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Ontario Co., N. Y., (W. C.) June 16. - Dry and hot. Stock doing well. Wheat will be early; all headed out. Grass will be good. Clover is very rank. Butter. 18c; eggs. 16c; hay, $10; potatoes, 60c. Farm work well up; some working on road. Some cabbage set with Southern plants. Maggots have been bad. - E. T. Brizzee.

Washington Co.. Pa., (S. W.) June 15. - Splendid growing weather; frequent showers; warm. An abundance of pasture; meadows good. Wheat and oats doing well; early potatoes in blossom; promise a good crop. Corn growing finely. Wheat, $1; wool, 25c offered, very little selling; farmers holding for last year's prices, corn pretty wen worKea. Some farmers are cutting some grass. Wheat is coming on fast, but does not seem to be filling well; some fields have many black heads. - R. M. D.

Champaign Co.. O., (W. C.) June 15. - Hot and dry; a few local showers, need rain. Grass cattle in fine condition. Pastures good. Splendid clover growth. Wheat and rye well headed. An increasing acreage of potatoes. Few hogs going on market at 5c. Corn being cultivated, and fair to good; 85 percent of a stand. Clover hay to be cut soon. Labor high in price and scarce. - C. D. Neal.

Clinton Co.. O., (S. W.) June 15. - Cool and dry with no indication of rain. Live stock doing well on good pasture. Farmers very busy putting up clover hay and plowing corn. Hay crop fair but not heavy. Some corn not planted yet nor can it be till it rains. Early planted corn looking well. Wheat harvest will be on in a couple of weeks with no hopes of a bumper crop. In the absence of spraying, fruit is not doing very well. Sheep all shorn and wool sold at 18 to 20c; fat hogs. 5%c; fat lambs (yearlings), 4c; fat heifers. 5c; wheat. 83c; corn. 70(Et>75c; eggs. 15c; butter, 18c. - N. R. Vandervort.

Delaware Co.. O.. (C.) June 15. - Dry but otherwise fine. No fat stock; very little shipped. Wheat looking very good. Few pure timothy meadows; mixed hay in abundance. Clover fields good; oats about an average crop. A farmer offered to put hay in a feeder's mow at $4 per ton out of the field. Corn planting started a week late: the first planting looking fine, plowed thru 3 times. Some clover hay cutitirst crop alfalfa put up. Cherries good; about half crop. Strawberries scarce. Raspberries and blackberries full of bloom. - W. E. Watkins.

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A press bulletin by O. F. Hunziker, head of the Dairy Department of the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, discusses a condition in establishing prices of creamery butter which is so applicable to many states in the Middle West, that we give it in full, as follows:

According to statistics Indiana manufactures about 60,000,000 lb. of butter per year. The Indianapolis produce market has been quoting for years Indiana creamery butter 2 cents below Elgin butter. Last week tbe quotations read as follows:

About two-thirds or 40,000,000 lb. of butter made in this state is creamery butter. If it were sold according to the quotations above given, our creameries would suffer a loss of $800,- 000 per year, owing to the low standing on the markets of our state butter.

It is evident from the above figures that Indiana creameries stand a slim chance to profitably place their product on Indiana markets. The large demand for milk in our local consuming centers, our close proximity and easy access to large out-of-state milk markets, such as Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis, and the strong and aggressive competition by the large centralizing creameries compel Indiana creameries to pay at least as high prices for butter fat as are. paid in any of the

The high prices paid for butter fat and the low quotations for Indiana butter in Indiana produce markets put our state creameries at a fatal disadvanj&ge. The'result is that, instead of selling and consuming our own butter in .Indiana, a large share of it goes to distant markets where its quality receives the same recognition as butter from other states. We are eating the butter made in our neighboring states and are paying the freight on it. Exporting butter from Indiana has its disadvantages in the fact that our creameries have to trust to the honesty of far-off commission men and brokers. They are at their mercy. On top of this the extra freight and commission has to be paid, which runs from 2 to 3c per pound of butter.

Indiana has been a farm-butter state until a few years past. Our creamcries were small and the output was small and lacked uniformity in quality. These conditions meant inferior butter and naturally did not strengthen the reputation of Indiana butter. These conditions, however, have changed within recent years, more and larger creameries have been established, until today we have between 3 10 to 150 good-sized creameries in Indiana. The educational work done by the Purdue Dairy Department and by the U. S. Dairy Division has effected marked improvement in the methods of butter-making, and the quality of our creamery butter has gained a higher standard. We have now a goodly number of creameries in Indiana that turn out butter that stands second to none. The butter submitted to our educational butter-scoring contests, in which a larger proportion of creameries take part than i:i most other dairy' states, averages as high as that submitted to 'he contests in ether states. Tim congest butter is scored by U. S. butler experts whose servic es are also used in the contests of other states in the Middle West.

