ens... ..- “ xi .A y. The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State. VDETROIT, MICH7,‘ SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1915. ' 'VOL. cxuv._No. 25 Whole 'Num’bcr 1834 50 CENTS A YEAR, 52 FOR 5 YEARS. Michigan’s Undeveloped Agricultural Possibilities INCE Michigan is not a new state, comparatively speaking, her peo- ple have too generally accepted as a fact the idea that greater agricul- tural opportunities are available in the newer states where agricultural devel- Opment has been more recent. This is perhaps a natural error, particular" 13' on the part of the young men who live in sections of the state which their grandfathers helped to develop half a century or more ago. That it is an error all who are familiar with our state well know, and those who are not familiar with the less well de- ve10ped sections of Michigan can eas- ily learn by a study of available sta- tistics. It is for the purpose of ac- quainting such of our readers as fall in this class with the undeveloped possibilities of Michigan and the agri- cultural opportunities which are avail« able for her young men right at home as compared with those which will be found in more distant localities, that this subject has been included among our list of special topics. - The uninformed reader may proper- 1y ask why, if such great agricultural opportunities still exist in Michigan, they should have been neglected while newer territory has been more rapid— Iy developed. A little thought on the part of the enquirer will develop the most logical of answers to this natural inquiry. Michigan was a forest state; caily settlers found the present well developed agricultural sections of the state covered for the most part with heavy timber, requiring a vast amount of labor to remove and place the land in condition for growing crops, conse- quently this work progressed slowly. Farther north there was a large belt which yielded a choice quality of pine timber awaiting a profitable market before it was removed from the land. Interspersed with this. belt and con- tinuing to the northernmost limits of the state was a large area of ag- ricultural land covered with deciduous trees which was so inaccessible in the early years of our state’s development as to remain practically untouched by the pioneers. During this slow process of develop- ment, the prairie states to the south- west were rapidly settled, not only be- cause of the greater ease with which they could be brought into cultivation, but as well because after the develop- ment of rail transportation they were more directly in the track of the west- ward movement than was Michigan, whose accessibility by water account- ed for an earlier season of develop- ment than was enjoyed by the states of the grain belt. . Michigan Only Half Developed. The statistics given in the thir- teenth decennial census show that while Michigan has justly enjoyed an enviable reputation as an agricultural state for many years, only 51.5 per .cent of the land area in the state was included in farms in 1909 when the census figures were taken. This per- manentage'includes, as should be borne in mind, all areas of unimproved lands included in farms, the percentage of the entire land area in the state im- proved for agriculture being at that time 34.9 per cent as compared with 86 per cent of improved farm land in Iowa and 95 per Cent of all land in- cluded within the farms of that state. From this comparison it will be seen that there remains in Iowa but five per cent of unoccupied land to re- claim for agricultural purposes, while in Michigan there remained in 1909, 48.5 per cent of the total land area not yet included in farms. This is per- haps an extreme comparison and might be construed by readers who are not familiar with actual condi- than similar values given for the great and fully developed agricultural state of Iowa. In connection with this fact it must. also be remembered that while the increase in total value of Michigan farm I'iroperty during the decade previous to the census report; was 57. per cent, Michigan farms were, still (hanging hands at enough lower values than those of the better developed prairie states to make up for this apparent difference in the to- tal valuation of farm properties. Michigan’s Diversified Crop Produc< tion. ‘ In amount and value of crops grown Michigan stands well up in the list of Clearing Pine Land of Stumps in the Process of Development. tions as indicating that Michigan is naturally less well adapted to agricul- ture than the more fully developed prairie states. A glance at the figures showing Michigan’s agricultural standing will, however, disabuse the mind of the av- erage man of this erroneous idea. Not- withstanding the fact that only slight- ly over one—half of Michigan’s total area is included in farms, the census report shows the total value of farm property, including equipment, to have been $1,088,858,379 in 1910. This sum is only a trifle under one-third less states, being at the head of the list in the production of important staples, including beans and potatoes, also at the head of the list in the production of rye, chicory and mint, and wellup toward the t0p in the production of fruit, sugar beets, peas and buck- wheat. The diversity of Michigan’s agricultural products is perhaps great- er than that of any other state. Her grain and forage crops are large; her fruit products, taken as a whole, stand near the top in the list of states; her live stock products are both large and varied, and her lines of specialized ag- A Typical Young Orchard in the Fruit Belt of Northern Mi cm. chigan. ricultural products are more varied than will be found in any other state in the l'nion. There are, however, other ways of judging of the. comparative prosperity of agricultural states; one. of these is the average size of the farms. The average size of the 1‘arr..s ol‘ the coun- try in 1000 was 138.1 acres. The av erage size of Michigan farms in 1850 was 128 acres, while in 1910 the aver- age size of farms in Michigan was 91.5 acres. Notwithstanding this compara- tively small size of Michigan farms, any traveler will bear testimony to the fact that the buildings and im— provements on the average Michigan farm are the equal or superior of’ those on the average farm in any oth- er state. The permanence of the state’s agri- cultural prosperity is also indicated by the percentage of home-owning farm- ers as compared to renters, which in 1910 was 81.2 and 15.8 respectively. Another indication of agricultural prosperity in Michigan is the fact that the percentage of farms operated by the owners which are encumbered by mortgage indebtedness is not above the average in other and better devel- oped states, the. percentage of such faults in 1910 being 48.2 per cent. Sim- ilar figures might be cited almost in- definitely, but perhaps enough has been said to induce the doubtful read- er to make further investigations and comparisons for himself, since the ob- ject of this article is to treat more specifically of the undeveloped agricul- tural possibilities of the state rather than of the accomplishments already achieved. Michigan's Unimproved Agricultural Lands. The 48.5 per cent of Michigan. lands not included in farms in 1910 may be roughly Classified as lands still cover- ed with standing timber, cut—over tim- ber lands, sand areas and lands as yet unreclaimed by drainage. Since it is undoubtedly the cut-over timber lands which will be first developed for agri- cultural purposes, our readers will have a greater present interest in this class of land than any other. This class of lands comprises considerably more than one-half of the total area. of unimproved lands above noted. Roughly, our cut-over lands may be classified in two distinct types, viz.; those which were originally covered with hardwoods and those producing pines and other conifers. Of these the hardwood land is, generally speaking, most desirable for agricultural devel— opment, due to the greater ease and less expense with which it may be brought under cultivation. If this land is promptly burned after clearing or brushed and burned at any later date, it can easily be seeded to clover and grasses, and after pasturing a few years the greater proportion of the stumps and grubs will be rotted and the land may be rapidly and cheaply reclaimed for crop growing or stock raising purposes. (Continued on page 671). 670*2 T'HE MICHIGAN FARMER' JUNE 19, 1915. The Michigan Farmer Established 1843. Copyright 1915. The Lawrence Publishing Co. Editors and Proprietors. 39 to 45 Congress St. “’9“, Deficit. Michigan 1‘ELI-lPHONE MAIN 5' . NEW YORK OFFICE—41 Park Row. CHICAGO OFFC 13—004 Advertising Building. CLEVELAND OFFICE—10114015 Oregon Ave.. N. E. PHILADELPHIA OFFIC E—214-Zl8 Twelfth St. )VI. 1. LAWRISNCE......... .......................Presiden( M. L. LAWRi‘INCE..--............................Vicc-Prc3idenl [5, H. Houuu'roN .................................... Sec.-Treas, I, R. VVA'I‘ERBURY.....................-........... . 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There has been some criticism of the present administration’s foreign policy, particularly as related to the Mexican situation. This criticism has, however, been greatly ovcrbalanccd by the commendation of President “'ilson’s course in seeking to avoid the implication of the United States in the European ditlicultics, so far as this could be honorably accom- plished. That; commendation has been still more pronounced since the recent dramatic resignation of Mr. Bryan as Secretary of State for published rea- sons which do not seem to have ap- pealed strongly to the American public. It is a matter for congratulation that at a critical period like the present we have as president a man who cannot be stampeded by belligerent influences and who, at the same time insists up- on an adherence to justice, and liti- :manity on the part, of offending war- ring nations. The resignation of Mr. Bryan at a critical period when his ac- tion was bound to have a greater sig- nificance in the. minds of people of foreign countries, particularly Ger- many, than its importance warrants, would seem to point in an obvious way to the real cause for such criticism as has been indulged in by our people with regard to our foreign policy. Undoubtedly, the people of this country want peace, and the avoid- ance of serious foreign complications up to the present time indicates that peace will in all probability continue to prevail. At least the result of re— cent cabinet developments would seem to insure a united government backed by a united country in dealing with the foreign situation, a condition alto- gether desirable under existing condi- tions. Our Foreign Policy. Our special article for this week briefly recounts in a. general way something of the undeveloped agricultural possibil- ities of the state. Somehow we are prone not to appreciate the advan- tages of the state or locality in which we live. We are quite apt to think that some other location has better advantages because we may have been told or have read of some of those ad- vantages without being acquainted with the disadvantages which go with them. This is a perfectly natural ten- dency, just as it is natural for us to think that some other man’s business is a better business than ours, and that if we were only differently situ- ated we would be much more prosper- ous and find life very much better worth living. While in some cases this may be true, yet as a general proposition it undoubtedly is not, as has been demonstrated by thousands of people who have acted upon this Michigan. erroneous idea and changed their lo- cation or their business to their fu- ture disappointment. The farmers of a western social organization have adopted an excellent motto which has a. bearing on this subject; the motto is, “get acquainted with your neighbor, you may like him.” It would be equal- ly profitable to get better acquainted with the state in which we live, the probability being that we would be better satisfied with our own location. Nature endowed Michigan far more liberally than most states, it having been said upon good authority that if Michigan were entirely isolated from the rest of the world, she could pro- duce all of the commodities needed for the maintenance of her population for an indefinite period except the one necessity of cotton, and as a further illustration of the almost unlimited re- sources of the state this deficiency gives promise of being made up by the possible development of an equally valuable fibre from the stalks of a. Species of swamp milkweed. Having become more intimately ac- quainted with our own state, and its possibilities and resources agricultural and otherwise, we will doubtless give it a. better position in our comparisons with other states or localities. While a broad knowledge Science vs. of scientific investiga- Practice. tions and determinations relating to agriculture is undoubtedly a valuable asset to any farmer, yet the practice in any partic- ular department of agriculture may for various reasons quite properly be in contravention of some one or more Well known scientific principles. This fact is brought out quite forci- bly in a recent investigation made by the oflice of Farm Management of the U. S. Department of Agriculture relat- ing to the methods used in growing the corn crop in various sections of the country. The result of these investi- gations proved quite conclusively that the yield of corn was most largely governed by the fertility and physical condition of the soil, which factors in turn showed a close relation to the system of farming practiced as affect- ing the amount of organic matter pres- ent in the soil. The tillage problem on which so much emphasis is so of- ten placed was found to be an cco~ nomic rather than an agronomic prom- lcm. In other words, the tillage given corn in the various regions studied differed widely in method yet but little in results which could not be at- , tributed to other causes. There are very many cases in which a farmer, for instance, may have giv- en his corn frequent surface cultiva- tion which not only kept the weeds in check, but provided a suitable earth mulch to prevent the evaporation of moisture, only to find that his neigh- bor who practiced far less scientific methods of cultivation got a. better crop of corn. Undoubtedly there was a good scientific reason back of this fact, due probably to a better system of farming so far as the maintenance of soil fertility was concerned on the part of the practical farmer who got the good crop, although he neglected scientific methods of cultivation. A great many people for similar rea- sons come to have a contempt for scientific facts and theories which is not warranted by their experience if they would but go deeper into the science of agriculture, which, after all, may be summed up as the getting of maximum returns from the land with a minimum exhaustion of its fertility. One of the most vital factors in this problem is the keeping of the soil in a good physical condition and well sup- plied with vegetable matter or humus. This is a scientific fact which a great many Michigan farmers need to learn. Having learned it well, far better re- sults will attend their efforts even though all their methods may not be strictly in accord with scientific the- ories of soil cultivation. MICHIGAN CROP REPORT. Wheat—The average condition of wheat is 91 in the state, 93 in the southern counties, 92 in the central counties, 88 in the northern counties and 98 in the upper peninsula. The present condition of wheat is approxi- mately the same as reported on May 1. The condition one year ago was 93 in the state and southern counties, 97 in the central counties, 89 in the northern counties and 98 in the up- per peninsula. The per cent of wheat sown that will be plowed up because winter killed or otherwise destroyed is 2 in the state, southern, central and northern counties and 1 in the upper peninsula. The damage by Hessian fly is 6 per cent in the state, 9 in the southern counties, 4 in the central counties and 2 in the northern coun- ties. The total number of bushels. of wheat marketed by farmers in May at 66 flouring mills was 79,968 and at 73 elevators and to grain dealers 67,607 or a total of 147,575 bushels. Of this amount 102,193 bushels were market- ed in the southern four tiers of coun— ties, 39,544 in the central counties and 5,838 in the northern counties and up— pervpeninsula. The estimated total number of bushels of wheat marketed and consumed by growers in the ten months August-May is 12,765,290. Six- ty-five mills, elevators and grain deal- ers report no wheat marketed in May. Rye.—-The condition of rye in the state is 91, in the southern counties 94, in the central counties 83, in the northern counties 90 and in the up- per peninsula 98. One year ago the condition was 94 in the state and cen- tral counties, 95 in the southern coun- ties, 92 in the northern counties and 98 in the upper peninsula. Corn—The acreage of corn planted or to be planted as compared with last year is 101 in the state and southern counties. 100 in the central counties, 103 in the northern counties and 110 in the upper peninsula. The condi‘ tion of corn as compared with an av- erage is 83 in the state, 80 in the southern counties, 86 in the central counties, 87 in the northern counties and 96 in the upper peninsula. Oats.——The condition of oats as com- pared with an average is 91 in the state, 92 in the southern counties, 88 in the central counties, 89 in the northern counties and 97 in the upper peninsula. The condition one year ago was 94 in the state and central counties, 92 in the southern counties, 95 in the northern counties and 102 in the upper peninsula. Barley—The acreage of barley sown or that will be sown as compared with last year is 92 in the state, 89 in the southern counties, 94 in the central counties, 93 in the northern counties and 99 in the upper peninsula. Potatoes.*Tlie acreage planted or to be planted as compared with last year is 92 in the state and southern counties, 94 in the central counties, 89 in the northern counties and 100 in the upper peninsula. The condition as compared with an average is 90 in the state. 86 in the southern and cen- tral counties, 87 in the northern coun- ties and 98 in the upper peninsula. Sugar Beets—The acreage of sugar beets planted or to be planted as com- pared with last year is 104 in the state, 103 in the southern and central counties, 110 in the northern counties and 100 in the upper peninsula. Fruit—Fully 80 per cent of the fruit correspondents throughout the state report serious damage to all varieties of fruit by the severe frosts during the month of May. The following table will ShOW the prospect at the present time for a crop of the various kinds of fruit in the state and the different sections. Sou. Cen. Nor. Up. State. Co’s Co’s Co’s Pen. ...... 67 68 66 Apples 61 84 Pears .. . . .58 56 58 59 69 Peaches ..... 66 66 70 59 100 Plums ....... 66 69 60 59 79 Cherries .....7O 75 61 64 83 Strawberries .59 58 62 51 81 NATIONAL CROP REPORT. The crop reporting board of the hu- reau of crop estimates report on the condition of crops on June 1 as fol- ows: Wheat—It is estimated that the present 'crop of winter and spring wheat will aggregate 950,000,000 bush— els, against 891,000,000 bushels as the final estimate of 1914 and 686,000,000 bushels as the—average for the five years from 1909-1913. Of the above total estimate winter wheat promises a yield of 676,000,000 bushels, and spring wheat 274,000,000 bushels. There was a decline of 7.1 points in the condition of winter wheat from May 1 to June 1. Oats—The estimated yield is 1.288.- 000,000 bushels against 1,141,000,000 bushels for 1914 and an average of 1,131,000,000 bushels for the five years from 1909 to 1913. Barley—A total yield of 197,000,000 bushels is estimated, which is 2,000.- 000 bushels greater than the final es- timate of 1914, and 15,000,000 bushels greater than the average for the five years from 1909 to 1913. Rye—The condition of this crop is estimated at 92, which is 1.6 points below the June 1 estimate in 1914, and 1.6 points above the average es- timate of June 1 during the past ten years. Apples—The estimated yield of a9- ples is_191,000,000 bushels as compar- ed with 253,000,000 bushels for 1914, and a five-year average of 176,000,000 bushels. HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK. Foreign. The European Wan—During the past week small successes have at- tended the efforts of the Allies in the western theater of war. Fighting has been violent between Arras and the Belgian coast, also a. number of en- counters have occurred in the vicinity of Soissons, Rheims and farther to the southeast. The French have been en- couraged by recent successes and con- tinue offensive movements. To the northeast the Germans and Russians. have fought only minor engagements. The Germans are said to have taken Libau, which, however, is claimed by the Russians to be of little strategic advantage to either side. In Galicia the Russians have checked the Teu- tonic—Allies and have taken a. large number of prisoners. At the present time Lemberg does not appear to be in immediate danger of capture. It is stated, however, that the Germans are beginning a. campaign against it from the. north since their southern attack failed. The Italians have thus far been successful in their campaign looking toward the capture of Triest. the Austrian port on the Adriatic; they are now within 22 miles of that city. The last strong barrier before the city is now being attacked. In the Caucasus region the Russians are occupying Turkish positions and driv- ing the Turks back in the dirtction of Olti. Little news has come of opera- tions along the Dardanelles; however, fighting continues by the Allied forces against obdurate Turkish troops. Interest in Mexican politics is again developing in this country. President Wilson recently sent. a. communica- tion to the leaders of the different fac- tions insisting that they establish a government for the protection of the people from ciVil strife and starva- tion. Gen. Carranza has replied, as- serting that as he controls a large ter- ritory and has instituted civil admin- istration therein, he is logically entit- led to the recognition of this govern- ment. Gen. Villa has made overtures directly to Carranza. Villa asserts that he is also in possession of alarge area of Mexico, and that law and or- der exist within his jurisdiction. Each faction hopesto ultimately obtain the active moral support promised in Pres— ident Wilson’s statement. Reliefxxm: by the American Red Cross is pro- ceeding with much vigor. National. Last week President Wilson for- warded to the German government an answer to the note of Germany on the Lusitania disaster and the attacks on American boats on the high seas. While the note set forth clearly the position of the United States, and es- pecially emphasized the principle of humanity involved in the cases under consideration, it did not close the doors entirely to an amicable settle- ment providing Germany seemed dis- posed to respect the rights of the citi- zens of the United States when on legitimate errands. As a result of the tone of the note Secretary of State Bryan resigned his post in the cabinet. Severe storms visited several sec- tions of the country Sunday and did considerable damage. At Elroy, Wis— consm, and vicinity ten persons are known to be dead and 40 or 50 in- Jured by a gale which also sent the steamer Frontenac to the bottom of the Missnasippi river. Over $50,000 worth of property was also destroyed. At Dowagiac, Mich., a water tank was blown into a factory by a cyclone which also damaged other structures, crops, etc. At Indianapolis fully $100; 000 worth of damage was done to private property owners and public service corporations. Another $100,. 000 worth of property was destroyed in Beaver County, Pa., where the towns of Woodlawn and Aliquippa are said to be largely under water. At St. Louis, Mo., all traffic was stopped and telephone and lighting service de- moralized when a hail, rain, wind and electrical storm swept over the city. Three persons were drowned when a gasoline launch capsized in the De- troit river above Belle Isle on the morning of the 13th. The Chicago street car employee have gone on strike. demanding high— er wages from their employers. The strike directly affects 14,500 men. i‘t ‘ -1- __u I . 4‘. ‘ .__..___. 04:“ .M..- ,‘du—u-v...+‘~ux o ., ,_. i‘t ‘ —«.-. . —. .m.~_- ._ . . m _L l ..‘g_ '. ._..‘ h: ~ “LAM 14-*—u-hr.,+.