Farmer Township (part 23 of 25)

Aug. 25. - I see that a boy from Michigan named Williams bust into our Boys and Girls section last time, so I've desided to keep rite on ritin in my diry, coz I may want to say things about him. I wont be lete out in ritin by any boy from Michigan. I'm from Iowa, and Iowa's got to be ahead evry time. Aunt Em went over to Joneses this afternoon and told me to stay in the house till she came back. Billy come over after while and and make words meaning as follows, 1, A weapon used in discharging arrows; 2, a railroad sleeper; 3. the topmost branch of a stag's horn; 4. a small wooden dipper; 5. a species of hickory; 6. a cue; 7, a small closet; 8. part of a masthead.

To The Grangers Of Northeastern Ohio

Under the direction of Ashtabula Co., O., Pomona Grange, we are making arrangements for a Grangers' and Farmers' Field Day meeting and picnic at Woodland Beach Park, Ashtabula, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at which we invite all Grangers and farmers and their families to be present. There will be speakers of national reputation, tho all arrangements are not yet completed. Excursions will be run on all railroads. Further notices of rates, time-tables and program in full will be given later. Any one wishing for further particulars may write to the committee. - J. A. McFarland, R 3, Geneva, chairman; W. S. Holcomb. R 4, Ashtabula; J. C. Stafford, Jefferson.

Having been in the school-room for about 20 years, until recently, I submit the following in regard to paying teachers for attending institutes and the $40 minimum salary: If a teacher must have a bait of $2 per day to bring him to a teachers' institute, then he had better drop out of his present vocation and not be a burden to the public of at least $40 per month when he, with so little energy, would earn but half of the $10, if that. If a teacher is energetic and worthy of his profession, he will equip himself that he may be efficient in his work and render an acceptable service for his salary like any master-workman in other vocations.

The teacher can and will do this without aid from the state as bait, because of the greater salary he can command as he becomes more efficient - unless the law interferes, as it does in this state, and puts the unworthy teacher up to $40 (a living salary) and thus perpetuates him to bore one school board or another before his inefficiency is known. While the unworthy teachers are thus perpetuated and preying on some school board, somewhere, the best teachers necessarily must suffer in their pay. That has been the effect of the law in this section of the state at least, to bring all teachers to a common level so far as salary is concerned. -

The law in question is wrong and should be repealed, for the progressive teacher is not aided by it, but even harmed, and the "gingerless" teacher might remain so till he receives another calling. Many of our aggressive teachers in the country schools could command at least $10 more per month, if the law did not bring them to a common level. How, then, does it or can it raise the standard of our teachers? - Ex-Teacher, Crawford Co., O.

New York Grange Scholarships

State Master Godfrey of New York, calls attention to the Grange scholarships in the Agricultural College at Cornell, examinations for which are to be held the third Saturday in June at some convenient point in each county. The value of these six scholarships for the winter short course is $300, or $50 for each, and is to be awarded to the six contestants who attain the highest standing in the examination. The examinations a.t open to both boys and girls who are members of the order. Students must be 17 years of age on entering college. The examinations are based on general knowledge, arithmetic, history, civics, English, spelling and a knowledge of agriculture.

Tuscarawas Co., O., Pomona Grange will meet with Buckhorn Grange June 20, 10 A. M. All 4th and 5th degree members urged to attend. Pomona lecture program will be supplemented by the local grange. - T. E. Romig, sec'y.

Ijikes Our Magazine. - I like to read the Ohio Farmer, especially the Magazine Section, only I wish it would come every week. - Cora Miller. Auburn. Ind.

We received the Ohio Farmer sewing machine in good condition, and think it a beauty. It does lovely work and we are well pleased with it. - Mrs. Arlie Reynolds, Fountain City, Ind.

Tortured 6 Months

"Eczema appeared on my son's face. We went to a doctor who treated him for three months. Then he was so bad that his face and head were nothing but one sore and his ears looked as if they were going to fall off, so we tried another doctor for four months, the baby never getting any better. His hand and legs had big sores on them and the poor little fellow suffered so terribly that he could not sleep. After he had suffered six months we tried a set of the Cuticura Remedies.and the first treatment let him sleep and rest well; in one week the sores were gone and in two months he had a clear face. Now he is two years and has never had eczema again. Mrs. Louis Beck, R. F. D. 3, San Antonio, Tex., April' 15, 1907."

Wounds From Rusty Nails

One of my family nearly lost his life as the result of a rusty nail wound owing to our ignorance as to what to do, and since then I have learned much about rusty nails and the treatment for them. I remember that when I was a girl at home a little cousin playing around our granary jumped onto a nail, running it nearly thru his foot. Somewhere I had read that bruised peach leaves wouid relieve the pain and remove the poi-

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Because of the terrible suffering that he endured I beseech any one with such a wound, if it does not bleed freely, to call a physician at once, and if he does not open it himself ( I have talked with a number since then and think tlat most of them would), insist on its being done, and remember the quicker the better and the less chance for blood poison or lockjaw. If the wound bleed's freely, turpentine bound at once on the place is sometimes all that is needed; in fact, we always use turpentine for a cut or bruise of any kind, for it not only reham.

Badge Quilt

A young man who had a collection of badges and souvenirs of meetings and various festive occasions, which he liked to look over Teminiscently now and then, found them getting so numerous that he needed either to catalog them for ready reference or else spread them out like an art gallery so that they could be easily located. How to do it was a problem until his sense of the practical suggested

- a quilt. So his mother's deft fingers wove them, with dozens of his old neckties, etc., for setting, into the quilt here pictured. It is really a handsome cover, and an interesting study in badges of many occasions and many places. Hunt for them. Of course many of them do not show up in the picture, but you can locate quite a number. There is one containing the words "The Ohio Farmer" among them. Can you find it? - H. M.

The back is the mainspring of I woman's organism. It quickly calls attention to trouble by aching. Jt tells, with other symptoms, such as nervousness, headache, pains in the loins, weight in the lower part of the body, that a woman's feminine organism needs immediate attentii in

"I was troubled for a long time with dreadful backaches and a pain in my side, and was miserable in every way. I doctored until I was discouiaged and thought I would never get well. I read what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had done for others and decided to try it; after taking three bottles I can truly sny that I never felt so well in my life."

For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indigestion, dizziness, or nervous prostration.

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5 Waltham 7 Jewel In 18 size open face engraved gold tilled case, engraved gold filled ease, gviarangnaranteed for 10 years. Worth $11.00 8.00 son, so while the rest were trying to quiet the screaming child I ran to a peach tree near the house for some leaves. These I put in a cloth and pounded with a hammer until they were soft, then bound them on the foot. To the surprise of some of the family who were skeptical as to such a remedy, the child stopped crying almost immediately. However, when the leaves got dry, he began to fret again; then fresh ones were put on. The treatment was kept up that day and part of the night, and the next day the child was hobbling around on his heel and in a short time the foot was well. The only drawback to this remedy is that peach leaves are not always available and should be used only when the wound has bled freely.

The other case I spoke of was my husband. He stepped out of doors early one morning without his shoes and ran a wire nail nearly thru his foot. It seemed to have made no opening whatever, and the wound never bled a drop. Of course it bled inside, and this as well as the poison nearly cost him his life. We put poultice after poultice on it. but there was no opening to allow the poison to escape. I summoned a physician, but he was either negligent or icnorant and did nothing to relieve the terrible pain. After he bad two congestive chills, we sent for another physician, and he did what the first should have done at once, made n cross cut with a lance thru the foot; then the matter just spurted out. That moves the soreness at once but kills any poison germs. If, however, you have reason to believe that the wound is a deep one, then it may be best to j use a poultice, and be sure to keep the wound open until the inside is healed, i - Irma B. Matthews, Barry Co., Mich.

Domino Cakes

Now that the old-fashioned game of j dominoes has been revived, clever j hostesses are seeking dainty novelties to serve at domino parties. The little cakes served with the cocoa, at one so- j cial evening were made to represent | dominoes In shape and markings, and were as delightful to the palate as to , the eye. The foundation was a crisp cooky dough, but it had been baked | in one large, thin sheet. When cold it was cut with a sharp knife into oblongs, about two inches wide by four long, the proportionate dimensions of a large domino. These were iced with a white icing, the dots to represent the various denominations of dominoes being put on with a chocolate Icing. Several sets Of the dominoes were necessary, as this game was greeted with as much enthusiasm as the real one.

