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VOL. CXLV. No. 3

Whole Number 3871





DETROIT, MICH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916





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Estimating Timber In the Woodlot





standing timber may ordinarily



be sold—~by estimate, and by

scale. The latter method is the most

accurate and insures the owner ob-

taining full value for his timber, pro-

vided. that the price per thousand

board feet, or other unit of measure—

ment, is correctly adjusted. lt neces-

sitates the scale of all timber cut, and

this means that the owner, or his rep-

resentative, must be on the ground, in

order to scale or measure the timber

and to see that no timber is removed

without scaling or measurement. Cer-

tain points must be guarded in a care-

fully worded contract, and the pur-

chaser should be required to cut all

or such portion of the timber as may

be decided upon beforehand.



In the case of small woodlots a sale

by lump estimate is often preferable.

It may be inconvenient for the owner

to attend to the scaling himself and

the amount of timber involved may

not warrant the employment of a seal-

er. Also, in a sale by estimate there

is no danger that timber will be re-

moved without payment and there is

no danger that‘the owner will lose

money by failure “of the purchaser to

cut any but the best trees.



If timber is sold by scale as cut, a

careful estimate is not necessary. If

it is sold for a lump sum it is import-

ant to know how much timber is being

sold. The estimate should be careful—

ly made by the owner himself or by

someone in whom he has confidence.

It is, of course, foolish to sell timber

on the purchaser’s estimate alone.

Many cases are known where timber

has been sold for less than half its





THERE are two ways in which





 





A Typical Michigan Woodlot of Beech and Maple Trees.





By PROF. A. K.





CHITTENDEN.





 





Estimating the Individual Trees in a Michigan Woodlot.





real value owing to ignorance of tim-

ber matters.

Estimating Standing Timber.



An estimate of the timber on a small

tract can be easily and quickly made.

If the estimate is to be in board feet

a copy of the log rule to be used

should be obtained. Timber purchas-

ers as a rule prefer to buy by the

Doyle Rule, as it gives rather small

values on logs up to about 20 inches

in diameter. Since the proportion of

small logs on an ordinary operation is

usually large, the actual mill cut over-

runs the scale by from 10 to 20 per





cent if the logs are sound. For large

logs the Doyle Rule gives too large

values.



ln s *aling timber the logs are meas-

ured inside the. bark at. the top end of

the log. If the log is not round an av-

erage diameter is taken. Defects

which are apparent: are allowed for in

scaling each log. In estimating stand-

ing timber, unless the. estimator is an

expert, it is safer to allow a general

discount for cull rather than attempt.

to make allowances for each individ~

ual tree.



On a small tract it is best. to esti-





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mate every merchantable tree. ()n a

larger tract, if the timber apparently

runs fairly uniform and is not too

patchy or irregular in distribution ov-

er the area, it is usually sufficient to

estimate the timber on a portion of it

and apply this estimate to the whole.

Thus if 20 per cent of the area is ac—

tually cruised the result would be mul-

tiplied by five to make it apply to the

whole tract. ()n a small woodlot of

10 acres or less an estimate of all the

trees should be made.



Each merchantable tree should be

inspected and the number and size of

merrhantable logs in it estimated.

This individual estimate of each tree

is particularly important in the case

of mature woodlots as many of the

trees, particularly beech, are liable to

contain defects. (fare must be taken

not to estimate the same tree twice.



Method of Estimating.



The diameter at. the top of each log

should be estimated. In order for an

inexperienced person to do this ac-

curately the diameter of the tree at

breast-height, four and a half feet

above the ground, should be measured

accurately This can be done with a

pair ot tiee calipers. If calipers are

not available, a circumference tape

may be used or, for a rough estimate,

the diameter may be estimated. The

latter method is uncertain. A circum-

ference tape may be readily made.

The, circumference of a circle equals

3.1416 multiplied by the diameter. This

can be worked out for various diam-

eters, and the number of inches in cir-

cumference corresponding to a given

diameter marked on the back of an



(Continued on page 59).





 





A Type of Michigan Woodlot with Scattering Saw Timber.





 





 





 





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A FEW LEADING ARTICLES OF

THE WEEK.





 





Estimating Timber in the Wood-

lot. Practical instruction in meth-

ods of timber cruising ........... 57



The Cost of Gasoline. A discussion

of possible remedies for a threat-

ened petroleum shortage ......... 60



Mapping the Orchard. l.)escribing a

chart. system for the location of

varieties ........................ 62



Organization Key to Better Farm-

ing. A review of many ways in

which organization will benefit ag-

riculture ........................ 65



Hogs by the Carload. Describing

the methods used by a specialist

in pork production ............ 67



Registered vs Grade Cows. An ar-

gument for special purpose dairy

breeds of cattle ................. 68



Specializing—its Value in Poultry

Work. The advantages of confin-

ing one’s efforts to a single breed

or single product. ................ 82





CURRENT COMMENT.





 





During the past

year the Michigan

Farmer has pub-

lished a large

amount of matter relating to this sub-

ject, including a long series of articles

by a member of the American Commis-

sion on the various phases of co-oper-

anion among the farmers of Europe,

but relating particularly to co-opera-

tive credit. organizations in the various

countries visited by that commission.

Various editorial comments have also

been made. relating to the need of both

short time commercial loans and long

time mortgage loans by the farmers of

the state as a means of properly fi-

nancing their business undertakings.



Hur publicity program along this

line has been almost wholly confined

to the publication of information re-

lating to various phases of the rural

credit proposition. The time is rap—

idly approaching when public senti—

ment on this proposition should be.

well crystalized, to the end that. such

enabling legislation as may be enacted

may be of a character which will best

serve the peculiar needs of the farm-

(-rs of the l'nited States.



As a means to the end of learning

the trend of public opinion among the

farmers of all sections of the state, so

far as the various phases of this prob-

lem are concerned, we should be glad

to receive communications on this sub-

ject, expressing briefly and to the

point the writer’s views. In this con-

nection we should also be glad to have

information on the prevailing local in-

terest rates for both short tilne com-

mercial loans and long time mortgage

loans and the adequacy of local capital

to meet the needs and demands of the





The Rural Credit

Problem.





 





farmers of any given section. of the

state. Should the response to this

suggestion be as general as we hope

may be the case, it will be impossible

to give space to the publication of

these communications, but the data

contained will furnish very valuable

material for analysis and comparison,

particularly as to the extent and na-

ture of the needs of the farmers of

Michigan along this line.



In this issue will

be found the an-

nouncements and

programs of a

number of important farmers’ meet-

ings for January. First in importance

among these is perhaps the live stock

meeting, which includes not only the

general meeting of the Michigan Im-

proved Live Stock Breeders’ and Feed-

ers’ Association, but as well the meet-

ings of a large number of affiliated or;

ganizations representing the several

breeds of live stock which have at-

tained special prominence in Michigan.



A notable feature of this meeting

will be the first annual meeting of the

Michigan Sheep Breeders’ and Feed-

ers' Association which was organized

last year. It is expected that this as

sociation will at once take an import-

ant place among the special live stock

organizations as have the Michigan

Horse Breeders’ Association and the

Michigan Swine Breeders’ Assn, which

have grown largely in membership and

interest since their comparatively re

cent organization. Special mention is

made of this new organization~ for the

reason that the Michigan sheep indus-

try is in need of encouragement which

this organization is admirably adapted

to afford through the discussion and

publicity which will attend its activ~

ities.



There is probably no general meet—

ing of farmers in Michigan which

brings together so progressive a class

as does this annual live stock meet-

ing. Every farmer who is interested

in breeding or feeding live stock of

any kind should attend this meeting,

as it will return him large dividends

on the investment of time and money

involved in broadening his knowledge

along both practical and scientific

lines, to say nothing of the pleasure

derived from meeting some hundreds

of his contemporaries throughout the.

state.



0f scarcely less importance to these

stock feeders and breeders and of

greater importance to the general

farmers throughout. the state who do

not make a specialty of live stock, is

the meeting and exhibit of the Michi-

gan Experiment Association noted in

another column of this issue. The

field tests of new varieties of staple

crops conducted on the farms of the

members throughout the state are of

inestimable value to the farmers of

the entire state who should profit

greatly by the facts demonstrated at

this meeting anti exhibit. These pro-

grams should be carefully studied with

a view to taking advantage of the op-

portunity which they offer to broaden

the knowledge of the special or gen—

eral farmer who may‘attend them.





Important Farmers’

Meetings.





The monthly crop re-

port published by the

Department of Agricul-

ture on December 30,

containing the crop summary for 1915,

as finally estimated by the Bureau of

Crop Estimates, gives some interest-

ing data relating to the hay crop not

before available except in census

years.



The hay crop was estimated by

kinds of hay this year for the first

time by the bureau of crop estimates.

The classification used was the same

as that used in the last decennial cen-

sus. This report shows that timothy

still leads in the tonnage of tame hay

produced in the United States, the tan

nage being 19,504,000 tons, or 22.3 per

cent of the total production of tame

hay, as compared with 17,985,000 tons,

or 26.1 per cent of the total production

of tame hay in 1909. The tonnage of





Hay vs. Soil

Fertility.





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mixed timothy and clover hay. how-





ever, decreased from 24,749,000 tons,

Or 36 per cent of all tame hay in 1909,

to 18,713,000 tons, or 21.9 per cent of

-all tame hay in 1915.



The increase in clover alone is more

surprising. The total tonnage of clo-

ver hay in 1909 was 3,158,000 tons, or

4.6 per cent of all tame hay, while in

1915 it was 12,527,000, or 14.7 per

cent of all tame hay. The increase in

the production of alfalfa was almost

as marked, going from 11,860,000 tons,

or 17.2 per cent of all tame hay in 1909,

to 18,562,000 tons, or 21.8 per cent of

all tame hay in 1915.



This increase in the acreage and

yield of both clover and alfalfa during

the past decade promises well for the

future of our agriculture, since it

means not only an increased feeding

value in the hay in the‘maintenance

of the live sto'ck upon the farms of the

country, and an increased fertilizing

value where same is fed to stock upon

the farms of the country, but as well

the addition of a vast store of nitro-

gen and humus to the soils upon which

these leguminous forage crdps are

grown.



There is nothing that would prom-

ise .more for the future of Michigan’s

agriculture than a corresponding in-

crease in the area devoted to and

tonnage grown, of these two crops up-

on the farms of our state. Particular-

ly is this true of alfalfa, which can be

profitably permitted to occupy the soil

for a longer period in the crop rota-

tion, thus adding to a greater degree

to both the nitrogen content and hum-

us content of Michigan soils, in which

the lack of these requisites of fertility

is the principal limiting factor of max-

imum crop production at the preSent

time.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.



The European W'ar.-—The Anglo-

French campaign against the Darda—

nelles has been abandoned. The en—

tire forces have now been withdrawn

without losses, according to the Allies’

reports, but Constantinople says that

the invaders were driven away under

heavy fire, and the number of casual-

ties were large. The British battle-

ship King Edward VII has been sunk

but officers and crew were saved. The

Russians are advancing against the

Teutons in Galicia having already oc-

cupied the left bank of the Stripa Riv-

er. Little has been accomplished in

the northern sections of the eastern

line. Frequent artillery engagements

featured recent fighting in the west

but no general movements are report-

ed. Early this week the French were

obliged to abandon the summit of Him-

stein. No further losses of territory

by either side are noted. Persistent

reports of an expected invasion of

Egypt by the Teutons continue to

come to this side of the Atlantic.



Last week the British Parliament

passed a compulsion act. The bill pro-

vides that all single men and widowers

between the ages of 18 and 41, except-

ing those who have other dependent

persons to support, may be called up—

on for active military service. The

action of the government is being

strongly opposed by some of the labor

organizations, and early this week the

suffragettes were reported as being

against the measure.



The American peace expedition is

now receiving aid from neutral states

of Europe. Norway, Sweden, Denmark,

Holland and Switzerland will send del-

egates to The Hague, where a perma-

nent peace board is to be organized to

receive peace proposals from what-

eever source they may come.



Civil strife is reported in Hayti. A

plot to set up a new ruler has been dis-

covered and the effort to restore order

started a revolution last week.



Italy has ordered that a. census of

all grain owned in the country be tak-

en to conserve supplies for future

needs.



Riots started last week in a plant at

Youngstown, Ohio, which required the

state troops to restore order. The au-

thorities have heard confessions to the

effect that foreigners had purposely

started the strike to prevent the man-

facture of war munitions.



The Canadian government has un—

dertaken to raise an additional half-

million troops to aid Great Britain in

the present war. Ontario’s share of

this contingent totals 162,000 men.



Relations between the United States

and Germany «and Austria have again

been rescued from impending peril by

the offer of indemnity for Americans





lost on oertal-n‘ves‘ceis :sunkt'by sub-i





marines of the Teutonic nations. These

countries have also declared that here-

after ample warning will be given

ships by the commanders of the under-





sea. boats where sinking" is content—n





plated.

' National.



In the trial of 11 former directors of

the New York, New Haven & Hartford

Railway, six were found not guilty,

while the jury disagreed on five oth-

ers. These directors were charged by

the federal governm t with criminal

Eolation of the She n Anti-Trust





w.



Frances M. Webster, formerly ento-

mologist of the Ohio Experiment Sta-

tion, and with the U. S. Department of

Agriculture for 20 years, died last

week at Columbus, Ohio, where he was

attending a meeting of the State Hort-

icultural Society.



William H. Bowker, of Boston, who

has long been identified with the fer~

tilizer industry of this country, died in

that city January 4. He was the first

graduate of the Massachusetts Agri-

cultural College, having finished his

course there 43 years ago.





 





MICHIGAN FARMERS’ lNSTlTUTES,

JANUARY 17-31, 1916.





 





County Institutes—Eaton Co., Char“

lotte, 'Jan. 19-20; Ingham Co., Mason,

Jan. 21-23; Clinton Co., Ovid, Jan. 25,

26; Mason Co., Ludington, Jan. 25-26;

Gratiot Co., St. Louis, Jan. 26-27; Man-

istee Co., Bear Lake, Jan. 27-28-29;

Kalkaska Co., Kalkaska, Jan. 27-28-29;

Isabella Co., Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 27-28;

Clare Co., Clare, Jan. 28-29; Midland

Co., North Bradley, Jan. 31-Feb. 1;

Benzie Co., Benzonia, Jan. 31—Feb. 1.



One-day Institutes.—Allegan Co.,

Grafschaap, Jan. 17, Hamilton, Jan.

18; Burnips Corners, Jan. 19; Dorr,

Jan. 20; Corning, Jan. 21; Wayland,

Jan. 22; Trowbridge, Jan. 24; Plain-

well, Jan. 25; Dunningville, Jan. 26.



Berrien Co., Baroda, Jan. 17; Bu-

chanan, Jan~ 18; Niles, Jan. 19; Eau

Claire, Jan. '20; Sodus, Jan. 21; Mill~

burg, Jan. 23; Riverside, Jan. 24.



Branch Co., Ovid Twp., Jan. 17;

Bethe], Jan. 18; Butler, Jan. 19; Gir-

ard, Jan. 20; Sherwood, Jan. 2].; Quin-

cy, Jan. 23; Noble, Jan. 26; Batavia,

Jan. 27.



Calhoun Co., Pennfield, Jan. 24; Le-

roy, Jan. 25; Stanley, Jan. 26 ; Burling-

ton, Jan. 27; Clarendon, Jan. 28; Eck~

ford, Jan. 29; Rice Creek, Jan. 31; Par-

tello, Feb. 1; Urbandale, Feb. 2.



Genesee Co., Davison, Jan. 17; Otis-

ville, Jan. 18; Genesee, Jan. 19; Mt.

Morris, Jan. 20; Montrose, Jan. 21;

Flushing, Jan. 22.



Grand Traverse Co., Grant Center,

Jan. 24; Kingsley, Jan. 25-26; Wil-

liamsburg, Jan. 27.



Gratiot Co., Ashley, Jan. 20: Pom-

pei, Jan. 21—22; Ithaca, Jan. 24; El<

well, Jan. 25.



Ionia Co., Clarksville, Jan. 17; South

Boston, Jan. 18; Muir, Jan. 19; Or-

leans, Jan. 20; Orange, Jan. 21; Dau-

by, Jan. 22. '



Kent Co., Sand Lake, Jan. 24; Paris,

Jan. 25; W'hitneyville, Jan. 26; Ada,

Jan. 27; Cedar Springs, Jan. 28; Cale-

donia, Jan. 29; Grattan, Jan. 31; Peach

Grove, Jan. 17 ' Sparta, Jan. 18; Al-

pine, Jan. 19; Lowell, Jan. 20; Alto,

Jan. 21; Carlisle, Jan. 22.



Lenawee Co., Cadmus, Jan. 17 ; Hud‘

son Center, Jan. 18; Rome Grange

Hall, Jan. 19; Adrian, Jan. 20; Fruit

Ridge, Jan. 21; Blissfield, Jan. 22; R01-

lin, Jan. 24; North Rome, Jan. 25; Tip

ton, Jan. 26; Tecumseh, Jan. 27; Ma-

con, Jan. 28; Holloway, Jan. 29.



Manistee Co., Kaleva, Jan. 21; P0-

mona, Jan. 22.



Mecosta Co., Barryton, Jan. 17; Re-

mus, Jan. 18; Millbrook, Jan. 19.



Montcalm Co., Greenville, Jan. 24:

Trufant, Jan. 25; Howard City, Jan.

2627; Lakeview, Jan. 28-29; Six Lakes,

Jan. 31; Fenwick, Feb. 1.



St. Joseph Co., Burr Oak, Jan. 24;

Colon, Jan. 25; Leonidas, Jan. 26-27;

Parkville, Jan. 28.



Saginaw Co., Hemlock, Jan. 2t;

Lawndale, Jan. 25; Chesaning, Jan.

26; Birch Run, Jan. 27; Bridgeport,

Jan. 28; Frankenmuth, Jan. 29.



Sanilac Co., Mar ette, Jan. 25; Shab-

bona, Jan. 26; Ar . le, Jan. 27; Snover,

Jan. 28; Sandusky, Jan. 29; Carson-

ville, Jan. 31; Lexington, Feb. 1.



Shiawassee Co., Morrice, Jan. 14;

Bancroft, Jan. 15; Durand, Jan. 17;

Maple River Church, Jan. 18; Hender-

son, Jan. 19.



Van Buren Co., Almena, Jan. 17;

Hartford, Jan. 18; Bangor, Jan. 19 ;

Covert, Jan. 20.



In addition to the above there will

be a series of one-day institutes in

Jackson countY. Jan. 17-24, the places

ilnd dates of which will be published

ater. ,



“Farmers’ Week,” will be at the M.

A. 0., February 28 to March 4. In ad-

dition to the usual courses of former

years, there will be courses in Bee-

Keeping and Veterinary topics. There

will also be a Country Life Conference

on February 29 and March 1, with sev-

eral speakers from other states.





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JAN. .15. 1916.11 '
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'JAN. '15, 1916.

ESTIMATING TIMBER INVTHE

WOODLOT.





 





(Continued from first page). _

ordinary tape. The following table

gives the circumference of circles of

certain diameters in inches:





Diameter Circumference.

Inches. Inches.



8 25.1



9 28.3

10 31.4

11 34.5

12 37.7

13 40.8

14 44.0

15 47.1

16 50.3

17 53.4

18 56.5

19 59.7

20 62.8

21 66.0

22 69.1

23 72.2

24 75.4

25 78.5





Having determined the diameter of

the tree at breast-height and reduced

it by a reasonable amount for thick-

ness of bark, the estimator decides





1 how many 16.3 foot logs there are in





the tree and at what point the top of

each will come. In beginning such

work it is well to cut a pole nine feet

long and lean it against the tree to be

estimated. Then step to a little dis-

tance and by comparison of the length

of the pole and the tree it is possible

to determine where each log length

will come. A nine-foot pole should be

used because stumps will be out about

18 inches high and if an eight-foot

pole were used and placed with one

end on the ground, twice the length of

the pole would give a log only 14

feet long. The upper logs in the tree

are determined in the same manner.

After a little practice the use of the

pole can usually be dispensed with.

Where Judgment Must be Used.

Having determined the number of





logs in the tree, the diameter at the,





top of each should be estimated. Al-

lowance must be made for thickness

of bark and taper. The thickness of

the bark and the taper of the stem of

the tree vary with the species. The

average taper in the stem of a well-

shaped, medium—sized, tree is from

two to four inches for every 16 feet in

height. The butt log and the top log

often have more taper than the inter-

mediate logs. In the case of bass-

wood, sugar maple and beech there





until the top log is reached. It is best

to allow for a taper of from three to

four inches for the top log. The esti-

mator’s judgment must be used in a1-

lowing for taper in each case.



The thickness of the bark varies

with the species and size of the trees,

and the distance of the section above

the ground. The bark is usually thick—

er at the base of the tree than it is

higher up. In general an allowance of

three inches should be made for thick-

ness of bark on oak, walnut, butternut

and ash logs over 24 inches in diam—

eter, and an allowance of two inches

for logs from 12 to 14 inches in diam-

eter, and one inch for logs under

12 inches in diameter. In the case of

beech, maple, hickory, basswood‘and

cherry an allowance of about two inch-

es should be made for logs over 24

inches in diameter and an allowance

of one inch for smaller logs. Actual

measurements of taper and thickness

of bark on a few trees should be made

as a check if opportunity offers.



The Tally.



The estimate may be tallied or re-



corded as follows:





 





No. 16-ft. logs. Total. -

-c

EE’? 8 . bb

<1) : ~ "



ass § % :2“. a 33 .32

.2 b0 ’43 cs "‘ 0‘3

gig :05 S m 5 .3 (38. B32

6 :. ' 8 4 32

7 10 9 90

8 6 16 96

9 5 2 125

10 6 36 216

11 4 49 196

12 5 64 320

13 5 81 405

14 10 100 1000

15 6 121 726

16 3 144 432

17 1 169 169

18 2 196 392

19 2 225 450

20 l 256 256

21 . 1 289 289

’Totals 30 35 6 4 75 5194





The estimate can also be worked up

by species and this should be done if

the different kinds of timber bring

different prices. In case of a large

timber tract, or where the timber is

very evenly distributed, an estimate

on a portion of the area may be made,

instead of a tree to tree count. Thus

if the timber on 10 per cent of the

woodlot is estimated the result multi-

plied by 10 will ‘give the amount of

timber on the entire tract. ln esti-





 





 





 





The Housewife Appreciates Dry and Seasoned Stovewood.





will be a taper of about four inches in

the first log. That is, if the diameter

at the stump is 17 inches the diam-

eter at 16 feet above the stump will be

about 13 inches, but the greater part

of this taper will be in the first two

feet above the stump. Therefore, if

the diameter of the tree is measured

at breast-height, or four and a half

feet above the ground,- the diameter

will be obtained above the butt swell-

ing, and it will ordinarily be safe to

allow a taper of two inches per log





mating in this way it is not always

convenient to take an exact per cent

of the total area, so it is customary to

reduce the area actually estimated to

one acre, and multiply this by the to-

tal number of acres in the tract to ob-

tain the total stand. Thus if five acres

are actually estimated and the tract

contains 271/2 acres, the amount of

timber on the five acres estimated

would be divided by five to reduce it

to a one-acre basis and then multiplied

by 271/2 to obtain the total stand on





,THE MICHIGAN FARMER





the entire tract. It is necessary that

the area of the tract be definitely

known.



The Circle Method.



The circle method is the quickest

and can be done by one man without

assistance. The method consists in

estimating all the trees within a circle

of definite radius. A quarter acre cir-

cle is best used. This is a circle with

a radius of 59 feet. The radius must

be accurately measured, usually by

pacing or with a tape. The center of

the circle should be plain, a rock, a

stmnp, or a stick with a‘clo'th tied

to it.



The logs in the trees within the cir-

cle should be estimated and tallied in





 





. 3—59

may be advisable to engage a portable

mill man to manufacture it into lum-

ber because lumber sells more readily

than either stumpage or logs and

brings a relatively better price. The

owner should get the stumpage value

of the timber and, if he manufactures

it into logs or lumber, he should also

get a profit on the work as well. If he

uses his own labor on this work he

should figure his own time at so much

per day and‘ figure his profit on the

entire operation.



Before making a sale the .owner

should determine whether he will do

best by selling the timber standing, in

logs, or in lumber. The timber should

not be cut into logs or manufactured





 





Cutting Cordwood for Fuel in the Farm Woodlot.

the same way as in the treeto-tree





count method just described. It is

not necessary to tally each quarter-

acre on a separate sheet. They can

all be entered on the same tally sheet

but it is necessary that the number of

quarter-acre plots be recorded, as they

will later be reduced to a unit of one

acre. Thus if eight quarter-acre plots

are measured the results would be di-

vided by two to reduce it to one acre.

Selecting the Plots.



In using this method, or any other

method based on a partial estimate of

the timber, care must be taken to lo-

cate. the plots in places where average

conditions exist. They must not all

be taken in the best timber, or too

large an estimate is obtained. Any

error in the plots will be increased

when the results are applied to the

whole tract. Some plots should be,

taken in poor locations and some in

good locations. The best way is to

run through the tract. on parallel lines,

20 or 40 rods apart. and to estimate

the timber in a quarter-acre circle ev-

ery 20 or 40 rods, no matter what the

condition of the stand. In this way

an impartial estimate will be obtained.

Enough plots must be taken to obtain

from five to 20 per cent of the total

area, depending on the nature of the

timber.





Stumpage Value.



After the estimate has been made

the owner knows how much timber he

has, but he may still be uncertain as

to its value per M. Much depends up-

on the accessibility of the timber, the

length of haul to the railroad or mar-

ket. Standing timber is referred to

as stumpage, and the price paid for

standing trees is called stumpage val-

ue or stumpage price. Timber is sold

standing, or in logs cut and delivered

at some definite point, or in manufac-

tured lumber. Each step in its manu-

facture involves an outlay of money

and increases its value. For instance

the sale value of logs deilvered at the

track is greater than the stumpage

value by an amount equal to the cost

of making and hauling plus a reason-

able profit for the person who does

the work. There is, therefore, a larg-

er profit in selling logs than in selling

stumpage. It is also usually easier to

dispose of logs than it is of standing

timber. Also if there is a consider-

able amount of timber on the tract it





011 the chance of selling it afterwards.

This will almost surely lead to loss.

A contract or agreement for the sale

should be made and the owner should

find out what log lengths are desired.

Particularly in the case of lumber is

it important. to have specifications to

work by. Different concerns use dif-

ferent stock and unless the timber is

sawed to bill it may not be possible to

dispose of it at a profit, if at all.



A good formula for stumpage val-

me is:



S

Stumpage value : —————— — C

1.0 p.



where S equals the selling price of the

product, C equals the cost of opera—

tions, and p equals a fair percentage

of profit.



A; an example the cost of Operations

might be figured as follows:





Felling ................ .........$0.75

Sawing into logs ........ . . . . . . . . 1.25

Skidding and loading. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00

Hauling ............... 2.00

Milling ......................... 4.00

Piling, etc ....................... 1.00

Loading lumber and hauling ..... 1.50



Total ....................... $12.50





If the mill run selling price of the

product is $20 per M. and a 20 per

cent profit is allowed, the stumpage

value works out as follows:



$20





1.20 7



The percentage of profit" to be al-

lowed depends upon the risk of the

undertaking and local custom. In

some cases it might well be higher

than in others. A lumberman knows

from experience what he can pay for

stumpage, but the above formula is a

good guide for an inexperienced person.





 





—— $12.50 : $4.16.





BURNING HARDWOOD STUMPS.





 





Is there any way of treating hard—

wood stumps so they can be burned

out better than without any treatment?



SUBSCRIBER.





Where only a few refractory hard-

wood stumps remain, their burning

may be facilitated by boring one or

more holes in each stump and satur-

ating them well with kerosene before

burning. We have known of cases in

which this practice has been followed.

If there are many remaining stumps

to remove, some other method would

perhaps be more economical.
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Permanent Fertility





The Cost and The Profit





“Twelve years' use of Rock Phos-

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per year, with legumes, has so

enriched my land that l have

averaged 5 tons of alfalfa per

acre for seven years, 20 tons of

silage, l l5 bus. of com, 88% bus.

of oats, and 52 bus. of wheat per acre."

You can enrich your soil and row the

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on the farm. And now, last, but by no

means least, farmers are using auto-

lmobiles for business and pleasure as

(“’éll.



The Farmer and the Automobile.



When automobiles first came into

prominence much antagonism was cre-

ated among farmers. Irresponsible

city drivers did not help in allaying

this prejudice much, and about the

only danger we have had in this coun-

try of creating a class hatred has

come about through the advent of the

automobile.



But presto! almost overnight the

farmer awakened to a realization of

the value to him in his business as

well as in the family pleasure of the

automobile, and upon the possession

of an automobile much of his preju-

dice against them has vanished. Of

course, at the same time there has

come about a saner operation of auto-

mobiles in general.



Gasoline the Only Fuel which can be

Used.



