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The first question any business man

would ask when olfered an opportu-

nity to make an investment in a prom-

ising enterprise would pertain to its

safety, and the next question to the

percentage of profit which the invest-

ment would return. Quite often safe

investments are overlooked in the de-

sire to secure large profits from the

funds invested; quite as frequently

small investments which would yield

exceptional profits are neglected and

a source of possible profit is thus lost.

An investment does not necessarily

signify the purchase of stocks or

bonds or merchandise or lands or oth-

er saleable commodities. Many of the

small expenditures, such as the pur—

chase of necessary equipment, etc.,

may properly be considered as invest-

ments by the progressive farmer.



The supplying of reading matter for

the farm home comes in this class of

investments, and there is perhaps no

investment which can be made on the

farm which will pay as large returns

for the capital invested as will the

reading matter pertaining directly to

the farm business, if properly select-

ed. First in the list of this reading

matter should be your own trade pa.—

per. The Michigan 'Farmer is essen-

tially the trade paper for Michigan

farmers, and aside from practical mat-

ter pertaining to general agriculture

and almost every department of spe-

cialized farming, it offers in benefits

made available to every subscriber

additional returns on his investment

which will add materially to his profit.



With reliable market information

published weekly, free veterinary ad-

vice, service in the way of legal ad-

vice at a nominal fee so small as to

make it practically free, free testing

of milk or cream, tree analysis of soil

to determine its lime requirements,

personal service in the way of answer-

ing any question pertaining to farm

practice by some authority competent

to handle same, etc., in addition to

seasonable technical matter relating

to all departments of the farm, and

additional and entertaining reading

for every member of the home, there

can be no question that it will prove

a good investment to subscribe for

one, three or five years, as may be de-

sired, thus making the. paper itself

cost less than one cent per week

for one year, and only a little more

than half that amount for five years.



Plans have been made for a special

discussion of several important topics,

as noted on Page 519, during the com—

ing year. These are topics which will

interest every Michigan farmer and to

which he can most profitably have his





attention .-_dlrected. A, small .lnvest—_

inent in your tradc'upapet'" will [this-

year pay a-higli count-atom as well as

a. perhaps better appreciated return of.





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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





At a recent meeting



The Marketing the State Board of

Problem. Agricultrire formally

appointed Mr. James



N. McBride, M. A. C. field agent in

marketing, as Director of Markets un-

der the law passed by the last Legis-

lature establishing that office. The

benefit which may accrue to the farm-

ers of the state from the establish-

ment of such an office will depend

very largely. upon the farmers them-

selves. Such an officer can undoubt-

edly aid very materially in correcting

well known practices and customs

which are unjust to producers, and in

the publication of the results of in-

vestigations which bring to light other

practices which are adverse to the in-

terests of producers but which are be-

yond his authority or power to correct.





For several years the Michigan

Farmer has been devoting special at-

tention to the marketing problem, and

during the succeeding year Will de-

vote a large amount of space to the

discussion of this vexed problem. One

of the most important phases of this

problem is undoubtedly that of distri-

bution in such a manner as to reach

the consumer with the greatest econ-

omy. An investigation of the market-

ing problem by a municipal committee

in the city of New York resulted in

the estimate that the annual loss from

unnecessary handling of farm produce

exceeded $60,000,000 annually to the

consumers of that city and to the

producers supplying them. The pub-

lishers of the Michigan Farmer desire

to make it the clearing-house of agri-

cultural thought upon this important

economic topic, as well as the trade

paper of the farmer in every depart-

ment of his work. Whether live stock,

fruit and other. farm produce will in

the future be marketed to better ad-

vantage depends largely on the com-

mon purpose and action of the farm-

ers of the state.





This problem has been partially



solved in many Michigan communi-

ties and new ideas are being applied

to its attempted solution in others.

We shall be glad to publish all feas-

ible plans to this end and report the

success or failure of those which have

been tried in many Michigan com-

munities.

The season for

farmers’ meet-

ings which open-

ed this week with the meeting of the

State and National Potato Associa-

tions at Grand Rapids, will continue

with almost weekly gatherings of

farmers organized in some capacity

from now until midwinter. These

meetings will include the State Horti-

cultural Meeting, the annual conven-

tion of the State Association of Farm-

ers’ Clubs, the meeting of the State

Grange, the Live Stock meeting at

the college, and various other events

of considerable general interest.





Too often these farmers’ gatherings

are attended by only alew enthusiastic

members or interested delegates. A

general attendance of each and every

one of these meetings would mean

much to those who attend. and not a

little to all the people of the commu-

nities in which they live. An effort

will be made to present in these col-

umns something of the best features

which are presented at the several

sessions. Such a report cannot, how-

ever, at best pmve the source of inspir-

ation which attendance of the meet-

ings themselves would do.



There will also be the farmers’ in-





Farmers’ Meetings.





-_§litutes,-me locgl-ineetings » opfaymers’





:,gocial"«orgeni'zatioiis, ,and‘ in"'.msome.

pieces the‘ lecture courses and one

week'- agricultural fscho'ols which outer

opportunities for increasing the knowl-





edge and broadening theviewpoint of"





all who attend them with that object

in view. Too often the'younger farm-

ers who are just establishing them-

selves in business feel that they can

not. give the time "to" attend tarmers’

meetings or this. kind. Farm boys,

too, quite often are asked to stay at

home and do the Chores while their

fathers attend" such meetings as are

held inthe- adjacent town. The young

men are the ones who will get the

greatest benefit from meetings of this

kind. It is in the hope of promoting

a larger attendance of young men at

meetings of this character that the

reader’s attention is directed to the

subject.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





The European War.-Announcement

is made from Berlin that the cam-

paign in Serbia is finished. The way

has been cleared for the free passage

of troops and munitions from the con

tral powers through Bulgaria to Con—

stantinople. The northern Serbian

army has been either driven back into

Albania and Montenegro or captured

—late last week 101,000 were taken

prisoners by the Teutons. On the

other hand, the Bulgarians who have

accomplished their objective in the

capture of Macedonia dissent from

further campaigns looking toward the

capture of Monastir. The Allie-s have

also improved their positions by in-

creasing their forces and consolidat-

ing their trenches, and the Russians

are massing large armies on the Rou~

manian frontier for a drive across

that country at the Bulgarians in co«

operation with the English and French

from the south. The positions of

Greece and Roumania seem to

gradually more favorable to the en—

tente allies. The early arrival of win-

ter in the Balkans is also to the dis-

advantage of the Teutonic allies in

that it compels the discontinuance of

active operations and allows their one-

mies to make necessary preparations

to meet the new conditions. Italy’s

unrelenting effort to capture Gorizia

seems to have been fruitful, as unoffi-

cial reports state the Italians entered

the Austrian city from the north Sun-

day. On the Gallipoli peninsula only

artillery actions and mining opera-

tions are in progress. The Russian

front remains unchanged and on the

west comparatively little is being ac-

complished. The Germans occupied

an excavation caused by exploding a

mine north of the Labyrinth while the

French dispersed a strong German

force near Berry-au-Bac.



The Canadian government has seiz-

ed all the N0. 1, 2 and 3 northern

wheat in the public elevators at Fort

William and Port Arthur and in east-

ern terminals. War conditions neces-

sitated the move and it is probable

that further commandeering of grain

supplies will follow.



The Japanese government protests

against China’s allying herself with

England, France and Russia, as being

inimical to the interests of Tokio.



Russian surgeons report the suc-

cessful grafting of the nerves of

young pigs into the human body. ’



Reports are persistent of food short-

age in Germany and Austria. This

constitutes the chief ray of hope for

the enemies of the central powers.





National.





Henry Ford, the automobile manu-

factruer, has chartered a ship to car-

ry peace advocates from this and oth-

er countries to the Hague for a con-

vention looking toward an early end-

ing of the present European war.



Women suffragists will appeal to

Congress for the privilege of address-

ing that body on the question of uni-

versal suffrage from the floor of the

house. '



The Ann Arbor Railway is trying to

prove the two-cent passenger fair law

confiscatory in a trial now under way

at Grand Rapids before the federal

court.



The conditions imposed by the new

federal seaman’s law are alleged to

have forced car ferries crossing Lake

Michigan to discontinue the carrying

of passengers.



A special federal census of High-

land Park shows an increase in popu-

lation of 559 per cent since 1910. The

present number of people within the

incorporation is 27,155.





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where the workup going on. .- -, . "



Hon. Luke} Lea present .Senatorj

from Tennessee, was defeated for re-

nomination to that office by the Dem-

ocratic party. of his state. A second

primary, however, will be necessary"

to decide between McKellar, a pres-

ent congressman, and Patterson, a

former governor, neither of whom re-

ceived a majority of the votes coat.



The new municipal pier at Chicago

is nearly completed. The gigantic

structure is more than 3,000" feet long

and 292 feet in width.

that the pier will stimulate Lake

Michigan shipping.



Two things impress upon business

men the fact that an era of industrial.

expansion is being entered upon by-

this country; the demand for steel has

grown so enormously that steel plants'

are being found altogether inadequate

in capacity to meet the orders for

steel products, and our railroads which

are second to agriculture in the scale

of economic importance, are making

recordbreaking earnings. We have

also had two years of unprecedented

crop abundance, together with high

gauges prevailing for most farm pro»



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MicmeAN FARMERS' INSTI-

TUTES.





 





The following farmers’ institutes

have been announced by Supt. Taft.

to be held during the succeeding

week. The balance of the December

list will be published in the next

issue:



County Institutes.——Ogemaw, West

Branch,-Dec. 7-8; Roscommon, Ros-

common, Dec. 8-9; Montmorency, At-

lanta, Dec. 940; Crawford, Grayling,

Dec. 1011.



One—day Institutes—Midland coun-

ty, Averill, Dec. 6; Homer, Dec. 7;

Hope, Dec. 8; Coleman, Dec. 9.



Kalamazoo county, Oshtemo, Dec.

6; Galesburg, Dec. 7-8; Richland. Dec.

9; Ross township, Dec. 10; Kalamazoo

City, Dec. 11.



Emmet county, Harbor Springs,

Dec. 6; Stuttsmanville, Dec. 7; Read-

mond, Dec. 8; East Bliss. Dec. 9;

Alanson, Dec. 10; Epsilon, Dec. 11.



Isabella county, Shepherd, Dec. 6-7:

Blanchard, Dec. 8-9; Weidman, Dec.

10; Brinton, Dec. 11.



Osceola county, Dighton, Dec. 6;

Marion, Dec. 7; Avondale, Dec. 8:

Evart, Dec. 9; Reed City, Dec. 10;

Ashton, Dec. 11.



Montmorency county, Lewiston,

Dec. 7; Big Rock, Dec. 8; Atlanta,

Dec. 9-10.



lVexford count , Hoxeyville, Dec. 7:

Boon, Dec. 8; arietta, Dec. 9; Me-

sick, Dec. 10; Buckley, Dec. 11.



Missaukee county, Shippy, Dec. 10;

Morey, Dec. 11.





ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE

HORTICULTURISTS.





 





 





The forty-fifth annual meeting of

the State Horticultural Society will be

held in Grand Rapids, December 7—8—9,

in the Coliseum.



This is to be a banner meeting. The

society was born in Grand Rapids in

1870 and it is planned to make this

meeting a real holiday event for the

fruit growers and their friends attend-

ing. The officers of the society have

left nothing undone to make this a

fine meeting. The Coliseum will be

filled with a display of horticultural

accessories, and many innovations are

in store for those who. attend.



No fruit grower who expects to stay

in the business and be up-to-date can

afford to miss the meeting.





omo AND MICHIGAN FARM EX-

POSITION.





 





 





One of the largest indoor agricul-

tural expositions evenstaged in the

country has just opened in Toledo.

Ohio. It is called the Ohio and Mich-

igan Land Products, Live Stock and

Power Farm Machinery Exposition, a

name which reveals its broad scope as

an agricultural show. The terminal

building. where the exposition is being

held is one of the largest halls in the

country, and every available foot of

space in the spacious building was re

served weeks ago by the exhibitors.

The exposition opened December 1

and continues until December 12. A

large Michigan attendance is expects

ed at the show.





The Children Enjoy Them.



1 want to tell you how much my lit-

tle children enjoy your Land 0’ Nod

Stories. They are eager to have me

read to them anything that brings

them closer to a knowledge of animal

life—Mrs. Wm. H. Ruesink, Adrian.





 





 





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4'7C_,ontrolling Potato Blight _





NE of the questions which will

be asked very frequently at the

l‘armers’ institutes and other



farniers’ meetings this winter is,

“how can we control the late blight

on potatoes?” The serious inroads

which this disease made on most of

the potato fields in this and other

states the past season has' caused the

growers to “sit on the anxious seat.”

They wonder whether it is likely to

occur again next year. If so, they are

anxious to know how to preventit.

Whether or not it will prove a ser-

ious disease in Michigan another sea.-

son depends very largely upon the

weather conditions. According to rec-

ords compiled by the Ohio Experi-

ment Station, late blight on potatoes

has proven serious only during years

~when there has been an excessive

amount of rain and cool weather dur-

ing the growing season for the pota-





ing of potatoes such as inferior seed,

poor cultivation and unproductive

soils which cannot be overcome in the

slightest degree by the use of spray

materials. The potato grower who

looks after all of the factors having

to do with yields, except spraying, is

losing an opportunity to make a good

investment if he does not make pro-

vision for and make use of spraying

as a means of insuring his crop

against potato blight.



Spraying with Bordeaux has proven

profitable on potatoes in other states.

Probably the most convincing evi-

dence of this is given in the reports

of the Geneva, New York, Experiment

Station. In bulletin 379, the results

of .ten years’ tests at the Geneva sta-

tion show an average increase of 971/2

bushels per acre annually. In the

farmers’ business experiment conduct-

ed by the Geneva New York Station,





 





Product of Ten Hills Each from UnSprayed and Sprayed Rows.





to. The fact that this disease was so

common over so wide an area in 1915

will in all probability enhance the

chance of its development over the

same area in 1916, providing weather

Conditions are favorable for such a

development. That some of the spores

will remain alive over winter on the

roots or stems of the potato plants or

on the potatoes left in the field seems

very probable. It will be the safest

policy to follow for growers who lost

heavily through the ravages of the

blight this year to take precautions to

prevent a similar attack another

season.

Only One Means of Preventing Blight.

There is only one means of prevent-

ing the disease which has given quite





which has run nine years and which

covers 1,500 acres, the average annual

net gain per acre was $14.43.

Some Michigan Results.



Some very striking results were se-

cured in Michigan last season. Mr.

J. C. Redpath, near Kalamazoo, spray-

ed his large field -five times. He left

a strip through the center unsprayed.

Cut. No. 2 is a picture taken of this

field. He dug and measured the pota-

toes from the sprayed rows and un-

sprayed rows separately. The total





yield of the sprayed rows was at the

rate of 260 bushels per acre and of

the unsprayed 130 bushels per acre.

There was probably about 125 per

cent more marketable potatoes in the

sprayed than in the unsprayed rows.





GAN‘LFiAR'MER’





There are some important things to

keep in mind when spraying potatoes

for blight. Bordeaux is a prevent-

ive and not a cure. The spraying

must be done ahead of the attack of

the disease to be effective. The leaves

must be covered with spray material

all of the time, or as nearly so as. pos-

sible. To do this the spray material

should be applied in the form of a

mist and should be so forced into the

vines that no considerable amount of

leaf or stem surface will not be cov—

ered. A spraying outfit which will in-

sure a pressure of from 160 to 200





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pound-s will be more satisfactory than

one which gives less pressure.



The Bordeauxx must be careful]

mixed. The lime and vitriol (copper

sulphate) should not be put together

until both are diluted. This will in~

sure a stable mixture while the mix-

ing of the materials before they are

diluted will cause the material to co-

agulate and settle quickly. The Gene-

va results were secured from 6:6:50

Bordeaux. In this state ihe 5:5:50

formula is most commonly used.



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Practical Game Protection





OW that the hunting season is



on full blast we find that we are



required to pay $1.00 for a

license to hunt birds and rabbits.

Now there are very few farmer boys

who do not hunt small game a few

days at least. y



We don’t begrudge the money. but

the question naturally presents itself,

what are we paying for? Are we pay—

ing for actual game protection. or are

we giving this money just to make,

good fellows of ourselves? About in

we are able to find out is, that we.

must dig up the dollar.



For the last ten years, game regu-

lations have been steadily increasing

and becoming more strict, and game

vardens multiplied, and meanwhile

game has steadily become more and

more scarce, until now an almost uni-

versal tax is put upon us for 1119 pro-

tection of game. Will this tax in-

crease the game, or stop the steady

decrease? Our past, experience tells

us, not in the least.



The trouble is that. the remedy is

not applied at the right place. In the

northern counties of this state. there.

are at least five times as many part-

ridges and rabbits destroyed by owls.

hawks and foxes, as are killed by

hunters. I am not guessing at this.

but know it to be a fact from actual

observation and experience.



I have lived all my life in the woods,

and being naturally observant I have

learned perhaps more. than most peo-

ple having the same opportunity. The

snowshoe or “Jack” rabbits raise two

to three litters of from three to five

young each. in a summer, and I be-

lieve that the cottontail rabbit breeds





 





 





Potato Field of J. C. Redpath, of





general satisfaction. That is timely

and thorough spraying with Bordeaux.

During such a rainy season as the

past, it is not surprising that some

disappointments have resulted in the

use of Bordeaux on potatoes. Spray-

ing will not overcome unfavorable

soil conditions. In some sections of

the state, where heavy soils predom-

inate, no amount of spraying would

have insured a good crop of potatoes

on fields which were in need of un-

derdrains. There are other limiting

factors in connection with the grow-





wit.





 





Kalamazoo (30., Showing Unsprayed Rows in Center Attacked by Blight.





Mr. W. T. Bingham, of Schoolcraft,

sprayed his large field five times but

left a strip unsprayed. The writer

was present when 20 feet of row, 10

bills each. of the sprayed and un—

sprayed were dug and weighed. The

total weight from the 10 bills sprayed

was 25 pounds, 23 of which were mar—

ketable. The totalweight from the 10

unsprayed hills was 11% pounds, of

which eight were marketable. Figure

1 shows these potatoes, the sprayed

in one crate and the unsprayed in the

other.





,whi’le’ they are here.





about as fast. About two’thirds of

this increase is destroyed by owls and

hawks during the summer, about one-

sixth is taken by hunters in the fall

and the other sixth is killed by foxes

and owls during the winter.



The average partridge hatches two

broods of 15 each during the summer,

and they go about the same as the

rabbits do.



In the summer there are swarms of

hawks which go south with the small

birds in the fall, but they “make hay”

To get an idea





of the amount of game destroyed by

these pests, let us observe what they

eat and how much. First we will in»

ve‘stigate the hawks. The large hen

hawk will devour about four birds the

size of a robin in a day. Of these I

think I am safe in saying that one is

a young partridge. Then the smaller

prairie hawk will get away with about

half that much.



Next let us investigate the long-ear-

ed or “Hoot” owl. They hunt all night.

and consequently have an advantage

over the. swift-winged partridge as

they get him from his roost, and they

are great rabbit. eaters, too. An owl

will devour a full grown rabbit every

two days, or a half-grown one every

night, and since they winter here they

destroy great quantities of game.



In the summer time Mr. Owl lies in

wait near grass patches or old roads

where the young rabbits play, and

when they come out he. pounces down

on one and makes his meal on the

spot. But in winter he pursues quite

different tactics. for now he, has full—

grown rabbits to capture. He takes

up his vigil on a log or limb directly

over the runway and when the rabbit.

comes along he drops upon him and

sinks his powerful Ialons deep into

the back of his victim. The rabbit,

sometimes drags him some distance

until the owl grasps :1 limb or bush

with one foot while he holds the rab- .

bit with the other and dispatches him.

He eats the head off first, and usu-

ally down to the middle, and then.

hides the remainder until the next

night. when he returns, and finishes

his prey.



l have secured a rabbit by one foot.

and left him over night, and when I

returned the next day I found the hind

quarters, and the. following morning

found that, he had returned and taken

the rest of the rabbit. l have done

this repeatedly and always with the,

same result. I have caught a great.

many owls in traps in this manner.



The fox feeds mostly on gophers

and mice during the summer, but, in

the winter he lives on partridges and

rabbits. Foxes hunt rabbits in pairs:

one chases the rabbit while the other

lies in wait. for the prey. iut their

method of hunting partridges is very

interesting and shows their sagacity.

On cold nights when there is six or

eight inches of soft snow, the part»

ridge dives undcr the snow for a dis-

tance of two or three feet and spends

the night there. The fox knows this

and, aided by his keen scent, he 10-

cates his prey, creeps up to within six

or eight feet of his victim. and a sin-

gle. leap carries him to his supper. He

then turns in for the night. In all my

experience I have never known a fox

to take more than one partridge in

the same night. A fox devours about

two partridges a week and about the

same number of rabbits.



Having found the main cause of

game destruction, the remedy natur—

ally suggests itself. Let us destroy

these pests. If the money we are pay-

ing for license was paid in bounties

on these game destroyers they would”

soon be wiped out, as the wild cats

have been. Wildcats have not been

exterminated, but they have, been kill-





‘
ed off until they are no longer a men-

ace to small game.



If a bounty of $2.00 was paid on

bwls, $1.00 on hen hawks and 50 cents

on the smaller hawks, they would

soon be thinned out and the license

fund would far more than foot the

bill. I do not believe a bounty on fox

necessary, because his fur is valuable

and he is hunted pretty close now.



Conditions are different in the

southern part of the state but that

should make no difierence, because





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





the boys from the southern counties

come up here hunting every fall, and

they should be interested.



As for deer protection, there is just

one sensible way, and that is to pro-

hibit the killing of does and spikes

horn bucks.



Let everyone who reads this article

write his members of the Legislature

along these lines and let us see if we

can’t get something in the way of

practical protection for our money.



Otsego Co. G. F. DELAMATEB.





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The Tramp Nuisance





N these days of scarcity of help on

I the farms, the tramp nuisance as-

sumes double prominence. Farm-

ers in the writer’s locality have been

unable to obtain help, this season, at

any price, particularly during the busi-

est times. During one of these rush

periods when crops were going to

waste because labor could not be

bought, a “hobo” camp near the ‘writ-

er’s home, swarmed with young, able-

bodied men. These men were not

looking for a job; they were seeking,

rather, a way to avoid working for

any wage whatsoever. They scoured

the neighborhood asking for hand-

ouls, and assembled at the camp to

make coffee and lounge in the sun. 1f,

per-chance, one of them was caught

unawares by some worried farmer in

dire need of help, he proved absolute-

ly worthless as a laborer, and if he

did not quit in an hour or two of his

own accord. his employer was forced

to pay him for his time and send him

on his way. In some of the older coun-

tries of the world, the tramp problem

has actually become a menace to so-

ciety, and in the light of the facts, it

would seem to be assuming something

of the same aspect here.

In dealing with the tramp evil, all

classes of honest, self—respecting citi-

sens are concerned. The farmer, how-

ever, comes in for a big share of re-

sponsibility in alleviating the situa-

tion. The problem has to do directly

with the labor question on the farms.

Could the army of men who are idle

from choice be converted into an army

of workers, the farm labor problem

would not be so perplexing. But,

someone asks, how can the farmer

make an honest laborer out of a pro-

fessional hobo?

Let us. in the beginning, state a few

wholesome truths. It is a crime to

feed any man who is able to work and

who will not do so. To give the pro-

fessional tramp a. meal is to encour-

age idleness and dishonesty. The man

who will not work is a parasite on re-

spectable society, living from the hard-

earned means of the self-respecting

toilers. To feed or clothe these wil-

ful vagrants is misdirected charity.

Every person who feeds an able-bod-

ied tramp, encourages him just that

much in his life of shiftless idleness.

It is obviously unfair to give to the

strong who are wilfully idle, while

thousands who are willing to work

and can not, are destitute of the com-

mon necessities of life.

Vt'ith these fundamental facts in

mind, let us come to the farmer’s duty

in the matter. Towns are infested with

tramps, but in large measure, they

seek the local lock-up for shelter and

food. In the farming districts, they

must rely altogether on the tender-

hearted individual. For a variety of

false notions, farmers feed these

worthless idlers. Some feed them be—

cause they feel, in their isolated posi-

tion, that it would not be good policy

to do otherwise. In other words, they

stand in fear of these vagrants, and

dislike to offend them in any way,

fearing that: their buildings or other

property may suffer in consequence.

.. Others feed the tramps out of a false



nd misdirected philanthropY: and

still others, out of a false sentimental-

ity which can not bear to see anyone

go hungry. A few even feed thsee





Weary Willies with-the erroneous. no- ‘





tion that it is their religious duty.





First and foremost, then, the farmer I





can help solve the tramp problem by

refusing absolutely to help any of

these vagrants, except for value re-

ceived. The neighborhood which will

adopt this rule, and adhere to it, will

not long be troubled with tramps.



In the second place, all farmers’ or-

ganizations can take up the problem

and lend their influence in the mak-

ing of laws adequate to deal with the

evil. Now and then a village or a

city attempts alone, to solve the tramp

nuisance within its own jurisdiction.

But the problem is state-wide, nation-

wide. Pass a law in Michigan which

would put to work at hard labor, every

professional tramp, and within a

month, Michigan would be rid of the

tramp nuisance. Delaware has no vag-

rants. Before the eyes of every wil-

fully idle man looms the terrible whip-

ping post, and Deleware’s tramps, if

she ever had any, have fled in terror

to other states. But the whipping post

while it is effectual, is not necessary.

Put the tramp to work on our high-

ways. They are much in need of re-

pair and permanent improvement.

Make him earn an honest living, ev-

erywhere. When the man who will

not work can not eat, the tramp nui-

sance will become a thing of the past.



In concluding this article, we arrive

at the point from which we started—-

namely, the farm labor problem. When

every able-bodied tramp is compelled

to work or starve, the farmer will not

find help so scarce. Even enforced

habits grow and become permanent.

The strong young loafer who is forced

into service on our streets and roads,

will in time, become self-supporting

and self-respecting. He will prefer to

strike out for himself and abandon

the odious position of enforced labor.

The farms will get their share of the

workers, and by solving the tramp

problem, the farm labor problem will

become less perplexing.



Hillsdale Co. J. A. KAISER.





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It is simply marvelous the effect of





rain on clay soil. Last Thursday night,

November 18, we had a heavy rain,

about one and a half inches of water

falling. The ground was very dry,

having had no rain to speak of since

the middle of October, and then only

a modest shower. The ground was so

dry and hard you could hardly plow

clay land. Some farmers gave up

plowing. You could hardly keep the

plow in the ground and the horses

could scarcely draw it, (three good

horses). By Saturday the water had

all been absorbed by the dry earth

and the clay plowed mellow and nice.

One could scarcely believe the trans-

formation made by the rain. But

when clay land gets too wet it is as

bad as when too dry. I don’t think a

man should attempt to farm a very

large clay farm. Conditions are so

uncertain that the tillage can not be

done on time. Sandy or loamy soil

is not so much affected by too little

or too much moisture and one can till

a much larger area. Clay land is nat-

urally good fertile land but you will

earn every dollar you get from it.



It has been a splendid fall for pas-

turing stubble fields on clay soil. The

ground has been so dry the cattle did

not injure it by tramping. Some falls

it will not 'do at all to pasture it.

Stock will tramp it and injure the

physical condition so much that one

better let all the crop residue go to

waste than to attempt to pasture it.





DEC. 4, 1915.





I presume some farmers think I am

wrong in my idea of having only per-

manent pasture. Many think pasture

should come in a rotation. This sort

of a rotation can be practiced on

sandy or loamy soil, but some years

it would not do at all on clay land.

A clover sod is not firm enough to

prevent cattle from injuring the land

by tramping if the season is wet. And

during most every season there are

times during the pasturing season

when it is too wet to pasture clover

fields. The physical condition of the

soil would be so much injured that it

would take two or three seasons to

get it back in good conditions again.

