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DETROIT, OCTOBER 23 1915





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





In an address before

the eighteenth annu—

al convention of the

American Meat

Packers’ Association held in St. Louis

last week President Fred Krey of that

organization prophesied a future bear»

ish market for hogs. He based his ar-

gument on the report of the Depart-

ment of Agriculture made public on

September 1 showing an increase of

7.2 per cent in the stock of hogs of

the country as compared with a year

ago, and the prospect of a dull export

trade due to the position of England

with reference to the supplying of

this country’s neutral trade. Recogniz-

ing the fact that diplomatic corres-

pondence is in progress looking to-





Pork Prices and

Prospects.





ward the settlement of this question,-





he expressed the opinion that such

settlement would be slow of consum-

mation and that in the meantime the

cellars would be filled with hog pro-

ducts and hog values would be mate-

rially afiected. Specific mention was

made by Mr. Krey of the action tak-

en by the Scandanavian-American line

on October 6 that they would not ac-

cept shipments except as permitted,

which he construed to mean permit-

ted by the authorities at London. In

this connection a review of available

statistics relating to the export of hog

meats and products during recent

months will be illuminating since the

attitude of England in this matter has

not been greatly modified since the

establishment of the so—called food-

stuffs blockade against her enemies.





A statement showing exports of do-

mestic foodstuffs during the eight

months ending with August made pub-

lic by the Department of Commerce

on October 6. shows that during that

period there were exported from the

United States 326,163,620 pounds of

bacon valued at $43,280,938 as com-

pared with 112,333,387 pounds valued

at $15,235,442 during the same period

in 1914. Of hams and shoulders there

were exported during the same period

190,206,635 pounds valued at $26,403.-

947, as compared with 102,149,378

pounds valued at $14,675,308 during

the same period in 1914. Of lard there

was exported in this period 315,518,-

440 pounds valued at $34,437,924 as

compared with $280,511,877 pounds val-

ued at $31,190,872 during the same pe-

riod in 1914. Of neutral lard there

was exported during this period 21,-

647,266 pounds valued at $2,460,022 as

compared with 17,109,661 pounds val-

ued at $1,883,272 during the same pe~

riod in 1914. Of pork, pickled, etc.,

there was exported during the above

named period 41,517,068 pounds val-

ued at $4,417,073 as compared with 27,-

527,111 pounds valued at $2,993,310

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lard compounds there m exported

during the above“ named period 45,-

000,230 pounds valued at $3,845,149

compared with 34,793,780 pounds val-

ued at $3,232,345 for the same period

in 1914.



That this increased movement has

been more marked during recent

months than during the early part of

the eight—month period is indicated by

figures relating to the decrease in the

stocks of provisions in the five leading

western markets during September

which amounted to 81,178,340 pounds

comparing with a decrease of 20,840,-

607 pounds for September of last

year and a decrease of 51,289,100

September of 1913. Not-

withstanding the fact that statements

of provisions in hand at the five lead-

ing western packing points on October

1 showed a total of 203,531,462 pounds

on hand as compared with 150,415,496

pounds a year ago, the marked de-

crease of these stocks during the past

month coupled with the fact that

there is an active domestic as well as

foreign demand for provisions, the sit-

uation would not appear to warrant a

pessimistic outlook. This is more par-

ticularly true when it is considered

that pork products are selling on the

block at domestic retail markets at a

higher price than at any time during

recent years. This is undoubtedly

partly due to an increased demand for

pork products for home consumption

owing to the unusually high price of

other meats, for which there is no

relief in prospect for the consuming

public.



Another factor to be considered is

that the prospect of complications in

the export of lard and provisions has

causedan unusual spread in market val-

ues between packing hogs and butcher

stock causing a marked reduction in

the average weight of hogs received

at the principal markets. A careful

analysis of the situation does not re-

veal sufficient cause for any substan—

tial and permanent decline in market

values. In ordinary seasons there is

such a decline with the maturing of a

new corn crop and the more liberal

marketing of hogs throughout the

country. Generally this decline is in

evidence before this season of the

year, although the lateness of the corn

crop has undoubtedly been a factor

in limited marketing over a considera-

ble area of the corn belt.



With these conditions prevailing it

is a reasonable deduction that the fu-

ture of the hog market will depend

quite as much on the attitude of the

farmers of the country as upon that

of the packers, since if the hog crop

is not forced upon the market too rap-

idly the domestic demand will prove

a supporting factor of much greater

influence than in the average year.

The continued marketing of light

weight hogs is at least an indication

that there is not the usual surplus of

finished hogs being held back at this

time. Pastures are being utilized

more than ever before as a factor in

pork production instead of forcing the

spring pig crop to maturity within the

shortest possible space of time and

this fact will naturally extend the sea-

son when this year’s pig crop will be

brought to marketable maturity and

weights. With these facts in mind

conservative marketing, especially on

the appearance of a falling market,

will tend to support values and mate-

rially increase the total revenue to the

farmers of the state and country for

the season’s hog crop.





The farmers of our

territory are rapidly

becoming capitalists



, and are on the look-

out for investments that promise safe-

ty and income. There are securities,

municipal bonds that are guaranteed

by the entire property of the munici-

palities or districts that issue them,

and preferred stocks in old establish-

ed and successful manufacturing con-

cerns that are in many cases safer

and bring 'more income than banks.





investments in

Securities.





'nately, however,





 





N“ FARMER





There is no feature of our advertismg

that we guard with as much care and

personal investigation as parties ad-

vertising securities for sale. No ad-

vertisement along this line is admit-

ted to our columns until we are con-

vinced beyond a doubt that the adver-

tisers are in every way responsible

and have an established reputation

for strict honesty and fair dealing. So

we can with confidence say to our

readers that they can implicitly rely

upon the representations of any ad“

vertisers in our paper offering secur-

ities for investment.





With Michigan

Eternal Vigilance the free from foot-

Price of Safety. and-mouth dis-

ease; without

even sporadic outbreaks for a sum-

cient length of time so- that the Fed-

eral quarantine has been lifted and

the entire state included in what is

known as the “free area,” necessity

for further comment on the local situ«

ation should have passed. Unfortu-

while the great ma-

jority of farmers and stock breeders

and feeders of Michigan are congratu-

lating themselves upon the successful

outcome of the eradication of this

plague in Michigan there are still

some who are not fully convinced as

to the necessity for the application of

such heroic methods in the eradica-

tion of this disease. .



This ground has been gone over so

fully in our columns that repetition is

unnecessary, but with the battle

fought and the victory won we cau—

tion the reader against the acceptance

of specious arguments which are in

direct contravention of scientific evi-

dece and statistical facts. Now that

foot—and-mouth disease has been suc-

cessfully eradicated from Michigan

every farmer within the state should

make himself a committee of one to

support the federal and state authori-

ties in keeping further infection away

frOm our flocks and bends. There is

now effective a“ state quarantine

against live stock from Illinois, even

for purposes of immediate slaughter,

due to the fact that the support of

federal and state efforts toward the

eradication of the disease in that state

has not been sufficiently complete to

bring about the successful completion

of eradication work. In one instance

the owner of a valuable dairy herd has

sought the aid of the courts and se-

cured an injunction, which delays the

work while its legal phases are being

further argued. In the meantime sev-

eral new centers of infection have ap-

peared in the county involved, not-

withstanding that the strictest possi-

ble quarantine of the infected prem-

ises has been maintained. But even

in Illinois, co—operation with the au-

thorities is becoming general, and

public sentiment is rallying for the

final and complete eradication of the

disease at the. earliest possible date.



To the end that in the possibility of

future outbreaks of the disease there

may be better co—operation between

federal and state authroities, trans-

portation companies, live stock owners

and others who may be interested, a

conference has been called by the De-

partment of Agriculture to be held in

Chicago late in November for the con-

sideration and formulation of definite

plans for quick action in the eradica-

tion of any future outbreaks of the

disease in this country, so that a gen-

eral and expenSIVe campaign like that

necessitated during the past year be-

cause of the rapid spread of the infec-

tion into 21 states and the District of

Columbia may in the future be

avoided.



To the end that such co—operation

may be complete, every owner of live

stock in the state should make him-

self a committee of one to notify both

state and federal authorities of any

suspectedoutbreaks 'in his community

and assist by observing strictly the

quarantine regulations imposed, by

keeping away from infected herds and

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own live stock and by observmg ev-

ery sanitary mecca. against the in-

troduction of the infection. Farmers’

Bulletin 606 ‘which can be secured .be

application to the Department of Ag-

riculture contains information regard-

ing this disease which will convince

any reader who may still have doubts

on this point that no price is too great

to pay to prevent this disease from

gaining permanency in the flocks and

herds of this country.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.‘



The European War. —No changes of

consequence have been repoxted from

the war situation in Europe. The

Austro- Germans seem to have made

some advances into Serbia and the

Bulgarians have attacked the Serbians

just north of the Greek border. The

French and English troops are report-

ed to be assisting against the invad-

ers. Along the Russian front the Ger-

mans have mad-e further attempts to

capture Dvinsk. On the remainder of

the eastern front the Ruésians are on

the ofiensive and are pushing the rBeu-

tonic armies back, especially in Gali-

cia. The Italians are renewing their

offensive presumably to prevent Aus-

trian troops from assisting in the Ger-

man drive across Serbia. On the west-

ern front fighting has quieted down

and activity has been transferred to

Lorraine where the French report the

capture of a German trench north of

Reillon and to the Vosges where the

Germans have again withdrawn from

Hartmanns-Weilerkopf line, which has

changed hands many times. It is stat-

ed that the Allies are about to land

strong new forces at Saloniki. It is

also stated that Greece may demobil-

ize her forces for lack of funds. The

entente powers have refused to lend

her any money unless the treaty with

Serbia is upheld and Greek troops aid

the Serbians.



The United States government has

placed an embargo on exports and im-

ports to and from the Mexican terri-

tory controlled by Gen. Villa. This

action cuts off the principal source of

revenue to the Villa contingent, and

will probably result in general deser-

tion by his followers.



Disorders of considerable propor‘

tion have occurred in Moscow, Russia,

during the past few months because

of lack of employment. To maintain

control the government has proclaim-

ed a state of war in the Moscow dis-

trict.



National.



A plan for national defense has been

announced by Secretary of War Gar-

rison. The plan includes a regular

army of 140,000 men, the creation of

a new continental army of 400,000

which, together with the militia of

125,000 would give the United States

an available military force of 665, 000

men.



It was necessary to call out the na-

tional guard to lestore order during

election riots in Charleston, S. 0., last

week. S. J. Cohen. political editor of

one of the local papers was shot and

killed. A bitter contest over the may-

orality office-was responsible for the

rioting.



Five persons were suffocated or

burned to death in a fire that swept

through a five-story tenement in New

York City Sunday morning. A score

of others are suffering from severe in—

juries.



Manufacturers of automobiles in De-

troit have expressed a willingness to

co-operate with the Federal govern-

ment in the raising of a defensive

army. These concerns will grant per-

misSion to their employes to engage

in military training for a given period

each year if a suitable plan can be

worked out.



The chief of police at Galesburg,

111., was shot and killed Sunday night

while leading a raid on a negro gamb—

ling house.



Six German officers of the German

vessel Kronprinz Wilhelm, which is

interned at Norfolk, Va., are missing,

and it is believed they have put off to

sea in a small sloop.



The reckless speculative spirit which

has predominated in the stock ex-

change the past fortnight has subsid-

ed and traders feel easier over the sit-

uation. General business conditions

in the country appear however to

show normal improvement along al-

most every line. Dry goods houses

are finding trade very good, which,

together with the general employment

of .men, the increase in the demand

for iron and steel, the good values for

farm products and the movement of

freight in all parts of the country

gives a decidedly optimistic outlook

for the immediate future at least.



On Tuesday of this week voters in

New Jersey will, pass upon the merits

of woman suffrage which, if adopted

will give the franchise to an women

over 21 years of age melding within

the state.





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and southern Michigan), the farm-



ers are pretty nearly equally divid‘

ed in the matter of fall plowing.

Those who fall plow, do so from dif-

ferent motiv_es._ .8993?...d9 “so, £3019}

desire tohpmush the» work, and have it

out of the way when hurrying time

comes in the spring. Considered from

this standpoint, the idea would seem

to be a commendable one, as so many

things usually demand the attention at

once in the spring, that anything that

lessens this is a decided advantage.





Another consideration advocated by

some is that on many soils where the

plant food is locked up in insoluble

forms, the action of the frost tends

to break down these compounds and

make available plant food that can be

used by the crop. The soil being turn-

ed up to the action of the oxygen of

the air and frosts, is more effectively

acted upon than if it had not been

stirred with the plow. Where the soil

is loose, as it is in, so many places,

fall plowed land has sufficient time to

become well compacted before it is

necessary to put in the seed, whether

it be com or oats.



We have known sod to be plowed

in the fall for corn, and the following

spring proving to be a very wet and

late one, the field had to be abandon-

ed without a crop, the grass getting

such a start, when sod of the same

kind of land plowed in the spring

made a good crop. Many claim that

fall plowing destroys grubs and cut-

worms by exposing them to the severe

weather so as to destroy them, but in

our own experience we have never

observed any difference in fall or

spring plowed ground.



In our opinion, sod land should al-

ways be plowed in the fall if possible

so that the roots will be rotted and

the ground sufficiently mellowed to

make the preparation of a suitable

seed bed possible, whether for pota-

toes, oats, or corn. Where the field is

wanted for pasture, we delay the plow-

ing as long as possible, so that. stock

will get the most from the field. It

usually is possible that the plowing

may be delayed until November, but

if the work is delayed too long, it

sometimes occurs that the work has

to be carried over until spring.



Perhaps the greatest objection that

may be urged against fall plowing is

that there is always more or less dan-

ger during a wet season of the soluble

plant food in the upper layers being

washed out and lost. We must admit

that on hilly land this objection would

be a ,valid one. However, one could

get around this by plowing early

enough so as to sow a cover crop. The

roots of the cover crop would prevent,

in a very great measure, the soil from

washing.



Indiana. D. L.





BETTER ROADS IN MICHIGAN.





 





Kent county’s road commission will

ask the supervisors to spread a half-

mill tax, raising the sum of $102,000

for highway work, which will build

two bridges and add 28 miles of good

roads. No long stretches are planned,

except the Ada-Lowell road of seven

miles, which will be widened to 16

feet to meet trunk line specifications.

One mile of concrete road will be

built on West Leonard street, starting

at the city limits and some stone road

will be built in Cannon township. ThIs

year the commission has built 25

miles .of road at a cost of. about

’$150,000. .



District road commissioners of

Washtenaw county are asking for an

assessment of one and a half mills for





' road purposes on the district compos-





ed of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti cities,

the village of Dexter and. the town-

ships of Salem, Superior, Ypsilanti,

Pittsfield, Scio, Northfield and Ann

Arbor. This assessment will raise





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Tabotitw$48,000f‘ for road work in 1916.





The Otsego county commission fav-

ors raising $14,000 for building about

five miles of road, largely trunk lines.





It_is planned' to build 15 miles of

state reward road in Cass county the

coming year, or a mile in each town-

ship. ”And in every instance except

Silver Creek the work will be an ex-

tension of reward roads.



Wayne county supervisors are ask-

ed to authorize a mill tax. The De-

troit Board of Commerce favors rais-

ing $300,000 a year by direct tax for

good roads in Wayne county.



Pledges of nearly half a million dol-

lars have been secured for the propos-

ed Wolverine Pavedway from Detroit

to Grand Haven, via. Grand Rapids

and Lansing.



Supervisors of Keweenaw county

have been asked for $40,000 for road

work in 1916. It is planned to improve

the road from Allouez to the Mohawk

turn, from Phoenix to Central and

from Central to Delaware, using a wa-

terbound niacadam on a good founda-

tion.



Houghton county has extensive

plans for road improvement next year.





Fair-field township in Lenawee coun-

ty has let contracts that run above

$40,000 for building seven miles of

stone road. These include four miles

of trunk line from the Ohio boundary

north toward Jasper and three miles

from Vi-‘eston north to the Madison

township line.



Covert township in Van Buren coun-

ty has completed over a mile of ma—

cadam road 16 feet. wide through Cov-

ert village, a link in the West Michi-

gan pike. Another mile is being built

and soon the township will have a

continuous stretch of six miles of

trunk road from the Berricn line to

South Haven township.



Next year the Jonesville road out of

Litchfield, in Hillsdale county. will be

built of stone and then every road out

of the village, with one exception, will

be stone.



Muskegon county has built about 11

miles of new road this year. The

commissioners have decided that: here-

after all new roads will be treated

with some suitable binder, a tar or

asphalt preparation, since road main-

tenance is a big item, over half the

annual road money going into repairs

and resurfacing.



Chippewa county has adopted plans

for 70 miles of trunk road and has let

contracts for six miles. It is expected

other contracts will be let this fall.



Fayette township, Hillsdale county,

is building a mile of stone road 16

feet wide out of Jonesville, which will

cost about $3,515. The township will

draw $3,400 from the state, hence this

road will cost only $115.



Sheridan township, in Newaygo

county, has voted a bond issue of $35,-

000 and will improve about 141/2 miles

in different sections, so that few resi—

dents will be more than a mile and a

half from an improved highway.



Vassar township in Tuscola county,

will build four miles of state trunk

line road between Vassar and. Juniata.



President Chapin of the Hudson

Motor Company, Detroit, has present-

ed the University of Michigan with a

graduate fellowship in highway en-

gineering, carrying an annual payment

of $500. The money will be used ex-

clusively for the benefit of Michigan

highways.



Dryden township, Lapeer county,

has let the contract for building four

miles of state reward road.



Allegan county has let the contract

for $5,385 to build a mile of state

trunk line road from Plainwell south

to the county line. ,



Newfield township, Oceana county,

has voted a bond issue of $20,000 and





will build a trunk line from Hesperia'





to the Ferry town line.



The Osceola county board of‘com-

merce is urging a road building pro-

gram for this fall and winter, giving





employment to farmers who have lost

heavily because of frosts.



On'the whole, the year 1916 gives

promise of being the banner year in

road building in Michigan. Under the

Covert act there have already been

filed with the state highway depart-

ment petitions for over 100 miles in

the lower peninsula.



Kent Co. ALMOND GRIFFEN.





SEED CORN DRYING RACK.





 





To the bottom of a post about five

or six inches in diameter and five feet

long, legs were fastened and to the

outer end of each leg a caster was

placed. Short pieces of number two

wire were driven into the post as

close together as would let the ears

of corn slip over them. The wires





 





A Convenient, Portable Drying Rack.





should be about four inches long and

driven into the post. about an inch. A

few days in a warm place will cure

the corn sufficient for storing. The

casters make it easy to move, even

when filled with corn. the rack shown

holding nearly four bushels.

Branch Co. I. H. W.





POTATO EX PERIM ENTS.





 





A. comparison of yields from seed

pieces taken from selected tubers and

from culls of two varieties, conduct-

ed by the South Dakota Station, show-

ed in an average of nine cases an in-

creased yield of 5.53 bushels per acre

in favor of the selected seed, the av-

erage total yield per acre being 114.2

bushels. In these tests the tubers

were cut into quarters, so that the

culls represented smaller seed pieces.



A test. of the influence of size of

seed piece on yield consisted in plant-

ing small, medium, and large pieces

taken from the same tuber. It was

noted that from Early Ohio seed, the

average yield from seed pieces of 0.35

ounces was 183.8 bushels per acre;

from pieces weighing 1.4 ounces, 272.-

53 bushels, and from seed pieces

weighing 2.66 ounces, 298.59 bushels.

With Carmen No. 3 seed, the use of

seed pieces of 0.35 ounces weight pro-

duced an average of 165.66 bushels;

those of 2.1 ounces weight produced

270.9 bushels, and those weighing 4.4

ounces produced 298.23 bushels.



The results of another test showed

that the use of culls for seed causes

potatoes to “run out.” Not only is the

type of tubers produced from selected

seed larger than from culls, but also

the average weight of tubers produc-

ed is greater.





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“Try-a-bag” of fertilizer. Our brands

are soluble and active, and not only

increase yield, but improve quality

and ha‘sten maturity. Agents wanted.

Address American Agricultural Chem-

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THE, MICHIGAN FARMER





HE first killing frost of the sea.



I son occurred on October 10, and



it did kill things all right. This



'is at least two weeks earlier than last



year, and crops were not as far along



.as last year. Nature did not figure



right this year. She out many plants

down untimely.





It will take this week to finish pick-

ing the sweet corn, and then we must

fill the silos after that, and with- frost-

ed cornstalks. There is much specu—

lation about the value of frosted corn

for live stock. I know this from nu-

'merous letters which I have received

from various parts of the state. Some

have an idea that this frosted corn is

unfit for food. However, I know from

experience that it is of more value

than many seem to realize. Years ago

I built my first silo to save a crop of

‘late corn. Owing to a late, wet spring,





1 fiend also to the fact that we were





lmuch delayed by doing a job of ditch-

ing. we did not get the silage corn

punter! until July 12. It grew won

,derfully but did not mature before

:frost. I had anticipated this and built:

,a silo. The corn was only nice roast,-

flug corn when killed by the frost. We

cut it and put it into the silo at once.

I was greatly pleased by the results

7we got from feeding it. A plain farm-

‘8: could see no difference in results

from this silage and any silage. The

cows ate it well and did well. It cer-

tainly had food value. I am of the

opinion that frost does not destroy

the food value of corn to any great

extent if it is put into a good silo

within a reasonable time. After a kilL

ing frost green com will- deteriorate

very rapidly and should be ensiloed

as soon as one can do so. But when

this is done you have just about as

much cow food as you ever had, and

so far as I can see it is just as satis-

factory food. Does the freezing de-

stroy the food value? If so, how?

And to what extent? Who can answer

this question? Certainly no farmer

can. It is a job for a chemist, and

can he tell us?



If corn stands for any length of

time after being killed by the frost

the leaves will all dry up and blow

away. They and their food value are

certainly lost. But if the corn is en-

siloed in a. day or two after the frost

the leaves are saved. How much food

value they have after being frozen I

do not know. But suppose we lose

the leaves, how much of the crop have

we lost? Represent the food value

,of an average corn plant by 100 per

; cent. The chemist. tells us that 40 per

:cent of this is in the ear or grain,

and 60 per cent in the stalk and the

leaves; also that 75 per cent of the

food value of the stalk and leaves is

in that part of the stalk below the car.

,At first thought this may not seem

ireasonable but weigh it and it will

,lseem more reasonable. Now 75 per

!cent of 60 per cent is 45 per cent, or

{that part of the plant below the ear

of corn is 45 per cent of the entire

,food value of the stalk and leaves,

Izmd this leaves only 15 per cent for

that part of the stalk above the ear

and the leaves. Hence it; is seen that

H.119 leaves of the corn plant have lit.

tle food value when compared to the

balance of the plant. We can readily

believe this when we weigh the leaves

and compare them with the weight of

the ear and the stalk. Therefore if

we lose all the leaves we have only

lost a small part of the food value of

the corn plant.



If the corn plant is left standing or

if cut and shocked at maturity it rap-

idly deteriorates in food value be-

cause it becomes dry and woody. The

starch slowly turns or changes to cel—

Iulose fiber and is largely indigesti—

bk, but put it in a silo and this

change is checked and its digestibil-

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as soon as possible. You will have

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the frost kills the leaves and checks

all growth and development.

COLON C. LILLIE.





