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EETRQIT, SEPTEMBER. 4.1912





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





The first article in



The Business of the series devoted

Farming. to the discussion of

different phases of



this special topic, published in a re-

cent issue, was a strong appeal for

simplified farming. By this term the

author meant the concentration of the

farmer's efforts along a few lines

only, in which he would become a

specialist. In another column of this

issue will be found an article advocat-

ing greater diversity and presenting

arguments intended to show that by

specializing along several or many

lines a good manager is more likely

to make a business success on the

farm. Still another article of this ser-

ies will appear in a later issue under

the title, “The Farm Complete,” in

which the author introduces still oth-

er elements which he considers essen-

tial to the highest business success

on the farm. -

It is, however, significant that each

of these writers who are prominent

and well-known Michigan farmers,

takes into account other factors be-

sides mere financial success in the dis-

cussion of farming as a business. Each

writer has taken cognizance of the

fact that farming is a life as well as

a business, and that complete or even

satisfactory success on the farm

means a home and community life ap-

proaching the ideal in character, as





well as material success as shown

by the cash income from the farm

business.





It is unquestionably true that the

home and community life is so much

:1 part of our agriculture that it must

be considered in connection with any

discussion of farming as a business.

It is undoubtedly true that very many

farmers have made an enviable finan—

cial success in the operation of their

farms and have yet fallen far short of

making a complete success of the bus-

iness of farming. To neglect the fac-

tor of the home or community life in

working out a business scheme on the

farm is almost as great a mistake as

the haphazard method of farming

without any definite business plan,

which was so common a generation

ago and which unfortunately has not

yet become so uncommon as to be

noted as a marked exception to the

general rule.



If we summarize the objects to be

attained in the business of farming,

we would performs be obliged to put

material success at the top of the col—

umn for the reason that it is the

means to the end of success along

other equally desirable lines. Given

material success, every farmer should

make it a part of his business to make

the home life on the farm a greater





 





THE MICHIGANFARMER





success from the standpoint of coin-

fort and enjoyment as measured by

every member of the farm family;

first, by the installation of laborsav-

ing devices in the home, then by the

addition of comforts and simple lux-

uries, and last but not least, by mak-

ing the home and the home life attrac-

tive from every standpoint.





In the meantime, the community life

should not be neglected; because it is

only through the development of a

community spirit that the social in-

stinct can be satisfied with a maxi-

mum benefit to the individual family

and the community at large. These

factors of success in the business of

farming are too often left for future

consideration by busy men who are

bending their every energy toward the

accomplishment of material success.

It will, however, be profitable to pause

for sober thought and consideration as

a means to the end of achieving a

more complete and gratifying degree

of success in the business which we

have made our life work.





In another col-

umn of 'this is-

. sue will be found

an account of a city man’s farm vaca-

tion, in which the writer takes occa-

sion to criticize the management of

the farm on which his vacation was

spent, and to make other criticisms

and suggestions which have a general,

rather than a local application.





So far as the question of farm man-

agement is concerned, criticism from

such a source is quite likely to be

read with a smile by the average

farmer of experience. Quite general-

ly, too, the smile would be warranted,

since the limited knowledge of the ac-

tual business difficulties encountered

on the farm which the average city

critic will possess is pretty sure to

disqualify him in the matter of speci-

fic criticisms and advice. ,



It is, however, a fact that such crit-

icisms are often much more worthy

of serious consideration than the av-

erage farmer reader may realize. Even

manufacturers of many years’ experi-

ence have found it profitable to employ

so-called business experts to make

surveys of their business and ofier

suggestions by which same could be

made more profitable. It is a fact

that a man with an eye and mind

trained in the matter of observation

may see at a glance some glaring de-

fect in the quality of management giv-

en to any business with which he is

not familiar, while one who is in con-

stant touch with the business may

overlook the point as a mere matter of

habitual familiarity.



In any event, this particular criti-

cism contains profitable food for

thought on the part of many Michigan

Farmer readers. There is no question

but that many steps could be saved

in a majority of farm homes by the

installation of simple conveniences

which could be cheaply installed, such

as running water in the home where

a wind mill is available. There are

also very many ways in which the

loose ends of the business might be

gathered up and a considerable aggre-

gate saving made which would enable

the addition of many' more conven—

iences and comforts, to say nothing of

luxuries. There is also a big field for

progressive enterprise in the market-

ing of many farm products, including

the line produced on the farm which

gave this city man his point of view

as related to Michigan agriculture. It

is for these reasons that space has

been given to the criticism above re-

ferred to. It is unquestionably good

for us to occasionally “see ourselves

as others see us." "





“As Others See Us."





Great changes have

occurred in the mat-

ter of rural trans-

portation within the

lifetime of the present generation. In-

deed..._wi.thin, the memory bribe .f‘old-

est inhabitant" rural transportation





Rural Transpon

tatlon.





has developed from the. primitive ox

team and lumber wagon to the steam

railroad and trolley lines for long dis-

tance, and more recently the autom0«

bile for a considerable percentage of

traveling for purposes of both business

and pleasure.



Until recently the railroads and

trolley lines, Where these conven-

iences serve the public, have been em-

ployed almost exclusively for the trans-

portation of farm products from the

farm to the market. With the in«

crease in the mileage of good roads

which has marked recent years, the

auto truck in some one of its many

developments has found an increas-

ing use for this purpose. Those who

have made a careful study of the sit-

uation are quite generally of the opin-

ion that the auto truck is bound to

find a rapidly increasing use for the

transportation of many kinds of farm

products from the farm to the city

markets within reach in the not dis-

tant future. Already many instances

are related in which the auto truck

has proven the most economical

means of transportation for a wide

variety of farm products to quite dis-

tant markets. and the auto trailer is

everywhere finding an increasing use

for a like transportation of farm pro-

ducts on a smaller scale. With a

greater development of good roads, a

development which is certain to be

very marked in Michigan within the

next decade, the use of power trans-

portation’ of this kind is certain to in

crease to a very marked degree.

Farmers who are so situated that this

method of transportation is feasible

or is likely to be feasible in the not

distant future, should carefully study

the proposition at first hand and be

prepared to take early advantage of

what has in so many cases proven to

be the most economic meansof trans—

porting the products of the farm to

available city markets.





The automobile exhibit at the State



Fair, and other important agricultural

fairs, is always of absorbing interest

to farmers as well as city patrons.

This year will see a great develop-

ment in the exhibits of auto trucks,

trailers and devices for converting

pleasure cars into vehicles for the

transportation of farm products. This

exhibit is one which should be care-

fully studied by every farmer, since

this is a new phase of the transporta-

tion problem in which almost every

farmer in the state is sure to have a

direct interest in the not distant

future.

Every farmer

who attends the

State Fair, or

any other agri—

cultural fair of importance, makes at

least a hasty survey of the exhibits

of agricultural implements, farm.pro—

ducts. etc. In every case he will find

much to interest him, but it is ques-

tionable if as much benefit is derived

from these exhibits by the average

farmer as would be the case if he

would make a mental note before at-

tending the fair, of things in which he

is particularly interested and of which

he would find a further study profit‘

able.



In looking through the advertise-

ments published in his agricultural

paper, every farmer sees goods adver—

tised in which he is interested and

which he would like to study first

hand if the opportunity should present

itself. In a large majority of cases

that opportunity will be available

when attending the State Fair if he

will but make a mental note of the

matter and carefully look over the ex-

hibits .with that object in view. The

same thing is, of course, true to a

more limited extent at other fairs, but

every farmer who attends the State

Fair next week, as every farmer in

Michigan should who can possibly ar-

range his affairs to that end, should

begin the fair season right by follow—

ing out this suggestion. A good way





Look for them at the

State Fair.





SEPT. {1, 1915.





to start the list of things to look up

while at the State Fair is to carefully

look over the advertisements in this

paper and in other recent issues of

the Michigan Farmer.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Forei n. '



The European ar.——The Austro-

German armies continue to press back

the Russrans along the entire eastern

line excepting in Galicia and at the

extreme'north near Riga, In the lat-

ter district the Czar’s forces have been

fighting desperately and appear to

have stayed the advance on that city.

During the past week the Germans

have captured Brest-Litovsk on the

Bug river, which is considered the

strongest fortress in Russia. They

have also taken over Ossowetz on the

Narew and Kodno 0n the Niemen. The

Russ1an third line defense now ex-

t9_HdS ijOUl Riga through to Dvinsk,

Vilna, Lida, Pinsk, Rovno to Kamenez

near the Galician frontier. The Allied

forces are vigorously pushing their

land and sea campaign against the

Turks in the Dardanelles. Some suc‘

cess has attended these efforts since

the British landed a large force a

week ago which practically cut off the

communication of the Turks defend-

Ing the Gallipoli Peninsula. Further

landings have been made which has

given the general opinion that the ef-

fort to open the water course is to be

prosecuted with great vigor. The Ital-

ians report successes in the Strina

Valley and in other nearby points

where the Austrian forces have been

defeated and war munitions captured.

Along the western front artillery duels

constitute the main activity of the

forces. The French, however, have

conducted a number of aeroplane raids

upon German towns and munition fac-

tories. It is reported that a Canadian

transport was torpedoed off the Scilly

Islands and a thousand men lost. This

report is not verified.



Japan has notified Russia that she

is preparing to mobilize her entire in

dustrial resources to supply war mu-

nitions.



Gen. Hugh, L. Scott, chief of staff of

the United States Army, has returned

to W'ashington from Mexico where for

several weeks he has been doing spe—

cial work for the State Department in

furtherance of the Pan-American

peace plans. The time is near at

hand for the next Pan-American con—

ference, but no disclosures have been

made as to what the next step in the

program will be.



Progress is being made in an effort

to open direct trade on a large scale

with Russia. The two governments

have been discussing the matter for

several months past and now the mat-

ter of finances and transportation ar-

rangements are being completed by

business men. It is expected that the

American cotton market will be great-

ly improved through this outlet for

the product.



National.



Three powder mills were blown up

in this country Sunday night. One

mill was located near Acton, Mass,

and the other two near Wilmington,

Del. Two person were killed.



The United States submarine F-4,

submerged outside the Honolulu har-

bor since March 26, was re-floated on

August 29.



There seems to be a very general

opinion among business men through-

out the country that trade is improv—

ing rapidly with a confidence develop-

ing that promises to overcome all ob«

stacles. While exports constitute an

important factor in the present pro-

gress and outlook, domestic orders

are increasing in number and size

while financial conditions are unusu‘

ally favorable for the broadening out

of general business operations.



Governor Carlson, of Colorado, has

begun an

that the miners’ union is working to

hinder the reorganization of the state

guard. The governor has also severe-

ly criticized the statements of Mr.

Walsh, chairman of the Federal Com-

mission on Industrial Relations for

the latter‘s statements regarding po-

litical and industrial conditions in Col-

ora'do.



Women sum-age workers will hold

their national convention in San Fran-

cisco next month and during the first

week of December they expect to rally

in Washington and make a great dem-

onstration before Congress.



The Pennsylvania Railroad is. plan-

ning to extend its lines to Detrort.



A new battery designed by Thomas

A. Edison, the inventor, and tested

out during the past year at the Brook-

lyn Naval Yards, Has satisfied the au-

thorities as an efficient battery for

providing submarine motive power.

Mr. Edison however. insists that the

battery be given a thorough test in ac-

tual. submarine work before being ac-

cepted by the Naval Department. The

chief advantage in the invention lies

in the elimination of poisonous chlor-

ine gases.





investigation into rumors-





 





 





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SEPT. 4, 1915.





,THE MICHIGAN FARMER





The Successful Farmer





HE article in your issue of Aug-

T ust 14, on “Simplified Farming,”



has been read with interest. It

is encouraging to note how many

farmers are beginning to look serious-

ly to the broader phase of farm life.

Until country people recognize ,the

importance of this side of country life

more generally, the farming commu-

nity will miss some of its best assets.





Experience teaches the writer that

the greatest drawback for a commu-

nity life in the country is not so much

diversity or lack of “time” as it is in-

dividualism. We have reached the

stage in our rural life where a com<

munity spirit must be developed in

the interest of all the people or coun-

try life cannot hope to compete with

the life of cities. Farmers, like every

one else, always get time for the

things they wish to do most. Many

have not seen the necessity or formed

the habit of occasionally forgetting

their personal business for a little

time, and help do those things in their

neighborhood that are worth while.

We will surely rise to this emergency

as we come to see the need of such

effort. Our civilization is advancing

by leaps and bounds. Things ade-

quate for yesterday do not go today,

and tomorrow~well, we must make

ready for the necessity and sieze the

opportunity as soon as possible.





Some U nsolved Problems.





Transportation and marketing are

together one of the greatest problems

the American farmer must solve and

until he organizes his forces and looks

to concerted action this fact will be a

great power against division of labor.

Last fall the writer saw good apples





rotting in orchards because they were





too cheap to move; in Chicago they

went to the trade at five cents each.

At the same time potatoes were slow

in western Michigan at 25 to 30 cents.





I In Chicago they went to the trade at





from 75 cents to one dollar a bushel.

The Busy Farmer.



After studying the community prob

lem as it has been found in a consid-

erable section of Michigan and seeing

it operate in many farming communi-

ties, we have been forced to the con-

clusion that it is not diversity, high-

priced stock, poverty or “a half-heart-

ed whack at many things” that stands

in the way of community welfare. We

have visited many farmers with just

one specialty that never had a min-

ute’s time for things outside of the

farm. Also we have seen many busy

fellows with several enterprises that

had time for anything worth while.

Some of the finest tended crops in

Michigan this year are planted in

small areas while some of. the heavier

enterprises are sorely neglected. We

can cite many cases to prove that this

is not a factor in the problems under

discussion.



Again, it is not prosperity that

makes people responsive to a fuller

country life. Many of the most se-

clusive farmers have farms clear and

loan money. Many farmers paying

considerable sums for interest listen

to the voice of the community. In our

opinion it will be easy to prove that

this phase of the subject does not

meet the situation.





Farm Surveys Favor Diversity.





The farm survey records taken by

our Michigan expert, Mr. C. P. Reed,

all go to show that farmers quite gen-

erally need to diversify more if we

take as proof their labor income.

Here the records show that “expen-

sive” live stock is one of the best ear

marks to profitable farming. The man

that has developed a pure strain of

registered stock has given the same

quality of effort to other things on the

farm and the results show in his la-

bor income. The farm survey records

also prove that the average man that

plans his farm so he can “rest” Win-





ters and take life easy pays-dearly for

it in his income. Regular and abun-

dant work is the farmer’s best asset.

But here, as in all else, he must be

temperate; thoughtful, and save some

good time for his intellectual, com-

munity and national life or he does

not measure up to the American ideal

that all thoughtful people are hasten-

ing to emphasize. It is rapidly grow—

ing to be a part of our religious eth-

ics to stand for a better world; a

righteous nation, a great state, an

ideal community, an efiicient country

school, a home just as complete as we

can afford to make it, a business run

for the very best there is in the farm-

ing game and human lives aimed at

the best service we can command.





The Important Factors.





There are two powerful factors at

work that will fOrward this righteous

cause mightily. They are personal

endowment and attitude. The farmer

that commands the situation will win

out in the farming game whether he

has a farm given him or must earn

one. He will win in this game in

spite of ordinary obstacles if he spe-

cializes in one line of farming or finds

it to his satisfaction to “specialize” in

three or four enterprises. The man

that “takes a half-hearted whack” at

one or a half dozen lines is “down and

out” from the beginning. We are

coming more and more to the time

where true efficiency speaks in unmis-

takable tones, while the hit and miss

man must fall a victim in every battle.





Given “efficiency” the farmer with

an attitude and aptness for community

life is bound to develop qualities of

leadership and become a force for

good that all must respect and later

recognize. The farmers who rally to

this splendid flag that. heralds a richer

and fuller country life will perform a

noble service to their country and

their time. Those who desire to balk

this movement and through jealousy

and opposition endeavor to discourage

or even crush this budding opportu-

nity must ultimately pass from the

stage of action as traitors incarnate.

Given the opportunity let us have

lives, heart and ambition to ever

stand for the greater rural life.



Shiawassee Co. C. B. COOK.





ALFALFA SEEDED IN OATS.





 





Early in the spring I fitted ground

for alfalfa and sowed the nurse crop

of cats, but on account of the contin-

ual rain was unable to sow the alfalfa

until about two months ago. Previous

to sowing I worked the ground well

and no oats remained in sight, but

now I have a good catch of both oats

and alfalfa. Will the oats injure the

alfalfa? Would you advise cutting

and raking the oats or will they die

out without injury to the alfalfa?



Cass Co. G. W. C.



It is difficult to advise without

knowing more definitely the stage of

growth which has been attained by both

oats and alfalfa. The method pur-

sured with this seeding should, in the

writer’s opinion, depend altogether up-

on the progress of the crop and the

climatic conditions which prevail. Up

to date there has unquestionably been

sufficient moisture to keep both crops

plentifully supplied. If this situation

continues throughout the season and

the oats do not make too heavy a

growth, no harm would be likely to

come to the alfalfa seeding because of

the presence of the oats on ground.

On the other hand, if the alfalfa reach-

es its maximum growth and sends up

new shoots at the crowns before the

season is too far advanced, it might

be better to remove the oats as sug-

gested. Something would, of course,

depend on how thickly the oats were

sown. ..



Problems of this nature must be

solved in the light of local conditions,

and general advice is not of great val-

ue in their solution.





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Whether or not you visit the Fair,

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The writer, an office man of Detroit,

was recently alloted a number of days’

vacation, was confronted by the ques-

tion how to best use the time for both

mental and physical benefit. Love of

outdoor life, particularly that relating

to gardening and horticulture, led me

to choose a. place less than 100 miles

from the city, where nearly 30 acres

was devoted to variety of crops, be-

sides a large area to flowers for the

market.





On arrival, I found the place liter-

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After a few days spent under direct

rays of a summer sun, was surprised

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from shady, fan-cooled oflices, and

while the long hours brought extreme

weariness by sundown, yet the res

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Being a constant reader of your

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times containing articles on “Prob-

lems of the Farmers,” among these be-

ing the difficulty in securing, and re-

taining capable help. After my brief

experience, and in an avocation de-

lightful to me, with an opportunity to

study some of these questions, I am

no longer puzzled why some farmers

cannot hold competent hired men and

women. The surroundings Were so

unattractive, the absence of every

convenience so noticeable, that, too,

so common among agriculturists, it is

surprising that any help is obtainable

whatever.



The plan of work, the carrying on of

it, and the whole unsystematic man—

agement of what would otherwise

have made a fine investment, was so

observable, that it was sufficient to

thoroughly disgust me. Small fruits

that should have given returns of $500

did not bring over one-fourth that

sum, through careless means of mar-

keting. The other crops were princi-

pally in a backward state, caused by

the life-choking activity of thriving

and vigorous weeds: in fact, it seem-

ed impossible to keep up with neces-

sary duties by lack of proper help at

the right time.





The farm was equipped with well

and windmill, but every particle of

water for household purposes had to

be carried by the women for 150 feet,

while much of this drudgery could

have been prevented by the expendi-

ture of a few dollars for iron piping.

There was no washing machine or

wringer to lighten the labor of the

women folks. There was no bath—

room, no bath tub, no lavatory con-

veniences whatever, so that life, even

to those who called this “home” must

seemed a misnomer, especially as they

had all seen better things in days

past.



Complimentary to them, I would say

that any disgust that imbued me be-

cause of lack of these conveniences

did not arise from any treatment ac-

corded, for I found them whole-smiled,

and most exceptionally generous, serv—

ing a bill of fare each day, that would

bring joy and good health to any, ev-

en a half—hearty city person. But

right here I desire to impress your

readers that it is my belief that it is

just such mismanagement, such lack

of the necessities that contributes to

the difficulties in the farmer securing

steady help. Even hired people see

much of the world, and know what

is customary, and needful, and will

not submit to such neglect. One thing

perhaps that would contribute to pos-

sibility of holding reliable help would

be for the farmer to offer man and

wife a house, a small plot of ground

for garden, and the opportunity for

both to work if they could, and the

spare time be devoted to their own

home, this would make a home fea-

ture that might induce many so—nam-

ed “drifters” to settle down and be-





SEPT. 4, 1915.





‘A City Man’s Farm Vacation





come both competent and reliable.

Farmersmight well ask themselves,

“what have I to make it attractive for

even a farm hand to work for me?”

These are days of progress, days of

machinery in which one man can do

the work formerly done by a dozen.

and do it easier, and by encouraging

dependable men, the farmer is making

it profitable for himself, and insuring

the retention of help just at the time

most needed. I consider that farmers

have it with themselves to solve this

question, and that good treatment is

one great factor to settle it.

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Early in the season I congratulated

myself on the fact that I did not raise

any oats this season. This crop was

affected by the dry spring. It looked

spotted and unthi-ifty up to the very

last of June. Then good. rains, cool

weather for the time of year was very

favorable and at no time in my recol-

lection did this crop ever improve so

fast as during July. The result is a

bumper crop in this locality. Yields

of 75 bushels are common, 80 and 90

bushel yields are many, and some

have produced 100 to 125 bushels per

acre. I think these are the largest

yields ever produced here.



Wheat, however, while a good crop

is not coming up to April and May

promise. June was too dry and cold.

April warranted the opinion that we

would have a bumper crop. The crop

is averaging from 20 to 35 bushels per

acre.



The field of red clover that I clip~

ped about June 10 came on fine and

was in full blossom before our wet

weather came. I think it fertilized

fairly well and that I will have a fair

crop of seed. The field we harvested

for hay was cut during the first days

of July. There is a good growth. It

is not yet (August 21) in full bloom.

This good growth has been made dun

ing wet weather; now if we have

some dry weather it may fertilize and

produce a good crop of seed, possibly

as good as the field left expressly for

seed. But if the rains continue there

may be no seed at all. Such is the

uncertainty of a clover seed crop.



I am pleased with the experiment of

doing my own threshing. We set the

machine outside the barns and blew

the straw into the mow very success-

fully. Instead of storing in the barns

and then threshing, handling the

wheat all over again, we unloaded di-

rectly to the machine. It is much less

labor to pitch the bundles onto the self—

feeder than to elevate them up in the

barn, or to stack them. We were de-

layed some by rains, but we simply

waited till the wheat was dry before

commencing to thresh. I estimate it

has cost me no more to haul and

thresh this year than it did simply to

haul the wheat last year. We did the

job with as few men, and handled the

straw more successfully.