While a light sand might be benefited

by the tramping, a heavy clay would

be almost ruined. Clay soil must not

be worked or tramped when too wet,





' and it is almost impossible to work it





when too dry. If you understand it

and only work it when in proper con-





dition it will respond fairly well. The

proper period of tillage is always more





limited than with loamy or sandy soil,

hence the area one can farm is much

lessened. The only way to overcome

this handicap is to have plenty of





'horse or traction power and when





conditions are right rush the work as

much as possible. Clay soil is more

apt to be in proper condition for til<

lage for longer periods in the fall than

in the spring, and that makes fall

plowing of more importance on a clay

farm than on a sandy or loamy farm.



The ground is frozen for the first

time this year, (November 22). It

looks as if winter is near, and if

wheat makes no more growth this fall

it‘ is seemingly in poor condition for

winter. It does not look good to me.

Of course, I have seen it go into win-

ter in even worse condition than this

and come out. all right, but it was a

very mild, favorable winter. Perhaps

history will be repeated. But‘ winter

wheat should haveabetter fall growth

than it has in this section at the

present writing.



CoLox C. LILLIE.





 





 





 





WISCONSIN'S POTATO CONGRESS.





 





Wisconsin’s annual potato show

was held at Marinette, November 17-

19, and drew an attendance of fully

400 people to that city. There were

upwards of 200 individual exhibits

and 14 county exhibits of potatoes.

and the tubers were of high quality.

There were educational displays of

diseased tubers, also a large exhibit

of potato machinery. In the balcony

of the building Miss Nellie McKenzie

Jones, of Auburndale, Wis., with the

aid of two gas ranges, demOnstrated

25 different methods of preparing po-

tatoes fit for kings to eat, and free

lunches were furnished.





Prominent speakers on the pro

gram from outside the state included

Carl Schurz Vrooman, assistant sec~

retary of agriculture, Washington,

D. C., E. S. Brigham, commissioner of

agriculture, Vermont, and C. L. Fitch,

of Ames, Iowa.





Officers of the Wisconsin Potato

Growers’ Association for the coming

year were elected as follows: Presi-

dent, J. W. Hicks, Prentice; vice«

president, C. Woodward, Weyauwega:

secretary and treasurer, Prof. J. G.

Moore, Madison. Judges of the tubers

exhibited were C. W. Wald, of Mich-

igan, E. C. Brown, of Minnesota, and

E. S. Brigham, of Vermont. In the

displays made by counties, Oneida

won first prize, with a marking of

93% points. One of the features of

the meeting was a forty-mile trip

through Marinette county’s best po-

tato country, including the great

Stark farm in Porterfield.



Kent Co. ALMOND GRIFFEN.





 





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a surprise to many veteran hog feeders of

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The Free-Choice System of Swine

Feeding.



Will you kindly tell me what is the.

best and cheapest balanced ration for

fall pigs Where one does .not have

milk enough? Can get ground Wheat

at $1.75 per cwt., and have the oats

and corn to get ground; flaxseed

meal at 60 a. lb; oil meal at 2%c 8.

1b., and calf meal at 3%0 a 1b.,

also cottonseed meal. If calf meal

will take the place of milk With

calves would it not do as well with

pigs? What do you think of auto-

matic feeders and let a hog balanced

his own ration in northern Michigan

in winter? Will they stall themselves

when first tried?



Bay Co. A. M. G.





Owing to the nature of the ques-

tions propounded in this inquiry, it

has\ seemed advisable to answer the

last question first as indicated by this

heading. Some very interesting ex-

periments have recently been con-

ducted at the Iowa Experiment Sta-

tion relating to what is called the

free-choice system of hog feeding,

both on forage crops in summer and

in the dry lot in Winter.



In this free-choice system so-called,

both hand feeding and self—feeding

were practiced, using different feeds

which collectively would make up a

balanced ration, and permitting the

hogs to select for themselves such of

these feeds as their appetites dictat-

ed. In practically every case where

these different systems were tried out

on a competitive" basis with hogs fed

on supposedly balanced rations ac‘

cording to the three accepted and

most used feeding standards, the free-

choice self-fed hogs made the cheapest

gains and gave the largest profits.



By way of demonstrating the possi-

bilities of the free-choice self-fed sys-

tem for fall pigs—which are necessar-

ily a dry lot rather than a forage fed

pronosition—seven groups of 78—day

old 42-lb. weanling pigs were used in

competitive experiments. They were

dry lot fed on shelled corn, wheat

middlings and 60 per cent protein

tankage. The trial continued nearly

three and a half months, or until the

pigs were about a. week less than six

months of age.



Under the free—choice self-fed plan,

these three feeds were simply put in

different compartments of a self-feed-

er giving the pigs their choice as to

what was consumed. The results

showed for the free-choice self-fed lot

of pigs a cost for 100 lbs. of gain of

$5.90, compared with $6.07 for free—

choice hand-fed three times per day

pigs, $6.35 for free—choice hand-fed

twice per day pigs, $6.35 for pigs fed

a balanced ration according to the

Dietrich standard, $6.03 for pigs fed a

balanced ration according to the Kell.

ner standard, and $6.42 for pigs fed





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according to the Wolff-Lehmann stan-

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The prices charged for the feeds

were: Shelled corn 700; wheat mid-

dlings $1.45 and tankage $2.50. With

hogs selling at $7 per hundred pounds

and feeds charged at the above rates,

the profit per pig on the free—choice,

self-fed lot was $1.25 as compared

with 77 cents the highest profit shown

by pigs fed a balanced ration accord-

ing to an accepted standard, the larg-





er profit being due to a greater gain»





in the self-fed pigs.



Corroboration of the value of the

free-choice self—fed system is found in

similar experiments conducted at the

Iowa station where pigs were fed a

supplementary ration on pasture,

where in every case the free-choice





Feeders’

Problems





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In answening a question on pig feeding

use is made of data secured from the big

swine feeding demonstrations recently con-

ducted at the Iowa Station, in which four

hundred pigs were fed in fifty-seven differ-

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weanling pigs where neither skim-

milk nor buttermilk is available. In

the series of hog feeding experiments

conducted at the Iowa station to

which reference is above made, it was

found that a little milk works won-

ders in pig feeding at this stage of the

pig’s development.



Where weanling pigs were fed on a

ration composed of corn, wheat mid-

dlings and tankage, the pigs ate under

the self-fed free-choice plan 299.9 lbs.

of corn, 53.5 lbs. of wheat middlings,

and 54.6 lbs. of tankage which would

represent fairly accurately the propor-

tions of these feeds which are requir-

ed by pigs of that age, the tankage

fed being 60 per cent protein.



\Vhere pigs were similarly fed on

the same feeds with the exception





 





 





 





Gilts Using Self-Feeder.





vents too





self-fed lots made the most econom-

ical gain secured by any method tried

in the experiments. This seems to

settle the fact that the pig’s appetite

is a sufficiently good guide as to feed

requirements. provided feeds are giv-

en which will afford a balanced ration

and the pig has attained an age when

such feeds are most suitable TO its use.



This combination of corn, middlings

and tankage is undoubtedly an excel-

lent one, although it might be. varied

somewhat to provide greater variety

in the ration and possibly to cheapen

its cost when one of these feeds was

excessively high in price.



Ration for Weanling Pigs.



Unfortunately we have no data at

hand regarding the efficiency of dif-

ferent mixtures of protein feeds or

prepared feeds such as calf meal for





 





Like Peas in a Pod at 2V2 Months. Afterwards the Small Ones were fed a One Per Cent Corn





as Much Tankage as the Large Ones. The Large Ones were Self-fed Corn and Tankage.





Ground Alfalfa or Oats with Other Grains Pre-





Much Fat.





that they were given a little less than

one quart of buttermilk per pig once

daily, practically the same amount of

corn but. considerably less protein

feeds were consumed, the consump-

tion of grain being as follows: Shell-

ed corn 299.7 lbs; wheat middlings 3

lbs; tankage 36 lbs, which amount of

grain, together with 155.8 lbs. of; but-

termilk were required to produce 100

lbs. of grain. Estimating the butter-

milk at a value of 25 cents per cwt.,

the cost of 100 lbs. of gain where but—

termilk was used in the ration was

$5.58; where none. was used it was

$5.90.



The results secured with feeding

skim-milk were practically the same

as those with buttermilk, the two

feeds being closely comparable as to

feeding value for pig. It is possible





 





 





 





Left, Corn, Tankage, Middiings, Self-fed on

Alfalfa; Right, Corn Products on Alfalfa.





that the addition of other feeds such

as oil meal, which compares closely





with buttermilk in its content of pro-





tein, might better the showing of the

pigs receiving no milk. lot‘tonseed

meal is detrimental to hogs, even.

when fed in small quantities and

should not be used as a pig feed.

With experimental data lacking with

regard to possibilities along this line,

individual experimentation would; be

interesting and perhaps profitable.

There is, however, no question about

the value of buttermilk or skim-milk





in the ration for the small pig, the





experiments above referred to show-

ing that. buttermilk had a value of

45.50 per hundred pounds when fed in

the combination above noted."





Other Important Results of Iowa

Experiment.



In the lowai feeding experiments

above referred to, 400 pigs were fed in

57 different ways, bringing out. promi-

nently many facts relatin: to pig feed-

ing which Michigan Farmer readers

may well ponder carefully. One result

of these experiments appears to be

the disproving of the popular opinion

that hogs will pay a better profit on

forage, articularly clover or alfalfa

pasture, where fed but a limited grain

ration. Curiously enough. 'aside from

disproving this fallacy, this series of

experiments indicates that the hog

which receives a maximum grain ra-

tion on alfalfa or other suitable for-





age will actually eat more of the 101'?





age than the one fed a limited grain

ration. This seemingly impossible re-

sult, is due to the fact that the hog

grows so much more rapidly that his

capacity for feeds is far greater when

fed on the maximum grain ration.

\Vhile good pasture reduces the cost

of pork production very materially,

the reduction is greatest when the

pigs are continually fed :z liberal or

maximum grain ration.



Another point hrough; out by this

series of experiments i.» lltl‘ apparent

fact that, corn Dl‘Odlll‘lr‘ alone, even

though supplying a lil'ht'ilé'ull)’ balanc-

cd ration on alfalfa or other pasture.

will not produce Ihc results which

will be secured from the addition of

other protein feeds to the ration so

that the p'gs may have a greater vari-

ety of feeds from which to balance

their own ration where the free~choice

plan of feeding is used.



The results of these feeding trials

as shown in the. finished animals, sey-

eral photographs of which are here

reproduced, are most convincing and

should prove of great value to the.

farmers of the entire country, since

the plan of feeding which gave the

uniformly best results is one which





 





 





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Winter Ration for Idle Horses.





Will someone kindly give me- the

amount of hay and grain, in pounds,

to feed to a farm team that is idle

most of the time? We have mixed

hay, clover and timothy, corn and

oats.



Oakland Co. SUBSCRIBER.





The question of feeding idle horses

is one of no small importance to every

farmer, since the cost of wintering

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AM not ready to'say. that breeding

I good horses on the farm is a lost



art, but it is c‘orrect to say that

there is not as much attention paid

to the colts during the period of

growth as there was twenty years

ago, nor as much as there should be

now. Especially the young men and

boys are not studying the require-

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ities which are desirable and add val~

me to them as servants of their own-

ers. One who has had a considerable

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can tell a horse that was neglected

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yond recovery, and there is a jaded

appearance which shows itself in the

lack of life and prompt action in the

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The fact should be made known

that. the muscles which had started

well while the colt was following its

mother have been allowed to waste

away to. a considerable degree the

first winter, and it. has been impossi—

ble to develop them to their normal

size, and regain the elasticity which

originally belonged to them. This

condition is frequently seen with the

grade draft horses raised by the non-

professional breeder.



A Wrong Rule is Followed.



lt-was the saying among many of

the. farmers of a half a century ago,

that the colts must be compelled to

rough it the first winter in order to

toughen them. They seemed to real-

ly believe that to winter the colts on

coarse. forage feeds, like straw, marsh

hay, corn stover and no grain, would

make them “easy keepers” later in

life. Their methods reduced the size

of the horses raised, destroyed their

naturally beautiful appearance. and

reduced their efficiency as workers.

I have heard farmers say that the

colts from the “thoroughbred” draft

sires are too flabby and hard keepers.

They meant “pure—bred,” as the word

“thoroughbred” properly refers to the

English running horse.



I am willing to admit that colts

sired by pure-bred draft sires do not

inherit. from their paternal ances-

tors, the capabilities of resisting the

cold rains in the fall, the severe

storms during the winter, and thriv-

ing on inferior feeds. The improved

draft horses have been improved un-

der good conditions, and by the con-

stant use of feeds which were best

adapted to their needs—good palata-

ble feeds.



Better Methods Suggested.



The man who provides comfortable

shelter for his colts during the rainy

weather in the fall, and begins to feed

them. some grain as soon as the grass

has been frost—bitten and lost some of

the nourishment which it formerly

contained, has started on the right

plan by which the colt’s muscles can

be kept growing and the colt form

retained. It is a critical period in the

Inc of the colt, and to tide the colt

over from the summer feeds and sum-

mer comforts to comfortable condi-

tions and proper winter feeds is a.

wise plan.



The winter feeds are not as succu-

lent as the pasture grasses, and yet

by modern methods the colt can be

kept growing the first winter and the

fine colt shape can be retained. If

one has ensilage the colt can be fed

some of that once a day with benefit

and safety. If one has alfalfa hay,

he has the best of forage feeds. If

not the alfalfa, perhaps the June clo-

ver is present and can be used. Tim-

othy hay, if one does not have any-

thing better, can be used. For colts,

timothy should be out before the seed

ripens. Such hay as will give good





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The kind and amount of grain to be;

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bran with a small percentage of oil.

meal may be fed with good results.l

’One’s good judgment as to the.

amount of grain to feed, must be the

guide, varying according to the size

of the colt. and the quality of the for-

age used. l



The colts do best when allowed

their freedom in the open yard dur~l

ing the day when the weather is fair,,

but, during stormy weather, and,

nights, they should be comfortably

housed. All the good water that a

colt can drink should be supplied

twice per day.



If the coils have not been broken tol

halter before, they should be tied and

led during the first winter, and gently

handled enough to keep them under

control and familiarize them with

their master.



Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP. l





HOW TO BUTCHER A SHEEP.



The work of killing and dressing 3

sheep is a little more difficult than is

the case with a hog, but when the art

is thoroughly mastered the work can

be speedily done. A sheep that I in-

tend to kill is removed from the rest

of the llock eight to 10 hours before

being slaughtered and is put in rather

a close dark pen without feed, in or-

der to allow the stomach and entrails





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to clean. In killing the animal is put

on its left side in a V-shaped trough

about one and a hall“ feet. above the

ground. Its feet are tied and the ani-

mal so placed that its head will ex-

tend beyond the end of the trough.

One hand is placed on the back of the

neck and the other under the jaw,

then by a quick motion its neck is

broken to end all suffering. As soon

as its neck is broken it is stuck with

a sharp knife just, back of the ear,

care being taken to sever both jugular

veins. I cut through to the backbone

but. am careful not. to sever the gullet

as its contents would come up and

spoil the flavor of the meat. After





 





 





killing the process of skinning is start—

ed on the hind logs, the gainbrel is in-;

sorted and the carcass hung up, the;

same as a hog. The wool is never al-'

lowed to touch the. meat and care isl





exercised not to cut into it. I let the: "





knife slip down sideways and fre-iE

quently dip it in water to keep it clean. ,

After the skin is pulled down from

the hind legs it is “clubbed” off with,

a short, clean stick. In removing the,

entrails I split the animal down the?





belly from tail to breast bone, being,





careful not to cut the entrails. \Vith

a sharp knife the hams are divided.

When the carcass is spread open to

cool it is washed off by a bucket of

cold water being thrown over it. I

usually sell some of the meat to neigh-

bors who, at, the time, have no sheep

fat enough to kill.

Illinois. W. M. HARDY.

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attempt to show farmers that crop-

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“but we must not deceive ourselves.

No amount of powerful logic nor the-

ory can displace the commonly ob-

served rac': that we cannot continually

take fertilizing constituents from the

soil Without returning something

thereto. While it is true that the le-

gumes have the power to fix free

nitrogen from the atmosphere, that is

about as far as they can go in the fer-

tilizing process except that the roots

2151 some humus to the soil. There is

no plant that can take either phos-

phoric acid or potash from the air for

the Simple reason that there is none

in the air. The proposition reduces

itself, then, to putting back upon the

land what has been taken from it,

with the exception of the nitrogen ele-

'ment. It is an established fact that

the sale of any dairy product removes

less fertilizing constituents from the

farm than almost any other product

that can be sold.



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Cropping.



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that the chemical constituents of the

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there is abundant reason to believe

that the physical condition of the soil

far outweighs any chemical consider-

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The Demand for Dairy Stock.



Never in the history of the country

was there such an under-current of

demand for pure-bred dairy stock, and

why? Is it because the purebred cow

is of any more value than is the scrub

cow, or is it the result of a fad for

pure breeding animals? It is neither

one of these. We will grant that there

are some scrub cows that are far su-

perior in dairy capacity to some pure-

bred cows, but this is the exception

rather than the rule. The very fact

that a cow is a pure-bred shows that

her ancestry has been selected care-

fully and that the owners of the an-

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to propagate certain desirable fea-

tures. In the dairy world, the breed-

ers for hundreds of years have been

breeding to get a cow that can pro-

duce milk economically—in fact, the

economy of milk production is the only

true criterion of the value of a dairy

cow and upon this very fact hinges

the proposition that a pure-bred cow

is worth more than a scrub cow.





The price of land constantly in-

creases; labor costs are increasing—

in truth, all costs connected with farm-

ing are on the rise and as these costs

increase, more rigid economy must be

enforced. This rigid economy points

to promotion of the dairy industry.





Dairy Young Stock Makes Good Beef.





Many people contend that the

young stock of the dairy breeds can-

not be made into prime beef. It can

be. I helped butcher three steers last

winter; a Durham, an Aberdeen-Au-

gus, and a Holstein grade. All were

prime beef and Mr. Roller, of Lan-

sing’s leading market, inspected the

carcasses and offered just 11 cents a

pound. He did not say, “I will give

you 11 cents for the first two and

nine and one-halfcents for the last,”

as some. people have chosen to say in

the last two or three months. This

proved that the statement that dairy

young stock cannot be made into good

beef is a fallacious one.





Because milk products are in de-

mand, because the dairy cow so mate-

rially helps to solve the problem of

.soil fertility, and because of the de_-

mend for pure-bred , stock, it seems

that there is no cause for fear on the

part of the dairy breeder that dairy-

iug will give way or lurch far to the

starboard on the troubled waters.

Good cows should not be sacrificed.



Illinois. I. J. MATHEWS.





PROFITABLE-AGE 0F MILCH

COWS.



It is the belief of many dairymen

that when a cow reaches the age of

nine or ten years, her useful years

are over, and that she should be re

placed by one younger. Numbers of

cows are sent to the shambles every

year because the owners have a set

opinion that cows at a certain age

are no longer profitable. Other things

being equal, we believe this is a mis-

take. A cow that. has been well cared

for, with generous rations and proper

attention given to her comfort,

through all seasons of the year, is

better and will make a more profita-

ble return at ten years old than at

any other age.



We have had several cows that

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at least 13- or 14 years old. After this

age they" gradually declined both in

quantity andrquality. of milk until we

believed they were no longer profit-

able and we then sold them to the

butcher.



Cows with first calves——at two or

three years— are generally unprofit-

able in their milk yield, and one real-

ly good cow at ten years of age will

pay a better revenue than two that

are performing their first year’s duties

in the dairy herd, and it will always

be found that she consumes but a lit-

tle more food than one of the younger

ones. This is a fact'that should be

remembered by all those who are

dairying for profit.



Indiana. D. LEA’I‘IIERMAN.

COW-TESTING RESULTS IN CAN-



ADA.



For the purpose of encouraging and

assisting farmers to keep records of

the quantity of milk produced by each

cow, so that the profitable ones may

be distinguished from the unprofit-

able, dairy—record centers have been

established in Canada. For the year

which ended March 31, 1915, 35 of

these dairy-record centers were in op—

eration. The results are, according

to a report received by the Depart-

mentof Commerce, that “the average

p1'oductio1r of milk in Canada has

been increased by 1,000 pounds per

cow since this work was started. With

over two and a half million cows in

Canada, the value of the total annual

production is thus increased by at

least $25,000,000, and the work is only

just. begun.”



In one of the associations the aver-

age production of the two-year—olds

was 4,430 pounds of milk and 170.3

pounds of fat. The lowest production

of milk as 2,515 pounds by a scrub

llolstein. The lowest amount of fat

was 91.5 pounds, by a scrub Ayrshire.

The highest amount of milk was by a.

pure-bred Holstein, which produced

7,994 pounds and the highest amount

of fat as 315.7 pounds, by a pure-bred

Holstein. Of all cows in the associa-

tion the highest amount of milk was

13,027 pounds, by a pure-bred Hol-

stein, four years old, and the highest

amount of fat 513.2 pounds, by the

same cow. The average production of

all cows of all ages, was 5,336.8

pounds of milk and 202 pounds of fat.





SILO SEEPAGE.





We erected a tile silo the past sum-

mer, our first experience in the silo

line, securing experienced men in this

line of work for the erection and spar-

ed no expense to make it a perfect

job. Later, during the heavy rains

and before filling we noticed that it

would wet through, and since filling

we noticed it wets through from the

inside as the ensilage juices appear in

several places on the outside. We

anticipate more or less spoiled silage

as a result and we wonder as to the

best way to overcome this condition.

Is it one that is apt to occur in silos





of this type?

St. Joseph Co. J. M. A.





This silo seepage is well known by

all who have had experience with

silos. If the corn is put in the silo as

green as it should be, there will a1-

wnys be seepage, no matter what kind

of silo. If there is no noticeable seep—

age, you may be pretty sure that your

corn was too dry when the silo was

filled.



It must be remembered that the

pressure of a column of water 30 feet

high is 33 pounds per square foot;

this is sufficient pressure to burst a

strong barrel. If there is any free

moisrure in the silo, it is going to be

forced through the pores of the ce-

ment. If corn is put in a little too

green, the juice will sometimes run

out or ooze out sufficiently to form

streams and run over the yard.



This summer when we filled our silo

with pea vines, the seepage was so

great that several streams ran out and

the juice ran down the lane gutter for

more than sixty rods to the creek and





poluted the water. Of course, the

rains, of which we had plenty at the

time, helped to carry the juice so far.

I don’t think J. M. A. need worry

about this, he will probably find his

silage in good condition.



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be bought. E. D.



It takes an expensive grain ration

for cows that have only cornstalks for

roughage. I would not advise depend-

ing entirely on grain to balance this

ration. It would be cheaper and bet-1

ter, I am sure, to buy clover hay and;

not feed so much grain. Clover hay

can be bought for $10 to $12 per ton,’

I think, and I am positive the cows

would do better to feed clover hay

once a day and cornstalks once a day

rather than cornstalks all the time for

both feeds. 5



I would recommend corn and oats1

ground together, wheat bran and oil

meal for a grain ration. I would mix,

them equal parts by weight, that is, 100 ‘3

pounds of corn and oats, 100 pounds





of wheat bran and 100 pounds of oilI





meal. Give them all the cornstalks

they will eat and then as many

pounds of grain per day for each cow

as she produces pounds of butter-fat

each week. That is, if a cow produces

nine pounds of butter-tat in a week.

give her nine pounds of the grain mix

ture per day, or give her one pound

of grain for every three or four

pounds of milk she produces.



11' you buy clover hay, vou can cut

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NO LOSS OF BUTTER-FAT FROM

HEAVY CREAM.





Do I lose buttei- fat by skimming off

a heavy c1eam testing about 45- 50? l



(id. T1ave1se COR A. W. i



No, there is no loss of butter- -fatl‘

when you skim a 45 pe1 cent cream. 1

The separator will do just as thor-

ough work and skim a 40 to 45 per

cent; cream as it will when you only

skim 18 to 20 per cent cream. The

separator is set so a certain amount

of the milk is thrown out of: the

cream opening by the centrifugal

force. That portion of the milk which

is thrown out contains the butter-fat,

because it is lighter than the other

portions of the milk and is more eas-

ily thrown out by the force. When

you skim 20 per cent cream, more

milk goes out with the butter-fat.

Making the opening smaller allows

less milk to go out, hence a propor-

tionately larger amount of butter-fat,

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SPOILED SILAGE.





 





Spoiled silage may not seem to in-

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sults almost entirely from mold and

could have been prevented, although

the only thing to do now is to study

what has happened in your silo and

learn 110w to do better next year.



Unless the silo was sealed 01' feed-

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ten manure could not work without

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filling is the commonest cause of the

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alleyway. At each end rafters were

extendedto the short corner posts, at,

northeast and northwest corners. On

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covered with tar paper. In the west

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wide, and goes almost to the bottom

of the alleyway, opening outward.

Steps were made outside.





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a heavy layer of hemlock boughs was

placed and the entire side was cover-

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the two tall ones and two between the

corner short posts, all six of the short

ones being of equal height. This bed

,as then boarded up. When completed

lit was three feet wide, 12 feet long

and boarded up two feet, which, you

‘1wi11 observe, puts the top of the bed

some six inches above the level of the

ground. Then 20 inches south of the

tall posts I sunk two other tall posts

and set two short ones between them.

Three feet south of these a row of

short posts was set. This, when

boarded up like the other one, made

another bed three feet wide and 12

feet long. Between the two beds is

the alleyway 18 inches wide and it

should be dug to the depth which will

best enableyou to stand up in it and





reach over the beds. Mine is 30

inches.

A 12-foot two-by-six timber was





 





 





 





Vineyards was Good this Year.





each three by 12 feet, containing some

72 square feet of space. They are so

situated that the operator can stand

in the alleyway and reach to the farth-

est point of either—~no more back-

breaking work, as when the hot—bed is

used. Then, too, the beds may be ex-

amined or worked without exposing

the tender plants to a chilling atmos-

phere as is necessary with the hot-

bed. In case of a cold snap the heat

of the beds may be supplemented by

using an oil stove or lamps.



Additional planting pace may be

had by constructing shallow boxes or

flats, as the' greenhouse men, call

them, just long enough to set across

the alleyway.



In such a house as I use on my own

farm not only all of the early lettuce,

radishes, etc., needed to furnish the

family are grown, but all of the cab-

bage, tomato, celery, pepper and other

plants which we need are easily pro

duced and with a little extra attention

next spring we are going to try to

furnish a good many hundred plants

to neighbors at so much per. By us:

ing a cold frame to transplant plants
,THEHMIQHIGAN.FARMER than

early in October than thev others.)

"l‘he cold summer delayed the ripen—

ing so that it kept the grape men on

the anxious set for fear the grapes

would not mature. As it was, the time

of ripening was delayed several weeks

but the good weather this fall has

enabled many to harvest most of their

crop. The condition of the vines

had something to do with their ripen-

ing. Those which were heavily load-

ed did not ripen as readily as those

with only a fair crop. In order to

have grapes ripen well there must be

a certain amount of healthy leaf sur-

face. The heavy bearing vines un-

doubtedly developed fruit at the sac-

rifice of the foliage and therefore did

not ripen as well as vines with less

fruit and more foliage.



The weather conditions also produc—

ed surprises in the behavior of varie-

ties. The Delaware, which is alwaysI

a rather weak grower, went to the top

of the list for vigorous growth. It was

also wonderfully productive of grapes,

which were larger than normally. The;

Niagaras and Concords, usually goodl





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into one may produce thousands of

the best quality of plants for the early-

top-notch market.



The house will last for many years,

the first cost. being practically the

only one involved. It more than pays

for itself on what may be saved on

early produce the first year or two.



Mason Co. I. B. McMURTRY.





‘Hanes is great

for keeping out '

the cold”





Read this Gnar-

antee. R e a d

Every Word.





We uarantee

Hones ndechar

absolutely—every

thread. stitch and

button. Weiurther

guarantee to return

your money or give

you a new garment

ii any scam breaks

on any piece of

Hones Underwear.





