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VETOED $2 40 WHEAT

Nation’s Executive Gives Detailed Reasons
far his Action in Refusing to Sign Ag-

. ricultural Appropriation Measure.

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President Wilson has been as good as his word.
He has vetoed the agricultural appropriation bill
containing the amendment to increase the price
-of wheat to $2. 40 per bushel We submit his arg-
uments to our readers without comment:

“I regret to return without my signature so
important a measure as H. R. 9054, entitled ‘An
Act Making Appropriations for the Department
V of Agriculture for the Fiscal Year Ending June
f 30,1919.’ but I feel constrained to do so because of
3 my earnesst dissent, from the view of principle,

‘ as well as wise expediency, from the provisions
1 ,of that part of section 14 which prescribes a uni-

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wheat of $2. 40 a bu he].

-—“I dissent upon principle because I believe that
such inelastic legislative price provisions are in-
, susceptible of being administered in a way that
1 will be advantageous either to the producer or to
,1 the consumer, establishing as they do arbitrary
§ levels which are quite independent of the normal
1 market conditions, and because I believe that the
present method of regulating by conference with
all concerned has resulted in a most satisfactory
manner, considering the complexity and variety
V of the subject matter dealt with.

, “It is evident that the present method of de-

- termining the price to be paid for wheat has had

; the most stimulating effect upon production, the'
.1 estimated crop of spring wheat for this year ex-
; ceeding' all high records in a very remarkable and
j gratifying way: By an overwhelming majority
f of the farmers of the United States the price ad-
; ministrati‘vely fixed has been regarded as fair
. ,1 and liberal, and objections to it have come only

i from those sections of the country where, unfor-
1 tunately, it has in recent years proved impossible
. to rely on climatic conditions to produce a full
V; crop of wheat and where, therefore many disap-
pointments to the farmer have proven to be un-
i avoidable.

( “Personally. I do not believe that the farmers
’ of the country depend upon the stimulation of price

i to do their utmost to serve the nation and the
ngorld at this time of crisis by exerting themselves

§ to an extraordinary degree to produce the largest
éand best crops possible. Their patriotic spirit_
3 in this matter has been worthy of all praiseand
1 has shown them playing a most admirable and
1 gratifying part in the full mobilization of the re-
3 sources of the country.

 

“To a] very greatlyincreased production of wheat
they have added a greatly increased. produc-
tion' of almost every other important grain, so that
our granaries are likely to overflow, and the an-
xiety of‘ the nations arrayed against Germany
with regard to their food supplies has been reliev-
ed.

“The administrative method of agreeing
upon a fair price has this very great advantage
which any element of rigidity would in large part
destroy—namely: the advantage of flexibility, of
rendering possible at every stage and in the view
of every change of experience a readjustment that
will be fair alike to producer and Consumer.

“A fixed minimum price of $2.40 a bushel would,
it is estimated, add $2 a barrel to the price of
flour; in other words, raise the present price of
$10.50 to $12.50 at the mill; and inasmuch as we
are anticipating a crop of approximately 900,000,-
000 bushels of wheat, this increase would be equiv-
alent to the immense sum of $387,000,000.

“Such an increase in the price of wheat in the

' United States would force a corresponding increase

in the price of Canadian wheat. The.allied gov-
ernments would, of course, be obliged to make all .
their purchases at the increased figure, and the
whole scale of their financial operations in this
country, in which the government of the United
States is directly assisting, would thereby be cor- ,
respondingly enlarged.

“The increase would also add very materially to
the cost of living, and there would inevitably en-
sue an increase in the wages paid in practically
every industry in the country. These added fin-
ancial and economic difficulties, affecting practic-
ally the whole world, cannot, I assume,.have been
in contemplation by the congress in passing this
legislation.” Woopnow WILSON

TWELVE BILLION. CAN BE RAIS- ,
ED BY TAXATION NEXT YEAR

 

The report on statistics of income for 1916 just
published by the Commissioner of Internal Rev-
enue and figures compiled by him for 1917, make
it clear that twelve billion dollars can be raised
by current taxation during the fiscal year 1919.
In 1916. the gross income of corporations report-
in a net return was over thirty-two and a half
billion dollars, their net income nearly eight bil-
lion, eight hundred millions. In 1916, the income
of the 437,063 persons or married couples making
returns, was about eight billion, three hundred
and fifty million—total over seVenteen billions.

The total income from personal service and
business was, in 1916. four billion, four hundred
and .ninety million, dollars; from property, three
billion, eight hundred and sixty millions. Those
in receipt of incomes of $40,000 or less derived the
major part of their income from personal service
and business, but over 60 per cent of the incomes
of those receiving over $40,000 or less derived from
propery. that is, from (Continued from page 4)

IS THE NON- PARHSAN

LEAGUE [N MICIHGAN?

 

Rumored that Farmers’ Organization which
is now Sweeping Middle West has
Eyes on Peninsula State for
Immediate Conquest

 

Have you been approached by a suave gentle-
man in a Ford car seeking your support and
16 dollars, particularly the 16 dollars, for the
Non-Partisan League of Michigan? It is
rumored that organizers for the Non—Partisan
League are now at work in Michigan and we
have it upon the authority of Senator Scully of
Almont, who is trying to arouse the opposition
of the farmer‘s against the League, that a local
organizaion has been effected at Saugatuck, in
Allegan county.

Senator Scully reminds us that he is heart and
soul with any movement which will :dvance the
interests of the farmers, but after an exhaustive
study of the program 0 fthe Non-Partisan League,
he is convinced that it does not offer a practical
solution of the problems with which the farmers
of this state are confronted.

In his judgment the movement is well calcu- V

lated to produce unrest; to exaggerate the farmer’s
grievances and to promise a redress that it cannot
supply. The Non-Partisan League, according to
Mr. Scully. is a snare and a delusion and he warns
farmers from aifiliating themselves with it and
parting with their money until they have thoroly
investigated the proposition.

What do the farmers of Michigan think of the
Non-Partisan League? Regardless of the attitude
of individuals, it is the sentiment of the farmers
themselves which must determine the fate of the
League in this state. If the Non-Partisan League
can offer to the farmers a sane and practical pro-
gram which will secure for them thru legislation
or otherwise better marketing and credit facilities
and a larger voice in state and national affairs, we
shall bid it welcome with open arms.

But if, on the other hand, the Nth-Partisan
League is the socialistic, anarchistic, visionary
and impractical 1 rganization it is claimed to be by
those who ought to know, we shall do our utmost
to keep it out of the state of Michigan.

Principles that are just and right cannot be
killed. If they are wrong and rest only on the
shaky foundations of class distrust they will fall
of their own weakness.

The Non-Partisan League has made good'in
North Dakota but it may fail miserably in the
eastern states. Until we know more about the
plans of the League as they pertain to this state,
we would also advise our friends to go slow in
lending either their moral or financial support.

 
 

 

 

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: 1. Silo articles.
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, ' l . dairying industry. Hes an authority and always knows what he is
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3. *1 Mid-summer crop survey. showing denditions; of crops thrnout all Mich-
. igan, labor conditions, etc. What farmer is there who will not be inter-

' “The Ups and 110th of the Bean Market, ” illustrated by drawings show-

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_' in: ea‘iis’es of decline and possibilities of. higher prices.

51‘1" ’Rye‘ nd Red Rock Whea, " by J. W. Nicholson of M. A. 0., an
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leading sheep breeders.

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the press.

“The Farmer and the Non- Partisan League ”
igan want the Non- Partisan League to organize here? What is your opin-

8. Enlarged market section.
ketreports that are not given.
tion of the utmost practical value Your suggestions will help

These are only a few of the many splendid articles and features to appear

in next week's issue of M. B. F. You will do your neighbors a. favor by

sending for a bundle of this issue and passing them out.
post card, "Send me a bundle,” and the papers will go forward as soon as off

“The Nature and care of Sheep," by Romeyn C. Parsons, one of Michigan’ s

Do the farmers of Mich-

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‘ bunny home and repair their g2:

Times have become badly broken ‘ '

g; their long sojourn in washington.

;_Their enemies are busy back home, searching thru

that;- records with a fine tooth comb, and holding

up to public 'view anything that might antagonize
the voters.

worry. Their records are clean. They have stood

by the president manfully and with little regard '

. for the political aspects of the legislation that they

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- these recommendations without hardships,

have been called on to discuss. The people are us-
ing greater intelligence in weighing the merits of
candidates for oflice. and most of the members who
go back home for a brief recess will go back to a

- friendly constituency.

The session just closed has been one of the most
remarkable in history. More epoch- making laws

have been passed and more money has been ap-'

propriated than during any other single session
of an American congress.

'In addition to appropriation bills totalling
billions of dollars, the principal measures enacted
at this session of congress were:

To place railroads under government operation
during the war.

Authorizing the president to control telegraph,
telephOnes, cables and radio lines until peace is
declared.

Creating a war finance corporation with funds
to aid government and private business during the
war.

Extendng espionage and sedition laws.

Overman bill, giving the president authority
to reorganize and co—ordinate government depart~
ments.

Extending the draft laws.

Authorizing an additional
Liberty bonds.

In addition to these measures. congress also
adopted the resolution submitting to the states
a proposed national prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution, while the house adopted and
the senate is expected to ”act soon after the heli—
day on that for a similar woman suflrage amend-
ment.

Five times thus far during the session has
President Wilson addressed congress.

Minor business before congress included the
housing program, extending the alien property
custodian’s powers. the daylight saving law, Ren-
actment of the soldier’s and sailor’s civil rights bill
and the Webb exporters’ combination measure.

Numerous investigations of army and navy ac-
tivities, including aircraft production, the coal
and sugar situations and shipbuilding also were
made by congressional committees.

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$8,000,000,000 in

While Washington is generally very optimistic
over the initial successes obtained by American
troops in the new German offensive, officials are
warning the people not to feel too elated, as by
far the most serious crisis is yet to come. The
Allies seem to have been as much surprised as the
Germans over the tide the battle has taken as they
were prepared for setbacks during the enemy’s
first lunge. Military authorities believe that the
Germans are merely testing the Allied line for its
weakest points and that the opportune time for
throwing the full strength of the German army
into the fray has not yet arrived. Unless Ger-
many shows greater strength in her subsequent
onslaughts the allies will be able to meet the
attacks at any point along the (SO—mile front. Now,
for the first time since America entered the great
war, will the skill and endurance of her army he
put to the test. In the few skirmishes in which
our boys have participated they have actually
outclassed their French and British comrades.
and the allied heart beats high with the hope that
the fresh blood of America will so strengthen the

allied lines that the German may not gain another .

foot of Allied territory, and that the German oifei-
sive may be turned into a defensive that will cul-
minate into a vast and complete retreat for the

. enemy.

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The national war labor board has found that the 1

average American family cannot live on a wage
of less than 40 'cents an hour and in its report
just made public recommends an eight-hour day,
with such minimum wage scale. Most of the big
factories manufacturing war supplies can adopt
but
there are many employers, including farmers to
whom the suggestions appear ridiculous. The far-

‘ more and smaller employers are having a hard

.. would receive the 111er

But the President has said, and we 1
are inclined to agree with him. that the majority
of the present members of congress need not

Nearly everyone has been laboring under the
impression that beneficia
cc money in a lump but
this is not so. Payments of benefits under the ‘war
risk insurance act are made over a period) of 20
years. ' '
insured on the basis ‘of $5.75 per month for each
$1.000 of insurance in 2.40 monthly installments.
For the maximum of'$10,000 the beneficiary would

‘receive a 'paymentof 57.50 per month for 20 years.‘

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Beginning August let, the work or fight order
will be instituted in earnest. On that. day. the gov-
ernment will begin the transferring of men from
non-essential to essential occupations. At least
£000,000 men will be affected. Within a few months
the entire labor supply of the country will 'be
within the hands of the government, and no enter-
prise not 'of an essential nature ‘will be able to se-
cure help unless the Federal authorities so will.

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The air mail route between Washington and New
York City is now well established. and aviators
make the trip of 225 miles in about two and one-
half hours,. or better than 90 miles an hour.
When experience has proven the success of this
experiment other mail rmtes will be established

thruout the country.
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Despite urgent appeals from all agricultural
sections of the country, Provost Marshal General
Crowder refuses tc defer the calling of farm
hands for the July draft until after harvest, and
farmers who have been notified to go to training
camp on July 22nd may as well get rf‘ady.

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The Chamber of Commerce of the United States

has startled the profiteers by recommending a

program of war taxation which would put an ex-
cess profits tax of 80 per cent on tea, coffee, beer.
jewelry, musical instruments and gasoline.

 

California regulates fish prices.

Hawaii will breed goats on a large scale.

Jamaicans can raise two vegetable crops yearly.

Half of the inhabitants of Guam have been made
destitute as the result of a typhoon.

King Albert and Queen Mary of Belgium re-
cently made an aeroplane flight across the Eng-
lish channel.

Work of laying concrete on the Dixie highway
in Indiana has been resumed after a delay since
late last fall.

There are now 5,063 prisoners of war in Eng-
land working in agriculture and 1,400 more to be
employed.

.The telephone operator in Egypt is required to
speak five languages, English, French, Italian,
Greek and Arabic.

The newest type of tank assigned for use in
warfare is steam driven and weighs 45 tons. It
is of American design and manufacture.

An international parliamentary conference at
London has passed a resolution favoring the con-
struction of a tunnel under the British channel.

Although crop conditions in Italy are reported
as generally favorable and the area sown to cereals
about equal to the pro-war average, home—grown
food and imports combined are still insufficient to
meet demands.

Kettles of paper are carried bngapanese sold-
iers. When hot water is wanted the kettle is
filled and the outside doused with water when it
is hung over the fire and in ten minutes the water
is boiling.

Miss Jeannette Rankin. of Montana, the first
woman to be elected to congress, has announced
her candidacy for the United States Senate.
Those who have watched Miss Rankin’s record
in the House say she will get left in the Senatorial
race.

To save its workmen-half an hour of travel and
an extra five cent car fare, the Squantum Destroy.
er plant, near Boston, built a bridge over the Ne-
ponset river from their plant to Commercial Point,
Boston. in six weeks. ' It is called “Victory
Bridge. "

A recent Swiss decree provides fer compulsory
crop production by all land-owners up to the 1914
acreage as a minimum. All grain growers who fail
to deliver the required amount into the hands of
the authorities must pay four-fold the maximum
price as indemnity for their deficiency. The fact
that Smtzerland is a republic makes this decree of

. unusual interest.

tales of; deceased soldiers"

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'-‘are in thet \hick of the fighting. many of them“?

the first time, and are covering themselves with
glory.

The iirst day of theLJfig'hting Americans. ~
captured over a thousand German prisoners and

drove back the enemy at every point, following up

their defense with a vigorous and effective counter. ,

attack. In the. Offensive several weeks ago, the
enemy. sucCeeded in penetrating the Allied "lines
for a considerable distance. but the early gains

in the present drive have been confined at the_'

Outside to a couple of hundred yards. All during
the war the Allies have been on the defensive.
Now attacks will be made by counter attacks.
and theAilies will show for the first tithe their
ability in waging an offensive Warfare. American
troops are eager for the supreme: tests which
many military authorities believe will come dur-
ing the present German driye.’ '
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The Franco-Italian forces continue to make
fresh gains on the Italian front. The recent
heavy losses of the Austrians along the Piave
river have so dumfounded the enemy that he
continues in retreat which at times becomes al-
mosta rout. Altho military forces warn against

exp‘eeting too much in a permanent military way ~

of the present Italian offensive, the successes
thus far achieved have been of a most significant
nature.

stand and check the Italian forces, they must have
reinforcement. and it is not clear to the Allies
where these are coming from.

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The Russian situation seems'to be clearing up
a little. The counter—revolution begun several
months ago by the Czecho-Slovaks has been gain-
ing ground in Siberia, and under the guidance of
Allied forces. bids fair to dominate that particular
portion of Russia. The Czecho-Slovaks assert their
desire to turn once more against Germany as soon
as the internal affairs of the country have been re-
stored to some semblance of order. and it is with
this .hope that the Allies are giving them assis-
tance.

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Anchor bay, which embraces a large area of
Lake St. Clair and centers about the mouth of the
Clinton river, has been closed to navigafion by
the government. The area has become dangerous
for travel because of the dropping of bombs by Sel-
fridge aviators.
ishing off” school, aviators from all the different
fields in the country are sent there for instruction
in aerial warfare before going overseas.

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All is not well in Austria. The recent defeat
of the Austrian forces on the Italian front has
only added to the unrest which has been growing
steadily for the past few months. The'socialis-ts

are asking for immediate peace with the United“

States; the food situation is growing desperate.
and the people generally are sick and tired of a
war which can bring them nothing but misery.

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The London Daily Mail has renewed its offer
made just prior to the opening of the war of a
$50,000 reward to the first aviator to make a trans-
atlantic flight. The trip must be made in 72 con-
secutive hours. Here’s a chance for some aspir-
ing Darius Green to cop both fame and fortune.

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The govefnment‘will frown upon any offers of
private aid for returned crippled soldiers as it
savers too much of charity. The government
declares that it will provide honorable employment
for these men and that they can be made to fill
a useful niche in civilian affairs.

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President Wilson’s prvate stenographer has
joined the army aviation service. This should
serve as a lesson to other young men who are
holding down oflice jobs in Washin gton instead
of carrying a gun at a training camp. 1

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.The war department announces thatJune ship-

ments of aeroplanes have brought‘the tot-a1 number

sent overseas to 450. Deliveries of Liberty motors

of all classes have reached 2,514.
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Russsia has exchanged half a million prisoners
with Austria. This should nearly make up for the

In order for the Austrians .to make a1

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nghere has bee'nmu‘ch criticism against the Non.
Partisan‘League. Those whose selfish interests
stand-.iin danger of the great wave of, political
referm started by this, farmer’s organization. have
~ spread ridiculous-stories of the disloyalty and
.1 dangerous. idealism .of the League. which have

people-'01 the east.
- convention in Idaho a couple of. weeks ago when
_ farmers were nominated for several state oflices,
and a platform adopted. The' princples set forth
therein are not of the revolutionary and extreme
socialistic- nature: one might expect from so rabid
an organization as the enemies of the League have
pictured it to be. ' ' .
The platform as adopted urges the, immediate
. amendment or the constitution "permitting the en-
franchisement of Women. Onefiof the statements
of principles declares the chief qualification for
office is loyalty—100 per cent Americanism. State
'owned packing houses, elevators, flour mills and
sugar factories are urged. as well as state-owned
warehouses and storage plants for farm products.
Rural credit banks operated at cost are demanded
as well as state ownership and distribution of wa.
terpower. Candidates are pledged to the carrying
out of legislation for labor laws to protect labor.
the taxation of idle property at a higher rate in
order to force such property to more largely assist
in the financing of the war and a workable initi-
ative, referendum andrecall law.

Other recommendations of the League are as
follows: ‘That Congress accede to the ‘request of
the president and grant further authority for reg-
ulating the prices of farm produce and other com-
modities in which there is excessive profit-making.

 

that it- will not relinquish its control of the grain
markets after the war, but keep them open and
free from the oppressive tricks of monopoly.
Indorsing the taking over of all railroads by
the Federal Government. .
Recommending government seizure and opera-
tion of all war supply f".ct0ries where excessive
profit making tales place.
' Recommending government seizure and opera—
tion of all factories in which industrial disputes
do not yield to mediation. ,
Recommending government operation of all
, a: mines and all shipyards on government work. Di-
-_ rect contracts between the workers on government
‘ supplies and work, through their organizations.
Recommending," short-time loans to the farmers
by the government on crop security, whether own-
ed or rented land.
Recommending government control of the/prices
of the commodities necesary for the farmer’s use.
The convention pledged its loyalty and support
to the government in the world war and in a leng-
thy preamble endorsed President Wilson and his
policies and denounced profiteers “place above
patriotism dollars and blood drenched dividends."
Senator was praised for his fight for the state
development of unused ’power sites and his work
in general as a representative of Idaho in Con-
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LOOKS LIKE MR. MILLER
- IS STILL ON THE JOB

At the opening of the potato movement from
Kentucky, says The Packer. the handling of the
first crop promised to be a big job for both grow-
ers and shippers. but good rains during the past

\xtwo weeks improved the situation.

Due to exceptionally dry weather during the
previous three or-four weeks, potatoes were slow
in reaching their normal size. The quality of the
stock, however, was the best ever known in Jef-
ferson oeunty, which has always been a producer of

good grades. The potatoes were” off in sizebut
have improved as the present diggings show that
the stock'runs' pretty much to the No. 1 grading
of the United States Food Administration. which
calls for 1% inches and up. which is the general
grade for Texas and other southern growu po-
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The League held its state-M

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tucky divi ion. Chairman ‘F. M. Sackett, took up
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the” matter‘or: grading with WashingtOn relative
to a modification in the grading rule on size. On

Saturday." July 6th, an order wagissued and re

.015in by the shippers on Monday. stating that
the Washington authorities were firm, and that
the shippers would have to ship all stock graded

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' POTATOES GROWER LOSES

CASE OVER POTATO, DEAL

 

The law-suit of J. Herbert Hutchinson. a potato ‘

grOWer,_ against the Steuben Farms, Inc.. for

$818.78, alleged to be due for a quantity. was;

up in the Supreme Court here last week and at-
tracted considerable attention. According to the
testimony, it appears‘ that the Steuben Farms.
‘Inc., acted as broker on a carload of potatoes
sold to the quarterm’aster’s department for deliv-
ery at Camp Merritt. .N. J. The shipment was
made in January and on arrival the potatoes were
rejected it being claimed that they were frozen.
The deal was arranged on a basis of $2.62 per
cwt. The plaintiff's draft on the defendant for
the purchase was refused payment. Testifying in
the matter Captain Gilbert Johnson. Q. M. R. C..
said: “We are personally responsible for any sup-
plies we accept and always retain the right of
inspection on delivery. We found these potatoes
to be unfit for food for the soldiers.” The case was
decided against the plaintiff, a verdict of no cause
of action being brought in .

FOREIGN DEMAND IS FOR HOGS
THAT ARE NOT SO FAT AND HEAVY

To acquaint hog growers of the United States
with new' conditions brought about by foreign
demands, the Food Administration o.tlines the
present situation and possible developments. Last
fall, owing to the 1a.ge amount of soft corn, there
was a general heavy feeding of hogs, with a con-
sequent large increase in their weight when they
arrived at market. Foreign orders wre filled with
fatter and heavier hogs than the European popula-
tions had been accustomed to, and foreign buy-
ing agencies now request a return to the customary
weights.

From the present outlook. swine producers may
anticipate preference for lighter weights in hogs.
This country is not likely to have to repeat any
request f\ leavy feeding.

The condition outlined has been fully dismissed
by the Agricultural Advisory Committee which met
in Washington in a recent conference with officials
of the Food Administration and the Department
of Agriculture.