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could have been well dried out had we

known the weather would continue

fair. It looked like rain and the habit

of raining had become so fixed I was

afraid and hurried the hauling a little

faster than was best. It is heating

some in the mow but possibly may

come. through in fairly good condition.

The alfalfa. however, is not to blame

for the weather. It has made a truly

marvelous growth this season.



While alfalfa is a good crop the

growing of it can be easily overdone.

I have 30 acres now and I think I

have enough. That means the same

as 90 acres of meadow. The harvest-

ing comes at hurried times of the

year and it is quite exacting.



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LILLIE FARM STEAD NOTES.





 





Wheat Seeding.



We began sowing wheat October 2,a

,month later than last year. The land

was too wet to work nicely, but it

seemed that if not sown now it will

not be sown. Results all depend upon

the year. Last year the wheat sown

the first of October was as good as

any we had, even better than that

sown the first of September.



I intended to sow 100 acres again

this year, but only 60 acres can be

sewn. A 20--a.cre field of sweet corn is

hardly ready to pick and will be en-

tirely too late for wheat. Another 20-

acre field of lima beans we began har-

vesting today. This could be sewn if

it could be prepared without plowing,

Wet weather since June, however, has

allowed the weeds and grass to grow

so much that it will be necessary to

plow. It is too late for that. I prided

myself on having a clean bean field.

It was well cultivated and all hand—

hoed before the rains.



Early in the season I promised to

make a test of the question of plowing

vs. disking stubble ground for corn.

The spring was so dry I disliked to

plow for fear of not sufficient mois-

ture to assure good germination. The

corn never would have germinated on

the clay. I am satisfied of that. I in-

tended to plow a strip to test the mat-

ter, but the tractor broke down and

we could not do it. It has been a poor

corn season. T00 cold and wet, yet I

am positive I would have had better

corn had the land been plowed last

fall or early this spring. I would rec-

ommend plowing for corn every time

when possible. I have a fair crop but

on one field especially it is not as

good as one has a right to expect, for

the land was well manured. With fav-

orable conditions there should have

been a bumper crop.



Alfalfa.



The third cutting of alfalfa was a

splendid crop. Fully equal to the first

or second. It is a wonderful crop. I

am sure the crop this year has aver-

aged fully five tons per acre, if not

more. Not a single cutting have we

been able to get in the barn without

being injured by the rain. The second

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proper time does it good. But cattle

and horses or sheep injure it severely.

Hogs are not so bad. Even with hogs

I doubt if it is wise to pasture it very

much. It will make a surprisingly

large amount of hay but will not make

so much pasture.





Sweet Corn.

The sweet corn crop is disappoint-





ing in this vicinity. I haven’t heard of

a single good yield. One field of my

own was only about one-third of a.

crop. The ears did not seem to do.

velop. They are small. The season

has been too cold. It wants hot weath-

er at some stage of the game for good

corn. This field, however, was not in

good shape for a corn crop. I did not

expect a good crop. The land was in

beans last year and the spring was

so dry I did not plow the ground, sim-

ply disked it. On account of the wet

weather and press of work the field

was only cultivated once during the

season, although it was harrowed

twice after the corn came up and was

remarkably free from weeds. The

other field of corn is yielding much

better, but is not a full crop.





USE OF SULPHUR FOR CONTROL

OF POTATO SCAB.



An agricultural scientist has been

carrying on investigations to obtain

data regarding the effectiveness of

sulphur for the control of potato scab,

and his preliminary report has been

received by the Department of Agri-

culture. The results thus far obtain-

ed indicate that spring applications

are more satisfactory than fall appli-

cations. The benefits derived from

the use of sulphur were greater when

applied to land where no cover crop

had been grown the preceding season

than on land where such a crop had

been used. Seed treatment with for-

maldehyde and the application of sul-

phur to the soil gave better results

than the sum of these two treatments

used separately. Broadcasting of the

sulphur on the soil after planting is

considered the best method of appli-





 





 





 





cation. When used in connection with





fertilizers, sulphur was found more

effective with ammonium sulphate

than with sodium nitrate, with acid

phosphate than with steamed bone,

and with muriate than with sulphate

of potash.





Remember this—the: there is a

proper dignity and proportion to be

observed in the performance of every

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HE past century has marked a



marvelous agricultural as well



as industrial advancement. The

agriculture of our own state has been

almost wholly developed through the

labor and efforts of, at most, two gen-

erations of ancestors of those who are

participating in the rewards of that

pioneer industry. It is only within

the last half century that scientific

research has revealed many of the pre-

viously hidden secrets of successful

agricultural practice, and that scien-

tific knowledge built upon this re-

search has been applied to the agricul-

tural problems of our own state and

of the world at large.



But previous to and during that

time there lived a class of farmers

who provided the foundation for later

development in important lines of ag-

ricultural production, and by object

lesson and example, as well as the

products of their brains, skill and pro-

gressiveness, did more for the perma-

nent advancement of agriculture dur-

ing the early decades of this period

than did scientists and educators com-

bined. Such a tribute has been well

earned by the pioneer breeders of

pure-bred live stock who were at the

same time the progressive and thor-





”THE MICHIGAN FARMER





Markinga Half Century





children and one great grandson, were

present at the celebration. , Four per-

sons attended this celebration who

were present at the wedding 50 years

ago, viz. Jay and L. N. Olmsted, broth-

ers of the f‘bride,” and Mr. and Mrs.

N. B. Hayes, the latter a sister, all of

Ionia county. Mr. and ,Mrs. DeGarmo

have lived in Highland township, Oak-

land county, since April, 1867, the sec-

ond year following their marriage.

During his entire active life Mr. De-

Garmo has been engaged in the breed-

ing of Shorthorn cattle. His father,

Henry E. DeGarmo, who moved to

Michigan from eastern New York in

1840, was early interested in the ‘in-

troduction of good live stock into the

state, bringing that year 20 Silecian

ewe lambs and two high-grade Short-

horn heifer calves to his pioneer home

in Washtenaw county. One of these

calves de'veloped into so valuable a

cow that he afterward frequently said

he would have been the loser if he

had sold her as a calf for $500. Such

was the appreciation of quality in live

stock of one of the men who contrib-

uted to the early history of live stock

improvement in our state. His first

purchase of pure-bred Shorthorns was

in the fall of 1852 when he brought





 





A. DQDeGarmo, Veteran Oakland Co.





ough-going farmers of their genera-

tion and community.



The earliest pioneers in this work

within our state have long since pass-

ed from the scene of action, but in a

few cases their sons took up the work

where their fathers left it and have

continued to build upon the same

foundation until they, too, have earn-

ed the title of veterans in live stock

and agricultural improvement, a work

which merits more than passing no-

tice and recognition from the present

generation of beneficiaries. ,



Our thoughts are directed in this

channel by a recent rural social event

which marks the passing ofvan im-

portant milestone by one of the oldest





Vliving breeders 'of pure-bred livestock





in the state from the standpoint of

continuous work in this field of en-

deavor, brief reference to which will

be of interest to many Michigan Farm-

er readers who have been identified

with the progress of Michigan’s live

stock industry during the early part

This event

was the celebration on October 3, by

Mr. and Mrs. A. D. DeGarmo, of Oak-

land county, of the fiftieth anniver-

sary of their marriage. This golden

wedding was remarkable from the fact

that death has not broken the family

circle during' the half century, and

that all of their eight childrenfiwith





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Live Stock Breeder, with his Family.





from New York the red and white

two-year-old bull, Lord Byron, bred

near Rochester, N. Y., and exhibited

him at the Michigan State Agricultur-

al Society’s fourth annual fair held at

Detroit, winning first prize and receiv-

ing for same a silver medal issued by

the agricultural society, which is still

in the possession of his son. Further

purchases of Shorthorns were made in

Ohio in 1856, and in 1859, in company

with Dorus M. Fox, of Ionia county,

Mr. DeGarmo brought from Pennsyl-

vania 18 head of pure-bred Shorthorns,

a portion of which were brought with

him to Oakland county in 1861 and

formed the foundation stock of the

herdflbred on the DeGarmo farm for

many years. Later, new blood lines

were introduced by the son in the de-

velopment of the herd which became

one of the best in the state.



In addition to being a progressive

breeder, Mr. DeGarmo has been——as

is typical of breeders of pure-bred live

stock. in general—a progressive farm-

er who has been active in the intro-

duction of improved seeds and crops

of many kinds into his home commu-

nity, as well as in the breeding of oth-

er lines of improved live stock. He

was one of the first farmers in Mich-

igan to experiment in the growing of

alfalfa, and owned the first grain bind-

er brought into the community, if not





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tinent by telephone is the

marvel of this age of wonders.

Yet the full significance of the

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it is considered strictly as a

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The Transcontinental Line

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wood there is an abundance of nitro-

gen in the soil, and its needs are not

in that line. if the fruit does not set

» well it would indicate a. lack of phos-

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crop of well formed and well colored

apples.



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No farm should be without an abun-

dant supply of fruits. Most farmers

realize that orchards and small fruit

gardens are valuable assets when they

wish to sell the place, but some still

labor under the delusion that it, means

lots of labor and money to get :i sup-

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be cared for if one would expect ade-

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can be raised today without care.

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yet having slope enough to allow for

air drainage. This latter is of the ut-

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pear and plum trees and to a lesser

degree with the small fruits. An east-

erly or northerly slope is considered

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year.



If contemplating the planting of

such a location, we would plow and

fertilize thoroughly this fall, thus hav-

ing the land all ready to put in the

trees in the early spring. If setting

apple trees, we would choose varie-

ties for their quality and try to pro-

duce a superior product. Between

“ the rows of trees, we would raise

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THE MICH‘IGAN FARMER '*





Preparing the Orchard for Winter





fertilizers for the humus is needed to

keep the soil in good mechanical con-

dition as well as to supply plant food.

This manure is complete to a certain

extent, containing some of all the ele-

ments necessary for plant growth,

though nitrogen is somewhat in ex-

oess.1 After the orchard. has been

cleaned up and made ready for the

winter, a dressing of manure should

be given it. This gives severalrmonths

for the plant food to leach into the

soil. and the strawy material will de-

cay to such an extent that it will be

easily worked into the surface if sum-

mer cultivation is given the orchard.



Better prune the orchard during the

warm weather in winter, for in the

spring when the busy season arrives

you will rush it if you do it at all. If

you take your time during the winter

you will be sure to do a much better

job. This is especially true if you will

have much of it to do. like you will

if you are intending to renovate old

trees. Young trees need but lit-tie

pruning, just enough to keep the limbs

from rubbing and the head open. A

thrifty tree grown on well balanced

soil will seldom need any cutting done

around it at all during its earlier life.

It is the starved trees that grow

gnarly and ill formed, with stubby

crooked branches out of place.



it there is any danger of scale, bet-

ter give a spraying with a lime-sul-

phur solution. It will do the trees no

harm any way, and may benefit them

in many ways. It is always best to be

on the safe side, for a little preven-

tion goes a long way in fighting fun-

gous and parasitic diseases. Apply

the spray with force and have it

coarse enough so it can be driven into

every crevice. L. H. COBB.





Fruits as an Agricultural Asset





fact that the ground is cleanly tilled

and the fruit trees receive the benefit

of the cultivation.



Aside from planting fruit trees as a

commercial proposition, there are

many old nooks and corners about

the farm buildings which can be made

attractive and productive by setting

fruit trees and bushes. There is no

better vine for covering a rustic ar-

bor than a grape. Unsightly walls and

fences may be hidden in the same way

and return a profit at the same time.

An untilled corner may be set to rasp-

berry bushes and it will afford many

delicious dishes of fruit for the sum-

mer table. To be sure, these half—wild

bushes will not bear as well as care-

fully pruned and cultivated ones, but

they are much better than a waste

Be sure the home garden has

a generous row of current bushes. We

would recommend both white and red

sorts. Finally if you do not go in for

commercial growing, have a half-dozen

plum and cherry trees in 010se prox-

imity t0 the house. Pears, both early

and late, should be raised for home

use. The farm thus supplied can be

sold much more readily should occa—

sion require, but after planting all

these trees, we are sure the average

man and woman will prefer to keep

the place and enjoy it themselves.



New Hamp. C. H. CHESLEY.





STORING VEGETABLES.





 





Vegetables must be stored under

the conditions that will keep them in

the best condition for use. In the first

place they should be hand-led care-

fully. Bruises form a place for decay

germs to enter. The vegetables store

best if a little immature.’ Cabbage,

celery and root crops keep best at low

temperature, with a fairly moist at-

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Transplanting Fruit Trees.





I have two pear, four apple, and

about a dozen plum trees set out

three years ago at which time nur~

serymen claimed they were two years

old. Will you please advise if these

trees can be taken up and moved to

my farm in Michigan this year with

safety? If so, will you please advise

best time and proper way to’take up

and move them?



Illinois. C. S. V.





We see no reason Why you cannot

successfully move your trees if you

use the proper precautions in doing

the work.



The best time to transplant trees,

other than those received from the

nursery, is in fall. The larger trees

have a large root system and it is dif-

ficult to thoroughly firm the earth

around the roots at planting time. By





planting in the fall the trees are in





place when the snows begin to melt,

and the earth settles around the roots

early in sprung before the growth

starts; this insures the trees a much

better chance of starting. In setting

the trees in fall it is quite essential

to mound themwith earth for a height

of about a foot and a half; this is to

keep the trees anchored against the

winter winds.



in taking the trees up, as much of

the root system should be left on as

possible. None of the earth should be

removed from the roots if the trees

are to be transplanted to a place near-

by, in fact, as much of the earth

should be left on as possible; how-

ever, if the trees are to be shipped»—

as I judge these are—the earth should

be shaken from the roots and the

roots thoroughly packed in moist

moss. Burlap sacking should be tied

around the roots to keep the moss in

place. It is best to pack the roots

of each tree separately if the trees are

of any size.



The places where the trees are to

be set should be prepared beforehand.

The hole should be plenty large and

deep. It is better to have the hole

deep enough so that the tree will set

lower than it did in the place from

which it was taken. The earth in the

hole should be loosened up with a

spade, and the thorough mixing of a

little well rotted manure with it would

be an advantage.



Another essential in having success

in transplanting trees is the pruning

of the top. Under normal conditions

there is a certain balance between the

tops and the roots, but when the trees

are taken up a large share of the root

system is left in the ground. It is

therefore, necessary to cut back the

top considerably in order to restore

that balance. .This pruning had bet-

ter be done just before or right after

the trees are taken up, as it will be

more convenient to handle the trees.



In pruning the tree, the top should

be cut down considerably, but bare

must be taken not to prune so that

only large stubs of limbs are left. In

order to have the tree leaf out easily

in spring, some of the smaller limbs

having leaf buds should be left. If

these are cut off, the tree will have to

force dormant buds, which will be an

extra tax on the tree.





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Developing " the Dairy Heifer





I’HIEND' CLAPP says that you can

put more meat on a young ani-

mal with a pound of corn than



you can put on an old animal with the

sam'e pound of corn. Professor W. A.

Henry says the same thing, and I

agree with both of them. We may well

pursue this line of logic a little bit

further and apply the same sort of

sense to the developing dairy heifer.

I Well remember a lean scrawny calf

we had at home and, as I remember it,

this calf was reared on green grass

and water. Because her appetite was

so different from the rest of the herd,

We kept her staked out separately and

it was my daily task to lead this bel-

lowing bovine to a brook some dis-

tance away. To say that I enjoyed it

would be unnecessarily truthful. Nev-

ertheless, Daisy grew to be a fine cow.

Our neighbors were all very observing

and told my father that it was the

starvation this heifer experienced that

made a good cow of her.



I never think of these comments

without a smile and the folly of think-

ing that starving a young dairy heifer

develops her maternal functions is

ridiculous as well as ludicrous. This

heifer developed in spite of the care

she received. we need to apply ex-

actly the same logic to the develop-

mnt of the young dairy heifer that we

do to the development of the young





meat animal. .A pound of grain will





put more growth upon the young dairy

heifer than it will after the same heif»

er has reached mature age. Otis, of

the Wisconsin Station, says: “The

young calf makes better gains for the

grain consumed than the older calf,

which is an additional reason for giv-

ing it all it will eat. Limiting the

grain causes a loss in gain and is sel-

dom to be recommended. The calf is

possessed of a good set of grinder

teeth and when four to six weeks of

age is able to do most of her own

grinding.” From this it will be readily

seen that as soon as the calf is from

four to six weeks of age she is able to

eat any solid food and from then on,

the dairy heifer ought to be fed rapid-

ly because she will. put on flesh at so

much less expense.



There is, however, another point

that ought to be mentioned in this

connection and according to my no-

tion, it is of great importance. If we

let the heifer starve along she is like-

ly to be a small individual by the

time she is between 18 and 24 months

of age and it is not; advisable to breed

a small heifer at that age. However,

there is no objection to breeding heif-

ers that young if they are of proper

size. In fact, I think the cow is just

a little bit better for having freshened

early in life, provided she has almost

attained her growth before she fresh-

ens the first time. The heifer must. be

fed well in order to be large enough

to breed at 18 months. What happens

if she is not bred then? It merely

means that we go on feeding this un-

dersize calf and with every day of ad«

ded age the pound of feed that we give

her is converted into proportionately

less flesh or energy.



There is a farm management prob-

lem connected with the matter. We

may well figure the money that we

spend in feeding the embryonic cow

as investment and interest on the in-

vestment must be deducted from the

profits which she returns after she

freshens. If she is three years old

when she freshens, it means that we

have lost a lot of money feeding her

over this extra nine months, not to

mention the fact that there is the in-

terest on the investment to be reck-

oned. This is a feature that needs

more attention than it often gets. The

most economical method of developing

the dairy heifer is that method which

develops her rapidly at a tender age.

In this manner she may be bred young

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turn a profit on the investment much

sooner than as though she were bred

atta later date.

Ingham Co.

ENSILOING SECOND GROWTH

CLOVER.





I. J. MATHEWS.





 





 





I have a very heavy crop of second

growth clover which, under present

weather conditions will be hard to

cure as hay. Would you advise put-

ting it in silo, and if so would it not

be a good plan to put some corn sil-

age on top?



Arenac Co. A. . T.



Where possible I would advise mak-

ing clover into hay. It is not a good

crop to put into the silo. It is light

and does not pack well in the silo and

ordinarily it can be cured as hay with

less loss of food value than by mak-

ing ensilage of it. By cutting it fine

and thoroughly tramping it and by

adding water to make it pack and

then by weighting it after it is in the

silo, it can be made into good ensilage.

It will be just the proper thing to do

to put your corn in on top of the clo—

ver to weight it down.



Clover should be put into the silo

when in full bloom or just before it





 





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sap has gone. If it gets beyond that

stage it does not contain sufficient

moisture to keep well. Then it must

be wet to pack well, and it should

also be weighted as much as possible.

(‘orn- is thebest thing with which to

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cow WILL NOT GIVE DOWN HER

MILK.





 





Kindly give me a little advice con-

cerning a cow who holds back her

milk at every milking. What can I

do about it? I have tried everything

I can think of andvhave met with fail-

urs. Vt'ould a cow dry up after being





fresh?

Macomb Co. M. T. S.





The only way to get. a cow to give

down her milk is by getting her confi-

dence, it cannot be done by force. No

use in getting out. of patience, this

will do more harm than good. A cow

yields her milk for the support of her

calf. The person taking the place of

the calf is the milker. We must work

on the maternal instinct. of the cow to

get. her to yield her milk. If the cow

likes you, she will allow you to be

substituted for her calf and will yield

her best to give all that is needed. If

the cow is afraid of the milker, she

will not yield her milk. If the opera-

tion of milking hurts the cow, she ob-

jects. If the cow is abused in any

way she will not. respond by giving

down her milk. Some cows are not

good mothers, they will not respond

to good use; they never will, they lack

in capacity or in maternal instinct.

These cows had better be disposed of.



Now the thing to do is, first of all

to be kind to the cow. Pet her, make

her like you. Then milk carefully; be

sure you do not. hurt her in milking,

see that the teats are not sore. If she

holds her milk up, rub her udder care-

fully and thoroughly and keep strip-

ping her. Coax all the milk out you

can. Usually it only takes a few days

of this treatment before the cow will

give her milk down freely. But if you

cannot get next to her, better sell her.



Effect of Cow Catching Cold.



If a cow catches cold it certainly

will affect the yield of milk. A severe

cold may put her out of business en-

tirely and stop the flow of milk com-

pletely. When she recovers from the

cold the milk flow usually comes back

in part; almost never does it come

back to a full yield. A severe case of

pneumonia (cold) may dry the cow off

completely. Cows should be stabled

nights when the weather is cold, in

fact, every precaution should be taken

to guard against their taking cold.

Most cases of garget can be traced to

the cow taking. cold and the inflamma-

tion settling in the udder.





 





 





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In no line of food manufacture has

the effect of food law administration

been so noticeable as in the condition

of the canned food industries in this

country. Very much has been written

in the public press detrimental to can-

ned food which was by no means

warranted by the actual facts in the

case. On the other hand, some of the

real evils of the canned foods industry

have been by no means understood

by the public and it has taken the

closest scrutiny and the most rigid ap‘

plication of sanitary rules and regu-

lations to secure the abolition of the

many evil conditions existing.

Canning Factories Maintain a High



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It is a pleasure to be able to state

at the present time that there is no

food industry in the country in which

sanitary control and sanitary effi-

ciency plays such an important part

as in the canning of food products.

Sensational writers have drawn pic-

tures for us which‘have been exploit-

ed in the magazines and in the public

press showing the manifold evil con-

ditions which existed in the cannery.

Many of these lurid statements have

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used for canning! The installation of

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has had much to do with the great

improvement in the conditions which

now exist. Probably the best example

may be shown by a somewhat critical

study of the conditions in a tomato

cannery.



How Tomatoes are Handied in a Mod-

ern Factory.



Tomatoes are an exceedingly perish-

able article of food and must be hand-

led at the exact time they are ready

for deterioration is very rapid indeed.

Not only this, but the fruit as it grows

on the tomato vines becomes covered

with dirt and dust; there are cracks

and crevices which permit the inroads

of bacteria and molds, and any proc—

ess which may be considered at all

Commercial is tried to the utmost to

prepare this food in a condition fit for

canning. Of course, there is a very

great difference in canning factories

that exist today, but on the whole

there is no tomato pulp prepared at

the present time which is anywhere

nearly as bad as the major portion of

the pulp of a few years ago. Food

inspection methods at the factory and

the more rigid attention to these pro-

ducts by the government inspectors

and laboratories, coupled with a de-

mand from the public for clean can-

ned foods, is responsible for the mark-

ed change that has taken place.



At the present time a modern can«

hing factory proceeds substantially as

follows in the preparation of tomato

pulp for the various manufacturing

processes to which it is put. The to-

matoes which have been carefully se-

lected in the field are delivered in bas-

kets to the manufacturing plant. Af-

ter inspection at the entry door the

tomatoes are dumped into a mechan-

ical conveyor and are carried along

upon an open belt for preliminary in-

spection. This belt moves at the rate

of perhaps 10 feet per minute and in-

spectors on either side of the belt

have an opportunity to pick out as the

conveyor passes before them the more





 





undesirable tomatoes.

runs over a roller where they: are

worked in a spray of water and the

tomatoes are dumped from this roller

into a large vat of water probably 12

feet in length. They are allowed to

remain in this water until all of the

hard dirt is loosened, when they are

then drawn up at the further end of

the belt or conveyor and passed under

a strong spray of water which very

thoroughly and quite effectively wash-J

es and removes any filth which may

have passed through the washing vat.

