VOL. chxn. No. 5.

“(hole Number 3437.





FARM NOTES.





Storing Manure In the Summer. ,



I have’a team. hauling horse manure

from- the “city each day; During the

winter-I". spread it immediately but the

problem is what to do with it in the sum—

mer. I have thot of digging a pit down

to the blue clay for storage, this pit to

be filled to the depth of saV. two feet

With manure, to be followed with a coat

of land plaster “to fix the nitrogen.

These layers to be repeated as long as it

is possible to drive the team over the

mass. What do you think‘ of the plan or

can you suggest something better? What

form of land plaster and what depth of

its application would you recommend?



Wayne Co. FARMER.



This problem is one of importance to

every farmer for it involves the whole

question of economic handling of stable

manure. Without any doubt, the method

of hauling directly to the field and spread-

ing while fresh is the preferable one to

follow at all seasons of the year where

possible, and where one has a regular

supply which is drawn each day during

the year, it would, in the opinion of the

writer, be profitable to so arrange the

crop rotation that one would have a place

to' spread it directly from the wagon or

spreader at all times during the year.





This could be managed





The Only Weekly Agricultural, Horticultural and Live Sto

DETROIT. MICH.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 30, 1909.





 





A FEW LEADING ARTICLES OF THE WEEK.





Timber as a Farm Crop.——Observations on the preservation of the woodlot

by judicious selection and the possibilities in forest planting-on the farm.. 94

Farm Management.—Good management is as essential a factor in success on

the farm as in the running of a big commercial enterprise ....... 95

Eradication of Bovine» Tuberculosis—A review of the methods which may

be most profitably pursued to this desired end, by Prof. J. J. Ferguson,

of Chicago........... ........

Bovine Tuberculosis and Its Economic Bearing.——A commentary on the prev—

alence of the disease and its economic cost, by Dr. C. E. Marshall,





of M. A. C. .......... ..... . ....... . ....... ......... 97

Beekeeping for the Amateur.——How the average farmer may try out his



natural ability in this. line at little expense ............ . ..... ..... 100

Why Does Our Cream Test Vary.—Conditions which influence tests described



with suggestions as to precautions and checks ........................... 103





Spraying for 1909.—-Inventory of the equipment required for, and directions

for proceeding with the coming season’s fight against insects and fungi..106





...................... 96





 





 





 





 





plant food and humus above referred to.

The decomposition of manure in a pile

or pit is due to the action of two classes

of microscopic plants which multiply very

rapidly and which are known under the

general name of bacteria. The first 0!

these two general classes of bac-

teria to work in the decomposition 01

manure are known as aerobic bacteria,





 





by spreading it on the

fields used for pasture

during the early part of

the summer when the

balance of the farm is

devoted to crops in the,

regular rotation. Then

as soon as the hay is

cut, ”the meadow is a.

profitable place to

spread the manure, and

during the winter the

best place to put it is

on the sod land that is

to be planted to corn or

other crops the follow-

ing spring. Of course,

there will be times when

it will be impracticable

to get on the land to

spread the manure but

this will involve storage

only for a short time

when the losses from

such storage will be in-

considerable as com-

pared With the losses

which necessarily take

place where the manure

is stored thruout the

summer by any known

method, for it is a Well





 





or bacteria which can work only in the.

presence of air which affords them the

oxygen necessary to their development.

The action of this class of bacteria is

very rapid in horse and sheep manure

but much slower in cow and hogmanure,

thus causing the former kinds of manure

to heat rapidly from the action of these

bacteria when stored in loose piles. This





Journal in the State.





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$1.50 THREE YEARS





heat of the pile causes‘the rapid evapora—

tion of the moisture which it contains

which may be seen to rise from the pile

in the form of vapor. This vapor also

carries away with it valuable plant food

in the form of ammonia, which is lib-

erated from the nitrogen compounds in

he manure by the action of the bacteria.

Thus during the activity of this class of

bacteria 3. large percentage of nitrogen

contained in the manure is lost and the

pile becomes “fire fanged" from the ex-

cessive heat generated in the process of

fermentation.



The early losses in storing manure

then, may be said to be due almost wholly

to this'class of bacteria and, in order to

reduce that loss to a minimum where

manure must be stored for any consider—

able length of time, the aim should be

to make the conditions such that they

will not favor the development of this

class of bacteria. As above noted, the

mixing of the different kinds of manure

will retard this early fermentation to a

considerable degree. Another means to

the same end is to pile it compactly

enough to keep the air out, which will

effectually prevent their development.

This fact is greatly in favor of what is



COmmonlr called the





 





 





Representative Logging Camp and Saw Mill Scenes in Northern Michigan.





deep stall method of

preserving manure, that

is, of spreading the ma—

nure out thinly and

evenly each day in a

stall or shed to which

live stock has access

and which will favor it

being trarnped down so

closely as to exclude the

air, and thus prevent

the development of these

aerobic bacteria. It is

quite impossible to pack

it down solidly enough

in a pile or pit to secure

this condition, but where

it is stored. the desired

condition will be, more

nearly approached by a

frequent moistening of

the pile which is iwne-

ficial in two ways. \

certain am on n t «f

moisture is neeessnr-x

for fermentation to tulzo

place in the pile but if

the manure is made

quite wet the tempera—

ture is lowered to :1 dc-

grec which is not. fav—

orable, to the rapid (hm





 





 





demonstrated fact that

manure cannot be stored

by any method for any

considerable length of

time without very ap—

preciable losses, both of

available plant food and

humus. Particularly is

this true with horse

manure in which fer—

mentation takes place

much more rapidly than

in most other kinds of

stable manure. Where

practicable it is advis—

able for this reason’ to

mix the different kinds

of ‘manure where stor-

ing, either in a pile, a

pit or a shed prepared

for the purpose, but, of

course, this would be

impracticable in this

case where but one kind

of manure is available.



Now in considering

the merits of the scheme

outlined in this inquiry

let us first consider the

causes of the losses in





 





 





velopmcnt of the buc~

teria, and the water

also checks the fermen~

tnlion by limiting the

amount. of air that can

i; enter the pile. Thus by

j controlling these condi~

‘ tions, the losses can be

reduced to a minimum.



The use of land plas-

ter as suggested in this

inquiry would doubtless

be beneficial. In the

first place land plaster

is a good absorbent and

retains moisture with

tenacity, but the great-

est beneiit to be derived

from its use is due to

the chemical action

which takes place when

it is combined with

manure. Land plaster,

or sulphate of calcium

as it is chemically

known, acts upon the

carbonate of ammonia

the volatile salt into

which the nitrogen in

the manure is converted





 

 





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94 (2)





by rapid fermentation into an involatlle

form, thus fixing it in the manure Instead

of permitting it to escape in the form of

vapor, which is particularly noticeable-

as the well known odor of ammonia about

horse stables and piles of horse manure.

But that the losses in the manure cannot

be eliminated by this means in their

ordinary handling is Clearly shown by an

experiment conducted at the Cornell sta~

tion where two tons of cow manure from

the stable were placed out of doors in a.

compact pile and left exposed from April

until September, 300 pounds of gypsum

being mixed with it. It was found by‘

chemical analysis that this manure lost

49 per cent of its gross weight, 41 per

cent of its nitrogen, 19 per cent of its

phosphoric acid and R per cent of its

potash and was reduced in value from

$2.29 to $1.60 per ton. A similar test

with horse manure with which no gypsum

was mixed showed a loss of 57 per cent.

in gross weight, 60 per cent in nitrogen,

47 per cent in phosphoric acid, 76 per

cent in potash, reducing the value per

ton from $2.30 to $1.06. Of course, in

the larger pile or in the pit this loss

would be lessvbut still there would be an

appreciable loss, altho it is probable that

the losses in the mineral elements of the

plant food were caused by leaching after

the mass had been largely decomposed

and rendered soluble by the action of the

beneficial anaerobic bacteria or the class

which are active only in the absence of

air, which loss will be largely prevented

in a pit. But the labor of storing the

manure in a deep pit and again removing

it and spreading it on the fields would

be considerable and would be avoided ty

tile plan of arranging the rotation so it

could be hauled directly to the field

ihruout the. year. V



The use of floats or ground phosphate

rock instead of gypsum in combination

with manure has many points to recom-

mend it. Phosphate rock or floats is

chemically known as the phosphate of

calcium. \thn used in fertilizers, it is

treated with sulphuric acd to make the

phosphorus available as :1 plant food but

when combined with manure the acids of

the manure act upon it in much the

same way, (_~onvcrtillg the floats into sol-

uble phosphoric acid and sulphate of cal-

cium, or gypsum, which in turn has the

same chemical affinity for the carbonate

of ammonia in the manure as when ap-

plied in the form of land plaster and has

the additional value of adding a certain

amount of soluble phosphoric acid to the

manure. Othcr substances which are

rccommcndcd by some authorities for use

with manure arc sulphate of copper or

blue vitriol, and sulphate of iron or cop—

peras, probably on the theory that these

substances will check fermentation in the.

pile by destroying the aerobic bacteria,

but unfortunately we have no data as to

the actual result of the use of these sub—

stances in farm practice.



The manure pit and cistern have not

grown in favor with the farmers of this

country, altho they arc very largely used

by the farmers of the European conti-

llt‘llt‘ but, as before noted, the extra

labor involved makes the practice of

qucstiollllblc economy ill this country.

\thrc it is dcsircd to use this method

of storing llltllllll‘t‘, it would probably be

more economical to simply have a basin

with a clay or ccmcni bottom of sufficient

dcpth to prcvont tho leaching of manure

from rains. and thcn pilc it in as compact

piles as possiblc. using a liberal amount





of floats or gypsum lls suggestcd in this

inquiry. llut in addition to the loss of

the plant food, thcrc is bound to be, a





loss of humus doc to the formation and

cscape of carbonic acid gas due to fer-

lncntzltion, which, with other gasses es-

caping from the pile, accounts for the

loss of Wright noted in the above dc-

scrillcd cxporiulcnis.



Tho facts :iliovc prcscntcd should be

cvcry reader,

since thcy show solllcthillg‘ of tho losses





cal‘cfully considl-rcd by





sustaincd lll thc depreciation of farm

nmllurcs as too oi'tcn handlcd. It would

certainly be good ccollomy to stop this





big leak on farms \vhcl'c it still exists,

by thr- :ld«'rption of llciicl' methods in

handling the manure crop and thus ob-

\‘latc the losscs by rcun‘iving thcir cause

as for :Is practicable.



A Substitute for Hay.



l cxpcct to be short of hay this year

and would be pleased to know thru your

paper what would be It good substitute

for hay, to be raised on sandy soil.



Muskegon (‘o. .JollN LARSON.



If the soil is in a good state of fertility

and contains sutlicicnt humus, oats and

peas will make a very satisfactory sub-

stitute for hay. lint if the soil is not

adapted to peas. it Would be better to

grow millet. which does better on a well

drained and fairly ft‘l’lilc soil than upon





THE " MICHIGAN T FARMER.





a heavier or more moist soil. It makes

a very, good hay except that it should be

fed with care to herses, unless out before

'the seeds commence to form, but it is a

surface feeding crop and rather hard on

the class of soil to which it is best

adapted. It, however, fills an important

place, particularly as a catch crop, owing

to the fact that it may be sown Quite

late in the season, during the latter part

of May or first of June.





TIMBER "As A FARM CROP.





 





While we are cutting our winter’s sup-

ply of wood we should think and plan as

to whether we shall be able to do the

same thing twenty-five or fifty years

hence, and whether we are so managing

our Wood lot that we can expect to make

it a source of permanent income, or

whether'with a continuance of the pres-

ent treatment we will be without timber

at some future time.



The two chief precautions in preserv-

ing the young timber and seedlings in

the forest are (1), not to cut the young

and growing timber unless it is crowding

and needs thinning out, and (2), not to

allow stock to run in the woodlot habit-

ually. A woodlot continually pastured

will have little young timber as the seed-

lings are trampled down and killed be-

fore they can get a good start, or are

broken off if they are a few feet above

the ground. An occasional pasturing

may do little harm, but it should not be

practiced to any great extent if one is

to keep the woodlot renewed. It is easier

to allow the young timber to grow than

to attempt to make entirely new plant—

ings of similar varieties.



Farmers who have no woodlot or who

wish to set other varieties of trees not

found in the natural forest will do well

to consider the planting of a small area

to trees. On many farms there are loca—

tions which would be ideal for the growth

of trees, but which are now of little use.

Areas of peculiar shape, side hills, high

knolls surrounded by swamp, and such

,locations will grow a timber crop more

economically than anything else.



We. have been using a side hill for this

purpose, planting a few trees each year,

and have the plot nearly filled now.

Catalpa, locust, and chestnut were used,

mostly the first mentioned variety. The

chief trouble with them is that they die

down considerably each winter,

makes it difficult to get and keep a good

central leader. This is especially true on

the lower ground, and the trees (10 not

make a good growth here. The locust

have grown rapidly, make quite a straight

tree, and do not: die down badly, but they

sprout from the root considerably, and

are subject to the attacks of borers. The

chestnuts were hard to transplant and

less than one—fourth of them lived. I

believe the forestry department of Mich-

igan considers the locust the surest of

the post trees for this state.



Any one who contemplates the planting

of an acre or more to trees may secure

the aid and co-operation of the state for-

cstry department. They will take a soil

survey, advise as to the varieties best

adapted to the location, and assist in

planning and planting the plot if desired.

They can also furnish trees at reason-

able prices to those who promise to fol-

low their instructions. About all that is

required of the farmer is to give the

trees some care the first few years, and

cop an accurate account of the expenses

of growing the crop. Figures from a

nulnbcr of plantations show that timber

may be grown as a farm crop, and that

it is one that requires little care in com~

parison with other crops.





(‘ulhoun C0. S. B. H.





AN ICE HOUSE ON THE FARM.





 





The expense of a small ice-house is

merely nominal and the convenience can

scarcely be estimated. Those who do not

c;ll‘c to build a permanent ice house. can

construct one with small expense, that

will answer the purpose very well; it will

be found how'cver, that “make—shifts" are

in the end more expensive than a per-

manent and desirable building in the first

place, then the expense being incurred

once and for all. The size of the ice

house depends upon circumstances, but

one 12x18 feet square and 14 feet high

will contain ice enough to supply the

ordinary family. The house should he

built with 2x4 or 2x6 studding and the

siding should be put on so that it will

be as nearly air tight as possible. On

the inside the building should be lined

with matched boards. No floor is neces-

sary but a drain. to care for the water

from the melting ice must be, provided.

The foundation should be tight to pre-





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vent the air from entering as the entire

circulation ofair must be over the ice.



In putting the ice in the house, a space

of one and one-half feet should be left

all around between the ice and the sides

of the building; and this space should

be tightly packed with sawdust. About

six inches of saw-dust should be placed

over the top of the pile of ice, “



If there is good drainage for the melt-

ing ice, at good circuiation of air over

the top of the pile and proper care taken

in.readjustlng the packing after removing





ice from the building, there will be no.

question about having a supply of ice'





thru the entire summer.





Ohio. S. C.





 





FREQUENT CHANGES IN POLICY

UNPROFITABLE.





 





General farming is a complicated busi—

ness and competition is unlimited. So

far as the cash crops are concerned it

would be absolutely impossible to tell

beforehand what the general result will

be as to their quantity. About the only

thing the farmers can do to help each

other in case there is an’ oversupply of

any one special crop is for those who are

financially able not to throw their part

of the crop on the market while the

prices are too low. As regards the pro-

ductions of the different branches of

farming there is no~one special branch

but what can be made unprofitable by too

many engaging in it, unless there is a

good prospect that the demand for such

special products will increase at the same

rate that the total quantity of the com-

modity is being increased, otherwise it

will wipe out the profits. There is no

time but what one or two of the branches

are for a time more profitable than the

others. This is a great temptation for

many to change, to drop some of the less

paying crops and get in the more pay-

ing lines. This is usually about the time

when things begin to change. There

are a great many who are constantly

changing from one branch to the other

and they seem ‘to be unlucky in getting

in at the wrong time. It is also a bad

thing for the others for they, if caught,

are equal sufferers by the resulting de-

pression of prices.





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There is no doubt

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of stock tonics. Their

good effects are as

certain as are the nu-

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A good tonic always

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Tonic, in every case by giving away, in

locations where they have no agent, a 25—

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—Tree Tanglefoot.





This sticky preparation applied directly

to the bark of trees is a complete protec-

tion against all worms, moths and other

posts. 7 It was used last year with re-

markable success ihruout New England

in protecting fruit and shade trees. Eas-

ily applied and long lasting. Its low cost

leaves no room for excuse in not. using it.

Everyone having either shade trees or

fruit trees is interested in their protec-

tion and all are earnestly urged to write

the O, & W. Thum Company, Grand Rap-

ids. Mich., who will send them entirely

free by mail a book containing much ill-

structive, interesting and valuable infor-

mation.





Look Out for the Seed Corn.



We advise our readers to not commit



the folly that many are guilty of; and

that is, buying seed-corn Without knowing

its source. The reputation of a grOWer

is a protection to every buyer. Mr.

N. Scarff, who has a large 800 acre farm

near New Carlisle, Ohio, has brot out a

clean. pure strain of seed corn, samples

of which he is sending out to farmers for

them to test. He also has a strong strain

of new oats and seed potatoes. If

you will write, mentioning this paper,

Mr. Scarf! will send you samples with

catalogue, and if you ask for it, he will

enclose a small—fruit plant free.





 





 





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JAN. 30, 1909.





FARM MANAGEMENT.





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Much has been said in the past and

will undoubtedly be said in the future,

about farm management. It is extremely

difficult for one to Write an article on

this subject and tell how a farm should





be managed. As a matter of fact, it can-J





not be done, only me. very general way.

Farm management is something that is

easy for some but extremely difficult for

others. A farm manager should be a

man of executive ability. There is just

as much chance to use talent in this

direction in the management of a farm,

as there is in the management of a rail—

road, or a manufacturing establishment.

It takes the same kind of talent to man—

age a farm and make it a success as it

does to manage any other kind of a busi-

ness. It cannot be done unless one gives

it his whole thot and study. A man who

hasn’t his mind on his farm and its

operation, cannot be a good farm mana-

ger. He cannot hope to make a farm

foreman Ithat will be of any particular

credit to himself. He has got to study

the proposition in a. general way and then

he has got to work out the details specifi—

cally. A farm manager. differs from a

farm foreman in many essentials. Farm

management is the general plan not Only

of the farm and the business as a whole,

but the plan for the carrying out of each

division of the farm, While a farm fore-

man simply has to do with the carrying

out of each. A farmer must be the farm

manager and the farm foreman too. He

must make his own general plans and

then he must carry these plans into suc-

cessful execution.





Most failures that are made on farms

come from the fact that there is fault

in the management. Most all of the

staple agricultural crops can be produced





on Michigan soils at a profit over and

above the labor, interest on the invest-





ment, etc., but there is a lack in the gen-

eral plan, in the general system, in the

working for a purpose which prevents

the utilization of the profits made in

growing a crop of corn‘ or a crop of

Wheat, so that, as a whole, the farm is not

a successful business. This comes from

the fact that the farmer has no execu-

tive ability. He allows the cogs to slip

and break, and the machinery gets out

of whack. He has not the right plan in

the beginning and he doesn’t carry his

plans into successful operation. Some

people can make more money on a farm

sitting in the rocking chair on the front

stoop and never lifting their finger, to

do any physical labor, than another man

can to work hard from morning till night

the. year round. Now, why is this?

Simply because one knows how to man—

age a farm, and the other does not. We

see this exemplified in every neighbor—

hood. I know a case personally where a

man married a farmer’s daughter, con-

sequently married the. farm, and yet he

cannot get a good living off the farm.

work as hard as he will. Everything

seems to go against him. It is simply

because he doesn’t know how to farm,

and does'nt know how to manage it. He

lias‘nt executive ablity enough to run the

farm. That farm will furnish any family

a good living, just with proper manage-

ment. The right kind of a man could sit

on the front door step and direct opera-

tions properly and the farm would yield

:1 good living to the family. No, there

is something in farming besides hard

work. You have, got to use your head as

well as your hands. To make the great—

est success you must use both your head

and your hands, but if you can use only

one, you will make the greater success

by using your head alone than you Will

your hands alone. Farming is a busi—

ness. Just a plain. old-fashioned busi-

ness, and we have got to put business

principles back of it if we want to make

a success out of it. “’0 have got to first

have the right kind of plans, and then

you must see that you yourself, or some

one else carries out these plans.



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LIVE STOCK





STATE BREED MEETINGS.





   





 





 





 





As announced in the program for the

meeting of the Michigan Improved Live

Stock Breeders' and Feeders’ Association

and noted in the columns of The Farmer,

a goodly number of the State Breed As-

sociations called their annual meeting at

the Agricultural College on Tuesday. Jan.

12, these meetings being held at- prac-

.tically the same hour inrthe different

buildings assigned to them on the college

campus. It being impossible for the

editor to attend them all, the secretaries

of the various associations holding meet-

ings at that time were written for a brief

report of the meeting held by the re-

spective organizations with which they

were connected. All of them have not

responded to date but we are able to

present brief reports of a majority or

such meetings in this issue as follows:





Michigan Horse Breeders’ Ass0ciation.



At the recent meeting of the Michigan

Improved Live Stock Breeders' and Feed-

ers' Association, held at East Lansing,

Jan. 12-13, the horsemen organized the

Michigan Horse Breeders’ Association,

with Robt. Gibbons, Detroit, president,

J. G. Palmer, Belding. secretary, and W.

B. Otto. Charlotte, treasurer. Vice-pres-

idents as follows: Henry “'aldron, Ann

Arbor. representing Percheron interests;

C. C. Hoag, Charlotte. representing Bel-

gian interests; C. F. Sattler, Charlotte,

representing Coach interests; Geo. Acker-

man, Elton, representing Clydes, Shires

and Suffolks; V". ‘V. Collier, Pontiac,

representing Standon bred interests; A

P. Green, Olivet, representing Shetland

Pony interests.



The great object is improvement of the

horses in this state thru government reg-

ulation of stallion practice. A legislative

committee, consisting of the president,

secretary and treasurer and such other

members of the Michigan Horse Breeders'

Association as they see fit to act, was

appointed to draft a bill, to be presented

to this session of the legislature which

will make it necessary for all stallion

owners to license their stallions, telling

the public exactly what they are. Stal-

lions are to be examined for hereditary

or transmissable unsoundness and disease

and a list of such unsoundness and dis-

eases will be specified in the bill. Pedi-

grees are to be examined and those

properly signed and from a stud book

recognized by the U. S. Government, and

horses with such papers are classed as

pure bred. Horses with pure breeding

on one side or the other are. classed as

grades. A “non-standard bred” class is

provided for.



First, we want sound horses, that con—

form to the standard of their respective

breeds, and secondly, we want all stal-

lions to be of pure breeding. “'c cannot

expect to put the grade horse out of busi-

ness immediately. as such a thing would

be an injustice to their owners, but we

do expect to give them one or two years

to (lisposo of SilOll horses and replace

them with horses of purc breeding.



The U. S. Government does not recog-

nize the grade horse and the state of

Michigan should not. When the grade

stallion owners have disposed of their

grade stallions to some man in another

state, and they have replaced the grade

with a horse of pure breeding the horse

breeding interests of the state of Mich-

igan will be increased many fold. If

the U. S. Governnnnt would take up the

eradication of grade stallions in these

I'nited States and cl‘adictc them, they

would have accon‘iplishcd a thousand

times more in 10 years. for horse. inter-

ests of this nation than they will ac-

complish in fifty years with their present

attempt to establish some American

breeds of horses. If it could be estab-

lished that nothing but good horses of

pure breeding could be used for breeding

purposes. the. American draft, coach or

harness horse would soon be established

and recognized by the world as such.



Let Michigan be the first state to do

something toward pure breeding in horses

and the increased valuaton of her horse

kind will soon arouse other states to

similar action for good individualship

and pure breeding in horses.



Michigan Shorthorn Breeders’ Association.



The annual meeting of Michigan Short-

horn Cattle Bl'ccilcrs’ AssOciation was

held in the veterinary laboratory of the

Agricultural College. Tuesday afternoon,

January 12. A good attendance of stu-

dents and breeders listened to an able

address by Hon. Fred. A. Baker, of De—





 





TH-E MICHIGAN FARMER.





troit, End other speakers. Mr. Baker, in





his remarks emphasized the importance





of' growing good, and increasing yields of

corn and pastures in advance of live

stock improvement. With liberal teen

and continued use of pure—bred Shorthorn

bulls, farmers could produce the best

beef cattle in the world. A spirited dis-

cussion of pertinent topics followed, and

after an address by Vice—president P. P.

Pope, officers were elected for the ensu-

ing year as follows:



President, P. P. Pope, Mt. Pleasant;

vice—president, G. F. Ottmar, Merle Beach;

secretary and treasurer, Alfred Allen,

Mason; Directors. Dell Dawson, San-

dusky; J. F. Clemens, Bath; H. B. Peters,

Burton.





Michigan Guernsey Cattle Club.





The Michigan Guernsey Cattle Club

met at the Michigan Agricultural College

on Tuesday, Jan. 12, with a good attend-

ance. The officers elected for the ensu-

ing year were as follows: President, M.

J. Shercd, of Bloomingdale; first vice-

prcsident, T. V. Hick, Battle Creek; sec-

ond vice-president, H. Rosema, of Fre-

mont; third vice—president, H. H. Schue-

ler, of Grass Lake: secretary and treas-

urer, A. M. Brown. East Lansing. The

meeting was addressed by Mr. Caldwell,

of Peterborough, N. H., secretary of the

American Guernsey Cattle Club. Mr.

Caldwell gave a very interesting account

of the origin of the Guernsey cattle and

their introduction into this country. to-

gether with records of some of the fa-

mous producers. There was an attend-

ance of some fifty or seventy-five persons

interested in the breeding of Guernsey

cattle. This was substantially all that

was of special interest at the meeting.





Michigan Merino Sheep Breeders’

Association.





The annual meeting of this organiza-

tion was held at the Agricultural College

on the afternoon of Tuesday. Jan. 12. The

following officers wcr’e elected for the

ensuing yearf President, H. E. Moore,

Orchard Lake; vice—president. H. L.

Mayo, Nashville; secretary, E. N. Ball,

Ann Arbor: treasurer, R. D. Stephens,

South Lyons; directors, Jay Smith, Dex-

ter; C. C. Dorr, Grass Lake; C. S. Allen,

Pulaski; T. E. Spalding. Tipton; Jas.

Inman, North Branch: pedigree commit-

tee, E. W. Hardy, Howell; 'l‘. V. Quack-

enbush, Plymouth: R. D. Stephens, South

Lyon. Part 3 of Vol. 4 is in print and

nearly ready for distributor]. The follow-

ing committee was appointed to consider





uniting with some other association, Khe/





committee to report at the next annual



meeting: H. E. Moore, E. N. Ball, R. D.

Stephens.



The association has 12 members who

are recording American Merinos, and

$170.00 in its treasury.



Michigan Oxford Down Sheep Breeders'



Association.



The Michigan Oxford Down Sheep

Breeders’ Association held its annual

meeting in the Horticultural Laboratory

at M. A. C. on the afternoon of Tuesday,

Jan. 12. There was a fair attendance of

breeders and much interest was shown

in the meeting by those present. Ofi‘l-

ccrs elected for the ensuing year were

as follows: President. I. R. Waterbury,

Highland; secretary and treasurer, B. F.

Miller, Flint; directors, F. W. Bailey,

Coral; J. A. DeGarmo, Muir; L, N. Olm-

stcad, Muir; A. P. liagaman, Leonard;

A. L. Wright, Bad Axe.



Following the business meeting an in-

teresting discussion wth regard to the

most desirable type in the breed was

participated in by most of the members

present and following the adjournmcnv

of the meeting all repaired to the college

barns for an examination of the specimens

of the breed maintained at M. A. C. and

further discussion of the matter of brood

type. A financial report showed a com<

fortable balance in the treasury of the

association, and the calling of future

meetings was left with the president and

secretary.



Michigan Duroc Jersey Breeders’

Association.



The Nlichigan Duroc Jersey Breeders'

Association met in the, M. A. C. dairy

building at 2 p.,m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

President A. \‘V. Mumford being unable

to be present, Chas. Bray was appointed

president pro tem. Meeting well attended

and brccdcrs looking forward to ad-

vances in breeding stock the coming year.

There were good talks on discascs and

their treatment, notably hog cholera, by

Prof. R. S. Show and others. Chas. H.

Bray, of Okemns, was elected president

for the coming year, and M. T. Story. of

Lowell, was re-elccted secretary and

treasurer.



(Reports concluded in next‘issue).





JAN. 36, 1909.





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Address delivered by Prof. J. J. Fer-

guson, of Chicago, before the Michigan

Improved Live Stock Breeders’ and Feed-

ers' Association.





The control and eradication of con-





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sumption, the great “White Plague” of , Ba'sam

the human family, is each year attracting '





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the general public. It causes not only

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financial loss as Well, since many of its





victims are men and women with many -_

years of productive life still possible, but pm

for its ravages. Such advance has been 1):“st

made in the study and knowledge of the “-17:39“!

disease that its regulation is already a m gup-

matter of certainty, while the possibility “$33?

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treatment is each year becoming a matter ”a ,, y ,



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of greater probability. , , / / _ ‘3

In the minds of our most eminent health supmgpfis ALI. OAUTERY 0R FIRING

authorities there is a well defined cOn- Impossible ”quince any 860707 blemish.





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used. loco

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or moild or severe action. moves

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with tuberculosis they are a menace to nylinlmontwmnlm ' "3‘th

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infection is especially great with infants, l magmiaroentbroxp char-u



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young children and subjects with reduced liltimfi’xfig‘fm‘,‘ Address





vitality. The danger from this source THBLAWRENOE-WILLIAMS (XLCiovohnd. Ohio

is shown by a recent ordinance passed by _





the city of Chicago, prohibiting the sale of _ , . . 7

milk and milk products in Chicago on and no t H Bl d 0

after January 1, 1909, unless such pro- n ave ?‘VII§|09’°





ducts come from cows shown to be 1 , \\

healthy by the tuberculin test. Milk and

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cream from all other cows must be pas-

teurized before being offered for sale to

Chicago people. While this action may

DISEASE? of the EYE

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«a... this NEW EMEDY.





appear radical, it is likely to be adopted



by other large cities in the near future.



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The economic loss in this country, ac- for Moon Blindness. (Ophthalmln), Con-



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great. The loss on animals slaughtered



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length of time the animal has been aflilctod. No

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statistics of the United States Bureau of

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Animal Industry, covering more than one-

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half of all animals slaughtered for fooa

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in the country last year, the following

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This covers premises having federal

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considerably greater. Records of tuber-

culin tests covering 15 years, show that

on an average about 10 per cent of the

dairy cattle, 1 per cent of other cattle,

and 2 per cent of the hogs, in this coun-

try are affected with tuberculosis; the

average percentage of all cattle being

about 3.5 per cent.



Bovine tuberculosis is so insidious in

its attack, and usually so obscure in its

progress, that, unless in advanced stages,

the disease cannot be detected by ordinary

physical examination by expert stockmen

or veterinarians. lts spread is favored

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tuberculosis at slaughter houses in dif-

fcrcnt Sections of the country. Cattle and

sheep from the far wwstu-rn ranges ShOVV

a much sinallcr percentage condemned,

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conditions in the central states. At Fort

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percentage condemned is less than 50 per

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a large proportion of cattle received are‘ »

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within limits regarding hogs. By far the 3

highest percent of infected subjects come

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whcrc control measures have not bcenl

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mcrous., “’ith the increase of dairying:

in Minnesota, it is noted that in 1902 one;!

hog out of 1,210 was tubercular; in 1904;

one of of 667. l



The disease affects all kinds and grades

of cattle; it is no respecter of breeds;

is found in the herds of fancy breeders,

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as among the scrub stock of careless

farmers.