Gasoline is about the only fuel that

so far can be used in motors. Kero-

sene is used some, but evidently no

carburetor has been designed which

makes the use of kerosene feasible in

automobiles. From a drug on the mar-

ket, one might say, therefore, gasoline

has become almost a scarce article.

Competition has very much yet to do

with the price at which it is sold, but

every indication points to a genuine

scarcity of supply. This can, there-

fore, have but one outcome. Gasoline

will go up in price until a point is

reached where the cost will cause an

economic balance in the amount used.



There are some points to be consid-

ered in this matter. First, the discov-

ery of new oil fields would very natur-

ally check such an advance; second,

an embargo, if declared, on the ship-

ment of gasoline abroad, would have a

similar effect, and third, the discovery

of some way of converting kerosene

into gasoline would bring into the field

the enormous supply of kerosene

which now is actually a drug on the

market.



1.-—-Discovery of New Oil Wells.



, Of the discovery of new oil fields we

have hope. Unquestionably there is

still undiscovered oil in this country,

{but the records of the wells in opera-

ilion at present show that the crude

loll from Pennsylvania and the east is

isuperior to the western oils in the

iamount of kerosene and gasoline con-

;tent. As Pennsylvania and the east

,have been pretty thoroughly covered,

(we must look to Oklahoma, Colorado

and W'yoming, and the west for the

future oil supply.



A year ago what seemed to be a

very promising oil well was uncovered

in Oklahoma. Gasoline became very

cheap as a result. The well began to

fall off in supply, until now it is oper-

ating at not more than 50 per cent of

its original capacity. Result~gasoline

has soared again and engineers who

appreciate the true situation have

been really alarmed over the state of

affairs.



If the war terminates with the next

year, as we all hope, then the im-

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By FLOYD w. ROBISON.





made-available. Indications do not at

present make clear that any great re-

lief is to be expected from the discov-

ery of new oil fields. The indications

are that we are facing a. genuine short-

age of crude oil.



2.——ls an Embargo Likely?





An embargo is not to be expected. ‘





It is doubtful if it would be good busi-

ness, for the greatest hope of the fu-

ture is the assistance of Russia in the

development of her oil figlds and an

embargo on our refined oil, gasoline,

to her now might work a reciprocal

injury to us later on. This is, of

course, without considering the inter-

national ethics of the present situa-

tion.



3.——The Conversion of Kerosene Oil.



The conversion of kerosene into gas-

oline is our greatest hope. This is up

to the chemist and while we have

heard so much about the failure of the

American chemist to make dye stuffs

since the war began, let me assure

you that he has not been idle. In fact,

he has been engaged in an infinitely

more important field of endeavor, the

saving of the nation, from an econom-

ic point of View, on fuel consumption.



To Dr. Walter F. Rittman and others

belong the greatest honor of achiev-

ing fame in this work. He. has discov-

ered or, better, worked out (for scien-

tific truth is a result of work and not

chance discovery), a practical method

of converting kerosene and other light

petroleum oils into gasoline, and it is

already being produced in substantial

quantities. Let those who think the

American chemist has been idle bear

in mind what we have had to say in

these columns before on this subject.

If America emerges the economic lead-

er of the world, after the present Eu-

rOpean war, don’t fail to remember

that the American chemist has had a

very important function to perform in

that capacity. He is performing it

now! we will discuss this situation

again, shortly.





FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING MICH-

IGAN EXPERIMENT ASSN.





 





Thursday Afternoon, January 20.



President’s address, C. B. Scully, Al-

mont.



Reports of delegates of local asso-

ciations.



“Winter Barley,” Professor F. A.

Spragg.



“Results of Investigations in Bean

Diseases,” Prof. J. H. Muncie.



“Michigan Grains and Seeds on the

Market,” Prof. J. F. Cox.



Thursday Evening, January 20.



“The Culture of Sweet Clover as a

Farm Crop,” illustrated, H. S. Coe. of

U. S. Department of Agriculture.



“The Production and Utilization of

Soy Beans,” illustrated, Prof. J. D.

Harper, Purdue University.



Friday Morning, January 21.



“Some Causes and Remedies of Red

Clover Failures,” H. S. Coe, U. S. De-

partment of Agriculture.



“Fertilizers, Farm Manures and Fer-

tility,” Dr. H. J. Wheeler, American

Agricultural Chemical Co., Boston.



“Michigan Soil Fertility Probelms,”

Prof. A. J. Patten.



Friday Afternoon, January 21.



“Growing 100 Bushels of Corn per

Acre,” Prof. J. D. Harper, Purdue Uni-

versity.



Report of co-operative experiments,

A. L. Bibbins.



Local experiment associations, Prof.

J. F. Cox.



Report of secretary-treasurer, Prof.

V. M. Shoesmith.



Announcement of awards, J. Robt.

Duncan.



Business meeting.



Friday Evening, January 21.



Short talks by senior farm crop stu-

dents on the following subjects: “Va-

rieties of Alfalfa,” “Sudan Grass,”

“Treatment of Hard Seeds,” “Types of

Com for the Silo,” “Hogging Down

Corn.”



Announcement of judging contest.



Address, Dr. F. S. Kedzie, Acting

President M. A. C.



“Results from the Use of Lime and

Fertilizers,” illustrated, Dr. H. J.





Wheeler, American Agricultural Chem-

ican Co., Boston.



See association exhibits in Room 310

and exhibits prepared by senior farm

crop studentsin Room 311





 





 

   





 





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Did you ever see any other 8 H. P. Engine

two men could carry? Cushman engines are

the lightest weight farm engines in the world—

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old-style, back-breaking. [heavy Weight en-

gines. with their violent explosions and their

fast and slow speeds. The Cushman weighs

only about one-fifth as much; per horse-

power, but with its modern design, accurate

balance and Throttle Governor. it runs much

more steadily and quietly.





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THE FUTURE OF THE FARM

TRACTOR.





What effect will tractors have on

farm operations and farm economics,

also prices of land, and farm crops?



These are questions that the near

future will answer. The tractor busi-

ness as applied to farm operations is

in its veriest infancy. While a few of

the larger farms of the east use motor

power in working the land, it amounts

in the aggregate to very little, as com-

pared to the work done by horse pow-

er. This condition will change by

leaps and bounds in the next few

years.



The trouble with tractors in the

past has been their cumbersomeness;

they have not been practical, except

on some of the great farms of the

west. So while they have been in lim—

ited use quite a long time, they have

not come into general use over any

considerable farm area.



‘ Now the time has come when there

are being made tractors both light and

strong, and at a price within the reach

of the ordinary farmer and the farm-

ers will be very quick to take hold. I

have heard more tractor talk among

farmers and would-be farmers the last

six months than talk on any other

farming subject. The general use of

the automobile by farmers the past

few years has opened their minds to

carrying the motor idea farther still

as a means to enable them to do their

work easier, better and do more of it.



Tractors will Stimulate Production.



One thing is apparent: the use of

tractors cannot help stimulating the

farm industry. I will mention a few

of the advantages of tractor use on

the farm. In the first place, time is

the essence of success on the farm as

in other business. Most farms lack

team help'enough to properly do the

work, and get it done on time, espe-

cially in fitting the land and getting it,

into crops. The success or failure of

a crop often hinges on a few days,

and sometimes hours, in getting a

crop into the ground. This will be re-

moved by the use of the tractor, the

tractor does not sweat, have the colic,

can be run day and night if desired,

put on the lights and run a night shift

when necessary—stop and figure what

this means in a busy time.



At the prices horses have been the

past few years, the small farmer could

ill afford to keep enough horses to do

the work in the rush seasons. The

loss of a horse, which often happens,

is a serious thing, too. The tractor

may get out of repair, by wear or

breakage, but it can always be repair-

ed some way. There are few places

on the farm where the tractor will not

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the ground and getting in the crops,

but these same crops will be hauled

to market by motor.



It is quite a chore after driving a

team all day, to plow a beggarly two

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ties isolated from the remainder of

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found after they are too ripe for ship-

ment. '



The map of the orchard prevents

careless planting of the trees and is

always a sure indicator of the number

of trees needed to fill in vacancies. On

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cant spaces may be found. If these

spots were all indicated by a zero

on a map the orchard owner would

rapidly plan to fill them with trees of

good quality similar to the varieties

already planted. This is not so im-

portant in the small home orchard but

on a commercial scale fruit must be

harvested with the minimum of labor.

11 have seen peach orchards where ev-

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regard to the adjacent varieties and

that orchard was a great source of

Qworry at picking time.



1 How the Chart is Made.



A heavy piece of cardboard that

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to squares and the intersections rep‘

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cancy in the orchard and this mark

can be made with a hard pencil so

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cy is filled. If the ruling of the card-

board is made with India. ink one map

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pensive, but can now be bought very

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and where they are kept painted each

year.



Next is to test the soil for warmth

occasionally with a thermometer by

inserting it under the surface in dif-

ferent parts of the bed. After it be~

comes warm the seed is sown in long

narrow rows. The temperature is

then kept at about 80 to 90 degrees

and the soil moist. We give some air

on warm days and as the plants get

larger we leave the beds open much

of the time in order to produce heal-

thy, thrifty plants that will be hard-

ened when ready for transplanting out

into the open ground.



Penn. Mus. E. O. Sworn.





PLANNING FOR FRUIT AND VEGE-

TABLE GARDENING.





Winter mice and rabbits may be

girdling your trees. If so, bind strips

of tar-paper around each tree thus at-

tacked, high enough, however, to be

above the probable snow line.



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to your next season’s vegetable gar-

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JAN, 15', 1916. -





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VALUE OF STRAWBERRY MULCH.





 





Undoubtedly much of the vigor and

freshness of strawberry patches which

are so protected that theground does

not freeze any time during the dor-

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terial action which goes on in unfroz-

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a lot of unavailable plant food into

available form. Regardless of the

season of the year, all ground which

has a heavy covering on it is appar-

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bare. When we have heavy snows

which remain well through the winter

the ground is in much better shape

than in other years and if the follow-

ing season is a normal one the crops

usually do better. Because of this

fact snow has often been called the

poor man’s manure. ,



Those who had intended to cover

their strawberry patch and have not

done so, had better do so now than

not at all, as the covering, even if put

on as late as it is, will protect the

plants to a great extent. In fact, some

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ground is well frozen before putting

on the mulch.



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How much an acre of land may pro-

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Great yields have been reported, but

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reached? Where double. cropping can

be practiced, the yield can, of course,

be greatly increased, and under inten-

sive methods where all of the essen-

tial conditions can be maintained and

fair prices obtained, the value of the

produce from an acre of land, to some,

might seem fabulous. The past sea-

son has been, with us, rather favor-

able for our garden operations, and I

shall give the result on a small plot,

not exceeding one-fourth of an acre.





4 This plot is a gravel loam, with a sur-





face soil of ten or twelve inches. It

has been fairly well manured for sev-

eral years, with barnyard manure and

is in good tilth. About one-fifth was

a strawberry bed, the balance having

been in cultivated crops. The crops

the past summer were strawberries,

early cabbages, early potatoes, peas

and a few onions, followed by celery

as a second crop. The potatoes, irish

Cobbler, were brought from the cellar

and put in shallow boxes in March,

and kept in a fairly warm and light

room, where they threw out strong

sprouts, and were cut two eyes to a

piece and planted, sprout up, early in

April. The cabbage plants, Jersey

W'akefield and Copenhagen, were

grown by a grower in South Carolina

and were received the second week of

April. The onion plants, Prize Tak-

ers, were furnished by the same grow-

er and were shipped with the cabbage

plants. The cabbage were a little slow

in taking root, but the onions were

very fine, all making a vigorous

growth.



The cabbages and potatoes we began

to market about the twentieth of June.

The strawberries were caught by the

frost that killed the early bloom, but

the crop, though limited, was of fine

size and quality commanding top pric-

es. The plot was plowed the early

part of July, or as soon as the berries

were off, and set to celery. The ground

on which cabbage, potatoes, peas and

onions grew, was set to celery a little

later, the last being set the last week

of July.



The strawberries were sold to con-

sumers at sixteen cents per quart, and

except those used by the family





 





 





"THE MICHIGAN VFARMER





brought $13.

gether, $54 worth of the first crops and

$218 from the celery crop, making $272

from both crops. I grow celery in

double rows, the rows six inches apart

and six inches between the plants in

the rows, and five feet between the

double rows. This five feet gives am-

ple space for banking, and as the

plants grow nearly as large in this

way as in single rows, I save half the

labor of banking, as two rows may be

banked almost as easy as one. Grown

in this way, an acre of ground will set

approximately 30,000 plants. I grow

White Plume and Golden Self-blanch-





There was sold alto-1‘





 





ing. My aim for several years has





been to secure quality above all elsell“ 1! = ,1 ti,





and by the use of an irrigation system





on my upland I am enabled to outclass I 4—H 1::

the celery of swamp land, selling main- ' ,237 '1 NJ_

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enabled to get top prices and it willl P ‘ , /

be seen that the estimate given for / 4363‘





the one-fourth acre, of $272, will equal

$1,088 per acre.





New York. B. F. MACK.





WHERE ‘To PLACE FRAME LIMBS.





 





Inspection of many orchards has

shown the writer that fruit growers

are very generally making the mistake

of placing the frame, scaffold or prin-

cipal limbs much too close together

on the trunks of their trees. The re-

sult is that these limbs pull against

each other, either in pairs on opposite

sides or in “severals” close together.

Of course, nothing can be done after

the start has been made unless it be

wiring the limbs together from oppo-

site sides of the center. But this is

a makeshift method. It is not a tenth

as good as preventive measures.

Among these the one best is in hav-

ing at least a hand breadth of trunk

between the union of one limb with

the trunk and the union of the next

limb above or below. Double or three

times this distance would be all the

better because it would still further

reduce the amount of leverage at any

one point. When the trees are first

set in the orchard this distance looks

far too great but when the tree is ten

to thirty years old it will look too lit-

tle. Here is a warning tip to everyone

who is planting an orchard of any

kind this spring.





Penn. M. G. KAINS.





TROUBLE DEPARTMENT.





 





Lice and Blight.





My pepper plant has little green

lice on it. What can I do to get rid of

them? And the end of the leaves 011

my fern all die' off, some that are

about an inch out of the ground.



. Kent Co. Mrs. J. C. K.





You can control the little green lice

on your pepper plants by dusting the

plants with pyrethruni powder, which

also goes under the name of bubach.

Most any druggist will be able to fur-

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The only precaution necessary is

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in any way, no matter how freely it

is applied.



With reference to the trouble you

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The tender growing tips are most sub—

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blighted spots will appear on the low-





 





er parts of the more tender leaves.



The treatment consists of cutting

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Marketing the Residue





HE economic disposal of infer-

ior grades of farm products and

wastes becomes an increasing-





ly interesting and profitable question





for farmers to consider.



Whether we recognize the fact or

not there is competition between dif-

ferent agricultural districts, and be-

tween different individuals in local

communities. As a result of the work-

ing of this law of competition we find

that the production of certain crops is

localized. The central western states

are today producing a large portion of

the nation’s corn crop, Michigan fur-

nishes a liberal per cent of the beans

and potatoes, Kentucky tobacco, and

Florida and California citrus fruits.

The law of competition has shown the

communities best suited to the produc-

tion of these products.





And in every local community the

same process is going on. The best

farmers are enlarging their farms and

the inefficient men are going to the

city or to work for their more enter-

prising neighbors, for wages.





A Question for the Individual.





As time goes on this struggle be-

comes more keen, and he who best

comprehends his whole business, pro-

duces economically, sells his staple

goods to the best advantage and con-

verts what his neighbor wastes into

dollars, will survive longest. It is

well, then, that every progressive

farmer look to his methods of hand-

ling the residue, the inferior grades,

the by-products, etc.





If the whole scheme of disposal of

these secondary products could be re-

duced to one single system for every

farm the matter would not need at-

tention here. Some person of pro-

phetic vision would have discovered

the necessary rule to follow and giv-

en it to the agricultural world, which

would have satisfactorily settled the

entire question.



But the question is an individual

one. It is like the construction of

your farm buildings, while you may

gather ideas and suggestions from oth-

ers, you must put those ideas and sug-

gestions together to conform to your

own particular circumstances in or-

der to attain the. maximum of conven-

ience and comfort consistent with

your means. So, in getting dollars out

of what our forefathers considered

nothing, we must apply the same





{ method.





Feeding to Stock.





Feeding is a. common means of sav-

ing waste products. Today the man

who grows sugar beets cannot afford

to leave out of consideration the dis-

posal of the beet tops. The feeding

value of these beet leaves add a re-

spectful amount to the crop income.

Either the grower should have stock

to consume them or he should find

someone who has such stock and will

pay for the feed.





Bean growers ought to keep sheep,

sufficient to clean up the bean pods.

When harvested under the right con-

ditions these pods furnish a roughage

quite as satisfying as a fair grade of

clover hay. The farmer’s account

books at the close of the year should

show a credit to the bean crop for the

feeding value of the pods.



The retention of the full value of

corn fodder by ensiloing, the prOper

feeding of skim-milk, whey, butter-

milk, are all items having a direct

financial interest to nearly every farm-

er in the state. .



Then besides feeding, another valu-

able method of disposing of certain

wastes is to eliminate them entirely,

or in part. The production of better

crops leaves less that is unmarketable.

Proper orcharding gives more No. 1

fruit and less for the ungraded pile.

The better selection of seed corn and

more careful cultural methods will in-

crease the percentage of merchantable

corn and will leave less that must be





forced upon the hogs in the fall to

make and further glut over-crowded

live stock markets.



Again, our plan of farming may

need to be changed. It frequently hap-

pens where one is catering to a spe-

cial market, particularly when selling

direct to consumers, he can find sale

for all the products raised upon his

farm if he increases the number of

crops grown. This would enable him

to find sale for everything produced

and thereby eliminate waste resulting

from the over-production of some

crops and an inability to supply cus-

tomers with other products wanted by

them.



On the other hand, leaks may be

due to the production of too many

crops. This is usually the case where

a man is growing staple products that

go upon the regular markets. His farm

operations can often be simplified to

enable him to produce a better quality

of crops and a larger quantity of each

so that in handling greater economy

can be practiced.



By Manufacturing.



Or, products that are wasted on

the average farm may be turned into

dollars by manufacturing into mer-

chantable goods. Just recently a pro-

gressive farmer stated that his men

would be manufacturing tomato pulp

into catsup during the month of Jan-

uary. Tomatoes that would not go

onto his regular market were care-

fully washed, sterilized by heating and

then placed into five-gallon cans dur-

ing the fall to await the time when

they could be manufactured into cat-

sup. Another case is the conversion

of inferior grades of apples into cider

or vinegar, the canning of surplus

fruits, vegetables, the manufacture of

jellies, etc. In all probability farm

manufacturing will occupy a broader

field in the future than it has in order

togive productive labor to farm hands

during the winter months.



Of course, we. .cannot shape our

whole farming business to take care

of every insignificant waste. The pri-

mary products of the farm must nec-

essarily be given the largest consid-

eration. But as competition becomes

keener it will be more. and more ap-

parent that the farmer who nicely

combines the growing of primary pro-

ducts that will return the maximum

income with a system that will care

for the waste incident to his regular

line, is certain to have a decided ad-

vantage over the farmer who counts

all of the residue products as a. total

waste. ‘





AUSTRIA’S AID T0 AGRICULTURE.





In a just sense, if Austria’s aid

to agriculture had to be justified. it

might be said that any reasonable

sums thus invested may fairly be re-

garded as returning to agriculture on-

ly a part of the working capital which

had previously been taken away from

it through all the years by a commer-

cial banking system, well intended to

accomplish what it has accomplished,

or helped accomplish through Austria

and throughout the civilized world.

namely, the taking of the wealth cre-

ated in the country and using it for

the commercial development of the

city.



And the value to the nation from

promoting this form of organization

may be seen not only in times of

peace but in times of war. The world

has but recently witnessed a prompt

over subscription. largely by the com-

mon people, of a war loan in this

country of over three billions of dol-

lars. -





H. I. Anderson, of Montana, showed

up in the Chicago market recently

with a shipment of a carload of choice

hogs of his own feeding which topped

that market. They were hardly ayear

old, having been grazed on alfalfa all

the past summer and then hardened

up with wheat.





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Organization Key

, HE watchword of the present

time is organization. From the

standpoint of the farmer as the

beginning of production, there must be

organization, for without there is com-

petition in'selling. This competition

to the point of ruinous under—pricing

is not in accord with modern business

methods. The farmer has in addition

to this the disadvantage of his produc-

tion being a matter of public knowl-

edge. His output is in fact better

known to those outside of his class

than to himself.



His product is announced in gross

quantity when unmerchantable grades

or stocks, being as a rule more or less

local, are unknown to him. The small

potatoes are reckoned as bushels of

product. . The increasing number of

consumers is not among the items of

his knowledge. .



Right here is the crux of the ques-

tion of organization. The men who

raise oranges know the crop facts; the

men who raise apples and potatoes do

not know. The orange growers are in

a small section of the country and are

organized; the potato growers and ap-

ple growers are widely scattered and

do not know crop conditions, as a con-

sequence they are made to compete

one with another. Price making by the

buyer or speculator is a martialing of

forces against small details of unor-

ganized producers.



When once the price of a farm pro-

duct is made the added costs of trans-

portation and distribution must be ad-

ded and a low price gives greater mar-

gin for gains. It is a common saying

that prices go up when once the crops

are out of the farmer’s hands; then con-

dition of buyer and seller are much

more equally balanced, This is sug-

gested when we say wheat. or corn, for

example, are strongly held or are in

strong hands.



The same would be true if produc-

ers were organized, and fed the crop

on to the market as needed for con-

sumption. With some exceptions, the

storage of the great staples may be

safest and cheapest done on the farm.





Marketing and Credit.

It is at this point that the market-





' ing question and credit question be-





come closely related. The staple crop

in an elevator is an easy credit asset

at the banks. The interest charge and

carrying cost is simply added to the

price when moved. In other words, it

is like a' raft which has gotten into

the great current of the river, and its

movements are subject to control,

while advancing toward its destina—

tion. The same products not yet in

the way of market movements in the

bins of the farm granary are not in

the trade language, “visible supply,”

nor are they readily known credit as-

sets in banking circles.



Many conscientious bankers say

that farm products have already the

serviceIOf credit, as far as it is need-

ed and is possible. Yet as a matter of

fact nearly all grains in transit and

elevator storage are financed by the

bank, but only a small amount in the

hands of the farmer.



All Business Should Co-operate.



This all leads back to the starting

point of organization. Elevator or

warehouse certificates of grain actual-

ly in the storage or legally hypothe-

cated through the elevator and insur-

ed and grade established even in the

farm granary, could be made to serve

as an easy asset for credit. However,

the banker does not know grade nor

measures and until this home storage

becomes within the visible supply un-

der positive regulations, can it become

a. credit asset in the general sense

needed to make it a factor in price

control. This aid to existing credit

facilities is primarily one of the farm-

er to plan and arrange. He should in

turn have the sympathetic interest of

all classes of business people, for it





to Better Farming





would be to their benefit as well as

his own. From a strictly private view

point the farmer may be to blame for

not being prompt to the day in paying

a note at the bank. From the wider

view the bank and other business de-

pendent on the farm have been willing

to see the farmer’s business unorgan-

ized and not being in position to meet

the demands with promptness.

rounding every city in the United

States in a general sense is what the

German people call the Hinterland,

supply source, the bread basket if you

will, and this territory is a real part

of the city in an industrial sense.

Since all futures’ dealing is forbidden

in the German Empire, the use of

bank funds is made to serve the legiti-

mate purpose of production and dis-

tribution.

Farm Organization Benefits Whole

Communities.





An organization based on the mod-

ern idea of unity for service would be,

for example, the co-operative elevator

or warehouse, with grading and stan-

dardization a legal feature of the man-

agement. Credit facilities would be

afforded by the proper hypothecation

of the products within or without the

elevator, with an even flow of products

under a system of united advices in

some one, or more, central points. To

the whole business world this would

be a blessing. It would make steady

prices to the producer and consumer.

It would enable transportation systems

to operate without so much conges-

tion. It would employ the finances of

the country without dangers now in-

cident, and make the farmer in reality

a part of the business world in bank





uses, and prompt payments. In fact,

it would be the greatest business

stableizer that could be introduced.





Agricultural problems are not one of

the farmer alone, but of the whole peo-

ple. To awaken the business world

to the realization is one part of the

work, and to organize on the part of

the farmer is another. Business rela-

tions are so interwoven that there is

little place for class feeling.

Shiawassee Co. J. N. MCBRIDE.





 





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Farmers’ hog killing for home con-

sumption, is not usually done until

quite cold weather, and sometimes not

until after Christmas. It is gener-

ally done out of doors, and it fre-

quently happens that the day appoint-

ed is cold, raw, and snow~squally. In

bad weather butchering out of doors

is very disagreeable work, causing

people to catch cold, making butcher-

ing day dreaded. I am of the opinion

that on every farm where there is

much butchering to be done, there

should be a building on purpose for it.

It should stand as near the water sup-

ply as possible, and if not built in a

conspicuous place, may be a plain

cheap structure.



is father built suchaone, in which

we could Scald, dress, and cut up our

hogs, and be warm and comfortable,

even on the coldest day. At one end

there was a chimney, a big fire-place,





and crane, that would hold two big?





kettles for heating water. One end of

a large scalding barrel was let down

through the floor to the ground, in

.order to make it stand firmly, with

the top leaning against the platform

on which the hogs were dressed.

There was a rope and pulleys attach-

ed to a rafter overhead for hanging

up the hogs, and could be used for

handling large hogs in the scalding

barrel. The building was also used

for cutting up the hogs, trying out the

lard, as well as washing clothes, mak-

ing soap, boiling potatoes and pump-

kins for hogs, and cider for apple but-

ter and mince pies.





Pennsylvania. J. W. INGHAM.





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When winter is as warm as

summer, one grade of lubricating

oil will suit all seasons. Until

then, cold~ test oils will have their

place.



Some types of motors require

in winter an oil that will flow

freelyatlowtemperatures. Other-

wise the oil is likely to congeal

either in the splash troughs,sight

feed or in exposed oil piping and

fail to reach all friction points.



In many leading cars the lu-

bricating requirements of the

motor demand the same oil in

winter as in summer. In these

cases Full Force Feed or Force

Feed lubricating systems are

employed. These two systems

are now employed on many four

and six cylinder cars and on all

eight and twelve cylinder cars

announced to October Ist.



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On cars employing either sys-

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inadvisable, unless necessary, to

change in winter to oils of lighter

body or lower cold test. Such oils

will not develop the maximum

efi’iciency of motors lubricated

-by Full Force Feed or Force

feed systems.



The grades of Gargoyle Mo-

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winter use in the cars listed be-

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tor and lubrication efficiency.

If your car is not listed, a com-

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Chartwill be sent you on request.



Ford Owners.- The oil which lu—

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cates the planetary transmission.



The high speed ofthe motortogeth-

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N F A 11‘ M E R”





HE twenty-fifth Annual Meeting

of the Michigan Live Stock

Breeders’ and Feeders Associa-



tion will be held at the Agricultural

Building, East Lansing, Michigan, on

January 18—19-20-21, 1916.



The meetings have been extended





' this year to cover four days in order





to give the various members opportu-





- nity to attend the different breed as-





sociation meetings in which they are

especially interested.-





Tuesday, January 18, will be devot-





. ed to the meetings of the Michigan





Holstein-Friesian Association, Michi-

gan Jersey Cattle Club, Michigan

‘ruernsey Cattle Club, Michigan Aber-

deen Angus Breeders’ Association and

Michigan Red Poll Breeders’ Associa-





tion. All of the above associations

have prepared specially interesting

programs which none of their mem-





bers can afford to miss.



Wednesday forenoon, January 19th,

the above association meetings will be

continued and in addition the Michi-

gan Hereford Breeders’ Association

meeting will be held and also the

Michigan Sheep Breeders’ Association.

The Michigan Sheep Breeders’ Asso-

ciation in this, their first annual meet-

ing are endeavoring to have as large

an attendance as possible and the pro-

gram is one which should be of inter-

est to all men who are in any wise in-

terested in the sheep industry.



Wednesday afternoon, the general

meeting will be called to order in

Room 402, top floor of the Agricultural

Building, and an interesting program

rendered. This meeting will be fol-

lowed by the usual banquet tendered

by the State Board of Agriculture to

the members of the Michigan Live

Stock Breeders‘ and Feeders’ Associa-

tion.



Thursday, January 20 will be devot-

ed to the Michigan Shorthorn Breed-

ers’ Association, Michigan Horse

Breeders’ Association and Michigan

State Swine Breeders’ Association.

The Michigan Swine Breeders’ pro-

gram will be devoted to the subject of

“Hog Cholera,” which will be present-

ed by several of the most noted au—

thorities in the country on this line of

work and no farmer raising hogs can

afford to miss this meeting.



