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Over 5,000 Farmers, Banded Together in 40
Local Associations, Adopt Plan for Co-
Operative Marketing of Crops
Thrn a Central Selling

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"The Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange” is
' the name of the new farmers’ selling organiza-

tion recently effected at Traverse City for the
: purpose of marketing the produce of over 400
_ local member associations which have been organ-
“had throughout northern Michigan during the

eight weeks. D‘orr Buell of Elmira, formerly
'fireddent and now treasurer of the Michigan Po-
into Growers’ Ass’n, is president and general man-
ager— of the Exchange with headquarters at Cad-
} lilac.

-The plan is almost identical with that of the
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange, which has
met with such remarkable success, and its spons-
ors believe it will revolutionize the present cost-
ly system of marketing and bring to the Michigan
'.prodncer a larger portion of the consumer’ 5 dollar.

Details as to the origin of the movement are

'. somewhat meagre. The work of organizing has ’

,jbeen—nnder the active charge of Mr. Hale Ten-
"pant, who was appointed federal field agent in
‘marketing for this state last spring. Underhis
direction and with the assistance of the county
agents more than forty local associations having
a total membership of over 5, 000 have been organ-
ised the past eight weeks.

Farmers who have become members of the as-

sociations say that the movement undoubtedly
:had its inception in the meeting that was held
last spring at .East Lansing to, protest against
compulsory grading. The temper of the farmers
at that meeting and the deplorable demoralization
of the potato market last spring opened the eyes
of the state. and federal agricultural authorities
’ and the appointment of a field agent in marketing
and the subsequent organizing of marketing as-
sociations is believed to have been a direct re-
sult of the Lansing meeting. Inasmuch as MICH-
IGAN BUSINESS FARMING was largely responsible
for bringing the farmers together on that occa-
sion and for the events that transpired there, we
take a pardonable pride in the final fruition of
our efforts, and :we‘commend the bureau of mar-
kets. theM A. 0., Mr. Hale Tennant and his help-
ers for the unusual interest they are taking in the
welfare of Michigan farmers and for their efforts
to provide a practical solution of the farmers’
marketing problems.

That the farmers of the state are in a mood for
{co-operative effort is best illustrated by the rap.
widi-ty with which the present' movement has

spread. Mr. Tennant is credited. With having
.made the statement that the movement has real-
ly gotten out from his fingers so rapidly has it
”grown. It is understood that the original inten.
ftions of its promoters was to organize three or

four associations this fall and try out the planv

_Lwhich, if proven successful would be launched on
a broader scale another year. But in nearly ev-

ery county of the northern part of the lower pen-4
insula the farmers have clamoured for. an asso— ~
. elation, with the result that a gigantic organiza; ~

7tlen’ having a pledged business estimated at up-

wards of $2, 600 ,008: during the first year, has been"

built up in a brief two months period.

- gins to realize returns from its business.

.the south a new vision—a new ambition

.‘brothers to what they believe

Each member acquires the same financial. inter-

' est and'gassumes the same financial responsibil-

ity as every other member. Each member has
one vote, and no more. ‘Memberships‘in the as-
sociation', cost-$10 which the member pays out of
pocket or for which he gives a note. These mem-

. bership fees make up a fund for miscellaneous

expenses which accrue before the assOciation be-
? Then
each member-gives to the association his, note for
$100 which is the sum and total of his responsi-
bility: These notes are used by the association
simply as collateral upon which to borrow the
money necessary for purchasing a warehouse and
equipment. They bear the 10cal association’s
endorsement and will'be accepted, We are told,
by the majority of the banks as security for
loans.

The association charges a. commission upon all
business handled,‘sufficient to pay operating ex-
penses and retire the notes which are then re-
tained in the treasury of the association as a hold
upon the members. If any member desires to sell
his produce to a competing firm he may do so,
upon the condition that he pay to the local associ-
ation the same amount of commission as tho he
had 561d thru the association. If he refuses to
“do this, the amount of that commission will be
charged against his note. In view of the fact
that the business is handled purely upon a com-
mission basis, farmers who find it necessary to
sell a portion of their crop for immediate funds
may find it to their advantage to patronize a
competing firm and still pay the small commis-
sion charge. By thus having a binding‘agreement
against its members, the local association is
able to estimate the approximate amount of
business it will handle during any one period
and to fix its commission accordingly.

The association will handle practically every
crop which its members desire to sell and will
also sell to its members farm supplies, every-
thing being bought and’sold entirely on a com-
mission basis. According to the laws, under
which the associations are organized no profits
can accrue to the association. The commission
to be charged will be figured according to the
cost of conducting the business. The advantages
that do accrue to the members is the almost cer-
tainty of higher prices fer (Continued on page 4)

PRESCOTT EXPLAINS

HIGH FEED PRICES

Food Administrator Acknowledges Difficulty
of Enforcing Government Regulations
but Believes Dealers Generally
are Making Small Profits.

Farmers who have been unable to buy feed
from their local dealers at prices fixed by the
government have naturally laid the blame at the
door of the state administrator whose duty it is
to enforce the federal regulations. They have
quite pardonably resented being forced themselv-
es to abide by one set of regulations while dealers
have apparently been permitted to ignore anoth-
er set. MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING has recog—
nized the rank injustice of such discrimination
but after rigid investigation and‘ldot If’trenre with

Food Administrator Prescott We are. sdtisfied,

that the fault for the appaient non-enforcement
of the government’s rul ing/ does not lie at his
door. We are convinced that 'vlr; Prescott has
done all that any man could do .‘tO ,enforce the
regulations with respect to the sale of. feed stuffs,
and we have personal knowledge of many vio a-
tions that his department have punished

The simple facts of the matter are that the or-
iginal rules did not take cognizance of many fac-
tors of cost entering into the handling of feed-
stuffs, and the Grain Corporation has found it
necessary to make many changes in its first
rulings. Secondly, the transportation charges,
under the increased freight rates, have added
appreciably to the cost of the retailed article as
many of the feeds sold in Michigan are shipped
in from the far west. In keeping with the sys-
tem, or rather lack of system in the distribution
of all things agricultural which permits and even
encohrages the re-selling and re-consigning from
one point to another at an enormous additional
expense to both farmer and consumer, mill feed
manufacturers continue to make large interstate
shipments of feeds that (Continued on page 4)

The South Becomes Huge Competitor of the Agricultural North

To the present many uncertainties of agri-

culture in the north and the west must now
be added a new factor—the branching out of
the south into fields of agriculture hitherto occu-
pied almost exclusively by the northern and west-
ern states.
_ The south has never really. “farmed.” It has
raised cotton and cane. It has clothed’a large por-
tion of the world and supplied a small portion of
the world’s sugar ration, but it has left the grow-
ing of the cereals, of the principal root crops of
beans, and many other important articles of food
to the north and west And thus has agriculture
in these states been given the incentive to de-
velop into one of the greatest of the world’s in-
dustries.

But education and war- -time prices have given
The
south is no longer content to exhaust its soils in
the growing of cotton and cane. Two-dollar wheat,
eighty-cent oats. one-and-a-half-dollar rye and ten-
dollar beans have opened the eyes of our southern
is an untapped
gold mine, and millions of acres in the southern
states that were never before traversed by any-
thing but a cotton planter have felt the prod of
the grain drill and bumper yields of cereals have

‘ mere than justified the hopes of the southern farm-

ers. '1
Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, North Car-

olina, Florida and Virginia will harvest greatly
One striking re-

diversified food crops this year.

sult is shown in a shipping report from Alabama.
Until four years ago from 17 counties in the state
not a. single carioad of hogs was shipped. In the
year ending April 1, 1918. hogs to fill 2,352 cars
were sent from the same counties. The value of
the ho‘gs now growing in these counties was esti-
mated at $4,000,000. Formerly the section raised
little except cotton.

A summary recently issued by themfederal re-
serve bank for the eleventh district dwelt on the
prosperity following the planting of a varied crOp
in the largest state in the union. “Authorities
whom we consider absolutely conservative esti-
mate the Texas Wheat crop from 8,000,000,000 to
12,000,000,000 bushels and the Cats crop at ap-
proximately 50,000,000,000 bushels,” the report
said. “The yield is greatly curtailed on account
of the unfavorable conditions in the Panhandle
section, where, in normal times, the grain is ex—
tensively produced.
as. the north. northwest and central portions, the
yield is far above normal. The acreage sown‘ in

peanuts and other feed crops in all sections of the '
eleventh federal reserve district has been 1111113.»: 2 ,

ually large and corzespondents advise these crops

In more favored parts of Tex-

are doing nicely. Some sections of West Texas
which for the two years and more have suffered“
a. terrific drouth completely demoralizing the cat- _

tle business are again coming into their own..'
“The outlook in the cattle industry has shown

much improvement in the last month, ” the report 3
“A large area (Contmued on page ,4)

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, haste been sunk, entailing a total loss of about
”$10,000,000. 01’ these beats four were formerly
German owned and were among those seized by
the U. 8.. government following. the declaration of
‘ war against Germany. Despite the comparatively
_ slight damage inflicted upon American Shipping
;by-the submarines, authorities are forced to ad-
’Vinit that they are a constant annoyance and will
continue to harrass. shipping, and worry the coast
towns. Just how many submarines are operating
in the Atlantic is problematical. That they are
of the most recent type, capable of carrying vast
:quantitws of stores and remaining undersea for
." long periods of time is admitted. Yet, naval auth-
orities do not believe they will endanger the ship-
ping program to any extent nor to cause any great
' loss to life and property ashore. .
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“The war will be won on the western front in
1919 regardless of what happens elsewhere," was
the substance of a statement made by General
gMarch, chief of staff, to the house military com,-
' mittee during the discussion of the new draft reg-
ulations extending the draft age limits to 18 and
45 years. With 80 divisions, each consisting of
45,000 men. placed on the western front by the
spring of 1919, the German line can be penetrated
at will and thru-thc superiority of numbers and
certainly an): alga-lily of skill, American troops
will find it no difficult task to keep the Germans
‘on the backward move.

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Millitant suffragettes are again doing everything
,in'their ppwe) to bring the equal sufirage cause
.into dismfiute. Following the arrest of 20 women
who persisted in disturbing the peace of the cap—
itol grounds for no other purpose than to harass
congress into an immediate consideration of the
suffrage amendment, at the possible expense of
other more important legislation, a number of
‘other women have arrived from New York City
'to take the place of those incarcerated. The twen-
.. ty under arrest immediately went on a hunger
strike and threatened to go without food during
their entire 15 days’ sentence. The militant
“sufl’s” will parade in the limelight until many
”of the newly acquired champions of equal suff—
rage will throw up their hands in disgust and
withdraw their support. Woman suffrage is at
the threshold of a great victory but a little di»
plomacy and common sense are required to carry
it safely to the goal.

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President Wilson is still being besieged by pe-
titions from union leaders to extend clemency to
Thomas Mooney, the union agitator who is under
sentence of death in California for inciting riot-
ing and dynamiting which resulted in a number
of deaths during a preparedness parade in San
Francisco. The President has steadfastly refused
to interfere with the course of justice, but those
‘ywho think the gates of the law should be opened
up to one of their kind merely because he was
formerly a person of authority in the labor‘union
ranks, are making it very hard for the president
to perform his manifest duty.

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A Farmers, mechanics, ministers and teachers will
be exempt from the occupational tax amendment
which has been written into the $8,000.000,000
revenue bill. The amendment provides that all
other professions and all other businesses doing
an annual business of more than $2000 and not to
exceed $200000 shall pay an annual “occupation-
; al'? tax of $10 each, and that all concerns doinga
V'business in excess of $200000 shall pay a yearly
' tax of $25. The amendment does not apply to
clerks or employees of concerns nor to salaried
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- Secretary Baker has ordered the discontinu-
ance of all enlistments in every branch of the
Enrvi‘ce pending the passage of the new draft b 11.
”le- purpose of the order is to prevent the who '6-
a enlistments of men affected l‘): the proposed
ago limits. As soon as the '11 becomes a
and registrations thereunder are effected, it

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many at n'homx..are unmetomeritovthe'rigors yd"
"any environment outside thee-”immune home;

that boys of 18" and 19 be left until the‘ last call.”
The suggested plan was to call: first all men bc- ‘

tween 19 and 36; second'between 36am! 7457and
third between 18 and '19. The amendment met
with opposition in the house, however, and it is
probable that the bill will become a law without
showing "any distinction between the military

on who have bravely given up their, ol’dersons

who have reached therfull stature of ‘manhood.

barre hopedxthat their younger sons might be left

until. the last, butt! the earlier consummation of‘
'the great war depends upon the taking of the

boys of 18 andls‘ years, American ~m‘others will
give‘them up without a protest. Yet, the nation
at large would have felt grateful for the fine
judgment congress might have employed in leav-
ing them until the last. Registration under the
new law will be held early in September and
registrants will be forthwith inducted into the
service as rapidly as the training camps can take
care of them . '

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Ye editors of village locals. expand your

., chest and use your vocals,

To help receive the stricken packers——

" whom Honey dubbed as paltry slackers.

For shame that Hencz/ should conclude f0

do an act so 0178 and rude; '

~ .43 search a fellow‘s private mail. no wou-
der that they rant and rail.

Of course their love Was most 'dmmtcd. as
long as politicians voted~ ‘

To help along the food combine their lop-
alty was something fine.

_ Rut sundry rumors most remote at last

3‘ got Uncle Sammy's goat,-

5‘5 Says he. “I guess I’ll take a look into their
daily record! book.”

And. Honey was the mom he chose. to listen
to the packers’ woes.
What he found there was most appalling.
the culprits feared (m overhauling.
Hog Island was a simplc thing—beside thr
packers’ iron ring.

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pain to make him, quit.

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Or would it raise a cent or two. to pay some
other’s slacker’s due? ‘
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London is using snakeskin shoes.

Japan has 13,000,000 men of army age.

Germany uses sand as soap substitute.

Colorado is increasing copper output.

Gypsum is now employed as a fertilizer.

American peat fuel production \is increasing, it
having been found to be an excellent fertilizer.

Oklahoma is this year building 438 highway
bridges. ‘ '

Dandelion roots are now valued by drug men
at $23.00 per 100 pounds.

The output of potash in Germany is estimated-
at 1.056.500 tons.

The War Department announces that the board
examining candidates for admission to the en-
gineer corps will sit in New York next Saturday.

Major-General James G. Harbord, former chief
of staff of Gen. Pershing, wasappointed head of
the supply service of the American Expeditionary
forces.

Provost Marshal General Crowder called upon
23. states for 5,586 grammar school graduates of
draft age qualified for general military service to
take an ofiicers’ course.

The United States Employment Service an
nounced that it would determine later the initial
quotas of unskilled labor which the states will be
required to furnish. -

The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. has shipped its
1,000th de Haviland airplane. In honor of the
"event the employees of the factory were given a
day’s holiday. I ,, 4

   
 

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American troops cOntinue‘to arrive at Vladivo—l
stok to take a hand in bringing orda' out {of Chaos
that has existed:- Russia space can mammal: '
deposed. The Bolshevikl have been‘gathering' up
the scattered ends of their badly disorganized gov-
ernment and are prepared at 'a'fny moment to de-
clare war against the interfering allies ‘and‘ flee
to Germany for protection, as a last resort. The
Czechs. whose cgnnte ,reVOlntion ' the allies are
now seeking to assist, are showing renewed
strength thruout the great empire and may prove
the‘salvation of Russia. '

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attacked his ship, in a New York saloon, causes
naval authorities to believe that submarine crews
have been in communication with German spies
in this country, altho it is not known how mem-
bers of the crew could have effected a landing un-
der the nose of government vessels which have
the entire coast under close surveilanCe.
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The truth concerning the repeated defeats suf-
fered by’ the German army can no longer be kept
from the German people and the civilians of the
empire are now pretty well convinced that all is
not as well as the government has tried to make
out. Not. only is the morale of the. civilian pop
ulation suffering, but the soldiers at the front are
losing hope as each successive battle adds to the
list of dead and brings defeat to the German
arms.

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Contrary to the general impression registrants
coming under the new draft law will not be reg- ‘
istered on September 5th. The exact dale of reg-
istration has not been given out but it is under— ,
stood that it will come some time the fore part of i
September .It is necessary, of course, that com '
gress pass the bill before registration can be ef<
fected under its provisions. '

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A British tank steamer last-week. reported that
sinking of a submarine about 300 miles off the
coast of Nantucket, after a spirited exchange of
shots with undersea craft. The British captain
said his ship first fired twenty-seven shots. two
of which scored, and one of which set fire to the
submarine shortly after which it sank.

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be officially listed as lost within the next few days,
Secretary Daniels has announced.
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It is apparent from the large movement of
troops and material in the direction ofltaly that .
the Austrians are preparing to resume their Ital-" ’
ian offensive, which ended so disastrously for
them last spring.

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Ostend, the capitol city of Belgium, was bom-
bed August 15th by American aviators, this being
the first step in the American air program, which '
we are assured will be immediately launched on a
large scale and vigorously prosecuted. ‘

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For the second time German submarines have
cut trans-Atlantc cables. Last week the cable to
France was cut by what government authorities
believe to be a. specially equipped U-boat, The
cable was speedily repaired, 'f‘

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a1 campaign in earnest and in a raid on Karlsrhue.
the palace of Queen Sophie, together with several
public buildings were bombed and a number of
persons killed. . -

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overseas are fighting on the western front. U. 8-
”my units are‘now located. inpsix different, coun-
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' this monopoly.

'vere investigation with a

, »<'l:hat ,a \conditlcn confronts
' of livestock, and espentaily
animals, not anticipated by reason of

’ climatic conditions, we appnehend that in the com-
111; months the production of an adequate supply
no! meat Will be very seriously: curtailed '

A widespread and serious drouth over a large

7 part of the corn belt has produced a condition

nothing short of a calamity, and we believe that
in order to avert a serious shortage in meats and
Gavernment
should announce a definite policy in regard

. production.

I11 order to fadllitate conditions. We suggest that
the food administration modify .its regulations

With tolerance to the feeders buying corn and‘

other foodstuffs at market centers and expedite

shipment of the same.

If the present line of meat prices are to be

maintained for meats, then the elements entering
' into production should be given due considera-
' tion. To restrict the price of a commodity and
not restrict the price of the elements entering,

into the production of that commodity seems in-
deed a shortsighted policy, and calculated to work

injury and injustice to the country at large, as
well as to curtail production and thus defeat the

purpose and needs of the nation. . I

While this association is opposed to the propafi

ganda of price fixing as an economic principle,
still to treat one class of producers thus and not
another under the stress of war conditions, savors
strongly of favoritism.

/ The depleted conditions of summer pastures
and forage crops, renders the future supply of
meat animals and feeding stock especially haz-
ardous and uncertain. In riew of this fact we
believe that the federal and state authorities
should cooperate to locate feeding and grazing
places where surplus feed or surplus stock can be

taken through another season, rather than com;

pelling them to be shipped to central markets and
slaughtered at seriOusly low prices

We believe as a matter of public policy the
meat division of the Food Administration should
not deter the announcement of putting into effect
the ratio of 13 to l on the production of hogs for
the present year.

We suggest that matters_,pertai ' g to loss and
damage to livestock in transit under the federal
railroad control should be promptly and fairly ad-

~justed as formerly under private ownership.

We suggest as a means of facilitating the future
production of meat that the grain division of the
Food Administiation modify its rule governing
shipments of grain and foodstuffs to actual feed-
ers and consumers in order that they may not be
compelled to comply with the license system and
regulations as now in force and that feeders be

permitted to buy and store such amount of corn '

at least six months in advance or to cove1 a nor-
mal feeding peiiqd.

