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The Only Weekly .Agricultural, Horticultural, and Live Stock Journal in the State.

DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, MARCH 1], 1916





VOL. CXLV. N0. ll

Whole Number 3879





50 CENTS A YEAR.

‘2 FOR 5 YEARS.





Developing High Yielding Pedigreed Oats





_ N 19.15 a' well-known cereal com-

pany offered a gold medal for the

highest yield of pedigreed oats pro-



5du'eedinflMjichigan: It was required of



;contestantsthat they should grow five



acres or more of oats and that their



fields should be measured and the oats

weighed at harvest by a committee of

three, two of whom should be local



.men and one a representative of the



'AgriCultural College.



I The contest ‘was won by Wallace



Brothers, of Huron county, who report-



ed a yield of 96 bushels of Alexander



oats per acre. The second and third

places were taken by Worthy oats.



Jennings Farm, of Muskegon county,



reported 88 bushels, and I. E. Parsons,



of Genesee county, 87 bushels per acre.



Both the Worthy and Alexander oats

are pedigreed varieties developed by

the Michigan Agricultural College and

released from the experiment station

to farmers who belong to the Michigan

Experiment Association about six

years ago. Wherever introduced these

varieties have won favor and have

gained rapidly in popularity. Professor

V. M. Shoesmith, Secretary of the Ex—

periment Association, estimates that.

over 6,000 bushels of Worthy and A1-

exander oats .were seeded last year.

There is, therefore, a very consider-

able amount available for the coming

season’s planting, since, on account

of the high yield secured, these pedi-

greed oats were largely held for seed

purposes.



Farmers’ Reports on the Worthy and



Alexander Oats.



Over one hundred farmers who grew

the Worthy and Alex-

ander oats in various

sections /of Michigan

reported their yields

to the Secretary of the

Experiment Associa-

tion. Assistant Secre-

tary, A. L. Bibbins, re-

ports an average yield

on all fields of Worthy

and Alexander oat s

grown in Michigan in

1915 of about 601/;

bushels per acre. The

average yield of oats

per acre for the state

of Michigan in 1915

was 40.21 bu., 20 bu.

less than pedigreed va-

rieties. It .is certain

that if a considerable

number of Michigan

farmers were growing

the pedigreed oats in-

stead of ordinary vari-

eties that the state av-

erage Would be mate—





A study of the re.-

ports from farmers

and of tests made by

the Experiment Asso-

ciation show-s that the

Worthy oats are par-





 





heavy soils, some of

the highest yields be

ing reported from Sag-

inaw county. The A1-





exander variety does better on the

lighter soil types and some of the high-

est yields have been reported from

western ., Michigan. Both varieties are

stiff strawedsand are resistant to the

tendency to lodge.



The Success, a new pedigreed vari-

ety,‘ will be released in small amounts

this season to members of the Experi-

ment Association, only, by the Agricul-





tural College. This new variety is the





leading variety in the Experiment Sta-





tion Variety Tests, surpassing both the

Worthy and Alexander. It has not,

however, been given a thorough trial

under different conditions over .the

state, and seed is not available as yet.

How Pedigreed Cats are Developed at

the Michigan Agricultural College.

There is as marked a difference be-

tween individual oat plants as there

is between individual animals in a

dairy herd. The Babcock test enables

the dairyman to pick out the high pro-





 





 





A Field of Worthy Oats that Yielded Seventy-five Bushels Per Acre.





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Series of Oat Plots at the Michigan Agricultural College, where much Careful and valuable Work is Being





Done Toward Developing this Important Cereal.





ducers in his herd and to discard the

“Star Boarders.” The A. R. 0. records

assist in the breeding of high-produc-

ing herds from these superior individ-

uals. 1n the improvement of oat varie-

ties much the'same problem faces the

plant breeder; namely, to ascertain the

high‘producing desirable strains and

with these high~producing individuals

as the parent stock to develop pedi-

greed strains ~of the same general char-

acteristics. It is neccssary, however,

to handle such a great number of

plants, that the work soon reaches

enormous proportions. Oat improve-

ment work cannot be properly per-

formed by the average farmer, but

must be conducted by an expert who

is thoroughly familiar with the princi-

ples underlying plant breeding, and

who can give all his time to the de-

tails of his work. Forwthe improve-

ment of Michigan crops, the State of

Michigan employs such a man, Mr. F.

A. Spragg, Plant Breeder at the Mich-

igan Agricultural College.



During the past few years splendid

varieties of wheat, oats, rye and bar-

ley have been developed which, if gen-

erally planted, would markedly in-

crease the yields of these crops in

Michigan. The rapidity of the increase

of the acre yields of Michigan through

these pedigreed varieties depends sim-

ply on how soon a majority of Michi-

gan farmers give them a thorough

trial and adopt them.



While the details of the plant breed-

ing work at, the Agricultural College

are extremely intricate, nevertheless

the general plan is easily understood.

In oat improvement

work, for instance, the

first step is to carry

on a variety test to de-

termine the leading

varieties. In this va-

riety test duplicate

drill-width strips about

600 feet long, of the

best oat varieties are

planted under uniform

conditions and with

frequent check plats

of some standard vari-

ety at intervals. The

variety test is conduct-

ed year fter year un-

til the high yielding

varieties are ascer-

tained. From these va-

rieties which, like all

commercial varieties,

contain a great num~

ber of the. individual

strains, some high-

yielding, some low,

50111 e stiff strawed,

some weak, etc, the

highest yielding, most

desirable strains are

selected. In accom-

plishing the selection

about; 200 or 300 supe-

rior plants from some

particularly high-yield-

ing variety are select-

ed and harvested sep—

arately. Next yearthe

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Farmers’ week, so-

called, was announc-

ed as a general home



coming at the Michigan Agricultural



College for the farmers of Michigan.



As usual, however, the attendance of



farmers, while good, was not anything



like what such an occasion should have

brought out. There was a very consid-

erable number of progressive farmers

and farm women present at the vari-

ous lectures and conferences held in

different buildings on the College cam-

pus during the week, and the benefit

derived by these which will be reflect-

ed in their home communities was un-

doubtedly sufficient to make the event



a profitable one to the state.



There were valuable features aside

from the instructive lectures which

' practically formed one-week short

‘courses in the various departments of

the College. The conference of county

agricultural agents and the conference

of Institute lecturers were features of

importance, and the rural life confer-

ence was a most interesting and in-

structive feature of the week’s pro-

gram. Farmers’ Week is unquestion—

'21ny of greater benefit than the old-

fashioned Round-up Institute, but its

{beneficial influence might be increased

‘many times by a more general attend-



‘ance of the farmers of the state who

are so situated as to make it possible

for them to attend. The fact that sev-

' eral programs were being carried on at

'- the same time in different buildings on

‘the college campus makes a compre-

'f)1ensive report 0f the meeting as a.

" whole impracticable. Various sections



of exceptional interest will be given

‘some space in succeeding issues, for

"the benefit of readers who did not 'at-

’tend the meetings, but such cursory

reports as are possible, will not give

’an adequate idea of the value of this

series of meetings to those who im~

'proved the opportunity afforded and

”attended same.



May we not hope that in some man—

ner a greater number of farmers may

cOme to realize the benefits which ac-

crue to themselves and their communi-

-ties by general attendance at Farmers’



. Week in future years.

Perhaps no section of

the Farmers’ Week

program was better

attended and evoked

greated interest on the part of those

present, or will have a greater influ-

ence in the state at large, than the

marketing conference held under the

auspices of the Michigan Country Life

Association during Farmers’ Week at

M. A. C.



Here many phases of the marketing

problem were discussed by men who

have had experience in the develop-

ment of co- operative enterprises in the

estate. At one session a score or mere





Farmers’ Week.





'The Marketing

Problem.





measurement. or 35. 60 per‘co-o





 





THE M I C H I; G A

of men who are identified with suc—

cessful co- operative enterprises kin





Michigan were down for the‘ discussion 3

rates demanded, and get in touch with





of the subject of cooperative associa-

tions and their federation in this state.

The surprising fact was brought out

by one of these, speakers that while

co-operative enterprises are still ‘in





their infancy in this country, the the?





cry of co-operation is now being prac-

ticed to a far greater extent than is

realized by the average person. This

was proven by statistics showing that

there are in the United States some-

thing over 10,000 co-operative farmers’

organizations now in successful oper-

ation, including about 5,000 farmers’

elevators, 1,500 co-operative creamer-

ies and the balance made up of various

co-operative organizations for the mar-

keting of products of the farm.



Michigan was shown to have 44 such



‘ cooperative or anizations in existence

at the present time. Some of these

have already been described in the col-

umns of this paper, and others will be

touched upon in future issues. The

difficulties encountered and overcome

in the conduct of these organizations

were made the subject of discussion

by their various representatives and

this discussion cannot but prove mutu-

ally helpful to those participating in it

and of value to the progressive farmers

of other sections of the state who were

present at this meeting and who are

interested in the subject of providing

better marketing facilities in their var-

ious sections.



The discussion indicated that the

greatest obstacle met with in the suc~

cessful establishment of co—operative

organizations in Michigan has been





selfishness and narrownessof outlook .





on the part of members rather than

outside competition or influences, al-

though the latter have been factors to

be overcome. As the manager of one

of the most successful of these co-op-

erative enterprises said at the conclu-

sion of the discussion, the essential

difference between success and failure

was whether this class were in the ma-

jority or the minority in the member-

ship of the organization. In his own

and other successful co-operative or-

ganizations they have been in the min-

ority. In cases where such organiza-

tions have not been successful, they

will often be found to have been in the

majority. .

Tho discussion of the

problem of rural cred-

its at the Country Life

Conference held at M. A. C. during the

past week, brought forth a renewal of

the charge on the part of several farm-

ers living in northern Michigan that a

great majority of the bankers in the

northern section of the state were ex-

ploiting the farmers in an unfair if not

an illegal manner, in the demanding of

exorbitant rates of interest from farm-

ers who were compelled to seek short-

time credit, and in some instances on

long-time loans. A general charge was

made by some farmers present that

throughout the northern counties of

the state the rate of interest, including

the bonus or bank discount demanded,

would average around 12 per cent per

annum. Bankers from several points

in northern Michigan, including the

upper peninsula, were present and de-

nied that the exaction of these usuri-

ous interest rates was anything like

common in the northern territory.



Charges of this nature are not new.

Only recently in referring to such a

charge in these columns we asked

Michigan Farmer readers to advise us

with regard to credit conditions in

their localities. Peculiarly enough, all

of the replies received were from the

well-developed sections of southern

Michigan where the writers said

that there was sufficient local capital

to care for the credit needs of the

farmers in their respective neighbor-

hoods.



The farmers of any section where

usurious interest is asked for loans

made upon good security by men who





Rural Credits.





are properly-'4 entitled; to fhefcredit





N - ran Mr. R





..sought, were advised by some of the,

bankers present at this conference to





refuse to pay the exorbitant interest





bankers or private capital in other

sections of the state where needed

funds could be secured on more liberal

terms. This advice should be followed

Wherever practical, and only to satisfy

the most urgent present needs should

the disposition on the part of bankers

or private capitalists in the newer sec-

tions of the state to exact usurious in-

terest rates be gratified.





The leading article inl

this issue relates to \sudden attack by the Germans two





Improved Seed.



the development of

improved strains of productive varie-

ties of oats at the Michigan Agricul»

tural College. Other equally as good

yielding varieties or improved strains

of oats have in recent years been in-

troduced into this state by private en-

terprise, so-called improved or regen-

erated seed oats have been imported

directly from Sweden, from Holland

and other European countries where

progressive agriculture is generally

practiced, and have in most cases prov-

ed greatly superior to the ordinary

standard varieties grown from com-

mon field-run of seed which have been

sown year after year on most Michi-

gan farms.





In practically every community of

Michigan some farmer has grown

some one of these improved varieties

in recent years and demonstrated their

adaptability to the soils and climatic

conditions of that community. Thus

improved strains of seed oatsin which

selection of the very best has been

practiced in seed breeding plots with a

View of developing the high-yielding

habit are plentiful, and can quite eas-

ily be secured for seed purposes by

the farmers of almost any section of

Michigan without going outside of the

community. Where this cannot be

done, seed of this quality can be pur-

chased from a distance at moderate

prices, so that the added cost per acre

of improved seed for the sowing of

this year’s oat crop would be small in-

deed as compared with the probable

benefit in an increased yield for any

farmer who makes cats a factor in his

crop rotation.





What is true of oats is equally true

of other seed used to plant the staple

farm crops. Of all the factors making

for a good yield and consequently a

fair profit, none is perhaps more im-

portant than this factor. Costly meth-

ods of improving the fertility of the

soil may not be within the immediate

reach of every farmer, particularly fol-

lowing a poor season such as last year

proved to be in a great many sections

of Michigan, but there are few if any

farmers who could not manage to se-

cure improved seed for this year’s

planting, and in case the present varie-

ties or strains of seed used for plant-

ing the staple crops are not satisfactory

from the standpoint of yield and qual-

ity, no investment can be made which

will prove more profitable than the

purchase of improved seed for this

year’s planting. If this seed can be se-

cured in the community and from soil

which corresponds with that upon

which it is to be planted, this would

be the cheaper and the better course

to pursue, but in any event, the use of

improved seed is essential to the best

success with the season’s farm cam-

paign. This fact will appeal to any

farmer who gives the matter his care-

ful consideration, and every progres-

sive farmer should act upon the inevi-

table conclusion which will be reached

upon a fair consideration of this

subject.





 





MEETING OF BREEDERS OF RE-

CORDED LIVE STOCK.





 





Exhibitors and breeders’ of record-

ed live stock will meet at the Otsego

Hotel, Jackson, Mich, Friday, March

17. All live wires are needed and

must come. If you are a dead one,

notify us and we will send flowers—-





‘Wing, Story and Eagger, Committee.





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,H‘AEPENU'NGS OF THE. WEE-K.- _.





. Fore n. ’



The European ar.—During the

past week practically all interest in

the great conflict centered in the strug-

gle about Verdun, the great fortress

1n northeastern, France. The second





 





tremendous onslaught which had as





its central object the taking of Douau-

mont on Pepper Heights in front of

Verdun appears to have beensuccess

full}r repulsed b the French. Thus

far the Germans ve taken six square

miles of territory, and this it is esti-

mated has cost them probably 50, 000

men. It would appear from reports

that the French are now in a better

position to defend these positions than

they have been at any time since the





weeks ago. There has been more or

less contmuous artillery firing in all

the sectors along the entire western

front. The greatest activity outside of

the immediate district of Verdun has

been to the west in the Argonne and

Champagne sectors. There appeared

to be an efiort here to turn the French

wing and squeeze out the defenders of

Verdun. This effort has failed thus

far. Also east ofVerdun in the Woevre

sector where the Germans hold an in-

dented line that extends into French

territory to St. Mikel, terrific artillery

infantry fighting has occurred, but

without any general change in the bat-

tle front. In European Russia the

Czar’ s forces are taking the offensive

at a. number of points and while sev-

eral hot engagements have occurred,

no important changes of battle lines

have taken place. South of the Can-

casus Mountains the Russians contin-

ue to pursue the fleeing Turks. Bitlis

has been captured, together with many

pr1soners and a large depot of artillery

mun1t1ons.



The German raider Moewe has re-

turned safely to a. German port after

havmg captured 15 ships on the high

seas, taken 199 prisoners and secured

$250,000 In gold bars. It also laid

m1nes_along the coast of Great Britain

to wmch the battleship King Edward

and other craft fell victims.



Competition for

ready appears-to be gaining in interest

among countries at liberty to export.

Much comment in Japanese and Eng-





. lish newspapers regarding trade in the





Orient is being made and American

business methods particularly are crit-

icized 1n this connection. The handi—

cap placed upon countries at war, and

the large amount of American capital

available are factors which make it

poss1ble for concerns in this country

to extend their business, not only into

fields formerly supplied by the Teu-

tonic nations. but also in direct compe-

tition with European concerns whose

busmesses have been long established.



The opposition party in Panama,

where a presidential election will be

held next July, has made a formal re-

quest for United States’ aid during the

polling to insure that a fair vote be

secured.



National.



011 Tuesday of this week Indiana

voters will express their preference

for candidates- for office of president

and vice—president.



Col. House, personal representative

of President Wilson, who recently

made an. extended trip to London,

Berlin and Paris, has returned and 1s

now in conference with President Wil-

son regardmg political conditions in

Europe, especially with respect to

their relation to this country. Col.

House stated that the reports of Euro-

pean hostility toward the United

States have been exaggerated.



Five thousand employes of the big

packing plants in East St. Louis have

received an unsolicited increase in pay.

The increase is the first granted to

skilled employes during the past 18

years.



Fire destroyed the engineering build-



ing and shops and damaged one of the

large dorm1t011es of the Michigan Ag-

ricultural College early Sunday morn-

ing, entailing a loss to the state of

about $24,000. How the situation in

which this fire places the regular ac-

tivities of the mechanical department

of the College, will be cared for, can-

not be stated at this time.

. Muskegon business men are petition-

mg to make that port made a port of

delivery. At present goods must first

be taken to rand Haven bofere theyo

be taken to Grand Haven before they

can be released from bond.





Samuel Johnson, of Dowagiac, for.





nine years professor of agriculture at

the Michigan Agricultural College, and

for 16 years past president of a farm-

ers’ mutual fire insurance company,

died February 29 at his country home

of pneumonia. He was 77 years old,

and leaves a wife and three children.

In the death of Dr. Henry Baird Fa-

vlll, of Chicago, President of the Na—

tional Dairy Council, the dairy inter-

ests of the country have lost a valua-

ble leader and advocate. Dr. Favill

also had an international reputation as

medical student and practitioner.





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(Continued from first page).

seed from the individual plants are

planted in separate rows, every row

being given a number. These short

rows are in turn carefully harvested

and their yields recorded, and all but

a few of the best are discarded. The

third year these best strains are plant-

ed in short strips and again are har-

vested separately and the best strains

retained. The fourth year drill width

strips of these superior strains are

planted. After harvesting these drill-

width strips the best strain is deter-

mined and planted the next year in a

separate field so as to secure as rapid

an' increase as possible. Every kernel

in this field is a descendant from the

single kernel which gave rise to the

parent plant of the initial selection

five years previous. Hence, the vari-

ety is truly “pedigreed” since its par-

entage is of known purity. Thus all of

the kernels of the thousands of bush-

els of Worthy oats are descendants of

a single high-yielding plant. The oat

flower is self-pollinated and varieties

do not cross in the field. As long as

care is taken to prevent pedigreed

strains from becoming mechanically

united with other oats, they can be

kept pure.



How Pedigreed Oats are Introduced.



In order to systematically introduce

the improved varieties developed at

the Michigan Agricultural College the

Michigan Experiment Association was

formed. The Experiment Association

consists of an organization of Michi-

gan Farmers who are interested in





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Growing the Oat Crop





VERY large proportion of those



who grow oats seem to fail to



appreciate the real merits of the

grain as feed for the different kinds of

stock kept on the farm. Oats are

among the best of feeds for the horses,

milch cows and calves, breeding ewes

and lambs, pigs and poultry. They

should be ground for the cows and

pigs. They give the horses muscle and

ambition, help the cows to give milk,

the calves to grow, sustain the sheep

and enable them to grow wool, the

pigs to grow and make an increase in

weight cheaply, and the hens to lay

eggs. In fact, with a good supply of

oats on hand a farmer is prepared to

do well by all the stock which he

keeps on the farm. .



In growing oats we too often fail to

take into consideration the nature of

the plant. Scientists tell us that it is

a descendant of a plant that flourished

on low and moist ground. It is a gross

feeder, requiring large quantities of

moisture and plant food in order that

it may grow and mature the grain in

100 days. ’It is claimed that for every

pound of dry matter which the oats

produce, they require 500 pounds of

moisture.



, The cats have a strong system of

fibrous roots which reach out in search

of plant food in all directions just un-

derneath the surface of the ground.

There must be present an abundance

of plant food, in an available form, to

enable the roots to get all the crop

needed in a short period of time. It

can be seen that in order to raise

heavy crops, good judgment must be

used in the selection of soil and loca-

tion, as well as previous preparation

of the ground on which the cropis

to be grown.



Preparing for the Crop.



When we consider the nature of the

oats we can see that the ground must

be either naturally fertile and moist,

or be well fertilized before the seed is

sown. Ground on which clover has





grown and has been manured for a

corn crop the previous year, if plowed

in the fall or early in the spring, fur-

nishes ideal conditions for both plant

food and moisture. If the ground is





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crop improvement, and. who work in

co-operation with the Farm Crops De-

partment of the Michigan Agricultural

College. The present membership of

the association is about 800, local or-

ganizations being well scattered over

the state. Those members who are

interested particularly in improving

their oat crop receive from the Farm

Crops Department of the Agricultural

College bushel lots of the pedigreed

varieties developed by the plant breed-

er. They guarantee to carefully com-

pare these varieties with their own

and, if they prove superior, it is, of

course, to the experimenter’s advan-

tage to retain them.



Their superiority attracts the atten-

tion of other farmers and in this way

a rapid dissemination of improved va~

rieties is secured.



Mich. Agril. Col. J. F. Cox.





With a large amount of pedigreed

seed available, not only of these vari-

eties developed at the Agricultural Col-

lege, but other improved varieties of

demonstrated high-yielding propensity





which have been developed or intro- .





duced by private enterprise, every

Michigan farmer who grows oats

should secure enough pedigreed seed

of an improved variety of proven merit

to sow at least a portion of his crop.

By so doing they will be able to com—

pare the yield of the improved varie-

ties or strains of regenerated seed

stock with the degenerated or common

seed. If such a comparative test could

be made on every farm in the state, or

even on a single farm in every neigh-

borhood, the battle for the general in-

troduction of improved seed all along

the line would be won—Editors.





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plowed in the fall it catches the mois-

ture from the melting snow and the

early spring rains, and if worked down

into a good seed bed early, it ‘will be

in a condition to contain and hold

more moisture throughout the growing

and ripening season of the oat crop,

than if plowed late in the spring. Early

spring plowing is the next best plan.

Ground plowed late in the spring will

not generally contain a large amount

of moisture, and if there is not fre-

quent rains during the months of May

and June, there will be a lack of suffi—

cient moisture to make a maximum

crop.



When fitting the seed bed much can

be done to help the crop, both as to

moisture and available plant food. If

the ground is well worked until in fine

tilth, the fine roots of the plants can

permeate it when reaching out for

plant food, securing what is needed for

rapid growth, and at the same time

the blanket. of fine dirt will prevent

the evaporation of moisture from the

ground for some time. After the seed

is sown, very little can be done for

the crop, except, perhaps, to roll the

ground on light, sandy soil.



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small oats should be blown and screen—

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Small stalks and small heads grow

from small kernels. Large stalks and

heavier heads grow from plump, heavy

kernels.



Better results may be expected if

“pure-bred,” selected seed is sown in-

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breed that has been bred for produc-

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Well-bred seed has greater vitality,

roots deeper, produces more stalks

from a stool, and on each stalk there

will be better heads than on the low-

bred varieties. '



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BUILDING.





 





From time to time, articles dealing

with stone road construction in Fay—

ette tw‘wnship and in other adjacent

townships of Hillsdale county, have

been contributed to these columns, by

the writer. Just now, some facts and

smfigures are available concerning this

work in Fayette township, that will be

boomot special interest, owing to the ap

proach of spring and the reopening of





‘ the good roads question throughout





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interest and encouragement for all

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-meut at heart.





The first step in Fayette’s good roads

program, was taken nine years ago,

when the old path-master system was

abolished by the voters of the town-

ship. At that time, as will be recalled,

the law made the adoption of a cash

basis of road improvement optional

with the townships. Through the in-

strumentality of W. B. Hewlett, super-

visor of the township for a decade, the

question was submitted to the voters,

and the old, inadequate, path-master

system was abolished. Fayette was

the only township in the county to

abolish this system, voluntarily. Two

years later, a state enactment placed

all townships on a cash basis of road

improvement. During these two years,

Fayette had been making superior

roads under the ash system, and was

ready for the next step made possible

by the stale reward law. Step by step

as rapidly as state laws Were enacted,

the township availed itself of the new

advantages. This was due in large

mm to the supervisor just men-





to tinned who, from first to last, has stood





for permanent road improvement, and

whohasseentoitthateachnewad-

vanoe was made possible. The nature

of the equipment. manner of construe

tion of roads, and remarkable success

of the project, have all been set forth

in previous articles. The following





achievement:

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m miles of state reward .macadam high-





 





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has received from the state" as reward





' money, $12,509. During the same pe-





riod. the voters of the township have

voted“! {immanent road impun-





,msnt.$14.50a This amounts finally.





$27,900. It will be seen from these I.-

ures that the net cost to the township

for mad construction, has been $1.450

per mile. During these four yea”.

roads in the township have been re-

paired to the amount of close to $1.000

per year. The tax for road construc-

tion has amounted to about $2.00 per

thousand of assessed valuation. Cer-

tainly not a high tax in these days of.

necessary road improvement, and an

amazingly low one, when we take into

consideration the work accomplished.



