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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9th, 1918

 

 

 

 

 

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“ Q Farmers to Borrow Money on Busy Pay-
ment Terms and at Nominal ‘ ‘
Q Rates of Interest

‘ “Country banks could not survive if the ey
were forced to keep their interest charges

within the limits prescribed by law. Small

banks have to charge 12 per cent interest and

_ finore in order to keep going ”—c—GOvernor
Sleeper _

’ ' “I do. net consider $10 too much forQ a bank
to charge for negotiating a loan of $200. ”—
Banking commissioner Merrick

Both these statements were made to F. A.
LOrd of IMich'igan Business Farming at a re-
cent conference with the g0vernor and the
banking Commissioner upon the subject of
usurious interest charges.

Quarterly statements made according to law
j by banks. in Which Mr. Sleeper is interested

seem to show that the majority cf small banks
"in the state wOuld. go out of business if they
_ could charge no more than 7 per cent inter-
est.» Altho Mr. Merrick was formerly engag-
" ed in the banking business and controlled
‘ : neveral small bfinks Which charged more than
‘ the legal rates of interest, he is now pledged

guards about the bank: g business for the pro-
tection of both banker and borrower. Yet it
-:_ 1is plain that. by virtue of his—earlier training
;§;_find business career, his sympathies are with
[the banks rather than truth. the borrowers.
Assuming that it :1js true that banks have to
charge mere than logal rates in order to in-
sure their financial success, we suggested to
(the Governor that many Communnties could
"more to dispense with their banks.
ularly might this heme 0f small towns with-
, yin four or five miles of ecunty seat towns sup-
‘V’porting txvo or more banks. But the Governor
“was quite certain that every bank in the
state was meeting a demand and that a oom-

-cllities
_. _5;ny lustitutmn, the higher must be its char
- g : 1.343 to’ its customers

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traders Farm Loan Plan Makes it any £qu

{as a state official \to maintain Certain safe-

Partic- .

' munity would suifer if it lost its banking fa. Q
.The smaller the volume of busmess done by ,jQQQ'

Banks in thickly settled QQ
cpmmumues charge a lower rate of Interest
an: banks, In sparsely :settled communities; Q'
banks in any sect-.1

Q firepreseant us at Washington. The atti-
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-..' and senator toward legislation in which

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is, diverted fromrother banks, .and as a result
the interest charges must be raised a ,little to
meet the additional expense of maintaining
the additional bank. When this duplication
of banking service spreads over a large sec-

tion We immediately have one of the most _

prolific causes of usurious interest charges
and questionable banking practices.

_ ._Both Mr. Sleeper and Mr. Merrick declare-
thatno community would be willing or could

afford to dispense with its banking institution,

/ which they assert is one of the most essential

enterprises of any locality. While we grant
the truth in certain respects of the point these
gentlemen are trying to make, we take issue
with the inference that farmers, who’seem to

' be hit the ,worst by exorbitant interest charg-

es, would feel any serious inconvenience if
some; of the small banks within a radius of

Q‘ five .or six miles should suspend business, par-

ticularly as long as there is a state bank at the
county seat a couple miles further distant. It
is an undisputed fact that business interests
in small towns find the banking institution
indispensible, but we are inclined to believe
that in many instances the farmers of these
localities are fasting the bill for the business

men’s banking privileges. (Continued on page 2)

 

 

 

HE OUTCOME of the Ford-New-
berry senatorial 'contest is still in
doubt as we go to press. The vote is
close. Whoever may be the victor, all
good citizens will accept the decision of
the majority vote in good spirit; and all
' hands buckle down to the work of recon-
struction. No man can serve his constit-
nents best who does not feel that he has
“their active ‘and sympathetic co-opera-
*tion. ...During this hour of bloodshed and,
sacrifice," we cannot afford to store up
rancor and distrust in our hearts. What
may have happened in the past, what is
transpiring today in international events
fade into nothingness when the prob-
lems of the immediate future are con-
templated. As the shattered ends of the
world’s commerce are gathered together
and the work of reconstruction begins,
we want to be sure that the interests of
.the. farmersare cared for. Nething‘ex-
- _ cept,.an ovei‘Whelming desire to protect
the farmer from unwise legislation and

‘ give him ‘a voiCe in the nation’s counsels,
.gc‘ould have induced this publication to
” enter a political contest. We think our
"QQ readers know this well enough. And that
Sallie désire. will impel us to keep a close
.jWatch on the men we- -have elected to
-Q tulle every Michigan congressman
‘tQhe farmers are interested, will be care-
QQ'f tinized and laid before our
and farming business is to

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POTATO EXCHANGE

DOES BIG BUSINESS .

New Co- Operative Marketing Organization :
Starts Season With a Bang and Belief:
is That First Year Will Demon-
strate Success of Venture.

While the experimental stage of Michigan’s
newly organized potato exchange with head—
quartersat Cadillac has not entirely passed,
the results of the first month of operation have .
been very encouraging. The Exchange has
advertised very extensively in the Chicago
Packer and other produce papers and has
succeeded in establishing a vigorous demand
for its products. We'are advised that up—
wards of 200 cars of potatoes have already
been sold thru the exchange, and the prices“
paid to grower-members have been well in ad?
vance of the prices offered by independent
dealers. A correspondent in a recent issue
of the Cadillac News claims that the Exchange
was selling potatoes at $1.80 per cwt. on Oct.
23rd, and on the same day Cadillac buyers
were ofiering only $1.35. Inasmuch as the
total cost of handling pc'atoes thru the local

,asSOciations, the exchange and its selling agen-

cies, is only about 20 cents per bushel, the ad-
ditional profit to the growers would amount,
in the above instance, to at least 30 cents per Q
hundred.

As a typical example of the numerous ser-
vices a co- -operative orgaiilzation can render
to its members, we cite the action of the
Michigan Potato Exchange. thru its president,
Dorr Buell. in inducing the Michigan War.
Board to appropriate $40, 000 to loan farmers.
against seed potatoes. Each year thousands .1
of farmers sell their best potatoes as a finan-'
cial necessity, keeping only the small ones for
seed. This is bad practice, as it tends to the
planting of pom seed that produces a con?
stantly decreasing qual' :7 of stock. It has»
been d1fl' cult to convince farmers that they'
ought to select their seed 1: l the field from the

most vigorous bills, for no matter how care- .» ~ Q

fully the seed is selected 1n the fall, in many
cases it has had to be sold before planting .
time came again. With a fund available from '
which farmeis can secure loans, giving their
seed potatoes as collateral, it is plain that a
new incentive is given for field selection and .-
careful handling of seed 1tatoes from season.
to season. The details of the plan are now“
being wmked out and will be presented in
the near future for the cpnsideration of the
farmers.

Another tremendously important serficer.
that the Exchange 18 rendering to Michigan’s

POtatO industry is the standardization of the? ‘~

Michigan potato. .M‘ost farmers do not appre— _. Q Q

.— ciate the value, froth a commercial standpoint

of an article that Can be guaranteed, ye r
and year 6111;; asgto quality, grade and all: 11;
Certain sections f the country have fur- ye
produced soft 13. varieties of potatoes,
luxuriably bring the top pie
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Yes and no. There is immediate relief

' perty as security for a loan. That: relief is at-
orded thru the norm mrm loan act which loans

"money at 6 per cent over. a period of forty yeees,

‘ «real estate mortgages. There is no relief at
hand or in prospect for the farmer who meet her-
row from season to season to pay for the planting,
the care and the harvesting of his crops. He is

absolutely at the mercy of the small banker and
forced to pay whatever rates of interest the bank-
er chooses to charge. The banking law fixing the
maximum interest rates is a farce; it ought to be
amended or stricken from the ‘stat
tirely; it afiords the farmer no 1)

ever._

,But- other states have met the problem of pro-
viding their farmers with emergency loans at
nominal rates of interest, and Michigan can do
likewise. The Non-Partisan League believes that
states should create funds for the purpose of loan-
ing money to farmers against crop security, and
in states where the plan has been tried it has
proven successful. The ostensible purpose back of
the potato grading act was to enable federal re-
serve banks to loan money to farmers on ware-
house receipts, but the method was so impracti-

cal that few have taken. advantage of the scheme.
There is no reason, however why agricultural
commonwealths should not lend money at nomin-
al rates of interest to farmers who can offer their
crops in accredited storage places, and insured
against damage, as collateral. This is the hope we
hold forth for the eventual solution of Michigan’s
usurious interest problem.

But to return to long- time loans on 1eal estate
mortgages, we would urge our readers who have
not already done so, to thorly investigate the plan
of the federal farm loan act. The provisions of
this act have been covered fully in previous issues
of MICHIGAN BUSINEss FARMING, but we shall be
glad to explain any detail that is not clear to our
readers The farmers of Michigan have not taken
“the same advantage of this act as have those of
states farther west We should like to see a con-
certed movement among farmers to break the
shackles that bind them to the small banks, with
their high interest charges and their occasional
petty threats to “foreclose the mortgage," and
afliliate themselves with farm loan associations.
Certainly if Michigan’s seventy or eighty thous-
and mortgaged farmers were to be released from
the constant worry of mortgage foreclosure and
the necessity of turning over a large part of each
year’s profits to their local banks, there would be
less need of emergency loans. Farmers desiring
to know more about the government plan are ur-
gently requested to ask us for further particulars.

The September report of the Federal Land
Banks shows that up to September 30,1918,over
5, 000 Michigan farmers had applied for loans
aggregating $4, 800, 000. 1, 736 of these applications
for $2, 650, 000 have been closed.

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MICHIGAN’S POTATO EXCHANGE .
' DOES A LARGE BUSINESS

 

(Continued from page 1) for instance. The cob-
bler as grown in Maine is not a whit better than
the Michigan rural russet or the New York rural
russet, but because Maine growers have‘ united
upon the production of that single variety and
have convinced the buyers in the big markets that
when they buy Maine cobblers, they will always
get potatoes true to name and grade, a special de-

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Northern Michigan, and the Michigun Muse
Growers’ Exchange has definitely decifid to prev
mote that variety as the standard Michigan vote
to. Undies-the: direction of Prof. C. W: Wald, ;_pe‘-
tato specialist, a vigorOus campaign will be un-
dertaken to perfect the seed Of that variety, thru
disease- prevention methods and hill selection of
stock that has been examined by potato experts

and known to be of first quality. Potato growers .

will be urged to planfionly this tested seed. and

with the assistance of the county agents it is hop- ”

‘ed that a suflicient supply to meet. all needs will
be created. By careful seed selection proper cul-
tural method and strict adherence to ”the Isingle
type of potato, the Michigan standard potato may
in two or three years at the outside, become a
leader on the potato markets of the country.
While we have had numerous ,reports upon the
progress of the 'potatO‘exchange, none of them
have come from the members, whom we invite to

use these columns to discuss the advantages of
‘this new c-o—operative marketing venture.

 

Ireland is shipping fish to America.

Oil is being made from tomato seeds to be used
in paint

California dehydrated vegetable plants are in-
creasing.

German) prohibits the sale of newspapers from
foe countries

Salt water is a better fire extinguisher
fresh.

American federation of manufactures is being
planned.

Philadelphia has a school of Occupational Ther-
aphy to train disabled soldiers in trades, etc.

than

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Kentucky Whisky distillerics. are to be sold at ,

auction. .3,

Louisana sugar producers expect this season
7 cents per pound for raw sugar.
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San Francisco schools will have a bureau
provide jobs for school boys.
Gary, Indiana, makes up saloon license revenue

loss by fines inflicted 0n prohibition law violators. ,

into
Utah

Salt Lake authorities recently dumped
sewers 4,000 gallons of contraband liquors.
is now a dry state.

Trinitrate of toloul, the substance [which ex-

ploded in the recent factory disaster in New Jer-v

sey, is a granulated, amber-colored substance look-
'ing not unlike brown sugar. -

What is said to be the longest bridge in the
world is to' be built across thebayhetween Sun
Francisco and Oakland, California.‘ It will be
five and one-half miles long and will cost $20,000 -
000. -

During the past 12 years the annual expendi-
tures on the rural roads and bridges in the United
States have increased from about $80,000,000 to
about $282,000, 000, or an increase of more than
250 per cent. During This same period the annual
expenditures from State funds for road and bridge
construction and maintenance have increased from
$2,550,000 to $53,492,000 or almost 2,000 per cent.

 

 

 

' save her shattered resourCes from total annihila-
tion.

compel the Kaiser to end his m-isrule.

during the three years before the war.

  
 
  
 
  

 
 
    

nths, flit};r after. " ;' .. p " L
has fallen. something back or
the German; lines is Weakening. The enemy does
net fight With the' old-time sangumity ands aban-~
don. It is evidentt fire-t the morale of the people
is weakening, if not~ entirely broken.

Turkey has begged. for peas “g‘Austria is follow-
ing suit” Emperor Karl of the dual monarchy is
reported to have fled his palace to escape the
wrath of his subjects. One by one the allies of
the Kaiser are dropping {remnant leaving vulner-
able points to the messy of the allies. The Ger-
man people are saying and doing unheard-of
things. They seemito me a vision of the democ-
My for which we are fighting. They no longer .
grove] befOre the dictates of the military party
The spirit of revolution is among them ,and
there need be no surprise if any day‘s news tells

of the general uprising of the German people '
against autocratic and military rule. \

Though she dare not admit it, Germany is will-
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But she cannot yet humb'e herself as she
must be humbled before world peace can become
a reality The victorious allies are not vindic-
tive, but unless Germany accepts terms and very
soon thathwill absolutely. insurethe peace and
security‘of adjoining nations for all time to come.
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The fall of Germany is imminent. It may not
come temorrow or next week. It may not even
come before another springtime, but Germany has
almOst reached the bounds of human endurance,’
and we may safely feel that the tide of victory
has finally turned and will carry us rapidly on to
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SUMMARY OF THE FRENCH
CROPS FOR TH YEAR 1918

The total nutritional value of the 1918c cereal
stop as well as of beans and potatoes in France
is below that of last year. The wheat crop is lar-
ger and of better quality but the maize, barley,
oats, beans and potato crops are considerably
smaller. ,

These facts announced by M. Burst, French Food
Controller, shows the need for continued and in-
creased conservation' in the United States. The
U. S, Food Administration points out further that
the French wheat crop, though larger than last
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noRsEFLESH To ,BE UNDER
STRICT CONTROL IN ENGLAND

. Following increased consumption of horseflesh'
as human food in England, the British Food Con-
troller is now’requiring the registration of all' re-
tail dealers in is meat and the licensing of
slaughterers. An mportant- purpose of this order
is to distinguish, from the time of slaughter be-
tween horseflesh for human food and other horse-
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f ‘ a the public on account at the. influenza epi-
Jamie ”>916 judges ex’an Ted thee? exhibits and

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wheat. Several other prizes also came to Mr.
Wheeler for his other exhibits

Western Canada carried off a large number
prizes/ for grain and vegetables. Samuel Lar-
cOmbe; of Birtle, Manitoba, the winner of the
sweepstakes for wheat last year, captured the first
prize fOr wheat in the dry farming exhibit and
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the methods by which this international exhibi-
tion is conducted but it, nevertheless, demon-
strates that Western Canada is a wonderfully
prolific agricultural country. Eyer since 1911, when
Seager Wheeler won his first international victory
themweepstakes priZe for wheat has come to Can—
ada, and year by year Canada is capturing more
prizes at. this show. It is undoubtedly one of the
best advertisements that Canada could possibly
,havé, and is bOund to result in bringing many
American farmers into Canada after the war

. [Eniron’ s\ Nora: e-Yes, yes, undoubtedly many
American farmers will chase the rainbow off into
Western Canada after the war as they have done
whefore'. And when they arrive at the rainbOw's
ends and find the colors not all so warm and at-
tractiye they Will wend their way “back home "
as hundreds of others have done Granting that
~ all that is claimed for western Canada agricultur-
ally is true, we could think of a dozen reasons
- ‘why farmers Of the United States should think
twice before severing their. home ties to cast their
lot in that fan/northern cOuntry, wheie winter
snows often fit the roads to a depth of ten feet
and more; and the thermometer" buyers about the
50 below zero mark during‘ the last of January
:and the first of
bad enough; deliver us fronhthe frigid tempera-
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FEED SITUATION REFLECTS THE
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1 price-fixing and control better than the Food Ad-
ministration’ s laboring with feed and flour prices.
Wheat feed prices haying been put at a ridden-
lonely low figure the whole feed situation has
been thrown out of line. The abnornial demand
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._ also dureased the supply. of wheat feeds. There
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ally. The dairxman’s petition, “Please, sell me a
car. ,Of bran,” cannot be complied with anywhere
. In our feed and alfalfa departments the situat?

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There is undoubtedly room for improvement in ‘-

February. Michigan winters are ‘

reduction in @ur prices and interrupted the 3‘1“"
me distribution of the feeds. The policy or the.

