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Fertilizing a Worn Sandy Soil.





Have taken a small farm on which

soil 1s sandy and badly rundown, and

have only a little more than sufficient

manure for good garden plot. What

sort of commercial fertilizer would be

most likely to insure corn enough to

fill small silo? In what manner would

it be best applied and at what rate

per acre? I plan to raise oats and

peas as a forage crop and will be

quite dependent upon it. Can you

recommend a fertilizer likely to prove

sulllcicntly. beneficial to justify the ex-





Ottawa 00. C. E. S.



Under the conditions mentioned in

this , inquiry, the best that can be

done is to make a liberal application

of a complete fertilizer for corn. As

it is impossible to tell definitely just

what formula will give the best re-

sults without trying it out on this par-

ticular soil, any good standard fertiliz-

er containing a fair per cent of nitro-

gen and potash and a liberal percent-

age of phosphoric acid. This should

be used at the rate of not less than

500 pounds per acre, ‘sown broadcast

or drilled and worked into the soil

when preparing for corn planting. A

still larger application would bring

better results, provided the weather

conditions are favorable.



The great lack of this soil is un-

doubtedly vegetable matter or humus,

and even though plenty of plant food

is provided, the corn is likely to suf-

fer from want of moisture in the dry

periods, hence the importance of con-

serving every particle of moisture pos-

sible by judicious methods of cultiva-

tion. It would be an excellent plan to

sow rye and vetch in this corn at the

last cultivation as a cover crop to be

plowed down the following spring as

a means of adding vegetable matter to

the soil, which is an essential step in

its improvement. The same grade of

fertilizer would perhaps be as satis-

factbry for peas and oats, but if the

soil, has an acid reaction, the peas

would undoubtedly be benefited by an

application of lime, since this would

favor a better development of the bac-

teria which find a home on the roots

of this leguminous plant, and would

thus stimulate a much larger growth

of forage. As above noted, liberal ap-

plications of fertilizer to these crops

will produce good results even on de«

pleted sandy soil if there is a proper

distribution of moisture. To insure

success with peas and oats, it is very

important to get them in in the spring

as early as possible, and the peas

should be sown deeply. The lack of

available moisture may be the limit-

ing‘factor in the production on sandy

soils which are depleted of humus, ev-

en though plenty of plant food may be

supplied, but under favorable condi-

tions even a liberal application of fer-

tilizer will give profitable results. In

this connection, however, cover crops

should be grown wherever possible in

order to replenish the depleted supply

of humus in the soil and get same in

a physical condition which will make

it less susceptible to short periods of

drouth.



Spring Sown Crops for Green Manure.



I have a piece of ground of about

10 acres that I wish to put to wheat

next fall, and I desire to sow some

crop in the spring to plow down as a

soil improver. I have read in some of

the seed catalogs about giant spurry,

but have never seen anyone that has

raised any of it. Is there any danger

of it becoming a weed pest if it is





once started on the ground?

Lake Co. R. C.





As a general proposition, the best

time to sow a crop to be plowed down

for green manure is when it can be

sown as a catch crop, say for instance

as in corn where rye and vetch can be

sown to good advantage to be plowed

down the following spring. In this

way a crop can be grown for green

manure Without any large amount of

labor cost in the plowing of the ground

or extra work of any account except

the'sowing of the seed, and the crop

grows at seasons of the year when

the land would not be employed for

Other purposes. As an economical

proposition then, crops sown for green





. FEB. 13, "1915.





manure should be grown ~ as catch

crops to the greatest possible extent.

In some instances, however, it may be

profitable to sow green manure crops

in the spring to be plowed down for

wheat, in which case, however, it

would be far better to use a legumi-

nous crop than a plant like spurry.

which will add nothing to the soil

which it does not take from it. It:

would be a better plan to use soy‘

beans or cowpeas, or even peas and]

oats, any crop, in fact, which includes]

a leguminous plant, either alone or in

combination with some other plant.

Spurry, has been grown in an experi«

mental way, but in cases which have

come under the writer’s observation

has not proven a very profitable plant

either as a forage crop or soil improv-

er in Michigan. '

Seeding Sweet Clover.



If sweet clover seed is sown early

on snow would seed inoculation be

sure or would soil from alfalfa field

broadcasted later on be better? Field





is now in winter grain.

Allegan Co. H. W. H.





Sweet clover seed would probably

catch better sown early in the spring

on the snow than at any other season

of the year where sown without being

worked into the surface soil. Where

the seed is sown on the snow there

would be greater opportunity for it to

be softened by the spring moisture so

that a larger proportion of it would

germinate. There are a good many

hard seeds, so-called, in sweet clover

which, except under the most favor-

able conditions, will not be penetrat-

ed by moisture to a degree which Will

insure germination. So far as inocu-

lation is concerned, it depends alto-

gether on the presence of thebacteria

peculiar to the plant in the soil or a

suitable condition of the soil to favor

its development if placed there. If

alfalfa succeeds without lime on ad-

jacent soils, the bacteria is probably

present or could be supplied by sow-

ing some soil from an alfalfa field as

suggested.



The Substitute Hay Crop.



I have a field of 60 acres of black

loam and gravel soil. As I am a lit

tle short of hay this coming season,

I would like to sow it to alfalfa this

spring or summer. Could I sow it early .

enough to get one crop of hay. If I

can not, please tell me of some good

crop to answer the purpose.



Hillsdale CO. L. P.



It would be safer to sow oats and

peas as a substitute hay crop than to

depend upon harvesting a profitable

crop of spring-sown alfalfa on land

which has never grown this legume.

Very much of our Michigan soil does

not contain a liberal supply of the

bacteria peculiar to this plant, and

essential to its growth, due, we be-

lieve, to a more Or less acid condition

which does not favor the development

of this bacteria. Under these condi-

tions it will be impractical to get a

profitable hay crop from spring-sown

alfalfa unless it is sown on very rich

land or very liberally fertilized, in

which case it is entirely possible to

grow a good crop the first year. On

land which has been properly prepar-

ed for alfalfa and has grown it before

successfully, there should be no diffi<

culty in getting a fair hay crop the

season of seeding.



Insulating Material for ice Storage.



Can you give me a substitute for.

sawdust in packing ice? I have heard

of straw being used. Is that all right. "



Huron Co. J. H. S.



Sawdust makes the best available

insulating material for the ice house,

because it packs better and excludes

the air more completely than any oth-

er material. Next to'sawdust, shav-

ings from a planing mill will best

serve the purposa Straw may be

used with indifierent success and

marsh hay is often used and is con-

sidered a better insulating material

because it can be packed more tightly

than the straw. It will pay to secure

sawdust or shavings for this purpose

even at considerable increased ex~

pense because of the greater security

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or mom-"required in its care to insure

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1
FEB. 13, 1915.





GOOD VS. POOR SEED.





 





It is poor economy to Use an infer-

io’r grade of seed, but too often one is

tempted to buy the grade that costs a,

little less becauSe it looks at first as

if money is being saved; Upon exam-

ination of the seeds it will be found

that there was a reason for the reduc-

tion in price. The seed of the inferior

grade is sure to contain foreign mat-

ter, such as weed seed and chaff, and

the seeds that are present will not ger-

minate as readily or healthily as the

good seed. In planting such seed not

only is all the time required to plant

the weed seeds wasted but harm is

being done and there is danger of al-

lowing some new and troublesome

variety of weeds to get a foothold on

the farm. The inferior seed will not

produce the maximum yield, no mat‘

ter how much care is given to the cul-

ture of the crop.



The first grade is, as a rule, the

cheapest at any cost. There is less

foreign matter in it and the seed are

of the sort that will make a good

growth. There will be less time wast-

ed during the planting because no

time will be spent on seed that will

not produce a profitable yield and

there will be no ground given over for

the growing of weeds planted with the

\ seed.



At one of the state experiment sta-

tions last year a test was conducted

which showed the actual value of clo-

ver seed. Comparisons were made to

determine the difference between the

market price and the actual value. In

three grades of seed that were exam-





T‘HE M'ICHI'GAN‘ FARMER





first grade there ,was five per cent





weed seeds, in the second grade, six

per cent, and in the third grade, 10

per cent.





The great 'importance' of

this was shown by the number of





weed seeds in each grade.





The prices paid for the three grades

was $10, $8.50 and $7 per bushel, but





when the actual'value was computed

it was found that the first grade cost





$12.27 per bushel, the second grade

$13.22 per bushel, and the third grade





$40.03 per bushel. The seed that would





really grow cost less in the clover

seed that had the highest market val-

ue, while the seed that seemed the

cheapest at first thought not only cost

several times as much but by sowing

this grade the farm would be covered

with weeds.





Indiana. C. H. “Inna TLEY.





HARVESTING THE CORN CROP IN V





SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.





 





Because cOrn is not considered a

cash crop, many Michigan farmers are

careless in their methods of harvest-

ing it. Yet careful experiments have

shown that the food elements in the

corn plant disappear very rapidly

when the fodder is left in shocks.

Furthermore, weathering makes the

husk and leaves harsh and unpalata-

ble. It is estimated that a saving of

25 to 35 per cent of the food value of

the corn crop is made when it is en-

siloed instead of being husked. This

being the case, it seems to me that it

is only good business for every farmer

in the state, who annually plants ten





 





 





 





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ined it was found that in the first

grade there was 97.05 per cent pure

seed, in the second, 98.00 per cent,

and in the third 76.03 per cent. Of

inert matter there was in the first

grade, 0.86 per cent, in the second

grade, 0.67 per cent, and in the third,

10.88 per cent. Of foreign seed there

was in the first grade 209 per cent, in

the second, 1.83 per cent, and in the

third, 13.09 per cent.



Although in this particular test

there was not such a wide variation in

the three grades as might be expect-

ed when the percentage of pure seed,

inert matter and foreign seeds is con-

sidered, when it came to find the true

worth of the seed the difference was

greater. The germination test show-

ed that 84.00 per cent of the seed in

the first grade were germinable, in the

second grade, 71.00 per cent, and in

the third only 23.00 per cent were cap-

able of producing clover plants. This

result shows in a forcible manner the

value, the necessity, of testing seed

for their germinable value. In this

test there was not much difference in

the three grades when we consider

the points that it was possible to de-

tect with the eye. It shows that it is

not sufficient, as many suppose, to

simply look the seed over carefully

but they should be tried out to deter-

mine their producing value.



' In this test it was also found that

in grade one there were seven kinds

of weed seeds,. in grade two, 16 kinds

and in .grade three, 34 kinds. In the





 





acres of corn, to build a silo in which

he may store at least half of his crop

as soon as it reacehs maturity. Al-

ready the adoption of the silo by thou-

sands of Michigan farmers has meant

a saving of millions of dollars to the

owners. Of course, a certain amount

of grain is necessary on the farm, but

we can often buy shelled corn raised

in the corn belt more cheaply than we

can raise it here in Michigan. Corn





stover, also, is a good feed to have on-





hand if it is well stacked or if it is

stored in the barn. Personally, I do

not think. much of shredded stover ex-

cept to take the place of straw as bed-

ding. It very frequently suffers from

mold and decay, thereby losing its

food value and becoming unfit for any

kind of stock.



While traveling through several

counties in southern Michigan during

the early winter, I have seen quite a

portion of the corn crop still standing

on scores of farms. It seems to me

there is no excuse'for such a condi-

tion. The weather last fall was ideal

for harvesting corn. A man in any

other line of business who took no

better care of his interests would soon

be facing bankruptcy.



If wevmen who let our corn crop

harvest itself would only brace up

once and set the pace for our neigh-

bors in getting our crop properly stor-

ed in. good season, it would mean

larger .profits and more leisure time

for us.





Ingham Co. C. C. MILLER.





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ALSIKE VS. RED CLOVER.





 





Mixed sandy, clay and gravel up-

land soil has been badly run down so

that a. catch of red clover is uncer-

tain. Do you think alsike is a hardier

'plant or more sure of catching on

such land than red clover? When

should it be sown and how much per

acre? I wish to sow this spring on

fall-sown rye and some on corn stub.

ble to be plowed this spring.



Cass Co. SUBSCRIBER.





While alsike clover is considered

by many farmers to be less likely to

be afiected by adverse conditions than

is red' clover, yet the difference, if

any, is so slight as to be almost a

negligible factor so far as the secur-

ing of a seeding is concerned.



One of the first steps which should

be taken to put this old worn land in

condition to get a good seeding of clo-

ver is in all probability an applica-

tion of lime. Clover does not catch

well on an acid soil, due frequently

to the fact that the bacteria peculiar

to leguminous plants do not find a

fit home in such a. soil. This condi-

tion, coupled with a. poor physical

condition of the soil is the cause of

very many failures of clover seeding in

Michigan. Sow a mixture of red clo-

vet and alsike on this land as early

in the sprng as the soil can be work-

ed, harrowing or drilling the seed in

on the rye stubble and preparing a

firm seed bed on the spring-plowed

ground.



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MICHIGAN FARM CROPS EXHIBIT.





 





‘ At the meeting of the Michigan Ex-

jperiment Association held just follow-

‘f‘ing the recent live stock meeting at

M. A. C., a very creditable farm crops

the members.

This exhibit included the State Corn

Show, of former years, and a good

exhibit of other grains as well. The

awards to exhibitors were as follows:



The first awards on exhibits were

as follows: For district, number one

(the four southern tiers of counties),

best ten ears of yellow dent, D. E.

Turner, Mosherville; best ten ears of

white dent, Willis Wahl, Constantine;

best ten ears of white cap or other

dent, C. Hunsberger, Grand Rapids.



For district number two (the re-

mainder of the state), the prizes were

awarded. as follows: Best ten ears of

yellow dent, Rossman Bros, Lake-

view; best ten ears of white cap, J.

S. Newman, Kingston; first prize for

flint corn, Geo. Friederich, Brooklyn;

fiirst prize for popcorn, L. S. Russell,

Brighton.



D. E. Turner, of Mosherville, carried

off the sweepstakes for ten ears of

corn, variety Duncan’s yellow dent.

This exhibit was also awarded the

championship cup. Michigan Farmer

cup went to Glenn Turner, of Mosher-

ville, for the bestvsingle ear. The

Rives and East Tompkins Farmers’

Club was awarded the prize on the

best Farmers’ Club exhibit.



The “expert” class of exhibitors are

those who have won awards on pre-

vious exhibits. In this class, J. W.

Pickett, of Caledonia, won first on

corn; L. L. Laurence, Decatur, first on

red wheat; R. H. Gilette, Laingsburg,

first on white wheat; M. T. Shoesmith

iof Leslie, first on any variety of pedi-

lgreed oats; L. L. Laurence, Decatur,

'first on any variety of oats; R. H. Gil-

ette, Laingsburg, first on barley; A.

G. Dupee, first on buckwheat; E. W.

McNitt, first on rye. The Goemann

trophy,which is estimated to be worth

$150 will be awarded 'to Mr. McNitt

on his rye exhibit.



For the legume exhibits, I. N. Cowd-

ray, of Ithaca, took first on white

beans; John Lepien, Potterville, first

on kidney beans; M. T. Shoesmith,

Leslie, first on soy beans; R. G. Mal-

by. Grand Rapids, first 'on cowpeas,

and M. T. Shoesmith, Leslie, first on

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'(Continued from last .week).’



Any limited liability company or" co-

operative Society whose members are

possessed of .real‘estate may issue

mortgage’bonds acCOrding to terms

prescribed by law. FOr ‘the', securing

of the bonds 3. special reserve fund

must represent at'le’ast’fiveper cent

of the value of the: mortgage bonds

issued and must in any. case aggre-

gate $80,000. It the instithte in ques-

tion desires that its mortgage bonds

be tax exempt, and should enjoy the

privilege of being accepted as invest-

ments for trust funds, the special re-

serve fund must aggregate not less

than $600,000. Such reserve fund

serves exclusively as a security for

the owners of the mortgage bonds, as

a body. These bonds may be issued

only on the basis of such loans as do

not exceed 50 per cent of the apprais-

ed value of the real estate so mort-

gaged: The great demand for small

holdings caused the Legislature to

modify the security percentage to per-

mit of loaning in this class up to two-

thirds of the value of the real estate.

This was found to be sound, because

the small holders’ property increased

in value by reason of improvements

made.



Debentures are issued in this class

of loans and also for the reclamation

of wet areas by drainage and the reg-





. these securities, secured by $292,000;-





000 worth of real estate.



The National Small Holdings Land

Mortgage Institute was organized

along similar lines for the benefit of

the small holder to get him’out Of the

hands of the shameless usurer. It has

fulfilled expeCtations quite as satis-

factorily as has the Hungarian Land

Mortgage Institute.



The Hungarian Central (Io-operative

Credit Society is the central organiza-

tion which, through the local co-oper-

ative credit associations supply the

personal credit facilities to the farm-

ers and likewise get him out of the

clutches of the usurer. It really orig-

inated out of the discussions at the

International Agricultural Congress

held in Budapest in 1885. Earlier ef-

forts had been numerous and not by

any means satisfactory. This state-





ment of the Minister of Agriculture is ‘





interesting because it seems to voice

the experience in other countries:

“Many abuses arose from the co-op-

erative credit form of association,

which was well on its way to achieve

universal popularity, for it was a con-

venient form for the use of small

banks and even private individuals,





-who often employed it for the estab-





lishment of advance societies without

any capital, simply for the purpose of

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ulation of rivers. Loans on mortgage

bonds as well as on debentures are

usually granted for a period of fifty

years and are repayable in semi—an-

nual amortization installments. These

installments, or annuities, generally

include, besides the interest and the

redemption percentage, a certain per-

manent “thousandth” to cover work-

ing expenses. The entire loan may

be repaid at any time by paying a

small premium. The institute in prac-

tice, instead of turning over the bonds

or debentures to the borrower to sell,

markets them itself, paying the bor-

rower the proceeds, which usually

realize to him within two per cent of

the market. A large amount of for-

eign capital has been invested in

these bonds and debentures.



The Hungarian Land Mortgage In-

stitute was granted at the time of its

organization in .1863, from the treas-

ury the sum 0f $200,000. It was found-

ed on strictly altruistic principles,

with the character of a co-operative

society. The stock capital was sub-

scribed by 209 founders who cannot

receive a dividend of over five per

cent on their founder’s shares. After

the payment of this dividend all the

profits are added to the reserve fund

for the further protection of the mortv

gage bonds. The founders only paid

in ten per cent at the time of organi-

zation and guaranteed the rest. This

balance was gradually remitted from

the rapidly swelling reserve fund so

that by 1875 the balance of the sub-





scription price‘of shareshasall been'





remitted and the guaranty cancelled.

This Institute alone had out in 1912

about ninety million "dollars worth of





Hungarian Sire at the Government Stock Farm.





 





 





and of exploiting them. In‘ the discus-

sions and efforts which followed, to or-

ganize on a safe and sane basis, the

country banks left no stone unturned

in their endeavor to prevent a serious

co-operative movement, which they

believed threatened their very exist-

once. This belief proved later on to

be manifestly erroneous. The organ-

ization throughout the country has

proven a brilliant success.”



' The sphere of activity of the small-

er societies organized into the central

society, is limited to a particular

township, or at most, to certain clear-

ly defined districts of restricted ex-

tent. Each member must subscribe

for one share but he has only one

vote no matter how many shares he

may own. The nominal value of the

shares may not exceed $20. No more

than five per cent dividends may be

paid on the shares. The remuneration

paid to directors may not exceed ten

per cent of the net profits; the re-

mainder of the profits must be added

to the reserve fund. ’Co-operative so-

cieties may do business with their own

members only, but they may accept

savings deposits from non-members.

Members are liable. for the debts of

the co—operative society up to a sum

representing five times the value of

the shares subscribed for by them;

but this liability can only be enforced

in case of the bankruptcy of the so-

ciety. Losses, where not covered by

the reserve fund, may be levied on

the members. But there has never

been a. case yet where this provision

has had to be invoked. '



(Continued next week).





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two causes for mast bad habits.



The first is. improper colt train-

ing, and by that I mean that the

horse, when a colt, has not been

taught to be absolutely fearless of all

sights and sounds; that he must obey

the commands “Get Up” and “Whoa”

under all circumstances; in fact, not

made perfectly reliable.

' The Second Cause of Bad Habits.



The second cause of bad habits is

accidents. Sometimes a horse, that is

considered well broken, may be in an

accident in which he is injured and

succeeds in getting beyond the con-

trol of the driver. He would not have

to be out of the driver’s control very

long before he would learn his power,

and then he proceeds to run away or

does something else equally as bad.



An accident often makes such an

impression on the mind of the horse

that a similar circumstance would re-

mind him of that sensation of power

and he would do everything he could

to get loose again.



Accidents Often Due to Improper Colt

Training.



I believe that nine out of ten acci-

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sands of horses that were brought to

me to be broken of a bad habit the

majority were due to accidents that

would never have happened had the

horse been trained rig-ht when a colt.





Horse.



Right here I am going to state a

fact that most people do not know and

that is that a habit is neither good

nor bad to the horse.



The worst outlaw possible to find

may kick, bite, strike, balk and do

everything under the sun we consider

bad, but he simply has a misunder-

standing. He does not know what we

want of him; he does not know that

we consider his habits bad.



“Teaching" a Horse Bad Habits.



A horse may bite and strike at us

because he is afraid we will hurt him.

If we try to break him and he whips

us out by striking and we do not pun-

ish him at the right time and in the

right manner for doing so, we have

taught him to strike, or if he did have

the habit before we have only fixed it

more firmly.



So, whenever a. horse has a bad

habit, it means that there has been

poor management some place along

the line, either in colt training or in

allowing him to acquire the habit

later. \ ‘



One Way of “Teaching" a Horse to

Shy.



I will give one or two illustrations

in order to make this point perfectly

clear. Take the habit of shying, for

instance. It is generally started, the

first time, by the horse being fright-

ened by some strange sight, or, quite

often, by a moving object such as a.

newspaper flying across the road.



If the horse has not previously. been

educated to pay no attention to

strange sights and objects his instinc-

tive fear will cause him to try to get

away from anything that is not famil.

lar to him. Now, right at this stage

is where so many people actually

teach their horses to shy.



Punishment at the Wrong Time.



When the horse shies out to the

side of the road, the first time, the

driver thinks he will teach him a. les«

son and punish him for shying. So,

usually, just after the horse has start-

ed to run away from the object, the

driver gives him one or two sharp cuts

with the. whip and then settles him

down with the lines. ,



Now, the horse’s mind was on th

object ‘and. not on the act of shying

at all. The pain caused by the whip

was associated with the fearful object,

whatever it might have been and,

therefore, the only impression the





 





Habits Neither Good Nor Bad to the





FEB. 13, 1915.





Some Equine ‘Habits. ,

. By .P‘ROF. JESSE BEERYT’M

. GENERALLY speaking, there are,





horse could possibly have gotten was

that the object caused the pain. It is

only natural that the next time he

sees this object or a similar one, he

will crowd 'the' ditch as much or more

than he did before. ‘ 1



- So far as the habit of this particu-

lar horse was cencerned, it would

have been better had there been no

driver at all, because the oftener the

horse would go past the object, alone,

the more familiar with it he would

become. ,

Kicking. .



Kicking is also a habit that is often



caused by the owuer teaching it by

poor' management in colt training.

Many people think all horses kick be-

cause Of a. bad disposition, but I do

not agree with them. In nearly every-

case the horse kicks the first time in

self defense. Of course, after the act"

is repeated a few times he learns his

power and it becomes a habit.