In order to build up a healthy herd, free

from tuberculosis, not only must the

premises be maintained in sanitary con-

dition, but only healthy animals should

be maintained. One tuberculous cow

will, in a short time, liberate enough

germs to infect all the cattle and swine





.on the premises. Where premises are





free from disease they can be kept so

only by periodical tuberculin tests and

the refusal of the owner to introduce any

but healthy animals into the herd. The

matter of cleaning up the infected herd

and premises is one requiring time, care,

and, often, large expense. The passing

of laws, compelling the slaughter of all

animals found infected with tuberculosis,

is unnecessary, since many animals so

affected, might prove profitable in the

dairy for several years, and finally on

slaughter pass inspection and be perfectly

safe and healthful for food pusposes.

Tuberculosis is not necessarily fatal. In

the packing-house many animals are

found in a perfectly healthy condition,

showing evidences of once having had

tuberculosis.



The problem of eradicating tuberculosis

is of individual and state interest. The

part of the individual farmer lies in

maintaining sanitary premises; in breed-

ing only from healthy animals and refus—

ing to buy for breeding purposes, animals

which have not passed the tuberculin

test, and in seeing that the local cream-

cry does not act as a central station for

spreading germs of tuberculosis from in-

fected herds thru the medium of skim.-

milk, buttermilk and whey returned to

the farms.



Tuberculosis has long been a favored

theme for state legislation. Many radical,

unwise and impracticable state laws have

been passed, aiming at its control. The

experience of many states seems to lead

to the following conclusions:



1. There should be a State Sanitary

Live Stock Board or Live Stock Commis-

sion having authority over contagious di-

seases. This Commission should have

power to pass upon the health of all ani-

mals in the statae. The commission

should have power to isolate, quarantine,

and if necessary, destroy affected sub-

jects. Such stock should not be allowed

to go to a public market for sale, ex-

cept subject to state regulation.



2. A state law should prohibit the im-

portation of pure-bred or grade animals

for breeding purposes within the state,

unless accompanied by certificate of

health. Such laws are already in opera—

tion in several states and other states

will shortly enact similar legislation.



3. A state law, like that of Wisconsin,

should compel pasteurization of all dairy

by-products from creanicries, cheese fac-

tories, etc., before being returned to the

farm.



4. One of the chief difficulties in fram-

ing acceptable legislation on tuberculosis

has been the matter of compensation to

owners of infected animals ordered

slaughtered. The experience of most

states, having a law carrying compensa-

tion, has been that, since the public

health is a charge of the state it is only

fair that the state, at large, should help

bear the burden of individual loss. At

the same (time the compensation feature

has been sadly overlooked in many cases,

having offered the means whereby un-

scrupulous men have marketed almost

worthless animals at many times their

actual value. \Vhile it is true that a

diseased animal, unfit for breeding or food

purposes, is practcally worthless, many

stockmcn are not willfully responsible

for the presence of the disease in their

herds. In Nebraska, tuberculosis is being

steadily eradicated Without state compen-

sation.



Much has been heard regarding the

“liang” system of handling herds affected

with tuberculosis. The writer has stud-

ied this system carefully and has dis-

cussed it fully with Dr. Bang, My con-

clusion is, that while it is possible to

take a herd affected with tuberculosis

and build up from it a perfectly healthy

herd, by isolating calves at birth, and

keeping the new herd entirely separate, it

is a system involving great care and ex-

pense. It would be much better to dis-

pose of the infected herd, disinfect the

premises thoroly and begin anew with a.

foundation herd known to be free from

tuberculosis.



Regarding hove—vaccination as a pre-

ventative of tuberculosis, experience in-

dicates it would be far better to keep

tuberculosis out of the herd than to at-

tempt to build up resistance in this man—

ner. At the Wisconsin Experiment Sta-

tion, as well as in several private, herds,

a number of animals treated with bovo-





vaccine have succumbed to tuberculosis.



The keeping of a perfectly healthy herd

is strictly within the ability of every

farmer and stockman in the coun-

try. It can be had only at the price of

constant vigilance; the use of clean, airy,

well-lighted buildings, kept sweet and

wholesome and keeping away from the

farm all live stock other than those known

tao be free from disease.





BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS AND ITS

ECONOMIC BEARING.





 





Address delivered by Dr. C. E. Mar-

shall, of M. A. C., at the recent meeting

of the Michigan Improved Live Stock

Breedcrs' and Feeders’ Association.



Professor Fisher, of Yale University,

says that the death rate of tuberculosis

in all its forms in the United States

amounts to 164 per 100,000 population,

and the number of deaths from this

disease. in 1006 was 133,000.



Based upon these figures, he claims

that 5,000,000 people in the United States

will die of tuberculosis. . The cost to the

UnitedStates, according to his estimates,

amounts to $1,100,000,000 per annum; or

in other words, $8,000 per death. Of this

cost, $440,000,000 falls upon others than

the consumptive.



Professor \Vilcox, of Cornell University,

places the loss in New York state at

10,570 persons in 1907, and estimates the

cost to New York state at $52,251,757.



Professor Henderson, of Chicago Uni-

versity, claims that New York city suf-

fers a loss of $23,000,000 annually from





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tuberculosis, that Illinois suffers $36,- ’

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forms of tuberculosis. At the present

time, the loss from tuberculosis is esti-

mated at about 3,000 DCX‘ annum. These

figures assist in forming some notion of

the extent of human tuberculosis.



In order to show the intimacy existing}

l_)ct\vceii human tuberculosis and bovine}

tuberculosis, lct 'nlC furnish a summary

of some experiments:



Dr. Hess, of New York City, testingl

107 specimens of milk taken from various'

sources in the city, finds that 16 or 17

per cent contained germs of tuberculosis

which were able to produce the disease

in animals. 0f eight tests of pasteurized

milk, he found one containng germs stll‘

capable of producing the disease of tu—

bcrculosis.



The spread of tuberculosis, both bovine

and human, thru creameries and cheese

factories, is well known.



E. C. Sehrocdder, of the Bureau of,

Animal Industry, Department of Agri—i

culture, finds that about 41% per cent of!

cattle, and probably more, having tuber—

]osis, eliminate the germs of the disease

from the body by means of fecal matter.

Since it is recognized that ordinarily,

fecal material in one form or another

enters the milk, it is easy to undci‘slandl

how the milk may become infected even

when the udder of the cow is not in-

volved. .



As to the existence of tuberculosisi

among cattle, some idea may be ganedg

by quotng a few reports: f



Dr. Melvin, (Thief of the Bureau of Anil

mal Industry, says that of 53,078,337 ani—

mals slaughtered and inspected by Fed—

eral authorities for the year ending June,

30, 1908, 0.001 pcr cent of adult cattle

were tuberculous, 0.03 per cent of calves

were tuberculous, and 2.010 per cent of

hogs were tuberculous. ()f 400,000 cattle

tested with the tuberculin manufactured

by the Enrcau of Animal Industry, 37,000,

or 0.25 per cent Were tuberculous. Based

upon the data available to him, he esti—

mates that 10 per cent of milcli COWS

are tuberculous, only 1 per cent of all

other cattle are tuberculous, and 2 per

ccnt of the hogs are tuberculous. He,

places the average, percentage for all

cattle at 3.5 per cent; in other words,

3.5 per cont of all cattle in the United

States have tuberculosis. The loss in

food-producing animals for the United

States due to tuberculosis, is estimated

by him at $14,000,000 annually.



Professor \Vilcox, of Cornell Univer-

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xv, T, Carpenter. of Tarkio, Missouri.

paid $5.50 per 100 pounds for a bunch

of six cars of feeder steers that averaged





 

 

 





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Wh

I: both rxfacpi’ilnes for 10.00,





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testers—all rend

Incubators are





 





1.040 pounds.





Attorney, Washington, D C. Ad- ‘





(ion gunrnnteed. Colon C. Lillie. Coopcrl ville. Mich. §





Both

i 25 Egg lncubaior and Broader F0,

more than our pricciIf ordered together we send

on pay all the freight charges. ,

-‘=" Hot water, double wa is, dead-air space batten, double

tanks and boilers, self-regulating. Nursery underneath he egg-tray. 0th

Incubator and Brooder shl pod complete, With thermometers, lumps, egg:

to use w on you receive them.

a: nished in natural colors showing the high

used—no paint to cover inferior material. If you will compare our machines wit

near our price, we will feel me of your order. Don’t. buy until

vestigate the "Wioconsln" before you buy. Send for the free on

WISCONSIN INCUBA‘I’OR 00., Box 89, Racine, Win.





A choice I f

Ayrshire Calves for Sale. “1, on... 25:.

few yearling bulls, bred with greatest core. Berkshire

Pigs—stock from Lovejoy do Son and C. S. Bartlett.

Write for riccn. In: ectlon colicitod. MICHI-

GAN SCH L 103 TH DEAF. Flint. Mich.





. - - HICKORY GROVE STOCK

“UMNH'FNWIM- FARM. Owen Tnft.Proprietor.

R. 1. 0-1: Grove, Loiv. 00.. Michigan. Boll phone



—-A few fine bull calves





HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN sire Canary Mercerdes





Royal King. W. B. JONES.Onk Grove.R. No.3,Mich.





HOLSTEINS.





A few young cows soon to freshen, 8 now fresh.

3 bulls and 3 bull calves. Write for what you want.

‘ L. E. CONNELL. Fayette. Ohio.





l

TOP NOTG H HOLSTEINS





We have “Top Notch” young Holstein Bulls that

combine in themselves the blood of cows that now





 





 





 





 





 





 





hold, and in the post have held, world’s records for





milk and butter fat.



One of them could import the rare qualities of

these great ancestors to all their offspring in your

herd. Cost nominal considering benefit secured.



, Why not "build up”? “The Best” is cheapest.



McPHERSON FARMS 00.. Howell. Mich.

OLSTEI" —-Some excellent Bull Cnivel and 1

;, Yearling Bull yet for sale. I M





, SHORMAN, Fowlerville, Mich.. R. D. &Bou Phone:

1 Halsmu FlilESlili BULL aggregzrgogggzgge,

on application. E. B. CORNELL, owell..Mich.

H E R E FORDS=-i:,r:.::f°n:.°;:l:::e

Chino hogs. R. E. ALLEN. Paw Paw. Mich.

an) rollrn BULLS. hitchhiihiikill

Bows. John Berner dc Son. Grand Ledge. Michigan.



JERSEY BULL CALF. born March 10,'08. Dnm's



«’mverngc yearly milk record 5 years 86261bs.;test





5 4—10 5. Sire’l Dams rec. 10062 lbs. an 2—year-old test 5

1 2-101. Murny-Woterman 00., Ann Arbor. Mich. 3.6.





 





 





 





 





 





 





T. LAMBERT JERSEYS—Bulls. fresh cows. cows

to fresh, now on to April 15; i and 2-year heifers.

L E. KUNEY. Bell Phone 131. Adrian, Mich.





JERSEY BULLS READY FOR SERVICE.





Three young bulls ready for spring service, out of

good cows with record: of 400 to 500 pounds of butter

in a you with only ordinary core. Also a. fine lot of

young calves. Write for description and prices.

COLON C. LILLIE. Cooperlville. Mich.





Northern Grown Jorso s.

ROYCROF'I‘ FARM. Sidnuw. Mic .





MARS‘I‘ON FARM—JERSEY CATTLE.





'1‘. F. MARS'I‘ON. Bay City. Michigan.

CHOICE JERSEYS LoreeSt.Lcmbcrts. Young

' clock of either sex for sole.

CLARENCE BRISTOL. B. No. I. Fcnton. Mich.

ONTEREY STOCK FARM. Bod Pollod Cattle





Bulls 42 Heifers i0 to 14 months. Cows nil ages.

prices low. E. BRACKETT. Aliegnn. Michlgnn.





 





 





 





 





 





 





lass doors, co per





 





All machines guarantee

0 lumber

other-I offered at anywhere

on do this—you’ll save mone . It pays to in-

og today, or send inyouror er and save time.





for service.





JAN. - 30,, 1909.





‘ 4mm nu' '

FOR SALE 5.... citicefilinzllmnm

DAWSON lit SON. Snndusky, Mich.





I

Francisco Farm Shorihorns

Three choice, dark red. richly bled. young hnun

from 8 to 16 mos. old. They are good enough to haul

pure bred herds end are priced worth the money.

P. P. POPE. Ml- Ploalllt. Mlcllcln.





. nonousn srocx FARM.





ARTLAND MICH. breeder of ..

HORN CATTLE. mfve all .gea, 1131112012;

or—reda and menu. Quality nnd prices right.





3 Shorthorn Bull Calves, pure in...





About

your old. ALFRED ALLEN. Manon, Mlgll‘:





' snncp. _

ERDENHEIM FARM





SHROPSHIRES





HIWIN 8. GEORGE, Owner.

Rams and Ewes for Sale.





WRITE FOR PRICES T0





ROBERT GROVES.'Shephcrd,

ll. F. D. No. 3. Pontiac. Mich.





GO INTO SHEEP RlllSlNG





if you now have a common flock it will pay you to

getlnto better stock. GOOD SHEEP ore cure mon-

ey mnken for you. besides their wool nnd Inmbn

the fertilizing and weed destroying benefit to form is

worth all it cost- to keep them. For over twenty

yours I have been improving in flocks of Oxford-

downa, Cotswoids, Lincoln: and eloines, until today

“Persona sheep" are known to be among the best in

the country. bein the largest owner and breeder out

of the Mlusiuipp nm in position to offer for onlo

In any numbers. choice dark faced 96 to full

blood (olden floccod obi-o shire ewc lambs at

09.00 each. Choice full bloc rum lambs lit for

service 012.50 each. All ore well woolcd. good size

and of uniform nppenrnnoe: will accept orders for

one or more sheep or car lots. (cash must accom-

pany order for ten sheep or less). You run no risk

for if I was not reliable and responsible this pnper

would not print this notice—order today and you

will get I flock you can be proud of. I started with

10 sheep 22 years ago. what I have done you can do





ROMEYN C. PARSONS, Grand Lodge. Mich:





AMBOUILLET— Flock founded 1692 with 40owec

selected from one hundred registered owel of tho

but breeding possible. J. 0. A. COOK.Morrlce.Mlch.





sunorsmnl HALL smcx' FARM.





We will make specinl prices on ewes that ore bred.

also on ewe lambs. We also have 80 high grode Shrop-

shire ewes. l to 3 years old, nil bred to lomb in April to

In imp. Shrtifshire rum. Price .6 each if taken soon.

L. S. DUN AM & SONS. ZColcoI-d. Michigan.





SHROP. BBEEDIN G Ewes bred to high elm rnmn

vory chenp now. Also Beef-Milk Shorthorna.

and P. C. Swine. M. B. Turkeys. Write today for

price lint F. Muplowood Stock Farm, Allegon, Mich.





H 068.





CHOICE FALL GILTS and hour pigs. Right breed-

ing and prices right. Also 3 few used now: bred

for spring furrow. A. A. Pattullo, Decker-ville, Mich.





BERKSHIRE SOWS :33 .32, 0‘}





MASTERPIECE for spring furrow. Also a few

extra choice young hours of equally rich breeding.

C. D. WOODBURY. Lancing. Mich.





NOII‘THEBI BROWN BEBKSHIRES.





OYCROF'I‘ FARM. Sidnnw. Mich.





' I have 4 hours forrowod in Feb ..

Chester WIIIIEI. long bodied. growthy fellows. AlySO

March and April farrow.elther sex. Also a choice

yearling boar. W. 0. WILSON. Okemos, Mich.





ADAMS BROS. IIPROVED CHESTER WHITE—Won more

>promluml in '08 than any other hard in Michigan. 10

chmce boar: ready for union. Giltl open or bred to Junior

Champion hour of Michigan. ADAMS 131105., Litchflold. Mich.





CHESTER WHITEs—Five sows bred for April





furrow. Fall i not an erl r

individuality. Write for descriptionpalgid pride. 0

COLON C. LILLIE, Coopersville, Mien:





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





bred to Farrow in A rll, k .

0- '0 C0 sows til sure in pig for I320. eC‘litoLIge

lot. E. E. BEACH dc SON. Brighton. Mich.





9 —ALL AGES. Thirty sows bred

0. lo C S for spring furrow. Shipped

H. H. JUMP. Muulth, Mich.





from premium stock all sold exec t a. few

0- l- C0 October pigs. Hood's Stone Houng Stock

Form. B. N. Hood. C. Phone 761-8r., Adrlnn. Mich.





“ PREMIUM STOCK." Choice boon: d

0. lo Co norvico. X oi! next 80 dnyI. GlcnwrxdyStgzrh

Farm—OPHOL’I' BROS" Zoollnd, Michigan, ll. 6. Phone 94.





on approval.





 





Spring hours all sold have a few choice iltl left to

0. II c- be bred for Ipring furrow. Sntilfoction'gunrnntood

or your money back. A, NEWMAN, II. No. l, Min-lotto, Mich.





nunoc JERSEYS—A few bred sows for March

CAREY U. Enmdh‘iigfrlilggiigzéfoihigl:

DUROC Jersey of size and quality. 40 Boers ready





for service. 50 cows at Farmers Prices. S ti -

faction Guaranteed. J. 0. Barney. Goldwater, Mllclg;





 





 





PECIAL SALE of large. good style prolific oun

S and mature Poland Cbinn Sow: 'bred to'ycxtrg

heavy boned boars. Robert Neve, Pierson, Mich.





P. C. sows—Bred, to L. 65 W. per.





fectlon boar. E

choice and cheap. WOOD a SONS, Saline. Mxiéll:





“r of spring furrow, w l



Po ('3- 50 S 175 lbs. up to 275 lbs. ’I‘ggyt

are the.klnd that makes buyers money. and they are

all bred to the two best hours in Michigan. BUFF

ROCK COCKERElis. from prize-winning bird!

priced to move them quick. All stock shipped c o.d:

WM. WAFFLE, Jn., Goldwater, Mich. Both Phones.





1g‘ragc‘iscztoi Farm Poland-Chinas

owo er ng grand

and May furrow. P. 17’?1PI]OK;I%YVMISE’IeIAIs:dnE?IMIdII





MICHIGAN HEADQUARTERS non BIG





POLANDS

Two herd boars bred by Peter Mouro, for sole. Bred

sows, pigs not akin. J. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mich.





POLAND-CHINA Gills, bred. Light Brahma, B.

P. Rock and White Wyandotte cockerels for

sale. E. D. BISHOP, Route 88, Luke Odessa, Mich,





 





 





' —Six splendid young sown bred for A rll

YOI‘NSI‘IINS furrow. A fine lot of fall pigs. Writelfor

what you want. Colon C. Lillie, Coopercville. Mich.





 





 





WHEN writing to advertisers just any “Saw

your ad. in the Michigan Farmer."
JAN. 30, 1909.





LIVE STOCK NOTES.





 





Buyers of feeders in the Chicago cattle

market are still showing a decided pre-

ference for steers which can be given the

minimum amount of high-priced feed and

finished off in a few months, altho of

late there has been a broadening inquiry_

also for the lighter-weight feeders and

good stockers. Feeder steers averaging

around 1,080 pounds have brot $5.25 per

100 pounds, and limited sales 'have been

made of heavy, well-bred feeders at $5.50

to $5.60 for shipment to Ohio. The large

demand for these light cattle from killers

also makes competition for them keen and

explains why they are selling so high.

The average quality Of the cattle now

being marketed is not at all good, but

the average demand does not ask for

high—grade beeves. Great numbers of

cattle have gone from western markets

to feeding sections in recent weeks, and

there is no danger of a beef famine for

monhts to come. Average prices of cattle

are much higher than in former years,

and careful feeders are making money,

but it is easy to lose in the end by paying

at the start too high prices for feeders.

A few days ago an order was filled in

the Chicago market for two car loads of

well—bred feeder cattle that averaged 1,200

pounds at $5.75 per 100 pounds, being the

highest price paid this season. These

cattle will be given a short feeding and

returned to market. They were already

attractive to killers.



Seldom has there been such a fine

chance for making big profits on feeding

lambs and sheep as at the present time,

the amount of feeding in most sheep sec—

tions being much less than usual. Lambs

naturally hold out the strongest induce—

ments to feeders, as they are far more

popular with buyers than are sheep and

sell at an'extremely high premium all the

time. At such a time it is extremely

poor policy to market half—fat flocks, as

so many sheepmen are doing, as they

thereby c‘heat themselves out of certain

liberal profits. It is not generally believed

that the best prices of the season have

been seen, and it is among the probabil—

ities that $9 per 100 pounds will be ob-

tained for prime lambs in the Chicago

market before grass-fed flocks make their

appearance in the market. Sheepmen are

still eager to pick up “warmed—up” flocks

of lambs, and they have been offering

from $6.50 to $6.80 per 100 pounds in the

Chicago market, but- have succeeded in

doing very little buying, as killers gobble

up nearly everything in sight. Colorado

sheepmen are doing much less feeding

than usual, the Arkansas Valley being

the only exception.



Michigan sheep and lamb feeders have

been obliged by the Illinois quarantine

against Michigan to market their stock

in Buffalo recently, and they have been

heavy losers thereby, as Chicago prices

were much higher than those paid in

Buffalo. Owing to the glut at Buffalo,

prices were on the down-grade there at

times that the Chicago market was on

the up—grade. All this has worked in

favor of eastern sheepmen, and Ohio

feeders have been sending their flocks to

the Chicago market with unusual free-

dom. Iowa farmers also have found the

Chicago market an exceedingly profitable

one for their flocks, and such has been

the scarcity of fat muttons that half—fat

stock has been sold extremely high. The

receipts of sheep and lambs in western

markets, several weeks ago so liberal

that prices were most of the time declin-

ing, have been very small of late, and

unusually high prices have prevailed, es-

pecially for choice lots.



Ira IV. GrisWold, of Grant county, VVisq

sold on the Chicago market recently a

consignment of 259 head of choice fed

western lambs averaging 80 pounds‘at $8

per 100 pounds, the highest price at that

time. These lambs were bot in the Chi-

cago market the first day of last October

at $4.75 per 100 pounds, and were fat-

tcncd in standing corn, supplemented

with clover hay hauled to the fields after

frost appcarcd. For the one hundred days

the lambs made a gain of 2] pounds net

from purchase to sale weights, and after

paying all expenses, barring food, they

doubled in value. Mr. Griswold fed 2,400

lambs in the same manner last summer,

and none put on less than 20 pounds gain.

The day he sold his $8 lambs in the Chi-

cago market he bot two car loads of feed—

ing steers for spring feeding on grass.



Every week sces the hog market on a

firmer basis and the prospects more re—

mote than ever for a realization of the

plans announced by the Chicago packers

some limc ago for putting the price to a

$5 basis. “'hat has done more than any—

thing clse to bring about more favorable

conditions for sellers is the greatly in—

creased casicrn shipping demand result-





ing from the lack of any considcrable

supply of hogs iii eastern St‘f'tlnliS and





compelling eastern packers and butchers

to look to the west for fresh supplies.

The cost is buying, as usual, the choiccr

class of hogs. leaving the commoner class

of hogs for the western packers. Chicago

]):l('I\'(‘l‘S are paying the ruling priccs rc—

luctantly, yet they are glad to put up

provisions at present figures, apparently

having~ no misgivings as to the future of

the market for product. The recent cash

demand for provisions has been unusually

large on domestic account, and exporters





are once more looking favorably on our

surplus products, despite the unusually

high prices.





As the winter season advances the de-

mand for cattle runs even more strongly

on fat little yearling steers and heifers

that do not come too high, and the ex-

tremcly small offerings of long—fed heavy

cattle fully suffice to meet the limited re-

quirements of buyers. Recent top sales

have been 50 cents per 100 pounds or more





lowm‘ than a month ago, while other

kinds of cattle have been advancing in

price. As things are now, there is mighty





small encouragement for producing heavy

beef cattle, and stock feeders generally

are acting accordingly. fully realizing

that the way to make money ouicklv is

to feed cattle a short time, making them

fat by skillful feeding





 





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Advice thru this department is free to

our subscribers. Each communication

should state history and symptoms of the

case in full; also name and address of

writer. Initials only will be published. In

acute cases, where we believe that im~

mediate treatment will be necessary, re-

ply will be made by return mail, free.





 





Mange—I have a horse about 16 years

old that rubs himself almost continually.

He has rubbed so much that the hair is

nearly all off back of his ears. \Vhat shall

I do for him. T. VV., Traverse City,

Mich—Give 1/2 oz. Fowler’s solution at

a dose in feed two or three times a day,

and applyrl part coal-tar disinfectant

and 15 parts water to sore parts of body

once daily.



'Foot Sereness.—Can anything be done

to relieve a horse that has been sore and

stiff for a long time? It was brot on by

eating too much grain. Her shoulders

are not alike. S. C. B., Bayport, Mich.

——I am somewhat inclined to believe she

was foundered from eating too much

wheat. Blister coronets once a week,

apply eerate of cantharides.



Mange.——Calf has some sort of skin dis-

ease about his eyes and neck, the hair

falls off in patches. 0. D. L., Oxford,

Mich.—Apply one part coal-tar disinfect—

ant and three parts Vaseline to sore

parts of skin daily until a recovery takes

place. Also give a teaspoonful fluid ex-

tract sarsaparilla at a dose in feed twice

a day.



Cow has “farts on Teats—Stifie Ail-

mcnt.——I have a cow that has a great

many warts on udder and teats and would

like to know how‘ to take them off? I

also have a horse that backs with diffi-

culty; am sure his trouble is in stifle joint,

the joint does not slip out but his leg

locks. G. H. G., Caledonia, Mich—Apply

acetic acid to warts and clip off those

that have long necks. (live 2 drs. sulphur

at a dose in feed twice daily. Blister

stifle lightly, using ccrnte of cantharides

and it will strengthen ligaments of stifle,

for they are weak.



()zcna.——l\ly 0—year-old mare has. been

sick for the past two months; she has a

heavy discharge from both nostrils. She

is not swollen in glands. Had hcr_cx~

amincd by two different Vets. They are

unable to tell what ails her. S. 8., Fre-

mont, Mich—Your mare suffers from

ozcna—give 1/3 oz. powdered sulfate iron,

1/2 dr. powdered sulfate copper at a dose

in feed two or three times a day. She

should be well fed. kept in a warm, well

Eentilated stable and exercised some every



av.



Chronic Stocking—I have a mare that

stocks in both ‘hind legs when standing

in stable. However, this swelling of the

limbs leaves soon after she is exercised.

I am told that she has always stocked

during the winter months. II. S., Kala-

mazoo, Mich.~No perfectly healthy horse





should stock when standing in stable

over night. Stocking is not a disease





Give 4

in feed





but a result of other ailments.

drs. powdered rosin at a dose

twice a day for ten days, then once a

day until well: andage in cotton and

feed enough well salted bran mashes or

vegetables to keep the bowels open and

active.



IVeak Back—Sluggish Kidneys—I have

a mare that seems to be weak in her

kidneys and stocks in both hind legs.

IVlien she gets down she is unable to get

up without help. She is bright, has a good

appetite and is in foal. Have given her

buchu leaves in feed but it fails to do

any good. Any advice you give me will

be thankfully received. L. O B., Bald-

win, Mich.—Your mare is weak in back





and her kidneys are torpid. Give 2 drs.

powdered rosin, 1/2 oz. gentian, 1/3 oz.

ginger and 1/3 dr. ground nux vomica at





a dose in feed two or three times a day;

also apply equal parts alcohol, spirits

camphor and bay rum to back three times

a day. Fccd her some vcgctablcs to

kccp hcr bowels open.



(i‘ougli—wlx'idncy Disease—Kindly tell me

what to do for my hogs. They have a

cough and within the last \vcck two of

them have died and in looking them over

I find that they are, swollen about sheath





and belly~thc skin being the color of

hard tempered stcel. C. M. 0., Homer,

Mich.w(live each full grown hog a tea-





spoonful ground ginger and two—thirds of

a tcaspoonful of powdered rosin at a dose

in feed night and morning. Their bowels

should be kept open by giving them citlici

1 oz. doses of castor oil or an ounce of

sulfate magnesia at a dose daily. I sug-

gest that you feed them more vegetables

and less grain for a few days: besides,

oblige them to exercise some daily.



Indigestion.~I bot a sheep last fall that

was thin and scoured some. The man

who sold him to me said it was caused

from running in a corn field and over—

eating. He does not scour but seems

cold and bumped up and out of condi—

tion. . Jones. Mich—(live sheep a

teaspoonful tr. gentian and a teaspoonful

tr. cinchona at a dose tvvice a day. Feed

some ground oats and clover hay:



Tough Milking Cow. “rhat can be done

to make milking of a hard milking cow

easier? W. C. II, Adrian. Miclr~IIse two

milking tubes at a time; if you do not

own these instruments the. Lawrence

Publishing Company can supply you and

save you some mone 7. ‘ '

inch for 25 3 We deliver a 21/2





 





cents a 3—inch for ‘20

' . , . cents

and a 31/2 inch for 35 cents. Before order-

ing, measure teat, be sure and get them





long enough. -

Spasnr of Larynx.—Being a subscriber

and seeing your vctcrinarv column full

of good prescriptions formailing stock

I would like to learn what you think ails

my pigs? They are well fed, and in good

condition. Their ration consists of corn

meal and shorts with, milk and a light





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F arrner Jones Talks

On Wire Fence

Buying Av,





 

 

 

 





   





 





   





No. I---AII Strong, Fence





OU want to use your memory as

well as your eyes when you

buy wire fence. ' Remember



the wire fences you have seen that



were rickety eye—sores after they have



been up only a few years.



Ask yourself about the cause and

whether there is a remedy.



Then think whether the

fence you are looking at may

not become just that kind of

a fence too after a while.



I go in for the big wire

fence every time.



The size of the wire is

really the very first consider-

ation. I want big wires and

and I .want them all big.



Consult your own experience.

It is the same as mine. You know

as well as I do that your fence is no

stronger than the weakest wire in it.



When a little wire snaps, there

is a hole. The fence is weaker at

that point and the hole invites

attack. \Vhen your animals find a

weak spot or place where they can

get their heads through, you don’t

need to be told how fast the fence

goes to pieces. _



It’s the little wire that starts it going. The little wire is just a kind

of a bluff in a fence—put in for a filler, a cheap substitute. But the

bluff don’t go with a breachy bull. It doesn’t go with any animal when

there’s a hole in the fence.



My way is not to try to bluff—not to put in little wires.

every wire to mean something.





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 





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But there’s a better reason why I want big wires——all big wires.



Rust is the great enemy of wire fence. '



It destroys more fence every year than all the rooting, homing,

jumping animals in the world.



What’s the life of little wires compared with big ones when rust

gets a hold?



Consult your own experience again.

and some all big wire fences that are five or more years old.

have your answer.



With the big wire, there’s something to work on.

substance there that takes time for the rust to eat away.



With the little wire the rust hasn’t any more than got Started until

it’s gone.



The little Wire fence is soon gone. The big wire fence lasts.



There are years and years difference in the life, but there’s not very

much difference in the first cost. I choose to pay just a. little bit more by

the rod at first, and get a. good deal more at the last.





   

   

   

 





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Is my reasoning good?



There‘s another trick worth knowing.



I not only use all bu,r wires, but I buy the kind that are so heavily

galvanlizcd that it's a mighty long time before rust can ever get

stai‘te .



I might as Well tell you the whole truth. I buy Empire Fence.

All big wires. All No. 9. It’s all strong and it’s galvanized for

keeps. I figure I get two lives in my fence to the other fellow's one.

if he's using all small wires, or large top and bottom wires

with small filler.



And I buy it tight straight from the factory at factory

prices. So I pay but little, if any more than my neighbor does

for his small or mixed wire fence. I'm away ahead.



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HOW HE ‘HAS MADE A success

WITH TURKEYS.





 





 





 





 





How often we hear people say that

they are not going to try to raise any

more turkeys because- they are difficult

to. rear. At the same time others are

raising large flocks every year and at a

good profit. There are several reasons

why many are not successful turkey

raisers. I think the main reason is ,care-

iessness in selecting the breeding stock.

Many sell their large early-hatched birds

to supply the holiday trade, because these

fowls weigh most. Then they will use

the small late-hatched ones as breeders,

and wonder why the eggs do not hatch

strong, healthy poults. There is no class

of poultry in which vigor and mature

breeders count for so much as in the

turkey.



