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"OnlyIndependentFarmcr’s Weekly Owned and Edited. in Michigan
» ._ , _- . g {MTT'C-LEMENS’ SATURDAY,.MARCH15th,1919

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1 OADD jtdhthe natural confusion of
r [the average * bean: growers over the
'1919f- bean» situation, -91. certain self~sty1ed
Words, ‘fhjas carefully followed the Course of
0108er investigated the mysterious under-

Vmade’ the market” history ‘of Michigan beans

breaks its twelfthmonthl silence and proceeds
to tell the farmers of Michigan all about its
“investigations.” _ 5 '

Being keenly interested in the bean situa-

‘_ g-tion' ourselVes we naturally welcOmed these

THE GOVERNORZO-F MICHIGAN SAYS:

_ ‘ers, sir, youmay quote me as saying,” em-
phatically declared .Governpr Sleeper over the
telephone Tuesday, “that I have follbwed the
bean deal, and know the situation pretty. well.
e‘Grain corporation they would see that the
farmers got. 88 for all beans to be bought by
Vthegovernnient. As aresult they accumulated
a lot of $8 beans and the Grain Corporationfelt

. duty bound to take partof them at the agreed

price of‘j_$9.25.' altho the market is way' under
that figure- I do not, hesitate to say that the
for. the farmers" was the means of getting sev-
eral i'million‘dollars more for Michigan’s bean
crbpdthan the farmers would have otherwise se-
cure . ‘

“It is ridiculous to say that the farmers ought
to be getting. $8 today. That is not a fact. I
know of one or five elevators at least that would
be glad to get an order at $7 to mono some of
the cheaper beans theyhave on hand, but they
can‘t get it. Under these circumstances I don’t
see how anyone cansay that farmers ought to

- get sags-ow. for it misrepresents the situation.

Whenvwe' .were rina'nNew York we were given to
. , . _ of Michigan’s beans would
be neededforiexport before another harvest, but
of come, what the future price may be I am’ no
better1 able to say than anyone'else." . ‘

 

 

additional? contributions to! the sum total of
our information on the subject, and proceed-
ed to read with grth expectation the remark-
able “discoveries” of our‘suddenly'inspired
contem orary. But anticipation was quickly
folléme' by realization, and,—-—djsappointment.

. Forvit wasle to be seen that the “sleuth"

alleged to have shadowed Mr1 Bean for these
twelve months must have been asleep on the
job for the better part of the last six months,

’ or else perchance was in collusion With‘Mesa ‘
. srs. Kimball and Gerk'es to keep the results

of his J“‘inve'stig‘ati<')ns”v from the inquisitive

, eyes of the public. T'Anyway’ his .final pro-

neuncem'ents upon the ‘ been.~ situation are as

 

_. ”e béan'situation, for ithss shown. no
tor increase inithe‘ marketing of Michi-
9“ .

known events‘rewlating—to the bean deal and >
current 6f real Cause" and eifect which has -

during 1 the past twelve months,” at last,

Several months ago thebean Jobbers promised '

eiforts;of the bean Jobbers to, secure an as price ,

indefimteas 8" 09:13 With" kittens and as devoid, »
of ti‘il'th‘ as a vacuum is of. air. The truth ’of

actually knows nothing -

79f, WW‘R ’ has ever,
mekéfiec-‘Pronbilmfif the" '

” low Mas-Ire

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SOUR GRAPES

ESOP tells ‘us that one hot summer’s. .
day a fox was strolling through an
orchard till he came. to -a bunch of
grapes Just ripening on a vine which had
been trained over a lofty branch. “Just
the thing to quench my thirst,” quoth he.
Drawing. back a few paces he took a run
and a Jump, but Just missed the bunch.
Turning again, he Jumped up with a one,
two, three, but with no greater success.
Again and again he tried after the tempt-
ing morsel, but at last had to give it up
and walked away. withhis nose in the air,

saying: “I am sure they are sour."
O O 0

* T IS easy to despise what you cannot
get. As the fox despised the grapes
which he could not reach so do men

despise the goals which they cannot at-

tain, and envy those who do attain them.