“1.431;; instled oi! going at the matter by raising 5-
e 01' wheat: feeds and cutting the price of

asking farmers to pledge}

dttion, since the rains, except in Texas

"find: it isf cording into more general use for that
purpose

.. of. feeds Of all kinds but the restrictions on the
distributing trade, erected in the efiort to keep
handlers’ profits. down to a theoretically “just”
level, which it takes no/‘renowned prophet to de-
clare is a task that no man or group of men is
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FEED REGULATIONS IN GREAT
BRITAIN DURING THE WAR

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The effect of war on agriculture in Great Brit-
. a5; is strikingly shown by regulations now in
torce affecting feeds and bedding. Among re-
strictions of unusual interest are the following:

The use of straw for bedding purposes is for-
hidden. Oat straw in particular may be used only
for feeding purposes

All persons owning horses entitled to limited
supplies of hay, straw, chaff and cereal feeding
stuffs must keep records showing the number and
class of horses, and full facts regarding source
kind and amount of feed used ‘

The occupier of an agricultural holding may not
sell or part with the possession of any horse which
is uesd, or ca‘pable of being used, for the cultiva-
tion of the holding, except with the authority of
a license.

When it is realized that these orders are nec-
essary war measures, the importance of v.01u111ury
feed conservation in the United States is appal-
cut The U S. Food Administration especially
. asks for elimination of all feed waste. and utiliza-

tion of farm bY-Dl‘oducts to which little attention

may have been paid in former years. During the

year ending July 1, 1919, we must export2 ,700, 000

tons of feed grains, mostly army oats overseas.

This amount is 750. 000 tons more than last year

and must come from our present supplies

MINNESOTA POTATO SITUATION
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The Minnesota potato crop is very good for the
year; dry weather during late summer making
impossible at real bumper crop. The total yield

' will be higher than for the average for the last
dye years. The quality is betler than the avelage.

Our farmers are becoming more used to the
grading rules and are not objecting as strenuously
as last spiing. The prices are fair, averaging
from $1. 35 to $1. 65 for No.1 round white stock,
depending upon the shipping point and the quality

‘ of the stock. The general sentiment seems to

. agree that altogether too large a proportion of the
crop is returned to the farmer to bc 11.. F-wl at
home or fed to stock that there should be two
grades of lOng White stock fox the open market.
With a. need for food conservation on every hand,
it is 1a crime to return many thousand bushels of
good catable potatoes each day to the farm for
hog and cattle feeding. There should be more
grades. ,

Potatoes are going'on the market vcly Iapidly
30* that a large proportion of the crop 111“ be in
terminal or local warehouses by Dec lst The
slump in prices so general during the first few
Vdays of October caused a slowing up in deliveries
but these have been resumed with the return of
the fair prices ~M. B 14. Repmtm Minnesota.

'shorts in the East and New England and gener— ‘

_ CANKER IS FOE 0F APPLE
, 1 IN MICHIGAN ORCHARDS

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_ If orchardists will practice fall pruning the
Rouble known as apple canker, which has been the
source of much loss to fruit growers, can be con-
trolled, “report irOm the Michigan Agricultural
Cellegé avers.» “his pruning should be done
caremuy ‘, ', ‘c ordin: to. approved methods "
' Sweeps, plant pathologist for
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Some
‘ wheat lands also are being pastor-ed, while the V.
supply at barley that can be used fbr. feed is .large "

Some localities like the Pacific North:
I " sweet are in bad shape; but on the whale worst

Meature of the situatiOn is not the actual scalpbity". round trips‘p er day over its longer route of 1113.

' trucks or by tractOrs the averages are 15 cents for .-
”wheat or corn and 18 cents a ton-mile for cotton. j?»

. respondent‘s of the Bureaufif Crop Estimates of,

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ADVANTAGE 01" MOTOR 'fiiUCKS
SHOWN IN FARMING REPORTS VV.

Meter—truck hauls in 1918 .from farm to ship-
pin point averaged 11.3 miles, while wagon hauls
averaged? miles; 'and a motor truck made 3.4

 
  
  
 

 
 
 

 

 
    

  

 
  
 
 

  

 
 

miles, while wagons made 1 2 round trips per day 4'?
\over the 9-mile route. . \
The estimated cost for hauling in wagons frOm
farm to shipping point averaged in 1918 about 38
cents a ton a. mile for wheat, 33 ,cents for corn,
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A- similar inquiry in‘1906 showed an average for“ ’ *
wagons of~19 cents per Ton-mile for hauling com
or wheat, and 27 cents for cotton. In 1918 wagon
costs were naturally higher, since prices and
wages have increased, but motor- truck costs Mere
much lower in 1918 than even the wagon costs of.
1906, due to greater efficiency of the motor t1 uck
The cost of wagon hauling a tOn- mile for wheat
among the geographic divisions in 1918 was lowest
in the Pacific States 22 cents. Above this, ,in or-
der, are the North Central States east of the
Mississippi River, with 26 cents; the West North
Central States, 29 cents; the West South Central,
.32 cents; the East South Central, 36 cents; New
England and the‘Middle Atlantic States, 38 cents:

  

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the South Atlantic States. 39 cents; and. highest
of all, the Rocky Mountain States, with 42 cents '
a ton-mile.

In motor-truck hauling the order of the differ.
ent divisions of the country begins with 9 cents a
ton-mile for wheat in 1918 in the East North Cen-
tral. 10 cents in the East South Central, 14 cents
in New England, the Middle Atlantic, and the West
North Central, l5 cents in. the West South Ceil-
tral, 17 cents in the Pacific, 18 tents in the South
Atlantic, and :9 cents in the Rocky Mountain
States. '

For the United States as a whole the average
wagon lead of wheat was 55 bushels in 1906 and
56 bushels in 1918 and the motor truck load in the
latter year was 84 bushels. F01 com the wagon
loads of 1906 and 1918 were 39 b11shels,und the
motor- truck load of 1918 was 58 bushels. The cot-
ton load for 1906 and 1918 for wagons W324 3.4 and
3.6 bales, respectively, and for motor trucks 6.6
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NEW YORK BEANS AND POTATOES .
ARE NOT VERY PROMISING

 

Potato growers in this section are busy harvest-
ing their late varieties and are said to be finding
the yield considerably lighter than had been ex-
period The reason for the poor yield is probabl;
largely due to the blight which affected many 5
fields and also to an eaIlv frost which killed the.
vines in some sections before the crop had m-a-
lured. The acreage put, out in the spring was
below llOllIlal in most places hereabouts.

The bean crop has been materially affected by s
the continued rains. it is estimated that about fi" ..
onehalf the growers had not pulled the vines when ,
the rains began. Many of the beans lakl on the";
ground f0] three or four weeks before there was 53:"
enough pleasant weather to get them dried and
drawn and as a Iesult many of the beans rotted.
on the ground while a good many were stained
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If farmols and commission men holding onions
in storage will see to it that their stores of this
Iachcrymal crop are efficiently ventilated, the
disease called onion neck rot can be ontrolled. as
sext plant pathologists of the Michigan Agricul- ,.
tural College. The trouble is One which annually .‘
causes much shrinkage the crop. 5

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A bulleti
from the department of botany declares "T
chief contributing factors in onion rot are h ‘”
conditions in their torehouse. A prapecly

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7 ket and the resultant situation

» the laws of Kansas.

‘ order to protect purchasers,

_7-4 bushels of rye.

 

‘4'Coti‘ld 11. Liberty bondi cf the third issue be used
pay taxes, if you haVe not got the money? In'

this fourth Liberty loan dfive I was assessed .
It will take all my produce I haw 1361‘ 77

$400. 00.
sale to make my payments on this f’oufth: bond,-

.. so I wouidl like to know if I could pay. my taxes

with my $100 bond of the third issue rather than

to let them run and pay 4 per Cent fees or mom—.4.

A Subscriber, ~Mason county

_ The law requires that taxes be paid in legal '
3‘tender of the realm Bonds are not legal tender. _
cannot force your township treas-
Liberty 4

5'12herefore, youc
Vurer to accept them in payment of taxes.
bonds have a value in the market the same as
other bonds, and some banks will buy these bonds
at the market value. Many of the banks hoWever,
refuse to do this as the government has discour-
aged trading. in L1berty.bonds These7bonds are
'quoted now slightlybelow par, but it is believed
that as soon as the war ends the market value
Will advance to beyond par. Is it really necessary
for you to sell these bonds in order to pay your
taxes? Why not go to your banker, explain/your
circumstances and ask him to loan you enough
money on your bonds as collateral to meet your
taxes? He would sooner do this than to buy the
bonds, and we are very sure that this would be
.the better and more patriotic way of solving your
problem.7 Of course. he Would probably charge you

7 per cent interest, which is the commercial rate 77

charged now by all small banks, bht figuring in
the interest on your bonds, the total cost to you
would be only $3 per $100 per year. Should every.
one offer their bonds for sale to meet financial
obligations, they would soon be a drug on the mar-
would seriously
interfere with the floating of future bond issues.
If your banker refuses to loan you money 011 the
security of your bonds, let us know about it, giv-
ing the name of the bank and the cashier.

KANSAS LAWS REQUIRE PRINTED
ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL FEEDS

Inclosed find P. 0. money order for $2 for three
years’ subscription to M. B. F., and will say it is
the only genuine, fearless farmers’ paper. Hope
it may in the near future be in every farmers'
home. Inclosed find a sample of guaranteed gen-
uine middlings which I buy from the Evart Mill-
ing Company, at $2. 25 a hundred pounds. Also
tag taken from bag What is it?—-—-D F. Evert.

The tag enclosed by oursubscriber reads as fol-
lows: “Standard Wheat Shorts net Weight 100
pounds when .packed. Guaranteed analysis:

Protein ____________ not leSS th'n 16%
Crude Fat __________ not less than 3.5%
Crude Fibre not more than 6. 5%
Nitrogen Free Extract
——The Buhler Mill & Elevator Company, Buhler,
Kansas "

In recent years there has
4been much adulteration of feeds. Kansas .is a
large manufacturer of ‘commercial feeds and in
manufacturers are
no doubt required to tag every bag sold showing
the exact nature of its contents. .We need such
a law in Michigan. When atarmer buys seeds or
feeds, he never knows what he is getting by look-
King at the stuff, and it ought to be a source of
much satisfaction ‘to buy feeds that carry their
credentials right with them. We note'that the
price you have paid for these middlings is in
excess of the basic price for this state, but we do
not feel that the milling company has made any
more than a reasonable profit on the transaction.
The cost of sacking and shipping in feed from'
Kansas will run close to $13 per ton. Food Ad-
ministrator Prescott’s suggestion that all feeds
manufactured in this state be sold and consumed
within the state would-do away7with all need of
shipping in outside. feed. ' '

SHALL I HOLD MY RYE OR 4
SHALL I SELL IT NOW?

. I want a little information. I have about 50
Would you advise holding it for
better prices? I got 421 bushels of 11thth oil
about 3 acres. I am in the draft. If I go and
work at my trade, say two months this winter,

would that change my classification in military 7

\service‘F—S. 0. J., Branch coimty
4 It is our opinion that whatever advance might

' be expected in' the rye market Would net he; sum
111; . _ '4'

MUST HAVE LICENSETE o ERAIE .. .

THREsmNG MAcmNE roR mm 4.75,

”4——
Is a. thresher permitted to go out “and thresh
beans or buckwheat withoutalicense and charge
farmers $6 for set and farmer“ do the threshing,

have to furnish his help besides (me man With the 7.7

machine‘s?- 4A; thresher- used to work out here at
Copemisli and furnish his own help, three or four
men, but one fellow after threshing m beans
said I owed him Mr his work and 5. 25 extra
for one man working with him I asked him how
he could charge more than anybody else. He

said he Could charge what he pleased. He owns "

a steam engine but has no license on it. Has he
aright to do this?—-7—M. S., Copemish,M1'c-higan.

' Unless price fer threshing was agreed upon the

thresher can charge only what such services are

reasonably worth A person operating a threshing

machine for hire without a state license would4 4be

 

 

This published analysis is probably required by

We Agree With These Sentiments

HEREVER the English tongue is
V“ spoken, people know the meaning of

“sportsman." ‘A fair field and may
the best man win,” is the supreme law of all
our games and sports. Our. national sports 7
have made us despise “quitting" and the

‘yellow streak."

The same code of honor holds With refer-
ence to Liberty loan subscriptions And it
has a vital element in addition—that of
loyalty to country and loyalty to the Army
and Navy.

Every man woman and child in America
who subscribed for Fourth Liberty bonds
on afieferred payment plan is in honor
bound to live up to the terms of the Sub
scription pledge. Nothing but “dire neces-'
sity,” in the words of Secretary McAdoo,
can possibly excuse “quitting” and" failure
to carry through the plan; Make all the
payments, receive the Liberty bonds and
hold them fast until the Government repays
the principal.

This is the program that Liberty bond
subscribers are in honor bound to carry
thru. No matter how much self-denial it
may call for.—-— no matter how hard the ,.
“scrimping” and economizing may seem——
every subscriber is'bound by\.the law of 74
Patriotism and by the “honor rule” of
good‘ ‘sport.smanShip" to accept the Sacrifices
and make good the subscription pledge _

Any other course throws a burden on the
government, and interfere “with the best in-
terest of the Army and Navy, and is a stain.
on one’ 5 personal. settmpect. 4 4

Be a good “sportsman” Be a patriot.

‘ Have ‘fnerve." Pay for every Liberty bond‘
you signed for. 4 ” " 4" '

 

 

 

 

 

 

liable to a fine of $25 air by imprisonment in the

county jail for 30 days or both such fine and im- .

prisonment. It is also doubtful if~the courts
wouéd permit him to recover iudgmentvtag'ainst'
one for such services without license..—— W... E
Brown Legal Editor

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CAN GARNISHEE SALARY . .4
TO GET PAY FOR LAHOR

Can you tell me if I can get my wages? I
worked for a man about seven years ago, and he‘
has not paid me yet.-
but he is getting good wages: he works in an am

munition factory; he has a wife, too. -——C. 3 White

Cloud, Michigan 4' .-

I think\ the court would allow a judgment for
" work and labor, .and also allow a garhiShment or.
his wages if he refuses to pay for the .work and

labor.——4W. E. 7 Brown, Legal' Editor.

Mrs. D. H. G. of Manton, Michigan” wishes
to know\ what is the matter with her turkeys
I lost about sixty turkeys in the fall of 1916
I wrote to a poultry expert and he said it Was
blackhead. 4 ’ 4 4

7 note.” ;

order to get on the ground floor,
that the. ground 'floor sometimes means the base- -

ing the .green certificate it was found that
company. promised the picture {roe

4 to pay ten dollars for the frame

' cept. the picturesr Get the fellows who have

.He doé‘s not own anything, 7

Vember 1131-; ten days be?

fore the notewaa- due-.‘the said agont would buy .

the stock back at the price represented in the 7

.w’

That note is now in the hands of a' “third party,
and Mr Farmer has been asked to cash up. The

agent, who claimed to be an officer or the' company

is quietly grazing in another field Such promis
es, Without anything back of them, are Worse than
useless. Half, of the stocks offered are Worthless.
another portion represent merel.v an experiment
and Say ten per cent or worth par on a chance
for the fellow who has money to lose. Leave this
class. of stock alone—stick to livestock then You

can look but for both horns and heels, for you 7 ’

know where to find them.

Before you invest-a doilar in stocks write MICH-
mAN BUSINESS FARMING._ We will at least tell you
the standing of the company and 0111 advice is
free. If they tell you that you must buy today in
just tell them

merit, and when a stockholder gets down there, 7
they usually close the trap-door

Look Out 'for the Stock Jobbers

A fellow giving)is name as C. F. Lee, and rep-
resenting the Chicago Portrait Company, has been
Working this territOry, and thru a very clever
scheme has succeeded in doing a 161: of business
In; order to lntroduce the work, he .had a number
of certificates, and When yen gave your order you
had the privilege of drawing from the lot. If you
got a white certificate you were to pay $10 for the
enlarged picture, if you drew a green certificate
everything was fTee. '

,, It now transpires that most every farmer drew
the green certificate—~11 picture ”free They signed
their names and awaited results.
fellows came aroupd delivering the pictures. The
pictures, m- inner m as promised but. on read— _
the
all right-
enongh but ”it the same time, the farmer agreed
Is there no way ‘
to protect the farmer against such swindles?—-L.‘
5-.J 8., Brown City Michigan" ‘

This is the season for agents, yes, and bob-cats.
In the first place you should have read the con-
tract before attaching your signature If you
Can’t read \without glasses, adjust them and read
every word. If the deal is as raw as your letter
suggests, you would be very foolish indeed, to ac-
een
scakeci together; see if the same story and pr
ises Were told to others—jthen refuse to pay, and
get the fellow into court.
show him up; however be very sure that you bays 4
the goods on him before you proceed.

RECENT GOVERNMENT BULLETINS — ~
EVERY FARMER SHOULn HAVE

Below. is a list of recent government bullet-ins,
that should be in the hands of farmers. A post-
card addressed to Division-4 of Publications,’ U. S. '
Department of Agriculture will bring you free
copies. . ” .4

Farmers’ Bulletin No 1012 “The Preparation

ees for Outdoor Wintering" '

You will notice that the livers of the dead tur- "_

keys are covered with ulcers if you open— them.
This expert’s address is Mr7 E. 37. 1196113714, Kansas
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him {to acid . " 7
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the Glitter Chilled Plow Works Which has had
much to say 'upon the subject In an interesting
bulletin which the company publishes once a
month. ’ J . ..