Why Should '

You Pa





More? on

Can’t Get

More





There's absolutely every-



thing in Hanes Elastic Knit

Winter-Weight Underwear that



any man could possibly wish for-

everything. And don't forget this

-—only 50c buys a single garment and



$l .00 a union suit. Call on your

Hanes dealer in town and ask him to

show you this soft, warm, fleccy under—

wear and you'll surely rig yourself out with

Hanes, because any man can see with half

an eye that it's the greatest value in America

today—no exception. The same value.

whether you buy single garments or union

suits. Now, follow closely and look at the

circles in the picture—see what your money





THE SEASON’S EFFECT IN THE

VINEYARD.





It goes without saying that the sea-

son jnst past has been a most peculiar

one, but it is surprising to note how

little effect the abnormal weather con-

ditions have had on fruit crops. One

would expect that, due to so much wet

weather, the fungus diseases would

be prevalent, but thorough spraying

gave surprisingly good results, if it

was done in time. Trees have made

good growth and have been compara-

tively free from blight. The insect

pests have not been serious on ac-

count of the cold weather. The aphis,





 





 

 





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however, has had ideal weather for its

development and on that account has

been rather hard to control. This dif-

ficulty in control should not be blamed

on the remedies used, but on the time

of application and abnormal weather.

Those. who made the early spraying

for aphis at the right time were quite

successful in its control.



The grape has been affected more

by the weather than any other fruit.

Early in the season a frost got many

of the vineyards after they had start-

ed growing. These vineyards started

new growth and set'to fruit but were

more seriously affected by the frosts.





Profitable Strawberry Growingr





NE spring several years ago, the

O writer, being anxious to try an



experiment, with strawberries,

set out 500 plants on a piece of land

four-by-four rods, containing just a.

tenth of an acre. The next spring he

sold 512 quarts of berries from this

plot for $74.10.



For several years previous, berries

had sold on the market for from five

to eight cents a box. He believed

that, by adopting a different method

of packing and marketing, the price

could be materially increased.



lie realized that in order to secure

a better price the fruit must, first of

all, be strictly first—class in quality.

\Yith this end in View, he ordered

from the nursery plants propagated

from mother plants that had never

been allowed to fruit. This is the only

way to get good, strong plants.



Before the plants arrived, the

ground was put in good condition. The

soil was a black loam that had been

worked for years without fertilization.

Two wagon loads of stable manure

Was turned under to a depth of eight

inches, and it was hart-owed four

times. ' L



The plants came in good condition.

They were heeled in in moist soil un-

til ready to use. Only one bunch of

25 plants was carried at a time, in a.

basket which had one end covered

to protect the plants from wind and

sun. \Vith a pair of shears, the roots

of the plants were cut off about one-

third of their length before the bunch-

es were untied. They were set in

rows three and one-half feet apart and

approximately 28 inches apart in the

row.



All blossoms were picked off this

year. Each plant was allowed to make

four runners, which were placed

around the mother plant in star shape.

All other runners were treated as

weeds and cut out. W'hen fall came,

the plants covered the entire foot-

wide space,_ and were as nice and-

green as when set in the spring. They

were covered lightly with rye straw,

which was “removed in the spring

from directly 'over the plants and al-

lowedtolay between the rows, forming





growers, did not do as well as usual.{

This would indicate that the Delaware

delights in plenty of moisture, where-

as the othcr prominent. varieties could

not. do as well as normally under con-

ditions which existed this year.



The vines in most cases bore well

and if the frost did not hurt the crop

the grape grower had a profitable sea‘

son, as prices were good. As is gener-





 





ally known, the. grape bears its fruit,

on the new wood and usually one or

two bunches on each growth, but this

year it; was a common sight to see

three, and even four, well developed

bunches on a shoot.





a. cushion for the fruit, and keeping

weeds down and the ground moist.



\Vhen blossoming time came they

were a sight to see. And later when





 





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HAN





ELASTIC KNIT





UNDERWEAR





All Hancs Union Suits have pearl





buttons. The union suits have a closed





crotch and elastic shoulder with improved lap seam to keep the'slecve in

place and allow lots of room withoutbinding.





This label on every garment





Anklets are form-filling—keep the cold out.





The single garments have elastic collarette to

keep the throat warm. Improved cufls hug





the wrist and won't Hare out.





Strong, well-





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guaranteed to have unbreakable seams.





Buy none without it





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the ripe fruit appeared, they surpass—

ed in beauty any nursery catalog pic~





ture. The fruit was graded in the

field. l<‘our-quart carriers were used

in picking. Nothing but first~class





fruit was put in the boxes for sale as

table fruit. All under—ripe, over—ripe,

and mis-shapen berries were placed in

separate boxes and sold for canning

purposes. The. top"“yer was placed

in rows with the stems down, thus

making a very attractive package. A

nice two-color label, which consisted

of a picture of a strawberry in red

and the wording, “Fancy Strawber-

ries,” and the farm name and address

in black, was pasted on each box. Ar-

rangements were made with a local

grocer catering to the highest. class

trade to handle the berries on com-





 





mission. The grower set the retail

price at 15 cents a. box and he gave

the grocer one and a. half cents a box

for handling, 'the grower agreeing to

take back any unsold.



The. berries were placed on display

beside others whose price was eight

cents. It was surprising to see how

many customers picked up the 15 cent

berries in preference to the eiglit~cent

ones. Four hundred and hixty-four

boxes ere sold in this way for 69.60.

Ten times this amount. could have

easily been sold. The remaining 48

quarts were sold forcanning at $1.50





a crate. The expense was as follows:

Plowing and harrowing. ......... $2.00

Five hundred plants ............. 2.50

Manure ............ . ........... 1.00

Spraying material .............. .30

Straw . . . . ...................... 4.00

Thirty-two crates at 12c ........ 384

Four hundred sixty—four labels at



$3 per thousand ............... 1.40

Commission, 464 boxes at 1%c.. 6.96



Total ....................... $22.00





As the grower did the labor in

spare time, and it was hard to esti-

mate; it is not included in the ex-

penses. The berries sold for a total

of $74.10. This left a net profit of

$52.10, or at the rate of $521 an acre.





it bears the "Hones" label.





on the Hanes dealer in your town

examine this splendid underwear.





If you don 't know who he is, write us.

Read guarantee in left- hand top corner.





P. H. HANES KNITTING“C0., Winston-Salem, N. C.





 





 





 





 





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Wheel Base~~llS inches.



Springs—Frant—Semi~elliptic —38" 22"

with 7 leaves. Rear—three-quarter

elliptic. Lower section—44 % "x2 ”

With 7 leaves; upper section 22 13-16":

2" with 7 leaves.



Front Axle—‘I-beam, drop forged, with

Timken roller bearing spindles.



Rear Axle —— Tubular »—~- semi-floating.

Timken roller bearings at differential—

Hyatt High Duty roller bearings at

wheels. pinion integral with stub shaft

—two universal joints in propeller shafl:

—torque taken by separate torque arms

*gear ratio 4 to 1.



Tires—34" x 4” front and rear. Non-

skid on rear.



Motor—~Vertical, four~cylinder, cast in

pairs,modified L type with integral head,

with inlet valve in head. Valves

mechanically operated and protected.

Exhaust valve seated directly in the

cylinder. Barrel type crank case with

three crank shaft bearings. Helical

timing gears running in oil.



Cylinder dimensions—4 34' x 4 Bi".



Horsepower—3S.



Cooling System—Water jackets and

tubular radiator, cellular pattern.

Water circulation by centrifugal pump

direct to exhaust valves.



Carburetor—aAutomatic, heated by hot

air and hot water.



Ignition—Combined generator and mag-

neto driven through timing gears; 100

ampere hour storage battery.



Starter~—Electric, separate unit. six volts.

connected to transmission.



Transmission—Selective swinging type

with single rod, center control.



Clutch—~Multiple dry disc, faced with

asbestos, with positive and instant

release.



Brakes—Two on each rear wheel, one

internal, one external, 14" diameter

drums.



Steering—Gear and sector with 18"

steering wheel.



Control—Left-hand drive, center control

—~spark and throttle on steering wheel

with foot accelerator. Positivewthief

proof locking device.



Fenders—~Drawn sheet steel of latest

oval type. »



Gasoline Capacity—l6 gallons. ‘



Body~ —Five-passenger streamline touring

car type with extra wide full “U” doors,

front and rear. Genuine leather up-

holstering. Deep cushions and backs.



F inieh—Body, Golden Olive; running

gear, black; equipment, nickel tlimmed.



Equipment — Fully electric lighted

throughout, improved 5-bow, one—man

mohair top With full side curtains.

mohair slip cover; clear-vision, rain-

vision. ventilating windshield; speed-

ometer, electric horn; extra run With

improved tire brackets; pump; jack;

complete tool and tire outfit; foot and





robe rails.

Price—$875. f. o. b. Lansing, Mich.





 





 





 





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—this New Reo the Fifth





at Its New Price





WE REO FOLK FEEL that if we had accomplished only this, the perfection of this great Reo

The Fifth model to the high degree it has attained, our contribution to the progress or the world

would have been well worth while.



TO HAVE ACHIEVED through years of endeavor a motor car of such mechanical excellence—.—

such absolute reliability—dependability, and of such low maintenance cost—is a record of which

any corps of engineers might well be proud. .



WHEN YOU CONSIDER that the average cost of maintenance for cars of this model has proven

to be less than six dollars per car per year (and thousands of owners tell us they have never spent

a dollar for replacements or repairs), you will appreciate that the quality of materials in this

product must be wonderfully uniform throughout. '





AND THAT IS THE FACT. A marvelous degree of precision—and uniformity—has been

reached and is applied to the composition and treatment of metals that go into Reo cars.





THAT IS WHERE REO QUALITY is obtained—that and the equally accurate workmanship fOr

which the Rec factories and organization is famous among automobile manufacturers.



THIS REO THE FIFTH represents more years of concentrated effort on the part of Rec engi-

neers—has been more consistently refined and improved—-and for a longer period—than any

other automobile in America so far as we can recall.



IT IS THE RIPEST PRODUCT of Reo experience and engineering acumen. And all there was

of Reo good intent—Reo integrity——Reo aspiration—went into the original designing and,

year after year since then, into the refining of this model until the result is this newest Reo the

Fifth, a motor car that very nearly approximates perfection—as nearly as is humanly possible.



BUT IF THAT IS an engineering achievement of the first magnitude—~and we submit that the

extremely low up-keep cost combined with the consistency of performance of Reo the Fifth

proves it to be all that—still we believe our greatest achievement has been the placing of this

great car—this big, roomy, powerful car—within your reach at its present price.



FIVE YEARS AGO it was not possible to procure a car of this quality—performance, beauty, fin-

ish, reliability and low operation cost—anywhere in the world at $5,000.





IN FACT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE to obtain a car of such mechanical excellence at any price—

because science had not up to that time, developed an automobile to that point of perfection.





WE SOMETIMES WONDER if the average buyer appreciates. what a marvelous piece of mechan-

ism he is now able to own for so small an amount.





WHY, IT WAS UNDREAMED OF a few years ago—most buyers cannot grasp it even yet.





STUDY THE SPECIFICATIONS—Consider the power; the wheel base; the bigness of the car in

every way. Then look at the finish; inspect the workmanship—the fineness, the accuracy :—

RIDE IN IT—DRIVE IT YOURSELF—for you can easily drive Reo the Fifth if you have ever



handled any automobile—and learn at first hand how silent and sweet running it is,——



THEN RENIEIWBER that back of all we say and your local Reo dealer says about this car is the

Rec guarantee backed in turn by Reo financial stability and Reo integrity. And say then if any-

where else in all the world you can find such value as is represented in this latest edition of Reo

the Fifth at its price—$875.





REO MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LANSING, MICHIGAN, U. S. A.





 





 





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This Magazine Section forms Rpart of our paper every week.





HEN Madeline Hammond step-

Wped from the train at El Cajon,



New Mexico, it was nearly mid-

night. Her first impression was of a.

huge, dark space of cool, windy emp-

tiness, strange and silent, stretching

away under white, blinking stars.



“Miss, there’s no one to meet you,”

said the conductor, rather anxiously.



“I wired my brother,” she replied.

“The train being so late—perhaps he

grew tired of waiting. He will be here

presently. But—if he should not come

»—~surely I can find a hotel?”



“There’s lodgings to be had. Get

the station—agent to show you. If

you’ll excuse me, this is no place for

a lady like you to be alone at night.

It’s a rough litt‘orotown—mostly Mex-

icans, miners, cowboys; and they car-





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ouse a lot. Besides, the revolution

across the border has stirred 11p ex-

citement alone the line. Miss, I guess

it' s safe 011011;; 11, if you—~”



“Thank you. I am not in the least

al‘rait .”



As the train started to glide. away

lliss Hammond walked toward the

dimly lighted station. As she t'as

about to enter, she encountered a

Mexican with sombrero hiding his fea-

tures and a blanket mainline; his

shoulders.





 





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“Is there anyone here to meet Miss

Hammond?” she asked.



“No sabe, senora,” he replied from

under the muffling blanket, and shut-

fled away into the shadow.



She entered the empty waiting-

room. An oil—lamp gave out. a thick,

yellow light. The ticket-window was

open, and through it. she saw that;

there was neither agent nor operator

in the little compartment. A tele—

graph instrument clicked faintly.



Madeline Hammond stOOd apping a





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shapely foot on the floors, .Withsome

amusement she contrasted her arrival

in El Cajon with her usual reception

when she left a train at the Grand

Central. The only time she could re-

member being alone like this was

once when she had missed her maid

and her train at a plat-e outside of

Versailles—an adventure that had

been a novel and delightful break in

the prescribed routine of her much

chaperoned life. i ‘



She crossed the waiving—room to a

window, and, holdingr aside her éyeil,

looked out. At first she could déscry

only a few dim lights, and these blur-

red in her sight. As her eyes grew

accustomed to the darkness, she saw

a. superbly built horse standing'near

the window; Beyond was a bare

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Winston Churchill and the Kaiser

Before the War.





 

 





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Inspectors Examining for Bombs in Oil Casks Consigned to Nations at War.

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square; or,‘ it it Was-s street, it was

the 'widest one Madeline had ever





' seen.





The dim light shone from low, flat

buildings. She ‘made out the dark

shapes of many horses, all standing

motionless wit/h drooping heads.

Through a hole in thelwindow-glass

came a cool breeze, and on it breath-

ed a sound that struck coarsely upon

her ear—a discordant mingling of

laughter and shouting, and the tramp

of boots to the hard music of a phon-

ograph.



“Western revelry!” mused Miss

Hammond, as she left the window.

“Now, what to do? I’ll wait here.

Perhaps the stution-agent will return

soon or Alfred will come for me.”



As she sat down to wait she review-





»ed the causes which accounted for





the remarkable situation in which she

found herself. That Madeline Ham-

mond should be alone, at a late hour.

in a dingy little western railroad sta—

tion, was indeed extraordinary.



The close 01‘ her debutante year had

been marred by the only unhappy ex-

perience of her life—the disgrace of

her brother and his leaving home.

She dated from that time the begin-

ning of a certain thoughtful habit of

mind and of a growing dissastifaction

with the brilliant life society offered

her.



The change had been so gradual

that it was permanent before she real-

ized it. For a while an active out-

door lifc—golf, tennis, yachting——

kept this realization from becoming

morbid introspection. There came a

time when even these lost charm for

her, and then she believed that she

was indeed ill in mind.



Travel did not. help her. There had

been months of unrest, of curiously

painful wonderment that her position.

her wealth, her popularity no longer

sufficed. She believed that she had

lived through the dreams and fancies

of a girl to become a woman of the

world. And she had gone on as be-

fore, a part of the glittering show,

but no longer blind to the truth—~that

there was nothing in her luxurious

life to make it significant.



Sometimes from the depths of her

there flashed up, at odd moments, in-

timations of a future revolt. She re-

membered one evening at the opera,

when the curtain had risen upon a

particularly effective piece of stage

scenery—a broad space of deep deso-

lateness, reaching away under an in-

finitude of night sky, illumined by

stars. The suggestion it brought of

vast wastes of lonely, rugged earth, of

a great blue—arched vault of starry

sky, pervaded her soul with a strange,

sweet peace.



When the scene was changed she

lost this vague new sense of peace.

Turning away from the stage in irri-

tation, she looked at the long. curved

tier of glittering boxes that represent-

ed her world. It was a distinguished

and splendid world——the wealth, fash-

ion, culture. beauty, and blood of a

nation. She. Madeline Hammond, was

a part of it.



She smiled, she listened, She talked

to the men who came into the Ham-

mond box between the acts, and yet

she felt that there was not a moment

when she was natural. true to herself.

She wondered why these people could

not somehow be different, but she

could not tell what she wanted them

to be. If they had been different, they

would not have fitted the place; in-

deed, they would not have been there

at all. Yet she thought wistfully that,

to her mind, they were lacking in

something.



And suddenly, realizing she would

probably marry one of these men if

she did not revolt, she had been as-

sailed by a great weariness, an icy,

sickening sense that life had. palled

upon her. She was tired of fashion-

able society. She was tired of pol-

ished, impertlirbable men who sought

only to please her; she was tired of

being feted, admired, loved. followed,





 





and importuned; tired of people, tired

of fine houses} luxury, ostenation,

noise; tired' of herself.



In the lonely distance and the pas-

sionless stars of boldly painted stage

scenery she had caught a glimpse of

something that stirred her soul. The

feeling did not last. She could not

call it back.



She imagined that the very bold-

ness of the scene had appealed to

her; she divined that the man who

painted it had found inspiration, joy,

strength, serenity, in rugged nature.

And at last she knew what she need-

ed~—to be alone, to brood for long

hours, to gaze out on lonely, silent,-

darkening stretches, to watch, the

stars, to. face her soul, to find her.

real self!



Then‘ it ,was that she had first

thought of visiting the brother who

had gone west to cast his fortune

with the cattlemen. As it happened,

she had friends who were on the eve

of starting for California, and she

made a quick decision to travel with

them. .



When she calmly announced her in-

tention, her mother had exclaimed in

consternation. Her father, surprised

into pathetic memory of the black

sheep of the family. had stared at her

with glistening eyes.



“Why, Madeline:

that wild boy?”



Then he had reverted to the anger

he still felt against his wayward son,

and had forbidden Madeline to go.

Her mother forgot. her haughty poise

and dignity. Madeline, however, had

exhibited a will she had never been

known to possess; she stood her

ground, even to reminding them that

she was twenty-four and her own

misn‘ess. In the end she had prevail-





You want to see





DEC. 4, 1915.





ed, and that without.‘ betrayingxthe real

state of her mind. ‘ ' '-





Her decision to visit her brother

had been too hurriedly made and fact-

ed upon to give her time to write to

him about it, and so she had tele.

graphed from New York, and again, a

day later, from 'Chicago, where her

traveling'friends had' been delayed by

illness. Nothing could have turned

her back then.



Madeline had planned to arrive in

El Cajon on the third of October, her

brother’s birthday, and she had suc-

ceeded, though her arrival occurred

at the twenty-fourth hour. Her train

had been seven hours late. Whether

or not the message had reached Al-

fred's hands she had no means of tell-

ing, and the thing which concerned

her now was the fact that she had ar-

rived and he was not there.



It did not take long for thought of

the past to give way wholly to the

reality of the present.



“I hope nothing has happened to

Alfred,” she. said to herself. “He was

well, doing splendidly, the last time

he wrote. To be. sure, that was a

good while ago, but then, he never

wrote often. He’s all right, I’m sure.

Pretty soon he’ll come, and how glad

I’ll be! I wonder if he will be very

much changed.”



As she sat waiting in the yellow

gloom she heard the faint, intermit-

tent click of the telegraph instrument,

the low hum of wires, the occasional

stamp of an iron-shod hoof, and :1 dis-

tant laugh rising above the sounds of

the dance. These commonplace things

were new to her. She became con—

scious of a slight quickening of her

pulse.



Madeline had only a limited knowl-



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How Weather Forecasts are Made





OW are the weather forecasts



made? To this the shortest and



simplest answer is: By tele—

graph.



The weather forecaster does not

look out of the window and guess. He

is not weatherwise like the old salt

who scents the approach of a storm

without knowing how. To the signs

by which the ordinary citizen decides

whether to take his umbrella with him

or leave it at home, he pays no atten-

tion. Give him his telegraph wires

and he can make his predictions as

accurately in a windowless cellar as

on the top of New York’s highest sky-

scraper.



The private individual sees the

clouds settle on a near-by mountain

or the rain sweep over a field a mile

from his house and knows that the

storm will be on him in a few min-

utes. With the aid of the telegraph

the weather man sees the same storm

when it is a thousand miles away. and

not only this storm but every other

one in the country. He knows in what

direction and at what speed each is

moving, and can thus calculate with

reasonable accuracy the approximate

time when it will reach any place in

its route. .



Twice a day, at eight in the morn-

ing and eight in the evening. reports

are telegraphed to Washington from

about 200 observers stationed in as

many different localitieg‘n the United

States and Canada. In these reports

the observers do not volunteer their

personal opinions about what is going

to happen. They confine themselves

to a plain statement of the actual con-

ditions at that particular moment, the

pressure or weight of the atmos-

phere, the temperature, the direction

and velocity of the wind, the amount

of rain since the last report, and so

forth. From this information the

Weather Map of the United States is

made up, showing the conditions that

prevail in every part of the country.

Since there are two maps -- for each

day it is obvious that by comparing

them the forecaster can keep track of





the course and progress of both storms

and periods of clear weather. From

that, the next step is to predict what

sort of weather will prevail for a day

or two in any given locality.



This map is the basis for all scien

tific weather forecasting. A glance at

it will show that it is divided into

“high pressure areas” and “low pres-

sure areas.” These are technical

terms used to describe the regions in

which the weight or pressure of the

atmosphere is great (high) or small

(low). At sea level the barometer,

which is used to measure this weight.

will register 30 inches under normal

conditions of the atmosphere. \Vhen

it registers more than this, say 30.5

or 31, the pressure is “high;” when

29.5 or less. “low.” In this way the

height of a column of mercury'in a

barometer indicates the weight of the

air just as, in a thermometer, it indi-

cates the temperature.



Low pressure usually mean strong

winds, rain, and rising temperature:

high pressures, cool, clear weather.

For a reason to be explained later.

these ‘“ iighs” and “lows,” as they are

called, travel in a general direction

from west to east. The forecaster

notes their progress on the map, per-

ceives their speed and their route, and

then predicts the time of their arrival

at any specified point. If they travel

ed, like a. ship steered by compass,

an exact course to the east, and if

they moved invariably at the same

speed, then weather forecasting would

be a simple sum in. arithemtic, like

calculating the time when a railroad

train running 50 miles‘an hour will ar-

rive at a station 500 miles away. But

storms are not railroad trains. They

travel in an easterly direction, but

they do not travel due east. Their

speed is liable to change, and they are

affected by the presence of other

atoms, by mountain ranges, large

bodies of water, and many other

things which make weather prophesy-

ing the complicated science that it is.

The skeleton of the science, however,

is the ,progresscf those ‘jhighs” and
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shape of the earth and the well-known arse owe'

face that hot air rises. {The tropical

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poles. As the earth revolves from

west to east these masses are carried

along with it. at the same speed. But,

as is also well known, the equator re-

volves much faster than the poles,

which are practically stationary, in‘

much the same way as the rim of a

wheel revolves faster than the hub.l

Therefore these masses of air, revolv—

ing at the same rate as the equator,.

begin, as they approach the poles, tol

move much faster than the earth be-iE

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west to cast, a movement which be-

comes. more marked the nearer one

gets to the poles. ‘

This, of course, does not mean thatf

the wind always'blows from the west.

The great current flows in that direc-V

tion, but surface conditions cause in-t ""“H

numerable eddies which are the winds

we feel. Into a low pressure area, for

instance, the air rushes from every

direction. Thus, if the center of the

disturbance is to the west of us, we

will have an easterly wind as the air

rushes toward this center; when the

storm has reached and passed its on

its easterly way we will have westerly

winds. For this reason it-is common

to say that west winds mean clear

weather.

The air that flows into the low-pres-

sure area abviously must go some-

where. Since it is coming in from ev-

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likely to. It can not be stated too em?

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be considered which may make excep-

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In regard to temperature, everyone

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the inside of a pocket, but as his.eyes

became accustomed to the dusk, he

was able to see without any trouble.





The sentinel ants that were guiding

Billy and the merry little elf to the

palace of the Queen' trotted along in

front so fast that Billy had to run to

keep up with them, and although the

soldiers did their best to clear the

way for the visitors, more than once

Billy bumped smack into a worker

hurrying up to the gate on its way to

the harvest fields.



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down until it seemed to Billy that

they must be going right on thrOugh

to China. Then at last the passage

widened out into a big, high room

several hundred feet long and about

half as wide, at least it seemed that

,lzu-ge when you compare the size of

'an ant to the size of a man. It was

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that every ant we passed on the way

,11as carrying something in its jaWS,

eithei a seed 01 some kind of a crumb

of the (ookic you d1opped back under

Ithe old apple Use. The ants .110. a

thrifty little people and have learned

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fox wintei. They know that when

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be frozen up; the fields and meadows

will be bare and brown, the grain will

be cut down and carried away, so

there will be no more seeds to gather

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late in the harvest fields, gathering

a store of grain to last them through

the winter. So you see the ants are

wiser than lots of people who nevel

think of saving anything up against

a time when they can’t work.



“The busy little workers find lots of

seeds and kernels of grain on the

ground in the oat forest surrounding

the city on every side, but if there

are not enough lying around on the

ground they climb the oat trees and

cut the grain from the stalks.



“In some parts of the country there

grows a plant called ant rice. The

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seeds and when they clear away the

grass and weeds to make the door-

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down the ant'rice but leave'it grow-

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have a supply of food close at hand.

They even plant some seeds on the

side of the ant hill and take care of

the plants as well as the best farmer.”



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“In fact, these particular ants are

called Farmer or Harvester Ants,

because of their grain gathering and

cultivating habits.”



“I thought all ants were the same,”

said Billy. “Of course, I know that

some ants are larger than others, and

some are red and some are black, but

aside from that I imagined they were

all alike.”



“Why, bless your heart, Billy Boy,

there are almost as many kinds of

ants as there are different kinds of

people,” replied the elf, and next week

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LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS.





 





(Continued from page 502).

edge of the west. Like all of her

class, she had traveled Europe and

had neglected America. A few letters

from her brother had only confused

her already vague ideas of plains and

mountains, as well as of cowboys and

cattle. She had been astounded at

the interminable distance she. had

traveled. If there had been anything

attractive to look at in all that jour-

ney, she had passed it in the night.

And here she sat ‘in a dingy little sta-

tion, with telegraph wires moaning a

lonely song in the wind.





 





CHAPTER II.



A faint sound, like the rattling to-

gether of thin chains, diverted Made-

line’s attention. At first she imagin-

ed it was made by the telegraph

wires. Then she heard a step. The

door swung Wide. A tall man enter-

ed, and with him the clinking rattle.

She realized, then, that the sound

came from his spurs.



The man was a cowboy, and his en-

trance vividly recalled to her that of

Dustin Farnum in the first act of

“The Virginian.“



“Will you please





The cowboy removed his sombrero.

The sweep he made with it, and the

accompanying bow, despite their ex-

aggeration, had a kind of rude grace.



He took two strides toward her.



“Lady, are you married?"



In the past, Miss Hammond’s sense

of humor had often helped her .“to 0v,-

erlook critical exactions natural to

her breeding. She kept silence, and

She imagined it was just as well that

her veil hid her face at the moment.

She had been prepared to find cow-

boys rather striking, and she had

been warned not to laugh at them.



This gentleman of the range delib‘

erately reached down and took up her





left hand. Before she recovered fronr





hex stait of amaze he had stripped

off her glove.



“Fire sparks, but no wedding- -ringl”

he drawled. “Lady, I’m sure power

ful glad to see you’re not married!”

He released her hand and returned

the glove. “You see, the only ho-tel

in this here town is some against

boarding married women.



