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v01. CXLV. No. 18

Whole Number 3886





Improving Michigan’s Corn Crop





HE corn 'crop contributes more

I I annually, to the material wealth

: of Michigan than any other crop.

Michigan occupies an eminent posi-

tion agriculturally in bean production,

beet production, in the production of

oats, rye, potatoes and fruit. The corn

crop, however, is‘ worth each year

about three times the value Of the

bean crop, three times the value of

the potato crop, eight times the sugar

beet crop and about three times as

much as the entire fruit crop of Mich-

igan. Michigan is famous as a copper

State, but the corn crop each year will

just about buy all the copper mined in

Michigan. She is a leading furniture

state, but Michigan’s corn crop is

worth considerably more than her en-

tire furniture and refrigerator output

each year; in fact, corn growing is one

of Michigan’s greatest single indus-

tries. Statistically, Corn is King in

Michigan, but it‘ should be considered

that 95 per cent of Michigan’s corn

crop is grown in the southern .part of

the state.

In spite of the great value of the

annual corn crop, corn production has

not by any means reached its zenith.

The acre yield remains extremely low,

very'near the cost of production, which

means that many farmers are produc-

ing corn at but little or no profit. In

individual cases of low yields, scien-

tific methods of corn production when

properly applied markedly increase the

acre yield. It stands to reason that,

when these same methods are used by





[a majority of Michigan farmers, the





state corn yield will be appreciably

raised. V ,



”'All farmers who grow corn are fa-

miliar with the , rudiments of corn

growing and 'can secure some sort of

ai' crop any season and a good crop oc-

casionally, but success in corn produc-

tion consists in-‘getting a profitable

crop each year. Scientific agriculture

has “speeded up” corn production

along many lines and has added new

practices to the ordinary methods of

corn growing which tend toward the





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By JOSEPH F. cox





improvement of the crop. The success-



ful corn grower is he who is familiar



with these scientific practices and



builds them into his routine methods.



It is the object of this article to em-



phasize particularly such practices.

The Proper Variety.



A great number of varieties and

types of corn are grown in Michigan.

A corn show held for the first time in

any locality will often show as many





 





tain highly uniform and productive va-

riety. The question of the proper vari-

ety will always be a local one owing to

the wide range of varying soil and cli-

mate conditions in Michigan.



There have been developed a num-

ber of corn varieties adapted particu—

larly to the conditions of certain sec-

tions. Some of these improved varie-

ties and the section to which they are

suited are shown in the accompanying





 





Ideal Seed Corn—First Prize Exhibit at the National Corn Show.





widely different varieties as there are

entries. Variety tests show that these

varieties vary as much in yield and

quality as in appearance. There is a

great need for the community’s stan-

dardization of varieties. Not only are

the majority of farmers benefited by

changing to the highest yielding vari-

ety, but as in stock breeding, the en-

tire community is benefited by becom-

ing known for the production of a cer-





 





illustration and are here listed. On

late soils within the various sections,

earlier varieties than those advised

would probably be best suited.



Corn Varieties for Michigan.



For southwestern Michigan, section

1, Duncan Yellow Dent, Learning Yel-

low Dent, Wisconsin No. 7, Ball’s

White Cap.



For southeastern Michigan, section

2, Duncan, Leaming, Tyler, Michigan





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Yellow, \Visconsin No.7, Jackson '

County White Cap. '-

For central southern Michigan, sec-

tion 3, Pickett’s, Golden Glow, (in the



northern part).



For north central Michigan, section,

4, U. S. Selection, Golden Glow, Early

Maturing Pickett’s Selections.



For the northern part of the south-

ern peninsula, section 5, Michigan

White Cap, Ogemaw White Cap, North-

western Dent, Flint Varieties.



For the upper peninsula, section 6,

Flint varieties, early maturing Dent

selections.



There are many local varieties

which careful farmers have improved

by selection, which have not even been

named, which, of course, are not

shown on the map. The varieties list-

ed are those which have been in the

hands of men who make a specialty of

improving corn and are varieties which

are widely grown.



The Variety Test.



In order to ascertain the high pro-

ducing varieties of any locality. a. com~

munity variety test should be made.

In this variety test, the leading varie-

ties of the neighborhood and improved

varieties of possible worth are includ-

ed. Such a test will require commu—

nity co-operation, and can best be per-

formed under the direction of a county

agent or field representative from the

Agricultural College, or by the co—op—

eration of the members of local farm-

ers’ organizations. A field of several

acres will be needed. This field should

be uniform in regard to soil and prep-

aration. In this field two or more rows

of each of the varieties submitted are

planted with tested seed and given uni-

form cultivation until ready for har-

vest. To secure a sure stand, it is

best to plant five or six kernels per

hill and thin to a uniform stand. At

harvest time, each variety is harvest-

ed separately, and the yields weighed, '

the amount of mature shelled corn

calculated. A community picnic at

harvest time attended by all the farm-



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CURRENT COMMENT.





 





In another col-

umn of this is-

sue appears an

article on ~the

milk inspection situation, written by a.

correspondent who has had more than

ordinarily wide opportunity for obser-

vation of the working of the present

method of milk inspection in the terri-

tory contiguous to Detroit. This writ-

er concedes—as do all well informed

men—that the dairymen contributing

to the city milk supply have made an

earnest and honest effort to deliver a

wholesome product, and that no scr»

ious objection will be offered to any

reasonable rules or regulations which

will bring about a still further better-

ment of the milk supply.



Referring again to the fact that, un-

der the operation of present rules of

milk inspection, the Detroit Board of

Health has found it necessary to order

the pasteurization of all milk entering

the city, by way of emphasizing the

fact that present methods of inspection

have not Wholly accomplished the de-

sired result, and to the recent research

work which has been done in New

York which indicates that the personal

equation in milk production is a far

greater factor than is the matter of

mere equipment in the making of a

wholesome product, it appears that the

real solution of the controversy is yet

to be accomplished. From an educa-

tional standpoint, there seems to be no

objection to dairy farm inspection, but



‘ from the practical standpoint of insur-

' E ing the object sought, i. e., wholesome

market milk, and that without injus-

tice to the producer, it leaves much to

be desired. As before noted, only a

careful analysis of the product itself

“7111 accomplish this desired result. In

a future issue the feasibility of carry-

ing out such a plan will be discussed

from a scientific standpoint in our

Practical Science Department.



In the meantime, dairymen engaged

in the production of market milk will

do well to give serious consideration

to every phase of this subject. Be-

cause it is possible to produce good

markeb milk without up-to-date equip-

ment is not a good reason for hesitat-

ing to install such equipment in the

dairy barn. Without question, it is

much easier to produce a good product

with good equipment than with poor,

and comfortable, sanitary stables will

contribute so appreciably to cow com-

fort as to prove a profitable invest-

ment from the standpoint of increased

production. On the other hand, the

city health authorities need to learn

that equipment alone does not insure

a wholesome product.



-, The interests of all parties concern-

;ed in this controversy are not greatly



{at variance. , What is really needed is



' ‘ ride standing ,of the other.





The Milk Inspection

Controversy.





 

 





 





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side of 111-6st » ' ’

concerned particularly by the health

authorities. The consumer is entitled

to the intelligent co-operation of milk

producers and health authorities. He

should not be obliged to use unwhole-

some milk because of the ignorance of

one group, nor have the cost of his

supply increased because the other

group thinks it knows many things

which may not really be true. The

producers of market milk are in turn

entitled to an accurate knowledge with

regard to the effect of the various reg;

ulations imposed upon the quality of

the product of their dairies. Likewise,

they are entitled to a compensatory

price for a good product which will in—

clude a reasonable profit in addition to

the cost of production. This, however,

is a proposition within their own pow-

er of equable adjustment, and exam-

ples of such adjustment brought about

by market milk producers of 'other

sections indicate that at the proper

time this problem will be equitably

settled in the milk producing districts

of our own state.





A study of the

crop statistics of

recent years shows

a gratifying in-

crease in the per acre 'yield of most

staple crops for the country as a whole.

This average increase of yield has

been approximately one per cent per

year during recent years. The per

acre yield of staple crops is a very aC<

curate index of the quality of farming

practiced throughout the country.

Some years ago when prices for agri-

cultural products were low and farm.

ers were soil robbers of necessity as

well as because of a less definite un-

derstanding of proper soil manage—

ment for the maintenance and in-

crease of soil fertility, both statisti-

cians and pessimistic economists were

prone to prophesy a food shortage for

future generations in this land of

plenty, the agricultural resources of

which have only commenced to be

well developed.



The greatest stimulus to the adop-

tion of better farming methods is the

coming of compensatory prices for

farm products. The value of knowl-

edge regarding proper methods of soil

management should never be underes-

timated, but without compensatory

prices for the products grown, the diffi-

culty of applying that knowledge is

materially increased.



This gratifying increase in the per

acre crop yield is, of course, due to

many causes. It speaks well for the

future of our agriculture that one of

the important contributing causes is

doubtless the greater efficiency of the

younger generation of farmers who are

better equipped in the matter of educa-

tion than were their predecessors.

This increased efficiency coupled with

an ever—broader application of scien-

tific principles to the solution of agri-

cultural problems should create a gen-

eral spirit of optimism among those

who are prone to speculate on the eco-

nomic problems of the future. The

American farmer will be equal to the

task of supporting an ever increasing

population not only for generations

but for centuries to come.





The Index of Good

Farming.





Pending official ac-

tion by Congress as to

the result of the spe—

cial investigation into

the sisal situation which is being con-

ducted by a special investigating com-

mittee of the United States Senate, an

agreement has been reached which

will facilitate the distribution of the

raw material fo1 this season’s supply

of binder twine.



Representatives of the Commission

Reguladora of Yucatan, which has com)

trol of the available supply of sisal

fibre, suggested that the investigating

committee take charge of the distri-

bution of the supply of sisal fibre re-

maining in its possession from last

year’s crop to twine manufacturers of

This the committee had,





The Sisal Con.

troversy.





 





 





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Commission will take charge of the

distribution. of the raw material, in-





 





suring a supply of binder twine to}





the farmers of all sections of the coun-

try on a basis of competitive manufac-

ture, although the price of the finished

product will be considerably higher

than in recent years, owing to the

higher price of the raw material. Un-

der the agreement, no fibre will be sold

to, manufacturers for use in making

rope and cordage other than binder

twine until the manufacturers’ require

ments for this purpose are filled.



This is a practical settlement of the

immediate difficulties upon which all

parties interested should be congratu-

lated, particularly the farmers of the

country who will need the twine to be

manufactured from this raw material

within a very few months.





There are pending

in Congress several

bills, the provisions

of which would practically prohibit the

transportation of prison made goods in

interstate commerce. Some of these

bills are so broad in their scope as to

apply to goods made in part by convict

labor.



It is believed by prison reformers

that this would apply to goods manu-

factured in part by the labor of pa-

roled prisoners, and would thus strike

a fatal blow at present advanced meth-

ods of the reformation of convicted

criminals. The humanitarian consid-

eration should be the paramount one in

this connection. Organized labor has

for years sought to restrict the market

for prison made goods and thus elimi-

nate the competition of prison labor

with free labor.



Various states have laws restricting

the market of prison made goods and

this congressional legislative program

seeks to restrict the interstate ship-

ment of goods which are in any way

the product of convict labor. In a

number of states, including Michigan,

the employment of convict labor has

been along lines of manufacture which

could be easily consumed Within the

state, but the broader bills above men—

tioned which might interfere with the

interstate shipment of goods made in

part by paroled prisoners would be a

serious blow to reformation work in

this state. In such a case the zealous

champions of labor should not beoal-

lowed to prevail against the humani-

tarian considerations involved.





Prison Industries.





HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.





 





Foreign.



Mexican Affairs—American troops

will remain in Mexico “for the pres-

ent,” according to the announcement

given out by Secretary of War Baker.

Gen. Funston has plans for the redis-

position of Gen. Pershing’s. columns

for the purpose of recuperation, and

pending the diplomatic negotiations

now in progress between the state de-

partment and Gen. Carranza’s govern-

ment. The reply to Gen. Carranza’s

request that the American troops be

withdrawn has not been sent yet, but

it will be in such form as to give him

further chance to co-operate with the

American troops in crushing Villa, and

other bandits, or to demonstrate with-

out doubt that the Mexican govern-

ment can do it alone and prevent fur-

ther bandit operations along the bor-

der. The report that Villa was killed

has never been verified. The body

supposed to be that of Villa was that

of a Villa oflicer. .





The European VVar.——The Verdun

battle is still the momentous question

of the war. During the past week

nothing decisive has occurred. The

arrival of a large number of Russian

troops in France to assist in this bat-

tle spurred the French troops on so

that they made some gains in the

northwestern sector in an offensive en-

counter. Floods are retarding the ef-

forts of the British to relieve Kat-El.

Amara where the Turks have been

besieging for some time 40,000 British

troops. According to a Turkish report

the Russians were defeated with heavy

losses in southern Armenia.



London reports indicate that the

German submarines are still active,

four vessels having recently been





sunk. The Italian steamer Josep‘h





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whose crew is also





captain and 16 hands or the 314131211”





steamer Feliciana were saved, and the

entire crew of the British steamer

Tregantle are also safe. Both of these

boats are reported as being torpedoed

by German submarines.





The Germans are taking the Ameri-

can U—boat note calmly, while in Wash-

ington there is much conjecture as to

what Germany’ s reply will be. The

Germans insist that Wilson’s note

shows partiality to the Allies, and that

since their last controversy with this

country in regard to submarine war-

fare, they have kept all of the promises

they made. They also claim to have

proof that a German submarine did

not sink the Essex. They contend that

they have done all they could to pro-

tect neutrals on passenger boats but

cannot grant protection to neutrals on

freighters belonging to the Allies, or

carrying munitions to them. In official

circles at the Capitol it is believed that

Germany cannot afford to break with

America.





Nearly two million soldiers in the

Mediterranean and Asiatic theaters of

war are inactive on account of a politi-

cal tangle between England, France

and Russia over Constantinople. About

a year ago when the attack on the

Dardannelles was started England and

France agreed to let Russia have the

Straits and Constantinople should they

be ca tured. That campaign was a

disma failure but now Russia is meet-

ing with success in Turkey, and the

English and French really fear that

Russia will get this port, so valuable

in international commerce. They con-

tend that Turkey is tired of war and

would gladly give Russia Armenia as

a peace consideration but that she

would fight to the end to protect Con-

stantinople. Peace with Turkey would

be a body blow to Germany and there

fore if Russia would resign her claim

on Constantinople the possibilities of

developments of great advantage to

the Allies would be likely.





Dr. Aatonia Jose Almeida, the pre

mier of the new ,Portuguese war cab-

inet, said that Portugal entered the

war on the side of the Allies to assist

in ending “Prussianism. ” He also fully

expected that America would join the

Allies for the same reason.





National.





Last week the House of Representa-

tives. had their annual discussion of

the free seed distribution. After much

oratory and humor it was decided that

the constituents at home were all glad

to receive the seeds, and therefore the

practice should be continued.





It has been legally decided that Lord

Francis Bacon wrote the works credit-

ed to William Shakespeare. In a suit

between a prominent Chicago moving

picture magnate, who held to the pre-

vailing idea that Shakespeare really

wrote what was credited to him, and a

literary man, who was 3 Bacon advo-

cate, Judge Richard S. Tuthill, in view

of recent developments which be con-

sidered sufficient proof, made the

above decision.





AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.





The first agricultural congress of

Northern Michigan will be held at the

County Court House, Cadillac, Mich.





May 17-18,1916. The reason given by.





the committee in charge for calling

this Congress are as follows:





The economic and industrial needs

of the counties in the lower peninsula.

of our state, usually referred to as

Northern Michigan, with their unde-

veloped wealth, are matters of interest

to the Whole state.



This Congress is called to consider

the essential facts relating to the pres-

ent situation of these counties and as

to their possibilities, and to construct

a general program for their develop-

ment.



A committee of representative men

have been selected to report and to

advise as to the methods and means

of securing results and to report to

the meetings its recommendations.





The program for this Congress is in-

tended to devote itself to a few perti-

nent questions for Northern Michigan.

The questions will be:



1. How best to assist the new set

tiers in developing their lands.



2. How to induce profitable advance-

ment of the live stock industry in

Northern Michigan and the utilization

of suitable lands for this purpose.



3. What the railroads can do by

way of cooperating in best answering

this question and in further providing

for larger publicity, transportation and

marketing facilities.



4. Suggestions that will assist the

more rapid advancementof ofNOrthern

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HE practice of taking out stumps

with dynamite is becoming so

popular that we believe a de-

scription of methods for doing this

work would be in order.

Proficiency in stump blasting is





reached only by practice, the same as'





painting, carpenter work, or any oth-

er trade; no man can, by reading the

work of other men, become an effi-

cient stump blaster. But he can glean

hints and bring general problems to

meet the requirements of his partic-

ular task. ,



Stump blasting may be divided into

two classes; namely, pine stumps and

hardwood stumps; and these may each

be. divided into two classes; light soil

and heavy soil. For the present, we

will deal with pine stumps.



Having had considerable experience

blasting pine stumps, I will endeavor

to describe the work in such a man-

ner as to be of use to those who have

similar work . on their hands. The

problem that is most frequently en-

countered, is the white pine stumps;

now, white pine stumps vary with the

character of the soil upon which they

grow. Onclay soil, or soil in which a

large per cent of clay is present, the

stump spreads out, spider-like, over a

large area and rests on top of the

ground; these stumps could easily be

pulled, but could not be handled after

they are out. Consequently, the main

object is to split them up so that they

can be piled to burn; to accomplish

this, the charge ’must be placed as

near the center of the stump as pos-

sible, and may be ignited with a cap

and fuse in the case of a very large

stump, requiring several sticks of dy—

namite, it is difficult to get the charge

all in the same place ;. it becomes nec-

essary to make a pocket or hollow at

the end of the bore-hole to hold the

charge; this can be made with a

spoon, specially made for the purpose,

or, in the absence of a spoon, the

pocket can be made by exploding a

small piece—say a quarter of a stick

-——at the end of the hole, then the hole

can be re-opened with the auger or

bar and the charge placed in the pock-

et thus made; this can best be done

by taking the paper off of the dyna-

mite, or slitting the sticks lengthwise

with a knife, the former method is

usually the best, the last stick con-

taining the cap and fuse should be

left whole. .Since the object is to

split the stump, the charge should be

placed as close up to the bottom of

the stump as possible.



When the white pine stump is in

sandy or gravel soil the roots go deep

and are very difficult to get out; in

cases such as this, three or more

charges should be placed under the

main roots—practice will enable one

to determine where the main points

of resistance are—~and ignited simul-

taneously with a blasting machine;

these charges should be placed well

down so as to loosen the roots with-

out breaking them off; if the stump

is large and solid a charge—heavier

than the others—should be placed un-

der the center to split it. Placing the

charge down to a good depth is essen-

tial, as a charge placed too near the

surface is not only apt to break off

the roots and leave them in the.

ground, but it will often blow out a

great hole at the side of the stump,

and then it must be dug out, which is

neither an easy or pleasant task.





Practice will enable a man to do a

very neat job of taking out and split-

ting these kind of stumps, and at a

minimum cost. I believe that white-

pine stumps in sandy soil are. the hard-





est of all stumps to get out properly.





Next we come to the Norway pine.





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charges well down, one on each side

of this tap roOt, and discharge them

with an electric machine; a small

pocket-size machine can be had, which

is very handy and suited to this class

of work.



In some localities there are stumps

of the Yellow-Jack-Pine. These grow

about the same as the Norway pine

and as a rule shouldbe treated in the

same way.



Blasting on sandy soil should always

be done in the spring when the sand is

wet and loose, as it gives a much bet-

ter resitance than when dry.



I have endeavored to state general

conditions; none of these rules will

hold good in all cases, but will serve

as a help to the solution of similar

problems.



The great point in blasting stumps

is economy; with dynamite or 40 per

cent strength at about $16 a hundred

pounds, and blasting stumps that re-

quire from two to three pounds each,

a man can easily waste many times





 





‘ waste more money by using too little





dynamite than by using too much, be-

cause, when too light a charge is used

the soil is loosened under the stump

so that the ground will not give the

resistance necessary to make a second

shot effective; 'consequently, the

stump is in worse shape than it was

before it was tampered with. Per-

sonally, I have had a great deal of ex-

perience in stump blasting, the worst

job I ever attempted was re-blasting

a field that had been “deviled over”

by a novice. Therefore it can readily

be seen that it is a trick worth know-

ing, and one that requires good sound

judgment, to be able to calculate to

a niCety the amount of powder to be

used.



As a rule, on clay soil, the best re-

sults can be obtained with dynamite

of 40 per cent strength, while on sand

use 60 per cent or even stronger.





At present, owing to the war, the

price of dynamite is very high, but

there is every reason to suppose that

as soon as the war is over the price

will come back to where it formerly

was.





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ers who submitted corn, and their fam-

ilies and those of the community who

were interested, adds great interest to

such a test and demonstrates to all,

the varieties which are the best for

that community. Corn, in a variety

test, is mixed, or cross pollinated, and

seed corn of the leading varieties must

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Such a test is more valuable after it

has been conducted two or three years,

but one year’s test usually gives a very

good indication of the best corn varie-

ties for the neighborhood. Any farmer

can carry on a variety test in his own

field at no great inconvenience by

planting a number of rows each of

those varieties which he considers as

promising, harvesting them separately

and calculating the yield.

Germinating Test.



Though the germination test of seed

corn has been urgently advocated,

there are many who do not avail them-

selves of this easily performed meth-

0d of securing only ears of high germ-





 





methods and many manufactured

germinators. Practically all of these

methods are effective and enable the

operator to discard dead or weak ears

in a very short time and at very little

expense. When it is figured that one

ear produces, when planted, about five

bushels, it is readily seen that seeding

one dead ear per acre may cause a

loss perhaps equal to the cost of plow-

ing. As a matter of fact, seed corn

this year, as it occurs throughout Mich-

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son, more than ordinarily, the neces-

sity of testing seed corn is imperative.





Hence, this sea-





A simple method, the material for

which can be found on any farm, is the

earth or sand box method. The mate-

rials necessary are simply a shallow

box which should be constructed say

twenty inches each way, and about

three inches deep. The box is par-

tially filled with two inches of moist

earth evenly smoothed and is divided

off into squares by stretching strings

from tacks driven in every two inches

along the edges. Such a box will test

a hundred ears. The divisions along

the. upper edge of the box should be

numbered and those on the left edge





 





 





Efibh“"e'ar_l to beytested is numbered«

‘to correspond with its square in the

box and six kernels from each ear are

laid in that square with the corres-

ponding number, germ face up. In

taking the kernels from the ear,'it is

well to take two from near the butt,

turn the ear, taking two from the mid-

dle, turning again and taking two from

near the top. When the box is filled,~

the kernels are covered with a half«

inch or so of moist earth and set aside

for a week or so where the tempera-

ture favorable for growth prevails. Af- "

ter a week or ten days, the test is

ready to read; the squares which show

six strong, healthy, vigorous shoots

represent ears that are suitable for

seed; those squares which produce no

shoots or weak sprouts, and not the

full number, show ears which should

be discarded for seed purposes. Such

tests are remarkably reliable and even

poorly stored seed corn can often be

worked over so as to produce fairly

good seed.





A HOME-MADE CEMENT MIXER.





 





The mixer described in. this article

was made and used by men engaged

in constructing concrete silos. It con~

sisted of a wooden tank mounted on an

axle. The tank was barrel-like in con-

struction, being made of wooden staves.

The staves were hooped together and

the tank was the same diameter

throughout its entire length. A hole

left in one side provided means for fill-

ing and emptying the machine. This

hole was fitted with a cover which

could be locked down when the tank

was rotated. The axle passed through

the center of the cylinder. The axle

was fitted with ratchets so it could be

locked to turn when the wheels did, or

when unlocked the wheels turned With-

out rotating the tank.» From the de-

scription it will be readily seen that

the size of the machine can be varied

to suit the individual needs.



Motive power for mixing was pro-

vided by hitching a pair of’horses to

the apparatus and drawing it about.

With the ratchets set the cylinder ro—

tated and the materials inside were

thoroughly mixed. Where the machine

was in operation the concrete mate-

rials were eight or ten rods from the

location of the silo. The mixer was

filled at the piles of materials and then

driven to the point where the silo was

being built. The rotation of the cylin‘

der during this trip mixed the ingredi-

ents so they were all ready for the

builder when the silo was reached.



A little earth had been scooped out

near the site of the silo and the bot-

tom of the depression had been ce-

mented. The mixer was driven over

this depression, the cover unlocked,

and the cylinder turned over, letting

the concrete out. From there it could

be scooped into buckets for the hoist.



Where a silo is being built and for

some reason the materials can not be

brought near the site, this mixer would

prove very advantageous. Any person

who has cranked a hand-power mixer

will also appreciate the advantage of

letting a horse or a team of horses do

the work. Almost any old pair of

wheels can be used in building the ma.-

chine. A pair taken from a wornout

manure spreader were used on the

one described. The ratchet device for

locking the axle can also be varied to '

suit the builder.





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In the spring of 1914 I purchased'my

seed beans of him. He carried some

of that seed over, and in 1915 planted

that seed, of which he had about half

enough. For the other part he para

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planted the old seed the crop was at...

most an entire failure. I'

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FROM FEEDER TO S'l'AOKER THE - - , - Our dealer asks $95 for a drill with . » . ,

. thelkpastdlt copgalnsttor figges in thg fertilizer attachment, $75 for just the finicky crop, that 18 very uncertain. It

“En RIVER SPEGIAL Sta ’ an no e co Ohy re aroun grain drill, and $45 for a distributor. nearly all depends upon the season. If





n '8 Built to separate Grain twine, and as wool and cotton at that





your address. for a copy of the last edition. I_f _ .