The above facts and figures speak

for themselves. It is hardly necessary

to say that under the new road law,

not a single petition for permanent

road improvement has been circulated

in Fayette township. The voters are

willing to let the good work go an un-

der the township system as it has

done. They realize that the distribuc

tion of the benefits are all that could

be expected, and that time alone is

necessary to cover the main roads of

the township with macadam. Most of

the stone road so far built in the town-

ship, is of. the nine-foot road-bed sort.

As soon, however, as the trunk-line,

16-foot road was made possible, work

on this kind of highway was commenc-

ed on the Detroit and Chicago pike

which traverses the township. The

coming summer will see the entire

length of this pike in Fayette. covered

with crushed stone. Other townships

through which this pike runs, are only

at the beginning of a work nearly con-

cluded by Fayette.





Evidence of General Interest.



In the opening weeks of 1916, good

roads meetings were frequent in var-

ious parts of Hillsdale county. Peti-

tions for state reward highways are

numerous, and road construction will,

be actively carried on throughout the

county, the coming season. Taxation

will necessarily fall heavy, under the

new law, along the highways where

this permanent mad improvement is

made as a result of petition. The fact

that these petitions exist, shows be»

yond a doubt, that the people want

better roads. The point in all this is,

that those townships that have seized

opportunity by the fore-lock, are the

ones that will feel least, the burden of

taxation for road construction. Fay-

ette has proceeded leisurely, perhaps.

but none the less surely. She has not

burdened her taxpayers with excesv

sive taxation. The taxpayers them-

selves have voted the money for road

construction. and they have paid it

cheerfully. Several other townships

of the county have followed F‘ayettc's

example, and are solving the good

roads problem slowly but stately.



In the course of this article, mention

has been made of the work of Super-

visor Howlett. It would not be fair to

close this brief review without men-

tioning also, Fayette’s highway oom-

missioner,vA. J. Marvin. Mr. Marvin

has been the active road builder, and

modes stmcess ofthe work that Mr.

Howlett has made possible. While oth-

er township boards and township ofll—

cials have been inactive and indiffer-

ent, these men have been working. Tim

voters have had brought before them

at each town meeting, the. possibili‘

ties and the problems in hand. They

have voted for each new advance, and

the highway commissioner has built

roads that pass the ordeal of state in

spection. It is not yet too late for oth-

er townships to follow Fayette’s EX‘

ample.





Hillsdale 00. J. A. KAISER.





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seeding too thick, unless from a volun-

teer seed, and it certainly does not

pay to have a portion of the land lie

fallow for the want of a quart or two

of seed. This is mighty poor economy.



Right here I wish to say a word

about timothy seeding. There are

lands where timothy can be grown

profitably, but I believe in a great ma-

jority of places where timothy is reg-

ularly sown in the crop rotation, it had

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Isabella Co. WM. J. COOPER.

SUMMER CROPS FOR HOG PAS-



TURE.





Kindly advise me as to a suitable

combination of crops to furnish pas-

ture for hogs this coming summer.



SUBSCRIBER.





Peas and oats will make about the

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chard it is not possible to experi-

ment with any great number of varie-

ties with safety. The market has al-

ready determined the apple that it

likes best, and the grower must give

the buyers exactly what they desire in

order to be assured of a ready market

at harvest time. If the commercial or-

chard consists of only a few acres it

must be limited to the production of a

few varieties. The orchard of mixed-

up varieties does not produce enough

of one kind of fruit to interest the buy-

er and the cost 'of harvesting is great-

ly increased if the orchard is not laid

out in even blocks of the same kind of

fruit. Many of the old commercial or-:

chards were carelessly planted and for

this reason some buyers do not care to

attempt the reclamation of such trees.

One well known commercial variety

will prove profitable when ten varie-

ties of varying quality will not bring

good returns. Of course, this applies

to the commercial orchard and not to

the heme orchard where the crop is

largely used on the farm.

The Value of the Spy.

The premier apple for this state is

undoubtedly the Northern Spy. The

torage men like Spys and the ultimate

consumer is familiar with Spy quality.

The Spy brings a good price when oth-

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up well in storage and should be con-

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Apples for Commercial pOrChard-s'





‘ IN selecting the varieties of apples





popularity, however, as its dessert val—

ue becomes known and it. should also

be included in the commercial apple

orchard. It is generally understood

among commission men with whom i

have talked that the Spy, Baldwin and

Greening are Michigan’s best contri-

butions to the apple business. We can

produce other varieties, with great suc—

cess but when it comes to growing

firstcclass Boys, Baldwins and Green-

ings there is no state which can do

better than Michigan. That being the

case it is probable that the commercial

apple grower can play safe by sticking

to Michigan’s “best bet,” the Spy,

Baldwin and Greening.



Next to the Spy. Baldwin and Green-

ing there are several fine market vari-

eties which do well in this state and

find much favor with the large buyers.

They include the Canada Red, Weal-

thy, Yellow Transparent, Grimes,

King, Duchess. McIntosh, Fameuse and

Jonathan.



The Canada Red holds up well in

cold storage and while it is sometimes

a shy bearer the quality of the fruit is

excellent. It has a slow habit of

growth and has been cop-worked upon

the Gideon in the same manner as the

Spy. The Wealthy is a hardy apple of

excellent quality and the tree bears

heavily at five or six years of age. I

have seen young orchards of this va-

riety so heavily loaded that they had

to be thinned and the fruit sold neatly

packed in bushel baskets for $2.00 per

bushel. I paid that sum myself for a





 





comes into bearing rather late and

many growers charge it with being a

shy producer. Often it will not bear

until twelve years of age but seems to

increase in productivity with age if it





h is given good care. Top-worked North-





ern Spy apples are now on the mar-

ket. In one case they have been graft~

ed into Gideon apple stock, which is

hardy and a rapid grower and it is

claimed by this method that the Spy

apple is brought into bearing as soon

as any other standard variety.

never had any experience with these

Spy trees top-worked on the Gideon

and should like to hear from growers

who may have started a Spy orchard

in this manner. Personally I believe

that the Spy is good enough to wait for

but it will undoubtedly be quite a

horticultural victory if the trees can





be brought into bearing at an age less

than the twelve or fifteen years neces—





sary in the .past.

The Baldwin 3 Winner. -

The Baldwin is one of our reliabl

croppers much in demand for placing

in storage, as it is generally popular

for culinary use during the winter.

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ing is one of our very best apples

which does not receive just considers»

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bushel of the big ones and a memory

of their quality still keeps me a friend

of the productive and fine looking

“Healthy apple.



The Yellow Transparent is being

planted rather extensively in some sec-

tions because it is an early bearer,

producing fruit in from four to six

years. It is a fine looking apple for

the local market but it has a thin skin

and will not stand rough transporta—

tion with the resulting mechanical in-

juries. ,Doubtless this apple should

not be planted extensively in the com.

mercial orchard unless the grower has

a paying local market for his product.

The Grimes is an apple of quality

which has not been appreciated be-

cause it is yellow instead of red. I

have heard many growers say that

they preferred the Grimes to the Spy.

It bears earl-y, usually in six or seven

years, and for this reason it appeals

to the commercial apple grower who

desires an early return on his invest-

ment. As the public becomes aware

of the Grimes quality it will undoubt-

edly be in much greater demand than

in the past. The King produces fruit

in from six to eight years and while

of excellent quality it is a shy bearer

and does not seem to be planted ex-

tensively. In every instance when l

have seen first-class Kings on the mar-

ket they have brought good prices. The

apple appeals to the buyer as it grows

largeand possesses an excellent flavor.



Growing the Duchess.



I have heard some powers state

that when all the Duchess trees now

planted come into bearing that there.
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»will be absolutely no market for the

Duchess. Doubtless many of these or-

chards now planted will fail to mate-

rialize and the reliable Duchess will

still find a buyer although the prices

may not be high and the profits may

not be any larger than can be expect-

ed in the producing of any other vari-

ety of apple. The Duchess is a vigor-

ous variety which bears in late August

and early September and should be a

good apple in some localities for the

home trade as it does not have to

compete with stock shipped in from

other sections as is the case with

many varieties of winter apples. '1 be-

lieve that in many sections early ap-

ples for local trade will prove more

profitable than the later varieties.



The Fameuse or Snow apple, the

Jonathan and the McIntosh are some-

what of the same style of an apple

and they belong to the same class. The

Fameuse bears at from five to seven

years, the Jonathan, four to five years,

and the McIntosh, five to seven years.





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Saving Orchards from Scale





This is not what the people of cen-

tral Michigan are doing and the fact

has induced me to say something

about it through the medium of the

Michigan Farmer. The truth is that a

large majority of farmers in the south

half of the lower peninsula of Michi-

gan seem trying to forget their or-

chards entirely. To forget them means

to lose them. This is very clear to

any man who knows the habit of the

scale. It is not strange that the aver-

age farmer does not spray his orchard.

It is hard for him to see how he can

do so and carry on his other work;

then there is the dread of getting at

it, a matter which always pops up in

the way, when we think of attempting

something new. But more serious yet

is the fact that many people have got-

ten into the notion that the scale can-

not be controlled. Every now and then

someone says to me: “My neighbor

sprayed and the scale are getting his

orchard.” I desire, if I can, in this

connection to give briefly a descrip-

tion of a method that will surely con-

trol scale it thoroughly followed.



In the first place, when once these

little insects have found their home

on the bark of a limb or upon the fruit

they are there to stay. They do not

move about. If we kill them at all, it

must be by contact and that is only

possible when the spray strikes where

they are. It is impossible to do a thor-

ough job of spraying higher than twen-

ty feet from the ground unless One has

a tower, and a tower is not a practi-

cal thing for the ordinary farmer. The

first thing, therefore, to be done is to

trim every tree in the orchard from

the/top until its height is reduced to

twenty feet or less. This means the

cutting off of some large limbs. These

should be severed just_ above the point

where other limbs grow out from them

even though the place at which the cut

is made is less than twenty feet from

the ground. These limbs will draw

the sap and assist in healing wounds.

The ends ofthe cut limbs may be

painted with white lead. If the or-

chard has not been pruned for some

years, only the dead wood should be

cut from the lower part of the topand

the remaining limbs should be left, as

the lowering of the top to a point

where it can be successfully sprayed

will require the cutting of as much

wood from the tree as should be re-

moved at one time. The following

year, the lower part of the top can be

thinned without injury to the tree, but

will not the cutting of these large

limbs injure the tree? It certainly

will, but we must make a choice be-

tween two evils.



If we treat it as indicated above and

then spray it thoroughly, we shall save

it for a good many years, during which

time it will bear profitable crops of

fruit. Lime-sulphur mixture is the' most

reliable agent in the destruction of





TH E M I CH I

Regarding the McIntosh _-’I recently

heard a grower state, “It is a fine ap-

ple for the hotel trade, the managers

like it as the appearance‘is fine and

the size is not too large for serving on

their tables. A customer likes to eat

a fine appearing apple but he wishes

it to be of moderate size so that he

will have room for something else be-

sides the apple. The McIntosh fills

hotel requirements exactly.” The

Fameuse and the Jonathan are both

excellent dessert apples which find

many friends on the market.



In selecting the varieties for the

commercial orchard it is necessary to

know just which apples will do the

best on your soil and also which vari-

eties will prove the most profitable

and meet with a ready sale. The vari-

eties discussed are not the only apples

which will prove profitable in Michi-

gan but they are the major varieties





 





which seem to be raised successfully

in the commercial orchards of the

state. R. G. KIRBY.





scale. It should be applied at the rate

of one gallon of the mixture in seven

gallons of water, or seven gallons of

the mixture to fifty gallons of spray.

The spraying should be done while the

trees are dormant, though no harm





 





will result if the buds have started,,

providing the leaves have not begun;

to grow. One should spray with the‘

wind, that is to say, if the wind is in

the south when the first spraying is

done, the trees should be covered as

thoroughly as possible and as soon as

the wind gets into the north, they

should be sprayed thoroughly from the

other side. Every part of the surface

of the tree must be covered with the

spray if we expect to get results. If

only a few scales are left alive, they

will multiply into millions by the end

of the season and our work will have

amounted to very little, and yet if we

do the work thoroughly upon trees

that have been lowered to a point

where we can hit the entire surface,

we shall get results.



People are spraying successfully ev~

erywhere where their work is suffi-

ciently thorough. But the man who

goes into the orchard feeling that he

cannot spare the necessary time to

spray the trees anyway, and must

therefore finish the job at the earliest

possible moment, and so shoots the

material into the tops with not much

care as to where it strikes, will never

get results and the thorough man who

goes into his orchard and tries vainly

to reach the tops from twenty—five to

thirty feet in the air or higher, no mat-

ter how much pains he may take, no

matter of the mixture he may apply,

will be sure to leave enough scale un-

touched to render his work of little or

no avail. W. F. TAYLOR. t





CONTROL OF CURL LEAF.





 





According to observations made by

the New Jersey Station, peach leaf

curl can readily be controlled by a

thorough application of concentrated

lime-sulphur before the buds swell in

the spring. Bordeaux mixture, applied

early in the spring before the buds

start, also will control leaf~curl, but

the lime-and-sulphur mixture is advis-

able because it will control San Jose

scale as well. In using lime-sulphur it

is essential to use a solution that has

been properly prepared and diluted

with water to a strength of not less

than 1.03 specific gravity. The spray

material should then be thoroughly ap-

plied so that every bud and small twig

receives its coating. Any portion of

the tree that is not covered with the

spray material is likely to become in-

fected. The object of the early spring

application is to kill the speres of the

leaf-curl fungus before they germinate.

In other words, spraying for leaf-curl

must be preventive as no cure is pos-





 





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The supply of sheep throughout the

whole world is short. Never before in

the history of the sheep industry in

this country has' the outlook for good

prices for all the lambs and sheep that

can be raised, been so good as at the

present time. Prices are higher now

than ever before and are likely to be

high at all times of the year for sev-

It would require several

years of revival in sheep raising to

bring us up to the normal number of

sheep, not only in this country, but in

all the sheep raising countries of the

world. One is not taking any chances

The prices in the





The spring lambing season will soon

be here, and every precaution against

usual losses should be taken. It is

best to look ahead and prepare to

make conditions favorable for saving

the lambs when they first arrive. Take

“time by the forelock" and be ready

for them.



From now to the time that the lambs

unexpected to: arrive, the ewes should

be fed well and on a variety of feeds.

No one or two feeds will meet their

requirements at this critical time. The

feed should be sustaining, and one

should remember that more good feed

will be required to sustain the ewes in

good condition the last six weeks be-

fore the lambs arrive, than at any oth-

er time during the period of gesta—

tion. If the ewes are in good condi-

tion and strong at the time the lambs

arrive they can impart life and vital-

ity to the lambs; if they are low in

flesh and strength they can not.



Some of the feed should be of a suc~

culent and laxative nature. This is

important for the general health of

the sheep, and it is also important to

enable them to provide milk for the

lambs as soon as they arrive. If the

ewes are weak and constipated losses

may be expected.



While the exercise need not be vig-

orous at this time, yet there should be

an opportunity for some exercise in

the open air each and every pleasant

day. It will tend to invigorate them

and increase the appetite. If there is

strength and vigor and a good appe-

tite the sheep are ready to go on with

their work of lamb raising with suc-

cess, and bring handsome profits for

their owner.



Prepare for the Lambs.



When it is about time for the lambs

to arrive one should keep close watch

the flock. During unfavorable

weather, and nights, the flock should

be confined in the barn. Impromptu





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of the shed. If a ewe manifests symp-

toms of delivery she can be put in

one of the small pens and a cover of

loose boards put, over and some dry

straw put on the cover to prevent the

cold air coming down on the young

lamb and chilling it. If the bed is

covered with dry straw and there is a

layer of sheep manure underneath, the

sheep’s breath will warm the pen and

the lamb will arrive in a comfortable

atmosphere, and soon get up and seek

his dinner. A little assistance may be

needed just at this time and should

be given.



If a lamb is dropped outside the

small pen, both ewe and lamb or lambs

should be put in a pen to prevent the

flock running over them while young

and weak and the needed attention

given them.



Sometimes the milk does not come

in the udder as soon as the lamb ar~

rives. A few feedings of sliced potato,

(two double handfuls), on which there

has been sprinkled a double handful of





: fine wheat middlings will usually start

7 the milk.





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have been started into producing a. full

flow of milk. W’hen heating the milk

to about blood heat, it is best to hold

the teapot in hot water to prevent

scalding the milk and injuring it for

food for the little lambs.



As soon as the lambs that were

dropped first become sufficiently strong

to enable them to follow their mother

ewes and get their dinner without help,

the ewes and lambs can be put in a

comfortable place by themselves and

the ewes fed with the best of hay and

some roots and grain. Each batch of

young lambs, as they come along and

get strong, can be added until all the

ewes have dropped their lambs, when

the whole flock can be handled as con

ditions may seem to require.



It is always a good plan to provide

a creep for the little lambs as soon as

they get strong enough to help them-

selves, where they can be given some

of the choicest of clover hay and some

dainty grain feeds. A little wheat bran

put in a trough, just high enough for

them to reach handihr, on whidz‘has

been sprinkled equal parts of wheat

middlings and granulated sugar, will

help them to get a start at eating.

Coarser feeds, like wheat bran and

oats, can be given in a short time.



Always clean the trough before put-

ting into it a fresh supply of grain.

Lambs abhor filth and will not eat

dirty food. Devote a sufficient amount

of time to the ewes and lambs to sup-

ply their needs, and save all the lambs

that can possibly be saved, for a re-

ward, in the shape of high prices, will

be awaiting the faithful, who weary

not in well doing and succeed in rais-

ing a. goodly number of spring lambs.



Wayne Co. N. A. CLAPP.



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RAISING THE YOUNG CALVES.





 





Why sell the young calves for veal

when they are six or eight wc--ks old?

We have always done this, however,

until the last couple of years and we

find there is more profit in them to

keep them until they are 18 or 20

months old. After they are two or

three months old they are not so much

bother as a person would think. We

have a barn in which we used to keep

our horses, but having built a new

barn last summer we did not need the

old horse-barn for the horses any more

so we now use it for the young calves.



We packed the inside of the walls

with shredded corn fodder from top to

bottom, except the windows. This

makes it very warm and by keeping

it well cleaned and dry it makes a fine

place. Of course, on nice, bright days

we let the calves outside to get plenty

of exercise as this is a necessity to

growing stock.



We give them all the skim-milk, and

also use a commercial calf meal when

they are very young. Also, we feed

them corn fodder which does very

well for a rough feed. The fodder

which is fed to the calves during the

winter will not amount to agreed deal

and when they are wintered the worst

part is over, as we have woods which

will afford them plenty of pasture and

there is also a spring which gives

them all the water they want during

the summer.



In the fall when they are about 12

or 14 months old it is a good time to

sell them, as they will need quite a bit

of winter feed and they will not make

much gain in the winter. It is a good

time to pick a good milch cow from





the bunch while you have several to





choose from. I think there is much

greater profit in selling them this way.

Genesee Co. E. W. PBOWANT.





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same time it is the thing most difficult ~





to prescribe. As a question of general

interest it is simply one of how to pre-

vent the evil. Only when a sow is in a

feverish condition dues she kill and

eat her own offspring.



A: pig that has been overlaid in the

nest is very often devoured by the

mother, but there is no connection be-

tween this act and that of the sow

frantic with fever that kills her pigs.

Except through some abnormal condi-

tion or undue excitement no sow ever

purposely devours her young. For this

reason the matter of feeding a laxa-

tive and cooling ration to the brood

sow before and’following the farrow-

ing period becomes one of much im-

portance. At this time corn should be

studiously avoided and especially fol-

lowing the time the sow has farrowed

should the ration be administered with

all the care possible and the sow

should be kept from all undue excite-

ment. Here is where the one who

handles his sows with a great deal of

perSonal attention the year around has

a distinct advantage over the breeder

whose sows are wild and object to his

presence at the time of farrowing.



Various remedies have been propos-

ed for breaking a sow of the habit of

eating her pigs, some of which are

recommended as very effectual. But

in my experience in raising swine

which covers a period of about 27

years I have never been bothered very

much with pig-eating sows. During

my first few years’ experience I was

troubled some in this way and I was

not long in getting rid of the sows, be-

lieving they were to blame for having

such an appetite, but. I found by study

and practical experience that the feed

ing and care of the sow before and

soon after farrowing, had all to do with

the matter. At present I have eleven

brood sows six years old and each one

has brought two litters of pigs a year

since a year old. Of the hundreds of

pigs these sows have produced not one

has been devoured by the mother.

These sows are now in the very best

of condition and I expect them to bring

at least 100 pigs during March and

April. W. M. HARDY.





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Because of the greatly unprecedent-

ed shortage of sheep, yearlings and

lambs in preparation for the market

in the United States, ruling prices ev-

erywhere are far higher than in any

former winter season. Prime lambs

offered on the Chicago market have

sold up to $11.50 per 100 lbs, with

relatively high prices paid for choice

yearling wethers, as well as for older

-wethers and prime ewes.



With labor, both skilled and unskill-





ed, better employed and wages much.





higher than ever before, consumption

of beef and other meats is on a large

scale, but the average family pocket-

book is not fat enough to admit of pay4

ing the high prices asked in the retail

meat markets of the country 'for the

choicer cuts of beef. This results in

killers wanting chiefly a class of cattle

of light and medium weights that can

be cut up into beef selling at a moder-

ate price. Most of the cattle now

reaching the Chicago market are run-

ning to short-fed steers and warmed-

up cattle, and although there is very

little call for the best long—fed steers,

so few are offered that sellers find no

difficulty in getting extremely high

prices. For weeks past about all of

the highest-priced steers have consist-

ed of heavy lots, and there has been

an absence of prime little yearling cat-

tle. Reopening of the feeder outlet in

the Chicago market is a matter of gen-

eral encouragement, and some sales of

feeding steers have taken place at a

range of from $6 to $7.25 per 100 lbs.

Calves from the Wisconsin dairy dis-

tricts will soon be marketed freely,

and lower prices may be expected.

Cattle feeding conditions are the re-

verse of those existing 3. year ago,

when good corn was abundant and the

markets were crowded with choice

beeves. Now, most of the corn is soft

and deficient in feeding quality, and

good corn is dear.





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CONOMY in the production of

milk is of prime importance to

the dairy farmer today, especial-



lyyin View of the fact that labOr and

feeds are growing higher and higher

each year. The farmer today who dis-

regards record keeping with his herd

is walking in the worst kind of dark-

ness. He is a gambler whose losings

or winnings are uncertain, and his

doom is certain sooner or later, no

matter whether his stock be grade or

registered.



Few sections of the country have

placed the dairy cow upon a more crit-

ical pedestal than the farms of New

York state, where the dairy cow re-

turns an annual product worth $80,-

000,000. For some years it has been

the aim of both the agricultural edu-

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farmers to place the slate dairy herds

upon a business basis, which allows

the farmers to know to a certainty

just what; each cow of each herd is re-

turning in profit or loss to the owner.



Many Cows Are Boarders.



Recently the data taken from the

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ciations of the state of New York have

been compiled. These show that in

the average herd in the associations

all the profit is made from two-thirds

of the cows. In other words, one-third

of the cows are a “stone around the

necks of the others,” as it were, not

only reducing their annual profits, but

demanding an excessive expenditure

for feed and care. In a number of

dairy herds it was discovered that not

more than one-half of the cows were

even making a profit. Other herds

have one—third rated as profitable, one

third as “boarders," merely paying for

their feed but returning nothing for

care and housing, while the remaining

one-third are plainly robbing the farm-

ers of the hard-earned money produced

by those cows making a profit.



The dairy farmer who is produCing

milk today is aware that at the pres-

ent day it is much more difl‘lcult to





‘ make a. profit from the herd than in





former years; yet few realize that the

cost of producing milk has doubled in

the past twenty years. Since the price





at which the product is sold has not.





increased in like proportion it becomes

necessary for the individual cow in the

herd to produce a much larger quan—

tity of milk and fat from the same

quantity of food in order to make a

profit for her owner. There are many

unprofitable cows; this is the reason

that we hear in recent years so much

about the “boarder cow."



Cost of Production Has Increased.



The condition existing at Delhi, New

York, where the cow~testing organiza-

tion possibly first received its greatest

start, shows in a concrete manner the

way the present dairy situation is go-

ing, so far as the producer of milk of

any kind is concerned. Since 1898 the

prices paid for feeds has increased 69

per cent; the flat prices paid to dairy

farmers for their milk in the same pe-

riod has increased only 39 per cent.



Taking into consideration the in-

crease.in the price of roughage and

labor and the increase in the value of

dairy cows, which makes a like in-

crease in the interest on the original

investment and the depreciation on the

herd, we may safely stale that it, is

costing the dairy farmer at least 85

per cent more to produce milk today

than it did in 1898; while the increase

in the selling price is only about 40

per cent, saying nothing about the in-

creased demands made for high-grade

milk products on the part of the con-

sumer. '



In view of these facts, the cow-test-

ing association is the only real salva-

tiOn of the modern dairy farmer, for

the records supplied by a business-

kept organization enable the farmer to

cull out those cows being kept at a

loss or at a low profit, from his herd;

it tells the farmer which cows to keep

the heifer calves from in order to





 





raise better producing cows; it ena-

bles the farmer to distribute his feed

in proportion to the milk and fat pro-

duced, and stimulates better work both

on the part of the dairy farmer and

his help in taking care of the herd and

milk. All these important points aid

in the economical production of milk.