"Indeed?” said Madeline, trying,r to

adjust her wits to the situation.



“It sure is,” he went on. “Bad bus-

iness for hotels to have married wo-

men. Keeps the boys away. You see,

this isn’t Reno.”



Then he laughed boyishly, and Mad-

eline realized that he was half drunk.

As she instinctively recoiled, she not

only gave him a keener glance, but

stepped into a position where .a bet-

ter light shone on his face. It was

like red bronze, bold, raw, sharp. He

laughed again, as if good—naturedly

amused with himself, and the laugh

scarcely changed the hard set of his

features. .



Like that of all women whose beau-





diiect me to a-

-hotel?" asked Madeline, rising. ‘ 7





DEC. 4, 1915.





ty and charm bring them much before

the world, Miss Hammond’s intuition

had been developed until she had a

delicate and exquisitely sensitive per-

ception of the nature of men, and of

her effect upon them. This crude

cowboy, under the'influence of drink,

had affronted her; nevertheless, what-

ever was in his mind, he meant no

insult.



“I shall be greatly obliged if you

will show me to the hotel,” she said.



“Lady, you wait here,” he replied,

slowly, as if his thought did not come

swiftly. “I’ll go—fetch the porter.”



She thanked him, and as he went

out, closing the door, she sat down,

considerably relieved. It occurred

to her that she should have mention-

ed her brothcr’s name.



Then she fell to wondering what

living with such uncouth cowboys had

done to Alfred. He had been wild

enough in college, and she doubted

whether any cowboy could have

taught him much. None of her fam-

ily except herself had believed that

there was even latent good in Alfred

Hammond, and her faith in her broth-

er had scarcely survived two years of

almost complete silence.



Waiting there, she again found her-

self listening to the moan of the Wind

through the wires. The horse outside

began to pound with heavy hoofs, and

once he whinnied. Then Madeline

heard a rapid pattering, low at first,

but growing louder, which presently

she recognized as the galloping of

horses.



She went to the window, thinking,

hoping, that her brother had arrived.

As the clatter increased to a roar,

shadows sped by———lean horses, flying

manes and tails, sombreroed riders,

all strange and wild in her sight.



Recalling what the conductor had

said, she was at some pains to quell

her uneasiness. Dust clouds shrouded

the dim lights in the windows. Then

out of the gloom two figures appear-

ed, one tall, the other slight. The

cowboy was returning with a porter.



Heavy footsteps sounded without,

and lighter ones dragging along; then

suddenly, the door rasped open, jar-

ing the Whole room. The cowboy en-

tered, pulling a disheveled figure—

that -of a priest, a padre; whose man-

tle had manifestly been disarranged

by the rude grasp of his captor. Plain

it was that the padre was extremely

terrified. .



Madeline Hammond gazed in bewil-

derment at the little man, so pale and

shaken, and a protest trembled upon

her lips; but it was never uttered. For

this half-drunken cowboy now appear-

ed to be a cool, grim-smiling devil.~

Stretching out a long arm, he grasp-

ed her and swung her back to the

bench. 1



“You stay there!” he ordered.



His voice, though neither brutal

nor harsh nor cruel, had the unac-

countable effect of making her feel

powerless to move. No man had ever

before addressed her in such a tone.

It was the woman in her that obeyed

not the personality of proud Madeline

Hammond.



The padre lifted his clasped hands,

as if supplicating for his life, and be

gan to speak hurriedly in Spanish.

Madeline did not understand the lan-

guage.



The cowboy pulled out a huge gun,

and brandishcd it in the priest’s face.

Then he lowered it, apparently to

point it at the unlucky man’s feet.

There came a red flash and a thun-

dering report that stunned Madeline.

The room filled with smoke and the

smell of powder.



Madeline did not faint, or even shut

her eyes, but she felt as if she were

fast in a cold vise. When she could

see distinctly through the smoke, she

experienced a. sensation of immeasur-

able relief on-finding‘ that the cowboy

had not shot the padre; but he was

still waving the gun, and now. appear-

ed to be dragging his victim toward

her.





 





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DEC. 4, 1915.





What could be the drunken fool’s





' intention“? This must be———this surely





was—a cowboy trick! She had a

swiftly flashing recollection of A1-

fred’s first letters descripitive of the

extravagant fun of cowboys. . Then

she vividly remembered a motion pic-

ture she had seen—cowboys playing

a monstrous joke on a lone school-

teacher.



Madeline decided that her brother

was introducing her to a little wild

West amusement. She could scarcely

believe it, yet it must be true. Al-

fred’s old love of teasing her might

have extended even to this outrage.

Probably he stood just outside the

door or window, laughing at her em-

barrassment. _



Anger checked her panic. She

straightened up with what composure

this surprise had left her, and started

for the door; but the cowboy grasped

her arms and barred her passage.

Then Madeline divined that her broth-

er could not have any knowledge of

this indignity. It was no trick. It

was something that was happening—





that was real—that threatened she

knew not what.



She tried to wrench free, feeling

but all over at the touch of this

drunken brute. Poise, dignity, culture,

all the acquired habits of character,

fled before the instinct to fight.



She was athletic. She fought. She

struggled desperately; but he forced

her back with hands of iron. She had

never know a man could be so strong.

And then it was the man’s cooly smil‘

ing fact, the paralyzing strangeness





 





of his manner, more than his strength ‘ .





that weakened Madeline until she

sank trembling against the bench.

“What do you mean?” she panted.

“Dearie, ease up a little on the.

bridle!” he replied, gaily. .

Surely Madeline was dreaming! She

could not think clearly. It had all

been too swift, too terrible for her to ;

grasp.





 





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of blue smoke, the smell of powder—~ ,

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OR many years holly has out--

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or decoration is considered Quite com-

plete without a spray or wreath of

this universal symbol of good cheer.

The berries are just turned scarlet in

time for Christmas. A month or more

before the holiday season Opens, thou-

sands of trees of moderate dimension,

and crates, baskets and bales of the

holly branches are shipped from the

holly districts to the large cities. And

gliding over the waters of the Atlan-

tic there are ships laden with more

branches and wreaths‘for American

and English residents in all parts of

the worldfi . . ._ , .



Two or three decades ago the holly

was practically- without commercial

value. The. scuthern . forests .then

teemed .ivith the trees,- but. few, of the

branches ever reached the city mar:





. kets. Instead of holly wreaths of run-





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from its native haunts where it for-

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ly wreath has very largely taken its





. place.‘ But .at no‘distant «late; ac-





cording to present indications, the

holly will be exterminated, too, ex-

cept in the corners of inaccessible

swamps, so great is the demand for it

and so great is the waste in gather-

ing it.



The holly was formerly considered

a “wild crop,” like huckleberries,

growing in the woods for the benefit

of the boys and a class of people who

did not work except when necessity





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eer holly gatherers. Then the rail-

roads extending from New York and

Philadelphia into Delaware, Maryland,

Virginia and North Carolina opened

up territory of wide extent, wonder-

fully rich in holly. The holly thickets

of these states have for many ears

furnished hundreds of thousands of

wreaths annually. Some years the

holly berries are scarcer than in oth-

er years, but as the blooming time

comes too late to be injured by frost





, there is never a complete failure of





the berries.



The season for harvesting opens

Thanksgiving week when everyone,

old and young, gets busy. The first





- shipments are made to distant mar-





kets. There is a fearful waste in cut-

ting the holly branches. Most of the

holly is. gathered by boys who have

no. thought of the trees’ future. Climb

ing to the top, the boy with hatchet,

in hand begins to rob the tree of ev-

ery branch that has choice berries. The

fuller the tree is of berries the more





certain its ruin. The holly is a tree}





of extremely slow growth, yet in many '





instances it is either cut down or so

completely stripped of its branches

that it soon dies. A tree judiciously

cut will within six or seven years

grow out again, and trimming in the

right way will improve the berries.

After the branches laden with the

scarlet berries have been cut from the

trees, the new twigs bearing the red

fruit, are broken off and carried to

the homes of the gatherers. In every

home there is a busy scene, especially

at night, when all hands find some-

thing to.do. Young children bunch

the berries, tying two or three clus-

ters together with very fine wire;

others cut off the leaves with scis-





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Yet she not only saw this 1

man, but also felt his powerful pres- ‘Q '





 





sors. while older workers will wind

the wreaths on frames of sweet pep-

per bush, azalea. or other flexible,

youngtwigs, which look like a bunch





of switches before they are deftly,





twisted into circles. An expert work-

er will complete an hundred or more





wreaths a day. Dealers pay from five;





to fifteen cents each for the wreaths,

according to size and the number of

clusters of berries they contain.



Holly is hardy and may be grown

in many places for ornamental pur-

poses. - It may be propagated by plant-

ing the berries, which contain the

seeds, or by transplanting young seed-

lings, which is considered the better

and surer way, as germination is ex-

ceedingly slow, not before the second

year.



Mistletoe is less in demand than

holly at Christmas, yet large quanti~

ties of it finds its way from the south-

ern forests to the markets. The mis-

tletoe is! a parasitic evergreen plant

with white berries which ripen in

late autumn. The one-seeded berries

are glutinous and readily adhere to

any surface, like a bit of wax. Fruit~

eating birds are especially fond of

these berries, and they are carried

long distances by the birds which

drop the undigested seeds on tree

branches, where they adhere. The

seeds germinate and use up what food

supply they have in getting the feed-

ing threads into crevices in the bark,

and thus into contact with the rich‘

sap that flows between the tree’s bark

and its wood. Thereafter the mistle-

toe plant, a parasite, draws upon the

tree for_sustenance. The first branch-

let from a seed always turns toward

the tree to which the seed is clinging

and soon the tiny plant is firmly at-‘





tached. In this way the trees in the' '





southern forests are'sown each year'

with mistletoe. The black poplar, the

chestnut and the oak are favorite





hosts-of the mistletoe.

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The Most Acceptable Gift





IBy JULIA





ASKED several of my friends:



“\Vhat is the most acceptable gift



you received or gave last Christ-

mas?” and the following are some of

the answers:



A young girl said: “One of the best

Christmas gifts I ever sent was a cal—

endar letter, as I called it. It was

sent to a friend, a girl, sojourning in

a foreign land. I wrote 52 letters, one

for every Sunday of the year. Of

course, I began a long time ahead, so

that. I would have something interest-

ing to say. Then I got a box of sta-

tionery, and on this I pasted kodak

scenes of her home town, and select-

ing 12 of the envelopes, pasted a cal-

endar leaf of the different months on

each of them. Then I put as many

letters as there were Sundays in each

envelope. If there was a birthday or

some special holiday when gifts are

exchanged, as Easter, some little gift.

went in also. All the envelopes were

laced together with red ribbons.”



A college boy said: “I received a

set of motto towels, last, Christmas

that: afforded much fun, and also prov—

ed very useful. There was a different

one for each day of the week. Amus-

ing mottoes were selected, and out-

lined in colors. This is one of the

mottoes:



“My Friend: You will get, more.

tough wipes from the world outside

than you will ever get from me.”’



A little girl said: “Mamma gave

,me a book last year that I liked better

than any gift I ever received. It was

made of ten sheets of unlined, heavy

note paper covered with cream—colored

bristol board, tied with cherry-colored

ribbon, and had this title printed in

gold ink: ‘Books I Have Read,’ on the

cover. On the pages inside were rul-

ed columns. The first was headed,

‘Author’; second, ‘Title’; third, ‘Year’;

fourth, ‘Opinion.’ I take great. pleas-

ure now in keeping a record of my

reading, and it helps me to remember

the authors of the books. I am sure

any little boy or girl would like one of

these books.”



A, housekeeper said: “The most ap—

preciated simple gift I ever received

was a newspaper rack to hang on the

wall. Cover a cardboard roll or a

light pine stick, the length to fit, the

width of your daily paper, with suit-

able silk, or any chosen material. At~

tach a ribbon about 30 inches long to

each end to hang up by and finish

with pretty ribbon bow at each end.

On it the daily paper may be put as

it is received, and it will put an end

to the weary search when the man of

the house comes in and says, ‘VVhere’s

today’s paper?’ ”



A young girl said: “A delightful

gift came to me in the shape of little

bran bags for bathing the face. There

were one dozen, tied together with

blue ribbon, and put in a Christmas

box.” ,



The woman who likes to cook said:

“The best Christmas gift to me was

many kindsof modern helps for the

kitchen. I had often longed for just

such things but had never hoped to

own so many.” '



A young bride said: “A most ser-

viceable gift was a very simple one.

Circles of pink cotton batting, loosely

brier-stitched in pink were tied to-





R. DAVIS





gether with pink ribbon in groups of

11. They are for use between plates

to prevent scratching.”



A college girl said: “A box of sta-

tionery with a stamp on each envel—

ope, and a dozen post cards in the box

has been a great comfort, to me. Mon-





ey goes so fast that there is never'





much left for postage."



A busy mother said: "I appreciated

the thoughtful gift of a little bundle of

sachet pillows, tied together with a

satin ribbon. I do not take time to

make such things for myself.”





RECIPES.



Chestnut Stuffing for Turkey or



Goose.



Take one pint: of fine bread or

cracker crumbs, one pint of shelled

and boiled chestnuts, chopped fine, or

run through the food grinder, a little

salt, pepper and chopped parsley to

season, one-half cup of melted butter

to which has been added a few drops

of onion flavoring.“ M. A. P..



Cranberry Tarts.



Cover the outside of patty pans with

puff paste and bake in a quick oven

until nicely browned. Lift carefully

from the patty pans and set away un-

til wanted. Put one quart of cranber-

ries with a pound of sugar in a bak-

ing dish, and bake until clear like jel~

ly. At serving time, fill the shells,





 





dust with powdered sugar, bake long



enough to make them hot and glaze



the top. Serve with a spoonful of



whipped cream on top—M. A. P.

Bread Cakes.



Over one and one-half cups of bread

crumbs, pour enough hot milk to soft-

en to paste, and set aside to cool.

When ready to cook, add two eggs

well beaten, a tablespoon of Karo sy‘

rup, one~half cup flour and one-half

cup of cornstarch, into which two tea-

spoOns of baking powder and a pinch

of salt have been sifted. Beat thor—

oughly, mashing all crumbs that have

failed to disappear, stirring in at the

same time a good tablespoon of melt-





ed butter. Bake on aluminum griddle.

The syrup will make them brown

quickly. but they should be baked





slowly, as they are, hard to cook

through. Also, as they are very ten-

der and rather hard to turn, the. cakes

themselves should be rather smaller

than most other hot cakes.



Graham Pancakes.



Take one cup of flour, two table-

spoons of cornstarch, one cup of gra‘

ham or whole wheat flour, and, with

one and one-half pints of milk scald-

ed and cooled (in whiCh a quarter

ounce of yeast has been dissolved),

make a sponge as for bread, stirring

in one teaspoon of salt and two tea-

spoons of Karo syrup. Let rise over

night ina cool place. When ready to

bake, add one saltspoon of soda dis-

solved in two tablespoons of milk.

Stir in well and-add milk until batter

is right consistency. , Bake ‘on' hot

aluminum griddle. *





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Make Duty Look Pleasant





SN’T it a pity that really beautiful

I word Duty should look so ugly to



most of us? And it’s all due to

the way it is shown to us by our first

teachers. ‘



As a matter of fact, there isn’t a

better word in the language, nor one

we crave more when it is shown us

first in its other form, privilege. But,

unfortunately, most of us see it in

the “shorter and uglier” way first,

last and always. \l'hen we are chil—

dren 'instead of being shown it is

really a privilege to do things we

don’t like to do, we are solemnly as-

sured it is our duty to do them. As

wee tots, instead of being gleefully

shown what a. fine chance we have to

show how much we love mother by

the privilege of filling the woodbox or

washing the dishes, we are told it is

our duty to help poor, tired, long-fac-

ed mother. Children are not overly

fond of long faces and sighs; and

groans, and duty, all too early, be-

comes associated in their minds with

unhappiness, lack of cheer, and often

with scolding and nagging.



Duty is often made to mean every-

thing that is disagreeable and noth—

ing that is unpleasant. It is a duty to

like melancholy, doleful individuals

who think life too solemn a thing to

devote any part of it to play, and an

equally important duty to shun fool-

ish-minded folk who actually neglect

their work occasionally to have some

fun. Our mentors never forget that it

is our duty to work, but they do for-

get that many-sided Mother Nature

put a large play element. in our make-

up which should be catered to as

much as the more serious work side“





We are told as we are coming along

that it is our duty to be good. But we

are never told that it is our duty to

be happy while we are about being

good, and all too often being good-is

connected in youthful minds with

cheer-less individuals ,who make a

necessity of their virtue and get no

fun out of it. Clearly it is a duty to

be good, but. does it necessarily follow

that being good is such a hardship

that we can't smile while we are

about it?



If grownups would only remember

that it is a duty to be cheerful! \Vhat

a. difference that would make in the

(.llildish interpretation of duty. Cer-

tainly if it is a duty to do disagree-

able things, it is even a more import-

ant duty to do them cheerfully, not

with such a wry face that everyone

wishes you would let duty go hang.

In common with other philosophers I

nave long held that to do a. duty un-

graciously is worse ‘than refusing to

do it at all. ‘



Dependents are so often made to

feel the sting of their dependency. We

take care of our helpless ones .because

it is a. duty, but we never see it is a

duty to do it gladly, do it with a sun-

shine which will take the bitterness

out of their helplessness. We sacri-

fice for the children, but we remind

them every so often of how much we

are giving up for them. In every way

we make Duty look disagreeable ‘to

the onlooker, and then wonder why

more do not follow our righteous ex-

ample. If we could make Duty look

pleasant, if we would spell it Privi-

lege, we would need to preach fewer

sermons. ‘ ' DEBORAH.





 





SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN XMAS

GIFTS.





 





L'Y FLOY SCHOONMAKE‘R ARMSTRONG.



Something new and novel in the

line of Christmas gifts originated last

year in the fertile mind of a country

woman, and the genuine pleasure con-

veyed to the lucky recipients of the

clever and surprising gifts warrants

the spreading abroad of Mrs. Country-

man’s innovations.





The persistent and perplexing “An-

nual,” “What shall I give them this

year?” found her with limited means

and lagging enthusiasm. In former

years she had given the usual gifts,

books, calendars, fancy articles, em-

broidered linens, etc., to the friends

and relatives whom she loved to re-

member, and now her active and im-

aginative mind cried aloud for some-

thing new or different to bestow upon

them. She found it in the bin of fine

white pop—corn and the box of choice

flower and vegetable seeds that she

and her household had so joyfully

harvested. Instead of selling the corn

and seeds to swell the Christmas

funds, as had long been planned, she

would convert them in their original

state, into surprising gifts for the

friends who were city and village

dwellers.



The germ of “something different.”

gave birth to other charming ideas,

all of which materialized into artistic

and satisfying Christmas gifts that

bror ght to Mrs. Countryman heart-

warming praise and gratitude. Small

double bags, about 11x8 inches, were





made of stout white crepe paper, and





across the bottom ofveach bag was

neatly pasted a two—inch strip of holly

paper headed by a narrow band of

gilt. Each bag bore in red, green and

gilt lettering the label,

COUNTRYMAN’S BEST.

XXX

1915. p



The bags were then filled within

two and one-half inches of the top

with shelled and cleaned pop-corn,

and tied with holly ribbon. 'To one

streamer of the ribbon bow was fast-

ened a small envelope addressed to

the one for whom the gift was intend-

ed, and containing a sheet of paper

on which, written in red and green

inks, appeared the following original

jingle: _

“To the House of ......... greetings



F‘Or the merry Christmas morn,

And to swell the Yule-tide pleasure



Add this bag of gay pop-corn.

’Tis a gift that fits the season,



’Tis replete with hidden mirth,

For within each tiny kernel

Laughs the voice of Mother Earth:

Spring-time showers and summer sun-



_ shine,



Singing birds and dews of morn,

All are stored within the fastness



Of the merry popping-corn.

Long before the days of tinsel



And the shop-grown things of Now,

String: of pop-corn decked the Yule<





ree,

Festooned high from bough to bough,

And——and—and

:3: :I: :1: :5:



“We had though to make this longer,

Gr-and and fit for Christmas-time,

But we find we’ve gone and used up



All the words we know that rime.

So.’tis best to ‘drop the curtain,’

This extravaganza stop

By wishing you a Merry Christmas

And hoping that the corn may pop.”

Tiny holly boxes were used to hold

the choice flower and vegetable seeds

that were sent to greet and gladden

the friends who boasted small flower





or garden plots about their village
5‘1.—





sever.





DEC. 4, 1915.





homes. And with the flower seeds





Twent these lines:

“I wished for something beautiful—





Some lasting gift for you,

The blossoms hidden in these seeds

Asked, ‘Please, ma’am, Will we do?’ ”





 





PRETTY HOME-MADE RUGS.





 





BY MRS. EARL TAYLOR.

More small rugs are used now than

There are many places that re-

quire them, where a large rug is not

used. ,The bathroom, bedrooms, halls

and doorways of a house are the main

places for such rugs. Many of these

may be made at home, and at little ex-

pense. Among them are braided rugs

and star rugs, both of which were

made by our grandmothers.



To make a star rug, procure some

‘stout, heavy cloth and cut into eight-

‘inch squares. Good parts'of old suits,

coats, etc., may be used by cleaning

properly and pressing. For the star

make-a pattern out of stiff cardboard

or, better yet, a piece of tin. It should

have six points and each point should

'curve in a little as it nears the cen-

‘ter. This prevents it from looking

bungling in the center. When the

star is worked the curve will not be

noticeable. The star should be about

six or six and a half inches across.

The patterns should be placed in the

the center of the block and worked

over with coarse yarn. The star may

be worked all in the same color, in

two contrasting colors or shades.





We will suppose our star is to be

worked in cream and light blue. Then

it would be. made’ in this way: Make

a knot in your yarn (which should be

double unless very coarse), and draw

the yarn up through from the wrong

side of Cloth, draw yarn across tip of

one of the points and put needle back

through to.wrong side of cloth. Take

as small. a. stitch as possible on this

side and put your needle back up

through the block and recross the

point. Work back and forth in this

manner until the point is all covered

up. We will use the cream colored

yarn for this. Now take the blue yarn

and go over in the same manner,

working close to the cream colored

3am. When you have all of the points

of the star covered with both colors

of yarn, cut down through the center

of each point with the shears and re-

move the pattern. With a hot iron

press the cream colored ends of yarn

back toward the center so as to cover

up the place where the pattern has

been, and press the blue outward.

Now your star is finished for the little

place in the center is not to be.

worked.



Work enough of these squares to

make the desired size for rug. Sew

together and line with any durable

lining. For the ends of the rug take

a strip of cloth like the rug and make

scallops on one edge of it. Sew the

straight ends in between the top and

lining of rug and work the scalloped

edge in buttonhole stitch with yarn of

a color to match the stars.





When making the braided rugs the

rags should be out very coarse so the

rugs will not kick up easily. If the

material is thin goods, it should be

out six or seven inches wide, and if

thick goods, three or four inches.

Pretty effects may be obtained in hit-

and-miss or plain stripes. Two strands

may be dark and the third of a con-

trasting color, etc. These rugs may

be made in various shapes. round,

oval, square or long with square cor~

ners. The shape of the rug all de-

pends on how the center is started.





Perhaps the square cornered ones

are the most unusual, so I will explain

how they are made. Suppose you

want your rug to be twice as long as

it is wide. We will braid a strip 24

inches long, cut off and fastenthe

ends. Now make another braided

strip of the same length and sew onto

the first. Work in this fashion until

it is 12 inches wide. Now you have

your center twice as long as it is wide





healing in its effects, and which finds'





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and you can commence to work around 1 '





it. We will suppose that your center

was black and white and 'that you

want to put three rows of dark red

around it; Braid a strip of red rags

and commence to sew around the cen-

ter. Do not braid too long a strip as

you may have more than enough to

make your three. rows, and 'a very

long strip is also not so easy to ban-

dle. It is also much handier to sew '

the rags as the braid is made, for

braiding with three balls of rags is

very inconvenient. Keep on braiding

and sewing on the strips of various





colors until you have the desired size V





 





for your rug. If you want your rug

to be perfectly square, the middle;

would, of course, be made square, and,

then proceed as for the oblong way.





 





 





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RECIPE FOR HAND LOTION. l

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BY ELLA E. ROCKWOOD. l



Since the cold weather is here._l

chapped hands. and roughened lips"

may be expected. A most excellentl

lotion which is both soothing andl

many uses in my own family, follows!

If purchased at a drug store under an

attractive name it costs several times

the sum represented. ,



Soak one-eighth of an ounce of gum;

tragacanth in one pint of soft water1

for three days, or until partially dis-

solved. At the end of that time add

to it one gill of alhohol, one gill of

glycerine and one-fourth gill of col-

ogne. Shake well and it is ready to]

use. Men find this excellent as a

face lotion after shaving.





MlCHlGAN FARMER PATTERNS.





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illustrations of over 400 designs of

ladies’, misses’ and children’s gar-

ments in current fashions, also newest

embroidery designs, and a concise and

comprehensive article on dressmaking

which gives valuable hints to the

home dressmaker. will be sent to any

address upon receipt of ten cents.





 





.No. 1458—Neat dress for growing

girl. Cut in 4 sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12

years. it requires 3% yds. of 40-inch

material for a 10-year size. Price 100.

_No. 145'le—Coat for girls. Cut in 4

Sizes, 8, 10, 12 and 15 years. It re-

quires 3 yds. of 44—inch material for

a 10-year size. Price 100.



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Sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches

bust measure. It requires 8 yds. of

36-inch. material for a 36-inch size.

The skirt measures about 31,43 yds. at

the foot. Price 100.



No. 1438—Ladies’ and Misses'

Basque Costume. Cut in 7 sizes: 3

Sizes, 16, _18 and 20 years for misses.

and_in 4 Sizes for ladies, 36, 38, 40 and

42.1nches bust measure. It will re-

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an 18-year size. The skirt measures

about 3% yds. at lower edge. Size 38

Will require 61,4, yds. of‘ 40-inch mate?

rial and measures 4% yds. at its lower

edge. Price 100.





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' ’ ”Flesh' F o’ods





BY FLOYD W. ROBISON.





The item of greatest consideration

in our diet, or at least the one which

gives us the greatest concern is the

question of flesh foods. Here we have

to deal With that exceedingly interest-

ing and all important element, nitro-

gen, which lies so at the extremes in

nature. Practically every energy in

agriculture, and in the industries hav-

ing for their immediate basis, agricul-

ture centers around some considera-

tion of this element nitrogen. The

flesh foods are peculiar in that they

present nitrogen from a food point of

View in its most concentrated form.

For practical purposes we may con-

sider flesh foods to be essentially pro-

tein compounds. Meat: consists of a

grouping of muscle fibres which in

themselves are almost pure proteid

compounds, and a protcid compound

is one which has nitrogen bound up in

it in a practically uniform percentage

content.



Lean Meat is Pure Protein.



Lean meat is almost pure protein

and water, and in a young growing

animal which, due to its muscular ac-

tivity and life vigor, has practically

no fat on it, the amount of true pro-

tein will figure with the water which

accompanies it to be 100 per cent

practically. There are no other food

compounds; fat, sugars, and salts in

meat but these are present in lean

meat in very small quantities. It is

the protein portion which makes it so

valuable. Aside from protein and fat,

meat. contains a substance called gly-

cogen which is sometimes called zini~

mal starch. It also contains some

sugar and :1 grout vurict‘y of the sim-





gplc nitrogcn compounds.

3Composition of Average Cuts of Meat.





The chief constituents of meats

from various sources are very similar

and it is exceedingly difficult to dif-

ferentiate one from the other, partic-

ularly in case of a combination'of

comminutcd meats. The familiar cuts

of meat arc, in the beef, divided as

follows: Neck, chuck, ribs, shoulder

clog, fore shank, brisket, cross ribs,

plate, navel, loin, rump, round, second

cut round, hind shank. According to

Atwater the analyses of these different

portions are as follows:





relationship existing between the cal—

oric, or fuel, value and the fat con-

tent. The fat is much more valuable

as a heat producer than is protein. It

contributes more than twice as much

heat when consumed in the body. Not





only this, but it is usually much

cheaper than is the protein and conse-

quently economical considerations





would warrant the restriction of the

amount of protein to the actual bod-

ily needs and the use of the cheaper

fats, etc., for the purposes of heat

production. As a matter of fact, cen-

tered around this point lies the

science of the balanced ration and the

balanced diet.