FEDERAL LAND BANKS DO
A BIG BUSINESS IN JUNE

 

During the month of June 88.343430 were loaned
to farmers of the United States by the Federal
Land Banks on long time first mortgages, according
to the monthly statement of the Farm Loan Board.
The Federal Land Bank of Spokane leads in
amount of loans closed, $1,262,800. The other
Banks closed loans in June as follows: Houston
$913,233; St. Louis $820,777; Omaha $804,950; New
Orleans $801725; Louisville $735,900; Wichita
$656100; Columbia $636,955; Springfield $500,400;
Berkeley $468,200; St. Paul $406400 and Balti-
more $335,950.

On July lst the total amount of mortgage loans
placed since the establishment of the Federal Land
Banks was $109 517,308 covering 48,297 loans closed
as against $101.376.318 covering 44,765 loans closed
on June 1st.

During June 1196 applications were received
asking for $5,127.011, being about one fourth the
number of applications received during May. Dur-
ing the same period 2516 loans were approved
amounting to $6,793.527.

The grand total of loans closed is distributed
by Federal Land bank Districts as follows: .
Spokane, $17,000,555; St. Paul, $16,205,000 Omaha.
13.264,140; Wichita, 12,292,700; Houston, 9.807.741;
New Orleans, 7,646,540; Louisville, 6.704.100; St.
Louis, 7,172,172; Berkeley, 6.698.400; Columbia.
4,746,513; Baltimore,- 4.140.500 and Springfield.
3.851,595. .

During June, Michigan farmers applied for 303
loans amounting to $539,750. During the same
period 215 loans of $319,900 were approved and 27

loans of. $24,600 were closed.

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WEEKLY v CROP SUMMARY '

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Iowa.——Des Moines: Heavy frequent rains in north
and east delayed haying and harvesting and lodged
oats badly. Grasshoppers and drouth damaged corn
and pastures in southwest.

Colorado.—Denver: Showers in western and noth~
central have improved spring sown grains. Harvesting
winter wheat and rye in localities. Corn growing fast:
Alfalfa and truck good. Beets and potatoes fair to
good. Peaches developing well. Good crop cherries
and small fruits. Spring wheat harvest July‘ 15 to'
August 1; cats July 20 to August 1. '

New England.——Boston: Scattered showers; bail.
in some places on July 4. Sunshine and high tempera—
ture need. Haying progressing slowly; crop light-
er than the last two years. Oats, garden truck and po—
tatoes good. Potatoes in northern Maine recovering
from frost; some in bud; spraying vines begun. To-
bacco looks good.

New York—Ithaca: Weather too dry and somewhat
cool for best growth. Potatoes excellent and early va-
rieties setting well. Cabbage starting strong and
transplanting nearly completed in most sections. Buck-
wheat germinating well and seeding nearing comple~
tion with large acreage. Wheat and rye ripening
slowly.

Pennsylvania—Philadelphia.: Rain needed gene-rally
and some places- drouth becoming severe; pastures and
meadows suffering. Rye harvest well advanced; wheat
harvest in full swing southern and beginning in cen—
tral counties. Orchard fruit average fair. Corn im—
proving in most places and reported fair to good.
Potato blight increasing and green aphis killing the
vines. Truck crops good but needing rain.

North Dakota.—Bismarck: Drouthy conditions pre—
vailed until July 6, when scattered showers relieved
the serious situation somewhat; relief only temporary,
however, and rain badly needed in central and western
portions for wheat, oats, barley, corn. flax, hay and
pastures. Rye turning and mostly beyond the relief
by rain. Grasshoppers damaged crops considerably in
southwest portion.

      
 
 
  
 

 
 
 
    
     
     
     
   
    
    
   
   
   
   
 
 
 

     
   

      

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and harvesting; rainfall inadequate.
good to excellent. Oats continue good to excellent:
harvesting begun in Miami county. Corn much im—
proved: tasseling Fayette county; needs rain. Large
crop of timothy and alfalfa. Pastures generally good.
Potatoes greatly deteriorated; half crop or less now in-
dicated; apples same.

Barley and oat harvest
yields
rain

California.—»AS:1 n Fra ncisco:
well advanced. Vthat harvest progressing;
fair to good. Potatoes and truck crops need

badly. Third crop of alfalfa good. Foggy mornings
in convl counties greatly helped the large acreage of »'
beans ..ud tomatoes which arc growing nicely. Low-

land pastures short: mountain ranges still good. De—
ciduous fruits generally undersized: otherwisl- satis-
factory.

\\'nshington.—Seutile: {aimless but cool week, fav-
orable for haying which is general. and for filling and

maturing small grains. W'inter wheat harvest. has,
begun; will be general about July 20; prospect for
fair crop. Spring wheat heading and filling; harvest

probably general first week in August. Much spring
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except where irrigated. not doing well and setting
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vesting progrossul rapidly; about completed south:
threshing begun. “'intor wheat best, in southeast. but L.
generally the prop is light. Spring wheat and oatx~ 3'-
best in north but gmwrully crop is light. Alfalfa.

potatoes and all grass damaged by continued drouth.
(Tom has generally grown wvll, but needs rain; dam»
aged some places in south wherc it is beginning to tus-
scl short.

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Indiana.——lndlunapolis: \Vllr-ut harvest nearly Jin-
ished. and threshing begins in north portion in a few
days. (Tool weather retarded ripening of nuts; mostly
cut south; cutting central and north next two weeks.
Corn growing well and much frosted recovering nice-
ly. Considerable buckwheat sown in killed areas in

 

north. Seed clover coming on in good shape. Small {
fruits, truck, cannery crops and pastures improved ~
and generally good.

Minnesota.——Minneapolis: crops in northwest por-

tion considerably improved by rains last week. Spring
wheat excellent in southern half and fair to good in
northern half: harvesting will begin in southern por-
ion July 20; oats and barley continue fair to good;
rye being cut in extreme southern portion and barley
and oats harvest will begin July 15 in same section.
Corn and potatoes fair to good. Pastures somewhat

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west Sul‘tltbl'l dry weather is hurting corn, pastures

and vegetables: in other parts heavy rains,, although
of great benefit to above crops. have interfered some-
what with harvesting and caused oats to lodge. In
central and north corn in excellent condition, well cul-

tiyatvd tassoling, and entering critical period under
favorable circumstances. Oats turning in the north.
Wheat and rye llai'ycrtt reached northern counties.

Fruit conditions not favorable,

  
 

Wis'consin.—Milwnukcc:Oats, wheat. rye and barley
developed favorably. (Torn backward. ar'r‘ount of cool
weather. Recent rains helped crops decidedly. Pota—
toes, beans. peas. and sugar beets good. Cranberries
in full bloom; crop promises slightly below average.
Buckwheat good; increased acreage. Tobacco trans-
planting completed: crop. excellent condition. Rasp-
berries and blueberries ripening. Harvesting rye just
beginning in Greene and Dame counties. will begin in
Wood July 15; winter wheat in Dane cou’nty July 20.

  
     
    
    
    
      
     
   
   
    
      
  

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good showers southwest. central and northeast. Corn
needing rain badly in many parts. but not seriously
damaged except in a few localities, and greatly revived
by rains in important counties of northeast portion:
tasseling and silking generally eastern half and south-
central; mostly laid by in east half. Wheat ,and eat
harvest mostly finished in east and well under way
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’ ANTRIM COUNTY FARMERS
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(Jo-operative associa11ons for farmers again to
be the leading program for the year 1918. Already .'
five strong associations have been organized and _
three more are being worked on in this county.

When they are organized there will be a farmer’ s
marketing association in every town in Antrim
county.

Friday evening. July 12 Alba organized to en-
able her farmers to market their own produca and
receive all that it sells for without turning it over
to the buyer, broker, jobber and commission .house
sysem as we have it today.

Thefarmer can buy his supplies thru the same
association and get his feed in 100 1b. lots or in
10,000 lb. lots at the same car lot price and save
all the profits for himself and have the advantages
of large quantity buying. Every associationn will
have a warehouse in. which to do business and

’ they will all handle cream as well as other pro-

ducts of the farm. The cream will be tested at the
warehouseso the shipper can know what his test
is and the large cream companies have said that
they will pay from one to two cents more per 1b.
for butterfat in large quantities than theywill for
one individual lot of cream.

Mancelona Marketing Association was organized
on Saturday evening, July 13, with a large mem-
bership and will soon be ready to do business.
The board of directors for Mancelona are as fol-
lows: Bert Fox. Jas. Gaylord, Isac Lichty. Frank
Priest. Frank Vincent and Henry Nothstein.

The board of directors for the Alba association
are: F. M. Shepherd, C. Bennett, George Tobias,
Frank Glidden, Wesley Olds, Aug. Engle. C. Wing
and Jas. Byers.

All farmers wishing to get advantages of these
associations should see some of these directors
and become members as soon as possible.

The associati. “l: are being organized in other
counties in northern Michigan and will be federat-
ed together which will make the strongest organiz-
ation in Michigan—Farm Bureau, A. B. Large,
Freon. Willard 0. Cribb, County Agr. Agent.

ST. CLAIR FARMERS FORM FIRST
' MICHIGAN DITCH ASSOCIATION

 

Farmers in North China township of St. Clair'

county have solved their drainage problems, accord.
ing to the department of farm ; .echa-nics of M. A.
C., by organizing a co-operative ditching associa-
tion. This association. of which ten farmers have
become members, it is claimed to be the first of its
character in the United States. It was organized
by the farmers themselves with the assistance or
O. E. Robey. drainage specialist of. the M. A. C.

Each member of the association subscribed $300
credit, and with this
has been purchased to dig drains at cost forthe
members of the association—with enough over to
pay for the machine itself within a period of six
years. Through their combined effort t‘ 1 members
of the association figure they will save at least
20 per cent of what it would cost them to do their
ditching individually.

Co-operative purchases of ditching machines,
stump pullers, tractors and other high-priced farm
machinery has long been urged by MICHIGAN BUSI-
NESS FARMING. Farm land development is fre-
quently delayed because individual farmers do
not have the capital required for the necessary
machinery. One ditching machine, one stump
puller, and in many sections, one tractor, should
meet all the needs of a dozen or more farmers
and co—operative associations ought to be formed
to carry out this idea.

MUCH PEDIGREED GRAIN 1
HARVESTED IN MICHIGAN

 

Enough pedigreed wheat and rye has been har-
ested in Michigan within the past two weeks to
supply “blue-blooded" eed to almost all of Mich-

igan’ s growers of grain, the Michigan Agricultural
college has been informed through _report_s of

 

threshers.

Of Red Rock wheat, one of the high-producing
varieties of wheat developed originally by the ex-
periment station of M. A. C.,’enough inspected

' and certified g .121 has been harvested to sow
’ 90, 000 a res“ while suiiicient uninspected Red Rock . .

a $2700 ditching machine

   

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been cut to sow 70.000 acres":
sen rye. the harvest has furnished a store adequate

‘ for the sowing of Michigan's entire rye acreage.

with a surplus to boot.

 

MICHIGAN RAMS MUCH IN DE-
MAND; EARLY BUYING AURG’ED

A (11. m 011115311 class sires is one Of‘thedifiicul-
ties Michigan sheep men‘ must prepare for this

 

' season in‘the opinion of animal husbandry men
Western

of the Michigan Agricultural College.
flockmasters, according to reports coming to the
college, have been buying up Michigan rams with
such zeal that the supply of animals available
for Michigan flocks is expected to be below normal.
,“It is time now," declares Vei‘ne A. Freeman
of the extension staff of M. A. C., “to buyer con-
tract a ram for use this fall.
of pure-bred sheep in Michigan are able to supply
our. demands, but of late considerable trade has
been built up with western flock owners. These
westerners for some reason, ssem to be giving
more attention to the upbuilding of, their flocks
than have the rank and file of sheep owners in
Michigan and they have purchased and are al-
ready shipping out of the state many of the rams
we will need at home Couple with this iact that
we have more and larger flocks in Michigan this
season than we have had for years and it isn’t
difficult to understand why we have reason to be
uneasy about the present situation.
' “Late purchasers always get the less desirable
left-overs to select from. but in the light of the
present demayd, even these may be unobtainable
this fall. The buyer who does not care-to take a
chance of being left ramless should grasp the first

opportunity for selectinng a strong, vigorous pure-y

bred ram for Strvice this fall."

FOOD ADMINISTRATOR GEORGE A.
PRESCOTT SAYS ABOUT SILOS:

 

Every farmer who is user of a silo is a booster
for the silo.

In the silo you can store corn in a form in which
practically every
particle can be
eaten.

Silage g i v e s
the effect of pas-
turage in win-
ter; it is both
palatab l e a n d
succulent.

Silage aids di-
gestion in the
dry feeding sea-
son.

Animal s f e d
silage are not
more subject to
tuberculosis, d 0
not lose t 11 e i r
teeth more quick~
ly, and are not

lshorter~lived
than animals fed
0 t h e r common
kinds of feed.

The use of silo
often makes 1 t
pos’sible to save
corn that would
otherwise be lost
by frost.

A good silo should be round .air-tight, water-
proof, have walls that are smooth inside, and be
strong and durable.

A silo should be placed where it will give the
greatest convenienCe in feeding and where it will
be ‘least'exposed to extremely cold winds.

One hundred tons of silage will feed 25 cows
40 pounds of silage a day for 200 days.

A silo 14 feet in diameter and 32 feet high will
hold 100 tons.

Silos of more than 100 tens capacity cost from
$2 to $6 per ton, according to the type and material
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got- train by which the’iarmers have been enabled "
:to‘ men increase their sans per acre. enough has
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regularIy each week it is expected 9

Allegan. —The Imperial Stock farm; John M.
Tobin, proprietor. consigned two Holsteins to a
Milwaukee sa‘le last week. One Was a calf less than
six months old, Fairview Pontiac Queen, and she
sold for $1,535.11... other was a seven-year-old‘f
cow. Lakeside Hamlin De K01, and she sold for
just. $1, 000. Mr Tobin attended the sale and pur-
chased several young animals of high breeding.

Deckerville—'-Business men here will close their
stores two dayg each Week during the harvesting
season and themselves and clerks will turn out to
help the farmers.
lowed in other ections of. the state. Verity, the
farmer shall not want for help such as it is.

Allegan—The price oi berries of all sorts were
never so high in the Allegan market as they are
this season. Some fields of red raspberries were
entirely ruined by the lack of rain. The price has
scarcely gone below 20 cents a quart fer any of
the berries, and from that to 30 andgeven more.

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Summon—Work is now in progress on the Gen-
tral Michigan. pike between Lyons and Pewamo
and a half mile of six-teen foot trunk line has
received the first course of gravel; It is expected
that the remaining mile and half will be com-
pleted this season, making a fine wide gravel
road all the way from Lyons to Pewamo.

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Caro—— At the July meeting of the Wells-Day-
ton Farmers’ club, the tractor as a practical farm
machine was discussed, and it was the unanimous
opinion that its use would be profiable. It was
considered practical for several neighbors to join
in the ownership of a machine. .

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Benton Harbor— Berrien county has a woman
county agent, who will assist the women of the
county in solving the many household problems.
Miss Bessie Turner of East Lansing is the young
lady who has been delegated to the job at the
request of the Berrien county board of Super-
visors.

, s at at

Allegan.—-Two hundred farmers met in Allegan
last Thursday to organize an association of milk
producers. They were addressed by M133 Bernice
Woodworth, the “new county demonstration agent,
and Mr. R. C. Reed of Howell. ,They organized
by electing Caspar Wehner of Hopkins president.
Irving Hendrickson of Wayland vice president,
and George Hurtéau of Watson secretary-treas-
urer.

TWELVE BILLION CAN BE RAIS-
ED BY TAXATION NEXT YEAR

 

(Continued fro-m page 1) secure investment. It is
obvious that a very heavy tax must be laid upon
these incomes, as on the incomes derived from cor-
porations. All these are lazy incomes, and do not
represent any exertion on the part of the recipient.

About one-tenth of one per cent of the American
people received in 1916 nearly two and one-half
billion dollars of unearned income.

Less than one quarter of one per cent of the farm-
ers of the country received in 1916 a taxable in—
come of over $3.000, the proportion’of brokers was
eighty times as large. of manufacturers, over forty
times, of mine owners and operators, thir-ty-tWo
times as large.

The average income of farmers including big
land owners who merely collected rent, was $8,998.
The‘average income of stock and bond brokers
was $41,009, of mine owners and operators, $45,317..
14,407 farmers received only $129,642,000, while
2, 544 mine owners and operators received a total

of over $115. 000, 000. 2 ,839 stock and bond brokers _

recieved $116, 425. 000.

The total national income for 1917 was about six-
ty billion. For 1918, it will doubtless approxi-
mate seventy billions.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in
the United States today and have been since we
entered the war. too riclfto ask Uncle Sam to pay
them interest foLsaving all their property He
should be too honest to borrow» Heshould take
all he needs in taxes {or arms
needs in men antlers ‘

  

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”kiss you“ doubtless, linemjthé’ government has

» taken overalls; 1918 weal: clip Lat prices. announced
in. these :columns’ several weeks ~ ago. ~ The, grower-

.e'should‘ keep "in "mind the following points:

All wool mustihe sdld-thrOu‘gh dealers approved
by the government? , ‘ 7 . . ‘-
~“Wool'dealers' cannot charge a‘icommission for
» their sorvices to the groWer. The grower, in Other
.words. pays'no commission as he has in the past.
’rj-WOOI dealers receives. fixed commissiOn from

’the government for'their services. . ,
W001 growers will receives fair price for their
wool based onexpert grading. ‘ _. f
' The price» paid to the grower will be based on

.less the profit to the dealer (which in no case is
toe'xceed 1% cents a'pound) less freight. moisture
shrinkage and‘interest. ,

All wool produced is to be .graded disinterestedly
at~distributing centers under the direction of gov.
ernment valuation committees and all profit’eering
is prohibited. ' '

”The government peririts growers of small quan-

* titles to pod]. their clips in quanities of not less
than minimum carload lots of 16,000 pounds and

consign the wool so pooled to an approved‘dealer

‘ in any approved distributing center. Where such

‘ quantity can. be collected this method is urged to
eliminate the profit the‘government would other-
wise have to pay to middlemen or dealers.

Growers gain nothing by holding their wool,
and the government urges the immediate sale in
order to get all wool distributed before it becomes.
necessary to move the next harvest, thus avoiding
unnecessary congestion and delay in transporta-

on. . , .

It may be added here for the further information
of wool growers that it would be to their interest
to do one of two things:

First, to pool their wool if-they can obtain
enough to make up a‘carlo-ad lot, thus saving the
profit to government approved dealers and also to
localvbuyers who have to sell ‘to these approved
dealers. . . '

Second. that individual farmers if they do not
pool, bag their wool and ship it directly to one of

- the approved dealers rather than sell to a local
dealer who in" turn has to sell to these same deal-

s.

If any grower desires to act upon the suggestion

made here by the government, we shall’ upon re-

quest be glad to supply them with the nearest ap-
proved dealer. with complete instructions for ship-
ping“

M: A. C. EXPERT ANSWERS
SWEET CLOVER QUESTIONS

. What is the value of sweet clever as sheep pas-
ture? That is, how does it compare with other
clover? Will cattle and hogs pasture on it?
Does it makegood hay if cut» before it gets too
large? If one fieldis seeded to it, will it spread
to other fields? Can it be plowed. up and gotten
rid-of? How does it do on muckland? Does
one seed it in the spring the Same as other clover?
Where can seed be obtained?——R.
berville, Michigan. /

Aspasture for sheep, sweet clover-will give a
; greater amount of ‘feed per acre and furnishm‘ore
pasturage during a long Season than will ordinary
June cloveruonfa great majority of Michigan’s
lighter soils, and furnishes an excellent pasture
,for hogs‘ and for” cattle gwhenthey 'have'beeome
accustomed to it. The usiweetecloven crop is com—
ing. ifito quite general use on Michigan’slighter

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r,)§icldiof,,_vsteet '>elover. " ,- ‘ * > . -
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t'torm‘ and before stems .bccome woody.

r as. would realist .me: ,ltnownil'hegegj-H. 16.. Ann .

Atlantic seaboard price existing on July 30, 1917. _

A. _M., Web- *:

.zsoilspparticula’rly where ordinary-ted lolover does].
Application of from one to two‘to'ns,

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It Will'i*sptgad."frohi' its“ seed
a ' hetero. seed ,for'xns' will not . spread‘_
,anothcru After/the second year

ea .muchjland' 'crOpL’ provided the
iii ‘iently waidrained. . Used-as a. hay
,viscép anting—in'spfihz,-'taking off small
. bf‘hayin fall if growth is sufficient.» Next
'seas'onéeut: forghay~ just ,when‘ bloom ‘starts to
i ' The
second cropjmay be .n'sed,,ior hay or pasture.
' The seed can be secured from practically all
leading Michigan seed houses, S. M. Isbell Com-

. pans» of JhckSOn, A. J. Brown. Seed Company of

Grand Rapids, Young-Randolph Seed Company
of Owosso, handle this seed. Samuel Willis, of
owosso and E. E. Evans of West Branch special~
Vize in sweet clover seed—J. F. 0027. Professor of
Form Drops. ,

TOWNSHIP MORALLY oBIZIGATE'D
_ TO PAY FOR UNUSED ROAD

About 12 years ago a. quarter line road was
opened up by my place. but it has not been made
passable for a loaded wagon. The people who
live On it are obliged to take another route. The
land lying in the roadway has never been paid
for. " Can we get pay for it, and if so can we
close the read until the money is paid?

When a neighbor’s horses are bothering yom
breakingyour fences. etc., what steps ,.can be
taken to -make him take care of them?—Sub-
scriber, Schoolcraft county.

I have the opinion that the road mentioned has
become a lawful road by the lapse of time and
that if owner failed to collect pay for the land that
the right thereto would be out lawed. I think

 

 

they have no right to close the road at the present

time. If the road has not been paid for I believe
a moral obligation rests upon the township to pay
for the same even at this late date, even though
the claim might be enforced against them by reason
of the claim being outlawed. The Supervisor
of the township would be the proper pers0n to
negotiate With concerning it.

Horses running at large, that is not in charge
of anyone upon the highway, are liable to be im-
pounded for all the damages committed, together
with the legal fees and the expenses of impound-
ing. If they do trespass upon a neighbor’s land
and are not lawfully thereon and did not break
through a line fence that the owner of the land
was obliged to keep up then the owner of the
horses is liable for whatever damage they do in
addition to the damage of breaking down the fence.
I suppose the only way to make him take care of
the horses is to impound them or to sue the
owner for the damage—W. E. Brown. Legal Editor.

 

IS"EMPLOYE ENTITLED TO WAGES
ON LEGAL HOLIDAYS?