The man who needs ripe corn this

year is worrying right now. His crop

has just nicely got the ears set. Will

it mature? I hope so and so does he.

It is possible to have the crop mature,

but we must have some corn weather

soon. For myself I am simply anx.

ious. My corn is all sweet corn and

only has to mature to the roasting

stage. This is probable even in this

late season. I wish it would hurry

up. One field I would like to put into

wheat. I may be able to do this but

the time is short, and the nights are

cold. We need corn weather. I still

have faith we will get some.





 





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SEPT-4,1915 THE MICHIGAN FARMER 5—181

GROWING CLOVER ON A RUN- .'

DOWN SOIL. ’

My experience indicates that the

way to get the best results from ma-

nure is to put it on a sod, bluegrass

preferred, in spring or any time in

summer, and leave the sod to thicken

and produCe a heavy mat of humus to

plow for corn or any cultivated crop

the following spring. The cultivation

of the crop will eradicate the blue

grass. Then lime the land in the fall

and sow on a small amount of rye for

a cover crop and to hold nitrate dur- 3

ing the following winter. The spring

following put on 300 to 400 pounds of i

good phosphate fertilizer per acre, put [

0n spring-tooth drag, drag out rye and l

seed to clover. ';

A thick mat of clover will follow 3‘

. such a proceeding on land that abso-

qp‘ lutely refuses to grow clover before. .

This clover will have to be clipped as

heads appear, probably more than ,

once during the summer of seeding, .-

so as to preserve the strength of the

plants.

Such treatment has given me clo- “

ver as of yore and if this clover is

cut when in full bloom, if rain ap-

pears soon, I get a second cutting of

a ton per acre and with two tons the '

first cutting this makes three tons per k . ° '

acre, making it a close competitor e ruc t e armer as een altlng or.

with alfalfa. Then this system gives

geaiftifice t9 mate my crops’ Which See this Denby Model with Special Farm Body at

pomt over alfalfa. Whlle , , , ’

1 am quite an alfalfa enthusiast, my Space 38, Michigan State Fair, September 6 to 15

experience is that June or mammoth

clover, which was once so easily Motor-transportation, speedy, economical duct of an organization that has been

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ceedmgly “Ch to €le 3 Daymg CTOD- gressive farmer is interested in it.

gighmiallfmfg’e clfsgglz‘jiru 3:25:92 5:; Many farmers are using trucks today; They are built in a new plant, free from

mg yield. Let those who have already thousands more Will buy them Within the out-of-date machinery, out-of-date parts

4-... rich sweet land grow alfalfa. It is neIJi‘thsetason or two. {i f 11 k h and out-of-date ideas.

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to reaclgl in their pocket for the pur- is built to Stand the heavy strains and They embody the lateStgdeas m deSIgn

chase of such plant food as the clover stresses of farm service. A mere adapt- and construction. In 3P0? er year or two

is satisfied with grow clover. -ation of a pleasure-car chassis won’t do; 1‘0de W111 thmk °f_ building tWCkS With-

In conclusion, 1 might say that 1 it’s too costly to maintain and too expensive Ollt the sturdy, eifiment intemal-gear 3X16-

start with a poor, thin, half-fed blue- in repairs and upkeep. The Denby has It NOW The extra-large

grass sod—just here and there a. little Denby trucks-made in 3Anton, one'ton, springs, the sturdy frame—every detail

'patch. The manure during the sum- 11/2401; and two-ton units—rare the pro- spells SERVICE.

' mer makes a fair sod for humus.

Each year I treat a piece of ground

this way as far as my manure, at the The PerfeCt

rate of nine loads per acre, will allow ' ,

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3 can now draw on improved acres - Gun arm agon

starte that wa a few ears a 0. As

dry at: it was wyith us 13,, yearg 1 had That’s what this special body gives you. It is easily adjustable in a doaen different ways:

a splendid catch. Do not be misled to hold anything from hay to chickens—from fruit or garden-truck to milk.

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bluegrass 50d, for you “”11 agree Wlfh you just the body you need at any particular time. It’s a wonderful time and labor-saver,

me that a good bluegrass sod Will and a money-saver, too.

grow clover Without any treatment

herein described. Those who will try Remember, Space 38, State Fair. If you can’t come to the fair, write for particulars.

on land that has failed to grow clover DUBOIS STREET

will be surprised. The trouble with D N O O T C COM AN 66

most farmers on clover sick farms is E BY M T R RU K P Y, D E ROIT' MICHIGAN

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In his excellent article in the Mich-

igan Farmer of August 21, W. F. Tay-

lor, of Oceana county, emphasizes the

value of pasture for partially grown

hogs, and I think he underestimates

the value of grasses and green feeds

for pigs. He says: “While the pas-

tures are not of much value for small

pigs they practically cut the grain ra-

tion in two in the case of older ani-

mals.” .I suppose he means that it

will require only about one-half as

much grain to produce a given amount

of pork, if hogs run to pasture, as

would be required if they were being

fed without te green feeds of any

kind.



In feeding partly grown hogs for

market I will agree with Mr. Taylor,

but in regard to pasture being of little

value to the small pigs, I think he has

fallen into an error, for several rea-

sons.



Whether pigs are farrowed in the

fall or spring of the year, one of the

first, things to do to insure good

health, is to encourage them to get

out of the nest and roam around. I

know of nothing better for the pigs

to roam around on, and stretch out in

the warm sunshine, than a carpet of

green grass, be it June grass, white

clover or June clover. A grassy place





good deal of time on during the day,

than to remain in the nest and breathe

foul air, a habit which usually begets

diseases of different kinds, causingr a

slow growth early in life, if they live,

and fixes an unthrifiy habit of the

system which stays with them a long

time.



Another benefit received from the

grassy place for the small pigs, is

that they soon learn to nip at the

grass and the tender leaves of the

clover. The grass and clover-eaten

by the little pigs benefits them in sev—

eral ways; it contains some of the

universal elements which they need

to develop bone and muscle; it on-

courages the habit of eating some‘

thing besides the mother’s milk early

in life, and it helps to expand the

stomach and increase the capabilities

of the stomach to hold feed, and in-

sures a more rapid growth while

young than would be possible without

the grass and clover.





This expanding of the stomach of

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to a trough where I had some dainty

feed, like scalded middlings and corn

and oat chop, with the oat hulls sifted

out, and mixed with either sweet

whole milk or sweet skim-milk, sweet-

ened with a little molasses. This feed

was always given while warm. As

soon as the pigs would reach the

trough they would take hold of the

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eat as long as they could hold feed,

and lay right down by the trough and

remain until they had recovered pos-

session of themselves, and then stroll





l machines are difficult to move. 5 ofi.’ and eat more grass.





Ordinarily they were fed by them-

selves twice per day, after breakfast

in the morning and after dinner at

noon. If’fltting them for sale or to

show at fairs, they were fed after

supper, filling them up for the night.



Little pigs fed in the manner de‘

scribed while running with the moth-





is much better for pigs to spend a'





SEPT: 4, 1915. .





Growing Pork Cheaply





er and on pasture, grow rapidly. It is

not unusual, to get them to weigh, if

from thrifty ancestors, 100 lbs. each

when three months old. In such cases

the period of time in which they are

small pigs is short. The thrifty habit

has been fixed with them, and they are

prepared to eat a good deal as they

go along later, digest and assimilate

the nutrient elements from the feed

much more thoroughly than they could

if they had been kept confined and

allowed only the milk from the moth-

er and not been allowed the grasses

and clovers.



Pigs allowed to run to grass while

small get the pure air, exercise freely

which gives them good bone and mus-

cle, as they never break down,- devel—

op large vital organs, and they are

capable of resisting the ordinary dis-

eases which are liable to attack small

pigs that are confined to the pens or

yards.



Pigs well started in the manner de‘

scribed can later eat the pasture and

grain feeds and make greater gains

for the feed consumed and for the

time fed, than they can if they are

neglected and poorly fed while young.

As pigs make greater gain for the feed

consumed while they are young, it

must be apparent that in order to

grow pork in the cheapest possible

manner, one must give the little fel-

lows free access to grass and the clo-

vers or rape while with the sows, fix

the thrifty habit early in life, which

enables them to attain to good size

and great vigor while young, which

will make them the most economical

pork producers, as they approach and

reach popular market weights.



While I do not wish to pose as a

critic or a voluntary adviser in the

matter of selecting the stock from

which cheaply produced pork can be

made, yet I feel constrained to say

that there is not enough attention

paid to the stock from which the pigs

are to be raised. The best is none too

good, and the thrifty, Vigorous hogs

of good size that grow rapidly and

mature early, willpproduce pigs that

have the inherent characteristics with-

in them, which enable them to con-

sume large quantities of pasture feeds

as well as grain feeds, and attain to

good size in a short period of time,

and make the kind of pork that is de-

manded by the consumers of today, in

the cheapest possible manner. Given

the right kind of stock from which to

raise the pigs, give the pigs 3. show

to eat a great variety of feeds, grass-

es. clovers, rape, peas or anything

good for them, with the grains, exer-

cise in the open air and be healthy,

a comfortable, dry place in which to

sleep, and so manage to feed them in

a way that will keep up a constant.

rapid growth from start to finish, and

the battle for the production of pork

cheaply will be won.



Wayne Co.





Joseph Horan has returned from

Louisville to Chicago, after having

been stationed in the southern city

since the first of June as a lamb buy-

er for Armour & Co. He says the

Kentucky spring lambs have about all

been marketed, with Louisville re-

ceipts this season about 40 per cent

short of last year, but it was the most

profitable season Kentucky.lamb pro-

ducers have ever enjoyed. He tells of

the experience of Andy Saunders of

Kentucky, in citing one of the highly

profitable results from lamb produo

tion that came to his notice recently.

Mr. Saunders bought 105 head of stock

ewes last spring and marketed the

ewes and their offspring in Louisville

recently. The lambs sold straight at

$8.75 per 100 lbs., averaging 72 lbs.,

and the entire shipment netted their

owner $1,500 clear profit, which he

regards as not at all bad for one little





N. A. CLAPP.





 





flock of ewes in a single season. One





of the remarkable features of this ex-

perience was the successful raising of

nine sets of triplets, 27 lambs.





 





There has been an unprecedented

shortage in the supply of distillery-

fed cattle this year, the deficiency be-

ing estimated on good authority as

close to 50 per cent.
SEPT. 4, 1915.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





 





 





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BY 1%an w. nomson.

The Acidity of Vinegar.



Under separate cover I am sending

a 4—02. bottle of pure apple juice of

1911 left outside in a shed until cold

weather set in at that time, and then

put in barrels in cellar and same has

been there ever since. I wish you

would test same to see if it has ac1d-

ity enough to sell for cider vinegar

and if not please advise me what to

do so I can offer same for sale. Have

used some for my own use when

drawn from barrel and kept in pantry

in the house, same forms a mother.

What can be done to keep it clear as

drawn from cask? I have about 150

gallons on hand, and on advice from

the Editorial Department of Michigan

Farmer have sent you this sample.



Ottawa Co. M. B.



We have made an examination of

the sample of vinegar submitted by

the above correspondent and find as

follows:



Acidity express as acetic acid 2.47

per cent.



The above analysis reveals the con-

dition regarding farmers’ cider vine-

gar which is a very common one.

Since the enactment of pure food

laws there has been a great deal of

difficulty experienced by the farmers

in disposing of their vinegar in the

town market and naturally it has caus-

ed some considerable comment and

dissatisfaction. The question has

arisen at various times as to the rea-

son of this condition. Farmers know

whether their vinegar is pure. They

know the product is the pure unadul-

terated or undiluted juice of theapple

and naturally knowing this they won-

der why their vinegar should be not

only discriminated against but refused

the markets of the state. This ques-

tion has arisen on numerous occasions

and food otficials have recognized it

and taken various positions regarding

the salability of such a product as is

represented by the above analysis.



Let us discuss briefly this matter in

relation to the food law. On the sta—

tutes'of Michigan is a vinegar law

aimed at establishing the absolute

purity of cider vinegar. This law pro-

vides first, that any product which is

not produced from the unadulterated

juice of the apple cannot be called

cider vinegar. Obviously the vinegar

as shown by the above analysis which

is without question the unadulterated

juice of the apple, under the above

count would be considered cider vine—

gar urder the statutes; just as Portia

says in Shakespeare’s Shylock, “the

law hath yet another hold on you,” for

the statute goes on to say that in ad-

dition to being absolutely pure the

vinegar must contain as well not less





than four per cent absolute acetic'





acid. Here, then, is the crucial test.

To be called a cider vinegar and to be

sold as cider vinegar the product must

not alone be pure but it must contain

at least a certain definite amount of

acetic acid. Why is this? The answer

to this question as to in what the real

value of cider vinegar consists; first

of all, we may say that vinegar is val-

uable because of its acid content. In

other words. if it were not sour we

would not value it as vinegar. Obvi-

ously then, the degree of its acidity

or how sour it is has much to do with

its value. Assuming then, that it is

pure, that is, that nothing has been

added to it other than apple juice, the

law is perfectly right and just in es-

tablishing a minimum of acid content

or in other words, say how high the

acidity must be in order for it to be

marketed under the term vinegar. The

consensus of opinion seems to have

established this minimum at four per

cent and public approval has sanc-

tioned the placing of this minimum at

four per cent by the Legislature. Ob-

viously then, a vinegar with only 2.47

per cent acidity can not be sold on





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You Can Win -—

Or Lose Your Corn Crop





It is entirely up to you.





You can lose all the feeding value of





your corn crop or you can save it





You know that your corn will not mature, that you cannot cash

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Don’t try to sidestep present conditions, you can’t do it.





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agents all over the country tell us conditions are about the same, that

crops are not what they are cracked up to be, and the man with plenty

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frosts.

venting the crops from maturing.





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'Value of the Cow Testing AsSociation





As Demonstrated by the Fremont Cow Testing Association, Michigan's

F 1rst Association.





HAT accurate bookkeeping is of

T direct financial value to the

dairyman has been fully demon--

strated by the history of the Cow'-

Etesting Association at Fremont, Mich,

:according to a recent statement of

iHelmer Rabild, of the United States

:Department of Agriculture. During

the nine years of its existence the

members of this association have more

than doubled the net profits.

In 1898, Rabild, a native of Den—

mark, settled near Fremont and en-





_ gaged in dairy farming. Later he had





charge of a proprietary creamery at

Fremont. As manager of the cream-

ery he became well acquainted with

the farmers.



The Beginning, of the Cow-testing



Association Idea.



In 1905 Rabild was appointed upon

the State Dairy and Food Commission.

Familiar with the results of co-opera-

tive effort in his native land, the Dane

conceived the idea of establishing cow-

itesting associations in Michigan. At

that time there was not a single or‘

ganization of the sort upon American

soil, and the plan was not considered

practical for our conditions.



However, Henry Rozema, a progres—

sive farmer of Newaygo county be-

came interested in the new idea. In

company with the state‘otficial he

spent several days in calling upon his

neighbors and explaining the plan.



A meeting was called on Decem-

ber 26, 1905, and an association was

formed. Each member agreed to pay

$1 per cow, to furnish board and lodg~

ing for the tester while employed at

the farm and to convey him to his

next stopping place.



The next problem was to find a man





 





Table I.



No. Pounds Fat Butter-

erar Cows. Milk. Test. fat lbs.

1906 50 5885.0 3.92 231.1

.1907 60 5952.7 ‘ 3.94 234.6

1908 69 6095.4 4.15 253.3

1909 72 6302.6 4.28 269.7

1910 79 6208.8 4.28 265.7

1911 80 6411.0 4.38 280.9

1912 80 6154.8 4.45 173.9

1913 69 6123.4 4.64 184.7





Data derived from the Bureau of

partment of Agriculture.





attention would doubtless have been

given to increasing the milk flow.

A Profitable Investment.



In 1906 the net profit after deduct

ing the cost of feed was $22.23, while

in 1913 it was $51.08, an increase of

129 per cent. That the greater profits

obtained at the end of the period

were due to better stock and better

methods is clearly proven by the fact

that although the price of butter—fat

advanced 51.1 per cent, yet the ad-

vance in the cost of feed was even

greater, being 55.5 per cent. In other

words, the dairyman who had not im—

proved his methods was in no way

benefited by the higher prices paid

for butter—fat.



Of course, there have been ob

stacles and discouragements to meet,

but in spite of these the association

has lived and prospered. The early

plan of conveying the tester to the

next stopping place was found in prac—

tice to be decidedly irksome, especial-

ly during the busy season. Then, too,

sometimes a member would withdraw

during the middle of the year. In at

least one case the tester departed be-

fore fulfilling his contract, leaving the

association with an incomplete record.



In view qf these difficulties it was

found best to reorganize the associa-

tion along new lines. Under the pres-

ent by-laws, each member gives his

note payable in quarterly installments

for $18 in case his herd numbers less

than 15 cows, or for $24 where there

are,15 or more cows. One month’s

pay is withheld from the tester, who

is hired by the year. The tester, who

is at present Mr. Gilbert Kempf, of

Fremont, provides his oWn means of

getting about. Through the associa—





Yearly averages per cow of the seven herds that have been continuously

in the association since its organization follow:





Table II.



N 0. Tot. Cost Value

Year. Cows. Feed Profit. of Fat.

1906 50 $31. 65 $22.23 $53.88

1907 60 39. 79- 28.44 68.23

1908 69 40.45 28.75 69.20

1909 72 42.05 41.93 83.98

1910 79 49.52 40.70 90.22

1911 80 48.48 32.17 80.65

1912 80 44. 46 51 27 95. 73

1913 69 49.27 51.08 100. 35





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fitted to do the testing and keep the

1,1ecords. Peter Munson, a Massachu-

setts watchmaker, was secured by an

advertisement.

l10f Sweden and had been trained in

icow-testing work in the “old country.”

(He began work January 1, 1906.



, Increase in Production.



Exact data are not available as to

the production of the herds in the as-

sociation before that time. However,

the average production of butter-fat

per cow in Michigan in 1905 was about

145 pounds. It is believed that these

herds were little if any above the av-

erage. Only one had any pure-bred

animals, the others being grades and

nati‘ e cows.



The results of the first year’s work



were shown in an average production

of 231.1 pounds of butter-fat. From

that time on there has been a gradual

.but steady improvement in the per-

formance of the herds, the average

yield of butter-fat in 1913 being 284.7

pounds, showing an increase of 53.6

pounds.



Inspection of Table I will show that

the gain has been chiefly made by se—

icuring a higher test rather than by

greatly increasing the milk flow. Dur-

ing the period the average percentage

of butter-fat has been raised from 3.92

to 4.64, an increase of 32.7 per cent,

or approximately one-third During the

‘same period the milk flow has been

increased 238. 4 pounds or only 4% per

cent. These herds are kept primarily

zfor “butter production. If the Object

had be'en'to sell whole milk, greater





 





Munson was a native-





tion the farmers have been brought

into closer touch with the Agricultural

College and the work of the various

experiment stations. They have be—

come regular attendants at the meet-

ings of the State Dairymen’s Associa-

tion and at the National Dairy Show.





Kalamazoo Co. C. A. ROWLAND.





ENSILOING BEET_ TOPS.





 





I am growing 40 acres of sugar

beets this year. I have also seven

acres of corn drilled. I intend put-

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corn. Have been told that there was

an article in the Michigan Farmer de‘

scribing the method of filling the silo

with same. But it must have been be-

fore I got the paper. Would it be too

much trouble for you to give me a

few particulars? Would it be advis-

able to alternate beet tops and corn,

or should corn be put in first and then

the tops? Should water he added in

either case? What should be the

method followed in feeding, and how

much?



Sanilac Co. R K.



It will be impossible to alternate

beet tops with corn if the corn is cut

when it should be, as this will be be—

fore the beet taps are ready. The

corn could, of course, be cut and

shocked and held until the tops are

ready and then mixed With them in

the silo. I have done this with corn

stalks and it worked well. There will

be sufficient moisture in the beet tops

so no'more'will be needed with the

stalks, even though they be quite dry.

It is better, however, to cut the corn"

and put into the silo when it is 'ma-





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ture and before it dries out. It makes

better' silage.



We prefer to feed beet tops only

once a day, have always fed corn sil-

age once a day and beet tops once a

day. If too many beet tops are fed

they will stimulate the secretive or-

gans of the animal unduly. If the

corn is mixed with the tops in filling

the silo, perhaps this combination sil-

9 age can be fed twice a day with no in-



jurious results. 1





THE CREAM CAN TANK.





 





subject of better quality cream is go-

.ing to have some real practical treat-

? ment. In the days of the shotgun or

setter can, long before the separator

cold water was used by nearly every

dairyman to assist in creaming milk.

During the stages of change from the

shotgun can to the present gathered

cream system, cold water seems to

have been forgotten. Through all

these years, dairy authorities, commer-

; cia] and educational, have written and

talked, pleaded and urged better qual-

ity cream, but we find ourselves today

with a poorer quality of cream than

ever before, and now comes the cream

can tank, which is certainly a most

practical solution of the problem.

Nature has richly endowed our land

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in this great country is an inexhausti-

ble supply. All we have to do is to

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? refrigerator, and we can keep our

.5 cream sweet and cool. People who

live in cities buy ice and people who

alive in the country often wish they

could. Why not use this cold water

f for a refrigerator? Make it serve both

‘ the dairy and household needs. With

this in mind I have designed a cream

can tank, and am indebted to Profes-

sors J. H. Frandsen and George L. Mc-

Kay for suggestions. This tank is de-

signed to hold two ten-gallon cans

and two shotgun cans. One of these

shotgun cans contains a skeleton filler

with three compartments, into which

can be put such articles as butter,

meat or vegetables. The other shot-

, gun can is for cooling down- the morn-

‘ ing and night’s skimming, and the ten-

'gallon cans are the storage and ship-

ping cans. Simple but efficient locks

are provided to hold the cans securely

in place.

I This tank is 30 inches high and 32

inches in diameter. It is built of two-

; inch fir, and has a cover with tw0 lids

‘ made of double material with insula-

tion between. _ It has a water intake,

. which delivers the water at the bot-

I tom and an overflow outlet, drawing

ioff the warm water at the surface.