We recognize'that the control and proper dispo-
sition of the packing industry of our country is
one of the greatest questions needing careful con-
sideration and ultimate solution. We think the
smaller packing centers, especially, should be en-
to facilitate
transportation and that proper restraint and sup
ervision of the larger packer-s should be provided
with the idea of obviating any imposition on the
producer or consumer, and with the view of de-
veloping new centers for disposition of meat pro-
ducing animals. The profits shown in the sworn
reports of the large packers are abnormal and the

campaign of advertising conducted by them is

calculated to blind the public to the menace of
The control by the packers of
many ‘food‘ products not allied to the slaughter
of animals carries with it a power control of these
industries and should be subjected to the most se-
view to eliminating
any imposition upon the consuming public.

The suggestion may be opportune at this time

”to producers generally that we use extreme can».

tion in future operations. Conservative produo
ens Should confine themselves to the use of ma—

.. 2.1311111: on hand and by the additions of suitable
Mates pack may be produced in drouth

e nation’s supply of meat

erad of young , '~

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stock may be conserved to the future needs of
the nation, and in this connection we approve of
the policy of the federal government in advancing

- loans to feeders and producers of livestock in or-

‘derv’that .undue sacrifices may not be: entailed.—
H. H. Halladay, President .Michigan Livestock

- Sanitary Commission.

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CALIFORNIA BEAN MEN EXPECT
GOOD PRICES ON 1918 CROP

In view of the fact that the estimated produc-‘

tion. of beans in. California as shown by the Gov-
ernment crop report exceeds the total estimated

‘production of all other states and, will have a

marked influence upon the market, the following
statement issued by the California Bean Growers
.Ass’n, should prove of' interest to Michigan
growers. The report is taken from Oxnard Daily
Courier and is dated August 15th. It follows: '

“The farmers of this state need have no fear
about an overproduction of beans this year, and a
consequent depression of prices, according to Geo.
A. Turner, president of the' California Bean
Growers’ association.

“Mr. Turner finds that the acreage planted to
beans this year is slightly larger than in 1917,
but dry weather conditionsin many sections
have materially interfered with the crop. Many
growers report almost a total failure because of
lack of moisture. Large whites for instance,
show at the present time an average condition
in the counties of San Joaquin, Yuba and Colusa,
but in Sacramento. Stanislaus and Yolo, they are
reported below normal. While the outlook for
pinks is«encouraging in the most important dis-
tricts where they are grown, the acreage is much
less than last year and subnormal conditions
ranging from 75 per cent down to 25 per cent
are reported from some of the dry sections. Red
Kidneys and Red Mexicans. which are grown
largely in Stanislaus county, are reported to be
about 75 per cent of normal. Blackeyes and
tTeparies. which are planted usually in the dry
districts and are not so easily affected by drouth.
range from 75 to 100 per cent of normal.

“It is particularly gratifying to note that the
reports from the United States bureau of crop
estimates check very closely with the reports re-
ceived by the statistical department o- the (‘al-
ifornia Bean Growers’ association, direct from
its grower members. '

“Mr. Turner calls attention to the fact that
there is a wide difference between a normal crop
and the crop of 1917. Last year the production
went much above the average per acre and even
a 90 per cent of normal production this year
would be far below last year's output. Besides
fresh reports from Michigan. Oregon and other
competitive bean sections, suggest that this year’s
production mav be much less than usual on ac-
count of frosts pests and other adverse condi-
tions

“The California Bean Growers’ association in.
cludes in its membership practically all of the
large bean ranches and hundreds of smaller grow-
ers all the way from Salinas northward. It is
the largest bean association in the world and will
this year market many millions of dollars worth
of beans. Its offices are in Stockton.”

MAINE CROP REPORTER SAYS
POTATO CROP WILL‘BE LIGHT

The hay crop was about an average but it was
rather bad weather to harvest it,
$5 a day.

Other crops are backward and nothing but a
good fall can save them. Corn in particular is
very late and small. the average was rather more.
than usually planted, only a small per cent of
yellow corn, sweet corn for the canning factories
being mostly grown; the price is 5c. per pound.

Beans were planted more freely than usual but
were killed 'by frost in many parts of New Eng-
land and on the whole are not very promising.

Potatoes were not so freely planted as in 1917
probably not more than 60 per cent as many. They
have seLwell and if the rust does not strike them
there will be a fair yield in sight.

There was a much larger acreage of spring
wheat sown than for many years, which is about
medium in yield and quality. Oats did not do as
well as usual, having rusted quite badly; about the
usual. acreage sown.‘ ,

Buckwheat/and rye have done fine but were not
very freely sown owing in part to the difliculty of
getting seed—~13 _L. H., , West Pavia, Home.

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with labor at.

GERMANY USES MANY SUBSTI-

TIITES non Lrvnsrocx FODDER'E‘I

The very' acute shortage of foodstuffs in France, '

the Central Powers, and“ the Northern neutrals
has led to experiments with all sorts of. wild veg-
etation, often resulting in their successful adop-
tion as substitutes for ordinary fodder. .

In France, where the shortage has been keenly
felt, especially in the case of oats, the first ex-
periments were made with a. kind of seaweed
called laminaires, common on the Brenton coast.
Experiments showed that as a feedingstuff three
pounds of seaweed were equivalent to four pounds
of oats. Horses which were fed on it grew fatter

during the period of experimentation than those .

fed on oats; and animalssuffering from. lymph-
angitis, an epidemic disease which is rife among
wounded horses at the front, improved under the
diet, the disease eventually disappearing entirely.
Grass wrack, another kind of seaweed, is also
used in France with success; and in Germany. Hol-
land and Denmark seaweed of various sorts is
used extensively.

Reeds for [1093— The French authorities recom-
mend the use of fresh reeds for pigs, and the ree:l-‘
flour for fodder was put on the market in France,
this February. Reeds are also used in Germany.
where the minister of Agriculture recently de—
clared that fodder obtained from reeds procured
green before the blossoming period is quite equal
to good meadow bay. The collection and 521.9 of
reeds is regulated in Germany by the Government.
and a maximum price of $1.25 per hundred wt. is
fixed. With acorns. horse chestnuts and seeds of
forest trees the French government has made the
most careful experiments. and has issued full in-
formation as to the use of these for substitutes.
Acorns may be eaten by all animals. though in
differing amounts. For horses. seven pints of
acorns are equal to 5 1- 4 pints of oats. Acorn feed-
ing should be suspended f01 a week after contin—
uous use for a month. Horses and rattle should
have raw acorns crushed and the husks removed,
For pigs the acorns should be crushed into a
coarse meal and mixed with cooked potatoes. or
cooked with potatoes.

Horse Chestnuts and chfhcr~llorsc chestnuts
are especially good for sheep. one pound replacing
three pounds of fodder beets. The maximum ra-
tion. however. should be two pounds for sheep.
Cattle may receive from four to six pounds for
fattening purposes. The chestnuts rhould be
cooked. -.. cut up and well mixed with other
food. Pigs refuse them in all forms and l’hey are
poisonous to poultry dmks and game. In Aus-
lq‘ia all horse chestnuts and acorns were requis-
tioned 'last fall.

Heather has been used extensively in Germany
since l9lG. It is mown. then chopped and dried.
The leaves and flowers are strippcd from the wood
stalks. which are then ground. This is known as
heather meal No l. and is used. mixed with n10-
lasscs and some albuminous material. to fatten
pigs. Heather meal N0. 2 is made from the stems
“bile still green and containing little wood They
are ground and mixed \xith mol lsscs and me mad
for horses and cattle. Heather is used with great
success also among the nmthern neutrals. where
it, is dried. crushed. mixed with molasses. and
made into cakes. Experiments have been made
in several countries with bracken. but this has not
been so successful as heather. In Austria, how-
ever. the root of the Eagle fern. which growg as
a. weed in Croatia. and Bosnia. is an excellent fod-
der for pigs. It is stated that a. ration of 4 1-4.
pounds is ample for a full—grown pig.

GERMANY IS GROWING SUN- .
FLOWERS AS FOOD PRODUCT

Serious modification of Germany’s ambition to

secure a “place in the sun” is evident from gov,.'

ernment efforts to solve the diminishing food
and feed supply. So short has become the su '
ply of. fats and oil that large plantings of‘su.
flowers are urged as a source of edible oil. La
year the German government offered premium
for the cultivation of sunflowers and railroad
right-of-ways there are extensively used for th"
purpose. This is in keeping with Germany

policy of utilizing all her resources to the 111.: ‘ ‘

most According to information received by th
U S. Food Administration, as much as 18 gallons
of oil can be secured from the seed of an acre of
sunflowers while the refuse is said to make
tle. feed comparing favorably in quality With. ”b-
er feeds now available in Germany. .

 

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.dry weather the yield is light.

11, and farmers holding former ,
being asked to sell by the food "

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‘. The pickle stations are now open and some
ucumbers are coming in’, but on account of the
Officers of the
Budlong factory who were here from Chicago last

«week say that the vines are generally looking,
good and with sufficient rain grOWers may yet ex-
pect a good crop ——Lawton Leader. '

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I. S. Savery left at the Leader office Saturday a

sample of apples from his farm in Salem township

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‘ recent hot sun.

- Michigan is going to have “kaiseritis.”

which were literally baked on one side from the
The apples that were burned
.1 hung on the south and east side of the trees.

Aside from the burn, the fruit is perfect. The

1 apples can be seen at this office—Dexter Leader.

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The weather man had better begin to get busy
with a ieal rain not local showers that miss most
everybody, or else the corn crop in this part of
It has
already started to curl, particularly on the light
soils. Continued dry weather will cause the crop
to be cut very short, the leaves having already
started to cum—Detroit Courier.

,. * * II:

Ralph Kitson, an Easton township farmer,

couldn't “hitch old Dobbin to the shay," because

,he didn’t have any stray hoss about the place,

so he hooked a tractor arrangement on his 4d
and plowed his farm over for the third time.
Besides that he took the folks to town three times
every day, churned the cream every morning,
rocked the baby's trundle bed, pumped water for
the stock and took the hired girl out for a ride
of an evening when the chores were done. When
it comes to real service some of these “Lizzies”
are almost human—Elsie Stir;
t 1.: It

Isham;and Wood, local agents for all I. H. C.

farm machinery, held a tractor demonstration on

Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The Frick
dairy farm north of Perrinton was the scene of
operations. The famous Mogul 10-20 kerosene
tractor was on trial. It was subjected to every
possible reasonable test in farm work. plowing,
discing, rolling and threshing. The ground was
exceptionally hard but the tractor put two furrows
at good depth thru in great style. Quite a num-
ber of interested farmers attended and next seas-
on will undoubtedly see more tractors at work
locally—Middleton Record.‘

PRESCOTT EXPLAINS THE CAUSE
OF THE HIGH FEED PRICES

(Continued from page 1) should be sold and con-
sumed right here in Michigan. As Mr. Prescott
points out in his accompanying letter such prac-
tices as these are partially accountable for the

exorbitant cost of mill feeds to the farmer. In

this day of conservation and efliciency it would
surely seem that the government should take
steps to prevent the inter—state shipment of goods
for which there is a local market. Otherwise its
“fixed" prices and “control" are nothing but a
farce.

Explaining the attitude of the Food Adminis-
tration upon these important subjects. Mr. Pres-

_ oott says:

“Under the regulations $2.00 per ton may be
added to the basic price of wheat mill feeds when
manufactured from soft winter wheat. As prac—
tically all the wheat grown in Michigan. with the
exception of a little spring wheat. is soft winter
wheat, that $200 per ton may be added for nearly
all the wheat mill feeds produced in the state, but
in order to add that $2.00 each mill must have
stamped on its sacks when sold the words, “man-
ufactured from soft winter wheat.‘

“I know that the Grand Rapids mills are ad-
ding the $2.00, but I am inclined to think that a
good share of the Michigan mills are_not at this
time adding the $2.00, although they would have
a rig-ht to do so under the regulations, but it is
probable that many of them have overlooked this
particular regulation which they received from

, Washington."

1.: III II
“I am just now getting out a letter to every

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. -miller in the state, asking him to report to me
1; his monthly production of wheat mill feeds and
‘--to ‘what classes of customers he sells them.

doing this to find out what mills are selling large

':-amounts to feed mixers, instead of placing them.
:. upon the market where farmers and feeders can

I presume a miller could get an extra
e from some concern that mixes feeds, but of

I am

~ izations for receiving farmer visitors to the fair,
of the Gleaners, that the doors are o‘pon and the hoapflmfltyflogl 1:119 11

3311. t ‘ $6 6 1., ts
‘slii pped-in’ pro ucts . mast-

.» course, sell at a price greatly in excess or the 111111
. fixed priced.

I am trying now to arrange with the
Food Administration to discourage the shipment
of any wheat mill feeds out of Michigan, so that
we will not have to ship in such quantities from
the West. It seems to me eXtrem‘ely foolish to al-
low our wheat mill feeds to be shipped out of
the state, and then wheat mill feeds shipped in
here, which must sell at $10. 00 to $15. 00 per ten.
more than our own preducts sell for. ~11n‘der the
regulations.

“If there is any further information I can
give you in regard to this matter at any time, I
shall be glad to do so. ' —

“Wherever prices are being charged for wheat ..

mill feeds that seem to be out :of line with the
regulations I shall be glad to have the facts re-
ported ‘to me. Of coursegl must have the name
of the concern selling the feeds, in order to get
at it. We have inflicted a good many penalties
on mills and elevators for not following these
fixed prices. Yesterday we cited the Sunfleld
Milling Company of Sunfield in for selling their
own products of middlings at $2. 00 per hundred
pounds to the farmers —Geo. A. Prescott, Federal
Food Administrator.

We present also copies of rulings issued to
millers and dealers governing the sale of Wheat
mill feeds, which will enable any farmer to know
What charges may be legitimately added to the
cost of feeds by his local dealer:

TO RETAILERS OF WHEAT MILL FEEDS:

The regulation as to the profits to be taken by re-
tailers of wheat mill feeds has been changed The
following is the new regulation, effective August 1st:

1. Where one or more farmers purchase in advanCe
of delivery full car- loads, take delivery at car and
pay for it on delivery—$1.50 per ton, plus demur-
rage. if any.

Where a farmer purchases and takes delivery
at can, and pays for it on delivery, in ton lots or
more but less than car lots—$2. 00 per ton.

3. Where a farmer purchases and takes delivery
at car, and pays for it on delivery, in lots lees than
one ton—~32. 50 per ton

4. Sales ex—warehouse in lots of one ton or more
—$4. 00 per ton.

5. Sales ex- -warehouse in lots of less than one ton
—$5. 00 per ton

6. In making a credit sale you may add a charge
at the rate of one percent a month.

In making a delivery you are entitled to make
a reasonable delivery charge. Our cost price of feeds
is determined by taking the invoice price adding the
freight if paid by you. and adding the actual cost of
cartage from the railroad station to your place of
business.

This Department will not at this time undertake
to define what will be considered as reasonable mar-
gins on feeds other than wheat mill feeds. Dealers
should remember however, that their profits will be
scrutinized and profiteering severely dealt with. The
published margins on wheat mill feeds should enable
a dealer to arrive at a reasonable selling price for all
feeds ——Geo. A. Prescott, Federal Food Administrator.
TO WHEAT FLOUR MILLERS:

The new regulations governing the prices of wheat
flour and wheat mill feeds were effective July 22nd.
You have received a copy. Under these regulations
you are entitled to certain margins over the basic
prices.

In selling flour to wholesalers and retailers you
may add a margin of fifty cents per barrel over the
basic price In selling to consumers you may add a.
margin at the rate of $1.20 per barrel over the basic
price.

_ any
foregoing specified margins since

you will please prorhptly correo
Prescott, Federal Food Admin

"SOUTH BECOMES coMPErIroa

OF THE AGRICULTURAL NORTH

(Continued from page 1) of the range country
has received flue W3 and there is a better feeling
among cattle and sham) men.
in portions Of New Me'x (at-aha the cattle inter—
ests are suffering "in the Panhandle section of
-Texas conditions are much improved. Recent
rains have made plenty of grass and the shipping
of cattle to pasture in other sections is no longer

necessary. The fruit crop has been good, peaches

,in particular being plentiful. "

What‘ does all this mean to the northern farm-
er?‘ It means that an active competitor has en:
tered the field where he formerly held undisputed
away It means that the nation’s supply of grains,
root crops and live stock will be greatly aug-
mented, without any appreciable increase in de-
mand or censumption. It means that normal pro-

duction .of many crops 'is to be replaced by over- '

production. It means, proyid-ing the south can
continue 'to successfully; grow these new crops,
that there will have toabe provided an entirely new
and more efliCi'ent system of distributing than
ever before zit-those engaged in the culture of
these crops areto survive the era of low prices
that must inevitably follow. If the entire south

takes up the growing of wheat, oats, rye, beans”

etc. the northern. farmer will most certainly have
to revise his preduction schedule, and we may well
have a situation which would make imperative
the supervisory and advisory service of such a'
national board 'of agriculture as suggested by Mr.
Colon C. Lillie, to maintain some kind of a stand-
ard for the production of crops. '

NEW MARKETING ORGANIZATICN
SWEEPS OVER MICHIGAN

(Continued from page 1) their produce result-
ing from the elimination of the speculative local
middleman whose losses and profits the farmer
must always pay

Local associations will sell the produce of their
members thru the Michigan Potato GroWers'

' Exchange which will be in touch with the job-

bing trade of the principal markets and will be
able to keep the associations advised as to pre-
vailing market, the market prospects and all
other factors influencing the trend of the mar-
kets. Local associations are not, however, bound
to sell thru the central exchange as they may at
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era‘tive "‘13le until _:
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, , 7:; nipping station in Michigan
.w ‘e ,, ually,‘ have a farmers’co-operati-ve
ginarketing “:a'ssbciation. iLecal ,' associations

organized in all’ farming communities this
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ence'toghavei prevented the imposition
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'CWhat~»-‘coi1certed action mayzbe necessary
‘..‘before‘ the 1918 crop. is marketed and we
‘want "to see our farmers Organized and.

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. ‘ 7‘ ANY communities Would. like to have a po-
M, tato grow’ers’ association, but do—not know

' — just 'how to organize one. Therefore
the story of how the. Mi3saukee county potato

; growers organized may be of interest and furnish
"a plan by which others may proceed. '

' kee Ocunty Potato Growers' Association,

and ‘anxious to take steps.
under which he was laboring.

The writer is, president of the 'local farmers’
institute’and previous to the holding 'of'"the State
Potato .Association meeting felt all along dwith
other oflicer-s‘of the institute that there should be

a meeting of potato'growers held and a represent-
ative sent to Lansing.

I, .therefore, on my own
responsibility sent out acall over all the telephone
lines of the Lake City central about like this: “A.
M. Smith wants every potato grower in Missaukee
county to come to a“ meeting to',be held at the
courthouse next Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock.’
I think every representative potato grower in .

it district as present at that meeting
the Lake C y W to better the conditions

.1 " ' ' ' or ‘nized itself into the Missau-
his meeting sat and elect-.

eda president, vice president, secretary and treas-
urer, adopted a membership fee of $1 per annum,
appointed; a committee on constitution and by-
laws, and elected a committee to represent it at"
the state meeting in Lansing.

Other meetings have been held at various times.