Will you kindly print in M. B. F. Whether
or not a man working by the month or year is
legally entitled to wages for legal holidays if he
does not work. If so, mention the days—0. Y.,
Millington. ,. ‘

A man working by the month or year is entitled
to his monthly or yearly pay whether he works
on legal holidays 0,17 not. If he works on legal
holidays he is not entitled to extra compensation
therefore. The legal holidays are those men-
tioned in the statute making them legal holidays.
In Michigan, these are: Washington’s Birthday.

‘Feb. 22nd; Decoration Day, May 30th; Indepen-

dence Day, July 4th; Labor Day. Sept. 4th;
Thanksgiving Day. last Thursday in November;
Christmas, December 25th. Excepting in the
cities, few observe Washington’s Birthday or La-
bor Day—W. E. Brown, legal editor. '

i'ATTORNEY’S FEES ARE NOT

REGULATED BY LAW

What are the laws of the state of Michigan re-
garding the fees that lawyers 'charge for, court
practice? How much can a lawyer charge for
getting a divorce for anyone. I know. a case
where a man .paid .350 to a lawyer for getting
him a divorce and. the lawyer turned around and
sued him for $50 more,
hecision. Can a defendant p ad his own case in
court without an attorney. . H..“ Htllsdole co.
ZYAttorney'sgfees are not regulated by. statute but
are the subject of contract the same as any other
employment. ’ If no contract is made the charges

arethe. usual charges of sueh attorney in the-

locality largely regulated . by the ability of the

_ . attorney and the importance of, the. subject matter

   
  
 

 

‘i‘divorce cases. .
on‘e maydefend himself in any Court in this“
State from Justice Court to "the Supreme Court.

up'andfgotten'-rid;of.;i The Crop} . He; cannot appear as attorney for, anober without

and the judge gave them a '

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for anemia: whether admitted to the ‘bar or not. -‘

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THE PUBLISHERS DESK

Would you advise me about the Hamilton Mo-
tor Company of Grand Haven Michigan? Is their
stock a safe investment?—eM. M. A. smiths Creek.

In answering our inquiry regarding the Ham-
ilton Motor Company we received a letter from
W. G. Jarman. Secretary of the Panhard Motors
Company. manufacturers of Panhard trucks. They
made no explanation of this fact, nor any mention
of the “Hamilton Motor Company,” so we take it
that the name of the original company has been
changed.

We assume, of course, that our reader up in St.
Clair county is a good business farmer and we ap-
preciate his referring this matter to us. We take
the stand that there are too many good invest-
ments for farmers’ money to be putting it into a
motor truck company,‘especially at this stage of
the game.

It must be obvious to all who know that no one
set of manufacturers have met with more hard—
ships, because of shortage of materials, than have
the automobile people. It is hard sledding for
even the old and well established companies to
come out at the end of the year with a safe margin
of profit. There are of course. signal successes
in the motor truck business at home here in Mich—
igan, but I am not aware that any of the original
small investors, who did not give their time and
energy to the up-building of the company have
made any phenomenal profit from their invest-
ments in a motor truck company

So far as the Panhard Motor Truck Company,
they have been good enough to send us their state-
ment of June let in which we note that they have
assets of $165,642.91 over liabilities. but this does
not take into consideration the capital stock,
which if it is more than this amount would leave
them with just that much of a liability. They
list patterns. drawings. designs, trade mark, etc.,
at $27.169.36; this might not be excessive, but the
fact that they have machinery and tools listed at
only $5,565.89 would seem to indicate that they
are not ready for very large production at this
time. ‘

No man can advise another regarding the invest-
ment of his money. We are glad to look up any
proposition which comes to the publisher’s desk
with always the interests of our readers in mind.
and if W. M. H. does not believe that buying gov-
ernment bonds, or loaning money at a fair rate of
interest to his neighboring farmers on absolute
security is not better than putting it into some
prospective manufacturing plant in which he has
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lookout. but we would advise him to look out!

I O 0

How do you use your automobile? At Wash-
ington they are trying to classify the farmers
automobile as a pleasure car. We know that the
automobile has given a lot of pleasure to their
owners and often on a Sunday or after the work
is done at night it is a real recreation to spin off
to a neighboring lake, or to the nearest city.
But we have always looked upon the automobile
as a good investment for any farmer who could
possibly afford it, believing that it helped him in
his business.

It is quite apparent that Washington is going

—to take some step in connection with‘the auto-

mobile business. It is very important that they
should not set the farmers cars down as pleasure
cars, but if they are classified as business cars, the
same as the doctor’s. real estate man’s or the
insurance man’scar; then we have nothing to fear.

I would be very glad to have a few letters frOm

some" of our friends who use‘their automobile for"

more than pleasure driving. I want to send these
in with my own letter protesting against this
classification. ' ‘

- If you will write me a letter of this kind and-

address it to the publisher’s desk, I will be glad
to; forward it in the term of a petition.

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‘Ieler'nent:

During recent years considerable effort has

value Of sugar beets as a rotatiye'crop. They
have demonstrated that, as a result of the im-
provement in the condition of the 5611 produced
by the growing of beets, increased yields of
crops following the beets have been brought
Wide publicity has been given, also, to
the value of the by~p roducts of the beet crop as
a stoCk feed. The result has been that the idea,
formerly held by some farmers, that sugar beets
are “hard on the soil” no longer prevails in the
minds'of intelligent agriculturists.

It has also been demonstrated that the re-
turn to the farmer from his beet crop is not
merely the amount received from the sale of. his
beets, but that if he utilizes the by-products for
stock feed in an efficient manner, he‘ obtains a
further considerable return from the crop.

While it is true that these are important and
essential points in favor of sugar beet growing,
they are not the most important, nor do they
furnish the best and most conclusive reason why
every farmer in a sugar beet growing section of
the country should each year devote a portion of
his farm to beet culture.

Beets Give Greatest Returns

The fact that sugar beets return to the pro-
ducer more dollars for each dollar’s worth of fer—
tility taken from the soil than any Of the other
common farm crops is, in the mind of the writer,
the best and most logical reason why a farmer
should grow beets. Space does not permit the
presentation of all the evidence upon this point
which might be adduced, but the tables which
follow will bear out the correctness of the above
statement.

For the purpose of this article, it has been
assumed that the entire crop has been removed
from the farm. Attention is called to the fact
that no attempt has been made to use war time
prices for the various crops nor the war. time
cost of fertilizers. Wheat has been figured as
bringing the producer $33.30 per ton; corn, $26.77
per ton; barley, $24.96 per ton; potatoes, $13.32
per ton, and sugar beets $9 per ton.
has been figured as costing 20 cents per pound,
phosphoric acid 5 cents per pound, and potash
5 cents per pound. While it is true that the

prices paid for these crops at the present time,.

and the cost of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and

~ potash are considerably higher than those quoted

in this article, it will be found that there would

Nitrogen.

been made by the agricultural. stafi's of the va- "
'rious beet sugar companies and by writers on -.
the subiectto call the farmers' attention to the '

be very little change in the final ratio, if the pre-

vailing prices and costs had been used.
The following table shows the fertilizing con-
stituents and fertility losses and returns in one

'Wcheat. 96.
Oats...'..... ..... . ..... .2 ,4 -_.

Corn......"..... ...... _. .
Barley‘..:........ . ..... 15.4 177
Potatoes....‘-..... ..... 3.2 .16
"Sugar beets ....... ‘. . . .. .. > 1.4 ‘07

 

 

 

This table shows that, whereas the cereals“
return from $22.03 to $43.88 for every dollar lost‘
in fertility, potatoes return $83.25 and sugar beets
$128.57. The conclusion is apparent that, as
stated above, the farmer who would receive the
largest return for each dollar lost in fertility
should devote a portion of his farin- to sugar beets
each year——Fu.cts About Sugar.

HERE'S” AN EXPERIENCE WORTH
MONEY To OUR READERS

 

In reply to your inquiry in regard to the dif-
ferent methods of poisoning grasshoppers, would

\ say that I‘have tried this one and found it satisfac-

tory. Some years the hoppers were working on my
beans to the extent that they had destoryed about
a rod along the hay-field. SO I thought I would
try to Paris green them. I got some horse man-
ure and mixed about half a bushel with one pound
Of salt and one-fourth pound Of Paris green. This
I placed in piles about one or two rods apart. Now
this mixture was not an entire success as the rain
beat the Paris green down and bleached it, but it
saved the beans on that section of the field.

Then I took about one peek of bran, One-fourth
pound of salt. one-third pound of Paris green; mix. '
ed; placed at ends Of field. This was a perfect
success. as the hoppe1s lay so thick that I could
scrape them up by handfuls for rods away Also
there was not a bean hill in the field that did not
have from ten to fifty dead hoppers under it when
I pulled the beans. The bran mixture has a. little
flour in it that forms a paste that holds the Paris
green. I found hoppers hid under plants 60 rods
away. dead. They are cannibals; ; as soon as a hop-
per finds another one dead he eats him up so the
poison continues tO destroy. Sometimes they will
fly 20 rods after they eat the Paris green.——Sam
Chaney. Williamsburg.

REPLACE THE SCRUBS WITH
GOOD GRADES OR PURE BREDS

 

The question Of whether we shOuld keep grade or
pure-bred stock, cannot be answered by any person
for all, but can be answered by each for himself
or herself. Personally, I prefer the pure-bred,
after the initial cost of laying a foundation. The
cost of. maintaining a pure-bred is no more than
for a grade, and the chances of selling the offspring
at good prices are far greater than it would be
with grades. The pleasure that is to be had in de.

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and Care, is operating his business in a eatefhlal‘
‘ manner. and can do so with considerably fees c.11-
rtal than if he were int9rested 111 good pure-brads. ‘: ._

There are very many yet within our borders 4

who are neither producing goOd grades nOr pure‘
breds, . they are apparently satisfied with just
stock and hardly that—scrubs many of them in;
bred at that. Producing this class lsno good,
either for the producer or anyone else, but; a losing
game all around . Good grades or pureabreds should
be the ambition of. every stock raiser, and he

should decide for-- mime-113.411.. W... Calhoun 0'0. ,

 
 

 

TAKE GARE OF THE HORSES
AND BUILD-up THE BREED

 

The breeding of hOrses in Michigan has decreas-
ed to about 60 per cent of noraml’. This is a con-
dition. which has become quite general in the Unit-

ed States due to the scarcity and high price of feeds '

and an unsatisfactory market for surplus stuck.
Those who have studied the situation state
that wihout doubt the next. few years will see the
best demand for good stock and the most satisfac-
tOTY market ever experienced by horse breeders

in the United States. This condition is sure to pre- '

vail after the war. The decrease in the equine
population of all the European nations since the
outbreak of' the war is estimated at 70 per cent
whichmeans that America will be called upon to

supply this deficiency as soon as conditions Will .

permit shipping space to be used :or this purpose.
We should be prepared to meet this. demand by
breeding for the wants of the near future.

There is little danger of the tractor displacing
large numbers of horses. It will be used to supple-
ment and not displace horse power. The draft horse
can be used to better advantage than the tractor
on the great majority of farms. With the added
price of fuel and other tractor operating expenses
the conditions must be favorable to make their
operation profitable. There is no doubt that the
tractor has a place but good draft horses will be
needed for our farming operations for years to
come.

The farmer withgood brood mares is making a
mistake in not breeding them to the best draft
horse obtainable in his community. The future
will cause him to regret a lack Of 1918 foals.

POTATO HAS SAME VALUE AS CORN
AS ENSILAGE FEED FOR CATTLE

 

 

ton of sugar beets as compared with other crops: veloping pure—breds is of no little value; even tho

_ ‘ _ Uncle. Sam’s scientists
_ . , have found no t
Fertilizing Constituents and Fertility Losses and Returns 1n One Ton of Sugar Beets, as Compared w1th Other Crops. dispose of :urpliiswari’ota?
Fertigzggéfign’itituents Value Of iert1lizmg Total fertility Price W351?“ Bushels, Price, ngmgsh toes- This is to “391them
Nitgogen, argd,Pc11gash, N't PhosplhorieP t h value, b pfirI b1%5hel per per i Etc—{£110 t as ensilage_ The agricul-

( op 1 s. s. irogen ac: o as per on us e s. on on e 11 s
W’lieat .............. 34.6 19.2 7.0 $6.92 ., $0.96 $0.35 $8.23 $1.00 60 33.3 $33.30 4.04 mm] Ibureau men find that
Rye .................. 32.4 16.2 10.4 6.48 .81 .52 7.81 .50 56 35.7 17.85 2.28 by mxxmg the spuds w1th
Oats .. . 36.2 15.4 11.4 7.24 .77 .57 8.58 .40 32 62.5 25.00 2.91 cornmeal a. palatable po-
COI‘l’l ................. 29.6 $2 3(2) 23% .9; .36 6.89 \ 75 53 3.15; 52.3; 3.30 tato ensilage can be made
Earle}, . . ............. 39.6 .4 1 - . .45 9.14 4. .60 4 4 . . 2. 3 th t i es eciall aluabl
Potatoes . . ........... 7.0 3.2 11.4 1.40 .16 .57 2.13 .40 60 33.3 13.32 6.25 a S p :v V e
Su ar beets - 79 14 71 58 07 3: 100 900 900 for cattle feedmg' The
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From the above table it is apparent that for
each dollar’s worth of fertility lost in the form
Of wheat the farmer receives in return $4704. Rye
returns $2.28, oats returns $2.91, corn returns
$3.90, barley returns $2.73, and potatoes return
$6.25, while sugar beets return $9.

Nitrogen Loss Unimportant.

When it is considered that nitrogen is so easily
and cheaply returned to the soil through the
legumes which are used in good agricultural prac-

tice, the amount Of nitrogen removed by any.

crop need not give any great concern. In the
matter of potash, this element may also be dis-
missed from consideration in view of the fact
that it has been demonstrated that practically all
of the soils, in the states where\ sugar beets are
grown contain a sufficient amount of potash for
hundieds of years to come, especially wheregood

soil management and crop rotation are practiced.

and the land is treated with barnyard and green
mauu1es.

, Thus considerations of fertility loss narrow
to that of loss of phosphorus. ~The following
table presents the comparative data for this

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all pure-breds are not always good enough to be
sold as such. But there are a few men today dab~
bling in pure-breds that should stick tO grades,
because they will neither look after the stock nor
their pedigrees properly.

As‘to feeding and care, the grade herd requires
good feed and care as well as the pure-bred, but if
neglected, as too many are, the loss is not so great,
because the invesment is less. Yet with all the ar-
guments that might be put forward in favor Of the
pure-breds, many there are who should, and no
doubt, will stay with the grades; some on account
of the lack of the necessary amount Of finances.
others because of their isolated situation, far away
froih‘r‘ailway station, telegraph,.etc., and still a
great numberthat have no liking for pure-breds

' and no ambition to look after the- little details

connected with thezpure-bred business
True it is some grades Of good quality are worth

more as producers than some pure-breds, but the '

reason is clear that such a pure-bred is not. among

the best in its class, and the grade is among the
' best in its class.

lit generally, if not alway_,-s Owes
its good qualities tc some pure-bred blood that has

4- help us all to learn what yen as individuals hay,“
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.4 potatoes to advantage. * ; . _‘

grind the potatoes, crush-
ing rather than grinding them to a pulp, and then
store them in water tight tanks. sprinkling in
about two percent of cornmeal as they are poured
in. This provides all the fermentation necessary.
Vats, tanks or concrete silos are all right for stor.
age the main requirement being that the recep~
tacle is tight enough to hold the juices.

Careful feeding experiments have already been
carried on with potato silage. Cattle were fed
with it over a 60-day period audit was found that
in milk production, butterfats and weight gained
it had about the same value as cern silage. In
hog feeding the results were not so successful.
the potato silage only maintaining the weight of
thp animals. But its value as a cattle food would
seem to Offer new way to utilize cull or surplus

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T... The general feeling is that no at-

tempt w-iill be made to pass the measure
gover the President’s veto of the $2.40
EWheat bill and the agitation is ended.
Considerable wheat from thesouthwest
is moving and we understand “ that

2",. some of the mills are offering new

Evfleurg The hartes‘ting of the wheat
1pin,the Central belt is over and the
the

midst of the harvest. The quality of

”the wheat lei-reported excellent and a '

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Detroit Chicago} New York
Standard 83 1-2 .83 .90
No. 3 White 82 1-2 .82 .89 1-2
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The'market has been working along
in sympathy with the corn market.
Heavy accumulations have opened up
which brought on a bearish influence
on the market. The President’s veto

'of the $2.40 wheat bill, favorable wea-
ther and the order to the railroads to
rush all grain to the markets as fast as
possible are features that are consider-
ed when bidding on futures.

 

 

GRADE Detroit Chicago New Yorlr
No. 2 Yellow 1.87 1.85 1.93
No. 3 Yellow 1.85 1J5 1.83
No. 4 Yellow 1.75 1.73 1.78

 

 

 

The present trading on corn is alang .
the line of a clean up schedule. Con-
siderable off grades have been on the
different markets and sales are made
on basis of quality. Very often the
buyer was “given the opportunity to
judge as to opinion of grade. On the
best. grades the market has ruled firm
although the prices have fluctuated or
gained being governed mostly by of-
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“Eoverenthusiastic over the present ad-
‘ mung market and, begin todump all
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Richmond 2‘ 0‘1 27 "0'22 0’1 2; 0017"“ 18 Ml ‘

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We are glad to report in this issue

of M. B. F. that there is a remarkable
situation in the hay market.
past three honths we have forced to
\report markets flooded and no demand
with prices going lower.
“tide on hay has changed which is due
to light receipts, markets cleared of
the surplus stock that was carried
along for the past two months and
. now buyers are looking for their sup-
plies. .
all markets for supplies and local buy-
ers are doing" considerable skirmish-E
ing to get No. 1 hay to take care’of
the present needs. ' ‘

For the

The market

Inquiries are coming in from

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CHICAGO.——]Iay in good demand
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this hay. The market can be over-
crowded unless you as shippers can
keep the supplies regulated. Watch
the trend of the market very closely.
Keep in touch with a reliable handler
who is familiar with all marketing con-
ditions. It is an easy matter to ship
to the wrong market because one mar-
ket may have a surplus of hay while
another market may be short. Anyone
is liable to get into a wrong market
but an experienced handler of hay will
more often dodge the wrong market
than an inexperienced shipper.

.Pittsburg—This market has tuned
up considerably. It is now considered
one of the best markets but the demand
continues for only the best grades
which are scarce. With the scarcity
of the best grades and receipts con-
tinuing light, the market will show
more strength on the poorer grades.

Richmond—The market has made
a wonderful change as shipments from
the southwest have not been coming
in quite so freely. Many of the jobs
bers audewholesalers are sending out
requests for bids on bay. The trend of
this market should be observed very
closely.

Chicago—There is a good demand
for all good grades of bay. The offer-
ings are not enough to go round. Chi—
cago is a market easily reached and a
very stable market to use. Market
dull on prairie hay. Very little local
demand for straw, arrivals going to
outside trade.

Detroit—This market as a whole
has been one of the leading markets
and selling prices have been well main.
tained. This is probably due to receiv-
ers, wholesalers and brokers being live
wires and reconsigning hay to other
points when conditions are more fay;
orable, thus preventing this market
form overstocking very heavily The
local demand is shtwing considerable
improvement and prices have advanced
from $200 to $200 a ton on the best
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gave forecasts of disturbances to cross
continent July 18 to 24 and 24 to 28;
warm wave 17 to 21 and 23 to 27; cool
“avg 20 to 24 and 26 to 30. Stcrnn
are expected to inci ease in force about
July 18 to 28. last storm wave being
much more severe than first. Prinziml
sltoweis are expected north of latitude
3?. The ten days will average warm-
er than usual. east, and coo-cr than
usual west of the Rockies ere-s:b Dan-
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NEW i'ORKr—NIOI'Q hay arriving this week; moi-ket shows but little changc.

favor ofhnyers although not as easy to buy goods as prices would indicate.

Outside buyers are coming in for their supplies.

DETROIT.——Produ~ce market firm—berries and-small fruits in good demand.

H'ay situation firming up and buyers are looking for No. 1 grades.
PITTSBURG.——Hay receipts trifle heavier this week. Demand good for only

Straw receipts light which corresponds with demand.

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ties in marketing Michigan beans is
on account of the quality. Buyers at
this season of the year want choice
hand picked stock and most of the
'Michigan stock will barely grade
prime. Some of the elevators are
drying the beans and getting them in
better shape for marketing.

   

   

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For a while the market was some-
what depressed due to a heavy run of
southern stock. The indications at
the first of the week were that the
stocks had been greatly reduced
and very few shipments were in sight.
If conditions develop as anticipated
the market should develop considerable
improvement this week. -

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Berries
Receipts are light and market firm.
Red raspberries. $9.00@0.50 per 2!—
quart case; black, $5.50@d.00. Market
not established on hucklebcrries but
demand will be good.

Fruits
Scarce and firm. Michigan cherries
$2l.75@4.00 per 16-qt. case. Peaches.
Elbertas. $3.00@3.25 bu. Apples, new,
$2.00@3.50 bu.

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With the exception of a short time
when there was a. lull in trading this
week has been a very active one in
the butter market. Spet’hlative buy-
ing is at its height at the present time
because the general high quality of
butter that is being received. Local
consumption of butter is higher than
is usual at this time of year, which
is probably due to the cool weather
and war conditions which are keeping
many in town who would otherwise
be out. There has been little buying
of butter from outside town this week
the government, having purchased a
little. and none has been sent to the
Allies. That the. variation in the price
of butter will be considerable during
the coming weeks is gencrally felt as

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THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEK

As forecasted by“W. IT. Faster for MH'MIGAN lii'slxitss l“AR\llCl{

pcratuws will rise on all the l'acilic
slope. They will cross crest at Rock-
ies by close of :30 and Aug. 1, plains
sections 30 and Aug. 3. meridian 90,
great lakes and (lino-'l‘eimcssce val—
Icys ill and Aug. ii, eastci'n section
Aug. 1 and Al. Witching vicinity of
Newfoundland about Aug. 3 and 5.
Storm waves will follow about one
day behind warm waves and cool wave:
about one day behind storm anca

Unusually cool wcathcr, following
many good but scattered showers. 1;:
cxpectcd near July 20, then moderately
high temperatures near July 31, then
cooler than usual near Aug. 5. South—
wcstern. Texas has been e‘xpected to
get some good showers all along from
July :20 to end of August and similar
showers in the middle Canadian prov~
inc-cw. Put a gencral shortage of rain
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doubtedly be a great shortage of butter
on the market while at other times
the opposite condition will prevail

“‘ On Monday extras advanced a quar-
ter cent, the quotation for that day
being 4414@441/2c. On Tuesday the
the market strengthened with the in

side quotation on extras standing at'

441/2c. Wednesday witnessed an ad-
vance of half a cent, the quotation of
44%@45c being established. That
has prevailed during the balanceof
the week with most of the sales of
extras at 45c. Butter scoring higher
than extras sold at 451/_,@46c on .Fri-
day.' Firsts were quoted at 43610441120.