What Does "Elgin" But; or Mean? - Elgin butter is supposed to come from Elgin, 111., and it is claimed by butter merchants that butter made in the Elgin territory is of superior quality, because of mors ileal climatic conditions, better cows and better pastures. The truth of the matter is that tho Elgin region makes but very little butter. That section of the state of Illinois in which Elgin is situated is largely a city milk supply and milk ( 'lidensing country. A large portion of all the milk produced there goes into milk-condensing factories and

Tho the consuming public may be ignorant of the fact, it is nevertheless true that most of the butter wrapped in Elgin wrappers, sold as Elgin butter, has never seen Elgin, 111., nor any section of that region. It comes from any creamery or butter merchant that chooses to use the Elgin wrapper.

Butter Prices Should be Quoted on the Basis of Quality. - The above facts clearly show that there can be no justice in quoting butter prices on the basis of locality exclusively. Granted that butter which is branded "Elgin" is of good quality - which is by no means always the case - is it not equally possible that butter made in Indiana is of good quality, not all, but some of it? What has locality to do with quality and what should it have to do with the price? If butter is sold on the basis of quality then let us base the market quotations also on quality. Other large consuming centers do the same thing, why should not the Indianapolis market adopt this basis also? Instead of quoting Elgin prints at 26c and Indiana prints at 24c quote creamery extras at 26c and creamery "firsts" at 24c. This is fair to all. This puts Indiana creameries on the same basis as creameries in other states. If our creameries produce "Extras" our butter is just as good in quality as extras from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota or Iowa and is, therefore, entitled to the same market prices. No Indiana creameries expect to receive top prices for butter rating only "firsts," but every Indiana creamery has a right to and should insist on receiving recognition on Indiana produce markets according to the quality of its product.

Valiant efforts have been made, both on the part of our educational force and on the part of the butter-makers to work for better and cleaner butter. The results have been most encouraging. It ie uow due the Indiana buttermaker, the Indiana creamery and the dairy interests of the state to remove the barriers of legendary prejudice of our butter merchants and give our boys the chance they have been faithfully working for.

Holstein-Friesian Meeting

The annual meeting of the Holstein- Friesian Association of America was held at Syracuse, N. Y., June 3, 1908. President O. U. Kellogg presided. 156 members being present and 707 responded by proxy. The keynote of the president's address was the subject of tuberculosis, and he urged federal legislation to secure uniform laws and reliable veterinarians to administer the test, and deprecated the present agitation in New York tending toward indiscriminate slaughter. On motion of P. B. McLennan of New York State, a resolution was adopted to take up the general question of treating cattle for tuberculosis, and to try to bring about the passage of laws that will be uniform in the different states and free from the provisions which, with the tuberculin accompaniments, are considered by cattle breeders and farmers to be unfair.

The report of the treasurer showed an income for the year of $33,055.50, and a balance of $70,449.78. The report of the Superintendent of Advanced Registry showed 2,055 animals had been entered on records of butter fat. The largest record during 1907 was that of Colantha 4th's Johanna, which for seven days reached 28.17 lb. of butter fat, and exceeded all other records by cows of this or any other breed. Her year's test by tbe Wisconsin Experiment Station, recently reported, was 998.2 lb. of butter fat; the greatest yield of any cow in the world to date.

The report of the secretary showed registration of 16.534 animals during the year, and a balance turned over to the treasurer of $31,337.43. Members taken in during the year were 360. making a total membership of 2.100. Appropriations were made for Advanced Registry, butter-fat prizes, exhibitions at fairs and others purposes, amounting to $11,750. The election of officers resulted in the re-election of President O. U. Kellogg of Cortland. N. Y.. and Secretary F. L. Houghton of Brattleboro. Vt. The place of next meeting was fixed at Syracuse, N. Y., for first Wednesday in June. 1909.

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I have seen the V -shaped slatted pen recommended for a feeding place for young chicks and have tried it but unless it is made very large the hens can reach thru between the slats and get a large part of the food intended for the chicks. They also annoy the chicks by pecking them and by their continual clucking. Another trouble Is that the pen has to be moved every few days to prevent the feeding ground from becoming filthy.

A few years ago I enclosed eight or ten square rods just back of the poultry yard for the purpose of keeping a few select hens, used for breeding purposes, separate irom the rest of the flock. I have not used it for that purpose this year but I find it a very convenient lot for feeding the young chicks. The yard does not get muddy and filthy, the chicks d'odge thru between the slats and leave the hens on the vnuside. This is a verymuch more satisfactory feeding arrangement than the V-shaped, slatted pen. - A. J. Legg, Nicholas Co., W. Va.