FThe above- picture was taken- on a farm in Indi-
11a. The field was literally covered with the
mini, presenting a problem that would daunt
st any man. But fall plowing of the field de-
royed the grubs and We are indebted to Mr. 0.

ages».

department tor the story.
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White grubs are the young of the common
romeay beetles, or “June beetles, " which be
11 td‘ 6.119656 during the latter’ part of April and
ntinue to be seen in; the evening throughout the _
011th of. May and even asTate as June These
eetlés lay their 688‘5 in the ground, preferably

we 2' a s

r- in the soil apd therefore are not usually de-
“sled at this? time On the approach of cold
eatherv theyrburrow deeply into the soil, where
hey sleep .pr hibernate during the winter When
the next spring arrives they approach the surface
of the ground and begin to feed on the roots of
grasses cornI pgtatoes, strawberries and seed-
mgf times especially conifers They teed raven-
Q31 '_his this second year pf their life and by
4 . “e nearly tnIl grown. » '-
:. 1' It the {and is found to? béI heavily thrashed With
{the gfihsmit should be plowed mroughly during
, the 9:261" or early tail the". 1am tewls being
f‘ImQW the NOW ‘I‘in order that they may
7‘ 1.“, find fid eat the mums these are brought to the
:. ,1’ surface. Elbickens and O'tlier {am 1; play are
~ ' Aloud of the insects, Hogrmaybe tdrn'e'd in-
to ~sué’h' fields with prefit, as it is them habit Ito
“root out and devour the grabs: in gneat numbers r
Oaths approach of Winter the nearly tall-grown
. .9an more descend deeply into the ground
. rag ”to hibernate until spring, when the
iome to the surface and feed for a tow weeks
Daring the early summer months, usually in June;
hey go_down deeply fer the last~time changing:
firestin'g stage or pupa during August and
= T11] than to the beetle in late September The beetlesc‘»;
V ’ "will the ground all Winter; coming up the

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heir eggsiin the soil for another gene/rd},
“us it tltkef three years for most of the
"hi to" complete their? life cycle. Usu-

7 ,, ly 0116 Year in every three
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A. Bacon, manager of the Oliver sal‘és promotion .

n: timothy égrasslands The little grubs, upon
hatchingifeed largély upon decayed vegetable mat— ,

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Help us Get the Inside Facts of the Bean Situation
by Giving Us the Reports from Your Locality

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I ting—luau} the 15th or 20th of May, or a little
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tags in infested fields Wherever practicable.

' ‘When beetles or pupae are in the ground in sum:
mer: plow thoroughly, so as to break clods, any
time aftenJuly 15, but the sooner after that date
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COLON EILLIE SAYS POULTRY BUS-

INESS IS PLEASANT, PROFITABLE“

" “Please advise me thru your paper if the
poultry business would be a paying and healthy
business for a- farmer with nerve trouble and a few
thousand dollarg to invest. My friends discourage
me on it.- Also is it good land up in the Thumb
district for that business?-—’Snbscriber, Shepherd,
Michigan. . , .

I cannot thing of any business that would be
more advantageous to a man suflering from a

partial nervous breakdown than the poultry busi- ’

nose. It is a healthful business and it can be
made profitable. While the work is exacting it is
light work, that is, it does not require extreme
muscular exertion, so that a man in this condi-
tion could perform most of the labor himself if
he chooses to do so and he certainly could give
the proper supervision. It'would give his mind
Fan’dbody proper employment and ought to be very
beneficial in bringing about a recovery.

The poultry business is a. profitable business
for one who understands it thoroughly and is wilo
ling to give it the necessary attention. Some
great patriot has said that “eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty," and I have read where some
celebrated poultry man had paraphrased this ex-
pression and said that “eternal vigilance is the
price of chickens,” and my experience and obser-

' vation would lead me to believe that this is right.

Many peoplego. into the poultry business after
reading up on ,the subject with an idea that they
can make all kinds of money on the capital invest-
ed, and‘ make a failure out of the proposition be-
pause they are not willing to practice this “eter-
nal vigilance.” There isn’t any kind of business
that is any more exacting, needs looking after any

. more closely down to the minutest details than

thé chicken business—if you go into it in a rather
extensive way. or course, on a good- sized farm a
man can keep a flock of fifty hens and not give
them any particular attention and make a splendid
thimofi the investment but the investment itself
very small. Two or three hundred dollars

Bean prices are working lower Why? This
question is being asked by Michigan bean growers,
and we have started an investigation which will
anSWer' that question provided every farmer who
reads this article Will lend their co-operation. In

~handling farm products we are forever working in
the ~.dark To be sure, we have government crop
reports and estimates, but these do not amount
to a “hill of beans” when it comes to figuring out

market conditions~especially when the law of 1

supply and demand has been set at naught thru
manipulation It is quite certain that certain buy-
:fer’s have some sort of a “wireless" or “under-
ggmund” way of anticipating what the bean divi-
sion the Food'Admmistration is going to do or
else» they an mighty good gues’sers We have said

o. .1131 spring to feed upon the leaves of trees 71 Mid werstill :méintain that beans are worth five

QOllalis perililIShel add the farmer has been get-
“113 that price Will the price hold around that
figure? That; I413 flint What we are trying to find
out; How shall the market he handled in the

. holds when plowing and cultivating.l,':
. ' as a comparatively large scale unless he had had
pic infested land about October 1. Delay ;. '
cess he _ought to’ have a. good theoretical knowl-l
gedge one that you get from books and poultry pa~
ggubs insprlng should be plowed as soon after July » ‘
th as prhcticable, he indicated below. Features,

-138“.

"money into the poultry business.

   
   

.. more of an exacting business . ‘7
ft think any person without actual expert
.mvraising and caring fol- poultry ever made
lioness out of the business whén entered into

     
   

practical experience. To make the greatest see-

He cannot know too much from this view-:-
point, but on the other hand, this knowledge must
be ripened by experience in order to make a and
case out of poultry. I don’t believe any person _:
can tell another just howII to raise chickens. Their
information will be helpful but when you go to ac-
dually caring for them you will find that there
are a great many little things that you must learn
from actual experience and so my advise would be
if a man hasn’t had ample experience to go into
it on a small scale, just a small flock of hens and‘
then gradually increase until he gets an invest-
ment that satisfieshim. In this way herwill cer-
tainly avoid'loss'.

There is another thing from the investment
standpoint that should be considered before one puts
A few thousand
invested in the poultry business makes a big sth-
ing and yet the earning power of a few thousand
doesn't make a big income and owing to the na- ~
ture of the business it doesn’t prove to be very
practical to attempt to make a large investment.
This idea of eternal vigilance will not be prac-
ticed in all the details and there will be losses and
set-backs, and so yvhen a man goes into the busi-
ness he finds he has got a big business in one
way with lots of things to look after, but from ..
a capital-earning standpoint the business isn’t so
large and his income is liable to be less than he
needs, and yet on the capital invested he is realiz—
ing a larger percent than he would in any other
line of livestock.

I am sure, and I speak from actual experience,
that one who understands chickens and will give
them the necessary attention can make a. larger
percent of profit on the money invested than he
can in any other kind of litrestock.

The location of a commercial poultry plant 'is
quite important. The land should be well drained.
A sandy loam with a gravelly subsoil is an ideal
condition. Heavy land even it thoroughly tile
drained is nowhere near as good because it doesn’t
make any difference how thoroughly your artificial
system of drainage is it won’t succeed in taking
care of the moisture as well as on land that is
naturally drained Damp or muddy yards are fa-
tal to chickens, so one in looking for the location
for a poultry plant she be governed more by
the nature of the soil th 11 by any geographical
location. There are ideal locations in the Thumb
and in fact in nearly every section of Michigan,
while perhaps In some neighborhoods there would
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future to stabilize prices?
are trying to find 'out.

We are making a survey of conditions and
must have your help in getting the desired infor-
mation from the growers. Will you just clip out
the blank form below and get the following infor-
mation for us:

First—we want the name and addreSS of three
or four bean growers whom you can reach by
telephone as widely scattered as possible. Next,
get this information: Did the farmers harvest
as many acres as last year? This may be answered

“yes" or “no. ” What has been the average yield
per acre from machine? What per cent wet, and
what per cent dry? And now the most important
question: What per cent of the beans in your
neighborhood have been marketed? It will cost
you three cents and an enyelope to get us this
information, but with this information we can
save Michigan business farmers thousands of dol-
lars You have freely responded in the past; will
you please hurry on this information?

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"I saw your 'ad. in my Michigan Business Farming.

, Entered as second-class matter, at Mt. Clemens, M1611-

 

 

. ‘The Dairy Question Should be Settled

HE ACTION, of the head of the Dairy-
men’s League of New York in sending
telegrams to representatives of the dairy in-
dustry thruout the country urging them to
protest against the alleged unfriendly attitude

‘ i. of the Food Administration, reminds us that.
"the dairy problem is a long way from settle—

ment..

Early in its career the Food Administration
made a number of very bad mistakes in- its
treatment of the dairy industry. These mis-
takes were later admitted and rectified so far
as possible. Still, the fact that a great gov-
ernment agency should adopt a certain policy
toward a great industry without consulting
with those interested in that industry, left a
bad taste in the mouth-of the milk producers,
and every subsequent action of the Food Ad-
ministration has been met with suspicion. In
many instances since then the Food Admin-
istration has been called in as an arbitrator
to settle diiferences between producers, dis-
tributors and consumers, and usually these
good graces have been well received and mat-

» ters adjusted to th tisfaction of all. But
the decision of the 00d Administrator in the

. affairs of the New York producers did not
have so happy an effect. Many of the produc-

.,ers felt that the Food Administration showed
a lack of sympathy with their problem, and
were too much inclined to protect the inter-
ests of consumers at the expense of the farm-
ers.

While it appears that this was a mistaken

View, and that the Food Administration de-,

.. termined upon as high a price as it consisth
1y could if the matter was to be settled peace-
ably, we must not overlook the fact that no
amount of arbitration can or should satisfy
the farmers that does not admit of the. neces—
sity’of profitable prices and provides for them,
the ultimate price to the consumer be what it
may. It would be both ridiculous and high-
ly unjust were the government to ask or ex-
pect any manufacturer to sell his goodsat less
than cost of production in order to keep the
consumer good-natured. Business cannot
thrive on any such shaky foundation of econ-
omics as that. And when wexsay business, we
must include every branch of the “nation’s
great agricultural industry.

The immediate present is certainly not the
time for revolution against existing condi-
tions. Arbitration for the time being is pref—
erable, both from the standpoint of patriot
ism and financial welfare. Economic condi-

tiOns never are'changed, except 'thru the con-.

sent of all concerned, without loss of, trade

' i {and revEnue to those seeking the change. ~For
g , the period of the wanthe milkjproducers
' =7 Iunust abide by the decisions of the FoodvAd-

ministration where rendered ‘with, a . full

lanWledge ofgall the facts. ‘ , They will bemon.
aheadcto do“so.' But immediately uponthe
Ia " en spcacc cc '

producers a £3'fi-‘W3fit ,

./

, sandpaper-prices aspen inseam

fluctuation closets and absolutely 1

'j The ramp pip new :7. :

_ E MST a. subscriber the , other day; '
He didn’t agree'w‘ifll cureditorml ‘pUJ- '

icy. We hatedk‘to lose him,.but't_he» cancelling
ofyhis subscription will not break us, or even

cause us to falteronwnrcfway; neith‘m' will it

~change our opinions. He is entifled'to -his
opinion whether we are entitled 'to' cursor
"not. We wouldn’t think of refusing to accept
his subscription because we couldn’t agree

with his pbliticaLv-iews, and (did think it a pace ‘-

. Small on his part to cancel his subscription

because he didn’t agree with ours. ~ -.

But Michigan Business Farming is one
newspaper that will not compromise the truth,
or swallow its principles for the sake of pol-
icy. Newspapers can stride the fence on all
issues of the day and ofiend no one, hut the
newspaper that dares to do things cannot al-
ways please. . ‘ i i -.

“Politics,”,——What’s the meaning of the
word? . Webster says, “The science of gov
ernment.” .We like to think hf it .as the
‘science of GOOD government .” Theretore,
if we discuss‘political situations and the men
concerned in them in these columns, we are
merely trying to advance the science of good
government. '

We haven’t the slightest interest in the

‘ claims of politica “parties.” What-do they
mean? The tarifi is dead ; let Ts bury it. Both
the leading parties have endorsed prohibition,
woman suffrage, peace with victory, league of
nations, and all the other really great issues
of the day. I w _ ‘

We are interested in MEN,—-men of prin-
ciple, of action; men who are human enough
to make mistakes; honest enough to admit
them; big enough to go right .on unmoved by
the sneers and criticism of the rabble. ’

We’ve surely got a right to A discuss
these things because they are closely allied to
good government, and the welfare of the farm-
ers, of the nation at large, depends to at large

extent the next few years upon good go‘Vern-‘

. ment. We can’t have the best of government
until we are willing to forget p\artisan prejur
dices and stand .by .the men who ,do the things
they think are fight regardlessof political
consequences.

g \ Honesty Again Prevails
. LECTION is over. Lies, hot air, bunk,
camouflage, deceit and all the other fav-
orite campaign weapons handed" down from
the old days ofbitter partisanship and polit-
ical bosses have been tenderly laid away-for
another two years whenvthey will again be
resurrected to gloss over the real issues of
the day. ‘ , ' '
Few elections have been held in which the
essential points of consideration were so .care—
fully and successflflly concealed as in the one
just closed. The fitness of “candidatesfthe
principles they represented were a'lInost en-
tirely "lost sight of-in the spectacular parade

of minor issues. Men and newspapers, sup- '

posedly reputable and . truthful, were alike

guilty in assailing the character of men whomw

they knew were unimpeachable. Columns of
space were devoted 'to the tellingof distorted
facts that had no bearing Whatever upon the
essential qualifications. , ‘ ' " ' ' '

1“.
.x ‘- ‘.
..

N we run—American ma Wivehynoufim

.. -. my
4&0 buym

onus.

g‘mi‘demom‘ _ Wm never stand,
edthe "volunteer” plan of disposmg of the

7th federal reserve district’s quota 0": ‘fihe'

fourth Liberty loan issue,'we solemnly prom}
iced that "we would investigate every case
Where loan committees had shined their au-
thOrity to force American citizens into buying
bends. Several ”of thus cases "have been :brot
to our attmtie‘n and if the, facts set forth
are correct; they represent a mavesty of ins-

t-ice unpaislh‘led in our experience. - We are
now investigating these cases and if the com-.1

plaints can be substantiated, we shall appeal
to the federal government to prosecute the of-

fenders. Subscribers having information of ,3 .
unjust procedure by Liberty loan committees“ '

are urged to lay it before us. -, ’
e are just” giving the final finish to a

.tocracy ambroad; let’s dig up its roots in »
America before they can fasteh their tenacles .

in this soil of democracy. ~

Put Some Michigan Farmers on That Go -. ‘ .

mittee, Too.
ROWING over the feat of the Iowa farm-

ers in raging their Fourth Liberty loan,
‘ay, Wallace’s Farmer suggests.

quota in one
that when the. next loan comes the speakers”

. bureau draft' 50 Iowa farmers to tour the
» large cities and the financial districts to help

' educate t eir people to the necessity of buying,
bonds. ‘ Farm 'Gossip,” in Prairie Farmer

:heartily endorses this idea and premises" to

pick out a committee of patriotic Illinois farm-

ers to accompany them. ' “Farmers are doing .
:all they can to finance the war,” says Farm ;

Gossip, “but it is necessary for these other
felloWs to contribute a little new and then

also. ’ ’ - I - ‘ _
i . C

'l‘hru an oversight we neglected to announce

with the initial installment of Mr. Ezra Le- ,

vin’s article, ‘Why Farming as a Business
Does not, Pay,” that the publication of the
article Was made upon the request of the
Michigan Bean Growers’ Association, at the
annual meeting of which Mr. Levin first pre-
sented the article. \ ~

The price of milk in the Chicago’ dairy district
is crawling upward toward ”a more satisfactory

figure. The November price'ot $3.68 ahundred, or

eight cents a quart, will enable the dairy farmer
to feed grain to. his cows without feeling that he
is getting only half the market price for it. The
resulting price or 14 cents .a quart to Chicago eon-

sumers is low in proportion to other foods, and is '

not shurdénsome to myone. "The prophesy. made
last winter that the rcunpmfitable prices paid doi-
milk would send many cows to the stockyards and

result in a shortage of dairy pr’odnctiha-s come

A_.

gm? '

That is the m of dung. thatpcefie ' «of
"Many have: stood, for since the sad -
‘ that the fiohenwlilcms minded to the throne?

net in is p thing tor "which the people of cup

f

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true. The whole" meant the Food Administration, . 3

however, seems to. beta meet a shortage .b‘ywec

stricting consumption, rather than toadopt the

wiser policy or encouragingmonsumption and rely: a;

an; on a brisk comma and satisfactory pricesgto :7

r

.. g n to fireman}: ‘wmere‘the sup

Many of theuyoters were ideceiVed-by th‘éép.
studied efioflrts to putthe merits of aspiri ng .1 1

candidates inithe background,'._and cast their”
' .' ' ,1;th

votes without "penetrating the,"
the politicians had ,plhcedabeutgf

sues? ' '1 {5 . .
We gre hoping that a

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3 insinuations and incriminations
making votes for Mr.Ford1—3J.W. W 0158690 00'

com and. hair to pay them new?