Sound Meats.



What is sound meat? Sound meat

is that which is perfectly wholesome

in every way, in which decomposition

has not set in. It is perfectly free

from odor and has a firm and elastic

touch. Fresh, sound meat should not

be alkaline in reaction. It should

have a bright color and a. healthy

appearance.



According to the standing establish-

ed by the Food Standards’ Committee,

meat is defined as follows: “Stan-

dard meat is any properly prepared

edible part of animals in good health

at the time‘of slaughter. The term

“Animals” as herein used includes not

only mammals, but fish, fowl, crusta-

ceans, mollusks, and all other animals

used as food. Standard fresh meat is

made from animals recently slaught-

ered or preserved by refrigeration on-

ly. Standard salted, pickled, and

smoked meats are unmixed meats pi'c-

served by salt, sugar, vinegar, spices

or smoke, singly or combined, wheth-





er in bulk or in packages. Standard

manufactured meats are meats not

included in the above divisions,





whether simple or mixed, whole or

comminutcd, with or without the ad-

dition of salt, sugar, vinegar, spices,

smoke, oils, or rendered fut.

Preservation of Meat.



Meat is most advantageously, for

ultimate food purposes, preserved by

refrigeration. This refrigeration may

consist in actually freezing the'mcat

er in keeping it in a refrigerating

room at or near the temperature of

freezing. Curing is another method

of preserving that consists in drying,

pickling. smoking. coming, etc. These

processes lend a variety of flavors





 





Fuel Value





Av..Lcan and Fat. Calories

B991"; Water. Pro. Fat. per 1b.



Chuck .‘ ..................... 68.00 19.00 12.00 865

Ribs ...... . .................. 55.00 17.5 26.00 1450

Loin .............. . . . . . . . . . .60.00 18.5 20.00 1.190

Rump ...................... 57.00 17.00 25.00 1400

Round ..................... 65.00 20.00 13.50 950



Veal: -



'Jhuck ..................... .7100 20.00 6.50 640

Ribs ....................... .7300 20.50 6.00 640

Loin ........................ 69.00 20.00 11.00 825

Leg ........................ 70.00 20.00 9.00 755



Mutton:



Chuck ...................... 51.00 15.00 34.00 1700

Loin ........................ 50.00 16.00 23.00 1695

Log .............. . .......... 63.00 10.50 18.00 1105



Lamb:



(“hut-k ......................56.00 1000 34.00) 1350

Log ........................ 64.00 19.00 16.50 1055

Loin ........................ 53.00 18.70 28.00 1540



Pork:

Shouldcr .................... 51.00 13.00 34.00 1690



Loin—Jean cut .............. 60.30 20.00 19.00 1180

Loin—fat cut. ............... 42.00 14.50 44.50 2145

Ham—«lean cut .............. 60.00 25.00 14.50 1075

Ham—fat, cut ............... 34.00 10.70 43.50 2035





 





Relation Between Protein and Water

in Meat.



It is interesting to observe in study-

ing the composition of these different

average market cuts of meat how

such close relationships exist between

the water content and the amount of

protein. As a matter of fact, the wa-

ter is associated almost entirely with

the lean meat. The fat itself carries

no water, or but traces of it. What

little it does contain exists in the

membraneous tissue which does con-





tain some nitrogenous or proteid

matter.

Relation Between Fats and Fuel





values.

Another interesting feature shown

by the analytical figures is the close





which make them each quite distinc-

tive and well recognized. In drying

the meat, which is one of the oldest

customs used in the preservation,

sometimes the heat of the sun is

made use of and at other times arti-

ficial means are resorted to. Snick-

ing, which is most commonly used

with-ham, is best done by submitting

the ham for varying periods of time

to the smoke of burning hickory or

beechwood. This .is a very common

method of preservation and one which





‘is well in favor.





Pumping or Artificial Smoking.



Before the passage of the Food and

Drugs Act artificial smoking was 're«

sorted to. The result of the preserva-

tion was met by thelmethod, but the





flavor of the ham‘was verymueh in-

jured. This practice of pumping or

painting the ham is not now so com-

mon as at that time.



In coming the meat is put in a. solu-

tion of salt containing salt petre. This

process of pickling the'meat leaves

certain decisive characteristics such

that corned beef is very readily rec-

ognized and can scarCelyi'ezver be mis-

taken. It has been considered that

these processes of pickling, particu-

larly corning, influence in a- detrimen-

tal way, the digestibility 'of the

product. '



Chemicals Have Been Used to

Preserve Fresh Appearance.



Various preservatives, such as sodi-

um sulphite, boric acid, and calcium

and sodium bisulphites are» frequently

used. We think, however, there is no

question but that these processes are

inferior to the ones more popularly

known and more popularly resorted

to, such as smoking and drying.



In the preservation of fresh meats

certain antiseptics, such as‘ boric acid,

are frequently applied to the exterior

surface of the meat. This is express-





ly permitted by the food laws When .





it is applied in such a way that in the

ordinary preparation of the food! in

the home for use the preservative

could be easily discarded or worked

off. When this can be done, it has

certain decidedly advantageous fea-

tures. It protects the meat during

transportation and in this way permits

of its arrival at its destination in an

uncontaminated condition. The use

of sulphites, however, which‘is more

particularly confined to comminuted

meats, is without a satisfactory ex-

cuse, and in our judgment should be

vigorously condemned. ” '

Cooking and Canning of Meets Becom-

ing Very Popular.



Aside from these metliOdS of preser-

vation of meat the canning, cooking

and sterilizing makes it possible for

the'portions which would otherwise

become wasted, to be utilized and

therefore practically [all of the pack-

ing'industrie's have their cooking and

cunning departments to utilize these

portions which would otherwise be

wasted.





 





INCREASED USE OF FUR.





 





For the past two years the use of

fur has been exceedingly limited.

There has been practically no market

for any except the exceedingly rare

and beautiful skins. The styles did

not call for it.



Farmers who had been accustomed

to earn several hundred dollars by

trapping during the winter months

gave it up in disgust. They couldn’t

get enough for their pclts to pay for

the shoe leather wasted in making

the round of traps. Fur buyers were

in a bad way. They couldn’t sell, so

they didn’t buy.



But fickle Dame Fashion has chang-

cd her mind—and now look. It is a

reign of fur. Fur collars, fur'cuffs,

fur coats, muffs, capes and shawls,

and hats.



Fur is proper everywhere. It is

combined with velvets, linens, silks,

satins, organdies, brocades and ve-

lours. There are fur reveres, fur lap-

cls, fur piping, edging, flounces, bands.

It’s propel-on the dancing frock, the

reception dress, the tailored suit, the

house gown and the negligee. '



Pick up any fashion periodical; any

woman’s magazine; any' newspaper

that has a fashion page; any recent

mail-order catalog, and you will find

that no woman is considered fashion-

ably dressed unless she wears fur

morning, noon and night.



As a consequence, for furs of all

kinds the demand is far greater than

the supply and prices have gone sky

high. At the recent United States

government auction sale in St. Louis,

prices were bid 175 per cént'higher on

blue foxes, for instance, than they

were two years ago.

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THE PLAY’S . THE THING.





 





Three of the perennial questions





that are always asked in the Grange

are: How to get new members? How





to furnish music? What to do with

the young people? I give here

two letters. One from Mrs. T. E.





Niles, wife of'State Grange Steward,

and a. member of Mancelona Grange-





Orchestra, and theother from Mrs.

Leslie Burch, Lecturer of Rockford

Grange. They need no comment, yet

I cannot forbear adding, “Haven’t I

always told you so?”



If your Grange needs new members,

needs stirring up, wishes to interest

the young people, if you want money,

give a play—Dora H. Stockman.





Dear Mrs. Stockman:





Our Grange bought a piano and

some bells, also the drum for the or-

chestra, which is one year old this

month, and we are to give a banquet

on the seventeenth to celebrate our

anniversary.



I am enclosing a card showing the

characters in a play given by the

Grange. The proceeds $(42) finished

paying for our piano. The play is a

court scene. I represented an old

maid passing as a schoolgirl, and

have sued Henry Lesher for $50,000

damages for breach of promise. My

lawyer sits back of the table, his law-





 

 





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OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSO-

CIATION OF FARMERS’ CLUBS.





President-R. J. Robb, Mason.



Vice-president—C. J. Reed, Spring

Arbor.



Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. J. S.

Brown, Howell.



Directors—~Alfred Allen, Mason; Jos-

eph Harmon, Battle (.reck; C B.Scu1-

ly, Almont; (3.. T. Hamline, Alma; W.

K. Crafts, Grass Lake; Edward Burke,

St. Johns.



Address all communications relative

to the organization of new Clubs to

Mrs. J. S. Brown, Howell, Mich.





 





 





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Favor County Agnicultural Agent.—





’On November 24 the Essex Farmers’





Club was pleasantly entertained at

“Sunnyside,” the home of Mr. and

Mrs, Elbert Matter. The opening

number was a. song by the Club. “Our

Flag," in which patriotism was plainly

in evidence. “The Lord’s Prayer” was

repeated in unison, after which the

minutes were read and approved.

Delegates to the twenty-third annual

meeting of the State Association of

Farmers’ Clubs, which is to convene

in the senate chamber at Lansing, on

December 7-8, were elected. Messrs.

Elbert Matter and A. E. Cowlcs being

named, with J. T. Daniells and R. J.

Ferguson as alternates. The dinner

hou1 having ariived, adjournment was

taken that this important function

might receive the attention which

each and every member of the com-

pany appeared willing, and even anx-

ious, to bestow. The aficinoon oxen

(ises weie intioduced with the sing.

ing of “Old Black Joe,” by the entire





 





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Plays Keep Grange Interest Alive and Help the Exchequer.





yer at end of table. Judge and clerk

are back of the lawyels. F0111 wit-

nesses at left corner. Jury at right.

Mrs. Doyle represents Fiau Bumbles-

burgher-horfendor-fenstein. She has in

her basket cabbage smearcase and

frankfurts. The latter you can see

hanging over the edge of the basket.

The militant holds the bomb. Mrs.

T. E. Niles.





My Dear Mrs. Stockman:





I have been thinking of writing you

but we have been ve1y busy with our

play. We gave it at thiec different

places and always had a full house.

We made a little better than $40 at

our own Grange hall. Our contest is

ended and our side was the winner.

We have 50 new members to 0m

Grange and still more coming. At

our last meeting we had nearly 100

members present. Last meeting we

had a play by eight ladies, “How the

St01y Grew ” It made a great hit——

Mrs. Leslie Burch.





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





 





Grand Traverse Grange is remodel-

ing its home. The hall, which has

been in constant service for many

years, is being moved a few rods sa

as to be upon a more desirable site.

A' basement divided into a dining-

room, kitchen and furnace room, will



placed beneath the building. A

modern heating system is being plan-

ned, also a new roof. ‘It is hoped that

the improvements will be continued

until the building is resplendent in a

new coat of paint. When the execu-

tive committee are through with their

work the organization will be provid—

ed with the best and most up—to- -date

Grange home in northwestern Michi-

gan. ——R. .16.





company, followed by roll call, with

interesting and instructive selections,

including the following sadly hue

fact: “The last man hired and the

first man filed is the man who d1inks

intoxicatingliquors. Apaper, ‘Thanks-





.giving Day— why this Day?” by J T.





Daniells, was next mad and the sub-

ject discussed helpfully, in which the

peace and prosperity attending our

own loved country, was shown in.

striking contrast to the most, terrible

of wars which, at this present time is

devastating so huge 21 pmlion of Eu-

rope. The advisability of serurlng the

aid of a county agricultural agent to

aid the farmer. was next favoxably

considered. Following a recess the

election of officers for the ensuing

Club year was taken up resulting as

follows. President, A. E Cowles: vice-

president, Elbert Matter; secretary-

treasurer, Mrs. Elbert Matter; corres-

ponding secretary, Mrs. J. Blcmastcr.

The Club, by vote, sent its expressed

sympathy to its faithful member of

many years, Mr. Norman Cowles,who

is slowly recovering from a critical

illness. The singing of the “Thanks-

giving Hymn” closed the happy, help-

ful meeting. The December meeting

will be held at “The Hickoxys,” with

Mr. and M13. Frank Rice on the fouith

Wednesday of the month—J. T. Dan-

iells, Cor. Sec.



Clover Leaf Farmers' Club met at

the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence

Humphrey, with 73 present, on No-

vember 9. The president and vice-

president both being absent the meet-

ing was called to order by Mr. Eugene

Springei. Song by the Club, followed

by the Lord's Prayer. It was voted

that we wait until next meeting to

appoint delegates to the state meet-

ing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fenner in-

vited the Club to meet with them on

November 23. A good program was

gal-tied out—Mrs. Starr Fenner, Cor.

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instances may be pointed out where

a man or group of men have, by with-

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the establishment of prices that are

not in harmony with the rule of sup-

ply and demand, but these incidents

merely go to prove the general rule

that, supply and demand not only fix

prices, but largely determine the

course of distribution.



Understanding this, it would cer-

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the consumer will ultimately be oblig—

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Prices Weak in Spring of 1911.



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allel lines represents ten cents.





beans quoted at $2.05 per bushel. The

crop of 1910 proved to be a slightly

larger one than the growers and job-

bers thought, and as a consequence

prices gradually declined from the

basis of sales during the previous

months of November and December.

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‘The state crop. report for 1911 gave





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the amount of beans grown that year

at. 5,266,296 bushels.

Steady Market for 1912.



The year 1912 opened with values

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this figure and $2.44 until the last of

April. During May they advanced

from $2.50 to $2.70 and remained be-

tween these figures until the last of

October following. The new crop

which our state reporters calculated at

5,254,311 bushels, then began coming

onto the market, and values gradually

declined until they reached the $2.20

basis at the close of the year.



The Lowest Quotations.



During the first three months of

1913 prices declined from $2.20 to

$1.85. and then advanced to $2.05,

where they held until the last, of July

when another decline occurred. \V’hile

the state crop report for 1913 placed

the new crop at 4,932,621 bushels,

which was a little less than the yield

for each of the two preceding years,

private figures indicated that the crop

must, have been much larger than

this, in addition to which the yields

of competing states furnished a heavy

supply of hens. With this, values

generally dec‘m-ed from the beginning

of marketing .11 September and Oc-





The

‘ cash beans at Detroit

Each space between par-





tober until the close of the

which showed the. quotation at $1.75





'per bushel, the lowest point recorded





during 1911—1915 inclusive.





Influence of War.

In 1914 values started at $1.80 and





year,"





DEC. 4, $1915.-





.gradually advanced up to the second

ifweek of May, when the quotation had

» reached $2.10.





Then prices fell off to

$1.95 by the first of August following,

at which time there was a sudden ad-

vance by reason of the European war

to $2.75, where it remained, until the

last of September, when the appear-

ance of the new crop enabled the

dealers to crowd values down. By the

middle of October they reached the

$2.10 basis, from which time to the

end of the year the steady demand

and smaller output, together with the

impossibility of making importations,

advanced the quotation to $2.55 per

bushel. The state crop report for the

year 1914 placed the number of bush-

els of beans raised in Michigan at

4,670,314.

- Small Crop of 1915.



The year 1915 so far is a record for

average values. The quotations start-

ed in January at $2.55 and advanced

to $3.15 by the middle of February.

Values then remained above $3.00, ex-

cept for a brief period in April, until

the last of June, when the general

condition of the growing crop promis-

ed an abundant harvest and prices

were gradually reduced until the first

of August. At this time reports be-

gan circulating that. wet weather was

damaging the beans, and quotations

were gradually advanced, reaching

$3.00 the first of September, and re-

maining near this level until the sec-

ond week in October, when it jumped

to $3.25. Following this a. further ad-

vance was made to $3.50 by the last

of the month. After a decline of 20

cents the first of November, the mar-

ket recovered the loss and remains at

the. present time at the highest point

it has occupied during the five years

under discussion. The state crop re-

port. places this year’s yield at 3,834,-

714 bushels, which is 32 per cent less

than the average yield during the

past ten years. Estimates made by

the Michigan bean growers at Flint

during September placed the yield of

the state at 2,700,000. bushels.



Prices Should Help Make up for



Small Yield.



A study of the accompanying illus-

tration showing the changes in bean

values during the past. five years, with

the prices generally depressed when

the yield was heavy, and elevated fol-

lowing light harvests. ought to in-

crease faith in a continuation of the

present high values for this winter.

The 1914 crop was well cleaned up so





. that there is no competition from that





None of our Michigan job-

in Europe engaging ship-





source.

bers are





, ments for use in this country, as was





the case when prices were up a few

years ago. The value of beans as a

sustaining and energy-producing diet,

increases the demand when business

is prosperous like the present and the

abnormal call for foodstuffs by Euro-

pean agents is being heard in every

corner of our country.



The market should not be injured

by curtailing consumption excessively

through high prices, but this year the

final buyer is going to pay just all he

will stand, regardless Of what the

farmers may sell for, and our position

is that the farmers should get their

share. They can do this by selling

only on an advancing market and

withholding when prices decline.





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The Present Bean Situation

By JAMES N. MCBRIDE.





N the German states margin deal-



ing is absolutely forbidden by law.



It would be well if it were so in

this country on the whole, and this

year it would have saved some-bean

speculators real money. When the

1915 crop was planted there was an

unusually large acreage and with but

few exceptions the crop came up well,

and was. promising enough for the

speculative element to take a chance





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on October beans at $2.50. There are

a few timid people who were solicit-

ous about the farmers violating some

law when they made a price on the

crop 'of beans after the government

had made the estimate and the crops

condition Was known, but who have

been so long used to speculative deals

in the crop almost from the time of

planting, and setting the" price on

,what the farmer is grgwing," that it





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; ,I‘MS::,»%npesz‘ed. as the. expected, -, and.

x'l'WIs'tou-be- considered his-part of the.

{acts of nature along with other ad-





verse conditions 'and [to be patiently

endured.

the Michigan bean growers won a

signal victory for right price making

of their own property. The legiti-

mate merchandising elevator men

who make up the great majority of

the Michigan Bean Jobbers stood

with the growers and the prices set

by the growers were found to be a

proper minimum.



Speculators Gueesed Wrongly this



' Year.



Practically no deliveries were made

of beans sold for October and No-

vember, which means that the error

of judgment on the part of the specu-

lators was settled in cash at the

prices fixed by the growers. Hereto-





'fore the preponderating strength of





the speculative element has been able

to make their judgments come true,

this year they were unable to do so.

The fatal dip in prices did not occur.

When the prices of beans were made

by the growers there was much talk

that. the price was too high, that con-

sumption would be decreased, and

that the crop of beans was very much

larger than expected. In the market

notes of a farm paper published out-

side of the state, under date of Octo«

ber 3, forecasts of the bean price at

$2.50 per bushel were made. Whether

this was inspired misinformation,

with a purpose, or merely an error

of judgment, it is immaterial at

the present time. However, the

Michigan Farmer, in its editorial col-

umns and through its news articles,

was the mainstay of the bean grower

in the fight for better prices. In each

county there was also the willing ex-

pression of the country press which

is really the local expression of the

best community thought. The critical

time in price making on the bean crop

is right at the beginning, for from

self-interest alone the dealer, when

once a holder of the crop, stands ex-

actly on the same ground as the grow—

er, stable or advancing prices are to

his advantage.

The Conscientious Dealer.



There are many of the elevator men

who are of the highest type and are

serving their communities well. These

men enjoy the esteem of the farmer

and preserves as high a standard of

conduct as any of the professions. An

increased yield of grains or seeds are

to hi sgain as well as the farmer’s, and

he searches diligently for such stock.

The sale of low germination stock or

impure and adulterated seed which

might temporarily yield a profit is in

the end a loss. The samples of beans

brought to the elevators measure

quite as much the resourcefulness of

the elevator man as they do the farm-

er in constantly preaching good seed.

I know of several elevator proprietors

who are searching diligently for good

seed beans for next year, and thevdo

not trsut entirely on their own judg-

ment but send samples to the agricul-

tural college to have determinations

made of seed stock.



The Ban on Cull Beans.





Speculation was the main cause of

the government’s edict that put a ban

on cull beans for canning. Futures

on canned goods had been sold and

at a price which, with the advanced

prices of beans left the profit at the

vanishing point, and like the old rule

in political economy. competition

tends to drive all to the plane of the

lowest competitor. A good grade of

cull beans had been canned by soak-

ing the stock and then picking. In

this way the dead beans would float

and when swelled the impurities or

blemishes were exaggerated, and in

the end it was a question whether

these were not picked beans. The

better grade of canners were, how-

ever, like old dog Tray, caught} in bad

company, and now no cull beans can

leave the state unless ground, in





It was at this point that"





- . V'rHE M—ICHIGANFARMER





whichcondition their; only, use is for .





stock feeds-land»calfmeal.“ ‘ . . -



There are several-ways of looking

at the ban' on cull-beans. ‘This year

there is a large, amount of beans

which are such high pickers that the

cost of picking .is prohibitive. This

grade of beans has heretofore been

machine-picked and gone to the can-

ner. As beans get high-priced there

is a tendency to pick exceedingly

close and the resultant culls are low

grade. Another very broad minded

view is that the first cost of the beans

in a can is very. small. Cooked beans

will take up about their own weight

in water. One half~pound of beans in

a pound can. at present prices of

beans would be around three cents,

while a cull bean would be something

over one cent at the prices formerly

paid for a canning grade of culls. The

guarantee of a good grade of beans

ought to be worth the difference in

the start. The moral is that there

ought to be package beans in grocery

stores and the person who is obliged

to save in every way possible could

and shouldbuy four times as much

food value in the dry stock as in the

canned, and then add water himself.



True Co-operation.



(lo-operation is a word that is often

used to designate the working togeth-

er of one class of people, with hostil.

ity implied, if not expressed, toward

those not of their class. An example

of the higher meaning is found in the

bean situation this year. The grow-

ers worked together with a majority

of the dealers in support of a plan of

nerchandising opposed to speculation.

The Agricultural College Experiment

Station, under the direction of Dean

Shaw, has employed Mr. Muncie to

work on the problems of bean diseas-

es and improved seed stock. When

there was an echo of the speculative

people to underestimate the disaster

to the bean crop, Prof. Shoesmith

promptly sent out press bulletins set-

ting forth the real facts and also ad-

vised as to next year’s seed. Too

much praise can not be given to coun-

ty Agricultural Agent Earl P. Robin—

son, of Saginaw county, who organ-

ized in his country the strongest sec-

tor of growers in the state. L. P.

Hagerman, of Clinton county, agricul-

tural instructor and secretary of the

St. Johns Businessmen’s Association,

was a worker and marks the accom-

plishment of the younger set of men

who are of the new school of thought.

This, together with the papers of the

state mentioned before, is an example

of the true spirit of co-operation as

distinguished from that which is feeb-

le and suspicious.



Cash beans have passed the mini-

mum fixed by the bean growers’ con-

vention for October and November.

The wisdom of the plans for price-

making has been more than justified.

Growers have been posted as to the

crop conditions as never before, and

while weather conditions were menac-

ing. prices were advancing and an ad-

ded incentive to use every possible

means to save the remnant of the

crop. Elevatn' men have been put-

ting in drying appliances to care for

the beans coming to market over-wet.

Twelve pounds of moisture in beans,

or an excess of what is legal in but-

ter-making, is not uncommon this

year. The statement of a large bean

buyer at the convention, was that the

making of the market was wholly up

to the growers this year, has proven

true. In approval of the plan of mar-

keting conservatively and at an ad-

vancing price he also remarked that

he had paid for coal on the same plan

that the bean growers had evolved

and if it was good business for the

anthracite coal dealers he could not

see why it was not good for the bean

growers.





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November 30, 1915.



Wheat—The commandeering of a

lot of wheat by the Canadian govern-

ment for the Allies early this week

caused an advance of two cents in the

local market on Monday. It was ex‘

pected that heavy receipts at north-

western centers would. influence lower

values, but this official action, togeth-

er with reports of heavy buying by

European agents, was sufficient to ov-

ercome the large increase in our vis-

ible supply, the liberal primary deliv—

eries and the blockade of traffic at

eastern shipping points. European

figures are bullish—Liverpool having

less stock than a week ago, while the

quantity on passage also decreased.

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1914 was 331.13% per bushel. Last

week’s local prices were:



Red. White. Dec.



No. 2 No. 1

Wednesday 1.11 1.08 1.13

Thursday .......... .. . . .. . .

Friday ......... 1.11 1.08 1.13

Saturday .. . . .1.11 1.08 1.13

Monday . . . . . ...1.13 1.10 1.15

Tuesday ....... 1.12% 1.09% 1.141/2



Chicago.——December wheat $1.05;





May 261.07% per bushel.



Corn.———_Corn values have followed

closely the trend of wheat prices, and

during the week quotations in Chica-

go touched the highest level this sea-

son, notwithstanding the receipts are

gradually increasing. With so much

inferior grain the position of the

trade looks strong. United States vis-

ible supply increased 415,000 bushels.

A year ago, No. 3 corn was quoted at

63%c per bushel. Last week’s local

prices were:





No.3 No.3



Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday 65 66%

Thursday ..

Friday 65 661/2

Saturday 65 66%

Monday 661/2 68





Tuesday .. ..... 65% 67



Chicago—December corn 64c; May

68c per bushel.



Oats.-—~The market is firm at better

prices. There was an active demand

on Monday from agents purchasing

for the seaboard trade. The general

demand is also good, and colder

weather will likely stimulate further

buying. The local price for standard

oats a year ago was 5034c per bushel.

Last. week’s prices were:





No. 3



Standard. White.

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

Thursday . . . .......... . . . . . .

Friday . . ........... 40 39

Saturday . . ......... 401/2 39

Monday ............ 42 40 1/2

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





41



Chicago. December oats 41.2c per

bushel; May 43.2c.



Rye.—Slow demand resulted in

further declines and No. cash is

now quoted at 94@95c per bushel.



Peas.—Prices steady, quality good,

receipts small, with new crop moving

at. $2.35@2.60 per bushel, sacks in-

cluded.



Barley.—Malting grades are higher

at Milwaukee at 63@690. At Chicago

the range is 59617700 per bushel.



Beans—Further advances have re-

sulted from conservative marketing

by farmers, a good demand and gen-

eral knowledge of the small crop. At

Detroit cash beans are quoted at $3.60

per bushel; December $3.50; January

$3.40. (‘hicago market also higher,

with supply small and demand fair.

Michigan pea beans, hand-picked, new

$4@4.10; prime. do. $3.70@3.80; red

kidneys $4.75@5 per bushel.



Clover Seed.#«Eas_v, with prime spot

and December at $12; March $11.95:

prime alsike $10.25. At Toledo prime

cash $12.05; March $11.90; prime al-

sike $10.271/2.



Timothy Seed.—~Steady at $3.65 per

bushel 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 $5.70; straight

$5.40; spring patent $6.20; rye flour

580





5 Feed—In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $28; standard middlings

$25; fine middlings $30; cracked corn

$30; corn and oat chop $28 per ton.



Hay.-——-No. 1 timothy $18@19 a ton;

standard timothy $17@18; light mixed

$17@18; No. 2 timothy $15@16: No. 2

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



Straw—Wheat and oat straw $6.50

@7; rye straw $8@8.50 per ton.





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THE MICHIGAN FARMERL





DAIIRY AND POULTRY, PRODUCTS.





Butter.——-Best creamery has advanc-





ed 1c on account of scarcity; other

grades remain unchanged. Extra

creamery 32c; firsts 300; dairy 210;





packing stock 199.



Elgin.~—Scarcity of the fancy fresh

goods continues and buyers have to

bid up market to get supplies. The

price, based on sales, is 330.