Poultry Experience

Millet. - We have always understood that too much millet seed was not good for young chickens, so we never fed very much of it. But we have two broods whose mothers discovered the barn floor was covered with millet seed. Here we find them very minute the barn is open during the day, scratching and hunting. At supper time I find their coops so full of the millet I give them very little other feed and I never saw a bunch of chickens grow faster and do better, so I conclude millet is not a bad feed after all I have heard to the contrary.

Fresh Air. - The time is here when chickens of any breed, old or young, need plenty of fresh air to do well. The coops we had a hard time keeping warm enough for them early in the season are now too warm unless well ventilated. If you don't believe a lot of chicks get too warm even where there is some ventilation, put your hand down among them at night, and when you open the coop in the morning notice how close and warm the air is. We shut every brood coop at night so no enemy can reach the treasures we have worked so hard to produce, but there are openings, plenty of them, to admit fresh air. And the windows are covered with screen wire. It doesn't take long and it doesn't cost much to fix up a coop so the chickens will be comfortable when they must be shut up all night and until late in the morning now, when we have heavy dews and fear gapes.

Gapes. - We have had a few gapey chickens among those raised in brooders. We cured them by twisting a very fine wire so there was a small loop on the part inserted and twisted around in the windpipe. If you can remove one worm in this way the chicken will cough up the others; but once in a while it seems impossible to get even one. Then there is not much hope for the chicken. I have tried the remedy recommended by experiment stations, pouring carbolic acid on a hot brick so chicks would get fumes, but it didn't work for me. Dusting the chicks with lime is a remedy I am afraid of. I got a little lime in my eye once and I have a very painful recollection of it. A neighbor claims dusting with lime caused a brood of her chicks to lose their eyesight. When the chicks begin to sneeze a teaspoonful of turpentine in a half-gallon of feed is a good remedy and continue the use of turpentine for a week or more. - Fannie M. Wood, Rush Ct>., Ind.

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Same day last year.23,069 60,577 1C.190 Received last week. .68,587 168,909 87,054 Same week last year.53,892 126,462 44.650 Cattle went like hot cakes on Monday of last week, when they were plentiful for the first time in over a week, and prices on the best class went to $8@8.40 for the first time this season, the previous high price having been $7.85. Other grades advanced at the same time, but the poorer the offerings the less the advance. On subsequent days the demand poor, and aside from the limited offerings of prime beeves, which sold readily, prices declined rapidly, the poorer light-weight steers selling at $4.85(5/5.90; best heavy shipping steers, $7.80@8.35. Good shipping cattle went at $7.30@7.75: medium steers. $6.50@7.25; fair killers. $6 @6.40; desirable export steers, $7.10@7.40, demand very small; cows and heifers, $3.60(<i6.90; prime heifers, to a limited extent, at $7@7.50. Butcher stock advanced at first with steers, and then sold off sharply. Canners and cutters were fair sellers at $1.75@3.50; bulls. $3@5.75;calves active and higher, $3(5)6.65. Very light trade in stockers and feeders at $3.50(5) 5.40. not many going above $5; a few inferior stockers, $3.10(5)3.45. Milkers and springers sold sparingly for Eastern shipment at $25@50, a prime grade of Holstein cows being salable around $60. The beef cattle market is not in a position to absorb these increasing receipts, and country shippers should act accordingly. Today's cattle market was very dull and 10@20c or more lower. The best cattle sold at $8(5)8.15.

Hogs have been marketed much more freely at Chicago and Missouri River points for a week past than heretofore, but prices stood the strain well, with a strong local demand. The flood at Kansas City stopped the marketing of live stock there, but other far Western markets received liberal supplies, and many hogs and Texas grass-fed cattle were reshipped from there to Chicago. Hogs of strong weights have been scarce and in active demand at a good premium over the lighter weights, which made up a large share of the daily receipts. The recent average weight of the receipts was 219 lb., compared with 235 lb. one year ago and 226 lb. two years ago. Now that fresh and cured hog meats are supplanting other meats in general consumption, the outlook for the hog market is greatly improved, and it seems a great pity to sacrifice little pigs at $4(5)4.75 per 100 lb., as owners have been doing. Following last week's good rise in prices, there was a further advance of 15(5)20c today, with an active trade at $5.60@6.20.

Sheep and lambs had such a remarkable boom week before last on the greatly reduced supplies that sheepmen hurried, their holdings to market last week, and the increased offerings resulted in extreme depression and rapid breaks in values for all descriptions. Spring lambs from Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as from the country surrounding Chicago, were marketed freely for the first time this year, and shorn lambs were plentiful, being as a rule too heavy in weight to suit most buyers. There was also a larger supply of ewes, many sheepmen sending in their breeding ewes along with their spring lambs. Wethers were in only fair supply, and yearlings usually sold Rt much the same prices as other sheep. The market was fairly animated today, shorn sheep going at $3@5.25; clipped lambs, $4(5>6.15; spring lambs. $4@7.