. If the horse kicks when the hold-

back strap breaks, and allows the

cross-piece of the shafts to strike the

hind quarters, it is only an indication

that he was not properly educated

when a colt. For the same reason

some horses kick when the line gets

under the tail.



Now, if such a horse, when a colt,

had been tailght that no member of

his body must move, when anything

out of the ordinary came in contact

with it, he would not kick, no matter

what happened.



Balking.



Of all. the habits horses may have,

this is the most aggravating. Noth‘

ing tries one’s patience more than to

hitch up in a hurry, anxious to be off,

only to find, upon climbing into the

buggy, that the horse is not ready to

go and probably will not be for an

hour or more. A balker usually stands

and looks back as if he expected

something to happen from the rear

and he is very seldom disappointed,

for the driver usually make the air

hot' with a. volley of words and the

hissing of the whip.



The Foolishness of Whipping a

' Balker.



The driver’s words have absolutely

no meaning to the horse, nor does the

whip, and, naturally, he becomes more

and more confused and his senses

more and more blunted. The driver

would be doing more good if, instead

of yelling and slashing with the whip,

he would start singing a song and

slash the. fence. The horse’s confusion

would change to astonishment and he

would probably move off.



Why a Horse Balks.



Balking' is due to a confused, inac-

tive and almost insensible condition

of the horse’s mind. For instance, I

take a horse with a very strong will

and as I turn him toward the stable

door his will is fixed on going into the

stable.



Before reaching ‘the door I pull the

line for him to go in another direc«

tion. Now, there are two opposing

forces working in his mind—that pow-

erful, will to go to the stable and a.

strong pull on the bit to go away from

it. Since a horse can think of but

one thing at a time he becomes con-

fused and sullen and stops. If the

first stroke or two of the whip does

not attract his attention to something

else, others will only lock his mind

and make him all the more insensible

to _his surroundings.



The Nervous Balker.



Another type of balker is found in

the nervous and ambitious horse. He

is hitched up by the side of a slow,

sluggish horse. The command “get

up,” is given and the ambitious colt

leaps forward promptly only to jerk

on his tender shoulders. and mouth be«

cause the old horse did not obey at

once. When this is repeated a few'

times, he becomes confused, because

he was ,jerked for going forward and
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It Took Four Years to Get There





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for sun's heat.





Cover: where all ordinary open wheel:

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Thousands in use for years with prac-

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Can be furnished with perfect working

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whipped for going backward, and, in

his confusion, he could only stand and

prance. '



I have seen men of keen intellect,

who were entertaining talkers in ordi-

nary conversation, arise before an au-

dience with-a carefully thought out

speech, and be unable to say a word

and become so confused they could

hardly tell their own names, and not

know enough to sit down. 'It is some.

thing of the same condition of mind

the balking horse gets into. It would

be brutal to abuse the man, because

his mind became inactive in his new

surroundings, and it is still more

brutal to abuse the balking horse with

his lesser mental powers.





Bad Habits the Result of a Misunder-

standing.



I have only touched on three of the

most common habits and their causes.

What is true of shying, kicking and

balking is true of all bad habits. One

can readily see that the principal

cause of them is a misunderstanding

between man and horse. When they

do understand each other there is no

danger of bad habits being formed.

Man, with his power to reason, will

have no difficulty in getting along with

his most faithful friend—the horse——

if he will use that power in handling

him.





SOME HQG POINTERS.





There are a good many who try to

make money raising, feeding and sell-

ing hogs, and fail because they do not

fully understand some of the funda-

mental principles of cheap pork pro-

duction. There is too often a lack of

appreciation of the value of pure-bred

hogs, and a lack of appreciation of

the superior value of the best speci—

mens of the breed, over the inferior

specimens of the breed. Some speci-

mens of a given breed have within

them inherent characteristics which

make them economical meat produc-

ers, while other members of the same

breed have those desirable character~

istics in a lesser degree. The differ-

ences in inherent characteristics may

be the cause of loss in the ven-

ture, or they may bring satisfactory

profits.



The inherent characteristic of thrift-

iness is not as much appreciated as it

should be. Looking upon a hog as a.

hog, and that is all there is of it, has

led many into speculations which have

proved to be unprofitable, and they

have quit in disgust, while others

working under similar conditions, with

a. thriftier class 0f stock, have been

successful in making a good profit.

The fact should be kept in mind that

a, growthy pig which makes rapid

gains while young makes his weight

at much less expense for feed than

the slow growing pig.



One Kind of Feed Expensive.



No one kind of a feed is a perfect

ration. A man who does not feed a.

variety of feeds makes a mistake. Our

forefathers made a mistake when they

used corn as an exclusive diet for grow-

ing pigs, and if they did not feed it in

moderate quantities, the pigs'fattened

but did not make satisfactory growth.

Therefore each succeeding generation

was smaller than the preceding one,

and in due time the breeds, fed en-

tirely on corn, were reduced in size

until they were not profitable hogs to

keep.



When raising hogs by the one~feed

plan, it was necessary to feed slowly

for a long period of time to let the

pigs grow along lewly, and growing

weights were costly; the chances for

profits were very meager. After the

period of growth, then came the fat-

tening for market, which was also ex-

pensive, as the pigs had fixed within

them the habit of slow growing and

slow at the accumulation of fat. The

quality of meat was not such as the





' market demands, and it was not prof-





itable meant for either the farmer or

the dealer to handle.





 





There was a.

. too large percentage of fat in propor-





 





FEB. 13, 1915.





tibn to the lean meat. A large pro-

portion of the consumers demand a.

large percentage of lean with their

meat.



A Variety of Feeds Best.



If one uses a variety of feeds, it is

possible to force the young pigs along

and obtain desirable results. If the

pigs have an opportunity to exercise‘

while eating grass or other coarse

feeds, like rape, clover, or garden

weeds thrown to them, they can be

fed a liberal quantity of a variety of

grains, such as part corn and part mill

feeds, with excellent results. There

will be a rapid growth. The weights

attained while young will be produced

at a low cost. The muscles are pro-

duced while the pigs are growing, and

if well fed, the fat will be interming-

led with the lean, a characteristic

much desired at the present time. The

fat intermingled with the lean im-

proves the flavor of the whole. In

that. case the fat adds value to the

meat instead of being a detriment

to it. '



Marketing Pointers.



At the present time the prices for

whole hogs, whether dead or alive,

seem low when compared with those

that prevailed in the spring and sum-

mer. The packers are laying their

supplies of pork meats for the sea-

son’s trade. It is to their advantage

to “bear the market,” as the expres—

sion goes, in order to get their sup- ’

plies at a low figure. The contention

is that there is a large supply of hogs

in the country. Later, when the spec-

ulators are ready to sell, there will be

a change in 'the story which they will

tell, and, of course, the prices will be

advanced.



A pig raiser and feeder who can get

his pigs ready to sell when the spec

ulators sell, will be pretty sure to get

a good price for them. Prices are

generally good for butchers’ pork from

March to October. The fall pigs can

be sold in May and June. The March-

and April pigs in September and Oc-

tober.



The speculators “bear” the market

to buy their supplies during the fall

and winter, and “bull” it to sell in

the spring, summer and early fall.

They accumulate their wealth by the

hundreds of thousands and sometimes

by the millions of dollars. Why not

watch the game and sell when the

market is good, and catch some of the

benefits in order to increase some of

the comforts and luxuries desired by

those who live on the farms?



Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP.





LlVE STOCK NEWS.





 





 





It is learned from reliable sources

that Montana has marketed nearly all

its hay-fed sheep and lambs that will





be ready to market this season. What

is left is contracted for the coast

trade. This is very unusual so early

in the year.





The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-

road Company has completed arrange-

ments to open a feed yard in Clinton,

Iowa, which will give the Nebraska

and Colorado sheep and lamb ship-

pers an opportunity to unload and

feed at that place and come to Chica-

go to be sold in the unquarantined di<

vision the following morning. The

Burlington road has made similar ar-

rangements at Galesburg, 111., and it

is stated that other lines have been

at work on the same proposition.

Stock loaded out at such stations at

night is expected to arrive in Chicago

the next morning in good time for the

day’s market, the roads promising

good service.





British and French purchases of ar-

tillery horses continue on an enor.

mous scale, the British taking the

best horses as -a rule. They are pay-

ing from $175@180, showing a marked

preference for mares. The French

take the next best horses, paying as

low as $150. Such herses as the two

countries buy are bringing frOm $25@

$35 fie? head more than a yearago,

but eavy draft horses are very hard

to dispose of in the Chicago market.

The export movement has'induced the

farmers to enter the market six weeks

ahead of their usual time for purchas~’

ing farm horses, as they see that

prices of such stock are headed un-

mistekably upward all the time. '
FEB. 13, 1915.





THE MICHIA





GAN FARMER





The Farm ‘Cos’tof Dairy Products.





OU Can’t figure out the farm ecst

of farm products as accurately

as you can the factory cost of



factory products.

There are so many varying conditions

and so many factors that can not be

computed that, while the cost of pro-

ducing milk or butter-fat can be fairly

closely estimated there is always a

factor of uncertainty or estimate

about it that can not be eliminated.

Factors Affecting Cost.



The cost of producing milk or but-

ter-fat from the standpoint of cost of

feed can be fairly accurately obtained.

But the food of production is only one

factor. The labor of production must

be estimated. Besides, we give the

cow credit only for the butter-fat or

milk she produces and estimate that

the skim-milk and the calf and the

manure she produces will pay for the

cost of labor, interest on investment,

depreciation, etc. Now, in my judg-

ment in some instances these products

will more than pay the cost of labor,

in fact, much more, and in other in-

stances it might be questionable.

Some people do not get much value





out of their skim-milk because they do_





not feed it in connection with other

‘proper foods. This byproduct is an

unbalanced ration and if not balanced

with the right kind of food much of its

value is lost. Again, if fed to well-

bred animals it is easy to understand

that one can get a greater value out

of it than when fed to unthrifty‘, scrub

animals. The feeding value of skim-

milk I verily believe, varies from al-

most nothing in some instances, to as

much as 50 or 75 cents per 100 pounds

in another, when properly fed and to

good animals.

By-Products vs. Costs.



It is the same with the calf. If it is

well-bred and well-born and properly

fed and cared for, it is worth much

more than if it is only a scrub, poorly

fed and indifferently cared for. Here,

again, the food cost of butter-fat or

milk does not always show the cor-

rect cost.



With the manure everyone knows

that the same conclusions must be

drawn. The value of the manure de-

pends in part on the ration fed, well

fed, and liberally fed animals produce

manure superior as plant food to

those that are underfed‘or improperly





fed. You can’s get something out of

nothing. Then how is this manure

handled? There is a chance for a





large parts of its value (its plant

food) to be absolutely wasted by care-

less handling. And again, if it is care-

fully preserved, on what crops is it

applied and how much is used at one

application? There is a chance for

great waste or loss, for it, to the plant

may be as much of an unbalanced

food as skim-milk is to the calf. If it

is unbalanced then it should be bal-

anced by adding the plant food nutri-

ent that is lacking.



Therefore, these three by-products

of dairying may be so handled that

they do not pay for the cost of labor

or they may be so handled to much

more than pay the cost, consequently

the food cost of butter-fat or milk

may or may not represent the entire

cost.



The Danish system of cow testing,

which originated in that country and

which has been introduced into some

parts of our country, assumes that

these by-products will pay cost of 1a-

bor, interest on investment, deprecia-

tion, etc., and that the food cost of

butter-fat or of milk represents the

cost. This system is certainly accu-

rate enough to enable the dairy farmer

to select his best and most profitable

cows. Not only this, but it affords him

a basis for the improvement (if his

future herd, by assuming that a calf

out of 'an economical producing cow

will make a more economical producer





than one out-of a cow that can show’





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It can’t be (10116.“





By COLON C. LILLIE.





no profit when her food bill is charged

up against her.

Farm Costs vs. Market Prices.



This cost of butter-fat or of milk

as determined by the modern cow test-

ing records is in another sense not

the real farm cost. It is the cost

where the food is charged to the cow

at market price. And this market

price may or may not be farm cost of

the food. It is more apt not to be. It

always should be greater than the

farm cost, else the farm profits are

not what they should be, but in some

cases at least, the farm cost of hay or

corn or oats is greater than the mar-





ket price, and in these cases the de--





termined cost of fat or milk by the

test is less than the actual cost, and

if these foodstuffs were grown for less

than the market price, then the de-

termined price as shown by the rec-

ords would be greater than the'farm

cost. For instance, this present sea-

son our oats and peas cost more than

the market price. They were nearly

a failure. We had a heavy growth of

straw and at one time they looked

promising but the weather was not

favorable when the heads filled (we

sowed them too late), and the oats

were very light in weight. Besides

this, the armvaorm ate off many

heads. Now, we are charging these

oats and peas to the cows at market

price. It would not be. fair to the

cows to charge them at the farm cost

price, and when we charge them at

the market price the cost of fat or

milk is not the actual cost to me this

year. And so it is with corn silage

and hay. One year the cost of crops

placed in the silo or in the hay mow

is more per ton than another year and

this affects the cost of the dairy pro-

ducts produced on the farm.





Farm Cost a Varying Factor.



The cost per unit of different dairy

foods produced on the farm varies on

different farms. One farmer is a bet-

ter farmer than his neighbor. He per-

haps has a great advantage in having

a better farm. The land has been

kept up in crop producing power, or

was originally more fertile. One farm—

er has greater executive ability than

another. We find this everywhere in

all kinds of business. Or one man has

a greater working capital which en-

ables him to do things on time and in

the best way. The average farmer

needs greater working capital quite as

much as .he needs more scientific

knowledge about farming. It takes

working capital to take advantage of

farming opportunities just as well as

it does to take advantage of other

business opportunities. There are a

great many factors to take into con—

sideration in cost of farm products

and it is easy to understand that the

cost of these products varies with the

season, the land and the farmer. All

of those are quite varying quantities,

and an accurate estimate of cost of

farm products can he arrived at only

by considering a wide and varied

number of instances for an extended

number of years.



If their cost is confined to one farm

there can be no degree of accuracy

from one year or two years. I can

tell what it cost to produce butter-fat

last year, or the year before in my

herd where the market price of the

food products is charged to the cows

and the cows are credited with the

butter-fat produced at the market

price. This cost will not be the same

in any one year, because the cows do

not always produce alike, and other

conditions are not alike. An average

for ten years would be more correct,

of course, but even that is for only

one herd on one farm.



Much Criticism of Farmers Unwar-



ranted.



Business men in other callings often

criticize the farmer because he can

not tell the cost of farm products.





Some say that if other business was

run as slack, so far as knowing the

cost of production is concerned, it

would 'go to the dogs, and it prob-

ably would. But the case is entirely

different. The cost of production in

farm products varies with almost ev-

ery season. The editor who scolds

and finds fault with the farmer be-

cause he does not keep accurate ac-

count and does not know the actual

cost of production, and the business

man as well, would find if he got ac-

tually up against the actual proposi-

tion that he would not know any more

about ,the, problem when he got

through than the farmer does.



_The facts are that the farmer some

years on some crops makes immense

profits, 100 per cent,’perhaps 200 per

cent on another crop that year he

may make only 10 per cent or. five per

cent and on another lose five per cent

or 25 per cent. The wise farmer has

learned by experience that he is not

warranted in increasing his acreage

next year on the crop that made him

100 per cent this year. The crop that

he lost on last year may be the one

he makes on next year, That is the

reason why the co-operative judgment

of farmers favors general farming rath~

er than special farming. It is safer.

And it is safer not to run entirely to

dairying. While dairying is as stable

a proposition as one can take up in

the whole field of agriculture, one

guards against unforeseen losses if he

has some other proposition in connec-

tion with it, like hogs, and poultry, or

potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, etc.



Another important factor that any-

one can readily appreciate is that the

care of the herd will materially affect

the yield of milk and hence the cost

of fat or milk. A real cow man in

charge of a herd will increase the pro-

duction materially, even without in-

creasing the cost of feed. A cow is a

different kind of a machine than the

manufacturer has to deal with, a dif~

ferent element of human nature must

he possessed by the operator to get

best results. A cow is a machine pos-

sessed with intelligence and a mind of

her own, which must be catered to in

a general way if results are obtained.

The business man, and many agricul-

tural educators seem to ignore such

facts about farming, and think you

can figure cost results as accurately in

farming as you can in other lines of

business Where this important ele-

ment of living machines does not enter

at all. I repeat, it can not be done.



But after the uncertainties of the

question are all considered, it is true

that the farmer who can estimate the

most accurately the cost of production

is the man best capable of making a

success. In fact, he is the man who is

making the success today.



One Year’s Costs.



According to our cow testing rec-

ords year before last, and our testing

year begins in March, it cost 25%

cents to produce a pound of butter-fat

and $1.22 to produce 100 pounds

of milk. While last year the cost of

fat was 22.6c and of milk $1.09. But as

I have tried to explain, if we properly

fed the skim-milk, properly marketed

the calves, and properly saved and ap-

plied the manure, and besides, if we

produced good cheap crops of corn

and hay, this price is much in excess

of the actual farm cost. This, I know

well enough, but am unable to give ex-

act facts.



One Month’s Results.



The cow tester, or testing expert,

whatever name we may give him,

has come and gone for the month of

January. What I mean is, he has

supervised the testing of the cows,

has charged the food they consumed

to each individual and given her cred~

it for the butter-fat she produced. He

has not only left me the record of

each cow, showing how much profit



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for at near the close of the period of

lactation they can not pay for the

food they eat, and then when they are

dry the food consumed is a total loss

charged against them.





The herd produced for January, 24,-





the average, 4.81 per cent fat. There

is something mYsterious about tests.

Last month the average test was 5.13

per cent. We have known for years

that individual cows varied in their

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thought herd tests should remain quite

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month to month and from day to day.

at least so our testing expert deter-

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The record for the month is, 1,164.1

lbs. of butter-fat. The cows are given

credit for this fat at 35 cents per

pound. They are charged with $99.58

worth of grain and $245.86 worth of

roughage. For the month they brought

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‘ The herd produced butter-fat for

I21.3 cents per pound and milk for

$1.02 per 100 pounds. Many cows, of

icourse, produced fat and milk for less

than these figures. This is the aver-

age for the whole herd, and some

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(again, were comparatively fresh and

produced nearly their maximum

amount.





We are feeding corn meal, cotton-

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ent time and these foods- now are

quite expensive. This makes the cost

of fat higher, also the cost of milk.

We are, however, getting a good price

for sweetcorn stalks, silage and pea

vine silage, ($3.50 per ton), and these

products would have very little value

if not turned into butter-fat.



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The following is a record of a grade

Holstein cow which I bought Decem-

ber 16, 1911. I do not know her age,

but.she is about 10 years old. She

weighs about 1,300 pounds. I did not

start to weigh her milk until she

came fresh.



Bess gave birth to a heifer

(Star) May 12, 1912.



Record for one day, June 14, 58 lbs;

record for seven days, June 9 to 15,

377 lbs; record for one month, June,

1,530 lbs; record from May 12, 1913,

to March 31, 1914, 10,062 lbs., which

brought $136.10.



Bess gave birth to a. heifer calf

(May), May 6, 1913.



Record for one day, May 22, 76 lbs;

record for seven days, May 18 to 24,

505 lbs; record for one month, June,

1,501 lbs; record from May 6, 1913, to

July 31, 1914, 13,240 lbs., which

brought $188.05.



Bess gave birth to a. heifer calf

(Queen), September 24, 1914.



Record for one day, Sept. 29, 54

lbs; record for seven days, Sept. 25 to

Oct. 1, 343 lbs; record for‘one month,





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‘October, 1,299 lbs; record from Sept.





24 to Jan. 1, 1915, 3,643 lbs., which





, brought $60.50.





This makes a total of 26,945 lbs.,

Star came fresh August





 





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306 lbs. of milk. This milk tested, on ,





price received at the local condensery

each month. Considering the three

nice heifers which I have, I think this

is a fair record.



Ingham Co. L. T. OPPENLANDER.





RATION LACKS PROTEIN.





 





I would like to know if it would be

better to feed milch cows grain once

or twice a day. I am feeding 6 qts. of

ground cats in the morning and a

bushel of ensilage and cornstalks at

noon, and oat straw at night, and

about one-third of a bushel of turnips.



Cheboygan Co. J. B.





The roughage in this ration, (that

is, ensilage, comstalks' and straw), is

deficient in protein; every food is a

carbonaceous food, therefore oats as

the concentrate will not balance the

ration. Oats alone are hardly rich

enough in protein for a well-balanced

ration. These cows ought to have

two pounds each per day of cotton—

seed meal or oil meal. The question _

of feeding once ,or twice or three

times a day is more a habit than any-

thing else. After animals get used to

any system of time of feeding, it

makes but little difference. Person<

ally, I should prefer to feed twice a

day rather than once; it is betterfor

the cows. ,

For the young cattle a grain ration

of corn meal and cottonseed meal or

oil meal, start with a small amount."





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eat without waste. They should have

all the silage and dry roughage they

will eat.





WILL A BALANCED RATION PAY?





 





For some time I have been reading

the questions and answers in regards

to balanced rations; now I think it

would be interesting to hear what

price these feeders are getting for

their cream or butter. Does Mr. Lillie

believe a farmer can feed a rich corn

silage with a good grain ration on

top, and sell cream at an average

price of 27c and make farming pay?



F. L. H.





The price you get for your product

has nothing to do with the feeding of

a balanced ration. A balanced ration

is supposed to be the cheapest, the

most economical ration. If this is

true, and it is, then if any ration will

pay, a balanced ration will. The price

of butter-fat or other dairy products

might be so low that one could not

make a profit, but with gairly good

dairy cows, fed a well-balanced ration,

it is quite possible to make a fair

profit with butter-fat at 27 cents per

pound.



For instance, my herd last year pro-

duced butter-fat for 21 cents a pound.

This was not for one or two cows, but

the average for the whole herd for

the entire year. It was not for cows

when they were giving milk only, but

the cost of keeping them when dry

was added also. They were given

credit for the butter-fat produced dur-

ing the entire year, and were charged

with the food consumed during the

entire year. The best cows produced

for less than this.





To feed corn silage alone or with

cornstalks or timothy hay would be

a very expensive ration, because the

flesh-forming food (protein) and the

heat and energy food (carbohydrates)

are not in the right proportions. The

carbohydrates are in excess, hence a

cow must eat more than she ought of

carbohydrates to get a. sufficient

amount of protein, and this excess of





carbohydrates is lost and makes the





ration expensive. If a feed of clover

hay and a little cottonseed meal are

fed with the silage, then less silage is

required to satisfy the cow. If the

cow cats the same amount of silage

when fed the grain ration, then she

can give more milk.



You must feed the cow some sort of

a ration. She must live. Now, then,

why not feed her a balanced ration,

one that contains the food nutrients

in the right proportions, or nearly so,

that the food consumed 'will more

nearly be digested and assimilated

without loss. .





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FEB. 13, 1915.“





A Study of Dairy Cests.





HAT does it really cost to pro-



Q” duce a. gallon of market milk?



The question is an important

one, since it will show the dairy farm-

er at once what he must get for his

product. It is a question that is very

hard to answer with accuracy, since

farming is a most complex business

and does not submit to cost systems

with the readiness of a mercantile or

ordinary manufacturing business.

Hence, up to this time we have had

to get along with guesses.