Chicago—The feeling is firm, espe-

cially of the fancy grades, and prices

have advanced 1c. The scarcity of

good stock is forcing the use of June

storage goods. Extra creamery 320;

extra firsts 31@311/§c; firsts 26@300;

extra dairies 300; packing 19@200.



Eggs.—Thc supply of fresh eggs

does not. equal the demand. Market

is firm at last week’s prices. Current

receipts are quoted at 300; candied

firsts 31c. ,



Chicago.——’l‘lie market continues

firm at last, week’s prices. Fresh laid

eggs are in light supply and sell at

premium prices. Firsts 281/2@291/2c;

ordinary firsts 261/2fi1271/20: miscel-

laneous lots. cases included 20@29c;

refrigerator April extras 21@211/zc.



Pctiltry.w-Tlie market is firm with

springers higher and ducks and geese





lower. The demand is good. Tur-

keys 16(tfl7c; spring turkeys 200;

fowls 9617130. according to quality;





spring chickens 131/2@14c; du'cks 14%

@150; geese 1315613140.



(‘hicago.-—A fair demand existed

and supply is good. Prices are lower

except. for i’owls and springers. Light

weight turkeys not wanted. Turkeys,

young and old 14c; fowls 91/2@11c;

springs 12c; ducks 11@11%c; geese

1061711140. .





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





..Apples.—ln good demand. Green-

ings $3@3.50; Spys $3‘@3.75; Bald-

wins $3.25@3.50; Steel Red $4@4.50.

At Chicago choice fruit is selling well

but common stock is easy. Bulk ap-

ples moving freely. Prices are slight-

ly higher. No. 1 Greenings $2.50@3;

Jonathans. N0. 1, $2.75@3.25: Bald-

wins $1.75@2.50: Wageners $2.25@

2.75; Spys $1.75@3.75: bulk apples

$150@250 per car, depending on the

quality.



Potatoes—Market is firm with no

change in prices. Mll‘llleSOtaS are now

quoted at 65@700; Michigan 60@65c

per bu. At Chicago the trade is ac-

tive and market firm at advanced

prices. Fancy goods in demand. Mich-

igans are quoted at 55@64c. Other

prices range from 55@68c. At Green-

ville the farmers are being paid 500.





GRAND RAPIDS.





 





Dairy butter is firm at 250, while

fresh eggs continue scarce with deal-

ers bidding up to 340. Beans are still

inclined to go higher, with $3.25 bid

and many farmers inclined to hold for

further advances; red kidneys are

worth $4, and some. are predicting $5

a little later. Potatoes have not shown

material change since last week but

are firm in most. outside markets at

50@55c. Grain prices at the mills are

as follows: No. 2 red wheat $1.03;

rye 900; corn 720; oats 37c; buck-

wheat 700.





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





The market was fairly active Tues-

day morning. Apples offered freely

at 60c@$1.25; potatoes scarce at 75@

900; cabbage around 65c; onions 75c





 





@$1.25; carrots 75@90c; parsnips 75

@800; chickens 50@600 each; eggs

450; pork $10@10.50 per cwt; loose





hay selling at. siege-22 per ton.





LIVE—STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

November 29, 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 120 cars; hogs 125 d. d.;

sheep and lambs 55 d. d.; calves 700

head.



With 120 loads of cattle on our mar-

ket here today, trading started off

brisk this morning on all kinds of cat-

tle except the little common stockers.

Butcher cattle sold quarter higher

and some of the best cattle a strong

half dollar higher, but there were four

loads of better cattle here than there

was last. week. The good feeders sold

strong and there could have been a

good many more sold if they had been

here today. Now the poultry is out

of the way, we think we will have a

better market from now on. The good

market today may bring a heavy run

here next week, but we think the

butchers will be able to take more

cattle, as they will have a chance to

get rid of their beef this week.



We had a moderate supply of hogs

today, about 125 double decks, demand

good from all sources and prices high-

er for everything. A few selected





 





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loads of hogs sold at $7.10, with the

bulk of the yorker and light mixed

selling around ,$6.90@7; pigs and

lights $6.25@6.50; roughs generally

$6; stags $4.50@5.50. Everything-was

sold at the close and looks like we

should have a fairly good trade the

balance of the week, but would not

advise buying hogs to sell any higher.



The lamb market was active today.

Prices 50 higher than the close last

week. All sold and we look for steady

to strong prices balance of the week.



We quote: Lambs $9.15@9.30; cull

to fair $7@9.10; yearlings $6.75@7.50;

bucks 4@4.75; handy ewes $5.25@

5.50; heavy do $5.25@5.50; wethers

$5.75@6; cull sheep $3.50@4.25; veals,

good to choice $11.75@12; common to

fair $8.50@11.50; heavy $6@9.



Chicago.

November 29, 1915,





' (,‘attle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today..24.000 48,000 22,000

Same day l914..].2,510 30.346 21.222

Last week ...... 45,128 196.222 83,008

Same wk 1914. .25,343 140,631 67,191





Shipments from here last week ein—

braced 5,531 cattle, 29,175 hogs and

2,737 sheep. Hogs received averaged

only 180 lbs, the lowest of the year.

The cattle market opens this week

firm for desirable lots and weak to a

little lower for other kinds. Hogs are

a good dime higher, with sales at

$5..70@7. Sheep and lambs are firmer,

With prime lambs at $9 and prime

ewes selling up to $5.85. .



Cattle prices suffered sharp declines

early last week. But by Wednesday

buyers purchased so freely that all

des1rable cattle sold decidedly higher.

The bulk of the steers received dur-

ing the week brought $7@9.50, with

sales of the choicer class of heavy

cattle at $9.50@10.55, the top price he-

ing.25c higher than the top the pre-

ceding week. No steers of good qual-

ity. were offered under $9, and no

Strictly prime yearlings were market-

ed, good yearlings going at $9 and up-

ward and choice lots of such steers

at $9.50 and over. By the middle of

the week a large part of the short-fed

and warmed-up steers went for $7.50

@875, those below $8 showing no

great amount of corn feeding. Infer-

ior to medium grassy cattle $4.40@

6.75; butchering cows and heifers at

$4.60@8.50; best cows $7.50; only

prime yearling heifers sold above

these figures. Cutters went at $4@

4.55, canners at $2.75@3.95 and bulls

at $4.25@6.75. Calves averaged lower,

with sales of the coarser heavy offer—

ings at $4@7 and the better class of

light vealers taken at $9@10.10. Stock-

men have been preparing their best

cattle for the Christmas trade when

the demand is usually good. Cattle

closed strong to 25c higher on Satur-

day than a week earlier.



Hogs were in unexpectedly good lo-

cal and shipping demand during most

of last week, and despite liberal sup-

plies, some fair rallies in prices took

place. There was a widening tendency

in hog prices, with bulk of daily sales

sales at a range of 75c, while the ex-

treme range was about $1.25. Novem-

ber receipts of hogs and pigs were

extraordinarily large, but weight was

remarkably lacking. The week closed

with hogs selling at $5.50@6.85. com-

paring with $5.60@6.75 a week earlier,

while pigs sold at $4@5.65. Light

bacon hogs brought $5.50@6.20, heavy

packing hogs $6.30@6.70, heavy ship-

ping hogs $6.70@6.85, light. shipping,

hogs $6.25@6.55 and stags $6@6.50.



Moderate receipts last week of

lambs, yearlings, ewes and wethers

resulted in a genuine boom in prices

for desirable fat flocks, with prime

lambs of medium weight leading off.

The numerous offerings of thin lambs

had to go at a big discount, and heavy

lambs sold much below prices paid for

the best medium weights, the same

being true of too heavy yearling weth-

ers. Fat live muttons brought far

higher prices than in former years.

After prime lambs sold up to $9.40, a

sharp break in prices took place fol—

lowing a heavy Friday supply. with

lambs selling at $6.50@9; yearlings at

$5.75@7.60; wethers at $575,636.50:

ewes at $3@5.85; bucks and stags at

$4.25@4.75. The week’s top for year-

lings was $7.85.



Moderate receipts of horses tending

to prevent a bad break in prices. The

demand for the French army was good

at unchanged prices, but otherwise

trade dragged, with sales of the cheap-

er class of horses at $256995, while

drivers with any quality were valued

at $100@200. Wagoners sold at $150

@200, and a few expressers sold up

to $210. A few chunks brought $175

@195, while drafters were largely

nominal at $220@285, few being of-

fered.





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Crop and Market Notes.

Missouri.





Warren 60., Nov. 22.—There has

been a large acreage of wheat sown





DEC. 4. 1915.





and a fair acreage of rye, and both

are doing well now as we have, just

had some much needed rain. The

yield of corn and potatoes is heavy

and the quality good. The farmers

have plenty of feed on hand for their

own use. Not much feeding stock on

hand. Wheat $1.05; corn 65c; tim-

othy hay $10; potatoes 500; apples

50c; butter 300; eggs 28c.

_ Colorado.

. Kit Carson 00., Nov. 22.——Wea.ther

is ideal for fall work, no snow yet.

More than an average amount of fall

gram sown. Corn average yield 25

bushels; potatoes 125 bushels per

acre. Some of the corn is soft; pota-

toes good. No feeding stock on hand

to amount to anything. Farmers all

have more than enough feed for their

own use. Spring wheat. 68c; fall

wheat 83c: corn 400; barley 40c; beas

wheat 83c; corn 40c; barley 40c;

beans 30 lb; potatoes 30c apples $1

per bushel; butter-fat 25c; eggs 250.

Kansas.



Crowley 00., Nov. 24.-—~There is a.

somewhat smaller acreage of wheat

sown than usual because of the fly.

Wheat and rye came up well but are

needing rain’. Corn is yielding 30 to

40 bushels per acre; some fields much

better and the quality is very good.

There is a great deal of feed in the

country and a shortage of stock.



Pennsylvania.



Lancaster 00., Nov. 22.——There was

more wheat than usual sown. Yield

and quality of corn slightly affected

by severe wind storms; however, the

crop was good. Potato yield fairly

good, though many did not reach ma-

turit-y. More feeding stock than usual

on hand and farmers have enough

feed for own use. Fall work is late,

much corn yet to husk. Fair crop of

app‘les and other fruits.



New Jersey.



Monmouth 00., Nov. 22.——About the

usual amount of wheat and rye sown.

We had a good crop of potatoes, all

of fine quality. Corn short and poor

quality. Farmers have sufficient feed

on hand for home use. Very little

feeding stock kept. Wheat $1@1.05;

corn 800; hay $15; potatoes 700; ap-

ples 5OC@$1 per bushel.



New York.



Genesee 60., Nov. 22.——There was a.

large acreage of Wheat sown and it

has made a fine growth. Yield of corn

good and quality fair. Potatoes about

half normal yield and quality rather

poor. Plenty of feed and some have

it t-i spare. Some farmers have ob—

taii. id their feeding stock.

beans $3.50fi‘4 per bushel; loose hay

$12@14; potatoes 60c; apples $2@2.50

per bbl; lllilk,$1.60 per cwt; butter-

fat 31c: eggs 35c; dressed hogs $8.50

@9; calves $9@9.50; cabbage $2.50@

3 per ton.



Michigan.



Jackson 00., Nov. 22.~Cold, blus-

tery weather, with some snow. Rath-

er less than usual acreage of winter

grain, with some. very late seeding,

owing to delayed threshing. Corn is

the poorest crop ever known in this

county, with very little hard corn. Po

tatoes short owing to frost. on low

lands, and blight and rot elsewhere.

Hay is plentiful, the best selling for

$12. Many farmers will be obliged

to buy grain for feed, owing to short

corn crop. Cattle looking well, but

hogs being sold in poor condition, and

only breeding stock being carried ov—

er. Butter—fat, 300; potatoes 400; very

little produce being marketed.



Berrien 00., Nov. 22.——Less than the

usual acreage of wheat and rye sown

and looking well. Clover meadows

looking fine, but no pasture. Corn has

dried out some but is still in poor

condition and most of it is not fit to

crib. Hog cholera is prevalent in

some sections, and the scarcity of

hogs will be a disadvantage in dispos-

ing of poor quality corn. Yield of

clover seed light. Potatoes 80 per

cent of a crop and rotting badly.

There will be plenty of feed to winter

stock. Wheat $1.05; oats 300; beans

$2.50fl‘v3; hay $14@15; potatoes 40@

500; apples 60@90c for good stock;

butter 300; butter-fat 320.



Cheboygan 00., Nov. 22.~—About

twice the usual amount of wheat and

rye sown. A great. deal of corn prac-



,(Continued on page 513).





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produce direct, we are offering free

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Wheat $1; '
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‘weie from 10@25c per





‘1017 at 4:

. av 670 at $5; to Schurnian 10 stockers

:av~ 759 at $5.50; to Newton B. Co. 5





use. 4, 1915. ,





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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday’s Market.

December 2, 1915.

Cattle.



Receipts 2831. There was another

record-breaking run of live stock at

the local yards this week. Starting

Sunday they never stopped and at

noon on Thursday were as shown

above, with a large number of cars

still out. The various Detroit rail-

roads seem to have taken notice of

the way stock has been handled and

this week there was considerable im-

provement noticed, especially so with

the Grand Trunk.



The Michigan Central contemplates

making some much needed improve-

ments at the yards and this week all

the oflicials, from the vice-president

to the superintendent of terminals,

were on the ground looking the situa-

tion over, and in a short time the

work of enlarging will be under way.



In the cattle division the quality

was generally common and prices

cwt, lower

than last week on all grades and a

large number was still unsold at this

writing. The stocker buyers from the

country were not very anxious for

anything and those they bought were

at a very low figure. Milch cows were

dull and generally about $5 a head

lower. The close was dull as follows:

Best heavy steers $6.50@7.50; best

handy weight butcher steers $5.50@

6.50; mixed steers and heifers $5@6;

handy light butchers $4.75@5.50; light





 





 





butchers $~i.25@5; best cows $'.i@

5.25; butcher cows $4.25@4.50‘ com-.





mon cows $375624; canners $3@3.65;

best heavy hulls $5.25@5.50; bologna

bulls $4.50@5; stock bulls $3.75@4.50;

feeders $6517; stockers $4.50@5.75;

milkers and springers $40@80.



Roe Com. ()0. sold Mich. B. Co. 4

butchers av 760 at $5.50, 7 do av 1003

at $6, 2 cows av 1140 at $4.50, 1 bull

wgh 1450 at $5.40; to L'reiteiibeck 5

feeders av 858 at $6.25; to Bresnahan

7 butchers av 612 at $5; to Crom 10

stockers av 683 at $6.25, 1 bull wgh

640 at $4.75; to Bresnahan 7 butchers

av 720 at $5: to Stevenson ’2 feeders

av 920 at $6.25, 5 do av 820 at $6.25;





-to Burbank 5 do av 870 at $6.25; to





Kamman B. Co. 8 butchers av 990 at

$4.85; to Sullivan 1‘. Co. 8 cows av

to Bresnahan 7 butchers





cows av 1240 at $4.10; to Suliivan P.

Co. 13 'do av 1010 at $5; to Breiten-

bec‘; 4 bulls av 922 at $5; to Prentis





"3 feeders av 877 at $6.75; to Crom 7





stockers av 660 at $5; to Newton B.

Co. 7 butchers av 836 at $5.25.

Veal Calves.



Receipts 684. Good veal calves

brought steady last week’s prices and

a few extra at $11; bulk of good was

at $10@10.50; common and medium

$7@ 9; heavy, coarse grades very dull.



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

Co. 4 av 145 at $9.50; to Nagle P. Co.

2 av 190 at $10, 6 av 185 at $9, 2 av

130 at $9.50, 4 av 150 at $9, 9 av 150

at $10, 3 av 140 at $9, 2 av 245 at $9,

2 av 250 at $7, 1 wgb 160 at $10, 1

wgh 180 at $10.50; to Rattkowsky 2

av 115 at $7.



Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 8833. The run of sheep





.and lambs was fair and the quality

good.





Prices were 10@15c higher on

lambs than at the opening Monday, a

few bunches of choice bringing $9.





»Best lambs $8.85@9; fair do $8@8.50;

light to common- lambs $6@7.50; fair





to good sheep $4.75@5.50; culls and

common $3614.



Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co.

15 lambs av 75 at $8.50, 17 sheep av

125 at $5.20 lambs av 70 at $8.75, 31

do av 55 at $7, 18 sheep av 80 at $5;

to Nagle P. Co. 17 sheep av 100 at

$3.75, 22 lambs av 80 at $8.50, 111 do

av 65 at $7.75, 32 sheep av 110 at $5,

23 lambs av 80 at $8.25.



Reason & R. sold Nagle P. Co. 11

sheep av 95 at $5.25, 17 lambs av 70

at $8.50, 17 do av 75 at $8, 40 do av 75

at $9, 40 do av 74 at $8.90, 42 do av

98 at $5.25. .



Sandel, S., B. & G. sold Sullivan P.

(‘0. 64 lambs av 75 at $8.35, 43 sheep

av 100 at-$3.75; to Nagle P. Co. 86

lambs av 65 at $8, 47 do av 65 at $8,

7 do av 85 at $8.50, 14 do av 68 at

$8.50, 5 sheep av 108 at $4.50, 30 do

av 125 at $4.75, 21 do av 110 at $4.50,

6 do av 95 at $4.50, 16 do av 110 at

$4.25, 38 lambs av 80 at $8.25.





Hogs. '

Receipts 20,428. There was. a record

breaking run of hogs and prices were

20@25c lower than they were a week





,ago, $6.25 being the extreme top, with





bulk of the good around $6.20. Pigs

$5.50@5.75. Thursday noon the'yards

were filled. '





' many apples.





P. ples scarce and retail for $1@].20 per





THE"MICHI





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





(Continued from page 512.)

tically worthless. Potatoes hardly a

half a crop.‘ Most farmers have plenty

of hay. Feeding stock very scarce.

More fall plowing than usual. Not

Wheat 95c; beans $1.90

@2; hay $12@14; potatoes 50c; cream

at creamery 28c; butter 28c;>eggs

320; no corn for sale.



Eaton Co., Nov. 22. Not as large

an acreage of wheat sown as last sea-

son. The corn crop is below the av-

erage, and the quality also poor. Po-

tatoes about half a crop and consider-

able rot. Plenty of hay and grain in

farmers’ hands for own use, but corn

fodder will be of little value. Quite

a large number of sheep and hogs in

the country. Hogs, live $6: cattle $5

(936.50; wheat $1.15; corn 700; beans

$3; potatoes 600; chickens 11c; butter

25c; butter-fat 300.



Mecosta Co., Nov. 20.—Most farm-

ers have fall work done, except some

fall plowing. Corn a poor crop and

mostly soft. Fat cattle are scarce,

but a. good lot of hogs around here.

Fall seeding looks good. Butter-fat

29c; eggs 300; beans $3.25; rye 900.



Tuscola Co., Nov. 20.-——Weather is

favorable for fall work. Acreage of

wheat and rye sown small. Potatoes

very poor. Corn about half a crop

much soft corn. Feed rather scarce

and a great deal of stock being sold.

Sugar beets about all harvested and

about 75 per cent of a crop. Bean

threshing well along and beans yield-

ing from three to 10 bushels per acre,

and pick from 16 to 20 lbs. per bushel.

Vi'heat $1; oats 330; rye 60c; shelled

corn 60c; barley 80c per cwt: beans

$3.25; potatoes 800: apples 90c; eggs

300; butter 25c; hay $11@15.



Ohio.



Hancock Co., Nov. 23,—Not as much

wheat and rye sown this fall as us-

ual. Corn not a. large yield but qual:

ity is good, though farmers have been

delayed in corn liusking. Potatoes

not a. good yield on account of blight.

There have been a few loads of feed-

ers of good quality shipped in here

from Kansas City at $7 per cwt., but

not many heavy cattle will be fed.

Some hay being sold. There has been

a great deal of hog cholera so there

are not many hogs in the country.

Wheat $1; hay $15; potatoes 75c; ap-





 





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geese 11c; eggs 32c; butter 250;

cream 33c.





Sandusky Co., Nov. 23.——Cold wet

weather, and corn husking is slow, be-





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bbl; butter-fat 30c; eggs 300; hogs

about $6.50; cattle $7659.





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Fall and Winter





HEN fall comes, and crops

~ from field and meadow are



safely garnered, then the last

of the straying turkey mothers comes

up with her brood, and after some

shrill argument and an occasional bat-

tle, the turkeys are roosting together,

and for the first time, really ready to

be counted.





Now one should be able not only to

count the birds, but to reckon approx-

imately the returns from the crop.

As the farmer reckons his cattle, de-

ciding to turn off a couple of steers

before winter, so he, or she, who has

charge of the turkeys should now be

able to say, we will sell turkeys to

the value of a. steer or two this fall,

and keep breeding stock so that. next

season we may double the income.

But so many losses occur in Novem-

ber and December that people hardly

dare count their turkeys after they

have come home to roost, lest the hol-

iday market should give scant re-

turns, not on account of small de-

mand or of low market price, but be-

cause of unexpected losses of mature,

or well grown turkeys while fattening.



Far be it from us to mention those

'turkeys that go early to market, lest

at the later marketing time there

should be none at all to sell.





Wild Turkeys Healthy.



These facts are known, so why not

discuss them, with a view to prevent-

ing the waste of unnecessary disease.



The wild turkeys with which Mich-

igan abounded forty or fifty years ago

were apparently not subject to dis-

ease in the fall, but grew and devel-

oped and became fat and juicy as the

flocks wandered at will over the

woods. They became healthily fat: on

a varied diet, but not over-fat as the

pampered market now expects its

poultry. They were not penned or





 





 





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stuffed, or fed continually on grain,

but gathered here an ear and there

an acorn or a late insect.



So these hardy wild creatures, im-

pelled by a. wanderlust that irresist-

ibly urged them onward, even when

enjoying an occasional stolen feast in

a farmer’s cornfield, kept a digestive

system that handled their varied diet,

stimulated by an immense amount of

exercise, and by alternate wind and

rain, cold and ice and snow.



Is it any wonder that this free,

cleanly bird, as liberty-loving and typ—

ically American as any eagle that

soars the air, should succumb to the

influences that surround him for the

month or two before market time?



Women’s Turkeys vs. Man’s Pigs.



The tunkey is seldom the chief poul-

try product of his civilized owner. He

must usually take his chances with a

large flock of chickens, with the yard

he lives in often shared by ducks and

geese. After a period \of no feeding,

as far as grain is concerned—4n clean

woods and fields in the late summer,

he finds himself in a land of plenty

about the farm yards. The poultry

that grew along somehow on a land

generous with insects and nature pro-

ducts in summer, must be fattened

and turned off on the holiday market.





 





 





 





So twice or three times a day, the





',Our entire flock





Care of Tu rkcys





corn is distributed with generous

hand. Cribs are bursting With plenty,

and where can corn return such profit

as when turned into fat, chicken at 20

cents a pound; fat goose at 18 cents;

fat yellow, tender turkey at 28 cents?

Yes, and if you have access to the

right market, 40 cents a. pound. Farm-

ers may scoff at the women’s poultry

and the corn they consume, and urge

the claims of the pigs that have first

mortgage on all corn grown, but what

logic can argue for pork at 10 cents a

pound when a pound of turkey at 30

cents is more cheaply made, and un-





der intelligent management, made

with no more risk and much less

labor.





The fault is “not in our stars, but

in ourselves.” Chickens, - yes, and

ducks and geese, too, have been the

slaves of man for a thousand years,

and more, subject to his whims and

caprices of feeding, sheltering and

imprisoning. You may fatten: that

poultry as you fatten your stall-fed

ox, it: is made for the butcher’s block.

Turkeys do not Stand Confinement.



But, subject. the turkey to cramped

quarters, to a man—made fattening

diet, to a roof over his free head, to

foul air, to the doubtful “common

drinking cup” and dirt of the poultry

yard, to the ever-lasting corn, often

contaminated by lying on the ground,

and the result is some fat turkeys,

and probably some dead ones.



People write and ask the writer

what to give turkeys for cholera. I

do not. know, but I know how to avoid

it. As far as my knowledge extends

my own have never had it, though I

have raised them-with unfailing pleas-

ure and profit for the last ten years.

Occasionally one dies, even as late in

the season as this, but I see no trace

of cholera. The cause, as near as I

can make out, is the same as most

children’s diseases, over-eating, usual-

ly a spree in a corn field. But I count

my turkeys, and estimate the returns

from the flock with as much precision





.as we reckon returns from horses or

jcattle or other farm products.





G'ood Results from Light Feeding.

The good health of the “fleck, which

is the most importa‘nt? element ofls'uc-





‘ cess, I attribute to their scant e"rations,





as far as hand-feeding is concerned.

Many times, in the columns of the

Michigan Farmer, I have advised

scanty, or no feeding, for the young.

is now in winter

quarters at night, our orchard trees.

Yet they have not been fed grain a.

dozen times this fall, and no new

corn. A slice of stale bread, or a

handful of dried crusts, is enough to

feed the flock for “old acquaintance

sake.” As long as there are weed

seeds to range for, and dried berries

to pick, and scattered grain in the

fields, the turkeys are better off glean—

ing their own living. They grow, and

thrive and fatten sufficiently for

health. Yes, or for show, for our

birds went to the exhibition this fall

and won all firsts, too, without a grain

of corn or other special feeding. Yet

they grow very large. One in the

hands of a customer went to the block

this fall weighing 41 pounds. Our

own, being sold only to breeders, are

never fattened. but develop great

bone and frame on range. .

And there lies a second danger.

Whoever overfattens a. turkey flock

this fall, will almost surely overfeed

the turkeys he saves for next year’s

breeding stock. Then from these en-

feebled birds, with weakened digestive

systems, will come the poults that

hardly live long enough to be count-

ed, even after they are hatched.

Saginaw Co. E. H. MCDONAGH.





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”dull, has poor appetite part of time

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_ .ing.—I have a five-year-oid cow that '

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she would die. When she recovered

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udder, then remove the cause and she

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How to Dehorn Cattle—Am writing





which I dehorned last April. Since

been discharging matter and I Wish

you would tell me what to do for her

head. W. A., Carsonville, Mich—«The

writer is frequently called to treat





the result of not cutting off horn close

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curette away all diseased tissue, then

apply equal parts oxide of zinc, pow-

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Chicago, Cinci uni and Indianapolis allow-e. Suitable males





to to

G. EARL HOOVER. R.7.Matthowe. In





POULTRY.





 





that have‘l'ald 140 ml'eech since Jan. In, 1715 to Aug.

6





“Nectar-other: pamlh.





with them at 52 lo 36 each. 1500 young birds growing.





tuna.





and particulars. Write for no)".

_ FEIIIS lElillllll FIRM. 934 Union. Grand Rapids. llchlgeu.





ROCK COOKER ELS. large, farm

n‘rrcd Plllllllllllll raised from prize winning flock. $3

each,two for 35. J. A. BARNI M. l'nion City. Mich.





 





‘ A fen exhibition liufi' linckHens for

Bud lawn Farmisale 33m Sernch. S. 0. Bull“ Leghorn

(lockereIH $1.50 to 33. Blue Urpington (kickereis $3 tuSll]

each. Our Buff Rooks won threw firsts and mu- fifth (‘liicazo

1914 on four entries. Bird Lawn Farm. Lawrence, Alix-Ii.





 





BRED—TO—LAY R. C. Rhode Island Reds, Breeding

Cockerels. A few extra good ones from Vibert. 2.55





egg strain. J. C. Greene, St. Johns, Mich.





FElllllS WHITE lEBlllllllS F0ll E868





Trapnosted 15 years 60 first prizes. )5 big shows.



Largo. vi (irons. laying. brooding. exhibition stock



11.50 up. hipped C. O. D. or on approval Satisfac-



tion or money back. 36 page free catalog zives prices

' it and save mo





 





 





FOR SALE-S. C. W'lilte Leghorn Cockerels. Nobetter

stock odered. Price each 31. Two $1.75. Five $3.50.





Prompt shipment. M. Mayer, Jr.. Merrill. Michigan.





 





RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOU TH ROCKS.

Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to ageSZto 30:9. H. hnnu

weight 5 to 9K llm.. ages 15 for 31.00: P. R. eggs $5 per 10!).

Mam moth Bronze Tom Turkeys. R to 38 lbs. according

to age 38 to 32."). ll) eggs 33. A. lt‘. (‘rnmptom Vassar. Mirli





 





ll C Minorch (lockerels. Hens and l’uili-is.

039 M“ $1.00 each unm Jun. 1, Farm raised.

E. D. VanNatter, R. No. 3 Standish, Mich.





 





C. and S. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS from prize

0 strains. fine layers with long bodies and rich red

color. JENNIE BUELL, Ann Arbor. Michigan.





 





R (f. and S. (‘. R. I. Red ('ockcrcls. “C l-Iimlen (lees;-

. B. O. l)ll(‘kS and White African (luineus. I' inn

stock. Prices reasonable. 0. Id. Hawk-y. Ludingtonlflich





Silver laced Golden and While Wyandolles...nlir’i.'.‘.-fi, .





a. Specialtylfirculars free. C. “'. Hnm'ning. Portland. Mich,





 





 





qtandard ' bred ii. (‘. “1 Leghorn ('ookerels. Pure

L Vl lute. ll\'(‘ pomt combs. We won 1st cock. . 2.1mm)".





Stan- Fair this year. Prices $2 to $523. ishbone





 





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”Ill“ Brahmas pui'igtfgfiriifé; fifimfiiiiahfig





 





inseason. Mrs.E.B.Willits, R. l. Reading.Mlch.

Bronze Turkeys. Toms $6. Hens 34. Also

"mclh April hatched R. C Rhode Island Red





cockerels 53 each. Mrs. s. McKinley, New llndson. Mich.





 





1 March to May

Park 3 Barred llocli tuckerels, hatched, 31 “.32

each. J. E. GRIMM, R. No. 3, Conklin, Mich.



birds ready for tall





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Pine crfill Whlle orplflglllfls, showg'gpecla] prlceg

on pens. puilets. and cockercls and Belgian Hares,

Mrs. Willis Bough. Pine Crest Farm, Royal Oak, Mich.





Rose Comb Brown legions] (Eoclkercls





From Mad. Sq. and Mich. and ‘ ‘uir win-





 





 





 





Leghorn Farm. A. H. d’ .l. M. Wilaey. 8.6, Ann ArlmrJflirh.

' a fine lot. male and feiunlunr

Whlte wymdoue low price and write you:





wants. DAVID RAY. 202 Forest Ave. Ypsilanti. M l('ll.





 





bite P. Rocks. Pekin and white runner ducks.

VI lllth‘ guinens. eggs and day old ducks and chick».

II. V. HOSTETLER. St. Johns. Michigan.





 





 





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gill. BOON. SKUNK lllll lllllBll HilllllllS





roke to gun and field. Prices right. Fox and

Coon hound pups $5 each. Stain for reply.

H. C. LYTLE, Frederlcksburg. Ohio





 





 





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nets $1.50 each. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hillsdale. Mich.





3'88. :

cent stamp. w. E. wally. Holmeevllle. onio





 





 





 





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worth $1.00. We will send one to you

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516—28 ' THE MIC'I—II'GAIN'IFARM‘ER j" i . “momma;





BREEDERS’ mnscrolu. . , _,

‘ HERD SIRES





MaplocrestKomdyke Hengervald and Findeme Pontiac Johanna Korndyke





Change of (‘opy or Cancellations must reach us

- Ten Days before date of publication.

The two great Holstein sires at the head of the herd. ‘Maplecrest Kornd‘yke

l-Iengerveld’s dam and grand dam each made more than l200-lbs. of butter

Ina year, and including the great grand dam each made more than 30—le. of

butter in 7 days. His sire has sired three daughters that averaged over lZOO-lbs.

of butter in a year.





li‘inderne Pontiac Johanna Korndyke is the son of the world’s champion

cow, Finderne Pride Iohanna Rue, who gave 28,403-lbs. of milk and made

H70-lbs. of butter in a year He was sired by a brother to the ~l(Hb. 4 yr. old

Mable Segis Kornd ke. The dam of the sire is a 30-lb. daughter of Pieterje

Hengerveld Count eKol. This is believed by many to be one of the most ,

productive combinations in Holstein breeding.





I take pride in tendering the services of these animals to the breeders of

Michigan who are interested in yearly production. Many people feel it is the

yearly work that makes the greatest profit and our "effort is along thelines of

yearly records. These two herd sires represent the highest culmination ever

yet produced for yearly production.





A few high class heifers in calf to Maplecrest Korndyke Ilougcrvcld. and a few bull

calves from dams with records as high as 30-1bs. butter in 7 days, for sale.





D. D. AITKEN, . . FLINT, MICHIGAN.





 





   





30W WEIGI‘IED 932 I38.





CATTLE.

A ,23 mourns om





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





‘ HERD ESTABLISHED IN 1900.



TROJAN-EIUCAS and BLACKBIRDS onl .

Also breeders of Percheron. Hackney and Sad e

H‘orses. Young bulls and Percheron stallions for

sale. WOODC TE STOCKVFARM. Ionic. Mich.





it you are in n ed of anextra good bull or a few choice

young cows or eifers. we have them for 'Sule. Our

. hard is headed by the Grand Champion Black

‘ Monarch 3rd. We invite you to come to our'Farm and' '





see them. They are bred right and )riced right. U. L.

(llzlrk, Hunters Creek, Mich. Sit ncy Smith, Mgr.





 

   

   

 





   

 





 





 





   

 





nunoc JERSEY noun: serge Iotgggrggubsgg.





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not akin. W. C. TAYLOR, Willem Michigan.





   

 

   

 

 





“F3” and spring l. neither sex. from

Duroc Jerseys no... am... ”a“. amnion,

CHERRY LAWN FARM. bhepherd, Micbiurn.





J. ll. KEEIEY. Elie, Mich. Sififi‘ée’DfiflE’S-f’





local from Monroe or Toledo. Keene’y Stop.





‘YnsmnEx—One of the foremost dairy breeds The

most economical milk reducers. Calves

for sale. White Leghorn oockere I; Duroo. Jersey

swine. Michinan School for the Deaf. FlintJdlohiuan.





 

 





 





 

 

   

 

 





' ‘16 years of hi h rude breeding.

grslmes For Sale. em... tot. for sale}.

. . M. GRAY. 1508 Western Ave.. Toledo. Ohio.





 

 

 





 





 





DUROG Jersey, Mar. & Se r. pigs either sex si red by

a son of Volunteer. An two Holstein bull calvcs





   





and L’. Holstein cows. Ii). H. Morris. Monroe, hlicll.





‘ ‘ ‘ r . T“ i‘orfiale ofnlla cs.

1 Hi: mulch iARM, Duroc Jersey Boa rs and Sows aesthetics: il’fili.“c%f?’n'.iniirz

Grass Lake, MiChlgan: The Record of this Herd at Detroit Proves Conclusively that Our Durocs Have the For 8 ale Registered Duroc l3rood





Sows at. farmer's rioes.





GUERNSEY CATTLE. Individuality and Blood Lines that Insure Good Results. 2. J. ALDRICH. R. No. l. Texansmmuugan.

_ Choice Spring Pigs and Mature Stock. A large herd gives ample opportunity for DURIIC JERSEYS—A few choice» sows bred or





- ' . - . r ' _ open. Also two extra good

selection. Send for our new circula and state your wants. \\ rite, or better come. springboam me. Mum...“ ”31h.” Lake‘m...h_





SWING Dept" Brockwater Farm, An’n Arbor, Mloh- Chelsier "hues—Spedgéxpgaegapfin'nggruclliflboars for





83.

. W. ALEXANDER. Vnunr. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





M I U) D. CAMPBELL FHA-$7. .l. ANG EVINE





' Bull Calves and Cows

BEACH FARM wave to... 3..., .

I can show breeding, records, individuality and attrac-





tive prices. L. E. CONNELL, Fayette. Ohio.





 





 





 





CHESTER WHITESFZii‘fiJ-"lii.‘yxkliitg?éli°w§iil§:





The All-Around Meadow View Stock Farm, n. Holland, Michigan.





isthefarmr’scow.She'shis . . .. . - . N.

G U ERN S EYS Espanore Farm, Jer sey"‘e“da"“ ride-“w 1.....- Mastered gastritisJars. flisftfitlfiacfifi‘éz





 





 





 





'l‘h .} f b l' t k l H k H t th f:l,gentle,everg>ag;ing millimachiuethatliite Parham’s Pang-".9 Stock Faun. B‘mnwn, Mich.

8 Timer 0 row 111g ti (N'. H loll f HOW Ill (3 ‘ ' ' . e " ‘ -'



herd from which he boys is hculth). We believe the LANSING, MICHIGAN. E e morégagte‘thm ([15 lipbt E? fertility Of this i" . l1 , \I h (1

Beach Farm Herd is as near pcrtcct health as is loss- - ~ . . ' . 1 . 1. .- . 1 b arm,an P“ S ew ‘0 .e ”Mm—‘55 onasoun ! HAMPSHIRE SWINE A ”.‘V D 01"" - are an



ihlc. The tuberculin test, does not shou- the cast 00ch for 55‘1".“‘0 ”913mm Bl!” ( n-HI‘ :11?! 2,1 paying, .ermanentbasm. She ada ts herself I . . .1, 1 . - \. . .1? Almlitilnm'rs' (fillso “Io

NM” or“ warm)”. We new”. had a “a... (,f “mum...” tbc great. bull l lcdgc spoiimd (.ulanuty l and an to all c [mates and all feeds an does not 512;. islfillltiiII(L9(I).”£llrdl(¥ liifdlllfiiis‘i‘hii‘t-hgiiggril£3ng





Ab‘mmll- Haw “'8’“ Hr “'hOI‘f "““1‘ Without calling it “Ut 0" good 3- Ii- ”- ""“V‘3 This sire has more. need fancy care. She matures early and pull Pius «inch- pairs or trim not akin rice msell





 





 





 





Veterinary or giving it dose oi 'Medicinc. (lzulglltcl‘s Wit-ll l'ccol‘tls of ()\'('1‘ 30 lbs. illtul nil-VJ lives 10“ ‘ And She’s so sleek cleancutaud . . \_ . 'a . ~ .

WI“ ()li’FFR FUR K. \1 ii bull in the state. If you .fll'O lOOkIIIi-l fill' ”115 kmd handsomi, as to be the family pet ’and Write mb ‘ m” “ In”! loyd MW”. R. 9. Decatur. Ind‘

.4 4 ‘ ‘ oi brccdiug, write lor prices and pedigrees, pride. She produces well H II. B Bacon‘s choice. 6 months old.

Registered Guernsey Bull: CHASE 8' OSBORN' iOwners and sells well. Learn amps Ire oar P936“ be” Sired by Tolby

ADAM E. FERGUSON. ' about her in our fine, free Tfler- A- E- Bacon -' 50’“ ”mm”, Mmh'





 





Very High-Bred Grade Guernsey Cows ' .

‘Bred Heifers, Open Heifers and Heifer Calves. Top Notch Holsteins!





CAMPBELL & ANGEVINE 0 M l M. h Befoil-c. lnliying y'our bull look ahead and thiililrfot the

lino mrt you rope to own in a 'ow yonls. “1 ix per

I o wa er, '0 ' cent. orovcr.ofits value. dcpcndsonyourbull. There-

i‘orc. get in. good bull. And don'tfbf. too pntrtieillirr

_ w - ‘ \ about thc. price ifyyou can He sumo , t )e qua l y. i o .

G U E R N S E Y Bltzhif‘ggVTAEtlénglg Forms (Jo. sell 'bulls oi’ strictlyhi 11 quality. lyTlte

Containin blood of world chum )ionis them fora 800 bull or come {in sec their lop- . _ .

HICKS’ (lUERl‘ SEY FARM: Saginaw. 1W. S Mich. Notch”bulls for yourself. Mcl’hersnn Farms Co..lluwell.Mich. ‘ _ B 11 10 th ’ ‘ $19” 00

u nm .‘o J. , _ . - ~. .‘ '

. . ~ . “OLSTEIN BUL ~Avcrngc dam and sires dam MILKIIIG SHORII‘IOHIIS. Tmontlisusyllfii (-3 0.;“5. o. I. C’s [Blteld ffmfikltl‘lfl Lgtfl. Sthlylg 138

fr UlIR;\~H‘ BLUE FOR SALL. ready for service from A. R. 26 n)”, Sirc's dam 3234 cit-state DAVIDSON & IIALL. Tecumseh. bllcillgnn. N) . 1 sex. e1 \rn e oars. rice on.

(7 “NM- 1’5 30“ “‘H'I‘r “10 "is“ kind “file for Drive and champion. $100, delivered, saie nrrivgl giliaiin‘ntticgl. A. B. GRAHAM. flint. Michigan.

breeding. BYERS a BARNES BRUSH (.‘oldwater. Michigan Mostly white, month old. Breeding un lll( iv ( us 9/ p .

will surprise you. \‘Vrlteior pedigree clad piiolto. Shorlhofll CaIIIe 0f IIOIII Sex I0l‘ Sale REGISTERED 0. I. C. BOARS 8 GILTS

’REGIS’I‘E‘HED‘Ycung (sliqmsey Buns. great grund- ““"ARI‘ “- L‘Yv MAWN- 1"“ ‘JAN- w. W. ,KhAPP. Howell. Michigan. , High chm mu pm at ”womb” “can.

sons of (10v. (.hene. Server-able age nicely marked. forsalc.Watervliet,Mil-h.May Rose 1_ CARL JEWETT' Mason. M ch.





exceptional breeding. Avondnle Stock Farm. Wayne. Mich. Guernseys ref; .

I Seven A. R. cows in herd. I

Address J. K. Blntt'lll'ol’d. Auditorium Tower. Chicago. Ill. BIDWELL SHORTHORNS 0 l C SPRING BUARS (If 00d type and

Hill S‘LE A choice lot of Registered Guernsey . For "Be 1 and Milk" . . . Red Polled bul calves.

cows. helfersand bullsol‘ May “0"" breed. 75 liuvs rcgistercd Holstein Bull, Blumiied Korn- ' , ll 0 John Berner and Son. Grand, Ledge. Mich.

ing. 1" \V. “YIGMAN' Lansing. Michigan. $ dyhc Johanna No. 147706. 14 mo. old. Evenly Iffiglfifigliggrgu gent??? SERVICEABLE BOARS P“ d

marked. B, B. BEAVL‘. Akron. Mich. ”Oped roans. ”WI reds O. In C. sell. and recorded in buyer's needle. to





Guernsey Bulls ('i-iiliiXi-W Kill. “1-111. ‘iiiillfuii'iuu W “'9‘ Fm” at H' W- MANN- D“"“"‘- “cum"-

'1‘. v. HICKS. Routel, Battle Cecék. Mich. ' H A T c H HE R D





 





book “About Jersey Cat-' i _ ,

m w. r... i. m. 0. I. c. SWIN E*;g°..:g.“ 0.13:1):

THE AMERICAN JERSEY ' clgoice bred sow to furrow the last of Aug. or for.

rth t.?1l" e. rite. .111 h .

CATTLE CLUB . p A? J. ‘5 onm:s.’°n" iii... {'Dogfmmdifaihem

846 watzadSL. 8.1.61,





 





 





 





 





 





o I c Serviceabloboms, choice Gilt-{not bred, Spring

- . ‘ pigs not akin, also Toulouso Geese. rite for

low prcics and photo. Alvin V.Hatt. GrassLake,I\iicll.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





N. Y. Central Dc ot.

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.‘;fi;’..}.’..§..c...... .0. I. C33 STRICTLY BIG TYPE.





 





 





 





 





 





 





(‘alvcs from A. R. dams and whose ’ . . .. _ Bl B. Te: suh, Mich. March Apriland May Di Sired I) L811 hf Prince.



Guernsey BUII dams are running for A. R. one ready . YPSILANTII MICHIGAN Album btamp 3030'” i x mm P . White onarch and Fret-lg: Choioefirll big; tyype hours

for service. if}. A. \VIGEN'I‘. \Vntcrvlicl. Mich. llc‘nistcrcd Holstein-Friesian sires. grandson's of and sows weighing from 500 to 7001bs. with uality

“and s greatest dairy sire. out. of choice A. l: () second to none. (‘un furnish in pairs not akin.qPrices





Yum-Hm: lllllI ('nll' bulls. Fonmlcs all (Iiilllh' and King Pontiac qu'el Korndykc: Brother of





I l f f reasonable.

"or CI 0 r d 8 duos, l’ollcd and llorncd. All rcuistcrod. K. P. l’ontinc Lass 44.1."): average record of?“ dams in Sharihilnlfi For saIe 8 young bulls a so emulc arm

A





Mmile‘east of Davis crossingon Newman’s Stock Farm. Mariette. Mich. R. l.





 





 





 





 





W. H. McCarty 8: Sons. Bad Axe. Mich. his pmligrec 3133:» in ldays: average pcr cent of fat . A. it. B. \V. B. McQU LLAN. Howdl. Mich. .

Elli-:aeliioarcst (lion‘s 4.37: pf 115s ofivn dam 4.9a.)0 {$1}?an ‘ n I B’s two yearling boars anda lotoilast Spring pigs ‘

\ tree gcncrn ions a red y ave over 'I . . . , —I)' - , _ l . - - not akin. Also a lot of this fallpigsat810eaéh

HerefordS—3 BUII Calves (1‘1“{411‘9'1’141 A M“ females bred to King ’. Prices SIIOFIIIOIIIS aggéitr‘fiflegi rlifiersfiiiggsi‘é.”iv‘i‘§$l at 8 to 10weeks old. Good stock. Mmlle westof depot.

ALLEN BROS. PAW PAW, MICH n ““0”“ ’ 6' Secy. (‘. mt. Mich. shorthorn Breeders' Assn. McBride. Mich. Otto B-SChUIze' Nashville. Mich. Citizens phone 124-





 





 





 





. o I ‘ 9 S l B . d f f'll

’ D Y I: B I? FOR SALE. Registered Holstein Bulls nany Bred Shorlhorns $13282 Begoniattgzzas O. l. C s_. 1" “suit”; wy. “

0 on all u . ready for servme. and bull calves. also females. Price $100 each. J. B. HUMMEL. Mason. Mich JULIAN P- CLAXTON. Flint. Mlchltan. 3- 8-





FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell. Michigan.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





I. .. 32.32:. 5:: Ste???“ , m . . . Shorihorn and Wild Durhams filly-“iii... “5:3; 0'. l. 0. SERVICEIILE 30M: gf£ab$§eii.sh“é§1

Yogilliicl. “sired by agbull that is 3.0m ‘tlhzanoa he]? Reg' ElOISteln Fneslan Bu“ calves Whit“ C' CARLSON' Le Roy. Michigan. flee. E' B“ M ILF‘TT’ Fowlervllle,Michigan.



, rom wavy rod cin dams. B'r ‘ ' . -.. . . . .

$335.3.tfnghghgfggfifig$53133,$33,335.13: DEWEYP C. |Ii'IE SON. Hfhl‘iiilnlslilififisgan. F s I Full blood Ill-own Swiss linll call’. 9 nn‘nitlm 0' Lo 1?ng (Slsm‘li‘flllfl Egan Glgndflhamp. atVYE‘St :

of Pontiac Aggie Korndyke who has more 30 lb. or a 8'old. A good uncut. a bargain if taken “tonne. A J 'BAIlKEllut‘. B‘Eihalfilfoflf‘éfindfiplfi 811112.

daughters “(118“ any other living bull. If you do OLSTF‘IN CATTLF‘ and Duroc Ter ev Swine Walter Frederick, R. No. l0. St. Johns. MlCh. . - . . . . o. .

write or re igree. Choice pigs of both‘sexnow . . f.» » . .



' readvtwhm. Pricefi

EDWIN s, LEWIS, Marshall, Mich. reasonable. E. n. CORNELL. l'owell. Michigan. H005. 0. I. C. andS‘SIl-IIESTER WHITE l

Rlih‘lS'l'liRlil)liolstcius—llerdheath-d lwAlbmn sum. mum Purebred IIOI I3. Young bulls oi’lwst lmlividuality Durocs & Victorias—gig’iilaggliwgntdebi-lila Boar-s that have not becn beat at the bi state fairs

Boy. ilisdrrm bus A.R.‘O. records as follows: 1.1 '1 yrs. milk \“ . ‘ 8 mszmd lirecdinLdat-rcaspnnblopriccs. Com rising the b 00d this full. “re also have the unbeaten, yogng herd of

333’ lililtgalgsggri airs" “I!ké’mfiifix‘sfilgl(3323*; [Vi-12:03 ”t" "5' G" I" SPILLANI“ &80N. IN). ’3 FI‘M‘MWh- of Superba. Defender. Much gel“ rions and others. Six State fairs, choice boars and gilts forsale. any age.

. . .. . . i . . . 0h . H I i ' B " M” ‘ . A few young boars. M. l. Bl‘ORY. Lowell. Mich. Rolling View Stock Farms, Cass City, Mich.

aloe 0 8 .III II ' rom (LR. (1 Dams. fiemt-nf— . ‘

The TWO GI’CEIICSI BllIIS .mi..¥2*::'i.1.iz:;:t.132 3:232:32: 21:3;- BERKSH IRES .tllilfllil‘li firstsilisma‘. o. l. cxs emigrgg agggmoggdAgggy 13,333

f“ ingrofthePoutincs" and the ”Demmick blood. ”('herry A. A. Pattullo. R. N0. 4, Dcckcrville, lVIICIl. H 'K ' . i i '

KING 0F THE PONTIACS track Stock Farm.Hilliards. Mich. M. E. Parmclcc. Proprietor. either sex. C. J. lhompson. Rockford. Mich.

. . . crkshires-sons. daughters. grandsons. grnnddnugh- . , - . g . , .

DE KOL Zd’s BUTTER Boy 3rd 110k!” Bil); Bull one year old Sire.“ D.Aitkru's Maple Crest B tcrs‘of sugh noted hours us llivnl's S‘humpi‘omllaron IlegISIaer II. I- c 3- Qiidrllgzii \stlniiiiiig‘gillti: killfgd’i: J

, mm y e llcngcrvold. Dam 28 73 Butler. Dam of 28.13 Duke 170th. Symbelecr 3 Star 3nd. (wrand Champion large ]itters. Elmer E. Smith. Redford. Mich.





Buiicr‘z your old daughtcr. John A. Rinke. Warren. lVIich. brccdingJi. farmers’ prices. ’I‘.V.llichs, R.l.Bultle(‘reek.Mich.





 





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mm mm. pm... reasonable Registered Holslom "V“ VALVES —’ Mm 0” "mm" Bred Borkshiros“‘“’r” boar well marked, Way Brothers Stock Farm. .031, offfii gogghggig Q.





Blgglows "01mm“ FARMS, m. Fist.his.)stlszxéiragust? Romnmmm. B...mmslztet‘ttrsgtafat: ......... .............. J- “- W......M....





D VILLE. l H. 1 , ‘ DJICC. Write ISO I). F. Valentine, Supt... Tempernncc.Mich. w ‘ . ‘ . 3 ' . , ..

BREE S M C ' APLI‘. Lane R. of M. Jersey Herd. 'J “bercnnn “fasted 0 I I I c ,8 I iiil‘lii'ijw’gllfiiéilll‘ifllldlllaglggfillggill 13:13]?





A by the U. S. Government For s'tlc R o ‘i i .

cows. b 111 s; l - , ' ' . . “ ' ‘ ' BERKSHIRES sure bueeder. Stock recorded ircc. .llso.Whitc runner

DAIRY TYPE Plus PRODUCTION a... .i. intros: meantime “- °f “- SWIGARTDALE We...11...”...M...d... *2

E u IS CI' nd ",8 IRVIN FOX. A“(‘E’an. Michlgan. Are the kind that win at the Fuirs and also produce each. Write atonco. 1)'keC‘M'”"r' Dryden, Mid)"

q a a a RF ‘ Y I the litters us ullol’ our show stock are rcgulurlilircodeis. serviceable boars tried sow~ Bills bred for

. Wm)“ 00]) Jon“... Rpm. Registered Jersey J lle have the size with the bone to our” t 0m and 0. L c' lVIurchundApril lerrow. summhrand fall igs.





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(‘nitlc of Qualitv. Herd hc d , . - . J r theirbreeding is unsurpassed. Alltheleadingi‘mnilies .

H 0 I s 18 I " FrIGSIa" cattle 3:23:17» ”Hf" (<1? illelicst sous (xi? (lgoiiiilnalliiizzlf “’81: are represented. We llmve n flswfchoicf. HWY“!!! 125mm Ipay express. G" P“ ANDREWS’ Danevllle. 1°."

i_ri cmo‘ . uiesty’s Wonder ‘lreim'qicd f". .‘ ' ,f? now crowding the 300 b. mnr . or so 0.. prlccs rom

, Milli'firy'sfixt’ord Kinrz. H x ~ ' . . . ' -" Li. Elsa" (~ , $2011 1. We are now booking orders for F'Ill pigs for P

Two very Good young Bulls forrsnlc. hired by Beauty Walker huvc for sub- 2! f(i“‘ ('hOll‘O‘i'ltiiitti‘dhb‘iillldli‘glhffil gll‘lw‘i‘crg Jflmim‘y (loll‘vcr'y (‘an ful‘nlfih clmlcc. TH”; not akin, 0 LAN D - C H l N A S

lieterua Prince 2nd. No. 1076..8. Ilnnl. llengerveld llelml s from high producingcou's. Alvin llulden, Caimc Mic}. for $45 to $50. We Guarantee Satisfaction. From 0111? thousand pound Grand





Bust Daughter. Butter 33.62. milk 382.70. Write for Pedigree . , .



momma mu. ‘ , Swigafldale Farm Petersburg Mich. Champion Boar and Big Str‘etchy

- m P , 9 , .



Frank R. Crandall & Son, Howell,Mich. l. ..PMretort:1:'gsfsréltmftirtamper. A f , ‘h i Sows. of pest breeding. sprung Bears



eifers for sale. Colon 0. Lillie. Coopersvllle. Mioh' Dunne JERSEYS—sprine; B‘offfi'fi at El. bargam-





“NICO IIOISiBIfl BIIII CalveS' One to?!) ”mums OM' eucys. ready to ship. Carey U. Edmonds. Hastings. Welt Hillcrest Farm, r Kalamazoo, MICII.





. Sirerl by Smithdale Bulls ready for service. extra. nunlity sired





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Alcnrtra Pontiac. whose dam is the famous Alcartrn by JRCOba'“ FRI” Emfinnn No 107131 from bi

' .. . ‘ . . . 2h _ ' k- -

{fl-5533331331132? millefiirliirii'e (iiiiilrinedd-ills‘ggld pmducmg dams. SMHH & PARKER‘ Howell.Mich. ”WOO .IUI'SO’ i$123183ggsial‘ifirps‘ngglsoxzm Eli-fin- IG TYPE P. 0. Either sex. pairs or tries not akin-

” mile from ourt House. . . . f hi mentxngpecuon invited. E, D. Haydenherk.Wnylsnd.Mich. Bred sows and gilts. Have several 1000 lb. boar pro.

SETH B. RUBERT, Howell. Michigan. jars” BIIIIS IIII' S". £351 RR-produclnfl dams.with upsets. Absolutely no larrer breedin . Every hing

no em. records. also o [to] Herd Dumo Jersey Swine. Established 1888 guaranteed right. FRANK KRUGER. fiavennaJlich.





