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”Ken who Employ Automobiles for Business
Will be Hardest Hit if Contemplated
Taxes on Gasoline and Autos
Are Levied

 

In classing the autumobile as. a luxury and pro-
»posing’ a large war-{tan upon. it, congress has prac-
‘tf-ti‘c'ally ignored the uses for which the largest
class of automobile owners in the United States
employ their cars.

The farmers own 53.1 per cent of all the auto-
mobiles in the country. They did not buy these
ears for pleasure purposes. They bought them for
business and have so adapted them to Work "pre-
viously done by horses’ and gasoline engines that

on the farms where they are employed.

_ A study of the uses to which farmers put their
automobiles would no doubt prove an agreeable
surprise tothe auto manufacturer and an eye-open-
,er tothe deluded congressman who thinks he
is taxing wealth‘ when he taxes the automobile.
Primarily, of course, the farmer uses his machine
for transportation purposes, and there is no man on
earth who needs a speedy and dependable medium
of travel more than the man who lives on the
farm far distant from his sourceflof supplies and
his market. The growing scarcity of labor and the
mounting prices of feed have forced many farmers
as an economic necessity to replace horses with
trucks and automobiles

Then, by means of attachments, the automobile
has been made to take the place of the gasoline
engine in such capacities as silo-filling, wood-
cutting, feed-grinding, plowing, harrowing, etc.,
and has proven itself to be a genuine time and
labor to such an extent that the farmer would find
it extremely difficult, if not well-nigh impossible,
to get along without.

VExcept in a very limited number of cases, the
automobile has long since ceased to be strictly
a vehicle for pleasure riding Cities now depend
upon them to carry a large part of their population
from one point to another. The automobileis per-
. forminga necessary function in relieving the bur-
: den of transportation placed on street railway sysQ
tems' Which would be totally inadequate to carrying
the traveling public were the automobiles forced
from the streets What would the city of Detroit,
for instance, do providing its already overtaxed
street car lines were forced to take on the thous-
ands who now tavel by auto? Had the automobile
never Come into existance, and cities had enjoyed
a normal growth, many‘of‘them would have found
it necessary to provide elevated and subway sys-
tems in order to handle the population. Having

 

failed to do this, they must continue to depend on
the automdbile as a medium of urban and suburban

 

they have become absolutely necessary equipment .

, important as this argument is for the unre-
stricted uselof theautomObile, it presents a minor
phase of the situation. The farmer is by far the
man mostvitally concerned in the proposed legis-
.,lation for placing additional taxes on motor cars,

and an exorbitantly high tax on gasoline, and

congress should consider long and carefully before
it enacts such legislation. Farmers who are forced
to sell wheat at less than (Continued on page 6)

FOOD ADMINISTRATION EXPLAINS
' POLICY ON MARKETING BROILERS

 

For the benefit of our readers who are in doubt
as to the best course to pursue in marketing their
poultry, We are glad to pressent the following let-
ter from the Food Administration:

“On page 6 0f_MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING for
July 27, I note the article, “Shall I sell My Chicks
for Broilers or hbld Them?” The editorial com-
ment in which the Food Administration is quoted
hardly expresses the actual attitude in the matter.
I am innviting your attention to the enclosed pre3s
story, “Viewpoint on Marketing Broilers." No
doubt this story, which was sent three weeks ago,
escaped your attention. You will observe that the
viewpoint of the Food Administration with regard
to chickens is different from that concerning
turkeys as is explained in a story which is going

‘ out this week entitled “Looking Ahead to Thanks-

giving.” I am calling this matter to your atten-
tion not with any spirit of criticism but that you
may be fully informed as well as knowing that the
Food Administration has already taken the same
attitude which your comment suggessts that lt
should take in justice to poultry raisers.——U. S.
Food Administration, by D. S. Burch.”

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The bulletins mentioned follow: “TheFood Ad-
ministration emphasizes the importance from a
food standpoint of killing only such young poul-
try as is reasonably plump, but under present con-
ditions official restrictions on sales of small broil-
ers seem unwise and. unnecessary.

“The great majority of chickens weighing be-
tween one and two pounds and sold to poultry
buyers are not killed until they have undergone
a fleshing process, which increases their weight
40 per cent or more.

“Usually Farmers retain the choicest pullets

- with the expectation of hastening their develop-

ment into early layers. To interfere with the
sales of other young poultry would in many cases
result in crowded quarters and delayed maturity
of the pullets.”

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“In the effort to stop the wasteful practice of
slaughtering broiler turkeys—those weighing
from~two to four pounds—the Food Administration
is approaching the problem thru three different
channels

“Farmers are requested to raise their turkeys
to maturity, thereby adding to the nation’s meat
supply; dealers have been notified of the Food Ad-
ministration’s desire that they refrain from pur-
chasing immature birds; hotels, clubs and restau-
rants Where most of the broiler turkeys are con-
sumed have been asked to discontinue serving
them
“It is pointed out that turkeys, unlike chickens,
do not become plump and weleeated until nearly

I full ‘ grown.”

 

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WHEN THE WAR ENDS

Readjustment Plans do not, for Some Reason,
' Include the Investigation and Remedy
for Huge Problems Confronting
American Agriculture

 

 

President Wilson has recently addressed a letter
to Chairman Gifford of the National Council of
Defense, instructing that Council to begin a sur~
vey and study the many ways in which the war has
interrupted and changed the normal course of com-
mercial and social life. The President desires the
Council to make such investigation as may be nec—
essary and finally submit a general plan for read-
justment. The list of the topics given by the
“Daily Press” that are proposed to be investigat-
ed are as follows: Demobilization of the army and
navy, industrial adjustment to peace conditions
including the return of the various war industries
to peace, industrial relations between capital and
labor, foreign trade problems, including encourage-
ment of foreign trade, tariff problems, industrial
and scientific research, fuel, merchant marine,
and railoads.

In this list we find no recommendation whatever
with regard to the investigation of agricultural
conditions. Agriculture, it seems, is to be left to
shift for itself in the readjustment of conditions
after the war, Seemingly, it is thought that agri-
culture needs no readjustment after the war, or
that agriculture is well able to take care of itself.
The governments of Great Britain and France,
however, seem to have a different idea and they are
going to no end of trouble to put agriculture in
a position so that it will be prosperous and safe
after the war. Why the President left out agri-
culture in this recommendation is hard to under-
stand because agriculture before the war, in this
country, was not on a healthy basis. It has not
been profitable enough in the last several years
so that young men could be induced to take up
agriculture in preference to industrial positions.

It would seem that under the present food short-
age of the world which is liable to continue for a

few years at least after the close of the war, that ;

the government should investigate and find if
it could not be of assistance in increasing the pro-
duction of food supplies and also of lessening their

 

cost, with a view perhaps not so much to the di-
rect benefit of the farmer as to the American con-
sumer and the consumer of the whole world as
well. There are certainly many things that the
government could do and a fair investigation
of conditions by a non-partisan board could not
help but be of value to agriculture.

If agriculture must depend upon itself, on its
own resources, if it must fight its own battles
independently while all the other industrial prop-
ositions are to be assisted by the government, then
agriculture certainly needs (Continued on page 6)

 

 

 

 

 

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it.“ sins We entered the war President Wilsdn

s addressed a; message to the American people

1‘ l,b‘e8eechlng them to respect the laws of the nation '
7; and refrain from administering justice with their
ov'Vn hands He says in pa'rt:
. many lynchings and every one of them has been a
‘ blow at the heart of ordered law and justice.
man who loves America, no man who really cares
' for her fame and honor and character or who is
truly loyal to her institutions, can justly mob ac-r

“There have been

No

tion while the courts of justice are open and the

“governments at the States and nation are ready to
. do their duty ”

It is known that the lynching of Robert Prae-
ger and the subsequent acquittal of his murderers.
andlsimilar outrages against persons suspected of
having German sympathies, are being used by
German agents as anti-American propaganda in

.South America and other countries that are try-

ing to maintain a neutral stand. It‘is Gerniany’s
claim that the United States entered the war for
mercenary reasons and that her boast as a pro-
tector of democracy and human justice is nothing
but a cloak to hide her hypocrisy. German-y skil-

'fully distorts the violations of these principles by

American citizens within their own borders and
proves to the [satisfaction of many that the U.‘S.
government permits and sanctions outrages by
civilians against people of German blood or sym-
pathies.

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Since July 1, holders of Liberty Bonds of the first:

and second issues and Liberty Bonds obtained by
converting bonds of the first issue into bonds of
the second issue, may turn in their per cent bonds
for’conversion into 4% per cent Liberty Bonds.
After November 9th, 1918, no further rights of con-
version will attach to the 4% per cent Liberty Bonds,
either the original bonds of the Second Loan or
those obtained by conversion of bonds of the First
Loan. Bonds of the First issue, however, "will still
have the privilege of conversion into any bonds is—
sued at a higher rate than 3% per cent, before the
termination of the war. All of the 4% per cent
are non-convertible.

All bonds issued upon conversion into 4%, per cent
bonds will be dated May 9th. The bonds secured
upon conversion of bonds of the first loan of 4
per cent bonds will carry interest from June 15th.
Bonds issued upon conversion of 4 per cent bonds
of the second issue will carry interest from May 15.

On conversion of Registered Bonds, registered
bonds will be delivered, neither change of owner-
ship nor change into Coupon bonds being permitted.

 

pare for a call oi at. least 400, (women during the
:morith cf August, the largest number.“ by far to be

. called in any one month Meet 01 the boards will»
be able to fill their Quotas from the new registrants

_ of last June, but others will not. The President .
hopes to have four million men in Franceb‘yjthev
middle of next summer. and it'ls with thatend'in
view, that the/draft age limits Will soon-be raised.

. e ' s s
The new revenue bill as tentatively drafted by

the house ways and means committee is due for
some hard sledding when it hits the senate. Few
of the senators are satisfied with its most impor-
tant provisions and they threaten to rip the'bill
to pieces and make it all over again. ‘ ‘It is the
claim 'of certain senators that despite thePresi-
dent’s recommendations and theigen’eral sentiment
of both houses that the war profiteers be forced ‘
to pay the bulk. of the next budget the house1 com-
mittee has dealt very leniently with them, and it-
is stated that the tentative bill would take only a
meie 2'90 million dollars more tl an the total now
obtained from excess profits. The principal ob-
jection to the new bill is on the proposal to tax
all incomes 10 per cent. Such a tax falls heavi-
est upon those of moderate means who are the na-
tion's biggest Liberty bond buyers and Red Cross
subscribers. That there’ll be a “hot time in the
old town” when all the members of congress get
back to Washington and start the debate on the
new revenue bill is readily: conceded by all.

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The telephone and telegraph lines of the nation
were taken over by the U. S. govennment on July
31st, making the third great public utility to come ‘
under control of the government. The lines will
be under the supervision of Postmaster General
Burleson. As in the cases of the railroads and ex-
press lines the government will make many read-
justments, and attempt to put the companies now
operating at a loss on a paying basis. Physical
connections between all companies will u‘nd‘oubt-
edly be made. The present heads of the companies
will be continued in their office for the time being,
providing they show any inclination to cooperate
with the government in the effective management
of the lines. Any attempt, however, on their part
to interfere with the government’s efforts will be
met with prompt dismissal.

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As a result of his conference with the Allied
food dictators in London, Herbert Hoover has
wired the Food Administration to rescind its
order for wheatless days. The order for the use
of substitutes still holds.

 

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vauce against meant-manila” o be. .1...
river Marine. Eat». it as
victories to the many of? gained
lies during the counter- ensire that
he progress for nearly _
one of the bleediest batt, '

meat, Allied troops took the important town at
Fere- en-Tardenpis. (shovm on the- map as Fare)
and made other important advances all along the
16-mile front The Germans have retreated in
more or less disorder as far northward as the
Aisne and Vesle,r‘lvers, where military authorities
believe they will seek to re- establish their base.

ess- ”

The Germans are still indulging in their old
tricks of vandalism and wanton dost 'ction in
occupied territories. During their brief Stay in
the Marne salient they ransacked thé'houmlvcu‘t-
ting to pieces with their swords choice paintings
and draperies, demolished mirrors and furniture
and left a scene of utter ruin when they retreated ~

before the Franco-American troops. « ~
,s s: e

The war department has raised its‘ban against

sisters of American soldiers in France, entering ,,

the Red Cross service, and women may now'be sent
overseas for Red Cross duty upon the condition
that they will make no effort to visit their rela.
tives while in France.

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It is semi-officially reported that Turkey has
severed relations with Germany and abandoned her.
military schemes. If this is true, the Kaiser’s
eastern move is at an end and will permit. the
releasing of a halfmillion or more Allied troops
for duty on the western front. ~

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Losses of American soldiers.\engaged in the
counter-offensive have not been as great as feared,
altho they are much higher than at any other.
period of the war In Sunday’s battle, 225 men
were killed, wounded or taken prisoner, making the
total casualties to date 13, 766. Of this number
about 2,000 have been‘killed in action, 749 died of

and missing.

The navy enlistment age has been extended
from 35 to 40 years. in order to make up for the
loss of enlistments among drafted men as a- result
of the order of boards not to release any men for
the navy whom they need for their August quota.

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Persistent rumors of typhoid and other epidem:
ics among the German tr00ps continue. It is be-
lieved that lack of proper nourishment and the
long trench service which the German soldiers
have been forced to put in, have weakened their
constitutions and made them easy prey to disease.

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Coupon bonds. ~- It is a frequent
however, may be ~ occurence now for
converted into MAP SHOWING HOW THE CROWN PRINCE IS BEING TRAPPED U.‘ 8. ships to ex-
Registered bonds ' change shots with
upon request. Fontenm; ’ "a German subma.
Coupon bonds rine—sofitheAt-
must havetheMay [antic coast“ In.
15 or June 15, ’§° coming boats re-

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1918, coupons and Ol’shorit Ac cg 0 port see 11g one
all subsequent urme lea or more of the
coupons attached. W Susana; . Comm, undersea craft
Coupon bonds Soucq ch an an F1: 5t.Thlerg . and flringthaishéit

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issued from con Vii mot-15.033 Ve or wo 1n e
verswn Will have / H rte 6/9 rect10n. In some
‘ mm “ ""3 22 ’s W . 8...... as? start:
coupons attached, //./// ~-_‘ ‘ 1. as. r I» .

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and latex must be CO'Q / vs““ ‘0‘»? gSLMs fight and there
exchanged for -- . / ‘4 have been no im-
new bonds with (Gulch, r, .9, SLEuphr-asie portant losses to
the full number Bil SUI’OI’CO I I w American boats
of coupons attach- - 9 FER! .Bounlt, for ,several days.
Ed. ' an s: e

Owners of Lib- euillg , menhcns\ hat-fans W An Amsterdam
erty bonds were -~ Lacm FRENCH AquMERICANS ‘.P re dispatch declares
warned again by / MOVINGONFERE ' °“' ‘9 that the Gerllrllan
the treasury de- r government as

' at given the public
partment in a “-1 gr .
. . "nun“ final notice to
statement this hatelel: ou cl 1 0 give up one suit
week against w°°d$ /l'./" / Vereuul of clothes each to
agents With allur‘ olleau //¢,// Pieds/ reloup Ma,- . ' ,, war workers and
ilng offers for the 385223): ”1‘ . men in the army.
exchanging of "Ms TH':RRY :- .s s
the bonds fOT (I5 5301, EDERNAY Giannl Caprpni.
pa _
stocks alleged to to veteran aeroplane
yield higher re- infvertito'r and man-
\ 11 ac urer, says 1n
turns}. .* * less than three
\ , years planes will

The dr-am “9°" be built which-
class one regis— L; 3‘ 9 ‘2 3 '° \ can safely carry
trants by the navy / 100 persons‘ at a

and marine corps
as well as other
branches of ser-

from 5 to 10 miles.

Icon In the background.

The heavy line -shows the old battle line three weeks ago.

ago.

The Germans occupied all the territory north of this line.
During the three weeks engagement, the Allies have pushed the Germans back over the entire shaded portion a distance of
The dotted line shows the position of the Allied troops a wee
have taken additional territory in the vicinity of Fore and the Germans have so

Since this map was drawn, the Allies
lit the shelter of the Yeah and Alan rivers

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' ton of Chicago represents

-. . 5 The interstate Commerce Commission has 1113}.
:mIe‘sed the complaint or the California Wholesale

Dealers' Ass’n against thesouthern Pacific rail-

Way, for the" alleged» discrimination in the distri-1

~bution' of cars to onion and potato shippers.

This action brings to mind the agitation begun
iii-:Michigan last winter to secure a more even
,di'strihution of cars in this state and bring about
an investigation into the rates as compared with
those charged in other potato growing states.
At the behest of President Hinyan of the Potato

' Bhippers’ Ass' 11. and President Smith of the Crow-

ers’ Ass’n. MICHIGAN Bosmsss FARMING had its
plans practically made for securing a hearing be-
fore the interstate Commerce Commission. But
shortly thereafter the government took over the
«railroads, and it was deemed advisable to let the
matter rest for a time. 7

1118 the claim of Michigan shippers that the
rate on interstate potato shipments are. discrim.
inatory, and that as a result growers and ship-
pers of Michigan are forced to accept a lower price
for their products than those of other states, Wis-
consin and Minnesota, for example. It is, of
course, no secret now that Michigan growers re-
ceive about the smallest prices for potatoes that
are paid in any state‘in the union, one of the rea-
sons for which is undoubtedly the higher Cost of
transporting the spuds, to the primary markets.

Everyone knows that Michigan didnot receive
a fair proportion of the available cars last winter,
andthose that did reach the state were unevenly
distributed. Despite the combined protests of the
Cleaners, the Grange. the Shippers’ Ass’n, the Ag-
ricultural College, the agricultural press, etc., the
situation was not remedied. in time to move the
crop at the time when it should have been moved.
Government control may mean a more equitable
distrbution of cars this fall and winter. But we
wonder what the shippers’ and growers’ associa-
tions are doing to make sure about this.

COMMITTEE WILL ADVERTISE
THE FOOD VALUE OF MILK

Acting under instruction of the national dairy
conference held a few weeks ago, Chairman D. D.
Aitken has appointed a committee of seven dairy-
men to formulate plans to advertise the value of
milk as a food. Following is the personnel of the
committee: M. D. Munn. chairman, Milo D. Camp-
bell, John Lefeber, George W. Haskell, Charles
Reed, E. S. Brigham, and M. J. Norton. ‘

Milo D. Campbell is a dairy farmer in Michigan
and president of the National Milk Producers’
Assocation; M. D. Munn is a breeder of Jersey
cattle in Minnesota and president of the American
Jersey Cattle Club; John Lefeber is manager of
the Gridley Dairy 00., Milwaukee, Wis, and presi-
dent of the International Milk Dealers’ Associa-
tion; George W. Haskell is president of the Be-
atrice Creamery Co.. Chicago; Charles Reed is a
manufacturer of cheese in Wisconsin; M. J. Nor-
the condensary interests
and will serve until someone else is appointed to
take his place; and E. S. Brigham is a dairy farm-
er of New Jersey.

This action is one of the first steps in inaugurat-
ing a national publicity campaign in behalf of
dairy products,’a movement that is now recogniz-
ed as necessary to maintain and increase the con-
sumption of milk‘and its products and insure per-
manence and profitableness to the dairy industry.

CAPACITY OF UNITED STATES
FOR STORAGE OF GRAIN

That country elevators provide more than half
the total grain storage capacity is shown by inves-
tigationS'of the U. S. Food Administration into
facilities for taking care' of this .season’s crops.
The amount and distribution “of grain storage in
the United States is indicated in the following
summary:
~ ' Number
.Country elevators ............ 20. 643

Additional country elevators
Terminal elevators

Capacity
527,861,855
150 177, 939

511111211 ..... 2,8 962 928 747 ,354
:1 111's _a total storage capacity exceeding

Kansas City and Philadelphia. It will be observ-
ed that the grain storage units of the United States
have ‘a capacity equivalent to more than nine bush-
618 for- every person. These facts and the know-

ledge that there are additional storage facilities

on farms show the practicability of building up
grain reserves, especially of wheat. against future
needs. The Food Administration also plans to build
up grain reserves in France in' order to .render
less, serious any interruption of shipping.

POTATO CROP SUFFERS FROM
' fiBLIGHT IN NEW YORK STATE

Early blight has appeared ip some fields of pota-
toes and the fear is that it may spread. Potatoes
have generally made a fair growth under the
favorable conditions. Although drouthy weather
is reported in'some quarters, seasonable rains in
Monroe county and adjoining territory have kept
vines growing. While Bordeaux mixture is con—
sidered an "excellent preventative of blight, the
high cost of chemicals, coupled with the great scar-
city of farm labor, will probably prevent its use as
freely as in some seasons past.

The acreages in this territory by counties
compared with the general average in years past
follows Monroe, 78 per cent; Cayuga. 70; Chat-
auqua. 80; Edie, 100; Genesee. 90; Livingston, 85;
Niagara, 75; Ontario, 89; Oswego, 90; Schuyler,
80; Seneca, 75; Tompkins, 90; Wayne, 76; Wyom~
ing, 50; 'Yate, 85

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FACTS PICKED UP IN FOREIGN
LANDS REGARDING FOOD SUPPLY

The Food Minister of France has requisitioned
1918 forage crops. The maximum price for best
quality will be $1.00 for 100 pounds and'Sl; cents
for second quality.

Italy has published a decree requisitioning 1918
crops of wheat, barley and rye.

The province of Milan, Italy, shows a dccreuse
in live stock based on the census of 1908. of 21
per cent for horses, 18 per cent for mules and eight
per cent for swine.

The maximum price for milk in Rome has been
fixed at 18 cents per quart. In 1914 the price
was from seven to eight cents per quart.