In their despite and envy they resort to

falsehood and misrepresentation, and other

mean and unworthy efforts to injureithose
who have succeeded Where they failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

possessed any worth-while knowledge of the
situation, Why has 'it so} studiouSly withheld
it from its readers? These and a great many
other questions might now be asked of this
“farm paper” which hops onto the‘band wag-
on at the eleventh hour and starts a row. Rest
assured that the “information” peddled out
to the farmers by those who have had neither
the foresight nor courage in the past to fol;-
low these matters, .Will not clear up the situ-
ation any; 0n the - contrary, it misleads,

arouses unwarranted suspicions, antagonizes -

and Otherwise confuses the minds of thefarmg
ers and increases their anxiety Over the fut-

ure of the market. I v . . _, .~ . .1,
Many of the statements above referred to

' are so absurd as to require no comment. Altho

aimed directly at Michigan Business Farm-

 

 

PRESIDENT OF BEAN GROWERS’ Ass'N'

Almost every farmer in Michigan knows A. B.
Cook, ,0: Owosso, either personally or by reputar
tion. He is president of the Michigan Bean Grow-
ers’ Ass'n. He is one of the few acknowledged
agricultural leaders of the state. No one who
knows Mr. Cook would accuse him of being afraid
”to say what he thinks or of compromising the
truth. No one wouldpossibly accuse him of being
in the confidences of the bean Jobbers. Well,
you'll be interested'in knowing what Mr. Cook

~thinks cf the bean situation. He says:

‘,‘Yes, I have visited the oiiices oi the Michi-
gan‘ Bean Jobber-s at Lansing on several occa-
sinus and they have showed me how they were
handling the government's business. I am con-

’ vinced that it has been handled and is now be-

ing handled fairly to all parties concerned.
“From what I know of the bean situation from
personal investigation, from market reports,
from Wflth farmers and especially those
interested moo—operative elevators, I don’t think
theta-the elevators could now pay $8 percwt.

, for beans assault of the government busi-
ness. Therearesun many ”beans remaining
,. in theeievatorg‘which must. be moved, and the

. mistquotaflgns in all the states ”anon be-

. ,,
a» W v‘ 1 -_-.. ‘ ’ ~

. g . 1.. . . w. , , ,: . ,-._‘.

. not hesitate to say that the final results were fair A

Drees’ agitated mind that it was none of

combination to ,deceive the farmers for the

~ led to believe that by reason of the govern;

ing, they cause us no worry. To accuse
us of being in league with the bean job-
bers of Michigan is to underestimate the
intelligence and temper of our readers.
The author of the statements did not know
that the bean jobbers Were so worried over
the inside information we have been giving
to our readers that it was a main topic of
conversation at their recent meeting and
resolutions were ' adopted cautioning mem~
here to refrain from giving out informa-
tion that might reach our ears. He was
probably asleep in bed at nine o’clock on
the morning of February 22nd, when Frank
Drees, secretary of the Michigan Bean Job-
bers’ Aes’n, monopolized the telephone wires

 

 

A MEMBER on THE BEAN JOBBERS’ COM-
' " MITTEE SAYS:

“I am familiar with every detail in connec-
tion with the allocation of the 350 cars of behiis
purchased by the Grain Corporation, and I do

to all concerned. . ,

“Whenever any preference was shown, it
waste“ the small holder of stock. For instance,
the man who had 75 cars got about 80 cars,
while a man who had about 70,000 lbs. got
60,000 lbs. '

“The distribution was made based on the re- .
ports which were received in reply to a request
sent Out to every member of the Association as
to'what beans'he had on hand. There were some
who madei'no reply, taking the stand it was none
of the Association’s business how many beans
they had, and in that case they were not al-
loted any business.

