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"- and tells the of fable. ATURE runs back further than 'mythology origin every which our fathers dwelt there were In that large, vague world of Imagination in existed at the foot of the Eldorado ' still apples on the tree of knowledge. really N' the dark broad' seas. rainbow and mermaids swam where glooms erl goblin are slain by Now, the apples seem few and small. Bogie, king and bacillis and microbe and of a new and less at science and their room usurped by the germ these in silence and obsess theminds tractive mythology. Existing in myriads, work noisy breeze; the dogs caress or of those who find them in the flower's perfume, the midnight's used soft and ,were unafraid. Now, man the pudding's plum. Their grandmothers soap ,his wife's name. puts his common sense in honor our ancestors is to keep out of Worry kills, and the surest way to deceased -I. D. G. their company.
Fear of the Unknown Robs I.ife of its JoV and Causes Children to be Brought Up in the Fear of the Germ. .KANSAS FARMER May 25, IDl� ft. Aermotor with the maUo auto. ' reJr1l)ator ltepa "he, MORE. FARM &he aIIk II full NOTES " .... and ��!!!i� ., ltial''' when water t. the Farm Ldters ana Inohea: lowered. Comment From: Ot!er DePartment8 Yoa eu II qloe a week. 4 IfUOUne eDalne hal &0 be H. L. / Btarted aDd Williams, of Medicine into a stopped'and Lodge, hill or bank, the door will, of anti attended almOlt Oiled Kan., recently traded his 760-acre and oOllatantl, ranch, course, be placed on the low side, like J'oa ba.e larae ezpense for and he received for galOUne anti 011. The figures that. this the into a cave . Wind . opening built in abank, Is tract free. $40,000. Mr• Twenty ye,ars ago This was the first type of silo with We make Ifaeollile Williams arrived in Barber eDalnes (elloeedlnglJ at home and county empty which the editor was familiar. The Ifood oneB) bat. for the averal'e water Buy handed. In this time for the bome and 1M head of sUPPI1 his thrift, in silage was fed out of such silo in bents, stock, an 8-100' and strict Aermotor with .. Btomtre tank,-wbloh Is dustry application to business as is fed out of the and the with .. . hay mow, neoessltJ' 0.117 kind of water be satisfied has made him IOPpl,-1s a fortune. Hundreds of one door was 'not This all that II needed and is b:y far the objectionable. economical more wouldn't a other-day Kansans have' done as much. of silo has The IOpply of wind for the Aer. buy A,rll, type out of common motor II more you 'J.'his to ' passed to be relied upon than the from points the possibility of Kansas use. of BUPpl, money-paid-in-advance, gasoUne. batteries and repairs tor the trus()o . soil and a catalog·deecription. It ian't safe to climate for every man who Une IInglne. will take The cost ot gasoUne. ou. batteries 'buy a vehicle that war. You wouldn't advantage of the situation. Blacksmith's View of Farmer. and re pairs In pumplntr fol' 160 head of stock with a saddll horse for 'WDrk. Ifasollne a buy farm Ed a engine. wlll buJ' an 8-toot Aermotor Fresh VS. Rotted Manure. Lally, B��ttie" ·(Kan.) .blt.:ck and Don't buy an Eastern-made vehicle every J'ear, J'OU are Bt1ll to the bad the The belief in smith who has deserted the for the amount of time to use on our rough roade. Buy of general prevails that shop J'ou spend over the trasoline rotted manure .is more valuable than farm and who takes interest in engine. your dealer. a Kratzer vehicle, built great But the KANsAs as shown lfasoUne enl'ine has Its plaoe on the Ixtra for fresh. Just this should FARMER, by his letters farm the strDng Western Roads. Get why impression notwlthstandlntr fact that 100 people exist is not in these columns, writes: are maimed or kllled with the ""rJ that look at-one apparent. The Minnesota trasoUne where one buggy you In II Injured a that Station "The your issue of 4, a Morris bJ' wlndmlll. and that 100 fl\rm IOu know is seasoned Experiment says: value May building. are burned st thoroughly reader writes with gasoline where none and and in of manure is determined the county a wonder is ured a dry, rig'" ",,'ry rlslt". by amounj regarding fnl by wlndmlll. For the-water BUPply, ,y of ful tool and what he does with &he wlndmlllls the thing. ThOUBands ot nitrogen, phosphoric acid and grinder farmers Cl potash who have done their flrst contained it. This man is like a power pumplnlr by a therein, estimated in _ usually great many aasotine engine have tired oUt and 8i value at 6 other farmers. He could to begome are Kratzer 15, and 5 cents a re go the shop, buylnl' wlndmlllB. That Is one reason why r Vehicles pound, our and have this done and wlndmlll businellincreases from ue On this basis a ton of fresh save time, J'ear to year. ., dealet'" al spectively. money We can fij l1lararJeed y01ll' ., and tools. do I furnlsh JOII much telt.imOI17 llke manure is worth and a 'Why differ from brother tho We PUI b�lt.r woo4 'lock. 'Iron,.r drop fo".d barnyard $1.98 my followlnlr : CI farmer.? I am a Iron reln'orc.m.nl. and b.lI.r ton of rotted, or 6 cents more. Well, blacksmith learn loullb.r IPrhill' $2.04, only DeVine, 'fez., Dec. 18, 1911. 1'1 apbol'leriDII IDIO It,alz,,, Iban olber ma...... Since it takes to farm, and he is a farmer • nearly two tons of fresh ing scabbing laml8lldlngyou photo. f'l IblDk D.C....I'J'. Tbe, alye "'4.".4r, graph ot one ot the ""C'" - on oldesl manure to make one of the trade and others to so do. .."Ice. You pa, I••• 'or Ibl, d.p.ndable quail" rotted, owing enticing wlndmlJ1. In tbIB oounl.ry_ ir. b.nute JOU DO DO to the loss from Now, Mr. Kansas in the It the ftnt pa, lar,e 'r.lllbi bill. labller evaporation and leach Farmer, right being Aermolor rl profll. DO I,an,'.r cbarlle. lee Itralzer nhlc1C1. much of the blacksmith is where put up In Medina County_ ing, matter shop economy begins and IB uled to at We'll lell 'OU JOur near.1( deal.r', Dam' If ,•• fertilizing orig turnlab water on a farm, and I'll tell for hundred. of head of will ..rll•• aDd 11..4 {r•• our 56-14" inally contained is lost in the you why. For CAt .114", ., i rotting tle. It In tbe pt '''"'''' ...... ,. '4rri4611 4.4 'Urrill. I a waspu.t up year process. examnlcJ bought livery buggy gear 1888 and I. owned H( Writ. For at bJ Mr. Catalo, Todq "The Station tried both Sene'ca, Kan., for $2.50. I ran in the Murdo Monroe. Tbe on11 I 'Maryland thl. y KRATZER CARRIAGE COMPANY and a new repaIrs mll1 bas ever kinds on corn and wheat in com shop got road wagon 108 W. finlSIreet D 10_ crops body needed. are ODe lDlall gear ...... for a parison .wlth unmanured land. The $5, new pole complete for $4.25, and • lOOker arm. tbe tolill yield COlt of wblob .... «a.CIII. Thla of corn on the latter was 38.1 upbolstering and a SOOtla. bushels an paint $10, making AermotOr II atllll'11lllllng and on total of and I have ..,... acre; land dressed with rotted ma $21.70, run this doing good le"lce, furnish. for Ing water for cattle and AtWIIIIII· nure, 65.1; on land treated with fresh buggy four years and it looks as and runs as well CataIq manure, 70.7. On wheat the effect was good today as a buggy �ainUJ"LOUI8 GACONET. that would have similar, but not so marked. Moreover, cost $60 at that time. FInd, H JOU oan. a.tate. I have a ment llke this in the use of fresh manure there is the 31 wagon that cost me $19 reiardJnll tr8.l0llne eni'lnee. of loss five and can haul 55 prevention by leaching and the years ago, bushels s· of of wheat or oats saving labor. For some crops, fresh corn, today without t . manure would not be desirable. It should wedging up with sacks. This is what I be on call applied grass land, or just ahead economy. e of the corn this is where the crop in rotation." Now, farmer loses o out: He will go to the smith's shop $ and ask him to on a and Watering Horses At Night•. figure job then v study awhile and as it will In an exchange a veterinarian makes say that, a cost half what a new will he the remark that "going too without job cost, e long will the new, and in three it water causes more colic in horaes tha.n get years :'':&fCJ'': does not look other one any better than the re Of 1 "., the ,6""- any thing." course, there are places where a wlndmIU built and will not last as Canno' be used. There It is common on the farm to long. JOU wlll have &0 use a t practice Tell the farmer to his .aaollne engine, with all of Ita water the horses before at get implements We disadvantages, l feeding night. in will ful'IliBh for that place a small Certain- early and have them into wblob enlrine The teams are in from the field put shape, OOlltB but ts7.60 complete, so it can be seO brought ta re-tightened and now and then pumplna In 80 minutes. Or we wlll and immediately watered, in the painted, furnlsb placed use a little -)'011 a pump jack-the beat made-for sandpaper and paipt and tlo 18.00. to teed barn, unharnessed! given their and pumplna with a larl'er gasoline ' grain, when with the back into .Send eni'lne. the evening's attention is done. The through same, for oatalorrue giving tull in1ormatloll a shed or detach and about watel' horse comes put up in the IOppl),. Aermotor 00., Obloall'o, from the field He hay Branoh Houses: hungry. mow. The second I did when I Oakland, Cal; KaD188 City, wants his evening meal, and if watered thing 110.; MiDneapolla, MlDn. came onto the farm was to build a 1II��Roofing before feeding will not drink the amount tool. shed. Q.'al1'1,. (utln.a of water DuabiIIt;r ,-.teet! investigation has proven is required for the best health and the All ready Root Danger in Stock Yards Guaranteed thrift of the animal. The Work Horse Manure. Sparks Ing may look alike KANSAS FARMER rail -butthere Is a bill' .Association, of Boston, after an investi recently quoted For Your Gas dUl'erence road rates for the Engine! In the gation of 150 of the principal work horse transportation of ma wearing Quality nure from the Omaha stock to :::�:� AU�tS,:C���Ba:::'�� .�o atter It stables of that has deter yards weatbera. Don't wa8te time ae:g with especlally city, finally in Nphraska. Rates money has been eXDOSed mined that the horse points for the "general purpose" batteries. Get the one8 de- should be watered ship Blgned and Qonstructed for the "ork to the rain and sun ment of munure were the result of 70U require. , '-. after the a a evening meal, that it is well fo� number ot decision of the Omaha Stock Yards Com French Auto Special CeDa nars. So don't buy a Readl' Rooting until enough-in fact, for advantageous-to give . YOU are pany to build an g�� absolutely satisfied that you are the horse a drink before incinerating plant, the e��:;'�t �l�����'�li.Chm���';�!�daw�rm":�blnW':�� but Cells for getting eating, . your telepllollo Instrument•. durabmty and . purpose of which was to the Q.uaUt¥·comblned that he should be plan� destroy a� riahtprlce. given opportunity to and Test French Auto Special drink after consequently dispose of the ac eating. Thirst naturally fol Batteries 30 Days cumulations of manure. The Omaha It they are not lows the digestion of a meal. This calls etnclent, dependable, LaaliLonger-CoslsLesa-Easylo Lay Commercial satisfactory In every respect you get You win 1lnd the Club, the value of Certain-teed label of quality on for the water that is needed to realizing your money hack I Ree In.. tructlona - help 1'011-eI1O on tho bundieiiOf Rubber this manure if on the farms sur� on each battery and learn how WO Thl8 ShlD11e8. the food' into the placed label rs for 70ur protection. get blood of the Bave you money. If your dearer was for Rubber Boo1ln,I. guaranteed ears.""""!iii animal. Water is also rounding Omaha, responsible se can't supply you, write U8. lUre for Wrtaln-� equally.important ",,4 let prices from 70ur local in its curing transportation rates for manure FNnch Batt•.,. a Carbon Co., ' _ in dealer. Writ" at OIice for book AN... A part played driving tIle waste Madl.on on.ln mailed to in carloads. 70U, bee of aU chargee. -.0 matter out of the system. A horse that remains all Pertaining to the use of st.ock 8EIEII1L 100FI18 MFa.COMPAIY thirsty' night cannot be ex yards to do manure, KANSAS FARMER has received PI. pected well. We will York, Marselles, III•. E. Sf. Louis. III. guarantee -the letter from B. O. that every horse, after the will following F., Ells Minneapolis, Minn. San Cal, meal, Ka11sas: .Franclsce, take a worth, "While most of our hearty drink. Is there any reason farmers need fertilizers. of some to suppose that the laws of nature in kind and to mind manure is the case of a horse from those in my good the vary best-it would be the case of a human? risky fQr a farmer to $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ get manure from the stock yards, Just so sure as that $ One Door in Silo. manure is distributed MONEY ON over the farms of the ,state of I-SAVE Our R. T". D" Kansas, subscriber, Alvin Texas, just so sure will about the hog cholera, tuberculosis inquires advisability of build and other animal diseases be ,THE SILO a silo established ing with, one and that on :ron buy this year by purchaslnll aD only door, these farms. I think there should be door near the ground. a law to stock INDIANA SILO We compel yards companies would not recommend the to burn There are reaRons why our bUBiness 1s building all such manure. There should double what It .. of a silo above w&!Il st year. ground with one also be a law only requiring railroad com LET US SAVE YOU MONEY TOOl door. If it were built with only one panies to clean and disinfect .rWRnEFORPARn�ARS door that should be at thoroughly the, top. This stock cars before would returning to the coun W.mlUlaf_re Lawn and Farm Penoe. Sell dl reet prove for the reason .. N. INDIANA SILO inconvenient, try for more stock. If these two IhlppIIlBtoU.O ODly,a'mEUlufaot,urere" prices. COMPANY, that pre ..en"', 18 The IarI88tmakel'llofSlloeln the world. all the silage below the door would cautions Ourcatalog I'ree. Writefor It todall. were taken, it is my it IJPwTo.DATtj Mf6. 3U have to be elevated to opinion co. 90SlOtb St., Tel'l'O Ita_Ind. Onion But.3fn� �t r:;:���on. Ind. necessarily the would help wipe out animal diseases door; If we wanted one door only we from which farmers now suffer serious would have that door in the which roof, loss. I would no more think of would necessitate hauling WAGON SENSE. �l � elevating only a few manure from an farm :i�lf�$:$ $ to Don't breali $�����i back and kill your adjoining JOUI' feet farther than in the case of my the door farm than I would think of horses wltb a bhlb wheel wagon. in placing hogs For comfort'. sake an the top just below the roof. This I knew to get have cholera in my own lot. would then of a permit construction I think manure from the stock Electrlo which yards Hand, Wagon would be solid and without would be It Wllisave time and open costly fertilizer at any price." you money. If. ing. The door in the bottom or in the :!t.�r :��ow:':,e,: n,!,:e::"s.:'all middle would not be at all COBt. �rlte for catalollUe. IllS Iree. s(l.tisfactory When a man cannot see over bis fence in a silo built above The above ELfCTJIC WHEEL fIl, ground. he is said to be narrow-minded. Maybe Co., 10134, 0'*'" applies to the construction of a silo it is weeds. above ground as 95 per cent of all the silos built these are constructed. days Home means more than the land in If the silo is to be built under ground, side your fence. It means the whole' one and that at the opening, top, only neighborhood. Civilized man cannot live Can be had. If the silo is to be built alone. ) . '.,_
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- '1 - OUR.GV� . SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Ii ][ABsAS JrABIIBB alJIII to pubUlh 11.00 year; 11.50 for oD17 the advertl8emeDte of reliable clu two'ite&n;binS' or and - 12000 for �erhree Special KANSAS FARMER perIIOIUI 11.rma. we �antee our due to ratel furnlshJ'ears.upon appllcatlon. - aubBcrlbera agalD8' 10lIl I frauduleD' hi - mtsrepreaentatlon lUiy 1877. 'WIth which II combined FABMER'S ADVOOATE, estabUlhed advertisement appearing In,thla ADVERTISING 'RATES that mention was made-':I0 Ilne-14 TillD KANSAS FABHBB CoHPANY. ANSAS FABHlIiB when We 30 cents agate lines to Publllhed weekly atfl26.Jackson St., Topeka, Kan., by ' '�OVlded, ordering. nor --do not, however, undertake to eettle the Inch. �r0 medloal question- J. It. MULVANBo Treasurer. S. H. PITCHER, Secretary. ALBBBT T. REID, Prealdent. minor clalms or, between a ably worded advertlalng accepted, noon. subBcrlber and adv r, or be reapon- Lalt forms are closed Monday =tea Editor In Ohlef; I. D. GBAHAH, Ltv. Stock EdItor. sible In casllII of honest of (lhanges In advertlBlng copy and stop T. A. BOBIIAN, bankruptcy advertl8er after advertl8ementappears orders must be received by Thl!J'sday Geo. W. 'rne., noon the week preceding publication OHICAGO OF1I'IC_Flrat National Bank Bldg., Herbert, Manager. ,NEW Yo:ax 011'11'10_41 Park Row, Wallace C. Richardson, ,Ino., Manaser. Entered at the Topeka, Kanso.s, postoffloe as second olass matter. e e GUARANTEED CIRCULATIO,N OVER 60,'"