For a flinch party the figures could be indicated on the cooky cards by chocolate icing. If desired, the cards in a euchre deck could be represented, the black spots by chocolate markings, and the red spots by an icing colored with cherry juice or vegetable coloring. - Maude E. S. Hymers, Mich.

"But I can't afford all those things even if I knew where to get them," said the distressed little country mother to a friend, who was telling of some children =>he knew who loved little songs and stories. "My poor little children would like those things, too, but they will have to do without them till we are more prosperous."

"I just know it." said the mother "No 1 never asked any one, but ot course they do. I don't allow myselt to think of things we can't afford. The positive woman pureed up her lips in a very virtuous manner, but her look changed when her friend told her that the other mother was very poor, indeed, but she managed to have stories and poems and songs for tne amusement of the whole family without being extravagant.

It is the hardest work in the world to get some men and women to ask questions. If this mother had asked the district school teacher, she would have loaned her a copy of a good teachers' journal containing advertisements of good books of song and story for a few cents, but she just dismissed the whole matter with the doleful words "We can't afford it!" If she had studied the Sunday school papers Drought home by the little folks, she would have discovered other places to get good literature cheap, or if she had asked her friends who visited her, ihey cculd have helped her out.

One of these easily discouraged mothers was bewailing the country's lack of advantages to a city friend, and especially deplored the fact that the winter evenings were dull because they could not afford books and magazines. In less than a week the friend had arranged with some people in a near-by town whom she knew for all their extra magazines and newspapers in return for fresh buttermilk from the farm.

Another mother was given a song -book filled with gay little songs, but as there was no piano or organ in the house the book was laid away and the children knew nothing of the gay tunes. One day her next neighbor happened to see it, and asked the mother to go home with her to hear the tunes played on her old organ, and the result was that in one afternoon the mother and children knew six of the simple songs. She knew the neighbor could read music, but she had never made the necessary effort to learn the songs for the benefit of the children.

It is foolish to say that you can not afford good reading for the boys and girls. Ask some competent person what is a good paper for children, then subscribe for it. Exchange with your friends and neighbors, and urge the little people to save their money for books. Get them into the reading habit early in life, and it will stick to them all their days. If you don't know good literature and how to get it, ask some, one who does know. Don't fall into the habit of giving up before you try. for it is fatal to energy and enthusiasm. - Hardin Co., O.

Serving

You know that when water is bottled and corked when boiling hot, it has an insipid taste, but that when it is poured slowly from the teakettle into an open crock and allowed to coot and get thoroly aerated before being bottled, the taste is good and natural. This is because the supply of oxygen has been exhausted by the boiling, and "airing" it thus replenishes the supply from the air. For the same reason canned fruits or vegetables eaten very soon after removal from the cans taste flat. They should therefore be removed from the cans and allowed to stand for an hour or so in the air before serving if you want them as palatable as possible. - H. M.

Cherry Pie. - Stone the cherries and cook for fifteen miliums, adding sugar just before removing from fire. Let cool before using. Line the pie tins with good, plain crust and brush with white of egg before filling, to prevent the juice from soaking thru the crust. Fill with the cooked cherries, not too full, and add more sugar if needed. Sprinkle with flour if there is much juice, and put on the top crust. The edges should be wet with milk and pressed very tightly together. Always, cut a vent in the top crust of fruit pies before placing over the fruit. Bake in a hot oven until the crust begins to brown a little on top. It is better to have a pie over-done than under-done.

Cherry Pudding. - Boil 1. cup of granulated sugar and % cup of hot water until a syrup is formed. Add 2 cupfuls of stoned cherries and let simmer for about 20 minutes or until the cherries are transparent. Remove from fire and let cool. For the pudding, beat % cup of butter and 2 cups of coffee A sugar to a cream, add the yolks of 4 eggs beaten, then 1 cup of milk, and stir in 4 cups of sifted flour. Beat the whites of the 4 eggs to a stiff froth, adding 1 scant teaspoonful of salt beforehand. Next add the cherries, beat the mixture for five minutes, then add 2 heaping teaspoonfuls baking powder. Mix well without further beating. Last of all, fold in the whites of the 4 eggs. Bake in two pans for about one hour. The pans should either be oiled and floured or lined with buttered paper. The above may be served either as pudding or friut cake.

Spiced Cherries. - Stone the cherries, and for each 5 pounds allow 1 pint of cider vinegar, 1 tablespoonful of allspice. 1 teaspoonful of mace. 1 teaspoonful cloves, 2 teaspoonfuls of cinnamon and 5 pounds Of sugar.Boil the sugar and vinegar to a syrup. Add the fruit and spices at the same time and let simmer for one hour. Put up in wide-mouthed bottles, and cover the tops with paper wet with brandy or alcohol.

Cherry Syrup. - Cherries, currants, peaches and berries of all kinds are used for fruit syrups. Wash the fruit and drain. Crush the cherries in a stone or granite vessel, cover and let stand for four days. A cloth tied over the top will keep out dust and insects. By this time fermentation will have begun, which will prevent the juice from turning to jelly during cooking. Turn the contents of the jar into a jelly bag, and drain. For each pint of juice (if the fruit is very sour) allow 2 pounds of granulated sugar and % pint of water. Sweet cherrias and raspberries require less sugar. Mix the juice and sugar together in a granite pail, set the pail in a kettle of boiling water, and when well heated, stir and skim with a granite spoon. Now pour into a preserving kettle, place an asbestos mat under it and cook until a rather thick syrup is formed. Remove from fire, and when cold put into small bottles and cork tightly. Dip the top of each bottle into sealing* wax or paraffin.

Cherry Jelly. - Stone the fruit, cook half an hour rather slowly, then turn into a jelly bag and let drain. If desired' the fruit may be cooked whole, but the jelly will not be so rich in color or flavor as when stoned. Strain the juice thru double cheesecloth, and for each pint of juice allow 1 pound of granulated or loaf sugar. If the cherries are very sweet, less sugar will be required. Boil in a granite kettle, and if a scum rises, skim it off. When cooked long enough, the juice should foam up all over the surface. Pour into heated glasses.

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Delicious Veal Chops. - Put the desired number of veal chops in a stew pan, and add half an onion stuck with 4 cloves, a few slices of carrots. 2 tablespoons of butter, a dash of ce'ory salt and boiling water to cover. Cook until tender. Drain off the chops, saving the stock. Sprinkle with seasoning of salt and pepper, dip in flour and egg batter, and fry brown. Serve within a Ting of mashed potatoes, and serve the stock as a gravy to pour over all. - Marjorie March, Middlesex Co., Mass.

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It Made A Difference

Congressman John Sharp Williams tells a "new" story. During the recent Mississippi gubernatorial campaign " » Hon. Jeff Truly was one of the unsuccessful aspirants for the majority suffrage of his fellow citizens. Proi'-.tion doctrines figured in the strug- _ -nd seemed very important to a

Excessive Decoration

EXCESSIVE DECORATION. Mrs. Graham is an estimable lady whose hobby is house decoration. One day the lady was careless enough to drink a glass of red ink believing it to be claret. She was a good deal stared when she discovered her mistake, but no harm came to her. The doctor who was summoned, upon hearing what had happened, dryly remarked to her: "Mrs. Graham, there's such a thing as pushing this rage for decorated interiors too far." - Exchange.

She Would Keep It Dark

A Scottish parson, still on the under side of forty, was driving home from an outlying hamlet when he overtook a young woman. He recognized her as the maid of all work at a farm which he would pass, so he pulled up and offered her a lift. Mary gladly accepted his offer and they chatted pleasantly all the way to the farm gate.

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Hedge Fence on Line. - Is it lawful to build a line fence with any kind of hedge without both parties agreeing to same? S. L. R.. Ashland, O. - Sec. 4239a provides that no person or corporation shall have a live (line) fence except that known as Osage or black thorn. Such hedge fences must be kept trimmed and not permitted to be over six feet high for more than Six months at a time.