The meetings will be terminated on

Friday, January 21, with a sale of

pure—bred Shorthorn cattle in the

morning and a sale of pure-bred draft

horses in the afternoon. Detailed pro-

grams of the several meetings follow:



GEO. A. BROWN, Sec.





General Program.





Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.

m., Wednesday, January 19, 1916, in

Room 402, Agricultural Building.



Secretary’s report.



Appointment of committees.



President’s address.



“Factors in Economic Farm Man-

agement,” D. H. Otis, Assistant Dean

of Agriculture, University of Wiscon-

s1n.



Vocal solo, by R. C. Huston, Asso-

ciate Professor of Chemistry, Michi-

gan Agricultural College.



“Co-operation Between the Farm-

ers, State Departments and U. S. De-

partment of Agriculture in the Con-

trol and Eradication of Animal Dis-

eases,” Dr. J. W. Connaway, Univer-

sity of Missouri.



Discussion, Dr. G. W. Dunphy, Mich-

igan State Veterinarians.



Intermission. Music by M. A. C.

Cadet Band.



“The Live Stock Situation in Mich-

1gan ” R. S. Shaw, Dean of Agricul-

ture, M. A. C.



Report of committees.



Election of ofliceis.



Banquet tendered by State Board of

Agriculture to members (if the Michi-

gan Live Stock Breeders’ and Feed-

ers’ Association.



Michigan Horse Breeders’ Association.



President, Jacob de Geus, Alicia;

secretary, R. S. Hudson, East Lansing.



10:00 a. m., Thursday, January 20,

judging pure-bred draft foals in the

pavilion, Agricultural Building, C. B.

Augustine, Blooming, Ill.



a. m., parade of pure-bred

draft horses. .



Meeting called to order at 1:30 p.

m., Thursday, January 20, room 402.





 





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The Live Stock Meeting





“Horses vs- Tractor,” D. D. Aitken,

President American Holstein- Friesian

Association, Flint, Mich; “Ideals in

Horse Feeding,” W’ayne Dinsmore,

Percheron Society of America, Chica-

go, Ill.; “Difference Between a Sire

and 3. ‘Stud Horse,’ ” J. S. Montgom-

ery, Secretary Stallion Registration

Board, St. .Paul, Minn.





Michigan Holstein-Friesian Associa-

Ion.



President, H. W. Norton, Jr., How-

elil; secretary, W. R. Harper, Middle-

v1 e.



10:00 a. m., Tuesday, January 18, in

the pavilion, live stock judging demon-

stration by W. H. Standish, Lyons,

Ohio.



Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.

111., Tuesday, January 18, room 402.

"Sterility and Contagious Abortion

and its Treatment in Dairy Herds," Dr.

W. T. William, Cornell University;

general business meeting. “Plans for

the National Holstein Breeders’ Meety

ing in Detroit in June, 1916," D. D.

Aitken, President, American Holstein-

Friesian Association. Annual banquet

at the Plymouth Congregational

Church, Lansing, at 7:30 p. m.



Business meeting continued, 9:00 a.

m., Wednesday, January 19. “Bovine

Tuberculosis Problem in the State of

Ohio,” Dr. Cooley, State Veterinarian

of Ohio; “Care and Feeding of H01-

stein Herds for Seven Days and Semi-

official Tests for Milk and Butter-fat

Records,” G. A. Dimoc, of Kalamazoo.





Michigan Shorthorn Breeders’ Asso-

ciation.





President, W. W. Knapp, Howell;

secretary, Floyd J. Anderson, St.

Johns.



Meeting called to order at 1: 00p

m., Thursday, January 20, Room 109.

President’s address.



Secretary’s and treasurer’s report.



“The Ideal Cow,” C. W. Crum; gen-

eral discussion. “The Shorthorn Steer

as a Feeder,” Austin Cowles, St.

Johns; discussion. Address by F. W.

Harding, Secretary American Short-

horn Association, Chicago, Ill. Ques-

tion box. Election of officers.



Banquet at Wentworth Hotel at 7 :00

p. m.





Michigan Aberdeen Angus Breeders'

Association.





President, Marshall Kelly, Char-

lotte; secretary, Alexander Minty, of

Ionia.



3:00 p. m., Tuesday, January 18,

judging demonstration of Aberdeen

Angus cattle 'in thhe pavilion.



Meeting called to order at 10:30 a.

m., January 19, Room 105. Address by

M. A. Judy, Field Agent, American

Angus Association. Discussion of

“Methods of Advancing Aberdeen An-

gus Interests in Michigan,” led by Al-

exander Minty.



Michigan Guernsey Cattle Club.



President, G. W. Ray, Albion; sec-

retary, Dr. C. G. Parnall, Jackson.

Meeting called to order at 2:00, p. m.,

Tuesday, January 18, Room 110.

Speaker, Mr. L. E. P. Smith, Boston.

Banquet in the evening.



10:00 a. m., Wednesday, January 19,

in the pavilion. Demonstration and

discussion of the proposed new scale

of points.



Michigan Red-Poll Breeders’ Associa-

tion.



President, N. C. Herbison, Birming-

1ham; secretary, E. J. Peabody, Mulli-

en.



Meeting called to order at 3:00 p.

m., Tuesday, January 18, Room 109.

“Advancing the Interests of Red Poll

Cattle,” J. M. East; “Red Poll Cattle

and their place on the Michigan

Farm,” E. Foster; “The Value of Pub~

licity to the Cattle Breeder,” J M.

“Discussion of Plans for the

Club for the Coming Year,” led by El-

bert Harvey



Michigan Jersey Cattle Club.



President, R. R. Smith, Howell, sec-

retary, Mrs. Phebe H. Walker, Kala-

mazoo.



2. 00 p. m., Jersey judging demon-

stration in pavilion, Tuesday, January

18. Followed by a banquet Tuesday

evening.



Business meeting called to order at

9. 00 a. m., Wednesday, January 17,

Room 403. For which a very inter-

esting program is being prepared.

Michigan Hereford Breeders’ Associa-



tion.



President, T. F. B. Sotham, Lan-

2mg; secretary, Earl C. McCarty Bad



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Meeting called to order at 10: 00 a.

m., Wednesday, January 19, Room 110.

“Why I Prefer the Hereford,” Louis

Norton; “Inside Facts to Breeding,

Care and Feeding,” Ed. J. Taylor;

“Helefords in Michigan,” Robtert H.

Rayburn, “The Adaptability to Live

Stock of Michigan’s Waste Places,” T.



(Continued on page 85).
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- ' JAN. 15, 1916.





 





THE MICHIGAN‘FARMER





. Hogs Bythc Carload





HAVE been interested in the arti-

cles published in The Farmer dur-

ing the past year on pork produc-

tion. It appears to me the authors

are writing more from theory than

practice. However, I am not going to

criticize on this point as the article on

profitable pork production, winter care

of pigs, and reports from experiment

stations may be studied profitably by

those in the trough-filling business.

This article will be confined to my

own practical experience, as I have

been producing hogs in carloads for

the past five years, I do not call to

mind a time in 30 years of farming

when I did not have under my care

one or more hogs, usually a brood sow

and her litters—the spring pigs raised

and sold about tax time, the fall litter

sold to someone that was willing to

care for them through winter. While

now I prefer the fall pigs as money

makers, no accounts of above were

kept and I think no profits secured.

For several years I was feeding

sheep and lambs, buying feeders in

western markets, feeding on my farm

here and selling east, until I brought

in a carload which had contracted a

contagious disease, by which I was a

heavy loser, and by advice of the state

veterinarian abandoned sheep feeding,

as yards, barn and pastures would be

liable to hold the infection for two

years, at least. For above feeding I

had built a basement 64x70 feet, so

began to ponder over future use of





beans, corn, clover and alfalfa hay,

with all the milk we can spare, the,

first, three feeds used according to

price, compared to feeding value as

we see it. I use steel troughs which

are light to handle and are easy to

clean. I have fed with trough fasten-

ed to side of pen, lifting feed over

partition. Some feed would get in the

trough and rest on their heads or

floor. I have used the trap door by

which we could shut them back until

feed was prepared. This was an im»

provement, but was not satisfactory,

as pigs could get to only one side, and

floors of pen were always wet. For

the past five years we have used 'a

feeding pen 14 feet square, in center

of basement. Gates open from every

pen direct to feeding pen or to alley

leading to same. The feeder prepares

the meal, unfastens gate, and pigs do

the rest. We continue this until about

the first of May, or when the June

grass starts enough to give them a

bite. When we put on pasture we grad-

ually decrease the above feed, and

from the middle of May to July have

fed the fall pigs nothing, as the price

of corn has been around 90 cents per

bushel for several summers. Corn on

pasture would be a benefit if not too

hign in price.



The sows farrow again in March and

are fed same as in fall. The spring

pigs are pushed as fast as possible as

we sell alliat the same time. We plan

to thresh barley or rye about July 15





 





 





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this barn and decided to try the swine.



At the start of increasing my pork

production I knew there were four

things I must closely observe, viz,

breeding, care, feeding and marketing.

Commencing in November, 1909, I

bought pigs at auction sales for a

start, except my sow and litter. Since

I have used a cross off the Chester

White sows and Berkshire male which

has given good results.



The above'mentioned barn was di-

vided in pens 14x28 feet, with hay

rack in center and gates opening to

alley. In each pen we placed 40 pigs

as they were weaned. The pens are

littered with dry straw all over the

floors. As the straw becomes damp

we put in more dry. We try to clean

once each week if weather and other

conditions are favorable, using a ma-

nure spreader and hauling direct to

the field. During the summer a pas-

ture is provided of June grass, clover

Or alfalfa, through which is a non-fail-

stream of water where the pigs take

a bath in the heat of the day. If any

germs of disease have come to our

herd they have passed away unno-

ticed as we have raised and sold dur-

ing the past six years more than that

many hundred hogs and have not yet

had one sick, except from accident or

knife, not one per cent.



Feeding.



Our pigs are farrowed in October or

early in November, and are on sows

two months, being fed while nursing.

When weaned we continue same feed,

As they 'grow the grain feed consists

of wheat middlings, cereal feed, cull





 





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to 20, and commence to fatten all sale

hogs, increasing the feed until we

are feeding about all they will eat for

about six weeks.



Marketing.



I have been shipping live stock near.

1y 20 years; have bought and sold on

the markets of Chicago, Buffalo and

New York and receive reports of

market conditions regularly, so have

kept informed as to the best time to

sell. \Ninter-fattened hogs should not

be sold until after March, while Sep—

tember is usually the high point of

the year for light and medium weights

(100 to 200 lbs), to which I manage to

bring my herd, and have sold at the

top of the market: for the whole six

years. I sell in spring only those lia-

ble to get too heavy for early fall mar-

ket. I do not think it pays me to fat-

ten in cold weather. Hogs weighing

over 250 pounds are slow sellers in

hot weather, also those that are too

fat, as the people are demanding lean

meat more and more each year. Lard

hogs are in demand late in fall or win—

ter months, when nearly every farmer

wants to sell, and the supply exceeds

the demand, causing heavy declines in

all markets.



I have a book account of my feeding

operations and will extract from same

two years’ feeding; first, November,

1909, to November, 1910; second, No-

vember, 1914, to November, 1915. The

accounts start with November each

year as we start our fall pigs. The ac-

counts are recorded as fed. In this

summary we will make each feed and



(Continued on page 85).





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I am a young farmer and have been

a thoughtful reader of the Michigan

Farmer for some time. Can anyone

tell me how much more a registered

cow is worth than a good grade? Why

such a big difference in the price? Are

our laws of registration what they

ought to be?



How much does a world’s record

amount to? Does it necessarily prove

that the cow is the best individual

and the best breed, or just simply

that she had the best feed and care?

During the past few years there has

been a great deal said about Holstein

cattle. Every few days somebody tells

me. how much better the Holsteins are

than they used to be. But the stock

buyers say they used to buy better

cattle 20 years ago than they do today.

Every little while I hear of some-

one that has sold a big bunch of H01-

steins at an enormous price. This

causes people to want that class of

cattle. No matter whether they have

a dollar or not, they buy a registered

cow and, of course, they breed to a





HIS man is half right in some

respects, but he is decidedly

wrong in many and in general



he is wrong.



He asks how much more a register-

ed cow is worth than a grade. Possi~

bly no one could tell exactly, but any-

one who has studied the subject and

had this study backed by experience

knows that a registered cow is worth

considerably more. Of course, it is

supposed these cows are equal produc-

ers. One will produce as much milk

or butter—fat as the other and do it as

economically. In this respect they are

of equal value, but we must produce

more dairy cows, we must raise calves

from these cows. Here is where the

value of the registered cow shows.

The fact that the cow is eligible to

registration shows that she has been

bred carefully. Someone has selected

out her ancestors from many genera-

tions and kept the best. She and her

ancestors have been selected with

some object in view. If a dairy cow,

then the object has been to select ani-

mals that will take the farmer’s feed

and make the most milk and butter-fat

from it. If it be a. beef cow, then her

ancestors have been selected because

they are economical feeders and pro-

duce a choice quality of meat. In eith-

er.case she is much more apt to pro-

duce offspring possessing the charac-

teristics of her breed than the grade

cow. The grade cow has no breeding

back of her. She may produce 10 per

cent good calves, while the registered

cow probably will produce 90 per cent

good calves. That is the reason why

she is worth more money, and it is

very important.



Breeding Not an Exact Science.



Truefsometimes a registered cow

does not produce all good calves.

Breeding is not an exact science. There

are many reasons for this that cannot

be given here. The fact remains nev-

ertheless, that all of our improved

breeds of live stock have been produc-

ed by breeding and selecting to a prin-

ciple. The man who believes in grades

and breeds them can never get any-

where.



Possibly the laws or rules of regis-

tration are not all they should be.

They are improving all the time; ad-

vancement is being made as rapidly

as conditions will warrant, and ad-

vancement will continue to be made.

There seems to be no limit to im-

provement.



A poor cow cannot make a world’s

record, no matter how well she is fed

and cared for. A world’s record shows

what breeding and feeding and proper

care will do with a dairy cow just as

much as a speed of two minutes or

better shows what can be done with

trotting horses. It shows the possibil-

ities of man when applied to a given

thing.



I The Value of Records,



I don’t think myself that a world’s

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legged, mp-backed and double-joint-

ed, it ca. be registered. What is he,

then? A thoroughbred scrub and the

meanest scrub you can get. But they

expect a big price and are getting it.



Is there any such a thing as paying

more than anything is worth? Just

the other day I heard a man say he

was offered $125 for a grade cow but

he couldn’t afford to sell her. How

much is a cow worth a year selling

her milk or butter?



Personally, I think a good many are

overdoing the matter and are getting

good pay for it by bragging up the

cow and selling the calf for a big

price.



I wish more people would keep book

accounts of their dairy and be honest

about it. There is a big difference be-

tween thinking we know and knowing

we know. It would surprise not a.

few and have a tendency to correct

the value of the cow and her needs.



Genesee Co. R. H.





him to attempt to run a commercial

dairy under those conditions. No dairy-

man will milk more. than twice a day

for it is not practical. Yet world’s ree-

ords are made by milking four times

a day. However, we are all glad that

world’s records are made, because

they show possibilities and teach us

there is practically no limit to produc-

tion, and besides we practical dairy-

men are stimulated to do better in a

practical way.



The argument that stockmen do not

like well-bred Holsteins as well as

they did cattle twenty years ago, is

not only no point against them, but

really a point in their favor. Hol-

steins are not supposed to be beef cat-

tle. ’They are-milk producers. We

all must admit as the dairy cow be-

comes more and more popular and nu-

merous, that good beef becomes more

scarce and harder to get, but dairying

is more profitable than beef produc-

tion, and the dairy cow will increase

in numbers rather than diminish.



There is no doubt, in fact, we all

know that some registered animals

are sold that never should be. This

always happens when a breed has its

boom. There are not enough animals

to go around, and poor individuals that

ought to go for bologna sausage are

sold sometimes for good prices. After

a time, however, this sort of business

stops. It won’t work long.



Only Worthy Animals Should be'Reg-

istered.



I admit that no calf should be al-

lowed to be registered unless it is a.

worthy individual. In the small coun-

tries of Europe like the Islands of

Jersey and Guernsey, this rule is fol-

lowed and the animals inspected, but

this country is so large that anything

of this sort would be impractical at

present. Now we must depend on the

honor of the individual breeder and it

is working out pretty well and it is

getting better every year.



Of course, people are anxious to get

the progeny of good producing cows.

They want to improve their stock by

breeding, and they can. My idea is

that a good business record made un-

der practical conditions is as good for

such purpose as a world record made

under abnormal conditions.



Why is not, a good grade cow of any

breed worth $125, and even more?

Many of them will and do, under prac-

tical conditions, produce 300 and 400

and more pounds of butter—fat in a

year. Butter-fat will average 30 cents

per pound and even better, now. That

will bring a gross income of $90 to

$120, and she can be fed for $60 to

$80. Where can you get more for

your moneyi





 





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the taste and odor of the feeds, and in

part to bacteria found on these feeds

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if the same feed medium will produce

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types of the bacteria.





 





MORE PROTEIN NEEDED. .





 





Kindly give me a balanced ration

for Jersey cows, of the following

feeds: Silage, cut cornstalks, clover

hay, corn and oats. Can buy the fol-

lowing feeds: Cottonseed meal $40;

oil meal $40; prepared feed $33; bran

$26, and middlings $28. I have been

feeding all the ensilage they would

eat twice a day, with four quarts per

day to each, of corn, oats and feed.

They are also turned out for a little

while to grass each day. They are

not doing well.



Lenawee Co. G. S.



It is safe to say that this ration

lacks in protein. One feed a day of

cornstalks and one of clover hay, with

two feeds of silage constitute the

roughage. Clover hay alone contains

the proper proportions of protein; the

other feeds are deficient for a balanc-

ed ration. I do not' know the analysis

of the prepared feed, but judge from

the price given that it is not exception-

ally rich in protein. Corn and oats





‘for grain are deficient in protein for a





balanced ration.



If you had alfalfa or if you fed clo-

ver hay alone for dry roughage it

would help matters. I suggest that

you add two pounds of cottonseed

meal per day for each cow. Feed

enough of the ground corn and oats to

make a total of one pound of grain for

every three .pounds of milk produced.





USE CULL BEANS FREELY.





 





I am milking grade Holstein cows

and they are giving about 35 lbs. a

day. I would like you to suggest a bal-

anced ration from the following feeds,

as prices are very high: Corn 75c;

oats 35c; cull beans $20 a ton; cotton—

seed meal $38 per ton; bran 25; oil

meal $2.10 per cwt. I have good en-

silage, timothy hay and cornstalks for

roughage.



Livingston Co. F. L.



If you can get your cows to eat bean

meal readily, I don’t think you need

to buy any high—priced cottonseed or

oil meal. Grind oats and beans equal

parts and mix equal parts of wheat

bran. This makes one-quarter bean

meal, one-quarter ground oats and

one—half wheat bran. Feed one pound

of grain for every four pounds of milk

produced.



You ought to have clover hay in-

stead of timothy. It is possible you

would get better results to feed two

pounds of cottonseed meal and not so

much of the other grain, but owing to

the cost, I would try thoroughly the

first suggestion.





 





SOY BEANS IN SILAGE.





 





Please balance for me an economi-

cal ration for one Ayrshire and four

Holstein cows which weigh 1,000 lbs.,

and are giving from 24 to 35 lbs. of

milk daily. I have good silage (four-

fit‘ths corn and one-fifth sow beans),

and for roughage l have corn fodder

with some soft corn on it, besides

about a ton of second-cut clover which

I feed after silage at night. I have on

hand 125 baskets of corn which I will

have ground with ooh. .I would like

to have this corn last me until April

1. I also have 600 lbs. of prime cot-

tonseed meal at $1.75 per cwt. I can

buy the best bran at $1.30.



Ottawa Co. B. F. B.



As you have soy beans with corn

silage you will not have to use quite

so much cottonseed meal in the ration,

but your clover hay will not last so

very long. It would be a good plan to

buy clover hay so you can feed all the

cows want, as it will save so much

grain.



Feed all the silage and fodder and

clover hay the cows will eat. For grain

feed one pound of cottonseed meal per

day to each cow. Then grind your

corn, cob and all, and mix it equal

parts with Wheat bran. Then feed one





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pound of grain for every four pounds

of milk produced.



For instance, if a cow gives 36 lbs.

of milk in a day, give one pound of

cottonseed meal and eight pounds of

corn-and-cob meal and wheat bran.





FEEDING COTTONSEED MEAL TO

PREGNANT COWS.





 





Would it be practical to feed cot-

tonseed meal to cows just before com-

ing? W. W. K.



Great caution should be observed in

feeding cottonseed meal to any ani-





mals. It is a very rich, concentrated

food. Besides, it contains a poison.

When fed in small quantities it is





safe for mature animals, but it never

should be fed to young animals, and

to hogs not at all. Hogs seldom live

more than 60 or 90 days if fed cotton-

seed meal continuously.



It is not necessary to feed cows over

rich in protein before they freshen,

therefore I certainly would not feed

them cottonseed meal. Just before

freshcning, a cow should have a laxa-

tive food and a succulent food, too, if

possible. Wheat bran and silage or

roots are all good. Cottonseed meal

is constipating in effect, and is just:

the wrong food to feed at that time.





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HOLSTEIN BREEDERS’ MEET.





 





The seventh annual meeting of the

Central Michigan Holstein Breeders’

Association was held at the Chamber

of Commerce rooms, Lansing, Milh.,

December 22. One hundred breeders

were in attendance and a splendid pro-

gram was given.



B. E. Hardy, of Owosso, talked on

fitting cattle for the show ring. H. E.

Denison, of M. A. C., talked on testing

or buying milk on a butter-fat basis.

A lively discussion followed each

topic.



The president’s address by A. B.

Niles, gave a review of the year’s

work, and made some splendid recom-

mendations for the coming year. C.

H. Davis, secretary of the Lansing

Chamber of Commerce, invited the

fnembers to hold their second annual

cattle show on the Lansing City Mar-

ket this spring, and stated that the

city would co-operate with the asso-

ciation in making the show a success.



Hon. D. D. Aitken, President of the

National I—Iolstein—Fri’esian Associa-

tion, who was to be the principal

speaker missed his train and was un-

able to attend. The election of officers

for the ensuing year was as follows:

President, A. B. Niles, Grand Ledge;

vice-president, Wm. Stoll, Lansing;

secretary-treasurer, Fred R. McDonel,

Lansing; executive committee, C. L.

Hulett, Okemos; Dennis Miller, Eaton

Rapids; H. E. Rising, Woodland; Core

Schiably, Lansing; Geo. H. Gillespie,

Mason.



At the conclusion of the meeting it

was unanimously voted to hold a cat,-

tle show in Lansing this spring, and

the following committee was appoint-

ed: l’rof. A. C. Anderson, of M. A. C,

L. M. Hatch, Espanore Farm, Fred R.

McDonel, Lansing, to co-operate with

the Lansing Chamber of Commerce in

putting on the show.



Flu-3n R. MCDONEL, Sec.





 





MEETING OF MICHIGAN JERSEY

CATTLE CLUB.





 





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The annual meeting of the Michigan

Jersey Cattle Club will be held at the

College, East Lansing, Tuesday and

Wednesday, January 18-19. There will

be a Jersey demonstration in the pavil—

ion on Tuesday afternoon and a ban-

quet in the evening.



Wednesday forenoon the regular

meeting of the club and the election

of officers will be held.



We are expecting a representative

from the American Jersey Cattle Club

and also noted speakers from our own

state to be present.



All lovers of Jersey cattle are most

cordially invited and urged to attend

this meeting and be prepared to take

part in the discussion. Come .and

make this the best, the most wide-

awake meeting of the club.



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T is of almost universal belief that

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causes it to go to a more southern

and congenial home for the cold

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By WILLIAM JONES.





AST Tuesday night Bert Taylor,

one of James Taylor’s sons, call-

ed to talk over his future busi-



ness plans. He recently graduated

from Knox College and is now ready to

begin farming. The boy has had his

ideals expanded considerably through

much study and naturally the prac-

tical side of his training appears to be





‘ more or less lacking.





“Now, Bert,” said I, “Do not allow

what I may say to discourage you too

much. But the knowledge you ac-

quired in college will be only indirect-

ly helpful to you in your life work and

the things you must still learn will be

much harder to acquire than your col-

lege training at Knox.”





His reply, “Go ahead, Mr. Jones, I

am ready to hear the worst," was full

of hopeful suggestion.





Then I related to him how that one

of his most respected and distinguish-

ed doctors had called upon John Bran-

ton to get the latter’s opinions on a

course of lectures being‘prepared for

post graduate students next year.

And that the meeting of those two

men was most peculiar because the

man with “PhD.” after his name was

asking questions of and seeking ad-

vice from one, who had scarcely com-

pleted his course in the public schools.



“Dr. Johnston?” interrupted Bert.



“Yes,” said I, “and I’m sure he

heard many things of interest for, as





.Mrs. Branton told me, he came for a





two hours' consultation and stayed

twelve.

“So do not go about with the idea





that the things men learn in college





'1 and universities make up all of human

knowledge.





It is a very meagre por-

tion and to some men it is more or

less nauseating. Poor old Mother

Bradford once told me that “they are

going to make my son into a doctor

at the university.” Three years later

her son was following the horses.



“You see, Bert, these institutions

must have a. certain kind of an indi-

vidual to work with. When they get

the wrong kind, like young Bradford,

they indirectly and certainly uninten-

tionally, help him down instead of up.

Schools are organized to develop the

average man—standardize him, if you

please; but when they get one who

does not fit their machinery then

something is likely to go wrong.”



“Do you mean to say, Mr. Jones,"

broke in Bert, “that our work in the

sciences, for instance, has not been

thoroughly practical ?”



“You undoubtedly will find a great

difference between the laboratory and

the field. Dr. Johnston showed his ap-

preciation of this when he submitted

his lectures to a practical man like

Branton,”



“But the school of experience gets

one nowhere,’ answered the college

man.



“Precisely the opposite,” I replied.

“The college idea is broad and com-

prehensive, while practical schooling

is definite and purposeful. It usually

goes after a single idea and finds use-

ful information about it.”



“Illustrate what you mean,” com—

manded Bert. _



“Well,” I said, collecting myself,

“There is Bryce Langdon. His school-

ing was very limited. At the local in-

stitute several years ago he asked of

one of the outside speakers if elec-

tricity would not prove most conven-

ient and economical to the farmer.

The speaker replied, ‘Dangerous and

costly and a storm puts out your

lights.’





“As a student in the school of ex~

perience Langdon would not allow this

answer to convince him and so be ap-

pealed to practical electricians, the

few farmers he could find who had in-

stalled such systems, manufacturers,

etc, for information. He got it.



“He learned that this form of en-

ergy is available to the farmer, that

water, wind, gasolene or steam will

furnish the power; that the cost could

be brought within reach of the aver-

age person. His practical sense led

him to figure the cost this way: The

original outlay which may seem high

compared with other systems, is off-

set by the time saved in getting a

light when wanted, in relieving the ex-

tra hand that carries the lantern, and

by increasing one’s efficiency through

having good light upon his work. He

found one farmer who figured that the

cost of caring for his dairy herd in the

winter was leduced twenty per cent

by the us 0 of electric lights in his

barn.





further: The electric energy he found,

had a wonderfully Wide field of useful-

ness outside of furnishing light. The

farmer’s wife can heat the toaster,

electric flat iron, water boiler, oven,

radiators, percolator, grill, or- chafing

dish, or the current may _be used to

operate the churn, separator, vacuum

cleaner, electric fan, washing machine,

wringer, pump, sewing machine, bone

grinder, feed mill, ensilage cutter, corn

sheller, fanning mill, milking machine,

grindstone, lathe, drills and, in fact,

any farm machine using belt power.



"He not only learned these possibil-

ities but he found in an interview with

an insurance man that a house prop-

erly wired and lighted by electricity

may be insured at a lower rate than

one where other systems of lighting

are used.



“Now do you see?” I continued,

“What I mean when I say that the

practical man is definite in his pur-

pose when seeking information?”



“I believe I do,” he responded. “You

have given me an entirely different

line of talk than I expected. But I am

grateful for it. And I’m going home

and revise my plans, Mr. Jones, before

showing them to you. But, by the way,

could you tell me something of the

cost of an electrical plant suitable for

my place over there ?”



“Not over $350 for installing the

power and dynamo. Wiring and fix-

tures would be extra,” I added. “You

would need perhaps twenty lights in

your house, four in the dairy stables

and the same in the horse barn, two in

granary and corn crib, one at the

front gate and two between the house

and barn.”



On leaving he showed how well he

understood his lesson on practical ed-

ucation, by remarking,

Jones, if I had asked our Professor of

Physics that question his answer

would have been so general as to be

of no value to me. Yours is, and I

want to thank you,” and he left, pon-

dering the things he had heard.





BE CONTENT.





 





BY RITOPA.



Longings oft have seized me

For a higher, better sphere,



But I have tried to be content

With what is here.



In longing for that which is not,

And can never, never be,



My ideal only drifts

Away from me.