under usual is the OUR FRONT PAGE. AGAIN. to this county farm advisor which, conditions, COUNTY FARM ADVISOR willing .give for that there should be a easiest of our farm operations and in KANSAS FARMER stands cleanliness, in is a bill which idea a trial" and Pending Congress counties for which there is less loss from waste than mental, moral and physical, and must of enactment which scramble between r;hlllds a good chance lively as sides when ten thousand dollars is in any other department of our farm ,not be understood taking will extend federal aid to general agri recognition facf; distribution. KANSAS FABMER read- practice. against any hygienic agenllY. ,The cliltural education through the exten for in should The next important work will be that remains, however, that the so-called of the ers, and farmers general, get sion work agricultural colleges. the for wheat and of disease" is more or lesa this matter before the business organi- of preparing ground "germ theory This bill for an initial minimum provides communities, in the planting of next year's crop. We of a mystery to even the scientists, and of a for zations of their keepinjf $10,000 year agri on with which Ilppropriation the an advisor should start the disk the wheat field th,e isolated facts t4ey bom cilltural extension department, the ap mind that county getting to raise whatever ad- as soon as possible after, harvest, that bard the public strike terror' to the to be increased for will be expected annually the weeds be the surface hearts of With ,a propriation ditional sum is and the Agri- may destroyed, ma,ny. only partial ,L,veral The pasl!age of this law required years. will select the man and of the field cultivated and the moisture understanding of the facts, these good the interest taken fed cultural College Iudicates by the that when the is are led to see of direct the work. saved, and ground people myriads microbe rl'1l1 in improved agrlculture government II!J � plowed we will have a mulch in the fur- demons in earth and air and sky and, the felt for increased crop � nud necessity ALFALFA. row bottom which will prevent the loss the fact that their ancestors care, of the HARDY forgetting and the better the out from air lived and thrived in of production It is reasonable to that within of moisture, drying utter ignorance which are to increased expect I suils produce alfalfa about the best lose much of the of life the next few years a variety of pockets, bringing possible them, they joy yiclds. , condl- condition of the seed bed which and make their children miserable. states have each to so-called dry farming physical The more progressive adapted in and in the de this terror in the' minds tions will be available. Experiment sta- will aid g�r]llination Working upon year been increasing their appropriations and there have for been velopment of a strong root system so of the people' are fakirs and frauds extension work. Iowa last year in tions here years manr i'or that the wheat will into the winter who use it to ,their fmancial for this work endeavoring to breed a'variety adapted go advantage. creased its appropriation with best for sur worded' advertisements to sections of rainfall and low ,the chance possible Cunningly. play from $32,000 to $50,00(), exclusive of light The foundation stock in viving the �re,mes of the winter season. upon the fears of these people and cause farmers' institute work. Wisconsin in temperatures. come from coun- no them to worthless and even to these experiments have The western' farmer has little or buy wholly creased from $125,000 a year $175,000, This business conditions have been similar reason to The harmful "remedies." grel!ot of institute work. Other tries 'where be discouraged. .pros n180 exclusive of fake medicines is, en to those under which it was desired that pects so far for the spring planted crops patent built up states have increased their appropria half be to in even the season is a upon the terror Inspired made at the last the plant would required grow are good, though tirely br tions. It was possible understood facts about mierobes this The most worker little late. The chances are a hundred germs, session of the Legislature for Kansas to country. persistent line has been N. E. Hansen, to one that the season will be and bacilli. its extension work to the amount along this growing extend Sta- Our is: Don't have this terror. to of the South Dakota Experiment plenty long. The winter wheat-accord point of $7,500 per year, or from $27,500 tion. He insists that the development to the figures-shows a good 10-year Use soap. $35,000, Including farmers' institute ing of alfalfa from our own varieties condition. We believe the real II!J *'I l1li work, This gives some idea of the value hardy average be but that it will condition of the wheat is at With 1 million cubic centimeters of attached to the extension of agricultural might accomplished, standing ' cholera serum in' the
in the , time much better than the storage, several ntates. take quite too long doing. this figures anti-hog education now is able by has within the few would indicate. It is that those Kansas Agricultural College the few months KANSAS He past years apparent past al demands for serum in this During made of alfalfas from the fields are in best condition and best to supply FARMER has been printin'g the best ob importations give Asia. These he were best state and is to other relative to the and cold interior of promise of a crop, which eul sending shipments tainable information dry is has at his station and is tivated 'and best seeded last fall. On the states where the cholera plague doing value of farm advisors. Several propagated county out small of seed conditions in fav Recently, 50,000 cubic eenti Kansas have availed them now sending quantities whole, general appear damage. counties in were sent and South Dakota farmers. The seed he orable for a 1912 meters to Oalifornia 20,- such farm advisors and are to profitable crop yield. selves of 000 to West This was thei the con Virginia. supporting the same through second sent to California. Dr. business o�s:a�� O�}:�:�aZd� �s 1�; shipment of various organiza �e:;n!!ft�d FA - ...� tributions voa "'DLE'tCRtaOP 'tCOVDITIONS. F. S. Schoenleber, State Veterinarian, readers of KANSAS judgment that this is sufficiently hardy tions. Occasionally that we en- serum in for, to and seed, and even to We have said says that will keep storage FARMlllB have to the agitation produce hay repeatedlr objected wild under the most adverse con- tered upon this crop growmg season un several years. The College is better pre of the farm advisor, idea on the grow county west and north- der favorable moisture con now than ever before for an out taxes would not ditions of the central extremely pared ground that the present ditions due to the of break of cholera. it is western United States. heavy precipitation hog warrant an increase. However, snow last fall winter. information we have is to the rain and and We Kansas now has The .. It � to state that take of the faci gratifying that seed is generally cognizance are no dam a trial- of the effeet nQt yet sufficiently' Insects doing practically an to make amount of rain thd opportunity distributed over a ter- that it is not the so this There million dollar contribu abundant to be age to wheat far spring. idea through the falls on a field that makes the whiCh cannot be watched Prof. crop, 'are a few chinch dis business concern, the ritory by bugs, generally tion of a Chicago amount of moisture we Hansen. In the distribution of this &.eed but rather the but no which is to one thousand tributed, practically green bugs. plan of give can store- and Save in the soU for the South Dakota, he is placing it The Hessian is to do some dollars to one thousand counties toward through fiy likely farmers who will follow his in- use of the crop. southeastern bul if; advisor. The fund is to with damage in Kansas, such soil should in such con employing struction with reference to seeding, eul- The be kept is not found elsewhere. If this season be .handled through the Crop Improve as as and will make de- dition that it will receive much is there is of considerable a nation-wide tivation, etc., :who dry danger ment Committee, organiza of of the moisture on it dealers' tailed reports on ita production hay possible falling damage, but if the season proves to' be tion of business exchanges, grain and that as little moisture as and who will its habits and pos a wet one, there will be no particular associations, commercial organizations, seed, report with sible be allowed to run' off. In se Committee who will, if necessary, co-operate harm done. The last winter was so etc. The Crop Improvement ' fall and the station in essential regard. general, deep plowing early vere and this so wet and cold which will distribute this million dollar every spring that within 'winter is most favorable for forms the state It is reasonable to expect plowing that most of the over-weathering fund will act through agricul .znoieture To save the, moisture the next decade a variety of alfalfa will storage. of insects were killed. tural of the several states. culti colleges be available for western Kansas farmers in soil so handled it should be The Kansas State Agricultural College � It II which will make the cultivation and use vated sufficiently to prevent the packing to Next 27, the has been authorized perfect arrange the of a sur Monday morning, May of alfalfa them as advantageous and of the surface, forming ments with each of ten counties in Kan by Union Pacific-Kansas Agricultural Col while as the cultivation face crust and to prevent cracking. and as well worth live stock and train will make sas where commercial agricultural a crust allowed lege dairy of that those farmers situated .At no time should be will contribute an addi crop by a week's tour over the lines of the Union organizations alfalfa. to form on the field whether or not a in the more favorable as tional amount to this one thousand dol present - Pacific in Kansas, already announced crop is growing. Moisture moves up- the of growing regions. KANSAS FARMER. It is to be lar fund, looking to employment ward attraction in hoped � II!J, � rapidly by capillary will a man to devote his whole that the attendance be large. We competent SEASON'S OUTLOOK. a firm 'soil, and slowly through THE through recommend to our readers that time to a county for two years. is they single success of the in a loose soil. This the principle by The year's operations make a effort to' hear the lec- Extension ,- , The Director of Agricultural a. special almost wholly which it is advantageous to prepare in Kansas bas been in correspondence general farming depends turers on this train. the results obtained during the mulch, which in fact means a loose sur with the Improvement Committee, upon 't lit Crop season and the face. As heretofore stated, a dust mulch .. for a present growing during trying to arrange plan whereby in this state is because ADDRESSES WANTED. made next 60 ,to 75 KANSAS FABMEB dangerous. First, two or' inore counties might be days. KANSAS FARMER is in of let� has been wide awake of the from blowing, and second, receipt thus the feels that it quite danger to form a district, distributing water does not ters from the persons who to the conditions of soil this' because the rapidly pass following burden of and at the same time peculiar expense cultivation down through a dust mulch. The de failed to give their postoffice addresseae counties of the services of an spring, recommending early avail the and .sirable mulch is a coarse mulch of small Mrs. J. B. Ashcraft. will be with a view to holding, and saving This is a good idea and which F. G. expert. available for the growing plant clods, which will not blow and Bryan. valuable to the more thinly making H. H. especially of soil moisture. sieve-like, the moisture to freely A. Cooper_ With this the abundant supply permits settled counties. opportunity downward. B. H. Williams. We have devoted much space in present- pass before us it seems that business organi We would like to have these ad the best of the time with The one or two-inch mulch is not deep at once take unto them ing thought zations should for the we dresses supplied, as it is impossible to in reference to the preparation of the seed enough long hot, dry spells task of funds suf our list of over selves the securing with sometimes have in this state. locate them in 62,000 added to bed and the planting of good seed Early ficient amount which may be names. stands of the in .the season -the shallow mulch is not dollar fund for the a view to obtaining good the one thousand season _ l1li varieties of all farm We 'objectionable, but later in the lit and of a man to best crops. salary expenses good serve the' for It is not that a number have, likewise, touched upon the best it fails to purpose strange large push this work. The mulch of silos will be sold in Kansas this methods of these growing which it was intended. year. One will be that of finding cultivating local is difficulty each of these lines there should be two and one-half to three Nearly every paper carrying and ex crops. Along men with training practical inches ,Shallow mulches often re from one to three silo advertisements, this remains much to be said, for the deep. who can take charge of yet and editor is information perience culture is a in and condemna- every prlntlng that the 'Kansas science of correct soil big ,sult disappointment, is believed . work. It tion 'Of' the mulch.' regarding the value of the silo. With its hands on science. We are ":�itlUally learning Azrloultural College can'iay that such a force as for more and and the We know from letters received this, working men, who it can ,more more, about it, subject nt least a half dozen this and better and more certain feed, is inexhaustible. the many Kansas farmers will year feed, recommend this work. Correspond practically During Kan for much more attention to the matter it looks very much as though the this matter planting season is laid the foundation give ence any phase ()f a mulch on all fields sas farmer could not but settle "rsgardlng success of the of help to President H. J. for the year's crop yield. maintaining should be directed heretofore and the feed once for all within After there is left proper eulti- than they have done, question of the Kansas Agricultural Col planting, and Waters, the field it is dcsirable that observations be the next year or two, that Kansas Director of Col vation with a view to keeping or to J. H. Miller, KANSAS FARMER is about to into 'an era of more and lege, free from weeds and the conservation of made and reports given pass Extension. better live stock. lege moisture. Then comes the harvest, next fall. It seems that Kansas ought to be KANSAS FARMER 111 FARM .. GEN,ERAL .. Kansas I , has acres INQUIRIE 160,000 of land We have at which, at this time, it is claimed, is non numerous times called on account of lack For the attention of our readers productive of drain SometluOng Every Farm---OverfJow to, the fact il age. There are three methods of soil that home-grown seeds will, in almost dru inage: That the use of drain Items Fr�11i by tile, Other every instance, giTe better results than D by draining ditches, and Departments by drainage by imported seeds, and that this C the water to applies permitting escape by seep at The to the seed t creamery. condemnation of such varieties I\S those of age through the soil: large yiel
cam . vertising which can compare for a mo keeps a vigorous advertising mensely increased. If he discards beef up his future busi It is much easier 'and cheaper,' to ment with the use of the advertising for the benefit of for he will at once create a greater paign are sold pork, farm to write letters saying that you columns of. the real live stock and ness. He is in business stay. demand for pork, and hogs are alrea'dy are the men paper. As the farmers upon scarce. 'for the bulk one whom you must depend Now these facts prove thing. The which has of your trade, the farm paper country is short of both beef and pork is the best no town or city subscribers producing animals, and, while it may scatter. You one to use. You do not not require long to restock with hogs, which do not pay for a lot of circulation it will remain short on cattle for some not you do not want. You do buy any time to come. This simply means that other "dead wood." On the hand, you there is money in beef cattle and hogs of whom reach a vast audience, everyone and that there will be money in them for You is interested and a possible' buyer. a long time to come. reach this vast crowd much more cheap It a lso means that, under present con other Ad cost ly than you can in any way. ditions of high-priced land and high costs vertislng in such a journal only of feed, it will pay to raise nothing but for each means that about a half cent per line 1,000 good live stock. It further a cent be of subscribera, or one-tenth of more economical methods must It line for' each 1,000 readers. Now, adopted, and silage take the place of to belt every subscriber who is ready buy weather-worn corn stalks. The corn bidder your kind of stock becomes a farmer can easily produce as many cat and when this for against every other buyer, tle as he has heretofore finished condition exists you can maintain your market, and he needs the cattle for the prices. It is the only way. good of his farm. * ... * The beef problem is an important one But! Notice that word But with a and the consumer will demand its solu can is of big B. But, no kind of advertising tion in the very near future. It be permanently successful which is done importance to the producer because it is of spasmodically. Occasional advertising a vital factor in any system perma it does not to may sell your hogs, but nent agriculture. It is important the have fall boars build reputation. If you consumer for obvious reasons, and it to and run an advertisement in AX The men who solve it sell your YARDS ON THE FARM OF H. F. FARRAR, must be solved. VIEW OF THE POULTRY HOUSES AND favorite farm for a month, THIS BREED. for their work. journal you BANK WELL U1' WITH BEST OF will get paid TELL, KAN., WHOSE BUFF OBPINGTONS will probably sell your boars all right, 25, 1912. KANS_AS FARMER M�y 6