Warranty. - A bought a bull of H. As part payment H agrees to take a yearling which A warrants to be soun'i and in good health. The yearling proves to be unhealthy. What can be done about it? Subscriber. - H may sue A for his damage, or he may offer to return the yearling and sue A for the value of it. - H. L. S.

Straws. - What are the names and addresses of several persons who would be willing to buy rye straws, to be used as straws in glasses of ice cream soda, etc., in large or small quantities? A Subscriber's Son, Leonardsburg, O. - It is doubtful if you could find sale for the genuine straws now. The paraffined paper straws are so cheap and so sanitary that they are used almost altogether.

Drilled Well. - What is wrong with my well? It was drilled 15 years ago. It is only six feet from the surface to the solid sand rock. The well is 80 feet deep. A yellow sediment and scum form in and on the water when standing. It is piped with galvanized iron pipe. D. S. S., Hubbard, O. - It is hard to tell exactly what the trouble is. This is a complaint common with driven wells. The water may naturally contain large quantities of iron and sulfur, or the galvanized surface of the pipe may have pitted and worn thru. This sometimes takes place in less than fifteen years.

Flood Gates. - Your distinction in the issue of June 6 that R. S. 4243d has no apparent application when the stream runs at right angles to a partition fence, is not clear to me. Kindly give me further information. H. G. H. - R. S. 4243d specifically states that it applies when the division line is a stream of water. The first portion of the section reads as follows: "When the division line of adjacent land owners is a stream of water, along which division line it is impractical to construct and maintain a partition fence, the trustees shall assign to each land owner his portion of said fence, etc." The section then further pro- \ ides that each land owner shall build a flood-gate from the end of the portion so assigned to him to the middle of the stream. Said section also further provides that for the purpose of determining the liability of each land owner by reason of the trespass of domestic animals, that such a fence shall be considered and held a partition fence. This section contemplates no circumstance except where the division line is a stream of water, and ean, therefore, have no application when the stream of water runs at right angles to the division line instead of constituting that line. In such case there is no section of the statutes applicable, and if the land owners can not agree, the trustees must make such an equal division of the partition fence as will be just to both. - H. I,. S.

Keep Cement for Emergencies. - Always keep a bag of Portland cement in some handy, dry place. If a sink or tank springs a leak or break around the pipes, if of wood, cut away any defective parts carefully, making a bevel edge. Wet the surface well and fill the cavity with cement mixed .with water tp the consistency of putty. Work the cement well around the pipes and allow it to harden. The cement adheres closely to the grain of the wood and may be used to stop cracks, breaks or holes. - R.

Making Charcoal. - Make a small heap of kindlings and arrange wood in three or four-foot cuts around it, standing the wood on end and close together. Cover the mass with straw or leaves. Then cover the mound with earth to a depth of four inches. Leave an opening at the top over the kindling, and several holes at the base of the mound. Drop live coals in on the kindling and see that a brisk Are is started. Close the opening at the top. but leave enough openings at the bottom to keep the fire going. When the fire has burned out, remove the dirt from the sides, but watch that no further fire starts. Pack the charcoal away where it will keep dry. Charcoal sells at a good price in small quantities, and is excellent to feed to pigs occasionally. - R.

State Board of Agriculture. - 1. Can the governor of Ohio appoint any one he wants to. to the State Roard of Agriculture or is he restricted in any way? 2. Has the Governor the power to remove a member for neglect of duty or anv other cause? E. T.. Hubbard. O. - 1. The law passed by the Inst legislature provides that the Oovernor shall appoint the men nominated by the stnte agricultural convention In Columbus, each January. 2. The Governor has the power of removal of his appointees, if just and satisfactory cause Is shown

Herman Carp. - We have some fine c.nrp In our streams, but have little success in catching them, with hook and line. Please tell us In your good paper, how to bait our hooks for carp. S. B. Hyatt, Carroll Co.. O. - The German carp is n shy Bab and rnther hard to catch. The larger tin- fish the harder he l< to book. In England, where this fish has existed for centuries, the anglers use a small quill float and split shot sinker, allowing the bait to just touch the bottom. They use worms, maggots and pastes of different kinds. Where the carp are large - 5 pounds or over - a black "bass outfit Is recommended. ITse n mud-colored leader over three feet long and small hooks. Nos. 7 or 8. on nut snells. Red earthworms are about the best bnlt Some use new bread which is rolled Into pills. Cover the hook entlrrlv.

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Frank Blackford

Frank Blackford was born in a log house near Eldorado, O., Jan. 31, 1870. Worked on the farm in summer and attended school in winter; finished high school in 1887, and taught until 1892. Graduated from the National Normal Ltniversity in 1889. and from Tufts College in 1896 and 1897, receiving two degrees. His health became impaired thru his close study and he assumed control of his father's farms in 1898. at which time he also married. In 1907 he purchased a small tobacco farm, built a model tobacco barn and has 20 acres per year grown by tenants. He continues to manage his father's farm of 180 acres, making a specialty of corn and hogs. He is making a study of tobacco culture, intending to devote his time to it largely in the future. He has been justice of the peace for seven years and has lectured on the State Farmers' Institute force since 1894. With his excellent education and the close study he has given to problems in practical agriculture he is a valuable man on the force. He is a contributor to the columns of the Ohio Farmer and is the author of several excellent articles on tobacco recently published, and others along the same line to be published later.

The Fertilizer Cases. - Nothing farthci will be done in the ouster suit brought by Attorney General Ellis against the Smith Agricultural Chemical Company until after the Republican national convention. Before leaving for Chicago the attornev general said he had been too much occupied with other matters to give immediate attention to this suit, but upon his return from the convention he would take the matter up at once. The first action his department will take will be to obtain the appointment of a master commissioner before whom testimony to sustain the state's contention, and in rebuttal thereof, will be submitted. The suits brought by the Smith Company to enjoin the transfer of the state fair ground and property from the old Board of Agriculture to the new one have not yet been heard in court, and it is not possible to predict safely when they will be reached on the court calendar.

Automobile License Law. - It is estimated that the new automobile license law will produce for the state $100,000 annually. Only a small fraction of the receipts will be required to pay the expenses of maintaining the registry bureau in the office of the secretary of state. The bulk will go to making and re-making the roads which the big and fast touring cars tear to pieces. The income of this automobile bureau, however, will be small until after the first of next January, when the owners of city annual licenses. instead of renewing them, must take out state licenses, or certificates of registration, as they have been designated officially by Secretary of State Thompson. While they are not compelled to do so for several months yet, many of the owners of city licenses already are making application to the state bureau for certificates of registration, which gives the state, and in the end the highway department, the advantage of the additional fees.

Tussock Moth. - Reports from various parts of the state are to the effect that the little caterpillars which appeared recently are destroying the tops of shade trees. Experts in the state agricultural department say these insects are what is known as the white marked tussock moth. The only way to overcome the ravages of this insect, the experts say, is to spray the tops of the trees with a solution of Paris green. It is feared, however, that it now is too late to eradicate the moth this year, as it is almost impossible to reach the tops of the larger shade trees by spraying. On the smaller trees this solution may yet be used with some success.

Workhorse Parade. - The recent workhorse parade in this city disclosed some remarkable instances of longevity and preservation in the equine race. There was a chestnut gelding in the line that is 25 years old and has been in continuous service on the streets of Columbus for the past 19 years; during which time he has never lost a day from his work. A dapple gray gelding that still walked with springy step is 26 years old and has been owned by one firm for the past 21 years, not continuously in service, howaver. The owners of a roan mare which took part in the parade declare she is 33 years old; the mare was in the active service of her present owners for 26 years, but she is now enjoying life as a "pensioner," and is not required to work. There were a large number of exhibits of horses that have been in active and continuous service for upward of a dozen years, and of two that have been for 17 years in the service of one firm, during all of which time they have been drawing heavy loads over the Columbus streets. The plan of having an annual parade of workhorses, which originated a year ago with the agricultural department of tlie Ohio State University, doubtless will be adopted by other cities in this part of the country, just as it was in the East after having been inaugurated in Boston. Its advocates believe it leads to more kindly and careful treatment of .work-horses by their owners and drivers.