“There was no opportunity for any Jobber
to run away with any portion of the business
that would materially affect the final allotment.
You understand the jobbers were only to re-
ceive 25c per cwt. on the business they handled,
'which is as small an amount as they could af-
ford to operate on. ,

“If you desire any further information, I will
be glad to give it to you.”——F. E. Lewellyn,
Grand Rapids, Mich. -

 

 

betwecni Lansing and Mount Clemens for
forty-five minutes and demanded to know
where we got the information that the govern-
ment would buy Michigan beans. In as polite“
language as posible we conveyed to Mr.

his business; that we had an idea that the
farmer was entitled to ALL the facts about
the bean deal; that we had done everything
we could in the past to get that information
to him and would continue to follow along the
same lines in the future. To the wisdom of
which Mr. Drees finally agreed, and prom—
ised to 'send us the future bulletins of the as
sociation. Oh, yes, "we' are‘deep in the con—
fidences of the beanjobbers!

From out of the hazy mess of misinforma’
tion gathered by the above mentioned “in-
vestigations” we conclude that’ the farmers.
are asked to believe that the United States . ‘
Grain Corporation, the bean jobbers _ and -
Michigan Business Farming form a Wicked

benefit of the jobbers. The farmers are also

 

 

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ma distub 1/ z
e 11am 0 the glove ent’
‘ ficss- hit to 11.11 «innerned ‘1er
Are the bean jobbers profiteering?

,' they -now paying all the market warrants ‘

for beans?
_ our leaders will rem11 that two weeks ago
We dismissed the first question editorially,
and acid that the government’s business should
be scrupulously distributed. And while the
‘sleuth" who now suddenly pops into the
finelight was taking an afternoon nap we
tried to get this information from those who
“should know. We wrote the Grain Corpora-
‘fion. Theywuldnotccy,exocptthatthey
' had left the distribution of the orders to
-, Governor Sleeper and to the Bean Jobbers’
Asl’n. That wasn’t quite satisfactory to us.
We note Mr. Breiseh, president of the Bean
Jobbers, and ask him to explain in What
manner this business was being distributed.

i1 He replied by telephone. We wrote Governor

. ' Sleeper as follows:

“The Food Administration Grain Corpora-
tion tells us that they have your assurance that
the distribution of the government’s recent or-
da'formcars ofbcamwlflbehnndled inn
mfis-alyfnlrmnmrhyflmbecnjohbars,tothe
and that every elevator in the state having
beans for sale may receive a fair proportion of
this business according to the amount of beans
it has on hand. ‘

“Information comes to us from «certain eb-

~mnors in the state that they have not yeti-e-

oeived any intimation that they are to get a
share of this business, and they are very much
worried over the prospect as they have several
ms M88.00hansonhand,whichflwymay
nothenfletodhposeofnxocpfingatahge
loss unless they receive a part of the govern-
ment’s orders.

“You willng-ee with mcflmtitisonlyfair
and Just that th'm iness be carefully distrib-
uted and we are taking the liberty at this time
to no]: if you can give us any information upon
thosimtionmflintwemcyposlflmlyasm
ocrrccdersandthcelecntorswhohamtemln

communication with us that deny will receive.

some benefit from the government's pus-disses."

We wrote Mr. F. E. Lewellyn, a member of
the committee that went to New York, and for

whom a number of farmers’ 00- operative ele- '

voters have been buying beans. Our letter

follows.

“We have been given to understand that one
of the stipulations of the recent order given by
the U. S. Grain Corporation to the Michigan
Bean Jobbers for 850 cars of beans, was that
this business should he proportionately distrib-
uted throughout the state.

“We are advised by the Grain Corporation,
however, under date of March 3, that no details
as to the exact distribution of this business was
entered into by them. On the contrary, they
left it entirely up to the impartiality of the

members of tho Bean Committee, the Jobbers"

Association and Governor Sleeper.