This can be connected with the stock

5 tank or turned to any source where it

’ is most needed. By attaching this to

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easily and cheaply provided. Well or

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tions of the country. At this temper-

ature cream can be held for some

time and kept sweet or in excellent

condition. The general application of

this method on the farm would result

in added millions to the dairy in

dustry.



The first step to improve the qual-

ity of th ecream on the farm is to fur-

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any farm equipped with such a tank

as described above will have little dif—

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providing ordinary sanitary methods

are used.



Nebraska.





‘ A. L. HAECKER.





Farm Cheese—Making





OW can I make and cure farm



cheese, such as we buy at the



grocery,” asks B. N., of Eaton

county, in a recent issue of the Mich-

igan Farmer.



Mr. Lillie, in replying to the ques—

tion, tells how to make cottage cheese

which, I suspect, is not the informa-

tion asked for. The question as word-

ed was somewhat misleading. If B.

N. had asked, “How can I make and

cure cheese such as we buy at the

grocery,” I think Mr. Lillie would

have been stumped for a reply. Pos-

sibly, he might have said that it could

not be done.





A Cheese-making Community.

The kind of cheese-making I am





 





carrying on is something of a unique

industry that has been carried on by

my family, and some of the neighbors

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that this is the only neighborhood in

the country where each farmer makes

his own milk into cheese. I make.

about $1,000 worth of cheese each

summer, most of which is sold to ourl

home merchants and the surplus sold

to Detroit wholesalers.





Believing that B. N. would be inter-

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know about the making of soft Ched-

dar cheese, which is the kind we

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ing. The heat is again turned off and

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hour, an occasional stirring being re-

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Planting Strawberries In the Fall





HERE are several pretty good



reasons why strawberries should



be planted in the fall. There is

only one reason I know of why they

should not, and that is the weather.

Sometimes the weather man is good

and we can then plant with a much

better chance of successTthan we can

in the spring.



Very often it is hard to get plants

in the spring in time' to plant them

early, and if they are not planted very

early they seldom make as good a

growth as the fall planted sorts, even

if the weather is not very favorable.

Plants can always be had in the fall

and they are young, strong, and with

the full vitality. Plants shipped in the

spring are generally dug in the fall

and kept in cold storage until spring,

and they are much better planted in

.the ground. If the plants could be

dug and planted as wanted they would

be all right set in the spring, but they

lose so much vitality when stored all

winter that a very severe loss is apt

to result.



Piant Early in the Fall.



Plant early in the fall if the soil is

in any condition, for the longer they

get to start and strengthen up before

frost the better crop of berries you

will get the next season. If they are

grown to the single plant you can out

several runners and make several

fruiting crowns in the two months of

growing season you should have in the

fall. If you grow the matted row they

should set several plants to each one

planted. Training these new plants

so as to have them in a direct line

will make the picking and mulching

easier.



The soil for the strawberry patch

should be made very rich. Rotted ma-

nure should be used and well incor-

porated with the soil. A loose loam

is best for them and some sand will

lighten it. After the crop is gathered

each season, and again in the fall after





the plants are dormant they should

have a dressing of some good fertiliz-

er. I used droppings from the hen

house scattered thinly, and the results

were all I could desire.



In fall planting firming the soil

about the plants is even more import-

ant than in the spring, though it is im-

portant at any time. In the spring

rains will generally come in time to

do it if you do not, but in the fall there

is very apt to be some dry weather,

and the plants will often have to start

growth on the moisture in the soil

when they are planted. This being

the case it is necessary to firm the

soil well about the roots and loosen a

little on the surface so the roots will

be in good contact with the soil

around them and so the dust mulch

will stop evaporation of the moisture

from the surface. Saving a little

moisture helps when the young plants

are battling for life. If plenty of rain

comes there will be a rapid and sturdy

growth. If it stays dry the growth

will be slow, but if well planted when

the soil was in good condition they

should make it all right. If late rains

come and frost hangs off they can do

a wonderful amount of growing late.

They will be all ready for business in

the spring.



Potted Plants Start Well.



Potted plants of strawberries are of‘

tin sold in the fall and they will be

certain to start off well, for the roots

are not disturbed in the planting.

They have only to take hold of the

new soil with all the old roots in the

old soil to give them a start. These

plants are more expensive, but they

are much more certain. With them

you are sure of the stand, even if the

weather is bad, for it can hardly be

bad enough to kill these well estab—

lished plants. They should make

stronger plants and bear better than

field-grown plants transplanted.



Kansas. L. H. COBB.





 





TROUBLE DEPARTMENT.





 





Hot Water for Borers.



Can you tell me what degree of heat

to get water to kill peach borers with-

out injury to trees? I have heard of

‘hot water being used around the base

of peach trees to destroy the borer,

but would like a little more informa-

tion along this line.



-(lenesee Co. E. S.



We doubt very much whether hot

water would be of any value in killing

the peach borer. As the borer has us-

ually tunnelled into the tree a consid-

erable distance, the hot water would

not come in contact with it, and there-

fore would have no effect. The appli-

» cation of hot water to the trunks of

the trees, while not immediately

injurious will cause the bark to be-

come tender.



The only satisfactory method of rid-

ding the trees of this pest is digging

for them either in early spring or fall

or if the borer is very bad, at both

times. A good preventive measure is

to mound the trees with earth to a

height of about 12 to 15 inches early

in the spring, in order to prevent the

laying of eggs at the base of the tree.

This earth can be removed late in

June or early in July.





Setting a Blackberry Patch.





My land is sandy but will grow fair

corn and clover, and wild blackberries

do well here. Would it be advisable

to buy nursery stock to set an acre?

If so, what kind? How far apart in

the row and how far apart should the

rows be? Should they be manured in

the hill or around the plant?



Lake Co. T.



Some of the hardy blackberry varie-





ties from a nursery would be best to

use because the wild fruit varies so

in size and flavor that you could not

market it to advantage. The cultivat-

ed varieties would also undoubtedly

do better under cultivation than the

wild berries. For varieties I would

suggest Rathbun for early, Eldorado

for midseason and Mersereau for late





season. The rows should be about six

feet apart and the plants three and a

half to four feet apart in the rows.



If wild blackberries do well and if

the ground grows good corn it will

not be necessary to use any manure

or fertilizer when setting the plants.

Blackberries and raspberries do best

011 soils that are not over rich and do

not generally need much fertilization

with manure. If you find that the

patch is not making good growth after

it has started an application of ma-

nure would then be of advantage.





Bose and Carnation Diseases.





I have a couple of rose bushes in-

tended for house culture, Aprippa and

Hermosa, also an Otahite Orange, and

carnation plants I got last fall. The

carnation g1 ew for a time and had one

blossom early this spring; since then

it has kept drying up till there is

nothing but a stub with a few fresh

starts but does not grow any more.

The other plants lose their leaves as

fast as they grow out till they are get-

ting so they do not grew much. The

rose bushes had green aphis on them

till I got a nicotine preparation from

a druggist. and put two teaspoons in

two quarts of water and dipped them.

Have not been bothered since with

the aphis but bushes do not grow. I

don’t think I made the bath too strong

as the directions were two to three

teaspoons in a quart of water.. Can

you tell me what is the trouble with

my plants? The carnation stub seems





to be drying up, the bark is cracked in





and dead looking.

Menominee Co. Mrs. C. M.





It is quite probable that your roses

have been troubled with a fungus on

the foliage, probably either the pow-

dery mildew or the leaf blight, both

of these diseases attacking the leaves

and if uncontrolled, causing them to

fall. Dusting the plants in the early

morning. with flowers of sulphur while

the leaves are still moist is the simp-

lest method of controlling this fun-

gous disease.



It is rather difficult for me to say as

to the cause of your trouble with the

carnation plants, but providing your





’justice to other manufacturers 'who





N FARMER





soil conditiOns are proper, with good ’





drainage and a proper supply of plant

food, it is probable that these plants

are also troubled with a fungous dis-

ease. Stem rot and carnation wilt are

quite similar to the conditions de-

scribed in your letter. Good drainage

of the soil, proper ventilation in case

the plants are grown indoors and any-

thing that will favor a rapid, vigorous

development tends to prevent these

troubles. Carnation rust, causing the

small, dark, reddish, pOWdery forma-

tions on the foliage and finally caus-

ing the plants to die, is one of the

most common diseases of this plant.

Good ventilation and spraying the

plants with Bordeaux controls this

disease.



Stem rot in carnations causes the

killing of the stem of the plant right

near the base. A moist top soil and

damp" conditions favor this disease.

Also setting the plants too deeply in

the soil is liable to cause it.



The Rose nicotine applied to control

the aphis has probably not injured

your foliage or caused the trouble you

are having in their development. It

is not a spray, however, for fungous

diseases.





Mich. Ag. Col. C. P. HALLIGAN.





THE AClDlTY OF VINEGAR.





 





 





(Continued from page 183).

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have facilities for bringing the acid

content up by proper manufacture, but

also in justice to the rights of the

consumer as well. The difficulty in

this particular case undoubtedly lies

in the fact that the vinegar stock has

not been stored in a place where acid-

ification or rapid souring would take

place. It would be well to draw this

vinegar off and to filter through a

cask filled with corn cobs. In this

way the “mother” will be removed

and if the vinegar is poured back and

forth several times upon the barrel

filled with corn cobs and allowed to

drain off underneath, acidification

should take place quite rapidly and

the vineg 211 will soon become sour

enoughto make it saleable. This proc-

ess should take place where there is



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The time has come when we needf.

men who will tell us about the good;

wild nut trees of America. We now

know how to graft them, so that the

finding of them amounts to something.

We have most surprising resources in

the shape of rare nut trees, if we just

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cite the recent discovery in Indiana 0f!

three or four of the finest pecan trees:

in the world. It took looking to findl

these trees from among the thousands

of wild ones, but it is true that some-

body, some boy, some hunter, some

observant farmer, has his eye on near-

ly all of the extra fine nut trees in his

neighborhood. He should tell the

world about them, that’s all. The way

is easy—simply send samples of the

nuts, with an account of the tree, to

the secretary of the Northern Nut

Growers’ Association, Dr. W. C. Dem-

Georgetown, Conn.





This association is made up of peo-

ple who are interested in nut trees.

They hold their annual meeting this

year at Rochester, New York, Septem-

ber 12, and expect to see and learn

about a lot of remarkable English wal-

nut trees. This association wants

your help so badly that it is- offering

money for it~$50 for a hazel tree of

American origin that can compete

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Northern pecan better than we now

have. and $20 for other nuts that are

found by judges to be sufficiently val-

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‘Quick as a Flash”





By H. M. PHILLIPS





does not satisfy the scientist or the

astronomer; a way had to be found

to measure it, three ways in fact, and

the fact has been established that

light travels about 185,000 miles, sev-

en times around the world, in a sec-

ond. How can such a speed be meas-

ured? The answer is an excellent il-

lustration of the ingenious means by

which scientists accomplish the ap-

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may think; the first determination

was made in 167.) by a Danish astron-

omer named Romer. One of the moons

of the planet Jupiter, he has four,

completes its revolution around the

planet in 42 hours, 28 minutes and 36

seconds, as was accurately determined

at a certain season of the year. Furth-

er observations showed an apparent

increase in the time required until six

months later it was apparently 16 min-

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after which it began to gain until at

the end of a year it was again on

time. Such a variation in speed is

hardly imaginable and the fact that it

coincided with our solar year was

sgu gestive; the first measurement

was made while the earth was in the

position of its orbit nearest to Jupiter,

six months later it had traveled to a

point 189,240,000 miles more distant.

The 16 minutes and 36 seconds was

the time required for the light to trav-

el that distance, which gives a velo-

city of 190,000 miles per second. The

actual distance has since been more

accurately determined and gives the

slightly lower velocity of 185,000.





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Daughters of the Royal Family of

Bulgaria.





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German Instructors Teaching Women Conductors and Guards Efficiency

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Gen. Hughes, Canada, Attends Quaint





Celebration in Wales.





Children of the King and

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER





SEPT. 4, 1915.





 





The Many “Uses of ;





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thousands of mine workers are wearing

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inating big out-door construction pro-

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In 1849 Fizeau, a' Frenchman, meas-

ured the time required for light to

travel a distance of about ten miles,

which might seem an impossible feat.

By an arrangement of lenses and mir-

rors, in some respects resembling the

military heliograph, a ray of light was

directed against a mirror at a point

five miles distant and reflected back to

the starting point. A large toothed

wheel somewhat resembling a gear

was then placed in the path of this

ray in such a manner that the ray

had to travel through the space be-

tween two teeth and return in the





 





, 1 French scientist,





,same manner. The wheel was then

i rotated with gradually increasing

speed until finally the ray of light





,which started in the space between





{two teeth got back just in time to en-

counter the tooth itself, so that no

light could be detected returning

through the wheel; on revolving the

wheel still more rapidly the return

ray reappeared, passing through the

space between the next teeth. Of

course, the wheel had to revolve with

great rapidity but as there were a

great number of teeth on its circum-

ference it was possible to speed it up

ll“ the required amount and to calcu-





 





‘ late the time for a tooth to cover the

‘ very small distance, half the distance

“ ; between two teeth, required to cut off





fthe returning ray.





? For really rapid work, consider





. ;measuring the time required for light





{to travel a distance of 27 feet. This

:was done by Foucault, a celebrated

during the middle

‘part of the nineteenth century. The

method is somewhat complicated and

only the general principle can be out-

lined at the present time. By means

of a mirror a ray of sunlight was re-

flected through a small opening, across

which a fine wire was stretched, into

a dark room. Soon after entering the

room the ray traversed a lens and

ifurther on came in contact with a

{small mirror which could be made to

'revolve with terrific rapidity. The im-

mediate effect of the rapidly rotating

mirror would be to form a band of

light all the way around the room in

which no “image” or shadow of the

wire Could be found. At a point 131/2

feet from the revolving mirror 3. sta-

tionary mirror was so placed that it

would reflect the light directly back

upon the revolving mirror which in

turn would send it back through the

lens. This would produce a Shadow

of the wire which, while the mirror

was turning slowly would fall on the

wire itself. It is well known that a

mirror need be turned through only a

very small angle to produce consider-

able motion in the spot of light which

it reflects; if the ray of light that

leaves the revolving mirror to go to

the stationary one and back finds that

the former has turned slightly in the

time taken for the journey the shadow

produced after passing the lens will

not fall on the wire as before but will

be slightly displaced. By measuring

the amount of displacement and the

speed with which the mirror revolves

the time required for the light to pass

from one mirror to the other and

back can be calculated. After the

mirror had been speeded up to the

velocity of 800 turns per second satis-

factory measurements were obtained.

Foucault also placed a tube of water

between the two mirrors and found

that light traveled somewhat more

slowly through water than through

air; which was of great scientific im-

portance, in establishing the correct-

ness of the modern theory of the man-

ner in which light is transmitted.



If light travels 185,000 miles a sec-

ond how far will it travel in a year?

This may seem a foolish question,

but it requires something like three

years for the light from the nearest

stars to reach the earth. If one of

these stars were provided with the

proper mirror and we possessed a tel-





see what was happening on“ this earth

six years ago. The heavenly distances





 





 





 

 





escape of sufficient power we might.





are so great that one despairs of ex-





pressing them in miles, the astrono-

mer uses the expression “light years,”

meaning the number of years it would

take light to travel the distance. Some

of the most distant known stars are

thousands of light years away from





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- By RANDALL PARRISH.





the earth, it they were suddenly ex‘

anguished we would know nothing of

it for that period of time. What a

wonderful study of the past might be

made if all stars were equipped with

mirrors in which we could see what

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CHAPTER XXVI.





The Cane Ridge Meeting House.





“Nor would I deny it to either Fed-

eral or Confederate. I am not a fa—

natic, Tom Wyatt, even although my

father chose the blue. But my true

loyalty just now is to my-—my hus—

band.” She laughed, moving backward

as I impulsively extended my hands.

“Do not take this statement, too ser-

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iously, please.





play, and I accept my destiny. Shall

we go now? Really, I am actually

hungry."





We sat over the poor meal a long

while talking largely about our child-

hood days, and bringing back to mind





earlier acquaintances. She told me

of her home life, the death of her

mother, and her experiences while





away at school, and, largely in ans-

wer to questions. I recounted some

of my army hardships and what little

I knew of the battles in which I had

borne part. But the one topic of im-

portance, although it must have ling-

ered constantly in both our minds,

was carefully avoided. Again and

again I endeavored to draw her

thought that way, only to be adroitly

diverted into safer channels. It be-

came, at last, so evident she preferred

that all this be ignored; that I finally

desisted, and joined with her in light

reminiscences. So we sat in the sun

light, talking like old friends, laugh-

ing over revived memories, almost

forgetting that we were fugitives, our

very lives at stake. Twice we heard

guns, but the reports were but distant

echoes, sounding afar off to the west-

ward. Yet these made me nervous to

get away, and when a number sound-

ed together—almost a volley, distinct-

ly audible, I hastened to pack what lit-

tle remained of food on our horses,

and fording the shallow stream, and

guiding my horse up the opposite

bank into the deep shadow of the

woods beyond. Here we skirted the

edge 'of the steep hill, finding difficult

passage over rocks, and amid tangled

underbrush, seeking the trail whose

exact location I could but dimly re-

call; yet the very lay of the land was

a guide, and my eyes, anxiously

searching the sharp ascent ahead, fin-

ally discerned the dark mouth of the

cave, the discovery of which led to our

turning sharply to the left.



Noreen dismounted also, and thus

we succeeded in inducing the two

horses to clamber upward—slipping

and sliding on the steep acclivity‘—

until we safely attained the remnant

of bridle path, scarcely discernible be-

cause of lusty weeds. To all appear-

ance it had been unused for years, and

in places entirely obliterated by rains.

Yet it was plainly traceable, although

neither of us dared to mount,

trust to the uncertain footing of the

horses. However, bad as it was, it

was now too late to retrace our steps.

and we pressed grimly forward, hold-

ing firm to the bridle reins, and mov-

ing with the utmost caution. As we

mounted higher, twisting and turning

among the scrub, the valley we had

left lay dark and mysterious below,

the sun ever sinking lower behind the

opposite ridge, until its final rays fair-

ly bridged the chasm. It had disap-

peared entirely by the time we breath-

lessly attained the top, yet the west-

ern sky was red, the remaining light

amply Sufficient to enable us to per—

ceive our surroundings. Indeed, it

would be an hour, perhaps more, be-

fore night enshrouded this high ridge.



We halted beside the chimney rock

to regain breath after the toilsome

climb, and assure ourselves that the

way beyond was clear. Noreen seated

herself on the ground, and the horses

began to graze, but I walked forward

to where I could gain a better view.

The summit of the hill was open, ex-

cept for a considerable grove to the

rear of the church. That edifice ap-

peared, as I remembered it, unchang-

ed in any respect—a fairly large build-

ing, constructed solidly of logs, with

Square clapboarded tower in front,

four windows on each side, containing

small panes of glass, 3 number of

them broken. We were at the rear,

which showed a larger window, and a

narrow door at one corner, protected

by a porch. It appeared desolate and

deserted, the loneliness accentuated





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by the empty hitching racks on either

Side. Beyond I caught glimpse of the

white ribbon of road, running straight

across the level, and dipping down in-

to the depression beyond. There was

no movement, no sign of life, any-

where visible—just that desolate, de-

serted church, standing in rough out—

line amid the red mist of evening. I

stood s1lent, gazing in every direction.

until .assured that we were alone on

the ridge. Then I retraced my steps

to where she waited.



“The way is clear,’ I said, in answer

to her uplifted eyes. “But it will hard-

ly be safe to take the road for some

hours yet. Shall we, remain here?”



“If you think it safe I would prefer

to walk forward to the church; it

might be open.”



“Oh, I imagine it will be safe enough

and we can leave the horses here out

of sight. But are you not, tired?”



“No,” rising to her feet, “you forget

I am a mountain girl. I was breath-

less from tugging at the horse; but I

am all right now. They say you can

see the road for miles from the

church tower.” '



“Then we will take a peep, if we

can break in before daylight ends; I

had not thought of that.”



We advanced side by side along

what was once a wel‘l-trodden path.

making no attempt at concealment.

Indeed, any such effort would have

been useless, as the crest of the ridge

lay open, and bare of vegetation, but

I was so fully convinced we were un-

observed that I took no precaution——

my entire thought, indeed, centered

upon the girl at my side. The small

door at the rear of the church resisted

our efforts at opening, and we advano

ed to the front entrance, passing be

tween the walls of the church and the

row of hitching posts. All remained

silent, the purple haze of twilight be-

ginning to show along the distant

ridges. The heavy latch of the front

door lifted easily to the- pressure of

my hand, and we stepped into a nar-

row vestibule, Noreen grasping my

arm nervously, as she faced the shad‘

owed interior of the deserted building.

Some instinct of caution caused me to

close the door behind us, and then I

drew her forward, laughing at her

fears, until we obtained glimpse of the

larger room, already becoming ob-

scured by the approaching night. It

was a rather shabby looking place, not

overly clean even in that merciful dim-

ness, a huge stove, rusty red, occupy—

ing the space between the two doors.

the stovepipe extending to the oppo-

site wall. Rude benches, without

backs, stretched almost from wall to

wall, a narrow aisle leading to the pul-

pit, set within an alcove, and scarcely

discernible except in barest outlines.

Everything was lonely and depressing.

the silence unbroken. A clock, run

down, stared at me from the further

end, and I recognized a big Bible, ly—

ing open on the gaunt pulpit stand. A

book of some kind, dog’s eared and

coverless, lay on the floor at my feet,

and I bent to pick it up. As I came

upright again, a man stepped out from

the shadow of a corner, and the steel

barrel of a revolver flashed before my

eyes. I felt Noreen cringe against me,

uttering a. muffled cry.



“Stand as yer are, Yank,” said a

rather pleasant voice. “Pardon me,

lady.”





 





CHAPTER XXVII.





With Backs to the Wall.



E was a young fellow, with bold

black eyes, a little jaunty mus-

tache, and a mouth inclined to



laugh, but what I stared at in open-

eyed astonishment, was his broad-

brimmed hat, and natty gray cavalry

jacket.