Two years ago the dairy division of

the U. S. Department of Agriculture

got in touch with several states, Mich-

igan among the number, with refer-

ence to co-operative tests or experi-

ments, but Congress' failed to .appro-

priate the money and so Uncle Sam

had to drop out of it for the time be.-

ing. largely through the efforts of

Prof. A. C. Anderson, of the M. A. Cw,

the Michigan State Experiment Sta-r

tion board voted to take up the work



* and a test covering a period of two

years was decided on, with dairy

farms supplying market milk in Grand

Rapids as the place of operation. Mr.

Rudell, of the College, was sent here

and local dairymen have nothing but

praise for him and his thorough work.



One year of the experiment has

been completed and results were first

made public at a meeting held January

28, under auspices of the Grand Rap-

ids Milk Producers’ Association, with

Prof. Anderson as the leading speaker.

The test covered 22 herds, of 409

cows, for the most part grades or

common types. Each farm was visit-

ed once a month during the year. The

figures show the net cost of producing

market milk for the past year here to

have been as follows: Per gallon, 14.7

cents; per 100 pounds, $1.77. It was

stated at the meeting that one large

retail milk concern had made recent

contracts with milk producers at 13

cents. Other producers have contract-

ed at 16 cents, and the average price

probably runs from 15 to 17 cents at

the present time.



Returning to the test and to some

of the more interesting figures, it was

found that the cows averaged 7,026.6

pounds of milk apiece for the ‘year,

which is a good showing. The aver-

age time required in caring for a cow

for one day was 29.2 minutes, which

was sub-divided as follows: Milking,

16.4 minutes; feeding, four minutes;

cleaning barn, 5.1 minutes; care of

milk and utensils, 2.7 minutes; clean-

ing cow, one minute. Average cost of

labor per hour was 16.4 cents and the

total cost of labor per cow per year

was $29.93. The average'value of

housing per cow was $120.89, which

ranged from the high figure of $233.86

down to $37.58. V



Expenditures were given under the

following items, the figures in each

case being the averages per cow:

Man labor cost $29.36; hauling milk

and horse labor, $13.68; feeds—rough-

age, $31.45; concentrates, $30.25; pas-

ture, $8.52; cash sundries, $1.99; vet-

erinary sundries and drugs, 88 cents;

taxes, interest and depreciation of

herd, $9.98; taxes, interest and depre-

ciation 011 buildings, $8.37; deprecia-

tion on tools, etc, 52 cents; actual

losses from tuberculosis, tests and

death, $2; added earning power of

owner over ordinary labor, $6; added

risk of market, $8.52. The average

expenditures per cow foots a total of

$151.52.



Receiptsiwere given as follows: For

milk, $142.11 per cow; for manure,

$17.42,.making a total of $159.53 per

cow. Calves were not taken account

of, being placed as an ofiset against

cost of keeping sire. .



Prof. Anderson does not claim that

these figures are infallible or the last

word to be said on the subject; they

merely represent an effort to get at

the truth and are the basis for further

investigation. Figures for the coming

year will differ, since conditions are





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different. For the first time in at

least a dozen years, the carbohydrates

are costing more than the proteins in

feeds. Then the actual losses from

tuberculosis varies greatly from year

to year. The problem was shown to

be very complex throughout. Feeds

were figured on the basis of prices de-

livered at the barn. Depreciation of

tools was figured at 25 per cent each

year. Value of manure was based on

the proposition that a 1,000-pound cow

will produce 12 tons per year. Value

of pasture land was based on assessed

valuation, plus taxes paid, plus up-

keep of fences, etc. The fact that a

farmer is not always able to sell all

his milk, especially in times of de-

pression, when factories are shut

down, is recognized in the allowance

made under the item, “added risk of

market.” The fact is also recognized

that an owner, with personal inter-

ests at stake, has added earning pow-

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these differences, and others enteringl

into the cost system on the farm, are;

hard to express with accuracy in fig—l

ures. '



Later on Prof. Anderson expects to

take up the question of pastures alone

and will try to show when, if ever,

pastures are profitable to the farmer.

The problem of figuring costs on the

farm has many interesting angles and

is one that has concern not so much

with higher mathematics as with com-

mon sense.



It was the general opinion of Grand

Rapids dairy farmers, as expressed at

the meeting, that there is no money

in the milk business at present prices,

the only real gain being in the gradu-

al upbuilding of their farms and herds

through the years.



Kent C0.





 





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Will you balance a ration for milch

cows of the following: Barley, oats,

corn, bean straw, millet, clover and

corn fodder, all of which I have on

hand? I also have quite an amount

of sugar beets and carrots. Have

been feeding carrots night and morn-

ing, with the mixed. chop, corn, oats

and barley, with a feed of clover in

the morning, and then some fodder

.and millet through the day, with a

good feed of bean straw at night, all

they will eat all the time.



Sanilac Co. ,L. O’M.





. The roughage is good, and furnish-

es good va'riety. The bean straw and

cornstalks cannot be sold in the mar-

ket, at least to any advantage, and

should be sold to the cows. One rea-

son a farmer keeps cows is to furnish

a market for such unmarketable stuff,

and the cows will pay a good price

for it. One good feed of clover hay

they should have, then feed the other

roughage for variety and to turn it

all into money.



Corn, oats and barley are all

splendid foods, but all nearly alike so

far as their chemical analysis is con-

cerned. It would be better for the

cows and more economical to sell

some of the oats or barley and buy

bran, oil meal, gluten feed or cotton-

seed meal, because these are much

richer in protein and not nearly as

much will be necessary. My opinion

would be to sell the barley if you did

not need it for hog feed, and buy cot-

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cottonseed meal a day and then mix

the corn and oats and feed these for

the balance of the grain ration. If

you have good dairy cows, they will

pay for as many pounds of grain per

day as they produce pounds of butter

fat in a week. Watch them carefully,

keep account of ‘what they produce

and feed all the grain they will pay

for, but feed in the above proportions.





What is said to be the most valu-

able herd of Swiss cattle in the world

was slaughtered in Hinsdale, 111., re-

cently in the fight against the foot-

and-mouth disease. here were 200

head, and they were valued at $80,000.





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WDETROIT, FEB. 13, 1915.





LINCOLN.





captains with their guns and



drums



Disturb our judgment for the hour:



But at last silence comes. ,



These are all gone and standing like

a tower,



Our children shall behold his fame,



New hirth'of our new soil——



The first American.



Of course, all have heard the story

of the ambassador from one of the

middle European nations who, having

travclcd extensively, and speaking

English fluently, appeared so much

like an American, that Lincoln one

day said to him in conversation: “If

I did not know what nation you were

from, I think I would be puzzled to

assign your nationality,” and then ad-

dcd, “If you did not know that I am

an American, what Would you take me

for?” to which the ambassador

promptly replied: “I think, Mr. Pres-

ident, that if I understood that you

were not an American, I would take

you for 8 Pole.”



As we move farther away, and the

perspective of the historic period of

which the American Civil War was

the central event, becomes clearer,

ihe greatness of Lincoln’s work and

influence, and his pro—eminence among

his contemporaries in a time prolific

of great character, becomes more and

more apparent.



“Standing like a tOWer,” forsooth,

Lincoln’s place in the American heart

rooms as fixed as that of David in the

history of Israel—the great national

hero. And yet, happily for America,

so unlike David that a Plutarch could

only sketch their lives in contrast.



Ilow farmer-like was Lincoln in his

simplicity, his earnestness, his integ-

rity, his keen appreciation of human

nature, his unfailing “horse-sense,” his

admirable sense of humor, which is

usually the twin brother'of wisdom!

llow sweetly, tenderly sympathetic his

great heart that carried the sorrows

of the nation! How homely and un-

couth seemed the wrinkled face and

long, gaunt figure when he first stood

in the limelight of the public gaze!

How beautiful it has become as we

now lovingly look back to it, enshrin-

ed in the national heart!



“Standing like a tower!’ Aye, in-

deed, and with foundation growing

firmer and the simple outlines taking

on increasing interest and beauty as

the years roll by. His life story,

though sorrowful in every chapter,

seems a veritable “tale that never

tires." ‘



Someone has said that tragedy her-

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cradle he had none—on which the.

baby Lincoln lay; nestled with mm in

his mother’s .arms, followed him to

the little grave in the wildwood and

attended him till the fall of the cur-

tain in the brilliantly lighted theatre

in the nation’s capital.



And when the great pure heart ‘had

ceased to beat, it was indeed a. pro-

phetic vision that prompted Stanton

to say, “Now he belongs to the ages."





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





In the last issue ap-

Cash Value As- peared a criticism of

sessments. the work of the

Board Of State Tax

Commissioners in the reassessment of

the property in one county where such

reassessment has been made. In this

criticism it was charged that the in-

crease in valuations made on farm

property was out of proportion to the

increase in valuations on town prop-

erty in the same community to an ex-

tent which constituted unjust discrim-

ination.



In this connection, as noted in .an

editorial comment published in the

last issue, we have undertaken to as-

certain whether a similar complaint

could justly be male by the farmers

of other sections. As a result of this

investigation we have found that in

a great many localities the reverse is

apparently true. As bearing on this

point we quote from data recently sub-

mitted by the Tax Commission, as fol-

lows:



“The State Tax Commission de-

clares that 46 counties are now ap-

proximately at cash value. These 46

counties as a total are assessed at ap-

proximately 97.7 per cent of their full

value. The State Tax Commission, in

its report to the State Board of Equal-

ization, reported these 46 counties at

the figures

reassessed or at which they had been

placed by local assessors working in

conjunction with the Tax Commission.

As a result of such work 34 of the





counties were reported for a decrease.





in the per cent of state tax and only

12 were reported for an increase, and

the 12 counties reported for an in-

crease were manufacturing counties,

such as Saginaw and Kent; iron min-

ing counties like Iron and Keweenaw

and a group of agricultural counties

like Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, Clare,

where there had been great develop-

ment and settlement. 0n the other

hand, farming counties like Allegan,

Barry, Berrien, Clinton, Eaton, Hills-

dale, Ionia, Livingston, etc., 34 in all,

profited through the work of the State

Tax Commission in having their pro-

portion of state tax reduced.



“The effect of the reassessment

work of the State Tax Commission

upon the farmer is perhaps better

shown by comparing assessments as

between the cities and country dis-

tricts of the same county, and here

the comparison in almost every in-

stance is strongly in favor of the

farmer. When Kalamazoo county was

reassessed the assessment of the coun-

try districts was increased 74.3 per

cent but the assessment of the cities

of the county was increased 99.3 per

cent. Ingham county was reassessed

and the townships increased 62 per

cent, but the cities of Lansing, East

Lansing and Mason together were in-

creased 122 per cent. Calhoun county

was reassessed and the townships in

all increased 57.1- per cent, but the

cities of Battle Creek, Marshall and

Albion together were increased 77.8

per cent, so also, in Jackson county





the townships were increased 60.5 per;





cent and the city of Jackson 69.8 per

cent. In Shiawassee county the total

increase of the townships was 65.9

per cent but the city of Owosso was

increased 70 per cent.



“There are some communities inthe

state where these results have not fol-

lowed, for some cities have increas-

ed their assessments because of the

necessity of raising larger revenues





at which they had been’





for development purposes or for the

purpose of showing an increased valu-

ation for bonding purposes, but where

no such conditions prevail the country

districts have almost uniformly bene-

fited as a’result of a reassessment.”



It is, of course, "generally under-

stood by Michigan Farmer readers

that in its work of reassessment of

the property of the state the Tax

Commission’s plain duty is to enforce

the constitutional and statutory pro-

visions which require all property to

be assessed at its cash value. This

result, it is admitted by the commis-

sion, can be most equitably accom-

plished where the local assessors co-

operate WIth the commission to that

end, as has been the case in a major-

ity of the counties where valuations

have been readjusted. Both errors

and criticisms have naturally been

more in evidence in communities

where such co-operation has not ex-

isted.



Thus may the other side of this con-

troversy be briefly presented. There

are, however, many related phases of

property assessment and taxation in

general which might be profitably dis-

cussed at this time which will be

made the subject of further comment

in future issues.





Recent data. emanat-

ing. from the office

of the "U. S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture

shows that up to January 1, 1915, the

total cost of the recent epidemic of

foot-and-mouth disease to the federal

government had aggregated $2,129,-

138.04. Of this sum $1,840,328.99 rep-

resents the federal government’s

share of the expense of slaughtering

the infected herds and reimbursing

the owners for their loss, of which the





The Cost of the

Epidemic.





government pays half and the state.





the remainder.



Up to January 1, 101,176 animals

had been slaughtered, of which 46,268

were cattle, 47,735 swine'and the re-

mainder sheep and goats. In Michi-

gan a total of 7,728 animals were

slaughtered, and in Indiana. 6,127,

while in Illinois the losses have aggre.

gated 36,758 animals. The losses in

that state are greater than in any oth-

er, apparently due to lack of co-oper-

ation between local officials and own-

ers of live stock, while the losses in

Michigan, for instance, were relatively

small, notwithstanding the start which

the disease attained before the fed-

eral quarantine was established, much

smaller than in many other states to

which the infection spread.



The total loss to the live stock in-

terests is, however, far greater than

the loss to the federal and state gov-

ernments. The necessity of prevent-

ing rte-shipment of live stock from

yards to which they are consigne‘dlfor

immediate slaughter gives the buyers

in those markets a leverage which

they are not slow in using to force

prices to lower levels. There is little

doubt among well informed observers

that the hog market would be at least

a cent a pound higher at the present

time if it were not for this influence,

and that the market on other kinds of

live stock is affected in a similar,

though perhaps less striking degree.



But it is far better to have this dis-

ease effectually eradicated even at a

much greater cost than to permit its

continuous presence and consequent

continual loss to our live stock inter-

ests. Michigan is to becongratulated

upon the fact that her farmers and

live stock owners were so ready to co-

operate With the state and federal offi-

cials in the eradication of this unfor-

tunate epidemic.





WEST MICHIGAN STATE FAIR.





The West Michigan State Fair As-

sociation at its recent annual meeting

re-elected Joseph H. Brewer president

and chose Lyman A. Lilly secretary

for the» ensuing year. The dates se-

lected for the. fair are September 20-

24 inclusive. This date was chosen

with a view of securing better farm





 





exhibits, as crops' will be more matur





than at an earlier date;





. ‘ FEB. 18. 1915.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





The. European Wan—No decisive re-

sults appear to have been accomplish-

ed the last week by any of the belig-

erent nations. There has been, how--

ever, more or less activity along the

battlefronts at both the east and the

west. In Belgium and France both

the Allies and Germans have taken

the oflfensive at different points and

each are rewarded with the gaining of

minor advantages. The‘most vigorous

fighting, seems to have occurred north

of Soissons where the German forces

seem anxious to break the Allies line

for, a general attack upon Paris, this

point being the nearest to the French

capitol. Notwithstanding this attack

the lines remain unchanged according

to reports. In the east the Russians

are reported to be advancing in their

Prussian campaign. Large forces are

apparently taking part in this move-

ment, which at present seems effec«

tive in withdrawing the German pres-

sure in Russian Poland. Before War-

saw the Germans lost heavily in a

recent encounter and have been oblig~

ed to abandon some of their most ad

vanced positions.- In the Carpathian

district severe fighting is reported, the

outcome of which is yet to be learned. -

The Austro—Germany army is fighting

desperately to prevent the Russians

from making the passes through the

mountains into Hungary, and they

seem to have been successful to date.

The Austrians and Serbians have not

been active in the south. There was

fighting last week between the Turk-





, ish and Egyptian forces in the vicinity





of the Suez Canal, but from the re-

ports, it appears that no special ad-

vantage has been gained by either

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Gen. Villa has established his head-

quarters at Irapuato, 100 miles north

of Mexico City, and is directing a gen-

eral campaign looking toward the

domination of the northern half of

Mexico. Gen. Obregon who has con-

trol of Mexico City, has established

relief stations for distribution of mon~

ey and supplies among the poor. The

nulification of bills issued by Gen. Vil-

la has caused much distress among

the lower classes. There is a short-

age of water in the city, due to the

source of supply being in the hands of

Zapata’s men. ,,



An official statement has just been

issued by Germany in which that gov-

ernment declares that grain imported

from America will not be used by the

German army or the administration,

and to assure dealers that shipments

will be used as promised, the govern-

ment is willing to entrust the distribu-

tion of the grain to agents of the Uni-

ted States. The German government

has merely assumed control of grain

already in the possession of her cit-

1zens.



It is expected that a portion of the

joint war loan to be made by Great

Britain, France and Russia will be

placed in this country. It is felt that

no objections will likely be made to

this, providing the bonds or notes sold

here will remain in this country to be

used for the purchase of American

goods.



A ministerial decree has been issu-

ed by the Austrian government limit

in; the amount of flour or rye meal

in bread to 50 per cent. The shortage

of cereals appears to be the cause for

making this drastic decree. p



A report indicates that China is re-

senting certain demands made upon

her by Japan. What the demands are

has not been made public.



The Canadian government is consid~

ering the prohibition of wheat exports

from Canada to any other country

than Great Britain, the British Colon-

ies, France, Russia and Japan.





All German municipalities have

been empowered to take over ,all

amounts of flour belonging to private

parties in excess of 25 kilograms. ‘





_ Italy has called out her war reserv‘

ists, who are expected to join the col-

ors by February 20.





National.





The steamship Dacia has left Gal.

veston for Rotterdam with 11,000

bales of cotton to be trans-shipped to

Bremen, Germany. The object of this

shipment is stated to be for the pur.

pose of testing certain international

rights regarding the shipment of non-

contraband goods by neutral nations

to one of the belligerents.



A report on the work of convicts in

New York state shows that the labor

of these men saved the statb fully

$100,000 on road work during the past

year. The report would indicate also

that outdoor work has a direct benefit

to the men in. keeping them in good

health and also in encouraging good

conduct among them. , ‘ j

' After six Weeks of voting, the Illi-

nois House of Representatives has

failed to select a speaker. The con—





test is between the “wets” and “drys”





and 'the deadlock. maynot be





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done by himself very prettily; and we

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The foregoing was entered under date

of February 14, 1667.



Shakespeare mentions the, valentine

custom in his well-known play, .“Ham-

let.” Ophelia, the heroine or leading

woman character, sings in this style:





Tomorrow is St. Valentine’s day,

All in the morning betime,



And I a maid at your Window,

To be your valentine.





It was popularly supposed that the

first unmarried person whom one met

on St. Valentine’s day was a destined

lover, and possibly a future wife or

husband. Gay expresses this senti-

ment when he writes:





I early rose at break of day,

Beforea the sun had chased the stars





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A fielda I went, amid the morning dew,

To milk my kine (for so should

housewives do).

The first I spied—and the first swain

we see,

In spitte of fortune shall our true love

e.





“On the eve of St. Valentine’s day,”

says Misson, “the young folks of Eng-

land and Scotland, by ancient custom,

celebrated a little festival. An equal

number of maids and bachelors get

together. Each writes his true name

or some assumed name on separate

billets, which they roll up and draw

by lot, the maids taking the man’s bil-





-lets, and the men taking the maids.’





Thus each man lights upon a girl that

he calls his valentine, and each girl

lights upon a man whom she calls her

valentine. Fortune having thus’ di-

vided the company into so many cou-

ples. The valentines give balls and

treats to their maids and wear their

billets upon their bosoms or sleeves;

and this little sport often ends in

love.”



An anonymous little valentine has

been appearing at the book—stores year

after year, and is considered by many

to be a most appropriate little senti-

ment. It reads:



If you’ll be mine,



I will be thine,



And so good-morrow,

Saint Valentine.





In 1754, the “Connoisseur,” an Eng-

lish publication, anonymously print-

ed an account of the celebration of

the day. The writer said in part:



“Last Friday was St. Valentine’s

day, and the night before I got five

bay-leaves and pinned four of them

to the four corners of my pollow and





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the 111111 to the middle of my pillow;

then I dreampt of my sweetheart.

Betty said We should be married be

fore the year was out. But to make it





. more sure I, boiled an egg hard, and





took out the yolk and filled it with

salt, and when I went to bed I ate it,

shell and all, without :3eakjng or

whispering after it. We also wrote

our lovers’ names on bits of paper,

rolled them up in clay and put them

into water; the first that rose up was

to be our valentine.”



In 1797 a chapbook,. containing

many forms of valentines, was issued.

It was called the “Gentlemen’s and

Ladies’ Polite Valentine Writer,” ”and

was of great help to those unfortunate

persons Who possessed not the poetic

temperament. A sample valentine

from this book reads:





You are Witty, you are pretty;



You are single! What a pity!



I am single for your sake,



What a 1handsome couple we should

me e





Here is a shorter one from the same

book, one which is better and more

effective perhaps, than the preceding.

However that may be, this is only a

couplet:





Round is the ring that has no end;

So is my love to you, my friend.





Very early on St. Valentine’ s day a.

serenadeowas sometimes given by the

children to the various residences of

the villages. If the performance pleas

ed, they received small gifts as tokens

of good will. A favorite little verse

with the children was:





Good— —morrow to you, Valentine;

Curl your locks as I do mine,

Two before and three behind;

Good- -morrow to you, Valentine.





Strange as it may seem, there is no

record that St. Valentine wrote love-

songs. No one has ever accused him

of flirting with any of the Roman

maidens of his time. The connection

of St. Valentine with the day that

bears his name has nevlir been satis.

factorily explained. -



However, he was a Roman bishop

of the third century. Amiable and elo-

quent, he was successful in convert-

ing pagans to Christianity. His relig-

ious zeal resulted in his zeal in A. D.

278 when, by order of Emperor Clau;

dius, he was “beaten with clubs and

afterwards beheaded,” although he

had been successful in restoring the

sight of his jailer’s daughter. St. Val-

entine was a Christian martyr. Feb-

ruary fourteenth fittingly honors his

name by the love tokens sent and re

ceived and by the hearts that are

made glad on this day.





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St. Valentine’s





Y little daughter entered the



study a few evenings ago, os-



tensibly to bid me good-night,

in reality to give information.



“Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day,” she

sandWiched between hugs and kisses,

“and we’re going to have a box on

teacher’s desk so we can send valen-

tines to each other.”



“You’ll get a funny one~a fat little

maid with a pug nose,” I prodded the

retrorse feature gently.



“Oh, father, you don’t really be-

lieve anyone is mean enough to send

me a horrid one?” The sensitive face

flushed painfully. “Miss B. (the idol-

ized teacher) says that Valentine’s

Day is made for love and that no per





son who loves another will ever, ever.





send her the ugly kind of valentine.”





“Miss B. is quite right,” I agreed,

wondering how I could have ever for-

gotten my one-time chagrin at receiv-

ing a comic valentine which alluded in

no flattering terms, to my bow legs.

For weeks I felt uncomfortable if any





‘ one so much as glanced at my nether.





extremities.

“What kind of valentines is my lit-

tle girl going to give?” I asked, men-

tally plcturing the kind I would buy

for her the first thing next morning.

“Come and look.” «She sprang from





 





By





Day M. PELTON WHITE





my knee and pulled me toward the

dining-room. The display on the ta-

ble would have gladdened the eyes of

any child.



“I made them all myself,” she ex-

plained joyfully. “Mother bought me

a package of lace paper doilies at the

Ten Cent store. I cut the pretty pic-

tures from the old calendars and mag-

azines and pasted one on each doily.

Then I fixed them this way.” The

small fingers turned the lacey edge of

a dolly over the four sides of a pic-

ture, making a dainty frame for it.

“Then I cut lots and lots of ‘red, gold

and silver paper hearts and pasted

them on the corners. Aren’t they

beautiful?”



“They are beautiful,” I told her,

“and your little friends will be much

pleased with them.”



