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T is perhaps too ea11y as yet to fix

' definitelythe. place which soy





beans: should occupy in our agri-





culture; ' The? experience of a few men

iswnotjsufficient on a question of this

kind. .The crOp may seem to meet cer-

tain requirements" in their farm prac-

tice'and warrant them in believing

that it will apply in all cases, but it is

net safe to assume anything of this

sort. ~After the crop has been thor—

oughly t1ied out in eveiy neighbor-

hood, then the co- operative Judgment

of the best farmers might establish

the proper place f01 that crop in our

agriculture, but the opinions of a few

men based 011 trials made under their

special conditions only, do not consti-

tute sufficient evidence to this end.

From my limited experience of a

few years I am‘ frank to assert that

soy beans'make the best “catch” crop

Iiknow of—’—the surest, the safest and

the most valuable. I cannot think of

any instance of a failure of any crop

resulting from any cause where soy

beans will not help the farmer out.

Some of the most common "catch"

crops are millet, turnips, buckwheat

and sometimes common beans. If one

loses the ‘cl'over seeding, he will be

short of hay, but he can break up this

land, sow it to millet and get a substi-

tute. Soy beans will take the place

of millet for this purpose, will furnish

a more valuable hay crep, and if want-

ed will furnish a crop of seed and the

' st1aw will be neatly 01 quite equal to

millet as roughage for live stock.

'If the ~seed 00111 rots, or fails to

grow from any cause, soy beans can

be planted as late as July 1 and p10-

duce a splendid forage crop. They

grow wonderfully fast and luxuriant

in the hot July weather. \Vheat and

oat stubble can be p1epa1ed after

these crops a1e harvested and if theze

is sufficient moisture a splendid c1op

fol fall pasture Can be secuxed or, if

the fall is at all favmable, this late

sown crop can be secured for hay. In

fact, any place that can be found in

midsummer, when it is too late for or-

dinary crops, soy beans will bring a

crop thatwill help out the stock farm—

er materially,’ and if you are not a

stock farmer this crop can be used as

a cover crop or a crop for green ma-





DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1915.





By COLON





nure. Very few crops, if any, exceed

soy beans in value or a green ma-

nure crop. The soy bean is a legum-

inous plant and, like clover, has the

power of utilizing free nitrogen from

the air. It makes a luxuriant growth

and hence adds to the soil large quan-

tities of organic matter which finally

becomes humus. Very many of, our

Michigan soils need vegetable matter

quite as much as they need plant food.

In fact, the restoring of vegetable mat-

ter in the form of green manure, or





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taining moie protein with it to get the

best ration. The soy bean fills the

bill better than any other plant I ever

tried. I have tried case-knife beans,

pole lime beans and cowpeas, and soy

beans are far superior to any of them.





If you get corn'or wheat or any plant





of the same family too thick, it will

not do so well, but plants of different

nature, widely different balanced fam—

ilies, like the grass famliy, corn,

wheat, timothy, etc., and clover, or

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Nodules of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria on the Roots of Soy Bean Plants.





crop residue, or stable manure is the

first thing to do to improve them.' It

is the very basis for restoring their

crop producing power. The plant is

more efficient for this purpose than

the soy bean plant. It is a quick

grower, a vigorous grower and it has

quality.

Soy Beans for Ensilage.



My experience warrants me In say-

ing that it will pay any man who

grows corn for silage to use a certain

amount of soy beans with his ensi-

lage corn seed. That is, grow the two

plants together for silage. The theory

is correct. Corn is a carbonaceous

plant. We must feed some feed con-





different nature, they will stand

crowding a little and not seem to

check their development. \Ve know

we can get a larger yield of hay if we

grow clover and timothy together than

where we grow each separately. Neith-

er family will stand crowding with

their oWn fellows, but mix them and

you can get more plants and plants

that are just as'well developed. So I

believe, after two years’ trial, that I

can grow soy beans in a corn field

where the corn is plenty thick enough.

It would not stand any more corn but

it will stand soy beans, and they will

grow luxuriantly. I had some sweet

corn this past summer that was too





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thick f01 best lesults and yet soy

beans grew among the corn, three





feet high, blossomed and produced

seed, being perfectly deyeloped plants.

The trouble is to get the seed evenly

and properly distiibuted among the

corn. The beans oug ht not to be

planted as deep as the corn. If you

mix the seed before planting it will.

not be evenly distributed. This com-

ing summer I intend 10- try running

the planter over the field the second

time, taking pains to follow the plant-

ed rows of corn. This will distribute

the beans evenly and they will not be





planted as deep as the corn. I believe

it will work.

This year I planted soy beans the





first week in July in rows 28 inches

apart and pulled them with the bean.

puller and run them through the, en~

silage cutter when we filled the silos,

putting in one load of beans to two or

three loads of corn. This can be

done, but if you can grow the beans

with the corn, they are harvested at

the same time and handled at the

same time and much more evenly dis-

tributed in the silo. I know well

enough that the soy beans improve

the ensilage, and we can get along

with a grain food containing less pro-

tein and consequently cheaper than

where no beans are used.



Soy Beans in the Crop Rotation.



I am satisfied that soy beans will

pay better than oats under Michigan

conditions and that they will take the

place of oats in a rotation. One of

the common rotation of crops in

Michigan is com, oats, wheat and clo—

ver. This is quite generally consider-

ed a good logical four—year rotation

for Michigan. Some years, on a dairy

farm at least, it is difficult to prepare

the ground and get the oats in as

early as they should be. When this

crop should be sown the dairyman has

all his winter chores to do. He must

work very short days and the time is

very limited. Soy beans should not be.

planted till late in May or even June

1, and this gives the dairyman more

time.



The Value of the Crop.



A good crop of soy beans is worth

more than a good crop of oats. Ex—

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yield from 16 to 30 bushels of seed

per acre. These beans, at the present

time, are worthi‘32.50@3 per bushel

for seed purposes. But let us figure

them on a feed basis or valuation.

Careful experiments at several of our

experiment stations have proven soy

bean meal to be equal, pound for

pound, to cottonseed meal for feeding

purposes and therefore worth $30 to

$35 per ton. Then a 30-bushel crop

would be worth $27.40 per acre and a

20-bushel crop $18 per acre for feed-

ing. This year oats are unusually

high, but,a 60~bushel crop of oats

would only bring $30 per acre, and a

40-bushe1 crop only $20. Ordinarily

the same crop would bring no more

than $21 and $14 respectively. Oat

straw has some value as feed. It is

well worth saving, but it has nowhere

near as much food value as soy bean

straw. I doubt if oat straw has one-

balf the food value of soy bean straw.

And the soy bean straw is more pala-

table; in fact, it is relished by all

kinds of stock. I would expect horses

or sheep or young cattle to do as well

on soy bean straw alone as on oats

and timothy hay.



'It would cost more to grow the soy

beans. They must be cultivated, and

until we get used to harvesting them

it would cost more than to harvest

oats. But if wheat followed in the ro-

tation, the cat stubble must be plowed

and properly fitted at a time of year

when it requires the greatest amount

of labor to till land, while the soy

bean ground will be already prepared

or at least only a light disking would

be required. Last, but not least, oats

draw heavily on the soil for nitrogen,

while soy beans get their nitrogen

from the air, and leave the soil in a

better state of fertility.



gain, the dairyman has a home-

grown food equal to cottonseed meal.

That~is worth something. It is worth

more than we at first would think. If

we can grow our own feed it is a bet-

ter practice than to buy. With soy

beans grown with the corn for silage

and a little soy bean meal as a con-

centrate, the balance of the grain ra-

tion could be a cheaper food and a

different food.



Soy Beans Have a Commercial Oil.



Soy beans are rich in fat and the

agricultural chemist and the practical

paint man also tell us that this fat or

oil is a good substitute for linseed oil,

so much used in paints. More than

that, I am told that‘ soy bean oil has,

during the period of high prices for

linseed oil owing to a disease in the

flax plant, been substituted for linseed

oil in the manufacture of paints, and

that it is a satisfactory substitute

The time may come when we will

grow soy beans instead of flax for the

oil and then we will have the oil cake

for cattle food just as we now have

linseed cake or oil meal.



In Manchuria, China, and in Japan

soy beans are grown extensively and

are used in part as. a human food.

They are imported in large quantities

into Germany and not only used as

cattle food but variously prepared as

human food. It is claimed that a Ger-

man chemist has made a preparation

from soy beans that has the .same

analysis as average, normal cow’s

milk, looks like it, and in fact, can

scarcely be detected from cow’s milk.

In fact, people drink this and think it

is cow’s milk.



More Farmers Should Try Soy Beans.



I think the soy bean is a wonderful

plant, worth much more to us than

oats, and that it can take the place

of oats in our rotation of crops and

bring as great a profit. As I said at

first, more years of experience may

cause me to change my mind, and

with my limited experience it may not

be proper for me to say so much in

favor of this new plant. I wish many

farmers of Michigan would try this

plant in a limited way so we could

have the benefit that comes from

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TH E M to Hf’ICAN FAIR Men

Getting a Start in Farming.





By C. W.





NE of the most important ques-

tions that confronts rural com;

munities is whether or not their



young men can buy farms and make

comfortable" homes. It means much

to the prosperity and civilization of

our country, for it is upon the thrifty

farming communities that our nation

largely depends.



The average young man of today

can buy a farm and pay for it with

the proceeds derived therefrom, but

he will not do it.



The energetic, ablebodied young

man, somewhat above the average,

will when inspired with the thought of

making a home for a nice young lady,

buy a farm and pay for it within a

few years. >



The average young man, however,

frequently reduces his energy and

ability to a certain extent, by keeping

irregular hours at night, the use of

cigarettes and booze, and contents

himself to work for wages. Even thus

reduced in vitality and vigor, the av-

erage young man can, if he will, pro-

duce enough on a farm to pay for it

in the course of time. The human

willpower is a tremendous force when

rightly applied. Willpower, however,

should be combined with a strong

healthy physique, a thorough knowl-

edge of one’s business, efficiency in

the application of it, and a wife that

co-operates with him, if a young man

succeeds on a farm. The percentage

of the men who have succeeded in life

may attribute their success to co-op-

eratiou with their loyal wives. Prob-

ably ten per cent of the failures in

business may be attributed to lack of

co-operation, shiftlessness, or extrava-

gance of housewives. ‘



Efficiency the Watchword.



Any successful business venture re-

quires capital, either owned or bor-

rowed. This is especially true of the

farming business. If a young man at-

tempts to buy 'a farm and pay for it

with what it produces, he must obtain

a loan of from five to ten years dura-

tion. During that time he must de-

vote his entire time and energy to

strenuous work, almost slavery, to pro-

duce enough to pay for it. Our grow-

ing season in Michigan is short and a

farmer must hustle every minute of

fair weather, and save indoor work

for every rainy day. Efficiency should

be his watchword. Every move should

count. Many a man works 12 hours a.

day through a lifetime and gains noth-

ing but six feet of graveyard sod. A





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few mix suflicient brains and system

with their work to secure modern

homes and a comfortable living. “It

is not what we say but the way we do

or say it. What would an egg amount

to, pray, if the hen got on the roost

to lay it.”



Lack of efficiency is most apparent

among hired help. Most hired help

work very well while the farm'owner

works with them. When left alone,

however, few of them accomplish

what is laid out for the day.



Many things, if done as you desire,

must be done by yourself. In fact, a

farmer must work several hours long-

er almost every day, while paying for

his farm, than any hired man will

work.



Last summer I employed a bright-

looking young man who would do

credit to any farm work if he would

conserve his strength. He worked

very well for a few weeks and then

began spending his evenings down

town. He spent all his money on cig~

arettes and booze and seldom got

home before 11 o’clock p. In. His work

grew less eflicient until I had to dis-

miss him during the busy season of

the year-



Efficiency Defined.



Efficiency on my farm means doing

the work at the right time as well

and as quickly as it can be ‘done. Do-

ing work well, but Wasting two days

to accomplish one day’s work is not

efficiency. Neither is quick work im-

properly done.



Dairy farming especially requires

efficiency. The work of feeding, care

of animals, milking and straining may

be a waste of time and expense if un-

sanitary conditions exist in the milk

house.



A farmr must practice modern effi-

cient methods, be to some extent, a.

mechanic, soil analyist, veterinarian.

and judge of live stock. He should

have, or cultivate, foresight and execu-

tive ability. If he has not sufficient

capital or cannot secure a loan for

several years’ duration, life is hardly

worth living while paying for a farm

with its proceeds. If a young man has

from $3,000 to $5,000, and can obtain

a loan of a few thousand more, or buy

a farm on easy terms of annual pay-

ments, he should buy it and make a

home. Every young'man with health

and vigor, which he may have if he

conserves it, should own a tract of

land, however small, and make a home

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Soil improvement should be the con-





stant object of every modern farmer.

It is best affected by four points of

attack, namely, acidity, tillage, humus

and capillarity. I



' Acidity. .



Soils have a tendency to bec0me

acid and to increase in acidity year

after year. Often soils fail to pro-

duce properly and farmers ignorant of

the true cause continue to make heavy

applications of expensive fertilizers

without effecting any change for the

better when the presence of too much

acid is the sole cause of the trouble.

The presence of acid is often indicat-

ed by the amount of common sheep

sorrel found growing in it and by the

fact that clover and alfalfa do not





thrive in soils containing much acid. ’





The valuable bacteria which produce

nitrogen do not thrive in acid soil,

while the injurious denitrifying bacte-

ria do thrive and multiply in such”

soils. Farmers should guard against

the increase in acid by testing their

land for its presence. Litmus paper,

the chemist’s test for acids, costs but

a few cents at any druggists. When

the presence of acid is known, lime

should be applied.

Tillage.



Plants get much of their food and

drink from the mineral plant food

held in solution by the film of water

clinging tightly around each soil

grain. Cultivation conserves this film

of water to furnish food and drink- to

the plants. Good farmers of the fu-





‘ture will cultivate and work over the





soil more than we do now.

Humus.



Humus is decayed organic matter

in the soil. It is former plant or ani-

mal matter that has decomposed into

a form suitable to be taken up again

as plant food. Some kinds of plants

when decayed, afford more humus

than others and the farmer should al‘

ways seek to grow, save and plow un-

der all the better humus-making crops

such as clover, vetch, rye and straw

manures.



Capillarity.



This law of nature may easily work

either for or against the farmer’s best

interests. It is estimated from experi-

ments that 900 tons of water are need—

ed to grow an average acre of corn

and that another 900 tons of water es«

capes during the process. At least

400 tons of moisture must pass

through potato tops to produce one

ton of solid, dry matter. Even more

water is required in the growth of

some grains. This moisture is being

used constantly throughout the sea-

son in plant growth, while the rains

may fall once a day, a week, a month,

or not for an interval of two months

in times of extreme drouth. The farm-

er must act so that this moisture is

held back and both surface run-off and

evaporation be retarded.



Early and frequent dragging will

save much of this rainfall which

would otherwise escape. A farmer

should drag at the close of each day

what he has plowed that day so as to

retain the valuable moisture that is

in the freshly turned Soil and would

soon escape by evaporation. If a full

earth mulch is kept on the soil we

save, the moisture that comes up

from within the earth, even during

the driest weather, and this, properly





held back, will come in contact with





plant roots and thus grow crops when

no rain is falling.

Hillsdale Co. C. L. CHAMBERLIN.

THE DETROIT TRIBUNE DISCON-

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subscriptions received by us after

January 30, will be returned, as that

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The English





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





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HE other day a friend of mine

T showed me a form of contract



which is used in England for

leasing land. It is a document 18x22

inches in size, all of one side of which

and over half of the other side is used.

It is a very concrete agreement which

covers all the points where there





[could be any chance for dispute.





Some of the items are more than

merely interesting, and some are very

instructive as well. ‘I will try to pick

out some of the more interesting and

instructive items and give them in

this article.



A Few Interesting Provisions.



In article 4, the landlord reserves

to himself all the trees, mines, miner-

als, quarries and the right to work

them. In the next article he reserves

the right to all the game, wild fowl,

fish, etc., and the right at all times for

himself, friends and servants to enter

the farm for the purpose of sporting

and preserving the same.



Article 7 is one that should teach us

a lesson in our farming. It reads:

The tenant is toconsume all the hay,

straw and fodder on the premises,

with his own stock, and not to take in

any Ley cattle or stock, without first

obtaining leave In writing of the land-

lord.” Article 8 continues that the

tenant is not to sell or carry off any

hay, straw, fodder, turnips or any

green crop (potatoes excepted), nor

any manure, unless by written con-

sent ot‘ the landlord. These two arti-





of an idea as to its substance. It

states how the ground, raw or boiled

bone that has been applied to the land

ispaid'for upon a seven-year scale if

applied to pasture land and on a

three-year scale if applied to a. mea-

dow, etc. Lime and purchased ma-

nures are figured in the same manner

and valued according to the time that

they have been applied. I will copy

verbatim the article under the heading

of feeding stuffs.



“One-third the cost of linseed, cotton

or rape. cake, consumed on the farm

during the last year, and one-sixth the

cost of that consumed during the pre-

ceding year. One-sixth the cost of

manufactured stuffs and corn grown

upon the holding and consumed on the

farm during the last year, provided

such consumption do not exceed the

average consumption of the two pre-

ceding years. All farmyard manure

resulting from feeding stuffs to be

properly stored and preserved from

unavoidable waste.”



The above means that when the ten-

ant goes away he will be paid for the

fertilizer material that he leaves on

the place, which they call improve-

ments in the old country. They have

figured it all out as to how long it

takes for the lime, bone and manure

to give up all of its food values and in

what proportion it liberates these

properties each year. They have ev-

en figured fertilizing value of the food

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cles are very interesting because they

are the keynote of the productiveness

of the English farm.



‘Arlicle 11 reads as follows: "The

tenant is not to take more than three

crops of corn (meaning grain) from

any land at one tillage, and after the

second crop to sow turnips sufficiently

manured and cleaned, and with next

corn crop to lay the land, with a good

assortment of clover and grass seeds.

No hay crops to be mown twice in the

same year.” This is just another pre-

caution that the landlord takes to

keep his land in the proper shape.

How many farmers will sow the same

crop on the same land year after year

until the land will not grow anything.

The latter part of that article which

says that no hay crops shall be mown

twice in the same year is one of the

best things in the whole contract.



Articles 13 and 16 state that the

tenant shall keep all gates, fences,

buildings, drains, roads, etc., in repair

free of charge, the landlord furnishing

the rough material for this purpose;

also that the tenant is not to allow the

pigs to run at large out of the stye.

This provides that the place must be

kept up all the time and has no

chance to run down.



A Schedule of Costs.



On the last sheet of the agreement

is what is termed schedules. It states

that this schedule is what the tenant

and the landlord consider fair and rea-

sonable compensation in respect of

improvements to which this schedule

refers namely, the application of bone,

lime, purchased manures and the feed-

ing stuffs. I will not bother to give

all of this schedule which is very defi-

nite and well worked out in every de-

tail, but I will try to give something





manure made from these feeds is

worth to the land. All this seems very

just and reasonable and in this re-

spect the English farmer and his land-

lord are far in advance of us.



But the thing that impresses me in

reading this last schedule, as it is

called, is the weight that they count

the fertilizing properties of these var—

ious substances. How many farmers

in this country figure in any of these

things. When we buy a ton of cotton-

seed we figure up the entire expense

to the cows to which it is fed, and

never figure that the manure is worth

much. And because We do not figure

the manure, we do not take the pains

to save it that they do in the old

country. We often let the liquid ma-

nure leak away and the rest of the

manure stay out in the weather until

it is all washed out and only the fiber

left.



Vt'e have out-stripped our mother

country in many respects and we pride

ourselves upon that fact, but as yet

we have much to learn from her in

regard to the agricultural pursuits.

England has a large population and a

small amount of tillable soil to raise

the foods for her immense family, but

she makes the best of her opportuni-

ties and converts every resource that

she has into making the land as prof-

itable as possible. .Can we say as

much?



The English Tenant System.



In England, the tenant has to pay

on the average about five pounds per

acre, or $25 per acre per year.’ In ad-

dition to this high rent, the tenant

has to pay the taxes on the place and

keep the place in perfect repair and

cut all the weeds, etc. The land is

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1 President Wants ‘

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“There is. a shortage of food in the world

now and that shortage will be more serious a

few months from now than it is now.”





“It is necessary that we should plant a

great deal more; it is necessary that our land

should yield more per acre than it does now;

it is necessary that there should not be a plow

or a spade idle in the country if the world is





to be fed.”

PRESIDENT WILSON





Before Chamber of Commerce of the United States February 3rd.





 





 





Every day’s prOgress of the war in

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producer.





There is going to be a tremendous de-

cline in food production in EurOpe in 19I5,

because of the millions of men and thousands

of square miles of territory engaged in

military OperatiOns.





It is not only our duty to push our farms

to their highest producing possibilities, but

it will be greatly to our profit.





We must not Only get the maximum

production out of every acre of cultivated

land, but we must as far as possible put

under cultivation thousands and thousands

of acres of cut-over timber and swamp

land.





' The ground occupied by one good sized

stump or boulder can produce enough food to

feed one person one week.





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THE MICHIGAN FAR'MER'





and some of it not .so good, but it is

given every care to keep it in good

condition and improve the fertility.





On a large stock farm there, say

four or five hundred acres, there is

what is called an out-barn on' about

each hundred acres. The cattle and

stock are kept in these out-barns so

that the hay does not have to be

drawn so far as it would if there were

only one central barn, and then the

manure is there where it can easily

and quickly be drawn out and spread

upon the land. In the summer, be-

tween the haying and harvest, the

farm hands are sent out into the pas-

ture fields and all of the droppings

from the animals are spread out on

the land. My friend told me that he

had seen a pasture field that had not

been plowed nor re-seeded for sixty-

three years and at that time it was

as nice a pasture as he had ever seen.



Lessons For Us.



There are twenty-three articles in

this agreement, all of which are in—

teresting and instructive. I have only

touched upon a few of the most in-

teresting articles and the schedule at

the end. I think that we can all of

us find many profitable lessons in this

English form for leasing the farm.

The things that the old countryman

lays stress upon are the things that

we slight. The things that he con-

siders of the utmost importance are

the things that we think too trivial to

notice. And after careful considera-

tion and unprejudiced thought upon

these matters, we have to admit that

he is right and that we are too slack

in some of these things.



Of course, the conditions under

which our cousins across the pond

have to work are different than are

ours and this is the reason that some

of these viewpoints are different than

ours. But the chief reason that they

are different is that they have to do

these things, and as yet we don’t

‘ have to. Our soil has not run out yet

and our population has not become so

large that we have to intensify our

methods to the extreme. But sooner

or later we will have to come to the

point Where the English are today, be«

cause we will have their conditions to

contend with. The man who starts in

gradually to copy after the old coun-

try farmer is the man who will have

a productive farm long after the sur—

rounding farms are beginning to lose

their productiveness. In the east and

the south, the results of ignorant and

greedy farming can be plainly seen.

You can even begin to see some of

the signs in our own community. The

time to think about these things is

before it is too late.



Genesee Co.





FARM NOTES.





 

 

 





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Improving an Alfalfa Seeding.



I have 20 acres of alfalfa which was

seeded in the year 1913 on old light

sandy soil, which does not grow very

rank and the weeds have about the

same stand as the alfalfa so far. I

cut it well last year but it was not

good hay. I top-dressed it last season

after the first cutting. When it was

seeded I sowed 500 lbs. of ground lime

and 200 lbs. of fertilizer. I propose

to sow 2000 lbs. of ground limestone,

direct from the quarry, on the snow.

Will it do any good? Would it be

best to disc it in the spring? The

stand seems thick enough but not

rank enough.



Ionia Co. SUBSCRIBER.



The experience recorded in this in-

quiry is not an uncommon one where

alfalfa has been sown upon this kind

of soil, even where heavier applica-

tions of ground limestone have been

made. It is probable that had the

light application .been caustic lime,

the results would have been material-

ly different. The writer sowed a field

of similar soil to alfalfa in 1913, ap-

plying two tons of ground limestone

per aore to the major portion of the

field. Lacking enough to finish the

entire field, a few sacks of hydrated

lime were purchased to cover the bal-

ance of the field after the ground





'1 limestone ran out... Last. .year there





FEB. 20, 1915.





was a very poor growth of alfalfa on

this field with the exception of the

patch where the caustic lime had been

used and ground limestone had been

applied some years before. On these

two . plots in different portions of the

field there was a very good cutting

of hay and a very vigorous second

crop, while on the balance of the field

there was a very poor showing, al.

though the plants were about as thick.

This difference was apparently due to

the lack of inoculation on the balance

of the field, while the nodules were

plentiful on the two plots above noted.

showing that there was plenty of bac-

teria present. Last fall there was an

apparent improvement in this condi-

tion, and we are anticipating much

better results from this field next

season.



If a ton of ground limestone per

acre is applied next spring, it will un<

dodbtedly benefit the alfalfa, provided

the stand remains until the lime can

become effective. The writer has us‘

ed small applications of 400 to 500

pounds of caustic lime on the surface

on a check plot where alfalfa was

sown on one side of a field without

lime with satisfactory results. Some

times, too, where a thin sandy field

fails to produce profitable crops of

alfalfa the first year or two after seed<

ing it will become more vigorous in

succeeding years. One field which

the writer has had under observation

was not cut at all until the third year,

when it produCed two fairly good

crops on the best portion of the field.

It is doubtful whether spring disking

of a weak stand of alfalfa would prove

profitable; an implement which seems

to be in higher favor at the present

time is the spring-tooth harrow fitted

with teeth which are narrow at the

point and will do a pretty good Job of

digging up the soil without damaging

even a weak alfalfa plant.



Soil Erosion on Side Hill.



I would like to ask your advice re«

garding the handling of a strip of bluff

or sidehill land that slopes from a

sandy loam tableland with clay sub-

soil to a low piece of ground. This

sidehill shows both sand and clay. It

has been worked, but is rather too

steep to work to advantage, besides

this it is inclined to wash. There are

already large washouts on it that I

would like to fill. How would it do to

fill them with stumps, logs and brush?

This hillside is not seeded. What kind

of grass would be best to stop its

washing? It slopes to the. north and

west. Would it be advisable to plant

peaches, pears, plumbs and cherries

on this slope, also raspberries and

blackberries? Would their roots keep

the land from washing?



Montcalm Co. B. N.



The most satisfactory way to handle

a steep side hill of this kind is to get

it into permanent pasture grasses and

then use it for permanent pasture if

it is so located as to make this course

practicable. Well established gullies

are difficult .to mend, but by putting

any kind of vegetable matter, even

fine brush, in the bottom, washing will

be temporarily stopped until grass can

be established, which will hold the

soil. Perhaps one of the best kinds

of grass for binding this kind of soil

is Bromus Inermis, which spreads by

root stocks and makes a. tenacious

turf. Perhaps sweet clover grown on

this soil would also be satisfactory. If

sown to a mixture of grasses, how-

ever, probably best results would be

secured.



One serious objection to the plant-

ing of fruits on this kind of land

would be the difficulty encountered in

spraying and other operations essen-

tial to their successful culture, al<

though any kind of trees would help

to hold the soil.





“Great Scott, don’t let this happen

again, Saturday and no Michigan

Farmer. The hens will quit laying,

hogs go off their feed, cows shrink

their milk, no room in the house for

the dog, (hardly for the old man)‘. and

all because of the failure of the Mich-

igan Farmer to show up. Don’t let

this calamity come upon us again.

Subscription.”v t 111



ery r y’yours,‘ ‘

W. L. LAN





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FEB. 29,"-19.15.





LIVESTOCK vs. STO’CKLE-SS ;

. _ '- FARMING.





 





‘One of the notable trends of farm-

ing is that where no live stock is be-

ing kept. Not only are farmers plan“-

ning their farm work to abandon the

live stock business, but they justify

their course in several different ways.

.An intelligent farmer in Montcalm

county who was in excellent financial

circumstances, related to me his build-

ing up a fine herd of grade Jersey

cows and making an excellent quality

of butter for private trade. There was

no special complaint about prices, but

the constant attention demanded in

dairying palled on him and his wife.

There was no respite from work, and

a' change was determined upon. The

rotation selected was clover seed,

beans and wheat, occasionally some

barley being used to seed with clover,

thus making an additional cash crop.

No live stock was kept but work

horses and two cows for domestic use.

The cross fences were cut out and

larger areas of land were tilled. As





high as 800 bushels of. red kidney}





beans were growth annually, and often

100 bushels of clover seed produced.

Quantities of clover were plowed

down and none cut for hay beyond the

actual farm needs. An occasional ad-

ded slice of new soil was obtained by

deeper plowing. '



This farmersayssince his change

from dairy farming his actual cash re-

turns have increased and, also his

farm fertility. The outlay for labor is

much less and the constant attention

to live stock has given way to oppor-

tunities for social engagements, hith-

erto impossible.



The accessories of dairying were in-

ventoried and the expense was large.

The conclusion attached to soil, sur-

Vey in Newaygo where dairy farming

in a. small way was investigated was

clipped from the Michigan Farmer and

quotedvin evidence of the wisdom of

cash crop farming. Other reasons

found among farmers was the high

price of live stock which made it

more profitable to sell than to keep.

Vs‘ar prices for grains and the increas-

ed price for sugar beets was also a

consideration. The increased price of

farm land left little surplus capital to

purchase live stock and even if live

stock was to be considered as desir-

able it would be purchased out of

profits to be made in cash crop rarin-

ing.



’l'enant farming also exerts an influ-

ence in decreasing the number of live

stock. The tenant figures on the mini-

mum of investment and of labor and

this excludes live stock, especially the

dairy industry. Tenant farming with-

out live stock also decreases the fric-

tion between landlord and tenant. An

obvervant tenant once told me that

111081. of the difficulties between land

lord and tenant had their origin over

chickens and cows. My own opinions

were in concurrence 011 this subject.

Short term leases in this country are

not conducive to animal husbandry.

In England and Scotland the value of

unexpended manures or commercial

fertilizers placed on the land by a

tenant are adjudicated and their value

paid to the retiring tenant by the

landlord or succeeding tenant.



It also was pointed out that as pop-

ulation increases animals for food are

not an economy since the grain con-

sumed by animals commands a higher

price for human food. The history of

civilization is first pastoral and flu-

ally agricultural as population in-

creases.



This article is not written to take

sides in a disputed question, but mere-

ly to accurately describe a rural situ—

ation outside of specially favored sec-

tions, where milk prices are below

the average. In a succeeding article

some facts will be given showing the

necessity of more farm capital and

better prices for live stock as an aid

to change the trend away from live

stock.





Shiawassee Co. J. N. MCBRIDE.





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Hereditary Un-soundncssin Horses.





 





HE constantly increasing values



of horses for heavy draft pur-



poses has been followed by a

corresponding tendency on the part of

buyers to pass over any horses having

even the appearance of unsoundness.

It appears, to be fully realized that the

increase in size which has marked the

horses of our draft breeds during the

last decade and the heavier tasks

which are set for them to perform,

has made it necessary to produce more

uniformly sound horses than was

deemed necessary at an earlier period.



This being so, it followed that the

breeders, upon whom devolve the

work of supplying horses of the draft

class to the users should, more than

ever before, look well into the subject

of forms of unsoundness which are in-

herited. In this category comes one

form of unsoundness which is the bane

of the city teamster’s life, side-bones,

and the tendency which results in this

most common form of unsoundness

among the horses which pull the heavy

loads on our city streets, is unques—

tionably transmissible. In view of the

hostility which all good buyers hold

for a suspicion of side-bones no farm-

er is justified in using a mare having

them, for breeding purposes or of mat-

ing a mare without them, to a stallion

possessing that fault.



Bone spavin and splint have long

been recognized as being of an inher-

ited nature and, while the first named

ailment is a most serious one and li-

able to appear on a colt before he

reaches maturity, splint is not regard-

ed with as much seriousness, although

it it appears in close proximity to the

knee joint it may result in lameness

that will be exceedingly difficult to 0v-

ercome.



Bone spavin, however, even though

the horse having it may eventually

get over the lameness resulting from

it, is sure to destroy the horse’s use-

fulness for an extended period. Its

possession by either a mare or stal-

lion should cause rejection for breed-

ing purposes, always.



Nayicular diseasewinflammation of

the navicular joint—~sometimes ap-

pears in an unbroken colt, hence the

preponderance of evidence is on the

side of those who regard this practi-

cally incurable form of lameness as

transmissible, and no animal having

it should be selected to breed from.



The hereditary tendency to the re-

production of curb and ringbone are

matters on which veterinarians do not

agree, although general opinion seems

to be veering quite generally to the

opinion that ringbone, or the tendency

to it, is transmissible. As to curb, it

is possible that it is inherited only as

the result of transmission of a certain

conformation of hock rather than to

any inherited weakness of ligament or

tendon.



Bursa! enlargements which include

hog-spavin and wind-puffs, were at

one time not regarded as transmissi-

ble. but the best authorities of the

present era and especially those who

have made a study of the forms of un-

soundness which mark our heavy

draft horses, now quite generally put

them in the list of ailments which are

passed from one generation to anoth-

er and which should debar their pos-

sessors from the stud.



Undesirable features of the feet

which are regarded as inherent are

flat feet, which are usually accompa-

nied by low weak heels. Feet of this

kind quickly become afflicted with

laminitis when the constant use of

hard roads or paved streets is neces-

sary, although laminitis itself is not

considered hereditary except as it is

found in conjunction with the formed

foot mentioned. Contracted feet are

inherited as are, in a lesser degree,

brittle hoofs which go so often with

corns. Trotting horsemen have had a

striking illustration of the transmis-

sion of contracted feet in the notice-

able degree in which that fault mark- ..





ed the family of the old-time founda-

tion sire, American Star. Sons of

Hambletonian, the head-of the family

which bears his name, out of Ameri-

can Star mares, were troubled by con-

tracted feet and their descendants,

three and four generations away from

American Star, show the same tenden-

cies towards this form of faulty feet.



Some forms of blindness, notably

that resulting from cataract and cer—

tain phases of ophthalmia are inherit-

ed without doubt. As a rule it is un-

safe to use for breeding purposes a

blind stallion or mare, although there

are cases when the fault would prob-

ably not be transmitted. The noted

thoroughbred stallion Lexington, went

blind as the result of being ridden

hard by his jockey, after gorging him-

self with oats, unknown to his trainer

and a large number of his descendants

in the first, second and third genera-

tions were afflicted with blindness. A

stallion from a trotting family in

which blindness had never been noted

and whose dam was by a, son of Lex-

ington, and having good eyes himself,

left a number of blind sons and daugh-

ters in a section of western New

York where he stood, a fact that well

shows the probability of blindness be-

transmitted, even after the interven-

tion of a generation in which the fault

did not appear.



Certain undesirable blood conditions

are transmitted to progeny by par-

ents with remarkable uniformity,





grease heel being, one most noticeably ,

handed down. There, is a‘ difference

of opinion regarding the heredity of

eczema. Some veterinarians assert

that it is transmissible while one rath-

er notable authority ho'ldsthat it is;

hereditary only in the sense of the

transmission of natural tendencies





from parent to offspring, and not by





virtue of any special virus.



Roaring, whether resulting from

atrophy of nerve or muscle, or from a.

chronic thickening of the mucous.

membrane is generally regarded as,

hereditary, but there is a difference of ,

opinion as to whether or not broken

wind is transmissible, although the;

preponderance of opinion seems to be

that the predisposition to that condi-'

tion may be.



Admitting that diseases of the ner-

vous system are transmissible, an ad.

mission that; is quite general, then

stringhalt is surely hereditary while

the probability is, also, that epilepsy

must be regarded similarly.