“Some surprise party, I reckon,” he

chuckled grimly. “What was this, a

church wedding, dear boy? Here,

Wharton, kindly relieve the gentle-

man of his arsenal; ah! some assort-

ment, I see. Your pardon, Madam.

but occasionally even the fair sex trav-

el armed these- days, and I should

hate to be harsh. Thank you, very

much; Wharton take the lady’s gun

also. It’s all right, boys.” "





 





 

 





To my unbounded amazement up‘





from the floor. where they had been

lying concealed beneath the benches
SEPT. 4. 1915.





a considerable number of men came

scrambling to their feet. I could not

count them in the dim light, but those





nearest me were gray clad—troopers,





from their short jackets—with car-

bines in their hands. Wharton. our

revolvers safe in his grasp, grinned





. and stepped behind his officer.





I





“Who, in heavens name, are you?”

I asked at last finding my voice. “Con-

federates here?”



“Your first guess is an excellent

one” he answered lightly, evidently

enjoying the scene “It evidences a





f’Well disciplined mind, and marvelous





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power of observation. Yes, my Yankee





friend, you now behold Confederates,





Johnny Rebs, the enemy; you have

the honor of being prisoner to the

Third Kentucky Cavalry Wharton”

“Yes sir.’

“Conduct the lady and gentleman to





, the sanctity of the pulpit, Se1geant,

. where they may commune With the





presiding genius of this house of wor-

ship erected in the wilderness. Imag—

ine not” ” he continued with a wave of

he hand, “that the blackened optic





‘ which adorns the ministerial counte-

. nance was a gift of the Confederacy.

1 Far be it from us,” bowing humbly to





the astonished Noreen, “to war ’gainst

either ladies, 01 the church; beauty

and goodness are ever safe in our

hands, and I assure you both that the

reveiend gentleman was delive1ed in-

to our care in his present condition of

disfigurement. ”



“You mean you hold prisoner Par-

so 1 Nichols?" I asked, scaiccly grasp-

ing the sense of his iambling speech.



‘No doubt “(is he, although I have

no 1ecollecti0n that he has confided

his name to our ears. We discovered

the party alone in this edifice of wor-

ship, nursing sundry bruises and abra-

sions, and feeling that probably he

was of the Church Militant, held him

fo: the pleasure of his company.

Stone, Michels, return to the f1011t;

non, Sergeant, you may take the pris-

oneas.’





“Just a moment, Lieutenant,” and





i I faced him squarely, ignoring the grip





of W'harton’s hand on my arm. “There

is no reason to hold us prisoners; all





j there is Yankee about me is this uni-





: form.





I have just escaped from the





2 Federal guard at Lewisburg.”





His eyes, laughing yet suspicious,





' swept our faces.





“I’m not easily fooled,” he said, “but

ready enough to learn. Who are you?"

“Thomas \Nyatt, Sergeant, Staunton

Horse Artillery.”

“Who is your captain ?”

Philip Lavigne.’



‘Good; and your first lieutenant?”



‘ George E. Whitehouse.”



“Ah! you know the battery, all

right. When were you with them

last?"



“Ten days ago,

Royal.”



“By all the gods, it soundeth strange

but true. Come, clear up the mystery

—how came you here?”



“On Jackson’s orders.





in camp at Front





I was born





: in this county, and because of that he





chose me to find out the numbers and

disposition of the Federal troops in

this neighborhood, together with some

other facts he wished to know. I was

captured in Federal uniform, and held

under death sentence as a spy. I es—

caped last night.”



And the woman ?”



She threw back the cape which had

partially concealed her face, revealing





3 her bright eyes and flushed cheeks.





“Permit me to answer for myself,

Lieutenant Harwood.”



“You! how do you know my name?”



“From your regiment, sir, as well





‘as certain characteristics of speech





. hesitation.





I have heard described. I am your

cousin.”



“My—my cousin? Heaven be prais-

ed! I never knew there was so much

beauty in our family. My cousin!

Hold. till I guess a bit—not Noreen

Harwood?”



S‘ie nodded, her red lips smiling.



“Noreen Harwood! Why, it takes

me off my feet. Yet wait, how comes

it you are here with one claiming to

be on our side? Did I not hear that

my uncle served on Ramsay’s staff-

ay! a major?”



“My father is dead " she answered,

the brightness vanishing from her

face. “He was killed only a few days

a o.

g“I" regret to learn that, cousin,” and

he held out his hand, “for, while I

never met him or you before, my fath-

er held him in most high regard. Yet

I beg your pardon if 23I perform my

duty as a soldier, even under these

conditions. We are a small band,

the heart of the enemy’s country, and

cannot afford any unnecessary risk.

Who is this man, and why are you

here with him ?”



“He has told you the truth,” she an—

swered quietly, her hand still within

his. “I have known him from child-

hood.’



“He is a Confederate soldier, then ?"



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“And you, cousin?”



“I am his wife.”



.There was a moment of silence. of

I heard the soldiers mov-





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ing about the room, and the murmur

of voices speaking cautiously. Then

Harwood released her hand, and ex-

tended his own to me, his eyes frank

and cordial.



“I accept you on faith, comrade, ” he

said pleasantly, ,“but there is a spare

gray jacket strapped to my saddle

yonder more becoming than that blue

coat. Here, Stone,” with a glance ov-

er his shoulder, and a crispness to his

voice, “get the extra blouse from off

my horse, and bring it here; run low,

lad, and keep in the shadow. Saint

Christopher! but ’tis a most happy

family reunion we’re having; I’ll want

the story presently, but now I must

look to my men.

we are playing.”



“Let me understand that, Lieuten-

ant,” I exclaimed, as he turned away.

“How does it happen you are here.

and for what purpose?”



A wild plan of my own, aided and

abetted by the commander at Coving-

ton. We are of the garrison there,”

he explained briefly, his glance search-

ing out the dim interior. “The Yank-

ees have a forage train out as far as

Hot Springs, under small guard. ’Tis





the farthest east they have ever ven-





tured, and our scouts brought the

news. To this mind came the brilli—

ant thought of cutting them off on

their return march,

sion for the dash. We took the cut—

off, and landed here about daylight.





The train should have been along be-





fore now, but there is no sign of it.”



“You have been in hiding here all

day, and seen nothing?”



“Oh! we’ve seen enough,” and he

laughed. “But nothing we cared to

measure swords with. The road yon-

der appears popular, but, by good

luck, no Yankee shows an eagerness

to attend church. There was a gang

of mountain men along by here may-

be two hours ago who rode to the

door, and took a look at the shebang.

Whether they were Yank or Reb I

didn’t know. Anyhow we were will-

ing enough to see them pass on out o’

sight. They looked and talked as

though they were spoiling for a fight. "



“How many.



“Thiity, or forty—a right smart

crowd. There was only two came up.





and rode round the church——a big fel-

red beard, and a little





low with a



weasened-faced fox he called Kelly.”

“Yes, I know then:



ing after us. Did they go on east?”



“They did. So has everyone else

we've seen today. That’s what puzzled

us, as to just what might be up. I

ieckon you must be some popular to

create such a furore. Why, an hour

after sun-up a whole blame company

of blue-coats went by, riding like mad,

their horses dripping, and a young fel-

low spurring them on. He’d lost his

hat, and they never so much as took

a side-look at this shebang. They were

in some hurry, my friend. ”



“And neither party has returned?"



“Not a sign of them.”



“What force have you here?”



“Twentyeight enlisted men.”



“You have pickets out?”



“One man each way, a mile down

the road, concealed. The tower up

there commands the country in both

directions.”



“And your horses?”



“Hidden in .the grove yonder.”



(Continued next week).





MOST FAIR TIME.

111’ 11 rr'rzsnmoNs.

The autumn days is here again,

An’ Gee, but hain’t I glad?

I’m ’bout the best boy 'at ever was.

A’ ’specially ’foremy dad,

Sometimes he scolds me, but I

Dassent sass or drop a tear,

I gotta. be real good you know

’Cause Fair time’s almost here.





Pa kept me pulling weeds an’ grass

All summer ’n made me hoe,



He said I’d have to do it if

I saw the wild-west show



Or anything else at Fair time,

An’ so you bet I try



To help my folks jist all I can,

’Cause Fair time’s mighty nigh.





Pa's got some corn an’ squashes

He say’ll ’sprise the crowd,

My grandma’s pieced a bedquilt,

An’ say, if she ain’t proud,

The folks’ ie teriible busy

Jist ’bout this time 0’ year,

With stuff to take the premiums,

’Cause Fair time’s almost here.





Ma’s got some jam an’ pickles

’At she keeps set way up high,

Siss’ ’broidering something’ funny,

With a great big butterfly

On top, looks like a nightcap,

’Taint what she calls it though,

I ain’t done nothin’ fer the, Fair——

’Cpet‘ wish ’at I could go.





It always seems to be raining hard-

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Lubbock.



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UEER how some of the wise say-

Q ings we pick up along the way



cling to us and influence our

lives in spite of ourselves. When I

was a country schoolma’am I boarded

one year in a family with two small

boys. Like all real boys these two

sometimes quarrelled, and the van-

quished one always threatened to get

even. The mother’s invariable reply

to all mutterings of vengeance was:





“Two wrongs never make one right.”





Of course, the boys had been told

that this meant that if someone

wronged you and you wronged them

to get even, the two wrongs put to-

gether couldn’t make the whole thing

right. They had already learned in

school that you can’t add a bushel of

plums to a bushel of peaches and get

two bushels of apples, so, of course,

you couldn’t add two wrongs and

have the answer one right. And be-

cause someone else was unjust to

you it was not going to better things

for you to be unjust to them. The

whole thing would still be wrong, and

your wrong conduct would only make

matters doubly worse.





For the benefit of mothers who

preach similar doctrine, I must throw

in here, that at the time the sermons

seemed to make as much impression

on the youngsters as yours do on your

children. They still “breathed out

threatenings and slaughter,” and if

they could “put one across” without

mother’s knowledge, they did so. How-





to man’s estate they remember now

the motherly counsel and put it into

practice.



For, after all, it is as good a work-

ing motto as we need when real life

begins. We are bound to meet injus-

tice and abuse and if we stop to “get

even” every time we are wronged we

are not only going to waste valuable

time but we will weaken ourselves for

the real issues of life as well A mind





received, and schemes for retaliation

hasn’t room for anything worth while.

Yet multitudes of men and women

who call themselves good think of

nothing else but how to “get even”

with someone whom they fancy has

wronged them.





As a matter of fact, half our wrongs

are only fancied ones. Most of us

take too serious a view of ourselves

and our importance and think our-

selves slighted when We are only be-

ing rated at our true value. None of

us are quite so important in the gen-

eral scheme of things as we think we

are and our desire to retaliate when

we find ourselves overlooked is sim-

ply the desire of a small mind to keep

Self before the public. Getting even

with such fancied wrongs only makes

us appear ridiculous and in no sense

betters our condition or raises us in

the eyes of our fellows.





Real wrongs, too, are never righted

by taking revenge. The human im-

pulse is to strike back, but the keen-

est punishment is often inflicted by

ignoring the wrong. The wrongdoer

can understand the return blow. What

he cannot stand, nor understand, is

the fact that he is considered of too

little importance to notice. To return

good for evil, or at least not to return

evil for evil, this would solve the

problem of family discord, and neigh-

borhood discord as well. If we would

all remember that “two wrongs never

make one right” and when we are re-





 





ever, let us hope that having grown.





that is constantly dwelling on slights.





 





 





 

 





Two Wrongs Never Make One Right





viled, revile not again, life would

gradually take on a different aspect.

DEBORAH.





 





POTTING UP PLANTS FOR THE

WlNTER'.





 





BY L. H. COBB.



As the summer wanes and the cool

nights come in the fall we begin to

think of getting the plants potted up

that we have bedded out during the

summer. It is best not to wait until

too late for this, for as the days short-

en plant vitality lowers, and they will

stand less chance of quick recovery

if we wait until the last minute. Sep-

tember is a very acceptable month

for this work.



The soil for the potting should be

prepared a year ahead, but if this is

not done, and it seldom is, any good

garden soil will do, provided it is

loose and rich. Leaf mold, well rotted

manure, and sand can be mixed with

it and make it rich, loose and porous

if it is not already. A little bone

meal, a quart to a wheelbarrow full of

soil, mixed in just before beginning to

pot will be a decided advantage, for

it is a slow acting fertilizer and safe,

and ‘will give nourishment to the

plant for several months.



In potting up the plants care should

be taken in the size of pots to keep

in mind the kind of plant and the ob-

ject in view. If flowers are wanted

instead of foliage, pot in small pots

for the size of the plant, except in the

case of plants which bear a crop of

flowers and quit, like the Chrysanthe-

mums Geraniums, for instance, should

have the pot pretty well filled with

roots, and if too large a pot is given

and a rich soil, there is apt to be an

abundance of foliage, a rank soft

growth, and few, if any, flowers. If

the plants get pretty dry sometimes,

are pot-bound and have a few such

hardships to battle with the foliage

tinges bronze, and the flowers come

out in abundance. With the chrysan-

themum, on the other hand, if they

get dry, are pot- -bound and do not get

enough plant food the flowers will be

very apt to come semi-double, and

lack in richness of color. Anything

that checks the growth is injurious,

while with the geranium anything that

tends to check growth tends to in-

crease bloom. Of course, a normal

growing condition must be maintain-

ed or the plants will suffer, though

they will bloom all the more freely

the more they suffer, seemingly mak-

ing a frantic effort to produce seeds

to reproduce themselves before they

die. There is a happy medium that

will give you good plants and plenty

of bloom.



Chrysanthemums may need to be

potted before the first of September,

for they should be potted up as soon

as the buds begin to show. If the

buds are allowed to get good sized

first they are apt to be checked by

the moving, and the result will be no-

ticed in the flowers. After the buds

begin to develop “they should not have

a check until they are full. They are

gross feeders and should have a very

rich soil, and plant food added every

week or two will be beneficial. They

have such a heavy root growth they

will need an abundance of water, too.



Begonias are very easy to lift, for

they do not have a deep root system,

and have so many fine fiber roots they

soon fit themselves to the new condi«

tions. Geraniums take hold well also.





Fuchsias when lifted must have more

care.

lift successfully, especially if they

have heavy tops. Mignonette can

hardly be lifted without extreme care.

Such plants shOuld have the soil well

soaked first, and then be permitted to

dry until fairly firm. This fills the

plant with moisture, and has the soil

in a condition that will not be made

into a muck by handling. Take up

with all the soil possible on the roots.

Cut the tops back some, too.



Callas and cyclamen that have been

resting outside should be repotted al-

so and made ready for the window.

Callas want very rich soil for they

are heavy feeders The foliage and

flowers will both be much finer. The

cyclamen needs a soil composed large-

ly of leaf mold. Put the cyclamen pot

in a cool window and the calla in a

warm one. The calla bulb should be

covered up entirely, and nothing more

than the tip of the shoot should show.

The cyclamen bulb must not be cov-

ered at all, but set firmly on the sur‘

face. If the cyclamen bulb is not en-

tirely dormant, and it is better to keep

them growing just enough to keep the

bulbs plump and the roots full and

fleshy, it is best to dig the top soil

away as deeply as possible without

injury to the roots and then repot in

a size larger pot, filling up to the bulb

with fresh soil.



If you have been careful with the

freesia and oxalis bulbs you can plant

them now, for it is time. They can

be planted in July all right, but they

do not lose vitality until later than

September. The earlier they are in

the pots the better plants they will

make, for the outdoor life suits them

early in their growth, as it strength-

ens them for the more trying life in

the house when the days shorten.





 





LETTER BOX.





 





Heliotropes are very hard to~





Thinks “Grace" Needs a New Point of





View.



Household Editor. —When I finish-

ed reading “The Domestic Crucible,

No. 13” in the Michigan Farmer for

June 12, I looked again at the sub-

title, “Grace Accepts Defeat and

Achieves Victory.” What about the

“victory,” I wondered. Does the au—

thor mean to imply that Grace achiev-

ed victory because John removed his

harness to the carriage-house? Evi-

dently that is the author’s intention.

However, that does not solve the





problem according to my way of think- ,





ing, and I wonder if there are not oth-

er farm women who will agree with

me in that.



If Grace won a victory by the re-

moval of the harness it was a very





weak one indeed, and her childish ac- .

ceptance of defeat could scarcely have ,





left her with peace of mind or a calm

spirit. The whole trouble comes from





within, from the attitude of mind. I i





do not mean to infer that John was

not at fault, also.





Perhaps he had not -





been trained during boyhood to pick I





up after himself. And perhaps his

hard-worked mother had done her best

in this respect, using the same meth-

ods employed by her daughter—in-law.





And, too, John undoubtedly felt that .

when he had a home of his own that .

he was at liberty to make use of the L





grown-up prerogative to





“do as he 1'





pleased,” without being “nagged at." 3

And I do not know as. I blame him ;





very much.





Nevertheless, both Grace and John





need a new point of view. Why does ,





a woman want to keep her house in

apple-pie order? The house





is the 1‘





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SEPT. 4, 1915.





heart of the home, to be lived in. And

as living consists largely of work, the

house is the work-shop as well as an

eating and sleeping apartment. The

happiest homes are those in which the

family work together. When Grace

does all of her work in the house and

garden, and John’s is confined to the

barn and fields, there is not much to

connect the two lines of activity. The

fact that John leaves his harness on

the side porch, where he will see it

after supper, is proof—positive that he

will enjoy sitting there to mend it,

while Grace washes dishes just inside

the door. He takes comfort in her

neat-ness.



If Grace is wise she will take ad-

vantage of this evidence of John’s en-

joyment of her society, and work out

a new scheme of co-operation, whereby

both of them will derive much com-

fort and a larger vision. There is no

other line of activity which can bring

the members of the family into such

close relationship as work on a farm.

An unbiased discussion of conditions

as they exist, accompanied by a wil-

lingness on the part of both to see

the other’s point of View, will go a

long way toward an amiable settle-

ment.



It is a psychological fact that as

soon as you are willing that the other

should do as he likes, the other comes

around to your point of view, and

makes a sincere effort to please. Noth—

ing is gained by nagging, or by mar-

tyr-like tolerance. Such methods indi-

cate narrowness of mind.



Everyone must possess a degree of

loving charity in order to live in any

sort of harmony. In the case of Grace

and John, John was by far the more

charitable of the two. While he may

have made no particular effort to see

her point of view, he was willing that

she should have her way. Grace is to

be pitied because she has allowed

such a multitude of petty trials to

occupy first place in her mind. Life

is much more than keeping side porch-

es in apple—pie order. In the lives of

all true women, who have “eyes to

see.” wisdom, understanding, faith,

hope and charity are pro-eminent.

“And the greatest of these is charity.”





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Household Editor:——-VVill someone

please give me full directions how to

can peas, without canning powders?——

Subscriber.



Shell peas and boil one-half hour.

Pack in sterilized jars, fill with cold

water, adjust rubbers and tops, set in

boiler on a false bottom, pour in cold

water to cover cans, cover boiler and

boil four hours.



Household Editorz—I have received

many helpful suggestions from your

paper and Wish to ask for more. Will

some of the readers tell us if beet

t0ps, spinach or Swiss chard can be

canned for winter use and how it

should be done? Also how to prepare

and can the vegetable soups.



Here is my way of using up the

crooked and ill-shaped cucumbers:

Wash and slice, without peeling, un-

less turned yellow. Slices should be

about one-fourth inch thick. Let stand

in weak salt and water at least two

hours, then drain and to each quart of

slices take one cup of sugar, one

teaspoon each of white mustard seed

and celery seed and one onion sliced.

Cover with good vinegar, boil for five

minutes and seal in cans—Mrs. M. F.,

Battle Creek.



Household Editor2—For salt-rising

bread scald well a quart bowl and a

tablespoon, empty out water and refill

bowl one-half full with scalding, not

boiling water. Into this put a quarter

of a teaspoonful of ginger, half a tea-

spoonful of soda and same of salt.

Stir in, while yet scalding, enough of

either flour or sifted graham flour to

thicken. Graham flour is a little more

sure to rise but white flour makes the

whitest bread with less odor while

making. Beat smooth, put bowl in a

vessel of warm. water and set where





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





it will keep, warm. I find the fireless

cooker the best place. ‘ Sprinkle flour

over top of bowl and cover tight. Do

this the very last thing at night and

let rise until morning. In the morn-

ing warm a pan of flour, make a hole

in the center, put in a tablespoon of

salt, a pinch of soda and stir in one

and one-half quarts of water, beating

in enough flour to make a thin smooth

batter. When smooth add the “ris-

ings” and stir in well. Sprinkle flour

over top and set in a warm place till

it rises. When light mix into loaves

without mixing any more than neces-

sary to shape the loaves. Let rise

and bake the same as yeast bread.

Mix rather soft, as too much flour

makes the bread hard and dry. If at

any time it is allowed to get cold it

will not rise, so I set mine on a warm

soapstone, wrapped in a blanket and

cover with another blanket—Mrs.

M. K





"NOT PEACE, BUT A SWORD."





 





Dr. Lyman Abbott remains unalter-

ably opposed to woman suffrage, but

his son is for it. Hamilton Wright

Mabie is against it, but his daughter

is for it. At the very time William

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the Equal Suffrage League. Grover

Cleveland’s widow is president of the

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but his two daughters are ardent

workers for votes for women. In the

west families are united on it, but in

the east it runs like a sword between

the two generations.



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will always be creamy. Ten cents

worth will be enough to last a year.—

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Exchange Is Meeting Expectations





HE fruit growers of the Grand



Traverse region now have 21 mar-



keting organization nearly a

year old which has gotten the wheels

of its buzz wagon running so smooth-

ly that the farmers who stayed off at

the time of organization are now eag-

erly watching its movements and the

most of them will doubtless get aboard

before next marketing seasOn.



Two co-operative organizations have

been attempted in years past. Both

went on the rocks. For some years

buyers have been taking every known

advantage of the growers. Last year

over 250 carloads of cherries were

Shipped from this region. They were

bought on the Chicago price which

averaged about $1.00 per crate. Cin-

cinnati, Cleveland and most other ac—

cessible markets were paying over

$2.00. Of course, the fruit went to

the better markets but the growers

did not get advantage of it. This and

many other conditions drove the grow-

ers together and forged the chain of

tenacious determination so strong

that they are quite unified in their

purpose of staying by the new organi-

zation and sparing no effort or money

to make their Exchange trade mark





stand, the world over, for a clean,

honest pack of highest class fruit. It

will then be no trouble to command

the highest prices and find eager

buyers.



