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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
NOT MERE MILKING MACHINE
Story of Man Who Sought to Make
Fortune In Dairy Busness-Start-
ed With Nondescript Cows.
(By r. B. BucKHAMl

(By r. b. BUCKHAM.)
Among my acquaintance there Is
numbered a man who recently de-
cided to make trial of furnishing
milk for the local market. Having
ventured into several other branches
Of agriculture without having achieved
any great success at any one OF them.
he determined to attempt this; make
one more play for favor at the hands
of Dame Fortune.
For start, he purchased half a
dozen cows of nondescript extraction,
and set himself up in the business OF
a milk farmer. His idea seemed to be
that all he had to do was to feed
little grain and hay to these animals,
night and morning, and in return re-
ceive an abundant supply of milk, the
equivalent of ten times and more, in
value.
But before he had been at 1t long
he found that he had made mistake
in his calculations, somewhere. The
account was running against him, in
stead of in his favor. He was play
ing a losing game, once more!
What was the trouble? Simply
this, that he had misjudged animal
nature, in one respect, at least. There
is no such thing as a milk machine,
patented or unpatented, into which
you can pass hay or grain at one end
at your pleasure, and pull valve
and draw off milk from another, to
your fancy. At any rate, a cheap
scrubby COW is not such machine, and
cannot be made over into one These
six cows turned out to be just ordi
nary, barren quantity mixers, bur-
den and expense upon any man who
assumed their care and keep. And
now they are for sale, away below
what he paid for them, but are
poor bargain at that.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
Prayer

Give me, o Lord, that quictness
of heart that makes the most of
labor and rest. Save me from pas
sionate excitement, petulan
fretfulness and idle fear, keeping me
ever in the presence of thy love.
Teach me TO be alert and wise i'm all
responsibilities without hurry and
without neglect. Tame Thou and
rule my tongue, that | may not
transgress thy law of love. When
others censure may i seek thine
image in each fellow man, Judging
with charity as one who shall be
judged.
Danish envy from my thought
and hatred from my lips.
Help me TO be content, amid the
strife of tongues, with my unspoken
thought. When anxious cares
threaten my peace, help me to run
to Thee that | may find my rest and
be made strong for calm endurance
and valiant service
Science Monitor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
Curtis Children Cared For

Some time ago Anna Curtis fifteen
year old daughter of Joseph Curtis OF
Cooks Corners ran away from her
home, and an investigation of condi-
tions in the home was started by Sup
ervisor Brink and County Agent Law
cry, which resulted in the decision that
the children were woefully neglected.
The father is sick at the home of a
daughter in Grand Rapids and has not
contributed to the support OF the fam
lily in over two years. The mother
makes no effort to support the child
rem and the home presented neglected
condition.
Upon the signing of the proper papers
by the mother, the youngest child.
Ben, who is not yet two years of age,
will be placed in the home at Coldwa-
ter. Ray, aged 10, will be adopted by
family in 0tisco, while Anna, who is
a confirmed truant, and has run away
from home several times, will be placed
in the home at Adrian for the period of
one year, after which she will be taken
into the home of a half sister at Grand
Rapids.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
Board of Review

Notice is hereby given that the Boarc
of Equalization and Review of the city
of Belding will meet i'm the Council
rooms in said city at 8 o'clock in the
forenoon on Monday, May -, 1911, anC
on Tuesday, May 2B, 1911, and as long
thereafter as may be deemed necessary
for the purpose of reviewing the assess
ment rolls of the city of Bedding. Said
board of review will be in session from
nine O'Clock in the forenoon To II o'clock
noon, and from one o'clock in the after.
noon until five o'clock i'm the afternoon
of each day.
Dated at the city of Bedding, Mich,
this 9Th, day of May, A. ID. 1911.
w. 5. EDDY, City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
split-Lo g Drag.

smooth the earth's surface, and pre-
vent ruts from forming to hold water.
The drag not only smooths the road,
but crowns it, and puddles the mud SO
that it is hard when dry.
These drags have been used with
great success on clay or water-holding
soils. Many stretches of black gum
DO roads in the west are maintained by
the use of this implement alone.
Every farmer should own one, and
after rain he should spend a few
hours on the road adjacent to his farm.
II there are many depressions to fill,
the drag should be used when the road
Is wet
After 1t has been used long enough
TO make the road fairly smooth, the
drag gives the best results If used
when the earth begins to dry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18