‘~uo< a- _. _. JUNE 19, 1915. Farm Notes Spraying Potatoes for Blight. Please give me a little information about spraying potatoes for blight and buff‘i'scola Co. T. H. W. The common method of spraying po- tatoes for blight is with Bordeaux mixture. In the writer’s experience in the making of Bordeaux mixture for spraying potatoes, stock solutions have been used, which is the most convenient method. The copper sulphate should be dis- solved in water by suspending it in a coarse sack in a barrel containing the water; as the solution is heavier than the water it will settle to the bottom. One gallon of water will dissolve three pounds of copper sulphate, which makes what is known as a saturated solution. From this stock mixture can be measured sufiicient to make the proper strength when mixing each batch. The lime is then slaked and made into a paste, in which form it will keep indefinitely. We have al— ways used a rather strong mixture containing six pounds of copper sul- phate to 40 gallons of water. In mixing it is better to test each batch to insure that plenty of lime is used to prevent burning of the vines. A simple test is easily applied by pur- chasing 10 cents worth of ferrocyanide of potassium (yellow prussiate of pot- ash,) and dissolving same in water. Put this in a bottle and label it “Poison.” When mixing a batch of the Bor- deaux in the sprayer, partially fill the barrel or tank with water, then add the copper sulphate solution, then put in sufficient lime to neutralize same, which Will require not less than three pounds of lime to four of copper sul- phate. Usually, equal amounts are used, and in most cases four pounds of copper sulphate is used, making a 4:4:40 mixture. Add water to fill the tank and stir thoroughly, then dip out a small portion of the mixture and drop into it a few drops of the test solution. If no change in color is not- ed the content of lime is sufficient. If the test solution changes the color to a reddish brown, it shows there is not enough lime. In some tests made last year by Mr. Jackson Voorhees, of Oakland county, it was demonstrated that a copper sul- phate solution of proper dilution could be safely used without the addition of lime in spraying potatoes for blight and with excellent results. The result of his experiments was published in the Michigan Farmer of October 17, 1914. By making tests of these solu- tions of various strengths, he demon- strated that he could safely use a solu- tion of one pound of copper sulphate to 25 gallons of water with which he sprayed his crop eight times with en— tire protection from blight, the crop growing until digging time and mak- ing a yield of 250 bushels per acre. Where three sprayings only were made in another field, only a limited damage occurred from blight and the crop made 125 bushels per acre as compared with 75 bushels per acre in a nearby field which was not sprayed at all and which was badly affected with blight. He figured that this method of spraying saved one-half the expense of labor on account of the absence of nozzle clogging and the added labor required in mixing the regular Bor- deaux mixture, to say nothing of the added cost of material for same. This would seem to be an important dis- covery and one which it will pay p0- tato growers well to experiment with on their own account in a small way at first until they become satisfied that similar reesults will obtain with the variety of potatoes which they are growing. It is, of course, possible that one year’s experience is not conclusive as to the strength of copper sulphate with hydrated lime. THE, MICHIGAN FARMER solution which it is safe to use with- out lime. This has been the experi- ence of peach growers who use cop- per sulphate solution for peach leaf curl. A given strength which has been found to work with entire satisfaction one year will damage the foliage another season. This may not obtain at all with potatoes, but several years’ experience will be a safer guide than the results secured in a single year. The amount of solution put on a giv- en area depending upon the fineness of the spray will also be a factor which should be considered in this connection. Sprayng for blight is a preventive measure and not a remedy, and for this season spraying should be com- menced as soon as the vines are six to eight inches high, and should con- tinue at frequent intervals until all danger of damage to the crop is passed. Where bugs are prevalent, poison may be added to the spray solution used for blight. Where Paris green is used it has been found more satis- factory to proportion the amount used to the area of ground covered rather than to the amount of solution ap- plied, since some will spray more lib- erally than others. One pound of Par- is green per acre is considered suffi- cient by the best authorities. For early sprayings where the vines are smaller, about one-half pound of Paris green to 50 gallons of the mixture (or four pounds of arsenate of lead where this insecticide is used instead of l’ar- is green) will be sufficient. Whileithas been demonstrated that these amounts of arsenical poisons are safe to use in connection with Bor- deaux mixture, there is a possibility that there would be danger of foliage, burning if used in combination with copper sulphate solution alone. This is a point which should be determined by careful experimentation before such an application is made to an en- tire crop. Liming the Soil for Alfalfa. I have 20 acres of pretty badly wornout land, ten of this I shall seed to cowpeas early in June, plowing the same under in August and at once seeding to rye and vetch. In June. 1916, I shall plow under again and seed to alfalfa. I want to lime this land and wish you would kindly tell me when is the best time to do so. what kind of lime to Use and the quantity. Also, I have another 10 acres that I am now putting into pea beans, but wish to get in alfalfa as soon as possible; what would you ad- vise doing this fall and next spring so that I can seed this to alfalfa the same time as the piece mentioned above, that is, June 1918? Or would I better pursue the same method as on the first piece and so not seed the al- falfa until 1917? Van Buren Co. Srnst-mmm. Better results would be obtained by liming this soil when fitting the same for the first green manure crop this spring. Where ground limestone is used, considerable time is required for its favorable action upon the soil, par- ticularly where it is used in only mod- erate quantities; that is why the pion- eers in the use of lime for alfalfa ad- vocated such heavy applications of ground limestone The kind of lime which should be used will depend somewhat upon the distance which same must be hauled and its cost. Other things being equal the writer would favor the use of ground limestone at the rate of about two tons per acre where it can be ap- plied a year previous to the time when the alfalfa will be sown.- If the alfal- fa is to be sown at once then hydrat- ed lime or some other form of caustic lime will be preferable, as it will act at once and thus produce better re- sults in the securing of a successful inoculation of the young plants with the bacteria peculiar to alfalfa. Two years ago this summer the writer seeded a field to alfalfa, using an application of ground limestone just before sowing. Lacking enough to cover the field, it was finished out On the portion where hydrated lime was used an ere cellent crop of alfalfa was produced last year. On the balance of the field inoculation was imperfect and it did not produce well. This spring, how~ ever, no difference can be noted in the appearance of the portion on which ground limestone was used and that on which hydrated lime was used. An- other plot on this same field which had had ground limestone applied sev- eral years previous, produced a still better growth than where the hydrat- ed lime was applied. Not more than half the quantity of hydrated lime should be used where it is substituted for ground limestone and the writer has had success by us- ing only a few hundred pounds per acre, although half a ton would be a small enough application. The same facts would apply to the preparation of bean ground for alfal- fa. If it is in fairly good condition an application of ground limestone this spring when the soil is being fitted for beans would be advisable, and would, we believe, prove beneficial to the bean crop as well. Seeding Alfalfa. Have a piece of ground on which I wish to sow alfalfa. Had potatoes on the ground last year and plowed it last fall; have kept it well worked this spring but on account of so much rain have been unable to sow the alfalfa. \Vould you advise sowing now, with or without a nurse crop, or waiting until July or August? Cass (lo. (1. \V. (‘. From the writer’s experience and observation, there is no best time to sow alfalfa so long as it is sown when soil and weather conditions are right. for the early germination of the seed and a rapid growth of young plants. It should not, however, be sown later than August 1 for best reesults. in this state. we have about 50 acres of al- falfa. most of which was sown in July Without any nurse crop, although one piece was seeded with excellent suc- cess in corn at the last cultivation. This year we have sown another field, sowing same in May with a light seed- ing of cats and with every present indication of securing an excellent stand. Where alfalfa is sown on freshly plowed ground in the spring, it is probably better to use a light seeding of oats or barley as a nurse crop to keep back the weeds until the alfalfa occupies the ground. Where this is not done, it is a good plan to sow clover with the alfalfa, as this will occupy the ground more fully the first year and have something of the same result. On fall plowed ground or land which is worked over several times during the growing season be— fore the seed is sown, the weeds will be pretty well killed out and the nurse crop may be used or not, as thought advisable. Soy Beans with Ensilage Corn. In a recent issue of the Michigan Farmer there was an article written by Colon Lillie about soy beans. He told about drilling them in the same row With the corn when they were to be used for filling the silo. Now, I wish to ask about how many beans it Will take to the acre? I expect to check my corn 111 and then put the soy beans 1n With the drill attachment on the planter. What kind of soy beans does Mr. Lillie recommend? I had thought of using the mammoth yellow SOJas. I thought this kind would bind up better with the bundles of corn. Genesee Co. M. J. S. If the corn is planted in checks so it can be cultivated both ways, I would not drill the soy beans, as this would prevent cross cultivating. The beans in this case could be planted in hills close to the corn hills and with a hand-planter. If, however, cross cul- tivating is not especially desired, then the way mentioned would be feasible. In any or all cases one-half to three- quarters of a bushel of seed is suffi- cient. The late varieties have smaller seeds and do not require quite as much seed as the early varieties. The mammoth yellow will be all right for silage. It will mature suffi- ciently for silage purposes if the corn has sufficient time to properly mature. 3-—-671 \, MICHIGAN’S UNDEVELOPED AGRI- CULTURAL POSSIBILITIES. (Continued from first page). The pine lands~and some of these are very good agricultural lands-— must be slumped to give equal facili~ ties for crop growing, but the develop- ment of power devices for the accom- plishment of this work has greatly cheapened the cost in recent years. Of the last class of lands named, i. e., swamp lands which may be re- claimed by drainage, Michigan has, according to a recent estimate of the bureau of statistics, an area amount- ing to 4,400,000 acres. Vv’hile the de- velopment of this class of land is more expensive than is that of the cut-over lands, a very valuable and productive soil is the reward for such develop- ment work. This area is probably as great as the area of any western state which may be reclaimed by irrigation, and its improvement on the whole would be far less costly. This kind of development is, however, better suit- ed to co-operative enterprises than to individual effort in the great majority of cases. In considering the undeveloped ag- ricultural possibilities of Michigan, the average man is too prone to limit his vision to the northern counties of the lower peninsula, forgetting the great agricultural empire lying above the Straits, in large areas of which are to be found a most productive of soils and a climate which permits the growing of a large variety of agricul- tural staples. The Best of Opportunities in Mich- igan. Taken as a whole, Michigan certain- ly affords the young men within her borders far better opportunities to get a profitable start in agriculture than any of the newer states. If they have a liking for fruit growing, there are better opportunities within her bor- ders than anywhere else in the coun- try, sincc her climate is tempered by more than 1,600 miles of lake shore and soils are available which are pe— culiarly adapted to the production of a wide variety of fruits. Likewise her position as to markets for this class of products is better than that of any other state, when the proximity to large centers of population and unus- ual transportation facilities are con- sidered. lt' inclined to live stock pro- duction or dairying. equally unexcelled opportunities are open to the young men who would avail themselves of them in the. undeveloped agricultural sections of Michigan. If general farm- ing is favored, the variety of special cash crops which may be grown with profit is greater than in any other sec- tion of the country which might be se~ lected. If capital is limited, lands may be purchased at a lower price than those of similar quality in any other section which can be compared to Michigan from the standpoint of lo- cation and natural advantages. Last, but not least, viewed merely from the Standpoint of a place where “life is worth the living,” our Michi- gan advantages are just as great. Her people are educated and cultured. Her farmers are better organized SO< cially and in a business way than those of almost any other state. Mich- igan’s undeveloped agricultural possi- bilities are apparently much better recognized and appreciated by the farmers of other states than by Mich- igan’s own sons. Each year the farm- ers of neighboring states are locating here by thousands, selling their high- priced lands and investing in Michi- gan farms for themselves and their families. Our own people would do well to emulate them by carefully in- vestigating the undeveloped possibili- ties of Michigan before looking for outside opportunities for investment in farm lands. (The thirty-third of 52 special arti~ cles to be published in consecutive issues). Many farmers are under be a Dick’s Blizzard.” year-old boy can do it. replaceable. Write for new catalog Tells all about the con- the newimprovements. Write today. Ask name of your dealer. if you don't know. the impression that all cutters of the blower type are Blizzards. . «o2.- ' _ , -_ Just the other day a. farmer was heard to say, “’mfis-‘au: ‘53}‘23 {:3 “Yes, I am going to buy a. Blizzard Cutter, and it will Don’t you make this error. only one Blizzard Ensilage Cutter—it was the original blower cutter—forty years’ experience back of it—has been in successful use fifieen years. The name Blizzard is stamped in large letters on the case of each machine. You are sure of biggest value for your money in a BLIZZARD Ensilage Cutter It is wonderfully simple, strong, safe. The fly-wheel of the Blizzard carries both cutting knives and elevating fans. respect—tested at the factory under double 3the speed of actual service- proved unusually safe through years of service. . The Blizzard isthe ideal machine for the farmer. So simple to run a twelve— Your regular farm engine runs it slick as grease. Eats up the corn fast as you can feed—self-feed table makes fast feeding easy—never cuts anything but evenly—tosses the cut corn to the top of highest silos with ease—many in use after fifteen years’ use-repair expense small—all Wearing parts easily The .Ios.Dick Mfg. Co. ‘ struction. power necd« Box 24' ed, capacity. economy of the Blizzard. Shows Canton, Ohio 1.52:» we»? - e. -~r.u. ‘ '5’; There is It is built extra strong in every P. Pl 21 The ACRE-AN-HOUR Silter Bouts every hand implement for killing Po- taiu. Melon Bugs. C‘sbhuaeVVonus. etc. Applies I’lzisti-r. Lime. (‘tl‘.. mixed Wlill Paris Green or Arsenate of Lead. Regulates to cover big W or little llIfllllHJlISO to apply any quantity of ’. any liind of manufactured dry insecticides. will operate {IS fast us dcsii'ed. Better.eas- ier and faster than any 55, SIG or $15 spray pump. Insist on your dealer shmw in: you this wonderful little implement. . ‘ y _ l’repuid. Tl’ii'. Agents wniilcil. Circulars. “a. F/ ACRE-AN-HOUR SIFTER co. \WM Dept. E. Poughkeepele, N. Y. The White Basket That secures highest tires for your fruit. rite for 19i5 catalog showing our completeliue and secure your baskets and crates at. WINTER DISCOUNTS. Tho Berlin Frail Box to. lulln Helglils. ohle. The “Berlin Quart" LILLIE’S SPECIAL BRANDS BUFFALO FERTILIZER Made from host. material. Always reliable. Lime. Potash. Acid Phosphate. Nitrate of Bode. Agents wanted in unoccupied territory. Ship di- root to farmers in various. Fertilizer questions answered and farm soil surveys mode on request. Colon C. Lillie, Sales Agl.. Coopersville, Mich. Piilverizod lime rock for "sour" soils. Write for LOW PRICES DIRECT TO YOU and we will send sample and full particu- lars. Write to oilice nearest you. LAKE SHORE STONE COMPANY. Muskegon. Mich. and Benton Harbor. Mich Watelrproofed Standa-lr'd Sprays .l. Paris Green Arsenate of Lead Guaranteed Waterproof Costs no more waterproofed; and goes farther. One spraying usually sufficient for an entire season. Not washed off by rain. Made according to U. S. Gov- ernment formulas regulating the production of insecticides and fungicides. As already supplied to agricultural departments and experimental stations, to which inquircrs may refer. Furnished in Drv Powdered Form or in Water Paste. Inquire of Your Dealer international Color 8:. chemical Co. Detroit. Michigan . a tree and increase their size. —Yoii should get the highest grade of limestone manufactured. Buy it upon the basis of analysis. We manufacture the highest grade pul- . verized limestone sold in M ichigui. Let us prove it. Ask for sample and analysis. CAMPBELL STONE 00.. Indian River. Mich. LIMESTONE For general term use. Finely pulverized. mode from high“ li igh czileiiiiii stone. (gunk shipments in closed cars Let, us send sample and price. orthern Lane (20.. Petoekey.Mich. WHITE SWEET $ 00 CLOVER gar YOUNG-RANDOLPH SEED C0.. Owosee. Michigln. SEED BEANS Personally selected from within thirty miles of Btr. of Haeinnw. Larger yield. mature earlier. and we saw the Send money order E. Judson. Durend. Mich. ,rico 34.00. Money refunded if not satinr'octory. SWEET CLOVER Extra quality. extra low prices 0. M. Scott & Sons 00.. 226 Main St. Ma eville. Ohio. Hi 11 . 1 SWEET CLOVER SEED. mitofm‘fi“ .3333; initiation. Prices and information on request. EVERETT BARTON. Box 12!. Pelmoutli. Ky. SOY BEANS FOR SEED. Medium early brown ven- ‘iety. Mature in 100 days Price 82.50 per bushel- GEO. MoMULLEN. Grand Ledge. Michigan. is suitable [or both individual end merchant service. With it you can work up all the culls into profitable cider. Our celebrated high pres. sure design, combined with minute accuracy in construction. produces maximum quentlty o! juicefromtheeppleswithlowoperatlngexpense. Monarch Pm are built In size: having capac- ities from 15 to 400 barrels a day. (lo—pogo Press Ca alogue ning the numerous exclusive Monarch features sent free on request. Write for this hnructlve book to—dey. A. 3. 1mm: W..1-tl..30x 112,181“... We also manufacture Eamnea.fiau mm. Thresh- ! en. Potato Wu, Groin Drills. unbeaten. ' THE MICHIGAN FARMER Thinning Fruit Trees EGARDLESS of the frost damage to fruit trees in various parts of the state, there will be many or‘ chards which will need thinning. Most of those which need it will not get it because the fruit grower caring for the orchard does not realize the value of thinning or understand its principle or believes that it is not a paying proposition. Nature’s object in the production of fruits is to produce seed in order to reproduce its kind. The fleshy part of the fruit is put there for protective purposes and is also so seasoned that it will be liked by animal or human being. This palatability and food val- ue of the flesh is designed by nature to assist in the distribution of the seed. Quality and Quantity Counts. Man’s object in growing fruit is en« tirely‘different than that of nature. He wants perfection in the flesh and appearance of the fruit and is really endeavoring to eliminate the seed. Un~ der natural conditions fruits would us- ually be small, but by selection we have made them large and fleshy. Na- ture is wasteful in this method; she produces a much larger number of seed than she expects to grow. The object of the modern fruit grower is to limit the amount of fruits borne by In do- ing that he gets the same number of barrels of fruit from the tree, and be- ing larger he gets a better price for them because the consumer is not buying as many cores and seeds, but JUNE 19, 1915. now and thus take one more step to- ward more perfect Michigan apples? TROUBLE DEPARTMENT. White .Grub. A lot of the plants in my newly set strawberry patch are dying. I pulled one up the other day and most of the roots were gone. Ionia Co. L. C. H. There is no doubt but what the white grub is the cause of your straw- berry plants ‘dying. These grubs work under the ground entirely and one grub will often follow a row of newly set plants and destroy quite a num- ber of them before it is noticed. Your .soil is probably of a light loose nature and dries off quite quick- ly after a rain. The grub cannot work to advantage in naturally moist soils which are packed or in soils of a clayey nature. It is more preval- ent in sandy loamy soils. It is unfortunate that there is no remedy for this pest. The best one can do is to dig after the grubs. When a plant that is cut off is found one should try all the plants both ways from that plant until the last one at each end is found. The grub will he found somewhere near either of these end plants. This is an unending job if one has a large patch and the grub infestation is great. Preventative measures are to plant the strawberry on the more moist and heavier soils, fall plowing the places where a new patch is to be put and giving the chickens access to it. and if the ground is to be manured use only manure made after the first of more edible material and therefore less waste in a barrel or basket of large fruit than one of small fruit. By limiting the number of fruits on a tree we help to conserve the vitality of the tree as nothing takes the vital- ity of a tree as much as the ripening {of the seed. In encouraging the tree ito bear moderate crops we encourage them to bear each year, or at least to form fruit buds each year for a crop. Thinning Peaches and Plums thought Essential. There is no doubt in the minds of :peach and plum growers as to the val- ‘uo of thinning. The results of thin- ning are so plainly evident in these fruits that it is considered one of the most important factors in peach and plum growing. The thinning of apples though, is not universally recognized as being an essential operation. In the apple districts of the west thin- ning is considered necessary because they realize the value of having a uni- form gradc of apples. In fact, they do a great deal of their fruit grading on the trees by thinning. As soon as we learn the value and profit of properly packing a uniform grade of apples we will consider thinning an essential. Repeated tests by experiment stations have shown without doubt that thin- ning is profitable and encourages an- nual bearing. The buying public will become more discriminating in the kind and quality of fruit they buy and eventually we will be forced to use all of the meth- ods which go toward producing a more perfect product. Eventually Michigan apple groweres will thin." Why ndt Thinning a Necessary Operation for Successful Peach Growing. August as other manure is likely to contain grub eggs. Hogs are fond of the grub and will root them up and eat them in large numbers if given an ‘_ opportunity. The winged form of the white grub is the common May bettle or June bug. This bug lays the egg in the soil or manure and it takes about two years for the grub to fully develop. At the end of the second season the grub forms its cocoon or pupal shell about a foot below the surface of the soil, and the next spring appears as a. beetle. The grubs which are now do‘ ing the damage are starting their sec 0nd year. Onion Maggots. We are raising multiplier onions and are greatly troubled with onion mag- gots. Please advise us what to do to eradicate the pest. Indiana. ' J. F. F. We regret to say that there is no practical means of controlling this in- sect. Onions should be planted each season in fields as far removed fro-m the previous season’s planting as pos- sible. In small fields the carbolic acid emulsion may be used. This is made by dissolving one pound of hard soap in one-half gallon of boiling water and then adding a pint of crude carbolic acid. It should be immediately and thoroughly churned by pumping it back on itself with a bucket pump until a smooth emulsion is formed. For use one part of this stock solu- tion should be used with 50 parts of water. Liberal amounts of tobacco dust along the rows will also act as a fair deterrent. ' ‘ ' ' n .. —_——_—__4 . _—-— —r_. Case”... “A ~ » JUNE 19, 191.5. THE MICHIGAN .FARMER 5—673 Growing the NE of the principal reasons why 0 so many farmers contend that there is no money in live stock is because they fail to appreciate the importance of growing the ypung stock properly. A young animal re— quires a very considerable amount of feed to simply keep up the life proc— esses, and if a suitable growth is to be made it must be secured by addi- tional feed above the amount required to simply support the functions and processes of life. Too many farmers fail to appreciate the importance of making this process of growth a con- tinuous one. Too often the ration is adjusted to the supply of grain or for- age rather than to the economic needs of the young animal. Just a few days ago the writer, with another farmer, was looking at two bunches of colts belonging to different farmers but running in adjoining pas- tures. The colts in one lot were fat and sleek and had made a remarkably good growth for their age. They were normally and symmetrically developed and gave every promise of growing in- to useful and valuable horses. The colts in the other field showed evi- dences of an insufficient winter ration. Their dull, dead, Winter coats were shedding, and the bright, sleek new hair which showed in patches where shedding had been most complete ad- ded to the appearance of gaining thrift induced by the liberal supply of nutri- Young Stock the very start, to the end that maxi- mum gains may be produced at a min— imum of cost, while the unavoidable charge" of a considerable portion of the ration fed for the support of life and its functions is reduced to the lowest practical point by pushing the animal to a desirable state of maturity at as early an age as possible. This does not necessarily mean an expensive method of feeding; indeed, it is quite the opposite, since the judi- cious feeder who keeps his market stock growing in this desirable man- ner from the start to a finished state will actually expend less feed as well as less labor in the production of that finished product than will the man who skimps the stock during their pe riod of development on the theory of simply growing a frame for the pur— pose of fattening later, and then push— es this fattening