 





 





semi-official test. 0. B Wehner R 8 Alle M n C“



’ O f h . - . 2 ~ ' ' ‘ ‘ gan. ICh' grin l sfor sale. satisfaction guaranteed. Ex-

IInIx $150. girlie, 6.3932?b’83."3€‘3~,ii§?"§32§3. HILLsmE rum Jerseys yearling bulls solid "wiimgaw J“ H'”“‘“'"‘ Em Lansin‘md" Big Type “1’3““? can“ “"9589" “Her“ ”0'”

cow. 3: White. )eaut colonhalfbrothers'tn ex-wnrld's-reoord seriior2yr Gfl‘vgfllillgltrtlnlylifl ?§I£I:Iamsaazgd.hldiifhn





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ROUCEMONT PARhf’S. 418W st CanfleldJ) -trolt. old and from R. of. M. dams. with records from 400 lbs IIIlroc I"Sills-gigagxigéEggiligr‘iinii‘gagi:131.33% guaranteed.





to 800 lbs. 0. d o. ' ' ' ‘

$7 (let,i;6])\vc§ksi fildvtlgaizcl-Ifct m-analfionlol‘, Ma le- an DEAKE' Ypsilanti. Michigan. Volunteer Grand Champion. F'J' Dmdtnl Mflnme‘ “In POL‘III IiIII'Is Sefriilgeblggggfiid Ilggggscliglgey eflor I

--.. , ...& t' ‘." Z -.’ » ' ' ‘ ‘ rs.

butterj ihluys.L Dlim'ghirgnilih $51,113; Jolionyalldoilil "0' Is Your cIIdIICfl 'IERSEYR‘WG are over 0 of the best of breedina. AD?” farrow filth“ A' A‘ WOOD & SON‘ Saline. Michlzan.

dyke DcKol (2 till-lb. daughters). Her dam'sa lRAth.‘ daughter Re f M’ . ' stocked. HHVH Hot to sell. “roe: sex or pairs for next 30 days $20980Il. Two fall I

of Calamity June's Paul A. M. L MCLAULIN. Redford. Mich. I31 2. n ‘ erlt Stock. CGWH' Heifers. “Fifi" ('"IVQG‘ boars. OM" furrow 33" each. ‘h" Hakim" “I" one i “feeders, Dirac-IO! y—“COIIIIIIUCd on page 5"- i





 





 





 





 





 





 





ills. Waterman d: Waterman. Ann Arbor, Mich. year Oct. 6. H. G. KEESLER. Campolis. Mich.
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CHOICE JERSEY BU LL





READY FOR IMMEDIATE SERVICE.





Breakwater Eminent Lad 128248.

imported daughter of Eminent.

1911. 9.1914. A bargain for quick sale.





Sire. one oftnc best sons of Oonrd Lad.

Splendid solid colored individual.

Write or better come and see the bull and herd.





Dam. a high class

Breeding unexcellcd. Calved

Address.





Dairy Cattle Dept.





BROOKWATER FARM,





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FOR SALE





Keri-tered Holstein hulls ready for sen ice; and

registered Holstein bull Canes. the best. breeding in

the wo1ld. grandsons of (2'1 ue F 211 no 2nd‘ s Homestead.

Haiti 0 Kornd he. KinfilFavne L gis and Henson old

he Kol ’lhe sum of ese bulls and (-1111 es. ha1e



.1 rge nduinced registry records For prices. 11 rlte





tallam Stock Farm. 204 swinger 81113.. Saginaw. Inlet.





Choice Holstein Bull Calves





Ready for service. World’- Champion Parenting.





IILLCRES'I‘ FARM - Kalamazoo, Mich.





 





 





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two extra good Summer Yearling

hrs. SHIIIIP. I Bears. Bred ilts are all sold

Spring pigs that are beauties. sire by Big Defender.

the boar that nevergbody goes 11ild over. Come

see. him. WARTZ. Schoolcrnft. Mich.





Lar est in Mich. Boar pigs ready for

IJIECI pe '- c. servgoegood odenmmhtogoanywhere.

First or or gets first choice. Pric to sell. Sired

F iee Liverx to visitors.





State.

by two iii/iris?“ boars in PARMA. MICH.





LIVINGSTON.





I1 I A l'II dh’l

LARGE TYPE P. O. Bfilgihieiifimgd 33w 13:1”

lnFebruary. W. J. KAGELSBAW.A11¢11M Mich.





PolandC inaaflboarsaabig asgoodasgrow

IG Type lnIowa with quality to please y.ou

ROBERT MARTIN. B. 1" 11.110. 7. Hastings. Mich





ONED POLAND CHINA Spri Bears and

Nail!“ gilts not akin. Also older stock kn§ricee right.

YDB FISHER. St. Louis. Mich.





 





Spring Pigs at Half Priccrmagggi





1 of Poland Ohinas on earth. none

33:31.9. expect. to own a resists stored Yasmin:

this is your opportunity. Get busy and order at once

Pairs endo trio- A few bled sows at

0‘5. BUTL .nPortlInd. Mich. Bell Phone.





——W t nbred extra large

Dig Tm Inland Obi-a 11011:th silos. 10. sale. 2.1..

“at .an‘iiiiwgaxan Ens finial-1e. Mich. 11. No. 5.





T e Boers all sold. Hue several good Gills

BM relipto Smooth Jumbo Jr. Top Boar of J.

Collin Sale. Priced right to goq ick. A. I). GregoryJoniaJflth.





8 ring PI eithersex. both medium

"I!“ “him' Build blitifln fromlargelittem Prices

fight L. W. n. Bryon. Mlchlgan.





25 BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA boars sired by Big

Smooth Jumbo 810 lbs. at 20 mos. and Giant

Moises 743 lbs. at 17 mos. At farmers' prices. Sent

0. 0,1) Write or come and see 130 head 01 good his

”pa Wm. Waffle. Goldwater, Michigan.





m POINT” M eithereex. all ages. Some-

50:) :Long, R. F. D.N o. causal-end alira-pick. Mich.





Poland Chinas. Both sex and all lhaggard:

Foes. lso.

EVE. Pia-sen. lulu-n.





I)

Cockerele. soflifi





—high class spring boar

“Lam TIP. POIIRII Olllna from :1 great sow. Islarge

and growthy. sired by the thousand pound Long

Wonder. It you want something good here it is.

E. J. MATHEWSON. Burs Oak. Michigan."





 





A. a M d Stanton.Mlch. Colby'sRanch. has

Ba .1 formic I“) head of Registered Poland





China Bears and Sons. Prices reasonable.





0. pigs six weeks old from

For sale—P tl1o1oughbreed prulifi< stock $7.00

911(11. B. 8.1100141)“, Su.L_1<m. Michigan.





REOISTEREO YORKSHIRES





Imported Strain. Both sexes. Prices Reasonable.





llatch Herd, Ypsilanti, Michigan.





' ‘ —Also sons and fall igs,

NMNSIIII. Somcl BO!!! pairs not akin. No Cho era.

Send for Photos. CHAS. HBTZ. Evert. Mich.





 





 





 





spring





LargPeYaPI-kehires‘ééifii“ ervice

boars :1 l eaeonable. W. C.





flute Niall. PADceA. \flCHIGAN.





— Fall Pigs. Brood Bows and

MUIBIOOI Hogs Gills. Young service Roars. Prlre

not akin.Writp for prices. C. billacon. R. 3 BritionJVIich.





NOLE FOOT N068 REGISTERED 3.3%? “5%? 3513?





right. LONG BEACH FARM. Autunta. Mich





' ' of. best breeding. S mial price

.CPKSIIII'OS on'tuo Spring pHosts.

D. W. SMITH, mWixom. Michigan.



' ' GILTS $15.00. Fall pigs $8.00

Berkshire Sprlng either sex. Holstein Bull

(‘al1es under one month old



Riverview Farm. R. No. 2.





 





 





 





 





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AMPSHIHE HOGS- the belied beauties One _1(~11r-

ling hour and spring p1 either sex. rite1'our

wants. John VF. Snyder. fiJShns. Mich. Ii. No.4





 





 





SHEEP.

Good Year-lliifl Field Rams





Oxlord Down Shoo



M. F. sausage??? flow-1.3.21. 41m. "'1"

Oxford Down Sheep and Pulled Durham Dalila

For Sale. J. A. DeGarmo. R. No 25. Muir. Mich





 





 





 





hr SILVA registered Oxford Down Ram Ram Lambs

810 each. Alsoafew ewe lambs. Registered

Berkshires!) th sex. Che-0’ I Stock hrm.R..1.larlette.MIch





W Orion! Am Slap. 12231151323.





OLHSTED. J. SPAANS. HUIB. KICK.





OXFORDS- ”12.2.12"





0. I. YORK. KILLINGTON. MICHIGAN.





Shropshire: En: all In lash: In Isle.





 





 





DAN 300m. B. 4. E7311. new





Big Robusl Nool- Mullon Shropshire Rams

Priced right and satisfaction guaranteed or money

back. Write todn for Special Price Li at



A. ELF FOSTER. Allexan. Mlchlxal.





 





Shropshire and Oxford

ewes bred to imported

rams. KOPE KON

K‘ARLA‘I. Ki nderhook.





Start the Boy





LINOOLNI RAMS and ENE: lrom difk‘é‘i'fm





Cotsnolds, Leicester and Dorset 'l hose sheep have

been shown at the biggest state fairs in the country

and some have ne1 er been beaten



HARRY T. CHANDELL. Cass Clty.Mlciu





 





 





 





—Yeai'ling and ram lambs from Champion

LOIGOslus fl0( k of '1 hnml) or Mich Also select Berk-

shire s11ine.Eln1hurst Stock Farm. Almont. Mich.





 





' ' llums. l'cw choice _1oung

M80008 and nelames- Ewes, Iliuuw and Ewe lambs.

Write S. H. SANDFRS ASH l ABL LA. OHIO





 





 





HORSES





 





 





OESER BROS.





We have 100 head of Belgian and Per-

cheron Stallions and mares. Imported and

home bred. We have sold pure bred horses

in Michigan for the last 25 years.and have

the right kind, and at the right price. We

can supply any numberofwork horses,both

geldings and mares. Get. in touch with us.





LIGONIER, INDIANA.





Percheron Stallions and Mares

75 Head





Buy at home of the largest and oldest breeders.

in the state. We can beat importers and dealers

prices.



Try Us.





A. A. Palmer Sons

(R. R.) Orleans. (1’. 0.) Balding. Mich.

FOR S ALE—R iatered Percheron Stallion Mares

an Fillies at reasonable rieos. In-

spection invited. P. L. KING 1% SON. Char ottoJlloh.





 





 





 





Registered Percherons

Brood mam Fillies and Young Stallions. Priced

sell. In ction invi

L. C. HUNT & C0.. ton Rapids. Mlchlcen.





 





thmns, Holsleins. Angus, Shropshires. Ourocs

D. BUE LL. Elmira. Michigan.





 





' All ages irom 8501.087 5.

:IIDIIR.‘ Paula'specimens. Holstein Bull calves 825

each. I. Bracken & Sons. Allegan, Michigan





 





STALLION of good breeding for

Out PIIGIIDIOI sale. Cheap'lf taken at once For

particulars address F. D. ichols. Homer. Mich.





Farms and Farm Lands For Sale





FOR Sale—80 acre (arm in Charlevolx Co. good house

tw. barns. good orchard, near thriving town. good

roads. B. F D. &Telephone. church and school. good soil spring

“.3“! Fine place! or stockead fruit. Price and terms reason-

eblebrqnickule. A. [Neodhmcm 0.11.3. officeJ‘linl. lich





 





 





Good '

Land. Reasonable prices. Close to



big markets of large cities of the



East. Send for free descrip-



tive booklet and map.





Delightful, healthy climate.





 





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The South —The Homeland





FOUR T0 SIX TONS OF ALFALFA, 60 to 100

bushels of corn to the acre, $100 to $500 an :11 re from

fruit or truck. opportunities for the stock raiser and

dairyman. a. climate which means two to four crops

3 year. pleasant home locations. attracti re land

prices. are things the South offers homeseekca‘ 1. Our

publications and special information on request.

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mate, rich soil. abundant rainfall. plcnliful and

cheap labor. (‘onvenieni in Eastcrn 111:11'kcis.;1l.~11

to good schools and (-hnrchcs. Writc for free-

illustrated farm bomc Imoklct, "Country Lifu- in





Virginia”. and low excursion rntcs. Address





K. T.’ trawley, Indus. Agl.,

0.8103111, Room 1022. Richmond. Va.





250 tons hay. [00 Hol-



DO you want 350 Acres, stein cattle l1 mules, .5

0r.ses 2000 hens, 3500 bushels grain, 100 tons straw.



$1. 000 bull. $10 000 worth 01' tools, 4milklll'l machines,

two silos. 1100101111 capacity? \VIll make income ol

$1.500 per month. All for 340,000. part cash. Cost

$90,000 as it stands. Send for photos. HALL'S FARM

AGENCY. OVVF.GO. TlOGA 00.. NEW YORK.





m

when you can buy the

E" beet farm land in Michi-

gan at from $12 to $20 an

acre on easy terms. Write for particulars.





BTAFFELD BROTHERS. Owners.

l5 Merrill 81113.. Saginaw. W'eet Side. Mich.





 





 





throughout 15 Eastern



Money Making Farms so... 1.... m 1000



acres. 815 per acre up: several withllvestock. tools and



crops included. tosettle estates: big illustrated cata-



logue free. E. A Strout Farm Agency. Dept 101, 47

.34! 11. St.. New York.





 





FITTII Farm FOR SALE— 105 Acres beech and maple



land. four miles from Kalamazoo, good

location for summer home, substantial double house.

three barns. thirty 11 cred friiit and excellent location [or

more. Will diVide ll buyer wishes LH. Stoddard.

Owner. 1311 West North St” Kalamazoo. Michigan.





 





In Gladwin 00.. Mich. Fall

own a Farm and Winter bargain list of

Improved fa r1113 Stock Rumba and unimproved farm

ldan s. REYNOLDS. Gladwin. Michigan.





Reg and Dalila Farm 1000 Acres.





m lies om

Charleston. 8. 0. Fine Iclimate. Big profits. rice

810,000. One-third cash.

F. Q. O‘Neill. Charleston. S. C.

WANTE —'l‘o hear from owner of good farm

or unimproved land for sale.





ll. L. Downing. I“ Palace Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn





 





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Farmer is too good and too cheap to re—

quire it. Our object is to induce subscribers

to send their orders early thus saving us in

time, labor and expense through being

able to avoid a big rush at the end of the

yean





Take a Thought For Your Neighbor—





Take on the Christmas spirit and tell your

neighbor of this wonderful offer. Tell him

about the Michigan Farmer and say you

will send his order with yours. He will

also get one of these selections including

the 1916 Calender mailed to his address.





' A year’s subscription to the Michigan





Farmer makes as fine a Christmas gift as

you can g1ve--a 52 time reminder.





Don’t Forget the Dexter—December 20th

v > “See Clubbing List on Opposite Page. .





the Rest of this Year Free to New Subscribers. Time will begin Janurary 1---0ld Subscribers date from their present time.





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Looking" Forward





. The progressive publisher, like the 3

. progressive farmer. devotes consider- .





able time and energy to planning his

next season’ s campaign in addition to

carrying out plans for the immediate

futule; and in work of this kind pro-

gressive publishers and progressive

farmers study practically the same

problems with a view to their econom-

ic solution: The truth of this state-

ment will be at once recognized when

it is remembered that the optimumof

success for an agricultural paper de-

pends upon the maximum success of

its patrons in a business way. And

farming, today as never before, is be-

ing subjected to the application of

business principles, both in the laying

and the execution of the season’s

plans. It is thus natural that the pub-

lishers of progressive farm papers

should devote more energy to the in«

vestigation of purely business prob-

lems relating to farm management

and devote more space to their dis-

cussion. '



Getting Down to First Principles.



A comprehensive grasp of any bus-

iness must depend upon the thorough

understanding of the basic principles

involved. This is as true of agricul-

ture as of any other business, and it

is with a view of further promoting

the business prosperity of its readers

that the publishers of the Michigan

Farmer havedetermined to emphasize

the essential phases of business suc-

cess upon the farm during the com-

ing year. These include primarily the

proper financing of the farm; the con-





servation; and improvement of the





fertility of the soil, so that under ju-

dicious methods of culture maximum

yields may be secured; the solution

of the problem of farm management

in such a manner as to lower the cost

of production, and the marketing of

the products of the farm in such a

way as to give a maximum return or

labor income to the owner or operator

thereof. . '



We have in store for our readers a

series of practical articles from the

best authorities on these special agri-

cultural topics. The economic value

of these articles to any farmer in the

state who will read them carefully,

will be many times the cost of a sub-

scription to the Michigan Farmer.

They will aid any farmer in reducing

the operation of his farm to a better

business basis, which is the first step

toward the end of opening up abroad-

er and richer farm life from every

viewpoint.



Service.





In connection with this plan and in

addition to the free personal service

which has already been extended to

Michigan Farmer subscribers, we will

this year offer valuable additional tree

service to subscribers, by the analysis

of a sample of soil to determine its

lime requirement by a process recent-

ly developed for the determination of

this important question with a degree

of. accuracy hitherto unknown. This

will be in addition to the free service

previously rendered with which our

readers are familiar and which will

be continued.





Besides the. special matter and ser-

vice above noted, the usual season-

able and timely matter pertaining to

every department of agriculture will

be presented to the reader in the most

concise and readable form, while the

magazine and other educational fea-

tures will be continued and further

improved. In addition to this, the

market and veterinary service should

not be forgotten, any one of which

important features are worth more

than the small price for which the

paper can be obtained if ordered for

one Or more years. In order to avoid

missing any numbers, readers whose

subscriptions expire this month should

renew without further delay._ Note

the inducements offered on the pre-





importance will be asked.





THE MICHIGAN FARMER





SPECIAL BARGAIN CLUBS





ll e have arranged here a list of special bargain combinations which will save





 





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For the benefit and conVenience of

our subscribers are have arranged tile‘

following list of papers.

money saved they save the trouble

and expense or sending each order

separately.



EXPLANATION—The first column

gives the paper’s regular SubscriptiOn

price. The second column price is for

the Michigan Farmer and the other

paper, both for one year. Add 50 cents

when the Michigan Farmer is wanted

three years, or $1.00 if the Michigan

Farmer is wanted five years. All combi-

nation orders may be handed to our

agents or sent to us, as is most con-

venient.



Write for prices on publications not

listed.



Subscribers to the Michigan Farmer

whose time is not up for one year or

more, may have as many other papers

as wanted by deducting 50 cents from

the second column price. This takes

care of those who subscribed for three

or five years a year or two ago.



We send sample copies of the Mich-

igan Farmer only.



Mention it you are a new or re-

newal subscriber. Renewals will be

dated ahead from their present date.





 





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No substitution of other magazines which





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can make up your own club from the club





list if none of these suit you.





Orders may be sent direct to us or through any of our agents. Order by num-





be1.Address all orders to the Michigan Farmer or hand to our agents.





EXPLANATION—Wk. means 1'.

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Publishers of other papers will not. allow us to quote their paper single at less

than there regular prices, but Subscribers to the Michigan Farmer whose term does

not. ex ire for 1 year or more will be allowed reduced pnees on other papers at any





tithe i they will write us the ones wanted,

wanted not in the clubs they select.





NOTE—Jrhe Michigan Farmer isfigured





this also applies when other papers are





in “Our Price” at the special season





price of only $1 for 3 years, 50 cents only may be deducted ii the Michigan Farmer





18 wanted for but 1 year.





No. 1.





Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk. ”.3125





 





Boye' Magazine, mo............. 1.00

The Ladies’ World, mo. . . . . . . . . 1.00

Regular price ............... $3.25

OUR PRICE ONLY 81. 65

No. 2.

Michigan Farmer, 8 yrs., wk.. . . .$1.25

The American Boy, mo .......... 1 .00

Woman’s World, mo ............... 35





 





American Poultry Advocate, mo. . .50

Regular price ................ $3.10

OUR PRICE ONLY $2.00

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Michigan Farmer, 3 ~yrs., wk.. . . .$1.25





 





 





 





American Poultry Advocate, mo.. .50

The Ladies' World, mo. . . . . . . . . . .00

Regular price .......... . . . . . .3275

OUR PRICE ONLY $1.60

No. 4.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs" wk. .$1.25

Pictorial Review, mo. . .......... 1.50

Boys' Magazine, mo.. . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

Regular price ................ .75

OUR PRICE ONLY $1.80

No. 5.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk.. ”$1.25

Youtha’ Companion, wk ......... 2.00

McCall’s Mag. and Pattern, mo. .50

Poultry Success, mo. . . .- ........ .50

Regular price .............. .$4.25

OUR PRICE ONLY 32. 95

No. 6.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk. .3125





American Swineherd and book, mo .50





 





McCall's Magazine &. Pattern, mo .50



Poultry Success, mo ........ .. ..... .50



Regular price ................ $2.75

OUR PRICE ONLY $1.75



No.7.



Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk. $1.25

Choice of any daily in Detroit

or Grand Rapids except Detroit



News ................ $2.00 to $2.50



People's Popular Monthly ........ 25





Everyday Life, mo ..... .25

Woman’s World, mo. .35





Regular price ................ $4.60





OUR PRICE ONLY $3.00





 





 





 





No. 8.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk. ..$1.25

Mothere' Magazine, mo. ....... .. 1.50

McCall’s Mag. and Pattern, mo. .50

Ladies’ World, mo........ ...... 1.00

Regular price ..... ....... $4.25

OUR ‘ PRICE ONLY $2.15

No. 9.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk.....$1.25

Choice of either:

Breeders’ Gazette, American

Sheep Breeder, Hoard’s Dairy-

man .............. .. . 1.00

Poultry Success, mo............ .50

Boys’ Magazine, mo.............1.00

Ladies’ World, mo .............. 1.00

Regular price ................. $4.75

OUR PRICE ONLY $2.70

No. 10.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk.. . . .$1.25

Today’s Magazine, they also give

choice of one May Manton pat-

tern free with first issue ...... .50

Poultry Success, mo ............. .50

Boys’ Magazine, mo ............. 1.00

Regular price - ................ $3.25

OUR PRICE ONLY $1.65

No. 11.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk. .3125

Any Detroit Daily (except the

News) ....................... 2.50

Poultry Success, mo .............

Boys’ Magazine, mo ............. 1.00

People’s Popular Monthly ....... .25

Regular price ................ $5.50





 





OUR PRICE ONLY $3.00

No. 12.

Michigan Farmer, 3 yrs., wk ..... $1.25

Any Grand Rapids Daily, 1 yr.. 2.00

Kimball's Dairy Farmer, S.-mo .. .25

Reliable Poultry Journal, mo.. . .50

People’s Popular Monthly ........ .25

Regular price ................ $4.25





OUR PRICE ONLY $3.00





ATTENTION—«On any one of these

combinations you save the price of

the Michigan Farmer three years and





 





 





on some considerably more.





 





The Michigan Farmer in these Clubs is figured for 3 years. Take this into con-

sideration when comparing with Club prices offered by others.





 





ceding page for such early renewals.

Do not miss the special offer of the

three years for $1.00, or, better still,

the five-year offer for $1.50. Address

your order today to the Michigan

Farmer, Detroit, Mich.





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A monthly farm paper, to be as

cheap as the Michigan Farmer at 50

cents a year, would have to sell for

12% cents a year, and a twice-a-month

farm paper to be as cheap would have

to sell for 25 cents a year. Markets,

veterinary advice and other features

would be of the same comparative

value.





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LEGAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED.





 





 





For the accommodation of our sub-

scribers, we have arranged with Mr.

Allan Campbell, a competent attorney,

to answer legal inquiries for our sub-

scribers. For this service a fee of 2'5

cents for each question will be charg-

ed to insure that only questions of

This will





bring a personal letter of advice from

the attorney, to whom the questions

are referred. Address Legal Depart-

ment, Michigan Farmer, Detroit, Mich.





A RAZOR SNAP.





A user lot of Imported German

Razors at 50 cents while the supply

lasts, is now offered by the Michigan

Farmer.



The razors are made of the best

German steel, five-eighth inch blade,

and black handle. We will not say

just what these razors ordinarily re-

tail at, as prices on razors vary with

each dealer, but we have seen razors

no better sold at $1.25 and $1.50.



Every man who shaves ought to

have at least three razors as it is a

proven fact that giving a razor a rest

is beneficial to it, and here is your

opportunity to get a supply at very

little cost.



So, only while our present supply

lasts the price is 50 cents each, post-

paid. or a half-dozen at $2.00, post-

paid.



A Strep Bargain, Too.



We also have a new lot of Presto



All—in-One razor straps that dealers





sold at $1.00 each. These strops are

made of finest horsehide leather and

one side is treated with All-in-One

solution which makes it possible to

put a. hair- splitting edge on the dull-

est razor. It combines the strop and

hone in one

The special price on the strop

alone, while the supply lasts will be

50 cents postpaid, but if ordered to-

tgteizther with one of the above razors

e price of both wil

postpaid, or $1.15 wltlgethrgyhcziihfg‘gg

Farmer one year; $1. 60 for three years

This would make a nice present,

worth double the cost.

and $2. 10 for five years.

———-_._____

MICHIGAN NEWSPAPERS lN CLUB.

We will accept orders from our sub-

scribers or agents for the following

three publications for $1. 25:

Michi an Far

Home9 Life, mrgfilhlv‘ifiélflyx ..... $3.50

Poultry Success, monthly.

And your selection of any one of the





following Michi an news r

$1.35 9 pape s for

Express, Schoolcraft, Mich.

Sentinel, Clare, Mich.

News, Woodland, Mich.

Review, Richmond, Mich.

Times, Grand Ledge. Mich.
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Hundreds of thousands of farmers have already accepted my remarkable offer to



rid their stock of worms or‘no pay. The coupons are still pouring in by the

thousands. . Now I_ want you to accept this remarkable offer if you have not already done

so. You Will find it a money-making move. All you need to do is to fill out the coupon

below—tell me how many head of stock you have and I will supply you enough SAL-VET

to last them 60 days Without a cent of pay in advance. I want you to see for yourself

what a wonderful help this great Worm Destroyer and Live Stock Conditioner is in keep-

mg farm animals free from internal parasites, in good thrifty condition and more

profitable to you. . ._ .





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“After feeding SAL-VET to pigs,

I find it a splendid worm extermi-

nator. The last bunch of pigs I

killed, were entirely free from

worms, whereas those I killed be-

fore using SAL-VET were full of

them.”~Ernest Lorenz, Rt. 5, Mt.

Clemens, Mich.



“I had a bunch of registered

sheep that were dying. I commenc-

ed feeding SAL-VET to them,

since which time I have lost only

two. I also had about two thou-

sand head of western sheep, to

which the SAL-VET was fed. They

all came through in good shape.”

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them; have had no trouble with

my hogs since.”——Mrs. E. 0. Ab-

bott, Rt. 5, Battle Creek, Mich.

“SAL-VET is good stuff. I did

not lose a hog since I have been

feeding it, although when I got it, I

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-—is a medicated salt—with which your farm animals can doctor themselves. Your worm infested stock get the medi-

cines they need in the salt they crave, and the disease-breeding, profit-eating worms are driven out. COuld anything be

more simple? There is no bother or trouble for you. This simple, wonderful discovery has conquered the deadly

- - _ - _ .— - stomach and intestinal worm troubles which have caused so many millions of dollars

in losses among hogs, sheep, horses and cattle every year. When the leech-like grip





 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





 





   





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and intestines, t e anima s ta eon new ‘ e— ave tter appetites—digestion improves—they gain " _”_. _ , Gilbert Buchanan,

Dept. 8042-4-15 CLEVELAND. OHIO in flesh faster because they get more good of all your feed—they grow into profits fast. Read Egg}: A J ’

Supply me enough SAL-VET to last my stock the letters at the right. 'See what a change SAL-VET makes-how it keeps off disease—saves '

sixty days. I agree to pay the frei ht, feed it as the loss of thousands of dollars worth of stock, and increases stock profits.





look for lhls Label on every SAL»

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I 11 do the rest. When you get your SAL-VET_, feed it according to directions for 60 No order filled for less



horses cattle days. At the end of that time, make_apspec1fic report of the results—if SAL-VET ‘ ' than 40 lbs on the 60

---------------------------------------- ' has not done what I claim, the test will not cost you a cent—you will not be out one da trial offer Shi _

‘ . pennyff Fill out the coupon, mail it to me today and accept this remarkable feed- _ mgnts for 60 days’ trig]



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