Value of Individual Records of Cows.



A record of the production of indi-

vidual cows and of herds gives the

dairy farmer a basis for profitable

feeding. Instead of guessing, the cows

are fed according to the milk they pro-

duce and by following this method the

farmer is able to obtain a greater

amount of milk from a given number

of cows for the same amount of feed.

If the farmer be able to save five cents

per day per cow for a year, the amount

will be large enough to pay for the at-

tention, but many New York farmers

are making savings as high as $15 per

week per head as a result of this

method.



To intelligently cull the dairy herd

the dairy farmer must have a record

of the milk production of each individ-

ual cow and the cost of the product.

The farmer who weighs his milk will

get more milk from his herd because

he is bound to give them better care.

His yearly records furnish a basis of

comparison by which to feed and

breed, and so the work becomes more

and more profitable. This knowledge

will demand that the farmer have the

best possible sire, a son of a high—pro-

ducing mother who produces the great-

est amount of butter-fat in the herd.





The Effect of Advanced Methods.



It was intended by nature that the

dairy cow produce a sufficient amount

of butter-fat to feed her calf until it

was old enough to eat grass. This age

of dairying was followed by a summer

production of possibly 1,000 pounds of

milk. But the application of modern

business methods to dairy farmng has

allowed us to find cows whose annual

production is as high as 15 tons of

milk, or more than one ton of solids,

and more than half a ton of fat. Mak-

ing this comparison as between the

cow nature gave us and the one which

man has brought to a high standard

by his advanced methods, it is not at

all strange that we find a universal

variation in individual cows and farm

herds, and that the country is over-

run with scrub boarders. If the farn1~

ers of every dairying section would

cull out these poor producers, they

would reduce the production of milk,

stop a. great leakage, and immediately

the price of milk and butter-fat would





.advance, thus making prices better.





They would be feeding profitable cows

and making milk profits all along.

The scrub boarder cows are not

found only in certain sections of the

country. This condition of alfairs is

not exclusive to any one breed of cows,

but is found in general wherever the

results of the modern cow-testing or-

ganization have been tabulated and

farmers profited by its figures. Where

the record work has been carried on

for a number of years we find the num-

ber of profitable cows is very much in‘

creased. In one herd in New York, of

23 cows whose average yearly produc-

tion was 6,500 pounds of milk and 241

pounds of fat, all of the profit was

made from 15 of theherd, the farmer

paying the other eight poorest cows

$41.42 for their company for one year.

And this herd, it must he remembered,

is much above the average farm herd.

The 15 bestcows paid all expenses

and paid 20 per cent on the invest-

ment. The best cow paid the farmer

44 cents per hour for all the time

spent on her, While the poorest cow

paid him but five cents per hour. It is

up to the farmers to do as any wise

manufacturer would, eliminate the un-

profitable milk producers. ‘The cow

turns our raw products into a finished

product, and as an individual pro-

ducing machine, must be made to

perform the same amount of profit as
, menu 1916.





we would expect from a~man we were



hiring for a, certain period at a certain

fixed figure per month. ~-

The Returns for Labor. ,



The results of the work of the Itha-



ca Cow-testing Association presents in-





teresting facts to the farmer, who de-’





sires to place his business upon a prof-

itable scale. While .the average cow

in the poorest herd cost her owner a

_ less of $8 per year; the average best

ten cows in the same herds made a

profit of $17.40 per cow and the aver‘

age best cow made $38.72 profit over

all expenses. In the best six herds al-

though the average cow made $11.45

profit, the best ten raised it to $42.92

and the :best cow to $68.20, making

$100.74 over her feed. The farmers

owning the poorest cows were there-

fore obliged to work long hours in or-

der to make a day’s wages, while the

best cows in the same herds paid all

food, interest and depreciation and

gave a day’s wages in three hours and

31 minutes. ,



If the dairy farmer desires shorter

hours and better wages, he must keep

better cows. The labor, interest and





 





andrlosethe seed. , They don't want to

be too ripe for silage. Last summer

was wet and cold and beans did not

mature as early as usual. The early“

yellow, or the Ebony variety, answer

very well. ,

I think the only reason for your en-

silage moulding is lack of moisture. If

it had been wet enough it would not

have moulded at all. The frost takes

out a lot of moisture from corn. More

than we would think.

Will Cull Beans Improve the Ration?

I would like to know if I am feeding

the proper ration to a cow fresh in

December. In the morning we feed

ground oats and corn. about two quarts

and a 12-quart pail of sliced roots. I

feed the chops right with the roots. I

feed this night and morning with

cornstalks. At noon we feed clover

hay and soft corn. Would it be advis-

able to feed cooked cull beans?

Wayne Co. E. W. K.

Corn and oat chop is not rich enough

in protein to properly balance a rough-

age ration of cornstalks and‘ clover

hay. Some grain food should be ad-

ded that will contain protein in excess

of a balanced ration to balance the ex-

tra carbohydrates in cornstalks. Beans





 





 





To Increase Production in Dairying and Lower its Cost, Keep Good

Producing Cows.





depreciation cost in these records are

based on data given by the owners of

the herds and are as follows: Labor,

$20.84; depreciation, $8.45; interest,

$3.25 per cow. Time spent in milking

and care for a year per cow, 117 hours.

Average charge for time 18 cents per

hour, or $1.80 per working day.



It is obvious when these tests show

the presence in a herd of a cow which

is being kept at a loss or at a very

small profit as compared with the oth-

er cows, that the first step should be

to eliminate her from the herd and re-

place her by one of greater productive

capacity. It is not likely that any

amount of feed and good care will con-

vert a cow like these above referred

to into a profitable producer.

there can be no doubt but that the

general grade of our dairy cows is be-

ing increased, yet there is still ample

room for improvement on every farm

where cows are kept.



New York. E. W. GAGE.





DAIRY PROBLEMS.





 





Soy Beans for Silage—Mouldy Silage.

About a year ago I read an article

in‘ the Michigan Farmer in regard to

sowing soy beans in corn for ensilage.

I planted a bushel of Mammoth Yel‘

low soy beans; they made a very good

growth, pods formed on the vines but

no beans formed. I wondered if those

were the right kind of beans for this

section, or was it owing to the ex-

tremely wet season? I also would like

to know what should cause ensilage

to mould in the center of the silo? It

is only in places and they will be in

spots several inches in diameter. The

corn was frosted but was cut right

away and put in the silo. There was

one man attending to drawing water

and running it in the blower, and four

men in the silo. It is a 10-foot silo.

Lenawee Co. .1. A. P.

The ‘Mammoth yellow soy is a rath-

er late variety for Michigan, buteven

at that you get growth enough to make

good silage. A too early variety might





get so ripe that the pods would shatter





While.





will do this all right and can be bought

at a reasonable price. If it is not too

much trouble to cook them and not too





WT HE Mic HIG AN F A R M. BR





 





much trouble to educate the cows to

eat them, there is no better way to‘

feed them. But if you experience any}

difficulty in either of these ways you

can have the beans ground into meal

and mix it with the corn and oat chop.

I don’t think you are feeding sufficient.

grain. Four quarts per day, two quarts

night and morning, is not enough to

permit a cow to do her best. Double

this amount would be more like it. Of

course, if you feed cull beans now that

will make a more liberal ration. Don’t

cut down on the corn and oat chop

but feed the beans in addition.





COLON C. LILLIE.





 





 





COST OF KEEPING A COW.





 





We sometimes get the impression

that the cost of keeping a horse or a

cow is determined by the amount of

feed consumed, plus the amount of la-

bor expended, and possibly an interest

charge. The, government has publish-

ed figures on the cost of raising, from

birth, a two—year-old heifer which show

that 65.6 per cent of the total cost was

expended for feed, 12.9 per cent for‘

labor, 5.9 per cent for interest, and

15.6 per cent for other charges, such a

buildings, equipment, bedding, etc., or

with a total expense of $62.06. These

items which might be called “other

charges,” amounted to $9.72.



This emphasizes the need of caution

in determining the cost of any single





enterprise of the farm. Too fre-

quently these “other charges” are

omitted in reporting profits. About





the surest way to avoid the possible

error is to keep a complete set of ac-

counts. Of course, there is some work

attached to it but by adopting a sim‘

ple entry method of book-keeping it

isn’t such a bad‘ job.





 





 





 

 





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5‘} “Cream Thief” or 5.

“Savings Bank”





Cream Separator?





ITH a great many machines or implements used on the farm it

doesn’t make much difference which of several makes you buy.



. One may give you a little better or longer service than another,

but its mostly a matter of individual preference and often it makes

little difference which one you choose.





Not so with buying a cream separator, however.

There is a big difference in cream separators.





The most wasteful machine on the

half worn-out cream separator.





l The most profitable machine

on the farm is a





farm is a cheap, inferior or





   





Cream Separator





A cream separator is used twice a day, 730'times ayear, and if it

wastes a little cream every time you use it it’s a “cream thief,” and an

expensive machine even if you got it as a gift.



But if it skims clean to the one or two hundredths of one percent,

as thousands and thousands of tests with a Babcock Tester Show the

De Laval does, then it’s a cream saver, and the most profitable ma-

chine or implement on the farm—a real “savings bank” for its fortu-

nate owner.



_ But cleaner skimming isn’t the only advantage the De Laval user

enjoys.



There are many others, such as longer life, easier turning, easier

washing, less cost for repairs, and the better quality of De Laval cream,

which, together with its cleaner skimming, make the De Laval the best

as well as the most economical cream separator.



If you need a De Laval right now there is no reason why you should

let its first cost stand in the way, because it may be purchased on' such

liberal terms that it will actually pay for itself out of its, own savings





 





 





 





 





 





A De Laval catalog to be had for the asking tells more ful-

ly why the De Laval is a “savings bank” cream separator,

or the local De Laval agent will be glad to explain the

many points of De Laval superiority. If you don’t know

the nearest local agent, simply write the nearest De Laval

main office as below.





The De Laval Separator Co.





165 Broadway, New York 29 E. Madison St, Chicago

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Sodus, Mich., Feb, 25th, 1916—My cow Abbie has just finished

a y *ar record of 14201 lbs. of milk, 817 lbs. of fat. She will freshen

in April and is still making 10 lbs. of fat a week.

I am well pleased with UNICORN.

Fred C. Gleason.





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There ares-yet many who wholly mis- '

understand the question as to what



effect feed fed to cows has on the qual-



ity of milk produced. By quality we‘

mean the amount of butter-fat. Some

feeds affect the flavor of milk and pos-;

sibly to a slight extent its color. Feeds:

rich in prOtein, it is long known, have;

a tendency to increase the percentage



of fat in some animals but not in



others. ‘





The milk-producing function of the



cow is to a large extent under the con‘



trol of the nervous system. Anything



that disturbs the quiet or normal con-



dition of the animal, whether it be



rough usage, extremes of temperature,

“3,“? .; | ‘ will have its effect upon the quality.



N it‘d 'I’l'. l i . . ”Witt“ 7 ' On the other hand, plenty of the



‘llllillQH/tf Will's-ill" ‘ ll = ‘ ‘ right kind of feed increases the quan-



' " " tity of milk until the animal reaches



the maximum production. We have.





The Concrete 3110 , , . , gegdto “ii” of any feed or system of

. ~. . - W7; e'lking ttat so ]improves the quatlitty oi

(1068 not dCtCl‘lOl'atC. It I‘OWS . ' ' ' F‘H . . m1 as 0 ma e a given quan 1 y 0

. l1 F.llgd Can m Silos m the ‘lj milk produce more butter-fat at one

stronger \Vlt age. 1 e 01‘ .. Faraquol.G.Watson time than another. Of course, the

empty. the concrete silo remsts the " FrenchDavmport’ m' if greater the quantity of milk. the more

h . ‘t . the most severe wind "3' cream there will be.

caVICSt 5 rams). _ . ‘ Those who have been in the habit of

Storms; and: “1 many IHStanCCS: nor is the concrete aficcted In any ‘ stinting their cows during the winter

‘ . . | season, thinking that liberal feeding

has been the only structure standing way by the Silage ac1ds or rot. does not Day, are losing thereby, al-

after cyclones. Easily Built ', " though they may not realize it. Where

. - - j feed is scarce and high, it is possible

FirerOf The first cost of a concrete $110 is 7‘ 1 to bring a cow through the winter





Time and again a disastrous farm low—and it is the only cost. Once with a very moderate amount of feed.

fire has totally destroyed barns Wlth’ built, no maintenance is necessary. bufngfig “11 be a 1;SS£::::E::N

out affecting adjoming concrete 81105, In most communities there are com—



Or {11611. contents" Thls has made pCtC'nt contractors Who Will bu11d ’1 MILK AND CREAM CONTESTS.



posmble the keeping of herds that silos for a very moderate sum, and m

otherwise would have had to be sold. averv short time. Farmers frequently Milk and cream contests have been

. . . , ‘ , . found to be a very valuable means of

Keeps Silage From SPOIIIDE build 81108 themselves, or work in s . inducing dairymen to take greater

The concrete silo protects silage co-operation with others in the pitinsl 1:11 file. prodiufiuln Edd handling

_ . . . 0 mi . is sat a “ uca ion ac-

from rats and mice. They cannot neighborhood to build several Silos compushes more than legislation...

gnaw through and let air in to ruin during the slack season. Tlhe_lavlv earl, 0}; coursed}? applies ti)

. - g armg y 11183.11] ary COD. I 10115, u a-

the contents. Silage does not dry out Write our nearest office for our . tel, a certain degree of cleanliness has

in a concrete silo nor freeze readily; book—“Concrete Silos. been reached, subsequent improvement

TLAND CEMENT AS CI AT! ON must be obtained in other ways.



FOR!“ we“ Washington Street, Chicago The first milk and cream contest was





u, Bid .. “6 N “Montgomer, St. Commewe Build-mg held in 1906 during the National Dairy

Soul-53:31.“; 2 gen Francisco Kansas City . Show at Chicago. Since then there





, ,. , have been many others and the meth-

. .ait»!WWWNWKW‘M‘.





, 0d of scoring the exhibits has gradual-

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ly been improved. Under the present

system, out. of a total possible score of

100 points, 35 are allowed for the bac-

terial count, 25 for the flavor and odor

of the milk, 10 for the absence of vis-

ible dirt, 10 for percentage of fat, 10

for percentage of solids not fat, five

for acidity, and five for the appear-





 





 





 





 





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"9:35,, ance and condition of the bottle and

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31;.‘I2‘fi-f” -‘ BRAND To obtain a perfect score for the

we, W’s;— ' bacterial count the milk must contain





. f‘.’ ’7 7 C lless than 500 bacteria per cubic centi-

pip” . meter. A bacterial count above the

7 ' “117:" -.. ,V . . local legal limit results in a score of

.*~‘ 3%; ’\ 0. The deductions from the possible

- {ffifi'm‘ ,4" ' score of 25 for flavor and odor are





13?}? ' .5‘ ' made according to the conditions that

”Slight?” ‘fl Extra Recleaned and Pure . are found. fThis isbeltlsodtrue of the ex-



' . - ' «gm; m w ,. fie-4v _ amination or visi e irt. Four per

,.1';"9" At MOderate Prlce cent, or more, of fat in the milk re-



, » .; x sults in a perfect score of 10; less

5 \v’r» ' than 2.7 per cent in 0. To obtain a

[,. , For Scde by an Dealers or Write perfect score for the solids not fat,



‘ \ the percentage must be 8.7 or more,





TRADE.» )MARK and less than 7.8 per cent is counted 0.





, F‘\ .\ l ,v fab: _ \

66 b w I l The same score card is now being

pINE TREE In on 0 used for market milk and for certified

‘ ' ' I , milk, but in most of the contests those





who compete in the certified class are





H Stands ”one CHICAGO . MINNEAPOLIS not allowed to enter'samples in the





market class.





V The educational value of these con

, tests is indicated by the fact that al-

E most invariably dairymen who have

'th





4. Wl'lfis‘tlilfttlllm Pan amass gamma muss - EEI] rm:

Ape” y ”as Q g”'““"“" seed ‘98 v 8&9!!!“ obtain, higher scores than those who





I F Medium , corn. Madison Yellow Dent. germination abo,



Aime 9:3czlfalfa Clovers. Timothy rcent. Price while it lasts. per bushel. on can. (70 Mummies. Wanda-in nines. _Protnhts disvoo Agilk ‘ _



Seed. Winter Vetch, etc. Ask for 113., net1$6.00,shelled tromcholceearsssDODerbughel. customers. Clover $9.59 per bu. Tlgo y g]. ‘5“: have not. On the other hand, the con-



samples and special price list. Youn - No discount. Sampleearsby express25c. Cash with Clovetnnd Tnnoth MixtureSl’wO. _weet oéer All , -



Randolph Seed 00.. 0mm. Mic . order.Thlsia MMYWWm&t.&T&m§n..M£m. Famzlgjlgégggs 1.3.t ghi‘iiidermasrinamu ion. tests are used also to pomt out to con?

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H.~C.»0V'EN,_0vl~d.Cllnton - .5" ‘ “" hack gnawing:-d We are experéfxrenence seedf spew? sumers the fact that clean mllk is





. . l I Seed 0 t8. .. _ . .. .' . 01' our .

rlgnlm "h- EWW'Lkrt‘thm-gmorfim Early M3353” Bark“ gogggébgggu 83,33; mtg; mane same Aswmgulfiwgclégé more dilficult and expenswe to pro-

J, Th3 “mm‘w’t- " 9° ° ’9' “ bl White P53: Beans. Mule Foots. wmww ”‘3th Cock- 53'?“ en; 031 43rd andIRoby s:., _cnicaco. m. duce than dirty milk.



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MARCH 11. 1916.“...“
LITERATURE '

POETRY

HISTORY one

INFORMATION





 





 





 





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‘17Ie FARM BOY

an? GIRL

SCIENTIFIC an?

MECHANICAL





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





ERE activity may be farthest'

from duty-doing. Not “how to

keep busy,” but “which work is



my duty?” is the only question that

ought to interest you.



The laziest person living is the one

who does what he wants to do, instead

of what he ought to do.



Strength means power that is pay-

able on demand. Therefore, strength

calls for accumulated, carefully guard-

ed power; accessible, plenteous and re-

spon'sive to our slightest call.





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This Magazine Section forms apart of our paper every week. Every article is written especially for it, and does not appear elsewhere





W111 P OWCI‘ DR. N. IgXENIUS





A self that I can control, and not a

self that controls me, is an absolute

essential to strength.



And the converse is true, that. con-

stant self indulgence of any kind is

incompatible with strength.



Would it not be well to think of this

the next time that familiar habits

makes its demand upon us?



It matters not What the habit is,





nor how seemingly trifling or harm-

less gambling, tobacco, liquors—if it

is a habitual concession to self, then it

is sapping our strength. The only rem-

edy is merciless, instant death to the

habit.



Many a person who prides himself

on his will—power is failing to use it in

the‘ really critical issues of life.



He will set a high standard for him-





 





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self in some important detail of every-

day living, such as rigid punctuality

or scrupulous care in his person or

dress, or persistent. physical exercise,

and he will hold himself to that stan-

dard, no matter what. it costs to do so,

by an uncompromising effort. of the

will.



This is good exercise: it. takes char-

acter and it makes character. But

when it comes to moral self-conquest,

that same person is ot‘toner the veriest

weakling. He may know that a cer-





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WORLD EVENTS IN PICTURES





 





 





Charming Gown of White Chiffon

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The Largest and Smallest Dogs Enter ed at the Recent Dog Show at Madi-





son Square Garden, New York.





 





 





 





Results of the Recent Wreck on the New Haven Railroad at Milford, Comm,

where Ten Persons were Killed.





 





 





The Latest Idea is to Motorize Sleds, Two Types of which are Shown Above

Ready for a Race. ‘





 





Suit of Cream Cloth with Brown Vel-





vet Trimming.





 





 





Figured Silk and Rosettes Used Effec- Lord Beresford Appeals for a Stricter





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Farmers have learned that roofs composed of material

other than metal last only a few years.



Such roofs deteriorate rapidly.

which ruin stored crops—the result of the season alabas-



Unless all of on: buildings, both old and new. are covered

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But surely he had not come alone!

The lean, dark faces, corded and rigid.

told her in what direction to look. She

heard the slow, heavy thump of hoofs.

Soon intothe wide, aisle between the

trees moved the form of a man, his

arms flung high over his head. Then

Madeline saw the horse and recognis-

ed Majesty, and she knew it was real-

ly Stewart who rode the roan. When

doubt was no longer possible, she felt

a suffocating sense of gladness and fear

and wonder.



Many of the guerillas leaped up with

drawn weapons. Still Stewart ap-

proached with his hands high, and rode

right into the camp-fire circle. Then

a guerilla, evidently the chief, waved

down the threatening men, strode up

to Stewart, and greeted him. There

seemed to be amazement and pleasure





could tell that, though she did not

know what was said.





Stewart appeared as cool and care-

less as if he were dismounting at her

porch steps; but when he got down

she saw that his face was white. He

shook hands with the guerilla, and

then his glittering eyes roved over the

men and around the glade until they

tested upon Madeline. Without mov-

ing from his tracks, he seemed to leap,

as it a. powerful current had shocked

him. Madeline tried to smile to as-

sure him she was alive and well, but

the intent in his eyes, the power of his

controlled spirit, telling her of her per‘

i! and his, froze the smile on her, lips.



With that he faced the ‘chief and

spoke rapidly in the Mexican jargon

which Madeline had always found so

difficult to translate. The chief an-

swered, spreading wide his hands, one

of which indicated Madeline as she

lay there. Stewart drew the fellow

aside and said something for his car

alone. The chief's hands swept up, in

a. gesture of surprise and acquiescence.



Again Stewart spoke swiftly. His

hearer then turned to address the

Madeline’ caught the words

“Don Carlos” and “pesos.” There was

a brief muttering protest, which the

chief thundered down. Madeline guess-

ed her release had been given by this

guerilla and bought from the others of

the band.



Stewart strode to her side, leading

the roan. Majesty reared and snorted

when he saw his mistress prostrate.

Stewart knelt, still holding the bridle.



“Arie you—all right ?” he asked.



“I think so,” she replied, essaying a

laugh that was rather a failure. “My

feet are tied."



Dark blood blotted out all the white

from Stewart’s face, and lightning shot

from his eyes. She felt his hands

loosening the bonds round her ankles.

Without a word he lifted her upright

and then upon Majesty. Madeline reel-

ed a little in the saddle, held hard to

the pummel with one hand, and tried

to lean on Stewart’s shoulder with the

other.



“Don't give up!” he said.



She saw him gaze furtively into the





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right and walked beside Madeline,

steadying her in the saddle. At first

she was so weak and dizzy that she

could scarCer retain her seat. The

dizziness left her presently, and then

she made an efilort to ride without

help. Her weakness, however, and a.

pain in her wrenched arm, made the

task Iaborsome. I



Stewart had'struck off the trail, if

there were one, and was keeping to

denser parts of the forest. The sun

sank low, and the shafts of gold fell

with a long slant among the firs. Maj-

esty’s hoots made no sound on the soft

ground, and Stewart strode on without

speaking.



Neither his hurry nor his vigilance

relaxed until at least two miles had

been covered. Then he held to a.

straighter course, and did not send so

many glances into the darkening

woods.



The level of the forest began to be

cut up by little hollows, all of which

sloped and widened. Presently the

soft ground gave place to bare, rocky

soil. The horse snorted and tossed his

head. A sound of splashing water

broke the silence. The hollow opened

into a wider one, through which a lit-

tle brook murmured its way over the

Majesty snorted again and

stopped and bent his head.



“He wants a drink,” said Madeline.

"I’m thirsty, too, and very tired!"



Stewart lifted her out of the saddle

and, as their hands parted, she felt

something moist and warm. Blood was

running down her arm and into the

palm of her hand.



“I’m—bleeding,”

steadily.

was but .”



She held it «it, the blood marking

her conscious of her weakness. Stew-

art‘s fingers felt so firm and sure.

Swiftly he ripped the wet sleeve. Her

forearm had been cut or scratched. He

washed off the blood.



“Why, Stewart, it’s nothing! I was

only a little nervous. I’m not "used to

seeing my own blood.”



He made no reply as he tore her

handkerchief into strips and bound her

arm. His swift motions and his si-

lence gave her a hint of how he might

meet a more serious emergency. She

felt safe; and because of that impres-

sion she was surprised when he lifted

his head and she saw that he was pale

and shaking. He stood before her fold-





she said a little un-

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ing his scarf, which was still wet, and"





from which he made no effort to re-

move the stains.



“Miss Hammond,” he said hoarsely,

“it was a. man’s hands—a greaser’s

fingemaflm—that cut your 'arm. I know

who it was. I could have killed him:

but I might not have got your free-

dom. You understand? I didn’t dare!”



Madeline gazed at Stewart, astound-

ed more by his speech than his exces-

sive emotion.



