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fl -. opened th9 Way for the introduction of potato

fsnbiect hav9 appeared from time to time in var-r
ions state papers, but the _matter has not been

 

 

 

 

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snumerous drying plants have
,come into existence from time'.

1' flour.“ and the large surplus of small and cull po-

tatoe's h9ve been a source of cheap raw material.

i A continuation of these conditions would no doubt

,LTm-Vrse City Firm Now Engaged in; Drying

, Cull Potatoes and Manufacturing
‘ Fleur From Product ’

4 For some months past the John C Morgan Com-

' may at Trayerse City has been engaged in the

ufacture of potato flour. P1‘ess items of the

fulIi covered in all its many ph ses,

Desiring to get all the facts possible concerning .

the success and practicability of this venture, we
wrote the John 0. Morgan Company which very

. __kindly sent us a photograph of their modest plant,

together with _l, short story (if their operations,
both of which are reproduced herewith.

”The process is entirely new " Writes _Mr. Mor-
sin. f‘Our opportunity to try . the experiment
came through the dismanteling of the plant. of
the Michigan Starch Company in our town, which
gave us the necessary starch machinery forth-
with. The.- potatoes are unloaded by rater pow.

er from cars and blue and are. first washed- and '

ground into pulp. The pulp travels over starch
sieves, and in this way about half of the starchy
substance of the potato is 'washed out. This leaves

the pulp so it can be pressed and dried with our

regular cider machinery." The finished product.
while a trifle darker than potato starch, which is
being sold for four, has superior cooking qualit-
ies in that it containsstarch, gluten and pulp in
a cook form. Potato flour is the most common of
all European flours and our bakers Lave long im-
ported it, as a small pertion of the product helps
to keep the bread moist. We goncentrate [one
bushel of potatoes into eight pounds of potato
flOur,'which of itself explains why it will go twice
as far as other flours. his flour has many com;
mercial advantages over other flours as it will
keep for years ,if stored in a dry place. Potato,
flour can be used in all cooking and baking.'..’ con-
cluded the Traverse City man.

One of the leading wholesale grocers in Chicago

I has already bought three carloads and the product

is being successfully used in Grand Rapids. Food
Administrator Prescott expresses his pleasure at.
the enterprise of the Traverse City concern,

. not only from an ind-ustrial'point of view, but in

the prospect of opening a home.
market for thousands of bushels
of potatoes in the Grand Trav-
erse region. ‘

The idea of making dried
products and iiour out of c1111

one, by any means. Not only
has the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture experiment-
ed with the proposition, but

 

to time, only to fail, and go into _
decadence because of either a _._
prohibitive manufacturing cost,
or lack of a market for the fin? =

"ished product, both 61' which

have been important obstacles in

the Way" of sucCess of such item 1‘
tures ~ a
‘ past year or two; however, ,

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-- in; a fresh state.
._freight and other high expenses in the marketing

lend permanance to the potato drying industry,
but the return of normal conditions might take
all the profit out of the industry and cause its de-
cline. We asked the John 0. Morgan Company
for its opinion as to the future of the potato dry-
ing business. They'advised as follows:

“In regard to the successful 'dehydration of pota—
toes, starch and flour manufacture we will say
that this can be successfully done if the present
grading laws are observed. The No. 2 potatoes
should be used for manufacturing purposes, this
would leave the good stuck for food consumption
With our coming high rate of

of. potatoes nothing but the best grade should
ever reach the consumer. It costs just as much
to market a No. 2 or cull potato as it does the No.
1 stock and this means that the consumer has to
pay not only the full price for the good potatoes

,which hereceived but has also to pay for the in-

ferior stock which is not always consumed. Maine
has made a practice of using all small potatoes
and- even fork marked potatoes for starch, mar-
keting only the No. 1 grade, if y\ou have followed
market quotations you will see that Maine pota-
tOes have been in greater demand and are bought
at a higher figure than the potatoes from compet-
ing states. It is just as ridiculous to think that
small potatoes should be forced onto the market
'as it would be to force cider apples onto the con-
sumer. '9

. “If some of these principles are followed out the
[potato hydration: starch and flour manufacture
will be put on a firm basis. if not it is merely a
war proposition. The potato using" industries
have kept the market from going to pieces this
year and if they are encouraged they will have the
effect of. steadying the potato market in future
years as a greater acreage will be planted. with
the view of letting the culls and surplus stock go
to the factory. This has been the plan in Europe
and there they raise four times as many potatoes
.per capita as we do. "—John 0'. Morgan Company.

Acknowledging the above opinion, the M. B. F.
editor Wrote the John C. Morgan Company the
following letter:

“We note with interest your statement concern—
ing the continuance of the present grading laws
We agree with you of course, that this law would
not cause large financial losses, which it did as
far as the 1917 crop was concerned, providing
there were a profitable outlet for the No. 2 pota-
toes. The advisability of retaining the present
grading system depends to a large extent upon
the rapidity with which the commercial dehydra-
tion of potatoes is developed. The fact that one
or two plants like your own is successfully dry-
ing potatoes at the present time is not an argu-
‘~ment for the permanent (Continued on page 4)

comm my BUY .
REMALNING BEANS

Committee Now Investigating Michigan Sit-
uation With View to Taking Balance of
Crop at Fair Prices to Farmers

Farmers who are still holding their beans are
very much concerned over the freakish manner
in which the market has acted the past several
months, and are at a loss to know what the
future is to be. A Hastings subscriber writes us
under date of June 8th, as follows: “I am send-
ing you a clipping from the Grand Rapids Press.
Would like to know what you think about it. I
understand the elevators around here are not
buying beans now. I have my beans yet and
think I will hold them awhile as they are all in
good shape. HOpe to see a comment on this clip-
ping in M. B. F.——-H. S. F., Hastings, Mich.”

The clipping is as follows:

“P. C. Isbell of the bean di lsio of the grain
administration is expected in Grand Rapids this
week to confer with F. E. Lewellyn and others
regard-ing the visible supply of beans remaining
in Michigan. It is estimated that about 700, 000
bushels of beans are left, about 60 er cent still
in first hands. The plan is for the government
to take over the entire stock, using the off—grades
fox canning for Belgian relief and the best for
the American army and navy. The current price
for the best quality is around $9 a bushel Mich-
igan and New York are the only states having
any quantity of beans remaining and the plan
is to clean them up before the new crop comes in.
Beans have not been recognized as a wheat sub-

stitute this year, but it is believed they will be
so classed next year.”

It is true that the Food Administration is ser-
iously contemplating the purchase of the entire
bean holdings still in the farmers’ hands, though
no definite step has yet been taken. Consider-
ation of the matter comes as a result of the ap-
pointment of a committee by Governor Sleeper,
consisting of W. I. Biles, Fred Welch, and F. E.
Lewellyn, which has been conducting an exhaus-
tive investigation into the bean situation, espec-
ially as regards the present condition and quan-
tity of beans in farmers’ and elevators’ hands.
At the behest of this committe, the Food Admin-
istration sent Messrs. K. P. Kimball and P. C.
Isbell to Michigan, and they have been trying to
decide what action the government can take to

move the balance of the crop

 

P093“ no“ amigo urin plan of John C. Morgan Company at Traverse City, Mich.

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't factory may not only be the making of a. new and important
an d profitable outlet for millions of bushels of potatoes

without entailing large losses to
the farmers. These gentlemen
met this week in Cleveland in
joint session with the Michigan
committee, and with Mr. Grant
Slocum and N. F. Simpson, rep-
resenting the growers. As a re-
sult of this conference, the Food
Administration representatives
have returned to Washington
fully convinced, that the govern—
ment should take some action
to relieve the Michigan situation
and prepared to recommend
such.

At present few elevators are
buying beans. Many shipments
have spoiled on the hands of
the consignees, and duplicate
orders are few and far between.
As a result elevators are full of '»
.beans without knowing exactly
how they are going to move.”
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, gestion in transit.

‘ sociations.

., . 9., , Wiser“ ,
hhflimexfit‘hpring. This became'knOWn last

“I: wh’enSecretary McAdoo gave. out the figures]
the” benefit of congress, which“ is preparing to ‘
ieutmsuptm the tedious and difficult duty 6: draft-
ing "the bill for raising the money. That the bulk '

of this huge sum, if not the entire amount will

be “raised from excess . and ~war profit taxes .is ,
generally believedrdsespite the opposition to such

a'p‘lan that is now forming among the representa-
tives of the capitalistic east. These gentlemen

’ argue-that the time has come for larger consump-

tion taxes; that instead of placing the burden of
financing the war upon a few merely because they
are well-to-do every person should contribute
proportionately to their means. A year ago this

, argument held water,but in the interim the rich

have grown much richer and the poor much poor-
or.
resolved that war profiteers and others who are
enjoying the music shall be made to pay the fid-
dler.

* I *

Bidding farewell to the Alpine chasseurs who
left Washington this week to return home after a
several months' tour of this country, Secretary of

-War Baker encouraged them by the statement

that over 700,000 American tr00ps were now in
France to strengthen the Allied armies and help
turn back the Hun. The Secretary spoke feeling-

ly of the debt that America owed to France for the ,

assistance given by the Lafayette and Rocham-
beau in the days of the American revolution. “I
trust that when this great war ends each of you
will be alive and well to share the glory ofyour
succss and to bid a kindly and friendly farewell
to the American soldier who leaves your country
to return home, in order that you may empha-
size the emotion which I have tried to express
that always in the future as in the past the French
people and the French army, the American people
and the American army will be co-partners in

liberty and equality, and valorous defenders of the .

principles of freedom."
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In order to still further speed up the airplane
production of the country. John D. Ryan, director
of aircraft production, has asked congress for
permission and an appropriation to organize a
huge government corporation with a capital of
$100,000,000 to manufacture airplanes. The idea
is somewhat si ilar to that which gave birth to
the Emergency Fleet Corporation.

. O 0

Another great public utility will pass into the
hands of the government for the period of the
war, and possibly longer, providing the amend-
ment introduced by Sen. Sheppard of Texas to the
12 billion dollar army appropriation bill empower-
ing the president to take over the cable, telegraph
and telephone lines, becomes a law. The purpose
of the law, it is explained, would be to assume
greater secrecy of military information, and to
prevent communication among spies.

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Charges of gross inefficiency in the postofllce de-
partment, have been made by the Merchants' as-
sociation of New York. A committee appointed by
them to investigate continued delays in'madl trans-
portation reported that first-class mails are not
properly worked in transit as formerly, but is
turned into terminal stations, entailing a consider-
able delay. Curtailment of mail cars and mail
crews is given as the principal cause for the con-
The investigation covered con-
ditions in 119 cities in thirty-eight states, the in-
formation being secured from business men's as-
Complaints of poor mail service have
been general all over the country the past year or
more, and. congress will be asked to conduct a rig-
id investigation into the conduct of the department
by Mr. Burleson.

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WEEKLY CROP SUMMARY “1

 

 

 

 

 

 

New England—Boston: Planting generally com-
pleted. All crops doing well, although rain is needed
in south portion. Season well advanced and so far
very favorable. Tobacco setting well advanced. Grass
and rye excellent. Cranberry prospect good. ‘

Pennsylvania.—Philade1phia: Heavy thunder show-
ers washed fields in many places, and ground too wet
to cultivate. Nearly one~fourth of corn must be re-
Oats and rye promise better than average
crops. Rye harvest will begin about June 20. Early
potatoes looking fine. Plowing for buckwheat begun.
Cutworm damage confined to five or six counties.

. New York—Ithaca: Opening of week wet in north-

' em counties otherwise very favorable; soil condition
"excellent. Commercial bean seeding begun. Oats and

The middle west'andthe extreme west have '

rye : beginning-3 7 heofi ‘tllih‘ b
South; Cloverfiodming ho ineou ., -
. Humane—Minneapolis _,,Bariey ‘mrius What. and
oats‘eontinuej good Vr‘excelfent, hut 'éo '
poor and-backward,,_ u "

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toes fair-{to good an pastures, .mpro’vl-ng.

pothto‘ , t nearing completion: wet: 3 .

doped oultiva on and com and truck do are very
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localities southern portion.

- Wisconsln.¢——Miiwaukee:’- , mess with heavy; rains ».
crops somewhatand delayed tat-m workcom .
and potatoes to be lanted."

damaged ,
slderably. Much corn

Crops where not flooded made good growth. spring

sown .grains excellent“ fall-sown grains not so good.-

Hay prospects greatly improved. ' Tobacco plants
good; readyfor setting. Sugar beets coming up; acre-
age greatly increased. Cranberries fair to good.

New Nazism—Santa Fee: .High damaging winds
and continued dryness although, Panhandle showers
touched northeast bord Ranges generally badly in

er.
need of ram and’southern‘ half pract cally barren with

cattle losses continuing mdheavy shipments to cute.

side districts. Special winter w t reports from
northeast counties show little left u-t small acreage
southern counties; maturing nice y. ;

Indiana..——Indianapolis: Crops good to excellent.
generally. Few complaints of smut, blasted heads, or
low heading of wheat; harvest June 15 to 20in Jphn—
son county. Rye harvest Week earlier. Clover now
cutting in localities ln\south; general in about two
weeks.’ Corn practically planted, except on lowlands
in south; considerable up; color good; some com-
plaints wire, cut, and web-worms in north. Rain
now needed in localities. ‘ "

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Oklahoma.—Oklahoma: Crops much improved in
northwest portion by general heavy rains; still very
dry and all crops, except cotton, suffering in south-
Western and most south—central counties. Bulk of
wheat and oats filling and ripening nicely. Corn well
cultivated and made satisfactory growth. Cotton do-
ing fine: chopping to a stand. Cutting second stand
alfalfa... Pastures, sorgum grains, truck, and broom-
oorn good.

0hio.——Columbus: All crops continue to make un-
usually rapid growth under highly favorable condi-
tions, except few localities’ where more rain .is needed.
Crop development from one to two weeks in advance
of season. Wheat heading in lake counties, turning Some
western counties; ready to cutxextreme south. Corn
good stand and in excellent condition; some damage
extreme western counties from worms. Rye harvest
begins Marion county June 24. Gardens, pastures and
oats fine.

Washington—Seattle: All crops slow, warmth and
sunshine needed, nevertheless small grains look well,
except late wheat; some fields weedy; grain rooting
deeply. Winter grains heading; winds unrooted some
wheat and spoiled ranges on light lands, and thinned
fruit. Frost Thursday damaged exposed beans, corn,
tender vegetables and‘some fruit and alfalfa. First
cutting of alfalfa is light. Pastures rather light and
some are overstocked. Aphis
other pests hard on vegetables.

working in orchards;

California.———San Francisco: Few‘showers southern
counties very beneficial. Wheat and barley maturing
slowly; harvest begun. Oats fair to good, harvest
general. Truck crops and potatoes doing well; pota-
to shipments increasing. Alfalfa good; second crop
being cut. Ranges drying up, thought feed still good.
Sugar beets fine. Corn, rice, beans and cotton mak-
ing slow growth. Grapes developing well. Oranges
setting heavily. Berries, cherries, apricots, and peach-
es being marketed

Coloredo.—Denver: Rain in extreme eastern and
north central counties beneficial, but badly needed
elsewhere. Winter wheat. spring wheat. rye. oats and
barley good in northeastern portion; less favorable
elsewhere. Some winter wheat and rye heading. Corn
and early potatoes up. Alfalfa -~harvest begun in
Grand Valley. Fruit doing well. Progress’ of vege-
tation and farm work normal. Cattle and sheep in
gooduoondition; ranges improving in northeastern
coun es.

INDIANA CONCERN ACCUSES HENRY
FORD OF UNFAIR PRACTICES

The Farm Implement News says that the Max-
well Implement Company, tractor dealers at Val-
paris-o, Ind», have filed charges of unfair advertise
ing and practices with the Federal Trade Commis-
sion. against Henry Ford & Son, of Dearborn,
Mich, manufacturers of the Fordson tractors. The
charges are based upon. the denials of Gov. Jas.
P. Goodrich and Prof. T. A. Coleman of Purdue
University that they sponsored the distribution
of Fordson tractors in the state of Indiana, as
claimed in the following advertisement which ap-
peared in a number of Indiana newspapers:

“The facts in connection with the distribution of
1,000 Fordson tractors in Indians by Henry Ford "&'
Son. Michigan. are:

“The governor, James P. Goodrich. and the State

Council of Defense, having advised Mr. PM that the,

use of tractors in this state is especially necessary
this year to secure the maximum. quantity of food as
a war measure, and the concurrence in this opinion
by the State Food ‘ r and the committee of
food production and conservation. led Mr. Ford to im-
mediately order that 1,000 tractors be allotted to In-
diana, to be delivered into the state at the rate of one
carload of seven per day. ‘*

“In order to facilitate the arrangement, the corpor-
ation known as the Indiana Tractor Company was
organized to handle the details from their headquar-
ters, 1327 it). Washington street, Indianapolis, under
the supervision of Professor T. A. Coleman of Purdue
University, the state leader of county agricultural
agents, and to distribute the tractors through the in-

strumentality of county and local Ford dealers and

other distributors, direct to the farmers, the whole
transaction involving no profit whatever to any of the
persons contributing their services, nor upon the part
of 'the manufacturer. ‘ ' ’

“R. D. Ross & Son of this city have arranged to dis-5
tribute seven of the Fordson tractors to the farmers .

in this locality and are hopeful. that they will be 19
ceived in the near future. ' »

“This is a\ patriotic effort of. practicalv'value and will 4

do much towards the winning of the war and the fa.
ture prosperity of the farmers of Indiana.-f-Adv."~

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have dam-3' ed corn and gardens in ,
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lions to the fray. ., The

day British dyer-s. shot down thirty-four Prus-

' now arriving at‘the front-in increasing numbers.

- who have watched the intermittent war. in the

flyers.

- proper offensive

' ibre and with poisonous gasses. Despite the ut-M

- suits of the same~material, size 9,, $12.17 each.»

rn’ orally _ .
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the. enemy be ob 136d;

ale. of the, sciences troops had! edit

- them Withc‘rene‘v'l'ed confidence "in their abilityi.’to '
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It is reported from the _13ritish.armiea.in‘Frané§ 5

that the struggle for masterysgfthe air over the
western front‘cdntiiines with \ creasinggjin’tehslty.
British airmen have - brought ' will 336‘ German
planes in "less than three week's up to June" 2:; 01'
which 283 were totally destroyed. In ”a single

sians and dropped" fifty-nine ton-s ethombs on .
German ‘military centers. "American planes are

-and_-,t‘he addition of the Americanair strength to
the allied fleet will give the Allies complete mas-
tery within a short time. it is predicted by those

air between the German and French-English

. .

Unquestion‘ably one of the moi sensational do
velopments that the war has brOught to America
since her entrance into thereonilict was the sub-
marine attack upon,ten vessels off the Atlantic
coast, resulting in the loss of 18 lives. The attack
came without warning, there being no suspicion
on the part of the American people that submar:
ines were infesting American waters. U. S. des-
troyers succeeded in-sinking one of the attacking
submarines and frightened the others away.

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Gen. Foch, commander~in-chief of the Allied
forces, makes the significant statement/ that vic-
tory can only come thru offensive warfare. He
points out that a defensive army is wasting its
resources while permitting ‘the enemy to make‘
and carry out plans which might be thwarted by
action. Inasmuch as‘me allied
resistance has been largely of a defensive nature,
Gen. Foch may be hinting at a possible change of
policy within the near future.