process as rapidly as possible at the finish, generally upon an unbalanced ration which involves the unavoidable waste of food nutri— ents which the animal will be unable to assimilate because of the poorly balanced ration which is fed. Breed vs. Feed. It pays, of course, to produce well- bred animals, but breeding is no more important than feeding in the econo- my of live stock production, and an animal which will not pay for a liberal ration will be a source of loss rather than profit, no matter how it may be Early Gains Are Cheap Gains tious feed afforded by the flush spring pasture. But these colts did not show the same symmet1y of form which characterized the other lot, all of which had been kept in a thrifty and rapidly growing condition at all sea- sons of the year. While equally well bred, it is a safe prediction that the poorly kept lot of colts will not devel- op into as useful or as valuable horses as those which had been judiciously fed from the start. Early Gains Are Cheap Gains. \Vhat is true of these colts is just as true of any kind of young stock, whether it be calves or lambs or pigs. The young animal which has been properly fed from the start for the purpose of inducing a rapid and sym— metrical growth will at all times re- tain a covering of flesh which makes for smobth, symmetrical and well de- veloped appearanée. Animals of this kind will be a source of pride and gratification to their owners instead of a cause for humiliation and excuse, but this is not the only nor the chief reason for the liberal feeding of young animals to produce a rapid and con- stant growth. Trials at many experi- ment stations have proven beyond any question of doubt that the gains on young animals are more cheaply made than those on older animals, regard- less of their respective weights. For this reason it is good economy in the growing of market stock as well as in the production of utility animals like colts or dairy calves, to feed lib- erally of a well balanced ration from on Well Fed Young Animals. fed. The man who grows common stock generally admires the sleek, young animals produced by his neigh~ her who is in the pure-bred stock bus- iness, but is quite prone to say that he could not afford to feed as his neighbor does because he has just common stock. While it may be true that the ordinary farmer would be un- wise to feed as liberally as the man who is engaged in the production of show animal-s, yet there is no question but that it will pay him to feed suffi— ciently well to produce market stock of a quality and finish which will bring a price upon the market which will yield him a maximum profit on the feeding operation. It is true that the last few pounds of finish 011 the show animals are, expensive. but this is no excuse for the marketing of young animals so lacking in finish as to not only disappoint the consumer as to quality, but because of the low price which this lack of quality com— pels the owner to take to make the feeding venture a losing game instead of a source of profit. Not only the live stock breeder, but the professional feeder as well, has learned these lessons long ago, but a very considerable percentage of gen-, eral farmers who produce live stock as a side line have not given these facts the thought and attention which they merit. A general awakening on this subject would bring about a vast improvement in the average quality of live stock which finds its way to our large markets. WON How scientific experience is sweeping aside lubricating guesswork To Automobile Owners: MANY a motor car has gone to the scrap heap through ignorance of lubricating oils and lubrication. Today, leading author- ities in the motor world recognize correct lubrication as the most im— portant single factor in cfiicicnt motor car maintenance. “Oils with no carbon”—”All oils are alike”~and other unsound theories are losing ground. [Vi/rage per gallon is now watched —-rathcr than price per gallon. Today the skillful automobilist knows that low fuel and mainte- nance bills measure his ability as an operator. He takes pride in the ”wear” he secures from his oil—in the silent and steady power which it yields— in his freedom from repair and carbon troubles. In buying Gargoyle Mobiloils from your dealer, it is safest to purchase in original packages. Look for the red Gargoyle on the container. For information, kindly address any inquiry to our nearest othce. Mobiloils fl gnu/afar ear/z type of motor There will always be some mo- torists who maintain their cars in a haphazard way. Probably they will always furnish a market for low grade, inefficient oils. But among motorists who rec- ognize the dangers of inefficient lubrication our Chart of Automo— bile Rccommcndations has now becom ‘ a standard guide. I11 this Chart the careful motorist finds specified for his car, the grade of Gar- goyle Mobiloils whose quality is beyond question and whose 1101/} is scientifically- correct for his motor. If your car is not listed, a complete Chart will be sent you on request. 1 x The pleasures experienced in the use of this oil are: (1) Freedom from repair troubles; (l) Silence of operation; (3) Abundance of power. The economics a1e:(1) Low gasoline Consumption, (2) Low oil (onsumption, (3) Low repair bills; (4) Ixmgc st life to motor; (5) Greatest second hand value. The four grades of Gargoyle lVlobiloils for gasoline motor lubrication, puriticd to remove free car— bon, are: Gargoyle Mobiloil "A" Gargoyle Nlobiloil “B” Gargoyle Mobiloil “E” Gargoyle Mobiloil "Arctic" Explanation: should be used. 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Twin City ............ A A “ ‘(HeavyDuty) ll A Univcrml .................. A A (Models A At li).. Arc. Arc. Wallis (Type D) . .. A A“, Gray ll 11 knry Auto l’lou /\ A Stationary and Portable Engines Your oil must meet the heat conditions in your engine. Three troubles result : (2) The cylinder walls are exposed to frict1on. too much in the cylinders. and power is lost. Nlany oils thin out (1) Compression escapes (3) Excess carbon is deposited. The oils specified below will prove efficient. Water-cooled engines—Use Gargoyle Mobiloil “A" Arctic“ in winter. Gargoyle Mobiloil “ Mobiloil “B" the year ’round. in summer; use Air-cooled engines—Use Gargoyle Tractors The design of your engine must determine the correct oil. Send for book- let containing Gargoyle Mobiloils Chart of Recommendations for tractors. Molailubricant—In the patented Handy Package. transmissions, differentials and compression cups of au .omobilcs. the filling plug opening of the Ford and all other cars. The correct grease for The spout fits Mobilubricant 1s ju t the thing for farm machinery. Simply turn the Ley. No dirt, no waste, no trouble. VACUUM OIL COMPANY, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. Specialists in the manufacture of high-grade lubricants for every class of machinery. Obtainable everywhere in the world Detroit Domestic Branches : Boston New York Chicago Philadelphia Indianapolis Minneapolis Pittsburgh 674~6 . PORTLAND SILO— ORIGINAL PLASTERED BLOCK SlLO Silo of Quality, Permanent, Built Bight, Looks Right, Is Right. No Experiment, ’l‘lioroughly Tested. Guaranteed. 0113100“. Only Cost, No Up-Koop. Prices and lerms Reasonable. Agents wanted. Free Catalog PORTLAND SiLo COMPANY Silo Bldg.. Portland. Ind. Distributors for Sillicrznliii Ensilagc Cutters. AlllYMEN Dealers Agents TEATCHERS FLY I KILLER. Boat on earth 101‘ llorsos. Cattle, l'OulLl’)‘. Writo for our special proposition. Nortliwood Manufacturing Co.. Potsdam. N. Y. IN BELGIAN “ARES. Raise Belgian hares for iiinr- s 3 hot and iii-e0 ling purposes. Bi}.r demand. We teach you supply stock and huv all you raise. Write for full particulars. Belgian lino Distributing Co , Box 512, River Rouge, M Cll POULTRY. MB BROWN LEGHORN EGGS from ROSE C0 Mad. qu. tiignezhgs. 1.00 stoi- setting. 100. M. P ki iii! a per 56 mg. $500 per CLAUDI; flirts. Hiiisdaie. Michigan. h‘t .P. Rocks. Pekin and white runner ducks, “incite guincns, eggs and day Olll ducks and chicks.. 11. V. IIOSTETLER. St, Johns. Michigan. “ lLVEB Laced Golden and White “'yandotto Eggs for batch- 'i'i-ii (‘lllli~ r-u-ii ur Ill fir 512.50. I piiv parcel pint C. W. BROWNING, Portland, Michigan. ing. charges. ARRED ROCKS. Parks ZOO-Egg strain. A [trairn with ling records to 2d eggs a your. 5 . per ,1“ Delivorod by l’nrcel Post. Fred Aslling. Consnntme,Micli. Biili Rocks, linrii 0:25 Sl-lb; 55-100. lil‘i;k lions. 73 cents to iipolis first prize Winners. 3 out of 4 firsts Chicago, 1914. Eggs ha). of season 31.5045; 36-100. S. (‘ Buff Leg- l’en of 12 BullE LuL'llOl‘nS $10. $2.50. including Chicago and Minno- Biril Lawn Farm, Lawrence. Mich. " We ship thousands. diflorent Varieties, prices Cthks: right. order now for spring delivery, free booklet. Frocport Hatchery, Box 12. Frecport. Mich. ' ' —S. 0. Barred P. Rocks, B. 0. Rhode Lillie Farmslfiad lslunil Mods and 3.0. W liito Leghorn - Eggs for snle, Sl for 15, $1.50 for 2-}. Slim) Pouliry. for 50. Colon C. Lillie, Coopersville, Mich BARRED PLY. ROCKS First prize winners at Chicago, Cincinnati. Indianapolis. etc. L’vility Mutiiigs that are bredvto lay, $1.50 por 1.3, $4 per 5:), $7 per I‘ll), From bust exhibition pens-i 5'” per 1.3. 52.3 r 50. l’rnnipi delivery and good hutch guaranteed. . Earl Hoover, R.7, Matthewand. While leglinms Day-Old-chicks. m, manéeumgr. ' .3..~ zl - st \nim‘s. MA . gatl‘llj‘I‘R‘i: BilAlt‘iy'l“: Btd: ((3. Charlotte. Michigan. Eggs from ii no Write for circular. ‘ —Bred for size, shape. vigor- si 0. While Leghorn; eh!“ prodlu-flgion, 13 )8’31‘3 (1?. porienr-e breeding lcghorns. liatvhingcags $4 5 l perlll) Baby chicks 310 pt)! IOU. A. 0. Howard, 'l‘ocnniseli~ Mich. Hons $1.50 each. eggs with the kick in Barred Hock thorn 15 for $1.25, 100 $6, baby (-liii-ks lull $13. W. O. OOFL‘MAN. ll. No. 6, Benton Hurlmr,l\lich. —-Stzirt right with your. Barred's with eggs from 2). pen direct from A. A. Plttullo, Deckerville, Mich Barred Back Eggs Brnrl loy Bros. Y unis. While Uyandoiie Eggs 2‘»). DAVID HAY. 202 Forest Avon #500 for 15, $4.00 for 100. Mytwo best puns $21M for 15, “,7" for Ypsilanti. Mich. Half Price from Now On Eggs from some of the heft Barrmi and White Rocks in Michigan. 31.50 per 1.). Heavy laying strains. iiivurview‘ Poultry Farm. Box 798, Union. thy. Mich. WllllE WilllllllllE E668 lilLF PRlCE l0?! HOWARD GRANT, Marshall. Michigan. BARRE’D HOOKS—tho winning and lining strain. Eggs $1.50 per 1:1,. from malerd puns also B, Turkey eggs froin ch'oice birds, um) i 0 Cir ropaid by puree nos . l’lfAllNVll-Jdvrvzeg'l‘XOCK FARM. Romeo, Michigan ‘ Farm raised. heavy laying 8. Chile leghms. .m-m. Puma aim. emf; . ‘l h drod. Alsowhite skin no summon 3332.51.15? El‘unnnybrook Poultry Fill“). Hillsdaie, Mich. l INGLE’I‘ HODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOU TH ROCKS. 3121103 2') to 1‘: lbs. according to ageb‘l to $5); P. H. hens weight 5 to 9,143 ll)s.. eggs 15 for 31.00: 1’. ll. eggs $5 per lull. Mum moth Bronze Torn Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according to ago 38 to $25, 10 eggs S3. A. E. Crunipton, Vassar. Mich AlliiED ROCK eggs from Barred Rooks that are l barred to the skin. nlso eggs from S. B. Hamburg-i, it. U. White Leglmrus. White Runner Ducks. White Hollnnd Turkeys. Circular free. Rivei‘view Faun. R. 8, Vassar, Mich. A’l‘ -‘. SEASON PRKTES on R. C Ind S. C. Rhoda Illnnd Red eggs from line stock. 51 per 1-3. delivered at yourdnor by iiisuch parcel post. JENNH‘Z UUELL. Ann Arbor, Michigan. ' AY OLD CHICKS from bred to lay Ringlet Barred i‘ocka and S. 0. “hits liuglior. s. Leghorn i'hir‘ls $9 per 100, [tuck chicks 810 per [00. 2 and 3 month old pullets for sale. RUSSELL POULTRY RANGE. Petersburg, Michigan. " ADE IN AMERICA" 8. C W. Leghorns only-— M inrge. iii-cat layurs. pure white. Strona day~old chicks now $10 per 100. Guaranteed delivery. Hatch every week. Everfresh 3“ Farm. Box 1", IonimMich. lll’l‘l‘) Orpiiigloii Coi'kerels. S. C. Kitlurslruss 8-wk. 4 or iiiiiro. 75m e:i:li, single 31. S-wlirl. pens Cheap. l'uui'liiig lions and cklu Eggs .11, price. M. L‘. Thompson, Redford. Mnh. ‘ ' ' ~bargnins in stock— Pine Cresiilliiie lirpingions W, h,,,—,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,, Juno Belgian hares and Collie puppies. Milt}. WI LL18 ROUGH. Pine Crest Bum. Royal Oahhiieh. IIl'l"l‘AKER‘S lied Chicks, both combs, SlOand $12 per 100. Ken :12 per doz, The most popular Rails in Michigan. lnterlakes FBIUI. Box 89. Lawrence. Mich. DOGS. ' ' —‘ ‘ r C d Trainodiliinnmg Fax Round: 3,00%? gig?" hggg stern p. W. E. LECKY. Holmecvilh. Ohio. FOX, COON AND RABBIT HOUNDS Broke to un and field. Prices right. For and Goon houn ppps 85 M Stamp for reply. THE-MICHIGAN FARMER’ H. c. Lv'an'. Fredericksburg. Ohio. t"(BEATRICE Cream Separator Farmer Onswon says : “Get a cream separator with every art replaceable. It will keep you rom buying a new one every few years. In my Beatrice all parts that can possibly wear out are re- placeable. It’s afact that you can make practically a new machine out of your old Beatrice for $35.00. Think what that means! This is not true with other separators. When they become very much worn you’re up a ainst buyinga newmachine,andt enewmachine costs you a lot of money. “You see, you save at both ends on the Beatrice. First cost is only $65 to 885, according to capacity. And you can make your machine ractxcally new again, if that should e necessary, for $35.00.” The Beatrice is the separator with the double-angle discs. It gets all the cream, and on can clean it in two minutes. end for catalog. BEATRICE CREAMERY CO., Chicago Du Hobos h" Dub-cu In“ Iii-i: In. Nab» Topeka, Km” Denver. COL, We; City. 5H1" St. Innis. Mo. Writ. “do, hr this but. it points out the features of the inward Shear. of tempered steel knives fastened on heavy wlieeL so urnuged that they can town-d tho axis where p war is greatest. other features of the E N S [LAG E CLIM-fl c UTTER Closed elbow with n distributor some one man in the silo. Henry luuth fend roll. narrow throat make feeding easy. Savapowcr and l hot. The OLIIAX dealer in yourloculity willdoscribe rill Mic-so features. Let us give .Yo‘l‘ his name. Write now and ho sum to in- vestigate the CLIMAX before 'ar:aw-'ukmsm co- you buy any machine. . ,1 m m Highland. Some territory still H, ““4 open for live dealers. FREE CATALOG This book explains V Inna, In York. TOP FEED—NO RUSTING-fl0 OLOGGING Accurate indicator for m to 3.5m lbx per acre. whothor material be wet. dry, sticky. lumpy, heavy oW light. Write for booklet M to GREENWOOD IFG. co.. Lawn-co, Moss. EH .L... Every Orchard and Garden should have bees. We can start you. Hmoke's. 1 complete line n9 nunnHAq for has "Aspen. ready for immedintc sh‘prwm . $2.33} A. G. WOODMAN CO., Dept. M. E, Grand E Foundations. 'Beo Veils Sections. Rapids, Michigan. 40epnm catalog free. BEE-KEEPING FOR THE GENERAL FARMER. (Continued from last week). If you have colonies without queen cells started, at the time of dividing, cut out one medium length capped queen cell from those colonies having more than one, place this in a cell pro- tector, and give to the colony that has none started. After you have a queen cell for ev- ery colony, destroy all queen cells, but one, in those old colonies having more than one. Try to leave a queen cell that is of good shape and medium length, rather destroy those queen ‘cells that are very short or extra long and slim. In about three weeks you should examine these colonies care- fully and make sure they have laying queens. If there is no sign of a queen and you do not want to buy one, give the queenloss colony a frame from your best colony, containing eggs and they will raise another queen. Examine again in three weeks to see if there eggs or larvae present, if there are you will know your colony has a queen. When a colony raises a young queen at this time of the year, if it is JUNE19,’191'5.' , gllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllillllllll|lllilllllllll||lllllllllll|l||_|_lllilflllllllllllllllllllilllllllillllliiillllimllilllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllmi|lllllllllillllllllllilllllllllllllllmflmlilllllllilfig Poultry and Bees. Illllllllllll $1illllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllIlllllillll|llllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllilllililllllllll|lilllllllllll|Illllllllllllllllllllllllll||llllllllllllllllllllllilliillllll'llllililllllllllllllllililllllllllllllllllllilIIlliillllllllilllllllilllllillllfi have the sections as clean as possible. With the extracted honey, do not ex- tract it till thoroughly ripe, then strain it carefully and put it up in fresh clean receptacles of the size you can sell most, readily. Do not sell your honey below mar- ket price, ask a fair price and if you have the quality, there is seldom any bother to dispose of the crop. Never sell honey to your neighbors, in small quantities, for the same price that you charge the storekeeper. One is retail, while the storekeeper should have' a fair margin of profit; remember, he has to sell again. The problem of disease is a serious one. Every bee-keeper should have on hand, bulletins describing the symp- toms and treatment of disease so that if any suspicious brood is seen, he may look up the illustrations of the disease and make a better diagnosis. Be sure that you know healthy brood by its appearance, then you will have less difficulty in observing any disease that may break out. Queenlessness, either in the spring or fall entails serious loss; examine your colonies now and then to see that the queen is doing good work. given sufficient super room, it will sel- dom swarm until the main flow is over, if at all. Do not be satisfied after you have given one or two supers but examine in about a. week and if they are com- mencing to cap the center rows of sec- tions, place another super beneath the first one, repeat this as often as nec- essary and when the first one is all capped, take it off to prevent the bees propolising and staining the beautiful white capped sections. Towards the end of the honey flow place the empty supers on top rather than below, then your bees will finish the partially com- pleted sectionsfirst. This will avoid so many uncompleted sections at the close of the season. Save all the sec- tions which are drawn out but not filled, these will serve as bait sections the following season and their use will entice the bees into the supers more readily than if you have no baits in the supers. Beekeepers sometimes make the bees very cross when they take honey off without the use of a bee escape, the bees are brushed, smoked and jarred until some of them resent the treatment and turn on the beeman. To avoid all this disturbance have a number of boards containing bee es- capes and by using these you will have no difficulty in taking off the honey free from bees and at the same time the folks around the house will not have to keep indoors as they do sometimes after the honey has been removed. When you have removed your sec- tions or extracted your honey, put it on the market in a clean appetizing condition. In the case of sections. scrape off all the spare propalis and Provide Shade-boards if Natural Shade is not Available. If, at any time, you notice that the bees from any one hive are not work- ing as they should, or the colony ap- pears to have but a few bees, then look in andfind the trouble. Ingham Co. F. E. MILLEN. FEED FOR YOUNG TURKEYS. What is the best feed for young turkeys? Which is best to raise them with, turkeys or hens? Allegan Co. Mrs. C. A. J. One of the best feeds for young ponlts is coarsely ground corn mixed with either sweet or sour milk, or the corn might be baked in a cake and then moistened with milk before feed- ing. One should determine as to whether he wishes to use sweet or sour milk and then continue to use the kind decided upon as it is not ad- visable to change from one to the oth- er. This moistened ground corn is gradually mixed with corn meal until they receive clear corn meal when they are about eight weeks old. It is considered advisable by most all authorities to use turkey hens for hatching. The period of incubation for the turkey egg is longer than that for the lien’s egg, therefore if the eggs were placed under a hen she might not stay on them until they were hatched, and as the hens only cover- six or seven turkey eggs, while the turkey hen covers 12 to 15, it would naturally seem advisable to use the turkey hen. A good turkey hen will usually lay more eggs than she can comfortably cover: it is therefore advisable to gather the eggs as they are laid and when the hem desires. to set give her 12 or 15 of the last laid eggs. JUNE19,1915. 'IZHE, MICHIGAN FARMER, f'—__J_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL=II5 pure-bred Jerseys, 35 grade Jerseys, E :5: 25 pure-bred HolSteins, 45 grade H01- 2 E steins, three pure-bred Guernseys, 2 air y . 2 three grade Guernseys, and nine grade E E Durhams. fi—IIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlIllIlIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIII|I||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE Another year’s work is DOW started CONDUCTED BY COLON C. LILLIE. REPORT OF GRAND RAPIDS COW- TESTING ASSOCIATION. I am glad to report that the Grand Rapids Cow-testing Association has completed another year’s work. This association is next to the oldest or- ganization of its kind in America and is still carrying on good work. It is composed of dairy herds in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan, and on elec- tric lines leading from that city. The association, being spread over a large territory, does not get the benefit of buying grain in carload lots that it would get were it confined to a small- er area. The farmers and dairymen who have stayed in the association and taken the advice of the tester, has been able to offer them in regards economical feeding, culling out poor cows and by watching the monthly records of each individual cow, are well satisfied and wish to continue the work, as the testing. of each indi- and a good start is being made for Our best producing cow of last year has been tested for two months’ work for the ‘coming year, making 150 pounds of fat for the two months at a profit of records for the coming year. $30.09. We also have a Guernsey heifer, Rose of Holmedene, age one year and nine months, owned by R. A. Holmes, which produced, accord- ing to the association monthly test, 955 pounds of milk, testing 6.1 per cent, making 58.2 pounds of fat, or 68.4 pounds of 85 per cent butter in one month. Figuring butter—fat at 30 cents per pound would make the value of the product $17.46. We figure pas— ture at $2.00 per month and feed at the current market price, this heifer’s rations cost $3.88, leaving a net profit of $13.58, or $4.50 returns for $1.00 in- The heifer has access to a June grass pasture and is fed the fol- lowing grain ration daily: One pound one pound of ground vested. of corn meal, oats, one pound of cottonseed meal, and one pound of bran. Mr. Holmes is a young Kent county farmer, has A Good Sire is one of the Important Factors of Successful Dairying. vidual cow has shown them which ones are paying a good profit and which are fed at a loss. Last year’s work was completed on April 1, with 200 cows on the books for the entire year. Several cows were withdrawn before their year was complete on account of the tuberculin test. The 200 cows produced 1,238,325 pounds of milk containing 55,1658 pounds of butter-fat averaging test be- ing 4.45 per cent. Figuring the but- ter-fat at 30 cents, the value would be $16,549.74. This brings the average milk production of each individual to 6,191.6 pounds, containing 275.8 pounds of fat per cow. We realize that this is not a large yield, but owing to the fact that we have about 50 heifers in the association, it is not a bad record. The average cost of, production of one pound of fat was 18.8 cents and for 100 pounds of milk, 97.3 cents. The highest producing cow in the association was a registered Jersey, Great Edison’s Polly, owned by M. H. Edison. She gave 7,939 pounds of milk, testing 6.45 per cent, producing 512.4 pounds of butter—fat or 602.8 lbs. of 85 per cent butter, and realiz- ed a profit of $89.59 above cost of feed. This cow was dry during two months of the testing period. Mr. Edison’s herd of pure—bred Jerseys was also the highest yielding herd in the association, averaging 7,136.9 pounds of milk testing 6.27 per cent and making 4,467 pounds of fat. This herd made an average profit per cow of $74.18, $2.16 for every $1.00 expend. ed for feed. The average age of the herd was four years. Of the 200 cows in the association they are divided. as follows: Eighty only seven head of pure-bred Guern- seys, and is not yet doing advanced registry work, although planning to in the near future. D. R. EDGERLY. STOPPING THE SUCKING HABIT. How can I break a heifer from suck- ing herself She has only been doing this for two weeks while in the pas— ture or barnyard. She does not leave enough milk to feed the calf. H. J. Get what is called a calf weaner at the hardware store. It is fastened in the nose in same way as a bull ring and has long sharp brads on it. When . she goes back to suck, these brads are thrust into her udder and flank and she suddenly thinks she does not wish to suck. After many attempts they will almost invariably give the habit up. This weaner does not prevent the cow from eating either in the stable or in the pasture. HOW TO DRY UP—COWS. I have two cows too old to winter again. One fresh, the other due soon. How can I dry them up so as to sell them off from the grass this fall? Gladwin Co. C. W. E. F. I asked a butcher once how he dried up cows that he bought, and he said‘ he didn’t milk them, that is all there’ is to it, I guess. His cows usually Were not fresh, but cows that had passed the flush of the period of lac- tation. All he did was to turn them out into a pasture and not go near them. He told me he never had a cow injured by this treatment. I ex- pect C. W. E. F. wishes to milk these cows for a time till the flush is over and then dry them off. Do as this butcher did. " QUANTITY of cream that no other sep- arator will recover completely, particularly under the harder conditions of every day use. of cream as evi- QUALIT denced by De Laval butter always scoring highest 1n every important con- test. LAflok in every way over any grav1ty system, and also over any other sepa— rator, by turning easier, being Simpler, easier to clean and re— quiring no adjustment. TIME by hours over any grav- 1ty system, and as well over any other separator by 16121- son of greater capacity and the same reasons that save labor. 