319.3750 feed‘tozny cattleandhogs I’

y_, etcatheanrtrsnogs »

is the trouble with the farmer? rWhen
din was cheap I" could raise 3156 bushels oil com ,
“ " ' to. 703b1‘1'sheis of cats; now: I Can’t

d 00m to the sore. Md then 3

a

' ‘ ' ‘ fellows who want tL come out
and ts33I3I413s how to tardy-it Will send us some more
' . ensure, am! some good help we Will: raise-

_ thecrllpo and their the prices will soon cometdown

coal-t blameL the booting mansflm kinking;
here is the farmer? d have been without a
-hand since July 261;. heleft me with 15\

aches of wheat, 10 acres or barley,- 8 aéres of oats

. co out and Set up‘alone, together With 13 Cows to .

mfitl. If that won’t make a men want to sell out
and leave the country I don’t know what would.
1" have a neighbor whose hired man walked off
and left lrnn with 320~ acres to farm with" U3 head
of cows on his/hands and he was giving this man-
$65 per month. He had to sell his cows for he
could not get a man. And then for these men
going around and calling these men slackers. I-
tell“ you what, I will give some of these fellows
a chance at my farm next spring—Join W. Mor-
ton Teabella County.

Cpl-Operation Progresses in Northern Michi.

Have often thought I would write you of my
appreciation of your valuable paper. It Seems
each issue gets better, if that were possible. You
seem to thoroughly understand the perplexities
of the farmer and have a Way of trying to help
him out. "

We of this section have a nice start toward
solving our most troublesome problem. that of
selling our produce. we have adopted: the slogan
of “M B. F. Cooperation " Northwestern Michi-
pm" as you: know, formed '1 cooperative selling
association: this fall with a central selling agency
at\ Cadillac, organized chiefly for selling potatoes.
So tar. it is certainly working fine. We have a
1n(ciiziblilrshipl at this place at 70 and could have
more but haven’t the storage capacity and cars
are hard to get, but it all goes well' we will attend
to the [storage next year. We are ceitainly get:
ting a nicecmargin above the price paid by the
local dealer, after enough is deducted to pay all
expenses It’s a, mighty relief to the writer to
kn-6w that when I get ready to sell my potatoes
I haven’t got to go to the (leader and say “pl‘ea,se
Mister, what Will you give me for my potatoes to-
But instead I can have them loaded and
sold- an? the/best price obtainable and receive
what they; soil fir less the actual cost 0f market-

'. mg. 6111‘ selling agency”;- can buy as well as sell, ‘

and We expect to save in buying as well as sell-
-If it is the success that We have reason to
think it will‘ be. 17 see no reason why the handling
in car lots, coal; salt, flour, fertilizer lime feeds,

. etc. isLnot within the pealm a: possibility

‘ .And, by the may. the big politicians by. their
are certainly

Is Thru Working for Fun

Find enclosed: check for $2 to renew my: 3343b:
scription and for subscription to F. G rV—ea new
man, who want-s a real farm paper. Pcduld not
keep sew without it.
I e\er got that dared to come out and show up
the tracks as they ought to be shown up; I have
.been farming for forty years and can say that

right. now is as hard at time as I ever had to make
"expenses and upkeep, and then the city folks Say
we are so stingy that we won’t pay wages to get
._ 'ouo work done.

There is not a man in Michigam~
iwiho can raise“ enough to Day himself city wages
End (1 _e fauna for a year. Take the June

.the summer drouth, with beans going]

bushels to the zfcre‘, and potatoes 75 to 103 -
sharpers screening out 15 to 20 bushels to
cited bushels of potatoes, whichf any con-
1 willingly buy Let are t on, Mr.
you don’t],3 demand some

as as it e site

It is the only paper that 3

”if m; ~
to; it to go." . 7
Wins price; the balance or the
. It; true, however, that when we place
tine Mymmthe someplaneasthebenk
or any other manufacturing business, counting
198s oahuildings. etc. the cost of milk production
spnactically “331 per hundred. I would like to
ask if the Burdens, Ca- nation or any dairyman
Who condmts: his business on strictly business
/ lines has been able during the last 15 months to
times milk for fees. _
' “While $3.68 does not ..pay for all overhead-
charges, it is much better for any farmer to Sell
his grain through his dairy than it would be for
trim- to haul it to market even at present _high
prices} I want to' repeat, it is still a good time to
cm out the inferior cows and heifers, keeping
poly \the best and raising the best heifer calves.
.If this is done it nowr looks as though dairy busi-
ness; is going to be profitable. ..

I‘ want to want all dairymen against buying
”untested cows and overstocking for if this is done
it surely will produce a surplus of milk which will
be (if no benefit to the producer or consumer
, I would like to have power to impress on eve erv
-dairyn3lan’s mind the necessity of keeping up the
organization for their own good. We have but to
look at labor; every demand. that has been made
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Up- to- Date Methods That Sell Farm
, . Products j
a N EASTERN busineSS man decided to

go 11' set not long ago and start farm-

ing. He determined to raise some verv ,
staple crop, and finally settled on potatoes
He bought the best potato land on the
market, acres of it, and produced a crop of
fine potatoes; but as luck would have it.
there was a bumper potato (rop that yeai.
and prices were away down where there “as ‘
no profit.

But this man was a salesman. He hired
some girls to sort out his potatoes and the.
best of them were wrapped in tissue papel
and packed in neat crates such as are used
for fine fruit; Taking a numbei of. sample
crates with him, the g1 ower traveled east to
New York and went straight to the Wawldorf
There he showed the management his pota-
toes, stating that they were extra fine and
. especially packed for the exclusive trade.
.- Hie priced them. by the pound at a figure that
aggregated $1.10 a bushel. ,-

I‘Iis pack was very attractive. It secured 3 r
big orders for him from the leading hotels
in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and
, ‘within two weeks he had. contracted. for his
entire crop. Initiative and good salesman-
ship had turned his first year of farming
from what at first looked like a failure into
a big financial success. -——C’hilton Gano.

 

 

 

 

 

readily granted. This should be an object lesson
to the farmers Had labor not been organized
does any thinking perSon for one moment imag-
ine- then demands for increased wages would have
been met?’

’A Farmer’s View -

“Shortei hours in around?
have them?” asks “A Farmer” in the Grain Grow-
613’ Guide. “Here We are in threshing time. get-
ting out at four o’clock and getting our men out at
four o’clock and driving them iron: that time till
'eight or nine before they eat thei1 suppe1 as no
amen: ought ever be driven—and for what? To
pile up profits for those who have the grip on us
under the present system They go doom to theix

. offices from nine to ten- thiity, take two 1101118 and

a two-dollar lunch: in the middle of the (1211 and
go‘loff again at four thirty 61 five. The houis

“ when—they are at work are spent in counting what

gran they have made and devising plans f01 mak-
ing more Is it any _wonde1 the faimers me (11-
.ganizmg’ They are fools not to devote ten times

“ the money and energy and the service to biing up

3 Enemy Eastman 0n the land to drive out the profit-
ear and t e tarifiist and the whole rotten combin-
.. It they Could only get togethe1 and give
.‘the robbers to' know that the scandalous business
must stop; or; shdot the last scoundiel of therm—
(there would hermeneutic far‘a square deal and
toms of lager-that onldp’ t wear the souls out of

pensions middle aged. It is coming

“31112111398. I also
3513 what it is now.
, er ‘1 worth. mil-lions to the
‘ at: to use your J‘u-ds.
«and pr;

33-3 letters printed that you send me.
- writing.” '.

Why shouldnt we

'-A than whmlives the backwoods received .
letter, written by m‘ a a typewriter. Hi! It . .
indfinant, but said nothing; Later, a second

7 ter in the same style came tollahflgrm m .

l . h a.
‘f‘lloli needn’t go to Write expand” of shame the

I can read:.

fiwnnnE's Slum-In in THE «no?

The army has more than 100, 000 “Sm£th’s"_
1500 William Smith’ s, 1000 John Smith’s and 1000,
John A. Smiths. It has 15, 000 Millers, 50300

Wilcons and 262 John J. O’Brieiifls of whonajlifty ..

have wives named Mary. There are 1000 chit-5 -
Browns 1200 John Johnsons and 1040 George Mil- ‘
lens: -. .

These- figures on identical names were cited.
by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance as a reason
whyI applicants for Government soldiers’ insurance
on for allotment and allowance payments should
sign-their full name, rather than initials'only.

if you would be a man speak “hat you think
today in wo1ds as hard as cannon balls. and to-
mmrow speak what tomorrow thinks in bards
words again, though it contradict everything you
said today.—~R. ll) Emerson.

(‘RUEL AND UNUSUAL
The force of the collision throWed the two men
who were in the rear seat against the front, seats.
with such form that both of them were broken
off at. the base

 

THEY GOT HIS GOAT

“Someone came to my house on Thanksgiving
evening and slaughtered my goat. Finding the
hide on the Milwaukee and St. Paul ti‘acks I (in
not think it was very nice to steal it as it was 11
very highpriced goat and I think it. was a crim-
inal who did it; and if I ever find out who did
it he shall be prosecuted by the law and I do hope
the guilty party reads this.”—(7hic(t_r/o Tribune.

TH 1': LIFE OF THE PART-Y

Before the bride and groom entered Mr. Maurice

Stuart l‘eak Tusculum, cousin of the bride, sang
very inmressively “The End of a Perfect Day."

'nuc mum. 0F CONSULTING. A PHYSICIAN
He was brought to the. physician and had a
couple of badly smashed fingers as the result.

“’ 0 “ST P0138 SIB l. [‘1
89611]

THE
Jones (to his grocerl-~——You angry, Mr.
Brown.
Brown»——[ am. The inspector
measures has just been in
Jones—Ha, 1121' We (alight you ailing 1.5 ounces '
to the pound, did he?
Broun~~Worse than that.

ing 17.

of weights and

lie said I’ (I been giv-

___ ...___. +._.,. .-

' WELL TRAINED
A Scottosh farmer of misei‘ly disposition bought
0n the way home he thought a
drink of water would refresh it. so he got a. pail.
cf water; but the animal would not take it. When
he got home, he offered it a feed of 4-0111. but. to
his surprise. it would not touch that. either.. ,
“Weel,’ be muttered to himself. "if only i was
sure _Ve wwe a quid worker, we're the verry nurse
for me.’ x .

,‘liitilllilfllilfi-I/‘Jllf'lzl ~ .1,

a horse at a fair.

1‘11le 11 UMAN’ PROJECTILE

A person Was rcwmnting to Mizner the story of
a row be had had with a bad man in a California
mining" camp.

“I told the big stiff what I thought’of bim " he
said. “and with that be ranked out an automatit
and cut, down on me. I beat. it out. of the door so
only one shot bit me—~bit me iigbt here it did "
And be patted one hip.

“What’s the reason you arn’t lame.
Misner.

“Well Wilson.” stated his, f1iend ‘to tell you the 3..
1111tl1.1 was trevelling so fast that the bullet only .
VV ent in about a quarter of an inch.” ‘

then?” ask-

SOUND LOGIC '

A (-olmed pr'eachel had just concluded a ser-
mon on “Salvation am free” and announced that,
a collection would be taken up fer the benefit of
the parson and his family. A member in th
audience objected to the paradoxhal nature 0
the proceedings and received this bit of Negr
logic in response: ,2 ~ .

“8' page vo’ was thirsty an’ cum to a riVer. l .
could kneel right doom an’ drink your fill c' 33 ‘
yo'? An’ it wouldn’ t cost yo: nutllln’
would be free. But, s‘poain’ yo’

3~ water piped to yo house", yo’d have to

yo.’? Waa1,brud'er,so it is will

 


From Europe That End of
the War is in

Sight ,

' jj‘Is’do not ~ know of anything that
.toould’serve as. a better guide to farm~

era who have crops to sell than-the

I "actiOn of "the markets in the face of.

the recent announcement that peace

is soon'to be declared.

Last Saturday's news dispatches

stated that England could see the end

cf the war within a “fewdays.” Mon-
day dispatches said that Washington
reported peace might be declared be-
fore another 24 hours. Six months

“ ago, such information would have sent

* Those interested

W

' \.did_ they find?
not caused a flicker in the markets.

buyers to cover and prices to smash.
in the marketing
news read Tuesday’s headlines, and
then turned apprehensively ’to the
market section, fully expecting to see
recorded a phenomenal decline in
prices on all foodstuffs. But what
The peace news had

Corn declined 5 cents for future deliv-
eries, but wheat, oats and rye remain-
ed firm; beans were up 25 cents a bun
dred, cloverseed butter and sugars
were all higher

What does it indicate? That there
is a general acceptance of the well-sub-
stantiated belief that Europe is he
mendously short of foodstuffs and
that peace may bring even greater de-
mands for American products than
has prevailed at any time since the
war began. This belief naturally es-
timates buying and were final peace
to be declared today. the demand for
our products would go on unchecked.

We think that this action of the
market under what has usually been
considered a bearish influence is of
the utmost interest and importance to
farmers, and should .enable them to
harvest their crops from now on with
a for greater assurance of the mar-
ket's‘stabillty. I am not a prophet.

but. all the cards are on, the table and '

I see in them a slowly, strengthening
of all markets and higher prices for
non-perishable foodstuffs.

,1 still claim that it is good business
for farmers to sell a portion'of their
crops NOW, but I do not believe that
it is .good business to sell them all

now. One fourth of the crops sold .

now, another fourth about the first
of January, another fourth in March
and the balance in May and June

will keep the markets steady and as- g

sure everyone of good prices. Lam
certain that future prices will be up-

'ward rather than downward.

Hulburd. Warren & Chandler of Det-
roit, say “It should be remembered
that Russia has 53.000.000 starving
people and that with the Dardanelles
open we can now get food to them.
that the Norwegian countries, Bel-
gium, Serbia,
all need food, that ships which have

been used for men and munitions will

be available to carry food. The ter-
mination of the war should bring a
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Patience iii-in, «lesion expat:
QB?! OAGOa—Oorn and out.“
1103‘s higher, oatflo “enamel!
.. PITTSBURGH. —Potot0oo steady,
. NEW WORK—~811th activity
lower.

«in. cumin:
higher prices. *Bom
he . Defend ctr-on? f

‘01:!th slow. .Dem'
beans.

for dabbfigo

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rapidly being impr rved. It is estimat-
ed that at least 1

has reached “terminal markets.’ The

"subject that is causing censiderable
speculation everywhere is the acreage,“

to be planted to wheat next year. We,
learn from the Price Current Grain
Reporter that the estimated acreage
is very large, probably 10 000, 000 acres
more than planted

els

. Until quite lately the tendency to-.
ward increased wheat planting, de-
spite the peace rumers, has given the
Food Administration some uneasi-
ness, but the most recent develop-
ments of the international food situa-
tion seem to show that all‘ ofthe
wheatwe can produce next year will
be needed for domestic and export can.
sumption and that the demand will
easily maintain wheat prices at the
level of the government fixed mini-

 

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The corn market never wavered
when the neWS came over the cables
that Austria was out of the struggle
and peace might come any day. .Rath—
er there was a slightly upward ten-
dency, and there is no doubt in my
mind now, but what this tendency
will become morerrpronounced as end
of the war comes in sight.

Corn prices are abnormally low now
in comparison with prices on other
grains, and we need not be suprised’
if this market takes a spurt and goes
up to levels preVailing at this time a
year ago. We must bear in mind that

per cent of thec‘rop ,

in 1917 which .
means at least 150 000, 000 extra bush- -V' '

varied in priests The “tremendous de-,

mand from eXport-L} is the factor that
is keeping the cat magket steady.
'Were'rit not for this demand,-the huge
=crop woiild unquestifinabiy have been
reflected in 191179? prices

But the de: ~

mand'tor" good .
poorer" gr; do .

4friend from Eur-0pc will continue 11141;"
definitely and while there Will be no.‘ "'

important. advance in the price of oats,

there is no reason for believing that
there will be any decline tot-weak, of.

 

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There is no change in the hay situ-
ation Receipts are slightly on the
increase but do not meet all require-
ments on the majority of the -rharkets.
The New York market is- about the
only one that shows any signs of
weakness, prices having declined from
$3 to $6 per ton under those prevail-
ing a week ago.
markets are still firm, receipts are
light and demand good. Dealers pro-
fess to see lower prices in the near-
future but we cannot' see: The hay
is simply \not to be had, and prices
should have an upward tendency as

.soon as winter comes.

the crop is short by nearly 500,000; '

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Austria and Turkey, .

Tendon

Oats are firm, and there is no ad-

The rye market is looking up.” Res"

ceipts have been very light,- the major-
ity of farmers holding their crop ex-
pecting higher prices. But there is
not the demand for this grain that ex-
isted a \year ago and prices are not so
high. With a considerably larger
crop this year than last,..t.here is little
~ chance that prices will be higher. Far-
mers having rye to market may as
well get it off their hands now as lat-

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THE WEATHER

Foolor’o for chb-r_1918 . .