The tomatoes are now dumped onto

another conveyor perhaps 25 to 30]

feet long—in

extended—where they pass a more

rigid inspection. Operators on eachI

side of the conveyor have ample time;

to pick out the culls which passedi

through the first inspection. AfterI

this second inspection the tomatoes‘

are again rinsed with a very forceful

spray and are then carried up on an

elevator to the cooking vat. Connect—

ed with this cooking vat is what is

known as a cyclone, which removes

the skins, the seeds and stems from

the cooked pulp. This pulp is then

carried through a glass-lined tube ter-

minating in the vat in which the con-

centration takes place. It is then boil-

ed down to the proper consistency and

placed in sterile cans which are then

sealed and the cans again sterilized

by an appropriate steam treatment.





Good Catsup has but few Bacteria

Molds and Yeasts.





This process has made it possible

to prepare tomato pulp comparatiVely

free from bacteria with no evidence

of yeasts or molds into what makes





 





some of the better catsups upon the ,





market. Against this condition which

we have just outlined is the condition

prevailing still in many factories

which permit particularly the occur-

rence of molds in the finished pro-

duct. The appearance of mold in the

finished pulp can be accounted for

only through one or both of two un-

derlying causes. The first and most

prevalent one is the insufficient wash-

ing and cleaning of the raw fruit; the

second. is inadequate sterilization. It

is very nearly impossible to ship to-

mato pulp in tank cars or even in bar-

rels and have it arrive at its destina-

tion and await manufacture into to-

mato catsup and still be in a condition

desirable for the purpose intended.

Sometimes when tomato pulp is ster-

ilized thoroughly and put into the tank

cars while still very hot, if there is no

delay in transit the product will ad-

rive at the manufacturing plant still

warm and not in bad condition but

while this may happen once in a half-

dozen similar instances, delay on the

road and other opportunities for con-

tamination have caused the product

to deteriorate decidedly. The more

careful factories hold that the method

outlined above with the filling of the

pulp into the small five-gallon cans

with subsequent sealing and steriliz-V

ing is probably the only sure way of

preserving the original condition of

the pulp. Of course, it is possible

to make catsup keep, even though it

is not good, for sterilization will ac-

complish this result and many man-

ufacturers argue that there can be no

harm from a large number of bacteria,

molds, and yeasts in a product be

cause they are all inactive. This brings

us to another point in our discussion,

and that is, what is the significance

of molds and yeasts and 'bacteria in

tomato pulp.

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INK are not strictly “water an-



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courses as guides. Therefore,

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successful course in which to set

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ping for mink, and since they are a

great enemy of the farmer, he in par-

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"king of the chicken killers.”



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rabbit, squirrel, birds, mice and rats.

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hungry and will bite, your bait.



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animals. They are in the habit or

traveling same courses day after day,

as between two swamps, and thus

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which makes it easy to catch them on of time to worry and fret the animals

landing. before thisdate.



Minks are able to scent iron traps. When you see signs of mink set the

The traps should be boiled in ashes, traps as near the water’s edge as pos-

and kept clean and dry and there is sible, whether ditch, spring or creek.

every chance of making good with the Maine a steep bank a foot or more

traps. For shy animals never use high. Here dig a hole in the bank six

bait of any kind, but set the traps to eight inches inward and low enough

where they are sure to go, and you to let the water flow in. Get a forked

will be able to catch the shyest mink. stick, out off one fork about one inch

The places where mink are sure to go long, the other six to eight inches

are into holes, dens, hollow stumps long. Sharpen the end of the long

and logs, and to make a success the fork and run it through the bait, which

traps should be set at all the places. is fresh, up to the fork. The bait is

The most successful trappers have now fastened on the stick and run it

covered the traps with feathers. The into the bank back as far in the hole

mink, Seeing these and scouting what as possible.

he SM’POE‘és to be a weasel, will dig The first mink to happen along will

“D the whole works. He is trapped be sure to find it. Therefore, set the

9““ he is aware 0f the presence Of an trap near the entrance, but always in

enemy. the current of the water. Take weeds



Mink trapping, like any other fol- or sticks, say a foot in length, stick

lowing, is not interesting unless it be these in the mud, making a fenced-

:paying. ~ In most regions there are lane so that the mink will be obliged

a sufficient number of the animals to to pass over the trap in order to get

make it worth while. Along one the bait. “This is an old trick in trap-

creek, for instance, five different men ping mink. It was first instituted by

were trapping. Each one got as many the Indians. It has caught more mink





as four hides per morning, while one than most of the other common trap-_





of the number brought in 13 hides in tricks with mink. The best advice to





one day.



The fur is not saleable before the

middle of November in the latitude

north of Iowa. It would be a waste





young trappers is not to set the line

of traps where you think a mink may

go, but to set it where you know he is

going.





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The Blades of Grass Vch as Trees to Billy.





8 Billy Be Bo By Bum swallow-

A brew Tinker Teedle Tee had

ed the last drop of the magic

prepared, the merry little elf flow

around his head seven times singing,

Riggety, Jiggety, \iiggetv, Fig,,



Big is little and little is big;



Queen 0’ the faiiies heed my call,



Make Billy Be By Bo .Bum very,



very small.



Then he tapped Billy lightly on the

head with his magic wand and flew

around him seven more times. As

Tinker completed the last circle, Billy

fell; :1 funny, prickly feeling run up

and down his back. And then what do

you suppose happened? Everything

about him seemed to be growing big-

ger and bigger. A daisy, nodding at

his feet, suddenly shot up in the air,

growing taller and taller until Billy

had to bend his head back until his

neck ached before he could see the

top. In the twinkling of an eye, a

stalk of golden rod had become a

gigantic tree, and even the blades of

grass were way above his head.



The truth of the matter was that

Billy was getting smaller and smaller.

He shrunk and shrunk until at last he

was no larger than Tinker Teedle Tee,

and he, you know, was only about as

big as a minute. Billy was rather

frightened at first and had just about

made up his mind to cry when he saw

the elf, all doubled up with glee,

laughing and chuckling until it seem-

ed as though ”his sides must surely

burst. So Billy laughed, too, and for-

got. all about being scared.



“Gee, willikins, but I feel funny,”

said Billy, climbing over several twigs

no larger than match sticks and sit-

ting down on a pebble that a minute

before he could have put in his vest

pocket and never have known it was

there. ”At first I was afraid I was

going to keep right on getting smaller

and smaller until there wasn’t any-

thing left of me but a grease spot.

And how you have grown Tinker. Why

only a few minutes ago you were so

small you could sit on my thumb, but

now you are as large as me.”



"I am exactly the same size as I

was before,” laughed the elf, “only

you have been growing smaller. But

you will soon get used to it. Now it’s





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time to set out for Antland, so come

along.”



Billy had grown so small the grass

and weeds looked like trees, the oat

field had become a great forest and

the hundreds of ants swarming over

the ground seemed as large as horses.

As for the cookie, it had become an

island of cake many times thicker

than Billy was tall, and so large that

it took Billy several minutes to walk

around it.”



“This certainly does beat me,” said

Billy after he had tried to climb to

the top of the. cookie and had tumbled

onto the ground. “Only a few min-

utes ago I was carrying this cookie in

my hand and now I can’t even climb

on top of it.”



But the ants didn’t seem to have

any trouble, for scores and scores of

the busy little insects were swarming

over the cake, tugging and biting at

it until they tore off a piece which

they pulled to the ground and dragged

off through the grass. It was not easy

work, for the cookie crumbs had to

be lifted over many twigs and sticks

and stones that were scattered about

on the ground. Sometimes an ant

would try to go between two blades of

grass but the cookie crumb it was car-

rying would catch on the stalks. Then

it would back out and try some other

way.



“Where are they taking the cookie

crumbs?” asked Billy.



“Sup-pose we follow and find out,”

suggested Tinker. “Careful now, and

watch where you are going,” he warn-

ed as Billy plunged pell mell into the

grass forest. “The first thing you

know you will be tripping over a tree

trunk and breaking your nee .”



“I don’t see any tree trunks around

here,” replied Billy.



“'Call them blades of grass then,”

replied Tinker, "but remember that a.

little twig is as big to you now as a

tree trunk was before you drank my

magic brew,” and before he had gone

very far in the grass forest, Billy was

having as hard :1 time scrambling

over twigs and daisy stalks and peb-

bluashehadeverhadinthethick-

est sore ’nougb woods.



And next week I’ll tell you about

the road to Antlandn





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Experiments





With Plants





By ALONZO L. RICE





LANT life affords ample oppor-

tunity for many pleasing and in-

structive experiments.



It is the nature of all plants to rise

and to seek the light. It may be well

to place special emphasis on the

words “to riSe" and “to seek the

light.” Plants want to “come up,”

which is clearly set forth in the fol—

lowing experiment: A gentleman sow-

ed a quantity of beans with their eyes

placed in different directions, in a tub,

which he afterwards inverted, so that

the bottom was turned uppermost,

while the mold was prevented from

falling out by a fine net. And, in or-

der that the under surface might pos-

sess a stimulus of light and heat su-

perior to the upper, he placed looking-

glasses around the mouth of the tub

in such a way that a much stronger

light was reflected upon the inverted

mold than that of the direct rays of

the sun; while at the same time he

covered the bottom of the tub with

straw and mats to prevent the mold

in this direction from being affected

by solar influencefic Yetwdie same in-

stinctive law of ascent prevailed. Af-

ter waiting a considerable length of

time, and perceiving no shoots had

protruded through the lower surface

of the mold, he examined the contents





3:: of the tub, and found that they had





all equally pressed upward, and were

making their way through the long

column of mold above them, towards

the reversed bottom of the vessel;

and that when the eyes had been plac—

ed toward the fine net the young

shoots turned in the opposite direction.



As one experiment leads to another

he determined to try placing seed of

the same kind in a tub to which a lO-

tary motion was given so that eveiy

part of it might be equally and altei-

nately uppermost, and the seeds

should have no advantage in one di-

rection over another. Here, as we of—

ten behold in other cases, the instinc-

tive principle was baffled by a supo<

rior power, and the different shoots

instead of ever turning round, uni-

formly adhered to a straight line, ex-

cept where they met with a pebble or

any other resistance, when they made





a curve to avoid such obstruction, and

then resumed a straight line in the

direction into which they were thrown

without ever endeavoring to return to

the original path.



Thus much for light. Now in regard

to moisture, without which scarcely

any plant can live.



It has been ascertained that a sun-

flower three feet high transmits in

twelve hours one pound and four ounc-

es of fluid; that as soon as the dew

fails it suspends evaporation and ab-

sorbs two or three ounces of dew. An

inverted glass vessel, of the capacity

of twenty cubic inches, was placed ov-

er grass which had been cut during’

a very hot day, after many weeks

without rain, and vapor filled the glass

in two minutes, and trickled down the

sides in drops On this has been has.

ed an estimate, showing that an acre

of grass land transpires, in twenty-

four hours, not fewer than 6,400 quarts

of water.



The great absorbing qualities of

plants are nicely set forth in this in-

teresting experiment. Two hundred

pounds of earth were dried in an ov-

en, and afterwards put into an earth-

en vessel; the vessel was then moist.-

ene with soft water, and a willow tree

weighing five pounds was placed

therein. During the space of five

years, the earth was carefully watered

with rain water or pure water. The

willow grew and flourished, and, to

prevent the earth being ‘mixed with

fresh earth, or dust blown into it by

the winds, it was covered with 3. met-

al plate perforated with a great num-

ber of small holes, suitable for the ad

mission of, air. After growing in the

earth for five years "the willow tree



was removed. and found to weigh one

hundred and sixty-nine pounds. The

leaves which fell from the tree every

autumn were not included in the

weight. The earth was removed from

the vessel, again dried in the oven.

and afterwards weighed; it was dis-

covered to have lost about two ounces

of its original weight. Thus one hun-

dred and sixty-four pounds of woody

fiber, bark, etc, were certainly pro-

duced from the air.





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By DR. L. K.





T is perhaps correct to say that

even the sane are often insane; it

all hinges on knowledge, and what



are facts.



A man of knowledge is stronger

than Titan, Hercules or Willard. The

popular fallacy, however, that knowl-

edge is only available to those “who

can afford it” is silly. Knowledge is

available to all men and women, as

well to those who stOp school at, the

fifth and sixth grades, as to those who

have university degrees galore.



Knowledge means the aggregation

and collection of facts either in your

thoughts and on the tablets of mem-

ory, or nearat hand-where you find

them, should you need them.



There are no insurmountable difli-

culties in the acquisition of knowl-

edge. Only one essential is called for,

for instance, inclination.



You may not realize it, but the wish

to acquire knowledge is eternal in

children, and almost eteinally absent

after the twelfth to fourteenth year.

Why does it disappear?



What is the physiolbgical and psy-

chological explanation of this adult

abhorrence, so often present even as

a form of ingrain obstinacy'! At first

blush, Jim Smith whom we accuse of

this, will deny it. He willlsay: “I

read the headlines in the paper and

several magazines and I am trying to

obtain knowledge all the time wher-

ever I am.” But is he?



True enough, he will: seek: some-





Shun Facts





HIRSHBERG.





kinds of knowledge, but he hates and

shuns facts which might awaken him

from numberless prejudices, cults.

theories, and superstitions—the ac

cumulation of inaccurate observation,

superficial reading, partial memory,

and humdrum noisy repetition.



It is not only ignorant, unlettered

and unschooled persons who dislike

knowledge constitutionally. Doctors,

editors, governors, office holders cler-

gymen, financiers, and others more or

less successful in a set way, are par—

ticularly disdainful of more facts than

they already have.



Juvenal said that from heaven des-

cended the precept, “Know thyself.”

This inscription was chiselled upon

the temple of Apollo at Memphis, and

Apollo, Chilo,LPlato, Socrates, Thales

are each given credit by many writers

for its origin. It was coupled with

the platitude, “To know thyself is difi

ficult, to give advice easy." This, to

be sure, applies to me. as well as to

you. At least, I try to keep it always

in thought.



Learning itself, received into a mind,



By nature weak, or viciously inclined,



Serves but to lead philosophers astray,



Where children would with ease dis-

cern the way.



The answer to the question, “Why’

do men and women shun knowledge?”

rests upon the fact that they mistake

idle thoughts, vain mental vapori-nga,

guesses unfounded and confounded,

and more opinions with knowledge.



(Continued on page 365).“ ' ‘
, 136! .





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OCT. 23 1915.





Holland Farmers are Progressive





By WM. B. HATCH,‘ Michigan

ASSING from Belgium into Hol-

P land one is immediately remind-

! ed that he has arrived in the

country of black and white cattle,

windmills and wooden shoes. Ameri-

cans naturally like the Dutch. They

seem to have been always friendly.

The thrift of the Dutchmen is notice-

able on every hand. He, however,

borrowed his co-operative finance from

Germany and went to Denmark to see

it applied in agriculture, especially

dairying, then came home and inaugu-

rated it throughout The Netherlands.

Michigan is nearly five times as

large as Holland though Holland has





nearly twice the population of Michi-

gan. One of the co-operative enter-





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





Member of American Commission.





book in which he places the number

of bunches in his conignment. The

committee verifies and classifies.

When the hour arrives for the begin-

ning of the auction the hired man

poles the boat into the auction mar-

ket building; the auctioneer states

what the boat contains, then passes

to a large dial containing one hand

and the various gradations of prices

arranged from left to right. The hand

on the dial is turned to the left until

it passes to a price considerably above

what is regarded as the market. It is

then permitted to descend slowly and

as soon as it reaches a price which

any bidder, sitting in his seat on the

opposite side of the canal, is willing





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One of the Many Co-operative Creameries in Holland.





prises which first challenged the at-

tention of the Commission was in a

suburb of The Hague. It was a co-op-

erative vegetable auction market. The

Hollanders are great gardners as well

as great dairymen. They not simply

follow intensive methods in producing

large crops of vegetables, bulbs and

flowers in the usual way but they are

large growers under glass. Grapes as

large as a shucked walnut and peach-

es are profitably raised in this way

and find a ready market in London

and New York at a long price.



The co-operative auction differs

from anything we saw elsewhere.

While there are splendid roads in Hol-

land the impression you naturally get

in going about is that the roads in

Holland are canals. The canal fur-





to bid, he presses a button which is1

attached to his seat and connected;

to the dial machinery. This quietly;

completes the sale to him of that boat I

load. Clerks record it in the recordsI

of the association and also quickly en- '

ter it in the book belonging to theg

farmer who consigned that boat load.§

The book isthrown onto the deck ofI

the boat and the boat passes out and?

another boat follows, making an al»

most continuous procession T.he pur- I

chaser goes outside and settles with;

anot'hei membei of the (o operat1ve2

organization and takes his pioduce

away. The seats are assigned to cer-

tain persons or representatives and

they always occupy their own seats,

which is known by number. The farm-

er simply comes down town once a





 





 





How the Hollander Ensiloes Grass for Winter Feeding.





nishes a ramifying system of trans-

portation. It is astonishing how skill-

fully a man who knows how can han-

dle one of those Dutch canal boats.

The farmer remains on his acres sup-

erintending the most important part

of his work. The hired man takes the

boat load of vegetables and goes down

one of the many canals which con‘

verge at the auction market. Here is

a substantial brick building with a

slate roof constructed over one of the

canals. The farmers who have organ-

ized themselves on a co-operative bas-

is built this building and have paid

for it.



A committee inspects each boatload

of vegetables-before the auction sale

begins. The farmer who sends the





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is possible in this way to make a sat -I

isfactory sale of eveiy bit of produce:

raised. The view 0: some of the canal

boats just before the auction illus-

trates a variety of long cucumbers. It

is said that several car-loads of these

cucumbers went to Germany from this

sale that evening, arriving there the





It is claimed that the Dutch Friesian

cattle have been bred up as the prac-

tically exclusive breed in The Nether-

lands for a thousand years. The mea-

dows or grass lands are largely below

sea level and are probably the best

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Nov. 4th





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fiends lo clothe: b

' it shows [land which was being rented





‘ as fertilizer.





showing .us over his farm and show-

ing his heirs: of cattle, how often the

land had to be reseeded. rllhe farmer





i . replied that be presumed it had never





been reseeded for 1.000 years. They

do not raise corn. They pasture one

season and mow the next. The cut

showing the Holland silo is, of course,

a scheme for .siloi-ng green grass and

they claim this .is very satisfactory.

‘The View or the meadow. with the

typical Holstein cow in the midst of





at $60 an acre per annum. This farm-

er and his two sons had rented it at





‘that rate for a number of years and

were very well satisfied with the price

‘they were paying. ‘They were large





exporters of Dutch Friesian. cattle and





' were carnying 200 head on 175 acres.





An adjoining farmer had a few little

knolls in his meadows. A little nar-





' row gauge railroad «had been run into

none of them and little steel cars hold—





mg a cubic yard or two were being

used to convey this mound dirt away

This farmer had sold

twenty thousand dollars worth of it,

and had in all one hundred and fifty

thousand dollars worth to sell. He sim-

ply cut and lifted the sod and as the

knoll was leveled placed the sod back

in place and in a year 01' two his land





but because the local minister “oi

priest naturally has the confidence of

the large part of the community and

furthermore he has the education and

training to make him an efficient help-

er. He serves without pay, often keep-

ing the books forth the local organiza-

tion until someone else is trained to

relieve him of this work. It undoubt-

edly aids the minister in ministering

spiritually to thus get better acquaint-

ed with and on more familiar terms of

appreciation with the members of his

church and the community. It, of

course, also aids indirectly in promot-

ing financial support for the church in

proportion as the members and friends

of the church become more thrifty and

prosperous. It is believed that the

clergy in America can well help in

such organization in the back districts

at least.

Land Credit.



A large part of the savings deposits

are invested in long term mortgages

and mortgage banks have been organ-

ised for this kind of credit. The mort-

gage bank of Eindhoven, for example,

has a capital of $500,000, $100,000 of

which was subscribed by the Central

and Local Savings Banks. As a rule

mortgages are not issued for more

than fifty per cent of the assessed val-

uation of the land. but where the 10-

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this farmer owned his own farm.

While removing this rich deposit a

considerable number of pieces of an-

cient pottery were unearthed.



While riding on the cat‘s in this

vicinity, which is in the Province of

Friesland my attention was challeng-

ed to the large number of cows pas-

turing in the fields. I counted from

the car window on one side of the

train while running for five minutes

at probably not over thirty miles an

hour, four hundred of these attractive

black and white cattle. This prompt

ed the inquiry as to the number of

cattle in this little province. The sta—

tistics gave the number of cows and

bulls at 306,574. At Leuwarden, the

capital of this p1ovince, under the

shade of the t1ees in the pa1k is 1111.1 in

tained a cattle auction mauket. Here

is regularly held auctions of Dutch

Friesian cattle; sometimes as many

as 3,000 cows may be seen here for

sale at'a single auction. The cuts of

the typical Dutch Friesian cow is of

interest .to those raising these cattle

in this country, especially those who





 





 





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’have followed the “more light than





dark” fad. The type which the Dutch

who originated the breed adhere to

still does not encourage the predomi~

nance of white, nor the multiplying of

(small spots in place of large patches

of black and white.

Agricultural Credit.

The credit side or cooperative fiv





f nance was recognized in Holland the





same as in other European countries

ias an indispensable - accompaniment

of any comprehensive system of pro-

In Holland as in

imost oi? the Mopean countries the

clergy aid in this organization, not





 





Dutch Friesian Cow in her Native Pasture which has not been Reseeded

for a Thousand Years and Rents at $60 an Acre Per Annum.





the mortgage the amount may be rais-

ed to sixty-six per cent. The mort‘

gagor being obliged to pay in, at least,

one per cent of the principal annually,

but also having the privilege of lift-

ing any part or all of the mortgage at

any time. The rate of interest is 4.25

per cent, including .25 per cent ex-

penses of administration; no commis-

sions and only the most necessary ex-

penses, such as taxes and postage, are

incurred. Most of the local banks pay

interest on deposit of three per .cent.

The interest charged for loans is gen-

erally one per cent higher than that

paid to depositors; it varies from 3.75

to 4.5. The state only puts yearly a

relatively small sum at the disposal of

the banks to meet the expenses of in—

spection of the local'banks and of the

central banks themselves and of an

accountant. appointed by the govern-

ment. It does not supply capital. The

goal toward which Holland is working

is “a peasants’ bank in every village.”



In the domain of co-operative sale

and distribution, _ naturally societies

for the disposalof fruit, vegetables

and dairy products are the most nu-

merous. There are about one hundred

co-operative societi’es for the disposal

of fruit and vegetables alone in The

Netherlands. A large export trade is

thus promoted and maintained.



The Hollander is also well organiz‘

ed co—operatively for the purchase of

his necessary supplies, such as feed-





stuffs for his stock and the necessary-

.requirements of his family.





He does

not buy balanced ration feeds mixed





.by somebody else and said to contain-





what he. wants. He buys what he

wants in the natural state and bal-

ances his own rations. In this way he

knows what he is feeding and how





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ierf'graihs-"invnmsricaland in the 11.n-

.‘gehtine and grinds it in his own mills

in Holland. He ‘buys shiploads of oil

cake and other protein feeds from

America and prepares and mixes these

in Holland and feeds them there .to

further enrich Holland soil and furth-

er deplete the fertility of American

acres. 'Then he takes the manufac-

tured product and ships it to other

countries, much of it coming back .to

America. This little thrifty country

has redeemed most of its limited area

from the North Sea by dykes. The

Zuyder 'Zee, as you will recall, ex-





tends from the North Sea down into





Holland like a great human stomach.