“As we see it, this leaves a loop-hole for cer-
tain jobber: to run away with a larger share of
this business than they would be entitled to.

“I should greatly appreciate it if you can give
us any light on the present situation and advise
as a member of the Bean Committee just what
the plans of the Jobbers’ Association are with
respect to the distribution of this business.”

(Both Gov. Sleeper ’s and Mr. Lewellyn’s
replies are given on the preceding page.)
Here also the question arises as to whether
or not the Grain Corporation should have
placed their business thru the organized job-
bers. While we wish that such business as this
might be placed with individual farmers we
do not see how nor do we believe that our
readers wi11 see how that could have been
done. The government does its business thru
the regular channels of trade. In this partic-
ular instance, it happened that the Bean
Jobbers, Ass’ 11 was the logical medium thru
which to place these orders. Ten years hence
when every elevator 1n the state of Michigan
is owned by farmers they will control the
principal machinery of distribution, but as
long as they permit others to exercise this
control they must take the consequences. If
. this was not the proper method to allot this
fbnsinesstheblame, iftherebeany,isatthe
: door of the Grain Corporation. -
5A1e the bean jobbou prefiteeringi First,
read below the explanation received Tuesday

 

 

~Corpioratic11, New York, copy.» .11”) 1117-. 1,
Bulletin No. as, which was forwarded to all:

. enclose

members on March 3.1‘l

“In this mection 1 wide to stain that inw
October. the Michigan Beau Jobbern' Associatim_

beg-n negotiations with the Grain CorpOrdifl

upon dmir Moment that they preferred u.

make their M8808 «Michigan hem" 111mm
one source, preferably the office of the Associ-
Corporation would suhsiitnt‘e Kotenaszhis—ihis
is a Japanese bean.

"“AsaresultofourtfiptoNewYorkandpre-M

senting the farts, the Gram Corporation recog-
nized our claim that $8. 00 to the Michigan farm-
atlon.
at the mm .m and the writer
went to New York on November 18. We felt that
it was necessary to present the case to Grain

Corporation in person owing to the fnct “that we ’
. had received in.

onthe 15th and
iflmof November,wl1idiiuflectsd that any

price over $8.75 less 1 per cent, f.o.b. Michigan,
The other telegram

would be useless.

 

 

WHY M. B. F. ’ENJovs run CONFI-
mcm or run BEAN onowaas

It is the ONLY farm paper in Michigan '
that has closely followed the trend ‘of the
bean market and kept its readers inform-
ed of every development.

It was the ONLY farm paper in Michi-
gan to discover and discuss the “pinto
deal," that unscrupulous propaganda that
all but ruined the market for. Michigan
beans.

It was the ONLY firm paper in Michi-
gan to demand an investigation of the
“needed. Itcannotbonstthatitwas
represented on the committee that went
to Washing“ last May to protest
Kimball's discrimination against Michigan
bonus. Enriflthcdhccnreprcsentedon
tint con-lime, it. would have naid some-
thing or done annealing that wont! have
brought forth ACTION intend of excuses
and explanations. THAT was the time
whmmwmm'flmmcn Kim’-
hnfl'daolld have been financed. THAT
was the time when his rem-n] from the
com of the govmmnt M have
been INSISIED upon as .M. B. F. did
INSIST thru‘ its columns. Had Mr. Kim-
ballbeen'flredatthatfimeasheashonld
have been, his ambitious schemes which
later tlmost “cooked" Michigan beans,
would have been nipped in the bud.

It was the ONLY farm paper in Michi-
gan that suspected the underlying causes
of the downward course of the bean mar-
ket, and asked the Food Administration to
conduct an investigation.

It was the ONLY farm paper in Michi-
gan that followed the course of that in-
vestigation and made unusual elects to
place before its readers the details of that .
investmatlon, to which it believed they'
were entitled.