165 Broadway, New York Save in 7 Ways Easy to prove these savings These are all fact: every De annl local agent In glad of the opportunity to prove to any prospective buyer. De LIVII agency simply write the nearest main office, as below. THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. (3081' since while a De La- val cream separator may cost a little more than a poor one to begin with it will last from ten to twenty years, while other separators wear out and require to be replaced in from one to five years. PROFIT in more and better cream, with less labor and effort, every time milk is put through the machine, twice a day, or 730 timesa year lfort every year the separator as s. SATISFACTIO 302.035? consideration, and can only come from knowing that you have the best separator, and being sure you are at all times accomplish- ing the best possible results. I! you don’t know the nenre 29 E. Madison St., Chicago 50,000 BRANCHES AND LOCAL AGENCIES THE WORLD OVER l i'IThere is a Big Difference in Silos S a g i n a w owners appreciate this fact. The Saginaw is the only Steel-Built wood stave silo—The silo that gives you the perfect silage keeping qualities of wood and the great strength of structural steel. And you can have a silo built of Redwood—the best ma- terial for silos—a wood that is permanent, fire resisting and free from shrinking and swelling. Siloiled Yel- ‘ low pine has many of the qualities of Redwood. Write us today for more facts about the Saginaw Steel- Built wood stave 1 Silo. Send today for Booklet No 117. THE McCLURE CO. Saginaw. Mich. Cairo, [11. Fort Worth. Texas Da Memes. Iowa, St. Paul. Minn. *- ~ . ..- , ' I83: “,1; (fig/H3 \' SAV E , LE..-— money ‘ Trans I I! g narrate r‘SFE—a—n ‘ 12 X 24 . . ONE PIECESTAVE LMHEMW 10000 .,..;‘:. Erma... mm roam? C©RNUC©EEA SEEN) @©MPANY rmnrmaeoms. are made of high carbon steel, WOOD LINED, chainhanging and flexille Our full line of Sanitary Stalls, including Harris New Adjustable, stands for perfect cowcomfort. Economical, easilyinstalled. FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG de- scribesourtom lcm line oflabor- saving barn equipment. rite for it today. HARRIS MFG. C0.. Box 30 Salem, Ohio it“) to .125 gigginment Farmers Wanted mommy Age OZMENT 17 F. St. Loui B. A SOLID PROPOSITION to send fully guaranteed, a new, well made easy running. perfect skimming separator for $15.95. Skims warm or cold milk, making heavy or light cream. The bowl is a sanitary marvel; easily cleaned. ABSOLUTELY 0N APPROVAL Different from this picture which illus trates our large capacity machines. West- ern orders filled from Western points. Whether your dairy is large or small write for our handsome free catalog AMERlCAN SEPdAdRATOR COMPANY Box 406! Bainbridge, N. Y Made of bettertiIe—Iap-joined— stronger, more durable silo wall. LANSING Vitrified Tile Silo defies age, winds, winter frosts , and hotsummerheat. Reinforced ' twisted steel. First cost. only . , . cost. Write for catalog. J. M. PRESTON COMPANY Dept. 309 Lansing, Mich. Get our afar rm Climax Silage Owner. and Bidwell Thrcrhero 1.22 2M"? r to 133'" Buy: the New Butter- . E . ‘7' ‘ "er. No. 2. Lightrunning, _ _ easy cleaning, close skim- .. ' mmg, durable Guaranteed a lifetime. Skims 95 quarts er hour. “A, far arger sizes up to 5 1- Zshown here. 30 lIays' Free Trial Earns its own cost and more by What O ' , II: saves 1n cream. 05ml brings Frco cal;- / . 7‘ ulog, folder and‘ ‘dirert from- factory" oflcr. p. -, ,_ 1. om the manufacturer and save half. " ‘ I- ALBAUGH- DOVER CO. (12) . 2195 Marshall Blvd. cmcnco GALLOWAY QUALITY MAINTAINED And grentm prlce- slashes on all other New GalloWay Su111111r_\'(‘r nSe mrntur sizes! DE- ' STRO YA LI’RF VIOUS PR L11 8' Order today andL get all the rofit {mm the heavy spring milkings. ‘ ' nnywheie bonny inexperienced useron .IU days’ test against Imy make or_ kind of separator even selling for twice as muc ch. ‘ DON' 1' UV A SEPARATOR MIN. until an FIRSTB at our new separator book and compete, new, OW. CUT AND ELA SHED PRICESI Sh d fr (3 I ' 5 OKW§?§1100 Miiiiienpolifiuzo " Chtg Council SKIMS BIuiYs and o.kane . a1... WM. GALLiiwmt (:0. A MIN. BOX 183 . - WATERLOO. IOWA 676—8 T H E MI 0 H I G A N F A R M E R >J.UNE19,19I15. 'igtllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|Illllllllllllllllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllll.lltlllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllililllllllllllllllllll, lllllllIltillllllllllliitlllllllllllillIIllllllllllilllllllilltllllIlllllllltli'fiilé E - - - E Pract1cal Sc1cnce. EllIliilIiliillllIll!titllililltllllllllllllill|IIIIllli’lHillllill|lIllllllIillllittlllHitli|IlllillllllllllllilllllllllllilllllllIIltl|Ii[HillltlIJIlllllllI‘ltlill|litllillllllllll|llllllIllllllllll||llllilllllitlllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllilg THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLOUR INDUSTRY. in' New) w. nonisox. The chemist has been very closely associated with the development of the flour industrypin this country and it has probably reached its highest de- gree of perfection in the t'nited States although much very careful investiga- tional work, particularly with refer- , encegto flour adapted for commercial bakers,i~has been pursued by certain noted analysts in Great Britain. No doubt the reason for the great devel- opment of the flour industry in the United States has been through the growing demand in this country fora special type of flour. Mill owners and flour merchants as well as bakers have becoine convinced that much informa- tion can be given them by the chem- ist, not information, perhaps, regard- ing the technical manufacture of a particular type of flour but information of value determined from an analysis of the wheat which data becomes of interest to them later in the standard- izing of their flour. The miller is very vitally interested in the uniformity of his product, and second only to the in- tegrity of the product itself must come the uniformity of that, product. The miller is interested in having a flour which will, when placed in the hands of his consumers, act in a like way from (lay to day. Flour Gets the Blame. The flour consumer is a very partic- ular and discriminating buyer and many times the flour bought must take. the blame for faulty management and. in the baking, for faulty baking. Poor workmanship is laid generally at the door of the flour and like making a determination by difference in a chemical laboratory, it unconsciously gathers to itself all of the criticisms which are derived from the various Lother ingredients which go with it to make the loaf of bread. éThe Chemist Has Banished the “Rule ’ of Thumb.” It is within the province of the lab- oratory to determine first of all the quantity of any given sample of wheat available for flour. It is also within the province'of the laboratory to de- termine from a sample of wheat sub- mitted what amounts of the different commercial grades of flour can be ex- pected from that wheat. In this way there is no guess work about What the vmiller buys. One carload of wheat: will yield an entirely different type of flour products from that of another. The percentage of patent flour is high- er in one wheat than in another and the possible number of loaves per bar— rel of flour is greater in one flour than in another. It is possible in the labor- atory by the examination of two ade- 'quate samples of wheat from different cars to advise the miller in advance exactly what commercial products he can make from‘the milling of those . wheats. He can figure in advance on , this system just 110w much high-grade patent flour he can make, or he can tell how much straight flour he can make, and how much clear, or how much long patent, as the case may be. Knowing these things, uniformity, the aim of all millers, is within his reach. ‘The By-product Must be Controlled. There are many by-products in the milling of wheat which go to make up, generally speaking, commercial feed- ing stuffs for the feeding of domestic animals. These the law compels to be brought out under rigid guaranty and the’ miller is wise if he keeps strict laboratory control of his by-products to protect himself from 'an uncon. scious or an unwilling even misbrand- ing of the product itself. Of-late', the chemist has been called upon to sim- ' view and we believe it has been point- ulate to as high degree as he possibly can the conditions in flour which are reached by storage. The storing of flour accomplishes a great deal for it. Just what these changes are, which are produced during the normal aging of flour, we do not know in total. One of the changes is the reduction of the coloring matter. The flour becomes whiter at the same time it becomes .mellower and behaves in a manner which makes it in demand among bak- ers over freshly milled stock. Chem- ists have therefore devised artificial aging processes. Artificial Aging Has Meant Mostly ' . . Bleaching. The processes up to date have been almost wholly concerned with 'removi ing the most noticeable factor affected by the process of aging, i. e., the color, and there are certain artificial bleach- ing processes in use for this purpose. The one most commonly exploited is perhaps the so-called Alsop process which provides for the bleaching of flour by spraying the flour between the poles of an electric current which is called the flaming arc. It has been established, we believe, clearly, that in this process certain of the oxides of nitrogen are produced from the air by the electricity, which oxides of nitro- gen seem to produce this bleaching effect. Besides this process there is the chlorine. process. One of the best tests to ascertain if a flour has been bleached, or at least extensively bleached, is to shake a quantity of the flour up in a tall cylinder with about an equal volume of gasoline and allow the flour to subside. The gasoline on top will be colored yellow if the flour has not been extensively bleached but the gasoline extract will be practically colorless The artificial bleaching as conducted by many millers and partic- ularly by some of the advocates of the bleaching process is a procedure of very questionable expediency. We fail to see wherein it has improved the product from the consumer’s point of ing the milling fraternity in the wrong direction. Chemistry in the, main, however, has been of very great value to the miller, and if the laboratory is allowed a prop- er latitude, it can determine in a very certain way the great value of the chemist to the flour industry. LONGEVITY OF SOME COMMON SEEDS. A report. of some Canadian experi- ments' gives results of germination tests ofl seeds of timothy, red clover, and alsike clover, that had been stor- ed for ten years, and of oats that had been stored 13 years. For timothy it was found that the average ger1nina-' tion of the 25 samples one year after harvest: was 95 per cent; five years af- ter, the average was 90 per cent; af- ter that, however, a steady loss of vitality was shown, although at the end of 10 years an average germina- tion of 54 per cent was still shown. It' is interesting to note that, contrary to general opinion, the timothy seed re- tained its vitality somewhat better than either red clover or alsike. For red clover the average germination of 24 samples one year after harvest was 97 per cent, while 10 years after, only 44 per cent was capable of germina- tion. For alsike clover the average germination of 24 samples one year after harvest was 93 per cent, and 10 years after, 45 per cent, or a loss of 48 per cent during that period. 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The colored peo- IT may not be very widely known ‘ ,,,,,, Ision of thousands of acres of the hard- wood timberland which abounded in the locality. "For years they had some thing like a monopoly of the hard fire wood markets in the cities surround- ing the colony, farming the cleared-up land during the ISummer, and hauling wood and saw-logs to market during the winter. The timber has now about all disap- peared, however, and one sees every- where fine, up-to—date dwellings—eith- er brick or frame——while no better barns can be found anywhere, being in most cases large and commodious enough to house all the grain and hay grown, besides all the stock. A thrifty appearance is evident on all sides, and to one not acquainted with the facts it is hard to believe the inhabit- ants originated beneath African skies. IIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWI I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIII IIIIIIIIIIIII lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII The writer recently'Imade several trips through this Negro section and has learned 'that any 'w‘hite man who comes into contact with the colored people there, is always treated with marked hospitality and resptct. They are- not adverse to discuss the latest ' and best methods of farm practice, be- ing readers of the farm jou1nals, even ~outshining many of their white neigh- bors in skill as farmers. Formerly general farming was the rule, but of late years this has given way largely to dairying. It is a common sight to see numbers of milk wagons, many in charge of the wife or oldest daughter, going to the creamery loaded with milk or cream. Silos are numerous, and in the pasture fields may be seen fine herds of cattle. The automobile is also greatly in evidence in the col- ony, and we have repeatedly met en- tire families on their way to Edwards- burg or Cassopolis to do their trading. Aside from an agriculural point of view, this settlement is also interest- ing from a historical standpoint. The first settlers were slaves on the plan- tation of Henry Clay, the renowned Kentucky statesman. Clay, believing that the Negro, if thrown on his own resources, could be made to take care of himself, liberated his slaves, and bought lands in Ohio where he took them and set them up in farming. But homesickness for their old master caused them to sell their stock and Every article is writtten especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere I other property, and walkI back to Ken- tucky. Clay then sold the Ohio lands and purchased a tract in Calvin town- ship, Cass county, Michigan, where he took them, and where they and their children have since remained. IIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"IIIII The Ambitious Crow A....BQ...II.. (Story for Children) A pet crow who had made himself obnoxious to all the barnyard fowls as well as to the other denizens of the farm once conceived the idea of acting as patrol for the premises. This important ofiice had, for years, been filled by an intelligent and re- sponsible Collie who saw that none of the home stock escaped their en- closures and that no tramp came within. However, the crow began scheming for this position of trust and although Macgregor~or Mack, as he was famil- iarly called—was still as competent as ever, Jake began undermining him by suggesting that he was too old for the place. “You know very well,” he said to a handsome cock, whom, for the, sake, of his influence, he buttonholed more fre- quently than anyone else, “you know very well that Mack is in his dotage. II IIII His eyesight is failing and his hear- ing nearly gone. Besides that he nev— er had any dignity but trotted around agging his tail and fawning on all who deigned to notice him in a man- I ner that stamped him as a weak, do- cile creature, with neither determina— tion nor authority. All must admit that my step is stately and my hear— ing imperious. As I went the rounds of the place all would recognize that, at last, this farmstead had a guardian both competent and commanding.” Lost in contemplating the honors that awaited him Jake forgot his past and reckoned too confidently on a loy- al constituency. He failed to attach any weight to the fact that it had been his custom to pilfcr every glitter ing thing on the place, even to mad« am’s spoons and spectacles and Mis- sy’s shining beads. He also forgot his old delight in tweaking Tabby’s tail I :IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII' IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WORLD EVENTS IN PICTURES w—w.~g~, The British Battleship, Queen Elizabeth BIomIbaIrdIing Cape Hellas. Wwer w rh- -~ '4 M III-IL. Austrian Sharpshooters Sent to Frontier to Check Advance of the Italians. Chi?" gfiéunIII Chang ItIII'IIe Rockefeller IOIf Starving Mexican Women and Children Prompted Pres. 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[Ir/NU to Tell a 11011) to Hclcct (‘l Furnace mi Practically Free THE MICHIGAN FARME‘R and ears and pouncing suddenly on the back of a high-strung nervous colt who was forced to give him a free ride over the pasture before he could shake him off. But his companions remembered, and so when the day came for them to express their opinions at the polls much to Jake’s chagrin he found that not a single vote had been cast in his favor. Blacker than ever with Wrath, he demanded the cause of his defeat. At first no one seemed inclined to ex- plain, but as the silence grew oppres« sive Squire Doodle-doc arose and said: “I think the trouble with our friend may be found in the words I heard a poultry buyer quote the other day: ‘Politicians Whose future is behind them frequently find their past before them’” CHAPTER XI. What we Overheard. COULD feel the trembling of her body, and for an instant my brain seemed to reel with dizziness. The danger confronting us was not so much mine as hers; my uniform might possibly save me, or, at least. prevent my suffering from anything more un- pleasant than capture, but there was no such hope for the girl. These men were not soldiers but desperadoes, the scum of the hills, and they had come actuated by one object only—the pos- session of Major Harwood’s daughter. What the real purpose of the Cowans might be I could not even conjecture, but this night raid was, beyond all doubt, a part of that same. foul plot which had involved the cowardly mur- der of the father. That had been the work of the elder Cowan, and now had come the turn of the son. Here was the culmination of the feud between the two families, the blood-anger which had smouldered for years, final- ly to find fit expression in this outrage under the guise of war. With the Ma- jor dead, and his only child married to Anse Cowan—whether by force, or otherwise—"the account would be clos- ed. Once legally this villain’s wife all her inheritance would be in his con- trol. That must be the object, the vile, cowardly purpose, which had brought him, and his murderous crew to this lonely house through the storm. He expected to surprise the girl alone. and unprotected; in the canting preacher Nichols he had a tool fitted to do his bidding, yet even un- der such conditions he dare not ven- ture on the deed unaccompanied. He had to bring a gang of cut-throats along with him——a dozcn men to over- come the resistance of a frail girl. That very fact stamped him for what he was—ha sneaking cur, afraid of his contemplated crime. True; yet this did not necessarily mean that he would prove any the less dangerous. His very sense of cowardice might render him the more desperate, while the number of his supporters, and their jeers at any failure on his part, would drive him to greater atrocuv. All this flashed over me in the Single moment we stood there, hesitating, confused, all our plans for esCape in- stantly shattered. I had no thought but to fight~to fight desperately, pro- tecting this girl’s honor with my life. I knew of no escape, no means by which we might find a way out of the toils in which we were caught—ave must meet them here at. the stair head, in the dark, and defend our- selves to the last extremity. Death, even, was far preferable to falling alive into their hands. I felt instinc- tively that it would be her choice. She had uttered no sound. no cry after that first startled exclamation. Sud- denly her hands gmsned mine in which I gripped the revolver. “Do not shoot——not yet!” she whis- pered. the sound of her words barely audible. “Vi’ait: there ‘is one chance still that we may deceive them.” “A way leading out? You mean a secret passage?” “No, but a spot where we might hide, and be overlooked. I am sure none of these men know this house: Anse Cowan has never been inside of it, and most of the ruflians with him are from beyond the mountains. If they do not find us here when they search, they will believe we have es- caped.” “They will discover the preacher,” I protested, yet with a faint throb of hope. “He will be heard from pres- ently, and they will learn the truth from him.” “All he knows—yes: but that is not much. He cannot be sure that we have not had time in which to get safely away. The two of us cannot defend both these stairs,” she urged, “and our only hope is in hiding. Come now, while we have time—there they are. battering at the parlor door. They will be in the hall next, and it will be too late.” _ She drew ire back, and I yielded to the grasp of her hand. The darkness aiillliliIllEiiElilliill5El!liiiiiiilllIiillllliilllllli'lliililillilllllHllElllllllililiiilllliililiiililililim.m.‘llllillillllllliiliiiiillllllaiili.51.}uliiiiziilElli“illli’llilHilllllllilliillih'lllllllllllllllllillllllllllllilllilllllllllllllél—E E By RANDALL PARRISH. g E opyright A, O. McClurg 00. g gill liIEllllillllillllllllllllllllllililllillllllllllllllililllllllllilllllilllllllllllllilHillIlllllillllllllh'lllllllllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllHilllillillisiiililéiIiili£153!Iliiill‘ll!!!{illilllIilillllllllllllIllIllllllllllllllllillllllfi was intense, but she moved swiftly and surely, as though knowing inti- mately every inch of the way; her fingers touching mine were warm and firm, no longer trembling. Action had brought back her courage, and I felt my own heart beat stronger in re- sponse. Anything was better than hopeless waiting—any chance, any desperate effort. ‘The door in front crashed, and an oath rumbled up- ward; to the rear a light flashed, its reflection reddening the stair. Aided by its distant flicker we raced back down the upper hall to where it nar- rowed. A ladder stood there leading upward to a small scuttle above. In- stantly my mind grasped her plan—— the attic. If we could attain the attic unseen, drawing the ladder up after us and lowering the cover over the hole, our presence in the house might remain unsuspected. It was a low, flat roof; the space above must be small, and, unless the fellows knew of this ladder and opening, the place would probably never be observed in the course of their hasty search of the rooms. Even at the worst our oppor- tunity for defense would be better up above than in that open hallway. “I see what you mean.” I said swift- ly. “Go up first, Miss Noreen—hurry. Is the ladder fastened to the floor?” “By a single small nail in each sup- port; only enough to hold it firm. It was kept here in case of fire.” “Yes, I see: I can kick it loose eas- ily. Don’t delay; those fellows will be up the stairs in a moment more, and they are bringing a light with them. Here, let me help you.” She crept through the narrow scut- tlehole, hcr supple, slender body find- ing easy passage. \Vith two blows of my boot I loosened the supports, free- ing them from the floors, and mounted recklessly. Already men were on the stairs, the gleam of an approaching light reflecting along the side-walls. There was light flooring above, and sufficicnt space in which to move free— ly, although I could see nothing, not even the breathless girl at my side. Together We grasped the upper rungs, and drew up the ladder, sliding it in behind us on the floor. The scuttle cover was on hinges, and I clamped it down securely into place. Fortunately it slipped over the edge of the hole noiselessly, but the thin center board had warped slightly, leaving a little space, through which stole a tiny gleam of light, growingr brighter as the searchers below advanced along the hall. It was no more than a narrow bar outlined on the roof overhead, and yielding us an indistinct glimpse of each other’s faces, as we lay there pressed closely together in silent sus- pense. I stretched forward, endeavor- ing to peer down through the narrow crack, but was baffled by its small- ness. Only the steadiness of the light. the voices, and the varied noises be- low, gave us information of what 00 curred. Yet these served to reveal clearly enough the progress of the searching party, and the conclusions to which they arrived. They possess- ed more than one lamp, because a light continued to burn steadily in the hall while the fellows were busily ex- ploring the rooms on either side. We could distinguish the opening and clos- ing of doors. and the sound of voices calling to others on the floor below. Once some fellow, apparently just be- neath us, ripped out an oath. “Well, now, Jack, do you suppose Nichols has dared play such a durned trick on me and squealed to the girl ‘2” “Hanged if I know,” was the sullen reply. “But it don’t look like thar was a soul in the house.” “Yer right it don’t, but I can’t be. lieve he ever had the nerve to do such a d—n trick.” I felt her hand touch mine softly, and bent my head until her lips were at my ear. “That was Anse Cowan,” she whis- pered. “I recognize that voice. What do you Suppose they will do now?” The one fear in my heart was that in the fierce anger of disappointment they might fire the house, but I could not frighten her by giving utterance JUNE 19, 1.915. to the suspicion. My fingers tighten- ed their grip; the men below had mov‘ ed on, their voices grumbling along the hall. ' “They will discover the preacher. presently,” I said, endeavoring to make my words as reassuring as pos- sible. “I only wonder they have eyer- looked him so long; I supposed he would make an outcry.” “Perhaps he is afraid,” she com- mented. "I have heard that Anse Cowan has a' horrible temper, and when things go wrong acts like a craz— ed man—Nichols may dread facing his anger, and hope to escape discovery by remaining still.” “That may be true; the fellow is chicken-hearted enough from what I saw of him, but no less a villain. They will find him, however, for, from the sounds, they are prying into every nook and cranny. I heard them break- ing down one door which must have been locked—there! they are batter- ing in another now! They are old hands at this game, and this is not the first house they have looted. When they do find the preacher he will tell everything he knows, as fast as he can talk.” She drew in her breath sharply, and sat up. The movement was noiseless, but in the instant'of intense silence which followed, we heard below us the sudden sound of struggle, a muffled voice calling for mercy, the shuffling of feet, and the noise of a body being hauled forward across the floor. Then someone ran along the hall, passing just beneath us. “What have you found, Kelly?” It was Anse’s voice roaring out the ques- tion. “Ah! the old fox dug out of his hole, hey! Now see here, you cant- ing old hypocrite. Just what kind of a trick is it you are playing on me? Stand him up there boys, against that rail. Stop your howling, or I’ll smash you one in the face. Where did you find the fool, Jack?” “Locked in a closet yonder; like it might be the girl’s room.” “Locked in?” “He Sure was, an’ no key. We had to bust in the door ter git at him.” “He had locked himself thar?” “I reckon not; leastwise thar want no key thar, an’ none in his pocket. The darn fool is too skeered ter talk et.” “Well, I’ll make him, er else thar’ll be a dead preacher in ’bout a minute. I reckon as how I’ll do as much skeer- ing as anyone. Now, Nichols, ye see looks thet! Vt'hut the devil wus yer doing in thet closet?” “They—they done put me thar, Anse.” “They! What do yer mean? Wus thar anyone yere along with ther girl?" Nichols voice sounded as though he was being choked, his reply being gasped out. “Don’t do thet, Anse—my God! I ain’t done nothing fer yer ter be mad at—l—I just couldn’t help bein’ whar I wus—let me ’lone a minute, an’ I’ll tell yer all ’bout it.” "Go on then——who wus yere beside the girl when yer cum?” “A Yankee leftenant, a cavalryman I reckon from ther yaller stripes on his legs.” “A Yank! Did yer hear the fellar’s name?” “D—n if I’m sure; he’s a right good sized man, an’ not bad lookin’. Pears to me, now I think of it, she called him Raymond.” There was a gasping sound as though Anse’s hand had closed again heavily on the fellow’s throat. “Raymond! I reckon yer lyin’ ter me, Parson. Yer heard tell 0’ thet fel- ler over in camp, an’ ther name stuck. ’Twon’t be healthy fer yer ter play no game yere.” “I ain’t, Anse. Quit a chokin’ me. I never heard tell 0’ no Yank named Raymond afore. Be thar one ’round ere.” “Wall, thar wus, but I don’t reckon thar is now,” doubtfully. “Last I heerd tell 0’ him he wus over in Fay- ette a l‘idin' like hell fer Charleston. Monte’s hand picked him up, an’ he didn’t find this kentry none too heal- thy fer his line 0’ business, which was recruitin’—whut’s that, Kelly?” “Better let ther preacher tell his story, Anse. W'e’re losin’ a lot 0’ time; I reckon thar must a bin some kind 0’ male critter yere’ ’taint likely ther girl locked him up alone, an’ it don’t make no odds whut the Yank’s name wus, nohow.” “Go on, Nichols; whut happened? Tell us the whole of it, but make it short.” The preacher drew in a long breath, evidently relieved to have the pres- sure of Anse’s murderous fingers re- moved from his throat. He sputtered a bit as he began to speak, and there were muffled words we could not dis- tinguish. Occasionally someone of his auditors interrupted with an oath, or exclamation. He spoke faster as he proceeded, as though feeling less fear, and eager to have the task over. Only JUNE, 19. 