Producers Given Instructions.



The Exchange did a wise thing

when it employed R. H. Elsworth as

manager. His tact, managerial abil-

ity, and wide experience as a pub-

licity expert make him of peculiar

value to them in the educational and

other work which must be done.



In former years the grading and

packing of cherries has been any-

thing but uniform—much of it notor-

iously inferior. One of the first things

the Exchange did last winter was to

adopt grading rules and the manager

began the campaign of education to

aid the growers in reaching the high

standard set for them. An experi-

enced man from a. well organized fruit

district was employed as inspector.

Much of his work during the cherry

season consisted in going from or-

chard to orchard, giving suggestions

and actually packing cases for the

growers, to demonstrate for them just

the quality necessary to make up the

different grades. The inspector re-





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improvements in' the

pack and the utmost eagerness on the

part of growers to comply with the

rules of the Exchange. Every member

is on his honor to put up as high

class an article as his ability in grow’

ing and packing can produce. This

striving for excellence in the goods

themselves will, within a very few

years give the goods bearing the

trade mark of the Grand Traverse

Fruit and Produce Exchange at most

enviable reputation on the markets.





Members Prove Loyal.



This year has been a very off sea-

son so far as cherries are concerned.

The latest spring frost in 25 years did

the crop considerable damage. Only

about half a crop was harvested. The

prices were rather low, owing to large

production in some other regions.

Then, too, the Commission men are

not standing idly by. They are not at

all anxious to see this infant organi-

zation grow to such strength that it

will deprive them of their Shylock

pound of flesh, for the Grand Traverse

region ship thousands of cars of fruit

and produce annually. During the

cherry season buyers frequently of-

fered members of the Exchange more

than the Exchange was promising

them. Here is the way a case which

came under my own observation work-

ed Out. An outside commission house

buyer offered one Exchange member

$1.75 per case when the Exchange was

getting him only $1.25. He ’phoned

to the Exchange. He did not want to

violate his agreement to market all

his fruit through the Exchange, still

he disliked to see the extra 50 cents

per crate on a good-sized shipment go

glimmering. The manager told him to

sell and pay the Exchange the regular

commission just as though they had

handled the cherries. It was very

clear that no such price would have

been offered had the Exchange not

been in existence.

check from the commission house ar-

rived the grower loyally took it to the

Exchange for record and deduction of .

commission.





Properly Incorporated.



If that spirit of loyalty to their or-

ganization holds, and there is every

reason to believe it will, the fondest

dreams of the moving spirits behind

the organization will be more than

realized.



And, while not extravagant nor be.

yond the bounds already reached by

several similar co-operative organiza-

tions in other parts of the country,

their dream is a bold conception. Here

is the way Manager EISWorth reduced

the dream to words: “The organizers

of the Exchange were careful in the

drafting of articles of incorporation

under the Co-operative Act (Act 398,

Public Acts of Michigan, 1913), to

give the organization ample leeway

for expansion as the business grows.

We can buy, hold or sell, land, build-

ings, and personal property. In fact

We are permitted to do anything but

own a railroad, runa bank, organize a

life insurance company or some of the





few other lines of enterprise which





must charter under special laws.

Becoming Popular.



“While we started with a member-

ship of less than 70 we now have

about 120 and as the advantages of '

the Exchange become fully known and

appreciated among the farmers we

shall increase until every farmer who

has much produce to market in the

entire Grand Traverse region embrac-

ing some ten counties, and extending

from Manistee on the south to Che-

boygan on the north, will belong to

our Exchange.



“The sales will all be made from

our central office but fruit and pro-

duce will be gathered to, inspected

and shipped from, the various ware- [

houses owned by the Exchange at I

strategic locations throughout the '

region. :



“At present we have only one in-

spector, but as the business grows .

there will be an inspector at each





 





 





 





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warehouse to see that the grade, pack,

etc., are according to standard. As

soon as our farmers learn to grade

and pack according to a uniform

standard our fruits and vegetables

which have the superior qualities that

are given by our climatic and soil

conditions, together with proper cul-

tural methods—just So soon will our

Exchange be in position to capture

the best markets in the world.



"As the Exchange develops we ex-

pect to have our own cold storage

warehouses and icing service at the

various centrally located shipping

points. The possibilities, if the farm-

ers will pull together properly, are

vast but there are many obstacles to

overcome. Thus far, I believe, our

members are mighty well pleased with

the successes attained. The board of

directors and the manager are grati-

fied with the present condition of the

Exchange and very optimistic for the

future. It’s a. case of ‘United we

stand, divided we fall.”





Mason 00. I. B. MCMURTRY.

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Crop and Market Notes.





Michigan.



Emmet Co., Aug. 23.—The last two

weeks there has been no rain, follow-

ing the week of unprecedented precip-

itation which caught some hay in the

fields and laid much grain and corn

fiat. Wheat and oats and other grain

gomg in in fine condition, with pros

pects for a good yield. Corn will be

very late in ripening, if at all. Some

complaint of rust in beans and blight

in potatoes. Barns are overflowing

with hay, which is selling around $13

for loose. The resort season is light,

about 50 per cent of an average



Shiawassee Co., Aug 23. *Heavy

rain fall is doing inestimable damage

to the oat crop. Some haying yet to

be done. There will be a heavy sec—

ond growth of clover for seed and

hay. Alfalfa is making a very rapid

growth, the third crop ready to be cut.

Wheat yielding about 32 bushels per





acre; oats from 45 to 90 bushels per

acre; corn growing rapidly, but is

backward for the season. Late pota-





toes making a splendid growth, but

too wet for low fields. Beans are a

very promising crop, but some fields

badly damaged from wet weather.

About the usual amount of wheat will

be sown this fall. Apple crop is very

poor.



Eaton Co., Aug. 21.——The yield of

hay was good, but was difficult to har-

vest on account of wet weather. Some

was rained on when in the field, so

much that it was never hauled and

.some was never cut. All grain is cut,

but a large percentage is in the shock.





Very little threshing is done Plenty

of rain to help fall plowing Wheat,

new $1; new oats 350; beans $2 25;





rye 90c; steers 3@7c; hogs, live 7140.

New York.



Niagara Co., Aug. 25.—-Very rainy

weather seriously affecting cabbage,

beans and some potatoes.

half of the bean crop spoiled. Oats

have caught the heavy rains, too, but

all the grain is turning out well. Hay

was very poor and is $18 to $20 per

ton. Corn is very good; there is

three-fourths of a crop of early apples,

now selling for 80c per bushel or $2.50

per bbl. Very small crop of late ap-

ples and pears, lots of peaches and a

medium crop of plums, which are sell-

ing at 8@100 per six— —pound basket.

Peaches are well colored but seem

late in coming on. Eggs are 21c; but-

ter 22@24c.



New Jersey.

Monmouth 00., Aug. 23.—The yield





4 of hay and clover fair, alfalfa good;





wheat crop extra; oats good, gathered

in poor condition on account of the

weather. Corn is good but damaged

some by the storm. Potatoes above

the average. Preparation for seeding

well under way Apples and pears a

fair crop; peaches and plums extra

good. Wool 25@35c; butter 30@400;

milk 4%0.

Ohio





Holmes Co., Aug. 23.—Wet weather

still continues. Some bay to make

yet. Oats to haul in; very little plow-

ing done for wheat; wheat and oats

yielding well. Pasture good. The

yield of hay is light and brings $15

per ton. Most of the red clover hay

made too late on account of the wet

weather, to get a crop of clover seed.

Corn looks promising but is late. Po-

tatoes and plums rotting badly, and

have a poor flavor; too much rain.

Wheat $1. 02; corn 90c; oats 350; but-

ter- fat 25c; eggs 17c.



Hancock Co., Aug. 23. —Nothing do-

ing the past month on account of the

heavy rains. Not much wheat thresh-

ed in this locality, and spoiling rapid-

1y Yielding from 20 to 35 bushels per



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For the week beginning Wednesday,

September 1, for the region of the

Great Lakes: Warmer weather on

Wednesday and Thursday will be fol-

lowed by somewhat lower tempera-

tures Friday and Saturday in the up-

per lake region, and by seasonable

temperatures elsewhere. The weather

will be generally fair.





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August 31, 1915.



Wheat—The free movement of

wheat in both the winter and spring

wheat states has given the trade a

bearish tone, and notwithstanding

prices Monday were on practically the

same level as a week ago, there ap—

pears to be a general belief that val-

ues will not go much higher for the

time being. Western markets are gen-

erally lower due to liberal offerings

from country districts. However, for-

eigners are taking some of the grain,

but there is nothing like the activity

shown in the markets here a year ago

although it is generally believed that

the needs of European countries are

greater. The price for No. 2 red wheat

was $11515 per bushel at this date in





1914. Prices for the past week are:



No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. Dec.

Wednesday . . . .1.09 1.06 1.07

Thursday . . . . . .1.09 1.06 1.07

Friday ......... 1.07 1/2 1.04 1/2 1.06

Saturday ..... .1.08 1.05 1.07

Monday ........ 1081/2 1.05%; 1.05

Tuesday ....... 1.06 9% 1.03 1/2 1.01



Chicago.-—September wheat 93.60;



December 92.5c; May 97.2c.





Corn.—Fr0sts in numerous districts

throughout the north central states

was an important element in the trad-

ing program in the corn market Mon-

day. It gave the trade considerable

strength in spite of a bearish feeling

in the wheat division. So much of the

corn acreage is late that the likeli-

hood of damage from future frosts is

increased to a point where dealers

seem indisposed to crowd the market

down. In many sections, however,

there has been wonderful improve-

ment in the prospects for the grain

since a month ago. Kansas, for in-

stance, reports oflficially a corn crop

of 149,000,000 bushels against 87,000,-

000 a year ago. At this late last year

No. 3 corn was quoted at 83c per bu.

Prices for the past wee? are:





0. 3 No. 3



Mixed. Yellow

Wednesday 80% 821,43

Thursday . . . . . . ..... 80% 82 1,5

Friday ........ ..... 80 82

Saturday . . . . . . ..... 80 82

Monday 80% 82%

Tuesday ............ 80 82





Chicago—September corn 71.70 per

bushel; December 61.6c; May 63.20.

Oats.——There is a very large move-

ment of oats to primary elevators,

much of which is of inferior grade.

Prices are on the decline, cash oats

on the local market on Monday were

one to two cents lower than Satur-

day’s trade. One year ago standard

oats were quoted at 51c per bushel.

Quotations for the week are:

Standard. White.





 





No. 3

Wednesday . . . . . . 45 43

Thursday .. 45 43

Friday 44 42

Saturday 44 42

Monday . . . . ........ 43 40

Tuesday . .. ......... 40 39

Chicago. September oats 36.4c per





bushel; December 36.2c; May 38.3c.

Rye.—This market is quiet with the

cash grain marked down'nine cents

from last week. Cash No. 2 is quoted

at 950 per bushel

Beans.—Prices ilp 15c. Frost dam-

age is reported in different sections.

Detroit quotations are: Cash $3.00

per bushel: September $2.80. Chicago

trade is quiet and steady. Pea beans,

hand-picked, choice, are nominal at

$2.85@3; common $2.62fl'280; red kid-

neys $3.25@3.50. At Greenville the

Clover Seed.-—The outlook for seed

crops is discouraging. Prices higher

except alsike which is steady. Prime

spot $9.60; October $10; alsike $9.25.

Timothy Seed—Prime spot $3.35.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





Noun—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs, as follows: Best

patent $6.10; seconds $5.80; straight

$5.53; spring petcnt $7.10; rye flour

$6..» .



Feed—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $25; standard middlings

$29; fine middlings $32: cracked corn

$34.50; corn and oat chop $31.50 per

on.



Old Hay.-—Market is firm at steady





prices. Carlots on track at Detroit





. are: No. 1 timothy $24@25; standard





$23@24; No. 2, $22@23; light mixed

23@2.4; No. 1 mixed, $18@19; No. 1

clover $14@15.'



New Hay.——No. 1 timothy $18@19;

standard timothy $17@18; light mixed

$17@18; No. 2 timothy $16@17; No. 1

mixed $14@15; No. 2 mixed $12@14;

No. 1 clover $12@14.

Chicago.—Demana 00d and supply

light. New timothy $13@18 per ton.



Straw—Rye straw $7.50@8;

and oat straw $6.50@7 per ton.





wheat





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.



Butter.—-A1though prices are 1/éc

lower than last week the market is

gaining strength. Offerings are light.

Extra creamery 2496c; firsts 221,60;

dairy 21c; packing stock 180.



Elgin.——The market is firm at prices

1/20 higher than last week. Quota-

tions for the week are 241/20 per

pound.



Chicago.——Market is firm and ad-

vanced prices are well maintained.

Supply and demand are good. Extra

creamery 241/2c; extra firsts 23%:@

24c; firsts 22@23c; seconds 20@211A;c

per lb; packing stock 19@19%c.



Poultry.--—Demand good for heavy

hens and broilers. Lower grades are

low. Prices are unchanged. Live.—

Broilers, No. 1, 16@17c; No. 2, 1417661)

150; heavy hens 150; others 12@14c

per pound; ducks 14@15c; geese 100.



Chicago—Demand is good for good

stock. lrregularity in shipment makes

great variation in prices. Fowls, good

weights 13@14c; others 10@120; spg

chickens 16@161/2c; ducks 121/2@14c;

geese 8@120;

per dozen.



Eggs.—Receipts are getting light

and market is firm at an advance of

1/4C over last week. Candied firsts sell

at 23c: current receipts 211/2c.



Chicago.—-The feeling is steady at

prices slightly advanced over last

week. Trade is good. To grade as

“firsts” eggs must be closely candled.

Miscellaneous lots, cases included 17

@21c; ordinary firsts 20@201/2c; firsts

21@21%c.



Veal.——Quoted steady at 14@141/3c

for fancy, and 13@131/2c for common.





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples—Supply is ample and mar-

ket draggy. Prices are unchanged.

Fancy Duchess apples bring $2.25;

common $1@1.25 per bbl.



Chicago—Duchess are dull and are

hard to sell. Fancy fruit of other va-

rieties is moving and Wealthies sell

well. Duchess quoted at $1.25@1.50;

Astrican $1.25; Transparents $1.25@

2; 'Wealthy $2.2‘5@2.50.



Pears—Market is fair for good

stock, good Bartletts bringing $4.75@





. 5 per bbl.





Chicago—Market is steady but not

brisk, at fairly good prices. Clapp’s

Favorite sell at $3@3.50; Bartletts $3

@4; Flemish Beauty $3@3.50.



Potatoes.—Market is steady with

prices at $1.65@1.75.per bbl. At Chl-

cago Michigan whites are selling at

450 per bushel in carlots. At Green-

ville 30c per bushel is being paid.



Peaches.—-Markets active, although

supply is ample. Island peaches bring

15@20c per 15 bu. basket.



Chicago.—Offerings from Michigan

are light. Southern peaches still hold

the market. Clings sell at 50c per

bushel, 10@120 per 1-5 bushel basket;

St. Johns 15@20c per 15 bushel bas-

ket, 75c@$1 per bushel.





WOOL.





 





Boston.—~Because of large foreign

orders, manufacturers have been buy-

ing freely. The market is still very

strong although it has been spotty,

some scoured wools having an unus-

ually good demand because of foreign

orders. The British War Office is con-

sidering the question of releasing

some of the stock held in London and

Bradford warehouses, to allied coun-

tries and neutrals. This suggestion

has made heavy holders a little ner-

vous and might amount to a moderate

bearish influence in the trade. How-

ever. it is improbable that any con-

siderable change in quotations would

be effected as the demand is now so

broad and the stocks to be offered

comparatively limited. Fleeces are

only moderately active with a sale of

Ohio quarter-bloods last week at 38c.





GRAND RAPIDS.





Frost damage during the last days

of the month has seriously affected

potatoes, beans, corn, tomatoes, cu-

cumbers and other late crops in Mich-

igan. Late potatoes suffer also from

blight, so that prospects for a big

yield and low prices have changed

somewhat. Potato prices in this mar-

ket run about the same. at 35@40c.

VVarmer weather is needed for fruit

and all crops. Peaches are selling up

to $2: Duchess apples continue slow

at 30@400, and plums are quoted at

60@750. Tomatoes ripen slow and





 





guinea hens $2.75@3‘





are still bringing up to $2 er bushel.

Cabbage is worth only 15 210C; eggs

are 19@20c; dairy butter 23@24c;

wheat, No. 2 red is quoted at 97c; rye

85c; corn 760; oats 58c; beans $2.65,

hand-picked basis.





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.



A large amount of business was

done on the eastern market Tuesday

morning. Prices are holding about

steady. Tomatoes are firmer with the

price ranging from $1@1.50 per bu;

potatoes 70@750; apples 900@$1 for

Duchess up to $1.50 for Wolf River;

plums $1@1.25; onions 60@65c; cu-

cumbers, large $1.25@1.50; medium

$2; corn 750@$1 per bag; butter 30@

350; eggs 300; loose hay ranges from

$15@24 per ton according to quality,

best timothy being scarce.





 





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





Buffalo.

_ August 30, 1915.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stev-

ens, New York Central Stock

Yards, Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts here today as follows: Cat-

tle 175 cars; hogs 81 d. d.; sheep and

lambs 24 d. d.; calves 1200 head.



With 175 loads of cattle on the mar-

ket here today, and 19,000 reported in

Chicago, all the best cattle sold steady

with last week, while the medium and

common kinds sold from 10@15c per

cwt. lower and there are several loads

left over unsold. We had too many

cattle here today to hold our market

up and the cow trade was the worst

it has been this season. We wish to

caution our shippers not to ship any

stockers or milch cows here yet. as

the government is holding us up until

they clean up. They think it will be

two weeks, but that is just a guess.



We had a moderate supply of hogs

today and the quality poorer than for

some time past. There were but few

of the good old dry hogs here and

this class sold 5@10c higher than the

close of last week, while all other

grades, and especially common stuff.

sold 10@20c lower. A few extreme

heavy weight hogs sold at $7.75. with

the bulk of the mixed‘and mediums

from $7.80@8.20, as to weights; york-

ers generally $8.25; best pigs around

8c per lb; common and grassy kind

from $6@6.50; roughs generally $5

and stags $4.50@5. About everything

sold at the close of the market and

the outlook appears about steady for

the near future.



The market was active today on

lambs and sheep, with prices steady

with the close of last week on lambs:

sheep firm; most of the choice lambs

selling at $9.50. Look for steady

prices last of week with moderate re-





ceipts.



We quote: Lambs $9.25@9.50: cull

to fair $7.50@9; yearlings $7@7.50:

bucks $3@5.50; handy ewes $6@6.25:

heavy do $5.50@6; wethers $6.50@

6.75; cull sheep $3@5; veals, choice to

extra $12.50@13; fair to good $8.50@

12; heavy calves $5@8.50.





 





Chicago.

August 30, 1915.

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Received today.19,000 36,000 18,000

Same day 1914..19,685 29,346 43,078

Last week ...... 48,216 91,423 63,247

Same wk 1914..43,955 113,462 148,366

Beef cattle sold well today and the

best grades showed 10@150 advance

and others ruled steady to strong. The

best sold at $10.20; butcher stock

sold on a strong to 150 higher basis.

Quality was only fair. About 2,000

range cattle arrived and prices were

steady. Calves ruled steady, with the

bulk of good to prime vealers at $11.50

@11.75, only poor thin light kinds

selling down to $10. Light hogs sold

steady to 50 lower and others mainly

10@15c loWer. Packing grades show-

ed the most weakness on the close:

sales were at $6.35@8, bulk making

$6.75@7.40. Last week’s hog receipts

averaged 246 lbs. Sheep and native

lambs sold largely 250 lower while

range lambs looked 10@15c off. Sev-

erale cars of western wethers made

$6.25, with native ewes largely at $5.75

@850. Native lambs topped at $9.35

and best rangers cleared at $9.40.

Shipments from here last week to«

taled 11.286 cattle, 19.781 hogs and

3,721 sheep, compared with 17.126 cat-

tle. 16.014 hogs and 50,158 sheep for

the corresponding week of 1914.

Cattle prices followed a downward

course last week as a result of much

larger receipts and no corresponding

improvement in the general demand.

Declines were anywhere from 15@25c.

with the greater part of the steers

selling for $8.25@9.60. and the best

steers carrying much weight going at

$9.35@10, while the choicest yearlings

brought $9.50@10.15. Inferior to plain

grass steers sold at $6@7.35, with lim-

ited transactions in small lots as low

as $5.60, including steers and heifers

mixed. Common to medium warmed-

up steers sold at $7.40@8.35, medium

to good handy steers at $8.40@8.85





and good, fat lots at $8.90@9.35. In-

ferior to fair yearlings sold at $7.50@

8.50, with good yearlings offered free-

ly at $9 and upwards, and fat lots of

these cattle were much more active

than the equally good, but heavier cat-

tle. Butcher cows and heifers had a.

good demand, as usual, with fat lots

mainly wanted. Sales took place at a.

range of $4.90@9.40, with the best

cows taken at $8@8.50 and the higher-

priced lots restricted to the choicer

class of yearling heifers. Cutters went





at $4.15@4.85, canners at $3@4.10 and ‘





bulls at $4.50@7.90. Calves were in

active demand, so far at least as the

desirable light vealers were concern-

ed, and moderate offerings resulted in

higher prices, with sales at $11@12.35,

while heavy calves sold at $5@10.

Western range cattle arrived more

freely than heretofore, and 25@35c

lower prices prevailed, sales ranging

at $6.60@8.75. A train of Canadian

range cattle arrived on Wednesday

and sold unsatisfactorily. All cattle

that are common are doing poorly for

their owners, and far too many half-

fat cattle are offered for sale.