‘These courageous and thrifty Holland--





ers now propose to put a dyke across

the aesophagus inlet from the North

Sea and thus redeem this large area

to agriculture. The state recognizes

agriculture more nearly in the spirit

in which it ought to be recognized

and promoted, hence it has made rap-

id strides in the last few years, and

promises a continuance in the future.

The lesson for America from Helland

is that Holland thrift and organization

realized here would make American

agriculture the peer of any in the

world. Both should go together and

both are lacking now, when we com-

pare efiiciency.





 





THE FARM “HOUSE CELLAR.





 





When building the new home or re-

modeling the old home one should

provide cellar room under the whole

house. For years we lamented the





' lack of cellar room and finally were





forced to excavate under the remaind-

er of the house. This is a rather dis

agreeable task, but a paying invest-

ment. The farmer needs every bit of

cellar room obtainable for the storage

of vegetables, fruits, etc.



It is best to have the cellar divided

into three individual parts all connect

ed with good doors. The supply of

winter vegetables and fruits can be

kept in one along one side of which is

located a tank for a water pressure

system. The cool tank aids in lower-

ing the temperature of the room in

summer.



Room ought to be provided for :1.

furnace whether one anticipates put-

ting one in or not. Some day the

owner will want a furnace and room

for fuel. The even flow of heat under

the house warms the floors and con-

tributes materially to fuel economy.

It is well to make the furnace room

long, but that is all a matter of pref«

erence and depends somewhat on the

plan of the house. Provide access for

daylight in all the rooms if it is pos-

sible to do so Window shades or

shutters will serve to keep them dark-

ened _when necessary. The majority

of cellars are as dark as dungeons.

which is really a very objectionable

feature. Daylight and fresh air are

necessary in cellar rooms, being con-

ductive to cleanliness and a healthful

atmosphere.



Ventilation in the cellar is of vital

importance. An unventilated cellar

becomes damp and clnmmy and odors

forming in it ascend to "the rooms

above and are conducive to rot in veg-

etables and fruits and mold in jellies.

The bottom of the cellar should be

high enough to provide good drainage

under it. Two parallel six-inch drain

tile eight feet apart, with openings

filled with coarse gravel or stone ev-

ery few feet, should be put about four

inches under the floor. By keeping

the floor dry the atmosphere retains

just that degree of moisture which

preserves stored stuff without causing

it to mold or give off offensive odors.



A seven—foot cellar is about the right

night for all general purposes. All the

doors should be wide, really wider

than those ordinarily found in the av-

erage home. The entrance is best

made long to facilitate the handling

of boxes barrels, etc. Entrance should

be provided. to. the cellar from both

outside, and ingide the house, with



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concrete steps which. arepermanenti .

ad secure. A stairway with a sharpji .

incline is dangerous and cramping it;





into small space does not pay. '5‘





Digging the cellarafter the house is: i





built is an undertaking that should be?

under the supervision’of a man skill-

ed in that class of work.

are very expensive here. If the 'foun-l

nation is not «removed and rebuilt to:





Mistakes. ;





 





THE MICHIGANMUFARMER





13—365





 





 





 





the bottom of the cellar a retaining-v 7-





.wall will have to be built against the ‘ ’





inside to support the old foundation.

and as his masonry will legend in a

duct or more on all sides it will-reduce

the size of the room considerably.

rlndiana. J. L. J.





MOST M EN SH‘UN FAG-TS.





 





(Continued from page .362).

Juries at times are unable to disen-





tangle an insane person from one full , ;

of wild guesses, theories and 'vain"





ima'ginings.





Yet a simple test shows that the.

former has knowledge and deludes

himself, Whilefthe latter simply rejects





the knowledge and the facts, which gon .





counter ‘to his emotions and his third

floor back musings. Often the latter





band themselves into groups, cults.

societies, reforms, and new religions.1 -





The insane act fOr themselves alone

Knowledge is merely the conformity

of the outer world with the inner man.





and his mind. Faddists simply lop oft“ I





the world as it actually is, independ»





ent of themselves, and are quite con- . ‘





tent with their own vaporings. quota

,tions. antiquities, half—facts, and sent-

iments.



In deference to the senses, which

the Creator bestowed upon man for

the purpose of getting at facts, it

must be acknowledged that there are

,lots of facts pleasant and unpleasant,

which will inevitably make their way

into the mind willy-hilly.



Frankly, most people are not fools

enough to resist this knocking of the

rea‘ world at the door of the mental

world. The human spirit, the intellect,

can only grow on what it feeds from

its facts of reality



Your common sense was created to

tell you that something exists apart

from you.





MARKING A HALF CENTURY.

(Continued from page 357).

into the county, the machine using

wire instead of twine to bind the

bundles.





.6

Two of 1118 sons are engaged in the '





business of farming and breeding

pure-bred live stock. One of the re

grets of Mr. DeGnrmo’s life has been

that lit‘ could not interest more young

ion with whom he came in contact

in the breeding of pure-bred live stock.

Perhaps a review of this brief story

may inspire many of the younger gen-

eration of Michigan Farmer readers

to interest themselves ill some depart-

ment of this line of agricultural effort

and advancement, taking advantage of

the opportunity to build upon the foun-

dation which the veteran patrons of

our pure-bred flocks and herds have

laid for them,





 





MICHIGAN vacTomous.





 





BY JUll'V (l. wnnurr.

Michigan, the, glorious,

15 again victorious,

Smiles and gleans,

Getting means

From its beans!

Plenty room for more of us!

Crops are fine,

Tree and vine

Right in line——

How the showers pour for us!

Apple jack,

Lips to smack.

Nuts to crack“

Heap ’em on the floor for us!

Pumpkin pie,

Cakes to try,

Cider—My!

All the things in store for us!

Come along,

Sing the song——

Sing it strong:

Life is not a bore to us:

Michigan, the glorious,

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E all know the old Quaker who

said to his wife, “All the world

is queer except thee and me,



and sometimes I think thou art just

a. little queer.”



And we all know “queer people.”

Every community has one, some two,

persons, "who, because they do not

think exactly like the rest of the

neighborhood and act according to

pattern, are put down as queer; some-

times even dubbed “a little off,” or

“cracked.” Thinking contrary to the

rest of your community is dangerous,

for, of course, one could not be right

and the rest all wrong.



There was a queer woman in our

village when I was a child. She posi-

tively insisted upon having a white

cloth for her table, when oilcloth was

plenty good enough for anybody;





 





used a napkin! She took three real

magazines, besides the farm and the

church papers and, not satisfied with

the county paper, which told all the

news anyone would want to. know,

She up, and signed for a city daily.

She had all kinds of books, not just

the county atlas and a family Bible

and Pilgrim’s Progress. And the thing

that made you most uncomfortable

and that most surely marked her as

not being just quite right, she actually

talked about the things she read in

those books. If a person was all right

they could find enough to talk about

in the crop situation and their neigh-

bors’ business, without reading up in

books to make conversation. There

was nothing for it, that woman was

daffy.



We children used to stare "at her in

wholesome awe when she appeared on

the streets. We shied away from all

her attempts to make friends and

could not be hired to go by her house

alone after dark. She was left pretty

much to herself with her books and





 





   





I 5 magazines, though one or two bold and

, lventuresome spirits did make friends





twith her and reported that she was

l“nice,” even if she was queer.



As mysterious as Barrie’s “Painted

yLady” was to “Tommy” and “Grisel”

was this “Queer” woman to us young—

sters. Imagine our sensations when

we grew up and got out into the big

world outside and found out that the

“queer” lady was the normal one in

our community and the rest of the

folks were the odd ones.



As a matter of fact, people are

“queer” just in proportion as they dif-

fer from our own standards of living.

Each little community has its own

manners and customs, and the outsid-

er coming in who does not conform to

them is all too often made to feel his

dereliction. We forget that the na-

ture which decreed that no two leaves

on the‘ same tree should be exactly

alike used the same rule in fashioning

folks. And we who most loudly shout

that the other fellOw is “Queer” all too

often are farthest removed from the

general type.



It’s a good thing we aren’t all alike,

that some of us are “queer.” Nothing

is so tiresome as sameness, and the

“queer” one in the community could

often do a heap of good if he got the

chance. Many of his ideas would

work a revolution if they were taken

up instead of being sneered at be-

cause they are “difierent.”



Give the “queer” one in your neigh-

borhood a hearing. Even if you can’t

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and

. it was darkly rumored about that she





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you any to listen to them. And bear

in mitid that you look just. as queer to

him as he does to you. Ninety-nine

cases out of every one hundred the

“queer” one is only thought so be-

cause he is in advance of his fellows.

DEBORAH.





MlLLlCENT KEENE’S GREEN TO.

MATOES. 1





 





BY MRS. M. KENNEDY.



Few people seem to realize that the

green tomato has even greater possi-

bilities than the ripened article.



Green tomato mince pie is some-

thing rarely ever met with and has

been pronounced the “best, ever” by

all who have partaken of it. To make,

allow seven pounds of green tomatoes,

chopped, to three pounds of brown

sugar and one pound of raisins, one

glass of apple or grape jelly, one-

fourth cup of boiled cider and one pint

of either canned currants or cherries

Add salt, pepper and spice to taste

and a very little Vinegar. .



Green tomato sauce is made as fol-

lows: Add enough water to four

pounds of sugar to make a. heavy sy-

rup, boil well and add two pounds of

ripe grapes, and four pounds of green

tomatoes cut in small pieces, add one

small teaspoon of salt and boil one

half hour, seal up.



To make green

take seven pounds of sliced green to-

matoes and cook up in very heavy, hot

syrup made from four pounds of gran-

ulated sugar. Season with one-half

teaspoon each of salt, ground allspice

and cinnamon, also one tablespoon of

mustard seed. Cook till thick and

transparent, put in jelly glasses and

cover with paraffin.



A green tomato chopped pickle that

will keep in jars is made as follows:

One peek of green tomatoes, chopped.

sprinkled lightly with salt and let

stand over night. In the morning

drain, add six large onions, six large

green peppers, chopped, scald up in

two quarts of water to one quart of

vinegar, cooking about, 20 minutes.

Drain well and season with two table-

spoons each of ground mustard, gin-

ger, allspice and cinnamon. Add two

pounds of brown sugar, one-half cup

of white mustard seed and vinegar to

taste. Pack in crooks, cover with a

thin cloth, cotton batting and heavy

paper, tied tightly.



For green tomato pickles; slice

green tomatoes as thick as desired.

scald up in salted water, drain care-

fully and cook a few at a time in sy-

rup, made of four cups of sugar to

every two cups of vinegar, seasoned

with mixed spices to taste. Skim out

into jars and boil syrup down and

pour over them. These keep Well with-

out canning .



Green tomato pickles that are not

so rich are made-about the same, al-

lowing three pounds of brown sugar

and one cup of} vinegar to seven

pounds of sliced green tomatoes. Sea-

son with one-half teaspoon each of

ground cinnamon, cloves and allspice,

also one small red pepper. Place in

cans and seal while hot.





 





A NEW PATCHWORK BLOCK.





 





BY ELLA L. LAMB.



This ancient orinetal amulet of

“good luck” may be developed in eith

er silk, woolen or cotton material. In

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tomato preserves ‘





 





or' sash work of





and pieced blocks

strips the same width as those of the

blocks, it is both handsome and strik-





ing: while one block of pieces an inch

wide. without seams allowed, finished

with a border, makes a novel pillow

cover. ' ,

To make the block, as illustrated,

cut 51 pieces as follows, always allow-





ing one-fourth inch on all edges for'





seams; four light strips, five times

their width; one dark strip, five times

its width; four strips, three times

their width, of a neutral shade or like

the material of the plain blocks or

sash work, with which the blocks are

to be set together; 18 dark strips,

twice their width and 24 light strips,

also twice their width.



To make the block, the pieces are

first set together in strips as indicat-

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:1. 4 and 5, and then sewed to one an-

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CURE FOR CHAPPED HANDS.





 





I am compelled to write a little ap-

preciation of some of the less used

conveniences of the kitchen by a lit-

tle experience I had last winter Hop-

i112 that some othei girls and women

on the farm may profit by my ex-

ample.



C‘happed hands have been a bugbear

with me f0r many years and as every—

one knows, creams, etc, applied only

help for a short time. I sat down one

night with red, swollen, cracked and

bleeding, hands and decided to face

the situation and find a remedy.



"The only way is to keep my hands

out of water, and how can I do that

with dishes, scrubbing and other

things having to be done?” was my

discouraged thought. However, a lit-

tle calm thinking decided me to try

some of the helps for the housewife

that I had heard of.



I straightway invested in two dish

mops, one for the dishes and one for

the sink, a soap shaker and a mop

wringer. With these one does not

need to keep the hands in water, and

by using boiling water on the floor,

and ammonia and cleanser on the

sink, everything about the kitchen

looked quite as clean as usual. While

my hands in a. very few days improved

and still keep in a condition very sat-

isfactory indeed.



Aside from the discomert saved, I

think these good investments, for who

does not feel any._ social gathering

spoiled for one by having to conceal,

as well as may be, their hands, swol-

tear and dise‘OIoretIL-NH. M’cflflfl





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Household Editorz—«Cmild you tell

me how to take care of the following

ferns; Boston, Roosevelt, Whitman.

’lleddy Junior?——Subscriber.



Ferns require a little special care

' when grown in houses in order to

grow most successfully. A moist warm

atmosphere 'With plenty of light but

not direct sunlight are the most ideal

conditions. Unfortunately. these are

not the conditions that prevail in the

average home. The air, especially in

rooms heated with a hot air furnace,

is dry and somewhat dusty. The tern--

pera’ture instead of being quite uni~

form, varies considerably from noon

through the night. Under such con-

ditions it is impossible to get the best

results from ferns, but knowing the

ideal conditions, one should endeavor

to approach them as nearly as pos-

sible. Place the ferns preferably be-

tween two windOWS in a corner of the

room where there will be plenty of in-

direct light but no sunlight. Water

regularly but not so heavily as to

keep the roots flooded with water.

Wash the foliage frequently and feed

the plants regularly. Manure water

made by taking a sack of decomposed

manure ‘and placing it in a barrel of

water is one of the best materials for

feeding ferns. These plants should be

fed with this fertilizer about once a

,week. A very common mistake made

by people in handling house plants is

in placing them close to the windows

where the temperature is the highest

at noon and the lowest after sundown.

A uniform temperature with not more

than a difference of ten degrees be-

tween the day temperature and the

night temperature is especially requir-

ed for the best results with .t‘erns. The

soil for ferns should be very loose and

friable, leaf mold mixed with equal

parts of decomposed sod and manure

being an ideal soil.—C. l’. Halligan.



Household Editor:—Will you or

some reader please give a recipe for

graham bread, made with sour milk

and molasses, that will not be soggy

and heavy when it is baked? Mine





will raise up nice and light and then

it always falls again—Mrs. F. C. H.





The following is a tested recipe for

brown bread: One pint of sour milk,

three cups of graham flour. one cup

of white flour, one-half cup of molas-

ses, one-half cup brown sugar, one tea-

spoon of soda, two heaping teaspoons

of baking powder, a little salt. Bake

one hour in a moderate oven. You

can use a whole cup of sugar instead

of molasses. Thank you for the recipe

for fried lunch rolls and for your kind

words. -



Household Editor:——~Having seen

Mrs. A. P.’s request for fried ”lunch

rolls, I thought I would send mine,

which we like. Take a piece of bread

dough about the size of a loaf of

bread and to that add three—quarters

of a cup of granulated sugar, two

heaping tablespoons of shortening,

one large or two small eggs, one and

one-half cups of flour, or enough to

make it as stiff as good bread dough.

Mix all together, then roll into a sheet

about half an inch thick, cut in strips

one and one—half inches wide by three

inches long, let them lie on mixing

board until bread is ready to bake,

then fry in deep, hot fat until brown

and cooked through. Let cool and

frost one side with the following:

Two cups of dark brown sugar, half a

cup of hot water. Boil until it hairs

well, take from the fire and add three

tablespoons of sweet cream, a piece of

butter size of an egg, five drops of

unaple flavor or any extract liked. A

little chocolate makes a good change.

',This recipe makes about six dozen

rolls. I always make them when I

make bread; it is lots handier.——Mrs.

F. C. H.





SHORT CUTS TO HOUSEKEEPJNG.





 





It is very hard to keep a round cro-

cheted yoke, without a high collar, in

shape]. after it. has been. laundered.

here should be crocheted along the





4';HE MICHIGAN-FARMER





neck edge a tight row of single cro-..





chet stitches. Then the yoke looks as

if it had been gathered. Crocheted

work should never be ironed flat on a

hard board; it should be done on sev-





eral thicknesses of goods or a Turkish .4

Or, if one prefers, do not iron "





towel.

it at all, just pull it out when nearly

dry. The rows of stitches should be

left in the dress for a mark to be sew-

ed on in the same place, then pull





on tthe ones that should happen to ,4





show. When fitting the yoke on the

above way, you can ‘tell how near

right you have it, after being laun-

dered—M. A. C.



To remove mildew from linen, mix

soap and powdered starch, half as

much salt and the juice of one. lemon.

Rub linen well and put outdoors on

the grass for a day and a night—S. B.



It is sometimes very difficult to

wash a finely knitted or crocheted

shawl without tearing it.

ing is a very good plan: Make a lath-

er of soap and warm water, in which

you can comfortably bear your hands,

and squeeze the shawl in this until it

is clean.

bed on knitted or crocheted articles

of any description. Then rinse it in

several waters of about the same tem-

perature as the suds, squeeze the wa-

ter out or run it through a wringer

(don’t wring it with the hands), and

let the shawl lie in a heap on a clean

cloth to dry. Move it about now and

then. When it is nearly dry spread

a clean sheet on the floor and pin the

shawl out on this to its proper size.





It will dry to whatever shape and size . 5.





you pin it. When dry it will be as soft

and fluffy as when new. Never hang

a shawl on a line to dry, as this will

stretch it.v—M. A. C.



Rub cold ripe tomatoes with back

of knife first, and they will peel much

easier.—A. E. L.





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER ‘





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Marketing Now the Big Question





ORE attention should be given



to the question of marketing



than to that of increasing crop

yields, for farming should be not only

a scientific occupation but a successful

business. The officials of the Depart-

ment of Agriculture now are of that

opinion. Conditions today on the farm

are such that both producers and con-

sumers feel there is something radi-

cally wrong with the business of mar-

keting farm products.



For many decades in this country

cheap virgin soils made cheap produc-

tion possible so that farmers have felt

only the need of concerning them-

selves with matters of large produc-

tion. But higher land values, higher

paid labor, the call for expensive fer-

tilizers, and the increased expense of

fighting diseases and insect and fun-

gus pests, together with decreased

yields in some cases, have emphasized

the need of a radical change in busi-

ness methods.





Large Crops Give Smallest Returns.





The contention is made by one class

that the land is not being properly

farmed and that what is needed is to

make the land produce more to the

acre. While it is desirable to increase

production, the mere doubling of pro-

duction will not necessarily greatly

improve the conditions of the farmer

or relieve the burden of high prices

to the consumer, is the statement

made by officials of the Office of Mar-

kets. It is a matter of record, they

say, that the largest apple crop, the

largest corn crOp, and the largest cot-

ton crop in the history of the nation

have yielded the producers of those

crops a less amount of profit than has

been obtained in certain years of less

production; and it is also known that

in these years of enormous crops the

prices paid by consumers in most sec-

tions have not reflected, in a proper

degree, the low prices paid to the

farmers.



To the careful student of the prob-

lem it seems evident that it is the

lack of an efiicient system of distribu-

tion and marketing that causes much

of the trouble, and it is because of the

lack of a marketing plan that the

present-day average farming can not

claim to be a business, but simply an

occupation.



The average American manufacturer

is successful because he gives as much

——if not more—attention to the ques-

tion of distribution as to that of pro-

duction; but where would he land if

his sole thoughts be on the production

of products and none on the distribu-

tion and selling. The farmer of today

is in a similar position to that of a.

manufacturer, but when the manner

of selling his products is observed, the

conclusion is formed that his market-

ing methods are not worthy of the

name as they consist chiefly of “dump-

ing” rather than of marketing.



Middleman Not to Blame.



Many reformers attribute marketing

difficulties to the presence of so many

speculators and middlemen; but it

must be remembered that these agents

have come into existence to perform

services that the farmer fails to per-

form for himself. If the farmer will

not, or can not, arrange to finance his

business, he must expect to pay others

to do it for him. If he will not or can

net store his crops and hold them un-

til the markets are ready to use them,

he calls into existence a class of spec-

ulators who demand and receive a lib-





eral price for taking the chance and '

If he is'





performing these services.

unable personally to distribute his

crops and deal direct with the con-





‘1ess cost than any existing plan.





sumer, he must employ agents or com-

mission men to do this work for him.

All of these agents must be paid, and

most of them are in a position to col-

lect their charge whether or not the

consignor realizes anything at all.

Working alone, the average farmer is

practically helpless to develop~ an effi-

cient marketing sustem.

Co-operation the Remedy.



The farmers are now beginning to

be convinced that the co-operative

plan of doing farm business is the

most satisfactory method. Like the

European farmer, the American farm-

er is being driveu to cooperation by

necessity. In the United States the

necessity arises chiefly from the cost.

ly, clumsy, and unbusiness-like meth-

ods of distributing food products, re-

sulting in an abnormal discrepancy

between the price paid to the producer

and the cost to the consumer. By

selling co-operalively the farmers will

not only be able to offer a standardiz-

ed product and reduce the cost of mar—

keting, but they will be able to furnish

this better article to the consumer at

the same or even a lower price, thus

stimulating cOnhumpIion. But any sys-

tem of marketing that does not hope

to give better service or better prices

to the consumer, and, at the same





 





Eggs Carry Best when Shipped in the

One- dozen Egg Carton.





time, secure for the producer a great-

er net return, is founded on improper

principles. No co-operative market-

ing association should be attempted

unless the prospective members feel

that it will do the work better or at a

' The

object must be to eliminate or reduce

waste.



Farming communities co-operate in

church, politics and schools. If they

are willing to leave their religion,

their politics, and education to co-op-

eration, why should they hesitate to

leave the marketing of their farm

crops to a (to-operative system that

has passed the experimental stage?





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The person who undertakes to sell

his products directly to the consumer

will attain success much quicker if he

puts those products in packages that

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Customers Usually Prefer Shipments

of Butter in Pound Containers.





, oc'r. 23,1915.





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Farm Commerce.





it of getting their’ purchases from the

retailer well- wrapped and if the farm-

er will render this same service he

will have less difficulty in getting a

start and holding his trade.



In handling butter, for instance, we

have learned that the pound packages

are. generally liked best. This may be

on account of precedent, as grocery-

men send out butter in such cartons,

but the convenience in using from

pound molds is probably the biggest

factor. In the shipment of eggs the

containers holding a single dozen not

only are easier to handle but experi-

ence over a long period of shipments

has clearly demonstrated that fewer

eggs are broken in such containers

than in the old style.



Wayne Co.





HANDLING DAMP WHEAT.





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Experiment Demonstrates that Damp

Wheat May be Put in Good Condi-

tion by Mixing with Dry Wheat.





Much of the new crop of wheat as

delivered from the farm this year has

a high moisture content which, if put

into storage without, special treatment

is very likely to cause trouble by be—

coming musty . and hot.



By mixing high~moisture and low-

Inoisture wheat together, a. method

whereby part of the damp wheat of

this year’s crop can be put into good

condition was demonstrated in an ex-

periment at Baltimore which was di-

rected by a grain-standardization spe-

via-list of the agricultural department

in co-operation with a milling concern.