It was the ONLY farm paper in Michi-
gan to announce that the Grain Corpora»
tion would buy Michigan beans.

It was the ONLY farm paper that made
any effort to see that this government
business was allotted fairly and propor-
tioned unlfOrmly thruout the state so that
every section might benefit therefrom.

 

 

 

In working” out this plan, the president ,

stated

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that unless such prices were met that the Grain
ers was a fair price; that $9.00 to the small ele-
vator was a fair price. in fact at least 25 Cents
per hundred less than the fair margin estab-
lished by the Food Regulations; and 25 cents

' per hundred to the Jobber for underwriting

and handling the detail connected with the ship-
ping of orders was a fair basis, being just half
that allowed ‘by the Food Regulations.

“A meeting of the iobbcrs was called in De-
troit on December 6, and by unanimous vote the
plan outlined by the others of the Association
was approved and $8.00 price to the farmers
put into effect.

“'lhe 850 cars of beans recently sold to die

GrainCorpora’tiontookfi-om 88 l-Btowper
cent of the beans in the hands of the elevators.
whichflwyhadpundmsedfmmflwfmat

$8.00 per hundred.

“Iaineuclosingalsoooplesofsovoraibufle-
doswhichwerescnttonfinbusofthc,”
donfmnrfimmflmenndbflmmesobdb.
thawfllconvinceyouthatthe BcanJobbsrc’
Won has been working cannon for use
Meltofthefarmq‘sasformm I.
otherworls,wehavebeenen “M
10 this year’s crop on a basis that wont! be

mutually advantageous, but up to the present

‘ ' i
J-
u-

. Boom No.23 V. . g

-ro A11 Manama-in. amigo: and a... com ‘
mitts. who annducted an limestiguiou in warli-
listen and New York, returned to New York,
Meday, Forum 20:: tniklcg With them deb-il-

ei report trim 91mm. made in resinom- taoiir ’

Bulletin No. 27. One hundred and sixty- nine ele-
vators reported by letter and. telegram stock of
beams on hand, the total amounting to a little over '
800 cars. or those reporting, six had no beans to

offer; 17 reported less than a carioad and the re» ’
jmining 146 mm allotments of one or more "
’ cum to he applied on the Gum W order

of 350 cars.

“The fibers with whom direct contracts wens
made with the Grain Corporation had nutrient
stocks on hand to have fllhd the entire order but
in the allotment they were permitted to ship from
their own stock, 140 cars, and Were required to
purchm from individual elevators a total of 210
cars. The allotment was made in line with the

' expressed wishes 01 the Grain Corporation that _.
the distribution should be as wide-spread as pos- *

sible.‘ You will see from the above that every ele-
vator reporting a car or more received an allot—
men's from this order.

‘Mr. Barons requested the appointment of an
advisory committee from the Michigan Bean
Jobbers’ Association and In acknowledgement of
our telegram naming Mr Brennan and Mr Blles,

win-have the fol-hiring. letter:

\“Thank you for your telegram today and note
that you have appointed an Advisory Committee
which will be subject to our call for consultation
as we may desire it; the gentlemen you have
mentioned, being: Christian Branch, Lansing,
and W I. Biles, Saginaw. Thank you for this ac-
tion, and we shah feel free to call upon them at
any tints we need then. " Signed films: H.
Barnes, President, Food Administration 0min

-‘ i U
“On the basis of this big sale to the gov-
” says Shwerlocko “beans should be
purchased everywhere in Michigan on an
eight dollar basis.” That is- fab.

Why deny the facts? Why shut your eyes
and bunt your brains out against the stone
wall of truth.