Spinach and lettuce will endure a
good deal of frost.
Do not wait until 1t is too late.
Have your seed tested at once.
The Russian sunfiower is the most
productive. II is also very hardy.
There are over 10000 900 of acres
under wheat cultivation In the world.
Market everything while It is fresh.
You will get better price and hold
your customers better.
Too much emphasis cannot be laid
on good seed as an essential to sue
cess In market gardening.
Keep up a rotation of crops with
clover, and every year apply as much
fertilizer as is taken out of the soil.
Wood ashes are one OF the best of
fertilizers, while coal ashes are valu-
able for tightening heavy, clayey soils.
All clay lands need clover roots to
penetrate and loosen their compact
strata. and to supply vegetable mat
ter.
The best and most nutritious forage
crop is sweet corn; and 1t also makes
the greatest growth of foliage to the
amount of stalk.
The first silo was built about 1870.
1t is hard for those who use them now
to understand how the world got along
without silos so long.
To prevent backaches Maine
farmer has invented a jointed hoe to
throw potatoes into a net with which
IL Is provided as thew are dug
In Itself the small farm does not
possess any particular merit II is
only when 1t is thoroughly titled that
1t becomes meritorious or profitable.
Lime is often of wonderful value In
a garden which has been heavily ma
nured for years. II will liberate the
insoluble plant food which has been
deposited year after year In the ma
nure.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
Tenth Wedding Anniversary.

On Monday evening last, by invita-
ton of DIR. and Mrs. j. III. Armstrong,
a large company assembled at their
pleasant home on High Street in honor
of their tenth wedding anniversary.
DIR. and Mrs. Armstrong welcomed
the guests upon their arrival, while in
the hall above Master Robert and little
Miss Jane Armstrong directed them 10
the rooms for removing wraps. The
decorations were large boquets of car
nations and flowers of the season in
profusion. A pleasant social hour was
enjoyed, followed by Bridge the score
cards being very unique and appropri-
ate for the occasion, wedding bell,
bearing the dates 190l-l9ll. A fine
two course lunch was served nj the
close and all in all il was delightful
evening. DR.. and Mrs. Armstrong re-
ceived many pleasant membranes
of the occasion, the company present
ing one dozen solid silver forks and
spoons, Many congratulations and good
wishes were extended TO the DR.. and
his good'wife who have won host of
friends during their ten years residence
in the city, the DR.. as genial success
full man of business and Mrs. Arm
strong as woman Of sterling worth in
the Church, social and musical life of
the city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18

Dry cows and poor cows are two
snags that dairymen should steer
clear Of.
Breed your favorite breed in man.
ner that will conform to all of your
requirements.
Successful dairying is like riding a
wheel, if you don't keep moving you
will fall off.
No dairyman can afford to grow tim
othy hay on land that will yield good
crops OF clover
Let every COW stand on her own
individual merit and not live on the
profits from her sister.
The dairy COWS are our best friends
and the farm without them is on the
road to impoverishment.
Cleanliness in the dairy business is
more a matter of inspiration than edu-
cation in sanitary methods
Individual excellence is the only
safe guide to follow in selecting
herd of profitable dairy COWS
In figuring up the profits from the
cows the past year don't neglect to
count in the manure produced
Moistening the hands either with
milk or water before milking is only
a habit. and not a good one at that.
II is mistaken economy to put off
feeding grain and supplemental for.
age crops until everything in the pas.
ture is consumed.
The true value OF the COW depends
not on herself alone, but on the feed.
ing. shelter and functional action OF
the organs of nutrition.
Any dairy COW of any breed should
give her own weight in milk each
month for at least six months, and an
extra good COW will do better.
The grade cows are the basis on
which the dairy business rests at the
present time and they are the cows
that we shall continue to do business
with owing to their greater numbers
and less cost
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18

man exhibitions, i'm which they enact
actual comedy plays. that they enjoy
music is beyond question. Throughout
the old world, where Captain Kent has
heretofore exhibited his company of
Oceanic Actors, they have met with
the most emphatic success.
These Sea Lion Actors and musicians
come AS a special feature with the Coll
mar Brothers Circus, at Greenville
Thursday May 2 b Ionia Saturday,
MAY 27
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
MAKING A SPLIT-Ic3 CD,,G
Implement Shown in Illustration kas
Been Used With Great Success on
ater-Holding Soils.