In 1917 about 100,000 truckloads of hay and
straw were secured by Germans in occupied por-
tions of France and Belgium.

Owing to lack of markets for their corn, fur-111cm
in Argentina, South America. are in some cases
disposing of it for fuel at 40 cents per hushcl.

MONTH JUST CLOSED DRIEST
JULY SINCE 1890 IS CLAIM

Prohibition is having a bad effect on Michigan's
weather. and for the past thirty days the state
has been exceedingly “dry" in more than one re-
spect. The month of July. this year, the
driest July since 1890, we are told. in July of 111st
year there was only three days in which rain fell,
grand total of less than three-quarters of 1111 inch.
Up to the 22nd of last month there had not been
half an inch of rainfall. and all crops have suffer
ed. The excess of rain during April and May
is given as the cause-of July's drought.

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New England.~—-Bost011.z Fine growing weather. and
all crops making excellent progress. Rye and outs
excellent; some being cut for feed. Oats bonding
well. llaying well under way. Potatoes looking
tine: generally in blossom; early dug, generally good
size.

New York. ——Ithaca.; High temperatures _
Sun-shino, and light precipitation advanced
crop and haying operations 1apidly. Second 1111111114
of alfalfa. now ready; crop heavy All grain 1'ip111—
ing rapidly. Oat and barley harvest will begin Juli
1‘29 to August 1; excellent yields expected. “1in-
berry season at its best; heavy crop. Early upplos
in market in southeastern counties; good crop. lion'ly
sweet corn about ready. Hood rains needed in 11”
districts.

Texas. rung es Ilni‘: 1\111' .1 :‘111
affected as a result of dry weather and high 11111p11~
ature except in Panhandle where the temperaturr \\ (I\
more moderate. 1' eed crops, sweet polatocs.:111d pea-
nuts poor to fair Rice still genemlly "11111 l..1t1=
corn mostlyu poor and deteriorating rapidly. Cotton
was unfavorably affected by continued 1lro1.1,:',hl and
high temperatures; deteriorated generally. Rolls are
opening prematurely and there are complaints of
shedding. The picking of curly planted cotton is be-
ginning as far north as the central portion. Amar-
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handle is good, except in the counties of Lubbock
and Tom Green where it is poor. ..

Pennsylvania—Philadelphia: Heavy general rains
needed. Pastures and meadows at standstill or dry-
ing up and potatoes and truck not doing Well. '1 o-
bacco mostly good. Oat harvest in progress in
southern counties; better than average crop. Corn is
improving 011 account of higher temperatures, but
needs rain. Harvest of winter Wheat progressed
well; threshing begun, yield and quality excellent

0k1ahoma.——Oklahoma: Crops doing faiily well in
..1101the1'n half. where rain was quite gener,al but h0t
weather and scant moisture unfavorable for all crops
in southern half of State; drought severe and crops
badly damaged southwestern counties. Sorghum
grains generally deteriorated. Sweet potatoes and
peanuts fair torn made poor growth generally in
the southern portion as a result of extreme 'drought
and high temperature; there was an improvement in
parts of the northern portion, however, where mod-
erate rains occur-.1e1l Cotton made fairly good prog
ress in most places, but deteriorated in southwest
portion on account of lack of moisture. Condition,
hoWever, continues good generally, except poor in
southweSt portion.

Ohio.———Columbus-: lapid progress made harvesting
and thrashing grain crops, but plant growth greatly
retarded most sections account of continued drought.
Oat crop normal or above. Barley good quality;
yield above normal. Threshing winter wheat contin-
ues north; completed sections of soutlrwest; quality
excellent' yield good to excellent. Corn made poor

growth on account of lack of moisture, except in ex-
treme Southwest 11 here moderate rains occur'.1ed

Indiana.—~lndianapolis: Rain much needed. ()at
harvest and thrashing progressed steadily under ex-
cellent conditions; oat cutting finished and wheat
threshing finishing in south. Oats good in south,
good to excellent in north. Truck, potatoes, .md pas-
tures,1airt,0 good; clover good. Corn made fair
growth, except poor in some places in the northeast

Illinois. a few scattered show~
ers; Weather favorable for harvesting and threshing
oats and rye. \Vith the exception of oats and spring
\i'heat harvesting is completed. Meadows 11111111118—
tures holding out well, except in south. Apples
rather source Threshing winter wheat .1111! l111vest-
ing spring wheat made excellent prog ress on account
of dry \\'£:lth€l. Corn is in excellent condition, ex-
cept in tllc south and a few other counties where it
is very poor 11>: a result 111‘ luck of lll(1l.‘<llll'e; it is
tnsseling \\'1'll.

Wisc011sin.~—»;\l ilu'aukee:
south 111111 extreme-"west portions. but rain needed
elsewhere. lluyingr about completed; yield poor. All
small grains being harvested; excellent yields of oats,
rye, and barley. l'iarly potatoes suffering severely
from blight. Tobacco excellent. Labor shortage re-
ported in northeastern counties. C 0111 is excellent in
the south and extreme west, but fair to poor else—
where on account of lack of rain. Harvest of spring
“heat the Shoboyg an Co ounty begins August. 10 to

" exc-elhnt development generally.

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Minnesota—Minneapolis: \\'cath1-r
but relieved by general ruin Monday.
rye harvesting nearing completion southern
ties; yield good; progressing central portion'
fair. ()at harvesting begun southern po1t11m stand
generally thin and yield Short. Potatoes fair to
g00d. Pastures poor. Corn is from fnlr to goud 1n
southern portion. Spring wheat good to excellent
southern portion. but fair to good northern.

Kansas.‘—'l‘opel<:1: The yield of winter wheat is
excellent in the east portion; threshing half done in
cast and beginning in central portion. Pastures very
poor. 11nd hay crops making slow growth. More mod-
erate temperature, with frequent
all parts, and good rains over considerable areas in
west. but little remain in eastern half; corn is in good
to excellent condition in the important producing
areas in north-central and northeasi'portions. and
i’air'to good elsewhere, except in extreme southeast.
where very poor and rapidly approaching critical
stage in roosting—cur southeast, and half in tusxcl
northeast: insswdiug elscwhel'c.

NebraskaxmLincoln
haying delayed some by
vunccd. Sugar-hects in fine condition.
much in1p1'1‘1Ved. (.‘m‘n made excellent growth on
account of general and heavy rains and moderate
tcmpcruturcs; crop conditions good; tusseling gcner-
ally.

North Dakota. ~~Bis111arckz Harvest of all small
grains except flax begun; w ell advanced. and rye har-
vest completed in eastern portion. Oats promise fair
crop. Indications for corn generally excellent. Bar—
ley harvest well under way. with fair average. Flax
in boll to bloom stage generally: some poor to total
failure. ‘zistures and hay conditions somewhat im-
proved. Spring wheat suffered on the 18th and 19th
from the dry, hot Weather. but was greatly relieved
by good rains in the southeast and fair to moderate
showers clsewhere.

Colorado ——T)enver: Barley. rye. oats. and spring
wheat in generally good condition: harvest in locali—
ties. “'intcr Wheat harvest nearly finished some
plows. (‘orn growing rapidly. Potatoes setting well.
Prospects second crop alfalfa fine. Ranges improved.
Cultivating beets nearly finished. Harvest delayed
and wheat damaged by rain in localities.

New Mexico.—Sanla li‘c: Fairly general showers
last of week, but most genelal in north and east, fur-
ther relieving drgou 'htiand improving ranges. stock
.md crops. Winter wheat harvest in northern dis-
tricts; valley yields good, but upland poor to fair.
Corn, beans. spring wheat, oats, and fodder crops
doing well. Some early spring wheat in harvest.

Washington—Seattle: Extremely hot in east di-
vision. without adequate rain; adverse to growing
crops. but favorable for haying and harvest. Cut-
ting harlcl' and early oats; yield fair to poor. Rain
much needed: pastures and vegetable gardens suffer--
ing. 'lain benefited potatoes in western counties.
Irrigated fruit excellent: ripening fast. irrigated
corn excellent and tasseling: elsewhere poor to fair.
Cutting winter wheat general; quality fair. Cutting
early spring wheat will begin on the 29th.

California. San Francisco: Wheat. barley, and oat
harvest nearly half finished; many kernels of barley
shriveled. Hay baling general' crop good. Much
stock feeding in stubble fields; mountain ranges hold-
ing out well Beans, sugar beets, corn rice hops. ir-
rigated vegetables, and potatoes growing nicely. Ap-
ricot canning and drying general; oiop below expec-
Motions Harvesting of Thompson seedless grapes be-
gun; (-rop good Lemons and valencia manges mak—
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He produced the figures on 40 acres which he plant-
ed last fall, but of which only 24_,pass‘ed the hard
winter season and matured. Here are his figures:

80 bushels of seed, @ $2.10 ............... $168.00
'3 tons of fertilizer @ 33.50 ., ..... -. . .. . . . 100.50
Interest on 40 acres ..................... 240.00
Plowing and harrowing, @ $6. 00 ........ 240.00
Drilllng. @ 50c ........................ 20.00

Manure on 25 acres, 8 tons to the acre,
@ 500 per ton ........................ 100.00
Total ......................... $868.50

Mr. Bellman has not harvested his wheat, so
was unable to estimate the yield or the exact cost
of threshing. but he did not believe that the yield
would go over 14 to 16 bushels. A conservative
estimate of the additional cost of harvesting,

threshing, sacking and taking his crop to malket'

will bring his total cost up around $950, or a loss
of about $1 50.

We believe that Mr. Bellman’s experience is typ-
ical of that of the average farmer in this state, and
for the purpose of compiling figures to show what
$2.10 wheat means to the farmers of Michigan,
we would appreciate it if every wheat grower will
submit a statement of his profit or loss in 1918
wheat.
tell us how you did it.
price, tell us why.

A writer in the Chicago Tribune makes an inter-
esting analysis of what $2.40 wheat would mean to
the consumer. He finds that the proposed increase

If you lost money at that

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cost to the consumer of only $1.80 per capita, pro-
viding the entire crop was consumed in this coun-
try. With only half of the crop consumed here,
the total extra cast to domestic consumers would
be only 90 cents per capita. The article follows
complete.

“I note President Wilson’s veto of the price fix-
ed by congress on wheat of $2. 40 per bushel. He
estimated the crop for the current year will be
900.000.000 bushels, and states that 20 cents per

bushel reduction would save $387,000,000.

“Market substitutes are quoted at an average
price of about $12 a barrel, except rice, which is
higher.

“Assuming that about one-half of our pre‘sent
crop of wheat will be sold to our allies and for feed-
ing our troops abroad, the difference of 20 cents
a bushel will only amount to $90,000,000.

“It certainly seems unfair to reduce the price of
wheat, our best product for bread, to a value that
is lower than the commercial value of substitutes
on our market today. This will tend to discourage
growth of wheat in all sections where other crops
can be grown more advantageously.

“In the great state of lowa it costs more to
raise one bushel of wheat than it does to raise two
bushels of corn. I noticed the cash value of No.
2 white corn quoted in the same paper and the
same day is $2.08 per bushel. These conditions are
pointed out to illustrate that the price of $2.40
for wheat is not too high.

“I. fear that next year there will be a dimin-
ished amount of wheat raised in this and other
states because the value of that commodity is
discredited by this national enactment.

“If all of our<900, 000 000 bushels of wheat were
used by the people of the United States this reduc-
tion in p1 ice of 20 cents a. bushel would only be

Comparison of Returns per Acre on $2 Wheat and Other Cereals : I. _.

 

5 Chas. Bellman of Washington drove up to the: " '
M. B. F. office the other day in his Overland, stuck
| his ”head thru the open window of the editor’s
i sanctum, and said:
much money I am going to lose on my wheat -
. crap this year.?” .

The President had vetoed $2. 40 wheat only a_
week before this so we naturally were interested.

If you have made a profit on $2.10 wheat _

. advantage.

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pence $2.75

WHEAT 1N STATE OF MICHIGAN?

".icreaeed planting‘of wheat another year are not 1111.3 '
‘ aginar'y, as runners have found out from two" years? 1 .
experience that they cannot grow wheat under war '

conditiOns for the price that they are new receiv-
i11g and Will inevitably turn to some other crop

having similar soil requirements. The Farm, Stock ,
'and Home, published at Minneapolis, Minn. has.
compiled figures showing a comparison of the net \
1eturns per acre on $2. 20 Wheat as compared with.

the net returns of other crops in Minnesota. How
do these figues apply to your section, Mr. Farmer?

“A 311.0 11011 EVERY 1114112111,n

ADVISEs AGR. COLLEGE EXPERT

 

“A silo on every farm" should be the slogan

throughbut Michigan There will be exceptions
of course in some cases, but they should be few
and. far between.

has never been greater than at present. and the
silo can easily become one of the greatest factors

for saving waste and increasii’ig production on the

average farm.
Under the old method of handling the corn crop,

where the stalks are cured and fed dry, 3. large

proportion, 25 percent is refused by the animal
and left in the manger as waste except for its
fertilizing value The same crop, converted into

silage, would be eaten with relish and every bit of

the available matelial used to good advantage by
the animal. The complete ripening of the stalks
when left in the field and cured to be fed dry, re-
sults in a marked inc1ease in the crude- fibre or
woody material of the stalk and hence lowers
the percentage of digestible nutriments as shown
by analyses of corn stalks and silage compared
on a dry matter basis. 1

The experience of Michigan farmers during the

‘past year, when frost caught practically the entire

corn crop of the state, should be sufficient evi.
dence of the value of the silo to convince the
most skeptical. The farmer who had a silo last
fall was able to preserve every bit .of his corn
crop in a form where it could be used'to best
To be sure the silage was much below
standard, but it was far superior to the bundles
of dry stalks. practically stripped of leaves, which
were fed on farms where the silo was not in use.

Silage furnishes the succulent factor which is
so desirable in the winter ration ‘of farm animals,

especially dairy cows and wherever corn can be"

grown silage is the cheapest'source of succu-
lence for the winter feeding period. Silage is
also very valuable during the hot dry summer
months to supplement failing pastures and the
time will come when farmers. and especially dairy-
men, who have been feeding silage during the win;
ter months for many years, will build additional
silos of‘small diameter for use during the sum-
mer season. As land values increase, the acreage
of tillable land. used for pasture purposes will
steadily diminish. as a pasture crop cannot re-
tu1n a profit on high priCed land during the
ordinary season.

While silage is commonly considered as a feed
especially suited to dairy cows, its use is by no
means confined to such narrow limits. Beef cat-'
tle feeders are also enthusiastic in its support
and it is being widely used for feeding sheep
and lambs with excellent results. Horses. too,
relish silage and from feeding trials conducted so
far, we have every reason to believe that good

, silo may. be filled with an abundanee‘ '0’: earn 15:.

Under stress of war and with,
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he produced in the best possible coin-1m
while Without the silo it becomes almost a total
loss. We are all hoping for a bumper crop
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spare for grain. The farmers of Michigan 1113 i,
more than anxious to 1171 their part toward Win-V"
ning the War and nothing will do more to save
waste and increase production on the farm than
the silo. ‘fA silo for every farm.”——H.. W. Norton ,
Jr.,,Livestock Specialist, Experiment Sta.,‘M. A.0.

 

 

 

    
 

   

VSTATE’AGRICULTURALI BMEFS

Adrian .—-—The wheat, oat and corn crop in Lena:
wee county is expected to be large this year, ac-
cording to C. L. Coffeen, county farm agent. Mr. ,-_
Coffeen said that altho he did not expect that the
wheat Crop would be any larger than a year ago."
other crops were exceptionally geod, considering
the dry weather. Barley. in some places, it is}
understood, has threshed 33 bushels to the acre
Insects in no. form nor any cases of Hessian fly
01 cut wox ms have been discovered by the county
agent and he said that almost in every part of the
county corn and cats are growing rapidly. '

Harbor Beach. —-The shippers of the Thumb dis- '
trict have” organized an association in order to
make a more effective protest against the discrim—
ination that is claimed to- have been practiced by .
the railroads in that section. Shipping problems
of the Thumb have long been a source of worry to
elevators and live stock shippers, and it. is hoped
that thru the medium of organization at least
some of these prdblems may be solved. It is pro-
posed to engage a traffic manager.

South Lyons. ——The burning of the county build-
ings means a bigger financial less to Oakland coun—
ty than was at first supposed as the insurance was
found to be entirely inadequate. It is estimated
that the present cost of restoring the buildings
would amount to $100, 000. 1

Belleville. —-The first Wayne oeunty cow testing
association has been organized. This makes the
ninth association in the state of Michigan, though
several of them are not active at present f01 var-
ious reasons ‘

Blissfield. —The wild carrot, which has been the ‘

bane of agriculture in New York and the New Eng.
’land states has made its appearance in this local-
ity. The weed multiplies very rapidly, it being a
piodigious seed bearer. The plant grews to a
height of two feet and bears a white cluster.
flower. When once it has gotten a start in the
soil it is very hard to exterminate. The only way
to successfully exterminate it is to pull each .plant
up. . ,
Cams—The state railroad commission has or-
dered the telephone companies operating in Tus-
cola county, to make physical connections at all
ponts within the ocunty, giving to the farmers
universal county service for the first. time.

Sandwis’ky. —Farmers in this vicinity are organ:-
izivng associations for mutual aseistance in threShL;
ing. silo filling, and other work requiring machine"
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‘ flooring were 1133d. The silo as I remember it was ,
some 18 feet square and about 20 feet‘ high "

3 least 15 tons per acre.
'_ we fed it to both cows and horses, and a bunch of

‘ and winter to our 40 cows.

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a boarded-up 3ilo and put it

hiswas censtrueted in‘ rather a_'
re wa‘ 2163' were 3st up betwéen the square

framing. or the barn and flowing nailed cr’o33wise'.

We used the large 3outhern corn which did not

[Infinite in Wisconsin, but grew very high and con-
This corn must have gone at ., »

’ta‘i‘néd much foliage.
In order to test the silage

'ste3rs To balance the corn silage, which my father
knew was high in carbohydrates. we used cotton-
seed meal, at that time a very cheap product. This
ration along with 3traw; constituted the bulk of the

- feed. At the end of’ the feeding season, we found-
1 we fed our animals with greater economy than be-
fore, in spite of the fact that much of. the Silage ,

spoiled in the rude 3110 that we had constructed,
for in the Corners the silage moulded, as we had
the diameter too large to allow feeding off the
entire surface each day.

We figured at that ti'me that we could save neara

ly 10 cents per pdund on the produCtiOn of butter
with the silo, and our steer feeding experiment
resulted in $1.50 saved per hundred pounds live
weight. Soon after this we moved to Minnesota,
and there at the experiment station, my father,
some 22 years ago, built his first stave silo. It is
interesting to note that this silo is still stand-
ing' and in good repair. It has been filled every
year and Some seasons the silage was carried over

until the summer months.

In 1896 I came to the Nebraska Experiment Sta-
tion and there used a square silo, something like
the one we had on our old farm. At the station I
was able to, test the value of the silage and through
the splendid results obtained, I began to advocate
the 3110 both at farmers' institutes and at dairy
meetings. This was some 18 years ago and I do
notwOnder that the Nebraska farmers were in-

clined to laugh at me advocating such a structure“

at that time, especially by what they would term
a very young man. In 1900 I put up a 3-pc., stave
silo at the new dairy barn. This is now standing
and in. good condition. It is 16x30 and has been
filled 14 seasons.‘ During the years I worked at
the station, I found the silo of the greatest value
in the economic production of butter and milk. I
fed it successfully to the calves and young stock
(if all kinds. It made a balanced ration when fed
with alffalfa hay and greatly lowered the cost of
feeding. at the same time giving'a succulent, ap-
petizing feed. I found with dry summers and high
priced lands the pasture problems could best be
solved by the silo so we fed silage both summer
This herd of 40 cows
madea Splendid record. Among them were ani-
mals which produced 20,000 pounds of milk per
year and we often exceeded 400 pounds of butter
per cow per year for the entire herd. I

 

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Four years ago
I bought .a smalI

~_‘jpieée‘of land that
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kinds, the burdec
kinds, burdock be-
Very rank.

I turned in my sheep, and in a few weeks they

ing rye Is a better crop.

‘ had the burdock eaten right down to the ground.

The sheep, whileit is one of the daintiest of ani.

_mals_, will live and grow fat, where a cow would

starve to death. I usually make two culling from

‘my flock each year, one in the spring and the other

in the. fall. In the spring I cull out all the ewes
that did not bring lambs. or those that did bring

them and for some cause fail to raise them, unless

these ewes are of extra quality and promise well
for "the future. In the fall I cull out and ship off all
the old weak ones, also fatten and ship the wether
lambs during the fall and winter. Thus my spring
culling is light and my fall culling heavy. How-
ever, I consider both important.

I made a point to always buy the best register-
ed rains I can find. There is nothing gained in
using a “cheap ram" on a flock of grade ewes.
If ,you want to raise early lambs, this winter
lambs. you must be thoroughly prepared and clear-
ly understand the business. It means sleepless
nights, nursing bottles and warm blankets. But
lambs usually bring a good price in the market,
which I think pays for raising them. I aim to have

.my lambs come in January and the first of Feb-

ruary—the earl’er the betttr. My ewes are kept
in good, thrifty condition, both before lambing and
after.

Here is where many fail to have what is called
“good luck" with sheep. I see many flocks after
they bring theirlambs, either early or late, turned

(out and that is all that is thought necessary. Con-

sequently they become thin in flesh and run down
from suckling.

Thus, when the breeding season comes again,
they are in no shape for servicé, and if they get
with lamb at all, the chances are that they will
bring a weak lamb. “Bad luck” follows, of course.

You can plainly see that the real trouble lies
in their care and handling at all times. They
must be made to take plenty of exercise and not

. be housed until just before lambing time, except

in stormy’ weather. Then it is well to have a
shed provided for them to go under during the sum-
mer storms.