As the small feet pattered up the

stairs and I returned to my study the

thought came to me that St. Valentine

even as the dear old Santa Claus, be-

longed chiefly to the children. The

celebration of the good Saint’s day

should bring to the little ones only

joy and happiness. There should be

no flings and taunts at red hair, freck-

les, squint eyes, stuttering, and de-

formities which is the order of wit us-





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comic valentine.
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Mr. Too -Whoo 8: Mr. Mink Both Enjoy Suppers.





HE fairies must have been play-

ing a game of marbles in the





snow last night,” said Billy Be .





By Bo Bum, as he stopped suddenly

under a big oak that grew on the bank

of the dried up creek that wound its

crooked way through the White For-

est.



“What makes you think that?” ask-

ed Tinker Teedle Tee, the merry little

elf, who was helping Billy follow the

trail of Sharpnose the Mink to find

out how the old villain came out. with

his hunting.



“Why, don’t you see their marbles?”

asked Billy, pointing to three or four

hard little balls half buried in the

snow.



“Ho, ho, ho, ha, ha, ha,” laughed

Tinker, jumping up and cracking his

heels together. “That’s the best joke

I’ve heard for a long while,” and he

laughed so hard his sides shook like

a bowl full of jelly and the weeny

copper kettle he wore for a hat bounc-

ed up and down at a great rate.



“I’m sure I don’t see anything to

laugh at,” said Billy crossly, the cor-

ners of his. mouth beginning to turn

down. “I don’t think you are very

polite to make fun of a fellow when

he hasn’t done anything.”



“Now, don’t get cross, Billy Boy,”

coaked Tinker, spreading his wings

and flying up on the little boy’s shoul-

der. “I didn’t mean to hurt your feel-

ings, honest I didn’t, and if I did I’m

sorry. But it sure did strike me fun-

ny that anyone should mistake those

spit balls for fairies’ marbles.”



“Spit balls, what do you mean Tink-

er?” asked Billy, more puzzled than

ever.



“I mean that old Too Whoo the Owl

didn’t go hungry last night, even if

Sharpnose did,” replied the elf. “And

what's more, the Terror of the Forest,

as the Little People call the Owl, ate

his dinner in this very tree.



“How do you know?”

Billy.



“By those spit balls you thought

were fairies’ marbles,’



“But if they aren’t marbles, what

are they?”



“Lumps of feathers or fur,” replied

Tinker. “Those little balls are all

that is left of some poor bird or ani-

mal unlucky enough to cross old Too

\Vhoo’s path when he was out hunting

last night. None of the Little People

are quick enough to escape when Mr.

Owl swoops down out of the darkness,

and none of them can hear him com-

ing, for he flits through the woods as

silently as a shadow. With his prey

clutched tightly in his clawsthe flew

to this tree to eat his dinner. Now,

Too Whoo is as greedy as he is cruel,

and never takes time to eat his meals

properly. He is in such a hurry he





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Winston of the Prairie





BY HAROLD BINDLOSS.





just swallows his food whole, bones,

fur, feathers and all.

“Now, you know feathers are not

good to eat at all, at all, and they

don’t agree with even an Owl’s diges-

tion. But Old Mother Nature has giv-

en Too Whoo a funny kind of a tum-

my. Indeed, if she hadn’t, he would

have died of a stomach ache long ago.

So after he has bolted the unlucky

bird or animal, the fur or feathers are

separated from the meat and rolled

into hard little balls, for all the world

like marbles. Then Too Whoo spits

them up and is ready for another

meal. So, whenever you find any of

these fairies’ marbles under a tree,

you know Too Whoo ate his dinner in

the branches. But if we are going to

find out where- Sharpnose got his din-

ner last night, we had better be hur-

rying.”



So Billy and the elf trudged on and





 





 





on, following the double row of neat

little footprints in the snow, but alg

though he kept a sharp watch, Billyl

could see no signs of the Little Pea-E

ple. He was beginning to get tiredg‘

after his long walk and had about





made up his mind to start back home,





'when he saw a narrow path, only





about three inches wide, winding in

and out between the trees. Sharp-

nose had seen it too, for his trail





turned off and joined the path, and of ,





course Billy and Tinker followed.



“Now, who do you suppose made

this little road?” asked Billy.



“The Rabbits,” Tinker replied. “This

is one of their many runways, and Mr.

Mink knows it. I shouldn’t be at all

surprised if we found where he had a

rabbit supper not far from here.”



The snow in the runway was beaten

down so hard it was impossible to see

the tracks of either Mr. Rabbit or

Sharpnose, but Billy and Tinker trot-

ted along as fast as they could, for

they were both anxious to see how

Mr. Mink came out with his hunting.



Before they had gone very far they

heard Busybody the Bluejay scream-

ing and scolding at the top of his

voice. Now Busybody is the most

curious fellow alive, and is forever

poking into other people’s business,

but he always warns .the Little Peo-

ple when an enemy is afoot. So Billy

and Tinker knew something was the

matter, and they soon found out what

it was. For just at the spot Where

the runway disappeared into a briar

patch, they stumbled onto the body of

a dead rabbit in the snow.





“Poor Bunny,” said Tinker, wiping' .





his eyes with his tiny handkerchief.

“So old Sharpnose caught you at last,

the wicked old villain.”



That was the end of .Mr. Rabbit, but

next week I’ll tell you about Frisky

the Redsquirrel.





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so 10ng\as you are willing to sacrifice

yourself, but it has its, weakpoints,

and there is one thing I could not

tolerate,” he said.



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I’d venture to put a sudden stop to

your” love-making. This, at least, is

perfectly bona fide, Winston.”

Winston had borne a good deal of

late, and his hatred of the man flared





I





he moved a. pace forward, and Court-





It backed, and then, growing afraid of

the blackness about it, plunged, while

Winston for the first time saw that

there was a gap in the loosely-laid

planking close behind it. Another

plunge or flounder, and horse and rid-

er would go down together.



For a moment he held his breath

and watched. Then as the beast re-

sisting its rider’s efforts backed again,

he sprang forward and seized the

bridle.



“Get your, spurs in! Shove him for-.

ward for your life,” he said.



There was a momentary struggle on

the slippery planking, and, almost as

the edge,

Winston dragged the horse away.

Courthorne swung himself out of the

saddle, left the farmer the bridle, and

glanced behind him at the gap. Then

he ,turned, and the two men looked at

each other steadily. Their faces were

a trifle paler than usual.



“You saw it?” asked Courthorne.



“Yes, but not until you backed the

beast and be commenced plunging.”



“He plunged once or twice before

you caught the bridle."



“Yes,” said Winston.



Courthorne laughed. “You are a.

curious man. It would have cleared

the ground for you.”



“No,” said Winston dryly.

know that you will understand me,

but I scarcely think that it would. It

may have been a mistake of mine to

do what I did, but I have a. good deal

on my shoulders already.”



Courthorne made no answer as he

led his horse across the bridge. Then

be mounted, and looked down on the

farmer who stood beside him.



“I remember some things, though I

don’t always let them influence me to

my detriment,” he said. “I’m going

back to the railroad, and the west,

and don’t quite know when you will

have the pleasure of seeing me again.”



Winston watched him quietly. “It

would be wiser if you did not come

back until I send for you.”





 





CHAPTER ‘XX.

Courthorne Blunders.





Lance Courthorne had lightly taken

a. good many risks in his time, for he

usually found a spice of danger stimu-

lating, and there was in him an irre-

sponsible daring that not infrequently

served him better than a well-laid

plan. There are also men of his type,

who for a time, at least, appear im-

mune from the disasters which fol-

Dlow the one rash venture the prudent

make, and it was half in frolic and

half in malice he rode to Silverdale

dressed as a prairie farmer in the

light of day, and forgot that their oc-

cupation sets a stamp he had never

worn upon the tillers of the soil. The

same spirit induced him to imitate

one or two of Winston’s gestures for

the benefit of his cook, and afterwards

wait for a police trooper, who appar-

ently desired to overtake him when he

hadjust left the homestead.



He pulled his horse up when the

other man shouted to him, and trust-

ing in the wide hat that hid most of

his face, smiled out of half-closed

eyes when he handed a packet.



“You have saved me a ride, Mr.

Courthorne. I heard you were at the

bridge,” the trooper said. “If you’ll

sign for these documents I need not

keep you.”



‘ He brought out a pencil, and Court-’

horne scribbled on‘the paper handed

him. He was quite aware that there

Was a risk attached to this, but if

Winston had _ any





 





he opened the packet.





up. He had no definite intention, but





horne touched the horse with his heel]





‘(I don’t‘





communications"

with the police, it appeared advisable,

to discover what they were about.

' Then he laughed, as riding on again





. ' FEB. 13, 1915.





-Agrl‘cultur‘al Bureau documents,” he





said. “This lot to be returned filled

in! Well, if I can remember, I’ll give

them to Winston.”



As it happened, he did not remem-

ber, but he made a. worse mistake

just before his departure from the

railroad settlement. He had spent two

nights me little wooden hotel, which

was not the onewhere Winston put

up when he drOVe into the place, and

to pass the time commenced a flirta-

tion with the proprietor’s daughter.

The girl was pretty, and Courthorne

a man of different type from the

wheat-growers she had been used to.

When his horse was at the door, he

strolled into the saloon where he

found the girl alone in the bar.



“I’m a very sad man, today, my

dear,” he said, and his melancholy be-

came him. _



The girl blushed prettily. “Still,”

she said, “whenever you want to, you

can come back again.”



“If I did would you be pleased to see

me?”



“Of course!” said the girl. “Now,

you wait a. minute, and I’ll give you

something to remember me by. I don’t

mix this for everybody.”



She busied herself with certain de-

canters and essences, and Courthorne

held the glass she handed him high.



“The brightest eyes and the ruddi-

est lips between Winnipeg and the

Rockies!” he said. “This is nectar,

but I would like to remember you

by something sweeter still!”



Their heads 'were not far apart

when he laid down his glass,- and be-

fore the girl quite knew what was hap-

pening an arm was around her neck.

Next moment she had flung the man

backwards and stood very straight,

quivering with anger and crimson in

face, for Courthorne, as occasionally

happens with men of his type, assum-

ed much, and did not always know

when to stop. Then she called sharp-

ly, “Jake!”



There was a tramp of feet outside,

and when a big grim-faced man look~

ed in at the door, Courthorne decided

it was time for him to effect his re-

treat while it could be done with safe-

ty. He knew already that there were

two more doors to the saloon, and his

fingers closed on the neck of a de-

canter. Next moment it smote the

newcomer on the chest, and while he

staggered backwards with the fluid

trickling from him, Courthorne depart-

ed through the opposite entrance.

Once outside, he mounted leisurely,

but nobody came out from the hotel,

and shaking the bridle with a little

laugh he _cantered out of the settle-

ment.



In ‘the meanwhile the .other man

carefully wiped his garments, and

then turned on his companion.



“Now What’s this all about?” he

asked.



The girl told him and the man

ruminated for a minute or two. “Well,

he’s gone, and I don’t know that I’m

sorry there wasn’t a circus here,” he

said. “I figure there was something

not square about that fellow anyway.

Registered as Guyler from Minnesota,

but I’ve seen somebody like him

among the boys from Silverdale.

Guess I’ll find out when I ride over

about the horse, and then I’ll have a

talk with him quietly.”



In the meanwhile the police trooper

who had handed him the packet re-

turned tq the Outpost, and, as it hap-

pened, found the grizzled Sergeant

Stimson, who appeared astonished to

see him back so soon, there.



“I met Courthorne near his home-

stead, and gave him the papers, sir,”

he said.



“You did ?” said the Sergeant—“Now,

that’s kind'of curious, because he’s at

the bridge.”



“It couldn’t have been

else, because he took .the documents





and signed for them,” said ’the trooper;





“Big bay horse?”



“No, sir,” said the trooper “It was

a. bronchc, and _a screw at that ” .



"Well,” said Stirrison arny, “let me





anybody.
'eomrade came in, Stimson laid a strip

' of paper before. him. “You have seen





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have your boOk. .If. Payne has come

in, ‘tell him I want him." — .

The trooper went out, and when his





Courthorne’s writing,” he said, “would

you callit anything like that?”



“No, sir,” said Trooper Payne. “1

would not!” ' '



Stimson nodded. “Take a good horse





and ride round by the bridge. If you,





find Courthorne there, as you probably

will, head for the settlement and see

if you can come across'a man who

might pass for him. Ask your ques-

tions as though the answer didn’t

count, and tell nobody what you hear

but me.” ‘



Payne rode out, and when he re:

turned three days later, Sergeant

Stimson made a journey to confer

with one of his superiors. The offi—

cer was a man who had risen in the

service somewhat rapidly, and when





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he heard the tale, said nothing While

he turned over a bundle of papers a

trooper brought him. Then he glanc—

ed at Stimson thoughtfully.



“I have a report of the Shannon

shooting case here,” he said. “How

did it strike you at the time?”



-Stimson’s answer was guarded. “As

a curious afl‘air. You see, it was quite

easy to get at Winston’s character

from anybodydown there, and he was

not the kind of a man to do the thing.

There were one or two other trifles I

couldn’t quite figure out the mean-

ing of.”



“Winston was drowned?” said the

officer.



“Well,” said Stimson, “the trooper

who rode after him heard him break

through the ice, but nobody ever

found him, though a farmer came up-

on his horse."



The ofl‘icer nodded. “I fancy you

are right, and the point is this. There

were two men, who apparently bore

some resemblance to each Other, en-

gaged in an unlawful venture, and one

of them commits a crime nobody be-

lieved him'capable of, but which would

have been less out of keeping with

the other’s character. Then the sec-

ond man comes into an inheritance,

and leads a life which seems to have

astonished everybody who knows him.

Now, have you ever seen these two

men side by side?”



“No, sir,” said Stimson. “Court-

horne kept out of our sight when he

could, in Alberta, and 1 don’t think

I or any of the boys except Shannon

ever saw him for more than a minute

or. two. Now and then we passed

Winston on the prairie or saw him

from the trail, but I think I only once

spoke to him."



“Well,” said the officer, “it seems

to me I had better get you sent back

to your old station, where you can

quietly pick up the threads again.

Would the trooper you mentioned be

fit to keep an eye on things at Silver-

dale?”



“No one better, sir,” said Stimson.



“Then it shall be done,” said the

officer. “The quieter you keep the

affair the better.”



It was a week or two later when

Winston returned to his homestead

from the bridge, which was almost

completed. Dusk was closing in, but

as he rode down the rise he could see

the wheat roll in slow ripples back

into the distance. The steady beat of

its rhythmic murmur told of heavy

ears, and where the stalks stood

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of saffron in the northwest was flung

back in a dull bronze gleam. The

rest swayed athwart the shadowy hol.

low, dusky indigo and green, but that

flash of gold and red told that harvest

was nigh again.



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SHARP crease appeared be-



tween Grace Ludlow’s eyes, a



crease which grew deepe1 the

longer she looked at the half— smoked

ciga1 which lay on the living- -room

mantel. John Ludlow had no less than

three ash—trays, there was a stove in

the kitchen, and another in the shed.

Why couldn’t he take care of his old

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ness of masculine depravity. Why

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never thinking of the extra work they

made their wives? She glanced about

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disregard f01 he1 feelings.



The evidence was not hard to find.

A smoking-jacket was draped care-

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Two slippers, remarkable more for

size than beauty, grinned up at her,

one from under the easy chair and

the other 011 top of the footstool,

where it had landed when John kick—

ed it off. The easy chair itself was

not where it belonged, back by the

fireplace, but pushed over by the win-

dow where light and air were a—plenty.

In the middle of the table was a plate

bearing the remains of a half dozen

apples. Magazines and farm papers

were strewed everywhere and, crown-

ing indignity of all, John’s Sunday

clothes were piled up in a heap in the

center of the room.



It was easy to see that this was

Monday morning. Everyone relaxed

on Sunday, you didn’t expect to keep

things up like other days, but she

picked up after herself, and why

couldn’t John? His mother hadn’t

trained him right, that was why. But

his wife was going to correct some of





his bad habits! John should be taught‘





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Grace Finds Masculine HEyes Are Blind.





in Grace’s eyes, and grim lines set-

tled around her mouth. John Ludlow

should pick up after himself, and so

should all the boys. There would be

one family in America where mother

and the girls were not simply slaves

for the men,of the family. She would

pick up the papers, straighten the fur-

niture and dust, and leave John’s

clothes and slippers for him to put

away. Her head ached and her back

ached and she was half sick, she told

herself. It was time someone waited

on her.





A half hour sufficed to set the room

to rights, all but the clothes, and

Grace turned toward the kitchen. At

the door she paused to survey the

room, its ordelly precision marred by

the heap of clothes. Her housewifely

soul ievoltcd at leaving the things

there, her fingers itched to pick them

up, fold them neatly and put them

away on their proper hangers. She

started forward, then stopped. No,

never! This habit of untidiness must

be nipped in the bud. It must be met

and conquered now, or she was shack-

led for life. John should take care of

his own clothes. She turned reluc-

tantly away, with a sigh.



Dinner was not 011 the table when

John came up, and she ushered him

into the living-room to wait. The

clothes screamed at her from the

floor, the slippers leered horridly from

under the chair, but John was appar-

ently oblivious. She paused on the

threshhold, marveling at his dense-

ness.





“Vt/here’s that stock paper I was

reading?” he demanded. “There was

a dandy article in there about pure-

bred Holsteins. I don’t know but I’ll

buy some instead of that other 80

acres.” '





“It’s on the table,” Grace said. He’d

have either to step on his clothes 01'

pick them 11p to get to the table,

which would he do? She waited

breathlessly, but John was already

brushing them out of the way with

1is foot, not even seeing what was

there.



A sharp exclamation burst from





Grace’s lips, but she checked it and

flew for the kitchen. He just had to

see for~himself. It. wouldn’t do for

her to nag him.



“Did you speak?” John called after

her.



“I bumped my head,” lied Grace.

But John never heard her. He was

already buried in the~Holstein article.



“I wonder if he never saw them or

if he knows what I’m trying to do and

won’t pick them?” Grace pondered as,

after the men left, she returned to

the living-room door and gazed sadly

on the glaring mark of untidiness. “If

I thought he hadn’t seen I’d be tempt-

ed to pick them up, but if he did see

and w’ont pick them 11p, I can’t give

in either.”



She returned to the kitchen, and

tried to forget her disorderly living-

room, but a horrible fascination drew

her again and again to the door. She

almost wondered that the clothes

didn’t shamefacedly pick themselves

up. But they were always there.





They stayed there all that evening,

though a chill wind kept her and John

in the room instead of 011 the porch.

And the next forenoon they held the

fort. Grace could have screamed ev-

ery time she glimpsed them through

the half-open door. At noon she again

ushered John in, and again he read,

oblivious to the sign of his total de-

pravity.



It was three o’clock that afternoon

when Grace heard a horse nicker, and

a cheery girlish voice called lustily for

“Gracie.” A hasty glance showed her

Bessie Brown, her dearest girl friend.

She had come for her first visit, and

John’s clothes were draped all over

the living-room! Grace flew. into the

room, snatched up clothes, slippers

and smoking-jacket, and dashed with

them into the spareroom closet. She

emerged a momert later, flushed and

panting, and ran out to greet Bessie.





“I thought you were not home,”

greeted that young lady, between

hearty kisses. “You didn’t answer.”



“I guess I didn’t hear you the first

time,” said Grace. “I was straighten-

ing up my closet.” '



“Bessie Brown drove up this after-

noon,” she told John that evening,

“and your clothes were thrown all

around the living-room. I was morti-

fied to death.”



“Well, that wasn’t much to get fuss-





 





ed up over,” said John. "I’ll bet’Eh‘e)

never saw them. I didn’t know they

were there, and I’ve been in that

room every day this week.”



"A woman would have seen them,”

said Grace chillingly. “I wouldn’t.

have had Bessie see them for any-

thing, and she didn‘t. I just managed

to get them away before she got 1n ”



“W ell, why didn’t you put them

away before if you knew they were

there?” John asked. “Or tell me to

take care of them?”



“Oh, I don’t know,” Grace replied.

‘I suppose I might as well have hung

them 11p Monday morning when I

dusted.”



"I should think that would have

been the time,” John agreed. “What

do you say to walking over to Aunt

Ann's? If we just had an auto we’d

take a spin and pick up everyone we

knew.”



Grace slipped her hand through his

arm. “I think a walk would do me

good,” she said.



Who could eve1 tell what a man

was thinking about? IIeie she had

been wretched fo1 two days over that

heap of clothes and he never felt it,

never even saw the clothes, much less

sensed her mental upheaval. Men

were queer, absolutely without a wo-

man’s sensitiveness to situations.

Well, she might as well go on picking

up all her life. That was woman’s

work, to straighten up after'nien, and

keep things running smoothly.



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sipated. Hot milk is a valuable stim-

and proves a most excellent

tonic. It should not be permitted to

boil, but simply raised to a tempera-

ture as hot as proves comfortable in

drinking; it should be drank from a

spoon, as this slow method insures

better digestion. When pure milk dis-

agrees with the patient, a tablespoon-

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or half a pint, overcomes this objec~

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but one or two, should be served at

once, and they should be served in

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The tray should always be covered

with a fresh napkin, and the prettiest

china and glass should contain the

food, that the palate may be tempted

by pleasing the eye. One of the great-

est conveniences for serving food to

those Confined to their beds, is the

“invalid’s bed tray,” which I have il-

lustrated. It is made of either walnut

or ash, is 16x24 inches in size, and

nine inches high. The legs fold up

when not in use, and the compact lit-

tle convenience sells for $2.50. It

proves a' most desirable adjunct to

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to the invalid.



Another

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It is not unlike a miniature

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placed low, on a level with the base.

it is really a necessity for giving

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valid too feeble to sit up or to be

raised from the pillow. Every house-

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ble, a tiny pot for tea 01‘ coffee, a

miniature pitcher for cocoa or choc-

olate, an individual creamer and sugar

bowl, and a couple of dainty cups and

saucers. If the ware is from necessity

plain, this is no reason it may not be

polished to perfection. A tiny vase

holding a few buds or delicate blos-

soms, renders a dainty tray doubly so,

attracts the eye, suggests pleasant

thoughts and stimulates the appetite.



Neither food nor drink should be

permitted to stand in the sick room,

where they absorb impurities, and be-

come extremely nauseating to the

taste, and offensive to the eye of the

”patient. The practice of offering such

invalid cannot be too

strongly condemned: so there is no

reason for leaving it. It should be

strongly impressed that only freShly-





Anish of green. Eggs,





prepared food may be served, and the

nurse who offers remnants of food or

liquids, in order to avoid the prepara-

tion of other, is guilty of downright

cruelty. Neither should food he re-

warmed or served in what are called

“left—over” or “made’f dishes. A com-





mon error is the use of too much salt'





which produces unnatural thirst, and

is also an irritant where gastric irri-

tation already exists. Pepper should





be excluded. Celery, parsley, nutmeg





and horseradish are all innocent fla-

vorings, in very small quantities,

create variety, and are usually very

acceptable.





Roasted or broiled meats (a trifle

rare or underdone), are more digesti-

ble than either boiled .or fried. The

latter should never be permitted.



Fish, which should always be broil-

cd, is the most digestible of animal

foods. Game and poultry rank next

in the order named. Poultry should

be young; that over a year old is rich,

heavy and indigestible. ‘While the

broth of a spring chicken is. both nu-

tritious anddelicious, that from an

old fowl often proves injurious. Re-

move every trace of fat from broths;

this may be done by first skimming

and afterwards 123.1 i119 a piece of

clean white papei upon its surface.