Faulty conformation and predispo-'

sition to certain forms of unsoundness

which. are transmissible from parent

to progeny are features, in the selec‘

tion of stallions and brood mares

which no breeder can afford to over-

look when selecting individuals to

breed from, for now, as never before,

soundness of conformation and free-

dom from defects of any kind decide

whether a horse will bring a price

that makes his raising worth while or

one that fails to equal the outlay re-

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HE subscriber who, in a recent



issue tells of his problems in



managing a one-man farm,

broaches a subject equally vital to the

small and large farmer. The problems

are the same for both. Each in plan-

ning his work must take into consid~

eration the question of help, and each

must keep enough stock to enable

him to keep up the fertility of the

soil.



When farms are of suflicient size,

the use of such tools as the hay-load-

er, manure spreader, and gang-plow

helps materially in the solution of the

labor question. With our loamy soil,

by arranging the farm in large fields

we use four horses on the gang-plow

and wide drag very nicely, but where

land is very heavy four horses could

not handle the plow. However, we

find the greatest help in keeping dual-

purpose rather than dairy cows. It

takes very little time to care for feed-‘

ing cattle and most of it is done in

the winter. By keeping dual-purpose

cows only half as many are required

to keep the same amount of stock on

the farm, and the number to be milks

ed can still further be reduced by al-

lowing part of the cows to raise the

calves. A good dairy Shorthorn cow

will raise two calves and give them a

much better start than when fed by

hand.



I know some wise ones tell us that

the dual-purpose cow does not exist,

but as ever, “the eating is the proof of

the pudding.” She is here and well

able to speak for herself. No one

claims that dual cattle are superior

to' the special dairy breeds as milk

producers but they continue to win

their share of the honors in tests

when matched against some of the

best of the dairy type.



A few weeks ago there appeared in

the Michigan Farmer, a picture of

some of the cows from the Glenside

herd that were winners in the milking

Shorthorn class at the International

last year. These cows are not only

dual-purpose but come from a strain

of Shorthorns with milk inheritance

and records that place them in the

front rank as dairy animals. At the

Forest City Fair at Cleveland, this

year, the Glenside herd was awarded

first prize in the butter-fat and milk





test. This in competition with Hol-

stein-Friesian, Devons, Dutch Belted,

Brown Swiss, and Guernsey cows,

from among the leading herds of the

country. The test was made under

the auspices of the Ohio Experiment

Station and conducted by Prof. A. R.

Middaugh. One of their cows, Mamie’s

Minnie, that gave 15,000 lbs. last year,

is making a record which will proba-

bly exceed 20,000 lbs. This will place

her second to the English Dairy-Short-

horn cow that-gave 22,000 lbs. last

year. Space would not permit to tell

of the many large records of the year

but they won again over the Jerseys

in the milk and butter test at Ver-

mont State Fair, and, as usual, 3.

Dairy Shorthorn cow won first place

in the English Dairy Show, the sec-

ond and third place going to the Jer-

seys. This cow made a little over

three pounds of butter a day, which

was not bad when you consider the

conditions under which it was made

and the fact that she is a dual-pur-

pose c‘ow.



In England the special dairy breeds

have been unable to gain much of a

foothold. The English are a meat—eat-

ing people and beef has always been

high. We are rapidly coming to the

same conditions in America. A few

years ago meat was cheap and a good

Steer hardly paid for his feed and

care. Men found it more profitable to

keep cows for milk alone than try to

raise the calf for beef. But times

have changed; meat prices are ad-

vancing, never to be cheap again.

Some think the day is not far distant

when meat will be so high'that only

the rich can afford, to buy it. The

time is already here when beef mak-





ing is equally as profitable as dalry- '





ing. However, cows can not yet be

kept on high—priced land simply to

raise a Calf. The greater profit lies

in one that will more than pay for her

keep by her milk, besides producing a

good calf. Such cows can not help

but be money makers.





The special dairy breeds will always

have their place. Dairying is a good

business for the right man with the

right market; But‘with the' high cost

of feed and labor and the expense of

keeping up the herd, dairymen have

not, as a rule, been getting independ-_





en-tly rich, and many have“ given up

the business because they thought a-

dollar could be made easier in some

other way. .Dairying at best makes a

man a slave; there are always the-

COWS to‘ milk. A man may as well

give up the hope ‘of ever getting out

in the evening, either socially or to.

attend an entertainment. And unless

a man has extra help he cannot do

the milking and keep up the other

farm work. '



But we must have stock to keep up

the fertility of the land. Much of our

soil is already badly depleted and we

need cattle, not only to build up, but

to maintain what fertility we now

have. Formerly this need could be

supplied by buyingvfeeders. Now the

great scarcity of cattle, the small dif‘

ference' in price between feeders and

finished steers, and the high cost of‘

transportation, both from and to mar—j

ket, make it more profitable to raise

our own stock. For the general term

er this can best be done with the dual»

purpose cow.





Ionia Co. RAY NORMINGTQN.





 





IMMUNITY FROM HOG CHOLERA.





 





A copy of. your paper, issue of Jan-

uary 2, fell into my hands, and I note

an editorial, also an article on hog

cholera. The farmers of this county

are all hog raisers, and I doubt if any

other equal area, in any state, sends

more hogs to market than this one

does. Yet, we have no cholera. In

1860 cholera was imported in hogs to

be slop-fed at a distillery and killed

nearly all the hogs in the country. In

1913' it was again imported, killing

perhaps 200 head at the points of its

introduction, this outbreak being soon"

stamped out.



But one reason can be given for our

immunity from cholera, and I think

that this reason points out a method

for its eradication anywhere that it

exists. Our farmers breed their own

sows and raise all the hogs they fat-

ten, no hogs for feeding being'brought'

in, and breeding stock shipped in be

ing subjected to the most rigid quar.

antine before it is released on farms,

The same conditions exist in Adams.

the county east, and in Clermont, the'

county west of us, save that a fewllo-

cal outbreaks have occurred in Cler«

mont county, on the east fork of the‘

Little Miami river, not far from a’

distillery where hogs are shipped in

for slop feeding. In all this section,

of these counties, a man who would

go to the city markets, buy a carload

of hogs and put them on his farm to'

feed out, would soon find that he

would have to get his neighbors

where he got his hogs.





During the past twenty years I have '

done a great deal of farmers’ institute

work, covering five or six states, and

meeting with sections where hog chol-

era takes fully 33 per. cent of all the

hogs every year in a period of ten or

more years.



The remedy I suggest is, that when

cholera is raging in any county, 3.

close organization of farmers be made,

and that county be cleared of every

hog in it just as quickly as is pos~

sible. Then keep it cleared of all

hogs for a. year, better two years, in

the meantime doing all that is possi-

ble to disinfect all premises Where it

was found, and keeping up this work

during all the time the county has no

hogs.



At the end of this time re-stock the

farms, being sure to select breeding

stock from sections absolutely free

from cholera, and have this stock

broughtin under the strictest sanitary

rules known to veterinary science. I

am sure that this would result in a

term of four or five years, perhaps

twice that time, of absolute immunity '

from cholera, and if the same care

was taken to keep cholera out that is

taken here, it is probable that a chol~

era~sick hog would become a curiosity.



Hog cholera always follows a heavy

corn crop in many sections, not 'be-





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Ground iRye vs. Cull Beans for Hogs.

Which is the best and cheapest feed



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Genesee Co. C..L. ,





At present prices rye will prove an

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isof slightly lower feeding value, this

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as a hog feed. Cull beans, when cook-

ed, make a very acceptable hog feed,

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is now in rye for early pasture.

Would it be too late to sow millet 1n

the rye after it was eaten down or

would you advise me to adopt the first

plan and sow with the oats?



Allegan Co. L. N. C.



Rape sown with oats Will under fav-

orable conditions come on after the

oats are harvested and make excel-

...len't pasture throughout the balance

of the summer. It is doubtful if millet

could be used in this way with suc-

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millet used to good advantage in com-

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Millet, however, requires a, good seed

bed for profitable results, and it would

’ be better, in the writer’s opinion, to

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’Value of Bean Pods as Roughage.





Will you kindly advise me as to the

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am not feeding grain.



Genesee Co. C. A. R.





Ordinarily, bean pods are not near-

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A Beef and Dairy Ration.





Please tell“ me what ration to feed

my Holstein cows and what ration to

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‘clover hay, ground corn ‘and oats,

bran and cottonseed, meal. 4 ~



Macomb Co. M. H. 0., Jr.





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is required on the steer to finish him

for market, then the ration can be

widened, that is, a larger proportion

of carbohydrates or fat, fed.



Feed all the corn silage and clover

hay they will. eat. ' Mix corn meal,

ground oats and bran, equal parts.

Feed each animal two pounds of cot.

tonseed meal and enough of the other

grain to make one pound of grain per

day for each pound of butter-fat .pro-

duced per week for cows. ,



You can safely feed more cottonseed

meal to steers if you wish. Cut out

the bran if desired and the oats and

feed more cottonseed meal. At the

last stage of fattening, feed all the

corn meal they will eat.





Emmer or Speltz.





Would like information regarding

the growing of emmer or speltz. How

does it compare with oats as a feed

On land that

is a sandy loam would I get a better

yield of both grain and straw than I

would of oats? How would it be as

a nurse crop for sweet clover?



Gd. Traverse Co. C. P.





On sandy land I think emmer is a

much surer crop than oats and will

yield better. The grain is equally or

more valuable than oats for either

cattle or horses. It should be ground

and not fed whole.



It is grown in the same way as oats.

You will have to adjust your drill if

one is used to sow this seed, for it

will not feed as fast as oats. I think

it would be a better nurse crop than

bats for sweet clover, asit does not

producesuch a dense shade. .





 





SILAGE MOLDING IN CENTER OF

SILO. ‘





 





I find silage in some ”silos heating

and molding in the centers and per-

fectly good at the outside. Can you

tell'me what to do for it and what is

the cause of the heating? Do you

think it was too dry when put in the





silo? -



Ingham Co. ' R. R. S.



In all probability the reason for

this silage in the center of the silo

spoiling is as suggested the silage

corn Was too dry when ensiloed. Corn

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or from any cause begins to dryup





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three-quarter inch pipe, but it fur-

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If the corn is dry it is not heavy

enough to pack ,well, and this also

adds to the trouble. -

COLON C. LILLIE.





 





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LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





The advancing tendency of the var-

ious feeds, including corn, is a big

factor in determining hundreds of

feeders to ship their holdings to mar-

ket at the earliest convenience, and it

may be expected to become a much

greater” influence in this direction

from now on, as the almost unprece-

dented' boom in wheat is carrying

corn, oats, rye and barley, up too, al-

though in a lesser degree. The other

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ble for much premature marketing of

live stock is the prevalence of the

foot-and-mouth disease many stock-

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become infected sooner or later. Corn»

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T. A. Toliver, a. successful stock

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made than in handling cattle. Iowa

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there is no wolf law, and a coyote can

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sheep to be housed in nights. Mr.

Toliver has sheds for his flocks, but

unless the snow is deep and the

weather stormy, the sheep prefer to

remain outside. Besides hay'and rough

feed, he is in the habit of feeding

breeding ewes a small amount of grain

through the winter. He has found

that sheds are convenient for the

sheep to go under in hot summer days

when they use the sheds even more

than in cold weather. In an interview

published in the Live Stock Report,

Mr. Toliver says he sold in a recent

week a carload of ewes of the Shrop-

shire breed in Kansas City at-$6 per

100 lbs., and he regarded them as the

best grade ever raised in the corn

belt. They averaged when sold 127

lbs., and the sale amounted to $7.62

each. They sheared ten pounds of

wool each on an average, which was

marketed at 22 cents per pound, ag-

gregating $2.20 for each ewe for the

wool. In counting up profits, the crop

of lambs th‘e ewes raised was not

counted. Mr. Toliver keeps register-

ed. bucks and selects the best of his

ewe lambs for breeding purposes.



Chicago and St. Paul live stock com-

mission houses are advising Canadian

cattlemen to dehorn their cattle at

calf age,- the numerous consignments

of horned cattle from across the bor-

der selling from 15@250 per 100 lbs.

below prices paid for dehorned cattle.

Horned cattle are discriminated

against by shippers, as they are likely

to become bruised while in transit,

and this eliminates outside buying

competition and enables local killers

to fix prices.



West of the Missouri River there is

a lively demand for stock cattle as

farmers in that part of the country

see how such state as Illinois, Indiana

and Ohio are being temporarily forced

out of the live stock industry. Cattle

of the stocker and feeder class are

selling within the quarantined area

from $1@1.50 per 100 lbs. lower than

in the country lying west of the Mis-

souri River because they cannot be

moved except for immediate slaughter.

Kansas, Nebraska and other western

states which were so destitute of feed-

ing stock a year ago, have been stock-

ing up, while east, of the Mississippi

River the co try is seriously short





. of cattle, hogs and sheep. Of late sup-





plies in the middle west have been

heavily depleted by premature ship-

ments to market.





J. Ogden Armour, the Chicago pack- ,





er, in a recent interview, points out

the importance of farmers engaging

more extensively in the productiOn of

beef cattle. He calls attention to the





fact that on January 1, 1907, there ,





were 51,000,000‘ head of' cattle in the

country, valued at $881,500,000, while

on Jan. 1, 1914,2there were 38,500,000

cattle, valued at ‘$1,116,000,000. . This

shows a decrease. of 12,500,000 head

and an increase in varue of approxi-





, mately $235,000,000. Mr. IArmour says:





“Live stock,={bankers ~say,~is the best

securityin-America. and shippers are

paid promptly -in cash. "The time has

come for all concerned to'give heed‘to

the menace offthegrowing beef. short-

age. in this. country andto realize that





this situationrwill‘become more acute *

instead of improving “in years ,to





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, THE MICHIGAN FARMER





that is commanding considerable



attention at present, and the ar~

rangement of one the writer recently

visited may be of interest. It belOngs'

to a man in Shiawassee county who is'

known throughout the state, and

whose name would be recognized if it

were mentioned. All of the main con-

siderations of convenience, saving of

labor, comfort for the cows, cleanli-

ness and sanitation were combined

with the utmost simplicity and small

expense. The cows were quartered in

the basement of the barn, and while

not occupying all of the room 20 or

more cows were kept in a space per«

haps 50x60 feet. The equipment con-

sisted of a row of ordinary cheap

stanchions built along one side of the

stable with a manger and feeding al-

ley in front, next to the wall. The

hull pen was in one corner, and gates

were arranged between the posts

which supported the barn above, thus

providing a separate room for the

cows which were soon to freshen.





Cows Have Liberty.



The stanchions were placed closer

together than usual, perhaps three

feet apart, as the cows were only con<

fined in them while feeding and being

milked. No drops nor gutters were

required behind the cows, and the en

tire floor was kept well littered with

straw. The animals were allowed to

spend the greater part of their time at

liberty and were consequently requir-

ed to forego any pleasure or satisfac-

tion that might have been derived

from the use of their horns. They

were as quiet as a flock of sheep and

as clean a lot as one often finds. Their

flanks were practically as devoid of

filth as their backs. The silo was

placed at one end of the feeding alley

and a grain box at the other end, thus

allowing the feeding to be done with

the fewest steps possible. The ar-

rangement of the stanchions was most

simple and convenient. As the cows

were not confined in them much of the

time the rigid kind could be used. The

arrangement for opening and closing

was most simple and convenient. A

narrow board was loosely bolted to

the swinging part just below the girl;

that holds the tops, connecting a num—

ber together, so that Several could be

opened or closed from one end, and a.

single latch at the end securely fast-

ened the whole line thus connected.





Stable Cleaning Not a Dairy Chore.





By this plan of stable arrangement

the daily chore of stable cleaning is

avoided, and it was only necessary to

scatter straw about the floor as occa-

sion required. About once a week or

ten days the manure spreader was





STABLE construction is a subject





I run in and the litter was forked into

it and hauled direct to the fields. The





manure was thus all saved, the liquids

as well as the solids, and spread on

the fields with the minimum amount

of labor. .





There are numerous stables that

might easily be arranged to accommo-

date the cows in this simple manner.

It is much more comfortable for the

cows than to remain constantly in the

stalls, or, far worse, to be turned out

in the cold to “exercise.” And if room

is lacking why would it: not be eco-

nomical to construct a covered yard or

runway? The amount cf floor space

in the instance referred to is about

140 square feet per cow. The cost of

building walls eight to 10 feet high,

with roof sufficient to accommodate

such a number of cows as one might

keep, would not be large, and the sav-

ing in labor would aflord a good in-

terest'on the investment, to say noth-

ing of the cows’ comfort and other

advantages. ' '



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is limited some provision would have'

to be made for this supply, but the ad-‘ - ‘

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corn is grown in excess of the needs

for silage the stalks are frequently

shredded and this material used for

bedding. But where there is an





abundance of straw this is a splendid





way to dispose of it. ~

Allegan Co. Enw. HUTCHINS.

HOLSTEIN BREEDERS IN SES-

. SION.



The fourth annual meeting of the

West Michigan Holstein Breeders’ As-

sociation was held February 3 in

Grand Rapids with good attendance.

Oflicers were re-elected as follows:

President, Arthur Clarke, Alto; vice-

president, Elmer McCoy, Grand Rap-

ids; secretary and treasurer, W. R.

Harper, Middleville. The executive

committee chosen is new this year,

with the exception of Mr. Rising, and

is as follows: M. W. Willard, of Kent

county; John Nyenhui‘s, of Ottawa;

H. E. Curtis, of Ionia; H. E. Rising, of





 





Barry, and Judge Frank H. Williams, .





of Allegan.



An amendment to the by-laws, as

proposed by Mr. Willard, to the effect

that no officer of the association, with

exception of the secretarytreasurer,

shall be eligible to re-election for

more than two terms in succession.

was adopted after some discussion.

The plan is to pass good things

around, find new blood and avoid ruts.



Tubercular Testing Continued.



It was also voted to continue the

present arrangement for tubercular

testing of herds under federal super‘

vision for another year, with the same

committee in charge.



It was voted to hold a consignment

sale of cattle as usual this spring. The

main criticism made concerning the

sale last June was that too many bulls

were offered and a majority of con-

signors of cattle favor the restriction

of one male to five females for the

coming sales. A majority vote favor-

ed June as the time, with Col. Perry

as auctioneer and the place no doubt

will be Comstock Park, Grand Rapids,

as usual



The morning session opened with

the annual message of Pres. Clarke,

which was full of good cheer. He urg-

ed the breeders to give their boys a

start, with a calf or cow, letting them

have the increase. In closing he rec

ommended the appointment of the leg.

islative committee just mentioned. '



The Bull Calf Problem.



The bull calf problem was opened

by Elmer W. McCoy, and was dis-

cussed by D. G. Clack and others, oc-

cupying the time until the noon hour.

Mr. McCoy favors keeping the best

bulls and charging $5 to $10 for ser.

vice, instead of the usual $1 fee. He

wouldn’t sell any kind of a bull for

less than $50. Mr. Clack spoke of the

ridiculously low prices on bulls and

of a sentiment in some sections in favL

or of the cheapest service. Mr. Hardy

presented another phase of the mat-

ter. He gave instances of selling hign~

class registered bull calves rather

cheap, as low as $25 sometimes, to go

into northern sections of the State,

and these animals have made good, so

good, in fact, that the purchasers have-

come back for more good stud, so that

the sale proved good advertising, and

a profitable investment.



Judge Williams followed along this

line of community building, and its ad-

vantages, urging breeders to stop fig-

uring the immediate profits for them-

selves alone and to take the broader

outlook. He hopes to help make Alle-

gan a Holstein cattle center compar-

able at least, to Howell,‘in Livingston

county. The risk incurred of spread-

ing abortion and other diseases

through low price service of, outside

cattle was spoken of by H. H. Stroud

and others. ' ’ ' I ', '



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At the afternoon meeting: TreaSurer





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ance of $91.01 in the treasury, and a.

paid-up membership for the past year

of 64. F. D. Cutler, of Wayland, dis-

cussed the coming consignment sale,

pointing to its advantages in the way

or giving opportunity to dispose of

surplus stock. He urged the breeders

to put up nothing but good stufffi



A. B. Niles read an interesting pa-

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stein milk as a food for human kind

and said this milk needed more thor-

ough advertising. Discussion was led

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milk in this city, as well as the fig-

ures just reached as to cost of pro-

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A WELL-BALANCED RATION.





 





Would like to have you make up a

grain ration for my Jersey cows, out

of the following feeds, for the best

economical results. I have a limited

amount of corn and oats, and can buy

wheat bran at $25 or $26 a ton; gluten

feed at $30 a ton and cottonseed meal

at $30 or $31 a ton. For roughage I

am feeding corn silage and ensilage

corn in the bundle mornings, at noon

alfalfa hay, and nights corn silage and

husked shredded cornstalks; after the

bundles of ensilage corn are fed up I

will feed mixed hay once a day, most

ly June clover. For grain I feed a

mixture of about one bushel of shelled

corn, three bushels of oats, about one-

third bushel of good cull beans. With

each 100 pounds of this mixture I mix

100 pounds of wheat bran and feed





. each cow one pound of cottonseed





meal a day in two feeds. I am giving

at the rate of one pound of grain for

every three or four pounds of milk.

What do you think of cull beans in

the ration at one cent per pound? I30

you think it pays to water cows twrce

a day? I let my cows out nice days

about 11 o’clock to drink and then the

last chore at night I give them water

from a pail, the water being handy.

What is the law in regard - astur-

izing milk and cream, andvi state

law or just a city law?



Lapeer Co. S. P.

With the feedsnamed I do not see

how this ration could be improved

very well. I think it a most excellent

arrangement of the different food-

stuffs, both as to variety and also as

to getting the proper proportion of the

food nutrients. The ration is, in my

judgment, as well balanced as is prac-

ticable.



Cull beans furnish a cheap source

of protein. They are not quite as pal-

atable as might be desired, but cows

will eat them well enough as part of

the ration. It would not do to feed

too heavily of bean meal, for this food

makes a hard, tallowy or brittle but-

ter. There can be no objection to

feeding them in the quantities sug-

gested. You could cheapen the ration

by reducing the amount of oats and

adding more bran to take the place,

as bran at $25 to $26 per ton is cheap‘





.er than oats at about 50 cents per





bushel. Cottonseed meal at $30 is

a much cheaper source of protein than

gluten feed at the same price, because

cottonseed meal contains 37 to 40 per

cent and gluten feed only 26 to 27 per

cent protein. I believe it pays to wa-

ter cows twice each day. Once a day

is not often enough for best results.

It is even better to have: water in the

stable so cows can help themselves

when they are thirsty. But after cowa

are accustomed to drinking twice a.

day they will do all right.



Law Governing Pasteurization of Milk



and Cream.



There is no law in Michigan com-

pelling the pasteurization of milk or

cream, but many cities have passed

ordinances requiring this to be done

with milk soldin their respective cit-

ies. It has been suggested that such

a law should be passed in this 'state.

Foot-and-mouth disease has been

spread, in one instance at least, this

fall through the skim-milk returned to

the farm from a certain creamery. It

is claimed that tuberculosis is often





 





spread by this means: Several states





have such laws, and I think it would

be one of the best things that could

be done in this state. It-can only be

done at comparatively little expense

by the creamery, and it certainly is on

the safe side. It could do not harm,

and would kill the disease germs.

The milk would be just as good for

food. “Safety First” is a good slogan.





 





cow DOES NOT YIELD WELL AFj

TER FRESHENING.





I have a seven-year-old cow that

was hard to dry up before she came

in. I milked her once a day within

two weeks of calving. She came fresh

a week ago and doesn’t give over one

quart to a milking. Her udder is all

right. What can I do for her?



Allegan Co. F M





The only thing to do is to keep

milking the cow and feed her well/

She may gain on her milk so she will

be profitable, but she will not during

this period of lactation, do as well as

though she had been allowed to go‘

dry for six or eight weeks. There are

many persistent milkers like this one

that must be forced dry so that they

can give a full flow after freshening.

It is better for the cow and the un-

born calf that the cow goes dry for a

brief period before freshening. The

cow may give as much milk in the

two years because she gives milk all

the time.





 





 





BEET PULP IN RATION.





 





What is the most economical bal-

anced ration from the following feeds

for freSh cows giving from 30 to 50

lbs. of milk daily? Dried beet pulp .

at $24 per ton; wheat bran at $31 per

ton; wheat middlings at $35 per ton:

cottonseed meal at $36 per ton; oil

meal at $41 per ton; corn meal at $35

per ton. Roughage consists of oat hay

out in dough stage, and corn fodder

from which corn is husked.



Midland Co. C. L.





Since you have no succulent food in

the foods named for the ration Iwould

certainly use some dried beet pulp,

and I would moisten this pulp and let





it stand before feeding, until it ab- tinthutabm-





sorbed all the moisture it would. Don't

have it so wet that free water will

drip from it.‘Inasmuch as your rough-

age is somewhat deficient in protein

you must have a goodly amount of

protein feeds in the concentrates,

hence feed two» pounds per day of cot-

tonseed meal to each cow. I would

suggest you mix wheat bran and corn

meal equal parts by weight, for the

balance of the grain ration. Then

you will have a ration like this: Two

pounds of cottonseed meal, three

to four pounds of dried beet pulp, and

a sufficient amount of corn meal and

wheat bran to make as many pounds

of grain per day as you can produce

pounds of butter-fat in a week, or one

pound of grain per day for every four

or five pounds of milk produced it

your cows produce less than four per

cent milk, and one pound for every

two or three pounds of milk if your

cows produce four to five per cent

milk.





 





LOCAL JERSEY CLUB IS STARTED.





 





Recently 12 men from various sec‘

tions of the county gathered at the

home of B. L. VanAken, of Goldwater,

and organized a Branch County Jersey

Club. The men present at the home

were first served with an elaborate

banquet dinner by Mr. VanAken, and

this gave an opportunity for all to be-

come acquainted and prepared, in a

way, for the issue that was to follow.



Following the dinner, the gentlemen

entered into a business session, and

the following officers for the proposed

Club were elected:



President, B. L. VanAken, Coldwa-

ter: vice-president, C. H. Shoemaker,

Goldwater; secretary, Ray Lockwood.

Ovid; treasurer, C. R. Kibbe, Union

City: directors, C. E. George, Union

City; Ira VanOrsdale, Goldwater;

Fred Lawrence, Goldwater.



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the line of activities which has re-

cently been instituted among the

farmers of the county. For some time

past it has been the desire of farmers

to raise better and more pure blooded

stock. The formation of the Jersey

club will have a tendency to bring

about this end, as far as this breed of

cattle is concerned. , , ,.





 





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER





Selecting the Breeding Hens.





 





IKE begets like.” Therefore, in

preparing to breed for this sea-

son’s flock of chickens, don’t



simply “turn the rooster loose." Use

judgment in breeding. If you breed

from weak, sickly, poor-laying stock,

ycur next winter’s egg basket and feed

account will suffer. The troubles of

life come from not looking far enough

ahead. The farmer who breeds his

fowls simply for the sake of “having

some chickens,” will never succeed

with poultry. This is the man who

sets about the four-corner store base-

burner and tells us that poultry is a

losing game.



Breed from hens rather than from

pullets. Have the hens separated from

the pullets during the breeding sea'

son. Hens lay larger eggs than pul-

lets; they do not lay as many eggs in

the fall and winter, therefore, when

properly handled, hens should be in

better physical condition in the spring

than pullets to give strong, vigorous,

good-sized chickens.



Better Stock Results from Breeding



the Hens.



By breeding from hens in good phy-

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years old, we will have one or two





 





fore, do not kill the finest hens, those

that have gone through a year or two

of heavy 'layng and are still strong

and vigorous.



Keep Good Birds.



At least one-quarter to one-third of

the fowls on the farm ought to be

hens, one, two or three years old,

rather than pullcts, and the same is

true of the males. It is both a crime

and poor business to sacrifice a male

at the end of the year on the principle

that a cockerel is younger and more

active. Occasionally an exceptionally

good male may be kept for a number

of years, at least two or three. One

New York farmer has one cock bird

that is eight years old, and some that

are four and five. This flock is sure

to have strength to produce profit, for

the mothers are of the same “tried

and found true” kind.



While the trap nest may be all right

for the experiment stations, it cannot

be considered a. good investment for

the farmer. It is too costly and too

troublesome. We must find some phy-

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years’ opportunity to eliminate the

htns that inherit a tendency to short

life. We are then breeding from the

hens that have an inherited tendency

to live long, and it is worth much for

a chicken to be born from a line of

long-lived ancestry, just as with a

man. The chances are a hundred to

one that better stock will result. In

this way we can do much to cause the

inherited tendency to- live in the fu-

ture generations. This is looking

ahead. Too many times in the past,

the breeders, in their desire to get

the largest net income from their

stock, have bred continuously from

pullets and thus have not had the

benefit of the winnowing effect of time

in eliminating individuals which died

the following season. In Madison

Square poultry show a few Seasons

ago, the originator of a. famous strain

of Single Comb \Vhite Leghorns was

offered $12,000 for a pen of ten of his

best stock that swept the stakes.

What would you have done? This

man turned this offer down. He

was wise, for he pointed out that he

would never be able to enter the prize

ring again, nor maintain his high rep-

utation as a breeder, if he sold 0H all

his best breeding stock. ‘



The pullet usually begins to lay

early in the fall. After having layed

for five or six months, by spring she

has laid out. The critical time in the

life of a. hen comes when she has laid

for 12 months and then undertakes to

malt and lay at pretty nearly the

same time. Longevity is a point that





must always be remembered. There-





three or four principles that have been

found desirable for this test. The first

physical character and the most valu-

able of all in selecting hens for breed-

ers that are high producers is lateness

in molting. The hen that is born to

lay a large number of eggs and is

well fed and handled will generally

follow the line of least resistance and

continue to lay and thus fail to per-

form the natural process of melting.

This is because she has so much re-

serve power that she continues to lay,

and as a result her feathers do not

die and loosen. Although the com-

parison is not perfect, the same prin-

ciple really maintains, if we compare

a late-molting hen to a strong, vigor-

ous apple that that has been well

sprayed. The leaves, like the feath-

ers, continue to grow past their usual

season and hang on the tree up to the

winter time. We find that hens that

have laid only 25, 50 or 75 eggs have,

in almost every instance, molted dur-

ing the summer, in July or August or

September. They do not necessarily

start laying again in the. fall or winter

simply because they molted early. The

hens that molt late take the short. va-

cations and begin to lay again.

Selecting High Producers.

Another way we may select the high

producers is by the color of the

shanks of the yellow-skinned breeds.

The hens that have had little to do

during the summer except to loaf

about and eat, usually have the finest

kind of colored shanks and skin,

whereas, the high-producing hens

have “laid out” most of this color. Af-





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ter they have rested for a month or

two, the Color will return.



We may also determine the heavy

layers from the drones by the way

the hens eat. It will pay you to watch

the flock and note how they eat their

rations. The hen that is 1110 largest

eater is usually also the one that “is

the largest layer. This discounts the

usual thought that hens that eat more

than the others of the flock store the

food in fat and therefore, do not lay

at much. This is a mistaken concep-

tion. The heavy layer goes to roost

late and gets up early. usually being

the first biddie down in the scratching

litter in the morning.



Shape Does Not Indicate Production.



Some men will tell you that the

shape of the body determines the lay-

ing quality, and that you should breed

for body shape. This has been ex-

ploded so many times in more recent

experiments, that I believe that we

should not place much emphasis upon

it. The homeliest hen in a. recent lay-

ing contest, as to shape, swept the

stakes as an egg producer. But I

never recommend breeding from a

poorly shaped fowl, for the first sen-

tence in this article holds true here.

By breeding from stoop tails, crooked-

spined, ill-footed fowls, what will the

next generation be? So select the

best shaped and highest laying hens

for breeders.



One of the important problems on

which breeding and feeding hinges is

the’question of how We shall handle

and care for the flock. Here is an in~

stance like a great many others where

the practice of the farmer, who did

not pretend to know the theories of

production, was in advance of the var-

ious investigators. “'e all under-

stood how the scientific men for years

said that plants could not utilize the

free notrogen of the air. yet every

farmer knew that clover

made land richer." Foruntold centuries

farmers and poultrymen. because of

habit and convenience, allowed hens

to run out of doors the year round.

It was the easiest and most natural

thing to do. Vt'hile the properly built

hen house has a great contribution to

extend toward the building up of a

highly healthy strain, the fresh air

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Free Range Beneficial.



Profits show up more favorably for

the hens and pullets that are on range

than for those confined. This is be-

cause the increase in the egg yield,

due to freedom, occurs when eggs are

high in price. Just let us consider

a. year’s experiment, held at Cornell

Agricultural College. The number of

eggs laid by the pullets on range was

164, while those held in close confine-

ment was 147. In the case of the

hens, those on range laid 105 and

those in confinement laid 90. Taking

the profit. including only feed, not the

labor, interest on investment, etc.,the

pullets on range made $3.25 profit and

those in confinement $2.50; a difference

of 75 cents per fowl per year more in

the case of the pullets allowed to run

out.



It is a poor policy to cross-breed.

Take a good strain, improve it, and

stick by it. Study and fulfill its needs.

Your success is certain. Farmers

have been making the cross-breeding

mistake long enough.



New York. EARL W. GAGE.





 





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- found in any fertilizer, and in addition





has fairly large amounts of potash and

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Use Some Absorbent on Droppings



Board.



To be able to realize anywhere near

its full value some method must be

adopted to prevent the loss of nitro-

gen in the form of ammonia before

the manure can be taken to the field.

Land plaster has been used to advan-

tage for this purpose, but the farmer

does not always have this material at

hand and wants something that is al-

ways available for his use. Coal ash-

es, if; they are dry and very fine. will

serve the purpose very well. Never

use wood ashes because of the injury

to the feet of the hens when the ashes

become wet and a certain amount of

lye is liberated. Another material that

is not used as frequently, yet is prob-

ably just as eflicieut. is an ordinary

dry loamy soil. Not. only will it act

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later.



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Was much interested in your recent

article on poultry house construction.

Am building a house along similar

lines to yours and desire to incorpor-

ate your features of ventilation at the

roof angles (front and back). Will

you please send me a sketch showing

how these ventilators are operated

and hinged in relation to the frame-

work of the building? Also the size of

the same. Do you advise a double

wall in the rear of the building, with

air space between? Would appreciate

any other suggestions you may care

to make.



New York. M. S.



The ventilators in question are com-

mon 12-inch wide boards, cut in the

desired lengths. In our case most of

them were in 12-foot lengths. HOW-

ever, they can be most any length up

to 16 feet. As a rule it is advisable

not to have them any longer than 12

feet to have them work easy. We





have found it a good idea to use a.





good pine board for this, although we

also have some of hemlock, but these

are not giving as good satisfaction on

account of their binding and warping

more. These boards are hinged at the





top to swing out, and are held open

and closed by hooks and eyes.

illustration).





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this procedure is scarcely practicable.

I have always found it much less trou-

ble and just about as wood to plan to

clean out the house every 10 to 11

days but sprinkle a little of the ashes,





soil, or whatever is used as an ab-

sorbent over the droppings every

morning. This can be done at‘ the





time of feeding and need not mean

very much extra labor or time if ev-

erything is kept handy for use. If

this is done the odors are kept down

just as well as if the house were

cleaned every day. but the labor is not

much more than half as much.





A Good Fertilizer.