Many Bugs. - Complaints are being made from all parts of the state of the unusually large number of bugs this year. These pests embrace all the old acquaintances and several new varieties. The biology experts of the Ohio State University explain that the peculiar weather conditions of the past spring are responsible for this remarkable visitation of bugs. Even conditions of the weather, they say, tend to increase the number of bugs hatched. On the contrary, a spring that has intermittent periods of warm and cold, with many sudden changes of temperature, is likely to, kill a large part of the eggs. - Hal. D. Landon, Columbus, O.. June 15. 1908.

Politics. - By the time this paper reaches our readers the National Republican convention will probably be a matter of history. The nomination of Secretary of War William H. Taft of Ohio, as candidate for the presidency is now a foregone conclusion. Enough delegates were pledged last week to secure his nomination with quite a lot to spare. "The allies" have been actively working to prevent Taft's nomination but the country wants him, notwithstanding the personal ambitions of Foraker, Cannon, Fairbanks. Knox and others. So many are being groomed for the vice presidential nomination that it is impossible to make a reliable prophecy at this writing. Ohio will take a very active part in the convention, with Taft the presidential candidate; Att'y General Ellis the author of the platform; Arthur L Vorys, managing the Taft campaign; Frank Hitchcock, Washington manager for Taft; ex-Gov. Herrick. Congressmaan Burton (who will nominate Taft). Harry M. Dougherty, John R. Malloy. Geo. B. Cox, Senator Foraker and others, all taking more or less prominent parts in the work of the big meeting. It is now thought that William Jennings Bryan will undoubtedly be the presidential nominee of the Democratic convention at Denver.

The iron trade was given a boom on June 8 when a Pittsburg iron concern closed a contract with a leading wire fence manufacturer to deliver 150.000 tons of basic pig iron, valued at over $2,300.- 000. Chairman Gary of the U. S. Steel Corporation announced. June 9. that a general reduction in finished steel products had been agreed upon. On the strength of this reduction enough orders have been received to furnish work for 45,000 men.

The Kaw River was on a rampage last week. June 8 it broke its banks a mile and a half west of North Topeka. Kan., flooding the town. It also threatened Kansas City. The floods in Montana tied up traffic and incurred actual want and privation upon stranded passengers.

June 8 Adjutant General Kautzman ordered another militia company to proceed from Cincinnati to Ripley, Brown Co., O., to join the four other companies on duty there protecting the tobacco growers.

It is reported that on the night of June 6 a mail pouch containing about $100,000 was stolen somewhere within the jurisdiction of the Kansas City postoffice. while in transit from Los Angeles to New York. It is one of the largest losses in the history of the postoffice department.

The monitor Florida was anchored off the shore of Virginia June 12 to be used as a target for a modern torpedo. The test was made June 13. when an American Whitehead torpedo was exploded against her armor plate. The monitor did not sink but was towed back to Norfolk. The experiment proved the value of the new form of bulkhead designed by the naval experts.

The latest invention in the way of firearms is a noiseless gun, made by Hiram Maxim. All the noise it makes is a slight click. The inventor got his idea from the mufflers used on automobile engine exhausts.

Ohio has four representatives on the team of ten marksmen which will represent the United States at the international match to be held in England. The team was selected after a three-days' competition on the range at Port Clinton, .O., recently.

One of Kentucky's most famous criminal cases was ended with the pardon of Caleb Powers and James Howard by Governor Willson. June 13. Powers had been held for complicity in the assassination of Wm. Goebel, in January. 1900. Goebel was a contestant for the* gubernatorial seat then held by Wm. Taylor. Powers has been on trial four times." At the time of the assassination Powers was secretary of state and the shot was supposed to have come from a window in his office, altho he was not there at the time. James B. Howard, alleged to be the man who actually fired the shot, was under life sentence.

Coffee Co., Tenn., (C.) June 6. - Quite rainy for last week. Pastures good, stock all looking well. Clover ready to cut; wheat will do in a few days. Corn plowing, hay making, wheat cutting, pea and bean planting all together; farmers busy and behind with work. Fruit considerably damaged by the late frost; will be apples and peaches in places. - W. L. Montgomery.

Mercer Co.. O., (W. C.) June 6. - Very dry. Crops and stock doing well; pastures never better. Wheat coming on nicely; oats fairly good. Small fruit of all kinds plenty; strawberries and cherries the best for year. Apples very scarce. Farm work backward on account of wet weather. A little corn to plant yet; some plowing corn. Everything is prosperous. - H. S. Stanbery.

Gentry Co.. Mo., June 8. - Past month wettest on record. More grass than ever seen before at time of year. Oats and wheat fine. All cattle fat enough for butcher. Hogs and all stock In firstclass condition. Lots of corn to plant yet; can not get on fields one-third of the time because of mud. All work behind. Cultivating, making hay and harvesting will all come on together, on account of rain. Apples scarce and dropping badly. Peaches one-third crop;small fruits plenty. - G. S. Kemp.

Wyoming Co., N. Y., (W. C.) June 10. - -Warm. Everything growing. Grain looking well. Cows giving their best messes of milk; other stock thriving. A wet May made some late with sowing and planting. Veals. 5%c; oats, 50c; hay, $7; butter, 25c; eggs, 16c; new cheese, 11c. Quite a demand for good work horses at good prices. Old hay dull. The growing hay crop will be large unless drouth checks the growth. - T. B. Nelson.

Carroll Co.. O.. (E. C.) June 8. - Very warm and dry. Live stock looking good; prices just fair. Very little demand for pigs. Crops well along. Wheat turning. Clover will be ready to cut by June 18 or 20. Too dry for corn. Most farmers are behind with farm work. Clover meadows promising, while timothy promises to be short. - J. L. Buchanan.

Logan Co.. O.. (C.) June 10. - Hot and dry. Rain badly needed. Corn about all planted; most farmers have a good stand; outlook now is good crop; acreage about two-thirds the intended, dry weather making ground too hard to plow. Some have plowed their corn once and some twice. Some have begun making clover hay. - Jesse L. Stout.

Harrison Co., O.. (E. C.) June 10. - - Warm; rain needed. All crops doing well. Corn well worked and good color. Stock doing well on good pasture. Sheep all shorn; wool in good condition. Bees doing well; many early swarms. Apples dropping badly; fair prospect for fruit, including berries. Corn. 90c; oats. 70c; butter, 15c; eggs, 15c. Wheat and clover in bloom, both good crop. Oats and meadows extra. Rose bugs destroying grapes. - E. J. Hiatt.

Champaign Co., O., (W. C.) June 11. - . Dry and hot for past week. Live stock looking well. Corn was planted late; most seed came well. Wheat will be average crop; oats short. Hay good; outlook for clover hay fine. Wheat, 95c;oats, 45c; corn. 68c; hogs. 5c. Farmers busy cultivating corn, potatoes, etc.. and getting ready for haying. - J. S. H.

Lawrence Co., Pa., (W. C.) June 8. - » Dry at present, following very wet season. Corn and oats were late, some oats resowed because of rains. Very hot weather in May. Now streams and springs are drying up; wheat, oats, corn and meadows are suffering for rain. Wheat looks unusually well in spite of drouth. Corn growing well. A large acreage of oats sown and doing fairly well. Hay crop very light. Potatoes did not come up well and are injured by insignificant looking beetle. Apple crop will be light. A power sprayer is working in this vicinity at $12 a day, owner of orchard furnshing poison, horses, gasoline and oil. Live stock suffering from influenza. - J. C. M. Johnston.

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Ohio State Fair. - The book containing the premium list, rules and regulations of the next Ohio State Fair is now ready for distribution. The fair will be held ! on the grounds at Columbus, O.. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2, 3. 4. 1908. It will be the ; 58th annual Ohio State Fair. The catalog contains 154 pages and gives many views of the beautiful grounds and ' buildings. It can be had upon request \ by writing to T. L. Calvert. Sec'y Ohio j State Board of Agriculture, Columbus, O. ,

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I advertised Guernsey cattle in the Ohio Farmer last year, and received so many orders that I not only sold all the stock I could spare last year, but also all I had this year, so did not have to do any advertising this season. - J. F. Hudson.