Horses have been marketed this year in much smaller numbers than a year ago. but on several recent days the offerings were much smaller than usual. The general demand proved sufficient to take the offerings at the prices paid recently, and speed horses were especially active at fancy prices, going at $400(5)500 per head. Drafters had a ready sale, and horses weighing from 1250 to 1500 lb. sold as well as at any time this year. Usually heavy draft horses' of a desirable kind sold at $175@230, while artillery and cavalry horses were active at $150(5)185 for the former and $125(5)145 for the latter. - F.

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Last week after Monday, there -were about 50 cars of cattle on sale. Choice butcher grades continued steady with Monday, common and grassy kinds slow and somewhat low AT, Ilog receipts were light and demand good all week. Prices advanced 50c on pigs and 30c on hogs. Sheep and lamb receipts were light, demand scant. Prices held steady. Calf receipts were moderate and with a good demand prices advanced 26c.

Receipts of cattle today were 4.000 head, or 160 cars, which was 70 cars less than a week ago. There were about 15 cars of export steers on sale and with the export buyers out of the market trading on this class was slow and about a dime lower. Four loads sold at $7.60. the same top as a week ago. but quality was much better. Mixed butcher cattle were in lair demand and sold steady to strong. Choice fat heifers, good demand, sold up to $6; best fat cows. $4(5)5.25; medium grades, $3.50(5)4. Best butcher steers were not in so much of a demand and prices were 10c to a quarter lower. The bull trade was better than a week ago, the demand was better and trading more active, and altho prices were very uneven quotations were steady to strong. There were about 10 cars of stockers and feeders amongst the offerings and altho the quality was not as good as a week ago juices were 10@15c higher. There was not the usual attendance of buyers for fresh cows and springers and trading was slow, prices steady.

With light receipts of 11.200 head of hogs on sale today and a good demand, trading was active and prices 25c higher than Saturday's close. Bulk of the pigs, $5.90; other grades, $6.40(&6.50. The market closed steady with a good clearance.

Sheep and lamb receipts were 4,000, and market generally steady with Saturday. There were no choice yearling lambs on sale. few of the best on sale sold up to $6.25; bulk from $6 down. The top on spring lambs was $7.50. The supply of sheep was light in proportion to the receipts, the demand good and prices strong. Best wethers, $5.25; handy weight ewes, $4.75. Good clearance was effected at the close.

There were liberal receipts of calves today, 2,000 head, and with a good demand for all grades, prices were steady with Saturday. Choice veals sold for $7.50; cull calves, $6(5)6.50.

Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg, Pa., June 22, 1908. Cattle. - The supply on sale today was 150 loads against the same number last Monday. With the libera] supply on sale today the market ruled slow and 15@40c per cwt. lower. The good cattle with weight were in the best demand and sold at the least decline, while the light and medium cattle, of which there were a considerable number on sale, sold off as much, as 40c. Heifers were dull at about 25c per cwt. lower as were cows and bulls. Fresh cows and springers were in liberal supply and sold lower.

Sheep. - The supply on sale was 20 double-deck loads. With a light demand the market ruled slow and 15c per cwt. on sheep and best clipped lambs, other grades lambs, 26(5)40c cwt. lower, spring lambs in liberal supply. Market 25c lower.

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Cleveland. O.. June 23. 1908. Cattle slow and 50c lower than last week. Calves steady. Sheep- and lambs steady. The hog market is strong and prices high. Dealers think the prices are too high to hold for long but do not look for much of a break.

New York City, June 22. 1908. The weakness in butter that had prevailed for several days resulted in a shading of prices %c on Saturday. This was done in order to move the accumulating stocks. The cheese market cleaned up well on finest grades. Country prices continue strong. The live poultry" market was satisfactory for the week, while dressed was rather slow. Egg arrivals were light and the market generally firm for all good qualities. The demand for new potatoes continued heavy notwithstanding heavy receipts. Old scarce and firm. Green corn dull and weak. Peas in heavy supply, lower. Tomatoes moving slowly.

Cleveland, O., June 23, 1908. The extreme heat makes all perishable fruits and vegetables rather dull and slow sale. Prices are nominally little changed, but losses in transit and in the hands of commission men are frequent and seemsngly unavoidable. Butter and eggs are steady and poultry is lower. New potatoes are abundant and of fine quality. Seeds remain unchanged. Hay has not been in very heavy supply but there is ittle inquiry for any but a No. 1 article. Prices a shade lower. Provisions are quoted higher.

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