Storms, 1

WASHINGTON, C., No v 9.——
Last bulletin gave IdEOrecasts of dis-
turbance to cross continent Nov. 14 to

to 20. This will cause very
storms, an increase of
extreme temperatures; frosts , or
south than usual. .

Next warm wave will mogul/any
Conver about Nov. 1'8 and
fares will ‘rlse on all the ifacinc
It will cross crestof Rockififl ”by (3108
of Nov. 19, plains sections writer rid
ian 90,6111: lakés, midd_ 'sta
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‘ .be necessary for livestock.

18 warm wave 13 to 17; cool .wave I6 . '

pMpitetion. -
~I..damaging‘ the inter-eat)! 4

0D€t~ .

. FOR' THE WEEK
A8 forecasted by W. T. Foster for MICHIGAN anmsss FARMER

day behind storm WaVe.

This will be the continuation of the
storm p‘eriod described in last bulle-
tin and the new storms will be severe.
causing heavy precipitation in some
parts, follow ed by a cold wave and se-
vere frosts faither south than usual

Winter with occasional heavy snows
but ax eraging less than usual precipa
itation. On account of the cold, good

shelter and more feed than usual will
It will be
a long cold winter followed by a late
springo .

The profifiers are ieso'rting .to‘ also.

per-ate means to cause radical fluetm- '
tions in markets of rain and cotton"?
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one way to re up .. , :
interference with the .. mar to and-
that .waygiies thru 36‘? > _ titre
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“2950 30 50.

2700‘.

~ puzzled over this market

Detroit and Chicago _

. change; in prices.

 

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Beans are higher.
prise to everyone.
leased for the unlimited canning of

" beans and this week, the campers lie-

V’This '1‘; 11-5111“ 17
Tin has been re»

came a most important factor in the

navy deal
claims that he has had more inquiries
for Michigan beans so far this fan
than ever before. Were it 1:{ot for the

enormous imports of oriental beans,

we might expeCt prices to go soaring.
again, but these new factors keep us,"
all guessing as to the future of the
market
that right now we are considerably

vance has \come at the very time when
everyone was eXpecting a decline, 30"“
we are left without any arguments as
to what the next development wilL be

We Still believe that farmers

A Michigan bean dealer“

We must be frank in saying f

The ad— ,

will -

find it good business to dispose of a '

part. of their holdings \now
than carry their beans over

rather " '

We tie-a ‘

lieve the sudden demand from (1311- "

— ners Will lend the tone to the bean
»market that it has otherwise lacked

for some, months past. Butweleva‘torsw
have large holdings and its-may» be-a

matter of seVeralfmonths before the -'

growers feel this increased demand,
We do not think there will be eradi-
cal change in bean prices for'another
thirty days, and farmers who wishio
be better informed as to the. future of
the market before selling their en
-tire crop, may safely await further
developments. We ought to know-
within another fortnight the effect of
this new bullish facto’r ‘ »

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' Potatoes“ are steady;
rmand and movement moderate;- little

moving .very rapidly now, this state
leading all others in Nov/4 shipments
Prices continue very satisfactory
View of the exceptionally large ship-

'*"'ments, and augur higher prices iator
On November 1st shipments of '
.7 the 1918 crop have been nearly 50 per

011.

cent higher than shipments for the
saline” period last year. The...con

supplies, de-

Michigan stock is _»

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', markets

aYellow globes;

, Detrort Nov. 4.«Supplies moderate.
Demand and movement ‘slow. Little
.-change in prices. Very few sales.
Barreled West V1rginia, ‘quality and
condition generally good, A 2% Yorks,
tair colhr man 1013; $5. 25. Virgin—
15,-. quality and condition ordinary, var-
fable pack, poorly graded, 21/,» Yorks,
34.50. Michigan, quality and condition
interior unclassified, various kinds;
$2 85 to $3. The following is the
summary of Saturday’s markets:
Markets show firm tone New York
Baldwins A 21/), held mostly at $4. 50,
acme $4 75 per‘lfirrel £0.11. Rochester,
N. Y Baldwins and' Greenings A 21/2,
ranged genéi-ally $4.50 to $5 75 in _con-
surfing markets. Virginia Ben Davis
A 2% ranged steady at $3.50 to $3. 60.
(.03). cash Winchester and ranged
$42810 $5 in distributing markets.
magma Yorke A 2172‘ .Were slightly
strength at $4. 35 to $4. 40 hob cash
Wiriche‘s‘t‘er. 111012111111!-estei'nw extra fan
cy boiled -Winesaps ranged $1. 75“ to $2
f.ob shipping p0”mi:s'.
and" Colorado extra fancy boxed Jon-
ethane ranged mostly $3 to $3. 25 in.
consuming markets. Total shipments
about recent average. . .

New York Butter Letter
(By Special Correspondent)

New 'YOrlc; Nov, 2.«—In spite of the
, fact thaL the.“ has been: very. little;
’3, , io'thd indrket during the week it
ca . said to ib in better shape than

during the two previous Weeks. The
Letactors Which have tended to immune
- conditions may be said to be an out~
01.1mm; demand and requisitions on

tithe} government for more ,

been stock In additions Some specud
latiye buying of undergrades haartend—
ed to clean up to. some extent accus

_ gs ‘ mulations of such stocks which natur-

1 ally has affected the/market. favorably
«Withofit doubt the fact that prdductfim
, is 011' the wane has also tended to”
bolster the market.
decrease in production, due to

‘ on the part or cities for whole mm:

and increased condensary competition '
there 111130311111 to be a scarcity of but- ~ ~
That fact has" “

tor sooner; or later“

ye been unable ,.

oldihgs because
orage '

. the" égg market to hit the skies,

NorthWestern 3'

With the naturaLZ.‘
arr
preaching Winter, the greater demand , ,

Eggs are higher on all of the big
Detroit quotes current can.
dled' receipts at 56 Cents, or four cents
higher than a wcok ago. Should cold
weather 'set in soon, We might expect
for
the demand is exceptionally good and
the supplies are undeniablylight.

 

28-29

' 29-30
241-25 '
18-29
28429 ' 25-27 ‘

No. 2 Grade 2 to 3 Cents Less

‘ There is little change in the poultry
situation. Buyers are getting ready
for the Thanksgiving trade, but the
request of the Food Administration
that: no specialpreparations be made
for the Thanksgiving dinner is going
1.0 hit the tradehard. Present sup-

 

 

 

 

plies are taking care of all demands
and there are no change in prices

111: recs

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»' Edst Buffalo Live Stock Letter
2 Wast Bufi’alo, N. 1!, Nov 5,1918.—,~

Receipts of cattle Monday, 250 cars,"

ineluding 75 cars 61’ Canadians and 10
cars 'left from last week’ s trade.

’ Trade opened 15 to 25c higher on med- '

111m weight and weighty stee" cattle
'Whlch were in very light supply; but-
cher steers and handy weight steers
sold 10 to 150 higher; fat. COWS

'Monday .were 1'0 000.
cued 40 to 50c lower than last week’s

' $8.50 to $9;

, bulls. $8.50 to $9;

and feeding steers.

Receipts of hogs Monday
9, 600. The :market 55555511 steady“ 10.

1'00 lower, Wit-h the bulk 51 the hogs"

selling at $18.75;:31gs and lights were
75c to $1. 00 higher and‘ sold at $18; ~«
roughs, $1680vstags, $12 to $15.

The receipts of sheep and lambs
«The market op-

cloSe on best! lambs which sold from
$16. 25 to $16. 35; there Were a. 10W late
arrivals that sum up “to $16. 50;
lambs, $14 to $14. 50; yearlings, $ls2
to $13; wethers, $11 to $11. 50; ewes,
$9 to $10, and a few choice eWes sold
up to $10. 50. Best veals cold from
$18 to $18.50, which Was steady
last week’s clo

Receipts of\cattle Tuesday were 20,
cars The market was steady on all
grades.

With 9440 hogs on sale Tuesday the
market was 100 lower The bulk of
the hogs sold at $18.65 However.
choice, heavy hogs were quotable up
to $1875. Pigs were 50c lower. Pigs
and lights sold from»~$17.25 to $17.75,
as to weight; roughs, $16.80; stags.
$12 to $15. _

Receipts of sheep and lambs Tues-
day totaled 2400. Everything sold
steady with Monday. Best veals sold
at $18. which was 50c lower than
Monday.

Choice to prime weighty steers. $17
to $17.50; medium to good weighty
steers, $16 to $16.50; plain and coarse
weighty steers, $13.50 to $14; choice
to prime handy weight and medium
weight steers. $14 to $14.50; fair to
good handy weight and medium wt.
steers, $12 to $12.50; choice to prime
yearlings. $15 to $15.50; fair to good
yearlings. $14 to $14.50; medium to
good butcher steers, $11 to $11.50; fair
to medium butcher steers, $1.0 to
$10.50; good' butcher heifers, $10.50 to
$11; fair t0_medium butcher heifers.
$9.50 t0__$10; good to choice fat cows.
$9.50 to $10; medium to good fat cows.
fair to good medium fat.
cows, $7.50 to $8; cutters and common
butcher cows, $6.50 to $7; canners.
$5.25 to $5.75; good to choice fat bulls.
$10 to $10.50; medium to goods fat
bulls, $9 to $9.50; good weight sausage
light and” thin bulls,
$7 to $7.50; good to best stock and
feeding steers, $9.50 to $10; medium
grades of stock and feeding steers
$8.50 to $9; common to fair stock and
$7.50 to $8; good to,

 

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totaled‘ ' -' 3
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cull .

with '

\ steady :-

' 'L'rease of general supplies.

ades dull; has 5e54,
15-511 ‘mrxsa ate rs he
$97 1'

butcher . 0W3; $7 to 3859;. ’
$5. 50 to $5.75; canner‘s, $5t
Wbest heavy bulls, $8. 75 to $9
l‘ogna bulls, $7. 75 to $8. 50; Small:
$6 .50 to $7. 25; feeders. $8. 50 to
stockers, $7 to $8 50; little light

cattle $5 to. $5. 50' ,zmilkers andtppérl'

ers, $60 to $130.
Neal calves: Market opened steady,
closed 50c lower; best' grades, $16 to

, $16 50 at close; opening. best, $16 50

to $17; others, $7 to $15. ,

Sheep and lambs: Market dull, clos-
ing 25 to 50c lower than on Monday;
best lambs, $15 to $15 25; fair lambs,
$14. 50 to $14. 75; light to common
~lambs, $12. 50 to $13. 50; fair to good
sheep, $8. 50 to $9; culls and common,
$5 to $7. . ’_

Hogs: Market steady on good grad-
es; pigs 25c ldwer; pigs, $16. 50' mixed
$17. 50 to $18

Chicago Live Stock Letter

Chicago, N01). 5.—-Hogs: Receipts,
40, 000; mlarket closed strong, fully 10c
higher than yesterday’s average; but-
chers. $18.25 to $18. 50; light, $17. 25 to
$18 25; packing, $16. 65 to $17. 90;
throwouts, $15. 50 to $16. 50; pigs, good
to choice, $14. 75 to $15.50.

Cattle: Receipts, 22. 000; western
steers and native steers above $15,
others slow to lower; best
butcher cattle steady; medium and
common kind mostly-25c lower; calves
strong to 250 higher;

men 'and medium. $9. 50 to $15. 50; but-
che1 stock cows and heifers, $6. 25 to
$14; cauners and cutters, $5. 25 to $6. 25
stockers and feedeIS. good. choice and
fancy, $9. 75 to $12. 50; inferior, com-
mon and medium, $7 to $9. 75; veal
calves good and choice, $15, 75 to $16 50
western range beef steers, $14 to
$17.50; cows and heifers $8. 50 to 12.50.

Sheep and lam-:bs Receipts, 30, 000;
fat lambs and yearlings steady to 25¢
lower; sheep and feeders steady; top
lambs $16. 95

THE ONION SITUATION
AND REVIEW OF MARKET

In the middle of 01tober 1917, the ,

prices of yellow stock in consuming
markets. had advanced from $2 at the
beginning of the fall season to a range
of $3 to $3 75 per cwt. Prices do-
clined greatly th1u the rest of the tall.
and winteI season
dollar in March;
genexal range of $1 to $1.25 in April

and May altho a range of $1. 50 to $2 '

W11; reached 101 best stock in a few

malkets.
With the passing of Texas onions.

which (losed at a range of $1. 75' to ' .
crate Califdrnia onions be- ,

$2. 25 per
came prominent in July, No.1 yellow
stock ranging at first $1. 75 to' $1. 90
per (wt and then advancing rapidly
to $3. 25 to $3. 75 in Middle Western
markets for both California and wash-
ington stock the middle of August
Kentucky onions in July ranged
from $2. 50 to $3 75 per cwt. and gratd-
11ally strengthened from f.$3 50'
$3.75.
Louisiana onions in
mostly $2.50 to $3. . , . .
New Jersey onions became active
in July at $1.75 to $2.75 pen‘vhamper',
advancing to $2.75 in early August.“
Massachusetts yellow onions'opened'
in August at $4. 25 to $4.57 per swig.
Balaton. After the middle of Au
ust, gradual and almost uninterrupff
ed declines set in. follOwing th "
Brio
declined in early October to a in
$160 to $2 per cwt, sacked,‘ to
em and middle western ye 0W

July“

in leading markets.
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production and mine 87:15 pier cm.
and strictly hand picked at that; then
they say farmers have no kick coming.
Our boys in France are sure doing
what 1n expected them to‘dlo We
expect the all {Venous who stay at
home to give the farmer a flair 311111119,
for he is fighting as we?! as the Yanks
“over there.” In 1917 there was a hol-
for for us to put in a big acmage in
1818 but if. is the same old story,
‘fiver-Productl'on. " , Do you blame
the farmer for letting his farm gn?
He could. go to town, .. seed his farm,
pay taxes and interest easier than he
can stay on the farm and hire an 016-”
er man to 'take the place of the boy,
who is “over ther. ” and make both
ends meet. The B s were put in in
good more» but not. many thrashed
yet The following quotations were
made at Blanchard this week: Wheat,
oats, 60; rye, 81.50;
hay. $25; beans,» 88'. 1301211093. $1.25;
hens, 20; swingers, 20’; ducks, 315;

geese, 15; butter, 50; butterfat, 55;

eggs, 46; sheep, $8; lambs, $15; hogs,
$15; beef steers, $7 50; beef cows, $';5

veal calves, $12. —«W,. D. T, B,Ioncha7~d

November 1

Gencsee (S W )——The farmers have
about all their potatoes dug and a. few
are bushing corn It has been rainy
and cool all week. Several farmers
are selling cider apples, and almost all
have some cider made or are going to
have some made for themselves Sell~
ing hogs but some not very fat. There

are a few fields of late beans out yet

but they do not amoux’ . to very much.
Following quotations at Flint this
week: Wheat White, $2.12; red. $2111;
corn, $1.55; oats,“ 63; r'ye, $1.50; hay,
$20 to $25; beans, $8; red kidney, $9;
to $1; onions, 75 to $1;
cucumbers," 30c doz.;
hens, 25; springers, 22 to 40; ducks,
28 to 30; geese, 18 to 19; turkeys, 24
to 25; creamery butter, 57; dairy but-
ter, 55; eggs, 46; sheep, $9 to $10;
lambs, 84 to $15; begs, $135 to $16;
beef steers, 810; beef cows, $4. 50 to $8;
veal calves, $9 to $11; wool,
pies, 50c to 81—0. S.L_Fen-ton, Nov. 1.

Van Baron (S.E.)——Farmers husk-
ing corn, finishing digging potatoes, .

getting cider made, repairing builds
ings. Some are plowing their grapes.

.The recent rains have improved the.
price fiactori'es’"

corn bushing. ' The
have not set the price on bulk grapes.

Labor very scarce—V. G.. Maftawa'n,

November 2. ,

Jackson (Wan—Following prices
quoted at Jackson this week: Wheat.
82.04% oats, 68; ryep $1.50; hay, $25
to $26; rye straw, $10; wheat-oat
straw, $9; beans, $8.50; potatoes,
$1.25; onions, 81.50; hens, 25; spring-
ers, 28; butter, 58; butterfat, 59; eggs,
55; sheep, 7; lambs, 15; hogs, 15;
beef steers, 10; beef cows. 7; veal:
calves, 15; hogs, 15,—3. Tl. Parma, Oc-
tober 26.‘ ,

Huron (Central)r-—Farhiers plowing
and hauling sugar beets, digging po-
tatoes and doing fall work. Some
grain going to market. Pasture poor.
Fine rain this week. Following prices
paid at Elkton this week: Wheat,
$2.07; oats, 64; rye,$1.40; hay, 315° to
$18; beans, $8; potatoes, $1; spying.
ers, dressed, 23; barley, $1.75 cwt.;
butter, 50; butterfat, 55; eggs, 45;

'pm, $2.25 bu.; apples, 50 to 75.-—G.

W., Elkton, Oct. 26.