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Germany is making another drive toward Par-
is. The armies of Bavarian Prince Rupprecht
have attacked over a front of 22 miles between
Mdntdidier and Noyon. The attack was preceded
by a heavy bombardment with shells of all cal-

most valor on the part of the French in resisting
the advance, the Bavarian forces have advanced
between one and two miles.

* 0 ll

Seven thousand, three hundred fifteen men is
the complete casualty toll of the American expe-
ditionary forces since their arrival in France. .Of
this number, 1,023 have been killed. including
291 at sea; 310 have died of wounds; 1,192 have
died of disease; 392 have died of accident and oth—
er causes; 4,046 have been wounded in action;
342 are missing.

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Who Gets the Difference?

At a recent meeting of the National Wool Grow-
ers‘ Association, the secretary reported that the
WOOL IN A SUIT OF CLOTHESCOSTS ONLY
$4 to $6, and declares there is no shortage of {6001.
This is enough to make folks who pay from $15
to $75 for a wool suit sit up and take notice.

Clothing is going up in leaps and bounds and
each one through whose hands the goods go, claims
he is only making a “reasonable” profit. or course
there is a great difference in the viewpoint on this
reasonableness of the profit but, in England the
government has gotten busy and set prices all
the way down the line as our consul reports:

“At the thirteenth meeting of the Board of Con-
trol of Wool Textile Production held on March 5,
the director, Sir Charles Sykes. said with refer
ence to the scheme for standard cloths for suits
that in no case were the cloths or suits to be ex-
ported. He stated that the manufacture of 1,650,-
000 yards” of cheviot for men’s and youths’suits
had been arranged at $1.64 per yard, 56 inches
wide. 'and that the suit would be retailed at an
all-round figure of $13.99 for men's suits; youths’

with a rise'orgfall of s .243 per, suit for each size. ‘_

He added that sufficient material had also been or;- -
dered for about 150,000 boys’ suits,‘:and’ thatth

was hoped to increase this ,quantlty shortly The
price fixed for a suit. size 7,18. ’9 3.191111 it; ‘

or fall of. $ .243 panama."

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_ ago broke into more

their “knowing its. character

-- 3‘-We had heard some exciting bidding on the

“Holstein cattle brought into the state

,F'many of the beautiful specimens bring-,_

ring
. 325,000 or more, but the event de resistance.
as you would say in describing a sporting contest,

occurred during the 20 minutes after the ‘priziest’
, - bovine of the sale was brought in by Arthur Hay,
7: a 15-

ear-old Canadian bOy. , s
“T is boy, who raised the calf for his employ-
er, A. G.Brockv1!le, a successnt Stock- raiser at

'Brookville, Ont, cried while the, frenzied bidders
snrzed about him. *

. “Arthur' s tears Were infectious Soon the wom-
en clerks began to shed tears, and many of the

,. strong men in the crowd brushed away a tear or-
;two during the bidding. One of the auctioneers
actually sobbed.

“When one auctioneer stOpped in his work an-
other would take it up, until, after the $1 000 and
$2,000‘and $5,000 raises the young bull was knocked
down to an Oconomowoc stock farm for $106,000,
the largest price ever paid for. a bull or cow. "

“This wonderful little Holstein bull,
Dec. 3, 1917, is known in the cattle
world as Champion Sylvia Johanna, son Of May
Echo Sylvia.

“Champion sold on his mother’s reputation, for
May Echo holds the world’s record for producing
milk and" butter. Her record is 41.01 pounds of

, butter in seven. days and- I.005.80 pounds of milk

in seven days. Butter is now selling at '47 to 49c
“The highest price ever paid for either cow or
bull previous to this sale was $53,200.

“The Hay boy and his tears had considerable

to do with the big price realized. The love of the
young lad for the pretty black and white spotted
calf. seemed to affect the bidders. .Mr. Hardy, the
breeder of the prize bovine will send his young
charge througn college as a reWard for helping
along the sale " \

”CANADIAN FARMERS PROTEST
D/RAFTING OF FARM HELP

The farmers of Canada do not intend to submit,

without a struggle to the promiscuous drafting of
their farm help, A recent dispatch to the De—
troit Free Press gives the following account of
their efforts to bring about a more liberal exemp-
tion of farm hands:

,“Feeling that they are fighting with their backs
against the wall the united farmers of Ontario
have entered upon another stage of their battle
against the government’s .policy in depleting the
ranks of agricultural labor by calling up young
men between 20 and 21. Over two thousand
strong from all corners ‘of Ontario, they gathered
in the labor temple, where the smouldering an-
tagonism engendered by the flat lcfusal, given
to t'hei1 representatives at Ottawa a few weeks
open hostility.

“Time and again the goat audience shouted
itself hoarse in approval of points that had been
made by the speakers. ‘We are fighting against
a military autocracy,’ shouted one delegate in the
middle of the hall, and the whole building shook
with applause.

“James Haycock, a delegate, said: ‘The mili-
tary service act, was a donkey engine. which the
government used to foist itself into power. After
election, they scrapped it, and promptly cancelled
the exemptions of young men of the farms.’

“ ‘We went 1—0 Ottawa to protest and we got just‘
what we deserved. We should have showed more
intelligence when voting in the last general elec-
tion.’ "

OLEOMARGARINE NOT EATEN IN AS
3 LARGE QUANTITIES AS IS BUTTER

, It has been noted many times that ‘when oleo is

. substituted for butter. there are fewer pounds per

week rconsumed. In discussing this subject sev-
eral years ago in the Year Book of the Department
of Agriculture, Dr. A. E\ de Sc’hweinitz‘ said:
“This product (oleomargarine) .wasfurnished
to the inmates of a certain blind asylum without
They ate less‘ and
less every day, and finally altogether refused to
use it, saying that it was undesirable. This was
the natural rebellion on the part of the digestive

to the use of a mixture of fats which was.
ted 1 .1 1‘ -

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born at.

its acreage to about 70 per cent of normal.

'Of $8.28 a ton and will ,yield 10.9 tons per

’beets at $90 per acre.

.__es and depreciation. $15.50;

 

ecu: bio-choline laboratoxy undertook to sub-
stitute a good brand of oleomargerine for butter
After a few days he claimed that

use it any longer.

“Without entering upon a discussion of the
prOcess of digestion in the animal body, the action
of thefipahcreatin appears to be most important
in the emulsification of fats. An artificial diges-
tion, imitating as nearly as possible the conditions
obtaining in man shows that butter is far better
emulsified than either cottonseed oil, OleOmarger-

ine or street and consequently more rapidly di-'

gested. The undesirability of oleomargerine is

\p proved again by the fact that in hotels, boarding
schools, and public

institutions where oleomar-
gerine and butter‘fne are furnished instead of

butter, there is less used.’

NATIONAL POTATO ACREAGE FOR

1918 IS GREATLY REDUCED

From present indications. there’s going to be
a potato shortage this year. Every potato section
of any importance, with the possible exception of
Pennslyvania, reports a decrease in acreage rang—
ing from 20 to 60 per ccent. The eastern shore of
Virginia, where some of the finest potatoes in the
United States are grown, will not. plant a normal
acreage. The planting will be only about 60 per
cent of last year’s. Arrostook county, famous
the country over for, its potato industry. will out,
New
York, Wisconsin and 0111: state are also planting
less potatoes this year than for some time past.

The principal causeror the decreased acreage is

the loss entailed by the majority Of farmers on
their 1917 crop. Farmers as a rule are not eager
to go in heavily on a crop which has proven un—
profitable the previous year. Other important
cause for the decrease is lack of labor, high cost
of machinery and fertilizer, discriminatory
grading rules, and the more attractive prices of
other products. The planting season is now .well
advanced, and unless the farmers’ attitude changes
radically within the next fortnight, potatoes will
be scarce and high the coming winter.

THE “DISLOYAL” WEST AND
THE SUPERPATRIOTIC EAST

“Why is it,” asks the Organised Farmer. “that
the eastern states who have been proclaiming
their true Americanism and loyalty so loudly and
have been so worried about the disloyalty of: the
West made so much poorer a showing in all move-
ments to help the Government. They were way
behind in raising their allotment of Liberty Bonds.
were behind in the Red Cross drives and now
comes the information that even in the formation
Of_War Savings Societies the same condition pre—
vails. Thus we find Wisconsin. which is sponsor
for Senator LaFOllette and cast 100.000 votes for
Victor Berger, is in the first place. Minnesota. the
Treacherous league state, where the governor is
so exercised ab-ut his own position for re-election
that he charges its citizens with .(lisloyally. is in
secondplace, Montana, 3rd. w 119 New Hampshire
is 27, Connecticut 29, Phode Is and 3:. .\l:’1ssurhus~
etts, 43. New York 44 and Vermont and Pennsyl-
vania 51 and 52 respectively. The west is ac'ivcly
loyal, while the east is lip loyal because it profits
from the war but is not giving even a fair share
of these profits back to help the cause. Remember
“by their fruits ye shall know them" and not by
their noise. "

HOOVER ESTIMATES SUGAR BEET
COST AT $90.00 PER ACRE
\

Teri dollars 3. gm at the dump is a fair price
for sugar'beets. ugar beets are raised at a ('01th
‘d(’I‘e
in 1918, it is reported by the sugar beet commis-
sion. One of the most startling developments of

' the recent hearing was the fact that three—fourths

of the sugar beets ”were raised by tenant‘s; of a
total production of 414,797 tons, tenants grew
313, 452 tons. The tenants grew more beets per
acre than did owners, too.

The report was approved by 1'1 00d Administrator

cover. It estimates the cost of production of
, Land costs, including in-
terest on investment valued at $150 per acre, tax—
, seed, $1.60; fertilizer
and hauling, $11;éq1iipment cost, $3. 50; contract

labor, $25, other labor, $19. 45; delivery on an "
animal;

_, -iel_d of 10.9 tons, $13. 95, or a total cost

WISCONSIN POTATO GROWERS

ISSUE ELABORATE BULLETIN,

“Potato Growing and Development in Wiscol'b‘

sin” is the title of an elaborate and profusely

illustrated booklet of 112 pages just issued by the

Wisconsin Potato Growers’ Association. It cov-
ers practically every phase of the potato-growing
industry and shows. some of the splendid exhib-
its that were made at the Wisconsin state potato
show last November. Every page of the volume
reflects the magnitude Of the state's potato indus-
try, and shows a very evident intention on'the
part of Wisconsin growers to‘advertise and pops
ularize the Wisconsin product. Michigan potato
growers may well follow the example set by

Wisconsin, and lose no time in setting forth the

special qualities of‘ the Michigan tuber. A cam-

paign of publicity. if properly handled, would do.

a great deal toward reinstating the Michigan po-
tato to the position it formerly heldeon the east:
ern markets.

LUMBERMEN IN DISTRESS OVER '
THE FIXING OF LUMBER PRICES

Lumbermen are having a fit over the prOposal
of the Government to fix lumber prices to the pub-
lic. They claim that “lumber price fixing to the
public would be a violation of their constitutional
rights,” it’s alright of course to fix prices of wheat
to the farmer, regardless Of cost of production. be—
cause they (the farmers) are so poorly organized
that they do not know what's good for their poor
souls and judging from what’s happening to farm-
ers in the Northwest. their “constitutional rights"
apparently have gone on a vacation, but when it
comes to the well-organized lumber combinations.
Oh my, it’s a violation Of their constitutional
rights. well, it’s all a came. of whose shoe is pinch-
ing.——Organizcd Farmer.

SMALLER BEAN ACREAGE IS EX-
PECTED IN NEW YORK STATE

According to Louis E. ’l‘Oan. Assistant State
Director of Farm Bureaus of New York State.
the prospects are for a big decrease in the Acreage
of beans this season. Three successive years in
which the bean crop has been almost 11 failure.
when growers lost money, together with growing
competition from producers in Colorado. New Mex-
ico and California, are given as the principal rea-
sons.

At the present time there is but a limited mar-
ket for New York state beans. Eastern markets
have pinto beans and other Western varieties,
and dealers are still afraid to handle beans from
many state points because of fear of excess mois~

ture.

PINTO BEAN DEAL HITS THE
EASTERN MARKETS HARD

'I‘he bean market, here is at a standstill, says a
ltmbester despatch, the same conditions persist-
ing as have been in effect for weeks. It is believed
by dealers here that if the government had not

commandeered the crop of pinto beans, that there,

would have been a fair export movement of white
beans that came as a direct result Of nobody home.
However. with the (lamp and immature beans
that come as a direct result Of unfavorable wea-
ther conditions last tall no longer an impediment
to movement Of stock. the market is still dead
and any quotations that might be given are only
nominal. Once the. pintOs are out of the way,
the hope is that the local product will receive some
attention.

MICHIGAN IS NOT ALONE WITH
WITH HER POTATO PROBLEM

‘Food Administrator Hoover has been asked to

come to Louisiana potato growers’ relief by Sena-'

tors Ransdell and Guion and the entire Louisiana
congressional delegation at. a conference last Sat-
urday. Fi've million bushels of potatoes are await-
ing shipment in Louisiana, they declared, but un-
less a market is provided for them at adequate
prices they will spoil.

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toes were planted in Louisiana, while this Yea? the]. ,
acreage totals 39 000, with prices much IOWer thanf

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"iHAVE EXHIBITS AT STATE FAIR

Enthusiasm aroused throughout the state over

the 1918 Exposition of the Michigan State Fair. ,

by the co-operation 'of the Federal Government.
has resulted in twenty counties sending in official
entry blanks for exhibits of their products. Never
before in the history of fairs in Michigan, has- so
much collective community interest been shown
as has been evinced up to the present time in the
coming exhibition.

Following a letter sent to the county agents of
the state by G. W. Dickinson, secretary-manager
of the fair association, in which he explained that
the fundamental principle of the coming fair is
suppert of the Government in the war work and
advising them of the interest the Government is
showing by making a gigantic exhibit, occupying
over 8,000 square feet of space, these emissaries
of scientific, intensive farming immediately allied
themselves with the patriotic movement

Special arrangements for the allotment of space
in the Agricultural building, where these com-
munity exhibits will be displayed, is being made.
They will be placed in sequence according to
geographical location so that the increase or dim-
inution of a product will be evident in the natural
graduation towards its center of production The
expense of these exhibits to the counties will be
greatly decreased this year. th10ugh the rein-
statement of the return free privilege 011 exhibits.

Entries of this nature will be not only interest-
ing but extraordinarily instructive. They will
draw the contrasts between results obtained thru
scientific and unscientific methods, in which the
expenditures of labor and currency are equal.
Each county will make a Special showing of its
principle product. Fruit from Southwestern Mich-
igan, grain from the central portion of the state,
sugar beets from the eastern side and so on thru
the entire st-.ate

The finest products of educational farming will
be on display for the benefit of urbanites and
ruralists who wish to secure pointers in displaying
their patriotism by adhering to the slogan, “Food
Will Win the War. Produce it. "

Agents in a number of counties, which have not
been officially entered, have written Mr Dickin-
son they wish to exhibit and unless something un-
forseen comes up they will be on hand when the
fair opens on August 30.

LANSING ORDINANCE REQUIRES
PASTEURIZATION OF ALL MILK

The city of Lansing has just passed an ordin-
ance requiring that all milk sold in the city shall
be pasteurized, or else the cows which produce
it be submitted to the tuberculine test. Hereto-
fore, producers and dealers have been permitted
to sell milk without resorting to such so-called
safeguards, but the city officials have suddenly
decided that the health of the city is threatened,
altho we have heard of no epidemic abroad which
could be laid to the door of unpasteurized milk.

The ordinance was not passed without consid— '

erable Opposition from dealers and producers
whose attorneys argued that the suggested re-
quirements meant a large additional expense and'
did not accomplish the purpose sought. He based
a large proportion of his talk against the tuber-
culin test on the statements made before the board
of health at its meeting last Friday night by
James Helme. an inspector of the state food and
dairy department. The attorney stated that Mr.
Helme declared the effects of any bovine tubercu-
losis on the transmission of that disease to hum-

an beings was negligible, and that he did not .
believe it was transmissible to the human being

in any manner or form; that experiments in the
laboratory of the food and drug commission
showed that milk never contained tuberculin bac-
illi; further, that the tuberculinJest was inefii-
cient and of no value for diagnostic purposes, de—
claring it unnecessary if cows are given the prop-
er care and attention.

CUT WORMS ARE DOING VAST
DAMAGE TO MICHIGAN CORN

Our county reporters tell of great damage that
is being done the growing corn by cut-worms in
practically every section ofth state. _We recently
wired the Agricultural College asking. for infor-
mation as to how best to destroy these worms
and save the corn. R. H. Pettit, professor of

Cut worms are the immature forms, or larvae
of night flying moths belonging to the family

. noectuidae. The moths lay their eggs in grass sod .

and for this reason land that was in grass sod the

worms proper

eoned bait, Ida . .fré‘m bran

I send you under separate cover rn

' directions‘ for preparing poisoned bait which is"

effective against both’ cut-worms and grasshoppers.

The formula for preparing the puisoned bait, , -

and the manner of applying it, was published in .

the May 18th issue of M B. F.. While it is no
doubt too late now to exterminate the worms in
many fields, others in which the worms have just”;
begun to show themselves should he treated at
once. ' ,. ,

BELGIAN HARES ARE PROTECTED ‘
BY LAW THE SAME AS SHEEP

According to the Coopersville Observer, tov'vn-
ships muét pay compensation for Belgian hares
killed by dogs the sameas for sheep and cattle ,

The opinion was secured from the Sanitary Live '

Stock Commission at Lansing which advised that
the matter was left to the discretion of" the pros-
ecuting attorney of each county. The information
was secured as a result of losses sustained by
breeders of Belgian hares in the vicinity of Coop-
ersville from the ravages of dogs. When a hare
is killed ,by a dog the owner is required to take
his probfs to. the instice of‘the peace of the town-
ship in which-the “crime" occurred. He has-t0
sign the usual affidavits and the justice willbe
required to appraise the value of the animal. Com-
pensation is then made in the same manner as in
sheep loss cases. '

AN EXPERIMENT IN THE
DEHYDRATION OF POTATOES

(Continued from page 1)establishment of these '

grading rules, as the number of potatoes which
you can utilize in your plant is negligible when
compared with the millions of bushels of No 2
giade fox which a market must be established.
Providing facilities for taking care of the entire
crop of small potatoes in this state can be devel-
oped within the next three or four years, then
your argument for double potato grades holds
good. "

It would be providential so far as the Michigan
farmer is concerned if the drying of cull and
small potatoes could be made a. permanent indus-
try in the state. The potential value of the mil-
lions of bushels of potatoes that go to waste an-
nually is very great, and the entire loss falls upon
the farmer. We believe the time is coming when
community drying plants can be built and will
utilize at a profit every potato that is not placed
upon the market thru the usual channels. It is

a subject which the M. B. F. will follow closely f01 -
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NEWSNQTES FROM THE M.A.C.

Fifty thousand Michigan boys and girls whose
homes are in 80 different towns and cities are ply-
ing their hoes and raising cr0ps this summer to
help whip the Hoh'enzollerns, declares a report
on the progreSs of the gardening campaign thus
far which has just been given out by the boys and
girls' club department of the Michigan Agricul-
tural College. The youngsters are members of the
gardening clubs in 78 of Michigan’s 83 counties.