One to hear the report of the representatives sent \

to Lansing and to adopt a constitution and by— ,

laws. .
The officers with our county agent have prepar-
ed and had printed a pamphlet on “Objects of Or-
ganization and Suggestions for Advancing the Po-
tato Industry," copy of which has been sent to all
the members and to many outside the membership.
out of this association has also grown’the Lake
City (lo-operative ~Marketing AsSOciatio-n', through
which we hope to market not only our potatoes,
but also all of our farm products, .1
I Every community wherever strong enough
should havesuch an association. and, should pro-
ceedto tell.Mr.- Local Shipper that hereafter the
producer intends :to run his own business.‘ As
such an association of farmers may grade and mar-
ket itsi..own products without the new restrictions

,ahdr‘fles regarding ”grading- 1‘ is Clear that the

edsieét.»way=to fme‘etT'the hard conditions imposed .~
I l I "“for seed for a double reason-~they do not meet

Inst .yearfwTas thrul 3110.113?“ association.
Anyupersonin any community, on his ownmoj- ‘

{ion

“-orzin goo-operationwith/others, can call the
goers together .byua public notice in the
“ 2011:, where, y'pfijhaye acounty agent
‘ his _ si‘ fence and organize such_”a
’iationgThen report to L. A. .
‘higén, 1911i up .with the State .-
' inc-tohelpwherever pes-

on. and 'iBysL‘aws for,. a ,

(3016515 TUTION .-
,- ,. f ‘ _.’Ar'tmicle Nine, . ‘ . . .-
' The namfie 0" this'rbfganizatidn“shall be the __

I'COunty Potato 'Growers’. Association. '

Articlc It. Oblcets . ‘
. It shall bethe object of this association:
,Sec. l._ To promote the community plan of ad-

=‘-~“vancing the potato industry in ——-. county.

Sec. 2 To encourage the raising of pure va—

' "rieti‘es and the‘ elimination of undesirable types

for commercial purposes. . .
Sec.g3. To give-special attention to seed im-
provement-and dissemination. - .
\‘ Sec. 4 To encourage correct cultural methods.
Sec. 5. 'To assist .in guarding against the in-
troduction and dissemination of serious‘”potato
diseases. ' .
, Sec. 6. To provniotefbetter sorting and grading.
' - ‘ Article III. Membership
Any resident of county"’who is interested

,in the advancement of the potato industry is’ elig-

ible to membership in the association. '
Article IV. Officers
The officers of this association shall be a presi-
dent, vicc-president, secretary, and treasurer.
- Article V. Duties of Oflicers
The duties- of the officers shall be such as
usually devolve upon the respective offices.

T BY-LAWS ,

Sec. 1. The annual meeting shall be held in
January at the call of the president.

Sec. 2. The election of‘offlcers shall be held
at the annual meeting. \

Sec. 3. .chcn‘members shall constitute a quo-
rum.

Sec. 4. The dues of the association shall be
$1.00 per annum, 25 cents of which shall be for
the purpose of afl‘iliating with the State Potato

.Growers’ Association.

Sec. 5. At the annual election one member
shall berelected to represent the county on the
state executive committee.

Sec. 6/ The constitution and by-laws may be
amended by a two-thirds vote of the members
present at the annual meeting.

. The following suggestions regarding the grow-
ing. grading and marketing of potatoes should
increase the producers’ profits. Michigan’s aver-
age yield peracre is much too low; By the appli-
cation of manure and fertilizers and by careful
seed selection and proper care during the grow-
ing season the-yield can be vastly increased at a
very small additional cost per acre. Farmers
who have had disappointing yields will do well
‘to pay closer attention to the factors set forth
below: _

PURE VARIETIES

On account .of the great number of varieties of
potatoes now raised in the county it is difficult
to keep any variety pure and, free~ from mixture.
This condition makes it necessary to market
everything at common‘ prices as ordinary table
stock rather than at a'prcmium as seed or fancy
table stock. This mixture of varieties also pre—
vents small growers from combining their crops
and marketing in car lots; Even the buyers of
table stock discriminate against mixed types and
varieties and prefer solid carloads of one variety.
Therefore, one of the first things the association
ought to do is to establish one or two early and
late varieties as standard.

Among the early varieties Early Ohio and Irish
Cobbler" are best. In late varieties the Rural
type represented by Sir Walter Raleigh, Carman
No. 3, and Rural New Yorker No. 2; Rural Russet
(L‘ate Petoskey), and Green Mountain are all
good. '

The endless and useless question of “best va—
riety” should be settled by a vote of the assocna-
tion, and then the yielding qualities of the chosen
variety may be developed to the limit by careful
selection MW hill selection of,
seed and the in cr—unit nethod of developing
high producing strains should be familiar to all.
The variety selected as standard then becomes
less important than the way the variety is after-
wards handled.

, UNDESIRABLE TYPES

The market demands a medium-sized, round,
white potato of good table quality. Any varia—
tion- from this requirement constitutes an unde-
sirable’typc. Long potatoes should be discarded

the market demands, and they are a cause for

complaint against any grading regulation.

; « _It3”is airccognized fact that: whcnvpotatoes; of
mlxcdgtypc; l’ong'and round; together, are graded,

no inatt'egnrhat the size'dfr-tlie scrcellgglong po-.
tatocs, Willgo mtothcs‘e’conds which» are as good

.,or better than the Smallest'round' ones' which‘

remain in the. firsts. The‘following illustration
leproof of this pomt. From a load gra‘ded over ‘
.the‘Bogg sorter a number of the smallest round

potatoes which safely roge- over intlethe firsts _

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It‘isineithér, ._ . . , _ _ .
ers‘, to be conti ually n-ging‘ their seed potatoes
in an.effort-'t‘oifinda, highyieidin‘g yarlety. The
result isonl‘y ahgp'cless,mlxture of~varietles and

able fox-"grow:

it affords no opportunity’fo’r the improvement of» 1
any one? variety by selection through a series of

years. ' ‘

Hilh'Selection of Seed—Ithas long'been ob-

served that {there isa marked, difference in the
yielding or producing povvers of different plants

of the same class, for example, of two apple trees,

of the same variety one maybe a high‘produCer
,while the other maybe almost barren. Now,

since the potato tuber is net a seed in the true

sense of the word but merely a part of thefls‘tcm

of the potatoplant which bore it, it inherits the»

producing powers or tendencies of a single plant,
the one from which, it came. Careful potato

growers take advantage of this fact in improving.

the crop by saving for seed all the tubers in those

‘ hills which, at digging time, show desirable char-

acteristics of growth, shape; freedom from dis—

ease, and yield. This is called “hill selection” of -

seed. The orchardis't in selecting wood for grafts

and the potato grower in selecting seed simply'

recognize Nature’s fundamental law in reproduc4

tion that “Like produces like,” for the hill sclcc- _

tion of seed potatoes from the best hills and
cutting scions for grafting from the most produc—
tive trees are identically the same operation. ,

A grower near McBain saved part of his po-

tato seed in 1915 by hill selection and increased__

his yield in 1916 40 bushels per acre ln compari-
son with field-run seed. Many in the county afc
working along the same line. '

The Tuber—Unit Method. of Seed Improvement,

—-High yielding strains of potatoes are separated

out, from a variety by a method which involves'

the comparison of yields from many individual
tubers of desirable type. Briefly, the tuber-unit
method consists of (l) the selection of a number
of_desirablc tubers, (2) cutting them into four
uniform sized seed pieces, (3) planting the four,

-- parts-in four consecutive hills of 'a row in a plot
of uniform 5011, separating the groups by a noticca

able space or by stakes, (4) at harvest time the
yield fronrcach mother-tuber is studied carefully
m comparison with the others. All of the yield
from the most desirable units is saved for another
trial next year. Ten of the best tuberssfrom each
unit-yield are selected for a larger unit of 40 hills
the second year. In the fall the best of these
large units is saved for the begining of a better
strain of the variety under investigation.
VARIETY TESTS

Variety tests of potatoes are generally unsatis—
factory because, as one may conclude from the
preceding paragraphs, a smgle variety may pos—
sess stralns wltllln ltscf which vary as much in
yield as the difference between two varieties.

SIZE OF SEED

Generally speaking, tubers weighing two or
three ounces make the most profitable seed. lm—
mature potatoes give better results than ripe ones,
but small potatoes whlch are small because the
parent plant had not sufficient vigor to produce
larger ones are worthless.

’ DATE OF PLANTING

.Tllc quality of a potato for table use varies
directly Wltll its degree of ripeness, hence it is
important to plant as early as conditions will
permit in an effort to mature the crop. The mar-
ket demands quality in table stock, which is lack—
ing in Immature tubers.

CORRECT CULTURE

Potatoes do best on a deep, mellow, loamy soil
VVlllCll 15 well supplied with decaying vegctablc
matter and plant food. A clover sod which has

. received a generous application of stable manurc

after the first crop of hay has been removed, and
then plowed late in the fall, makes an ideal po-
tato secdbcd. In case of heavy clay soils spring
plowmg is preferable. The llcavicstyiclds will

be obtained from double plowing of new land or '

01d land with a good top dressing of manure
between. _

Potatoes in growing require large quanti_ilcs
of water, and the fall plowing and the rich supply
of humus from the clover and manure increase
greatly the water holding capacity of the soil.
Spring plowed soils with little humus dry out in
summer and reduce the yield.

Cultivation should begin as early as the soil
can be worked in the spring before thé seed is
planted and should continue until the vines cover
the ground. Early' cultivation may be deep to?
kill weeds but later cultivations must be shallow.
to save all the delicate feeding roots in the'rich‘
surface soil.’ A deep cultivation late in the sea-

son ‘may do_ untold damage to the crop, While?
shallow cultivation, by creating a soil mulch, will

do much to conserve moisture and increase the.

POTATO DISEA SES

For a full discussion of potato diseases 'and“ “
proper control measures growers are referredmfj
Spec1al Bulletin No. 85 from the Experi’ment’Stag...

two of the Michigan Agricultural College,,'EaԤ
Lansing, Mich. .This bulletin is strictly-up; *

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130W INCH SUGAR CAN WE REALLY

 

have 5.0 acres of grain in the shock ready to
thrash and the help to do it with. AccOrding to.
the new food regulations my family is only allow-
‘ ed two pounds of sugar a month with no provision
‘ made fer any extra. help Now, will you kindly
tell me how I am going to feed 16 men for two or
three meals on that amount of sugar? Our mer-
* ,_ chant says we can have none extra Is it possible
- that our food regulator made such a law as that?
. If so, I think we had better appeal to Washington.

  

  
 
  

and how do the allies expect to use it before it is
threshed?_—1i‘. P N. Sanilac county. -
. Extra. sugar is allowed to farmers having th res h-
are ‘on the following basis: Two pounds for each
extra ninety meals served. There-fore‘yOuwill
understand if the farmer has fifteen extra men
for three meals, or forty-five meals in all, the re-
. taller is permitted to sell him one pound of sugar
, in addition to his regular allowance of two lbs.
per person per month for his own family. The
retailer should make a note of this sale'on his
record, giving the number of extra men and the
number of meals served them. In this manner
his record will be kept clear in case of inspection
by this department—Geo. A. Prescott, Federal
Food Administrator. ”

EXPLAINS WAR CHEST AND
W. S. S. CHAIN LETTER PLANS

 

Two recent inquiries received from earnest
readers and referred to Washington, read:

First Question—Why is it that in Isabella coun-
ty, Michigan they have a war chest fund, the
amount being one dollar a month, while the war
lasts, but in Midland county, just east. they have
no war chest? Is anv county supposed to give
more money than another? 0r where is the troub-
le? There is no war chest around Bay City, as I
have inquired. The Liberty Loan salesmen say
the war board is asking one dollar from each fam-
ily head. Can this be done in one county and not
in another? If so, why is partiality shown? Can
this amount be collected after~being pledged? It
is not that small amount I am thinking of, but the
injustice.

Second Question—Would like to ask your idea
of this Thrift Stamp deal that is now going thru
our locality. We received a Thrift card today
signed by a neighbor with one twenty-five cent
Thrift Stamp on. now we are to get five more cards
and place a Thrift Stamp on each, which will be
one dollar and twenty-five cents, then we are to
mail these to five friends to be handled the same,
which means fifteen cents for postage and envel-
opes to mail them extra. Then we are to buy fif-
teen Other Thrift Stamps and attach to our card
which is three dollars and seventy-five cents. and
then pay the extra cents on whatever the month
comes that we got a War Savings Stamp, and then
we are to get interest on our War Savings Stamps
and receive $5 in the year 1923, so who pays the
interest, and who is getting this extra money

. . which you will see amounts to about $5.40, all ex-

« penses included? We do not want to shirk any
duty and are willing to help all we can. We have
'just given $20 for the war chest, and have given
freely to the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. We have
' weighty bushels of beans left yet with no market.

In regard to the first “question: The Isabella
County War Board adopted the method of one to
thirty-one, on the basis that they thought each in-
dividual could contribute one dollar a month as
against the thirty—one days each boy is giving in
the trenches.

The question as to whether a war chest exists
in a county is left entirely to the county to de-
cide. While it is true that Midland county has no
war chest at this time, the writer was advised a
short time ago that the peOple of Midland were
anxious for a war chest. .

A war chest is made available solely for one

. purpose, and that is to raise the funds necessary

for war activities other than treasury department
‘ campaigns, namely, Liberty Loans and War Sav-
lugs Stamps.

.Bay City has not adopted the war chest idea for
the reason that they feel it impossible to set aside
a'.min-imum amount which will take care of nec-
_, essai‘y Red Cross, Y M C. A. and other quotas
Whether or not a war chest exists in a county
. does not put any more burden on the cOunty that

has it than on the county where it does not exist.
Take for instance Midland county without a. war
host; for demonstrating purpose we say that the
. xt Red: Cross quota for Midland is $20, 000. This

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HAVE IN CASE OF THRESHING?’ -

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’ings. Stamps by saving goods and services,

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collectahle by legislation I am unable to felt you,

but if a community is organizew for efficiency and '4
"each individual in the county realizes that the _
work as .Carried' on is existential", I think that the.
general feeling existing in that community womd ,

force the fulfillment of any pledge.

In regard to the second inqufry referring to V

chain letter the Treaqu Department has asked

unto discourage thermos they are not in keeping
with the fundamental doctrine of the saving of
goods and services in behalf of our country. You

are not, thereforefinxany way unpatriotic if you '
do nothing further in regard to the Thrift card ‘

which you received with one stamp 01} it. 0‘
course we reconimend the purchase of War Sav-

there is no question but that War._Savings Stamps
aside from the direct benefits to the GOvernment
are absolutely the best form of investment which
have been offered by~it.—-—M. S. Trowbridge, Vice-
Dire’ctor National War Savings Committee.

LIBERTY BONDS ARE WORTH
WHAT THE MARKET PRICE IS

I am writing you for a little information con
cerning Liberty bonds. We. my husband and I,
purchased two bonds in June, 1917, and we were
assured by the bank of whom they were purch-

 

ased that if at any time we should wish, or lie-~-

obliged, to dispose of them, that we could do so
at their face value. Parties who have recently
been obliged to sell a bond have been obliged to
stand a discount of $3.50 on the $50 bond. Can
the government maintain its credit and continue
to drive people to invest in them if it allows the
holders of them to be thus robbed? Or is it prof-
iteers in this line who are robbing the investors?
—Mrs. R L. M., Saginaw county.

At the present moment the several issues of Lib-
erty bonds are quoted in'the market at less than
par. A person who finds it necessary to dispose
of his Liberty bonds cannot expect to secure more
than the market price. The obligation of the Gov-
ernment extends only to the payment of interest
as it accrues and the principle atmaturity. The
price in the market, of course, is determined by
the law of supply and demand.-W. C. Lectngnell,
Ass't Sec‘y 0')“ the Treasury.

SUGAR FOR IMMEDIATE CANNING

NEEDS CAN BE OBTAINED.

 

Will you, thru your paper, tell me how much
sugar I am entitled to have to do up my apple-
pickles and other kinds that take sugar, also jel-
1y? Mr. Hoover said that the housewives might
have all the sugar they needed for that purpose.
I have not had any fruit to put up until now. But
a few days ago I went to .the store where I trade
and they made out the card and said I must go
to Mr. Ludwick to get it signed by him, and so I
did, and the first thing he said was, “what have
you now to can?” I told him of a few of the
things I wanted to do, then he said, “you don’t
want that much.” How much do you have to have
to make What you want?” He said he thought 10
pounds would do, and I said that was all right.
but then he wouldn’t sign the card at all, and the
storekeeper called him up and told him I Said 10
pounds would do, but he wouldn’tlsign it then.
My husband went and asked him and he said he
would sign the card when he got ready. What am
I to do? I want to take care of my fruit at once.
Has he the right to sign for the 25 pounds or not?
~4 Reader of MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING Mich-
igans best farm weekly. Hemlock. Michigan.

Each county food administrator or his author
ized deputies are to find out from each applicant
the amount of fruit they have on hand to be can-
ned within the next few days, then give them an
allotment of sugar to take care of this fruit upon a

conservative basis.

The sugar shortage is rather acute but we be-
lieve that if everyone would use only their fair
share, there w0uld still be sugar enough to take
care of the necessary canning and preserving
throughout the state.

It, is unfortunate that a good many of the peo-
ple seem to think they are entitled to 25 lbs of
sugar for canning purposes. The fact of the case
is they are not limited to any particular amount
except that which may be needed to actually pre-
serve the fruit on hand and with the further lime
itatlons that not more than 25 lbs. can be allowed
"at one time. In most cases 5 lbs. of sugar, or not
to exceed 10 lbs., will take care of the fruit the
consumer has on hand—Geo. A Prebcott, Federal
Food Admtntstrator.

 

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If the case has been ”knitted to the Industrial;
Accident Board and they have "awarded the ’com-
pensation and the injured person has not filed a

   

receipt, .or signed a receipt in full. he. should at

once apply to. the board for a reopening of his

case and put in further evidence as to his injury _

and its permanent character. If a recedpt in mu
has been given, or if steps have been taken with
out a guardian, at if the case has been closed it
would be advisable to consult a good attorney—e
W E Brown, Legal Editor.

 

Goon SEEn WHEAT WORTH MORE
- THAN THE GOVERNMENT PRICES

I have some good seed'wheat to sell. Kindly

let" me know if 'I. have a rightto sell it for more
, than the government price—W. 11)., Redford, Mich.

There is no regulation fixing a maximum at
which any producer of wheat may sell the wheat.
A farmer is entitled to get as high a price as he
can, and for seed wheat which he takes pains in

raising he is entitled to get a price that will pay

him for the service he is performing. He. has a
perfect right to ask $3, $4 or $5 per bushel, if
he thin-ks his seed is worth that much—Geo, AL

Prescott. Federal Food Administrator.

 

IT IS UNNECESSARY To CULTIVATE
CORN IN VERY HOT WEATHER

If corn is free of weeds and ground in loose con-
dition, it is not advisable or necessary to cultivate
during the ‘hot weather. Frequent. cultivating at
this time causes th-e‘corn to roll to greater extent
than left uncultivated; only in cases where the
corn is weedy or the soil begins to crack is it ad;
visable to cultivate'vufider conditions mentioned.

Beans are often injured after they'have come in-
to blossom through too deep cultivation. At this
time the roots interlace between the rows and
come quite close to the surface.
is Weedy, proper cultivation to clean the land
without injuring the roots, not going to too great
depth, is advisable. However, if‘the ground is
clean and the plants fill the rows to a great ex-
tent, cultivation is not advisable.

Ground from which beans have been removed
can best be prepared for rye by thorough disk‘ing
rather than plowing. Manure applied after beans
are removed and thoroughly disked or harrowed
into the . land should then put the. ground
in good condition for rye. The—Rosen variety is
far superi01 to common strains—J. F. 009:. Pro-
fessor of Farm Crops

 

NO LICENSE IS NECESSARY TO
HANDLE BINDER TWINE

I have been informed by one of our local deal-
ers that a farmer is required to have a license to
handle twine Please let me know if that is true,
and what does it cost to take out a license?——S C
J. B7 onson, Michigan s.

It is not necessary for a farmer to have a 1i-
cense to handle twine—Market Editor.