As spring approaches we mate from ten

to fifteen females to :1 tom at least a

year old, and have never been bothered

with weak poults. It: is planned to have

half of the hens old ones, as their eggs

hatch better, tho they will not lay as

many as the young hens. I raise nothing

but the White Holland and would ask

for nothing better in the way of breed:





 





they require less range than other vari-





:eties, are plenty heavy for our markets

Ihere, and when dressed present a fine





appearance as there are no black pin





, feathers.





Near the close of the cold season the





'turkcys are mated and confined to an





orchard containing about four acres,

where they are kept until the young

turks are old enough to forage.

shed serves as a. shelter, and they are

fed here every night to induce them 'to

come here to roost. Boxes and barrels

are scattered around the orchard in sea

eluded places, straw being put in them,

and the hens will generally take to them

for their nests. The eggs are gathered

every day and china eggs put in their





 





place to keep Mrs. Turkey from changing

her nest. As the eggs accumulate we set

them under chicken hens. Vthn hatched

the poults are given to a turkey hen if

{one is broody at that time; if not, the

! chicken hen is allowed to raise them, tho

1 they do not make as good mothers as the

i turkey but for sitting I like them better.

' If a turkey hen wishes to sit, after laying

"zi cluster of eggs, we break her up by

putting her outside the orchard. She

soon gets over her broody spell and is

put back to lay another cluster, which

we let her hatch and raise the poults.

A third cluster is not desirable, as the

poults do not do well when hatched so

late. They do not attain a marketable

size in time for the holiday demand, nor

do they mature enough to make good

breeders.



I have failed to mention that during

the breeding season we feed nothing but

oats to our turkeys, and not too many

of these, as a fat turkey never lays fer-

tile eggs. Oyster shells and grit are sup-

plied the same as for other poultry.

\Vhen the poults are hatched we leave

them on the nest until 24 hours old, when

lion and turks are moved to a pen made

of foot boards stood on edge, making a

poll 12 ft. square with a shelter in one

corner. This is put on grass and moved

every few days. The hen is not confined

:it all, but ,will not go far from the pen

vand will be a better mother than when

iconfined. The first feed is fine grit and

stole bread moistened with milk and well

seasoned with pepper. Feed only what

will be eaten up clean, giving it about

three times a day and keeping milk or

water before them at all times. When

taken from the nest the hen and pouits

should be dusted WPll for licc. A little

kerosene and laid implied about the head,

under the wings and around the vent

will generally rid them for awhile.



As the weather grows warmer and the

poults get larger they are given the run

of the lot, being fed only at night to

bring them home to most. The food now

consists of broad and middlings, moist-

tom“ but not sticky, ,zind ground oats.

.Most of their living from now on they

will pick up themselves. In the early full

corn is fed gradually until, towards the

holidays, they should be getting all they

will eat up clean, with a feed of oats

once in a while for variety. As the frost

kills the vegetation it is well to feed

twice a day, as the insects and seeds are

not so plenty as earlier in the season.



Do not feed new corn until it is well

matured or you will lese your year’s crop

from indigestion. Do not try to keep the





 





 





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young pouits in too close confinement after

getting them started. Their natural in-

stinct is to. roam, and they will be

stronger, hardier stock after, it. After

six weeks old give them the run of the

farm and you Would be surprised at the

quantity of weed seeds and destructive

insects they will devour in a day's travel,

but always learn them to come home

for the night.



The Thanksgiving market is generally

the best, but there will be some that

will not be ready until Christmas. I

have sold in many different ways, but

get the best prices when'selling direct

to the consumer. ' G0 to the people of





 





your town and find out if they intend to

have turkey for their feast; if so, con-l

vince them that your turkeys are better,

than the general run, and that you would!

like them to try one. Talk quality;

when price is asked advance it 30 to Sci

above the market price and agree to

refund the money if the bird is not worth?

it.. To get this extra price you must takei

considerable care in dressing and cooling”:1

and the fowl should he delivered wrapped

in clean paper in a business-like manner]

Once these customers find that your. pro-

duct is above the average you will have

no trouble to find a. market, and you can

set your own price, as long as the quality,

of the goods will warrant it. Do not sell,

your best specimens. Keep them for

your next year’s breeding stock or your

turkey crop Will be a disappointment to

you and you will find yourself among

those who claim there is no money in

turkeys.

Kalamazoo Co.





W. R. FARMER.





BEEKEEPING FOR THE AMATEUR.





 





A Profitable Side issue for the Farmer.



To watch a professional beekeeper

working among his bees, removing the

well-ripened honey from the hives, all

squarely built in thelittle sections as

only the bees themselves know how, is

a sight likely to create in the observer

a desire to handle bees for himself and

secure at first hand for his family that

sweet of all SWeets. To say the least,

the operation is highly fascinating.

W'ithout question there are many locall-

ties in which a few colonies of bees





 





An Unused Corner of the Yard will Ac-

commodate a few Colonies.





would do well and furnish the owner an

abundant reward for the little care which





 





they require. In fact, there are few

sections where the usual farming opera-

tions are carried on which will not sup-

port at least a small upiary, while under

favorable conditions and with intelligent

treatment there are few investments‘,





more profitable.



The question of locality, then, for a

small apiary is not a serious one. The

personal equation, the adaptability of the

would-be beekeeper to the work, is far

more important.





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Even the Flat Porch Roof will do, but

More Shelter is Needed in Winter.

headed, able to stand the saucy taunts!

of an occasional enraged bee as it buzzes

outside his veil as he works, if he can

act quickly, yet without that apparent

nervousness so annoying to the bees

themselves, and has a liking for the

work, he has the first qualification. If in

addition he is willing to make a thoro

study of the subject and is a keen ob-





JAN. 30, 1909.





Weak little Boys

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Some of the strong men of to-day





were sickly boys years ago.

Many of them received





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at their mother's knee. This had

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strong, robust boys.





It has the same power to-da .

Boys and 'ris who are pale anlli

weak get 00d and energy out of

Scott’s Emulsion. It makes

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ta

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‘ many tine colored plates of fowl: true to life.

It tells all about chickens, their care, diseases

and remedies. All about Incubators and how to

operate them. All about poultry houses and

howto build them. It I really an sncyclopmdia

Price only lfiets.





 





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Michigan lost White and Golden lyandoiies,





, Barred Rocks Rhode Island Reds. Bose and Single





Comb White, Brown Bui‘rLeghorns S. 8 Hamburgs.

:Bronze, White and Snuff Turkey 'iloms. 04.00 each.

Toulouse, Embden. Gray African. Brown and

White China Geese. All varieties of ducks.



E. J. BASKINS. Pittsford, Mich.





Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels and pullets. Good

color size and shape Cockerel and puiiet matings.

Eggs in season. W.0





 





QKempster, Goldwater. Mich.





MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS. beauti-

ful plumage. standard bred. EMT 38.0

WYCKOFF. Ramboulllet Farm Orchard Lake. Mich.





BUFF nocx COCXEnELs— —,Healthy handsome

Farm raised. Good size and color. Price 01 up.

WILLIS B. MEADE. R. No.3. Holly. Mich.





F OR SALE—20 White Wyandotte Cockerels .2. 50.

83. 00 a .3. 50 each. From vigorous and good lay-

ing stock. A. Franklin Smith, Ann Arbor, Mich.





R 0 BROWN LEGHORN COCKERELS

. c and pullets. Standard breed Farm Range

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Single comb Black lilnorcs liockerels ‘°’ "“9 A





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Black Minorcs, But! 0r ington R I

”W‘dfls- Red81&02 while they last pde cobksrels

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DOGS.





FOX AND WOLF HOUNDS





of the best English strains in Ameri-

ca: 40 years experience in breeding

these tine hounds for my own sport.

I now oii’er them for sale.





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JAN. 30.1909.

least, he will‘ be warranted in purchasing

a single colony, or perhaps more. A year

or two only will be required to prove the

experiment a failure or a success. If

the former, the investment is not large;

if the latter, it may be added to as de-

sired.



The following suggestions are given for

those who may wish to start an apiary:



When to Buy.



If you are near an apiary, a colony can

usually be procured most cheaply at

swarming time, (May or June). The

usual custom is to furnish the hive and

have the apiarist put a new swarm into

it. It can then be removed at night and

if taken a mile or more away there will

be little danger of the bees returning to

the old apiary. Such a colony should

make enough honey during the season to

carry it thru the winter and in a good

season considerable surplus honey. Bees

may also be shipped from a distance at

this time if the weather is not too warm.

Occasionally good, strong colonies may be

hot in the fall after the season is over.

The purchaser, however, runs the risk

of wintering, which is great. In the

spring, if vigorous colonies are to be had,

a higher price will have to be paid. They

will, however, yield the purchaser a sec»

ond swarm in a. favorable season which,





 





An Attic Apiary within two blocks of the State Capitol which Produces from 100

to 200 lbs. of Honey per Colony each year.





if he is able to hive successfully, will

start the increase of the apiary.

What Kind to Buy.



Two kinds of honey bees are now com-

mon in this country, viz., the common or

black bee, and the Italian. There are

also hybrids of the two in varying de~

grees. The Italian is the larger of the

two, is lighter or yellower in color, is

easier to handle and by far the best honey

gathcrer. A pure Italian colony may be

hard to get, but a hybrid colony will be





THE MICE-iIGAN FARMER. ,





market, few of which are patented. Don’t

buy a patented hive. Beekeepers have

their choice as to the kind of hive and

some. use different styles for comb and

extracted honey. Usually it is the best

plan to use hives for which supplies may

be most readily procured and to have all

hives alike so that the frames may be

interchangeable. T.he Langstroth hive is

the one most commonly used. It can be

bot of almost any dealer and is very

simple. It is best to buy the first hive.

After that, is one has time and a little

ingenuity, he can make up the summer's

supply of hives during the stormy days

of winter.



For the farmer or fruit grower there

are few side issues which can be carried

on more profitably and with so small an

investment of money, time and labor, as

beekeeping when rightly managed. It

requires his careful, personal attention

during the swarming season and when

the' honey flow is heaviest, yet it does not

seriously interfere with his other work,

a few minutes every few days being all





 

 





that is required except to hive the .

swarms. Even this may be controlled rece1ves

to a large extent by artificial swarming. Made 0





Like gardening it borders on the inten- in all the

sive rather than the extensive method of





agriculture. It is a fascinating occupa-





 

 





employment of





fence material on earth.





conditions, is a triumph of the





fences—the product of the greatest

producing plants and wire mills in t

And with these good facilities and





cellenee possible for human skill

and ingenuity to produce.

Dealers everywhere, carry-

ing styles adapted to every

purpose. See them.





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Chicago



New York

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tion, inviting and requiring study, neces-

sitating but a small investment and but

little ground space. Almost any waste.

spot may be used for the apinry, provided

it is dry and the rubbish Iii-pt down. An

unused corner of the buck yaril, a vacant





and yields just enough under impact

to give back every jolt and jam it





through our own blast furnaces and rolling

and w1re mills, to the finished product. Our





of great importance in fence wire; a wire

that. must be hard yet not brittle; stiff and springy yet

flex1ble enough for splicing—best and most durable





To obtain these and in addition apply a quality of gal-

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These arecombined in the American and Ellwood





and skilled employes back of them, we

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may be used as they are Protected from the Weather.





better than the common blacks. The



amateur will have to rely almost wholly



upon the honesty of the apiarist in this



matter but should request a pure Italian



colony, or one as nearly so as possible.

Kind of Hive.



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fruit blossoms and, finally, they yield

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CORN MEAL WITH CORN SILAGE.





I want to make up a good balanced

ration for cows giving milk. Oats are

worth 550 per bu., corn 70c, and wheat

bran $26 per ton. I have 20 bu. of peas

that are worth $1 per bu. I will feed

ensilage night and morning and will feed

pea straw at noon. There is considerable

corn in the ensilage.



Leelanau Co. J. D. P.



You are not practicing the right prin—





ciples in feeding corn meal in connection

with corn silage that contains a good

proportion of ear corn. You have a the

silage that you need and cannot balance

a ration, or make a balanced ration. by

feeding corn meal with corn silage. It

is like carrying coals to Newcastle. You

have all the carbohydrates in the ration

that you need. Vi'hat you want is a con-

centrated grain food, rich in protein. to

help balance up the wide ration of the

corn. The pea straw. of course. is a good

roughage food for the cows. It is not

as good as clover hay because it is not

as palatable: but you could use at least

one feed of pea straw a day. but I would

prefer to have a good. liberal feed of

clover hay with it.



hats at 55c make a very expensive ra—

tion and you can‘t afford to feed them.

Also. as in com. the per cent of protein

is not high enough to balance this ration.

I would sell the corn and the oats and

buy cottonseed meal and oil meal to feed

with the wheat bran. Or. if you think

that the wheat bran is too high. as it

certainly is when compared with oil meal

and cottonseed meal, I would simply feed

cottonseed meal and oil meal. To my

own cows this winter we are feeding all

the clover hay and shredded corn fodder

they will eat up clean as a roughage;

then we feed 30 lbs. of corn silage a day,

and for a grain food we use :2 lbs. of

cottonseed meal and 2 lbs. of oil meal.

This is the ration for the best cows.

Those that do not give so much milk

receive a somewhat smaller amount of

grain.



At $1 per bu. you cannot afford to feed

the peas, but had better sell them and

buy cottonseed meal. To illustrate: peas

contain about 22 per cent of protein. con-

sequently, 20 bu. of peas would contain

264 lbs. of protein. This is worth $20.

Hence 1 lb. of protein would be worth

7.6c. Cottonseed meal contains 41 per

cent of protein. or a ton would contain

820 lbs., which is worth $30: thus 1 lb.

of protein in cottonseed meal is worth

.‘Hic, showing that a pound of protein in

cottonseed meal is 4c cheaper than in

the pea meal. Tiicl'ctoi'c it would pay

you to sell your 21) bu. of peas for $30

and take the $20 and buy cottonseed mcal

for the cows. It l was going to feed

cottonseed meal I Would not make the

entire grain ration of it but would prefer

to do as I am doing. i‘ccd cottonsecd meal

in the morning and, in the evening, lin-

seed meal or oil meal. This gives more of

:x variety and is bcttcr. \Vhilc the lin—

seed incal will cost a littlc bit more, for

the sake of getting a variety and not hav-

ing too much cottonsccd meal, I believe

it will pay to buy it.





THE BUTTER WILL NOT COME.





 





. I have tWo cows, one coming fresh in

March and the otltcl‘ in June. liave

failed to get butter from their cream for

some weeks. (‘hurn at temperature 01'

70° and haVe churned as long as two

hours without getting butter. (.‘rcam be-

comes foamy and looks like whipped

cream. I t'ccd cornstalks and bean straw

at noon and a few sugar her-tr: at night.

Antrim t‘o. i’n'ricn \\‘iit:i._\.\'o.

Hcrc is another case whv-rc thcrc is

trouble in getting the butter—fat in the

milk to gathcr in the form ot~ buttcr from

stripper cows. As I have stated before,

we always have several inouirics during

the winter with regard to this (IiiIi("llIIf\'.

Sometimes a poor ration and improper

care and handling of the milk and cream

will cause much of the trouble: but I am





inclined to think that in a majority of

instances it comes from cows tl‘ are

well along in the period of lactation. or

from strippers About the only advice





that I can give is to scald the milk, or

pasteurize it. “icfore setting the milk in

pans or in the creamery put it on the

stove in pans and allow it to stand there

until it gets real hot but do not allow

it to boil; then set It away for the groan}

to rise. In most instances this will put

the butter—fat in condition so that it will

separate from the cream When it is

churned.



I am inclined to ‘think that you are a

little at fault in not feeding a good ra-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





tion to the cows. .Cornstalks and bean

straw, with sugar beets at night, do not

make a very good ration. Of course, for

the cow that is coming fresh in March

you cannot do much, because the time is

too short. The cow that isn’t coming in

until next June ought to give milk until

April or May, and I would advise that

you get corn meal and wheat bran, mix

them half-and-half by weight, and give

this cow 3 or 4 lbs. at first. Probably

you can increase this to 5 or 6 lbs. per

day. Then the cow that is coming fresh

in March ought to have a little grain be-

cause it will put her in better shape to

give milk when she comes fresh, and if

you do not get your pay for your feed

now, you will then, because the grain

ration fed at this time will have an ac-

cumulative effect and you will surely get

your money back when the cow comes

fresh.





 





AUXILIARY DAIRY MEETINGS.





During the week of Jan. 10 two auxil-

iary meetings of the Michigan Dairy-

men‘s Association were held, one on the

13th and 14th at Tecumseh. Lenawee Co.,

and one on the 15th and 16th at Salem,

\Vashtenaw (‘0. Besides state speakers,

local speakers participated in the pro-

gram. making two very interesting meet-

ings. State Analyst Robison. at Tecum-

seh. gave a very interesting lecture on

“Tuberculosis, and how the state should

attempt to control it." while at Salem he

talked on the enforcement of the dairy

and food laws. Prof. Shaw. of M. A. 0.,

gave a very interesting lecture at Te-

cumseh on breeding up, or improving, the

dairy herds of the state. He said the

only practical way is to purchase dairy

sires for use on the best cows in the

herds now owned. Then select animals

from their offspring and breed them to

a dairy sire of the same breed. In a few

years a great change will be manifest in

the character of the dairy cows. He

recommended the formation of bull asso~

cia'tions so that the farmers of a com—

munity could own bulls collectively, thus

making it unnecessary for each individual

farmer to make such an investment.



At Salem. Dr. Marshall, of the College,

gave a very instructive lecture on “Con-

tagious Abortion in Cows." He said that

this disease is causing more loss to the

farmers of the state of Michigan than

tuberculosis or any other disease that he

is aware of. He said it is more prevalent

than a great many people realize. It is

a disease that until recently was not very

well understood.



Dr. Marshall also talked on tubercu-

losis. He does not hold a very positive

opinion on the question which is being

discussed very thoroly in the state just

now.. viz., as to whether the state should

pay for cows destroyed because affected

with tuberculosis. The greatest difficulty

in the matter is that we cannot see how

this is going to terminate, as there is a

possibility that if all the cows in the

state were tested and the state compelled

to pay for those condemned, it might

swamp the state.



At Salem much interest was

fcsted in the idea of a co—opcrative cow-

tcsting association and an cffort will be

made by the leading dairymcn tin-re to

organize such an association in the near

future.



Some Future Auxiliary Meetings.





inani-





The, Traverse City Dairymcn's Associa-V





tion has requested the Michigan Dairy—

mcn's Association to hold one of its

auxiliary meetings in connection with

their district association meeting some

time in March. They have becn in the

habit. heretofore. of holding an annual

meeting and it has become a very im-

portant meeting in that locality, in some

yv-urs iivaling, in point of attendance,

thc state association's animal meeting.

’I‘in- principal reason for having a meet—

ing held in connection with, or under the

auspices of. the state association is that

tin-y may get a stcnographic report of

the mccting, as the state association

will then furnish the stcnographer, and

the stcnographic report will be printed

in the annual report of the Michigan

Dairy-men's Association.



An auxiliary meeting will be held with

the Oceana County Dairy Association. at

llart, some time in the spring. For the

greatest good of the dairy industry. there

ought to be a local dairyincn's associa—

tion in every county. or district, in the

state: then auxiliary meetings of the

state association could be held in con-

nection with them and the reports of all

published in the annual report. This an-

nual report is getting to be a book of

several hundred pages and should be in

every home, as it contains much valuable

thot on dairy topics.





 





 





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WHY DOES OUR CREAM TEST VARY?





 





I would like to learn the reason for

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cry. The tests vary from 6 to 7 per cent,

the amount of cream being the same.

Would the amount of water used to rinse

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test? The quantity and kind of feed

given the cows has not been changed.



Cass Co. SUBSCRIBER.





Various reasons might be assigned

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The water used in rinsing the separator

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that would change the test.



Cream tests are liable to vary from

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WILL IT PAY TO BUY GRAIN FOR

COWS?





 





I am feeding a herd of dairy cows this

Winter. Have plenty 01' good fodder and

good clover hay but am short of grain.

I would like to know whether, in your

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the cows. Also what kind of grain I

should have and how much I should feed

to each cow.



Monroe (‘o. C. If.





I think anyone. can afford to buy grain

for cows or any other kind of stuff to

feed with roughage, because if grain is

not, hot it will take just so much more

roughage to carry the cows thru. You

might as well mix in a little bit of grain

with it, thus saving some of the rough-

age. and it will make you a more eco-

nomical ration. If a man hasn't the

feed himself he can afford to buy it if he.

could afford to feed it of his own raising.





What difference does it make. If you

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bu., what difference does it make whether-

you feed that on your own farm or, if

you didn‘t have the corn, go outside and

buy it at 60c per bu. If you didn’t have

faith enough to feed it you would sell it



I take it for granted that these cows

are giving milk this Winter. If they are,

I certainly think it would pay to feed

them a good grain ration. I know of

nothing better than corn meal and wheat

bran, mixed half and half by weight, to

feed with the clover hay and cornstalks,

as l~~~ as you haven’t any succulent food"

to go with it. If you had a succulent

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some cottonseed meal. You would im»

prove the ration a little bit by mixing

one—half corn meal by weight, one—fourth

wheat bran by weight and one-fourth

oil meal by weight. That is, take 100

lbs. of oil meal, 100 lbs. of wheat bran

and 200 lbs. of corn meal; mix these to

feed in connection with the clover hay

and cornstalks.



If these cows are not giving milk now

but are coming fresh in the spring, then

they would not need a very heavy grain

ration now, but they ought to have a

little. It will put them in much better

condition to do well when they do come

fresh in the spring. If they are cows

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to feed each one will depend upon the in-

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mixture to every 4 lbs. of milk that the

cow gives in a day. Or you can feed

1 lb. of the grain mixture per day for

every pound of butter—fat that the cow

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then it would be proper for you to cut

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IS IT PRACTICAL TO BUILD A

HOME-MADE SILO?





 





Do you consider it practical to build

a silo of timber that can be bot here?

Somo think it would be. cheaper than buy-

ing a manufactured silo. Is the cement

Silo practical?



()ccana Co. \VM. LEONARD.



Thousands of farmers have built their

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success. Some have been failures, to be

sure, but the majority of them have given

good satisfaction. You can make a stave

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nail to each other until you get around

on your circular foundation; then put

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together.

true, and you get it set up true, therc‘

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Of course, you ought to have a little in-

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501110.



You can also make a lath-and—plastcrcd

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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





Mention was made

in a recent commcnt

of the action which

has been taken at

Lansing in thc {IDDOllltlllt‘lli of a legis-

lative committee to make a full and com—

plete investigation of the water-power

resources of the state and the progress

of their development by various corpora—

tions, as preliminary to legislative action

looking towards state control of this

semi—public outcrprisc.



As might naturally be expected the

various interests affected by this investi-

gation are, on hand to protest against

such action by the state, declaring it

to be “premature," “unncCossary,” and

characterizing it as “a farce.” They

naturally make the claim that the. state

has no right to interfere and that where

private parties have bot tho riparian

rights of a stream by the purchase of

lands :ifl'ccicd on ciihcr side, and ob-

tained from local authorities the neces—

sary permission to dam the stream, that

the state can exercise no control over

such development. The plea is also made

that legislative action at this time will

delay needed progress in water—power

development and that it will be time

enough to take action in the matter when

all of our great water-powers have been

developed.



To the end that our readers may have

a better understanding of this problem

and its relation to the public welfare, we

will take this opportunity to inform them

touching the opinion of noted economists

on the question, as Well as the action

which has been taken in some other

states toward the state control of this

great natural resource. A good deal of

valuable date. upon this subject was pre-

sented by Curtis E. Lakeman in the

January number of the Review of Re-





The Water-Power

Controversy.





THE. ' MICHIGAN FARMER. .





views, under the" title of “State Control

of WatersPower,” to which we are in-

debted for the facts given touching the

plans which have been adopted for state

control in other states.



The first state to make a move in this

direction was New York where a lav»

was enacted last year directing its State

Water Supply Commission to~ under-

take a critical survey and estimate 01

the water powers of New York. This

movement was started by Gov. Hughes

independently and in advance of the na-

tional conservation movement, which in-

cludes a consideration of the water-power

question as well as that of other natural

resources of the country. In his first

message to the general assembly of New

York in 1907, Gov. Hughes advocated the

placing of undeveloped water-powers un-

der state control in order that they might

be preserved and held for the benefit of

all the people instead of being surrend-

ered to private' interests, maintaining

that it would be difficult to exaggerate

the advantages which would ultimately

accrue to the people of the state from

these great resources of power if the

common right is duly safe-guarded. The

work of this commission is now well

under way and in a report which was

submitted on February 1, of last year,

a concrete example was given of what

might be done in the development of

water-power by the construction of a

large storage dam which would hold the

flood waters tributary to certain streams,

and enable them to be distributed thru-

out the season. thus making more val-

uable the water—powers already devel~

oped and in operation on the streams

below them, as well as furnishing a vast

amount: ofypower at the point of distribu-

iton. It was after receiving this report

that an appropriation bill was passed by

the New York legislature for the purpose

of continuing such surveys during the

past year, and the water-power resources

of the state are now being carefully in—

ventoried by experts and some broad

policy of control and development will

undoubtedly result from this preliminary

work which has already been done in

the Empire State.



In Wisconsin an entirely different plan

has been worked out for encouraging

private enterprises in the development of

water-power under public supervision.

The constitution of Wisconsin, like that

of Michigan, does not permit the state

to make any appropriation for interna-

nal improvement. To this end a law

was passed in \Yisconsin, during the leg—

islative session of 1007, providing for the

incorporation of a private company known

as the Wisconsin Valley Improvement

Company, which was authorized to con-

struct, acquire and maintain a system

of water reservoirs on the \Visconsin

river and its tributaries. All of the

state's riparian and flowagc rights in

the streams in question were assigned

to the company to which the authority

of eminent domain was also delegated.

This company is authorized to charge and

collect tolls on all logs and tiinbcr float-

ing in said streams and from the owners

of cach and every water—power located

on same which is benefited by the con-

servation measures adopted by this cor-

poration. The state retains SIN-cillt‘ con-

trol over the company by thc following

method: The company is nbligcd under

its charter to make annual reports to

thc \Visconsin Railroad Commission,

showing its expenditums. stock issues.

capital and the schedule of its charges.

If the profits of the company increase

beyond a certain prescribed limit, it is

compelled under the provisions of its

chartcr to reduce its toll charges in pro-

portion. Thus the state is cnablcd to fix

the financial position of the company and

to enforce the provisions of its charter.

Thi- state retains further control over

the situation by reserving the right to

take over the company whenever per-

mitted to do so by constitutional amend-

ment.



Another instance of public water power

development is to be found in the Chi-

cago Drainage Canal where power instal-

iation already partly completed is ex.-

pccted to furnish 40,000 horse power and

a proposed extension of the canal would

add 20,000 horse power to this amount.





In Canada steps have been taken toward

state ownership and development of

water-power by the creation of two suc-

cessive hydro-electric commissions with

extensive powers. a movement which

grew out of a wide-spread demand for

cheap power in Ontario where the cost

of power was excessively high owing to

the distance of available coal fields. The

first of these commissions appointed in

1905 made an investigation which re-





sulted in the creation of a_' second com-

mission, which is still in existence. This

body has wide authority, upon the appli-

cation of any municipality in the pro—

vince for a supply of electric power, to

take the necessary steps to furnish this

power, either bybuilding new plants and

transmission lines or by entering into

agreements with existing companies to,

furnish the required 'power, or if no sat-

isfactory agreement can be reached .to

expropriate the plant and furnish the

power on behalf of the government at

rates based on actual cost of production.



The federal government has already

made a survey of water-power resources

of Michigan and upon a request from the

committee of investigation will send an

expert 'to Lansing to supply such infor-

mation as is in their possession. In this

connection an interesting phase of the

problem has been Suggested, it being

claimed by some well informed people

that some of the water-power develop-

ment companies which are being floated

in Michigan are being capitalized on a.

fictitious basis. the possibilities of the

development schemes involved being rated

very largely above their actual capacity

of power .~ ‘opment. and the suggestion

is being made that (in arriving at ap-

proximately exact conclusions as to the

possible development of certain streams

the investing public will be supplied

with valuable information for its guid-

ance and protection.



The above reference to steps which

have been taken in other states and in

Canada was made simply as a matter or

general interest. It is very probable that

the legislative committee will find that

none of them are wholly applicable under

Michigan conditions. Most of our Mich-

igan streams are better adapted to water-

power development than are the streams

of New York, many of which have a

mountain origin and give a widely var—

iable flow. On the other hand many,of

Michigan's best streams. from a water—





powcr standpoint. have their head waters,





in a great plateau still covered with tim-

ber and with a soil of a porous nature

which absorbs the rainfall and moisture

from the melting snows and gives it up

to the streams gradually, thus making

the flow peculiarly uniform thruout the

season, whether that season he wet or

dry. This is a very great advantage and

eliminates an important problem in

water-power development. During the

past season some of the streams of New

York and Pennsylvania which have al-

ready been developed, were practically

dry and furnished little water-power,

while most of the streams of Michigan

remained at nearly a normal level.



This investigation will be followed with

interest by the people of Michigan, since

with the growing scarcity and the in—

creased cost of fuel which is sure to re—

sult at no distant date. an increasing

dependence will necessarily have to be

placed upon the full development of our

\\':itcr-])o\vcl's as a source of light and

power and possibly heat. That our

water—prm‘ers will be equal to the de-

mand made upon them in this respect

is the belief of many competent scien—

tists, and the adequate protection of the

pub'lic's interest without unnecessary

hindrance to comprehensive schemes of

(icyclnplncnt now in hand would prove a

happy outcome of this timely action.



There is perhaps no hot-



An Index of tor index of the, pmsperity

Prosperity. of a community or state



than the small savings of



its pccplc as indicated by the aggrogato

of bank deposits. The annual report of

the State Flanking Commissioner shows

the total of deposits in state banks in

Michigan to be $l75,063,499. This amount

is dcpositcd in 353 state banks and six

trust: companies, doing busincss in the

state. During the past year 33 new state

banks have been organized and the cap-

ital stock of the state banks has been

increased by $1,281,500. At the date of

this report there were 892,127 persons in

the state having deposits in these banks.

This condition of state, banks is a matter

for congratulation to the whole people of

the state, but particularly to the farmers,

as they represent largely the smaller

banking institutions in the. interior of the

state, which receive their deposits very

largely from farmers. It is true that

under the law which permits the estab-

lishment of small national banks a good

many banks of this character have been

established in communities where con—

siderable of their patronage is drawn from

the rural districts, but the proportion of

such banks is small in comparison with

the proportion of state banks which are

located in small towns thruout the state,

drawing their patronage very largely





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JAN. 30*, 1909.





from the prosperous farming communities

in the surrounding territory.



As. the total of bank deposits is a very

good} index of the prosperity of a state,

or community, so the habit of keeping a.

bank account is‘a very good index of the

prosperity of‘the individual. The man

who once establishes this habit as a rule

payscash for‘ the things he buys, getting

the loWes-t price on the goods and the

best quality of goods for his money. He

is apt to be a more careful buyer than

the. man who buys on credit and his cus~

tom is everywhere sought because of

the fact that his business is cash. The

real saving in dollars and cents, as well

as the larger dividend in an increased

self—respect and independence is all in

favor of the habit of maintaining a bank

account, even tho it be a small one. The

fact that a man may be in debt upon

his farm or home is no argument against

the keeping of a bank account. There

are always times when he has some sur-

plus money which is much safer in a

bank than in his own ‘home, notwith—

standing the prejudice to the contrary

and the distrust of banks which is so

common. Business men are generally

large borrowers, yet no business man

would think of undertaking to_ do busi-

ness without a bank account, and it is

just as essential to the farmer as to any

other business man.



That the number of depositors in banks

is yearly increasing is not only a sign of

increased prosperity among the people

of our state but also an indication of a

gradual improvement in their business

methods. With the advent of the postal

savings bank the. fear and distrust which

are so commonly entertained of such

institutions will be removed and those

who are afraid of such financial institu-

tions will have a safe depository for their

money, which is guaranteed by the na-

tional government, at a small rate of

interest. But the small bank account

against which they can check in their

ordinary business transactions will be

just as essential and the sooner the





habit is formed the better for the indi~'





vidual and for the community in which

he does business.