Any dish of fish. gamc or meat is ren-

dered more attractive by 11 pretty gar-

whcn allowed,

should be coddled instead of boiled.

Boiling renders the white of the egg

tough and indigestible, even in those

which are» termed “soft boiled.” To

coddle an egg. pllt it in a quart cup

and fill nearly to the brim with boil-

ing water. Let it stand on the back

part of the stove (where it cannot ev-

en simmci') for five minutes. The

white will be found a delicate jelly,

and the whole perfectly wholesome

and delicious. A potato baked with

the skin unbroken, is rich in nutrition,

and agreeable to the palate. The ad-

dition of a little salt and a table—

spoonful of rich, sweet cream, renders

it truly delicious,



Asparagus is highly nutritious, and

delicious also, if properly cooked. Tie

it in bundles and place them upright

in a saucepan, containing just enough





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Chicago the Great Distributing Center.



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(our Apple Grow‘ing‘ Advantages.





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tance that will surprise the average

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Michigan is Rapidly Gaining Prestige as a Cherry Producing State.





felt, but in the so-called fruit belt

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putable. Probably one of the best ex-

amples of the tempering influence of

water is found in the famous cherry

district in Door county, Wisconsin.

The state of \Viseonsin as a Whole,

has too severe winters to permit the

general raising of fruit except in a.

few favored districts, such as the Bay-

field territory and the one mentioned,

which is protected by an arm of Lake

Michigan, forming a peninsula sur-

rounded on three sides by water.

Michigan probably grows as great

a diversity of fruit as any other one

district in the country, with the pos-

sible exception of the western New

York section. Even in this case it si

probable that Michigan would lead be-

cause of the larger available market

for small fruits. The grower who does

not have to put all his eggs in one

basket has a material advantage over

the man who must be dependent upon

a. single specialized crop. .

Michigan Fruit Equal to Any.

When Michigan does fully awake to

the possibilities in the state of Michi-

gan fruit will be able to compete with

the product from any section. For,

while the fair-minded enthusiast must

concede the beauty and symmetry of

the western fruit, yet he knows that

many of the points of superiority can

be overcome if the Michigan grower

will but adopt some of the lessons

taught by the western competitors.

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good color can be produced as that 're-

ceived on the markets from the Pa-

cific Coast states. Many of the sup-

posed advantages of western districts

are due rather to advanced cultural

and handling methods of the man be?

hind the fruit. It is' doubtful whether,

taken as a Whole, western apples are

inferior in quality to the eastern pro—

duct. But there is no doubt about the

fact that Michigan need take second

place with any state in the produc-

tion of high quality Northern Spy and

Canada Red apples. These seem to

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fire and so constructed that it will

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moving the soil every two or three

years and replacing with fresh rich

soil, or well rotted barnyard manure.

Such a hotbed, to my mind, is more

cheaply, built than those where it is

necessary to rebuild yearly, with fresh

manure for heating. A hot-bed heat-

ed by fire, if properly constructed, and

rightly managed, will give satisfactory

results to the farmer or gardener who

desires early plants. In building this

hot-bed my neighbor first dug an ex-

cavation to the depth of two and one-

half feet, sloping upward to six inches

in depth at opposite end of bed. Two

flues were dug, (beginning at one end

of excavation, or firebox, which ex-

tends four feet back), six inches deep

and eight inches wide, terminating

with chimneys at opposite end of bed

from firebox or furnace. The chim-

neys are made of oak lumber eight or

ten inches wide, and five feet in

length, four pieces being nailed to-

gether and placed in an upright ”posi-

tion at end of fines. The length of

this hot-bed which my neighbor oper-

ates yearly, is 75 feet, and wide

enough for regular hot-bed sashes.



The lines which run the length

of the bed are overlaid with smooth

flat rock, not exceeding three inches

in thickness, The earth dug out is

thrown back upon these rocks until

the spaces are all filled evenly be-

tween them. Strong stakes are driven

firmly in the ground, sufficient dis-

tances apart to which a frame of oak

plank are nailed. The frame is so

constructed as to be six inches low-

er at one side than the‘other, to give

good slope for the sashes. Earth is

then banked outside the frame to pre-

vent tender plants from freezing

should a severe cold spell occur. Nar-

row strips Of wood are nailed inside

the frame near the top, upon which

rests the cross bars three inches Wide

to support the sashes. Rich soil is

thrown in to the depth of eight inch-

es, and six inches of well decayed

barnyard manure is mixed thoroughly

with the soil. The hot-bed is now

complete and may be heated 'with

either wood or coal. The fire is start-

ed several days in advance of the sow-

ing of the seed. The heat being test-

ed with a thermometer, which is plac-

ed five 01‘ six feet back from the fur-

nace, to the depth of three or four

inches in the soil. When the heat is

80 or 85 degrees, the seeds are sown

in drills four inches apart across the

bed.



After this the heat need not be

so great except the weather be cold

and stormy. Thenit is necessary to

cover the sash with straw or old

pieces of carpet, to be removed on

warm days. My neighbor sows toma-

to seed about the middle of February.

The plants are large enough in 20 days

for transplanting, and are transplant-

ed to another hot-bed constructed like

the seed bed, except that it is cov-

ered with canvas. Later the plants

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HAT the apple industry of Mich-

igan is of no small importance

m_ may be seen from the fact that

the state is very near the head in the

apple production, being exceeded only

by New York. In 1909, according to

the United States Census, about

twelve and a quarter million bushels

of apples were produced in Michigan,

valued at almost $6, 000, 000. In this

state We have no law compelling

growers and dealers to grade and pack

apples honestly. In 1913 the apple

growers of New York realized the

need of such a law, and so they se-

cured a passage of the “New York Ap-

ple Grading and Branding Law,”

which went into effect July 1,1914.

Their chief reason for presenting this

law was, that the apple industry of

that state was suffering from the ab-

sence of honest, uniform grading and

packing. New York apples could not

compete successfully on the market

with apples from the west because the

barrels and packages from that sec-

tion could be relied upon to contain

What was claimed for them, while

those from New York could not. In

the latter state many speculators

would buy apples “tree run” from the

farmers. Very few apples would reach

the cider mill or the evaporator, but

would be packed in with. the good

ones, always in the center of the bar-

rel. Not all the growers were dishon-

est, but the harm done by those who

were and the speculators was greater

than the good done. by the honest

ones. Under these conditions the buy-

er could not buy with certainty that

he was getting what he bargained for.

The same conditions that existed in

New York exist at the present time in

our own state, and therefore these ar-

guments in favor of such a law in our

sister state are good for Michigan.

We have the United States (Sulzer)

law, passed by Congress in 1912. This

is a good law and would be sufficient

'if all the growers and dealers com-

plied with it, but less than one in a.

hundred do. The greatest objection to

this law is that it is optional. Hence,

the only solution to the problem is to

pass a law which will ‘compel them to

obey either this law or a new one.

Scope of the New York Law.

The New York law provides for four

grades: “Fancy,” “A,” “B,” and un-

classified. Apples, in order to be put

in the “Fancy” grade must have good

color for the variety and must be free

from diseases and other defects. Also,

they must be of good size for the va-

riety; for example, Baldwins should

not be less than two and a quarter

inches transverse diameter and must

be marked “Fancy.” Kings and Twen-

ty-Ounce would not be in this grade

unless they measured at least three

inches. Grade “A” is intended to be

a first-class No. 1 apple, and grade

“B” a first-class N0. 2. The unclassi-

fied would include all that could not

be placed in any of the other grades.

There is, then, nothing in this law to

prevent a person from putting on the

market all the poor apples he has if

he states on the end of the barrel the

facts regarding the contents, “fungus-

ed,” “worlny,” “scabby,” “windfalls,”

or whatever they may be, together

with his name and address. Obvious-

ly this will stop dishonest packing and

will keep off the‘ market the poorer

quality of fruit. Unpacked apples

transported to storage within the state

need not be put in branded barrels so

as not to work hardshipson the owner

during the rush of picking the crop.

This law also gives a person a

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law, but one or the other must be

chosen.

Enforcement of the Law.



The power of enforcing the law is

vested in the Commissioner of Agri—

culture under rules and regulations

adopted by him. He has assistants

and inspectors in different cities for

the purpose of detecting any viola-

tions of the law. Complaints can be

filed with these officers.



Already, in New York, where this

law has been in operation but half a





FEB. 13, 1915..





year, many benefits of- it have been

noticed. Hundreds, it was noted, pur-

chased apple- grading machines. The

commissioner receiyed reports from





many markets, as the following: “We '





have never before seen such fine fruit

from New York state;” “it is no trou-

ble to sell your fruit this year.” The

fruit was not any better this year

than last, but it was “packed .right,”

and the marks on the barrels meant

something. Another fact which shows

the influence of this law is that 75,000

barrels more of apples were sold on

the western markets this year than in

any other year.



Let Michigan enact such a. law and

she will not only encourage the rais-

ing of better fluit and enable the ap-

ple grower to compete successfully on

the markets with any state, but will

be doing the public a great service.



Ingham Co. A. A. SIIILLANDER.





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Farmers & Fruit





The Fremont Co-operative Produce

Company held its annual meeting at

the warehouse in Fremont, Newaygo

county, with nearly 100 stockholders

present, and reports made showed fine

progress during the year, with a good

balance left in the treasury. Officers

Were re-elected as follows: President,

David H. Brake; vice-president, Chas.

Emmons; secretary, Richard Kolk; di-

rectors, the officers and Henry Rose-

ma, George Rottier, George R. VVar-

ren and John Dobben.



Hillsdaie county farmers are getting

together, with successful co-operative

organizations at Litchfield, Mosher-

vilie, Homer, Camden, and other

places. Newest associations are at

Montgomery and Hillsdale. Montgom-

ery is near the Ohio and Indiana. bor—

ders and the organization is known as

the Tri—State, starting with about 200

members. Its officers are: President,

John Hoolihan; vice-president, Henry

Bradley; secretary, O. K. Cooiman;

treasurer, John Kintigh. Co-operative

stock shipping, with store and cream-

ery ultimately, are planned. The new

association at Hillsdale has chosen

officers as follows: President, B. S.

Lamb;

er, Adam Beaver. A committee of five

was appointed to solicit stock— as fol-

lows: Adam Beaver, Edward Wilson,

James Gettings, Elmer Cheney and

Angus Beers. _



The Southern Michigan Fruit Asso-

ciation held its annual meeting at

Lawton, and reports showed that 1,301

cars of grapes were .shipped during

the season, the average price received

for Concords in eight-pound baskets

being .0978 cents, and on bulk Con-

cords, $22.36. John Marshall was re‘

elected auditor and Pliny A. Hubbard

and F. J. Stainton were elected direc-

ors. It was voted not to hire a man-

ager on salary this year, the board of

directors being instructed to place

men in the field the coming season to

assist in disposing of the crop. Ships

ments of grapes were made from ten

stations, the largest shipments being

from Lawton and Mattawan.



The Grand Traverse Fruit & Pro-

duce Exchange is now fully organized

with incorporation papers filed. Fruit





A Real Problem for Michigan Farmers





secretary, B. E. Kies; treasur-V





Men (Io-operate.





and produce will be marketed through

the North American Fruit Exchange

for the next five years and the direct-

ors also voted to adopt. the New York

barrel apple packing regulations. In-

dividual growers are not bound by

this marketing system for the five-

year period but if dissatisfied may

withdraw at the end of any one year.

A chemical cold storage plant will be

built in Traverse City, though perhaps

not this year, but Will be necessary

soon for the pro-cooling of fruit, es-

pecially cherries, and to admit of

trans-Atlantic and South American

shipments as the markets open there.



Co-operation is the leading topic un-

der discussion at the. farmers’ insti-

tutes this winter. In Berrien county

Samuel B. Miners, of Royalton town-

ship, made a forceful plea and urged

immediate action in cooperative grad-

ing and 111a1-keting of Berrien pro-

ducts, under direction of an expert

managei.



Thirty farmers met at Iron River

and fo1med the hon County Live

Stock Breeders’ Association, with the

following officers: President, Jens

Petersen, Iron River; secretary, Robt.

Ende'; treasurer, \Vm. Greig; execu-

tive committee, Philip Boynton, repre-

senting the Holsteins; Frank Erick-

son, Guernseys;_ Chas. Rogers, Jer-

seys; Peterson Andreason, Ayrshires.

The members will buy a car of pure-

bred cattle in the spring. -



Creamery men and milk dealers are

organizing. At a recent meeting held

in Grand Rapids, the Co-operative As-

sociation of Creameries, No. 1, was

formed, with members as follows:

Rogue River creamery, Grant; Calo-

donia creamery; Hopkins creamery;

Coopersville Evaporated creamery;

Clarkevilie creamery; Mulliken cream-

el'y; Middleville creamery; Alto

creamery; Farmers’ creamery at Sar-

anac; Farmers’ creamery at Conkiin:

Freeport creamery. Headquaters will

be in Grand Rapids. The state dairy

and food department at Lansing as-

sisted in the organization and it is

planned to establish a. mark or brand

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supplying Owosso trade are getting to-

gether concerning territory to be cov-

ered in the purchase and sale of milk.

If they can agree as to proper divi-

sion of territory to eliminate doubling

of routes and unnecessary waste, they

can sell milk at a lower price and at

the same time make larger‘ profit for

themselves.





Kent Co. ALMOND GRIFFEN.





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MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.





Wheat.—-—In reply to the question,

“Has wheat during January suffered

injury from any cause," 42 corres-

pondents in the southern counties an-

swer “yes" and 236 “no;" in the cen-

iral counties 13 answer “yes” and 108

“110;” in the northern counties 26 an-

swer “yes” and 94 “no,” and in the

upper peninsula 26 answer “no.”



Snow protected wheat in the state,

southern, central and northern coun-

ties 27 days and in the upper penin-

sula 30 days. ,



The average depth of sow on Jan.

15 in the state was 5.98 inches, in the

southern co‘unties 5.04, in the central

counties 5.67, in the northern coun-

ties 7.13 and in the upper peninsula

10.27 inches. ,



On January 29 the average depth of

snow in the state was 6.64 inches, in

the southern counties 5.69, in the cen-

tral counties 5.39, in the northern

counties 7.70 and in the upper penin-

sula. 14.80 inches.



The total number of bushels of

wheat marketed by farmers in Janu-

ary at 73 flouring mills was 145,570

and at 86 elevators and to grain deal-

ers 193,769, or a total of 339,339 bush-

els. Of this amount 231,002 bushels

were marketed in the southern four

tiers of counties, 91,404 in the central

counties and 16,933 in the northern

counties and upper peninsula.



The estimated total number of bush-

els of wheat marketed in the six

months, August-January, is 7,500,000.

Fifty-five mills, elevators and grain

dealers report no wheat marketed in

January. The average condition of

live stock in the state is reported as

follows, comparison being with stock

in good, healthy and thrifty condition:

2I’llorses and. sheep 97; cattle and swine



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Crop and Market Notes.

Michigan.





lsabella.Co., Jan. 25.—Roads are

god, but somewhat icy. Wheat is in

fair condition. Most farmers are hold-

ing their beans as the price is advanc-

ing. There is quite a demand for

most kinds of stock. Wheat $1.30;

beans $2.80; butter 25c; eggs 250;

cream 29c; hay $12.50 loose, baled $13.

.Shiawassee Co., Jan. 26.—We are

havinga fine winter, and roads are

good. Farmers are busy cutting logs

and getting up wood. Some grain be-

ing hauled to market, but many are

holding for better prices. Wheat is

in good condition. Not much live

stock except hogs. A few auction

sales are held, but prices are not very

good. There is a~large acreage un-

der contract for sugar beets for next

season. Beans $2.80; wheat $1.35;

oats 500; corn 680; eggs 28c; butter

28c; hogs $6.50.

New Jersey.



Monmouth Co., Jan. 25.—-Wheat and

rye are looking well. Farmers have

sufficient feed for home use. About





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. The galvanized steel helmet covers the gears, keeps out rain, keeps out dust, keeps ,5,

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There is a windmill. known the world over as “the windmill which runs when all

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THE MICHIGAN ‘FARMER





FEB. 13, 1915.





 





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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





February 9, 1915.

Wheat—Prices have had wide fluc-

tuations the past week; changes were

due largely to the operations of for-

eign buyers. The .main obstacle in the

way of a continuous foreign demand

is the difficulty encountered in getting

the grain out of this country. Not

only are ships scarce, but the recent

announcement by Germany of the

blockade of the English coast has ad-

ded to the dangers of transporting

stocks to Europe. Statistics for this

country are on the bullish side; pri-

mary receipts have been small and

the visible supply shows a large de-

crease. The Canadian government is

buying wheat in Chicago for seed pur-

poses. One year ago the price for No.

2 red wheat was 9794c per bushel.

Quotations are as follows: '



No.2 No.1



Red. White. May.



....1.59 1.56 1.62





 





Wednesday





Thursday ...... 1.65 ’ 1.62 1.68

Friday ......... 1.64% 1.61% 1.67%

Saturday . .1.63% 1.60% 1.66%

Monday . . . .1.62% , 1.59% 1.65%

Tuesday ....... 1.63% 1.60% 1.66





Chicago, (Feb. 9).——No. 2 red wheat

$1.63@1.65; May $16393; July $1.39.



Corn—The corn trade is supported

to a large extent by the strorg posi-

tion of the wheat market. However,

there is at the present time a consid-

erable foreign demand which of itself

assists in holding prices on the pres-

ent high basis, notwithstanding the

fact that the visible supply is now

twice what it was a year ago. At this

time in 1914 No. 3 corn was quoted at

'30 per bushel. Prices for the past





week are: '

No. 3 No. 3

Mixed. Yellow.

\Vednesday ... . . . 78 79

Thursday ........... 79 80

Friday .............. 78% 79%

Saturday ........... 7 79

Monday ............ 77 % 78 %

Tuesday ............ 78 % 79 %

Chicago, (Feb. 9).~No. 2 yellow





740; May 81c; July 820 per bushel.

Oats—While the strength of wheat

is assisting in holding up oat values

the latter grain has much independent

strength. The visible supply shows a

decrease, primary receipts are light,

and the foreign demand is broadening

considerably. The Canadian govern-

ment is also buying oats here. One

year ago standard oats were quoted

at 420 per bushel. Quotations are as





follows: .

No. 3

Standard. White.

Wednesday ......... 62 61 %

Thursday ........... 62 61 %

Friday ............. 62 61 %

Saturday ........... 61 60 %

Monday ............. 61 60 %

Tuesday ............ 61 1/ 61





2



Chicago, (Feb. 9).~No. 3 white oats

590; May 610; July 58c per‘bushel.



Rye.—There is a good demand for

this cereal and nothing offered. Mills

have much inquiry for rye flour and

are not able to meet their orders be.

cause the grain cannot be procured.

Cash No. 2 is now quoted at $1.30 per

bushel.



Beans—Transactions are limited

and feeling steady. Detroit quotations

are: Immediate and December ship-

ment $3.15; May $3.40. Chicago prices

are strong to higher. Stocks are

small. Pea beans, hand-picked, choice

quoted at $3.25@3.35; common at $3@

3.10; red kidneys, choice at $3.25@

3.50. At Greenville, Mich, farmers

are selling on a $3 basis.



Clover Seed.-—Market is easy and

lower. Prime spot $9.30 per bushel;

March $9.35; prime alsike $9.25.



Toledo—Common seeds higher, al-

sike lower. Prime cash $9.32%; March

$9.35; prime alsike $9.15.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





Flour.~—Jobbing lots in one~eight_h

paper sacks are selling on the Detrort

market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $7.90; seconds $7.50; straight

$7.40; spring patent $8.10; rye flour

$7.20 per barrel.



Feed—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $28; standard middlings

$28; fine middlings $32; coarse corn

meal $33; corn and oat chop $29 per

ton; cracked corn $33



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.

clover and mixed $13@13.50.

Chicago—Market steady and de-





mand‘good. Choice timothy $17@18;

No. 1, $15@16; No. 2, $13.50@14.

New York.——Steady. Prime $22; No.

1, $21@21.50; No. 2, $19@20.

Straw—Steady. Detroit prices are:

Rye straw $7.50@8; wheat and oat

straw $7 @750 per ton.





Chicago—Rye straw, $8@8.50; oat

straw $7.50@8; wheat straw $7@7.50.



Pork—Market steady for dressed

hogs, light weights selling at $8.50

per cwt; heavy $7@7.50.



Veal.—-Quoted steady at'13@13%c

for facny and 9@100 for common. ,,





 





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





 





Butter.—Market is steady with de-

mand brisk. Prices are unchanged.

Extra creamery 31%0; firsts 28%c;

dairy 210; packing stock 19c per lb.



Chicago—Market steady and trad-





ing good. Supply of good stock is

increasing. Prices unchanged. Extra

creamery 320; extra firsts 30%





@31c; firsts 27@29c;‘ seconds 24@

261/20; packing stock 20%@21c.



Elgin.—The price for the week, bas-

ed on the majority of the sales, is

32c, which is %c higher than last

week.



Poultry.——Viarket is firm with offer-

ings scarce. Prices on ’all poultry are

higher. Springs 150; hens 8@14%c;

ducks 15%@16c; geese 12@14c; tur-

keys 21@220. -



Chicago.——A firm feeling exists.

Prices higher on most all kinds. Tur-

keys 150; fowls 150; springs 16c;

ducks 16c; geese 11@12%c.



Eggs.—Market easy due to heavy

supplies. Prices unchanged. Fresh

stock sells at 26 1/20 per dozen; current

receipts 25%0.



Chicago.——The general increase in

supplies has brought prices to a lower

level. Miscellaneous lots, cases 1n-

cluded 21@250; ordinary firsts 23@

24c; firsts 25c.





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—The market shows no

improvement. Offerings continue free.

The prices as here quoted are for

refrigerator stock. Common storage

sells for 50c@1 less. Baldwins $2.25@

2.50; Kings $2.75@3.25; Wageners

2526,0250; .lonathans $3.50@4; Green-

ings $2.75@3; Northern Spy $2.75@

3.25. Western box apples are selling

for 900@$2.25 per box. .



Potatoes.—Offerings liberal at for-

mer prices. Carlots 3.0@33c per bu;

in bulk 36@40c per bushel in sacks;

at Chicago the market is quite firm.

at slightly higher prices. Michigan

white, in bulk, are quoted at 40@480

per bushel. At Greenville potatoes

are quoted at 30c.





WOOL.





Trading was active the past week

and the aggregate of sales was large

considering the 'small stocks of wool

on hand. It has been a good many

years Since supplies were so small at

this season. Prices are being well

maintained with a distinctly upward

tendency. Fleece wools have advanc-

ed with Michigan delaine at 26@27c;

do, unwashed combing 29@320; do.

unwashed clothing-25@290. The ask-

ing price for quarter-blood has ad-

vanced fully 20 the past ten days.





 





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





The market Tuesday morning was

large considering the season. The

bulk of the offerings was made up of

apples. These sold all the way from

35c@$1 per bushel and were moving

quite freely. Potatoes not so plenti-

ful at 45@50c per bushel; good cab-

bage 500; carrots 500; eggs 38c; pork

$9@9.25; no loose hay was seen with

nominal price at $17@20 per ton.





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

February 8, 1915. '

(Special Report of Dunning & Stev-

ens, New York Central Stock

Yards, Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts here today as follows: Cat-

tle 160 cars; hogs 120 d. d.; sheep and

lambs 45 d. d.; calves 800 head.