Rem-ion (West)—Rainy weather de~
layed all farm work. Nearly thru
with-corn and potatoes; some fall
plowing; many held back by sickness.
Beginning to fatten hogs {or market,
using small, soft Corn for that purpose.
Canning factory flooded with apples
and pears, can’t get help enough to
take care of them Many, farmers in-
stalling furnaces, can’t get hard coal. ,
Following quotations this week at
St. Joseph:
to 81.60% oats. 88" rye. £12501. potato oé
1" _ mm": 30:1? “it“?

' , fall feed.

67; ap— _

12; hogs, $15; but steam $9155: has:
cm, 88; veal m,314;m1, 62;
apples, 81,—4'. 3., Fowler, Oct. 281.

Wexford (West)-——T‘wo-days rain
good for 11111 grain. Wheat.- and must

. of the rye shows up very good. can

to be hushed and good many pdtatoes ,

/ In ground. FolI‘owing prices quoted

at Cadfflac this Week: Wheat, 82‘.W_
to $27.09; corn, $3.85; oats, 75 to 86;
rye, $150; hay, $28 to $30; potatoes,
$1: 50' cabbage, 30 lb; cucumbers,
$2. 50 m; house 1.7 to 20; swingers, '
21, ducks. 20; geese, 10; butter, 48;
butter'lat, 59; eggs. 44; dressed hogs,
19; beet steers, 14 to 16; veal Calves,
15 to 18; apples, 75 to $1: spears, $1.75.
9—SEH. 18., Harriette, Oct. 25. v

Ingham (GentrdZ)——Fine weather
for farm work; rain enough to help
Some grain ,loo-king good.
Some are seeding rye yet; fall plowing
and husking corn, gathering apples,
etc., are principal work of farmers.
Some potatoes to dig yet. Stock doing
very well as pastures are quite good.
Following prices quoted at Mason this
week: Wheat, $2.05 to $2.10; oats, 62;
rye, $1.50; hay, $20; beans, $8 to $8.50;
potatoes, $1;'hens, 24-; springer-s. .20;
ducks, 18 to 20; butter. 50; butterfat,
55; sheep, 5 to 8; lambs, 14; hogs, 16;
beef steers 8 to 10; b'eef cows, 4 to
61/2; veal calves,15; apples, 810. ——(7. I
M., Mason Oct. 25

Kalkaslco (West) —— Most farmers
have their p0tatoe‘s dug and are tak-
ing care- of their corn. Weather is
very good for this time of. year; has _
not been cold enough yet to freeze:
the ground. ‘The soil is danip. Farm-
ers selling potatoes; some \are stor-
ing them; several expect to market
through the. co- operative plan Fol- 3
levying quotations at Kalkaska this'
week: Wheat, $2 to $2.10; rye, $I.'40
hay,,$30; beans, $5. 50; potatoes, $14.0
cwt.; cabbage, 40 1b.; hens, 17 “1,20;
springers, 117 to 20; butter, 50; but-
terfat, 58; eggs, 44; beef cows, 5 to
7; hogs 15.—R. B. South Boardman;
October 27. , ,

Arenas (East)——T0 be exact and
honest about it, since my last report
we have had a lot of rain and the
boys in the sugar beets are hit mighty
hard as the roads are something fierce
and at this writing the fields are at»
most impossible to get onto. Some
beans out—yet and there will be a lot
of harddookers, too Beans dropped
59c cwt. this week and looks as tI16
they will go lewer. Obits are off, as
well as other things. Hay is soaring, I
and by the looks of the market, good
.hay will go higher. Hogs are off, also
lambs and ,cattle. The following quo-
Jations made at Twining this week:
Oats, 62; rye, $1.45; hay, baled,’ $20;
beans, $7.50; potatoes. $1.17 cwtt.;
hens 18; geese l';8 turkeys, 22; but-
ter, 45; butterfat 57; eggs, 42.—-H;
B R” Twining Oct. 28

Monroe (West Cannon—«Farmers
are busy husk‘lng corn a few are thru
bushing and are {all plowing or work'-
ing on the stone road. Wheat is look-5
ing fine, it has a good grewt'h this
’fall and there is a larger acreage in
this part of the county. Some grain
is being sold; not much hay on sale
at present. Wheat at Petersburg is
quoted at, red, $2.12, white, $210——

_w. H 13., Dundee, Oct. 31.

. Grand Trmree (N. E) — Farmers
are finishing d! as. potatoes, also
filling 51103 and threshing Quite a lot
of grain has been Sewn this {an The,
weather is not very good new it' lids
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opt-m, 20; 511119550; bottom,
55; will); shee3;;1'0 lambs..12;
,hogs, .16; bee! steers, 8,;- be..I use. 5;
veal calm, 16; apples, 51:50—43. R
031261, Oct. 27.

. Gotham» (8.W)—Lots or rain- late-
1y Host of the Iarmers getting their
corn hushed 13mm dog but not
many marketed around we; no we
seem to be shipping; price about 850
a bhshe‘l. Rye and wheat looking
3051A good quantity of seed scorn

. could-Am sand emun-d here as 1t got
; ripe and is good. The following prices

-were offered at Athens this week:

Wheat, 3210; cats, 62; rye, $15.2; po ’

tatoes, 85’; hens 22; butter, 5';0 hut -
terfax, 55; eggs, 48 ——-E B. 11. Athens.
November 1.

Ingha'm (NEJ—Threshing beans is
about completed; not much or a yield;
from. ”(to 9 bushels. A good many
farmers are tall plowing. Some beans
going to market; price 600 lower than
a week ago. A good many farmers
going to town this winterto work. At
a sale here recently hay brought 830
a ton. Following quotations “here
this week: VWheat, 32.05; corn on cob,
.50c; oats, 63; rye, $1.50; hay, $20 to
323; hens, 24; butter,\52; hutterfat,
60; eggs, 47; hogs, $15; veal cahes,
$15; apples, 750. —A. N. Wiltiahzeaton,
Noel

arm {East Gentm19~Weather is
still warm with a good rain October
19. Wheat looking fine, getting good
start her winter. Pasture is green but
short. Lots oi? corn being hushed by
hand. Following quotations made at
Monroe t week: Wheat, $2.15;
corn, 31.2 to $1360; oats,- 68; rye,
$1.50; cabbage, 20 1b.; hens, 20 to 23;
springers. 23 to 25; butter, 45‘ to 50;
eggs, 48 .to 50; sheep, 9 to .10; lambs,
13 to 14; hogs, lines, 16 to 17'; dressed,
21 to 22; best, 6 to 12; veal calves,
live, 15 to 16; dressed, 22 to 23; ap-
pies $1. 25. ——-E. H. M. Alonroe, Nov. 1

81.01am (8E. )«Following quota-
tions at St. Clair this week: lWheat,
red. $2.12; oats, 68; rye, $1.55; hay,
52’ to 325; potatoes,"-$1.35; onions,
51. 50; cabbage, 87 ton; hens. 20;
springers, 22.; butter, 55; eggs, .50.;
hogs, 22 to 23; beef steers, 10; beet
cows, 8 to 9.-—-E. J, St Clair, Nov. 1.

Tuscolo (N. E. )——Farmers are husk-
ing corn and plowing. Weather con-
tinues line 'for fall work. Bean thresh-
ing just begun. Plant less beans next
year seems to be the famers‘ motto.
Following quotations at Cass Gity this
week: Wheat. $2.10; cats, 4'61; rye,
$l.45; beans. 88; hens, 18 to 20;! ducks,
20 to 22; springers. 18 to 20; geese,
15; turkeys, 20 to 22; better, 50; but-
ter-fat, 55; eggs, 45: sheep, 10; lambs,
15; hogs,15 1:016; beef steam, 1); beef
cows, 61:07; veal calves 1811015;
apples, $2 bu .-—8. 8., Cass City, New 1.

Boy (8. E. 9—Beet hauling is on now.
after being held up some last week
by the wet weather. Hay in good
demand, firmers too busy to tales it
out, ma mess ownens are not press-

' hammocks}? cannot getmen. The

wheel: is growing tine, but not very
much some. M mm behind
with their wém'k 0 account 03 mm
of help. finite are bringing Me and
hay about 3258. ten looses—J 0. A,
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fine condition .Farm- '

Wheat. 32.10.; cats, 62;
.rye. SL505 has $22.; beam, 52.5.0;

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« rye have done well the last two weeks

. simply dram their potatoes to the ele-

,.55; eggs, 45

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this week: Whéat, $2.10; 001:8, 66;
m I775, moss, 31.50; cabbage,
21/20 15:39:13, 28 0024; springer-s, 23;
buttter, 50; buttertat, 80;
A. W. G., Siamese, Nov. _1. -\

Oceans (8.10in hays their
grain ‘about all in Lots of grain is
both sown. Corn husking well under
way with a fair yield. Potatoes are
neariy all dug. but some are hurrying

toes are a good crop in most places
Have had splendid weather for tall

work. Beans were a fair crop and are ,'

nearly 2311 threshed in this part. Po»
tattoos. grain, straw. are being mar-
keted Straw is not going so fast as
Usual on account 01 car shortage A
great many 01' the farmers are going
to the shops to work for the winter.

The following prices were. quoted at
Shelby this week: Rye, $1.40 to $1.45;

hay, $25 to $30; rye straw, $14; wheat,
oatstram, $15.; beans, 38.25; potatoes,
70 to 90 bu; chimera) to 51.50; hens.
18-to 2.0; ‘jbutter, 50 to 60.——H. V. V. 3..
Hesperia. Nov. 1.

Newaygo (N.E.) —— Rain “ and bad
weather _for"dig:ging potatoes. and
husking corn.
crop. Pasture good in most places;
stock looking fine. Beans all thrashed;
lighter crop than was expected; fall
sown grain in good condition. Fol-
lowing prices paid at White Cloud this
week: Wheat, $2.13; corn, shelled,
$1.30; cats, 70.; rye, $1.50; hay, 829;
beans, $7.75; potatoes, $1.25; hens, 18;
butter, .50; butterfat, 760; eggs, 46;
hogs, 16 to 18; beef steers, 7 to 12;
veal calves, 16 ——F. 8. Big Rapids,
November 1

Oakland (North)—-Potatoes are all
harvested; not many being sold. Apv
pie picking the main business now;
the apples are of. good quality but not
many because the wind took them off.
Corn is sound this year. Wheat and

and will go into the winter in good
shape. Not much produce going to
market; no beans or buckwheat are
thrashed yet. Firs-t snow of the sea-
son today'.-—E. F., Clarkston. Nov. 1.

Iooco...(8.E.)—-.Weather cold with
some rain. Farmers are plowing; not
much bean threshing done yet, other
grain all thrashed. Chicory was a
good'crop this year and paid well.
Selling some potatoes, some grain and"
hay which is a good price «except po-
tatoes, which are cheap. The follow-
ing prices were ofiered at ’I‘awas City
this week: Wheat, $2.05; oats, 62;
rye, $1.43; hay, 118 to 8.20; w‘heat-ost‘
straw, $6 to $8; potatoes, 75; butter-
fat, 54; eggs, 40; best steers, 15c dres- '
sod—A. L., Tawas C’ity, Nov. 2.

Atom (EH0 )—Farmers are busy.
pressing hay and hauling potatoes.
Reliving pretty well finished; all farm
work well advanced.

o.duct's slightly declined. Potatoes
started this fall at $1 per bushel;
they dropped to 900 in a week and the ,
next week 750, while now they are
60c, and it looks to me now that they
will be selling; at 3'0c. The farmers '

water and take "whatever they get and
appear to be satisfied. am following
quotations at Lincoln this week: Corn
selling at 32.20; Wheat, $2; oats, 60;
m, 31.40; hay, $21 to $22; butterfat,
.-vD. 0., Lincoln, Nov. 1.

Calhoun (Westl-fitatoes all dug,
and famous am basking corn; corn
as a crop is poor. Weather rainy and
{200811 Soil in fine shape; ifall crops

kmg fine. Farmers are holding rye
0w better price. Following quotations
at Battle Creek this week: Wheat,
8215;0318, 70; 1315,5154; hay, 326
13328; potatoes, 31; 0111011131; hams,
s, m; butter, 50;- egafis;

one] than '

61, 1219 Ins-mars are selling , i
.0 an! makfns’ . now. Foliewing elm nude here

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eggs, 50. —-

Potatoes only half a ,

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31.13. K., of. Mdrley, in her 191119919133 .
“lowing brings up another question in go

‘Ilation to- woman’s rights in home life. ‘Is
the Woman 11’ little to blame if :1he husband
oesnot help her with her work in return to:- the
p she gives him out of doOrs?” she asks. we
ll cherus, “Yes ” But how we do hate to ask

. ur husbands to help with the household duties ..

We all have,
We like to see.
"'ur husband taking comfort after a. hard day’s

:When they do not ever suggest it.
4pride and we all have sympathy.

’worlk, sitting in the old rocker by thefgrate, and
we often prefer to hustle thru the evening work
*‘hlone rather than disturb him. Then, too, we feel
a little hurt if he doesn’t offer to help and our

7, fpride keeps us from asking him to lend a hand.

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.. performing the household tasks alone.
, there are childreniand‘hired men there is twice
' the work and even the most willing hands find it

The majority of men take it for granted that
.it is. the woman’s place to manage the household
ins/long as they provide the pocket- book In homes
,where there are no children and the wife does not

’ have several hired hands to feed, I cheerfully ad-

mil: that she is doing no more than her share in
But it

difficult to do all that should be done from sun-up
till sun-down.

or_8 o’clock, and perhaps some times even later,
but I have been in a good many farm homes where
,thehusband dozed by the fire or even went to bed,
‘while the wife still busied herself with the duties
"of the house.

Yes, Mary is often at fault in not asking John
to help her. Very often John would be glad to

help, but he doesn’t knew what a man can do “

about the house. He feels a' bit clumsy in caring
for the children, his fingers are all thumbs when
it comes to handling the dishes, and the few odd
chores that he might do like bringing in the wash-
ing or carrying water escape his attention.
I amsure that if Mary would just swallow her

.pride and put a chain on her sympathies she
’ could induce John to take a deeper interest in the

household affairs and help her with the work.

Of course, there are men whopositively refuse

to lift a finger about the house. There are moth-

‘ers who rear their sons to believe that noman
should belittle himself by performing the homely
domestic duties. With such men as these, there
is always a lack of co-operation, and married hap-
piness; is the exception rather than the rule. .

I have always had a theory that if in the first
months of married life, when the husband is more
thoughtful of his wife’s comfort and welfare, she
would but encourage him to help with the evening
work he would unconsciously form the habit and

accept part of the household responsibility as a,

matter of course. I have observed; too, that in
homes Where this mutual interest and helpfulness
‘ahides the wife occupies a much higher place in

{the husband's respect than in homes where she

silently accepts her burden and expects no assis-
tance from the husband What is your opinion or
"perhaps your personal experience?

Can any of our readers answer Mrs. K.’"s' ques-
tion about knitting machines? The only reports
I have ever had were not very favorable, as the
manufacturers usually make extravagant claims
about the output of the machines. As a, matter of
fact «I do, not know _of anyone who has‘ever been
able to make decent wages operating one of these
machines Perhaps some reader has had experi-
ence and if so will they please tell us about it?
f-PFNELOPE. —

' _ * e at
. EAR PENELOPEz—May just an humble
D friend of your paper say a few words? I

.. was very much interested in “Just a Wo-_
'man '9" story, and in some things I agree with "

‘her, as she says there are two sides to the ques-
' tion.
Yes it is true that a woman can work out of

"doorsyin the field all day and come. in to do her
flown

1k in the house But here is the question:
"Is not the woman a little to blame if. the husband
'idbes not 2191p her with the work? or course, a

than does not think, but the woman should think

lm.- A man will never fail to ask a woman

9 p“ ex? 111 the house at night? And I know.‘
in my few men buowho arewilling to:

y "with her: work

Of course, _the husband usually‘has -
‘ evening chores to do which keeps him busy till 7

' Yet, _

$211910"

asks me to, and 111911 hundcen’t , .

inc back, --and heats Always willing t

tell him what i eat— done. _‘ . - 5 _
Yd'u all know there- are lots o£~men wli db

not know how to do houSework and «can’t s

what’s be done, but they are all willing" to

help if ‘éir wife tells them whatsto do. " '

Now, just a few words and I will close. I He's

any of the M. B F readers tried to u§e one of;
, the knitting machines to earn money at home. If

. so, what luck have you had with it, or the carpet
loom?

“Some Good Suggestions

a friendPMrs. G. D. K, Leroy, Michigan.

D quest some time‘ago' for readers to say
. . what part of the department we like best,
I will say that I like it all, but I like the ‘letters
from farm women on” home co'nVenlences best. 'I.

also agree to what “Just a Woman" said, too.
You spOke of what to add a while ago. I haven’t

seen any letters saying what to, add, but I think
if we had a crochet, tatting, knitting or embroid-

ery pattern it would be nice.

I have quite ‘ajlot

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[D you give him a lift! He’s a brother
of man,
And bearing about all the burden he can.
Did you give htm a smile! He‘ was down-
cast and blue,
_And the smile would have helped him to
battle’ it through.