“Eig'thy Michigan cities are carrying on the
organized work for children,” according to E. C.
Lindemann, state leader of boys and girls’ clubs.
“but there are probably many more cities where
gardening work is being done. The. 80 munici-
palities mentioned are simply those in which the
work is organized under the boys and girls’ club
department of M. A. C. and the U. S. department
of agriculture “There are also 74 state, district,
county, township and city supervisors at work on
a paid basis, while 1, 000 volunteer workers have
also enlisted. In addition to these gardening clubs
there are approximately 50 com clubs, 75 potato
clubs, 10 calf clubs, 35 pig clubs, 75 poultry clubs.
10 sugar best clubs, 30 bean clubs, 10 sheep clubs
and 150 canning clubs. All the members of thbée
clubs are boys and girls between the ages of 10
and 18 years. It issstimated that this army 01
young people will produce at least a half million
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Traverse City ché".

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Port Huron for the Thumb cemm'uniti ,
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Opportumties for the man iwitf ,_. . ‘
stinct to. fatten the family exche, uer are eon y

on the roots of the plants pulled is worth 25 cent
a pound, the pathologists have been advised.

ket at this time for this bark,” sa’Ys Dr. G. H
Coons.

(l
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believe there is a good demand in the drug mar-I

green. ” In Some parts of the state shrubs to the.

number of 500 or mere on single estates are being:

torn out in compliance with the orders of the state
nursery inspector.

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The Michigan Agricultural College Experiment

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station has just issued a number of new bulletins ‘

[which ought to be in the hands of every farmer
of the state.

Technical bulletin No.38 covering experiments
on the centrol of bean. anthracnose and bean
blight should be of especial value to bean growers.

It contains 50 pages covering the entire field of

bean diseases—describing the various varieties ~

from the standpoint of their disease-resisting
qualities, control and prevention of disease, etc.
The author is J. H. Muncie.

C. P. Halligan and R H. Pettit are joint auth-

ors of special bulletin No. 86, a. spray and prac- "
You .”cant afford:

tice outline for fruit growers.
to let pests and diseases destroy your fruit this
year. The right kind of spraying will save you
money. Get this outline, and follow it. ' '

“Tomato Growing in M1ch1gan ” is the subject

I

very ably discussed by Prof. Waid. in bulletin No. ’
89

. It covers the industry in detail,
preparation of the soil to the marketing of the
crop. There are things of interest in this bulletin

to both the experienced as well as the prospec- ~

tive grower of tomatoes.

In 1917, the experiment station conducted a
series of analysis, cOvering all the leading brands.

of fertiliZer being sold in this state. Farmers
who have occaSion to purchase fertilizer in any
quantity should write for Bulletin No. 280 which
centains the results of these investigations.
The commercial growing of strawberries is one
of Michigan’s important industries. The climatic

and soil Conditions of the state are peculiarly,
adapted to the growing of this crop. Much larger ,

returns, it is pointed out, could be secured by a
more intelligent culture of the crop. Bulletin No."
84, by C P. Halligan, is a valuable treatise upon
the subject.

“Michigan Potato Diseases,” is the name of a'

special bulletin No. 85, which covers in a most
comprehensive manner the various diseases which
are common to the Michigan potato. The bulletin

from the

is full of illustrations showing the effect of var-I,

tuber, and describes completely the best methods
of control and eradication. This article by Prof.

G H. Coons should be in the hands of every farm-
' er who grows potatoes.
- Special bulletin No. 87, by W.- C Dutton, con-

tains the results of dusting and spraying exper-

'ious diseases upon the foliage and roots of the,

iments with apples and presents many facts and

figures showing conclusively that proper spraying
pays dividends
Farmers may secure a copy of any or all of

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tion, M. A. 0., East Lansing, Michigan.-

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these substitutes should sell at a price in excess

If you will advise your readers through the
1191qu of your paper that in instances where
lthey are over-charged, to refer the facts to their
local administrator and if proper action is not
taken by them to refer the facts in the case to
Mthis‘ ofiiée, I assure you that all complaints of this
kind will receive our prompt attention.

,The only way to enforce the rules in this re-
spect is to ask the housewives of. this state and

country to act as a police forceiand to notify the
Food Administration of any exorbitant prices
urged for these commodities

We are at the present time, through our coun-
ty organizations, perfecting a plan whereby each

’Week will be published inall county papers, fair
food prices, showing the price paid by the retailer
and the priceat which the goods should be sold.”

We believe this action will be a direct help toward
keeping down the prices on food stuffs, particular-
ly those listed .4—Fedeml Food Administrator, by

’ F. D. Fitzgerald, Executive Secretary, Lamsing,

Michigan.

WIRE WORMS CAUSING. HAvoc‘
IN ROMULUS CORN FIELDS

Will you kindly publish in the next issue of M. '

B. F. the cause of wire worms in our corn fields,
also what to do f_or them?

We had the same field to corn last year but did
not see any of them in it then. We took pains in
fitting the ground, then dug holes and put in a
handfull of hen manure and ashes mixed up good
together in the hill, then put some dirt'over'that,
then the corn, then covered it up with a hoe. The
corn all came up good but the wire worms are in
the hills in places.

but on the raise from the/low ground to __the high
ground is where they are. In some hills there

' are as high as 20.

Why are they not in all of the hills on the low
ground and high ground too? Our ground is a
good sandy loam with clay bottom.—-—W. MAP
Romulus, _ Michigan. .

I have no idea that the system of manuring that
you mention had anything to” do with the pres-

‘ence of the wire worms in the field mentioned.
.You see. the wire worm requires three years to

complete its growth in the soil, after which it
turns into a click-beetle or snapping beetle, the
slender beetle that snaps itself up into the air
when placed on its back.

come more wire worms.
selves apparent more noticeably on the third

year because of course they are largest at that,
' time and have the greatest appetites just before
” It is pessible that the part,"
of the field worst attacked had more grass. in it ,
,—:two or three years age than the rest 6: the field. ‘
mat would account for the uneven distribution
‘ of the worms nomii .
The only way to get rid of them is to put 1113
that the beetles will not utilize for laying ;

’ wood ashes,

,. '~ d i t i h f the
ubstitute’s exceed that of wheat flour, but for ' using groun lmes one s nce t e presence 0

0n the low ground there are
no worms, also on high ground there are no worms, ,

This _beetle lays its
t eggs usually on grass, and from the eggs there
The worms make them- ‘

and is still running.

off Certain amounts on any interest-paying date,
.which date is Feb. 24.

W. M.

"Vi-"present Which amount in dry ashes to about one
“and one- half per cent phosphoric acid and 50 to 60
‘-f_p'er cent calcium carbonate (lime).

The chief
valuebf the leached ashes therefore is as a source

’ of lime. \

The use of wood ashes, and especially leached
1s open to the same objection as to

calcium carbonate in the wood ashes would favor
the growth of fungus which causes potato ,scab.

‘On a very acid soil the ashes could be used in such

quantity as not to completely neutralize the acid‘
ity with less danger especially if the potatoes used
for seed were treated so as to kill any scab that
might be present. To sum up, it is my opinion
that the leached ashes probably are not of suffi-
cient value to warrant their use on potato ground.
If they can be had for the asking and the haul is
short, they can be used in connection with alfalfa
or clover to good advantage but on account of the
danger of spreading scab the benefits are not great
enough to take the chance of using it with no-
tatoes—Andrew S. Patten, Chemist M. A. 0.

CAPAC FARMERS SEEK LEGAL AD-
VICE HAY GRADING CVONTROVERSY

I- want to ask a legal question and if possible
want you to answer it in this week’s issue of
M. B. F., as several parties are interested.

Three parties scld five carloads of bay to a local
buyer on track here at $16.50 per ton. It was
understood by all parties that it was to be grade
No. 2. We graded the hay while loading and felt
sure that we had done the grading honestly and
that it would pass any inspection. The buyer only
saw two cars of the hay before it was billed out
and he accepted it as up to grade and paid for it
as it was sold on track here. All five cars were

_billed out to Newport News via. Ann Arbor &

Toledo. At Toledo the cars were inspected and
did not pass as No. 2. All five cars were held up

I and a telegram sent to the buyer classifying hay

as No. 3, mow burnt. etc., and requested instruc-
tions as to what to do with it. There is also a
demurrage charge while cars are being held up.
Who assumes responsibility. the local buyer or
the farmers who loaded the hay? Will it be com-
pulsory for the farmers who sold bay to pay back
any loss the local buyer might have on account of
that second grade and demurrage charge?~—A. J.
8., Ounce, Michigan.

The hay having been tendered as No. 2, graded

‘as No. 2, accepted as No. 2, paid for as No. 2, par-

tially inspected and privilege given to inspect
balance and accepted as No. 2 the contract becomes

-‘blnding, fixed and complete and the seller is not

liable for any loss or damage in the absence of
fraud or deceit upon his part—W. E. Brown. Le~
gal Editor.

WHEN MAY MORTGAGEE ACCEPT
’ THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS?

Will you kindly answer the following question?
” “I Wish to join a Farm Loan Association to se-

cure money to pay off an existing mortgage on

my farm. This mortgage was due in Feb. 1917,
It is drawn so I could pay

Now, the mortgage has
been past due: if I secure the money could the

‘man who holds the mortgage decline to accept it

until the interest paying date rolls around?”—
"T" Pigeon, Michigan.
It i”...permissible for the parties to agree to an

feXtensio‘n; of payment after the maturity of the
”obligation.

If there has been no valid extension
93 the tinge of payment, the full amount of the note
th

I Would ‘

, of your mortgages are past due,- he then cannot.
refuse according to the Michigan law to accept, _

payment from you. -—-H. K Jennings, Sec'y Federal, _

Land Bank, St. Paul, Minn.

GOVERNMENT SUGAR PRICE DOES

NOT APPLY TO DOMINO SUGAR“;

May 10th 1918, I bought a 5 lb. package of,
Domino cane sugar for 45c.
called for more of the same kind of sugar.
price then was 480 for 5 lbs. I said I paid 45c a
few days ago, and the groceryman replied that
thiswas a new lot. Has‘the government put a

price on sugar, ‘or was it talk?—A Subscriber,

Mears, Michigan.

Under the regulations the price of bulk gran.u--
lated sugar is fixed._ The price of Domino sugar
is fixed in this way:
to get more than his pre-war profit above cost
You can see from this that if his costs were slight-.
1y different it would change his selling price to
some extent. We have taken this position'because
Domino sugar is not considered a necessity while
bulk granulated sugar is considered a. necessity.
—Gco. A. Presccott, Federal Food Administrator.

 

 

 

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AN OLD GAME—There’s an old game being
worked in Michigan right now to which we are
glad to apply the white light of publicity. Read-
er D., of Oakley, who would probably just as soon
keep his name out of print as the sucker in the
case, but who Showed the immense good sense of
bringing it to our attention so we can warn others,
wrote:

"I see some of the readers of M. B. F. unload their
troubles on you. I would also like some help. Last
summer I received a letter from Progress Paint Com—
pany of Cleveland, Ohio, asking if I could use a half
barrel of graphite paint and 25 pounds of Plastic
cement free, as they had it near me and would order
it shipped here $15.50. The letter aslo stated to write
for prices on house and barn paint. I wrote, ‘no use
for the graphite, please quote me price on red barn
pafilnt.’ They replied promptly thanking me for the
or er.
time. I wrote them that I had never ordered any
paint and would not receive it. In two or three weeks
they wrote asking how I liked the graphlle, then they
commenced dunning for pay, but no paint ever came.
I have been dunned time after time. They drew on
me, sight draft, at bank and threaten prosecution if I
don’t honor the draft promptly. I have the corres-
pondence here except the first letter I wrote, and if
you would like the letters sent to your office I will
send them. I would not like a brother fax mer to have
as much bothei with the Pxogress Paint Company as
I have had—because they certainly are the limit.”

Mr. D. has sent us most of the correspondence;
it is an interesting history of working the public
by mail. Most of the recent letters are from the
Wolf Mercantile Agency also of Cleveland, prob-
ably in the same office building, possibly owned
and controlled by the Progress Paint Company
and perhaps operated by an employee of theirs;
you seldom finl a concern with.a scheme which
savers of the one which our reader has brought
to our attention which does not have somewhere
a nice docile, well-trained little collection agenccy
under its parental wing.

We would hate to be in Reader D’s boots, not
because we would ever expect to be brought to the
bar of justice by this concern, but rather because
we would not like to go to the mailbox expecting
a letter from loved ones somewhere and pull out
one of these wolf fangs. Now, if, as our reader
from Oakley says, he never ordered the paint and
besides never received it, then surely the Frog:
ress Paint Company are going to have some trouble
collecting it.

We hope our readers will keep posted on
schemes of this kind. You remember the Vigil-
antes of old Civil war days? Well, make yourselt
a member of our Michigan Vigilance committee
and we’ll use the somewhat powerful columns of

this weekly as a limb 011 which to hang the ,

grafters.
:0! :h *

EXPRESS SHIPMENTS—It ought not to take
the express agent at Alden, Mich., a year to settle
a claim for our reader, Mrs. E. B., and we are tak-
ing it up directly with the company to see that a
prompt settlement of this claim is made. Her let—
ter reads:

I thought I would write you for a. little information.
How can I get my pay for two dressed chickens that
I expressed to Chicago from Alden. I paid 29 cents
each express charges. The chickens weighed 4 lbs.

each, and one chicken had a. small parcel enclosed.
One party received parcel enclosed and no chicken;

the other part of the remains of a rat eaten chicken."

The agent only charged for 3 lb. package each. It was

a year the 12th of May and I have written several "

times and complained to the agent at Alden, with no
result. I asked for 30c per lb. but don’t even get a
reply. It seems to me that they ought to be made
pay for those chickens. I am farming forty acres wit
two children and do not feel like losing express char—
es, chickens and all. If you can tell me what to

I will appreciate it very much.

B. F.-—Mrs. E. B.’, Bellalre, Michigan

May 16th, 1918, I'
The.

A merchant is not supposed. '

Had shipped that day (graphite) 5 months.

Ienjoy reading M.. .

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I Detroit
_- 2. 2 25
I "0.3 Red , 2.10 2.12 2.22 .
_ a... the; 1.3 2.1.3 an
110‘. 2 Mixed 2.15 .. 2.13 2.23

.Very little doing in the movement
With the ex-
ception of a few scattered lots in. the
hands of the farmer the supply is in
large elevators and gradually being
milled.

This season’s crop is very favorable
for a large yield which should relieve
the present shortage just as soon as
the new crop begins to move.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE Detroit Chicuo New York
Stall-Id 77 .75 .01 1-2
No. 3 WIito 70 1-2 .74 1-2 .79 1-2
No. urge 15 1.2 .73 . .13

 

The oat market is somewhat stag-
nant with very little trading. Export
buying is about the only thing that in-
jected any pep at all to the market.
Millers are out of the game entirely
for, the present. Eastern mills are
well stocked for the present and deal—
ers show no disposition to pulrchase
beyond their immediate necessities,

and there is nothing in the outlook to
suggest material higher prices.

 

 

Detroit Chicuo New York
1.55 1.50 1.05
1.50 1.54 1.53
1.50 1.45 1.“

 

 

 

The recent heavy rains in the corn
belt has brought on a stimplating ef-
fect in the corn market, leaving more
bears than bulls in the exchanges.
There is no doubt of the unusually big
acreage being planted and further de-
velopments will be guided by growing
conditions. Corn acreage by prelimin-
ary estimate is about 117,000,000 acres
or on a basis of last year’s official es-
timate about 117,000,000 acres. Gen-
eral rains in the northWest with warm-
er Weather has made- growing condi-
tions ideal and crops are making ex~
cellent progress.

RYE

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The market is at a standstill and no
interest given to the movement. Crop
conditions are reported favorable in
most localities. Detroit is quoting
$1.90.

Barley

The demand is limited to the choic-
est grades and the market as a whole
'is very unsatisfactory. Under the
Food Administration rules it is not
permissable to carry any barley after
July 1, and the brewing trade is now
out of the market. Stocks of barley

flour are supposed to be ample, but
there is no pressure on the market
from the millers.
standard to choice $1.32 to
melting, $1.25 to $1.45.

Chicago qudtes on
$1.43;

 

  

 

 

 

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New York
. 3 50
line 12.25 13.25
«1 Kidnevs 13.50 13.50 14.00

 

 

- . The market continues inactive and
‘ both buyers and sellers appear to be
On the waiting list watching for de-
velOpments. The long dull spell is
V. still unbroken and with constant ad-
"pdltions to the present holdings in

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position of the farmer 18.10
money tied -’u‘p in high-priced hay is

  

and eggs firm.

first hands the market is in a most
unsatisfactory condition. There is
nothing in sight to warrant further
changes in quotations, Some of the
stock is deteriorating due to its con-
dition, and with no large outlets in
sight the outlook is anything but
bright.

However, it must be remembered

that beans are a staple food product
and can be shipped across, and inas-
much as quick changes take effect in
a very short time, there are chances
of the market brightening up before
the new crop is ready for the market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The general tone to all markets is
weaker. There is at present an ac-
cumulation‘of all grades of hay at
most all markets. There are, of
course markets that are more congest-
ed than others and shippers should
be very careful and guard against
shipping to a glutted market.

The demand is mostly for the better
grades and off-grade hay is practical-
ly unsalable. Sales on the best grades
are averaging from $1 to $2 per ton
less than last week’s quotations and
the poorer grades are ave-raging from
$3 to $6 per ton lower.

The eastern and southern markets
seem to be. hit the hardest which we
understand is partially brought on
by the Government holding back ship-
ments that had already been billed
out.and had to be diverted to other
receivers. The Detroit and Chicago
markets have been standing up well
but look for heavier receipts which
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Cholco round Medin- loud
M“. white-each“ white-acid

Detroit 1.20 cwt. 1.10 cwt.
Chic-go 1.10 .
Cincinnati 1.251 1.10
Now York 1.25 1. I 5
Pittsburgh 1 . 10 .9
Baltimore, Md. 1.40 1.25

 

 

 

 

 

The old crdp is cleaning up much
better than was at first anticipated.

WHEN, WHERE AND WHAT TO

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DETROIT SPECIAL.-—-Everyflxing In the produce 111}!an but army?“-
toes standing up ‘Well with-o miwablo demand. Hay situation, not... The 013- ~

11 for unmet-snark“ and the buyer its life '
holding, anticipating a more -ifimflw
market, 'Berry receipts running light, and in good demand. Poultry, butter!“

nmnmoN_n.—Hay market den-onward

Mark to No. 1 Standard No. 2
. Timothy Timothy Timothy
Detroit 19 00 19 50 17 00 19 501000 16 SO
Chime) 21 00 23 18 00 21 00 15 00 1‘ 00
Cinch-eh 21 75 23 00113 00 22 5° 15 00 18 00
“itch-uh 25 00 23 50‘19 50 22 5014 5. 18 50
NowYork 27 00 29 00 22 00 27' 0O 17 00 20 00
Rid-Ola 23 00 26 00,21 00 24 00 15 00 17 00
3 No. I No. 1 No. 1
""2." 1 Light Mixed Clover Hired Clovor .
11011011 ‘17 00 17 5° 14 00 15 00 13 00 3 50
Cbitllo g18 00 18 50z12 00 14 0011 00 12 00
Cincinnati '15 00 18 50%” 00 17 0012 00 H 0.
Pittsburgh ill 00 19110 I2 00 13 50 11 00 13‘ 00
New York '22 00 24 00‘20 00 20 50 20 00 20 50.
Richmond .21 00 22 00 8 00 19 00 10 00 17 00

This important section of M. B. F. cannot be compared with any other sim-
ilar section published by any periodical in America.
copy the Market Service rendered to our readers, but their results are a failure.
“’13 EMPLOY THE BEST MARKET EDITOR IN
not only the government market reports, but special wires from private sources
on every important market where Michigan farm products are sold. Those mar-
ket quotations he compares with special county reports whlohfhe receives from‘
every part of the state, and in the 1km of his years of experience in actually
handling Michigan farm products gives you on those pages his best. udvioo as to -
SELL FOB TOP PRICES!
or weekly publication in Michigan can give you this
advice written from the farmers' side of the fence. , .