Though I never reach my standard,

Or even yet come near,



I shall try to be content

With what is here.





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When the United States Government

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people recognize the great opportunity; and

filing applications often outnumber possible

claims at the ratio of 100 to 1. There is a

reason for this, and this reason is: “The

American farmer knows the value of a new

country and new land.” This announcement

is very similar to a Government enterprise in

this respect.



Suppose you could transplant your farm,

with the very surroundings amid which you

have lived for so many years, to a newer

climate where your acreage might produce

for you three crops per year. Wouldn’t you

gladly embrace the opportunity? The land

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breast of the acres we will soon throw open

for settlement. No farmer has ever taken

from this soil any of its pristine value.

Beauregard Parish (County), around that

great center known as the De Bidder, Lud-

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sterling qualities of the famous state of

Louisiana, without suffering from the draw-

backs which have obtained in the past in

other regions of this noble state. Beauregard

Parish lies in the very heart of what is

known as the Ozone Belt of Louisiana’s fa-

mous highlands. Singularly free is this re-

gion from rigorous climate and _the effects of

stagnant water. There is no river overflow,

nor backwater to create swamps. To the or-

dinary farmer of the state, except for new

delightful foliage of trees, plants, etc.,_ the

contour of this section would remind him of

his own land.



(‘orn has become Louisiana’s staple prod-

duct, in point of acreage devoted to it,

and quality produced. From a yield of 19.-

516,50() bushels in 1913, it has increased to

more than 48,000,000 bushels in the year

just passed. There is a reason for this enor-

mous development—and that reason is the

influx of Northern farmers into this Wonder-

:ful state. ‘



It is said that Louisiana has more miles

of navigable streams than any other state

in the Union. Its lands consist of 29.610,00_0

acres, which were once gigantic forests. Loui-

siana has been slower in developing, than

those farm regions, where lumber was not

necessary to remove, in order that such. lands

might be cultivated. The fame of Louismna.

the building of railroads through the heart

of the forests, the ever increasing demand

for its excellent lumber, has, year after year.

thrown open for settlement great quantities

of virgin farm land; and each year finds the

total of taxation in the state sufficient to en-

able the great parishes—which are the same

as Northern counties—to extend the work

of improvement into all lines, such as roads,

schools, extension work, etc. If you could

go to De Ridder today, with some of your

school commissioners, and see there what

Beauregard Parish is doing in the matter of

school work, you would surprise and even

shame your own county in this regard.



The United States Government has estab-

lished an Agricultural Field Agent in this

section at De Bidder; the ‘Parish (County)

Commissioners and Principals of schools are

extending the work of agriculture to the

school room. The children are gathered to-

gether from great distances by County con-

veymces, and thus carried to school. No con-

dition of time, distance nor climate stands in

the way of education in this great region.





THESE LANDS





Let us tell you briefly something of the

lands. about which We want to foeiisyour

attention in this announcement. The timber

from these lands has been removedby Long-

Bell Lumber Company operations. Most of

this timber has been cut off for a. period of

five years. It is a well-known fact that,

when land is exposed that has been tree-

covered. and the trees taken from the soil,

such land passes through a reconstruction

period. It becomes sick, so to speak, and

the chemical forces within it set to work to

build up a newer, better soil. Gradually it

turns itself over and over. It takes time to

do this, and the great difficulty has been,

with land of this character, that agriculture

follows too closely behind the woodman’s ax.

In this region, however, sufficient time has

passed to prepare the soil for the plow.

Here. to this very spot, great transportation

companies have been attracted by the traf-

fic of lumber. Three great railroads tra-





verse this fertile Parish now, while lumber

railroads form a network of lines between

them. To the South, sixty-five miles “as the

crow flies," lies the great Gulf of Mexico.

Its winds temper the atmosphere to a point

one hundred miles inland. At night this cool<

ing Gulf wind enables one to sleep during

the hottest part of the summer with comfort,

and the same wind that acts as a shield in

the summer throws a protecting blanket over

this region during the fall and ‘winter

months. It is a. sort of an air cushion that

stands the buffeting of the air currents

$1.1m upon it from the North, East and

est.





LARGE CAPITAL AND FARMS





There is approximately from twelve to six-

teen years’ more work for the lumber mills

in Louisiana. The railroads have followed

the saw mill and logging camps. Great carp-

ital is soon to be shorn of its earning power

derived from the products of the forest.

Capital has realized this fact; the United

States Government has realized it; the State

of Louisiana has realized it. We then find

that all the large influences and financial in-





This Company is a sister corporation to

the Long-Bell Lumber Company. which con-

Ccrn needs no introduction to the American

people. as it has no superior in the lumber

businessofour land. Any financial institution

-—no matter where you are located has the

means at hand to determine the value of the

Long—Bell Lumber Company‘s name. The same

excellence which obtains with this company

will be the steadfast rule of the Long-Bell

Farm Land Corporation, whose lands we are

now describing. This being an assured fact,

that which is to follow should be a particw

lar appeal to everyone.





OUR PLAN





It is our purpose to throw open for settle-

ment 100,000 acres during the year 1916;

100,000 acres during the year 1917; to be

followed by an additional 100,000 acres in

1918. The first block of land, 100,000 acres,

will be offered under our plan of settlement

in about thirty days. We are today making

this announcement in many sections of this

country to the American farmer. We have

so timed this publicity that the public will

have identical opportunity for investigation





 





Here Is Prosperity Proof!





 





 





 





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Upper photo illustrates High School Building at De Ridder, La.





Lower





photo is a typical district school of the section.





terests have really awakened to the necessi-

ty of placing crops where once stood the

forest tree.





MIXED FARMING AND READY

MONEY





The charm of this section lies in a great

degree with the fact that the Northern farm-

er can grow corn, oats, hay, the clovers, vel-

vet beans, cowpeas and1 other legumes, and

with less competition, than in almost any

section of the North. There is need for the

dairy cow; there is need for market cattle;

there is a crying need for pork and sheep;

and. while all these necessities await only

the Man-quality to bring them into profit-

able being, there is tho climate which makes

possible the planting around a man’s home

of a few of the semi-tropical staples as by-

products to his farm. Such crops are oranges,

kumquats, figs, grapes, pecans, vegetables,

melons, ground fruits. etc.. which will swell

his opportunity to make a. small acreage, with

ordinary effort, yield. tremendously.





at the, same hour. In other words. the man

who lives in the, State of Washington will

have the same opportunity, under our unique

plan of selling. as the man in Ohio, Indiana,

Illinois and Iowa. “'6 have a. UNIQUE plan,

but because of the very fact stated above,

we cannot unfold this plan in this publica-

tion. at this early date. All that we can do is

to call your attention to our announcement

in full, which will appear in the columns of

this paper on the 29th day of January, 1916.

It is our purpose to sell these lands in

blocks of 40, 80, 120 and 160 acres. We will

sell no land to any man unless we are as-

sured that such an individual has the means

to improve his land, and to cover his ex-

penses for such a period until the farm can

return to him a profit necessary to the work

of making virgin acres—a producing form.

We want no idlers, nor people fascinated

with false dreams. We want men and women

who are as good as the soil and climate. No

matter how rich the land. science always

finds that a certain proportion of mankind





fails under any and all conditions. A great

worker of this country, connected with the

United States Agricultural Department, said

of the Southern land: “Seventy-five percent

of the value of the South is climate; fifteen

percent soil, and ten percent man; but it

you do not give the soil and the climate the

ten percent man-quality. the South cannot

take advantage of the remaining ninety per

cent of its producing value.”



We want to free this announcement of

any glamor or imaginings that will paint

landscapes in the brain of the cool and col-

lected man; and thus sway his judgment

against his real. duties to himself, his family

and his future. On the other hand, we do

not. want stable, competent, equipped North-

ern farmers to confuse this project with

some kind of colonization work that has

been carried on in the South in the past——

to a failure.





This Company reserves the right to know

as much about its colonists as its colonists

desu‘e to know about it. This may sound like

high-handedness. but we know the effect of

“one bad apple in the barrel.” We know

that one failure among twenty or thirty

strictly energetic settlers breeds discontent,

and we do not intend to let a. man. who is

not equipped for success. run headlong upon

the rocks of his own ignorance.





This land will be sold at a remarkable fig-

ure, and upon very interesting terms. Vl'hen

you read the announcement of our plan you

will be convinced that the Company has

struck the very keynote to the needs of land

development. The first requirement will be

that the. settler is allowed as much use of

his money as is possible. Land payments will

not be allowed, to exhaust development funds.

He will receive from the Company all the co-

operation that may be expected. to bring“

about the successful tilling of his acres. The

Company has a demonstration farm where the

question of soil has already been proven.

and where the Company’s expert is

equipped to illustrate his words by growing

tests made over a period of eight years.

You can see his success with your own eyes.

Every need of the very acres and the very

soil upon which a settler will locate has been

solved already by this Company. Having ac-

complished these things to our own satisfac-

tion. we are prepared to place the right kind

of men and women on the land. at terms that

should enable them to pay for the land out of

its earnings. Possession will be, granted at

once after first. payment. By reading our great.

announcement in this paper on the 29th day

of January. 1916. you will learn exactly what

these terms are. and no word of ours will be

necessary to show you the value of your

Opportunity. You can see it at a glance.





You .must rest assured that everything

stated in this announcement is stated by a.

commercial enterprise whose influence. in

the business world. is so well established

that your own banker will prove to be as

large a testimonial as anyone would care

to offer. To the curiosity seeker, the scep-

tic, the pessimist or the idler, we have noth-

ing to offer. To the man who knows farm

conditions. Whose judgment has led him to

success In the past. and to hope of continu-

ous success in the future, we do want to ap-

peal and we want to appeal as strongly as

we inay..This land will all be sold. and sold

to the right kind of people; and these peo-

ple will be successful. If you are one of

such: then we want to call your attention

particularly to the issue of this publication

which will appear on the 29th day of Jan-

uary. 1916. We. want you to read this issue

and toactonit'at once. Itwillhavean offer

that will be very attractive to everyone. pro

vided he is alive to opportunity and takes

time by the forelock. If, for any reason, you

believe you will not see this issue. then by

all means clip the coupon below and send to

us NOW. We will place your name on our

mailing list and send our literature to you.

In this literature you will receive not only

the same facts contained in our announce-

ment. but you will obtain. photographs and

reproductions of the very sights you will

view when you go down to visit the lands of

this Company. We will keep your name and

send this literature to you so that it will ar-

rive, wherever you desire it to arrive, at ap-

proximately the same time as our announce-

ment in this publication. In this way we

will give you an equal advantage with the

thousands of persons who will anxiously

await the data pertaining to this New Land

Opening in Louisiana.





 





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~ cannot afford to miss the opening announcement of the Long-Bell Farm Lands located in

the ozone belt of Louisiana’s Famous Highlands.





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NOTE—If you want to know the commercial value of the company

standing responsible for this announcement, you may refer to any bank,

express company or the commercial agencies. such as Dunn or’ Bradstreet, or,

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“ OR some time 1 have had u. in

mind to tell you frankly a few

important facts about Michigan’s greatest transportation agency,





the Pere Marquette Railroad—facts gleaned from personal experi-

ence. not so much from the standpoint of a railroad man but as the

Court’s Officer in charge of the property.



“My idea is that a great many of the troubles of rail-

road companies are due to misunderstandings and

lack of information about the problems of railroad-

ing. which might be very properly





given full$r and freely to their patrons.





HYou will be interested, I am sure, in know-

ing about the origin and growth of the system;

why it is indispensable to the further develop—

ment of the state; how it became involved in

financial trouble; the problems of the Receivers

in straightening out its affairs, the progress they

have made and what they hope to accomplish.





 





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study of the situation and tell you what, it seems to me, ought to

be done about it, both by the railroad and by the people of the

state, so that both the state and the Pere Marquette can properly

perform their full duties to each other.





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watch for the next talk.





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give you service, and we hope we may have your support and





patronage.”





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Light of Western Stars





By ZANE GREY





 





 





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JAN. 15. 1916..





 





 





Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.





Alfred Hammond, the wayward son of a rich New Yorker, left home to

become a cattle man in New Mexico and for several years had little com-

munication with his family. His sister Madeline, known to her friends as

“Majesty,” possessed of a fortune of her own, suddenly decides to visit

him. She telegraphs but he fails to meet the midnight train on which

she arrives at El Cajon. There had been a wedding at El Cajon that even-

ing, and Gene Stewart, a reckless cowboy, had made a drunken wager that

he would marry the first girl who came to town. Encountering Miss Ham-

mond at the station and finding she were no wedding ring, he brings ater-

rified Mexican priest and forces him to hurry through some form of words

which Madeline is too dazed to understand. The strange ceremony is brok-

en off, however, when Stewart learns she is Alfred Hammond’s sister. He

takes her to the house of her brother’s fiancee, Florence Kingsley, who

lives with a married sister. Here in the morning, Alfred and Madeline

meet. He having failed in business Is now foreman on Bill Stillwell’s ranch.

Gene Stewart is deeply repentant OVer the events of the previous night and

Madeline’s diplomacy averted BXDGCted trouble between him and Alfred.

That; same day. however, Stewart leaves for Mexico: following a fight with

Pat Hawe, the sheriff. Another cowboy, Danny Mains, having money to





pay Stillwell’s men, mysteriously disappears.





On the next day Madeline,





Florence, Alfred and a party of COWboys leave for Stillwell’s ranch in the





foothills fifty miles from El Cajon.





 





CHAPTER VIL—(Continued).



Madeline got down, glad to stretch

her limbs, and began to stroll about.

She heard Stillwell throw the harness

on the ground and slap his horses.



“Roll, you sons of guns!” he said.



Both horses bent their forelegs,

heaved down on their sides, and tried

to roll over. One horse succeeded on

the fourth try, and then heaved up

with a satisfied snort and shook off

the dust. and gravel. The other one

failed, and gave it up, half rose to his

feet, and then lay down on the other

side.



During lunch—time Madeline observ-

ed that she was an object of great in-

terest to the three cowboys. She re-

turned the compliment, and was amus-

ed to see that a glance their way caus-

ed them painful embarrassment. They

were grown men——one of them had

white hair—yet they seemed like boys

caught in the act of stealing a forbid-

den look at a pretty girl.



“Cowboys are sure all flirts!” said

Florence, as if stating an uninterest-

ing fact; but Madeline detected a mer-

ry twinkle in her clear eyes.



The cowboys heard, and the effect

upon them was magical. They fell to

shamed confusion and to hurried, use-

less tasks. Madeline found it difficult

to see where they had been bold, al-

though evidently they were stricken

with conscious guilt. She recalled up-

praising looks of critical English eyes,

impudent French stares, burning Span-

ish glances~gantlets which any Amer-

ican girl has to run abroad. Compar-

ed to foreign eyes, the cowboys’ were

those of smiling, eager babies.



“Haw, haw!" roared Stillwell. “Flor-

ence, you jest hit the, nail on the bald.

Cowboys are all plumb flirts. I was

wonderin’ why them boys nooned

hyar. This ain’t no place to noon.

Ain’t no grazin’, or wood wuth burnin’,

or nothin’. Them boys jest held up,

throwed the packs, nn’ waited fer us.

It ain’t so surprisin’ fer Booly an’ Ned

—they’re young an’ coltish; but Nels

there, why, he‘s old enough to be the

paw of both you girls.”



A silence ensued. The white-haired

cowboy, Nels, fussed aimlessly over

the lamp-fire, and then straightened

up with a very red face.



“Bill, you‘re a dog—gone liar!” he

said. “I reckon I won’t stand to be

classed with Booly an’ Ned. There

aint’ no cowboy on this range thet’s

more appreciatin’ of the ladies than

me. but i shore ain‘t ridin' out of my

way. I reckon I hev enough ridin’ to

do. Bill, if you’ve sich good eyes,

mebbe you seen somethin’ on the way

out?"



“Nels, I hevn’t seen a thing," Still-

well replied bluntly. His levity dis»

appeared, and the red wrinkles nar-

rowed round his searching eyes.



“Jest take a squint at these hoss-

tracks,” said Nels. He drew Stillwell

a. few paces aside, and pointed to

large hoof-marks. “i reckon you know

the horse that made them.” ‘



“Gene Stewart’s roan, or I know





 





.nothing!” exclaimed Stillwell. He





dropped heavily to his knees and be-

gan to scrutinize the tracks. “My eyes

are sure pore; but, Nels, they ain’t

fresh.”



“I reckon them tracks was made

early yesterday mornin’.”



"Wal, what if they was?” Stillwell

looked at his cowboy. “It’s sure as

thet red nose of yourn Gene wasn’t

ridin the roan.”



“Who’s sayin’ he was? Bill, it’s

more'n your eyes thet’s gittin’ old. Jest

foller them tracks. Come on!”



Stillwell walked slowly with his

head bent, muttering to himself. Some

thirty paces or more from the camp-

fire he stopped short, and again flop-

ped to his knees. Then he crawled

about, evidently examining horse

tracks.



“Nels, whoever was straddlin’ Stew-

art‘s hoss met somebody; an’ they

hauled up a bit, but didn’t git down.”



“Tolerable good fer you, B'll, thet

reasonin’,” replied the cowboy.



Stillwell presently got up and walk-

ed swiftly to the left for some rods,

halted, faced toward the southwest,

and then reiraced his steps. He look-

ed at. the imperturbable cowbow.



“Nels, I don’t like this,” he growled.

“Them tracks make straight fer the

Peloncillo trail.”



“Shore,” replied Nels.



“VVal?” went on Stillwell impa-

tiently. -



“I reckon you know what hoss made

the other tracks.”



"I’m thinkin’ hard, but I ain’t sure.”



“It was Danny Mains’s bronc.”



“How do you know thet ?” demanded

Stillwell sharply.



“Bill, the left front foot of thet little

lioss always wears a shoe thet sets

crooked. I’d know thet track if I was

blind.”



Stillwell’s ruddy face clouded, and

he kicked at a cactus-plant.



“Was Danny comin’ or goin’?” he

asked.



“I reckon he was hittin’ across coun-

try fer the Peloncillo trail; but I aint

shore of thet without backtrailin’ him

a ways. I'was jest waitin’ fer you to

come up.”



“Nels, you don’t think the boy was

in town an’ thet lie—~he—stole my

money an’ sloped with thet little hussy

Bonita?” .



“Bill, I wouldn’t believe Danny was

a thief unless he said so; but he shore

was sweet, on Bonita, same as Gene

was, an' Ed Linton before he got en-

gaged, an; all the boys. Danny,might

hev sloped with her, all right. The

boys think he was held up on the way

to town, an’ then, in the shame of it,

he got drunk. I think thet way, too;

an’. of course, Danny might do any

ihin' when he was drunk. But, Bill,

when he sobers up he’ll be back to tell

you—I’ll bet on thet!”



“Wai, mebbe you an’ the boys are

right. I believe you are. I was sure

fond of Danny. Nels. there ain’t no

doubt about who was ridin’ Stewart’s

hoss?”



“Thet’s as plain as the boss’s

tracks.”





 





 





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“Wal, it’s all amazin’ strange. It

beats me. I wish the beys would ease

up on drinkin’! I was pretty fond of

Danny an’ Gene. I’m afraid Gene’s

done fer, sure. If he crosses the bor-

der, where he can fight, it won’t take

lang fer him to get plugged. I guess

I’m gittin’ old. I don’t stand things

like I used to.”



“Bill, I reckon I’d better hit the

I’eloncillo trail? Mebbe I can find

Danny.”



“I reckon you had, Nels,” replied

Stillwell; “but don’t take more’n a

couple of days. We can’t do much on

the round-up without you. I’m short

of boys."





 





CHAPTER VIII.



That ended the conversation. Still-

well immediately began to hitch up his

team, and the cowboys went out to

fetch their strayed horses. Madeline

had been curiously interested, and she

saw that Florence knew it.



“Things happen, Miss Hammond,”

she said soberly, almost sadly, Made-

line thought.



And then straightway Florence be-

ban to hum a tune and to busy herself

repacking what was left of the lunch.

Madeline conceived a strong liking

and respect for this western girl. She

admired the consideration, or delicacy,

or wisdom——whatever it was—that

kept Florence from asking her what

she knew or thought about the events





' that had taken place.





Soon they were once more bowling

along the road down a gradual incline,

and then they began to climb a long

ridge that had for hours hidden what

lay beyond. The climb was rather

tiresome, owing to the sun and the

dust and the restricted View. When

they reached the summit, however,

Madeline gave a little gasp of pleas-

ure. A deep, gray, smooth valley op-

ened below, and sloped up on the

other side in little ridges like waves.

These led to. the foothills, dotted with

clumps of brush or trees; and beyond

rose dark mountains, pine-fringed, and

(:rag-spired.



"Wal, Miss Majesty, now we’re get-

tin’ somewhere,” said Stillwell, crack-

ing his whip. “Ten miles across this

valley an’ we’ll be in the foot-hills

where the Apaches used to run.”



“Ten miles!” exclaimed Madeline.

“It looks no more than half a mile

to me."



“Wal, young woman, before you go

to ridin’ off alone you want to get

your eyes corrected to western dis-

tance. Now, What’d you call them

black things, off there on the slope?”



“Horsemen. No—cattle,” replied

Madeline doubtfully.



“Nope. Jest plain, every-day cactus.

1111' look down the valley. Somethin’

or a pretty forest, ain’t thet?”



Madeline saw a beautiful forest in

the center of the valley, toward the

south.



“Wal, Miss Majesty, thet’s jest this

duceivin' air. There’s no forest. It’s

a mirage.”



“Indeed! How beautiful it is!”



Madeline strained her gaze on the

dark blot, which seemed to float in the

atmosphere, to have no clearly defined

margins, to waver and shimmer; and

then it faded and vanished.



The mountains dropped down again

behind the horizon, and presently the

road began once more. to slope up-

ward. The horses slowed to a walk.

There was a mile of rolling ridge, and

then came the foot—hills. The road as-

cended through winding valleys. Trees

and brush and rocks began to appear

in the dry ravines. There was no wa—

ter, yet all along the sandy washes

were. indications of floods.



“Miss Majesty,” said Stillwell, “in

the early days the Indians made this

country a bad one to live in. I reckon

you never heard much about them

times. Sure, you was hardly born

then. I'll hev to tell you some day

how I fought Comacnhes in the Pan-

handle——thet was northern Texas—an’

I hed some mighty hair~raisin’ scares

in this country with Apaches.”





 





He told her about Cohise; ‘chief of

the Chiricahua Apaches, the most sav-

age and bloodthirsty tribe that ever

made life a horror for the pioneer.

Cohise befriended the whites once, but

he was the victim of that friendliness,

and he became the most implacable of

foes. Then, as late as 1885, Geronimo,

another Apache chief, went on the war

path, and left a bloody trail down the

New Mexico and Arizona line almost

to the border. Lone ranchmen and

cowboys had been killed, and mothers

had shot their children and then them-

selves at the approach of the Apache.

The name Apache curdled the blood

of any woman of the southwest in

those days.



Madeline shuddered, and was glad

when the old frontiersman changed

the subject and began to talk of the

settling of the country by the Span—

iards, the legends of lost gold-mines

handed down to the Mexicans and

strange stories of heroism and mys-

tery and religion. The Mexicans had

not advanced much, in spite of the

spread of civilization to the south-

west. They were still superstitious,

and believed the legends of treasures

hidden in the walls of their missions,

and that unseen hands rolled rocks

down the gullies upon the heads of

prospectors who dared to hunt for the

lost mines of the padres.



“Up in the mountains back of my

ranch there’s a lost mine,” said Still-

well. “Mebbe it’s there. Other lost

mines hev been found. An' as fer the

rollin’ stones, I sure know thet’s true,

as anyone can find out if_he goes

trailin’ up the gulch. Mebbe they’re

only the weatherin’ of the cliffs.”



So the old cattleman talked on while

Madeline listened, and Florence dozed

in her seat, and the sun began to

wane, and the horses climbed stead-

ily. Presently, at the foot of a steep

ascent, Stillwell got out and walked,

leading the team. During this long

climb fatigue claimed Madeline, and

she drowsily closed her eyes.



When she opened them again, she

found the glaring sun had changed to

a steel-blue. The sun had sunk behind

the foot-hills, and the air was growing

chilly. Stillwell had returned to the

driving—seat and was clucking to the

horses.



“Wal, Flo,” said the old ranchman,

“I reckon we’d better hey the rest of

thet there lunch before dark.”



“You didn‘t leave much of it,” laugh-

ed Florence, as she produced the has-

ket from under the seat.



While they ate, the short twilight

shaded and gloom filled the hollows.

Madeline saw the first star, a faint,

winking point of light. The sky had





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and children. There is no reason why

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on some man’s charity or meanness.

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of attending to a little business.



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F one desires soine little gift that

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With a medium weight cotton make a

chain (ch) a little over a yard long,

and then work back along it in single

crochet (sc) stitch (st. For the half-

medallion at end, ch 5, join to form

loop. S 0 into loop eight times. Turn,

ch 1, then 3 and catch to lst to form

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3, catch in center of loop; picot 3,

catch below to; picot 3, and catch in

center of next loop; picot 3, and catch

below next tc, 3 picots and into center

of last loop, 3 picots, and to edge with

1 ch.



Make a second of these little medal-

lion—like designs separate from tape.

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A little glove purse of crochet is

handy to carry a bit of change for a

collection or for car fare when one

dislikes to carry a large pocketbook.

Make a circle of a ch of 4, and dc into

this 22 times. For the next row make

an equal number of dc sts but ch 1 be-

tween every other of these. Make an-

other circle like this, and join the two

for about two-thirds of their circum-

ference with so. For the remaining

third, on one of the circles ch 2, do 17.

Attach a tiny crocheted button or ring

to center. For the other circle after

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to the 7th, dc 3, so 2. Turn, sc 4, do

2, sc 4. Turn, sc 5, ch 6 for loop, sc

5, and continue sc to Where the two

circles are united.



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minder by its weight that the coins

are safe.





A half yard length of three-inch rib-

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about four inches wide will form a

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and stitch together. Lay two tucks in

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inches. Turn the ends together to

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ning the stitching up at either side

about three inches. ‘



A pleasing gift for a young mother,

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showers, is a lap cover or mat. Use

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Insert a square of rubber sheeting.

The slip will wash readily, and is soft

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One of the daintiest possible meth-

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to turn a half-inch hem, and feather

stitch it all around. Then, without any

thread on the machine, stitch very

close to the outer edge of the hem. In

the holes thus made crochet, using

fine cotton, and making single crochet

stitches for the first row, with a sim-

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prefer a picot scallop, but the shell

pattern is a bit later in the fancy work

realm.



Lovely little trays are made by gild-

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ered linen. If the material seems too

loose to remain smooth run the outer

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BY HILDA RICHMOND.



In a farm house where many extra

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clare it always will be.



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doughnuts, roast beef, pot-pie, fish or

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wants. Every country woman knows

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parted and the table miist be cleared,

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and the cost of living not increased.

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the mistress of the house confessed

that she was only prejudiced against

it because it seemed not exactly the





T1113 M‘WIICHIGAN FARMER'





thing to do for them to eat first.

There are few farm houses where a

little extra cooking and early serving

would not bring increased health and

happiness as it did in that case. The

very slight amount of extra work is

more than made up by the fact that

everyone concerned is healthier and

happier and particularly are the

young people more content with coun-

try life.





POTATOES IN VARIOUS WAYS.





The following recipes were demon-

strated at the. potato show recently

held in Grand Rapids, Mich.:



Stuffed Potatoes.



Cut baked potatoes in half, remove

the pulp, mash it, add enough milk for

the usual consistency of mashed pota-

toes, and season with butter, salt and

pepper. Fill the cases with this mix-

ture, dot, the tops with butter or brush

with milk, and bake for eight or ten

minutes in a hot oven. Potatoes may

be stuffed in the morning and heated

at noon 01‘ in the evening for dinner.



Variations—To the mashed pota-

toes, before the cases are filled, may

be added any one or a combination of

the following: (a) beaten white of

egg (one egg to three medium-sized po—

tatoes). (b) grated cheese (half cup-

ful to three medium-sized potatoes).

(0) chopped meat (half cupful to three

111edium-sized potatoes). ((1) chopped

parsley (one teaspoonful to three me-

dium—sized potatoes).



Franconia Potatoes.



Parboil potatoes for ten minutes. Re-

move the skihs and place the potatoes

on a roasting rack with meat. Bake

until the potatoes are soft, or for

40 minutes, basting them occasionally.





MICHIGAN FARMER PATTERNS.





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Tells the Story





> of Western Canada’s Ilapid Progress





The heavy crops in Western ,Canada have caused new

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ties. have been strained as never before,

records have thus been broken in all dir





and previous





ections.





The largest Canadian wheat shipments through New York

ever known are reported for the period up to October 15th,





upwardeoffour and a quarter million bushels being exported in less than six Weeks.





and this was but the overflow of shipments to Montreal, through which point ship-

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. Yields as hi h as 60 bushels of wheat





per acre are reported from all parts of the





country; whi e yields of 45 bushels per acre are common.