"lilo would like a Bis Cttaloz. Just mention it Smith Boyce, who has devoted a large by all means have the drill. For all

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findustry employing; labor to clothe in foursflnch forlh’e la. 1: 25. rods

FIBRE INDUSTRY?





fine garments her people would be one the: business satisfactorily. I would

, , of the~greatest accomplishments possi- use three-inch tile for all the laterals.

One of the interesting and hopeful ble for any man. ‘ J Where a. lateral is itself a main for

things in the minds of men is additions JAE. 'N. MCBRIDE, a ways, with three or four laterals. it

to our sources of textile supply. Cloth- State Market Director. might be wise to use a four-inch up

ing the world is as necessary as feed- to the first. or second lateral.



ing it. Wool, cotton, flax and silk are Clipping Clover Intended for Seed.

the main clothing fabrics, while sisal, I have a piece of clover I would

jute and hemp are the main cordage . . . . like to clip for seed. D088 it pay to

textiles. The despised swamp milk- Purchasmg a Fertilizer Drill. do so? Where should I do. it and can



. I wish to use some commercxal fer- r pasture It some before chppl ?



weed, 5° general throughout the low- tilizer, possibly some lime. Could I Barry Co. an. F.





lands of this and other northern states, get as good results by using a fertiliz- No one can tell whether it will pay

has been receiving favorable notice for er distributor as a fertilizer drill? to save clover for seed or not. It is a.





 





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the seed. The combined drill. is the cheapest, the weather is dry when the clover is

A government report as far back as .but I Prefer the dull and dlsu‘ibuwr in bloom the flowers will fertilize fair-

1894 speaks of this fibre in glowing If I can get as 500d results With .the -



’ . same material. I have some fertilizer 13' well, but If wet weather occurs at

terms, soft and glossy and quite as purchased last spring. Does it lose its that time fertilization fails to take

strong as some grades of hemp. The strength in a year? Have kept it in place and you have no seed.

textile experts at that time were a gliydplaceé J E W

searching for a fibre for mal'in binder a wm 0' , ' ' ’ ' ' _ '



‘ g up m, 5:32:53 :13. that: has;

time were cheap and plentiful, fabric own personal experience 30 years ago. . . .

I had little or no experience with fer- igiogigtunfgigédrgfifi iéllihissifni: t1:

ernment was anxious to carry on the tillzers. Then to me it was an im- . ' '

. . h would not be necessary to clip at all

work with the milkweed fibre, but ap- portant question. I dec1ded to take t e if the stock would f ed the cl v ff

,. - - tion to the Grange meeting and e 0 er 0

parently the high price of 50 cents a ques 1 11 h '

. . even y a over t e field, but they Will

pound for 300 pounds was not able to have .lt discussed. Some thought the leave places untouched and it is neces-

secure the dry stalks at that time to fertilizer drill of no use, but one old





. . sary to clip to have it all uniform.

make additional experiments. Then man In whom I had confidence said, The clover should be clipped be-





making was not considered. The gov-





came the development 0f the Sisal “buy the fertilizer drill. I might want tween the first-and the tenth of June

You 89' RESULTS That way fibre from the hennequin plant in the to use In . I dld 5° and have never ' '

Good friends of yours are making money and tropics, and the milkweed of the regeretted lt'





saving rain by using this machine. They tell ! ‘ ‘

ou in? they do it in the Home Edition of the swamps was forgotten for years.





depending on the maturity of the crap.



I like a broadcast distributor, too, Don t let It get to “105303331115 stage.

How Large for Mam Tile?



I have 40 acres with a ravine





. , _ through it about 15 rods from the

part of his life to textiles and who for- cereal “OPS 1t 15 the mo“ Dracucal road. This is a square 40 and quite





merly lived in Illinois, but later in the way to apply fertilizer. The applica- level, although there is fall enough

Saginaw Valley, continued experiment “on is made at the same time you to drain. I dug an open dItCh about





. . . . three and a half feet deep in this ra-

and improvement in methods of treat- 50‘” the grain, and the fertlllzer ls Vine and use it for an outlet for tile.





ment, the swamp milkweed with which nhixel‘ll [with Y the 50h; as it always glitwg IhWisli to p511: Itfleelln tlhxis (filler).

- . ~ . sou e. ou mus go over e lo; OW argeo ne . oo er

Egg: “sgérecigl‘éiegrizggzofése :2; ground extra if .you‘ use a distributor; fighter runs on this land from other

and glosg‘ and would make garments When you are m a hurry sometimes Isebella Co. M. T.

wonderfully well suited to the finest you neglect to do u’ _ , It is not stated how large the tile is

grades of dress goods. There is 3. Applying _ the. fertilizer broedcast for the lateral drains nor how many or

gloss and richness of texture away he and harr ow1ng K into the 501! isthe how close they are together. The dis-

yond the finest of mercerized goods. It very best way f0? heavy applications tance the laterals are apart and their

is more soft than wool and can be but for hght applications sowmg With aggregate length, will make consider-

washed and pressed without damage the duh puts the soluble plant fOOd able difference in the size of the main

to the goods. An average acre of the quSt where the young plants can get drain tile.

thickly planted milkweed will produce It when t‘hey‘most need ltfmght ,af‘ If the water from a heavy rain is

four tons of the dry stalks and there ter germination. It IS like givmg quickly taken care of by numerous lat-

will probably average 20 per cent in fresh new milk to a calf. The heavy erals it will require a larger main

weight of the raw fibre. Some tenta- application of say 500 to 1000 pounds





, _ d , drain tile than as though the laterals

tive prices of the dry stalks have been ls more all through the 5011 so the were far apart and the water must be





made which would be around $75 to young rootlets can get lt’ but when absorbed slowly.



$100 per acre of fibre making material only 209 pounds, or perhaps 100 I would recommend eight-inch tile

There is also promise that the non- pounds. ‘3 hpphe‘i you can't get such for the first One-third of the drain, six-

fibrous portions of the plant would good dIStrfhhtmh' The plants find “5 inch tile for the next one~third, and

have value for pulp to be mixed with after a Whhe but they need 1'; at once. five-inch for the balance. This ought

sulphite stock for paper making. The They are better able to care for them- to carry the Water under any and all

ordinary swamp milkweed is apt to selvesafter a. W_hhe' conditions.



grow too bushy and not make as good A distributor ‘3 very handy—almost Soy Bean Questions.



fibre as when grown thickly. It is necessary to. apply lime, although hlhe Can soy beans be planted in the

claimed that a single planting will re- can be applied mm a fertilizer drill hill With corn and grow successfully

main profitable for at least five years. by gomg over the land twme or three for Silage, and can it be out With the





,. .. _ . _ , t' S s - corn binder or will it have to be done

The persistency of the milkweed 11'). e152: ttiinegeto: ufiifzhtthimlzlhrdt 3*?th by hand? Should the beans be plant.

cultivated fields has led many to class V y g0 “ ed at the same time as the corn and





it with the extremely noxious weeds. a drill, especially a diSC drill, you are how many to the hill? In regard to

Low wet ground of which there are so preparing a better seed bed. One the white field beans what do you

many thousands, of acres is especial- trouble in applying fertilizer With a. thmk about usmg lime for them, drill-





. . . . . . . ing them in with a. grain drill and

ly the environment of the milkweed. distributor ls "1 adJustlng It to sow drill a row of lime on each side of





It 's sa' d that“ Mich' an could easil small amounts. Most of them will not the row? What. is the best kind of

prolducelthree milliorllg bales annuallyy sow less than 500 or 600 pounds. lime to use for It? My ground needs





- - ~ lime but I cannot ut it on the whole

Swamp lands of the state have, ex- b hem?” does floadhterliorate by field this spring 20 I thought that

cept for special limited crops, like cel- elng ept over 1 l ‘5 ept d” ' might help the bean CI‘OD this year. I





. _ . Should it get wet and ferment—heat—— also want your idea about inoculati

:::}0%11?3§t3$£ flippiillllggg’tiggf b52181 then there would be a loss of ammon- for dbgansb And is TY: plowed9undtila§

seeds of the milkweed plant are not ia the same as in manure. If the gogvewgr‘ 095318 an at echrlhlpsM



. . . ., , fertilizer cakes or gets somewhat sol- yg 0' ' ' CQ'

over strong m Vitality, but what they , , . . The soy beans should be planted

lack in this direction is fully made up “1 It can hsuahy be hxed by smkmg right in the hill with the corn when

in their enormous quantity. Dean Hart, the bag With the back Of a shovel. they are intended for silage. The corn

of Denver, spent considerable time in What Sized The to yse.





7 . . harvester will gather the most of them

Denver trying to vulcanize the milk for! Eggyfiiilisoglgaggg Elf? algtegfizsg right with the corn. Plant four or five





into rubber, but without signal success. advice out of it. I would like to ask beans to the hill. They should be

If all these facts can be verified, Mich- what size tile you would advise me planted at same time corn is planted.

igan could look forward to an added to use to take the water Off 25 acres Do not wait, and let the com get the





textile industry, With cheap water pow— gg :ggénfinlgngnd lmégnmgailrl; (11552303 start of the beans.





or and fuel, and with an abundance of three feet of fall (or about half inch Lime ought to be applied some time

raw material that would rival the great to the rod). H G H before the beans are planted and be





Gratiot 00- . _ _ well harrowed into the soil. If you

has spent a lifetime in the textile in- A Slx‘mCh tile for the mam IS sufii- can not apply it to the whole field,





dustries and apparently has every cient for 25 acres,,with half-inch fall better get a sack of lime and put it on

claim for this utilization of the swamp t0 the rod. I have used a six-inch 'a piece two rods Square; Then next

milkweed substantiated with facts and main on 30 acres and believe now a year you can tell if your soil needs

samples of products. five-inch or even a four-inch would lime.



To him may come even greater hon- have carried all the water satisfactor- It will pay you well to inoculate a.

ors than to Eli Whitney, who made fly» bl“ I have a much greater fall. portion of the beans, say get enough

cotton available by the invention of That makes a big difference. I am culture to inoculate one bushel. of need

the cotton gin. The making available sure, however, that six-inch tile for the and try it.» Try the some thing. with

and valuable now much of the discred- first '25 rOdS 01’ the main drain, the clover. Then you will him for '





Through the persistence of. Sidney but if I could only have one I would





 





 





 





 





 





 

 





 





 





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' The: greenia‘pms is a pest of increas-





 

 

 





ing importance among apple growers.





At least men are coming to realizeits





importance more than formerly. And

the expense of the nicotine treatment

is suCh'that many do not use this

spray, but take the chances on the rav-

ages of the aphis. Some seasons the

insect is not troublesome, and a good

many men take a gamble on the

season.



To such as would like to experiment

with a cheap and simple means of con-

trol an experiment last season may be

of interest. Prof. Pettit, of Michigan

Agricultural College, has stated that

the sludge preduced in cooking the

lime-sulphur solution is beneficial in

controlling the aphis, and last season

we tried this treatment. We had no

aphis in our apple orchards early in

the season. That this was a result of

using the sludge one would hardly be

justified in saying from a single ex-

periment. Sometimes this pest is trou-

blesome in some orchards while it is





 





 





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be put‘on soon after mixing as it will

crystalize if left standing.



If this method should be tried a per-

son should be able to tell in a short

time what success he was meeting, as

the aphis can be seen on the buds and

twigs if it is present, and if one be-

comes satisfied that the treatment is

not going to be satisfactory he can

change and use the nicotine solution

if he wishes. There will still be an

advantage in the use of the sludge that

will be worth all it costs, and that is

as a marker to tell where the spray

has been applied. But upon the au-

thority of Prof. Pettit, and with pres-

ent experience, I am satisfied that this

method is worth following up.



Allegan Co.’ EDw. HUTCHINS.





 





   





IRRIGATING THE STRAWBERRY

PATCH.





 





The feature of irrigation in straw-

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A Simple Outfit for lrrigatirtg Strawberries.





absent from others, and this, of course,

might have been the case with our or-

chards last spring. But the season

was a favorable one for the develop-

ment of the aphis, so we rather con-

cluded that the sludge treatment was

in a measure responsible for the im-

munity. Later in the season—late July

and early August—there was some pur-

ple aphis on the trees but not enough

to do any considerable damage; but ’it

is not to be expected that one treat-

ment will control the aphis during the

whole season any more than that a

single spraying will be sufficient for

any of the other pests which we have

to combat. However, the outcome of

our work last season was such that we

plan to follow the same course again

this spring.



Like other sprays, in order‘to have

this treatment effective it is necessary

that the application be made at the

proper time, and for aphis control this

is just as the buds are swelling or be-

ginning to open. So the dormant or

scale spray has to be delayed some-

what. We like to put this spray on as

late as possible and have the work

properly done, anyway, as it seems to

be more effective in controlling the

San Jose scale. As we cook our own

spray material we just stir the concen—





' trated mixture up, sludge and all, and

» put in a fair proportion of this into the





spray tank—about one to eight or one

to 9, and that is all there is of it.



If a person using the commercial

lime-sulphur and living near a plant

producing this liquid wishes to try this

experiment “he can readily procure a

supply of the sludge, as the manufac-

turer has no use for it and will be glad





,to have it taken away. Or no doubt

. ,the maker will ship it to his customer

' 'mr\_the_;expense of barreling. Probably





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of severe drouth some twelve years

ago, when We drew water from a creek

one-half mile distant and applied it di-

rectly to the rows of plants from pails.

It was a slow and inefficient method of

irrigation, but it paid us well for the

time invested. The water was applied

just in time to save the crop, for

though not of itself sufficient to make

a crop, it kept the' vines alive until

rains came a few days later.



After this experience, for a season or

two, we took chances with. the weather

man. Then a well was dug convenient

to the berry beds at the time, and

pipes, pump jack and gasolene engine

installed. The water was pumped di-

rectly through the pipes to the plants

where it was run on through a hose at

the highest point and directed by shal-

low furrows down the rows. It was

pretty dry that year and the water ap-

plied more than made good in increas-





*ed yield the expense of installing the





outfit.



In the years that succeeded our in-

itial experience, we have acquired con-

siderable knowledge of. the practical

side of irrigation. For one thing, I

have come to realize something of the

magnitude in quantity of water requir-

ed by plants in their growth and frui-

tion. An inch of rainfall may not ap«

pear to be so large a quantity till one

attempts to apply the same quantity

through a three-fourth inch hose; then,

if not before, one realizes what a gift

nature makes to earth in a copious

shower.



Another thing in the problem of irri-

gation I have come to appreciate in

strawberry growing is the usefulness

of the straw mulch, both in conserving

soil water and realizing on that applied

artificially. Indeed, protection to the

surface is absolutely necessary to suc-





cessful irrigation; it is necessary both

to check surface evaporation and pre-





 





 





 





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Dairy Products improved.





partment to stimulate and





better conditions





ing the eleven years that the

Dairy and Food law has





fore the dairy and food





alyses of the same and prosecute

those who were violating the pure

food laws. A little “administration of

justice” has helped to bring about bet-

ter conditions. In other words, it has

helped to make straighter those who

were inclined to be crooked.



I am not of the opinion that the

Dairy and Food Department has great:

ly increased the magnitude of the dairy

business, but it has been an active

factor in improving the quality of the

dairy products of the state, and helped

to secure the high level of prices be-

side the products of other states where

the dairy business has been developed

to a high degree. The high prices are

the legitimate results of a limited sup-

ply of dairy products, against a rapidly

increasing population, .reveling in

good times in which there is a liberal

supply of money. When money is

plentiful among the laboring classes

there is sure to be an active demand

for foods of excellent quality.



The Farmer Gets the Balance.

After the high level of quality of

foods were obtained along other lines,

it might be expected that there would

be a cry from the consumers in our

large cities and towns against the in-

ferior quality of milk sold, and the bad

condition in which it was offered for

sale. True to their nature and a de~

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Milk Situation

By N. A. CLA'PP





HAVE read with much interest the the milk, especially in hot weather.

paper prepared for and read at the Complaints went up to the boards of

Insti- health and there was a demand made

I think that something be done to correct the

that the facts presented should be evils.

read and considered by every milk on some of the farms from which milk

producer who seeks to sell his milk in was sent to the city markets, the farm-

The query arises in ers were not entirely to blame for the

my mind as to why milk producers bad condition in which the milk reach‘

have not cried out loudly before, and ed the consumer.

sought means that could be made ef-

fective in correcting various wrongs cilities for shipping and handling the

imposed upon them by those with milk were not good. Milk started from

whom they have felt obliged to deal the farms in good condition could not





said which

should be known in regard to the milk

producing and selling problems, I ven— milk that was Sllpposed to be whole-

ture to add a little to what has already some, city inSpectors were selected.

In doing so Those men were but human and were

I do not desire to stir up any 111 fee]- liable to err in judgment and action.

ings on either side of the matter, for Simply appointing a man to an Office

both sides, the producers and the deal- may Dut Upon him reshonsibilities, but

ers and consumers, all have rights,

which have been preth fairly set forth

by Dr. Robison and should receive con- bUildS him 11D in his own conceit and





 





AS bad as the conditions were





It is a well known fact that the fa-





reach the consumer in good condition





1 have also read two articles by Dr. after being left on uncovered platforms

Robison, which, I think, should also and exposed to the burning rays of a

be read very carefully by each and ev- summer 31111



It should be the length of time.

duty of all who produce milk for con- if they produced a good quality of

sumption in the large cities and towns, milk and delivered it in good condition

to become informed as to what should to the shipping station their responsi-

be reasonably expected of them, and bility ought to cease. But dealers were

then comply with all the requirements prone to blame the farmers in all cas-

necessary to produce a wholesome and ‘es, and would send the milk back to





for any considerable

The farmers felt that





them.

City inspectors installed.

In order to insure to the consumer





it does not add to his native good

sense and judgment. In some cases it





weakens his judgment.

Knowing that the milk sent to De-





When the law enacted by the Mich- troit would be-inspected, I sincerely

igan legislature in 1905, giving broad

powers to the Dairy and Food Depart- efforts to PM their milk in 800d 0011-

ment, it was generally supposed that

it would be the function of said De-

increase

the interest in the dairy business, and

at the same time promote and sustain

surrounding the

dairy business throughout the state.

We looked upon the scheme as not

only commendable but necessary. Dur-

new

been oper-

ating much good has been accomplish-

ed. The dairy products have been

greatly improved, and we have reason

to believe that the different foods sold

and resold in the markets of our state

are very much nearer what they are

represented tb be than those sold be«

inspectors

were allowed to examine what was ex-

posed for sale, secure a chemical an-





believe the milk producers made extra.





dition and hold it there until it left

their hands. But, alas, their efforts

were not rewarded by satisfactory

treatment. Quite regularly a certain

percentage of the milk was returned

with marks of condemnation attached.

Having faith in their own senses they

examined the returned milk and were

not able to detect anything wrong in

the smell or taste of the milk. I was

told of cases where the milk returned

one day was returned to the city the

next day and passed inspection.



Some exasperating practices have

been indulged in by the city inspectors.

I have been told by dairymen that af-

ter sending their milk to the city in

good shape they have received word

from the dealers that their milk had

been dumped in the gutter and was a

total loss. Of course, those dairymen

protested against such treatment,

knowing very well that the inspectors

had no moral or legal right to destroy

their property. Subsequently an oc-

casional can was returned with red

ink mixed into the milk which made it

useless. In such cases the farmers

could have the privilege of dumping

their own milk.





Inspectors Sent to the Country.



Assuming that the board of city in—

spectors had superior knowledge of

what the practices should be on dairy

farms, inspectors have been sent out

to the farmers, clothed with authority,

and instructed to enforce certain rules

formulated by said board. Those in-

spectors have been selected from p90

ple of various callings outside of dairy.

men, and for what reason some of

them were selected and sent out, it

seems to have been beyond the com-

prehension of ordinary mortals to tell

or make a good guess. They have been

insistent in their demands and exact-

ing in regard to non-essentials. They

have paid more attention to barns and

stable fixtures in some cases than they

have to the production ofx’good quality

of milk. They professed to be vested

with unlimited authority and if a farm-

er refused to make the changes in

barn arrangements at once he was

promptly told that he could not ship

any more milk to Detroit. In many

cases the desire to display} their art:





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‘ purpose and-the cows or other



' stock pastured upon such’land have a

very hard time securing enough grass

to satisfy their appetites. When a cow

is compelled to cover a large area of



' ground to secure that which should be

obtained from a small plot she is going

to be too busy to produce any great

quantity of milk.» It is best that the

cows should not take more exercise

than is really necessary for their

health. Every bit of the extra forag-

ing is going to cost money in the way

of milk and butter. The cow that can

fill her stomach from a small area and

then lie down to rest and chew her

cud in contentment is the one that is

going to return the greatest per cent

of profit to the owner.



The problem is, what shall be done

with these sort of pasture fields so

that they may be brought to a profit-



' able condition. Fertilizing with barn-

yard manure is hardly to be considered

as that would be very distasteful to the

cows, therefore, it will be necessary to

buy some sort of a commercial mix-

ture and use same in connection with

a combination of seed of the various

grasses that are most suitable for pas—

turage and are adapted to the soil.



During the spring months is a very

good time for working with the pas-

ture fields. Go over them with a slant

tooth barrow, giving a thorough drag-

ging, and then apply the grass seed. A

mixture of June grass and white clover

makes a very nice pasture. The addi-

tion of a little red clover may be help-

ful and such other grasses as are adap-

ted to the locality should be added

also. Next apply the top dressing

which should be a good commercial

mixture that seems best adapted ‘to

the requirements of the soil. It will

also be found highly beneficial if this

be followed with a dressing of land

plaster. Be liberal when applying the

dressing and endeavor to distribute it

over the field as evenly as possible.



The future handling of the pasture

will decide whether or not the work is

to be of any great benefit. One thing

that serves to make the work of small

.value. is over pasturing, the cows keep-

ing the grass so closely grazed that it

has no opportunity for renewal and

the building up of a strong root sys

tem. To avoid this the pasture may

be divided into separate fields. If the

acreage is at all large it should be di-

vided into three fields. Put the cows

into a third one week, another third"

the next week and the other third the

following week. Then start back and

follow the same routine. In this way

each parcel is given an ample opportu-

nity for renewing itself and will fur-

nish excellent croppage which means



”more milk and better flavored cream

and milk. SHERLEY CONNELL.





DAIRY PROBLEMS.





 





Soy Beans in Corn for Silage.



Would like to hear your experience

with soy beans and corn planted to-

gether for silage in 1915. How much

bean seed is required per acre if plant-

ed between corn in rows three feet

apart, (corn two feet apart in row)?

What variety would you recommend?



Ottawa Co. D. H. B.



I think it paid well to plant soy

beans in the corn last year. The corn

wasin drills and it was difficult to es-

timate the amount per acre of soys.

But I will estimate there was at least

two tons of green beans per acre and

they did not seem to interfere with the

growth of the corn.



~We planted in drills following the

corn 'planter with another planter

planting beans. We used about six

quarts of corn‘ and eight quarts of

beans per acre. This was sweet corn

grown for the canning factory and the

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Medium green, or medium yellow,

will do for this purpose possibly better

than an early or a late variety.



Peas and Oats for Forage.





What is the best way for putting up

peas and oats for green feed for cows

during the dry spell? How much oats

and how much peas per acre? Shall

'I sow the cats first one way and then

peas the' other way? How deep on

light gravelly soil should the peas be

planted? What kind of peas would

you recommend and when can I get

them? Would you put in peas and oats

the same for hay as you would for the

above purposes?



Allegan Co. J. A. T.



On a rather light gravelly soil, that





is liable to dry out badly in hot, dry

weather, it is best to sow peas rather

deep. On a soil containing more clay

this is not so necessary. The farther

south the pea crop is grown also, the

deeper the seed should be planted so

the plants will not be affected by hot

dry weather.



On our light soils peas are best

planted four inches deep. This can be

done by plowing them in with a gang

plow. Then the oats may be sown af-

terwards and somewhat shallower.



Peas and oats grown for hay or soil-

ing should be in proportion of equal

parts by weight and two and a half to

three bushels per acre. Common field

or Canada peas are the ones used for

this purpose.



'When this crop is grown for grain

there should be a greater proportion of

peas to cats, say equal parts by meas-

ure. This crop is not a late'soiling

crop. It comes early in July. Sweet

corn is better for August.



Ground Wheat or Wheat Chop for



. , . Cows.



Would wheat make a good feed to

mix Withoat's, (we are short of corn),

to feed to dairy cows? 1 have grade

Jerseys. C. F. H.



Ground wheat might make a better

ration to mix with oats than corn. It

will depend largely on the roughage

part of the ration and this is not stat-

ed. If you are feeding clover or alfalfa

hay and corn silage, corn and oat chop

make a splendid grain ration, but if,

your roughage is timothy hay and corn-

stalks then ground wheat would be

better than corn as it contains more

protein and makes a more balanced

ration.



In general, ground wheat makes a

very good grain for part of the ration.

I would not care to feed it alone, but

mixed with cats it will be splendid.



A Good Ration.



I would like to know if it would be

a balanced ration for my milch cows to

feed dried beet pulp, ground oats and

cottonseed meal with corn silage and

clover hay. . J. K.



The feeding stuffs named can very

easily be arranged so as to form a

nicely balanced ration. It would be

difiicult to find a better lot of feeding

stuffs to coax the milk out of cows

than those.



I suggest that you feed only two

pounds of cottonseed meal per day.

Feed this either morning or night as

you prefer, but scatter it on the en-

silage. Then the other feed of grain

is to be equal parts of beet pulp and

ground oats. That is, mix 100 pounds

of beet pulp and 100 pounds of ground

oats together and then feed one pound

of grain (including the cottonseed

meal), for every four pounds of milk

produced. Feed all the clover hay and

all the ensilage the cows will eat up

fairly clean.





A RECORD JERSEY COW.