Alfalfa is the best hog pasture. idea that the best dirt roads are main tained when there are no Where alfalfa grows it is absolutely es trees, hedges sential to the most economical produc or weeds along the roadside. The clean, is tion of pork. Every 'farm on which neat, dry roadway which possible should be when there are no or trees is, hogs are kept-and that every hedges farm in Kansas-should be provided with in our judgment, an improvement over pasture for the hogs, and alfalfa is the the muddy and slow drying roadway and neces best. lined with weeds RS is usually sarily the case when hedges and trees As already stated in KANSAS FARMER, line the roadway. the acreage of cowpens planted this be the A bill is before which year will, in all probability, Congress pro one hundred thou largest in the history of the state. The poses to appropriate erection of a federal advantage and the necessity of producing sand dollars for the on the fair of each legumes are making themselves felt. building grounds or will make an Communication First, because their value in general state which has made The, Chain of o( establishment of feeding operations; and, second, because appropriation for the is no but of their advantage to tbe land. Cowpea a state fair. There question demand that aid to this extent would and soy bean seed has been in government center with an extended radius in the Bell Telephone is the the of Kansas this spring. be especially valuable upbuilding by farmers in the EACHcenter of the system. This of communication, reaching other of the agricultural expositions Farmers must have the confidence of middle west. The federal government or subscribers. in with system may be any size any merchants and bankers and, in fact, all can spend its money thia wa"l to its citizens in with lines radiating business men. There should be no cause greater advantage gen shape, of an However small the radius, thestep. for antagonism between them. Each eral than the expenditure equal from any subscriber's telephone, other. We amount in some of the channels extension from needs the eo- operation of the present by-step neighbor now considered as like the spokes, of a wheel, think tbe merchant and the banker which are being across worth while. This bill is to neighbor must continue this to a extent than legitimate and to the limits of the subscriber's realize greater this is the reason fostered states having state the continent without a stopping does the farmer, and being by whether ten miles their fairs. requirements, - that they, through organlzatlons, supported place, until the requirements of influence for or a thousand. are using every agricultural there should be A southern says it is mani every individual have' been met. progress. In this work exchange between merchant, banker festly unfair to expect cotton to buy Somewhere on the of this co-operation feed the live edge and farmer. the supplies for the family, subscriber's radius is another who There can be no limit to the ex stock, maintain the fertility of the farm that this is tension of until the The first essential in 'good road and payoff the mortgage; a radius of lines stretch telephonelines of requires work is that of drainage. allf the roads too much to expect anyone crop. whole is covered. There must be The worn-out states of the south so long ing still further ,away. On the country are to be dry the low places ditches farmed to one crop-cotton-are the best of this second subscriber's can be no limit to the system of drained and the drainage kept edge whole of dirt we have of the state-wide open. This is the theory example which each Bell is the from one farm radius is stilI a third, whose re telephone road If the roads are ruination resulting crop improvement. main water will run from No agricultural state can be mean a further exten center, up to the greatest distance graded so that the ing. quirements one It is the center to either side, they dry rap tained by crop farming. quite' of and so on. that talk can be carried. out of the One sion the lines, idly. The drag makes and keeps the question. crop depletes and makes the farm as as grade smooth, and sufficient dragging has the soil poor and that in the fewest This endless chain of Because these are the fundamental the effect of water-proofing the surface it can be made, systems best is water will run off more possible years. The farming nation of so that the. may be illustrated by a series of needs of a telephone diversified farming. This is the only ' readily. of the overlapping circles. Each addi- users, the Bell System must pro kind that will maintain the value farm, and is the only kind that will have received a letter from tional subscriber becomes a new vide universal service. We just make the farmer erec continuously money. a subscriber who contemplates the tion of a silo and who wants to know _ Bulletin No. 155, of the Kansas Ex if can be successfully fed to A M_EBICAR 'IE L E PH 0 N E A-m) l:E1:E=G:RA:2H CJnifeXN:( silage Station, contains instructions horses. In information regarding periment giving for the measuring of hay in long-and AND ClfMI?ANJ£"S the of silage, we have repeatedly AssoclA:i:rD feeding round stacks. The measuring of a stack called attention to the fact that it is a or rick to ascertain the tons of hay it One UniVersal SertJice feed for horses, but that 10 to 15 One 'Policy System good contains at best, a guess. The bul should be set as the is, pounds per day letin states that when alfalfa hay has limit. It should not be fed as an ex been in the stack 30 days it requires 512 clusive but may safely make roughage, cubic feet to make a ton; that when one-half of the bulk of roughage. The the has been in the stack five or other half should be good hay. It is hay . six months, 422 cubic feet are calculated well to think of the horses in determin- for a ton, In the case of old, well the size of silo. HAY are SAVE YOUR ing 343 cubic feet settled stacks, figured as making a ton. It further says that .. waterworks U -I0-dae1 Ten years ago a practical slough hay is heavier than alfalfa and ,'j' ' p farm use and the farm system for the that, hays are lighter than there upland prairie with home was little thought of. Today alfalfa. found the contents .of 'i).W,1& Tools Having , ., hundreds of such in suc rri Haying are systems a stack in cubic feet, divide by the num 5" Kansas. KANSAS -� cessful operation in ber of cubic feet required to make a r� an illustrated tiA FARMER wood or of the number '- Made of galvanized recently printed ton to finel the tons in- farm home Read What One steel. The first portable article on this subject. A stack. matter !\JaOSays: stacker ever made. waterworks system is not only a Rock. Ran., Dec. 9, 19U. is for the _ of conveneince, but necessary this Til. F. Nine on the market. the month of February, Wyatt illig. Co., years the home. During Sa.lina, Kan.: most maintenance of million bushels of were . sanitary 2! potatoes Deor Sirs: machine warranted. year, Every fully The has made possible or .. United I have used your Galvan gasoline engine imported into the States, ized Steel Stacker and find. Sold in 26 states last season. the farm home waterworks system. twice the an It to be far superior to about quantity imported any uses to which which I heve ever seen There is no end to the This 10 Up-to-date in every way. nually during the past 10 years. operatIon. be saving It is sure a live hand. the gasoline engine may put, of hay Build a stack of size and extraordinary February Importutiou, I can handle from f 0 U r any place and convenience labor and time adding was due to the short crop the on the stack, course, potato hay any spot and satisfaction to farm life. a �';�f �l��������t:��b��' of last year, but why' should over mend it to my farmer Lightest portable stacker made. trleDdo. Yours truly, million bushels of potatoes be imported W. Starlin. imitations. the farm Beware of The proper di�tribution of into the United States any year? The should be work throughout the year potato crop in our agriculture has been made a careful study. Under a cropping overlooked. The farms of the United MONEY system the spring, summer anel early States should grow the potatoes needed SAVE YOUR fall work is too strenuous. Then comes by the consuming public. The value of Direct Irom Manufacturer the late fall and winter and early tbe 2} million bushels of potatoes bought By Buying spring period when it is extremely dif outside of the United States, if dis It Purchaser Saves 250/0 01 the Cost. We have cut out dealers and ficult to convert time into money. tributed among our own farmers, would utilize this time: of salesmen and are to give you this money. You can buy direct this is almost impossible to help in boosting the farm receipts going is live stock add season at wholesale prices. Saves you big money. Write us today for big to advantage unless there this country. These remarks should catalog with full explanations of the machine and our REDUCED PRICES; to be taken care of and in its growth weight to the reasouableneaa of the home and increased weight convert feed and potato patch campaign being urged by Co. time into a satisfactory return for the the Extension Department of the Kan The F. Manulacturing to the Wyatt labor. Live stock, with dairying Bas Agricultural College . •06 North FUth Street, SaUna, Kansas fullest extent possible on each farm, is the most satisfactory and most profita A l-�gh grade, guaranteed durable ble :win�r employment. live rich red barn paint is sold by the Sunflower Paint I; Varnish Co. of Ft. STETLER'S COMBINATION Trees along the roadside furnish grate Scott, Kansas, direct to the consumer Wire Fence Tool ful shade to the traveler during the at only S5c per gallon in 5 gal. cans, . --: heated months and also adom the freight prepaid. This is a paint trouble. Made of drop forged hi�h For wire fence repairing. Sure cure for fence mending are not conducive proposition worth considering by every Iron-clad Used by, fence and ways. However, they IIteel: wt., 8% Ibs.: 18 lnches long. Sold under guarantee. R. It. Write for 40-_page or the maintenance of the farmer. ThiS is a reliable company lIection foremen of the Santa Fe, Rock Island and Burlington to good roads booklet and specIal proposItion. Reference: Any bank In Keel" The same and now season. this l11u8trated. descrIptive roads in the best condition. is paint . Try "rd. Agents wanted. It is the writer's STETTLER'" SON, MEDFORD, OKLA. is tru� of tall hedges. paint. I.. May 25, 1912. KANSAS FARMER Pushing Trees On Prairies. mUlIlIIlllIIIIIUIII!llIlUIlUUIl�IIUllllllillllRlIIlIlIlIlIIlIlIIlIlIlIlIIlIIlIIllIIllIIllllll W. C. Palmer, of the North Dakota Dip:fo:r Experiment Station, writes: "Trees are absent from the prairie because they DoIlars could not compete with the grasses. These having their roots nearer the surface would have the first chance at You put dollars in actually your the moisture. Trees will do well on when you put lour hggs �ocket the if full of a bath or- Dr. Hess prairie given possession throu�h DJp' soil their roots The forest and Disinfectant. the occupy. service has the length of Its action is swift and sure-It investigated root. growth. They find that the roots scurvy skin -kills lice prevents are from one to two times as long as and fleas which so often hide and the tree is in other words, if the havoc behind the high; play hog's ears, tree is 15 feet the roots extend between the folds of the high skin, from 15 to 30 feet. This a and around the abdomen. gives guide for the width that needs to be cultivated or mulched in order to give the tree the best chance for rapid growth." Dr. Hess Old Dutch s. Dip 8 Sprinkle Marshall County Com Planting. Cleanser on a or and Disinleelani Our subacriber, Ed Lally, Beattie, Kan., rag his method of corn: "We .. scab, hOi cholera and all gives planting brush, rub thor prevents mange, lister pail parasitic skin troubles. It Is a powerful first put four horses on a walking disinfectant. germicide and deodorizer. and run it 16 to 17 inches deep, and oughly, rinse well and effective on equally sheep. horses, cattle, throw out the old corn stubs. We then and dogs poultry. the is . and four horses on a 18 spick Prepared by Dr. Hess (M. D., D. V. 8.) put split log drag pail and sold under a back guarantee II feet 26 inches, and down the - money by drag span "sweet" and not satisfactory. One gallon of Dip makes ridges. We then put three horses on 70 gallons solution. II your dealer can't the lister and -the as we call clean. supply yO'll, order from us direct. split ridge, hygienically with a check row Write for Free Dip Booklet. it, We plant planter with the disk furrow Our reasons Dr.Bess Ii Clark, Ashland,Ohlo. opener. Contains no caustic. for doing this are: First, the deep list ing makes a reservoir for the water and alkali or acid to harm. the loose soil down that deep will per mit us to get to work sooner after a the hands. rain, and will retain moisture longer. Second, when it comes. to attending with four-horse harrow, twice over leaves the ;;� ground well pulverized, and then we curl the furrow in and it is ready for the cultivator, We cultivate the first time across the check and then lay by with Old length of rows. By the use of this method the is at all times loose Dutch ground and the eroes-cultlvating gets the weeds W.,.rant.dto Girl•••""aotlon. in the corn rows. The deep furrowing of one is noted the - year easily year CleanSerManY�aDd full direCtiON on Gombault". following." larp. Sifter·Can tOe 1 Farmers' Institutes On Wheels. Caustic BaisHI Following is the itinerary of the Union 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111�1I1111U1l11l11ll1l1l11nlllll II Pacific-Kansas Agricultural College live stock and dairy train which will arrive at the several points at the time named and will remain for 40 minute lectures. The night meetings will' cover a period of two hours or more: Monday, May 27-Culver, 8 :20 a. m.; Tes cott, 9 :17 a. m.; Beverly, 10 :07 a. m.; Lin coln, 11:10 a. m.; Sylvan !lrove, 12:20 p, m.; Lucas, 1 :20 p. m.; Luray, 2 :20 p. m.; Para dise, 3:35 p. m.; Natoma, '4:28 p. m.: Plain ville, 7:45 p, m. Tuesday, May 28-Palco, 8 a. m.; Bogue a. Hili 9:52 a. of the or 9 m.; City, m.; Morland, 11 for aU your at any hour day night. a. m.; Hoxie, 12:25.p. m.; Menlo, 1:45 p. Light buildings or lanterns. No to m.; Colby, 3 p. m.; Oakley, 4:30 p. m.; No danger of fires or explosions from lamps lamps 110 Sharon Springs, 7:30 p. m. Ha. Imitators But Competlton. Wednesday, May 29-Wallace, 8:25 a. m.; clean and 611. And with all its advantages A. Sate, Speedy and Positive Oure tor Winona, 9:42 a. m.; Monument, 10:40 a. m.; a. 12:47 Curb, SpUnt, Cappe4 Hook, Grinnell, 11:55 m.: Grainfield, p. Sweeny.L m.; 1:45 m.; Collyer, 2:85 p, m.: Strained Tendone, .ounder, Wind Quinter. p. Is Not WaKeeney, 3:35 p. m.: Ogallah, 4:26 p. m.; Electric: Expensive and all lamene.. from Light Pd., . Spavln, Ellis, 7:30 p. m, and other tumora, Ringbone bon)' Thursday, May 30-Hays, 8:20 a. m.; Vic of this for 5 hours would Cures all .kin diaeaHI or Burning all 50 lights syatem �araaite�t toria, 9 :25 a. m. : RusseD, 10.84 a. m. : Remove. cents fuel Thru.h, Diphtheria. au Bunker Hill, 11:35 a. m.: WilBon, 12:88 /only cost about 1 0 for Bnnobea from Horae. or Oattle, p, m.: Ellsworth, 2 p. m.: earnelro, 3:05 p. oils. You would seldom .bum aD a Human for Rheumatl,. m.; Brookville, 4 p. m.: Bavaria, 5:06 p. m.; Remed,. coat would be S raine, Sore Throat, eto., It 1. wYaluable', Salina, 8 p. m. lights at once hence thillow "'17 bottlo of Oau.tlo Balaam .old II Friday, May 8l-Bolomon, 8:20 a. m.: r much reduced. Let us you full pmic. . Warranted to II1ve oatt.t8.Ct1On. Plice $1 150 Chapman, 9 :40 a. m.; Junction City, 10 :45 give bottle. Soll1 or lent .x. per by d"'1f,1I10Wi by a. m.; Wakefield, 12 :16 Po m.: Clay Center, u1ars.Write for Catalog No.CD 898 1:35 p. m.; Green, 2:46 p. m.: Leonardville, r�·:a:.haa-�e�dio;.rt�eic�lp�O�I� 3 :26 Olsburg', Ii. p. m.; Wheaton, 7 :30 toltlmonlala, eto. Addreoa p. m.; p, m., and run to Onaga later. � Lawrence-William. 8 :16 a. Sol .... The Co., Cleveland, 0, . Saturday, June 1-0naga, m.; Fairbariks,MorseBtCo. a. dier, 9:38 a. m.; Circleville, 10:28 m.: a"TT�R'" G������" 11 :20 a. m.; Arrington, 12 :32 p. m.; Xan••• Oft:v St. r.cmt. Omaha _. Holton. __ ._ _ _ _ Ohlc.wo Valley Falls, 1:24 p. m.; Winchester, 3:33 p. m.: Easton, 3:30 p. m., thence to Law rene. by 6:50 p. m,
Big Com Show With Fair. TakeGood Care The Hutchinson fair will spend up wards of $3,000 for a boys' corn show In connection with the annual show this in' year. This money will be expended Of The Colts prizes and for the entertainment ex who will visit penses of the participants It's cheaper to raise colts than to the fair from every county in Kansas. (Juyhorses. But it's costly if you lose Details of the contest can: be had from the colts. a bottle of Kendall's L, Central Kansas Keep A, Sponsler, secretary """ ...... For Kan. Spavin Cure handy. thirty-five Fair Association, Hutchinson, "CoI..bla," wI6h 10-18 R. p, B..... !rom years has proved it the safe; reliable The corn contest announcement by 4().71S tons In 10 hours. Fol' Steam or Gas. for "This is bale remedy spavin, splint, curb, ring Secretary Sponsler says: prob "ADD Arbor "35," with 6-10 H. P. will 7lJ.4O bone, bony growths and lameness ably the most extravagant feature we tone In III hours. Medium weight. For G88 Ehglne. Peerle." Jr. and Ann Arbor No. "20." with 816.0 from other causes. ever but if it does the B&IIr !� attempted, good B. P. Will bole 1�·� toDO in 10 bOW'.. l lIgM w'lch$ we it will do, we shall feel repaid. GuoIIIl. BnrfDO. hope Our New: Oatalogue No.34 GIns DeiaU.. Kansas is but partially developed. I Manfd, ·by AIIM ARBOR MACHINE CO., Ann ArtJor, MichiDI". have said, 'We need 100,000 men in Kan sas, not to work for others, but to work for themselves.' We need more farmers, Is used and recom- more truck growers, more dairymen, and mended farmers, Less than 21f2C per day by the more we get of these, the more horsemen and vet S' Goodhne NlndmlU be for. those en lor five ,.ears will noC only buy aD erinarians. Sold profit it will already and 10' Steel Tower, buC will pa., lor all your pumplnS, by druggists ev- in the business. Corn and alfalfa a new mill and gaged buy all your repairs, and furnish yon with $1.00 a erywhere, are the two which need more If ,.ours Is desCroyed within five years hy cyclone. great crops _fP:-_. Cower bottle, 6 for $5.00. or o*her cause except is our ambition Comado, run-away teams aDJ' Get a of "A attention in Kansas. It copy willful abuse or neglec\. Treatise_ OD the to build Kansas help greater agricultur ",ater for *ha. sum In an" Horse" at your Youcanno$evenpump your The cities will take care of them lose staning and stopping druggists. or write ally, other way. The time you that. You slmpl)' selves,. 'Burn down your cities and they your engine will amount to more *haD Dr. B. J. KendBit Co. cannoC atloM &0 use any o*her power for pumping. will spring up age.in as if by magic; but Enolburs Falb, Vt. and the will lIiiiil...... Goodhue WlndlllUU. are strong, durable anc! destroy your farms, grass ••••••. and will safe. are self-oillng, close governing get in the streets of in this Write Ill! to grow every city the most power out 01 any wind. if we the details of our lOlla TO BUY A HAY STACIER? country.' Speaking otherwise, GOODHUE day for our catalogue and propoeitlon. Dela,. BOwewantyourname. Letu.tell ouabout build up our farms ,our cities will thrive." really remarkable !ore e "Suntlower." tbe IJtrongest, moslpractical expensive. Do not deJay, Staoker on the marke" OOmblnatlon for 319 B.t....1a. WIN D M ILL SAPPLETON MFG.CO•• Farao St., Graln.Bundleoor Hay. We can save yOU Eat, drink and be merry, if you can money, WRITlIl US NOW. I· IUIIfUIWER MFe, CO., IDI K. MaDbalian, Kans. ut present prices. I 8 KANSAS F ARMER� May 25, 1912. DAI RY
Keep in mind that honest-that is un into consideration the public health, If colored-oleomargarine is untaxed. 'When the town in which you sell your milk it leaves its legitimate field to pose as has not yet provided for milk, herd and a which counterfeit, it does when it is barn inspection, make this unnecessary colored in semblance of butter, then, by supplying your trade with the pure, and not until then, does the 10 cent tax Wholesome article and thereby avoid the now provided for by law, apply. necessity for regulation.