 

HOW WINTER KILLING OF WHEAT
MAY BE EASILY REDUCED

An average of 10 per cent of the area annually
sown to wheat/1's abandoned on account of Winter-
kill. Much of this abandonment can be prevent-
ed and the Liberty Wheat Harvest of 1919 in-
creased by planting wheat in the right kind of
soil Winterkilling is usually a sign Of poor
drainage and the worst losses occur in soil that
is low in humus or vegetable matter ‘On poorly

/ drained soils wheat is often killed directly by the

mcumulation of water in low spots or is smothfiw
ered by the formation of ice in winter. Wheat
plants are also often heaved out of the ground
by the alternate freezing and thawing in the fall
or spring._this being due to the formation of, ice
in soils saturated in water. Sufficient ,moigture
should be present for good growth, but all water
in excess of this amount should be promptly re-
moved by proper drainage Better drainage re.

sults from the improved physical condition of the ,

soil in which humus is plentiful.

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miners, they are using up what they'
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be“ ,selling at Govei gent prices

H Occasionally there is a. car of choice
dark hard bringing a p1emium.0n

the spring wheat the bulk of the
trading is better their the guaranteed

‘ minimum, as .millers want the grain.

The wheat crop' is showing up a
larger yield than the Government fig-
ures Show Threshers are filing with
the Food Administration threshing

reports showing the acreage and the-

bushels threshed. -‘he wheat crop
is so large that the 50-50 rule will be
revoked very soon and only 20 per
cent «substitutes. will be used. The
record mlovemeutqcontinues and ”near-
l'y 60,000 bushels or about ten per
cent. of this year’s winter wheat crop

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No ilmit to selling price.
clover and clover mixed grades.

N13“ YORK—wflniter market firm
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3.; , CHICAGO—Corn and out market slightly 'lower due to favorable weather re—
“ports and active aching; .B‘ye market easier and lower. .
'. : ON—Bean market easier with slow demapd. .Offerinzs greater than de-

PldTl‘SBURG—Hay situation firmer No. l timothy practically off the market.

RICHMOND—Light hay receipts lune boosted selling prices.

DETROIT—Potatoes easier with heavier receipts. Poultry lower with heavier
receipts. Hay source, semng readily at quotations. Bean's easier.

. Fair. run of

Creamery higher than extras selling

Michigan potatoes are beginu V
_‘move' in car lots and many

' daily needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. Minneapohké:——The market declin-
ed early last week, owing to 'the in-
creased movement and liberal offer-
ings for immediate shipment, but
there was some elevators buying at
the end of the week that brought
about a moderate rally.
receipts were heavy and mill buyers
were not interested in much barley,
so the market dropped down again.
Barley is easily on a feeding basis 10-
cally and there is no sharp milling
demand noted at any time. Prices
quoted at 80 to 9'9c.'

 

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Crop reports are showing serious
damage in certain sections However
the trade does not believe the dam-
age is as serious as the private re-
ports would indicate, and for that
reason the maiket has not advanced
to any great extent. Nmthern 1111-
11015, Iowa and Nebraska have an ex-
cellent cro’p outlook which more than
offsets the shortage farther south and
in the northern states. It is the
amount of grain that goes to the mar-
kets that sets the price.

   

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Detroit

 

 

 

GRADE Chicago New York
Sta-dud 71 .71 ' .31
No. 3 White 70 1-21 .69 1-2 .80
no. 4 While 69 1-21 or; 1—21 .79
With the drouth causing a. shortage

of rough feeds of all kinds and with
the present prices of whenhand'corn.
it is not at all likely that the cat
market will weaken even though the
movement is not heavy at the pres-
ent time. Export demand is not
heavy but there were large sales
made sometime ago and shippers are
not buying the cash article freely.
There is absolutely nothing in sight
that points to a lower oét market.
The Government is going.r to buy very
heavily and with the local demand
for feed as well ,as the export de-
mand it would appcur lo us that the

market is going to continue firm and
active.

RYE 8L
BARLEY

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The situation is easier on account
of buyers backing up as it is under-
stOod‘thaLrye will not be used as a
wheat substitute and is not in demand
for any other use. Gash bids are on
_a‘basis of $1.70 to $1.71.

Buflaloz—Barley dealers have noth-

ing to do at present and see little hope

for'maltsters getting. into the game
As for

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Stand-rd

Tina thy '
Detroit 50 20 90 22 50 20 00 £0 50
Chicago 27 00 2. 00 21 00 24 00 I! 00 20 00
ancillti 27 75 25 00 21 00 25 50 l9 00 22 00
Pittsburgh 26 00 27 CO '22 50 ‘25 50 l8 SI 22 59
Nev/York 30 00 32 00 25 00 30 0012 00 24 00
Richmond 26 06 219 00 24 09 217 00' 20 00 2] 00

No. No. No. l
Muriel: Light Milxcdo Clover Milled Clover

Detroit ,2] 00 015 0016 .0 I3 00 I3 50
“it“. 122 00 22 56,13 00 15 99111 I}. 12 60
Cilcilllfi .22 00 22 50:11 00 18 50:12 00 14 00
fifllhl'th i22 00 23 00‘ 13 00 14 50'“ 00 I3 00
New York I26 00 28 00" 21 00 2] 50‘20 00 20 50
Richmond 125 00 26 0049 00 20 Ml! 16 00 l7 “0

 

 

There has been very little change
in the situation since the last issue
of M. B. 14‘. With the continuation of
light receipts the markets will not
go lower. In many Michigan localit-
ies the crop is short and farmers
will have to buy hay instead of scll.
Many of the hay producing states re—
port the same condition. Kentucky
is reporting a large crop of hay but
it will run practically to clover and
heavy clover mixed. But the price
of labor is high and men‘hard to
get, to bale the hay. We believe hay
prices are going to continue high :11-
though we must. admit the present
prices are much higher than the seas—
on’s price will average. Now is a
good time to get hay on the market
(lbubt.

The average condition of hay and
average yield per acre in tons as re

Today the .

   

ported by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
.mates on dates indicated is as fol-
lows:
Year
1918
1917
1916

Acrs. May Jun .lly, Au.
69.531 89.6 89.0 82.2 82.3
53,516 88.7 85.1 84.3 84.6
55,721 88.4 90.3 03.4 95.5
51.108 89.8 87.8 85.2 89.0
40,150 510.9 88.7 80.8 86.7
48.054 88.5 87.5 85.0 81.8
49.530‘ 85.2 91.0

   

 

GRADE l Detroit , Chicago ‘ New York
C. HJ’. I . ‘ 10.50 l, 12.50

Pfille I 9. i 9.50 11.50
"Pd Kidneys 10.00 3 12.50

 

 

 

According to the best information
we can get, on the bean market we
have come to the conclusion that it
is something like the German army—~—
somewhat shot. The quality is run-
ning bad due to being discolored and
age does not improve the color. The
present, offerings are heavy and the
demand is light as buyers are bold-
inzr back waiting crop developments.
The whole situation hinges on weath-
er conditions. At present rain is
needed and without ruin this year's
crop will be greatly reduced and the
market will then begin to stiffen up,
but with a reasonable amount of
rain and good harvesting weather,
the indications are that a lot of this
off-grade stock will be dumped result-
ing in lower prices for a while at,
least. Sell now or later is a busi-
ness chance~you may and may not
win. The present attitude of the
buyers is to buy when they can buy
at, their figures. and there seems to

be plenty of beans that can be bought
at their figures.

   

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more liberal receipts.

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~ WASHINGTON, D. 0., Aug.
Last bulletin gave forecasts of dis-

turbances to cross contincnt Aug. ‘15

to 29, warm waves 24 to 23, cool
waves 27 to 31. Radical changes ex-
pected. High ternpcrntuw s: followed

by threatening frosts in northern sec-
tions. Planetary weatherology has
come to stay and those who study
weatherology most will get most ben-
efit out of weather forecasts. ’
a subject well worth being taken up
in the ,schools and debating societies.
Electnolmagnetism .is rapidly replac—
ing steam and weatherology rests on
electro—magnetism. Thus the most im-
portant study of the high schools and
colleges ~— clectro—magnctism ~— is the
basis of wcatherology. ’l‘hcrcfore tho.
most important of all agricultural
questions, cropweather, has, for its 1111-:—
is the most important of all commer—
cial questions, electro-mag‘netism.
Neirt warm waves Will reach Nan-
couver near Aug.“ 31 and Sept. 5 and

 

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FOR THE W F. 111K

temperatures will rise. on all the l'a—
c.if‘1c slope. They will cross crest of
Rockies by close of,Scpt. l and 1:,
plains sections 2 and 7, meridian 00.
great lakes and ()hioJl‘cnnesscc \':1l—
leys 21 and 8. castcrn sections 4 and El.
reaching vicinity of .\'c\\'foumllaml
near Sept. 5 and 10. Storm wave will
follow about one day luchiml worm
\\';1\'c:=- and cool wan-s will follow on”
dny behind storm waves.

The droulh will continuc in the south
\vcst half of the (- -ur;try cmt of th-
llolrkics but showers and cooler \\ «1111‘:-
er'will int-rouse. Not much forcc in
the storms and not much rain. \‘cry
severe and dangerous storms are e:—
pct-tcrl luv! half of Scptcmllcr and in
‘those bad storms llc thc hopes for
moisture Htllllt'iI-lll to cnablc the sow—
ing of winter grain. which should be
sown unusually late this ycm‘. I can
not give publicly more than general
instructions about sowing winter grain
because to do .‘-‘0. I must know cxncily
the locality and the. kind of soil. wheth-
er high 1olling lands or 11111::an ll; it
.It duos not pay to sow on thy soil pur-
ticlumly whilc a meat drouth is in
opcration. I ha\e adxiscd hundreds
or fulmers‘ and dealers and 90 per cent
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from $1.25 to $1.50 21 bushel.

    

  
 
 

shipments are being made. Buyers
are holding back and buy only thei 1‘
While the Detroit mar-1
ket has been quoting around $1 75 to
$1.80 a bushel, we look fox :1 much
lower market in the near
Farmers having early stock ought to
get them on the market as earlyas
possible. Crop ieports from the
different potato states we showing a
fair average. In some localities the

crop is piactically a failuie, while in

other localities the prospects are for
a large yield The development of
this year's crOp will depend
upon weather conditions.

 

Apples are coming in quite freely
and in fair demund.‘ Sales range
Basket
apples are the best, sellers.'Sh'rpments
made in barrels do not arrive in as
good condition on account of poor
ventilation. Barrels should be well
ventilated so there is a free circula-
tion of air among the apples.

Fruits

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Peaches are scarce and
ceipts continue light and no chance
for improvcmcnl. as the local peach
crop is practically a failure. Plums
are coming in slowly but, do not .vell
on account of the sugar shortage.

Berries

huckleberries coming in.
demand and sell
All other ber-

Very few
They are in good

around $8 a bushel.
ries off the market.

 

Shortage of pustuie bus cut, down
the supply of milk, thus reducing
the supply of butler. The market. is
firm and steady on fresh stock. 81012
age butter is moving in small quan-
selling on

titles. (‘i'czuncl'y extras
the llctroit market at 4tll/Jc; firsts,
413'1_v('

A'cu‘ l'orlr, .lnoust 2:1. ~~~~~ August is
living up toils reputation as a month
peculiarly antagonistic to the butter
business. Because of the hot. dry
weather that has prevailed through-
out the butter producing sectionsof
late the butter dealer has becn hav-
ing more than his allure of worries.
There is a strong «lcmnnd fo:~ high
grade butter. extras (,1' above, but the
demand. for firsts is limitcd. Buyers
either demand high qualilc butter 01‘
low grades. There is 11 con, i lexable
accun’lulatiou of intermediate grades
because dealers are loath to dispose
of consignments at :1 sacrifice. What
the immediate future will bring forth
is problematical, but it is
that present conditions will prevail
until cooler weather is an establish-
ed fact. Quotations have again ad—
vanced slightly during the week. Un-
til Thursday they remained as report-
ed last week. 011 that day however
thcre was an .11 vmce of half a cent
in the price of extras and that quota...
tion became fairly well established
yesterday. Mold and summery flay;
01's are so much in evidence that many,
lots of butter which have invariably

scored as extras or better have had» to:

be graded as firsts which tends to"
swell the amount of available fir‘t
and reduce the quantity of avatar};
high quality butter. As a result
margins between quotations on nndh
grades have gradually widened. M
ditional quotations at the closeon,
Friday were: Higher scOring ‘
extras. 47 to 471/30; firsts, 44 to 4
and seconds, 4114. to 431/_C.U.113alt_;:
ed butter is in quite demand at p
ent with quotations at a differs .
of one to one and a halt cents beve

final ‘2

future. _ .

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SATURDAY Aucvs'r 31,1918
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What Our County Agent is Doing
We have had a county agent from the first of
In April a dealer sold 33 tons of fertil-
izer at $12 per ton. The county agent found out
that it was ground limestone which cost 'the
agent $4.17 delivered. He took the matter up
With the propei authorities. The dealer was
prosecuted fined $200 and ”costs also paid back
56 per ton to the farmers

The county agent also supplied a lot of farm-
ers with seed corn who, would not have 1111 any
if he had not been able to get it for them. Two
hundred and fifty bushels of Red Rock wheat
will be planted here as a result of his work.

At present he is organizing a county farm bur-
eau. This is in just one locality. I do not know
What he has done in the rest of the county. The
county onlv pavs $1, 000 so that does not raise
taxes very much

I think H E C. of Charlevoix has the wrong
idea about the county agent. If the county agent
movement is wrong, why isn’t. the agricultural

.colleges and the Department of Agriculture all

useless expenses? I would like to hear why the
editors of M. B. F. do not support this movement

vmore.—-Lloyd S. Lake. Lapecr County.
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F I NEEDED a chore hand or a tutor for

my crops and cows I’d hire him. But if
I didn’t need him and didn’t want him I’d
resent having anyone shove him off onto me
even if my neighbors were forced to pay part
of the expense. I couldn’t give orders (or
take orders) from a man I didn’t want
around.

Your: question, fricnd Lake, as to why the
editors of M. B. F. do not support the county
agent more is best answered by another ques-
tion, “Why do not the FARMERS support
the county agent more?”

The majority of farmers do not want the
county agent. The majority of farmers when
given an opportunity either dircctly or thru
their boards of supervisors to vote upon the
subject almost invariably votc against him.
County after county in this state has repeat
edly voted against employing a county agent
and in several counties his scrviccs have bccn
dispensed with after scvcral trials.

Now this docs not conclusively prove that
because the farmer does not want thc county
agent that. it. would not he to his advantage
to have him. The writcr has always belicvcd
in the idea back of thc county agent movc—
ment, that is, of an advisory agency to which
farmers might turn with perplexing crop and
marketing problems. “’0 do not agrcc with
the Spirit of II. E. (X’s lcttcr cxccpt that we
do believe the farmer’s wishcs should be
consulted.

0f ecursc, there are several kinds of county
agents. Some of them don’t earn their salt
and never will. They restrict their field to
the four walls of their office, their opera-

tions to their typewriter; their “lect11res”‘to
la handful of gentlemen farmers who couldn’t

swill a hog without a government bulletin in
One hand and an agricultural adviser at the

riother. But because some of the county agents

11 at a job for which they are not fitted is
no reason why the entire system should be

LEGAL EDITOR ‘ ‘

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interfere with his work. I know that this

oppose and criticize hlm Wlll eventually be-

come his best co—operators.

County. agents make mistakes. so do we
all. The county agents of Michigan made a
grave mistake when in convention assembled
at East Lansing last winter they unanimoTis-
1y endorsed the potato grading rules which
the men they were hired to serve oppoSed.
Thus, the first time the county agent organ“
ization was given the acid test of loyalty to
the interests it was supposed to represent, it
not only failed, but absolutely deserted the
farmers in the crisis. And yet, there are
county agents and many farmers who wonder
why the county agent is in disrepute with
other farmers.

The county agent has become a perma-
nent fixture in American agriculture and the
time is not far distant when the farmer or
the farm paper opposing the movement will
be listed among the moss- backs and the be—
hind- the timers. “As agriculture develops
along business lines, the functions of the
county agent will gradually change. He will
become less of an instructor in scientifical
production and more of an adviser and lead-
er in solving thc sced, labor and marketing
problems. But the county agent who” con-
tinues to believe that his sole job is to teach
the farmers 110w to grow two blades of grass
where one grew before is needed in the
fields of France far more than in the fields
of America.

The Joker and His Little Joke

HE GENTLEMAN who inserted the

the provision in the primary law limiting
candidates’ campaign expenses had a well-
developed funny bone. And his fellow- legis-
lators who were wont to spend the last dollar
to their names in order to secure political
favors scivcd a double purpose when they
votcd for that provision. They indulged
their- contemporary a little joke and fooled
the people at the same time.

Michigan’s primary law expressly defines
the amount of money that candidates for of-
fice can legitimately spend to secure that of-
ficc. It. expressly fixes the size and deter-
mines to a considerable extent the character

of the advertising matter put out by a can—"

didatc in the furtherance of his campaign.
Yet t, it is safe to say that no election has been
held since these provisions of the law went
into effect that they have not bccn violated,
cithcr opcnly or secretly, by one or more can-
didates. ,

Any man who is so lacking in the qualit-
ics of a rcal man as to violatc the law or per-
mit his friends to do so, may easily get
around the primary law. What matters that
he is required to file a sworn statement set-
ting forth in detail his expenses? If he
would evade the law in the first instance,
surely 1m would not hesitate to pcrjurc him-
self in order to escape the penalty of the law.

A farmer told us that he had received five
letters from one candidate. Had every voter
in the "state received a similar number of let-
ters the cost of sending them would have far
exceeded that candidate’s legal expenditures
by many thousands of dollars. And this is
to say nothing of the additional thousands
that were spent for newspaper advertising,
bill- board advertising, campaign lectures,
county organizations, etc ~

A candidate who Spends or permits his
friends to spend in his political behalf an

amount larger than authorized by law is a ,
~ Violator of the law and should be punished

   

man _’s_ servwes are of great value to that com~r “

sued either by private

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partment of Agriculture “ (is the mar-
ket? No matter what happens,=;.drou ,th frosty:
flood or grasshgpper plagues, it as always the“
.same. old story, “A bumper crop.” Could;
any other manufacturing industry stand the
Suppose, for instance, that bulle—
tins were issued sharing that the manufac-
turér's were going to bays a “bumper sup-
‘Vply cf boots and shoes the implement deal-
ers a .“bumper prOduction” of plows, her.»
rows and disks; and that rthese‘ self-same
_manufactu-rers were absolutely dependent.
upOn the law of supply and demand fer their
sale of their manufactured products? WOuld
this good news of “bumper” production lead
to profitable prices!

We give below an editorial from last Week’ 8
issue of the Chicago Produce Bulletin. It is
.a shining example of the methods used to de-
press the produce market and give free hand
to speculation and manipulation:

“Bumper crops of almost every foodstuff grown
on the farm are indicated again in the, Department ,
of Agriculture's monthly crop report. The record ;; - I. \_
production is predicted despite a falling off in
the estimated output of all crops during July,
due to the hot and dry weather.

“In round figures, the loss to farmers of this
prospective production is roughly estimated at
almost $450,000,000 in the principal grain and
food crops, and $250,000,000 in cotton.‘

“Practically every crop is—‘growing on a larger
acreage this year than last year,.indicating that
the farmers have been making strenuous efforts
to meet the heavy needs of the Allies and the in-
creasing demands at home for foodstuffs.