 





Michigan has again produced a star

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Princess 224307, having completed a

year’s record of 16,578.4 lbs. of milk

and 876.7 lbs. of fat.



This is ranked as tenth in butter-fat

and ninth in milk production in the

Jersey breed, and gives Michigan two

cows in the first ten producers of the

breed. '



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BY FLOYD \V. ROBISON.





OME time ago there was printed

in these columns extracts from

a bulletin of the United States

Department of Agriculture, treating of

the water-proofing of cement concrete

with the use of mineral oil. This arti-

cle caused a number of our readers to

write in, making further inquiry in

the matter. In the meanwhile we

have obtained the original bulletin and

will present herewith a resume of the

main points covered therein, so that

our readers may know just exactly

how the Department of Agriculture

planned this work to proceed.



One of the greatest objections to

the use of concrete for building pur-

poses has been the readiness with

which it will absorb moisture. The

foundations of houses have been made

to a large extent, of cement concrete

but in a good many instances this

’has been unsatisfactory because of

the fact that it was not impervious to

water. Now that roofing is being made

of concrete material it is more im-

portant than ever that some procedure

should be adopted which will render

the concrete entirely impervious to

the infiltration of water, for it is evi-

dent that roofing material which is not

water-tight is by no means satisfac-

tory. Likewise in barn floors and

granaries it is highly desirable that the

materal used for their construction

should not only not leak but should

not readily lend itself to the gathering

of moisture.



The Department of Agriculture dis-

covered that when a heavy mineral oil

was mixed with a paste of Portland

cement the oil apparently distributed

itself intimately throughout the mix-

ture and even after the cement had

set to a firm hard mass the oil still re-

mained an integral part of the struc-

ture and did not ooze out as one

might at first instance expect in the

use of a mineral oil, which apparently

has no combining properties whatso~

ever. The oil used in the mixture

with the cement and sand in the con-

crete amounts, on an average, to about

10 per cent of the total weight of ce-

ment used. The specifications for

this oil as given by the Department

of Agriculture are as follows:



Oil Specifications.



First. The oil shall be a fluid pe-

troleum product and shall contain no

admixture of fattey or vegetable oils.



Second. It shall have a specific

gravity not greater than 0.945 at a





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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temperature of 25 degs. C.



l Third. It shall show a flash point,

of not less than 150 degs. C. by the

closed-cup method.



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heated in an Engler viscosimeter to

50 (legs. C. and maintained at that

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mixture to remain quiet the two com-

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Organich Agriculture In F rancc

By WM. B. HATCH





T was the third of July when we

were out among the farmers of

northern France. The wheat was



just turning and harvest had begun.

The average French yield is thirty-five

bushels to the acre. Very little rye is

seen here but considerable oats and

barley. The harvesting was done by

American binders.



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are seen. The French farmer has

learned that there is a decided in-

crease in the yield of wheat following

a crop or two of sugar beets, thus mak-

ing this a valuable crop in rotation

with oats and wheat. This part of

France seems distinctively a grain sec-





tion. Stock raising appears to be less

largely followed than in most sections

visited. But we have. to bear in mind

in this connection that there being

practically no fenced fields, the stock

is accordingly kept confined about the

farm buildings, under soiling systems.





Sheep are herded along the high-

ways and corralled at night with a.

light fence on parts of the farm most

in need of fertilization. There are no

fenced fields.



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erica was yet a wilderness, we might

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fer-a». .1}; leg”;
They are lined on eitherside with rows

of elm and poplar trees, trimmed high.

.Wood as used in Continental Europe,

‘is in the main, smaller than most of

the brush we burn to get rid of at

home, hence shade trees are trimmed

high and often a .second_or third

growth is seen growing at the sides of

these tall trees, approaching its next

trimming. Along many of the railroad

rights of way may be seen systematic

plantings of apple, Norway spruce and

cross-tie timber. The soil naturally

grows lighter as you journey north-

ward toward the sea and finally ends

in sand dunes and bathing beaches

along the English Channel. The roads

run irregularly, which adds to rather

than detracts from the landscape ef-

fect. In Lombardy, of course, the Lom-

bardy poplar is much in evidence and

reflects a peculiar charm to the per-

spective of the French landscape.





In considering the accomplishments

of the French in cooperative agricul-

ture we are studying a country which,

in area,practically equals that of Mich-

igan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana,

and with about three times the popu-

lation of these four ‘states.



As an example of rural Credit benefit

we stopped to see a farmer who owned

110 land but who was successfully and

profitably farming a six hundred acre

farm on a cash rent basis of about $6

an acre. The farm was part of an en-

dowment fund of a hospital and so

held in perpetuity. The lease was

sold at auction once in seventeen years.

The local co—operative bank, knowing

this worthy, but not over pecunious

farmer, extended the necessary credit

to enable him to swing the deal. The

picture shows the character of the

farm buildings. The advantage of the

local co—operative banks in realizing

the financing of such a proposition as

this is an obvious asset in the commu-

nity. The officers of this local bank

know intimately this thrifty young

French farmer. They see him daily at

his task, they help him perchance, gar-

ner and thresh his crops. They see his

thrifty stock and his progressive, in-

telligent methods. They see how he

spends his money as well; they see

that he does not waste it. The rural

credit system capitalizes such unlisted

security for the glory of the Republic.



It is impossible to fully appreciate

agricultural credit, at least, if not the





promotion of agriculture generally in-





France, without considering the rela-

tionship to it of the Bank of France.

This great bank is what is known as a

bank of issue; that is to say, its func-

tion is to issue paper money and to

reimburse it. It issues notes either

against deposits or on the guarantee

of credit operations, but is prohibited

from issuing loans on any other

ground. The repayment of the one bil-

lion dollars of its notes in circulation

is therefore guaranteed, either in coin

or in commercial paper, protected by

bonds. Legal limitations are still im-

posed to some extent by statutes a

century old.



The Bank of France assists agricul-

ture in three ways. Filst, it facilitates

the securing of loans and the making

of discounts. It furnishes a great ser-

vice to the agricultural organizations

in credit lines by its discounting and

rediscounting powei. Second, it makes

possible the success of the agriculture

credit bank through re-discounts and

agriculture indirectly through re-dis-

count facilities offered the commercial

bank. Third, it provides the govern-

ment with funds, in the form of an ad-

vance and an annual grant, with which

to supply the needs of the agricultural

credit bank and other agricultural re-

quirements.



It should be remembered, of course,

that this great bank gets its charter

from the people. In return for this

grant the people have required certain

services in return. The charter was

.renewed in 1897. Under this new

charter the bank consented to advance

to the government the sum of eight

'million dollars, repayable and without

~ interest, for 1 the. purpose of agricultur-





 





a‘l‘ ‘credit. It also consented

the state an annual grant in proportion

to its profits, not less than four hun-

dred thousand dollars to be used for

the same purpose. This annual grant

has, in fact, been considerable more

than that sum. During the sixteen

years preceding the .visit of the Amer-

ican Commission the Bank of France

had given over eighteen million dollars

to the government for agricultural

credit. This, together with the loan of

eight million dollars, make twenty-six

million dollars advanced by the Bank

of France for agricultural purposes. It

was estimated that the amount it

would grant for the year of the Com-

mission’s visit would amount to two

million, eight hundred thousand dollars.



The Bank of France also has brought

nearer home to the farmers, its bank-

ing facilities by establishing branch

banks in all towns of eight thousand or

more inhabitants. There are five hun-

dred and seventy of these branch

banks. A representative of agriculture

is made a member of the board of ad-

ministration of each of these branch

banks and the bank has recently called

to its general board a representative

of the agricultural interests to counsel

with the representatives of the great

financial, commercial and industrial in-

terests. The bank has also conducted

an educational propaganda for the pro-

motion of better agriculture. The rate

of discount of the Bank of France is





   





account. This kind of an account is

only granted for a maximum period of

nine years.



Ordinary mortgage loans were for-

merly made at an interest rate ‘of four

per cent, but the condition of the mon-

ey market at the time of the Commis-

sion’s visit had caused the rate to rise

as high as $4.65 per cent. Loans are

made to municipalities and public bod-

ies at one-half of one per cent lower

than the loans granted on mortgages.

The rates charged on current accounts

are higher than the current rates, usu-

ally about 4.95 per cent. The security

on which the mortgage loans are made

consist of a mortgage taken out on the

property itself on a basis of not more

than one-half of the value of the prop-

erty mortgaged.



The Credit Foncier obtains the cap-

ital which it requires, by the issue of

bonds, repayable by annuities in the

maximum period of seventyufive years.

The mortgage loans are repayable in

semi-annual installments. The real

work of the Credit Foncier is to pro-

ride for the repayment of the mortgag-

ed indebtedness of France and to make

land credit in France liquid. Since its

origin it has loaned more than one bil-

lion, eight hundred million dollars, and

at the present time has outstanding

loans to the amount of one billion dol-

lars. Its business is increasing every

year. It is provided that the rate of





 





 





Buildings on GOO-Acre Farm Rented at $6 Per Acre to Tenant who was given

Financial Assistance by a Credit Association.





said to be the most stable as well as

the lowest in the world, three per cent

being the regular rate.



Credit Foncier.



Scarcely less important and in some

respects more important, to the suc-

cess of agriculture in France, is the

Land Credit Bank (Credit Foncier).

This was founded in 1852'. Its capital

was fixed at five million dollars. The

government granted to the bank a sub-

sidy of two million dollars, which had

to be invested proportionately to the

amount of the loans made at a rate of

five per cent of the loans realized. The

bank has also issued up to date, four

hundred and fifty thousand shares of

the par value of one hundred dollars

per share.



The Credit Foncier transacts two

kinds of business. First, it grants

loans on mortgage security; and sec-

ond, extends loans to municipalities.

Mortgage loans are made on the secur-

ity of mortgages on houses and town

property, or mortgages on agricultural

lands. Such loans may be made in

three forms: First, as short-term loans

on mortgage not to exceed a term of

nine years—these loans are not repay-

able by amortization and cannot be

repaid until the expiration of the term;

second, in the form of long term loans

which run from ten to seventy years;

these are repayable by amortization,

and can be repaid in full at the pleas-

ure of the borrower before the expira-

tion of the term for which they are

made; and third, in the form of cur-

rent account on mortgage guarantee,

or by the opening of what is called a.

mortgage line of credit. Under this

last system the borrower is given a

line of credit which he may use in the





interest on mortgages cannot exceed

by more than six-tenths of one per cent

the rate of interest on the bonds. This

difference constitutes the profits of the

bank, including the cost of administra-

tion and general expenses.



The French idea today is, that agri-

cultural credit should begin with the

lowest group and work outward and

upward rather than as might be ex-

pected by the presence of the Bank of

France as a sort of hand-down policy

from one great moneyed center. In the

actual organization of agricultural

credit the co-operative society or syn-

dicate forms its own credit bank and

from this unit grows the departmental

or regional banks and .finally the Cen-

tral federation of credit, where all

these local and regional institutions

are organized together for mutual pro-

tection and promotion. The govern-

ment stimulates independent initiative

but does not replace it. These local

banks may be organized on both the

limited and unlimited liability princi-

ple. The French resemble the citizens

of this Republic to a considerable ex

tent in having a prejudice against un-

limited liability.



Liberty is the basis of the French

System. It is an organization espe-

cially and exclusively built up for the

use of the farmer—there is no middle-

man. It is not organized in the inter-

est of bankers, of financiers, nor in the

interest of large land owners. It is or-

ganized in the interests of the real til-

lers of the soil—the small land own-

ers, the tenant farmers, the crop-share

ing farmers, and the agricultural labor-

ers. It arose and has been developed

so as to enable rural democracy, to till

the soil of France under "conditions,





 





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Only farm-

ers can be members of a French agri-





cultural syndicate. Only local farmers :





can be members of the local agricul-

tural credit bank. Only local banks

can form regional banks.

a1 banks «can join. the federation of

Regional Banks. Only members of

these several institutions, which com-

pose organized agriculture in France,

can avail themselves of the credit

which the Bank of France has placed

at the service of French Agriculture.-



The activities of the French farmers

have manifested themselves in a co-'

operative way in quite as many direc‘

tions, at least, as they have in any

other country visited. There are six

thousand five hundred agricultural syn-

dicates organized since 1884. Over

four thousand of these are organized

for co-operative purchase of farm re-

quirements. There are also co-opera-

tive consumers’ societies. For exam.

ple, there are some seven hundred c'0<

operative rural bakeries, selling their

bread to consumers at cost price and

often exchanging bread against corn

brought by the farmers. There are

co-operative flour mills and rural co-

operative grocery stores.





Societies for co-operative production

are also numerous. ‘The co-operative

dairies and cheese factories are per-

haps the most numerous. There are

also co-operative vintages, co-operative

starch and farina works, oil refineries,

societies for the distillation of sweet-

smelling plants, orange flowers, roses,

etc.; for threshing, for steam plowing;

and co—operative plants for lighting and

electric power are found everywhere

in France.



Co-operative societies for distilling

resins and the making of turpentine

are in evidence. There is even a co-

operative railway. Also a co-operative

sauer kraut factory, co-operative sta-

bles and breeding societies and socie-

ties for the making of tomato, vege-

table, apricot and caper preserves. In

a word, co-operative associations for

the production, the transformation and

the sale in common of agricultural

products is put into practice generally.

This results in two thousand, six hun-

dred agricultural societies for co-open

ative production and sale. There are

ninety-seven regional banks of agricul.

tural credit having about four thou-

sand local branches with one hun-

dred thousand members. There are in

addition at least seven hundred inde-

pendent rural banks, having about

thirty thousand members. There are

approximately twelve thousand mutual

agricultural insurance societies for in-

suring cattle, with sixty-five “resurance

banks;” two thousand, seven hundred

mutual fire insurance societies with

thirty resurance banks; and a number

of mutual societies insuring against

hail, personal accident, sickness, old

age, and labor accident. There are

also about one hundred pension banks,

exclusively agricultural, assuring to

aged workers of the soil, a pension for

their old age.





These associations, of'which the to«

tal group exceeds forty thousand, are

federated in regional and national

groups of which the principal are the

National Federation of Mutuality and

Agricultural Co-operation, and the

Central, Union of Syndicates of the Ag

riculturists of France. They Show that

agriculturists have renounced their is-

olation, that they recognize the useful-

ness and benefits of solidarity. I also

shows how useful may be the ml of

the state when it encourages the put-

ting into practice of ideas of soliditary,

and as M. Louis Tardy, chief inspector





for agricultural credit, in the Ministry2





of Agriculture well says: “Co-opera-

tive association is one of the best

means of keeping the field workers on

the land and of struggling against the

desertion of the country. 1 It can be

safely stated that if the ‘retnrn to the

land’ of which so much is said, finally

becomes a reality, it will be due to the

development of cooperation” ‘ ‘-





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HY are you so silent Billy Be

Bo By Bum?" asked Tinker

Teedle Tee after the captain of

the guard had finished telling about

his African cousins, the terrible Driver





Ants. “You haven’t said a word for

nearly five minutes. You aren’t sick

are you?”





“I was just thinking that farmers

must regard ants as terrible pests,” re-

plied Billy Be By Bo Bum.



“What put that idea into your

head ?” asked the merry little elf.



“Well, for one thing I should think

they would injure the roots of grain

when they dig their vast underground

cities. And then the foragers, surely

' they :must do a great deal of damage

to the crops.”



“The ants that live in this part of

the country do not bother the farmers

very much,” replied Tinker Teedle Tee.

“To be sure, they invade people’s hous-

es and make the cook a lot of trouble

by getting in the food, but they do lit-

tle real harm. Now, down in Texas,

however, there is a family of ants

known as the Parasol Ants, and they

sure are great pests for they destroy

grain and plants and even strip the

leaves from big trees.”



“Why do ‘you call them Parasol

Ants?” asked Billy.



“Because they carry parasols just

like a young lady going out for a walk

in the sun.” ‘



“Now you are trying to josh me,”

protested Billy. “You can’t make me

believevants carry parasols.”



“But they do,” Tinker assured him.

“They carry parasols which they make

of leaves, and a Very funny sight it is

to see a column of the busy little fel-"

lows marching along, each with a

green sunshade held above its head.”



» “I sure would like to see them,” said

Billy wistfully.



"‘Well, now, I wonder if we wouldn’t

have time to slip down to Texas and

visit one of their.cities. I think we

could be back before bedtime if we

didn’t make too long a visit.”



“Why, Tinker Teedle Tee, how you

talk,” laughed Billy. “It is more than

a thousand miles from here to Texas

and it wOuld take us more than a day

and a night just to get there on the

fastest train that ever ran.”



“Yes, I know it would, but you see

elves do not travel on trains.”



“If,we didn’t go on the train how

would we get there ?” demanded Billy,

more puzzled than ever.



“Magic, Billy Boy, magic, and with-

out wasting any more time in words,

Tinker Teedle Tee pulled out his tiny

handkerchief and spread it on the

ground.



“Now, then, if you will sit beside me

on my fairy rug I will have you down

in Texas in a jiffy,” he invited.



Now, although Billy knew Tinker

was a wonderful person and could do

some strange things with the aid of his

magic, he did not believe the elf could

whisk him off to a place a thousand

miles away and get him back again in

an hour or two, and his face showed

that he didn’t take much stock in. Tink-

er’s promise. ’



“Didn’t my magic brew make you so

small that you got into an ant hill ?”

demanded the elf when he saw Billy

was hanging back.





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“Yes, it certainly did that, all right,” ‘





Billy admitted.



“Well, is this any more wonderful

than changing you from a big boy to a

tiny fellow no bigger than a minute?”

demanded the elf. “Even if you don’t

. believe my magic rug. will do the trick,





 





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handkerchief. As soon as he was seat-

ed, the elf produced his magic wand

and tapped Billy on the head, at the

same time muttering some mysterious

charm which Billy could net under-

stand. And then what do youthink

happened? Well, sir, the rug shot up

into the air like a skyrocket, and the

next minute they were flying through

the clouds at such a great rate that

Billy could hardly catch’his breath. At

first he was rather frightened, but

Tinker was smiling reassuringly, so

Billy laughed too, and looked over the





 





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you may be sure he held on as tight as

tight could be. But they were going

so fast he could not see a thing, and

the wind whistled through his hair

like sixty. ,



On and on they went, over rivers

and mountains and often dashing right

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big bank of fog. Their speed was in-

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to enjoy the ride, the magic rug began

to descend. Then it slowed down and

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themselves on solid ground again in

Texas, a thousand miles from home.



“Here we are,” cried Tinker as he

folded up his magic handkerchief and

put it in his pocket. “And we are in

luck for right over there is one of the

cities built by the Parasol Ants.”





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Suddenly Russ, the keener of the

wolf-hounds, raised his head and

growled. Madeline feared he might

have scented a mountain-lion or wild-

cat. She quieted him and carefully

looked around. On each side was an

irregular line of massive blocks of

stone that had weathered from the

crags. The little glade was open and

grassy, with here a pine-tree, there a

boulder. The outlet seemed to go

down into a wilderness of canons and

ridges.



Looking in this direction, Madeline

saw the slight, dark figure of a woman

coming: stealthily along under the

pines. Madeline was amazed, and then

a little frightened, for that stealthy

walk from tree to tree was suggestive

of secrecy, if nothing worse.



Presently the woman was joined by

a tall man carrying a package, which

he gave to her. They came on up the

glade and appeared to be talking ear-

nestly. In another moment Madeline

recognized Stewart.



She had no greater feeling of sur-

prise than had at first been hers; but

for the next moment she scarcely

thought at all——merely watched the

couple approaching. In a flash came

back her former curiosity as to Stew-

art’s strange absences from camp, and

then, with the return of her doubt of

him, she recognized the woman.



The small, dark head, the brown

face, the big eyes, as Madeline now

saw distinctly, belonged to the Mexi-

can girl Bonita. Stewart had met her

there. This was the secret of his lone-

ly trips, taken ever since he had come

to work for Madeline. This secluded

glade was a rendezvous. He had her

hidden there.



Quietly Madeline arose, with a ges-

ture to the dogs, and went back along

the trail toward camp. . Succeeding her

surprise was a feeling of sorrow that

Stewart’s regeneration had not been

complete. Sorrow gave place to insuf-

ferable disgust, for which she had been

romancing about this cowboy, dream-

ing of her good influence over him, he

had still been base.



Stewart had been nothing to her,

she thought, yet she had been proud of

him. She tried to reconsider the thing,

to be fair to him, when every instinc-

tive tendency was to expel him from

her thoughts. Her effort at sympathy,

at extenuation, failed utterly before

her pride. Exerting her will-power,

she dismissed Stewart from her mind.



Madeline did not think of him again





until late that afternoon, when,“ as she

was leaving her tent to join several of

her guests, he appeared suddenly in

her path.





“Miss Hammond, I saw your tracks





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his tone was easy and natural.

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Stewart gave a slight start. His man-

ner had a semblance of old cool auda-

city. As he looked down at her, it

subtly changed.



What effrontery, Madeline thought,

to face her before her guests with any

explanation of his conduct! She stood

there, outwardly cold, serene, with lev-

el eyes upon Stewart; but inwardly

she was burning with rage and shame.



“I’m sure not going to have you

think~—” he began, passionately, but he

broke off, and a slow, dull crimson

blotted over the healthy red—brown of

his neck and cheeks.



“What you do or think, Stewart, is

no concern of mine expect where it in-

terferes with your service to me; and

that is no longer desirable.”



Madeline had not intended to go so

far; but with the liberation of word af-

ter word, that strange inward flame

grew into hot rage. It drove her to

cold speech. Her sympathy, her kind-

ness, were dead. For the first time in

her life she was passionately furious;

and because of that, and the absence

of any adequate reason for it, she was

consumed by shame. She betrayed

nothing, however, except well—controll-

ed anger; it was as if she were dis-

missing a servant who had failed in

duty.



“Miss—Miss Hammond! You won’t

-—discharge me ?” faltered Stewart.

The crimson receded from his face,

leaving it pale. His eyes were appeal-

ing. They had a kind of timid look

that struck Madeline even in her an-

ger. - “You won’t—discharge me ?”



“I no longer desire your services,”

she replied cooly. ~



He took a step forward, and reached

out with his hand, open-palmed, in a

gesture that was humble, yet held a

certain dignity.



“But listen. Never mind now what

you—you think about me.’ There’s a

good reason—”



“I have no wish to hear your rea-

son.”



“But you ought to,” he persisted.



“Sir!”



Stewart underwent another swift

change. He started violently. A dark

tide shaded his face and a glitter leap-

ed to his eyes. He took two long

stridesmloomed over her.



“I’m not thinking about myself,” he

thundered. “Will you listen?”



“No!” she replied, and now there

was passion as well as freezing hau-

teur in her voice.



With a slight gesture of dismissal,

unmistakable in its finality, she turned

her back upon him. Then she joined

her guests.



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to where his saddle lay. With one

pitch he tossed the saddle upon the

horse’s back. His strong hands flash-

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Stewart raised his dark face. Every-

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Madeline was as much startled by

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to Nels and Stewart. The other cow-

boys rose silently, without a word.





Madeline and her guests, in a little

group, watched and listened, unable to

divine what all this strange talk and

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group. '



“Wal, I'm sorry,but I reckon they'd

Mebbe thet

yearnin’ wish of Miss Helen’s for some

thin’ to happen will come true. Shore

1-”



"Cut out the joshin’,” rang out Mon-

ty’s strident voice. -



It had as decided an effect as any

preceding word or action. Perhaps it

was the last thing needed to transform

these men, doing unaccustomed duty

as escorts of beautiful women, to their

natural state as men of the wild.



“Tell us what’s what,” said Stewart,

cool and grim.



“Don Carlos an’ his guerillas are

campin’ on the trails thet lead up here.

They’ve got them trails blocked. By

to-morrer they’ll hev us coralled. Meb-

be they mean to surprise us. He's got

a lot of greasers an’ outlaws, any they

are all well armed. Now, what do they

mean? You-all can figger it out to suit

yourselves. Mebbe the don wants to

pay a sociable call on our ladies. Meb-

be his gang is some hungry, as usual.

Mebbe they want to steal a few hosses,

or anythin’ they can lay hands on. My

idee is this, an’ mebbe it’s wrong. I

long since separated from love with

greasers. Thet black-faced Don Cor-

los has got a deep game. Thet two-

bit of a revolution is hevin‘ hard times.

The rebels want American interven-

tion. They’d stretch any point to make

trouble. We’re only ten miles from

the border. , Suppose them guerillas

got our crowd across thet border? The

U. S. cavalry would foller. You-all

know what thet’d mean. Mebbe Don

Carlos's mind works thet way; mebbe

it don’t. I reckon we’ll know soon. An’

now, Stewart, whatever the don’s game

is, shore you’re the man to outfigger

him. Mebbe it's jest as well Miss Ham-

mond fired you. An' I resign my job,

because I want to feel unbeholden to

anybody. Shore it struck me long

since thet the old days hed come back

fer a little spell, an‘ there I was trailin’

a promise not to hurt any greaser!"



Stewart took Nels, Monty, and Nick

Steele out of ear-shot, and they evi-

dently entered upon an earnest collo-

quy. Presently the other cowboys

were called. They all talked more or

less, but the deep voice of Stewart pre-

dominated over the others. Then the

consultation broke up and the .cow-

boys scattered.



“Rustle, you Indians!” ordered Stew-

art.



Madeline and her friends waited for

someone to tell them what to do; but

for a time the cowboys appeared to

have forgotten them. Some of the men

ran off into the woods; others into the

open, grassy places, where they round-

ed up the horses and burros. Some

spread tarpaulins‘upon the ground and

began to select and roll small packs,

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They picture endless strife and pas

sion’s loot.





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glances;



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into the grove, lea-ding their horses.

Stewart climbed up'a steep jumble of

stones between tw'o sections of low

cliff behind the camp. ,.