Be sure that the cream is separator The thought is often entertained that set on a level foundation. The founda there would be advantage in tion should be such as crossing will prevent the the different breeds of . cattle. It separator from when in dairy wobbling opera- is not unusual to hear some one say that tion. A vibrating separator will not do he would cross Holsteins with Jerseys good work, neither will it run easily. if he were going to use dairy blood. The separator should also be set level. The. fact is that there is no advantage, Users did so Last Year generally speaking, in crossing the dif 3S',796 It is said that a grade Guernsey ferent breeds of cattle. Once in a owned in Wisconsin has the of dairy largest while a cross such as above suggested in the U. S. Alone ficial record known for a This 26,569 grade. or some other cross, turns out remarka cow in one year has 778 It has come to be an accepted fact that DE LAVAL cream produced pounds bly well in the case of individual ani of butter fat. This cow was on exhibi are as mals. Good from such cross separators much superior to other separators as other tion at the National Show at Chi producers Dairy are the rare exception. The thought separators are to gravity setting systems, and that an up cago a few years ago. . In every outward of crossing dairy breeds is as old as the to-date DE LAVAL machine will on an save appearance she is a average its high-grade Guernsey. hills and has been tried time and again, It seems that little is known of her cost every year over any other separator. with generally disappointing results. ancestry. In fact, so little that the In addition to the actual more saving, in and better cream a claim that she' is grade and not a pure Are the calf and butter, in time of separation and cleaning, easier run bred cannot strongly be supported. you giving spring good attention T Has he been well started 011 ning, greater durability and less repairs, there's a sense of The whole milk and has he been an and satisfaction which none but the owner centrifugal cream separator is a' given pride and user to learn some good purifier of milk. The slime and opportunity to eat grain of a DE LAVAL machine can feel in his and so that at the end separator. dirt of the milk is left inside the bowl. roughage of the In thousands of users of fourth week he will be on consequence inferior and worn If you are selling whole milk and de depending else for his ration than milk? out separators of various makes take every sire to clarify and purify the same, you something advantage year If he should of the educational allowances which DE can do, this by setting the separator to properly handled, require the LAVAL Com no whole milk after four weeks skim a 10 to 12 per cent cream and old, pany continues to make and trade in their old but will be sufficient and separators. allowing the skim milk and cream to run eating grain sufficient to and thrive APPLIES TO OLD DE LAVAL USERS ALSO into the same can for re-mixing; There roughage grow with skim milk. Do not cut off the milk are milk clarifiers on This not to the users other makes of - centrifugal the only applies _of sep or the market, but in a small way the hand grain immediately upon turning arators but likewise to the many thousands of DE LAVAL the calf on to It to separator operated as above will give pasture. pays' give machines now 10 to 25 old. are still of the calf a start. It to years They good, good service. The cream in milk handled good pays give all the on the farm a course, but there are so many improvements embodied in as above, however, will rise. young things good rapidly start. the modern DE LAVAL machines that these old DE The world's record LAVAL users can well afford to make an exchange and Guernsey has been re-established by Dairy conformation is thc best would soon save the cost of so. Spottswood Daisy guide doing Pearl, a cow, which in 12 months just we have in the selection of dairy cows SEE THE NEAREST DE LAVAL AGENT closed, produced 957 pounds of butter except by the use of the scales and the fat. The cow was fed 30 of Babcock test. The trained He will tell you how much he can allow on your old ma pounds dairyman silage per day and about 5 of can, in probably 90 cases out of every chine, whether a DE LAVAL or some other toward pounds make, alfalfa hay, with 13 to 17 pounds of 100, select a profitable cow, basing his the of a new DE If purchase LAVAL. you don't know a concentrates consisting, principally, of judgment on conformation. However, DE LAVAL agent write to the nearest DE LAVAL office, bran, corn meal and cottonseed meal. when it comes to selectfng a cow that The world's are will make the most giving make, number and size of your present machine, and dairy records in this profit the judge by . year 1912 being broken with remarkable conformation is up against a different full information will be sent you. rapidity and apparent ease. The Hol proposition. In determining the relative THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. stein breed has been extremely prolific merit of cows, no judgment can take in new records. the place of scales and the test. In this NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE connection there is one other thought: That cow A sweet churn is necessary if good the that leads the herd this butter be made. If the churn has be year may not be the herd leader next come musty from standing idle for a. year, and the testing of the cow for a considerable of time a single 'year, even, is not a certain in length . good way to sweeten it is to slack a few lumps dication of her real value. of lime in it. The lime should be left .SHERWIN-WILLIAMS in the churn for about an hour and the The most practical way of establish churn revolved. The lime a occasionally ing dairy herd is by grading up. Buy can be removed and the churn rinsed a good sire of the breed you select and with water. If the churn pure is ex gradually work into a herd of high PAINTS this treatment should e.VARNISHES tremely musty will some grades. Eventually, you want be each for several in repeated day days pure-bred· females, and these you will succession. the FOR THE FARM Scalding musty churn get, but the experience gained by grad-.. with water is not so effective SherwUa.Willi_ Paint (Prepared)(S W Pl. b made boiling ing up and by improved methods of as the lime for paintiq buildina. oUboide IUId iuide. S W P ia method of cleansing. feeding and care which must be learned made of pare lead, pure zinc. pure Iiaaoed oillUld the in actual practice, will make you aec-o' COIoriDIf pilfa"'nt and drion. tbOl'Oulfhiy ready The souring of cream does not inter for the and insure mised IUId IfI"OIIJUI by apoc:ial ....chiD� and pat up pure-breds greater fere with its test. It is more difficult in Haled calli, full U. S. Standard m_e. S W P success with them than you could have will cover the amount of ....d to an accurate of the sour sr_teat POUibIe aurface get sample should you take charge at once of a wiD lut f_ the Ioqoat time. Th_ ia ecoDOlllJ' ill cream than of sweet cream because of herd of bred and _iDlf highly large producing Ifood paint. the difference in 'the condition of the animals. When you start grading, quit Sold 'by dealers everywhere. Ask f01' color carda cream, so if the sour cream particularly zig-zag grading. Select It sire of the Address to The Sherwin -Williams Co Canal should be or condition a11'aqulde. ..730 Road, N. W., Cleveland, Ohio curdy cheesy-a breed you want and stick to the breed. in which cream should not be sold. Under the Kansas law it is that required The beef papers are asking the ques the cream for be sample testing weighed tion-"Where shall we get our feed and if the cream is sour and it RUST�PROOF METALSTACK COVERS yeasty ers ?"-referring, of course, to the ani requires a larger volume of cream to mals which will furnish the beef for the This Cover wm Save Enough 18 if weigh grams than the cream is This is an in to consuming public. becoming One Stack Pay for It! sweet. Cream station operators in Kan The feeder Our Corrulfated Galvanized Metal Stack Covers all-important question. range Bas, legalized by permit to test cream, is at this time a Save all the Hall' as successfully as If It were hauted lfito practically thing of In can accurate results in the .heds and barns, Made all slfes. A 15-year-old boy give testing the past and the range steers will each can put them up. Two can cover a of boys quickly stack sour cream. be less in number. The feeder of 20",40 feet. Wind-proof. water-tight and last a lifetime. year Write today tor descriptive the future will come from the small Farmer Wanted and A' KANSAS FARMER Agents booklet. prices special good many readers farm. He will be grown at the rate of agency terms If want MentioD this you agency. paper. are of milk for domestic con producers 12 to 15 or possibly 25 per year 011 in their sumption nearby towns. These the quarter section farm. He will be' a TheMartinMetalManufacturingCo. should keep in mind. that KANSAS. they provide better feeder than the range steer. He WICHITA, the food for a principal supply large will make beef more economically and number of babies and children. Having will make more of it. For the most this in should mind, they determine to part, he will be fattened on the farm , ' sell and deliver "'W" �. • • - only clean, pure milk, where he is born. The mother will have � F > '! from cows. healthy Many towns are been milked and the cream sold and .MOREFARMER� TO CUlTI VIITE MORE A CRES AND PRODUCjO MOREBUSHELS their local milk surrounding supply with the calf will have beim reared on skim CORN PER II eRE II T LOWER COSTBY lISING rHE "'fJEATRICETWlJROW ClIITIVIITOR.. regulations which are really embarrassing milk. The farmer will furnish WE PROVEwHAT WE IJDVERTISE- YOU CAN MAKE MOaE MONEY. . dairy and work a hardship on the the of these 10F WRITE TODAY FOR fREE CIITALO(T TlfliT TELL8 producer. larger proportion animals. flow: are made These, however, necessary by As we view it, there is no other means BEATRICE IRON WORKS. Box the of careless Q BEATRICE.N£BRASKA.lJ.SA imposition and thought than as above stated for producing our less producers. who have refused to take beef. • :f'AR.MER 1912. KANSAS JI111Y 18, HOME CIRCLE
water :A soft cloth wrung out in hot �nd wrapped around the hot water bag, ;Will make. the latter much more ef.. better fective, as the steaming heat is :than the dry.
waist comes home If your fine lingerie from the -laundry minus the buttons ,.nd shQ:wing ugly little holes, under or mus.t be over which a tiny.. patch placed sewed before a new button can be on" .his may· be prevented by stitching .0., on. narrow piece of linen tape (No.1) 'he under side of the hem" on the line of the buttons· and 'sewing the buttons, invis through to this. It is absolutely ible when the waist is fastened and doesl not. tear under the iron, and keeps) the' buttons 'firmly in place. She Was o.bserving. To Business Farmers Representative Henry, of Texas, wast heiress. praising a Washington said, "She roads and "She is the right sort," lie Build your dig your on her re went abroad last year, and' AETNA DYNA I ditches and drains with turn a friend asked her: old! and of "'Did you see many' plcttrresqae- MITE 'and save the time, wages keep mea ruins over there 1" Countless farmers who with a fai'nt. and horses. enterprising "'Yes," she answered; time them' for these use the amie, 'and six of proposed'," are using AETNA purposes needed: in otller and money saved for impro,vement.r for the R'o·om. Suggestions SewiD(, directions. AETNA DYNAMITE is helping the Don't use fine. thread double where will do. There is to become a keen bU.1me.r.l man. eoal1sel' thread. single farmer thread JID in it. ChoGsa your. .��l economy. :y.. 66 too. trees with AETNA DYNA � �ording to; YOUI! material, being Plant Jour and 50 tao, cOIIJ:se for. rwice Il.I muck as I iine- for ginghams MITE and! your trees will yield __ A Beedlec that i& eitheI! NAME I &heer materiaJ.s. of the soil and gives the tllread., is formerly. AETNA bums up the;. impwrities too· luge: or too &:m.all fOil ,.OI�------ITIt'D'----11I&---- tbre&d is· all trees sjIIcl_ It permits thefull development. I hal'd. OD' the nenves. Ohellp; your lita/tlly iJrlothing andr : l'ig;b.t. for sew-iug carpet. rag,li things AETNA will Blow boulders with that will get DO, abradn, but it pEove up -your dresses. of stone for road ) ?( rather expensive fa); DYNAMITE and use the pieces' Preserving .. You' ClIslJl patterned ging AETNA D:vNA Other. buy plTetty. and Blast your STUMPS with Then _ .nly goodllp;c.... fOD path buildmg. hams aad percalea yom: eVel!!.-day: time and money wille ..,_,.. FrrIa_ and .ugar. and MITE and use the splinters for f_L l'he Jloa dresses as, cheaply' a8. the ug,ly CilDes� method llTi tremendous. the· finished, garment, wiJ1 more: �:a. saved 'aver the old .re 'USES OF' AlIlTNA! Wrlte today fOr our tree booJdeu es:pfalnllll1 tile' for the e:x:tra care- w. selecting e.; TONE SPICES pay yom DYNAMJTlIl. ON THm. FARM. Al_ same.. OC ... _eat mauenia], �bu'tonr. � -.It iU � 3".... »IMoc ':� as yo.tw give you best preserving resuli's, just they '. you best baking results. Abselutely pure Powder Co. give Horas SeDa't? The Aetna always. Fresh milled from' the fi'neot stock Was' This omy. box: until it New and the .ben� kept [)y the A certuln man living in iii Eng - and reaches your krtchen. Iand village lost a horse one day, t\�l the 10c at "our Grocer's-artY IiIim#. failing to .find him,. went down to. I' of Or 8e"d It. lOr for full-.ize ",."Ii_e. and offered a reward' ,� public square AM far "TOfte'" Spicy T,.IJ.., ir.ru:. would five dollars to anyone. who bring w\t�tl TONE BROS., D_ Me&A_. I._ Coif•• him back. Bleoder.. ot the tamou. Old Colden. A half-witted fellow who. heard the offell volunteered to discover the where : abouts of the horse, and sure enough, returned in half an hour leading the Beat AII.Pur- he WHITE animal by the bridle. . at the. ease PLYMOUTH pose Fowl. in. The owner was surprised half-witted friend had ROCKS Existence, with· which his the and. on the' five found beast, passing After thirteen years' acquaintance with P. Rocks hold White dollars to him he asked': Goodyear Carnaa-e 'FIres. the AmedcllD car the record for egll how did find him!" r!uge-own!ngo pnblie has deetded these tires laying over all other "Tell me, you _best. breeds; 289 egg II which the other made answer, '1'0 Each year the demnul for Go",dyeaz Car each in a year tor where I would � Is the "Wal, I to myself dll&'e Tires bas iacreas-ed. 3.1�(}I have eigilt pul1ets thought been sold. record, which h a II if I wus a hossj, and I we�. there, Dow other va. go Three-fourths of all carriage builders now never been approached by any Rocks cxcl\Jio and he had." use "Go odyears ," Leacling retail dealers. rle ty, I have bred T.V. P. have some fin. almost invariably prefer to sell them. sively tor 20 years and wi have Goodyear Tires won specimens of the breed. I Bell eggs '.Fhus, Carriage .... the are far the "live and let live" prices, $2 per 15, $11 their ay to top. They today to an!, most Hres in existence_ per 45, and I prepay expressage popular carriage. States, of these owners'. express omce In the United Let the experience carriage carriage makers and'earrlagedea:lers bey·OUl' a-uide in choosing tires foe your cW'ria&e- Our "W"mglP Tire
SPECIAL SUMMEB �( BATE NOW IN (. EFFECT. Electric and Bteam v u I can I z I n g. Latlw work and actual repalr fng. Free catalogue. LINCOLN AlJ'TO SCHOOL. 23M 0 se., Lincoln. Neb.