Thousands of American farmers have taken part in this wonderful production. Land

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A Free Trial Package is Mailed to

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A. L. Rice. a prominent manufacturer of

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LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS.





 





(Continued from page 75).

now changed to a hazy gray. Gradual-

ly it cleared and darkened, to show

other faint stars. After that there

came a perceptible deepening of the

gray, and enlargening of the stars,

and a brightening of new-born ones.

Night seemed to come on the cold

wind. Madeline was glad to have the

robes close around her and to lean

against Florence. She grew so sleepy

that she could not keep her weary eye-

lids from falling. There came a blank

interval, short or long, which ended in

a more violent lurch of the buckboard.

She awoke, to find her head on Flor-

ence’s shoulder. She sat up, laughing,

and apologizing for her laziness.

Madeline observed then that the

horses were once more trotting. The

wind was colder, the night darker,

and the foot-hills were flatter. The

sky was now a wonderful deep velvet

blue, blazing with millions of stars.

Some of them were magnificent. Again

Madeline felt the insistence of famil-

iar, yet baffling, associations. These

white stars called strangely to her.





 





CHAPTER IX.



It was a crackling and roaring of

fire that awakened Madeline the next

morning. The first thing she saw was

a huge stone fireplace, in which lay a

bundle of blazing sticks. Someone

had kindled a fire while she slept. For

a moment the curious sensation of be-

ing lost returned to her. She. just

dimly remembered reaching the ranch

and being taken into a huge house and

a huge, dimly lighted room. It seem-

ed to her that she had gone to sleep

at once and had awakened without re-

membering how she had got into bed.



But she was wide awake in an in-

stant. The bed stood near one end

of an cnormous chamber. The adobe

walls resembled a hall in an ancient





feudal castle, stone—floored, stone-

walled, with great darkened rafters

running across the ceiling. The few





ailicles of furniture were worn out

and sadly dilapidated. Light flooded

into ihc room from two windows on

the right of the fireplace, two on the

left, and another large window near





 





 





the bedstead.



Looking out from wlicre she lay,

Madeline saw a dark, slow upsweep of

mountains. Her eyes returned to the

cheery, snapping fire, and she watched

it while gathering courage to get up.

The room was cold. When she did

slip her bare feet out upon the stone

floor, she very quickly put: them back

under the warm blankets.



She was still in bed trying to pluck

up her courage when, with a knock on

the door and a cheerful greeting, Flor-

ence entered carrying steaming hot

water.



“Good morning, Miss Hammond!

Hope you slept well. You were sure





 





tired last night. I imagine you’ll find

this old rancho house as cold as a

barn. It’ll warm up directly. Al’s

gone with the boys and Bill. We’re to

ride down on the range after a while,

when your baggage comes.”



Florence wore a woolen blouse with

a scarf around her neck, a short di-

vided skirt of corduroy, and boots.

While she talked she energetically

heaped up the burning wood in the

fireplace, laid Madeline’s clothes at

the foot of the bed, heated a rug, and

put it on the floor by the bedside.

Lastly, with a sweet, direct smile, she

said:



“Al told me—and I sure saw myself

——that you wern’t used to—being with-

out your maid. Will you. let me help

you?”





 





“Thank you, I am going to be my

own maid for a while. I expect I do

appear a very helpless individual, but

really I do not feel so. Perhaps I have

had just a little too much waiting on."



“All right. Breakfast will be ready

soon, and after that we’ll look about

the place.”



Madeline was charmed with the old





 





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Spanish house,’ and the mere she saw

of it the more she thought what a deé

lightful home it could be made. All

the doors opened into a. courtyard, or

patio, as Florence called it. The house

was low, rectangular in shape, and so

large that Madeline wondered if it had

been a Spanishbarracks.





Many of the rooms were dark, with-

out windows, and they were empty.

Others were full of rancher’s imple-

ments, sacks of grain, and bales of

hay. Florence called these last “al-

falfa.” The house itself appeared

strong and well-preserved, and it was

very picturesque; but in the living-

rooms were only the barest necessié

ties, and these were worn out and

comfortless.



However, when Madeline went out-

doors, she forgot the cheerless, bare

interior. Florence led the way out on

a porch and waved a hand at a vast-

colored void.



“We’re up at the edge of the foot-

hills,” Florence said. “You remember

we rode around the northern end of

the mountain range. Well, that’s be-

hind us now, and you look down across

the line into Arizona and Mexico. That

long slope of gray is the head of the

San Bernadino Valley. Straight across

you see the black Chiricahua Moun-

tains, and away down to the south the

Guadalupe Mountains. That awful red

gulf between is the desert; and far,

far beyond, the dim blue peaks are the

Sierra Madre, in Mexico.”



Madeline listened, gazed with strain‘

ing eyes, and wondered if this was

only a stupendous mirage, and why it

seemed so different from all else that

she had seen, and so endless, so baf-

fling, so grand.



“lt’ll sure take you a little while to

get used to being up so high and see-

ing so much,” explained Florence.

“That’s the secret—we're up high, the

air is clear, and there’s the whole

world beneath us. Don’t it somehow

rest you? Well, it will. Now see

those specks in the valley. They are

stations—little towns. ‘Tfie railroad

goes down that way. The largest speck

is Chiricahua. It’s over forty miles

by trail. Here, round to the north,

you can see Don Carlo’s rancho. He’s

fifteen miles off, and I sure wish he

were a thousand! That little green

square about half-way between here

and Don Carlos—~1hat‘s All’s ranch.

Just below us are the adobe houses of

the Mexicans. There's a church, too.

And here to the left you see Stillwell’s

corrals and bunk-houses and stables,

all falling to pieces. The ranch has

gone to ruin. All the ranches are go-

ing to ruin; but most of them are lit-

tle one-horse affairs. And here—see

that cloud of dust in the valley? It’s

the round-up. The boys are there, and

the cattle. Wait—I’ll get the glasses.”





By their aid Madeline saw in the

foreground a great, dense herd of cat-

tle, with dark, thick streams and dot-

ted lines of animals scattered in every

direction. She saw streaks and clouds

of dust, grazing and running horses,

horsemen standing still like sentinels,

and others in action. She spent most

of the morning on the porch, gazing

out over the ever—changing vista.



At noon a teamster drove up with

her trunks. Then, while Florence help-

ed the Mexican woman get lunch,

Madeline unpacked part of her effects

and got out things for which she would

have immediate need. After lunch

she changed her dress for a riding-

habit, and, going outside, found Flor-

ence waiting with the horses.



The western girl’s clear eyes seem-

ed to take stock of Madeline’s appear-

ance in one swift, inquisitive glance,

and then shone with pleasure.



“You sure look—you’re a picture,

Miss Hammond! That riding-outfit is

a new one. What it’d look like on me

or another woman I can’t imagine;

but on you it’s-it’s stunning! Bill

won’t let you go within a mile of the

cowboys. If they see you, that’ll be

the finish of the round-up!" '



(Continued next week).





 





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all the New Motor Car Bodies—-—Before the





POWER-Ample to take this car, loaded, anywhere

that any automobile can go.

SPEED—More than 999 out of every thousand car





owners would ever want or dare to use.





MOTOR—The Marvelous Chandler Motor, built in the

Chandler factory for three years past and famous the

Free from any hint of experimentation.





Season’s Over Any Other Style Will be Out of Date





. THE price of the new model (ThandlerSix.—the lead—





ing six~is $1295.



We are and that with steel and aluminum and

leather and a1 other motor car materials so HIGH we

can sell the Chandler at a price so LOW.



Yes, there are lower prices. But there is no price so

low for such a car.



We could build a cheap car. That would be easy.

But it would be a problem, indeed, to build a better car.



We could build a small car. But the ople, in the

cities and in the country, who want the handler want

roominess and power and sturdy Construction and style.



So we build the best six-cylinder car in the world, and

then we fix the price as low as it can be made.



This policy has made the Chandler a price—pioneer in

the quality six-cylinder field. This policy put on the

market three years ago this month the first high-grade

six selling for less than $2000,»~~the $1785 Chandler.

This policy reduced that price later to $1595, and this

policy brings you now this Greater Six for $1295.





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CHANDLER

FEATURES

EQUIPMENT -— Highest





grade equipment is a feat-

ure of the Chandler now,

as alwavsfincluding Bosch

High Tension Magneto,

Gray & Davis separate

unit Electric Starting and

Lighting System,Chandler

aluminum crank case,

Chandler full floating

silent spiral bevel-gear

rear axle, silent chain drive

for motor shafts, annular

ball bearings, Stewart-

Warner magnetic speed-

ometer, Stewart vacuum

gasoline feed, non-skid

tires'in rear and all the

usual incidental items.





BODY FlNlSH——Chand-

ler blue, deep, lustrous

finish. Fenders, wheels

and motor ’hood black.

Deep cushioned uphol-

stery covered with long-

grain semi-glazed leather.





 





 





VERYONE knows the Chandlcr pretty well now,

from the mechanical standpoint. Everyone knows

how the Chandler has made good right from the



beginning. The Chandler is almost everywhere in America

now. Thousands of them, from coast to coast, in the

hands of happy owners. So, we say, you know the mechan-

ical excellence of this car.



And now we want you to know the new Chandler-

touring body and the new Chandler four—passenger

roadster.



The big seven—passenger car, with new body, and

walnut-paneled tonneau cowl, is simply a delight. In grace

of line we do not believe there is any other car to match

it. The picture gives you just a hint of its beauty. You

must see the car itself to know just how much we mean

when we say it is the handsomest car of the year.





Room to Spare—A Comfort Margin





There are a good many automobiles with seats, but not

room, for seven persons.



The big Chandler is a real seven-passenger car. There’s

room to spare—a comfort-margin. The seats are wide

and tilted a bit, and everyone speaks of the “leg-room.”

. The interior finish, too, is in keeping with the rest of

the car. The deep, pillowy hair cushions, upholstered in

the new long—grain leather, the walnut-paneled tonneau

cowl and all the other niceties of finish and completeness,

reflect our thought for your comfort and your sense of

style.





So go now to we t/zi; car at your daaler"5. [It

i: one of a thoumnd who have the new Chandler

ready for inspection and demonstration, and

who can give you delivery at any time you

derignate, provided you place your order now.





The New Chandler Catalogue illustrates the New Big Touring Car. the Four-Passenger Roadster, other body

If you do not know your Chandler dealer write us todaY-





CHANDLER MOTOR CAR CO., 2701 -2 731 E-lSlst., Cleveland, Ohio.





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GRAINS AND SEEDS.





 





January 11, 1916.



Wheat—Transportation facilities

are operating against higher prices for

wheat in this country. The conges-

tion of stocks at terminal and seaboard

points and the scarcity of ships auger

for lower values on this side, notwith-

standing the strength given to prices

in Liverpool. Primary receipts, al—

though coming forward in reduced

quantities are still running ahead of

those of a year ago. The visible sup-

ply increased 2,515,000 bushels last

week. Improvement of transportation

conditions will do much to change val-

ues. One year ago No. 2 red wheat

was quoted locally at $1.331/2 per bu.

Last week’s Detroit quotations were:





No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. May.

Wednesday ..... 1.25 1.20 1.30

Friday ......... 1.24 1.19 1.29%,

Saturday ....... 1241/; 1.19% 1.30

Monday ........ 1.24 1.19 1291/;

Tuesday . . . . .1.241/2 1.19%, 1 301/





- 2

Chicago.——-May wheat $1.261/3; July

$1.191/1, per bushel. ..

Corn.—Merchantable corn is not so

plentiful as estimated last fall, due to

the large per cent of soft ears. At the

opening this week prices were fully a

cent above the quotations of a week

earlier. In Chicago on Monday the

price reached a new high record for

the 1915 crop. There is much talk of

a good European demand. Increased

ocean tonnage would probably aid in.

advancing prices. One year ago No. 3

corn was quoted at 710 per bushel.

Last week’s Detroit quotations were:





No. 3 No. 3



Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ......... 73 74 1/2

Thursday ........... 73 74 1/2

Friday .............. 73 74 1/2

Saturday 73 741/,

Monday ............. 73 74 1,5

Tuesday ............ 7334 75 1/1,





Chicago—May corn 79.20 per bush-

el; July 790.



Oats.—Values are advancing. The

demand is active and trade is firm.

Visible supply shows a slight decrease.

One year ago standard oats were quot-

ed at 540 per bushel. Last week’s De-

troit quotations were:





No. 3



Standard. White.

Wednesday ......... 47 45

Thursday 471/2 451/2

Friday ........ . ..... 48 46

Saturday 48 46

Monday . . . . ........ 48 46

Tuesday ............ 481/, 46 1,6





Chicago—May oats 49.10 per bushel.



Rye—Advanced to 97c for cash No.

2. Demand is fair and trade firm.



Barley.——At Milwaukee prices for

'malting grades are up to 70@78c, and

at Chicago 64@78c.



Peas.——Chicago’s prices nominal at

$2.35@2.60 per bushel, sacks included.



Beans.———Cash beans are up 100 from

last week at $3.70. Offerings are

scarce and demand good, considering

the high range of values. At Chicago

there is improvement in demand and

pea beans, hand-picked, are quoted at

$3.90; prime do. $3.70@3.80; red kid-

neys $5@5.40.



Clover Seed—Slightly lower at

$11.90 for prime spot. March $11.80;

prime alsike $10.25.



Timothy Seed—Prime spot $3.80.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





Flown—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs., as follows: Best

patent $6.80; seconds $6.50; straight

$6; spring patent $7.10; rye flour $5.90.



Feed.~ln 100-1b. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $24; 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. 1 mixed $14@15: No. 2

mixed $10@12; No. 1 clover $106912.



Chicago.--Higher. (‘hoice timothy

$17.50@18.50; No. 1 do 6155061650;

No. 2 do, $13.50@14.50.



Straw.-—VVheat and oat straw $6.50

@7; rye straw $7.50@8 per ton.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





Butter.—No change in general tone

of the market and prices remain un-

changed. Extra creainery 310; firsts

28c; dairy 23c; packing stock 18c.



Chicago.———The market is quiet, the

buyers only buying where exceptional

values are offered. Prices are slightly

lower. Storage stock is moving mod-

erately with buyers anxious to sell.

Extra creamery 301/2c; extra firsts

29-1/2@300; firsts 25@280; extra dairies

300: packing stock 19@]9l/2c.



Elgin.——A decline of Vac has brought

an improvement in trading. There is





 





still plenty of stock on hand, however.

The quotations, based on sales, is 31c.



Eggs—Prices are 1&0 higher and

colder weather will bring further ad-

vances. Current receipts are quoted at

281/50; candled firsts 291/20.



Chicago—Although receipts were

larger the prices remained unchanged.

Fine stock is in good demand. Firsts

280; ordinary firsts 261/2@27c; miscel-

laneous lots, cases included 22@280;

refrigerator April extras 211/2@22c.



Poultry.—The demand for chickens

is greater than the supply but turkeys

are dull and lower. Turkeys 17@18c;

spring turkeys 22@23c; fowls 10@

151/20, according to quality; spring

chickens 15@16%c; ducks 18@19c;

geese 151,é@16c.



Chicago—Higher prices were ob-

tainable for everything except turkeys.

Offerings were light but present prices

ought to encourage shipments. Tur-

keys, young and old 12@18c; fowls

121/2@151/20; springs 16c; ducks 17c;

geese 10@16c.





 





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples—There is no change, the

market being quiet. Greenings at $2.50

@3; Spys $3.50@4; Baldwins $2.50@

3.50; Steel Red $4.50@5. At Chicago

there remains an easy feeling. Fea—

tures of the market are good stocks

and tame demand. High prices on

some varieties are lower. No. 1

Grecnings $2.50@2.75; Jonathans, No.

1 $2.50@2.75; Baldwins $2.50@3; Wag-

eners $2.25@2.75; Spys $2@3.75.



Potatoes.—The market is firm and

higher. The demand is brisk and the

supply light. Carlots on track, white

$1@1.05; red 95c@$1 per bushel. At

Chicago the market showed sustained

strength, with prices higher. Fancy

Michigan Rurals sold for $1@1.10. Oth-

er prices range from 95c@$1.10. At

Greenville the farmers are being paid

90c per bushel. _





 





WOOL.





Boston.—The market is quiet but

strong. Confidence in the stability of

present quorations is strengthening

and holders are not obliged to make

reductions to induce sales. Manufac-

tured woolen goods are in strong do—

mestic and foreign demand for far in-

to the future. Atlhougii fleeces were

quiet. last week, “ quiries are numer-

ous and sales in these grades will

probably increase in volume during

the next few weeks.





 





 





GRAND RAPIDS.





 





The potato market continues to ad-

vance, with local prices around 70@

800, and these figures applying at

some of the outside buying stations. It

looks like dollar potatoes now, and

that very soon, in View of the short

crop last season. Beans are also high-

er, white pea beans being worth $3.30

and red kidneys about $1 higher. The

egg market is expected to weaken the

last of the week but starts off this

week at 30@34c. The apple move-

ment is still slow. Dry onions are

quoted at $1@1.25. Master butchers

here are quoting hogs at 8@9c; calves

101/2@121/20; mutton 8@10c. No. 2

red wheat is worth $1.16; rye 850;

corn 70c; oats 400.





 





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





Trading was active Tuesday morn-

ing. Apples steady at 800@$1.50 per

bu; cabbage 50@65c; parsnips 75c;

carrots 750; pork $9.50@10.50 per cwt;

eggs 45c; loose hay $186422 per ton.





 





 





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

January 11, 1916.

(Special Report of Dunning and Stev~

ens, New York (‘entral Stock

Yards, Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today: Cattle

125 cars; hogs 150 d. d.: sheep and

lambs 40 d. d.; calves 1000 head.



With 125 loads of: cattle on our mar-

ket here today, we had an unevenly

higher trade, bulk of the cattle 10@

250 higher, and some of the good ship-

ping cattle showed 50c per cwt. high-

er. There were only a few loads of

good shipping cattle here; two best

loads sold at $8.85. We look for a fair

run of cattle next Monday and a steady

market.



Our receipts of hogs today were

quite liberal, about 150 double decks

yarded up to 3:00 o’clock this after-

noon and fully 30 to 40 double decks

that were not yarded until after dark.

This was quite an excessive supply,

and with runs all over the west, mar-

ket was slow and generally 15c lower

than Saturday’s best. time, pigs selling

at 7c generally, and all other best

grades at $7.25; roughs $6@6.35;

stags $4.50@5.25. Our late market

was very dull and with a liberal sup-

ply in sight for Tuesday it will be hard

work to hold prices steady at the very

best; 90,000 hogs reported in Chicago





 





 





today and a dull and much lower mar-

ket is bound to have a depressing ef-

fect on the trade for the next few days

and would not advise buying hogs to

sell at over 7c.



The sheep and lamb market. was ac-

tive today and prices 15c higher than





othe close of last week. All sold and





we look for shade lower prices bal-

ance of the week.



We quote: Lambs $11@11.25; cull

to fair $7@10.85; yearlings $8.50@

9.75; bucks $4.50@6; handy ewes $7.50

@7.75; heavy ewes 7.25@7.50; weth-

ers $8@8.50; cull s eep $4.50@5.50;

veals, good to choice $11.25@11.50;

common to fair $8@11; heavy $6@9.





 





Chicago.

January 10, 1916.



Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today..22,000 85,000 27,000

Same day 1915. .30,000 60,000 37,000

Last week ...... 48,758 334,279 80,192

Same wk 1915..51,932 278,075 117,482

This week opens on a steady cattle

market, the demand being rather good,

with few choice beeves on sale. Hogs

are off 10@15c because of the liberal

receipts, sales ranging at $6.35@6.95,

with some prospect of a $7 top. Hogs

received laét week averaged 191 lbs.

Sheep and lambs are largely 10@15c

lower, with prime lambs selling at



$10.50 and prime ewes at $6.75.

Moderate receipts of cattle last week

and an improved general demand ad-

vanced prices in many instances 25c

or more. As there were no prime

beeves of the kind that topped the

market a week earlier at. $9.75, no

sales took place above $9.50, that

price being paid for heavy steers, and

no yearlings were shown prime

enough to go over $9. The bulk of the

steers crossed the scales at $6.85@

8.75, choice beeves at $9 and upward

and good lots at $8.50 and over. Medi-

um to good steers brought $7.50@

8.45, inferior to fair steers $5.50@7.45,

with small scattering sales of less than

carlots at $4.50@5.45. Plain to good

yearlings brought $6.50@8.50, and





fancy yearling steers and heifers were .

not offered. Butcher stock had a good '





demand, with cows going at $5@7.25

and heifers at $4.50@8.50 and very few

prime female cattle offered on the

market. Cutters went at $3.95@4.95,

canners at $3@3.90 and bulls at $4.50

@7.15. Calves were active sellers at

$9@11 per 100 lbs. for ordinary to

prime. light—weight vealers, with heavy

calves going at $4.50@8.50. The range

of cattle prices has narrowed in re-

cent weeks, with the poorer class of

light steers selling much higher, while

the best cattle are taken at very much

lower figures than those paid a short

time ago for fancy Christmas cattle. A

large share of the short-fed medium

to good dressers and some short corn-





ed, the Superintendent of Institutes

has advised us of the following chang-

es in one-day Institutes; .



Shiawassee 00., Henderson, Jan. 14;

Bancroft, Jan. 15; Morrice, Jan. 18;

Maple River Church, Jan. 19.



Mecosta County dates published on

page 58 are cancelled.



Jackson 00., Parma, Jan. 17; Con-

cord, Jan. 18; Pulaski, Jan. 19; Horton

ggn. 20; Liberty, Jan. 21; Rives Jan.





 





Texas farmers have made sales of

cotton to German agents and they

hope to make shipments by way of

Sweden, The price is 27 cents per

pound, which is more than twice Am-

erica’s present quotation. The first

shipment will be made February 1.



Business conditions in the United

States continue to expand and the out-

look is encouraging. Annual settle-

ments have been made with little

strain, earnings have been large, inan-

ufacturing plants have had shorter sea-

sonable shut—downs than usual and

all sections of the COuntry seem to be

participating in the wave of prosper-

ity.





Ibuldii’t Do Without His





Hinman M ilkers——‘





"The Hinman illillcer 1 l onghtof you last

fall is O. I_{. Couldn’t get along without it.

Can milk in one—third of the time I did before.

I have 20 Holstein COWS". E. Coats & Son.

Coats Grove, Mich.





"I had a Hinman outfit only a few weeks

when six of my neighbors bought". H. i\'.

Hood, R No. 2, Adrian Mich.



There are hundreds of Hinman Milkm-

USers in Michigan assatisfied as Mr. Coats and



g 7 , Mr Hood. At Mor-

. enci there are ‘28

*3 Jlimnan users, 8

at. Adison and 6 at

Hudson. E a c h

, le'nman Milker



outfit helps to sell

, . many more be.

“A Success For cause they do the



Eight Years” w_ork.do it right and



g1 ve satisfaction.

if none of these are near enough for you to

go and see write Us and we will send you the

names ofsomencar you



The Iliuman is the original unit system

and the individual pump and Valve are so

Sllllple a boy can operate and milk your cows

successfully,





 





 





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Hinman Milking ilIachines are dail

milking over 360,000 cows. For large or sma l

herds they are equally suitable and the price

is within the reach of the man with six cows.



Let us send on free a copy of our latest cat,-

alolig which gives full information of our

mi (ers.





 





eaters went at $7.10@7.40, and sup-:

plies prime enough to go over $8.75-





were small and no generous propor-

tion of right good 1250 to 1400-lb. kill-

ers that brought $8.50@8.75.



Hogs sold wonderfully well last

week, considering the enormous offer-

ings, and this was particularly true of

the choicer lots of hogs adapted for

shipping. On the high day of the week

hogs sold higher than at any previous

time since last October. Light-weight.

hogs and pigs predominate among the

daily arrivals, the recent receipts av-

eraging but 190 lbs., comparing with

222 lbs. a year ago and 2M; lbs. two

years ago. Stocks of cured hog meats

are accumulating in western packing

points, despite a large cash demand,

and on the first of this month they ag-

gregated 175,414,000 lbs., comparing

with 104,359,000 lbs. a month earlier

and 219,180,000 lbs. a year ago. After

the best hogs sold up to $7.25, the

market broke, with sales at the week’s

close at $6.60@6.821/3 for light bacon





hogs, $6.65@6.95 for heavy packing

hogs, $6.85@6.95 for light shipping





lots, 356.97% to $7.10 for heavy ship-

ping lots and $5@6.65 for pigs. A week

earlier hogs brought $6.60@7.10. The

week’s receipts greatly exceeded all

former records.



Lambs, yearlings and sheep sold

last week at’extraordinarily high pric-

es, with prime lambs selling higher

than was ever known before in mid-

winter. Yearlings were offered in fair

numbers, as were ewes, but wethers

were very few. Lambs closed at $7.50

@1060; yearlings at $7.75@9.10, weth-

ers at $6.65@7.35, ewes at $4.25@6.85

and bucks at $5@5.75. Sheep and

yearlings advanced 25@400, While

most lambs sold 750 higher than a

week ago.



Horses were marketed freely last

week. A good general demand pre~





 





 





vented any weakening in prices. The

French army inspectors took all the

horses offered that filled the require-

ments. Inferior to fair horses brought

$50@100, with drivers salable at $100

@200 and drafters at $200@285. Wag-

oners sold at $150@200.





 





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Triple air spaces in tile and tongue-and-

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This low-down Lime, Ground Limestone

and Fertilizer Spreader will save the

work of 10, men.





The -Guaraiilee Spreader





Our patented shi fting clutch operated from

seat and spreading attachment will spread

evenly or sow in rows. Nothing to get out

of order. Lastsa lifetime. Fully equipped.

Special prices.





 





CHANGES IN INSTITUTE DATES. i





Since the page containing Institute

announcements for January was clos-





 





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_ Thursday’s Market. , l

January 13, 1916. [.1

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i lit-(:CiDtS 2214. There was a marked .. ‘ . ‘ £5131: >-“.‘.:Z._F_,,. ~. \ irglula .uud low (‘X('lll‘Sl()ll rates. Address

‘ improvement in the railway serVIce . ' | . ”'— . .n‘ ' J K T

this week and all stock was handled in . ; ll ' I f ' r I n law 6% ll "8. g a;

good shape conSldering weather con- ‘ ‘ . 4‘ '

ditions. on Wednesday the sleet l l ‘ If we could assembleall 6. &r0. Rwy” Room 1022, RlCllmoml. Va.

j stornl made it very hard work getting 1 ' the users 0f sag’“aw S1105 ““0 a

.,- sfyogk from the cars to yards and a I , V?“ camp we WOUId surely have a 800 Boxes Oranges Produced

: train of war horses that were brought K _‘ “ formidable array and you WOUId find them Last Year.

here for feed could not be unloaded, as l proSperous farm-:rs—the men who are making Emmi; gauge grove. llilirdor‘imlz slimrkiinn lake. 119:6

,. ‘ ‘ . . ‘ . W 94:00 . on low poop (- in 'ou:z (".. Fl 'dz.

”1C hOI 585, not. being shod, could not I J 9 two blades 0f grass grow Where one grew before' arm-s, abundance of Dears. l Il'ms, [tear-lgs willie; and

travel 0n the icy CObblGStOHE‘S.b The! .(_ A d 'f b . h 1d 1 berries;tpleli.s:in:i(i-rooul house. painted and ill good

weather on Thursday was much etter v n 1 you ut question t 686 men you W011 cam repair; mm nu storage louse: lcuutiiuloak shade.

. . . . . . . splendldpure water from wells. Irxlllr)’. lull ' d

belng good and cold. ’ " ‘1' what a Vital factor the Saginaw 5110 has been in their vegetables are lllll(§le{-lllilkers here. ()lwner. urn Moll-gt.

,, ._ mec anic, is 03 e i'orth and l(W rice i‘ 31800. 'rt.

The-Pdttle trade Opened 11D Wednes ‘ / success' cash. Full details of this line Villa [0; unilb several I6‘60-

(‘59 day With all grades brlnglng steady _ _ _ duetive farms in our new “Florida ‘lltaloglle"justout.

' last week’s prices, but at the close / Many would tell you that the tide turned in their favor when wgg’tgfih 8%.?6ehlsrg‘5l‘kpmm Agencyv Dem-101' 4*

they were dull and a large number the Saginaw came onto the farm—~that they were able to do " '

went over unsold and on Thursday even greater things-—to make life happier for those on the farm.





The South —The Homeland





FOUR TO SIX TONS OF ALFALFA, 60 to 100





the general market was big 10@15c .,

lower. On account of the bad day





   





At the Panama Pacific Exposition the Saginaw Silo was awarded





 

   

   

   





Wednesday cattle loolred very rough the Gold Medal—highest award—putting it before the‘world as bushels of com to the am. 3100 to $500 an we from

and the general quality was not so America sforemost Silo. (firuitortruckippportuaitges for in: stock false? and

good. Very few countrymen were on . _ , . ‘ alryman,aclmatew1c means WO 0 our crops



. . , leasant home locations, attractive land

hand for stockers, about everything The Judgment of the mighty army of Saginaw 8110 users and the grizgsarargthinga the South ofl'ershomeseekers. Our





 





publications and special information on request.