SPECIAL MARKET ADVICE:—-Evory paid-up subscriber to Mitch-
igan Business Far-mingle entitled to direct advice from our market;
editor by mail, telephone or telegraph any day in the week, including
Address Market ‘Editor, Michigan Business
Fanning, Mt. Clemens, Mich, enclosing stamp lf‘mail reply is wanted,
and signing your name‘ and address exactly as it anyone on your ad-

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Ez‘ CHIfiAGO.-—-Corn and’oat market considerably firmori‘ m strengthened fol-

; lowing a firm corn market. Hay dull With slow movement. ._

g2:- BOSTON.—Wool situation gradually adjusting itself and look forward to '
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Receipts have beenaveraging unwell
with the demand and Southern ship-

ments have not overcrowded the mar- ,.

kets. This especially appliesto' Nor-
thern markets. Eastern markets have
been easier and with less activity than .
the Western markets:
However, the time is» near at hand

when all'old potatoes should be marry

keted as new potatoes will come. in
more freely which in our opinion
will hold the present old potato values
at the present figure. -

We are in receipt of a reportof a
successful potato flour mill at Trav-"
erse City that is now using 1,500 bpsh-
els of No. 2 potatoes daily. It is the
only mill of its kind in the state and
it [is understood that this will double
its operations and will handle a large
proportion of the surplus of Northern
Michigan stock andwill have its ef-
fect on the potato market.

 
    

 

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Tub! 24-25 17-22 19-20
Dick: 30-32 21-25 29-30
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Receipts being light there is very
little doing in the handling of poul- ‘
try. The damand- only fair, thus keep-
ing in line with daily receipts, so
there is no accumulation of stock. The
quality is averaging just fair, running
light. A few carload shipments are
arriving weekly from western ship-
pers which represents the bulk of poul-
try trading. A few broilers are coming
in but not enough to establish a mar-
ket. Early broilers that are plump
and weighing around a pound and a
halt always sell at fancy prices rang-
ing around 45 to 50 cents a pound.

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Buying for storage purposes is over
with and eggs now coming in are go-
ing direct to the consuming trade and
selling prices are well maintained for
selects. Current receipts are averag~
ing up well as to quality although ‘the
real hot shipping season is in its in-
fancy. Hot weather usually brings on -
shipments that show quite a large
percentage of rots. Farmers should
be very careful and'see that eggs are
gathered daily and" shipments made
often. Poultry farm selects, 35c. No.
1, current receipts, 32 to 330. Detroit

basis.

Strawberries

Very few Michigan berries came in
on the market this week but with fav-

 

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radlng activefi ft-ut._
cases will belle-idewffd as thatie:
about the quantftythe average "heiress.
. , ' shie-
. , Feed ' 1": - .
’ The present available supp} '. of feed

is limited. There isa c‘ertain‘anouigt ,

of so—called feed. on“ the marekt ,bfltl _
‘ when a. farmer g at one dose" of it. he.

soon discovers that he might, just. as
well feed chaff or sawdust... Real teeth;

such .as bran. middlings, . red dog. and

' other kinds» made from wheat prod-

ucts are practically wiped ed the mar-
ket. Deliveries are now being made

Covering orders. placed last January “'
and Februaryeea movement of merely

filling back orders. .

You dairy men and farmers whe
must feed in your business-should ar-‘
range. to place orders covering your
requirements in order to get the feed

. when needed. Failure to dotthis may

mean dairying at a loss wherein a.
supply . of the necessary ,feeds, even.
though high priced. puts your here!
on a Paying basis. , .

There are no changes in quotation
on feed.

    

New York City. J une 8,—Reliabl'e re—
ports state that so far this week re~
ceipts of butter have exceeded those
of last week. by about 30,000 packages.
Statistics show that receipts have been
heavier than ever before for the first
week in June. That condition is prob-
ably due in part to the holiday of last
week which held upsome shipments
but more particularly to‘ the early
season and the resultant growth of
grass which has brought the flush earl-
ier than usual. Considerable butter
for government use has passed through
New York, which, of course, has ad-
ded to the receipts. Comidering the
influx of butter there has been fairly
active trading and. the market has
strengthened. That was due to a very

strong consumptive demand, the pur- \

chases of the army and Navy and to
speculative buying which has started
to some extent. It is expected that
butter will move freely during the
coming weeks because, in addition to
the usual outlets, large quantities of
butter will be shipped to England and
France. -

The week started with the quota-
tion of extras at 42 3-40. 011 Tuesday
that was advanced to 43c where it
held until Friday when an'advance of
another fourth of a cent took place.
The market closed very strong on Fri-
day which seems to indicate that no
marked decline in price need be ex-
pected, but on the contrary there may
be an advance. However, there is a
decided. nervousness at all times this
season and predictions can not be made
with any degree of certainty. Addi-
tional quotatibns on Friday werez’.
Higher scoring than extras, 43 1-2 to
44 1-20; firsts, 41 to 42 3-4c; seconds,
37 to 40 1-2c-.

Unsalted butter, while quoted at a
differential of one to one and a half
cents over corresponding grades, of
salted butter is scarcely moving at all.
The market is flooded with it at pres-
ent and it will pay those' making-it to
turn their attention to salted butter
for about two weeks. The unsalted
butter market? is very peculiar. It.
seems that there is either a strong
demand for it or none at all. The rea-
son for that is because as compared
to salted butter the outlet, is small.

It takes only. one or two" weeks off-1. 1

increased production to completely ov- _
ersupply the demand". It usually fol-
lows that. within a week. or, two after
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- der to eliminate long hauls

'instead of hard coal

71m giving such information as we

may haveuat hand
Everyone must realize that there is.

i'goilé'g'to The 11 shortage ot ooall and ev-_‘

ery precaution must be taken in the
distributiwm the same in ‘order that

.110 Consumer or manufacturing con- _

earth will be witho11t coal. Great in-

' dustrlnl plants; are running day and

night turning out ammunition rand
war materials. The marmfacfturing of

' war materla'ls must be speeded up to

f-111l capacity, absolutely no delays on
'a-c'c011nt of. not having coal; coal must
be supplied for the transport ships
which can use only. the smokeless kind

' therefOre all smokeless fuel" known as

the. Pocahontas coal must be shipped.
east: '

The entire coal distribution is un-
der the jurisdiction of the fuel ad-T
ministrator. The coal fields are di-
vided into districts and coal from cer-
tain districts can be shipped only to
a certain district. This is done in or-
which
would tie 'up the cars suitable for
handling coal. It is necessary to util-
ize all coal equipment. as it gets cars
to destination, unloaded and returned
to the mines in the least possible time.

Hard coal is going to be very scarce
and we believe before the season "is
over that a ruling will go into efi‘ect
Where soft ‘co‘al will have to be used
‘wherever the
stove or furnace can be adjusted for
burning soft coal.

The tonnage of piepaied coal will

be less this season than ever before. \

Most of theooal will be shipped as it
comes from the mines. We understand
there is very‘littl'e lump coal offered
on the market but quite a. little run
of mine can be purchased for quick
shipment.

Live Stock Letters

Detmttrflvessw' Calves. Receipts

have fallen off considerably, therefore

the market is active with a good de-
mand. Veal grading No. 1 selling 30
to 211:. No. 2, 15 to 19c. Shippers
should be very careful in dressing and
preparing for shipment. The carcass
shoufd be thoroughly cooled.

Cattle receipts show a slight in-
crease although the market is holding
steady :and prices are well maintain-
ed. Best heavy steers. $10.50 to 317;
handy weight bunhei 313 50 to 314;
light butcher grassers $9. 50 to 310 00;
best dry-fed cow-,s $11. 50 to $13; grass-
ers, $8.50 to $9.; (sinners, $7. 50 to 38;
bulls. $9 to $12.

Veal calves Receipts light; prices
ranging from $10 to 31‘» awarding to
grade.

Sheep and lambs.
heavy, maiket steady. 'Fair to good
lambs. $15 to $16.75; lighi and com-
mon, $10 to $12.50. Sheep. fair to good,
310 'to 312.50; .common, 37 to 39.

Bags. Receipts have fallen W and
prospects are favorable for a higher
musket Mixed grades selling $17.;I00
heavy, 316.75 to 31700.

East 811,031,119.- N. Y.. eru: 1.1., 1918.———
Receipts of cattle Monday, ‘180 cars,
including'25 cars of Cannadians Trade»
opened 19 19.155 Mgther on medium
weight and weighty steer cattle which
were in light supDLV; butcher steers
and handy weight steers sold 15 to
25c lower than last week; fat cows
and heifers sold steady; bulls at all!
classes sold steady; oanners and eat-

Receipts not _ so

11ers were in light supply, sold steady“, 1

fresh coma and Springers were in mod-
erate supply, sold $110.00 to $15.00 per

 

head lower tha-n flast week; shooters

ry light supply,
em

’ not enough to

"at Fill-wt this week:

.corn which'l is mum poor.
».ther

, 1113' had on
We

 

w" yea yhends k that. sold from
to 7.35 Pigs were 750 to $1
{selling at $17 .75; roughs; $15. 25
and sings. $10 to $12. _
With 5000- hogs- on sale Tuesday

 

L-mr market opened steady to 10c low-
or with. heavy hogs selling from $17. 25
,‘to T317. 3;; mediums $17. 40 to $17. 50;

mixed and yorkers, $17.25 to $17.3
mediums, $17.40 toy$17.50; mixed and

- yorkers,’ 317.510; roughs, selling
steady Selling at $15 25; stags, $10 to
$12.00

The receipts of sheep and lambs on
Monday were called 3200. Most of the
receipts were on the grassy _'.orde1 The
market opened .1-25( higher than Sut-

'nrfla’y’s close on best lambs while ll

other grades advanced 251' to :100.
There were two leads of choice. dry-
fed lambs that sold Top to $19. The

_g1en:e1'al market‘on lambs was $18 to
”$18.75; spring lambs, $1

5. to 20; lambs
on the grassy order, 317 to $17.50
throwout lambs. $14 to $15; vearlings
314.50 to $15.50; wethers $14 .10 to

f to 'prime

East Buffalo N. Y:., 'June. ilk—We
quote ebbice to prime weighty steers
$17.50@1‘8.25; medium to good weight
steers,'7$1’6.50@17.125; plain and coarse
weighty steers, 315.506.316.00; choice
to prime handy weight and medium
weight steers, $15.50@16.00; fair to
good handy weight. and ‘ medium
weight steers“ 3141506015. 00; choice
yearlings $15. 50@1600;
fair to good yearlings, 314 50@15. 00',
medium to good butchei steers, $13.50
@1400; fair to medium butcher steers,
$12.50@13.0‘0; good butcher heifers.
$12.50-@13.00; fair to medium butcher
heifers, $11.50@12.00; good to choice
fat. cows, 312.00@12.50; medium to
good fat cows. $10.50@11; fair to’good
medium fat cows. 39.00@9.50; cutters
and common butcher cows. $8.00@8.50;
canners, 36.50 to «.50; good to choice
fat bulls. 311.50@]2) medium to
good fat bulls, $10.5'0@11; good weight
sausage bulls, $10.00@10.50; light and
thin bulls, 380060850; good to best
stock and feeding steers. $10.50@11;
medium grades of stock and feeding
steers, $9.50@10; common to fair stock
and feeding steers 38. 50@9. 00; @0011
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(Eastl—The farmvrs ' in
this neighborhood are» busy {gr-111.13, lwun
ground ready and some have planted.
The weather has been a little rainy, but
keep the farmers from

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work. There is plenty to do. Early po—
tatoes look good. thugs plentiful. Corn is
not a very good stand. The following
quotations were made at Midland this
week: Wheat. 3205;001'11, 32.510 shell-
ed: cuts. 130; rve $2; hay 318 to 320;
beans. 39.50; potatoes, 25' butter. 40;

butterfat. '12; eggs 30; beef steers. $8 to
3'9: veal calves 310. ——.T. U. M.., Hemlmk.
June 6

~(lE‘ESEE (South)~—~Fnrmers are very
busy at this time: They are working
their :fields and getting them in shape
for planting beans and potatoes. There
are a few who have not planlrd_ their
corn yet. but most of the farmers have
corn high eno Jig}! to cultixnate and sev—
eral have cultivated their corn already.
The soil .is in good shape for

and the weather has been fair. Farmers

are selling wool and livestock, but- are
not buying mum at this lllllP. Corn is
coming fine in ,most farms. Indications

poi-111 to a large crop of. hay this year.
Several fields of clover are already in
full blossom and haying will begin early
this year. Quite a few farmers are plan-t-.
in: potatoes this week. Quite a number
of farm boys were registered at Flint
yesterday by the Genesee county Draft
board. The following prices were paid
'Wheat, $2.10; corn,
:1. 75: oazt's. 1801:: rye, $1.90; hay, $16 to
320: bonus. 39 pex cwt.; red kidney
beans 311 1wrc1vt.; potatoes. $1 per cwt.
116111219170;swingers,20c;creamé’ry but-
tfcr, d'ahy butt-er, 25: eggs 31:; slicer).
3‘9 to 2510; lambs 3“ to $15: hogs $16. 50
beef steers. $10; beef cows 34 50 to $8;
vea‘l calves $9 to $11; wool 65 F.
Kenton June 6

TUSCOLA (Essay—Farmers planting
beans and potatoes. Weather too cool for
corn. Soil is ‘too wet on low ground.
Farmers are sellimg'some cattle and bags
and wool but nothing in the grain line;
holding nothing. W'hen't and rye. very
poor; oats looks good. ("cm is about
half a stand here on account of cut-
worms. The following quotations were
made at Caro last week: Tthat, 32;
com, 51. 75: oats 70; rye. $1.65; hay.
$16; barley. 31M; buckwheat. $3.25;
Iv'e straw, $8; beans. 38; hens. ‘22; roost-
ms 12 to 14 ducks. 18 to 20; butter.
".6; eggs, 30' ,‘sheep. 310; lambs, $12 50'

. hogs, $14 to $16,.«bcef steers $10 to $12;

veal-calves.3101m.$l..5(1_P B (3,,
taro, June 8. .

BRANCH (Woven—Farmers planting
and cultivating corn. Weather Wet but
11w1wnSo‘il too wet on heavy land Hay
and oats looking good. The following
pi ices were paid Tat Union City last week:

. heat. $2.10; oats, *75; hay. $10 to $15
potatoes-1,46%; hens. 22'. butter. 38; but-
terfat. ‘12.; eggs. 32 ' hogs $16.50 : beef.
steers, $9; beef cow's, veal calves,
$151.50 : wool, 65. ——F. S. Union City,
June 7.

ALLEG AN (Southeast) —_———Farmers 111 e

cultivating corn and preparing potatoes

and bean ground. Weather quite. favor— .

able: not much rain; ground ite dr

Corn doing well; most farmer:t1 have 3:1
fair stand. Following prices were paid
at Alma this week: Wheat. $2.12;

oats, 80: rye, 3180;11ay, $14; beans,
$8“ potatoes, 50:31am, 29; butter, 38:
8:88. 28:31am). 3.10:1ambs, $13 to $1."
hogs, hi to $16 beef steers $9 to 1510;
best ms. ‘37 to 39;: veal calves $10 to
$12; wool, :65. ~—-W. 1“,, tO-sego June 8

BAY-«Crops are looking good except

. wet wen-

harming rotted many fields and no

cor-n temple. nt. My runners are plant-

gig hm Some s m up but look-

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not draft a few for the l'arl'ns'.‘ \‘Vhat
is the] matter?

'l'rh'cs offered :11 Linwood June 8. 12918:
\Vheat. 32.08; corn, 31.56, nuts. 70;

rye, 31.75; potatoesf’lS; liens, 2'2; spring—

-crs, 24 ; butter, 35; butterfat, 4‘2 ; cg‘gs,
'24; drest sheep, 14; lambs, 19; hogs. 20;
beef steers, 1801719; beef cows, 15 ’11 Hi ;

veal Lin-

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calves, 16;
June 8.

111111031 (“'est (:entml)-We are having

wool, 65.—~G. (3.,

line weather with a few showers. Crop<
are looking fine. Farmers are planting
beams; the land is in fine condition. .l’as-
ture is good. Stock doing well. lliltlc
pigs are in good demand, selling for $5
each. The following quotations \vcrc
made at Elkton this week: \Vheat. $2.05;
corn, $2.25; oats, 62:; rye, $2.75; beans.
$8; potatoes. 60(1; butter. :15: butlcrl’nt.
38; eggs. 28; hogs, $16.; beef cows. 30:
wool_ 65—4}. W., Elkton, June 7.

ST. CLAIR (South)-—~Farmcrs culti—
vating corn and planting beans. The ("11—
worms are working in the corn. The
weather is a little too cool for rapid dc-
velopme'nt of crops. The soil is still in
fine condition. Farmers are selling m'cam
and butter and eggs. Wheat, is just cum-
m'encing to head out, but the heads are

chess instead of wheat.——The following
prices were quoted here this week: Hats.
70; wheat. $2.10; rye, $.l.75: beans. 371.00

per bu.; potatoes, $1 per cwt.; hens. 25
to 80; springer-s. 30 to 35; butter :18 to
45; eggs. 30 to 35; hogs $16; to $17; lucf
steers. $8 to $12; beef cows $7 to $10:
veal calves, 17 to $20.——T. .'l.. Smith‘sZ
Wreck. June

LAI’IGICRT (Southeast)~—l<‘armers very
busy planting beans and harrowing corn:
sonic had to plant their corn over again.
the rain of May 27 rotted some and
cut worms destroyed some: corn as a
rule is growing nicely. There. will be
very little wheat threshcd in this vicin-
ity: the writer knows of but one or two
fields that were saved. Some have spring

wheat in and it seems to be g‘l'mvinu'
good. The following prices were [Mir]
at Tmlay City last week: VVhent. 32: com
$1.75: oats. 65: hay. $15: rye straw.
$6; wheat straw. $5.50: potatoes, 50 to
60; hens. 20 to 22; springers. ‘20 to 25:
sheep. $7 to $9; lambs, $12 to 313: bags.
$13 to 3'16: beef steers, 310 to $11.50:
beef cows. $6.50 to $7; veal calves. 3H1
to 312; wool. 60 to 67am“. A. P... lmlay
Pity. June 8.

INGHAlVl' ((enlrnl)~~l.m-n Inning the

finest kind of weather, crops doing fine
Hay will be lighter than last vcar' as it
looks bare now. The rains have gone
around this vicinity we have had but lit-
tle. while a few miles either side of us
there has been an abundance. A few
hogs are sold each week. Bean market
('IPH‘Y' nfi’ The following prices “'1'1‘0
paid at Mason this week: W’hcat. '32 05:
com. H.801 cats. 70: rye. $1.80: beans.
34 to 37 per cwt.; potatoes. 40c bu: but—
ter. 4.0; eggs. “>0: sheep. $3 to 37: lambs,
316.50: hogs. $16.5": hccf steer“. 37 to
$l0: veal calves. $l4.—-—(‘. .T. l.. llason,
Juno 7.