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� �::��.x.C::tinJ�ii .eaIOD. Can't spill or tip over, will Dot This Car In}ureanythlnlro Guar All-Purpose effective. Buy anteed MADE I!Ield bydealer8. � THE_Y ONE .fFSIIIID EYER ..._,------G" seat prepar� lor Ir� __ B�'OIlBU ORr � ia use. Rnry .. faUy 1Il0lD'oEaDI A.e. value The biggest: eYer ' IIrooklp .... &llaraateed. put into a lilelf-p1opeDeli vehicle..
"'� POI'� Gymnasium and HAIDY WAS •• ,211.50 tor this practical, durable and sLmpiJ' oper ••die. car. Will 800 :,r ey;H:ader• Nora" Scb'" of G,m ated carry pounds. 1( H. P., lIIoUd rubber tires. Goe. oYer an:r Mas.. I .. Sf. BotolpJr Street, Bostcm, road a't any speed up to 2.0 mUes a.a llo.r. :BuIlt t'Ol' a farm money maker. &Del Ita.a s. Courses &1 &lile-, two and. thl'ee years. proveft. Write. tor Catu.,. A. P.....S _ SimHa:r' eouses PQsitioD for g;rlllduates. :pI:ete detailed information.. wal8t in· Medieal For pa.:rtietllurs 4e1I1J. Sltlri Waist Shli-Tbie B'hlrt 11m. Gynmastics. :Made of nice MOTOR: CHASSIS AUBURN, suit 1s .. favorite with! boys. AUBURN CO., make a service applo, eo. quality serge. It would very eould be THE DCUTARY. able scl'looI trock.. The' trousers the blouee ot ma'de· ot woll'en ,..brlc ..nd Thc ts w....hable goods, i!. desired. pattern 12 Medium saw the adver. cut In. sizes
to.f4�;y��;��d�:�t�your jJrti/its. You can make the is big money r:EiE:: Spading up yard occasionally by cuttfng down farming costs for your Road Grad· a very good thing to do. The worms "ri.fltbors. There is work for the IDg always that you dig up, the fowls will readily .., to do. Shrewd farmers on 160 acres SI·lo FI·III·rlld�-e devour, and prove a treat to them in have made it pay enormous Why profits. the of animal food. It will also not investigate now by wrilin.f? The.' Hay Bal··- shape Is the only tractor that successfully log induce the fowls to do some digging for themselves after you have loosened the Burns Cheapest Kerosene hard erust of the soil for them. It will at all speeds, allioads, under Shre also a for � ...... Huskin�ding provide dusting spot them, all conditions-because no John J. for love to wallow in the other they loose, tractor has the Langen, Kanka- And all other Trac fr�sh earth. Secor· carbur- kee writes: , Higgins County. "I eter. Read about it in am well pleased with my tion power and Belt . our free catalog. Read Type "F" Oil PuO Tractor. When there are different sized chicks 1 have been six work on the letters pulling plows power in the same care should be taken from. and have been averaglnlr bet- yards, owners to prove it farm or to see that the little ones ter than fifteen acres per day. I any ranch. get their Make. EDormou. have experienced no trouble proper share of the feed. The big ones whatever with the whole ...------.. outfit, are to over-crowd the little fellows and would not be without one apt and as 1 can use It for plowing, push them aside. With slats not haullnlr on the road. disk- too far apart, you can arrange a place lng my Irround In the for the little ones to feed in peace, and spring and also for I<�."::::;::'::�==_ threshing and feed the larger chicks outside. she11lnlr." It is 0. good plan to separate the males from the females as soon as the sex can be discovered. They will thrive better apart and you can sell the cocker FC els as soon as they get to frying age This extra strengtli, 2-lnch and the for the , keep pullets your layers galvanized high-carbon steel coming winter. If your stock is pure tubing is only one of ten bred you will want to keep the cockerels, American Farm Gate features as well as the so FHI Vour SHo Cheaply 'pullets, as to pick out that no other farm gate has. HaDY thlnll8 enter Ink» tbe cos, of filllnc_your SUo, but the best for next season's mating. But Another good point is that tbe most impol1aDt ODe Ie ,.our SUO lI'Iller. A poor whether you sell the males or them, this is' the farm iDaohlDe melDs. high con, aDd aD keep only gate the sexes will better apart. Appleton Qualitv SUo Fmer thrive which lifts itself-the only gate you don't have to tug and meaDS $be lowest coat, The poaiilYe feed table, the larg. hens have tbroat, blr feed roUs, tbe four 8plral tool Iteel JQlIves Gentlemen-My something lug when opening it. It you IDd $be blower meaD wrong with them. Can tell me what powerful .•reat c.paclt:r, The you need a farm gate, now 'or in lOUd Oak frame mean. .trenlrlll. The lingle 'lever it is, and can you give' me a remedy' CODtrol, the baDdy aide 'abl., the fieslble die- the future, write to us. We top Th'll feathers come out around the head eiibuter mean convenience. In fact, tbe whole J wlll be glad to send our cata machine meaaa 'atlltactlon, whUe our and upper part of the neek, the •...... guaraDtee leaving log explaining the' .advantages tha. our SUo FIDel' wID, under equal COndltloDl, do mole and be&ter work wI$b lee. power skirt bare. eat well and well, and wID lut lonlrer, meaDl ablOlu.. sateQ for More J'hey lay of American Farm Gate",. ,.ou. SUos wm be bun, aDd more ea- but continue to lose their head allap fed tbls :rear $baD ever before. We h....e already told more SUo l'I1lera -covering. Better write if In of To today, you $baD we did all 1911. Insure prompt delhJery ,.Ott ehonl4 arrIDlI8 for. thI:cY:rm I They are Barred Plymouth ,Roeks. I am ·at once. Write for free want to know what are the to-da:r IllWltrated bookie" 0. subseriber of KANBAB FARMER, and APPLETON MANUFACTURING F.... S Bata m. latest and best COIIPANY._419 ...... will can improvements appreciate any help you F' give in gates for the farm. me.-WILL J. STEWART. . 3 III ANs.-There be or may two three p causes for the denuding of feathers on .AJ[EBICAN FARM GATE CO. sh lr Art the head and neck of fowls. The too UOi Elmwood Avenue, attention of the roosters frequent to Kansas Cit" Ho. the hens often causes a bare neck. After the once feathers begin to eome off, the C hens get to eating them and this leads hit< to feather-eating fowls, for which there son is BO cure except to kill the eulprits. S Sometimes mites will at the "hi gnaw base Hi:! of the feathers and cause them to faU off. A of the with J. good greasing parts I'(!!l vaseline or coal oil will kill these pests rin and allow the feathers to grow again. J fOl' Indian Runner Marking. AI> Ka Our subscriber, Mrs. J. B. S., Byron, Not a Stave Trembles! Neb., asks for information regarding the perfeet markings of Indian Run ner she Let the worst storm sweep the couutry:-the solid, staunch Saginaw ducks, having bought dueks Save A 1 Silo stands whieh not to $10.00 eh 1 The do conform Day erect-unmoved, unharmed, Why Sqboa. B..e Aachor her ideas of and the SqiDa. loner ------Wlth the Anchorbls Hoop combine to hold it so firmly that the standard color. If your ducks are dynamite could hardly move it, about these features-the KnoW light brown and white they are all greatest SlIo improvements for 1912-before consider right you buying as far as ,eolor is concerned. The "SUNFLOWER" STACIER any SlIo.' Four big, modern factories are kept busy tlU'Ding out the orig inal Indian Runner sel matchless Sal!inaw-the scientific SUo with Write ducks had some perfect keeplnc Qualities. at for N.w Free Book. "The Bundlnlr of a SUo" contains views feathers on many from photo brownish-green them, espe db araphs of our plants, also latest facts and on figures profits from feedln� snace. cially about the head and the tail of La FARMERS HANDY WAGON COMPANY, Dept. AH the drakes. Later the color was changed ...... MIcII. to MIaaupoIII, M.... DaI Molnal,towl CDt.1L fawn and white. The fawn is just (II: about the color of a cow. de light Jersey f,' When the last edition of the Poultry e. It is no trouble to hatch chickens, but it Standard was printed the drakes of this breed were still described as takes the' proper Feed to raise them: use having some 2C It was an or brownish-green marking.' :u that the was not "'or Heeded Grain, Bundl.e 0" HaY. Otto Weiss Chick Feed oversight description PI Til... m.n ond • Sunfl_.r SUoker ..n IIandl. a5 a complete balanced it When the next edition is out y Ration; develops bone, changed. ton. 0' a and do It Til••am. labor flesh and 110,. do,. .0011,.. �I s.vel your Chicks. and find wltllout til. Staoker oan IIandl. 10 tona • feathera] you will that the color is described onl,. d they make a rapld rrowth. Send for clrc. tIIlala. ol.ar ••vlnl 0'... 0 to .... a d:,; as fawn and • 'r Jar and price. on Poultry Supplies white. However, during •••"on wll.n labor la It.", to ••da,.IIurt"._o.t•••n,II'" the past year some Indian Runner ducks The Sunllower Stacker Is .trong In oonatruotlon, prac' Otto Weiss Alfalfa Stock Food Co. have been tical In principle. simple In operation, made wltn imported from England, and attacbment lor bay, and box lor lO� Wiguta, Kansas a few of them have been exhibited at Kraln.n;b1�� savlr :���..:l�l'h!���� =: annfn ... shows in our country under the classi WW lItU800 paWid load ant top ouf.."tacklO_..Jo��tleet big t! fication of Indian Runners. II English "BIt•.,. I ItVItR U.ItD." )l Ditches maintained for .. as is ditches eo... - drainage, prevent from carrying off water These are more like the first Indian "Ilia"" VI.d t"" Bu'lJloID...... all tMI ...... ". and the case on hundreds of eastern Kansas to their will dam the water Runners that �r U the ""of ttme a"d ""''''''' 10"'"'' '00' I ",W capacity, American breeders had, and uaed."-J. w. farms, should be free from weeds kept and overflow the field at a time, pos most of us 'who are familiar with their TA�!!,o.!Ja.:��a:: K::,::".. Write and trash so that water may out when the will FREE U8 today lor valuaLle FREE pass sibly, growing crop be breeding cannot understand .Amer . A diteh free from why Int��':: freely, obstruction most damaged by such overflow. Any ican poultrymen should want' to infuse fou'lI be Intereo� "1'mi"iI.,Ot� ��j'�'1M. will carry off mU'Jh more water than field and suffers from overflow. any crop any of _ this Engl�sh. blood into their SU�I"LOWItR ""I"G. CO., one obstructed. Trash dams which will the ditches Keep open. strains, BOX. It, ""e"h.f;ten, Ken.a•• .-KANSAS FAR,�ER WHY I BREED MOTTLED AKCONAS , By W. B. 11Iardman, Frankfort', Kan. Several years ago I took up the rais Readers ing of pure-bred poultry and started in FliB.s! with one of the popular American breeds, .and them a trial bave surplus Items or Btock, af�r thorough ''bargain counter." Thousands of people givin¥ Advertising enough to justify eztenslYe display adver for gave them up owirig Flies/. or numbers hardly egg production, In amount These' Intending Bale-limited want to buy these same things. a. (or, Thousands of other people to so much trouble in getting for You advertlsemcnt here reacbes having the classified "ads"-Iooklng bargains. read cents .. word for two weeks; 12 , cent of winter �IS:,��;, 4 cents a wO,rd for one week; 8 good per llggs.' 800,000 reade"" fo� four weeks. 'Additional weeks after �'r tbree weeks; 14 cents a word for careful a word for for less than 60 cents. After much and Flies! week. No "ad" taken thought study, ce"\�ts the rate Is 3% cents 'a word per r weekS, numbers count as words. Ad- I started to raise Mottled unltorm style, BO display. Initials and four years ago set In - "ads" _ witb order. - �IY counted. �erDl8, alwlQ'lI _h Anconas. These f9WlB appealed to me dress address, will be Inserted free WANTED ads, up to 25 words, IncludIng the to their Cef rid of them and' lielp SITUATIONS of on farms. from first, owing beauty, two weeks, tor bona tid,!, seekers employment of charge for also to being business birds from start home and with them for make your premises, REAL ESTATE. to finish. ,After working WANTED. cause to the use of HELP four years I have no regret unitary by the .liberal TELLS YOUR FARM OR OTHER of this new-old for ILLUSTRATED BOOB! CONVERT taking, up breed, cash. Particulars fre'e. Mid "'FREEl positions In U. property Into are over 860,000 protected Neb. Ancona �ns certainly the typical Tan.le/oot Fly Paper. about vacancies ev West Sales Agen'cy, Box S, Riverton, More than 40,000 more S servIce. chance here for winter egg machines, and lay eggs There Is a big IF il one-third more erv year, lifetime em FOD SALE-SO A, ALFALFA LAND. for less ill than There fully'!' sure and generous pay, feed, my estimation. a.ny tor book tor lI.t ot ten. SO acre tract. )'o'u Easy to get, Just ask Interested write ' E. Niquette, Salina. Kanawr other fowls known. on plol:ment. No obligation. Earl Hopkins, near Salina. V. Ihe�t Tangle let A809, compound per D. C.' are to are Washington. PROPERTY QUICKLY FOR Anconas easy, raise, very SELL YOUR on other - located. Particular. loot than paper; cash, no matter where -hardy, energetic, great foragers if given an,,! 8y HELP WANTED. Real Estate Salesman oo., DepL ,'17. MALE free. freedom of range, and they thrive and Lincoln, Neb. hence it lasts catches the FOR GOVERN- longest, WANTED do excellent if if' are ' -YOU .,'\RE for yarded, they only month. Send postal IDEAL HOME, 120 .A:.