“Drouth and heat made inroads on potatoes,
causing a~loss of 15,000,000 bushel-s in the pros-
pective crop, and the sweet potato production loss
was estimated at half that quantity. '

“Other forecasts of production based on the
August 1 canvass were announced as follows:
Oats, 1,428,000,000 bushels; barley, 232,000,000; ,.,..
rye, 76,700,000, buckwheat, 20,600,000 bushels; 5:
white potatoes, 391, 000.000; sweet potatoes, 84-
500.000; tobacco, 1,.228 000. 000 pounds; flax, 14,-
800,000; rice, 41, 600. 000; hay, 99, 300, 000 tons; = ,V ..
sugar beets, 6,360,000 tons; apples, 199, 000, 000 bu.; ” ' -
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We heartily commend Pres. A; M. Smith
of the Potato GroWers’ Ass’n for his insist- g
ence that Michigan potatoes should be grad-
ed. All intelligent farmers will agree _with K
him. How closely they should be graded ‘
will depend upon the yield and the size of the x
tubers. If Michigan potatoes reach their ma—
turity and there is every reason now to be-
lieve that they will, farmers generally will be
satisfied, we think, with the new screen of
one and sevcn-cighths inchcs which makes the
minimum size of the No. l potato one and
three-fourths inches. Should frost or drouth
cause another yield of poor quality and small
size as last year, the screen sliOuld be changed
accordingly, and Michigan growers left. en—
tirely free to make their own grade.

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When both the republican and democratic
conventionsof a state as wet as Missouri rec-
ommend the adoption of national prohibition,
the-booze interests may as well fold their
hands and go quietly to sleep, for the end is

nigh.

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~ P001, deluded foll‘ers' Here they yo 1.

1ng produce 4101”! so city folks could have a bite '
to eat- without spe’ndin" a” whole day to do it. ‘

Of course, farmers time during the season when

,1 automobfles can be run with any degree of. pleas-

ure. is somewhat ablewif they can spend it
on the farm—ram eyery hour saved in goin’ to o;

from market means jist that much more time can ‘

be given to raisin' foodstuffs for all the various
months our farmers have to feed. An it surely
must be a pleasure to the tillers of the soil to feel
that- they'- can leave their horses, to either work or
rest, on the farm while they make a hurried trip
after needed supplies, an’ so, of course, their tin
lizzies jist naturally must be called pleasure cars.

Why, land sakes! Of course they’ re pleasure
cars-éjlst as much so as your sulky plows, binders
mowers, corn planters, an’ a lot more machinery
which is used on the farm to speed up the work of

producin’ more crops with less help, but which
could very easily be dispensed with; for all work
011 the farm could be done by hand—didn’t Olll'\
grandfathers do it that way? A11 ’jist see what a
kit at money could be saved, which is now thrown
away on machinery!

Surely the automobile of the farmerds only for
pleasure and ranks with the hay loader, tractor,
gasoline. pumpin’ outfit, steam threshers. an’ -a lot
of ether‘need‘less things like that, that are only
used by farmers for pleasure an’ ’cause help isa
leetle .b1t scarce. farm boys mostly havin’ gone to
An’ of course a considerable bit more stuff

can 1‘be produced to feed ’em by usin’ sich things;
“but they’ to non essential like the automobile, an
all aretaxed to the limit, so why worry?

If our farmerfriends would jist remember how
many things they enjoy which. as yet, congress.
an. even our own legislature which by the way,
don't forget many things when it comes to taxin’,
seems to have overlooked entirely they might con-
sider. themselves lucky indeed to escape, as easy
as‘v'they have. Jist think of all the’ nice sunshine
you have enjoyed so manyyears, an’ not a darned
cent of tax have you ever paid on it; of the fine
rains that fall on the just an’ the unjust; of all
the beautiful birds that (wake you in the mornin’
with their songs (an' some of ’em pull your corn
and-eat your fruit to pay for it), but you pay no
taxes on any of these things ’cause our congress-
mengit the benefit of all these things too. see?

_ An' then, there’s all that nice, pure air you’ve
been breathin’ ever since the day you was born,
an" notaii; flowers by the roadside taxed only
slightly. Why, I could go on’namin’ lots of things
we all: enjoy without a cent of tax. but, as I have

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said before. it may be an oversight on the part of

our law—makers an', so I will say no more about it,

But comin’ back to farmers’ automobiles, under
present conditions when it is utterly impassible
to secure help on the farm, an' when farmers’
time means so much in the winnin’ of the War, it
would jist naturally seem, to a man up a tree, that
a thing used as farmers use theircars—to'carry

'_e'very conceivable thing to an' from market——
hardly ever do We see one now days but what it

is well laden With somethin’ besides human

‘1 L,freight, that to call it a pleasure car only would

be jist about as sensible as to call the big five and
ten thousand dollar cars of the idle rich trucks.
Anything that wilL help to speed up the produc-
tion of foodstuffs or save an hour to the man who
is producin’ it, should not be put in the pleasure
lass—not by a darned sight

of Feed

M ..B F. that the farmers are com-
' h cost of feed It is certainly
h: I decided this

tug-13 George Do It ”

on of your farmer readers the need

 

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’ not Working together for their cemmon good. There

is practically. no limit to the possibilities for good
through the many activities to which co-operation
may be applied. ~ If farmers the country over will

‘,throw aside a little mere of their lack of confi-

’ pleasure .cars right along an’ b’gosh ,
' it. lib they, Was called 011 to pay a‘

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deuce in one another, will abandon some of. their
selfish hope or securing for themselves, individu-
ally, better results than their neighbors are se-
curing and will eeriOusly study the problems as to
. how much better results can be obtained for each
and all through united efforts, a big advance stride
will be taken.

California farmers have been working along
these lines much more than the farmers of many
other states. There is much room for further
improvement here, and if the producers in other
states will come into line -the co- operative organ-
izations in all states will be in position to fur-
ther improve their condition through exchange of
methods, problems and ideas. —-R L. Churchill
Manager California Lima Bean Growers' Assn

Got Smutty Oats From Seed Company

I noticed ,in a recent issue that the King Seed
Company is in trouble, and I am glad they are
caught for once Their agent called upon me a
couple of years ago and sold me some seed oats
at $1. 75 per bushel, guaranteed to be free from
smut. I sowed them and they were the smuttiest
oats I ever saw before’or since. I wrote the
company and they said, they never authorized
their agent to guarantee anything. But now,
thank goodness, they are not dealing with an
old hay-seed. If I could only have one paper it
would be M. B. F.—A. R. L., Leslie.

-. Farmers Need Business Methods

1 was much interested in the father and son
rent proposition stated in your last issue The
case is a rather unfortunate one for the immedi-
ate parties and for farm life in general. I live
on a large farm and know the intense day-in and
day— —out application needed on an under- manned

place To labor intensely is hard but under
strained conditions it is ten times harder. That
father is asking too much, and wants to “use"
the son instead of rendering mutual aid. Why

don’t editors of farm papers speak more openly
and not be so coy on such matters as these? The
farmers know how to plow, plant, and reap. but
many need to learn a great deal about co 0pm '1-
tion. salesmanship and sympathy for the ‘other
fellow.” This farmer’s attitude confirms the.
‘ belief among city workers that there is nothing
in working for another man on the farm. Farm-
ers as a whole are too self-centered and narrow.
They lose in respect and in many ways by driving
shrewd bargains. Many busineSS men have a met-
‘to, “The customer is always right.” Can the
farmers, say as much? Hope the enclosure,
“Home Influence," will find a place in your pa-
.per.—-R. F. L., Lilchficld. Michigan.

The Farmer’s Automobile

I am a farmer and own a Maxwell ca1 and must
say that I use my car for pleasure, but mere for
business. At the noon hour when my team is tak-
ing a rest I, take my car and do my running
around, such as going to mill and taking some
produce to town and all sorts of other business.—
Edward Bower, Allegan county.

I saw your article in the paper regarding the
classification of the auto. I wish to say that our
car is not only a pleasure ca1 but we use it for
all kinds of work such as hauling milk and feed
and potatoes to maiket, also for hauling poxk and
veal to market—a regular business car. o—(l'corgc
Slotman, Allegan county

I saw an article in the M.B.F., which asked the
farmers what they used their cars for, for pleas-
ure or business. I own a car and I use it
for pleasure very little. Last fall I marketed all
or. my potatoes and wheat and all other produce
except hay and stock. I have a farm of 100 acres
and consider it almost indispensible 011 the farm.
HA. Blanchard, Allegan county

In reply to your question in your valuable pa-
per, “For what purpose do you use your automo-
bile,” will say that I have used mine for the five
years I have owned it almost exclusively for busi-
ness. My farm home is eight miles from Hamil-
ton and I used it- for four years to go back and
forth to my school and during vacations and
Saturdays for marketing produce from the farm.
During the last year I have used it entirely for
marketing produce and getting supplies from
town 1——.—Ira G. Thorpe, Allegan county.

11 ”in August 40th issue.

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Andfsystematically he works from early spring till
all.”

From long experience he knows what Sort- Of seed .

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to hoe and mow.

a heap; _

For forty years he turned the loam in furrows
broad and deep.

And down the road a piece there lives old Uncle”
Abner Pryde, 1 -

Whose farm is called the finest one in all the
countryside.

Then there is Farmer Jones, whose pumpkins 11.1--
ways takes the prize; ,

And Farmer Brown who raises beets of an as-
tounding size;

And lots of other farmers of whom it may be said

They’ re scions of a long, long line of farmers born
and bred. ‘

But all that these men have achieved, all the suc—
cess they’ve earned, '

All the fine skill of husbandry they've by exper-
ience learned,

All of their wise old weather saws, their judgment
-of the soil,

Their thoughtful cautious sanction of the imple
ments of toil,

All their expert opinions as to tilling of the ground

Are- nothing—less than nothing—to the depth of
lore profound,

The technic and the theories of Miss Myrtilla
Mott,

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. HARD TO PLEASE

“What is your dog's name?”

“I-—don’t know yet," replied the patient man. “I-
am still experimenting I have tried nearly all
the dog names I can think of and he doesn’t an-
swer to any of them.”

ON MY FRIEND

He may be six kinds of a liar,
He may be all kinds of a fool,
He may be a wicked high-fiycr
Beyond any reason of rule.
There may be a shadow above him,
Of perils and woes that impend.
And I may not/respect, but I love him,
Because—well, because he's my friend!

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I know he has faults by the million,
But his faults are a portion of him;
I know that his record’s vermillion,
And he’s far from a sweet seraphim;
But he's always been square with yours truly,
Always ready to give or to lend,
And though he is wild and unruly.
I love him—because he’s my friend!

I knock him, I know. but I do it
The same to his face us away;
But if other folks knock him. they rue it
And wish they'd had nothing to say.
I never make diagrams of him,
No map of his soul have -I penned,
For I don’t, analyze—I just love him.
Becausewwell, because he's my friend!

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THE REAL DANGER
“The summer boarders say they don't
enough to eat," remarked Mrs. CorntOssel..
“That doesn’t. bother me." rejoined ~her hus—
band. “But if you see any signs of discontent
among the farm hands let me know right off."

get

wnv VEGETABLES (1181‘ MORE /
Mrs. Smith—“Tleally, Mr. Giles, your prices are ‘ '
getting exorbitant.” . ' i: I
Farmer Giles—“Well. mum, it’s thi: way: 1
When a chap ’as'to know the botanical name of
what ’e grows, an’ the zoological name of'the
hinsect wot eats it. an’ the chemical name of
wot kills the hinsect, some one’s got to pary for
it."

 

 

Micky Flanigan come home one day snid‘ling:
“Ye got licked,” cried his mother with con-.
viction.
“Naw, I didn’t neither, maw,” Mickey retorted. "
“But the doctor was at our school today. tryin"
to find out if there was anything the matter with
any of us, an’ he says I got ad- noids. ” _ _ .
“Ad’noids- What's them?" Mrs. Flanigan
manded.
“They’ re things in yOur head, maw, what’s get
to be took out, ” said Mickey in a doleful tone..f
“He’s a liar,” Mrs. Flanigan cried hotly, “a13—
its me that isn’t afraid to tell 'im so. I fine-comb ’
your head iv’ ry Sattaday night, an’ it’s niver an
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Again I Ask Your Kelp ,' .
I feel sort: or guilty.
While you have been slaving thru the hot.

_AR READERS.

threshing season, cooking meals for per-

1151113 :1 dozen or more men, and perhaps between ‘

meals helping out in the fields yourself, I have
'been taking a vacation and have just returned
”to my work.‘ We spent a delightful three weeks
on the banks of a little lake in northern Michigan

when the breezes blow continually and the mos-'

"quitoes set up a hum outside the screens when
the dusk of evening falls. We went be11'ying. a
quarter of a mile off in the woods where the
vhu'ckleberrie’s 1aspbe11ies. and blackbenies grow
,j in wild confusion. Since returning‘home I have
“learned that poison ivy also‘grew there for my
arms are covered with the red rash of the poison.
So I am paying well for the good time I’ve had.
If any of my readers can iecommend a good
remedy for. this poisoning I shall be very grate-
ful to receive it. .
‘ ’ Altho I have been out of touch with my wOrk,
I thought of you a great deal while I was away
and plannedmany things for the future. My
readers hays repeatedly told me that they found
this department very interesting and valuable
and yet I feel that there is something lacking to
make it of greatest possible usefulness. What
that something is I am trying to discover and will
appreciate any suggestions that you have to make.
If there is any feature which you think could be
added to this department I_ wish you’d name it.
This whole paper is published for the farmers
and their families and we want to print the
things that. they are most interested in. It is
asking a great deal, I know. when you are all so
busy; but I do wish that you would write me this
week telling me what. features of this department
you most enjoy, how you think they might be
improved, and what features you think might be
added. I have asked this before but so few re-
sponded that. I have been discouraged from men-
tioning it again. Now, however. I must have
_your help. Won’t you give it to me?
Do you remember the letter we published last
week from the “lonesome woman?” Wouldn’t
you be greatly interested to know that three peo-
ple have already written for her name and ad-
dress so that they might help her?
frain from publishing one of these letters which
we have been asked to forward to the lady. It
is from a Fairgrove subscriber 31 d is as follows:
“Dear lonesome lady: When I lead your letter
in the farm paper I thought, I needed you. My
husband and I are middle-aged. You might come
and live with us. It would be much nicer than
‘ living alone on a farm. You could sell or rent
your farm. My husband might decide to work it
for you.” _
. I am sending this letter on to the “lonesome
lady" and hope that she may find in the writer
the congenial companion she is looking for. And
I might say to the “lonesome lady” that she is
not the only woman of 61 who looks at the pic-
tures upon the wall and thinks of the days when
she was younger and enjoying the companionship
of many friends and relatives. Some people lead
peculiarly lonely lives because those near and
dear to them are no longer about. They find it
hard to form new friendships and anyway the
new friends can never take the place of the old.
_I am very sure that anyone who reaches the age
of >61 retaining enough youthful sentiment to
think back occasionally on the days of yore can-
not be a. very tiresome person. What do you
think about it. readers of 61 and more? Affec-
tionately. PENELOPE.

Apple Fruit Cake

EAR Penelope: eel enjoy 1eading the M B.
D F. There was an apple sauce cake recipe
which took neither sugar nor eggs. came
in the M. B. F. either the last of January or the
first of February. It was a very nice cake andzas
I have mislaid my paper in some way, would you
please publish it. again. I shall see the“. it is not
lost next, time—I. W., Stockbridge.
_ The recipe to which you refer was printed in
"the February 9th issue. At your request and in
“view of. the grave sugar shortage I amglad to
'eprint it below and hope that other of my read.
ers will try it in their patriotic efforts to con-
sserve sugar: —

Apple Fr‘mt Cake —Two cups apple sauce (un-

thrown.
flourea fruit and an ces’. Bake in a slow oven from .

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shortening, -2

spice, _nn'trn’eg and cinnamon.

the- apple sauce and molasses until dark red’ or

Let cool and add shortening, sOd‘a. flour,

two to two and a 1!. hours. , '\
Little Sugar Stories. _

Fruit canned Without sugar can be sweetened
later by Opening and reheating with sugar, sor-
ghum, molasses, sugar cane syrup, white syrup.
beet syrup, honey, or maple sneer

l‘iuits can be preserved in grape juice or apple
juice in place of a sugar syrup Extract the
juice from very ripe fruit and boil down to one-
half the volume to form a thin grape or apple
syrup ,

If sorghum syrup and sugar cane syrup is
sealed to prevent fermentation, it will prove a
good winter sweetener.

coffee. i -

Syrup made by' reducing the juice. of grapes,

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A Living Room That Sings
ET the stage for cheerfulness all about
4/0114- home; ,
Shift thcsccnc for happiness, and more
of it will come. ,
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Build the ’ltindous high and wide; make
the 1100011017» white; L
Use the 30771? of clmperies that seem to give
off light;
Throw away the sombre stufl‘, leave no place
for gloom;
Cozincss is stufliness—let the
room.

light have

Have (1 watt? with canncl in, or fireplace
with logs;

Make a home that always smiles through
rains or 3110103 or fogs;

(llothc the walls in pink-shot gray with
hinted leaves and birds——

Fill the place with joyfulness more eloquent
than [words

Build. it $0,110 matter how Ihe'world moi/

shape 7/0111“ (101/.

can hum; home again and still be.

blithe and gay.

Moods are from enviinonmcnt not fvom deep-
er things——

Who would nurse (1 gi'iEvance in a living
room that sings? . ,

You,
1 /

Sct your stage for happiness; write no cues
for frets;
Checrfulncss
“rcm'cts.”
——S’l‘lll(‘KLANl)
J ournal.

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volume can be used in preserving, in canning or
on the table to replace sugar to a great extent.
Fresh fruits and green vegetables used freely
the diet will cut the demand for the very
desserts.

in
sweet

Items of Interest to Women

The Women's trade union League of England
now has a membership of over 200,000.

Mrs. Hazel Drew of Allston, Mass, has the dis-
tinction of being the first woman since the estab-
lishment of the British and Canadian recruiting
mission in the United States to paSS the physical
examination for service in the woman’s royal air
force.

l‘lisszessie Townsend, of Atlantic City, N. J.,
has been elected vice-president of the National as-
sociation of Comptrollers anl Accounting Officers.
She is the only woman comptroller in the United
States having held this position in her home city
for several years. ~ -

The anti— suffragists or Nebiaska are largely pro-
German. In order to obstruct the amendment
for woman suffrage which will be submitted to
Nebraska voters November 5, an anti suffrage pe-
tition was filed with the Secretary of State. ,This
petition, it is said, will prove to have 2500 forged
names. Two of the names are of‘men who died
before the petition was circulated. Other peculiar-
ities will be shown at the hearing brought by suf-
fragists before the special examiner. Anti- suffrage
forces *have dubious methods far obstructing dem-
ocra01.,. .,

teaspoons soda; 3 cups flour. 1 cup‘
,‘c‘hOpped' raisins and Citron, 1 teaspoon each all-
81111111111“ together _

"ionable plaids from the fine shepherd

Well made cane syrup
can be used to take the place of sugar even in

' mea1>u10-

m u be managed to

fitted belt. ,
neck and- the
same material. _e _1
. With large colored button-s. ‘
A soft gaberdin‘e or serge “i 3' _ " ‘ ' '-
stiflly starched collar. 3. re ti ” _hutm
black patent. leather belt; make night the] , r.
dresses and are very good looking ' ‘ ' » ‘
11131;!!! tos the
large four-inch plaids in brovvns or blue WOuld also
‘ be suitable for such a model In 100 11g thru one of.
the shops a few days ago I Saw 3. id in what I
met to be a 'flne wool serge, but upon closer inspec-
tion discovered it to be a cotton materiah. at the sur-
prisingly low price of' 40¢: a yard and 316 inches wide.