The experiment described was per-

formed to determine if it would be

possible 'or feasible to handle damp

wheat in such a way that it would not

be necessary to put it through a com-

mercial drier and yet insure its keep-

ing safely in storage or during ship-

ment.



For this experiment one car of Pa-

cific coast white wheat. containing

1.098 bushels was mixed with one can

of eastern red winter wheat contain-

ing 1,126 bushels, and put into storage

in an elevator bin. On July 29, samp-

lcs taken from the white wheat while

it, was still in the car tested 9.7 per

cent moisture. Samples taken from

The red wheat on July 31, while this

wheat was also still in the car, tested

15.1 per cent. These' wheats were

thoroughly mixed on August 3 and the

mixture was then put into storage in

an elevator bin and allowed to remain

there until August 6, when it was

transferred to another bin. Samples

taken from the wheat at the time it

was transferred tested 12.9 per cent

moisture for the red wheat and 12.2

per cent for the white wheat. The

wheat was allowed to remain in the

second bin until August 10 when it

was transferred to a third bin. Sam-

ples taken at this time showed that

the moisture content of the red wheat

was 12.5 per cent and of the white

wheat, 12 per cent. While the grain

was still in the cars the red wheat

tested higher in moisture by 5.4 per

cent than the white wheat. By August

6, 01 three days after the wheats were

mixed, enough of the moisture from

the damp wheat had been transferred

to the dly wheat so thatthe difference

in their moisture content at that time

was only seven-tenths of one per cent.

By August 10, or one week after the

wheats had been mixed, the difference

in their moisture contents had been

reduced to only one-half of one per

cent.



In order to have a record of the

temperature changes in the grain dur-

ing this experiment, four electrical

thermometers were placed at different

depths in the bin into which the mix-

ture was run. No' appreciable change

in temperature was noticed during

the transfer of the moisture from the

red to the white wheat.



The mixing of damp and dry wheat

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THE MICHIGAN FARMER





 





wheat- mater. The millet: , who. buys,

wet wheat, andrhas‘ some dry wheat

to mix with it'.”‘can’ obviate some of ’

the extra Work in handling the damp

wheat to keep‘it in condition and also

get it in shape for milling by mixing

the two wheats together for a few

days. This will also do away with

part of the extra work in drying. One

car of wheat can be dried down to a

low moisture content and time and

labor be saved. If the mills or elevat-

ors are equipped so that they can mix

and dry at the same time, this method

will greatly increase their capacity

for taking care of large quantities of

damp wheat.



While this experiment was conduct-

ed primarily to assist grain dealers

there are many farmers who may find

the suggestions advantageous.





CO-OPERATION IN MICHIGAN.





 





The Muskegon County Celery Grow-

ers’ Association has been launched at

Muskegon with the following officers:

President, Fred Wierenga; vice-pres».

idea-t, Peter Bush; treasurer, Jerry

Vandermolen. A sales manager will

be employed with a view to better dis-

tribution of the Muskegon grown pro-

duct in various markets. At present

the bulk of it is dumped on the Chi-

cago market on a consignment basis.

Growers are having a bad year. Be-

sides black rot the blight has attack-

ed many celery fields, greatly reduc-

ing the yield.



L. R. Walker, county agriculturist

of Marquette, is organizing farmers’

clubs. One was formed recently in

Republic township, with officers as

follows: President, Victor Maki; vice-

president, Bert Barton; secretary,

Thos. Chenhall; treasurer, John Ley-

one. The objects are, to encourage

raising of pure-bred stock and the

elimination of undesirable types for

commercial purposes; to give special

attention to seed improvement and

dissemination; to encourage correct

cultural methods; to assist in guard-

ing against plant diseases; to promote

better Sorting and grading of farm

crops.



The Marquette County Potato Grow-

ers’ Association has adopted the Green

Mountain as the standard variety for

that section.



Kent Co. ALMOND GnrrrnN.





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, Crop and Market Notes.





Ohio.





Hardin 00., Oct. 11.—-Corn is being

harvested and is a fair crop. Wheat

yielded around 25 to 30 bushels per

acre. Potatoes a small crop, late ones

being small and rotting badly. Apples

very plentiful. Clover seed poor yield.

Wheat $1; oats 32c; potatoes 50c; but-

ter 260; eggs 28c.



Clermont‘ 00., Oct. 12.—~Corn is be-

ing cut and is in good condition. Po-

tatoes rotted to some extent; how-

ever, there is the largest crop this

county has harvested for years. ri‘he

usual amount of fall grain is being

sown. Apples and pears large crops.

Apples 250; potatoes 508; onions 250

per bushel; wheat $1; corn 50c; young

chickens 13c; butter 200; eggs 25c.



Holmes 00., Oct. 14.——Fair weather

with hard frost October 8,. Wheat all

in, corn about all cut and is a good

crop. Yield of wheat and oats good.

Clover seed a light yield. Early pota—

toes good and late ones a failure. The

average amount of wheat sown. Ap-

ples plentiful but few picked as yet.

A considerable amount of cattle and

hogs on hand. Wheat $1.03; corn 80c;

potatoes 40c. _



Guernsey 60., Oct. 13-—Wheat made

18 bushels and oats 30 bushels per

acre; clover seed about one peck per

acre; corn is drying out nicely and

potatoes not rotting now. Wheat seed-

ing is late, owing to wet weather. We

have had three weeks of fine weather

and the roads are hard and smooth.

Apples are about onethird of a crop.

Small crop of pears; threshing, hay

bahng, sowing wheat and hauling coal

is now being done. Mines are mostly

working pretty good. Wheat $1; po-

tatoes 50@60c; apples 50@75c; eggs

300;, butter 25@30c.



, Indiana.



Wells 00., Oct. IL—The first frost

came her 10. Corn most all cut

and cared well. Wheat yielded from





done but the acreage is not as large





291%,“... bushels. 'Oats good but too;

$1559 M amat haryest time tosave alli





pm flatly-"‘Otatoes‘good though' .





rotted some; late ones about half a

crop. Plenty of fall and winter ap-

ples, and market very poor.



’Wayne 60., Oct. 15.—Seeding is all





as usual. Wheat yielded from 18 to

30 bushels andoats about 50 bushels.

Prospects for clover seed not good

and the most of the crop was cut for—

hay or pastured. Corn is maturing

nicely and will be a good crop. About

the usual amount of fodder is being

cut. Early potatoes were good but

late potatoes. almost a. failure and

much damage reported by rotting.

About the usual amount of feeding





stock on hand. An unusually large. .,





apple crop and some pears. Pastures





are good and all stock doing well.- "





Wheat $1; oats 300; potatoes 50c; ap-

ples 50c; hogs $8 per cwt; chickens

12c; butter 25c.



Illinois.





Marion 00., Oct. 11.——Weather cool

and. dry, and we have had killing

frosts. Yield of wheat 10 to 30 bush-

els, and both grains damaged by wet

weather. Corn a fair crop. Silos all

filled. Potatoes good; about half the

usual amount of fall grain sown. No





feeding stock on hand. There is an . §_

Wheat $1; ‘ ;





immense crop of apples.

potatoes 50c; apples $2 per bbl.





Wisconsin.

Pierce 60., Oct. 12.——A heavy frost





on September 30 caught much corn, ' '





roots and fruit. Potato yield below

normal and some rotting, while prices

are low. More wheat being sown than

usual. Apple crop heavy and not mar-

keted to advantage except where co-

operative associations exist. The on—





ion crop rs poor; cabbages headed out ‘ “I





well. Tomatoes almost a failure where

grown as a field crop.

oats 28c; corn 65c; rye 80c; potatoes

35c; hogs $6.25@‘7.25; fowls 10c; eggs

22c; creamery butter 31c.



Wausahara Co., Oct. 13,—Oats yield-

ed well, 50 to 60 bushels being quite

common; rye about 15 bushels; corn

injured by frost, and a great amount

of soft corn. Clover seed about a third

of a crop. Potatoes badly blighted,

which followed by wet weather caus—

ed them to rot badly.

ful, and bring only 50c per cwt; pota-





toes 350 per bushel; eggs 22c; wheat"





90c; rye 86c.

Iowa.



Osceola 60., Oct. 12.—Threshing is

very much delayed. It will take five

or six weeks of good weather before

the grain will be threshed. Most of

this second crop of clover was cut for

hay; there is no seed in it. We have

had two or three heavy frosts, the

first was about September 15. The

corn was very immature and the past

week of dry weather has been shrink-

ing the ears to nubbins. No fall grain

sown. Farmers are keeping all feed-

ing stock to feed the corn to. We

have a good supply of apples. Pota-

toes are mostly all dug and not a

very good crop, many of them rotting

in the ground.



Nebraska.





Case (30., Oct. 15.—Wheat is being





sown; acreage will be decreased one— .

half or more; threshing mostly done; a





yield of wheat 12 to 30 bushels; oats

20 to 40 bushels. Potatoes generally

a poor yield. Corn maturing very





slowly and none fit to crib yet. Had.





a killing frost the night of October 4.





Very little feeding stock on hand:

The yield of apples was good; salesi





slow and prices low, 40 to 500 per

bushel at orchards for best varieties.

Wheat 900@$l; oats 3.00; corn 55c;

hogs $7.75; hay $5; potatoes 50c;

poultry 9@11c; eggs 200; butter 25c.



Knox 00., Oct. 11.-—Weather cloudy,

with several frosts, which injured

corn to some extent. There is some

soft corn.

bushels; fall Wheat 30 bushels; cats

40 to 50 bushels. The usual amount

of small grains sown. Apples are a





large crop. About the regular amount .





of feeding stock on hand. Wheat 85c;



potatoes 500; apples 50c; hogs $7;



eggs 19c; butter 20c; butter-fat 23c.

Kansas.





Lincoln 00., Oct. 15.—~Farmers still





sowing wheat, the first sowing is up





fine. There is a big portion of wheat .





to be threshed yet. Corn will yield

from 40 to 60 bushels; late corn was

caught by frost. Almost every farmer





will feed some cattle this winter. Hay -





and feed is plentiful. Hogs scarce.

Apples are good and sell at 50@75c

per bushel. Potatoes 80c; wheat 95c;

cream 250: eggs 20c.





Idaho.





Mini-delta 00., Oct. 11.——Wheat good

and yielding on irrigated land- about

50 bushels. per acre; barley 60 to '10

bushels. Potatoes good; sugar. beets



. Not much fall- grain sown ex-

cept a little wheat. Corn a fair crop.

Not very much live stock' being fed at

present. Wheat $1.30 per cwt; pota-

toes 70c; apples $1 per bushel; butter





Wheat 85c; .





Apples plenti- .





Spring wheat yielded 20-





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

   

   





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WEATH ER FORECAST.





For week beginning October 20, for

region of Great Lakes. There will be

rain Wednesday over the northern

portion of the upper lake district, ex-

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be generally fair with somewhat low-

er temperatures for a day or two.





GRAINS AND SEEDS.





October 19, 1915.

Wheat—W'heat dealers have been

operating on a higher basis of prices

the past week. On Monday, however,

there was a slight reaction due to





 





 





' heavy deliveries at northwestern mar-





kets, which deliveries consisted large-

ly of spring wheat. The general con-

ditions, however, do not show a great

deal of change from a week ago. Liv-

erpool continues firm and the United

Kingdom reports small stocks. The

continental markets are in great need

of wheat, and are buying flour from

England. There is a growing belief

that farmers over the country have

less merchantable wheat to sell than

w0uld be expected from the large

crop. An unusually high percentage

of the grain will have to be used for

stock feed. Generally speaking, mills

are anxiously buying all the good

wheat they can put their hands on.

Flour is in heavy demand all over the

country. The visible supply for the

United States shows an increase of

642,000 bushels for the week,while

wheat in bond increased 2,739,000 bu.

Most of the foreign haying thus far

has been from the Canadian provinces.

One year ago No. 2 red wheat was





quoted at $1.13% per bushel. Quota-

tions for the week are:



No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. Dec.

Wednesday .. . .1.15% 1.12% 1.19

Thursday ...... 1.15% 1.12% 1.18%

Friday ......... 1.17 1.14 1.19%

Saturday ....... 1.18% 1.15 1.21

Monday .. .1.17% 1.14% 1.21

Tuesday ....... 1.17% 1.14% 1.20%





Chicago.—December wheat 1.0614,;

May $1.07%.



Corn.—4Prices for this grain have

advanced with those of wheat, and a

similar reaction occurred on Monday.

The weather has been favorable for

securing the crop in most sections,

which will add to the percentage of

merchantable grades. The visible sup-

ply of corn decreased 197,000 bushels

during the week. A year ago No. 3

corn was quoted at 74c per bushel.

Quotations are as follows:





No. 3 N63

Mixed. Yellbw.

Wednesday ......... 66 67

Thursday ........... 66 67

Friday .............. 67 68

Saturday ........... 68 69

Monday ............ b7 % 68 1/2

Tuesday ............ 67 % 68%

Chicago.—-December corn, 58.6c;





May 60.10 per bushel.



Oats—Quotations show an advance

of 3c for oats in the past week. Farm-

ers are bringing the grain to market

but little faster than it is being ab-

sorbed by the buyers. The visible

supply in the United States increased

424,000 bushels the last seven days.

Standard oats a year ago were quoted

at 50c per bushel. Quotations for the

week are:





No. 3



Standard. \Vhite.

Wednesday ......... 40 38%

Thursday ........... 40 38 %

Friday .............. 40 38 %

Saturday ........... 40 39

Monday ............ 42 40%

Tuesday ............ 42 40 %





Chicago—December oats 38.6; May

39.6 per bushel.



Rye—Cash rye has gone above the

$1 mark since a week ago, with the

trade holding steady. Cash No. 2 is

quoted at $1.01 per bushel.



Barley.-—-—Malting grades are steady

at 536630 per bushel at Milwaukee

and 52@63c at Chicago.



Peas—Dried field peas have a

strong market with the new crop

quoted at $2.15@2.25 per bushel, sacks

included.



Beans—Further advances are re-

ported in the bean deal. Cash beans

are now on a $3.50 basis at Detroit,

while October are quoted at $3.35. The

Chicago market is firm and stocks are

small with a moderate demand; prices

are. advancing rapidly. Pea beans,

hand-picked, good to choice are quot-

ed at $3.80@4; common to fair $3.50

((173.75: red kidneys $3.50@4. At Green-

ville the elevators are offering $2.90

per bushel.



Clover Seed—Prices are advanced

with prime spot quoted at $12.25: Oc-

tober $12.75; prime alsike $10.25. At

Toledo, October is $13.05; March at





$12.65; prime and October alsikev‘at:





$10.30.

Timothy Seed.—-Higher at $3.60 for

prime spot. . ' '





FLOUR 'AND FEEDS.





Noun—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $5.90; seconds $5.60; straight

$5.20; spring patent $6.60; rye flour

$6.20.



Feed.—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $28; standard middlings

$24; fine middlings $32; cracked corn

$24; corn and oat chop $31.60 per ton.



Hay.—No. 1 timothy $17@18 a ton;

standard timothy $16@17; light mixed

$16@17; No. 2 timothy $14@15; No. 2

mixed $12@13; No. 1 clover $10@11.



Chicago.———Market firm and supply

of good hay is light. Choice timothy

$186119; No. 1 do..$17@17.50; No. 2

do. $14@15; No. 3 do. $11@12 per ton.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





 





 





 





' Butter.——A moderate supply and ac-

tive demand holds market firm at last

week’s prices. Extra creamery 28c;

do firsts 27c; dairy 21c; packing 19c.



Elgin.——The advance of last week

brought a movement of short-held

goods which brought a decline of %c.

Receipts of fancy goods tot large.

The price, based on sales, is 27%c.



Chicago—The feeling is easy and

prices are slightly lower. Demand is

rather tame. Extra creamery 27c;

firsts 26c; extra dairies 26c; packing

stock 19@19%c.



Eggs.——Current receipts are improv-

ing in quality and have advanced %c.

Candled firsts declined %c. Market

is firm. Candled firsts 26%c; current

receipts 25%c.



Chicago.—--Strictly fresh eggs are

firm and higher. Storage stock is

steady. First.s.26@26%c; ordinary

firsts 25@25%c: miscellaneous lots,

cases included 20@26c.



Poultry.~Market is overstocked and

only good stock sells. Turkeys 14@

15c: spring turkeys 18c; fowls 9@

12%c: spring chickens, general run

13%c; ducks 14c; geese 13@13%c.



Chicago. Supply is liberal but de~

mand is good. Spring chickens are

lower. Quotations: Turkeys 10@14c;

fowls 10@12%c: springs 13c; ducks

12@13c: geese 861 13c.





 





 





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples.———Market higher with the,de-

mand good. Fancy $2.75@3.25 a bbl;

common $1.25@1.50. At Chicago the

demand is good for all kinds of stock.

No. 1 Wealthy, Wolf River and Alex-





ander $2.50@3; Jonathans No. 1 $3@-





3.50; Snows and Spies $2.75@3.25;

greaemngs $2.50@‘3; \Vagener $2.50@





Potatoes.—-Market is steady with

Minnesota offerings at 800 and Mich<

igan 60@650 per bushel. At Chicago

increased receipts brought lower pric-

es. Michigans not quoted. Prices

range from 4062 48c. At Greenville the

price has dropped to 45c. Receipts

are light on account of lower prices.





WOOL.





 





 





Boston. The. trade has recovered

from its worry over the raising of the

embargo on English wool, and there

appears to be further improvement in

the market. As usual the season just

now’ is dull because manufacturers

are working up stocks secured earlier

in the season. There is strong faith

in higher values later on, and dealers

are not at all disposed to cut prices

in order to move their holdings.

Fleeces are becoming more active and

prices are firm. The foreign markets

are strong. Both South American and

Australian prices are high. Boston

quotations for Michigan unwashed de-

laines are 28@»29.c; do. combing 2@

37c; do. clothing 24(12300. ‘





 





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





 





There was a good market Tuesday

morning and- prices were generally

satisfactory to the farmers. Potatoes

are coming a little more freely and

sell at 90c@$1 per bushel; apples are

moving fairly well with prices ranging

from 75c@$2, according to variety

and- quality; cabbage 40c for white,

60c for red; peaches 75c@$1; carrots

600; parsnips 70c; pears $1; onions

90c; eggs 38c: loose hay coming in

slowly with prices ranging from $18@

22 per ton.





GRAND RAPIDS.



Potatoes are off about 10c since last

-week, due to large receipts following

the recent advance in price. Reports

of rot continue and this situation is

causing many growers to unload on

the present market. Growers who are,

sure they can keep their tubers until

spring will undoubtedly make good

money by doing 50. Prices of pota-

toes at Greenville, Cadillac and other





‘market has gone still





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





places are now around. 4%;9The egg



'gh‘er, with

market for fresh stock at 27, 28c,

Vegetables on'the‘ city mariner ring

the. following prices: Turnips 40@

500; carrots 35c; cabbage 25@35c;

celery 15@20c. * Grain prices at the

mills are: Wheat $1.10; oats 380;

rye 80c; buckwheat 70@80c; corn 750;

white beans, new crop $2.90.





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





'Buffalo.

October 18, 1915.

(Special Report of Dunning and Stev-

ens, New York Central Stock

Yards, Buffalo, N. Y.)

Receipts of stock here today as fol-

lows: Cattle, 287. cars; hogs, 131 d.

d.; sheep and lambs, 60 d. d.; calves,

1,200 head. .

With 287 cars of cattle on our mar-

ket here today, the good cattle sold





 





from 15@25c per cwt. higher; the me-'





dium cattle from steady to a shade

lower; the good butcher cattle steady,

and the common kind from 15@25c

per cwt. lower. Good cows sold steady,

and the common cows from 25@50c

per cwt. lower. Stockers and feeders

sold about steady. About everything

sold at the close of the market. We

look for the good cattle to sell at

steady prices, and if the runs let up

they will probably go higher. There

were a good many Canadians here to-

day and the tap on them reached $8.75,

but most of the good ones sold from

$8.25@ 8.50. We had one load of Ohio

cattle that sold for $8.85, which was

the top.



We had entirely too many hogs here

today and too many of the one kind,

quality was very poor and good hogs

were very scarce. While there were

a few loads that weighed above 200

lbs., the quality was not very good,

and the light weights of good quality

were preferred to the common classes

weighing above 200 lbs. Yorkers and

light mixed sold at $8.40 generally,

with a few lots up to $8.50. The

strictly choice medium weights quot-

able as high as $8.75: light yorkers

$750608; pigs $7.25@7.50; common

and skippy kind around $6.50; roughs

$7.50; stags $6@6.50. Quite a good

many hogs arrived late and are. going

over unsold, and while we look for a

little stronger market tomorrow, do

not think we will get much advance

before the middle of the'week at the

earliest, and would caution buyers

against common grades of hogs, too

many of this kind coming at the pres-

ent time.



The lamb market was active today,

prices 100 lower than the close. of last

week. All sold and we look for about

steady prices balance of the week.



We quote: Lambs $8.80@8.90; cull

to fair $7@8.75; yearlings $6.75@7.50;

Bucks $4@5.25; handy ewes $5.75@6;

heavy ewes $5.25@5.50; wethers $6.50

@675; cull sheep $3.50@4.75; veals,

good to choice $11.25@11.50: common

to fair $8.50@11; heavy calves $6@9.





 





Chicago.

October 18, 1915.



. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts tod’ay..14,000 23,000 17,000

Same day 1914..30,005 33,252 35,556

Last week ...... 59,590 94,874 69,904

Same wk 1914..53,022 106,165 179,388

'Hogs received last week averaged

but 204 lbs., much the lightest yet

seen, and light hogs made up the

greater part of the receipts today.

Trade was animated at firm prices,

sales ranging at $8@8.95. Cattle were

so scarce that killers paid early ad~

vances of 15@20c for butcher stuff,

and steers looked all of 10@15c high-

er on an average. Sheep and lambs

were slow and largely 10@15c lower.



Cattle were received last week in

the largest number for any week of

this year, with a Monday run of 27,121

head, and prices underwent serious

declines, as there was no increase in

the demand from any source. .In fact,

the shipping demand was so insignifi-

cant as to out no figure, quarant‘ines

cutting it off almost completely, and

local killers had things break their

own way, even choice beeves going

lower, although the most- serious

breaks occurred in the cattle on the

grassy order, which greatly predomi-

nated all the week. The bulk of the

steers sold at $7.50@9.75, with prime

heavy beeves selling on Monday up to

$10.45, while on the same day 1,293

to 1,350-lb. steers brought $10.20. (On

Wednesday prime yearling steers

brought $10.25, the same as on Mon-

day, while prime 1,324 to 1,449-lb.

steers sold for $10.25. Inferior to plain

grass steers sold during the week at

$4.50@6.45, the poorer lots being can-

ners. Common to medium warmed-

up steers sold at $6.50@7.50, medium

to good handy steers at $7.60@8.45.

good to choice corn-fed steers at $8.50

@945 .and choice to primeheavy

steers 'at $9.50@10.25. Common to fair

yearlings sold at $7.25@8.65. with





sales all the way up to $9.50@9.75 for,





fat lots, while the best brought $10@

10.25. Butchering cows and heifers

were fairly active at the materially





OCT. 23, 1915





reduced prices, selling at ,$4i40@8.21’ ',' "‘v! "





the bestcows going, at ,,$6.75@7, while





cutters brought: ,$3.80@,4.35,, canners, ,.