When lambing' time comes. I watch my ewes
very closely and am obliged to be with them both
day and night almost continuously. Of course
at this time I keep them in a good warm barn.

I fence off little pens about six feet square and
put a ewe and her lambs in by themselves for
two or three days until the lambs have become
strong enough and sufficiently acqainted with their
mother to know her and to find her when turned in
’ with a number of
ewes and lambs in
a large place pro-
vided for them in
the barn.

Of course, talk-
ing about winter
lambs may seem a
little out/ of sea-
son now, but now
ie the proper time
to be thinking of
that very thing
for it will not be
many months be-
fore the breeding
season will be
here and then if
the "flock is not in
proper condition
for breeding the
winter lamb busi-
ness will prove a
failure.-

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OUR NEW MERCHANT MARINE—Last Saturday
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'recollection of many still living in that vicinity

once echoed with the buzz and whirr-r of a thous-
and saws, I saw them launch an ocean-going mer-
chant ship.

No man to whom Old Glory floating from the
mast-head meant anything. could but thrill at
the sight! Here we were several hundred miles
from salt watering christening a ship that was
built not only to carry our boys and their susten-
ance during this war for democracy, but later
when peace has come and the great era of recon—
struction in every part of the globe becomes a
reality, this ship carrying the products of Amer-
ican farm and factory to every corner of the globe.

In 1912, two years before the great war begun,
I made a sea journey on an English ship that call-
ed at twenty-two ports in the West Indies, Cen-
tral America, South America and landed in France.
During all this trip I only saw one ship flying the
stars and stripes and that was at Colon,-in the
service of the United States during the building of
the canal. Aboard ship we were told that all the
great English and German steamship companies
then in such active competition were owners of
large water—front holdings in San Francisco and
other Pacific coast .ports in anticipation of the com-
pletion of the canal, and yet we had none.

Six years have passed. The German ships have
been swept from the sea. How strong Germany
will be as a sea—going country after this war no
one can even assume to know. England and all
of our other Allies have lost a great percentage
of their bottoms. We have lost few if any because
we had none to lose, so now While our Allies must
strain every effort to keep their production of
ships up to their losses and consequently show
no gain in their tonnage, every ship that America
launches is a direct gain and a step in the ladder
of sea supremacy.

I came home from this journey a convert to an
American merchant marine, even if a. sufficient
subsidy were necessary to make it a success. For
does it not stand to reason that if American wheat
can compete in the markets of the world on an
equal footing with that of every nation. then the
fractional cost of subsidy necessary to equalize
the freight rai es to make this possible. would profit
every citizen in the United States irrespective of
his calling. And what is true of wheat is true of
every product grown, mined or manufactured in
om country.

Under tl'e war cloud, therefore, among the many
silver streaks we are sure to find, none comes
close to my heart than the fact that America is
to have a merchant marine, probably government
owned, as the railroads will be. These ships will
be manned by the 500,000 sturdy Americans whom
Mr. Daniels reported recently are in the navy
already. Boys from Iowa, Utah and New Mexico
who never dreamed of seeing more water than

‘that in a yellow river or in the bottom of a desert

well. Do you think they will ever go back to be
“land-lubbers?” Well, hardly! Not when Uncle
Sam will be offering them good berths as officers
on his ships bound for China, Morroco or South
Africa.

So the “Lake Wenonah,” named by Mrs. and
President Wilson, which slid so majestically into
the oily waters of Saginaw river last Saturday, to‘

the accompaniment of ten thousand lusty American

cheers and the screech of a thousand whistles, will
carry, let us pray, for many years our proud flag
into foreign seas and like her twenty-three other
sisters which will be~built at this one yard and
the thousands already contracted for by Uncle
Sam,» help not only make the world safe for demo-
cracy, but to carry it safely wherever there are

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RE-

," GARDING THE COUNTY AGENT.

I am enclosing a list of questions in regard to

A, the county agents in van Buren county. There

is quite a lot of opposition to them in this county
at present and at a meeting held in’t’he Richmond
school house Monday evening, July 113th, to discuss
this proposition these questions came hetero the
meeting 1111111:th was no one who seemed able to

give the desired information We have :9. county

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swer thdse present thought .that MICHIGAN BUSI-
NEss FARMING was the only place to go so the
meeting instructed me to send them to you to see

if you would .give .us the facts for your .paper for-

Jmly ‘27th. Thanking you for any information
mu may wish to give us and best wishes tier the
success of your paper ~for our good as well as
yours. ——(7. W” Matiawan

.1. Who appoints the county agent and his assistant. ‘7

2. What axe the duties of em h‘.’

131. )What 8.116 the qualifications required for the
111 we?

4. Is this . a political appointment?

F. Who has supervision over them-1’

1;. What is the salary of each and from what sconce
i< the salaiy and expenses derived?

7. Have the people any redress from incompetency?

8. What is the term of office?

We are indebted to Dr. Eben Mumford. state
leader of the county agent-work; for the informa-
tion requested. If there are additional details any
of our readexs desire regarding tire county agent
we will be glad to supply them on request. A li~t~
tle later we hope to publish a series of articles on
this movement, showing both the advantages and
the weaknesses of the county agent plan. Any
suggestions from our readers on the topic will .be
“clcome. .

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The co-operating parties in carrying on the
county agricultural agent work are the U. S. Dept.
of Agriculture, the Michigan Agricultural College
and the counties. The agents are cooperatively
employed, the consent of each party being neces-
ary. As a rule the county farm bureau, through
its executive committee elected by the people of
the county, is the organization which acts for the
county-

The duties of the agricultural agents and assis-
tants are also determined by the cal-operating
parties. The Department of Agriculture and the
college request that county farm bureaus outline
a program of work they want carried on in the
counties. The community committees are select-
ed in each counties and these, acting in co-opera-
tion with the county executive committee, deter-
mine the program of work for each county. This
makes rt possible to distribute the monk unitormly
throughout the county. These programs are sub
minted to the college and Department of Agricul-
ture for approval so that the schedule of work
may be made up for the entire state and each
county given an equal amount of service from the
federal and state specialists. The duties of the
agents therefore vary somewhat in accordance
with the variations in the programs of the (lit.
ferent counties, but their first duty is to carry
out this program as outlined by the people of the
county. This program of work relates .to both the
production and marketing of farm products. The
work usually includes problems relating to or-
ganization, soils, craps, live stock, farm account.
ing. farm loan associations, boys’ and girls’ clubs,
home economics and marketing.

Most of: the men have an agricultural college
training or its equivalent, although a college train-
ing has not been made an absolute requirement.
Much importance is attached to successful farm
experience. In addition to. this several of the
men have had experience as teachers of agricul-
ture. The appointments are not political. The
Farm Bureau is a non-political and non-partisan
organization. The work is supervised by the county
farm bureau executive committee and the rep-res-
entatives of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and
the Michigan Agricultural College acting co-op'era-
tively. The term of. office is usually for one year,
and in some instances it has been less, but may
be terminated at any time because of incompe
tency or neglect of duty.

The salary of the agent varies according to the
experience and train-ding of the person employed.
The salary is determined by an agreement betwen
the cooperating parties .and the agent. In general
the Department of Agriculture and the College
contribute their share toward the salary of the
agents and the counties pay the necessary ex-

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Mrs. M. E.,‘ Reed '01 y, Mich
We wish to thank you for the interest you hate

.‘ taken in the matter at securing black waimut
.ber for manuMurin‘g gunstocks and assure you
“the some 15-341mm. We would be glad to have '

you giwie your smears the following informa-
tlon.

More walnut timber-in urgently needed to‘irn-
crease the production all 'gmtocksdor‘tthe U. S.

my nine. Gum must lbe secured inylange __

mimics dithefimfiitedms mortise-1e to be
midlife!“ rifles.

”like W, W wholly interested in ob-
tanning Moment W, m not buy walnut di-
rect. Reliable firms have/been selected by the gov-
ernment to mmfactune‘the necessary gunstocks.
and their contracts cannot be fulfilled without the
cooperation of the oWner's of walnut timber.
selling your timber to one or more (of these manu-
facturers you wil be helping to win the weal-1 you
know of any additional available walnut timber,
and will advise this office of its whereabouts you

will be rendering a service which will be duly-

appreciated.

’ That absolute and unqualified success shall at.
tend our cause, 100% cooperation is necessuuw
from, everyone.
diers depends upon the eta-operation of the patrio-
tic people who own walnut timber.

The names of the government contractors are:
Pick‘rel Walnut “Company, ‘St Louis, Missouri,
Penr'od Walnut and Veneer Company, Kansas City,
Missouri; Frank P-u-rCell, Kansas City, Missouri;
Wood Mosaic Company, New Albany, Indiana;
Langton Lumber Company. Pelt-in, Illinois; Illi-
nois Walnut Company, East St. Louis, Illinois;
Hoosier Veneer Company, Indianapolis, Indiana;
Des Moines Sawmill Company, Des Moines, Iowa;
Jno. B. Ransom. Nashville, Tennessee; Geo. W.
Hartze‘ll, Piqna, 0hio.——-B~y order Colonel Tripp”
Hayden Eames, Meier, 40111., R. 0., by R. L. Oakley,
Captain, O'rd. R. C'. ,

HERE’S A SUBSCRIBER WHO ,,
WANTS TO BUY SOME HAY

The following letter was recently rrecei'ved at
this office. It is self explanatory:

“In looking over the crap reports of the corres-
pondents from some of the southern counties. I
notice they are quoting old hay selling at $10 to
$12 per ton Now I could use a couple of cars
among the farmers here at those figures it it
were possible to line up with some of these tar-
mers. :Could lithe names and addresses of noun-e

' of the correspondents be submitted so that they

may be written regarding it.—Srub,scibe‘r.

Farmers desiring to get in touch with the above
party may write to us and we will forward the let
11ers. ‘ '

WHAT OF THE AMERICAN
FARMER AFTER THE WAR?

(Continued from page 1) an economic organ-
ization like the proposed State and Natiorial Cham-
ber of Agriculture, reaching down to the very foun-
dation.

The way I look at this proposition it would
be as much to the interest of the consumer as to
the farmer. When it comes right down to the
final analysis the farmer is going to be on top.
If food production is lessened, it certainly will
make higher prices and that will give the farmer
greater compensation for his labor. But what we
want to aVoid not only in this country, but in the
whole world is a scarcity of food and American
agriculture ought to be put on a basis if possible
so that it can produce‘maximum c-r0ps and yet
furnish fair profit for agriculture. To produce
maximum crops agriculture met be able .to go in—
to the labor market and compete with other busi-
ness and prices should be such that will warrant
this. Otherwise, if we produce only what the
farmer and his family can without extra outside
labor, then the world is liable to hungry. #001011
0. Lillie.

Gaylord ——The purchase of the T1105 Sheridan
farm of 570 acres near Johannesburg, by Mr. M.
M. Demenest of this place, was one of the largest
improved farm deals ever closed in Otsego county.
The Sheridan farm Is one of the largest and best
in Northeastern Michigan. The purchase price,
it is understood, is in the neighborhood of 530,008.
Mr. Sheridan will continue in the cattle grazing
business, having some 1200 head of feeders now
upon his grazing lands.

my garden and wil sell t‘ What is at MIT.“

By ,

'The supplying of rides to our sol.-~

em_

EMS in the classification of the farms.
warmth!“ 11's luxuries, will any that I think 1.1

would B248. mater industries to us than scale of the
literature that was distributed duripg the" Third”

Liberty .1 n drive

The farmer has been called upon to produce.

more with less help than em before; then no

call his automditifle a luxury and tax it as such ‘

Would mean more expense edited to the production
of farm produce or a miller Madam if we more
tamed to use heroes to do our driving.”

The “someone enables the W in work six
days :a week on the term and do his trading in the
evening which he could not do it lie had to
drive a horse, on account 0! the additional time
used on the road.

'Since so much of our help has been called to
the .Colors and we, have so many acres under cu‘l
tivation, I do not think many farmers have the
time or inclina‘t‘ionn to use. their' cars for. 90.7--
r-iding during the sin wanking days—J. H. dc
Spclder, Montcalm County. ' -

I saw the question in your valuable paper, “How
do you use your automobile? We use ours to save
time and horses for work on the farm“ We do all
kinds of hauling, get feed from the mill, bani po-
tatoes to market; also clover seed, beans, apples.

and even a 11w which would have been almost im-
possible with a horse. If it wasn’t for «the good old
Ford I believe obese would boa good deal less food
produced around through the country. When I
break my machinery I can go to town and have
it fixed in less than quarter the time it would take
to go with a horse when it is so hot. I can 1; see
why Congress is always picking on the terms
who works harder than anyone «else and «has less.
The laborer who works for 1-52 450 a day, now they
want to make that, little convinced he has tithing
impo‘sfible.
I will close.——-—M.. A. T., Fowler, Mich.

In regard to the farmer’s auto being clvsed as
a pleasure car, W111 say .I don’t think it should
beclassedassnch. Not bemsell happentebea
farmer and own a car, but because I contend that
trimmers as a rule use their autos mono times in 11.
business capacity than as a pleasure car. I take

veal calves to market in mine, haul my wool, draw,

lumber, sold and delivered my bean crop. and a.

hundred other thongs with it. Not only «do I do
these things with my car but I notice my neiglu

boos doing likewise, and some off them have very
handy trail-bets which enabhes them to use their
cars to still better advantage Now there may be

a few rich farmers who own two autos, one for-

a pleasure car and usually the other is a Ford
used as a business proposition, ”but you will find
such cases few and far betwem. Anybody who is
at all laminar with farm life will wine with me
in this that during the dime a car can be run on
country roads the thinner has very little time to
use his auto as a pleasure car. Every farmer
lauds the auto as a business investment and a
time saver.

I will say this much: it saves him several hours
each week over the horse and buggy method or
travel and these hours he is busy in the fields rais-
ing crops to feed the soldiers—«Howard Hopkins,
Sn‘. Joseph County.

I saw in the paper that them is some talk of
putting a. war tax on automobiles. Now I don’t
think that the farmer’s should be classed as a
pleasure car, for it is not one. Why? Because
he uses it more as a business car. How? By talc-
lug his cream to town on cream day, while his
horses are eating their dinner. Then the horses
are ready for a good attacrnoon’s work. While he is
in town he gets s 1cm to sell a few bushels of
potatoes and some sweet corn. Without the car he
could not do this but with the car he can sell and
deliver after supper which he could not do with a
horse if he lived more than four or live miles 13mm
town.
they have some extra good seed cats. I would like
to try a few I leave the field at 9. 30 211 ready .to
drill, get in the car and drive over and get «enough
seed to drill the next day while without the car

‘the next day you would have to get the seed.

Therefore I call the car a business car. Moreover,
it is common talk around here among car owners
that they have been able to keep three bombs in
better condition on less oats than before they own-
ed a car. They allow that; not having to drive

them on the road and when we go to church they

are resting getting ready to do a good week’ s work.
As one woman expressed it: “Will left at 11

o’clock to go five and a. half miles over a hilly road. ‘7

and was back at 12 o’clock with repairs.” Now

car was not a. pleasure car; that was a. businm‘,

can—C". B. Lewis, W869!) 00mg. 1/ j

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Preparations are being ma‘e by 1111119

>- and elevators tor the handling at this

year' s wheat crop This year’s crop is

:0 _-_-.bezinu1ng to move from the south and
”mills are ‘now turning out flour in
large quantities.

j'rhe Foam Administration has pro—
vided to? country elevators and mains
to receive fair compensation ton their

services in handling and marketing of

wheat. Practically the Same margins

will be used as established by customs

and willr vary What intending to
buying localities.

For the purpose of protecting shin
pers as to grade. et'é., there has been-
organized at the receiving terminal

(markets a Food Administration Grain
Corporation who Will receive,

inspect
and pay for-grain. If a shipper is not
satisfied with the offer or his individ-
ual buyer, or any difference comes up
that they cannot agree upon the ship-
ment can be turned over to the Cor-
poration and a final inspection will be
made and settlement will be made on.
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51:11an 79 ,. 17 .5 1-2 f
m. 3 Whit. 78 1-2 .77 .84 1-2
Ni. 4 1151. .77 1-2, .711 I .83 .

The situation is unsettled and gen-
eral movement is light. The crop
reports from all over the country are
very favorable for a large yield and
harvesting weather conditions have
been» favorable. Buyers are simply
taking on supplies that will carry them
from day to' day. Indications. are
for a large movement and lower mar—
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Nb lfhflow 1 1.70 . 1.65 1.81
N. {Yellow l 1.00 l 1 60 1.75

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The weather reports show heavier
rainfall thus stimulating estimated
supplies and creating an unsettled con-
dition at all markets. The falling 011'
in: corn receipts is the only bullish
feature new in sight except for the
cash demand. Western markets are
quoted easier and all Eastern trading
is cash stuff.

The big surplus of corn in Argen-
tine has hardly been touched and, the
last. cabled quotations were 66 1-2 bu.
for July and 67 1-2 for September. The
ships are used for the export of wheat
and meats: and also of oats to seine- ex-
tent, hence exports are not bidding for
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' erimg: the season of. the year.

' plied with home grown stock.

outside demand improving.

  
  
    
  
  
 
  

    

pond for best grades.

.5' " WIFALO.—Cattle receipts
p!" heavy steers selling $16. 00 to $17 .50.

  

  

    

. NEW YORK. —-Boan situation considerably flrmek with prices ranging from
" $1.000. “.35 MO! one“. B.“ F. stock.
GmQ‘GOai—CM new lower, situation kennels, mes groggy, hay firm—-

' PWURG‘.-—Ha~y market firm‘ and best grades in demand at quotations.

~ m3011—B'otta uni use higher with light egg receipts. Potatoes higher
. and all “lbs of small that“ and berries scarce.
Dunn firm- and higher

lighten, good grades

Hay receipts light and good (k.- a

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The ar—
rival-s» 04:1 alLl markets are averaging up
better as to quality.

DETROFT.——This. market today is.

considered one of the best markets
for handling: the desirable grades or
in other words grades that other mar—
kets are looking for. The very" top
quotations have been: 1'eali2ed. 031 all
sales to date while on top notch
grades the market is stretched on
some sales.‘

PITTSBURGI'lL—ThiS
just about 110 dinrg; its own.
are about equal to the demand. We
look for this market to continue its
present selling basis.

ST. LOUIS—Market is ruling firm
under good demand and light receipts.
There is quite a call for prai1ie hay
and shippers having prairie hay rcady
for the market should get in touch
with buyer either direct or through a
sales organization.

CHICAG®.——Ft0m the fact that
this market was above normal and
prices were in reality higher than the
natural situation would warrant. the
market had to work down to a lower
level which it has done. during the
past week. Evcn though quotations
are lower. yet the selling values of
hay are about in line with other mar-
ket‘s. Demand is fair with receipts
averaging. up well with the demand.

NEW YORK.—The outlook ap—
pears to be more favorable than it has
for some time. Receipts have fallen
off and stocks are being;r reduced rap—
idly. The outlook is for continued
light supplies. The quality of hay

market “is

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GLADE l Detroit Chicuo l New York
C .P". 10 25' 10.75 ' 13.00
ril- 1 9.75 10.00 1 12.50
Red Kidnev! .' 13.00 10150 111.00
Little" more pep to the market.

Michigan beans are movin0 more
licely and it is quite evident that the
poorest grades ale being wmkcd off
because Mr. New York buyer 1< com-
19131111119; about getting so many .\licl1-
igan ( 11113 as be expresses bim>clf

\Ve still contend and say to you
fellows having beans that arc up to
grade that you will be able to sell at
:1 bette1 offe1 than you have had for
the past four months. You lclluws
having off pradc stock—we bclicve
they should be. movcd when :1 fair
mflicr is made although would nut :ul—
vise selling at :1. preat sacrifice.

 

Many of the markets are partly sup-
\lost—
l‘y Virginia and North Carolina pota—
toes are coming into the Detroit mar-
ket The general movement and (le-
111and is a little slow P1iccs taupe
from $4.75 to $5.00 per barrel.

Berries

The supply does not begin to take
care of the demand for canning pur—
poses Shippers should av01d as
Hutch as puss ble in making shipments
so they 21171516 Saturday morning in
case the berries should arrive in soft
carneliiiimn W is (waists difficult in» 149634—

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ing housewives quickly that ca-nTan—
dle them, consequently they have to
be stored over Sunday and they are
liable to be in a very bad condition
on Monday morning Late Friday or
Saturday pickings ought to be sold for
local consumption.

The fotlowing quotations represent.
the selling basis on the Detroit mar—
ket. Red raspberries $8.00 to $9.00
bushel; black, $7.50 to $8.001; buckle—
berries. $7.00 bu.; goo-sebcrries. $4.50
to $5.00 bu.; cherries..$3.75 to $4.00 16

qt.: peaches. $4.25 to $4.50 bu.

The market is active land sales
range from.$l.75 to $2.50 bu. accord—
ing to quality. Shipments should be
made 1.11 baskets 01' well ventilated
barrcls.

 

It can plainly be seen that shippers
are observing the government ruling
by not shipping bad eggs. The qual—
1ty is averaging up much better and
shippers are receiving: more satisfac—
tm'y returns.

The market continues with thc same

firmness. Receipts not hcavy and the
trade is calling for frcsh‘ poultry farm
eggs. Strictly fresh laid eggs arc sell—
ing so as to net shippers 41 to 43c;
stock running small and uneven as to
size sell from one to tlu'cc cents loss.

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Detroit . Chicago New York
M 24—25 117 22 1 19—211
Dukl 30-321 ‘ 21- 25 29- 30
‘Glooic 15-16 13-15 1748
Winn \2‘7- 25 21-38 , 27-29
“(as 29 30 27- 29 l 28’ 30

No. 2 Gnd’l;— 2 to 3‘ Cents Lea-1-

Sh‘ippcrs should be very careful and
not ovci'crmvd thc coups during the
cxtrcmc warm wcatbcr as :1 low (lczul
fowls will greatly reduce the profits.