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Feeding Chicks For Growth

The first two weeks rjf a chick's life have much influence upon its future, and will determine whether it is to become strong and healthy or a hopeless runt, if care has been taken to select the eggs from good, strong, vigorous stock, well cared for, a good hatch of sturdy chicks may be expected. A good coop for the hens and chicks should be ready, or the brooder should be warmed up and in good order. The downy little things will be ready to take from the nest or go to the brooder in twenty-four to thirty-six hours after they are hatched, and should have their first meal then. When it is possible to do so it is a good plan to take off the hen or put the chicks in the brooder in the afternoon, then they will go to sleep soon after having the first meal, and there is less danger of their getting chilled. If they are put in a brooder, have the floor littered with chaff or cut clover, in which a supply of chick grit has been scattered. When the chicks are first put in remove the hover and allow the chicks to scratch about and pick up some of the grit before they are given their first food. There are a great number of good foods, but the one that gives the most satisfaction, under nearly all conditions, is a good dry food, made up of a large variety of grain and seeds. The dry grain chick food is scattered in the litter and the chicks are forced to scratch for it. This encouraged exercise is most beneficial for the chicks and helps to keep them strong and hardy.

The use of a dry food in this manner has the great advantage that it keeps the digestive organs of the chicks in proper tone and' condition. Where soft, easily-digested food is used there is a tendency on the part of the digestive organs to slight their natural functions, and in many cases the walls of the gizzard will not become sufficiently toughened and are soft and flabby. When hard, dry grains and seeds are used - which is nature's way - the digestive organs see-Hep.ris.»i'.sop.rM. h. h e Rh crete the juices, and the muscles of i^rubo i Hf,i»,iiuiv ori.ii.ciooK, H»rr«d » iiu«r jjje gizzard are given plenty of exercise. This means strong, healthy, welldeveloped, digestive organs, and a chick so grown has a great advantage over its less-well-fitted brother.

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Buff P. Rock 4 Buff Leghorn Experience With Gapes

I have raised chickens quite exten- i sively in the last ten years. The gapes were the greatest enemy I had tt> contend with. I have started chickens in sheds, both with and without floors, ' in damp and dry places, kept some up until the grass would dry off in the mornings and wet days, while others had their freedom to run at large at all times. Only the chicks that had free access to the chip yards, where the ground was dry and bare, developed a few cases of gapes. The ones that were kept in the sheds in the mornings until the dew evaporated, and on wet days, developed no gapes. The ones that were allowed their free-, dom in morning dews and wet days were more or less affected with gapes.

All had the same rations. The first week boiled eggs, second week curd, thickened with bran and shorts; third week same as second, adding wheat, cracked corn, and oat meal. Then I began to investigate the cause of the gapes under such conditions. Some of the chicks became very poor, then died; others would gape for a short time, then make a complete recovery. Others would bloat or puff under the skin. I would then puncture the skin to allow the air or gas to escape. Some t)f this class died, while others recovered.

I considered the loss too great and went to experimenting. I built proper houses, giving sufficient light and ventilation; having roosting room, scratching and feed sheds keeping them in on mornings and wet days. My luck has been wonderful. Now when a case of gape developes I frequently use a small wire or a horse hair, but a surer way, in my opinion, is to take a cheese-box with a partition in center, bore some holes in partition board and one hole in on ?ide, then place the chick that has the gapes on the side that contains the hole, and a vessel with smoking tobacco, already lighted, on the opposite side; let the chick inhale this smoke from one to four minutes owing to the density of the smoke. The chick may become very sick but it will so loosen the worms that they will be easily ejected by the chick. It is an experiment worthy of a trial. You should also put from three to five drops of carbolic acid in 1 gallon of soft feed from two to three times a week.

I am of the opinion that gapes are caused by poor accommodations and insufficient amount of the proper kinds of food. - Subscriber, Guernsey Co., O.

cake for the first week. A formula which has given good results in the hands of practical men is the following: Two quarts of bran or shorts, two

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1 1 moisten it, and rub the whole into a moist, crumbly mass with the hands, then put it in a well greased pan( a roasting pan about three inches deep is best) and press down hard to stick the cake together. Bake in a slow oven for three to six hours. A long, slow baking is an important factor in making a good johnny take. This makes an easily crumbled cake, and when properly prepared, it should have no stickiness or doughiness about it.

A popular first food with some is a mixture of cracker and bread crumbs rubbed with hard-boiled eggs chopped fine, with no other moisture than that in the eggs. After the chicks have all had a chance at the first meal the hov

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I notice that L. M. E. of Jewett, 111., asks for a remedy for gapes. Give each chick every other day a piece of asafetida the size of a grain of wheat. Take a piece the size of a hulled walnut, tie in a rag and put in a pint of drinking water. Once a week take out and wat3h off and put in a clean Tag. It is the only remedy I ever found that would help them without hurting them. I have tried smoking them and taking the worms out with a horse hair but I killed more than I cured. - Mrs. J. W. Humes. Seneca Co.. O.

tucked under them. The little clinks will need food four or five times a day at regular intervals, f - the first week. All dry grain food should be fed in litter to induce scratching, and where the soft food is fed some mixed drygrains should be fed in the litter to give variety and to give exercise. Cut clover and shredded corn fodder make a good litter for little chicks, but chaff and cut straw answer the purpose very well. Where chicks are intended foT market they should have a concentrated mash food after the first two weeks, to force growth : where the Chicks are intended for breeding pu.-

Practical Poultry Notes

Nests. - The most popular nests with our Leghorn hens at this season are small boxes nailed up in the young apple trees where I can just reach them. When we fix up outdoor nests for them they are not so bad about stealing their nests at this season. Leghorns are great outdoor fowls. This is one reason why they are so healthy.

June Chicks. - Before I learned better I killed many a Jun~ hatched chick by putting too many with a ben and shutting them m a tight box at night. On warm, sultry nights they get too warm under the hens and when there are many together and no chance to get a breath of fresh air no wonder they die of cholera-infantum (or something similar! after a few days. Get a draft thru the coop: bore holes with brace and bit if there is no other way. Some think it no use to try to raise the .lime chicks but I find they can be raised since I have learned to use common-sense methods of caring for them. Give them enough room and air. save them from heat, big lice and overfeeding, and you will raise a good percentage of them. - Dannie Iff. Wood, Rush Co.. Ind.

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Good Butter In Hot Weather

Scores of farmers keep only enough cows to supply their own tables with cream and butter (besides, perhaps, a small surplus) and these are the ones whom we wish to help. If milk is kept in a cellar, the cream is almost certain to get strong, especially during "dog days." unless extra precautions are taken to prevent.

While it is understood that cleanliness is always Of first importance, there are several minor details which should not be overlooked. See that the cellar is well ventilated at all times. Use plenty of good washing powder when washing the milk vessels, then scald with clear water afterwards. Place the vessels in the sunshine after they are cleansed, when possible to do so. Never use the milk vessels for any other purpose. Fill the pans or crocks only half full of milk, each time, then fill up with cold water. This sends the cream to the top. Let stand about 24 hours before skimming. Churn the cream as soon as it begins to thicken. Don't wait until it looks porous when stirred. Use plenty of cold water to thin the cream before churning. We use a barrel churn. Before removing the butter, we always drain out the milk and pour in a pail or two of cold water to wash the butter. The cream is churned at about 68 degrees F. J£ takes from thirty to forty-five minutes to bring the butter, but it is rich in color and comes in large granules.

No rule can be laid down for salting butter. We use about a rounding tablespoonful of salt 'for every pound of butter. Some people use more and some use less. The salt should be well mixed into the butter, tho it is better to mix too little than too much. When butter is mixed too much it is sure to have a "greasy" look, because the grain is broken. Some housekeepers make greasy butter the year round.

Just a word about the care of the churn: Wash and scald the churn as soon as the butter is removed. If plenty of boiling water is used, and the work is done at once, before the buttermilk and particles of butter dry on the wood, very little scrubbing will be required. Dry the churn in the open air. Always rinse the inside of the cliurn well with clear water, before putting in the cream as this helps to keep it from adhering to the wood. - A. G., Muskingum Co., O.