When removed the manure should

be placed somewhere to dry just as

soon as possible so that it can be

stored without danger of loss. When

spring comes it may then be spread

on the freshly plowed land where gar‘

den is to be planted, especially such

crops as lettuce, radishes, cabbage or

any other crop where a large and

quick growth of leaves or stems is

desired. It must always be remem-

bered that this is a very concentrated

fertilizer and must be used accord-

ingly, more like a commercial fertiliz-

er than in quantities employed in the

case of stable manure. I have seen

the material used on the poorest clay

hillsides where practically nothing

had grown in previous years, with the

result that the subseqquent oat crop

grew so large that it lodged long be-

fore the grain was ripe. Of course, in

this case too large an application was

used but by using judgment and prof-

iting by experience the farmer can

soon learn just what partion of his





 





highly nitrogenous manure. A few





fields respondbest to the use of this.





Showing a Very Practical Method of Ventilating a Chicken Coop.





rear is made in the same way as the

one in front. It will be noticed that

both are placed way up as near the

top as possible. This is done to guard

against drafts.



In constructing the rear wall we

place the plate on edge. This, in con-

nection with the double boarding part

way down the rear wall and part way

up the rear part of roof, provides for

a live air space which is certain to

keep the roosting closet dry at all

times. The circulation of air keeps

the wall dry. A dead air space is apt

to allow moisture to condense on the

inside, which is a serious fault.



The rear ventilator, like the one in

front, is hinged at the top to swing

out, this prevents the rain from beat-

ing in and also prevents a direct draft.





The illustration will show that our

roosting closet is built so as to be

almost draft proof at all times. even

in summer when all \the doors, win-

dow's and ventilators are wide open.

It will be noticed that the roosting

closet is celled up the inside from

within a few inches below the roost

platform, up the rear wall, and up the

ceiling to extend beyond the front

edge of the roosting platform. This

form of construction prevents a draft

when the rear ventilator is open.



In constructing these ventilators

out of 12-inch wide boards, we have

found it advisable to re-enforce them

in such a way by cleats as to prevent

warping. For hinges we use heavy '1‘

hinges. . .



We do not believe in a double wall

in the rear of the building with the

exception of the part enclosing the

roosting closet. A double wall with

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. Have you ever tried to figure why

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the feed bills show she eats more

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Concrete and wood floors should be

covered an inch or two with fine sand

or garden loam. This covering will

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feet and will make the house warmer.



Laying hens need plenty of animal

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scrap that cannot be purchased for

less than three Cents a pound.



A small flock in a large house will

yield a larger profit than a large flock

in a small house. '



A hopper of charcoal in each hen~

house is an insurance against disease.



Rye, when fed largely to hens will

cause bowel trouble. A growing field

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green food for hens.



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Present prospects



Keeping up with indicate that this

the Times. will be a year of

exceptional oppor-





tunities in agriculture. Prices of farm

commodities are very generally high,

owing to the demand for grains oc-

casioned by the European war. There

is every prospect that this demand

will continue and that foodstuffs of all

kinds will remain at abnormally high

prices during the coming year. Such

a condition makes it expedient for





farmers generally to make the most





of the opportunities which are thus

presented to them. \Yhen there is a

prospect of an abnormal demand for

American farm products, every farmer

should strive to do something toward

satisfying that demand, that is, his

production should be increased above

the point. which is the normal output

of his farm.



This can be accomplished in var-

ious ways. One of the best ways to

accomplish it is to clear up the waste

places on the farm and make them

available for crop growing. A very

large percentage of the farms in Mich-

igan have at least small areas. of





swampy land which could be easily

drained and made productive. On a

good many farms there are stony





patches which have for years been

used as a calf or hog pasture because

of the difficulty in plowing and work-

ing same. These stones should be

blasted and removed and this unpro-

ductive area made available for a

place in the regular crop rotation.

Then there are unimproved areas of

cut-over lands which could profitably

be improved for present use by mod-

ern methods.



In addition to the possibilities in

this direction, there is a far greater

possibility in increased production on

the land already avalable for cultiva-

tion. By conserving and supplement-

ing soil fertility, by adopting the

methods of culture which experience

has found to give the best results un-

der like conditions, by applying the

principles which scientific research

have indicated to increase our yields

and decrease the cost of production,

we will be aiding in the solution of

the problem of feeding a larger por-

tion of the world which has been un-

expectedly thrust upon the American

farmer. At the same time we shall

be helping ourselves and our families

by increasing our own resources at a

time when increased production will

have a far less-than ordinary influence

upon market values. If we are to ac-

complish these results, if we are to





 





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here presented us, we must be pre-

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others, to put into practice those

scientific principles which come to us

through the medium of our trade pa-

per, To this end, if this has not al-

ready been done, do not longer delay

sending in your subscription.





In another column

The Railroads vs of this issue is pub-

the Farmer. lished a communica-

tion from a Kalama-

zoo county farmer on the attempt

which is being made by the railroads

of Michigan to secure an increase in

passenger rates. For the benefit of

readers who may not be informed 'up-

on this subject it may be well to here

call attention to the fact that railroad

passenger rates in Michigan are fixed

by the Legislature, while the power or

fixing railroad freight rates within the

state has been delegated to the State

Railroad Commission. Several bills

have been introduced in the present

Legislature proposing to change the

legal railroad passenger rate which

may be charged by Michigan railroads.

These bills propose a variety of chang-

es which it will not be necessary to

enumerate in this comment. Suflice

it to say, the change which it is

thought the railroads of the state hope

to gain is a general advance in the

passenger rate to two and one-half

cents per mile.



Hearings are now beingheld before

the committees of the two houses on

these bills. No immediate action is

likely, but there is reason to believe

that the proposition embodied in these

bills will be seriously considered by

the Legislature during the present ses-

sion. The arguments presented in the

article above mentioned as sufficient

reason for not advancing passenger

rates at this time are such as will at

once appeal to every thinking person.

Neither the business man nor the

farmer can get an advance in prices

when same is needed and would be

much appreciated as a means of help-

ing him over a period of business de‘

pression in his particular line. From

the standpoint of the state there is

likewise no reason why those who

have their money invested in rail‘

roads should be given greater special

consideration.



There is, however, another phase of

the situation which should not be ov-

erlooked and which is being brought

prominently before the state at this

time by reason of the fact that one of

the state’s larger common carriers is

in a. state of bankruptcy and is being

operated under the direction of the

federal court. It is a most obvious

fact'that the people of the state are

not responsible for this road’s condi-

tion of bankruptcy nor for the finan-

cial ills from which other railroads

are at the same time seeking relief,

but the state and its people are Inter-

ested in the maintenance of such ser-

vice by these railroads as will make

for the prosperity and continued de

velopment of our industries. The

claim is made for the railroad now be-

ing operated under direction of the

court that the revenues of the road

were last year several hundred thou.

sand dollars less than was required to

pay operating expenses, to say noth-

ing of interest on its indebtedness.

The plea is made that unless relief is

bad in increased passenger or freight

rates, it will be necessary to break up

the system, which will have the im~

mediate effect of discontinuing or crip-

pling the service on a large mileage

of branch lines which, under present

conditions, do not pay operating ex-

penses. This contention, if substan-

tiated at the hearings now in pro-

gress, is one which should receive the

careful attention of the Legislature,

since the farmers who are located on

the branch lines of our Michigan rail-

roads have made their investments in

good faith, and are entitled to a con-

tinuation pf service until the business





whichjthey are helping'toz‘bulm. up ,by I





thedevelopmentof this new country

will make that service profitable or

at least self-sustaining. On the other

hand, the Legislature should, in mak-

ing a study of the situation, take into

account the fad that an exact divi-

sion of the expenses which may prop-.

erly be charged to either freight or

passenger traflic‘is difficult, if not im—

possible, and no permanent relief

should be granted to the railroads

which normal conditions would not

seem to warrant. '





Communica t i o n 5

published in this

and another recent

issue reflect the in-

terest which is felt in the telephone

problem throughout the rural districts

of the state. One of these communi-

cations indicated how the problem had

been solved in one fortunate commu-

nity. Another communication appear-

ing in this issue illustrates the dilem-

ma in which another community finds

itself owing to an all too great com-

petition among existing telephone

lines. There is no doubt but that any

community can be better served. by a

community of interest in this public

utility, that is to say, that local con-

nections should be facilitated over as

large a territory as possible and toll

connections should be similarly ex-

tended. This has been accomplished in

some localities by the organization and





Solving the Tele-

phone Problem.





'construction of rural lines under a





working agreement with the telephone

company having toll line service from

the central point where the switch-

board would be located. It is to be

presumed that the position of the rail-

road commission is in line with the

best interests of the state at large so

far as service is concerned, rather

than in sympathy with existing stock

companies. It would, however, seem

certain that any plan which would in-

terest the people of a community in

the securing of a needed public utility

would be beneficial to that commu-

nity, and that any complication of ser-

vice which might result from the on

ganization of local mutual telephone

companies could later be adjusted by

contracts with tall companies as above

noted. For this reason it would ap-

pear that there could be no reason‘

able objection to making it legally

easy for the citizens of any commu-

nity to organize a Iceal mutual tele-

phone company.





The program of the

The Country Life third Country Life

Conference. Conference of . the

< ' Michigan Country

Life Association is at hand. This

meeting will be held at the Agricul-

tural College on February 26-27-28.

The program is all that the name of

the organization implies. It will in-

clude the discussion of such subjects

as rural sanitation, the marketing of

farm products, the work of co-opera-

tive organizations, a general discus‘

sion cf rural credits and agricultural

co-operation, etc. The Saturday af-

ternoon session will consist of a

round table conference, and the Sun-

day afternoon session will be devoted

to a discussion of rural church prob-

lems. These meetings will be of par-

ticular interest to all who are inter-

ested in the better development of

rural life. Preceding, as they do, the

Farmers’ Week or Round-Up Insti-

tute at the College, the attendance of

these meetings will be the more com

venient fort-hose who will participate

in the sessions of the following week.

The meeting should attract a large at-

tendance from among the public ’splrlt-

ed citizens of the state.





The report of ajoint





Federal Aid for Congressional com‘

Road Building. mittee which has had

under consideration





the proposition of federal aid in road

building contains strong arguments

for-the favoring of federal aidzinrroad .

building, by the farmers of the coun-

try. This report shows that‘of.15,-





villages.





 





FEB; ‘20, 1915; '





963.966-fanfilles «in the United States

as shown by” the federal census. but

5,689,888 families reside on farms, the

balance being residents of cities and

The proportion of farmers

among the 38,167,336 persons engaged

in gainful occupations is about propor-

tionate with the number of families

who. reside on farms, the number ens

gaged in agriculture being 12,659,203.

These and other statistics show that

only about one-third of the total pop-

ulation is strictly rural in character

or occupation. As national revenues

are derived from indirect taxation and

income tax, contributions to national

funds are proportionately rather heav-

ier from urban than from rural popula-

tion. it is therefore clear that under

federal aid fully two-thirds of ’the na-

tional fund contributed to road building

would be contributed by city resi-

dents, while all of it would be spent

for the improvement of rural roads.





The merchant, manufacturer and

also to aconsiderable extent, the con

sumers living in citieswould, how-

ever, receive an indirect benefit from

the betterment of country roads, and

interest in federal aid has been quite

as marked from city as from rural

communities. It is probable that the

adoption of any system or federal aid

would be productive of better and

more uniform methods in road con-

struction and maintenance, since it is

contemplated by every plan yet ad-

vanced that evidence should be given

to the government that the funds con-

tributed were invested in such a man<

her as to be most productive of bene-

ficial results. This would mean that

competent highway engineers would

pass upon the'character of the con-

struction work done. It would, of

course, still be up to the states and

their minor municipalities to do the

actual work of construction, but the

educational influence of government

inspection and supervision would tend .

to more uniform and more economical

methods of construction.





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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





The European Wan—The most im-

portant news of the past week from

the great conflict in Europe is the suc-

cess. of the German forces in Prussia.

By superior generalship the Teutons

have forced the Russians to practical-

ly abandon German soil and have

strengthened the position of the right

end of the battle line for another as-

sault upon Warsaw. To the south the

Russians are confident of maintaining

their hold on Bukowlna and declare

that Lemberg, Galicia, is in no danger

as they are policing practically the

entire northwest slope of the Carpa-

thian mountains. Albanians have en-

gaged small forces of Serbians on Ser-

bian soil. In the west the Germans

are said to be concentrating large

numbers of troops in Alsace-Loraine

to drive the Allied forces from that

district in order to free German soil

from hostile troops. In Belgium bom-

bardment of positions along the battle

line between Neuport and Ypres has

resulted in no change of the front of

either army.



Differences between Japan and China

have not been adjusted. Japan is in-

sisting upon the acceptance by China

of every demand, while the Pekin

government expects to continue in its

refusal to acquiesce in them. In the

meantime Japan is building barracks

atDevery important station along the

railway between Weihsien and Tsinan

m the Chinese province of Shantung.



Besides raising the maximum price

of cats by $12.50 per metric ton, the

bundesrath of Germany has expropri-

ated all the domestic stocks of cats,

with the exception of seed oats and

the grain nedessary for feeding horses.

The order takes effect February 16.

The stocks of corn, wheat and flour

have already been taken over by the

authorities. .



By- reason of an order issued by

Gen. Carranza forcing all foreign rep-

resentatives in Mexico to treat with

him alone, American agents and en-

voys of other countries will be greatly





handicapped in their efforts to adjust





{relations between the different fac-

tons.



Ottawa, Canada, was given a war

scare 1' Sunday evening when three

aeroplanes approached the city from

the direction of Brockville. . -



' ~ “ ‘N‘ationaL ' '



Last week the department of





state

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How Palm Beach Looks from an Aeroplane at an Elevation of 3,000 Feet. Mahogany Barge to be Used by Pres. Wilson on trip through Panama Canal.
BOUT five o’clock of the evening

A of December fourteenth, 1799,



Dr. Craik, who had been sum-

moned from his home at Alexandria

to the bedside of “*ashington at Mt.

Vernon on the Potomac, arrived. The

physician silently approached his old

friend, Washington, "who was then

past the sixty- seventh mile- stone and

probably incapable of recovery from

serious illness.



"Doctor,” said the aged general, "I

die hard, but I am not afraid to go. 'I

believed from my first attack that I

should not survive it. My breath can-

not last long.”



The efliorts of Dr. Craik and his as-

sistant went for nought. _It was evi-

dent that the “father of his country"

would leave it soon. Once or twice

he was heard to say:



“I should have been glad, had it

pleased Gad, to die a little easier; but

I doubt not it is for my good."



It was shortly aften ten o'clock that



, the. moment of his passing came. He

raised himself up, closed his eyes, and

whispered:



“Father of mercies, take me to thy-

self." The ex~President slowly repeat~

ed the thirty-seventh verse of the

Thirty-Seventh Psalm, “Mark-the per—

fect man, and behold the upright, for

the end of that man is peace.”



Seated at the foot of the general’s

bed was Mrs. Washington. “Is be

gone?” she asked, and on receiving an

affirmative answer, continued evenly,

“ ’Tis well! All is now over: I shall

soon follow him: I have no more trials

to pass through.” '



Thus the great V’l’ashington died!



Congress took action six days later.

Mr. Marshall, with deep sorrow on his

countenance and in a pathetic voice,

addressed the House of Representa-

tives. He said in part:



“Let us then, Mr. Speaker,-pay the

last tribute of respect and affection

to our departed friend. Let the grand

council of the nation display those

sentiments which the nation feels.



Offers Resolution.



For this purpose, I hold in my hand

some resolutions which I will take the

liberty to offer to the House.



Resolved, That this House will wait

on the President of the United States

in condolence of this mournful event.



Resolved, That the speaker’s chair

be shrouded with black, and the mem-

bers and officers of the House wear~



' black during the session.



Resolved, That a committee in con-

nection with one from the Senate, be

appointed to confer on the most suit—



: able manner of paying honor to the

111emoryzof the man, first in war, first

in peace, and first in the hearts of his

countrymen.



Senate’s Action.



To the President of the United

States: The Senate of the United

States, respectfully take leave, sir, to

express to you their deep regret for

the loss their country has sustained

in the death of General George. Vl’ash-

lugton. This event so distressing to

all our fellow-citizens must be pecu-

liarly heavy to you who have long

been associated with him in deeds of

patriotism. Permitus. sir, to mingle

our tears with yours: on this occasion

it is manly to weep. To lose such a

man at such a crisis is no common

calamity. Our country mourns her

Father 1* * * , , '



Let .the country consecrate the

memory. of the heroic General, the

patriotic statesman, and the virtuous

sag’e; let them teach their children

never to forget that the fruits of his

labors and his example, are their in-

heritance.



President’s Answer.





Gentlemen of the Senate: I receive





with the most respectful and affec-

jtionate sentiments of this impressive

“address, the obhging expressions of





 





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Father of his Country; ” Action of Congress from the





Original Documents, Newspaper Account of the Obsequies; Extract from

the Funeral Oration; and Gde to Washington, Written Early in 1800.





By CARL SCHURZ LOWDEN.

mammalmunnummmmmmmuuuumnumlmmlmmmmmuwmmmmmm





your regret, for the loss our country

has sustained in the death of our most

esteemed, beloved and admired cit~

izen.



In the multitude of my thoughts and

recollections of this melancholy event,

you will permit me only to say, that

I have seen him in the days of adver«

sity, in some of the‘scenes'of the

deepest and most trying perplexities.

I have also attended him in the high-

est elevation and most prosperous

felicity with uniform admiration of his

wisdom, moderation and constancy.



Among all our original associates in

the memorable League of the Conti-

nent in 1?74, which expressed the sov-

ereign will of the Free Nation in Am-

erica, he was the only one remaining

in the general government. Although

with a constitution more enfeebled

than his, at an age when he thought

it necessary to prepare for retirement,

I feel myself alone, bereaved of my

lost brother, yet I derive strung" con-

solation from the unanimous disposl

tion which appears in all ages and

classes, to mingle their sorrows with

mine, on the common calamity to the

world.



The life of our Washington cannot

suffer by comparison with those of

other countries who have been most

celebrated and exalted by Fame. The

attributes and decorations of Royalty

could only have served to eclipse the

majority of those virtues, which made

him, from being a modest citizen, 8.

more resplendent luminary. Misfor-

tune, had he lived, could hereafter

have sullied his glory only with those

superficial minds, who, believing that

characters and actions are marked by

success alone, rarely deserve to enjoy

it. Malice could never blast his honor

and envy made him a singular excep-

tion to her universal rule.



For himself he had lived enough to

life and glory. For his fellow citizens,

if their prayers could have been an-

swered, he would have been immortal.

For me, his departure is at a most

unfortunate moment. Trusting, how-

ever, in the wise and righteous domin-

ion of Providence over missions of

men and the result of their councils

and actions, as well as over their

lives, nothing remains for me but

humble resignation.



His example is now complete, and

it will teach wisdom and virtue to

magistrates, citizens and men, not

only in present but in future genera<

tions as long as history shall be read.

If a Trajan, and a Pliny, 11 Marcus

Aurelius can never want biographers,

eulogists, or historians. neither will

the great VVashington—John Adams,

President, December 22. '





From the Funeral Oration.



Major-General Henry Lee, an asso-

ciate of. W'ashington during and after

the W'ar of the Revolution, said of

1.1m, “First in war, first in peace, and

first in the hearts of his. countrymen,

he was second to none in the humble

and endearing scenes of private life.”

Dr. John M. Mason. who delivered the

funeral oration, said in part:



“The death of Washington hasvre-

vealed the extent of our loss. It has

given us the final proof that we never

mistook him. Take his infecting

testament. and read the secrets of his

soul; read all the power of. domestic

virtue; read his strong love of letters

and of liberty: read his fidelity to re-

publican principles, and his jealousy

of national character.



“In the complicated excellence of

character he stands, alone. Let no Plu-

tarch- attempt the iniquity of parallel.

Let no soldier ‘or' fortune—let no





usurping conqueror—let not Alexander

or Caesar—let not Cromwell or Bona-

parte-—let none among the dead or the

living, appear in the same picture

with Washington; or let them appear

as the shade to his light.”

Washington Entombed.



Under the foregoing heading and

dated at Georgetown, December 20,

there appeared in the Ulster County

Gazette (published at Kingston) in

the issue of January 4, 1800, the fol«

lowing article.



011 Wednesday last, the mortal part

of Washington the Great, the Father

of his Country, and the Friend of

Man, was confined to the tomb with

solemn honors and funeral pomp.



A multitude of persons assembled,

from many miles around, at Mount

Vernon, the choice abode and last res-

idence of the illustrious chief. There

were the groves, the spacious avenues,

the beautiful and sublime scenes, the

noble mansion, but alas! the august

inhabitant was now no more. That

great soul was gone. His mortal part

was there indeed, but, ah! how afiect‘

ing, how awful the spectacle of such

worth and greatness, thus, to mortal

eyes fallenI—Yes! fallen! fallen!



In the lone and lofty portico, where





oft the hero walked in all his glory,’





now lay the shrouded corpse. The

countenance still composed and serene

seemed to depress the dignity of the

spirit. which lately dwelt in the life-

less form!

paid the last sad honors to the bene-

factor of his country, took an impres-

sive—a farewell view. .



On the ornament at the head of the

coffin, was inscribed-Surge ad Judi~

cium—about the middle of the coflln,

Gloria Dec—and on the silver plate,

GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON,



.Departed this life, on the 14th of



December, 1799, Act. 68.





Between three and four o’clock, the

sound of artillery from a vessel in the

river, firing minute guns, awoke afresh

our solemn sormw——the corpse Was

removed—a band of music, with

mournful melody, melted the soul into

the tenderness of woe.



The procession was formed and

moved on in the following order:

Music and clergy: cavalry, infantry,

guard, with arms reversed; the gen-

eral's horse with his saddle, holsters,

and pistols; Cols.‘ Sims, Ramsay,

Payne, pull bearers; corpse; pull bear~

ers, Col's. Gilpin, Marsteller, Little;

mourners; Masonic brethren; cltixens.



When the procession had arrived at

the bottom of the elevated lawn, on

the bank of the Potomac where the

family vault is placed, the cavalry

halted, the infantry marched tovvnra

the mount and formed their lines—the

clergy, the Masonic brethren and the

citizens, descended to the vault, and

the funeral service of the church was

performed—the firing was repeated

fmm the vessel in the river. and the

sounds echoad from the woods and

hills around.



Three general discharges by the in~

fantryeethe cavalry, and 11 pieces of

artillery, which lined the banks of the

Potomac back- of the vault, paid the

laSt tribute to the entombed Conn

mauder—in-‘C'hle‘f of the Armies of the

United States and to the departed

hero. .



The sun ' was now setting. Alas!

the Son of Glory was set forever. No

——the name of Washington—the Ameri-





can President and generaléwm tri— 111s like





umph over death The unclonded

brightness of his glory will illuminate

the future ages!





There were those who .





”ashington ii‘cd.





Under date of January 5, 1800, fa

sixastanza poem or 'ode, signed “By :a

Young Lady,” and entitled “On the

Death of General washington,” was

published. Fbur of the stanzas are as

follows:



What means that solemn dirge that

strikes my ear?



What means those mournful sounds—

why shines the tear?



Why toll ythe bells the awful knell of





fate

Ah! whyt those sighs that do my fancy

sa e!





V1 here’ or I turn the general gloom ap‘





pears,



Those mourning badges fill my soul

with fears;



Hark! —— Yonder rueful noise!

done, ’tls done!—



The silent tomb invades our Washing-

ton.





-—’tis





Must virtues exalted yield their

breath?





Must brigtlllit perfection find relief in





den

Must mortal greatness fail?——A glor‘

ious name! -—

What, then, is riches, honour and true

‘ fame?





The august chief, the father and the

friend,

The generous patriot—let the muse





commend;

Columme glory and Mount Vernon’s





rl c

There 1lies enshrined with numbers at

his side!

His Country First.



"First in war and first in peace”

made him “first in the hearts of his

countrymen” because his country was

first in his own heart. The two colos-

sal figures of our history are Wash-

ington and Lincoln. The “Father of

his Country" became pro-eminent by

his part in the making of a nation;

and “Honest Abe,” when destruction

threatened, saved it. George Wash-

ington—general, commander-inchief,

twicenamed president—was and is

the true Patriarchal American.





 





COASTING.





 





BY ALONZO RICE.

From the low-bending skies there’s a





flurry .

Of white flakes, and now in a scurry

The snowblrds arrive; teamstels

hurry;





For sharper the air grows and chill.

To the breezes the children are fling-

- ing »



Red suits, and from attics are bring-





Gaily- painted hand-sleds,

singing

In chorus of coasting down hill.





the while





Though, keen winds from Northland

are biting,

The smooth snowclad slope looks in-





vlting

And with laughter and shouts all in‘

c

To pleasure they’re off with a will.





Gay comrades are they: Paul and

. Freddy, -

With Rhoda and Ruth. “Are you

ready 2"





‘While Dick with a hand that is steady

Is guiding his sled down the hill.





Beneath the red runners swift flying

The white track, and hills are reply-





1118'



To their shouts of delight; each one

trying



To excel in a trial of skill.



Just the sport for a girl and a boy

meant;



And nothing can dull their enjoyment,



Not even emthe uphill's .hard employ-





For Ell?! next trip in coasting down





 





SAGE ADVlCE.





Bea gift and a benediction. Shine

with real light and not with the hor-

rowed reflection of Common

men are apologies for men: they how

the head, they excuse thornselves with

prolix reasons, they accumulate ap-

panacea because the substance is





 





The discharge of duty to one’s fel-

lowma the work of resisting vio-

team maintaining Order and ht-





mnigso of the .31

111m: and holler than geppfbsfiowing

of visions. The service of loan-11s the

Baylfe worship of God—Henry Van
FEB. 20, 1915.





THE MICHIOAN FARMER





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Frisky’s Granary is RObbcd.





0 much snow had fallen during



the night that the White Forest



was buried under a soft, white

blanket a foot thick, and in places

great drifts were piled up as high as

your head. But that didn’t bother

Billy Be By Bo Bum, no, sir, not a bit

of it, for he was bundled up as snug

as a bug in a rug, and as he trudged

through the big woods, he whistled as

merrily as a lark.



“Gee, but I’m hungry,’ said Billy,

and just them he spide a hickory nut

in the snow at the foot of an old

stump. But when he picked it up, he

found a clean little hole had been cut

in the shell and the kernel taken out.



“Now, who could have done that?”

said Billy to himself, “and where did

this nut come from, I should like to

know.”



Then he saw there was a small hole

in the side of the stump, and thrust-

ing in his hand, what do you suppose

he found? \Vell, sir, you would never

guess, so I might as well tell you.

There was about a quart of nuts in

that stump, but when Billy finished

filling his pockets, nary a nut was

left.



“Now I can have a feast,’ chuckled

Billy, and he started for home as fast

as his chubby little legs would carry

him. But before he had gone very far

be heard the most awful racket in the

branches of a big oak, and there sat

Frisky the Redsquirrel, chattering and

scolding away at a great rate. There

was no use talking, Frisky was the

maddest little fellow in all the White

Forest, and generally he is the best

natured old rascal in the world. But

now he Was using such terrible lan-

guage that Busybody the Bluejay, who

had come rushing up to find out what

was the matter, flew away in disgust,

and Busybody, you know, swears more

than all the rest of the Little People

put together.



“What under the sun is the mat-

ter?” asked Billy.



“Frisky has been robbed,” replied

Tinker Teedle Tee, the merry little

elf, who flew up just at that moment

and alighted on Billy’s shoulder.



“Robbed! Why, who could have

robbed him?” exclaimed Billy.



“I’m sure I don’t know,” said Tink-

er, nodding his head until the weeny

copper kettle he wore for a hat bobbed

up and down at a great rate. “But

someone broke into his house back

there in the old stump and stole his

winter’s supply of nuts.” .



Why, I—I—” stammered Billy,

and then he stopped, for he remem-

bered his pockets were full of nuts,

and he suddenly realized that it was

he who had robbed Frisky. “I didn’t

know those nuts belonged to Frisky,

honest I didn’t Tinker,” he said, two





 





 





 





 





 





_ Not Afraid}, but Happy.





big tears rolling down his cheeks.



“Now, now, Billy Boy,» there’s noth-

ing to cry about,” comforted Tinker,

who could never bear to see anyone

unhappy. “We can put the nuts back

in Frisky’s snug little nest and every-

thing will be hunky dory again, but

just remember it is mighty hard for

the Little People to get enough to eat

during the winter when the ground is

covered with snow and everything is

frozen up. Frisky makes out fairly

well, for in the fall he stores up

enough nuts to last him through the

winter, but it is different with the

birds, for there are no insects or ber-

ries for them to eat”?



“Mother scatters bread crumbs in

the yard every Sunday morning,” said

Billy, “and the birds have a regular

feast.”



“That’s a mighty good idea,” said

Tinker, “but what do you suppose the

birds do the rest of the week?”



“I don’t know,” answered Billy.

never thought of that.”



“Well, they often go to bed hungry,”

said the merry little elf. “Now, how

would you like it if you had to go to

bed without your supper?”



“I wouldn’t like it at all,” replied

Billy.



“Neither do the birds. Now I have

a bright idea. Although it is a long

time after Christmas, what do you say

if we give the birds at Christmas

tree?”



“A Christmas tree?”



“Yes, sir, a Christmas tree. Only,

instead of trimming it with bright

balls and tinsel, We Will trim the

branches with crusts of bread, little

pieces of suet and an apple or two,

and on the snow under the tree we’ll





‘(I





scatter a handful of grain. What do

you say?”

“Why, that will be bully fun,”





agreed Billy, “and if you will wait for

me, I’ll run home and ask Mother for

the things.”



So Billy ran home as fast as his

legs would carry him, and before long

was back again with a big bundle of

good things for the feathered dwellers

of the White Forest. Tinker had pick-

ed out a small spruce tree that grew

in a sheltered spot, and in no time at

all they had the branches trimmed

with big crusts of bread andf pieces of

beef fat.



Busybody the Bluejay had been

,watching them from the branches of

a nearby oak, and as Billy and Tinker

sat down on a log to rest, he flew up

to see what had been going on. And

when he found the branches loaded

down with goodies, maybe he didn’t

have a feast. Then when he had eat-

en until he couldn’t eat another

crumb, he flew off through the woods,

spreading the good news to all the

Little People. The birds came by twos

and threes, and before Billy started

for home a whole flock of hungry but

happy feathered songsters were gath-

ered about the Christmas tree, enjoy-

ing the presents tied to its branches.

_ “I wish you had thought of this

scheme sooner,” said Billy, “but now

that I know how much the birds en-

joy their Christmas tree, I’ll keep the

branches filled with new presents ev-

ery day.” And he did, too.





This I resolved on——to run when I

can; to go, when I cannot run; and

to creep when I cannot go.—John Bun-

yan. -



Life is full of Opportunities, nature

is full of loveliness and splendor, re-

ligion is sown thick with .benignant

signs for us. The' spirit of the con-

templative man should be filled with

theloy‘e of the Being who fills all in

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CHAPTER XX.



Winston had seen no crop to com-

pare with it during the eight years he

had spent in the dominion. There

had been neither western drought nor

hail that year, and now when the

warm western breezes kept sweet and

wholesome the splendid ears they fan~

ned, there was removed from him the

terror of the harvest frost, which not

infrequently blights the fairest pros-

pects in one bitter night. Fate, which

had tried him hardly hitherto, deny-

ing the seed its due share of fertiliz-

ing rain, sweeping his stock from ex~

istence with icy blizzard, and moving

down the tall green corn with devas-

tating hail, was now showering fa-

vors on him when it was too late.

Still, though he felt the irony of it, he

was glad, for others hnd~followed his

lead, and while the lean years had left

a lamentable scarcity of dollars at Sil-

verdale, wealth would now pour into

every man who had had the faith to

sow.



He dismounted beside the oats

which he would harvest first, and lis-

tened with a curious stirring of his

pulses to their musical patter. It was

not the full-toned song of the wheat,

but there was that in the quicker beat

of it which told that each graceful

tassel would redeem its promise. He

could not see the end of them, but

by the right of the producer they were

all his. He knew that he could also

hold them by right of conquest, too,

for that year a knowledge of his

strength had been forced upon him.

Still, from something he had seen in

the eyes of a girl and grasped in the

words of a white-haired lady, he real-

ized that there is a limit beyond which

man’s ambition may not venture, and

a right before which even that of pos~

session must bow.



It had been shown him plainly that

no man of his own devices can make

the wheat grow, and standing beside

it in the'creeping dusk he felt in a

vague, half-pagan fashion that there

was, somewhere behind what appear-

ed the chaotic chances of life, a

scheme of order and justice immuta~

ble, which would in due time crush

the too presumptious human atom

who opposed himself to it Regret

and rebellion were it seemed, equally

futile, and he must go out from Sil-

verdale before retribution overtook

him. He had done wrong, and, though

he had made what reparation he

could, knew that he would carry his

punishment with him.



The house was almost dark when

he reached it, and as he went in, his

cook signed to him. “There’s a man

in here waiting for you,” he said. “He

doesn’t seem in any way friendly or

civil."



Winston nodded as he went on,won-

dering with a grim expectancy wheth-

er Courthorne had returned again. If

he had, he felt in a mood for very di~

rect speech with him. His visitor was,

however, not Courthorne. Winston

could see that at a glance, although

the room was dim.



“I don’t seem to know you, but

l‘ll get a light in a minute,” he said.

"‘I wouldnfl; waste time,” said the

other. “We can talk just as straight

in the dark, and I guess this meeting

will finish outside on the prairie.

You’ve given» me a good deal of trou-

ble to trail you, Mr. Guyler.”



“Well,” said W’inston, “it seems to

me that you have found the wrong

man.”



The stranger laughed unpleasantly.

“I was figuring you’d take it like

that, but you can’t bluff me. _ Well

now, I’ve come round to take it out of

ybu for slinging that decanter at me,





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and if there is another thing we

needn’t mention it. ”



Winston started at the man, and

his astonishment was evident, but the

fact that he still spoke with an Eng-

lish accentuation, as Courthorne did,

was against him



“To the best of my recollection, I

have never suffered the unpleasant

ness of meeting you in my life,” he

said “I certainly never threw a de

cante1 or anything else at you, though

I undezstand that one might feel

tempted to.”



The man rose up slowly, and ap-

peared big and heavy-shouldered as he

moved athwart the window. “ I guess

that is quite enough for me,” he said.

“What were you condemned English-

men made for, anyway, but to take

the best of what other men worked

for, until the folks who’ve got grit

enough run you out of the old coun-

try! Lord, why don’t they drown you

instead of dumping you and your

wickedness 011 to us? Still, I‘m going

to show one of you, as I’ve longed to

do, that you can't play your old tricks

with the women of this country.”



“I don’t see the drift of a word of

it,” said Winston. “Hadn’t you bet-

ter come back tomorrow, when you’ve

worked the vapors off?”



"Come out!” said the other man

grimly. “There’s scarcely room in

here. Well, then, have it your own

way, and the devil take care of you!"



“I think there’s enough,” said Win-

ston, and as the other sprang forward

closed with him.





He felt sick and dizzy for a moment-





for he had laid himself open and the

first blow got home, but he had de-

cided that if the grapple was inevit-

able, it was best to commence it and

end it speedily. A few seconds later

there was a crash against the table,

and the stranger gasped as he felt the

edge of it pressed into his backbone.

Then he felt himself borne backwards

until he groaned under the strain, and

he heard a hoarse voice say: “If you

attempt to use that foot again, I’ll

make the leg useless all your life to

you. Come right here, Tom.”