19:15. THE MICHIGAN FARM once or twice did Cowan interject a brief question. "I came yore as you. told me to, but I must hev’ rode faster than was ex- pected, for no one wus yere when I got ter the house. It was stormm’ all ther way, an’ I wus plum wet through, an’ plastered with mud. The boss was fit ter drop, for I thought maybe I’d be late, an’ we’d cum a kitin’. Thar warn’t nary lige in ther shebank ex- ceptin’ upstairs on the west side, an’ I reckoned as how thet mout likely be ther gal’s room. I went clar ’round ter make sure, but thar warn‘t no oth- er glimmer enywhere. Didn’t strike me I had nuthin’ ter be afeerd of, with nobody but the young gal et home. I reckoned as how she'd know me, and wouldn't likely make no fuss, afore I could explain how I cum thar, an’ I sure wanted ter git Inside outer thet cold rain. I didn t know how long it might be ’fore you fellers come. Wall. when I crept up on the front piazza. the furst thing I see was a winder smashed in, an' I got through that, an’ across the room to ther door leadin’ inter the hall, .afore I saw any signs of enybody. Then I glimpsed a light in the room opposite, an' seed the girl sittin’ in front 0’ ther fireplace. I didn’t know thar wus a soul else in the house, an’ thet fire looked so good, I just up an’ stepped inter the room afore I thought. Then I see this yere Yank a sittin’ at the table eatin’.” “He was in uniform?" “Sure; wet and muddy as if he hedn't bin inside long either, an' he didn’t leave me no time fer ter back out. He bed me covered almost ’fore I see him; but the gal jumped up an’ told him who I wus, an’ he put back the pistol, an’ sat thar while she ques- tioned me right smart.” "Well, what did you tell her?” “Only ’bout her father being dead at furst. Thet I heerd about it at Lewisburg, an’ hed felt it my duty ter bring her the news. I reckon if she hed bin thar alone we’d a got ’long fine tergether, but thet Yankee left- enant wus too smart ter be fooled so easy. I reckon he knew more’n he let on. fer ther furst thing I knew he wus questioning me like a blame lawyer, an’ a shovin’ a gun in my face ter make me answer.” “You d—n coward! tell?” “Honest, Anse, I don’t jest know; but I reckon I did spit it most out, fer he'd a killed me if I hadn’t.” “Do you mean to say you told them I was comin’ yere ternight, an’ goin’ fer ter make the girl marry me—you whinin’ cur?” “How could I help it, Anse? I reck- on if thet feller bed a pistol ct your head you’d a did some talkin’. Maybe he’s a recruitin’ officer, but he ain’t no sorter man ter fool with onct he gits mad.” “Well, I’d sure like fer ter know who he is. He can’t be ther fellcr what got away from Monte. fer he lit out fcr Charleston. How did this yere fellcr git yore—on horseback?” “I didn’t git sight 0’ no hoss; thar wus only one four-legged critter in ther barn, an’ I reckon as how the girl must hev’ rode thet.” “Say, Anse,” broke in the voice of Kelly, “I’ll bet this Yank is the one that wus with Fox, an’ got away. He’d bed time ’nough fer ter git this fer on fut.” “But whut does he call hisself Ray- mond fer?” “D——n if I know—maybe he jest heerd tell of the other feller, an’ thought as how he’d git ’long easier under thet name.” “Well, I reckon it won‘t make much difference whut the cuss’ name is if ever I git my hands on him,” growled Anse savagely. “Go on, Nichols; how did yer git locked up?” “I thought as how thar wus a chance ter break away, an‘ ther Yank an’ me we fit like a couple 0’ wild cats. I reckon maybe I’d a licked ther cuss, if the gal hadn’t stole up behin’ an’ hit me with some crockery. The next thing I know’d they’d dragged me up stairs yere, shoved me inter that thar closet an’ locked ther door.” “What became of them “I” “Skipped out, I reckon. seen nuthin’ more ov’ ’em.” Anse must have completely lost his temper, for there was the sound of a blow, and the noise of a falling body, feet shuffling as the others drew back. Then a moment of silence. “Pick the ol’ fool up,” said a voice. “Throw him back into the room thar. Maybe he’ll hev sum sense when he wakes up. Kelly, take Jim with yer, an’ see if thet boss is in ther stable yet. If them two, left on fut, they ain’t gone fur in this storm. Enyhow thar’s one thing sure—they ain’t a hidin’ up yere. Cum on, boys, let’s take another. look ’round down below." We heard their feet on the stairs, and the light, which had streamed up through the crack in the scuttel, faded away, leavmg us in utter darkness. What did you I never CHAPTER XII. The Recognition. ALTHOUGH fully satisfied that all the ruflians hadleft the upper floor, with the exception of the unconscious Nichols, for a few moments neither of us ventured to speak or move. What would the fel- lows do when they discovered the lady’s horse still in the stable? Would they decide we had hastily fled on foot, and scatter widely in search of some trace? There was little hope of their finding any trail to follow in the storm raging without, but they might very reasonably expect to overhaul fugitives on foot by a thorough scour- ing of nearby roads and fields. Lewis- burg alone promised shelter and pro- tection, and there was only one road leading to Lewisburg. Beyond doubt Cowan would send men spurring in that direction, and others probably to scour the adjacent fields as thorough- ly as possible in the darkness. But in the meanwhile what should we do, was there any possibility of escape by descending, or would it be safer to remain where we were until the re- turn of daylight? I could reach up. and feel the rafters of the roof over- head, and now, in the silence, hear the steady downpour of the rain. Our po- sition was far from being a pleasant one, and I could not drive from my mind a haunting fear lest those vil- lains fire the house when finally con- vinced of our escape. There was, to my mind, no reason why Anse Cowan should refrain from such an act of vandalism. No doubt either he or old Ned had had a hand in the earlier visit to the place, and if there was then anything in the house they desir- ed to obtain possession of it had been attained. Of course, he might be in- duced to spare the property from fire in the expectation that it would some time belong to him; this vague hope, no doubt. underlay the whole affair-— the search for papers, the murder of the Major, the present effort to forcib- ly marry the daughter. All these things formed part of a well~concoct- ed plan, through which the Cowans expected to acquire possession of Har- wood’s property. The war, and the consequent demoralization of the neighborhood, had given them an op- portunity for revenge they were not slow to seize. Hate, the desire for vengeance, the brutal passions engen- dered by a feud, found ample opportu- nity now for full expression. Lawless- ness ruled supreme in all that section between the Green Briar and the Alle- ghenies. Of course, it would not al- ways be so—the end of the war would bring a return to normal conditions, but with Harwood dead, his private papers in their possession, his only daughter legally married to Anse, the Cowans would be entrenched beyond any legal attack. \Yhat they took with the strong hand, they could hold. This was the state of affairs as I be- gan to understand them now, piecing this and that together, lying there in the darkness, listening for some sound of guidance from below. I could hear the soft breathing of the girl at my side, but she did not speak or move. She had overheard all that was said; she must also realize fully the object of these men, and the desperation of our position. Would she continue to trust me, to believe in my purpose. or had the words of betrayal spoken by Anse Cowan and Kelly left a sting of suspicion behind? If they had. would I dare to confess the truth, fully re- veal my identity, and thus leave the fate of my secret mission in her hands? Her sympathies must natural- ly be with the Union forces; she would see the issues from the View- point of her father. That would have nothing to do with these banditti, but later might greatly interfere with the work to which I had been assigned. I had two duties to perform—to the army, and to this helpless girl; which was paramount if by any chance they clashed? I could not answer, but I did comprehend which came first—l must save Noreen Harwood from the merciless clutch of Anse Cowan. I must remain with her loyally. until she was safe in the protection of her friends. 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Racking. headaches, and bodily discomforts must have up- ' set the reason, or she could never have done so fiendish a thing. gruesome subject, only to use it to 11- ‘ lustrate the too little recognized fact that man' is largely animal, and that most of our moods which we term spiritual or temperamental can usu- ally be traced to a cause wholly phy- sical. Physicians recognize the fact, but the laity, as a rule, are not yet far enough advanced to grasp it. You can notice it plainly in infancy and childhood. The child who is phy- sically sound and properly cared for is not cross nor bad. If the baby is prop- erly fed and dry and warm it is hap- py. If the growing boy and girl are in good health, sensibly clad, turned out of doors for fresh air and sunshine, and put to bed with the chickens, they are perfectly happy and not afflicted with moods. Mischievous they may be, and will be if they are normal, but cross and downright had, never. The child who is moody and fretful, re- vengeful and sullen is not in perfect physical condition. He is suffering, somehow, perhaps he himself does not know how, and as a natural conse- [quence he wants to make someone else as miserable as he is himself. The rule follows us through life. If you stop to think about it you always clothes ironed better, easier, , ifeel charitable and good-tempered ‘When you are physically comfortable. ‘_ You never feel like saying an un- tkind thing when you are warm and irested and enjoying a perfectly cook- ;ed dinner of your favorite foods'Then [life looks rosy and your troubles are, I-forgotten. Your animal wants are sat- isfied and you are happy, as near hap- lpy as anyone ever gets here‘be‘low, {and you don’t bother much about [things spiritual. Things mundane are Sail—sufficient. But when you are phy- sically exhausted, tired in brain and body, wet, cold, hungry and sleepy, then life seems too grievous to be borne and you ponder morosely over the slate of your soul. VVo have made many mistakes in life through not recognizing the large part that the animal side of our na- tures plays in life. We have blamed all our “glooms” and bad tempers on our spiritual state and done penance for things which We could hardly con- trol so long as we disregarded the physical laws which brought about our mental state. In other words, many of the things we 'called'sins' Were not of themselves sins, but merely the re- sult of a deeper sin against our bodies. If, when we get into fits of mental depression, or in a passion where we feel like killing our best friend and end by wounding her with our unkind acts or speech, we would shut our- selves up in our rooms and inv tigate our physical natures we wougprob- ably arrive at the root of the 11. We would see that our mental upheaval was the result of overwork, lack of sleep, a too heavy dinner, lack of the right sort of foods, too much sweet, or perhaps too much stimulant. It might even be that the mental depression ....I..-hav.e .110, desire .to...,dvzs.ll.up.on.nae,. followed a particularly gay time, and we are suffering the reaction of .a too long continued round of dances and parties. Whatever ‘ the cause... if we are honest, we can almost invariably trace” our bad moods to the breaking of some physical law,rather than to the breaking of what we are pleased to term spiritual laws. When we, come to understand this fact, thoroughly and live"accordingly, there will be marked improvement in 'H‘. our health’and dispositions. For with the observing of physical laws will come an improved physical condition and, as a consequence, a healthier mental tone. Instead of breeding over the'state of our souls "it wbuld be much more to the point to investigate the couditions of our bodies; to learn the "laws, of health endgthen to observe them. Regular hours for sleeping rand eating properly cooked simple foods, daily bathing and daily outdooreier- cise would go far towards improving the moral tone of most households. DEBORAH. : Making a? Rag Carpet By BESSIE L. PUTNAM UGS are more popular than car- pets at the present time, and some of the favorites are made in the old rag carpet way. If one six feet by nine is wanted, it can be eas- ily made by having two strips a yard wide woven, making the middle part of some solid color, and with a stripe in a harmonizing scheme near the ends, finishing with a few inches of the ground color. By using white warp one will find the colors softened, and as the strips are laid side by side in- stead of being sewed together, they are easily washed when they become soiled. While there are cheap dyes for cot- ton, some of the old-fashioned folks prefer the fast colors of a generation ago, some of which are almost as bright when the carpet is worn out as when the coloring was first done. To color a bright and permanent yellow on cotton, requires two pounds of lead and one pound of bichromate of pot- ash for eight pounds of rags. Dip in the sugar ofylead' dye first, and then in the potash solution, repeating the process until the proper shade is reached. Bright Orange on Cotton—Color as above directed for yellow, and then dip the rags in a strong solution of lime water. A softer orange may be obtained by running the rugs alter- nately through copperas water and lime water. ~ - , » ~ Light Blue on Cotton—For six pounds of rags take four ounces of copperas, four ounces of prussiate of potash, one ounce of oil of vitriol. Boil the rags in soft copperas water. Take them out and drain them. Make a new solution of the potash and, when warm, put in the vitriol and then the rags. Boil half an hour, rinse out and dry. Green on Cotton—Dye the rags a. light blue as above, and then color in the yellow dye, repeating the dipping until they are of desired shade. In using any of the above dyes care must be taken to rinse the goods thor- oughly before they are dyed to insure perfect cleanliness, and even greater care must be used to rinse them well ‘after coloring, as the dyes will other- wise be liable to rot the rags. Brown on Cotton—A beautiful brown for either cottOn or woolen is secured by using two pounds of cutch, two ounces of alum, and three ounces of bichromate of potash. Dissolve the cutch and alum in boiling water and steep the goods two hours. VVring out and run them through the potashsolu- tion. The above will color ten pounds of goods. . > Then there was olive green oak bark dye, secured by dipping the rags first in alum water and then in a de- coction‘ of oak bark. The brown for wool or silk is secured with walnut «Ms-«1) --‘ row-van?» al— EW 3*! shucks brightened with alum. Horse- chestnut peels also give a brown col- or. A mordant of muriate of tin turns it to bronze, and sugar of lead, a. red- dish brown shade. Always use soft water in coloring if possible, using about four gallons of water to one pound of goods. Cotton rags will give better service than wool, and by all means avoid mixing the two together. The wool is thicker, and bound to wear a hole in the warp at the point where it ap- pears. Cut the rags fine, not more than half an inch wide for calico, and thicker cloths proportionately narrow- er. A pound and a quarter may be allowed for a yard, though this will over-run if the rags are fine. In weav- ing for rugs, have a few inches of Space left between each breadth in the weaving, and tie the ends for a. fringe in rug effect. First stitch along each end on the machine to give strength and prevent a tendency to rave]. If a clouded effect is desired in the border this can bewsecured by tying the skeins 'of regs 'with elstouttxband of cloth from one tolthree inches wide at two or three points in the skein before it is dipped into the dye. The hand must be tight enough to prevent the dye from taking effect at these points. SOM E TESTED RECIPES. I have ,tested these and found them excellent so will pass them on, hoping they may help someone else. Three-hour Bread. Twelve large potatoes, boil and mash fine, one quart boiling water, one quart cold water. Scald three large tablespoons of flour in one cup of boiling water. Add three table- spoons each of salt and sugar and add to potatoes and water. When luke warm add a cupful of good yeast, or two yeast cakes, when light put in a cool place. Use one pint of this yeast to a loaf of bread, using no other wet- ting. ' Mix soft and make smallfiloaves, leaving lots of room to rise. Put into pans‘at once. When light, bake as usual. ' ' Molasses Cake. One-half cup sugar, one-half cup of molasses, one-half cup cream, one-half cup buttermilk, one-half teaspoonful each of Cinnamon and cloves, one tea- spoonfulench of lemon, soda and bak- ing powder. Put the baking powder in'the flour and dissolve the soda in a little water. Two cups of flour. Plain Chocolate Icing. ’ One that will stickto the. cake and not to your fingers. Put into a. shal- low pan four tablespoonfu'ls of scraped chocolate," and place it where it will melt gradually, but not scorch. When melted, stir in 'three tablespoonfuls of milk or cream, and one of water; mix JUNE 19. 1915. b y THE MICHIGAN FARMER 13—681 all well together, and add one scant teacupful of sugar. Boil about five minutes and while hot and when the cakes are nearly cold, spread evenly over the surface. Frosting Without Eggs. An excellent frosting may be made without eggs or gelatine, which will keep longer, and cut more easily, caus- ing no breakage or crumbling, and withal is very economical. One cup of granulated sugar, dampened with one- fourth cup of milk, or five tablespoon- fuls. Place on the fire in a suitable ‘dish,’ and stir until it‘ boils, let boil for five minutes without stirring. Remove from the fire, set the dish in another of cold water and add flavoring. While it is cooling, stir or beat it constantly, and it will become a thick, creamy frosting.~ ' ‘t , ' ' ' 1. ,...Parker. House Corn Rolls. Sifttogether one and a quarter cup- fuls of white flour, three-quarters of a cup of corn meal, four teaspoons of baking powder,_,gne-ha_lf teaspoon! of salt, one tablespoon of sugar, chop in two tablespoons of butter. Add one beaten egg to one-half cupful of milk, and turn into the dry ingredients, making a soft dough that can be hand— led. Add more milk if necessary. Turn on a floured board, toss lightly and roll out to a thickness of about one-half inch. Cut with a biscuit cut- ter, put hit of butter in center of each round and fold as for Parker House rolls. Brush tops with milk and bake 15 minutes in quick oven—Mrs. P. A. S. TO TEST FOR COLOR FASTNESS. Before making colored materials in- to house dresses, children’s clothing or garments requiring much laundering and receiving much hard wear, they should be tested for fastness to wash- ing and to light. To Test for Fastness to Washing. If the color is solid or there is lit- tle or no white, the sample should be plaited with a strip of white material. Make a strong soap solution. Heat this until it is warm but not hot. Rub and squeeze the materials in this for about ten minutes. Rinse in cold water, let it lie in water fifteen min- utes, wring out and dry. If the color of the material is not changed, the water not colored and the strip of white not stained, one may be rea- sonably sure that the color is fast to washing. For a more severe test add some washing powder to the soap so‘ lution. To Test for Fastness to Light. Expose a piece of material, in a wet and dry condition, to the strong" sunlight for a week. This exposure is not long enough to insure absolute, fastness, but if the material does no" show signs of fading in this length of time, it is pretty- safe to use—Col- orado Agricultural College. HOME QUERIES. Household Editor—“hat can I do for linoleum that the flowers have worn off. as it shows the dust? I have had it only a yearn—Subscriber. The only thing I can suggest is to varnish the linoleum. A linoleum which is varnished every spring should last five or ten years. It is better to buy inlaid linoleum as the pattern is stamped through and can not wear off. A Twenty—cent Fireless Cooker. Household Editor:——(‘an you give di- rections for making a fireless cooker? ——-Mrs. R G. K. Take a candy bucket, line it with asbestos tacked fast to the wood. Fill the bottom of the bucket with a five inch thickness of wet excelsior, pack- ed down as hard as you can pack it. Smooth the top side of the pack with a flat piece of wood. Then take a fiat-bottomed kettle or a big stew pan, place it upon the excelsior, and pack wet 'excelsior solidly all around: it. Pack the excelsior around the contain- er until it reaches up to the top of it. Then set the candy pail out in the sun and let the excelsior dry thoroughly. When the excelsior has dried you can then remove the vessel from the cen- ter of the bucket, and you will find that it had moulded a neat little nest there. Take a flour sack, stuff it with wet excelsior, and shape it to fill the top of the pail, leaving room for the lid. Then let the top packing dry thoroughly. When you have finished your work you will have a very ser- viceable fireless cooker. Start a dish of food to cooking, then remove it to the excelsior affair and let it finish cooking by shutting in all of the heat it holds when you take it from the stove. A very good fireless cooker can be made for about 20 cents. If' you want a bigger fireless cooker make one from a butter firkin or the half of a rain barrel. Or use two but- ter firkins if you need them. Household Edit.or:——Will someone give a recipe for dandelion wine?