Did you give him your hand! He was slip-
ping downhill,

'And the world, so he fancied, was using
him ill.

Did you give him a word? Did you show
mm "the road!

Or did you just let him go on withhis load!

,Do you know what it means to be losing
the fight,

When a lift just in time might set every-
thing right!

Do you know what it means—just tho clasp
of a hand~ .

When a man’ s borne about all a man ought
to stand? . , '

Did you ask: what it was—why the quivering .
lipf . '

Why the half-suppressed sob, and the scold.
tng tears drip! _

. Were you brother of his when the time

came Of need? ' * ’

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and will lend them for publication it they are
wanted, '

Now, as for pin money, I have my chickens and
the eggs unless I crochet a yoke or some lace.
For farm women who have wooden boxes and bar-
rels there are a number of things that can be

made and with a little paint they look very nice;

For instance, there is a fancy work drawer, book-
case and writing desk all in one. and that is one

of the things, but I will tell how some of these.-

things are made it wanted.
Here are some good recipes: _,

CAKE WITHOUT SUGAR

I too, would like to hear more \of haw.
other women make their pin money at 111119 Just

.. ‘ ’7, :from 91 s ‘ ‘
min: to children. an .ingk'es b: dress as:
In outlining the ydke with,- a contrasting

ly launder
ricolla'r‘s and cuffs

._ which may also be used

4 Vet”? heat chic school frookh will Roe achieved. New~
etrim’medi

EAR PENELOPE2—In answer. .to 110111.319”

‘x.

V cuffs

One-half cup molasses/one cup raisins, one cup 51‘

luke-warm water, two cups barley flour, one cup wheat
' flour, one teaspoon soda, 6
quarter teaspoon ginger.

CORN MEAL COOKIES

7‘ Add one and one—half cups fine corn meal to one ‘-

and’ one-half cups flour, one teaspoon salt, we and
one-half teaspoons baklen powder. Sift toga er sev-
~9rit times , cream or Rtablespoons shortening
3 tablespoons er and one-half cup of syrup
add one well-beaten e '5'. one teaspoon crap 9 or

’,,.mond extract, and lastly. add the flour mix are w

milk sufficient to mix. 'Boll thin. out and bake until

a delicate browns ~ "

tablespoons shorteni rig. ,

in red is 99111 the most practicabl
and6 one of Q9 season’s most popular combinations.

. NQ? 906. -.-‘—Child’s .undér annent. Cut in sizes 2, A
may one new ny. d1 e‘i‘ont ways; .nemay use
the waist for a 9111'3, underwaist‘to slip on‘ over th
under-wear tor th9' dra’ZWers and shirts to buttopon

the suit as shown, mayzserve as a union suit: foi- boils;
(fr it worn with been draws ’ .
be necessary; as in 911419311119

,1,

rs. ,‘This little vunderwalst and drawers,”

abut the wallettwill ‘
n- “the drawers '

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pattern may be used to:- the: outer tits in suits ‘
Which 11 , W -‘

,‘li ittle Tackets’ separate and extending ove
the pants; Canton
for such under meme, or a ribbed cottbn.
cotton tape ma

flannel- makes excellent materia
Narrow

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No. 9049 .~—Ladies’ and Misses’ shirtwaiSt. Cut in

”sizes 34, ,,‘26 88-, 40, 42, '44, and 46 inches bust measure.

some of smart new blouses are favoring the plain,
simple shirtwaist style with fancy waistcoat or vest

Nothing cauld be more comfy and retain its good style"

fth'an- one of. these models made of a soft wool chalets.
either figured or plain, with a satin or crepe de ohene
vest. The vest shown in the cut may be worn high
in neck and buttoned closely frOm waist to chin, and

finished with a nanomrossgra’in ribbon .tied in “a.

small bow with long ends.

No. 9076.—-—Ladies’ and hgisses’ raglan coat. Cut in
sizes 16,18 years, and 36, 8 40, 42 44 and 46 inches
bust measure. For the. amateur coat maker here is
a style Which .she can make without any trouflble as
the bothersome sleeve fitting an
done away wi in the raglan sty e.
le-breasted ith simple,
place by a narrow belt. The
31”“ no tailoring except stitching“. which serves as

trimrrring on the entire coat. The sleeves are set
onto the coat from the underam seam to the neck.
with felled seams. Note the high tight fitted collar.
which is another point of comfort and service to the
coat. ' These woes-fitting coats are exceptionally
suitable for the woman who has to drive and wear (9
extra wraps. They slip on over other coats or 3111
and yet are not clumsy as a. coat with fitted sleeves.
There‘ are many wool mixtures in the shops, :1 gabar-
dines_and serges which make up suprlslng-l well in
these models.

No. 9057. —Misses' four-piecea skirt. 0111 iii sizes

16,18 years and 26 28., 0, 'Band zinohes waist- meas-
ure. The side front sores of this skirt are cut 111 point-
ed outline, with plaits' inserted under each époint.
This style brings the greater share of the -fulln
way from the front, leaving the panel to fit smothl y.
Back g o r e s , .
are shirredfi
onto a slight-
] y r a i s e d
line
and finished
with a nar-
row belt. The
lower edge of
the- skirt is
neafly' stra- ,
, .No. 9.0.77.2?-
Ladies’ dress.
Cut in sizes
36 38, 40 and
42 ins. bust
measure. The
waist is semi-
f l t t 9 d b y
seams from—
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turn back re- .
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row roll col- ,
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sleeves
shown ,
turned- back

. Th e.

skirt: is sim-

piece
and gather-,—
ed all around .
-to the norm— 7' .
» al waist line.
, 4separate ;~ ‘
panels are '. 7
. rranged at ;
the tron?1 and

I have tried these and they 5119 very goods—
, sma

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be stitched on for the reinforcements. '.
The suit fastens under the right arm and across the-

shoulder seams are»

The coat is doub~ .
strai tit-line back, held in.
arse patch pockets re-~—

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55“ school Story day. -

tea. the grass;
lgttlar 3mm came, swinging her

head. and she milkedv.

g’ the lit-tie maid gave

caches and cream for break-

e<the little sister was eat-

each do of her mouth were two

Water They xrecognlze’d each

othe d-sam‘f “Hello!"- And as the

littleagirrl;d ate hér peaches and cream the

two drops lived happily ever after. —'-Iola-
rant»=EastJ Jorda n ‘

never

Penelope: ' hay
rs old

writteif‘ to you before.- I am: 14 y
9.111171; new;
You an saw most or theI other ohildrens
a ea'yere; not.“ over 12. Ifam very much.
ln.,&i‘£8t§§""hr 6 war;
, ‘ Syn ohe I-iln oF‘r’ance: and one
the war will

(atfler ebopzht a $100.
aloan. and

rSa-v’in‘gs
rthourmnn
is yes}? Ir helped
£3300 tWo horses, their

. We. Will in sin
busheis "of
dig-till arm We
names“: are: Prlhoe
Wayne .2
creamery amen
his name to. Bobby
out, bhisrfllla'rl’ri
dogs

sh»: @9331: to the
vea’ canary
We have one
We have two

' _ pass pl, . My Illinois

on a. state‘road' and there .13 quite a

wither-hood around here, which makes

it very pleasant. 0111? house is made of

Cement. It; is quite large; there are five

rooms .dgoWn stairs and the; same number
My father takes the M.

33.1““ sixth so My b th 1 ‘ad
, . .. :0 e 3 re In“;
in :m'fi‘e‘ .a“ Row K d
‘ Ii‘ope
ené’ldp?” MV letter is

Do s
a. P‘
hit when 11);; close. . hoping“ that I
. m... °* to as: as aw tar”-
e a. 9. ~— 011 ll can,
Mic hugs . e'

J‘ .sfiw tifé Duo
8.

, dear several of my child-
\. 8.15 Ti y‘énrsoand older, and I am
9 ”ways as pleasegfi '
are glottal: will‘ ,
. you. kndwf—“an an its
_ better letters IA

113 a good story. “Pompeii

. dos myselt ‘
heir name“ are Bobby
k . I ha _. 6

Then a,

was too old to write to. I

as I have tWo V”

ca Whm8-*

 

can. "

’1 ., close now5~Clara R

” The child hears an the

‘ .fisha .61: aJ‘lthelpin the

'11st ,1 artistichool new; We h.aVe a.

' y teacher’s name is

She i343, ood teacha

We got a etter from

',France, a few days ago

- ,. on he wrote it I_ help

his ardél When” we have one. Our

one I. this fihlssyear. Well: I must close

kc _l1ink‘_rmucli to write before.
ed Gait, Mi ch 1gan ..

'-Uear Aunt Penelope: -—-I thought I would

fa‘wr‘ite you a «few lines to let you know I

haven‘t forgpgen you. I live 011'360 acre
, . ‘ from town.
and "six—'calves We have three
homes. tw‘o.‘ are bays anld one is a dapple
We- have sl’eepI and 27

am 11 338ml old go to

am In the“ slit): grade.
My teacher’s narne is Miss Wright. . I

s,

We have six--

WHEN LITTLE CHEWREN _SING

'The child known all the 801191 of eanth—/

And each song has its tone of mirth—
monies '5 ‘ ~
01 rustling grass and w 'dswept trees;
The chanting, humming 81131-0

Knows all the world’s dim strain of 305’,

And bit by bit

The childsong holds and echoes it.

If you or I might tune our souls"
To the true harmon that rolls:

Above, below, and a1 around,
7 , elr harsher sound: , ..
We might, as little grls and boys '

Our songs ,would lose

Unconsciousl sing to our toys—j \
Then I slid you -

Might strike one note that would ring true ..

. Perhaps the gr eat triumphal chord

The angels sing before the Lord,, . 4
The dawnsong of the stars and suns 4,

'13 like the song 01' little ones—

Pure, sweet, untouched of skill or art,

But walling from the inmost heart
A perfect thing-—

Such songs the little children sing.

Dear Aunt Penelope :——Our teacher said
for our language lesson we had to write
a. letter to the . F. My father
takes it and likes it very much We have

Freeh Home-Made Bread
' With Real Butter

Sounds [good, doesn’t it?

with rich golden butter touches a tender chord.

It takes us back to childhood days, back to the old home on the farm, or in
the village; back to the time when we tugged at dear old mother's apron
strings and “teased her almost to death” for a slice of her wonderful

bread and butter.

V. pick beans

Dear Aunt Penelope: -—I am algi

‘ years 616.1 live on an 8 acre. form:

have one cow. her name. is Trlxr, and 3;:
pigs; their. names -are Spotlwmtey‘ d
Speckle I help papa difizpo potato"? and
We have a ct of, all Client;
My pets are a chicken and a little: pig
I have one brother and one sister; imam
names are Joseph and Laurabelles 1,3319 ‘
an uncle in France. I help mamm'a; ,
beds, sweep floors and wash dishes; " '
take M. B. F and like it very mile; .
read the children’s page and the W ‘
I have one $5 W S. S and so 115.
brother and sister. I will have to class,
with lots of love. ——Alite Defields

‘1

Dear Aunt Penelope: —I am a girl tén
Years old. I am in the fifth grade; I _«
like school very well. I have three sls— "
tors and one brother
oldest; he is 20 years old. My oldest
sister is 19, she is married and has a
baby girl six months old who weighs 10
pounds and two ounces; she was very
small when she was born, weighing only
three pounds. .I am next to the youn
est in the family. My father takes t a ,

B. F. and he likes it very much. I

read your stories and letters in the M. B. . ~'

F. and think they are very nice -—Ablgail
Stevens St Johns Michigan ' 4f

.Someliow the very mention of fresh home- made bread bountifully spread

we never really forget those occasions and it recalls to our mind the super-
' iority of good home-made bread over what is_ considered good Bakcr’ s bread.

This is particularly noticeable when

y White

\

t0-§§e them A

“The Flour the best Cooks Use”

I

is employed, as LILY WHITE is made particularly for home baking and

it produces splendid results f_or every requirement of home use.

It is ncEcssary now, more than ever before, to use good flour, as 25% of
the amount of flour is to be used in substitutes, or on the basis of four
pounds of .pure wheat flour, such as LILY WHITE FLOUR rs, to one

pound of substitutes.

n‘ Besides, it is mighty cenvenient to have a flour in the house from which
thoroughly delicious- biscuits, rolls and pastn'es, as well as the best of

bread can be made.

1' These results are made possible by the blending of various kmds of wheat
which Incorporates in the flour the desirable qualities of both the hard and

. ,so‘ft whens.

0 Domestic Science Department

fill ltchen problems
While emo'nstrations also arranged
omestlc Science Department

furnishes

1 recipes

and

you may have from time to time.
Address your letters

 

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Michigan. . y ,1. . .

the latter is the‘


" The 1?mele u the first
hotel in the enmity to install '
the “Servidor” for the conven-

/' rence of" its guests.

450 ROOMS prairie! with

emservice feature to be found

in the finest hotels—at a reason-
eii’le price.

RATES $1.50 to $3.00.
Rooms with Beth at $2.00.
LOCATION. Leihyette Bou—
ievsrd and First Street. Easily _

reached from depot-land docks.
Quiet, yet convenient to éewn— ,
town Detroit. In the heart of

The! Servidor saves you
money.

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' Don’t Wear a Truss

Bkooxw Ai’i’1,lA\L 1

me modern SClenlillC
invention the wonder-
ful new discovery
that relieves rupture
will be sent on trial.
No obnoxious springs
or pads. Has auto-
matic Air Cushions.
Binds and draws the
hi‘nken parts ingeihv
or as you would :- h’WIkP'l
11ml). No calves. NIH Elm.
Durable. cheap. hrnr on
trial to prove it. l'rotoctoul
by U. H. patents. Catalog
and measure blanks mulled
free Send name nnl 111
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AND (11' HIGHEST PRICES, HONEST GRADING,
PROM" CASH RETURNS, FREE ILLUSTRATED
TRAP”? GUIDE To SHIPPERS : : :

Write for Price List

ME MILLAN FUR SWOUL C0.

lv‘HNNEAPOl.IS,M|NN .

MafleSyrup Makers ‘

Tap Faery Maple Tree
you have on the place and
help conserve su- , .,
gar.01&raChnn1-

pion Evaporator
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' ,, Write {or
terms
and state
number
etmn
you tap

Evaposntor
Hudson, Ohio 1

Company

 

 

CAN SELL YOUR FARM 13i-
the buyer without paying com-
through my co-operative plan,
free to sell to anyone. through
anywhere, any tirne, for any
terms. Write for circular.
JAMES SLOCUM, Holly, Michigan. \

 

Sick?——Uee Germozone «
wel. ea, corp head. limber neck, etc.
witr hf; book Pan!

, disease.

 

 

smasmhusmum-y”

um sow “matte new in
ily has no“ relation be the" disease of.
the same name which sitcoms limes,

specialists of the United States W-

‘ment of Agriculture point out a. re-

semblance of symptoms and cOurSe of

the disease 111 each instance.
According to the department; inns

enza among 110 at. the present tim

‘is‘under better control linen sections

at the country than ever before. This
results almost entirely from the work
of the federal authorities in combat-
ing the pest.

Equine influence is a common dis-

ease in the large cities of the country,

affecting horses which pass thru 1115

fected stables of dealers. Only, how-

ever, under certain influences not 1111- -

derstood and when large numbers of
horses in commercial channels are
exposed to contagion, dines it assume
an enzootic or epizoot'ic form. Unlike

certain other infectious diseases, one

attack of influenza does not grant a
lasting immunity. Hewever, prev-
ious attack or attacks or other unas-
signable reasons apparently make old
horses 1e5s susceptible than
ones. ._

History indicates that this disease
has been recognizedin various out-
breaks for several hundred years past.
Even before the Christian Era, a se-
vere epizootic believed to be influenza
is recorded as having occurred
Sicily, and again in AD. 1301 it spread
over a considerable portion of Italy,
causing great loss among the war
horses of Rome. In 1648 the‘dise‘ase
affected Germany and spread to other
parts ofEurope, and in 1711, it fol-
lowed the tracks of the great armies
all over Europe, causing immense los-
scs among the horses. Other extensive
outbreaks obtained at intervals from
1813 to 1883, one of which was of 1-870.
1873., 1'11 connection with the Franco-
l’111ssian war. The first recorded ap-
pearance of equine influenza in North
America was in 1766. Probably the
most severe outbreak, however, was
that of 1870-1872, when it spread over
the entire country from Canada, south
to Ohio and then eastward to the At-
lantic Coast and westward to Californ-
ia, although the severity of the out—
break of 1100-1301 should not be over-
looked. In these epizwtics, there was
a heavy loss of horses, and being prior
to introduction of the motor truck'in
city cmmerce, business in the great
commercial centers of the country
was seriously inconvenienced, and in

some cases practically suspended for“

lark of available horses.

Like the influenza epidemics in the
human family, cpizootics of equine
influenza are difficult to control The
true primary cause of the disease
has not been established though it is
generally believed to be due to a spe
cific germ, too small to be detected
under the highest power microscope.
It, certainly has thecharacteristic of
extreme diffusibility, leading to spread
of disease over a large area of the
country in a few days, the outbreak
running its course despite all effOrts
to prevent it, and the infection grad-
ually subsiding without
cause. \ -

The symptoms are those of fever, in

some cases, preceded by a chill. There,

is great prostration and depression of
muscular force; the visible mucus
membranes, especially those of r’thc

' eye, become a deep saffron, ocher or
‘violet' red color, from which fact the'
the -
There is gloat diminution or ,

term '“piakeye” has been given

total loss of appetite and ’a rapid 109s
of flesh, which frequently

young

in.