With 160 cars of cattle here today

we have to report the worst market

seen here in 60 days. We notice that

our paper is going out 15@25c per

cwt. below last week and there Were

decidedly more cattle sold from 40@

500 per cwt. and even 65c lower than

last week than there were at 15@25c

decline, in fact we have not been able

to see a load of cattle that sold 250

per cwt lower than last week’s,prices,

except a few handy little butcher

steers and heifers weighing from 700

to 850 lbs. Our advice is to be very





 





1 careful in buying cattle in the coun-





try, for it is impossible at present to

forecast the future with any degree of

certainty.



We had a moderate supply of hogs

here today, but with conditions very

unsettled, owing to quarantine regu-

lations and one of our chief outlets,

the state of Pennsylvania, with their

buyers closed against our market, cer-





tainly had a serious effect on our

light hog trade here today. All handy

weights sold from 15@20c lower than

Saturday’s best time, while the medi-"

um and heavy grades suffered a nickle

to dime loss from the best time of Sat-

urday. A few extreme heavy hogs

sold at $6.90 and a good many handy

weight mixed at r7c,;with yorkers at

$7.15, and a few at $7.20;~pigs gener-

ally $7.15; roughs 6c; stags $5@5.25.

Our late trade was fairly active and

everything sold that Was yarded in

time for market. ' .



The market was active today. on

lambs and sheep, with prices’quarter

higher than the close of last week;

most-of the choice handy lambs sell-

ing at $9.65, and we lookfor steady

to shade lower prices balance of the

week.



Handy lambs $9.60@9.65; 85@90-lb.

lambs $9.25@9.50;‘ 100@120—1b. lambs

$7.85@8; cull to fair $6@8.75; year-

lings $7@8.25; handy ewes $6.50@

6.75; heavy ewes $61‘25@6’.50; wethers

$6.75@7‘; cull sheepr$3.50@5.50; bucks

$4@5; veals, choice, to extra $12.25@

12.50; fair to good $7.50@12; heavy

calves $6@8. _ . '





 





Chicago.





February 8, 1915.



. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today..13,000 142,000 12,000

Same day 1914.;20,599 46,852 22,318

Last week ..... 21,799 160,091 61,620

Same wk 1914...41,354 170,179 88,146





This week opens in great uncertain-

ty, the federal permits of interstate

shipments being hampered by numer-

ous quarantines in eastern markets.

At a late hour nearly all the sales of

cattle were restricted to butcher

stock, which sold at stronger to a. lit-

tle better prices, while it was thought

that steers would sell at unchanged

values mostly. Hogs were steady at

Saturday’s closing prices, with choice

lots taken at $6.90. The average

weight of last week’s hog receipts was

225le. Sheep and lambs opened at

steady prices.



Cattle, in common with hogs and

sheep, were under close quarantine

last week, no shipments from here to

other places being allowed, so that

everything received .had to be slaught-

ered without delay. This caused coun-

try shippers to curtail shipments to

this market to a great extent, and oth-

er markets where the quarantine did

not exist received a much larger pro-

portion of live stock than usual. Sell-

ers had anticipated a general decline

in prices, and this did take place after

Wednesday morning, when early tran-

sactions were 30@500 higher as a gen-

eral rule than on Wednesday a week

earlier. The market broke badly on

\Vednesday afternoon and later in the

week, the previous good advance fad-

ing away, notwithstanding the light

receipts. Capacity of the quarantine

division of the stock yards is only

such as will enable handling of 25 to

35 per cent of normal supplies of cat-

tle, hogs and sheep, and for this rea-

son there was danger of bringing in

too generous supplies. The bulk of

the steers received last week sold at

$7@8.50, with limited sales of inferior

lots of thin steers at $5.50@6 and of

prime heavy beeves at $8.60@9. Prob-

ably, fancy heavy steers would have

sold considerably above $9, had any

been offered, for a few cars of prime

yearlings brought $9.25@9.50. Other

sales of yearlings were ata range of

$7.25@9. Very good steers sold after

the decline at $8.25 and upwards, with

the break affecting heavy cattle much

more than fat light weights, although

even yearlings had to go at reduced

figures. Butchering cows and heifers





hogs sold highest. A week earlier

hogs brought $6.40@6.92%.



Sheep and lambs did wonderfully

well for their owners last week in

spite of the close quarantine, the mea-

ger receipts being responsible'for the

wnolly unexpected boom in prices all

along the line”; Fat stock went like

hot cakes, and new high levels for the

season were shown for lambs, .. year-





lings and-sheep. The spread in prices,





for lambs has norrowed materially

since the receipts have all gone into

the quarantine area, and it has been

common to see load after load go oven

the scales straight, without any sort-

ing. On the high time of the week

prime lambs brought $9.35, prime

yearlings $8.50, prime wethers $7.25

and prime eWes $6.60. Later declines

took place that left prices as follows:

Lambs $6.75@9; yearlings $7.40@8.25;

wethers $6.25@7; ewes $4.50@6.50;

bucks $4.25@5.- Heavy lambs weigh-

ing 90@100 lbs. brought $8@8.85.





(Continued :from page 199).

feed, and many; are being marketed

while only half fat. Butter and egg

production low on account of the cold

weather. Cattle $7; hogs $6.50; but-

ter 250; eggs 28c; corn 70c; hay $14;

potatoes 850.



~ Missouri.



Warren 00., Jan. 25.—There is lots

of snow on the ground, and wheat and

rye are in excellent condition. Farm-

ers have almost enough feed for home

use but are buying some corn and hay.

A few sheep and hogs are being fed,

but there are no cattle except dairy

cowsy Wheat at $1.30 is about the

only grain sold. Eggs are scarce at

300; butter 300; corn 75c; oats 550;

alfalfa $15@19; timothy $16.50; pota-

toes 700.





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Calves had a large outlet at much ad-

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Hogs suffered reactions last week

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prices kept on advancing because of

unusually light receipts and a good de-

mand, particularly for the better class

of hogs of the various weights. It

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disposed to make their usual large

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The large stocks of provisions held in _

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comparing with 114,997,222 lbs. a

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markets are given in the last edition.

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Thursday’s Market.

February 4, 1915.

Cattle.



Receipts 1180. Bulls and cow stuff

steady; all other grades active and

10@15c higher than last week.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.

1 cow wgh 880 at $4, 6 do av 1021 at

$5, 3 do av 963 at $5.50, 13 steers av

907 at $7, 15 butchers av 685 at $6.50;

to Mich. B. Co. 26 steers av 998 at

$7.40, 2 bulls av 1135 at $6, 1 do wgh

1500 at $6.50, 4 cows av 1050 at$5.50,

1 do wgh 1270 at $5, 2 do av 1205 at

$6, 2 do av 900 at $4, 9 steers av 1025

at $7.65, 1 cow wgh 800 at $4.50; to

Newton B. Co. 3 steers av 1095 at

$7.10, 1 do wgh 820 at $7, 3 cows av

1017 at $5.75, 2 canners av 860 at

$3.75, 7 cows av 1010 at $5.85, 1 do

wgh 1050 at $4.25; to Mason B.‘ Co.

1 do wgh 1300 at $6, 4 do av 915 at

$4.25, 6 butchers av 866 at $6.25; to

Sullivan P. Co. 17 steers av 1101 at

$7.60, 8 do av 854 at $7, 5 cows av

1182 at $6, 1 canner wgh 1140 at $4,

2 cows av 1145 at $4.25, 6 do av 1091

at $5.30, 4 butchers av 960 at $5.50; to

Hammond, S. & Co. 2 steers av 1100

$7.75, 13 do av 894 at $7.25, 2 bulls av

905 at $5.50, 1 do Wgh 1450 at $6.50;



Reason & S. sold Mich. B. Co. 10

butchers av 828 at $6.75; to Kull 1

bull wgh 1380 at $6.35, 2 steers av 900





t, at $6.75, 2‘ bulls av 1025 at $6.75, 7





butchers av 840 at $6.25; to Apple-

baum 2 cows av 1245 at $5.50, 2 do

av 1085 at $4.75.



Johnson sold Mich. B. Co. 15 butch-

ers av 810 at $6.60, 1 cow wgh 1250 at

$5.50, 1 bull wgh 1300 at $6.



Haley & M. sold Rattkowsky 3 heif-

ers av 763 at $6; to Goose 1 cow wgh

860 at $4; to Newton B. Co. 3 bulls av

873 at $5.85, 5 steers av 794 at $6.75,

7 do av 1026 at $7.25; to Sullivan P.

Co. 13 cows av 985 at $6, 2 steers av

955 at $7.50, 5 cows av 872 at $4.25; to

Hirschleman 1 steer wgh 980 at $7.50,

1 do wgh 930 at $6.50, 1 bull wgh 1140

at $6.25, 2 steers av 850 at $7, 5

butchers av 886 at $6.25; to Rattkow-

sky 1 bull wgh 1560 at $6.75, 2 cows

av 1130 at $5.35; to Mich. B. CO. 8 do

av 1125 at $5.25; to Breitenbeck 2 do

av 830 at $4, 2 do av 945 at $5.25, 1

bull wgh 1170 at $5.50.





Veal Calves.





Receipts 354. Market strong on the

good grades; dull on common at last

week’s prices. Best $10@11; others

$7@9.50.



Roe Com. Co. sold Mich. B. Co. 3

av 170 at $9.50.



Haley & M. sold Parker, W. & Co.

5 av 165 at $10.50, 2 av 145 at $10.50,

2 av 175 at $11.



Reason & S. sold Newton B. Co. 3

av 110 at $8.50, 2 av 150 at $10.50, 2

av 135 at $10.50, 8 av 150 at $10.50, 4

av 155 at $11, 3 av 155 at $11; to Lay-

der 6 av 145 at $10.50; to Rattkowsky

‘7 av 135 at $9; to Nagle P. Co. 3 av





’20 120 at $10.





Sheep‘and Lambs. ,





Receipts 3357. Lambs 250 higher

than last week; sheep steady as fol-

lows: Best lambs $8.50; fair lambs

$7.65@8.25; light to common lambs

$6.50@7.50; heavy lambs $7@7.25;

fair to good sheep $4.75@5.50; culls

and common $3@4. .



Sandal, S., B. & G. sold Newton B.

Co. 7 sheep av 85 at $4.50, 22 lambs av

52 at $6.50; to Parker, W. & Co. 125

do av 60 at $7.50; to Sullivan P. Co.

12 sheep av 170 at $4.50, 47 lambs av

80 at $8.35.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P. Co. 131

lambs av 75 at $8.30, 16 sheep av 105

at $4.75; to Hayes 11 lambs av 65 at

$7; to Youngs 10 do av 85 at $8.25, 51

do av 65 at $8.25.



Haley & M. sold Nagle P. CO. 55

lambs av 85 at $8.25, 56 sheep av 125

at $5, 16 do av 120 at $5.10, 7 lambs

av 100 at $7.50, 3 sheep av 140 at

$5.25, 30 lambs av 92 at $7.50: to

P§112~15rer, W. &. Co. 31 do av 80 at





Hogs.



Receipts 7614. Market steady: all

lapel}? grades $7 ; medium and light



Reason & ,8. .sold Parker, W. & Co.

450 .av 200, at, $7.10. ,



Bishop B. & H. sold same 2460 av

200 at $110,325 say 250 at $7.

~ ’Hale‘yd: M. s‘old‘Hammo‘nd, S. & Co;

350 av 200 at $7.10. .

,Sandal, S., B. & G. sold same'375





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Com. Co. sold Sullivan 1?. Co.





 





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Iating. Nursery under egg tray. .Ma e of "n..‘ "‘ " 2‘ \. - _ If not satisf'ed LeghornS, indicates too nluch hunger,





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and you better be feeding heavier or





your bank account will suffer. Saving

chicken feed is mighty poor economy.

Are you going to let the hens do





 





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Old Trusty





Makes big hatches winter or summer for

the beginner as Well as the oltltimcr. Now

used by 580,000 poultry raiscrs, which is

three or four times more than the next

best can Show. That's because ()ld Trusty

owners go in for profits and get them. You

take no risks the Johnson way. Old ’l‘rusty

comes on thirty to ninety days’ trial and

ten-year guarantee. . Also we pay freight.

Write today for Old Trusty book and low

price based on 100,000 sales this year.





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they are laying well and you have a

reasonably good place to keep an In-

cubator it will be money in your pock-

et to get one. Ordinarily a hen will

lay a setting 'of eggs while she is

hatching one, and then if she is to

raise the chickens she will take time

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setting or two, let us say one. I

hatched 125 chicks One year, kept

them in dry coops with board floors,

but without heat, and raised 116 of

them. They were hatched in May,

though. Now suppose you set ten





. . . ,

Belle Clty hens to get that number of chicks, and





ET the whole wonderful story of the Belle City’s ~ '

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gives on full information, facts, proofs and particulars , .

about igb ercentage hatches everywhere With World's 25 dozen at least, VVthh, at ordinary





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bator and brooder, 14‘07egg size. Your





A Postal Brings It _ .



It tells everything. Illustrates the Belle City Incubator incubator is good for several seasons.

and Broader in actual colors—shows what makes the Belle ‘ . . _



City the 21 Times World's Champion—gives facts about Keep your hens on their Job, hatch





' ' ‘ tt h h e . . .

E23313 ngcfff'gg oil??? be e” “you av ever chicks early With an incubator, and

raise them in a. broodcr with heat, not





My $800.00 Gold Otters . . . ,

overcrowding, and it Will be money in





Here's the reatcst chance

your pocket.





youever had omake money



with a hatching outfit. Con-



ditions so easy every man, .



WQmaHnbOYOl‘mr'maYl‘e‘ A Broader House for Early Chickens.



celve biggestyiiy. Book ' _ .



fivesfullpamcularsofmy It is lots of trouble to have chick-



, 2, 3 months’ Home Test . .



Ofi'er, my 10 year money ens OUtSlde so early 1111110 season, for



back guaranty and my low



rices. Freighlt rspai’dt. no, matter how careful you are you



afterthego ' on are apt to let them chill. If I was go-



ing to raise many chicks in February

or March I would have a brooder

house and a brooder stove. Just an

ordinary heating stove will do all right



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from Buffalo, arisaa



City, Minnea lie or



Racine. Wri e now.



Jim Rohan, Pres.



Belle City Incubator Go.-

out.‘ It certainly is a' pleasing sight

to see the little fellows lie over on

their sides and enjoy the heat. By

having your brooder house handy to

the houSe it is no great trouble to



keep the temperature up with a good



stove. The brooder stoves are made



self-feeding and regulating, and some



burn coal and others oil.





30 Day We“; Trial





nun—snow Remember that somelgreen feed

and meat meal is almostlafnecessity

if you would have fertileeggs. Sprout

ed oats are the best green. for [winter

use, but they are a .little difficult to

providerunless‘on‘e is prepared for it.

Alfalfa meal will answer if no fresh





Coot you gates-Inst longer





rams“: mar . lam, ““31?” '1‘;

‘ mI’lciikli thewege‘alpm bonito—overfvfinl

1!: low Brio-e ini filing» you. 5...wa

Ado-norm. ML enum,'ii.'l..‘ ('I)





 





 





FEB. 13, 1915.



C hlckcns.

green can be had. Steam the meal,‘,

or feed it in a mash. When first feed~

ing the steamed alfalfa the hens will

not take hold of it, and .some chop,

kaffir, or other favorite feed should be

mixed with it so they will get some

of the alfalfa when picking the grain.

They will soon learn to eat the alfal-

fa and will eat heartily afterward

without the grain. Beets, turnips, or

other roots are good for them. '



Roosters Predominate in Early

Hatches.



If your chicks are hatched very

early the young roosters will easily

pay the cost of raising all the pullets

to a. laying age. I have had them do

this without trouble. February or

March chickens will more than do it,

one reason being that these very early

broods have more roosters than pul-

lets. One season a flock of 17 had 13

roosters, but this was an exception to

the rule, but 60 per cent roosters will

be about the ratio, I should judge.

Later this is reversed. One year my

flock of 116 hatched in May had 65





pullets.

If you are going to use the eggs for





 





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hatching so early they must be gath-

ered many times a day. It does not

take many minutes of the ordinary Feb-

ruary weather to destroy the Vitality

of an egg. Extreme care is necessary

in every step of the process of gathr

ering the eggs, keeping them, setting

them and caring for the chicks. You

might as well freeze the chicks solid

as to let them get a good chilling. It

would save the little fellows a lot of.

suffering, and you would he as well of.

Kansas. L. H. COBB.





The Result of Proper Poultry Practice.





 





WIRING AND FASTENING FOUN-

DATION IN BROOD FRAMES.





 





I am a beginner in beekeeping. Will

you please give me full directions on

how to Wire and put foundation in

brood frames? '



SUBSCRIBER.



Muskegon Co.



If the Langstroth hive is used, or a





hive with frames of similar size, four

holes should be pierced in each end

bar of the frames, the first hole half

an inch from the top bar and the oth-

er holes two inches apart. If the

frames are purchased, the holes are

usually already pierced. No. 30 tin-

ned wire is the most commonly used

for this purpose. Commencing at the

top, run the wire through the four

holes and fasten the top wire with a.

tack. These tacks are usually fasten-

ed to the side of the top bar; the wire

is then tightened until it begins to cut

into the wood and is then fastened on

the side of the end bar, at the bot-

tom, similar to the top wire. This





'gives us a frame with four horizontal





wires and the wires as tight as we

can comfortably get them.



To put the foundation in the Hoff-

man frame, slide the foundation there

usually in' thenearest tptlie center of

the two 'Saw cuts in the top bar., then





 





 





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SAVE :20 press the wedge into the outer saw

' on cut. This will hold the foundation to

at: the top bar, and is ready to have the

\ wire imbedded into the foundation.

For this purpose, a board is needed.

This board should be slightly thicker





 

 

 





"mum’s UTEOT TI'UIP" and of a size that will just fit into the





- u 99

Leather . Tapped Stoe|s frame. Lay the board down and then

. h place the frame on top with the foun-

The only Practlcat. Comfortable. LI: t. .

LEnhti‘vf- gnggg‘g‘gbfi'g ‘gmflg’g dation between the Wires and the

guys. One Pair Outlasts 3 6 Pairs board. Then heat a Spur or an East-

ALL-Leathers. - . . _

Eere' mama“ Only“yesr-round"“131T"- -erday imbedder. (see bee supply cata

90-0“ Shoe everlnven‘ed- W” mi“ “inter—1f“ “‘ logs), and run it along the Wires, us-

summer—Alwsysdr and she 11- M359 in 3' 5'59; _ _ .

andhhel ling-4'02 ambit. $012 & u%.1ii.2‘ll‘ert ing suflECient force to imbed the wire

1 as r 9. ' . .

Mlgchanbes. bovy. 05¢;wa ungsstgggrygznmbfi- half way into the foundation. The

0 row e . .

err: Bhoe— Play Shoe—801100181100 second and third Wires should be pull-





ers. Fruit and

World’sGreatest

ed dowu slightly towards the bottom

SAVE You“ HEALTH AND MONEY bar in the center, and the bottom or.

"° "°" "9 °°°'°"" 3“” fourth wire should be slightly drawn

‘ N“ "h" B" “:33: up towards the third wire so that the

louseamggt egfthclliirneg refilling) more center of the fourth wire is nearest





t isted. leaky , . . ,

' 3302;. cficggrehiiopifm'azi:m.Lumbogo. the center of the third Wire. The light





Oo.ds N in re . .

lossof time ondaiiemh ooAfhgysmégml‘orta-blo-BAlwnye brood foundation, nine to ten sheets

D" 3"" ““09”“ “"1”" to the pound, is the foundation usually



5755L SHOE BOOK—FREE used when frames are wired.





“The Solo of Steel" illustrates and describes this MlCh. Ag. 001. F. E. MILLEN.





 





c derful mone moving Shoe with its Special Process.

fiche-Wearing yAdjusts'bl ble Leather Taps—instantly

replaced when worn for a few cents. The shoe of the

llxht. eprlngy step—the shoe that makes you sure-



ooted and tlialese—lttheyshoepthat Proteofiis ylfgv:

He lth— Your m to —- our Morse; "

Oil—or anyone—can T Y STEELE TEN





DAYS 1'“ Add!“ Y°“'P°°“”° When the white of an egg appears

‘ N. H. RUTHSTEINs watery, instead of thick and heavy, it

The steel Shoe Ham-DM- "25- R”‘"°iw‘" is a sign that its producer is being fed





‘a ration deficient ,in protein. A nor-

Fill ll 0er llnee A Week





mal egg should contain 14%, per cent

mm “w of protein. By including a fair pro-

M ltonly once event—use". everyed eds feed—10m.





portion of scalded bran, clover and

gfiafif’fimfifid‘figflf Wheat middlings. in the ration we shall

ggllgzkghyagmflg‘gugfi secure eggs With sound shells and

casierwiththe thick albumen. Sometimes the yolks

c o L E M a u of eggs appear thin and of a pale col-

GAS L‘u'l'En" or, and as often as.not this is an in-

:Inmhomu‘L‘iTnfih‘m‘ a; dication of an anemic condition in the

time,lorhnykindotwo;k u, hens that produced them. Much can

writs“

, retardants: the la ’7 gg. y ’ «Y g °

‘ nomm_fl._fipm a“ m ying stock an iron tonic such as

gmoirlggmngggufigfig sulphate of iron placed in the drink-

-'r”£e"é°3£’nl{'l'&d‘t°l°mp”‘° (:6: ing water, by adding corn meal to the

- loos ummfiSt- Toledo Ohio mashes, and by keeping the birds well

- MN. St. Francis AvmWichithss, . ' _

, 2312...: Sixth so St. mu ninn supplied With vegetable matter. With

402 Ahrd smell. Dallas. rem . . .



a View to securing eggs With sound

shells, 'firm albumen and rich golden

colored yolks, it pays to feed fowls

well. Biscuit meal, pea meal, and

corn meal may each‘be used in their

turn for mixing with the mashes and

some meat should be added. The bulk

of the mash should consist of boiled



vegetables and bran, or failing these.





WATERY EGGS.





 





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 





 





 





 





Raise More Chickens

For Profit 3.133.331.2353? _

—send for 1915 offer on Cyphers built incu-





bators—8 sizes—popular prices—$10

and up.





Cyphers Company





name stands for 18 years of service for pool





   





syn..." Y°“%“"§c°°d1~hthpth% gel“ steamed clover may be used. An ad-

. l: . . ,

2.0.2113“... pm," -°$,°208;;ge§at$gm§3 dition of sharps is necessary to make





     





   





other valuable free

tinted matter





   





the mash crumbly—a condition to be

aimed for.

Canada.





 

 

 

 





W. R. I GILBERT.





 





 





Boston. lew'erk. Obie-co,

hastily. Dense. Guile-l _





 





SEASONABLE POULTRY NOTES.





 





 





_ * The chafi and litter that accumulate

S ."o Mankato incubator





You couldn't buy be“. It





in the hen house. The hens will get

orthuetlmu the poles.





many a seed from the rubbish, and

the exercise they get in scratching

through the mass will stimulate egg

production.



Turnips, pumpkins, parings, etc.,

INCUBATO S are eaten with greater relish by the

g} l “d BROODE'ISS hens'when they are cooked, thorough-



At Direct Fro ly mixed With a mash and fed steam-

FACTORY PRICES

Oopper Hot Water Hosting ing hOt'



- , 33:33; fiflbfigfpiunfid About once a month the nesting ma-



f:;;nmm.,3$fi;9m3:g term] should be renewed. The old

for our oxmdinrly low material should be either burned or

price-Juries from $5 90 up.