   
    

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While there has been very little
change in the quotations yet the tone
of the market is considerably firmer
and we look for it to adva ice slightly.
On a count of the shortage of egg can-
dlers particular attention is given to
the handling of fresh laid country re-
ceipts. Eggs that are strictly fresh,
good size and clean can always be sold
from 5 to 10 cents more a dozen. Farm-
ers should bear this feature in mind
and give more time to the poultry end
of farming as the old hen. if properly
housed and given an extra feed at
least once a week. will bring to your
door many an extra dollar.

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Turkey 24-25 ”<22 l9-20
Duck! 30-32 21-25 E 29-30
Gee" 15-16 13-15 1718
Springer: 27-28 2 -28 1 27‘29
Hens _..__ 213in ,,;,,,,Z,7,:29 I 28.30
i H No. 2 Grade 1). to 3 Cent.- Len .

Market has been very satisfactory

and ..11 shipments of No 1 poultry are
selling at top prices The receipts of
springers and broilers are‘ running a
trifle heavier. The indications are for
a continued firm market and would ad-
vise marketing all the poultry that is
in shape to do so as soon as possible
and give those roosters a few extra
good feedings and start them out to
see the sights of the market.

Live Stock

Detroit—~Movement of cattle excep-
tionally good and prices have ranged
higher. Railroad service has shown
considerable improvement and the
yards have cleaned up daily. Receipts
have run largely to lighter stock.
Good dry fed steers are scarce and
badly wanted. The surplus beef in
the coolers has been cleaned up and
prospects look good for'continued firm-
ness to the market.

Best heavy dry fed steers are sell-

‘ing from $16.00 @$17.00, best handy

weight butchers $12.50@13.50. mixed
steers and heifers 351000601350. cow:
$8.00 @1000, canners and cutters $6.50
((07.50. feeders $90060 12.00; stockers
$8.00@9.00.

Hogs active and higher. Mixed
grades 951700601750, pigs $17.50@17.75.

Sheep and lambs trading steady.
quality not so good. Best lambs $18.00
((318.50, medium $16.00 @1700. light
to common $10.00 @ 14.00. yearlings
510006171400. sheep $9.00 @1200qulls
$5.00@R.00.

Veal calves active and firm. Med-
iums to good selling from $17.00 to
$1800, common $10.00 to 16.50.

Feed
Situa‘iou about the same; the move-
ment is light due to short. supplies.

Prevailing prices about the same as /

last week. We anticipate the__demand
Will be heavy early in the fall‘and
probably delays in deliveries. Buying
feed early in the fall has always prov-
en to be a good investment and would

advise farmers to anticipate their
wants early, arrangeJfinanr-ing and
buy early. '

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The “Honest-to-God” Farmer

As I read my last copy of MICHIGAN BUSINEss
FARMING I wondered. as I read your account of
the Holstein sale at Orchard Lake, if you really
understand what an “honest-to-God” farmer is—
one who is dependent upon the products of the
farm he tills by the sweat of his brow and the
blisters on his hands. Were the men who drove
to that sale in automobiles and paid $500 and up
for blooded stock the average farmer. or were they
men who have to figure ahead in order to get a
pair of shoes or overalls?

A few years ago the average farm in the United
States was 73 acres. and average income a little
over $400. Have the last few years of high prices
and small crops made any great difference? Can
a man on this income buy automobiles and blooded
stock? Oh! I am not criticizing. God knows you
are figlning the farmers” battles mantully, but I
have wondered if the editor of the farm paper
really understood what a hell the small farmers'
and renters‘ life is with the spectre ever before
him of a crop failure sweeping away the efforts
of such years of self denial and hard work that the
average city man has no conception of.—F. E., Me—

costa County. .
“ OHS M. B. l“. understand what an

-‘honcst—to—God’ farmer is?” “Does
M. B. F. understand what the small farmer
and renter are up against “2”

Those are strangc questions, indeed, for a
reader of M. B. l“. to ask. Look back thru
your files of the M. B. F. and you will find
your answer more completc than we can give
it to you here. You will find that nearly ev-
ery issue has been dedicated to the problems
of the men and women who are struggling
against terrible odds to wrest a living and a
profit from the soil. You will find that com-
paratively little attention has been given to
the big farmer who owns thousands of acres
of land or more and lives in town.

Surely, my friend, you would not class
Michigan Business Farming with the nu-
merous “country gentlemen", “gentlemen
farmer’s” and city-bred “agriculturist” pa-
pers which may entertain and instruct but
have never yet raised a hand to protest or to
help! There are farm paper editors who
snicker at the suggcstion that farmers need
any enlightenment or help in solving their
marketing or financial troubles, but you know,
my friend that the editors of this publication
are not among them.

If you will refer to our original article you
will notc that we did not claim the farmers
present at the Flanders sale were of the av-
erage type. It is true, as you state, that the
average ' nprovcd farm acreage was only
about 7 5 acres in 191" The average for the

state of Michigan, however, was 91 acres, with

an average value of $4,354 per farm., But
over a third of Michigan ’3 206,000 farms are
of 100 acres or more, with a value running
from $6,000 to $35,000.

The farmers who drove to the Flanders
sale in their automobiles were probably net
the average. for the state of Michigan
nor for the United States, but' we would
vouch for it that they are the average for
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and sacrifice have accumulated gal-modest sue-,,
None of them have received in full ~
measure the rewards to which their labor and .

tinence.

investment entitles them None of them have
made an‘ ‘easy living”. Hardship and even
«poverty have pinched them all at some time
or other,

come, their way and laid their hopes in, ashes.
Some have prospered; many have laid by
enough to keep the wolf from the door, but
thousands there are who live from hand to
mouth. never knowing tod
row may bring forth.

The writer las hved among the farmers of
Northern Michigan. No one knows better
than he the almost hopeless struggle many of
them have for a mere existence. He has
aWakened in the morning to see blackened
fields of beans and potatoes of corn and buck—
wheat; and his heart has gone out to the pa-
thetic figures which 111 fancy he has seen stand-
ing in the doorways of the little farm homes,
looking out across the wasted. fields, With
hope gone from their eyes and fear clutching
within. Gone ,——overnight,——- a year’s work
and a. year ’s living. ’

He has tramped the roadways in a hot Aug-
ust sun and seen the crop; droop and wither
for want of rain, and he has seen men anxious—
ly search the heavens day after day for the
tiny cloud which might end the drought and
save the crops.

He has stood at a bank teller ’s window and
heard a stalwart farmer, almost with tears in

his eyes, plead for an extension of his mortg

gage, or for a loan of a hundred dollars to

‘f'carly him thru.

Dc we understand what a hell the small
fainter s life is? Aye, brother , we do, and
.- it is for such as he as well as his more for-
tunate brethren for whom we labor today,
striving in our modest way to place their
claims before the world that they may labor
less and possess more of the worlds goods.
Better marketing and credit facilities are un-
questionably the big needs of the farmer of
today, and the only things that will assist the

farmers of Northern Michigan very mater-
“ ially . '
Take a new grip, my farmer friend. Out

of this war shall come a new appreciation of
the farmer and out of that more practical
help from the government and the people
who depend upon the farmer for food. The
safety of the nation depends upon a more
prosperous and a more contented husbandry.
Better things are coming, we are very sure.

Who Gets the Profits?

SK CONGRESS. Congress knows who
is making money out of the war, and
congress has suspected for a long time who are
the profiteers.‘ But Congress is a ponderous
slow-moving body. A dozen Rockefellers
could be made in-thc time it takes Congress
to realize what is going on, and a dozen more
before Congress could pass legislation to pre-
vent.
Last \ car was a good season for millionaires.
They thrived like weeds. Everyone smiled
beneficently upon, big business, because big
business was to supply the capital and the
brains and the factories forrmaking war sup-
plies with which to whip the Hun. Big busi-
ness could-not safely be snubbed or harrassed.
Andv'so' it'expanTted and Waitedfat, and scores
‘of fortunate stbckholders became millionaires
over night. . ~ ' A
.VVhilst 111en died across the sea and the

thrift stamps to help win the war.
When the first revenue bill came under dis-
usslon in Congress, certamsenators insisted

. lack of. capital has handicapped
them efforts at every turn; crop failure has-

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loyalty has meant d1v1dends
many, perhaps the} most of our rich men
are patriots for patriotism s sake; but it can-

Big business has indeed, been loyal, for.
Undoubtedly ‘

not be denied that many of them are patriots

for profiteering’ s Sake

No man is entitled to make an extra penny ~.

out of this war, and it requires no splitting of 5

hairs to arrive at this Conclusion; It 18 inhu- .

man, it is criminal, it is unfergivable for any
man to profit froin the blood of American
mother’s sons. I cai‘endt how many Liberty
bonds a man may buy ;-I care 116? ‘how‘ 111any
millions he may-give to the Red Cross, if the
sum ”and total of his contributions are ”any-
thing less than the sum and total ofhis war
profits, after all. his taxes are paid, he is a war
profiteer, and a candidate for the tar and
feathers- which—have been wasted on the slack-
ers. ' . . .

Congressflshould let no more grass grow un-
der its feet until it” passes legislation that will
turn the, war profits of ,big business into [the
public coffers where they rightfully belong. .

Booze or Coal?

N OPPOSITION to booze which may

mean its complete undoing for the per-
iod of the war, has come from an unexpected
source. The National Coal Assi’n, charged
'with the responsibility of supplying the na-
tions’ coal needs, has told Fuel Administrator
Garfield and the President that- the American
people cannot have. both fuel and booze this
coming winter.

This 1s the last indictment against booze. It

has been found guilty thus far on every count
placed against it. Long ago the public mind
convicted it as a traitorous enemy to man,
but it has taken the exactions of war to
show it up in its real light. as a wanton Wast-
er of food, of labor, of transportation and a
ruthless destroyer of national efficiency.

In order to produce all the coal needed next
winter, it is necessary that. the coal mines
be operated with the maximum speed and
efficiency, and even then there is a grave
question whether they can supply the demand.
Coal miners are receiving the highest wages
in their history, permitting them to work
about. what hours they please.
of the time they spend at the saloons. This
situation has grown worse with the advancing
of wages until the time has come when the
government must step in and. either remove
the booze out of the miners’ reach or elsc let
the people sufier a coal famine next winter.

The Fuel- Administration has already noti-
fied brewers that they can burn no more 0031
in their furnaces, but the ultimatum is to be
appealed. The Presideent has shown himself
consistently friendly to the liquor traffic, for
reasons he has never felt obligatedto explain.
The people may forgive his sanctioning thc.
wasting of food in the manufacture of beer

because there are substitutes to which thcy

can turn, but for coal there is no substitute
available.
choice. What shall it be,
“booze or coal?

Mr. President,

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Cengress can’t decide whether an automo-
bile is a luxury or a necessity. It is both
Some people have no more use for an auto-
mobile than they have for a flying machine,

farmers,- have found the auto .3. absolute :n
essity mtheir bh'Siniéss; *

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muchvdrunkenness as whiskey Will, only, you

-- Well we believe in beer' cause it makes better,
men—oi us. to drink the stuff, and then there's a

lot oi tellers Eoul'd make a goOd little bunch of

'jmnney selling/the d‘Um swill,I an’ should be al-

“flowed to sell it, an’ make it too, b’gosh!

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ivote to put it so fur away that

Beer is. our: main livin’ and a man can 't do his

Don’t ya See? We’ re deprivin’ ourselves of

flour, fried cakes (good ones), sugar, hops and a
“thousand other things useful, just to make beer

nfomlnent, and, by gosh, these here crooks
and cranks that say beer is not necessary, prob—
ably- are folks that never used it and can’t. be
supposed to know.

Why, good hevin’ 5, beer is just as necessary as

smallpox or measles, Vy’hoopin’ cough or divorce,

an" any tool that don’t! take kindly to 'the idea
of havin’ beer is not in his normal condition.

'_ Show us a man who cant’ do a good, full day’s

fwork without his beer an’ by gosh, we’ll show

you alot of women who’ll say. "Well, what’d he
do if he had it?” 3

Why, beer an’ wine is the only thing, in these
most strenuous days that will bring out the best
there is in a man—give a man plenty of beer an’
he’ll tell you more things than most of us ever
knew—gosh, .’hes full of knowledge an’ consid-

erable of trouble.‘

And, say! Comin’ right down to the hard
tacks in the matter. who’s goin'. toprofit by this
thing if it carries next fall?

Aire mu? You who are deprivin' yourself of
the nice bread, the good old stqu you’ve always
been used to—are you goin' to vote to have this
grain put into beer or had you rather it would
be put into pancakes?

Of course, lots of us don’t care for pancakes.
but by gosh all Friday we feel as though we
might get along without beer, too, and this here
stuff they’ re talki11’——that beer3is necessary to
make a man at his best is.,all a gosh-dinged cam-
ouflage or something to blind the eyes of the
ignorant, and a thing, by heck,‘we don’t take
much stock in. .

Now, of course, you will see by the foregoin’
that we’re in favor of beer—lots of it, and at
divers times-«but ,*by gosh! we want bread too
and sugar an’ a lot of other things that comes
ahead of beer an' wine an’ until were assured
there’s enough grain in this country, an' other
stulI-J—by ginger, we’ re agin beer an' any other
darn thing that takes our feed away from us.

Why, say! They don’ t allow our soldier boys to
have beer nor any other intoxicatin’ drink, an’
are we a darned bit better than our boys?

Well, now, look- ahere. If it ain’t good enough
for the fellers that are offerin’ their lives for us,
it’ s a darn sight too good £01 11s. an’ w'e re goin’
to vote agin it. When we stop to
think 0111.. whats the stuff ever

, ‘1) ma, 11111191111111 1121 the e

Abwe their. héaas we legions prelim}; on!

(These fought their fight in ”new bitter fear

dud tiled not know'lny how the day had gone.)

3... O flashing muscles. pause and let them see

very best unless he’ s got his hide full of the dnm ‘
. stud Why, gosh sakes, how can any ieller work
73to' his full capacity without beer? '

‘ have it he won’t buy.

The coming down that streaksathe slay afar!
Then let your mighty. chorus Witness be
To them and Caesar, that we 3 “ill make war.

Tell them, 0 guns, that we have heard their call;
That we have worn and 11an not turn aside,-

That we will onward till we win or fall; »
That we will keep the faith for which they died.

B111 them be patient. and some day. anon.

They shall feel earth enwrapt in silence deep-—
Shall greet in wonderment the quiet dawn.

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ll EDITORIALS 'BY OUR READERS

(This ll an open forum where our readers may ox-
prethhoir views on to ion of general interest. Stato-
monts appearing in t a column will not necessarily
indicate our own editorial opinion. Farmers are invited
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. 'War Time Buying
Having seen Mr Pelletier’s address in a Detroit
daily, anda discussion of it in your own paper, I
will accept your invitation to say something. If
alllof the interests of the country were on the

' same level as far as the purchasing power of their

dollar was concerned," his argument would sound
better, but when a man has to take someone else's
price on what he has to sell and pay a monopoly
any price they ask for what he needs, as the farmer
is compelled to do, I don't see why he is obligated
to spend his money lavishly for the sake of keeping
it in circulation, so that the Big Interests can grab
more of it. I also find out that it is pretty hard
for me,to sell anything to the average individual
unless he is in absolute, need of it. It makes no
difference what my needs are, unless he has got to
You very truly say that
everything we buy is high. But does the farmer
receive the same proportionate price for what he
sells as what he pays for what he buys? I say he
doesn’t. Therefore, I say that any man who earns
his money by the sweat of his brow is not obligated
to spend it lavishly with someone who gets it twice
as easy and maybe easier. And if a man has a
machine or a garment that he can get anything out
of it by fixing or patching, he is entitled to do so
rather than hand over his hard- earned cash to
someone who don’t half earn what they get, in the
shape of exhorbitant profits, which is the rule as
regards, clothing. machinery and a lot of other
things outside of the products of the farm. And
the big moneyed interests of the country surely don’t
spend their money merely for the pleasure of cir—
culating it. If they did they would pay their labor
something closer to decent wages, which would be
a very good way to circulate some of it. The world
at large seems to figure everybody for himself and
the devil fOr them all, and if the average man doesn’t
do the same he stands a good chance of being
fooled—M. J. D.. Allegan. Mich.

I see in your valuable and appreciative M. B. F.
the reason so many farmers want to sell out. Per.
haps we farmers don’t all want to sell out for the
same reason. but my reason is that I n1 getting
rather old for the amount of work there is on
a place. One cannot handle a lot of work staring
one in the eye and you cannot do it. We only
work about 17 or 18 hours a day and yet there is
another 18 staring one in the face Did you ever
have your desk piled up and you had still 24 hours
work piled up when you was so tired you could
not possibly do more—R. W. R.

ONE VISION OF THE MICHIGAN SENATORIAL SITUATION

'corder’ s office

 

,UTHE DAKOTA FABRIER WAS VISITING

. The Dakota farmer was visiting Englandpa an
he was telling a company of Englishmen about
the bigness of the farms in the West.

“You might not believe it, send the Dakota man,

“but a friend of mine has a farm so large that [SI 3'

, that he can do is to plow and sow one straight tur-

starts out with his plowing in the spring.

row before autumn. Then he turns round and
harvests the crops on his way back. ” '

“Oh, yes. I believe that, " said one of the Eng-
lishmen. “That’s like a farm that a friend of mine
has in India. He had to put a mortgage on his
farm and had to ride across the farm to the re-
But before he could get it re-
corded. the mortgage fell due.” .

“That’s like my son- 1n laws farm," said the
American farmer. “Two weeks after they mar-
ried, my daughter and her husband started for

their pasture to milk the cows and their two-

children brought in the milk "
The Englishman thought a moment
imagination failed and he gave up

but his

JUST READ THIS Y. 1“. C. A. CABLE ORDER

Just a single order for goods for our boys’ can-
teens “over there. ” Mark you: these quantities are
in tons!

600 tons cigarettes,
of cigarettes!

125 tons of cigars which means
thousand cigars!

312 tons of smoking tobacco;
pounds.

4 tons of shaving sticks!

60 tons of chewing gum which means 2 million.
250 thousand packages; Spieces in a package; 11
million 250 thousand pieces of gum

635 tons of hard candV!

10 tons of tooth paste!

2850 tons of sugar because the Y. M C. A. is
making its own eating chocolate in Paris!

250 tons of biscuits

225 tons of cocoa.

500 tons of condensed milk.

375 tons of canned fruit.

And this is only one order!
isn't it?

which means 216 millions
6 million 450

624 thousand

Hard to take in.

THE EXACT TRUTH

Father was on the warpath when he came across
Willie in an odd corner of the gar.den “Willie,”
he demanded “have you eaten any of those pears
I left in the cupboard?”

“Pa," replied Willie. “I cannot
have not touched one.”

William. senior, eyed William. junior,
fully. “Then how is it.” asked the parent.
I found these thlee cores in yom bedroom.
theie is only one peai in the cupboard?”

“Father.” said Willie. (alcnlating the distance
to the gate. “that's the one I didnt touch.’

tell a lie. I

wrath-
“that
and

N0 ('umx ".111.

He was a haxd- looking rutfiian. but his counsel
in a voice husky with emo ion addressed the jury

“Gentlemen " said be. “my client was driven by
want of food to take the kmall sum ot money. All
that he wanted was sufficient money to buy food
1’01 his little ones. Evidence of this lies in the
fat that he didn’t take a pocketbook. containing
fiftV dollars in bills that was lving in the room.

The (ounsel paused £01 a moment and the silence

was interrupted by a sob of the prisoner.

“Whv do you weep?" asked the judge.

“Because." replied the prisoner. “l
the pocket book:"

didn't, see

A SENATOR WHO [isms HIS BRAINS FOR FUNNY
STORIES, BUT THAT’S ALL
A senator, appropos of the farmer’s attempt to
raise the price of wheat, said the other day:
“The farmers are actuated by selfish

motives in this business. It‘s like the

 

done for, us anyway?
' After a day’s drinkin' of it. about
all that’s left is a headache an’ who
in thunder wants that?

”Of course well all vote for beer,
but here’s your old Uncle Rube that’ll

no man in his right mind will ever
see it again. Don’t you‘ know that
a beer saloon means everything that
the old saloon meant? Men can get
just as drunk on beer as on any other
an’ by gosh! now that? jwe’ ve
few. months of sobriety, who
to go back to the old condi-

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storv of the duel.

“Two gentlemen with their seconds
retired to a farmers meadow to fight
a duel. The various preliminaries
were arranged. and the duel was
about to begin when the gaunt figure
of the farmer was seen racing across
the grass toward the scene of the con-
flict.

“The farmer seemed in great dis-
tress of mind. ‘A humane chap,’ the
principals and seconds thought; ‘he
wants to prevent bloodshed;’ and they
welcomed him kindly.

“ “Excuse me, gents,’ the farmer said,
gulplng with emotion, ‘but is this here
goin’ to' be a sword er a pistol duel?’ 'f

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,1 ' A Solace for Every Heartache _
. HERE is no panaCea that will cure all the
- ills; of the human heart.‘ ,Theycomforting
influences to which we turn must be as

-. varied as human desire it we are to find the balm

, that/will ease’lour wound. It isn't possible to cure
fan external Wound by giving internal medicine,
and just as each physical ailment has its own

. quire their own particular treatment.

Sorrow comes to us all at various stages of our
lives. The loss of children. of friends. of home:
discouragement resulting from poverty. excessive
child-bearing. hard work, cruelty of one’s husband,
and a score of other things, drive us all from time
to time to seek alleviation, But the road that
One may take and follow to a healing fountain
may lead another into still greater depths of de-
spair.

Some women find comfort in children; the woes
of others are completely vanquished before the

travel, new friends, new work. new environment,
' religion—all play their part in filling up the void
in the lives of unhappy women.

Of these, the most potent is religion. the mani-
festatit ' of one’s belief in Christianity. and the
strict acceptance of the truths of the Bible. “For
the peace of God passeth all understanding,” and
those who have it within their hearts, like her
whose letter follows. has found a haven of perpet-
ual rest for the tired heart and mind.

Among our thousands of readers I know there
are many who have passed, or are passing, thru
the sliadOWs ot‘ unhappiness. How grateful they
would be for a word of advice, a story of another’s
experience. to help them to regain their old con-
tentment. If by our discussions and the letters
from our readers. we are able to help a single one
to a better. happier existence, what a wonderful
service we will have done. If you have not yet
told us your experience, pray do so. Names and
addresses will be kept absolutely confidential at
your request.

“Yet. taught by Iimc, my heart has lcarned to
glow
For othcr's good. and mclt of others woe.”
Atfectionately. PENELOPE.