"My dear boy!” she exclaimed; and

then she paused. She could not find

words.



He was making an apology to her

for not killing a man who had laid a

rough hand upon her person. He was

humble and ashamed and seemed to

be in a torture of fear that she would

not understand why he had spared the

man.





“Stewart, I understand. You were '

being my‘kind of cowboy.





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But she did not wholly. understand.

She had heard many stories of this

man’s cool indifference to peril and

death. He had’always seemed as hard

as granite. Why should the sight of a

little blood upon . her arm pale his»

cheek and shake his hand and thicken

his voice? What was there in his na-

ture to make him implore her to, see

the only reason he could not kill an

outlaw?



The answer to the first question was

that he loved her. It was beyond her



’ to answer the second; but the secret

of it lay in the same strength from

which his love sprang—an intensity of

feeling which seemed characteristic of

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f elemental lives. Madeline’s eastrn

lovers, who had the. graces that made

them her equal in the sight of the

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lucky to come up with the band so '

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fought for Madero, and I was with him

a good deal. He may be a greaser,

but he’s white.”



“How did you effect my release?”



“I offered them money. That’s what

the rebels all want. They need money.

They’re a lot of poor, hungry devils.”





“I gathered that you offered to pay

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lDon Carlos and his vaqueros to do

with this?” . '-



“That greaser has all to do with it,”

replied Stewart grimly. “He burned

his ranch and corrals to keep us from

getting them; but he also did it to

draw all the boys away from your

home. They had a deep plot, all right.

I left orders for someone to stay with

you, but Al and Stillwell, who’re both

hot-headed, rode off this morning. Then

the guerillas came down.”



“Well, what was the idea—~the plot,

as you call it?” '



“To get you,” he said bluntly.



“Me! Stewart you do not mean that

my capture—whatever you call it—was

anything more than mere accident?”



“I reckon I do mean that; but Still-

well and your brother think‘the guer-

-illas wanted money and arms, and just

happened to make off with you because

lyou ran under a horse’s nose.”

| “You do not incline to that point of

.view 7”



“I sure don’t.

Nick Steele; and we know Don Carlos

{and the greasers.

lueros chased Flo for you!”



i ”What do you think, then?”



“I’d rather not say.”



“But, Stewart, I would like to know.

If it is about me, surely I ought to

know,” protested Madeline. “What

reason have Nels and Nick to suspect

Don Carlos of plotting to abduct me?”





“I reckon they’ve no reason that

you’d take. Once I heard Nels say he’d

seen the greaser look at you, and if he

lover saw him do it again he’d shoot

lhim.”



1 “Why, Stewart, that is ridiculous. To



I lshoot a man for looking at a woman!

lThis is a civilized country.”



I “Well, maybe it would be ridiculous



lin a civilized country. I reckon there’s

some things about civilization I don’t

care for.”



“What, for instance?”



“For one thing, I can’t stand for the

way men let other men treat women.

It. was bad in Kansas City and worse

in St. Louis. I reckon I couldn’t live

in New York.”



“But, Stewart, what strange talk

from you, who, that night I came—”



She broke off, sorry that she had

spoken. His shame was not pleasant

to see. Suddenly he lifted his head,

and she felt scorched by flaming eyes.



“Suppose I was drunk. Suppose I

had met some ordinary girl. Suppose

1I had really made her marry me. Don’t

you think I would have stopped being

a drunkard and have made good to

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eline saw the last bright rays of the

setting sun slide up over a distant

crag. Stewart rebridled the horse and

looked at the saddle—girths.



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But there’s

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herself. But-as you did come, and as

you were dragged away by those dev-

ils, I want you to know that all your

wealth and position and influence—all

that power behind you—would never

have saved you from! hell tonight. On-

ly such a man as Nels or Nick Steele

or I could have done that.”



Madeline Hammond felt the great

leveling force of the truth. Whatever

the difference between her and Stew-

art, or whatever the imagined differ-

ence set up by false standards of class

and culture, the truth was that here

on this wild mountainside she was on-

ly a woman and he was simply a man.



“I reckon we'd better start now,” he





said, and drew the horse close to a





large rock. “Come.”



Madeline’s will greatly exceeded her

strength. For the first time she ac-

knowledged to herself that she had

been hurt. Still, she did not feel much

pain except when she moved her shoul-

der. Once in the saddle, where Stew-

art lifted her, she drooped weakly. The

way was rough; every step the horse

took hurt her; and the slope of the

ground threw her forward on the pom-

Presently, as the slope grew

rockier, and her discomfort increased,

she forgot everything except that she

was suffering.



“Here isthe- trail,” said Stewart at

length.



Not far from that point Madeline

swayed, and, but for Stewart’s support

would have fallen from the saddle.

She heard him swear under his breath.



“Here, this won’t do,” he said.

“Throw your leg over the pommel!

The other one—there!”



Then, mounting, he slipped behind

her and lifted and turned her, and

then held her with his left arm so

that she lay across the saddle and his

knees, her head against his shoulder.





As the horse started into a rapid

walk, Madeline let herself go and lay

inert. For a little while she seemed

to be half drunk with the gentle sway-

ing of a hammock. Her mind became





at once dreamy and active, as if it -





thoughtfully recorded the slow, soft

impressions pouring in from all her

senses.



A red glow faded in the west. She

could see out over the foot-hills, where

twilight was settling gray on the

crests, dark in the hollows. Cedar and

pinon trees lined the trail, and there

were no more firs. At intervals huge

drab-colored rocks loomed over her.

The sky was clear and steely. A faint

star twinkled. And lastly, close to her,

she saw Stewart’s face, once more

dark and impassive, with the inscruta-

ble eyes ever fixed on the trail.



He held her as dasily as if she had

been a child. The roughness of his

flannel shirt rubbed her cheek, and be-

neath that she felt the dampness .of

the scarf he had used to bathe her

arm, and, deeper still, the regular

pound of his heart. Against her ear,

filling it with strong, vibrant beat, his

heart seemed a mighty engine deep

within a great cavern.



Her head had never before rested

on a man’s breast, and she had no lik-

ing for it there; but she felt more

than the physical contact. The posi-

tion was mysterious and fascinating,

and something natural in it made her

think of life.



As the cool wind blew down from

the heights, loosening her tumbled

hair, she was compelled to see strands

of it curl softly into Stewart’s face, be-

fore his eyes, across his lips. She was

unable to reach it with her free hand,

and therefore could not refasten it.

And when she shut her eyes she felt

those loosened strands playing against

his cheeks.



In the keener press of such sensa-

tions she caught the smell of dust and

a faint, wild, sweet tang on the air.

There was a low rustling sigh of wind

in the brush along the trail. Suddenly

the silence ripped apart to the sharp

bark of a ‘coyote, and then, from far

away came a long wail. And Majes-

ty’s metal-rimmed hoof rang on -a.





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night had fallen. The sky was a dark, V

velvety blue Naming with white stars.

The cool Wind toggedalther mam

through waving strands she saw Stew,

art 5 profile, bold and aharp against?

the sky. l



Then, as her mind succumbed to her

'bodily fatigue. again her situation be





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guarbega/nmstealwonhei, She;

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halfaconscious sense of a unified mm

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CHAPTER XIX.



Three days after her petition to the

ranch Madame could not discover any:

physical discomfort as a reminder of

her “mums experience. This sur-

prim her, but not nearly so much as

the fact that after a few weeks she

found she scarcely remembered the ad-

ventures at all. If it had not been her

the quiet and persistent “guardianship

of her mwboys she might almost have

forgotten Don Carlos and the raiders.





Madeline was assured of the splen-

did physical fitness to which this ranch

life had developed her, and felt that

she was aSSimilating something of the

western disregard of danger. A hard

ride, an accident, a day in the sun and

dust, an adVent‘ure with outlaws——

these might have once been matters of

large import, but now for Madeline

they we1e in order with all the rest of

her changed life.



There was never a day that some-

thing interesting was not brought to

her notice. Stillwell, who had cease-

lessly rem-cached himself for riding

aw aV' the morning Madeline was cap- '

1111 ed grew more like an anxious 11111-

ent than a faithful supelintendent. He

was never at ease regarding 1191 unless

he was near the ranch or had left

Stewart there, or else Nels and Nick

Steele Naturally ‘he trusted more. to

Stewart than to anyone else



“Miss Majesty, it’s sure ainazin‘

strange about Gene,” said the old cat-

tleman as he tramped into Madeline’s

oflice.



”What‘s the matter now?” she in-

qui1ed.



“Wal, Gene has rustled off up into

the mountains again.’



“Again? I did not know that he. had'

gone. I gave him money for that hand

of guerziflhs, and perhaps he out to

take it to them?





“No.1EIe took that a flavor so after





he fetched you back home. Then in.

about a. week he went a second time:

an’ he packed some stuff with him.

Now he’s sneaked off, an’ Nels, who

was down to the lower trail, saw him 3





meet somebody that looked like Padre

Marcos. I went down to the church,

an‘ sure enough Padre Marcos is gone.

What do Vou think of that, Miss Maj-

estV. ""



“Perhaps Stewart is getting relig»

ious,” laughed Madeline. “You told me

so once.”



Stiilweli puffed and wiped his red.

face.



“If you’d heard him cuss Monty this

mawnin’ you‘d never guess it was re-

ligion. Monty an’ Nels heV' been givin’

Gene 13. lot of trouble lately. “They’re

both sore an‘ in fightin’ mood ever

since Don Carlos had won iridium-pied.

TheV" re goin’ to break loose soon, 3111’

then we'll hev a couple of Wild Texas

steers ridin' the range; but it’s Gene

I’m most worried about.”



“What. do you fear?"



“I think he’s found Danny Mains up

in the mountains, an’ has taken Padre

Marcos up there to try to persuade

Danny to come back.”



“If that is true, it is nothing in wor-

ry about. I think that very creditable

to Stewart.”



.“Wal, Miss Maiasiy, I sure um

discreditin" Gene mac," replied Still-

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of the Ants as her army prepared to

go to war for the purpose of captur-

ing a new lot of slaves. “These slave-

making raids are dangerous undertak-

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battle, they would invade my kingdom

and maybe capture the city, and good-

ness knows what would happen to you

in that case.”



“Thank you, your Highness,” replied

Billy Be By 130 Bum, “but if you don’t

mind, I would rather join the army

and go to war.”



“Tut, tut,” interrupted Tinker Tee-

dle Tee. “You can’t do that you know.

You probably would be chewed all to

pieces by the savage soldiers, and then

What would I tell your mother. But if

you really want to see the battle, and

it is not a pleasant sight, I assure you,

We can climb to the top of an oat tree

and watch the fight in safety.”



So Billy and Tinker said good-bye

to the Queen and made their way to

the plain above where the army was

already forming. A steady stream of

soldier ants was pouring from the city

gate and swarming down the sides of

the hill, until in a few minutes the

cleared ground surrounding the city

was black with soldiers, all eager for

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the excitement grew. The soldiers

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martial music caused by the sharp con-

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as that worn by the knights of old.





In and out. of this seething mass the

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Billy couldn’t help wondering if these

slaves knew the army was bent on de-

stroying their native city and carrying

their kinsmen into captivity, just as

they had been captured in some for-

mer slave making raid.





At last the muster was complete,

mysteriously but effectively the signal

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army moved off through the oat for-

est. Although there was no general in

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Billy and Tinker pushed their way

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oat forest and ran until they were out

of breath, when the merry little elf

spread his wings and flew to the top

of a tall oat tree, while Billy shinned

up the smooth trunk, perching himself

on the top of the stalk of grain.



“There’s the city our friends are g0-

ing to attack,” said Tinker, pointing

across the oat forest to a small clear-

ing in the center of which stood an ant

hill. The inhabitants of the city evi-

dently were not expecting an attack,





for the little Negro workers were go-





ing about their daily tasks, carrying





_ supplies into the city, lugging out pel-

W ‘“_" lets of dirt, whichshowed they were





enlarging the underground city, while





others were sunning themselves on the

hill and making their toilets.

“Here come our friends,” shouted





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Negroes. At the first onset the villag-

ers fled into their city and spread the

alarm, closely pursued by their fees.

Now in many ways ants are a great

deal like men and women. When dis-

aster befalls them, their first thought

is for their children. So the brave lit-

tle Negro ants, instead of trying to es-

cape by fleeing through the oat forest,

rushed down into the nursery and





‘sought to save their babies. All who





could grabbed up an egg. a. cocoon or

a baby ant in its jaws, seeking to car-

ry their precious burden to a place of

safety.



But the enemy fell upon them, crush-

ing them in their powerful jaws and

making off with the cocoons or eggs.

In less than no time the Queen’s sol-

diershad fought their way into the

nursery, where they seized the re-

maining eggs, carrying them back to

the home city. But strange to say.

they did not bother the full grown

Negro ants except those that were try-

ing to escape with eggs or cocoons,

and this puzzled Billy greatly.



“I thought you said the soldiers were

going to capture a lot of slaves,” said

Billy.



“That’s just what they are doing,”

replied the elf.



“But as soon as they get the egg or

cocoon away from a Negro they stop

attacking him and let him escape,”

protested Billy.



“Yes, they want only the eggs,” re-

plied Tinker. “These they take home,

where they are welcomed by the slaves

maybe the brothers and sisters of the

baby captives. The slaves carry the

plunder to the nursery where they

tend and care for them as carefully as

they do those of their masters. When

the Negro babies hatch out, they will

be trained to grow up into useful

slaves.”



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BY M. B. R.





She stands in thedoorway weeping—-

The goodwife of Farmer John;



The bidding is almost over,

And the sale is almost done;



Seeder, and mower, and binder,

Horses and cattle are sold,



And now comes the turn of Bonnie,

The guardian of the fold.





 





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The dandiest critter here!



Goes for the cows at sundown,

Guards the sheep all day from harm,



Who bids, who bids for the Collie!

Prettiest thing on the farm!”





Cold blows the wind o’er the meadow;

Her quick ear catches a sound,

§he breaks away from the salesman,

Clearing the crowd at a bound:

Alas! The cry of the lambkin

That urges her on like fire;

For she fails to scale the barbing

And frantic dies on the wire.





Her brave little heart now heeds not

The cry on the April storm;



)im are the eyes that behold her—

The faithful Collie’s still form.



Up speaks a plain man among them—

Sons of the soil ev’ry one-—



‘Neighbors, so near was she h

Let’s bury her there by John.”





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“Stillwell, your feelings are hurt.





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money. And now you are worrying be-

cause you are afraid what you hope

will not come true. Isn’t that it?”



“I reckon you’ve hit it."



“Then keep on hoping and believing,

but stop worrying. Surely a man that

you’ve such faith in must somehow be

worthy of it. Just wait. Let Stewart

take his mysterious trips up into the

mountains. Meanwhile, I have news

for you that may give you reason for

worry. My sister, with a party of





an English lord.”



“W'al, Miss Majesty, I reckon we’ll

all be glad to see them,” said Stillwell.

“Onless they pack you off back east."



“That isn’t likely,” replied Madeline

’thoughtfully. “I must go back some.

time, though. Well, let me read you a

few extracts from my mail.”



Madeline took up her sister’s letter

with a strange sensation. How easily

the sight of a crested monogram and

the scent of delicately perfumed paper

could recall the life she had given up!

Helen’s letter was in turn gay and

brilliant and lazy, just as she was her-

self, but Madeline detected more of

curiosity in it than of real longing to

see the sister and brother in the far

west. Much of what Helen wrote was

enthusiastic anticipation of the fun she





. expected to have with bashful cow-





boys.



Helen seldom wrote letters, and she

never read anything, not even the pop-

ular novels of the day. She was as ab-

solutely ignorant of the west as the

Englishman who, she said, expected

to hunt Buffalo and fight Indians. More

over, there was a satiric note in the

letter that Madeline did not wholly

like. Manifestly Helen was reveling

in the prospect of new sensations.



When she finished reading aloud a

few paragraphs,

granted and his face grew redder.



“Did your sister write that?" he

asked.



“Yes.”



“VVal, I—I beg pawdin', Miss Majes-

ty, but it doesn’t seem like you. Does

she think we’re a lot of wild men from

Borneo?”



“Evidently she does. I rather think

she is in for a surprise. Now, Still-

well, you are clever, and you can see

the situation. I want; my guests to en-

joy their stay here, but I do not want

it to be at the expense of the feelings

of all of us, or even any one. Helen

will bring a lively crowd. They’ll

crave excitement. Let us see that they

are not disappointed. You take the

boys into your confidence. I don’t care

what they do, what measures they

take to protect themselves, what tricks

they contrive, so long; 8* they do not

overstep the limit of kindness and

courtesy. My guests expect to have

fun. Let us meet them with fun. NOW,

what do you say?”



Stillwell rose, his great bulk tower-

ing, his huge face beaming.



“Wal, I say it's the most amazin’

fine idee I ever heerd in my life.”



“Very well,” replied Madeline; “we

will consider it settled. My guests

will arrive on the ninth of May. Mean-

while let us get Her Majesty’s Rancho

in shape for the invasion.”



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May, perhaps half an hour after Mad-

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sage from Link Stevens announcing

the arrival of her guests at El Cajon,

Florence called her out on the

porch. Stillwell was there with his

face wrinkled by his wonderful smile

and his eagle eyes riveted upon the

distant valley. Far away, perhaps

twenty miles, a thin streak of white

dust rose from the valley floor and

slanted Skyward.





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outdo my neighbors.



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anything but necessities. Bare floors

were the rule until one woman threw

the neighborhood into a turmoil by

putting a rag carpet on her sitting-

room floor. They were sitting-rooms

then instead of living-rooms. That was

enough for the rest of us. We were

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cut up our clothes and went half-nak-

ed to get the rags to make it. And

just to show my superiority to the rest

I wanted a bedroom carpet.



“It would have been all right if I

had been satisfied with the sitting-

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living-room alone on a stifling July argument, and I to mine'and the car-

day, while John, separated from her by

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pet went down. Thomas went to the

barn to sleep, and still I wouldn’t give

in. One night a tramp came along and

crawled in on the hay after Thomas

was asleep. He was half drunk and

smoking, and we never did get him

out, but Thomas awoke just in time.

He came running through the door

just as the roof fell in. I made a bon-

fire of the bedroom carpet next morn-

ing, and after that I began dimly to

see that life does not consist so much

in what. we have as in what we enjoy.

I never enjoyed that carpet a minute.

I couldn’t with Thomas angry, but I

just wanted to have my own way.”



“I suppose he was half right about

the dust,” said Grace. “They have bare

floors in tuberculosis sanitoriums.”



“Yes, and bare window's,” mused

Aunt Ann. “John never talked to you

about his friend Andy McIntosh, who

died of tuberculosis when you were in

school, did he? I thought not,” she

ruminated, “because John never does

talk about things he feels most deeply.

He and Andy were great cronies, and

he was all broke up when Andy died.

It" you had been home at the time you

would have seen it, but of course John

always buries his troubles, so you’d

never guess how badly he felt. He got

a horror of tuberculosis then, and had

those extra windows cut in here. Told

me he was going to keep tuberculosis

out of his family if sun and air would

do it.”



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light and air,” Grace agreed. A choky

feeling kept her from saying more.



“But I must be going,” said Ann.

“And you’d better go out in the fresh

air awhile. Your chdeks look flushed

and this fresh breeze will cool them."



“I’ll go out in a minute,” said Grace,

rising suddenly. “I’ve got something:

to do first.”



Left alone she brought in a kitchen

chair, mounted it swiftly, took down,

her beloved drapes and folded them

in a neat pile. Those in the dining

room followed, and topping all came

the precious blue silk from her own.

room, though these came down more

slowly and with tears. Then, gather-

ing them up in her arms she marched

to the porch and deposited them in the

hammock with John.



“I can’t afford to make a bonfire of

them, as Aunt Ann did the rag carpet,”

she laughed, with an odd little break,

“But I’ll stack them in my cedar chest

till next winter when the windows are

shut anyway, or I’ll drape them over a

pole in the attic and go up there and

gloat over them, if that’ll suit you bet-

ter. They cost a lot of money, but

they're not worth half what they’ve

cost me this week.” She dropped her

head on John’s shoulder to hide the

tear she felt trickling down her nose.



"You’re a brick, and I’m a pig-head-

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open space of next fan. Ch 2, do 1

into same space, etc., across the lace.



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Five days out of the. week mothers

of little folk have to wrestle with the

school lunch box problem. This need

not be such a problem, however, if

some sort of system is planned and

adhered to. Always make it a point to

have plenty of string, waxed paper,

paper napkins, etc., in a kitchen draw-

er convenient to one’s hand. Make

out a list of menus and tack it to the

inside of cupboard or pantry door. Give

a varied assortment of foods that will

be attractive to eye and palate and

will, at the same time, build up brain

and brawn.



The simpler foods are best but at-

tention must be paid to individual

need. Rich cakes, doughnuts, and

pastries should be eliminated from the

lunch box of every school child. Good,

home-made bread, white," brown and

\vhole wheat that is one day old, thin-

ly sliced, can be made into appetizing

sandwiches with cold beans, minced

boiled ham, beef or chicken, chOpped

nuts and olives, or cold boiled eggs

chopped and mixed with a plain may-

onnaise. These will provide the

“hearty” part of the meal.



Soft gingerbread or cookies, home—

made candies, a handful of dates, figs

or raisins will provide the sweets need-

ful for good health. A cup custard, a

pot of cottage cheese, an individual pot

of baked beans, an apple or orange,

bread sticks, tld-bits and certain kinds





of manufactured cocky and cracker





specialties may be placed in the school

lunch box of every growing child. It

is the heavy, fat, rich, over-heating,

over-stimulating foods that must be

avoided if the child is to do his best

in the school room. Provide plenty of

paper drinking cups. A bottle of milk

or a tiny one of soup to be warmed up

for luncheon will prove acceptable.

Make the lunch attractive by wrapping

each article of food separately. Pro-

vide a collapsible lunch box that may

be opened out, washed, sunned and

aired thoroughly. Lay a folded paper





‘ towel on top of the luncheon just in—





side the cover that the little one will

be reminded that clean fingers are in

order before the luncheon is to be

consumed.





 





CHILDREN’S DISEASES.





 





Diphtheria.



Diphtheria is not so common as it

used to be, we frequently hear. Cer.

tainly we do not hear of so many suf-

fering from the disease as we once

did, but this is perhaps due to the fact

that many throat diseases once called

diphtheria are now given some other

name. It is an acute, communicable

disease characterized by the formation

of a false membrane on the tonsils,

pharynx, larynx or nose. In severe

cases it is accompanied by heart trou-

ble, pneumonia and sometimes inflam-

mation of the kidneys.



Unlike the so—called children’s dis-

eases one attack of diphtheria does

not make one immune from further at

tacks. Cases have been known where

a patient had two attacks of diphtheria

not more than twomonths apart. Chile

dren under ten are most liable to the

disease, especially between the second

and {fifth years.»-



Diphtheria always'has its origin ‘in

a’. previous case. that is it does not





 





HrHsmicl-MGAN. FsA‘RMER





ansé‘where there, have been no pre-‘

vious cases. The bacilli may be taken

into the mouth in many ways, some-

times by kissing. It is often spread





by infected milk, but seldom by wa— -





ter. It may be given by the patient,

the doctor or the nurse, but seldom by

any other third party, as it seems to





come only from those who are in di- ‘





rect contact with the patient. Infec

tion may come from the clothing, bed,





rugs in the sick room, or from the-





toys and books handled by the patient.

Occasionally pet animals spread the

disease. Persons suffering from chron-

ic catarrh and adenoids are more lia-

ble to diphtheria than those with a

healthy throat.



In mild cases of diphtheria there is

sometimes no membrane formed, al-

though cultures show the bacilli. In

mild cases there-is soreness of the

throat, accompanied by a temperature

of 101 to 104 degrees. If a membrane

forms it starts as a gray film followed

by a gray or white deposit which starts

in small spots or patches. These some-

times remain separate and sometimes

run together. The deposit is hard to

remove. The temperature stays around

100 to 102 while the membrane lasts,

which may be from three days to a

week.



Severe cases sometimes start grad-

ually with a temperature running to

around 100 for four or five days, ac-

companied by sore throat. Again they

start suddenly with vomiting, head-

ache, chills and a temperature as high

as 104. Sudden attacks are more com-

more in children than older folks.



In the severe cases there is a great

deal of discharge from the mouth and

nose and the membrane changes from

a White or gray to a darker color, of-

ten olive green. It spreads from the

throat to the mouth, sometimes even

to the lips. The breathing is heavy,

the tongue. dry and the lips frequently

bleed. In favorable cases the mem-

brane begins to come. away at the end

of a week or ten days, though it may

last for two or three weeks.



DEBORAH.





 





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doctors declare, is one great cause of

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At this time of year when eggs are

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VERY year the farmer'is puzzled

to determine for himself the

proper time for the marketing of



his crop, particularly his grain crops.

There is a considerable chance ele-

ment in this procedure which has

seemingly defied all attempts to re-

duce it to a scientific basis. One farm-

er will hold his crop of grain—corn,

wheat, or oats—waiting always for a.

more favorable time. Another farmer

concludes that on the average he is

as well off financially by marketing his

crop as soon as it is ready for market.