'$2.75@3.7'5 and bulls





had a fair outlet, with prices ruling at





.$4@9 for the heavier lots, while de





sirable light vealers brought $10.50@

11.75. Western range cattle compris

ed the usual proportion of the ro-

ceipts, and they shared in the decline

in prices, steers being salable at $6.75

@860 and cows and heifers at $3.75@

7. It is extremely unfortunate that so

many stockmen should persist in rush-

ing partly fattened cattle to market.

The week’s decline amounted to 25@

500 in steers and bulls, about the same

in rangers and 35@75c in cows and

heifers. ' _



Hogs were in good local dema‘nd

last week, the large demand for fresh

and cured hog meats acting as a pew-

erful stimulus, but there was no ship~

ping demand worth mentioning. Prices

underwent. further good advances,

with an $8.90 top for prime medium to

heavy weights day after day, and val-

ues were the highest of the year, as

well as much higher than at corres-

ponding dates one and two years ago.

Unfortunately, the general quality of

the offerings was remarkably poor,

with common grassy hogs in large

supply, the bulk of the receipts being

on the mixed order. A little more com

fed to the hogs would do them good

and assure their owners of more sat-

isfactory prices. Pigs were surpris-

ingly plentiful, and as they were gen-

erally healthy, it seems strange that

so many owners should let them come

so early to market. Some little roast-

ing pigs brought $7.50@8 per 100 lbs.

At the week’s close prices were at

their highest, hogs selling at $8@8.55

for heavy packing lots, $8.60@8.85 for

heavy shipping, $8.70@8.95 for select-

ed butchers and $5@8 for pigs. A

week earlier hogs brought $7.60@8.75.

The present range of hog prices is the

narrowest of the season.



Lambs, yearlings and ewes were

marketed last week in far smaller

numbers than a year ago, while weth-

ers were hardly marketed at all. No

shipments were made from here, and

this caused some weakness in prices

for the less attractive offerings, but

prime live muttons were usually good

sellers. The continued lack of an out-

let for feeders was a bearish factor,

so far as thin flocks were concerned.

At the week’s ‘clOse lambs sold at $7

@905, with top natives at $8.85, and

prices 10@25c higher than a week

ago. Yearlings remained firm at $6@

7.65, and sheep were 25@40c higher

than a week earlier, wethers going at

$5.75@7, ewes at $3.50@6.40 and

bucks at $4.25@5.



Horses were marketed last week in

the usual large numbers and met with

the customary liberal demand from

agents representing the allied powers.

All horses that came up to the re-

quired army standard sold readily'at

firm prices, and many rejected ani-

mals were auctioned off for $85@100.

Farm horses were quoted at $100@

175, mares selling the highest, while

commercial chunks brought $160@250.

Prime heavy drafters were scarce and

firmer at $255@290.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





Silage is being used for fattening

cattle and other live stock this year

far more generally than ever before,

and its use is increasing rapidly-in

parts of the corn belt where the high

price of land has tended to discourage

fattening cattle for the market. Sil-

age has proved a wonderful economiz-

er of money and labor, and through

its use farmers can produce the same

results on smaller farms as on much

larger farms. On the big farm owned

by John J. Lawler in the northern part

of Indiana, which embraces some 28,-

000 acres, not a single acre is devoted

to pasture, and all the cattle are held

in feed lots in summer and winter

alike. The principal feeds used in-

clude corn silage, with alfalfa or clo-

ver hay, while cottonseed meal is us-

ed quite largely.



It is one of the peculiar features of

the sheep industry that at a time of

materially decreased production of

mutton and unusually high prices for

prime range and native lambs, so

many stock feeders should persist in

marketing half-fat lambs. These flocks

are hard to sell, and many of them

have been disposed of on the Chicago

market recently below their first cost

as feeders. Within a short time prime

range lambs have brought as high as

$9.25 per 100 lbs., while feeding lambs

from the ranges have sold at $8.25 in

feeding sections not far from Chicago.

The range shipping season is nearing

a close, and for the remainder of the

year farm-fed flocks will come to the

front. The high prices of 1915 have

attracted many farmers to feeding

lambs, but profits cannot be obtained

unless the industry is conducted prop-

erly, and, owners should understand

this. Expenses of‘ marketing .rthin





lambs are just as high as when fat.

stock is shipped to market.





$4@7. Calves '





 





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'bull-s $4@4.50; feeders $6@"7;





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DETROtlT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday's Market.

October 21, 1915.



Cattle. .

Receipts 2,304. There was another

heayy run of live stock at the local

yards in all departments this week

and very poor time was made by all

roads entering Detroit, and a large

amount was not unloaded in time to

sell on. Wednesday. Everything seem-





. ed to be brought in at about the same





time, making the yarding a difficult





In the cattle division the quality

was very common, nothing in the re-

ceipts being good enough to bring av-

er $7.50, and few at this figure.

general market was dull at last week’s

decline on everything but canners,

which were fully 50c lower. Demand





for the country was good and the.





farmer was again a wonderful help.

The close was dull and 15@25c lower





pon everything but extra dryufedl stuff.





an at the. opening Wednesday. Biest

y-fed steers $7.50@8; best handy





'. Weight butcher steers $6.50@7.25; mix—





ed steers and. heifers $5.50@0; handy

light butchers $5@5.50; light butchers

$4.50@5; best cows $5@6; butcher

cows $4@5; common. cows $3-.75-@4.25;

canners $‘2.50@3.50.; best heavy bulls

$5.75@6; bologna bulls $5@5.5.0; stock

stock-

ers $5@6; milkers and springers $40

@99.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Hammond, S.

& Co. 11 steers av 1113 at $7.25, 1 do

Wgh 1170 at $6.50, 2 do av 870 at $5.75,

4 do av 837 at $6, 6 canners av 880 at





. $3.75, 3 steers av 953 at $7.50, 2 do av





860 at $6.25: to Parker, W. & Co. 9

canners av 1000 at $4; to Sullivan P.

Co. 2 COWS av 1290 at $4.50, 3 do av

1020 at $5.50, 1 bull wgh 1380 at $6;

to Newton B. Co. 17 steers av 997 at

$7.50, 1 do 'wgh 860 at $6, 1 cow wgh

1100 at $5.20, 2 do av 1260 at $5.50, 3

heifers av 917 at $6.50, 2 cows av 1235

at $5, 2 do. av 1210. at $5.60., 3 do av

1083 at $5.35; to Rattkowsky 9 butch-

ers av 812 at $5.10, 5 cow's av 1044 at

$5; to Riley 6 feeders av 872’ at $6.85;

to Sullivan 1’. Co. 4 cows av 1087' at

$5; to Hammond, S. & Co. 4 heifers

av 772 at $6.25; to Reardron 3 feeders





; av 763 at $7; to Merritt 9 do av 706





at $6; to Hammond, S. & Co. 4 steers

av 737 at $7; to Sullivan P. Co. 10 do

av 948 at $7, 2 do av 1000 at $7.10, 4

cows av 937 at $5.35; to Rattkowsky

3 cows av 1060‘ at $5: to Parker, W.

& Co. 5 canners av 896 at $3.75, 3 do

av 910 at $3.75: to Fromm 12 butch-

ers av 946 at $6.75; to Merritt 9 do av

600 at $6

Veal Calves.



Receipts 857. The. veal calf trade

opened dull and lower on Wednesday

and was $1 lower at the close, but

they braced up again on Thursday

and were about steady with last week

selling best $10.50@11; others $66310.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Parker, W. &

Co. 3 av 175 at $11, 5- av 210 at $11, 3

av 185 at $11, 2 av 165 at $101.50, 2 av

205 at $10.50; to. McGuire 11 av 175

at $11, 5 av 150 at $7.50.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts 9977. The sheep and lamb

trade was active at Wednesday’s pric-

es but were 10@15c lower than last

week. Swift, Armour, and S. & S., of

the Chicago yards all had representa-

tives here and with the Nagle P. 00.,

of Jersey City, there was an abund-

ance of buyers and a good strong mar~

ket as follows: Best lambs $8.25@

8.40; fair do $7.50@8; light to com-

:mon lambs $6@7; fair to good sheep

$4.50@5.25; culls and common $3@4.



Reason &. S. sold Nagle P. Co. 39

lambs av 70 at. $8.35, 75 do av 78 at

$18.35; to Sullivan P. Co. 14 do av 55

at $7.50; to Nagle P. Co. 45 sheep av

115 at $4.50, 8 do av 105 at $3.75, 18

lambs av 65 at $7.50; to Armour &

Co. 109 lambs av 80 at $8.25, 41 do

av 65 at $8; to Nagle P. Co. 102 do av

70 at $8.25; to Costello 23 do av 65 at

$6, 18 sheepaav 105 at $4.75; to Mich.

E. Co. 34 mbs av 50 at $6.50: to

Narrle P. Co. 94 lambs av 70 at $8.25.



Roe Com. Co. sold Nagle P. Co. 99

lambs av 80 at $7.50, 56 do av 80 at

$7.75, 32 do av 75 at $7.75, 23 sheep

av 125 at $4.75, 24 do av 100 at $4.75,

8 do av 140 at $4.50. 21 lambs av 90

at $7.75, 6 do av 75 at $7.25, 7 shoe

av 130 at $4.50, 9 do av 90 at $4, 58

lambs av 80 at $7.75.



Ho



Receipts 9138. 9"



About the worst- break in hogs

known here in a long time took place

this week. the market breaking see

750 per (mt. since Monday. on Wed-

nesday the extreme, top was $7.75 and

Thursda although none have, been

sold at t _

the “grades. fitmet





The ‘





3 writing, look nkegzzs for





STATEMENT OF THE OWNER-

SHIP, MANAGEMENT, ETC.

of the Michigan Farmer, published

weekly at Detroit, Mich, required by

the Act of August 2-4, 1912».

Name and Postofilce Address. _



Editor, I. It. Waterbury-,1 Detr01t,

Mich; Managing Editor, M. .1. Law—

rence, Washington, D. C'.; Business

Manager, E. H. Houghton, Detroit,

Mich; Publisher, Lawrence Publish-

ing 00,, Detroit, Mich.



Owners, (if a corporation, give the

names and addresses of stockholder

holding one per cent or more of tot

amount of stock):



M. J. Lawrence, Washington, D. C.



M. L. Lawrence, Cleveland, 01110.



P. T. Lawrence, New York City...



E. H. Houghton, Grosse Pointe,

Mich. _ '



F. H. Nance, Lakewood, Ohio.



Neff Laing, Philadelphia, Pa.



E. D. Pope, Cleveland, Ohio. .



Nellie J. Lawrence, Cleveland. Ohio.



Citizens Sav. & '1‘. 00., Cleveland,

Ohio, Trustee under the will of M. W.

Lawrence, (Beneficiaries, Nellie J.

Lawrence, Mary. Lawrence and Morti-

mer Lawrence). _



Nellie J. Lawrence, Guardian, Cleve-

land, Ohio, Guardian of Gains J. Law-

rence. _



Mrs. G. B. Rogers, Cleveland, Ohio.



Lillian Cotton, Cleveland, Ohio. .



R. M. McConville, Cleveland, 01110.



G. J. Munsell, Detroit, Mich. .



J. F. Cunningham, Lakewood, Ohio.



Known bondholders, mortgagees,

and other security holders, holding

one per cent or more. of total amount

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ities: None.



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After the many months of a most.





determined fight maintained by the





United States and various state aue’

thoriti‘es against the hoof-and-mouth,





disease, the recent fresh outbreaks In

different parts of Illinois, mostly near

Chicago, are extremely discouraging,

having caused most of the states to

quarantine against all live stock in

Illinois. Large herds of dairy cows of





high-class owned by Arthur Meeker,

and Samuel Insull have been sl‘augter— '

ed, their owners offering no obJeC--

tron-s, unlike. Mrs. Durand, the owner;

of a herd of cows near that city, .she '

having obtained an injunction against ; ,





their slaughter. With scarcely. any





points left where Chicago could ship'





cattle, hogs or sheep, shipments from.

that great market have fallen to in‘

significant numbers, hogs being sh1p-

ped out the most freely, and hence-

the making of prices was left mainly

to local packers and the smaller c1ty

butchers. In such circumstances 1t

was extremely fortunate for sellers of

live stock of various descriptions-that

stockmen throughout the territory

commercially tributary to the Chicago

market at once recognized the import-

ance of cutting down supplies to the

smallest possible limits, as this was

the only course open for preventing

the worst kind of a slump in prices.

As it was, some good prices were paid

for fat cattle, lambs and sheep, de-

spite some declines, while hogs of the

better class had some big advances

that placed them at the highest level

seen at any time during the present

year.



One important result. of the quaran-

tine against Illinois live stock has

been to divert shipments from that

state from Chicago to the Missouri

river markets, giving such markets as

Kansas City and Omaha a decided

boom. Never before did the river

markets loom as big as they are doing

this year, and on a recent Monday

Kansas City reported receipts of 35,—

000 head of cattle, while on the same

day Omaha received approximately

38,000 sheep and lambs. Omaha has

been getting the larger share of the

traffic in range feeding lambs and

sheen, big numbers having been shin-

ped from that market to feeding dis-

tricts. But it has been utterly impos-

sible to fill anywhere near the enor-

mous feeder reouirements. because of

the falling off in the offerings compar-

ed with recent years. The combined

receipts of all descriptions of sheep.

yearlings and lambs in Chicago and

thefive leading Missouri river mar-

kets for the expired nine months of

1.915 fell 1,700.000 head short of such





supplies for the corresponding month-s '





of 1914, and the proportion of feeders

fell off materially. Of late feeding

lambs have been selling on the Oma-

ha market for. $8.15 to $8.50 per 100

sounds—prices that are considered as

angerously high. Thegfn is, at, the

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better class of breeders, but these are

scarce and held at extremely high

prices, most of the offerings consist~

ing of western range ewes. They are

largely of Merino blood, and the west~

cm range ewes will raise good spring

lambs when mated with rams of good

mutton type.



Since the latest state quarantines

against Illinois live stock the Chicago

packers have been purchasing fat cat-

tle of the lighter and medium weights,

especially yearling steers and heifers,

quite freely, with the object of slaugh-

tering them and shipping the carcass-

ses to various eastern markets that

hitherto have been receiving live cat—

tle unrestric-tedly. There has also

been a good deal of buying of fat cat—

tle in Iowa and Indiana stock feeding

districts for shipment to eastern

points. ,



Last year James J. Hill imported

and presented to farmers of Minne-

sota, the Dakotas and Montana, 50

young dairy Shorthorn bulls for the

purpose. of popularizing this class of

cattle in the northwest. Good results

are reported from various sections.

Such cows are. good milkers, and dairy

Shorthorns are. the farmers’ cattle in

Great Britain. .



There has. been a. really remarkable

falling off of the average weight of

hogs marketed recently, the average

weight of he 3 received in. the Chicago

stock yards eing only 214 lbs, or 13

lbs. less than a week earlier. At the

opening of September the hogs arrivi-

ing there averaged 244 lbs, while the

receipts a year ago averaged 237 lbs.

and two, years ago 207 lbs, but at- that

time hog cholera was devastating the

hog supply everywhere. causing own—

ers to sacrifice their little pigs and

underweights. Because of the great

predominance of light hogs and pigs

in the market, hogs of rather strong

weights are selling the. highest, with

the best light hogs going at a decided

discount. Pigs are showing up in

much the largest numbers seen in a





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long period, and pigs of all weights

are seen daily, ranging from lots

weighing up to around 130 lbs. down

to lots averaging around 60 lbs. While

the range of prices of pigs is very

Wide, even the most desirable offer-

ingh are selling at a big discount from

prices paid. for matured hogs. The

recent average weight of the hogs

and pigs marketed in Chicago was the

lightest seen at any time since the lat-

ter part of November last year. Not-

withstanding the fact that scarcely

any hogs have been purchased in the

Chicago market recently by eastern

shippers, because of the quarantiues

made. necessary by fresh outbreaks of

the hoof-and—mouth disease, good 10-

cal buying has put prices up to the .

highest figures recorded in more than

a year. Fresh pork is in active de-

mand, despite its advance in prices,

while. provisions are in very large do—

mestic and export. demand. Provisions

have been advancing along with hogs,

and while prices are still much lower

than a year ago, pork advanced $1.40

per barrel in a recent week. Within

a short time hogs sold up to $9 per

100 lbs.



The Iowa Beef Producers’ Associa—

tion expects to see great results from

its newly planned scheme for eneow-

aging the production of baby. beef.





The premiums to be paid for exhibits





of young cattle in local and county

fairs will undoubtedly help to attract

attention of farmers, and furthermore

a system of information as to methods

necessary for successfully marketing

prime little yearlings has been arraug

ed for. While baby beeves are every--

where extremely popular, a majority

of stock feeders have never had :3.

clear conception of how to accomplish

the best results, and only about one

fourth of the yearlings sold in the

markets of the country come up to

the right standard. Strictly prime

yearling steers and heifers are great

favorites and outsell the best heavy

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EAK colonies of bees are sel.



dom carried through the win-



ter successfully, or made to

produce anything like a satisfactory,

return the following summer. It may

happen that they will come through

the winter, but they will be so weak

they will hardly build up enough be-

fore the honey flow to gather any sur¥

plus. You can, of course, help them

along by taking some frames of brood

from your strong colonies, but unless

you are working for increase especial-

ly it never pays to do so. The strong-

er you can make your strong colonies

the more surplus they will yield, and

weakening them to help weak colonies





'will take more from their surplus than





you can hope to have the weaker col-

onies produce. Weak colonies invite.

also, all the'ills that bees are heir to.

and should be avoided on this account.





While, as I have stated, I would not

advise keeping weak colonies over, yet

there are times when it is desirable

to do so from some special cause, but

then we should make an effort to

strengthen them as much as possible.

In the fall while the full flow is on and

the strong colonies are rearing brood

rapidly they will not, feel the loss of

ii few frames, and in this way the

weak colonies can be quickly built up.

Take only fully matured capped brood

for this purpose, though, for the queen

in the weak colony will lay‘all the

eggs the nurse bees can cure for her-

self, so it would help none to take a

frame of larva or gags. The bees in

the frame you use should be past the

stage where they would need any at-

tention. These bees will be quickly

available for nurses and the queen

can provide additional brood herself.

and if the colony is fed some right up

to cold weather it will stand a good

chance of going into the winter strong.

Such colonies have so many young

active bees they hold quickly in the

spring and build up more rapidly, of-

ten, than stronger colonies.



The greatest trouble in keepinz'

weak colonies or trying to build them

up in the fall is their liability to at-

tacks by robbers. After The honey flow

stops i-obbci-s get busy, and weak col-

onies are their prey, cepecially if they

are attracted by getting it taste of the

feed you are giving the others. Feed-

ing should only be done at night, and

care be taken to prevent any syrup

being spilled outside. When robbers

get started the average unprofessional

bee-keeper will work in vain to stop

as often as they succeed in saving the

attacked colony. If there is a fair fall

honey flow there is little danger from

it. Experienced bee-keepers fail about

robbing, for bees seldom l‘Ob when

they can get honey from the flowers.





When it is found best to unite the

colonies two or three can be united.

or the weak ones can be given to 0th-

ei‘ strong ones. Either way the pro-

cedure is the same. Take the weak

colony and place it over the colony to

to which it is to be united, first spread-

ing a newspaper over the frames in

the lower colony. If the colonies are

allowed to run together at once the

bees will fight and kill each other bad-

ly, but by having to gnaw their way

through the paper first they will usu-

ally mix with but little fighting. Lat-

er, when the bl‘OOd in the upper hive

has all hatched, remove it, shaking all

the bees down in front of the lower

hive. Should you find that the queen

has gone up into this hive you can

take the frames having brood in them

and put them below, being sure the

queen is on one of them, and then

put a queen excludei- between the

hives, leaving the one on top until the

frames and any brood remaining are

cleaned up. If the empty frames have

any pollen stored in them you must

look out or the moth will ruin them.

If you have many frames that you





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moth by placing the frames in hive

bodies set over each other and closed

tightly and setting a saucer of bisul-

phid of carbon on top of the tier and

covering. Bisulphid of carbon is pois-

onous and an explosive, so be careful

in handling it around fire.





You can generally tell if the colon—

195 are going to be too weak to winter

shortly after the honey flow is over,

and the sooner you unite them the

better for the united colony should

be ready for the winter in time

for the bees to arrange their winter

clusters before it freezes up. Disturb-

ing bees after they have prepared

themselves for cold weather is apt to

make them winter less securely.



Kansas. L. H. COBB.





VENTILATING THE POULTRY

HOUSE.





 





 





I have a 13x34 ft. henhousc, 7% ft.

h'cli in front, with a, shed roof. It has

iii'c 4-ft. windows. in front, the top—

lmlf muslin, and two small muslin

ventilators near the roof, but. does not,

aim the required ventilation. I wish

to know how to ventilate this building





(‘alhoun (,‘o. L. O. W.



Your poultry house is damp because

it is not ventilated properly. The

majority of people think that it is

most essential to have the ventilators

on top, whereas, in order to take off

the foul and damp air it is necessary

to have the ventilators in the lower

pal't of the coop, as both damp and

foul illl‘ are heavy and will settle to

the floor. As ~Your coop is now venti-

lated, the pure heated air is all that

escapes, and the foul air is left.



I would suggest that you close the

\‘t’llill'diOl‘S near the top and take out

1119 lower sash in all the windows and

replace them with muslin curtains. If

you-1‘ coop is entirely light on all sides

but. the front, having the upper and

lower sashes of all the windows cov—

ered with muslin will not be too much.





Sometimes, however, it does not per-

mit: of enough light. and it. is neces-

sary to either put in cEt'i'a windows 01'

leave part of the sash in the present

windows, or the muslin curtains can

be so arranged that. they may be left

up at all tiiiieS'exccpt during very

stormy weather. It, might be an. ad.

vantage to have every other window

entirely covered with muslin and the

others with just the lower sash so

covered.



Occasionally coops are damp on ac-

count of their location. Very often

there is considerable 'moistui'e that

comes up through the floor, especially

if it. is an earth floor, or if it is a ce-

ment, one which is laid directly on the

t’Hl'l'h. In order to make cement floors

dry they should have a foundation of

cinders, and an earth floor should be

quite a little higher than the ground

outside.





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CURING SUNFLOWERS FOR





CHICKEN FEED.





How can I cure sunflowers to be

used as chicken feed? I have tried

hanging them up in bunches and they

would mold in the heads.



Van Buren Co. R. S.





The method you have used for cur—

ing sunflowers is the proper one. but

probably due to the large amount of

wet weather we have had, you had

difficulty in getting them to dry out in

the ordinary way. It is sometimes

necessary to hang the flowers where

there is artificial heat, especially when

the weather is damp and muggy.





It may be that you have hung them

together in too large bunches, or an-

other probable cause of their mould-

ing would be that they were picked

before being thoroughly ripened. I

am quite sure that these suggestions

will lead you to the cause of the'mold-

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Master—John C. Ketcham, Hastings.

OverSeer—C. H. Bramble, Tecum-





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Treasurerwh‘rank Coward, Bronson.

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Ingham County Pomona Grange was

cordially welcomed to White Oak

Grange by the Worthy Master, T. J.

Gillam. The master of Pomona Grange

being absent, (ex-Master J. M. Bedell

was called to the chair. Mr. Bedell

thought that the meeting partook of

the nature. of a “family gathering,” as

all present seemed so glad to beat

White Oak and enjoy 'the bOunties of

its hospitable patrons and feel the in-

fluence. of the congenial spirit that

pervaded the meeting throughout. The

essential features to maintain a stan-

dard Grange. were. discussed by sever-

al members. and proved a very inter-

esting and helpful topic to the enthu-

siastic and tireless workers who are

endeavoring, to comply with the stan-

dard requirements.