Castleton offered to help the pack-

ers, but was curtly told that he would

be in the way. Madeline’s friends all

importuned her—was there real dan-

ger? Were the guerillas coming?

Would a start be made at once for the

ranch? Why had the cowboys sudden-

ly become so different? Madeline an-

swered as best she could, but her re—

plies were only conjecture. Helen was

in a white glow of excitement.



Soon cowboys appeared riding bare

backed horses, driving in others and

the burros. Some of these horses were

taken away and hidden in deep recess-

es between the crags. The string of

burros was packed and sent off down

the trail in charge of a cowboy.



Nick Steele and Monty returned.



Then Stewart appeared, olambering

down the break between the cliffs. His

next move was to order all the baggage

belonging to Madeline and her guests

taken up the cliff. This was strenuous

toil, requiring the aid of lassoes to

haul up the heavy bundles.



“Get ready to climb,” said Stewart,

turning to Madeline’s vparty.



“Where ‘2” asked Helen.



He waved his hand at the ascent to

be made. Exclamations of dismay fol-

lowed his gesture.



“Mr. Stewart—is there—danger?”

asked Dorothy, and her voice trem-

bled.



This was the question Madeline had

upon her lips, but should could not

speak it. ,



“No, there is no danger,” replied

Stewart; “but we’re taking precautions

we all agreed on as best.



Dorothy whispered that she believed

Stewart lied, Castleton asked another

question, and then Harvey followed

suit. Mrs. Beck made a timid query.



“Please keep quiet and do as you are

told,” said Stewart bluntly.



At this juncture, when the last of

the baggage was being hauled up the

cliff, Monty approached Madeline and

removed his sombrero. His black face

seemed the same, yet this was a vastly

changed Monty. 4



“Miss Hammond, I’m givin’ notice I

resign my job," he said.



“Monty! . Vl’hat do you mean? What

does Nels H mean now, when danger

threatens ?”



"We jest quit—that’s all,” replied

Monty tersely.



Castleton jumped up from the log

where he had been sitting, and his face

was ominously red.



“Mr. Price, does all this fuss mean

we are to be robbed or attacked or ab-

ducted by a lot of ragmuflin guerillas?"



“You’ve called the bet.”



Dorothy turned a very pale face-to-

ward Monty.



“Mr. Price—surely you wouldn’t—

couldn’t desert us now—~you and Mr.

Nels ?”



“Desert you?” asked Monty blankly.



“Yes, desert Its—leave us when we

may need you so much—With some-



thing dreadful coming!”

Monty uttered a short, hard laugh

as he bent a strange look upon the

girl."



“Me an’ Nels is purty much scared,

an’ we’re goin’ to slope. Miss Dorothy,

bein' as we’ve rustled round so much,

it sort 0’ hurts us to see nice young

girls dragged off by the hair.”



Dorothy uttered a little cry and then

became hysterical.



Castleton, for once, was fully roused.



“By Heaven, you and your partner

are a couple of cowards! Where’s the

courage that I’ve heard you boast of?”



Monty’s dark face expressed extreme

sarcasm.



“Book, in my time I’ve seen some

bright tellers, but you take the cake,

figgerin’ me an’ Nels so correct! Say,

dook, if you don’t git rustled off to

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“Monty, cut it out!” yelled Stewart,

as. he came hurriedly up.



Monty slouched away, cursing to

himself. Madeline and Helen, assisted

by Castleton, worked over porothy;

and with some difficulty quieted her.

Stewart passed several times without

noticing them, and Monty, who had

been so ridiculously eager to pay ev-

ery little attention to Dorothy, did not

see her at all. Rude it seemed; in

Monty’s case more than that. Made-

line hardly knew what to make of it.



Stewart directed cowboys to go to



the head of the open place in the cliff

and let down lassoes. Then, with little

waste of words, he urged the women

toward this rough ladder of stones.

I “We want to hide you,” he said,

when they demurred. “If the guerillas

come, we’ll tell them you’ve all gone

down to the ranch. If we have to

fight, you’ll be safe'up there.”



Helen stepped boldly forward and

let Stewart put the loop of a lasso

round her and tighten it. He waved

his hand to the cowboys above.



“Just walk up, now,” he directed

Helen.



It proved to be an easy, safe, and

rapid means of scaling the steep pas-

sage. The men climbed up without as-

sistance. Mrs. Beck, as’usual, had hys-

teria; she half walked and was half





dragged up. Stewart supported Dorv





othy with one arm, while with the oth-

er he held to the lasso. Ambrose had

to carry Christine. The Mexican wom-

en required no assistance. Edith Wayne

and Madeline climbed last.



Once up, Madeline saw a narrow

bench, thick with shrubs and overshad-

owed by huge, leaning crags. There

were holes in the rock and dark fis-

sures leading back. It was a rough,

wild place. Tarpaulins and bedding

were then hauled up, and food and wa-

ter. The cowboys spread comfortable

beds in several of the caves, and told

Madeline and her friends to be as quiet

as possible, not to make a light, and to

sleep dressed, ready for travel at a.

moment’s notice.



After the cowboys had gone down,

it was not a cheerful group left there

in the darkening twilight. Castleton

prevailed upon them to eat.



“This is simply great,” whispered

Helen.



“Oh, it’s awful!” moaned Dorothy.

“It’s your fault, Helen. You prayed

for something to happen!”



“I believe it’s a horrid trick those

cowboys are playing, all because Mad—

eline discharged that vile-tempered

Stewart,” said Mrs. Beck.



Madeline assured her friends that no

trick was being played upon them, and

that she deplored their discomfort and

distress, but felt no real alarm. She

was more inclined to evasive kindness

here than to sincerity, for she had a

decided uneasiness. The swift change

in the manner and looks of her cow-

boys had been a shock to her. The

last glance she had of Stewart’s face,

stern, almost sad, and haggard with

rorry, remained to augment her fore-

boding.



Darkness appeared to drop swiftly

down; the coyotes began their haunt-

i.1g, mournful howls; the stars showed

and grew brighter; the wind moaned

through the tips of the pines. Castle-

ton was reckless. He walked to and

fro before the overhanging shelf of

rock where his coxnpanions sat lament-

ing, and presently he went out to the

edge of the bench.



’The cowboys below had built a fire,

and the light from it rose in a fan-

shaped glow. Castleton’s little figure

stood out black against the light. Cur-

ious and anxious also, Madeline joined

him and peered down from the cliff.

The distance was short, and occasion-

ally she could distinguish a word spok-

en by the cowboys. They were uncon-

cernedly cooking and eating. She

marked the absence of Stewart and

mentioned it to Castleton. Silently

Castleton pointed almost straight down

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campfire circle by raising a warning

hand. The cowboys bent their heads,

listening. Madeline listened with all

her might. She heard one of the

hounds whine, then the faint beat of a

horse’s hoofs. Nick spoke again and

turned to his supper, while the other

men seemed to slacken in attention.



The beat of hoofs grew louder. It

entered the grove, and then the circle

of light. The rider was Nels. He dis-

mounted, and the sound of his low

voice just reached Madeline.



“Gene, it’s Nels. Somethin’ doin’,”

Madeline heard one of the cowboys

call softly.



“Send him over,” replied Stewart.



Nels stalked away from the fire.



“See, here, Nels, the boys are all

right, but I don’t want them to know

everything about this mix-up,” said

Stewart as Nels came up« “Did you

find the girl?”



Madeline guessed that Stewart re-

ferred to the Mexican girl, Bonita.



“No; but I met”—Madeline did not

catch the name—“an’ he was wild. He

was with a forest ranger. They said

Pat Hawe had trailed her, an’ was tak-

in’ her down under arest.”



Stewart muttered deep under his

breath, evidently cursing.



“Wonder why he didn’t come on up

here?” he queried presently. “He sure

can see a trail.”



“Wal, Gene, Pat knowed you was

Here, fer thet ranger said he had wind

of the guerillas, an’ Pat said if Don

CarIOS didn’t kill you-which he hoped

he’d do—then it’d be time enough to

put you in jail when you come down.”



“He’s dead set to arrest me, Nels!”



“Gene, the reason thet red-faced

coyote didn’t trail you up here is be-

cause he's scared. He allus was scared

of you; but I reckon he’s shore scared

to death of me an’ Monty.”



“Well, we'll take Pat in his turn. The

thing now is, when will that greaser

stalk up on us, and what’ll we do when

he comes?”



“My boy, there’s only one way to

handle a greaser. I shore told you

thet. He means rough toward us. He’ll

come smilin’ up, all sociable like, in-

sinuatin’ an’ sweeter’n a woman. But

he’s treacherous; he’s wuss than an In-

jun. An’,'Gene, we know fer a posi-

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laws like we used to hev; but they're

plumb bad. They’ve raided and mur-





U. S. cavalry don’t know it, an’ the

good old states; but we—you an’ me

an’ Monty an’ Nick—~we know it. We

know jest about what thet rebel war

down there amounts to. It’s guerilla

war, an’ shore s0me harvest—time fer a

lot of cheap thieves an’ outcasts.”



“Oh, you’re right, Nels, I’m not dis-

puting that,” replied Stewart. “If it

wasn’t for Miss Hammond and the oth-

er women I’d rather enjoy seeing you

and Monty open up on that bunch. I’m

thinking I’d be glad to meet Don Car-

los. But Miss Hammond! Why, Nels,

such a woman as she is would never

recover from the sight of real gunplay,I

let alone any stunts with a rope. These '

eastern women are different. I’m not:

belittling our western woman. It’s in!

the blood. Miss Hammond is—is—" '



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I am gone, nor baking, unless



you have to bake bread. We

can’t always get that in town,” Grace

Ludlow admonished her mother as she

stood on the steps waiting for John to

drive up and whisk her to the train.

“I’ve left two kinds of cookies and

fried cakes and a fruit cake, and if

‘ that isn’t enough to last until I get

back the men can eat bread pudding.

They’ve been pampered too much. It

will be good for their stomachs to do

without for awhile. And don’t feed the

chickens,'let John do that. And what-

ever you do, don’t carry in a stick of

wood. If they don’t keep the box fill-

ed let them go hungry. John always

likes three cups of coffee,” she added

hastily in an undertone as that gentle-

man drove up and she stooped to give

her mother a farewell kiss. Then as

the buggy rolled away she turned to

shrill back over her shoulder, “The

dessert for dinner is already under a

pan on the broad shelf in the pantry.”



“Oh, let her alone. Your mother

kept house before you were born,”

growled John. Grace’s contemplated

visit of a week in the city did not fill

him with the same pleasure that it did

her. Not that he objected to her ab-

sence, she needed the vacation. But

why must she drag her mother over to

keep house for him while she was

gone? He didn’t need her. Any able-

bodied man could dig up enough food

to keep alive for seven days, and no

woman could beat John making coffee.

Who cared whether beds were made

or not, or rooms swept and dusted? It

would be a real pleasure to be able to

muss things up once more. John sigh-

ed as he thought of the good time he

might have had. But no, he must be

taken care of. Grace’s father could be

'left alone the week, neither woman

seemed to think how much that poor

old man needed a housekeeper, but a

strong young fellow like him couldn’t

run a farm and keep house without a

woman to help!



Meantime, entirely unconscious of

the dark thoughts lurking in John’s

brain, Grace chattered of her long— an-

ticipated trip to the city.



“It certainly was good of Dolly to

remember to set a date when she invit-

ed me,” she said. “Of the sixteen peo-

ple from Detroit I entertained last

summer, and sent back loaded with

fruit and butter, she’s the only one

who really invited me to come and

visit her. The rest were all polite and

said come ‘sometime’, but, of course, I

can’t very well set the time. She’s

picked the very time I would have

chosen, too, Easter week. That gives

me a chance to hear all the fine church

music.”



“And see the spring duds,” John in-

terposed. “I suppose you’ll come back

all togged out to beat Solomon. Don’t

you dare get a skirt above your shoe-

tops. If you do you’ll walk home from

the depot.”



“Don’t worry,” laughed Grace. “It’s

not a skirt I want. It’s one of those

aeroplane hats and a pair of white

shoes, and a couple of tablecloths and

a start on my china dinner set. Of

course, there are a dozen other things,



but some of them’ll have to wait."



“You’ll have to buy what you want

’ most and let the rest go until we sell

the farm for a subdivision to Holt,

man, ” John replied factetiously.



’ ’ ‘ere’ s the burg, now, and if we don’t

Read up a little we’ll miss your car. ”

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John Tries a New Housekeeper





further conversation and there was

just time to hustle Grace onto the in.

terurban before it whisked off on its

way through erstwhile peaceful farm-

lands to the distant city. John turned

his horse’s head homeward, his de-





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Her martyred face and hands pressed

to an aching back struck John like a

bucket of ice water as he entered the

kitchen.



“I know now why Grace complains

so much of backache,” Mrs. Martin





pression which had forsaken him for quavered. “There’s ten steps up from

a few minutes coming back tenfold the ground. I counted them every

now that _Grace, with her last, “Don’t time.”





forget,” was out of “sight. Hang it all,

why is a mother-in-law,” he thought

moodily. Mrs. Martin had been all

right as Mrs. Martin. A dandy little

woman he used to think her_until she

became-John Ludlow’s mother-in—law.

What changed her? Somehow they

had never got on together since. “Get

on” wasn’t the way of it. They got on

well enough for each was politeness

itself to the other. But they were un-

comfortable in each other’s presence.

Each eyed the other frutively as though

looking for a sign of disfavor, and John

was secretly certain that Mrs. Martin

thought he wasn’t good enough for

Grace and was making her work too

hard. She was always telling how

Grace never got up to help get break-

fast when she was a girl and never did

a washing and always had time to keep

up her piano practice. Well, most

girls did have things easier at home

with their mother than after they got

married. But if they wanted to go on

that way why did they get married?

You can’t have your cake and eat it,

and if you want your own home, of

course you have to work to keep it up.

So reasoned John, and so apparently

agreed Grace, who certainly never re-

fused to do her part and always tried

to hush her mother when the poor lady

began to lament.



John jerked the lines impatiently,

and the horse, already trotting briskly,

replied with a jump and a spurt of

speed that jerked all thoughts of meth-

ers-in-law out of John’s head. He res-

olutely kept them away until dinner

time, when necessity compelled him to

return to the subject.



“I don’t suppose this is just as

Grace would have done,” apologized

poor Mrs. Martin. “We never did do

things alike.” “I should think not,”

John thought, surveying the table.

“But I’ve done the best I could and I

guess we can eat it.” And the dinner,

though not served with Grace’s dainti-

ness, certainly could not have been

better cooked. Even John had to ad-

mit that, and while doing justice to

the viands forgot that the table .cloth

was askew, the centerpiece three inch-

es out of plump and his pet salt and

pepper dishes at the remotest corner

of the table. You could "forgive a lot

to a mother-in-law who could cook like

that, and as he left the table John had

even a slight tinge of pity for Grace’s

father, whose freedom he had been

envying.



But the feeling passed away at sup-

per time. Filled with contentment

and good food at noon, John and the

hired man had entirely forgotten they

would ever need to eat again, and had

gone away leaving the woodbox in the

condition of Mother Hubbard’s cup-

board. Of‘course, Mrs. Martin could

not start the week by leaving them

supperless as Grace had ordered, and

she had conscientiously filled the box and bake until the bread is a nice

to the brim and piled several armsful . brown. Serve with cream.



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John’s face flushed angrily, as he

muttered an apology. for his forgetful-

ness. Of course, it was his fault. He

should have remembered wood. ,But

why. couldn’t she have rung the bell

early and called him up to get it, or

just carried in enough to get supper?

She didn’t need to fill the whole kitch-

en just because he forgot once. His

temporary pity for his father-in-law

changed to envy. What a glorious

week the old fellow would have!



DEBORAH.





SPRING'S FIRST FRUITS.





 





BY M. A. L.



The first spring offerings of the av-

erage garden are asparagus and rhu-

barb. How to serve them seldom both-

ers the cook for the first week or two,

so welcome is the taste of “green” af-

ter a long season of canned and dried

vegetables and fruit. But after the

family tire of the well-known ways of

cooking, and the anxious cook looks

about for a change of methods until

strawberries, lettuce radishes and oth-

er early vegetables come to her aid.



After you have tired of plain rhu-

barb sauce, which, by-the-way, does

not take so much sugar if you boil it

first with a quarter spoonful of soda

and add the sugar after it is removed

from the fire, try these ways of serv-

ing it.



J ellied Rhubarb—Wash the rhubarb

thoroughly and cut in inch pieces. Put

in a double boiler without water except

what clings to it after washing, and

cook to a soft pulp, stirring occasion—

ally. Put through a colander, measure,

and add cup for cup ,of sugar. Return

to the fire and cook until the sugar is

thoroughly blended with the fruit.

Then pour in a salad bowl and serve.





Baked Rhubarb—Wash the rhubarb

carefully and cut in pieces three or

four inches long, arrange in layers in

an earthen pudding dish and sprinkle

liberally with sugar, adding between

each layer a few raisins or figs which

have been boiled up well. Add two ta-

blespoonfuls of water, cover the dish

and bake until the rhubarb is tender.



Rhubarb J elly.——Cut up one pound of

rhubarb and make into a sauce with

one cup of sugar and a half cup of wa-

ter. When thoroughly cooked add two

tablespoonfuls of gelatin and pOur into

a mould to harden. This may be serv-

ed with a meringue or with whipped

cream well sweetened.



Rhubarb Charlotte—Cut up a dozen

medium-sized stalks of rhubarb and

just bring to a boil with one cup of

sugar, enough water to keep from

sticking, the grated peel of one lemon

and a tablespoonful of butter. Line a

pudding dish with thin slices of bread,

buttered on each side, pour in the rhu-

barb, cover with buttered bread crumbs





 





short cake and serve at once.





as for meat dumplings, roll out thin,

spread thickly with rhubarb which has

been washed, out in inch pieces and

rolled in powdered sugar.

dough, pinch, the edges well together

and steam one- -half hour. ,

the following sauce.





of powdered sugar with one large ta-

blespoonful of butter, then beat lightly

with the yolk of one egg until smooth

and creamy. Beat the white separately

to a stiff froth and fold into the other

mixture.

set in a cold place until ready to serve.





is made as follows.

of rhubarb with one pound of figs, a

half pound of candied orange. peel, one

pound of raisins and the juice and

grated rind of three lemons.

in layers in a preserving kettle with

five pounds of sugar, let it stand over

night and in the morning boil until

thick.





only

should be cooked.

scrape off coarse scales, cut in pieces

of equal length, about five or six inch-

es, tie loosely in bundles and cook in

boiling, salted water.

be served with a white sauce, with

melted butter or on toast with white

sauce poured over all.





asparagus in inch pieces and boil until , .

done, in a small amount of salted wa- ., K ‘



ter. -

dish, add two tablespoonfuls of viaegar '

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ed and strained rhubarb add one cup of



sugar, two beaten eggs, half a cup of



cracker crumbs, 8. tablespoonful of



lemon juice, a tablespoonful of melted '

butter and a half teaspoon of orange

extract. Blend well. Have ready at

flaky pie crust, baked on an inverted

tin, pour in the rhubarb mixture, cover

with a pie frosting and brown in the

oven.



Rhubarb Short Cake—Make a crust '

as for strawberry short cake and till i

with rhubarb prepared as follows: Cut ‘

rhubarb into inch pieces and cook in

the double boiler, without stirring un-

til the rhubarb is tender, allowing one

cup of sugar to every pint of rhubarb.



Pour the juice or the sauce over the





Rhubarb Dumplings—Make a dough





Roll up the ;

Serve with





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Sprinkle with nutmeg and





Canned Rhubarb—The cooking





school rule for canning rhubarb for

winter use is to pack cold cans full of

washed and diced rhubarb and set un-

der the cold water tap for 20 minutes,

sealing immediately. A country house-

keeper who had neither the time nor

the inclination to pour or pump water

over the rhubarb for 20 minutes dis-

covered it would keep exactly as well

if she simply filled the~cans to over-

flowing with cold water and sealed at

once.





Rhubarb Preserve —A rich preserve

Cut up six pounds





Arrange





Asparagus in Branches—Of course

the tender ends of asparagus

Wash thoroughly,





This may then





 





Asparagus with Cheese—Cook as-





paragus as above until nearly tender. 1

While the vegetable is cooking make



a white sauce and add to it the beaten



yolks of two eggs and two tablespoons-



ful of grated cheese.

paragus in layers in a baking dish,

pouring over each layer a covering of

the sauce.

cheese, and over all arrange a layer of

buttered crumbs.

are well browned.





Arrange the as-





Sprinkle each layer with

Bake until crumbs





Asparagus and Eggs—Break tender





   

   

 





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Br—mnpl‘ hrcniréoxn. "



In a large house’where a room can

be set apart for a playroom for the

children it is_ easy to keep 'the living-

rooms tidy, but in a small one it takes

care and contriving to keep the floor

from being littered with playthings.

Personally I should not like the play-

room, even if our house was large,

which it is not, as “I want to know

what goes on when the children are

with their toys and games. The idea

of a separate room where the mother

can not see nor hear what goes on

never appealed to me.

~ So one corner of the dining-room is

sacred to the -playthings and there

they lie undisturbed, except when

cleaning is going on. Perhaps some

mothers will consider it a slack way

not to have everything picked up the

instant the children are through play-

ing, but memories of my own child-

hood have taught me that children like

to run from one thing to another. To

take out the playthings and have to

put them all away at the end of half

an hour robs the play time of all en-

joyment, but to be able to run back to

them and find them undisturbed is

pure joy. I should not like to have

somebody tidy up my desk when I

leave it to get dinner or supper or put

away my sewing if I am called away

for a few minutes, so I know children

do not like to be putting away things

all the time. In their corner they

should have some freedom, is my hum-

ble opinion.



In a few years my small boy will be

forever past the toy period and will be

wanting to spend his time in outdoor

games, so for the present we can put

up with a little disorder. In veryhot

weather and in very cold weather the

play corner furnishes a safe refuge,

though he likes out of door sports, too,

so the little forts and railroads and

stations are not ruthlessly torn up

every few minutes for the sake of

tidiness.



Of course, children like 'playthings

that are quite incomprehensible to

adults, but in our childhood we liked

much the same things as now vex us.

It is not pleasant to me to see the

blocks and cigar boxes which my son

delights in, but very soon the box and

block period will be past forever. A

little patience and a little sympathy

will work wonders and keep the boys

and girls under the maternal eye. I

know housekeepers who will not allow

the “trash” a place in the house, but

the children do not care to linger in

the house either. Sometimes I slip

out a few of the things, thinking they

will not be missed, but I soon find that

each block and box is a treasure and

have to slip it back again. Children

have rights and the best way to teach

them the rights of others is to respect

their little harmless whims and pos-

sessions.





 





CHILDREN'S WORST ILL IS THE

MEASLES.





 





Measles is the most serious disease

of childhood, says Dr. I. J. Murphy,

secretary of the Minnesota Public

Health Association.



Although more difficult to control,

measles can be prevented just as ef-

fectively as can scarlet fever or diph-

theria. Parents and teachers should

be familiar with the early symptoms of

the disease and endeavor to prevent

its spread.



Measles must not be regarded as a

trifling ailment. In the beginning, the

illness is apparently trifling. Its com-

plications, however, make this disease

the most serious that is common to

children.

followed by tuberculosis, pneumonia,

kidney disease, impairment of sight,

deafness or"heart disease.



The disease simulates in the begin-

ning an acute cold—running of the

nose, redness of the eyes, sneezing and

a dry cough prevailing. This is the





 





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discharges from the nose and throat





'carry the infection. .The running nose





is likely to be the forerunner of the

measly rash. So, when measles is

present all suspects should be isolated

to await development of the rash,





which usually appears the third day of





the disease. Exposed children, not

protected by a previous attack, may

come down with the disease in from

seven to fourteen days, usually on the

eleventh day. They need not be re-

stricted then for seven days after ex-

posure, but should be isolated thereaf-

ter for at least ten days.



If, in spite of precaution, a child de-

velops measles, he should be kept in

a warm bed, preferably in a darkened,

but well-ventilated room. Convales-

cence after the rash has disappeared

is the critical time, and unless proper

care is taken, complications, some of

which may not be evident for several

years, may develop. DEBORAH.





 





SWAT THE FLY EARLY.





 





BY pox B. WHELAN.



Swat the fly early before it can get

a chance to breed or lay its eggs. This

will do much to prevent the annoyance

caused by these pests. A good many

flies pass the winter in houses where

they may be found in the attic, or

other refuge, tucked away in cracks

or crevices. The stable, garage or

outhouse may contain many that will

emerge early in the spring and begin

to lay their eggs. The fly also hiber-

nates as a pupa in the ground and

will come forth as the adult early in

April. After feeding on refuse near

stables and in out-houses, it will lay,

in one of these places, from 120 to 300

small, elongate, white eggs. These

hatch, in a few days, into small dirty~

white, footless maggots which shortly

become full grown and migrate to the

nearby soil where they pupate. The

adult fly seems to have a fondness for

breeding in manure heaps and privies.

It has been estimated that there are

on the average, two and one quarter

millions of bacteria on each fly, While

some have been found to carry over

six million. Most of these are located

on the feet of the fly. Now if these

bacteria happen to be the organisms

that cause typhoid fever it will be

seen what a deadly beverage the fly

prepares for us by swimming in the

milk.



“For every fly you kill early in the

season you kill a million,” has often

been said, and there is much truth in

it. One authority says: “A pair of

flies beginning operations in April

may be progenitors, if all were to live,

of 191,010,000,000,000,000,000, files by

August. Allowing one-eighth of a eu-

bic inch to a fly, this number would

cover the earth 47 feet deep.” Thus

it will be seen that the earlier we ‘be-

gin to fight this pest the better will be

the result. '



Methods of combating the fly may

be summed up as follows:



1. Protect the breeding places from

the fly.



2. Kill them in their breeding places

by some chemical.