WolvegrlnsSslss Co.."lllDels spread over a field far removed from

were.t. GrandRapids. limit the DOUItI'Y house.





SHOEIAKEB’S Before throwing to the hens, egg~

'\ BOOK on .



. shells should be pulverized. The egg-

andAl-unshrlillbhuovorflOOezu eating habit may result in the flock





red pleteeof! lstrusto ts. [Hells _

.u‘gmmicrm, adieu... mumm- from the feeding of half shells.





§m§§§§fi§fi§§ffi§ Were the same care given the hens

gdiarotchickendom. raucous 0-1th that is given the cows and pigs, the



number of fresh eggs that would

GREIDER'SFineCATAl-OGUE reach the market during the winter





BEOEIAKEB. Dex .11 [Puma].

Luftwmdmb'NWWva'33m“; months would increase by many mil-





California Redwood use ,trlpls

wells. ssheetoe lined. pureoop-

per leak. surest automatic reg-

uhter,ssf- Cy lament hing.

Free Book of Incubation- Facts

Fres'l‘rlll ——etro





 





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M up n net-dado".

"hut—Hoffa“: Innis-ne- uock ssdegulor huch- lion

:4 llamas-smut." is?“ no: film—pang” " W Y“ Th d i b d h 1

‘ ‘ e 1'0 11 car 5 s o -

, nn'mmeuuummssmn.‘ pp g “d be reg





ularly cleaned every week or two. Ev—





HIRED PLYIOOTI.‘ ROOKS 9” mmmg it WW” be advisable to





go through the house with a bucket of

mumpgfouifiérégmu «gimggoh-wm ‘n‘ fine soil and sprinkle a shovelful over





the oral

m oookblrde. Nonnum- numb" in“ the droppings made during the pi h

stoetdlpped bleottc reasonable. g t.

n Infinfizvoinfi ltfihfl-Jml This soil will absorb the liquid por-





 





Wrtts ”ermine





 





l i I." .l I “g“ (309%?th tions of the manure and keep down}.





odors. T. Z. Richer.





than half the width of the end bars-





 





in the loft and barn should be placed'





 





T-HE MICHIGAN FARMER





The Service that is





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given by the first ‘





l‘lflLL Flfll’ll’lOTll ll‘lCU Bi‘lTO-R





Will pay for the first, second, third, etc.





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You 14/!!! be able to purchase Hui; additional

Hall Mammoth Equlmut a: a 735141! of





Thefrolit you make from tklx initial

installation.





"Why should I hatch my chicks in a Hall Incubator”? ” Ask the practical poultryman (the money-





maker) the question and he will reply:





"Because the Hall will hatch a higher percentage of healthy





vigorous chicks — chicks that have the 'will to live’ - than incubators of any other make.‘

Hall is the mutual; Hall principles of design have successfully withstood the test of eighteen ilcara’

usage and give the operators of chicken and duck plants service and





(—— This





why'lgrsctical poultrv





THEPL IS





SEC‘LLRITY





lllll whim LITTLE WILLS





satisfaction everywhere.





Book Will Show You Why





Their utter reliability. their smuni h Bet. tionnl construction their hsuperior principles of design _

their proven ability to get bigger resulm— hate h more and bemi ( hic

men Ire so enthusiastic slmut



H all has a larger snle and a wider use than any other Mammoth Incubator.

And Now Comes Breeding Time!



Hull Mammoth Incubators produce the 100 per cent. chick. After hatching comes the question



a run-117w,- the question is discussed and answered in th e book and the answer

Hall Nursery Brccder Systems. or Hall Coal Heated Colony Brocdsrs



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Information by recognized authorities it is free. Write quickly before the first printing is





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Address Dept.





nln reasons

unmet): Incubators





book. It. contains articles





 

   

 





 





THIRL l5





SECURITY

an "E“ YORK HALl. EUUIPllENlB





 





Don’t let Lice 68!

"old of Your Flock





-—to breed, cause endless irrita-

tion and all manner of skin dis-

eases and sore spots. Take quick

steps 0 .\ .. .



get rid \‘fi, \ \\

oi lice.





Dr.



Hess

INSTANT

LOUSE KlILER





Kills Lice- Kills them quickly—

surely. Sprinkle and rub it

thoroughly into the feathers.

Put itiii the dust bath, sprinkle

itinthela ingnests, roosts and

cracks. nstant Louse Killer

also kills lice on farm stock

usoncucumber ,squashand





 





eon vines, cabbage worms,

slugs on rose bushes, etc. in

sifting-top cans. 1 lb. 25c; 3





lbs. 606. Exce tin Canada

and the far est. if not

at your dealer’s, write us.





lir. lless & Clark





 





 





“LAWN PARK” COOP





Saves Your Chicks .._..

eW Park which pulls out likes drawer

henna chicks freeing! grass. air and sunshine a”during

thedw closes at night and in storms. This coop

d; portable, with removable floor

for easy cleaning: roomy,

light. durable, sanitary.





Against

. stkallau,

. ' “nastiest:

galvanized metal- re vermin



18 in x 24 in. x 48 in. P sfor igsfilelf in chicks Sand“)e labor

ssv Writs today for ree c ulars. special prepaid





offer and to turn work into pleasure and profit.

crown: MFG- co.. DEPT. I. a URIANA. IND.





 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





 





» METAL BBOOO OOOP





' made entirely of alvanized lron

whicho will lasts its time. They

rly ventilated and are

Rat, nk. Weasel and Skunk

fr r.oof Just the coop you are

coking for. Write for else-hr

Jaspeelnl Introductory rises.

Perfection Metal Bro Cm

00.. Box 47-0. Warsaw.





 





POULTRY.

l f .50 00

BARRED ROCK l $223525. a?“io'zs's oo‘éfeh;





l‘his winter at Gd. Rapids Lansing and Beldin

“on 17 firsts. 13 seconds. 6 thirds and 1 f.ourth irds

sent on approval. Curtis ik Plotter. Icnia. Mich.





BABY ClilCl(S——ll'rom8h our heavy laying 8. 0



ms. Order now for



future delivery. Mar oh 8158 per 100; April '12; May



and June 810. Custom hatching 2560. in ltso of

eggs. 30 apiece. Satisfaction guara a.nteed



H. B. BRACKNEY a SON. Clayton. Michigan.





 





 





 





—Toms 36. Hens 84. 1 yr.

Mam. Bronze Turkeys mm,“ m1, Wm, omen

III—gas 83 per 10. Ralph Wise. Nurseries, Plalnwell.Mich





HOYAUOI BBED POUllRl‘fél‘S 5nd dillenilfd;





Oookerels at 82.83 adn 85; from prize winning stock‘

.VALENTINFl. 8np't.. Temperance. Michigan,





TOULOUSE GANDERS, from large prolific layers.





EiOeach Fishell W. Indian Runner Drakes $1. 50

GIOHGF ROHL Royal Oak Michigan





FOR SALE ——Rose Comb Brown Leghorn

fromk the leading strains in



America. also Mam otPh kin Ducks. Stock and eggs

in season. CLAUDIA BE'l“.'IS Hillsdale. Michigan

lue Bell Barred Rock Okl. from bred to lay prize





.wlnnin strain. Hen Hatched Farm Rance Bar

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BY FLOYD w. nomsox.



(Continued from last week). .



The Removal of a Portion of the Fat

from Milk.





The laws of all the states are very

rigid regarding the sale of milk. The





1statute of Michigan on this point was





passed by the Michigan Legislature in

known as Act No. 26 on the

statute books, therefore long before

there was a. food department in this

state. The part to which we refer

reads as follows: “That whoever

shall, knowingly, sell * * any milk

diluted with water, or in any way

adulterated, or milk from which any

cream has been taken * shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor * *.





iTnder this statute there are many

common practices of dairymen which

are clearly illegal. A man, for exam-

ple, may have a herd of Jersey cows

producing milk which will average

five per cent milk fat. He is placed

with his product in competition with

neighbors whose milk averages 3.5 per

cent fat. In other words, each 100

pounds of milk which the first men-

tioned dairyman sells contains one

and one-half pounds more milk fat

than does the 100 pounds sold by the

second man. The, invention of the

milk separator—centrifugal—has made

it possible to remove almost complete-

ly the. fat from milk. It would be pos-

sible for the, first dairyman to reduce

the fat content of his milk from five

to 3.5 per cent and thus sell it upon

an equal footing with his neighbor.

This, according to the law above cit-

ed, constitutes an adulteration and

has been so held time and time again

by food departments. The same re.-

sult, however, may be accomplished in

a. more extensive way by cutting down

the percentage of high fat-producing

cows in the herd. In this way a pro-

duct of the same approximate compo-

sition, that is, a milk containing 3.5

per cent fat, may be produced and the

law has been circumvented in an en-

tirely 1 gal manner. ‘

Food Officials Need to be Frank with



Manufacturers.



\Ve believe in the above case, which

is typical of conditions which occur

frequently among food manufacturers,

that'a food department should not

wink at cases of this kind and hold

up their hands helplessly, but should

attempt to find intelligently some mid-

dle ground and if the law does not

cover the point clearly and justly,

their policy regarding the enforcement

of that particular law should be made

perfectly clear to the manufacturers

and consumers as well. This is not a

compromise measure, but a measure

attempting to bring order out of chaos.

We do not mean either, that in so

doing the food department should do

what is forbidden in the law. Frank-

ness should certainly be a part of the

makeup of an executive department.

Other-wise, those indivaduals of honor

and integrity, manufacturers and pro-

ducers whose support is clearly noted

in the enforcement of the law, are

placed at an enormous disadvantage

while the unrighteous manufacturer

and vendor ruin the business of the

righteous manufacturer by destruc-

tive competition because he is not

ashamed to take advantage of the

food department.



A Common Practice.





Dairymen all over the state and all

over the United States, that is, dairy—

men who have finanCial backing, are

today separating the fatty portion

from milk and putting back into it

less fat than was taken out. In other

words, in the milk plants they are

producing the same condition that

would be produced by the, individual





makeup of his. herd. We do not think

this is criminal but it is, of course, al-

most criminal to the honest producer

that an executive department will not

permit or countenance this ,very pro{

cedure which he. knows is being fol-

lowed by his competitor, and which a

food department is powerless to pre-

vent. There is a certain minimum

standard for fat in milk below which

no milk is salable in the markets of

the state. This is right, and except

for a. probable standard in solids, that

is all that need be said on the milk

question with the exception, of course,

that the milk must contain no added

substances. Again, manufacturers

have certain standards of value for

their products which are not always

apparent to the ordinary executive

official. It is reasonable, therefore,

that such a department should be un-

der the jurisdiction of a man of keen

discrimination. The law places upon

food. manufacturers certain responsi-

bilities. It places upon the food law

administrator certain duties, none of

which are secret, but the makeup of

his mind and his attitude towards the

enforcement of those. laws are import-

ant to each and every food manufac-

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COMBINING LEGUMES WITH

CORN.





 





One year we began experimenting

with soy beans to add more protein to

our silage crop. 'We planted two acres

of soy beans and harvested them at

the time we cut our silage corn. We

mixed 12 loads of soy bean fodder

with 20 loads of silage corn. The

cows ate the mixed silage with a rel-

ish and no bad results were notice-

able in the milk while it was being

fed. We reduced the grain ration

about one-sixth while feeding the mix-

ed silage and the cows varied slightly

in their yields; it was my intention to

reduce the grain ration still further,

but we were just about making the

amount of milk that our contract call-

ed for and were not in a position to

do much experimenting.



The large varieties of soy beans, if

given good cultivation and planted on

a rich soil can readily be made to pro-

duce eight or ten tons of fodder per

acre when in the early seed stage.

The crops seem to thrive better when

planted in drills about two feet and a

half apart and with the plants about

two inches apart in the rows. Some

have advocated double cropping, but

better results can be obtained by

growing each crop, by itself. Each

crop needs a large amount of sunlight

for its growth and perfection and one

crop is sure to suffer when they are

grown together.





New York. W. MILTOX KELLY.





 





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“Why do you Stay at Home?" is the

title of a booklet sent on request by

the Vl'illys-Overland Co., Toledo, Ohio.

Its subject matter deals directly with

the average. farmer’s needs for more

rest,and relaxation, for an occasional

change of scene and frequent ming-

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lar reference to the advantages of an

automobile as a, means of supplying

these needs. It is profusely illustrat-

ed, and presents many lessons which

would benefit any reader. Send for a

copy of this booklet, mentioning the

Michigan Farmer.



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shot guns, mnaufactured by the Mar-

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Conn, are fully illustrated and de-

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of repeating guns and ammunition for

same in detail, togetherlwith parts,

equipment, etc. It is conveniently in-

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Insects destroy a. billion dollars worth of farmers'

crops yearly because there are too few birds to eat

all the insects.



The Farm Journal believes that most of the insect-

eatmg birds have been killed. Hence insects

increase and destroy crops. Hence certain birds

must be protected. Hence the Liberty Bell Bird

Club has been organized.



Already 190.000 members—3.000 clubs in schools.

More members are wanted. Fathers, mothers.

children. No dues, button free. Everybody write.

We can save a billion dollars of crops with your

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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSO.

.CIATION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.





President—R. J. Robb, Mason.



Vice-president—C. J. Reed, Spring

Arbor. .



Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. J. S.

Brown, Howell.



, Directors—~A1fred Allen, Mason; Jos-

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

ly, Almont; C. T. Hamline, Alma: W'.

K. Crafts, Grass Lake; Edward Burke,

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Associational Motto:



“The skillful hand with cultured

mind is the farmer’s most valuable

asset.”





 





 





Associatlonal Sentiment:

“The Farmer: He garners from the

soil the primal wealth of nations.”





BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB WORK.





 





Associational President R. J. Robb

announces that the Boy and Girl Club

work of the State Association for

1915 will be in charge of Mr. Theo. H.

.Townsend, of St. Johns.



Local Club officials who are inter-

ested in this phase of educational

work should communicate with Mr.

Townsend, either direct or through

Fresident Robb.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





Hold Annual Oyster Dinner.——Clover

Leaf Farmers’ Club, of Allegan coun-

ty, held their annual oyster dinner on

January 12, at the home of Mr. and

Mrs. O. S. Howe. A supper consisting

not only of oysters, but of many other

good things as well. A few songs by

the Club and a reading by Miss Bark-

er, made up the program. Then fol-

lowed an interesting and lively discus-

sion in which many good ideas were

brought forth. The topic was, “The

cheapest way to veal calves.” The

new oflicers had charge of the meet-

ing. There were 71 present—Mrs.

Starr Fenner, Cor. Sec.



Education vs. Acres.—-On January

27 the members of the Essex Farm-

ers’ Club, with a goodly number of

guests, were very pleasantly enter-

tained by Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Skin-

ner. The exercises were opened with

singing by the Club, followed by re-

peating, in unison, The Lord’s Prayer.

The minutes having been approved

and some business matters cared for

the treasurer’s report was read, show-

ing the finances of the Club to be sat-

isfactory. Resolutions on the death

of a former member, Mrs. Chas. Luck.

were presented, approved, and ordered

spread on the minutes and a copy to

be sent to the family of the deceased.

The new president, Mrs. J. Blemaster,

on taking the chair, urged, in earnest

words, the making of the present Club

year, one of the best of its 29 years of

usefulness. Several new committees

were announced, after which the pro-

gram committee reported and the neat

new yearly programs were distributed

to the members. Verses, treating of

the subject of Death, were recited,

very appropriately by Mrs. Frank Bot-

tum. The morning program being con-

cluded, the next hour and a half was

interestingly occupied in the partak-

ing of dinner and in social enjoyment.

The afternoon exercises were opened

with a vocal solo, pathetic in senti-

ment and beautifully rendered by Mrs.

Millard, wife of the pastor of the M.

E. Church, of Maple Rapids. Next

came roll call, with responses consist-

ing of “HumOrous Sayings” of chil-

dren. The question, “Is gift-giving at

Christmas time overdone?” was next

discussed, C. A. Mathews opening the

discussion, followed by Mrs. G. J. Jew-

ett and others. While extravagance

should be avoided, the giving of ap-

propriate gifts, possessing somewhat

of the quality of usefulness, was ear-

nestly commended. “Ought the surplus

money from the farm be used to buy

more land, or should it be used for

the present benefit of the family?’

was the next question dissected, bring-

ing forth a variety of views, the ma-

jority of which appeared to favor,

quite strongly, the using of surplus

funds for the present good of the fam-

ily, which should include the develop-

ing of the higher faculties through the

true education of the boys and girls.

Some earnest words were next spoken

by several members in regard to the

present efforts to secure'a state-wide

prohibition law by act of the present

Legislature, and all who spoke urged

that the proposed law be enacted. An

instrumental solo, by Mrs. Dewey

lack,.,closed the exercises. The Feb-





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Everseer—C. H. Bramble, Tecum-

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Lecturer—Dora. H. Stockman, Lan-





sing.

Secretary——Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.

Treasurer—Frank Coward, Bronson.

Executive Committee—C. S. Bart-

lett, Pontiac; Geo. B. Horton, Fruit

Ridge; J. W. Hutchins, Hanover; W.

F. Taylor, Shelby.





PROGRAM FOR FEBRUARY MEET-

INGS.





 





State Lecturer’s Suggestions for

Second Meeting.



Song, “Why Don’t Parents Visit the

School?” By some of the school chil-

dren.



Roll call with quotations from Long-

fellow.





“How can the Grange help to





er.



Solo, “The Bridge,” or some other

song with the words by Longfellow.



Debate, “Resolved, that one-half the

funds now spent for armament be

used for building-federal roads,” by

four young men.



Surprise feature, a contest on see-

ing who can write the most words

itfrom the letters in the name Washing-

on. .



Song, “Mount Union Bells,” by the

school children.





POMO‘NA GRANGE IN SOUTH

BOSTON.





 





The Pomona Grange meeting re-

cently held at South Boston was a

grand success from every point of

view. The day was a typical Michi-

gan winter’s day. Before noon the

sleighs in numbers began to collect

in the yard and the old sheds were

soon filled with horses. On entering

the hall one was greeted with the

pleasant odors from the kitchen which

foretold the good things to come. Af-

ter the friendly greeting of neighbor

with neighbor, dinner was said to be

ready and all responded quickly by

filling the places at the tables. And

such a dinner! No, none but the peo-

ple of South Boston could do it so

well. To this those present can well

testify. When dinner was over those

present assembled with others who

came later, in the auditorium and the

program opened by the president, af~

ter which the meeting was given in

charge of Mrs. Frank Daniels. Owing

to the fact that Mr. Ketchan could not

be present during the entire meeting

the order of the program was chang-

ed to meet his convenience and the

part referring to “Liabilities” was at

once taken up. He talked from 1:30

until nearly 4 o’clock, and it seemed

to the writer that no one lost a single

word of what he had to say. It was

one of his usual spell—binders for

which he is becoming famous. When

he had concluded everybody present“

seemed to act as if glad he was there.



The speaker was followed by H. H.

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Worms—Farcy.—I have a mare

which, to my mind, shows symptoms

of worms; she also has quite a lot of

small boils on inside. of thighs, and

another on shoulder. A. P., Moline,

Mich—Mix one part powdered sul-

phate iron, one part ground wormseed,

one part salt and three parts ground

gentian, and give her a tablespoonful

at a dose in feed twice a day. If the

discharge from boils is sticky, and if

the sores .are indolent, slow in heal-

ing, and if she remains unthrifty for

two weeks longer, have her tested

with mallein to ascertain if she has

farcy or glanders, and if she re-acts,

she will, of course, have to be destroy-

ed. The state veterinarian should be

consulted if she reacts to the Mallein

test.





S-prained Tendons-—Bone Spavin.—

My ten-year-old horse sprained fore

leg by snow collecting and freezing in

shoe, causing the toe to tip up, allow-





 





ing heel to sag. I also have a horse

lame from bone spavin; starts out

quite lame, but improves with exer-

cise. C. H. W., Ber-Ville, Mich—Ap-

ply equal parts turpentine, aqua am-

monia, and olive oil to sprained parts

every two days. Give your spavined

horse rest, clip hair off bunch; apply

one part red iodide mercury and four

parts lard every ten days. If this

treatment fails at the end of six

weeks, have him fired.





Brittle Hoofs.——I have a Percheron

mare four years old that has rather

small feet; they are also dry, hard,

and do not seem to grow as rapidly as

they should. H. M., Quincy, Mich.—





 





   

   

 

 

 





Clip hair 01f coronct and apply one

part cantharides and six parts lard

which will blister and stimulate a.

healthy growth of horn; also apply

lanolin to brittle hoofs once a day.

Ringworm.-—My calves, ranging in

age from six months to one year,

all seem to have a growing scab dis-

ease over the eye and I am quite sure

one gives it to the other. E. A.,

Washington 00., Mich—Your calves

suffer from either ringworm or warts.





cautiously every day ortwo.



Indigestion—I have a steer nine

months old that has bloated twice

during the winter. Once a month ago

and again a day or two ago. He runs

loose with five others. I feed hay and

grain in the morning, fodder at noon

and bean pods at night. I have been

giving him kerosene after bloat, but

that is too severe—it seems to weak-

en him so much. What can I do to

prevent these sick spells? W. K.,

Claire, Mich—Give your steer a tea-

spoonful of hypo-sulphite of soda and

a, dessertspoonful of ground ginger at

a dose in feed two or three times a

day. If his bowels are costive, give

him three-quarters of a pound of ep-

som salts. Discontinue giving him

kerosone or you will perhaps cause

his death. If he has a severe attack

of bloat, give him large doses of hypo-

sulphite of soda, or large doses of

aromatic spirits of ammonia and do

not hesitate to puncture him in left

flank with a trocar and canula.



Loss of Appetite—I have a six-

year-old horse who occasionally loses

his appetite for oats. H. A. F., Port

Hope, Mich.»lf his teeth are in good

condition and he shows no symptoms

of sickness, then frequently change

his feed and give him a tablespoonful

of ground gentian and a teaspoonful

of hypo-sulphite of soda at a dose

three times a day.





Rheumatism.—r—.I have a two-year-old

colt thatc‘suffers, from a rheumatic

stiffness in hind quarters, worse in

one leg and unable to get up without

assistance. I also have a 12-year-old

Flare ailing much the same way, but

ame in one leg. She stands up all

the time. F. S. D., Assyria, Mich.—

Give two-year-old colt a teaspoonful of

sodium salicylate and half a teaspoon-

ful of powdered colchicum seed at a





'dose three times a day and rub hind





quarters with alcohol twice a day. If

her bowels are costive, give. her a

pint or two of raw linseed oil occa-

sionally. ’ Your other mare has an at-

tack of rheumatic gout. If not in

foal, give her one quart of raw linseed





Apply iodine ointment to sore parts k





oil to open bowels. Also give her a

dessertspoonful of powdered nitrate of

potash at a dose in feed three times a

day, and rub her hind legs_with alco-

hol two or three times a. day.





Chronic Cough—Incipient Heaves.—-

My nine-year-old mare has been trou-

bled with a cough for some time and

I am inclined to believe she is devel-

oping heaves. C. S., Ludington, Mich.

—~Feed no clover or 'dusty, musty,

badly cured fodder of any kind, also

increase her grain ration and decrease

her fodder supply. Keep her stable

clean, well supplied with fresh air and

properly ventilated. Give her 40 drops

of fluid extract lobelia. and 17$ oz. of

Fowler’s solution at a dose in damp

feed three times a day.