This latter has at least one decided ad-

vantage over the farmer who holds his

crop for higher prices, and that is,

quicker returns upon his investment,

if this is an item of consideration, and

it always is an item of consideration,

of course. It would seem, other things

being equal, an early market should be

sought.



The question to be solved, however,

really is what sacrifice in the way of

price should a farmer concede in or‘

der to dispose of his crops promptly.

It is a well known fact in the market-

ing of all commodities that the time of

the greatest supply is not usually the

time of the highest price. This may

be accopted as a rule which applies in

all normal times. Consequently once

the crop of wheat is harvested, in se-

curing a market at that particular time

the farmer would not expect to receive

the maximum price for his product.

This condition would hold only provid-

ed a great majority of farmers did mar-

ket their crops immediately upon har-

vesting.



There are other points involved,

however, which in a sense tend to off-

set the depressed market at the period

of greatest supply. Among these. the

one of greatest significance is the

question of shrinkage. As the grain

crop is held it undergoes sweating,

curing, and drying, all of which condi-

tions taken together cause shrink—





 





 





age. In other words, one bushel of

wheat at 1119 time of harvesting will

not weigh as much as a bushel of the





 





same product. if held for a consider-





' gable. period of time. Undoubtedly there

iis a point. in the storage of the grain





when an equilibrium is established,

but it will be necessarily some consid-

erable time after the threshing of the

grain.



Conditions which Cannot be Stan-



dardized.



Involved in this consideration of



shrinkage and the time. of marketing





there comes into consideration also the





possible influence of other unknown

conditions upon the question of the

market price. For instance, during the

past year one of these conditions has

been the European war. This undoubt-

edly will disturb the averages in a. very

marked degree. Generally speaking,

averages while valuable, do not mean

a. very great deal after all. Statistics

are, cold, hard bases to figure on. We

once heard a very celebrated public

speaker remark as follows: “There

are white lies and black lies, and sta-

tistics.” And while, of course, we must

base for mathematical accuracy, our

conclusions of any scientific experi-

ment largely upon the basis of statis-

tics, nevertheless statistics are not a

reliable guide for individual transac-

tions. Statistics are averages and av-

erages mean a correlation of failures

on the one hand and of successes on

the other. We may successfully and

rightfully use averages as a basis of

community action. We may use aver~

ages as a basis for united farmers’ ac-

tivity, but averages will scarcely serve

as a guide for an individual farmer’s

activity. So we find regarding the





 





 





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Shrinkage a Factor In Marketing





By FLOYD, W. ROBISON





prices of the different grains during

the last fifty years. During the time

of the Civil War, as at present, the

prices for grain were‘ very much in-

fluted.



Average Prices for wheat since 1879.



During the last few years the gen-

eral average for certain of the grains

has been high. From 1909 to 1913,

the average price on the Chicago mar-

ket, according to the Illinois Station,

for wheat has been $1.051 per bushel;

from 1879 to 1883, the price for wheat

was $1.067 per bushel; from 1884 to

1888, the price was 81.6 cents per bush-

el; from 1889 to 1893, the average

price was 83.4 cents; from 1894 to

1898, a period of great depression in

this country, the average price of

wheat, on the Chicago market, was

69.5 cents; from 1899 to 1903, the av-

erage price was 73.4 cents per bushel;

from 1904 to 1908, it rose to 93.3 cents

and was steadily rising when the Eu-

ropean war broke out, giving its tre-

mendous fluctuations with the contin-

ued high prices for the product. These

prices, judged from the standpoint of

averages, indicate from 1904 a gradual

increase in the price of wheat. Wheth-

er this is a permanent condition it is

difficult. to Say, but it is logical to as-

sume that the steady increase of pop-

ulation not, only of the. United States

but of the world, is responsible in a

measure for this gradual rise in the

price of grain.



Average Price for Grain by Months.



Leaving this out of consideration,

which is balanced very nicely, no mat-

ter what period of the year the crop is

marketed, the thing we are particular-

ly interested in here is the effect of

the curing and drying of the grain up-

on the price for which it may be sold

at various periods of the year. The

Illinois Station investigating the prices

on the Chicago market for the ten-

yeur period of 1904-1913, give the av-

erage price for the three grains, corn,

wheat. and oats as follows:



\Vheai, January, $1.001; February,

$1.009; March, $1.007; April, $1.015;

May, $1.063; June, $1.034; July, 95.20;

August, 92.3c; September, 95.60; Octo-

ber, 98.40; November, 97.40; Decem-

ber 98.80.



Lowest Prices at Time of Harvesting.



It is noticeable in this tabulation

that the time of greatest depression in

the wheat market during the year oc-

curs in the months of July and August,

the time when the crop is harvested.

It should be borne in mind that the

crop is newest at this time and while

the price is comparatively low, it may

be assumed that the shrinkage is also

very great at this time. For instance,

if a farmer had 100 bushels of wheat

by weight in August, at the average

price of 92.3 cents per bushel, he would

receive for this crop $92.30. If he

would hold this crop until the follow-

ing January, instead of having 100

bushels at that time it would be safe

to assume that he would then have for

sale more probably about 92 bushels

of wheat. In other words, there would

be a shrinkage probably in the neigh-

borhood of five to eight per cent, and

while he would get a higher price, in

fact, about eight cents a bushel more

in January than he would receive in

July or August, his total receipts for

the wheat would in all probability not

be much more than $92. We think

there would be no doubt, generally,





about his receiving as high or higher

a price in January‘as in July or August ~





but except some very unusual condi-

tion arose he would scarcely expect to

receive more or appreciably more than

wouldbe made up for by the shrink-

age of; the grain.





 





 

 

 

 





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In the case of com the average price

'{as as follows: , January, 52 cents;

February 52. 5 cents; March 54. 4 cents;

April, 57 2 cents; May, 60.3 cents;

June, 60.3 cents; July, 62.1 cents; Aug-

ust 64.2 cents; September, 63. 6 cents;

October, 60.5 cents; November, 58.3

cents; December, 55.7 cents.



‘Here we find regarding corn ‘ the

same conditions prevailing Corn ma-

tines later than wheat and consequent-

ly we find the lowest price occurring





about the time of the year when corn





is being stored and shortly after the

period of harvesting.‘



.With oats we find the figures to be

as follows: January, 39. 5 cents; Feb-

ruary, 40.9 cents; March, 40.9 cents;

April, 41.7 cents; May, 43.4 cents;

June. 43.4 cents; July, 42.8; August,

37.8 cents; September, 38.6 cents; Oc-

tober, 38.0 cents; November, 37.6

cents; December 38.6 cents.



;In that ‘ten~year period the price of

cats on the average was less during

the month of August, as will be seen,

at the period in which the product is

harvested.



Wheat and Cats go to Market More

Promptly.



There is a much greater tendency to

market wheat and oats promptly than

there is corn, consequently we find

the market responding to the influx of

wheat and oats after marketing much

more quickly than it does to corn. The

great. influx of corn shortly after the

period of marketing, or during certain

specified seasons of the year has its

effect in disturbing the averages of

prices obtained so that it is difficult to

show the effect of shrinkage along

which is the purpose of this paper.



The Illinois Station found that

wthea and oats weie of suflhient sta-

bility that there was no great adv an-

tage either in the holding for higher

prices or to mitigate against holding

for higher prices. The farmer is pret-

ty certain to secure as favorable a

price in mid—winter and from then on

as he is at tho¥time of harvesting his

crop of wheat and oats, taking into

consideration also the question of

shrinkage. With this, of course, he

will give consideration to his facilities

for marketing. Ordinarily we would

expect it would be much easier for the

farmer to market during the winter

than during the period of year when

he is so busy with his other farm

work, and if he has satisfactory stor-

age facilities he probably will not lose

on the average in holding his wheat

and oats for a more convenient mar-

keting period for himself. This in-

volves, of course, the providing of

satisfactory storage facilities on the

farm to protect the grain from the

weather, climatic conditions and from

the ravages of mice, rats, etc.



Shrinkage of Com.



Corn seems to be in an entirely dif‘

ferent class. Shrinkage is very high

in corn and one must be prepared to

offset shrinkage by a substantial in-

crease at, certain periods of the year

in the price of corn if he is to make

anything by holding it. The Illinois

Station has given a. tabulation showing

what prices the farmer should expect

for his corn to compensate for shrink-

age alone. We Will select from this

table at intervals of five, based on the

November price of from 40 to 80 cents

per bushel.



Assuming the November price for

corn to be 40 cents per bushel, to com-

pensate for shrinkage the farmer

should get in December, 40.5 cents; in

January, 41.3 cents; February, 41.7

cents; ' March, 42.3 cents; April, 43.0

cents; May, 44 cents; June, 46.0 cents;

July, 47.2 cents; August, 47.7 cents;

September, 48.0 cents; October, 47.8

cents. , ,

ls the Gain in Price Real or Fanciful?



It will be seen therefore that if one

has the option of selling his corn in

November at 40 cents per bushel, or in

September the following year at 48

cents per bushel, he would be gaining

absolutely nothing. The shrinkage

alone would offset the gain in price. If

the November .price were 45.0 cents,





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THE MICHIGAN FARMER





the December price should be _.45 6

ce';nts the January price, 46.5 cents;

February, 470 cents; March, 47.6

cents; April, 48.4 cents;. May, 50.0

cents; June, 51.8 cents; July, 53.1

cents; August, 53.7 cents; September,

54.0 cents; October, 53.8 cents.



Comparative Prices for Different



Months.



So that if one had the option of sell-

ing corn at. 45 cents in November and

holding it until the following Septem-

ber and were offered 55 cents per bush—

el then, he would get no more money

for the transaction than if he had sold

it in November at 45 cents. With the

November price of 50 cents one would

need to get 60 cents per bushel for

that same corn in the following Sep-

tember to allow for the shrinkage; if

he received 55 cents in November it

would be necessary to receive 66 cents

per bushel the following September;

to allow for shrinkage; if he received

60 cents in November it would be nec-

essary to receive 67.2 cents the follow-

ing September; if he received 65 cents

in November, it would be necessary to

receive 77.9 cents per bushel the fol-

lowing September; if he received 70

cents in November, it would be neces-

sary to receive 83.9 cents per bushel

the following September; if he receiv-

ed 75 cents in November, it would be

necessary to receive 29.9 cents the fol—

lowing September; if he received 80

cents in November, it would be neces-

sary for him to receive 89.5 cents the

following September to offset the

shrinkage alone. In other words, if

he had 100 bushels of corn in Novem-

ber for which he would receive $40, or

40 cents per bushel, the following Sep-

tember he would have only 83.3 bush-



els of corn to sell. In other words, the



shrinkage would amount to 16.7 per

cent on corn held from November to

the following September.



The Illinois Station concludes as

follows:



“Considering the ten-year period it

would seem to be profitable as far as

the shrinkage alone is concerned, to

hold small grain, that is, wheat and

oats, until the time of highest prices,

but there are other factors such as

convenience in marketing, delivery,

condition of roads, cost of labor and

storage, losses by rats and mice and

by insects, so local in character that

only the individual farmer can give

them proper consideration."



The question of corn, however, is a

different consideration. It is doubtful

011 the average, if the price of corn

some months after storage is sufficient

ly high to compensate entirely for the

loss of shrinkage.





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Saginaw Co., Feb. 21,—There is some

snow on the ground but grain has had

little protection this winter. There

will be enough feed for stock on hand.

(Torn apparently has much less feeding

value than in other years. Beans $3.40;

wheat $1.21; corn 64c; oats 460; hay,

$12@14; milk $1.65; butter 35c; eggs

300; chickens 14c; potatoes $1@1.10.



Gratiot Co., Feb. 29.———VVe have been

enjoying mild spring-like weather for

several days. Snow lays in ptaches

on the fields, the roads are bare and

wheeling is good. Practically every

farmer here is feeding as conserva-

tively as possible to eke out the scant

supply. Only a few head of steers are

feeding in this locality. No one has

tapped sugar bushes yet. Hens have

loosened up a little, but egg produc-

tion is still small. Eggs 18c; butter

18mx20c; beans $3.30; oats 43c; hogs

$6.50@7.75; milk $1.65; cream 28c.



Monroe Co., Feb. 26.——The change-

able weather of the last 30 days with

scarcely any snow all winter is putting

wheat and rye in bad shape. Roughage

lasting well but will be all fed by

spring. Some farmers now buying corn.

Not many beef cattle being fed. A few

bunches of hogs f01 spring market.

Hens not laying well with pr ice of eggs

down to 20c; cream 350; milk $1. 60@

1.;80 beans $4 per bushel; potatoes

$1. 25; wheat $1.18; oats 42c; corn 80

@900 per cwt; hay $12@15; beef cat-

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March 7, 1916.



Wheat—This grain recovered some

of the recent loss in prices. Primary

receipts have been heavy, especially in

the southwest, and the visible supply

is about 15,000,000 bushels greater

than it was a year ago. Both England

and continental Europe are in need of

liberal quantities of the grain, and

with greater freedom in shipping, our

surplus could be readily and rapidly

absorbed. Reports on the growing

plants point to a much impaired crop,

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port to market through summer. One

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Red. White. May.

Wednesday ..... 1.13 1.08 1.15

Thursday ...... 1.12% 1.07% 1.14%,

Friday ......... 1.14% 1.09% 1.16%

Saturday ....... 1 1414 1.09%, 1.16%,

Monday . . . . . ....1.16 1.11 1.18%

I‘uesday ........1.141/2 1.09%, 1 17





Chicago—May wheat $1.131/2; July

$1.107/3.



Germ—Values for corn are about

steady with a week ago. Weather con-

ditions hampered the bears at the op-

oning this week. The visible supply

shows an increase of 2,670,000 bushels.

One year ago No. 3 corn was quoted

at 73 cents per bushel. Detroit’s quo-

tations for last week were:





N o. 3 No. 3

Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday ......... 7O 72

Thursday ........... 70 72

Friday ........ . . . 70 72

Saturday ............ 70 72

Monday .............. 70 72

Tuesday ............ 71 73

Chicago—May corn 75 1Ac; July

75 1,40.





Oats—Prices have advanced over

the low figures of last week. All of-

ferings were absorbed Monday at frac-

tionally higher quotations. The do-

mestic consumption is liberal. The

visible supply shows a slight increase.

Standard oats a year ago were quoted

at 58c per: bushel. Last week’s local

quotations were:





No. 3



Standard. \Vhite.

Wednesday ......... 44 1/2 43 1/2

Thursday ........... 44 1/2 4314,.

Friday ......... 441/2 43%

Saturday ............ 44 V2 43 1/3

Monday ............. 45 44

Tuesday ............ 45 44





Chicago—May oats 431/2c per bu;

July 4194c.



Rye—Trade is dull and weak at, a

decline of 20. Cash No. 2 is quoted at

92c per bushel.



Barley.—Higher with malting grades

at Milwaukee quoted at 67@73c; at

Chicago 60@7lc.



Peas.——Chicago market is steady at

$2.40@2.50 per bu., sacks included.



Beans.—-Trade inactive with quota-

tions lower. Immediate and prompt

shipment $3.55; March $3.57; April

$3.60. Chicago prices are steady, pea

beans hand-picked quoted at $3.70@

3.80; do. common to good $3.55@3.70;

red kidneys $5@5.30. At Greenville

farmers are offered $3.20.



Clover Seed.—Prime spot $12.65;

prime alsike $9.75. At Toledo prime

cash $12.70; prime alsike $9.70.



Timothy Seed—Prime timothy low-

or at $3.50 per bushel.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





Flour.—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 196 lbs, as follows: Best

patent $6.30; seconds $6; straight

$5.70; spring patent $6.70; rye flour $6.



Feed.——ln 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

are: Bran $24; standard middlings



25; fine middlings $30; cracked corn

$31.50; corn and oat chop $28 per ton.



Hay.—-—N0. 1 timothy, $18.50@19:

standard timothy $17.50@18; light

mixed $17.50@18; No. 2 timothy $15

@16; No. 1 mixed $14@15; No. 1 clover

$10@13.



Chicago—Choice timothy $18@

$18.50; No. 1 do $15@16; No. 2 $13



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Stravin—VVheat and oat straw $6.50

@7; rye $7.50@8 per ton.





DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.





 





 





Butter.—-Market is firm in all grades

and prices are 1c higher. Extra

creamery 35c; firsts 34c; dairy 210;

packing stock 180.



Elgin.——-There is a lack of fancy

fresh goods and they are heldfirm at

higher prices, 350 being a fair baSlS

for the market.



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Storage- .stock .is being. resorted to to

supply deficiency. Extra creamery

35c; extra firsts 33%@34c; firsts 29@

33c; extra dairies 33c;-packing stock

20@201,§c. ; r ,



Eggs—Receipts of eggs increased

but were taken care of by a good de-

mand at prices 11/20 lower than last

week. Current receipts are quoted at

200; candled firsts 201/20.



Chicago—The trade is active and

takes care of the liberal receipts at

prices about 2c lower than last week.

Firsts, 181/2c; ordinary firsts 171/20;

miscellaneous lots, cases included 18

@181/2c.



Poultry.—-—The market remains firm

at last week’s prices. Turkeys 16@17c

per pound; spring turkeys. 21@22c;

fowls 14@18c, according to quality;

spring chickens 16%@18c; ducks 18@

19c; geese 17@180 per pound.



Chicago—The trade is, good; prices

are higher for all kinds except g ese.

Light receipts are the cause of firm-

ness. Turkeys, young and old 12@

20c; fowls 17c; springs 15@18c; ducks

17@18c; geese 10@14c.





 





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples.—Apples are moving freely

and oflerings are ample. Greenings

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

$3@3.50; Steel Red $4@4.50. At Chi-

cago, trade is fairly active and steady.

Fancy stock brings premium prices.

No. 1 Greenings are quoted at $2.75@3

per bbl; Jonathans, No. 1, $3.50@4;‘

Baldwins $3@3.25; Spys $3@3.75.



Potatoes.——Market steady at slightly

lower prices. Carlots on track, white

95c@$1; red 90@95c per bushel. At

Chicago the market is firm and active

at higher prices. Receipts are moder-

ate. Michigan whites 95c@$1 per bu;

other kinds 920@$1. At Greenville

the buyers are paying 85@90c per bu.





 





WOOL AND HIDES.





 





Wool—At Boston trade ruled active

last week and buyers were eagerly

seeking supplies. In the west growers

demand high prices and in numerous

instances dealers meet the quotations.

A strong demand prevails for fleece

wools with supplies about exhausted.

Michigan unwashed delaines are quot-

ed in Boston at 31@32c; do. combing

32@37c; do. clothing 26@3lc.



Hides—No. 1 cured 16%0; do. green

140; No. 1 cured bulls 130; do. green

100; No. 1 cured calf 210; do. green

200; No. 1 horsehides $4.50; No. 2

$3.50; No. 2 hides 10 lower than the

above; sheepskins, as to amount of

wool, 500@$2.





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





 





Tuesday morning’s market was small.

Most farmers have cleaned up their

products for the year. Apples 80c@

$1.25; potatoes 700@$1; carrots $1;

parsnips $1; cabbage 75c; radishes 30c

per dozen; eggs 35c per dozen; loose

hay $18@22 per ton.





 





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

’ March 6, 1916.

(Special Report of Dunning and Stev-

ens, New York Central Stock

Yards, Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts of stock here today: Cattle

128 cars; hogs 100 d. d.; sheep and

lambs 60 (I. d.; calves 1200 head.



With 128 cars of cattle today, in-

cluding 18 to 20 cars of shipping cat-

tle, the demand was very strong, and

in fact we could have sold more cattle.

Bulk of the shipping cattle sold 10@

250 higher, and with a strong local de-

mand here the butcher cattleand fe-

male stuff sold 15@25c higher. There

were very few bulls here today, de-

mand strong and bulk sold 10@25c

higher. There was a light run of cat-

tle in Chicago today and it looks as if

it has come to a time now when these

good corn-fed cattle will get scarce

and the future prospect looks good.

We look for a fair run of cattle here

next week and a good market.



Vl'e had a fairly liberal supply of

hogs here today, quality very poor,

choice grades selling 5@100 lower, and

pigs demoralized, the sales generally

500 per cwt lower than the close of

last week. Bulk of the hogs sold from

$9.40@9.50, with a few selected lots at

$9.60; pigs generally $8.25, and light

hogs from $8.50@9.25, as to weight and

quality, and sales on this kind very

uneven. Bulk of the roughs landed at

$8.50; stags $6@7. All good grades of

hogs closed strong, but lights and un-

derweight stuff were very dull and

some going over unsold.



Market was active on choice sheep

and lambs but slow on medium and

coarse, with prices 250 lower than the

close of last week. About six loads

unsold and we look for about steady

prices balance of the week.



We quote: Lambs $11.40@11.50;

cull to fair $8@11.25; yearlings $8.50





 





@10; bucks $4.‘50@7; handy ewes

$8.25@_8.50; heavy do $8@8.25; weth-

ers ‘$8;75@9.25; cull sheep $4.50@7;

veals, good to choice $11.75@12; com-

mon to fair $8@11.50; heavy $6@9.





 





Chicago.

March 6, 1916. >

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.





Receipts today..16,500 50,000 17,000

Same day 1915. .16,780 27,913 18,361

Last week ...... 44,559 181,191 65,748

Same wk 1915..39,464 165,101 58,812



Shipments from here last week were

as follows: Cattle 10,817; hogs 45,135;

sheep 15,320, comparing with 8,657

cattle, 32,018 hogs, and 7,172 sheep

for the same week last year. Hogs re-

ceived averaged 209 lbs.



This week opens with a small run

of cattle and a good demand at ad-

vances of 10@15c; butcher stuff show-

ing especial strength. Hogs are firm-

er, with a late advance to $9.25 for the

best. Sheep and :~ are largely 15c

lower, tops being $11.25 for lambs and

$8.35 for ewes.



Cattle were in animated general de-

mand. last week, and prices underwent

further advances, amounting to 250 or

more, the receipts being comparative-

ly moderate from day to day. Pretty

much everything in the cattle line

moved upward. Beef steers sold large-

ly.at_$7.60@9, with the better class

bringing $9@9.90, and among the note-

worthy high sales were those of 30

Kansas 1710-lb. steers at $9.50, 16 Iowa

fed steers, 1672 lb. steers at $9.70 and

34 Kansas steers that averaged 1767

lbs. at $9.90. Steers that classed as

“good” brought $8.50 and over, and

sales were made all the way down to

$6.50@7.50 for ordinary offerings of

light weight, with medium grade going

at $8@8.45. A sale took place of 24

Angus yearling steers averaging 1149

lbs. at $9.65. Butchering cattle were

in active demand, cows selling at $5@

7.50 and heifers at $5@8.50, while cut-

ters sold at $4.30@5 and canners at

$3.50@4.25. Calves were good sellers,

prices ruling at $4.75@11.25 for coarse

heavy to prime light vealers. There

was quite an animated traffic in stock-

ers and feeders, with the former going

at $6@7.85 and the latter at $6.25@

7.75, quality being a much more im-

portant'factor in making prices than

mere weight. Country buyers prefer

good to_ choice stock cattle, and local

killers purchased quite a number of

stock steers at $6.50@7.25.



Hogs continued to advance, with a

good local and eastern shipping de-

mand, and the $9.20 top was the high-

est price recorded since last Septem-

ber. The general opinion is that the

largest receipts of the year have been

reached, and decreasing supplies and

high prices are generally looked for.

Recent receipts of swine here have

averaged 208 lbs., comparing with 190

lbs. at the beginning of the year, 221

lbs. 3. year ago and 226 lbs. two years

ago. Saturday’s close was the highest

yet seen, hogs selling at $8.75@9.20

for common to light bacon to prime

heavy shipping hogs, and the best light

singeing hogs sold at the top, too.

Pigs brought $6.75@8.50.



Lambs, yearlings, wethers and ewes

have continued to sell much higher

for a week than in former years at cor-

responding dates, although prices have

ruled lower than a short time ago.

There was a strong demand for shear-

ing and feeding lambs, and their com-

parative scarcity caused them to sell

extremely high. As everybody knows,

there is a great scarcity of lambs and

sheep in feeding districts, and Colo-

rado sheepmen have the whole thing‘

practically in their own hands, so if

they market too many at one time, it

will be their own fault. Closing Sat-

urday prices were: Lambs $8@11.50;

feeding lambs $9.75@10.90; yearlings

$8.75@10.25; wethers $7.50@8.70;

ewes $5@8.50; bucks $6.25@7.25.



Horses were in moderate supply and

in strong local and shipping demand

last week at firm prices, with the com-

moner to fair class of light weight

horses in demand for southern ship-

ment at $50@100, while drivers were

quoted at $100@200 and wagoners at

$165@200. Commercial chunks sold

at $165@220 and better and heavier

animals at 225@260 and occasionally

at a higher figure. Much the largest

demand centered in horses for the

French army.





LIVE STOCK NEWS.