ARENA? (East)~—'l‘his week has been
a good farm week. Taltho a little cool. but
good for horses. (Torn planting is being
finished up this week. Beans being plant-
ed and will be a good acreage. Cut worms
doing damage to corn. The following
prices 11 ere paid at Twining this week:
Oats 74: wheat straw. $8: beans 51;;
potatoes, .70: veal calves. $11 : hogs. $15;

wool. 65.———M. B. 11.. Twining, June 8.
OCEANA (North)—Every growing crop

that has s owed itself above mother
earth in thi. part of the (ounty is locking
good. Planting beans and potatoes seems
to be the main business of farmers for
the past week, and will be for another
crop looks quite
promising at present. New seeding came

11 this spring; everyone who seeded
see 8 to be Well pleased with
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hers show a disposition to bear.“
market, which added to other 111
ences may for a short time still fu
ther stagnate the market. Farm’ '
should beware of this movement __a'
not become frightened by any so
den downward fluctuation that might"
happen within the next few weeks.

       

 
  

   
   
 

We are confident that the Food Adj ',
and .

ministration has seen the light.
inasmuch as the bean division has

 
 

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and believe it will take similar action;
in moving the balance of the Michigan

crOp at a profit to the growers It ‘
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beans pending the government’s deg

cision upon the matter

HIGH CROP YIELD MEANS

THIGH LABOR RETURNS‘

Almost every farmer agrees that he
could- raise more corn or oats or hay
or potatoes on a given acre of land if
he set out to do so, and generally con-
cludes his remarks by saving that. to
do so would cost him more than the

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In order to throw ome light on this . _
subject. Professor Frank App of the
New Jersey Experiment Station'col-

180le data on 192 farms in Monmouth
county, New Jersey. The average crop
yield of the county was rated at 100
percent. The income of the farm
was cmnpared with the average acre
yield. The results are illuminating.
()n farms where the yield was l5 per
cent less than the 21vcragc. the farmer
worked for no l1'11;: 21ml paid for the
Trivilcge in addition. and the lower
the yield thc grcarci' was the not lass
on the term. (111 the other hand. the
not gain increased sleadilv with the
grain in acre production. cvcn after all
expenses of growing the crop wvrc (le~
ducted

COVER CROPS CUT THE
COST OF THE ORCHARD

“Of all the resorrces available In
the fruit grower at this time none can
bu usedmm'e effectively in own-1'1" 1""
the fertilizer famine than cover
crops." in the opinion of the depart—
ment of horticulture of M. A. C

“(‘over crops themselves." according
to a statement from the department.
“add neither potash nor phosphoric
acid to the soil, but they have in them
the power to make such of these ele-
ments as are present in the soil much
more easily available to the fruits.

“(‘Iovex's. vetches. beans and peas.
when used as cover (troy-s, supply
nitrogen to the soil. But cover crops
have their greatest value in that they
increase the physical condition and
increase 1he~water-holding capacity
of the land.

“The selection of a plant for ('(IWT‘
crop purposes depends largely upon the
1-li:e""v"cr of the soil and the time :t‘
which it is seeded—though details
can best be secured by dropping .21
card to the department of horticul-
ture. M. A. C.”

COW" TESTING IMPROVES .
THE DAIRY HERDS

The cow testing association is the
simplest, surest and cheapest. nae‘hod
for the rapid improvement of dairy
cows It affords I.‘ ~ average dairy—
man an economical means of obtain-
ing a record of how much each cow.
produces. and what
costs.

not take sufficient time to keep
records themselves. it is true that
such records require regularity 7m:
testing and weighing of milk and.“
feed, and a systematic form of ke

ing the data. This ‘isundoubtedly the
reason why so many dairymen have?

failed to keep such lecords, even wheg_ '
they have bully app eciated their val»,

no. This :lifil'culty is eliminated by
the cow testing association, whiCh, fur—
nishes a more eooromical way of ob-
taining such records than;
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Pass the Buck Around Once More

HE AMERICAN people want prohibi-
bition. By American people we don’t
mean the kid-gloved, soft-handed, fashionable-
club-sippei's; the fat-bellied German bar-ten—
ders and beer-guzzlers; nor the handful of
old-line politicians who thrive by the grace of
the tenderloin. We do mean the level-headed,
‘ sober-headed, hard-headed, calloused-handed
folks who have thrown frivolities to the winds;
clamped a strainer on thewaste pipe, and are
putting in ten long hours a day to help win
the war. " '

If victory for'the Allies depends upon the
amount of wheat that can be saved before an-
other harvest, common sense suggests that the
wasting of a single grain in the manufacture
of a useless article savers strongly of treason.
And these seven letters form a part of an-
other word that fittingly describes the action
of any and every individual who directly or
indirectly becomes a party to such Waste.

Congress refused to pass the administra—
tion’s food production appropriation bill be—
cause the administration permits the use of

food stuff in the manufacture of useless and-

harmful beverages. It has practically put it
up to Mr. Hoover to act in accordance with
the authority given him under the food con-
trol law to put a stop to the brewing of alco—
holic drinks. What does Mr. Hoover say:
“I do not want the Food Administration to
become “responsible for any orgy of drunken-
ness that would follow in the wake of such a
move. People who can’t get beer will drink
whiskey. If the people want prohibition why
do they not legislate for it thru their congress,
instead of passing the buck to the Food Ad-
ministration?” or words to that effect.

Is it Mr. Hoover ’s job to act as guardian
over the morals of the American people? Or
is it Mr. Hoover’s job to save wheat? Did
Mr. Hoover stop to think of the psychological
efiect the setting of prices, the licensing of
firms, the fixing of profits, the establishment

' of wheat and sugar rations would have upon
the people affected? Hardly. The emergency
justified the step. Any unpleasant develop-
ments could be cared for as they eventuated.

Mr. Hoover’s big and immediate job is to

SAVE WHEAT. The Allies must be fed

with American wheat, even tho the country’s

entire wheat holdings be commandeered and
the whole nation go on a six-months’ whiskey
spree. Mr. Hoover needs no excuse except
. what must be apparent to everyone to stop at
once the use of grain in the brewing of beer.
Twenty-two states in the union have already
taken the step and no one is suffering. The
nation is sobering up. Anyway, what’s all
the argument about? Stop the brewing ”of
beer. ,Congress will take care of the whiskey
traffic before the nation gets-the D. T’s. -

Sir or Mister

_ ._ UR‘NEIGHBOR just over the pond is .

deep in the discussion of a most Weighty

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from generation “to; generation by the. Stradx.

tions’ of the English aristocracy, do not hitch

with Canada’s sterling _~democra~tic idealsyandgl’
her common folks,“ including the 'farmers‘of

the dominion are quite set against anyflfura, ~~

ther bestowal of such. q“, estiqnable honors 1113‘
on Canadiansubjecits. ' . .

Commenting: upon the subject: ztheGrain , f

Growers" Guide, says: “The mere one re;
fleets upon this problem the 111.0173. one. re;

grets ~ that the statesmen. who made oh‘r'bdnfi

stitution 'did not 'settle this matter'onee arid
for_~=-all,' as the American statesmen" did:
when they ruled that no title of nobility

shall be granted by the. United States. and no

person holding an office of profit or trust
under them shall, without ,the consent of ‘
congress, accept any present, emolument, of-
fice or title of any kind whatever, from any»
king, province or state.” In a Wordfthe male
citizen of the United States must become a
citizen of another: country in order to be a
candidate for a title, while an American .wo-
man in marrying a title must both forfeit her
citizenship and deplete her country’s revenue
to the extent of her wealth, which in general
must be large to attraCt a peer. It may be
noted in passing that a considerable of these
must be'exiled every year, for an Oxford Don
in lecturing on the balance of trade was wont '
to regard the doweries of American heiresses
as an important factor in accounting for
England’s inability to import more than she
exported without becoming financially un—‘
sound. On the whole, America has been bet-
ter without a titlEdmobility and ,one cannot
help feeling that Washington and Hamilton,
Lincoln and \Vilson would be less dear to
mankind if they were separated from them
by an absurd feudal title. One can hardly
imagine the gnarled hands of Lincoln being
held up in herror against the slavery of the
aristocratic south if he had been a knight of
the bathand a noble lord.” ”

Do You Know the Color of a War Savings Wisconsin potato booklet:

Stamp?

FRIDAY, JUNE 28th, will be War Sav—

ings Day. That’s the day when every
man, woman and child in the United States
should go to the local postoffice and buy as
many War Savings Stamps as she or he can
afford. It matters not that you have bought
Liberty bonds; it matters not that you have
contributed to the Red Cross fund; it matters
not that you are giving a part of your time
in service to your country,———y0ur duty‘to
help your locality subscribe itsquota of War
Savings Stamps remains, the same.

There are millions of people in this country
who did not buy Liberty bonds, because they
were too poor; but there are very, very few
so poor who cannot afford to buy at least one _
25-cent war stamp.

War Savings Stamps are particularly good
investments for children.' They don’t taste
quite as good as candy when they are licked '
and placed on a thrift card, but they last-
much longer. Encourage your children to put
the pennies they are spending for worthless
things, into war savings stamps and thus
teach them lessons of thrift and economy,
the virtue’of saving for a rainyday. -

Incidentally War Savings Stamps pay .four
percent interest compounded quarterly.) they ,-
are tax-exempt; theygmay beexchanged‘ for
the same amount of money you paid for them,

plus interest, at any time you. desire. "Save; _

. ‘ Agricultural? Gellege, had "'det

'man ‘by the name can. xv. Kittie, from
Haven, shOuld be ._ MaCOnib 'county’s,:~ farm; .

earnestly fof oé. . Inns 5611f m‘ése‘nt
3“ ‘ They, »17609lY3de01’.¢ this Phrgb‘ .
and the Bal inseam e

So the, 3“ " reau” elected «himsn

agent. ‘ Mirr-
Kittlevhas sincercome to town. 'He is a grad-

uate ' of the Agricultural " College, and: makes..,; "
a-good impression. He‘is said to be a practie -.:‘~

cal and scientific agriculturalist, "althoughitl

Y may be questioned: whether he has the ripe ii

knowledge of theology possessed by Mumford. _
We confidently look forward to the happy
.‘day when the immeasurable value of theology
on the farm will be as clearly recognized" as ,
it is on'the board at Lansing.” ._

We hope that Mr. Kittie will succeed in
Macomb County, but we don’t believe he will.
ThepOpularity of the county, agent movement

among the farmers is questionable, and when

their wishes are openly ignored as in the

Mac'omb county case, there is little hope that

they will give. their support to the choice of
the Lansingprofessors. We are unable to de- '
termine why, aside from possible political ~
reasons, the extension department should

have refused to accept the race endation"
of the M‘acomb , farmers. ' Having done So, 3
however, these reSponsible "must abide by the

consequences. 'The county agentv movement
will never prosper until the. man who foots

the bill is permitted to give the orders instead

of being forced to take them. ‘
Mr. E. Percy Miller writes as follows in the

“It will perhaps--
be difficult'at any time this season to meas-

ure the real advantage ,of this movement to

grade. We can look back and see how bene-

ficial it would have been had strict grading-v
been enforced during November. * Great

quantities- of inferior potatoes found their"
way to all markets and brought about a sit-

uation greatly detrimental to the growers’.
interest and with no advantage to the inter-

est of the consumer.” This is in effect a

substantiation of the charges made by M. B.

F. that not an sections of the c0untry were

forced to grade their potatoes last fall, 3*
statement that the Food Administration and

the Bureau of Markets vigorously denied.

Farmers who attended the Lansing meeting

will recall that Mr. Miller strongly hinted

that theM. B. F. editor was a liar when he
said that large portions of New York state,

Pennsylvania and: Minnesota ‘had been per—,,
mitted to ship their potatoes" ungraded. And

now Mr. Miller publicly admits that the grad-

ing’was not rigidly enforced everywhere.

»’The, Detroi-t:News reminds us that this re:

and _, markably good 'crop-grdwing‘ijveather is also

remarkably geo'd bug-growing weather- Farm:

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_ an en 1dr~$1500,.gwith;1;7 per. cent‘inter’e'st.
fitter. this“ rat 1-mortgage had run about three'years
t 'Ortga'ge was taken Covering the amount

11 the billions-this time to a new party as

mortgagee; Iliw‘the second mortgage had been giv-
, 'thesame person as the first one, there is no
uegtpn the defense of usury could still beraised
on._ foreclosure proceedings on the second mort-
ger‘fimt in this-case the original money lender

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mortgage, to a third party, the borrower volun-
tafilymade settlement of the first mortgage and

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‘ remedy.

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Kalamazoo this week 'it' voted to -Work‘ for. a

' return of; the saloon. . Some hotel men still
{have the old-fashioned idea that people\ go
’td a hotel tofb‘uy booze instead of a bed?”-

Doing today what he, might have put off till

‘ tomorrow has been the making of more than ~

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Money Paid for! Usurious Interest Cannot be
' ReCovered. 3
Readers who have followed the various articles

appearing in these columns upon the usurious

practices of certain banks will possibly recall ~a.
statement that was made in the May 25th issue
to the effect that the borrower. who had paid usur-
ious interest on loans could recover such interest

interview with Albert E. Manning. deputy state
banking commissioner. Mr. Herman Dehnke.
presecuting attorney for Alcona countyy advises
us that the statement is not true. Either we mis-
understood Mr .Manning Or else Mr. Manning is .
not advised as to the construction the" courts: have
placed upon the law in this particular respect.
Anyway, there's no harm done, and we" gladly
publish Mr. Dehnke’s letter of explanation, and
thank him for it: ' ' .
, “As I am an interested reader of your paper,’
permit me to call your attention to a little error
that I note on page 5 of your issue of May 25.

“A ~Midland county subscriber inquired what
remedy he had for having been compelled to pay
usurious interest, and you answer/him, in sub—
stance: ‘If yon have been forced to. pay usur-
ious rates of interest, you can recover your» money
by suing for it, etc.’ ~ 1

.“This, I regret to say, is not the law inthis
state. The rule is that if usury has been once
voluntarily paid, it cannot -be recovered back.
This has been the holding of our courts for a
long time as the following citations will show:

“ ‘The law does not absolutely avoid contracts
for usury, and if parties completely perform them
they are ‘remediless.’
Mich. 151.

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pay‘usurious’interest. and where he does so he
will not be, permitted to recover it back.’ Gard-
ner vs. Matt-eson, 38 Mich. 204; Gray vs. Loud
Lumber Co., 128 Mich. 427; Solomon vs. Alpena
Cedar, (30., 194 Mich. 267. ‘ ‘ =

“So far as your subscriber is concerned, if they
amount ofthe usury is included in the mortgage ’
which he says will be due pretty soon, he can (19- _

feat ‘all interest by making that defense in'case
the bank commences foreclosure proceedings upon

_ the mortgage and notes, but in that case he woold

' have to pa‘y“legal interest. _
‘ apletefpa‘yment and settlement of the usurious note

r mortgage,
"i s'without remedy. . . ».

’ ' handsof an innocent purchaser for value .

' ' a usurious contract» would be ~

But if he makes corn.

he is’under our statute and decis-

ending, in in. study
. Ojbe ,a .iavfiorit.

' usury and then sue to recover it.

This statement was made following an ,

Smith vs. Stoddard, 10 .

defense of usury is a personal one and':
‘fm‘ay be waived, and so may the party voluntarily .

we. . . r.»4~,

‘ “The particular questions involved have never
been before the Supreme Court of our state, and it
will" be interesting to know what the decision
would be, as to cases where it can be shown that
in: making the second mortgage payable to a new
party, there was an intent to evade the usury
law, etc. 1
f‘I trust you will pardon my writing you thus at
length, ;ut I wished to guard against any one be-
ing misled into the belief that they could pay the
If the defense
is ,to be raised at all, it must be donexbefore pay-
ment of the usurious deb .”—.Herman Dehnke,
Prosecuting Attorney for Alcona County.

A Good Friend to M. B. F.

I- consider I am helping the farmers at large
andalso am helping on the good work of M. B.
F., but wish I could do more. Please do not feel
too proud to ask favors of me to the extent of my
ability and offer any suggestions you can to bet-
ter the circulation of M. B. F., as I hope to live to
see it in every farm home in the state and in the
states that border us.

i am alone on 80 acres and I am working 40
besides. I have sowed 31 acres of oats, and am
plowing 20 aeres for corn; did think some of
planting 5 acres to beans butlbelieve it is too
risky business. I have at present 50 bushels of
good dry beans for seed. hand-picked, 3 lb per bu.,
would sell for. $7.50 per bu. right now, but the
bean market is at, a standstill.
American Mutual Seed Co., of Chicago some time
ago for price on beans for seed and $10.00 per cwt.
was the best they could offer. They said the mar-
ket was off. So I believe I will not chance beans.
as they require too much hand labor and it is
not to be had here. I had 21 acres of wheat last
fall and it all looked good, but there was only 6
aeres left that I did not reseed to oats, so lost $75
worth of seed wheat that I wish the Allies had,
as the money would buy Liberty bonds now at
five and one-half, per cent, which is a better in-
vestment than any average farm today. As to
1wheat the farmers have all been feeding it that
have it and you cannot blame them. It is the
cheapest feed on the market today, and by the
talk ’of the farmers here they_. are not going to
give anything away, as a class I mean, and let
the manufacturers buy bonds with it. Bran is
selling at $45 a ton, and wheat at $67.50 a ton,
wwhichis the cheapest feed? There are none who
are giving the government anything except the
dollar a year men, which is more of a load forced
upon the farmers than it is a benefit to them, and
I will say that if it is not checked there will be a
large number of idle farmers another year. May-
be this will be a benefit to the people, but I fail
to see it.

There is very little wheat left here; not enough
for the farmers’ own use, and everyone is re-sow-
ing the winter wheat to cats and barley. Farmers
all say what is the use of raising wheat when

> other grains are worth more and are raised cheap-

er, such as oats and barley.——G. L. B.

Passenger Rate Increases

The way most things are advancing we should
all really know that the United States is engaged
in war—such a war as has never been encounter—
ed by so peaceful a nation before. Prices aread-
vancing on almost all articles, it matters not who
has to make the purchases, Sure the farmer
knows it means something to live in the city, he
also knows that it means something to live en
the farm. I do not want anyone to think that I am
finding fault with our government. But it is like
this: The Government has already placed a
price on'wheat and maybe other farm produce by
this'time. The railroads have been taken over
by ‘the Government; it may also take over the

.telegraph lines. Now the question is this: Are
the-farmers today, or will they this fall receive
a. price .kfor their salable produce to compare in
price with what they might have to buy? The
railroad fare increase does not affect the farmers

Q today like it would before the automobile came

iii use. ' But all theSe increases man something to
him, and he will feel it and feel it hard if the
incre‘ase7"is not handed him as it should be. Can
the above question be-‘ans-wered by any reader of
M. BpF. in favor of the farmers? If so would like
tdésee it'.in .print. ‘ ~

"The M B. F. is. the

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I wrote to the

1, 1 best paper ever placed in the 1
' hands offthe farmers. This [may be my last letter.

' . 'said to his mother:
,v I do mot»kDOW’for..suré as lam with the colors

0 .TWENT‘Y.‘ LONG 11mins, A00 5

war IN" THE 1 PAST
.'Ladies wore bustles. '
Operations were rare. .
Nobody awaited the fly.
- Nobody had seen a silo.
Nobody had appendicitis.
Nobody wore white shoes.
Cream Was five cents a pint. 1
Canteloupes were muskmelons.
Most young men had “livery bills.”
You never heard or a “tin Lizzie."
Doctors wanted to see your tongue.
Nobody car'ed for‘the price of gasoline-
Farmers came to town for their mail.
The hired girl drew one-fifty a week. 1
The butcher “threw in” a chunk offlliver.
Nobody “listened in” on a telephone. .
Folks Said pneumatic tires were a joke. v~
People thought English sparrows were~“l‘.irds
Jules Verne was the only convert to the sub-
marine. ' "
You stuck tubes in your ears to
graph and it cost a dime.