Better supply yourself with c1'11111gl1
one way coups. as the loss 0| one
licn would JllSl about offset the cost

of a cratn \Vc find one way comps
211's helm» uscd more extensively and
the cost of the coop figuns about {*3
cent per pound on the poulliy shipped.
The coups :11'c lighter in weight, there—
fore you, are. not paying cxprcss- on
dead weight. and there is also the
eliminating of the return cxpcnsc of
15c. a coop. Taking everything into
consideration we believe thc one—way
coops are the mos-t practical and eco~
nomical. yep-s; to use.

Anot I‘lhing shippers of poultry
should arrange to do and that is not
wait uyltil‘ about a. week before thc
poulti'v 1s ready to ship to the mar—

kct be'fmc ordering the coups (00p
11ianufaclurers have many orders
booked ahead. therefore new orders

will? be filled in the order placed and
it may take from ten days to. three
weeks beforc shipment can be ~-made.
Andthcr thing—to considcr is the pos—
sible delays in transportation. When
poultry is ready for the market ship—
ment should be made as it is not
profitable to continue to feed market—
able stock.

grades and the receipts not heavy due
to the fact that considerable butter is

arriving in bad. condition. due to
weather conditions. Selling prices
vary on butter in first class quality

and appearance taken into considera—
tion. \ cry little dairy butter coming
in and it is just as well that it does. not
because there is not one shipment in
fifty that is delivered by the express
company in good «rendition Butter
should be shipped in refrigerator cars
to insure its arrival in first class

shape.
’luly 27, 1918. While the market
has been very inactive this week.

prices have declined only a quarter
cent. Buyers have purchased very
conservatively and stocks have come.
in in abundance which has tended’ to
keep butter dealers on edge. in order
to keep their stocks moving As a

whole lhcy have not succeeded es—
pecially well and many stores have
large quantities of accumulated
stocks. The accumulations have been

largely undcr-g‘radcs. :15 better grades
of butter have moved fairly wcll.
The cffcct of hot wcnthcr in middlc
states is very much in evidence, as
many lots of butter from crcn-merics
which have reputation: for high qual-
ity have Shown that buttci'umkcrs in
those (‘I'ezuuerics have 11ml to face the
problem of making lllg’llvt‘lilfii butter
from poor cream and have not suc~
cccdcd very well. It is cxpcctcd that
shipments this coming: wcck will
show that condition ('ven morc.

"be quotation on extras on Mon-
day was 456045‘40 ()11 Tucsdziy that
quotation dccliucd :1 quarter cent
whcrc it held until 'l‘bursdny \’\'ll('“H"fl‘l('
quotation 4401.451' was established.
Thc same qaunbutinu hold «111 Friday
and at the clnsc the 11131'kct was very
unsettled. Thcrc sccms to be no 1119?!
as to what the future developments
but as the last part of the week shows
decreased receipts and as the maxi—
mum of production has been reached
1l1c1‘c sccms to be small chance for
any material rlccreasc 111 price.~ Addi»
linnal quotations 011' Friday were:
l'lig'hcr scoring: than extras. 451/1017
40c: Firsts. 431/30144‘ jc: null Seconds.
41 1 30-1431: "

Live Stock Letters
l)li'l‘l\’0l'l‘.~lVlarkct showing con—
sidcrablc (lullncss and only the best
grades sellingy at quotations while on

other gradcs are selling at. :1 widcr
1':1-u;1c o-l pnccs. The C(ll’HllllUll is 1111—
(lnulitcdly due to wczillicr cmulltimis

:18 the demand for meat prmlucts is
not us grczil.

Best bczivy steers arc ranging from
$14.00 to $16.00, butcher steers $10.00
to $ll.0(l, mixed steers and lieifcrs
$8.50 to $9.50. liu‘ht butchers $7.35 to
$8.00. cows $7.50 to $0.00; cnnncrs
$6.00 to $6150.

Hogs—Market barclv stead-v: mar—
ket. ranging from $18.50 to $19.00.
l.amb<.~ .\l:11'l<ct caslcr
Bcst lambs selling:
$17.00 1'11 $17.50: mcd-iu'ms. $16200 to
$16.50: yczu'lingis. $10.00 to $14.00: av-
crautc quality sbccp $10.00 to $11.00:
culls and common $5.00 to $8.50.

\"ca'l Calves.~—M:1rkct lower. best
cclling $15.00 to $16.50. mhers- rangc
from $9.00 to $14.00.

The market is very firm clue to
light receipts. \Ne \would not c.11—
coumgc shipments duringY the extreme
warm weather unless located ucam :1.
111211'kct.A1_1y delay in transwportat-inn
“ill result in the \(..:1l arriving: in an
unsalable condition and condemned
by the meat inspector. Sales range
from 21c to 250 on common to fancy
veal.

it is not the right time of the year
to market rabbits as there is practii
call'v no demand. Hold on to them.
until cooler weather

Sheep and
and unsettled.

T he 111.1111ch rs lower on broilers and: ' if

sprungcrs. The demand for fat hens

is fair but with the present run of

receipts. stock is not at cumulating.
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What would You do if you had Beans to Sell?

UR FARMER friends who are holding
part of their 1917 crop of beans are on
The antics of the bean mar-
ket since last fall have bewildered them and
the slump of the spring and summer months
have caused them to fear that the bottom is
out of the market for good. Here is a letter
‘from a ’l‘ekonsha subscriber:

“Can you give me any advice about the bean sit-
uation? I have my last year’s crop of about 100
bushels. They ripened early and were harvested
before the rains and are a good quality of beans.
I have been holding them since fail for a better
price. We have “lost out” but no one is to blame,
and the question before us now is. “Will the price
be any better before the new crop comes in than at
present?” What would you do withyour beans now
if you had 100 bushels 011 hand? Your advice would
be appreciated ”

We cannot give V011 any advice with 1espcct
to the bulb situation that we have not already
given our readers publicly in these columns.
At great expense of time and money we have
followed the trend of the bean market very
minutely from the time it opened last fall 11n-
til the present time. \Ve have seen new and
strange influences at work tearing down the
market and aside from our just protests we
have been helpless to prevent the stagnation of
the market. \Vhen navy beans were harvest-
ed last fall the crop was discovered to be ab-
normally short, and everyone anticipated that
prices on the 1917 crop would 'set’new high
levels. It is needless to review the numerous

, moisture in the beans,
lack of tin for canning,etc—which interfered
with the normal 111arketing of the crop. and
sent the prices downward. You know that
we have fought against these influences and
have accomplished all that mortal man could
to remove them.

“What would we do with our beans if we

had 100 bushels 011 hand?”

Now. in the first place, no matter how many
beans we raised last fall, we. wouldn’t have a
quart on hand now providing the price of
$10.50 to $11.50 pcrjcwt. that prevailed when
the market first opened, paid 11s a fair profit.
We would have sold every bean as soon as we
could have gotten them to market. But if

' that price didn‘t pay us a profit, we would

have held them over and that is precisely the
reason wh_V we wouldn ’t' sell them now
when our loss would be much greater than at
last fall’s prices.

If there is any farmer who is holding his
beans for an exorbitant profit, he is a specula—
tor and a. profiteer. Mebbe you folks won’t
like that statement, but is fact, nevertheless.
A few farmers could make money on their last
year's crop at. $4 or $5 a bushel.

day and eat ’em ourselves before we’d sell ’em
for a nickel less than it cost to grow ’em.
Now as to the future of the bean market, we
can Only say this: The bean market has been
stronger the past ten days than at any time
since last. fall and the Detroit quotations haVe
advanced twice, during that period. There is

I imam

'lnw -

Others will
lose at $8. \Ve’d hold our beans till dooms-.

The number of bonus your.“ ideal

‘ halve on hand.
armor.
. 1 . 31111-113

» mum-m wrrbn .

Our opinion ,1 Our unreserved 111
is that, the market will go higher But We

neither seer-s 1101' prophets. Any number 1‘11; 1
influences might vet combine as before to again i, I
Our readers know fully as much f

lower it
about the facts as we do and we trust to their

‘ own good judgment 111 determining the cdurse

they should pursue.

The courage of 6m Farmers

0 MARCH forth in- a rain of shot. and
shrapnel to meet the fee that waits un— I

seen behind e111renchments-,to patrol the dark—
ness of No Man s land with death lurking at
every hand; to lie VV ounded and alone knowing
that the harid of death 1s upon the brow—takes
courage. But the, A111c11can soldier has it—
matchless uncouquerable courage that knows
no fear...

To chance the savings of a year upon the
crops that may never grow- , to look calmly on
the frost-killed vegetation; to wait grimly day

after dav and week after week for the rain‘

that may save, the crops frOm impending
ruin; to market the crop on a declining mar-
ket at a loss which means another year of
pinching and sac1ifice—takes comagc. But
the Amerhan farmer has it, with matchless

courage that bids defiance to the worst of 11a!

ture s calamities.

We have, been thinking a great deal about
the farmer’s c011 age the past two weeks as the
drought has lengthened and slowly wilted the
growing crops. Ilow jubilant we all were

when bounteous rains in April and May gave .

promise of the best crops in the history of the
state. ”Then came the drought of June, short—
ening the hay crop and" drying the pastures
Our spirits revived a 0“21111 when in late June
and early July rains gave the crops a new
lease of life. ‘ lverything was rosy then, until
dry, ,hot weather came on and crops languish-
ed 011ce more.

Yes, it takes courage to keep a stiff upper
lip when the elements conspire to ruin the
crops. The constant recollection of mafi’ s im—
potency to combat the forces that seek his un-
doing is enough to take the cOurage out of al-
most auy man.- But not the American farmer.

Look to Your Candidates

P“l1\IARY ELECTION is not far off;
. ..,-k to your candidates. This is the year
when factionalism, partisanship, politics and
personal prejudices should be subordinated to
calm judgment and common sense. The na-

tional welfare comes FIRST. state, and local
. 7
issues LAST.

The man who has served the people once '-

again is entitled to first
consideration. His experience is 50 per cent
of his qualifications. What his attitude was
on the. war before the. United States entered
it matters not a whit. NVhat his attitude has

and desires to serve

been since then matters a great deal.

A congresssman’s pre—war record furnishes
the best kind of ammunition for his opponents
and you can bet that if any congressman has
voted contrary to the wishes of his constituents
on matters of national. prohibition, woman
suffrage, revenue legislz,1tion etc, those who
seek his poligal goat are going to howl about
his pre- -war cord because they think that’s
candy for the voters.

There isn’t a Michigan congressman that

need be ashamed of his record. Everyone of
them have loyally and consistently “stood by
the President.”
too, and voted 1ight!

If principle and loval service and experience
count for anything, Michigan voters will
return every candidate seeking regelection, by
an overwhelming majority ’

fits or no prefits.

And they have Worked hard,

dealers must charge" ,, ”
per quart for the milk thatthey buy frOm 11111,,
farmers for- 7 1-9 cents Fe he dealers Will

bpelled to stand Whaflgver'else happens .

dealers must have their profits./ -. -

But We are assured that the farmersémll“

abide by the decision of the cemmisswn pro,
And Silice the. commissmn
has shown itself fair and unbiased In its deal-
ings Vvith producer distributor and censumcr
we think the farmers Can safely trust the situ-
ation to its hands.

The producers association" and the milk
Commission have- been the most effective in-
struments the dairymen have ever had in

stabilizing the price of milk in this state and.

in overcoming the losses of other years, and
while the price for August may not meet with
the entire approval of farmers, they “ill find
it to their ultimate advantage, we sincerely
believe, to stay by the ship. Before another
month rolls around the farmers can undoubt—
edly convince the milk commission that the
price now obtaining 18 not sufficient and secure
its conSent to an additional increase that will

allow them a fair margin of profit.
" 11: :1: =11

Edwmd Frensdorf, acting warden of
Jackson prison, is being “investigated. The
warden has been too talkative to suit seine
folks. ‘ He’s been askinga lot of questions
and making a lot of charges about the failure
of the War Preparedness Board to help take
care of Michigan’ s surplus stocks of beans and
potatoes. He’s certainly stepped on some
body’ s toes good and prope1 and 110VV that.
somebodv is. out after the waiden s goat. Will
he get it? Not so long as the W 11den s name
is Edward Frensdorf. ,

$568, 018 represent the modest profits of the
Michigan Sugar Company for the fiscal ve ar
ending June 30th. The company has some-
thing over a cool million dollars of cash 011

band and is looking forward to a most satis-

factory business this fall. This 1s too deep f01
us. Last pring the Michigan Sugar CompanVr

'was quite sure it could never pm the farmers

$10 for beets and survive the drain on its
pocket book but now it is anticipating a very
“satisfactory” season. ' '
t u a

News Item': “When the stamp solicitors
called on \Villiam Heidkam, an aged German
farmer residingnear Deckervillahe made a
remark to the effect that itnwould be better if

the Kaiser would win the War and rule. this
country so ,that a man could get a glass of beer ‘

when he wanted it ” Evidently that s what
some of the fellows Who are working for the

return of the saloon to Michigan think, too,

if K II

BeWare of fire. Sparks from threshing
engines have destroyed much gram in the.
wheat fields. Have the windmill in working

order and a few extra pails on hand during

harvesting days. “Safety first” may Save
regrets—and money.
.. i C "
The booze crowd is getting a fiendish gle'
out of the wholesale arrests along the Mich

,igan-Ohio line for violation of the prohibi

tioh law. Let ’em gloat. There’ s, on “v.1,
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thrift “£95. jng-ne'of ~the‘mos‘t beautiful of her'teach-
. 11.8 "uremia-hath man shouldZ-gfespect‘gwomanhood
fan _' motherhood” and I always met? that a pnrty
pseh'siblejthingto'doéin my younger days, under-
,‘stfind. "
quentedxpOOI rooms, cigar stores, barbershops and
‘eor'ner;_groceryistores, where the wisemen of the
nay _'alvVays congegate an’ where wisdom and ad-
viceis dispensed with a lavish hand, so to speak.
gWeli'yvith all'my beautiful ideas of the superiority
'of.:_,w0man, .in these places I learned that I was
on the wrong trackeéthat WOmen were'an inferior
sort of an animal an only to be tolerated becuz
she .was here _and'there wuz no apparent way of
gettin’ rid of her . .‘

‘ The ideao’L her bein’Vman’s equal was prepos-
terous, I was; told, an’ to talk of givin’ her the
right to vete was just drivel and a that not fit for
real .men to. harbor, not for a minnit. Naturally,
with all these bright minds runnin’ in the same
channel, set me a thinkin’ an’ I soon found that
, , _ . the’se brilliant men were right—women lacked
.4 ' ' , ‘ sense and judgment an’ everything that" goes to
— make a person intelligent enough to vote (as some
-"01m“‘e1se sayeehe should vote) an’ so I at once for-
get my mother’s teachin’séforget that most of
, _ _ u get all our knowledge, our ideals, our life itself
—, . ' ' from. wonfen, an' becuz an ardent opposer of woman
“ _ . . sufirage, woman’s rights or any other thing that
“ would have a tendency to put. women on an equal-

ity with men. ‘

Why, Ifreasoned, its agin the law for wonrerl to
vote an’ wa-ant the laws made by men? An'
then let women once git into politics an' gosh all
Friday, they’ll raise hobbs with everything; our
ringers-an? grafters an’ lobbists an’ political wire
pullers an," Ward heelers an’ crooks an' thieves in

»high. placesan’ all our noted political riff-raft
. will _be in danger‘of ‘bein’ found out an' exposed
to: the eyes of a Cruel an’ u-nfeelin’ 'world, for you
canit’ pull the wool over a {woman’s eyes like you
can over the men’s an’ _so—takin’ all these things
into consideration, I- believe women should be in
the'nonLVOti-n’ class, whichyis composed of Idiots.
Indians, criminals (sometimes) foreigners an’
women. . .
>Why say, feller voters, all you have to do to
‘.[lr0V8 that women lack sense and judgement, is
to look at the woman who married you—Lit she
had possessed sense she wouldn‘t a done it, nine
times out of ten—an' you know it too, don’t you?
Of course its best not to let ’em know it for if they
did—awell the least‘said the better.
Women are helpful_in a good many ways and
~ handy to have about an’ are doing a wonderful
work-in theSe tryin' times—sacrificin’ their very
life’s blood to help win the war, givin’ their sons—
their all— cheerfully an' wil‘ltngly, although their
hearts cry out With the anguish of it all—they are
‘the equal of any .man- inthings like that, are de-
pendablefearnest. strong, true, cemforting—they
‘ are allthat‘ woman should be an’ bring ividly
K back tome my erly‘ ideals of true womanhood
an’ we take off- our hats to ’em .in all these—the
{higher things,of__life, an’ are proud if. we can be
called their equal now, but l-gée whiz—- the idea
of gallin" ’emf‘jo'ur equal, when it comes to the
ballot-may .wbuldn’t thaws mgr .turrible‘? '
An’ do ”they want? to 1%v5te_;any,“.way?t "’ Well,” I
*s’flpese if theywlia‘d the rightgrtiieyicould do as the
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The Spirit that Wins.

Intlie last issue of your most, excellent paper
youinvited your readers to give an account of their
farming operations and difficulties they have over-
come, ' .
> Have overcome my difficulties.- so here are my op-
erations. I am now in my 65th year.
.8 years have’been what I would call a one-horse

farmer, owning 10 acres in the corporation of the

village of Perrinton. Last spring when so many
appeals were made to the farmer to put in more
crops to feed the boys and our Allies and’Hoover
began to Hooverize very strong, I felt it was my
duty to do my duty. to do my bit and show those
Swivel chairpatriots what a 69-year-old boy could
'do. On March 20th bought another good horse and
' did team work for the condensary, the villa-13 and
other odd jobs and earned $65. I rented 26 acres
of land, share rent. Putiout eleven acres of oats.
'Spent one Week hauling manure on corn ground;
put out three acres of corn and fifteen acres of
beans and 1&1 acre of potatoes. The ground for
these crops was all plowed 7 and some of it 8 inches
deep, except two acres for beet ground which was
not ploughed. Six acres of this land is 32/, mile
from residence; the other 20 acres is two miles.
Have good garden, milked three cows, and deliver-
ed to the conde‘nsary up to June 25th and from
that date one cow. At the present writing two
days 'will finish all crops except one acre of beans
planted June 20 and half an acre of late potatoes.

Corn was drilled in cultivated, all weeds hoed
out. Four and a half acres of beans planted
with hand planter, cultivated two times. all weeds
hoed out.
except” two men one-half day planting beans. I
have had one object in view to keep beans clean so
as to lessen expense in harvesting crop.

‘This may look like profiteering but the other
fellow will take care of that by setting the price
for my products as he invariably does. Well, I
hope I will have enough left after paying expenses
to buy a Liberty bond.——R. J. D.. Pcrrington. Mich.

The Non-Partisan League
On reading over your valuable paper of July 20.

I came across something new. The platform of a '

new party. the Non-Partisan League, of Idaho.
Solomon says there is nothing new under the sun.
but this is new to me. And it seems new to Sena—
tor Scully as the Senator is very much afraid they
might come to Michigan, and the Michigan farm-
ers might be led astray with such new and uncan-
ny views. which shows that the Non-Partisan
League must have been gotten up by some “honest.-
to-God” farmers. Well. Mr. Editor, whoever for-
mulated this Idaho platform seems to know what
the farmers themselves need, and seeminglv they
intend to handle their own affairs through their
own representatives in every department and in
this way they expect. to get more faithful represen-
tation. It seems to me that the farming business
should be placed at the very pinnacle of all legis-
lation—“Give us this day our daily bread." Our
food is provided by our farmers. Our hundred mil-
lions of people are all dependent for their very
lives upon the farmer, although he has almost
been despised. called hayseed and all unbecoming
names. But through the Little Red Schoolhouse
and the/Agricultural Colleges provided by Uncle
Sam and’ the state. the farmers. like Moses in the
wilderness, are quietly but surely arranging their
own affairs on such a solid farmers’ platform
that it will be undebatable, if all platforms are on
the same plane as the Idaho Non-Partisan plat-
form which is worthy of the praise of either a Lin-

coln or a Jefferson or any other party whose patri- ‘

otism is dyed in the wool and an English ell wide.

My mother used to say, “A good man never got
an ill name;” and as long as this Non-Partisan
League is doing good and in keeping withuthe
constitution of the United States it does not mat-
ter"about the name. But in conclusion. who can
represent the farmer better than one~from his own
ranks?, And with our Gleaners, Grangers, and

. other, farmers’ societies in every corner of the

United States, we have thousands of real honest
manhood who are capable of assuming any office
to which Uncle Sam can call them.——'—J. B.. Perfec-
tion. ' 4 __

The farmers here have all adopted the eight-
hour system—eight hours in the forenoon, and
eight in the afternoon—and then they can't keep
up with the work. Weather very dry here now.
Would like to see M. B. F.,in every farmer's hands.
_J. 0. Arm’our. Bay County. "

 

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I And-don’t beafraid to exercise until you sweat.

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The sweat glands were given you, not for grills,

‘ but for a useful purpose. ' -

Learn. how to breathe deeply, and slowly. Fast

and shallow breathing does much to keep the light:

burning in the druggist’s window.

A clean conscience means restful night, and rest—_
ful nights mean length of years.

Keep your mouth as clean as your finger nails.
Unclean nails seldom kill;
slain thousands.

Rest your eyes more than your legs. Invalidism
cannot often, be traced to leg strain but cyestram
is a notorious producer of bodily ills.

" Never eat when you are in an irritated mood.
Irritation spells indigestion, and indigestion spells
ill health; Better go hungry than eat when angry.