 





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.





The steamship Florida, a Spanish boat,

rammed the steamship Republic off the

coast at Nantucket, Massachusetts, dur-

ing a fog last Saturday. The Republic

was so badly damaged that it went down

while being towed into harbor after he!

passengers had been taken off and trans-

ported to the steamer Baltic. The Florida.

was also damaged to a considerable ex-

tent. There were 1,600 persons aboard

the Republic. After the accident wire—

less telegrams wcre sent out and a mes-

sage was caught by the station at Nan-

tucket, which station because of its

stronger batteries was able to cover a

larger territory than the apparatus upon

the ship, and sent to all the boats in its

latitude informing them of the wreck and

directing them to the place of the acci-

dent. In a short time a large number of

vessels were hunting for the unfortunate

boats. By reason of the wireless tele-

graph the only casualties of the affair

were four persons killed by the collision.

The Florida is thot to be responsible, for

the accident as it apparently was under

full speed when the boats met.



Archbishop A. R. Sweatman, primate of

all Canada. died at Toronto, January 24.



Earl of Lieccster, one of the oldest Eng-

lish peers, died at his ancestral home,

Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England, last

week.



The Canadian Pacific railroad has

planned to clcctrify its road thru tho

mountains of the west. The waterfalls

available will furnish all the power nec—

essary for the change.



l)r. Rittcr, present minister from Swit~

zerland to Japan, has been named as

prime minister to the, United States to

succeed the present incumbent.



Thru the diplomacy of pl‘csidcnt Gomez

diplomatic relations have been restored

bctwccn Venezuela and France.



The police have interfered with the

Marsaillcs restaurant keepers who have

been exacting exorbitant prices from the

American soldiers for goods at their

places.



A volcano in the vicinity of San Cas-

ciano, Italy, which was active in 1001,

whcn the town was destroyed by an

earthquake, is again becoming active and

slight shocks have been felt by the in»

habitants.



Earthquake shocks in the, southern part



of Yucatan caused the drying up of many

streams. springs and wells. So scarce

has become the water supply in sections

that the inhabitants have been compelled

to move.

_ The bursting of a dam, caused b.V thf‘

heavy rains in the Transvaal, Africa.

flooded mines and drowned 173 men last

week. .



The Mexican government has raised

the ban against the shipment of firearms

across the border from Texas. This em—

bargo was inaugurated after the revolu-

tlonary disturbances started along the

border about a year ago. Close inspec—

tion is still given to the shippers of all

such goods. .



Joseph Chamberlain, the former head

of the English government, is improved

from his recent illness and now declares





”A
JAN. 20, 1909.





that he may again enter the arena of

politics as a champion of the tariff issue.

Mr. Chamberlain is 72 years old.





National.





In the amount of water power gen-

erated Michigan is eighth among the

states of the Union.



A grand jury is now investigating the

transactions leading up to and terminat-

ing in the purchase of thePanama canal

properties by the United States_govern-

ment. This investigation grew out of the

recent attacks made by certain publica—

tions against the government. It is ex-

pected that President Roosevelt may be

called as a witness.



The United States senate passed a.

resolution last week recognizing Lin-

coln’s birthday as a national holiday. An

appropriation was also passed for the sur-

vey of a highway from Washington to

gettysburg to be known as “Lincoln’s



lay.l’





Fire in a crib in Lake Michigan off the

Chicago coast resulted in the death of

about 50 workmen. All the bodies have

not as yet been recovered from the tunnel

and lake.



The public service commission of the

state of New York will investigate the

express rate charges for carrying in that

state. It is held that excessive dividends

are paid upon the capital invested in the

property and operation of the express

business.



The stoc’kmen of Michigan are again

disappointed by the news that another

outbreak of foot and mouth disease has

occurred in Wayne county. The report is

denied by the inspector in charge but the

announcement will likely keep the men

who are watching the situation vigilant

and the quarantine firm.



In declaring that benzoat'e of soda is

harmless to the humane system when

taken in moderate quantities the Supreme

Court voted contrary to the instructions

by the bureau of chemistry of the depart-

ment Of agriculture.



The favorable reception of the .anti-

race track gambling bill which is now

before the legislature of California is

spreading consternation among the fol-

lowers of the turf. The law is patterned

after the New York measure.



The international baloon contest for

the James Gordon Bennett cup will be

held next fall. The airships will start

from Zurich, Switzerland.



In his report Of Cuban conditions Gov.

Magoon makes specific mention of the

old battleship Maine, the destruction of

which caused the war between the United

States and Spain, and declares that it

is a reproach upon the country to permit

the vessel to remain longer in the waters

of Havana harbor. It is also causing

transportation much inconvenience by

obstructing the waterways in an import-

ant part of the bay.



The action of the California legislature

with regard to the measures known as

anti-Japanese bills, is watched with much

concern as the result may make relations

between the United States and Japan

unpleasant. The bills purport to make it

unlawful for aliens to acquire title to and

hold lands in that state.



Recommendations were made by the

treasury department that national bank

examiners be paid a salary instead 0!

fees. It is the opinion of the Officials

that the change would secure from the

deputies more edicient service.



Chicago isito have a wool

and

central market of the country as a result

of the $400,000 stock company that has

just been formed, composed of Chicago

and western capitalists. The plan as

announced, is to erect a concrete fireproof

warehouse that will have capacity for

storing more than 150,000,000 pounds of

wool. The corporation is designated the

National Wool Warehouse and Storage

Company. It is stated that sheepmen of

the northwest are financially interested

and have pledged 25,000,000 pounds of

wool yearly.





exchange,





CROP AND MARKET NOTES.





 





Washtenaw Co., Jan. 20.—-We are hav-

ing some very delightful weather and

while there is a lack of snow for sleigh-

ing. still wheeling is good and the farm-

cr‘s business goes merrily on. It is an

idcal time for clearing up the low ground

wo-ldlots. The down timber is being

closely gathered and the dry condition of

swamps and the frozen condition making

it possible to do the Work expeditiously.

The live stock industry has becn sadly

hampered and much loss resulted from

the fool way the quarantine laws have

been used. While it is all very well to

confine stock to the limits of the town-

ships in which there may be disease, the

tying up of vast areas where stock is

entirely healthy and subjecting them to

the loss and inconvenience, is very much

against the best interests of either indi~

viduals or the state and as is usually

the case the farmer is the one to bear

the burden, for the buyers of Detroit,

taking advantage of the situation, have

bled them to the limit. Hogs, in spite of

the low price are pretty closely marketed.





Prices at present, $5.50; good cattle, 5c;

butter, 30c; eggs. 27c; oats, 500; corn,

330 per basket. Dairy meetings and in-





stitute work occupying the attention of

farmers. _

Livingston Co., Jan. ISL—We are havmg

good winter weather with but very little

snow. The first of the month the weather

was quite severe and as there was no

snow on the ground wheat suffered some-

in full swing, it





what. Ice cutting is .

being about 12 inches thick. The roads

have been fine nearly all winter and





farmers are making use of them in haul-

ing their produce to market. Stock is

moving quite rapidly since the lifting of

the quarantine and prices are much bet-

ter than a month ago. Farmers that

kept their lambs will realize a good profit

on them as they are now offering from

$5066.75 for good lambs. Markets are

as follows: Wheat, 98c; beans. 32' rye.





it will probably become the great.





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THE MICHIGAN 4 FARMER.





70c; corn, 80c; oats} 47c; potatoes, 60c;

butter 200; eggs, 280.



Lapeer Co., Jan. 25th.—A good rain

fell on Jan. 22 and 23, the first of the

season. The frost is all out and. the

water went down into the soil, just as

it should. Wheat and rye are looking

green at this date. Winter weather has

been favorable to farmers thus far, and

most. have work well in hand. Manure

is being spread over fields more and more

each winter. Next spring will find many

yards clean in this locality. Prices of

all produce remain good. except for

clover'seed. Barley is selling at $1.50,

beans, $2; cream, 32c; corn, 71c; chick-

ens, 10c; eggs, 28c; hogs, live, 41/20,

dressed, 6%c; lambs, 60; wheat, $1: rye,

72c; oats, 490; potatoes, 60c; red clover,

$5; alsike, $7; hay, N0. 1, $7.50.



Northern Isabella and Southern Clare

Co.’s., Jan. 23rd.——After about seven

weeks of fine sleighing and nice winter

weather, we have a thaw and two nights'

rain and the fields are nearly bare, which

stops lumbering and wood drawing. Not

much farming being done at present.

The seed pea men are hustling for con-

tracts with the farmers, also the sugar

beet men. A large acreage of beans will

be planted next spring. Quite a lot of

land changing hands. Wheat has reached

the dollar mark in Clare.



Ottawa Co., Jan. 25,—On the night of

Jan. 21, rain commenced falling and

steadily continued for two days and

nights. The result is the snow has all

disappeared, the frost is all out of the

ground, and many creeks that were al-





most dry are new full of water, but the .





roads, which were in good condition be-

fore the rain, and were so dry as to be

dusty, are now very muddy. Wheat is

beginning to look quite green again. The

mild weather is having some effect on

the markets. The county round-up farm-

ers’ institute was held at Coopersville,

Jan. 22 and 23. As it rained both days,

the attendance was not as large as it

would have been if the weather had been

fair, but those who had the chance to

attend seemed to be Well satisfied, and

much interested in the different subjects

that were discussed by the state speak—

ers. The quarantine still hinders the

shipping of hogs, cattle and sheep from

this section.





MICHIGAN FARMERS’ INSTITUTES.





 





For the month of February the follow-

ing County Institutes have been arranged:



Allegan Co., Hopkins, Feb. 2-3; Barry

Co., Hastings, Feb. 6; Berrien Co., Coloma,

Feb. 4—5; Branch Co., Goldwater, Feb. 8—9;

Cass Co., Cassopolis, Feb. 5—6; Hillsdale

Co., Litchfield, Feb. 10-11; Ingham Co.,

Mason, Feb. 19-20; Ionia Co., Ionia, Feb.

2-3-4: Jackson Co., Concord, Feb. 9-10;

Lenawee Co., Adrian, Feb. 11-12; Living-

ston Co..Howell, Feb. 18-19; Oakland Co.,

Pontiac, Feb. 17-18; Van Buren Co., Ban—

gor, Feb. 3-4; Washtenaw Co., Ann Arbor,

Feb.6 12-13; Wayne Co., Canton, Feb.

15—1 .



One-day Institutes will also be held as

follows:



Barry Co., Nashville, Feb. 1: Woodland,

Feb. 2; Carlton Center, Feb. 3; Freeport,

Feb. 4; Star Grange Hall, Feb. 5; E. M.

Moore, Orchard Lake, State Speaker.



Eaton Co., Mulliken, Feb. 1; Eaton Rap-

ids, Feb. 10, W. F. Raven, Brooklyn, State

Speaker.



Hillsdale Co., Bankers, Feb. 1:.Camden,

Feb. 2: Cambria, Feb. 3; Likely’s Cor-





ners, Feb. 4; Mud Lake, Feb. 5; Jones-

ville, Feb. 6, Peter Voorheis, Pontiac,

State Speaker. _



Jackson Co., Munith, Feb. 1; Grass

Lake, Feb. 2; Norvell, Feb. 3; Brooklyn,





Feb. 4; Liberty, Feb. 5; Hanover, Feb. 6,

Peter Voorheis, Pontiac, State Speaker.



Livingston Co., Deerfield 'l‘wp.. Feb. 1;

Tyrone, Feb. 2; Oak Grove, Feb. 3: Ham-

burg, Feb. 4; Parker’s Corners. Feb. 5;

Fowlerville, Feb. 6. Wesley Schlichter,

Brown City, State Speaker.



Washtenaw Co., Webster, Feb. 1;

Northfield, Feb. 2; Salem, Feb. 3; Supe-

rior, Feb. 4; Chelsea, Feb. 5; Manchester,

Feb. 6, N. I. Moore, Hanover, State

Speaker.



Oakland Co., Clarkston, Feb. 8; Orton-

villc, Feb. 9; Farmington, Feb. 10; VNiX-

om, Feb. 11; Commerce, Feb. 12; High-

land, Feb. 13, \Vesley Schlichter, Brown

City, State Speaker.





Wayne Co., Redford, Feb. 8: Inkster,

Feb. 9: Eureka, Feb. 10: Romulus, Feb.

11; Willow, Feb. 12; Rockwood, Feb. 13,

N P. Hull, Dimondale. State Speaker.



lngham Co., Leslie, Feb. 9-10, N. I.

Moore, Hanover, State Speaker; VVilliams-

ton. Feb. 13, W F. Raven, Brooklyn,





State, Speaker.



Shiawassce Co., Corunna, Feb. 22, Prof.

H. A. Huston, Chicago, J. P. Davis, of

Sheridan, Ind., and Hon. H. S. Earle,

Lansing, State Speakers.



Michigan State Round-up Farmers’ In-

stitute will be held at Mt. Pleasant, Feb.

23-26, 1.009.





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FRUIT POSSIBILITIES IN MICHIGAN.





Discouraged fruit growers can be found

in every community. Enthused by some

well-written article, or book, or by the

personality of some advocates of the in-

dustry, or more likely by the representa-

tions of a tree agent anxious to do busi-

ness, some person without careful consid-

eration of the requirements and limits

of the fruit-growng business, brings his

courage to the sticking point and invests

in a commercial fruit plantation. This

happens about once each decade in every

community. In the communities outside

the fruit belt there is very likely to be

an equal number of failures. But tho

these men may be

decried for their

“wreckless” invest-

ments the knowledge

coming from their

many failures and

few successes is

gradually widening

the possibilities of

fruit growing. In a

large number of

cases, had wisdom

been used in select-

ing the kind of fruit

adapted to the con-

ditions and the par-

particular varieties

that were known to

do well there, what

proved failures would

have been striking

successes. M a n y

times by accident

such kinds and var-

ieties are planted

and the result gives

a momentum to the

business that many

failures cannot» down.

An occasional suc-

cess in an attempt

to grow commercial

quantities of fruit,

has led to much'

study in those local-

ities not generally

designated as fruit

territory. The im-

portant thing this

study is teaching the

farmers of Michigan

and of other states

is that, while foreign

knowledge is inval-

uable in accomplish-

ing work of this na-

ture as competiton

commands that new methods and “pom-

tions and machinery be installed, results

are more directly dependable upon meet-

ing the local conditions. A day spent in

taking an inventory of the trees in the

neighborhood will furnish the best basis

for planning the orchard and for elimi-

nating varieties not titted to the climate,

exposures, and soils. More or less un-

consciously this scheme has been at

work and the possibilities of Michigan

today were never brighter. 'i‘hc illustra—

tion on this page is indicative of what

may be done in licclanau mutnty. seventy

miles north of ()ceana county. l“l't>ill Al-

pcna county comes word that the fever

is rising irresistably because of success

by a number of venturous growers. Ot-

sego and a number of other counties out-

side of the Grand Traverse district, where

much has been done to justify the claim

that northern Michigan fruit is unsur—

passed in quality, tip the information that

intelligent planting there offers alluring

financial reward. \Vhat another decade

will bring forward cannot be foretold but

the man who now decides wisely in his

selection of location and acts consistent

with this decision in choosing varieties

will a few years hence feel like a capi-

talist on the “ground floor” of an insur—

ance organization.





 





SPRAYI NG FOR 1909.





 





The farmer who intends to spray his

orchard next season should begin to plan

and secure apparatus and spray materials

soon, as the spraying season will be on

almost before we are aware. I believe

there are many farmers who have never

sprayed but are seriously considering the

matter for perhaps the first time, at least

this is true of a number in this vicinity.

The almost entire failure of unsprayed

orchards, while sprayed ones yielded good

crops the past season has set a number

of farmers, who have hitherto thot little





 





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of spraying, to studying the question. and

I believe. a goodly number of them will

conclude to purchase a pump and aid the

trees to produce such fruit as they used

to when we were boys.



It will not be such a job after all. The

first thing to do is probably some pruning,

tho in old orchards it may be well to

begin by hauling out some manure dur-

ing the winter and scattering it beneath

the outer branches of the trees. If the

trunks of old trees are neglected and

moss grown or rough, scraping lightly

with an old hoe up as far on the main

limbs as one can reach with the hoe will

remove many insects and their lodging

places, and enable the spray to get to all

parts of the trunk and be more effective.



The pruning may be done during warm

days in winter and the brush burned so

all will be ready for the early spraying

for San Jose scale, or apple scab, or both.





A 4-year-old Peach Tree in a Leeianau Co. Orchard.





If one is sure of having titne to get the

work done the spraying may be left until

early spring, but~the trouble is that at

this time the other things crowd this work

out of the program of the general farmer

and it is neglected altogether. The farmer

then reasons that his trees are too thick

to spray and this is neglectsd also.



The apparatus for spraying will depend

upon the number and size 11‘ the trees.

11' there are a. very few small trees a‘

bucket outfit with a brass pump with

ordinary handle set firmly in a large

bucket will answer very vvcll. A brass

pump is desirable as the copper sulfate

used in spraying for the scab corrodcs

and rapidly wears an iron cylinder. J“t~]‘

quite small trees a short hose \xith a good

nozzle will answer, but for higher trees

an extension rod is desirable. Such an

outfit will cost from $5 to $3.



Most farmers have trees enough to

afford a barrel pump. This is the most

practical for large apple trees. A good

brass pump set in a :70 gallon cask which

may be mounted on a hand cart or made

to set on a wagon, is the most practical

for the average farmer. In getting such

a pump it is well to get one of sufilcienl

capacity to attach two leads of hose if

necessary. The hose should be from 15

to 25 feet long for convenience in reach-

ing all parts of the tree and save moving

the barrel so often, and for large orchards

I should advise 2:7 to 35 feet. An exten-

sion rod of bamboo, brass or alluminum

lined 8 or 10 feet long, and an approved

nozzle such as a double or tripple ver-

morcl will complete the pump outfit. The

price of such an outfit will be from $12“;

to $25 depending upon the capacity 01‘

the pump, brass work, length of hose.

style of extension rod and kind of nozzles.

In getting such an outfit one should get

one of ample capacity for his work for

some time to come, as a good outfit will

last many years. Only the best hose will

answer as cheap garden hose will not last





JAN. 30, 1909.





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Read: New. Mailed Free.

Postal Sufficient.





.1. M.THORBURN a co‘.





Dept- M9

33 Barclay St., New York.





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nrersised wisth tehe etc-st care from

snperiorh hand-eel stock and sold

under three warrants covering

risks, This year we are offering





Yellow Globe Onions

at the remsrlnbly low mprice of 5235 s

pound. Sol (it last year. Our

packages of vegets. le mseeds are larger this



year, and our

NEW SEED BOOK — FREE

tells about the ial cash discounts

' c we are making. his bookie an invalu-

able guide to farmers and gardeners.

Send for copy to-dsy.



J. J. H. GREGORY ls SON,



luhlshnd. less.





 

 





 

 





 





Nobody

can know every-

thing. To become expert





means to specialize. We are 3

clalists in producing the best m'er





and vegetable seeds. In 52 cars

have become experts. Sowy F my:

Seeds and reap the results of our care.

_For sale everywhere. Read our 1909

catalogue and profit by our experience.

Sent free on request. Address





I). M. FERRY & 120.. DETROIT. MIC".





 





 





 





' sary.





erE MICHIGAN FARMER.





more than a couple of seasons. A nozzle

that will throw a fine spray is essential

in order to reach all parts of the tree

and to economize material. Iron extension

rods are too heavy. Bamboo alluminum

lined rods are the lightest and are re-

placing the brass lined rods to quite an

extent.



‘One should provide himself with extra

coupling clamps as these are likely to

corrode or come loose and bother. He

should also become familiar with the

working of the pump, and tighten the

plunger nut as the packing wears, or be

able to repack the plunger when neces-

A supply of rubber or leather

washers will also be needed for the con-

nections and for the valves in the exten-

sion rods. None of these things may be

needed for several years with a limited

amount of spraying, but it is well to have

them on hand and save time should any

give out or be lost while spraying. A

brass strainer with fine mesh will be





, convenient for straining the material into





the barrel and keep out all particles too

large to go thru the nozzle. A barrel,

a half barrel, and a couple of tobacco

pails will be convenient for mixing the

lime and copper sulphate in making

Bordeaux. ,



If the San Jose scale is present one

should plan to apply lime and sulphur be~

fore the buds open in the spring. If this

preparation is made at home an iron

kettel that will hold a half barrel is de—

sirable for the cooking, and the mixture

must be boiled from a half hour to an

hour and applied warm. I believe it will

be more economical for the farmer with

but a dozen or two trees to purchase some

of the lime-sulphur commercial prepara-

tions now put upon the market by respon-

sible parties. They are all ready to ap—

ply by adding water, and will save the

trouble of cooking and applying warm,

which for a small orchard will more than

offset the additional cost. The commer-

cial lime—sulphur preparations for 50 gal-

lons of spray will cost from 75 cents to

$1.00, according to quantity purchased.

The lime and sulphur to make 50 gallons

of home—made wash will cost about half

as much. The large apple grower can

afford to cook the material for this diffcr~

ence, but it is doubtful if the farmer who

uses but a few barrels of the spray can

afford to do so if he can get the com-

mercial material conveniently.



If the scale is not present. copper sul-

fate solution will be the first spruy for

the apple scab and peach leaf curl, and

later lime and an ai'scnzttc like Pul‘is

green or arschntc of lead will be added.

The sulfate will cost from five cents to

eight cents per pound, according to

amount used and 3 to 4 pounds Will make

50 gallons of spray. The lime will cost

but :1 few cents per bnrrcl of spray, and

the Paris green from 10 to 13 cents. Ar—

senate of lead is preferable to Puris green

but will cost from 23 cents to 371 cents

per barrel of Spray.



S. B. HARTMAN.





 





w 3111 OATS





Big Honey' Ill Oat ts





__ II you raise the right kind. here' 5 your chance

to get them. Imported Canadian seed oats for

' sale. Extra fine. Send for free sample; it

will speak for itself. We make a specialty of

growing extra fine seed oats on our big Cana-

dian farm; new clean land, no weeds.

Have best known varieties Regenerated

Swedish Select, went 109 bu. to acre. New

market (extra early) big yieldcr also 2 row

English barley went OI bu. to acre.

Believe it would psy you to get I chums of seed sod

some of these osts.Ave1-sgs outs lnbrsd sud run

‘1 out. Canadian Govt. Grsln Inspector Grsded this min

0. I White. Ilse stiff strsw, white berry, thin husk.

enormous yielders. It is as easy to put in snd harvest s

big crop u samsll ous. Send postal for free ssmpls.

, you to write quick. Stock will not lost long.

IsOOK AT THIS—Taken (ran s photograph. Two stalks

non Galloway Bros. iield. Over 2(1) kernels to the stslk.





GALLOWAY BROS. 35 Jollorson 8L, Waterloo. ls.





CH4ERRY TREES. 2 years old.



’0 cents each. Boxing Free.

Catalog free to Everybody.



Sheerin’ sWhoIesnle Nurseries Dansville, N. A-





is 11 sure cure for smut in oats and



SP" B I c I “E scab on potatoes. Write for cute.-

log or terms. Agents wanted.



Sporlcide Chemical Co. .. Atlanta. New York.



In boot for MICHI-



P I. A N T E B 8



Direct to you at great money- -saving prices. Cats-



log and Price List FREE. Write to-dey





FRUIT TREE MICHIGAN GROWN

Healthy. finely rooted.

OILIRY cI‘I'Y NURSIIIIIS. KALAMAZOO. MIC".





 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





PEACH TREES, 3c; Apple. 5c; Cherry.

126. All kinds of fruit trees and

plantsliet cots. ERNST’S NURSERIEB. Moscow. 0.





“Strawberry Plants Thai Brow.”





All Standard varieties. Also Raspberry. Blackberry. Cur

rant and Grspe Pints and Asparagus Boots in Assort-

ment. Warn-ted True-to-nsne. Ird owl0° Grade represent-

Ed. Cstslo with Cultursl Instruct on



C. E.W WI‘fITTEN. Box 14. BRIDGOQMAN, MIC".





801111 for our 1911!) llaialog oi gfifigsgvhggm

11 Specialty. MILLS do 00.. Mnmaroneck. N. Y.





 





 





 





Lsr e crop of fancy quality

Clover seed Ask8 for sun is and prices.





 





WYSONO’S SEED HOUSE. ebanon. Ind.





OITILPI SPEGIOSI SEED. I w‘“ ”“1 5°“ M‘Ch-





grown by mail for '1. l





M B. HUBBELL. West Toledo Station. Toledo. 0.

' l





Calhoun Co.





:SOMETHING AS TO BEANS, THEIR





CULTURE AND VARIETIES.





Generally speaking, there is no crop

that i‘csponds more readily to good soil

conditions, tlioro culture and libcrul feed—

ing than do beans. By the latter we do

not moon that fcrtilizing should be ex-

ccssivc—indccd. it is better not to be for

the tendency in such cases is to grow

abnormal vines at the expense of the

yield. 11nd especially is this true in the

use of green or rank manure. By far

the. better pl:1n is to use a liberal supply

on the crops grown the previous year

as ihcn there is little danger of over-

fccdihg. A light, rich, well-drained loum‘

treated as above will give best results,

but as all do not possess such soil we,

must select the best available land and

make the most of it. The culture should

be frequent up to the blossoming time,

but after this it should be shallow, as

othci'wisc injury to the roots is liable to

occur and blasting of the beans will fol-

low. Ncithcr should they be worked

when wet with rain or (low as the same

results are liable to follow. They are

not hardy as to cold and wet and no

advantage can be gained by planting

until soil and weather conditions are

right. Generally, the best results will be

obtained by planting in drills two to

three feet apart, with plants two to four

inches apart in the drills.



Dwarf Beans.



Under this title are classed all the

low growing sorts, and in different local-

ities they are known as bush, bunch,

snap, string or dwarf. These are sub-

divided into wax and green podded sorts,

of which we shall speak first. So many





col , 107





varieties are named and under cultiva-l PLEASEMENTIONTHE MICHIGANFARMER

tion that the entire list would take too when you are writing to advertisers.





much space, and so we must confine the:

matter to what experience has provedi





 





GREAT PROGRESS IN CORN





 





to be the best as to season, cropping and GROWING'

market qualities.

Blittle Wax is one of the It is very doubtful whether there





Burpees

earliest Of all the wax—podded sorts and; has ever been given so much thought





its high table qualities, together with its‘ and scientific, practical research to

heavy cropping tendencies combine to any known cereal CF09 as there has

make it one of the most desirable under been to corn. SUCh eminent men as





cultivation, both for the home and market Pl‘Of- Holden have made corn their

garden. Another desirable point is thatH life work and With what great benefit





being white in color, they are in general“ to the farmers in the corn-growing

favor as a dry or winter bean. states. Marvelous results have been

The Challenge Black Wax is said to ”(‘lliGVGd in increasing bOth quality





take off its hat to no living wax bean for and crop- Hand in hand With these

earliness; and the yielding and table qual- men the manufacturers of corn plant—





ities leave little to be desired. As the ing machinery have been keeping

name indicates, the seeds are black and: pace. and to them some measure of

so, for shell or dry beans are not SO' praise is justly due. The HOOSiOI‘





desirable as the white seeded sorts. Corn Planter is one of the results of



The Golden Wax, introduced, We believe, 1 this painstaking work. Hoosier Corn

in 1876, has gained a justly wide rcputa- planters can be had in many styles

tion in all that goes to make up a really with and without fertilizer attach.-

dcsirable snap or shell bean. They are 'ments. They can be had With shoe





early, very productive, with long, meatyl or runner, single disc or twin disc fur-

pods, golden yellow and wax—like. “'hen TOW openers. A150 in YOUNG-11018. flat

dry, seeds are medium in size, oval in dI‘OD and edge dI'OD Dlfltes. No mut-





form and white in color, more or less ter what style of corn planter the

colored with two shades of purplish red. user wishes to purchase, he. can find

Hoosier Corn Planter line.





The Michigan White Wax fills a long it in the





felt desire for a white seeded Wux 11911111 The Hoosier Corn Planter has many

It is really a white seeded strain of the exclusive features. Every Hoosier

Golden Wax. The Davis lVax is cm:- Planter is sold under the most liberal





ceded by many to be the most hardy 11nd of guarantees. The Hoosier must and

productive of all wax beans under culti- will do all that the manufacturers

vation. The vines are vigorous and nearly claim. They are accurate, very sim-

rust proof, with kidney—shaped seeds. plc, easily adjusted, strong and of

clear. white, and excellent for baking. light draft. Before purchasing a Corn





Our own experience with it is that it is Planter the farmer should write to the





the best we have ever grown, 111111 the manufacturers, The American Seed-

home or market gardener will be DGF- lug-Machine. Co., Incorporated, Rich—

fcctly safe to make it a lcudcr. T110 mond, Indiana, for a Hoosier Corn

clear 'whiic sccds also make it much‘ Planter catalog, and any special infor-





sought after by the canners. Curric's

Rust Proof “'ax is claimed by many seed-

inch to be absolutely free from rust.

and while this is a broad statement, it is

doubtless more nearly true of this var-

icty than any other under cultivation.

Burpee’s Saddleback Wax. This is really

:1 fine variety and worthy a place in any

garden. It is marked by the inlroducers

with a bull‘s eye, which means one of

the very best. The pods are long, nearly

straight and so meaty as to be suddlc- :

backed, or creased in the, ccnte1. It is 1 wow Foggiglipltorbllg'fl‘r'

bctter as n snap than :1 s11<llod 01 111x'DeLOachMillMIg.Co.,Box857.Bridgepori,Ala.

.1 '

60 els.





bean. The IiudSOll 1331‘ is (1011111085 llle





best late wax in cultivation, 11nd ought

SeeSalzer’seatalogpasel‘zQ. \





mation they may want. Then go to the

retail implement dealer and insist on

seeing the Hoosier Corn Planter be-

fore buying any other make.





DeLOACH

6m 3/. 1o zoo 1mg





STEAM. GASOLINE AND WATER POWER

PLANERS. SHINGLE MILLS&00RN MILLS

WE PAY T





 





 





 





to be in cvidcncc in every commercial

garden 11s the demand for :1 lulu pickling

bean is always brisk. 11' is 1'11111111-k11bly1

vigorous 11s to hubit of growlh :11111 the‘





 

   





 

   

   





heavy foliage snfcguurds it very ci‘fcct- 1‘ Largest growers of onion and vegetable seeds

unllv from rust. l in the world. Big catalog free. or. send 160

~ stamps and receive catalog and 1000 ker-

Green Podded Sorts. nels each of onions. carrots. celery, radishes.



Thcsc vurictics, for some reason. seem 1500 each lettuce, rutabaga, turnips. lOOpnrs-





   





ley. 100 tomatoes. lOO melons, 1200 charming

flower seeds. in all 10, 000 kernels. easily

Worth $1. 00 of any man’ 5 money. Or, send

:0: and we will add one pkg. or Earliest Peep

0’ Day Sweet Com.



1'"! SAL!!! SEED 00.. mm... MI.





‘LHIGH SPRAY PUMP





511.111 you buy 1’ Buy ”10 Pump

11111111111 meets1111:111-111111115 of111c(ov1-r111111 nt

A411 1111111.11 S1iciitisis and Ill Priiltllt 11 1 mil:

L}r1\\1r~;. lllcsc pumps mc k1111un'.s l)el’llll‘lg

Sprayers 111111 in .341 siv:11 s for use in garduls

or or111.1r\ls.\\rit1 111‘ our 190" ( .1lilog “1111

\prmruinr (11.1r1.A1111 4 (91115 poslhgc 1nd get .

511113111121” Prom," .1 111 11 131111‘ 1 book.





THE DEMING CODII’ANY.





   





to be less popular as murkvl sorts than

the wax beans. “'11, are 1111.1le to say

why (his is so, for in our own 1-xpc1‘icnce,

We. have found some of 1111-111 fully cduril





 

 

   

   

   

 





 





to, or even better 21s :1 table lu-un, than

any of the other that we 11:11-11 grown.