 





Because of the small supplies of

lambs, yearlings, wethers and ewes in

most feeding districts of the United

States, the Chicago market continues

to receive meager offerings, with Col~

orado and western lambs comprising

the bulk of the dairy arrivals. As kill-

ers have made serious objections to

paying the recent high prices, sharp

breaks in values have taken place at

different times, but even then the pric-

es paid were far higher than in former

years at corresponding dates. Of late

the opening of the feeder outlet has





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afforded an opportunity; for, buyers to

purchase some feeding lambs, but their





scarcity has made. phenomenally high

prices, with the bettercfass selling at

=$10.75@10:90 per 100 lbs. 2. Mdny‘Ofimo '





northern ' lainbs coming on~ the, market

are too- heavy ,to’ suit; most killers,

and flocks averaging [90 lbs. and up-

ward have to be sold .at a consider-

able discount, as the popular demand

IS for lambs that are good and fat and

weigh around 75 to 80 lbs. With wool

commanding unuSually high prices,

this is an important factor in causing

a demand for unfinished lambs ts ship

to farms for shearing and finishing.





Cattle prices are ruling 'much higher

than in most former years, 1915 in-

cluded, and it is evident that so far as

the choicer lots of heavy and handy

weights and fat little yearlingsteers

and heifers are concerned,~high prices

have come to stay until stockmen have

time to produce a new crop~ of beeVes.

Prime yearlings are rarely seen these

days, and whenever a carload does

show up, it is quick to find an eager

buyer at outside prices. Soft corn has

caused stock feeders to hurry most of

their holdings put in last autumn to





market prematurely, most of them





coming only. short-fed or merely warm~

ed-up, and the result is that feeding

districts are carrying so few feeders

that owners are doubly anxious to

stock up once more. The re-opening

of the feeder outlet at the Chicago

stock yards ras heartily welcomed by

stockmen in the wide territory trib'u--

tary to that market and a steady de-

mand for _such cattle has started up,

with several" states at last admitting

such stock within their borders, but

the high prices asked for the better

class of these cattle act as a check on

their sale to a considerable extent.

Sales have been made quite recently

of stockers and feeders at a range of

from $6@7.85 per 100 lbs., depending

on their average weight and quality,

but quality is the important thing far

more than weight, and" prime light

stock steers have sold as high as the

best heavy steers in numerous in-

stances.





 





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ailv once your men could milk from 1 to 25

cows an hour—end do the work thoroughly

an? without- getting tired? Other dairym‘en

wit I herds similar to thesis of \‘0111‘5 are (io-

ing the milking in from mimlf to one-third

of the time and expense with the





H inman Milker





“A Success For Bro-tn" “

Here are a few questions to askrmnself: If

over (2000 dairymen can make more money

with the [Human—Wu can't I?" ‘ . n3.

I milk more cows if bed a. ”Hanan?

"Would l have to. keep a hired man the year

around if it were not for getting the cows

ked'l" “Owldn’tvldo more work on "

formifi the boy coulddothe milking?

Hinmcm Milken areso simple that a

who can milk cows by hand can operate an

messinlly. even ayoung boy or a woman.

if necessary. _

There is probably a. Hum-an user only afew

' from you. Why don't you call on him,

ask him- aii about the machine and take hold

and operate for yoursefl? See thatlt 1:1er

our claims for it—and your expectations. Let

the Minor speak tor itself—and then consider

what a. Himmm equipment in your stable

will mean to you.

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men-ad women. Mound girl. oil prices mcr before

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lunch-ice and useful bicycle information. It’. Inc.



TIRES, Wilt!“ rear wheels. but

his, 15min. cyclonotoro, equipment and nuts to: m

bicycles at hall uoual rleon. A limited number at

second-land bicycles Gorgon In trade will be Wont

It oncqstta to ”etch.



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Permanent Fertility

The Cost and The Profit





“Twelve years‘ use of Rock Phos-

phate at a cost of “.00 per acre

per year. with legumes, has so

enriched my land that I have

averaged 5 tons of alfalfa per

acre far seven years, tons of

silage, I IS bus. of com. 88% bus.

of ants. and 52 bu. of wbeotper acre."

You can enrich your soil and row e

samenmpoatlhcsmcoat. titans

for full rticulara of the Permanent

Fertility em.





FEDERAL CHEMICAL CO.

Ground Rock Department

12 Clark Street - Columbia. Tenn.





TEST





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soil £881“ and

increases yield of snails, clover.

cormrwheatnml many other crop.

We make ground lump lime. hyb

drated lime or ground limestm

- (absolutely dry).



W rite for test materials and name 01 local agent.





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est you for

prices and

terms on fertil-

izers adapted to .,

your soil andcrooo. \

Sand for 800%! . Pro.

The American Agricul-

turnl‘ Chemical Co.

No- Yuk. Mm~nap

adelnhit. Bait-In Cin- ~

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time, and on everything but canners

:and bulls the trade was 15@20¢ higher *

than last week. Bulls and canners





' Chicago, Boston and Baltimore and a





"too anxious to meet the advance. Com— -,

vmon milch cows are not wanted and ‘ ,L





'Bros. 8 av 125 at $10.25, 8 av 145 at,





‘ $9.50; to Burnstine 4 av 145 at $11.50;





,and a trifle lower than last week; on





. van P. Co. 10 lambs av 95 at $10.60,





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‘ THIS IS THE FIRST EDITION.





 





The first edition is sent to those who '



have not expressed a desire for the



latest markets. The late market edi-



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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET.





 





Thursday’s Market.

March 2, 1916.

Cattle.





Receipts 2336. The market opened

at the local stock yards Wednesday

with a. good fair supply of cattle and

hogs on sale, and fairly good service

was handed out by all roads but the

Pere Marquette, who were away be-

hind, both on Wednesday and Thurs-

day. Shippers off this road claim

their stock is held too long after ar-

riving at Delray before being sent. to

the yards, and if this is true it should

be remedied.



In the cattle division the trade was

the most active seen here in SOme





were strong. Buyers were here from





large number were bought for ship-

ment; the local beef trade is not very

brisk and Detroit dealers were none





were very hard to dispose of; good

grades dull. The close was steady at

the advance as follows: Best heavy

steers $7.75@8; best handy weight

butcher steers $7@7.50; mixed steers

and heifers $6.50@7; handy light

butchers $6.25@6.50; light butchers $6

@625; best; cows $6@6.25; butcher.

cows $5.25@5.75; common cows $4.50-

bulls $6@6.25; bologna bulls $5.50@

5.75; stock bulls $56,175.25; feeders $6.50

‘@7; stockers $5.50@6; milkers and

springers $30@70.



. Haley & M. sold Newton B. Co. 7

butchers av 824 at $6.35, 5 do av 620

.at $6, 9 do av 900 at $7, 1 cow wgh 780 .

'at $3, 2 do av 1165 at $6, 2 do av 1020

at $5.10; to Nagle P. Co. 5 steers av

794 at $6.90, 5 do av 880 at $6.75, 2 do

av 675 at. $6, 2 bulls av 1700 at $5.40,

4 cows av 922 at $4.40, 2 do av 1200 at

$5. 4 steers av 1030 at $650; to Mich.

B. Co. 8 do av 1045 at $7; to Newton





1070 at $5.50, 6 do av 1055 at $5, 20 do

av 1167 at. $7.45, 12 do av 1111 at $7.45.



Reason & S. sold Thompson Bros.

1 bull wgh 1750 at $6, 1 do wgh 1260

at $5.75, 1 do wgh 900 at $5.50, 2 cows

‘av 900 at $5.50, 1 do wgh 1370 at $5.75,

1 bull wgh 1690 at $6.50, 1 do wgh 1260 g

at $5.50, 2 do av 1215 at $6; to Newton 3

B. Co. 16 butchers av 982 at $5.50; to

Sullivan P. Co. 17 do av 990 at $6.50,

4 cows av 1005 at $4.50.





Roe Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 2 .





steers av 1050 at $7, 2 cows av 790 at

$5, 7 steers av 716 at $6, 1 cow wgh

1450 at $6.25, 2 do av 1045 at _$5, 2 do

av 950 at $4, 1 do wgh 990 at $4.25, 1

do wgh 1090 at $5.25, 1 steer Wgh 1220

at $7.40, 5 cows av 844 at $4.15; to

Bray 11 cows av 1187 at $5.25; to New-

ton B. Co. 4 do av 1075 at $5.60, 1 do

wgh 930 at $4; to Breitenbeck 2 do av

'930 at $5.

Veal Calves.





Receipts 968. The veal calf trade

was about steady with last week on

good grades, a few choice bringing $12

but the bulk of sales for good was at

$11@11.50. Common and heavy grades

were dull and 256 lower, selling at

from $7@10.



Sande}, S., B. & G. sold Thompson





$10.25, 1 wgh 160 at $11.50; to Sullivan

P. CO. 7 av 150 at $11.50, 2 av 140 at

$11.50, 7 av 125 at $10.50, 3 av 120 at

$8.50, 8 av 150 at $11.50, 5 av 130 at





to Mich. B. Co. 14 av 150 at $11.50.





Sheep and Lambs.

Receipts 3458. The sheep and lamb

trade for choice lambs was about

steady but common grades were dull





Wednesday two bunches brought

$11.10 but they were extra. fancy. The

bulk of the sales were as follows: Best

lambs$11; fair lambs $10@10.75; light

to common lambs $8.75@9.50; year-

lings $9.50@10; fair to good sheep $6

@725; culls and common $5@5.50.

Bishop, B. & H. sold Swift & C0. 228

lambs av 78 at $11, 203 do av 79 at $11,

22 do av 103 at $10.50; to Nagle P. Co.

16 do av 65 at $10.60, 22 do av 70 at

$10.60, 4 sheep av 120 at $6; to Sulli~





110 do av 65 at $10; to Nagle P. Co.

82 do av 75 at $10.60, 105 do av 80 at

$10.75, 105 do av 85 at $11.10; to Mich.

B. Co. 104 do av 85 at $11.10, 110 do

av 75 at $10.75.





Hogs.



Receipts 10,238. The hog trade was

active and 35@50c higher than it was

a week ago and on Thursday was five

cents higher than on Wednesday; the

prospects look good for higher prices.

Hemgygrades $8.95; yorkers and mix-

ed $ .75@8.90; pigs $8.25@8.50.





 





 





B. Co. 22 do av 880 at $6.70, 2 cows av '





GAN FARMER





Accurate

in Capacity





Each Sturges Milk Can is



made to hold‘ just so much and



' no more. Always agrees With



the city sealer’s measure.



Only highest grade

steel plate is used in

Sturzes Milk Cams.

That’s why they

last longer than

usually expected.

Careiully tinned,

soldered! 11:





teams moo

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0F STALUIINS F06 SALE





PEMIIEIIOH, 0LIBE8MLE$ and HIGKIEIS





Also 20 head of Choice Hackney

mares with foal.





Gentlemen i got on my selling chilies.





Write for prices.





JOHN CRAWFORD

Colby Ranch, Stanton, Mich.





20 Head of Percheron 20





, Stallions and Marco

of high qualitv. Royally bred, some of them b

the Great 000 Chgmvion Carnot (66.666 .

All recorded in P. S. A. Studbook. If you are in

need of a good Stallion or mere. come and see us.

lie can suit You in both quality and mice.





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oUNHAMs

Percherons





For Filly Years The best





Semi for fine Photographic

Catalogue.





Du n h a ms,

Wayne, Dupage County, lfllnolu





 

 

 





 





Percheron Stallions





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Sixteen Head For 8an

N o salesman need apply we deal





i direct and give terms to responsible

{parties





A. A. Palmer, Estate,

(3.1%.) Orleans. (P. 0.) Balding. Mich.





Registered Percheron: .





'2 thing two year old Percheron Stallionsweicbt 150





and 1600 lbs. Priced to sell. Inspection lnvit .

L. C. HUNT. Elton RIDIdI. Mic “in.





Percheron. "obtains. ln s, Shropshiras, Iurocs

0038 D. BUELL. lmirn. Michigan. .





F ‘ I , Two Registered Percheron Stallions coming

N I .Ithreeundsix. black and grey,. Will sell ior )6

their valueli sold soon. T.II.Love, R. 3. Howell, Mich





' FOR SALE-8 intend Percheron Stallion Mug.

in Fillies at reasonable rim. In.





motion invited. F. L. K ING l 803. OharYottaMioh.





FOR SALE, Three Registered Percheron Stallions.

one coming 2 yrs" one coming 4yre.. one coming





I yrs. this one Imported. BarneyGiesken, Stimuli, Mich. ,R.3.





R istered Percheron Stud

.FOI’ Sale: :5“ ioldedin June 1915.





E. J. Aldrich. Tokensha, Mich" B. No. 1. Bell Phone





LOESER BROS.





We have 100 head of Belgian and Per-

cheron Stallions and mares. Imported and

home bred. We have sold pure bred horses

in Michigan for the last 25 years,and have

the right kind, and at the right price. We

can supply any numberofwork horses, both

geldings and mares. Get in touch with us.





UGONII3R, INDIANA.





JACKS

All)

MULES





Raise mules and get rich. 200



head line large Jacks. Inn's

and mules. ‘l to 17 5113\

high. Largo registered Socks

and draft stallions cheap new .

VI ill trade for sheep.cattlo or





 





 





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Stock Elizli'anteed. Address

“'5 JACK FARM





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OVER STOCKED, MUST SELL.





F011 SA Lin—Six colts coming three year old. four colts

coming two year old. and three yearlings, six Jersey

cows: three being registered: four heifers, lbrec, two

year old. one yearling registered bull; one extra nice

1: ol bay colts. This stock may be seen at tho'l‘ernes

:1rm,Chase Road, one mile north oi‘ M lcbigan Avenue.

A. P. TEKNES FARM, 1730 Michigan Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan, Walnut 2091.





SHEEP.

Kope Kon F arms





SHROPSIIIRES and DUROCS. KINDERIIOOK. INCH.

Oxford Down Sheep. "° "wk ‘m’ 9""





‘ at present.

M. In GANSSLEY, Lennon. Michigan.





' ~Yeurlin and ram lambs from Oh i

[monhn flock of humb of Mich. Also seleczlllllglfl’:

shire swine. Elmhurst Stock Farm. Almont. Mich;





RUFUS B. HOLMES 00.





High and Rlopclle Sta. Detroit. Mich.





Commission Merchants





Poultry, Live or Dressed. Dressed Hogs. Calves.

Sheep alld'Eggs. Reference. Peninsular Savings

Bank, Sullivan Packing Co. Shipments Soliclted.

Satisfaction Guaranteed.





Ship our ood uallt to .

H A Y H’i heat lidarkgt Pages. In

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I... ll mend (20..

HA NEW LOCATION—

623-625. Wabuh Bldg“ Pituburgh. PI.

—— Daniel Mclefroy’s Sons Co.

THE HARPSTER COMMISSION 00.. Union Stock

Yards, Toledo, 0. Sell live stock on comm Ion.

met highest prices an fills. them. Daily





3'

market, force of six looks after your interest.

Financially backed by over “$00.01).





F‘MWWe will pay premiums whenever lblo

above the highest oflcial Detroit arkot





otatlonfo“ shipped dlroottousb ex;

‘1" ”m ‘I' men. It will y





Write us for atom tum“.





KW Butter & Chem Co»





' ale or. Exchan can"...

gnomes. Amnfimoeerlu
0-OPERATION is on the boom.

Co-operative associations are be



ing formed everywhere and in

most all cases are making a go of it.

This is entirely different from the sit-

uation a few years ago when most ev-

ery attempt at co-operative buying and

selling failed. We are now getting the

.. results of twenty or more years of ora-

I’ Firm Work- tory on co-operation. The thoughts





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Cushman Binder Engines $331,230,? 8.... .

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Around South Haven, where there 1s

For A" Farm work a very successful association, most ev-





z‘ris is dthe one successful binge: engine. ery shipping point has an organization

ousan saremuseevery arvest.” ' any in or. - . . - .

Engine drives sickle and all machinery. Since Of Its own' An 01 ganlzatlon f0}. med

horses have only to pull machine, two horses will last summer which will undoubtedly

easily handle 8-ft. binder in heavy grain. Ina wet . A , - - -

hpll'ttiestQushnganElinlglmisagefifihecrgp'asitkleepg rival the South Haven ssomation 1s

81¢ GKOIDSW en 1] W ee SIDS -1 nevercog‘s. ' ’ -

After harvest Cushman engine does all other work. the Frurt Growers Exchange at Ban

Very light egggplt 12d easy gohmove around, fiet gor, which community 1s famous for

runs mores l y an mos eavy engines. e- . ° ~ ‘ ‘ -

cause of throttle Governor and perfect balance. Its productive orChaldS Of hlgh quality

4 H. P. weighs only 190 lbs; when stripped for fru1t.





binder only 167 lbs. 8H. P. only 320 lbs. Forced . - ~



water cooling system prevents overheating. The EXChange was 01 ganlzed In Aug—

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years lon er with his it was enough because the members

Eizi‘énfikih. Skforfm 13' loaned to the association the equip-

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grading, packing and selling. On ap-

ples the growers are charged 25 cents

per barrel for firsts and seconds. In

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A T ii E ' .M‘I 6H to A N 'F’Aj R'MERT'

‘Ma‘rkcting Association Succeeds





this arrangement will prove adequate.



The amount of business done last

year aggregated $20,000. This is not

as much as it would have been-as sev-

eral of the growers had sold their fruit

before the time of organization in Aug-

ust, and therefore did not put their

fruit through the exchange.



The output of the association in Win-

ter apples, including all varieties from

Greenings on, was sold at $3.15 for

firsts and $2.25 for seconds, to a Chi-

cago firm which took the entire crop.

This firm was highly pleased with the

fruit and has reported that the apples]

have kept in storage much better than;

most of the storage stock. 1



The officers of the association. are: ‘

F. J. Overton, president; W. Hamilton, l

vice-president; H. A. Keister, treasur-l

er; George Low, secretary- Besides

the officers there is a board of five

directors which meets frequently to ‘

discuss the affairs of the association,

A manager is hired during the season,l

and is under the supervision of the!

board of directors. During the past

year his duties consisted only in super-

vising the work at the packing house.

A committee of- three members had

charge of the sale of the fruit.



It is not compulsory for a member

to sell his fruit through the associa-



.tion until he signs the yearly contract

to do so. If he sells outside after that

he is charged five per cent of his sales

for doing so.



The co-operative buying side of the

business will be developed as quickly

as conditions warrant. This spring

the lime-sulphur has been contracted

for at a. price which will mean a sav-

ing to the members of about $200.



A warehouse has been rented by the

year and will be used throughout the

year for the various co-operative lines

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ally comprising carlots. This is the

unit of business management. All pro-

ducts of the same pool receive the

same quotation, whether the individual

lots brought equal returns or not. Con-

tracts are entered into with the buy-

ers and individual growers without the

intermediation of the organization. As

a result of this plan, which is novel,

prices have been raised materially,

market demands are more uniform,

land values are increased. Better car

service is maintained, as the railroads

pay attention to the demands of 150

vegetable growers who are organized,

where they did not heed 300 independ-

ent ones. The whole Marietta commu-

nity is taking on a prosperous atmos-

phere, and these Ohio growers have

pointed the way to prosperity which

the farmers of any given community

may well follow.

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three grades, which may be charged

for accordingly. Then the farmer who

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government and self-sufficiency. It

has made such a brilliant and wonder-

ful improvement in the efliciency ot

the whole rural population that it has

by this means strengthened the foun-

dations of the state. From this point





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THE. nascent»: ME‘ETlNG.





The big meeting known as “The Hes-

peria Movement,” has come and gone,

leaving memories of .faces and echoes

of voices, the like of which we never

saw or heard before. The meeting

began with a lecture Thursday even-

ing, February 17, and ended with a.

grand concert Saturday evening, Feb-

ruary 19, three nights and two days of

literary feasting such_ as no town of

its size, and twelve miles from arml-

road, could put up. The crowd every

day and evening taxed the capamty or

the Colombian Hall and Saturday at-

ternoon the crowd was so great that

the building was packed clear to the

street.



This great annual community gathe

Bring has made it possible for Hespcria

:with less‘than, 700 inhabitants, to pay

$150 for one speaker, not speaking of

all the splendid array of talent in the

day time and the other evenings. Meet-

ings of its kind have sprung up in ev-

ery part at ' this broad land and we

keep getting letters from leading peo-

ple in far away places asking adrice

on starting similar movements.



This year we had for the first even-

ing a lecture, “The New Age Coming,”

by Rev. A. W. Wishart, of Grand Rap-

ids, who said the new age would be'a

practical and democratic one. It will

be an age of reform in which public

health will be given attention. The





 





government spends more for controll-.





in diseases in cattle and hogs than in

human bangs. Health is a community

problem. 6 also told of Germany

and her system in doing things and

pointed out the way she built roads.

One of the characteristics of the new

age is to be human. Humanity will be

emphasized against nationality. The

spirit of avarice manifested by Ameri-

cans in the present war is going to

hurt us with the other nations of. the

world.



Friday morning the girls of Hesperia

high school presented a Spanish drill

which was beautifully executed.



Mrs. M. B. Ferry, curator of Michi-

gan Historical and Pioneer Society,

was very interesting with her Michi-

gan pictures 0: long ago, and gave an

exhibition with several girls, explain-

ing the costumes of the lndian girl, the

Pioneer, the First Educator, and the

Lady of, 1876.



Hon. James N. McBride, Director of

Markets, M. A. 0., gave an interesting

address on “Marketing the Crops,"

bringing out some fine thoughts and

citing other countries, and finally sins

mering the whole thing down to co-

operation.



“Plsnting the Highway” was the

theme of Hon. Frank F. Rogers, State

Highway Commissioner, who said a

tree that takes a lifetime to grow

should not be destroyed lightly, and

told how three nurseries in Massachu-

setts were propagating trees to plant

on the 11 ways.



E. C. derman, of M. A. 0., gave

an address on the value of “Junior Age

ricuitural Clubs." He told of how the

talent to do things was brought out

and encouraged by these clubs.



Prof. C. W. Downs, of U. of M.,

spoke on “Why the Consumer's Dollar

is Shrinking," and told of the depres-

sion from 1873 to 1876 and how Mr.

Bryan got his support in 1896 from a

discouraged people. One reason for

the dollar shrinking was the high cost

of living. One of the causes of the in-

crease of the cost of living is the

amount of money the government is

expending in preparedness. We would

have more if we could wipe war off

the face of; the earth. We pay for

fumigating and perfuming the pure

food we put up in packages and one-

halr billion dollars a year for adver‘

tising.



The remedy was larger and better

farming conditions, more scientific

management of our public affairs, and

the. abolishment of some of our great

vices.



Friday evening the people listened

to the star attraction of the course,

James A. Burns, President of Oneida

College, Kentucky, and they did not

go away disappointed. His theme was

“Conservation of Life in the Cumber-

lands.” He told of the isolation and

retrogression of the people, their pres-

ent condition, their illiteracy and pov-

erty, and his share in the redemption

of is people. He spoke of the vision

he saw, the giving up of the life work

he had planned for himself and of the

going back into the mountain fastness-

es to stop the feuds and educate the

people to ohm“ mndard oiliie, the

school he and the ceremony of

laying the corner stone. Alone on the

mountain side with a crude tool in his

hand, fashioned from an old crowbsr,

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Already the executive committee of

the State Association of Farmers’

Clubs is preparing for the next annual

meeting of the organization to be held

as usual at Lansing in December.

Plans had been under consideration

looking toward the holding of a three.

day meeting—«one day’s sessions to be

held at the College—but upon mature

deliberation the members of, the ex-

ecutive cmnmittee decided at a recent

meeting to adhere to the plan of a

two-day meeting for 1916.



President Robb would be glad to re-

ceive from the oflicers of each local

Club using a printed yearly program a

copy of same by way of suggesting de-

sirable topics to be. discussed at the

next annual meeting. Often a local

Club will manifest an interest in some

question which would be a matter of

profitable deliberation for the State

Association, and by mailing Associa-

tional President Robb a copy of their

printed annual programs, the local

(‘lubs having such programs will aid

materially in this matter of sugges-

tions which will aid in making the

next annual meeting even more profit-

able than those which have gone be-

fore it.





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





Honor Washington.—-—The Hickory

Farmers’ Club met with Mr. and Mrs.





 





J. W. Arnold for their February meet- :





ing with a large attendance. The

rooms were tastefully decorated with

flags and other Washington decora-

tions. After a fine dinner the meeting

was called to order by President J. W.

Arnold. R. P. Reavey having been ap-

pointed at a previous meeting to meet

with a committee of other Clubs in re-

gard to the Union meeting, gave a fav-

orable report. Wm. Mudge, of Caro,

gave a fine talk on dairying, giving

several suggestions regarding the feed-

ing and care of cows to obtain best

profits, and also answered numerous

questions asked by interested farmers.

A fine paper on “Registered Stock,”

was read by B. B. Reavey. The Male

Quartet sang, completing an excellent

program, after which the Club adjourn-

ed to meet March 23, with Mr. and

Mrs. Robert Reavey, at Caro.





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beriands and his Creator as silent

watchers, he laid the corner stone and

dedicated it to the cause of the Cum-

berland people.



On Friday morning the second pri-

mary gave a George Washington drill,

which was very fine, and Prof. W. D.