The subject of providing a fund and

establishing a scholarship at M. A. C.

was taken up and valuable informa-

tion given along these lines by Mrs.

Florence Goodhue, of Lansing, and

Miss Beryl Gillam, of Ypsilanti, who,

as. members of their respective alumni

have come in close touch with this

very commendable work. The time

being limited it. was decided to post-

pone the matter until a subsequent

meeting, when a committee would be

appointed for the purpose'of getting

necessary data and formulating plans

whereby some of our deserving young

people may be aided in their college

work. Miss. Gillam also gave a splen-

did discourse on the resources. and

possibilities of California, describing

very vividly the. leading features of

the‘ exposition, the natural beauties

and wonders of the great west, and

gave a graphic and humorous descrip-

tion of the trip across the continent

and return, in company with her par-

ents, making the trip in an automo-

bile. This delightfully entertaining

program of travelogue and new fea-

tures of Grange. effort, was interspers-

ed with music and readings and the

day will long be remembered as one

of pleasure and profit to all who were

present—Mrs. E. J. Crey’ts.





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





 





Vermontville Grange held their Oc-

tober meeting with a small attendance

owing to the. busy season. After the

first of November the meetings will

probably be changed back to Saturday

afternoon when it is to be hoped that

the attendance. will be better. Fur

the lecturer’s hour a discussion on the

benefits of a silo was opened by Mas»

ter Patterson, with remarks by Bro.

Gehman and others. A reading, “My

Way of Husking Corn,” by Sister Pat-

terson, and another, “Our Parents,”

by the lecturer, closed the program.



Needmore Grange met in regular

form October 2. Master Glenn Earl

and wife were elected delegates to the

county convention and Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Bedford. The program for the

lecture hour, which was to have been

given was carried over to the next

meeting, which will be held October



. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Earl had a

”“18 Surprise in store for the. mem-

bers by presenting them a. fine motto,

framed, which was hung on the wall,

after which they were given a rising

vote of thanks.





- Surfer-mg overcomes the mind’s in-

ertia, develops the. thinking powers!»

opens up a new world, and drives the

soul to action.——.—Anthony D. Evans.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Begins Active Season—The Saleml

Farmers’ Club is again holding regug

lar monthly meetings, after an enforc-

ed vacation due to prevailing epidem-‘

ics. The September meeting was held

at the pleasant farm home of Mr. and ’

Mrs. Walter Rorabacher. A goodly;

number assembled and a pleasant day

was spent. A paper on "Reliability”

was read by Mrs. Robt. Ross. Several

good readings and recitations were .

given by members of the Club. Goodi

music, vocal and instrumental, was:

given by the young ladies present.





Advocate Public Rest Room—The“

Salem Farmers’ Club held its October .

meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. =

Charles Ross. This meeting proved to.

be quite a gathering of old friends,-

and members of the Club who had not ;

met for some time and was greatly:

enjoyed. A bountiful dinner was serv- '

ed. and readings, recitations and Inns-

ic made the afternoon an enjoyable;

one. The subject of a rest room in?

the court house at Ann Arbor was dis— .

cussed. Voted that a letter be sent to 4

our supervisor asking him to use his

influence in its favor. Club then ad~»

journed.——Reporter. '



Favor a One Week Agricultural!

School.—-Clover Leaf Club held its

regular meeting at the home of D12!

Chas. Smith the evening of October

12. After the business meeting wasI

over the president brought to our at;

tention that under certain conditions.

we could secure an agricultural school ,

for one week in December. Many

seemed in favor of fulfilling the con-'

ditions. An excellent program was.

given, including readings recitations

and musical selections. The question

box contained many amusing and in-

structive questions, and the president"

appointed Mrs. 0 S. Howe and Mr.

Eugene Springer to answer them. A

discussion was held on the possibility

of obtaining a waiting room at the

local crossing on the electric road. At

the conclusion of the program part-

ners were found for supper by the

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of out post cards. The refreshments

consisted of sandwiches and coffee.

All pronounced the meeting a success

and Dr. and Mrs. Smith royal enter--

tainers. We will meet again in two

weeks at the home of Mrs. Fred .

lSNeatherwax.——Mrs. Starr Fenner, Cor. .

ec.



Man’s vs.

was a good attendance at the October

meeting of the Ingham County Farm-.

ers’ Club in spite of the busy season, '

caused by so much unfavorable weath-

er. “The Maples” never looked bet-1

ter and everyone there felt better for

the outing, and surely Mr. and Mrs.

Davis knew how to help people have,

a good time. After the inner man was 2

fully satisfied, President Ives called,

the meeting to order and all joined in .

Singing. “Is a woman’s work more'

monotonous than a man’s?” was the





Woman’s Work.—There ' I





 





 





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PEOPLE’S 60.. 521 Popular 31119.. Des Hollies. low.





 





subject ably handled by Mrs. Lucy

Jennings, who thought if woman’s

work was monotonous in preparing

three meals a day, seven days in a

week, 52 weeks in a year, man’s work

was equally monotonous in eating

those 21 meals a week and 52 weeks

in a year. Attending a meeting of the

Farmers’ Club was one of the best en-

tertainments, then there were the lad-

ies aid socials, fairs and so many

things to go to, to break- the monoto-

ny. Man’s work had been mononto—

nous this year for they had been in

the oat field six times to cut the

grain. If woman wants to be out of

doors more, let her dig dandelions,

dock or even Canada thistles. Mrs.

Freer thought there was much differ-

ence in the environment. Man’s work

shop was out of doors. and was inter-

esting to plant the seed, watch it grow

and to harvest the crop, while to mar-

ket it he would touch elbows with his

neighbor, while woman’s work was

largely within the walls of the home,

the monotony being broken by visits

of the groceryman and the gatherer of

cream and she wondered why there

was not one day in seven to fast as

well as to rest. Mrs. Haskell thought

that man’s work in doing chores, the

same thing over and over, was fully as

monotonous as getting meals and

washing dishes. Mrs. Davis thought

the work this year had not been mo-

notonous, at least it had been difler- .

‘ent' from“ any other year. Mr. Swift

gave the familiar quotation, "Man’s

work is from sun to sun, woman’s

work is never done.”





 





 





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No matter how big or tough the stump. it

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roots that spread out in all directions. The

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Can You Sell Fertilizer?





Local representatives or traveling mvn familiar with

the fertilizer trade in Michigan offered exceptional

opportunity to act as representatives of long estab-

lished company making a complete line of high-

rade fertilizers. Write SA LES MANAGER, Box

()2. care MICHIGAN FARM ER. Detroit, ‘Mich_





   





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





' —Try one of our 54 00 bemuplolzcrs which

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cking your unmarketable beans.

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lies. Reference required. Address,





“VENEER. CARE WE llfilllfll HIIEB,

- - _ Detroit, niobium
374—22

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY.





Change of Copy or Cancellations rnust reach us

Ten Days before date of publication.





CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





HERD ESTABLISHED IN 1900.

TROJAN-ERICAS and BLACKBIRDS only.

Also breeders of Percheron. Hackney and Saddle

Horses. Youn bulls and Percheron stallions for

sale. WOO TE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mich.





 





 





‘YflsHmEs—One of the foremost dair breeds. The

most economical milk ucers. Calves

for sale. White Leghorn oockere s: Dnroo_ Jersey

swine. Michigan School for the Deaf. FlintJIiohigan.





 





THE VILLAGE FARM,

Grass Lake, Michigan,

GUERNSEY CATTLE.





 





MILO D. CAMPBELL CHAS. J. ANGEVINE





BEACH FARM

GUERNSEYS





The buyer of breeding stock should know that the

herd from which he buys is healthy. “'e believe the

Beach Farm Herd is as near perfect health as is oss-

ihle. The tuberculin test does not show the east

sign of reaction. We never had it case of contagious

Abortion. Have went a whole year without calling a

Veterinary or giving a. dose of i1





edicine. .

WE OFFER FOR SALE

Registered Guernsey Bulls

Very High Bred Grade Guernsey Cows

Bred Heifers, Open Heifers and Heifer Calves.





CAMPBELL 8c ANBEVINE, Goldwater, Mich.

G U E R N 3 BY —REGIsrnnED





l d f Id hBULL CALVES

Cot‘i boo o wor oam ion.

HICKS‘ 363's" SEY FARM. Saginaw. UV. 8.. Mich.





 





 





 





UERNSEY BULLS FOR SALE. ready for service from A. R.

Dams. If you want the right kind write for price and

breeding. BYERS & BARNES BROS" Goldwater, Michigan.





EGISTERED Young Guernsey Bulls, great grand-

sons of Gov. Cherie. Servicable a e nicely marked.

exceptional breeding. Avondale Stock arm. Wayne, Mich.





F0" SALE A choice lot of Registered Guernsey

cows. heifers and bullsof May Rose breed-

ing. H. W. WIGMAN, Lansing. Michigan.





2 Registered Guernsey's Male

For Sale: Calvesnnonths old. JOHN

C. CHALMERS. ANN ARBOR. MICH. R.F. D. 8





’V iwi-iiscys registered. for sale at Wutervliet, Mich.

(1 Eloy Rose breeding. Seven A. II. 0. cowsin herd.

Address J. K. blittchi’ord. Auditorium Tower. Chicago. III

C





RGIS'I‘ERED Holsteins—Herd headed by Albina Bonte Butter

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

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

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





Do You Want A Bull?





Ready For Service.





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 a30 lb. 6% 5 fat daughter

of Pontiac Aggie Korndyke'who has more 30 lb.

daughters than any other livmg bull. If you do

write for pedigree.





EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.





 





I don’t want to sell anything but





HDLSTEIN BULLS





and I have some bull bargains. Don’t



buy a bull until you know I have not got



what you want. Come and see bulls.

L. E. CONNELL, Fayette. Ohio.





The Two Greatest Bulls





KING OF THE PONTIACS

III) KOL 2d’s BUTTER BOY 3rd





I have young bulls from cows having high omcial

records and Granddaughters of above bulls. Stock

Prices reasona )





fii'éfi‘iiws noi'é’inn FARMS,





BREEDSVILLE. MICE.





Espanore Farm,

LANSING, MICHIGAN.





Offers for sale, registered Holstein Cows bred to

the great bull Pledge Spafford Calamity Paul. If

you need a bull, write for prices and pedigrees of

our bull calves.





CHASE s. OSBORN,

ADAM E. FERGUSON, I Owners-





 





' ' One to 20 months old.

Illlulcl Holstein Bull Ilalvcs: gs”... by 5mm”...

Alcartra Pontiac. whose dam is the famous Alcartra

Polkadot. and from ood A. It. .. dams. Will sell

at reasonable rices. ome or write your needs. Farm

31‘ mile from Court House.



SETH B. RUBERT, Howell, Michigan.





C

To? Notch Holstelns!

Before uying your bull look ahead and think of the

this herd you hope to own in afew years. Fifty per

cent, or over, of its value de ends on your bull. T ere-

fore, get a good bull. don't be too articular

about the price if you can be sure of the qua ity. MoP.

Farms 00. sells bulls of strictly high qualit . There

use insures a successful, profitable herd. rite-your

wishes to McPherson arms 00.. Howell. lob.





 





M UNTH old registered Holstein heifer. Sire is son

. of former state champion cow .94 lbs. of butter

in 7 days.‘ Very nice every way. Slim brings her right

to our station safe arrival aranteed. Write or

pedigree. HOBART W. FA , MASON, MICE.





 





HOLSTEIN -





up to better than 30-llis. of





THE MICHIGAN FVARM‘ER





hiaplecrest Korndyke Hengerveld at the head of the

herd. The only'sirc of the breed in service Whose dam

and grand dam each made over 1200-1135. of butter ina





year, and whose dam, g 'and dam and great grand dam

each made more than 3(l-lbs. of butter in 7 days.





Bull calves from this great sire for





A few very fine heifers and young

this bull for sale, at reasonable prices.





D. D. AITKEN,





FLINT, MICHIGAN.





 





 





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sale, from cows

butter in 7 days.





   

 





cows in calf to





   

   





 





Duroc Jersey Bears and Sows

The Record of this Herd at Detroit Proves Conclusively that Our Durocs Have the

Individuality and Blood Lines that Insure Good Results.





Choice Spring Pigs and Mature Stock. A large herd gives ample opportunity for

selection. Send for our new circular and state your wants. Write, or better come.





Swine Dept, Brookwater Farm, Ann Arbor, Mich.





 





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Rolsioin lull tall “3&3: 20,1? oiiffifadsii‘il’i‘d

all papers. Elmer . Smith. edford. Mich.





HATCH HERD





VPSILANTI, MICHIGAN





Registered Holstein-Friesian sires randson's of

“'orld‘s reatest dairy sire. out of cho 06 A. R. 0.

dams an King Pontiac Jewel Korndyke; Brother of

K. P. Pontiac Lass 44.10; average record of 50 dams in.

his pedigree 31.2.5 in 7 days: average per cent of fat

three nearest dams 4.37: of his own dam 4.93. Sires in

first three generations already have over 600 A. It. 0.

daughters. Afew females bred to “King". Prices

reasonable.





FOR SALE Registered Holstein ‘Buii.





ready for service. and bull calves. also females.

FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell. Michigan.





Re . Holstein Friesian Bull Calves





rem heav roducin dams. Bar ain rioes.

DEVVII’YP C. PIE SON. Had ey. ichigan.





HOLSTEINS AND GUERNSEYS





Our Holsteins combine the blood of Belle Korndye

and DeKol 2nd. Our Guernseys are strong in Lady

GBmDsey. Glenwood Boy of Haddon. and Stranford s

Glenwood of Pinehurst blood. Some fine bull calves of

both breeds for sale. Boardmun Firm. Jackson, Michs





REGISTERED ROLSTEIR “H.233: S‘hhi’nmiiii





Send for description. W. C. TAYLOR. Milan. M ch.





 





HOLSTEIN 0”an and Dame Jersey Swine.

, Choice pigs of both sex now ready to shi . Pricefi

reasonable. E. R. CORNELL. Howell, ichigan.





EGISTERED HOLSTEIN‘ FEMALES. Choice

yearlings—Two year olds and matured cows. Haven t

the room for them, must sell before winter. If interested

come and see them. theiy are good stuff, in nice condi-

tion. J. M. WILL AMS, No. Adams, Michigan.





 





 





We will take your note for one year at 5%—

t en why not buy a.





Holstein Bull





at once. and get pick of 12 from best Breeding

in Michigan. Send for prices and pedigrees.





LONG BBACII FARM. AUGUSTA. MICII.





 





 





 





 





' Young bulls of best individuality

l'lll'tlll’td HOIBIGIIIS and breedin t reasonable prices.

Write us. G. L. SPILLANE chO , R.D. 7. Flint.Mich.





 





F I Registered Holstein bull calf born Sept.

or 3a “-28, 915. Dam‘s recor ‘ ‘ Inquire of

Will Chriscinske. Imlay City. Michigan.





"L Sold to Mr. A. Fleming of Weid-

L‘ST B man. Just one hull left. age 10

mo. He’s a bar ain at , breedin conformation





considered. Brot er to former world 3 record 356 yr.

old Holstein. M. L. McLaulin. Redford. Mich.





 





APLE Lane R. of M. Jersey Herd. Tuberculin tested

by the U. S. Government. For sale R. of M.

cows, bull calves and heifer calves from R. of M.

dams and grand dams and Hood Farm Sire.

IBVIN FOX. Allegan. Michigan.





iilie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from B.

of M. Cows. also heifer calves and several bred

heifers for sale. Colon O. Lillie. Coopersville. Mioh'





 





HE WILDWOOD J erse Herd. Registered Jersey

lattle of Quality. Her headed by Majesty’s Won-



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

daughters of Majesty’s Wonder are mated to a. son of

Majesty’s Oxford King. Herd tuberculin tested. We

have for sale a few choice oung bulls for fallservice

from high producing cows. vin Balden, Oapac,Mich.





 





FOR Sale—Mature Jersey cows also heifers, fresh or

toi’reshen soon. Heifer calves. 6 mo. to 1 yr. old.

Also ready for service bulls. All from Reg. of Merit Stock.

Waterman &. Waterman. Meadowland Farm. Ann Arbor. Mich.





 





Jerseys. Bulls readifcr service. extra finality sired

by Jacoba's Fair manon, No. 1071 . from hi h

producing dams. S ITH & PARKER. Howell.Mio .





f hi - d I

Jersey Rullsicr Sale $35.; “$3.215. SHE'S:

semi-omcial test. 0. B. We not, B. 6. Allegan. Mich





ILLSIDE Far Jerseys, earling bulls. solid

oolor.half2brot ers‘to ex-wor d’s-reoord senior 2yr

old and from o . . ams. with recordsfrom be.

to 810 lbs. 0. and 0. DEAKE. Ypsilanti. Michigan.





Milking snorthornsziai‘sszztt

DAVIDSON & HALL. Tecumseh. Michigan.





Shor‘giom Catller oi both Sex for Sale





. W. KKAPP. Howell. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





B. B. W. B cQUILLAN. Howell. M ch.





 





'7 BIDWELL suoarnomvs





For "Beef and Milk"

Registered Bulls, Cows

and heifers. Scotch-

topped roans. and reds

for sa 8. arm at

N. Y. Central De ot.

also D. '1'. & I. ’y.





BIBWBLI. STOCK FARM

Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.





 





Albion Stamp 3432670





 





 





 





—Dairy or beef bred. Breeding stock all

ShOIIllomS ages for sale at farmers prices. C. w. Crum.

SeCy. Cent. Mich. Shorthorn Breeders' Assn._ McBride. Mich.





' of best Bates Strai . Y

Hairy Bred fllllflllflrll: bulls 7 months 0111118101231“:

Price 8100 each. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Mich.





POLLEn nunums.‘i‘:éngy935%‘:i.%?:“g§i33hht‘f

none better. FRANK BARTLETT. Dryden. Mich.





Stockers- Feeders

For Sale





100 head Heifers in good grass condition. Will

weigh about seven hundred. Good colors, mostly

red. Address Richardson Lumber 00., Alpena,

Mick. or see the cattle at our headquarters, 14

miles east of Wolverine. Mich, which is on M

C. R. R. in Chcboyan Go. There has never been

an hoof and mouth disease within over a hund-

re miles from where these cattle are located.





 





 





 





 





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Mid - “'l‘

(- . \‘l’HIS ._ '

0.1. e. S‘

80" WEIGHED 952 L33.

A 23 MONTHS OLD





" IONIA GIRL





I have started there breeders on the road to sub-—

oess than animan living. I have thelargeet and flu-





eet herd int 0 U.8. E

ready for the market .{Sfl 32.23535? “with“?

its circumvent '1: “i. h.

. , ow a

Fool." o. e. IINJAIIIN. MM 0 ”grammar“:





 





 





o I c Serviceable boars. choioeGiltsnot bred. Spring

- . -_pigs not akin, also Toulouse Geese. Write for

low prcies and photo. Alvin V.Hatt, Grass Lake,Mich.





0. I. C. GILT BIRD SPRING PIGS





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





 





 





I —Bred sows, bred Its, H rin i s

0. Is c 3 both sex. Serviceghoars. rig) 03.

A. R. GRAHAM. Flint. Michlxdn.





REGISTERED 0. I. C. BOARS 8 GILTS





Bi h class fall i s at reasonable rices.

. CARL 'JEWETT. Mason. M ch.





 





 





SPRING BOARS of cod t and

0° '0 C- Red Polled bulI «we?





John Homer and Son. Grand Ledge. Mich.





 





o | c SERVICEABLE BOARS. Priced to

I I I sell. and recorded in buyer's name.

H. W. MANN. Dansviue. Michigan.





0. I. C.’s STRICTLY BIG TYPE.





March. April and May pigs Sired by Lenghty Prince,

VI hite Monarch and Frost s 0hoice,all big t pe boars

and sows weighing from 500 to 700 lbs. wit uallty

second to none. Can furnish in pairs not akin. rices





reasonable.

Newman's Stock Farm. Mariette. Mich. R. l.





 





 





o I “'3 two yearling boars and a lot of last Spring pigs

- . not akin. Also a lot of this iallplgs at 810 each

at 8 to 10 weeks old. Good stock. ié mile west of depot.

Otto B. Schulze. Nashville, Mich. Citizens phone 124.





 





I

O I C Choice eighteen mos. old hour.

0 0 0 Grand Champion at West Michigan





State Fair1915 and Mar. and Apr. ilts, also fall pi s.

A. J. BARKER. BELMONT. BUICK. R. No. f6.





 





0 1 (:95 Spring Boars ready for fall

0 0 0 service. ‘ Wri

JULIAN P. CLAXTON. Flint. Mlohl‘an. R. 8.





Way Brothers Slack Farm. E::.8f’f‘d fi’i.§."§.§§t

for sale. Registered free. J. R. Way. Pompeii. Mich.





IG TYPE P. C. Either sex. pairs or tries not akin.

Bred sows and gilts. Have several 1000 lb. boar pro-

spects. Absolute] no larger breedin . Everything

guaranteed right. RANK RUGEB. IiavennaJdich.





POLAND CHINAS .Sia‘i3.2$:.itz’°éowf§:’i

for spring furrow. A. A. Wee iii Son. Saline. Mich.

LIRIiE IIPE P. II. 33% ISI’QJI‘PI’firtt’amé‘é‘g git

inFebruary. W. J. HAGELSEAW. Arigusta. Mich.





 





 





 





 





' two extra good Summer Yearlin '

tars. SIIllII P- c. Boars. Bred ilts are all a“

Spring pigs that are beauties, sire by Big Defen

the bear that eve body goes wild over. Come and

see him. H. O. WARTZ. Schoolcraft. Mich.





IG Type Poland Chinas. boars as big. as good asgrow

owa with quality to please you.

ROBERT MARTIN. R. F. 1). No. 7. Hastings. Mich.





 





 





 





[1008.

I I —Grand bunch of Gilts

Durccs &. ViciorIas ggguuggfggfigggggk





of Superha, Defender, Much Col. rions and others.

A few young boars. M. T. s'ro’mr. Lowell. Mich.





Two fall gilts bred for Au . it Be t.



Bel'IISIlII'CSo furrowing and a choice lotgof Avg“



gilts for sale. A. A. PATTULLO, Decker-ville. Mich.

' —A I



Royallcn Bred Berkshire: .123 int°3£e§§d$§§§é



Royalton Emperor. Both istered with papers at fair



91108. Write to D. F. Valent ne. Supt... Temperance, Mich.





Regislmd Berkshires 3%? Eifii‘gv'i‘i’l’h’ofid Eifpé'fig

sows 10c per pound.B. B. REAVEY. Akron. Mich.

Dunne JERSEYS—BADIIEIBEW Biili’iicg





ready to ship. Carey I]. Edmonds. Hastings. Iiicli.





 





 





—March pigs either sex, also am book-

Hume .IBI'SB’ ing orders for fall plgs‘for Nov. ship-

mant.Inspoction invited. E. D. Heydenberk.Wayland,Mich.





Cagitol Herd Duroc Jersey Swine. Established 1888

pring pigs for sale. satisfaction guaranteed. '

press prepa d. J. H. Banghart. East Lansing, Mich.