A man carrying a lantern came in,

and stared at the pair as he set it

down. “Do you want me to see a fair

finish-up?” he asked. ‘



“No,” said Winston. “I want you

to see this gentleman out with me.

Nip his arms behind his back, he can’t

hurt you.”



It was done with a little difficulty,

and there was a further scuffle in the

hall, for the stranger resisted strenu-

ously, but a minute later the trio

reeled out of the door just as a buggy

pulled up. Then, as the evicted man

plunged forward alone, Winston

straightened himself suddenly, saw

that Colonel Barrington was looking

down on him, and that his niece was

seated at his side. He stood still,

flushed and breathless, with his jacket

hanging rent half-way up about him.

and the Colonel’s voice was quietly

ironical.



“ I had a question or two to ask

you, but can wait,” he said. “No doubt

I shall find you, less engaged at an—

other time.”



He flicked the horse, and as the

buggy rolled away the other man

walked up to Winston.



“While I only wanted to get rid of

you before, I feel greatly tempted to

give you your wish now,” said the

latter. _ . ,

‘ The stranger laughed dryly. “I





guess you needn’t worry. I‘donlfgfight





because I’m fond of it, andyou’re not



the man.” ,



- “Not the man?’.’ said Winstom if. .

"‘No, Sir,” said the other. “Not



like him, new I can see yen better.





Well, I’m kind of sorry I started a

circus here.”



A suspicion of the truth flashed up-

on Winston. “What sort of a man

was the one you mistook me for?”



“Usual British waster. - Never done

a day’s work in his life, and never

wanted to, too tired to open his eyes

more than half—way when he looked

at you, but if he ever fools round the

saloon again, he’ll know what he is

before I'm through with him.”



Winston laughed. “I wouldn't be

rash or you may get another aston-

ishment,” he said. “We really know

one or two useful things in the old

country, but you can’t fetch the set-

tlement before morning, and we’ll put

you up if you like."



"No, sir," said the other. “i’m not

fond of Englishmen, and we might get

arguing, while I’ve had ’bout enough

of you for one night.”



He rode away, and Winston went

back into the house very thoughtfully,

wondering whether he would be called

upon to answer for more of Court~

horne’s doings.



It" was two or three days later when

Maud Barrington {returned with her

aunt from a visit to an outlying farm,

where, because an account of what

took place in the saloon had by some

means been spread about, she heard a

story brought in from the settlement.

It kept her silent during the return

journey, and Miss Barrington said

nothing, but when the Colonel met

them in the hall, he glanced at his

niece.



“I see Mrs. Crandall has'been tell-

ing you both a tale,” he said. “It

would have been more fitting if she

had kept it to herself.”



“Yes,” said Maud Barrington. “Still,

you do not credit it?”



Barrington smiled a trifle dryly. . “I

should very much prefer not to, my

dear, but what we saw the other night

appears to give it probability. The

man Courthorne was dismissing some-

what summarily is, I believe, to mar-

ry the lady in question. You will re-

member I asked you once before

whether the leopard can change his

spots."



The girl laughed a little. “Still, are

you not presuming when you take it

for granted that there are spots to

change?”



Colonel Barrington said nothing fur‘

ther, and it was late that night when

the two women reopened the subject.



“Aunt," said Maud Barrington, “I

want to know what you think about

Mrs. Carndall’s tale."



The little lady shook her head. “I

should like to disbelieve it if I could."



“Then,” said Maud Barrington,

“why don't you?”



“Can you give me any reasons?

One must not expect too much from

human nature, my dear.”



The girl sat silent a while, remem-

bering the man who she had at first

sight, and in the moonlight, fancied

was like her companion at the time. It

was not, howaver, the faint resemb-

lance that had impressed her, but a

vague something in his manner, his

grace, his half-veiled

poise in the saddle. She had only

seen Lance Courthorne on a few occa-

sions when she was very young, but

she had seen others of his race, and

the man reminded her of them. Still,

she felt half-instinctively that as yet

it would be better that nobody should

know this, and she stooped over some

lace on the table as she answered the

elder lady.



I"I only know one, and it is con-

vincing. That Lance should have done

what he is credited With doing is quite

impossible. ”



Miss Barrington smiled. “I almost

believe so, too, but others of his fam-

ily have done. such things semewhat

frequently. Do you know that Lance

has all along been a problem to me,

for there is a good deal in my moth;





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of the question. I. have wondered is. Iheard him break through the ice."

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lance for a space but each hid a por-

tion of her thoughts. Then Maud Bar-

rington laughed.



“The Lance Courthorne now at Silv

verdale is as free from reproach as

any man may be,” she said. “I can’t

tell you why I am sure of it-but I

know I am not mistaken."





 





CHAPTER XXI.

The Face at the Window.

T was a hot morning when Ser-

I geant Stimson and Corporal Payne

rode towards the railroad across

the prairie. The grassy levels rolled

away before them, white and parched,

into the blue distance, where willow

grove and straggling blufi floated on

the dazzling horizon, and the fibrous

dust rose in little poll's beneath the

horses’ feet, until Stimson pulled his





. beast up in the shadow of the birches





by the bridge, and looked back toward

Silverdale. There, wooden homesteads

girt about with barns and granaries

rose from the whitened waste, and be-

hind some of them stretched great

belts of wheat. Then the Sergeant,

understanding the faith of the men

who had sown that splendid grain,

nodded, for he was old and wise, and

had seen many adverse seasons, and

the slackness that comes when hope

has gone, to beaten men.



“They will reap this year—a hand-

ful of cents on every bushel,” he said.

“A fine gentleman is Colonel Barring-

ton, but some of them will be thankful

there’s a better head than the one he

has, at Silverdale.”



“Yes, sir " said Corporal Payne, who

wore the double chevrons for the first

time, and surmised that his compan-

ion’s observations were not without

their purpose.



Stimson glanced at the bridge.

“Good work," he said. “It will save

them dollars on every load they haul

in. A gambler built it! Do they teach

men to use the ax in Montana sa‘

Icons 1'”



The corporal smiled, and waited for

what he felt would come. He was no

longer the hot-blooded lad who had

come out from the old country, for he

had felt the bonds of discipline, and

been taught restraint and silence on

the lonely prairie.



“I have,” he said tentatively, “fan-

cied there was something a little un-

usualy about the thing.”



Stimson nodded, but his next obser-

vation was apparently quite uncon-

nected with the topic. “You were a

raw colt when I got you Payne, and

the bit gelled you now and then, but

you had good hands on the bridle, and

somebody who knew his business had

taught you to sit a horse in the old

country. Still, you were not as handy

with brush and fork at stable duty."



The bronze seemed to deepen in the

corporal’s face, but it was turned

steadily towards his officer. “Sir,” he

said, “has that anything to do with

what you were speaking of?”



Stimson laughed softly. “That de-

pends, my lad. Now, I’ve taught you

to ride straight, and to hold your ton-

gue. I’ve asked you no questions, but

I've eyes in my head, and it’s not

without a purpose you’ve been made

corporal. You're the kind they give

commissions to, now and then—and

your folks in the old country never

raised'you for a police trooper.”



“Can you tell me how to win one?”

asked the corporal, and Stimson no—

ticed the little. gleam in his eyes.



“There’s one road to advancement,





and you knew where to find the troop!





er’s duty laid down plain," he said,

with a dry smile. “Now, you saw

Lance Courthorne once or twice back

in Alberta. ”’



“Yes, air, but never close to."



“And you knew farmer Winston?”



Payne appeared thoughtful. “Of

course, I met him a few times on the,

prairie, always on 110ka with his

bk hat on, but Winston ls dead~that





The main eyes met for a moment,





Courthornes in western Canadaff wwjnd Stimson smiled curiously. “There
. FEB. 20, 1915.





is,” he said, “still a. warrant out for

him. Now, you know where I am go-

ing, and while i am away, you will

watch Courthorne and his homestead.

If anything curious happens there you

will let me know. The new man has

instructions to find you any duty that

will suit you.”



The corporal looked at his officer

steadily, and again there was compre-

hension in his eyes. Then he nodded.

“Yes, sir. I have wondered whether,

if Shannon could have spoken another

word that night, it would have been

Winston the warrant was issued for.”



Stimson raised a. restraining hand.

“My lad,” he said dryly, “the police

trooper who gets advancement is the

one that carries out his orders and

never questions them, until he can

show they are wrong. Then he uses a.

good deal of discretion. Now you

know your duty ?”



“Yes, sir,” said Payne, and Stimson,

shaking his bridle, cantered off across

the prairie.



Then, seeing no need to waste time,

the corporal rode toward Court-

horne’s homestead, and found its own-

er stripping a binder. Pieces of the

machine lay all around him, and from

the fashion in which he handled them

it was evident that he was capable of

doing what the other men at Silver-

dale left to the mechanic at the set-

tlement. Payne wondered, as he

watched him, who had taught the

gambler to use spanner and file.



“I will not trouble you if you are

busy, Mr. Courthorne, but if you would

give me the returns the Bureau ask

for, it would save me riding round

again,” he said.



“I'm afraid I can’t,” said Winston.

“You see, I haven’t had the papers.”



“Trooper Bacon told me he had giv-

en them to you."



“I don’t seem to remember it,”

Winston.



Payne laughed. “One forgets things

when he is busy. Still, you had them

——-because you signed for them."



Winston looked up suddenly, and in

another moment smiled, but he was a

trifle too late, for Payne had seen his

astonishment, and that he was not on





said





his guard.

“Well,” he said, “I haven’t got

them now. Send me a duplicate. You





have, no doubt, some extra forms at

the outpost "



Payne decided that the man had

never had the documents, but was too

clever to ask any questions or offer

explanations that might involve him.

It was evident he knew that somebody

had impersonated him, and the fact

sent a little thrill through the corpor-

al; he was at least on the trail.



“I’ll bring you one around the next

time I’m in the neighborhood," he

said. and Winston sat still with the

spanner lying idle in his hand when

he rode away.



He realized that Courthorne had





taken the papers, and his face grew'





anxious as well as grim. The harvest

was almost ready now, and a little

while would see it in. Then his work

would be over, but he had of late felt

a growing fear lest something, that

would prevent its accomplishment,

might happen in the meanwhile. Then

almost fiercely he resumed the strip-

ping of the machine.



An hour or two later Dane rode up,

and sat still in his saddle looking

down on Winston with a curious smile

on his face.



“I was down at the settlement and

found a curious story going round,” he

said. “Of course, it had its humorous

aspect, but I don’t know that the thing

was quite discreet. You see, Barring-

ton has once or twice had to put a

stern check on the indulgence in play-

fulness of that kind by some of the

younger 'men' and you are becoming

an influence at Silverdaie. ”



“You naturally believed what you





heard. It was in keeping with what.

‘him without sign of coldness was elo- -





you have seen of me?”





Dana’s eyes twmkled "I didn’t





want to, and I must admit that it‘iSn't. '-

1 Still; a good many or you quiet- men





are addicted to pccasltmally astonish-





THE‘MICHIGAN FARMER





ing your friends, and I can’t help a

fancy that you could do that kind of

thing as well as most folks, if it pleas-

ed you. In fact, there was an artistic

finish to the climax that suggested

your usual thoroughness.”



“it did?” said Winston grimly, re-

membering his recent visitor and one

or two of Courthorne's Albertian esca-

pades. “Still, as I’m afraid I haven’t

the dramatic instinct, do you mind

telling me how?” .



Dane laughed. “Well, it is probable

there are other men who would have

kissed the girl, but I don’t know that

it would have occurred to them to

smash a decanter on the irate lover’s

head.”



Winston felt his fingers tingle for a

grip on Courthorne’s throat. “And

that’s what I’ve been doing lately?

You, of course, concluded that after

conducting myself in an exemplary

fashion an astonishing time it was a

trifling lapse?"



"Well,” said Dane dryly, “as I ad-

mitted, it appeared somewhat out of

your usual line, but when I heard that

a man from the settlement had been

ejected with violence from your home-

stead, what could one believe?”



“Colonel Barrington told you that!”



“No,” said Dane, “you know he did

not. Still, he had a hired man riding

a horse he had bought, and I believe

though it is not my affair—~Maud Bar-

rington was there. Now, of course,

one feels diflident about anything that

may appear like preaching, but you

see, a good many of us are following

you, and I wouldn’t like you to have

many little lapses of that kind while

I'm backing you. You and I have done

with these frivolities some time ago,

but there are lads here they might ap-

peal to. I should be pleased if you

could deny the story.”



Winston’s face was grim. "I’m

afraid it would not suit me-to do as

much just now," he said. “Still, be-

tween you and I, do you believe it

likely that I would fly at that kind of

game?”



Dane laughed softly. “Well,” he

said, “tastes difier, and the girl is

pretty, while you know, after all, they

are very much the same. We have,

however, got to look at the thing sen-

sibly, and you admit you can deny it.”



“I told you it wouldn’t suit me.”



“Then there is a difference?”



Winston nodded. “You must make

the best of that, but the others may

believe exactly what they please. it

will be a favor to me if you remem-

ber it.”



Dane smiled curiously. “Then I



think it is enough for me, and you

will overlook my presumption. Court-

horne, I wonder now and then when 1

shall altogether understand you!”

. “The time will come,” said Winston

dryly, to hide what he felt, for his

comrade’s simple avowal had been

wonderfully eloquent. Then Dane

touched his horse with his heel and

rode away.



It was two or three weeks later

when Winston, being requested to do

so, drove over to attend one of the

assemblies at Silverdale Grange. It

was dark when he reached the house,

for the nights were drawing in, but

because of the temperature few of the

great oil lamps were lighted, and the

windows were open wide. Somebody

had just finished singing when he

walked into the big general room, and

he would have preferred another mo-

ment to make his entrance, but dis~

dained to wait. He, however, felt a

momentary warmth in his face when

Miss Barrington, stately as when he

had first seen her in her rustling silk

and ancient laces, came forward to

greet him with her usual graciousness.



e knew that every eye was upon

t em, and guessed why she had done

so much.



What she'said was of no moment,

but the fact that she had received





(intent, and the man bout very respect-





fully over the little white hand. Then-

he -' straight and square for a





mom and met her eyes.





“Madam,” he said, “I shall know

whomto come to when I want a

friend.”



Afterwards he drifted towards a

group of married farmers and their

wives, who except for that open war-

ranty, might have been less cordial to

him, and presently, though he was

never quite sure how it came about,

found himself standing beside Maud

Barrington. She smiled at him, and

then glanced towards one of the open

windows, outside which one or two of

the older men were sitting.



“The room is very hot,” said Win-

ston tentatively. a



“Yes,” said the girl. “I fancy it

would be cooler in the hall.”



They passed out together into the

shadow‘y ball, but a little gleam of

light from the doorway behind them

rested on Maud Barrington as she sat

down. She looked inquiringly at the

man as though in wait for something.



"It is distinctively cooler here,” he

said.



Maud Barrington laughed impatient-

ly. “It is,” she said. ‘



“Well," said Winston, with a little

smile, “I will try again. Wheat has

made another advance lately."



The girl turned towards him with a

little sprakle in her eyes. Winston

saw it, and the faint shimmer of the

pearls upon the whiteness of her neck.

and then moved his head so that he

looked out upon the dusky prairie.



“Pshaw!” she said. “You know

why you were brought here tonight."



Winston admired her courage, but

did not turn around, for there were

times when he feared his will might

fail him. “I fancy I know why your

aunt was so gracious to me. Do you

know that her confidence almost hurts

me!”



“Then why don’t you vindicate it

and yourself? Dane would be your

mouthpiece, and two or three words

would be sufiicient.”



Winston made no answer for a

space. Somebody was singing in the

room behind them, and through the

open window he could see the stars in

the soft indigo above the great sweep

of prairie. He noticed them vacantly

and took a curious impersonal inter-

est in the two dim figures standing

close together outside the window.

One was a young English lad, and the

other a girl in a long white dress.

What they were doing was no con-

cern of his, but any trifle that divert-

ed his attention a moment was wel-

come in that time of strain, for he

had felt of late that exposure was

close at hand, and was fiercely anxious

to finish his work before it came.

Maud Barrington’s finances must be

made secure before he left Silverdale

and he must remain at any cost until

the wheat was sold. I



Then he turned slowly towards her,





"It is not your aunt's confidence that





hurts me the most.”



The girl looked at him steadily, the

color a trifle plainer in her face, which

she would not turn from the light,

and growing wonder in her eyes.



“Lance,” she said, “we both know

it is not misplaced. Still, your im-

passiveness does not please us.”



Winston gnoaned inwardly and the

swollen veins showed on his forehead.

His companion had leaned forward a

little so that she could see him, and

one white shoulder almost touched his

own. The perfume of her hair was in

his nostrils, and when he remembered

how cold she had once been to him,

a longing that was stronger than the

humiliation that came with it. grew al-

most overwhelming. Still, because of

her very trust in him, there was a

wrong he could not do, and it dawned

on him that a means of placing-him-

self beyond further temptation was

opening to him. Maud Barrington, he

knew, would have scant sympathy





with an intrigue of the kind Court-_





home’s recent adventure pointed to.

"You mean, why do I not deny what

you have no doubt heard?” he said

“What could one gain by that if you

had heard the truth?”



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,HILE the Hungarian Central

Co—operative Credit Society is

not regarded as a state instii



tute, the treasury contributed to-

wards its foundation $200,000 and has

extensive rights of supervision

which undoubtedly adds strength and

insures efficiency of management. It

is genuinely co-operative. The small-

er societies must hold stock in it, and

it is thus organized like the smaller

society with similar rights, liabilities

and obligations of members. In four-

teen years the number of affiliated so-

cieties has risen to 2,412, and the

amount of credit granted them by the

central institute alone amounts to

mere than $20,000,000. More than half

of the districts of the whole country

"are new organized. There are two

kinds of local co-operative societies—

agricultural and industrial. Out of the

2,412 societies only 226 are industrial.

These are chiefly for co-operative pro-

duction and sale of products, iron and

steel, carpentry, tailoring, carpets and





V European Co-Operative Agriculture.

. As Seen by American Commission.





By WM. B. HATCH, Michigan Member of'the Commission.





 





In the case of the thresher, the asso-

ciation takes the twentieth sack. It

pays the machinist, and incidental out-

lay for coal, oil and repairs and re-

serves enOugh of the earnings of the

machine to produce a depreciation

fund with which to replace the ma~

chine when worn out. Co-operative

creameries have grown in ten years

from 34 to 651, from 2,767 members to

62,156, from 5,937 cows to 98,237, and

from an income of $107,850 to $2,037,-

380. It should be remembered that

this product is largely what was be-

fore mostly lost, as the small farmer

with’ only one or two cows realized lit~

tle or no cash from his surplus milk.

Similar organization worked similar

savings from eggs, vegetables and

fruit, through co-operative production,

distribution and'finance. '



We are reminded. in America. just

now where thousands are hungry, that

“nearly $1,500,000,000 worth of food

products go to Waste annually because

they cannot be marketed at the right





 





 





glassware, basket weaving and other

cottage industries, leather goods, etc.

In 1912 goods to the amount of $3,000,-

000 were sold and the workmen earn-

ed in wages and participation in prof-

its fully $1,800,000. The local agricul-

tural co-opcrative societies have be-

come especially helpful to the small

holder. The atfiliated societies have

already 7,000,000 members. The loans

being restricted chiefly to productive

purposes it may be readily seen what

a great constructive army is hereby

organized on a business basis, which

teaches them business-like methods by

requiring them to practice it.



In addition to the above named ag-

ricultural and industrial organizations

obtaining in Hungary we find others

of perhaps lesser import but illustrat-





 





 





dustrial needs, among which are the

following:



The National Federation of Land

Mortgage Institutes has more of a so—

cial than a financial significance. One

of its chief functions is to assist peo-

ple of little or no means engaged in

agriculture. They are helped [to pro-

cure pasture for their animals so that

the increase is conserved, funds are

provided to town, councils for the

erection of workmen’s dwellings. This

enables poor workmen to live in their

own homes surrounded by a goOd‘gar~

den for a very little more than is us-

ually paid for rent for one room and

a. tiny kitchen. It aids also in getting

the poor agriculturist started with

seed, fertilizer, implements and stock.

In order to make this Institute genu-

inely altruistic the state bears its ad-

ministrative expenses.



, Local unions. of farmers are organ.





 





ized on a-co-operative basis for the

purchase at wholesale of their neces-

sities, seeds, fertilizers, machinery, to

do their" own: threshing, by the, pur-

chasel of their own threshing outfits,





 





for the purchase of steam plows, etc.





 





ing a'response to agricultural and in?





 





 





 





Hungarian Farmer Gathering Droppings from the Pasture Lot and Taking

to Other Fields where Need is Greater.





time, or properly kept until there is

call for them.” Co-operative granar-

ies or storehouses are encOuraged in

Hungary. And the Hangya is the sell-

ing organization for over 1,200 co-op-

erative associations, while The Na-

tional Central of the Christian Co-op-

ei'ative Societies is a similar selling

organization for 274 other societies

with a turnover in 1912 of $700,000.



A glance at tlie’Huiigarian labor

law is interesting. »It provides that

the contract of service of the agricul-

tural laborer is to be entered into in

presence of the local magistrate, wag-

es fixed in money or kind or both, at

the option of the worker, and guaran-

ties were exacted that the contract

should be carried out and that no col-

lusive strike should break Out. A la-

bor exchange is, maintained in each

village through an agent appointed by

the government to; bring employers

and those seeking employment togeth-

er, to report conditions to other

agents and the minister of agriculture

and thus “regulate the economic in-

cidence of supply -and demand in each-

district so as to leave no permanent

justification for emigration.”



The housing problem. the servant

problem, higher agricultural education

are among other agricultural subjects

which are receivingvserious and con-

structive consideration. ' -



The co-operative village of Totmeg-

yer, between Budapest and Vienna, is

of much interest, but space precrudes

the details of this enterprising com-

munity of 3,600 people, with Its co-op—

erative bank, distribution and buying

society, library, casino, and the com-

munity spirit pervading all.



, , Roumania. _



Roumania. did not occupy. a-very

large proportion I.of thentime of_ the

American .CommiSsion‘s studies, ' but it

is interesting in some respects, ,not

the leaSt, of which are the accomplish-

ments of a country so [small ,andvob-
Was-4'. n- 4.





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_made by the organization of popular





_remaining in the possession of the





FEB. 20. 1915.





score; from the American standpoint.

It lacks eight thousand square miles

of being as large as yichigan, but it

has three times the population of

Michigan, and of its 1,500,000 .people

there are two hundred thousand Gyp.

sies. It lies just over the fence from

Hungary so to speak, the fence being

the Transylvanian Mountains. It has

Servia, the original war center, just

or er the,Danube on its western border

and extends from this much smaller

country eastward to Russia and the

Black Sea. Present reports say Rou-

mania will join the Allies in the pres-

ent war, in February. It is said to

contain the chief European supply of

petrol, or gasoline.



One apparently sensible thing which

Roumania did when she saw the eco-

nomic advantage of agricultural co-

operation was that she proceeded to

co-operate without waiting for a spe-

cial statute. It started on a small

scale in the cities in 1880, but did not

make much progress until it spread to

the villages in 1895-6. The start was





banks. And even without the aid of

Central control and special legislation,

these banks had grown by 1903 to

number between six and seven hun-

dred, with 60,000 members and about

one million dollars paid up capital. In

view of so important a manifestation

the state decided to take them under

its control and give them added en-

couragement and opportunity. They

were exempted from taxes and stamp

duties and a central institution was

organized called the Central Bank for

People’s Banks and Co-operative So-

cieties, endowed with $4,000,000 capi-

tal, bringing all the co-operative so-

cietiesfunder one system, furnishing

the necessary instruction for further

organization, ,by correspondence, pubr

lication of pamphlets, congresses and

other methods. ,



A popular bank is organized as fol-

lows: Such peasants as Wish to, at

least 25, subscribe a capital of from

$4.00 minimum to $1,000 maximum,

which they are obliged to pay in with

in two years, although it may all be

paid in at once. Each member is lia-

ble for the amount of his subscription

(limited liability). There are also 20

or 30 unlimited liability banks, this

number being small because of the

individualist character of the Rouman-,

ians. The administration is intrustedi

to a committee of six or nine mem-'

bers, elected for a term of three years,

of which one-third is replaced each

year. The principal function of the

popular bank is to make loans to mem-

bers and non—members, one to two per

cent more being charged members

than non‘members. Loans are approv-

ed by a loan committee which gives

special attention to the purpose for

which the money is to be used and

see to it that it is used for that pur—

pose. This can be done because the

local popular bank restricts its oper-

ation to a comparatively small dis-

trict. The majority of these loans are

on personal security, but in a less de-

gree on pledges. The statistics for

1911 show loans outstanding of $20,-

195,614, of which $7,000,000 was secur-

ed by pledges, and $13,000,000 on per-

sonal credit; $14,000,000 was loaned

to members of the banks and $6,000,-

000 to non-members. Loans granted

on account of pledges are secured ex-

clusively by agricultural implements

or cattle, which are registered in a,

special register kept by the communal

authorities, the property thus pledged





 





borrower. Members of one bank can-

not be members or debtors of another.

The payment of loans granted on per-

sonal security is guaranteed by the

entire estate of the borrower on which

the bank has aclaim similar to that

of any other creditor.

' (To be continued).





 





To be .calm and serene, and yet. to

be full-'ot"energymd hope of higher

things—this comes to him whose life

aims at the absolute.





 





 





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A New Word and its Definition.





 





a word as “sl1the1ey,”but it sound-



ed so expressive when I heard it

used that I’ve clung to it ever since.

A doctor used it to explain the death

of a patient. Of course, he blamed the

other fellow, his explanation was that

the nurse was “slitherey.”





Knowing the nurse, I understood

the word. The nurse was good na‘

tured and well meaning, but—well,

her cap was always a little awry, the

ends of her collar did not exactly

meet, her apron was always a little

soiled and only half-tied, her slippers

were down at the heel, her uniform

pinned where it should be buttoned,

her nails always enshrouded in black

and, when she opened her mouth, you

always recommended your dentist.





Just to look at her you knew that

it never bothered her if she gave the

medicines a half hour late, or if she

got them mixed and gave the bottle

kind instead of the pill. You knew at

once that the hot water bottle would

be only lukewarm and the stopper

not properly put in, that the toast

would be burned, the milk cold, _the

eggs cooked to a frazzle and the doc-

tor’s chart not half-filled out.





You weren’t a bit surprised that the

patient died, and you did not blame

the doctor for laying it 011 the nurse.

She was “slitherey,” i. e., careless, or

“sloppy,” and her careless habits cost

a life.



Carelessness does not always cost

so dearly, but its owners always pay

heavily. Sickness, poverty, blindness,

all sorts of troubles follow in its

train. When I was younger I had a

profound sympathy for the so-called

“submerged tenth.” But since I’ve

known them better my sorrow is not

so deep. A very large percentage of

their poverty ' is caused by their

“slitherey” habits. They have sub-

merged themselves.



Their work, when they will work,

tells the whole story. It is never

properly done, never done with any

evident desire to please. The one

idea is to get through as easily as

possible and claim the day’s pay. As

for steady work, the submerged tenth

are not looking for it. They work

just long enough to satisfy momen-

tary needs, and perhaps get enough

ahead for a day or a week. Then

they disappear from your sight and

bob up somewhere else when hunger

again forces them to manual labor.





I DON’T know whether there is such





The average poverty stricken family

gets more sympathy than it deserves.

There is not a. case on record where

a person with ambition and habits of

neatness, thrift and :r carefulness re:

mained poor through life.‘ Those who

remain poor are the ones who are

“slitherey,” who do a job “good





enough for now,” and to be done all.





right tomorrow. But the tomorrow





never comes.



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week, but the cattle destroy the crops

before repairing day rolls around. Ma-

chinery is to be drawn under cover

tomorrow, but it rains tonight. In-

Surance is to be taken out after har-

Vest, but the lightning does not wait





for the policy to be written and the~

'her child can take by its effect on the





premium paid.





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unavoidable. But for hard luck and





 





poverty born of “slitherey” habits

there is nothing but contempt.

DEBORAH.





 





CLOVER LEAF LACE.





 





BY MAE Y. MAHAFFY.



The illustiation shows a very at-

t1active clover leaf pattern to be used

as an edging. In a fine D. M. C. such

as is pictured, or in ordinary thread,

the widest part of the lace measures





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of 3, do 4, so 1. Se 1 over middle ch

of 3, do 4, so 1. So 1 over 1st ch of

3, do 4, so 1, thus making clover leaf.



Ch3, d06, ch3toturn. D07, ch

5. De into middle of central section

of clover leaf. Ch 3, dc into same

place as before. Ch 3 and dc again in

same place. Ch 3 and still again do

into clover leaf. Turn. Sc 1, do 4, so

1, ove1 each ch of3 to complete 2nd

clover leaf.



Ch 3, do 9, ch 3 to turn. Dc 10, ch 5, dc

into center of 2nd clover leaf. Ch 3,

dc into same place. Ch 3, dc into

same place. Ch 3, dc into same. place.





 





A Simple Clover-leaf Design.





about two‘inches. This width will, of

course, vary according to the weight

of thread used. The pattern works up

satisfactorily, even in as coarse thread

as carpet warp, if the purpose for

which the trimming is wanted will

permit of this weight.



Chain (ch) 12 for the 1st row, and

ch 3 to turn. Double crochet (dc),

into 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th ch back. Ch

5, dc into 1st ch made. Ch 3, dc into

1st Ch again. Ch 3, dc into lst ch.

Ch 3 and again dc into 1st ch. Turn.

Single crochet (sc), once over last ch





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.four complete clovei‘ leaves.





Turn. Sc 1, do 4, so 1 over each ch

of 3 to form 3rd clove1 leaf.



Ch 3, do 12, ch 3 to turn. Dc 12,

ch 5, dc into central clover section.

Ch 3, dc into same place. Ch 3, dc

into same place. Ch 3, dc into same

place. Turn. Sc 1, do 4, so 1 over

each ch of.) 9 for 4th clover leaf.



Ch 3, do 14, ch3 to turn and repeat

from beginning fo1 each point of the

lace, each point being' composed of

The first

clover of succeeding points is made in

the last do of previous row.





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Michigan’s Happy Babies—No.11.





By DEBORAH.





N many cases of bo‘ttle-fed‘babies



‘ constipation gives the mother a

great deal Of trouble. Sterilizing

the milk is blamed for this in many

cases, and other reasons are given.

But Whatever the cause, the trouble is

there, and how to overcome it is a

question of considerable importance.

How not to overcome it can be told

in a fewwords, and that is by medi-

cines. ‘Medicines for constipation

should never be given unless the child

is actually sick and the physician or‘

ders the drug. It is not only a bad

habit to acquire, but constant doses

of a nostrum may seriously affect the

stomach, perhaps damaging it for life.

And in case the dose is a generous

one the food is hurried through the

system so that not enough is absorb-

ed to satisfy the demands of the body.

‘ With the tiny baby constipation may

often be overcome by increasing the

quantity of cream in the day’s allow-

ance of food. These increases must

be made slowly, hOWever, nOt more

than a teaspoonful each. day to the

whole day’s supply of food. Too much

cream is as bad as too little, as it will

ferment in the digestive tract and

make the child gassy and uncomfort-





able. Two ounces of cream daily for





'the baby a month old is the usual

amount, though some strong infants

can take as high as four ounces daily.

The mother must judge of the amount





digestion of the little one.

If the cream does not help,- oatmeal





— medicines





water often given relief. This is made

by boiling two tablespoonfuls of roll-

ed oats in one pint of vs ater for a

half hour, or cooking in the double

boiler one hour.

enough boiling water to have exactly

one pint of liquid. If the infant is

less than a month old, or if it is deli<





" cate, start with one teaspoonful of the





water to the whole day’s food and in-

crease the amount one teaspoonful a.

day until the child is taking all it can

digest. If it is a healthy infant you

can start with a tablespoonful and in‘

crease more rapidly.



In healthy babies five or six months

old, constipation is often relieved by

giving a tablespoonful of orange juice

or a very little scraped apple each

morning. Do not overdo the matter

by giving too much of either if baby

likes the new food and cries for more.





Extreme cases of constipation are,





often relieved by substituting whey

for a part or all of the milk. To pre-





pare the whey,'stir two teaspoonsful ':

'of liquid rennet into one pint of milk,





strain off the whey through a muslin





and use this instead of whole milk. In '





this way‘the casein, which is the part

of the milk that causes constipation,

is removed.



Milk of magnesia, a teaspoonful to

the whole day’s supply of food, may

be substituted for limewater in some

cases. In any case do not resort to

The infant that is prop:

erly fed does not require drugs ex-

cept in cases of‘ positive illness.





 





Strain and add.





 





CORN MEAL,. THE AMERICAN IN-





DIAN'S GIFT TO CIVILIZATION.





 





Originally, “Indian corn” was a trop-

ical or subtropical plant, but the Indi-

ans, who made it one of their staple

foods, succeeded finally in producing

varieties which would ripen as far

north as Canada. Since the discovery

of America, this staple food of these

aborigines has been generally raised

all. over the' world. It now ranks with

wheat, rye, barley, oats and rice as

one of the most important food grains,

and may be called the American In~

dian’s greatest gift to modern civili-

zation



Indian corn, therefore, has special

historical interest for Americans from

the fact that it is generally recogniz-

ed as being native to American soil.

Its cultivation and use even in the

early colonial days, was very widely

distributed. The desire to produce it

was probably the incentive which

most frequently led the Indians to

abandon nomadic life and to form'set-

tlements. Because of the quickness

and ease with which it can be raised,

it was undoubtedly the means of

saving from starvation many of

the pioneers who came from other

lands. So important was this food in

the days when the country was being

settled that both natives and colon-

ists in their troubles with one another

found it was a greater blow to destroy

corn crops of adversaries than to

make war upon them.



The Department-of Agriculture’s ex-

perts in-nutrition have been studying

the possibilities of corn meal, which

thev have figured out makes up over

eight per cent of the total food con-

sumed by the people of the United

States. In a farme1s’ bulletin (No.





. 565), entitled, “Corn Meal as a Food,





and Ways of Preparing it,’ several

dozen recipes are given that may call

to mind old favorites and suggest to

the housewife untried dishes both ap-

petizing and nutritious. Some of these

recipes date back to the aborigines of

the soil. One of them is as follows:

Zuni Indian Bread.



One cup of white corn meal, one

cup yellow corn meal, one cup water,

one teaspoon salt, one—eighth'teaspoon

cayenne, one cup chopped suet.



Mix all well together; form into

rolls about five inches long; roll in

greased paper and bake in a moderate

oven for one hour. Serve hot. The

habit among the Indians was to roll

these cakes in the husks of the corn,

a method which is sometimes followed

by campers.



There' are other simple breads

which were first made by the Indians

and are very old types, closely re-

sembling the breads of other primitive

people. Though eaSy to prepare, they

are nevertheless very palatable. Two

of these are “Ash Cake” and “Hoe

Cake.”



Ash Cake.



One qua1t corn meal, two teaspoons

salt, one tablespoon lard or other

shortening, boiling water.



Scald the meal; add the salt and

shoztening, and when the mixture is

0001 form it into oblong cakes, adding

more water if necessary, Wrap the

cakes in cabbage leaves, or place one

cabbage leaf under the cakes and one

ove1 them, and cover them with hot

ashes.



Hoe Cake . -



Hoe cakes are made out of corn

meal, water, and salt. They __ were
FEB. 20, 1915.





originally baked: before an 'open fire

on a board which, for convenience had

a long handle attached to it. At pres-

ent they‘ are cooked slowly and on

both sides on a Well-greased griddle.