Unthrifty Mare.——I have a six-year-

old mare that is fed 15 to 18 ears of

com a day with a little oil meal, bran

and salt night and morning. Some-

times feeding her ground oats and

corn, but she fails to pick up. S. M.

V. N., Alto, Mich—Mix one part pow-

dered sulphate iron, one part ground

nux vomica, one part ground worm-

seed, one part salt, four parts ground

gentian and give her a tablespoonful

or two at a dose three times a day.





Anaemiahln this locality we have

a disease which occasionally affects

cows, culled gaunt gut. The animal

does not appear to be sick, seems to

lose appetite, gradually loses flesh and

usually dies. Had a case last” winter

which pulled through and cow fleshed

up soon after grass came. Is this dis-

ease contagious? L. H., Wexford,

Mich.——Lack of proper care, protec-

tion from storms, feeding an unbal-

anced ration, or insufficient stable

ventilation and lack of proper nutri-

tion gives rise to digestive disturb-

ance, followed by anaemia and death.

Feed grain, clover or well-cured corn

fodder and roots. Give 1 oz. of grOund

gentian, 1 d1“. ground nux vomica, 1/2

oz. of hypo-sulphite of soda at a dose

three times a day. The disease is not

contagious.





Diarrhea—We have a. four-weeks-

old calf that is bothered with diarrhea.

J. V. T., Nunica, Mich—Give your calf

an ounce or two of castor oil to clean

him out, then give him 10 grs. of

salol every four hours; also 20 grs. of

sub-nitrate of bismuth three or four

times a day. Sterilize the milk you

feed him. ~



Abscesses on Face—I have a heifer



that has boils on face which first

swell up, then open. discharge pus,

then dry up. G. H. L., Hart, Mich.—

Give your heifer a teaspoonful of Don-

ovan’s solution and a dessertspoonful

of sulphate of soda at a dose in feed

three times a day. Paint bunches

with tincture iodine daily.

. Chronic Cough—For the past 12

months one of my breeding ewes has

been troubled with cough. She ap-

pears to be a little worse this winter

than last, has no discharge to amount

to anything, from nose, has spells of

coughing quite hard, but is thrifty and

eeps in good flesh all the time. D.

A., Montague, Mich—Mix together

equal parts ginger, ground gentian and

powdered licorice and give her a tea-

spoonful at a dose in feed three times

a day. If glands of throat are enlarg-

ed, apply tincture of iodine two or

three times a week.



Sore Shoulders.——l have a mare that

had collar boils. I removed part of

collar padding, which relieved them

some, rested her and healed all the

sores; I then Worked her a day with

solid collar, and bunches returned, all

going to show that she had not recov-

ered. W. W. E., East Lake, Mich.—

As you perhaps know, certain horses

have a thin skin which is easily irri-

tated and unless collar is fitted prop-

erly and the skin somewhat toughen-

ed with cooling astringents t e shoul-

ders will get sore. Dissolve lb. of

acetate of lead, 3 ozs. of sulphate of

zinc. and 2 028. of tannic acid in a

gallon of water and wet shoulder with

this solution three or four times a.

day. It is good practice to make these

applications to the shoulder when the

animal is idle as well as when work-

ing. Furthermore, the collar or sweat

pad should be kept clean and dried

after use.





Snagged.—I have a two-year-old colt

that jumped a board fence and ran a

sliver into body about midway be-

tween elbow and stifle. The wound

healed over, but there is left a bunch

that appears and feels like a rupture.

W'ith the end of fingers you can put

this bunch up into body, but in a min-

ute it drops down. W. W., Central

Lake, Mich—The only treatment that

will give you satisfactory results is a

surgical operation performed by a

competent vet; however, this hernia

(rupture) may never grow any larger

or do any harm if left alone. .



Nervousness.—For the past six

months my seven-year-old mare has

been inclined to switch and grow vic-

ious and I would like to know What

can be done for her. P. C. M., Peters-

burg, Mich.———She should . be given

more work and less feed; besides,

treat her kindly, but firmly.
FEB. 13', 1915.





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7 days. Average record of 50 dams in

“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 reasonable so you can have thebest





 





 





at reasonable prices some

line young registered



from 3 months to 15

months old. from A. R.

0. Dams of high butter



F records.



Breeosvllls, llclllgan.

Do You Want A Bull?

Ready For Service.



From a grand daughter of The Kin gof the

Porn in”. Si red by a bull that is more than a half

brothorto the Champion Holstein w o! the

World. and whose dam is 1130 lb. 6% 5 fat da tor





. FOR" SALE

310E“)



Iigtlnw' : Holrhin Farm,

of Pen o Korndyke who has more lb.

daughters than any other living ball. I! you' do

write for pedigree.





EDWIN s. LEWIS, 1111.11.11, Mich.

Our Herd Sire





Long Beach [in Kol Korndyko





Has a $20,000 Sne,a $10, 000 Dam,

your: record: Milk 21393; Butter. 1226le 50% lat. )

he has a 820.0(1) sire with 9- 30 lb daughters. She also

has a $10: 000 dam (year's record. m2: Butter.

(38.1bs Bull calves resdyF for Service 9109 up.

F-S ELI).A Proprietor.

LONG BEACH FARM A.ugusm Mich.





Hereford Bulls for Sale‘Xfifilifi 11511”;





011116ng Pellllollyrod bull calges lboult seihen irfiolnghsr ‘cld(i

a '0 all ma 5 In W

right. BEAVER Lila RANCH 0011111111111. r1731.





$25 Delivered figmflinfifim‘fimi





Calf. Not ell ble to registry. By 24-pound butter bull.

and heavy in kin ng cow. A beauty. Half wih i.te

OUGEMONT FARM S.D_etroit. Michigan





ll: :lmd llslslcia Callie. I'Sfififllifliflii’fi

..R 0. Cows Biredb y Kongorveld Coin Pletertje.

Prices reasonable. Floyd P Jones. 3.190 8. Oak Grove.lich.





$50M cash. balance note. gets 11.11: bull calf. You'will

hero: roud of both breeding ds Individuality. When

buying 1:





y 800d ones. M. L. McLaulin. Redford. Mich.

ESPANORE FARM,

LANSING. MICHIGAN.

OFFERS FOR SALE A BPLENDID





llogisloroo Holstein Bull call





A bargain for a quick sale

A few females for sale.





CHASE s. OSBORN.

ADAM E. FERGUSON. :Owners.





FOR SALE—Fine 3 year old Holstein heifer

bred to randson of Colantha

Johanna Lad. Also beautifu bull cal.

GEO. D. CLARKE. Vassar. Michigan.





A Choice Holstein Bull Call





Fro a30 lb. bull. full brother in blood to the

World's Champion Holstein. the World's Churn-ion

4-yr.-old. and own brother to the 3d greatest cow.

Dam an 18 lb. three year old



KILLCRES’I‘ FARM. Kalamazoo. Michigan.

Also some choice Big Type Poland China Fall pigs

and Bourbon Red Turkeys.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





- —Ke has a 20.73 111. dam with mlb‘.

"Gilli"! 3“" dam.b 111111119 11111 1130111. 111111 (12511111

days.) andalllflfi Agar-old sister. 2mcnths old.

976 delivered. Hobart Fay. Mason. Michigan.





$13313 Elfi Bi. 1‘35 11.13491?th





Islam Mi ich. If a breeder ands member

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





——Jerse BCattle. Y rkshlre Ho .

Lilli. FBMdoxf y Wrti'te for what 151.11

want. COLON C. LILLIE. Coopersville. Michigan.





Holstein-Friction Breeder"T “0.11.0wa 5:11:

represented. D. D. AITKEN. Flint. Michigan.





THE WILDWOOD JERSEY HERD





stored Jersey Cattle. rich Majestys Wonder

10.0%!!le one of sheet sons of fBoyal Majesty is at

thee head of herdt‘h is sons show ty class and

his dau tors are producing a lar ow of high testing

milk. rite your wants. Alvin olden. Capac. Mic.





MAPLE Lane heRegister of Merit Herd—Tuberculin

tested byth Government. Forsale.bulls.bull

calves and heifer calves from R. of M. dams and grand-

dams. and Hood Farm sire whose dam' s and grand-

dam‘ s records average 819 lbs. of butter. lrvin Pox. Allegan. Mich





A Pure-Brod





Jersey





bull counts for more than

the dam in grading up.

You should be developing

some soopounds-of-butter cows. Thethorough-

bred bull is worth all he costs on grade or

full-blood Jersey cows. Like begets like.



THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB

324 W. 23d 81.. New York City.





 

 

 

   

 





 





BUTTER BRED ”3%“. ””11””





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK ARM1E

.Allegan County. Michigan.





ERS Eys—YEARLINO BULL READY FOR



J SERVICE. Also bull calves.

kwater Farm. R. F. c. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich.



LINE BRED JERSEY COWS AND HEIFERS. Fresh





or due soon. Male calves eligible to re lstration.

CHAS. B. COOK FARM.





lsmy Bull: lor Sale ézgg‘nhiiggoflugnégmlmo

semi-official test. CB 11”.“ 5. A!” Mich.

lhorlhorns"1’“" 0' beef bred 3.1.11... stock .11





ages forsalo at farmersprioee. C. W. Crum.

Secy. Cent Mich. Shorthorn Breeders' Asan.. McBride. Mich.





Owosso. ichigan.





 





FOB SALE—Shorthorn Bulls. red and roans. by

sons of Avcndale and Victor Llnwocdlboth Interna-





tional winners. John Schmidt. B.2.Beed City. Mich.





Dairy Bred Shorthorns *of 31111111111





STRAIN J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Michigan.





SlllllllllOllllS:00l10|0E IOU“ BULLS FOR SALE





APP. Howell. Michigan.

SHEEP.





IT PAYS TO BUY PUR'E‘TA. DIED.”In SHEEP 0F

~ POARS





"SW11: the East. "

I sell and ship everywhere andps pay express

es. Wrote for club offer and rice list.

Oxfords Shropsh ires and Polled- nes.





:PABSONS. Granchdge.Mich. R I.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





L ' i —Yearlin and ram lambs from Champion

““3 0" flock of 111111111 of 11111111. Also select Berk-

shire swine. Elmhurst Stock Farm. Almont. Mich.





OXFORD-00W! SHEEP. ll0 STOCK FOR SALE.





M. F. GANSSLEY. Lennon. Michigan.





Wool-Mullon Shropshire Ewes, 2:23 youngest:

outstcckquick. Mos tlsg sblred bmyi ortedram. Write

today. MAPLEWOOD TOOK FAR Allegan. Mich.





 





Twelve bred yearling and two year old registered



Shropshire ewes for sale. Also Shorthorn bulls.

E. MOR RISE. Flushing. Michigan.



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HOOS.





erkshire Hogs—Choice gilts bred to furrow in March

and A ril. Also a number of Barred Plymouth

Rock Coo 'arels. Chase's Stock Farm. B..No.l, MarletteJliich.





BERKSHIRE S’Bé’gflogie‘émloflér





choice. all guaranteed. G. H. RIDER. Almont. Mich.





 





 





 





 





A BARGAIN ONLY $50 1135;;





Holstein Bull Calf. Best blood and best A. 11.0. book-

ing on both sides. Half hits. Perfect and hand-

some individual. BougemVlbnt Farms. Detroit. Mich.





High Class HOLSTEINSM 11.3.1





1. headed by Smithdale Alcartra Pontiac. whose

lathe humus Alcnrtra Polksdot. Have few youn bulls

and females for sale at reasonable prices WII buy

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

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





 





 





Mo. old l‘olstein Bull—Sire has 34.31 lb. sister—Dam has

25.7? lb. Sister DeKol 2d. Butterboy 8d breeding. Price

low. quality considered. ELMER E. SMITH. Redford. Mich.





 





~Takes your choice of 6 fine bull calves

$501) frcm2t08months old from good A 0.

Dame. WM. GRIFFIN. Howell. Mich.





 





“Top-Notch” Holsteins.





Extra large fine young bull. 29% white. born Oct.4.1913

am has oficlal record cf29 .401 . butter in 7 days.

117. 50 lbs in 30 da s. Sire' a dam isa29. 84 lb. 4 yr.-old

dau hter of a 30.1ch

HERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Michigan.





llOLS'I'EIllS FOR SALE





5 Good Bulls, ready for service.

10 Very Choice Bull Calves.

2 Two-year-old Heifers, bred.

l Six-year-old grand- daughter of King

8931s, due 1n December.





L. E. CONNELL. Fayette, Ohio.

FOR SALE Registered Holstein Bulls





read for' service. and bull'calves. also females.

F3 EHAN J. FIBHBECK. Howell, Michigan.





obtain Bull Coll; Born Sept 11. Splendid individual



well grown. nicely marked. His dam and sirs‘ s dam have

A.I.O. record-that averare'ldays Butterflflulbs Illklli'l.8

lbs. both as 4-yr_-olds. W. B. READER. Howell. Michigan.





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:-Cow and twcho

logitlmll alum“ good 01111111 female .11 111i: Breeders! 111.11 Grade n11.1111911111131111o. 1.1111- .1111

tongistry. NT Watervliet. Mich gan. prices upon application.

Bo GuernseyBulis. Berkshirsh‘tfiflt: Bull lcalvss d Herd B 11. Ca

For 31.1%,}; ng ill-guts“ bred for ing furrow Reg' HOISICIII supply all wasdlts in Reg .uCheste‘i'

nd, Mich! White swine. yB. Parham. Bronson. Mich.





B l

osnxsnlnfingysptems Enthusiasts”?





Dockerville. Michigan.

HAMPSHIRE Swine—Breedingwstock of all age

from most po ular strains rite for breeding.

. Floyd Myers. .9 Decatur. Ind





 





Inspection invit





 





Hampshire swine, some good Boars for Breeding and some

Fall pigs both sexes at right prices. West Wind Farm,

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





 





NESTERIWHITES. August and September pigs. from

su-es as Cluckasaw Bud. Modeler. Bronson King. Aoertiiicate

of registry with eachpig. John Gintling. Bronson, Michigan.





0

saw WEIGHED 952 LBS.





23, MONTHS OLD





I have started more breeders on the road to suc-

cess than an man living. I have thelargeet and fin-

est herd m t S.Every one an early developer.

ready forthemarkot at six months old. I want to



lace one hog' 1n each community to advertise my

erd. Write for my plan,‘ 'Howto Make Money from

302'- " 0. ‘- BENJAMIN. II. No. l 0 Portland. Hloh.





 





 





 





—8orvice boars. also ilts

0.1.0.5Wine of Springf gyrow' goo

$21102 (gder Iwith naotb‘eforef they are sold Gem?



11 pa rs an r 011 0 ng. and So t. Gfarrc

A. J. GORDEN. R. No.2. Dorr. Mll:hi¢an.wy





o la- 0 Fl" 'I‘H'OiIVI—Ohmcem Bills lbw?“ to onto of the

C. J- PSON. Rockford. Michigan.





o. 'I c' il'h‘nree serviceable boars. mdgilts'l and year.





bredM or March W

Also Sept. pigs. ANN Dansville. Michigan.





I —.STRICTLY BIO TYPE. For 13

10-1!‘ ..c 8I are been breeding for also ill-d

bgngtt with qualltIy. hLengthy Prince one of the largest

b Whhe eovbreod or produced. earls our herd. assi‘ed

iy its Monarch and Frosts Ch oioe. 2nd. prize under

15?: 13.111321: bolarflat Mo. later State Fal r 1914. took



al mes p css reasons ”bl Address

NEWMAN-s srocx 1:11.111 11. No. 1.111.111.1111, Mich.





 





HEREFORD; Emwfi“".::":fd“‘





Jerseys. Bulls ready for service. exta quality sired

acoba' s Fair! Emanon. 05111.!

producing dams. SMITIIA PABKOEB. Howellm Mich.





 





ALLEN B808" Paw Paw. iohlcnn.





 





 





o I c -S prin boars all sold. We have some

up

.1an ansNranl s'iiir .Md'nnd “diodes.“ 11511111111111.





314207





0 L c"—0n A suboa f silt-abrod “are” March and

I pay express. ’3. P.:rA°NDB . BIAS. Dansville. Iris?





0 I cl -Good thrifty stock for sale at all

s s s timfi) Choice sows bred forB ring

ferrow. TED DB EB. Munith. Mich can.





0 L Creel sows bred for Spring farrow. 75 Fall I

arcs and growthy teyonr wants.

GLENWOO’DOBBTOCK 1' RM Zeeland. Michigan.





0 I. 0. Choice gilts bred for s ring furrow. Solpt. pigs.

-serviceablo boar weighing lbs. pri co 930. he

bodied and big boned kind. Alvin V. Hatt. Gras- LakeJlich.





! —I have extra line lot of last spring



0' I. c s boars and alot of this all pigs.

either sex. not ski 1n. )6 mile west of de t.



OTTO B. SCHULZE. Nashville. Mich an.





o. '- Cls —I have some good Sept. boars ready

Farm 2 miles South- West of

cm. J. w. nownnfl'a





No.17. Ovid. Michigan

0 i C, . None for sale at present. 8.0.11. I.

' reds. Cookerels and eggs for sale now.



A. B. GRAHAM. FLINT. MICHIGAN.





DUROC JERSEYS





Public Sale oi Bred Souls March, 4.

Send for Free Catalog.





Brookvalor Form, Ann Iroo1,lllch.,ll.l=.ll.7.





of the heavy boned typo. Brod Sows

“lime Ilflse S and fall Pigs of both sex for sale

M. A. BRA . Oakemos. lngham 00.. Michigan





 





 





uroc soJserscys: A few choice boars and bred gllts.

C. WLeghcrns and Buff Rock Cookerels.

J. MclNICsOLL. Sta.A li..4No .Bay City. Michigan.





Duroc Jerseys 6.13"}.9'XE31‘31‘5





arrow. Fall eithossox. 8.0 LMAN.

3111511111111 11.1w»? $111M. shepfm‘d. 1111111113111.





UBOC J ERSEYS—Aug and Sept Pigs,ed with mplenty

D of size and great JqD‘md tty: Also ogilts ri ze

sunning stock 1.Mcnroo. ioh.





f

DUROC GILTS ill?“ his etéil'fihfti‘gofi’sfi

does not suit you return sow after inspectionE at KOmtI





e use and our money back.

1115118. .WIG pnora Klnderhookln Mich





Ill. 8. and cnosleIWhile Swine





fioGilts bred for March and April farrow bred to

White HallJ r.. second Krizc aged boar Illinois State

Fair. and Allen. Jr. C mBoonH at Wis.8 tate Fair

and to Jumbo and Wonder Hero area pair of

big ones and are smooth. Special prices for the

month of February. Service males and fall pigs of

either sex. Write your wants and come and vs it the

fireatets herd in state. All stock shipped c. o.d .and





ROLLING VIEW STOCK FARM.

.No. 2. Cass City. Mich.

DUROC JERSEYS—3 Spring boars and 26 bred ,

gilts ready to ship.



CAREY U. EDMONDS. Hastings. Michigan

DUROCS—A few good boars. weight 20011111. 8%.

Can ship anywhere in ioh. About 30



ilts will be bred forA April best blood lines. Also

ficlstein Calf. 11.6. Keesler. B. No.6 Oasscoolis.Mich.





- d i] f M d A

nunoc JERSEY ffgfow; gbfgd 13:11 nailinriaolbdn. 1151:"

W. C. TAY -:- Milan.

Capitol Herd Duroc Jersey Swine. Established 1888.

Write for description. prices and etc.

J. 11. ebAKIiGiiART, PROP.. Lansing. Michigan.

oonoo lEflSEll'§§f§““£L%1°' 1112: 13mm?”

W. J. BAUMAN. urr Oak. Michigan.





 





 





—Au. either sex. also one Holstein

DUWCJPRB’S bul Efrem tuber-Mn tested dam at

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





 





POLAND CHINAS’E‘ZA’L‘ZS‘E. '31‘:"2i§3..b°‘"

A. G. MEADE. Colby Ranch. Stanton. Michigan,

f h b



POLAND CHINAS .3.1§13..;§.1%é?°s.w?§::3

for spring furrow. A. A. Wood & Son. Saline. Mich.



_ h 1 .1 d .1 . . '..

POL‘ID culu‘s Sedjrgcbfgizfigattrgualfty:Ilillgo’lyydifng

boars. L. W. BARNES 8r SON. Byron. Michigan.





 





 





Bows and Gilts bred for March and

Puland chill“ April furrow. Also falKl igs. satisfaction

HO LTON. Ka amaaoc.





L‘RGE IYPE P a —Either sex. pairs and trios. not

1 1 akin. Am bookmg orders for



bred gilts. W. J. HAGELSEAW. Augusta. Mich.

‘ —A few sprin boars left. one litter of



large Slfalnpl c- May hours ‘combining the blood of

Big esmoines 104417 and Giant lhfeuder 194410. and gills





bred to 11'01111111,v Hadleyflund Bi Defender that weighs 600 as

yearling. Schoolcraft, Michigan.





guaranteed. 0. W.





 





 





ig Type Poland China Boers and (lilts lenty of

sand greatfiuahty. I know I can pl‘laase y.cu

ROBERT MAIITI . R. I“. D. No. 7. Hastings. Mich.





—-'1‘h t th 11



P31101331) CHINAelmgggagonz11:11:31.1

8



SPRING BROOIE IgARM. Thrce Oaks. Michigan.





fb ed’ .

POLAND CHINA sows 3.18 1;. 11:13:".

farrow. 12.. J. LANE. R. 7. Clare. Michigan.





' Gilt b . G 1'

Large Slzled Poland Chm: 11.51.5221,. 033193513319

Boo coc '18 at bargains. Robert Neve. Pierson Mich.

oland Chi Aas. oitéier sex. all ages Scmeihinggood





at a low riceé3 Bargains in boars ready for ser-

vice. D. 8. Grand Rapids. Mich





THE FARMERS' HOG. ——'Butler s Big Boned Prolific

Poland Chinas grow big, keep easy. mature early.

ready for market 111. 6 months. Why? Because we vo

bred them that way for more than 20 years. 50 blg

boned. long bodied. sows. also 100 fall pigs at farmers'

grices. Buy one anda mke more money on your hogs.

Histnrv Free .1 .Bl T.I.E}i Portland. Mich.





BIG Ty ype hours by Big Smooth Jumbo. Greatest

boar in State. 748 lbs at 17 mo. These bears are

long. tall. big no sold at farmers rices. shi pod

C.O.D. Call or write Wm Waffle. cldwater.1 ioh.





-—L11rgcst in Michi an. Bred

Large Type P- C. Gilts. sired by argid dbredto

the great boar Big Desmoines No.19441'l.wei ht 1035

lbs .at 31 months. and out of sows that weigfi: up to

700 lbs. Gilts of March and Ar il furrow wei h from

$0 to 325 lbs. Come ant-iced peneos paid If not as

represented. W. E. LIVINGSTON. Perms. Mich





——Bred gilts. sprin boars, fall pl

Mllle FOOIS airs not akin. lder bred sows or ,

spring i’arrcw. . .BAOON. Ridgeway. Michigan.





Mule Foot Hogs, both sexes, grlc‘uafiefi'

Satisfaction guaranteed. LONG BROS .OAivada. i0.





150 rummaging; 1.1:? £1233th

Rocks. I. B. Ducks. ..Homor Mich.

FOR SALE—3:A§°§$$.£‘liim‘l.’1°§. '°'

WATEBMANO .

Moadowinnd Form. :—: Ann Arbor. Michigan.





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