Our own experience has 111-1111 111111 cus-

tomers seem to fight shy of 11111111 until

once they can 111- i11du1-ml 1o try rim-111,

11nd 11ft<‘*1'\v111'1ls tlu-y 111ml 11o 1‘111'1111-1i

pushing. The are worthy of Tlltll‘i' gun—i

crul culture 111:111 tllcy how l‘wcciw) Illlll'

it is Well to note sumo, :11 ll‘IlSl. 111' 1111*;





 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





 





lending sorts. Hxlru 1‘1211'11' 'lcfug’cc is 705DepotSt., Salein.0hio

an cxlircnu-ly curly 1112-111 with ovul, llcslu',

Dildo“ of 111111 iluvoi'. ’1‘111- vluws are some—





whut smullcr, 111111 upright. with

foliage larger thou the liltl‘ Refugee. Al-

lUKcthcr it is 11111: of the bust grown bod-1

11ml sorts and on .‘lW'Hlllli of its extreme:

curlincss is worthv :1 place in any gurdcnfl



‘ ‘ . , from same nozzle. T1111 styl1s.l|‘or '



l‘Aill'll' MllllilWlfi 1-“ le‘lmps lllt‘ mOSt‘ trees, potatoes gardens whitewashing,

hurdy bcun in cultivation. 11nd on this etc Agent'wamed Bi’OK'GH‘rW‘

1111-1111111 \vill bcur cui'licr blunting than RochesterSprayPumpCo. “nelifisrf':'y

any other, 11nd thus will produce llic

curlicsi crop of 1111. The vi11cs :11‘c hardy,

stout 11ml 111-:11‘ coarse. hcuvy foliugc. rev

sislunl to most fungus discuscs. String-

lcss (li'ccn Pod is considered by sm-dsmcn

in 111-111-1111 to bc :1 vuluublc addition to





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“KANTQKLOG”

SPRAYERS \1 Gm“ Free





Something New



(lets twice the results -'—

with some labornnd fluid .49-

hint or round, fine or course sprays





 





 





 





This year I grew 10, 000 bushels of corn.

For y ears I have been selecting for n more





the grown bod in 11111): The pods -11'c Eggltltgé ictrggt—ii’olrsilillll “31823;!“ PeTrlieafitsesvlhsyl

large, of high tziblc quality and remain , firs“, this year ’sbiglcrop. It is the

_ 1 _ _ . _ ‘ 1 nest type of corn ever saw and

111 1-1'1sp. tender condltlon longcl HM“ 1 naive [Selected the best of it for



q . . . , \ , , , , ‘ , n _ 1 _ : . see uarantee It. I will re-

nlosl, oi the HUN 1 Sill 15- Fl” R‘ ‘1 \.11111- 1 . fund ougnioney if you do not find





Send us your or-

ders now— be ore it is all sold. An

order means a full corn crib for

you next £311.-





My new oats and seed potatoes





line, for 11 shup, 11:1s no counl pc1-l1:1ps.{ itsatmfactm

in 11111 green pod sorts. 111111 by many it}

is considered superior to 11ny of the wax

varieties. it should have :1 place in every

home and market garden, as it is doubtful

if it has an equal in all the snap f;11nily,1

either wux or green pod. Thc Dwarfl

I'lorticulturul is a compact, upright grow-1

ing sort, hardy and very productive. It‘

is more especially suited for a shell than

snap bean. In this condition the beans

are very large, easily shelled, and by

many are considered nearly equal to the

Lima beans. J. E. MOORE.





are the same hi rh grade. Cata-

logue fre I you are inter-

ested in fruit, I will send you a

nice plant—f ree

w. N. SCARFF. '





N . New Carllsle. Ohio.





 





 





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and modeI of lapplying. H

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DETROIT WHOLESALE MARKETS.





January 27, 1909.

Grain and Seeds.



Wheat.—The high prices reported in

last week’s issue were maintained till

Tuesday of this week when the heavy

selling by big houses caused a decline

of 34, of a cent. The receipts for the

past few days are considerably below

those for the salne days last year and the

visible supply showed a decrease of about

as many bushels last week as it increased

during the. corresponding week of 1908.

Speculators are believed to be havmg

more than a natural influence upon the

market. Some of the smaller ones ap-

pear afraid to venture far from the

shore as they are of the opinion that

later the trade will be manipulated to

the advantage of a few large holders.

This condition, however, is more than

likely to work to the benefit of those

farmers who have Wheat in their bins.

The news is generally favorable for a

steady trade. One year ago the price for

No. 2 red wheat was 991/20. Quotations

for the week are: .

No.2 No.1 No.3



Red. XVhite. Red.



Thurs. ....1.08 1.07 1.05

Fri. ......1.08 1.07 1.05

Sat. ......1.08 1.07 1.05





 





May. July.

1.09%, 1.0114

1.093.; 1.0114

1.093.“; 1.01%.





Mon. ......1.08 1.07 1.05 1,091.10. 1.01

Tues. ..... 1.071,; 1.061/4 1.0414 1.003;. 1.001,;

Wed. .....1.08- 1.07 1.05 1.091/2 1.01





Corn.——Prices rule with those of last

week. Heavy buying by shorts has

given the market a firm tone and afforded

strength when the wheat trading was

on the decline. The poor condition of the

roads thruout the corn belt due to the

recent rains has prevented the delivery

of the grain at primary points and has

resulted in an improved market. The

demand is urgent and steady. One year

ago the price paid for No. 3 corn was

£150. Quotations for the week are:





No. 3



No. 3 Yellow.

Thursday 613/1 62%

Friday . . . . ..... . . . . . ..... . 613-5. 623,4

Saturday ...... . . . . . . . 611,4; 621,3

Monday ....... . .......... 611/2 621/!»

Tuesday .................. iii 1/2 62%

Wednesday . . . . .. . .. ...... 62 63





Oats—Prices are ruling on the same

basis as a week ago. The local market is

steady and quiet and the general trade

is good. The business is largely confined

to cash deals. One year ago the quota—

tion for No. 3 oats was 54c. Prices for

the past week are:



No. 3 XVhite.

Thursday 53

' 531/;





Friday .........

Saturday ........ 53

Monday ........ 53

Tuesday 53

Wednesday 531/;





Beans.—VVhile there has been no trad—

ing the demand for beans is improving





and the nominal prices have advanced

accordingly. The offerings are small.

Quotations are:



Cash. May.

Thursday $220 $2.25

Friday ......... ..... 2.20 2.27

Saturday ................... . 2.20 2.27

Monday ..................... 2.20 2.27

Tuesday ..................... 2.21 2.27

\Vedncsday ................. 2.25 2.30





Clover Seed—Prices are on about the

same basis as last week. Activity is the

characteristic fcaturc of the trade. The

supply continues stcady enough to care

for the demand. The movement is large

Quotations are as follows:





Prime Spot. Mar. Alsike.

Thursday . .$5.55 $5.621/g $8.00

Friday ............ 5.55 5.60 7.75

Saturday ......... 5.52% 5.60 7.50

Monday ....... . 5.50 5.55 7.50

Tuesday .......... 5.50 555 8.00

Wednesday ..... 5.50 5.55 8.00





Ryer—Markct steady but dull with no

change in price. Quotation for cash No.

2 is 780.



Visible Supply of Grain.

This week. Last week.





Wheat ............... 46,875,000 48,704,000



Corn ................. 6,549,000 7,210,000



Oats ................. 10,099,000 10,353,000



Rye .................. 817,000 $128,000



Barley ............... 4.266.000 4,445,000

Flour, Feed, Provisions, Etc.





Flour.—l'nchanged, licmand is good.

Receipts of flour on Tucsday were, 000

l)bls., and shipmcnts 200 bbls. Quotations





arc as follows:





Clear ................................ $5.00

Straight ............................. 5.11:1

Patent Michigan ..................... 5.7:1

Ordinary Patcnt ..................... 5.35



Hay and Straw.~—Priccs unchangcd.





Carlot prices on track are: No.1 timothy,

new, $10.506111; No. 2 timothy, $051001“);

('1chi‘. mixcd, $96110; rye. straw, $7007.50;

wheat and oat straw, $6016.50 pcr ton.





Feed.—~li’riccs are. unchanged. llran,

$24 per ton; coarse middlings, (125,

fine middlings, $26; cracked corn and

coarse corn meal, $25.50.



Potatoes.~'l.‘hcre is a strong demand

for potatoes. The market is firm and

supplies only in modcrato :lllli|iilli. Good





stock is fmotcd at 756180c pcr bu.



Oils.~T.insccd in barrels, 56c per gai';

boiled, 57c; lard oil, extra winter strain—

ed, 800; extra No. 1, 66c; No. 1, 50c; No.

2, 450: headlight kerosene, 91/;(1; turpen—

tine by the 11111., 48c per gal.



Provisions—Family pork. $17.25/$17.75;

mess pork. $16; light short clear, $18.50;

heavy short clear, $19; pure lard in

ticrces, 1033c; kettle rendered lard. 1134c;

bacon. 12c; shoulders, 7914c; smoked hams,

11c: picnic hams. 7c.





Hides.-No. 1 green, 91/30: No. 2 green,





81/;(1; No. 1 cured. 12c; No. 2 cured,

11c; No. 1 green kip, Me; No. 2 grcen





kip. 121/3c: No. 1 cured calf. 1514c; No. 2

cured calf, 140; No. 1 horsehides. $3.40;





THE MICHIGAN FARMER. .





No. 2, $2.40; 'sheepskins, as to wool,

lambs, 50c@$1.50.





Dairy and Food Products. -



Butter.—This market has suffered a big

drop the past week in all the leading

markets, Elgin showing a quotation three

cents below that of a week ago. The

change in values is sure to bring an in-

crease in the movement. Quotations:

Extra creamery, 29c; firsts, 27c; packing

stock, 190; dairy, 210.



Eggs.—Market is lower than a week

ago by 11/20. The supply has increased

and a freer movement is apparent. Fresh

stock is quoted at 290 per dozen.



Poultry. Prices are practically the

same as last week. The offerings this

week are about able to satisfy the de-

mand of consumers. There was a short-

age in supply last week which gave the

trade a firm tone at the opening Monday.





 





Quotations: Dressed chickens, 14c; fowls,

1:10; ducks, 14611115c; geese, 120130; tur~





keys, 1861,22c per lb. Live—Spring chick-

ens, 13c; fowls, 12c: ducks, 13@1-lc; geese,

120; turkeys, 15@18c per lb.

Fruits and Vegetables.



Apples.—-Market strong. Best grades

are. quoted at $375675 per bbl. Western

apples in bushel boxes, $2.25((1‘3.50.



Onions—Spanish, $1.90 per bu;

grown at 7061‘T5c per bu.



Cabbage.—Home-grown selling at 21,430

per lb.



Vegetables—Green onions, 150 per doz;

radishes, 30c per doz; cucumbers, $1.75

612 per bu; lettuce. 150 per lb; head let-





home-





tuce, $3.25 per hamper; beets. 450: tur-

nips, 40c; carrots, 45c; watercress, 400

per doz; celery, 3547400; spinach, $1 per





bu; parsnips, 60c per bu.

OTHER MARKETS.





Grand Rapids.





While dairy butter is unchanged,

creamery is off 2c. The egg market has

also dropped 2c, with prospects of still

farther declines before the week is over.

The mild weather has stimulated country

offerings and it is not thot probable that

priccs will be as high again this season.

The potato market is showing some

strength, the prices paid for stock at

loading stations being around 550. Poul—

try is in good demand at a little better

figure.



Quotations follow:



('1rains.——\\'heat, $1; corn, 62c; oats,

52c: buckwheat, 75c per bu; rye, 700.



Deans—Ilandpickcd, $1.90 per bu.



121,1tte1‘.—Buying prices, Dairy, No. .

24c; No. 2, 17c; creamery in 'tubs, 291/20.



Cheese.——1VIichigan full cream is selling





 





 





 





at 13017140 per lb; brick, 15c; Swiss,

16c: limburgcr, 15c.



Eggs—Case count, 250; candled, 28

@30c. .



Apples. 75cfii$1.25.



Potatoes. 65011700 per bu.



Cattle. Cows, $250413 percwt; steers





and heifers, best quality, $t1€1>4; dressed

muttoii,.7fr180; dressed veal, 61/241181/3c;

(il‘tSSt'd bccf, cows, 41/_,@51,{gc; steers and

heifcrs, 5113017.



Hogs—Dressed, 7%?17340.



Livc Poultry. howls, ltiléfiTllc; spring

chickens, 10115611115217; roosters, SQIQC; tur—





 





kcys, 16171180; young ducks, 11@12c;

gccsc, 901100.



Cincinnati.

Potatoes—Market lower. Bulk on





track, 76ft178c pcr bu.



Butter.—»Crcamery prints, 341/20 per lb;

extra, 21‘4c; firsts, 1121,9413211/20.



Eggs. ltlxtra, 27c pcr doz; firsts, 24C.



A])I)i('§§."1{ii]g, $5.00 pcr bbl; Snow,

$3.50; ialdwins. $4014.25; Spy, $4.25ft14.75;

Grcciiings, 313.750.14.25.



Poultry.—Live~ASpringcrs,

lb; hcns, ltlfitllc; cocks, TC;

13c; turkeys, 10@ 18c.





 





1201131/2c per

ducks, 11@





Chicago.



YthaL—No. 2 red, $1.051,/2@1.06§;; May,

311.0614; .luly, 965450.



Corn—No. 2, 591/261159‘fité; No. 2 yellow,

591%1716014c; May, 621/2c; .luly, 62140.



Oats—No. 3 white, 48%01501/2c; May,

517/3gc; July, 461,442



3arley.~(1ood feeding,

choice malting, 601/501 61c.



'lutter. Lower; crcamcrics,

dairies, 211441250.



Eggs—Easy. At mark, cases included,

260129c; firsts, 29c; prime firsts, :zoc.



1’11tatt1tis.7C2ii‘ lots in bulk. Fancy, 73

@750 per bu; ordinary to good, 65@68c.





59c; fair to





22(0280;





 





Pittsburg.

Potatoes—Michigan, 78fi800; in small

lots, 80611830.

ngg's.—L11\\'9r. Fresh candied, 3161)

32c; current receipts, 276113lc.

Apples.——1{ing, $5615.50 pcr bbl; Spy,





$5; Spitzcnburg, $5.

Poultry.~l>rcsscd.



chickcns, 1311/2/11 14C;



ducks, 140150





Turkeys, 20c; spring

hens, 121%, 01141:;





 





New York.

(traingvfi'hcat, No. 2 rml, 81.071471,

1.0811153 corn, No. 2, 700; 11:11.4, mixul, 5171

511/512

Eggsfilmwcr and

firsts, 29c; scconds,

Buttcr.~—»l.o\vcr.





lllle'iiif'fi; \-.'c.'<ttvrr1

L's/1131,20.

(‘rcamcry spcr-ials. 3'0

fiblltllgc; wcstcrn factory firsts, 2i<122c.



Potatocs.——\\'cstcrn, in bulk, pcr 1‘20

lbs., (2.2301230; pcr bu, 78/118117;



P111111l‘,\'.-—])l‘t‘sst*(i, \vcak; wcstcrn

chickcns, 14612lc; tl,u'l<1-ys,

l‘owls, ii‘l‘llt‘.



llay; (‘hoicc timothy, $17; No. 1, $10.70,-

No, 2. $15; No. 3, $130111; shipping, $126!,

131; littlc clover niixcd, $140115; No. l

clovcr, $13: No. 2, $12; No. 1 ryc straw,

$226123; No. 2 do, $1841.19; No. 1 tanglcd

ryc, $126113; oat straw, $9; wheat, $9.





Boston.





“Moli'i‘hc strong tone of the London

market has given the, trade. bore a firm





f’l’li'liz",

1941221;





feeling. In all of the lincs offered at the

auction sales there competition is hold—

ing prices at the recent level while. in





many lines of the better grades advancr-s

are reported. There is a scarcity of de-

sirable grades on the Boston market

and the selling has been slow on that





account. Domestic kinds are selling at

firm prices and many contracts are com-

pleted at advances over recent quota-

tions. The shipments of wool to Boston

for January till the 21st amounted to

12,784,480 pounds, compared with 6,934,288

pounds for the same period in 1908. The

exports amounted to 15,472,047 pounds

against 9,711,471 pounds for the same

period the year before.





Eigln.



Butter.—Market firm at 290, which is

3c below last week’s quotation. Sales for

the week amounted to 504,600 lbs., com-

pared with 547,700 lbs. for the previous

week. ‘





 





THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.



(Special report by Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

East Buffalo, N. Y.)



‘ January 25, 1909.

Receipts of sale stock here today as

follows: Cattle, 100 cars; hogs, 13,760

logged; sheep and lambs, 13,400; calves,

\‘i'ith light runs of cattle in the west

and also a' light run here our market

opened this morning about steady with

last week‘s close on all desirable butcher





 





cattle. There were but few heavy cattle

on the market‘ and they sold about

steady. but had there been any number





of them here, the prices would undoubt-

tdly have been lower from the fact that

the demand is very slack on heavy weight

cattle. There were a good many bulls

here and they sold lower. Medium cows

were also lower.



“'e quote: Best steers, $6416.50; best

1,200 to 1,300 lb. shipping steers, $5.75@

6.25; best 1.000 to 1,100 lb. shipping steers.

$5@5.50; best fat cows, $»i.5t1(ri'4.75: fair

to good cows, $350424; trimmers, $2; best

fat heifers, $5.251115.50; butcher heifers

800 to 900 lbs., $4414.25; light fat heifers,

513011325; best bulls, $4.50@4.75; bologna

hulls, .3.50((1‘4.



“’ith colder weather and light receipts

our hog market opened this morning

strong 5(0100 higher than Saturday and

closed steady at the opening with a good

clearance. We quote: Best medium and

heavy, $6.65tifl6.75; mixed, $6.6561‘6.70; best

yorkers, $6.55611ti.65; light: yorkers, $6.25@

6.40; pigs, $5.70@5.75; roughs, $5.65@‘5.75;

stags, $4.25fi"4.75.



The lamb market today was active and

400 a hundred higher than, Saturday.

Everything is sold and the. prospects look

favorable for the balance of the week.

“'c quote: Top lambs, 55765611775; fair

to good, $7607.60; cull lambs, $5.50@6.75;

skin culls, $450675; ycarlings, $6606.65;

wethers, $5.25fi‘550; ewes. $475605; cull

sheep, $2.50ft'113.50; best veals, $9.75fii110;

medium to good, $750409; heavy, $4@5.





Chicago.

January 25, 1909.

Cattle.



Cattle. T-Togs. Sheep.

Received today ......l7,000 33,000 14,000

Same day last year..19,789 35.009 15,900

Received last week ..76,640 209.944 58,259

Same week last ycar.74.037 250,326 58,243

Cattle were marketed last wcek in

greatly excessive numbers, following too





receipts in recent weeks, and

further declines for all

descriptions, the average reductions for

the week being 271/1135c. Bccf steers sold

largely at 321.77.010.50, the commoner light—

Weight killers going at $4615 and the best

cattle at $6017 for eastern shipment. A

pretty good kind sold around $5.75, and

heavy losses were suffered by many coun—

try shippers, thc appearance of mild

weather checking the consumption of

beef, while the packers were carrying

large stocks of beef in their coolers. As

has been the case for a long pcriod, the

principal demand was for light and handv

little cattle that could be hot compara-

tively cheap, and the few fat heavy

bccvcs that were offered sufficed to mcc‘:

every want. Butcher stock also l‘f'i‘lillt‘ii

its popularity with the trade and dcclincd

lcss than steers, there. l1cing a steady call

for cows and heifers at $2416, altlio vcry

few sold ncar the top figure. (‘anncrs and

cuttcis had a rcstrictcd sale at 81.5071.

2.95, bulls sc ling at 82.731615. Calves swld

frccly at $3710 per 100 lbs, being buyer,

with a fcw curly salcs at $027,019.70.

Stockcrs and i'ccdr-rs were fairly active

at 82.754155, tho markct. bcing consid-

cralily lower except for thc bcst umli-r

larger offerings. Milieu-rs and springirs

had a fair salt; most. of tho timc at $271

0160 per lit-ad, thc ccll bcing mainly for

thc lwttl-r r-l'iss of r-ovxs'. (Tattlcnicn have

thc futu‘w in tlo-ir mun control, and how

IJllf‘f'S will rub- will dcpr-nrl on win-t‘o-r

stock is ruslmrl to Mini/ct in cvm-suitc.

plumbers or not, If pundit-d conserva-

tinfifi the raffle 1111.7 bring fi'ti will 1110.9,





generous

prices suffered





good prints,

Tim Nil-i111»: 11f r-wttlr- iml'iv ‘i‘ff‘i'f‘

ilifiii’1'1' 51. W10 ’ lit-Inc, li'li’ iii" E'leiiV

,,'1'vl 1 .‘ lr' iim litm- n'inibcr cur—

iI"! I.‘ .’"111 i/.-" "ff/if 'l'rif' Jib/"Bill"-

i,‘1 r. 5 '1 :1" :1 1.111 1,, sr-ll much. If

, , 1 l . cH-N, if. c. ti'lyn !,1"5'1i‘«,'

i," . ~l 11 .11 1‘, C111] 15".5"'f'

E’ I r 1,1” bwww: fajird to (go



.1 1' . 31'. /1

”'11” . 1’ ’3'”; '* {f1’ll Ii".'11.ll'li i1” i‘zi-

’ f "161’ l/ 'r “1 11.1111!" i1 11 l‘

.H"1l l ,w." - in 11112171 ;; '1lc 11

. (1,1 r1}; 1' ;~ Jr: pril'v- ', :if: iii‘

1 -'*il-((. ‘«;'.‘1-;r «..vi 1:: .1... 11111 ;Il'.‘.‘1"s

tip to 11' r’wr,=';1"/11£'1 1:1 0111:1111". 1.11-

Ia! 11:111‘1 {:1 ‘Icrcr- l.,:“xr i 1 11? of 1111.1121-

ln-twgn' 3,1.ga: €1,1r. in! ('ofolc whilt- H1'\'1‘1“Il

l‘!"'if-r'r1 :~1,zr,,v,1~- l.'.1"'l lll'fiilllil Wrigl‘is‘

;,.v,,,,,.;,,,¢ :11“ ”,4 3.1,11 '!,'1.'.’1i'fl in :1 0:171-

vitiwnhlx- l-’.’i'/1(,f ’1‘1 1- /.i'f1-rin'_.'r~‘ havi- l1o1-11

rupnli-U [HUM-7' 1'1 iif.’l1l brass. and tho

11‘.’f-'."i’- *Il’pl,’ 1.1" thr' r'H'r‘ipts was only

202 ll"' I-Ianny’I'li with 211 lbs, :- month





ago, 216 lb", :1 vitar ago and 223 lbs. two

yours ago. 'l'hr-rc havc bun sonn- i'll'L’t-

runs of hogu rm'crvtlv, as vxcll as of cattle,

and cvcrvthb-ir indicates that stocki’ncn

arc still Minions to save fccd bills and

innrkct tlu-ir corn. The spread in prices

bcthcn tho commoner light and the Well

matured hogs is still extremely wide and,





JAN. 30, 1909.





is far greater than in‘recent years. Hogs

were unusually scarce today for at Mon-

day, and prices averaged a dime higher,

some lots going at advances of 15c. liogs

sold at $5.65@6.60, the best light going

at $6.40.



Sheep and lamb receipts last week were

on an unusually moderate scale, as sheep-

men realized fully that existing conditions

were very unfavorable for having stock

on the market. Small as were the sup-

plies, prices suffered several sharp de-

clines, for the general demand was apt

to be extremely poor. The market was

depressed a good deal by the poor eastern

shipping demand, the Buffalo market be-

ing weakened materially by the large

shipments there from Michigan, for Illi—

noxs maintained its quarantine against

Michigan that was instituted on the out-

break of foot and mouth disease several

weeks ago. A good many Montana thin

wethers were sold for feeders, but other-

wise fecder stock was extremely scarce.

The remarkably small receipts today

caused advances of 10@15c, lambs selling

at $5@7.75, ewes at $2.50@5.35, wethers

at $5695.65, yearlings at $5606.85, and

rams at $3@4.50. Feeders wanted weth-

crs at $4.80@4.95, yearlings at $5.50 and

lambs at $6.75@7.15.



Horses have been marketed since the

beginning of 1909 with greatly increased

liberality, and as the supplies have been

excessive most of the time, it has been

no easy matter for sellers to maintain

prices at their former level. Last week

saw a rather moderate demand most of

the time for heavy drafters at $165@215

per head, not many going higher than

$200, altho there were limited Sales of

extra heavy well—finished animals at $225

((1260. Farm horses had a fair sale at

31135011160, a few bringing a higher figure.

Orders for small chunks for southern

shipment *were fair at $6009110. Light

drivers sold pretty well at $140@350, and

feeders brot $165@215. F. .





 





’ LIVE STOCK NOTES.





Our foreign cattle demand has fallen

off a good deal, Argentine having under-

sold us in British markets. Only 254,251

cattle, valued at $23,413,000, were exported

by the United States last year, compared

with 357,662, valued at $32,610,000, the

previous year. Owing to Argentine com-

petition, exports of dressed beef were

only 155,905,000 pounds, compared with

269,136,000 pounds in 1907. Total exports

of cattle, hogs and sheep from this coun-

try in 1908 were valued at only $24,204,-

452, compared with $33,520,621 the pre-

vious year and $40,338,000 in 1905. Lard

exports last year were $2,300,000 less

than in' 1907. Packers see how things

are going and are making plans for de—

veloping the beef production of Canada

and Argentina with the object of supply-

ing the European markets.



This is a time when farmers who are

fattening droves of healthy growing hogs

should consider carefully before marketing

them prcmaturely. The average farmer

simply looks at the price of corn, which

is admittedly high, and decides to let

the hogs go to market while of extremely

light weight, and obtains a low price,

whereas the stockman who hangs on to

his hogs until they are good and fat

sclls at a handsome premium, for it is

the heavy lard hogs that are the favor-

itcs with buyers these times. Of late the

average Weight of the hogs received at

the Chicago Stockyards has been running

almost down to 200 pounds, being the

lightest avcragc weight seen since the

first wcck of March, 1004, when the av-

cragc (il'UDlitd to 109 pounds.



The shccp i'ccdiug industry, where con—

ductcd properly, is paying extremely well

this wintcr, and had it not been for the

outbrcak of foot and mouth disease in

scvtral states, there would have been no

obstacles in the path of slicepmen en-

.u‘agcd in prcparing mutton for the mar-

ltct, taking it for granted that feeders did

not pay c:;crl.1it:1nt prices for their stock

at thc start. livcn poorly fattoncd flocks

have becn sold in rcccnt wccks at figures

that, incant snug profits, while the men

who have markctcd primc lambs and

shccp 1111in liccn richly rcwardcd. Mich-

igan shwcpmvn have good reason to re-

grct: that the Illinois quarantine against:

their state has bccn maintained so long,

as it has. shut thcm from the Chicago

market and f~1rccd thcm to send their

ilocks to Buffalo and other eastern mar-

kivts. Thus, the liut'falo market has re—

ceivcd moi-c than its quota of sheep, and

this accounts for the recent frequent de-

clines in priccs thcrc.



This has, 111-: u an ‘unusually mild and

dry wimt-r thruout c'ittlo fccdinr (lis-

t11wts, 111.111 much loss corn and otln feed

111-111 in most t'ornu-r ycars has been re-

«,11111 d, making quite a saving. The dear-

“trx'S of corn has it‘d to the use (if more

11:13: 1111.] 1:111:111-1gc than usual, and Wide-

.vpi-uid dir'trust of the future market has

1...“ 3-11,.»,1.11.<p1'¢.- for carly marketing of

,k'liit‘k, owncrs thinking it bcst to secure

:1 profit \\'ilt'iit".‘4‘l' it was possible to do

:11, As a rulc, larger profits by far have

1,11111 nrulr- 1:11 shoit-fcd than on the long-





f-u I'hitio, and the former have advanced

; t limos whcn thc latter dcclincd in price.

'i'oc colii'rrc 111‘ 1h:x liturkct is indicated by

111‘ i'nl't that last \Vcck saw fed steers

.s' iiinc' i1: tho Chicago market. at $4 to $7

11« 1- 1110 pounds, while a month earlier

5:019 \K'i'ii' 111:.tit? 111 $3.50 to $7.75. Heavy

1,..--,~~- Si't'lll to havc had their day, and





handy liitlc cattlc are the winners now.

in rcccnt wccks cattle weighing from

1.200 to 1.:100 pounds that were fed from

thirly to forty bushels per steer have

111 on sold in the Chicago market for $5.75

to 86 2'. 111,- 100 pounds, and those. cattle

lininl tlnir owners at the rate of

911 :1 ion-2.11 and more for the corn used.

in Mindoro it is now the custom to

faitcn :1 good many cattle on hay during

1]..) winter months. and the first shipment

ii the season arrived in Chicago a few

days ago. These cattle were pretty good

in the flu-sh and sold at $5.10 to $5.30 for

£150 to 1,1t10-p11und steers and at $4.10 for

990-pound cows.





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JAN. 30. 1909. ' .





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DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Thursday’s Market.



January 28, 1909.

Cattle. ,

Market steady at Wed-

CommonA cows very dull





 





Recaipts, 816.

ncsday's prices}.1

n hard to se . ,

age quote: extra dry-fed steers and

heifers, $5.25; steers and heifers, 1,000 to

16400, $4.50@5; steers and helfers, 800 to

1.000, $425605; steers and heifers that are

fat, 500 to 700, $4.40@4.60; choice fat

cows, $4; good fat cows, $3.50; common

cows, $2@3; canners, $150602; choice

heavy bulls, $4; fair. to good bolognas,

bulls, $3.75; light bulls,_$3.25@3.50: milk:

ers, large, young. medium age, $40@50,

common milkers, $206930.



Weeks sold Sullivan P. Co. 3 bulls av

1.113 at $4, 1.do weighing 920 at $3.50,

7 cows av 957 at $3.10. H



Vi'anty sold same 7 butchers av :21 at

$4.30, 2 cows av 980 at $2, 4 do av 1,100

i 3.30.



ItVisleeks sold Rattkowsky 3 butchers av





83 at 4.

8 Hum»: sold Armstrong 8 steers av 875





' t 4.75. . '

d Iisowning sold Mars 1 cow weighing 960

at $3.40, 2 cow and bull av 850 at $4‘

Reason & M. sold Newton B. (.0. 5

butchers av 346 at $4.35, 3 cows, av 1,073

at $2.50; to Rainer 1 bull w't-igliiiig_1,l40,

at $3.65, 1 do weighing 1,110 at $3.1”:‘t0

Newton B. Co. 2 steres av 825 'at $4.25,

1 heifer weighing 600 at 55.50, 4 o

Spit-er & M. sold Sullyan P. (,o. 12

cows av 1,018 at $3.50, 11 butchers av two

at $4.15; to Kull 2 bulls av 03:) at $71. 1

steer weighing 1,000 at $5; to Sullivan P.

CO. 1 cow weighing 770 at $1.50; to Ratt—

kowskv, 2 butchers av 820 at $3.50, 2 'do

av 940' at $3, 1 cow weighing 1,070 at $1};

to Sullivan P. Go. 1 cow weighing 1,260

at $4, 2 do av 1.220 at $3.75; to (loose 3

do av 320 at $2.75, 2 canncrs av 820 at $2;

to Thompson ’iros. 1 bull weighing 1,360

at $3.75, 7 cow‘s av 1,030 at $3.35, 2 can-

nel‘s'av 855 at $2; to (loose 3 c .ws av

1,066 at $2.50; to Schlischer 8 butchers

av 823 at $4.20, 4 cows av 1.062 at $3.1».

Bishop, B. & H. sold Kamman B. CO.

16 butchers av 692 at $4, 7 do av 806 at

$4, 10 do av 883 at $5; to Sul ivan 1". Co.





2 bulls av 1,100 at $3.65, 2 do av 845 at.