Oil your‘internal machinery with the lubricant of
joy and gladness, and you will seldom have to take
it to the repair shop with the doctor’s sign.

Get ample sleep, but not too much. There is such
a thing as sleeping one's self into stupidity and into
disease. .

‘ Open windows never help the doctor to pay his
rent as closed ones do.

Germs thrive in dust, therefore don't
accumulate around you.—~Epworth Herald.

let (lust

“180031 OF THE HE.’
The Smiths had a hen which insisted. upon neglect—
ing her comfortable nest to lay a daily egg in the

' coal-cellar.

“I can’t think,” fretted Mrs. Smith, as she and her
small son John, together hunted for that particular
egg, “ why this one hen insists upon using the coal-
cellar.”

“Why, that’s easy, mother,” exclaimed John. “i
suppose she's seen the Sign, ‘Now is the time to lay
in your coal.”——Pittsburg Chronicle—Tclcgmph,

BOILING IT DOWN

Tom Callahan got a job on the section working
for a railroad. The superintendent told him to go
along the line looking for washouts.

“And don't be so long—winded in your next re—
ports as you have been in the past," said the super
intendent; “just report the condition of the roadbed
as you find it, and don’t use a lot of needless words
that are not to the point. \Nritc like :1 business
letter, not like a love letter."

Tom, as related by Everybody’s, proceeded on
his tour of inspection. and when he reached the
river he wrote this report to the superintendent:

“Sir: \thrc the railroad was, the river is."

'.\ VETERAN
Mr. Sykes has been married fifty years and his
war stories are well worth listening to.

 

A COMMON OCCUR/ENCE

He knelt befére me, a perfectly groomed figure.
with a look of. earnest pleading on his smooth-
shaven face. His black brows were slightly rais-
ed, and his large, expressive eyes searched mine.
His sleek black hair was parted in the center on a
line with his straight nose. His mouth and chin
had a look of determination that made me feel
powerless before him. -

“Well I’ll take the shoes." I said.

He arose, bowing courteously.

“I thank you. madam." _Lifc.

 

WHAT DID HE GET?
A practical joker called up the telephone opera-
tor and said: “Hello, Central, Give me Heaven."
but that isn’t what she gave him.

WHERE THE DUST WENT
“See here. Annie. don't you ever sweep under
this bed?”
“I always do, mum.
using a dustpan."

It's so much easier than

CAN’T YOU EAREM?
’21—“What was making all that noise in the

shower last night ?"
’20—“Jones was using his crash towels."

MOST OF THEM ARE
“George Washington," read the small boy from
his history, “was born February 22, 1732, A. D.".

“What does ‘A. D.’ stand for ?" inquired the
teacher. .
The small boy pondered. “I don't exactly

know,” he hesitated. “After dark, I guess."

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What would You do if you had Beans to Sell?

UR FARMER- friends who are holding
part of their 1917 crop of beans are on
The antics of the bean mar-
ket. since last fall have bewildered them and
the slump of the spring and summer months
have caused them to fear that the bottoni is
out of the market for good. Here is a letter
from a Tckonsha subscriber:

“Can you give me any advice about the bean sit—
uation? I have my last year’s crop of about 100
bushels. They ripened early and were harvested
before the rains and are a good quality of beans.
I have been holding them since fail for a better
price. We have “lost out” but no one is to blame,
and the question before us now is, “Will the price
be any better before the new crop comes in than at
present?” What would you do withyour beans now
if you had 100 bushels on hand? Your advice would
be appreciated.”

We cannot give you any advice with respect.
to the bean situation that we have not already
given our readers publicly in these columns.
At great expense of time and money we have
followed the trend of the bean market very
minutely from the time it opened last fall un-
til the present time. \Ve have seen new and
strange influences at work tearing down the
market and aside from our just protests we
have been helpless to prevent the stagnatiou of
the market. “'hen navy beans were harvest-
ed last fall the crop was discovered to be. ab-
normally short. and everyone anticipated that
prices on the 1917 crop would set'new high
levels It is needless to review the numerous
causes—the pinto deal, moisture in the beans,
lack of tin for canningetc. which interfered
with the. normal marketing of the crop. and
sent the prices downward. You know that
we have fought against these influences and
have accomplished all that mortal man could
to remove them.

“What would we do With our beans if we
had 100 bushels on hand?”

Now, in the first place, no matter how many
beans we raised last fall, we wouldn’t have a
quart on hand now providing the price of
$10 )0 to $11.10 per cwt. that preva ailed when
the market first opciied paid us a fair profit.
We would have sold every bean as soon as we
could have gotten them to market. But if

 

‘ that price didn’t pay 11s a profit, we would

have held them over and that is precisely the
reason why we wouldn’t‘ sell them now
when our loss would be much greater than at
last fall’s prices.

If there is any farmer who is holding his
beans for an exorbitant profit, he 18 a specula—
tor and a profiteer. Mebbe you folks won’t
like that statement, but is fact, nevertheless.
A few farmers could make money on their last
year s or up at $4 or $5 a bushel

day and eat ’em ourselves before we’d sell’ em
for a nickel less than it cost to grow ’em.

can ‘0an say this: The bean market has been
stronger the past ten days than at any time.
since last fall and the Detroit quotations have

advanced twice during that period. There is

l [have (in hand

121-1113111st ID” 3 -01; ihé’ 1918 crap.

‘luw -

Others will'
lose at $8. We d hold our beans till dooms-j

     

Now as to the future of the bean market, we

The number of .

Our Opinion? our unreserved a

is that the market will go higher. But 'We 529',

neither Seers 1101‘ prophets. Allv 1111111118: of

influences might yet combine as befdre wagon} “-1 7 ,
Our readers knew, fully as much ,f' j ‘
about the facts as we do and We trust to their -‘ ' ,
own good judgment 1n determmlng the course

lower it.

they should purSue.

The Courage of 6dr Farmers

0 MARCH furth in a/rain of Sh‘Ot and
shrapnel to meet the foe that waits un—

seen behind entrenchments- ,to patrol the dark—
ness of No Man s land with death lurking at

every hand; to lie wounded and alone knowing ‘

that the hand of death is upon the brow—~takes
Courage. But the Ameiican Soldier has it—
matchless unconquerahle courage that knows
no fear -

To chance the savings of a year upon the
crops that may never grow; to look calmly 011
the frost—killed vegetation; to wait grimly day
after dav and week after week for the rain‘
that.- may save the crops from impending
ruin; to market the crop on a declining mar-
ket at a loss Which means another year of
pinching and sacrifice—takes courage. But
the American farmer has it, with matchless

courage that bids defiance to the worst of na!

ture’s calamities. ‘
\Vc have been thinking a great deal about
the farmer’s courage the past two weeks as the

drought has lengthened 'and slowly wilted'the,

growing crops. How jubilant we all were
when bountcous rains in April and May gave
promise of the best crops in the history of the
state. Then came the drought of June, short-
ening the hay crop and" drying the pastures.
Our spirits revived again when in late June
and early July rains gave the crops a new
lease of life. ‘ Everything was rosy then, until
dry hot weather came on and crops languish-
ed once more.

Yes, it takes courage to keep a stiff upper
lip when the elements conspire to ruin the
crops. The constant recollection of man ’9. im-
potency to combat the forces that seek his un-
doing is enough to take the courage out of al-
most any man.- But not the American farmer.

Look to Your Candidates

P”ll\lARY ELECTION is not far off;
. Mk to your candidates. This is the year
when factionalism, partisanship, politics and
personal prejudices should be subordinated to
calm judgment and common sense. The na-
tional welfare comes FIRST; state and local
issues LAST.

The man who has served the people once
and desires to serve again is entitled to first
consideration. His experience is 50 per cent
of his qualifications. What his attitude was
on the. \var before the United States entered
it matters not a whit. What his attitude has

been since then matters a great deal.

A congresssman’s. pre—war record furnishes
the best kind of ammunition for his opponents
and you can bet that if any congressman has
voted contrary to the wishes of his constituents
on matters of national. prohibition, woman
suffrage, revenue legislation, etch, those who
seek his poligal goat are going to howl about
his pre- -war cord because they think that’ s
candy for the voters

There mu ’1 a Michigan congressman that

need be ashamed of his record. Everyone of
them have loyally and consistently “stood by
the President.” And they have Worked hard,
too, and voted right! .

If principle and loyal service and experience
count for anything, Michigan voters
return every candidate seeking re- election, by
an overwhelming majority '

. g ,,
. per quart for the milk that they buy from ,th,

‘ ‘ ‘ satisfactory ”

  

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farmers for 7 1- 9 cents For 111 dealers 11»I

polled to stand Whatever else hampens ‘
dealers must have their prefitsa ' ' '- '

But We are assured that the farmers W111,

abide by the decision of the commission, pro.-
fits or no profits.

ation to itsjiands. .
The producers associatiOn and the milk
commission have. been the most. effective in:

struments the dairymen have ever had in'

stabilizing the price of milk in this state and

in overcoming the losses of other years, and
While the price for August may not.“ meet with

the entire approval of farmers, thev will find
it to their ultimate advantage, We. sincerely

believe, to stay by the ship. Before another

month rolls around the farmers can undoubt—
edly convince the milk commission that the

price now obtaining is not sufficient and secure.

its consent to an additional increase that will

allow them a fairmargin of profit.
I s :1: an ,

Edwaid Frensdorf, acting warden
Jackson prison, is being “investigated "‘ The
warden has been too talkative to suit s0me
fOlkS.
and making a lot of charges about the failure
of the War Preparedness Board to helpt take
care of Michigan’s surplus stocks of beans and
potatoes. He’s certainly stepped on some.
body’s toes good and pioper and no“ that.

somebody is. out after the warden s goat. Will .

he get it? Not so long as the waidcns
is Edward Frensdorf.

sname

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$568, 018 represent the modest profits of the

Michigan Sugar Company, for the fiscal yea1 ‘

ending June 30th The COInpany has some
thing over a cool million dollars of cash on

hand and is looking forward to a most satis-

factory business this fall. This 1s too deep f01
us. Last pring the Michigan Sugar Company
'was quite sure it could never pay the farmers
$10 for beets and survive the drain on its
pocket book but now it is anticipating a very
season.
t e at.
News Item': “When the; stamp solicitors
called on \Villiam Heidkam, an aged German
farmer residing near Deckerville, he made a
remark to the effect that it would be better if
the Kaiser would win the War and rule this
country so ,that a man could get a glass of ham
when he wanted it.” Evidently that’s what
some of the fellowswho one working for the

(return of the saloon to Michigan think, too,

:1: 1K 11- ,
BeWare of fire. ‘Sparks from threshing

engines have destroyed much grain in the
wheat fields. Have the windmill in working

order and a few extra pails on hand during.
“Safety first,” may save .

harvesting days.

regrets—and money.
t t

And since the commission-
has shown itself fair and unbiased in its deal.,
ings with producer distriprr'ror and consumer,
we think the farmer s can safely trust the situ—v

of.

He’s been asking a lot of questions"

The booze crowd is getting a fiendish glee '
out of the wholesale arrests along the Micha

  

  
 
 

 

 

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'r’a’.

@‘é’fiilér 55159 Several years .
7 densely? related to "her-f 7 an’ .~

herCthDany, I sort 0' got the idea

intone :doodlathat she was about the’mostnwozfl

humanz‘ibém' thatieod everucreajted—éintact

;. I. th'ot speedily-about an that-\was worth knowin’

fair“ about an ‘I as knew’I got from ‘ her. ,
. 4 She. taught memany‘things‘in myyounger days

thatF‘have-"beendiff-considerable value to me all”

hru lifie. ; (Que; of’ithe-most’beautiful of her teach-
.1183, Was .ihat 'a" man should fespectgwomanhood

land .fiiouielhbod- and I always that that a p‘urty

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‘ sensible thing‘to-do«3-in my;younger days, under-
.‘istEnd. . ‘

(day always congegate an' where wisdom and ad-
vice; is dispensed with a lavish hand, so to speak.
well .with‘allmy beautiful ideas of the superiority
of. woman,-in these places I learned that I was
on the wrong track-*that w0men were an inferior
sort of an animal an only to be tolerated becuz
She .was here and there wuz no apparent way of
gettin’ rid of her . ‘ ,. '

' The ideaother bein’ man’s equal was prepos-
terous, I was told,‘ an’ to talk of givin’_ her the
right to vete was just drivel and a t-hot not fit for
real men to harbor. not for a minnit. Naturally,
with ll these bright minds runnin’ in the same
chanxne, set me a thinkin’ an’ I soon found that
these brilliant men were right—women lacked
Sense and judgment an’ everything that goes to

4 make a person intelligent enough to vote (as some

' 'on'ef'else sayshe should‘vote)’ an’ so I at once for-
get my mother's machine—forget that most of
us get all our knowledge, our ideals, our life itself
from women, an’ becuz an ardent opposer of woman
suffrage. woman's rights or any other thing that
. would have a tendency to put women on‘ an equal-
ity with men.

Why, I reasoned, its agin the law for women to
vote an’ wa-ant .the laws made by men? An‘
then let women once git into politics an' gosh all

_Fri‘day, they’ll raise hobbs with everything; our
ringersan’ grafters an’ lobbists an’ political wire
puller-s an" ward heelers an’ crooks an’ thieves in

thigh places an’ all our noted political riff-raft
will be in danger of ‘bein’ found out an‘ exposed
to the eyes of a cruel an’ unfeelin’ World, for you
can't" pull the wool over a woman’s eyes like you
can over the men’s an’ so—takin’ all these things
into consideration, I believe women should be in
thenon-votin' class, which is composed of Idiots.
indians, criminals (sometimes) foreigners an’

n'omen. .

_ VWhy say, teller voters, all you have to do to
aprove that women lack sense a.-d judgement, is

to look at the woman who married you—'if she

had possessed sense she wouldn‘t a done it, nine

"times out of ten—an’ you know it too. don’t you?

Of course its best not to let ’em know it for if they

did—~well the least said the better.

Women are helpful_in a good many ways and
handy to have about an’ are doing a wonderful
work in these tryin’ times—sacrificin’ their very

their all—. cheerfully an'_ willingly, although their
. hearts cry out with the anguish of it all—they are
‘the equal of any.man- ingthings like that, are de-
pendable,\earnest. strong, true, cumfortingmthey
are all that woman should be an’ bring ividly
_ back to. me my a "ly‘ ideals of true womanhood
an’ we take off our hats to "em in all these—the
higher. thingsoflife, an’ are proud if we can, be
called their equal now, but gee whiz— the idea

of callvin""em our equal when it comes to the ,.

ballot-Why wouldn’t that be just ,turrible? '
An' do they want. to'vote, any way?“ "' Well,“ I
s’pose if they had the right,«tl‘fly‘co’uld do as the
”men do, vote or. not jest as. they pleased—nothing
compulsory'about it; but jest thinkwhat it Would

~ mean to a lot of us old crooks to have the refinin'

.Zinfifience of the women’s vote injected into the
political game. - ’ ..
' ' m with idiots..‘indians, ~criminalsand

: u-like: but since, commencin‘ this letter ‘

my; -be’: helped for» 1
h I can’t eiaim‘i'io 1’81 _ . ~ ~
:_ ~ , , ‘zindleute our own editorial opinion. Farmers are invited

_ . But [of course that. was, beforel had fre-‘
yque'nted ,pool rooms, cigar stores, barber shops and ~ ,
eonn’e’rgroeerysmres, where theVWise.men of the

life’sblood to help win the war, givin' their sons—« _

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‘3 A ,(Thi'fl’flhranflopo‘a {oi-uni where our readers may 01‘
aptesl‘fthdr.’ rim of: topics of; general interest.; .Stute—
manta w)o‘nlfig_;iuf this-:eolumn will not necessar‘ly

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- . , The Spirit that Wins
‘ In the laSt issue of your most, excellent paper
you invited your readers to give an. account of their
farming operations and difficulties they have over-
come. ’ . ,

.. Have overcome my difficulties; so here are my op-
erations. I am now in. my 65th year.

4. 8 years have.been what I would call a one-horse
farmer, owning 10 acres in the corporation of the
village of Perrinton. Last spring when so many
appeals were made to the farmer'to put in more
crops to feed the boys and our Allies and»Hoover
began to Hooverize very strong, I felt it was my
duty to do my duty. to do my bit and show those
swivel chair patriots what a 69—year-old boy could
‘do. On March 20th bought another good horse and

' did team work fer the condensary. the Village and
other odd jobs and earned $65. I rented 26 acres
of land, share rent. Putiout eleven acres of oats.
'Spent one Week hauling manure on corn ground;
put out three acres of corn and fifteen acres of
beans and ~34 acre of potatoes. The ground for
these crops was all plowed 7 and some of it~8 inches
deep, except two acres for beet ground which was
not ploughed. Six acres of this land is 34
from residence; the other 20 acres is two miles.
Have good garden, milked three cows. and deliver-
ed to the conde‘hsary up to June 25th and from
that date one cow. At the present writing two
days will finish all crops except one acre of beans
planted June 20 and half an acre of late potatoes.

Corn was drilled in cultivated, all weeds hoed
out. Four and a half acres of beans planted
with hand planter, cultivated two times, all weeds
hoed out.
except’ two men one-half day planting beans. I
have had one object in view to keep beans clean so
as to lessen expense in harvesting crop.

-This may look like profiteering but the other
fellow will take care of that by setting the price
for dry products as he invariably does, Well, I
hope I will have enough left after paying expenses
to buy a Liberty bond.——R. J. D.. Pcrfington, Mich.

The N on-Partisan League

On reading over your valuable paper of July 20,
I came across something new. The platform of a
new party, the Non-Partisan League, of. Idaho.
Solomon says there is nothing new under the sun.
but this is new to me. And it seems new to Sena-
tor Scully as the Senator is very much afraid they
might come to Michigan. and the Michigan farm-
ers might be led astray with such new and uncan—
ny views, which shows that the Non-Partisan
League must have been gotten up by some “honest-
to-God” farmers. Well. Mr. Editor, whoever for-
mulated this Idaho platform seems to know what
the farmers themselves need, and 'seeminglv they
intend to handle their own affairs through their
own representatives in every department and in
this way they expect to get more‘faithful represen-
tation. It seems to me that the farming business
should be placed at the very pinnacle of all legis-
lation—“Give us this day our daily bread.” Our
food is provided by our farmers. Our hundred mil.
lions of people are all dependent for their very
lives upon the farmer, although he has almost
been despised. called hayseed and all unbecoming
names. But through the Little Red Schoolhouse
and the Agricultural Colleges provided by Uncle
Sam and' the state. the farmers, like Moses in the
wilderness, are quietly but surely arranging their
own affairs on such a solid farmers' platform
that it will be undebatable, if all platforms are on
the same plane as the Idaho Non-Partisan plat-
form which is worthy of the praise of'either a Lin.

coin or a Jefferson or any other party whose patri- "

otism is dyed in the wool and an English ell wide.

My mother used to say, “A good man never got
an ill name;" and as long as this Non-Partisan
League is doing good and in- keeping with-the
constitution of the United States it does not mat-
.ter"about the name. But in conclusion. who can
represent the farmer better than one .from his own
ranks?, And with our Gleaners, Grangers, and
other, farmers’ societies in every corner of the
United States, we have thousands of real honest
manhood who are capable of assuming any office
to which Uncle Sam can call them.——'—J. B.. Perfec-
tion. ~-

The farmers here have all adopted the eight-
hour" system—eight hours in the forenoon, and
eight in the afternoon—and then- they can't keep
up with the werk. Weather very dry here now.
Would like to see M. B. F.,in every farmer’s hands.
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And-don’t beafraid to exercise until you sweat.

Learn.- how to breathe deeply and slowly. Fast

and shallow breathing does much to keep the light;

burning in the druggist’s window.
A clean conscience means restful night, and rest-

4 iul nights mean length of years.

Keep your mouth as clean as your finger nails.
Unclean nails seldom kill; unclean months have
slain thousands. _

Rest your eyes more than your legs. Invalxdisrn
cannot often. be traced to leg strain but eyestram

is a notorious producer of bodily ills.

Never eat when you are in an irritated mood.
Irritation spells indigestion, and indigestion spells
ill health. Better go hungry than eat when angry.

Oil your internal machinery with the lubricant of
joy and gladness, and you will seldom have to take
it to the repair shop with the doctor’s Sign.

Get ample sleep, but not too much. There is such
a thingas sleeping one's self into stupidity and into
disease. , .

' Open windows never help the doctor to pay his
rent as closed ones do.

Germs thrive in dust. therefore don't let dust
accumulate around you.——Epworth Herald.

“'ISDODI OF THE HEN

I The Smiths had a lien which insisted. upon neglect-
ing her comfortable nest to lay a daily egg ill the

' coal-cellar.

“I can’t think,” fretted Mrs. Smith, as she and her
small son John, together hunted for that particular
egg, “ why this one hen insists upon using the coal—
cellar.”

“V’Vhy, that’s easy, mother,” exclaimed John. “i
suppose she's seen the Sign, ‘Now is the time to lay
in your coal.”—Pittsburg ChronicleTelcgmph,

BOILING IT DOWN

Tom Callahan got a job on the section working
for a railroad. The superintendent told him to go
along the line looking for washouts.

“And don’t be so long—winded in your next re—
ports as you have been in the past." said the super—
intendent; “just report the condition of the roadbcd
as you find it, and don't use a lot of needless words
that are not to the point. Write like a business
letter, not like a love letter.”

Tom, as related by Evcrylmdy’s, proceeded on
his tour of inspection. and when he reached the
river he wrote this report to lllC superintendent:

“Sir: “There tlic railroad was, the river is."

”A VETERAN
Mr. Sykes has been married fifty years and his
war stories are well worth listening to.