Certain 'dishes made of Indian corn

have become identified with certain

lbcalities and this we have particular

recipes bearing the‘ names of these

localities. For instance, there is South

Carolina Corn Bread.



South Carolina Corn Bread.



One and one-half quarts of fine corn

meal, two and one-half quarts wheat

flour, or two and one-half quarts fine

corn meal, one and one-half quarts of

Wheat flour, two teaspoons salt, one

pint mashed sweet potatoes, one cake

yeast.



Mix one pint each of the corn meal

and the flour and add warm water

enough to form a stiff batter. Add

the yeast cake, mixed with a small

amount of water. Keep this sponge

in a warm place until it becomes

light. Scald the meal with boiling wa-

ter and ,as soon as it is cool enough

add it to the sponge.



Boston Brown bread may be made

as fOIIOWS:



One cup corn meal, one cup of rye





nice], one cup Graham flour, two and





one-half teaspoons soda, one teaspoon

salt, three-fourths cup of molasses,

two cups sour milk, or one and three-

fourths cups sweet milk.



Mix and sift the dry ingredients and

add the molasses and milk. Beat thor—

oughly and steam for three and one-

half hours in well-buttered, covered

molds. Remove the covers and bake

the bread long enough to dry the top.

This may be made also with one and

onehalf cups corn meal and rye meal

and no Graham flour.



Boston Brown Bread with Fruit.



Follow recipe for Boston brown

bread, adding to the dry ingredients

a cup of seeded and shredded raisins

or prunes or a cup of Zante currants.



Boston Brown Bread with Cream.



One cup rye meal, one cup of corn

meal, one teaspoon salt, one-half cup

of molasses, two eggs, one and one-

half cups thin cream.



Sift the dry ingredients. Add mo-

lasses, yolks of eggs well beaten, and

cream; lastly, fold in the whites of

eggs beaten stiff. Pour mixture into

buttered mold, steam three hours;

then bake one hour in a moderate

oven.



Italy has also contributed to the list

of palatable dishes which may be

evolved from corn meal. An instinc-

tive attempt on the part of Italians to

supply the body with all the food ele-

ments required, by means of one dish

has resulted in “Polenta.” This dish

which is common in Italy, differs lit-

tle, except in name, from hasty pud~

ding, though it is served in very dif-

ferent ways. Sometimes cheese is

added during the cooking. Polenta is

often reheated either with tomato

sauce, or a meat gravy left over from

a meal or with a meat gravy made

from a small amount of meat bought

for the purpose, or with half tomato

sauce and half meat gravy. In any

case, the dish is improved by sprink-

ling each layer of polenta with cheese.

When the polenta is to be reheated in

gravy, it is well to cut it into small

pieces in order that the gravy may be

well distributed through the dish.



Tomato Sauce for Polenta.



Two tablespoons butter, two table-

spoons flour, one cup thick strained

tomato juice, salt and pepper.



Melt the butter; cook the flour thor-

oughly in it; add the tomato juice and

seasonings, and cook until smooth,

stirring constantly.



Another attempt to produce a bal-

anced ration in one dish has been





4 made by the natives of Jamaica, call-





ed “Stamp and Go.” It consists of

salt fish, lard and corn meal, and has

a nutritive value resembling that of

scrapple. A good recipe for scrapple

is the following:

Corn Meal Scrapple.

One pig’s head split in halves, two





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER‘





cups corn meal; salt and sage to taste.



.Cook. the pork in water until the

meat can be easily removed from the

bone. Remove the meat, cool the

broth, and remove the fat. Reduce!

the broth.” to about two quarts or add

water enough to bring it up to this

amount, and cook the corn meal in it.

Add the meat, finely chopped, and the

seasonings. Pack in granite bread tins.

Cut into slices and fry.



The addition of meat to corn meal

does actually tend to produce a bal-

anced ration, for the meat furnishes

protein and fat while the corn meal

furnishes starch. There are a number

of dishes made from corn meal and

meat or fish in which mush is made,

or which resemble mush’in some par-

ticulars. Among these are. corn meal

fishballs and tamales, recipes tori

which are given herewith: 1



Com Meal Fishballs. 5



Two cups cold white corn meal}

mush, one cup shredded codfish, onei

egg, one tablespoon butter. l





Pick over the codfish and soak it to;

remove salt, if necessary. I





 





 





Combine ;

the ingredients and drop by spoonfuls’ !

into hot fat. Drain on porous paper.

These codfish balls compare very fav-

orably in taste with those made with

potato and are more easily and quickly

prepared.

Tamales.



Meat from half a boiled chicken,

one clove garlic or half a medium-siz-

ed onion, one-fourth teaspoon cayenne,

one teaspoon salt. one cup corn meal,

two or three small red peppers. Corn

husks. '



Chop the chicken; season with the

cayenne pepper, garlic, or the onion‘

finely chopped, and salt; form the

meat into little rolls about two inches

long and three-fourths of an inch in

diameter. Pour boiling water over

the meal and stir, using water enough

to make a thick paste. Take a heap-

ing tablespoon of the paste, pat it out

flat, and wrap a roll of chicken in it;

then wrap each roll, as made, in corn

husks which have been softened by

immersion in hot water, tying the

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ends of the corn husks, allowing them





 





to project an inch or two beyond the

rolls. Cover the rolls with the broth

in which the chicken was cooked, or

with boiling salted water. Add two

or three small, sharp, red peppers, and

boil for 15 minutes.



Tamales are usually made with

chicken but other meat may be used

if desired.





 





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BY M'RS. JEFF. DAVIS.



Common salt used twice a week on

the tooth-brush for brushing the teeth,

not only whitens them, but is very

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Salt and soda are excellent for bee

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THE cHiLo .Auo 1-115, PETS.





 





, . in ,MRS- man-DAVIS. .

Those who have most closely studi

ed child life tell us that, in the care

and love’ a child bestows upon pets





there is an untold amount of uncon-'





scious training for the development





'of kindness, thoughtfulness and gen~





tleness towards every living thing; :





they should also keep in mind, that it

is, an unpardonable mistake to leave

the little folk to work out their owil

salvation with pets.

the duty of kindness, he may not real-

ize his responsibility , towards his

dumb friends. Sometimes instead‘of

the development of tenderness that, is

expected and desired, there comes the

early tendency to cruelty. And, un-

less checked, as time goes by it may

become somewhere on the road from

childhood to maturity, a heartlessness

that is so abhorrcd in the full-grown

man or woman.



Parents should teach their children

to be fair to animals. They should be

made to realize that it is the duty of

everyone to be kind to all dumb crea~

tures. Impress upon them the duty of

treatil g anything over which they

have control as they would like to be

treated by those who are over them.





If the pet is a dog, see that it has

plenty of exercise and keep'it chained

up as little as possible. Never let

the feeding time be neglected, and be

sure that it, or any other pet is kept

clean, and free from vermin. The

trouble of caring for pets is small

compared with the pleasure of their

friendship and the knowledge gained

from studying them.



If a mother notices that her child

has developed a tendency towards

cruelty, his pet should be taken from

him until he realizes that he will be

made to treat his dumb playfellows

with kindness and gentleness. He

must be taught that pets are not for

his amusement alone, and that fair

treatment is the price of ownership.



If he continues to neglect to feed

his pets, he should be made, some-

how, to realize what it is to be hungry

and thirsty. If he is cruel, he must

be made to understand what physical

suffering is. If a child is old enough

to own a pet he is old enough to be

responsible for its welfare.



Children should be encouraged to

collect pictures of animals, and stor-

ies telling of kindness to animals

should be often related to them. In

this way they can be led to become in-

terested in and feel kindly toward all

the little creatures of the forests, as

well as their own pets.



We must not lose sight of the fact

that the child’s character development

rather than entertainment, should be

the one thing at stake, and many

timely lessons can be given in con-

nection with his treatment of his pets.





THE KITCHEN FLOOR.





 





BY 3'. M. Inuupmxr.



When the time comes for freshen-

ing up the house, the old kitchen floor

often presents a problem to the house-

keeper with limited means that is

hard to solve.



If a new floor can be secured, there

is the choice between hard and soft

wood, tile, and cement. Hard wood

is most desirable, but needs an expert

workman to lay it well, and so costs

quite a little. Birch and maple are

very desirable woods for this purpose,

and they must be finished with oil or

varnish.



Among the soft woods, yellow pine

is the best for a floor that is to be left

unfinished, as it contains a good deal

of resinous matter that resists fre-

quent wetting. But unfinished floors

that are scrubbed wear out very fast,

and are unsanitary in many ways, and





are not as satisfactory as if the wood.





is protected with paint, oil or varnish,

and then well cared for.

For the old floor, or the soft wood





 





floor, there is no finish so satisfac-





Unless taught





,tory. as two coats of.good.floor paint





with a coat of varnish. over it that

will not‘mark when Stepped upon.

This will lastfor years, with right

care, and, can be applied by the

housewife herself, if it is not conven-

ient to find anyone else'to do the

work. . ’ ‘ '



When a soft wood, or an old floor is





:tobe finished, firstfill all the cracks

Mothers should remember this, but - - . ,





with a craCk-filler, ‘or putty, after a’

few drops of disinfectant.orjkerosene

is put into them to insure theirfrée-

dom from insects. When the cracks

are dry and hard, paint th‘e'floor, be-

ing careful to’cover the wood, and rub

the paint well into the grain. When

this coat is dry repeat with another

that will go on much more easily than

the first, as the grain of the wood will

be already filled. Allow the paint to

stand for two weeks, then varnish.





In caring for this kind of floor soft

brushes are needed and soft cloths.

The regular stiff broom scratches and

also fails to gather up the dust from

the shiny surface.



When something more is needed

than dry sweeping, go over the floor

with a. cloth wrung dry out of hot

soapsuds. When again dry, go over

the floor with a cloth moistened with

kerosene. This will polish the sur-

face, and help preserve the wood. The

slightly oily cloth is one of the best

ways to take up dust at any time on a.

varnished or polished floor.



Cement and tile floors are splendid

for cleanliness but are very hard to

stand upon and, when used, should be

liberally supplied with rubber mats.



A good linoleum square under the

range, and through the middle of the

room, is an advantage as, when it is

well laid and varnished, it can be

washed as often as desired.



Perforated rubber mats in front of

the sink and range make the standing

much easier when dish washing and

cooking are being done.





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THE SCHOOL LUNCHEON.





 





 





BY GRAC‘IA SIII'LL.



By this time the school luncheon

has lost its novelty, and is becoming

rather monotonous, unless the one up-

on whom the duty of preparing the

school luncheon devolves has taken

special care to make the luncheon ap-

petizing and attractive.



Sanitary collapsible boxes are best





"and one should be provided for each





child. Also a collapsible or, several

paper drinking cups. Plenty of wax-

ed paper, white string, a paper napkin

and a paper towel should go into the

lunch box. Sandwiches should be

wrapped in‘ waxed paper, this will

keep them fresh and moist and free

from foreign tastes and odors. A lit-

tle square or ball of Dutch cheese

nicely seasoned then wrapped in wax-

ed paper will prove very acceptable.

Sandwiches may be made of cold bak—

ed beans sliced and placed between

thin layers of brown bread. Chopped

nuts, olives and celery moistened with

mayonnaise, then spread on crisp let-

tuce leaves and placed between thin

slices of bread, will make a tasty

sandwich. Cold mutton, minced fine,

with a. very little minced onion and

chopped mint moistened with a spoon-

ful of mayonnaise will be relished as

a sandwich filling.



Brain and brawn giving foods should

be supplied if the children are to do

well in school. Heavy fatty foods

should be avoided and sweets should

be of the purest and proportioned ac-

cording to the needs of each child.

Pie, doughnuts, heavy cakes, rich

cookies and preserves should be en-

tirely eliminated from the school

luncheon.



Bananas are good if the child is

taught to masticate them slowly and

thoroughly. Apples, pears, pure home-

made candies, plain cake and ginger

bread or ginger cookies, bran, oatmeal

and graham cakes and crackers, crisp

celery, lettuce and cress, home-made

jellies, nut meats, raisins, eggs that

have been properly boiled, leanmeats,





 





FEB. 20. 1915.





good bread ,and=.butter,.etc., givens an



attractive list to choose from and the

children’s lunchbox should never be:

come monotonous through our neglect

and carelessness. A thermos bottle

costs very little when its usefulness

is considered and will provide hot

broth, cocoa. or other-i hot drinks for

the school boy or girl and they will

enjoy it and its contents to the endbf

the term and their health will be ben-

efited thereby. ' - - '-



The children should be taught abso-

lute cleanliness in the handling of the



* noon meal and a paper towel in eaCh

box will be a gentle reminder; Also

they should be taught the proper way

of masticatig their food and that cold

food should always be eaten slowly.

In boiling eggs for the lunch box I

always boil them, rapidly, from two

to four hours. The yolk is thus made

digestible as it is dry and mealy. The

white has also passed the “gluey”

stage and is firm and tender.



If we wish our little folk to stand

at the head of their Classes we must

pay strict attention to their diet and

the school luncheon demands especial _

care and forethought. . ' '





SHORT CUTS T0 HOUSEKEEPING.





 





A simple remedy for tired feet is to

throw a handful of epsom salts into a

foot-bath tub of very hot water. After

it has dissolved immerse the feet in

it for about 15 minutes, then dry

quickly and get into bed. Refreshing

sleep is sure to follow and that tired

sensation disappears like magic—M.

A. P.





 





FASHIONS,BY MAY MANTON.





 





Our latest Fashion Book, containing

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w e.



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Night Drawers. Cut in sizes 2 to 8

years. Size 6 requires 3 yds. of 36-

inch material. ‘



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HAPPENINGS ,OF THE WEEK.





 





(Continued from page 224).

at Washington sent notes of protest

to both England and Germany as the

result of conditions growing out of

the recent blockade of the English

coast by Germany. The protest to

England was regarding the use of the

' American flag on English merchant

ships while passing through the block-

aded zone, and warned the English

government that England will be held

strictly accountable to this country

for any damage resulting to American

boats and seamen by reason of indis-

criminate use of our flag. The protest

to Germany also gives warning of the

intention of this government to hold

Germany accountable for any damage

done American shipping by German

naval boats in the zone included in

the blockade announcement. Kaiser

Wilhelm has invited American Am-

bassador Gerard to the front, presum-

ably to a personal conference on the

war zone proclamation.



The deadlock in the Illinois House

of Representatives still exists. At-

tempts to elect a speaker for the past

seven weeks have so far failed. The

contest is between the liquor forces

and temperance adherents.



The National Brick Manufacturers

are holding their annual convention in

Detroit this week.



At Pikeville, Ky., 96 voters have

been fined and disfranchised after be-

ing found guilty of selling their votes

in recent elections. Similar charges

against 800 other voters have been

made and their trials are to follow.



Dr. Wm. Breakey. an army surgeon

during the Civil war, author of many

scientific and medical books and for

more than half a century a member of

the faculty of the University of Michu

igan, died at Ann Arbor last Sunday

at the age of eighty.



Because of a lack of vessels exports

are piling up in our eastern ports, par-

ticularly at New York, Baltimore, and

Norfolk. This congestion of freight is

enabling carries to maintain high

rates for carrying goods to foreign

countries.





DO THE RAILROADS NEED HELP?





 





Besides showing us poor farmers

how to raise hogs, is it not in the

province of a valuable publication like

yours to help us fight some of our

battles?



I have noticed in the papers the pro-

visions of the Stevenson measure for

the advancement of railroad fares in

our state and, to me, it seems that

the Michigan Farmer could not do bet-

ter service to its readers than to open

a campaign to awaken the farmers to

the necessity of putting up a protest

against any such measure. I do not

know who Stevenson is, but I cer-

tainly cannot believe that citizens of

Michigan are going to stand for any

such an advance.



The present rates went into effect

some ten years ago, and Governor

Pingree certainly made a grand fight

to put them over. Since the railroads

have abolished the pass evil I believe

.they have saved more dollars than





:they have lost by the cut to two-cent ’





fare. Then, again, they have entirely

eliminated special excursion rates and

the like, prior to which they gave one

fare for the round trip (one and a half

cents) in many cases—practically on

all occasions where they had large

loads. _



The same as for all other enterprIS-

es, 1914 was a hard year for the rail-

roads, with every manufacturer and

business man, they felt the depression

in business; but why should they be

allowed, on account of a depression

lasting one year, to bring their rates

up to old figures, when the present

rate is certainly ample when prosper-

ity returns, which certainly will be

very soon?



It would be nice to have a little

raise for a short time during the de—

pression, no doubt, but a raise at this

time means a permanent advance,

something that will not be lowered

again in ten years. There is no ex-

cuse for an increase except it be'to

carry the roads over a depress1on

which they should be willing to stand

the same as other people.



As I have said before, I still believe

that the saving to railroads in pass

money and reduced excursion fares

amounts to more than the cut in their

fares, and the natural increase in bus-



. iness in the last ten years would have

brought them up to a healthy condi-

tion were it not for the falling off in

their business of late, and we trust

your valuable paper will see the wis-

dom in taking up the fight for the



, farmers of our state.



Kalamazoo Co. F. S. KENFIELD.





SOME ROAD AND AUTO TALK.





 





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wherever called for and to collect a

fee to cover expenses therefore. Mo-

torcycles ought to pay $2; autos up to

20 horsepower, $3’; 20 to 30 horsepow-

er, $6; 30 to 40 horsepower, $10, all

autos above 40 horsepower, and motor

trucks, $15. As heavy autos are hard-

er on roads than light ones, I think

the above plan is fair. Under the pres-

ent law the man who can afiord only

a cheap, light machine pays the same

as the well-to-do man who runs large

and heavy ones. In villages and cities

under 5,000 population the auto tax

ought to stay in the townships where

the village or city is situated. All cit-

ies of more than 5,000 population

should have the right to use highway

and auto tax on roads which will ben-

efit them most. Under the present

law it is divided up so that no county

gets much. '



We ought to have a change in the

road law. Townships ought to go

back to the district repair work plan,

the highway commissioner to look af-

ter the road improvement, culverts

and bridges, the township boards to

investigate all finished roads. The

county road system is much like the

high cost of living. When the farmer

sells his prdoucts, every man who

handles them takes a bite, and when

the consumer buys them he “hollers”

about the high cost of living. So it is

with our “good roads" for all the tax

we pay there is but little accomplish-

ed. Here are some road taxes I paid

on 120 acres with not number one

buildings: $5.60 town road repair;

$10.47 town road improvement; $7.15

county good roads. If I could afford

an auto it would be at least $3 more.

My city and farmer brothers look the

county over, and see if you are not in

the same plight. Since the present

road law went into effect there has

been nothing done along my roadside.

no matter how much I talked. “There

is no money,” was the reply. There

are a few small bridges built, that's

all. Last year I was given a chance

to repair and improve 80 rods of road

in front of my farm. I was allowed

$18. I was given an order for $12,

which was deducted from my tax. The

other $6 will have to wait as “there is

no money.”



Macomb Co. J. W.





THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS HELP.





 





 





I was very much interested in Mr.

Denton’s article about the telephone





service, which I read in your valuable .





paper recently.



Is it possible that we farmers can

furnish ourselves with a local tele-

phone service at a cost of from $6 to

$8 per year? I would like to have

Mr. Denton answer this and tell how

it is done.



Is the present Railroad Commission

really opposed to farmers getting a

local service at the lowest possible

cost? I would like to have Mr. Den-

ton’s ideas about that, too.



Again, I own a farm in Keeler town-

ship. I am unable to have a tele-

phone. First, because the cost to me

seems prohibitive, being $18 per year.



Second, most of my neighbors find

this cost too high also.



Third, there are at least four tele-

phone companies operating, or having

branch lines entering the township,

and if I should get financially able to

hire a ’phone of the company which is

nearest to me, I could not talk with

other farmers in my town on the oth-

er lines.



Fourth, if I could get connections it

would bein a roundabout way, with

toll charges or very poor service.



Fifth, the farmers have a Grange at

Keeler Center. There is a church

there, a Woodman hall, some stores,

shops, and a neat little rural village,

but if we wish to communicate to—

gether a letter has to go to Chicago

and back to get to our nearest neigh-

bor, in some instances, and our tele:

phone service scatters in every di-

rection.



Sixth, there are probably hundreds

ofunstances like this in the state of

Michigan whose rural communities

and natural social centers are being

torn asunder by modern toWn and city»

efficiency.



Now, will you have Mr. Denton, or

someone else tell us in your next is-

sue how we farmers can secure for

ourselves a modern means of commu-

nication, like the telephone, at a price

that we can all afford; and please

hurry, because we feel the need of

this service very keenly.



Van Buren Co. J. C. STAFFORD.





A CORRECTION.





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HE State Horticultural Society

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tistic results of pencil and brush

work, the Society during these two

days discussed the science and art of

raising good fruit. Due to unfavor-

able weather, which made transporta-

tion difficult, the crowd was not large,

but the program was of sufficient in-

terest to make all who attended glad

they put up with the inconveniences

of getting there.



The program was considerably

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those on it to arrive on time. The

first talk was on the history of horti-

culture in Musk ‘gon county, by C. D.

McClouth. By means of a map of the

county he pointed out locations which

were favorable to fruit growing and

then told of the development of the

industry in those places. Although

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was not of the boosting kind, as it

brought out both the good and bad

features of fruit growing in Muskegon

county. The cost of production in the

apple orchard was the next subject

taken up. In discussing this, F. A.

Wilken gave the costs per barrel and

per tree of the various orchard op-

erations.



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gallons of the finest apple jelly. If

properly distributed, this jelly could

be sold to people who have but few

apples, even in this year of plenty.

Beautifying the Home Grounds.

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devoted to addresses by Prof. Thos-

Gunson and Mr. Robt. Sherwood. Prof.

Gunson spoke on “Planting the Home

Grounds and Roadsides.” By means

of lantern slides he showed the dif-

ferences he found in home and road-

side conditions within one mile of

road. He emphasized the fact that

the beautifying of the home grounds

need not entail much expense, as a.

great improvement could be made by

a general cleaning up of the front and

back yards, and the planting of a few

common trees and shrubs. Along the

roadsides the trees and brush should

be left for both practical and artistic

purposes. There is a lack of uni-

formity in the roadside care, because

each man has a different idea

regarding it. To keep the boys and

girls on the farm Mr. Sherwood said

we should make the farm home as at-

tractive as possible. The interior as

well as the exterior, should be made

attractive and a. great factor in doing

this was to have the house well light-

ed in the evening. A sixteen—candle

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catcd that the essentials of good

peach growing are somewhat different

there than in this state. The most

favorable peach soil is yellow clay

and black loam was also used quite

extensively. Sand was not liked be-

cause it did not contain much plant

food. Elbert-a, Lemon Free, Smock

and Salway were Mr. Gill’s favorite

varieties, with Lemon Free gradually

taking the place of the Elberta as the

most popular one. Interesting features

in Mr. Gill’s discussion of his cultural

methods were that he found the trac-

tor very satisfactory for cultivating

the orchard and that a. brush burner

made of a smoke stack, three feet in

diameter and ten feet long, carried on

a mud boat or wheels, was a great

labor saver in taking care of the, brush

made by pruning. Sweet clover is

growing in popularity as a (‘OVGI‘ crop

and alfalfa was also used some.



Prof. Frank Kedzie, of M. A. 0.,

gave a. very interesting talk on the

chemistry of the apple. By chemical

demonstration he showed that the ap-

ple contains a large amount of potash,

and therefore it is necessary to use

fertilizers containing considerable of

this element in the orchard. Cover

crops, generally used in the orchard,

contained a. large amount of potash

and were a good means of putting

back into the soil that taken out by

the apples. The object of chemistry is

to eliminate waste as much as possi-

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some reward for their work in the

way of a share of the profits. -

Essentials in Cherry Growing.

Mr. E. O. Ladd, of Old Mission, de-

scribed his methods of cherry grow-

ing. He preferred to get his trees in

the fall and set them out early in the

spring. It is especially necessary to

set the sweet cherries early so that

they can get a good start. Good care

during the'first few years in the life

of the cherry orchard proved profit-

able, as the trees came into full bear-

ing earlier than when neglected. For

spraying Mr. Ladd preferred Bordeaux

mixture to dilute lime-sulphur, as he

considered it a better fungicide. From

225 Montmorency trees Mr. Ladd got

1900 cases of cherries, and from 200

\Vindsor trees he packed 1400 cases.

Sour cherries are more easily grown

and cared for than sweet cherries, but

the sweet cherries often prove more

profitable on account of the high

prices received for them. Mr. Ladd

figured the cost of producing a case

of cherries to be from 75 to 90 cents,

depending upon the season.





Under the heading of “Sizing and

Grading Different Kinds of Fruit,” Mr.

Gill described several mechanical

graders used in his section which were

successful. Most of his talk was de-

voted to telling of the plans of organ-

ization and the methods of operation

of the co-operative shipping associa-

tion of which he was a member. The

fruit growers in his part of the state

were fully alive to the advantages of

the co-operative idea, as practically all





FEB. 20, 1915.





of them were members of one of the

five associations in that vicinity.





Modern Marketing Methods.





The next subject taken up was also

on the co-operative methods of mar-

keting. Mr. James Nicol told of the

success of the South Haven Fruit EX-

change. This exchange has been a

great factor in broadening the mar-

ket for South Haven fruit. During

the first year 80 per cent of its cus-

tomers were people who never bought

South Haven fruit before, and last

year over 60 per cent bought their

fruit from South Haven for the first

time. The association graded its fruit

and sold it under brand names instead

of A and B or No. 1 and 2 grades.

This was a great advantage to the'as-

sociation. and also to the retailer, as

he could offer these brands in compe-

tition with the regular graded fruit at

higher prices.



C. ,A. Bingham, of Birmingham, gave

his experienlces in marketing fruit

with a motor truck at Detroit. He

showed that the cost of marketing by

a. motor truck was about one-half of

that by wagon. The time used in mar-

keting is also considerably cut and en-

abled him to attend to both the mar-

keting and the management of the

farm, whereas when he used a wagon

the marketing end took all his time.



Spraying Suggestions.



Under the subject of spraying, Prof.

H. J. Eustace explained the different

kinds of insects to be controlled and

the various kinds of remedies used to

control them. On account of the in-

creasing prevalence of aphis in the

orchards, the addition of tobacco ex-

tract to the usual spray materials us-

ed was one of the most interesting

features he recommended.





Mr. Floyd Dar-den, of South Haven,

who has had great success in keeping

accounts on his farm told of his meth-

ods of apportioning the various charg~

es and receipts. He finds book-keep

ing essential in running a fruit farm

in a business-like manner. He is the

author of an experiment station bul-

letin on this subject, which gives his

views and results in considerable

detail.



Small Fruit Culture.



“How to Make Small Fruit Profib

able.’ was ably handled by Mr. Chas.

Handy, of Sodus. Mr. Handy has

made a great success of his business

in the section of the state where small

fruit growing is the chief industry.



Mr. C. B. Cook, county agent of Al-

legan county, gave a very interesting

and instructive talk on the care of the

soil. He has given the matter of soil

fertility thorough study and was

thereforeable to give many. sugges'

tions of value.





It was decided that the summer

meeting of the society should be held

in Grand Rapids early in August. The

International Apple Shippers’ Associa-

tion is to meet there at the same

time, and therefore this will afford

the fruit growers the advantages of

two meetings in one trip. Grand Rap-

ids was also selected as the perma-

nent place of holding the annual meet-

ing of the society. The executive

board elected C. A. Bingham to the

office of vice-president.





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looking Crystal Lake, in Benzie coun-

ty. About ten acres consists of thrifty

young Duchess trees, about six years

old. Last spring Mr. See! and his boys

procured clone of Wolf River apples,

and went through the block of Duch-

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Seel has a Duchess orchard or two in

Illinois, and finds that the apples there

are on the market far in advance of

the Benzie county supply. This tends

to dull the demand from Chicago buy-

ers for Duchess as an early apple

from Northern Michigan.



The good qualities of the Wolf Riv-

er, in Mr. Seel’s experience, are as

follows: Annual bearer, does not set

so heavily as to require the thinning

that the Duchess does; tree spreading

in habit, making harvesting, pruning,

and spraying easy from the ground;

very hardy and free from body cank-

ers; fruit large attractively colored,

good shipper



Wolf River a Good Seller.



To take an orchard in hand and top-

work the trees as Mr. Seel is doing,

will set back the period of return on

the original orchard investment for

three or four years; yet if the scheme

works out; as Mr. Seel has faith it will,

the net returns over the whole life of

the orchard will be greater when

grafted to Wolf River than when left

as Duchess



Some returns are made from the or-

chard, however, by raising clover hay.

The trees are spaded about while very

young, and the rows intercropped with

a rotation of corn, oats and hay. As

the orchards get older, Mr. Seel

mulches with the mowed grass, also

hauling in any hay that gets spoiled

by rains while curing. In the case of

the Duchess orchard, he figured that

this year the hay crop would be of

more value than the apple crop, es-

pecially since the trees were grafted.

and so he put the hay in the, barn

rather than around the trees. The

weather has been so favorable that

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two feet. E. H. BROWN.

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I see in your issue of January 30 an

article on fall—bearing strawberries,

written by Mr. F. G. Smith,.of Isa-

bella county.



I would like to state my experience

along this line. In the first place, as

Mr. Smith says, common kinds are

being sold as everbearers because of

the demand for them at fancy prices.

Also some of the fall-bearers are not

very productive in the fall, all this

with no knowledge of the proper meth-

od of growing them, has discouraged

many.



As a rule, the shy bearing varieties

me the most prolific plant makers and

therefore sell cheaper and more are

set. Will say, in the several years I

have grown these, I have found very

few barren plants of any variety,

some, other plants will not send out

runners but the one that does will

bear as many berries as the one that

does not.



Some Good Varieties.



The Productive and Superb should

be grown in hills, for the young or

runner plants do not bear the first

season, they require a rich loamy soil

and on such soils the plants grow very

large and thrifty, but the fruit stems

are short and the berries are hidden

away under the leaves where the sun

never sees them, and if the season is

wet, which is very common, a great

many will rot, both varieties are good

plant makers. The Productive has





 





producednearly 100 young plants from.





one individual plant in one season

for me.



The Americas, Progressive and

Francis do best in matted rows, for a

great many of the young plants will

bear the first fall, but these varieties

require different soils.





The Americus will be very disap-

pointing on sandy soil, but do well on

clay or heavy soil. I consider this a

very serious defect for such soils are

usually cold, as these berries run well

up to winter it is necessary to grow

them On warm soil to get best results.

This variety makes an abundance of

plants.



The Progressive requires a rich

loamy soil, is very prolific of fine look-

ing berries, but is absolutely lacking

in flavor. This will be a very serious

handicap when these berries become

plentiful. This is also a good plant

maker.



A Favorite Variety.





The Francis is by far the best of

the varieties I have tried. The berries

are large, well formed, of gloSsy ap—

pearance and have an excellent flavor

even in cold weather. They are very

firm, which makes them good ship-

pers. I have sent them over one thou-

sand miles by parcel post and they

reached their destination in first-class

condition.



This variety does best on sandy

soil, the only fault being a poor plant

maker. For this reason it is not list-

ed by but very few nurserymen and

are more expensive. These plants do

not require babying, as some would

have you believe. In transplanting I

have lost fewer of them than any va-

riety I have grown. The mother plant

will grow as large as any variety, and

is of spreading habit. I have plants

18 inches in diameter and you could

scarcely see the leaves for fruit, stems

and berries.



Renews Plantation Every Year.



I renew the bed each spring, pick-

ing only the one season. In this way

the ground is kept in much better con-

dition and the berries are larger.

During the early season I cultivate

with horse, and later by hand, work-

ing the ground frequently and keeping

free from weeds at all times. I pre-

fer this to mulching. I pick all blos-

soms up to July 1.



I don’t consider it good policy to

grow these as common berries are

grown, that is, fruit the same beds

from. year to year, for if they are

grown in hills and being fruited so

late in the fall they go into the winter

in such a weakened condition that a.

majority of the plants will not survive

and it will be as much of a task to fill

in and try to patch up the old bed as

to set a new one; if the matted row

system there will be so many plants

it will be impossible to keep the blos-

soms picked oif, and this is absolutely

necessary to secure a good crop in

the fall, but on new set beds the task

is not hard, for up to July 1 there is

only the mother plant to pick.



Needs no Irrigation.



I could not raise a crop of summer

berries without irrigating, but have

never had'occasion to irrigate the fall-

hearers for We always have plenty of

rain at that season. Furthermore, the

summer berries are frequently ruined

by frosts: not so with the fall~bearing

kinds, for if one set of blossoms are

killed another will soon appear. Quite

often a severe storm during the height

of the blossoming period will also ruin

the summer crop, but with the fall-

varieties blossoms are appearing and

disappearing all the time, so you are

sure to get some nice berries.





I claim to be quite successful with

summer varieties, but can make more

money in one season with fall varie~

ties than in two seasons with com-

mon kinds and with less work. I am

satisfied I can grow at least 5,000

quarts of Francis per acre the first

fall, and as it will be some time before.

these berries sell below 25 cents per

quart, what crop will pay better?



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LTHOUGH the annual show of

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better and bigger than ever before.





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idea of giving a show and, having

started it, is bound not,,to be out-

done by similar organizations in the

other departments. The show was

held two days, January 29 and‘30, in

the large stock judging pavilion in

the Agricultural Hall.



Potted plants from the college

greenhouses formed an attractive ex-

hibit in the center and these were

flanked on either side by two long ta-

bles covered with plate exhibits of ap‘

ples. There were state exhibits from

Washington, New York, Connecticut,

Massachusetts, Montana, Arkansas,

Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. The

Michigan exhibit was divided into

counties and the counties represented

were Mason, Grand Traverse, Kent,

Benzie, Charlevoix, Newaygo, Jack-

son, Van Buren, Calhoun, Wayne, Al-

legan, Emmett and Berrien. It should

be noted here that some of these

counties are out of the so-called fruit

belt. Alumni, short course men and

students of the college sent in indi-

vidual collections. All collections and

the important varieties exhibited were





judged and the decision of the judges

was as follows:



Grand prize for exhibit winning the

most points, Wesley Hewley, of Lud-

ington.



State exhibits: 1, Washington; 2,

New York; 3, Connecticut.

County exhibits: 1,

Grand Traverse; 3, Kent.



Individual collections: 1, Dan Math-

ers, of Charlevoix; 2, George Whitney,

of Williamsburg; 3, Thos. Emery, of

Lowell.



New varieties: 1, Delicious, sent in

by D. F. Fisher, Wenatchee, Washing-

ton; 2, Ontario, sent in by U. S.

Crane, Fennville, Mich.



Exhibits of Fruit Diseases.



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orchard pests had an attiactive ex-

hibit of charts, specimens of diseased

twigs and fruits, and microscope slides

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Mason; 2,





. common diseases and pests are so de-





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ed by the visitors and much was

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disease producing organism at home.

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ern sprayer as a hint as to the best

possible method of combating either



Small models of pruning and pick

ing apparatus now in1use by the best

fruit growers were next in line. Then

followed samples of orchard heaters

and models of how pruning should

andshould not be done, and also mod-

els of the best methods of tree sur-

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FEB. 20, 1915.





Hort. Show.





field. The nut exhibit was a surprise

to many, as was the one of Michigan

weeds. The fertilizer exhibit attract-

ed some, while many paused to look

at two maps, one of Michigan and one

of the United States which had

strings leading from a. representative

of some product to the region where it

was grown most extensively. The bee

man was there to explain why the bee

is of the greatest benefit to the or-

chardist and to show the latest models

of hive construction and to throw

some light on the honey industry.