. . I. V. RICHARDS

B'Jumclm 1nd.andAgr.¢om’r.Sauther-nRy. “lob-1c .2.-.





judgment of the Panama Pacific jury of awards will be your

judgment when you know the Saginaw Silo.





 

 





going to the butchers. Milch cows

held steady, the best selling at $85.





   





 

   





 





 





 





The general close was dull as follows: ~ - - - l - . “NM,“ Room 73 Wuhlngton,D.0. (ohms

Best, heavy steers $769150; best handy Ygulruglntake pride in havmg the Go (1 Medal Saginaw $110 on

weight butcher steers $6.50@7; mixed y ‘ _ ,

steers and heifers $6@6.60; light 3 A McClure Agent will be glad to talk to you Spoclal Quick . Sale Offer.

butchers $4.75@5.40; best cows $5.50 -——or write us for interesting 1916 literature. 3235:1611 all]? twin“ (lifting? 31:52.1} glrifé’gfhillln

@6; lyilgperli COW'S $1.50@§é 705%11312211 {Ellyn gadvggultiav 'linlisel. ‘ » (ltifld r?(ldl;.and Si'l‘€"‘l:

COWS » 0. 0(1) ; canners . . ; rlCP . "M, H town in all (‘0 on. ‘Ullfly t’imi- 6‘]. int.

best heavy bulls $5.50@5.85; bologna The McClure Company 1m (Slig- fliéiglsgilhfisslm k licmliklgamf 'Mlcn.

bulls $5((_.l_)5.25; stock bulls6$4.50@5; \ (Formerly Farmer: Handy Wagon Co.)

’l'eedel‘s $6@7; stockers $5@ ; milkcrs Saginaw, Mich. Climl". - -



\ FUR SALE---Farm In Good condition





.35“ ~ W4 ’WW’I‘W 1'. ,





and springers $40@85. De; Moines,lowa. Sl.Pml,Mim.

Roe Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. so“ worth, 7.1.. (13)

2 hulls av 1205 at $5.65, 2 steers av





Clay loam soil. good fences. rend buildinBS- 35

acres young fruit trees. an excellent stock and

fruit farm. Our price $8500 “hat will ,uiu gii'e.

For further Particulars write or Call on





 





 





 





 





 

 

 





 

 

 

 





 





 





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5; 11.20 at $7.90; to Morris 1 cow wgh . . .. b . , . ,

I 860 ill. $3.75, 1 d0 Wgh 800 at $350; [0 D. L. Bl‘.Al{l)SLLlL, \Jl‘EILNViLLE. MIC.”

Hammond, S. & C0. 4 do av 925 at . . . .. .

l lllllavru fur . l 1.“ '>l. I ll‘\ -ll. 1; '

L; $43“, 1 do 'W'gh 1050 at $5, 5 (10 RV For sa'elmililings. llllurlnllxlll: “Ellmfiln‘ lll‘ol(l‘l‘. will

no at $5.60; to Sullivan P. Co. 1 do ' 2:112:13.mil.:3"lzii25.173".!.l.'.'.'.‘.;‘.'::":.Ilr:i“.i;::i:v;':.-.:l

vah 1000 at $4.50, 2 (10 8V 1000 Hl 4—7 lél’lfil‘ll” l‘j'ltlcllrl.l\\&,,(l“ll..irlkfinnaa: :illmei l’..~'. for

$5 50, 7 butchers av 877 at $6.25, 1 ._ . L" “.“!““““3““- .,| '4" ""-$?“"t“““- “"1 on

i . l r - . ». Lluw. l. ll. hilllilzh. Howell. Mulligan.

cow wgh 880 at $5, 6 butchers$av 90:; Self-Feeder for Pigs andLambs

at 6.25 2 cows av 1210 at 5.50 . ' ' ' an ,.,._. in il': l.- l. o dl 'ld-

"lofts 'l’V 800 at $6 25. t0 Bre‘lnallan ~ Earmltseostflrst monthuSold onMDays'trlal FOR SALE lllL'Ilfguli‘ulglzl‘rl- ‘l‘rll'ylll‘tl-rtilllll(l‘:l‘ll<ln.~llllt-

”’ ' ‘ ‘ ' ’.._' r' , ‘ . 4...- "Self-fed pigs gainlaster"says Iowa Experiment Station. This new soll- illllP'l'Ol‘any kiml ol' (iruin nr Finit immune. For

21 butchers av 927 at $5.45, to fine loodormootsalltholrroquirements. Endorudbyhreeders. Saves food and mini-Him wmo, w. .1. Minimum. Allnmit..\lirh.





 





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man 2 (cows av. 940 at 5. .

$ Keeps teed dryand sweet. Strong, hundlomo, well built. Has adjustable trough FA in! Bargain 136 Am“. Jacki-1m (h Mm. 1.1mm.”

Jll) Plough. good seeding. timber. l\\l>(\l‘('llal‘d>’. build—





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113.1037 & M 801d TllOlllDSOn _ Bros. 2 >111 , @I ‘ _. h _ made ot‘l in. lumber. Sliding bar to keep out. larger pigs. Automatic agitator.

steers av 1105 at $7.40, 2 heif5ei‘s av _.__:_———_—~——-—_._ *7 .- MAKE MORE MONEY IN Hoes THIS YEAR 1

8?? at . bul w h 1190 at _ 0 11 , by havingthilself-teoder. Soldon 30 bus TRIAL Writetodaytor full pmicu m.

J J “56’ 1 l g $ ’ 5“";3 621g?"- ' - - c. HOYT a. co. be M FOSTORIA cum





”“1““ ‘° uls MAGNIFICENT $5.00 wom.





$5.00, 2 steers av 1215 at $7.40, 2 heif-





 

 





 





 





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ers av 850 at $6, 1 bull wgh 1380 at $6,

1 do wgh 1460 at $6.50, 1. do wgh 1260

at $5.50, 3 heifers av 670 at $6; to

Bray 1 cow wgh 8'40 at $3.50, 2 do av

1000 at $5, 2 do av 1065 at $6; to Hib-

hard 2 bulls av 780 at $5.40; to Morris

3, canncrs av 843 at $3.80; to Ham-

mond, S. & Co. 1 bull Vigil 1100 at $6;

to Sullivan P. CO. 5 cows av 948 at

$4.50, 6 do av 1110 at $5.60, 2 steers av

7'55 at $6.25; to Bray 2 cows av 1000





 





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at $4.40; to Thompson Bros. 1 steer W ... :1

wgh 600 at $6; to Goose 2 cows av . .. ,

025 at $4.50, 3 butchers av 793 at $5.65; W





to Remick 1 bull wgh 1250 at $6,’9

slot-rs av 940 at $6.55; to Bray 9 cows

av 1180 at $5.60; to Costello 4 steers

HV 620 at $5.25, 5 do av 630 at $5.75,

2 do av 820 at $6.75.

Veal Calves.



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$11.50@ 11.75; bulk of sales for good

$10.50@11, and medium and common :1.

$7rrl'1(,' ‘ . I '“4 I O

llaley & M. sold Sullivan P. (390. 4 To introduce my Stock Tome to Just a thousand more readers of this paper I am going to giveaway one thousand

(lg 1.870 at $11, 2 IN 140 at $11, 0 3V beautiful Wool Horse Blankets—Absolutely Free—I’ll send them at once—to the first thousand readers of this paper

1.10 (LL $9.50, 15 av 150‘ at $11. h - . . .

Reason & S sold Thompson Bros 2 w 0 send in the coupon below. With this blanket I W 11 Pl“ t Y

. - - I .- l . . . l ove 0 cu

av 180 at $11.50. Wll also agree to send a big trial feeding of . . . .. .

at m risk. that my stock tonic Wlll posmvely nd our stock of worms Fat-

. Sheep and Lambs- , (on t m up and keep them in the pink of co ition. I will prove to. you

Receipts 4880. The Sheep and lamb that with my tonic you will actually get more milk from your cows. that you

trade was active and as high as $10.50 '1“ flatten your hog‘l. steers. sheep and poultry for market in one-third

was paid for good lambs. and $6-50.@ li:2.“.1‘§i7;2?.§.§i’“0‘3‘2.53.“i:li‘i'"}5’§ii°2§e‘l'fi-°”°i“d m”*§l'-'fi%°'-"°Ti°’

l 6.75 101‘ prime sheep. This commodity the greatest of_a.ll livo stock conditioners. What is .more, I will send my own risk. Anti as a special igdlilcenieht. t5nt‘lise 3.16071: tllousgllfiapefi

"il 15 V cry hlgh and prospects 100k hlgher. this Stock Tonic With the distinct understanding that it is to be used for sons who send for this free trial feeding—l will give one of the maxnificenl

The close was strong as follows: Best two montln at my risk—that if at the end otthe two months feeding the 85.00 Hone Blan-

18.11le $10@10.50; fair d0 $9.25@9_75; Si£ock Tonic has not been entirely satisfactory-no charge is to be made. Irate shown above. m .—o — — - u -

light to common lambs $8.25@9 ;‘ year- I T k All 1'! R0 l have such absolute faith in Wilbur's Application for Free Blanket

16ings $8.1510@9é1tair to gogg 5501891) $6@ a e t e 18 3311;633:532 thftkizgeflrtharfiiiigogis Vii/2.1:. MARSHALL. Pres.

-701 cu 5 an common - a 5- for others. I have made and sold thist n' t r th' t —t I . ' ' i “r btoc“ FOOd C0" 0257mm" St" Milwaukee.Wis.

Sandl‘l, S., B. & Cr. sold Sullivan P. best stock raisers in America are feeding ilcevzrrgvjay t1; {hgig {figsstoghgrfiglymgg gets: 1.123533%“? Te at olnce (meet your beautiful ’5'“. Wool

CO. 4 13.11le av 85 at $10, 37 d0 av 45 have for over thirty years—l have thousands upon thousands of the finest kind of letters StockeT .en a!" A so send me 100 pounds 0‘ Wllbur's

at $9 50 46 (10 av 60 at $9 25 20 (10 av from all parts of the country telling me of the wonderful results from feedin this Stock and if it dome. h' agree to feed ”‘5’ t°m° f°r two. months.

60 I“ ' 359’ 10 (10 av 52 at $8. ’ Tonic. And now all I want is to showyou that whutit wind. for other. itwi doioryou rate of 0111:: :0 ggggogiiiwfitluwldéafigy 32:3 fgr 1t “Hm":

r . . , . . . ' _ . 14.00. . I

Haley & M. sold Sullivan P. CO. 16 Th Bl k 0 Y F 13118 and I soreportm Sixty days. you are to cancel the

he... 80 a. $4.50; to mm, W. & e an at is ours— E frontal attentiveness a... shivdme-

()0. 8 d0 av 85 at $4.50, 44 lambs av 80 It never costs you a cent. It is yours—forever—to keep and use every day— aprOd“°5'_‘° 0&5“ allfreiflh‘ Charges 0“ {he Shfggéllrlfefthzig-

at $10.25; to Nagle P. CO. 31 do av whether you 8101' pay for the trial feeding of Tonic or not. It is able. warm. soft. Ugtood '1‘“ 610.3500 “0"“ Blink“ and “Ii! Phil of Poultry

80 at $9.90 14 d0 av 80 at $9_75 3 wool blanket-84 x 90 inches—never sold for less than $5.00 to $6.00 anywhere. It's TOD" "030 be nine—Absolutely Free—whether I pay for the

sheep .av 150 at $5.50 9 do av 95’ at a blanket you'll be proud to own-and remember—IT'S FREE. Stock T°mc °T 00‘-

$5.25 49 lambs av 70 at $9.85. ° 1 F'll O

Ro’e Com. Co. sold Sullivan P. Co. Slmp y l “I: the Coupon Name ................................................ ...._.

2 . sheep av 135 at $5! 39 lambs av 70 SEND NO MONEY. Just find out by actual test on your own stock—that

at $10. my Tonic will make money for you. ust one thousand of these blankets P-O ———————————————————————————————————— State ......................

Reason & S. sold Nagle P, Co. 7 will be given away. I have one for you f you send that coupon right away.

lambs av 75 at $9.75 56 d0 av 65 at You can’t possibly lose anything—you have everything to gain. Isn’t it .

$9 85 6 sheep av 85 at $5 worthapostaze stamp? 276 Frelflhtomce ———————————————————————————— “at" ----------------------

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Hogs. Do it now—at In rink—fill ,

L Recfigptf 13,251. httthe h°§1%epagt' out the coupon mil “ I0 Iowxi_-__-7.cattle_; ..... horse; _______ hog; _________ shes-p _________ poultry.

~ ment t e ra e was a ive an 2 0 meat once.

.. higher than on Wednesdav. Pigs 6.75 I ' PreJ‘dcnt I own acres of land I re t ~ 0-; cf 1 mid I .i'Vl v.

. . i _ __-_'_.... . . . n .--_~-_m,r - z . ' ......... _'ears of age.

and yorkers and heavy $7.10@7.25. \VllBllll 8106! F000 60.. 826 llama Strut. lanolin. Wis. I sore—m. in...» offer only opeutoreoouiblofar-enorotockniuuovu Zlyeandop.

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v X-Ray perfectly level egg tray leaves all space available for eggs.

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HE farmer who is raising poul-

try on a commercial scale, or

who anticipates developing that



feature of his business, has a decision

to make on the following question:

“Will I or will I not make more money

by confining my poultry work to some

specialized part of the business?” On

the average farm there are often sev-

eral breeds of chickens, a few ducks

and geese, possibly a half dozen guin-

eas and a small flock of turkeys. Such

a farmer is running a general poultry

business and while it may be very

profitable while conducted on a small

scale he cannot develop any of his

various poultry lines without infring-

ing on the others. Specialization will'

mean that this farmer must decide on

which of the lines he likes best and

then confine practically all of his en-





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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I ' turns listless. run down.lnz

000k” 3 Fauna Tome hens into busy, happy winteg

layers. Try it. CONKEY CO. CLEVELAND.





POULTRY.





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BARRED norms .srargca:

season. FRED ASTLING. Constantine. Michigan

ROCK OOCKERELS, large. farm





”an“, Plymounfll raised from prize winning flock. $3

each, two for $5. J. A. liAliNl M, l'nion City. Mich.





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Barred Hock Bockerclx °‘ ’gA‘}1t.:-“.,‘fi2{2_“” “’5

W. C. Cottman. R. 3. Benton arbor. Mich.





Cockerels. $2.00 for single hird $1.50

Barred Hock cach for two or more samo ori or.

A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline, Michigan.





1G Ronni ifu] Hen hatched Barred Plymouth Rocks

sold on approval 32 to $5 each. (4 females and male

Slillgood liiycrs.(‘ircularl and photos. John Nortlioii.(‘liirc.Mich.





‘ A fewexliiliition Buff liockHens for

and Lawn Farm! sale $3to $liloach. H. 0. Butt Leghorn

Cockerels $1.50 to $3. Blue ()rpi iigton (,‘ockcrcls $3 10310

eai'li. Our Sufi Rocks won Hire.) firsts rind one fifth Chicago

19” on four entries. Bird Lawn Farm, LilWl‘i‘lll‘fi. Mii‘ll.





R.C. Rhodc Island Reds. S. (‘. White

Brad lo [a]! Leghorns, a few breeding cockcrcls at 31.

Eggs and stock in season. J. (.3. Greene, St. Johns. Blich.





E for hatching—From uiro bred “'hitc Plymouth

gs Rocks. l’ckin and \l‘liitc runnncrducks, White

African guini-ns. H. V. Hosti-tlcr, li.1, St. Johns. Mich.





FINE farm raised White Rock cocks and cockereis $2

33, two ior $5, and $5. One tine bird from Fishel

yards reducedto $5. (LB. lino pingnrncr. “.1, Broiison,Mich.





F 8 I —— hitelRock Cockerels Qibs. $3.00, 8 lbs.

or I C $2.50. Fine white birds. Order early.

Mrs. Elsie M. Robinson. Petersburg. Michigan





 





 





 





FOWLEB’S BUFF ROCKS. Sil‘l‘s‘freiieg

$1 to $3. \Vhite Holland Turkey Toms $i; hens83.

R. B. I“()\VLEli. Hartford. Michigan.





 





- —-200 Egg Strain. ()no customer’.

Ferns Leghorn flock averaged 102 eggs in six winter

moa. another 181 eggs in 10 mos, another 199 eggs in

12 mos. You can do as well. Eggs. chicks. breeding

stock from hens with records up to 364 eggs. Prize

winners at. largest shows. Prompt shipment. prices low,



utility guaranteed. White Lc horns are best forages.

V e raise thousands. Free cats on and price list ives

particulars. Write for it now. 16 years si uiire den in -

thousandsoi‘pleased customers. FER“ .‘ LEGHOR

FARM. 934 linion. GRAND RAPIDS, HIGH.





Golden Wyandoiie (locks and Cockerels,“l“§.?,,f§;f

F. W. ALEXANDER. Vauar. rMichigan.





 





INlC (‘REST “'HlTE OllPINGTONS. why wait un.

Ptill Spring to purchase stock, by buying now, you

get the benefit 0f reduced rates and get. eggs all winter.

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





Th M) d Rose Comb Black Minorca Cockerels

roug To $1.50 each. Hens and pullets $1.00 each.

Good stock. E. D. Van Natter, Standish, R. 3, Mich.





Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerels

From Mad. Sq. and Mich. and bio State Fair win-

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





 





 





and S. C. R. 1. Red Cockerels, W. Runner Ducks,

. B. O. Ducks. Eggs in season. Fine stock. Prices

reasonable. 0.15.1'iawley, Ludington, Mich.





RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOU TH ROCKS.

Males 5 to 1?. lbs. according to age $2 to 85; P. R. hens

weightd to 9% lbs. eggs 15 for 31.00; P. R. eggsSSper 100.

Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according

to age 36 to 825. 10 eggs 53. A. E. Cramp ton. Vassar. Mich





Reds large vigorous coc kcrcls, both



llhode lSlflnd no. and s. C. $2.00 each or3 for 5500.

Mrs. F. J. Napier. Wixom. Michigan

' and White Wyandottes. First prize

Silver Guide“ winners atlonia. Choice cockerels rea-

sonable. Send for circular. C. \Y.Browning. R.2.Portland.Mich,

C. White Leghorn Cockerels. Grand Birds—Utility

S. or exhibition. We won State Fair this year. Hatch~

ing Eggs, $1.50 an l 32.50 per setting. $8 per 100. Wishbone

Leghorn Form, A. B i\‘ J. M. Wilsey, Ann Arbor. Mich.





- Fine Lar 9 Health i Stock,

White Holland lurkeys. Tomsséioo; Hens‘ssw.

Alden Whitcomb. Byron Center, Michigan.

' a fine lot, male and femaleat

White WyandOtte low price and write your

wants. DAVID HAY, 202 Forest Ave” Ypsilanti.liiich.





 





- Toms$6z Hens $4. Fawnand

Mammoth Bronze Turkcy: Wm. 1nd... Run...

White egg strain, $1 each. OollarBros,Conklin.Mich. .R. 2.





CLOSING Out my \Vhite Indian Runner Ducks—V. R.



Fishel strain. These ducks cost me $5 afiece.

Offering while thev last. Drakes $3; Ducks $2. rare

bargain. RIVERVIEW FARM. R. 2, Vassar, Mich.





Pekin and Rouen Drakes “fifth? 3

Sheridan Poultry Yards. Sheridan, Michilan.





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Broke to gun and field. Prices right. 1“

Coon hound pups $5 each. Stain for reply. ox and I

H c. LYTLE. Fredericksbur Ohio





HOUNDS FOB HUNTINGJ“ 00"“ and Rabbits. all ‘

' J- I!- won. “g“'n§i’.¥.‘l.3iii°.nt 3&3.“

For 8103' Write W. A.Ewalt. Mt. Clemens. Michigan,





- (or those pure bred. Sable and white, Scot h

Collie Puppies, natural heelcrs from trained stock. c





 





 





' Puppies from pedi reed . t I

Scotch Collins sale now. Price sg5.00 anli oscskooior ‘

E. H. HALLER, Box 127, Hillsdale, 1V1 ichigan. ‘





 





 





ergies along that line.

The Egg Specialists.



A farmer neighbor of mine states

that he believes in the old saying,

“The hen that lays is the hen that

pays.” He is keeping a nice flock of

White Leghorns and ships all of his

large white eggs to New York City

where, during the past year, commis-

sion men have paid him from 38 to

162 cents per dozen. He is an “egg

specialist” and finds that it pays. An-

other farmer in this section is special-

izing in Barred Rocks and he has a

nice strain that produce meat as well

as eggs. He divides his specializing

Poultry IIICOIIICS Free between high quality eggs and a large

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get 20 years of Johnson “know how" pay.

and the experience of 650,000 customers.



, . I do not believe that any farmer can

Let s tell you, too, how to live well on

chicken profits with the help of make poultry very profitable unless he



specializes to a certain extent. The

Old TI'IISty Incubator miscellaneous fleck of several breeds,

Make big profit-making hatches year in combined with ducks, geese and tur-

n:if.“teasersassist-insist keys, may be profitable but they

where east of thfolfggbii§a213ttrri$e $3"? not be developed into a profitable bus-

fizzled 331% and lowestilii cost becauspe iness as W611 as 0119 breed plus good

{giggwga £18v1.35:Sttoanacygggfigéafigg bookkeeping and careful selling meth-

ods. With one breed of hens a repu-

tation for fine stock can be obtained

and this makes the spring eggs espe-





son book-H. H. Johnson.



'M. M. JOHNSON C0.. Clay Center. Neb.

cially profitable. The birds sold for

breeders are disposed of at a price





Machines $ .

much higher than can be obtained on





any other market. The farmer with a



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lgifigggglmnhgg —.' 2". his business and usually the returns



'm:“f_'{)igggfg-rlm . - r.” come in with such regularity that at



Islokfreightpaideast the end of the year nothing much has

been gained.





of ockies. Guaran—

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‘ ,_ 7 Advantages of One Breed.

MONEY BACK m The breeders of fine poultry who

IF NOT SATISFIED . “make good" seem to make their rep-

:Egsgigiséns file made of genuine Californial lltaiions 011 their work With one breed.

double 1' dgubators have double walls,. There seems to be a tendency to Wish



‘ 'gaSS ors' comer tanks’ self mama” to buy breeding stock of the man with

one breed. Naturally it is supposed

that if he keeps only one kind of'

fowls, he ought to know his business

as far as that breed is concerned.



The average farmer cannot be a

chicken fancier as other duties take

up too much of his time but he can

build up a flock of 400 to 600 good

birds of one breed and make more

money from them than he could ever

make if the farm had been stocked

with many kinds of fowls. On many

farms turkeys, ducks, geese and guin-

eas can be raised with little expense

and they help out with the home meat

bill as well as bring in quite a little

money from the local market. Such a

flock often pays well but where the

chicken business is to be placed on a

real business-like basis it is just as

* . .~ necessary for the farmer to specialize

a, '25 Mdnkdio Incubator in one breed of poultry as it is for



y giiigfie‘ilf'ée‘i‘ltii$35fs‘i“.$.%‘i§§*%§ him to expend all his energy_on one

3L§f§ii£$°§n§i§$béififiillitil’ti‘fféfiii‘i breed of cattle. It is almost Impossr

“um” S"°“““a’3”‘y' Tmmandsmm' ble to attain the best success on one



farm if all kinds of pure-bred stock

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come a first-class poultry breeder, can

be more sure of success if he selects

one breed of one kind of fowl and

then works every day to learn all he

can about that one specialized feature

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FROZEN COM BS.





 





A method that maybe used on valu-

able birds before a cold night to pre-

vent freezing is to give the comb and

ii'attles a liberal coating of vaseline.

”We should prepare for cold spells by

having birds in comfortable quarters.

However, with the best of care the

tall combs of the males will now and

then get touched with frost.





Occasionally a male bird is afraid of

the other roosters and when evening

comes he will roost outside rather

than go in a comfortable home with

the other birds. He will wake up in

the morning without damage to any-

thing except his head ornaments. He

may get his feet frozen but this never

happens until long after his comb and

wattles have succumbed.



We have noticed the power of cold

resistance seems stronger with the

females of the large combed varieties

than with the cooks or cockerels. One

trouble with the males when they

must be shut up on account of bad

weather, they do little scratching no

matter how well the floor is littered.

They sit humped up on the roost

while the hens and pullets are singing

and scratching.



There is no cure after the comb is

frozen. hard. If found in time and not

too badly frozen, comb and wattles

may be saved by thawing out slowly

with applications of ice water or snow

and rubbing well with clear iodine,

followed with olive oil and camphor

twice a day for several days; then ap-

ply vaseline once a day for a week.

This treatment will not only save the

frosted sections but will save the fowl

much suffering.



It is hard for, a fancier to sell a

frosted bird. In bad cases their vital-

ity is impaired. Valuable birds often

die from frozen combs when neglected.

Hens with badly frozen combs will do

very little for a long time toward fill-

ing the egg basket.



The tall combs of the Single Comb

Leghorns we find freeze quickly on a

cold windy day if they do not have a.

comfortable place to stay and exercise,

but the Rose Comb Leghorn hen’s

combs never freeze, no matter how

much freedom they have during the

w rst weather, or how cold the house

they roost in at night, but the males

of this variety, with their massive

combs, have to be well housed a . ght

and kept out of cold winds during the

day to save their headgear.



Indiana. FRANCES WOOD.





 





DO YOUR HENS LAY?



Milk or meat in the ration may

make all the difference between profit

and loss in poultry work. We

know from tests and from the experi-

ence of poultrymen everywhere. We

got only 945 eggs from a pen of hens

that' ate no animal food, while anoth-

er pen of hens, no better in any way,

but fed sour milk, laid 1,783. Those

fed beef scrap laid 1,802 eggs. While

this is a higher record than either of

the others, the sour milk is so much

cheaper and easier to get on most

farms that we recommend it most

highly. At 20 cents a dozen, the eggs

from the hens fed sour milk brought

$29.71 and those from the hens fed

beef scrap, $30.03. The difference

wouldn’t begin to pay for the extra

cost and trouble of beef scrap. The

big thing to remember is that the hens

fed no animal food brought little more

than half as much egg money. Theory

and experience both say, “Feed the

laying hen sour milkas part of ration.”



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bran middlings, one part; corn meal,l

one part. Sour milk separately. Give

100 hens two and a half gallons of

milk and from 19 to 25 pounds of oth-

er food a day.



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POULTRY PROGRESS.





When nature planned the workings

of this earth she did it for Edenic or

natural conditions and for such condi-

tions nature cannot be improved upon.

But man’s ambition has caused him to

improve things to suit himself and

therefore nature’s ways of doing

things are in most cases antiquated.

They are too slow and uncertain for

the present day.



In the poultry business man has‘

made great studies for he has develop-

ed the wild fowl into one of great util-

ity as well as beauty. He has develop-l

ed the egg-laying ability, which pri-

marily was intended for the reproduc-

tion of its kind, so that now the hen

is a veritable egg machine. In doing

this he made the hen of commercial

importance. The poultry industry re

sulted but it did not make any great

strides until the regulation of the rais-

ing of chicks was brought about.



The raising of chicks by the natural

hen methods ‘is slow and uncertain

and can be done only at certain times

of the year. The incubator and brood-

er make possible the raising of any

number of, chicks, at. most any time of

the year, with convenience and econ-

omy. In other words, these two things

have given man much greater control

over the raising of chicks than he

ever had before, and 'has given him

the essentials by which he can de-

velop the industry in keeping with the

growing demands upon it.



At present the demand for good

poultry products is greater than the

supply, and with our rapidly increas-

ing population the increase in demand

will be faster than the increase in

supply. This makes all the more nec-

essary the use of all methods of econ-

omy, speed and convenience in the

handling of the business.



It is true that many do not use

many of the modern methods, but this

is due to the fact that they do not real-

ize the value of these methods or the

importance of the poultry industry

which is mainly constituted of farm

flocks like theirs. The time is rapidly

coming when the majority of poultry

keepers will realize this and will see

the profitableness of incubators,

brooders, pure-bred poultry, etc



Each line of activity has its inven~

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Rheumatism and colds may be caus-



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In-breeding tends to

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the male bird regularly.



Old runs that have been used many

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disease germs.

new ground every year

Where it can be done the yards may

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selling market stock.

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bolt-punch the chickens are marked

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Associational Topic for January.—

“What can our Club do to help the

State Association the c miing year?”





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Completes Decade—The Looking

Glass Valley Farmers’ Club has open-

ed its eleventh year with two fine

meetings, one in November with the

president, W. King Lee, and one in

December with the vice-president, A.