. weaning time.

asmgnable‘

reaches?

higher rate? occ’urringfi Trio g " -

es. The. cemplica‘tions are many and-
sometimes serious. Anions such are
those at the intestines sags
Pneumonia, one 03' the transient com
mm is always serious, as it at-
focus the animal when reduced ‘in
strength and resisting power i

SECURE KILL FEEDS , . 1
son warren EARLY
Feed is mm on needed on the
food firing line every Amer-lean
mneflghtingmzt. M'm-
piles of mill teed for winter my ad‘-
meonsiy be cerium after the on:
part of < mber,wl1er1 danger from
spoilage is past.

With the esflbiishnnent dfiring July --

of tau prices {or mill foods, which. 1i-
oeased mfilers and dealers mot ex-
ceed without penalty, the. mill feed,
market became practically, as , stable
and definite asiliat of wheat; Delayed
orders will not insure. a saving.
Each invoice of the mill must have
printed on it the fair prices. Conse-
quently it is easy for any representa-

'tive of the food administration «or for '

any uyer to know whether a mill has
over harged ,

Fa1- seeing farn1e1s ho securetheir
winter supply of wheat mill feeds
during September and October have
the added satisfaction of doing a pat-
riot-1c act by relieving the railroads
of the burden of hauling feed in win-
ter when their operation is more dif-_
ficuli.

Besides, the demand for feed in win- ,
ter usually exceeds the output of the
mills and makes deliveries uncertain.
Feed actually in your possession is
feed‘ you can depend 011.

Prices of coarse-grain feeds—hom-
iny, rye, barley‘feeds, etc—will de-
pend as heretofore largely on the mar-
ket values of the grain from which
they are made. But in those feeds
also foresight in securing the winter
supply is advised.

The Food Administration has es-
tablished conditions in the feed in-
dustry that will result in better ser-
vice and moderate handling costs.
Your early order for feed Will help to
prevent congestion in industryand‘
disappointing delay for yourself.—
Holstein-Fficsian Register.

COLT’S FIRST WINTER? IS
MOST IMPORTANT TIME

The first winter is one .of the most
important periods in a colt’s life. The
colt that goes into the winter thin- and
in poor condition has lesschsfice to
winter well than the- colt that enters
winter quarters in good shape. Colts
frequently lose bloom_ and flesh - at
To avoid this is im-
portant. They should have learned to
eat hay and grain before weaning
time; also, to be separated from their
mothers until the ordeal is over. If
of weaning is to let the colts nurse in
the morning and take them away, not-
permitting thenr to see or hear their
mothers until the Ordeal is over. If,
they have learned to eat hay‘and grain
they can be weaned _'and gain in weight
during the time. Recently, colts wean-

»ed at the University of Missouri Col-

lege of Agriculture gained twenty
pounds each during the week they
were weaned After weaning, a good
bluegrass paddock surrounded by

-fence-s in which colts cannot’injure

themselves, plenty of good fresh water
and good grain together with exercise
and/satisfactory shelter, should carry

colts up to the time winter sets in in .
Care at this title tre- ‘
quently means the. difference between 7

good condition.

good‘yearlings and inferipr o’

., A saving in {with}!
minimalism » “
the Mumfiflccme contend the we

-winter sets in, On terms where feed

became Woe during the hot, dry

. summer, the “MW/may have

lost considerable flesh, ' and those
mung. mm unt- pain? It!!! be
cream-my. D.’ A Spencer or mamas
veniv of Missouri college at Agri-

culture 3 ts- the £01le {31'0-
ceedure:
grown: it may be desirable to separ-
ate the very. young, growing own: and
close was are very thin and mill-ms
m those that are mature and in good
end-1M. It pasture is not mam
one-fourth to one-hm puma 1:; grain
per. head, per day will serve as an ex-
cellent/«help for young growing ewes-

,aad the old thin ewes. Less timeand

feed wfil he required? to bring them
into thrifty condifionrwhiie' they are
an pasture than would be needed after

' Winter sets in when the flock must de-

pend on feed from the rack and trough-
Oats is excellent for putting ewes into
condition When necessary\ shelled
corn can be fed, but it is not quite as
satisfactory as whole oats. ,

Ewes that go into the winter in
good condition will not require grain
until about one month before lamb—
ing, provided they have plenty of good
legume hay and bright corn fodder.
Silage may be substituted for the fod—
der. Ewes that are extremely thin
or very young may require one- fourth
to one-half pound of grain daily per.
ewe thruout the winter, or at least
until they are in good condition. It is?
a serious mistake to'allow breeding?
ewes to become overviet. Besides
wasting feed it may result in an in-
creased pePCentage of weak lambs.
Other things being favorable just a
thrifty, comfortable condition, and
plenty of exercise each day should re-
sult in a high percentage of strong
lambs.

HAVE cows FRESHEN LN
THE FALL OF THE YEAR

Eyery man engaged
' must watch for and apply every little

in dairylng
thing that will help to increase His
income and to reduce expenses.

His businessls affected by seasons,”
by labor, and by other Outside causes:
The development of his business is the
principal work for he or his manager.
Five means of increasing the profit are
available by having the cows fresh-en
in the fall.

As the usual season f0.l cows to
freshen is in the spring, milk has al-
ways been plentiful during the sum-
mer and scarce and higher in the
winter. Fall freshening puts you‘ia
touch with the winter demand. Milk
and cream can be handled in cold
weather with less danger .of-sou‘ring.
than in summer. ?
edmilk. , ,I» -~'

Eetter distribution of labor results.
CoWs ireshening in the spring need
the most care and attention at the
time the growing crops require the
most werk. Cows calving in the fall
give the farmer 111 chance to hire less
number of men and accomplish more
for the money expended: ,

The monogram fielded will be longer
dismount of milk comequently
incJee'sedi‘gy .~

mm ”nouns W' '-

Less loss for return. ‘

If the dock is assess; in , '

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Boilers-Frieda Cattle

 

 

 

now hocking other; fer
391'er King Pieter Segis
5%“ All from A. R. O. dams
‘ ibis records. We test annu-
, Write for pric-
her.‘ ititbrmation. _

Lyons, Michigan.

 

 

' has sold two different lots of cattle
rli'nfie offered. I new offer heifer ca ves

. “ heavy milking dams‘tor S 00
not: and the same kind ct bull calves

M #35.
k“ ROBIN CAR

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KIHSTEREB HOLSTEIN BULL
iion

, De h olh.Asir.e61‘l1 b11310 d ghtnrs
Lad w o as an
.‘Dm is an 18 lb. 3 yr. d manslaughter

n8 Segis who has a sister that ve-

made 33 lbs. butter in. 7 days. as a'

h“. . old.

Well grown and a splendid individual

PH“ 5100. Write for photo and/ pedigree
L. c. Ketzler, Flint, Michigan

WOlverine Stock F arm
mrs two sons about 1. yr. old sired
by Judge Walker Pfetertje. These:
calves are nicely marked a (1 light in'

 

color and are fine individ ls Write
201‘ pricgs grid pedigrees. P. .ttle Creek

l 1m???"

 

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PREPARE

For the greatest demand, future:

 

prices that has ever known. Start

now with the Holstein and can

 

 

; yourself. Good stock always for
. sale.- Howbert Stock Farm,‘ Eau
Claire. Michigan.

 

 

sl red by a son of

a veSD Friend Hengerveld

De Kol Butter

Boy and by a son of Kin Segis De Kol

Kmdyko, fromA A. R. 0. arms with rec-

f 18.2 5 as Jr. two year old to 2‘8. 25

at £1111 age Prices reasonable breeding
considered.

WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM
W. W. Wyckoi‘t, Napoleon, Mich.

 

 

KOLSTEIN BULL GALVES
Sires dams average 37. 76 lbs. but-
tor)! das. 145. 93 lbs 80 das. testing
5.52% tat. Dams good A. R. backing.
Calves nice straight fellows 94 white
'Prico $65; 00 each while they \last

Herd tuberculin tested annually.
,Boardman Forms. Jackson, Michigan.

 

 

 

Under the present labor conditions
I feel the necessity of reducing my
~. Would sell a few bred females

or a. few to freshen this spring. These
cows are all with calf to a Bil-pounq
bull- . Fred Smith, Byron Michigan'

31111111 PLAINS 110151131113

A few young bulls left. Also a young
pair heavy draft horses. Phone 58F15.

 

 

 

 

 

ARWIN KILLINGER
Fowlerville, Michigan
FOR SALEElevenm head of Holstein
cows heifers. Three
yearlings not based the rest to freehen
this tall and winter. A good start reas,
. enable for some one. Write

C Hendee'dr Son. Pinckney, Michigan.

BOESTEIN BULLS

Sired 113,1? 32 4361111.

son 0 mg g a

meme: .::::ma~s.1wehen°s1.'°r .m-
co co om

Write fOr pedigrees. 3 to :15“

linger Brothers. Lake‘ O',dessa Mich;

lllfl mum mu: Nmn
»_-AvmgGe-13, (190 Lbs; milk andgblull calves

erpridos.
John Ringo, Warren, Michigan

9! Cor-load Registered Holstein:

Inez-lings upwind bull and
open-:g , Also same
Ill/Brow

   

6.
old randson of Hen‘gerveld
g WWW

 
   
  

.11. Byron. mm 1.

This calf is light in color. \ , .-

I:

-w1r~

.1
to» .p'ei' line,

The inch and for loss than 13 in
displayed to best advbntoge.
5W male or for ads to run 1

w dutifully 5‘0 ”It on applies lo. to the .Adverfilne' Del“:

‘ one under this
Send in copy and
bones or loose we will make

 

 

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iron SALE

a 3 months old

 

- lof- the t’50 lb.co
.. 2Joly-111111111,
l ‘33 lb. cow.

being 7-8 white. ,
1 7‘ $1Q0 f Sold Soon

 

Holstein Bull Calf

Son of a daughter of a half brother
Payne
and Cosiwred by a son of a

The youngster is
straight, and handsomely marked

llAllmlHaleted, Washington, Mich.

 

 

 

Dam

Rfor sale t .
1 we of

now from 60 to 65 lbs
daily Price $90 crtated.
. bull calves cheap C. L.

Hulett
Okemos, Mich.

8c

ouster-ed Holstein Bull one year 0m
giving
3.7 milk
Also young
Son,

 

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and ge- write to Breeders for prices and pedigrees.

THE Afllllcczl JSRSEY cm“! CLUB
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’9‘" my cot: will do.

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' ' ' BULLS
EJE'RSEY Majesty's Oxford

Wonder.
free from abortion.
800d type. and

ready for ser-
vice for sale. fired ”by

and out of R: of M. Dams by Majestyxs
Herd tuberculin tested and

Our aim is size with
production. Wildwood
'Jersey Farm, Alvin Balden, Capac, Mich.

 

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and cows

hulls—write for breeding
Grass Lake, Michigan

WE: HAVE A FEW

for

sale, also a numbor or well bred young
lingo Farms.

 

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all ages. Some females.
Secretary

Central Michigan. Shorthorn

HAT DO YOU WANT? I represent 4]
SHOBTHORN breeders. Can put you in
touch with best milk or beef éstroiivns. Bulls

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Association, McBrides. Michigan.
FORI. SALE, pure bred Shorthorns
0 ng bul
$125 vto 0{$509.21.

to 9I n1c
Warner. ..No 3. Almont Michigan.

and 3

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HORTHORNS and POLAND/CHINA'S.

 

BATE

Jtyolugng bulls for sale.

~Bjells. hotter. and spr either
sex, for sale, at farmers’ prices. F. M.

Plggott & Son, Fowler, Michigan.
BBED BHOBTHOBNS. A few

Hummel, Mason, Michigan.

been km upon

\ SMRTH have Ridge F arm

since 1867 and are Bates bred. Two red
Rfiicrers for sale J. E. Tanswell, Mason.

 

RED POLLED

FOR SALE—
bulls and
L. H.

Dual purpose Red Polled
Oxtorddown rams. . .
Walker, Reed City, Michigan.

HORSES

 

SHETLA N I) PONIEB

SHETLAND PONIES

prices

 

For Sale. ' Write
"1r description &
Mark B. Curdy, Howell. Mich.

HOGS

0. I. C.

Bred dGilts

Service‘able Bears
J. Carl Jewell, Mason, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLARGE lYPE O. l. C.‘
Spring llll‘dl\. Also find 11117.12 .‘ll.
Mich. State 11:111'. l: 18.

CLOVER. LEAF STOCK FARM

Monroe, Mich.

DUROC

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EACH: HILL FARM. Registered Dur-
00 Jersey spring boar. He is a grand-

son of the Prin. 4th weighs 225 lbs",
good deep rid (OlOl‘ with plenty Of bone

good back fancy head, backed by the
best of bleeding. Write quick if you
want him for $60.

Inwood Bros, Romeo. Michigan.

 

 

 

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DUROCC‘JERSE

Gilts and Fall pigs
for sale. Choice spring boar. sired by
Brookwater Tippy Orion NO. 55421. This
is an unusually good bunch to select
from. Come and sre them 01 i. will ship
0111 approval Fall pigs $18 each, either

 

sex. Home Farm, Thos. l 11(lerl1ill, & Sun

Props, Salem Michigan

DUROC BOARS Big, long, tail, grow-
thy males that will

add size and growth to your herd. Big-

gest March farrowed pigs in the «roun—

try. 200 lbs. and not. fat.
Newton Barnhart. St. Johns, Michigan

 

PLEASANT VIEW DUROCS
Spring boars and gilts of exceptional
quality, prices right, inspection invited.
W. Burlingame, Marshall, Michigan.

 

 

DUROC BOARS, GILTS

We are offering some fine. Big type. full and
spring Bears and Gilrs.A1 Farmers’ Prism.
F. E. EAGER and Son
. MICHIGAN

 

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CONSIGN YOUR LIVE STOCK TO

CLAY, ROBINSON & CO.

LIVE stools, COMMISSION

 
 

 

 
 

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Large Type Poland China Sm

ABGE TYPE P. c‘. (noggin-plum
and ready to ship. fWill weigh %_
to 355 pounds. Will {arrow in LII?"
and Sept Will also 5 ll a few sprint .
boars. Fall sale Nov _ ,z
. Mason; Mich: .

     
    
 
 
  
  

   

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long bodied, heavy— .
boarS; the prolific kind; litters aver“
better than 10 the past 3 years . ' , .
H. 0. Swans, Schooicr'aft, Micmr

BIG "P and Hampshire rams and
ewes for sale.
A. A. Wood & Son, Saline, Michigan.-
This

For 25 Years b establishment m ,
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headquarters to: 5‘ '
‘ Big Type Poland China Hogs. What do’_
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HAMPSHIRE
HAMPSHIRE SPRING BOABS now
ready at a bargain. Place .
Your order for bred gilts now. . ~ ‘ .
John W. Snyder, St. Johns, Mich” R. No. 4

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SHROPSIIIRES

' SHROPSHIRE REGISTERED Shrop—
shire Rams, Bomb . 7

ewes. Write for prices or come to the . ..

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farm Dan Boohei', R.
SHRO SHIRE ' RAM-S ’ "
REGISTERED 0f qualrl’ity One im. ,

1101ted three- -year old Ram. Priced rig?!“
Hairy Potter & Son, Davison Michigan.
HI CLASS REGISTERED, years

ling Shropshire ewes bred to
ram 01' extra quality. Also healthy. vig-
(nous, well wooled Ram lambs ready

for service. Flock established 1890.
C. Lemon, Dexter, Michigan.

DELAINE "

)lPROVED Black Top Delalnsr Sixty
Illeg. Burns to choose from. Newton &

Blank, Hill Crest Farm, Perr'mton,
Mich Farm situated four miles south of:
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lmplOVed Black Top Delaine Merino.

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FOR SALE

 

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Black Top Delaine Merino 3‘
Rams V. A Backus & Son, Potter-ville. , ‘ 2*;
Michigan Citizens’ Phone. 1 "
FOR SA YURI? BRED and regis-é.
t tered American Delaino
l sheep. Young Both sexes.‘
F. H. Conley, Maple Rapids, Michigan.

 

ELAINES, bred on same farm tor 50! ,- '
years Size, quality prepotent; rams ‘ '
for sale delivered. Writ to

S. H. Sanders, R. No. 2, Ashtabula, Chip.)

 

‘TlX-TON MIX' with salt tin

mood keeps flock healthy and tree 95:

d tic k- ves yoqbig money —a

.00 sample box by parcel post will mad:

into I barrel of salt. aWrit to for club offer
boooklt ‘ Nat anedCar of Sheep.

PARSONS TIX- TON C0.. Grand Ledge. Mid!

   

 

 

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Silver Laced, Golden and White Wyan-,
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Oct. lst. Engage it early Clarence
Browning, R. 2, Portland, Mich. '

 

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