Henderson, of U. of. M., in his breezy

manner gave a short address, and then

came the business meeting and elec-

tion of oflicers. E. T. Carbine has been

president for twelve years and he was

re-elected. Miss Isabelle M. Becker

has been secretary and general mana-

ger for twelve years and she was re.

elected, and Archie McCallum was

elected treasurer.



Prof. Henderson gave a splendid ad-

dress on Saturday afternoon to an au-

dience that stood away out into the

street, so dense was the crowd. “Dol-

lars and Sense" was the topic. Mr.

Henderson said the weakest thing in

our government was unscientific man-

agement. We must bring from the col-

lege not only science but we must be

permeated with the rendering of ser~

vice. In order to have a great school

system in America we must have bet-

ter superintendents. We are not yet

ready in America to give a. man‘s job

and a man's chance in the school bus-

iness.



The Crispin Concert Company gave

a grand concert Saturday evening, and

the lady reader was delightfully funny.

This evening‘s entertainment was the

dessert after a meal of solid and ser-

ious thought. The big meeting, the

twenty~fourth, and by no means the

least, ended in one great big laugh.



The. mission of the Hesperian move-

ment l8 to bring the people together in

one great clash of ideas and if they

just carry a small portion home with





them and put it into practice. the mis- .





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gm.” cthk' red Rocks $101 er 1008. 0. hito e horns



819er and Bu ilO rpingtoens $12 per 100.11t1h-



Eggs carefully packed 841'.100 For furEther

ormation write for our Ohio fliolder. RUSS



POULTRY RANCH. PETEBIBUBG. . MICE.





 





BABY CHICKS FROM STANDARD BRED S. C

White and Brown lLeghorns bred to lay large white

eggs. 39. 00 8.8500 1' 1000. Safe arrival



aranteed. atalog free. Wov crine Hatchery, Box



21. Zeeiand. Mich.





' The noted prize strain. Grand

“MM Barr“! Bub}! Bdree ing Cookerels for 51118.83

ieoe. two for $5. Also selected pens for breedin.



P ainview Stock and Dairy Farm. meo, Mic





 





 





BIG'rd Beautiful Hen hatched Barred Plymouth Rocks

sold on approval 82 to 85 each. (4 females and male

Slflhood layers. Circulars and photos. John Northon .Cllre.lllch.





 





I I I B 1

Downs Iorihem King Siram 113"? 1%;‘;‘:,‘°,‘:§¥,‘

mam prizes. Some nice Cookerels and Pullets for sale

\\ rite for prices Druid W Cousins Nm'thpuri. Midi.





 





Rooks. Have some “)lt mild

BIITCd Plymmllll cockei‘vl ‘ for $2.]i1 st hr-i Hi-

ing obtainable not uite matured Would «11.-1t $100

otherwise. RIVER EW FARM, R. 2, Vassar. M1011.





‘ 12 1110-1





iEGGS for Hatching. Park's 200-egg strain barred

Plymouth Rocks. l5—81.50: 25-52. 50; 30-8300:

50-3450. .L. Grimm Conkliu. Mich.





 





[86:11 for hatchl from pure bred “ hite Plymouth

Rocks: and 11.0.1? Bud Leghorns on tree rang e.

Kletzlen 8: Webst ter Ba t,h Mich.





Eris: from pure 111.11.11.11. lowrn: 51: «ch





eivin Reid. Glenwood Farm, arr-en, Mich.





 





—200 E“ Strain. One customer's

Farris leghfli’nt 1101- k averaged 102 eggs in six winter

11108., another 181 eggs in 11105., another 199 eggs in

You can do as well. Eggs, chicks breeding

stock £10m hens with records up to 264 eggs. Prize

winners atlargest shous. Prompt shipment priceslow,

ualit3 guaranteed.“ hite, Leghorn ”about fol-eggs.

are raise thousands. Free cute 03 and price list 1199

particulars. Write for it. nou 16%}? are uaLre den in

thohinfindsofpleused customers ERR LEGHO 1i

FAR .\I , 934i nion. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH





 





Fowler! 5 Bu“ Rocks a few choice Corkerels



from prize «inning

stock 7to9lbs..1(<ord1 to age 3" to 85. Eggs 81 1.50101-

13. it B. F“O ”1.1111 aitford. Michigan





IMPROVE, 3ourpoultr3. M\ Young‘ a strain S. C. White

Leghorns glliil’. money makers. Strongnio orous,free-

range stm k. Baby chicks$8p9110011ndup.atisfaction

guaranteed. Free catalogue. W. Van Applcdorn, Holland, Rich.





 





 





LEaHonus—Whlte, Brown. Bufl'. Black. Also Rocks.

Reds Anconas Pekin Ducks eggs. bab

chicks. Prir-esreasnnable. .ireularfrec.§unn3'l1roo

Poultr3 Farms. Hillsdale )lith. Chas. G. Burroughs

Mgr.i~"urnu21ly Foreman I niversiiy of W is. ., Poultry Bop-t





Mammoth Bronze Turkey: T"""""““‘"“" A5501"





choice hens at .

each. COLLAR BROS, Couklin, Mich, B. No. 2.





1‘4 -\ .\l MOT H Bronze Turke) s Mammoth Toulouse Geeseend

it. P. Rock and \‘ .‘i .White Leghorn Cookerels. Berkshires.l1oth

Chase' sStm kF arm, Marlette.Mich. RJ.





 





 





sex all news





 





- . Stron ,vi orous bi

Pmo Dresi Whlie Drpingion: best (591.331.1113 .11:

after Feb. lst.. baby eh cks later. MRS. WILLIS

HOUGH. Pine Crest Farm. Royal Oak, Michigan.





RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOUTH ROCKS.

Males 6 to 12 lbs. according to 113082 1:085: P R. hens

weight 5 to 10 lbs” eggs 15 for 81.00: 100. 86; 120 . $6.

Mammoth Bronze 'l‘om Turkeys. 8 to 38 lbs. according

to age 86 to 85.10 628- 83. .E Crsmton, Vassar. Mich.





ii. I, Rods. Both Bombs, Most Popular 153331223





Eggs for hatching BabyC hicks. Write for catalog

INTERLAKES IAR\1.Box 3.9 La“ rence. Michigan'





 





 





 





ands. C. R. 1. Red Cocknerels, eggs andbaby chicks.



. W. Emden Ganders.B . . Du c.ks Fine st.och



Prices reasonable. 0. E. Hawley, Ludington. Mich.



Bose Bomb Brown lsghorn &. Hammett Prion Duck



mac per settin er 1.00 W. China GeeseZSoenu

LAUD A35 ETTS. Hillsdale. Mich.





ROSE AND SINGLE COMB Rhode island Reds

llggs, per 15. $1. 50 b3 panel post; from special pens.

200 emu b3 express Jennie Buell Ann Arbor Mich.





 





 





 





Buff Barred Columbian Partride

"OCk cockemk- and Silver Penciled. 82. 00 .

Sheridan Poultry Yards. Sheridan, Michlflan.





 





BARREDa Books Parks 2100 Pg Strain with rewrds to

Megizseaear—sl. 50 per 111 elivered. B3 Parcel

post Astling. pConstantine. Mich h.





BARBIE!) ROCK EGGS





W. C. Coflman. R.3,





 





and Baby (‘ hie ks from

sturd3 3 11111111115 stm k.

Benton arbor, Mi i.ch





 





1 Fl“ LEGHOR\S— Corker-e13, ullots hens or

pens; anything \ou ulsli in But! eghmns. Great.

la3ing strain. Dr. Wi ill ism Smith, Petersburg,Mich.





SIN-‘etr'l W t



Chick: Hui [in 815 per 100. megs

dottee. “’hite Leghorn Chicks $12I Krrr Pekln

and 11011611 Dueklm 1135 ‘5 cents Lacl1.l.DHAM

POULTRY FARM. R. No. 37. Phoenixvllle. Pa.





CHICK





JOS. NEUMAN, Prop,



CHICK We ship thousands each season. Ten

y varieties. A110 «1118' 5 $11 a hundred. free



booklet. Freeport Hatchery, Box 12. Frecport. Mich.





 





 





S. ('.V\'. Leghorns.'8(-fezu~li.

9 Barred Books, 100 each.

Eureka Farm, Dorr, Mich.





 





 





LEARVEIW Poult Farm Established 1M). Trap.

nest strain of 8.001118 Eggs for hatching.

15. $1: 50. 83.; 1m, 85. OThosegH. Barns. Oreston. Ohio





 





for chatehlng—J’rom ure bred White P13 mouth

fitnliom .Peki fin and its runnner ducks. White

11.? Hostetlcr. R. 1, St. J ohns. Mich.





I. “YER.





.IGGS- “yummdmlia‘ll'ffi‘ ”J





 





Shorewood Rhode Island Whites ,





Leading business bred strain of America’ s “B Best

Y et" b1 cod. ’1‘ 1 ap-nestl d, pedigi eed la3 em 33 ith re-

cords as high as 261, “.215. etc.Ask for your copy 01‘

our pamphlet with prices 011 Baby (‘hix, Eggs. and

Stock. Shorewood Farms Ce. Box 63. Sauxaiuck,Micl1.





and White “1 3'.andottes Fir t rlze

Sliver Edda“ winners ntIonia. Choice cockerbelsprea-

sonable. Send for circular. C. W .onwning, R. 2. Portland. Mich.





 





S (1);}. B. Minortcas BQooiégrels ”dd fPfilleits. EgaP

rain wsan a gs. to o

with quality. 11. w. 1111111. 8311112. 111an ’9

horns, vigorous bred to la:' stock.





S C. VJLi‘eeL



Lg s,$5 . hundred—75¢ for 13 ate“- «1113 old

chicks. sac delivery A 11d fertility guaranteed.

M. MALONEY, R.No.1. Kalamazoo Michigan.





' Single 0. B. Orpi 011s. Seven year

Winter L3,": deielopemeni l1\ blllgrtiding three popu-

lar Strains, the ()u ens,(‘ooks 11' Mentz' c mgshion plate.

Atew choice ullcts 82 Bench. .ggs per settingoflfi. 32."



J. B. Fuller, rop., Triangle PoxdtryFannJNilesMich.





While 11311111111111.21qu.gramme” i'lmfi

EGGADAY POULTRI RANCH,1\1NShall,1\IiCh

HITE hWyandot'te Cockercls, 82. 50. 83. 50 and 85





H B redstock and heavy layers.

A. FRACNKLIN SMITH, Ann Arbor, Michigan





White Wgandoiio “Wk 1. memsgemago Eggs” :1. 12.13,

DAVID .111. 202Forcst Ave, gaming, Micki“
. 374—30

onerous omecrornr.





Change of Copy or Cancellations must reach us

Ten Days before date of publication.





Absolutollispersal Sale at 35 Head

of Registered Holstein cattle





Having rented my farm I have decided to quit

the dairy business. Will sell, my entire herd of

Holstein cattle. also Horses .and Farm Tools at





AUCTION SALE





at 10 o’clock. March 21st. I have been a. liberal

buyer of the best breeders in the state for the last

three years and it. is with regret that 1 am com-

pelled to dispose of this grand herd of cattle. .\

number of the cattle in this sale are sired by the

leading herd bulls of this state. Be on hand as

the cattle will be sold to the highest bidder posi—

tively rain or shine. Write for catalog for ex—

tfindi‘d lW-(ngce of cattle. and further information.

Farm is 115;, miles east of Northville, 28 miles from

Detroit on Northwestern Electric line, ear every

hour. Goo. Ratlanburry. Northvllla, Mich.

Wayne County.





Dispersion Sale





Registered Holstein Cattle

Wednesday, March 22, 1916.





Thirty head of choice. cattle with the best of A. it.

0. backing. Among them asplendid lot of bull

talves from tested dams. A great opportunity for

the man who will want a bull for next fall ser-

Viee. There are twenty females with records

from 1.3.6 lbs. butter. 7 days asjr. two yr. old to

24.52 lbs. as mature eow. (nu-year's time. on

approved notes at (35! interest. Sale held at farm

13,-; miles East. of Haslett which is 8 miles North-

east of Lansing on M. L‘. '1‘. Write for catalog to





Barber & Jenkins,

HASLETT, - - MICHIGAN.





CATTLE.





ABERDEEN-ANGUS





ERD ESTABLISHED IN 1900.

TROJAN- ERICAS and BLACKBIRDS only.

Also breeders of Percheron. Hackney and Saddle





orsaa.

WOODCOTE STOCK FARM. Ionia. Mieh.





. ABERDEEN ANGUS





If you are in need of anextm good bull or a few choice



onng cows or heifers. we ham them for Sale. Our

herd is headed by the (irand Champion Black

Monarch did. We invite you to come to our Farm :in-:

see. them. They are. bred right and priced right. l'. l..

Clark, Hunters Creek, .\l ieh. Sidney Hinillr. Mgr.





~ .. Four young bulls also young

Aberdeen Afifius cows and heifers. l-lera good.

Priced rasonable. Inquire F. J. Wilber, (filo, Mir-h.





 





 





 





 





- OR SALE—Hi Angus bulls9 months and older. in-

cluding our herd bull. Also a few cows and heil‘r-m.

Geo. Hathaway & Son, Ovid. Mich.





‘vnsulnEs—One of the foremost dairy breeds. The

most economicalmilk reducers. Calves

for sale. White Leghorn cookers a: homo Jersey

awine. Michigan School for the Deaf, Flint.Mrchigan.





THE VILLAGE FARM,

Grass Lake, Michigan,

GUERNSEY CATTLE.





 





MILO l). CAMPBELL VHAS. J. ANGEVINE





BEACH FARM

GUERNSEYS





No Tuberculosis ' Or Abortion





We are orb-ring a number of line Registered rows

for sale. Sonn- of these cows have Iinished their

A. It. test and others soon will with records from

4tnltolizolbs. of fat in one yenr.\\'e also have Reg.

Bull valves from ,\.l\’.r-ows for sale, alsoone lull

old enough {or service whose, llam's record is

over r313” lbs. of fat as a 4‘: year old.





CAMPBELL 8 ANGEVINE





Coldwater,__Michigan.





For Sale at Farmers Prices:





(lhoiee (inernsey’llull calves sired by “Langwater

\Vitehester" he by (Lanyrwnler Advocate d’ .l.ang\\ater

Daisy) and f'nnl excellent ])au1s,ha\ing A. ll. records

of «1‘32 .l' 112 lbs. of ii. I“. as heifers. Write or call at





“Sweet Orchard Farm” Birmingham, Mich,

GU E R N 8 BY —-REGISTERED





BULL CALVEB

Containin blood of world oham ion .

HICKS‘ OUER M’, S





 





 





SEY 'ARM. Saginaw. ., Mich.





reg. forsale,“’atervliet,l\lieh. May Rose,

Gu€lnseys ‘evcn A. it. cows in herd

Address J. K. Blatchford, Auditorium 'i‘ower. Chicago, 11],





 





VONDATJ‘] Guernsey bulls all sold. Sorry to dis-

appoint those wishing onrstoek. Only registered

bull calvenleft. Avondale Stool: Farm. Wayne, Mich.





of service age and (‘ll' . f

Guernsey Buns choir-e. Adv. reg. hrlliiiinizm

T. V. HICKS, Route l. Battle Ceeek, Mich.





 





 





l Six months old A. R. breeding.

Also a good ('ollle dog.

Watervliet. Mich.





Guernsey Bull Cal





v G. A. WIGENT.





 





for sale from A. R. dams.

GUOI‘HSO 8 1 2—yr,-ord bull and 3 bull

calves. Geo. N. .rawford, Holton. Mich.





 





Registered yearlin Cuer e;

I or sale: Bull also Bull Cruises: “prfiit‘e

JOHN EBELS. EOLLAND, MICH. R. No.10.





AT Parmerl'zPricoS Registered Guernsey Bull calves from

A 'R. dams and dams being tested. If interested write for





nimtoj‘hrcedinz and price. Bvers & ParneaI Goldwaterl "ich.

GIJERNSEY Bull old enough for light service. afew



good bull calves—all o it of a Sod Pauline Spoltswocd—AJLO.

“Bibs. fat~prices reasonable"). M.Willlams, North Adams. Mich.





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“‘.'l‘0 P N 0TCll ” liolsteins





 





 





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VTHE‘MICHIGA‘





AUCTION ‘ SALE





Rohlfs Bros. 3rd Annual Holstein Sale





We the. undersigned on March the l5th will





Holstein cows and heifers, some are registered, others are purezbred but not registered. These cows

Also iive registered bulls ranging in age from six months to two

years old. All choice animals. Every animal in_ this sale will be strictly guaranteed as represented.

Sale starts at 10 A. )I. on premises of H. S.

Four trains into Akron at 9 o‘clock A. M.



Those from a distance will be cared for at station.





are tit to go into any man’s dairy.





shortage of pasture is cause. for selling.

mile east and 13/2 mile south of Akron Village.

waylon 1’. 31., one each way on 1). B. C. & W.

FreeJunch at noon.





ROHLFS BROS.

March 1511.





N FAIR— M E 5R ‘7





/





. MARCH 11, 1916.





lope l-‘arm Jerseys. ”833%”; 23"“?





“

Geo. c. noacx. Grand Haven; Mich





 





sell at public auction twenty head of choice





Rohlfs, one

One each





 

 





BlDWELL 'snoaruoans





For “Beef and Milk".





Registered b u] l a,

Scotch - tolp ‘ed mans,

reds and w to for sale.

Format N.Y.O. Depot:

also I). T. J: I. R'y.



Address B.I.Selmder In.





BIDWELI. STOCK FIR-





Albion Stamp/352670 Box 3, Tecumseh. Itch.





 





 





 





TUSCOLA CO.

AKRON, MICHIGAN

March ,15th





 





DISPERSION SALE OF





Registered





My lease on one of the McPherson Farm Co’s.. farms having expired and havingdecided to quit farming, I

will offer at public sale on the farm 2% miles south and one mile west of Howell, Michigan, on





Wednesday, March l5th, at I o’clock P. M.





my entire herd of Registered Holsteins, consisting of:





2 daughters from a 21 1b., 3 year old who has a 29 lb. dam;

All bred to freshen next tall.

1 heifer call from a 20 lb. 4 year old:





lb. dam: l (laughter from a 221i). cow;

with an 18 lb. dam at 14 years old;

old cow; 1 heifer call from a 2.5 lb. cow; 1 bull callfrom a.





all from A. R. O. dams.





Harmon Beaty, Howell, Mich.





Duroc Jersey Boars and Saints

BROOKWATERS' WINNING COMBINATION





Best Blood Lines. Individual Merit,





This is our record, one which we shall .maintain. (‘hoii-e fall and spring pigs and mature stock. Send for

our new (‘ll‘l‘lllilr and state your wants. \\ rite or better come. If you wish one of the best young Jersey bulls





in. Michigan we have him i'. r sale.





Brookwater Farm, Swine Dept, Ann Arbor, Mich.





Herefords—3 Bull Calves





ALLEN BROS. PAW PAW. MICH





Do You Want A Bull?





Ready For Service.





From a grand daughter of The King of the

Pontiaca. Hired by a bull that is more than a half

brother to the Champion Holstein Cow of the

World. and whoae dam is a 30 lb. 6% fi fat daughter

of Pontiac Aggie Korndyke who has more 30 lb.

daughters than any other living bull. If you do

write for pedigree.





EDWIN S. LEWIS, Marshall, Mich.





The Two Greatest Bulls





KING 0F 'illli PONTIACS

DE Kill. Zd’s BUTTER BOY 3rd





I have young bulls from cows having high official

records and Granddaughters of above bulls. Stock

extra good. Prices reasonable





BIGELOW’S Il0LSTIiIN FARMS,





BREEDSVILLE. HIGH.





HATCH HERD





YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN





Registered HolsteimFr-iesian sires, grandson's of

World‘s great-est dairy sire, out of choice A. t. 0.

dams and Kin Pontiac Jewel Korndyke: Brother of

h. P. Pontiac ass “.13: average reeordof fill dams in

his pedigree 31.2.) in 7 days: average per cent of fat

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

first. three generations already have over 6m A. R. O.

daughters. few females bred to “King". Prices

reasonable.





 





 





 





OLSTEIN Bull Calf: Born Nov. Kill. A nice indi-

vidual,well grown, about. evenly marked. His dam

and Sire‘sdam have A.l{.(). records that average Burm-

7(1ay’s24.63 lbs. Milk 303 lbs. W. B. READER. Howell, Mich.





 





. Big Holstein Bull 2 yr. old. Goodl r *e l' .

For sale. lieu. bulls and heifers 1!) mos). :flanng

Ferd. J. Lance. Sebewnlng. Mich.





~ ' i All from A. R. i‘. Dams. Semi-of-

chill“ llOlSEeln Bil l8. yearly reeords'i'201lis. butter in Jr.

Iyr. old class to over 10“” lbs. in mature class. BreediugICross

“King of the Pontiacs" and the “Denimiek blood." (‘herry

Creek Stock Farm, Billiards. Ilich. M. E. l’nrinelee, Proprietor.

HERD of





A L r A L F A D A L Holsteins.





Contains aged 0 o w S (producing 32.94 lbs. of

butter in 7 days: 4yr. 0] s producing 31.76: 3 vr.

rodur'im.r 26.37 and 2yr. olds Z") 69 all officially

Sons and brothers of these high testing cows



(leo. H. Gillespie & Son. Mason, Mich.





 





 





ollls

tester .

for sale.





 





$75 gets-2 mo.old HazeLLet grandson of Ma le-

erest I)_e Kol Parthenon and Pontiac ll aid

30.2“). Dani‘s ;) nearest dams avo. 507.51b. milk 7

days.‘ By a son of De Kol 2nd Butter Boy 8rd. Her dam

18.96 lb. 2 y r. L. McLaul'n. Redford. Mich.





Holstein Bulls Ready

For Service.





(irandsons of Friend Hengervcld DeKol Butter

Boy and Pontiac Aggie. Korndyke. From high

reeord A. ll. 0. dams at. farmers prices.



LONG BEACH FARM,

Angling“ Michigan. (Kalamazoo Co.)

' Bull C‘ l .

l [lave Holstein Bulls, a... ialriérahics‘iil‘i

I can show breeding, records, individuality and attrac-

tive prices. L. E. (.‘ONNELL, Fayette, Ohio.





Choice Holstein Bull Calves





Ready for service. World's Champion Parantaga





IIILLCRI'IS'I‘ FARM - Kalamazoo, Mich.





SPECIAL





A rare chance to buy a registered Holstein bull

calf at a very low price.

Born in Nov. 1915 at $35 each

2 Born in Feb. 1916 at $50 each

Excellent breeding. The last two being sired bv

the great bull "Pledge Spot‘ford (‘alamity Paul."

You will have to act quick to get in 011 this sale.





Espanore Farm, lensing, Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





By careful retention, for many years, of largest ro-

ducrng females. and use of superior sires. a bra ing

herd of_wondertul quality has been established We

are selling young bulls of thir-i“'l OP NOTCH"quality.

of servrcoable age, at moderate iprioes. Information

pedigrees,ete.. on application. .\ cPHERSON FARMS

00., Howell. Michigan.





 





Sale of horses, tools, etc., at 10 o‘clock A. M.





Shor‘timrn Cattle ol' both Sex for Sale





. W. KNAPP. Howell. Michigan.





-—-Dairy or beef bred. Breeding stock all

Shadhom: ages for sale at. farmers prices. C. w. Crum.





Socy. Cint. Mich. Shorthorn Breadera' Assn. McBride. Mich.





 





Holsteins.





luclion Sale Mar. lst, 1916. 25 head shorthornsfl males.

at“Locust" on D. U. R. between Almont dc

Iml'ey City. WARNER BROS. Almont. Mich.





 





1 daughter from a 19 lb. 2 year old who has a 22

1 heifer call from a 13 lb. 2 year old

1 heifer calt lroma 22.1-11b. 10 year

19 lb.2 year old and several bulls old enough forservice.

(No catalogues.)





Prices that will make you money.





Special Notice





Registered Holsteins For Sale it”:

Have rented my farm. I offer for sale 10

re istered cows age 2 years to full age.

Price $150 to $225. 20 head to select from.

A chance to get some choice cows at a

very low price. Must be sold by April

lst. M. E. Williams, Elsie, Mich.





FOR SALE Registered Holstein Bulls





ready for service. and bull calves, also females.

FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell. Michigan.





 





' Holstein heifer. 2 mos. old, mostly white



"38'8“” very nice individuality and breeding. $100



delivered, safe arrival guaranteed. Write for pedigree.

HOBART W. FAY. MASON. MICE.





 





REG. Holstein Bull 51110. old. Dam 23.73 Butter dam of

Flint Burtjusea Pauline 5.9!; milk, 28.51 Butterin7

days at. 2 years. Priced right. John A. llinke,Vl'arrcn,lllicll,





 





OR Sale—Registered Holsteins. One heifer 10 mos.

old,also libulls l'rornv‘lto'i 1110?".lllll. sired by a 30“).

Bull. \Vm. BRIEFLQ li. .\o. .3, Howell. Mich.





A B A R G A I N —A beautiful purebred

four ) ear old Holstein

cow, nearly white. good size and large persistant

milker, bred to freshen this lull.