Build A Silo This Summer

Considerable anxiety is being felt in many localities concerning the outcome of the present corn crop. Growers the past year met with reverses incident to late planting. Considerable loss was suffered, not only by the seed corn growers, but also by dairymen and feeders, who were unprepared to put the crop quickly into the silo. This year, to the uncertainties of late planting must be added those of poor seed corn. We hope that the crop will mature. In all probability most of it will, but it is also true that some unfortunates and some not so worthy of ill luck will be caught unprepared. In view of these facts, a few references to the silo and its function as a means of insuring the dairyman's interests are timely.

The silo is an established factor in American husbandry. While it is more commonly used by dairymen than by other feeders, the time is not far distant when the silo will be depended upon largely to furnish succulent food to all classes of farm live stock. The comparative merits of feeding a corn crop in cured condition or converting it into silage and then feeding it are as follows: The losses of nutrients in either ca^e are about equal. The digestibility is about the same for each. Silage, however, is more completely consumed, more readily eaten, and in greater quantity than when the same material is cured. It can be placed in the silo when ready, regardless of the weather, and when so disposed of, is in the best possible condition for feeding and handling. The silo is also much more economical in storage per unit of nutrients than any possible enclosure for dry bulky hays or fodders.The labor and expense of harvesting and storing a crop for the silo comes all at one time and further anxiety is over; it is ready to feed at any season and will keep, if properly made, for years. If the crop is cured and the forage and grain fed separately, the labor of preparation is endless, and the forage soon loses palatability.

The above are some facts for doubters and procrastinators to think upon. It is not meant to have all corn converted into silage. Every milk producer, however, with ten cows should have a silo. Those keeping less cows should expand their business until a silo can be used advantageously. Materials should be ordered and plans perfected now for a silo to receive the present crop. This is none too early, as construction is always delayed and if concrete or plastered silos are erected, they need time to harden. The point is to be prepared to take care of an immature crop whatever the line of farming. Dairymen of Indiana, Illinois and adjoining states voluntarily deprive themselves of many millions of dollars each year, thru a pernicious wasteful custom Of running their cows in the stalk fields all winter, instead of converting part of the crop at least into silage and feeding it where the animals would be comfortable. An eminent authority concludes that there is 12 percent greatertreturn thru feeding a crop as silage to dairy cows, than by feeding the same in a cured form. The silo is indispensible in most lines of husbandry. The following bulletins will be found valuable:

Silo Construction. - U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin 32; Cornell University Experiment Station, Bulletin 167; University of Illinois Exp. Station, Bulletin 102.

Crops for the Silo and How to Fill it. - Ohio Experiment Station, Bulletin 155; Tennessee Experiment Station, Bulletin No. 1, Vol.. XVII; University of Illinois Experiment Station, Bulletin 101. - Herbert A. Hopper, Charge of Dairy Extension, Purdue Experiment Station.

One Poor Cow In A Herd

One poor cow in a dairy herd may decrease the production of the best cows 100 pounds of butter fat per annum per cow when averaging the results of the herd. This is clearly shown in the records obtained at two of our experiment stations (Kansas and Michigan) with herds composed of twenty or more common cows.

In both instances the poor cow reduced the average yield of the two 1 best cows to the average of the entire , herd, a reduction of practically 100 pounds of butter fat per cow. These lesults show it is possible for a few poor cows in a herd to so reduce the profits realized from the good ones that it pppears that the entire herd is being kfcpt at a loss or at only a small profit. The depressing influence of poor cows will be eliminated when the dairy farmer keeps records of his individual cows .so as to discover and remove all star boarders. - D. H. Otis, in Wallaces' Farmer.

Are Sweeping The Field

On June 1st a creamery ski mming station, four miles from Milton, Wis., closed its doors. Thirty-two farmers had been having their milk skimmed there. When the station closed they were compelled to buy their own separators. Thirty-one of them bought DE LAVAL machines, notwithstanding agents of eight different makes of separators were on the scene hot after the business. This is only a fair example of how the 1908 improved DE LAVAL is making a "clean sweep" of the separator business in every dairying section from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

The De Laval factory has been working every available man night and day since^early in February and is now more than 2,000 machines behind orders, so great has been the demand for the new and improved machines.

The 1908 DE LAVAL machines aTe simply so overwhelmingly superior in every way to anything else in the shape of a cream separator that it is only natural that well-informed buyers everywhere will have nothing else. They are beautiful in design, perfect in construction, and everlasting in daily use. They are made in ten new styles and ten new capacities, with a size for every dairy from the smallest to the largest, and are sold at ten new prices that are just right and much the cheapest of all for the value given.

Portland, Orfg

Prof. C. E. Lee, of the Illinois Agricultural Department, says: "I desire to warn you farmers against buying hand separators from the mail order houses. You will regret it. The machines do not give results - they do not last - they fall all to pieces."

Take a look among your neighbors. Who has most trouble? Who has most repairs? Who has changed separators? What kind goes out when changes are made? Generally a Mail Order House separator is at the bottom of the difficulty, isn't it?

Those who buy Tubulars get separators and satisfaction. They who buy Mail Order House machines get experience, and when they want separators have to part with more money - even though the change and extra cost are profitable. > Send for Tubular Catalogue No. 151 free. It tells you why Tubulars are best.

The 1908-annual Hood Farm Auction Sale of Jerseys was held June 3. There were representatives in attendance from 15 states. The animals were scattered as follows: 33 in Massachusetts; 16 in Pennsylvania; 7 in New Hampshire; 6 in Illinois; 5 in Vermont; 5 in New York; 3 in Connecticut; 2 in Iowa, and one each in Maine, New Jersey. Dist. of Columbia and Wisconsin. A total number of 81 animals were sold for $11,765. a grand average of $145.25.

We place .our import orders for German razors from 6 months to a year ahead. By mistake the manufacturers have just shipped 50 dozen to us. that should not come until fall. We don't want our money tied up in them, so cut the price and offer you a genuine German high-grade razor for 69 cents, that we absolutely guarantee equal to any razor you can buy elsewhere for $1.50.

use. We have sold hundreds of dozens of these, know personally that they are all right, and you can take them upon our personal recommendation and we will refund your money in 60 days if they are not satisfactory. Six razors for $3.75. Ohio Farmer 3 years and razor only $1.75. and we will extend your time from date now paid to. These prices good only while this extra supply lasts, so order at once. THE OHIO FARMER, Cleveland, O.

Cattle were so unusually scarce week before last that packers had to replenish their greatly depleted stocks of beef in their coolers last week, and all fat lots sold extremely well. Receipts were much larger, but were not heavy as compared with last year, and prime beeves had a further advance, selling at the highest figures yet touched this year. Weakness developed at times in the less attractive grassy cattle, but the week as a whole was a good one for sellers, with not enough strictly prime lots offered. Beef steers went largely at $6.25(5)7.50; poorer class of light-weights, $506; best heavy shipping beeves, $7.5007.85. Nebraska cattle sold at the top, and distillery-fed cattle were plentiful and sold as high as farm-fed lots. Good cattle brought $7(5)7.45; medium class, $6.50 and upward; fair killers. $6.10 and over. Exporters bought sparingly, prices being too high. Butcher stuff was active, cows and heifers going at $3.60(5)6.50. with one sale at $7.25. While fat cow stuff looked high, the general market for female cattle was 75c®$l below the recent high time. Canners and cutters sold at $1.75@ 3.50; bulls. $3@5.50. Calves were in good demand at $3(56.25; milkers and springers had a small trade at $25@50 per head. The stocker and feeder trade was on a small scale at $3.25(5)5.40; few going higher than $5.10. Jlore cattle of this class were offered, and prices averaged lower, but buying orders were extremely few. Now that buyers have increased their holdings of beef, fewer cattle will be needed. Today's cattle market was a great surprise, as lively buying caused a great boom in choice to fancy steers, which sold at $8(5)8.40. All good cattle advanced sharply, largely 15<Q)25c. The live stock business at Kansas City was at a standstill, no stock reaching there owing to the flood. Six leading Western markets aggregated onty 3G.500 cattle.