No. 8687. —-Girls'.’ coat. Cut in sizest‘r,8,10, 12 and
14 years.The,1arge shawl collar are the simplest of all
long coats, makes one of the most distinguished of
models 'I have seen in the season’s styles. . It is so
girlish and yet has excellent style. The coat hangs
straight from the shoulder and is fitted only: about
the waist line by a loose «belt of the same material
The rent is double— breasted and may be reversible.
The collar ends buttons onto the belt on each side of
the panel front How warm and comfy a blue storm
serge would be in this style with red Wo'ol collar.
cuffs and pockets. or perhaps mother or sister has
an out-grown or partly worn velour, velvet, plush or
any heavy wool material which she might make over
for the younger sister. It is hardto find matenal by
the yard Which equals that put into ready-made gar-
ments, and if one can use a discarded garment to
good advantage it is the sensible thing to do and
don’ t be afraid someone avill critimze ydur doing it

No. 8707.-—Lad-ies' Waist.- Cut in sizes 34, 36, .38,
40, 42.,and 44 inches bust— measure. Such a style of—
fers an opportunity for enlarging. An out—grown’
blouse. ..T e waist is a simple shirt waist with an 1n-
Set vest d collar.» These vests with the collar at—
tached arekeasily made or may be bought ready made
at a low cost, and they add greatly to the appearance
of a plain waist. White organdy vests may be p‘ur-'
chased for 50c and up. The sleeves are the popular
kimona. style. forming a cuff effect if desired The
same sleeve lsoften seen out off :at three quarters
length and left open.

No. 8702 —Ladies' One- Piece D1'.ess A plain shirt-
waist style is shown for the waist .with set- -in vest
and a shawl collai extending to the waist line. The
skirt is two— piece gathered all a1ound to the slightly
rais waist line or onto a normal waist line and tin-
ished with a pa! row belt. The collar, vest and cuffs
are. finished in a clever \vay, that of embro1der1ng 1n
button- hole stitch one long and one short. A white
collar, embroidered in a. color to match the dress or
in black on a pink blue, green or yellow dress and
worn with a black patent leather belt makes a very-
attractive house dress. The pattern is cut in sizes 24
26, 28, 30 and 32 inches waist measure

No 8712.—‘Ladies’ Separate Skirt L0W.straigl1t-
line model with fullness laid into deep tuckmon the
hips, slightly gathered across the back and fitted
smoothly across the. front. The s'l ii't is finished with
a deep girdle belt which buttons on the left side. This
time of year one may find such bargains in remnants
and only two lengths of modeiately wide material
will make a separate skirt. A -da1l\ silk can be “0111
all winter ‘and it is also great economy to

b u y n 0 W:
Some of the
nlost SCI \ H C"
able materi-
al for all the
y e a r \\ 031'
is m 0 h 2L i I"
j e r s 6Y1 or
silk ponl'mS-
This pattern
cut in siz-
i: 24, 26, 28
30 and 32 m-
c h e s \1 aist

\‘0. 8,7131”
Ladies" (in $8
for me. young
g i r l W h 0
must be in
the school
room or of—
fit'e {his tall-
ored, frock is
vshat she is
most in need
of now. If it .
is made UD 7
in soft. serge
silk or 1ch-
9V it would
bio . suitable
for so many
occasions and
t h e y s a v e
a 0,1 l a r s in
laundry and
cleaning- I
w o u l d sug-
gest a tappe..
tan or grep“ 1 '
jersey. with
white W354“
satin collar
and the rest
either ofnsat- .
in or jersey.
If desired a
motif! 9 m ‘.
broidered in

' bright colors
ac r 0 S S the
‘front of the
,wide girdle.
and. one 011.,
the front of
the. skirt will .
add greatly
to its allD°3T
some he .
pattern W . . __

Price of patterns, ten «cents

Address, Farm Home Den
Business Farming, Mt- Ci

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girls have heen working this
me? telling para 0! the crops and
them garden, I think you all ought
to take a. little vacation and go down
to the state flair. It doesn't really cost
much when you consider the benefits
of getting out among other peopIe
Tend of seeing the truly wonderful
“flights that are always found at the
”flair. ., ,.--,
_ . I wish. it were possible for me to
'me metgull my boys and girls at the
1. but of course, it isn't some
day when Michigan Business Farming
—. ' goes ,Vlnto every home in ,Michigan
It hope' we, folks who publish this-
paper ,can have a big tent on the
' lair grounds where” we can meet you
and ybur fathers and mothers for a.
good heart -to-heart talk. I shall
probably see many of you, but the
s strange thing will be neither of us
" will know the other. However, I hope
all who go will keep their eyes. wide
open, and I know that the sights you
will‘see will cause many of you to
'open your eyes very wide," so that
when you return home you can write
' your experience.

Perhaps you know that, Saturday,
August 3lst, is to be Children’s day
when special attention is to be paid
toentertaining the children. I can
not begin to describe here the wonder-
ful th\ings that have been planned
there will be many thing which you

. have not seen before and will gi ve you
’ something to think and talk about
for many days after you return home
I am sure that some of my boys
and girls or at least their parents
among the exhibits and I hope they
win ”a prize. Almost every kind of
almost every article that can be made
by hand will be entered in the com-
petition, and .the girls who can knit
and the boys who have grown big
-. pumpkin~ or bumper yields 01' can
or potatoes will have a chance to try
for some of the prizes.

The state fair grounds this year
s. - v_ will be a regu‘ar fairy palace and
:H ' I’ know everyone 0‘ you who attends
the fair will have many things to
tell us about when you return home.
.- . , For the best letter from farm boys
and girls describing their visit to
the state fair, I will give a thrift
stamp and thrift stamp certificate.

With love from Aunt Penelope.

 
  

 

   
  
      
 
    
  
  
   
  
     
  
  
  
  
  
 

Dear Aunt Penelope: —I saw the Doc
Dads in the M. B. F. I think they are
funny little creatures. I drew :1 picture
of a pig It is a white pg with black
spots on it. We have a cat and a (log;
the dog’s name is Shepherd and the cat s
,namc is Eddy. My sister and I me go-

eat in the winter. I like to live on the
farm better than in the city. I am going
to pick potato bugs and 111th tho momy
get Thrift Stamps. We tako the M. B. F..
and I read the letters every week. I have
three brothers and one sister older than
myself. My mother has a garden and I
help her keep it clean. I will be ten years
old next October. We can have a patch
of beans if we pull the weeds. I know a
nice name for a mare colt, It is Bessie.

 

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Helpin’ Save With Hoover
Us kids is scared our hair'll curl,
We eat so blamed much crust,

An’ Fred’s so fat from cleanin’ plates,
In two more months he’ll bust. .
WhY. paw has learned to. sit and scrap
’Ti-ll ’tother night he dug a gra, :
0ft m'aw’s hand—painted salad plate,

A helpinz’ save with-Hoover.

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. By gosh I’d. eat a pickled toad-
To help our1 1Uncle Sam;
Besides he only wants the bread

. , An' leaves as kids the jam.

‘ We‘ll save 3em all the sirléoin steaks
. They can have my pie and choklit oak
.i “now says we omit? stomach aches

15' A helpin sale with Hoover.

  

  

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Dear. A Penelope ——I have not writ-
ten to you on so I thought I. would
write to yet: this time I am '12 years old
and‘ in the 64th. grade. I have five sisters
and seven. brothers; their names are,
Kathryn; Moraine. Anna, Vim and Julia.
Martin. Lawrence Philip, Peter, Francis,
Joseph? and Edmund, the last- is the baby

amonfhs old. I live on a uni-acre farm.
We have 5 horses and 5 cows, 5 6. one
.ye'ar old and 7 this year's calveSa d for
pets I have t'wo cats and a dog. I help

’mamma and papa do everything I can

and I have a patchmt beans and in the
fall I will sell them and buy Thrift
Stamps. 1 have a War Savings Stamp
already but I would like to save every
penny I can and help Uncle Sam win the
1-.- ar I belong to the junior Red Cross
and am learning to knit stockings for the
soldiers. , I like the D00 Dads very well,
and I wish they would be in every M. B.
F. I‘ think the best name for our page

'will be Uncle Sam’s Little Helpers. My

papa takes the M. B. F. and we all enjoy
reading it. I will close for this time.—
Eva Kadrovack, Cedar Michigan.

Dear Penelope—I am 11 years 'of age,
and I will be in the seventh grade next

1year. I have been going to school six
, years.

Today I am helping draw oats. I
have one sister and a brother who is 20
years old and my sister is 8. I have a
little cal! called Liberty. She will be
five months old the 25th of August: I

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They Will Show You, Kaiser Bill

011, you Kaiser better run

For Uncle Sammy’s got his gun.
Though your submarines are big,
He will make you dance a jig;
Se‘e‘theboys thereon the hill,
They will show you. Kaiser Bill.

 

Oh, the Kaiser’s plans must fail
Or we will all go to jail.

We cannot afford to give

Up our land and let you live.

The boys are coming o’er the hill,
They will show you, Kaiser Bill.

We've been helping all we can,
For our loving countrymen,

We Hooverized on meat and bread;
We’ve Hooverized ’til I’m most dead
And this fall our barns we’ll fill,
And we’ll show you, Kaiser Bill.

We will not give up this war
’Till the Kaiser’s on the floor.
We will lay blur in the grave,
But we will not be a slave.

The boys are coming o’er the hill,
They will show you, Kaiser Bill
—llla.rtha Grouch, age 14, Grand
Traverse County. Michigan.

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bought 21 Liberty bond of the third loan.
I had to borrow $20 of my father. We
live on a 150 acre farm. My father owns
another farm north of here, of 160 acres.
We have three horses whose names are
Kit, Cub and Kid, and I am glad to say
that I can ride every one of them. We
have 56 cattle in all. We are milking 22
of them. It is fun milking because we
have a milking machine. Well I will
have to close, as it is dinnertime. Yours
truly—Eldon Greenfield, Battle (‘rct-k,
Michigan.

Dear Aunt Penelope. ——I have enjoyed
reading the boys and girls stories in the
\l B. F. I live on a large farm. There.
is a lot to do, and I help mamma. I
like to do housework better than out
door work. I am 12 years old, and in
the seventh grade.

“’9 have three cows, Judy, Rony and
Betty. Our‘ separator is the American.
I can run it.

Maybe a good name for this page is
the “Happy Hour,” or the "Children’s
Circle.”

We have some little chickens, one
flock is mine. I had four little ducks
and a Weasel got one, but we got him
under the rail pile. I like pictures, puz—
zles and letters the best.

I have a camera and can send you
some farm pictures if you want them.
“78 all like the Michigan Business Farm-
ing very much. Mamma reads the W0—
man’s page.

DearA nt Penelope .——I am a girl of 13
years an I live on a farm of 140 acres
with four brothers and three sisters. My
two oldest brothers are in. the army. So
I am trying to help Unle Sam all I can.
I am raising onions and chickens to buy
Thrift Stamps. I help my mother wash the
dishes and sweep the floor. I have two lit-
tle kittensand we have one dog. I think
a. nice name for our page would be “The
Childrens Patriots.” My father does not
take the M. B. F. but we got a. copy of it

and I wish we did take it. We have a kind
of thrift club at our school. I go almost
6\ ery day when sclmol begins. I walk two
miles to school. I can c1 ochet and I may
learn to knit. ——Irene Artman, Minden City,
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Will buy wool outright or handle 011 commission

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and ticks.

with salt the year around keeps
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A35. 00b0xmakes$60. ”worthof
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post will medicate a barrel of salt.

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years old
fourth grade
Circle”
page.

Stamps

Eat and Kid.
horse.

Dear Aunt Penelope :——I am 12 years
old and will be in the seventh grade this

I am in the last part of the
I think “The
would be a. good name for our
When was in the season I
picked potato bugs.
baked for my mother.
ers, Eldon and Willard. Eldon is 11 years
old and Willard is 20.

her name is Victory.

months old August 28.
money and bought two War
I run eirands for my mother
and father. We have 56 cattle in all. We
have three horses, then names are Kit,
I have learned to ride one
I have attended school 3 years.
It is dinner time so I will have to close.—
Elizabeth G. Greenfield,
Michigan.

(‘hlldre n’ <

Once in a while I
l haxe two broth-

] lune a little calf
She will be thxee

I have saved my
Savings

reading the boys'

for our page

years old.

Battle Creek,

M to h.

Deal Aunt enelone: ——-I am a girl Eight fall F01 pets I have a parrot and a. dog,
which is part Shepherd and part Spaniel» . "
We have four cows their names are Daisy
Brindle, Spot and Myrtle. '
two yearlings and a small heifer calf. £7 ‘
live on a. farm of 40 acres Which is most»
ly woods back of the farm.
and girls’
thought I would write,
‘Little Hustlers” would be a good
As this is the first
I will close. “Gertrude Miller, REID In),
1, Bellaire, Michigan.‘

Dear Penelope—4 am a little be
We milk four cow's:
they pred‘uce 100 pounds a day;
cows are graded Holstein. Tm ' , ‘
name is Bessie. —Delbert Travis, St. Johns,

    
       
        
      
      
 
    
      
      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

      
 
  
   
   
     
     
    
   
    

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23‘s», Crocus etc. Plenpstiiese bulbs’ in fillfor
r winter-and spring blooming.

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"ECISTERED
ED ROCK WHEAT
051311 RYE

p' ,Pedigreed varieties developed at
. the Michigan Agricultural College
, and inspected, approved and regis-
,- tered by the Michigan Crop Im-
‘ provement Association.
Be sure and get pure Rosen as rye
cross fertilizes readily.
For list of growers write to Sec’y
of the Association.

J.W. Nicolson, East Lansing, Mich.

RED ROCK '

. The New Wonder Wheat
Originated and deve oped at the Mich.
Agrl. College. A har red bearded sort,
vigorous grower, hardy. Outyields all
other sorts. Superior milling and bread
quality‘. Clean, pure field inspected
seed, $3.50 under 10 bush. $3.25 over
10 bush. Pure ROSEN RYE, outyields
common rye 30% at $2.25 per bush.
Bags for both wheat and rye 55 cts.
eac .

A. H. FOSTER,

 

 

 

Allegan, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

on. SALE— 1200 bu Rosen Rye grown
from certified seed 10 bu. or over.
$2. 25 per bu. less than 10 bu., $2.50 per
bu., subject to prior sale. New bags, 80¢
each, or send your own bags,
GOODWIN & MOORE,
R. F. D. No. 2, Ionia, Michigan

Seed Rye and Wheat

Sample for stamp. $5.00 bu., sacks free.
Harry Vail, New Milford, Orange C0,, NY.

Strictly Pure Rosen Rye cleaned ready
to sow. $2. 50 per bu, 5 bu. (r over.
Write for sample. A. D Gregory, Ionia,
Michigan.

 

 

 

 

- Fofi. SALE Mich. Winter Barley certi-
fied by Mich. Crop Improvement Asso-
.31at10n. Young Bros, Niles, Michigan.

 

PURE 1:0an RYE,
ten bu.
Sears,

$2.50 per bu. in
lots or more, bags extra. W. O.
Beulah, Michigan.

 

STOCK FARM FOR SALE—240 acres
good house. bank barn and other build-
ings, watered by small river. Located
on good road in one of the best town-
ships in Gratiot county. Price, $60 per
acre, part cash, balance easy. Enquire
of Register of Deeds, Ithaca, Michigan.

 

WANTED—Marrled Man for general
farm work. Must be a good man with
horses. State salary with usual privil—
‘ eges. Address, Box F, Michigan Busi-
‘V. ness Farming, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

PAINT WHOLESALF
anteed five years.
Freight allowed.
PANY 3003 Woodward
Detroit Michigan.

PRICE

ES—~guar-
Eighteen

Colors.

Paint Dep't.,

 

FOR. SALE—130 acre Dairy Farm. Mon-
roe Co. Fine Land. Buildings and Or-
chard. Ideal Home. 380 per acre.
swer quick if interested.
Edw. Schaufelberger, Fostoria. Ohio.

An—

 

FOR SALE—Slaughter house and meat

market furniture, tools necessary all
new, a McCray refrigerator. Reason is
sickness. J. A. Hulwiek, Elwell, Mich.

 

LAND SUITABLE FOR stock farms
for sale in Ogemaw Co. on easy terms
Vergv productive and well located. Harry
0. heldon. Alger Mich

 

,OR SALE—An Avery 8- 16 Tractor in
good condition. Price $700.
Wm. Belles, R. F. D. No 3. Monroe, Mich.

 

WOULD YOU SELL you farm if you
got your price? Sell direct No commis-
3ion Hawley Baldwin Wisconsin

 

FOB. SALE—My 80- -acre farm. Good
buildings; on reasonable terms. J. A,
Autterson, R. 2, Whittemore. Michigan.

 
   

 

  

\ WANTED, FIFTY CARS hard wood.
B. Teeple, 3003 woodward Detroit,

  

 

ARMS FOB SALE—In Arenac coun.
Geo. L. Smith, Sterling. Michigan

' scarce,

ACME LUMBER COM- ‘

 

. 111‘s vcry poor.-

' lit-'0 to
hire 'very 1"riuch;dolng1 what they can and
are 111211 so can ’t afford tab

to work in the shipyards and sailing.

' Not nearly as much crop planted here as

last year as some failed to get feed and

seed and felt that the only thing .to do was ,
to go to work for some shipbuilding corn-~-

Dany '

St. Joseph.——-Less acreage of potatoes

than in 1917; fair prospects for late po-
tatoes. Bean acreage about the same as
last year; condition of crop favorable.
Corn acreage about the same as last year
and prospects for a crop are decidedly
better. Oats are better than last year
with a larger acreage.

is scarce. Not much difficulty in finding
help as yet.
Mecosta. ,— Potato acreage about , the

same as last year; condition good. Bean

acreage 25 per cent below last year ;pros- 1

pects good for a fair crop if we get rain

in a few days. No prospect of a corn crop: ’

poor seed, cold, late spring and dry wea-
ther. Oats are a very fair crop altho
this is not an oat county; the drought
shortened them some but will be good.
Have not heard much complaint about
help I do not hi1e myself as I have only
100 acres of cleared land and sow a. great
deal of grain and hay; by using mach-
inery manage to get my work done with
the aid of my 15— —year- -old boy. A number
of the young men have been called in the
draft but I guess we will manage to take
care of the crops if necessary.

Oscoda.——Potatoes are good as compared
with 1917. Not so many beans but con—
dition good. Corn is poor. Oats are fine;
better yield than last year. Spring wheat
is good; winter wheat poor. Fruit is good
but a small crop. Farmers are having
considerable difficulty in securing help.

‘Huron—About the same acreage of
potatoes as last year. The dry weather
has made the early potatoes small, but
the late look fairly well. There is arlit-
tle less acreage of beans than last year,
but they are looking very good and are
growing nicely at present but need rain
l‘here istabout the same acreage of corn
as last year, but it is very uneven in
size and slow to grow, and we will be
lucky to get half a crop. Sugar beets
show about a ten per cent increase in
acreage over last year and all' beets gen-
erally are looking fine but need rain.
There will be a 100 per cent crop of
oats, which need rain also to fill them
out. Dry weather has made a very short
fruit crop here. in berries, apples and
pears theie will be a fair crop. Hay
was a short light crop. Farm help is very
not a spare. hand to be found;
farmers have gotten along so far very
well by putting in long hours and every
day at it. With fair weather and chang-
ing labor 1 think will admit of them get—
ting their crops well taken care of. —-—A.C.

Jackson—~The1e are 50 per cent less
beans here, 10 per cent more corn, 10
per cent less oats and 25 per cent less
fruit. Help is very scarce, many farmers
have no help at all and what we do get
is very poor.