W. Oliver. Miss Hall, a speaker from

the Battle Creek Sanitarium, gave a

most interesting and instructive ad-

dress at the first meeting, and at the

December meeting R. A. Smith, assist-

ant state geologist, of Lansing, in-

structed the members as to the origin,

composition and use of the common

rocks found in our state. Both speak-

ers were full of their subject and we

hope to have more along these lines

in the future. Henry Wesseler repre-

sented our Club at the state associa-

tion and brought back a fine report,

also the encouraging fact that we

were doing as well as the other Clubs.

Good music is furnished at the meet-

ings and sumptuous dinners that are

the delight and danger of all. The

Club is backing its fifth “Lecture

Course,” costing $275. We do a little

co-operative buying. and are ready to

co-operate‘ in any good community

work. Would be pleased to exchange

programs and ideas with other Clubs

of Michigan—Bel Maier, Reporter.

The December Meeting of the Sum-

mit Township Farmers’ Club, of Jack-

son county, was held at the home of

Mr. and Mrs. Blake, of Vandercook

Road. Roll call was answered by each

member participating in a “Grab—bag

Game.” After a sumptuous Christ-

mas dinner the meeting was called to

order by President J. A. Wright. Elec-

tion of officers for the ensuing year

took place, resulting as follows: Pres-

ident, Mr. Mount; vice-president, Mr.

Coleman; secretary, Mrs. Vredenburg;

treasurer, Mrs. Greenwood; chaplain,

Mr. Wright; financial secretary, Mr.

Ellyrow; pianist, Miss McGraw; cor-

responding secretary, Mrs. Wright.

The new president appointed the nec-

essary committees and after further

business the Club was entertained by

music by Miss Aleta Blake, and Mr.

H. N. Wills, an invited guest, gave

several readings which were highly

enjoyed. The January meeting will be

held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bing-

ham, Vandercook Road—Reporter.

Elect New Officers.—Washington

Center Farmers’ Club held their De-

cember meeting at “Riverside,” the

home of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Curren.

Called to order by President Crowel.

Minutes were read and approved and

considerable miscellaneous business

disposed of before adjournment for

dinner. The social hour is one of the

most enjoyable features of the Club,

as well as the excellent dinner which

is always served. Roll call was re-

sponded to by telling what a home

ought to have. After a select reading,

the delegates gave a very interesting

report of the State Association of

Farmers’ Clubs held in Lansing on

December 7-8. Club then elected offi-

cers for the ensuing year as follows:

President, S. Z. (‘rowel; vice-president,

Mrs. Frank Cook; recording secretary,

Mrs. S. N. French; treasurer, Mrs.

Frank Heinlen; corresponding secre-

tary and organist, Mrs. B. S. Gilman.





 





Next meeting will be held at “Elm

wood,” the home of Mr. and Mrs. S.

N. French.



Cut‘ Out Smoker.—The December

meeting of the Indianfields Farmers’

Club was held at the home of Mr. and





 





 





Mrs. Amos Andrews, Jr. After the so-

cial hour and fine dinner served by

Mrs. David Andrews, the meeting was

called to order by the president, Wm.

L. Eldridge. S. G. Ross was elected

president for the coming year; secre-

tary, Margaret Arnold; corresponding

secretary, Mrs. Harton Moore; organ-

ist, Edith Andrews; chorister Mrs.

John Miller. S. G. Ross being dele-

gate to the State Association of Farm-

ers’ Clubs at Lansing, made a fine re-

port. The members enjoyed the' Xmas

tree, Ellenor Van Buren acting as

Santa Claus, remembering all with a

present. Mrs. J. B. Delling called a

short meeting of the ladies in regard

to the time of serving dinner during

the short winter days, all favoring

having dinner served at 12 o’clock,

standard time, meeting to be called

to order at 1:30, cutting out the hour

for-smoking by the men. The next

meeting will be gentlemen’s day and it

is expected that a fine time will be

enjoyed by all present. Club adjourn-

ed to meet at the home of Mr. and

Mrs. Albert Arnold, January 20.





STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.





Master—John C. Ketcham, Hastings.



Overseer—C. H. Bramble, Tecumseh.

_Lecturer——Dora H. Stockman, Lan-

Sing.



Secretary—Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.

Treasurer—Frank Coward, Bronson.



Executive Committee—C. S. Bart-

lett, Pontiac; Geo. B. Horton, Fruit

Ridge; J. W. Hutchins, Hanover; W.

F. Taylor, Shelby.





ANNIVERSARY POMONA MEET-

INGS.





 





Seventy-five Pomona Grange Meet-

ings will be held in the state of Michi-

gan in January in the week beginning

the seventh, and one of the number

will be held in Ypsilanti at the Ma-

sonic Temple on the nineteenth, with

A. E. Illenden, of Lenawee County Po-

mona Grange as state speaker.



The meetings have been arranged

by State Master John C. Ketcham, of

Hastings, with a View of celebrating

the fiftieth anniversary of the found-

ing of the order in the United States

and of giving an added inspiration to

Grange work. There will be two ses-

sions, and a banquet at noon. All

Granges in the county are welcome.

The meeting which was to have been

held January 11 has been cancelled.



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Wayne Pomona meeting will be held

with Harmony Grange at Romulus on

Thursday, January 20.



A Special Meeting of Charlevoix

County Pomona Grange will be held

with Pine Lake Grange, Friday, Jan-

uary 21. This will be one of the many

special Pomona meetings simultane-

ously held throughout the state by

Grange leaders to promote the welfare

of the Patrons of Husbandry and stim-

ulate the interest in the effort to in-

crease the membership. W. M. Coon,

of Roseommon, one of the state speak-

ers, will have charge of the program.

His topics will be: First, “Survey of

the Field.” Second, “Increasing our

Trade Contract.” Third, “The New

Grange Movement for 1916.” Fourth,

“What can we do to Promote Subordi-

nate Grange Growth During 1916?”

The topics the speaker will dwell on

are of vital interest to all Grangers,

and a good attendance is desired. Mr.

Coon is a very capable speaker, and

Grangers will be well repaid for their

attendance. Pine Lake is able to take

care of all who attend and extends a

welcome.



Monroe County Pomona Grange will

meet with Azalia Grange, Friday, Jan—

uary 21, 1916, at 10 o’clock. Mr. A. E.

Illenden, of Adrian, will be the speak-

er. This meeting is part of the state-

wide campaign to be carried out the

week of January 17-22, in the state of

Michigan.





AMONG THE LIVE GRANGES.





Peninsula Grange started the New

Year 0. K. by having a feast in the

Grange hall at noon on New Year’s

Day and following the same up with

an exhaustive discussion regarding

methods for marketing farm produce.

A number of’the officers of the Grand

Traverse Fruit & Produce Exchange

were present and the marketing oper-

ations of that organization for the past

year were considered at length. A

number of fruit growers not members

of the Grange were present to take

part in the discussion. The general

feeling seemed to be that, considering

the season, the exchange had done

well, very well.



A Grange Fair will be held at the

Odd Fellows’ Hall, in Coopersville, on

January 14»15. This event, which is to

be an annual one, was organized by

the “’estern Pomona Grange with Ot-

tawa County Granges and the iner-

chants of Coopersville co—operating.

Competition for premiums is open on-

ly to Grange members who have con—

tributed to the support of the fair, ex-

cepting three departments in which

any boy or girl can compete. One

hundred and fifty dollars in cash and

other premiums will be awarded. The

premiums will be awarded for the best

acre and the best ten ears grown by a.

boy, the best of various farm crops,

fruit and canned goods, exhibits of

grade school work, collections of

grains and seeds, baked goods, girls’

baked goods, girls’ hand sewing, and

hand sewing. A silver loving cup will

be given for the best ten ears of corn

and a hand-testing outfit for the best

dairy herd record for one year. In

the boys’ corn contests the first premi-

ums will be trips to M. A. C. In the

boys’ and girls’ contests only those un-

der 18 are allowed to compete. The

public is invited to the fair and the

admission is free.





 





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(Continued from page 67).



sale as a total, 10 save time and space.

Mill feeds and shelled corn were

weighed, ear corn measured, and hay

and pasture estimated, also milk. The

accounts are approximate, beginning

with stock on hand, Including breeding

stock, and closing with same.





Nov. ., 1909 Debit.

Pigs ........................ $ 152.00

One brood sow ............. 20. 00

Mill feed ................... 321.80

Rye, 110 bushels ............ 79.20

Barley, 8,100 lbs .......... 139.10

Ear corn, 40 bushels ......... 12.00

Pasture .................. . . . 100. 00

Milk, 4,000 lbs ............... 110. 00

Total . .................... $ 784.10

Profit . . .................. . 378.19

$1,162.29



Credit.

Four hogs sold to butcher... .8 57.59

Forty-one hogs sold to drover 827.70

Two consumed on farm ...... 24.00

Stock on hand Nov, 1910.... 253.00

$1,162.29





As there were not enough in above

for carload I sold to drover and butch-

er. Since I have shipped a car each

year, the following will give the full

amount received, and shipping expen-

ses charged, to show about the ex—

pense of shipping live stock.



Debit.





Stock on hand Nov., 1914. . . .$ 502.50

Wheat middlings, 10,570 lbs. . 166.89

Cereal feed from factory,



6, 000 lbs ................... 76.00

Shelled corn, 12, 43 '7 lbs ...... 194.25

Eal corn, 848 bushels ........ 296.80

Potatoes, 207 bushels ........ 20.70

Barley, 12,975 1bs....;...... 155.70

Grinding feed ............... 10.43

Skim milk, 16, 000 lbs ........ 40.00

Pasture, June grass ......... 100.00

Pasture, rape and pea ...... 100.00

Alfalfa hay, three tons ...... 36.00

Freight to Buffalo ......... 40.14

Feed on road and at Buffalo. . 31.00

Yardage ................. . . . 8.16

Commission .............. . . . 14.00

Expense of man in charge. . . 10.00



Total ......... ............$1,802.57



Profit ......... 501.17



$2,303.74

Credit.

Two hogs for home use. . . . . .$ 50.00

Six sold in April.. 85.50

Two sold in May............. 48.00

Shipped to Buffalo. . . . . . . . 1,800.24

On hand Nov., 1915.......... 320.00

$2,303.74





The above was somewhat disap-

pointing as l have been selling for five

years from $9.50@9.90, all hogs have

sold fully $1.00 per head lower the

past year than five years previous.

Had the market remained steady the

above results would have netted about

$200 more.



I have produced all kinds of domes-

tic meat animals and expect to con-

tinue while I manage the farm, or as

long as they will pay market price for

the products of the farm, and use it at

home, our soil is producing better

each year by so doing. I expect to

yet produce 200 pounds of hogs for

every acre of land the farm contains

(240), and make the farm produce

equivalent to all feed they consume.

Should hog cholera or some other epi-

demic overtake us it might put us out

of the hog business, as we were put

out of sheep feeding.



No person can succeed in producing

meat, who does not take an interest in

the welfare of the aniamls under his

care. It is not all pleasure. We are

continually fighting lice and internal

parasites, and have so far had good

results, and are willing to assist our

fellow farmers in any way we can.



Lapeer Co. G. H. FORCE.





THE LIVE STOCK MEETING.





(Continued from page 66).

F. B. Sotham. Election of officers.

Discussion of plans for the association

for the coming year.





Michigan Merino Sheep Breeders’ As-

sociation.

President, H. L Mayo, Nashville;

secretary, E. N. Ball, Hamburg.

Meeting called to order at 9: 00 a.

m., Wednesday, January 19, Room 115





Michigan Shropshire Sheep Breeders’

Association.

President, H. E. Powell, Ionia; sec-

'etary, W. H. Schantz, Hastings.

Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.

m., Wednesday, January 19, Room 400.





Michigan Hampshire Sheep Breeders’

Association.





President, John Hull. Dimondale;

secretary, Comfort A. Tyler, Cold-

water.





Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.

m., Wednesday, January 19,‘ Room 113.





Vlichigan Oxford Sheep Breeders’ As-

sociation.



President, 1. R, Waterbury.



secretary, B. F, Miller, Flint.



Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.



m., Wednesday, January 19, Room 113.





Detroit:





_Michigan Sheep Breeders’ and Feed-





ers’ Association.





President, C. A. Tyler, Goldwater;

secretary, W. H. Schantz, Hastings.



The above Sheep Associations com-

bine in a general meeting in Room

400 at 9:30 a. m., W'ednesday Janu-

ary 19.



“The Advisability of a Permanent

Tariff Board,” W. W. Burch, Editor

American Sheep Breeder; “Sheep Pos-

sibilities of Michigan," W. F. Raven;

‘Harvesting the Corn Crop by Lambs,”

E. J. Reed, Richland; “Mutton Demon-

stration'in Indiana,” C. A. Kurtz, Edi-

tor Indiana Farmer; “An Economic

Method of Feeding Lambs,” H. H. Hal-

aday. Mutton dinner served by the

Issociation to its members at 12:00.





Michigan Poland China Breeders’ As-

sociation.

President, J. C. Butler, Portland;

“ecretary, Robert Martin, Hastings.

Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.

m., Thursday, January 20, Room 113.





Michigan Duroc-Jersey Breeders’ As-

sociation.

President, C. U. Edmonds, Hastings;

secretary, M. T. Story, Lowell.

Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.

m., Thursday, January 20, Room 110.





Michigan Berkshire Breeders’ Associa-

tion.



President, J. F. Miller, Caledonia;

secretary, B. B. Perry, Leslie.



Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.

m., Thursday, January 20, Room 405.

Michigan Swine Breeders’ Association.



President, W. H. Schantz, Hastings;

secretary, Carey U. Edmonds, Hast-

ings.



Business meeting called to order at

11:00 a. m., Thursday, January 20,

Room 400. Adjournment. for dinner in

body.





Program at 1:00 p. m., Room 206.

“Control of Hog Cholera," Dr. J. W.

Conaway, University of Missouri;





“Methods of Hog Cholera Eradication

in Branch County,” Dr. H. M. Newton,

U. S. D. A.; “Michigan Live Stock San-

itary Laws and their Relation to the

Control of Hog Cholera,” H. H. Halla-

day, President Michigan Live Stock

Sanitary Commission. General discus-

sion, led by Dr. G. W. Dunphy.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





Experienced stockmen who have fat-

tened cattle for years are reversing

their tactics, having lost money in re-

lent years through buying the best

class of feeders and feeding them on

high-priced feed, and they are now

buying the cheaper class of stock cat-

tle. This is the plan of J. G. Imboden,

who lives near Danvillc, Ill., and he

has been buying common stock steers

on the Kansas City market for feeding

purposes. He reports very few cattle

being fattened in his locality, stock-

men having lost money a year ago.

Conditions are widely different from

years ago, when the western ranches

Were full of cattle that could be pur-

chased ilt low prices for feeding, al-

though the ranchmen have at. last

stopped selling their calves and cows

and heifers and have returned to the

breeding stock. Restocking the ranges

is now going forward, and the west is

returning once more to the cattle rais-

ing industry. At last aged steers are

actually selling on the range for less

money proportionately than are year-

lings and two-year-olds.





Advices from northern Iowa are that

by the end of January not many cattle

will be left there, and even in Ne-

braska and Kansas stockmen are now

roughing their large holdings of cattle

through the winter, intending to graze

them through the summer. Feeders

offered on the Kansas City market

were sold recently for $7.25@7.90 per

100 lbs. Generally, stockmen are not

inclined to feed their cattle for very

long periods, and short—fed shipments

of market may be expected all through

the winter feeding season. Soft corn

possesses poor feeding quality, and

mo t stockmen in such districts are

dismclined to bring in high- priced

to market may be expected all through

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cow, Finderne Pride lohanna Rue, who gave 28,403-1bs. of milk and made

ABERDEEN ANGUS IMO-lbs. of butter in ayear He was sired by a brother to the 40lb. 4 yr. old

Mable Segis Korndyke. The dam of the sure is a 30-1b. daughter of Pieterje

If you are in need of unextm goodhbulltorufer ambit-e Hengcrveld Count )eKol. This is believed by many to be one of the most .

i322?“.§°il$;¥.li_“‘ii3”fih§° {iiiil‘i ”titaiiirpdif‘niaflii productive combinations m Holstein bmedmz- .

33.33133. iii‘ifuiifdaniiigfi iiig‘iiiiiiiilinfi31.33%? “iii"if. I take pride in tendering the gamma of these animals to the breeders of. L Ihnye mma mom-mu oi breeders on me me I

mark- Hunters OWL “H‘h- S“ “03' “with Ml"- Michigan who are interested in yearly production. Many people feel it is the affrnh '.':,‘.‘;°.,:;::' :1“; ",‘:"":_’"‘:"f; :‘m 1‘

. yearly work that makes the greatest profit and our effort is along the lines of on.“ °.d_‘-'. m," u, '9..." 3", M. m “gm “m. 4

"BSHIBES—O“ °‘ “’9 “mm“ d“ “Md“ Th" yearly records. These two herd Sires represent the highest culmination ever mummy no «mm-o my mm. wm. today. 1

most ooonomicalmilk r0 ucers. Calves . , i ‘ , , _ _ "I .

for sale. White Leghorn cookere I: Duroo Jersey yet produced it‘ll‘ yearly production. .0. S. BILNJAMIN RNOuJO loriluml, Michigan;,,, 1

'mn.‘ “mm.“ B°h°°l for the DM" Flim'uiomfln' A few high class heifers in calf iii ll:la.pl%eci'gst [Korndjykg 1llensgervelil. and a few bull ' \ , '

calves from dams with records as g as :0- s. )utter n ( ays. or sa e. n ~—Fine October i both {

oyalion Bred Berkshire: .6... m... b “idiom ‘

D. D. AITKE N , n - FLI "T, M I C H'GAN - Emperor. registered with papers at fair prices. ‘Write n‘;

to D. F. Valentine. Supt. Temperance. Michigan. ‘ '





   

 





 





 





THE VILLAGE FARM, SWIGARTDALE BERKSHIRES

Grass Lake Michigan, Duroc Jersey Bears and Sows renaissancean.antennslzaagiggs





They have the size with the bone to carr them and





GUERNSEY CATTLE“ The Record of this Herd at Detroit Proves Conclusively that Our Durocs Have the theirbreedingisnnmvmod-“101810“ in. families





. are represented. We have u. few choice Spr rig Boers ‘

’ ‘ ' now - “'d' 3 ii .300". k. f lo, i. f

lndmduslity and Blood Lines that lnsure Good Results. ' 3%., “LT". 36%.... $26. bék’i‘égfifié’é '23... ‘ {if max-€311- !

BhLL ”h I M 1m NE Choice Springdlggs and Mature Silockt; dAstmggeohlergagiyees afiptl: gprfiggmtglggr hrllhlslfsl‘io sew-verwefiiugglaeg ($213!; $239k n.

).:.>‘ (Wt .' n , .' rc .

MILO 1 (“1 Mention Sen 0* 0‘" new cm“ a 5’ . Swigaridale Farm. Peiersburn, Mich.





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BEACH FARM Swine Dept, Brookwater Farm, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Berkshires of best breeding. S eciul price

' ' Dams’ records l'l‘undIB D W SMITH on viii” Hm‘lltili‘l hilonrs. I

F O R S A L E ".0" "0'8“". "all". 0“"80 lbs. buttcr. l’ricodo- . . ' xom. c gen.

Three l‘urc Bred Holstcin bull (‘nlvcs 3‘... to limo. old. iiihiiild ggwgg (9.13;)éfig‘iflii‘gfig’élglf’i‘fl’ggfifl‘f BBrkShiresut cui prices. Choicespringhoam. Open or ‘





from A. it. (i. dunis Willl records up to 222.51. l’l‘ii‘flfl _ bred fllllfl. Sow furrow in December. Fall

pigs, nonkin. Chase‘sHtoi-k Farm.Marlette.Mich.RJ.





 





 





 





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“mm“ W'"? “a ““"h’ "“ ‘°‘"‘ R- B. cumm...g., anom. M. ch- Registered H‘".1331.f;‘“..ff.fiii'.i."73:331 “mi;

(lotion 0‘8 perfect Herd. whitcmxcelentindividual. $100 delivered. safe nrrival gnarun— Berkshires Hay? n. cll?i00fl0t of' ilts. Iver!) breed.

. . . . . . . . .. teed.\\'riie for pedigree and photo. llobartW.Fny.Mason.Mlch. ”It! "I‘RDI‘ RR arrow n . 'rito me

‘. i m ) itl : wo h ivc 'l(l\‘t‘l‘ll.‘('(l in 1119 gets unotlicr 2. mo. old Hun l-ltt giandsorroi’ .

Mii‘lltiltlliusllg'tiflf’liit’r.h\io lilivc sold 1'7 liulls iiiiiliiili’omzilcs $5‘? Priplccrcst 71h; Kol l;)lll‘illt~lll‘ll rind tontinc .‘Ulll‘ wants. 15- A- PMWUO. Deckerville. Mich.

f l i- own breeding which \vocousidcr \‘cry sutisfnc- . ai( : 1.2 h. _buitcr i nys. uni irlu'cs U ‘ on in“ illie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R.

airfyuwhcn inosf lirccdcrs nrc cmnplnining of slow Kormlikctwicc l’lcicl‘iJo L'lid livicc. lM-Kol 311d 11"0 L of M. (lows, also heifer calves and several bred , Dunne JERSEY —A few choice

sali‘S. But good stock is always in dvnmnd “lie-notl'm‘mi UIHW- M- L- McLIUl‘n- Redfm'd- M‘Ch- heifers for sale. Colon 0. Lillie. Ooopersville. Mich' ! . spring BOARS i.

utfziirpriccs. It ho; {we}: illlpifisllilu i0 ainswcr all i l ' 1 ii i ready to Ship. Carey U. Edmonds. Hastings. Mich.

inquiries but “'t‘ “i“ tot “ilk 1‘ “' 10 ““0 \\ “(WH- . itcgisici'cd l 0 “WP" 3"‘1‘1‘5 )u H APLELnnc It of \l Jcrscv Herd ’l‘uberculin tested ‘

At present “'0 have Registerd Bull “land gal-ms 3:"Chunii‘fizi1i:{licihdkli‘fli'l‘ign'l and by tilie Ill. S. Goivelrnntient. l Forfunle l1: Off iii. 0831““ H9?! Dfuroc ‘iemegiiiw‘fie' Efitflbligheéi list?

- ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ' cows, bul cu vcs am mi cr cu ves rom . o . 1"an P 83 0" so. 0» 3‘ 9 a“ on guaran ‘39 - 'X'

“Ives only for ”‘1‘“ dams and grand dams and Hood Farm Sire. press prepaid. J- H- Blnflhfll't. East Lansing. Mich.

1 Registered Holsicin licii‘ci's. 3i iilj:)lll(l.".,Sig-lf‘dfl'll, IRVIN FOX. Allelau. Michigan.





 





~Big Type. Heavy Boned Boars rend

”lime JOFSOYS for service. real herd headers Hired by





(:AMPBELL &. ANGEVINE. Boldwaier. Mich- .......‘.‘§l’.i."iiiil‘l:."iiiitlllii‘f‘ii$3.211'ii‘.‘:l,‘ii'.33.73.31“iiif’i‘i'a‘iii v........e...do..m.... N 1. M .- .

. . . r0 . . . onroe. lc

cu E R N 8 BY soreness fl 018i Bill B ll 1 1 8 Ready The All- Around a nunoc JERSEY nous egregrfiajjsisriwss. ;





ntainin blood of world champions. Jerse isthefarmer’rcow.She’shis not :ikin. W. C. TAYLOR. an. Michigan.

yfriend and pride—the beauti—





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I HICKS'OOUER SEY FARM. Saginaw. V. 8.. Mich. .

. . —Fail and spring pigs either sex. from

‘ "snap v c ev Bulls r t d For 861' “CC. . ful,gentle.ever-paymgmilkmachinethatlin. Durqc Jorsoys vcholoe strains. 8. commons.

IiEbIS‘l “”13 “"3"“ > ' ‘3 ea gran ' the mortgage, builds up the fertility of the CHERRY LAWN FABM- bhephfld- Michiflm- 5y





sons of Gov. Ghene. Servicable age nicely marked, ,Gi‘nndsons "f l“"l*‘n.‘l Hengcrvcld DOKOI Blittrf‘l' farm,and puts the whole business on a sound.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





”cep‘iomlhmemug' Amudale Stock arm-wayue‘ MW“. Bo." and l’OlltiiH‘ Aggic‘liorll‘wk“: From high ‘ paying. vermauentbasis. She ada ts herself .l W KEEIEY E is MiCll ljreedcr 0‘, Bum" ‘

A choice lot of Registered Guernsey record A. ii. (i. drums at iai'incrs priccs. to all c imates and all feeds and3does “0‘ ideal. from Iiloiiroo 0:. Toledo. big/{Earn}? blitlo‘fi T. .

F0" S‘LE cows. heifers and bullsoi’ May Rose breed- " LONG BEACH FARM, need fancy care. She matures early and p

ing. H. \V'. “'IGMAN. Lansing. Michigan. Augusta, lillehl 3““. (Kalanlnzoo Co.) lives long. And she’s sosleck,cle‘ancut and [1‘00 ng-pr' Mar. & 5.3,? mg, either sex sired by

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ndsome, as to be the family pet and . 1| sonof Volunteer. An ilstcinbull calves

pride. She produces well and 2 Holstein cows. E. H. Mortis. Monroe. Mich,





and sells well. Learn —-A few choice sows brel or

about her in our fine, free DUROC JERSEYS open. Also two extra hood

book,“About Jersey Cat- spring boars. W'm.W. Kennedy, 1t. 3. Gross Luke. Mich.

tie." Write for it now.





THE AMERICAN JERSEY

CATTLE CLUB of ti th 1 b

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346 Wut23d5L.N-Y-Clty liuroc lerssy Boar: t .9. 7.3553320»: .i‘i‘.‘.‘"i...‘.’.'.§3 ‘

tion invited. 1‘}. l). HE Dl‘h‘dil‘lltK, Wayland. Mich.





 





f service mm and calves from .— A

Guernsey Buns” ‘ll i~c. A iv. reg. brccling. Ch . H ‘l i B II C l

T. mm... Roast 3.... 0...... m... 01cc 0 sic n u a ves

Calves from A. R. dams and whose Ready 1‘01‘St‘i'vicc.World’s Champion Pl"°"*lfl.





508"“!!! Bill dams are running for A. ll. ()nf ready “ILLCREST FARM _ Kalamazoo, Mich.





for service. K). A. \VIGENT, \Vaiervlict. Mic l.





I . Rc isiorcd yearling: (iiici'liscy a Bull Calves and COWS

For sale. liii l ulso liul‘l (‘ill\'t'.\‘. “'i‘itc I Have "Olsteln Buns, that I offer rm. sale.

JOHN EBELS' HOLLAND‘ MK‘H‘ R' No. 10' I can show brooding. records]. Iindjividuoliiyflaiud attrac-

live priccs. 1.. 1c. (‘oxylu‘ . ., “Home. 1 0. ~ of - ' '

V. .. , 4 ‘ ~ the ll(‘.~.i. of breeding. April furrow.

Guernseys “‘8‘ f0; fiflf‘JA‘lti?“ “9‘32““1‘1‘; \dlay ““59 DUROCS .Eitlicr scx. 'l‘hfigilis will be bred for Apr.

*Ut“ - ' (”“5 l“ ”r ' HE VVILDVVOOD Jersey Herd. Registered Jersey iarrow. Price 520.00 to 32).“) while they lilHi.





Addw‘w J‘ 1“ Blatchfoi‘d. Auditorium “we“ (lhicagn' Ill. E anore Farm (‘zittle of Quality. Hen bended by Minesty's Won- H. G. keeeler. R. No. 5.. CBSSODOHS. Midl-

’ der90717. one of the host sons of Royal Majesty. Tim i f".





EL‘IS’l‘ICRIil) (‘ucrusoy Bulls from A. R. Dmns.ready for duvllgllte‘m of Majesty's Wonder are routed to a son of -—Tlie long ty e prolilic kind \

R scr'vii-e. tubercula'r tested. also Registered Bullcnlves from LANSING. MICHIGAN- MnJcsiy s Oxford hing. . Herd tuberculin tested. tie CHESlEll > .WHIIES: either sex. rite your wants:

A.R.Dmns.ut i‘unncrs' prices. Byersa Barnes.(‘oidwatenflicln 01“.” for sale ilYl‘ llolstcin Bun (ink-(.5 sired by have for sale 11 i‘civ ('llOll'H young bulls ior fallscrvico Mcudmv v.8“. Stock Farm. R. 5, Holland, Michigan.





 





(‘lioice spring boars and sows of best ,.

”lime JOrSPYS'lirocdiiig also Shigh grade Holstein ‘

heifers due in Dec. Priced to sell. HR. CornellJlowcll Ilich





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





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, . . - from high producingcous. Alvin Buldcn. Capilc.Mich.

‘ . ‘ _ _ 1h.- groat bull Pledge >poilord ( niannty Paul and , . . .

0“ 3“!“ *"°g.‘5““."d "“.e“‘-“‘-Y 3“”5 " “‘ 1"“05'01d'GreM out. of good A. R. 0. cows. 'l‘his sire has more .. . RangiBrfll £31311?" “hilte mlales gnddfellllfilf‘fl- lief!- .