3. Place traps near their breeding

places to catch them before they lay

their eggs.



4. Shelter food and dwellings from

them.



5. Poison their food.





 





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Household Editorz—Will you please

give the pattern of a patched quilt or

two colors, roses with leaves and

stems? The blocks will be white and

the flowers are hemmed on. They

were in fashion many years ago.—





It is especially likely to be M G





Can anyone furnish this pattern?—

Editor.



If Mrs. F. L. S., Traverse City, will

thoroughly saturate the soil on her

flower pots with lime water, she will

rid them of white worms and also of

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By DR. W. O. HEDRICK, Economics Dept.-M. A. C.





HE marketing improvement fur-

ore stirred up by the “high pric-



, es” period through which we are

passing, has been fertile of panaceas.

The “parcel post” scheme of bringing

consumer and producer in touch with

each other finds many advocates. The

establishment of municipal open mar-

kets everywhere Would cause the elim-

ination of the middleman, according to

others. Standardization has been a

much used term and some have even

advocated price making by the govern-

ment. Much material has been pub-

lished upon the subject of marketing

and in recent years governmental com-

missions of many sorts have come into

existence to deal with this pressing

question.



In the midst of so much ardor and

ingenuity devoted to this subject, may

it not be the part of wisdom to refresh

ourselves with a re—examination of

some of the fixed and rather stable

features of this problem. The example

of Darius Green, of flying machine

fame, still remains an eloquent witness

to the importance of adhering to the

actual facts in any problem.



The Reason for Marketing.



The practice of marketing of any

sort anywhere comes about almost in.

variably through the simple fact that

things are produced in accordance

with environment. Marketing would

be a useless activity—a purposeless

waste—if anything could be grown in-

differently in any neighborhod as well

as in another. Our census reports

enumerate some forty or more soil

products in this country. Now the fact

that by nature these things have to be

grown in the environment best suited

to them while at the same time they

are in demand for consumption every-

where is what causes marketing. The

invention of the motor truck, the inter-

urban and the telephone has tempor-

arily obscured our sense of distance

and it is on this account doubtless that

many would-be market reformers seem

heedless of the fact that cotton can

only, be grown in the Gulf states, and

oranges in California and Florida.



One of the Functions.



Middlemen have long been indispen-

sable as “go-betweens” in picking

things up at the places where they are

produced and in transferring them to

the places where they are consumed.

And it is believed that they are still

indispensable for this service and it is

further believed that they unite so

many other ‘services along with this

principle one as to constitute them,

craftsmen, the same as carpenters or

jewelers; or, occupational specialists.

the same as farmers. Take, for exam-

ple, the familiar stock buyer or drover

of'our small cities or towns. He is the

assembler, primarily, of the live stock

of his neighborhood for shipping pur-

poses. This last achievement is of it

self no small performance since it nec-

essitates knowing where as well as

how to ship. On the other hand, suc-

cessful buying operations almost re-

quired special gifts. Who would dare,

for example, without experience, to go

out upon the farms—the usual bargain‘

ing place of the drover—and under the

limitations of making a profit, buy at

its proper price all the offerings of live

stock from the neighborhood! The

craftsmanship of the stock—buyers’ oc-

cupation could be demonstrated in no

better way, doubtless, to the doubting



_ . Thomas’s, than for the unbeliever to

i. try his hand at the business.



‘ Where Special Skill is Required. ‘



, It will be noticed that the middle-



. men service which we have just de-



bed, carries the product through





only the first stage of its progress to~

wards the‘consumer. Another set of

middlemen facing a different set of cir-

cumstances must carry the product

through another stage and ,finally a

new set of middlemen distribute it to

the ultimate consumer. And who will

say that this last distributor—the re-

tailer—is not a specialist of infinite

detail and serviceableness? With what

care the consumer’s taste must be cul-

tivated by advertising and by display

in order that large quantities of a pro-

duct may be sold, what judgment must

be used in meeting the consumer’s de-

mands or whims and in encouraging

him to buy through allowing him cred-

it and even in the practical matters of

storage and handling, what expert skill

is required!



A few—a very few—of the trade

contracts between producer and con-

sumer are so simple that they can be

handled without the intervention of the

“go between” middleman, but not in-

frequently it can be easily shown that

products would be marketed more

cheaply were there more, rathei than

less, specialists to handle the neces-

sary processes. Nothing is received

as more perfectly true in modern bus-

iness than that specialization has been

a great cheapener of production. May

it not be that this principle would be

found just as true of greater speciali-

zation and more specialists in market-

ing, as it is found true in other under-

takings if we simply accepted the fact

that middleman-work constitutes an oc-

cupation?



When one recal the simple fact

that retailing is a part of the middle-





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out with distinctn'ess. Neveroa’nc

tailing came into prominence has it

been thought possible to carry it on

extensively without much time being

given to learning the art. The old ap-

prenticeship system of our forefathers

found its chief examples in the cases

of young men who bound themselves

out to learn the business of storekeep-

ing. Can anyone suppose that with

our present—day heightened standards

of living and the kaleidscopic changes

in tastes and prejudices on the part of

consumers that the methods of dis-

tributing farm products is less difficult

now than was formerly true?



The investigational work of the Mar-

kets Office in the Department of Agri-

Culture has led to the tracing through

of specific quantities of farm products

from the hands of the producer to the

consumer. The last report from this

office, page nine, states that ninety-

one carloads of products were traced

through in this way in part, to the con-

sumer and an impression of the skill-

fulness and serviceableness of retailers

is gained from the folloWing com-





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less than five per cent of the contents

of the car. ”



There seems little doubt that the oc-

cupational nature of marketing Should

be given more attention than has been

the case. The easy assumption that

the successful distribution of products

from producer to consumer is a simple

matter, finds no foundation in fact.

Few inexperienced persons, would un-

dertake the extensive production of

honey because bee-keeping is recogniz-

ed as a specific occupation requiring

aptitude and training. On the other





hand, everyone apparently feels com- .





petent to tell just how honey or pota.

toes, or any other product should be

marketed, whether he has had any ex-

perience or not. It seems certain,

therefore, that until the occupational

side of marketing is recognized and





'until the same detailed study is given





to its processes as is given to potato

growing or the Work of any other oc-

cupation that little progress will be

made_ in improving the business.





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Live Stock Selling Assn’s





HE main purpose of the rapidly

increasing number of live stock

shipping associations is to ena-



ble their members to ship in carload

lots to the central markets instead of

being more or less at the mercy of lo-

cal buyers in disposing of a few ani-

mals from time to time. The fact that

no capital is required for the organiza-

tion of such an association makes

them possible in communities in which

more complicated forms of co-opera-

tion would not succeed. Such associa-

tions are scarcely practicable in reg-

ions where there is so much live stock

that feeders generallyhmrket in car-

load lots, or in those other districts

where live stock is so scarce that an

association would have little business.

To organize such an association it is

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HE demands of soil fertility on



the average farm and under nor-



mal conditions often nullify the

financial advantage of marketing straw,

roughage and many vegetable products.

The humus resulting from the decom-

position of this more bulky material is

necessary to the maintenance of a

high degree of soil fertility, and if it is

marketed some system of replacing

the humus thus lost must be substi-

tuted by the farmers who desire to

keep their fields up to present produc-

ing power or to improve them.



Here is where the feeder profits. He

concentrates this more bulky material

into meat, dairy products, wool, 'etc.,

and thereby markets a product having

a small amount of fertilizing elements,

while he retains the more bulky humus

making material for the improvement

of his soils. It only requires a little

additional care to keep such soil in a





high state of productivity.





But in rapidly widening areas about

our great cities, vegetative products

must be produced in larger and larger

quantities to satisfy increasing popu-

lations, for it takes a larger area to

produce a certain unit of food value in

the form of animal products than it

does of the vegetative kind. And be-

sides, prices for animal products are

now becoming so high through re-

stricted production and enlarged de-

mand that city families are obliged to

include in their meals a greater num-

ber of vegetable dishes.



These opposing factors of soil fertil-

ity, proportionately higher prices for

animal products and restricted buying

capacity of the city consumer, give to

the farmers of eVery locality, whether





near or far from the centers of popu-_





lation, a problem in determining to

what extent he can afford to sell the





more bulky crops produced upon his .





land.





necessary only for the farmers of the

community to meet together, adopt a

simple constitution and by-laws, a sam-

ple of which is given in Bulletin 718 of

the U. S. Department of Agriculture,

to elect officers, and, in turn, for them

to appoint a manager. It is recom-

mended, although it is not absolutely

necessary, that the organization incor-

porate. This can be done at a nominal

cost—usually not more than $10. For

this small expenditure of trouble and

money the association usually enables

the farmer to market his stock when

it is ready instead of compelling him

to wait until the local shipper is ready

to buy it. He obtains for himself the

benefits of the cheaper carload trans-

portation, and the shipments of the as

sociation realize for the owner the

market price of his stock, less the ac-

tual cost of marketing. In particular,

it has been found that when thin stock,

calves or lambs, are sold in small num-

bers, the local price is usually very

low. It is on this class 6f stock that

the associations have been able to save

their members the most money.





In order to avoid misunderstanding,

the department advises that all stock

be marked at this shipping point. This

precaution prevents disputes in regard

to shrinkage and dockage and assists

in making adjustments in case of loss

or damage in transit. 'There are three

common methods of marking. Num-

bers or other characters may be clip-

ped in some conspicuous part of the

animal, paint may be employed, or

numbered ear tags used. The last

method is the least frequent because it

is somewhat diflicult at the stockyards

to get close enough to the animal to

see the number on the tag. If the sec-

ond method is adopted, ordinary paint

is undesirable, especially for hogs, as

it does not dry readily enough to ,pre-

vent smearing. This difiiculty may be

overcome by using paint containing

about one-fourth varnish. In the case

of sheep, however, painting is objec-

tionable because the marks will not

scour out and wool manufacturers ob-

ject to them, and branding fluid, there-

fore, is preferable. Whatever system

of marking is adopted, the important

features are that it should be uniform

for all shipments and that the marks

should be plain and conspicuous. In

many cases hogs are not marked, but

are graded by the manager at the ship-

ping point. A record of those subject

to dockage is kept in such cases. Mark-

ing is advised, however, as a precau-

tion against mistakes.



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MARKETING PERISHABLE PRO<

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Today we find the tenderést perish-

able fruits being shipped thousands

of miles. Formerly cities depended

upon milkpproduced within a prescrib-

ed circle of small diameter. Today

distance seems no barrier. It is true

that many of these improvements

have been brought about by great

transportation companies and by fast

trains and steamer lines.



The government has done much, al-

so, by seeking out the things that

cause decay and teaching the growers

how to overcome them. There is not

a little that may be done—nay, should

be done—right at home on the farm.

In the case of milk and all dairy pro-

ducts, absolute cleanliness of the milk,

itself, and all vessels in which it may

be put goes a long way towards neu-

tralizing the effects of the germs and

spores.



In the case of eggs, of which the

people of this country use more than

$750,000,000 worth every year, it is

said that at least ten per cent are

Spoiled before reaching the consumer.

This figures out at quite a tidy sum

and indicates that something is wrong.

Of course a good part of this loss oc-

curs in the sterehouses, but at least

some of it could be avoided if farm-

ers and poultrymen would put their

eggs on the market regularly instead

.of holding them until they are just on

the edge of spoiling. Eggs may be

usable after being kept in the cellar

three or four months if the weather is

cool, but when the middleman puts

them in storage they are more liable

to spoil than those that are strictly

fresh.



In the case of fruits and vegetables,

better methods of storage will—in a

great many cases—eliminate rot. Co-

operative storage plants for apple and

other fruits, as well as for certain veg-

etables, are desirable improvements

that most communities need. Growers

can, in many cases, combine their pro-

ducts and ship in carload lots, where

no single grower would find it econom-

ical to do so, and the fruit might go to

waste. Almost everything can be mar-

keted if it can be gotten where it is

needed. Fruit growers’ associations

are able to render valuable aid in this

direction.



There is another way that many

products, including the perishable veg-

etables and fruits, may be saved. This

is by the medium of the home-canning

outfit. There may be times when the



~ surplus cannot be profitably marketed

and for this emergency the home can-

ner should be called into account.



New Hamp. C. H. CHESLEY.





THE MILK SITUATION.





 





(Continued from page 574).

thority they displayed very poor judg-

ment. When the farmers considered

themselves unfairly dealt with there

was no chance for redress on their

part, as there was no appeal from the

exactions of the inspectors.



It is safe to assert that the inspec-

tors were not selected on account of

their fitness for the work, or knowl-

edge of what is necessary in order to

produce good, wholesome milk. In

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teach, as shown by their. words and

their works, was very remarkable.



On account of the cruelty and injusé

tice wrought upon the dairymen

around Detroit by the inspectors and

dealers who have ruled them with an

iron hand, there has been repeated de-

mands for relief. Organization in a

feeble way has been attempted, but

thus far with unsatisfactory results.

Farmers have failed to stand together

and fight for their own interests.



Legislation Attempted.



When Charles Downing was a repre-

sentative in the state legislature in

1913 he introduced a bill which provid-

ed that a man in order to be eligible to

the office of milk inspector must have

spent at least two years on a dairy

farm after he was twenty-one years

of age. It was hoped that if the Down.

ing Bill could be enacted into law,

that ”dairy educated” and competent

inspectors could be secured, and bet-

ter conditions be brought about.



It was my privilege to be present

when the Downing Bill came up before

the committee. Dr. Price, then chief

of milk inspectors in Detroit, and Dr.

Kieffer, president of the Board of

Health of the same place, and their as-

sistants, were there to work against

the bill being reported out of the com-

mittee’s hands and brought before the

house of representatives. The bill was

reported out and was strongly opposed

by the Detroit people when before the

house, and finally defeated.



What Should Dairymen Do?



Instead of sitting down and being

discouraged because they were defeat-

ed at the first onset, they ought to

rally their forces by thorough organi-

zation, demand and secure their just

rights in the various phases of the

milk business. They should not only

have something to say as to the char-

acter and qualifications of the men

who are to inspect their premises and

equipment, but they should have some-

thing to say as to what the prices re-

ceived for the milk shall be. They pro-

duce the milk and ought to know What

it is to be sold for before it leaves

their hands. Under conditions of the

recent past when the dealers have

been getting about twice as much for

distributing the milk as the farmers

have for producing it, they seem to ac-

cept the situation as serfs laboring un-

der the domination of the task mas-

ters, the dealers, waiting for an ex-

pression of pity from some source, but

they don’t get it.



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milk producers around Milwaukee is

an example worthy of consideration.

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another example. It is well worth the

efforts of milk producers around and

near the city of Detroit to study the

means and results obtained in those

two contests to secure not only just

recognition of the rights of producers,

but prices which more nearly repre-

sent the farmer‘s share of what is paid

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termination by dairymen selling milk

in Chicago, was the most gigantic of

anything of the kind ever undertaken

by milk producers anywhere in this or

any'other country. The dairymen were

scattered over territory reaching out

eighty miles north, south and west.

They hung together, asking for $1.55

per hundred for their milk, while the

dealers offered them $13354, and were

determined to not pay any more. The

farmers acted in a humane manner,

sending enough milk to the city to

meet the needs ofrthe babies and sick

people, and won the sympathy and

plaudits of the masses who were not

only onlookers but consumers of milk.

It is my beliefe that the level that

pressed the hardest on the milk deal-

ers was the fact that the farmers were

preparing to distribute the milk to

consumers. There is no prospects of

milk producers around Detroit secur-

ing what rightly belongs to them until

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April 25, 1916.





 

 

 

 





   





,, . dairy an , _ , a ,



firm, at prevailing prices. Ext 3. cream». :hig f or the j p , _

ery 33c ; firsts 3‘1%c;'*dairy 250; paCk- ‘ -We note: Clipped lo. 8 $10.15

ing stock 23c. * ‘ 4 10.25; eavy lambs $8.76@9; cull to?





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Extra creamery 340:





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to be less reason, however, for bear- ed.

With few 201/20; firsts 210.





‘ishness from this source.





. exceptions, the growing crop has the . _

same unfavorable outlook as was for- at last weeks prices.





with Germany, and .

At this writing there seems demand active.





Eggs—The market is firm and the

Prices are unchang-

Current receipts are quoted at





Chicago—The feeling continues firm

Firsts 20%@





many noted. In a few of the eastern 20940; ordinary firsts 1521/2@200; mis-

states the grain has improved but the cellaneous lots, cases included 18@

heavy producing sections are sending 20%0 per dozen.





out bullish reports.





The Hessian fly





Poultry. The market is firm and





 





is adding to the growers’ troubles. quiet. Fowls19@2'20 according to the

Seeding in the spring wheat sections quality; Spring Chickens 19@200 per

is being put off still more by excessive lb; ducks 21@22c; geese 16@17c.





moisture which further reduces pros-

pects for the 1916 crop. Although for-

eign agents have reported some re-

sales of grain purchased for export, it

is known that new contracts with Eu-

ropean buyers have aggregated a con- 3‘75; Spys $3_50@4;





siderable volume of grain.





000 bushels. One year ago No. 2 red





FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.





 





Apples—Apples are easy and active.

The demand is good. Greenings $3@

Baldwins $3@





The visi- . _

ble supply decreased last week 2,264,- 3.50, Steele Reds $4@4.50. At Chica





go the market is active at unchanged

prices. No. 1 Greenings are quoted at





wheat was quoted at $1.61 per bushel. $2.50@3'50 per bbl; Jonathans, No. 1,





Last week’s Detroit prices were:





No. 2 No. 1



Red. White. May.

Wednesday ..... 1.18 1.13 1.18%

Thursday ...... 1.19 1.14

Friday 000 oooooooooo 0 .0000





Saturday . . . .1.17 1.12 117%

Monday . . . . . .. .1.17 1.12 1.171/2

Tuesday ....... 1.18 1.13 1.18%,

.Chicago.—May wheat $1.135/z’g; July

51.14%; Sept, 1.13%.

Corn—Fluctuations in wheat prices





were an important factor in governing





corn transactions. There is, however,

an active demand from seaboard

points. Delayed spring work also prom-

ises to be a feature in this market

during the coming months and extend—

ed feeding periods offer the trade ad-

ded support.

creased the past week 2,601,000 bush-

els. One year ago No. 3 corn was

quoted at 790 per bushel. Last week’s

Detroit prices were:





No. 3 No. 3



Mixed. Yellow.

Wednesday . . . ...... 751/2 78

Thursday 751/3 78

Friday .......... ..

Saturday .......... . 75 771,?

Monday 75 771/2

Tuesday .......... . 751/,» 78





Chicago—May corn 757/30 per bu:

July 76%0; Sept. 760.



Gate—Oat values have declined

with those of wheat. Aside from the

influence of the other grains, the prin-

cipal factor operating in this market

early this week was the closing of

fairly large contracts with foreign

agents. The visible supply decreased

2,208,000 bushels. Last week’s Detroit

quotations were:





No.3



Standard. White.



Wednesday 47% 46%



Thursday 47% 46%

Friday 00000000000000 0000 00-0

Saturday 47 46



Monday 47% 46%,



Tuesday ........... 46%, 451/4.





Chicago—May oats 44%c per bu;

July 427/3c; Sept. 391/2c.



Rye—Price steady at 941/2c for cash

No. 2.



Barley.—At Milwaukee prices rang-

ed from 70@77c for malting grades,

and at Chicago 62@76c.



Beans.—-Contracts are limited by

the meagre holdings in dealers’ hands,

and prices advanced SC on Monday.

Immediate and prompt shipments are

quoted in Detroit at $3.70; May $3.75.

At Greenville farmers are getting from

$3.30@3.35 per bushel.



Clover Seed.-Values are off with

prime red clover at $9.25 and prime al~

Bike at $9.25. At Toledo values are

$8.90 and $9.05 respectively.



Timothy Seed.——Lower on the local

market with prime at $3.35, and the

same grade is $3.25 at Toledo.





FLOUR AND FEEDS.





 





Noun—Jobbing lots in one-eighth

paper sacks are selling on the Detroit

market per 1.96 lbs, as follows: Best

patent $6.50; seconds $6.20; straight

$5.90; spring patent $6.80; rye flour $6.



Feed.——In 100-lb. sacks, jobbing lots

are:‘ Bran $24; standard middlings

$25; fine middlings $30; cracked corn

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



H‘ay.-—No. .1 timothy, $20.50@21;

standard timothy $19.50@20; light



,mixed. $19.50@20; No. 2 timothy $17

' 18; No.1 mixed $15.50@16.50; No. 1

very $12@13.





Straw—Wheat and cat straw $6.50 klet willk be no lower the balance of



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.~ -—————————- Market was active on choice sheep lbs. and brought $9.95 per cwt. , Mr.



"DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS. and lambs, but slow on heavy and NeWman started them on

- ' coarse, with prices 15c lower than the



Button—The best grades are lower close of last week. About all sold and fa hay. . .. ..





,,@V7';‘rye $7.50@8 per ton.





 





$3.50@4; $3@3.25; Spys

$3.50@4.50.





Potatoes.—Potatoes are a little firm~





Baldwins





and 1‘ htl d d' ' _ A1;

1191/3 61‘ S 1g y a vance in price





Chicago no Michigan stock is quoted

but others sell from 80@97c per bu.

At Greenville potatoes are selling for

700 a bushel.





WOOL AND HIDES.





 





VVoolr—Buying from growers has

increased in volume the past week. In

Michigan farmers have thus far re-

ceived around 350 for medium wools,

and occasional higher offers have been

made for select lots. Farmers believe

that by holding, even better values





The visible supply de- will be secured. The hopeful feature





of the situation is that dealers are

fast coming around to the farmers’

ideas of price levels.



Hides—No. 1 cured 170; do. green

150; No. 1 cured bulls 13c; do. green

10c; No. 1 cured calf 25c; do. green

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

$3.50; No. 2 hides 1c lower than the

No. 1; sheepskins 500@$2, according

to amount of wool. '





GRAND RAPIDS.





 





The potato market has been off,

with price at 75c or lower, but is show-

ing improvement again. The bean

market does not show much change.

Wheat, No. 2 red, starts off this week

at $1.10, or two cents lower. Corn is

‘quoted at 75c; rye 75c; oats 45c. Hay

loose in loads, is bringing $14@17 on

the city market.





 





DETROIT EASTERN MARKET.





 





Only a small business is being done

at the market. Apples were retailing

at 500@$1.50 per bushel; potatoes 800

@$1; carrots 85c; parsnips 40@55c;

cabbage 50@65c; eggs 23@250. There

was no loose hay offered.





LIVE STOCK MARKETS.





Buffalo.

April 24, 1916.

(Special Report of Dunning & Stevens,

New York Central Stock Yards,

Buffalo, N. Y.)



Receipts here today: Cattle 130

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

67 d. d.; calves 1900 head.



With 130 cars of cattle today there

were around 25 to 30 cars of shipping

cattle and the trade on that class was

very slow and the bulk of them sold

10@150 lower, but there was a strong

demand for the butchering steers,

cows and heifers and they sold strong.

We look for a liberal run of cattle

next Monday and if they do not have

a heavy run in Chicago on Wednesday

and break the market, we should have

a better trade here, as Lent and the

Jewish holidays are out of the way.



Our receipts of hogs were fairly lib-

eral, about 100 double decks, and while

prices were somewhat higher than the

close of last Saturday, trade was dull

and several loads of late arrivals are

going over unsold. A few selected





 





loads of hogs carrying considerable during the coming season; The com-

weight sold at $10.20@10.25, with the mission will co-operate with the var-

bulk of the best around $10.15; pigs ious county agricultural agents in those

roughs $9@ counties where agents have been ap-

9.10; stags $6.50@7.50. Our prices pointed. .





and lights $9.25@9.50;





look quite reasonable compared with

other points and in our opinion. mar-





Elgin.—-Although receipts have not

increased to any extent, the feeling is

easier and prices are 1c lower. ‘ Price

for the week, based on sales, is '330,

which is one cent higher than last





the Chicago market a consignment cf

71 head of strictly prime‘vHereford and

Shorthorn steers which averaged 1646





 





 





cago.

April 24, 1916.





Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

Receipts today..14,000 32,000 17,000

Same day 1915. .20,139 39,194 8,285

Last week ...... 41,982 151,184 71,116





Same Wk 1915..42,940 105,781 61,693





Only 19,551 hogs were shipped from

here last week, comparing with 28,933

Hogs marketed last

Hogs were a

dime higher today, with sales at $9.30



@995. Cattle were active and largely l

‘10@150 higher today, but sheep and

lambs were late in opening, and prom-





a week earlier.

week averaged 220 lbs.





ised to sell largely lower.





Cattle were in good demand during

the greater part of last week. Bulk of





steers received during the week sold





at $8.75@9.75, with sales of the choicer





class of weighty steers at a range of





$9.50@10, while inferior to pretty fair





steers of light weight brought $7.75@

8.75. Medium grade steers sold at

$8.80@9; good steers $9.10@9.45. De-

sirable little yearling steers $9@9.9_0;

less attractive lots $8@8.50. Butcher

stuff that graded well sold more read-

ily than steers, cows bringing $5.50@

8.50 and heifers $5.50@9.40, with the

prime yearling heifers especially want-

ed. Cutters sold at $4.80@5.45, can-

ners $3.60@4.75 and bulls $5.25@8.25.

Calves were marketed freely from the

near-by dairying districts, and they

sold on the whole very well, prices ex-

tending from $5@10 per cwt. for the

coarse heavy to prime light vealers.

The stocker and feeder traffic was ani-

mated, although most purchasers re-





fused to pay the recent highest prices, .





stockers selling at $5.40@8.‘50 for in-

ferior to‘ the best lots, while feeders

brought $7.25@8.60 and stock and feed-

in gheifers $6@6.90. Prime veal calves

sold at the close at $9.50. Choice

beeves showed little quotable change,

but other kinds closed largely 10@150

lower than a week ago.