Antrlm—~—-The condition of potatoes is
good, acreage about 60 per cent. The
condition of beans good, acreage 100 per
cent. Corn is rather small for this time
of year, but growing well now acreage
about 90 per cent. Oats are doing fine
and look like a good crop, just headed
out, acreage about the same. Apples
are fair, peaches poor, plums sca1ce and
cherries about 40 per cent of crop; ber-
ries good Farmers in this vicinity have
had some trouble getting help but nothing
serious; boys from the town have helped
out in many instances. I do not look
for much of a labor shortage unless it is
at potato digging time and as there are
not as many potatoes planted as usual, I
think farmers will get along very well.
—C. W. O.

Clinton—Acreage of potatoes about 70
per cent; condition 80 per cent. An in-
crease of 40 per cent in beans and con-
dition very good. Increase of 25 per cent
in corn acreage; owing to poor seed and
cut worms condition very poor. Increase
of 30 per cent in sugar beet acreage; con-
dition good An increase of 25 per cent
in oats; condition extra good The con:
dition of fruit is at least 20 per cent bet-
ter than last year. Barley and rye much
better than last year, increase of acre-
age of 20 per cent. Help very scarce,
much assistance is being rendered by the
women in the fields. By working 16 hrs.
a day we have been able to get along- fair—
ly well so far. Further drafting of our
farm help with the increased cost of mach-
inery and the total disregard of anything
like a square deal must certainly tend to
lessen production on the farm. ——E.

Wexford—Potatoes are looking good, 50
per cent of the beans are late and are be-
ing destroyed by the grasshoppers. Corn
is from ten days to two weeks late. 100
per cent of an o acreage, but many are
being desroyed grasshoppers; ' some
are being out while green. Apples are a
good prospect but are somewhat affected
by scab. Hay is medium and rye is good

,Farmers are not much in need of help at

present, but there is no doubt that there
will be some difficulty in securing help
when the harvest comes on. Many new
seedings of .clover are being) destroyed by
grasshoppers and dry weat

e neighbors. Wages' -'

re Some far- 3,
mers are hiring girls and women to do .'
Many -men have left here to go ,

Fruit of all kinds .

er. Grasshop—_~

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‘ about the same as 1917; goo

fresh eggs.

’ DIOR present i fie!"
that. twaérs’ Wives are. ‘

fields; farmers can t pa

:11 rate for‘ help, they tm‘ at th

big profits ”the. fellows in the batteries. ‘

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fairly $011 acreage absut 65 per cent of
1917. arly beans were hit by frost, the
late ones are kicking good. Corn is very
backvvard, a, large acreage. Oats were a
very light crop Fruit Very light. ~

Bey-«Acreage of potatoes about
same as last fear; crop is poor.
larger crop han 1917 ‘and the crop is
looking fine. Corn is looking poor. A
larger acreage of sugar beets than last
year and they are looking 0d. Oats
Fruit is
Hay is very light this

the

better than 1917.

year. Farm labor is very scarce; they
are taking the boys from the far for.
the army. The weather is -v warm "

and dry. Haying is about finished—43.6}.

St. Clair—The acreage of potatoes is
about a third less than last year and the
crop is in a bad, waykpotatoes small and
tops drying up. The bean acreage is
about a third less than last year making
slow progress, needs rain very badly; col-
or good, plants healthy. Normal acreage
of corn and crop looking good but needs
rain badly. The seed was shipped in and
it looks as it a. great amount of it 11 ill
not mature. The acreage of sugar beets
is small but they look healthy; some
have plowed up beets as they were not
able to get help. The acreage of cats is
large, had promise of a large crop but the
crop is going back drying up getting past
help. There will be lots of apples, but
they are dropping off fast; there is no
other fruit to speak of. Help- is very
scarce, every little boy works, even the
preacher in most places.

Benzie. ———Beans and corn are badly
frosted. Oats are good. Some fruit.

MARKET FLASHES
(Continued from page 7)

POULTRY

 

 

LIVE WT. Detroit Chan New York
Turkey 14-25 17—22 19-20 .
DICK! 30-32 Zl~25 29-30
Gem 15-15 13-15 17-1.
Spfilnn 28-30 27-23 27-29
Hun 30-32 28-30 23-30

 

 

 

 

 

No. 2 Grade 2 $9 3 Cant: Lou

The poultry situation is a trifle
easier. Receipts are coming in more
freely and the general attitude of the
buyers is to buy at lower prices. and
sellers have been obliged to make
some concessions. While
prices are bound to go lower, yet we
do not anticipate any great slump in
the market. Fat hens are in better.
demand than springers, and this con-
dition will continue as tlfe period of
Jewish holidays continues. Spring-
ers coming in are not in the‘best
grades, they lack weight and size.

Young ducks are in fair demand,

while geese and turkeys are moving
slowly

 

The market continues firm and ac-
tive with a light, run of strictly
Fresh laid poultry farm
eggs selling 42 to 450; candied store
receipts range from 38 to 42c, cases
included.

Live Stock

Detroit: —The run of livestock has;

been unusually light and there was
a general brace-up to the whole situa-
tion. Even the 'Michigan Central
Railroad Company has received effi-
ciency credit marks for giving ship-
pers excellent service. What is 'the

matter with the Other lines?

Cattle—Everything in the . cattle
line was picked up just as soon as 1111-

loaded and fed. The market on prime‘

steers did not advance becaus‘ie selling
prices have been high. The advance
has been mostly on other grades.‘
Best heavy steers selling at a range
from $13 to $15; handy weight, $10 50
to $11. 50., mixed steers and heifers,
$9xto $10; light butchers, $6. 75 to
$7.50; canners and cutters, $6 00 to

Potent—The condition of pottrtoefi is.

Beans a. .

‘increase their.g.herds.

poultry .

" for definite instructions will be' mail—

, meantime,

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weeks at least. We expect. from at;
we gather, from the (armors o' '
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possible This will make ' ‘. '
and we anticipate a gap after the _,
soWs are marketed before good bogs «.4
commence coming again. This will
probably occur some time in Septem- c -, ,
..ber In Illinois and Iowa, the big "
hog states, a good corn crop is prom- ‘
ised “11nd farmers have mere pigs
than they have ever- had before. The
farmers say they have young pigs all
the way from 30 lbs. to 90 lbs. They
have also doubled their supply. It is
not at all unusual to hear farmers say
that they have 60.1 or 800 head of 7;.
hogs on their farms,” and there. are
many inquiring for young pigs to still
We hear re-
ports of where they contemplate g0< .
ing into districts where corn has ,-
been damaged to buy youngs. pigs.
This w '1] obviate the danger of young
pigs being sent to market unfinished,
for they will be shipped to districts
Where corn is plentiful and will ,not
be sacrificed as light weights.

Feed , .

While bran and shorts‘ continue
steady under the fixed price regular
ti‘ons, their effect upon alfalfa hay \
and alfalfa meal. is negligible. In the
first place the supply 1' bran and
shorts on the market is limited The
U. S .Food Administration is follow-
ing a policy of exporting wheatrfrom
the country, instead of flour, and ,as
this is just the reverse of the, situa-
tion in the past year in the exnorta—
tion of .breadstun'syvth‘e supply of‘
bran and shorts is far from being
commen‘suratefiwith the. large wheat
crop of this season. At the present
time, a serious shortage of the mill
offals prevails. Anyway feed is in
such wide demand that with larger
production of bran and shorts under
present conditions it is doubtful of

       
 

  

        
      
  
  
   
  
     
    
  
  
    
   
   
  
   
  
   
    
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
    
   
  
     
      
    
      
   
 
 
   
    
   
  
    
  
   
    
   
   
   
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
   
   
      
 
  
   
    
    
      
 
    
   
   
   

the fixed prices of the offals would'
affect other competitive .EEQMQQQI’ _ .

ings. '1' " k

Wool
Chief Penwell of the Wool Division
of the War Board has sent out the
following letter on excess, wool prof-
its: “You will recall that the Govern-
ment regulations regarding the do-

‘mestic wool clip for 1918 provided

that books should be kept by dealers,
which should always be open , to
Government inspection, and that if
at the end of the season’s business it
was found that the dealers’. profits
were beyond the amount designated
in the regulations, such excess shohld
be disposed of as the Government
should decide Some dealers already
are inquiring as to what is to be done
with this excess As far as possible, .. _
his to be returned to the growers "
under the direction of the War Indus» ‘
tries Board.

“This is to advise you that at the
end of the season' s business, when the
wool has been disposed of and paid

   
      
    
      
  
      
   

.ed to, you as to how this excess Shall
be rebated to the grower. In «the ,.
under no circumstances .1}
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“fiddly .all' out.
w {caenttmnyamm Re.
ready, for grape harvest, {The

awested ;- cucumbers: ‘ beans" -
airshow" the’pfiectsfiot *‘the
ly‘ grapes are, “getting ripe.
t» "the 'grape crop has been
t0“ madame factories, the
_ ll mostly be shipped in bulk
present indications—.7 {W ages and

j monarchy when will cut down the
" "basket stocks—7.1.:- 0.. Matt'awan.

I Weeford- (Wreath—We are getting no
Drain. and everything is drying up. Pas-
'tur'eis. dead, late potatoes are past re-

demption. In some parts “corn looks
good. some will mature all. right. I

’ bought. some .seed corn in- the spring
'7 that waslsuppos'ed. to be ear‘ly’ corn. A
(number of. us got tooled that .3 same
'way;,we got it of prominent- parties

who were Supposed to tell the truth,
whether they knew it or' not. How-
ever,.the corn don’t show it now, and

therefore some of us will be in the

soup for cor-n.——'—S. H. 8., Harriette.
.Hillsdale (GentraI)—Some farmers

. - are plowing for. wheat and rye. The
‘ ground is dry, weneed ‘rain. cam is
‘ looking good in some parts of

coun-
ty, and in some parts it has dried up
and is past help. Selling rye and
wheat, "wheat is yielding from three to
ten bushels to the acre; cats from 30
to 50;. potatoes noon—A. J. B., Hills-
dale. .

8t. ' Clair. (Central)I——F‘armers are
finishing oat harvest and threshing.

' Still dry. Soil is in fine shape for be.

ing so dry. Early beans are about
ready to pull, the quality will be good.
but‘the‘ yield will be light, only 4 or
5 beans in a pod and not many pods
on-a stalk. Some fields of beans that
were planted late will set no pods.
Corn is looking good but a good share
will never mature as the seed was
shipped in from another state.——I. J.,
Smith's Creek.

‘Arcnac (East)-v—Atflthis date most
every farmer seems happy. We have
just had a goéd rain, which gives the
Beans.
potatoes, corn, etc, are all looking
fine; sugar beets are looking excep-
tionally good and the. acreage is
large. Some farmers are getting
wheat ground ready. 50 per cent of
he us’ual amount of fall grain will
be sown this fall on account of the
future outlook for help—M.“ B. ‘R..
Twining.

Branch (Central) -—Farmers are
ploWing and threshing. Weather hot
and. dry. Soil. very dry and hard.
Farmers are selling grain and stock,
not hold-ing.‘~—F. 8.. Union City.

Lapecr (West)——~The weather has
been" very dry and with little rain.
Has been- good for threshing out of
field. Grain is yielding good; oats
about 50 bu. per acre, barley 30 and
Spring wheat 30 to '40. and it is very
good quality. We have just had a
light shower which will help late po-
tatoesand corn. Farmers .are plow-
ing for wheat and rye—(7. A. B.. Im-
lay. City. ~

Genesee (South—Farmers are not
rushed with work right now. altho
they are busy with yarious jobs and
several ape plowing. ‘Quite a few
farmers will commence harvesting
beans. next, week. , Early beans are
locking far better than- those that~
wer‘efiuamed late. The weather has
beefi23-Warm and dry in this section,
b'utfii‘n some"'l'o_calities in the county
they.» havehad quite. a bit of rain. In
on phone the! soil is fine for the
, tng’ .butlfin ,chers it is get
u a v. as .

 

 

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in and is gener- . .

sown-yes , dry. shortsfiiififiialf ‘

‘winds and will be very light.

 

;_dled40n account of the
_ , Sci" and hot winds, and these
willU‘befabout ‘35, per cent of crops,

 

and it; it: dries not rain-innhe very

j.near'future there will be- very little
. wheat and-.ryegsown‘ this tall—0. B.,c
--Rees'e.' ‘ "-—

‘Ingham (Central)-'—;Wejare still in
need of raingrit istoo dry here for
cr‘Ops .or. plowing. Beans; early plant-
ed, will be 50 to 60 per cent; later
ones were caught in blossom by hot
Apples
are dropping badly. Much of the seed
corn was of a late variety and will
only make fodder. PotatOes are very
few and small.~—C’. I. M-, Mason.

 

 

DATES OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY . FAIRS
AUG. 30-3mm. s .7. DETROIT
Sept. 2-6 . ........ .. . . . . . Marshall
Sept. 2-6 ................. Midland
Sept. ’3-6 . ............... Groonville
Sept. 3-6 .................. Bad Axe
Sept. 3-6 ................. Sandusky
Sept. 9-14 . . . ............. Jackson
Sept. 10-13 . . . . . .......... Davison
Sept. 10-13 ............... Gladwln
Sept. 10-13 ............. '. Wolverine
Sept. 10-13 .............. . _ Holland
Sept. 10-13 ............... Escanaba
Sept. 10-14 ...... . ..... Mt. Pleasant
Sept. 11-14 _ ................ Norway
Sept. 14-16 .............. Ironwood
SEPT. 16-20 ...... GRAND RAPIDS
Sept. 16-20 ................. Adrian
Sept. 17-19 .................. Burt
Sept. 17-19 , .......... Crystal Falls
Sept. 17-20 .............. Manistique
Sept. 17-20 ...... ‘ 'r ........ Milford
Sept. 17-20 .................. Hart
Sept. 17-20 ................ Cadillac
Sept. 17-20 .......... , . Onekoma
Sept. l7~20 .......... ' ....... Camden
Sept. 17—20 ............... Petoskoy
Sept. 17.20 ................ lroswell
Sept. 17-20 . . '.' ............ Standish
Sept. 17-20 ............ East Jordan
Sept. 17~21 ............. St. Johns
Sept. 17-21 ............ Stephenson
Sept. 20 ..................... Otia
Sept. 21-25 .... . _.. Saul Ste. Marie
Sept. 23-27 ............ Traverse City
Sept. 23—28 ................ Hillsdale
Sept. 24—26 ............... Gaylord
Sept. 24-27 ............... Allegan
Sept. 24-27 ............. (lentreville
Sept. 24-27 ............. Northville
Sept. 24-27 ................. Berlin
'Sept. 24-27 .............. _ Charlotte
Sept. 24-27 . . . .. ......... Big Rapids
Sept. 24‘28 ............... Saginaw
Sept. 24-28 ............... Houghton
Sept. 25-27 ............. Towns City
Sept. 25-27 .......... North Branch
Sept. 26-27 ........... “'est Branch
Sept. 26~28 ............... Xewberry
Sept. 30-Oct. 1-5 ........ Marquette
Oct. 1-3 .. .................. Alpenn
Oct. 1-4 ..................... Ewart
Oct. 1-4 ................. Hartford
Oct. 1-4 ................ Kalamazoo
Oct. 1-4 ............... Imlay (‘ity
Oct. 1-4 ............... Fowlerville
Oct. 1-4 .................. Bellaire
Oct. 8-9 . . . . , . . .’ ......... Allenvllle
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Solve Your Problems of Increased Acreage and Consequent
Inceased Production of Farm Produce

In placing your order for a “Pontiac" you are not only securing a
serviceable machine that will ad greatly to your ability to help...win the
war by increased production of the necessities but also guaranteeing your-
self against future trouble and annoyance by having a simply constructed

" dependable and efficient machine. . .

Tractor ownership today is an absolute necessity for every farmer
who is desirous of obtaining the best results from his efforts at farming
with the present dearth of efficient farm labor, and it is imperative there-
fore in placing your order for one of these labor saving machines that you
secure the one best suited for your individual requirements.

In order to do this it is advisable that you study “'0“ the merits of the
“Pontiac" before placing an order elsewhere and among some of the superior
points are; Simplicity of construction, dependability of action, adaptability to
burn kerosene, fuel oil, or distilates, as well as the ease with which it can be
handled by the everyday practical farmer, who does his farming from a purely
practical stand-point of securing an adequate return on his investment and is
not in the farming game for the mere pleasure of iilling the soil or spending
his income in hiring high-priced expert labor to operate intricate and in many
cases illy adapted farm machinery. "

One of the admirable features the “Pontiac" is its single cylinder motor
with its consequent freedom from tor troubles and its high power efficiency,
as well as the ease of accessibility should any trouble of this nature develop.
With its large cylinder capacity, 9 in. bore by 12 in. stroke. it easily developes
15 H. P. on the draw bar or 30 H. P. on the belt. giving ample power for hand-
ling four bottoms in any ordinary plowing 0r sufficient for the. ordinary thresh-
ing outfit, corn husker, or silo filler.

With one of these machines it is possible to take advantage of every min-
ute of daylight and in fact no objections will be offered by a “Pontiac" to work-
ing continuously 24 hours per day if the occasion demands.

Backed up by the efficient aid of one of these machines the average farmer
may view with complacency the ever increasing labor shortage feeling secure

in the fact that he has a trusty lieutenant who will not desert him at the su—‘.

preme moment when most is demanded in the way of preparation for the crop.
harvesting and securing, as well as marketing it.

Another important feature is the fact that the price places it within the
reach of the farmer of moderate means and at the same time gives him as much
tractor as is usually furnished at twice the price,

Prices and agents’ terms furnished on application. (.‘orrespomlence solicited.

PONTIAC TRACTOR COMPANY,
42-48 West Lawrence Street - PONTIAC, MICHIGAN

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and the resultant crop yield. ..

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sell lots of them next year." Write (or free cat-aim; show-
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1 mutant: smog.

m men say/ii: ismnpmfitable“:to
use high-priced la "1' and equipment
to make silage unless it: ”contains at
least 40 bushels .0!- ear corn to the
acre. They insist the quality of the
teed ‘resulting from leaner corn is not
high enough to justify the cost at
making. Also there is a popular idea
that com of poor yield is the best mar
tem'al for silage since the cost of the
feed thus made’is comparatively low.
The first opinion, El believe, is correct
from the viewpoint of the owner of
fattening steers while the latter view
shows thrift andgood judgment on the
part of the farmer who merely wishes
to winter stockers, young cattle or
.cows.

One of our neighbors has‘ plowed
that even bare corn stalks make good
silage. 0n the C. A. Zachman farm—'-
"Hlllsdale Farm”——they have named
it, the fuilurc of a field of late corn
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two ago. He filled his silo from this
field. All the juices that normally
would have entered into .the building
of the ear still w‘ere in the stalk. The
silage thus made was unusually sweet.
In removing it the following winter,
Mr. Zach-man found that it had much
the smell and consistency of sorghum
silage. and that. the cattle ate it eag-
erly, and thrived well on it. 'As grain
this field was, valueless. and as fodder
it, would have deteriorated even more
than manure stalks.

Altho a lowwost. feed, this short-corn
silage was no less a good feed for
high-priced animals. Mr. Zachman
has a herd of purebred Red Polls. It
is a breeding herd. and as such does
not require fattening rations. On
lean silage. oats straw and stalk field
pasture the cows of this herd produce
big. strong calves and a liberal milk
flow. Consequently on the broad acres
of Hillandale Farm it is always the
lean crop corn that goes into the silo.
Not that Mr. Zachman prefers lean
silage or a short crop; but he has
found that every dry season like the
one we have just expeiienced cannot
prevent the corn fields from producg
lug material suitable for succulent.
healthful winter feed for his cows and
calves.~A. A. Jr’ffrcy.