Suggestions for Improving Home



Grounds.



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eral exhibits all showing what might

be done to a bit of wild land to make

it into an attractive park, or explain-

ing just what is to be considered in

laying out the plans to a well designed

and attractive farm home. Another

exhibit was one which showed by

What means the plant breeder is able

to perpetuate changes in old plants,

or rather it told why the plant breed.

9 was able to do such a thing. The

sword fern specimens showed several

types of the same fern that had var-

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both cases the piog eny resembled

neither the parents nor each other.

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which the co-eds take part. Thirty

pies were entered in the contest and

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in the home economics department.

When the visitor had eaten his fill at

this place, another booth tried to get

him to spend what he had left for

such common articles as cider, fruit,

honey, oranges, crackerjack, and the

inevitable gum.



Lectures on Fruit Subjects.



Another feature which was staited

last yea1 and was continued this year

was a series of fifteen-minute lectures.

These covered a wide range of sub

jects from the time that a fruit tree

is planted to the time when the fruit

is picked, packed, and consumed. Dur-

ing the entire time that the Show was

in session music filled the air. A vic-





.trola, piano, and a symphony orches-

’tra took turns in presenting bo‘th mod-





ern and classical compositions.

Though a great deal of credit is due



to the Students for getting up a show



that has never been beaten in the his—





enthusiasm, which is contagious, and

the interestfiof the head of the horti-

cultural departifient, Prof. H. J. Eusa





 





pawn—ow. nu»: am
FEB. 20. 1915.

tace. in spite of cramped quarters

and many other inconveniences, this

same enthusiasm on his part has built

up a course in which a majority of

the agricultural students are enrolled.

Ingham Co. J. A. BENNETT.





TROUBLE DEPARTMENT.





 





Fertilizers for Squash.



I am raising Hubbard squash for

feed. A seed company buys the seed

on contract. Would you advise the

use of stable manure, commercial fer-

tilizer, or both, for this crop? What

would be the best formula for the

commercial fertilizer?



Grand Traverse Co. R. A. W.





The fertilizing of squash depends a.

great deal upon the soil in which you

are growing the crop. If the squash

vines make good growth, but have a

tendency to non-productiveness, it

would not be necessary to apply any

nitrogenous fertilizer. If, on the oth-

er hand, the vines are stunted, a nitro-

genous fertilizer would be very valu-

able.



Barnyard manure, I would say, is a

nitrogenous fertilizer, and whether it

would be advisable for you to use it

or not would depend upon the soil

conditions; as suggested above.



A good general formula of com-

mercial fertilizer is a 4:6:8, or one

containing four per .cent of nitrogen,

six per cent of available phosphorous

and eight per cent of potash; 300

pounds of nitrate of soda, 600 pounds

of acid phosphate and about 200





pounds of muriate of potash will make.





a combination which has the above

fertilizer elements in the proper pro-

portion.



Controlling San Jose Scale.





Do you think there is any way to .





stop the San Jose scale on fruit trees?

If so,_please inform me.

Barry Co. I. J. M.

There is no doubtas to San Jose

scale being easily controlled. When





it first appeared it caused the fruit’





growers considerable concern but now

it is nothing that one who makes

fruit growing a business fears.



After years of experimenting by

both experimental station 'men and

fruit growers, the fruit growers of the

country concede lime-sulphur to be the

best material to control the San Jose

scale. This preparation can be bought

in a commercial form; it can also be

made at home but the process of mak-

ing is disagreeable, and it can be

bought so reasonably that it hardly

pays to bother with the making of it.

The commercial lime-sulphur testing

32 degrees Beaume test, should be

sprayed on the trees at the dilution of

one gallon of lime-sulphur to eight

gallons of water when the trees are

dormant, as at this strength the mix-

ture is injurious to the foliage.





One of the chief factors in the con- '





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in spraying. The scale is only the

size of a pin head, and is not killed

until it is hit by the spray material. It

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essary to spray at least once a year,

preferably in the spring before the

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Marketing With Auto Trucks.





 





portant factor in the market-

And the

use will

in the





MOTOR trucks are already an im~





ing of farm crops.

saving made through their

make them a larger factor

future. -

Take the Detroit eastern market as

an example: In the summer of 1912

there were four motor vehicles used

to deliver fruit and vegetables on the

market while today there are between





Mr. Chas. A. Bingham, Vice-president





45 and 50 auto trucks being employed

by the farmers around the city for

this purpose.



' And the convincing thing about it

is that those who began to deliver

with power vehicles are still doing so.

The advantages are so great that

these men say they would not rethrn

to horse-drawn rigs again. Now, like

most- farmers elsewhere, and many

men in other lines of business, these

men have not figured the costs down

to a nicety so that they can tell to the

very fraction of a cent the profits se-

cured from the investment in motor

trucks. Nor could they do this were

they experienced accountants, since

so many elements enter that must be

estimated, that the resulting‘figures

would be more or less the 'result of

guessing.

ies of some of these men is exceed-

ingly interesting.



Saves Much Time.



One fruit grower who lives 32 miles

from the market introduced a one-ton

a'uto truck and finds that with it he

can do the work of four teams. When

crowded he has been able _to make

four trips a day by changing drivers.



Another party who has a two—ton

motor truck left the Detroit, market

last Wednesday at 11:05 a. m., made

the trip to his home, 26 1/5 miles away,





85 bushels of apples, returned to the





by 5:15 p. m. During this trip-'he

and was delayed a few Iminutes by

reason of having “hooked” a street

car. -‘ , .

A third farmer lives 22 mile-s out

and finds that without'hurrying he can

cover the distance in less than two

hours. He uses a trailer on which he

loads about 40 bushels of produce.

Again, a producer owning, a light





ter, pork, and occasionally seme fruit,

left his home a fraction over.30 miles

out at a quarter of six o’clock in the

morning and by eight o’clock he was





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time by the use or the auto truck





Nevertheless the testimon. .





looked over his truck, loaded it With '

market and had the load under cover .-





made two stops in his home village:





car with which he delivers eggs, but:





on the market and had some of his,

Q N. ;.;..rr'om.~

These illustratiOns of the Saying of





could be multiplied many times by ob-

servations coming 'to our attention.

And they are not unusual but merely

the common experience of those who

have adopted the new method of get-

ting produce to market.



Lest the reader may think that the

advantage in getting to and from the

market quickly, consists only in sav-

ing from five to ten hours of time on

a trip, it should be Stated that while





 





of Mich. State Horticultural Society





Finds Marketing with Motor Truck More Economical than with Horses.





time saved is an important item in

the list of advantages it is by no

means a large part of the saving se-

cured. ,

Better Management Possible.



Consider this: By the use of teams

in getting produce to the city mar-

kets, the farmer must devote his at-

tention to just one end of the business

where the market is any distance.

Either he must remain at home to

look after‘harvesting, grading, pack-

ing, etc., and‘allow. a'hired servant to

go onto the market with his goods;

or, he must leave the work at home in





auto truck moves rapidly it jars the.





fruit no more during a certain pe~

riod of time than does a. wagon

equipped with good springs, and it the

auto requires but one-fifth the time to

get to market the fruit is subjected to

proportionately that much less shak-

ing. The same is true as to exposure





”to heat and the general action of the





elements. Every user of power ve-

hicles is convinced of the great sav-

ing in the condition of the fruit as it

arrives upon the market and is aware

of the increased price buyers are will-

ing to pay for the fresher and better

goods.

Conserves Energy.



A third advantage resulting from

this reduced time of driving in is the

saving of the man. Here is an item

we may consider lightly; but it should

be otherwise. All along farmers have

put too little stress upon the qualities

of salesmanship. The ability to sell

has been largely disregarded. But a,

few days of close observation on our

markets would convince those who

are skeptical on this point. When

one sees a wide-awake farmer sell No.

2 apples for the price his sleepy neigh-

bor gets for N0. 1 stock, and sees it

done over and over again with not

only apples, but with other products,

he begins to feel that there is some-

thing in ability to sell. And it is also

known that good salesmen cannot

work to advantage when tired. So it

is with the farmers when they come

to market with goods to sell; if they

are tired. out with a long] weary

ride they are apt to make a. poorer

impression on buyers than when rest-

ed and vivacious. .



One truck owner puts it this way:

He would invariably stay at the

hotel connected with the stable when

driving horses in with'a load; but

with the auto truck he is‘in a mood

to choose a higher-class ho‘stelry and

almost always finds that he can dispose

of much of his load to- the steward at

premium prices before leaving. He

would have been tired and indisposed

to seek out the stewards of the better

houses had he been obliged to follow

the horses for ten or twelve hours be-

fore rcaching the market. So, besides

saving real time in the getting of pro-

duce to the markets, the auto truck

enables the carrying out of a. more

efficient system of management, saves

in the quality of the produce delivered

and conserves the energy of the deliv-





 





 





‘ Loading Auto [Truck at the Orchard of Mr. Oliver in Oakland County.





‘ the hands of his wife, or hired man,





and spend his time upon- the road and

market. > With the auto' truck the

farmer is.a'ble to sell his own produce

and ‘at the same time watch the pro-

gress ctw'ork on the farm. The auto

truck. under- these circumstances

theretore,‘ rmakes' possible more effi-

cient management of the farmand of

the marketing, of the products-there

. Again, these products arrieiieon’j the

markets better. shape.- Menage





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erer for the important work of selling.

' We' have gathered some figures on

the economy of'the auto truck, which

we shall give to readers of the Mich-

igan Farmer in a subsequent article.





(Note—The editorial department

would be pleased to hear from those

who have had ,experience with auto

trucks on the farm. We wbuld like





rtovkn‘ow What'the results have. been,





the cost of operating, amount and

kinds of workdone; etc. State wheth-

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your opinion is of the valued the





latter to'the farmer).





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GETTING THE CONSUMER’S AT-

TENTION.





 





John R. Blake, a prominent Kala.-

mazoo county fruitgrower, has evolv-

ed a unique and eifective plan for

bringing his fruit to the attention of

the “ultimate consumer.” Permission

was secured to use an empty store-

window upon a busy street in the city

of Kalamazoo. In this window was

arranged a tasteful display of fruit.

Neat cards announced the name of

each variety.



Blake has won high place at many

large shows so that his little exhibit

received much attention from passers-

by. An alert man was kept in attend-

ance. Interested persons were courte-

ously approached and invited to place

an order for their winter supply of

apples. Orders were received at the

rate of 150 bushels per day. When

enough apples had been sold the or-

ders were carefully grouped into dis-

tricts as they were foundto be from

all sections of the city. Delivery then

commenced.



In taking orders it is well to have

a clear understanding that payment is

expected upon delivery of the fruit.

It is far better to lessen prospective

customer than to make a sale on

credit.



In booking orders it will be found

more satisfactory to enter the names

and addresses upon individual cards

which are then dropped safely into a

convenient holder, than to enter the

names upon the usual order book. If

this plan is followed the addresses

can. be easily grouped into convenient

districts without a'ny rewriting. With





. Detroit.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





Besides, we have arranged with a



1: concern to supply our renders

with practical family shipping boxes

for- 50c teach, to which should be ad-

ded 8c for postage to points in first

and second zones; 12 cents for the

third, and 19c for the fourth zone from

These boxes are steel-crated,

measure 8.551112%;1614 inches and are

equipped with four one-dozen egg car-

tons; one two- pound butter tub; one

pint cream bottle; partitions, parafin-

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Crop and“Markct Notes.





Michigan.



Livingston 00., Feb. 8.—Weather is

fine, and sleighing has been good for

several weeks. Wheat, rye and clo-

ver are in fine condition, having been

well protected with snow all Winter.

Stock is doing fine, thoughthere is

not so much on feed as usual. Grain

is scarce and very high. Farmers are

holding their wheat and beans, even

at the present high prices. ‘Wheat





$1. 57; beans $3.10 basis; oats 55c; rye .





$1. 23; butter 251:; eggs 30c; hay $6. 75;

lambs $8.

Mecosta 00., Feb. 5.—Ice covers the





ground, but thereis enough snow 1111- ,





der the ice to protect fall grain and

seeding. There is about the normal

amount of feed in the farmers’ hands

for the time of year. Not much mar-

ket—fed stock. Potatoes ranging around

25c per bushel; eggs 30c; butter-fat

28c; rye $1. 20; cats 20c; corn 40c per

lgsket; hogs $6. 25, milch cows $50



75



Monroe 00., Feb. 10.—Some snow on

the ground again since heavy rains of

last week. Roads fair, but very icy.

Wheat and rye damaged some, with

ice covering the low spots. More cat-

tle being fed for March delivery. Hogs

about all marketed. Farm live stock

in :good condition. There is a good





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the help of a good city map it will be supply of roughage on hand, but it





found possible to lay out a route to be Will, be pretty well cleaned “P by



. - spring. Fat. cattle $6@6.50; hogs

followed by the dehvery team. The $6.50; chickens 12c; wheat $1.55; oats

cards belonging to each distrlct can 58c; corn $1 per cwt; butter 28@30c;

then be arranged in the proper order cream 330; eggs 28@300-





. - - . Sanilac 00. Feb. 9.—Ideal winter

and given to the driver 0f the dellv weather has prevailed, and there is

“y wagon In “‘15 may all unneces- about eight inches of snow on the

sary work is avoided. level. All meadows, wheat and rye



Customers should be notified by are W911 DEOtlfiCted-k Thgre is anhavfir‘

age amoun o stoc in armers’ an 8

mail 01' the day upon WhiCh delivery and all seem to be wintering well. All





will probably'be made. and requested produce is rather high. Surplus hay





when the Michigan Farmer is wanted

three years, or $1.00 if the Michigan

Farmer is wanted five years. The

third column price is for those who

are paid ahead on the Michigan Farm-

or from one to five years and want

the other paper only; such orders

must be sent to us direct. All combi-

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agents or sent to us, as is most con-

venient



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is pretty well cleaned up, bringing $11

@13; the remainder of the bean crop

is moving at $3.05 per bushel.

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The following form can be varied to about eight inches of snow. Roads Batter Tm newal subsoiiber. Renewals will be



suit the individual case: passable,_ but very 103" .Wheat and ' "“ """‘ dated ahead from their present date.

, . rye are 1n splendid cond1t10n, belng WM smug-[.3



Our Motto:. Honest FTUIt and FM” we“ covered, and no standing water 0!” — — — .’ . Beeexplano

D Fr' (1 Measure. ice. Clover meadows so far in fine EL", 1!] ' , NAME 01' PUBLICATION' tlon above



ear 1cm 3 condition. Plenty of feed in farmers’ 1. . t

' YOU!” Order for bushels of ap‘ hands for home use. Not as many giigsflotfogfszrggf' Dally. (68ka) on B. F. D. only- ‘ 3 .

i‘is amguniiggt to $ """" ’ Win be lambs 0“ feed as usual- A few 10“ 0f 353331231111...» : , mgr-1.12:3?“ 223%.?



e were a u ------------------ cattle but none ready for market. ‘ Times. betrol ................. .. _2 00:2 00

Kindly examine fruit carefully before Wheat and beans are being marketed. Edwards STEEL Shingles 1213:: ggfin‘gmggdi- Mich- "€33.33

accepting. Our man IS required to 1‘6' Wheat $1_46; oats 52c; barley $1.25 Cost much]: less than wood shingleo— not many times PM". Grand abpgd.::”:"' 1203225

turn cash fOI‘ every order. Will Y0“ per cwt; rye $1. 25; potatoes 30c; eggs W- ° :5?“$t¥:3...‘3££.~ 13cm3€3§ §°“"°§H°"13'm3"m"M_‘°h“"""" 3338

11"" aSSiSt 'us by having the money 270 per dozen. "“'"§.151u57°°é'&n'3§'1‘1‘°°”nifieiifd°£$$°fi$ Tfflinofgia'i; cii'y.M'1'c'h'. 33"313332221 i00210

ready so. that there may be no delay wexford Co, Feb 6—We have had 1.111. Vl’tguhanmegllpinu'ls. mummxwanbee bond 1... ‘ ggfiogglofiiglgm 61(1'6T31E'TEIIIIIIIIII: 5%382

OI‘ dlsappoultment‘ “6 are 111 131.181 quite a quantity 0f SHOW all Winter,3°1dafec¢¢oluutmypric strait”! StatoJoul'nul. Lansing Mich. ............ 20020!)

35531,“; oiay'i'ihwxmané your trade am but since the‘rains the fields are rath- 13131:“ng of): ”Tidym—miwmmy‘avigm h'z'a'i’. “mugifvradm 1.1 ““1““ s " 3 603 1°



‘ er 'bare, and ma 8 are uite bad. ' 9“" ° 1' 9 Y “' WW"

, A B & Co , Wheat and rye gent intoq winter in mammlraoo. n1—mmacincimm1. World. N. Y..c11y ........... . ............... 100120 75



Delivery can be made in ordinary fine shape. Farmers seem to have sem1Woouy nowopapou

bushelcrates as it is not at all neces- plenty 0f home feed Potatoes 200; COOKED FEED BURIS ‘°“’““‘;VZ:§:,“;‘N”§$EI;;;;;"W“ ”“16 7"

sary tofurnish a package under this rye 90° wheat $110 hay, r eta1l 316 SN”. V0“ "0"” ANY Blade. Toledo 01.1.. ........................ 100100 55

, . , straw $8; oats 600; shelled corn 75c; Learn whot agricultural ool- FUEL oomm'onor. Lincoln 1111. 100105 on

plan ot- dll‘€_Ct marketing. .. Some ap- eggs 30c; butter 27c; pork, dressed hag: :31! e 3301an ““33 Enquirer.Clnc1nnnt10 ................... {001% 55

pics are much heavier than others. $8 50@10; beef 10c. 3.119.311 the M pm“ ' 5:12:58:gnghsironnpoofi};n'9}; 0010.. 50

Hence care must be taken to main-.110 10 Ff'fi'émeis'Fafi’gr-il” Americnngeeldoumnl. has”... i11.1w;100150 so

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tain a uniform weight 48 pounds 139- Saga]; ’ “g“;"thef $163111:th had 501;? fummfinffofflmkm‘mfi 1332223 1513.153 23533.1... Sffil-fié? 1%153 .33

mg the standard for apples. The only y ew wee ’ for poultry and stock. hem liner-loan gheephém’d" Chicnlo (1.1).. 1001 35 90

. . ‘. ‘ . , fr _ t and not much work could be done. water for cows—butcheringo $32353 (13:33?“ £23113?) (m) ..... 1331;?) 355

S?“ Course ls t". .59" 0m “me 0 Times hem are very dull Wheat figsgghimgtmmgfig 11...... Weekly. 8...... M... ::'.'.:::::: 1 on 85

time, a crate upon the scales. $1. 40; corn 750; oats 550; eggs 25c; any, ntom1ls,boi 1n. 3”,... 33:3. 5%”..‘1’1’h‘i‘3w’33"‘l‘ifiofi‘ié‘éé‘;7;.‘5" 123 3,3 232



' ' ‘ h 1 b butter 280' 631m Satisfaction guaranteed. Honrd'e Dniryman, Fort Atkinson. Win. 1 (l) 1 a) 75



It is essential that t e §a 68111le e Clermont C0., FBI). 9.-—-TWO feet 0f WrflcLEWIS MFG CO Jersey Bulletin. Indianapolm, Ind. (w)100135 00

provided I'With a conservative estlmate SHOW last week went off with two days 64-18 OwexoStu Cortland. N.Y. Fg€NE§¥rC1§m xmgbgi‘:.. 3 Dairy Farmer Waterloo In 1001 06 '15

of the probable number of bushels of rain, causing high water and some ‘ gtil‘zna‘xsr’iw‘; Beam}; M'uki' 11113100115 79

available in each variety If the sales damage along rivers Roads are in 1.331;; 93,535", 332d £5513 M1111... 23 so 355



good condition. Wheat, rye and the THE ROOF THAT LASTS Poult awe-I. Sprlncflel so .5

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are the” checked up eac “jg ameadows are looking fine, and present 3.21:? “33333;? ‘fflffggigl 50 as

variety can be .withdrawn from sale prospects are (for a good crop of grain We 11:13:;ng ”ain‘t“ gut! No painting or 1,“, (gm, _ w as

as soon as sold out. ‘In this way the if not ddamaged latelr. Live stock is 2331”,,” Eagggctghfiyrmgggog Em MPogIMax-i Magazines.



° " ' i ns ma n goo COD ltlon' OWEVEI‘, the ba newroof free. Wrilctoday crow splendid 3° Y City(1n)...1501 115

necess1ty for summit: o t' 13"]: etl'e weather retiilu ires heavy feeding. Most catalogofArmooAmrican lugotlrou Roofiue , fi“%££‘i§2£flfit 11;? éf‘é‘itgj' (m. .. {${glg

avmded and one of .e mos . 1 Y farmers W11 have enough feed for andforourpriws. Wewillsauyoubig money. Musician,Boston Mu...” i...1501561m

sources of dissatisfactwn el1m1nated.ho'me use Corn 35¢ butter 30c eggs , 111: AMERICAN IRON ROOFING cob” P3”%P&"§Zai§§§;€mN Y.' 91315.1("). mllgg 851113



Kalamazoo Co. C. A. ROWLAND. 350 per dozen 5"“ m“ ° Reviewotfleviews, Y city'. 1...). .... .2 oo



. . ' . (solumhianan Co., Feb 9.—Have been P lRON‘W ,~. N S Ladies or Household.

having line weather for some time; URE V OT TEEL Delineator.$i 101”. 11-). 1601601 15

HOW TO REACH THE CONSUMER not much snow and the roads are fine. ‘ 4 3335.“:1'1W.Y°h¥1y‘i‘2m 3.31 05 110

' ' ' Wheat looks good and meadows are (r, ' .[fiadies'Wt-fi'rld. New York d;£;:.:::::..:::. IWI'IIS) %



If you are interested in direct mar- 'in good condition. Most live stock 1 . muede mm°°“,§§““““°- N- 111(10(i;13m1m)....... ”5813:1312

keting and desire to receive the names looks good, but feed is going to be _,' ' A mm m, M, .. .. .1 ,, Woman“?! City (1111.. 100100

of consumers who would like to make scarce before pasture time. Shippers PT ...”... .... so [3‘me "1 °' "3:; 8 Wm031fi$$°im§fibia 11.1%1 :31 E

arrangements to secure goods from are paying $1. 50 for wheat, hay $15; ,-, '1 market! Bazaar! 1..',. mumm- cam-c1 Tod-1.0110380! (-m 50 7o 20

you, send us your name and address potatoes 400; apples 50c; chickens. .... ,1',;‘,‘.T,.’f,‘;,,",:,,, fint‘fi'5313'm ‘ . nongiou and Juvenno.

noting things you have for sale, and 131:; butter 26c; eggs 300. Hens are , “Widgmuggikgkmm n .... American‘Bov Detroit Mich 1:11.... 1 1 55

we shall list yours with other names laying some now. . 111' mm um 86 ‘ Ldlwa'soafl 'P; ‘“ " 10° 3°



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and have the list distributed free of , Guernsey 00.,- Feb. 8.——The ground » .- 51' catamaran Bicycle-1 roam, YmroopieoWoomy. algal. in to.) as a

all charges, among welLt‘o—‘do‘ families has been covered with snow until the 1 “g 1 -. » a, 1.11.111... j"; 111...“... mm . ‘ “WWW“. ””0 11.......... 2 3:

in the city of Detroit. asking them to recent heavy rains which caused high. . . ' ' 1:011:13: 3:111" To s-Inuuquy-uhow- "0.1.34, theMlchl ” F ' '

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correspond with you to arrange for water. Wheat and new meadows are 1 m5, can to the m ‘ {gigging fare-a

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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





, , February 16, 1915.

Wheat—Prices have swayed over a

wide margin during the past seven

days. From Wednesday till Friday of

last week a decline of nine cents oc-

curred on the local market, while on

Monday an advance of four cents was





 





recorded and another of 3% cents on.





Tuesday. The attitude of the foreign

buyer is the large factor in making

prices. The advances on Monday and

Tuesday were largely due to heavy

buying in New York city, Chicago and

at gulf ports. American farmers are

n0t stampeded by the high prices, but

are delivering the grain moderately.

Michigan farmers, however, are said

to be selling more liberally than they

have at any time during the winter.

The demand for flour at present is

slow; dealers are. only taking what

they need to meet current demand.

The decrease in the American visrble

supply was large for the past week.

One year ago No. 2 red wheat was

quoted at 98%c per bushel. Prices for

the past week are:





No. 2 No. 1 ~



Red. White. May.

Wednesday . .. . .1.63 1.60 1.66

Thursday ...... 1.60% 1.57 % 1.64

Friday ......... 1.54 1.51 1.56%

Saturday 1.54 1.51 1.56 1/32

Monday ........ 1.58 1.55 1.61 1/2

Tuesday ....... 1.61% 1.58% 1.64 %





Chicago, (Jan. 16).—No. 2 red wheat





$1.57@1.63; May $1.62%; July $13614.



Corn.—-—The bullish turn in the

wheat market Monday gave corn a

stronger tone, notwithstanding the

handicap to the trade of carrying the

heaviest stocks on record. While the

farmers are not excited in the matter

of selling their surplus corn, they are

delivering liberal quantities at primary

elevators. ’ This they must do in order

to market the bumper crop grown last

year. Foreigners continue to take the

grain, and the probability is that the

crop will bring the American farmer

a sum unprecedented in the history of

the corn crop. The visible supply

shows an increase of 3,509,000 bushels.

One year ago No. 3 corn was quoted

at 62c per bushel. Prices are as fol-





lows:

No. 3 No. 3

Mixed. Yellow.



Wednesday ......... 78% 79%

Thursday ........... 78

Friday ........... 77% 78%

Saturday 77% 78%

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

Tuesday ............ 77 78



Chicago, (Feb. 16).—l\’o. 4 yellow





corn 72@74%c; May 791,40; July 80%c.





per bushel.



0ats.—Prices declined in harmony

with wheat and corn last week. The

margin, however, was smaller, as the

surplus in this grain is comparatively

not so large as that of wheat and

corn. The recent high prices have in-

fluenced more liberal selling by farin-

ers, but foreign buying has absorbed

the receipts so that little Chang/:3 is

noted in the amount of grain in sight.

Standard oats were quoted at 42c a





year ago. Prices for the past week

are:

\Vednesday ......... 61% 61

Thursday ........... 61 601/2

Friday .............. 60% 60

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

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

Tuesday ............ 60% 60

Chicago, (Feb. 16).~—-No. 3 white

oats 60%0; May 61c; July 571,230 per

bushel.





Rye.—There is limited dealing in

this grain because of the short supply.

The present price for cash No. 2 is

$1.28 per bushel.



Beans—Transactions are limited

and quotations lower. Detroit Gouta-

tions are: Immediate, prompt and

February shipment $3; May $3.30.. Chi-

cago prices arevsti‘ong to higher.

StOcks are small. Pea beans, hand-

picked, choice, quoted at -$3.40@3.50;

common at $3.15@3.25; red kidneys,

choice at $3.25@3.50.. ,

.‘~Cl“over Seed.—~Market

lower. . _

March $9.30; prime, alsrke $9. ,7 . ,



Toledo—All grades. lower., Prime





is easy and





caSh $9.30; March $9.30; prime alsike'





$89255. ~

FLOUR AND' FEEDS.





F lo~dr.-—J0bbing .lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

'marketrper 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $7.90; seconds $7.50; straight

$7.40; spring patent $8.10; rye flour

$7.90 per barrel; *' -? : -



; Feed.-—~In,]00-l-b. sacks, Jobbing lots

are: , Bran $28; standard middlings

$218;“fine-'mid'dlings $32; coarse corn

meal $33; corn and oat chop $29 per

ton; cracked. corn $33. .



Hay‘.—-—‘Quotations are steady. Car-





 





~p0tato situation is unchanged.

.are lower, with quotations this week





I’ri‘me'Spot ”$9.25 per bushel;s

18%c.





lots on track at Detroit are: New,

No. 1' timothy $6916.50; standard

$15@15.50; No. , 1'4'@14.50; No. 1

clover and mixed $13@13.50. - ' v

Chicago—Market steady and de-

mand good. Choice timothy $17@18;





'No.‘1, $15®16 ; N9. 2, $13.,50@14. .

Prime $22; No.‘





H N ew Yorke—Quiet. .

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

. Straw—Steady. Detroit prices are:

Rye straW'$7.50@8; wheat and oat

straw, .$7@7.50 per ton.



Ghicago.—Rye straw $7@8; oat

straw $6.50@7; wheat straw $.6@6.50.



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@10c for common.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





Butter.—The supply is ample and

business is active at a decline of 1%c

per pound for best creamery. Extra

creamery 300; firsts 28c; dairy 21c;

packing stock 190 per pound.



Chicago—Increased supplies have

forced lower prices. Buyers are pur-

chasing cautiously. Extra creamery

29%@300; extra firsts 28%@29c;

firsts 26%@27%c; seconds 24@25%c;

packing stock 19@19%c.



Big-in—The price for the week, has-

ed on the majority of the sales, is

30@310, which is 10 lower than last

week.



Poultry.-——Offerings are more liberal.

The trade feels easier but prices are

steady to higher. Live: Springs 15in

15%c; hens 8@15c; ducks 16@17c;

geese 14@150; turkeys 200.





 





Chicago—A fair demand and light





receipts keep trading firm. Turkeys

13c; fowls 14c; springs 14%c; ducks

16c; geese 12@12%c.





Eggs—Quotations off'2c. Supplies

increasing but demand good. Fresh

stock sells at 240 per dozen; current





receipts 23%c. '

Chicago.——Rcceipts are heavy and

demand is broadening. Miscellaneous





lots, cases included 21@24c; ordinary ‘





firsts 23c; firsts 24c. ,





FRUITFANo VEGETABLES.





 





 





Apples—Market is active and well

supplied. Baldwins $2.25@2.50 per

bbl; Greenings $2.75@3; Spy $3.25@

3.50; Steele Red $3.50; No. 2, 40@500

per bushel.



Chicago—The market shows no

improvement. Offerings continue free.

The prices as here quoted are for

refrigerator stock. Baldwins $2.25@

2.50; Kings $2.75@3; \Vageners $2.25

@250; Jonathans $3.50@4; Greenings

$2.50@3; Northern Spy $2.75@3.25.

Western box apples are selling for 900

@$2.25 per box; common storage, all

varieties $1.50@2.25 per bbl.



Potatoes—Offerings liberal at for-

mer prices.‘ Carlots 30@35c per bu;

in bulk 36@400 per bushel in sacks.

At Chicago the market is easier with

prices a shade lower. Michigan white,

in bulk, are quoted at 40@450 per

bushel. At Greenville potatoes are

quoted at 260.





‘wooL.





There has been a great deal of ex-

citement ‘iii the wool market recently.

Australiahas again placed an embar-

go on wool to other countries than

England or her colonies. When this

was reported there came an unusual

demand from manufacturers who have

orders to fill, and prices advanced

sharply. Fleeces participated in these

higher quotations and the present bas-

is is the highest the ina'rket has seen

for a long period past. No. 1 washed

Ohio is quoted at 40c; fine delaine at

33 35c, while unwashed quarter and

three-eighths blood are 350. and half-

blood 32@33c. Stocks of some grades

are entirely depleted.





 





The bean market continues erratic,

with reports of $3.20 paid at Albion

and even $3.25 or more in other

places. Beans for export, however,

are being affected much as wheat has

been of late and there was quite a

sag in prices in Flint and at some oth-





 





'er shipping-points last week. No- one





The

Eggs





can foresee what will happen.





at,22@23c; dairy butter unchanged

at 220. Dressed-hogs are bringing 8@

Grand Rapids mills were pay-

ing $1.48 for red wheat Tuesday. '





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET. .





 





There was another large market on

Tuesday morning. Apples made up





éthe bulk of the offerings andthey were

gmovingyery freely at'former prices,

,‘whichfr‘ange from 40c@$1 per bushel,

depending on kind and quality. Pbta-

;toes. 45c per

:carrots _40c; pars‘nips 500; onions 85c;--

geggsj 35c perIdozen; hay ranges from

:$1~9@¢22 per ton. ’





bu ; cabbage 25@500;





. 'Farmer‘s" are com-

plaining that the hay prices re prted.

on the hay board are marked: ,W- to:

helpthe City buyer. The..figures mark-





.ed dewndo not represent actual "sales,

,whiCh rule about $2 above the prices

treporte'd. " ' , - '





.4.





THE LIVE STO‘C‘K MAB





Buffalo. .



. . Fe’bru'ary.15,.191-5.

.(Special Report of'Dunning '& Stev-

ens, New York Central Stock



Yards, Buffalo, N Y.) '



Receipts here today as‘follows: Cat-

tle 85 cars; hogs 50 d. d.; sheep and

'lambs 22 d. d.; calves 300 head.



With only 85 cars of cattle on our

market here today, but with 23,000 re-

ported in Chicago and the market

there dull and unevenly lower and

many cattle left over unsold, again we

have to report the worst market yet.

Last week we thought sure the bot-

tom had been reached, but today a

few handy little butcher cattle sold

about steady with last week and any-

thing weighing 1100 lbs. and over sold

from 25@50c per cwt. lower, and at

the close of the market there are sev-

eral loads of cattle, averaging 1500

lbs. and over, and thick fat, for which

the best bid that could possibly be ob-

tained was $7.75.



We had a very light supply of hogs

here today and a few sales of light

hogs on the opening market we made

from 30@400 higher than Saturday’s

best time, but shortly after these tran-

sactions the market ‘slumped back to

about Saturday’s average in price. A

few selected pig weights sold at $7.75

and yorkers at $7.50,_biit along about

10 o’clock, everything, regardless of

weight, sold considerable ’lower,.witn

the bulk of thevmixed grades at $7.25

and some going over unsold. Roughs

sold at '$6@6.10 and stage were. ex-

tremely. hard sellers at prices ranging

from $4.25@4.75. *



The market'was active today on

lambs and sheep, with prices 50c high-

er than the close of last week; most

g5 t5he choice handy lambs selling at



.1 . -



Handy lambs $9.15@9.25; 85 to 90-

lb. lambs $9@9.10; 100 to 120—1b. do.

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

lings '$7@8.25; handy ewes $6.50@

6.75; heavy ewes $6.25@6.50'; wethers

$7@7.25; cull sheep $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. ~ ‘



There is an order out from the fed-

eral government at Washington that

after tomorrow night these yards will

be entirely closed up and nothing ad-

mitted in the yards until the yards

are once more cleaned and disinfect-

ed, which we think will take from a

week to ten days. Our advice to all

shippers is to keep their stock in the

country until this thing becomes set-

tled and people know just where they

are at. , '





 





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Chica 0.

Fe ruary 15, 1915.

, ' ‘ Cattle. Hogs.

Receipts today..23,000 50,000 11,000

Same day 1914..24,592 38,875 39,665

Last week ._....39,885 201,956 62,292

Same wk 1914...50,207. 178,689 110,136



The three.o?clock closing rule is

again in force at the stock yards after

its‘ suspension

embargo. ' -



This week. openswith much too

large a cattle supply for these times,

and buyers are in a position to break

prices once ”more. What the decline

will be before the day closes, noone

can foretell, but it will be large, with-

out much doubt. Hogs broke 10c at

the opening, with too generous offer-‘

ings, buyers paying $6.45@6.90, with

a reported top at $6.92 %. Hogs market-

ed last week averaged 223 lbs. Sheep





and lambs are irregularly higher, with '





a meager supply, tops at time of mail-

ing being $7.90 for yearlings, $7 for

wethers and $6.75 for ewes. No prime

lambs had been sold, with the better

class held at $8.75@9.