A COMMON OCCURHNCIQ

He knelt befére me, a perfectly groomed figure.
with a look of earnest pleading on his smooth-
shaven face. His black brows were slightly rais-
ed, and his large, expressive eyes searched mine.
His sleek black hair was parted in the center on a.
line with his straight nose. His mouth and chin
had a look of determination that made me feel
powerless before him. -

“Well I’ll take the shoes,” I said.

He arose, bowing courteously.

“l thank you, madam." —Difc.

WHAT DID HE GET?

A practical joker called up the telephone opera-
tor and said: “Hello, Central, Give me Heaven.”
but. that isn‘t what she gave him.

WHERE THE DUST WENT
“See here. Annie. don't you ever sweep under
this bed?”
“I always do, mum.
using a dustpan."

It’s so much easier than

CAN'T YOU EAREM?
’21—“What was making all that noise in the
shower last night ?"
’20—“Jones was using his crash towels."

MOST OF THEM ARE
“George Washington," read the small boy from
his history, “was born February 22, 1732, A. D.".
“What does ‘A. D.’ stand for?" inquired the
teacher. .
The small boy pondered. “I don't exactly
know," he hesitated. “After dark, I guess."

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AST WEEK. I made the acquaintance of a lady

I may never see her again She had passed
. the half century mark, an was ,"just beginning to
- enjoy life" she told me. nd she looked it. Her
happy smile and twinkling eyes whenever they
’p lighted up, seemed to disperse the few 9.113111 wrin.
kles that had gathered on her comely countenance
during the years when she was bearing and rear-
ing her children and caring for her home. And
as she talked, I made a mental note of the philo-
sophy that'had sweetened her disposition with the
passing years and had kept her young in both ap-
pearance and spirits.

.‘ “How I enjoy my children," she said. “I have
three of them all grown, and one of them has chil-
dren of her own. My children have been good chil-
dren. For that I- am thankful They have never
done any thing to bring sorrow or shame to their
parents, and they love me as much now, it seems,
as when I used to hold them on my knee. I know
that no matter how old and cross I may become
there will always be a place for me in their hearts
fand'h‘omes. They are a great comfort to me, and
.1 am very happy to ‘be with them and know that
I-am wanted.

“A mother’s heart can never understand why
the baby for whom she suffered pain and nursed
_ thru many trying years to manhood or woman-
hood, could ever forget the love and care she
bestowed upon it. It is the unkind words; the sen
or daughter who is ashamed of their parents; in
difference to their happiness; that brings the
gray hairs to a mother’s head and age to her heart.

“Of. course. some parents are to blame for the
weakening of the ties. They frown upbn every-
thing that the young folks do; they have no time
to listen to their youthful troubles; they are nar-
row-minded in the matter of amusements and re-
creations; they cannot understand why their chil—
dren can’t, be contented with the same things
that] their parent's children were. and uncon~
sciously they drive the children from home. I
love children and young folks. and I try to be in-
terested in the things they are interested. in. For
I am only happy if they are happy. I can have
—i just as good a. time now at my age out at the
young folks’ parties as I used to when I was a
girl and being courted. I think this mingling with
the younger people and helping them to have a
good time, rejuvenates one and keeps oneLsKspirits
youthful even tho the family Bible says they are
getting old. I know that’s the secret of my content-
ment. and why‘ today I am finding more pleasure
than ever before in my children and their friends."

Then I reminded her of the many women who
let their years set. upon their shoulders like mill—
stones, aging them in mind and body and destroy-
;;. ing all hope of a contented old age.

“Yes, I know, and I feel sorry for
responded sympathetically. “Their burdens have
been heavier than they can bear. Their children
have perhaps been a disappointment to them, and
there is nothing can rob a mother of her happiness
, more completely than the ingratitude of her chil-
dren."

Are you enjoying your children? Are you enjoy-
ing your life? Are you reaping now the golden
fruit, of the years you have spent in travail and

,. work? I would like to hear from my readers on
3.3» this subject. Please tell me about yourself and
your children. Lovingly, PENELOPE.

A Few Words that Mean Much

:i; EAR PENELOPEr—I suppose the ground 11.13
7 D been pretty well covered in regard to house.
hold conveniences, but I really think ihe
greatest ll(‘l]1 in the world, is hayingr the house
properly arranged to save stops. liven if one
isn’t building a new home, the old one can oitcn
bc rc-arrangcd to save miles of walking. The
. cupboard opening into each room, placed bctwccu
23 mydining room and kitchen, is one of my great-
; est liclps. and the ccllarway. inside, and opcuiug
;; from lllt‘. kitchen, is anotlicr, Thou I’d rather
’ have the ice brought to the refrigerator in the
dining room twicc a week than carry all the food
every meal to one placed on the porch or clsc-
, _ where, as is the common custom.
* . A fly “swatter” in every room, saves running
1 ._ iaround in circles looking for one, every time
E ' "vou see a fly, who meanwhile disappears till you
have settled down to your former occupation.
Wool blankets are the best 'conifortablcs if
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est cheesecloth and then the real covet-A needs
only to be tied as; at rare intervals, so as to
be easily removed and washed and may be tied

back, spread on the floor instead of frames, if
that seems more convenient. Always put a. fac—
ing over the top of your quilts, as it will need

washing much oftener than the rest of the quilt._
'A fiVe-cent strawberry holler is one of my

most useful possessions. ,
If you reinforce the knees and seats of over—

alls, the center-back and elbows of work shirts

and the lower half of bl’ouse- sleeves (for boys)
with new goods, when the garments are new, it
will save hours of mending by hand, and save
the unsightly patches of new cloth on old gar-
ments, as it will all be fading together even if
the outside does finallvaear through._

Perhaps that'is enough for this time, but I’d
like to say a icvv‘word's- to the 2m who found
her country home a prison.

I wonder if she wasn’t ill or overworked. Much’
as we hear of the influence of the mental over

‘the physical nevertheless, I. have seen very few

who were serene, cheerful and contented when
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H1~'RE 10.119 (1 door—van open door
It looked upon a. foam white shore;
Where lazily a summer sea
Wave back and forth along the sand;
Between the shrub and wtlrl’ing free,
.4.an flowers—0h. flowers on every hand!
HERE was a door—an open door.
And sunlight streamed across the floor,
And light leaf shadows flocked the sill
A lintel m’ne there was—a nest
With chirping crimson throats to fill——
Oh, happy he who had the bird for guest!

HERE was a door—an open door,
Happy was he who had such store

0] joys, and had a master’s art

5 To draw you from the trembling wire
Whate’er was lodged within your heart,

A 11d sing you forth your soul’s desire!

HERE was a door—cm open door,
130 good to enter. evermore;
For, once within you found such cheer
And fellowship Of? young and am
As made a. day well worth (2 yeah——
Lit with his spirit a sunshine gold'

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All, all deep sunken intoz yore.
1 There is no open doe-.1- 710 house :—__
1V 0 light leaf shade. no birds to list.
No nest among the tendrilled’ troughs—
.\'0 door. no house. no melodésf.
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I know it sccms dclightful when one is young"
and strong to work with "him” and try to ”get
ahead" and savc cyerything but yourself, and

tlIc11 when tl1c babies come. your own work c011—
stautly incrcases and your physical fitness dc—
crcascs. “he” has grown to consider your volun—
teer help a part of your duty and you keep on
overdoing day after day, till life does not seem
worth living.

it is part of the wrong economic conditions
that a farmer and his family must drive them—
sclvcs beyond their limit, in order to acquire a
good livi11g,'but if you stop and think that you
won’t enjoy your farm, if you have to leave it for
a grave (or even a hospital,) perhaps you can get
a truer perspective of what you are really bound
to do.

Hired men are more plentiful, even to day.
than hired mothers and if you haven’t time to
keep yourself well and your home pleasant and
attractive. it is time to make a change.

Use your MIND as well as muscle, to do
your work, have a fair share of the family con~
venienccs in the house as well as outdoors, and
remember, that even if he doesn’t know it, a
faimer isnt any more proud of a worn out,
dowdy wife than anyone else is.

Did I say :1 1FEW words? I meant a few at
I wish our friend would tell us just
\‘VHY Sljt" hates thc country. “There’s a reason."
always—4111's. 19.1). ‘

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things that have helped to make my Work easier“.
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' I find a pancake tuner handy when halting
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French toast, etc
I used to find it hard to sew buttons, to make
them come even with the buttonholes. New I

on some flat surface folding the buttonholesover.
the hem where I want the buttons to come and
take a pencil and mark thru them,- then sew on.
the buttons. It saves time and they always come
even.

Sand and kerosene are good to clean the scum
off a wash boiler. ,

An address book-made of writing paper and fold- . . , _
ed together like a book, with a cover made of .E . 1
drawing paper with some pretty design paintedV '
01 some picture cut out and pasted on the. cover 4
and kept hung up where it is handy or in the writ- . . . ,\
ing desk. often saves an Hour or two overhauling ' »
some letters for a certain address that we cant _ ‘
find. ‘ f

If your rug is heavy and sags when beating, ‘ "
run a rope line thru a three-fourths inch pipe. A ' 1'
long pole to roll the rug onto makes it easier to '
carry.

To fill the broken cracks of a range or stove.
equal parts of wood ashes and salt 'mixing cold
water with it to form a paste.

One of the handiest things I have is a board
for the baby which can be set over a nursery chair
or toilet and carried in the buggy or suitcase.—
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Items of Interest to Women

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,Adrian has received 117 pairs of socks of its
6,000 quota, from the Industrial School for Girls,
and 24 sweaters as well. ‘

In the town of Amarillo, Texas. there are more
women than men entitled to vote at the coming
election. .

More than 500 girls have already supplanted
men in clerical positions in St Louis banks and
are making good in their new positions. The
bankers claim they are more efficient than men.

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In the principal streets of Constantinople and

sold as slaves for a few dollars because their Turk-
ish masters are. no longer able to feed them.

Miss Florence Schee head of the wom111‘s
committee employment bureau, states that the1e is
still a great demand for women chemists “The
goveinment sends a call for them every day or so.’
she said ”but it is almost impossible to find wo—
men who have had the proper training.”

Miss Geraldine McCOurcy, of Mississippi, who is _ 1
now employed in the passport department of he ~ . 7 l
United States legation in Berne. Switzerland. is .
to be honored by the British government for her
untiring efforts in behalf of the British civilians E .3
interned in Berlin.

The National Woman Suffragists are represeni—
ed by four war hospitals at the front. A 300 bed
hospitals for gag‘patients is under the care of the
Women’s Overseas Hospital of the United States.
This is the unit supported by the National Ameri-
can Woman Suflrage Association and one to which
Michigan suffragists contribute annually.

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Serve These Fruit Relishes with Your Meats .

With Bacon—With crisp bacon serve apples, piping
hot and bursting with juice baked without. ugur. Or
(ut the appie firm the #6018 without peeling, p-la1e in
a deep pan with a very light Sprinkling' of sugm and

half a cup of water. Cover and steam until tender;
remove cover. sprinkle top with biown sugar or brush _ ,
with syrup and brown in hot oven. Sene from dish j ; 'A .
sizzling hot. ' -_ . . _ , 3

With Roast or Steak. <«ltipe peaches 01 penis steam-
cd until just tender thiough make an appetizing sauce-1,.
for meats. Peel but do not cut. Cook in a samepan
tightly covered with just enough water to prevent 1
burning. Allow one teaspooniiul of sugar to a dozen .. ,. , ,
peaches or pears. Steam until tend'e1 and sexxe hot. ;" .I \ , . .-‘ in
Be caieful not to overcook. , . ‘ A '1‘.

With. (‘hicken.—Blue plums are especially good with
chicken. Add a very little sugar and little or no water.
Heat, slowly to prevent burning and cook until plums
are broken Serve hot. Peaches or apples qua1 tered
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back flare culls.

‘ sizes 36, 3.8, 40,'42,-and 44 inches trust
«measure.

~Dotted Swmss or may of the
dainty voiles are suitable for these dain-

' ty 1blouses.

Nc.'vs923.—eGirl’s One-piece 'Dress. cut

‘ in sizes ’6, 8, 10 and 12 years: a combina—
. tum of middy blouse and skirt all in one

~mece_. A very practical dress for the
school girl and one that will be welcomed
by vmo’tliers who have several dresses to
make. The firm and back are cut in one
with the pieces that form the sides of

. the skirt The plaited sections of the skirt
- are straight and are 'set into the front and

back with- a felled seam. The pretty
sailor collar Which forms the V--shaped
neck, the cuffs, pockets and sash tie are
of‘ some contrasting material. White
Indian/"head and repp are durable mater-
ials for such a dress and make a dressy
suit when trimmed with some pretty strip—
ed Handing or percale. This style would
also be very suitable for a. blue serge
school dress. Red wool or silk will We

' good looking finishes for the wool or, bet-

Oer still, for the mother who Ella". time: to
do so, the crocheted «collar and cults are
extremely pretty and one set would out-
wear several dresses; even on the white
linen suits a crocheted set at! yellow or
coral yarn adds a striking effect.

No. isla—Mfisses' or Small Woman's
Dress, cut in sizes .16, 18 and 20 years.
The simple shirtwaist style is shown with
a two-gored skirt gathered all around to
the slightly raised waist line. The round
neck is finished with a girlish Buster
Brown collar and ties. Eyelets form the
fastening “with a narrow ribbon lacing.
Cone shaped pockets are placed at both
sides'of the skirt.

No. Slut—Three or four gored Skirt.
The large cut shows the three gored with
tuck closing at the center front. fancy
tailored pocket is stitched on each side
and a. narrow belt finishes the skirt. In
the smaller cut the four some are shown
using a hip yoke. This pattern may be
found in sizes 14 1.6, 18 and 20 years.

No. 8890.—Lady‘s One-piece Apron or
House Dress, cut in sizes 36. 38, 40, and
42 inches bust measure. This princess
style is favored by many large women.
The seams at the front and back give the
appearance of panels and makes a be.-
eomtng work dress on most any form.
either large or small. Large pockets, so
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Brice of patterns ten' cents each. Ad-
dress, .. Farm Home Dept., Michigan
Business Farming, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

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GMEBDDY—~I dl‘m’t know .‘who;—
__.s'ent me. the following-poem. and
, :1 want all army" boyaand girls

"to read it and diagonal it. Some. of

the comma git-nu forget the m‘me

-. and. parents after they hays grown as.

This 'me otVyeu gust overdo, tor
the best place on earth is "home, sweet
home,” and the'Tbest people on earth

are the father and “mother who live‘

there and love and care "fer you. I
think it would be nice for you to write
me a. letter about your home—the
build-age the animals, the trees, the
floWers, the fields and the brook or the
lakenear by. For the two best let-

V ters on the subject of “My Home" I will

give 8. Thrift stamp. With love from
Aviva.- Penman. -

Hy Home.
Theresa cottage on our street
That's the dearest place I've known,
And it holds the dearest people
That a street could ever OWn.
It is low and small and white,
Like a pile of fted ‘snow,
On a little patch or garden
‘ Where God’s choicest flowers blow.

It's just a wooden dwelling.
And the paint has long been gone
From the roof of many summers,
\Vhere rain fell and sunlight shone.

Such a heav’n within the fencing
Every rose and poppy there.

And the mother—noble woman!
God has made you all things fair.

Father, with your hand that’s trembling,
With yourpage and step so slow,

Though you’re feeble, you're as noble
As you were long years ago.

This, the dearest spot on earth.
These the dearest folks e’er known
Could I love ought else as well
As the place I call my home?

 

Dear Penelopez—I ‘have seen many
quite interesting letters in ywur corner.
And thought I Would send in a page or.
two. We have ten little ducks 3. week
old. I think they are quite cute. We
feed them three times a day. We also
have about 120 little chickens. About

"‘85 of them are pure Rhode‘lsland Reds.

The rest are half. We have one cow,
”Buttercup,” is her name, because she
gives so much butter and it is so yellow.
She is very pretty, being a. pure Jersey.
One time when I was driving her home
one night last fall I saw a bird named
Florida-Galllnule. They are marsh birds.
This spring my sister. whose name is
Caroline, wandered around down in the
meadow back of our house Looking for
bobolink and blackbird nests, the red—
winged blackblrd. Well, in a clump of
cat—tails, what do you think we saw? It
was a blackbird's nest, and we kept on
looking until altogether we found seven
nests. The egg is white and has rather
mill running lines. and dots of muddy
color. We have an Angora eat. We call
him “Rummy." Queer name, but after
you get used to it, it is all right. 'He is
White and a good mouser. We’have all
kinds of birds around here. All the
kinds from wrens up to hawks. My
sister has a. set of books on birds. There
are six of them. mt}: best wishes for
the M. B. F.—-—Charllne Ransom, Alamo,
Kalamazoo County, Mich. P. S.—-—I have
$1.50 Worth of rift Stamps.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—My bossy’s
name is Belle. We have eleven cows now.
My papa has a Hinman milker. We have
Holstein cows, a d I get the cows for
my papa ever ni ht. I am seven years
old—Carold utherland, Gladwin, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelope:———I saw your let— ‘

ter asking the boys and girls to write

.to you. I also saw the owl that you

wanted to be drawn.

I am a girl twelve years old. I want
to help win the war so I have a war
garden.

I have thirteen little ducks and two
hens and one young chicken. I live on a
' forty-acre farm. We have five cows and

sell cream. We use a DeLaval cream
separator. The cows are Holstein breed,
their names are Daisy, Spek, Dolly, Spot
and Blackie.
I think puzzles, funny pictures. poems
and stories are nice for the children's
department. don’t you?—-—Loretta Nagel,
Hesperia, Mich.

Dear Penelopez—The bossy’s name that
I put together is Daisy. We have seven
cows on the farm and they are all Hol-
steins. We like them very well, papa
said he would not want to mix them .up
because he likes to see a nice flock of
clear Holsteins.

We will have to get a milking ma-
chine because they give a lot 01,-mllk.
They are turned out on grass every day,
and at night, after we milk them they
are outyin the lane where there is lots
of grass and in the morning, as soon as
we milk them they are put in the pasture
field again—Martha. Wilkins, Caro, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I am a little
girl ten years old, and live on a farm.
For pets I have two cats. Their names are
Hottentot and Tinker. I like to help
mamma work in thegarden and feed the
little/chickens. I have more than a. mile
tO'walk to school. I like to go fishing. I
I am going to help mamma pick berries.

—- I like to help mamma in the house. I
, can wash the dishes, sweep the floor, make

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We have two cows, and their names are

Betsey and .Bese. They are Holsteins.
From your little triend.—-Marion Beeman,

Empire; Mich. "

Dear PenelOpez—I named the cow
Bessy. We have three cows on our farm.
Their names are Effie, Collie and Trixie;
Trixie just came in a. few days ago and

has a little calzf. We named it Jack. Eltie .

is part Jersey and the others are Dur-
hams.” The cows are gentle. We have
places for the cows to put their head
through and I let them out every—time I
am out there when dad milks—Fern Den-
nis, Greenville, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—We take the M.
B. F. and I am very much interested in
the Children’s page. I think “Our Own
Corner" is a good name for the children’s
page. I am eleven years, old and am _in
the sixth grade. I am trying to help
win the war by hoelng and weeding in
the garden. My mother and sister are
both working hard for the Red Cross.
I belong to the Junior Red Cross—Clara
Kennedy, St. Clair, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelope:—I live on a farm
of 130 acres. My sister Clara is going to
write to youxtoo. I knit some socks for
my brothers and I might knl‘t some for
the soldiers. -

I like stories, pictures, puzzles and rid-
dles. I think the Children’s Corner would
be a nice name for our page. I am ten
years old and in the fifth grade. We see
the air-ships going over from Seltrldge
aviation field. One fell in China township
not long ago—Mary Kennedy, St. Clair.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—l am sending a
picture of our horse. His name is Fred.
He plows, drags and sometimes we drive
him. My father takes the M. B. F. and
I always enjoy the Children's Page. I
like to draw very much. I also like
puzzles and stories. I have a brother 10.
years old and a bab sister 6 months
old.— ~lrene Heacock, lckeryvllle, Mich.
Dear Aunt Penelopez—I am 11 years
old and will be in the sixth grade when
school begins. I help mamma in the
garden and also in the house. We take
the M. B. F. and I thought I would sug-
gest some names for our page. They are
as follows: Evening at Home, By the
Firellght, An Hour With Our Boys and
Girls, Something to Do, Just You and I,
In the Twilight. With love—Grace
Gurnsey, Beaverton, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelope:—Thls is the first
time I have written for the girls and
boys’ page. In last week’s paper you
offered a Thrift Stamp for the best pic.-
ture. I have sent one picture that I
drew. I live on a 280-acre farm. We
milk 23 cows and have six young stock.
We milk them by hand. In summer I
help but not in winter.
are four milking. We have six horses
and two colts—Edna Thompson, R. F.
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Dear Aunt Penelopez—As I saw in the
M. B. F. you wanted all your girls and
boys to draw a picture of an animal that
we have on the farm, I have a few rab-
bits, so I thought I would try and draw
one and send It to you. With love.—
Cora E. Mitchell, Clare, Mich. R. F. D.
No. 7

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I saw your offer
in the M. B. F. and thought I would
write and tell you what I like best. I
like puzzles, and I think the small
children would enjoy them much better.

I live on a forty-acre farm. 1 am go-
ing to help in the garden this summer.
We raise hay, oats. corn, potatoes, and
vegetables.

We have five cows. They are Jersey
and Guernsey. We live near a resort
and in the summer we sell milk and
cream.

My brother‘and I help do the milk-
ing. I like to walk around the farm.—
Jennie Griffin, Conway, Mich.

Dear Penelopez—We have two cows on
the farm. They are half Jersey and half
Holstein. My daddy doesn’t need a milk-
ing machine. as only one cow is giving
milk—Lewis W. Germ, Romeo, Mich.