— Mrs. D. D. B. "Cover two quarts of the blossoms with four quarts of water and let stand 24 hours. Put on back of range and let stand 24 hours. Take off, stand till cool, strain, add two and one-half pounds of sugar, one—half of yeast cake, two lemons, sliced, one handful of raisins and two oranges,i sliced. Cover with cheesecloth and" let stand two weeks. Then pour off carefully, strain through clean cloth and bottle. a MICHIGAN FARMER PATTERNS. Our latest Fashion Book, containing illustrations of over 400 designs of ladies’, misses’ and children’s- gar- ments in current fashions, also newest embroidery designs, and a concise and comprehensive article on dressmaking which gives valuable hints to the home dressmaker. will be sent to any address upon receipts of ten cents. No. 1296—Dress for misses and small women. Cut in four sizes, 14, 16 17 and 18 years. It requires seven yards of 36-inch material for a 14- year size. No. 1281—Ski1‘t 1302—Ladies’ shirt waist dress. Vt'aist cut in six sizes, 3 , 3 ', 38, 40 and 42 inches bust meas- ure. Skirt cut in six sizes, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 inches waist, measure. It requires, to make the entire dress, eight yards of 27-inch material for a 36-inch ‘size. The skirt measures about 27/3 yards at the lower edge. This calls for two separate patterns. Price 100 for each pattern. No. 9909—Child’s Rompers. Cut in four sizes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. It re- quires 23/3 yards of 36-inch material for a four-year size. No. 1285—~Girls’ Dress. Cut in four sizes, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. It requires 1% yards of 27-inch material for the guimpe, and 33/8 yards for the dress, for a six-year size. The above patterns will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Depart- ment of theMichigan Farmer, on re: ‘ ceipt of ten cents. 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One trial convinces exper- leilCell bakers that our claims true and that it Gives Best Results Scrupulous care in milling and only high, est quality Spring Wheat make "NEW UENTL’RY” the perfect flour. Order yourself as others have done. Safe, Light, Strong, Dur- Oan be used repeat- Box to left equipped to carry safely 10 doz. e gs. for 2 oz. Fruit or Vegetables. ta 0 empty second zone9c. fllged with eggs 240. Either style 500. _To ' era to carry 12doz. eggs. direct. or by Express to mar- ket and groceries on re- Price 450. fine for picnic purposes. all kinds of Butter and Egg ship- Prices F. 0. B. Saginaw.flich.. Add postage for Address Dept. E HARTLEY STEEL CRATED BOX 60., Saglnaw, Michigan. New Century Flour is delighting more and more housekeepers each NEW t‘ENTi'RY" are really a sock today --convirice .2. -xkb.4.>a-,,. -_ . "‘7‘“ . _ ... Not bleached. insist on the sack wub Our Dninlty ~Maid.", Most grocers sell it. General Sales Agents: New Century Co., Detroit With Branches at SAGINAW (7) WATER SUPPLY All the conveniences of flowing water in rural homes bathroom etc. Anyone can install this system. Our pumps are, automatic and elec- tric driven; gasoline or kerosene (2211 he used for incl. “rite today stat— ing source of water supply. Install- ing cost small, converi’i‘ence‘ large. ADVANCE PUMP 8 COMPRESSOR 00. DEPT. \V. BATTLE CREEK. MICHIGAN. Posl or Express Box Chicken. Pos- the right safe box common Either box Weight 6 lbs. THE MICHIA-GAN»FA-RM»ER ' JUNE 19, 1915. 682—14 [E llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlla Markets. EllflllllllllllllllllllllIll|llllIlllllllllllll|IlllllllllIlllll|l||lllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfi WEATH ER FORECAST. Weekly weather forecast for week beginning Wednesday, June 16, for the region of the Great Lakes: Showers in the upper lake region Wednesday and Thursday and again on Monday, with temperatures slightly above the seasonal average. GRAINS AND SEEDS. June 15, 1915. Wheat—This market has continued on the decline throughout the past week. There has been very little for- eign buying and domestic crop reports have greatly increased the hopes for the largest wheat crop ever harvested in this country. Many dealers, how- ever, seem to have the idea that. there will yet be a boom in cash prices by reason of a heavy outside demand. It seems apparent, however, that the early and heavy crop will make the efforts of the bulls to hold prices up a difficult matter. Farmers are not delivering at present prices, so re- ceipts are small. The flour market, hOWever, is improving, and mills are increasing their output. The visible supply last week showed a decrease of 3,363,000 bushels. One year ago No. 2 red wheat was quoted at 921/20 per bushel. Quotations are as follows: No. 2 No. 1 Red. White. July. Wednesday . ... . 1.24 1.21 1.08 1/2 Thursday ...... 1.22 1.19 1.06 Friday ......... 1.20 1.17 1.07 Saturday ...... .121 1.18 1.08 Monday ........ 1.20 1.17 1.06 Tuesday ....... . 1.03 7 1.14 Chicago—July wheat $1.021/2; Sept. $1 per bushel. Corn—Corn has notwithstanding the depression in wheat. (‘rop prospects are largely responsible for the improvement in quotations. In many districts which include our best. corn sections, the plant is not doing Well and there is a great deal of replanting. Holders of the cereal are not inclined to sell. Vis— ible supply den-eased 1,737,000 bush- els. Quotations for the week are: No 2’) No.3 been advancing, M ixed. Yellow. \chnesday ......... 72 3 Thursday ........... 721/2 73%» Friday .............. 74 75 Saturday ........... 74 75 Monday ............. 76 77 Tuesday ............ 76 77 (‘hicagornluly corn 73.30; Sept 72.4 e per bushel. Oats—”While the cat crop is prom- ising, which, with the decline in wheat, would temporarily have caused a similar falling off in cat values, a good foreign demand at seaboard has tended to strengthen the bulls and helped maintain quotations. Crop con- ditions are generally favorable. One year ago standard oats were quoted at «illc per bushel. Visible supply de- creased 2.689.000 bushels. Quotations are as follows: No. 3 Standard. \Vhite. Wednesday . . . . . . 51 1/2 5 Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . 501,19 50 Friday .............. 501/2 50 Saturday ..... . ..... 501/2, 50 Monday ............ 51 50% Tuesday ............ 51 501/; Chit-agor—July oats 44.50; Sept. 39.1c per bushel. RyesAMarket is lifeless at $1.14 per bushel for cash No. 2, last week’s price. Beans.—el\/Iarket lifeless; 5c lower. Detroit quotations: Cash $3.05; July $3.10 Chicago trade is quiet and steady. Pea beans, handpicked choice, quoted at $3.18fdx3.25; common $3@3.15; red kidneys $3.256P365. At Greenville farmers are getting $2.80 per bushel FLOUR AND FEEDS. FIour.——Jobbing lots in one-eighth paper sacks are selling on the Detroit market per 196 lbs. as follows: llest patent $7: seconds $6.90; straight $6.38; spring patent $7.10; rye flour 6 o . Feed—fin 100—11). sacks. jobbing lots are: Bran .25; standard middlings $29: fine middlings $32: cracked corn $2.2: corn and oat chop $30 per ton. Hay.—~Market is higher. Carlots on the track at Detroit are: No. 1 tim‘ othy $18.50fl19: standard $750018: No. 2, $16.5067-‘17: light mixed $17.50 @18: No. 1 mixed $16@16.50; No. 1 clover $14 (1114.50. New York. Higher. N0. 1, No. 2, $23. DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS. Butter.——Market is firm with no change in prices. Extra creainery27c: firsts 260; dairy 210; packing stock 18%,0. . . - $24; Elgin.— --Market steady at unchanged prices. Quotation for the week is 27c per pound. Chicago—Prices for better grades are 1&0 lower. Receipts are heavy and holders anxious to sell. Good de- mand for under grades. Extra cream- ery 270; extra firsts 26@261/2c; firsts 25@251/2c: seconds 23@241/zc; pack- ing stock 200. Poultry.—Market is well supplied and prices on hens and broilers are lower. Live—Broilers 25@26c; hens 14: ducks 17@171/2c; geese 10@11c. Chicago.——Market easy; trading is fair. Spring chickens lower. Fowls, good weights 13c; spring chickens, 2 lbs. and up, 22@23c per lb; 1 1b. to 11/2 lbs. 20c; small 180; ducks 130; young ducks 11/2@2 lbs. 15@18c; geese 8@9c; guinea hens $2.75@3 per dozen. Eggs—Liberal receipts caused a de- cline of 1/3c. Market is easy. Fresh stock sells at 18c per dozen. Chicago—The market is ruling firm at unchanged prices. Offerings large and demand fair. Miscellaneous lots, cases included, 16@171/2c; ordinary firsts 16@1Gl/2C; firsts 1714@171/2c. Veal.—Quoted steady at 111/2@120 for fancy, and 10@11c for common. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Strawberries.—-In good demand and scarce. Michigan fruit slow in arriv- ing. Michigan 16-qt. cases sell for $2 @225. , Chicago—Michigan berries in fair supply and good demand. Michigan 16—qt. cases. dark color $1.50@2; light color $1.25@1.60. Potatoes—Market easy with prices lower. Quoted at 38@40c per bushel in sacks. At Chicago the market is oversupplied and weak. Prices are lower. Michigan white in bulk are quoted at. 35@430 per bushel. At Greenville potatoes are selling at 150 per bushel. ' WOOL. Boston—An improvement in the woolen goods trade has given dealers a more optimistic View of the market situation, and while at the present, time there seems to be considerable wool in sight. prices are holding very firm. lrowers feel that wool is valu- able property and they are holding to get their figures. In the fleece states the majority of reports indicate that farmers are now getting 30c and bet- ter for their stock. Michigan unwash- ed delaine is quoted at 26@27c; do. combing 29(1‘84c; do. clothing 24@30c. GRAND RAPIDS. Eggs are worth 161/2@17c; dairy butter 2(lfi’r21c, at the opening of the week, or a shade weaker than last week. Home-grown strawberries are still slow in arriving and prices Mon— day had the wide range of $1.75@2.50 per crate. Early berries will not be much of a crop but. the later ones promise well. Greenville, the well— known potato market, went to pieces last week, with prices down to 150. Potatoes are selling around 400 in this market. \K'heat is off to' $1.10 and other grains range as follows: Oats 58c; corn 76c: beans $2.75. DETROIT EASTERN MARKET. There were fairly liberal offerings of seasonable products at the eastern market Tuesday morning. Strawber- ries are now very much in evidence, with quotations ranging from $3.75@ 4 for 24—qt. case. Potatoes 60@650 per bu: lettuce, common 15@40c; do. head 5067750; onions three bunches for 250.: radishes 10 to 12 bunches for turnips two bunches 25c: beets three bunches 250: tomatoes 14-lb. baskets $2.25; eggs 22l@25c per doz- en; loose hay coming in slowly, with most loads going above $20. 25c: THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Buffalo. June 14, 19915. (Special Report. of Dunning & Stev- ens, New York (lentral Stock Yards, Buffalo, N. Y) Receipts here today as follows: Cat- tle 190 cars: hogs 100 d. d : sheep and lambs 8 d (1.: calves 1600 head. Vitlt 190 cars of cattle on our mar- ket liert- today and 17.000 reported in Chicago. our market on the good dry- fcd cattle was from barely steady with last Monday to. in some instances, 10 film: lower. but the general average of the market on the good dry-fed cat— tle was only a bout. 10c below last Mon- day. Cattle that have been to grass, especially the cow and heifer stuff, sold just about 25(0‘400 per cwt. below last Monday, and our advice is to our shippers in the country to buy all the cattle that are out to grass from 35@ 50c per cwt. below strictly dry-fed cat- tle, as this class of cattle is bound to sell still lower in the near future, they should be bought‘ that much lower in the country to al- con sequentlv low any margin on the market here. The market was slowand at the close there are a few leads of cattle left unsold. We had a moderate supply of hogs here today, footing up a total of about 100 double decks, and while demand was good, trade was slow and 10@15c lower on all but pig weights, every- thing outside of extreme heavies and coarse kind selling at $8.05; roughs $6.50@6.75; stags $5@5.50; coarse and heavy ends selling way down around $7.50, with something fairly good up to $7.75. Market closed steady and about everything sold. The market was active today on lambs and sheep, with prices steady with the close of last week; most of the choice handy yearling lambs sell- ing at $10.50. Look for steady prices last of week with moderate receipts. We quote: Spring lambs $11@12.50: c1111 to fair $6@10.50: yearlings lambs $10@10.50; bucks $3.50@4.50; handv ewes $5.50@5.75; heavy do. $4.50@ 4.75; wethers $6.50@6.75; cull sheep $3@4.50; veals, choice to extra $9.75 @10; fair to good $8@9.50;' heavy calves $5@7; our advice to shippers is to be careful o-n calves weighing 200 lbs. and over, as they have. to be sold about $1@1.50 per cwt. below the tops. ‘ Chicago. Cattle receipts Monday 18,000, with the market showing an easy tone. Native beef steers sold at $6.75@9.40; calves $7.25@10. Sheep and lambs receipts Monday were 16,000. The market is weak with sheep quoted at $5.90@6.75; lambs $7.50@10; spring lambs $7.50@11. Monday's hog receipts 35,000. The market is weak-with the bulk of sales from $7.30@7.50; light hogs $7.30@ 7.65; heavy $6.90@7.45. Cattle were in active general de— mand last week. Fat lots were higher, but commoner lots sold lower. By Wednesday most of the, steers were selling at $8.25@9.25, the best heavy steers going at $9.15@9.40; choicer yearlings brought. $9.25@9.50. The common to fair class of thin steers sold at $7@8.50Iand inferior steers all the way down to $6.30@6.75. A medi- um class of steers brought $8.6071‘ 8.80; good steers $885,618.15: good yearling steers $8.75@9.20; ordinary yearlings marketed prematurely $7.50 @8. Butchering cows and heifers were in excellent demand at $5.30@9, and mixed yearling steers and heifers found an outlet at $8.25@9.45. Distil- lery-fed cattle sold at $8.25tal890 for steers and $7.65 for bulls. Cutters sold at $4.65@5.25. canners at $3.25@4.60 and bulls at $5@7.75, with prime little yearling bulls at $8. Calves were in active demand on the basis of $56; 10.50 for coarse heavy to prime light vealers. with good receipts from the dairy districts. The market was not a satisfactory one for grassy steers that weighed less than 900 lbs. The best beef cows brought $7.50@8. The week’s close showed prime beeves at about 10@15c higher and grassy lots 25@400 lower than a week earlier. The week’s receipts were largely in the free division. Hogs were in active demand last Week. Eastern shippers were moder- ate buyers. After prime hogs had ad- vanced to $7.90, the market weakened, and Saturday’s sales of hogs were at $7@7.75, pigs selling at $5.50@7.50. mainly at. $6.50 and over. A week earlier hogs brought $7.10@7.75. Spring lambs declined sharply early last week along with shorn fed lambs, with good rallies later, the receipts continuing of meager proportions. Shorn Colorado lambs reached a new high record by selling at $10.85. Shorn flocks closed as follows: Lambs $6.50 @1085: wethers $6677: ewes $8@6: bucks $4@5. Spring lambs closed at $7@11.60 after bringing $12. Wash- ington-fed lambs, the first of the sea son, sold at $8.60@8.75. Army horses sold at $135@200 last Week, while farm horses went at. $100 @140; farm mares $145@180; heavy chunks $195@240, with a few pairs sold'at $450'@’"4"75. Drafters of good quality sold at $235fii265, and the best offerings were valued up to $280. LIVE STOCK NEWS. A. P. Fletcher, of Iowa, was on the Chicago market recently with a ship- ment of three cars of cattle and a car of hogs. Two cars of the cattle were of his own feeding, there being among them 19 head which averaged 1203 lbs. in weight and sold for $8.97, per 100 lbs. On the 18th day of last January they averaged 940 lbs.. and since then they made gains of more than three pounds per day. Twenty-five steers and heifers averaged 852 pounds and brought $9. These calves averaged 4-51 pounds when they were put on feed on January 18, and they showed gains of over three pounds daily]. Mr. Fletcher is one of the largest stock shippers and among the best stock feeders in his locality; . . » ' Fattening hogson buttermilk is'icaré ried on successfully in quite a number of instances in localitiesrwhere, there are creameries, and among those who- succeed is L. T. Martiny, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., who a short time ago mar-- keted a shipment of hogs in Chicago. He has a large farm near the cream— ery and keeps all the time from 300 to 500 hogs, having a contract running for five years for the entire output of buttermilk, which amounts to about four tons a day. In connection with the buttermilk he is in the habit. of feeding salvage grains from self-feed- ers, according to the “Iowa method,” which was originated and demonstrat— ed at the Iowa Experiment Station. Rapid gains are made by this method of feeding, and Mr. Martiny says he has put on as much as 100 lbs. per' head on thin sows in 30 days. Western hog packing operations continue on a large scale, and in a recent week 610,000 were packed, com- paring with 502,000 for the cor- responding week a year ago. Trebor Young, of Indiana, showed up in the Chicago market recently with a double deck of sheep and lambs. One deck of fat western lambs. sold for $10.60 per cwt., their average weight being 82 pounds. The lambs were purchased in Chicago as feeders about the middle of last October at $6.50, when their average weight was 40 lbs. They clipped 51/2 lbs. of wool per head. This was Mr. Young’s first attempt at fattening lambs for the- market, and the gains made, together with the price obtained, shows his skill as a feeder. ' “Try-a-bag” of fertilizer. Our brands are soluble and active, and 'nOt only increase yield, but improve quality and hasten maturity. Agents wanted. 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We furnish work forour settlers. Write for maps. 9MOVE TO MARY :1 - l .o'flleState for Thrift) Farmers. Delightful. healthy ' dimate Good L , Reasonable rices. Close to big \. marketsoflu ectiesofthe t. urlrw ‘1‘» “skills sugicfumdfii inmcRA'rmN‘ a 13 65 Hartman Building, Baltimore. Md. ' when you can bu the best farm land in iohi- san attmmmto 820 an acre 018119;!in Fist-ms. Write for particulars. _ LD BROTHERS. Owners. 15 Merrill Bldg . Saginaw. West Side. Mich. Fm3 wanted-We have direct hin‘hrs. Don't. pay commissions. V‘ 't d l ’ property. naming lowest price. w: lids“ {132: coats desirable property Free. Amerinan Investment A-oeisflon. )0 Palace Bid... Hinnaapollo, Minn. --most profitable crane l f - lam Gaul! Farms I... m... .. sum. sum. ui-a. Write for list A Bonhiun i! Trim. rim-thin. Mich WANTED: on... ., _ mm H. H. FRAME. R. F. D.mN:';rhufl:;m'y a? 91‘ THE'MIC-HIGAN'FAR'MER THIS is THE FIRST EDITION. The first edition is sent to those who have not expressed a desire for the latest markets. The late market edi- tion will be sent on request at any time. - DETROlT LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Thursday's Market. June 10, 1915. Cattle. Receipts 1780. The market opened at the local stock yards with another heavy supply of cattle on sale and in this department. undoubtedly the worst market of the season. Wednes— day night more than half the receipts were still unsold. The market on dry- fed good grades was 10@150 lower, on bulls 25@500 lower, and on all grades of grassers 35@600 lower, and ex- tremely dull. There was no opening for stockers or feeders and the mat- ter of letting them go back to the country is to be determined by H. H. Haliday, head of the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission, Tuesday next. Had they been open for the purpose this week it certainly would have been a wonderful help, as the country- man wants them badly, having plenty of grass feed. The close Thursday was very dull and 250 lower than on Wednesday. Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 3 butchers av 817 at $6, 2 cows av 930 at $6, 11 steers av 835 at $7.50; to Bresnahan 1 bull wgh 1810 at $6.50; to lli‘esuahan 9 butchers av 770 at $6.50, 2 do av 590 at. $6.25. 2 bulls av 535 at $5.25; to Hammond. S. & Co. 4 do av 525 at $5; to Mason B. Co. 7 butchers av 988 at $7.10, 2 bulls av 1010 at $6, 1 bull wgli 940 at $5.25, 1 cow wgh 1220 at $4.50. Best dry-fed steers $8.25@8.50; best handy-weight dry-fed butcher steers $8@8.25; mixed steers and heifers. dry-fed, $7.75@8.25; best gi‘assei‘s $7.25@7.75; handy weight grassei's $6.75@7.25; best cows $5.75@6: butch- er cows $5@5.50; common cows $4€D 5; cannei's $3@)4; best heavy bulls $6 @625; bologna bulls $5.50@6; light grassers $6@6.50. Veal Calves. Receipts 864. The veal calf trade was about the same as last week, a few of the best bringing $10 but the bulk of sales were at. $9.50@9.75 for choice and $7@8.50 for common and medium. Sandel, S., B. & G. sold Buck & S. 3 av 200 at $9.50, 4 av 175 at $9.50: to Sullivan P. CO. 2 av 160 at $7.50, 7 av 180 at $9.50, 2 av 120 at $7.50. 1 web 270 at $8: to Rallkowsky 10 av 153 at $9; to Goose 10 av 143 at $9, 5 av 180 at $10: to Mich. B. Co. 20 av 170 at $9.50; to Raltkowsky'l‘d av 135 at: $9, 4 av 145 at. $10. 3 av 170 at $9.50; to Goose 10 av 151 at $9. Sheep and Lambs. Receipts 557. The supply of sheep and lambs was very small and outside of spring lambs the quality was com- mon. Prices averaged about the same as last week; heavy fat sheep and common lambs were hard sellers and not wanted. Best lambs $9.50; fair do. $6.50@9; light to common lambs $4.50@5.50; spg lambs $10@11.50; fair to good sheep $4@4.50; culls and com— mon $2@3. Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co. 17 lambs av 73 at $9.50, 2 sheep av 90 at $4.50: Io Thmnpson Bros. 14 spring lambs av 55 at $10.50: to Hammond, S. & Co. 2 do av 55 at $10.50, 2 sheep av 160 at $4.50, 5 yearlings av 138 at $7, 20 spg lambs av 53 at $10.50, 6 sheep av 84 at $5: to Thompson Bros. 14 yearlings av 75 at $7; to Hammond, S. & Co. 8 spg lambs av 65 at $11.50. Hogs. Receipts 7597. The hog trade was generally steady: While none had been sold up to noon the prospects 100k $7.75@7.80. Friday’s Market. June 11, 1915. Cattle. Receipts this week 2256: last week 1959‘: market steady at Thursday’s decline. Best dry-fed steers $8.25@ 8.50; best handy weight dry-fed butch- er'steers $8@8.25: mixed steers and heifers, dry-fed $7.50@8; best grassers $7@7.25; light butchers (grassers) $6.50@7: best cows $5.50@6; butcher cows $5@5.50: common cows $460 4.75; cancers $2.50@4: best heavy bulls $5.75@6; bologna bulls $5.25@ 5.50; light grassers $5.75@6. Veal Calves. Receipts this week 1125; last week 229: market steady. Best $9.50; 0th ers $7@9. ' Sheep and Lambs. Receipts this week 1098: last week 2027: market dull. Rest lambs $9.50 @960: fair lambs $8®9 light to com- mon lambs 3450619550; spring lambs $10@11.50; fair to good sheep $4@ 4.50; culls and common $2@3. Hons. Receipts this week 10.100: last week #17139; market 5c lower; all grades Van Brunt Single Disc Grain Drills Plant any small grain, from alfalfa to bearded oats, corn and peas, even in trash, gumbo or mud. Van Brunt Drills never choke. Adjustable gate force Just Off the Press feed compels an even, continuous flow through each seed Illustrates and de- tube. Amount sown regulated simply by moving a lever. scribes the most com- plete line of farm implements. Tells how to adjust and use farm tools under varying conditions. It is a. practical ency- clopedia. of farm im- plements worth doi- lars to you-a. 168 page text book. 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THE MICHIGAN FARMER ’- J] 1 fillllllllllllllllllll'lllllllllllllllllll lElEl!lIlllllIllllllllllllll|llllll|lllllllllllIllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllll|Illll|lIlllllllllllllllllUllllIlllllllll|IIIllIllll|llllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHlllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Farm Commerce.- llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllIll|lllllllllllllllllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|IlllllllllllllllllllllI|llllllllllllllllllllllllllll||Illllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllla‘ lllllllllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllE-‘ll lL—l First Supply Your Neighbors HE first step in the solution of the marketing problem in any community is to supply the needs of all the people of that com- munity. At first it would seem absurd to bring a matter of this kind to our attention, but a careful inquiry has demonstrated beyond a doubt that there is opportunity for enlarging the sales of farm products in almost ev- ery local section of our state. Local Reciprocity. It is not uncommon to find retailers in many of the smaller towns who are selling products that have been ob- tained from large distributing centers, while at the same time these same products of equal or superior quality are produced in exportable quantities in the immediate neighborhood of the city or village. Local merchants who frequently criticize the farmers of their communities for purchasing from the mail order houses should make a lit- tle introspection to determine if it is less loyal for the farmers to purchase from outsiders goods that merchants have for sale than it is for these mer- chants to purchase farm products from outside when farmers have them to dispose of.