$3.50, 1 cow weighing 1.060 at $3, 6 do

av 1,040 at $3.15, 2 do av 1.070 at $3.40, 1

bull Weighing 1.110 at $3.70; to Newton

. Co. 5 butchers av 760 at $3. 2 cows av

700 at $2. 1 bull weighing 560 at $3, 9

butchers av 88:! at $3.00, 15 do av 800 at

$4.50, 6 do av 706 at $3, 4 do av 840.at

$4.25; to Sullivan P. Go. 1 bull weighing

1,270 at $3.75. 3 cow's av 1,026 at $3,

heifers av 785 at $4, 2 cows av 1.035 at

$2: to Thompson Bros. 1 heifer weighing

870 at $5, 1 Cow Weighing 330 at $2.75, 3

do av 1,000 at $2.75; to Newton .b'. t‘o.

11 butchers av 780 at $4.35, 7 do av 946

at. $3.25, 4 coWS av 960 at $3, 6 heifers

av 770 at $4, 2 steers av 1.130 at, $7.25.

{on Com. Co. sold Newton B. Co. 31

butchers av 630 at $4.25, 2 do av 765 H!

$51, 23 cows 11V 1.191) at $3.50, 3 do av 1,021?

at $2.65, 4 steers av 980 at $4.50; to

Mich. B. to. 3 butchers av 786 at $4.15,





' 3 do av 656 at $4.15, 4 do av 712 at $4.15,





3 do av 500 at $3.25, 4 do av 940 at $3.2 »'

to Sullivan 1’. (‘0. 1 bull weighing 1,700

at $4.25; to Mich. 11. Co. 11 butchers av

547 at $3.25.



Long sold Mich. B. (‘o. 1 bull weighing

1,230 at $3.75, 1 steer weighing 950 at $5,

2 cows av 015 at $2, 6 do av 1.060 at $3.50,

6 butchers av 790 at $4.



Dancer sold same 1 heifer av 1.020 at $5,

3 cow's av 800 at $4.



“'ecks sold same 3 steers av 1,050 at $5.

' Downing sold same 4 butchers av‘602

at $3.50, 2 steers av 1,100 at $5.



Vaughan Bros. sold Newton R. Co. 1.

cow weighing 1.170 at $3.50, 4 steers av

837 at $4.40, 4 do av 1.112 $5.15.



\‘t'atciman sold Fitzpittick 7 cows av

806 at $3.50, 13 butchtrs av 762 at $4.3m

3 do av 1,207 at $4.50, 3 stccrs av 1,136





at $0-





Veal Calves.



Receipts, 414. Market strong at \Vi-d-

nesday’s prices. .l-lest, $750018; others,

4017.; milch cows and springers. steady.



Bishop. B. & H. sold Sullivan P. Co. 10

av 150 at $6.75; to (.‘aplis 6 av 125 at

$7.25: to Nagle 12 av 145 at $7.50; to

Parker, W. & Co. 4 av 150 at $8, 5 av 130

at $7.75, 2 av 160 at $7.75: to ll‘ammoi. 1,

S. & (‘o. 5 av 120 at $7.50, 2 av 125 at

$7.50; to llattkowsky 3 av 140 at $7.75:

to Gose 3 av 125 at $7.25, 1 weighing 240

at $3.50; to szgle 4 av 145 at $7.75. 7 av

35 at $7.75, 7 av 150 at $7.50, 1 weighing

210 at $6.



Roe Com. (‘0. sold Newton B. Co. 4 av

160 at $7.50, 9 av 145 at $7.50, 11 av 135

at $7.50.



Spicer & M. sold Sullivan 1". do. 2 av

130 at $7; to Mich. B. Co. 1 weighing 120

at $7.50, 1 Weighing 160 at $5; to Burn-

stine 2 av 170 at $7.50.



. Long sold liiinllllond, S. & (in, 4 71V

150 at $8, 2 av 115 at $7. 4 av 140 at $7.50.



Hency sold Naglc 4 av 150 at $7,713,



Stephens sold same 6 av 150 at $7.50.



Torrey sold Burnstine 1 weighing 150

at $7.50. _



Rice sold some 2 av 12.» at $7.



Cheney sold Rattkowsky 8 av 125 at $7.



Reason & M. sold McGuire 5 av» ‘140

at $8, 10 av 131 at $7.50, 2 av 155 at $8;





1





‘ to Newton B. Co. 2 av 135 at $7.50.





Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts. 5.911. Market steady at Wed-

nesday‘s prices. Best lambs. $6.50: fair

to good lambs, $6@6.25; light to common

lambs, 345045.50: fair to good butcher

schgep, $3.50@4; culls and common, $2.50

a .





 





THE MICHiGAN FA.RMER.





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

bucks av 185 at $3.50, 40 lambs av 75 at

$6.50, 3 do av 70 at $6.50, 40 do, av 77

at $6.50, 1 buck weiging 160 at $3.50; to

Barlage 7 sheep av 105 at $4, 15 lambs av

77 at $6; to Mich. B. Co. 57 sheep av 80

at $3.65.



Heney sold Nagle 27 lambs av 85 at

$6.25. 54 do av 90 at $6.50, 66 do av

70 at $6.25, 5 sheep av 75 at $3.50, 7 do

av 80 at $3.50.



Weeks sold same 10 lambs av 67 at $5,

91 do av 90 at $6.50.



Fillingham sold same 69 lambs av 75

at $5.75. _



Burnes sold same 97 do av 90 at $6.25,

10 sheep av 111 at $3.50.



Stephens sold same 168 lambs av 90 at

$6.40.



Reason & M. sold Nagle 30 lambs av

70 at $6.10, 1 buck weighing 170 at $3.



Carmody sold Mich. B. CO. 1 buck

weighing 190 at $3.25. 3 lambs av 30

at $5.50.



Groff sold Barlage 5 sheep av 135 at $4,

21 lambs av 70 at $5. .



Spicer & M. sold Sullivan P. Co. 42

lambs av 75 at $5; to Mich. 1).. (1o. 20 do

av 70 at $5.75: to Nagle 36 do av 90 at

$6.35, 7 sheep av 120 at $3.50.



Haley sold Sullivan 1’. Co. 4 lambs av

80 at $5.50, 8 sheep av 115 at $3, 64 do

av 85 at $3.25.



Bishop, B & H. sold Sullivan P. Co.

7 sheep and lambs av 50 at $4, 4 sheep

av 125 at $3; to Nagle 201 lambs av 105

at $6.50, 17 do av 65 at $5.50, 255 sheep

av 90 at $3, 20 do av 110 at $3 3 (1) av

90 at $3.50, 6 do av 130 at $3.50, 72 lambs

av 85 at $6.25, 46 do av 90 at $6.50. 45

do av 75 at $6.25, 1 buck weighing 100

at $3, 5 lambs av 150 at $5, 65 do av 85

at $6.65, 108 mixed av 87 at $4.50, 89

lambs av 80 at $6.25. 94 do av 85 at $6.50,

6 sheep av 125 at $3.50; to Caplis 22 lambs

av 70 at $6: to Hammond, S. & Po. ll

sheep av 90 at $3.50, 16 do av 05 at $3.40,

1 buck weighing 170 at $2.50; to Parker,

W & (‘o. 24 lambs av 90 at $6.50, 23 do

av 90 at $6.25; to Fitzpatrick Bros. 24

do av 70 at $6.25. 55 sheep av 65 at $3,

47 do av 60 at 9‘“ 30.



Bishop, B. & II. sold Nagle 1.260 lambs

av 90 at $6.50. ,





oqs.



Receipts, 5.163. Market, packers bid-

ding 5'11‘10c lower than on \Vednesday.

Closed steady with last week.



lange of prices: Light. to good hutch-

ers, $6.20@6.30; 'pigs. $5; light yorkers,

$5,506.16.



Sundry shippers sold. Hammond. S. &

(‘0. 130 ‘IV 102 at $6.20, 151 av 106 at $6.15,

60 av 160 at $6. 151 av 230 at $6.25, 42 av

154 at $5.70, 51 av 180 at $5.75.



Sundry shippers sold Parker, XV. S: (‘0.

115 av 162 at$6.15, 172 av 102 at $6.25, 170

av 101 at $6.20.



Reason & M. sold Parker. \V. & (‘0.

41 av 120 at $6, 83 av 160 at $6.25, 138 av

205 at $6.30.



Spicer & M. sold same 210 av 175 at

$6.25; 130 av 170 at $6.15, 140 av 166 at

$6.10, 130 av 174 at $6.



Bishop. B. & 1'1. sold some 271 av 175

at, $6, 216 av 100 at $6.25, 382 av 200 at

$6.30, 71 av 180 at $6.15, 71 av 170 at $6.10,

367 av 210 at $6.35.



Roe. Com. Co. sold Sullivan 1". (1o. 145

av 20] at $6.25, 10 pigs av 110 at $5.25.



Sundry shippers sold same 48 av 199 at

$6.20, 73 av 202 at $6.25.





Friday’s Market.





January 22, 1009.

Cattle.





Market steady at Thurs~





 





 

 





Receipts, 36.

day’s prices.



“’9 quote: Extra drv-fed steers and

heifers, $5.25: steers and heifers, 1,600 to

1.200, $450715: steers and heifers, son to

1.000 $4.257: 4.50; steers and heifers that are.

fat, 500 to 700. $4604.50: choice fat cows,

$4; goo‘d fat cows, $3.50(w3.75; common

cows, $2612.50: cunners, $150612: choice

heavy bulls, $4: fair to good bolognas,

bulls, $3.5071‘13.75: light bulls, $3633.50.



Bishop, B. & H. sold Sullivan 1’. (7o.

2 cows av 050 at $2.75, 2 do _a\' 1.160 at

$3.75, 7 steers av 1.064 at $4.00.



Giles sold same 1 steer weighing 1,140

at $5, 4 cows av 1,152 at $3.75, 2 do av

1,150 at $3.



Bishop. B. & ll. sold Bresnalian 3 cows

av $166 at $2.75, 4 do av 1,025 at $2.50 3

steers av 063 at $4.60, 1 bull weighing

1,500 at $3.75.



Bohm sold Kammau 22 butchers av 752

at $4, 1 cow weighing 1,070 at $3, 2 bulls

av 1,030 at $3.75.



Veal Calves.



Receipts, 20. Market steady at ’l‘hurs—

day’s prices. 113st, 2157:0775; others. 31

6176.50; milch cows and springcrskeship no

common cows.



Sheep and Lambs.



Receipts, 361. Market steady at 'l‘hurs—

day's prices. Best lambs. $6.50: fair to

good lambs, $6716.40; light. to common

lambs, $5fi‘6; fair to good butcher sheep,

$3674; culls and common. $2413.



Johnson sold Sullivan T‘. (‘o. 5 sheep

av 125 at $3, 28 lambs av 70 at $6.



Bishop, 13. 8.1.11. sold Hammond, S. &

(‘0. 105 lambs av 95 at $6.50, 192 do av

90 at $6.50.



Bohm sold same 14 lambs av 80 at $6.50,

8 sheep av 120 at $4.



Hogs.



Receipts, 506. Market strong and 5/0100

lllg‘lit‘l‘.



Range of prices: Light to good butt-h-

MS. $0.?3’40vl31 10.545. $3073.25; light york—

ers, .5.50/u6; stags, 12', off.



Roe Com. (1o. sold Parker, Vi".

120 av 225 at $6.45.



Ilauscr sold same 71 av 250 at £7 .10.



Bishop, D. & H. sold Hammond. S. Sr

(‘0. 73 av 165 at $6.20. 287 av 180 at

$6.35. 70 av 185 at $6.3, 381 av 170

at $6.15.



Bishop. B. & H. sold Sullivan 20 pigs

av 110 at $5.25.





(Q CO.





 





A. E. T‘Vaye. who carries on the flour

mills at Smithland. Iowa. was at the

Chicago stockyards a few days ago with

two car loads of ewes of his own feeding,

purchased in Omaha on the fifteenth day-

of last November at $2 per 100 lbs. They

were fed for a period of sixty days on a

ration of two-thirds cracked corn and

one-third wheat bran, with hay furnished





as roughage. The flock made a gain of ‘ . .4

23% pounds per head in sixty days, and / J

brot in the market $5 per 100 pounds.

This shows what can be done by a man



who understands the business of fattening A

sheep and uses the proper kinds and the

right quantities of feed.





VETERINARY.





 





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Hay Tedder





Makes Better Hay

Brings Better Prices





A money-making tool you can't afford





 





(Continued from page 99).

feed of chopped beets. They have dry

beds and are kept clean. 1 give them a

small amount of charcoal and ashes once

a week. They seem to have fits, will

come up to a trof; perhaps get a mouth-

ful and fall over with a squeal, kick and

gasp for two or three minutes, gradually

becoming quiet, after which they slowly

regain consciousness, breathing very fast, to be without. Pays its cost’in a, single

remain in a. sort of stupor, s0on going season by improving the quality of the

back to tllti‘ ft’i‘d tl'tlf and (‘Itt all right. hay. Saves time when time is precious.

This ailment does not affect all of the Shortensyour haying work 25 per cent

pigs all a tiitrlie; ittlafftects the thrifty pfigs No tool on your farm is more durable.

as we as rose in are not so ri ty. - - '

I opened one that died, a September pig. Egiigggglfigifid ggfiégclgeagdnsdfil‘igl):





and could find nothing unusual except _ - I

Will Last a Lifetime





the liver was spotted. F. A. V., Paris,



Mich.—-The cold food and water produces

Power is applied from both wheels at the

same time— making an ever. steaJy





a spasm of larynx, ’causing the pig to

draft. Roller bearings make light draft—





 





choke and have spasms. By feeding them



warm feed and water you will have few



:llgh 51:53 ngwthsefmhél‘lin “VP; d‘llsf‘nff little wear. Wheels have double hubs—



vou'Vr pig: qwmom be £021,110 ”9‘1”“ staggered spokes and especially strong .7.



- Torpld‘ Kidneys—J ha“? ~12; m” 4,, concave steel tires. The forksarethree



months old that is not weaned, travel?! timed—made 0f the very beSt Steel' N0



quite stiff in hind quarters. Our local two forks touch ground at the same



Vet. gave me medicine. but it is not‘ time. That meanspe'rfect work.



doing the colt much good. ii. A. H., Flnd 0Utallab9l§tth15 andother John-



White. Cloud, Mich.——Givc your colt’ a! ston Toolsbywritmg for catalog today.



teaspoonful tluid extract buchu and 201



grs. carbonate potash at a dose. three J S 0



mm a W, THE OHN T N

Loss of Appetite—I have a mare six



years old that seems to have lost her HARVESTER CO.



A w: .—. .





appetite and has a habit of biting her

sides when she eats. (‘. N.. Laingsburg,

Mich.———Give 1/2 oz. fluid extract gentian,

l/z oz. fluid extract cinchona. 1 dr. tinc-

ture nux vomica at a dose in food three

times a day. Feed her some vegetables

twice a day an xercisc her daily.



Enlarged Knec.— v mare has an en-

larged knee, the bum being about the

size of a hen egg and 'rndually increas:

ing, making the. joint a iltlc stiff. .1. 11.,

Saginaw, V\'. S.. Mich”. pply iodine oint—

ment once a day :liltl ‘ive 1 (1r. iodide

pottassium at a dose twice daily.



\l'cak t‘ult‘ril have. a calf about three

weeks old that has seemi .gly lost strength

ever since I took him t‘ om cow and fed

him myself. His appeti e is poor and he

is very weak. I’.. 'Iartwick, Mich-a

Give calf 20 drops iiuid extract einchona,

20 drops fluid extract gentian at a dose

two ’or three times a day.



Surfeit Buds—I have a mare that is

covered with little bunches the, size of

match heads; when removed the hair

sloughs out. .1. C. 11., lilisstield. Mich.—

Give 1 oz. fluid extract Sill‘Sle‘ll‘lllit and 2

drs. Fowler's solution at a dose in feed

two or three times a day. Apply a two

per cent solution of coal tar disinfectant

three times a week.



Iniluenza.——I have a brood sow three

years old that has been sick for some r / ,

time. hair is coming off and she, is also for thelurgustandhenviogtyields rrr'j

going blind. \\'hen walking shc staggers *174bu-tt) the acre, 9171111- 3114.121 /é9'.

Some. S. 1‘}. 'l‘., Allegan. Mich—(live 10 10;.hfipm7bu. ofsecd. , ’%5

yrs. Slllilllllt‘. 5 drops Fowler's solution qiiaifi‘i‘ésfillgfgfii87:33:57,552?) /-‘

and 2 drs. hypo—solute soda, at a dose struwthinnossofhull,hoavymcat





in feed twice a day. Blow some calomcl 80ft nib. white berry, etc.,make '/ 11'

them especially valuable. Snm- ' .





 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 





 





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into eves once a dnv. . .



‘ ‘ ' . leofth _.., . - , . _41.

Itickcts‘rrl have Some was three months u'ithouta(dimly:33113233252.”krill-(«3 1‘ A:

old that are not thriving and appear to bu. $1.25; 21ni..$2.20; 10 bu. 9510' " \

be stiff in their hind legs~hmv shall I 1001)u.,$00 50‘5k31“01‘.“10d- RNA ‘





treat them? A. 11. S.. Alb-gun, Mich.~<

Change their feed. Instead of giving

them corn, feed some outs, linseed meal





. A

about Lincoln Oats In our 1009 43“





catalogue.

Don’t sow ordinary oats when

you can get genuine, hiuhvgrndo j‘” A -





and vegetables; also put a lit 1 le :1 11‘ “132,000?“ 190?.hjll'1ly North atlflnt- -4 7.4

slacked lime in their i'eed two or three " , 01“ cm“ m‘m“ "”1 climates. , /' 1.

Each year we test and improve A





many new varieties of outs; but we do /' ‘

not. offer them until we know that. they

are right. It is our business to know

before we sell. The farmer ought not

to experiment, but should buy tested

seed from a reliable source.





25th Anniversary Catalogue

Iii is richly embellished with numerous

colored plates and hundreds of fine photo-

graphs—n book of 152 pages filled with useful

and valuable suggestions. Every planter,

whether he uses few or many seeds,

should have this book. We cannot

afford to distribute them indiscrim-~ ,

inntely, but wi'l mail it; free upon »,

request to those who buy seeds. '

Send your name end address today.





NORTHRUP, KING & 00., Seadsmen.





QilBridge Square, Minneapolis. Minn. ,





times a day.



lleart lliscnschodulur Disease in

SheepmMy grade, Guernsey cow died

suddenly when in apparently good health.

I examined her after death, could tied

no disease, except her heart \':is \'v'l‘_"

much larger than it should be, \Vhatl

caused her death? 1 also lost :I few sheep

lately and l thot they were pretty healthy.‘

I have opened a dead one and found not

disease, except the bowels are covered

with little nubs: therefore. l coucluded' ”Km,

they must hare died of bowel trouble. 1 .

A., llolton, Illich.~5'our cow died of lip-7 “Egg,“

DUH‘UDhy of the heart. and your sheep SEEDS

died as the result of nodulir disease, a nag-w

parasitic ailment of the bowels. (live -~.’::'.'E..¢_,

your sheep at teaspooni'ul gasoline in 2 ‘-

ozs. sweet milk once a week for three .

weeks. In drenching them do not ruisc‘ Whalesale Prlces.

the nose too high for fear of a portion Q ‘

of the medicine going down the windpipc 'Cfffrvgfi‘,’fli’fgntfil‘fififfiyfi(-53:35:in 13553233

and S"t“."g ”l.’ 1““an m lungs. stock. 1'] annual wholesale and retail cgstaloguos



Retention oi l’luceuta. \\hat can 1 do free. A.R.WEbTON&L0.,R.1.Bridgman,Mich.





for a, cow that does Hot clear} after calv-

‘ HEGENEHATED SWEDISH SELECT 0H8. 3,13,31,12,,





ing‘.’ J. 1.. 11.. Mt. Pleasant, l\lich.-—I



know of no bctlcr plan than to remove

from Garton Seed Company last year. Write for sam-

ple and price. Colon U. Lillie. Coopersvlue. Mich.





 





 

   





 





   





 





 





 





 





the aflcl‘lvii‘ill, 24 hours after calving" if,

it, does not come away before, and after;





318111;: so the cow should be treated for FWOAR YOUR HIDE-,8 SAKE





days or two weeks; or else she, may

continue to have a nasty discharge that Have it tanned With the hair on fora





she. may never get well of. The most coat, robe or rug. Send for price list.





common cause of barrcuness is neglect _

of cows after calving. Flush out vagina The Worthing &Alger CO.

Hillsdale. Mich.





with 1 part coal tar disinfectant, 40 parts



water or a two per cent solution of car-



bolic acid, or a 1 to 1,000 solution bichlo-l



ride mercury. using not less than three ~ —

or four quarts at a time. These applica-



tions are best made with a rubber hose



and 1‘1”}an We wantto hear from Ihlppeu of Boy and Grain—Our



. \\'e:'knessfelndigestion—Once_ more 1 3:":0'2'33!)‘31,:zgigfng'fi;'33::3m‘2géa‘blg

ask for advice thru your Veterinary dc- nncutouon-ignon. '



partment. My 4«year—old gelding is ap- - u



pai‘tmtly healthy, has good life and not nun“ McCaiircysSons co" ”“8ng P"

very fleshy. but when driven three or “ii—""0100“lll'l'lflk-”lllllflslltlli’lllll.

four miles he appears to tire out. \Vill

pelspire freely, tremble and lie down,





roll over and after being uneasy for 15 w. Al“.ys

or 20 minutes will get up and appcar| Pay Top PB'GES Fun EGGS

perfectly well, Pl. 1". 0., TldSletl‘, hlich We whntnothing but fruh soled flock. Must be direct from





—-YOUI‘ horse suffers from acute indigeg; l grub-Md}. Hifik'F’fM‘d eollecton'nhlvmoutlnot Iolletrd.

lion, has mild . attacks and is pcrhapsi p,ic.;‘;2§,’;. :pplifclffiofia'" and pay “pnn emu“

not digesting his food properly. Give 1 1 The W.ll.TlI0!AS 00.. 421 Woodland Av... CLEVELAND 0

oz. ground ginger, 1 oz. powdered charcoal} ‘





and 1 dr. ground nux vomica at a doseiJust Say ”saw Y0“! 110- in the Michigan





 





 





 





   

 





 





 





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BY LEE X. STOCKMAN.





Grandmother sits in her rocking-chair,



And the firelight falls on her thin grey

-‘hair.



On the coals she lays an extra stick,



Then her knitting-needles go click, clack,

click.





She wears a lace cap and checked gray

dress;



On the foot—stool near sits baby Bess;



From the bright blue eyes you would

never dream



Of the sixty years there were between.





From that magical corner come mittens

and socks,



\Vhile her needles keep time to the old-

fashioned clock.



The small boys bring their torn trousers

to mend



And the pile in her basket seems never

to end.





She teaches Mary to knit and to sew,

Helps Harry make kites that Will surely

o





g .

Our house and home would be truly bare

Without “Grandma” here in her old arm-

chair.





 





BATTLE OF THE RUSSET AND RED

BACKS. .





 





BY CIIA'R,LES A. HARTLEY.





The c0urt~house bell at Radnor clanged

shrilly. At its first peal the groups

standing about on the sidewalks started

slightly, showing the tensity of public

feeling, and before the ringing had ceased

the court-room was half filled. Those

walking up the aisles bore solemn ex-

pressions and tight—set lips. There was

the same determination depicted on each

face and the very air seemed electrified

with the. approaching battle. It was as

calm as before a summer storm.



By prc~arrangemcnt, or by common

impulse, the five members of the. board

of education of the town filed solemnly

to the front, the president taking the chair

on the judge’s rostrum and the four

other members dropping into seats in the

jury box. A stranger would have. con-

cludcd at once that these five worthies

were accused of some crime and were to

be tried for the offense.



In the background two well-dressed

city gentlemen watched the gathering

and each other with the deepest interest.





“'hen the room would not accommodate

another person and the crowd trailed out

on the landing and part of the way down

the stairs, President Andrews reached

out. grasped the court's gavel and rapped

once for order. The audience was already

so still that the blow, slight and hesi—

tating as it was, sounded loud and dc-

tiant. After a moment's hesitation and

a vigorous mopping of his brow. he

looked down over the sea of stern faces,

cleared his throat a second time and

said:



“Gentlemen of the hoard of education,

and ladies and gentlemen of the good

town of Radnor: “'c have met here this

evening under rather peculiar circum-

stances. At a meeting of this board a

week ago the matter of changing the text

books in the schools was taken up for

consideration. \Vc are urgcd by certain

('lcmcnts of the town to discard the 01d

Russet Backs of our fathers, and grand-

fathers, I might say, and adopt the more

modern and up—to-date Red Backs. As

yet we have not acted in the matter, and

as we have, with us this evening repre-

sentatives of each of the houses handling

these, books, and a goodly representation

of the people, we fecl that we can arrive

at a satisfactory solution of the problem.

As I understand from the press notices

and the. hainlbills in circulation today

this is to he an informal meeting.”



Judge lrowu arose and asked: “Mr.

President, do I understand that this mat-

ter is up for discussion without the for-

mality of a motion to adopt the new

books or not to adopt them?"



“As I understand the matter,‘ answered

Mr. Andrews, “this meeting is to give the

public an opportunity to express itself.”



“Very well,” and the judge bowed.

“Perhaps the gentleman offering us this

innovation in the form of new books will

be kind enough to enlighten us on what

he has to offer and why the offer is prof-

fOl‘G(,” with a tinge of sarcasm.



“Mr. Foley will come, forward,” said

the president, motioning to one of the

well—dressed gentlemen in the rear who

stood resting one arm on a window-sill.



That gentleman walked slowly to the

front, fencing for time. He felt like a

general going into battle when he does





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





not know exactly the strength.of the foe

or its location.



“Mr. Foley is from New York,” ex-

plained the president, “and represents

a large publishing house. He will explain

his proposition and give the reasons why

he thinks the new books should be

adopted.”



Foley turned his face toward the au-

dience, which was composed of men,

women and children apparently of ewry

station in life. Somehow he felt that he

was being drawn into an ambush. He did

not like the expressions on the faces of

his hearers, and could not understand

the spontaneous outpouring of the people

in a matter which had apparently been

so little agitated. He saw, however, that

he was into the battle and might as well

take the aggressive as to wait for the

batteries of the opposition to open up.



‘-‘\Vell, I hardly know what to say,”

he began mildly. “I presume that we all

understand that this is a matter of busi-

ness and progression. You must all ad-

mit that there is such a thing as pro-

gress, even in school books. In order to

keep up with the rapid strides of the

world we must be on the alert for teach-

ings which apply to the new order of

things.



“1 might say that a ton of these new

books, progressive and up-to-date in

every particular,” he went on, warming

to his subject, “are in the hands of your

local agent. These books are to be ex-

changed free for your old ones, and when

the time comes for you to buy, the price

will be right.”



Jtidge Brown interrupted: “By the

way, Mr. Foley, what length of time

does the contract cover?”



“Five years,” with a quick glance at

the judge, who was country born and

bred and understood to be the general to

marshal the forces for the defeat of the

usurping Red Backs.



“Hm,” smiled the judge, dryly.



“Is that all you wish to say, Mr.

Foley?” asked the president.



“All at present, I think, unless some-

one desires to ask me further in regard

to the matter,” was the reply.



Judge Brown arose to his feet and

looked back over the audience until he

caught sight of the representative of the

Russet Backs. He motioned the Russet

Back man to come forward. When he

had done so the two conferred a moment

in whispers, then the representative went

back and took a seat, with a smile which

he attempted to conceal.



At that moment Judge Brown turned

to the audience and said: “Ladies, gen-

tlemen and children—permit Inc to change

that—~chi1dren, ladies and gentlemen:

That is the way I desire to address you.

Mr. Stalder, who is the accredited agent

of the Russet Backs, the standbys of

ourselves and our children, has kindly

permitted me to address you in his stead.

i am for the Russet Backs. They have

been as meat and drink to me since boy-

hood—since the days when I read and

studied them by firelight and the candle

dip.”



The judge stopped to wipe his spec-

tacles and nodded slightly toward a tow-

headed urchin of ten, who arose, threw

back his shoulders and began:



“l‘nder a spreading chestnut tree,



The village smithy stands;



The smith a mighty man is he,



\Vith large and sinewy hands;



And the muscles of his brawny arms



Are strong as iron bands.”



Mr. Foley began to scent danger and

sprang to his feet. “I did not under-

stand this to be a school entcrtainment,"

he exclaimed, angrily.



At another nod from the judge a half—

grown girl back in the audience got up

and said, with a pretty bow:



“Lives of great lllt-ll all remind us



\\'c can make our lives sublime,



And, departing, lcttvc behind us



Footprints on the sands of times"





“Mr. I’rtsidcnt,” exclaimed )lr. Volt-y,

springing to his feet again, “this is pro—

postcrous—a farce a dclibcratc attempt

on the part of someone to crcati. a false

sentiment.”



The judge raised his hands and said in

a low tone:



“0, propcr stuff!

This is the very painting of your fear."



The audience began to catch the drift

of things and burst out in a roar of ap-

plause, ha-nd clappings and stamping.





 





Foley attempttd to make himself heard, .





while the president, who was believed to

be secretly in favor of the cause of the

Red Backs, pounded for order. ”When

there was a semblance of silence a mid-

dle—aged woman away back in the au-

dience arose and exclaimed:





“Quick, man the lifeboat! see you bark

That drives before the blast!



There's a rock ahead, the fog is dark

And the storm comes thick and fast!"





At that 'the audience roared loud and

long.



One of the members of the school board

in the jury box bounded to his feet. ' He

had been closeted with Mr. Foley that

day and his fidelity to the Russet Backs

was in doubt. He began: “Good people,

this is not treating Mr. Foley fairly,” but

he got no further, for Judge Brown sprang

to his feet and in a fine imitation of a

school-boy declaimed:





“Even in thy pitch of pride,

Here, in thy hold, thy vassals near,

I tell thee, thou art defied—”





The roof—raising roar of the audience

drowned the rest, and. the judge took his

seat, flushed and excited. He had hardly

touched his chair when the local agent

for Mr. Foley’s book company, see-

ing a long list of fat commissions slipping

thru his fingers, succeeded in getting

the attention of the chair. 1-lc expostu-

lated in a see-saw tone. He had hardly

got started when a man in overalls

sprang to the railing and hurled forth in

a shrill voice:





“When desperate heroes grieve with

tedlous moan,

And whine their sorrows in a see-saw





one,



The same soft sounds of unimpassioncd

woes, '



Can only make the yawning hearers

doze.”





That nearly brot on a. riot. The presi-

dent turned purple in the face and at-

tempted to adjourn the meeting, when

he was met by Judge Brown with:



“All this! aye, more: fret till your proud

heart breaks;



G0, show your slaves how choleric you

ill‘t‘,



And make your bondsmen tremble. Must

I budge?



Must I observe you? Must I stand and

crouch



l'nder your testy humor? By the. gods,



You shall digest the venom of your spleen



Tho it do split you; for, from this day

forth,



I‘ll use you for my mirth, yea for my

laughter,



When you are waspish.”



The walls fairly trembled from the tu-.

mult following this sally. Away back in

one corner a boy waved his hat and

shouted: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star.”

Another chimed in with: “Mary had a

little lamb—" This was drowned by a

third: “Friends, Romans, countrymen,

lend me your ears.”



Just then Judge Brown arose with a

twinkle in his eye and nodded to a youth

of ten. lie was a son of President An-

drews and, at the signal from the judge,

walked up to the rostrum and stood by

the side of his father, who regarded the

boy with open-mouthed astonishment.

Folding his arms in school-boy style, he

recited:



“Strike, till the last armed foe expires;



Strike, for your altars and your tires;



Strike, for the green graves of your sires;

God and your native land.”



Foley saw that the battle was lost. He

sprang to his feet, held aloft his arms

for silence, and said: “Children, ladies

and gentlemen (laughter), the Red Backs

capitulate, surrender, and evacuate the

town of Radnor. This town belongs to

the Russet Backs. The victory is yours.





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Mr. President,” turning to Mr. Andrews.