�_ ment positions, $80 FOR SALE-AN fed and housed. Pullets will is the and Franklin Institute, well Improved, build properly mOlt Dies and beat list of positions open. with all conveniences, Y. soon. Address five but it is best if 88, Rochester, N. new. A It sold at months, they Dept. B. Ings bargain lay ask H. Hlnderfather, R. 1, Hallowe.l1j commence until about six If you HUSTLING owner, do not laying cheapest fly paper. WANTED-A FEW GOOD Kan. do soliciting In Kansas and months of as make better YDUIIS' men to age, they for a few energetic 200-ACRE fly NL'brasl{a. A gOQU chance CENTRAL MISSOURI-GOOD breeders and "fiy paper-:_" "sticky, Ill. Bar layers. f�r Ja8. R. Wf rm, Mt. Vernon, farm. Must be sold to settle estate. -- ;1\('11. Cren- a at $52.50 per aere. Hamilton & Aneonas will ten months in the cheap CITY gain .... lay paper you may get WAN'rED-POSTOFFICE CL;ElRKS, Mo. shaw •. Fulton, as are Thousands needed. Ex year, they stdetly non-setters, and rural carriers. soon examination tree. COUN fall for the imitation that will dry up nminatlons soon. Trial BEAT IT-IMPROVED LOGAN during' the Louis. stopping only 44R, St. stock 160 acres, - Write today. Ozment, ty, Kan., alfalta and. farm, moult. The hens in their second winter time. Florida over. for T $2,500; $1,000 cash; balance or Ask angl.e,foot. EVERY TOWN IN FL glaze WANTED-MEN IN Everglade bargains. H. M. DaviS, � to take Kan., 111., Neb., Okla., Ark. Lauderdale, Florida. Mo" CaBh tor nursery stock, Outllt tree. Groce" anJ oruers DIRECT SoIJ 6u Drug"",. National Nurseries, Lawrence, 'FARMS WANTED-WE HAVE weekly, Write de Don't pay commissions. i{an. buyers. We scribing property, naming lowest price. FIRE Fre•. WANTED-AGE 18-36, AS buyers locate desirable property TREE TANGLEFOOT. pat lIP fa I_ )IEN he1p Palac. 3o'10t: brakemen on railroad In Topeka American Investment Association, 43 :. men and aad zo Ib. _. for positions Minn. , , vicinity to prepare Immediately Bldg., Minneapolis, 682 men sent to posi ':J PURE-BRED HOL STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN FOR SALE..... SALE-TWO - SILOS FOR .. milkers. J. B. sweet tone. Miss Bertha G. Olein bulls, calves trom good, Excellent D. Melvern, Kan. Rosedale, Kan. Franklin, R. F. 'S, MardIs, Route 15, Mottled, Ancoria pullet bred and owned b,. Concrete are the W. H. Hardman, Frankfort, Kan. �b.l8 'Built of - GOOD DOUBLE FOR SALE FOUR SbjlW8 the propel' type for beaVJ' en bulls. C. M. Al BEE SUPPLIES. puUet standard Polled Durham �roductlon. Score 93% at Atchison show, Bestvalue tor the money Kan. bright, Overbrook, January, 1912. FOR SALE-BEE SUPPLIES. ROOT'S CHOICE tor catalog. O. A. Keene, 1600 FOR SALE-THIRTY HEAD OF goods. Send Bills. No Inlmante Kan. are and No town colored Jersey (lows, 3 to 7 years old, Seward Ave., Topeka, very heavy layers, practically Repaiar Hlmelburger, the entire fresh and fresh soon. O. N. out-lay the pullets during Kan. PRICES 807 Polk SL, Topeka, GASOLINE ENGINES. winter. JUBt before the hens go into WRITE" FOR CHOICE HOLSTEIN for their third I dis. HOLSTEINS-FOUR EN the moult winter, 3 to • 11 AND 20-H. P. GASOLINE and one bull 15-16th pure, SIX, helters, tor sale at second hand price. Correll . .pose of them, when they practically HOPPER. shipment gines , weeks old, $15 each, crated for SON;,' and Mfg. Co" Manhattan, Kan. me for their to the anywhere. Also, one yearling bull, $45, bring enough raising Kansal marked one 6 months old, $30. All nicely M.nh�tt.n, Farm, laying period. and from heavy milkers. Ecigewood MISCELLANEOUS. Med n. 5, Whitewater, Wis. Mottled Anconas belong to the fam PAINT-18 CENTS PER GALLON. THIS iterranean class, Or to the Leghorn A L Y S D ALE SHORTHORNS-THREE to make the best wood bulls tor sale; 16 months old. Is all It costs you In color are mottled black and extra 'good known, from ily. they Victor 292012. Two red, and metal preserving paint Sired by Archer'S wear about fourth or fifth cows common coal tar; stands 5 to 7 years' white, every one dark roan, also some high-class Ad .and Is weather, heat and rust proof. with white. The and helters. Farm close to Topeka. acid, feather being tipped Just the thing for tarm machinery, sheds, dress or call' upon Owner. C. W. Merriam, shades to beautiful engines, etc. No heat required black of the plumage Columbian Building, Topeka, Kan. tanks, silos, In mixing. Original formula of 9 Ingredients, beetle green, which appeals to the eye veteran chemist who, for compounded by a breeder. White feathers often It a secret. Farmers, of the HOGS. many years, kept machinists and others who have tried It, say occur in the tail and wings. These do PIGS- Is easily worth $5 to them. FOR SALE-O. L C. PEDIGREED this recipe not 'at shows, but, the Mo. mailed to any address for $l. L. M. disqualify poultry 3 months, $15. F. Greiner, Billings, Recipe the dark Baker, P. O. Box 424, Enid, Okla. birds being' equal 'otherwise, BERK- PURE-BRED, REGISTERED tailed bird wins the award. shtros, Durocs, and trotting stallions, cheap. Kan. Aneonas should be the same Arthur Bennett, Topeka, In shape, as the Leghorns, but they _usually 'run a. DOGS. HARROW little larger-from one-half to a pound BLADE bold and more. They are alert, active, COLLIES; 100 PUPPIES, BROOD The 'Wat and are proud in carriage. bl tchea and broke male dogs. W. R. very on the son, Oakland, Iowa.' comb is the same as Leghorn, erect on the male and droop SCOTCH COLLIE PUPPIES READY TO standing ear WHITMAN' on the female. The "hip, Catalog free. Lawndale Kennels, ing to one side Hiawatha, Kan.. lobes are white. The color of the legs be or mottled, the FOR QUICK SALE-FINE COLLIE DOGS, No Teeth. No Knives. should yellow yellow reasonable. Ask me questions. F. H. Bar New Model Steel Beauty AU STEEL moves the entire former preferred. Kan. Slips the trash; rington, R. R. 3, Sed'an, Inches kUllnIr surface ODe to three deep, Anconas in coming Dura�I�,��ei�����le:n��1�Jrr!�'k:,pg,e:..t!�:: A leveler and sub originated Italy, COLLIE PUPS all the weeds. Worid-dooo:the best work-baa lIl'eatest caooelty-saveB REGISTERED SCOTCH corn from which surface packer. Seed-beds, listed from the island of Ancona, labor and trouble-contains exelusive reature found 101' sule, Good workers and farm raised. time. this machine tor ' and potatoes, require In no otber press-with or witbout back and ' Also, M. B. Turkeys. J. P. Kohl, 1"urley, derive their name. se!f-reed"pull best results. Let us explain how to save they bo!,per condenser-fully guaranteed-we maKe largestline Ran. Write for the time and get better yields. Mr. Sykes of Bury, Lancashire, Eng of Ballera in world Write tod1\l! f'!._r biJr frtMI Clill!lo� :' Introductory oft'er. WIII'I'IIIAII AGilCULTUlUI. CO" � LOIlJS clrcular and Bpeclal who has probably furnished seven 8l15li 1IlOaII�. SI,_ THE BLADE HARROW CO., land, SEEDS AND PLANTS. Ancona breeders with Lawrence, Kan. tenths of the birds, a cross NEJW ERA COWPEAS" $2:25 'BUSHEL. in America, believes they are Kan. Chllrles Kubll" Route 3, Caldwell, (probably a century ago) between the .. Puille... northern and SPANISH PEANUTS-WILLARD MIL paclte , Black Valdano of Italy, I fowl er, 'rhayer, Han. 'zer, Mulche.. possibly some common barn-yard If this SEED-CAREFULLY of some of that country. SPANISH PEANUT 3 Machines In 1 peasant selected, cleaned, fanned, and hand picked ,be as Lewis Wright says in at next this splen granted, Our own tactory. Get to their Wllllams-H'LIh- his book of it "accounts for feed crop. Write today. poultry, ULldurd Texas. hardines sand which Peanut Co.• Texarkana, extreme prolificacy the Ancona when first in ALFALFA SEED - OFFER EXTRA distinguished must have alfalfa seed, non-Irrigated, $9.00 bu., troduced into England, which 'junllty state Kansas. Sack ellvcred any station In been. before the "fifties," for in 1852 the � Sample sent on request. L. A. Jor ���'.--"':II- ! .' an drae.an, Kan. Gazette gives Winona, To and pulverize � English Agricultural pack ,� the seed bed and keep account of four birds that produced 928 - PLANTg.....;EARLY AND LATE CABBAGE, a loose mulch on top to retain Tomato: as to sow and to plant in a or an of 232 per �Oc per 100; $1.75 per M. Early the moisture-Is as 1m portant eggs year, average 1111. free, Dwarf Champion, Kansas Standard, The W8.tern l.and Roller Will Do " ,hen; the Anconas of today are the self Matchless, Stone, 25c per 100; $2 Free Clreular gives d.... �cnuty, We sell direct to you. as their ancestors Yenow Jersey and testimonial.. Tells how to same layers ",or M. Sweet Potato: ertptton, price JIst and typical ):ellow Nansemond, 25c per 100; $2 per M. of old. Pepper, Hot Pepper, Egg Plant, 10c ;r:ld��te;"IYf:;�sl:�geI:;:i":����r:�'!t"! �:: �lango North altalra with but 6 Ibs. of I PURE BRED POULTRY PURE BRED POULTRY t II J c. A. Robinson's 6th Annual Sale ORPINGTONS. RHODE ISLAND REDS. BUFF OBPINGTON (JOCJUCBELS, PUL SINGLE cOllm BEDS-IOO [ EGGS. fS.150. lets, U, $1.611. Harry Cure, Atchison, K..... Gertrude Haynes, Meriden, Kan. SINGLE COIIB· BUFF OBPINGTON8. ROSE COIlIB RHODE ISLAND BEDS Eggs, $1.60 per 16; $6.00 per 100. Freo Winter layers, for JERSEY Eggs, $1 15: $6 per CATTLE 100\ - range. Mrs. O. Russell, Canton, Kan., R. 2. ouvs M, Dale, DbrDll, DI, KIRKSVILLE, MO., SATURDAY, JUNE, I, t912. Seventy head ·ot '11ops lmported 'and Im.ported-In .Dam cattle. The I'RIZE WINNING S. C. BUFF ORPING SINGLE COMB cbefceet BHODE ISLAND ':BED of blood JInes obtainable, both on the Island of Jer.S'1Y a.nd In America. ton eggs, 10 cents, from $17 Cook cockerel. ,eggs, They f $3.00 per 100, $1.00 per 30. Mrs. Rosa have been carefuJly selected and are of the right and ot Goldie Colwell, Smith Center, Kan. Route type producing blood el Janzen, .8, Geneseo, Kan. JInes. Tho offering of 'Serviceable bulls Is especially strong. both In quallty and Pl numbers. In the fema:le class there Is show ring tor and 8. C. BUFF OBPINGTON EGGS-FABI\I EGGS ll·ualHy every class, cows fo FROM GOOD BANGE iFLOCK that wllJ make high tests. Write now for range, tl 100. Mrs. T. cata:lo!:. .Address, per 16: U per S. Rose Comb Reds-100, $4: pens, 15, $1.25, aJ White, Rose, Kan. Mrs. Fred Yaussl, Baker, Kan. I C. A. ROBINSON, Prop. D. B. MATTHEWS, Herd Mgr. JII !SINGLE COM B AUCTIONEERS-OOLS. D. L. PERRY, R. R. BAILEY. BUFF ORPINGTON BOSE COi\m BEDS-EGGS FROM JO 15 roosters, $9.50: eggs, $1.50: rnorough choice birds, 30, $2: 100, $4.50. John A. Ie bred. Mrs. Henry Forke, Raymond, Neb. Reed, Ly,ons, l(an, 81 Ne",ius' Shorthorn Sale. VI KELLEKSTBASS STRAIN WHITE ORP- PRIZE WINNING BOSE COMB BHODE C. S. N.,v.Jus, of Chiles, Kan., who Is ,m 1ngton. Eggs, $1.50 15: 100. Ed Istand Reds. now per $7 per Eggs, 6 cents: babtes, 12 ad vertlslng one of his famous Leclere, Central City, Iowa. cents: stock, to each. C, PURE BRED POULTRY" Shortborn $2 $25 R. Colwell, sales to be held on Juno 6, writes as Smith Center, Kan. roi. UJ lows: "The whole sale offering has lm, S. (J. BU:i'F ORPINGTON EGGS, $4 per proved Slil much that you would hardly be. � 100, U.60 per 50; chicks, 10c. Mrs. J. A. BOSE COMB BEDS EXCLUSIVELY BABY CHICKS. lIeve It. We are selling 13 bulls, all Scotch s1 Young, Wakefield, Kan. Range eggs, 100, from $4: prize winning but two, and seven of them are strictly berd pens, 16, $2. Mrs. B. F. all Weigle, Winfield, ()HI()KS-S, C. BROWN LEGHORN�5 bulls, sired by Searchllght except three, BUFF OBPINGTON' EGG8-41.50 PER 15. lian, Number 1 Is out of pl 50. Pure bred. Victoria Star, No. 2 18 a Pen headed son ·of cock at Madi per Winter 'laying ·straln. by second No. 3 Is a Jennie Carl L. Haug, Rt. 1, Kan. Gwendollne, Lind and a son Square Garden. Hawkeye Poultry Farm, CHOI()E ROSE ool\IB RHODE 'Galena, ISLAND show bull, No. 4 Is 0. Butterfly and a sholv Osceola, Ia. Red fine chickens; shape, splendid ,slzEl, good bull: No.5 and No. G are Violets, and .. Oct. 31-W, Z, 2. 'WIllIam ..• _ •.•• 46.00 BARRED ROCK8-44 PREMIUMS, 19 Baker. Rich Hlll, Mo. l'4lng, Paola, Kan Nov. it-Walter 4. H. M. Kan, ...•. 32.00 firsts. Winners Topeka, Clay TUB KEY EGG S-NARBAGANSETT. Hildweln, Fairview, Kan. Justice, Stilwell, Manhattan, Nov. 2-Hu'bert J. 6. Wllllam 35.00 Center. Eggs, 15, $2.50: 30, $4.50: 16, $1: Bourbon Red, $3.50 per 11. White Holland, GrMIHhs, Clay Center, .Mlng...... Kan. 6. William Rice, Kan.. 34.00 60. $8.25: 100, $5. Mrs. D M. GlIIesple. Mammoth Bronze, $3 per 11. S. Durlgg & Spring Hill, .• Nov. 2-D. M. 7. William Rice, Kan .. 28.00 Clay Center, Kan. Son, Armstrong MllIs, Ohio, Gregg, Harrisollvllle, Mo. Spring Hlll, Nov. IS-Herman Gronnlnger & Sons, Ben- 8. John Wise, Olathe, Kan 29.00 9. T. E, SHELLEY BROTHERS' ROCKS BARRED ROCKS OB OTHER BREEDS dena. Kan. Hubbard, LinWOOd, Kan BABRED Albert 25.0� Nov. 15-0. R. 11, Wise, Olathe, Kan., ••••••. won 70 premlums-34 firsts, specials and ot poultry. Eggs for hatching or baby Strauss,. Milford, Kan. Oct. 26-J. J. 12. Sam Grantham, Lenexa, Kan 27.028.00 sweepstakes-at Kansas' shows. chicks are Quickly sold for a small cost Hartman, Elmo, Kan. largest Jan. 14. A, Hlll 26. through a little ad In these columns. 24-Jas. G. Long, Harlan, Iowa. W1swell. Spring Eggs, $8 per 16: $6 per SO: guaranteed. Write 15. o� Feb. A. Wiswell, HUl., •••.•.. Circular tree. Box tor special low advertising 6:--J. L. Griffiths, Riley, Kan. .Sprlng 7, Elmdale, Kan. price. 16. S. A. 25.00 Feb. 6-Thompson Bros., Marysvllle, Kan. Nelson, Spring H·lll ..•..••• 18, John 30.00 Nov. 8-W. A, Baker W·lse, 'Olat'he, Kan ...... ••• THIRTEEN YEARS' E X PER lEN (J E WHITE OBPINGTON EGGS. Sl.IIO PER & Son, Butler. Mo. Feb. 22. S. W. 27.00 with and setting, Pens headed by KellerstraBB cock 8-W, H, Charters, Jr., Butler, Mo. Rice, Spring Hill, Kan.... Onward Upward Barred Rocks 28. T. E. 46.00 Feb. 12-Ira C. & Mankato, Kan. Hubbard _ has placed them on the very tront ranks erel and 6th Kansas State cockerel at Wich Kyle Son, - 29. H, B. W·alt�rs, E1'IIngham, Kan :26.00 In breeding and Indlvlduallty. 15 eggs tor Ita. Bernard Stelnklrchner, Box lOS, New 30. S. W. Rlce _ 8.00 Pullet G. E. ton, Kan. Duroo Jerseys. $I. mating only. Dyksterhuls, 81. Bert Pilot 46·Z038. !s.-E, Harriman, Grov�. V.... Holly, Colo. July "W. Davis & Co., Glenwood, Mo. Bert 00 32. Harriman, Pilot Grove, Mo •• Sept. 4-W. R, Huston, Xan. BANTAMS. Americus, 34. Homer Graver, ·Sprlng Hili, Kan. 27.32'00 LINDAMOOD'S BABBED BOCKS-FOB 8 Sept. 2S-8. W. Altred & Sons, Enid, Okla. '35. Bert H·arrlman...... U. 01 consecutive exhibitions our birds won the Oct. 18-Jell: Constant & Son, Denver, Mo. W. J. . • 29. 