MILKING MACHINES ARE
GOOD INVESTMENT

A western state institution gives its
experience with milking machines as
follows:

“This institution purchased a. five
single unit outfit two and one-half
years ago. and it, has not missed a
milking since that time. and we have
no hesitancy in stating that we like
it very much and would consider it a
calamity to be compelled to return to
the old way of milking. It is as much
ahead of the old way of milking as an
automobile is ahead of the team and
wagon.

“A man must not get the idea. how-
ever, that a milker can be turned loose
in the cow barn and have it do the
work. The best man on the farm, pref-
erably the owner. is the one to take
charge of this work. He should be
neat. careful and pa rticular. The me-
chanical parts should be kept in first-
class condition at all times. otherwise
trouble is invited. All milk tubes, teat
cups, vacuum pipes, etc, must be kept
clean. It takes work to keep a ma-
chine in condition, but the man who
is not willing to keep his milker in
this shapeis very likely to meet with
failure before he gets very far.

We prefer the single unit because
we weigh the milk from every cow
every time she is milked. "Those who
are not so particular about the weight
prefer the double unit. It is largely
a matter of choice as to this. depend-
ing on which kind a person has be-
come accustomed to. ~

  

   

   

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' out time, which is a goddamn 155K
year around, and'we believe we save; "

at'lea‘st one-halt'gthejhelp all doing this

-‘work; *We'm somewhat handicapped.

on account of dent; compelled muse
nothing but hired help ‘all the time.
Part of «the time we havé pretty good
‘help, but sometimes it, is Otherwise.
Probably'the best dairyman we. have
had‘was able to do all the milking
(himself, with file aid of an ~Ministrint:
for about one hour at each milking: {tn-
stripping. He attended to the ma-
chines, weighed the milk, and carried

it to the milk room at the end of the

barn, besides doing a part of the strip-
ping. His average time liar milking
the cows was aboutlgyggu'd one-fourth
hours." V ”.7;

Some milkers. of any and all makes,
have been discarded as impractical,
but ~in the opinion of the writer it is
the fault of the operator rather than

xfiie milker. The mechanical milkerr
has come to stay, and many more will
ho added to the dairying industry each
year.” " . '

 

TllE CAUSE or, LOSING
‘ THE YOUNG GEESE

In regard to’ the question asked in
last week‘s M. B. F. about young
geese dying, I will say for a foot that
they get sun-struck. I have raised
geese for years, and} for the first two
or three years I had just such trouble
but my own experience taught me
that sunstroke was the trouble with
them. My remedy was to keep them
in. the shade through the day, let them
out at evening in good pasture. Do
not feed for supper as the pasture is
sumcicnt. Your feeding and water
is all right for them‘in the morning
and at noon. but don’t let the sun
shine on them through the day; they
am so tender they cannot endure it.
Follow my advice and the trouble will
be ended—Mrs- John Winter. Albion.

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It is not a very good plan to feed
young geese cornmeal. l’ve raised
young geese for the past fifteen years,
and in only one year did I lose them
and that was when I fed them corn-
meal, then when they began to feather
they got weak in their legs and died.
Now I only feed them sweet milk and
bread morning and night until they
are 6 weeks old. I think the corn-
meal is too rich for them, or maybe
the water is too cold for them. Which
have you. flowing or creek water?
When they are eight weeks old I pick_
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CLASS F GARBAGE
FOR HOG FEED

Prominent among numerous econo-
mies lately introduced at army camps
and cantonments are 3those dealing,
with kitchen by-products. Every 01'-
ganization of the army conducting a
“mess” makes the following classifi-
cation of kitchen waste produced in
preparing and serving each meal.

(museum or WASTE rnonmr'rs

(A) Braid. which will include all
breadstufi unfit for human food. It
will be dried and sacked for delivery.

(B) Cooked Moat. which will in-
clude all meat gathered up from the
individual plates after meals.

(C) 84w: Fats and Meats, which
Will include the trimmings and raw
scraps rejected for use as food, and
won‘t. condemned by healthaut-hqrit-
ies as unfit for human consumption. .

(D) Cooked Greasc. which will in-
clude all grease discard-ed as being,of
no future value as human food. ‘

(E) _ Bones. which shall include all
bones discarded in the preparation
and use of human food. '

(F) Other Garbage, which shall
include all unusable portions of food
not otherwise classified and shall not
include coffee grounds, glass or otherr
substances injurionsfor,us_e as food

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{inability of such Was W I‘ ” L“

x-hogsw It Istree‘from-cmts’e” .
glass 'and'other injurious [511' am
and large compswi'fl produce 3J0 1;
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and reported swine raised‘k undead ‘

‘to the amount 01 $44,487.:
exceeded 336,000. .. ,
those results, a missed farmer who

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feeds his . hogs high—grade camp. 53-1}. , .
bagevshould be able to do as'.vell or i ’

better. Methods of pigment 4mm
utilization by hog feeding will "be on

. plied by the Food’ Administmtion On

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, YOU CAN GET MORE - _
MONEY FOR YOUR u-IDES

The present very urgent demand
for lather as a War necessity and the
increaSe in price which “NSC-01'“ hides
bring on the market emphasizes the
importance and even necessity of ex-

ercising the utmost care in removing

skins from animals. By devoting a

little extra time necessary in skinning _
the animals very carefully—possibly '

.only three to five minutes in the case
of a beef hide—the value of the [hide
may be increased several times, say
specialists of the Unitedsmtes De-
partment of Agriculture. The tanner
pays more for puckers' hides than for
those obtained from farmers or coun-
try slaughterer‘s. This is due in part
to better facilities in the large pack
ing houses for curing and storage of
hides, but principally to the fact that
such hides have been taken off prop-
erly. Cbuntry hides removed by un-
skilled' workmen are often cut and
scored. When such hides come from
a tannery, scores Show very plainly,
and in
thickness of the leather is lost .by‘
such defects. 'Imperfections can be
avoided by the careful use of “the skin-
ning knife, by keeping the hides clean'
and free from hood and by proper
storage and packing.

NEW COTTON SEED
MEAL MOVES SLOWLY

Kanoas City. ~— The movement of
new crop cottonseed meal is extreme-
ly, light. Only Scull] Texas mills are
offering in small quantities. I'ncer-
tainty over the probable action to
be takefi by the U. S. Food Adminis—
tration as to regulations on the new
crop served to hold back the new
crop offered by southern mills. With
a severe drouth over the entire South—
wesb—the most severe in history in
many parts of the section—an eager
demand prevails. However, old stocks
of cottonseed meal have been exhaust:
ed and buyers are anxiously await-
ing more liberal new crop movement.

Keep up the good work—Martin Trump,
Benzie county. _

Couldn’t live without it.—Wal‘d Roug-
ers, Wexford County.

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ever read.-——J. A. McNau'ghmon, Montcalm
county.

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Shaw_ Gratiot county. .

The paper is all you said it would be
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of King ,Segis who has 3. Sister that re-
Cently made 33 lbs. butter in ‘1 days as a
4. yr. old. This calf is lit!!! in color.
well grown and solid individual.
Etice 3100. Write .
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young bulls from King Pieter .chls

Lyons 1705”; All from A. R. Ogdame

with credible records. We test annu-

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‘es and further information.
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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 Korndyka We
can always furnish carloads of pure bred

and grade cows.
D. Owen T ft, Route 1. Oak Grove. Mich.

FOR 5 Eleven hood . of Holstein
cows and heifers. Three

yearlings not bred, the rest to freshen

this fall and winter. A good start reas—

enable for some one Write.

W. C. Hendee & Son, Pinckney, Michigan.

on to 28.25.

Johin "Heneerwld
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cheerfully be sent on application to the Advo

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Herefords

8 bull calves Prince
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» . Yearling and spring boars-go
qpfalnty}' also bred sow, Aug. and Sept}
FW-' :Spring giitu. Write for ‘pedigi‘,
and-prices. Sailsf’nr-tion guarantecd.-‘

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ARGE TYPE P. C. fall gills, bred
and ready to ship. Will weigh up,

to 365 pounds. Will farrew in Aug.

and Sept. Will also all a few spring

beams; Fall sale Nov. 29.

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Yearlincs. and by 30 pound but! and ‘ HAeroon nunnronns l . , l . .
from heavy—producing cows. Argo mom l Yearling'bulis and a. few heifcrlv I]? 3”?" 1‘: $330111“. all mew.» £29
chmce Duroc open gills. from chOice bred cows. ' f.- in t at make good. Meet me .it t e
J. .Hubert Brown, Byron,'mchigan. Jay Harwoed, R. No. 3, Ionia, Mich. dlrb. E. R. Leonard, St. Loun, Mich.
EARLING DAUGHTER of Maplecrest ' HORSES . “AMPS““E '
De Kel Hortoy whose dam is a 39-lb.
Hedgevlirgfidges' 1%)? lbélt&§°“s%fy Frail?- PERMHIIQN EGISTEIED H.‘l'.‘vl'lfSBlBii mas now
daughters with year records over 1.000 , A‘ WINES}; APbargam 1” 50‘” lpigs. NP???
lbs. Dam—Young Hazel De K0], 7 day rmcrmnox STALLION; 4 years old. ' Y 9" *~ “0‘ 4' s" 30“" " ‘
record 4943 “13- Milk. 13-“? We“ butter. all black, fine style and high breeding.
3311’" we“ markedr $006 Indlvzfflual» mime Price right if. taken soon. E r. Kinney. SHEEP
lsVIZ‘O‘li Howbert Stock Farm, luau Claire. Lansing Michigan ' .
m .. , . ,. .
SH'l-Z’l‘l..»\\h PONIES SIHROPSHIRES
(LRH’SALET-Reglstered Holstein Show ,
u serv on age; Pontiac liorndyke For Sale Write
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$533“ Mfarce right. John: A Rmke. SHETLAND PONIES ”ovr‘deecr’rntionlk 4:351:33!““frivarxlroigggualig egg:
en, 1C igan. 1914093. Mark R "HWY. Howell. MlCh- and ram lambs.” Dan-llboker 111.111.) N0.
' 4. lilvart, Michigan.
JERSEYS \ HOGS
' OR AUGUST DELIVERY 50 Register- ’
ed Shropshire Yearling ewes and 30
0- 1- 0- Registered Yearling Hams of extra qual-

 

Smhh and Parker: R. 4. Howall. Mich

 

 

 

SHOBTBORN

 

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, Warner, R.

on SALE, pure bred. Shortlwrns and
I. C. pigs. Five young bulls, 7
to 9 months. $1.25 to $150 each. Ray
No. 3, Almont, Michigan.

 

WHAT DO you WANT? I represent 41

touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls

all ages. Some females. . . Crum.
Secretary Central Michigan Shorthorn
Assomation, McBrides. Michigan.

 

 

 

SHORTHORN breeders. Can put you in

BredndGilts

*Serviceable Boars'
J. Carl Jewell. Mason, Mich.

 

 

 

 

cows AND fiEIFEns; 12
head; high class. registered
sale. Address. '
P. Kinney, Lansing. Michigan.

HOISTE

stock for
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,‘ Wolverine Stock Farm

‘ Offers two sons about 1 yr. Old, sired
by Judge Walker Pietertje. These
calves are nicely marked and light in
color and are fine individuals. Write
for prices and pedigrees. Battle Creek,
Alien. R. 2.

 

 

HOR'I‘HORNS and POLAND CHINAS.

LARGE TYPE 0. I. C.

Spring pigs pairs and tries.
for fall“ farrow, at prices that will please.
CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM

Gilts bred

 

 

Bulls, heifers and spring pigs, either Monroe, Mich.
sex, for sale, at farmer-3' prives, F. M.
Piggott & Sen, Fowler, Michigan. DUROC fl
GUERNSEY ‘ SHE Duroc Jerseys, both sex.
FOR March 6 and 8- farrow.

 

 

GUERNSEYS Heifers

sal

bulls—write for breeding.
Grass Lake.

WE HAVE A FEW
and cows for
e, altse a number of well bred young
Village Farms.

 

individuals.

Michigan.

long. big bone. large litters.
Close out males cheap.

Holstein bull_ 6 to 12 months old.
Klee, Hillsdale. Mich-

All purebred, fine
Am in market for registered

Price right.

B. E.

 

 

 

301.311.9135 BULL CALVES
Sires dams average 37.76 lbs. but-
ter 7 das. 145.93 lbs. 30 das. testing
5.52% fat. Dams good A. R. backing.
Calves nice straight fellows 5% white.
Price $65.00 each while they last.

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

 

 

 

’ . Holstein Heifers ,

'- The cows and bulls advertised have
been sold. I have 6 or 8 registered
Holstein heifers from heavy produc-
ing dams, 3 mos. to 2 years old at
$125 apiecfi.

OBlN CARR

FOWLERYILLE, MICHIGAN

 

 

 

 

 

, . Holstem-Fnesran Cattle
t Under the present labor conditions
.1 I feel the necessity of reducmg my
‘ herd. Would sell a few bred females
;, " or a few to freshen. this spring. There
>‘ . cows are all with calf to a 30-pound
bull. 3. Fred! Smith, Byron, Michigan

 

 

' - STGCI IABM offers 1
sunny Plains young bull (Old enough
for light service in a short time). Dam‘s
record as a senior 3 year old 22.48 butter
' y 538 milk. Sired by a grandson oi: Pon—
.‘ . tlac‘Korndyke'. Price 8160. F. 0. B. Fowl-
] v: . enrille. Also a ptir of large rant!
. Erode Percheron geldings, 4 and 5 years
'- old. Phone 58F15. Arwin K111113311

 

Fowlerville. Mich.

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HOLSTElNS, ,
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every man or woman who farms in Michigan!

This is a year of co-operation-wc must all help each other
down the road in the next home to yours is a neighbor who does
not receive our weekly. Ask him tonight to Sign this coupon and
send it in. /He can give you the dollar new or after harvest; but he
ought to have our weekly and every name you lwIp us mid makes

our paper just so much better and stronger.

IF YOU ARE NOT A SUBSCRIBER—final this coupon NO\V,
you’ll need our weekly more than ever the next few months. Send

your dollar now or later.

make every coupon count

You want this "weekly to succeed because
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MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.

Send your weekly for one year for which I

Enclose. a dollar bill herewithvor (

I will send $1 by Nov. 1, 1918' (

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RENEWAPS—lf you are a subc'ribcr, look on the front cover at your yellow
address label, if at radsauy dale helm: August 18; dip. it out, pin to this coupon
a dollar bill and send It in right awaiy’ so you will not miss any important issues. ’

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ity and breeding. FlucK established l890.
C. Lemen, Dexter, Michigan-

 

For Sale ()ur Oxford herd ram. i'egi;-tcr-
ed, bi't‘il from imported stock, a lu‘lllly.
A few yearlingrams and ram lambs while
they last, Write your wants and mention
.this paper. UH). '1‘. Abbott. Palms, :\1.cii.

 

Registered Hampshire Ran Lambs

For Sale. Weighing up to 130 lbs. Aug.
10th, at $25.00 and up. Also a few year-
ling rams. Clarke Haire, West Branch.
Michigan.

 

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UR SA LIC-filiegisrered

meyer llambouillet Ham 3 years old. A
sure breeder, and a gum] individual. Also
Pure Hos-en llyc 32.2.3 per bu.

lru lei. iulilwin. Hastings. Michigan.

 

 

4-,}; "l lX—TON Ml X' with-1k th- ear
' around have flurk hie-1m anti has roux
worm: and tickn. Save: you big money "a

’6 $1.03 Mule box by pan-J post will med' ,1
inniusbu'rel of nit. Writln {or club oi‘lor
' ‘Nuture and Care Of She-p. "

*bookl‘ot (l1
PARSONS TlX-TON C0.. Grand Ledge, Mich.

 
 

 

 

 

POULTRY

 

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Silver Lat-ed, Golden and White Wynn-
dottes of quality. Breeding stock after
Oct. lst. Engage it Clarence
Browning, R. 2. Pm-Ilund,

early.
Mich.

L E G H 0“ N5

PROFITABLE RUFF LEUHORNS “We
have twmny pens of especially mated
Single Comb Buffs that are not only mat-
ed for oxhihilion but, above all, for prof-
ita‘ole egg production. Eggs at very reas-
onable prion. Our list will interest you

 

 

——please ask {or it, Village Farms.
Grass Lake. Mil-higan. ,
(‘HH‘KS
W'e ship thousands

with season, different

CHICKS varietiea booklet and

testimonials, stamp appreciated F‘reepnrt
Haichviy. Box 10, Freeport. Michigan.

’ HATCHING EGGS

I’LY MOUTH ROCK

 

 

 

 

From strain w'th
records to 290 eggs

Barred Rock Eggs

 

per year. $2.00 per 15. Prepaid by par.
cel post. Crv'ular free. Fred Astling,
Constantine. Michigan.

ORPINGTON

 

One pen Sumatras. Ten bin.“
F0! sale $20. Chicago. Coliseum will?
ners. Some fine females in black and
Butt ()rpingtons at $5 each. James A.
Daley, Mohawk, Mich.

  
  

 

  
   
 
  
  
   
  
    

ONLY RELIABLE BREED-v7.”
ERS ARE Forum HERE"

Write them as you would to a friend, ‘
we know everyone to be honest, fagfi
and square. No amount «1. Primer '
would tempt us to insert, the name or}
ad of a man we did not trust in"
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D 0 YOU. realize ‘ that every day nowyouroldaut
bile becomes. more valuable? . AntomObiles areco

sumed, used up, worn out and discarded everydaybye

thousands in the United States. Automobile,Supplyneve

caught up with demand after the great mass of Americans found out” they eou‘l ,
not afford to be without one. . Great factories employing as high as 26,000gmen»

and turning out as many as 2000 complete automobiles in a single day have been
doubled and trebled in size. Why? To keep up with increasing demandfor these ’ 7'“ '

time savers. Every good business farmer now owns an automobile notfor pleasure,
but for business! ‘ . , ~ .\

. Yet only a few days ago came the word from Washington that’afterilanuary‘i
first, 1919, all auto plants must turn to 100% munition factories, do you realize ,
how valuable that makes the automobile you now own? ' ~ C ' 4'

Chances are if you lost it by fire, theft or accident you could not replaCe it except at much
more than you paid for the one you now own. , _ -- " '- ' ~
, How can a business farmer or a business man of any kind in Michigan drive his automobile an—
other day Without the insurance we are prepared to sell him, if he lives outside of Detroit or Grand
Rapids, (where we do not insure any car because of the great risk), at a cost ot $1, for' policy plus 25¢

per horse power?
.‘ | - . . . .

We havecourteous agents in every part of Michigan who not only insure your car With us; but
help you in time of trouble if you report promptly to them, so if you will set right down NOW and ’
tell us on a postal the name, model and .year of your automobile, we Will have our nearest agent see :
you at once Without any expense or obligation on your part to become a member of this pioneer

Michigan auto insurance mutual. .
W. E. ROBB, Secretary, ‘

 

 

Mr. Auto Owner: '

To be protected you should repair, i
rebuild and repaint your car and keep 35,000
it insured against fire, theft, and liabiL Members
ity.

When the committee calls on you to
purchase \Nar Savings Stamps or Lib-
erty Bonds or to contribute to the Red
Cross, you should not make the excuse
that you have had your ear burned or

 

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accident, when you can keep protected
against these losses for a few dollars,
and keep prepared to do your bit. Do
not wait until you purchase a 'new car,
but insure today in a company with a
membership of over 35,000, and a sur-
plus of about $70,000, also a fire-proof
building in which to keepyour records, '
with up-to-date equipment with which
to give you service.

This is no time to insuredn a small _
company without surplus. Insurejn a

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suit against you on account of an auto ' , , ,, :57}. 'i' ,_ i E ‘1‘ "mm H" l
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safe company that was organized and CITIZENS ‘ MUTUALAUTO INSURANCEico.

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