S\

hear a pitch

WHEN WILL THE WAR. END?

Absolute knowledge I have none,

But my aunt’s washer woman's son
Heard a policeman on his beat

Say to a laborer on the street

That he had a letter just last week
Written in the finest Greek,

From a Chinese Coolie in Timbuctoo
Who said that the niggers in Cuba knew
Of a colored man in a Texas town

Who- got it straight from a circus clown
That. a man in the Klondike heard the news
From a bunch of South American stews
About somebody in Borneo

Who heard of a man who claimed to know
Of a swell society female rake

Whose mother-in-law will undertake

To prove that her seventh husband

Has stated in a neutral land

That he has a son who has a friend

Who knows just when the war will end.

“110‘?
Sister Sadie’s now a
In a swell hotel,
Cousin Lucy drives a taxi,
So does Annabel.

Mother runs an elevator,
Aunt Jane carries mail,
Grandma’s ”busy guarding aliens
At the county jail.

When the cruel war is ended.
And the boys come back.

Wonder who will rock the cradle—-
Jill or Jack?
~By OWEN B. WIN'rI-zns in Judge.

PETER. PLO \" SA 1'5:

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Ben Puttinitoff is having a terrible time with,
his memory. He cultivated his corn last Thurs-1‘
day thinking it was Friday. He is slowly recov- '
ering from the shock. -‘
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Jim Peters who has been courting Cynthia Jen-
kins for nigh on to the last ten years, took the.
fair Cynthia to town the other day and the-"knot.
was tied. While hanging about the depot trying to
make the townsfolk think they were going off on'
a honeymoon, Cynthia got weighed on one of them-
automatic scales. An even 200 pounds!
said Jim, “Who’d athunk it.

sofy went to smash the other night.”
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A real estate man came along the other day.
and said he had a buyer for my farm. “A buyer;
for my farm,” I said. “young man, John D. ,Rock
efeller hasn’t got enough money to buy this far-flit.
Every grain of dirt and every blade of grassifl
worth its weight in gold to us. You kin figure
up how many billions of ’em there are. Jane an
I have lived on this farm for over forty years;
and I guess we can stand it awhile longer. There’ .
more music in the bellwether’s tinkle than in they.
jingle of all the money lever set eyes upon.”r 1

FOLLOW THE LEADER:

“Now Harold,” said the, teacher, “if there'w'
eleven sheep in a field and six jumped the tent:
how many would there be left?” ‘ .

“None.” replied Harold.

“Why, there would,” said she.

“No, ma-am, there wouldn’t” persisted h”.
may know arithmetic, but you don’t know sh

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IN WILLIE'S CHURCH _ . ‘ "
The preacher’s little boy went’to the ,
Upon his return home from the dazzling s ‘
“Ma, if you was
circus once you’d never. never go toch rim?
as long as you lived." - ‘

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us, and how we did enjoy her visit.-
» has mellowed our Aunt J‘ane.
1' now seventy- -five years old, she is still the same
ing optimistic and energetic woman that I
remember her to have been twenty—five years ago.
or virtues are many; her faults few. She never
complains. Life is always morning to her; the1e
are no nights no dark hours Good is in every-
5thi5n'g and everybody. Her visits are periods of
perpetual "sunshine and good cheer. When she
comes all of us unconsciously put on our best
smiles and keep them there even for days after
{she has gone.

Aunt Jane came to spend the week end, but
VShe saw so inuth woxk to be done that she offered
Ito stay longer, and tor a w eck he1 busy fingers
delved into the \101k until it finally disappea1ed
'5 like magic. I was busy with my sexving that
"week and she would baiste for me, make button—
1 holes sew on buttons, and do .he hand work that
takes one so long

All day while I was making a little dress for
the baby I said. “Oh. isn’t it hard to set the sleeves
into these little armholes? I always dread
more than any other part. 0. the work." Immedi-
ately Aunt Jane had a helpful hint to offer.

“My dear,“that is very simple. Let me give
you .a rule and I don’t believe you will ever for-
ge. it. Now measure one inch back of shoulder
seairii‘rcrease and- fold your armhole double. At
the point opposite the crease place the under arm
seam of your sleeve 'and your sleeve will always
fit.” V

I have tried it many times since and find it. a
wonderful help.

Some day I want to tell you more about this
1‘ . dear aunt of mine and I am going to ask her to
discuss some of the questions which are confront-
ing us today. She has had years of varied exper—
iences. Some very sad and painful to bear. but
She has born them bravely and smiles thru it 2111.
Perhaps she could help us. If you have any per—
plexing problems to solve that seem beyond your
strength tell me about them that I may ask her
for-advice. and it. may be inst what you need.
Sometimes 11 word of sympathy or encouragement
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To Keep the Clothes in Good Condition

Dear I’eneloperfio many of the farm houses
that were built years ago have very little closet
room. As I have a lot of clothes and very little
room .to put them. I had a small place fixed up
which my little girl calls the stairs room.

I titted :1 trunk in one place and had three shelv-
es put up above; had two doors put 011 to clOsc off
the shelves and have sort of cupboard for the
clothes I told or iron. On the other side of the
opening I had one shelf put up for bats and good
‘shoes, and unde1neath l hang all of our old clothes
5and a (uitain hangs 11711111 this shelf and so keeps
out all of the dust. and 111 the .tume time hides
the .(5:lothes.

This room has solved a very big problem for
me. It takes up very little space and at the same
time is as good as any high-priced
Mrs. H. I’.. 35151133. illiclliyuu.

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“Power Washer My Greatest Labor Saver”

Dear I’enelopcr—hl 11111 not given to writing for
papers but I read the letters each week and I just
can't keep still any longer. I live on a large farm
and have three small children and hired men all
summer, and I want to say that the greatest labor-
saving device 1 cvt-r had my power washer.
Iican wring the clothes from any direction into
my tubs, and while l wring one tu'b the others
are being washed. The engine and machine com-
plete cost only $84, and if I had my choice of all
; the conveniences l would take that above all oth-
ers. Another thing that. is very hard is standing
upto iron. I have a stool that is just the height
to sit at the ironing board, and as I use a gasoline

iron it also saves a g1 eat deal of strength I only
5: wish that all of the sisters might have the power
washer, for there is no other work so hard as
,wa’shing.

' We also have a car and we take many trips
that were never possible when we drove a horse
_You also ask us tofwrite about our chickens or
four. husbands. I don’ t think friend husband would
care to be talked about but I would like to say
~ t I am using an incubator and I find it so much

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5a help to keep butter.

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"my incubator filled for the third time thiszsprtns“

The first time I kept the chicks for mysoi’f but i

sold the next two hatches 311113.: is a very nicet5f5

way to earn some extra; money Any Woman can

run one who cities not have time or strength to do
outside work.

My letter is getting long but it it escapes the
waste basket I will write again. —-Mrs. G. W. -.W, '
Freeland Michigan.

Some Simple Helps

Deax Penelope: '——In answer to your request fer

the work in the farm home I am going to write a

‘ few simple little things that I find have helped

'me greatly. I live in a small house and have to
contrive all the means I can to make more room.
For my clothes closet I put two shelves on the
wall over my bed; under it I put nails to hang
things.
such as sheets, pillow cases, towels, etc. On the
nails I hung the everyday dresses, etc.; then put
a long curtain all around it and you have quite
a nice closet up out of the way. The nicer ones
I put in a trunk stand. For the stand. measure
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The Soldier’s Mother

SHE stands alone, wt‘aptin. the mantle of
her pride;

Hc1‘8'oul,a living flame of white hat love;

Hm- Ilcart a place of desolation, 10h€7€ the
()1 cat tide
Of longing. hideous with fear, forever
moves
In waves of anguish thtough the long, dark
‘m‘ghts.
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sec
Tho silent agony of one who fights
.Atgaincf the dreadful thought . of what

m up be.

0R (‘om‘age rises in her.
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past;
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To (7107.11.12 her Motherhood 11‘ 4M joy so vast.

free and strong.
spirit garnm‘cd from. the

_ HllhV she hears hm‘ ‘N‘oman's part.
Praising hcr (led with all her might
diff .x-o precious as that bravo young
hen/I
ll I10 (mm/.3 his life as naught beside Hm
cauvc of tight.
thrc cmvcn fear has no abiding place
And cl; 51701111] and. knightlp deeds “abound.

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ROM mothers such as this our noble taco
Springs forth in splcndld 111(17171.00(I,7‘0und
Which llu‘ glory of old England shorts her
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together by nailing a cleat, on the under side, then
cut the legs and nail to the top. Have it large
enough so you can slide the trunk under easily.
1 put, a cleat across each end and back and slide
the trunk under. ‘ From the front hang a curtain
around it and you have a stand and a place for
a trunk also. Another one is the refrigerator.
It, is a home-made affair. Make a cupboard that
will fit in the well. On one side make a door and
cover it with wire mosquito netting; take a piece
of cheese cloth and put onback of the wire; fasten
the door on. Put it down in the well and put the
things that, have to be kept cool in the cupboard.
One may fix it so it can be drawn up and down
if they wish by using pulleys. Mine is not very
deep so I did not have to do that. The water that
is pumped will keep the things cool. .This is quite
milk. cream, etc.

Well, there are three of my helpers. If. they are
the kind you mean I will send in some more. _
am a reader of M. B. F. and I like it. I save out
the whole page of Farm Home Dept. Will tell you
how I made a swing chair for the baby next time

_ and what a help it is.——M7‘s. J. N. 1.71.. Weidman.

Washing Machine and Wash Fluid ‘

Dear Penelopez—Having read your letter in M.
B. F. asking the farmers’ wives to write about the‘
conveniences in our homes I thought I would

write and tell you about my power washer. Hav-

ing a room not in use, opening from the kitchen,

I put the everyday things on the shelves"

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.53. power. washer with poor rmr'nger.

  

in placing‘lt
do a big washing . ,
Will send you. a. cheap soap saving Wash "fluid.

Mi}: the fellowi‘ng ingredients with six quarts of-
One ounce of ammonia. 5 cents worth ‘
of salts of tartar one nomad can Babbit’s potash.’

soft water.

Use one teacupfull of the soluticm and one—fourth
bar of. soap to one boilerfull .of .water. The clothes
may be boiled in this solution or washed “alone

Hoping this will help some other farmer’sIWiie '

who has a large family, to solve the problem of

5 — wash day. *Farmerrs Wife. Somatic,- Mich. 5'

Will Mrs. G. McN. Give This Information?

Dear Penelope:—In the M. B. F. for Mary 25,
1918, I see where Mrs. GxMcN" Rockford, Mich.
says she has a. gasoline iron. Would you kindly
give me the make and address of this iron. I.
live on a farm and do my work andhave tried one
gas iron but it was no good, and as'she uses one
would like to know where she got it. I.will send
you a one-egg cake recipe:

our: FhG CAKE

One egg. two— thi1ds cup Sweet milk, two- thirds cup

shortening, two— thirds cup sugar, one and three-quai—
ter cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder; flavor to
taste. I use this’san‘ie recipe for chocolate cake b—y
adding 4 tablespoons cocoa.

MOLASSES cooKIEs

(Measure this all in cup). Pinch salt, cinnamon,
one teaspoon soda, 4 tablespoons melted lard, 4 tab (>—
spoons boiling water; flll cup with molasses; repeat
same with a second cup only use ginger, sprmklc top
withsugar and roll thin; bake.———Mrs. H. H. 8., Battle
Creek, Michigan.

" 101*:

Dear Penelopez—Although Lane a new subscrib-
er, I will tell you of one convenience I have in
use. I use an eaVe pipe which I put under the
pump in the sink and the other end in the reser-
voir so I don’t have to carry any water or stop
pumping until it is full. Itis also a good way to
fill the boiler on washday. I like M. B. F. very
much—Mrs. E. P. H., Amt Arbor. Michigan.

Food Administrator Prescott Urges Increased
Egg Production

“Under the selective draft each soldier is as-
signed to that service for which he is best adapt-
ed by previous training and experience. In accord-
ance with this principle/the farm women of the
nation are designed to render full service thru
poultry production and conservation.

”The farm women of Michigan will prove their
loyalty by a .max_i_Vmu1n production of eggs and
poultry.

“The maximum (pitput must be secured from
each flock. To accomplish this the hens should be
given a scratch feed of cracked corn. barley and
oats, morning and evening. (One pint to ten
hens.) They should have access to a hopper of
mill feeds equal parts of bran, shorts, cornmeal
and ground oats. 'I‘his mash supplies the needed
elements for maximum egg production. Supply
skim milk,‘ buttermilk or beef scraps. Keep wat.
er. grit. 5oyster shells and charcoal before the flock
at all times. 5

Every egg produced must be used for food 01'
hatching. Small thin-shelled.‘ dirty or question-
able eggs should not be marketed. Eggs may be

‘ preserved in water glass during the period when

eggs are cheapest .and may be used in autumn
and winter when prices are high. A conserva-
tion program requires two eggs daily per person

to save “the red me;1ts." Hatching eggs. under
hens or in incubators should be tested for for
tility. Infertile eggs should be hard boiled and

used as food for young chicks or pigs. Statis-
tics show a loss of one egg for. each chick reared.

“Broody liens should be interned, but well fed
that they may soon resume laying. Keep nests
clean. Collect eggs often and keep in cool, dry
place. Market often, full size. (two ounce), fresh
clean, uniform! eggs in such containers as will
not break the eggs. Claim a premium for such

' eggs;

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‘hens.

“During April, May and June hatch the most
chickens possible. Ilse incubators and broody
Set as many as possible at one time that
chicks'may be of the same age and development;

Have brooders or brood coops ready to prevent ,.

loss. Save every chick. Feed for rapid grovvth
and development ”'

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ROOKS’ APPLI ANCE
the modern scientific
invention the wonder-
ful . new discovery
that relieves rupture
will be sent on trial.

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' .or pads. Has auto-
matic Air Cushions.
-Binds and draws the
broken parts togeth-
er as you would a broken
limb. No selves. No lies.
Durable, cheap. Sent on
trielto prove Lt. Protected
by U. s. patents.
and measure blanks mailed
free.’ Send name and ad-
dress today.

c.i-:.niiooxs, 463-A State s:., nmnu, Mich.

Pea Bean Seed

 

FOR SALE — Choice Pea Beans,
handpicked. test 98% strong ger-
mination. Good quality. Harvested

early without rain; send sacks. $8.00
per bu. F. F. Kapp,’ Manchester, Mich.
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FOR S Seed Buckwheat.~ Boolean-

ed seed buckwheat $4 per
bushel (48 lb.) sample for stamp. Harry
Nail, New Milford, Orange Co., N. Y.

 

 

 

PER type for just 30 per word for
, one insertion under this head-

WORD ing. Two insertions, 60 per
word; five insertions, 100 per word. Count
as one word each initial and each group
of figures. Send stamps or money order.
Think, it would cost you $900 for postage
alone on a letter to each of our readers!
MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,
WANT AI). DEPT., 110 FORT ST.,
DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

3CENTS And first three words in display

SEEDS AND PLANTS

WONDERFUL FEED BEANS
The beans we are offering are worth
50% more than the average run of Mich-
igan Culls, because they are absolutely
dry and free from clay and stones.
Grind two parts beans and one part
oats or bran and you will have a won-
derful ration for horses, cattle, hogs or
sheep. _ .
Price $46.00 ton, delivered Michigan
points, sacks included.
The chea est and best feed you can buy.
Order to ay before stocks are exhausted
Port Huron Storage & Bean Co.
Port Huron. Mich.

FARRIS AND FARM LANDS

FOB SALE—A large tract of good land
for farming. when cleared. SufiiCient for
a small colony. Can be purchased in
tracts to suit the purchaser. Price and
terms favorable. Also improved land
with good buildings thereon. All Situ—
ated on main leading line'of road, to the
city of Cheboygan. No tornadoeshiloods
or grasshoppers here to harm life _or
property. For further description. if in-
terested, write me. J. B. MacArthur, 680
Duncan avenue, Cheboygan, Michigan.

SEEDS AND PLANTS

FOR SALE—«~90 bushels of Wisconsin
grown seed corn testing 80% germina—
tion at $5.00 per bushel. J. W. Boyer,
care Solvay Process Co.. DetrOit, Mich.

LAND AND FARMS

FARM FOR SALE or exchange for
smaller farm, 105 acres, 70 acres cleared.
E. Sanderson. Tustin, Michigan, Route 2,
Osceola county. ,

MISCELLANEOUS

FOBDS CAN BURN HALF COAL OIL,
or Cheapest Gasoline, using our 1918
Carburetor; 34 miles per» gallon guaran-
teed. Easy starting. Great power in-
crease. Attach it yourself. Big profit
selling for us. 30 days trial. Money back
Guarantee. Styles to fit any automobile.
Air-Friction Carburetor Company, 559
Madison Street. Dayton. Ohio.

FOR SALE: 12-25 Waterloo Boy Ker-
osene Tractor in good shape. Used two
seasons. Good reason for selling. Price
$500.00. Excellent kerosene burner.

Milo Cook, Cassopolis, Michigan

 

HOUSEKEEPEB WANTED —- Widow

' lady good housekeeper for family of two,

 

 
 

man and son . fifteen country woman
about forty-five ‘ preferred. . Would not
objecbto one. child. ‘Write box 47. Mich-

a'nz. .Busine'ss Farming, Mt.‘ Clemens,

 

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, .1116“ gsh'ouldersi’or downsth‘e back. It'
"rehash band at the waistline ton but-
, g-avtons,‘ onto which the little . bloomers

or panties may be buttoned. The
straight-from-the:shoulder petticoat is
included. This is the most easily
made and-I believe‘the _most comfort-
able style of petticoat for all ages of
children. I make )my. girls’ flannels
as well as Cottons after this pattern.
If I do not desire to use flannel for
the upper part I simply piece the gar-
ment just below the arm-hole and use
a cotton material for the upper part.
The‘ panties are the popular two-piece
style, requiring but the one band and
no shir strings or the elastic bands
around the legs. This pattern comes
in sizes 2, 4, 6 and 8 years.

No. 8720.—-—Girls’ sailor suit or “Mid-
die.” There is no other costume more
popular for all ages of girls than the
middle. From little tots of 2 to 4
years old to the women of: 35 years,
the middy is' a favorite. It is so
easily slipped on, may be washed. and
pressed out and is ready to wear.
Made up in Indian Head or linene,
with the kilted skirt to match, a most
desirable and economical suit may be
had. Often, as shown in the cut, a
blue flannel collar is attached, and
then the middy may well be worn with
a wool skirt. The red flannel collars
are also very attractive, but one should
be careful to remove these colored

. collars each time the blouse is laun-

dered. This pattern comes in sizes
6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years.
No. 8688.——Ladies’ blouse. cut in siz-
es 32, 34, 36 and 38 bust measure. The
long shawl collar and inset vest are
the distinguishing features of
year’s blouses. An out-grown or out-
of-date waist may so easily this year
be utilized. There are ‘any number of
ways to enlarge them by adding vests
and plaits and cuffs, etc, and it is sur-
prising how modern they appear. This
blouse has the extended shoulder seam
giving the appearance of a small yoke.
No. 8721.—Ladies' three-piece cos-
tume. This style is particularly ad-
apted to a slender figure. The skirt
iis a plain two-piece, made slightly
gathered onto a guimpe at the normal
waist line. The waist has the much—
wonn apron effect in front and back.
hanging straight from the shoulders
and belted in loosly by a crush belt.