00 36. Wilson, Spring Hill. .• blue on pens and singles. Pens mated for BLACK SPANISH AND BLACK �AlLED Oct. 19-E. C. Jonagan, Mo. 00 Albany, 37_ 'T . .:1, Wt1son Jl6. tile season. from and Bantams. Best blood In Eggs pens, $a $6 per Japanese America. 3S. Arthur Wise, Olathe, Kan sa. 00 16. UtlUt)' eggs, U per 100. Send tor cir Circular free. II)gfl'S and baby �hlck.. CheR O. I. C. 35. 00 39. John Wise. 'Olathe, Kan •••• , .••• cular. C. C, Lindamood, Kall, nut & Son, Centralia, Kan. Oct. ZI-l\. W, Gage, Garnett, Xan. 40. 25. 00 Wal�oll, Homer GrOver"I't'I •• t'I.t •• ". � May 25, 1912. KANSAS FARMER S ...... !:'=PO=L=A=N=D=C=H=iN=A=S='..!::(::zP=OL=�=N=D=C=H=IN=A:SJ= __ __ ...... _B_A_R__G_A_I_N_' I_N L_,A_N_D_:' I I FARM AND STOOK PROPOSITION-e mllell from BtnlPD&n. '''00 acN. 5 Y I Mr. FAR· MER· .Ii GOOD A silo, etc. Price, ,,3.60 per acre. with 160 well Improved. 140 cutt., good buildings. lease to 660 acres adjoining, grass laud, not for lIale. Rent, PO Theu we will assign Have you ever raised' any of the OLD, ORIGINAL,. BIG :BONlIID SPOTTED on MOOBB LAND CO•• KlD....-. KIm. have 'made him and hundreds ,826 per year. Call TIlE LANDS? Faulkner hal tor ten yean. They I'ood for of American termer.. Wdte for prices, etc. Paira or trioe. no kin. Water. We In 16. Box f--O-R--S-,-A--L--E--�-O!-d-�-e�-h-�-rB-e-�k-IV-I-:-:-r�-�---M-I-Id--C-I-'�-�-r-e�-E-A-l-IT-Ch-KA-S-�-I-r.-A-S.-p-I'e-n-ty-'-ofKiowa County, Kan.. have bargains farms, 80, H. ",. FAULKNER, K, Jamesport, 'Missouri farms. and 820 acres. Also, some good' pasture as a. whole, or cut up Into either land:. We sell for cash OD !rood\, and terms reasonable. It has taken cheap Prices together reasonable terms. We also have traota o. forty years to put this property to to the different kinds and sizes to exchange for so oreate It, but now go and or rental property. Write us ,merohandlse Breeding steele ..tred by such boars &II Mastodon market., wants. LONG BROS'•• Kan. .. your Fredonta. Dean's M..todon Poland Price, Columbia Surprise Wonder 5th and head of the , Wonder, Also. about two hundred fifty ' GrI'tter s all In the stock most Priced to fashionably bred Here(ord cattle (96 % Longfellow, big class. Can supply any age. most " and about three hundred liead BEST TOWN TO LIVE IN. sell. temales), , Shorthorn and and Polled cattle, If you 'would like to-live In the most CL4BBN()E DBAN, Westen, lIo. Dearboru. MOo B. B. eta.. New Market, 1110. Shorthorn and Pho..!le. various other I1ve stock, Improvements, beautltul city In the West, with unsurpassed lmplement..· educational, buslne8s and religious advan- where It possible, this property will be realized tages, In a city clean, progressive, the There I. no real estate values are low but steadily ad- upon during present year. ,In the are lI'8&11on- property ot Its character equal to It vanclng, where IIvlnA' expenses country, for farming. grazing, or able, a city with natural A'a8 at lowest price. western ' stock-raisin&, purpo.es. address the SECRETARY of the COMMERCIAL CL11B. Prlcee IUId t-. for eveQthln., or an,. Topeka. Kansas. part of It. made by F. ROCKEFELLER. to-BRED SOWS-_ Osborn BuDdinI'. (J1eveland, Ohio. ARKANSAS FARM CHEAP. BIL smooth Polands. Ten ribbons at LANGFORD'S 180 aores 12 miles Boutheast of Waldron. State Fair last year. For sale at reaaonable OR TRADE WITH VB-Exchange BUY II miles from good Inland town; 12 acres In J08JAS LAMBERT. C..ter. free. Denle Acency, El Dorado. Kan. ,Smith book cultivation, 60 acres more can be tilled. �es. Polands small house and 1 acre In orchard; BigType barn, An extra lot of tall for . 'good gilts sale, WRITE FOB LIST8-Sale or exchange. fine spring On the' place and In a very ..JIB LABGE, SMOOTH POLAND8, Kan. of faU boars and that .Ired by Spotted King. C. Wonder and Pas Ea8tem Kans. Land Co•• Quenemo. healthy locality; fine hunting and fishing-. Fifty head gilts The time King Ind. Out of hlgh-clae.. big-type Price only $600. Terms. I have other bar have me and quality; a few ,breIS E. Zeanda Ran. BOWS. The Ideal brood sow type. Priced to WE MATCH TRADES FOR OWNERS- ptn& Write or call- at once. .Uts. L. KLEIN, alsole. let us match sell. List your property with us and &lott AIk. Kan. Job D. Baker. Waldr.n. Co,. T. T. LANGFORD, Jameaport. Mo. It. OWNERS' EXCHANGE. Salina, GREEN LAWN COME TO THE PEERLESS PRINCESS sales, trades. Want Texas Farm Barpins city and country, where we have everytbiRg STOCK FARM. BIG-BONED SPOTTED Don't trifle. Buckeye Atrency. Atrrl land. America affords, and buy yourself a bome A chollll!' lot ot tan boare. Also two lIer. Han. eola. ,while property Is yet cheap, but as good boare-Young Hadley by Big Hadley. anel �LAND CHINAS. as the best anywhere. Fine, modern homes by Pawnee :Blain. Am bocIkInc BARGAIN'S in Ness County land, large :BII' Spot The old original kind-not related to In the and Ideal country homes on the orders fop plglt for .June shipmeDt, I small tracts. Write now for lists and city ItPFin,g Faulkner herd. One outstanding yeatllng; and and farms from 40 acres up, and from wnr trad'e a tew Mtssourt farmS' for KaUBaIl C. B. Bru8fteld, Nees City, Ran. farm a of hlgh-clas. fall and IIprlng boara literature. 320' acres from land. numbez:, UO up. Ranches from up, Wheat for sale. They are the real spotted kind acre Write us your wants and A. J••BRA.T _' SONS, Adrlaa, ... FOR SALE AND EXCIIANGE. Ull.60 per up. that grow big and have quality. For lit we will tlnd It tor UB, f& aU we. ask. iloha breeders ot ones. Wheat, corn, alfalfa land, and city prop years big & 'l'bompeoll. au Bam_ Wdtr•• Wlchlta, D. GATES &: 1110. erty. Write for price list. 801JTlIW.EST J. SONS. Ravenwood. KA_,. � BIG TYPE POUNDS. LAND CO•• Randall Bldg,. Newton, ltI'S GIANT Thirteen yeaplfnA' boars of best big type WONDER ml. trom K080ma, Okla., RANCH FOR EXCBANG& 40 ACRES. 4' and close kin to seme of the heads my Poland China herd. He Is III the for restau 2,420-acre, weH Improved ranch, out 6 breediag all plow land, to exchange c18ss and ma.ted with .ows. clear, on P. R. Wallace moat Doted big type hop. Have had the 1000-pound till' well located. iI. A. Ka8- miles from town U. R., rant stock, clear, cholera and are Immune. gr.. tel Stock for sale. JOHN T. Vv.BY. WIne--.. county, Kan.; plenty shade treea, abundance Big, wthy Belleville, Ran. For Ran. parek, of well and living water, 90 per (lent bllSt lows and priced right. prices and pap- tar, smooth tillable :.160 acres of .hallow Uou'tars. addreas. ,� FOR SALE-ll0-ACRE HOG AND POl7L of land, rods water alfalfa land, 126 now In growing al JOE A. REBB. try farm, running water. and Umber. 80 HOME OF CAPTAIN HUTCH. school on ranch, owner old and wants from county seat. D. C. Poole, Owner, Ober falfa. Ashley, Mo. to will take smaller tract on his Kan. retire; 200 ��::Iat':,o::� lin, and and terms to eult Spring rig. �r ranch some money, Pairs and trios not related. The blood of mer on balance; clear, and title perfect. Price, 180 �.ooe. to exchange for the biggest Polands; new blood for these ACRES, acre. Trade for this and get rich LONGVIEW POLANDS. chandise or hardware. Other exchanges. $20 per parts. Write for private sa!e cats,log alld as present owner has. Further Intormatlon The llrat Write what you have. N. F. BORN. Mor Her,d Eloar :rOlin. MastIff. and price.. on request. The S. J. BAKER rowville. ]ian. turnlshe._d grand ehamplon at Topeka, Kansas, Stat. C. W. JONES. Solomo...... LAND Grainfield. Kan. CO.. Fa1r. 1&10. A few eb&lJonable lines. Either sex. Pfgs, $15; of Stanton, best Boys Good One. breedlllg age, $25; very extra choice, L. H. of MorganVille, Kan., Crated t. 0. b. CREENWOOD CO. FARMS. Mr. Grote. POLAND CHINAS. quality. $36. Registered. has recently purchased from H. B. Walter, R. J. LINSCOTT. Holtoa. lEan, DurblB's Old Truaty Poland Chin... FaD and weU-srassed stock rancbes, In the corn, of l!l1ftngham, Kan., an outstandlnA' Poland boars Blue Valley Ex at price. that are and bluegrass county, for sale at low China .on of old Expansive. His by Okane, of Blue Rapids, Kan.. _ns yearling are strictly big and good. John' full and he Is a right. They Shorthorn herds of Kan Clolverpr ces on llberlll term9. Write for In dam Is the 80W, Gny's Best, Kansas Farmer. one of the good or write. mentioning brother to Expansive Chief, a boar Come has stock fer sale at all times. f�rlDaUOD. IItter T. E. DlJBBlN. sas. He has already made something of a Farmer whell WrUlo!; him., OJ. G. SIIIITH, that King City, 1\10. Mention l{ansas Hamilton, Kansas. reputation In tile 'WlIolter lierd, 14 KAN SAS FARMER May �fi, llll!!. Oakland Jersey Herd.· American and Imported Herd•. AND MULES The present herd 12f dairy and breeding stock, while not large, Is composed of In dividuals of great and breeding. f '- ....I quality J_E_R_!_E_Y_C_A_T_T_L_E Is able to offer a. bred bull and helter calves )1 The herd cow, a heifer; ot [HORSES usually 4 to 12 weeks reasonable Four Bu11I rare quality at prices. Jersey old, two that will The herd management Is associated wlt'h an Importer of Jersey cattle of 30 years JACKS AND JENNETS be recorded, two out of full-blood cows, but successful experience as an Importer, and Is In a position to handle commissions can't be "Kansas, StOCkwell," cattle and at lowest cost recorded, by tor all wishing Imported (both Jerseys Guernseys) . posslblo 20 large Jacks trom son of a $2,100 grandson ot a $11,600 bull. consistent with high-class service, 2 to 7 old. to all years Price, $15 '$60 now. Females, ages, OREN S. DAY, Box 84, Footvllle, Wis. 25 head extra good S. S. SM.ITH, Clay Center, Kan. Jennets priced right. Come and see me. OOIl1ERIS'S EMINENT Is offered for sale. PHIL WALKER, . A Jersey sire of rare merit, sired by Eminent IIloUne, Elk Co., Kansas Rosette, he by Rosetta's Golden Lad. The DUAL PURPOSE SHORTHORN CATTLE granddam of Oomeris Eminent, IOFInancial Queen," was an imported cow of great merit. Evergreen Home Farms, Lathrop, 1110., J. H. Walker, Prop.-Breeder ot du;'1 pur and the dam of the noted Financial Coun pose Shorthorn cattle, Oxford Down sheep, Berkshire hogs and Burbon Red turkeys. stock tor sale at all times. attention to mall orders. Write' us for SADDLE BRED STALLION tess. We have a choice lot of heifers by Breeding Prompt Johnson 6& milk and records of our Shorthorn herd. J. H. 1\10. tor exchange. He Is 16 \!,. hands, black, him. and must change bulls. butter WALKER, Lathrop, Kan. 1\ weight 1360, coming 9 years old, without a. Nordstrom, Clay Center, � blerntsn, works double or single, trots square ------��������.�--��--�--�------� In harness, takes saddle gaits when made. GANZDALE HERD PURE-BRED HOLSTEIN \ sure. Sired Wood A good breeder and by GANZDALE HERD PURE-BRED HOLSTEIN COWS AND HEIFERS FOR SALE. ford Jr., 1233, and out ot standard 1 SqUirrel, To move them we will. considered, them We must reduco . quickly quality price right. . . HEREFORlJ mare, not registered. Want to bred trotting our herd. We also have a few extra choice quality bull calves for sale, sired by that pro- a stallion not over 9 CATTLE] exchange for Belgian I Several of his sons trom I.;. I mler Count. large dams at prices sire, Pletje producing - very It r h t, years old, or will buy one priced lg cheap. CASPAR A. GAN'I'Z, King City. Mo. ',� I�' Act quick. 'I'hls advertisement wlll only .".'/ appear twice. "'." G. S. LAWSON, I,·' ABERDEEN ANGUS HERD BULLS Ravenwootl, Nodaway Co., 1Uo. HEREFORDS From 8 to 18 months old. A number ot them herd headers. 'I'hey are bred right FOR SALE-Magic Satinwood No. 56339. and are right as Indlvhluals. "'rIte us for description and prices. A handsome bay yearling trotting stud. a C. D. 6& E. F. CALDWELL. Burllndon Junction ltlo. Hne-hred double grandson of Nutwood 600. FOR SALE has white star, snip and feet-a fine Colt bred Individual. A choice Poland China boar Ten choice, richly bulls, pig, lind some registered Jersey bulls. cows from 8 to 18 months of age. Also, Herd o. I. C. Swine and heifers. Address CLARENCE RAGS Crystal few cows and heifers. Frost's Buster. A number ot extra for DALE, Moberly, 1110. young Herd headed by good boars, ready service, a of choice 'I'hls stock Is sell. Plenty of size, extra good heads, for sale. Also number gilts. priced to , PEU(.'lIERON lIORSE"', lIOLSTEl.N-FRIE with horns to match, and elegad DAN WILCOX, .Cameron, 1110. SIAN CATTLE. I Up-to-date Poland China. hog•. Write your coats. GOLDEN RULE DURO(J ,JERSEYS Choice fall boars wa.nl�. N. 1l0LDEIIIAN. !\Jeade, Kan8� and gillS-for sale ';Ired WILLIAM ACKER R!:!>c!