-Big Type, Heav Boned Bears read

IIIIIOU 10mm for service, real Iierd headers Sired bi;

Volunteer Grand Champion. F.J. Drodt. R. 1. Monroe, lich





 





 





UIIIOGS of the best of breedin . April farrow either

sex or pairs for next Sgdays :20 each. Two fall

boars. Oct. farrow $30 each. Also Holstein bull one

year Oct. 6. H. G. KEESLER. Cassopolis. Mich.





DUROC JERSEYSIFM' and





either sex from choice strai S C S ApHriIilMX‘

canaar’ LAWN FARM. ”ShepherdT Michigan:

nuncc JERSEY nous car‘s-e “teachers.





I

not akin. w. c. TAYLOR. fins... Michigan.





J- "I KEEIEY' ‘ Erie, MIGII. Swine

local from Monroe or Toledo, Keeney Stop.

DUROC Jersey, Mar. & Sept. pigs eitger sex sired b





a son of Volunteer, Chan ion of 3 t to F I

Chicago Show in 1912. E. EpMor s. Mznroe? Math.





 





 





Breeder of Duroc

D. M. d: T.





 





BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. Some choice boars

G now ready to ship“. Satisfaction guaranteed.

0.





. W. FIOLTON. B. 11. Kalamazoo. Michigan.





 





Bi Heavy Boned lluroc Jim 3 tar-“‘“fanmi

MgA. BRAY. Okemos. mid... (it? ygrilirciiihliiil





Spring Pigs at Half Prism-3:33:33:

strain of Poland Chinas on earth. none bi ger. If

you ever expect to own a registered Polan China,

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

Pairs and tries not akin 815 each. ew bred sows at

25. J. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. Bell Phone.





16 t pe Poland Chinas with quality bred right

B feed’right. and rioed ri ht to o t c '

homes and do right. . D. GREGORH. Ignlldfh‘MI‘ooh‘I





POLAND Ill-IINAS





The Large Prolific Kind





We’m“ SPRING .BOMIS





nice lot of

At Farmers’ Prices.





ALLEN BR08.,

Paw Paw. - - Michigan.





For Sale Poland China: °' 3‘33““

Ayreshire Bull. B. M. WING it SON. Sheridan, Mich.





DOES THIS LOOK GOOD TO YOU





TO advertise our herd and et you started ri h

oil'era few BIG TYPE bonito CHINA pigs, gt tries???

ing time, (either sex) from 1000 und sires and great

big stretchy sows. of best bree ing, for one

if ordered at once, offer withdrawn soon. Extra good

spring boars and gilts for sale.





Hillcrest Farm, .. Kalamazoo, Mich.





' i _ ' -—Westem bred extra l 0

Big lino Poland climate... 3...]. for A... dig...

not akin Satisfaction aranteed.|

W. BREWBAKER & 5 NS. Ellie. Mich. R. No. 5.





OLAND CHINA Sprin Pigs from heavy boned

prolific stook.- Also. xford Sheep. both sex at

bargain prices. ROBERT NEVIS. Pierson. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





HAMPSHIRE Swine—Breedin stock of all ages

from most opular strains. rite for breedin .

Inspection invi (1. Floyd Myers. ll. 9. Decatur. Ind.





Big Type, 0.l.0's and thosierWhlie Swine.





400 fall igs either sex. facial prices for the next

30 da s, a so bred gilts an servioe males and we are

book ng orders for sprin sign. all our stock is

enough that I will shi (f . and

0. I. C. or Chester ite Asso. 0 won. more prizes

than all other breeders {mt together. at 111.. and

Wis. State Fairs. Write or Show record.





ROLLING VIEW STOCK FARM

Cass City, - Michigan.





thesier “Ros—SW’fiéxtgomdav'i ”Eu?” m" '°'





r. w. ALEXANDER. Vlull‘l icing-n.

O. I.’ C. SWINE-3.2%“ $2.“?

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





rt f Se t.? It . rite me I have them.

m A.°J.»G!ORDEN.yI¥i H3. 5'. Don. Michigan. -





 





 





iliflihorns For Sale ’g’g‘it'dt'hhaiifiitlfiii‘fl





 





REGISTERED YIIRKSHIRES





Imported Strain. Both sexes. Prices Reasonable.





Hatch ilord, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

50 YORKSRIRES‘3ii353‘bo‘P.‘ Etflgflif"?





Books. I. n. Ducks. E. 3. outs. Homer. Mien:

Lar e Yorkshire: SJMJJSE 5:;





October arrow. Servicable boars. Pigs a la es. Pri

reasonable. w. c. k. Route 42. Ada. mixing:





' ' ' —Also sows and fall

Yorkshire Ssmcs Rom a... no. a... N 0,. f '

Send for Photos. cmrsfmnrz. Evin-t0. Mfcfifai



, —WeanlngPigs, Brood Bows and.

Mulefoot Hogs Gilts. Young service Bears. Pairs

not akin.Write tor prises; C. F.Bacon, R. 3 Britton,Mioh.





 





 





 





 





 





 





Breeders’ Directory-Continued on page 815.
mimmnumuum





OCT. 23, 1915.





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I '- Out of Condition—I have a mare .20





years old that has always traveled





. sound, never heen sick, but seemed to





get out of condition last spring and

has not thrived since. .Her teeth have

been attended to. A. H., Ithaca,





, Mich—Mix together one part powder-





ed sulphate iron, one part of ground

aux vomxica, two parts charcoal, one

part sulphate of soda and five parts of

ground gentian and give her a table

saloonftfl or more at a dose in feed

three times a day.



Stiff Hind Leg—I have a horsetlmat

went wrong last spring, was stiff in

both hind quarters, his left hind leg

bothers him most and I am inclined

to believe he has back tremble. A, 1).,

Wolverine, Mich—Give Man 1 (hr. of

ground nux vomica and 1 dr. of ace-

tate of potash at adose in feed twice

a day. Apply alcohol to stifle and hip

of left hind leg daily.



Barbwire Cut—I have a young cow



that cut her teat quite badly on barb

wire. I have been app-lying an oint-

ment to. heal the cut and also used a.

milking tube. The wound is new near-

ly healed, but I find it almost impos-

sible to draw milk without tube. C.

M. B., Mt. Pleasant, Mich—I know of

no better method than to dilate teat

canal or use milking tube, but of

course it should be boiled for ten or

fifteen minutes each time before it is

used.

Blind Teat.——-I bought a cow from

one of my neighbors; she ave milk

from three teats. Before she came

fresh she gave some milk out of the

right hand teat and now since she

came fresh a week ago, no milk comes

from this one teat. A bunch is in bag

just at upper part of teat and [would

like to know if there is a cure for her.

E. K., Millersburg, Ind.-——I do not be-

lieve your cow will ever get well;

however, you might apply one part

iodine, seven parts fresh lard to the

bunch three times a week. Also give

her 1 dr. iodide potassium at a dose

three times a. day.



Luxation of Stifle.—For the past six

weeks my five—year—old mare has

shown some stiffness in one or both





‘hind legs and is inclined to drag toe





Part of the time she ap-





on ground.

is fully as bad





pears to be alright;





Milieu in pasture as when working. H.





. E, Jackson, Mich—Clip hair off

one or both stifles and apply one part

powdered cantharides and four parts

lard twice a month.



Wounded Thigh—One of my best

horses got cut on barb wire, making

a. gash eight inches long on thigh. I

placed her in a sling, wound is heal-

ing fairly well, but hind leg stocks.

F. A. H., Dixie, Wash—Apply equal

parts of powdered alum, oxide of zinc.

boracic acid and charcoal to wound

twice a day and give 2 drs. acetate of

potash at a dose in feed twice daily.





Bails—What treatment would you

recommend for boils that appear on a

four-yearold horse? I might add that

so far as I can tell, the horse is well

every other way. F. C., Potters‘

ville, Mich.——Give horse a dessert-

spoonful of Donovan’s solution of ar-

stnic at a dose in feed two or three

times a day and paint boils with tinc-

ture of iodine daily.



Overheated Colt—I have a young

horse which I believe was overheated

last summer, since then he has been

out of condition. S. 13., Marcellus,

Mich—Give your horse lyé dr. ground

nux vomica. 1 dr. acetate of potash

and 1,5 oz. of ground ginger at a dose

in feed two or three times a day.



Chronic Cough—l have a cow that

had a. cough for some time and the

prescription you gave four weeks ago

fails to cure her. Her breathing is

very short, but she gives a nice mess

of milk; her appetite is good. I also

have a heifer that begins to show the

same symptoms. C. H. P., Marquette,

Mich.-—Y‘ou can safely use her milk

and as she is in good health you need

not worry about her cough. It is per-

haps the result of dust and in time

she will get over it. Nearly all cough

mixtures contain opium, but it is need-

less for me to give you a prescription

which contains it, because the drug-

glsg-t would not dare to fill it. Continue

using the treatment I have formerly

prescribed.



Swollen Glands—Both of my cows

have a swelling under jaw which ap-

peared within a few days and I would

like to know what can be done. The

bmches in throat of one afiects the

bf’ehthmg- A- 13-. Wayne Ctr—Apply

tincture of iodine to bunches three

times a week and give 1 (11'. of iodide

gotassmm at a dose in feed twice 3.



av.



Indigestion—I have a horse which.

when 1n stable, spends a whole lot of





I





THE MICHIGA





:; ."l . -

_.t1me.in gnowing his manger and if





e wood were not protected he would





“chew it ”to pieces in a day or two. His





coat is rough and lifeless; besides, he

is inlow flesh for a horse so well fed.

M. A. M., Goodrich, Mich—Give your

horse .1 oz. of bicarbonate of soda, 1

oz. powdered charcoal and 1%; oz. of

ground gentian at a dose in feed three

times a. day.



Stringlralt—Partial Dislocation of

Stifle.——My colt. 15 months old, seems

to have stringhalt; when he walks he

drags toes of both hind feet. When

this colt is walking the joint snaps

and- he quite suddenly jerks up legs

with a sort of jerk. R. F. T., Emmett,





Mich—l am quite inclined to' believe‘





that colt’s trouble is in stifle joint and

if you will apply one part. powdered

cantharides and four parts lard every

twu weeks, he will soon get better. If

he has stringhallt. a simple surgical





operation performed on each leg will ‘

perhaps reflect a. cure, but this is work»





for a Vet.



Bog Spavin—Thoroughpin.—For the

past six months my yearling colt has

been troubled with a swelling of both

hooks. I first noticed the joints com-

menced to swell six months ago. The

swelling was then small, soft and puf-

fy. J. A. C., North Branch, Mich.—

CIi-p hair od‘ both hock joints. and ap-

ply equal parts tincture iodine and

spirits of camphor three times. a week.



Sore Heads. My chickens are trou-

bled with sores on the head and‘some

of them have sore eyes. When the

eye becomes alf-eeted, they are pretty

apt to lose their sight. They appear

to be healthy and eat as long as they

can see. F. C., Dundee, Mich—Apply

tincture of iodine cautiously to sore





 





spots and when you can remove scab .





off sores, do so and apply iodine to





fresh wound. Dust a little calomel on _





sores in eye once a day.





Looseness of Bowels.——Our turkeys

are troubled with looseness of bowels

and the disease appears to run its

course in about two weeks, generally

terminating in death. After the tur-

key takes sick, they lose flesh rapidly,

grow very weak and usually die. M.

F. P., Capac, Mich—Dissolve 1 dr. of

powdered sulphate copper in a gallon

of clean water and let your turkeys

drink it. You should try and ascer-

tain the cause of your turkeys purg-

ing and by removing the cause you

will prevent their sickness.



Infected Udder.—We have a cow

that has been giving stringy milk for

some time and I would like to know

what to do for her. E. M. S., Brown

City, Mich.—~A chronic trouble of this

kind, where the whole udder i-s infect-

ed, is incurable, and I do not believe

she can ever again be made prdfitable

for dairy purposes. Early treatment

of the right kind is what is required

in all udder ailments. By giving her

a tablespoonful of fluid extract of phy-

tolacca at a dose in feed twice a day

and applying one part fluid extract of

phytolacca and five parts wool fat to

udder once a day with plenty of gen-

tle hand-rubbing will prove beneficial.



Suppurating Foot—I have a ewe

With pus coming out of foot following

several days’ lameness of this sheep.

J. B. S., Stanton, Mich—Your ewe

bruised her foot, causing suppuration.

Apply tincture of iodine once or twice,

then apply one part iodoform and five

parts powdered charcoal covering foot

with some oakum and a bandage. The

foot should be dressed every day or

we.



Exostosis—We have a cow that had

a lump on her lower jaw for two

years; when we first noticed it it was

about the size of a man's fist and has

not increased in size any since. This

bunch ls as hard as bone and appears

to be firmly attached to jaw bone.

The cow is in good condition and I

would like to know if this is a case of

lump jaw. And will it have any bad

effect on her milk?

Con—Her milk is fit for use and my

advxce is for you to leave her alone.



Barren Cow.——I have a cow five

years old that fails to come in heat:

had a calf when two years old: since

then has been barre-n. Do you believe

she will ever breed? E. B., Boyne

Falls, Mich—She will never breed and

you had better fatten her. '



Contagious Abortion—Would like to

have you give treatment for contagi-

ous Abortion in cattle. G. B., Beaver-

ton, Mich—When a cow aborts the

foetus and afterbirth and stable litter

should be burned. She should be re-

moved from other fem-ale cattle, or

pregnant live stock. Wet hind quar-

ters With a three per cent solution of

coal tar disinfectant twice a day and

thoroughly cleanse your stable where

she stood. Dissolve 1 dr. permanga-

nate of potash in three quarts of tepid

water and inject her twice a day.

Give her 20 drops of carbolic acid in

a quart of water as a drench daily for

ten days. Don’t breed her for 60 days.

Also keep her away from balance of

herd for three or four weeks. This

ailment has spread through the care-

lessness of dairymen in not following

up the treatment of their herd.





 





 





 





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Annual loss $35,000,000 through Smutty Grain

“ Could be prevented by using Fomaldehyde ”

says U. S. Department of Agriculture

For thematestyicldthisycar youshouldtrcataflseedgrainswitkdue

most up~to~date, cheapest andbest methodof seed cleansing we possess.





The Ward treatment in this country for seed grains and

so endorsed by U. S. Dep’t of Agrimltme.

prevents and destroys grain saints,



and black-leg on potatoes. It

stables, kernels and chicken houses.





One pint bottle of Formaw treats

40 bushels of seed— costs 35 cents





Write for big Blush-ed booklet—it tells of the



many uses of Formaldehyde—sent free on request

PERTH AHBOY CHEMICAL WORKS

100 WILLIAM STREET





 

   

   

   

   





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wilt; scah

destroysthsease‘ germsin

It kills flies.





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FRIDAV JAN. I355

FnIDAvJUNE U591





The” dates mean nn'hz‘ng to a “NEW-WAY”

Engine because it ‘Goes and Goes Right” all





the time.

Chas. Rnthbun

of Grand Rapids,

Mich” says ‘Six

years ago I gun

chased a 3% .P.

. ‘New . Way' En-

: sine and have

used it every day

since for pump-

ing water. grind—

ingfeed. and out-

ood. It





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





 

 





ting w



s t a r t is

readily in hot or

cold weather, be-

ing very econom-

im-l in gasoline consumption. If I could

not get another ‘NoW-W'ay’ I would not

take twice what I paid for it."





Write for Catalog No. 28.





THE “NEW-WAY" MOIDH COMPANY,





12 Kerr Street, LANSING. MICHIGAN





 





SHEEP.





 





n'PAYs TOBUY PURE gasp SHEEP

‘ OF PARSONS ilifié‘iid'fv?“





I sell and ship every-





where an e);—

. presschnms“ Will





 





price list. Oxfords,





w“ ShroFahiar. Ram-

‘ our cm an Foiled-

Delaines.





“(7 y”: .. "zirc- .’

PARSONS, Grand Ledge. Michigan R 1





 





 





 





 





' Ye rlin rams for sale



Black Top Mame Sheep. missile stock only

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

Good Yearling Field Rams





01in"! D." Simon- and ewes of all a as for sale.





M. F. GANSSLEY. Lennon. Mic Iran.





Word Down Sheep and Pulled Durham Callie





For Sale. J. A. DeGarmo. R. No. 25. Muir, Mich_





Registered Oxford flown Show.





L. N. OLMSTED. J. SPAANS.





 





 





 





Ram Lambs.

Yearling Ewes.

MU l R. M ICH.





 





”Fonns—an afie. Priced right. I bought theentire

IE. . Miller flock of prize winners.

0. I. You. HILLIIVGTON. MICHIGAN.





 





OXFORD RAMSfistr‘e’e‘ismhit:





'eu

olds. W. H. McCARTY & SONS. Bad Axe. Mich.





 





“will ‘“ Acorn Water Bowl





”5m 4: on trial for Horses or cattle. linot



moo , ~ desirable after 30 days use, return it



« s. at our expense and money refunded.

.. , connect direct to any water system.

no float valve, only water in bowl

under hlu ed disc, fitted (or wood or

steel eta. . ask for Catalog and

price List.





METAL SHINGLE CO.





122 Oregon Ave.. Detroit. Mich.





Farms and Farm Lands For Sale





 

   





 





 





 

 

 

 





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The State for Thrif' tgarmers. Delightful, healthy



climate. GoodLand, _ ’asonable ‘ces. Closeto big



markets of lar e clthS of the ast. Send for free



descriptive ooklet &ma .

STATE BUREAU 0 IMMIGRATION,



65 Hoffman Building, Baltimore, Md. J





when you can buy the

WHY PAY BENT best farm land in Michi-

_ga.n at from $12 to $20 an





acre on easy terms. Write for particulars.

STAFFELD BROTHERS. Owners.

15 Men-m Bldx.. Saginaw. West Side. Mich.





“Fan “LE—540 acres level productive farm near



town 2,000 population, 38 miles Dctrod‘.

and 30 miles Toledo, 4 sets good improvements. Will

consider income property. stock good merchandise or

western farm in part pay, balance easy terms. Address

Box N 1016. In Care of Michigan, Farmer.”





' ' Very best stock, dairy and

Central Inchlgan Farms. mm: mm... mm,

Splendid water. schools. roads, markets. Real bargain

in offer. Write for list A Benlmm & Trim. Hastings. melt.





m ‘mLom soil. good buildings. fences, water,



roads and market. ‘ 50 miles from Detroit,

low price. easy terms or exchange-for city property or

farm near enou h to city for summer home. Address

Owner. MICH GAN FARMER.





80 Acre farm 10: Sale. Barry 00., Mich. Old house

in good repair,good farm buildings, ience and

Silo. Near Market. Address



Jae. A. Elliott, 211 Post Bldg. Battle Creek. Mich.





140 A Good comfortable house, good barn, on



cres main road. Plenty fruit and timber ior

farm use. 14 good dairy cowa to make quick sale;

to! .0911 $700 cash. Hall's Form Agency, . .

T103: 09.. New York.





WANTED—To hear from owner of good farm

or unimproved land for sale.



H. L. Downing, l04 Palace Bldg" Minneapolis. Minn.



qEND DESCRIPTION of YOUR FARM or RANCH!



k We have flash Buyers. Dnn' Pay mmission.



Write VNA'I‘IONAL PEAL ESTATE EXCHANGE



ASSOCIATION; PERU, ILLINOIS. ‘





 





 





 





 





F s h. A registeredeford Down lhlm. Ram lambs

or i ' $19 each. Also a few ewe lambs. Registered

Berkshirei. bothsex.,0hase'sstock FarnnMnrlctu. Mich. R. I.





 





0R SALE—Rambouflctt Rains SI 2 .00 per head also

good ewes from one of best Rocks in Michigan.

W. GRA HAM. Davlslmrg. Mic/him.





SHROPESHIRE RAMS

Good big follows with quality. Special prices on them

this month. See our 0in ihit at Columbus and Detroit'



KOPE KON FARM, Kindcrhook. Michigan.





as and Ram lambs for Sale.





Ew

HOOKER. Marlon. Michigan. -





Big Robust Wool-Hutton Shropshire Ram





Priced right. rad satisfaction guaranteed or money

back Write today for Special Price List 24.

A. H. FOSTER. Allezan. Michigan.





 





Shropshire:

DAN





 





 





' 3 year-old stock ram, 2-year-old yearlings

Shropsm and lamb rams. Wool-mutton type.

G. P. ANDREWS. Danavllle. Mishltan.





 





SHRMHIBES Am offering 4 yearling rams. 8

0 ram lambs and 6 young ewes at

reasonable prices.C. J. Thompson. Rockford.Mlch.



' and RAM LAMBS. Registered,

ShWDShlre Rams large and well v‘ooled. \Vrito

your wants. A. E. BACON & SON. Sheridan, Mich.





 





 





. ' —Large. cholccly bred. Io

"CHM” and 03'3"": staple. oily, heavy shearegg.

Dehvered, priced tosel‘l. S. H. Sanders. Ashtabula,0hio.





Ten pure bred Hampshire Ewe lambs. $311.53:

sired. Wm. C. Smith. Rochester. Mich.'Phone 31-F21.

Extra GOOD REGISTERED LINCOLN





RAMS for sale. Prices rcasonablc.‘

Robt. Knight & Son, Mariette. Michigan





 





 





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“WWI." flock of Thumb of Mir-h. Also Hem-r. B'érk.

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Brood mares, Fillies and Young Stallions. Priced

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Perchorons, Holsteins. In us, Shropshim, Durocs

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The Acknowledged Automobile

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The Lowest Cost Real Automobile





From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf to theGureat Lakes,

in every City, Town and llamlet, automobists are landing the 1916

hIaxwell’s power,——thc 1916 llIaxwell’sbeauty—the191,6hlaxwell’s

luxury,—the 1916 hiaxwell’s complete and detailed equipment.





Everywhere, men who know motor cars, are marveling that $655

now buys a beautiful, powerful, strehm line, real, complete, fullfive-

passenger car, with electric starter, electric lights,—high—tension

magneto,~—demountable rims,——“one-man” moliail top, and every

other feat ure :1 n d modern refinement known to the a utomobile industry.





The Car of Lowest “After-Cost”





Owners of the new l\:laxwell know that the first inspection, and the

first ride, do not disclose the real worth of the “1916 Wonder Car."

That; only becomes apparent after week—in and week-out, year-

round use, Then it is found that the 1\Iaxwell gives matchless

automobile service and lowers all economy records for:





 





lst—Miles per set of tires



Qild—hliles per gallon of gasoline



Sid—Miles per quart of lubricating oil

4th—Lowest y 1ar-in-and-year-out repair bills.





1916 Maxwell fligh-Priced-Car Features, all included for $655





 





Electric Starter and Electric Horn Handsome Rounded Easy Riding and Mar-

Electric Lights Double Ventilating Radiator and Hood velous Flexibility

Deniountahle Rims Windshield (clear Linoleum covered Unusual power on

High-tension Magneto vision and rain-proof) running-boards and hills and in sand

"One-man” MohairTop Aluminum Transmis- floor-boards Abilit to hold the

New Stream-line sion Housing Automatic Tell-tale tea at high speed

Design Robe Rail with back Oil Gauge Im roved Instrument

Wider Front and Rear of front seat leather Heat-treated, Tested card with all in-

, ,2, covered gear Steel Throughout struments set flush





Every feature and every refinement of cars that sell at twice its price

PRICE F. O. B. DETROIT " ' '





 





 





 





Write for 1916 Maxwell Catalogue, and the'name of Maxwell Dealer nearest you. Address Dept. C. F.





MAXWELL MOTOR COMPANY, lnc., Detroit, Michigan.





 





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Service Stations—54

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