Hogs were marketed freely most or

the week, and there was an active lo-

cal and shipping demand. Larger re-

ceipts of hogs for the week brought

about price breaks, with hogs selling

at the close at $9.15@9.85, the prime

“singeing” light hogs selling at top.

Heavy packing hogs brought $9.25@

9.62%.; light bacon hogs» $9.15@9.60;

heavy shipping hogs $9.65@9.75, while

pigs‘brought $7.10@9, 135-1b. pigs go-

ing highest.



Sheep, yearlings and lambs contin-

ued for still another week to be mar-

keted very sparingly as compared with

normal times, and extremely high

prices prevailed, although prime lambs

sold off sharply from, their recent $12

per cwt. top. Heavy lambs of all de-

scriptions were discriminated against

severely by killers. Feeding lambs

continue

after. Prices, for wooled offerings

closed as follows: Lambs $9.25@

11.65; yearlings $9@10.50; wethers

$8.25@9.25;-" ewes $7.50@9.15; bucks

$6.50@7.75. .Feeding lambs sold near-

ly as high as prime killers, the range

of prices being $10.25@11.50. Spring

lambs were in limited supply at $9@17

per cwt.





Horses were marketed less freely

last week, and prices ruled steady,

with a good local shipping demand

and a particularly good call for army

horses of different types. A few big

horses sold at $250@315, while light

horses for southern shipment brought

$50@100, farm workers $75@155 and

farm mares $150@200. Commercial

chunks brought $165@225.





LIVE STOCK Mars.





 





James Hulett & Son, Ingham county,

recently marketed 14 head of Short-

horn steers in Chicago that brought

$1,824,31, or an average of $130.31 each.

They are succesful feeders who not

only believe, but demonstrate, that

there is money in feeding cattle to

good market finish under Michigan

conditions. '_ ~-



The State Live Stock Sanitary Com-

mission is now completing prepara-

tions to combat any hog cholera out-

breaks that may occur in Michigan





R. R. Newman, of Nebraska, sold on





fair $6@10; bucks $4.50@.6.50; handy-

ewes $7.25@7250; heavy ewes $6.50@. .

7; wethers $7.75@8; cull sheep.$4@

5.50; veals, good to choice, $9.75@10;

common to fair $8@9.50; heavy $6@9. .





Chicago._———The market is firm at last Chi

Wheat—Grain prices were affected WEGR’S prices.





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good fair supply of everything but

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In the cattle department the trade

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[and quite a few buyers were on hand

from the country looking for stockers

[and feeders, among them being Chas.

Prescott, of Prescott, Mich, who took

quite a bunch back home for his ranch.



Common grades of niilch cows still

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The Grand Rapids





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exceptional clinical feel]





on them they must‘ go to the tank and

are a loss to the shipper as they are

Inot allowed to be shipped out.



, The close will be 10@150 lower. Best

heavy steers $8.75; best handy weight

Ibutcher steers $8@8.50; mixed steers

and heifers $7.7561‘8.50; handy light

butchers $7.25@7.75; light butchers

$6.75@7.25: best cows $6.50@6.75;





1800 free clinics in 1 year

Organized

Board of Trustees.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





butcher cows $5.50@6.25; common .

cows $4.50@5.25; canucrs $3534.25; SIX months each year to





cows and bulls av 1005 at $6.35, 11

steers av 807 at $8 4 cows av 1092 at

$6.75, 2 do av 805 at $5. 1 bull mm

1470 at $7, 17 steers av 833 at $8; to

Sullivan P. Co. 1 cow wgh 1150 at

$5.50, 1 do wgh 940 at $4.50, 9 do av

930 at $6.50, 7 steers av 1103 at $8.50.

2 bulls av 1095 at $6.50, 3 heifers av

943 at $7.50, 2 cows av 915 at $6.50, 3

do av 1007 at $5, 2 steers av 850 at

$7.25, 8 cows av 1060 at, $6.30; to Gol-

den 6 do av 973 at $6.35.



Roe Com. Co. sold Prescott 4 cows *

av 767 at $5.75; to Kamman B. Co. 12

steers av 943 at $8.25; to Mason B. Co.

1 bull wgh 1390 at $6.50, 3 heifers av

710 at $7.50; to Bar-Inge 1 bull wgh

750 at $5.50; to Bresnahan & Bray 1

do wgh 1060 at $5.50, 2 do av 1235 at

$6.50, 1 do wgh 940 at $6; to Prescott

2 cows av 910 at $5.25, 2 do av 950 at

$5.25, 2 heifers av 480 at $5.50; to

Stevenson 2 cows av 910 at $5.50: to

Martin 7 steers av 954 at $8.20, 2 do

av 765 at $7.50, 1 cow wgh 1130 at

$6.40: to Newton B. (‘0. 3 do av 1127

at $5.75, 26 steers av 813 at $7.90; to

Hammond, S. & C0. 1 bull Wgh 1710





lat $6.65.

. Veal Calves.



Receipts 1146. The veal calf trade

was dull and 50@75c lower than they

were a. week ago and 25c lower than

on Wednesday, and common and high-

er grades even lower. Big coarse thin

calves are being marketed and con-

demned by the meat inspector and it

is next to impossible to dispose of

them. We quote a few extra fancy at

$10: bulk of good $9.50@9.75; medium

and common $6@9. IEGlECI

Sande], S., B. & G. sold Mich. B. Co. Will lllllll

12 av 140 at $10.25, 13 av 130 at $10, 2 H ll ‘

av 155 at $9.50. 2 av 140 at $10; to Kuu, 0‘" 0733





“"e have 135 students,

foot-ball team.

Four years at Grand Rapids





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Dean of Faculty





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Roe Com. Co. sold Parker, W. & Co.

15 av 130 at $10, 2 av 150 at $8: to

Rattkowsky 6 av 130 at $9.50; to Sulli-

van P. Co. 3 av 170 at $7.





WANTED il- ‘ llrlis ludsnrlntlva booklet L.

lliEMl. IE"! I!!!" 00.. 463 Fourth Iv... Pillsbury, Ps.





 





 





 





 





 





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A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY

FOR YOUNG MEN





Thursday's market. . . .

Cattle. __ Study V etermary Medicme.

April 27. 1916- :1:- Have a profession of your own be independent

. “J O Q t , .

atliligellgbsalziigck ggidglgfifit $331112? 1:: It is one professnon that IS not crowded.

"2:533





Its future looks brighter than ever before.

The prosperity of the Veterinarian goes hand in hand with





The U. S. Government needs Veterinarians as Meat ln—

spectors, Serum Inspectors, ctc.



Become a. qualified Veterinarian

practically waiting for you.





Three fully equipped laboratories, a Veterinary Hospital, 33.2.: '

three good lecture rooms,





and operated under state law.





Athletic Association. Lecture Course.





you an efficient knowledge of Veterinary Medicine.

“’l'lte ior catalog and information.





A romp/rte line at difrrmtprim. Strength.

‘ easy to operate. safe and simple locks. The

. best of materials are used in all models.

Wood. or steel with wood lining. They are





Adiustable to Small Call or Large Cow





We also make a complete line of Steel Stalls tor





 





 





our Livestock Industry.





and a good opening is





Veterinary college





studying Veterinary Science.





ities, a faculty of 12 members.

a large dissecting room,

, 500 alumni all making- gm (l. =‘-“

Goverencd by





s_..__





A Four Years’ Course of Six Months Each Year ‘





School year opens in September, ends in April. Nearly





earn money to pay expenses.





best heavy bulls $6.50@7; bologna Grand Rapids offers remarkable opportunity to "

bulls $6670.75: stock bulls $5@5.50; earn moncv while at college __

feeders $2567.75; stockers $6@7.50; E ( l'fi . ‘ . . 5::

milkers and swingers $40@75_ ntmuce qual cations, one year at high school or its



Reason & S. sold Mich. B. Co. 13 equlvalcnt.





want 250. Have organized -_





Veterinary College will give.





Colon C. Lillie,





Pres. Board of Trustees





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MITCHELL





STANCHIONS





 





: Cow. Call and Bull





Pens: Feed Trucks and 26 style: of Carriers.

Ask us about Stanchion No. 3——it's a winner.





HELL MFG. C0., 3535323x'éww‘i‘5“





 





'New Lan ,





In Gladwin and Midland Counties. Michigan. Well

located. Low prices and easy terms. Stanfield Bros.

(owners). 15 Merrill Bldg..8aginaw, (westsidel. Mich_





“ACRES 0F OPPORTUNITIES”





An illustrated booklet FREE. Michigan has hundreds

of thousands of acres of virgin land. 35. ) an acre up.





 





Healthful climate. Growing season (or all crops. Ample

ralnlull.erte W.P. Hartman.A. d: 1. Agent, Roomlslt

Grand Rapids 42 Indiana Railway. Grand Rapids.l\lich





e r W s

For Sale-4390 Acres 5.53. aiaidliitich

ocres fenced. Fine Orchard. This Rani-h has five

watering 0(places. Is'l‘rreat for shear and cattle.

P1100810. perscre. illtske $510). down.

Michigan llesl Estate 00.. Jackson, Mtcls.





 





 





:25 PE“ ‘cu -Farm 87 acres, pine, beach, maple



land, gravel clay, loam soil; 30 A.

stumped. all under cultivation. on .M.R.R. 455 miles

to county seat; 19. miles to store and side track: good

markets, lo-room house, fair barn. on main road. good

orchard. Cause of sale poor health. Terms 5-3 down.





 





Sheep and Lambs. I

Receipts 2168. The sheep and lambI

trade was dull and on Thursday prices I

were 25c lower than on Wednesday or

last week, selling as follows: Best

lambs $@9.25; fair do $7@8: light to

lambs $9@9.25: fair do $7@8: light to

@825; fair to good sheep $6.50@7;

culls and common $4.25@5.



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

Co. 42 lambs av 65 at $9.25, 3 wool

lambs av 105 at $10.50, 2 yearlings av

140 at $8.50, 10 lambs av 85 at $7, 9 do

av 67 at $8.20, 309 do av 75 at.$9.15;

to Mich. B. Co. 28 do av 90 at $9.25,

101 do av 75 at $9.50; to Young 52 do

av‘ 56 at $7.50, 25 dolav 90 at $9.50, 20

do av 60 at $7.50, 9 spg lambs av 50

at $10; to Thompson Bros. 60 lambs

av 75 at $9.50, 7 do av 60 at $7; to

Newton B. Co. 29 do av 50 at $6; to

Mich. B. Co. 208 do av 75 at $9. 50 do

av 78 at $9.25. - ‘





H s. .

Receipts 8754. The hog trade open-

ed and closed steady with Wednesday,





.Cheap

Copper Sulphate





can no longer be had but growers of Potatoes,

Grapes and Vegetables who have used Sulfocide

for the past 5 or 6 years say that they prefer it

to Bordeaux mixture as it is cheaper and easier

to use and equally reflective. 1 gallon makes

200 gallons of Spray. Write today for booklet.





B. G. Pratt Company





Dept. 22

50 Church 8.. -





 

 

 





 





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Farms and Farm land: to: Salt

LANDS FOR SALE >





20.000 Acres of No. l hardwood out over lands. a part

at which has been cut moi-several ~ years and burned

over comparatively clean.seeded in theashes to timothy.

an clover and now covered with tame pasture.

easily cleared in farms. Soil heavyeclay m. slightly

roll . schools close, to all t lands, good roads.

good arm settlements surrounding. Close toOnaway

with good churches. ood markets and mod R

comm tluns. For nl 'luf. gtficg



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pigs selling at $8.75 and yo'rkers and

.hesVYAat;i9-.§0@Q-70~ . I





 

 

 





 





   





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ls M ED.

It: 535901319? better distr ct waningfhrclca 810.3 R plan

.. sore on e‘lw term; e on n slum-s. a

g THAD. B. PRESTON. Trustee. Onawsy. ma. dos. Henry Woman“ ,





F. J. FACE. Hersey. Osceola. 00.. Michigan,





 





Our low priced lands producemore than

th . Flilii‘lidlo-Vlr;lesttsmreinzim'fiovprrunem reports a”

is. so somei us rs d let. includingms on nos.

canon anorunus. inc. Helena. has...“





6. 10, or 20 acres, with or without

Small Farm "a.” stock and tools. Also another

firm wanted on or near lake. ROSS LAND CO.. 1000

Penobscot Bldg“ Detroit. and 160 So. Gratlot Ave.,

Mt. Clemens.





HAY





HE HARPSTER COMMISSION 00.. Union Stool



Yards, Toledo, 0.. all live stock on commimion.

not. highest prices and best fills. Daily

market, force of six looks after yo u :- interest.

Pinancrally backed by over $1,000.01». ‘





'8 m FARM Families settled in Montana last year.

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Ship your 000 quality to as.

Highest lathe: Prices.

I. L. Richmond Co.. Detroit.





 





Try them.





 





F‘B.E.:—Wo will pay premiums whenever visible '

above the highest otficial Detrort nrkot

quotation for your eggs shipped direct to 09 In on.

as





. Write us for information. It will pay you.

Inerlcsn Butter Choose 60.. Detroit. Itch.





Ship To The Old Reliable lions. '

HAY Daniel Mchflsey’s Sons c...

£236 Us“ Bid... Firm h.





 





ok and fit. it s Ever-bearing Res 111

. R rh t 15(- one .

mag. «unannoungh... .



ell. Mich. .
Ofil'! Big. besutiful. hen-hatched [Barred Rooks. Es?“

”. .2.50;~100. ".00. Select matings 15. “i 30" '74”.

postpsld. Photos. Circulars. John Northcn. Olsre. Mich.





DAY- OLD CHICKS





30,000} for 1916 from Standard Bred S. C. White

Leghorns. $9.00 per 100. $85.00 per 1.000: S. C.



Brown Leghorns $9.00 per 100. .00 per 1,000.

Ourstrains are heavy layers an re sure to please

you. We guarantee their sale arrival. Catalo on

request. Wolverine Hatchery, Zeeland.Mich. Box $221

Ten





Cllcxs We ship thousands each season,

9 varieties. Ancona's $11 a hundred free

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





Slim llay llltl think: 810 Per 100. 15253;.“ (hit:





Selected hatching eggs, $4.50 per 100 prepaid. Guar-

snteed delivery and fertility. Ever-fresh Egg Farm, lonin, Mich.





 





 





 





horns Minorcas. etc. Sale delivery uaran





QBICKS 7c and up. Barred Rock, Wyandottes, gagg-

ular free. Reliable Hatchery. McAlisiei-vil 9, Box 6 Pa'.





 





£86: for hatchin from purebred White Plymouth

. Rocks and . 0. But! Leghorns on free range.

Kletzlsn & Webster, Bath, Mich.





' f b . S. ..R.

[as and “all! ”hick! 17°13» Q?” T333 21???? glgnea

hens $1.50 each. 0. E. HA“ LEY, Ludlngton, Mich





 





llslcllillg §?§g£§§§£§33§§§§h§8§; Chicks

u , .

[“8 .13. i331“ rfiaiflsfiilcdfniiiéi. Duckling:





 





 





E for hatching—From Burs bred “'hite Plymouth

‘ Rocks. Pekin and W ite runnncr ducks. \Vhite

r can guineas. H. V. Hostetler. R. 1, St. Johns, Mich.





UTILITY EGGS $1.50 for 15:





fig for 30: $4.00 fox-50: $7.00 for 100. Send for circular.

. FOWLER, Hartford, Mlch., R. R. 2.





' FREE, FROM 8. S. Hamburgs.



E838 Delivered Ilnse Comb IVVhite Le horns.

erred P. Racks. White Runner Ducks, \Vhite ollund

rkeys. Circular free. RiverviewFarm.Vassnr.Mich.





 





IMPROVE your poultry. My Young's strain S. C.White

Leghorns great money makers. Strong,vigorous, free-

l'ange stock. Baby chicks $8 perliX) and up. Satisfaction

guaranteed. Free cateloguc.W.Vnn Appledorn,liollnnd,Mich.





[Eauonns—Whitc. Brown, Bull". Black. Also Rocks,

. _ llcds, Anconas, Pekin Ducks eggs, baby

chicks. Prices reasonable. Circular free. Sunnyhrook

Poultry Farms, Hillsdule. Mich. Chas. G. Burroughs.

Mgr. Formerly Foreman University of Win. Poultry Dept





ILLIE Farmstead Poultry. B. P. Rocks; It. I. Reds:

\V. Leghorns. 15 eggs 3]; Ki eggs $1.50: 50 e gs $2.50.

r. r. delivery free. Colon C. Lillie, Coopemili .Mich.





 





 





O frosted combs with R. C. Brown Leghoms, Kul

strain. Winter layers. Select eggs 15, 51:50, $2.’ .





MAPLEWOOD FARM. Navarre. Ohio





ORPING TONSEhl‘érlil-Zssf‘figi‘i‘c"lfi?





Special prices. 31. E. THOMPSON. Redford, Mich:





Pills Great 8. ll. While Orpingloni‘i‘é‘flsfitfii‘i‘ i3

r100. Chicks 40 cts. and 25 cts. each. MRs. wlLiJs

fiOUGH. Pine Crest Farm, Royal Oak, Michigan.





RHODE ISLAND REDS and PLYMOUTH ROCKS.

Males 5 to 12 lbs. according to age 82 to“: 'P. R. hens

weight 5 to 10 lbs. eggs 16 for 81.00' 100, 85; 120. $6.

Mammoth Bronze Tom Turkeys. 8 to 383%. according

to age 86 to 825, 10 can 83. A. E. Crsmton, Vassar. Mich.





I. I, llsds. Bolll Bombs, "081 Popular {ligl‘igég





Eggs for hatching. Baby Chicks. Write for catalog,

INTERLAKES FARM. Box 39. Lawrence, Michigan.





line Bomb Brown lsghorn &. Mammolll Mill [luck





Eggs sett‘niz. $5 or 100. W. China. Geese 25cents

one .81 peCLALlDlA gE’I‘TS. Hillsdsle. Mich.





ROSE AND SINGLE COMB Rhode Island Reds

Eggs. per 15. $1.50 by parcel cat; from special pens.

20¢:th by express. Jennie uell. Ann Arbor, Mich.





HODE ISLAND WHITES win at the National Egg

Laying contest. Cold weather don't stop them.

Eggs $1.50. 2 settings. $2.50. H.H.Jllmp..lsckson, Mich.





UFF LEGHORNS-Cockerels, hens, pens or eggs.

Anything on wish in Bufl Leghorns. Great laying

strains. Dr. illiam Smith. Petersburg, Mich.





ID Breeders Attention. Ten Years exclusive breeding Rose

R comb reds. Special, dark cherry red mating $2. 00. Range

flock. $1.26 prepaid. Ridgmen Red Farms. Vassar, Mich.

—200 Egg Strain—Eggs, chicks. 8

kills lsgllorn: week-old pullets from hens with

records up 264 eggs. Prize winners at largest shows.

Prompt shipment, prices low, quality guaranteed.

White Leghorns are best for one. We raise thousands.

hoe catalog and price list gives fisrticulsrs. Write for it now.

IEIIIS LEBIOII FA“. 93‘ nliin..llrsnd Rsnldl, Mich.





' .-—Lo n , is e



Heavy Wirfliter LnEyei':1 60.0.1.3? $033..

, W k strain. gs. . per ; ‘. per

$8%?lplgr 1(1):."3 E). A. Magoon, . 5. Ann Arbor, Mich..





‘fl'his is our exrfience in raising chicks last!

mum. We never etched out more than life!»



c153 by the old hen method before. so never

considered it any great loss if we should lose a

few. but last spring we bought a l44‘-egg incu-

bator. The first hatch brought about “)0 chicks.

I was delighted, but in a few days one site!

another became afflicted with White Diarrhoea;

till about half of them had died in ten days. I

Was discouraged. Sometime later. l came across

an ad in afarm paper about Chictone. We sent

to The Wight Company, Dept. 257, Lamoni,

lows. (note the address carefully, Lamoni,low:3

for some and it came before got my seco

hatch. which brought me Ill chicks. I began

givmg Chlctone right away and never lost one

of them. At three weeks, some of them were as

big as those_ from the previous hatch. and

never saw a livelier bunch of chicks. I would no

sooner think of raising .chicks without Chictone

than I would try to raise them without food”

Mrs. Clare Rust. Crantsburg. Wis.



Chictono gets results! Resolve TODAY that ’00

will save YOUR chicks from White Diarrhoea. Chic.

tone is guaranteed to save 90‘“. Your money bncln

if not satisfied. There on lots of substitutes-13“.

there’s only one Chictone. Beware of imitations.

Chictone is NOT a poison. Mode only at Lsmoni.‘

lows. by The Wight Co. Do not confuse Chictono

with other remedieu referring to our Address. Sold

in 501: boxes—in tablet form only. Get the on.

and only Chickens—n positive preventive of White





Disrrhoen. Save all your chicks—delay is dangerous.

Order today from





THE WIGHT co., Dept.257, lillolluowi





 





   

 





 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Split Hickory buggies





and up is my new direct-from-



: 25 factory price on a genuine Split-

_ Hickory—famous t e world over



_ for beauty, st le comfort and



long serVice. Don’t buy a ve icle of any kind

untll you 1: my big ree catalog. See for

yourself w





snspp Ies to ch — l

sm’i’fiouttberl’g'hwrgnt; Iwiu





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to prove the nullity and convince you

that a genuine Spit Hickory is the

best buggy you can uy at any price.





MY BIG1918

CATALOG

ktodny





r this free

arson and

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l'ln Izon on. $‘y”





free on request.





Feed For Eggs !





the Ohio Gerrisge Mtg. 60.

I“ Mains. his

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By Experts





Just out. Tells

how to feed for

eggs — how to

develop poultry

(or market and show

Your name on postal \

brings it. Got the

book. Then go to deal-

er near you who handles

Bed Comb. Ask for Red

Comb lest lash—the great egg-maker.





Edwards a [comic 60.. 344-6 Heinz-both 8i..’cilicsgo.lll.





Also Manufacturers of the Famous Red Horn Dairy Foods.





 





 





 





. . M' re s Cockerels and Pullets. E , Pope

8- (litrgin. mPo. O.aBmd Bows and fall pigs. fig type

with quality. R. W. Mills. Saline. Mich.





S C Vlghite Leghorns. vigorous bred to lay stock.





g , $5.00 hundred—75c for 13, afew day old

chicks, sag delivery and fertility guaranteed.

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





 





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vi or, egg production. 14 years

. g Hatchin e

A. O. 0‘





S 0. WHITE LEGHORNS. hrs





in Leghorns.

Clisicks 810 per 100.

W. Leghorns.





s. 0.

I'm Barron stock. Eggs 5.00 per 100 . per15,

post paid. No Chicks. Bruce w. Brown. Meyville, Mich





3;. $4.50 per 100. Baby

ARD, Tecumseh, Mich.





Lar e vigorous





lLVER, Golden and White Wyandottes. Eggs from 6 Iouia

end Lansing prize colonies, $3 per 15, 35 per 30. All farm

locks. $1.50 per 15, 82.50-30. O. W. Browning. Portland. Mich





- Toms all sold. Some mated

'hll. “Olland “Who’s Turkey Hens for sale at $5.00

each. Eggs from choice matings, Turkeys 50 cents each.

Toiuse Geese Eggs, 25 cents each. Columbian Wyan-

dotte chicken eggs, 13 for $1.00., White African Guinea

E888. 13 101' $1.00. Alden Whitcomb. Byron Centenliiich.





HITE Wyandotte Eggs from heavy winter layers,

82.00 per 15, 83.75 per 30, $8.00 per 100. Superb

stock. Eggaday Poultry Ranch. Marshall, .Mich.





' Cock dz Cocksrels. E gs 81. S2, 33

'llll. w Illdflll. per 15. $4 er 50, Viper 100. '

DAVID AY, 202 Forest Ave . psilanti. Michigan.

“IHITE WYANDOTTES. EEES $1.50 per 15. $2.50





17mm. 37.00 per 100. From choice stock.

. NKLIN SMITH, Ann Arbor, Michigan.





“PllEIlEll” I’lfllillllgE VillllDllliES 80E???"





“$2439! 15. W . BACON. Petersburg, Mich.

D008





OO’LLIE DOGS





' The Best on Earth at Reasonable Prices;

E. A. ROGERS, Dundee, MiChigal.





Fox, Coon and Rabbit Hound Paps

35.





From .the best of blood and broke hounds. each.

Broke hounds at-all times. stamp Ephotos.

O. LYTLE. .rederioksbnrg, O.





 





   

 

 





 





'ollox’. Coon end Hobbits. ell.

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BEES, BEE SUPPLIES. BERRY

BOXES AND SEEDS.





Send for free catalog and save frei ht. '

S. J. GRIGGS & COMPANY. Dept. A. ToLledo, Ohio





ARREDTPLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS fromfullblood

stock, $1.50 or 18. Have won at leading shows for

years. J. A. B RNUM, Union City. Michigan.





You “BE r591? “"6 BABY CIIlCliS.





We give you good qualit 1for your money in both

chicks and hatching eggs rom a standard-bred strain

of Winter-layers. Winners at Kalamazoo. Battle Creek

and Jackson. S. C. “.51. Reds—Bred for business an

for beauty. (Send for price list.) Babcock Son,

R. No. 4, Box 180. Battle Creek, Michigan.





' from our own Bred-To-Lny Ilinglet Bar-

Baby chlck‘ red Rocks 3101-,“ 100 S. C. White Le horns

810 per 100 and S. C. BuifOrpingtons $12 per 100. etch-

in Eggs carefully packed $4 per 100. For further

in ormation write for our Chick Folder. RUSSELL

POULTRY RANCH. PETERSBUBG. tNICH.





BARRED Rocks Parks 200 Eg Strain with records to

290eggsa ear—$1.60 per 15 ellvered. By Parcel

post. Fr Astling. Constantine. Mich.