Shipments from here last week were

only 7,016 cattle, 25,313 hogs and

10,420 sheep, comparing with 22,102

cattle, 54,537 hogs and 39,420 sheep

for the same veek last year.



Cattle were seriously depressed last

week by the inability to ship out any

considerable numbers to eastern mar-

‘kets'owing to the numerousquaran-

tines, and extremely small receipts

failed to prevent some bad breaks in

prices all along the line. Only one

sale ”was made, as high as $8.70, and

after Monday. sales at..$8 and over

were far from nu_merous,‘n0ne. going

‘above $8.30 on Thursday.- The com-

moner lots of light-weight steers sold

at $5.50@6.50, including numerous

yearlings, and the bulk of the steers

went at $6.75@7.75 by the middle, of

.the week. Receipts included a good

many fat heavy cattle, and they sold

at much the lowest prices recorded in-

,' a long time, such kinds dec‘i-ining much

more than; the common to middling

descriptions. “Good, fat 1500-lb. :bui-

locks sold at $7.50, and it» was remark-i

ed that they Would; have, brought

$10.25*on the highest time last DecemA

ber, While steers that brought $8 re-

sembled cattle that soldafcl‘qse. to

$11 at the-high time. "Such-steers as





during the shipping





sold - recentiyf $13,925 I brought $8.25,





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and other cattle’i'sold. proportionately _





low, the cheat

having alre’a it"; sold, about” ’éleioW ia's

they were likely, to go. a Fat cows and

1‘ eiters shared in the decline, although

butcher; stock: continued 130'. 5.911 ' much

more readily [than ste‘eirs, trade" in" the

latter opening'late in the days The

better class 0f'~‘lreifers went at $6.25@

7.50, With sales all the, Way down to

$4.75@5.25 for common to fair cows

and heifers and' theib'ést, cows taken

at $6@6.75. Cutters brought $4.25@

4.65, canners $3@4‘:15 and bulls $4.50

@675; calves sold during, the week at

$5@11, the late top being $10.25. The





.week’s decline in cattle amounted to





25@500; closing prices being nominal

at $8.35@8.50 for prime heavy steers

and $8.4_O@8.70 for prime yearlings.

The federal 48-hour limit requiring

stock to be held in the stock yards

not longer than 48 hours was a serious

hindrance to trade.





_Hogs‘sold much lower last week,

With receipts, very much larger than

they should have been at such a time,

and day after day prices kept on the

down grade, reaching the lowest fig-

ures seen of late. With numerous

markets quarantined, the aggregate

receipts at all receiving points were

extremely large, and it was evident

that owners were in a great hurry to

cash their hogs in as quickly as pos-

Sible, fearing further reductions in

values. Western packers have slaugh-

tered since the opening of the winter

season November 1, far more hogs

than ayear earlier, and provisions

have been accumulating rapidly, the

stocks held in the five principal mar-

kets on February 1 aggregating 299,-

023,936 lbs., comparing with 219,180,-

933 lbs. a month earlier and 222,460,—

122le. a year ago. Fresh pork is

haVing an-extremely large sale, being

much'cheaper. than other meats, but

consumption of_cured hog meats is

kept down by their deai'ness, 'retail

prices having failed to decline along

With the break in wholesale prices.

After prime hogs had declined to

$6.72%, rallies occurred that left Sat~

urday’s figures at $6.55@7, being 50

higher than a week earlier. Light

hogs sold highest, 'and pigs brought

$4.50@6.95, the heavier pigs selling

highest. Prime heavy hogs sold 50

below top figures. ‘



Sheep, yearlings and lambs under-

went some severedeclines in prices

last _Week, notwithstanding moderate

offerings, the limited shipping demand

explaining the unsatisfactory market.

Because of the abnormal conditions

existing here, many country shippers

diverted their consignments to other

western markets, and this was also

true of cattle. Packers asserted that

the market for dressed mutton was be-

ing injured by the cheapness of pork,

and they also placed much stress up-

on the aggregate receipts of live mut-

tons'in all the western markets. ~ It





' wasadded that dearnes‘s of mutton





and lamb in retail markets injured

its sales. At the close lambs sold at

$6.50@8.65, top for ,the week being $9

and top for the _previous week $9.35.

Yearlings closed at. $6.80@7.85, heavy.

weights going lowest. Wethers closed

at $6.15@7, ewes at~$4.50@6.75 and

Woks a_t;$4.@5.,2,5. .





 





CROP AND ' MARKET NOTES.





 





' — _ (Continued from page 241).

looking well. Business is rather dull,

mills, shops and potteries working

only _half time. Horse buyers are

cleaning -~ out good horses for army

use. ,Wheat $1.25; corn 75c; oats 500;

butter 320; hay $16. ' . ‘

Wayne Co., Feb. l8.——-The weather

has been very unsettled, with rain,

snow and ice, and there is now an

inch of. snow. Roads are covered with

ice, being in fine condition for team-

ing. Wheat has been covered with

snow all winter. Live stock is in

good condition, but very few being fed

for market. There is plenty of rough-

age. Stock sells high at auction sales,

milch cows bringing $60@95; wheat

$1.65; oats 500; corn 700; butter 300;

eggs 28c.

Indiana.





LaGrange Co., rFeb. .4~.—-We have

had lots of snow all winter, the recent

rains, however, .have melted a lot of

it and the fields are one mass of‘ice.

The ice' will injure much wheat and

clover if it remains :‘on . the ground

very lengu Theroad‘s-are icy, Many

hogs have been marketed, due to the

high-priced earn. 1 Some hogs are be-

ing held until the market is better.

Most farmers are pretty well supplied

with feed yet but, are running short

on ‘hay. - Farmers’ institutes are 'be-

ing held. Hogs are selling .at $6.50;

wheat $1.50; peppermint oil $1.23;

eggs 320. 4 , , . .



Colorado.- - a .

, Weld Co., Jan. 25i‘—Whea~t~and rye

looking'fain Roads are good.‘ There

have. been only light falls of snow, _so,

farmers- have .‘h-ad- good use of-their.

fields for stock. , They *havevplenty ‘0!

bar and. grain for feed. There is

some grain in farmers’.hands _er sale.





er, class. exceptéd. these,
FEB. 20. 191:5.”l





THIS IS THE FIRST EDITION.





 





In the'first edition the Detrou Live

Stock Markets are reports of last

week; all other markets are right up

to date. Thursday’s Detroit Live Stock

markets are given inxthe laSt edition.

The first edition is'mailed Thursday,

the last edition Friday morning. The

first edition is mailed to those who

care more to get the paper early than

they do for Thursday’s Detroit Live

Stock market report. You may have

any edition desired. Subscribers may

change from one edition to another by

dropping us a card to that effect.





DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday’s Market.

February 11, 1915.



, Cattle.



Receipts 1746. Canners steady;

cows and bulls 15@25c, all others 50

$133150 lower than last week and very



u .



Best heavy‘steers $7.50; best handy

weight butcher steers $7@7.40; mixed

steers and heifers $6.50@7; handy

light butchers $5.75@6.25; light butch-

ers $5.50@6; best cows $5.50@6;

butcher cows $4.50@5.25; common

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

heavy bulls $6@6.50; bologna bulls

$5.25@5.75. .



Roe Com. Co. sold Bresnahan 3

bulls av 607 at $5, 23 butchers av 663

at $5.75; to Rattkowsky 7 cows av'994

at $5.35; to Hammond, S. & Co. 2 do

av 965 at $4.25, 1 bull wgh 1750 at

$6.25, 1 do wgh 1450 at $6; to Brei-

tcnbeck 12 butchers av 925 at $6.50,

2 do av 850 at $6; to Sullivan P. Co.

8 do av 1017 at $7; to Newton B. Co.

1 cow wgh 1400 at $5.50, 1 do wgh

850 at $4.75, 9 butchers av 798 at

$6.25, 1 bull wgh 1060 at $5.75, 1 cow

wgh 1000 at $4.50; to Mason B. Co. 9

steers av 755 at $6.75, 1 bull wgh 1300

at $6.25, _1 do wgh 1920 at $6.25, 10

steers av 698 at $6.50, 2 bulls av 1100

at $6.25; to Hammond, S. & Co.

bull wgh 2000 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 1230

at $5.75, 18 steers av 1165 at $7.65, 3

d0 av 1207 at $7.65: to Rattkowsky

2 cows av 1200 at $5.75, 1 do wgh 900

at $5.25.



Sandal, S., B. & G. sold Mich. B. Co.

3 cows av 940 at,$4.10, 2 do av 1040

at $5.50, 3 steers av 853 at $7.25, 1 do

wgh 690 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 580 at

$6.25; to Mason B. Co. 9 do av 821 at

$6.75; to Goose 3 cows av 1180 at

$5.50, 1 bull wgh 1450 at $6.40, 2 do

av 970 at $5.50; to Sullivan P. Co. 23

steers av 1041 at $7; to Mich. B. Co.

14 butchers av 774 at $6.15, 22 do av

881 at $6.65; to Grant 5 cows av 920

at $4.35. _



Reason & S. sold Thompson Bros.

12 cows av 1018 at $5.75, 1 steer wgh

1000 at $7, 3 canners av 810 at $4, 5

butchers av 794 at $7, 1 bull wgh 1000

at $6.25, 1 cow wgh 950 at $6, 1 do

wgh 1080 at $5.25, 4 butchers av 667

at $6.85, 2 cows av. 950 at $4.50, 3 do

av 1000 at $5.75; to Goose 2 bulls av

1040 at $6, 4 steers av 1012 at $7.25;

to Garber.3 cows av 1070 at $5.75; to

Hammond, S. & Co. 1 bull wgh 1200

at $6; to Thompson Bros. 18 steers

av 940 at $7.50, 2 cows av 900 at $4.25,

2 do av 975 at $6, 2 bulls av 935 at

$5.75; to Mich. B. Co. 14 steers av

1000 at $7.35, 1 bull wgh 1570 at $6, 12

steers av 991 at $7, 3 do av 907 at

$6.65, 1 do wgh 1270 at $8.



Veal Calves.





Receipts 494. Market dull at last

week’s prices. Best $10@11; others

$7@9.50.



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

13 av 135 at $10.75, 1 wgh 140 at

$10.50, 9 av 185 at $11, 3 av 90 at $8.



Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co.

2 av 190 at $10; to Sullivan P. Co. 7

av 175 at $11, 3 av 160 at $10.50, 3 av

150 at $11, 1 wgh 130 at $7.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 5777. Market dull and 25

@50c lower than VVednesday’s open-

ing. Best lambs $8; fair do. \$7.25@

7.75; light to common lambs ‘$6@7:

heavy lambs $6.75@7; fair to good

:hgp $4.50@5.50; culls and common

3 4





Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co.

8 sheep av 115 at $5.25; to Eschrich 30

lambs av 50 at $7; to Mich. B. Co. 6

do av 95 at $7.50, 116 do av 75 at

$8.25, 11 sheep av 120 at $5.25, 6 do

av 150 at $5.25.



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

32 sheep av 110 at $5.50, 44 lambs av

75 at $8.50; to Nagle P. Co. 39 do av

90 at $7.50, 6 sheep av 140 at $5. 16

do av 90 at $5.



Reason & S. sold Thompson Bros.

28 lambs av 52 at $7.75: to Sullivan

P. Co. 5 sheep av 95 at $4, 19 do av

110 at $5.50. 7 lambs av 55 at $7, 14

do av 50 at $6.50, 40 do av 50 at

$6.25, 38 sheep av 80 at $5.50, 5 do av

90 at $3.50, 10 do av 101 at $4.75; to

Mich. B. Co. 93 lambs av 75 at $8.25,

7 do av 40 at $7. 30 do av 80 at$8. 207

do av 70 at $8.35. 109 do av 85 at

$8.25, 66 do av 80 at $8.25.





 





 





- Hogs.



Receipts 10,097. Nothing doing;

prospects 10c lower than on Wednes.

day; packers bidding $6.55 for all

grades; none‘sold up to late hour. .





1 for the materially increased supplies





 





T'H'E MICHIGAN ‘F‘ARMER





Friday’s Market. ~ . .



February 12, 1915.



Cattle. ‘

Receipts this week 2420; last week

1459. Market demoralized, 800 left ov-

er unsold; canners steady; bulls 500

lower; cows 500 lower; all others, 750

@$1 lower than last week. Best heavy

steers $7.50@7.60; best handy weight

butcher steers $6.50@7; mixed steers

and heifers $6.50@6.75; handy light

butchers $5.75@6.50; light butchers

$5.50@6; best cows $5.50@6; butcher

cows $5@5.25; common cows $4.25@

4.75; canners $3@4; best heavy bulls

$6@6.25; bologna bulls $5.50@5.75;



stock bulls $5@5.25.





Veal Calves.

Receipts this week 716;

483; market steady. Best

others $7@9.50.

Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts this week 7088; last week

4590; market steady at Thursday’s

close. Best lambs $8; fair lambs $7.50

@7.75; light to common lambs $6@7;

fair to good sheep $4.50@5.50; culls

and common $3@4.

Hogs. ‘

Receipts this week 15,115; last week

10,374; market 10@150 higher;: all

grades $6.65@6.70.





last week

10@ 11;





 





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





Abnormal conditions caused by the

spread of the foot-and-mouth disease

have interfered so seriously with the

hog trade that many farmer-stockmen

decided to wait for better conditions

before marketing their hogs. Still

there were many others who Were un-

willing to wait, an dthey sent a good

many hogs to Chicago, while other

western markets had good supplies.

The restrictions imposed on the Chi-

cago market in recent weeks caused

many stockmen to switch over to oth-

er receiving points, and this accounts





of cattle, hogs and sheep at such re-

points. So many markets have been

closed that comparatively few points

of much importanceremained open,

and buyers exercised far more influ-

ence than in ordinary times in estab-

lishing prices. The desire to get hogs

marketed is naturally general in view

of the bearish state of markets every-

where, while corn is a dear article.

Cattle prices have been very unfav-

orably affected by quarantines, and

sellers have had hard luck as a gen-

eral rule. Packers in the Chicago

market were disposed to hold back

and tire sellers out, the result being

that the market has been late in open-

ing, while values were much more apt

to decline than to advance. As a rule.

packers have shown a marked partial-

ity for fat light-weight steers and me-

dium-priced fat cows and heifers,

while passing by thin stock and want--

ing very few of the high-priced steers

of heavy weight. All along heavy

beeves have been the first to sell off,

with fat yearlings and other light

steers carrying a fair amount of flesh

maintaining the most firmness.





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in and charge of Riverview Ranch. Near

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265 Acres, 125 Acres tillab e.

sunny Tennessee 75 Acres bottom. Corn. colts.

wheat and clover land. 4Aroom dwelling. tenant house

and burns. Our i'urms and prices please.





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FARM AT AUGTIOI‘O“ “mm" Mm"

. 4, I915, at 12:300'clock.

IL‘wiIl sell at auction my term of 136 n. on Chicago

Turnpike, 2 miles west. of Somerset. Center and 3 miles

east of Moscow. in Hillsdale County, Michigan. 100

a. low lend. balance pasture, timber, and low land.

we I seeded and fenced. good soil, 15 a. alfalfa, brick

house, horse barn. cow barn. two silos. tool house and

other outbuildings. Terms—5,4, cull, balance on mortgage if

preferred. Reasonable deposit at time of sale. Stock and tools

will also be sold. M. R. MORTON. Jerome, Michigan.





120 Acres $2100

Cows, Machinery and Tools





Aged owner unable to care for this good New York

State farm longer, insists upon immediate sale and

throws in to quick buyer. 4 cows. lot of new forming

machinery, milk wagon and all tools: splendid farm-

i section, beautiful. level. machine-worked fields.

II Itaple crops. cute 30 to 60 tons hay, a ring-watered

pasture for 15 cows, 18 acres wood: 00 app e, peer, plum

and cherry trees: Ill-room dwelling. cellar, telephone.

good condition; 42- ft. barn: pleasant surroundings.

all conveniences near mail delivered: price for all

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Enlarged Gland—Cracked Heels.—

A soft bunch appeared below ear of

steer, which is moveable and I would

like to know what to do for him. I

also have horse that has scratches in

one leg, am washing it with castile

soap, but it fails to help him. 0. B.

P., Ypsilanti, Mich—Apply one part

iodine and nine parts lard to bunch

once a day and give steer 1 dr. of

potassium iodide at a dose three times

a day. Dissolve 1 oz. acetate of lead,

6 drs. sulphate of zinc and 1 oz. of

carbolic acid in a quart of boiled wa-





twice a day. Give a dessertspoonful

of Fowler’s solution at a dose three

times a day until the heel is all right.





Rickets.—For the past nine weeks

my two hogs have been penned up,

fed all the corn they would eat; they

were also fed some cooked beans, but

soon tired of them; however, their

diet has been almost corn and water.

These hogs will now weigh 180 lbs.

each, but have both lost the use of

their hind legs and, strange to say,

their appetite has never failed them.

A. I. B., Muir, Mich.——This is the re-

sult of feeding too much fat-produc-

ing food without sufficient protein.

Feed tankage, oats, oil meal, roots and

green stuff, and discontinue feeding

corn for a while. Or butcher your

hogs in their present condition. No

drugs required in the treatment of

this kind of a case.



Choking—Salt Water for Live Stock.

—‘What is good for pigs with a cough

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20 Brood Mares with foal, also

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All of these at your own price.

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Percheron Stallions and Mares





We have a fine selection of stallions and mares

ranging from 1 to 0 years old. Prices reasonable,

terms to suit. purchaser. METZ BROS. Niles. Mich





PERCHERON SALE.





Farmers and Breeders Attention.





I der to insure quick sales we have decided to cut:

bdrm-tines. Your choice for 51000. A lot. of good ones





at. - - -

A. A. PALMER & SONS,

R. R. Orleans. P. O. Belding. Mich.

We have a lot of choice

BLYDES DAL gain prices. Terms to

mil;





ounn Stallions and

ares for sale at. bar-

FINDLAY 3110s.. Fall-trove. Michigan.





in which the water is very salty. Will

it injure stock if used regularly as

their water supply? Mrs. H. W., St.

Clair, Mich—Your pigs doubtless

choke on account of filling mouth and

throat too full of cold food or water.

Heating their feed and water and

spreading it out thin seems to prevent

these symptoms considerable; there-

fore, you had better follow these in-

structions. In my practice I have ob-

served the manner in which hungry

pigs eat and drink, often producing

the symptoms you mention. Very few

shallow wells produce water too salty

for live stock; however, a certain

amount of salt is required andif not

furnished in food it should be sup-

plied; very often I find live stock in-

jured on account of being furnished

too much salt.



Barren Cow.—I have a cow that had

twin calves some months ago, one liv-

ging, the other had the appearance of

ihaving been dead for some time.

Since calving she has been bred reg-

ularly every three weeks, but fails to

get with calf. J. Z., South Logan,

Mich—Discontinue breeding her until

spring. Give her 30 drops of carbolic

acid well diluted in water and mixed

with feed every three days for 30

days. Dissolve 1 dr. permanganate of

potash in a gallon of clean tepid wa-

ter and wash out vagina thoroughly

through a rubber tube with tin funnel

every two days for 30 days. Six hours

before you serve her and as soon as

she comes in heat, wash her out with

the following tepid soda solution made

by dissolving 2 ozs. of cooking soda

in three pints of clean boiled water.



Roup.——My chickens seem to be af-

fected in a peculiar way, appear to

swell in their head, lose their sight,

a doughy bunch occasionally forms in

mouth, making it almost impossible

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they die. J. M., Mason, Mich—You

fail to give me suflicient symptoms to

aid me in making a correct diagnosis;

however, I am inclined to believe that

they suffer from roup. The bunch in

mouth may be abscess which, if op-

ened, might afford relief. Paint buncn

with tincture iodine, and apply one

part peroxide of hydrogen and four or

five parts water to head and dust a

little calomel into eyes once a day.

The badly diseased ones should be

killed and burned, your coop thorough-

ly cleaned and whitewashed, adding

one part carbolic acid to 50 parts of

whitewash; besides, the lime you use

should be fresh and active. Give‘ your

fowls some ginger, gentian and cook-





 





—2 Box. Peroherone—mare coming 8. stallion

F" s“. 7 in spring. Bell chesfiif taken soon.

for particulars. Edwin Parlor. .





r

1. LainnsburgJiioh.





t. ing soda in theirfeed.





Partial Dislocation of Patella.—-—I-





ter and apply to sore heels of horse S





AN: FAR'MER





have a four-year-old mare that is lame

in her hind leg. Shegets worse al-

ways when worked in‘ looseground.

Sometimes when I try to baCk her the

leg seems to be set or stiff and un-

able to move until several'efforts are

made, then the leg will give a kind of

jerk, then is all right for a while.

This case puzzles me and I would like

to have your‘opinion. H. R., Morley,

Mich.—.—This is clearly a case where

thestifle bone slips out of placeron

account of the stretching of ligaments

which hold it in position. »Clip hair

off. and‘apply- one part powdered can:

tharides and six parts lard every ten

days and she will be all- right. The

bone is easily put back into place by

pulling foot. forward, pushing stifle

joint back and bone into socket.



Indigestion—I have an old horse

that was full 'of worms some time ago,

but I have rid him of those; now he is

eating all the feed I give him, but

does not lay on flesh. H. K., Grand

Rapids, Mich—His teeth may need

floating, increase his grain ration, feed

some clover and roots. Also give him

1 dr. powdered sulphate iron, 1 dr. of

ground nux vomica, % oz. of Fowler’s

solution at a dose three times a day.

Groom him well twice a day and ex-

ercise him slowly. ‘



Sluggish Kidney Action—I have a

four-year-old gelding that is in good

condition, except his coat is full of

dandruff, his kidneys do not; act free

enough and his urine is high colored.

FL, New Baltimore, O.-—Mix one

part powdered nitrate of potash, one

part rosin, two parts bicarbonate of

soda and four parts ground gentian

and give a tablespoonful at a dose in

feed three times a day.



Cow Out of Condition—I have a

cow that seems out of condition. She

calves last spring, apparently all

right, but may not have cleaned prop-

erly. I bred her again January 9,

1915. I noticed today that there was

a mucus discharge coming from her

as if an abscess had broke. This cow

did not thrive all summer, but milked

fairly well. Her skin is dry and harsh,

hair off in places and she has a gen-

eral run-down appearance. Do you

think she has aborted or lost her calf?

J. W. McD., Pickford, Mich—If your

cow was not bred during 1914, then I

do not believe she aborted from the

January 9 service. Dissolve 1 dr. of

permanganate potash in three quarts

of tepid water, or wash her out with

a three per cent solution of coal tar

disinfectant daily until vaginal dis-

charge ceases. Give her a teaspoon-

ful of powdered sulphate of iron at a

dose three times a day. She should

be well fed and put in good condition

before you breed her again.



Impaction.—I have a lamb that re-

fuses to eat; drinks some water, and

stretches more or less when standing;

when lying down extends its legs as

far as possible. F. S., Berville,

Mich—Give your lamb castor oil and

olive oil, equal parts, to open its bow-

els. The dose for a sheep is 2 ozs. of

each, and the dose should be repeated

every 12 hours until medicine acts,

then give lamb tincture gentian as a

tonic. You failed to state the age of

lamb, therefore, I cannot state dose.



Dehorning Pregnant Cows.~Do you

consider dehorning cows in calf apt

to produce miscarriage, and if it is

done, what period of gestation would

it be safest to operate? J. L., Eagle,

Mich—If dehorning is done carefully

and cows do not tumble down and in-

jure themselves, it should not produce

miscarriage, but of course, the earlier

in pregnancy it is done, the less risk

of producing miscarriage. -



Tender Shoulder—Collar Gall.——I

have a work mare that became galled

last spring about midway between the

shoulder point and Withers. The sore

was slow to heal and it left a bunch

which I am afraid will become sore

again when I put her to work next

spring; the bunch is soft and I would

like to know of something that will

remove bunch and toughen the skin

on the part. F. F. B., Morley, Mich.—

If I ownEd your mare and expected

to do hard work with her next spring,

I should remove sack and surplus tis-

sue, together with a portion of the

loose skin on shoulder, then it will

not be likely to get sore again. Dis-

solve 14 lb. acetate of lead, 3 ozs. of

sulphate of zinc, 2 ozs. of tannic acid

and wet shoulders before and while

you are working her.



Leucorrhea.——I have a mare twelve

years old that has been treated for

whites by our local Vet. for the past

{ive months and she is not much bet-

er.

mare a teaspoonful of powdered sul-

phate iron and a dessertspoonful Fow-

ler’s solution at a dose in feed three

times a day. Wash out uterus and

vagina with a two per cent solution

of carbolic acid twice a day for a

week, then. use one part permanganate

potash and 500 parts water twice a

day, and remember, it is good practice

to deposit 2 drs. or more of iodiform

in a gelatine capsule, put it into uter-

3: and leave it there for. twain: three



ys. These are difficult cases to cure.





 





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LOESER BR08.





We have sixty head of imported Belgian

and PercherOn stallions and mares, from

weanlings up. We are also offering a car

lot of big drafty grade brood mares all in

foal, weighing [600 to 1800 pounds.





LlGONlE R, 1ND.





FOR SA! E—One Pair of Oh. Bel ian Gold's 5 yrs.



old, wt. 2800 lbs.; ne Pair of 5 yr.

old Percherons. wt. lbs.: One Pair of Brown

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5 yrs. old. wt. 1540 lbs. ' One Brown Gelding fins, 0] .

wt. 1600 lbs; one Bay Blocky Mar 6 yrs. old, wt. 1500

lbs.; One Red Roan Gelding. wt. lbs.. 7 rs. old:

One Black Mare, 8 yrs. old. wt. in ion to 2200

lb. Belgian Stallion. No. of other sin lo Mares and

Geldings suitable for Farm or Draft. urposes. also

one ay cad Horse 4 yrs., sired by Online. Horses

for all purposes at. the right. price. Quality considered.

BTARKWEATHER STOCK FARM.

Northvllle. :-: z-x Michigan.





ACKS AND MULES





Ba so mules and get. rich. 230head flneier o



. Jacks. Jennys. and mules 4

to 17 hands high. Largeore -

st Jacks and Drs t

Stallions. cheap now. Mules

by the pair or carload. Stock

aranteed. Vi rite for prices



ay. Address





KREKLER’ S JACK FARM

‘ West Elkton. Ohio.

. Branch Barns. Clinton. Indiana.





 





 





Registered Per'cherons,





BROO MAKES. FILLIEB AND YOUNG

STALLIONS at; rim that. will an rise you.

. C. HUNT a 0.. Eaton Rapids. ichixan.





 





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Pile.“ Pill!) Farm spots. 1 smtted stallionodhd min;

stock for sale. Dr. W. T. orrison. Pigeon, loh,

PERCHERONS—Impoeant, one of the heaviest



horses in state. at head of stud.

Brood Mares as good. young stook for sale.

CHAS. OSGOOD & SONS. Mention. Michigan.





A BARGAIN: F" Bfllev Pair Mule Colts 2





l 3250 w rth "is": (’3: mi 59 t‘ dim"

Dl‘ . 0 more. 0 IQ .



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FOR SALE—Re liz’tleredfgroheron simian More.





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f rm will sell at Public Auction

ai‘i‘t‘ii'i'gzii 1.1:. Be... 3°11“ Mir-.1:

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b.1133? H3358 anci com. 1 Percheron Stallion .1111

3915:" 5.33:” willt be sold the lith soldte3rdd.‘ of March at



0A.M'1‘he 1etter will 3rddey of

M.eroh on my fsrm 2 miles Northwleet of Beth. Train

will be met byr gs Free Lunch

LOUIS HELLER. PRO.

Auctioneer—Colonel Perry. Manager—Murry.





11111111112119 olsscrosr.

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





HERD FOUNDED IN 1900.



Md consist of Trojlan Ericee. Black-

lity to. a hull of



ends the herd.



ARM. Ionia. Mich.





Strains



birds and Prides. only. Black



rare individuality and merit.

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"nsmnEs—One of the foremost deir "r5 breeds The

most economicalmllk ucsrs. Calves

for sale. White Leghorn cooker es; Dnroc Jo oreey

swine. Michigan School for the Deaf. l'lint. Idoichignn.





rPure Bred An s Bulls. Extregood ones. Ono

F 31‘1" bull. Eighttgnd nine months old Priced

mescnabe. Inquire P. J. WILBER. Clio. Mich.





our Registered Aberdeen Angus Bulls. from ten

seventeen months old. Prices reasonable.

GEO. HATHAWAY & SON. Ovid. Michigan.





MILO D. CAMPBELL. CHAS. J. ANGEVINE





BEACH FARM





GUERNS EYS





OUR HERD BULLS ARE:

ist Rosett's Strsnford oi Ingieside No. 22633 with

six dams that average 706 lbs. fat. _

2nd Violet 3rd. son of Iowa No. 24100. With four

dams that average 697 lbs. let and three sires

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

dam is champion three-year-oid cow of

all breeds.

3rd Horizon No. 23091 whose dam made 632 lbs. fat.





Bull calves from these Sires and A. R. Dams

and also a few older Bulls for sale.





EVERY BULL GUARANTEED TO PLEASE.





CAMPB tLL £4 ANGEVINE.

cowwsrm. MICHIGAN.





THE VILLAGE FARM,

Grass Lake, Michigan,

GUERNSEY CATTLE.





 





Buy Guernseysior Pruiii





Your investment in GUERNSEYS

will return a larger profit than that





from anxo other dairy breed.

RITE son L1 ERATURE.





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E —Famcue May Bose Strain. A select herd.

Ilfllflfi T1111 Tested. Several A. n o. Cow

J K. Blatchford. Windermere Farm. Watervliet. Mich.





 





 





Lc-fil sows bred nor Spring farrow. 76 Fall

and Bvvthy. Write your wants.

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Brookwater Farm,

.49 Brad Saws and Hills,





This is strictly a high class offering





Ann Arbor, Mich.

3 open Bills and 4 Boats.





of choice Duroc Jerseys. rich in





blood of Cherry Kind, Orion Chief, Defender others equally good.

The sows are bred to or sired by prize- Winning boars 1 Champion and





2 First Herd Boers.





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Our Herd Sire





Long Beach no Kol Korndyke





Hes a $20,000 Sire,s $10, 000 Darn,





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She hes a 120.000.1111 with 9-30 lb. dau liters. She also

has a $10. 0001111111 (year' I record: M23082 .

11198111e.nu11ceim ready for service? 5100' “sup.

1'. 8. KENFIELD. Props-lo

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in the face of the fact that be world'-



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The Hoisish-Frissien Association of Americas

Box 164. Brattleboro. Vt.





 





 





 





ESPANORE FARM,





LANSING. MICHIGAN.

onns roe BALE A srnnump





Registered Holsioin Bull talis





A bargain for a quick sale

A few females for sale.





CHASE s. ossoaN.

ADAM 11:. FERGUSON. i 0'39“-





FOR SALE—Pine 3 year old Holstein heifer

d. A] game? ‘i'ii'iiso 11 is! “but“

0 .

Job-1131110. La CLuilKE‘tuVeuaserl: 11111211131111.





A Choice Holstein Bull Call.





a 30 lb. bull full brother in blood to thel





111.111.1111. 11111, no srocr run 1111.





PM“ the World’ 8 01111111111011

the 8d greatest cow.

Dam an b.





HILLCREST FARM. Kalamazoo. Michigan.





Also some choice Bigr'l‘ype Poland China Fall pigs

and Bourbon Red urk eys.





llolslsin Ilul





olstein.





 





 





111%}, ills sire I1(11ash1'smaOlb .2dem $125 1:11;:l

FOR SALE—13?; llglgiltid3m3nth regiitinangli-m .76ddzlivgre‘ilfsl‘loh hart gar-g”: M:scn.mfilichi:an:l !

reasonable. 11. A. sonaosnss. Ludingtcn. M11111. . A BARGAIN ONLY $50 .2333 '9'”

For Sale, 3:: $2313.? g:"--,?;;*::J;:§°sg,;fg 110111111111 B1111 Calf Best blood and bestA. 11. 0. book-

’OHN “3" ~ R- “1 "°' “'1‘ 1111.11.14.11. .333'1‘n‘5‘1’5i‘151‘1‘i?"agiiimonfififiifiiéegfi 11131}.

1011 SAL persists“ flsn‘iz‘iiiiiiiizt'ii‘a'; High Class HOLSTEIIISM 1....





we have on hand a number 0 splendid young Guern-



sey bulls. A special op rtunity both as to price and



finality. Also registers Berkshire boars. t. Ansteil

arms. E.E .Lepeiley. Supt.. R. 3. J nckeon. Mich.





HEREFORD; 33:“?w'é“ly'.2:"§1°a.“d





ALLEN BORE" Paw Paw. Michigan.





FOR SALE





at reasonable prices some

fine young registered





Holstein Bulls





from 3 months to 15

months old. fromA A. R.

O. Dams of high butter

records.





lligslov’s llolslsin Farms.

Brseusvills, Michigan





HATCH HERD.





Ypsilanti, Michigan,





Registered Holstein Frieslan Sires—Grandson

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

choice A. .0 da ems. Their sire” is:



Half brother to the World’ s record cow 44.15

pounds in 7deys. Average record of “dams in

his 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. 1‘ rices reasonable so you can have the best.





Hereford Bulls for Saie‘flfifi‘lfi' 335%





and some Polled bull calves about seven moat s old.

These are well bred. good animals and will be riced

right. BEAVER LA E RANGE 00.. Alpena. ich.





Do You Want A Bull?





Ready For Service.





From a grand daughter of The King of the

Pontince. Sired by a bull that is more than a half

brother to the pion Holetei in Cow of the





 





 





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of Pontiac Aggie Korndyke who has more lb.

daughters than any other living bull.

write for pedigree.





EDWIN s. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.

'25 Deligemd





If you do





 





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; Whirled Callie. i’fififit‘fifirfifihmm





3.0 We Oiled byflc

”creme.





 





 





nerd. P. Jones. Mic. 8, ”WM-1a





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for service. extra quality sired

mancn. mhi h

1TH A PARKOER. Howellm Mic.





~Pcr list of stock! for





is headed by Smltbdele Alcertre Pontiac. whose

and females for sale at reasonable prices lbuy

a few heifers about 15 months. not bred. arm 36 mile

1 121 201011111 111

lfl-lbonlh Rog. llslslsin Bali .1: "'3... .1... .15. .:

butter record n9

Priceb 9126 DE\VEY C. nPIERSON, Hadley. Mich.

Bull calves and Herd Bull. Can

White swine. Ray . Par-hem. Bronson. Mich.

$50M cash. balance note. Rots 11.19.an calf. You'will

buying uy lpod ones. M. L McLaulin. Redford. Mich.

lib. old Holstein Bull—Sire has 84. 81 lb. sister—Dem has

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

$5 -—Takes your choice of 6 fine bull calves

Dams. WM. GRIFFIN. Howell. Mich.

Extra large fine young bull. )6 white. born Oct. 4. 1913.

Dam has ofliolel record of 29.40 lbs. butter in 7 days

daughter of a 30.

McP HERBON FAbRMS 00.. Howell. Michigan.

5 Good Bulls, ready for service.

10 Very Choice Bull Calves.

1 Six-yea ear-old grand-daughter of King

Segls, due 1n December.

FOR SALEi “Registered Holstein Bulls

ready for and bull ces.alv also females.