 

Price of patterns ten cents each. Ad-
dress; Farm Home Dept, Michigan

   

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Business Farming, ‘Mt.’ Clemens, Mich. .

   

. the guimpe . ,
separate, linen or 5 soft poplin'or mull
w0uld. be very desirable in-this dress.
The pattern is cut in sizes 34, 36, 38
and 40 bust measure. '

No. 8692.~—Separate skirt, cut in
sizes 24, 26,28, 30 waist measure, This
4-piece skirt with panel front and back
cut in one piece with' a deep belt,- is
especially good looking when worn
with a short sport skirt or jacket of
any style. So many materials are.
coarse and heavy audit is difficult to
finish them neatly around the top, but
in this style the coarsest material can
be used and the desired fullness gain-
ed et the lower edge without enlarg-
ing the waist line by gathers and
plaits.

No. 8709.—A strictly up—to-the—mo-
ment onepiece model is here shown
which is not only practical for these
days but will be especially good for
late summer. The inset vest and high
stock may be omitted for hot days,
but it emphasizes the tailored effect
so strongly that I am sure it should
be- worn on all occasions possible.
These stocks are shown on many ready
made costumes. made' up in organdie.
pique or a silk, with small pearl but-
tons, and worn with serge, linen, or
any of the heavier dress material. The
skirt is two-piece, slightly gored,
straight lower edge. This pattern
comes in sizes 24, 26. 28, 30 and 32
waist measure.

Items of Interest to Women

Women are all right for the Red
Cross, but will never make soldiers. ac-
cording to Lieutenant Colonel Maria
Leona Botchkarova, commander of the
famus Russian Batallion of Death.

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Miss Katherine Stimson, the avia-
trix, was compelled to stop at Bing-
h-ampton, N. Y.. by engine trouble
when she attempted a non-stop flight
from Chicago to New York, carrying
a bag of mail.

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Prominent. American women en-
gaged in war work in France. such as
Mrs. Vincent Astor and others. send a
message back to the effect that hund—
reds of energetic women should be
sent over immediately.

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When King George of England. re—
cently visited an aircraft factory he
surprised everybodypresent by warm-
ly greeting one of the women workers.
She turned out to be a daughter of the
Duke of Portland and had been work—
ing incognito for a long period.

Tell Us the Clever Things Your
Children Say

Dear Penelope:-—ln answer to your
request to send in something for the
children's page, I wish to send in
some sayings of my little son, Robert,
who was two and one-half years old
the 10th of April, 1918.
is to show that you can’t always di-
vert a child’s mind .as is often the
opinion of some people.

One day Robert was very mischiev-
ous. His mother. thinking she could
divert his attention in another direc-
tion, asked him if he wouldn't like to
read a paper. He looked up at her
with a twinkle in his eyes and said,
“I can’t see to read, Mamma. i haven’t
got any glasses.”

Little Robert got into the habit of
s itting around. His mother. thinking
this would be a bad habit for him to
keep up. was trying to think of some-
thing that would break him of it.
She knew a whipping wouldn’t do
any good. Then she happened to think
he was quite jealous of his little baby
brother, who was 5 months old, so she
said to him. “baby brother doesn’t
spit on the floor; he’s a nice baby.”
”He poohs,” was the answer his moth—
er received.—-—Mrs. E. I., Bellaire. Mich.

Be Patient, Children; Your Time.

is Coming

EAR CHILDREN: I hope to
D start your page next week. I've

getting just loads of letters from
my boys and girls, with all kinds of
suggestions for interesting things to
talk about. If there is a single one of
you who haven’t yet “cut out the cow”
do so at once and send it to me, with
your letter.——AUN1‘ PENELOPE.

éere sand-yoke. are made.-
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ATTEND

The School
That Fits You for Earning ’
a Worthwhile Salary

Tliirty‘four years have made
the Ferris Institute the poor
boy’s salvation. The scarcity of
teachers. chemists, clerical work-
ers. bookkeepers, bankers, sten-
ographers. typists, telegraphers, T

  

civil service candidates is appal-
ling. The World War has brought
about this condition. Who will
answer the call? Putting off un-
til tomorrow will not save the
country. American women must

respond. Woman's. position in
the world has been revolution~ l .‘
ized. '

 

You can get, ready at the Fer-
ris institute. The Spring Term ‘
Begins March 25. Tile’Fll'St Sum-
mer lei-m Begins May 20. The
Second Summer Term Begins
July 1. No entrance examina- .'
tions. Everybody is welcome.
Self-boarding cuts down ex-
penses one-half.

Send for (‘opy of
“WHAT SCHOOL" '

THE FERRlSlNS’l‘lTUTEr

Big Rapids, Mich. .
WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS ‘ '5’ _ ‘

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l_Js_e_ Your Fdor!

GRIND YOUR FEED
PILL YOUR SILO

SAW YOUR WOOD
SHELL YOUR CORN
PUMP YOUR WATER
ELEVATE YOUR GRAIN

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Ward Work-a-For'd

Gives you a 12 h. p. engine for less than the «etc!
a . p. Ford builds the best engine in the worki—
it will outlast the car-:- you might I. well “'9.-
your money and use, it to do all your farm work,
No weer on tires or tnnmleolon. Hook: win 8‘.
minutes. No pen-pullout attachment to ear. Carnot
injure ear or engine.

Frbthnbcgutcbzl'uile
nor,run y an t.givesperfec .mm
i! not satisfied. Ask for circular and loo/chi Riot.

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HE M1lwaukee Sale is OVer Nearly
, 200 head were Sold. ~That they were 1_
all taken at high prices is ample proof t at
. g’ood HoIsteins are “worth the money’ and
1n big demand. ge believe 300 hf” 1.,
could have been sOld Without any change

in price had they been for Sale. . V “

        
 

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Your next Opportunity to buy cattle Of. this high * i
quality will be at the Flanders Farm Dispersion, at . i, ‘ ‘1 1‘
Orchard Lake, Mich.,"June 26, 1918, when the entire '
Flanders Farms Herd, owned by W. E. Flanders, D64
roit, Mich., and consisting of about65 head of the , ,
PHYLLIS DE KOL JOHANNA. Milk 526.7, Butter 30.41. very best, Will go under thC hammer. , ' . ‘;

   

 

Among the females to be sold wefind . . -‘ 2»

Princess Sunnymeade Segis, Milk 547.6, Butter 31.40 ‘
Luzette Pietertje Netherland 5th, Milk 553.8, Butter 30.28 ' > ' ~ 7 é’
Phyllis De Kol Johanna, .Milk 526.7, Butter 30.41 i. . ‘_ .

Gerben of Taurus Creamelle (3 years), Milk 457.8, Butter 29.31 » ‘
Johanna De K01 Hartog of Sparta (3 yrs.) Milk 536.2, Butter 24.36 - ‘ ' 1 . ‘

And Others of the Same High Quality ’ . i

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Flanders Farms Dispersion Sale Offerings. Foul” daughters of King Berle Pontiac Aloartro


      
    
 
      
   
 
  
 
    
    
 
     
 
 
     
   

  

'ePon tats Segis 169124
; a 7 _ . ‘The Best Individual Son of '
‘ -. ' ‘_ ,1“?ng the Pontiacs.”

 

._ a A Lot of SOflS and Daughters of
.l : Thirty-Pound Cows.

. ’ KING OF THE PONTIACS SEGIS 169124, “The Best Individual Son of
. " ' King of the Pontiacs," is at the head of this herd and all animals of
I 1' ‘ ‘7 , _ , breeding age have been bred to him.

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‘ Daughter .0f Rag Apple Korndyke ‘ Sale Will start promptly at 10 O’ClOCk

'3‘ . ' . 8th from a thirty-pound 'Dam. i
I. g \ ‘ N 7 E extend to you hearty in-
‘ A Twenty-pound two-year-old Daughter vitation to attend thfi dis-
; of a thirty-five-pound COW-. ' persion sale of our entire herd

 

‘ - _ . . * . ' of Holstein-Friesian Cattle,‘num-
bering sixty-five head of the very
finest to be held at the farm, at

 

All animals of breeding age are
' bred to King of the Pontiacs Segis

 

 

‘ . Y ‘ Remember the Date I Orchard Lake, MiChigan
- June 26. 1918 Wednesday, June 26,1918

 

 

All interurban cars from Detroit and Pon-
tiac will” be met by automobiles.

 

 
 

For Catalog Address

F LANDERS FARMS

THOMAS CLEMENT, Superintendent

Orchard Lake, Michigan

 


  
 
 
    
  

 
  

‘ United States Senator

 

The Man Who Does Things

 

Now as never before this country
Impst have in the United States
Senate able men, experienc’edmen,
men far sighted and unafraid.

TRUMAN H. NEWBERRY is
such a man. He is always to be de-
pended upon. He is not adreamer,

but a worker, a man who does thigs.

He is a business man of rare judg-
ment. He is unhesitating and well-
balanced. His breadth of .vision,
his ability to handle large sfi'airs,
and his sense of justice and fair ,.
play splendidly qualify him to serve.
in the United Safes Senate and to
help solve the big problems arising
and to arise out of the war.

 

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Commander Newberry is now
sewing in the Third Naval Dis-
trict. He is going to continue to stay by his work and to do all
he can to help win the war. His friends are actively presenting
his qualifications to the people of Michigan as a man who would
make a splendid United States Senator. Men of all walks of life
are behind the movement because Truman Newberry would be a
Senator who would stand squarely for right, for justice and for
equality.

Truman H. Ne wberry

  
   
  
  
   
  
    
      
 
  

Mlifiwd by The Newbnry Senatorial Committee
T,empleton General Chairman
PaulH.K1ng, Erscutioo Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    
  
   
    
   
 
  
   
   
  
    
   
    
    
  
   
   
 
     
   
  

  

3500 Mile Gusrantee‘

lil' nufucturers of higl1~
gr is ’iircs scll us their
Pulp us stor ks of "lflRSTS"
at rack bottom prices, for
spot: cash. We sell YOU
‘ ‘tlnso brand new Tires as

‘S,1-conds' at an average
REDUCTiON OF 4021:.

Put a silo on your farm
——a milkcr 111 your barn.

      
   
   
   
         
         
    

WE r1 ‘ 11 figsrsplgsd Everywhere farmers are

“" '“ ‘ u " :' ‘Elu ’ to cut oWn
28 x 3 $9.20 3m 00 $2.01; hlélllgf badge t‘
32:: 11:33 i2 30 €553 1g 1 cc mg cos s.
ii; :31 11.2 14% 1.711(1)?) Egg?) Thousands of milkers are
1 x 2 l " H. . ' ' ‘
3.3” 1-2 13.90 15.70 11.10 being put mto servme to
31 x3 1-2 11.70 16.20 1.15 reduce luoor on the farm.
:13": {£33 313 ii: Join the McClure army of
-X . . . ‘
33x 1 19.10 20.35 1.45 ,
34x 4 19.1§ 21,25 ‘55 feed and labor savers. _
:2 it: 3:33 35% 2:3 Erect aSagmaw or Liberty
34“ 1'2 25-20 ”-50 5-60 Silo. ’ Install a McClure
35x11-2 27.15 29.90 5.70 M‘lk
12x11: 2° * ‘

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gsig £12115 32.181: 11.11% Write today for 8211311 and

1 x . 35. ".1- ' '

37 x 6 31. {,5 3‘95 11.;5 m1lkermf0rmat1on. ress

   

Dept.‘386 .
The McClure Co.
Saginaw, Mich.
Cairo, ill.
(9)

Thousands of our satisfied customers are getting
from 4000 to 6000 miles service—why not you?
Pay After Examination. 3% Dlscount for Cash With Order.
We ship C 0. D ubj set to inspection. When
ordering state if Clincher Q. D. orS. S. are desired.
ORDER TODAY— prices may jump. I-ull infor-
mation on request. Address

Philadelphia Motor Tire Co.,

246 N. Br8sd Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

 
   
       
 

 

 

  
 
  

 

 

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The Farmers of Michigan Lose Annually more than

$2,500,000 worth of Live Stock, Horses, Cattle, Sheep
and Hogs from Accident and Disease.

The animals 21w destroyed und Ihcir
but to the 1.:oin111111111y, the State
This amuzing‘ sum of mono)

1-11le value lost not only to the farmer

(an he saved to the t‘m'mlis .11111 the State if

they (the I'nrnn-rs) will but :';1\1il thunsclw—s of

1c 1gan 1ve , toc nsurance o.
organized expressly {or the purpose of indemnifying owners: of live stock against
death from any cause. . ,

\V1- wunt ugcms 111 carry this great message to every farmer.
(‘olon (‘. Lillie. Pres. 11ml Supt. of Agts. Harmon J. \Vells, Sec. and Gen. Mgr.

319 “'iddivumh i: dun ('lrumi Rapids, Mich. Graebner “1113., Saginaw, “’.S.. Mich.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

f, cONSIGN YOUR LIVE STOCK TO

CLAY, ROBINSON &. co.

,LIVE STOCK COMMISSION

   
  

 

 

‘ , Chicago South St. Paul South Omaha Denver Kansas City
" East Buffalo . Fort Worth , East St. Louis Sioux City

 

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R. Pointer a. 31m .
sion sale of pure-bred Holstein-Freak

 

 

 

each were u'sed- in this «

At Wayne, ' I

sis-n cattle. In many respects it wag'

' the most successful and enthusisotte

sale held in Michigan tlits year. The

, Pointers had-bought some or the- best”?

cattle in. the—‘state-in layingothe foun-
d'ation for their herd- so that they
might breed the best and they had

prepared them so that each one was M
in just the right condition to step i117

to the ring and’show to good advan-
tage. '

During the fOrenoon prospective buy-'
ers began to arrive in large numbers
and. by the time the sale began the;
tent'w'as well filled with enthusiasts
from various parts of Michigan. A
mostrbeautiful June day led encour-
agement to the sale and did much to
hold the cxowd until the last animal
was sold.

With Col. S T. Woods in the box,
and Co. Baxter of New York and Col.
Robinson of Michigan in the harness
the woxk of selling started plomptly.
The first few animals started slowly
and many buyers began to figure on

getting something pretty cheap. How- _.

ever the auctioneers began working
and prices began advancing until by
the time the entire herd was sold an
average of nearly $335 a head had
been secured. This is a remarkable
average considering the fact that so
many heifers and young calves were
included in the sale. Many excellent
animals were purchased by buyers
from nearby farms and Messrs. Point—
er and Son are to be congratulated up-
on their enterprise in offering their
herd to their neighbors at auction
prices. They have spent a lot of mon-
ey in getting together this fine herd
and its dispersion will prove of real
benefit to those fortunate enough to
get hold of some of the best animals
sold at the sale.

An excellent dinner was served by
the Red Cross. Mr. Pointer donated/
a fine bull calf which sold for $100,
the proceeds going to the Red Cross.
Mr. Stillwagon enlivened the sale by
donating another bull calf which sold
to Mr. Marowski for. $350, the proceeds
going to the same worthy cause. With-
out, detracting from the shorts made
by the auctioneers in charge of the
sale we cannot, fail to extend our
thanks to the candidate for. the legis-
lature from Bellevue, Chas. Evans, tor
his work in the ring'Wbile the Red
Cross calf was being sold. The gener-
osity of Mr. Stillwagon and the patri-
otism of Mr. Morawski in running
up the bidding were prime factors in
making such a fine gift to the Red
Cross possible.

LAMBS BETTER FROM
PURE BRED RAMS

The sheep raiser can’t, afford to use
a scrub ram this year. The difference
in the price of the lambs which he

})I‘O(lll('8S will more than pay for the
better ram. without considering the
improvement and increased value of

his flock. The use of a good sire at
any time is one of the recognized
principles of improving livestock. This
year when feed and labor are eSpeci-al-
ly high and when future improve-
ment. must be considered, the advant-
ages of using a purebred sire are still
greater. .

Probably there is no other class of
livestock in which the use of a pure-
bred sire will be manifest more quick-
ly than in sheep. -A good ram when
used on a flock of grade ewes will us-
ually have greater ability to stamp
his character upon the offspring than
will the ewes. A man can afford to
purchase a good mutton ram for a
small flock of grade ewes. As the val-
ue of the ewe flock increases, a better
ram can be obtained.

Several years ago the University of
Missouri college of Agriculture con-
ducted an experiment to determine
the advantages from the use of a pure-
bred ram. One of the most striking
features of this experiment was the
differenCe in the price of the lambs
produced Two lots of 17 western ewes,
:experime t.

  

 
  
 
 

c.1111 their: dipper», 11“ . ..
' 11111le sired 113: the butt ..

'BE SURE 0F SEED CORN _, .
‘ FOR NEXT YEAR’S USE

red, ~. - pounds

by the inferior ram averaged at to 1"

months of age.

 

 

--'The farmers '01 the United States"

have just passed thru the wor‘st'pe'r-
iod of their history as far as having
good .seed» corn is concerned.

taian “stuff”-—-and “stuff".best describes
it. 'I! frosts are late this 'year'they
may have an abundance of sound seed
corn. if frost-s come éarly, well, let’s
draw the curtain.
tural College and .Experimentwsmtion’
men say the plantfood phosphoric acid,
hastens maturity of corn from 10 days
to two weeks. Many farmers also
State that their corn ripened last year

because they pushed it along with fer-.

tilizer.

This plantfood, which ordinarily

may be purchased in commercial fer-

tilizer, is quite scarce now on account
of the war and poor shipping. condi-
tions, but some farmers have little on
hand\oi' can get-a Sack or two from
local dealers, elevator
men. Every farmer can.well afford
to invest in at least one sack of acid
phosphate 01' some other fertilizer an-
alyzing high in available phosphoric
acid and use it heavily (in a portion
of the~ corn field. Fertilizer never
grows crops if it is left in the shed.
Seed corn can then be saved from the
part of the field that is fertilized. The
fertilizer may be scattered by hand
along the row at. the rate of 250 to 400
pounds to the acre. It can also be ap-
plied by using a one-horse one-rowed
fertilizer wheat drill or corn cultivator
up until the last cultivation. Phe cost
of the fertilizer and the ttouble of
applying it will be slight

BEEF CLUB PROVIDES _
FARMERS FRESH MEAT

 

Because of the difficulty of securing
fresh meat in summer, most farm fam-
ilies depend largely on cured meats,
eggs. and poultry.- in some sections.
however, a farmers’ bee! club provides
fresh beef to relieve the monotony of
cured meats and poultry. The num-
ber of members in a beef club is usu—
ally 16. in this way a beef carcass
can be divided into 16 cuts. 8 to the
side. Each member lurnisl'es a beef
animal during the season. The ani-
mals are‘slaughtered usually at the
farm of some member who has had
experience in butchering. When the
carcass has been divided into the sev-
eral culb cuts, each member is allot—
ted one of the cuts. .

When the first beef has been con-
sumed. another member furnishes an
animal. and the club cutszu'e again
distributed. Tl: allottment of the
cuts is rotated so that by the end of

the season (about 16 weeks) each
member has received every cut of
beef.

 

Veterinary Department

 

Am writing for a little information
in regard to pig ills. Have three
spring pigs that: growsick and vomit
after having eaten only a littlé. Feed
separator milk and Blackford's pig
meal and throw them dandelions oc-
casionally. They are with six pigs. of
the same litter. The others are doing
nicely—E. L. M.. Hope, Mich. -

Your pigs are affected with worms.