“Seek Ye First the Kingdom”

MY Dear Disheartened Sisl.er:—~Upon learn-
ing that, someone else in this big world

had the same gloomy Ionesomeness I once
entertained. I cannot retrain from telling you a
little of my own life; how I grew melancholy,
brooded over my own miserable life, etc... then of
my perfect deliverance.

At the age of four years my father died and
when quite young in life was thrown on what I
deemed a heartless. cold. old. (lull world. l still
have a very dear old mother who wished to have
me with her but: owing to various reasons this
was impossible.

After many reverses ot' ditl'ereut kinds, I at
length finished common school and entered high
school with many fond ambitions and air—castles
sky-high~~l would finish school. go into a befitting
calling, earn a cozy home for mother. etc. etc, but
alas! as air-castles are but imaginary things my
lovely bubbles burstcdnny eyse failed; the opti~
cian told me that. I should have to quit hard study
or go blind. This; was a hard blow. So quite des-
pondent .l slunk away into oblivion. I felt life had
lost its roses all was dull grey sky as far as my
visionary cye could see. l wanted to isolate my-
self from others and be. a hermit.

The next tall .l married (determining to have a
home) otherwise little caring. Not realizing that
this was to be the most important step of my life
and behold that which should have meant happi-
ness spelled untold 'utoc. My companion and my-
self were no more muted than daylight and dark‘
ness; we were not congenial on any line. I thought
him very unreasonable and be continually mis-
understood and so 'niat ter‘s grew from bad to worse.
I soon learned that he was almost insanely jealous
of me (and that wholly without cause). This char-
acteristic he had inherited from his father. Well
this did not mend the breach but rather broadened
it until our home was indeed the worst place in all
the world. If I did get away for a few hours I
felt that I never could return to such a prison.
Many times I planned to leave ,but by this time
a little blossom had been sent to us and but for
~ the baby I would have put an end to the dreadful

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-» special remedy, so do the spiritual affections re-~_

beauty and fragrance of flowers; books. music.’

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Penelope, Fax-n Home .Depnmt. Kt. monummoh.

scene's. This monster jealousy. wés‘fworking havoc.
Not 1me did! weep bltter\t'ears but my. husband
got so he would not work by spells and want‘be-
came shameful. ,Well. I might tell you such scenes
until morning but I will hasten on. After four
and a halt year's like this, one day, broken hearted

and in blank despair, I went out. and threw mY-x

self on the bank of a stream and there wept and
wailed my lamentable state all out to the birds
and the flowers. Still nothing seemed to care. I
felt worse than words can tell. i became ‘rrantic
and really halt decided to take my own life. I‘
glanced up towards the heavens and the 'flossy
clouds spoke to me something like this: "th even
asparrow falls to the ground withouto‘ur‘tather’s'
notice." Then again: “-Take my yoke upon you and ‘
learn of me for I am meek and lowly of heart and
ye shall find rest to your souls, for my yoke is
easy and my burden is light.” Again: “Casting all
your care on him for He careth for you." My
heaving, tr01 bled breast grew quiet as I thought on
these things and a new hope was born. It was
my life preserver. I believe it would be more fit-
ting to say that God spoke to my troubled soul.
Then I begun to pray and study my Bible and in-

 

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That’s My Boy

HEN the news came home of his first
fine flight.
Where the boys “lit into ’em" left and Might,L
And scored in the battle’s blazing track

Where the hardest work is 10 “hold ’cm
bach"——

When. the news came home, of all words we
said

(Prowler than. any written or read)
Hcrs fold the story of still. deep joy:
“That’s My Boy!”

E KNEW how it was when she let him
go—
(For all tho! the mothers hide it so!)
Knew when he answered. quick to the call,
That one woman. was giving all:
Drcams of hattlcs were in her eyes.
But he didn’t go under rainy skies!
No time for tears~where they cheered for
icy.
“That's Her 1301/!”

LORI). send the good 71mm over the foam
To the waiting ’N'omc-n whose low:

makes “Home I"

And send them. safe to the hearts again

Thu! are fighting the bottles along with the
men!

That a world of 'lllOUle’f'S may proudly say.

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thile the heart of The batten thrills with
joy: . .-
“’l‘hat’s My Boy!"
—A’l‘l..\l\"l‘A CONSTJTU'I‘ION
quire “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?”

Having once been trully converted while i was yet.
a child i knew that there was a reality in being a
child of God. I knew that I had lost the peace of
God which passeth understanding. I began to talk
with several on the subject. Some told me to just
believe. etc., but I knew there should be a living
joy and peace in the Christian’s breast which
would serve as an anchor when the tempests of life
are roaring so I continued to repent of my back—
sliding. making restitution where necessary and
when I had fully met His requirements, He came
to my soul, flooded my life with light, put a new
song into mouth. even praises unto God. and again
I learned that this old, “dark world was a beautiful
place and that God has done everything to make
us happy. My dear, there is never a day so black
and drearydhat my heart cannot sing from its
depths to my Creator, my F' ther.

He made me a new creature. I found that I really
loved my husband‘and home, both of which I must
confess I had learned to loyally hate—elite. ('7. S.

Bottling, Pulping and Drying without Sugar,

“Save on Sugar” is thelatesst S. 0. S. flashed by
the Food Administration towhousekeepers. ”Max-
imum Canning with Minimum Sugar” is the reply

'message to Washington, and with this slogan the _’

women are going ahead with the campaign to save
the perishables. Here“ are :.ix methods of preserv-
ing fruit without sugar.

(NOTE: All references given are to Farmers’
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'3 beverages and sauces.
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- Sors‘hurn, "corn syrup or a little sugar may be added"

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Fruit Syn-n" e—‘Bottle -'eon0entrated fruit juice for
with corn syrup when served;
(Bullet Do 21)- “ 4 - ‘ g \
Frflt'l’ulpééneduce fruit'to a thick pulp and bottle
or can toriwfinter pies, sauces and marmalades. 7:.
ls‘rhlt"W—~A'tm butter is made without sugar -
when opened for use, 5(Bull'etlns 900; 853, 13:28.)
Dried“Frnlts-—Drylng is the simplest method of pro:-

gglxing fruit and saves both sugar and cans. (Bulletin

Gained Fruits—All fruits can be canned without su~
gar for winter use. (Bulletin 839, p. 1.5.)

_ The Useful Tin can
EAR PENELOPE:-I .reeeivéd, ,my . dish
drainer today and think it! is a dandy, and
thanks very much for it.» Here are a few
more helps: - ,. ., ' ,_ ,
lst. Make. an oil cloth apron: to wash dishes.
mop and wash, etc., in. ' ' '
2nd. Have a weekly reminder hanging on the
wall, so when your supply of groceries runs out
write it down, and you won’t forget anything.
3rd. For farm women. who have, lots of
old tin cans there are a number of things that can
be made out of them, such as follows: Sugar
scoop, by cutting away part of it; a biscuit cutter;
a flat iron holder, by cutting the can so you have
four legs‘on it; tumbler holder, by”nailing a cover
to a wooden bracket; a soap dish, by cutting away
half of the can; spice cabinet, made by fastening
small, neat cans to a board with wire and labeling
them; a drinking cup; 21 grater, by using half of a
can and punching it full of, holes: Rack for roast—
ing pan. ,Take an ordinary wire bread toaster.
leave it fastened together, cut the handles of? one—
and—a-quarter inches from toaster, then bend them

‘ (town to form supports under each end of center.

pulling them through the rings that join two sections
of toaster in a way not to prevent folding, put a bent
wire so it won’t rest on the tin, use full length for
long tins and> fold for short ones. Take a piece
of board 18 inches long, 12 inches wide. at each
end at the top put a little block about 2 inches long
and 1 inch wide. 34 inch thick. Then nail a eleat
same width of blocks, but the length of your board.
Put the bread knife, kitchen fork, batter spoon, etc..
in this. Then below get a dozen hooks at the
hardware and screw in to hang things on.

There is an even dozen helps. I have tried all
of them and find they help a lot. Well, I will

close with two good receipts:

Cocoa Cake—Two eggs. or you needn’t use the
eggsas one likes, 1 cupsugar. 7 tablespoons lard.
‘6 cup cocoa scalded in 1 cup hot water, 1 cup. sour
milk, 1 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoonvanilla, T/l 'tea-
spoonful baking powder, and flour to thicken. I
use part substitute flour.

Prepared Mustard—~Sift together 1% cups of
sugar. 34 cup of flour. 1 tablespoon turmeric, for
coloring. 4 tablespoons mustard. Moisten with cold
vinegar to a paste, scald the remainder of 1 quart
vinegar (not too strong), let it come to a boil, put
in the thickening. cook until smooth. then bottle.
This makes fine dressing for salads.

We are living on a farm, have got some hens and
little chicks, and I have quite a large garden. I
didn’t have room for the baby swing. Will try to
next‘time. Best wishes to M. B. F.—Mrs. J. N. E..
II’P‘ifI’llld?l. Mich; ‘

 

 

 

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I Baked Beans.

'I‘wo cups beans, 1 onion. 1 teaspoont‘ul molasses,
1;. pound salt pork or bacon, l teaspoont’ul salt.
il’inch of mustard.

Directions—Soak two cupt‘uls of beans over night.
In the morning drain, add fresh water to cover (one—
lialf teaspoonful of soda may be added). and put on
fire. Watch the beans: and as soon as they come
to a boil drain and pour cold water over them. rins-
ing thoroughly. This gives them the firmness which
keeps them from getting mushy. Lay a thin slice
of pork or bacon on the bottom of the pan, (tut u'p
a small onion fine, add this to the beans. then pour
all into’the pan or baking dishAu‘ith ,the slice of
salt pork or bacon at the bottom.' Take’"a few more
slices of salt pork and press them down in the beans.
Add a little salt and a pinch of mustard, and the

molasses. Cover with -. water and bake in a Slow
oven. As thewater bmls out add more: be sure it
is always boning, as cold water added to them

would retard the cooking. They will be a
brown- when cooked, moist and tender.
Bean Loaf.
()ne pintcold (cooked) beans,
2 tablespoonfuls tomato catsup,
chopped onion.

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1 cup bread crumbs;
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Summer Styless
No. 8913.44Ladies and Misses Blouse.

_ T-This Norfolk or smock style of blouse
:is'greatlyfavured for hot summer days.-
mThey hang straight from the ‘shoulder
and may be belted in if/desired, but are

often'worn loose. This style shows the
front ‘edge turned back, forming re-
veres at the neck and a shaped roll col.
lai‘. -The sleeves have deep cuffs with
a, small turn back flare. There are odd
triangular shaped pockets stitched at

{the sides.

These blouses are usually made up
in white twnl cotton 0r Indian head,
The collar, cuffs and pockets are of col-
ored linen, or if white they may be
outlined in some color in chain stitch.
However, the colored voiles or linen

' make very pretty NorfOlk blouses, es-

pecially to wear with white linen
skirts. This pattern is cut in sizes
16 and 18 years and 36. 38. 40, 42 and
44 inches bust measure.

Ne. 8914.—Ladies Corset Cover. Cut
in sizes 36, 38, 40, 42. 44, and 46 inches
bust measure. Here is something nov.

' el in corset covers for those who pre-

fer them to the combination suits. and
in truth, they are again gaining popu-
ularity from the stand point of con-
servation. We often have a partly worn
blouse that one may cut over and make
into a dainty corset cover. Again. so
many ”wear the knit union suits for
summer as well. as winter that the full
combination suit is not needed. This
style is cut in one piece and may be
slipped over the head or ,buttoned at
the back. The front edge is gathered
to a straight band, which is drawn
around to the back and buttoned snug-
ly about the waist line.

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The waist is cut" in f. shallow pointed
outline with straps attached at the
points giving the effect of suspenders.
The, skirt is three gores, gathered soft-
ly around. the slightly raised waistline.
A soft crush belt finishes the skirt.
This style may often be used to ad-
vantagein remodeling an old dress as
the guimpe is made of contrasting ma-
terial. This pattern is cut in sizes 36,
38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure.

No. 8889.——Ladies three gored ski-rt.
Cut in sizes 24, 26, 28, 32, 34 and 36
inch waist measure. ‘A plain, smooth-
ly fitted skirt is the most becoming
style to large women and is often pre-
ferred by others. The three gores cut
to the best advantage in 54 inch or 36
inch material. The rightside front is
much wider than the left and the dos
ing is on the left side-front with but-
tons from waistline to hem. Patch
pockets and buttons are the only trim-
ming necessary.

No. 8891.——~Ladies House Dress,
cut in sizes 36, 38. 40, 42 and 44 inches
bust measure. The waist is the simple
shirtwaist style, with fronts gathered
on at the shoulder seams. A wide
belt is set in and a three gored skirt
is gathered all around to the normal
waistline. The closing is formed in
a two inch tuck down the center front.
Large pockets are stitched on both
sides of the skirt. A set of rufiled
organdy or any dainty set of collar
and cuffs worn with these plain house
dresses adds greatly to their appear-
ance.

Items of Interest to Women ‘

WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE FEDERATION

Twenty-five state organizations are
already'enlisted in a federation to
carry the amendment for woman suf-
frage in Michigan. This is but a pre-
liminary to, a plan which will include
every organization in the state which
stands for morality and progress.
The officers of the Federation are.
Grant Slocum, chairman; Lieutenant
Governor Luvren D. Dickinson. First
Vice Chairman; Mrs. Percy J. Far-
rell, Second Vice Chairman; Hon.
Woodbridge N. Ferris. Third,Vice
Chairman; Mark T. McKee, Secretary;
W. A. Comstock, Treasurer; John C.
Ketcham, Chairman Executive Commi-
tee. The members of the executive
committee in co-operation with the
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
will energetically push a campaign
which will place Michigan women in
the same important political plane
with those of New York, Californnia,
and Kansas.

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IVONIEN ARRIY DOCTORS

Take off your hat to. Lieutenant
Edith Smith on duty at Fort McPher-
son. Georgia. Lieut. Smith is a gradu-
ate of the Ohio University of Medicine.
She will be stationed at the General

_ Hospial and is th first woman lieuten-

ant in the American army. England is
calling for women’ doctors, and France,
sinc\e the beginning of- the war has
had her women physicians at the front.
France promptly accepted the Over-
seas Hospital Units of women and put
them into active service before the
United States had made up its mind
that women doctors are as essential
as women nurses. —
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WOMEN AVIATOBS
The Royal Air Forces of Canada will

. enlist women. A number otgirls have

 

. applied.

. same pay asmen.‘

The tritish. Government

may also embloy women as aviators,

‘_ so the‘Labo‘r M-iIil’stehLGeorge H. Rob-
y'erts‘,‘ ‘vannonnces. ' ’ ' . " '

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Under the new wage schedule
railroad employee, women'who do the
[same ._ rlr. as” men will receive the

 
   

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, their long journey and

" caterpillars have be-

for.

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Mitt. Penelopehas changed her
-mind-———AGAIN‘Y - She promised

, 'you‘that'sheMmald introduce you this
7 Week toothe' Doo Dads; The truth is.

that the Doc Dads are pretty tired from

 

 

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dren’s Department, .
Pleasure Pag'ehLittie Childmn’s, " . ~
Corner, Our Pastime Page, JubiorjM. ,
B. F’s. Page, Wide Awake Page. _
If you don’t like any of the above
names. suggest one of your own.-

 

want to rest up an-
other week. so I know
you ll forgive me if I
wait until next. week.
The Doc Dads are plan.
ning a hunting trip.
The mosquitoes and

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come so bad in the
Wonderland of Doo i
that everybody is go-
ing to get out their ~
guns and nets and
try to capture the
pests. So you will see
them on the hunt.

I also told you that
I would'announce the
name for our page this
week. but after think-
ing it over, I have de-
cided to let you choose
the name from the
suggestions given by
the boys and girls.
Now, I want you to
read over the list be-
low. and then tell me
which name you like
best. The name chos-
en by the most chil-
dren will be adopted
for this page. Only.
those who have not
sent in a name will be
permitted to choose.
So all of you boys and
girls who haven’t writ-
ten to your Aunt Pen-
elope and suggested a name, write to
me today and tell me which name
in the list‘you’d like for this page:

Children’s Cozy Corner, The 'Hap-
py Hour With Aunt Penelope, Evening
at Home, By the Firelight. An Hour
with Our Boys and Girls, Something
to Do, Just You and I. In the Twilight.
Aunt Penelope’s Litle Farmers, Aunt
Penelope and Her Children, Uncle
Sam’s Children, Uncle Sam's Little

  

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Helpers, Do Your Bit, My Reader’s
Page, The Children’s Circle. The
Children’s Pleasure, Evening Pas-

times, Little Helpers’ Corner, Chil-

    
  
  
 

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When a Feller Need: a Friend.
Cartoon by Briggs. in the New York Tribune.

You know I offered to give a Thrift
stamp to the five boys and girls send-
ing me the best letter about how they
were earning money to buy Thrift
stamps. My, my. what a pile of letters
I’ve received! I never realized how im
dustrious and thrifty my junior read.
ers were. If all boys and girls are as
careful about their pennies as those
who have written to me, it would glad-
den the heart of "hole Sam. The
winners of the stamps and letters will
be published next week.

Your AUNT PENELOPE

 

 

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I am a girl 10
years of age; I will be in the sixth grade
when school starts in September. I have
two sisters and one brother. Frances is
18 years of age; she will teach her first
school this fall. This summer she is
helping mamma in the house and garden.
My baby sister is seven years old; she
will be in the fourth grade in September.

She and I wipe dishes, gather eggs, feed
and water the chickens, take the cows
to pasture, carry in wood. work in the
garden and we do everything we can to
hel .

We live on an 80 acre farm and rent 40
My brother helps papa work the

acres.
farm. and do the milking. “79 have S
cows. 4 horses and an automobile.

I have for pets a dog. two cats and

two kittens. The dog and one of the cats
are my brother’s, the other can and one

of the kittens are my little sisters and the.

the other kitten is mine.

My little sister and I havea playhouse
under a crab—:mnle tree. We have a
flower garden by it. There is a littlle1 wire-n
:1 uy.

that sings in tho trcc almost
We have our swing out in front of the
house in an apple tree There are two

old robins and three young ones that
stay in the tree but in the evening the old
robins feed the young ones in the front
yard. It is great sport to watch the old
ones pop the worms into the little ones’
mouths. My papa takes the M. B. F.
and we all enjoy readin' it. I Will close.
”Gladys Corbin. Stanwood.

Aunt Penelopez—I will tell you about
our cows. as you asked for. We have
some Jerseys, Holsteins and Durhams.
We have seven cows a (1 seven calves.
We have three cats and lot of chickens.
We have five horses, their names are
Cap,’Baldy, Kit and George. -

The sun is shining this morning and
it is going to be a fine day. I think. Do
you have good weather down there?
some days and nights are real cold and
other times it is so hot that we can

' ‘ hardly stand it. ~. Corn, potatoes, peas and

beans are up, that is, those in the fields.
We have strawberries, onions, radishes,
tomatoes, carrots, peas, lettuce, cab-
bage ”red beets, vegetable oysters and
parsnips in our garden: ,
.-Xou‘ ask what‘We WOuld rather have?

_ ,I would like pictures best.

I am nine years old and in the third
grade—Mable Wagner, Coleman, Mich.

 

Dear Penelopez—My daddy has ten
bows and twelve heifers. ‘Welhave 27
head of cattle and» five horses. We live
tourvmiles and three-quarters from town.
I have one—half mile to go to school.

We appreciate the value of. the M.

‘just be'en’learning to milk one 'whfnde

B. F. and wouldn't be without it for
double the price.

I am 10 years old and in the. fourth
grade at school. My teacher's name is
Miss Petterson. I like her real well.

For my pets I have three cats, four
kittens and one dog. The cats’ names
are Topsy, Bright Eyes and the mother
cat has no name, nor the kittens either.
The dog’s name is Teddy. I have no
brothers nor sisters—Dorothy Allanson,
Mesick. Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I saw your let-
ter to the boys and girls in the M. B. F.
and was going to write before but I thot
you were not going to start the children’s
page until next. week and so delayed. I
am glad you gave tho prize to the girl
who had such a misfortune for she needed
it as much as. anyone. I cut the cow out
and will send it. l think a pretty name
for her would be l’uusy. ‘Vo have six

cows but one is dry now. We have one
calf. and two head of young viliut‘.

I would like stories and puzzles on the
(:hil(lrcn':< page. \‘Vlu-n you spoke about
naming“r our pzigw l at 0le thought of
two mum-:4. ’I‘hc lmc l like tbebest is
“Little l’eoplo's l’lciisurc Page." The

other one is “llittlv Children’s Cozy Cor-
ner.” I am twelve years old and will
be in the seventh grade. next year.

I drive the horses on the bay fork and
on the hay loader and i also help mamma
in the house. I am trying to do my bit
by buying thrift stamps.

I have four sisters and one brother. I
am the one next to the youngest in the
family. My youngest sister’s name is Ma—
ble. We have nice times together and she
likes to have me read stories to her.—
Arlone Wilkinson, Perry, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelope2—I saw your let-
ter to the children and so I thought I
would write. I am 12 years old and I
am in the sixth grade. I like riddles
and puzzles and I like Jokes, too. We
have five cats, their names are Grover,
Bluebell, Tip. Clinker and, Pansy. “I

think that “Children Department” would ,. ’: .4 ’

be 'a good name for our page. We

two cows and two calves but we butch”;

ered one,‘his name was Billy; the other"
calf’s name is Lucille: the cows’ names:
are Blacky and Lucy. Well I will 11qu
to close and help with the dishes—Juno
Goff. ‘ ' ‘ .' J“.

V ’; —-—— .. - ‘. I,» is“
Dear Penelope:—I am a. little girl 'r’r ‘-

years old and live on a farm. y tfi ‘. , ,

has 16 cattle and is milking 10. I‘Jhg'figphl.

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name is Lady. Our cows are Guern‘s‘eyév'i
and Jersey. We have three little calvesflfi
Mamma makes butter and sells ‘it'ja‘fly
Jackson.-L—Ruth E. Root, Jackson, Mich. ‘

 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
       

  
 
 


 
 
  

 

 

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A solace for Every HeartaChe ‘

HERE is no panacea that will cure all the
1113* of the human heart.
influences to which we turn must be as

, ‘varied as human desire it we are to find the balm

that will ease our Wound. It isn’t possible to cure

,an external wound by giving internal medicine,

and just as each physical ailment has its own

’ special remedy, so do the spiritual affections re-~_

quire their own particular treatment

Sorrow comes to us all at various stages of our
lives. The loss of children, of friends. of home;
discouragement resulting from poverty, excessive
child-bearing. hard work, cruelty of one s husband,
and a score of other things, drive us all from time
to time to seek alleviation- But the road that

one may take and follow to a healing fountain

may lead another into still g1 eater depths of de-
spair.’

Some women find comfort in children; the woes
of others are completely vanquished before the
beauty and fragrance of flowers; books-music.
travel, new friends, new work. new environment,

" religion~all play their part in filling up the void

in the lives of unhappy women.