Dear Penelope:—I think Daisy Would
be a pretty name for this cow, as we
have one that looks like this one. Her
name is Daisy. She gives 30 quarts of
milk a day. We have two cows. I drive
the cows to pasture and get them every
night—Ruth Mason, Smyrna, Mich.

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. 8% miles from the city of Midla‘fljd.“

help mamma in the house whean, am‘

not in the field. I Work in the field
most every day.

\‘ . ‘ . .‘ I have three, sisters and three

brothers. (Inc of my sisters and a tn-oth— '
er is married, and one of my other sis-u
ters is working away from home, and
then I have a sister
brother 9, which is at home.

I work our team quite a good deal.

I also helped get the bean ground ready

and now I am hoeing. I think we ought

to do all we can to help win this awful
war.

This is my first letter, so please «lo
not bar me out.

We have tWO cows, which are a J‘er:
say and a. Holstein and we also have

a little Jersey calf. We have three head

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.pigs, three rabbits and a cat.
Hemlock,

for this time—Hazel Macy,
Mich.

Dear Penelopez—I have been reading,
the stories in the M. B. F. I am very.
,glad the boys and girls are going to
have a page in the M. B. F. I like stories.
pictures, riddles and puzzles. I think
“Youth’s Page" would be a good name.
for our page.

I live on a 40—acre farm.
to help mamma and papa this summer.
I can help papa in the field and mamma
in the garden and house. I have a white
rabbit with pink eyes, a dog, cat'and
some chickens. We had 55 little chick-
ens, but five of them died. I am 12
years old and go to school nearly every
day. I will be in the seventh grade next
year.

1. How are chickens and cherries
alike. Because they cannot be eaten
until picked.

2. What is round as an
thin as a knife? Tin cup.
Newaygo, Mich.

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Dear Aunt Penelope:»—I am a girl 10
years of age, and I Would like to join
your merry circle. We take the M. B.
F. and think it is a very nice paper.
I enjoy reading the letters from the
girls and you. I think a nice name for
our page would be “The Happy Twilight
Hour.” Don't you think that a nice
name?

I have a war garden, but have not
very much. I have some radishee and
potatoes. I love to help my mamma in
the house. I sweep, make up the beds.
wash the dishes, cook, set the table and
dust, and I help my mamma feed the
chickens. Mamma has 30 little chickens.
She has the Plymouth Rock. Rhodle 151--
and Reds and Leghorns. I am trying to
help win the war. I have about 82.00
in thrift stamps.

We have ten cows and seventy calves.
The breed of our stock is mostly Dur—
ham. We have five horses. The W
of our cows are Beauty, potty, Peggie.
Esther, Ragsie, Sukcy. Ola, Sue, “Babb.
and Curlie.

Mother gave me a little calf last year
and 'she is as pretty as she m be. She
is two years old. Her name is Sallie
Virginia. Daddy named her her first
name and I her middle name—Dorothy
Y. Allanson, Meslck, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelope:--I read in the M.
B. F. that you are going to give a prize
to the one giving the best name for the
children's page. I think “Our Pastime
Page" would be a nice name for it. My
mane is Laura Zimmerman, I am 1‘
years old and in the eighth grade. I
have two miles to go to school. 'I go
to a district school. My teacher’s name
is Miss Grace Homby. Our school is
closed now but she is coming back when
school begins, our school begins the
first part of September. I also help my
mother in the garden and my father
in the fields and every morning and
night I milk two cows.

My parents take the M. B. F., and I
think it is a very nice paper. can
hardly wait till the next one comes.

We have ten sheep and ten lambs and
my brother and I take water to them
every night. I like the lambs very
much. \Ve haVe fiVe cows and four
horses. Our thorses’ names are Bob,
Prince, Dick and Jingle. We work 16.
acres of land—Laura Zimmerman, An-
chorville, Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I am a boy 13
years old and I will be in the eighth grade
when school starts this coming year.

I saw in our corner that the ones who
had not written are to choose the name.

I think the best name would be “Aunt
Penelope’s Little Farmers.” We own a
95-acre farm and have four horses. nut
cows are the Holstein breed.

My brother and I raise rabbits to sell.
We have got eight alive. The cat ate up
three and three ran away.

Well, I will close. I named the cow
Free’n Equal.—Austin Odell, Webberville.
Mich.

Dear Aunt Penelopez—I am a boy 11
years old and will be in the sixth grade
in September. My sister's name is Doll,
and she is almost 15 years old. We liv-
on an 80-acre farm. I do the chores to:
papa and Dolly helps mamma in the
house. Also we both help papa in the
field. We have two com S, one team and
80 chickens. For pets we have 27 Bel-
gium hares.
sent in each week by the boys and gigs.
I think a. good name for this page would
be “With Our Boys and Girls,” not consid—
ering us little folks when we are old
enough to help father
also would like stories and puzzles on the
children’s page. '
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day’s trade. The market was steady

1' . on all grades.

Receipts of hogs Monday totalled
about 6,000 head and the market
opened slow. and generally 10 to 15c
lower on yorkers and pigs while the
heavier hogs sold steady to strong.
Yorkers and pigs sold from $19. 55 to
$19. 65; mixed, medium and heavy
hogs. $19. 50 to $19. 60, as to weight;
roughs, $17. 00 to $17. 25; stage, $10. 00
to $13. 00.‘ _

Receipts of hogs Tuesday totaled
about 1, 600 head or ten double decks,
and our market opened active and 20
to 25c higher, with'the heavy hogs
selling from $19. 75 to $19. 85; mixed
hogs, generally $19 .;\85 yorkers,’ $19. 85
to $19.90,r pigs, $19. 90 to $20. 00; roughs
$17 25 to $17. 50; stags, $11. 0') to $13.00

The receipts of sheep and lambs
Monday were around 1 000 head. The
best of spring lambs, the quality of
which was not very good sold from
16. 00 to $16. 50, which was 50c lower
than Saturday’s close; throwouts.
$14. 00 to $14. 50; yearling lambs, $14 50
to $15. 00; wethers were quoted from

$13.25 to $13.50; ewes sold f 0111 $12.00 ,
. to $1“.00.

The receipts of sheep and lambs,
Tuesday were around 100 head. Best
spring lambs sold from $17.00 to
$17.25, which was 25 to 50c higher
than Monday, but the quality was good.
Throwouts sold from $14 00 to $15. 00;
yearling lambs, $14 50 to $15. 00 weth-
ers were quoted around $13. 50 to
$13.75; ewes sold from $12. rO to $13.00
as to weight and quality

We quote: choice to.prime weighty
steers at ,$17.50 to $18.00; medium to
good weighty steers, 16. 50@17; plain
and coarse weighty steers. 14. 50@15;
choice to prime handy weight and me-
dium weight steers, 14. 50@15; fairato
good handy weight and medium weight
steers, 13.50@14; choice to prime year-
lings. 14.50@15; fair to good yearlings
13.00@13.50; medium to good butcher
steers, 11.50@12; fair to medium
butcher steers, 10.50@11; good butch-
er heifers. 11.00@11.50; fair to medi-
um butcher heifers, 10@10.50; good to
choice fat cows, 10@10.50; medium to
good fat cows, 9@9.50; fair to good
medium fat COWS, 8@8.50; cutters and
common butcher cows, 7@7.5(L; can—
ners, 6.25@6.75;
bulls, 10.50@11.00; medium to good
fat bulls, 9.50@10; good weight sau-
sage bulls, 9@9.50; light and thin

,bulls, 7.50@8; good to best stock and

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Lapeer. —-Everyone glad haying is

days. Had a nice BhOWel‘ last night;
wasn’t enough but it Will help. Cats
and barley are ripening fast and some
have started harvesting them. More

‘of our farmer boys expect to go to.

camp soon and ,they are anxious to
go. Some of us that canft go are help.
ing all we can. Here is one that wishes

that the war would end but not until ’

the Huns are licked good and/proper.
Prices Jifered at Imlay City July 27:
Wheat, $1.95@2. 00; cats, 65‘@70; hay.
$12; light mixed, 10; beans, $6.50;
hens, 16@20;

5@8; lambs, 13@14; ' hogs. 16.50@
17.25; beef steers, 9@10;50; beef cows.
5@8; veal calves, 12@13; wool,‘ 65.
C. A. B., Imlay City, July 27
Allegan—Farmers are cutting oats
and cultivating potatoes and corn.
Threshing extremely hot with occa-
sional showers. Some of the corn has
made rapid growth the past week and
is tasseling and silking. Prices at «Al-
legan, July 26: Wheat, $2.10; oats, 80;
timothy, 17@18; light mixed, 14@15;

rye straw, 6; beans, 8; new potatoes».

. springers, 22@24; but-.
ter, 41; buttertat, 43; eggs, 37; sheep,

1.60; hens, 20@21; butter, 40; butter— “

fat, 45; eggs, 35; sheep, 10; lambs, 13
@15; hogs, 16; beef steers.8@10; beef
cows, 6@8; veal calves, 13@14.——-W. F.,
Otsego, July 27. ’

M tesaukee (North Central ) ——-Haying

is about finished and is less than half 7

a crop. Wheat and rye harvest in a few
days. Most farmers are cultivating
their crops for the last time. The hot
dry weather is injuring late potatoes,
and beans, but corn is. growing fast
altho it is late. A view cattle are being
sold at a good price. ,Hen‘s are bring-
ing, 22c; butter, 40c;
eggs, 32; beef steers, 8; beef cows, 7;
veal calves. 12.—H. E. N., Cutcheon,
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n 1917 {looking good. Beans
Sbme-,corn is setting} ears.
eneral - is very . uneven. .1. , Oats
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, . _Botat0es..are.abont 75-per cent
Tits campared with 1917." 15 per
_. re beans: andagood crop. About
, , he . me acreage, o;_-corn'.with,prospects
no!” 890d 'hard‘,com;-“i sugar-jbeets,_,20_ per
- less} ascoi'npared. with 1917." .25 per
moi}; oats. and'iOoks like a. 50-bushel
Earl-y applesare a better crop than

been “almost imposSible to secure day help

at all. . A contractor has a road building

.ijpb and-he can hir‘ men at $2.00 a day
“and board. On-e-fe'ow toldme he would
mnot Wogk oni‘a farm‘for $5.00 a day and he
. is 101' draitage; too Men that are hiring
-' by their-month are getting good Jmen at
spent $45 per month-and board for the‘
”season. J - .

. Chippewa,4—iny about half the acre-
:age but prospects of a better crop, Very
few s ar beetsgro‘wn’ here; only exper-
imen ing on a small seale. Oats are not
so- good as last year; perhaps larger acre~
age.- Not much fruit on account of early
.frosts. Chief crop here is hay. Shortage
:so‘f help and poor quality such as is avail-

' able. Haying is just starting. More labor

couldbe used. ,Hay lighter than last year
by;one‘-thir’d.——J. I. R. ‘ .- ‘ >
-Munistee.—7Not so large an {acreage
ofpotatoes as la't year; late potatoes
iook’gbod butreariy ones need rain." Beans

, look good; been’slow growing on account ‘

of 'cold dry weather; some hurt by frost.
. Cool spring weather makes corn 3. short
» .crop‘this. year, Oats are looking nice;
, short-in places on acCount of'dry weath-
er. 'Some pears and apples; no peaches;
few. cherries; some blueberries, straw~
;berrries and raspberries.

f Ogemnw,+—P0tato acreage is smaller
than in 1917; condition is good. .~A little
smaller acreage but a good stand. Corn

looksvery good but small acreage. Su- -
.gar beets, good stand small acreage...

Oats good ; .larger acreage than in 1917 .
Apples. are very good; other fruits don't
amount to much. In regard to labor,
wages are high and men are scarce but
the farmers are getting their work done
so far. The hoe crops ‘are well taken care
of and haying is nearly done. I expect

the‘ labor conditions will' bother- the -»

farmer about potato and bean harvest——
H. A. B.,‘Rose City. , ‘ ~

3 -Ml$s-a’ukee.—'-Potato acreage 75 per cent
.of 1917; condition, 95, per cent. Beans
26 per cent of 1917 acreage; condition.
75per‘ cent. Corn acreage, 80 per cent,
conditiofi 75 per cent. Oats 100 per cent
,of 1917 acreage ;/ condition 90 per cent.
,Early- apples 90-,perscent, winter apples,
25 per cent. N9 small fruit to speak of.

’Most farmers onlY’planted what crop-i v

, they thought they could take care, so they
'are not trying to hire much; could not

' . get help if they‘wanted it.
. — 0gemaw.——Less acreage of potatoes ‘

than last year; badly in need of rain.
Bean acreage is, about the same as last
year. Corn—«smaller acreage; is looking
good but late. Larger acreage of cats;
looking good. Berries are scarce ;_ apples
good. Labdr scarce; some of the boys who
were exempted until fall are being called
now so it will make the labor situation
worse.

Monroe.—Potato acreage about same
as last year; condition fair. Normal ac.-
.. reage of corn, well advanced; some fields

~ with poor stand. Oat acreage perhaps a
trifle larger than 1917; straw rather
,,__.short but promise a fair crop. Seems to
be plentyvof apples. Hay very short ex-
cept alfalfa. We cannot depend on getting
-' ,any. hired help; farmers trading Work;

Everyone tries to help themSelves as best

"they can. Not -many large farmers here.

,. declining—Potato acreage little- over
113.11?th it was in 1917; good but need
* rain. Beans about *tVVO-thil‘ds as compar-
ed with ‘1917; .. fair condition. Corn is
Jgood ‘but’ needs. rain; much‘ larger acre-

some as last year. A few apples and ber-.
iesL‘Blackberries were damaged by the
inter in many 'iocélities. Raiwould
h‘ f) some but it is most ‘too late to do
gnyfgaod for raspberries»; Desirable help

’inthe’dtaft; “to $5 arday Wanted
“to get along with a little help from

themsel es. .. . , .

:2 c0ndition.- good. About 310-: per

be 7 condition, good. Corn,
“ as in .1911”;
be t the 8

Owing m: poor see

the same acreage of'
ad. but not yery many are. . the
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- "Bean acreage
«much better prospects. than

11:5;getvyatlpng'some; .«00rnis about-the same \acreage‘ and in

‘ .;1.smali*frult' Cnot plentiful. w-It has _ ~

”last year;
badly in need of. rain.

age than last year. Cats are about 'the-

scarce. Most-of the ‘ good. farm, help: :9

  

e:___farmere. are, not hiring mocha»

“iris-and 'womewpr doing the work”

.e—About. as ‘ many potatoes 1;“;

  

  

 

 

 

 
  

 

 

 
 

   

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“so on has been fineto/get along with

come—:Potato- acreage" somewhat

less; some estimate 75 per cent of 1917.

larger bylfi to‘20 per cent;
last year.

better condition; planting was from‘ten

days to‘two‘ weeks ahead of last year. Es-

timate 20, percent ‘increaSe i'n‘acrea'ge of
oats but; owing to dry weather’do not ap-

.' pear asheavy as in 1917... Most'farmers ‘

put? in their crops with labor conditions-
in mind,,and did not overdo the matter.
About the only day‘help available is boys.

—-.R.' E. 3., .Greenville. ‘

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'Monroe.——75 per cent of potato ac—

reage; eond tion bad,

Very

few beans p nted. Corn acreage 110 per

.cent; prospect good _,but need rain.

Su-

gar beet acreage 120 per cent but also
need rain. .Oats are well above average :‘

are_'now cutting: crop will be hurt

by

the drouth. Apples about “60.per cent;
grapeslook fine; berries are short crop.
Farmers are short ’of help but the weath-

er is favorable. ‘

Oakland—Not much difference

in ac-

reage of potatoes as compared with 1917;
doing fine, Larger acreage of beans and
doing well but is getting too dry for them.

Larger acreage, of corn and where seed -

was good is doing well; many pieces show

effects of pong-seed.

Large acreage of

oats and promise of a big'crop but dry

weather will shorten the yield.

Not 'lnuch

fruit but apples and plums and some

small ~ fruits.

Hay. was

light crop.

Help is hard to get ,but work is going

along.

St. Claim—Potato acreage is lessthan

present condition good but
Larger acreage

of beans and condition good at pre-‘ent.
This part of the county hasn't raised

many. beans for the past few years.

Corn

acreage less than last year but condition
good.‘ Oats about the same as last year

and condition good at present.
scarce and prices high,

is

There would

be some small-fruits such as berries if we.

could get some rain soon.

Calhoun.——-About half as many pota-

toes as last year but condition
About one-fourth the usual

good. .
amount of

beans; condition good. Usual amount of
corn; good. Probably 25 per cent increase
in- acreage of oats; yield will be lighter
per acre than 1917. No fruit except some

apples. Hay very light; barley good.
We can get more
the

trouble getting help.

help than we think we ..can afford,

No

wages they. ask are so unreasonable.-

Looks- like the threshers were going

to

rob us this year. They began last week
and I never saw so much time and grain

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ing pooriywsLo‘rger 'lagcreage "or

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potatoes using/"’8 bly ca works c we r s _. g
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poor stand 'of- corn
but looks-good ,wha‘t
g cropijfof oats; about.__like
,All, nits. very poor except
1! ar better Ithan last year.
. ng is ' suffering- ‘very
mu '1; ,on account of: help. “they knew they
maid n'otvget help‘and ”so, have planned

except sugar-beets; quite a few pieces

‘ havebeen plowed up as. there was no help

to block and thin them.
Maximum—Not so many potatoes as

abobt the same as 1917; looking fine but

‘lack of rain will shorten crop. About

average acreage .of corn planted; seerl

' poor; some stands very good, some no
. good. Some sugar beets; very poor with

lots of weeds. Oats very thin and short;
crop will be light. Lots of benies; a few
cherries; no pears; a very few apples;
grapes quite'fair. Garden truck all dry-
ing up for want of rain. ln'regard to
labor .I think the'farmers are getting
alohg nicelyv never’ saw as little call

'for help as there is in these parts. The

farmers are helping eachother. Have had

'i’deal weather for haying and harvesting

so far so .on'ecan do lot of work.
Calhoun.——Not as many beans sowel as

last year; looking 'good but getting dry._
‘ Corn is making good growth. Oats are

very short straw, but about ~75 per cent
crop. Some apples; berries were good but
dry weather shortened crop; no other
fruit this year. Plenty of help as farm—
ers mostly change work through harvest:
that is plenty to care for the crops. Do not
know of any crops going to waste thru
lack of help. Threshing commenced out
of field: oat harvest is on. Think there
will be a good acreage of rye and wheat
put out this fall, mostly Rosen rye sown
here. i was the first to raise it. here and
have sold a large amount of seed.

(‘heboygan.-Potato acreage about 75

, per cent of last year; condition good:

few bugs. Bean acreage about the same
as last year; damaged one-third by the
June frost; grasshoppers eating them
badly. Corn acreage same; some back-
ward but making good growth now. Oats
are good; larger acreage than last year
and doing fine. Good crop of early
apples; few late ones; some plums; no
cherries; small yield of berries. Farmers
are doing their best with present help;
could use more but will try and do all
they can.

0soeolu.—Beans are 20 per cent short
of 1917 crop; looking good. Corn fair to
good, too dry and cold this spring for
corn. 10 per cent more sugar bect< than
in 1917; looking very good. 20 per cent
more oats than in 1917; not filling giol,
too dry. Fruit is fair especially apples.
Hay is light and pasture all dried up
except on low ground. Farmmw are got-
ting along nicely considering labor short-
age. The last draft took 50 more farmer
boys from this county. Have had no real
rain for five weeks; if we don‘t'gl-t a
rain soon every thing will be driud up
especially potatoes and pastures.

Huron ('ounty.—20 per cent less acro-
age of. potatoes than last year. Bean ac—
reage 25 per cent less. Corn 25 per cent
more. Oats. and barley 50 per cent more.

- Fruit 25 per cent more. Labor is scarce

and smne farmers are changing work.
Some are hiring men that are taking core
of sugar beets. Beets, oats. barley, pea:
and, potatoes are all looking well at pres-
ent. Corn and beans are a poor stand and
are not so good. Hay is a short. crop
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' some late; early corn looks-good but all

. .. than .1911 by frame. lookinggflne’; .
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"better Kilian; for; "fictional. .,..yea~rs. . Sugar .
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faring from lack * of rain. ' .About one-

_third larger acreage got oats; justcomu

menced cutting; extragood. - ' Very small .
017.01) in all kinds of fruit even to berries. ‘ -

'A=bou't‘ five acres 'to one of barley and a!
~big crop of straw; vthreshed-about 35 '
bushels per acre.

Farmers ‘doing mo tn
of» work by changing with neighbors. No
help to behad except boys from 15 t0"17
years; paying $2.502to $4.00 a day for
help; follow machine and board. _ All good

"help gone, but not complaining mug-h:

we’ll get by some way. Hay is nearly ‘
half a crop short of last year; about on»:-
load to the acre. Pastures are dr'ed up
badly. _ -

Museum—About an average crop of no-
tatoes; condition 100 per cent. 75 p 1'
cent acreage of beans; looking good at
present; a good rain would insure an
average crop. Corn 100 per cent; it
never looked better at this time of year;
fully two weeks ahead of 1917. Out;
acreage 120 per cent over 1917; the yield
will be up to the average; they have a
nice plant growth and stand-up well.
Apples. about 75 per cent; no peaches,
plums or late cherries. Farmers are get"
ting along fairly well" with help they havc.
They work all the daylight there is and'
in that way keep their work up in fairly

good shape. They are not making n4 .
, many improvements as usual, not so much

as they really ought to; putting all their
time in cultivating crops. Some of us
still have boys at home but are expecting

to have them called to the colors at any

time." That will cut the fall seeding neur—
ly in half. The old fellows that are left
will just barely make a living for their
families; can raise but very little for
the market. Barley harvesting is just
begun; rye nearly ready for the binder.
Wheat is only half 3. crop and won‘t be
ready to harvest for ten days yet; was

badly winter killed.