BY referring to the accompanying
cut OF a road-drag. 1t will be noticed
that the halves of split log are
framed together by wooden braces so
that the split surfaces of the log su..i
be in front
The face of the drag lies at an
angle OF as degrees with the line of the
road, thus drawing the earth toward
the center. The rear log should fol-
low In the tracks of the first.
Drags should be used just after
rains, or continued wet weather to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
DAIRY WINDOW is IMPORTANT
Practical Arrangement Is Shown In
Illustration to Prevent Draft on
Cows While In Barn.

Dairy cows should never have a
draft on them I'm the barn. so / had
my windows made in such way that
they can be opened from the top, as
shown by C, says writer In Farm
and Home. The carpenters attached
a three-cornered board. a, at each
side of the window to prevent wind
coming in from the sides when the
window is open. There are cleats, b,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
BIG PROFITS IN ASPARAGUS
Pennsylvania Farmers Sell One Bunch
for $25-ConsiderabIe Care Needed
In Cultivation.

The bunch of asparagus shown in
the illustration was raised by Hopes
Brothers of West Chester, Pa, and was
sold for $25.
Mr.. E. b. Hopes says regarding
their method Of cultivating aspara-
gus:
I'VE do not cut out any until the
third year, and then only about two
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18

A touch Of rheumatism, or a twinge
of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is,
Chamberlain's Liniment drives away
the pain at once and cures the COM
plant quickly. First application gives
relief. Sold by all druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18

Never hesitate about giving Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy TO children.
1t contains no opium or other narcotics
and can be gwen with implicit conf
adel1ce As a quick cure for coughs and
colds TO which children are susceptible,
ii is unsurpassed. Sold by all druggists
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
Capacity of Swiss Cow.

II is claimed a well-bred Swiss COW
weighing 1000 pounds, fed on the rich
nutritious mountain grasses, will give
an average of ten quarts of milk per
day for ten months or $50 to 500 gal
Ions, besides raising a thrifty calf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
Modern Barn Window.

on these boards to hold the windows
at the proper place. In the summer
/ like to have the windows wide open.
| don't care then If there is a draft
through the barn, so these windows
were put in loose and can be opened
at one side, as shown by d.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
To Make for RreuitN

Some arguments, said Uncle Eben.
would be a head shorter if de gem
men had to prove dey kin spell all de
words dey uses in EN-"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18

weeks. After that we cut about six
or seven weeks.
we use both phosphorus and stable
manure for fertilization. 1t takes con-
siderable time and care to cultivate
and keep an asparagus bed clear OF
weeds. Asparagus is not unlike other
crops. The more careful treatment
you give 1t, the greater will be your
reward"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
The Management of Barnyard Manure

One of the greatest wastes on the
ordinary farm is in the handling OF
the barnyard manure. This should
be an important source of revenue
from the dairy herd. We believe this
waste to be largely due to ignorance
of the full value of this product,
particularly of the liquid portion.
Many analysis have shown that the
liquid portion contains on an average
about the same amount of fertility as
the solid portion though the compost
tion is different.
Using the market value Of the nitro
gen, potash and phosphoric acid In
commercial fertilizers for computing
the value of these elements in barn
yard manure some of the foreign ex-
pertinent stations have found the
following average values for the year
ly production Of manure:
Cattle, $32 %; horses, S24. O6; sheep,
So. %; swine, 5000 per head. Our
own expert ment stations have secured
practically the same results. We're
the value to be wholly recovered from
the manure it would in itself represent
quite satisfactory profit.
The first step is to prevent as near
ly as possible all loss that may occur
before the manure reaches the soil.
The first large and common loss re-
suits from allowing the liquid manure
to drain away. This should be held
by watertight floor and either be
taken up by plenty OF bedding or other
absorbent or be conducted to a col
lecting tank by water tight drain.
A second loss occurs from teaching
where the manure is thown out under
the caves or scattered loosely around
a barnyard where surface drainage or
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
courtesy G. N. Ry.