Hogs were marketed last week with considerable freedom, but the supplies could not be called heavy. Receipts at Missouri River markets were not really large, despite recent predictions by packers that June receipts would greatly increase. Owing to the flood at Kansas City, where the stockyards were under water, receipts of live stock were suspended, and supplies of hogs and cattle were diverted to the Chicago market. Hogs met with a good demand on the whole, and there was no such slump in prices as packers had predicted, altho the market was lower at times, especially when the Eastern shipping demand was slower than usual. Part of the time provisions showed unusual strength and activity on the Board of Trade, and the further advance in beef was used as a bull argument for hog products, the inference being that their consumption would become larger. Pigs were slow and too numerous, selling chiefly at $4(5) 6 per cwt. Light-weight butcher hogs usually sold the best. The market today was active and firm, despite the liberal supply, with hogs selling at $5.25(5) 5.85.

Sheep and lambs, after many weeks of greatly excessive receipts and rapidly declining prices under a very poor general demand, rallied last week as a result of greatly lessened receipts and a vigorous general demand. Prices made an unusual advance for all desirable offerings. The few spring lambs that were offered sold readily, while clipped and wooled lambs, which made up the great bulk of the receipts, went like hot cakes. Wethers and ewes, as well as yearlings, also sold readily and very much higher. With increased receipts today, buying was slower, and prices averaged 10c lower. Clipped sheep sold at $3.25(5)5.50; rams, $3(5)5; best yearlings, $5.70; clipped lambs. $4.25(5)6.30; wooled lambs. $6.25(5)6.60; spring lambs, $5.50(5)7.25.

Horses have been marketed less freely all the year than a year ago. and the recent moderate receipts are preventing a decline In prices. The Eastern inquiry for light harness classes has been very good recently, good drivers selling at $1500350 per head, greater part going at $175(5)250. Ice and express companies have been sending in liberal orders for medium-weight chunks at $140(5)175 and upward. 1200 to 1400-lb. weights being called for. Heavy drafters sell only moderately at $175(5)230. - F.

Chicago Top Pricb8 A Tear Ado

Calf receipts were light and the demand good. Prices were 25®50c higher than Monday. Choice veals closed Monday at $7.50; cull calves were in good demand and sold strong.

Receipts of cattle today were 5,750 head, entirely too many for the demand. The market was from 35c to $1 per hundred lower than last Monday on everything except choice dry-fed export steers. There were about 10 cars of this grade on sale and they went at steady prices. The top for the day was on two loads of these that averaged 1,316 lb. at $7.60. Best grassy butcher steers were about 40c lower and quotable from $5 to $6; medium kinds, $4.50 to $5; light dryfed steers, $606.50. The decline on fat cows and heifers was from 50c to $1. Best fat cows sold from $4.50 to $5.50; fair to medium, slow, $3.75(5)4.50. There were about 12 cars of stockers and feeders and the decline was from 40c to $1. Two loads that topped the market sold for $4.60 and 4.50. Common to medium kinds were slow and went around $3.75. With a very poor demand for bulls the decline was from 50 to 75 cents. Fresh cows and springers were in fair supply and prices were about $5 per head lower than last Monday.

With 16.000 head of hogs on sale and a fair demand, prices were steady with Saturday. Pigs sold as high as $5.20, but the bulk went from $5.10 to $5.15; all other grades sold from $5.80 to $5.90. The market closed steady with a fair clearance.

There were 7,400 head of sheep and lambs on sale. The market on lambs was 15 to 25 cents lower than last Saturday, and at this decline trading was somewhat slow. Choice lambs sold up to $6.20. but the bulk went around $6; best culls around $5. Sheep were in good demand and prices were strong. Lambs closed slow with a few decks being held over. Sheep closed strong with everything cleaned up.

There were liberal receipts of 2,500 head of calves on sale. Trading was fairly active, and prices about steady with Saturday. Few choice veals sold up to $7.50, bulk going at $7.25. Cull calves were about 25c lower; a few good culls, $6.50, but bulk from $6 to $6.25.

Our Ruffalo Letter

Cattle receipts last week were light. After Monday there were about 17 cars on sale. Choice dry-fed stock sold about steady with Monday, but there was a gradual decline on the grassy stuff. Saturday's market closing 50c lower than Monday, with about eight loads being cairled over for the next Monday.

Thei e were liberal receipts of hogs af - t<" Monday, and with a good demand each dnv's offerings were well cleaned up with prices averaging steady with the opening day. Saturday closed with pigs at $505.20; all other grades. $5.80(5)5.90.

Sheep .ind lamb receipts after Mond.iv were light, and the demand only fair. Prices were 15 to 25 cents lower than Monday. A good clearance was effected

Our Pittsburg Letter

Cattle. - The supply on sale today was 150 loads against 80 loads last week. With the liberal supply on sale the market ruled fairly active at a decline of 25 to 50c per cwt. on light and medium grades of grass cattle. Choice, dry-fed cattle having weight sold 10015c per cwt. lower. Fat cows sold about 25c per cwt. lower, while heifers were in the largest supply of season and sold on an average of 50c per cwt. lower. Bulls sold draggy at a decline of 25 to 40c. Fresh cows and springers sold at about steady prices.

Hogs. - The supply on sale was 50 double-deck loads. The market ruled 6c per cwt. lower than last week's closing price, but was fairly active at the decline.

Sheep. - The supply on sale was 15 double-deck loads. The market ruled active and 10c per cwt. higher on Ix-st Sheep and lambs; other grades were steady. Choice spring lambs steady; other grades slew.

Represfntat1Ye Sales

Cleveland. O, June 16. 1908. Cattle market active at about steady values. Calves strong and 25c per cwt. higher. Sheep low- r. Lambs steady. Hog market strong and 5 to 10c higher.

The American Wool and Cotton Reporter of June 11, says: There is a wellformed belief in the wool market that prices have touched the bottom on all lines of stock, and the growing improvement in the goods market, while principally in worsteds, includes some woolen fabrics. The increased demand denotes renewed confidence in the future. The wool situation is better all around. Staple wools are now being bought outright at prices that are fair to all concerned, and the growers are accepting the situation in many cases in a philosophical manner, reasoning that cash in hand, even less than heretofore, is much safer than future prospects, as at bid prices, they can not but admit that there is money in raising staple wool, as it costs no more to raise than the poorer qualities. Conditions such as must be met this year will have good results later, as it will bring about renewed efforts to grow better wool. The times experienced in 1906 and 1907, when buyers were bidding recklessly for wool, are generally admitted to have passed. The trade in all Eastern centers could not continue si.cn operation. and the level-headed giower knew this to be the case as well as any one. But he took advantage of every opportunity and increased his bank account at the expense of the dealer. Now the change has come, and while it is expected that there will be the usual bluster over price adjustment, supply and demand must do the regulating, and the dealer or grower must carry the wool. The trade in fleece wools continues to be the feature of a dull market . Sales of quarter-bloods have been made, both in large lots and in numerous small sales, which demonstrates that the low prices are attractive. Just what price has been paid is not made public, but it is said that 23 cents for Ohios is the prevailing figure, with 2O%02l cents for other lines. Some very choice selections of quarters have been sold a little higher than -these figures, but the bulk of sales are about on this level. The supply is fast growing smaller, but the demand is hardly urgent enough to hold out much hope for any substantial stiffening in the immediate future. Among the sales of the week were 150.000 pounds of mixed quarters at 20022c; 25.000 pounds Ohios at 23c; 50.000 Michigans at 21%®22c. Total sales for the week amounted to 2.788,000 pounds.

General Produce Market

New York City, June 15. 1908. Butter took an unexpected advance because speculators were unable to fill their wants. There is little else to justify the rise and prices are expected to decline soon to the old level. Old cheese continues in a favorable position. Eggs are steady with no change in conditions. The live poultry market continues to clean up well at steady prices. The live poultry market shows more weakness and is unsettled. New potatoes are in heavy supply and active. Old potatoes steady. Other vegetables are steady. New fruits are active and good qualities move easily. '

Utica. N. Y.. June 15. - The cheese market today was %fi%c higher Sales of 2 361 Iwtxe* small and 1.232 boxes large at 11011%c; general ruling price 11%c. Sales of 126 package! of butter at 24%0 26%c.