���u!!t;!i;��t �2v�e�b��;: by Dreamland Col. and .T. C.'s Defender, by 'I'he best breeding; registered; herd num I the noted Defender. Also. R. I. Red chick Best Imported HorseS�:Ceh.th�'��':,� Vermillion, Marshall County, Kan. bers fifty. ens. LEON CARTER, Asherville, Kan. bred registered draft stallions-$260 to $660 AULD BROTHERS, at my stable doors. A. LATIIIIER WILSON, Frankfort, Kan. Crcston, HAMPSHIRE HOGS. ___ __I_a_. FOS'I'ER'S RED POLLS. Home-bred Draft Stallions ChoIce bulls and heifers priced reasonable. IIAl\IPSHIRE HOGS. t:go:�dss��� c. E. �·OS'I'EU. R R. 4. �Idorado, I(an. Br e d sow lions-your chores, $1,000. F. L. Stream, SHORTHORN CATTLE s, spring pigs, In pairs or trios. Creston, Iowa. I I RED POLI.ED BUI,LS FOR SALE. not akin, Pat Matony, .,' Three yearlings, weighing 800 to 1000, get G e n era I Allen blood FAIRVIEW STOCK FARlII. recorded. During January $71) each. Chance . Unes. all PrIces reasonable. Twenty-five Mammoth jacks, Amcoats' com _. of a lifetime. Beef and mtnc qualities Pharaoh 2491, grand cham F. C. WITTORFF, "Iedora, Kan. ages; bined. Herd bull weighs a ton. Bulls ready pion, 'l'cnnessee at bead. Largest . for service. September O. I. C. boars for herd In west. sales. MILTON PENNOCK, Route 4, Del HAMPSHIRE SWINE. H. T. SHORTHORNS HINEIIIAN, phes, Kan. Dighton, Lane County, Kan. Seven young bulls, Scotch and Scotch Some tine spring boars topped, ready for service. Also a few cows and a fine lot of summer • . and heifers, bred or open. Write for prices . pigs, all registered stock . . and descriptions. T. S. BURDICK, Route 3, Inman, Klinsas. GALLOWAY CATTLE S. B. AIIICOATS, Clay Center, Kan, ANGUS CATTLE I HILLWOOD STOCK FARM. ( High class Hampshlree. Immune young Herd of PEARL SHORTHORNS. boars for sale. A.lso fall pigs ot both sexes. Capital View Regia J. Q. EDWARDS, Smlthvllle, 1110. FOR SALE-25 choice young bulls in tered Galloways. age from 6 to 20 months. A few straight A choice lot of young bulls for sale In Scotch and all Scotch topped. Good In SUTTON FARM Write or call for turther both reds and roans. Can ship numbers to suit. dividuals, FIFTY ANGUS BULLS, Information. G. E. CLARK, 2301 Van Buren over Rock IsJ'and, Santa Fe or Missouri AUCTIONEERS the best herd bulls. St., Topeka, Ran. Pacific. Inspection Invited. sired by Priced single or carrots. Priced C. [ W. TAYLOR, low to clean up. See them at R. F. D. 2, Enterprise, Kau. GUERNSEY CATILE. LAWBENCE, KAN. Missouri Auction School. A FEW Guernsey bulls tor snle; butter (Largest in the World.) The school that fat record 668 to 714 Ibs. pel' yenr; prIces .glves you practice In Shorthorns actual sales In their own auction rooms. reasonable. FrederIck HOug.hton, Roxbul'7, High-Class ��r.�\�tc::;� Next term August 5, at 'I'renton, Mo. 'Ad Co.. Kansas. News by New Goods by Choice Goods and IIIcPhenoD ANGUS CATTLE 1\�:3.d��llS:';;f;: dress out of my best Shorthorn cows. Also a num by Even Eric 111592. High-class, ready for W. B. FOR SALE - High. ber of good yearling helters, reds and roans. CARPENTER, GUERNSEYS service, .prfced worth the money. 14th and Grand Ave., Kansas City, 1110. grade Guernsey bull Come and see my herd. W. A. HOLT, Savannah, ltlo. and heifer calves. "Materna" strain. JOHN REGIER, WhItewater, Kansas. MRS. HELEN DONNELLY, IIlanltowoc, Wis. Maple Grove Herd R. L•. HARRIMAN Scotch Shorthorns POLLED DURHAM CATTLE LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEER. Herd headed by Lord Mutineer 279228. A { J Bunceton, Mo. number of class bulls tor herd CATTLEI high " sale, [HOLSTEIN for headers. and will be prtced right quick R OA N HER BULL· CALVES on aod 0, always hand, sale. Write for description and prices. COL. OSCAR H. worth the THE INTERNATIONAL AND BOATMAN, price. PERRY O. BROWN, Lamoni, Iowa. ClIAlIIPION, Irving, Kansas. H. B. COWLES, Topeka, Kansa•• BELVEDERE X2712 - 195058. Live stock auctioneer. Graduate Ameri GLEN HALL SHORT HORN HERD can Auction School. Write, phone or wire YOUNG HOLSTEIN BULLS. leaded by Choice Prince. by Prince of Tebo Son ot the $1,500 Grand Victor X1681 for dates. Have sold all females that I can my spare. Lawn and out .f Good Lassie by Choice 160366 heads my herd of -Double Standard Have a tew young bulls sired by Prince Polled Durhdm.. A few Goods. 5 choice red bulls In age tro'm 10 to extra. good, blocky, Ermsby De Kol, now at head of Nebraska thick-fleshed bulls tor COL. RAY PAGE. 14 months. Herd young sule. Inspec College herd. Prices reasonable. header, Prospects. tion Invited. Farm adjoin", town. Live Stock Auctioneer. J. P. ltlAST, Ran. JOHN Blue Rapids, Kiln. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Scranton, O'KANE, D. C. VAN NICE. Richland, KansB8. FRIEND, NEBRASKA. TEN N E H 0 L 111 SHORTHORNS-Pure M. E. Moore & Co. Scotc and Scotch topped Bates families. ���1��n':�;:t�r: Bulls In Gloster and Col. Woods' Polled Durhams EMPLOY ZAUN bull and heifer calves. Also a few bred service, Royal A few bulls of extra qual for the best results. He works tor the heifers and choice cows for a llmlted time. Hampton. young A few extra good bulls and heifers DeKol Ity on hand; also, some Prices low by best breeders In America. Best ot refer �A���. b�llO[��::C�ll�ll�s���gerVeld for early sale. E. S. MYERS,femaleshCanute, Kan. Champion Roan P.:ero, for sale. Prices ence furnished. Write for dates. reasonable for quick sale. FRANK J. ZAUN, Independence, 1\10. When writing advertisers, please mention CATTLE. Live Auctloneer-15 KANSA&, FARMER. STOCJ{ J. E. BUMPAS, Stock C. J. Woods, Chiles, Kan. years' experience. Terms reasona.ble. I breed Poland Chinas and Jerseys. Satisfac HOLSTEINS FOR SALE. 186 Long Yearling Steers. tion gu aran teed. Write for dates. J. E. Forty (40) head of heifers and cows; to Good grade. Will sell from 20 head up. BUlIlPAS, Windsor, 1110. treshen Inside 30 days. Several cows heavy Carload long yearling heifers, 100 head milkers; fresh now. Bulls from 1 to 15 horses, Including ponies and good draft OHIO IMPROVED CHESTERS months of age. Ira Romig, Station B. To mare. Good bunch of mules. WllI sell MONT ORR peka, Kan. worth the money. Aikin Station on farm. Live stock a nd farm sales auctioneer; block Maryville branch, U. P. AIKINS RANCH, F. MAPLE LEAF O. I. and ring work solicited. Belleville, Knn. T. GRIMES, IIlanager; P.O., Emmett, Kiln.; c,s, SUNFLOWER HERD HOL- Station, Aikins, Kan. Am booking orders now for spring pigs of the very hest breeding. Also a few choice STEIN-FRIESIANS. gilts for sale, bred or open. Prices reason COL. N. S. HOYT able.· Write today. lIIANI{ATO, KANSAS. Choice stock, both sexes. always on hand. R. W. GAGE, Route 5,. Garnett, Kan. Livestock AUctioneer. BIg Horse and other The best sire In the middle west heads this POLLED Sales a Terms reasonable. herd. Visitors .and Inspection solicited. F. Stock specialty. CATILE'! O. I. C. SOWS, BRED, $25; pigs. 2 months, service to breeders. Kan. Special J. SE,1RLE, Osl - - - 5 K A - - N E B R A s T • p A u L , KANSAS CROP REPO'RT I Seventh June Sale Of Nevius' the Weather Bureau. 'If' Rain chart prepared by T. B. Jennings from reports collected by 50 SHORT·HORN CATTLE 50 � Chiles, Kansas, Thursday, June 6, 1912 12 Bulls, 38 Females, 1.0 with Calves at Foot. One-half the Offering of Best Scotc'h Breeding. Good Individ uals. Practical, Useful Cattle. UNl'l'ED STATES WEATHER OBSERVEI1'S REPORT BY COUNTIES. SCALE IN INCHES: T. trace. Less than .50.. 50 to 1. 1 to 2. 2 to 3. Over 3. Allen-Good growing weather. Corn from' Montgomer�r-Too wet and cold for corn. 3 to 5 inches high. Oats and alfalfa doing well. done. Anderson-But little farming Wheat Ncm aha-c-T'co cold for corn that is up: fine. Grass looking good. 75 per cent of wheat ground plan ted to Barber-Ground in fine condition. Wheo.t corn. and alfalfa good. Corn backwnrd, Norton-Everything backward on account Barton-Cut warms are taking' the corn. of cold weo.ther. Bourbon-Ground wet. Gardens dql ng' Pa wnee-Everything growing nicely. well. Grass fine. Phillips-Fruit damaged by wind. Coffey-Farming backward. Alfalfo. crop Pratt-Wheo.t is fine. Corn good, but heavy. weather cool. Deco.tur-Corn growing nicely. Frosts in- . Rawllns.....Growing crops in good comlltion. jured garden truck, _ acreage of alfalfa. being sown, Elk-Too wet to plant corn. Small acre Large Rice-Corn nearly all plan ted. All crops of corn but large acreage of Kafll'. age well. Ellls-Soll In fine condition. Too cool for doing Rush-Wheat and other small crops doing growing crops. Ellsworth-Ground In good condition. Corn nicely. Russell-Corn planting progressing. The planting well along. Wheat in good condi ground rather wet. tion. cows, Sedgwick-Some alfalfa cut. Wheat con of and Prince Pavonia, 18 breeding Gray-Wheat looking fine. No eorn up Twenty daughters Searchlight ditions Impr-ovlng , Fruit prospects continue Prince Valentine and Ground In fine shape. our three herd bulls, Searchlight, yet. and all bred to great Harper-Conditions favorable. good. Seward-V,rh�at In good condition. Jr. Jeweli - Conditions favorable for corn Searchlight, Smith-Alfalfa looking fine. Some corn planting. Wheat and alfalfa. doing nicely. Jennie Linds and Gwendolines being replanted. Lovolyns, Violets, Secrets, Butterfiys, Klngman-Wheo.t looking fine. Corn planting In progress•. offered. Leavenworth-Gardens doing nicely. Gr��,�cre�ct:orn Up 2 Inches. are sure to increase Wallace-Too cool for growing crops. when the cost is nominal, Linn-Wheat and grass doing nicely. Too These cattle, carrying Needing ratn. KANSAS FARMER cold for corn. Pasture good. Send for and mention Washington-Too cold for corn. in value. catalogue Logan-Farmers plo.nting corn. Rain Woodson-Too wet for farm work. :Al needed. falfa and McPherson-Too cold for growing crops. pastures dOing nicely. KAN. Corn uneven. Oats, alfalfa and grass, good. S. CHILES, Worms dam c. NEVIUS, Marlon-Corn all planted. of . Clay Center, JAMES, SNYDER. trees. Johnson & Nordstrom. AUCTIONEERS-BELLOWS, HARRIMAN, aging trom an Marshall-Corn halt planted. Corn not Kan" have recently purchased DEVINE. . weather. eastern breeder a pall' of extra choice Jer FIELDMAN-O. W. coming up on account of cold have and Mitchell-Poor growing weather. Ground sey heiters. Both good breeding nice additions to this good herd. In good condition. will prove 16 KANSAS FAR MER May 25, 1912. Jllllllllllllllllllllillillll� 111111111111111111111111111111 n 111111111I1I111II1111111�111111I1II1II1"111111111111111111 II 11111111I11111I1111111I11II1I11I1I1I11I11I1111I1I111I11111111111! 1.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi 111111111111 l , Up to this writing, orders have come to us for over 4,000 carloads of Reo the Fifths. Six cities want trainload lots - By R. E. ou; Designer v - My Greatest Each car in the making must pasa a thousand inspections. Countle•• New Center Control Success parts are discarded because of slight imperfec.tions. The Year's Greateat In all the 25 years I have spent Improvement Each lot of steel is building cars I never saw a demand analyzed. The new center control in ReQ like that for Reo the Fifth. Eng i n e s are tested for 48 hours. the Fifth marks the greatest step cars are 'submitted to of the in It s01vel It is the season's sensation, Completed year designing, long and radical tests. -the last great problem in motor car Six cities ask for shipments in train engineering. The bodies are finished with 17 load lots-trains of forty carloads. There are no side levers to block coats. Not.a detail is being ·slighted. These are New York, Boston, San one of the front doors. There is no Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and W e c a u 1 d increase our sales reaching for the brake .or the gear Kansas City $1,000,000 this .spring by a Little less lever. All . care in But we s'halhl(�t the gear shifting is done by About in a production, 1,000 dealers, thousand this center .cane-handle. It is done omit that care, towns, have already ordered these -with the right hand, and done by cars. .... In 0 v'Ii n g t his handle only three Not for a Season inches in each of four directions. After 25 Years Both brakes are operated by foot Reo the Fifth is not 'built for one pedals, One pedal also operates This comes after men, for a .... -qua season. We count on each car -seIl the dutch. There :was never a con ter have driven cars I built. .century, ing 20 cars in the future. trol 'so handy, so simple. I told these men that Reo This arrangement of the the For this CaT -cemes dose to tinal permits embodies the best I know. left side drive, heretofore possible Fif�h ity. Men will never be able to great in electric cars only. The driver I said that it marks on it. This can my limit, ly improve factory as he should close to sits, sit, pass demand, though t hat w a u I d be after a lifetime's experience. never say, "Here is .a new model, and on ing cars, die up side of the easily possible. This car would be much better than Reo the Fifth." road. And the first ann 0 u n cern e n t cheap at $1,250-cheaper than any b r 0 t orders from mea Wit h th i.s car I the rival- ugh 12,000 lay down . Price Added when it will who have faith in me. arduous cares .of .deslgning, I end Still $1,055 price, comes, be 25 of ceaseless solely due to added cost of pro years Improvement, The initial price of this car is still duction. Our margin is now at the I am perfectiy 'content to be to No Undue Haste judg.ed 'being continued, though subject minimum, this whatever come instant I by car, may ill advance. .' In the stress of this demand no the future. This is one feature, I fear, which Dealers undue haste is permitted. I stand must be changed before long. Any 1,000 That's why I am watching every Wherever some dealer here and insist that every car shall advance in materials must be added you are, car that out. We can goes never to the· and nearby you has Reo the Fifth on be a credit to my price, that advance is reputation. claim to our exhibit. better best, after aU imminent, I think. The parts of each car are this So the future of Write us for our catalog ground experience. I repeat this to avoid rnis showing any all and we will tell over and until we utter the Reo on body designs over, get depends this car's .p.eJ' We shall not ad understanding. you the nearest dealer. Write us exactness. formance, vance our price because of over- today, Address. R� M. Owen & Co. Gln;::!.S;!;a Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing, Mieb. Canadian Factol'7, St. CatheriiAft\, Oat. Reo the Fifth $1,055 30-35 Horsepower Wheel Ba.e- 11% IDche. Wbeel.- 34 lache, DemoUDta"l. Rim, Speed- 45 Mile, per H01ll' Made with 2, 4 aDd S Pu,qer Bolli.. and md.hield Dot iIlcludecl ill Top price. We equip thi. car with mohair top, .ide curtaiDi and .lip cover, wiadlbiolcl. tuak &Del Sal lIpMdometer-all for �OO extr.. 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