Hogs were marketed less freely last.

week than a week earlier, and some

good advances in prices took place,

good mixed offerings usually show

ing the most strength. There was a

narrowing of the range of prices, and

unless the shipping orders for light-

weight hogs undergo a material in-

crease, a further narrowing of quota-

tions may be expected. The best

prices continued to be paid for prime

light shipping hogs, and prime pigs of

strong weight sold as high as the

best matured hogs. Recent receipts

of hogs have averaged 248' lbs., the

highest for a year, and comparing

with 230 lbs. two years ago, when a

good manypigs were arriving. East-

ern shippers were not operating very

heavily, but their purchases were fair





relatively, as the receipts were not





large. Heavy packing hogs sold much

higher than a week earlier, showing

much greater advances than the high-

est-priced swine. Top was $8.05, and

hogs closed at $6.35@8, comparing

with $5.80@7.85 a week earlier, pigs

selling at $6.75@8. Heavy packing

hogs sold at $6.35@7.05, heavy ship-

ping hcgs at $7.10@7.65, light bacon

hogs at $7.25@7.90 and prime light

shipping hogsat $7.95@8.



Sheep and lambs were offered on

the market sparingly last week, re-

ceipts day after day being less than

half as many as a year ago, and ex—

tremely large advances in prices took

place, especially for the better class

of lambs from the range country.

Lambs greatly predominated in the

offerings, including flocks from Idaho,

Washington and Nevada, as well as

many moderate consignments of na-

tive lambs and limited supplies of na-

tive ewes. Lambs sold up to $9.55,

comparing with an $8.85 top a week

earlier, closing prices ruling as fol-

lows: Lambs $6.50@9.55; yearlings

$6.50@7.50; wethers $6@6.75; ewes

$3@6.10; bucks $4@5.



Horses were in ample supply last

week and in active' demand from

agents of the British and French gov-

ernments, army horses going at un-

changed prices. Most of the sales

made in the auction consisted of

horses rejected by the foreign agents,

these going at $75 130, with good

mares selling up to $ 60. Commercial

chunks brought $190@240, and a pair

of bays sold at $540. Horses intend-

ed for army purposes must be five

years old at least and not over ten

years.





 





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





(Continued from page 193).





acre. The cat crop almost ruined,

many not through cutting yet. Much

of the clover hay spoiled in the mow.

Large growth of fodder, but corn not

earing up well. Many apples and

plums. Pastures good; stock looking

good: spring seeding of clover is very





good: rye yielding about 10 to 15

bushels per acre. Eggs 17c; wheat

$1.01; rye 60c; corn $1.15 per cwt;





barley 60c; oats 35c; butter 25c.



Green Co., Aug. 23.—-Yield of hay

was good but hard to secure; a great

deal spoiling in the mow. Alfalfa is

being cut the third time. Some report

little red clover well filled with seed,

and some do not. Wheat threshing

out of field is not completed; it is

spoiling considerably. Oats were good

but are wet also; not much barley.

Corn was in good prospect until the

storm of last week lodged it very

badly and reduced the prospect. Po-

tatoes good but are rotting. Some

plowing done for wheat. Apples in

abundance; pears a failure. Peaches

plentiful; prices steady.





The good quality of the cattle mar-

keted during August demonstrates

that this has been a beef~making sea-

son, well-fattened bullocks weighing

from 1350 to 1450 lbs. having been

conspicuous in the offerings on the

Chicago market.





 





 





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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



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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





 





 





 





Thursday’s Market.

August 26, 1915.

Cattle.





Receipts 1666. There was a good

active trade in the cattle division at

the local stock yards this week, the

receipts being considerably less than

they were a week ago and the meat

trade more active. Shippers could

not ship common thin canners here,

the inspectors are after them strong

and they were busy condemning all

of this class of cattle in the receipts

this week. There is no prospect of

anyting being allowed to go back for

feeding as yet and farmers wanting

feeding stock must buy outside of a

stock yards. Best heavy steers $8@

8.50; best handy weight butcher steers

$7.50@7.75; mixed steers and heifers

$6.50@7.25; handy light butchers $6@

6.25; light butchers $5.50@6; best

cows $5.75@6; butcher cows $5@5.50;

common cows $4.25@4.75; canners $3

@4; best heavy bulls $5.50; bologna

bulls $5@5.25.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Mich. B. Co.

12 steers av 962 at $7.50, 29 do av 921

at $7.65, 3 do av 1177 at $8, 7 do av

850 at $6.50, 22 do av 894 at $7, 4

cows av 1117 at $6, 3 do av 857 at

$4.25, 1 do wgh 1200 at $5.50, 3 do av

763 at $5, 1 bull wgh 820 at $5, 2 do

av 1315 at $5.60, 7 butchers av 833 at

$6.25, 25 do av 784 at $6.35, 3 do av

887 at $6; to Golden 3 cows av 900

at $4.75; to Goose 4 bulls av 872 at

$5.25; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 steer wgh

840 at $6, 2 cows av 1110 at $6, 15

steers av 1000 at $7.80, 7 do av 810

at $7. 3 do av 1060 at $7.50, 2 heifers

avr770 at $6.50, 5 cows av 950 at

$5.75, 6 butchers av 850 at $6.25, 6

steers av 1100 at $7.75; to Hammond,

S. & Co. 17' steers av 850 at $7.10, 7

eows av 900 at $5.25, 7 do av 950 at

$8, 16 steers av 1050 at $8.25; to Bres-

nahan 2 bulls av 950 at $5.50, 9 cows

av 850 at $4.75, 8 steers av 1050 at

$7.35, 21 do av 1200 at $7.60, 22 do av

1000 at $7.75, 11 do av 1025 at $8, 9 do

av 850 at $6.70, 6 cows av 950 at

$5.50;—to Mich. B. Co. 26 steers av





975 at $7.60; to Sullivan P. Co.

steers av 1190 at $8.50.

Reason & S. sold Feldman 4 cows





av 1000 at $5.35; to Thompson Bros.

21 steers av 875 at $7.35; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 4 cows av 1050 at

$5.75; to Rattkowsky 4' heifers av 650

at $5; to Goose S cows av 600 at

$4.70: to Lachalt 6 butchers av 850

at $6.25, 5 do av 700 at $6.25; to Ratt—

kowsky 3 cows av 950 at $4.30; to

Hoffend 3 do av 600 at $5; to Sulli-

van P. Co. 18 steers av 900 at $7.25.



Bigelow sold Bresnahan 4 cows av

1055 at $4, 11 do av 1118 at $5.50.



Same sold Mich. B. Co. 5 steers av

954 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 740 at $6.



Veal Calves.



Receipts 454. The veal calf trade

was unusually active and fully .50c

higher than last week on everything

but common heavy stuff, which was

dull at $6@7.50; good grades $11.50@

12.50; medium $8@10.50.



Reason & S. sold Sullivan P. Co.

3 av 210 at $8, 9 av 250 at $8.50; to

Parker, W. & Co. 4 av 145 at $11.25.



Roe Com. Co. sold Goose 9 av 275

at $8.50; to Mich. B. Co. ’4 av 180 at

$12, 12 av 150 at $10, 2 av 195 at $12,

5 av 165 at $10, 3 av 210 at $11.50;

to Burnstine 3 av 160 at $11.50; to

Goose 10 av 268 at $6.



, Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 2974. The sheep and lamb

trade was active, top lambs selling at

$8.50, a trifle less than they did on

Wednesday. Sheep sold strong, the

best going quickly at $5.50. Best

lambs $8.50; fair do $7@7.50; light to

common lambs $6@6.50; fair to good

sheep $5@5.50; culls and common

$3.50@4.



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

Co. 44 lambs av 75 at $8.25, 13 do av

75 at $8.25; to Klinck & Co. 27 do av

80 at $8.50; to Thompson Bros. 7 do

av 55 at $7; to Hammond, S. & Co. 19

do av 70 at $8.40; to Sullivan P. Co. 34

sheep av 90 at $4.50, 41 lambs av 70

at $8.25, 15 do av 60 at $6.75, 52 do av

80 at $8.25, 6 sheep av 115 at $4.25; to

Hammond; S. & Co. 34 lambs av 75

at $8.50, 10 do av 53 at $6.75.



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

19 lambs av 65 at $8, 8 do av 55 at

$7. 5 sheep av 95 at $5; to Sullivan

P. Co. 5 do av 105 at $5, 8 lambs av

75 at $8; to Parker, W. & Co. 18 do

av 70 at $8, 51 do av 75 at $8.50, 10

do av 55 at $7, 18 sheep av 110 at

$5, 34 lambs av 70 at $8.50, 25 lambs

av 80 at $8.50, 19 do av 65 at $8; to

{étggiatrick Bros. 14 sheep av 45 at





Hogs. .

Receipts 3961. The hog trade was

a trifle better than on Wednesday;

light and mixed $7.80@7.85; heavy $7

@725. Packers are bearing down

hard on roughs and say they will not

pay over $6 for them.





 





 





THE MICHIGAN .FARMER





Friday‘s Market.

. . August 27, 1915.

' Cattle.





Receipts this week 1859; last week

2405. Market dull. The embargo on

Saginaw county will be lifted on Mon-

day morning. Best heavy steers $8@

8.50; best handy weight butcher steers

$7.50@7.75; mixed steers and heifers

$6.50@7; handy light butchers $6@

6.25; light butchers $5.50@6; best

cows $5.75@6; butcher cows $5@5.50;

common cows $4.25@4.75; canners $3

@4; best heavy bulls $5.50@5.75; bo-





logna bulls $5@ 5.50.





Veal Calves. ,

Receipts this week 552; last week

626; market 75c@$1 lower. Best $11

@12; others $6@9.50.

Sheep and Lambs. _

Receipts this week 3559; last week

3639; market slow. Best lambs $8.50;

fair do $7@7.50; light to common do

$6@6.75; fair to good sheep $5@5.50;

culls and common $3@4.





ogs.

Receipts this week 5566; last week





4820; lights and pigs $7.80@7.85;

heavy $7.25@7.50; mixed $7.50@7.80.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





There has been considerable talk'





lately' of cattle wanted for expert, but

experts were out of the question in

view of the great cost of ocean trans-

portation, to say nothing of the high

cost of big steers placed on the other

side of the Atlantic, that being the

only description it is possible to util-

ize in this manner.



Four new cases of foot-andanouth

disease were reported in McDonough

county, 111., recently. They were due

to threshing machine crews and per-

ambulating bulls.



Upward of 4500 western range cat—

tle arrived on the Chicago market on

a recent Monday. They,were mostly

of Mexican and Texas breeding, with

only a few native rangers offered. The

crop of western range cattle is later

than usual in moving marketward,

grass being luxuriant and most range-

men in no hurry to move their stock.



Fat hogs have not been bringing

remunerative prices, measured by the

feed cost. Recent marketings have

ran largely to mixed carloads,

ning from pigs to heavy packing hogs.





2 The best authorities advocate finish-





ing healthy youngsters before sending

them to market, and this policy is be-

ing generally carried out in the hog

raising districts.





For Sale

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20 H. Pitts traction engine. 20 H. Rumley. 18H.

Pitts, 16 H. Baker. 16 H. (Saar-Scott. 15 H. Pt.

Huron. 13 H. Nichols & Shepard. 12 H. Leader. 12

H. 0539' 28” Pitts Grain Thresher, 30" Pitts. 32"

Huber i0" Advance, 12 H. Portable Gasoline En-

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CULL BEANS FOR FEED. mustangs:





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With or without stock,

Farms wanted crops and implements,





in “'ayne. Macom -. Oakland and Livingston counties,

Mich. WALTER C. PIPER. 4Ufil’cnubscot81dg., Detroit.





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Good Feed — Cheap.





Salvage grains. The Bartlett C0., Jackson. Mich.





 





FARMERS—We are paying from three to five cents

above the highest official Detroit Market

quotation for your eggs shipped direct to us by er

press. Write us for information. It. will pay you.

American Butter 8: Cheese 00.. Detroit. Mich.





 





WE CAN SELL STOGKEHS and feeders, also feeding



lambs. consign hereto us,

or if you are in the market for feeding stock write

or wire us. HARPSTE R COIHMISSION COMPANY.

Toledo Union Stork Yards, Toledo, Ohio.





 





MILCH cow buyers. write me for car-load lots, large selec-

tion of fall cown. Holstein mostl Good one! and cheap.





 





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. . One Dairy Farmer saved 4 of his hauling costs and over 5 hours in time every day with his Federal.

Knowmg motor trucks as they do, Henry Ford and James Consens, of the Ford Motor Co. , use Federals on their private farms.





FEDERAL “01‘0“ TRUCKS have won a reputation which assures you they are mighty good trucks. See the FEDERALS at space No. 6 and

7 in the State Fair Auto Show. Also write for information on Federals for Farmers.





FEDERAL MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY, Detroit, Mich.





Largest Manufacturers of 1% and 3% Ton Worm Drive Motor Trucks Exclusively.
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r Every well-known tire manufac-

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certain standard of appearance. So

in the factory inspection, the slight-

est irregularity, a bruise, or even a

scratch, will prevent a sound, honest

tire going out as first stock.



These high-class tires, some of which

are slightly used, are bought by us, and

we utilize them for the best tire value

you can buy. We combine each shoe With

the perfect bead of another tire. and thus

give you a doubly-constructed tread,with

twelve layers of fabric. and one inch of

service rubber. w

. Doutré (DOUble TREad) Tires are

'Handsome is as Handsome does." They

will stand up under the hardest service,

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Look for our DOU-TRE Trade Mark.

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POULTRY.





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Barred Rock Cookerel: £5.33? i..‘?.'§d.?3tp5ix2§§‘ ‘2’00

shows and breeders. W. C. Coffnmn, R. 6, Benton Harbor, Mich.

BA RRED ROCK $152.2? fliggigaifi





season. FRED ASTLING. Constantine. Michigan





 





 





 





iG BARGAIN SALE OF BARRED ROCKS. 200yenrling hens



that have laid 140 eggs eazh since Jan. lst. 191510 Aug.

1st, 1915 an average of 20 eggs per hen per month. Pricesfi

hens $10, 12 hens $18. 20 hens $25. 50 hens for $60. They are

pure bred. large and closely related to our first winners at

Chicago. Cincinnati and Indianapolis shows. Suitable males

to go with them at $210 $5 each. 1500 young;r birds growing.



G. EARL HOOVER. R.7,Matthews. Indiana.





 





Bull Rocks 3 out of 4 firsts Chicago. 1914. Eggs bnl. of



9 sens'on 51.50-15: 50-100. "S. C. Buff Leg-

horn eggs 31-15; 55-100. I’on 01512 Buff Leghorns $10. 20 Bufl‘

Rock liens. 75 cents to $2.50. including Chicago and Minne-

apolis first prize winners. Bird Lawn Farm. Lawrence. Mich.





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Pine Iirssi Willie Urplngions .éifié‘mii “3533 “$1333?

Belgian hares and Collie puppies. MRS. ILLI8

HOUGH, Pine Crest Farm. Royal Oak. Michigan.





 





 





RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOU TH ROCKS.

Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to nge$2 to 35; P. R. hens

weight 5 to 9561mm eggs 15 for 51.00: P. R. eggs S5per 100.

Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according

to age 38 to 32:). 10 eggs $3. A. E. Cramp ton. Vassar. Mich





 





Rose Comb Brown leghorn Cockerels





from Mad. Sq. winners 50 uts. up zicoord'ng to .

CLAUDIA BETTS. Hillsdale. IIWICIIiglllglf.





 





0. and S. O. RHODE ISLAND REDS from prize

0 strains. fine layers with long bodies and rich red

color. JENNIE BUELL. Ann Arbor. Michigan.





 





ALEORPINGTON Oockerels—l2 wks. 81; 8 wks. 75a,

8 wks. pen. 8 pullets, 1 cookerei 310. S. 0. Keller.

stress, white. M. E. Thompson. Redford. Michigan.





Slaughter Sale of Barred 6 White Racks

Cocks $3.00 to 85.00. Hens $1.00 to 33.00. Young

stock after September lst.



River-view Poultry Farm. Box 798. Union. City. Mich.





 





SILVER Laced Golden and White Wyandotte Eggs for hatch-

ing. Ten cents o'ich or 30 for $2.50. I av srcel post

charges. 0. w. BROWNING, Portland: Michigan.





- ~500 for 15. 84.00 forlOO. M t

WhIlI "gandlllle E53 best pens $2.00 for-15, 83.7% 0d:

30. DA ID RAY. .. Forest Ave... Ypsilanti. Mich.



hite P. Rocks. Pekin and white runner ducks.





White guinea-s. eggs and day old duck d h'

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who to gun and field. Prices right. Fox and

Coon hound pups 85 each. Stamp for reply.

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER





HE following few proven facts

T should enable all to pick the



good layers from the poor, or

non-layers. Every farmer and poultry

raiser should make it a point to cull

his flock of chickens closely in the fall

of each year, if not before. Quite of

ten it is possible to cull a flock a

third or more; thus reducing the feed

bill without reducing the egg yield to

any noticeable extent.



The latest and quickest molters are

the best layers. By this we mean that

those hens molting in the latter part

of September, October and November

are better layers than those molting

earlier. It is poor practice to keep

the early molters and to sell the late

molters. This is being done on many

farms. Experiments have repeatedly

proven that the ZOO-egg hens did not

begin to moult until November.

Relation of Shanks to Egg Production.



Individuals with pale colored shanks

in such breeds as Rocks, Wyandottes,

Reds and Leghorns, are considered

better layers than those with bright

yellow colored shanks. This indica-

tion of the laying capacity of a hen is,

of course, only true when applied in

the fall of the year and among breeds

with yellow shanks.



The color of ear lobes is also an in-

dication of laying qualities, but in this

case is only applicable in breeds with

yellow, creamy or white ear lobes. The

Rocks, Reds, Wyandottes, and other

American, English and Asiatic breeds,

have red ear lobes, hence for these





 





{breeds this indication is valueless.

{But in the Leghorn this indication is

ireliable, and it has been found that

those with white ear lobes in the fall

are better layers than those with yel-

low or creamy colored ear lobes.

Strong Bird Best Layer.



A constitutionally strong bird, and

one that passes through the moult

quickly and easily is a better layer

than a weak specimen that develops

all kinds of ailments while passing

through the moult. Also, those that

show the least broodiness are better

layers than those broody a large part

of the time. A bird with closely worn

toenails is considered a better layer

than those with long toenails and a

bird that goes into the moult with a.

very much worn and ragged plumage

is a better layer than one with no

marks that bespeak of hard work the

past year.



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How to Select the Laying Hen





bear in mind in any time of the year

are the actions of the birds. A bird

first off the roost in the morning and

the last on them at night is consider-

ed a better layer than the one that

spends most of the time on the roost

or stands around in a humped up ap-

pearance in the corner of the pen. A

singing and working individual is al-

ways a better layer than the quiet and

lazy kind.

Good Eaters Are Good Layers.



Those that go to roost with a full

crop are good layers, hence the state-

ment, “a heavy eater is a good layer.”

A fowl, in order to be in laying condi-

tion, must carry a little surplus fat. A

poor or lean hen can never be a lay.

ing hen. ,



A rather large comb and wattles for

the breed is considered another good

characteristic of a good layer, and in

Leghorns, some breeders insist that

those individuals with rather high

tails are better layers than those with

very low tails.



The pullets that commence laying

early are generally considered better

layers than those that mature late,

hence the statement, “keep the early

laying pullets.” Nervous and active

individuals are generally better layers

than tose that are slow, inactive and

indifferent. F. W. KAZMEIER.





 





SUGGESTIONS ON THE CARE OF

-TURKEYS.





 





At this season we watch the tur-

keys to see that they get home at

night. Sometimes they will go miles

from home when allowed to stay out

at night but they are not so apt to

wander far and forget. to come home





.at night when plenty of fresh drink-





ing water is kept where we want

them to run. So, often when on a for-

aging expedition they will go where

they can find water.

a considerable amount of water; and

it is bad for them to drink stagnant

water such as they get in dry hot

weather when streams are low, or

around stables.



As they grow older they like a large

range and the turkeys that have plen-

ty of range have better plumage and

make the best breeders. If we can

secure thrifty and large frames now,

nature will put on the weight at ma-

turity, and in the fall they will be as

good market turkeys as anybody would

want. The tall, rangy, big-boned birds





Turkeys require '





 





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look slim now but they are the ones

that develop into large birds.



We give them a little whole corn

as soon as they are old enough to eat

it because it makes them 'grow fast.

However, it won’t do to feed much

corn till the weather gets cool and the

time for fattening comes. We never

allow them to form the habit of hang-

ing around waiting to eat with the

chickens, but keep them going out on

the range as long as possible. They

will clean the corn of grasshoppers at

this season and get much in the stub-

ble fields that everything else has ov-

erlooked.



W'e find the early hatched turkeys

are more thrifty during the summer

and fall than the late hatched birds.



For indigestion we give a. full table-

spoon of castor oil with five or six

drops of turpentine in it, and look for

lice. Lice and worms follow indiges-

tion. Turkeys should have free access

to charcoal; it is an excellent health

promoter for the turkey family.



It is claimed that crooked breast

bones are caused by birds roosting

too young. We are certain that this

is often the result of inbreeding. We

once bought a sitting of eggs from a

well known breeder of Bronze turkeys.

The only tom raised had a crooked

breast bone, but as he was so good in

other respects we concluded to breed

from him. The next season we had

quite a number of turkeys with crook-

ed breast bones. It was several years

after we disposed of this gobbler be-





'fore we were entirely rid of this do-





formity. FRANCES WOOD.





PROTEIN FOOD INCREASES EGG

PRODUCTION.





 





That it is a poor poliCy for farmers

to not feed some kind of food to their

chickens which is high in protein val-

ue—such as beef scraps or sour milk

——is the opinion of H. L. Kempster, of

the Missouri Experiment Station.



Three separate pens with the same

number of chickens were used in an

experiment which proves that protein

food produces greater results at lower

costs. All were fed corn all of the

time, wheat part of the time, and in

addition ground grain rations of bran,

middlings, and corn meal. Besides

this regular feed for the chickens in

all three pens, those in pen one were

fed beef scraps, and those in pen three

were given all the sour milk they

wanted. The hens were about the

same age. The experiment covered

the time between Nov. 1 and June 1.



Those hens in pen two—given only

the regular feed—produced only 800



ggs; those in pen one——given beef

scraps—produced 1,518 eggs, and thOSe

in pen three—fed sour milk~produced

1,425 eggs. The hens in. pen one ate

923 pounds of grain, those in pen two

944 pounds and those in pen three 836

pounds. .