“a motion is in order to reaffirm your!I

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with a light laugh. 1



His suggestion was adopted with a will

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longed roar from the audit-nee. ;



“Just one thing more,” said Mr. Foley,i

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do it‘and how?” ‘



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WHAT MRS. BUTLER AGCOM-

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BY HILDA RICHMOND.





“Next week I shall turn over a new

leaf,” said Mrs. Butler decisively to the

pretty matron in the mirror as she hur-

ried to do her hair. “Fred will be gone

and so will Herbert, and I can easily dis-

pose of Amy, so'nothing will interfere."



“Ready?” called a masculine voice from

the hall below. “What agent has been

detaining Mrs. Easy Mark this time?”



Forgetting her sudden declaration, Mrs.

Butler ran to the head of the stairs and

called, “I’ll be down in just a minute,

Fred. The new boy from the grocery

brot pickles instead of lemons and I had

to take them back. I didn't like to re-

port him, for his mother is a widow

and—” With a sudden effort she closed

her lips firmly and hurried back to her

dressing. Perhaps the laugh that rang

out below helped her remember, but cer-

tain it is that she set out with her hus-

band. a' few minutes later determined to

allow him to do all the talking.



From time to time the rest of that week

Mrs. Butler made notes in a small blank

book and, tho she always disliked being

alone in the house, could scarcely wait

until her husband, son and daughter took

their departure. They had laughingly

dubbed her “Mrs. Easy Mark” because

of her good disposition, and were always

making fun of her household manage-

ment and inability to take her own part,

and now she had determined to take a

firm stand and show them that even a

Worm will turn. She felt sure that with

three people to laugh at her she could

not make a start, but with them all gone

she would settle a lot of old grudges and

start anew. She knew as well as any-

one her weakness, at least she felt it as

a weakness, and she intended to reform.



“Mary, this toast- isn’t fit to eat!” The

family had, scarcely departed before she

began her campaign. “It is burnt on one

side and white on the other. Never let

it happen again.”



Mary stood with mouth and eyes wide

open in amazement. The stove

wouldn’t—” she began, hardly knowing

what she was saying, but Mrs. Butler

interrupted her coldly.



“That will do,” she said, leaving the

room with dignity. "See that the next

you serve is all right.” -



She walked to the sitting room window

just in time to see the little paper boy

throw the paper on the porch instead of

putting it in the box. ,“Robert,” she

called sharply, and the lad stopped short.

Often Mrs. Butler remembered that he

had had no breakfast, and brot out a cup

of milk and a cookie for him. “Robert!

The box is the place for this paper! Last

week the puppy chewed up two you threw

on the porch. If it happens again I will

report you to headquarters.”



Everything seemed favorable to Mrs.

Butler’s plan that day ancg she really

enjoyed the troublesome thin s that hap-

pened. The girl at “Central,” the meat

boy, the milkman and the new boy from

the grocery came in for lectures for past

or present sins, and they were all too

astonished to “talk back" to the deter-

mined little woman. Tho the meals when

Mr. Butler and the children were away

from home were usually of a makeshift

character, today Mary served a dainty

lunch and an appetizing dinner, which

the'mistress of the house ate leisurely

and complacently.



“Why in the world didn’t I do this

long ago?” she said to herself the next

day after dinner. “Mary has been quite

angelic since I scolded her about the

toast and everything has improved. It

is the easiest thing in the world to turn

away agents and I have been a goose all

these years. And to think of the money

I‘ve wasted on mistakes and buying

things of agents, because I that I couldn’t

get rid of them any other way. I’ve been

a goose for years but I never will be

again.”



The next day Mr. Butler appeared quite

suddenly. “Called home by business,” he

,told his wife, but after a hasty trip down

town he came back and enjoyed a leis-

urely two hours with her. In the midst

of some story he was telling her, Mary

appeared, to say that the boy from the

meat market had brot chops instead of

steak. Mrs. Butler went immediately to

the telephone. “That stupid boy of yours

has brot the wrong meat again,” she said

to the butcher, rejoicing to think her

back was toward her husband. “If this

happens again I shall find another place

to deal. Last week I was overcharged

and the week before that the meat didn’t

come at all. Hello! Hello! Central? I

was talking to Mr. Gray and you cut me

off. I shall report you to‘the manager.





'Heilo!





mHE MICHIGAN FARMER. ' (19)





Ill] YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK?





Mr. Gray? ' I am going to send

this meat back at once and shall expect.

the steak in time for lunch.” She rang

off 'with a virtuous air, expecting to hear

her husband laugh or make some com—

ment, but instead he immediately resumed

his story.



Twice before Mr. Butler went to his





office did Mrs. Butler have a chance to ‘





show her newly acquired “firmness," and

she was astonished at herSelf for being

so successful. Not a word of comment

did her husband utter, and when at last

he started he mentioned that he might

be back very soon. Just as he was leav-

ing, Amy Butler jumped out of a hack

and kissed her parents, saying that it

was too lonesome entirely at her grand-

mother's so she decided not to stay a

week. Mr. Butler appeared much sur-

prised, but after mildly telling his daugh-

ter that it was a shame to desert her

grandmother so soon, he went down town

for a few hours.



“I just wish something would happen

to see if I could hold out before Amy,”

said Mrs. Butler to herself. “I’m afraid

I’ve reformed everybody so completely

that my daughter will never discover the

new leaf I have turned.”



As good luck would have it, that after-

noon a woman came soliciting aid for a

poor family, and Mrs. Butler had her

opportunity. “I think it is all foolishness,

Mrs. Blake, to help those shiftless Nel-

sons. I have been imposed upon time

after time, and I have made up my mind

never to be again. Yes, I know Mrs.

Nelson can’t help it, and if she would

have them put her no~account husband

in the workhouse I’d be willing to do

something for her, but as it is, you must

not count on me."



That evening Dr. Marker called very

informally and spent the evening with

the Butler’s. He was an exceedingly

busy man, with little time for social

duties, but this evening he seemed par-

ticularly to have leisure and devoted

himself to Mrs. Butler. He brot with

him a friend whom he introduced as Mr.

Simpkins, and this gentleman also seemed

interested in all Mrs. Butler said and did.

‘While not so talkative as the doctor he

listened well, and Mrs. Butler remarked

when they both went home, at rather a

late hour, that she, liked Mr. Simpkins

very much.



Two days later the substitute letter

carrier who was serving the route while

the regular man had his vacation, brot

a letter for Mr. Butler that had been

opened by mistake and meekly endured

the sarcasm heaped upon him by Mrs.

Butler. Amy Butler, who had been

scarcely out of her mother’s sight since

she came home, looked as if about to

faint when she caught a glimpse of the

letter, but she could not ask her mother

for it. She did hurry to the telephone

the instant her mother went into the sit-

ting room and implore her father to come

home as soon as he could, but long be-

fore Mr. Butler could dash breathlessly

into the house his wife had read the let—

ter a number of times. Amy Butler

could not bear to venture into the sit-

ting room, but her father lost no time

in seeking his wife.



“That blasted carrier!” burst out Mr.

Butler, and then he was relieved to hear

his wife laugh merrily. “You see it was

this way, dear. Mother and Mary and

Mr. Snow and the minister and your sis-

ter Mary wrote me that you were acting

——-well, different—and 50—”



“So you concluded that you had better

have Dr. Albert Edward Simpkins come

and see if there was anything the matter

with my brains.” interrupted Mrs. Bui-

ler. “I am glad he says I am normal.

You needn’t be afraid to come in, Amy.

I'm not angry. I thot I would reform

myself in order to save twenty or thirty

cents a week, and I find that a few days

under the new regime will cost Mr. Easy

Mark one hundred dollars. My dear, the

next time people tell you I am acting

‘queer’ just ask me about it before you

se'nd for a nerve specialist.”





 





WHEN NELLIE RIDES.





BY CORA A. MATSON DOLSON.





With bonnet lost and hair a-blow,

With eyes that shine and cheeks aglow,

With head upheld and smiling face,

She sits her wheel in careless grace;

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THE EARLY AMERICAN AUTHORS.

BY CARL s. LOWDEN.





:gdgar Allen Poe\



Edgar Allan Poe, born January 19, 1809,

in Boston, was descended from a promi-

nent family. Unfortunately at three

years of age, he became an orphan, but

was adopted by the Allans, of Virginia.

His school life was varied. He studied

in England, entered an American acad-

emy, and later was admitted to the Uni-

vcrsity of Virginia; however, before fin-

ishing the course, he set out for Greece.

Returning in 1828, he published a few

poems, and spent nine months at West

Point.



New began his rise to fame as an

author. He wrote his “Manuscript

Found in a Bottle,” and it met with al-

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Arabesque,” which contains his best

work. In 1843 was issued “The Hold

Bug,” perhaps his most famous short

story. After toutributing to various

magazines, he purchased "The iroadway

Journal.” In 1845 he wrote and caused

to be published “The iavcn,“ the poem

on which. it may be said, his fame as a

poet rests. l’oc lectured frequently:

failed in various attempts: his wife died;

and he hin’isclf followed in lh-ltl.



Poe was a great genius: but still he

had his faults. Ilc possessed a boundless

imagination that led him to atttmpt the

rashest project. Nothing daunttd him.

lie failed as a humotist. and as a writer

of fables. ll». succwded only in the

weird short story. and the elusive. witch-

likc poc'm. but in thcsc he showed him-





self master. l’oc's intellect was mar—

vclous, but he himself was cold and un-

emotional. The warmth of feeling is





missing from his work; he knew technic,

perhaps. as very few writers have known

it. and .t‘titw he co'tld have done Nothing

without it. he would l1:‘\'c:1ttztillctl grcatcr

renown had he possessed a warm heart.

lie was analj.'.icol, a dissector, a me-

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(illitllll".\' titted l;ir:1fort‘::t 111371;: of the

short stoiics which l,-- dd 1131111. and





]’«w lit-Ids Il,‘- tin M] .72, "'i.‘«;:lt.’~fl_ (if

American S'mit—S'ov‘.’ \‘x': “is,"



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ltol‘t'ol‘ taIt-, “l.i:_"i:t.”



"I cannot. for my soul. rtrncm'ocr ltow,

when, or even precisely where. I first

hot-H.111“ acquainted with lid} Lady l.igtia.

Long years havc since clapscd and on

memory is feeble tht'u muclt Stliitillli?

Hr perhaps, I cannot now bring these.

points to mind, because in truth the

character of 111v belchd, hcr rarc learn-

ing. her singular yet placid cast of

beauty, and the thrilling and enthralling

eloquence of her low musical language,

made their way into my heart by paces

so steady and stealthily progressive that

they have been unnoticcd and unknown.

Yet, I bclievc that I met her first and

most frequently in some large. old, dc—

caying city near the Rhine. Hf her fatn-

ily l have surely heard her speak. That

it is of a remotely ancient date cannot

be doubted. Buried in studies of a 11:1-

turc more than all else adapted to deadcn

impressions of the outward world. it is

by that sweet word alonc‘by T.igeia—-

that I bring before my eyes in fancy the

image of her who is no more. And now,

while I write. a recollection il‘lsllcs upon

me that I have never known the paternal





 





THE MICHIGAN FAIQMER.





name of her who was my friend and my

betrothed, and who became the partner

of my studies, and finally the wife of my

bosom. Was it a playful charge on the





‘part of my Ligeia? Or was it a test of





my strength of affection, that I should

institute no inquiries upon this point?

Or was it rather a caprice of my own—-

a wildly romantic offering on the shrine

of the most passionate devotion? I but

indisitinctly recall the fact itself—What

wonder that I have forgotten the cir-

cumstances which originated or attended

it? And, indeed, if ever that spirit which

is entitled Romance-4f ever she presided,

as they tell, over marriages ill-omened,

then most surely she presided over mine.”



“A Descent into the Maelstrom,” is

very, very vivid. That given below is

the conclusion of the tale:



“ ‘It might have been an hour or there—

about‘. after my quitting the smack,

when, having descended to a great dis-

tance beneath me, it made three or four

wild gyrations in rapid succession, and,

bearing my beloved brother with it,

plunged headlong into the chaos of foam

below. "‘10 bairel to which I was at-

tached sank very little farther than half

the distance between the bottom of the

gulf and the spot at which I leaped ovcr—

board, before a great change took place

in the character of the whirlpool. The

slope of the sides of the vast funnel be-

The gyrations of

the whirl grew gradually less and less

violent. 1y degrees the froth and the.

rainbow disappcarml, and the bottom or

the gulf scented slowly to uprise. The

sky was clcar, the winds had gone down,

and the full moon was setting radiantly

in the tycst, when 1 fotmd myself on the

surface of the ocean. in full view of the

shores of Lofoden. and abovc the spot

where the pool of the maelstrom had

been. It was the hour of the slack, but

tllc sca still heaved in mountainous

waves from the t‘ffccts of the hurricane.

l was bornc violently into the channel of

the strom, and in a few minutes was

hurried down the coast into tho

“grounds” of the fishermen. A boat

picked me up—-»-cxhausted from fatigue.

I told thcm my storyssthcy did not bc~

lievc it. i tell it to youw—and I can

scarcely expect you to put more faith

in it than did the merry fishermen of

Lofodcn.’ ”





came less and less steep.





OUR DISTRICT SCHOOLS.





111' ALLA HOYT BRO\VN.



In this country of ours, in fact, we

might say in this world. the remedy for

all ills must lie in education. Not merely

bookdcarning. lrut lcat'ning to live trut‘;

to God and natutc. Such education must

include everything with which man has

to do, but this at'ticlc will deal with but

one phascswthc school system, and in

particular that in which the readers of

this paper are most intiuu'ttcly t'nllccl‘llti‘tl.



Years of experience as a teacher in the

country schools of Michigan have made

me well acquainted with its merits and

deficiencies. I wonder how many of the

parents who read this have been inside

thc schoolhousc whcrc their children are

being taught, during the past year‘.’ May-

tap, if the tcachcr has made extraordi—

nary efforts to prepare a last-day or

special-day program, they have been to

hear the speaking and singing. This is

wcll, for these amateur efforts in oratory

and music are quite as educational as

othtr branches; but of thc (-ycry-day

woik (or idlcncss) of the schoolroom the

average pannt knows only what .Johhny

\‘t llfr v‘t'o'cs to tilt. :t'trl ll” s" .\'ottn'»'~





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\'11 \‘.s. Th: ttm‘tr is :L ";.' wt tcaclo-l'”

ii 1:4 (‘i’.,.tilf‘ll like lwr. or view \clsa.



How many ask and insist on knowing

\Klo‘. tttc i'.‘1"'il", ol 11,1. (It. laxc 1111111?

Hoe.s your child undttstattd titosr lt ssons

or do they ltlcatt nothing to hittl'.’ III)

you know tln branchts he studics and

what text books are used‘.’ [to you con—

sider thcnt superior or inferior to othcr

text books? lioes the teacher mcrely put.

in her time and draw hcr salary. or does

she teach to the bcst of licr training and

ability?





A class was reciting in physiologyy‘the janitor work?





a school which I recently visited; a young

boy was asked the temperature of the

breath as it comes from the nostrils; he

answered that the book said 98° 19., but

that he didn‘t know what the F. meant.

A classmate raised her hand and said

that it meant, Fahrenheit: the teacher-

addcd, “Yes, it means Fahrenheit,” and

the boy sat down not much the wiser. A

really interested teacher would have ex—

plaincd or asked some of the class to do

so, that Fahrenheit is a scale. so-callcd

bcca‘usc used by Daniel Gabriel Fahren-

heit in thermometers; and she would go





further and explain the Fahrenheit ther-

mometer more fully.



One teacher did not like the spelling—

book then in use; I remembered another

teacher who wrote on the board words

from the reading, geography, grammar

or other lessons, or the newspapers, for

spelling lessons and suggested that plan,

but the teacher said; “That‘s a good

idea, but so much work.” It would have

taken about ten minutes. Perhaps she

thot she earned her money as it was.

Well, why not pay better wages and se—

cure better teachers.



Of course, a teacher, like any other

employc, should do her best without fear

of earning more than she gets. If this

teacher doesn’t, don’t hire her again.

But if you are ne‘ in touch with school-

life you won't know whether she does

her duty or not.



No teacher can. do her best work with-

out a good dictionary. Don’t think a

cheap one from a mail—order house good

enough; the cheap editions are reprints

of the old forms and new words are omit-

ted: worst of all the words are not pro-

nounced intcllig cntlv. One of the stand—

and dictionaiies in general use in our

best schools, thoroly up—to-datc, costs

about $10 and is worth—~w11y it‘s inval—

uable. A dictionary holder costs pcr—

haps $3.71 but it is a necessary adjunct.

\Vell do I remember finding the diction-

ary on a wardrobe shelf, a pupil‘s or the

teacher's desk in many schools when I

entered; they were battered and torn and

obscenely marked. “as your school a

good dictionary, and does the teacher see

that it, is kept in good condition, or does

she let the infant class thumb its pages

to look at the pictures? That is what

my teachers used to do.



In one school my pupils were very

angry because I would not allow them to

drutn on the organ at noon and recess;

that had been their habit, even if they

did not know a note.



Has your school a, library? If s0, how

are the books faring? It is all right for

teacher and pupils to give entertain-

ments to raise money for books, but that

should not be the only source of library

money. '



Does the stove smoke? I know a pupil





JAN. 30. 1909.





 





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whose eyes were permanently injured by

studying day aftci day in a smoky school-

room and otheis were temporarily af—

fected. In one district the bell—rope was

constantly breaking and was finally re—

placed by wire: this kept coniing down

and at least once a. we(k the teacher had

to borrow a ladder to remedy the diffi-

culty; the troul'le was never adjusted

while I knew the school.





The walls of one schoolroom were ceilcd

and painttd a lead color; to this was

added the smolcc of many winters and

the dust of as many summers, until, for

dingy dreariness it was unsurpassed; its

effect upon teacher and pupils was most

dcprcssing‘. Too little attention is given

to color cffccts in the schoolroom. Then

too, instead of cheap, gaudy pictures of

impossible t‘hings cut from advcrtising

catalogues why not substitute copies of

famous pictures, that the child's artistic

sense may develop.



Is there a well on the school ground?

There would be if you had seen the

filthy treatment given the microbe-lined

water pail which the children carry back

and forth from the nearest house for

water. The li‘ilf‘llt‘l‘ should soc that the

pump is not 111isuscd. Is the wood undct

coy-er? l>o you think the teacher should

sptnd hcr time digging Water-soaked

wood out of a snowbank'.’ Not. far away

l." :1 schoolhouse with :1 Wood—Shed at-

tathtd but no connecting door. instead,

“1... :1;tt:~l g1; out oi the front, door of the

:évioiltlltmni and around the building t9

ivnrh tht door on thc side of the $1100.

I anonrltr the door was not put at the

1twr of .thc shed: that would have given

thc ttacllct' still morc exercise.



'l'hen the outdutildingsl As schools (-31

vice, us examples of dirt, go to the dis-

tricst— chool water-closet for your model.

And yet your illtlocctll. child enters such

a building many times a day.



Have you been indignant because the

tcachcr asks your children to help with

Perhaps you are un—

aware that the tcachcr is no more obliged





to do janitor work than her pupils unless





her contract so stipulates



Do you realize that your child Spends

seven hours a day, five days in the week

(or should), nine months in the year, in

the schtmlroom? \Vhy, then, will you be-

come so engrosle with things trivial in

comparison that you have no time tot

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structor, co-operate with her; ”not, see

that she be not retained.



School meetings should be the best at-

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YOUR BABY.





 





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





children; Do your best but let it always

be your “intelligent best” with the baby.

If the baby is over-indulged he is liable

to lack in self control and to develop

selfish habits, Whereas self control may

very soon become habit under wise

guidance.



Be firm and sensible but not severe. If





When the weather is settled and out-

of-door plants are beginning to grow,

bring it up, water it lightly and place it

in a partially shaded place in the open

air, such as is afforded by some arbor or

shrub, setting the pot well up under the

branches where it will get water when it

rains. Leave it entirely undisturbed. It





(21) 113





Dr.

Pierce’s





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you want your baby to develop into a requires no more attention until mid- Favor'le

BY 0. A. AIKENs. self-controlled individual, exhibit some summer when new growth Will have

Everybody believes thata good start self-control yourself. Don’t slap him to— started and the buds appear, one to





is a very important element in success,

and that is just as true of babies as of





never for very long at a time—that bundle

is a person with. a disposition. From

the very beginning that disposition is

there and needs to be reckoned with.





day and shake him for things which he

does that you disapprove of, and tomor-





do it by humoring the baby’s every de-

sire. On the other hand you can be too

severe in your discipline.



Don't. accuse the baby of lack of affec-





each stalk. The pot must then be moved

where it will have more sunlight and





move the pot to the house and place it

in a sunny window. By Christmas it

will be in full bloom.



For the first season after these plants





Prescription





. anything else. First remember that row let them pass by or call them “cute." water supplied as .l‘eqUii‘ed t0 Dl‘eVent

i that-little bundle of pink and white flesh If you want to develop a little tyrant the SO” from becoming too (111"-

with its eyes only half opened, and that who will rule the house you can easily When fI‘OSt threatens in the full 1‘8- Is the best of all medicines for the cure





of diseases, disorders and weaknesses pe--

culiar to women. It is the only prepara-

tion of its kind devised by regularly

graduated physician—an expe enced and





One baby is phlegmatic, stolid, paying tion if he rebels against the well—meant come ”0f“ the “9““ “'0 change of SO“ skilled specialist in the diseases of women.

very little attention to trifles that are demonstration of every female who thinks or additional fel‘tllzel‘ is needed unless ’ ’ .



very important to other babies. Another he is “just too sweet for anything” and the pet be very S.ma“[ Subsequently ‘l‘tni’s acggamfle‘dlgi'neui‘:



baby is nervous and impatient. When wants to kiss him, of course. Give your something 0f ““5 kmd 1s re‘l‘ll“9d- system.





he wants a thing he wants it and takes

his own methods of letting the world in

general know that he wants it. Another

baby is quiet, yielding, easily subdued.

Another has a will that asserts itself

before many hours have passed, and an-

other is stubborn.



Before many weeks that little pink and

white bundle of possibilites is different

from every other baby. It has its own

little ways—in other'words, its own in-

dividuality. It has taken its place as a

child among the children of the world

and demands individual study and con-

sideration. To be sure, the material of

which this little individual is made is

plastic, easily moulded, but don’t try to

put every child into the same mould.

Study the baby. All babies will bear

careful study. Even babies with stubborn

dispositions can be made over into sunny

tempered, happy children, but not in a

day or two. Such babies require lots of

patience, but stubborn children often

grow into men and women with strong

convictions—just the kind of men and

women this world needs. There are far

too many people who never have a strong





baby credit for a little bit of sense. How

would you like to have to kiss everybody

who comes along. You would soon tire

of it and rebel. So does he.



There is no study in the. world half so

interesting as a baby, so study yours

while he is a baby and all along. And

don‘t expect to develop a sweet-tempered,

self-controlled child with a happy dispo-

sition if you yourself have spasms of

“flying off at the handle," or give way

to scolding and nagging. The child may

turn out far better than his father or

mother, but in spite of their training—-

not because of it.





THE POINSETTIA, HOW lT MAY BE

MADE TO BLOOM IN THE HOME.

BY E. E. R.



That the beautiful poinsettia so com-

monly used at Christmas time as a dec-

orative plant may be made to bloom

again, and without recourse to green-

house methods, will no doubt be news to

some who have been the. possessors of



one or more of the potted specimens.



The process'itsclf is simple, involving





The poinsettia is the national flower of

Mexico. In its natural habitat, which

includes the southern portion of Califor-

nia it attains a much larger size than

the specimens with which we are famil-

iar. The stalks grow tall like sun flow—

ers, from six to eight feet high. Some of

the blossoms seen on the lawn at the

Hotel Green at Pasadena measured al-

most two feet in diameter.



Contrary to the general acceptation the

vivid scarlet leaves of this plant do not

constitute the blossom, nor do they form

any part of the some. The true blossom

is the small yellow center around which

the red is arranged, the latter being really

but a portion of the foliage. Just why

this should be we do not know, yet with-

out a doubt there is some good reason

for it as nature never makes mistakes.





PARAGRAPHS.





 





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it is sold by medicine dealers every-

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KNOWN COMPOSITION. No counterfeit

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conviction—the kind who are “easily no forcing or other artificial means. It ing mm. (.(wm. it with a damp cloth and



led.” has been successfully followed the past insert in the loops. then open the iron

Don’t set out to break youi‘ baby‘s will. season, the result being perfect foliage wide. The steam causes the pile-or nap MAKES FAT VANISH



Heaven knows he will need all the will and blossoms which will stand compari- to rise, and ai‘tcr brushing with a soft

l‘ power he can command later on. God son with the product of the florist. In whisk broom the bows will look as nice ‘ ’ ouWe 25:39 ”fell Iélnrt'iiiel'

bi. gave him his will so don’t try to crush fact, two plants standing side by side as new. ' inzfidfiiedaagtc?se:%‘2g

: it. The baby can be trained to Obey on Christmas day, one directly from a * :9 >1: thl Kresslln Treatment

‘ without “breaking his will." A man re- greenhouse, the other grown in the home, “’0 often DOiilt to improvements in {P£§,,X°p2§$§eghl§‘frt3

. marked the other day that he had learned proved to be so nearly alike that not the farm machinery since the days of the give freetrialtreatmehtu.

i . . . . _ . . .. , , A reduction of five

n a lesson from a horse trainer which many slightest difference could be detected be- Sickle and the hand idlxt). VS 0 are prone poundenweek gum--

’ parents sadly needed to learn. He had tween them. to remark that about all a farmer has filtgfidivflmefii’luigig

visited a great horse—ranch in California The usual practice with these plants is to do now in tilling the soil and harvest- the desired effect.and no

where hundreds of high grade trotters to admire their gorgeous coloring for a ing his crops is to sit on a spring seat fig‘fgrl&ggg_tgfogffgfifl

. and pacers haVe been developed. He week or two, then when they begin to and drive his tczlm. And sometimes we bust,nlpa,cheekg,neck_'

.. watched the process of training for :1 fade to throw them away as of no fur- complain that lcss has been done along jv ltiwlillqtuickly 2:113:15“

! long time. It began with the colts. ther use. But by following the instrucl- the line of improvements which lighten \Xleuggorlififiysm‘i;

" There was no “breaking a colt." Colts tions herewith given the plants will bear the work of housekeeping, that women . .I Lfifiigfii’fiifléflg‘fig

were trained—not allowed to run wild these beautiful blooms again and again have not had their share in the inven- starving. no wrinkles





 





 





for a few years and then taken vigor-

ously in hand for “breaking in,” and the

peculiarities and needs of every colt were

studied so as to strengthen in every pos—

sible way his weak points, and bring

him to the highest state of development—





at subsequent Christmas times.



First allow the blossom to die natur-

ally, as it will under any circumstances

after the blooming season is over. Put

the plant in the cellar, leaving it to be-

come dry and brown, without any water





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for one of my new Dan Patch Pictures and I will also mail you a photo-engrav— 0,. ' . ‘o. “5, o“) ‘i‘pgfi; $25"; 7 .

ing‘ of “Forest Patch,"the Fine Registered Stallion to be given away and ALSO .. ‘ _ ’. Q, 99 C3»? 69% V‘fi‘?‘ C2“

Drawing showing hairs to be counted and also stating easy conditions. You ~. -. $5 “3» v0.1.3. 03on 0 $46,;

can easily count the hairs drawn in an outline picture of this splendid $5,000.00 ‘. '. 1‘, {53. 0o 0,4 o v .36,

Dan Patch Stallion. It means a small fortune free for some one. Ipaid $60,000 ‘ 'o. 9, $936 ° (8"; To $3,.

; for Dan Patch and have been offered $180,000. I would have lost money if 1 had. 3 a ‘. "50:69.3 6% ‘ ‘3

sold Dan for One Million Dollars. 2539" You may secure this $5,000. Dan Patcn ‘. a. o $46 ep ‘60 g;

Stallion Absolutely Free. -“Forest Patch" might make you a fortune of $25,000 ‘ 'o_ -_ -, “(066$ ‘36 «0'3 7,

to $50,000 as a great stock horse for any community because he will make a 1200 ', ‘. ‘. 609- 0‘»ng f9, ?-

" lb. stallion with greatstyle and beautiful conformation. I guarantee uForest Patch," ‘ 'o. ' (a ¢ ,9?» o

g 3 years old, weight 1040 lbs., to be one of the very best: Dan Patch colts ever raised on ‘ .' ‘. 7. ¢¢ 91.} i9 60

’ my farm. You would be delighted to own this Magnificent Stallion. Write me today your g -. S “-15 do 3-9 Q» o

' ‘ name and address On Free Coupon and I will mail you the special engraving showmg hairs '. '. 1. q?,,% ,9 $6 0‘”

tocount. You may secure this $5000. Stallion Absolutely Free. Mail Free Coupon At Ollee- ‘. o 9 ° ’9

M. W. SAVAGE, Minneapolis, Minn. ‘ -. -_ :- (“x/676:3);

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Being made from 3. “Speed Photograph" it shows Dan as lifelike as if you stood-on the

track and saw him in one of his marvelous and thrilling Speed exhibitions. You OUg‘ht to have a fine picture of

the King of all Harness Horse Creation and the Fastest Harness Horse the world has ever seen. The first edition of

this splendid picture cost me $10,000.00 cash but I offer you one absolutely free. _ '

Beautiful, Colored Pictures of Dan Patch 1:55 free with Poatage Prepald and full particulars concerning my plan

of Giving Away 3 $5000. Dan Patch stallion,— including the special engravmg showmg the hairs to be counted,—if you

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CONTESTS FOR LINCOLN CELE-

BRATIONS. .





 





BY MAE Y. MAHAFFY.



One simple contest is that so fre—

quently used in connection with other

subjects, the forming of words from cer-

tain phrases. In this case use merely

the name “Abraham Lincoln,” and see

who can write down the largest number

of words, the letters of which are con—

tained in same, allowing a certain length

of time. .



Another pleasing contest is to require

each contestant to write a story, the

words of which shall begin with “A” or

“L,” the initials of the immortal Lincoln.

Such common and needful words as “of,”

“in,” “he,” “she,” “the," “with," etc.,

are admissable, but the remainder muét

begin with one or the other initial. \Yhen

all are ready the stories are read in turn.

and votes collected to decide which is

best. The reading of the stories will

prove a source of much merriment. In

lieu of this plan the contestants might be

required to produce a poem, the first let—

ter of each line spelling out the name

“Lincoln.”



A contest in which some of Lincoln’s

most noted sayings are brot out could

scarcely be overlooked. It may be ar-

ranged by writing different sayings on a

sufficient number of slips to provide the

guests with one each, emitting a word or

two, here and there. as: “All that I —.

or — to be, I — to my — —." (“All that

I am, or iope to be, I owe to my sainted

mother.”) Provide a spear-ate sheet of

paper for each, with space for the num-

ber of sayings used. After allowing a

limited time for solving one, give a signal

for each guest to pass their slip to the

one at his right hand, and so on, until

all have had opportunity to solve each

quotation. The papers are then collected

having been previously marked by tho

solvcr’s names. Judges are chosen and

the papers graded. a prize being awarded

to the one having the largest number

correctly worded. and a consolation prize

to the one having the smallest number of

correct sayings.



Other sentences

are these:



“Government of the people, by the peo-



‘ple, and for the people, shall not perish

from the earth.” ‘



“In essentials, unity: in non—essentials,

liberty; in all things, charity.”



“I have not willingly planted a thorn in

the breast of any man."





which may be used





“No man is good enough to govern

another man without the othcr's con-

sent.”



“\\'itli public scntiment nothing can





fail; without public sentiment nothing can

succeed."



One need not necessarily limit this

contest to thc sayings of Lincoln. (’lthcrs

may be includcd. In this cvcnt it will

be well to add the author‘s name to each

quotation. thus providing a slight clew,

and make the solution thereof less diffi-

cult.



A historical contest consists of answer-

ing questions pertaining to the Civil \\'ar.

Such questions as the following will an—

swcl‘ lliccly:



"\\'hat fort was the Sccnc of the first

hostilities?” (Answer. Fort Sumptcr).