sprinkled over the top of the pile
occasionally will absorb most of the
escaping gas and reduce the loss.
Assuming no loss of fertility from
the manure before it reaches the land
there are still a number of factors that
help to determine how much of the.
value previously stated may be realiz-
ed by the owner. Several times as
much profit may be secured from it's:
use il applied to good soil that is
we'll drained and thoroughly titled as
if applied to water logged or poorly
titled tract. In the former case the
conditions permit the necessary
chemical changes to make the elements
of fertility available to the growing
crop.
Again, the manure should be evenly
spread, thoroughly torn to pieces and
Incorporated into the soil for the best
results. Plowed under in great
chunks as coarse layer between the
burrows and the subsoil it oftentimes
actually Injuries the first crop by caus-
ing the soil to dry out too rapidly
during the annual drouths.
The kind OF crop to which it is ap-
piled will have much to do in de-
termining the profits from the manure.
A crop that will not return over $50
per acre gross receipts at the best
cannot return the maximum of profit
from our manure, while a crop that
may vary in gross results from practi-
cally nothing to $500 or more per acre
may return us several times the COM
mercial value per ton.
Z In short We can no more set an alb.
solute money value on ton of man
Continued on page H.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

Heating or decomposition takes place
very rapidly and much OF the valuable
substance of the manure escapes in
the form of gas. This condition is
overcome by keeping the manure pile
compact and moist.
In this climate the manure will get
all the moisture it needs from the
natural rainfall most of the year, and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

severe surface washing, and in many
cases in intensive farming it is best
to apply barnyard manure in rotted
form. In such cases the manure
should be placed in a compact heap
on water tight bottom. This may
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

pile deep enough so that heavy rains
cannot soak clear through.
A third loss often results from fire
fanging. This is apt to occur where
the manure pile is loose and rather
dry and contains much horse manure.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

be a shallow concrete tank, or where
the soil is heavy clay basin may be
gouged out and made practically
watertight by pudding the clay. II
a drain takes the liquid manure from
the stable it should be conducted into
this manure tank. Some collect the
liquid in separate tank and apply it
to the land in liquid form. We be-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

lieve that better results may be secur-
ed by collecting the liquid and the
solid material together. If piled out
doors without even a watertight basin
it should at least be piled as COM
pactly as possible, trying to keep the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
BY GEO. SEVERANCE
Supt. Western Washington Exp. Static

where manure is allowed to rot and
leach uncaIe ed for. Some little loss
is sure to occur during the rotting
process but the loss may be very small
with the manure properly piled and
cared for. A little plaster (gypsum)
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15

underdrainage occurs freely. In
many cases it is undesirable if not
impossible to spread fresh manure
upon the land as fast as made. 1T
would not be wise during the rainy
season where the land is subject to
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-11-15
Cut courtesy G.. N. Ry

if the manure is kept sufficiently COM
pact it will not dry out injuriously
during the drying portion of the year.
Carefully conducted experiments have
shown that as much as half the fer
tility may be lost in years time
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
FINDS
HERSELF AGAIN

Waialua made the rifle at last to-
day, getting up to the 100 mark, at
which price so shares were sold
The strength of the stock market
continues to increase, prices generally
either maintaining their positions or
climbing a notch higher. Thirty-thrce
is now asked for Oahu, though none
has been sold at that figure. One hun
dred and thirty shares, however, were
sold at 32,S715, the high water mark
that was reached yesterday.
Hawaiian Commercial gained three.
quarters of point in three jumps to-
day Twenty-Five shares were sold at
41,371a, as against a price of 1880 for
the last previous sale. Three hundred
shares sold next at 41.25, after which
the price again went up, this time to
ALSO. Four sales, 80, rs, As and 15O
shares, we're made at the higher fig
ure.
Eva gained quarter of point, a
block of IS shares selling at $3.50. A
block of $50 shares of McBryde sold at
6.S71a. Ten shares of Onomea changed
hands at 1925. Paauhau went up a
dollar and half, five shares selling
at $3.50.
I Not much stock is coming out, own
ers either being satisfied to retain
what they have or holding out fof
higher prices 1t is anticipated that
trading will be more brisk after the
! New Year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
NIPA PALM SUGAR
IN PHILIPPINES