Starve them for twentyftour hours‘and' I

give each three drama of turpentine.
in three ounces of castor oil; this may
be given very slowly with a syringe

or a good way is to take a short piece '

of half inch rubber hose about a. foot
long, allow the pig to chew on One end

 

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had tube contented with peer, uncer-'

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Tlflovdlsplayed about advantage.
For larger ads or for ads to run 13 issues or more In will make

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stimulus:
ed. and cannibal def

'- mowers founded on a federation 0," =

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.. ,_ Holstem- Heifers
The cows and bulls advertised have
registered
Holstein heifers from heavy produc-
to 2 years old at

been sold. I have 6 or
log dams, 3 mos.
$125 apiece.

ROBIN CARR

FOWLER‘VILLE, MIC HIGA N

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“Top-Note

The young 'bulls we have for sale
are~ backed up by many generations
. of large producers. Buy one 01; thesis,
bulls. and give your herd a ‘push.
Full descriptions, prices, etc. on re-

quest.

McPherson Farms. Co.
'6 Howell, Mich.

~ with credible records.

i—loLSTEINS '

 

MUSOLFF BROS.’ HOLSTElNS

VWe are new ‘ inking orders for
young bulls from King Pieter Segis
Lyons 170506. All from A. R. o. dams
We test annu-
ally for tuberculosis. Write for pric-
es and further information.

Mueoln’ Bros., South Lyons, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

FOR. SALE AT A BARGAIN
' A Holstein bull calf, born June 3rd,
1918.: nicely marked, with great
breeding. Dam freshened Sept. 15.
191?: gave a good flow of milk until
March 15, 1918. Sire a'son of Maple—
crest Korndyke Hengerveld, D. D.
Altkens’ herd Sire. Write for photo
and particulars. $55 gets him.

C. Hendee & Son. Plnckney. Mich.

 

 

E. L. SALIfiSmlinRY

SW1). .

Breeder of purebre
Holstein-Friesian Cattle
YOung bulls for sale from A. I‘..

O. Cows with treditable records.

 

HOLBTEIN BULL CALVES
3m - dams average 37.76 lbs. but—
ten Tina. 145.93 lbs. 30 das. testing
5.53% fat. Dams good A. R. backing.
Calves nice straight fellows % white.
rice $65.00 each while they last.
Herd tuberculin tested annually.

 

Bodrdman Farms, Jackson, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

_ sired by a son of

Bull Calvesmnd Home”
De Kol Butter

Boy and by a Son of King Sexi- pe Kai
Korndyke, from A. R. O. dams With rec-

ords of 18.25.. as Jr. two year old to 28.25
at full age.
considered.
\VA'LNUT GROVE STOCK EARL].
W. W. Wyckoff, Napoleon. Mich.

EGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL 6

months old, on of Hengerveld

De K01. sired by Johan Hengerveld
Lad who has 61 A. R. 0. daughters.
Dam is an 18 lb. 3 yr. old granddaughter
of King Segis who has a sister that ne-
ccntly made 33 lbs. butter in 1’ days as a
4 yr. old.
well grown and a splendid individual.
Price $100. Write for photo and pedigree.
L. C. Ketzler, Flint, Michigan.

 

 

 

‘We want these Registered Holstein
Bulls to head Grade Herd:

Korndyke Clothlldo of Serrld‘ale,
Born June 24, 1917. Price $100
Korndyke Orinsby of Serridella
Born Sept. 19., .1917 Price $85
Prices 1’. o. b. Oscoda, Mich.
SERRIDELLA FARMS
Oscoda, - — — Michigan

 

 

 

WASHTENAW FARM HOLSTEINS

30 lb. bull in service. No stock for
sale at present. Carl F. and Ben N.
Braun, Ann Arbor. Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

One Car-load Registered Holstein:

Yearlings sired by 30 pound bull and.
from heavy-produculg cows. Also some
choice Duroc open gilts.

J. Hubert Brown, Byron, Michigan;

HOLS'I'EIN FRIESlAN CATTLE

FOR SALE—Young Holstein bulls from
good A. R. O. dams and sired by 30 lb.
bull. few females whose dams have good
A. R. 0. records, bred to a 30 lb, bull.
Howbert Stock Farm. Eau Claire Mich.

 

HICKORY GROVE STOCK FARM
Oflers for immediate sale 12 daughters of
King Hengerveld Palmyra Fayne bred to
Mutual Pontiac Lack All of the cows in
this herd are, strong in the blood of Maple-
crest and Pontiac Aggie Korndyke. We
can always furnish carloads of pure bred
and grade cows. '

D. Owen Taft, Route 1. Oak Grove. Mich.

lhlsten-Fneuan Cattle

Under the present labor conditions
I feel the necessity of reducing my
herd. Would sell a few bred females
or a tent to freshen this spring. These
,cows are all with cal! to a Bil-pound
bull. J. Fred Smith, Byron, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

cooler REGISTEllED STOCK »

———-———————-—-————_ 1
PERCHERONS, . ‘ ‘ "
HOLSTEINS,
SHROPSHIRES‘, ‘
ANGUS. ..
conceal

 

Prices reasonable breeding

WOLVERINE srocx FARM

Breeders

or Holstein-Friesian Cattle,
Battle Creek, Michigan. Senior Herd
Sire, Judge Walker, Pieterje whose
first five dams are 30 lb. cows. Young
bulls for sale, from daughters of King
Korndyke Hengerveld Oronsby.

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Send in copy and

GUERNSEYS WE HAVE A FEW
Heifers and cow»: for
sale, also a number of well bred young
bluish-write for breeding. Village Farms.
Grass Lake. Michigan.

 

SHORTHORS

HAT DO YOU WANT? l represent 41

SHORTHORN breeders. Can put you in
touch with host milk or beef strains. Bu11s
all ages. Some females. . . Crum.
Secretary Central Michigan Shorthm‘n
Association, McBrides. Michigan.

 

 

 

FOR SALE Pure Bred Shorthorns and
0. I. C. pigs. Young bulls $100 to
3125 each; pigs $12 at weaning time.

Ray Warner, R. No. 3, Box 52, Almont,
Michigan.

 

H Ii} R. l‘) PO RD

250 STEERS FOR SALE
(mes, twos, threes, Herefords, Angus
and Shorthorns. 600 to 1200 lbs. Choice
quality sorted to size, age and breed. in

 

‘ King“ 83857; the big: at t3
age ever, shown at
1 mile. northeast of . .

welcome 7 days in week. - '
Newton Barnhart, St. Johns, Mich'i

PEACH HILL FABMWR'egistei-ed'D '

oc Jersey Swine. We are booking: tr,-
ders for weanling boar pigs $29 each 5ft?" w
weaning time. Excellent growthy ind ,
viduals. Inwood Bros, .‘iomeo. Mic-hiya

UROC JERSEYS Bred Bows all siold.‘
1 yearling boar sired to Breakwater
Tippy Orion andz'out of a Brookwater
Cherry King dam, also spring pigs Best
of blood lines anti splendid individuals.
L. J. UNDERHILL, Salem, Michigan. .

POLAND CHINA

 
     
  
 

   
  
   
  
   
  

 

      
   
   
  

      
  

 

 
 
 
   
 
  
 
  

m TYPE P. c. FALL sows bred for

 
 

 

Ju1y and August farrow. \Veigh 250
lbs. Spring pigs. Call or write E. R.
Leonard, St. Louis, Michigan.

 
 
  

 

 
 

\ Big Type Poland (‘hina bred
Recorded sows and gilts, for sale.
Loading blood lines of the breed, at our,
herd’s head. C. Boone, Blanchard.‘ ,
Michigan. ”t '

 
   
 

 

HAMPSHIRE _
REGISTERED "Amrsmnm Pics DOW ..
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ready. A bargain in bnnr pigs. John
Snyder. R. No. 4. Si.

SHEEP

SHROI’SHIREZS

Johns: Mich.

 
 

 

 

  
   
 

 

 

car lots. Write your wants. C F. Plan.

Fairfleld. inwa.
81ml! calves Prince

Herefords Dnnzlld and Farmer
Breeding“. ALLEN BROS, Paw Paw, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

ll ARW'OOI) ll EREFORDS

 

 

 

 

Yearling bulls and :l few heifers
from choice brcd cows. '
Jay Harwood. 1:. N0. IL lonia. Mich.

JERSEY

 

() It SALE or Exchange. One thorough—

bred. unregistered Jersey Bull calf.
Solid color. Black points. ,
David E. Burns. Beulah, Michigan]

 

 

HORSES

P E RC H ERO N

 

 

on SALE, Port-heron stallion 121705.
Black, Heavy bone fellow—~i’oaled

 

 

 

and younger.
breeding.
good
a few
rwin Killin er.
Phone, g

This calf is light in color,.

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FOR SALE—Registered Holstein Show:

Bull, service age' Pontiac Kornd 1
breeding. Price ri ht. John A _y'<e
Warren, Michigan. g ' Rm“,

WSWIFTEINSW

7 months old
Canary
with
Also
Right prices.
Michigan,

Purebred Holstein bulls,
Korndyke and

A. R. 0. dams
Choice individuals.
females for sale.

From
records.

F0 1 V'l
58F15. w crxl le,

 

GUERNSEY

 

' FOR SALE

Two Registered Guernsey Bulls.
7months old.

lg. B. JACKSON
,, RUDGATE F ARM"
BIRMINGHAM. - MICHIGAN

 

 

 

 

 

GUERNSEYS' for

calf for sale. H. F.
.McBrides, Michigan.

Yearling Guernsey Bull,

sale.~0ne registered 1
Y also one Bull
Nelson. R. No. 1, ‘

June 23rd. 1915. .1. l“. lilmly. Vassar.
Michigan, Home No. 7.

 

 

SH l‘l’l‘LA .\' I) I’ON l ICS
SHETLAND PONIE garages-p.35“;

prices. Mark B. Cllrdy_ Howell. Mich.

 

 

 
 

llROPSHlRES.——Some fine yearling

Rams and Ram Lambs. one 3 yr. old.
Farmers' price, Dan Booher. R. No. 4,.
l'lvzlll't. Michigan.

    

  

 

 

011 AUGUST DELIVERY 50 Register-

c<1 Shropshire Yearling ewes and 30
Registered Yearling Rams of extra qual-
ity and breeding. Flock established 18.90.
C. Lemen, Dexter. Michigan.

POULTRY ‘

WYA NDOT’I‘I'I

     

 

 

 

    
    
    
    
   
    
  
   
     
 
   
       
     

ILVER, GOLDEN and “'lll’I'E Wyan—
duties of quality. finc largo, cockei'els,
$3.00 each. Eggs, $2.50 prl' 15. Clarence
Browning. R .No. 3, Portland, Michigan.

LEGHORN

30 000Fine, strong, vigorous chicks for

3 June and July delivery. White
Leghorns now at $10 a 100; $5 for 50.
Finest stock in the country. Prompt sliip- _
ment by mail. We guarantee safe arrival N .
and satisfaction. Order direct. Catalog. ‘
Holland Hatchery. Holland, Mich, R. 7.

 

 

 

 

 

WE HAVE THEM
if you want lieghm‘lls that will pay
for their feed a dozen times over, write
us. We have eggs for Hatching and
Breeding Stock, hens and pullets only.
HILL CREST POULTRY FARM,
Ypsilanti, Michigan.

 

 

HOGS

0. l. ('. ’

0 BretGilts

Serviceable Boats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

families.

Fair 1917.

A herd of high producing femalcs from tho

Junior sire

and whose dam and 172/;
yearly butter records.
months old‘ for sale.

a. BRUCE McPHERSON, HOWELL, Mlt‘ll.

  
 
 
   
  
 
 
  
  

 

ROFI'I‘ABIJ‘J lil'l‘l‘ l.E(iIlORNS———We

have twenty pens of especially mated
Single Comb Buffs ihut arc not on1y mat-
ed for exhibition but. above all, for pro!-
itable egg production. Eggs at very reas—
onable price. Our 1ist wi!1 interest you
——p1ease ask for it. Vinage Farms,
lrass Lake, Michigan.

 

CHICKS

 

 

 

 

   
     
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. Carl Jewett, Mason, Mich. B A BY CHICKS . ‘ 3'
LARGE TYPE 0 I C Young’s Heavy Laying Strain Sin-
' ' ' gle Comb White Leghorns. 'Dellvered
Spring pigs pairs and trios. lilts llrcd direct to your door by mail prepaid.
for fall‘farrow. at prices that will please, immediate shipments.
CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM 25 . ‘ ., ..
., . '. chicks, $0.00.
MollloeuMlcll. 50 chicks, $5.50-
OIYNU (l. l. C. sows of fine quality. 100 chicks, 310,50,
Bears and bred sows all sold, Floyd H. {y mail prepaid,
Banister. Spi‘lngport. Michigan. Chicks from Highest quality and
Specially _mated stock]. Order direct
—_“ . " . 0"] 1'. .. ,.2.1_
100 REGISTERED lions'rmxs lool ! 1 {(1,231 ”11‘! ad Safe (P Hen LU n In
il‘tf|‘( 's icst ‘ ' . ‘ ‘ ‘ .
Herd headed by Dutchlalld C(lllllliilzi \Vlll‘clllil Laid \VOLVIuRllNlt (AH‘ICKE‘RX ‘5‘-
114067. Senior and Grand Champion Bull at Michigan State 71‘1 Delaware'Si. .S,l-,.
Maplecl'cst rumination Pontiac Grand Rtllndh. Mich.
132652 a. 35.16 son of Friend Heligel'vcld Dc, K01 Butter Boy
sister hold Gill 2111(l7tl1 night-1s}
Sons ot thesc gloat silos up in .i \Ve ship thousands

Prices and pedigrccs on application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the tea-ransom

TO MICHIGAN DAIRY-
MEN, AND BREEDERS

 

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING has

come to be recognized as the
leading live stock weekly of the
state. During that time it has built
up a live stock department which
ordinarily requires years of pioneer
work. Sales of live stock advertis-
ed exclusively in the " columns of
M. B. F. have repeatedly demon-
strated the --"pull" of its advertis-

IN A BRIEF ten months’ period

.ing columns. VA reading of the

breeders’ section Shows that it is
patronized by the largest breeders
of the state. and attendance atany
of the sales advertised in these c01-
umns brings one in contact with the
truly: bigbreeders. M. B. F). ,feels
; ty it has/ uncon-

 

sciously assumed as the recognized

_ . V i ll , .‘ta ‘ (l ris and Youngs strain. $12 per

live stock weclxl, o 1 e s to an our Thompson Straw “f gamed Hooks, $18....

per 100. '

Russell Poulti- Ranch. l’etersburg, Mich.
_ ___¥____.._._...._.____

in order to maintain that, position,
it seeks the (ho-operation of all in-
terested in the advancement of the
dairy and breeding industries. Pic-

CHICKS

testimonials, sizlmp appreciated. Freeport
llatchery,_ Box '10, Freeport. Michigan:

Day Old Chicks {5:31.°‘::..%3:i:1:“-L‘y

   
  
   
 
 
 

each season, different
varieties booklet and

Fer-
1 0 0 ; from

  
 
  
  
 
 
 

HATCHING EGGS

 

tures of farms and herds, of sires

 

PLYMOUTH ROCK

  

 

and record-producing cows; stories
of sales, etc., all help to add inter-
est to this department, and at the
same time are valuable publicity

medium-s. Keep us in mind. When , ,_____§.~m_$tad<‘1.-.C.hek_~'9e:..MiChL8.ell;
you take a picture of your herd, Barred Rock Eggs fercoonridq sfgalféo with,
send it to us. When you install a per ”an $2.00 per 15 Prepaid by 3:53
milking machlne, tell us how you cel post. Circular free.

like it. When you have a sale, let
us have the details. When you
want information on any subject
ask us for it. Address all photo-
graphs anfl communications intend-
ed ior the live stock department, to
“Live Stock Editor, M. B. F., Mt.
Clemens, Michigan. . t

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATCHING
H ning Barred Rocks, Thompson Strain.

Thirty.

Constantine, Michigan.

.CHAMPION Black and Buff Ol‘Ding-=’

Holstéins at
June 26th.

  

EGGS

 

From Prize-Win-

 
   

sooo Hundred; $3.25 Fifty; $2.00

Special muting $1.50 per 15.
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tons. Stock and hatching e
sale. James A. Daley. Moha.wl§r.gsl\iif3’(lir.i "

SALE DATES CLAIMED . "

Flanders F,rms Dispersion Sale- 01
'rchard Lake, .Mlohltant

   
 

  
 

 
 
 
 
   

 
 
  

  

  


  

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A. W. GREEN, .
Owner Walnut Crest Farm

READ! THINK!

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—the world’s
greatest sire of individuality, and his owner
greet you from this column.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—~the only
bull in the world to sell at public auction for
$20,000 at seven months of age.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—the only
bull in the world whose dam and sister average
over 42 lbs. of butter at three years of age.
KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—the only
40-lb. son of Rag Apple Korndyke 8th (the
greatest bull in the world) to have sons and
daughters.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—thegcause
of the world’s greatest Holstein sale of 40—1b.
blood at Walnut Crest Farms, June 27th and
28th.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—will be
represented at this sale by fifteen sons and ten
daughters.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—wilL be
bred to more than one hundred high- class cows
which will be sold at this sale, including four
30- lb. cows.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE—will be
bred to twenty A. R. 0.. daughters of King Jo-
hanna Segis Fayne (a 3—4 brother of the only
50-1b. cow in the world) also included;

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE’S sons sell-
ing for $1000 or more will be sold on three
years’ time for approved bankable notes, 1-3
payable each year.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE’S owner will
guarantee, every animal to be a breeder and
free from tuberculosis.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE’S owner is
the world’s greatest Holstein benefactor. He is
the only man in the world who has offered you
this golden opportunity.

KING CHAMPION RAG APPLE will put you
on the map if you buy his blood.

 

bull to be sold—some

 

twin son of the $20.0

 
 

  
 

- 2 5 Sons“ and Daughters of I:

King Chamfion Rag .. pie
The $20, 000 Bull

The only bull in the World With his dam and sister-the two high—

 

 

 

 

est record three—year-olds in the world and averaging over 42 His. ‘

A Son of Rag Apple Korndyke 8th and
Lady Pontiac Johanna, 41.81

.We will/sell 25 beautiful daughters
of KingJohanna Segis Fayne, a three-
fourths brother to Segis Fayne Jo-
hanna, 50.68.

The Worlds Greatest Sale of

40-pound Blood!
Individuality - Breeding - Production.

We have selected 125 of the best Holsteins possible to find for our First Annual
Sale. We intend that it shall be one of the best first annual sales ever held.

It will contain a large number of 30 lb. cows, 3. great many of which have been

 

'bred to King Champion Rag Apple.

It will contain more 40- lb. grandsons and granddaughters of Rag Apple Korn-i
dyke 8th than were ever offered at any sale.

It will also centain about a quarter of a hundred daughters of King Johanna
Segis Fayne, unquestionably one of the best sons of King Fayne Segis from a
dam with over 1,100 lbs. butter in a year.

The animals are all high class individuals, of the very best blood lines and the
event is fully the equal of any individual sale ever held. ‘

~ When you see the catalo. w,hich will soon be ready, you will understand just why

you cannot afiord to miss this golden opportunity.

A  W. GREEN a

. MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO
WALNU’I‘ CREST FARMS

 

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