" ‘x'hen did the battle of th’xttysburg oc-

cur?" (July 1, 2 and 3, lstlil).



“\thn was the Emancipation Procla-

mation issued?" (Jan. 1, 1865:).



“\ 'hat t\\o iron—clad ships battlcd for

suprcmacv?“ (Mcrrimac and Monitor).



“\Vhat (icncral said, ‘I propose to light

it out on this line it' it takcs all summer?”

(Grant). .



“\\'ho was the third ‘accidcntal Presi-

(lcnt?” (Johnson).



Songs which wcre popular during the

war may also bc uscd as the basis for a

contest. ()no of the number present may

play a mcasurc or so of various songs,

allowing timc bcthcn for the guests to

write down what they surmisc cach to

be. 01', articles may be arrangcd about

the rooms to represent these songs, and

the guests move about until all are dis-

covered. Numbcrs chI' each should Cor-

rcspond to the numbcrcd blanks on the

if!“ of paper provided. For example, a

chair without an occupant may rcprcscnt

“'I‘hc Vacant Chair.” A picture of a

camp, or a group of toy tcnts and sol—

diers will answer for “'l‘cniing on the old

camp ground," while a picture of an old

couple in their room will suggest “Old

folks at home." A flag quickly reminds

one of “The Star Spangled Banner.“

Three pictures or clippings of tramps will

serve for “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp”



Still another diversion brings up some

of the well known incidents of Lincoln’s

life. Select a few of the guests in ad-





THE MICHIGAN FARMER.





Vance for this amusement, so that they

may be prepared to carry out their parts.

The incidents are acted out in pantomime

behind a sheet stretched in a. doorway,

the lights lowered in the room wherein

the guests are seated, and so arranged in

the other room as to clearly throw the

shadows on the sheet. Some one in the

act of splitting rails will be quickly ap-

preciated. A young pig, or a stuffed

cloth representative, may be carried awk-

wardly past the curtain, reminding the

watchers of the time when Lincoln, noth-

ing daunted, thus loaded pigs onto a flat~

boat after their persistent refusal to be

driven aboard. Situations, full of comedy

or tragedy, are. readily carried out in

this manner.



Mosaic, jigsaw or picture puzzles are

so very popular at present that a portion

of the evening might be devoted to them.

These puzzles are cut up pictures to be

properly united, and resemble the dis—

sected maps and animals of Childhood’s

days. For this occasion pictures of Lin-

coin, Grant, Lee, etc., could be used. The

puzzles for sale in the shops have the

pictures mounted on wood, but for a'

special occasion of this kind they could

be mounted on heavy Icardboard and cut

into irregular pieces at home. The game

may be made progressive by placing four

guests at a table. Tally is kept showing

the number of parts of the puzzle each

correctly joins within a specified time,

the party having the highest standing at:

each table progressing at the expiration

of the time limit.



Suitable prizes for celebrations of this

character consist of flags, busts or port-

raits of Lincoln, copies of the old songs

of the war period, dolls dressed to rep—

resent Topsy, toy soldiers or tiny guns.

The tally cards and slips of paper uscd

in the contests may be made interesting

as souvenirs by having the dates, “1809'—

1909,” printed in gold at the top, with

small cuts of Lincoln or his birthplace, in

an upper corner.





CLASSES OF GLADIOLUS AND

DAHLIAS.





 





\Vould you explain the difference be-

tween the several elasses of gladiolus,

also the show dahlia, the pompon, the

cactus and decorative dahlias? \Vhati is

the nature of the rhododcndron, or rose-

bay? Is it an evergreen and What are

the color of its flowers?



Saginaw Co. READER.



With regard to your correspondent's in—

quiries com-crning the several classes of

gladiolus. etc., will say that nearly all of

the cultivated gladiolus are what is known

as hybrids. the results of crosses between

two or more i'clatcd species.



Gladiolus are better known as early

and latc; large and small flowered vari-

ctics; mixed and natural colors. Named

collections are quite expensive, and are

seldom grown unless by specialists for

cxhibition purposes.



Seedlings are very good, if obtained

from a reliable source, and answer for

purposes of decoration equally as named

kinds. The varieties Brcnchleycnsis and

gandavensis are the two from which

nearly all of the named kinds have dcs-

ccnded, and those two older types are

still well worth cultivation.



The “Show Pompom,” “cactus” and

“decorative” dahlias constitute four of

the nine groups in which dahlias are now

divided. The show group grow from 21/:

to 4 or 5 feet high with perfectly double

flowers, in fact, sphcrical in SilitpO with

a single color.



The Pompous do not grow so tall and

the rays arc cup shapcd.



The cactus dahlias are not cupped. but

have long and flat ilorcts and arc called

cactus from the rcscnilllance of the flow—

ers to the brilliant crimson night—bloon’n

ing cercus speciosissillllls.



Decorative doblias do not grow so tall

as some of the otlc-r groups and the flow-

ers have various colors. ‘



The rhododciidron is one, of our best

ornamental iiowcring shrubs but in Mich-

igan it rcquircs protcction from the cold

cutting winds of March. The hot, dc”

wcathcr of August and Scptcmbcr is alikc

trying to it. but if planted so as to avoid

thcse trying conditions. and ilivcn good

ilbrous peat: to grow in. it will live fcr

furnishing an abundancc of pale,

pinkish flowers in May.





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Charcoal Purities

Any Breath





And In Its Purest Form Has Long

Been Known As the Greatest

Gas Absorber.





Pure willow charcoal will oxidize

almost any odor and render it sweet

and pure. A panful in a foul cellar





for charcoal

its volume





will absorb deadly fumes,

absorbs one hundred times

in gas.



The ancients knew the value of char-





coal and administered it in cases 01

illness, especially pertaining to the

stomach. In England today charcoal





poultices are used for ulcers, boils, etc.,

while some physicians in Europe claim

to cure many skin diseases by covering

the afliicted skin with charcoal powder.

Stuart’s Charcoal Lozenges go into

the mouth and transfer foul odors at

once into oxygen, absorb noxious gases

and acids, and when swallowed mix

with the digestive juices and stop gas

making, fermentation and decay.





By their gentle qualities they control

beneficially bowel action and stop diar-

rhoea and constipation.



Bad breath simply can not exist

when charcoal is used. There are no ifs

or ands about this statement. Don’t

take our word for it, but look into the

matter yourself. Ask your druggist or

physician, or better still, look up char-

coal in your encyclopedia. The beauty

of Stuart’s Charcoal Lozenges is that

the highest pharmaceutical expert

knowledge obtainable has been used to

prepare a lozenge that will give to

man the best form of charcoal for use.



Pure willow and honey is the result.

Two or three after meals and at bed-

time sweeten the breath, stop decay of

teeth, aid the digestive apparatus and

promote perfect bowel action. They

enrich the supply of oxygen to the sys-





item and thereby revivify the blood and

l nerves.





Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are sold

everywhere in vast quantities, thus

they must have merit. Every drugg‘ist

carries them, price, twenty—five cents

per box, or send us your name and ad-

dress and we will send you a trial

package by mail, free. Address F. A.

Stuart Co., 200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall,

Mich.





 





 





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is. closely related to the high—bush cran-

bcrry. The mountain laurcl and the

showy greenhouse azalea. There. are

many varieties of rhododendrons, but the

variety known as catawbiense is the hard-i





lost and the one best suited to our cli- ‘ —





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JAN. ‘30, 1909.





Three” Daily Papers



For those who would like to have

three daily papers a, week, we have ar-‘

ranged with the New York Thrice-a-





Week World so that we can offer it with

the Michigan Farmer a. year for only





$1.40; that is,‘both papersra. year each



for that price.



thru our agents.

THE MICHIGAN FARMER,



Detroit, Mich.





Michigan Farmer’s club Liil.





For the benefit and convenience of our sub-

scribers we have arranged the following list of



apers on which ,we can anve'them money.



eaides the money. they save the trouble and

expense of sending each order separately.



EXPLANATION—The first column In the reg

ulnr subscription price of the other papers. The

second column gives our price for a year’s sub-

scription to both the other pnper and Michigan

Farmer. The third column gives the price at which

the other paper may be added when three or more

are ordered. Example: We Will lend the Michigan

Farmer and Detroit Semi-Weekly J ourunl for 01.85.

II McCall's Magazine also is wanted add it at 400

making total $1.75. Anynumber or papers may be

added at third column price If they are for n aub-

acriber‘ to the Michignn Farmer.



It will be nuclease to send us subscriptions for any

daily—except the Times—at Rural Route prices. If

you do not give number 01' your route publishers

will only accept them at first column prices.



If you want the MICHIGAN FARMER TWO

YEARS and the other paper: one year odd 45c to

the second column price. For the Michigan Farmer

5 years add 750. We do not send samples of other

papers. Address the publishers direct.



Send all orders to the Michigan Farmer or

through our agents.



ABOUT PRICE OF DAILIES—Thoae having

rural mail delivery pay 2d column price. all other:

pay lat column price.





NOTE.—So long as a subscriber Is on our list for

one or more years he may order at any time any

publication at third column price. So that a. twoor

three—year subscriber does not lose the advantage of

the reduced price if he wants any other paper next

year or the year after.





Subscriptions ordered to Canada require

outage. Write for rate: unless postage is known,

n that case include with order. Postage on Mich-



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Dally. (6 a. Week.) I 0 I

Journal. Detroit. Mich.......... ........... 5 00 8 35 2 60

Times, Detroit ............................ 2 00

News Grand Rapids. Mich............... 3 00 2 50 1 75

Courier-Herald. Saginaw. Mich (inc



Sunday) on 3.1%.... .. 2 5 30 1 50

News. Cleveland, Ohl .. 2 50 2 85 2 10

Tribune. Bay City. Mic ...... 3 0 35 1 65



mid-Weekly. (3 a. Week.)



World. New York. (3 a week) ............. 1 00 1 40 90



Semi-Week“. (9 a Week.)



Journal, Detroit. Mich 1 00 1 35 75

Weekly Newspaper: and current Comment.

Blade, Toledo. Ohio ......................... 1 00 1 05 85

Commoner, Wm J. Bry Editor.



Lincoln. Neb .................................. 1 00 1 35 75

Harper’s Weekly. N. Y ........................ -i 00 4 00 3 30

Cattle, Sheep Swine. Poultrymm.



Americ’n Poultry Journal. Chicago(m) 5o 1 05 85

American Poultry Advocate, Syracuse.



. . (m) ........................................ 50 1 15 35

American Sheep Breeder. Chicago (m) 1 00 1 50 80

American Swineherd. Chicago. (m).... 50 1 05 35

Breeders’ Gazette, Chicago. 111.. (w).... 2 00 l 65 1 10

Farm Poultry Boston, Mass. (a-m) ...... 50 1 05 35

Gleanings in Bee Culture. Medina. 0.



00 1 40 75





(s-m) ................................................

Hoard'a Duiryman. Fort Atkinson,

Wis. (w) ........................................

Home World. Buifalo, N. Y. (w)





 





 





00 75

00 1 9o 1 30

Horseman. Chicago. (m) ...................... 3 00 2 25 2 00

Jersey Bulletin, Indianapolis, Ind. (w) 1 00 1 50 1 00

Nat.Fruit Grower.St.Josehph.Mich.n

Kimball’n Dairy Farmer. Waterloo. 1 00 1 00 1 00

19... (s-m) .................................... .

Poultry Keeper. Quincy. Ill. (m) ........ 50 1 05 85

Poultry Success, Springfield, 0. (m)... . 50 1 05 40

Reliable Poultry Journal.Quincy.Ill.(m 50 1 05 85

Shepherds’Critei-ion Chlcngo.Ill.(a-m) 50 1 05 35

Swine Breeders’ Journal, Indianapolis.

Ind.. (s-m) ...................................... 50 1 05 35





Popular Magazines.





 





 





AmericalMagazine (m).. .. 1 001 50 75

Cosmopolitan, N. Y. (m) ........... .. 1 00 l 50 1 00

Century Magazine, N. Y. (m).... .. 4 00 4 30 3 75

Harper’s Magazine, N. Y. (m).. 4 00 4 00 3 85

Harpers Baznr. N. Y. m ................... 1 00 1 50 1 00

Lip incott’s Magazine. Philadelphia



a.,(m ............................................ 250300250

Metropolitan Mng.. N. Y. (m) .............. 1 50 1 50 l 50

fianson’sfhéggfzine.bl;lew York (m)..... 1 50 2 00 1 50



vewo vews. .Y. m ...........

McClurés, N. Y. m ......... i...) ........... 4 00 3 00 4 00

World 'l‘o-dny. Chicago. Ill. (m) ...... 1 50 1 50 1 50

Lndies’ or Household.

Housewife, N. Y. (m) ........................... 85 1 ()5 30

Housekeeper, Minneapolis. Minn.‘(m) 1 00 1 45 60

Home Magazine. Atlanta. (in. (m) 1 00 1 40 so

Lndles’ World. N. Y. (m) ..................... 50 l 10 40

McCall’s Magazine. N. Y. (111).... 50 1 10 40

Mother’s Mag., Elgin. III. (111).. 50 1 10 50

Vick‘s Family Mag. (:11) ...................... 50 95 35

Woman‘s Home Companion, Spring-

iield,0.(1n) ..................................... l 25 1 40 l 25



R elialous and Juvenile.

American Boy. Detroit. Mich. (m).. 1 00 1 25 75

Little Folks, Salem. Mass. (111) .............. 1 00 1 85 1 00

Sungay School Times, Philadelphia,



3. (w) ............................................ 1 00 1

St. Nicholas, N. Y. (m) ......................... 3 00 8 33 2 3:





Young People’s Weekly. Elgin. 111. w 75 1 15 75

Youth’s Companion. Boston Mass.((mi

(new or old) .................................... 1 75 2 50 1 75





 





 





 





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CLUB PREMIUMS.



Those subscribing for the Michigan

Farmer in combination with other papers

are allowcd premiums just the same as

it the order was for the Michigan Farmer

alone. ()ne premium only for every

Michigan Farmer order. Orders for other

papers alone will receive no premium

under any circumstances.





 





I like the Magazine Section. Would

say that We are well pleased with it,

but will say it has no weight in causing

me to renew my subscription for I am

a farmer and don’t see how I could get

along without The Farmer. Every week

there. seems to be something in it that

is just what I am

gives me. some





Edwin Gill, East Jordan, Mich.





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g l‘lllMERS’ cums}





OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIA-

' TION 0F FARMERS CLUBS.





President—A. L. Chandler, Owosso.

Vice-President—Mrs. Clara L. French,

Pompeii. ’



Secretary—Mrs. W. L. Cheney, Mason.

Treasurer~D. K. Hanna, Caro.

Corresponding Secretary—Clayton Cook,





Owosso. a

Directors—D. M. Beckwithi3 Howell; D.





 





M. Garner, Davisburg: T. . Halladay,

Norvell; E. C. Hallock, Almont; B. A.

Holden, Wlxom; Wm. A. Marks, Fair





- Haven.





Address all correspondence relative to

the organization of new Clubs to Mrs. W.

L. Cheney, Mason, Mich.





Amciational Motto.—

The skillful hand, with cultured mind,

is the farmer's most valuable asset.





 





Amciatlonal Sentlment.-- .

The farmer; he garners from the 5011

the primal Wealth of nations.





ATTENTION SECRETARIES.





 





The annual meetings of the local clubs

will practically all be over this month.

The associational secretary has received

a few lists of 1909 officers and addresses,

but only' a few, and is delighted to give

these credt for being prompt. Will not

all the secretaries remember how import—‘

.mt a matter this is. The report of the

annual meeting is going to be published

and every president and secretary is en-

titled to a copy, but unless the associa-

tional secretary knows their name and

address how are the reports to be sent

out? With greetings to every club in the

slate. Mus. W. L. CHENEY, Sec.





 





ASSESSMENT OF FARM LANDS.





Address of Jas. N. McBride before the

State Association of Farmers’ Clubs, pub-

lished by request of the convention.





I was called upon at one time to ex-

amine a mine that had been depleted of

its ore reserves, and following that a

piece of land that in the local term used,

had “gone to seepage.” That is, alkali

water had come from the irrigation

ditches and escaping from the higher to

'the lower level had carried the alkali

froma stratum of soil, in solution, and the

caustic element in the life—giving water

destroyed every vestige of valuable plant

life. For purposes of taxation the word

"Amortization” was used to express loss

or depreciation in each case.

Amortization.

no better word to use to

cypress depreciation of resources and

will hope the idea, if not the word, may

be written into common use and express—

ion in reference to valuations in assess-

ments of farm lands.



In the case of the mine where the ore

reserves were depleted it was silver and

load that had been removed. In the case

of the Alkali land it was sodium ele—

ments that had entered to destroy pro—

ductivity. In cropping farm lands the

available elements of nitrogen, potassium

and phosphoric acid are removed just as





I know of





the silver and lead wore from the mine

and quite possibly plant growth leaves

a toxic condition, according to Prof.





\\‘hitney, that is detrimental to succeed-

ing crops in a measure like the Alkalics

mentioned in the lands “gone to seep-

ugc." The bountiful harvests and plen—

lions crops which cause us to be thunk-





ful. and are a reason for our national

Thanksgiving day, lake from the soil

these elements.



For examplc, a forty bushel corn crop





removes from the soil 89 lbs. of nitrogen,

:hl lbs. Of phosphoric acid and 63 lbs. of

potash. A twenty bushel wheat crop

takes from the soil «'14 lbs. of nitrogcn.

12: lbs. of phosphoric acid and 22 lbs. of





potash. The average hay crop removes

37.8 lbs. of nitrogen, 15.9 lbs. of phos-

phoric acid and 27 lbs. of potash. A por-





tion of this fertility is restored or re—

turncd, but at a cost. of labor. Jas. J.

Hill desr-ribes the fact in anothcr way





by sl‘iowing that New York has had an

average decrease in wheat yield of 1 bu.

per acre. in each half decade. in Kansas

the yield of wheat per acre for the first

il\'l' years of statistical knowledge was

1.7.14 bus. and 13.18 for the succeeding

period. In Minnesota the yields have.

been for the same period respectively

13.12 and 12.18 bus. per acre. The aban-

doned farms in New England and the

lessened value of farms in New York at

not near the cost of buildings bears testi-

mony to the word amortization.



The output of fertilizer factories in the

U. S. was $5,816,118 in 1876, $23,650,795 in

18%, $39,180,844 in 1890 and $44,657.38?) in





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girl-IE MICHIGAN FARMER.





1900, and last year estimated at approx-

imately $65,000,000. So positive testimony

as to the necessity of establishing the

word amortization in relation to farm

assessments could scarcely be adduced

as in the [rise of the commercial fertilizer

industry. In most towns in Michigan

fertilizers are a. standard article of sale,

and farmers are accustomed to the terms

and percentages of elements which are

simply the measures of amortization of

their land which they are seeking to re-

store. The farmer feeder who purchases

feeds and rebuilds his acres simply trans-

fers the fertility of the cotton fields of

the south or the flax fields of the north-

west and does not change the nature of

the problem. If one wishes to see the

element of potash extracted in plant

growth, he should go to an alcohol fac-

tory where alcohol is made from the

sugar beet molasses. The “sludge” or

refuse after distillation is burned and the

potash is returned to use by way of the

fertilizer factory. So convincing has be-

come the need of restoration and so cer-

tain of amortization that a trust has

taken over the largest of the fertilizer

plants. A necessity exists for this supply

quite as much as supplying feed, fuel

or shelter, and the shrewd organizers of

the trust of the fertilizer factories recog-

nize farm amortization. Darwin relates

how a man used to purchase monkeys

of the Zoological society in London. His

business was to train monkeys to act in

plays and in selecting one out of several

he. was asked why he made the selection.

His answer was “that it all depends on

the degree of attention that the animal

gave to what was being done in its

presence.” Now here is being enacted

before our eyes a continued condition of

taxation of farm property under continual

conditions of loss of fertility, or at ex-

pense if repaired. There was noted in

one week’s reading in eight different ag-





ricultural journals that amortization is

expressed in such terms as “run down

farms,” “depleted fertility." “abandoned





farms,” etc., etc. It would seem un-

necessary to add further testimony to the

fact of amortization.



(Continued in the next issue).





 





CLUB DISCUSSIONS.





 





Three Good Meetings.~Three lively and

profitable meetings of the Looking Glass

Valley Farmers' Club have. been held

since last report. The first one was held

at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Boss. The main part of the pro-

gram was given by Mr. Oppenlander, who

gave a full report of his oat crop. The

talk brot out a lively discussion. A holi-

day meeting was held with Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Howe with about 90 present and an

interesting program was carried out.

Jan. 14th this club met with Mr. and

Mrs. Chester Miller, nearly 100 being

present. The program consisted of a rc—

election of all the old ofiiccrs, yearly re—

ports which showed good progress, roll

call, etc. Some of the members had at—

tended the State Breeders' Association

at M. A. C. and gave, interesting accounts

of that event. A. B. Tulis talked about

tuberculosis in cattle and cholera in

hogs, and Fred Howe talked on nodular

disease in sheep. Mrs. H. S. Bliss told

about an experiment station for good

housekeeping. Prof. C. A. Anderson, of

M .A. 0., will be With us Jan. 28th. at the

home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Bliss—Mrs.

Effie E. Bush, Reporter.





The Young Men Are Interested—The,

\Vashingtou Center Farmcrs’ Club held

the first meeting of the new year at Elm-

wood. with Mr. and Mrs. French, with

an attendance of 82. The president, in

his farewell address, recommended club

extension. He also spoke of the hearty

support given him by the members and

of tho hearty goodfellowship existing in

the club. and. as Mr. Brattin succeeds

himself in the office of president, he com—

bined this with the. president's addrcs:

of acceptance and outlined the, work for

the coming year. “How can one improve

one‘s education late in life," was the

topic for general discussion. and was led

by \Vill C. Long, and F. Cook, who spoke,

of the ease with which one could inform

himself, if he so desired. Special courses

.va study, correspondence schools, abund—

ance of literature on all subjects, general

or special. were some of the ways men-

tioned. “Has the world grown wiser or

bcttcr in the last 50 years?” was the

topic of a paper by Mr. Ackley, which

callcd out a lively discussion. Some

spoke of the increase of crime and the

gigantc evils prevalent today, but. the

majority were more optimistic and dc-

clared that the world was more wise and

much better than it was 50 years ago.

A paper by \Villiam Long on “The bene—

fits to be derived from :1 Farmers’ Club

in a Community." was listened to with

much interest. llIusic by Mr. and Mrs.

Brattin followed, and the constitution and

by—laws were read by the secretary. Roll

call was responded to by proverbs from

the Bible, and the farm inspection com—

mittee reported favorably. This club is

fortunate in having a number of young

men as members and the boys are always

Willing to help with music. as well as in

other ways. At this meeting the male

quartet furnished especially fine music.

which was much enjoyed. The question

box finished the program. and the club

adjourned to meet at Shadclands, Feb.

11.—Mrs. O. J. Campbell, Cor. Sec.





 





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Our Motto—“The Farmer is of more



consequence than the farm, and should be

first improved."



TEACHING AGRICULTURE IN RURAL



SCHOOLS.





 





 





 





When you and I were a boy and girl

We saw the foamy pails of milk brot

into the house before we left every morn-

ing to go to the district school—if, in-

deed, wc did not milk it! We filled the

woodbox from the big pile that was re—





plenished every winter from father’s

woodlot. We pumped water for the stock

or house. In summer vacation, we hoed





in the garden, flower beds, or followed

the cultivator up hill and down between

rows of corn, or beans. or potatoes. The

boys and girls of those days—~when we

were youngsters—learned the art of doing

things on the farm and about their homes

in the country with their independent

systems of water supply, fuel supply,

sewerage, lighting and heating.



“Theirs not to reason why,



Theirs but to do and die."



The “reason why” had to come to us

in later years, often by devious ways and

sad experience. The relation of feeds

and breeding to butter-fat and quantity

of milk has been obtained from the

schoolrooms of the stable, the agricultural

press, farmers' institutes and like courses

of study that must needs be for people

past school age who were never taught

these things elsewhere. \Ve scratched

the dirt to out-root weedswwe learned

years later that the hoe and harrow do

far more than that and how. But we

did not learn it in the “little red school-

house.“ We rccitcd there about

the 10:1 of Ceylon. lhc spiccs of Arabia,

and the silks of China; but what rank

our own township had as a shipper of

shccp and producer of wheat or oats we

did not even guliss at. \\'c could describe

a boa-constrictor of South Amcrican

jungles with vividncss but, for the life of.

us, we could not tell what really spoiled

the cabbagcs in our mother's garden.

Ilow many bushels of corn might be

raised per and how many were

raised wcre subjects unbroachcd by our

teachers. I’orchuncc, the big boys and

girls dug out sonic Latin roots but they

never, by any chance, examined the roots

of clover or beans under their lutor's

direction. They may have uu-morized

pcrt‘cclly the table of (‘udmus sowing the

dragon's tcclh, but whoever heard of

teaching a boy at School at what angle

to set the teeth in :1 drug?



Not many years iig’tlrr-fillll' or fivc——I

had occasion to visit a school in the real,

The boys and girls \vcro





glibly





LlCI'L‘,





inland country.





as bright and attractive as one finds

unywhcrc. it struck nu- us an ideal op-

portunity to inllucncc and mold those





young lives at first hand into stuuch men

and women, hclpi‘ul in the places whore

they stood. Everything seemed providcd





to makc it casy to put them into vital,

dolightcd relationship with things all





school, :lt

\vhcrcvcr





lllt'il'

licighbol'lunul

()u the way homo





around thcm, on way in

home, in the





they lookcd or lislcuwl.





I walked bcsidl- lln- (lupin-l" little lady

who was the lcucln-i‘ of this school and

listened whilc slu- expluiucd to Inc, in





how shc cumo





country“ :ls if it





:1 half apolngciu way. of

in be touching “in tho

nccdcd cxplnuaiion or apology} .‘\ly lu-urt

fcll to tho zcro point. Such an leml'llh

nlly and such blindncssf



’l‘wo ycurs lutcr l icllu'uwl to the sumo





county and ussislcd in judging the dis—

trict school l-xllibits at ilu-ir county

i'urmcrs’ insiitutc. lu |'\'('l'_\' c-\hibil.

among thc spccimcus of \vrilicu Iz-lnguzlgc

lcssons, arithmetic pdpcrs. maps, and

spclling lessons, tllurc :l]>])l';ll‘l'll soup--





thing that shchd u ncw ll'l'lltl to cducu-





tion in tho country schools. 'l‘lu'rc \Vl'l‘l‘

charts showing the xvcuillcr l'ccol'd for

the month: tln-rc \\'l‘l'<‘ collections of thc

woods t‘ul grew in tho district. Sllw'l-





Wool, of plants, sol-11s,

products of





mcus of stoncs. of

all buscd on the

or state \vlicrc lhc child who





and‘so on,

thc district





niadc the exhibit livcd. llcrc was :1

clmngc worth investigating. They did

not do such things when thc judges of

that exhibit were school children. It





find the

even then





was not a far scorch to source,

of this change, for \\'c





guests in the schoolhouse of tho “County





“'(‘Y't‘





Normal Training Class." This class

consisted of those prcpuriug to be rural





teachers and they themselves were study-

ing these self-same common things in

order to teach something about them to

the boys and girls who lived among them





(23) 115

but had never had their eyes really

opened to them as fit objects of study.



We may well count that a red-letter

day that grafted the county, normal into

our Michigan educational system. Among

other things, rural teachers are here

taught how to teach a few simple facts

about the environments of their pupils.

It is putting them in partial touch with

that Occupation which supports all

others. It is beginning Where a beginning

must needs be made, namely, in teaching

the teachers. For how shall the blind

lead the blind?



The past year has seen a still further

advance in this same direction, since the

State Board of Agriculture has inaugu—

rated an extension department of the

Agricultural College. The first aim of

the new department will be to introduce

courses into high schools that will begin

to train teachers of agriculture and of

the sciences from an agricultural stand~

point.



Michigan, with nearly every other state I

of the Union, is thus groping for a solu-

tion of how to teach agriculture in the

rural schools. This latest step is one

of the attempts. The particular methods

employed today to solve this problem

may fail, but others will be tried and yet

others, until success results. For the

question is no longer, “Shall agriculture

be taught?” but “How Shall agriculture

be taught?" Creditablc history shows

that the National Grange first took ac-





tion favoring the introduction of the,

study of the elementary principles of





agriculture into the common

Nov. 9, 1878, thirty years ago. Since that

time, the National, State and local

Grangcs have persistently discussed and

endorsed this stop and movcd

toward its accomplishmcnt. As an or—

ganized body. lhcrcforc. the Grange has

long stood in the forefront of this mover

ment. “'0 have the touching of





schools on





steadily





St‘lJll





agriculture brot into agricultural colleges

and smoothing of it into other higher





institutions of learning, but it must. come

down still lower to wholly affect the root

of the farm problems.



Thc old theory that an curly education

in books alone fits the mind to grapple

wtth any proposition it runs up against

later in life, has bccn exploded by expo-

ricnccs galore. A professor of the old

typo once argued this point, by saving:

‘7‘ ' ‘ ‘



lhc study of the, language and mathe-

matics trams the mind and with this

training a turmer is quulficd to go out

and ”Investigate any problem that faces

mm. To make his point clear he used

this illustration: “Take a farmer who

sharpens his axe or scythc on :1 grind<

stone; does he curry :1 picco of the grind—

stono away with him? In the same way

a boy at college should sharpen his wits

on lus classics and on matln‘unaiics and

then use them to cut his way in the

world.” An old farmer who heard the

speech made this rcply: “it is true that

thc farmer sharpens his scyllu- on the

grindstonc, but ho always carrics u \vhcl—

stone m his pocket!“



Vi'c want a whctstouc put into the

pocket of every boy in the rural School.

Then, give them as much grindstoue

sharpening as you can afford. or please.



JENNIE BUELL.





NEARLY 100 NEW GRANGES DURING

LAST QUARTER.





 





The number of (lmnges oi'ganizwl and





rcorganizwi from Oct. 1, 190R. to Doc. :21

1908, both inclusive. is as follows:

Organized.



Colorado ......... l Ncw Jersey ..... l

[dullo ............ H Now York ....... ll

lllillllis .......... '1 (Win ............. f1

Kansas .......... 3 Hi'vgon .......... 1

Kentucky ....... l Pennsylvania 7

hluiuc ........... 2 Vermont ........ 6

Maryland .... 3" \‘Vusllingtlm ..... ‘_’l

Massachusetts 1.; \\'iscousiu ‘_‘



Michigun ........ 15j 7

Twin] .......... ‘3“)



Re-organized.



Illinois .......... 3‘ Vormont ........ 1

Michigan ........ l \\';l.~'liinglon ..... 2

New York ....... 1 \N'cst Virginia ...ll

Hhio ............. 2 \\‘isconsiu 1

Pennsylvania .... 1 __

I ’l‘nlul .......... 23

Bronson Grange, of hunch (‘o.. has





clcclcd the following oil‘u-cys my the my





suing your: Master. Fuuuic Martin;

overseer, Milo Munro; li‘('llll'¢'l', Alma

llui'gdul‘t'; steward, Frcd lurgdufi': uss'i

steward. Frcd liockc: (‘hgipluhp (lcorge





Shufi'mustcr: treasurer,

secretary, Nora (‘owurdz





Fm uk Marl in:

gall-keeper, H.





.l. Shaw: (“oi-cs, Muudc li‘owh-r: l’omona,

llch-u .ludd: Flora, Ardillu Sluii‘t'muster;

ii. A. 8., Lou Locke.





COMING EVENTS.





Pomona Meetings.

lngham (‘o., with Mason (h‘ungc, Fri-

day evening. Jun. 20 and Saturday, Jan.

30. Open meeting Saturday afternoon,

with address by State Master N. P. Hull.

Lapeer Co., with Almont Grange, \‘Vcd—





ncsday, Feb. 3, E. A. Holden, State

Spcakcr.



Grutiot (‘0., with Ithaca Grange, Sut-

urday, Feb. 6, Mrs. E. J. Creyis, Stale

Speaker.



(‘liai'lovoix (‘o., with \Vilson Grange,

Thursday, Feb. 1
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