As a result of it's Investigations
into the alcohol industry of the Phil
ippines, through DR.. H. d. Gibbs and
others, the Bureau of Science of the
Philippine Government has called the
attention of the business world to the
probability that sugar can be made
from the nipa palm more economical
ly in the Philippines than from sugar
cane, and that the possibilities of su.
gar production from this palm con.
stitute a matter of SURPRISING import.
ance to the islands. The researches
involved have covered the greater por.
ton of the past two years and have
represented some of the best work OF
the Bureau of Science.
The matter has been brought to a
practical issue in connection with an
official investigation into alcohol pro
duction in the Philippines. AS is well
known, the aboriginal Philippine
tribes for hundreds aof years-prob
ably since long before the advent oil
white people among them-have made
native alcoholic drinks from the saps
of certain palms, among them the nips
palm, the coconut palm, the sugar
palm, and the burr palm. 1t has Ions
been known that the sugar possibili
ties of some of these palms meritet
investigation In fact, investigations
into the sugar possibilities of some Of
them have been made in past years
notably into the merits of the coco
palm in Ceylon and the sugar palm
in Java, while sugar is now actually
made from the coco palm by the ma
tives of the Philippines,
For a number of reasons, however
the results of such investigations
have not been promising commercial
ly. Nevertheless, all of these palms
have been used by the natives of the
Philippines and other islands for the
manufacture of alcohol, vinegar, ma
tive drinks, and to some extent of ma
tive sugar.
The determination of the Philippine
Continued on page seven.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
PACIFIC SUGAR
MILL DIVIDEND

The Pacific Sugar MILL for the first
time in several years, has declared a
dividend. 1t is announced today that
a dividend of per cent, or So a share.
will be paid on December 80. As the
capital stock is SI5OOOO, this means
that S37,5OO is to be paid to the stock
holders.
The Pacific Sugar Mill used to be
one of the best paying properties in
Hawaii, but of late years it has not
been doing well until recently. Poor
management and the depreciation of
the property are said to have been re-
spOnsible for the plantations not pay
ing
More recently, however, the property
has been rehabilitated, new machinery
installed and new policy inaugural
ed, with the result that the plantation
is again on a paying basis, as is amply
demonstrated by the announcement OF
a dividend
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-28
WHAT MIGHT Be
ALSO IN HAWAII

Consul General George E. Anderson
of Hongkong describes the Philippine
hat-making industry. There is moth
ing in the situation to prevent large
industry of this kind being created in
Hawaii For the homemade hats pro-
duced here good prices are obtained,
and there is no doubt that both the
native styles and exotic models could
be manufactured in marketable guam
tity for export if the matter were
taken in hand by live promoters. Mr..
Anderson writes:
The native hat industry in the Phil
ippines is developing as a result Of
increased demand for the goods from
the United States and elsewhere, and
the work done by the Philippine Blu
reau of Education in stimulating the
people to increased production. The
hats are commercially known as
bamboo but most varieties are
made from other materials. Hat ex-
ports in the fiscal year 1908 amounted
to $17O,O5O in 1909, $16S,522; in 1910,
$290,356 and in 1911, .S307,9S7; pur-
chases by the United States being
$21 1928, $23,411, $122,32O, and $751;
! S19, respectively.
The demand for these hats is said
to be growing rapidly among Ameri-
can farmers, particularly in the south
ern states. The selling price of the
cheaper grades is about 25 cents gold
per hat, and the goods are service
able, comfortable, cheap, and present
able.
Where and How Produced.
The Philippines also produce pan
amas" and hats of special weave. The
bamboo hats include not only those
made from bamboo fibers, but often
from the burr palm. Bamboo hats
! CONTINUED on page seven.)