Of these, the most potent is religion. the mani—
festati1 ' of one’s beliefin Christianity, and the
strict acceptance of the truths of the Bible. “For
the peace of God passeth all understanding,” and
those who have it within their hearts, like her
whose letter follows. has found a haven of perpet-
ual rest for the tired heart and mind.

Among our thousands of readers I know there
are many who have passed. or are passing, thru
the shadOWS of unhappiness. How grateful they
would be for a word of advice. a story of another’s
experience, to help them to regain their old con-
tentment. If by our discussions and the letters
from our readers. we are able to help a single one
to a better, happier existence, what a wonderful
service we will have done. If you have not yet
told' us your experience, pray do so. Names and
addresses will be kept absolutely confidential at
your request.

“Yet. laugh! by limc. my heart has lcarned to
glow
For othcr's good. and 711clt at olh-cr's woe.”

At‘fectionately. PENELOPE.
“Seek Ye First the Kingdom”
MY Dear ’Disheartened Sisterz~Upon learn-

ing that someone else in this big world

had the same gloomy Ionesomeness I once
entertained. I cannot refrain from telling you a
little of my own life: how I grew melancholy.
brooded over my own miserable life. etc... then of
my perfect deliverance.

At, the age of four years my father died and
when quite young in life was thrown on what I
deemed a heartless (old old dull 1101111 I still
have a ver1 dear old mother who wished to have
me with her but owing to 1111111115 reasons this
was impossible.

After many revcrses of different kinds. I at
length finished 1111111111111 s1 hool and entered high
school 11it11 11111111 tond ambitions and air ~1astles
sky h1gh~~l 111111111 finish s1' hool go into 21 befitting
calling 81111111 111/1 home for mother et1'etc.,b11t
alas! as 11i1-141stles are but imaginary things my
lovel_1 bubbles bursted ”1111 evse f11iledzth13 opti-
cian told me that. I should have to quit hard study
01 go blind This was '11 _hard blow. So quite des-
pendent l slunk away into oblivion. l felt. life had
lost its roses 11]] was dull grey sky 11.1 tar as my
visionary eye could see. I wanted to isolate my-
self from others and be 11 hermit.

The next tall I married (determining 111 have a
home) otherwise little caring. Not realizing that
this was to be the most important step of my life
and behold that which should have meant happi—
ness spelled untold "'01". My companion and my-
self were 1111 more muted than daylight and darlo
ness; we were not congenial on any line. I thought
him very unreasonable and be continually mis-
understood and so mat tcrs grew from bad to worse.
I soon learned that he. was almost insanely jealous
of me (and that wholly without cause). This char-
acteristic he had inherited from his father. Well
this did not mend the breach but rather broadened
it until our home was indeed the worst place in all
the world. If I did get away for a few hours I
felt, that I never could return to such a prison.
Many times I planned to leave but by this time
a little blossom had been sent to us and but for

‘ the baby I would have put an end to the dreadful

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scenes.

Well I might tell you such seenes
After four
and a half years like this, one day, broken hearted
and in blank despair, I went out and threw my~
self on the bank of a. stream and there wept and
wailed my lamentable state all out to the birds
and the flowers Still nothing seempd to care. I
felt worse than words can tell. I became frantic

and really half decided to take my own life. I"

glanced up towards the heavens and the flossy
clouds spoke to me something like this: “Not even
a sparrow falls to the ground without an father" 3'
notice. " Then again:
learn of me for I am meek and lowly of heart and

ye shall find rest to your souls, for my yoke is

easy and my burden is light.’ ’ Again: “Casting all
your care on' him for He careth for you.”- My

-. heaVing, tr01 bled breast grew ‘quiet as I thought on

these thin-gs and a new hope was born. It was

my life preserver. I believe it would be more fit-

ting to say that God spoke to my troubled soul.
'Then I begun to pray and study my Bible and in-

 

 

 

That’s My Boy

HEN the news came home of his first
film flight.
Where the boys “lit into ’em” left and right,
And scored in the battle’s blazing track

Where the hardest work: is to “hold ’cm
back”-——

When the 7161119 came home, of all words we
said

(Prowler than any written or read)
111'1‘8‘ fold the story of still. deep joy:
“That’s My Boy!”

WE KNEW how it was when she let. him
.00—

(For all that the mothers hide it sol)

Know when he answered. quick to the call,

That one woman. was giving all:

Dreams of battles were 1'1} her eyes.

But hc didn’t go under rainy skies!

No time for tears-where they cheered for

joy.
“That's Her Bog!”
URI). scml the good ”cars ovcr the foam
To the waiting N‘omcn whose 701:1:

makes “Home!”
And .s'cnd them safe to the hearts again
That are fighting the battlcs along with the
man!
That a world of mothers may proudly say.
In the glory light of the Victory Day,
I'Vhilc I‘hc heart of the ”(Utah thrills with
.1011: .
"That’s Mj/ Bog/f”
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quire “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?”
Having once been trully converted while I was yet
a child I knew that there was a reality 111 being a
child of God. I knew that I had lost the peace of
God which passeth understanding. I began to talk
with several on the subject. Some told me to just
believe. etc., but I knew there should be a living
joy and peace in the Christian’s breast which
would serve as an anchor when the tempests of life
are roaring so I continued to repent of my back
sliding. making restitution where necessary and
when I had fully met His requirements, He came
to my soul, flooded my life with light, put :1 new
song into'inouth. even praises unto God. and again
I learned that this old, [dark world was a beautiful
place and that God has done everything to make
us happy. ' My dear. there is never a day so black
and dreary.that my heart cannot sing from its
depths to my Creator, my Father.

He made me a new creature. I found that I really
loved my nusband'and home, both of which I must
confess I had learned to loyally hater-Mrs. C. S.

Bottling, Pulping and Drying without Sugar,

“Save on Sugar” is thelatesst‘S. O. S. flashed by
the Food Administration tohousekeepers. ”Max-
imum Canning with Minimum Sugar” is the reply

'message to Washington, and with this slogan the _
women are going ahead with the campaign to save

the perishables. Here are. ix methods of preserv-
ing fruit without sugar.

(NOTE: All references given are 'to Farmers’
Bulletins issued by the United States Department of

 

This monster jealousy was working havoc '
Not only did I weep bitter\tenrs but my husband
got so he Would not work by spells and wont be-,
came shameful.

_.until morning but I will hasten on.

. D EAR PENELOPE:—-.-I

“-Take my yoke upon you and '

.can and punching it full of holes.»

' i‘11'e.“11tch the beans

   

Asrioufiufie andm ay'be secured thatdm
j Fruit 'Juiee-wslterilize and bottle fruit Juice 161‘
beverages )‘and sauces. (Bulletins 869 p. 5. 839

..,_IQ. ‘ 1'1

Fruit Syrups—Bottle concentrated fruit juice 1151-
Combine with corn syrup when served-j '

table 8
(Bulletn 839, .1,

Fruit Pulp—eReduce fruit to a. thick pulp and bottle

or can for winter pies, sauces and marmalades.

Fruit Bauer—~11 tart butter is made without sugar ’
Sorghum corn syrup or a little sugar may be added ,7 -

wheno 011611511 for use, (Bun’etins 9110; 853, p. 28.)

Dried Fruits—Drying is the simplest method of pre-
33131113 fruit and saves both sugar and cans. (Bulletin

Canned Frnits-—-—All fruits can be canned without su—
gar for winter use _ (Bulletin 839, p. 15.)

The Useful Tin Can

received ,my dish
drainer today and think it is a dandy; and
thanks very much for it.

more helps:

1st. Make. an oil cloth apron to wash dishes

mop and wash, etc., in.

2nd. Have a weekly reminder hanging on the
wall, so when your supply of groceries runs out
write it down and you won’t forget anything.

3rd. For farm women who haVe lots of
old tin cans there. are a number of things that can
be made out of them, such as follows: Sugar
scoop, by cutting away part of it; a biscuit cutter:
a flat iron holder, by cutting the can so you have
four legs‘on it; tumbler holder, by'nailing a cover
to a wooden bracket; a soap dish, by cutting away
half of the can; spice cabinet, made by fastening
small, neat cans to a board with wire and labeling
them; a drinking cup; a grater, by using half of 21
Rack for roast-
ing pan. Take an ordinary wire bread toaster.
leave it fastened together, cut the handles off one—
and-a—quarter inches from toaster, then bend them
down to form supports under each end of center.
pulling them through the rings that join two sections
of toaster in a way not to prevent folding, put a bent
wire so it won’t rest 011 the tin, use full length for
long tins and fold for short ones. Take a piece
of board 18 inches lgng, 12 inches widest each
end at the top put a little block about 2 inches long
and 1 inch wide, 34 inch thick. Then nail a eleat
same width of blocks, but the length of your board.
Put the bread knife, kitchen fork, batter spoon, etc..
in this.
hardware and screw in to hang things on.

There is an even dozen helps. I have tried all
of them and find they help a lot. Well, I will
close with two good receipts:

Cocoa Cake~Two eggs, or you needn’t use the
eggs as one likes, l cup.sugar. 7 tablespoons lard.
16 cup cocoa scalded in 1 cup hot water, 1 cup sour
milk. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon vanilla. {/1 'tea-
spoonful baking powder, and flour to thicken. I
use part substitute flour.

Prepared Mustard‘Sift together 1% cups of
sugar. 3/ cup of fiou1'.l tablespoon turmeric, for
coloring 4 tablespoons mustard. Moisteu with cold
1incgar to a paste. scald the remainder of 1 quart
vinegar (not too strong), let it come to a boil, put
in the thickening. cook until smooth. then bottle.
This makes fine dressing for salads.

We are living 011 a farm. have got some hens and
little chicks and I 1131c quite a large garden. I
didn’t have room for the baby swing. Will try to
next time. Best wishes to M. B. F.—Mrs. I. N
li’cidmon Mich

 

 

 

 

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IBaked Beans.

'l‘wo 1"1111s beans, 1 onion 1 teaspooniul molasses,
1,} pound salt pork 111' l1a1on, l teaspoontul salt.
linch oi 11111st1111l

Directions—Soak two 11111f11ls of 11611115 over night.
In the morning drain add fresh 11 atu to cove1 (one-
half teaspoonful of soda 111211, be added). and put on
and as soon as the\ come
11) a boil main and pour cold water over them. lins—
ing thoroughly '1‘ his gives them the fiimness which
keeps them 1'1'0111:..etti11g mushx. Lay-11 thin slice
of pmk or bacon 1111 the bottom of the pan.
a small onion fine add this to the beans. then pour
all into the pan 01 baking dish with the s’lice ot‘
salt pork or bacon at the bottom. Take a few more

. slices of salt pork and mess them dovt'n in the beans.

Add a little salt and .1 pinch of mustard, and the
molasses Cover with water and bake in a slow
oven As the water boils out add meie: be sure it
is always boiling, as cold watei added to them
would retard the cooking. They will be a beautiful
brown when cooked moist and tender

Bean Loaf. »

()ne pint cold (cooked) beans, 1 egg well beaten,
2 tablespoonfuls tomato catsup, 1 cup bread c1umbs,
% tablespoonful chopped onion. Salt and pepper to
as e

Directions—Combine ingredients, shape into "leaf
and bake 25 minutes. Serve with strips 9110113111311,
bacon 011 top.

  

 

   
 

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Directions. —~—Combine ingredients as giv—
~01). e muffins in greased pan 20 to
2.28 minutes. This also is good border for
s. a pot roast, served with brown gravy.

" ' Beans and Rice

‘ One cup baked beans, one—third cup rice,
> 2 cups tomato juice 1,4 bay leaf, 2 slices
abacon fat, small onion, salt and pepper.
, Directions ——Saute the bacon and onion
add tomatoes, seasoning, rice and beans.
76001: over hot water for about 46 minutes.

"Summer Styless

' No. 8913.-———Ladies and Misses Blouse.
This Norfolk or smock style of blouse
is greatly favored for hot summer days.
They hang straight from the shoulder
.. and may be belted in ii/desired, but are
often worn loose. This Style shows the
front edge turned back, forming re-
veres at the neck and a shaped ro‘ll col-
lar. .The sleeves have deep cuffs with
a small turn back flare ' There are odd
triangular shaped pockets stitched at
the sides.

These blouses are usually made up
in white twill cotton'or Indian head.
The collar, cuffs and pockets are of col-
ored linen, or if white they may be
outlined in some color in chain stitch.
However, the colored voiles or linen
make very pretty Norfolk blouses, es-
pecially to wear with white linen
skirts This pattern is cut in sizes
16 and 18 years and 36 38 40, 42 and
44 inches bust measure.

No. 8914.—Ladies Corset Cover. Cut
in sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46 inches
bust measure. Here is something nov-
' el in corset covers for those who pre-
fer them to the combination suits, and
. in truth, they are again gaining popu-

ularity from the stand point of con-
servation. We often have a partly worn
blouse that one may cut over and make
into a dainty corset cover. Again. so

many gwear the knit union suits for.

summer as well as winter that the full
. combination suit is not needed. This

style is cut in one piece and may be
slipped over the head or ,buttoned at
the back. The front edge is gathered
to a straight band, which is drawn
around to the back and buttoned snug-
ly about the waist line.

No. 8926.—Girls Dress. A simple
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arm 0111;: De

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Ad; 7
_ ptuv1~M1clnganr
Clemens Mich»; some pay as men.

on a cord. There is desperate '

guiinpe, buttoning in' the back, with
small fitted collar and cuffs ,which may

- well be omitted for hot days, and the

dress Worn. as a bungalow apron. This
pattern Comes in sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10
years.

No. 8892.———Ladies Suspender Dress.
The waist is out in .- shallow pointed
outline with straps attached at the
points giving the effect of suspenders.

The skirt is three gores, gathered soft-

ly around. the slightly raised waistline.
A soft crush belt finishes the skirt.
This style may often be used to ad-
vantage ln remodeling an old dress as
the guimpe is made of contrasting 'ma-
terial. This pattern is cut in sizes‘36,
38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure.

No. 8889.—-L’adies three gored ski-rt.
Cut in sizes 24, 26, 28. 32, 34 and 36
inch waist measure. A plain, smooth-
ly fitted skirt is the most becoming
style to large wOmen and is often pre—
ferred by others. The three gores cut

\ to the best advantage in 54 inch or 36

inch material. The right’side front is
much wider than the left and the clos-
ing is on the left side-front with but-
tons from waistline to hem Patch
pockets and buttons are the only trim-
ming necessary.

No. 8891.——Ladies House Dress.
cut in sizes 36, 38. 40, 42 and 44 inches
bust measure. The waist is the simple
shirtwaist style, with fronts gathered
on at the shoulder seams. A wide
belt is set in and a three gored skirt
is gathered all around to the normal
waistline. The closing is formed in
a two inch tuck down the center front.
Large pockets are stitched on both
of the skirt. A set of rumed
organdy or any dainty set of collar
and cuffs worn with these plain house
dresses adds greatly to their appear-
ance.

Items of Interest to Women '

WOMAN'S SUFFBAGE FEDERATION

Twenty-five state organizations are
already ‘enlisted in a federation to
carry the amendment for woman suf-
frage in Michigan. This is but a pre-
liminary to a plan which will include
every organization in the state which
stands for morality and progress.
The officers of the Federation are.
Grant Slocum, chairman;

Vice Chairman; Mrs. Percy J. Far-
rell, Second Vice Chairman; Hon.
Woodbridge N. Ferris. Third Vice
Chairman; Mark T. McKee Secretary;
W A. Comstock Treasurer; John C
Ketcham, Chairman Executive Commi-
tee. The members of the executive
committee in co-operation with the
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
will energetically push a campaign
which will place Michigan women in
the same important political plane
with those of New York, Californnia,
and‘Kansas.
it all II

\V OMEN A RRIY DOCTORS

Take off your hat to. Lieutenant
Edith Smith on duty at Fort McPher-
son. Georgia. Lieut. Smith is a gradu-
ate of the Ohio University of Medicine.
She will be stationed at the General

, Hospial and is th first woman lieuten-

ant in the American army. England is
calling for women’ doctors, and France,
since the beginning of the war has
had her women physicians at the front.
France promptly accepted the Over-
seas Hospital Units of women and put
them into active service before the
United States had made up its mind
that women doctors are as essential
as women nurses. ‘
1.1 III II

WOMEN AVIATons

The Royal Air Forces of Canada will
enlis‘ women. A number of girls have
applied The ritish Government

' may also employ women as aviators.

so the Labor Minister;. George H. Rob-
erts. announces.
a: “'11: "rt

.’

AUnder the 'new wage schedule for,

railroad employes, women who do the
same work as men will receive the

. come so bad

Lieutenant,
Governor Lu-ren D. Dickinson. First’

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EAR EGYS AND GIRLS: -—Your
Aunt Penelope has changed her
,mind—AGAIN! She promised

you. that she would introduce you this >

Week to the D00 Dads The truth is
that the Doc Dads are pretty tired from

fl...,/.

, their long journey and

want to rest up an-
other week. so I know
you"ll forgive me if I
wait until next week.
The Doc Dads are plan.
ning a hunting trip.
The mosquitoes and
caterpillars have be-
in the
Wonderland of Doo
that everybody is go-
ing to get out their
guns and nets and
try to, capture the
pests. So you will see
them on the hunt.

I also told you that
I would announce the
name for our page this
week. but after think-
ing it over, I have de-
cided to let you choose
the name from the
suggestions given by
the boys and girls.
Now. I want you to
read over the list be-
low. and then tell me
which name you like
best. The name chos-
en by the most chil—
dren will be adopted
for this page. Only.
those who have not
sent in a name will be
permitted to choose.
So all of you boys and
girls who haven’t writ-
ten to your Aunt Pen-
elope and suggested a name, write to
me today and tell me which name
in the list 'you’d like for this page:

Children’s Cozy Corner, The Hap.
py Hour With Aunt Penelope, Evening
at Home, By the Firelight. An Hour
with Our Boys and Girls. Something
to Do, Just You and I. In the Twilight,
Aunt Penelope’s Litle Farmers, Aunt
Penelope and Her Children, Uncle
Sam’s Children, Uncle Sam’s Little
Helpers, Do Your Bit. My Reader’s
Page, The Children’s Circle. The
Children’s Pleasure, Evening Pas-
times. Little Helpers’ Corner, Chil-

Seamus-
w

ll 1- must

I NEVER so»:
HIM LOOK So

dren’s Department. Little Mlo’

Pleasure Page, Little Children’s Cosy

Corner, Our Pastime Page, Junior M. ’
B. F'.s Page, Wide Awake Page. .

If you don’t Iike any of the above”
names. suggest one of your own. ‘-

will? DOE 5
THE cow
, 5.1!. wmuza

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‘ _' BOT TooT
' " 130T roo'r

When a Feller Needs a Friend.
Cartoon by Briggs, in the New York Tribune.

You know I offered to give 3. Thrift
stamp to the five boys and girls send-
ing me the best letter about how they
were earning money to buy Thrift
stamps. My, my. what a pile of letters
I’ve received! I never realized how in.-
dustrious and thrifty my junior read-
ers were. 11‘ all boys and girls are as
careful about their pennies as those
who have written to me, it would glad-
den the heart of "ncle Sam. The
winners of the stamps and letters will
be published next week.

Your AUNT PENELOPE

 

 

Dear Aunt Penelope:-—-I am a girl 10
years of age; I will be in the sixth grade
when school starts in September. I have
two sisters and one brother. Frances is
18 years of age; she will teach her first
school this fall. This summer she is
helping mamma in the house and gaxden.
My baby sister is seven years old; she
will be in the fourth grade in September.

She and I wipe dishes, gather eggs feed
and water the chickens, take the cows
to pasture, carry in Wood work in the
garden and we do everything we (an to
he]

We live on an 80 acxe larm and 1ent 40

My brother helps papa work the
and do the milking We have S
cows. 4 horses and an automobile.

I have for pets :4. (log two cats and
two kittens The dog and one of the cats
are my brother’s s, the other (at and one,

acres.
farm,

of the kittens are my little sisters and the.

the other kitten is mine.

My little sister and I have a playhouse
under a crab apple tree. We have a
flower garden by it. Then: is a little w ren
that sings in the tI‘(( almost :11] day.
We have our swing out in fiont of the
house in an apple trte There are two
old robins and three young ones that
stay in the t1ee but in the chening the old
robins feed the young ones in the front
yard It is great sport to watch the old
ones pop the norms into the little ones
mouths My papa takes tho M. . F.
and we all enjoy readin it. I will Close.
—Gladys Corbin. Stanwood.

t

Aunt Penelope: —I will tell you about
our cowe, as you asked for. We have
some Jerseys, Holsteins and Durhams.
We have seven cows and seven calves
We have three cats and a lot of chickens.
We have five horses, their names are
Cap, Baldy, Kit and George.

The Sun is shining this morning and
it is going to be a fine day, I think. Do
you have good weather down
Some days and nights are real cold and
other times it is so hot that we can
.. Corn, potatoes, peas and
beans are up, that is, those. in the fields.
We have strawberries, onion-s, radishes,
tomatoes, carrots, peas, lettuce, cab-
bags red beets,. vegetable oysters and
parsnips in our garden

You ask what we WOuld rather have?
I would like pictures best. .

I am nine years old and in the third
grade. ——Mable Wagner, Coleman, Mich.

Dear Penelope: —My daddy has ten
cows and twelve heifers. Welhave 27
head of cattle and five horses. We live
four milesand three-quarters from town.
I have one—half mile to go to school.

We appreciate the value of the M.

there? '

B. F. and wouldn‘t be without it for
double the price.

I am 10 years old and in the, fourth
grade at school. My teacher's name is
Miss Petterson. I like her real well.

For my pets I have three cats, four
kittens and one dog. The cats’ names
are Topsy, Bright Eyes and the mother
cat has no name, nor the kittens either.
The dog’s name is Teddy. I have no
brothers nor sisters—Dorothy Allanson,
Mesick. Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I saw your let-
ter to the boys and girls in the M. B. F.
and was going to write before but I thot
you were not going to start the children’s
page until next week and so delayed. I
am glad you gave the prize to the girl
who had such a misfortune for she needed
it as much as anyone. I cut the vow out
and will send it. l think a. pretty name
for her would be Pansy. We have six
cows but one is dry now. We have one
calf. and two head of young mirth».

I would like stories :11Hl puzzles on the
(‘hildrvn’s‘ page. When you spoke about
naming our pzigs- l :11 (1111-0 thought of
two names. The 0111‘ I like the best is
“Little I'ooplo‘s Plcasuru Page.” r[‘he
other (mo is “Lirt'lv Children” s Cozy Cor—
her. I am twelw Mars old and will
be in the seventh gmde next year.

I (hive the horses on Ihi hay fork and
on the hay loader and I also help mamma
in the house. I am trying to do my bit
by buying thrift stamps.