‘ Greater Economy and Better Service. The most economical source of sup- ply of farm products for a market is from the farms immediately surround- ing the center of population. If the goods grown there are shipped to a large distributing center and then re— shipped to the retailer of the small place, the consumer must be charged for transportation both ways besides the commissions that are exacted by the extra middlemen through whose hands the products g0. Not only that, but by reason of the handling, the products have deteriorated and are less valuable notwithstanding the fact that they cost the consumer more than they should if handled properly. Besides being able to get these goods to the consumer at a lower cost, the farmers of the local community should be in a position to give the merchants of their town the very best UCH improvement has been made in packing farm products in the past few years. Where fifteen, or even ten years ago, the packages which arrived in the big markets were anything but attractive now at least half the shippers exert some effort to have their packages right and their products well assorted and graded. ln numerous instances this improve- ment has been forced upon the ship- pers by the inexorable logic of getting their goods back, 01' of paying the freight upon their shipments in addi- tion to sending the products. In oth- er instances the grower and shipper have discovered that higher prices lie in that direction. Information Sought. Grading and packing was taken up by organizations of growers and ship- pers. They sent men to study the markets. They became familiar with what buyers actually want in products and packages and they are now in a position to supply them, The parcel post, with its opportunity for dealing direct, has been another influence. Altogether the work has progressed rapidly and the farmers are reaping the benefit of the instruction. But the need for still further im- provement is great. The grower and service in supplying the products they need for retailing. Every farmer should have two or three grocerymen on his list with whom he keeps in touch by telephone or otherwise, to learn their wants and the prices they can pay for the goods he has for sale. Granges, Farmers’ Clubs and other farmer organizations, and especially co-operative selling associations, should see to it first that their home towns are properly supplied with the products they grow or handle An Excellent Example. Along this line it is interesting to note what the Grand Traverse Fruit and Produce Exchange is doing. In investigating the markets of northern Michigan it was found by a systematic canvass that there are a large number of places where the people have nev- er been well supplied with the pro- ducts grown in that section of Michi- gan. Many of these places cannot han- dle carload lots and Were therefore disregarded by the selling associa- tions, with the result that there exist- ed an actual hungering for good fruit. This Exchange is planning to meet the conditions as they are now known, and will see that neighbors are, first of all. supplied with the “fruit with flavor.” In working this territory carefully the Exchange will be able to broaden its market considerably and the fruit so disposed of will be placed into the hands of the consumer with the least possible expense for transportation. The conditions discovered in north- ern Michigan are to be found in per- haps a greater or lesser degree in ev- ery local community of our state. It is the business of the farmers in these communities to learn what is needed in the way of supplies and how they can satisfy the needs. In working out local problems of this nature farmers are certain to learn many valuable lessons in marketing, and the knowl- edge thus gained ought to assist in solving the more difficult problems connected with the distribution of farm products in outside territory. Getting More Dollars for the Crops ‘ By B. H. ALBEE shipper who feels that he has learned all, is yet to discover much that will interest him and help him in his work. Merchandising is the hard part of farm work and if the products are not properly prepared the sale is made that much more difficult. It is all an endless chain and the man who un- derstands this and does his best in preparation, is likely to l‘E‘Ct‘lVe more liberal returns than the one who is indifferent, or who believes that care- ful preparation for market is non- sense. Where Need is Greatest. Perishable products suffer the most from lack of care in grading and pack- ing. Just now vegetables are sorely in need of this attention, for fruits seem to have been given considerable thought. Perhaps this is because they seem more perishable and growers have seen the necessity of packing them properly, else they spoil in tran- sit, or are so badly bruised that they sell at a low figure. If the same thing is applied to vegetables the im- provement will be sufficient to in- crease profits materially. Don’t Get a Bad Reputation. Potatoes, for instance, come in bags, “and the sorting process is poorly done. A receiver in one of the large mar- kets had a carload come in not long JUNE 19, 1915. —~ ago, and it was necessary to sort ev- ery bag before they could be offered to the city retailer, or consumer. The city buyer wants uniform size. He doesn’t care particularly for large ones, but whether small or large, he Wants them uniform. And when all ' sizes are put in together the receiver has to sort them. This results in small- ‘ er returns to the shipper. Maybe in some instances he figures that it '1 would have cost him as much to sort them at home as the receiver took out for doing the work, but beyond that he gained a reputation among receivers of sending unsorted stuck. It is not a. good reputation to get and may prove expensive in the long run. Potatoes are important and many improvements in shipping could be made easily. It doesnt cost much to grade them by size, which makes them far more attractive and greatly in- creases the chances of bringing a good price on the market. Appearance Should Not be Over- looked. l The city buyer works solely by eye. Country shippers should never forget this very'important fact. What the quality may be as determined by taste . and other features does not matter so much, but appearance is the arbiter in buying, and the shipper should appeal ‘ to the eye. Should I wash them? asks one ship- per. Not necessarily, but if some gen- ius could devise a potato washing ma- 4 chine that would remove the offensive ; appearing earth that often persists in l clinging to them and the shipper T would put them in clean bags the eye of the city consumer would be irre-3 sistibly attracted. Of course, this all appears foolish to the grower, yet lit- tle things like this frequently make the difference between a high price and a low one. Just at present when there is so much discussion over pota- toes and their quality these little mat- ters are of considerable moment. l Careful Work is Not without Reward. 1 Where are the neat little purple top turnips which were formerly so plenti— ful? The city dealer that succeeds in finding them is fortunate. It seems as though they have about disappeared from the fields. Yet here was a tur- nip which satisfied everybody because it was tasty, not too large, and rela- tively inexpensive to buy, even at re- ' tail. It was smooth and clean and al- ways appeared well. As much cannot be said for all turnips since some of them are shipped with earth clinging to their roots and they are piled, crate or barrel, any old way. They arrive in more or less unattractive shape and they sell accordingly. . But you say that it is impossible to make turnips attractive. Maybe it is impossible to make them look like peaches, but they can be made far more attractive than they are, with very little additional labor. This makes a little more trouble at the shipping end, but brings considerably larger re- turns at the receiving end. One bal- ances the other, or more, and the rep— utation for furnishing good stock will become valuable as you continue to patronize a market. The Kind of Cabbage Wanted. Cabbages.—Did you ever see them when they come in barrels and arrive all wilted, broken and discolored from the effects of the pounding they have received while in transit? Nothing ar- tistic about a cabbage, it is true, but it sells better if it, at least, looks firm and smooth and doesn’t have bits of crushed and wilted leaves hanging down in every direction when it is picked up. Ever see how the buyers will pick over a pile of them and se- lect the smooth, firm ones, without the wilted leaves? If you have not you have lost an important object les- son. It would be helpful to you in preparing them for market in the future. Of course, it is hard to make cab- bage look well,.but when they come .in JUNE 19, 1915. crates packed tight they arrive in fair- ly good condition, much better than the other way, and they sell for more. It is well to cultivate a market for cabbages, even. They can be sold prof- itably under favorable circumstances, but if. the necessary work connected with marketing them is indifferently done it is no more than should be ex— pected that they sell for low prices, or even return a loss. The truth is, that each article must be packed and shipped in the way that will land it in market in merchantable condition. If it is not the situation that develops will be anything but sat- isfactory. Low prices and difficulty in obtaining a commission man to handle them are but two of the evil influences which flow from such carelessness. And it won’t cost you a whole lot more to make them right. W'hy not try it? Make up your mind that you will learn the proper method of pack- ing and shipping. Acquire an under- standing of the market and what it wants and then send your products in that way. You are entitled to the bet- .ter prices if you follow the modern methods of obtaining it. If, however, you refuse to accept what has been told you over and over again and con- tinue to send out your goods without reference to the sentiment of the buy- er, then you must expect your returns will be small. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllli lllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllll Crop and_Market Notes. Michigan. Shiiawassee 00., June 7‘.——Weather cool and dry. Very little rain for the past two weeks. Corn planting under way, a number of fields yet to plant. They hay crop promises a fair yield. Some fields, however, are very poor. Wheat is coming along in fair shape although in need of rain. Rye looking well. Bean sowing begun; late pota- to planting is now under way. Fruit prospects are fair, however, damage was done by the late frost. Wool is about all sold. Wheat $1.23; corn 72c; barley $1.25 per cwt; potatoes 300; eggs 180; live stock of all kinds in a healthy condition. Ohio. Guernsey Co., June 8.——VVheat and rye are filling out and filling fine. Oats and meadOWS are making a rapid growth. There is about the average acreage of corn, grain and meadows. Owing to wet weather, weeds are mak- ing a vigorous growth on corn ground. There will be a good peach crop but; apples will be light and cherries will be an average crop. There is consid erable apple blight this year. Most farmers sprayed after blossoms drop- ped. There was the average crop of wool, with the price about 30c. The wholesale price of milk is around $1.25 per cwt; butter-fat 15c; butter 180; eggs 18c; corn $1.10; hay $20. Sandusky 0.0., June 8.—May was cold and dry and June has been very wet. A good part of the corn had to be replanted, due to poor seed, and cold weather also damage by worms. \Vheat in good condition, oats very rank. The hay crop will be short. Some spring seeding dead owing to cold weather. The average acreage of potatoes and cabbage will be plant- ed. Fruit prospects are good, though strawberries were somewhat damaged by frost. Wool was a good clip and is bringing 300. Butter 23c; eggs 17c; corn $1.03 per nwt. Indiana. Wayne Co., June 8.——All crops are doing well, as we are having plenty of rain. Prospects for wheat and oats are the best in years. MeadOWs and pastures in good condition. The first crop of alfalfa has been cut with a good yield, but owing to rains some was lost. Corn is being cultivated the first time. There is a good prospect for apples, but not many peaches or plums. Not much spraying done. The wool crop was very good and has all been sold at 30c Eggs 16c: chickens 120; hogs $7.0 “5; corn 75@800; hay $16 per ton. New York. Orleans Co., June 9.——Grains and meadows fine but need rain. About the usual amount of corn planted, and a larger acreage of beans. Potatoes about the same as last year. Reports of fruit conditions are conflicting, some reporting damage by frost, but on account of cold weather in blos- soming time, fruit did not fertilize well, though it is thought there will be a fair crop of apples. Spraying this year was very thorough. The city of Jackson is transforming a large farm recently bequeathed to the incorporation, into a playground. THE MICHIGAN FARMER Yet Users Pay $5,000, Note these amazing facts: Goodyear tires, as built this year, will cost us $500,000 more than if built like 1914 Goodyears. tire that’s built. Based on our That's because of improvements. Yet this year’s output will cost our users tures, WhiCll all some live million dollars less than if sold at 1914 prices. That’s because of a big price reduction, made February lst. It was our third in two years, totaling 45 per cent. Why Better Tires? You ask why we add that hall-million dollars in lace of such reductions. omit—— y ear more than to us. \Ve have always added every betterment our experts could discover. And we spend on research $100,000 Goodyear Passes Goodyear $500,000 Better tras. Five of them are features lound in no other year will cost us $1,635,000. That is, if we omitted our exclusive lea- And other protections which most makers We could probably add to our prohts this But What of You? But Goodyear users would pay. extras save our users many times the cost In those extras lies the reason why Good- year outsells any other tire. 000 Less Others are lound in but lew. rent output, those extras this others do omit— 1/2 million dollars. Those And in that mammoth output lies the yearly just to seek im- provements out. Goodyears may pass Goodyears, but we make sure that no rival ever can. What Extras AKRON. OHIO Fortified Tires Rim-Cuts—by our No-Rim-Cut feature. cost , , Blowouts—by our "On-Air" cure. G d F d Forhfied Loose Treads—by many rubber rivets. ' A ainst Insecurity—4w I'Jli braided piano wires. 00 ye ar Ol‘lll‘le g Punctures and Skidding—by our double-- TII‘CS embody many CX' thick All-\Ncather tread. reason for the value that we give. Think oi these things when other tires are offered. Each Goodyear extra means a saving to you. Any dealer, ii you ask him, can supply you Goodyear tires. (2413) THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO Makers of Goodyear “Tire Saver” Accessories; also Goodyear “Wing” Carriage Tires and other Types HARNESS HORSE COLLARS Ask Your dealer lor the Label Made and Warranted by ARMSTRONG & GRAHAM WHOLESALE ONLY. DETROIT, ESTABLISH ED 1880. Y COCK COVERS Made from 5 1:13! 8 01.1111159- snzes about 121131th to 5x 5 IL- Jarger sizes and stack cover: at corresqonding prices. Send 501: "-1 stamp: a» sample cover. reeblankets. Dr. Mary Uddern dl’rotectnr wagon and ma- cl1inccnvers,tunta awnings, etc l,eF'omI du Lac Awnin 81 Ten 1; Co. du Lac, Wis. $271110 FOR SMALL SIZE FARM TOOL NOW! The Neverslip Wire 8: Fence Stretcher "‘he Standard for Years 51:51 Parcel Post to your door. Ask 11.»:1le1- or 191111 The Warren Specialty Manufacturing Company, Warren, 01110. More bales per hour. Fast, big feed—won’ t choke. Dense,uniform bales that pack better and bring higher plrices. . exclusive construction advan . Must be seen to be ' iated. L. J. Campbell, - "TE: most perfect bale:- ! ever saw. ” You ll agree. ”and M WEI IT! FOR LATEST CATALOGo We’ll recommend bat machine for you. mauuwlutyouhsle. _._ m7 Hampshire Street. Qulnoy, Ill. - ,- OOLLINB PLO" GouPANY, BEE RIVES. SECTIONS, BERRY BASKETS MID IS UART GRATES. cm mum-s, Smokers, etc. Bo“, m, and mm bake“ Sand for catalog A. Thorough mwaxlined paper baskets post- bred Italian been and queens. paid in 1st. and 2nd zones [0131. Ask for catalog B. Ask for catalog BI. H. HUNT £1 SON, Box 525. LANSING. MIOH. The Grand Rapids VETERINARY COLLEGE Offers a three years cum In Veterinary Salem. Complying “ith all the requirements of the U. 8. Bureau of Animal Industry. Established 1897. Incorporated under State law. Governed by Board of Trustees. Write (or Free Catalog. 152 Louis SL. Grand Rapids. Michigan. at World' a Orisginal [EARN AUCTIONEERING .nd am...“ and become independent with no capital 111mg Every branch of the business taught in 5 weeks. rite today to or free oat al 03. JONES‘ N'AT'L SCHOOL OF AUCTIONEERING. 28!. Sacramento Blvd. Chicago. In. Carey I. Jones. Pro. Saw your ad. in the Michmn Jun say armer"when writing advertisers. 686—18 THE MICHIGAN FARMFR JUNE 19, 1915. Wan-antes! to leo Satisfaction. Gonibault’s caustic Balsam 3;? '\ =i llas lmiiators But No Competitors. A Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure for Curb. 8 lint. Sweeny, Oap ed Hock, Strains Tendonl, Foun or, Wind Puffs, and all lameness from Spevin, Bingbone and other lion tumors. Cures all skin diseases or srssitel. Thrush, Diphtheria. Removes all Bunches from Horses or Cattle. As a Human Remed for Rheumatis B rains, Sore Throat, yew. it is invaluab'lne'. givery bottle of Caustic Bulgam sold is Wei-rented to give satisfaction. Price $1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists or sent by ex- ress, charges paid with full directions for ts use. GSend for descriptive circulars, testimonials, etc. Address , [he Lawrence-Williams 00.,0Ievelsnd. 0. Users generally ndmit that. 9. CASE Baler takes li‘tty luster than they can leetl it—und With iittiiiniuin power. On” 6 to 10 Brake h.p. required to operate. Two Sizes—l4 x 1:5 inches (3% to 5 tons) [Hill 17 x 22 inches (4 to 6 tons per hour). No other presses are so well made and strong. They outlast; the next. best by years. Built as carefully as the largest and most expensive CASE Tractors-i. But their me- chanical perfection costs you nothing extra. CASE ' Baling Presses Simplest to handle. Safest to work with. . Can't be choked or jnmnied. No chance for accident. Operate with 2 loss men than others —wlth CASE llny Fork attachment. Case Sweep Power Baler is ideal for home use. 3 men and 2 horses hole up to 256 tons per hour. Think of that. Start when the hay is ready. Don't wait. for the machine crew. Mail a postcard for new Baling Press Cata- log and prices. J. 1. Case Threshing Machine Co., Inc. Dept.815, Racine, Wis. (303) EDWARDS METAL SHINGLES Users who have tried both wood and Ed- wards Metal Shin les say the latter are ’way best. Easwr to lay, ast5 times as long. Weather— proof and ex ense-proof. Always in lace. Made tight. and act by Edwards Interlocking DeVice and ‘Tightcote” process. Save (in Thai Roof NOW advanced. at our pres- ent: low rises. Give sizooi’roo . Everything me e so easy you can lay your own roof With met and nails. Ask for famous bargain bookNo. 661. Save-on that roof by thtln' N~0-W ‘I'heEdwsrds Mig.co. 817-367 Lock 8!. C'nclnnatl, Ohio l' _. HEN life dc- pcnds on a spark, Rod Hcads are always the Choice. They’re sure - firing and guaranteed forever. Sizes to fit all motors. Ask your dealer or direct. 75c. EMIL GROSSMAN MFG. CO., INC. Red Head (Rug.U. s. Pat.0fl.) Spark Plugs Bush Terminal Model rectory 20 Brooklyn. N. Y. 0.8.A. Pump, Grind, Saw Double Geared Steel. bronze bearing _ OILLESS WIND MILLS No oil, no climbing towers. l Made for Hard Use. Feed Grinders. Steel Tanks. Wood Wheel Wind Mills. 2% to 2011. P. Fuel Saving Engines. Porklns Wind Mill &. Engine Compnny g Est. 1860. Catalogs free. 135 Main St. Mlshawaka, Ind. 7 Farmers’ Clubs. milllllllllllllillillllllllii!FilliITiflfllllilll3lllllllllllllllHilIllll.“lllllllllllllllllllilllliillllllillllfl'l’m , : Farmers Clubs EttummttumttIliumInuittiltttntummtttttilttmmuItitmuttIintmtnuumiunttunij Address all communications relative to the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. J. S. Brown, Howell, Mich. Associational Motto: “The skillful hand with cultured mind is the farmer’s most valuable Associationai Sentiment: “The Farmer: He garners from the soil the primal wealth of nations.” FARMERS’ CLUBS IN MINNESOTA. (Continued from last week). The leading farm papers have as- sisted in promoting these Clubs dur- ing the year. Model programs have been provided, Club news has been published, and some have sent repre- sentatives to visit and address Club meetings. By their interest in these organizations and the publicity given their work, these farm papers have done much to popularize and extend the Club benefits. County agents, high schools with agricultural instructors, consolidated schools, county superintendents, and rural school teachers are assisting in the promotion of these Clubs, and find them of great service in furthering education in their immediate commu- nities. It has been quite popular for the agricultural instructors to organ- ize as many Clubs as possible in their several counties. Some of these men have already organized twenty Clubs which they visit and help as opportu- nity offers. The State Department of Public In- struction has approved the organiza- tion of these Clubs because of their educational value. This union of effort by the schools and the Farmers' Clubs is bringing about a closer relation between the country people and the residents of the villages and towns. It is not an uncommon thing for the village peo- plc to attend these Clubs in the coun- try, and for the country Club mem- bers to visit the gatherings of high schools. Numerous instances might be cited of the benefits derived from these Statistics show an average of twenty—three families to each Club. To bring together several times a your members of twentythi'ee different families in a. community for social, educational, and business pur- poses is of itself no small attainment, but to multiply this by about nine hundred brings results whose value is hard to estimate. Yet this is what the Farmers’ Clubs have done in this state. The social life of the country has been immensely enriched by them. Naturally the people have been drawn closer together and the spirit of fel- lowship has been emphasized. Where a Farmci‘s’ Club has prospered, the community is no longer one of indi- viduals but of homes joined together by common ties. When you have your Club meeting you should remember that there are about 900 Farmers’ Clubs meeting every month. For 900 Clubs to meet each month, at least 30 must meet each week-day. Thus, each week—day about 2,250 people are brought to- gether in 30 different groups. When 900 Clubs meet in a month, about 70,000 people are brought together in 900 groups. This is surely a move- ment worth while. While nearly 100,000 people are di- rectly associated with the Farmers’ Club movement in Minnesota, there might be just ten times as many Clubs if the million farm folks in the state were to become members. There are in the state more than 8,000 rural school districts in each one of which there should be a Farmers’ Club. (To be continued). Elli“lllllllllllllllIllllllllll!lliiflllllIlllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllIlllllll!Hillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllg . Grange. s Elll[llllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllllIllIIIIlllllllllllilllll|lllllllllllIll|llllllllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllj Our Mottoz—“The farmer is of more consequence than the farm, and should be first improved.” THE GRANGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. (Continued from last week). And now let me call the attention of the reader to one more Grange in this county and then stop, for other- wise my letter will be too long. South Ford River Grange meets twelve miles southwest of Escanaba. This Grange is not large but is one of the very best in Delta. county. The membership is principally Scandanavian. They get their mail by R. F. D. from Bark river, and so are not out of the world by a long way. Nearly everyone in the community belongs to the Grange. They own their own hall, and have a convenient shed for horses near by. Close to the" hall is the schoolhouse, and where one of the best schools in this county is in operation. George Jensen is Worthy Master of Ford River Grange. He is also master of the Delta Pomona. Bro. Jensen is demonstrating the worth of the right sort of rural leadership. He is officer on the school board, master of the Grange, and superintendent of the Sunday school. Co-operating with him, the good peo- ple of the community are building for the future, strongly and well, through these three great institutions. In a future number of this paper, which is now taken largely at each point I have mentioned, I shall tell more of the Grange in Delta county. But enough for now. W. F. TAYLOR. AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES. Charlotte Grange held its iegular meeting Wednesday evening, June 2, and despite the threatening weather there was a good attendance. It was demded that the ladies should hold a clean-up June 11, at which time the halls will be cleaned and arranged and things put in shape for the formal opening of the new hall which will be held about the end of June or begin- ning of July. This will be an all-day affair and dinner will be served The new ball is rapidly nearing comple- tionond the matter of seats and fur— nishings is now occupying the minds of the members and the executive committee which has direct charge. The program consisted of piano solos by the Misses Iva Schneckenbei'ger and Lois Amspacher, both of which were well received; a recitation by lit- tic Miss Stillwell and a paper by Mrs. Clarence Kiplingcr. Some discussion was indulged 0n the question as to how fantlie Grange members should be politicians and some good argu- ments were advanced, the consensus of opinion seeming to indicate that the members thought the members should all be politicians but not par- tlsztns. “Hash” was better than it seemed. It consisted of articles on potatoes, by Mrs. Hayes Peter; meat, by Mrs. E. H. Sodt, Miss Bessie Granger and Mrs. Willard Upright. Peach Plains Grange met recently at the home of Mrs. E. Stone, and the meeting was largely attended, several visitors being present. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions of respect upon the death of Worthy Master George VVarber. The Grange installed Overseer Frank Rank as worthy master, in Bro. Warber’s place and elected and installed as overseer Chas. McCarthy. The lecture hour pro- gram was in the nature of Memorial Day exercises, and consisted of the following: Recitation, “Surprising Eliza,” by Arthur Stone: recitation, “Decoration Day,” Chas. Borck; song, “Star Spangled Banner,” by the entire Grange; recitation, “The Soldier’s Flag,” by R. McCarthy; recitation, “Emblems of Memorial Day,” by Em- ily Borck, Henrietta Borck and Mar- garet Borck; song, “The Palms,” by Katherine McCarthy; reading, “Plow- ing the Field for Corn, George Borck; song, “Marching Through Georgia,” by entire Grange. Then there were sev- eral songs rendered by the Glee Club. COMING EVENTS. Wayne County Pomona will meet with Willow and West Road Granges, Saturday, June 26, at Willow Grange Hall. _II—0'w to Prevent Hog Diseases The one sure. easy and cheapest method of preventing hog diseases is to keep the pens premises and troughs clean, disinfected and free from foul odors. Animals can't thrive their best in filthy surroundings. The most dependable preparation the farmer or hog raiser can use is Dr. Hess Dip and Disinieeiani ltjs made from the formula grescribed by Dr. Gilbert Hess (M. D.. D. V. .), himself a suc- cessful stock and hog raiser. This scientific remedy and preventive is agermicide. deodor- izcr and disinfectant. It Is always um‘ arm in strength—therefore reliableand safe. r. Hess Dip and Disinfectant kills lice, destroys odors and disease germs._ Dip your hogs with this preparation—use it in the hog wallow—it's ime for cleaning stables. pens. drains. troughs. sinks. garbage cans, etc. One allon dip makes 70 gallons solution. Sold in pint bottles. quart and gallon cans; also in barrels. Send for valuable Dip Book. Ifyour dealer can ’1‘ supply you, write DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, 0M0 . I: tW ,l\ . , V \l 3- . “A ’1‘ c/ g a ,fi ‘ ,/’ .. .. ’ d5?» - t}. W" :Z r - \i‘ I“ x , ' r .