The Cincinnati Price Current of June 11 report-: 635.000 hogs killed In the West last w. > k. compared with 545 nnn week before. 596.000 two weeks ago and 655 - 000 a vear ago. The total from March 1 Is approximately 7.335.000. against 7 .63^.- 000 a year ago - a decrease of 295 one. Prices were snarly during the week, the general closing price at prominent markets being $5 30 per cwt . as compared with $6 30 last week. $5 .30 two weeks ago. $6 05 a year ago. $6.40 two year* ago and $5.20 threr years ago. The "P00" illative provision market was rather quiet during the past week, and Pr,ces.,weIe Steady. Julv pork was lowest at $13 IK highest at $13 82%. closing at $»-«>. against $13.75 a week ago and $16.-- a vear ago The week's export clearance* "were as follow*: Tot.il meats. ll.Mt.9N lb against 9 836.000 lb. last year. Lard. 8.643. 000 lb. compared with 8,018.000 lb. a year ago.

Cleveland, O.. June 16. 1908. Small fruits and early vegetables are active; other departments quiet. Butter remained unchanged from last week. Cheese is firm. Grain is lower. Hay arriving in large quantities and dull sale. Feed is quiet and lower. Old potatoes are making a spurt in price but the supply is so short that the market will soon be bare. New potatoes are meeting with a good demand. Southern fruits are of good quality and ready sale. Provisions are lower.

Lime and Cement - Per bbl., in sacks, white lime. 75c; Akron cement. 80c;Louisville, 75c: Portland, $1.55. Agricultural Lime. - Ground burnt lime, $4.00 ton, in sacks, ground limestone, $1.25 ton, in bulk.

Hardware. Twine, Baskets. Bags

Baskets - %bu. split baskets, in less than 100 doz. lots 35c doz. ; 100 doz. lots, or over. 30c per doz. Peck baskets lc per doz. less than %-bu. baskets.

Veterinary

The following table gives summary of conditions of farm crops for the entire country, as reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture on June 1.

Pittsburg Hay And Grain Agricultural College News

The two Armour scholarships, amounting to $500 won by the College of Agriculture of the Ohio State University at the last International Live Stock Exposition, has been divided into scholarships of $100 each, and awarded to the five following students: G. C. Portz. New Comerstown. O. ; L. L. Mowls, Waynesburg. O. ; T. D. Phillips. Richwood. O.; G. E. Boltz. Stone Creek, O.; M. D. Moore. Salem. O. These appointments were made by a committee of the faculty to young men who seemed to be clearly belonging to the class for which Mr. Armour established these scholarships. All of them were in part or entirely selfsupporting in their college work and have made very creditable records as students.

Forty-nine students, from the 4-year courses in the College of Agriculture and Domestic Science of the Ohio State University, will graduate this commencement. This is the largest class ever graduated from this college: 33 will graduate from the course in Agriculture. 3 in Horticulture and Forestry, and 13 in Domestic Science. The majority of the young men expect to return to their own farms and. of those who are eligible for positions, the greater number have already been appointed.

National Dairy Show. - At a meeting of the executive committee of the National Dairy Show Association, held June 6. 1908. it was decided to hold the third annual show at the Coliseum, in Chicago, in. December. 1908. A. J. Glover of Ft. Atkinson. Wis., was appointed general manager.

Reunion of Purdue Alumni. - The Purdue Agriculturist is planning to hold a reception for all agricultural alumni, former students and students of Purdue University, at a luncheon, given in the Purdue building on the State Fair, grounds, at 12 o'clock. September 10. 1908. Every alumnus, ex-student and student interested in the Purdue School of Agriculture, is invited to attend. For further information address Business Manager, Purdue Agriculturist. Lafayette, Ind.

Advice through this department is free to our subscribers. Each communication should state history and symptoms of the case in full; also name and address of writer. Initials only will be published. In acute cases, where we believe that immediate treatment will be necessary, reply will be made by return mail, free.

Wart. - How should I remove a wart on a horse? H. S. P.. Cleveland, O. - Cut it out or apply 1 part chromic acid and 2 parts water. If cut out. apply equal parts iodoform, boric acid and tannic acid to wound.

Kidney Disease - Shoulder Lameness « - Leucorrhea. - Horse In good condition last spring began to run down and is thin. He urinates 4 and 5 times during the day. Another gelding Is lame In fore leg. A bunch appeared on his shoulder, the result of a bruise. A mare seems troubled with leucorrhea. J. H. S., Lancaster. O. - Give your horse % oz. fluid extract cinchona. % oz. fluid extract gentian and 2 dr. fluid extract buchu at a dose, in feed, night and morning. Put Vi lb. sugar lead and a pint of tincture arnica in a quart of water and apply to shoulder. 3 times a day. Dissolve 3 dr. permanganate potash in a gallon of water and inject mare that has leucorrhea, once, a day.

Muscular Soreness. - Mare gave out on long drive. After resting her. she walked home. Lameness appeared in one hind leg. but she was more or less sore all over. She seems to get worse and is scarcely able to work. L. S.. Gahanna, O. - Give 1 dr. salicylate soda at a dose, 3 times a day for 10 days or 2 weeks. Apply to back and quarters. equal parts spirits camphor and alcohol twice a day. Feed her grass and give a tablespoonful of powdered nitrate potash In feed, once a day.

Indigestion. - Horse is inclined to gnaw at manger while standing in stable. She urinates too often and perspires too freely. E. H. M.. Newton Falls, O - Give 2 dr. ground gentian, 2 dr. powdered cinchona. y2 oz. ground ginger and 1 oz. bicarbonate soda at a dose, in feed, 3 times a day.

Bruised Leg. - Mare caught foot between door and sill and remained in this position an hour or two. After being released her legs swelled rapidly. The leg remains swollen and tender. I also notice a pouch or swelling in breast. J. L. S.. So. Boston. Va. - Put V* lb. sugar lead and 1 pt. tincture arnica in a gallon of wiater and apply to sore leg 3 times a day. Also give Y2 dr. iodide potassium and 2 dr. powdered rosin at a dose, in feed, night and morning. Feed plenty of grass but no grain.

Chronic Diarrhea. - Mare scours almost continually. Has very light work. She eats and drinks ravenously. Hair looks bright and she feels quite well, altho rather dumpish at times. K. H., Amherst, O. - Feed nothing but oats and well-cured timothy. Give Vi oz. powdered sulfate iron, 2 dr. powdered catechu and 1 oz. ground ginger at a dose, in feed, 3 times a day.

Bunch on Cow's Leg. - Cow has small soft lump on right hind leg near hoof. It is growing larger and is some sore. J. L. A.. Frayersburg. O. - Apply equal parts camphorated oil and tincture iodine to bunch, once a day.

Eczema. - Cattle are troubled with roughness of skin. Hair is full of dandruff and they are unthrifty. C. D. P., Mesiek. Mich. - Salt your cattle twice a week and apply coal-tar disinfectant. 1 part to 30 parts water. 3 times a week. Use any one of the coal-tar disinfectants regularly advertised in this paper.

Ophthalmia. - Cows are troubled with sore eyes. They first become inflamed, eye lids swell, membranes very red and inflamed and white film covers the eye ball. One has gone entirely blind: others not so bad. Is the milk fit to be sent to cheese factory? A. J. C... Chagrin Falls. O. - Your cows suffer from infectious ophthalmia. Blow a little calomel into eyes, once a day, and apply a saturated solution of boric acid, once a day. Also give each cow a tablespoonful of powdered nitrate potash in feed daily. Keep cows in darkened stable during bright sunshine and allow them to run to pasture nights and cloudy days. Their milk is good.

Foot-Rot. - Breeding ewe went lame. We supposed that we had trimmed hoof too close, but found the trouble was between the hoofs. The hoofs become inflamed and discharge a little matter. G. M. J.. Barnesville. O. - Your sheep are troubled with foot-rot. All the diseased ones should be obliged to walk thru a trough where the feet will be thoroly saturated with coal-tar disinfectant, full strength, once a day. Use any one of the reliable coal-tar disinfectants regularly advertised in this paper.

Sore Throat. - Sow running with litter of pigs acts strange at times and does not care to eat or drink. She breathes quite hard. J. M. M.. Salina, Pa. - Apply equal parts turpentine, aqua ammonia and raw linseed oil to throat, once a day. Also put 20 grains chlorate potash in feed. 3 times a day. Let her have whatever kind of feed she craves.