BAllllill ROCK EGGS $313.? Sgikstog‘é‘éi

in 12 months. Aver e 237 e as eac

W.~C.. Coflmsn. afi.3. lienton Harbor. Mich.





RINGLET BARRED ROCKS direct from Thompson 3

A limited amount of eg for hatching from vi orous

stock. $1.50 per 15. G. ardner, Petersburg, ich.





ARRED Rock Eggs for hatching of Bradle Bios.





strain $1.50 r setting 13. $5.50 per settin e ,

A. a. PATTULfg. m4. Deckerviiie Midi.





Bull-Ill ROCK EGGS hidfmftiéizzdbki‘l‘iiz

31.00 per 15. PINE KNOLL, Box 39]. Shelby, Mich.

Buff Wyandotte and Barred Rock Cookerels 3200





each. 9 for hatchin $14!) per 15.

Mrs.‘lfisW. BLACK? Caro, 111ch





Benin: lsrilism King Strain mm“ 'P'mmh





 





 





 





i :2 r 15 B u. B‘iiks' sfi'figoiig

many pr 1°85 - or e 0 ma n“-

guaranteed. Eb'ifvla w. Cousins. North Port.Mioh.





 

 





 

 





 





dottes. White Lo horn Chicksfl‘il r

. Worms-«W iii...»





 

 





chick: that [in :15 per loo. 3¥$s§‘§?9.





Sailing the. Little Chicks 1 ,





 





AVING long desired a chicken

, a chance to show the man of the

house that would give my hens

house that they were a good invest-

ment instead of a. nuisance, I at last

gained his consent to tear down an old

shed and have the best of the old lum-

ber to use in siding up another old

shed, 20x22 feet, that had nothing in

its favor except a good frame.



The year before I had purchased

eight rolls of fifteen-year-old guaran-

teed roofing that I had planned to use

to cover a new coop, long and narrow

like most of the coops in general use

today. I also had on hand five rolls of

cheap roofing that I had intended to

use to roof an old coop.





The Scratching Floor.



The best roofing was used for the

front, back and roof of coop, using the

cheaper grade to cover the sides, and

a. scratch floor, 12x20 feet, that is over-

head in front of coop. On the leVel

with this floor are three six-light win-

doWs hung on hinges at the top so

they will swing out at the bottom,

thereby keeping the rain and snow out

of coop where they are open.



A sand-box, two and one-half feet

Wide and eight inches deep, runs the

entire length of these windows. As

the scratch floor is covered with the

roofing the hens are not bothered by

draughts. A foot-wide board at edge of

scratch floor keeps them from scratch-

ing the litter off.



Just below this strip a one and one-

half foot strip of muslin admits fresh

air at all times. Below this cloth strip,

five six-light windows, hung the same

as the ones at the top of coop, let in

plenty of light all over the coop, as

they are just 32 inches, or the width

of a strip of roofing, from the floor

floor.



The drop-boards are seven feet-long

with a, six-inch drop toward the front,

making them easy to clean. They are

at a height so that the person cleaning

them can stand erect, and the roosts

are 18 inches above the drop-boards,

all on the level so there is no crowd-

ing to get to the top.



A board with cleats nailed on quite

closely, runs from the floor up to the

drop-boards on right hand side of the

coop. Another just above it runs from

roosts up to the scratch floor above.



The nests are simply boards nailed

to the bottom sills, nearly all the way

around the coop. This makes a foot-

wide trough, without partitions, and

when filled with straw Biddy makes

her nest where it pleases her. This

prevents crowding and the consequent

breaking of eggs and reduces the labor

of cleaning to a minimum. About ten

feet of this trough is used for a wood-

ashes dust-bath, which the hens seem

to enjoy very much. ,



A sand floor completes the coop and

the hens certainly enjoy it as the egg

basket daily testifies. A stairway for

my own convenience, runs to the floor

above and has six-inch wide, flat steps.



When I broached the subject to the

carpenter he said he could build a 12x

30 new coop cheaper than he could fix

this one over, but as the shed was

nearer my idea of the shape a good

chicken house should be, I had him

fix it over anyway, and at the end of

the eighth day he was done, also had

admitted that he had been mistaken.

The total cost of coop was as follows:





Eight rolls of heavy roofing at





$2.10 per roll..





$16.80

Five rolls of cheap roofing at





1.05 per roll................. 5.25

Nellie, hooks and hinges. . . . . . ggi





Old windows bought... . . . . . . . . .

Work, eight days at $2.50 per





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Total .................‘.......$48.64

We did' not build a foundation wall,

but banked the coop solid with dirt be-

tween boards, as we intend to move

the coop to a better location in the





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coop is so deep that drafts never reach

the hens on the roost, even when the

windows are open.



The hens areproclaiming their sat-

isfaction each day, by giving me as

many eggs as I ever gathered from the

same number of hens in the spring of

the year.



As for myself, I can only say that I

intend to build another new coop Just

like this one, as soon as my finances

will permit.



At the poultry show a veteran poul-

tryman told me: “Fresh air houses

are all right, only the majority of peo-

ple build them too narrow. They

should never be less than twenty feet

deep,” and I heartily agree with him.



Van Buren Co. MRS. M. KENNEDY.





 





GROUND GRAIN FORCHICKS.





 





The people of New York state got to

wondering whether it was more profit-

able to feed whole or ground grain to

their chickens. This caused the state

station to hold experiments to deter-

mine which grain was best for poultry.



The first experiments were begun

with two lots of 22 chickens each, one

lot being fed all its grain finely ground,

the basis of the ration being a mix-

ture of two parts by weight of corn

meal, two parts wheat bran, and one

part each of wheat middlings, old proc-

ess linseed meal, and ground oats. This

was supplemented by skim-milk, dried

blood, and additional amounts daily of

corn meal and ground oats. The grain

fed to the other lot of chickens was

either whole or cracked and consisted

of. cats, wheat, corn and barley. Skim-

milk, fresh-cut bone, and dried blood

were also fed in addition.



At the end of twelve weeks the cock-

erels among these chickens were cap-

onized and fed the contrasted rations

during the Winter, twelve capons in

each lot being fed for four months

and eight more Continued nearly. seven

months. Two other lots of capons from

chicks raised by hens and treated alike

until caponized were fed the contrast-

ed rations for about five months.



The ground grain ration proved by

far the most satisfactory and profit-

able than did the whole grain ration

with the growing chickens; and the

same was found true of capons of

equal weight from these flocks and

from others of equal weight and age

fed alike before caponizing. No differ-

ence was noted in health and vigor of

chicks or capons fed either ration, but

all made desirable gains and returned

a fair margin of profit at the ordinary

market prices.





New York. EARL W. GAGE.





 





A PRIMITIVE INCUBATOR.





 





Downy chicks and ducklings are

just beginni g to make their appear-

ance, but the Chinese method of hatch-

ing as many as 500 duck and chicken

eggs in one sitting has not yet been

adopted in this country. Unhusked

rice is used for the purpose, and when

this has been roasted it is either cool-

ed by a fanning process or the wind

is allowed to blow through it until it

is lukewarm. The breeder then sprink-

les 3. three-inch layer of rice in the





bottom of a woCden tub, and on this

surface places about 100 eggs. An-

other layer of rice about two inches

thick is spread over them, and on

this layer eggs are also placed, and

the tub is filled in this way until there

are six layers of rice and five layers of

eggs, making 500 eggs in all in tub.



Every 24 hours the rice has to be

heated, and for this purpose the eggs

have to be removed, the bottom layer ,,

this time being placed on top, and the

other layers one row lower down, the

eggs that occupied the central position

in the tub now being placed at the

edges. There is

gauging the' exact time at which , the

eggs will hatch, and unless care is

taken, some of the young-ones

likely “in be srntotlieregg hath:

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be first improved."





STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.





Master—JohnC. Ketcham, Hastings.

Overseer—C. H. Bramble, Tecumseh.

Lecturer—Dora H. Stockman, Lan-





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sSgecret11.ry-—Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor.

Treasurer—F rank Coward, Bronson.

Executive Committee—~—C. S. Bart-

lett, Pontiac; Geo. B Horton, Fruit

Rid e; J. W. Hutchins, Hanover: W.

F. aylor, Shelby; Wm H. Welsh,

Sault Ste. Marie; N P. Hull, Dimon-

dale; Burr Lincoln, Harbor Beach.





TRAVERSE GRANGE DISCUSSES

SOCIAL CENTERS.





The topic of “Rural Social Centers"

was discussed with vim at the meet-

ing of Grand Traverse Grange Satur-

day. April 15. The principle s ,eaker

was G. L. Burnham who has b en ex.

perimenting in a social way in one of

the communities on the Grand Trav-

erse Peninsula. He argued that the

social center should be built up with

the church as a core, because of the

tip-lift atmosphere about the church

and because the pastor can most read—

ily be turned into a leader for the pro-

posed new activities. He related how

the people in the Ogdensburg neigh.

borhood were planning upon making

an. addition to their church for the ex-

press purpose of providing a hall for

the young folks. The grounds about

the hall are to be cleared that they

may be used for atheltic contests. The

pastor is to direct the amusements, 01

rather is to lead them, and upon him

will devolve the duty of seeing that

they are productive of good results.



Mr. Burnham told what had been

accomplished in an intellectual way

the past winter in his own neighbor-

hood. Among other things, instruc.

tive illustrated lectures had been giv-

en which had resulted in giving the

people a hint of some of the great

things of, the country in which they

live. The formal talk was followed

by questions and remarks. One of the

other speakers pointed out that as

soon as the farmers could get away

from the bread and butter problem

they would gladly give time and mon—

ey to the advancement of social and

intellectual enterprises, but he insist-

ed that the ever present question just

now was better prices for that which

they produced. R. H. EstonrH.





Flatiron GRANGE ANNIVERSARY.





Fenton Grange celebrated its anni-

versary on March 22. John C. Ketch-

am, Master of the State Grange, was

present, and delivered an address on

the topic, “Balanced Rations for a

Community," in which he compared

the treatment given to a dairy cow

with that accorded a community, to

the detriment of the latter.



He said‘there is as much reason to

feed poison to a dairy cow as to allow

a saloon and allied institutions in a

community, and expressed the hope

that we shall soon show as much

sense in running a community as we

do in feeding a dairy cow to induce

her to perform at maximum efliciency.

This idea of a balanced ration for a

community, is that it should be on a

sound financial basis, have good edu-

cational institutions, that it should be

social, and that all the people should

mix freely, and not separate into

cliques, and last, but not least, the

moral and spiritual life should be de-

veloped. He emphasized the thought

that the Grange is an ideal education-

al and social institution, and that it

can lead in economics, and ought to

boost the church, and other uplifting

institutions. There were a number of

visitors from neighboring Granges. A

rising vote of thanks was given Mr.

Kotoham for his inspiring and instruc-

tive addrese‘G. C. Dibble, Secy.





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Address all communications relative

to the organization of new Clubs to

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





THAT SUMMER RALLY.





 





At the last annual meeting of the

State Association of Farmers’ Clubs,

the delegates from the Clubs of cen-

tral Michigan desirous of a summer

rally, held a conference and appointed

a secretary to ascertain the feelings

in such a project. Correspondence

has been held with 32 Clubs and a

sufficient number of answers have

been received to guarantee holding

such a rally at the M. A. C. on Wed-

nesday, August 16, 1916. Members

of any Club in the state will be wel-

come. "



Let us have a real Farmers’ Club

meeting. A large crowd will show the

great interest there is in the Farmers’

Club movement



Watch this column for further par-

ticulars—W. L.’ Cheney, Sec.





PATRIOTISM.





(Continued from last week).



Since 1780 more than 25,000,000 of

the older countries’ inhabitants have

arrived on these shores as immigrants,

and have found a warm welcome and

unfettered opportunity. Here the Eng-

lishman finds a greater England. Here

the Irishman finds the home rule for





which he moves, and the Scotchman

has a better chance to exercise the





splendid qualities of his lace than in

his own sterile land. The German finds

in this new fatherland all and more

than his own country could supply,

and on the glory 1011 of Columbia’s

historv Teutonic names shining with

resplendent lustre. The Frenchman

alwa 1's striving after an ideal liberty,

finds it heie Vie might catalog the

nations of the earth and standing on

the highest pinnacle of the Rocky

Mountains call the long roll in tones

of thunder, and from some corner of

this great land some voice would cry,

“Here,” as the name of each nation

was called. Here God has called them

together and nude the sacred flag of

Liberty made them one. We have

reached the Gulf, we ha1e crossed the

Mississippi, we have built up two and

twenty commonw ealths on the plains

be) ond. Vi‘e have made our Constitu-

tion sum and given Europe such an ob-

ject lesson in go1ernment of the peo-

ple, by the people, (01 the people, as

will not be in 1ai11. W hatev er abridges

distance, whatever annihilates time,

whatever alleviates human pain, has

nowheie been so foste1ed as in these

United States. As we have grown more

intelligent, so we have grown more

liberal more tolerant, more humane.

No other name has such electric power

in e1ery true heart, from Maine to

Mexico, as the name of Lincoln. If

Washington is the most revered, Lin-

coln is the best lmed man that ever

trod this continent.

Lincoln.





Through the dim pageant of the years,

A wondrous tracery appears;



A cabin of the western wild,



Shelters in sleep a new-born child.





Nor nuise, nor parent. dear, can know

The wa1 those infant feet must go;

And 1et a nation’ s help and hope



A1e sealed within that horoscope.





Bev ond is toil for dailv bread,



And thought to noble issues led,



And courage. arming fox the mom

F01 whose behest this man was born.





A man of homely rustic ways,



Yet he achieves the forum’s praise



And soon earth’s highest meed has

won,



The seat and sway of Washington.





No throne of honors and delights:

Distrustful da1s and sleepless nights,

To struggle, suffer and aspire,



Like Israel, led by cloud and fire.





A treacherous shot. a sob of rest,



A martyr's palm upon his breast,



A welcome from the glorious seat



Where blameless souls of heroes meet.



And (fibrilling through unmeasured

ays,



A song of gratitude and praise:



A cry that all the earth shall heed,



To God, who gave him for our need.



-——Jnlia Ward Howe. .





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HERD ESTABLISHED IN 1900.

TROJAN - ERICAS and BLACKBIRDS ‘ Olaf.

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BEACH FARM

GUERNSEYS





Average $22.3 lbs. of fat per year, three-quartch

of them being two years old. The average Mich-

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. Bull (‘aives for sale, May

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

F0" S‘LE Reg. Guernsey bull calves. dams running

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JOHN EBELS. HOLLAND. MICH R. No. 10.





AT Farmers‘ Prices. Registered Guernsey Bull calves from

LIE. dams and dams being tested. If interested write for

photo. breeding and price. Byers at Barnes, Goldwater, llicli.





UERNSEY’S—still they go, just one bull calf left—out of

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Bull calves for sale at reasonable

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. S. K APP. Monroe, Mich.





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Herefords—-3 Bull Calves

ALLEN BROS. PAW PAW. MICH





HOLSTEIN BULLS FOR SALE





Four of them from 12 to 17 months old by 31 lb.

sire dam‘s A.R.0. Price $100.00 to $150.00. Younger

bull calves from $0.00 up.



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Reg. Holstein Females—Pontiac

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Announcement

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The “Espanore Hen ” of Registered Holsteins

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Sale May 9th. Watch this paper for particulars.

ESPANORE FARM

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Holstein Bulls Ready

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Grandsons of Friend Hengerveld DeKol Butter

Boy and Pontiac Aggie Korndyke. From high

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F O R SA L E

SOME VEIY FINE YOUNG BULLS

Whose sires havens high as 31 lbs. of butter behind

.gem. they angling. will make a low Iprice on

em. GEDO ’ HOLSTEIN All...





Jenlson, Michigan





A sale where you get heal





w. n. HARPER. Solo Manager. -





SECOND





from well known sires.





Mich, Secretary.





Also some good farmer’s boars.





dividual. well grown. and of choice iii-ceding. nnni has

A.Il.0 record. butter 7 days 18.04 lbs. niilk419.8 ssa2yr.old. hire

Albina Bouts Butter Boy No.93124. W. 8. Reader. Howelthch.





HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN CATTLE





Herd headed by grandson of King Segis Pontiac.

and tuberculin tested annually. ‘ A few chmce

young bulls from dams havmg ofliCiaI recerds .





PEACELAND STOCK FARM. Three Rivers. Mich.

Chas. Peters, Herdsman. C.L. Brody, Owner. Port Huron,lliich‘





HOLSTEIN Bull Calf: Born Oct. 5. A splendid in





Big Holstein Bull 2 yr. old. Good breeding.

Reg. bulls and heifers 10 mos. old.





I

For sllfl. Sebewflln" Mich.





Ferd. J. Lanze.





ets Hazel-let randson of Ma lecrest De Kol

$ 7 5 arthenoa an Pontiac ”MaidJ 30 2 lb. Born

March 26. Traces to De Kol 2d 17_ “15103. Dam Podriltiao

Hes eris 2d a Pontiac Korndvke Pontiac. ornucopia an on-

tia Burke chmbinzition. M.L. illsLaulln, RedfordJlichJ





“10 P N 0TC ll ” llolsleills





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

ducing females. and use of superior srres. a bree ing

herd of wonderful quailt has been established. We

are selling young bullso dthisr'lO.’ NOEL? quality

of serviceable age. at mo era. e rices‘. n orma io



pedigrees, etc. on application. .\ CPHLRSON FARMs





00.. Howell, Michigan.





I

Buy Your Holstein Bulls

When They Are Calves.

Here are seven to select from, all from A. R. O. cows;

3 of the dams are granddaughters of Pontiac Korn-

dykc. The sire of two of these dams carry 75 7‘ the same

breeding as the $25000 bull Rag Apple Kor‘ndyl‘ce

t 1. Write. for description and prices. I'I'HLLA

STOCK FARM. Herbert L. Smith. Prop., 10:118. 00..





Shiloh. Michigan.



‘ Bull Calves and Cows

l Ildve “Olsteln Blllls, that I ofler for sale.

I can show breeding. records. individuality and attrac-

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





FOR SALE Registered Holstein Bulls





ready for service. and bull calves. also females.

FREEMAN J. FISHBECK. Howell. Michigan.





EG. Holstein-Frelsian cows and heifers some fresh

R and some ready to freshen 3125. Reg. hulls $‘lO'u

Frank Steffen. R. 3. Box 38. Howard City. Mic .





EGISTERED Holstein Bull 6 months old. Two

' nearest dams average 2‘3 lbs. of butter and 650 lbs.

of milk in ’7 days. Mostly white, good indiVidual. $100

delivered with all pa ers. safe arrival guaranteed.





\Vrite for pedigree am photo. ‘ _

HOBART \V. FAY. Mason, Michigan.





.. ld. . ,. .. ' .

Reg- Holstein Bullfi‘s‘fi’é 1?... 3.1335343?“ 1““





hive

marked and well grown. E. R. Cornell. Howell, Mic ,





YEiillliiii nEomenEn HOLSTEINBunread-vfor





active Berries. Show tv e.

Price $100.00. Chas. s. Riley. Metamoru. Mieh..R.b.1.

Handsome registered Hol.





Only $40 Delivered: stein bull calf. Sire 25 lb.

butter bull,-Dam A. R. O. 17 .62 lbs. butter. All papers-

Rougemont Farms. Detroit. Mich





Six good men to buy pure bred HOLSTEIN BULL

CALVES. Good notes on a year's time allocated in pay-

ment. GEO. D. CLARKE. VASSA . MICK.



My entire herd of hi ii ade Holstein

For Sale Cows and Heifers. Alsg onngcg. 3-yr. old





Percheron stud colt or will trade for Reg. Holstein

cows. Arthur N. Birkholz. New Buffalo. Mich.





R BALE Holstein bull calf, 7 months old. a show





b ll. 7 nearest dams avera rth nzllbs. P ice

375.6?) s. M. RICE a Shiite, alesburg. Mich,





Lilli Farmstead Jersey Cattle. .Bull calves from-R,

all. Cows. also heifer calves and several





 





heifers for sale. Oolon’O. Lillie. Ooopcnyills





'2 WEST ”MICHIGAN? HOLS p -, ,,   y ..

Fifth Annual Consignment 83.

AT THE WEST MICHIGAN STATE FAIR GROUNDS IN GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN. 0N





Wednesday. May 3, 1916





A Breedera' Sale of 00 Head of High-Class Registered Holstein Cattle

From Breeders’Own Horde. ‘



Everything over six months of age carefully Tuberculin Tested by Government Veterinarians



from the Bureau of Animal Industry. or by competent Graduate veterinarians. and Certificates of





Health approved by the Michigan State Veterinarian.

y cattle of quality, and where buyers come back the second time.





Granddaughters and grandsons of Pontiac Korndvke. Hengerveld de Kol. Colantha Johanna





Lad. Traverse Princess Weg. and King Segis Pontiac.

30~1b. bulls Colantha Sir Korndyke Clothilde. Traverse Dutch Weg. and King Pietertje Pet Canary.

Choice young A. R. 0. cows and heifers. bred to 30-1)). bulls.



A chance to buy foundation stock for establishing high-class Holstein herds.



Sale catalogs will be out about April 15. 1910. If you are interested write for sale catalog.





dial invitation is extended to visit the farm and inspect the stock.

young Jersey bulls in Michigan we have him for sale. For further particulars. address,





Brookwater Farm, Swine Dept, Ann Arbor, Mich.





fe.





Daughters of Prince Segis Korndyke, and the





Mlddlovllle. Michigan.





uvmosmi comm HIJLSTEIN nanny SALE ooMPiii





ANNUAL SALE OF

100 Head of Registered Holstein:





at the sale Pavilion on the Fair Grounds at Howell Michigan

on Wednesday, May,l7, 1916, 'at 10:30 a.m.





This is not a lot of cull stuff. 75% of our offerin s are under 4 years old



and include 5 granddaughters of the $50,000.09 bull, 6 o Colantha Johanna Lad



and 2 of Pontiac Korndyke, 4 daughters of King of the Hengervelds, 10 from a



30 lb. bull and 11 from a grandson of Pontiac Kor‘nd ke.



Our reference sires are a superior lot and me ude a son of Mabel. Segis



Korndyke, 40.32 lbs at 4 yrs. old and sons of cows With records from 29 to 35 lbs.,

A fine chance to get good young foundation stock.



Remember the date. Catalogs, May 7th.



F. J. Flohbeck. Sec’y., Howell. Michigan.

PERRY and MACK. Auctioneers.





Public Holstein Sale





The Wayne County Holstein Consignment Sale Company, of Belleville, Mich. will hold their

first annual sale of Pure Bred Holstein-Friesmn Cattle. on





MAY 16th, 1916, at Belleville. Mich.





This consi nmcnt of 85 head consists mostly of young cows. heifers. and heifer calves. of pop-

ular breeding? COL. D. L. PERRY. Columbus. Ohio. Auctioneer. J. FORREST LINDSAY. Romulus.





Duroc Jersey Herd Boars





Special Offering of High Class Full Boar Pigs. Breeding and Individuality good

enough for breeders who appreciate the best.





This is the best lot of fall pigs we have ever had to ofler. A cor-





If you wish one of the best





3'

—-The Truth





You may be preiudiced against





the Jersey cause you don't

know her. k her up. She's

the Money Cow.

Get This Book—s limo of

lhebreed and full of very ill...

. . esiing tests and facts. I! proves

Th1. conclusively the} for pure dairy type. econ-

Book omy of production. richness of milk. long

life and adaptability to feeds and climates

--all these combined-she stands way

Ebole'me? all. GTllll book "About {(ursefi

all e is rec. et your co now. on.

find it mighty good reading. py





The American JerseyCattle Club

346 West 23rd Street. New York City





 





Eggs I-‘arin Jerseys £135.. fthl’ziivzzw‘“





RGE C. BORCK. Grand Haven. Mich.





 





fromh' h- rod i d .

lertey Boll: ior Sale is... “at... .22.“.§..":fi.3"§i

semi-official test. 0. B. We ner. R. 8. Allegsn.>Mioh





Grade Jersey lierd For Sale

FORTY COWS





The result of twenty years careful breedin and

selection. are now offered for sale. Individual milk

records have always been kept and are open for in-

spection. . If interested write for articulars and if



ossible Visit and examine the her and their record.

a elivery wrillbe made at any time desired during the



prin or car y summer. ew registered Jerse s also

for sa 9. Address Geo. A. True, Armada. Mich. y





' Majesty Breedin

"I, "dawned Jase, "Nd 40head, tuberculin tesfied.

herd now on R of M test. No females forsale. Choice

fling bulls forsale from Dams that are on test for

gister of Merit. Write your wants or come and see

them before buying.





ALVIN BALDEN,



' ' A 10 . . ‘

HIIlSIlle Farm Jerseys o...$°i.f‘l’.i;°’t‘ii°l§i ”$3.347

cow with record of 546 lbs. of butter as a 3 yr. old. He is a

fine individual. Price right. C. & 0. Desks, Ypsilanti. Mich.





ll ' JERSEY BULLS and Heifers D

egislered J _, B “’°°

mm. “managementmwv 1’“ “1°-





 





Capac. Mich.





 





 





”Wig-iii?





illorlhoni till!- »mw m never- ma ‘

Write. Wm.J.Beii. mcit‘ivlfomiiiiiq bun ”'_ ‘





Slim-thorn Cows and Balls For Sale





3. D. station. Elsie. H. B. PETERS, Garland, Mich.





For Sale Shortlioni llerd Bull tili‘i‘.”l2°e





description. W. F. BARR. Aloha. Michigan.





Shodhom {11:3 5314*an DJIBHAMS FOR SALE.