Had Sherlocko poked his nose into the ele-
vators of Michigan at any time from the first
of January to the first of March he wouldn’t ,
have made such a statement. On almost any
dayhecould havemtedupfromBOOto 1,-
000 cars of beans stored away,—purchased at

$8 from the farmer and held from a declin-

ing market, for a price that would enable the
elevator to at least break even. He need not
now take our word for this. He can go to
scores of farmers (re—operative elevators, talk
with the farmer manager and the farmer di-
rectors and ascertain the truth of our state-
ment. Moreover if he will cast his eye about
he will still find several hundred curl of
$8 beans waiting for the market to “some
back. ” Then his common sense, if he as any,
would tell him that the purchase of 350 cars
of $8 beans out of a stock of 800 cars of $8
beans, could not possibly warrant the con-
clusions he had drawn.

Consult the semi—weekly reports of the U. S.
Bureau of Markets and you will find that no
jobbing quotations in the United States to-
day would warrant an elevator whether co—
operative or otherwise, in paying $8 per cwt.

To sum up, we now absolutely know that
the Bean Jobbers’ Ass’ n tried to carry out
its original agreement with the Grain Corpor-
ation, that is, to buy no beans at less than $8
per cwt. We know from reports received
from our correspondents that many elevators

adhered to this agreement. When they could
no longer pay $8 they refused to buy. We
also know that there were h farmers in

‘thestatewhohad tosellfor lessthan $8 and
, enough elevators willing to buy tor less than

that as to lend beautiful aid to yflve scheme of

Gerkes and Kimball to bear the bear market.

Andsothe$8beansmcum1flatodmddevab
orsthat tnedtohelpthofnmars werepeml—
ized finrsodmngbocmeother Waxed
otherelsvstommtedonfimpattmgmo'
bemomandmdvgluttedmuhehst.’
Old price they could get. - -

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Wm M .4 oiticlrslhat ,They hrs" Sowing,
i:Seeds ‘péi1‘4'3oishevi-sm, and Says Far-m- _ "
.' A... » cram ‘V I ‘ 7.3.3m2mnsue M ' ‘ ,

on Their Industry ' '

j ' labeling with . ..
strongest m to fight what ”who a
very great menace—Aha 13mm
, ——-fl“to beat them. to n." rip-re hymen-nio-
nbou’t it that {mm is bringing about a state
in social. questions which We have to nice
2' withamy Mono-tunic- unincwhichap-
pears to be drawingvnearer'home. every day.
The more Wm we have,_ the
Writ). bothom at the element-—
" it richest”. L‘W. Wilt Noam
Lumen whateveryonnwy; frho , tar-mere,
without (inaction. have some very serious corn»-
wens: .31 good an: sections of the United
States. It would be greatly to their advantage,
I believe. to organise; but. greatly to their dis-'
: advantage to be led or directed in any way by
'-theLW.W.element. .,
5 .The farmer, when you. come to know him. is
.' generally fall: minded. but. he» has long felt he
i . is being trod upon- He is really the only strong
f element in the country which .is not organized.
Nodoubt the I. W. W-’s feel that if they could
pull the wool over the farmer’s eyes; get him
organized and then control or sway any part of
the organization they would have the upper
hand in politics, as no other one trade or pro-
atession would furnish so much weight as the
farmers when co—operating- -
The~fact that he is not'o-rganized makes him
unable, in most instances, to get cost out oi
his products. Labor is organized and gets re—
sults. \ The farmer knows this and all these fea—
tures add to his discontent. He sees the larg-
est share of the prices paid by the consumer
, absorbed by cost obdistribution and middle-
: ‘ men’s profits, and all {the talk of highucost-of-
living only aggravates him the more. Thu cer-
tainly makes. a tertfle field for the .l. W. W.
New Order Must Come

We find many, authorities who are ready to
give good repute to the accomplishments of the
North Dakota Non-Partisan. Loam We are told
tht that 181881! wind the one big MB in
, their-section, the grain question. Into what
their organization will further develop and by
whom it may be controlled are questions of
deep interest’to the whole country.