The amount of beef scraps fed to

the chickens in pen one was 60 pounds,

costing $1.80. These hens produced

718 more eggs than those chickens fed

only the regular ration. In other words

these chickens produced 718 addition-

al eggs on feed which cost but $1.80

more than the regular ration. Those

hens fed sour milk produced nearly

as many eggs as those fed the beef

scrap ration.





 





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Very often a veterinary book can

Save some money. We have been able

to buy 1,000 of Gleason’s Veterinary

Books at 29 cents apiece. Our sub—





scribers can have them at just what ‘





they cost us, but they must be sub-





scribers to the Michigan Farmer, so





we are offering them now for 79

cents with the Michigan Farmer a.

year, postage paid. By that, we mean

that there will be no postal charges.

Present subscribers can have the book

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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSO-

CIATION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.





President—R. J. Robb, Mason. .



Vice-president—C. J. Reed, Spring

Arbor.



Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. J. S.

Brown, Howell.



Directors—Alfred Allen, Mason; Jos-

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

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





 





K Crafts, Grass Lake; Edward Burke;





St. Johns.

Associational Motto:



“The skillful hand with cultured

mind is the farmer's most valuable

asset.”





 





SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE

FARMERS’ CLUB.





 





With the coming of the autumn sea-

son, the local Farmers’ Clubs of the

state will become increasingly active.





I Many local Clubs [hold no meetings





during the summer months, While

many others hold halfday meetings

only. In any case there will be re-

newed interest in Club work with the

passing of the strenuous season of

farm work, and it is not too early for

the leaders among the members of

any local Farmers’ Club to begin the

mapping out of a fall campaign for

the organization.



The average local Club is prone to

be satisfied with the social features of

the Club and the general discussion of

public questions of importance. These

are/not only wholly legitimate but

very desirable activities and should.

of course, be continued. But there are

other lines of work which might be

taken up with good profit to the mem-

bers in the conduct of their business.

The experienCe gained by the mem-

bers in the conduct of their farms

during the present season will, if

properly developed through the medi-

um of the Club, supply valuable mate-

rial to this end. Of course, some-

thing of this benefit is realized under

present conditions, but only a fraction

of what might be the case under bet-

ter methods of developing this fund

of knowledge. How, then, can it be





accomplished?





Have an “Expereince Meeting.”





One means of accomplishing this

desirable end would be to have a spe-

cial experience program, in which the

members would be asked to relate

personal experiences in the conduct

of their farms which have increased

the sum of their agricultural knowl-

edge. These experiences could then

be classified by a committee into top-

ics for discussion and a leader ap-

pointed to .conduct each question

whose business it would be to find

other men who had gained experience

along the same line to the end that

all sides of the question may be prop-

erly discussed. In this way much

helpful knowledge would be dissemi-

nated among the Club members, which

would be valuable to them in the fu-

ture conduct of their business. (This

general idea might be developed along

many different lines. In a future is—

sue we will undertake to give an ex-

ample of one method of developing it

advantageously—A. F.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Hold Successful Picnic—«The Clov-

er Leaf Farmers’ Club held its mouth-

ly meeting in Shidler’s Grove on the

bank of Gun River. Gun Plains Grang-

ers were guests for the day. A picnic

dinner was enjoyed, after which C. B.

Cook, county agent, gave an interest-

ing discourse on the farm bureau

work. Everyone enjoyed his com-

mon-sense remarks. The remainder

of the afternoon was spent in visiting

and a .ball game. All enjoyed a very

good time in spite of the cold, cloudy

weather. . President Miller invited the

Club to 1118 home for the next meeting,

which will be held the fourth Tuesday

in September.—Mrs. Starr Fenner,

Cor. Sec._ _ .





 





 

 





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BARRY COUNTY GRANGE PICNIC.





 





Fine weather, which is appreciated

just now by farmers especially, was

responsible for keeping down the at-

tendance at the annual picnic of the

Barry County Pomona Grangers at the

fair grounds at Hastings. It is esti-

mated that there were present about

225 members, representing Castleton,

Maple Leaf, Star, Hastings, Johns-

town, Irving and Glass Creek Granges.

The meeting was called to order by

Elmer Hathaway, the president, who

turned the program over to Mrs. Anna

Kronewitter, the lecturer. The pro-

gram consisted of three excellent talks

and music and readings, which were

greatly appreciated.



John C. Ketcham, Master of the

State Grange, in a brief and interest-

ing address, discussed the possibili-

ties of new Granges in Barry county

and also urged that the Grange be

strengthened wherever possible. He

said he hoped that all farmers would

visit the M. A. C. on Labor Day. Mr.

Ketcham intends to arrange for ad—

dresses and other features at the col-

lege, so that all farmers attending will

derive a great deal of benefit from the

trip. Mr. Ketcham also discussed the

methods of farming in Colorado where

he recently delivered a series of lec—

tures.



R. M. Bates, of Hastings Grange,

discussed the value of the town

Grange, which he said ought to devel-

ope co-operation between the mer-

chants and farmers and to enable

both to be of mutual assistance in

building roads and in promoting pub-

lic improvements.



Roy G. Barnum of Castleton Grange

read an excellent paper entitled, “The

Function of the Grange in Promoting

Co-operation Among Farmers.” This

address will appear in our columns in

the near future. .



Co-operation in shipping is a subject

which is greatly interesting Grangers

in this state. One of the chief meas-

ures passed at the meeting was the

adoption of a resolution, which will

result in the delivery of lectures be-

fore various Granges of the country

by C. J. Miller, of the- West Calhoun

Cooperative Live Stock Shipping As-

sociation. He will discuss the func-

tions of the organization.



State Grange Master Ketcham ex-

pressed himself as well pleased with

the meeting and its accomplishments.

All enjoyed a picnic dinner in the din-

ing hall and the fine music by the

Glass Creek band. Under the direc-

tion of Pomona Grange Master Hath-

away, fifth degrees were conferred up-

on several candidates.





 





EATON COUNTY LEADER IN

GRANGE WORK.





 





Eaton County Granges were given

a b1g puff by State Grange Master J.

C. Ketcham when he spoke at the pic-

nic held at Pine Lake, near Olivet.

Mr. Ketcham said that Eaton county

leads all the others in the state as

far as the Grange is concerned. He

also told of the important part that

Michigan plays in the Grange for this

state is first in the number of its or-

ganizations and third in its member-

ship. Mr. Ketcham’s address was

greatly enjoyed. About 300 people

were present at the picnic which was

declared to have been one of the best

held in years.



_“This year is the banner year for

Michigan in organizing of Granges,”

said Mr. Ketcham. “Thus far in 1915

there have been more Granges organ-

ized than any time since the year 1876.

In this state alone there are 60,000

Grange members and 900 Granges. In

the United States there are 1,000,000

farmers, their wives. and children who

are members of a Grange, while there

are 10,000 organizations. rl‘hirtv-two

out of .the 48 states in the Union'are

organized as Grange states.”





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BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY

CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





HERD ESTABLISHED IN 1900.

TROJAN- ERICAS and BLACKBIRDS only.

Young bulls and Percheron stallions for sale. Also

breeders of Percheron. Hackney und _ Saddle

Horses. WOODCOTE STOCK FA RM. Ionia,Mich.





ABERDEEN ANGUS





If you are in need of an extra. good bull or a few

choice young cows or heifers. we have them. for Sale.

Our herd is headed by the Grand Champion Block

Monarch 3rd. We invite you to come to 'our harm

and see them. They are bred rightnnd priced right.

U. L. Clark, Hunters Creek. Mich. Sidney Smith,Mgr.





 





 





 





‘YnsmnEs—One of the foremost dairy breeds. The

most eoonomicalmilk reducers. Calves

for sale. White Leghorn oockere a: Duroo Jersey

swine. Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint.Michigan,





 





THE VILLAGE FARM,

Grass Lake, Michigan,

GUERNSEY CATTLE.





 





MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. ANGEVINE





BEACH FARM

GUERNSEYS





Combine the blood of the following great producing

sires and dams :—

llnsher Sequel - - - 57 A. It. Daughters

Galaxy's Sequel - - 37 A. ll.

Glenwood Boy of Haddon 26 A. R. ..

May Rose King - - - 21 A. R.

Dairymziid of Pinehuret 9101bs. fat

Dolly Bloom - - - ..

Imp. Itclien Daisy - - - - 714 .. .

Selina of l’inehurst - - - 76_ .. u

Stanford's Princess - ~ - 72:)

Bulls for sale only.





A Dairy Show Every Day.

CAMPBELL 8t ANEEVINE, Goldwater, Mich.





 





d BERKSHIRE

For Sale—~80 . Guernsey Dalila @6va e..,,.,,,,,_

JOHN EB LS. R. 10. Holland, Michigan.





GU E R N S EYSEItETifi‘t'x‘dig

Containing blood of world ’ohamgélons.

HICKS‘ GUERNSEY FARM. Saginaw, . 8.. Mich.





 





 





UEBNSEY BULIS FOR SALE. ready for service from A. R.

Damn. It you want the right kind write for price and

breeding. BYERS «it BARNES BROS, Goldwater, Michigant





EGISTERED Young Guernsey Bulls..great'grand-

R sons of Gov. Chene. Servioable age nicely marked,

exceptional breeding. Avondnle Stock arm. Wayne. Mich.





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fellows. .ALLEN BROS" Paw Paw. Michigan





Do You Want A Bull?





Ready For Servnce.



From a grand daughter of The King of the

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

brother to the Champion Holstein Cow of the

World. and whose dam is a 30 lb. 6% 1: fat daughter

of Pontiac Aggie Korndyke who has more 30 lb.

daughters than any other living bull. If you do

write for pedigree.





EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.





Espanore Farm,





LANSING, MICHIGAN.





Home of the great Holstein bull “Pledge Spofford

Calamity Paul“—sire of a 35-1b.cow and three

over 30 lbs. If you are looking for a bull calf of

this kind of breeding write for prices and ped-





igrees.

CHASE s. OSBORN,

ADAM E. FERGUSON, lOWWrS-





I 4-YEAR-0LD BULL





by a ill-lb. son of Pontiac Korndyke. and out of 27-lb

dam. 2 two-year-old and three yearling bulls. The

above bulls have breeding and individuality to

spare. Also a few richly bred bull calves. These

will be priced right. This is a chance to get a

valuable bull for little money. Get busy. as this ad.

will appear but twice.





L. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio.





HATCH HERD





YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN





Registered Holstein-Friesian sires. grnndson’s of

World's greatest dairy sire, out of choice A. Ii. 0.

dams and King Pontiac Jewel Korndyke: Brother of

K. P. Pontiac Lass 44.15: average record of 50 dams in

his pedigree 31.25 in7 days: average per cent of fat

three nearest dams 4 37; of his own dam 4.93. Sires in

first three generntions already have over 600 A. R. 0.

daughters. A few females bred to "King". Prices

reasonable.





The Two Greatest Bulls





KING 0F TllE PONTIACS

DE Kill. 2d’s BUTTER BOY 3rd





Ihave young bulls from cows having high official

records and Graiiddaughters of above bulls. Stock

extra good. Prices reasonable





BIGELOW’S RGLSTEIN FARMS.





BREEDSVILLE. MICH.





 





 





 





 





FOR SALE—REGISTERED HOLBTEIN BULL

born Feb. 26. 1914. Mostly white. Dam



has A. R, 0. record, also Chester White Pigs.



CHARLES l. COOK. Box 438. Fowlervllle. Michigan.





“TOP—NOTCH” HOLSTEIN





Z), 25, 30. 35 and 37.lb. Bulls from large milking. A. R.

O. dams. Nice variety from three farms to select

from. Breed Better: Get the Best.





McPHERSON FARMS CO.. Howell. Michigan.





 





 





REGISTERED Holsteins—iiord headed by Albina Bonk Butter

Boy. His dam has A.R.0. records as follow»: at 2 yrs. milk

430, but er 18.85; 4 yrs. milk 604.8. butter 27.03: at 6 yrs. milk

620, butter 28.55 lbs. W. B. READER. Howell, Mich.





Breeders’ Directory—Continued on page 199.





 





 





 





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CONDUCTED BY W. C. FAIR, V. S.





Advice through this department is

free to our subscribers. Each com-

munication should state history and

symptoms of the case in full: also

name and address of writer. Initials

only will be published. Many quer-

ies are answered that apply to the

same ailments. If this column is

watched carefully you will probably

find the desired information in a re-

ply that has been made to someone

else. When reply by mail is request-





‘ed. it becomes private practice, and a





fee of $1.00 must accompany letter.





Tcats Grown ’I‘ogellier.~—I have a

heifer calf four weeks old that I in-

tended to raise for a cow, but: just dis-





 





covered that two of her teats are

grown together. What can be done

for a case of this kind? W. S. T., Ra-





venna, Mich—Make veal of her.





Injured Uddei'.—Some two weeks

ago my cow must have injured lower

part of belly and fore part of bag;

since then blood is mixed with milk.

J., Newport, Mich.‘—Apply one part

tincture armies and seven parts water

three 01' four times a day.





Atrophy of Shoulder Muscles—I

have a three-year-old colt with sweep-

ied shoulder, but shows no lameness.

What can be done to fill out shoul-

ders? H. A. H., Detroit, Mich—Pull

out skin and gently hand-rub sweenied

part for 15 01‘ 20 minutes twice a day.

Also apply equal parts of turpentine,

aqua ammonia and olive oil after each

rubbing, but only a little of it.



Enlarged Glands—Last spring I

bought a ten—year—old horse which has

two round moveable bunches in throat





- one on each side of neck. C. 1’. Erick-

- son,





Fi'uitport, Mich.-Clip off hair

and apply one part iodine and nine

parts lard to bunches three times a

week.



Chronic Cough—Ever since last Ap-

ril my two-year-old heifer that will

freshen in September has been cough-

ing. Our local Vet. applied tuberculin

test, but she failed to re—act. He ex-

amined her throat and found that she

had been punctured through the wind-

pipe, but thought she would outgrow

this trouble; instead of getting bet

ter, she is worse. B. R. P., Ci'oswell,

Mich—Apply one part iodine and sev-

en parts fresh lard to injured part: of

neck every day or two. It is possible

that a surgical operation on throat

might relieve her.



Cow Gives Bloody Milk—Please ad-

vise me what to give a cow that gives

bloody milk. Mrs. W. D., Lansing,

Mich—I am rather astonished to re-

ceive so many requests to answer per-

sonal letters by mail when the head-

lines of this department distinctly

state that a communication of this

kind must be considered private prac-

tice, and will not be answered unless

a fee of $1 is enclosed. Your cow has

perhaps either been hooked, 01‘ bruis-

ed udder by coming in contact with a

hard substance.‘ Dissolve 1/; 1b. of

acetate of lead in a gallon of water

and add one pint tincture of ai‘nica

and apply to bruised portion of udder

three times ‘d day.



Contagious Abortion—Please give

a remedy for abortion in cows, as I

would like to know how to treat the

disease. J. 13., Dearborn, Micli.-Sep-

arate diseased from healthy, burn af-

terbirth and foetus, or bui-y them

deeply in the ground. Clean and thor-

oughly disinfect your stable and use

any one of the contagious abortion

remedies that are repeatedly advertis-

ed in this paper. Kindly understand,

it is no easy task to get rid of abor-

tion when a dairy of cattle becomes

infected. Doubtless you have often

read what I have written on this sub-

ject before; consequently, it is un-

necessary for me to repeat it now.



Shoulder Lameness.—While doing

heavy work some three months ago

my horse went lame in shoulder, and

since then I applied strong liniment

and also applied a blister, but he has

not recovered. R. B. A., Howell,

Mich.——Mix together equal parts tinc-

ture cantharides, aqua ammonia, tur-

pentine and raw linseed oil and apply

to, shoulder twice a week. It is per-

haps needless for me to say that your

horse should have rest.





Paralysis of Ear and Muscles of

Face—Early last spring one of my

horses was accidentally struck just

back and below left ear; next morning

ear was drooping and he had lost con-

trol of it, eyelid and left side of his

mouth became affected. He lost con-

trol of his lips and has never recover-

ed, but by massaging the side of head

affected, between the ear and lip and

applying a liniment, his ear has be-

come all right, also the eye. but his

lip still'hangs pendulous. M. W. H..

Alger, Mich—Give your horse 1 (11'. of

ground nux vomica at a dose in feed





 





SEPT. 4, 1915.





three times a day and apply equal

parts of alcohol and tepid water to lip

three times a day.



Garget.~—I have a cow that came

fresh six weeks ago, since then she





has had more or less udder ti‘ouble,‘





and the treatment I have given and

the Iemedies I have applied fail to

clear her bag. C. B., Jackson, Mich.

——Apply one part fluid extract phyto—

lacca, one part fluid extract belladon-

na, adding four parts of lanolin, then

apply to udder once or twice a day.

If this udder trouble is the result of

an injury, remove the cause.





Rlieumatism.—I have two cows that

are stiff and sore in front legs, but do

not seem to have much pain. They

also appear to be rather fond of chew—

ing bones. C. J., East Jordan, Mich.—

Mix together one part powdered

nitrate of potash, one part salicylic

acid and six parts ground gentian and

give a tablespoonful at a dose in feed

ihree times a day.



Umbilical Tumor.—I have a heifer

call about two months old which has

always run with the cow, but four or

five days ago a swelling appeared at

navel which is hard and about the

size of a turkey egg. I might add that

this calf appears to be in perfect

health otei'wise. F. R., Ashley, Mich.

—~Apply one part iodine and seVen

parts lard to bunch every day or two.



Vertigo—I have a. pig that is weak,

either in legs or back. He seems to

be all right otherwise, but staggers

when walking and acts crazy. I had

a similar case last year, but by spe-

cial care and feeding he grew to be a.

large hog. Is there anything I can do

to help this one? C. . B., Homer,

Mich—Give your hog bromide of po-

tassium in feed three or four times a.

day and if he weighs 100 lbs. .a tea—

spoonful would be a full dose. His

bowels should be kept open; further-

more, he should not be ‘overfed.





Valvular Heart Trouble.———Ten of

our lambs have been found dead in

the lot lately and apparently died

without a struggle, for we found them

lying in a natural position. They do

not show any symptoms of sickness

before death. I have changed their

pasture several times, are now on sec-

ond growth clover and are not wean—

ed. They drink water from a new

galvanized sheet pan and this morn-

ing I noticed one that had apparently

lost control of all four legs, and in a

few hours it was dead. I cut it open,

made a close Examination, found noth-

ing unusual except a little sand in the

bowels. These lambs are plump, fat

and are apparently healthy, and have

plenty of shade. I am at a loss to

know cause of death. F. T., Spring-

port, Mich—I am inclined to believe

that your lambs may have valvular

heart trouble and die from its effects.

I do not believe it good practice to

dope your sheep or lambs until you

know what ails them and whether or

not the remedy we might prescribe

would be likely to help them.



Suppurative Lymphatic Trouble.—

I have a three-year—old Durham cow

that is troubled with bunches on hind

leg and some of them have broken

open, others remain hard. Is there

aiiy‘danger in using her milk? C. P.,

Glennie, Mich—Give your cow 1/2 oz.

of Donovan’s solution and 1 oz. of sul-

phate of soda at a dose in a quart of

water as a drench three times a day.

Paint bunches and sores with tincture

of iodine every day or two, and don’t

use the milk as long as sores are dis-

charging pus.



Infected Udder.—The first milk that

comes from my cow’s udder is curd—

like, but contains no blood. This cow

has been giving milk for the past nine

months and is due to freshen Decem-

ber 15. W. B. V., Sutton’s Bay, Mich.

—Apply one part iodine and 19 parts

lard to infected portion of udder

three times a week. Give her 1/2 oz.

of hyposulphite of soda at a dose two

or three times a day.



Mites—Young Chicks May Die from

the Effects of too Much Wet—About

two weeks ago some of my chickens

commenced to lose their feathers. at

first under body and wings, then be-

come entirely well. They do not ap-

pear to be sick, out well and two of

them died. Their bodies or heads are

not swollen, bowels not right, and I

am puzzled to know what ails them.

At first I thought it. was mites, but I

fail to find any on them. I liaVe a

neighbor that lost about half of her

flock; she had about 150. My older

chicks are not affected at all and I

found mites in their coop, but they

roost in a different place. Mrs. M. R.

S., Caledonia, Mich.~—I am somewhat

inclined to believe that mites are per-

haps the cause of your young chick-

ens dying. You should examine their

roosting place carefully for mites and

in doing so, look under their roosting

rail as mites usually come off chick-

ens early in the morning and go back

on them soon after they take their

places in the coop. Kerosene applied

faithfully to their resting poles is

quite effective. Are you sure that the





wet weather and exposure to cold

rains are not killing them?? -
. SEPT. 4, 1915.





Cough—Two of my cows are cough-





ing some and I would like to know if

it is contagious. I would also like to

know what causes it? G. J., New Loth-

l‘Op, Mich.——First of all let me say

that cough is but .a symptom and not

a disease in itself; furthermore, a

chronic cough is occasionally assocr

ated with diseases other than those of

organs of respiration. With your cat—

tle, I should say it was not contagious

but the result of exciting causes, such

as taking cold, or inhaling dust .or

some other irritant. Rub throat With

equal parts turpentine and camporat-

ed oil every day. Give each cow 1,5

oz. of powdered licorice, 1 dr. powder-

ed lobelia and 1 dr. potassium iodide

at a dose two or three times a day.



Congestion of Brain—1' have a hen

that staggers when she walks, jerks

head, pulls it to one side and when

she eats drives her beak into food

sideways, and acts as if she did not

see very well. She also acts as it crazy

and she is the third one of my flock

that has shown these symptoms, but

none of them have recovered. Z. A.,

Hemlock, Mich—Your hen will per-

haps have another attack of brain

hemorrhage and fall over dead. Give

her 2 grs. of bromide potassium at a

dose three times a day; besides, give

her a teaspoonful of epsom salts oc-

casionally to purge her.



Ridgling Boar.—-A short time ago I

bought a male pig for breeding pur-

poses, and lately I discovered that he

is a ridgling. Will a hog of this kind

do for breeding purposes, if not can

he be successfully castrated? E. H.,

Stanton, Mich.—-A hog of this kind is,

of course, less sure as a breeder;

however, they do breed. I know of

no reason why your Vet. could not

successfully castrate a ridgling boar.