GEO. D. CLARKE, VASSAR, MICH.





:' . z r 2 . ' k

lleg. llolsloin Bull. it‘ll; it‘f. iiiéi’érn‘i‘it.‘§i£“’sifiii ,





marked and well grown. E. 1i. Cornell. Howell, Mich.





 





' eight. months old thirty five dollars.

“OISIGIR Bulll’ure bred but not eligible. Perfect

markings. A. R. GRAHAM. Flint. Michigan.



‘(lll SALE—Reg. Holsteineow, four years old, due

4 .\lar. 12. One heifer, 23 uionth> old treshened Jan.

24. One heifer calf born J an. 24. (‘HAS. 1. COOK,

Box 438, FOWLERVILLE, MICHIUAX.





F“ Hundred E dollars buys ALL our Holsteins.

I can Korndyke strain. Seven young cows. 4 heifers.

’l‘ubereulin tested. Danish Holstein Farm. (iowenJlich.





only $25 Delivered: £12“”~‘1“‘5.§3:‘“§i‘.3“i~i





lb. butter bull. Dam, heavy milker. ’l‘horougbred. not

registered. Bougemont Farms. Detrort. Mich.





1 d g Holstein-Friesian Heifers and

QFOI (In Crmflyoung bulls. Choicest breeding,

sensible prices. Ypsilanti, Mich.





The All-Around

is thefarmer’scow. She'shis

Jersey friend and pride—the beauti-

ful,gentlc,ever-payiug milk machine that lifts

the mortgage, builds up the fertility of the

farm, and puts the whole business on a sound,

paying, permanent basis. She ada ts herself

to all climates and all feeds an does not

need fancy care. She matures early and

lives long. And she’s so sleek, clean cut and

handsome, as to be the family pet and

. pride. She produces well

and sells well. Learn

about her in our fine, free

book,“About Jersey Cat-

tle." Write for it now.





THE AMERICAN JERSEY

CA'rrLr. CLUB !

846 wutzste..N.Y.Ciey





 





 





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I illie Farmstead Jersey Cattle. Bull calves from R.

. 4 of M. Cows, also heifer calves and several bred

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



HE VVILDVVOOD Jersey Herd.



(‘attle of Qualit '. Forty head 'l‘ubereulin tested

Majesty‘s Wonder 98717 heads the herd. His daughters

are producing from 400 to .300le. butter in one, vear as

two yearold heifers, and are bred to Majesty's Oxford

Fox 134214aelassyGrnndson of ()aford Majesty which

combines type and production. Alvin Balden,Cannc,lich.





Registered Jersey





Bulls old enough forservice. (‘olden

I“ shorlllonl Wyandotte Coekerels.00lliep1ippies.

S. G. BELCHER, a. No. 5, Hudson. Michigan.





Herd bull. Bright Sultan man 4 yrs. no

Shadhorns fault. am retaining his heifers also one

roan ready for-service. W. B. McQuillan, Howell,M|oh.





FOR Sale—18 Reg. Short Horn Bulls by Maxwalton

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

John Schmidt, Reed City. R. No. 5., Michlcan.





3 Choice Shorthorn Bulls For Sale





H. B. PETERS, Garland. Mich.





Shorthorns- one heifer 7mos. old.

Wm. D. MeMullen. R. No. 1. Adrian. Mich.

AIIiY Bred Shorthorns of best Bates strains. lTwo





extra fine yearlin heifers for Sale. Price. $200.00

each. registered. J. . Hummel, Mason, Michigan.





 





One yearling bull. one6 11103.,





P ll dDurhams for Sale, 8young cows and heifers

o . bred, 18 mo. to5 years. Prices ri ht. Write for

L. C. KELLY. Plymout . Michigan





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I have started thousands of breeders on the road

to success. I have avery large and fine herd. Ey-

ery one an early developer, ready for market at six

months old. I want to place one hog in each com-

munity to advertise my herd.



G. s. BENJAMIN R. NO. 10, Portland. Michigan





 





 





 





 





' —Fine October pigs both

Royallon nr.d BCIRSIIII'.‘ 59193, sired by [{(n'alton

Emperor, registered with papers at fair prices. Write

to 1). F. Valentine, Supt, Temperance, Michigan.





SW lGARTDALE FARM





BREEDERS 0F

HOLSTEINS AND BERKSHIRES





Stock for sale at all times, Berkshires of unsurpassed

quality and breeding, at reasonable prices. A choice

bullcalf, nicely marked. five months old, aire'sdam

with record of over 27 pounds. Dam of call a grand

daughter of Hengerveld De Kol, Price 850.00.





Swigartdale Farm, Pctcrsburg, Mich.





of best breeding,0f various agea.either

BerkShlreS sex, all registered stock, no akin,

special reduced price. “'rite your wants quick.

Mitchell's Lakeside F arms, li.2, Bloomingdale, Mich.





 





 





12G. Berkshire sows due to {arrow in April. (tilts :18,

\ earlings $20. 'Muture sows $30. All guaranteed.

B. is. KEAVEY. Akron, Michigan.





Berkshires Iliave one nicevrall Gilt to go at. once





not bred, and Zaows bred to furrow in

April and May. A.A. Pattuilo. Deckerville, Mich.





Bred Boyer-rand Fall ' l‘ - ]

ClleSlCI‘ Whites also 9 months Bollilg'iiifllliilll.’

F. W. Alexander. Vassar. Michigan.

I ' v .

capitol Herd DJ. 8mm. Konstantiniao‘nr

press prepaid J. H. BANGHART, Lansing, Mich





' . Long type prolifi~ hi) i. O i, .

cllulif Willi”. booked for spring pigs. “Wrilely‘dd:

wants. Meadow View Stock Farm, R. 5,Holland, Mich.





 





 





 





 





Com rising the greatest

Our Duroc Jerseys swimmne ii

Kant Again, Ohio Chief Good E Null, Orion, l'erfee-

tron. Ira D. Jack. Pilot Wonder, both sex. Plil'l'H reao

sonable. Send for pedigrees. THE JENINING'S

FA as, 11.1.. Bailey. Michigan.





nunoc JERSEY ”0‘": g‘c‘liolco lot of spring boar-9.

not akin. w. C. TAYifoaf'fiirlgl,mfii'L-i.i£23?

nuroc Jerseys—Fall and spring pigs either sex. from





choice strains. 8. O. STABLMAN.

CHERRY LAWN FARM, Shepherd, Michigan_





J W. KEENEY E’lfi MIOEI. Grilts for April Farrow.

1).. M. & '1‘.loeal' from’Monroelzli-G'I‘Ihlgdeir, iiélefiigi’higg.

t . . .

DUROC JERSEY b’.‘§.iie3°i¥.“n9$dn.§ 3.1335833?

1V0. 72977). Inspection invited. E.D. Heydenberk.Wnylnud.'Iich.

Six June Gills Bred for June Farrow.





Price $25.00. Weight 160 lbs. to 190 lbs.

H. G. Keealer. R. No. 5., Cacaopolla. Mich.





DURUC Jerseys. Yearling Bows dc giltsbred for Apr.

furrow to a son of Orion Cherry King the greatelt Bear of hi:

brood. Also fall pigs either sex. 1“. J. DrodtJlJ. Monroe. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





Jerseys for sale—~a few choice iall i s or .lther

llllmc sex. Fancy Buii' ock cockgrgls. P HN

McNICOLL. Station A. Route 4. Bay City, Mich.





 





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

J. by the U. S. Government. For sale bulls, cows,

bull calves and heifer calves. The lowest record of any

mature cow of this st ain is 553 lbs. of ' butter.

- IRVlN 0X. Allegan. Michigan.





 





from high-producin ’d with

JCISBY all": lflr Salt testing Assn. record-33:0 on

aemr-oihcial test. 0. B. Wehner. R. 6. Allegan, Mich





 





HILLSIDE Far-n: Jerseys, yearling bulll. aolld

colonhall brothers to ex-world’u-rooord ”algal-1.23.1.-

in





old and from B. of. M. dams. with records!

to 800 iohiian.





0. and 0. DEAR-E. Ypsilanti.





23 lle‘ some Tubercnlin 'éfiiéiiis‘lfi’f’almogfluflzi

H BRIAN HARIS. 30000. chigan.





 





 





—Se t. pigs eitherse dz H l ' V

llllroc 1":2!’ calves & 2 Registerxed Holhattl’lllnr'tllhltilll

E. H. MOR S. MONROE, MICH.

DUROG JERSEYS 353.1”:3‘1“ ‘~°"“ iii. ”’d' 8°?“



mean or sex 0

sale. Wm.W.Kennedy, R. B, Grass_Lake, Miohl:





DUROC dERSEYS‘fiiJ “drhsii’él





Cum U- Edmonda. Hutinu, Michigan.





tinny Boned Dunes“ ‘11:]. am}. ‘libfi’gii‘. w"

M. A. BRAY. oxamos. (inguinal 00..) Mich.





 





 





 





 





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lowing prove that this remedy is so reliable—and

successful—that it is positively a safe and secure

investment to buy it under our CONTRACT.

This is a. signed, legal contract to cure or refund

one . 20 Years a Success.

th‘aiyl‘mybbbdy writes from around hereasend them to

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Tumor on Sheath—My 14-year-old

horse has what our Vet. calls .a W

on sheath, but his treatment fails to

help him. R. C., Fowlervfllle, Mich.—

Dissolve 1 oz. of permanganate of pot-

ash in a quart of water and wet sores

twice aAday. Perhaps the tumor should

be cut out.



Heifer Fails to Come in Heat—I

have a heifer 15 months old. in good





 





 





 





her knee. They had tried about everythingaudvlhs men ,

I got her of said, ‘ You can’t make her go smd.’ i! said .

nothing; but I got a bottle of Save-Them and before

one-half the bottle was used she was sound as: do‘flm'. - .



"Two years later she went lame behind, and! onuldmll: '

use her. The doctor said ‘a ringbone.’ He gave a blister, I





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and if not better in 3 weeks to fire and blister: at the end i 01‘ three m I. day.

of 3 weeks the blister healed, but horse as lame as evefi q m bring her in l .





So I told my wife I will use Save—The-Horse. You won

be surprised, as in the next snacks she wag war-km;





ever day and has never take-inflame mm T1: |





neig bors also had good success mm he & fik

No Matter “Myles i ‘

BOOK of‘using. our: rail in ms is:

our FREE 96-min: Saw-

FR E Horse .BOOK. It is ‘a mind Bar

tier on 58 Forms of LAMENESS

-illustrated. Write today i if only a postal.

We Drug-install the hf tr horses—Under 2:

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Lot Mun finesse.

All ”hum 31m Luna”





TROY CHEMICAL (10., 20 Commerce Ave, Bisghamton, N. Y.

D‘ruggllto Everywhere sell Dove-Thrllom. with CON-

TRACT. or we send by Pmol Post or Express paid.





'or the warm weather. When the,

heavy cost that holds the wet sweat

and dirt is removed, Horses and

Mules are more easily kept clean.

look better. get more good trom





 





m. if an

_. “'5 _srnvx§’—.o: luv rhodium,





Reed City, Mich—Give her lé dr. of





ground max vomim, .1 teaspoonml of.





ground capsicum and a. tenspoonf‘ul of

singer at a dose in feed twice

A forced service 1





Abscess—We have :1 Collie dog two

years old that had swelling appear on

side of neck, which opened, hunch

subsided, other bunches now appear.

Miss V. F. P., Chief, Mich—Clip hair

oif, paint bunches with tinctmie iodine.

Give dog 2 grs. of quinine at a dose

three times a day.





horse that has a big knee; what this





time after, this puffy swelling was soft,

but now it is quite hand. When they

horse is first taken out of stable, he

moves stiff. J. T. F., Eaton Rapids,

Michelin}: on hair and *apply one

part iodine and nine parts i‘resh lard.

to enlargement twice a week.

Lsoerated Coronet—I have a home.»

that injured foot, causing a separation

between flesh and hoof and after this

accident I called our local Vet. Who





ldressed and bandaged the leg. Shall I





drive the home and {omens the ankb

and foot with hot water; also do you

believe the hoof Will drop off? J. I.

P, Walled Lake, Mich—Apply one

part iodoiorm and seven parts beracic

acid once a day and cover with oakum

and a bandage, and keep the horse as





 





their feed. have more energy

work hm heist on bovine the





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showingworld’s largest and was b. '

modern line of horse on ng ,

and sheep sham: moo es. , A“





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Someone. our“ by In or 2m! 81 con.

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Standard Veterinary Remedy for Heaves; free booklet

explains fully. 84 years sale and veterinary use.





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our guaranteed poultry and stock powders.

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quiet as possible. Exercising the horse

and bathing it with warm water are

‘two of the worst things you could do.

Knuckling.—I have a four—year-old

,mare that is inclined to knuckle, and

:I am a little surprised for shehas nev-

Ier done any hard work. F. 3., Harri-

son, Mich—Clip off hair and apply one

g pant powdered cantharides and tour

iparsts lard every two weeks, or else-

ileave him alone. Perhaps your horse

is predisposed to knuckli'ug' by natural

conformation and cannot be cured.





S. I. H., Grand Blanc, Mich.——See

treatment for knuckling, this column.



Chronic Stiffness—My seven-year-

old horse has been stifi and sore in

both fore quarters since last fall, but

he appears to be in good health. F.

A. McT., Scottville, Mich—Give your

horse 1 dr. of sodium salicylate and 1

1dr. powdered nitrate of potash at a

dose in feed twice a day. Clip hair 03

coronet and apply one part powdered

cantharides and tour parts land, which

Ewill blister; also shoe him with a wide-

webbed shoe with rolling motion; this

may relieve him.



Nasal Catarrh—Some two weeks

ago my horse commenced to discharge

mucus from both nostrils, but does not

appear to be much sick. G. R. C.,;

Kalamazoo, Mich—Give 1 dr. ground

nux vomica. 1 dr. powdered sulphate

of firm and 1 oz. of cooking soda at a;

dose in soft feed three times a day. ,



Navimilar {Disease—My 12-year-old?

mare went lame in one fore leg while

standing in stable without exercise

during the winter. After I drive her

five or six miles she travels pretty

sound, but next day is very sore. H.

EL I... Millimgmm, Mich.-—~Yo.ur mare

sultan ess of coflin joint





and will be benefited by soaking foot





in warm water and applying iodine

ointment to coffin joint and wool fat to

hoof every day or twp. It is .a mistake

not to exencise horses some every day.

Crib Biting—I have a horse that is

beginning to crib. What effect has .it

on a. horse if he keeps it up? L. M.,

Unionvi‘lle, Him-A horse to crib,

must have something to crib on, them?

fore, remove his manger and feed him

out of an oval shaped box on floor and

give hm a Mancunian! of bicarbo-

nate of soda and a Wanna! of;

magentianatadoseinieedtw

at thrice mites a. day. Cmb biting is

supposed to be a symptom of undiges-

tion, or a vice learned by imitation.

A. F..F., Jackson, Mich.-——Periodic

Wmfimm ' 3 is an in-

miralble disease" “ your





W Dom Mot Gone in Heat—I

have a two-year-old heifer that does-

not come in heat. H. C., Ravenna,

Mich—She is perhaps barren and giv-

ing her drugs will not improve her

condition; however, when the warm

weather sets in she may come in heat.





 





flesh, but fails to come in heat. W. W., . '





Solidified Renal Swelling—J have a ; .

swelling first appeamd, and for same- ‘





,0. L C. Strictly Big Type





a, 3.1%..9. Ohio; 3.... ”sigh masses;





Queen Schillurd

No. 93154. Owned

by Dr. Robert!

Year’s Butter

Record. 690 II”.





Milker





F in sickness he such dismiss-ms msults





' my tailor.





DR. DAVID





COW CLEANER





Cow Tonic- Warm

unimalsh condition.





Enclose





medal], lad netain the oftafim. It allow . _

you forcibly remove it. some past oi‘ the fiftflrth' Will remain.

parts Mose and are absorbed by the animatcaum a rapid wasting of

flesh and loss of milk. Avoid all danger by usmg





sample ‘4‘?“ '





DR. DAVID ROBERTS VETERINARY CO.

960 Wisconsin Ave.





 





the is thennflcrifleel Whmfiedam «heifer. No injury





asfsilure mpeflyclean. Manyrcows.





ed to main. disease and blood poison-





ROBERTS’





and AN TISEPTO





Cow Cleaner stimulatesflle circulation in the blood vessels of the genital organs. causing

the afterbirthtoripen and come away of its own weight, leaving the organs in a healthy

condition. Cleanse the genital organs with Antisepto—it is cooling. soothing and healing.

oil of which are essential to health. Keep your COWS ill a healthy breeding condition.

Give them the help they need at this trying time.





w Cholera 8% {M'Wd‘ahmm’

Molds mam Keeps ‘ m

M Tunic. Acts on :he 5:111” mend pubiumconmn for





'l‘here is a Roberts’ medicine for every common animal ailment. Over 500,000 copies of_ his

great book (184 pages), “ Practical Home Veterina-

rian.” are ah eady in the hands of live stock owners.





- ’ Buy Dr. Roberts’ animal

GO to m m medicines and tonics.

Overfififlfl drug stores carry them. If your d lat

hasn’t WW goods, write as direct. Give us

name. We will see you are promptly supplied.





Special Sande mar—STOKVIGOR, 10c





This hid plume ofMuizor will cure for one cow

or horse two ‘

a nice dofi tonic or stock food you can make.





. . it and see for yourself whet





s or send 25 cents for both

Home Veterinarian."





Gun—or





Waukeshn, Wil.





 





 





 





O. I. C. Bred Gilts





Choice 100 lb. Pigs 316.

J. CARL JEWETT, Mast... Wall.





 





O l C SPRING BOARS of good type and

0 0 0 “Bed Foiled bu! calves. .-

Jotlm Bernou- snd flan. ‘Gmnd Ledge. Midi.

o l 0 choice serviceable boars; bred gilts for April and

- I nMay iarrow; Fail pigs not akin. Write (or low

prices and photo. A. V. hatt. Grass Luke. Mich





0. l. 0,5. Alisoldexcept one Julyboar,





and a few Oct. pigs.

C. J. THOMPSON. Rockford. Michigan.





The home of the bi.

My mt: flock farm. hm... 0,1,0, no... 5......

forsa‘ie. Registeredf'ree. J. R. Way. 'l‘hreeRivora, Mich.





 





 





 





 





n I n serviceable boars, tried sows, gilts bred for

. . - March and Aprflfarrow, summerand fall pigs.

lpay mess. G. P. ANDREWS. Damn-Ia. Mich.

o I c Gilts bred for March. April and May

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I furrow. Recorded in buyer‘s name“

. NA“. Dom-ville. Michigan.





 





Sows & Gilts bred for March & April iarrow all sold,

Also mid bears. Have two extra good July hours and-

One M hour 101' sale and Three July gins and three



Sept. gl is rightuood oncs. Address, .

Newman‘s stock iarm. Mariette. Mich. R. l.





0. l. C. and CHESTER WHITE SWINE





Bin t,\ pe \\‘i th qua] ity. \Vehzwe the undefeated breeders

young lwrdnt sow-n Ethane fairs -' ‘ year. They were

minted thy Aim 2nd, uni-Moi our many good bend ihum.

fipenlul prices on all bowls for the next Bildaye. Get.

a Gilt bred to the Great Miooimaster, 12hr) highest

wriced “boarui’ the breed, Champion oven- uh ions. ,

Write for our big catalogues with history of t. e best

herd in the whole country. Comefiand see them.





Rolling View Stock Farms, Cass City, Mich.





' , ! Iii-inactive prices on failll pigs:

"egISlOTEd 0.. I. I: s. and llast spring uiitm A.“ from'

large litters. Elmer E. Smith. Redford. Mich.





0‘ I c, 20 bred sons for suit-.8 lust Apl'ilgilis averaged 270



0 s'l|)s.Jun. 10.]9Hi. ’lllle)’ are a. very growth] lot. Have

some May gilts and last full yem'liugsmlso a liar-service boar:

and plum uf‘lost flail pig's. (Rte B. .Sdllulze, Nashville, Mich,





 





 





 





 





0 I C Choice gi its lured for April and May fax-row.

. e 0 Also last [all pigs of excellent quality.

A. J. BARKER. ADA.MICH. R. No. 3





g j c Sowsihedim‘llmxihhud Agil'lfiarww. Reload

.. .l at; mn'bm of steak. amiw-fiatamd

111.13. MIL'ETT. leervi‘ue. kiln-gem.“





O. I. C. SWINE fi.’ff‘i.-3"“Siii§

sitioflv OJ. 0. type bred‘to furrow the forcpart of M uy,





flso fl pigs rice right. Stock registered inpur~

We mime tee of charge. A J.Gm‘dcn, n.2, D(ll"l‘,MlCIl,





 





 





 





 





 





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POLAND GIIIIIAS;





From our thousand pound Grand Champion Boar

and Big Stretchy Sows of best breeding. Spring

Boars at a bargain. Bred Gilts and Brood Sows.





llillcrest Farm, Kalamazoo, Mich.





 





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.

Boars at Half Price

We still have a few big bonedhhig type Poland China

boars ready for Service, weighing up to 2.50 lbs. not fat

at WORSE} ouch. Registered in buyer‘s name. _Also

registered black Percheron Stallion 2)0ill‘H01il$200.(l).

C. BUTLER, Portland. Mich.. Bell Phone.





Mia“ cm“ slits bred for March and April far-

row. Full pigs, satisfaction guar-

anteed. G. W. HOLTUN, Kalamazoo, Michigan.





mm mm “were... cm

A. A. WOOD & SON. Saline. chhlgan.





 





 





 





‘ a fewcimice boars of spring and



Lug. at” P* ‘eimly summer furrow. A (‘llOiC‘l‘ lot



If sng (Ed-Its bred for spring fan-ow sired. by Big



Defender the boar that every body goes mid over.

H AB Z Schooling“. Michigan.





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la I P Gilts and sows red for M ur. and

f9 3 - 4 April iarrow. by Big Des

Km! Jr..ahd Giant Bummer. Bred to Big

Knox Jr. Smooth Wonder 3 and Big Jumbo, iour great-

est bears in state. Come or write. \l'.i:;.l.lvingstou.l‘ux um,Mich.





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For Sale foiami Chm fiiiii‘érgfiéd‘h 3‘18.» [53533.





 





 





 





P. D. Lou, R. F. D. No. 8. Grand Rapids, Mich.

Poland Chinas. Both sex and all agesat

"NV! Bun. bu ain prices. A so, B P. Rock





(locker-ole. no 1 news. m.Mlchlzau.





POLAND Chinas—Big and medium type. Giltsbred

to bi r ty w. boars for April furrow. Full pigs, either

sex. . W. Barnes 8: Son. Byron, Michigan.





I G type Poland Chums—Western bred. long bodied

extra large bone, pairs or tries not akin. Wi- have

Peter Mnuw, H. h‘escnmeyerand Geo. Marshall breed.

lug. Caller write, W. Browbnker 6; Sons. Elsie, Michigan.





EGISTEB’ED EPaland China Spring Bears and Sows

at $15 each. Making thisspecial price to make room

brothers. A. (Licence, Stanton, Mich..Colbys Ranch.





I.“ Type P.C. Sows dz Gilts all sold. Have 2% extra

g. good s rimgbcmes Sired by Big Defender.

W. J. HAG SHAW. Augusta. Michigan.





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Big Bone Poland China

Brood Son's. Iil't‘il for spring fan-ow. Few choice

mules road) for survive. Also . B. Turkeys.

Manlewoad Stock Farm, Allegan. Mich.





Large Yorkshpires Arr.“

be ptembm" ' s. Zepring boars.‘ ric re' zble.

w. c. 0081?, Route No. l, ADA. ic‘isiiIHAN.





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





Yorkshires Gilts





{For March 5; April fax-rowing Fm Sale.

“fuel-man & Wntemn-n. A Arbor. Mich.





Largo Yorkshlro Swmmi’iyafg’hsefiii‘s 523..“"3

E. S. CARR. HOMER. MICHIGAN.





 





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sell. FLOYD MYERS._ R.No. ,Decatur, Ind.
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Why ‘Usc0"—





Make something wonderfully good and you say,- “This is mine,”—

you call it by yourname. That is exactly our case.





We have made a tire so fine, so sturdy, so responsible that we

want it known as ours. So we named it ‘ Usco’ (U. S. Co.).





Because we have put our name on this tire—ébecause its success

was a matter of business pride, of business honour—we pledged our-

selves to see that it “made good ”- and it has.





Think of it—a really wonderful new anti-skid tire—

priced at only a little more than plain treads.





New Prices of ‘Usco’ Tread Tires





30 me]. x 35,101., .' . $10.40 34 inch x 4 inch,’ . ‘ . $22.40

30 inch x 3 1/2 inch, - 13.40 36 inch x 4 1/2 inch, - 31.55

. 32 inch x 3 1/2 inch, Z - 15.40 37 inch x 5 inch, - - 37.30





 





 





 





 





 





 





United States Tire Company

"Usco’ ‘Chain’ ‘Nobby’ ‘Royal Cord’ ‘Plain’ Tread

Z “Individualized Tires”