I have four sisters and one brother. I
am the one next to the youngest in the
family. My youngest sister’s name is Ma—
ble. We have nice times together and she
likes to have me read stories to her.——-
Arlone Wilkinson, Perry, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I saw your let-
ter to the children and so I thought I
Would write. I am 12 years old and I
am in the sixth grade. I like riddles
and puzzles and I like jokes, too. We
have five cats, their names are Grover.
Bluebell, Tip. Clinker and Pansy. ‘I
think that "Children Department” would
be a good name for our page. We
two cows and two calves but we butohm
ered one, his name was Billy; the other

calf’s name is Lucille, the cows’ names 3.?“ '

are Blackv and Lucy Well I will have
to close and help with the dishes. -—<qu10
Goff.

Dear Penelope: —I am a little girl .
years old and live on a farm. My fatfi
has 16 cattle and is milking 10.1%}11‘0.

'just been learning to milk one whites“

name is Lady. Our cows are Guernsey!
and Jersey. We have three little calves. ‘
Mamma makes butter and sells it at‘ _

Jackson. J—Ruth E Root, Jackson. Mich.

 


      

  

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Motorist: Méfly‘l door spam—,— ‘
Point, . .
Steamer-Victory. ' . , -
600 Room. The Victory Hotel is one of the

31.50. day end up.
Spa 01‘. I rate. by

  

largest and best equipped summer-

2):, . . in. week. hotels in the United States, situated
‘ 33logitf§i§o§§3 on the highest point of one of Lake

McNamara'o route
book {0 r automo-'

Erie’s most beautiful islands—Putin,-

 

biiim. Bay. .
The Plan to spend your summer
Kifizogy gar: ' vacation or week ends at this
Ohio “Florida Hotel in tthorth".

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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More than $1,000,000.00 of business written the first year. This proves the
demand for our company.

More than $120,000.00 of first real estate mortgages on deposit with the
state treasurer which proves our responsibility

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Your liability can be protected by our reliability ,

This is no time to take long chances. In these critical times "safety first"
should be the watchword.

(To—operate with us and insure your live stock against death from accident
and disease and thus save more than $3,000,000.00 annually to the farmers of
Michigan and to society.

Consult our local agent in your vicinity.

. Michigan Live Stock Insurance Co.

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819 Widdlcomb Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. Graebner Bldg., Saginaw, w.s.. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSIGN YOUR LIVE STOCK TO

CLAY, ROBINSON & co.

LIVE STOCK COMMISSION

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standard sizes. Guaranteed absolutely sanitary. Preserve food products,
including jellies, for indefinite period and are not affected by refrigeration.

CHEAP ENOUGH TO DISCARD
after once using—they eliminate losses from breakage and disappearance and do
away with annoyance of re—handling and cleaning. Call or write for quotations.

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1330 Twelfth Street North 525 ' Detroit, Michigan

=CASH PAID==

for old watches, jewelry,
Diamonds, old false teeth,
etc. Send us what you
have and receive check by
return mail. If offer is not
satisfactory we will return
goods at our expense.

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PIPELESS FURNACE
Bums any fuel—even cheapest
kinds. Sends all the heat up through
one big register—heatsevery room.
Save money by buying direct from
man urers at Illlll pneo.
uick shipment—we my height.
ash or easypayrnents. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Pipe Furnaces also.
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FOR SALE Seed Buckwheat. Boolean;
b iii (48 lb )ed seed guckuiheat $4 per

us 6 . samp e or s amp. Harr
if: QaflAfigjlyfificzs £3111: Vail, New Milford, Orange 00.. N Y. ' y

' trade in Detroit. -Their do; U .

'9 , hand: are incieasinz daily. Write us for particular.' FARMS FOB SALE—In Arenac count.
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» CLEANER CLEARING HOUSE ASS'N Inc. F013 SALE—4240 acre dairy farm fully

. Detroit. Michicln equipped with milk route, fifty gallons
INCORPORATED $100,000 daily, for partiCulars write owner, H. M. \
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summers. ,_ , .
‘ infiM isms hall“!!!
' ,gsoftgorf ”wand; ":Sliouiejyo

. of practical value.

  

  

name "hair! ‘ col -

boars " "

» was sealer can ‘only ”ail-11v.
hard’S‘c‘OaI and three'tbns'of’ ft

' ' Ail- dealers advise its thir'trit imaging:

  
  
    
  

"a ' matteiifi ; of : getting“; coal.‘~.*Evenr (if;

“the supply or run. otrfiiine is getting
' very scarce and operators. are in many
cases sold up for sixty or ninety-days.
There . are a. few operators: mining
coal'that are. not located on a railroad
and haul the coal by wagon from the
mine to the car. .This coal is sold at

the government price plus 75c 21 ton.

wagon haulage. There is a little-of

this coal that is now available but. the

supplywill last, only a short time. ,
Now. is. the time to make arrange-

’ ments forlyour supply of Soft coal and

make upyour mind that you will have
to use run of mine soft coal. Arrange
the grates in the stove so the coal can
be burned. Don’tfspend too much time
on price dickering because the‘handl-
ing of coal this season will be on a
basis that no one is going to get rich.
Shortages will be heavy and overhead
expenses will be higher.

Market Eggs.

Eggs for the market should weigh one
and one—half pounds to the dozen;
should be uniform in size and color;
should be naturally clean, not washed;
should be strong shelled, not cracked:
should be fresh; should be laid in clean
nests, and in warm Weather should be
collected daily—twice if possible and
stored in cool places away from musty
odors and flies. '

INFORMATION .. THAT MAY
BE HAD AT STATE FAIR

 

'Fair-time is drawing near. and no
doubt thousands of our readers will be
visiting the leading state and county
fairs. Much of the information to be
gleaned on these occasions should be
When one goes to
the fair he probal'y has several ob-
jects in- view—a holiday, a geod time.
and then some specific purpose that
has to do with the conduct of his busi.
ness of farming. In connection with
this latter object we desire to direct
notice to the efforts made by exhibi-
ors to bring prominently to your at-
tention material and apparatus that
will be of practical benefit to you.

Do you fully realize what these ex-
hibitors bring to the fair? They bring
the very latest improvements—~the
most efl‘icient machinery or material
that ingenuity can devise; and it is
up to you to study carefully what they
have to offer, because of the beneficial
returns to you personally; If you are
going to buy a farm implement of any
kind. you will see many different
makes. They will be carefully explain-
ed to you and it is wise to make com-
parison. Machinery and implements
are'capable of thorough demonstration
at the fair; one learns of them by
seeing them, to better advantage than
by reading; but there are other pro-
ducts that are not susceptible of dem—
onstration—such ‘as stdck feeds, fertili-
zers. cements, dips. etc. These are sub-
jects that are worthy of further study
at your leisure.

This leads us to a consideration of
the printed matter disributed at, fairs.
We often wonder when we have seen
a man accept a circular issued by a
reputable house whether he appreci-
ates What he is receiving. Circulars
issued by reliable people are not issued
to mislead in any sense of the word.
They present to’the reader. in a prac-
tical manner. a great deal of informa-
tion which. if he bought it in text-
books, he would have to pay for liber-
ally.

ecie‘ntiflc research. .They are, for the
most part, writtenclearly and to the
point, for practical results. Often

many dollars. in his pockets in the-
course ‘cf'a year. It is the wise amen;

\.

Such booklets and circulars" often A
l'represent thevery latest Word in

 

times. if he reads them carefully. he

will" receive information tha m ' »
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~. thy latte
“so willf‘try-
: 11,114- were
«inn Toléd'o pa .
,..and’ salt.“ , , . o. , . .

arr milking. -. The wings; “cleaned . oil ,,

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Wart

nicely. and ,r'few days deter-{$11391
lumps appeared about. the; sizeéoffi ’

(quite a few), . They break opengand 3.
. discharge ’a watery fluid; We: bathed
it with .boric acid... powder ’(dissolyedléj

and greQSéd iwitii Wooljfat just-lately.

[All that the winter. she"? did nothaye it, ,

but, seems to\be_ bothered now ‘more
than ever.

bowl shell is a bloody color.
very thankful to you if. you can give:
us any information about it. ,
taken M. B. F. a year and think it is
a. dandy. We anx'lbusly await its com!

ing and peruse every article in it..—

A. M. W.. Harrison. Mich.

After the appearanCe or the warts
your cow became affected with variola‘
which may be lookedupbn in this coun-
try as a disease beingconfi-ned almost
wholly to the udder. Now and then
a case occurs *in which the animal
shows slight systemic/derangement:

The disease affects sometimes Only
one animal in the herd; while at
other times none escape the‘i‘nfection.
This feature is probably influenced to

a great extent by the sanitary or in -.

santary methods of milking in vogue
on different farms. « 4

Usually the first symptom issore,
ness, or tenderness. evinced'when the
cow is milked. The teat or teats feel
hot or slightly swollen. .Soon after
this, nOdules develop on the teats and
sometimes on the udder about the size
of peas, usuhlly. In a day or two these
become vesicles of a bluish or‘purpl-
ish color. The vesicles break down
leaving under them a characteristic
pit showing granulations. The tissues
immediately around the pit are inject—
ed and tender. Soon the pit becomes
covered with a scab, which drops off
in four or five days, and the disease
usually subsides. If the milking is
not done in a cleanly and gentle man-
ner while the pit is yet uncovered, ex-
tensive ulcers sometimes form.

The vesicles do not .all appear at
the same time and several weeks may
elapse before any one cow is entirely
free from lesions. The infection fre-
quently is contracted” by the person's
doing the milking. Pimples. which
break down and end in scab formation,
appear on the hands and wrists. .Th‘ey

.heal kindly and usually cause no other

trouble.
The most important point as regards

to treatment of variola in com; is the .

observation of cleanliness and gentle
manipulation of the teats when milk-
ing.

Scab formation can be hastened by

touching the pits with a saturated so- '

luti'on of potassium permanganate.
If extensive ulceration occurs, the
parts are to be painted after each milk-
ing with a mixture- of one part iodine
and three parts tincture benzoin com-

pound. The number of cows affected,

in a herd can be limited if cows creep

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I received your paper. and liked it"very

much—Ben W. Conklin, Barry Acouyrty.” ,_
We like, “18 paper fine and; \co‘ul'd: not L.

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but at times-seems to be‘bloody. That“ 7 "

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rulers having public sales

Wem good enough to take chances. At
Falnmuth the following" prices were
stored: Wheat, $2 00," cats; 1.00; rye,
1:70;:- timethy, 2Q; beans, 6. 50; hens,
1.43 butteriat 43; eggs. 30 Sheep. 7@8;
Iamb8, 1.3; hogs. 12‘; wool, 50@65-—
H. 8;, ModderSville, July 11.‘ ’

. Branch (North)-——Fa_rmers cutting
.‘ hay and grain. Weather too celd for
corn and grQWing crops. Soil in good

' stock; not holding anything that will
sell. Not building or buying much
just new.- Prices Offered at Union City
July 11:" Wheat, 2.0.8; beans. 6. 50@
7.50; potatOes,.old, 50; new, 225; hens.
2.0; butter, 36; butteriat, .42; eggs, 36;
lambs. ’15; hogs, 16.25; beef steers. 10;
best cQWB, 7; veal calves, 16; wool, 67.

I" ‘1 —-E. S... Union‘City, July 12,
I Geneseé-eFa-rniers have been very -

busy haying during the past week or
‘ more. Some are also cultivating beans
corn and potatoes A few farmers
have their haying done already. but
the majority still have the biggest
share: to, do yet. . Weather has been
warm and dry for the past two weeks

and crops are suffering considerable

and teday we are having quite a lot.
of rain which will help considerably.
Oats-are going to yield less than ordi-
nary owing todry-wea-ther. Corn and
beans are looking fine. Farmers are
not. selling much" of anything now;
some livestock bi ing shipped.

Prices offered at .Flint, July 10:
Wheat. $2.17. red, 2.19; corn, 1.70; oats,
82; rye, 1.50"; hay. 12@16; beans, 8;
red kidney. 9; potatoes. bu. 60; “cab-
bage, 2c lb; cucumbers, 1.60 doz; hens,
17; springers. 20; creamery butter.
44: dairy butter. 40; eggs, 40; sheep,
9@10; lambs, 14@15; hogs 16; steers,
8@10; beef cows 4.50@8 veal calves
11; wool 65 .—C. S. Fenton, July 11.

Midland—Farmers are busy cutting
hay. Some are cultivating beans and
hoeing them. Weather is fine for hay
but a little cold for corn. No rye or
wheat out yet in this locality. Mr. Ed-
itor. is not this war something awful?
I wish it was all oven—J. H. M., Hem.
lock, July 9.

Lapeer (Catfish—Farmers are very
busy with their hay. Weather has
been showery with a little sunshine
all the week and hay not curing very

. fast. Old meadows very light new

seeding fairly good. Oats and barley
heading up good as a rule; spring
wheat looks good, beans and late po-
tatoes growing nicely; corn not so
good owing to cold nights. Prices at
Imlay City. July 14. Wheat. 81. 95(1)
2.;05 oats. 65@70; timothy $12.; rve
straw, $6. 00; beans, $6. 50@8. 00: nota-
toes. 60c; poultry. hens, 18@20:
springers. 22@25; butter, 40c; but-
terfat, 42: eggs 36; sheep. 5@9;
lambs 96212; hogs, 13@16 50: beef
isteers, 9@11; beef cows. 4. 50@8: veal
calves, 106914; wool, 65. —"C. A. 13., Im-
lay City. July 14.

Arenqc (Eastl—Cultivating, haying

the order of the week. On Wednesday
a fine rain came and a very welcome
guest, too. Hay is light but other crops
in general look promising. One of
. our stock buyers shipned trDetroit
last week and when" he returned he
informed me that cattle and sheep

- Were way off and hogs just barely held 7

their own. Hooverizlng on beef Some. ‘

W B R.,- Twining July 12.

Oeeana" (Northl—Dry weather is

{gabout all We can find fault with; pas-

.; three are all dried up new unless its

" law flat ground Crops are looking

ed as can be expected consider».
(I eather Oui‘ neighbor}.
. ulv 11th

' "t Ill-Bout
31d fitlfa anyégéom 1 Id, 1) k d "
3" 1: shoe at at the norms acre and late because of the co ac war '
age of potatoes are blunted they- are ~ weather. that prevailed during June. Allegan (Southeast)——Farmers are
'i- looking good. No prospects 01. a corn . Oats" have a good color and are coming harvesting Wheat and rye Much 9991'
4.01201); rye is fair; wheat a failure. 3 on nicely tho they will be short be-, wheat, most 01H caused by that-11°08‘3-
-" use were h3ntt by‘ the drouth but the . cause of the June drOuth. In some Corn is very backward.~—W. F‘., Otsese. ; 1. ,
late rains started them again. Bean localities the hoppers are doing con- July 16. _ ‘

.I‘Y _
ids hardly worth cutting.

g. slow as the outlook does not "

 

condition Farmers selling some‘

  

Min”- -9) *Farmers lies We believe that our farmers...

. i 9’9 I. 99"“ potatoes and should we this re eat their twhole
lie-late "frost beans Weather conditions are ideal hearted gsupport 3L 1E2? '«i’B Conway,"

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WHEN THE TREATY
OF PEACE IS MADE

 

EN the time comes to make a treaty of peace to
end this war, we must have in the Senate, the place
where treaties are ratified, men of the highest ability,

the broadest cxpc- Lct Michigan
ricncc, the best send a man to the
judgment and the ' ' United States Sen-
most pronounced ate who not onfy
Americanism. has the ability, but
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pccially fits him to
meet the demand
of a task so vital
to us all—a red-
blooded American
who will insist that

Every man,woman
and child will in
some way be af-
fected—each one of
us will be directly
or indirectly con—
ccrned by what is.
then done.

. There must'bc no
_.. peace without vic-

 

thcrc be no peace
until we have won
the war-who will
see to it that we do
not lose in council

  
     

 

         
      
 

 

     
      
    
    
  

tory. . - Truman H. Newberry ,. the slightest part.“
The Victory so dear- ' what we have With
1y Won by our boys on the field of so much sacrifice won in the field.

» battle must be defended and safe- Commander Truman H. New-
guardcd at the Council Board of . berry is the Win-thc—War Can-
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Efficiency is the watchword of to-
day. Work or fight. In other words,
be able to do the best that is demand-
ed. This is absolutely necessary now.

For that reason I have been urging
that animals kept for breeding pur-

outside of the breeding season, when
they should have light work.
If it is desired to get from a stal-

 

 

    
    

Mannfactnrers of high-
grade Tires sell heir
surplus stocks of "FuIsRStTS”
at rock-bottom prices

not cash. We sell 'YOU

ese brand new Tires as

Sneco " at an average
: REDUCTION OF IO/o.

Bumlud

8112 Halo ”It Tuba

‘ 28 x 3 $9.45 $10.40 32.65
80x 3 9.60 10.70 2.60

_ 82x3 11.50 12.45 3.10
80x 3 1-2 12.30 13.85 3.25
81 x 81-2 13.10 14.40 3.30
32x 31-2 14.30 16.20 3.40
34 x 3 1-2 15.10 16.70 4.15
31x 4 18.30 20.75 4.5
32: 4 18,70 21.10 4.35
3331 4 19.55 21.45 4.45
34): 4 20.00 21.90 4.55
35x 4 21.05 28.05 5.20
as x 4 23.50 25.50 6.85
34 x 41-2 26. 29.35 5.60
35 x 4 1-2 28.10 30.70 5.70
36 x 41-2 28.60 31.15 6.90
'1' x 4 1-2 32.05 35.60 6.70
35 x 5 30.90 33.80 6.95
36 x 5 33. 55 16.75 7.65
37 X5 32. 70 .15. 05 7.15
Thousands of our satisfied customers are getting

from 4000 to [100 miles Bernice—why not you?
Pay After Examination. 32o Dlscounl for Cash liilh Order.

We ship C. 0. D. subject to 1n§poctl<m Vihen
ordering state if Chm her Q. D. orb 8.. are desired.
ORDER TODAY—prices may jump. Full infor-

mation on request. Address,

Philadelphia Motor Tire Co.,

240 N. Broad Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA.

" ; seoo an. cumulus

should not be confined in a corral.
The same applies to the bull, which
should also be required to do some
physical work.

I have often said that I belieVe the
Hazlewood Holstein breed of cattle
have such great vitality because in the
early days especially. the bulls did
physical work. In the harness or be-
tween the shafts of a manure cart,
they got abundant exercise.

Mr. Caspar L. Redfield of Chicago,
Ill.. in a recent article in The North-
western Medicine. under date of Mar.
1918, states, from the results of his
investigations into the virility of

reach a speed limit of 2:10 were pro-
puced at the rate of seven generations
to the century—or; at an age when the
sires were 14.62 years of age. Out of
that group of 2.960 sires. of Which
these are examples. were horses which
were principally used for road work,
and only occasionally for breeding pur-
poses. He says further that “of
these sires the horses which were
raced first and bred afterward got
their best progeny immediately after

 

 

 

 

GRIND YOUR FEED
FILL YOUR SILO

SA W YOU R WOOD
SHELL YOUR CORN
PUMP YOUR WA TER
ELEVATE YOUR GRAIN

_/./Ié‘r{ . 2

Given you a 12 h. p. engine for less than the cost of
a 2 h. [1. Ford bu1lds the best engine in the world—
it will outlast the cur —— and you might as well save
your money and use it to do all your farm work.
No wear on tlroror transmission. Hooks up in 8
minutes No permanent attachment to car. Cannot
injure car or engine.

Friction Clutch Pulley on end of shaft. Ward Gover-
nor, mn by fl. .1 belt mves perfect control. Money back
If not satisfied. Ask for circular and special price

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RUOK)‘ A PPLI ANc‘li
the modern scien‘iric
invention the wonder-
ful new discovery

will he sent on trial.

 

C. E. BROOKS, 463- BState St., Marshall, Mich.

 

—Flour Mill

Co-operative Buying Fm Gm“
Saves Money. 1”“de Carlotouoeuou‘.

Furnished.

GRAlN GROWERS GRAIN C0. Mir-espolis, Minn

FOR. SALE: 12—215 Waterloo Boy Ker-
osene Tractor in good shape. Used two
_:<easons. Good reason for selling. Price
$500.00. Excellent kerosene burner.

Milo Cook. Cassopolis Michigan

l’AsNT WHOLESALE PRIOES—guar~
antee five years. Elghtee 11 Colors.
Freight allowed. ACME LUMBER COM.—
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that relieves rupture:

NI) obnoxious springs
or Dildf“. Has auto-
matic Air Cushions:
Binds and draws the
broken parts togeth-
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Inuh. No solves Nu lies.
llnrahle (heap. New! on

11ml In pIomz It l'l‘nlectefl
hv ll. 3. patents. Catalog
and measure blanks mulled
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retiring from the track. Those gotten
earlier or later were inferior, the
amount of inferiority being determin-
ed by the length ot time from the
date of retirement from the track."
These are facts which anyone can
verify for himself by going into pedi-
grees and horse history.

Therefore if we want animals that
are strong and able to withstand the
ravages of disease. animals that are
virile and able to procreate strong
offspring, work the sires constantly,
and occasionally hard.» Work the

isil‘es the same as the dams are often

 

Enorked if this is done we will get
ibetteizs trongci and 111016 viiile type of
'animal, less subject to many forms of

| .
3 disease.

CORN SILAGE MORE

I "Am—
!FEEDERS MUST USE

high piite 0t glain
the entiie feeding
season left many cattle feeders with
the balance on the wrong side of
their books. The investigations of
the experiment stations in the corn
lbclt should prove of much help to
ifeeders during the coming season.
lProf. W. A. Cochel of Kansas says
ithat one of the things the successful
cattle feeder must figure "on is to
shift his operations to suit neces-
sities. Thus, the demands of present
conditions are that cheaper feed be
used, cattle not to be fed to so high a
finish and that
bred stuff he used.

Cheapest gains and greatest profits
were made in the Iowa feeding ex-
periments in the past season by the
liberal use of corn silage. The steers
averaged 980 pounds at the beginning
of the test. They were given twice
daily by hand a full feed of shelled
corn and corn silage, three pounds of
linseed meal and two pounds of alfal~
fa hay. Thousands of corn belt feeders
used a similar ration. ' - -

The cost per hundred pounds of gain

, The unusually
and feeds during

 

WELL As TEE pAMs

poses be worked steadily. especially,

lion his best and strongest colts, he'

animals that the first 180 trotters to ,

constantly better ‘

_‘ter to take some risk than to permit
athem to run with the laying hent

excluding what “738.1113“: on 1103510141 , shopper feeding and by: providing water”

" "lowing the cattle, ms $1964 Figar
in; the saving mm by the hogs 11.116;va ‘

- all lather teeters, it was found 11‘
sary. to break even, to get a sellng
price or $11. 50. This left a. margin
{per steer, including, all factors.- of
$16.80. , ” " *

 

HOW MILKING MACHINE
SAVES TIME AND LABOR

The time saved by “ the use of the
mechanical milker increases with the
increase in the size of the herd. -_

With herds of 15 cows or less the
average time required to milk a cow
by hand is a fraction over 7 minutes;
by machine a fraction under 5 min-
utes.