(irandsons of bt‘irllgliis lu‘elsmr ‘22 A R (lulu-liters Grand . . .. , erseys Bulls rend‘v for Hervxce extra unlit sired 0 A” U“ 1n” 9 011 \GH. er in] l and (fins. ._

Dam “You... Julia ‘A. u. “U..."‘g-fl “,3“ A13; mg.“ H'Oimm daughters \vith records of overdo lbs. than any 1 m Ja'cob‘” Fairv‘Emanon No 10711? ”0"); hi h I’nrham‘s Pedigree Stock Farm. Bronson, Mich. i1

Bull. a grandson of t‘oluuthn Johniiiin Lad. who has 92 A. R. lll‘lll lll tilt) Stfltt‘: 1! .‘"’u it“! 1U()k1ng_ for ”1‘15 lillld prodhoing dams. SMITH it P’AHKER. waollduic . AM PSHIRE HUGS—the belted beauties one year. i“

0. daughters. Geo. W Reeves. R. 1. Grand Rapids. Ilich. 0i breeding, write 101‘ DI‘li't‘S illld pedigrees. I ““315“,”. and spring pigs. eiihcr sex. IVYritc‘your ’Q‘





 





wants. John W. Snyder. St. Johns, Mich. ii. No. 4.





HAMPSHIRE SWIN . “8.33.“





w‘m





CHASE S. OSBORN, 0 , , .

wners. from high-producing dams.w1th

i Jersey Bulls ior sale testing Asso. records. also on





Herefords-—3 Bull Calves ADA-‘1 EA FERGUSON, . . . , .

ALLEN BROS PAW PAiV. MICH semi-offimal test. 0. B. Viehner. ii. 6. Allegnn. Mich

' .5 T 0 P N 0 T C H n F i ‘niiilkcs sucrh biglguiilis on p113i111r8.1 HaveIahfew choice i

, ' a pigs or sa 0, n so one u v mar. ave a very

7 HOLSTEINS. J 6 r s g y ‘S . 0 r S a I e (‘lluii'k' lli‘l‘d of brooding Hows of the. best blood lines,

0“ ant 11 By careful retention, fox. runny icons. of largest '1‘0- loung (ow Just 1‘ rcsh. headed by u lniuiiniotli son of the Great Look 0111. Am

0 O ducing fcmzilcs. and use of superior sires. il bree mg Waterman & Waterlnan. Ann ATDOI'. MiCh- booking orders now for spring pigs, can furnish pairs





 





 





 





 





 





. l r i f 'uid irful quality has [won established. .Vi'o a i t _. - . . ~_ . , . . . . . i



Ready For Servrce. lili‘ef(5(flliiiizyoiingliiillsofltliis“'1()PNoglii‘lfi'hun‘liiy HILLSIDF‘ Farm Jerseys yearling bulls mud "H mwm‘mm Geo L “M“ ("m Lake'M‘Oh k



f scrviccublc age at mm cruic iriccs. n urinal r10”. 1 , , 0. . , Er.



Fro a rand daughter of The Kin: of the ”x . ...- y , ‘. ' 1 . .2 3 _‘ ‘ .3 M ‘ colonhalf brothers to ex-world s-reoord senior2yr A ft§Wt110109 Mlln'll and 4?.



roadie. l{Sired by a bull that is more than a half 319‘3fi(‘,\“.1f1tl‘ -g,‘ff.‘.;”’“'lt “m”: 53.1. 1” “SUV 1 “i 5 old and from R. of. M. dams. with records from 4001b... i HAMPSHIRE SWINE' April boars. Also two ,

brother to the Champion Holstein (‘ow of the " ‘ ‘ ‘ to 800 lbs. 0. and O. DEAKE. Ypsilanti. Michigan. , “““d 3011111118 hOnTS- YPill‘lllli-r und bprmg .(tllis sold

World. and whose dam is a 30 lb. 6‘6 5 fat daughter 1 (fling!!! or bookeii, to bcbrméilor Mop-111.011 A iril furrow};



l A ie Korndyke who has more 30 lb. ULS'l‘lilN-li‘ltIESlAV bargains. Iliuhgi'iidehoii’cm . . , ‘ . ’ ‘ji, pigs sing c, pairs or rios no a in. ricc in sc . t



giiigttldrrghaggany other living bull. If you do 1' $2." to .873 each. lieu. ‘hcii‘crs $100 to $1.3(chich. litclg. 23 Registered Tubercuhn :‘IL‘WA‘ {fitiiiufiiviii ”1211‘ i “ “t“ Illt‘l'OlU‘ wants. 1‘ lili'd Meyers. [L9- Decatur 1nd. .‘



. - . ""r p . ' . - . .. a. s“ r - ; an \



write for pedigree- Bulls $4010 at.) unh. B. B. Roux e). Akron. M c ‘ HERMAN HARMS. Reese. Michigan. ' "





 





 





 





EDWIN S. LEWIS. Marshall, Mich.





 





R D Shot-thorn Cattle of both Sex for Sale

The Two Greatest Bulls H 5.1.3.? M'H'GEN W“ “" “”ZT.ZZZZE;.T::°I;:;:;....





Registered Holstein-Friesizin sires. grandma's 8f Shadhorns For sale )vémileenst of Davis crossing on

A. A. R. H.





I' . .

“'orld's greatest dairy sure. out of chmce A. . .

. KING 9F IflEngngAnng 3 dains rind Kin v l’oriitfzic Jewcl Koi-ndykc: Brother of W. B‘ MCQUILLAN' Howdl. MlCh'

K, P. ’ontiac .uss . .3: average recordoffiOdums in . .

DE hol‘ 2d S BU rd his pedigree 35.25 in473daysézbavcrage per cent of fat Shodhornsjggg?%rosilze:€ {gifilér B'fiedmf s‘tvoclk all

. y _ . - ,g, .. .. .._. . .. .;-. - . : - - 1 SD 093. 7. . lruin.

Ihnyo young bulls from cows havmg high Offitldl thrrc iieaitst unis l 0 18min dam 4.93. Sire-91!.) Secy. Cent. Mich. Shorthorn Breeders' “gm McBride. mph.





records and Granddaughters of above bulls. Stock first three generations already have over 600 A. 1{_ 0

BIDWELL SHORTHORNS





extra good. Pricesreneonnble daughtem Afcw females bred to "King". Prices

For “Beef and Milk"





narrows HOLSTEIN FARMS,

Reaistered Bulls. 00:9 REGISTERED 0. I. C_ BOARS & Gill‘s





 





 





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0 | c Serviceableboars. choiceGrilts'notbred. Spring

. - . pigs not akin. also Toulouse Geese. Write for

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





     

 





 





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iDAlRY TYPE Plus PRODUCTION Registered Hnlmpi" ”“1"“ ”W1" f'" service; “Nd 3nd goiter; agiioi'gds Hi h class fall ins at reasonable prices

i , registered Holstein bull calves. the best breeding in fowe 1803 IF rm at i CARL JEei/ETT Mason Mich. '

Eiluals Crandall 8 Ehe “1th gméidgoniol‘ G pace Fasyne 2nd: gomestead. N rysa central aDefiot . ' '

ontiac orn y 9, ing ‘ayncchisam engerveld ‘ ' . ' ' -

De Kol. The dams of these bulls and calves, have also D' T. & I. y. 0- '- C's aniigél? g?;d?:ogfs.F%Blvdhagghi/.ear





“WWI“ 570“ “PM A. R. GRAHAM. Flint. Michigan.

Box B. Tecumseh. Mich.





 





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l n c "I large advanced registry records For prices. write

3 Callam Stock Farm, 204 Bearinger Bldg.. Saginaw,mcli.

o I Gilts Big Type and second to none in breeding.





Two very Good young Bulls for sale. Sired hr Beauty Walker - Bred to Prince Wildwood.dueio{arrowAper-lfi,





Pietertje Prince 2nd. No.107658. Dam. Hengerveld DeKol's FOR SALE Registered Holstein Bulls Shorihorn Iflll Po||.d Durhams for sale. Have Mlleach. Reg. Holstein calf (bull)born. 0ct.12.Niccly marked,





Best Daughter. Butter 33.62, milk 582.70. Write for Pedigree red roan and l guud breeding, price $30. Jay-l. Nefey. Plymouth. Mich.





ilwautingbull. . ready for service. and bull calves. also females. h' C CARLSON Le R0 Michigan

FREEM N . , w ite. . . y. . .

Frank R. Crandall & Son, Howell,Mich. “ J FISBBECK H°"°"- Mich‘flm- O I VVIN E Yes, 1 mil pay

Q ' - n l P 8h r". A few young bulls for sale - . ( :. S express charges

‘ r 8 A 1 di Chaise HOlSiBln Billis £1:me A0"; gmnfimsi; “2°".“’3" Ill "rims. 0 ”ms from good milkingcows.All tie your Elfin-em pflic? 3n Augusii findhse‘étefi‘?" pillgg

1 ‘1‘ B "C ":B I\ - ”1- ice n ' ' ."-”°° 1' 9 "A “ 1'1" r- ' . . '. gi. ?. M’- . -' t emon o anuarv. so av 0 one

giabuTai?W§ll gi‘lownzj' abogg’évegl‘; markednflis dam 4 yr. old class toover 1000 lbs. in {nature class Breeding: Crou COWShand milked. 1“ A Bra) Okemos (in auto ) ”h b35115... April farrow. A_J. Gordan' R.2, Dorr, L 10);,





., , . "Kin ofthePontiacs" and the ‘De i k bl d "(‘h

and hire sdam have A.R.O. records that aveiage Butter 3. . . . mm C 00 - .. erry . . . . ymm i . ”a $100 to

run-524.33 lbs. Ink 563 lbs. w.s. supra. Howell, Mich. Cm“ “0°" F"'"'"'"'“ds~ “"h- M- 3‘ “’me‘ee- “WWW- "lllilnf Sifllfl 0i Shorihoms. €125) 2....1. O. l. C. spfllugefgfififdzfil 033.2?" “d



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' ' ' Bull calves at re so bl RNER BROS. Almont. Miclllza-lh B d 80 . Grand Led e Mich-

$190 Buys Re .Holstein heifers mos. old and I iiolstem-Fnesmn prices. Pontiac 'Konrnxdfike? Jam on” an n s '





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mm... 15.38.53}?Lissa,°§ébefisi§¥iiichfiizfi. ““8"" 1...... "”8“” “M "' R“ MILKING snonrnonns. B... 21.66.66... old

$75 00 DAVIDSON a HALL. Tecumseh. Michigan





 





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‘ °r B .iiiili ti‘crpri‘ii'3d t? riz‘iii Kiri? be“ of

' stock. 7. . l , ow e e. i c igan.

| "Ive no . "Okla" cow: and heifers ifor sale at Buys apure bred Holstein bull calf 11 nios.old. a son of F 8 I -~3 Bull Calves Sired by a 30 lb. bull. 1 from s A 1!

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Close pr 098. Colantha Johanna Creamclle L d. 0 . ft b . A] 2 h-‘f, . 8 and15

Wm. Fowlerviue. Michigan. producing sires. GEO. D. CLAiliKE. I‘l’gsbarinh ighd [months old. Wm. Griffin. R. Di?) 5. (I‘IdAiiZIl. Mich. i Breeders, Directory—Continued 0|! p.90 8. ' 4i
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Stocking—I have a horse whose

right hind leg is greatly swollen from

book to fetlock. When not exercised

the leg is much worse than if she is

walked a little every day. J. B., Pea-

cock, Mich—Give her 2 drs. of acetate

of potash at a dose twice a day and

1A oz. of Fowler's solution at a dose

three times a day. She should be well

fed, groomed well twice a day and ex-

ercised two or three times a day, but

not exposed to cold bleak wind storms.

Also bandage leg in cotton.





Contagious Abortion—I have three

cows which lost their calves, one a

month too early and the other two

three months before time. They have

been fed silage, bean fodder, corn-

stalks, bran and dairy food. W. H. B.,

Morley, Mich—Give each cow 3 tire.

of methylene blue in a gelatine cap-

sule daily for six days, then thorough-

ly disinfect your stable and a week

later repeat the treatment and you

will perhaps obtain fairly good results.





Spasmodic Colic—Acute Indigestion.

-—-What can be done for a horse that

occasionally has spasmodic colic? I

would also like to know what caused

the death of my neighbor’s yearling

colt? The colt was very thirsty, he

drank a. large quantity of water, the

colt almost immediately bloated and

died in less than an hour. C. E. R.,

Moore Park, Mich.——It is not always

necessary to do much for a horse

when they have a mild attack of spas-

modic colic; however, it is good prac-

tice to give a cathartic of aloes, raw

linseed oil or Glauber’s salts. If the

animal bloats giVe hyposulphite soda

or alcoholic stimulants or give 1 oz.

doses of aromatic spirits of ammonia.

Your neighbor’s colt died of acute in-

digestion which should have been pre-

vented.



Acute Indigestion—Have a cow that

was giving ten quarts of milk daily,

but suddenly her milk flow ceased,

she lost her appetite and was very

stiff. We called a Vet. and he thought

she had neuritis. F. B., Eckford,

Mich—Give your cow 2 drs. sodium

salicylate ata dose three times a day,

and if her bowels are inactive give her

epsom salts as a cathartic.





Vertigo—I have a steer calf nine

months ol'd which staggers and falls

down occasionally. His appetite is

good and most of the time he appears

well, before a sick spell he appears

drowsy. J. L. R., Long Rapids, Mich.

~——Give steer a teaspoonful of hyposul-

phite of soda at a dose in feed two or

lliree times a day. If his bowels are

inclined to be costive, give epsom

sa ts.





Hoven.-—A short time ago one of my

calves took sick and acted very much

like a horse with colic. Would kick

at its belly, turn nose around to side

and bloated badly.

believe that. it ate too much ensilage.

C. B. L., Vanderbilt, Mich—Your calf

suffered from acute indigestion and if

you have another case, give either

hyposulphite of soda, salicylic acid or

aromatic spirits of ammonia, and re-

member in some cases it is necessary

to use trocar and canula, puncturing

rumen, left flank.





Wounded Teat.—I would like to

know how to heal a. teat that has been

cut through to the milk canal, without

closing the opening to teat. J. N. H.,

VVebberville, Mich.—It is hardly pos-

sible to heal a teat without inserting

a milking tube and leaving it there

until wound heals; furthermore, it is

very necessary to use septic measures

and to bring the edges of wound close

together while they are raw and hold

them there, either by stitches or sur-

geons’ plaster, applied when hot.





Scurvy.—I have a bunch of hogs

that are troubled with scurvy which

causes an itchy condition of the skin.

I have applied coal tar disinfectant,

but it appears to fail to effect a. cure.

P. S., Metamora, Mich—Apply one

part coal tar disinfectant and four

parts vaseline; or apply one part ox-

ide of zinc and nine parts vaseline oc-

casionally. A clean bed, and keeping

your hogs warm and comfortable Will

have a good effect.





Indigestion—Weakness.-—Some two

weeks ago I bought a 16-year-old horse

that.is low in flesh and moves about

as if he was very weak. I feed him

three pints of ground rye and two

quarts of wheat bran twice a. day and

give him two quarts of carrots and a

quart of bran at noon. B. J. 0., 0t-

sego, Mich—Perhaps his grinder teeth

need floating. Also increase his grain

ration and give him 1 dr. ground'nux

vomica, 1/2 oz. ground gentian and 14

oz. of powdeerd charcoalin each feed.





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0U might as well make up

your mind rig/t! now to

plant cleafied and grad“!

seed grain or pay a fearful

penalty in loss of crops at harvest

time—particularly th 1': year wh en farm

seed everywhere is reeking With foul weeds

and sickly grain (due to last summer's heavy rains).





In tbillotelt book of mine, “AHorvest of Gold" I rovo the need of cleonedfiflded

need so conclusively that you will never plant ono her bushel of ordinary seed groin.





How to Clean and Grade

Seed Grain and Grass Seed





Thin remarkable book explains the cheapest; oilh. broken rains. choc pegs. tips. butt: and un-

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chees cookie and wild buckwheat. How to rade move buckhorn and 62 other weeds without waste.

wheat orrye. Onto—how to remove muster , kale, Timoth -—-how to remove plantain, pepper gross

wild pens. uuck grass, cockle, straw Joints, thistle and 33 0t er weeds: how to save volunteer timothy

buds; and ow to separate timothy wheat and from auto and wheat. Alfalfa and Flux—how

vetch from oats: how to grade out all twm outs, remove dodder and fox-tail. heads, stems. fibres.



in oats and bull oats; how to not perfect outs for Wild onto. mustard, myard grass, false flax



rill. Barley—how to get brewers or seed ain broken wheat; shrunken, frozen and drnughted

gee of wild outs, mustard and all other weeds. seed. Thin Is just a sample of the prlceleu

earn and Peon—how to clean, undo and re- Information contained In the book here

move splits and defectives from 18 varieties, includ« ictured — coolly worth $100.00 to any

inc cow peas. Corn—how to remove coho, chafl’, Inner.





Best Offer I Ever Made on a

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tor oboolutely tree with The Chothom Mill. This is far the beat

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“goth" with my Spool-l "or. by return mall.





MANSON CAMPBELL CO.

Detroit. Mich. Minneapolis. Minn.





 

 

 





 

   





Dept. A“ 1

Knnuu City. Mo.





     





 





SALE OF





40 .SHllllTHllllNS





lo Bulls so Females

By The





Michigan Shortholn Breeders’ Association





In the Stock Pavilion, East Lansing, Mich.





January 21, 9:30 A. M.

W. W. KNAPP, Pres. Howell, Mich.





DRAFT HORSES





BY THE

Michigan Horse Breeders’ Association

58 lead. 23 Stallions. 35 Mares.





56 Pcrcherons. 2 Belgians.

Will be sold in the same Pavilion at 12:30 P. M.

R. S. HUDSON, Sec’y.

Col. Carey M. Jones,





 





 





East Lansing, MiCh.





L. L. Seeley,





Catalogues (Ready

When Writing Mention The Michigan Farmer.





Auctioneers.





 





31—87





[1005





If“ M Salt :Indngiitfio llvhr'ite tor hcitolo‘.





W. J. HAGILBBAW. Aura-cl. llchlcnll.





o. l.' C}. STRICTLY BIG ms.





Morel) April and May pi Bil-ed by Lenghty Prince.

White Monarch and Frost u Choi - all big type boar-

Ind sows wolghin from 500 to 7 . wit I qpunlity

second to none. on furnish in p 'uliln. riceo





i'l-nl-lnilnlllo.

Newman's Mariette. Mich. R. I.





 





Stock Farm.





 





‘ Hillcrest Farm, _





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We have the kind CATTLE



you useili to saw.



.arge. pump. no 1‘ young also



seed; over 99% pure Aberdeen All egg: and $93313:th

Prioedraaonable. uire F. J. Wilber, Clio, ich.





 





and high vitality.

Remember, every five pounds of dead seed and

impurities to the bushel. adds $1.00 to cost; also,





that the country is flooded with seed containing





BERDEEN ANGUS BULL. regis

old, a. nod one, for quick sale price $110.00.





tered, 9 months

WILSON B 08.. Lake Ann, BennioCo.. Michigan.





 





o I 0 (limit-(.- leos. oldbour. flrnndI‘hamp.ntll'ost



- . - M il-h. Slate Fair 19]!» also Mar. luidApr. giltfl.



A. J. BARKER. BELMONT . MICH. R. No. 16.

3 July boars.





a

O. I. C- S and quality.





C. J. THOMPSON.

The home of the hi





Way BIOlherx SIUCk Farm- lilllii)().].(}. Hogs. Hton





for Halo. Registered free. J. It. Vi ay. 'l'llrocltivers, Mich.





 





iircd giltn with size

522 to $30 ouch.

Rockford. Mlchiknn.





 





 





0 I c serviceable boars, trim] sows. gilts bred for

' - ' March and April l'lli'row, Hlliilmterailll full llus.

lpay express. (1'. P. ANDREWS. Duiiavllie. ich.





 





o I Gilts bred for March. April and May

I I ' furrow. lit-corded in buyer's name.

H. W. MANN. Danovllle. Michigan.





 





0. I. C. and CHESTER WHITE SWINE





liig t; pc n'itll qualit} . We haw- t lll‘lllllli'fi‘iill‘ll breeders

)(llIllL’ llizl‘ll ill sewn Slnll- fairs this ion r. ’I boy were





 





sired by Aim 2nd, onl- ol‘ our plan). good lmrd boars.

Special [lrll‘l‘H on all hours for the inn“ iii) days. (it-t.

a Hill. bred in the Great Sclmolmlistvr, the highest

prim-d lmiirul' llll- bro-r-d, ('llilinpion nw-r ellluilpiuim.

Write. for our big catalogues with history of llil‘ bust

Ill-rd in the whole country. Come and see them.



I l 0 I

Rolling Vlow Stock Farms. Cass City, Mlcll.

O I C Clinll‘i' Hpringboars and Ill-ml (Hit-i.



- o - We pa) l‘lxprl-ss and lit-ulster free.





Zecland. Michigan.





Glenwood Stock Farm,

1

Attractive pi'il'i‘H on full pigs





_____.._..—_._———~

ll ' i ll 0 I 0’



.gls on u u 3. and last sprint: gills. All from

lami- litters. Elmer E. Smith. ltmil'ord. Mich.





 





 





 





n I “Service hem-sand fall {)lll‘l not akin and 25

O I shred sows. luxlrn gum HllK‘k. ()neoxtru llu-sr.

Mar. lmilr, wt, I’m, big 13 pe, hem) linno, Cumchnd hm:

them. 51. mile weslo! depot. mm H. Schulze, Nashville. MIL-h.





POLAND-CHINAS



From our thousand pound Grand

Champion Boat and Big Stretchy

Sows, of best breeding. Spring Boar.





at a bargain.

Kalamazoo, Mich.





F0“ SALE. P. (‘. lirml sows and fall boars. also

0 S. l'. H. Minorl-ii (‘04-kvruls,

ILW. MILLS. SALINE. MICHIGAN.

‘ Poland (‘hilul lirlmd Sow Sill“ S; l. Jan,

BI” Type 29”.. 7)“ Hons hrwl l'ni' spi‘lllg‘littflm.





_\1\ ”Ill-ring cxrl‘lls any ulTl‘ring m or Ulliti‘i‘ll at public

sale in the State. Write [or catalog.

WILLIAM “'AFFLE. (.‘ulduaii-r.





 





 





 





Michigan.





 





IG TYPE P. 0. Either sex. pairs or trim; not akin-

Bred cows and slits. llnve several 10(1)“). boar pro.

spocts. Absolutely no larger breeding. Everylhing

guaranteed right. FRANK KHIYGER. HavonnaJMich





 





mun“ cull gilts bred for March and April far-

. rownl‘all pigs. satisfaction guar-

anteed. G. Vl. HULIUL“, Kalamazoo, Michigan.





 





of the big type. Boar. ready for

senile Barred Rock ('ll(~l\ercls.

A» .1. W00!) & SON. Saline. Michigan.





 





' a fewvhoil-l-bours of spring and

largo Slralll P. camp summer furrow. A rlioim- lot

of spring (lilts bred lor spring l'ai'rnu sin-d by Big

Defender the hour that every body goes wild over.





 





H. 0. SWARTZ. Schoolcrnn. Michigan.

Ciltszlndsows, Ilred for Mar. and

Large I!!!” P - April furrow. Hired by Jill: Des

L:





Monies, Knox Jr.,ahd (Hunt Defender. “red to Big.

hiloer.,Smooth Wonder 3 and Big Jumbo. rourgrcat-

est hours In Mate. ('olileor Write. W. E. Livingston,l’urllla,Mich.





ll BONED POLAND (‘IIINA Spring Hours and

08'] gins- not akin. Also olderstm'k. Prices right.

kLYDE F SHER, St. Louis, Mich.





 





 





Spring Pigs at Half Price—Bred from





‘ ' the largest

strain of Poland Chinas on earth, none bigger. If

you ever expect to own a registered Poland Chino.

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

Pairs and trim-3 not akin 31:3 each. A few bred sows at

825. J. (l. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. Bell Phone.





. ' ~“'estern bred extra large

Blg lype Palalld chma boned. Sim-k l'oi‘sale. Pairs

not akin Satisfaction guaranteed.



W. BREWBAKER & SONS. Elsie. Mich. R. No, 5.





 





 





Big Type lioui‘.‘ all sold. IIEHI‘ several LflXYd (iilts

bred to Smooth Jumbo, .11". Top lloarof .J, I).

Collin Sole. l‘rirmi right in gm. lit-k. Ll). Gregory.lunla,.\llch.





 





IG Type I’olund (‘hina (:ilts. bred to a good son of

Wonderful Wonder. lie sold in lowafor $625. ’I‘ is

willp lease you . Robert Martin, R. 7, Hastings, Mich.





For Sale Poland China:





 





hither wt. all new. Home-

tlling wind at a lull price.





 





P. D. Long. R. F. D. No. 8. Grand Rapids. Mich.

Poland Cliilms. lintll \l‘\' and all a 'es' t

“fl" Boned bargain 1)]‘ll'i’h. . so, I , 1’. Lime};





(‘m-kerels. ROBERT NEVE, Pierson, Michigan.





 





GLAND Chinese—Big and Illi‘llllllll type. Gilts bred

to big ”£79 boars for—April furrow. 1‘ all pigs. either

sex. . . Barnes & Son. Byron, hiicbigan.





 





R’EGISTERED Poland (‘llina 4priilg Hours and Sows

.3t $15 Oil-I'll.» Making thisspel-ial price to make room

forbthers. A. G. Meadejtanton. Mich.,Coibys Ranch.





. (l‘ltt df x.‘

Large Yorkshires onto? gin-oz“;

boars. Pigs all a es. l‘ril'Ps ilezlmnnllle. . C.

COOK. Route 0. l. ADA. MICHIGAN.





 





 





ofllest. breedingmf various agesmither

Berksnires sex. all registered stock. nuzikiu.



specral reducedlprice. Vi rite )Our wants quit-k.

Mitchell's Lakeside Farms. ILL’, Bloomingdale, Mich.

~Fall Pigs, Brood Sows and





Muwwt H088 Guts. Young service Bears. Pairs

not akin.Write for prices. (I. F.Bacon, R. 3 Britton.Mlch.





SHEEP.

no stock for sale





0xiord Down She‘ep. ,. W...





M. F. GANSSLEY. Ifinnol. lichlgan.





Start the Boy W“ °"°"'





 





 





 





 





ewes bred to imported

rams. ROPE KON

FARM. Kindcrhook.

Mlchipn.





 





 





five to fifteen pounds to the bushel that will not _

$1"; D P c PONTIAC gummy: gr isle go? A.Ri.'g_am8. adhgirfirsniargdbtfi Shropshire Ewes F or Sale

88 on line. .-0 ll 8 u ,

e c' E' e "V 0' MIGH. calves. Geo. N. Crawford. Hbglton. Mich. DAN BOOHER' R 4’ Evart. M‘Chl‘nn'





 





 





WilgEPII—l Gill 0F “i In. 1 “HI“ llll"





WIRT, R. No. 8, Battle Creek, Michigan. John Schmidt, Reed City. R. No. 5.. Michigan.





 





FOR Sale-18 Reg. {Short Horn Bulls by Maxwalton

Monarch 2nd,a son of Avondale, from2 to 13 mos.old





' -—Yearlinlz and ram lambs from Champion

Lelc.s“r: flock of Thumb of Mich. Also select Berk-





 





shire swine. Eluihurst Stock Farm, Almont. Mich.
You Can Now \Get the Big Comfortable

35 Horsepower Overland for





$695





' Roadster $675





f. o. b. Toledo





Tr-u’ \





Demountable rims; with one extra

106-inch wheelbase



Deep divan upholstery



One-man top; top cover





En bloc 35 horsepower motor



Electric starting and lighting System

Electric control buttons on steering column

Four inch tires V





 





With unerring judgment of

value“





With a rush that swallowed up

a record production in jig time—





The public took more than

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months.





In six months we’ve absorbed

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We covered our material re-

quirements at before-the-war prices

-—saved three and a half million

dollars on aluminum and another

million on steel.





We have increased our produc-

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last June to 1000 cars per day.





Model 83 B





So again we have broken all

records. ~





Again we have planned and

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duction program.





And again we are setting a new

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roomy, comfortable, thirty—five

horsepower Overland for $695.





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now made even more clearly

dominant.





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by any car of its size ever built—

fifty thousand in every day service.





Catalog on request. Please address Dept. 86.





The Willys-Overland Company,





 





 





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find though the price is reduced

the car is improved.





It has an up-to-the-minute

power plant, en bloc type, develop-

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an exceptionally quick get-away.





The value is pre-eminent~un-

approached.





We guarantee that the price for

this model will never be lower.





But this price reduction is made

in the face of a rising material mar-

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will not be higher.





See the Overland dealer now—-

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need be—but make sure of your

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