He should first ascertain that the tes-

ticle is not located in the inguinal





canal. This precaution is essential,

for if it is, it cannot be withdrawn

through the abdominal incision;





furthermore, cleanlinons must be ex-

ercised in an operation of this kind,

in order to insure the life of the hog.



Gastritis—life have a cat that fails

to retain food, but is inclined to vomit

after eating. We also have another

cat that has no control of her bowels,

especially when she becomes frighten—

ed. C. N. 13., Lake Ann, Mich—Give

your cat that voniits five grains of

sub-nitrate of bismuth at a dose in

a tablespoonful or two otmilk three

times a day, and this same medicine

will act fairly well on your other cat,

but the dose may require to be in—

creased.



Sitfast~—Short-winded Horse—When

I can’t get results elsewhere, I always

go to you for advice. Have a horse

with a hard bunch on shoulder, not a

sitfast, but am unable to reduce or

heal it. I also have another horse

that is short-winded and pants while

working. S. M;, Bailey, Mich.—-The

callous on shoulder is of a fibrous na‘

ture similar to that composing a sit-

fast. When a sore of this kind be-

comes malignant, it is almost impos-

sible to heal it and in my practice I

never hesitate to remove such a ma-

lignant growth, then recovery is sure

to follow. Apply one part iodoform

and five parts powdered charcoal to

wound twice a day. Your other horse

may have throat trouble or a weak

heart; however, I am most inclined to

believe it heart trouble. Give him 1

dr. ground nux vomica and 1/2 dr. of

powdered digitalis and a dessertspoon-

ful of Fowler’ solution of arsenic at a

dose in feed three times a day. He

should not be fed too much bulky food

and furthermore, he should be fed a

good quality of feed.



Knuckling.—Have a colt five weeks

old that knuckles over in fore fetlock

joints and is not improving. S. B.,

Dafoe, Mich.——Colt’s mother should

be well fed in order that she may pro-

duce plenty of rich milk; besides, you

should furnish the colt with some

ground oats and wheat bran for it to

eat as soon as it craves it.



Halter Puller—Falls Down.———Some

time ago I wrote you regarding my

four-year-old horse, halter pulling;

you told me how to hitch him in or-

der that he could not break loose, but

every time he pulls on halter he falls

down in a heap and our Vet. tells me

that he has paralysis. G. W., Muske-

gon, Mich—Falling down only when

he halter pulls does not indicate par-

alysis and if he were mine I should

continue hitching him to something

solid and by a safe rope around body

through chin piece of halter, it should

be so that he cannot break loose. Give

him 17$ dr. of ground nux vomica and

2 drs. of potassium bromide at a dose

in feed three times a day.



Chronic Bone Spavin Lameness.—I

have a four-year-old colt that has been

troubled with bone spavin since he

was a year old‘and I would like to

know how to treat him. M. 0... Paris,

Mich—Either apply one part red io-

dide mercury and four parts lard or

try any one of the ringbone remedies

that are regularly advertised in this

paper, but remember it will be neces-

sary to give the horse rest or he will

perhaps not get well». .





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





BROOKWATER FARM,





 





Purebred Registered





HOLSTEIN

CATTLE





 





li you have a herd, producing unprofitably.

you can ins. few years put it on the prosperity

basis by introducing a purebred Registered

llolsiein sire of good individuality. Tests

made at the IlliiiOis State Experiment Station

increased the average yearly production $41.65

per cow in four years by the use of apurebred

Holstein sire and by testing the individual

cows and disposing of the low producers.

Investigate the big “Black and Whites."





Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets

The Holstein-Fresno Association oi America

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NOIV IS THE TIME TO ORDER THAT BOAR FROM OUR





PRIZE-WINNING HERD BOARS





Have a select lot of choice pigs for improving pedigreed herds at from $35 to $50.

Some good boars for farmers use $15 to $25.





SEE OUR EXHIBIT AT THE STATE. FAIR





Will have a few for sale pigs there.





Two sows bred for fall farrow $50 each.





Ann Arbor,





Milking Shorihorns l.li“s‘l£,“~l‘l%3§f

DAVIDSON 8L HALL. Tecumseh. Mionigan.





Shorlhorii Cattle oi boili Sex ior Sale





W. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





Michigan.





 





 





, Shodhom —Dniry or beef bred. Breeding stock all

3 ages for sale at farmers prices. (' \v. 0mm.

‘ Sccy. Cint. Mich. Shorthorn Breeders' Assn. McBride. Mich.





 





J ' of best Bates Strains. Young

“I", fired Shaman“ bulls 7 months old for sale.

Price $100 each. J. B. HUMMEL. Macon. Mich.





 





Registered Shorthorns

' One bull 2 rs. old. some young cows with calves by

side. Wm. . McMullen. R. 1. Adrian, Mich.





 





 





 





 





High Class HOLSTEINS fill.





is headed by Smithdalo Alcortro Pontiac. whose d-m

is the famous Alcnrtra P olkodot. Have few young built?

and females lor sale at reasonable prices. Will buy

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

Loni court house. SETH. B. RUBEBT. Howell. Mich.





 





Bogislmd Yearling llolsiein llul 3.2:...”3‘1’035

white. beautiful individual. 30-lh. breeding. 3100





brings him right to your town with all gamers. Safe

arrival guaranteed. MOBAR'I‘ W. F AY, coon. Mich.





 





HOLSTEII BULL WES—D... m“ write

us. No better breeding in



Michigan. Long Beach Fill‘lll, Augusta. Kainiiinwo Co..Mich.

$200 Buys one registered Holstein yearling heifer

and one bun LI months old not akin. 34 “'Illt-J.



King Se.is uiid Johanna Iii-ceding. ii. B. lledvey, Akron, Mich.





Mllllillilll1L HOME IIO IRIIIIIIIO SOHOOI.





APEER. MICHIGAN

Breeder of High Grade Holstein Cattle.





prices upon application.



$8 Gets a 5 mos. old IIOLSTEIN BULL CALI‘

. whose sire is full bio to a firmer World’s



Champion 3 yr. old. Elmer E. Smith. Bedford. Mich.





FOR SALE Registered Holstein Bulls





ready for service. and bull calves. also females.

FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell, Michigan.





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HoIstem-Fnesian Breeder El}: 0, 2;. .33.,

represented. I). I). AITKEN. Flint. Michigan.





 





 





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Yearling Beg. llnlslom Bull. 3.313... 3...}.‘3332

record and makin nearly 1000 lbs. butter innyoar.



DEWEY C.§’IERSON. Honky. Mich.





 





$40.00 DELIVERED





Handsome Holstein bull calf. % white. By 24-lb. but-

ter hull. Registered and all papers.

ROUGEMONT FARMS, ‘ Detroit. Michigan.





 





$75—bms registered high bred Holstein bull calf



8 months old. Sire. Pontiac Korndyko

Burke. Dam Lady Boots Dekol Mercedes. 15.83 butter

at 8 months old. ilIVEBVIEW FARM. Vassar Mich





 





l nous.

' I —Grzind bunch of Giits

urocs 8i. Victorias ......... .... ......



Comprising the blood

of Superba. Defender, Much COL, ()rionc and others.

Afew young boars. M. '1‘. STORY, Lowell. Mich.





 





08. SALE ~—Bcrkshirc hogs. both sexes and different ages.

Bred gilts for full farrowing Poll Angus Bull Calf. not reg-

istered. Price right. Chase's Stock Fann. R. I, Mariette. Mich.

Choice spring boars and gilto,





BERKSHIRES priced to move quick. I'm-morn

dock. ELMHURS’I‘ STOCK FARM. Almont. Mich



' Two fall gilts bred for A . dc 89 t.

BCI'IISIIII'CS. farrowing and a choice hiltgof Ans-ii





gilt: for sale. A. A. l‘AT'I‘ULLU, Dockerville. Mich.





 





 





32W WEIGI'lED 952 LBS.





23 MONTHS o o

Humanist





I have started more breeders on the road to suc-

coocthan on man living. I have thelargest and flu-

est herd int c U. 8. Every one on early developer.

ready for-tho market at six months old. I want to



lace ono hog in each community to advertise my

crd.Writo for my pldn.“flow to Make Money from

Hogs." 0. I. IIIJAIII. I.".. l 0 Portland. Mloh.





 





 





 





' 8 cl I ice on some

Ouroc Jersey Bred Bills. “Ff...1..§’;,... r... w

days. W. C. TAYLOR. Milan. Michigan.





 





—l\‘larch pigs either sex, sired by a son

IIIIIIIC Jersey of Volunteer Champion of Obtate Fairs

and Chicago Show in 1912. E. H. Morris. Monroe. Mich.





DUROC JERSEYS-$33.35;:

either sex. from choice strains. 8. C. BTABLMAN.

CHERRI LAWN FARM, Shepherd. Michigan.





 





 





IG TYPE 1’. 0. Either sex. pairs or trios not akin.

Lred sows and gilts Have several lUWlb. boar DIO‘

spouts. Absolutely no larier breeding. Every hing

guaranteed right. FRANK KHUGIClt, Ravenna.Mich.





 





GLAND CHINA Spring Pigs from heavy boned

prolific stock. b‘ows bred for: ummer and Fall pigs

at close prices. ROBERT NEVE. Pierson. Michigan.





 





‘Poland Chi as. either sex. all ages. Somethinggood

at a low rice. Bargains in boars ready for can





vice. P. D. ONG. R. I“. D. 8. Grand Rapids. Mich.





POLAND CHINAS slalifirléfiviitl°sowfflfél





for spring farrow. A. A. Wood it Son. Saline. Mich.





um TYPE P. chattymarat‘ila’s is:

bred gllts. W'. J. HAGELBBAW. Augusta. Mich.

Fall giltc bred weigh-





Big Boned Poland Ohinas. ,ng no... 260 maul lbs:

ROBERT MARTIN. R. I". D. No. 7. Hastings. Mich.





 





 





 





 





' two extra good Summer Yearling

larg‘ SIIaIII P. c- Bonus: a few choice sows bred for

Aug. dz Sept. farrmv. Spring pig. that are beauties.

sired by Big Defender, the hour iliiit everybody goes wild over.

Come and see him. H. (l. SVVAIK'I'Z, holioolcruft. Mich.





 





 





—Bome choice brood sows and spring

pigs. either sex. nisoone stock boar for

I. M. LEWIS d: SON. Akron. Mich.





, BERKSHIRE





sale cheap.





 





' —Bonr i ready t 'l '

Royallon Bred Berkshire: 1... 0.95211, .. 12 2.33:5;

weeks ago with registry papers. Write [or pedigree and

prices. I). I“.VA1.EN'.I‘INE, Supt... Temperance. Mich.





:For Sale Duroc Jerseys Bred Gills





for Sept. furrow. Carey U. Edmondl. Hastings. Ilich.





 





 





‘ HAMPSHIRE Silvine—Brcoding _stock or .1: ages

I g from most popular strains. VI rite for breeding.

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





 





WEST WINDS HAMPSHIRE SWINE. Booking orders

for sow pigs immediate shipment. No males to oiler

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





 





VV OULD like to hear from those desiring to start

a herd of thoroughbred Ohesters. Prices :1 trac-

tive. F. W. ALEXANDER. Vassar. Michigan.





Big Type, 0.l.c’s and Chester White Swine.





400 fall pigs either sex. pecial prices for the next

30 days. also bred gills and service males and we are

booking orders for spring pig , all our stock is good

enough that I will ship 0. 0 D. and reg. free in the

0. I. C. or Chester White Asso. We won. more prize:

than all other breeders ut together. at 111., and

Wis. State Fairs. Write or Show record.





ROLLING VIEW STOCK FARM

Cass City, - Michigan.





 





 





HOLSTEINS AND GUERNSEYS





Our Holsteins combine the blood of Belle Komdyc

and DeKo 2nd. ()ur Guernsevs are strong in Lady

Gempsey. Gienwood Boy of Haddon. and Strunford’s

Glenwood of Pinenurst blood. Some line bull calves of

Boordman





both breeds for sale. Form. Jackson, Mich.





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REGISTERED IIOLSIEII Ollll, 33.32,, ,fif‘éhfi-figgg





Band for description. W. C. TAYLOR, Milan. Mich.





 





—4 Registered Holstein E if . '

For Sale old, and 3 11 months. 8ngtgu19315ffngll

well bred. COLEMAN & WHIPPLE. Mllon. Mich.





OLS’I‘EIN CATTLI and Duroc Jersey Swine

ChOice pigs of both cox now readv t i shi . Priced

reasonable. E. R. CORNELL. Howell, Michigan.





aple Lane Register-of Merit Jerse Herd. T -

M culln tested by U. S. Governmong. For saldlggll

calves and heifer calves from R of M dams and

grand dams. and Hood Farm Sire.

IRVIN FOX. Allegan. Michigan.





HE VVILDWOOD Jersey Hard. Re ’stcr .



Cattle of Quality. llerd headed by 333933313531):

der 90717. one of. the best sons of Royal Majesty. The

daughters of Maiosty'c Wonder are mated to a son of

MaJesty’a ()xford King. Herd tuberculin tested. We

have for sale a few chaice young bulls for full service

from high producing cows. Alvin Balden. Capac. Mich.





Lillie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R.

of M. Cows. also heifer calves and several bred

heifers for sale. Colon C. Lillie, Coopersvillo. Mich'





erceys. Bulls ready for service 0 t . :I' ' '

J by Jacobu's Fairy Emanon. No.xIlUl'II1I.uf‘i'dii)i “dig

producing dams. SMITH it PARKER. HowelI.Mich.





FOR SALE—gill? 01mm Jersey Bull





on f

of Merit ancestry. WATERMAN iomeeTgEtigr





MAN. Meadowland Farm. Ann Arbor. Mich.





Jmoy Bulls lor Sale {xfi’nii‘l‘gf’d‘win‘ dammit“





semi-Omani teat. O. B. Wehner. B. rfleozmcéag'lsfiig:





BIDWELL SHORTHORNS





For “Bee! and Milk"





Reizlcterod Bulls, Cows

ant heifers Scotch-ton-

ped roans. reds and

uh to for sale. Form

at L. 8. ii: M. 8. Depot.

aloo D. T. d I. R'y.

BIDWELI. STOCK FARM

Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.





 





 





Albion Stamp 352670

Shorihorns For Sale, {$22.33 “‘“° °"“ °' ”3““





on A. . . .

W. B. McQUlLLAN. Chilson‘, Liv. Cm, Michigan.





 





 





 





JEWEIT’S “G‘STERED O. I. O.’s





BLUE RIBBON

Growthy type. Photos. J. Carl Jewett. Mason, Mich.

o I C! —Bows bred to far-row last of June

I 0 and July. Prices reasonable.

G. P. ANDREWS. Dnncvllie, ichigon.

—-Gilt b ed f . . .

o. '. cI : r or Aug and Sept furrow





Will take orders for March and April

plus. B. W. MANN. Dansville. Michigan.





O.I.O.’s——8TRIOILY BIO TYPE





Gilts bred for Sept. fan-ow and March pigs now ready

to ship. Extra good 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's name.





NEWMAN'S STOCK FARM R. No. I, Mariette, Mich.





~Ax‘ ‘)

0- lo Co SWINE mnerlzdtu (Igrth:

choice bred sow to furrow the last of Aug. or fore

part of Snot ? IF you are. write me. I have them.

A .l. GORDL‘LN, R No. 2 Dorr. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





o I c! -—8 last fall gilts bred to fax-row last of Aug.

. u S and in Sept. Bi growthy stock. also last

Spring pigs and one last all boar.

depot. OTTO B. SCHULZE.



Pairs not





0. l. O. Pigs, 8 lo 1O Weeks Old 310. akin m.





Registered free. C. J. Thompson, Rockford. Mich.





56 mile west of

Nashville. Mich.





 





a ' a Choice Gilta bred for Sept. furrow.

o o O Sori'inable boars. Horingnigsnot akin.





ALVIN V. HAT’I’. Grass Lake. Michigan





0. I. C. GILT, Bllill SPRING PIGS





ready to ship. H. J. FEBLEY. Holt. Michigan.

bred gilts. spring pigs





0 I C’s—Bred sows,

I - hoih‘sex. l'Iorvico Roars. Price low.

A. R. GRAHAM. Flint. Michigan.





Way Broilior: Stock Farm.





for sale. Registered free.





 





 





The home of the big

bone 0.1.0. Hogs. Block

J. R. Way. Pompeii. Mich.





Fok SALE—FIDO! bred glib. foil males. spring pigs.





of the large. 3 lb k' d. P‘ 1; Il.

JOHN MchCOLL. Station 33° R 4'."s.y orig. high.





 





anitol Herd Dnrcc Jersey Swine. Established 1R88

Spring Digs for solo. satisfaction guaranteed. .Ex-

Dress prepaid. J. H. Banghnrt. East Lansing. Mioh_





B (II t ,k daomo

Heavy Boned Ouroc Jerseys. .33 all; $i..“e‘.‘.. m...

M. A. BRAY, Okemoc. Ingham Co.. Michigan





 





UROC JERSEYS—Spring pigs either sex. Gilts bred for

. Sent. furrow to a son of Volunteer Grand (‘Iinmpion at

Interii'n'l Stock Show Chicago. F. .l. Drodt. R. 1. Monroe. Mich.





 





BIG TYPE POLAND (‘HINAS Home choice boars

now ready to ship. Satisfaction guaranteed.





 





 





 





G. W. HUL’I‘UN. ll. No. 11. Kalamazoo. Michigan.





 





-Big Type Poland China Hogs.





We show at Marshall then at Detroit. Call at the

pans. get acquainted and s‘ 9 our stock.

BEAN CREEK FARM. ADDISON, MICHIGAN





 





Spring Pigs at Half Price?Bred fwm





the largest

strain of Poland Chiiizis on earth, none bigger. If

you ever expect to own a registered Poland China.

this is your opportunity. Get busy and order at once.

Pairs and trios not akin $15 each. A few bred sows at

82."). J. C. BUTLER. Portlnnd, Mich. Bell Phone.





 





ARHE Type I’. C. licrrl Boar Hoosier Gimii 2nd 23801]. Pigs

sired by him. One Ilia Mimoth Iuiiibo Boar. Bred sows. prices





right. MRS. J. E. BRAI'I HWAITE. Brant. Mich.





 





BIG '1 ype hours by Big Smooth Jumbo. Greatest

boar in State. 748 lbs at 17 mo. ’1 been hours are

long. tail. big bone sold at farmers prices, shipped

0.1) " Call or write. Wm. “afl‘le. ('oldwaterJiiL-h.





 





For Sale Poland Chinas "’7 3.13““-

Ayreuhiro Bull. 8. M. VI'INU & SON, Sheridan. Mich.





 





BIG type Poland Ohliias with quality bred right.

feed right, and price) right to go to their new

homes and do right. . I). GREGORY. Ionia. Mich.





REGISTERED YDRKSHIRESI





Imported Strain. Both sexes. Prices Reasonable.





Hatch Herd, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

‘ 50 Y0KKSIIIIIES’81‘:3§§”‘1>J§$‘ liflsfifiii‘t'





Books. I. a. Ducks. It. a. cum. Homer. Mich:





 





 





 





- Gilts bred l' 1'

Large Yorkshires 86......“ .3.

Ootoberfarrow Servioablo roars. Pigs all ages. Pricm

reasonable. W. C. Cook. Route 4'3. Ado. Michigan.





 





F0" SALE Lawneugo Lodge Yorksliires. Roars from

3 to 8 mos. old. “’iaiiliiig pigs to ship

Sept. lst. GEO. McMULLEN. Grand Ledge. Mic-ii.





 





MIIIGIIIOI Hogs:—x::nailili‘iiggpiilgg. 0arli's not akin. Bred





. fall furrow. two-

rervxce boars. C. F. BACON. R. 3. Britton. Mich.





 





Lillie Farmstead Yorkshires. Boar's ready for service.

_ Gilts bred for Sept. fan-ow. Spring pigs. airs and

tries, not akin. Colon C. Lillie. (loopersvil , Mich.





w A N T E D r“ gassing?”





Address R. D. No.1. Box 96, Standish. Michigan.





 





 





 





HORSES





FOR SALE~Registered Percheron Stallion Mares

and Fillies at reasonable rices. In.

spection invited. I". L. KING dz SON. Char otte.Mioh.





 





 





- ——Reg. Shetland Ponies, mostly

PIgBOII Pony Farm 51 ots,1 s ottod stallion and nuns

stock for sale. Dr. ’. T. orrlcon. Pigeon. ich.





Registered Porcherons





Brood mares. Fillies and Young Stallions. Priced

to sell. Inc tion invited.

L. C. HUNT 8: C0.. ton Rapids. Michigan.





— SHEEP.





Black Top Oelaino Sheep. isiamnamm:

Fred E. Reichert. Elm Ridge Farm. Ann Arbor, Mich.





Good Y li Field Rams

OXIOIII 0"“ ShOw- and 0W6:.;f lAI] ages for sale.

M. F. GANSSLEY. Lennon. Michigan. =





SHROPESHIRE RAMS





Good hig follows with quality. Special prices on them .

thip month, See our exhibit at. Columbus and Detroit' -

- KOPE KON FARM. Klnderhock. Michigan.
“A Rubber Chair; Tread bizilt on a Powerful Modern Tire~’s.’





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—that’s what automobile owners who use them now call

our popular-priced “Chain Tread ” Tires





You don’t need to take our word at all for the “big-mileage” records of

these sensational, wear-resisting “ Chain Tread ” Anti-skid ires.



Simply keep one of our Tire RecOrd Blanks, and let this Tire Record prove

our claims for you in black and 'white. ' ' , s , ; :-





   





Safety experts acknowledge our rubber chain tread, built on this powerful

modern tire, to be an absolutely marvelous anti-skid device. _ - _ _ '



“Chain Treads ?’ are not simply a fancy design stamped on a tire—they" are

real anti-skid tires. Send your name and address, for a set Of Free Tire ReCord‘

Blanks, to United States Tire Company, Broadway at 58th St., N. Y. City





“Chain Tread ’ ’ Tires are sold by Leading Reliable Dealers. Do not accept substitutes





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