“l \ysu’\ l‘or‘“" 7: l \ t\ ' t. ‘ it-‘tiltltt a ' v A“) We“. \zt, ‘ ' 6'1‘ Mn/Varhbg‘ —the famous motor press that is makin clear profits of $10, $16. $20 a day for shrewd armers everywhere. Makes it own power (4. 6. or 8H. P.) from simple gas engine on same truck. Both Press and Engine made in our own factory. You can Break All Baling Records in your neighborhood with the fast working Sand- wich Motor Press. Sure certain operation—solid salable bales. Friction clutch right on press. Heavy "can’t slip" steel chain _belt.. Simple self feeder and block dropper. En me With Magneto. We make Horse and Belt ower Presses too. Get Our Book —"Tono1'oll"—packed from cover to cover with valuable hay billing facts. Show _in actual figures the hill. profits you can make with a Snndwtch Press. A postal brings a copy FREE. Write NOW] Address illlllllllllllli SANDWICH MFG. 60., 5140“ $1.. SANDWIGHJLL. Box 5'4 .councii slum. In. so; 514, Kanooo City. Mo. Can Start or Stop Inst ' 211.30 31$ Tons per hour KILLs ALTICKS and keeps SHEEP free from fresh attacks. Used on 250 million sheep annually. Increases quantity and quality of wool. Improves a pear- ance and condition of flock. If dealer can' _ ply you send $1.76 for $2 packet. Special] ‘1 trated booklet on_ “Ticks’ sent tree for as post card brings it. Address WM. COOPER I. NEPHEWS. 128 W. Huron st. Chicago, Ill. l No more dipping or spraying. Keep your herd healthy and free from ’ vermin and parasites with a National Automatic H O G O I L E R Works like magic. Strong,durable - and simple. Can't get out of order. Price only $7.50. Thirty days' trial. Satisfaction or money back. If your dealer will not supply’you do not: accept a substitute ut write to .: Natlonalfadorleslnc. Dept. 3. Muslim“. “Worm Dosirueilon" tells how to destroy worms in Ho a. Shoe? and Horses " an is sent ree on request. WM. COOPER e. NEPHEWS "" “ 169W. Huron Street. Chicago. Ills. 4.. _/ "‘1“... - - l i 1‘ i ' HICKS” OUERN JUNE 19,1915? THE MICHIGAN' FARMER BREEDERS’ lllRECTilllY. CATTLE. Aberdeen-Angus Bulls. W Earl 12 extra good bulls. among 11:12:33.3.“ a‘t‘the Michigan State Fair 1914. Some of them by Black MOnarcn 3rd. Grand Champion Ball of the. State 1914. Others by the Great '.8'1r Blackbird. sire of prise-w insets. aces tromi) 11020 months 0!. Prices from ”All to 350 each. Come and dlook them over: .131 vi illplease you. U. L. Clark Hunters Creek. Mich. idney Smith. lsnsser. ABERDEEN-ANGUS HERD ESTABLISHED DIN 1900 - 1! BL ACKBIBDS only. A TROJAN ERICAS an sale Also b era of few young bugs and :owgntdor Bo Po OODOO'I'E STOCK PARK. 1011].. Mitch. ‘IBSHIHES‘OIG of the foremost dairy broods The most economical lIklllk rodBcers. gags; f . its Leghorn coo or es: 11100 e sfig‘iflehim School for the Deaf. Flint. Michigan. our cslstsrsd Aberdeen Angus Bulls. from ten F to senv sateen months old. Price's reasonable. 300 nunoc JERSEY SPRING PIGS! Bred from Prize Winning Stock of Best Blood Lines. Save Money and Express by Buying 2 to 4 Months Old Pigs NOW! SPECIAL PRICES ON PAIRS and TRIOS This' IS an opportunity to buy from a herd where time, money and intelligent 63011; has not been spared to make the BROOKWA'I'ER BRAND OF DUROOS LEAD Durocs of all ages for sale. Come or write for particulars. Swine Department Brookwater Farm, R. 7, Ann Arbor, Michigan. :1 Gets 5 no. 3‘ white grandsons! Friend Hangerveld Dc Kol A: Isplccrset Pontiac Hora Hutog. 3011111. butter 1 days. 1232 lbs. in lyr. l L. IclAULlN Redford. lich. shmms—Dairy or beef bred. Breeding stock all ages for sale at farmers prices. C. W. Crum. Secy. Cant lick. Shortborn Breeders’ Arum. McBride. Mich. GEO. HATHAWAY & SON. Ovl ‘-“ [best (I A Bull that one km dollar:‘;oi‘llm. 133:“. 9. weight and sendcopyolpcdism. CarlBsrt let t. mMi ch THE VILLAGE FARM, Grass Lake, Michigan, GUERNSEY CATTLE. MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. ANG EVINE BEACH FARM GUERNSEYS Combine the blood of the followinssrsas producing sires and dams :— Masher Sequel - - - 5'3 A. 3' Daughters Galexy‘ s Sequel 3? A. . .. Glenwood Boy of Haddon 26 A. R. 1. May Rose K1n ng- 21 A. ll. Dairymaid of inehurst - - 9101bs. [at Dolly Bloom - - - 836 1. .1 Imp. Itchen Daisy - - - - 714 .. .. Selma of Pinehurst - - - 76g “ 1. Stanford 3 Princess ~ 720 Bulls for sale only. A Dairy Show Every Day. CAMPBELL 81. ANGEVINE, Goldwater, Mich. nix-shred Guernsey's. 2- -year old bullfromA R. stock good P individual not registered 1200 lbs Beef price. Also rcgis< tsred 111111111113 and bred heifers. G. A. Wigent. \\ atervIMIich. ~1111 1111111111 GUERNSEY cows. For Sale H1111. 11-3115 AND BULLS of 1111011» breeding. WIc‘v MAN. Lansing. Mich. EGISTI‘ZRED GUERNSEY BULL CAI VES for sale cheap at Windcrmere FM :11. Wutervliet. Mich. May Ruse lueeding. Address J K. BLATCHPCRD. Auditorium Town.Ch1caso.lll. d BERKSHIRE For Sale—Reg. Guernsey Callie 31111111: 9111191.... JOHN EBELS. R. 10. I'lolltnd, Michigan. GU E R N 8 BY SEYifiinéfi'i’icg Oontaininssblood of world champions. . EY FARM. Saginaw. W, 8.. Mich. UE NSBYB—Write for prices and particulars. 2 bn lsl year old. Several bull calves all lmmA IL cows and cowson test. Geo. N. Crawford. Bolton. Mich. VUEBNSEY BULLS FOR SALE. ready for service from A R. Dams. If you want the right kind write for price and breeding. BIKES A BARNES BROS” Coldwatcr, Michigan H E REF 0 RD , 333.3”)..3‘5‘1'1 ”“1 ALLEN BROS. Paw Paw. Michigan. Do You Want A Bull? Ready For Service. From a grand dasshtc of The King at the Pontiacs. Sirerl by a bull that is mere than it half brotheir to the Champion Holstein Cow of t World. and whnsc dm is 330 lb. 6% i fat daughter of Pontiac Aggie Kbrndyke who has more 30 lb. daughters than any other living ball. I! you do write for pedigree. Mich. EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, ‘LSPANORL FARM, LANSING, MICHIGAN. no me of the crest Holshais Bull "PLEDGE BSPOP- FORD CALAMITV PAUL“ 111111131 A. R0. daughters. including a 5-year-old with 1135- pound record. Others cm 20 to 3?. s. Hill SlLE—l III 1111 sired by ibis Eml Bull. CHASE s. OSBORN. ADAM 11:. FERGUSON. iowws' IIOLS'I'ElllS Hill SALE 5 Good Bulls, read for service. 10 Very Choice B111 CaIVes. 2 Two- -year- -old Heifers, bred. 1 Six-year—old grand—daughter of King Segis, due in December. L. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio. HATCH HERD YPSILAITI, MICHIGAN Registered Holstein- Friesaa sires. grandm' s of World‘ 1-1 greatest dairy sire. out to! choice A. R. 0. dams and King. Pontiac szcl Korndyhe: Brother of 1 Pontiac ass 44.15; average record of 50111111113111 his I"pedigree 31.25 in 'Fdays:a MW cost offat three nearest dams 4. 31: his own dam 4. ”8. Sins in first three generations already have over 611) AR. 0. daughters. A few females bred to “King". reasonable. Bigelow’ s Holstein Farms Breedsville, Michigan. Highest Class Registered Stock For Sale. OB BALE—2 Registered Holstein heifers and one bsIIB months oldt or $300. delivered. Bull sired by mm!“ tum-3.111110511111111 neu-estdsers' records average over 32 lbs. Pine 11m Psi-1n. 3.11. lesvicw. lick Registered Holslelns. 33.11635 is sol s satlsfl customer. Nothing more ole: at present. READER. Howell. Mich. Bull calves and Herd Bull Can Reg- "Mei“ supply all wants in Reg. Chester White swine. B. Parham. Bronson. Mich. Eon sm—Hclsten Bull ready forssrvice. Mostly white also bull call dropped June 5th. mostly black. Price 35. Both dams A. records. Charles LCook. Boxm Fowler-ville, Mich. REG. HCLS'I‘EIN BULL CALVES scodA. II. 0. brwdins. and plenty of 3111111110011 in mi: pedigrees. Dewey c. Pierson. Hadley. Mich. EBISTEREDO Holstein ball 6 months old. Mostly Rwh dam and sire. Here is some of ths best blood of tbe breed and a very nice individual. :15 delivered with all papers. safe arrival ann Write for pedigree. HOBART W. FAY. asondllcb. High Class HOLSTEINSES is headed by Smithdslc Ale-ms Pontiac. whose dam is the famous Altar!“ 90‘ Have few young bulls and females for sale at reasonable prices. Will buy a few heifers about 15 months. not bred ram 5‘ mile from court house. SETH. B. HUBBRT. Howell. Mich. ’ —-A $30) BOLBTEIN calf A (hut 0”)"th 1015100. Write for breed- ing. Also some extra grade heifers and bull calves EILLCREST FARM. Kalamazoo. Michigan. FOR SALE Registered Holstein Bulls ready for service. and bull calves. also females. FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell. Michigan. HOLSTEIN BULL BALVES“R.°“u%'i§ili‘i.‘i‘1§i§§$‘135‘1‘3 Michigan. Long Beach Farm Augusta. Kalamazoo 011.. Mich. Holstein-Friesian Breeder‘fig‘: “"2130 £12,: represented. D. D. AITKEN. Flint. Michigan. BO. HOLSTBIN BULL. yearling. Dam In A. R 0. cos! Sire s dam ulnde 30 Ihs butter in 1‘ days. Send card for price. etc. E. R. CORNELL, Howell. M $35 buvs two yearling Holstein Heifers % white and one bull. né1t Akin. all registered. Choice breeding. B. B. AVEY, Akron. Michigan. EGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL— IS months old. A ll. 0. ancestry, Priced for quick sale as I am FRANK DEAN. Ross, Michigan. changing breeds. IICHIGAN HOME AND lflliiiliiii SGHDOL LAPEER. MICHIGAN Breeder of High Grade Holstein Cattle. prices upon application. BOIS'I'EIN CATTLE and 0. I. C. SWINE ELMER E. SMITH. Redford, Mlchlcsn. —Ons herd bull. two nearest dams "OISteins averaging 25. 05 pounds. l'ivs registered yearling Holstem bulls. two cows. bull calves from sire. whose two nearest dams average 34. 45 pounds butter in seven days. Oldest Holstein herd in ndiana. W. 0.1111: knun, 719 Rex St... South Bend Indiana JERSEYS FOR SALE One Bull—Two Cows—One Heifer. All registered. One cow soon to call. gain “$150 for the bunch. NIXON FARMS, Brooklyn, Mich. Maple Lane Register of Merit Jersey Herd. 'hlber- culin tested by Government. For sale bull calves and heifer calves from R. of M. dams and grand MA and ood Farm Sire. IBVIN FOX. Allesan. Michigan. THE WILDWOOD JERSEY HERD Registered Jersey Cattle of Quality. Tubsrculin laicsty‘s Wonder No. 9.1717 b the Built calves for sale. also a tso-year-old ball that is or rises and description write or come. lALVIN B EN. Capac. St. Clair 00.. Michigan. Lillie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from B. of M. Cows. also heifer calves and several bred heifers for sale Colon O. Idllie. Coopersville. Mich. Lists and erscys. Bulls ready for service. extra uality sired by Jacoba' s F airy Emu 161111 from hi 1? producing dams. S‘MI'IH do PARKER. Howell. Mic JERSEYS—III ilEiilSIEil 0F IEIII Kill. BROOKVVA'I‘ER FARM. II. No. 7. Ann Arbor. Mich. from high-producins dammwlth Jase, all“: IOI sale testing Assc. records. also on semi-oficial test. 0. B. Wehner. R. 6. Allegsn. Mich I. J. For Pleasure and hold Gel The Jersey. 0. C. FISHERTON FARM JERSEY Handsome; Hood Farm Pogis' 9th.. from Register of Merit FISHEK'IUN FARM. Pontiac. Mlchl luau. BIDWELL SHORTHORNS For “Beef and 111m" Registered Bulls. Cows and 1191 liarsBcotch-tos— ped roasts. red-P and white for sale. at L. 8. ll! 8.!)9908. also D. T. 1! BIDWELI. STOCK 13;- Box B. Tecumseh. lick —Some fine Albion Stamp 352670 ——Yo n bull ired by Bright- Shorlhorns FOI 3". Bull‘s: Alli: gown and heifers. W. B. McQUlLLAN, Howell or Chllson, Michigan. 11111111111 mum-“m 1.... .1... ., Grand May & Otis bell for sale. DAVIDSON 1|: HALL. Tecumseh Mi chlflan. Shorthorn Callie oi both Sex [or Sale W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Mlchlsan. ichlsan. . A l' Hairy Bred Slim °n1b1333 Béifiifi‘gii’foffifii‘e‘? Price $100 each. J. B. HUM MEL. Mason. Mich. H 00 S . 0111111: 81 Violan35“§o«"11’132£“‘:n3'.‘3¥-t Com mung. the blood WA WEIGHED 932 L35. 23110111115 01.11 '3 10111.11 01111. I have started more breeders on the road to suc- . csssthsn any manliving. Ibsvcthelargsst and lin- sst herd 1n theU S.Every one an early developer. ready for the market at six months old. I want to film one bog in each community to advertise my and Write for myplan. “How to Make Money from Hop." 0. 8. EHJAIINs "11.10 Poul-ad. Itch. ' MY OH MY! What an Opportunity. Starting May Ist we are going to give to the farm- on and breeders an opportunity to get started right in the breeding industry. We are going to give you schance to get hold of foundation stock that will give yous nucleus for one of the finest and best herds in your community We are going to show you as we have others that you will have greater with our big type LAND CHINAS than with any other breed. We want to place ’at lenst one pi . or a pair in every community. to adver— tiseour her If interested. wriie for our plan and prices. In REST FARM. Kalamazoo. Mich ol Buperba. Defender,M Much 001.. rions Afew youn .UBT RY. Lowell. Mich. I SALE—Berkshire hogs. both sexes and different ages. . Bred grits for fall (snowing. Poll Angus Bull Calf. not reg- istced. Price right. Chase's Stock Farm. I. l. Isrlatb. lien. ' —No more bred sows. Fine Md." and Ignk’hm‘ ”Him boars 1 t0 3 yeaxs 0.1.1. Young sow boarsborn last October. Prices nght.D LVALINI‘INE, Supt... Temperance. Mich. AMPSHIRE Swine—Breedln stock of all use from most .po ular strains. rite for breeding. Inspection invi . Floyd Myers. 11.9. Decatur. Ind ampshlre‘Swinc, the kind that wears the belt. , Bprlns mg and two serviceable boars. Prices right. Papers furnished. 8. O. MOBT. Elsie. Mich. IES'I' WINDS HAMPSHIRE SWINE. Booking orders lor sow pigs immediate shipment. N0 males to oll'er K P. Hammond. owner. N. A. Wissr, manages. Pontiac. Mich Chester White-3‘9"“ bred for Au: and Sept far-now. March 3. either F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar. p Ransom”: Biglype 0.1.t’s and Chesterwmte Swine. 4001's” fligs either sex. pecinl' prices for the next 30 dam a. so bred gilts 11nd nerv11o males and we are booking orders for spring pig , all our stock is good enough that Iwill ship C. i) D. and reg free in the . C. or Chester White Assn. We won. more pr1z111 than all other breeders put together. at Ill. . and Wis. State Fairs. Write for Show record. ROLLING VIEW STOCK FARM Cass City, — Michigan. —Spring lioars all sold. Os ls c- fine {.1} JOHN BER NEH d1.SON Write for Do Is 0' Registered ' Pigs photo and prices. J. CARL JEWETT. Mason. Michigan. 0 I ~Sows bred to furrow last of June s s ’S and July. I’ri1es reasonable. G. P. ANDREWS. Dansville. Michigan. We have some pigs ready to ship rand Ledge. Michigan. o I c —Gilts bred for Aug. and Sept. farrow. I Will take orders for March and April pigs. H. W. MANN. Dansvlllc. Michigan. O I C! s—Spring pigs. pairs and tries, not a ak1n. from state fair winners. AVONDALE STOCK FARM. Wayne. Mich. o I C —25 sows bred for Spring l'arrow ' pigs. large and growthy. rite your wants. OLENWOOD STOCK FARM. Zeoland. Michigan. 0. i. G.’s-——8IHIGTLY BIG TYPE Gilt: bred for Sept. furrow and March pigs now ready toship. Extra. sood ones at prices that will move them. Pairs not akin. I will be pleased to ship them 0. 0. D. and record them free in purchaser' 3 name. NEWMAN’S STOCK FARM R. No. I, Marlettc. Mich. —Are you on the O. I. C. 8~~IIQE market (0,.“ choice bred sow to {arrow the lust of Aug. or fore partA. of Sept 7 I are. write me I h me them. J. GORDE.N.‘v R No. 2 Dorr. Michigan. 751‘s” 5 ———Two good boa rs 1? months old. 0d 0.. I- c 5 last fall pigs either sex. and gtable sprins boars. )6 mile west of depot. OTTO B. SCHULZE. Nashville. Michigan. 0 I Cls —Ser\ice boars gilts. sows. spring I I pigs—none better. Satisfaction guaranteed. A. R. GBA HAM. Flint. Michigan. 0. l. 0. Figs. 8 in 10 lacks Old $10.1’S.‘,§3§‘1‘1‘§ Registered free. C. J. Thompson. Rockford, Mich. 0' l' 0' choice brood sow 1 yr. old. Also 8. (J. White Loghorn e . Chicks and Cockerels. Swis- faction guarantee . Bruce W. Brown. Mayville, Mich. O I C. CHOICE FALL BOARS. readv for service at bargainprlcss. Be t furnished WEBER 8.308.. RoyalOak Miclizim Th Way Broth”: Slack Farm. 1,05,1’1‘3'3 £3,331.33? for sale. Registered free. J. R. Way.Pomp011 Mich. A f I II b DUROC JERSEYS bref‘vgflfs fofafirfleand 12 CAREY U. EDMONDS Hand-IRS. Michigan. —I" 1 1111 t 11 , , FoR SALE (igntch'e iherwegxmimoth kiirtsles'fl’iiihmt: IgieLi'i. JOHN McNICOLL. Station A, R 4 Bay City, Mich PIGS farrowed in May and June. A Capitol Herd Dnroc Jersey Swine. Established 1888 Young boars and bred sows for 51116.1 11: 1y the express. J. H. BANGHAR'I‘ Lansing. Michigan. SAW BONED DUROC JERSEYS FOR SALE. Some extra nice sprina pigs ready to shin M. A. BR AY. emos. Ingham (30.. Michigan. Duroc Jerseys. Bin boch service boars: gilts for June furrow. bred toson of Volunteer. Gd Champ. Itmlntennkiond. 1.] .Drodt. R. No. 1, Monroe. Mich. D0300! Jersey bred silte. bred for Aug. and Sept. {arrow from leading blood lines: also afcw good burl. Writs for circular and prices. W. C Taylor. Milan. Mich . A few choice boars ready for service numo JOIS'IS- from prize winning stock. 0111! Middleton. Idlewild Farm. B. F. D No 3. Clayton. Mich. —March pigs either sex. sired by a son of 70 m Championof BBtate Fairs and Chicago Show in 1912. r H. Ferris. Monroe. M. DUROC JERSEY 4"“ “-“d spring piss either sex. from «110100 strains. 8.0.8'1‘A LMAN. CHERRY LAWN FARM. Shepherd. Michigan. SOLD POLANDS as far south as Miss north and west as far as Washington Every (- ustomer satie- . I can usatisfy yo B his stock for sale at all times. FRANK KURUGEI'I I'lavcnna. Michigan. LONG Bodied Heavy Boned Poland China vearling and fall boar-1 at Bargains. B. P. Rock Eggs 81 per 15. OBERT NEVE, Pierson. Michigan. BIG TYPE P. C.——Two boars old enough for service. Sired by Big Smoth Jumbo Pigs e1ther 119x sired by Hoosier Giant 2nd. J. l. Braithwaite. Brant. Mich oland Chi as. either sex. all ages. Somethinggood at a low rice Bar ains inG boars ready for file!" vice. P. D. ONO B .118 Grand Rapids. Mich. Boats POLAND CHINAS .1 .1. 1.... 1.... ready for service. Saws bred for spring (arrow. A. A Wood a Son. Saline. Mich. [ARGE “PE P. c —-Either sex. pairs and “11111.net akin. A111 booking orders for bred gilts. W. J. HAGELSHAW Augusta. Mich. Full gills bled wie g-h Big Boned POLaIld Chinas- ing from 21111113011 lbs: ROBERT MARLIN H. No. 7. Hastings. Mich. ready in survive and sows with Large Strain P. 0' Bears 111gs.Ar111(l111-111111L sons for full furrow of the lust hrmrling tn in l1'1rl111 i1:111,_.'1i11 prices I111 the next 31) 10l11y~'.11111.~ll1:11':1 H11 11111111 {111 “tho 1. H. . SWARHIZ Schoolcraft Michigan. ' ~—Am booking orders for male pigs POIand China to he shipped at weaning time. 0. W. HUL’I‘UN. R. N11. 11. Kalamazoo. Michigan. FALL PIGS AT HALF PRICE Bred from the largest strain of Poland Chinas on earth none bis er. If you ever expect to own a reg- istered Poland hina. this is your opportunity. (lot busy and order ato nee. Pairs and thee not akin 3’15 each. J. O. BU'IHLIilll Portland Mich. Bell Phone. IG Type boars by Big Smooth Jumbo. Greatest hour in State.’i481bs at 17 mo. These hours are long tall. big bone. sold at farmers prices. shipped C’ 7‘ Call or write. Wm WalIle. Goldwater.1\'.lich LARGE TYPE P. C. Largest in Michigan. Bred gilts all sold. A few extra good fall pigs priced to move them quick W. E. LIVINGSTON, Parma, Mich. 50 Y0RKSHIRES’6L'12589'DJ'193 EEQSS.%“‘°' llocks. 1. n. Ducks. E. s. 011111. Homer. Mich: CHESHIRE SWINE Bouts readv for service. A gilt bred for June farrow. Weanling pigs 6-10 weeks old. GEO. S. McMULLl‘IN Grand Ledge.Mich. ,—Weanling pigs. airs not akin. Bred MHIGIOCI "ogs- sows and slits for full furrow two service boars. C. BACON. Ridgewny. Mich. illie Farmstead Vorkshires Bonn-1 ready for service. Gilts bred for Sept furrow Spring pigs. pairs and trios. not akin Colon C. Lill Ie. Coopersv ille Mich. REGISTERED YORKSHIRES Imported Strain. Both sexes. Prices Reasonable. Hatch Herd, Ypsilanti, Michigan. YORKSHIRES Bred giltd servmo boars. September and October Prices reasonable. W. C. COOK Ada. Mpcf. ' ~From large early For SCI. INN"? 8"! was farrowed litters (let a pure bred hour and increase the quality of yourhogs, WATERMAN 8r WATERMAN, Ann Arbor. Michigan. Registered Yorkshires*3‘i.nz”“’ 3322‘. .53: 3 fine boars. J08 H. BREWER. Belmont, Mich. SHEEP. IT PAYS TO BUY PURE DIED SHEEP 0F PARSONS of8 the EBSL 1- , -\ I sell and ship everywhere and paye ll)“. . cha urges. Wnte for clu bo fier and p)rice plist. I‘lrf‘ Oxfords Shropshires and Polled shines. PARSONS. GrandLedge. Mich. RI. Registered Oxford Down Sheep—“".3:':,z;3“ M. F. GANSSLEY. Lennon. Michigan. i. ' m— -—Yearlimz and ram lambs from Champion Bic flock of Thumb of MI ch. Also select Berb- shire swine. Elmhurst Stock Pam. Almont. Mich. HORSES A FOR SALE—«Registered Percheron Ftallion Marco and Fillies at reasonable prices. In- LKING t80N. Charlotte Mich. spection invited. ~ch. Shetland Ponies. mostly Pig!“ P0"! Farm spots I spotted stallion and young stock for sale. Dr W. .Morrison. Pigeon. Mich —Closing out at low prices an ac- Shd'land PoniesM count of selling my farm. Rests. tel-ed stock. J. DD.OW Birmingham Nick. lest You 11111131114111. CREST FARM HOMER OF THE PERCHERONS Something good always for L; C. HUNT& C0.. Eaton Rapids. 0Michigan. ‘ .. 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It is 20 months since this new-type HUDSON came out at $1750. It weighed about one-third less than aver- age old-time Sixes. It cut tire and fuel cost in two. It had ample pow. :, ample room for seven. It has proved itself one of the staunchest cars ever built. Despite its low price, it excelled in many ways the costly cars of that day. Its lightness was due to better materials, better designing, to refinement in place of crudity. This HUDSON became instantly popular. It took us one year to catch up with our orders. lt riorced us to treble our output. Repeatedly it attained a sale of a million dollars weekly. In the past 20 months, 15,000 men have bought it. After two seasons with it they unite in pro- nouncing it the ideal modern car. Now we announce improvements, in some re- spects the greatest HUDSON c Jer made. And one at least will be the most welcome innovation of the year—the new Ever-Lustre finish. Now a $1350 Price M“ The first price on this new type was $1750. That was late in 1913. It startled Motordom. This was the first quality Six to sell under $2000, and many engineers said that price was impossible on a car of HUDSON quality. And they said our lightness-under 3000 pounds—was incompatible with strength. FourInnovafions l—Yacht-Line Body Zvaer-Lustre Finish 3—Roomier Tonneau 4—$200 Reduction ‘lflnllllli‘ But the car was a HUDSON, and HUDSON standards are high. Howard E. Coffin was the designer, and he never had made a mistake. So men flocked to this car in such numbers that our next model, with 31 improvements, could be sold for $1550. Now, with a trebled output, we offer another $200 reduction. And that on a new model, vastly improved. That means $400 reduction—23 per cent—since this new type first came out at a price pronounced impossible. Yacht-Line Body And now comes the Yacht-Line body, a seven- year evolution. From straight lines we came to streamline. Now come lines so graceful and un- broken that we call them Yacht-Lines, and the car has been called “The Road Cruiser.” Even the door lines are unbroken. The tops of both the doors and the body are leather bound. The tonneau is roomier, the rear seat is wider. Now three big people are comfortable on it. With seven in the car, nobody is crowded, and the two extra tonneau seats disappear when not wanted, doubling the tonneau room. And now comes enameled leather upholstery over deep curled hair—a luxury which heretofore has been confined to costlier cars. Ever-Lustre Finish And now, best of all, comes a finish that stays new. We have built in our factory enormous ovens, large enough for hundreds of bodies. Now each coat of finish is forced on, then baked on. The result is a finish brilliant, deep and enduring. It resists weather, washing, rubbing, mud. You who have seen good cars quickly grow shabby will realize what this finish means. ._.... Note that these advances come to you in a‘ $1350 HUDSON. And note that this 'HUD- SON, by keeping so far ahead, is winning by thousands men who demand the best. Wherever you go you will see this new-type HUDSON driven by men of distinction, men who know cars, old, experienced motorists. And this new model will undoubtedly win 20,000 more. Go see it now. Most HUDSON dealers have it. And this, like every new-model HUDSON, is bound to be oversold. Last summer, thousands of buyers waited weeks for their HUDSON. This summer, despite our larger output, there will be waiting for those who delay. And you won’t find a car for second choice anywhere near so attractive. 7-Passenger Phaeton or 3-Passenger Roadster, $1350, I. o. 1). Detroit Also a new Cabriolet, $1650, t. o. b. Detroit HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN Ask your dealer about HUDSON service. It is ex- ceptional and extreme. It will tell you one reason why HUDSON cars give such perfect satisfaction. We have dealers everywhere. These are a few in your vicinity: MICHIGAN DEALERS Ann Arbor—Ann Arbor Garage. Big Rapids—C. P. Judson. Bessemer—E. H. Ekman. Battle Creek—American Motor Co. Birmingham—Morris Levinson. Bay City—Peter J. Oswald. Chassell—Edwin E. Warner. Detroit—The Bemb-Robinson Co., 288 Jefferson Ave. DundeenMcIntyre Bros. Durand—Durand Auto Co. Eagle River—R. L. Blight. Flint—A. A. Farnam. Gladstone—Holmgren Auto Co. Grand Rapidszeid Auto Co. Greenville——E. A. Kemp & Son. Hillsdale~L. E. Roethlisberger. Iron River—Lindwall & Lindstrom. Ionia—Eugene Kerstetter. Jackson—Temple Garage Co. Kalamazoo—~Kalamazoo Auto Sales Co. X‘ XX“'\ \_\\ “X\ \X\‘ XX\ \“X XX \\'\ \\\\\‘\\\“ \\\\\\X}A\‘ \\\X\\ \\ Marquette—~Superior Garage, Ltd. MenomineeflAuto Service Co. ManistiqueflL. Yalomstein. Owosso—Ferris Bros. & Wolvaer. Plymouth—J. R. Rauch & Son. Port Huron——George E. Yokom. Saginaw——Saginaw Hudson Sales Co. Sault Ste. Marie—It. G. Ferguson. St. Johns-11. G. Clark. Union City—F. B. Hart. Whittemore—H. J. Blumenau. Wyandotte—A. W. Pardo. Pl}! T‘% \‘l 5,, 1‘); ’ ' \\\ X\\\ \ \\\\ . . ~~._.._-—-«_....Mu..._.u...-- .. .. 1.... , m-.. a i l —'