(irundw Traverse.——[’otalo acreage is
not as large as in 1917 but condition is
good. Bean acreage not nearly so large
and not very good. Corn is about the
same and condition fair. Oats fair.
Quite a good crop of apples; some wild
berries. Radishcs fairly good. Sonic
sweet corn and squash for the canning,r
factory. Considerable trouble in getting
help; wages are so high that farmers
cannot pay the price.

Midlnmi.—~l’otato acreage is about the
same as 19172 but in better condition.
Smaller acreage of beans but in far better
shape than last your. Corn acreage is
about the same but not so good as last
year. Smaller acreage of sugar beets
but in boiler condition than for some.
years. Larger acreage of onls and looks,
like a heavy yield. Condition of fruit
looks good at prescnt. Hay light but of
good quality. Help very swine and hard
to secure.

OtAPgO.——l‘0lai0(‘.h‘ one-third lcsx acre-
age than 1917; looking fairly well at
present. No bcnns planted to amount to
anything (‘orn is a poor crop. Oats are
looking pretty good if the grasshoppers
don't destroy them. Fruit is fair. Farm-
ers are trying to do what they can them-
selves. They didn’t make anything on
their potato crop la—‘t year and labor ':i
high and scarce. l'lay crop. take it all
over Otsego county, won‘t be half a ton
to the acre.

lllllsdule.—~i’otato acreage is about the
same as 1917,. Beans one half the. acre-
age but arc looking better than last year.
Liorn is the same and is in good condition.
Oats acreage is one fourth larger than it
was last ycar. As the hay crop was not-
morc than half a crop in this locality the
farmers arc having much trouble to gct
help in this locality.

'l‘usvola.—Al)oul iii.‘ sumo acreage of
potatoes; most farmers around ln'rr just
raisi- enough for their own use! About the
same amount of beans but badly (lumzlgcrl
by ("old dry weather. Corn acrcugc il'
about the same; crop is late but doing
well at present. Sugar beets about lin‘f
the acreage of 1917; weather is too dry
for beets; not doing chI. Hats and bar-
ley good with about one—fourth more as-
reage; will be a good crop. Not mu.ll
l’ruit except apples which “promise a bg
crop. Cabbage and garden truck are gool
and in abundance. Farm help is scarce;
many men 'al‘t‘ \vorkipg 80 acres single
banal-(i and some crops are being nog-
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lugham. About the same acreage of
potatoes; early potatoes very poor. not
half size; must have rain at once to save
the late ones. Acreage of beans, 80 p 1'
cent; a good stand but many fields are
standing still; must have rain or will grt
few beans. About usual acrcage of corn;
75 per cent stand, poor seed; looks fai ly
good but is rolling badly and need: rat on
(me-third larger acreage of sugar beefs;
most fields are looking fairly where clean.
Oats acreage about usual; some good
fields on low ground, on sand very short
and thin; low field. All kinds of fruit are
scarce but apples which will be a fair
crop as it looks now. Rye is filled but thin
on ground. Farmers by changing work,
are managing to take care of crops, Bay
is so light they can manage it that way-
with what help they can hire, but as fall
work comes on will have to have much'
more help. ‘

Ionin.——Only a few potatoes areraised -
in this vicinity, but acreage is about the -
same. Beans about half the acreage of
last year; condition is good. Corn is, -
good; just beginning tontassel out and a,
prospect of a bumper crop. Oats will be
short crop because of the. continued dry
weather at the time of filling; straw not
very- long. A hard thunder storm on the
‘23rd will start the pastures and new seeds
ings and put the ground in shape‘forfall .

plowing. In thisvicinity everybody- has.

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.. rles were able to buy feeds.

rARoE fiERDS ARE THE .
nosr PROFITABLE

 

The \superior' productivenoss»

cows which they kept. The cows
were usually, though not necessarily.
of higher grade, but were more Prof.
ductlve individually; and? their su~
parlor production was seen to go with
greater intelligence in selection, feed-
ing and care. This was incident to the
specialization of the larger. dairies.

The investment per cow in dairies
producing the same grade of milk de-
creased as the size or the dairy in?
creased.

There ,was no considerable varia-
tion in amdunt of feed used in the
diiferent classes, but the larger dais
more
cheaply by buying in large quantities.

The cost, per cow, for hauling milk
decreased as size of dairy increased up
to forty cows. then increaSed slightly
as the addition of another horse be-
came neéessary; then decreased again,
as size or dairy increased.

Cost of bull service, per cow, de-
creased as size of dairy increased up
to forty-cows, then increased slightly
as a second bull was added, then in-
creased again as a third bull was add-
ed in dairies of over eighty cows.

The amount of labor required per
cow decreased as size of dairy in-
creased until the dairy reached the
size of twenty cows, then remained
practically constant for dairies pro-
ducing like grades of milk.

Measured by profit", the efficiency
of the dairies increased with their
size with the exception of Class II,
which was the least profitable class.

The cost per quart for the produc-
tion of market milk decreased as the
size of dairy increased.

The larger dairies produced a high-
er grade of product than the smaller
ones and disposed of it at a higher
and better price.

D0 N0 USE THE
EGG SUBSTITUTES

‘Discovcry has been made by the Cali—
fornia State Boaid of Health that some
of the egg substitutes placed on the
market for use in pastry making are
formed of corn-starch. colored with
yellow pigment derived from coal tar
with the addition of a small amount of
sugar and gelatin. As these substitutes
arc declared by the board to be palpable
frauds they are to be ordered off the
market in that state."

In purchasinU egg substitutes the con-
sumer is misled into believing that the
product is as valuable as it would be if
eggs were used in. the cooking. Bulletin
471. Eggs and Their Food Value,” says:
“It is interesting to note that recipes
for cakes and similar dishes today com-
monly call for fewer eggs than those of

;I generation ago. The reason ‘is that

, of
larger dairies was found to be;cuused.f
‘- in part slit-least, by the better-type 'ot

compelled “to depend upon
her 'cekes light and need only
to give the desired flavor, color and test
lure. In considering the use of eggs as?
an ingredient of cake and other cliches,
it should he noted that they add
materially to the nutritiVe value of the.
dish as well as to its quality and appear—
ance.” .

When this is taken into consideration
and based upon comparativedood values
it is false economy to use egg sub-
stitutes.

Mir EXPERIENCES Wrrn
VARIOUS; sues

I ' (Continued from page 5)

it’s introduction. 1' now can see
where millions of dollars are being
saved by this equipment, and in the
near future we will be able through
this silo, to produce butter and beef
cheaper than ever before It will
stimulate the stock interests and will
tend to make a prosperity which we
are all looking for.
perience with the silo, I am more than
ever enthused over its splendid re-
sults. It is rather amusing to here
confess that I am much like the shoe-
maker’s wife, for I ’certainly need a
silo at this very writing. Some four
years ago I’left the University and
engaged in the manufacture of stave
silos and this fall, finding I could use
some large barns close to the factory,
I purchased 250 head of Holstein hel-
fers and filled two silos, buying as
much corn as I could in the neighbor-
hood, but the two si10s were soon led
out and I now find myself with 150
head of heifers and buying high-priced
feed. I have figured on this and be-
lieve that the lack of this third silo
has cost me $500.

In closing I wish to make this state.
ment, which is a summing up of not
only my silo experience, but also that
of others. the silo, is an economic
equipment and should be used on any
farm where live stock is fed. It will
tend to produce butter and beef. at a
lower cost. It will‘ make possible the
saving of all the corn plant. Without it
nearly half is wasted. It will make
possible the carrying of 50% more
live stock on the farm, without pur-
chasingadditional forage. it will defy
competition with other lands in the
production of stock and stock pro-
ducts. it will stimulate the dairy in-
dustry and greatly encOurage the pro-
duction of beef.
ally, colts and horses not, at hard work
and it is in keeping with good stock
farming. The man who does not use

 

a silo is handicapped and cannot com:

pete with the silo keeper.

With my silo experience covering
nearly 30 years I cannot understand
why so many stock farmers are still
without a silo.-A. L. Haecke'r. Wis-
cons-in.

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tram a- herd of 0 hi h class Holsteins.
.. . otos and (lesion 1
‘ tlons which will present‘these 5mm"!L 3
accurately. ' It you want Holstelns-

. * Duroe Jerseys and Hampshire:

. We Offer a number of fine young
'epring boars and slow pigs, bothvburoc
Jerseys and Hampshires, from partic--
‘ularly Well bred'stdck. . Write to us

tor , description and prices. Each
animal is guaranteed. .

’ ‘BLOOMINGDALE FARMS /
ABloo‘mingdale, ~Michigan . .

 

 

 

Thevyoung bulls we have 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 F arms Co.
‘ Howell, Mich.

 

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E. L. ’SALISBURY
SHEPHERD. MICH.
Breeder oi! purebred
Holstein-Frisian Cattle
Young bulls for sale from A. 1‘..
0. Cows with sreditable records.

 

 

 

 

 

sired by a son of
Bull calves Friend Hengerveid
De Kol Butter

Boy and by a son of King Segis _De Kol
Korndyke, from A.- R. O. dams With rec-
ords of 18.25 as Jr. two year old to 28.25
at full age. Prices reasonable breedint
considered.
~ WALNUT GROVE STOCK FABM_

W. W. Wyckofi’, Napoleon, Mich.

months old, grandson of Hengerveld

De K01, sired by Johan Hengerveld
Lad who has 61 A. ,, 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 call! is light in color,
well grown and a splendid individual
Price .3100. Write for photo and pedigree.
L. C. Ketzler, Flint, Michigan.’ '

REGISTERED HOLS’I‘EIN BULL 6

 

 

We want these Registered Holstein
Bulls to head Grade Herd:

Korndyke Clothilde 'of Serridale,
Born June 24, 1917. Price $100
Korndyke Ormsby of Sorrldella
Born Sept. 19,, 1917. Price 585
Prices f. o. b. Oscoda, Mich.
SEBRIDELLA FARMS
Oscoda, - ~ - V Michigan

 

 

 

Musoirr BROS.’ HOLSTEINS

We are now 7 )oking 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.

Musolfl 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
can always furnidi carloads of pure bred
and grade cows.

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

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quote rater. ,
rates Which, will cheerfully be sent

 

_~"~ 3" 4'. " .
Holstein Heifers
The cows and bulls advertised have
been sold. I have 6 or 8 registered _
Holstein heifers {pm heavy produc-
ing dams, 3 nicer to 2 years old at

$125 apiece-
' ' BIN CARR

il-OWLEBVILLE, MICHIGAN ‘

 

 

 

Holstein-Frieda Caitle——-—

HOLSTEIN BULL ,CALVES
. Sires dams avérage 37.76 lbs. but-
ter 7 fits. 146.33 lbs. 30 das. testing
5.52% fat. Dams good A. R. backing.‘
Calves nice straight fellows 1%, white.
Price $65.00 each while they last.
Herd’v tuberculin tested annually.
Boardman Farms, Jackson, Michigan.

 

 

 

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 :iO-pound
bull. J. Fred Smith, Byron, Michigan

 

 

 

 

WOLVERINE STOCK FARM

Breeders rot Holstein-Wu cattle,
Battle Creek, Michigan. Senior Herd
Sire. Judge Walker Pieterje whose,
flrSt five dams are“ 30 lb. cows. Young
bulls for sale, from daughters of Km;
'Korndyke Hengerveld Oronsby. '_

 

 

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PERCHERONS,
' \l-IOLSTEINS,
,SHROPSI-IIRES, _
' ANGUS. a
x, ,, ounces;

 

fiCHOlCE' REGISTERED STOCK ‘ ~:-

 

 

- STOCK FARM oflers 1
sunny Plains young bull (old enough
for light service in a short time). Dani’s
record as a senior 3 year old 22.48 butter
538 milk. Slred by a grandson of~Pon-
tlac Korndyke. Price $100. F. O. B. Fowl—
er'ville. Also a pair of large rangy
grade Percheron ,geldings, 4 and 5 years
old. Phone 58F15, A‘rwin Killinger.
Fowlerville. Mich.

 

AST BULL advertised sold. Here is an-

other Reg. Holstein bull 9 months old.
M. A. C. bred sire. Dam 18.76 lbs. ol.‘ but-
ter. 406 lbs. or milk. A. R. O. at 3 yrs. old.
She has a 30 lb. sister. Price 885. C. L.
Hulett & Son, Okemos. Mich.

One Car-load Registered Holstein:

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

J. Hubert Brown, Byron. Michigan.

 

 

 

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For larger ads ,or- for ads to ru _
' loation to the Advertising Dept.

162} th in” 13 insertions under this
at advantage. Send in copy and
13 issues or more 'we will make-

     

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" -' . HORSES
' SHETLAND resins},-

“SHEET-[AND mulls F... s... “we-

_ , _ for description t
prices- Mark B. CUTdY_ Howell. Mich.

HOGS

 

 

 

De K01 Hortoy whose dam is a. 30—113.

YEABLING DAUGHTER of Mapiecrest
cow, 30 days. 120.1bs., a son of Friend

Hengervaid De Kol Butter Boy, four
daughters with year records over 1,000
lbs. Dam—Young Hazel I)e K01, 7 day

record 494.8 lbs. milk. 19.67 lbs. butter.
Heifer well marked. good individual. price
$200. Howbert Stock Farm. E311 Claire,
Mich

0R SALE—Registered Holstein Show
Pontiac Korndyke

 

Bull, service age; ‘
breeding. Price right. John A. Rinke,
Warren. Michigan. .

SHOBI‘HORN

 

OR SALE, pure bred Shorthorns and
(l. I.- C. pigs. Five young bulls, l,
to 9 months. $125 to $150 each. Ray

Warner, R. No. 3, Almont. Michigan.

HAT DO YOU WANT? I represent 41
SHORTIIOBN breeders. Cit“ I)UlL YOU 1“

touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls
all ageS. Some females. ‘. W. Crum.
Secretary Central Michigan Shorthorn

Association. McBrides. Michigan.

GUERNSEY

 

 

FOR SALE

Two Registered Guernsey Bulls,
7months old.
R.B. JACKSON
"RUDGATE FARM"
BIRMINGHAM. - MICHIGAN

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

HEREFORD
8 bull calves Prince
Herefords Donald and Farmer
Breeding. ALLEN BROS., Paw Paw, Mich.

 

 

 

100 BEGI
families.

Fair 1917. Junior
132652 a 35.16 son of
and whose dam and
yearly butter records.
months old for sale.

7 i .
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A herd of high producing females from the breed‘s best
Herd headed byDutchland Colantha
114067. Senior and Grand Champion

BRUCE MoPHERSON, HOWELL, MICE.

STERED HOLSTEINS 100
Winana Lad
Bull at Michigan State
sire Maplecrest Application Pontiac
Friend Hengerveld De K01 Butter Boy
=54 sister hold 6th and 7th highest
Sons of these great sires up to 10
Prices and pedigrees on application.

 

 

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it means better profits, and thus better living for

every man or WOman who farms in Michigan!

This is a year of co-opcration—~we must all help each OHM-~—
Idown the road in the next home to yours is ll neighbor who does
Ask him tonight to sign this coupon and
send it in. He can give you the dollar now or after harvest; but he
ought to have our weekly and every name you help us fldtlfllll‘dkes

not receive our weekly.

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0. I. C.

Bred dGilts

Servicealile Boats
J. Carl Jewett, llllsson, Mich.

 

 

 

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LARGE TYPE 0. I. c.

Spring Digs pairs and tries. Gilts bred
for fall farrow, at prices that will please.
CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM
Monroe, Mich.

 

DUROC

 

EACH HILL I‘ARIVI. Registered Du-
roc Jersey bred gilts, spring pigs and
service boars.
INWOOD BROS.,
Romeo, lilichigan.

 

FOR SALE Dun)" Jerseys, llOtll' sex.
March 6 and ii farrow.
long, big bone, large litters. l’rice right.

Close. out males cheap. All purebred, fine
lflleld'ualS. Am in market for registered
Holstein bull, 6 to 12 months old. V B. 1'}.

Kies. Hillsdale, Mich.

5 fall litters bred to Orions Fancy
Kms 83857, the biggest pig of his

age ever shown at the International.

1 mile northeast of town. Visitors

welcome 7 days in week.

Newton Bal'llhart, St. Johns,

Ri‘gifiitred Duroc Jersey Swine.
For.sa.le Yearling and spring; boars of
quality, also bred sow, Aug. and Sept. far~
row. Spring gilts. Write for pedigree
and prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. 1..
J. Underhill. Salem, Mich.

 

DUROC SOI’I'S AND GILTH for

Michigan.

 

POLAND CHINA

 

IG TYPE P. c. FALL SOWS bred for

July and August farrow. Weigh 251)
“35- Spring pigs. Call or write E.
Leonard, St. Louis. Michigan.

 

HABII’SHIRE

 

EGISTERED IIAMPSIIIIKIC PIGS now
ready. A bargain in boar pigs. John
W- Snyder. R. No. 4. St. Johns. Mir-h.

SHEEP

SHROI‘SHIRES

 

 

HROI’SHIRES.—-Some flne yearling

Rams and Ram Lambs, one 3 yr. old.
Farmers” price. Dan Rooher, R. No. 4.
Evart. Michigan.

 

FOR AUGUST DELIVERY 50 Register-
ed Shropshire Yearling ewes and 30
Registered Yearling Rams of extra qual~
1W and breeding. Flock established 1890.
C. Lemen. Dexter. Michigan-

 

POULTRY

VVYA N DO'I‘T 1.;

 

 

Silver Laced, Golden and VVllile Wyan-
dottes of quality. Breeding slock after
Oct. 1.81. ‘Engage it early. (.flarence
Browning. R. 2, Portland, Mich.

 

LEGIIORN

 

 

WE. HAVE THEM
If you want Leghorns that will pay
for their feed a dozen times over. write
us. We have eggs for Hatching and
Breeding Stock, hens and pullers only,
HILL CREST POULTRY FAIL“,
Ypsilanti, Michigan.

 

 

 

MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Sendyour weekly for o

 

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MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,

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I Name; I
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| County State

 

 

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a dollar bill and send it in right away so
:If renewal mark an X here (

you will not miss any important issues.

 

R0 Fl I‘A B L E B UFI“ LEG HO RN S ~~~We
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 p.333-
onablc price. Our list will interest you

 

 

.__plea,se ask for it. Village Farms,
Grass Lake. Michigan.
CHICKS
We ship thousands
each season, different
varieties, booklet and

testimonials, stamp appreciated. Fl'eeport
Hatchery, Box 10. Freeport. Michigan.

HATCHING EGGS

PLYMOUTH ROCK

 

F . .
Barred Rock Eggs ré'é’onssitSalrio 22?:

per year. $2.00 per 15 Prepaid by par-
cel post. Circular free. Fred Astling,
Constantine, Michigan,

ORPING'I‘ON

’ One pen Sumatras. Ten birds
For Sale 520. Chicago Coliseum win-
ners. Some fine females in black and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buff Orpingtons at
Daley, Mohawk, Mich.

$6 each. James AH

   
 

  
  
  
 
 
   
     
  
 
   
    
  
      
   
   
  
     
    
   
   
   
     
  
 
  
   
  
 
   
 
    
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
  

    
     
         
           
     
      

  


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

on June 3rd; finds himself with HOMO

worth of cattle still on- -his hands. and :4
advises M. B. F. that he will hold“.

another sale some time in August
Inasmuch as it was announced that
Mr. Pointer disposed of. his entire herd

--at :the previous sale which'wa’s con.
sidered one of the most successful of. '
the year, an explanation is due as to~

the reasons for the second sale. .
Among the active bidders was a
Lansing man. who made successful
bids on over $10,000 worth ofycattle.
When it came time to settle under the

terms of the sale, the buyer was un-‘

able to produce either the money,
bankable paper or security. It dev-
eloped that he was not sufficiently re-
sponsible financially to handle any
reasonable deal -- which Mr. Pointer
was willing to make, and use result,
some of Mr. Pointer’s choicest animals
were thrown back on his hands.
Hence the second sale.

We supposed that the man who at.-
tended an auction sale just for the

fun of bidding had long since paSsed‘

along with the professional and crook-
ed horse-trader. At a large sale at-
tended by men from all over the coun-
try, it is practically impossible to
know the financial responsibility of
the bidders. This is a risk that ev-
ery owner takes. Likewise many
men thought responsible cannnot al-
ways bear out their reputations, and
every breeder should lend a hand in
discouraging such as these from par—
ticipating at auction sales.

. Robert R Pointer, who held what‘he
supposed would be‘ a complete disk
persion sale of his fine Holstein herd;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dairy Cattle from: my farm
one mile east of ‘»Way'ne, Mich;
on Michigan Ave, Ann Arbor
car line, 16. mi. West of Detroit.

THIS IS THE SALE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING-FOR!

The herd contains some of the very best Holstein strains, including

one son and two daughters of the famous‘

light DeKol.”

and 654 1-10 lbs. of milk in, seven days. .
better lot of registered cattle than are in thls herd.

for a good calf, heifer or cow come to this sale.
herd bulls with records. ' 0.

An extended pedigree catalogue of the herd Will be provided, and all
stock will be given a tubercular test and are guaranteed free from all

contagious diseases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Concordia Houwtge Sun-
Concordia made a seven-day butter record of 31.69,
It would be hard to find a

'Ifyou are looking
There are also three

 

 

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(‘onvordia Korndyke Sunlight 360‘20
Born, March 16, 1916

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~(‘oncordia Houwtje Sunlight De Kol 2nd 306121,
, Born, April 16, 191.5

ROBERT R.- POlN

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

(ll-own Honwtje Butter Boy 214105
Born, Feb. 5, 191'!

 

 

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