Holstein Bull Cali; Born Sept. 11. Splendid individual,

well grown. nicely marked. His dam and she’ll dam have

lbs. both as 4-yr01ds. W. B. REA DER. Howell. Michigan.

Breeder of High Grade Holstein Cattle.

Loos “mobilisation.

aooba' s Fei

producing dame. S





is the famous AlcnrtraP olkedot. Have few youngll bulls

from court house. SETH B. BUBER'I‘. Howell. Mich.

m.onths mostly white,

Reg- “01818111 suppl all wantsl in R.eg Chester

begroud of both bi-oeding it lndividualit en

25. 77 lb.s1ster. DsKol 2d Butterboy 8d breeding. Price

from 2 to 6 months old. from goo od A. R. 0



s s s s

Top-Notch Holsteins.

117..50lbs 1111011.- hSire’sdern isam.641b. 4yr.-old



2 Two-year-old Heifers, bred.

L. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio.

FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell, Michigan.

A.R.0. records that average 'I deys Butter 24.86 lbs. Milk 557.8

APEE R. KICK]

Lists and

ores s. Bulls read





You cannot afford to miss it.





Send for our catalog and plan to spend

March 4 profitably at





Farm. Ann Arbor, Mich. ll. F. ii; ‘I.





I March 4





Holstein-Friction Breeder—52: 0327.”. 1'.th





represented. D. D. AITKEN. Flint. Michlgen.





THE WILDWOOD JERSEY HERD





7red Jersey Cattle. rich Marestys Wonder

No. one of the best sons of Boye Mdajesty is at

the head of herd is sons show tyflpren ascend

his dau hters are producing a is w of high”. testing

milk. rite your wants. Alvin alden. Cepac. Mich.





MAPLE Leno Re later of Merit Herd— Tuberculin

tested by th 0U . . Government. Forsnle bulls. bull

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

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



d'em e records average 812 lbs. of butter. lrvin Fox. Alleges. Mich





o 1.0.0hciee gilte bred for 31-11mm furrow. ”0811912. pigs

-ssrvioeeble boar wei hing he ong

bodi edendbig boned t nd. Alvin V. Hpatt Grass Lake,Mich.





-I have some goods boars ready



On In 0’.” shi Farm 2mlles South-West of



Ovid. J. W. HOWILIB li No.17. Ovid. Michigan.



fthe heavy boned ty . Bred Sows



”lime Juso 8 3nd fall l’ s of bothpesex for sale.



M. A. BRA ,IOakemos. nnhem (10.. Michigan.



’ —Bred sows and ilts for spring



00 Is C S far-row. Satisfact on ueranteed.

A. B. GRAHAM. FLINT. MICK GAN.



o I. c Gilts bred for March and April for-



l I row. temher pl 11 ready to ship.

.W. MA .Dansvil e. Michigan.



0 I c' —'1wo servic'sblo hours sow coming two-yr.-



3 old bred for Merrh ferrow. fall pigs. all



stock registered. S. J. HOWELL. St. Johns. Mich.



DuAl'OO Jerseys. A few choke bears and bred gilts.





8. CW Leghorns and Bull Book Cookerels

WMcNIOOLL Ste.A .Li ‘LBny City. Michigan





Good laws in Huron Breeders





Since printin lagge ad. the state line quarantine

have been lift so we can ship any where except

to Pennsylvania and Maryland.





Have a fine bunch of bred spring gilts for private sale

Don ’t forgot date of big Duroc Sale,

TUESDAY, FEB. 3. i9] 5.





K05” 8 MlSllLER, New Paris. ind.





 





 





 





 





CRYSTAL SPRING STOCK FARM.

__Liher Creek. Aileean County. Michigan





Fill 811E, wllsglslsrsd Jersey Cows—fizfi..°:ooi°

BMAN I WATEBMAN.

Meadowland Farm. 1-1 Ann Arbor. Michigan.





JIERS EYS—YBARILINO BULL READY sou





Also bull calves.

kweter Perm. R. ‘PE. RD. ON. 1. Ann Arbor.Micb.





|

i LINE BRED JERSEY COWS AND HEIFBRS. Fresh





or due soon. Male calves elil ble to registration.

8. B. 000K Owosso. Michigan.





lsmy Bull: isr Sale LTfi‘.”“i'.£.’°‘i‘i‘éL'i§12‘?1"J”h

11.111114111101111 test. 0.8





. We ner. B. 6. Allegan. Mich.

8M 1' —Dairy or beef bred. Breeding: stock all

a "8 ages forsale at fermersprioes.C .w. CrunI.



Sccy. Cant Mich. Shorthorn Breeders‘ Assn” McBride. Mich.

OR SALE—Shorthorn Bulls red and roans. by





sons of Avondele and Victor Linwoodlboth Interne-

tlonal winners. John Schmidt. R. 2. Reed City. Mich.





Bred Shorthoms of Best Bets:





A.N J. B. HUMMEL. Meson. Michigan.





:lllllllllllllfl: 6 Gll9lllE llllllli BULLS Filll “Li





W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.

SHEEP.

n' rsrs to our rolls 1:111:11 sum or ‘





 





 





 





 





 





 





—-He has a 21.73 lb. dam with 1120111. ’





   





masons “fi'fil‘flw





1 cell and ship everywhere and





xpreee

.eilerogss. Whrlte for club “$3111.12? ce_list.





 





 





M. I". GANSSLEY. Lennon. Michigan.





H005.





srkshire Hlogs—Choice gilts bred to farrcw in March

and I'll Also a number of Barred Plymouth

kCocKerels. Chase' s Stock Farm. 11. No.1. Marlette.Mich.





BERKSHIRE move quick Farmers





stock nuncssim s'roox FARM. Almont 1111111





BERKSHIRES’RESS.2§JX°§33°F§.





 





 





 





Choice spring boars and gilts.





 





——A f h ice ilt

1131113111011 FARM lskssYs—gmneggm Duroc Jerseys ....°1..°: .1. 1...:

Hood Farm Po s 9th. from Register of Tylerit dams. s.rrow Fall selther “ex 8‘ 0' BT 1’” A“‘

“an“. "r3111 “gm Pontiac. mm ,m onsllny LAW ARM bhe he Michi .11.

UBOO JERSEYS—A and Sept igs with plenty



JERSEY 1111111111 1 1 a

BUTTER 3R!” m cm “1:111:11? tel. sit... ‘y .9. 1.811112%? 12.1:





 





DUROC GlLTS—Bred to furrow in April and

May 83.1 each If my selection

docsnotsuit you return sow after inspection at my

ex ease and et your money bar-11.0 KON

RM. 8. ING. PBOPR. Kinderhook. Mich





01.8. and thesier While Swine





50 Gilts bred for March and April farrow. bred

White Hall Jr... secondjgrizcl aged boar Illinois State

Fair. and Allen. Jr. amgoon at Wis. State Pan

and Jumbo and Wonder 61. Here area air of

big ones and are smooth. pecial prices {gr the

month of February. Service males and fell pigs of

either sex. Write your wants andco come and Visit the

greatetsBe herd in state. All stock shipped c. 0. .end





ROLLlNG VIEW STOCK FARM.

.NoJ 2. Cass City. Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS—3 Spring boars and 26 bred

gilts readyt o ship



CAREY U. EDMONDS. Bast tings. Michigan



SPECIAL on Duroca—I will sell 36 Scholcely bred



sows. boars. with all Papers. Send for cat-





alog. I willeu ut you on mail ng list Sale March 17.

1915. Phone ollnla. H. G. Keesler. Ceseopolis. Mich.





—-B d

nunoc JERSEY “:2... is. satisfied .ii’ii!

W. C. TAYLOR. -:- Milan. Michigan.

Cagetol Herd Duroc Jersey Swine. Established 1318.





Write for descri tion. i d to.

J. H. BANCHART. PROP., 15.1.1113? figllilggn.





Willi JERSEYS‘EEiingfii‘Li“ 1133.? “St“???

W. J. BAUMAN. urr Oak. Michigan.





 





 





—Au seither sex also one Holstein



Dur0019r3.’:hu af from tuberlin tested dam at



reasonable prices. E. H. RR S. Monroe. Mich



POLAND CHINAS—GO head registered boars

and sows; fine stock.





A. G. MIADE‘. Colby Ranch. Stanton. Michigan.





BIG IOIE Plllillll Ollllli ElliS‘ESE‘rorib‘ii‘ifé





 





farro w. eoial noes to close out an

MAPLEWGOD Sli‘OCK FARM. Allegaln, Mich.

POLAND €111le .1 .1. b... We 1......





ready for service. Sows bred

A. A. Wood lit Son. Saline. Mich.





—Ch i l “

Pillilll lillllis 11.2.1??? sifi‘gfirfirifini’figy’é’fh





for spring furrow.





 





 





 





HAMPSHIRE 8wine—Breedinsvstockt of all age

from most po ular strains rite for breeding

. Floyd Myer-.3 .9. Decatur. Ind





Hampshire swine. some good Bears for Breeding and some

Fall plgs both sexes at right prices. West “ind Farm.

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





"ESTER WHITES. August and September pigs. from

sires as Cmckasaw Bud. Modeler. Bronson King. Acerliflcete

of registry with each pig John Giutling, Bronson. Michigan.





Inspection invi





 





 





e

saw wslohro 932 L85.





23 MONTHS OLD

" lONIA GIRL





I oughave “started more breeders on the road to sue-

animanE living. I have thelargest and lin-



est coach.“ in e U 8. Every one an early developer.

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

place one hog in each community to advertise my

rderte for my plan .“Eowtoflake Money from

KW '43. ‘- IIMA AUII.I.IQ.IO Peril-ed. Ilel.





 





 





-—Service boars. also ilts

0.1.0.5991118 of Spring furrow. I) acc

y??? order rith rrdlelmlzieforef tlAloy are solid.

pceonpersan cso n d ~t.f



A. .r. GORDEN. a. No. zfi'pfi'r‘r. Nil‘i:hlg?1§?w





o l c F ii r. —Oholce gilts bred eto one of the



I l boars 111

.1110 .PSON. Rockford. 6Michigan.



I —STRICTLY BIO TYPE. For 12 yrs.



0' I. c 81 have been breeding for size and



length with quality. Len by Prince one of the largest



boars the breed ever [1‘l need. our herd. assisted



bl, White Monarch and Fronts Choice. 2nd. riile under



foxr 111113321: biillertl‘st Mo. In‘ter State Fabilr ”HEM"



mes. pr es re e. 4



NE EWMAN s srocx FARM n. Nmni'mr'lette.1vllc11.



o. I. c. -Sprinf “boarls all solid. Wzlhave some

re



sons ensues“ s soupd'rend ’ ’.11*i'emgen.



o L C’ ‘ Ap -On:uboer.' Gilts bred for March and





Sept

I pay express. ’9. r. Annsmus.’ Dansville. 10$





choice. ell guaranteed. G. H. RIDER. Almont. Mich. boars L W BARNESG: Byron. Mic

Bows and Gilts Bred for A ril and Bows and Gilts bred for March a d

.Enlsulnis: Maitaryowing- of fihe beat, Bfieeding P0|and chin. April furrow. AlSO fall D188. satisfactlb‘n

A. A. P A'I‘TUL Deckerville. Michigan. guaranteed. . HOLTON. Kalamazoo. ich.





 





——Elther sex. pairs and trioe. not





l‘HeE TYPE '1‘. akin Ambo booking orders for





bred gilts. W. J. HAGELSHAW. Auguste. Mich.





~A few spring boars left one littal' of

larg. :iramp' c May boars combining the blood of





Big esmoines 194417 and Giant Defender 194419. and gilts

bred to Youfilg Hadleunnd Big Defender that weighs 600 as

yearling. Al TZ, Schoolcreft, Michigan.





Big Type Poland China Boers and (lilts lenty of

sis se and rest uali t;.. 111 now I can pihase you.

ROBERTM HTI . R l". D. No. 7. Hastlngs. Mich.





STRICTLY BJ‘. Polands— ~Absol11tely none larger or



better. My breeding represents best herds in U. S.

Bred gilt! and fall at bargain prices. Satisfac-

tion guaranteed rank D. Kruger. Ravenna. Mich





—Tb t th t . l

rel-1.13.0. wherew—m

SPPING BROOI? $ARM. Thrcc Oaks. Michigan.





POLAND CHINA sows. 0; :1: mm... .....





r l n

furrow. 8





 





R. J. LANE. R. '7. bClore. orMchhie'an.





{gag led Poland China stem... 81:212.: 1:19





’ls at bargains. Rnbert Neve. Pierson. Mich.





oland Chi -as either sex. all ages. Somethi good

at a low ricb. Bargains in boars ready f2: ser-

vice. P ONG. 8. Grand Rapids. Mich





THE FARMERS“ HOG —Bi1tler' s Big Boned Prolific

Poland Chinae grow big. keeevoesy.m mature early.

ready for market at 6 months Began... we' we

bred them that way for more than,” care. 60 big

boned. long bodied. sows. also 1(1) fall” pigs at farmers

prices.‘ Buy one ands mke more money on your ho

om story Free. J. 0. BUTLER. Portland. Mic.





IG Ty boars b) Big Smooth J bo.

boary lpeb.8tete 748 lbs at 17 mo. Tillie” béhrrga25§

long. tail. bone sold at farmers rices.

D. Call or write. Wm Wail‘le oldweier.8h1\i)ip£l’3





mp c. —Largeeti in Michigan. Bred

Gilts. s ired b

the great boar. Big Dcsmolnes No. 194417. weight 1035

be. at 31 months. and out of sows that weigh up to

70011111611110: March and A 1-il farrow wei from

501:0 326 lbs. me andsee pauses paid fact as

E. LIVINGSTON. Perms. Mich.

boars. fall pi





—Bred gilts. sprin

Mule P0018 CiflmflA not akin. lder bredsnws or

spring ferrow. A00 . Ridgeway. Michlgrn





Mule Foot Hogs, both sexes, 3” ages.





prices rl ht.

Satisfaction guaranteed. LONG BROS..Alvada.0 io.





represented. W.





 





eel e and Jerss facts I —Iha i: ii

"mafia“ mum" 811'!“ breedgi' and “moi-11:}. cloth'er' sexc st ski m::£d?if:°°£££il§lwfln'm

no n

our. .1, o. .an lletdetoekflor seleto mo 11. scrmnzrl. Nnashevi'lle.° 111 yen.





 





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“ yommB-Allsord lacs. Bed Foiled C'attlf’n





1.3 Ducks. E8 . CARR. Homer. Mich.





YORKSHIRES





Bred r "'1 11.1 to berndOotobe

““1111... °° We. ”mainline M11111.
THE MICHIGAN FARMER





FEB. 20. 1915.





 





HE long, wide track

of the Caterpillar has

8 times the bearing

surface of a round wheel.





WEIR





 

 

 





In us Pact!

Don't my Catrrplllar

unlu: you mean Holt!





 





Jun 4: a board





13:02:»: 2,132: No wasted power from

slipping. No short



SO crops from packed soil.



The 5“,,”114, No lost time because

Trad _ of soft, wet ground.





The Caterpillar saves

money for you, be«

cause it works all the

time, on any job, and

outwears horses.





 





Ten years’ success he-

hind it. 2000 in use in





distributu the

weight of the

"at!" 25 countries. Write





for Catalog E E 165,

and ask where you can

see one.





 





We

Holt Mfg. Co.

(Incorporated)

out. you can in Peoria, Ill.

how the tra:- 50 Chlll’Ch St.,N.Y.





tor run: on a





double mt] mil. Stockton, Cal.





 





 





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A NEW GRANGE’S ACTIVITY.





 





One of the youngest Granges in Oak-

land county, Milford Grange No. 1570,

P. of H., organized last February, has

just had two very successful open

meetings. These meetings have not

alone done much towards awakening

a larger interest in the Grange among

the farmers of the community, but

they have brought to the gangers

themselves a full- appreciation of. the

worth of the Grange locally, state, and

nationally.



The first was a public installation

on January 13. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene

Root, of Novi, acted as installing offi-

cers and they were ably assisted by

Mrs. John and Carl Gordon as stew-

ards, and F. E. Bourne at the organ.

The work was done in a very credit-

able manner.



Following the installation an excel-

lent report of the Michigan State

Grange meeting was given by Mrs.

Root. Mr. Root brought out points of

interest of what other Granges were

doing along community lines, and sev-

eral visiting members of neighboring

Granges extended greetings.



The second meeting was on January

28, with State Master John C. Ketch-

am as guest of honor. Shortly before

noon a large delegation from Tenny

Plains Grange, West Highland, arriv-

ed. Members from the Wixom Grange

were also present. During the noon

hour those present feasted on an ex-

cellent dinner and enjoyed meeting





talking over questions of common in-

terest.





 





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written by grown~ups who keep young as Well as

by the boys themselves. Five years $1, is all it

costs you; money refunded whenever you say so.





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wh “n have the comfort and

Y convenience of an in-

door closet in , our home. The

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In the afternoon Mr. Ketcham spoke

to a very attentive audience on

“Grange Progress.” His introduction

brought out that the Grange is the

oldest and largest existing farmers’

organization. Granges are found in

32 of the northern states. The finan-

cial and political national standing is

shown by the statement of Congress-

man Bothrick when he said that if the

Grange and the Farmers’ Union, the

great organization of southern farm-





' ers, were to unite on any measure for





the benefit of agriculture, their influ-

ence in Congress would be absolutely

irresistible.



In developing his subject Mr. Ketch-

am defined progress as a definite

movement towards a definite object.

The days of usefulness for the Grange

are not ended but new questions, great

questions of the day concerning the

welfare of farmers, must be decided

and no other organization can cham-

pion the farmers’ rights as well as the

Grange. There is certainly an oppor-

tunity to better the farmers’ economic

condition when the average net in-

come of all the farmers of the United

States is only $337.50. Out of this

sum he must live, educate his chi1~

dren and have fun. Seventy-three per

cent of the farmers of the United

States live on rented farms or on their

own mortgaged farms and are thus

forced to dig out of the soil all they

can which, to put it mildly, is not fav-

orable for the conservation of the soil

fertility. As long as farmers receive

the small half of the dollar that the

consumer pays for the farmers’ crops,

marketing conditions need adjusting.

One solution of the marketing prob—

lem would be co-operation between

farmers. Co-operation must begin in

the small units and work up to the

larger ones. The establishment of

definite standards and an uniformity

of products are essential. The old slo-

gan needs to be changed from “Let

the buyer beware,” to “Let the seller

beware.” . . . ‘



.. Another way .to progressiwzascthe

promoting of bills in the Legislature





old friends, making new ones, and-





that would help to adjust conditions

more favorable for the farmers. Sev-

eral such bills with the Grange back-

ing. were introduced on the previous

day.



Mr. Ketcham touched lightly upon

woman suffrage, saying that the

Grange places the farmers’ wives and

daughters on an equality with the

men and those holding views that

woman should not have the same priv-

ilege in state affairs, had, when they

saw the universal suffrage steam roll-

er coming down the road, better get

out of the road and climb aboard. At

the close of the address, as we left

for our homes, we felt as though we

had something to think about for the

coming days. E. S. CRAWFORD.





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





WaIkerviIIe Grange, No. 985, held

their regular meeting at their hall, on

January 23. It was an all-day meet-

ing. After an excellent dinner, served

by the ladies, the afternoon session

started with the installation of the

officers, by the State Grange dele-

gates, Mr. and Mrs. David Roberts, of

Hart Grange. After the installation

we listened to a good talk by Bro.

Roberts, on State Grange work. This

was followed by a lengthy report by

Sister Roberts, that was enjoyed by

all. After the report the new lecturer,

Mrs. Mary Newton, gave a very inter-

esting program. Song, by the Grange;

prayer by Rev. Hatch, of Muskegon;

recitation by Alfred Highland, song,

Miss Elnora Clemmins; recitation, by

Miss Ruth Goodrich; song by Marion

and Margie Manning, and an address

by Rev. Shaw, entitled, “The Open

Door of the Grange.” Rev. Shaw, who

is a Granger and has been very suc-

cessful in his pastorial work here,

brought out a good many things in his

talk that pleased the Grangers. He

is not of the Sunday religion dispen-

sary kind who, besides fulfilling his

Sunday duties alone, believes that

there are other duties to perform. He

is one who believes that religion is an

everyday affair, and can be applied

and practiced, as well as thought. But

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At the conference of local Club

workers at the State Association of

Farmers’ Clubs held in December, the

delegate from the Jackson county or-

ganization stated that a county organ-

ization was affected last winter, in

which every Club in the county is in-

terested, and in which it is hoped that

every farmer in the county may be-

come interested. This organization

holds two meetings during the year,

one in February and one in August,

the latter meeting being a picnic.

Matters pertaining to taxation, etc.,

are discussed at the meetings.



Delegate Mattoon of the North New-

burg Farmers’ Club, expressed the

idea that every county should have a

county association, and pointed the

benefits which had been derived in

Shiawassee county from the county

association of Farmers’ Clubs working

in connection with the other farmers’

organizations of the county.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





Discuss Prison Reform—The Clover

Leaf Farmers' Club held the second

meeting of 1915 at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. John Buzzard, January 26.

Several took part in a discussion of

“Prison extension work and prison re-

form,” and there was some talk of

having a lecture on the subject if a

suitable place could be secured. The

Club voted to join the State Associa-

tion of Farmers’ Clubs. The meeting

was then turned over to the program

committee and an excellent program





 





was given. After the program, re-

freshments were served and the re-

mainder of the evening was spent in

games and social intercourse—Mrs.

Starr Fenner, Cor. Sec.



A Banner Program.—The Somerset

Farmers’ Club met with Mr. and Mrs.

Jay Chandler, Saturday, January 3.

Fifty-seven people assembled at the

usual hour and after a sumptuous re-

past, “fit for a king,” prepared by the

hostess and members, was served, the

company were seated in the parlors to

enjoy a feast of reason and an enter-

tainment of music, singing and read-

ings. Mr. Leroy Smith, vice-president,

acting as chairman of the occasion,

called the meeting to order and Chap-

lain Rev. Van Buskirk offered prayer.

Singing by the Club, reading of min-

utes, and business followed. A paper

on “Cattle Feeding,” by Mr. G. B.

Smith was listened to with good at-

tention and the valuable points car-

ried home for future use. This was

followed by a well prepared paper by

Mr. T. H. Smith, “Is the well equipped

dairy profitable on the farm?” The

speaker first proved by facts and fig-

ures that such a dairy could be profit-

ably carried on in the city, and also

produced the figures that it could be

done with a much greater profit on the

farm, where the expense could be

greatly lessened by producing the

grain, hay and fodder on the farm.

An extra good program, composed of

music, both vocal and instrumental,

with readings and recitations by Mrs.

Max Chandler, completed a day that

would do credit to any Farmers’ Club.

—Mrs. Z. E. White, Cor. Sec.



A “Character Meeting.”—The Wells-

Dayton Farmers’ Club met at the

home of George Walls and mother, on

February 3, with about 50 members

and visitors present. It being Charac-

ter Day nearly all came dressed to

represent some character, i. e., Mrs.

Daily as “Mrs. George Washington,

and Orel Wells as her son, “Rastus,”

colored; Mrs. Chas. Hunt as Japanese

lady; J. Weeden as “Uncle Sam;”

Miss Agnes Riley as spinster; Mrs. A.

L. Adams as Irish lady; Mrs. Edith

Johnson as America: George Rumbel

as Ty Cobb; Warren Rumbel as a

cowboy; Mrs. George Rumbel as a

puritan lady; Mrs. C. E. Riley as

Auntie Higgins, the dear old lady. A

dialogue by five of the ladies, “Rais-

ing the price of Butter,” caused much

merriment. The president then called

on each one dressed as a character,

who responded with a toast. Mr.

Mackey, a graduate of M. A. 0., gave

a good talk, which was much appre-

ciated by the Club members. The

question box was of much interest

and many questions of importance

were discussed. The next meeting

will be at S. Stokes, and will be young

geoples day—Mrs. S. G. Ross, Cor.



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Value of Banks to Farmers.-—-It is

doubtful if the Milford Farmers’ Club

in its 20 odd years of existence, has

ever had a larger attended meeting

than the’ one held in February at

the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pear-

son. The company, nearly 150, includ-

ed a large number of townspeople and

ex-farmers. After the dinner and a

somal hour, the program was opened

by a number of excellent musical num-

bers. The feature of the program was

a most excellent talk by M. B. Liddell

on “The value of the Country Bank

to the Farmer.” More or less obloquy

has for centuries attached to the office

of money lender, and the modern

banker has inherited it in some de4

gree, although the millions and mil-

lions deposited in American banks at-

test to the confidence that is placed

in their integrity. The interest of a

bank and its community are identical

and contrary to general belief, bank-

ers are glad to see everyone about

them prosperous. The relation of a

banker to his community is confiden-

tial and no one makes a greater mis-

take than to attempt to deceive his

banker as to his financial affairs. It

is part of a banker’s business to han-

dle paper with caution and no bank

turnsdown a loan except for good and

sufficient reasons. The value of a

bank to a farming community is mani-

fold—in making loans, in facilitating

out-of—town business and often mak-





ing it possible for the farmer to get.





“spot cash” when he sells his pro-

ducts. A good bank makes a good

market town and a good market town

enchances more than is generally real-

ized the value of farm property. The

question box brought out some timely

topics, the relative value'of good roads

and good neighbors, the probable wag-

es to be paid for farm labor this sea-

son, the wet and dry proposition, why

farm loans cannot be secured at the

low rates prevailing in European coun-





tries, a system for keeping farm ac-

counts, the Torrens system of land:





transfers. These were answered re-

spectively by Messrs. George Daniels,

Fred Childs, Rev. Campbell, M. B. Lid-

dell, Roy Gamble and B. T, Nicholson.

The Club adjourned to meet March 3

at the home of Mr. and Mrs.- Bert

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BY FLOYD W. nonrsox.

Organization of Dairy and Food De-

partment.



The Michigan Dairy and Food De-

parartment was formally established

by law under act 211 of the Public

Acts of 1893. The executive head of

this department is the Dairy and Food

Commissioner who is appointed by the

governor on the first day of January,

and who shall hold ofiice for two

years and. until his successor is ap-

pointed and has qualified. The com‘

missioner holds his office at the pleas-

ure of the gdvernor, who may remove

him at any time in his discretion, but

it is incumbent upon the governor to

lay before the Senate at the next ses-

sion of the Legislature the reasons for



said removal.



The Dairy and Food Commissioner,

by and with the advice and consent

of the governor, is authorized and em-

powered to appoint a deputy commis-

sioner and eight regular inspectors;

likewise such special inspectors in ad-

dition as the duties of the oifice of

Dairy and Food Commissioner may re-

quire. Certain fees are payable. into

the office of. the Dairy and Food Com-

missioner to help defray the expenses

of said office and the special inspect-

ors appointed by the Dairy and Food

Commissioner shall not be paid in

total a greater quantity of money than

comes to the department through the

fees accruing to said office.



The commissioner, by and with the

consent of the governor, is likewise

empowered to appoint a competent

person as state analyst. He likewise

may appoint an assistant analyst.

The Paramount Duty of the Dairy and



Food Commissioner.



Under the provisions of Sec. 6, of

this act, it becomes the duty of the

Dairy and Food Commissioner to care-

fully inquire into the drug, food and

drink products which are manufac-

tured, sold, exposed or offered for sale

in the state, to procure samples of the

same in a legal manner, and direct

the state analyst to make due and

careful examination of the same.

W'herever it is determined by the

Dairy and Food Commissioner in the

course of his inquiry into the drug,

food and drink products of the state),

that filthy or unsanitary conditions ex-

ist in connection with the manufac-

ture, sale, exposure for sale, etc., of

food products, it becomes the duty of

the commissioner to first warn such

person or persons to remedy the un‘

sanitary conditions Within a reason-

able period of time, and in the event

that the warning is not heeded, to

commence proceedings in court.



This is the provision of the law

which has permitted the Dairy and

Food Commissioner to advise the

manufacturers that they are infring-

ing upon the law and to thus remove

the grounds for criticism so frequent-

ly heaped upon an executive depart-

ment that food adulteration or an in-

fringement is a non-wilful one on the

part of the manufacturer or dealer so

infringing the'law. It is this part of

the law which permits of a desirable

degree of Cooperation between the

manufacturer and the Dairy and Food

Commissioner.



The Seizure Clause in the Law.



A very important provision of the

law is shown in Sec. 7 which needs

certain amendments before it can be

considered entirely satisfactory from

an executive point of View. Very fre-

quently in . order to properly protect

the public it becomes necessary for

the Dairy and Food Commissioner to

act quickly, to detain a product which

is apparently in contravention with

the law, .u'ntilw-such a time as he may





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the so—called seizure clause, by which

the commissioner is empowered to

seize and take possession of any and

all food products which, in the opin-

ion of the said commissioner, shall be

contrary to the provisions of the act.

The person making such seizure is re-

quired by law to take a sample, which

sample is forwarded to the state an-

alyst for his examination. The re-

mainder is to be boxed or sealed and

held in the custody of the person

from whom they were seized, subject

to such further disposition as the

court may finally direct. This section

needs amending and in our judgment

it should be so amended that the

Dairy and Food Commissioner may

have the power to remove such goods

after seizure to some appropriate

place where they may be held subject

to the final disposition of the court.

This section of the law has been used

very little and is the section which

places in the hands of the commis-

sioner the power to more actively en-

force the law than any other section

of the food law. Why this is not used

more we cannot understand unless

there are some provisions in it which

are legally weak, in which case it

seems to us that the attorney-general

should so indicate so that it may be

amended by the Legislature.



II, when a dealer in colored oleo-

margarine, for example, legally and

persistently violates the law by sale





of his product, the product would be '





seized by the Dairy and Food Commis-

sioner and taken from his shelves and

boxed and sealed pending the disposi.

tion of the court, it would mean con-

siderably more to him than the mere

taking of a sample of his product for

analysis and the making subsequently

of a complaint, permitting him in the

meanwhile to proceed with his wilful

violation of the law.



There is one phase of inspection

work and one habit which we think is

uncalled for, and for which procedure

there is no warrant in law. It has be-

come quite the custom among inspect-

ors of boards of health, dairy and food

departments, and the like, to usurp

the function of the courts in the hand-

ling of certain phases of food adulter-

ation. We have known city milk in-

spectors and state dairy inspectors to

pass final judgment on milk, for ex-

ample, and when in their judgment the





product is adulterated, to dump the.





same into the sewer, thereby destroy-

ing the property and preventing its

becoming a subject of controversy in

the court. This is entrusting judicial

power to an inspector and we think

there is no warrant in law, neither is

it permitted by the law. It is contrary

to the basic principle of our law and

some provision should be made to pre-

vent this procedure. The manufac-

turer or dealer has the right to be

heard before a court at law regarding

the condemnation of his property and

the state law provides a legal manner

in which food products may be appre-

hended. There is certainly need of

some considerable attention to ‘ elaw

and to executive practice along this

line.



Quite a number of special laws have

been passed defining specifically what

constitutes adulteration in various

foods and food accessories. In 1895

was enacted what is known as the

state general food law, which covers

all classes of adulteration,. mis-brand—

ing, deception, etc., which are not spe-

cifically provided for by the other

special laws. This is _a very important

act and we shall discuss some of its

points in detail and deal further with

some or the special acts which have

been passed from time to time, in our

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"My, hogs are doing finely; have lie t ,

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and while there has been lots of disease /

lanion t hogskin'this section, none of mine ,



an en m ' cso. A. ELINE, \



Route No. 20. St. Matthews, Ky.



“I have fed SAL-VET to all my stock: it \\ ‘ I ‘



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"Before I. started to feed SAL-VET my ,-

hpgs were Sick and I had lost six of them.

since feeding éAL-VET l have lost none, ‘

although some of them were retty sicli

before they_had_access to SA -VET and

had lost their hair. However, they pulled





 





"I am feeding SALcVET to 750 lambs

and about 100 hogs. During this time



era has been no sickness whatever among

thisustock. I consider SAL-VET cheap

Insurance "





THOS. .i. LILLY. Wheeling, Mo.





 





 





 





"Have been feeding SAL-VET to some

of my horses which were very thin and in

a run-down condition. They have now



cked up in flesh and spirits in spite of



e heavy work incident to this time of





year.

ELI FURLAND, Artesian. S. D.





"I had a yearling colt which was not do-

ing at all well. I ad fed turpentine, to-

apco and other worm remedies, but all

fa! . 0n the eveninF of the 19th of

Febru , 1 gave this co t a dose of SAL-

VET an the followinfi day I had lenty of





 





evidence of its value. t is doing a work,

“Whiz."

roved them wonderfully. The cholera BARR-Y BRENNEMAN

Ii bee k’llin be all around my home,

hi: I hi'iivgl notgfilosgsa single cane.‘ I have . /, flB—Ottawn, Ohio.

"New“ we R we are” ,3 “c "l amwell leased with sanvs'r i

SANFgoli‘iltigEsng'Va \\\‘\\ never knew a orse could have so many





worms and live.. SAL-VE surely brings

them—bi and small. Horses to which

SAL-VE is fed, act 100 per cent better,





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\ Stock Conditioner 3.933.???“ W“ "was butwoms and





 





' '1 enclose check in yment of the SAL-

VET sent recently. ‘our times this sum





t f th be fit!

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' J. E. TERKEU’RST

W. H. WALLACE. Franktowu. Vs. . . . . . . . 271 Dauphin St.. Mobile', Ala.

“Human—“W“ SAW“ Since 18 the medicated salt which contains no antimony, fed Just as you would feed __.__





feeding we... canon geeeafgireaguigz common salt. There is no dosing—no drenching—no trouble—all animals need 6533 ”dieih‘éififié’ig“ $33: 3352313

EE?§£%:§E¥§E figvgfigfiéflefi, it—take to it readily—and so doctor themselves. You Will find animals that you lkiftiii‘f‘ifili‘ 55c2°n3'av¥3§’flt3'§§x§d





vm. I am recommending it to my neigh- do not suspect of having worms just full of them. Stock that have been run-down "hi“ “'Kfiiihifiii'£‘é§;$§n§&?§fli





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$3939 “be" “m “5‘ “is “m“ m" will take on new Vigor, grow thrifty and profitable. Stock kept free from worms $31k?” “d “‘e’ m “Mead” ‘°

Will be healthier; will do better, act better, and be in better condition to resist dangerous WESLEY CHAMBERS' Bum” 1"





C. G. FIELD, Hiawatha, Kansas.

diseases. As proof of this read a few of the thousands of letters from stockmen who feed SAL-VET ‘

— who depend on SAL-VET to help them make greater profits —— and to prevent loss.

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.. Don’t _buy pay the freight charges on arrival. If SAL-VET has not done all I claim, and you report results in Marked SAL-Vin packages. Shipments

“Siluthfiuft’ 60 days, then I’ll cancel the charge, and you won’t owe me one penny. Address 1°” 6° day“, "'3' ”e based °“ 1 'b' °t





Get the ' . SAL-VET for each sheep or hog, and d

orig- _ . .

Sidney R. Fell. Pres.





. lbs. for each horse or head of cattle. all

ma! genuine

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. THE FEIL MFG. co., chemists





.AL . near as we can come without break-

Dept.MF cleveland, Ohio





 

   

 





 

 





 

 

 





 





 





 





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I THE FEIL use. 0.0., Dept.- m 2-20-15 cieyoiand, o. I

Shi ' me enough SAL-VET to last my stock sixty days. I a so to the freight,

feed it gs directed, and will then pay for it if it does what you claigifi. If figafls and so '

' report in Sixty days. you are to cancel the charge and I Will owe you nothing. I _





 

   

   





 

 

 





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