Wm herd. C. Carlson Lei-g 1111:2015. Have over 100





Shoflhorn In". ‘0! sale 'from agood

M‘ A‘ man Wmm-Whaiiiiiihlsg ii‘iihm





~Dairy or best bred. Breedi stock all

:h'flh'm: ages for sale at farmers prioeeiuc. W. Cram

Secy. Cant. Mich. Shorthorn Breeders' Assn.. McBride. Itch





2Loads feeders and two load yearling steers. Also

can show on any number 1. 2 and 3 ears old from

000 to 1200! Isaac Shanstum. .F eld. Iowa. RPS





FOR SALE 0'“ curling bu“- one Same. old,





one eifer 9 mos. old. all reg-

istered. Will crate and ship satisfaction guaranteed

or money refunded. Wm.D. MeMullen, Adrian. Mich.





 





 





 





 





 





f3; .. .5, ,





I have started thousands of breeders on the road



to success. I have every large and fine herd. Ev-



ery one an early developer, ready for market at six



months old. I want to place one hog in each come

munity to advertise my herd.





o. s. ssuumn R. No. 10, rem-u. Ilohllon





 





 





 





 





lloyalion Brod Berkshires. Slidwiég‘ll'ielé ' m“





with

Bapers $7.00 each. Order quick. .

. F. VALENTINE. Supt... Temperance. Michigan.





BERKSHIRES. Bred lite and sows due to {arrow

in April and May. Pr ced to move quick as crowded

or room. Chase's Stock Farm, Mariette. Michigan R.1.





' Sows bred to (arrow in April. Best.

Bflhhlm “o‘svot breeding. Magic Place Farms

C. S. BARTLETT. Propr. ontiac. Michigan



' Of various ages. either sex open orbred,

BOIkSlllmS. prolific strains, Register . at moderate

price. Elmhurst Stock Farm. Almont. Michigan.





BerkShlres ogoest iii-ceding): sarfiiagesmitkher

s x, a re 15 re s . o n

s ecial reduced price. Writegyour wants quiclrx.l a '



itchell's LakesideFarms.R. Bloomin dale Mich.





Sows bred for Aufiust and September fan-ow. Send

for sale list of to. boars;W. A. and R. E. Freehoi‘l.

Waukesha, Wis.





SWIGARTDALE FARM





BREEDERS 0F

HOLSTEINS AND BERKSHIRES '





Stock for sale at. all times, Berkshires of unsurpassed

quality and breeding. at reasonable prices. A choice

bullcalf. nicely marked. five months old. slre'sdam

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

daughter of Hengerveld De Koi. Price 860.00.





Swiuarldale Farm. Pelersburg, Mich.

mushr Willi.“ $ng type prolific kind. Orders

wants. Meadow Viewl‘Set%dk)rF§::dii Pdffiollgi‘dfe $1111..

Spring pi .

e.





Bhoslsr While: 1

r. w. ALBXANDé’itiavimaifriilgtn.





 





 





from the best blood lines

akin. '





Boats for Sale One yearfling; two 10 mos; two 6



J. H. BANGHART. ms' Irinagifiaasfifdge’iiich.

b ' l



ounoo JERSEY ioins ac “giantess.





Fall plank

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





~Fail and sprin i eith .

lllll'oc JUISCyt choice strainsfpfic.‘ .8§Aliffilldle§‘.

CURRY LAWN FARM. Shepherd. Michigan,





DUROC JERSEY aBllledsosfd‘.“ “Egoi‘lllt;

orders for spring pigs. E. D. Heydanberk. Waylan‘d. nich.





' UROC J ERSEYS—Fall boars or the large hea

boned type. Sired by Champion winners. Op‘gii



gilts ready for breeding. Holstein bull cs)! 5 fine individual.



8 months old, nicely marked. F. J. Drodt. Monroe. R. l. ) ich.





UROO J erselys—Fancy

Rock eggs 5 .25 per 15-





 





fali igs (eithersex). Bui!

. S.C.8V.Le h

15. John McNicoll. RA, Station‘A,8B?ilynC(i%§sIslllg%f





Sept. boars read f '

gillso g'g'g tits and some sbwgrbsr‘ialdvlfbfi-adifi?£gld

ep . . .





RRIS, MONROE. MICH.

Two good fall ilts. a! t



Duroc Jerseys boars. Will booi order-sagorvdorl‘iild

pigs. Wm.W. Kennedy. R.'3, Grass Lake. Ilch.

DUROG JERSEYS—$1.333. ”.2?

Carey U. Edmonds. Rustin Michigan. '

Ihtve some lastSe tembe



Duroc Jerseys no... and dim“... soup...“ is



bred for September arrow.

B. G. Keesler. B. No. 5. Cassopolis. Michigan





 





R. of M. JERSEY HERD

M3 C lane tuberculin tested cows. fgigsfobifiigi

an bull calves backed b several generations of R.

of M. breeding. IRVIN ox. Aliegan. ,liohigan.





JERSEY BULL CALF FOR SALE





Ready for service. M sjesty—Raieigh breeding.

Meadowland Farm. Wutermank Waterman. Ann Arbor, Mich.





’ moweu. snoarnonns





For "Beef and Milk"





Registered b u] l s,

Scotch - to red roans.

reds and w to for sale.

, Farm at N.Y.C. Depot;

also D. T. do I. R'y.

, .. ' . Aurm6.l.8clindoilu.

_. IIIIWIIJ. STOCK rm

Albion Stamp m0 Box a. Tecumseh. Mich. ‘





shill‘llllli’ll Callie OI Nil!

w. w. KNAPP. Howell. * i





 





 





 





 





 





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moretamalesfor

» , its- 3 3:39 :4





Sex' for Sale

I! ehigan. ; ._ _





ossos's DUROOS Combine sizeTqulniy". bros-d1

lief. Bears for sale. Plfifl at weaning time. R

lste Jersey bull. Orlo . Dobson. Quincy. Mist

Also can boars

shipped O. 6. D.





0. l. C. Illlllll GII'I'S.





LCARL 13“". Mason. Mich.





‘I‘G’...’





Dunn-“n





‘ 'flrigbbldolownw

‘ . Grandma. lich.

0 I ‘ c ammo {ours or

o o, _ ~ (‘1'... ‘

John Donor and Ion. Pm MK. Mich.

. .W...r.rmwmgfim. naming?





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DAIRY Bred Shorthorgs'izt baggsm‘stniinnfiwl‘l?





oi ls e.

prices end on

. J . "43.





 





4-“
8' advise me to breed her again?





' oakum and a bandage.





 





 





 





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CONDUCTED BY w. c. FAIR, v. s.





 





Acute Congestion.-,—My sow had ten

pigs and two of them died right away

after they Were born and all the rest

within 24 hours. The sow had a badly

caked udder and very little milk. I

applied hot vinegar and greased the

udder with ‘vaseline and she is doing

fine. The weather was very cold when

she farrowed, almost zero. WouldEyo‘p

0., Beaverton, Mich—Breed your sow

again and if she farrows in the winter,

heat her pen artificially in order that

her pigs will not die from the effects of





cold; also milk her.





Dehorning.—Is it advisable to apply

treatment to the wounds after dehorn-b

ing cattle with clippers, and if so tell

me what to use. R. W., Dexter, Mich.

——Apply one part iodoform and nine

parts boric acid, covering wound with

There are

many other healing preparations that

are equally as good, but it is poor sur-

gery to make arge open wounds on

animals, then neglect to take care of

them.



Heaves.—Is there any real cure for

heaves? I have a very valuable horse

that is wind-broken. E. R. 8., Port

Hope, Mich—Chronic heaves is very

often incurable; however, you will ob-

tain fairly good results by giving your

horse any of the commercial heave

remedies that are repeatedly adver-

tised in this paper. Furthermore, I

would suggest that you feed no clover

or dusty, musty, badly cured fodder,

and only a limited ‘quantity of bulky

food. Grain and roots and a small

quantity of well cured timothy is the

best food for winter, and grain and

grass the best summer feed. A brok-

en-winded horse should be kept in a

clean well ventilated stable that is

well supplied with fresh air; besides,

they should have daily exercise.



Chronic Soreness.—-l have been

treating my brood mare for chronic

soreness for several months and she is

no better. She is due to foal in the

early part of June. C. R., Mt. Clem-

ens, Mich.—Good care, proper shoeing,

light work or no work, is perhaps all

that can be done for her. Not much

danger of her colt inheriting her sore-

ness, unless it be navicular disease.





Water Farcy.—I have a seven-year-

old mare that has water farcy and her

leg opens in several places, discharg-

ing watery pus. E. H., Marion, Mich.

—Give her 1 dr. of powdered sulphate

iron and 1 dr. of acetate of potash at

a dose in feed three times a day. Dis-

solve 14 lb. of sugar of lead in a gallon

of water and wet leg three times a

day. Unless your name is signed to

your next communication, it will not

receive attention. This department is

conducted solely for the benefit of our

subscribers, but how are we to know

them, unless their name and address

accompany their letter?



Distemper—Some time ago one of

our mares had distemper, leaving the

glands of throat swollen; now she oc-

casionally coughs, has a rattling sound

in either throat or nose when exerted.

She is due to foal May 19. J. A. S.,

Hillsdale, Mich.——Apply one part iodine

and 14 parts fresh lard to the swollen

glands of throat two or three times a

week. Feed her well, let in plenty of

fresh air into stable; also exercise her

daily.



Hip Lameness. I wish you would

tell me what to ~do for a cow that is

lame in right hind quarter, which we

are inclined to believe was caused by

stepping over a log. Mrs. I. W., Olym-

pia, Wash—Mix together equal parts

of turpentine, aqua ammonia and raw

linseed oil and apply to hip or any

other part that you believe is strained

or sore, three times a week.



Injured Stifle.——One of my young

horses got kicked, on the stifle some

time ago, causing lameness. She walks

almost sound, but shows considerable

lameness when trotting. She seems to

have trouble in stepping over door sill.

There is no swelling of the joint, but

during the winter while driving her to

a sleigh, I imagined she dragged this

leg and had trouble in bringing it for-

ward. A. N D., Montague, Mich.—

Apply equal parts tincture cantharides,

turpentine and olive oil to stifle once

'or twice a week.



Navicular Disease—My nine-year

old horse is lame in right hind foot.

When standing the foot is usually

placed some little distance in front of

body and I would like to know if you

believe work will prevent a recovery.

I". B. G., Howard City, Mich—Clip





 





.hainoff coronet and apply equal parts





of aqua ammonia, turpentine and raw

linseed oil two or three times a day

and if you work him, avoid driving

taster thana Walk. ‘ .





 





     





 





producers in milk.





Pearl Inka DeKol





Will now be sold with the rest,





For illustrated catalog, address





 





 





'72 animals in the herd and 68 of them females.





Dichter Vadora Mercedes



McDonel Pontiac Korndyke Susie, 31., years

Miriam DeKol 3d,

Northern Fobes Clio Pietertje, 4 years

Hengerveld Pauline Burke, 4%. years





Kate Inka Pietertje

Livonia Mbrcedes DeKol \Vayne





Hats... 1..

DISPERSAL AUCTION





Of a Leading Michigan Herd





Espanure Farm, lansing, Mich. May 9th





Two score-twice a day, year ’round





 





DESIRABLE AGES--One 9*—yr.—old; one 8-yr.-old; four 7-yr.-olds and 38 others

above two years old. Two dozen splendidly bred young things not yet in milk.

OFFICIAL RECORDS--Although no especial attention has been given to record

making, twenty matrons have very creditable productions.

Lbs. Butter 7 Days





28.1%

21.03

20.39

19.88

19.79

19.14:

18.42

17.80





4 years





ET( ‘..





A SAFE PLACE To BUYnTlic herd has been regularly tuberculin tested and better still they

will be sold subject to a retest in your own barn. The details covering this special 60—day guaranty are

given in the catalog. Barring one, all females are unblemished and guaranteed breeders.



HERD SIRE:--Pledge Spofl'ord Calamity Paul has been at the head of this herd for three years and

He ranks among the greatest transmitting sires of the breed, three of

his daughters have made seven day butter records of 30, 32 and 35 lbs; 15 have records above 20 lbs.

llIost of the females are in calf to this sire and a dozen of his young daughters will be offered.





FOUR OF HIS SONS--and all from A. R. 0. dams go to the highest bidder.





E. II. HASTINGS GOMPAIIY, Sale Managers,





Auctioneers:





D. L. Perry and B.





MADISON, WISCONSIN

B. Allen.





   

   





   





Lbs. Milk

471 .6

490.5

449.5

365.9

443.9

376.5

476.0

369. 1





   





   





   





   

   

 





   

 





MONONA AVENUE,





 

 





 





 





CATTLE





DISPERSAL SALE





Thoroughbred





HOLSTEIN BUWS





IO CHOICE FEMALES





Eight have A. R. 0. records, one

26.79 lbs.



One daughter of King Segis, grand-

daughters of Hengerveld DeKol, all

bred to our World record Sire Long

Beach DeKol, Korndyke, $100 to $500.



Also 10 Choice Bulls, 5 ready for

Service—all handsome fellows—all

sons of Korndyke, prices $75 to $500.



Stables over-run, come see them,

don’t write.





Long Beach Farm,

Gull Lake, (Kalamazoo) Mich.





Trolly Car from Battle Creek, Kalamazoo or Grand

Rapids and boat to our dock.





 





 





 





Purebred Registered

H O I. S T E l N

O A T T L I

Holstein. the but dual purpose bread.





I! you'nre not ready to buy purebred registered

Holstein cows for foundation stock. why not rude

up your common cows bv using a purebred egis-

tel-ed Holstein built The Dairy Department oi!

the Illinois Agricultural College has figured that

$15) invest in a good purebred bull earn: in six

years non-k per cent. profit in the increased

production alone. not taki into account the in-

wdg‘lpctofitlllie herd. an you iggacstl 8100 or



so w pay you more to investi-

gate the big ‘‘BIack-and-Whites.”p





Sud fir I‘m W Descriptive Booklet.

the W laud-(Ion cl America

." 1.. Emma. 30cm. lull“. W. VI.





 





 





 





 





HOICE HOLSTEIN BULLS—all from A.R.O.dams

Entire herd on Semi of. test for yearly work. Jr.

2—yr.-old just finished year's record of over 15.000 lbs.

milk.over1000lbs. butter record in mature cluss.(‘herry

Creek Stock Farm, M.E. Parmelle, Prop., Hilliardb,Mlcll.





eg. Holstein Heifer calf. 850 when 6wks. old. worth





$100. Out of Pontiac Plymouth Korndyke and 00d

dam. Mostly white. J By J. Nefoy. Plymouth. h ich.





Registered Jersey bull calveo 810 to

For sale $25. Bronze Turkey Gobbler.

Peter H. Douma, Holland Mich. R. 10.





[1008





0 l C October boars weighing 200 lbs. at $25

0 . 0 each tor.A ril shipment.

c. J. THOMPSON. ocktord. liohignn.





Way Brothers Slack Farm. 33:. 8933, afigf‘gd’é:

for sale. Reginend Inc. J. R. Way. ThreeRivoi-s. hitch.





ii. I. 0. Ian hr «nice. mergers? iii;

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re

express. G. P. ANDREWS. Dansvllle. M

o I c Serviceable boars, gilts bred for June

0 ' furrow. Booking orders for Spring pigs,

no akin. H. W. MANN. Don-ville. Michigan.





 





IG TYPE 0. I. C‘.'s. and Chester Whites. Special

prices on all hours and tall pigs either sex. These



are sired by Abo 2nd. this boar sired our unbeaten

breeders young herd at every state fair we showed this

year. other sires are Wonder Boy, White Hall and Allen.

this boar was junior champion at Wis. State Fair last

year. Now Mr. Buyer our pigs are all sired from

champions, our price is no higher than other breeders

and the Express Co. charges just the same for a poor

pig as it. does for a good one. Get our catalog and see

where the good ones are. We are booking for Spring

pigs sired by Sch oolninster, the highest priced boar or

the breed and live times 0. Champion. We Reg. Free and ship

C. 0. D. Rolling View Stock Farms, Cass City. Mich.





0 I am booking orders for Spring pigs.

col-c. Swme. One yr. old Holstein bull for sale.

Elmer E. Smith. Rediord, Mich.





 





 





0 l c bred gilts all sold. am offering Sept. boars

O I 0 and gllts, large growthy ones, and booking

orders for spring pigs. A.J. Barker, 1i. 1. Belmont,l\lich.





 





o | 0’ A few bred sows to fan-ow in April, May

- . 8- and June. I havezfllastfall boars to 0361‘.

also ilts. Have them not akin. All good stock.



Otto . Schulze. Nashulle. Mich. 36 mile we-tof depot.





O. I. C. SWINE





strlotly 0. I. 0. ty bred to furrow the forepart of M ay-

also fall pigs co m ht. Stock registered in put.

chaser‘s name roe of c urge. A.J.Gordon. n.2, non-,sich,





SWINE, Oot'. boars d lite. 3 B

0: I. c Holstein Bulls sired.lx)‘y 25H). bull. mmmd

Cloverleaf Stock Farm. Monroe. Mich. No. 1.

Some 2-year-old sown bred.





00.0008 Fall m} either sex.





 





I am offering

choice gilts





 





 





 





 





~ ' of May Rose blood on

are. In Maggi-h m a... f '.

wu HWGoId yl’um.-gt’.nJoh:c.lifiich.





A. R. GRAHAM. , Mlchlnn.

o | c Spri igl. both $1,810.“) each at weaning

I I I time. coking orders now. Recorded free.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Julian P. Clnxton. Fling menu. 8,





 





 





O.l.c.’s Strictly Bi Typo





.li‘our last September boars, large enoug for service.

right good ones. One 1914 Sept. Sow raised Nine pigs

last fall. Due to farrow May, 10th. Will sell cheap





if taken soon.

NEWMAN’S STOCK FARM, Marielle, men. ll. F. ii. 1.





0 I C n 8 either sex 810 each at weanin time.

0 0 0 Registered in buyer's name. eat of

AY J. NEFCY. Plymouth. Mich.





0. l. C. September pigs. 23.32.36.551?“

E. B. DIIIJCTT, Fowler-ville. Michigan.





.

Boa rs at Half Price

Vie still have a flow big boned, big type Poland China.

boars ready for bervice. weighing up to 230 lbs. not fat

at 5:30 & 3'3.) Bill'h. Registered in bu: cr's name. Also

registered black Percheron Stallion 2years old 8250.00

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





MY. OH MY!

What an Opportunity





Starting May let, we are going to give to the farmers

and breeders an opportunity to get started right in

the breeding industry. We are. going to give youa

chance to get hold of foundation stock that will

give _\ou a nucleus for one of the finest and best herds

in your community. “'9. are going to show you. as we

have others, that you will have greater success with.

our big type





OLAND CHINAS





than with any other.breod. Write for spring pifirices.

9





breeding.





Ilillcrest Farm, Kalamazoo MI.

Big Type Poland China Pairs and trio not skip





‘ _ . out of large litters.

(z. W. BOLTON, Route 11, Kalamazoo, Michigan.





' ' ~Boars of August furrow.

Big lypu Poland Olin: booking orders for spring

pigs. A. A. WOOD a SON. Saline. lichlgan.



' 4 choice boars read for serv' .

his. Shun '0 0. Some nice fall i 9.), A few b11331

Gilts left. some to furrow the last o g!!!“ and first





of May. At Farmers Prices.

11. 0. BWARTZ. Schoolmtc. Michigan.

Gilts and sows. Bred {or Mar. an

la!" 1y” P. . April iarrow. Sired by Big D02

Monies, lg Knox Jr..ahd Giant Defender. Bred to Big

knoer. Smooth Wonder 3 and Big Jumbo. iourgreatn

est boars in state. Como orwrilo. \l'.E.leinnion.Parmn.Mich.





, .

Fur Sale Poland Chum 81%? 53315.3 nggssii‘égi

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

Poland Chinas. Fall and Summer Pi .

"0"! lap" Bows Bred. EggsfrombigBarredRoo s

:1 (I) or 13. ROBERT NEV . Pier-on. M luml

REGISTERED Poland China Sprin Boars'nndlown

at 815 each. Making thiupecial flee to makeroon

for others. A.G.Meade.8tantou. M .,ColbysRanch.

Type P.O. Sow: A: Gilt: all old. Have 3 extra

Lug. spring bo Sirol by Big War.

W. . AGELBB w. Am “an.





(Additional Stock Ads. on Fantasy).~
This Man Had No Cyclone Insurance.

Are You Going to Be Protected ?





The State Mutual Cyclone





Insurance Company

Lapeer, Michigan





This Company was organized 18 years ago with EX-Governor

John T. Rich as President and under the careful management of

its wise and prudent officers this Company has grown to be second

to none.



At the end of the year 1897

we had 180. members with

$235,525 at risk. On March

3], 1916, we had 40,000 mem-

bers with $86,000,000.00 at

risk. This shows our rapid

growth.



During our 18 years of rap-

id growth we have made six

assessments, amounting in

all to $1.10 on $100.00, or

$11.00 per $1000.00.



Can you afford to be with-

out one of our policies when

you consider how little they

cost and how much good one

will do you, it a Twister

comes your way?



Our 40,000 members with

$86,000,00000 at risk and $80,-

000.00 surplus in Savings

Banks drawing interest with.



- - which to pay future losses

John T. Rich, Pres1dent looks to us like a good in

vestment.



We give the most liberal policy of any Mutual Company doing

business in the State, for instance, a stated amount on produce is

operative in any building insurable.



The last few years has

demonstrated to us that.

Old Michigan has become

a Cyclone State, and a

policy in the State Mutual

Cyclone Insurance Com-

pany of Lapeer is a safe-

guard against windstorms.





The most prudent farm-

ers realize that it is care—

less and reckless in the ex-

treme to leave from $2000.-

00 to $4000.00 worth of

buildings unprotected

from windstorms and cy-

clones when it only costs

15 cents on each $100.00

insured after the survey

and policy fee of $1.50 is

paid.



If you are going to join

with the prudent farmer,

see our local agent or





write: C. H. Rood, Secretary





We Have Paid the Following Losses

During the Last Five Years





 





 





Year No. of Losses Am’t Paid

1911 1010 $ 67,945

1912 634 $ 22,795

1913 6750 $272,784

1914 778 $ 50,243

1915 367 ’ $ 21,591





From the above list you will see that we have

paid for 9,539 losses which amount to $435,358.





Charles H. Rood, Secretary,





The State Mutual Cyclone Insurance Company,

Lapeer, Michigan.





101-0111081113 INSURANCE AT C081





   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 





 

 





FOO/P 90110! M“)

OWELL M





The Company was organized at the right time of the year, Aug-

ust 30th, 1915, after the heavy losses of the summer months had

passed, and has now obtained about 4,000 members by April 29th.

The Company passed through the winter months and experimental

stage in safety, and is now starting on its second season withevery-

thing in its favor. V



Policy covers fire and theft in excess of $25 up to $1,000, and

liability insurance in excess of $25 up to $5,000. By liability we mean

damage cases brought against the owner of a car either for per-

sonal injury or property damaged.





Comparison of Rates



Stock companies charge $2.25for each hundred dollars insured

against fire and theft on new cars costing over $700. They charge

$2.75 a hundred dollars on new cars costing less than $700. They

charge for liability insurance, first, for personal injury cases $1.00

per H. P., plus $4.00; for property damaged the cost is one~quarter

of the personal injury protectiOn, which makes a total cost of about

$50 in stock companies on the average car, and our rate is only $1.00

for policy fee and 25 cents per H. P., making a total of $6.50 on a

Ford, $7.25 on a Dodge, Maxwell, Studebaker “4,” Oakland Light

“6,” Buick, and Paige Light “6.”



We are soliciting preferred risks, careful and temperate drivers

in cities not exceeding 60, 000 population, and the country districts.

We do not accept cars let generally for hire or those whose drivers

become intoxicated.



All losses covered by the policy will be promptly adjusted and

paid, based upon the value of the car at the date of the loss, in case

of fire or theft, and upon the basis of mutual settlement or judg-

ment rendered in liability cases.



The policy protects your car when d11v1ng anywhere in the Uni-

ted States (pr0per), or Canada, and for this privilege there is a

deductable clause of $25, which cuts out the petty claims, thereby

saving money for the serious losses.



The money received from new members forms a fund out of

which losses are paid. The surplus from this fund for the first sev-

en months was'about $6,000.” We feel that the growth this season

will furnish agobd fund to pay losses, and that future assessments

will be reasonable. _ .



Quantity production has cut the cost of an automobile to $440;

likewise, a large membership in one company, with one overhead

expense and one office force will greatly reduce the cost of auto-

mobile insurance; in fact, the two big cyclone companies of the

state ran many years without making an assessment. The officers

of this Company obtained the legislation and have organized along

careful lines so as to give you the best protection possible with low

cost.





Tomorrow May Be {Too Late—Insure Today

The garage at Montague burned on February 25th including six





' cars. The garage at Albion burned the middle of March with seven





cars. About 1,500 cars stolen, and over 2,000 accidents occurred in

Michigan last year.

The prudent farmer should insure at once and not leave to

chance the protection which he can get for a little money.

Watch the papers, and you will see the report of farmers’ cars

stolen, and lawsuits started for damages. You may have accidents

which will cost you $5,000. Our

insurance appeals to the leading

farmers. Our membership is now

increasing about 2,000 per month.

Our membership includes Ex-



Gov. Rich, Congressman Cram-

ton, Speaker C. W. Smith, of La-

peer, Lawyers Persons, Lansing,

Cavanaugh, of Paw Paw, McCor-

mick, of Bay City, Colwell, of

Coldwater; Merchants like Mack

of Ann Arbor, Brogan, of Lan—'

sing, and D. R.'Jones, of ‘Kala-

'mazoo.



. If you wish insurance in the

Only Mutual with a state license

'and covering liability up to

$5, 000, write. Send the name of

your car and list price. _





.W1ll1am E. Robb. Sec