' With herds of over fifty cows “it
takes slightly under 7 minutes to
milk a cow by hand and but 4:15
minutes-by machine.

‘With herds of over fifty cows one
man with a machine milks on an av-
erage about 28 cows per milking as
against 17 when the milking is done
by hand.

With the increase in the size of
the herd the cost per cow by hand
milking changes very little. while the
cost per cow of machine milking de—
creases rapidly.

With herds of 15 cows or less the
average cost of milking per cow by
hand is $10.91 per year as against
$10.45 in herds of 50 or more.

With herds of 15 cows or less the
average cost of milking per cow by
machine is $11.77 per year as against
$7.34 for herds of 50 or over. I

Although with the average small
herd of 15 cows or less it costs more
per cow to milk by machine than by
hand, it does not follow that the ma-
chine is necessarily an unprofitable
investment on all farms on which
such small herds are kept. On 32
farms having herds of 15 COWS or less
the use of the mechanical milker was
found to effect an annual saving in
hired labor of $2.63 per cow through
the dropping of hands who had been
kept primarily to do the milking——
U. S. Department of Agriculture.

GET THE OLD MALE BIRDS
OUT OF THE FLOCK

On practically all farms the old male
bird should go. It is not advisable to
keep him longer. There is no object
in feeding him expensive iced and per-
mitting him to fertilize eggs. Since the
breeding season is passed be is indeed
the “Kaiser’s Ally" in that he is defeat—
ing the aims of the Food Administra-
tion in food conservation. Even as a
future breeder his value is questionable.
An early hatched cockerel will be more
serviceable. In fact observation has
shown that the mature cockerels produce
better results as breeders than do cock
birds. It is thus seen that there is little
excuse for keeping the “old rooster.”

In order to make provisions for next
year’s breeders care should be given to
the selection of a few cockercls. At an
early age the most quickly maturing will
stand out in their excellence. A few of
these may be saved. Due allowance
should be made for later culling or
losses. so that a greater number should
be saved than will be actually needed.
Even theseggshould not be permitted to
run with the laying hens for they soon
become active and will be as harmful
to the quality of the eggs as would cock
birds. Probably the best plan would be \
to coop them so far away from the old "
stock that they will not mingle. This
can usually be done without undue ex-
posure to varmints. Even then it is het—

By.

  

'winter

   

they; .771".

one _does not w shto go to
the next besfaiternabve is to 36150
the cockerels and buy unrg,
for next year’s use. ,.

    
     
   

 

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COST OF KEEPING .
WORK/HORSES

:’ Results of. investigations on the cost_:_
of horse labor on the farm by the 1111-. '

iverslty of. Misssouri College of Ag-' ,

riculture show that, eXclusive of de-
preciation, the average keep per ,
head of .75 farm work horses during '
1912-13 was $92.33;
1914, 95. 58; and of 132 head tor 1915} .7
$86. 63, or on an average for the whole
period of $91. 22. , _. s

It was found that the cost of feeding
as a rule made up 72 per cent of the 5
total cost of keeping a farm War]?
horse. Farms on which the feed cost"
run the lowest (average $45.69. per
head) fed an average of 10.3 bushels of
oats per head of work stock, while
farms on which the.feed cost per head
ran highest (average $93.25 per head)
fed an average of 41.6 bushels 0t oats
per head of work stock. Farms which
used corn for grain and no oats had
an average feed cost of $58.79\per head
and received approximately the same
amount of work from their horses as
farms which fed oats almost pound for
pound with corn at a,feed cost per
head of. $71. 56.

The average amount of labor per
horse for 1912-13 0, 1914 and 1915 was
found to be 1165 hours. 1164 hours and
1127 hours respectively. The heaviest
working of horses with the most lib—
eral feeding or the lightest working
ration did not in general prove as eco-
nomical from the viewpoint of horse
labor cost as medium work on a mod-
erate ration. From the viewpoint of
economy, experience seems to warrant
keeping sufficient work stock on a gen-
eral farm in this region so that each
horse shall not have more than an av-
erage of 1400 or 1500 hours work. but
it will not warrant a large enough sup- '
ply to make the average amount of la—
bor per horse less than 800 hours.

Records from the farms indicate
that mules do more work on a given
cost than either geldings or'mares.
and likewise geldings do more work
than mares. -

SILAGE RELIEVES
PASTURE SHORTAGE

Too much dependence has been put
upon grass alone for summer feeding,
while too little attention has been giv-
en to a reserve supply of feed for
periods of short pasture. Almost every
year there is a period some time dur-
ing the summer when the pastures are
shoFt. Young cattle are checked in
growth and dairy cattle decline in
milk flow from lack of feed.

On farms where much stock is kept
it is practical to have two silos, one for
feeding and a smaller one for
summer. If the season is such that
the silage is not needed it can be kept
over until the next year. Or if the all.
age is partially used, the silo can be
refilled in the fall. The reason that a:
summer silo should be small is that
during the warm Weather a deeper
layer has to be taken off than in the V ,-
winter to pievent spoiling. '

For a herd of 20 or 30 animals a:
silo 14 feet in diameter is laige enough
for winter use. while one 10 feet is
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description and *phooo
”Tot“! Indvyoungefr hulls. ', » .,
Bred cows and heifers, and calves“
Tom a hard of 50 high class HOlStOiPS'
We will end you photosnnd descrip-
tions final: will present theBe animals
. accurately. If you Wu“ Holsteins.
‘ will you, please write us? '
’ Duroc Jerseys and ‘Hnmpshires ,
We offer a number of fine, young
Spring boars and sow pigs, both Duroc
Jerseys and Hampshires, from partic-
ularly well bred stock. Write to us
for :description and prices. Each
animal isguaranteed.
BLOOMINGDALE FARMS
Bloomingdale, mchigan

  

 
  
 
 
 
   
    
 

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. .‘T0p4Notch"
fHOLSTElNS

_ The young bulls wehave for sale
are backed up by many generations
'of large producers. Buy one of these
bulls, and give your herd a “push.’

Full descriptions, prices. etc. on re-
"quest.

{McPherson} Farms Co.
Howell, Mich.

 

 

 

 

E. LISALISBURY

, SHEPHERD. MICH. ’
. Breeder of. purebred

Holstein-Prim Cattle '
.YOung bulls for sale from A. It.

  

 

 

 

 

O. COWS with :reditable records.
sired by
Friend Hengerveld

’7 _ Bull Galve De K01 Butter

Boy and by a. son of King Segls De Kol
Korndyke. from A. . 0. dams With rec-
ords of 18.25 as Jr. two year old to 28.25

 

   

at full age, Prices reasonable breeding
considered.
‘ ' ' WALNUT, GROVE STOCK FARM

W. W. Wyckoff,

EGISTEBED ,HOLSTEIN BULL "6
months old, grandson 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 re-
cently made 33 lbs. butter in 7 days as a.
4 yr. old. This calf is light in color,
well grown and a splendid individual.
Price $100. Write for photo and pedigree.
L. C. Ketzler, Flint, Michigan.

Napoleon, Mich.

 

 

We want these Registered Holstein
Bulls to head Grade Herd:

Korndyke Clothilde of Serridale,
Born June 24, 1917. Price $100
Korndyke Ormsby of Serridella
Born Sept. 19,, 1917. ,Price $85
Prices f. o. b. Oscoda, Mich.
SERRIDELLA FARMS
Oscoda, — — - Michigan

 

 

 

.MUSOLFF BROS.’ HOLSTEINS

We are ., now mking orders for
young bulls from King Pieter Segis
Lyons 170506. All from A. R. O. dams
with credible records. We test annu-
ally for tuberculosis. Write for pric-
es and further information.

IVIusoIfl‘ Bros., South Lyons, Michigan,

 

 

 

 

, . HICKORY GROVE STOCK FARM
" Offers for immediate sale 12 daughters of
, King Hengerveld Palmyra Fayne’ bred to
Mutual Pontiac Lad. All of the cows in
this herd are strong in the blood of Maple-
» crest and Pontiac. Aggie Korndyke. We
a. can always furnish car-loads of pure bred

and grade cows.

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

WOLVERINE STOCK FARM

Breeders of Holstein-Friesian Cattle,
Battle Creek, Michigan. Senior Herd

 

Sire, Judge Walker Pléterje whose
first five. dams are 30 lb. cows. Young
bulls for sale, from daughters of, King

Kornd‘yke ‘I-Iengerveld Oronsby.

 

 

 

 

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.407 lbs. of milk; butter

”FOR SALE—Regisfiared Holstein Show

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will. ' ‘1'“ ‘m oheerfnliyl‘bo

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k . .
l Holstein Heifers
The cows and bulls advertised have
be?“ sold. have 6 or 8 registered
vHOlStein heifers from heavy produc-
mg_dams, 3 mos: to 2 years old at
$12“ apiece.

ROBIN CARR

F0 WI‘EBVILLE, MICHIGAN

 

 

 

HOLSTEIN BULL cALVEs
Sires dams average 37.76 lbs. but:
ter 7 das. 145.93 lbs. 30 das. testing
5152% fat. Dams good A.’ R. backing.
Calves nice straight fellows «7!, white.
Price $65.00 each while they last.

Herd tuberculin tested annually.
Boardmnn Farms, Jackson, Michigan.

 

 

[ine- orfone inch and for less» than 13 insertions under .8!“5
_ or line. Title displayed tobest advantage.

30!: Int-{er ads or to- ads to run 13 new or move we will make
lane on unlit-3&3 to m Advertising no».

 

Send in ’oopy and

Wm! no you WANT? 1 represent :11

snon'rnonx breeders. Can nut you in
touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls
all ages, Some females. W. Crum.
Secretary Central Michigan Shorthorn
Association, McBrides. Michigan.

 

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FOR SALE

Two Registered Guernsey Bulls,
7 months old. -
R. B. JACKSO

“RUDGATE F ARM"
BIRMINGHAM, - MICHIGAN

 

 

 

 

Holstein-Fauna Cattle
Under the present labor conditions
I feel the necessity of reducing my
herd. Would sell. a; few bred females
or a few to freshen this spring. These
cows are all with calf to a .‘lO-pound

bull. J. Fred Smith, Byron,‘ Michigan
STOCK FARM Offers 1

sunny Plan“ young bull (old enough
for light service in a short time). Dam‘s
recordas a senior 3 year old 22.48 butter
5'38 milk. Sired by. a grandson of Pon—
t1ac_Korndyke. Price 3100. F. O. B. Fowl-
ervxlle. ‘ Also a pair of. large rangy
grade Percheron geldings, 4 and 5 years
old. Phone 58F15. Arwin Killinger.
Fowlerville, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARLING DAUGHTER of Maplecrest
De Kol Hortoy whose dam is a 30—lb.
cow, 30 days, 120 1bs.,,a son of Friend
Hengervald _De Kol Butter Boy. four
daughters With year records over 1,000
lbs. Dam—Young Hazel De K01, 7 day
{feord 494.8 lbs. milk, 19.67 lbs. butter.
eifer well marked, good individual, price
1$12,011). Howbert Stock Farm, Eau Claire,
101

EGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL, eight
months old for sale. M. A. C. bred
sire. 3 yr. record of
‘ 16.64 lbs. Per-
fect udder. Flne individual. Better than
12,000,1bs. of milk yearly. Price $85 at

once. ~
L. HULETT & SONS. Okemos, Mich.

Dam has junior

C.

Bull,
breeding.
Warren.

service age ;
Price right.
Michigan.

Pontiac Korndyke
John A. Rinke.

One Car-load Registered Holstein:
Yearlings sired by 30 pound hull and
from heavy-producing cows. Also some
choice Duroc open gilts.
J. Hubert BroWn, Byron, Michigan.

SHOR'I‘HORN

FOR SALE—Pure Bred Shorthorns and
0. I. 0. pigs. Young bulls $100 to

 

 

$125 each; pigs $12 at weaning time.
Ray Warner, R. No. 3, Box 52, Almont, ‘,
Michigan. l

GUERNSEYS WE HAVE A . FEW
Heifers and cows .for
sale, also a number or well bred young
bulls—write for breeding. Village Farms,
Grass Lake. Michigan.

"in SALE

  

 
 

 

 
 

columns 153%.. .31 e ied .
I‘m:w e’rsey-- re gi s, sprmgngs _‘
Marmara '. . ’-"- ~ f
' INWOOD BROS .

 
 

 
 

Romeo,. Mlchiga n.

   

 

Duroc Jerseys, both sex. ._.
March 6 and - 8 farrow; ‘
IONS. big bone, large litters. Price‘ right”
Close out males cheap. All purebred, 11119
individuals. Am in market for registered ‘- -
Holstein bull. 6 to 12 months old. B. E.

Kies, Hillsdale, Mich.‘

50 fall litters bred to Orions Fancy
King 83857, the biggfist pig 0! his

age ever shown at the International.

1 mile northeast of town. Visitors

welcome 7 days in week.

Newton Barnhart, St. Johns, Michigan.

 
 
  
  
 
 
 
  
  
  

  
 
    
  
  
 

 

nnnoo sews AND (um-s for

  
           
  
 

l yearling boar sired to Brookwater

Dllnoc' .llmsnvs Bred Saws all sold. .
’l‘ilmy Orion and out of a Brookwater

   
      
  

Cherry King dam, also spring pigs. Best
of blood lines and splendid individuals.
7.. .r. UNDERHILL. Salem. Michigan.

 

 

 

POLA .V [1 CH INA

 

  
 
 

IG TYPE P. v. FALL sows bred for _,

   
    
   
  

July and August farrow. Weigh 250
”’9‘ Spring pigs. Call or write E. R.
Leonard, St. Louis. Michigan. \

 

 

   

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I‘IGISTERI‘II) HAMPSHIRE PIGS now
ready. A bargain in boar pigs. John
XV. Snyder._ R No. 4. St. Johns. Mich.

SHEEP

SIIROI’SHIRES

 

 

 

 

 

HEREFORD
8 bull calves Prince

"Herefords Donald and Farmer
Breeding. ALLEN BROS., Paw Paw, Mich.

 

 

 

 

HARW'OOI) HEREFORDS '
Yearling bulls and a few heifers
from choice bred cow.

Jay Harwood, R.

 

 

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No. 3, Ionia, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 
 

HROI’SHIRES. Some line yearling
‘ Rams and Ram Lambs, one 3 yr. old.
lzal‘mers' price, leln 'Roohor. R. No. 4.
l<.vart, Michigan.

        
       
 

 

FOR AUGUST DELH'l-JRY 50 Register~

ed Shropshire Yearling ewes and 30
Regmtered Yearling Hams of extra qual-
lty and breeding. Flock established L990.
C. Lemon, Dexter. Michigan.

      
 

 

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MALL flock of choice recorded Delaine
ewes for sale. Will sell in lots to suit.
John Brown, R. 1, Blanchard. Mich.

      

 

 

 

 

 

HORSES

SHETLANI) PONIES.

SHETLAND PONIE

 

 

For Sale. Write

 

 
 

POULTRY

\VYA NDOTTE

 

  
  
      
    
 

 

    
 

ILVER, GOLDEN and “'HI’I‘E Wyan-
dottes of quality, line large cockerels.

  

 

 

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for descr‘l’tlr‘" & $3.00 each. Eggs, $2.50 per 15. Clarence ‘11
priceS; Mark B. Curdy, Howell. Mich. Browning, R .No. 2‘ Portland, Michigan. ,
HOGS LEGnonN
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Fine, strong,
0. I. (7. 302000 June and July delivery. '

 

 

 

BreddGilts

l Serviceable Boars
C J. Carl Jewell, Mason, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LARGE TYPE 0. I. C.

Spring pigs pairs and trios. Gilts bred
for fall farrow, at prices that Will please.
(‘LOVEB LEAF STOCK FARM
Monroe. Mich.

 

 

  
  

 

   
  
    
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 REGISTERED IIOLSTEINS 100 ‘

A herd of high producing females from the breeds best
families. Herd headed by llutchland Colantha .XVlnana Lad
114067, Senior and Grand Champion Bull at Mlchlgan State
Fair 1917. Junior sire Maplet-rest Application Pontiac
132652 a. 35.16 son of Friend Hengcrvcld De Kol Butter Boy
and whose dam and 1}; sister hold 6th and 7th highest
yearly butter records. Sons of these great sn-os up to in
months old for sale. Prices and pedigrees on application.

R. BRUCE )IcPHERSOX, IIOW'ELL, )IICII.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Watch this paper for
Announcement of

Robert R. Pointer & Son

“SALE—

 

 

 

 

   

telegram $796K“ '

l “in just‘onedweekan

or renewal subscrip
» ,3 certain number.

other . liar

 

 

many ‘
, tion Manager.

There is hardly a country church, farmers’ organization, Red Cross chapter
or; society of any kind that doesnot need more mono .
tby anychance you belong to such an organization tel .them of our simple plan for
,~’raising moneyeasily. . . . . . .

-‘ Down in St. Joseph county. a Red Cross chapter raised its promised $50

-We will give your organization our maximum cash commission on every new ,

for their'subscrlpflons—probably;.halt of the members of your own organization
are not on our list, that makes it all the easier! .- - .
— Tellus what your society
. us send you the plan that. will solve‘all

 

HOW TO RAISE MONnY’ ‘- *

now than ever before. If

dr'wlthout entailing and hard. work on any one member.

tion'to‘M. B. ‘F. and an extra bonus when you have secured
- Farmers all over Michigan are waiting for someone to ask

is, how much moneyyou want. to raise and let .
our.,troubles.qu-ickly just‘as it has in
. ust address. your letter to the Circula-,

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_ cases in Michigan.

For Saleone penyslfilnétréa 'Texi birds ,.

White
Leghorns now at $10 a 100; $5 for 50.
Finest stock in the country. Prompt ship- .9,
ment by mail. We guarantee safe arrival 3 .
and satisfaction. Order direct. Catalog.
Holland Hatchery, Holland. Mich. R, 7.

 
 

vigorous chit-ks for »_’
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WE HAVE THEM '
It you want Leghorns that will pay in
for their feed a dozen times over, write é;
us. We have eggs for Hatching and I
Breeding Stock, hens and pullets only.
HILL ('RES’I‘ POULTRY FARM,
Ypsilanti, Michigan.

 

 

ROFI’I‘ABLE HUFF LEGIHHENSwWe
have twenty pens of especially mated
Single Comb Buffs that are not only mat-
ed for exhibition but, above all, for prof-
itable egg production. Eggs at very reus-

 

onable price. Our list will interest you
—piease ask for it. Village Farms,
Grass Lake, Michigan.

CHICKS

 

 

 

BABY CHICKS

YOUNG'S Strain limlvy Laying Single
Comb White ngllm'ns.

50 Chicks ............ $1.95
100 chicks ............ 9.85
By mail prepaid. ‘
()mlpr direct from 21d. illnlllelllute

Sli‘lllll'lt ills.

WOLVERINE CHICKE RY

711 Delaware St. SE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Rapids, Mich.
We ship thousands
each season, different

CHICKS varieties booklet and

testimonials, stamp appreciated. Freeport
Hatchery, Box 10. Freeport. Michigan. .l

HATCHING EGGS

PLYMOUTH ROCK _ . .

   

 

 

   
     
  

I * From strain with .- =
Barred ROCk Eggs records to 290 eggs 1,? ”,7;
per year. 32.00 per 15 Prepaid» by par- . , .,
eel post. Circular free. Fred Asflinsw

 
 

Constantine, Michigan.

 

 

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ORPINGTON

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.320. Chicago Colisemn Wln— . wifiqi”
hers. Some fine females in blag}: and —~

 

 

 

 

  

 

' Daley, Moh3wk, Mich:

  

BU“? OPDingtons at $5 each. Jamesf A“.

 

 
 

  


 

 

’1‘ UR BOYS are rlsklng their all on ,.
of Flanders to make the World safe for democ-

racy, and yet practically every\sold1er that has
crossed is protected by United States Government msurance.
Uncle Sam sees to it that his boys are protected because he knoWs
the RISK they are running!

 

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$27,000,400

Estimated Fire and Theft
Losses in United States
in 1917

 

The above is the fire and theft losses, es—
timated by the JOurnal of Commerce, occur-
ing in the United States in the year 1917.

The automobile owners should take great-
er care in keeping their engines and auto-
mobiles clean and free from grease and oil
to limit the fire losses. Many garage fires
occur, and it is therefore important that the
autoni’obile owner should patronize only
those garages of fire-proof construction
that are kept clean. and in which the help
are particular about smoking or doing any-
thing to increase the hazard.

The Automobile Thief
is Operating in
Detroit and Southern
Michigan

The automobile owners should put their
cars in a responsible garage. Do not leave
the car standing upon the streets of Detroit
unattended. Insurance companies 'have
found it necessary to make a discount of 26
per cent of the adjustment where cars are
stolen from the streets of a. large city.

The police oflicers andasherm‘s are becom-
ing more active. but if the automobile'own-

ers would do their part; many of the losses»

would be avoided.

 

 

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It you own an automobile and drive it in Michigan, your risks of fire, theft and
liability in case you injure s0meone else, or his property are just as certain.

Out of every hundred licensed cars in Michigan, a certain percentage are sure to
be burned, stolen or injure someone else.
Auto Insurance Company was formed as a co—operative mutual- through which
each owner could hear his share of this risk at a minimum cost. -

The courts in Michigan have awarded as high as $5, 000 for the death of person
struck by an automobile. and yet the average driver 18 just as careful as yOu are.

For this reason the Citizens Mutual

Can you afford to drive an automobile without protection of a
strong company which protects you in case of such an accident?

Stealing cars is becoming common, not only 1n Detroit and Grand
Rapids where this company will not insure a car at any price be-
cause the risk 18 too great, but out in smaller towns and even from '
farm barns and garages. How would yOu feel to lose your auto--
mobile, hundreds have never been recovered!

Every day you read of an automobile burning in a garage or on the road. Gas—

” oline ignites quickly and your car is a charred wreck, which often must be

sold for old 1ron.

Our mutual msurance protects you from all three of these risks that you are
running everyday you drive Without it. If you live outside of Detroit or Grand ‘
aids thank your lucky stars, because the same insurance which we offer you .
1, plus 25¢ per horse power, costs nearly ten times as much in the old line

companies in these cities. We have courteous agents in every part of Mich—
igan, they find many ways to help our members, so if you will tell us the name, model and year of
your car we will have one see you at once and care for all details of 1nsuring your car in the

CITIZENS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO.

HOWELL, MICHIGAN W. E. ROBB, Secretary

    
 
 
 

   
 
 
 

  

 
   
    
 
 

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