We know what publicity brought out of the

grain situation in North Dakota—that a large
.7 percentage of the grain received in Minnesota
rm received as No. 2 and when rt was shipped
' out by the elevators {was No. 1. In the. minds
of the farmers the some system prevails in con-
nection with every product he handles—that
he is “shun" by every interest that handles his
products. When the north and middle- western
wheat farmers are receiving twice the ordinary
price, while the potato and been farmers in
Michigan are not able to get cost out of their
products, the soil is being well prepared for or-
ganization by the interests which we would all
dread to see come into control in Michigan.
' I think with Mr. Helms thatvne'w systems of
- distribution, of economic handling and of
through service have got to be'installed at no
' wayward "date. These erosion-as necessary
to save the situation'as the getting of food to
' the starving populations of Europe. (We will
‘ have terrible political disturbances, at least
while their streets are running with blood.)

‘l‘he'farmer team an easy individual to‘ or—
, :ganine. He is naturally the most individualistic
- member of our population. He has been “done”
I ”SO many times thathe kl'mtural'ly suspicious of
any control outside of his immediate vision, but

until he does organize he will continue to take '

the mall and of the consumer’s price. . 7 _
. ' Labor is getting, anything it. asks tor. The
. , {animals inno position'to as): for anything. He

i'éi'seo‘hisproduct, brings it to market and asks,

4 t "What will run gm. "mo-1w it?" The mil?”

‘: basisgofg’fthefdiscontent of our'social life is the

, 2

on.

James W. Echo in “I"

so! ivmv‘ano,mcly 9. men who madness ‘

\ .

. The recent organization of Icoéoperatiye- so-

} citie- through. W is a step, I believe, in
the" rightdirection', but it is like any other .bus-
..,.,ine_ss enterprise. It lea. question» of manage-

ment. honesty and efll’ciency, and unless these
an e e e .

With the possibility of that. w. w. element
coming into Michigan, it is «my well. that
our agricultural populotien is inherently-care»
fol-Ind conservative. _ The farmer. feels-that
someone to exploiting him. He has become so
naturally suspicions that when you are endeav-
oring to do him a good turn be is apt to think
you do not have, an. honest or unselfish motive.

. The reference Mr. Bel-lemon to. the banks:
of northern Michigan chatting" dormant and
usurious rata’ to the tuners is, a hr as or-
ganized both are concerned, exaggerated, it
not entirely without foundation. We know that.
there are some instances in northern Michigan,
the same‘as‘ in eastern and southern Michigan,
where private banks have collected exorbitant
rates, but I have yet to ascertain where any
state or national bank in nonhern Michigan
has charged more than the legal rate of 7 per
cent. In some instances the borrower pays for
the recording of any papers and the expense of
looking at the property. This is liable to be the
case anywhere—Leon F. Titus, in The Michigan
Hanufactu'rer. Mr.’Titus is cashier of the First
National Bank of Traverse City, and his article is
prob)‘ enOugh that he is a close student of agri-
cultural matters, and greatly interested in the
welfare of farmers.

COOPERATIVE ELEVATORS RECEIVE
SHARE 0F GOV’T BEAN BUSINESS

On March lst, we received a letter from Mr.
H. J. Clabuesch, president of the Farmers’
Co-operative Elevator and Milling Co., of Pig-
eon. He advised that as a result of M. B. F.’s
announcement that the government would buy a

quantity of Michigan beans that all the farmers

of the neighborhood were rushing their beans in
and demanding $8 per cwt. for them. "When the
statement appeared in M. B. F.,” wrote Mr. Cla-
buesch, "we had two cars of clean hand-picked on
hand and the best ofler we have had for those
beans up to this date (Feb. 28th) was $7.25. We
therefore told the farmer that we could not take
in any more beans and guarantee $8 for then
The stochholkrs c! this association are very loy-
al and they immediately brought_ in enough to
make two more carioads, relying oil our promise
that we will: try and get them the $8 for them if

it is possible to do so. We took the marketing end,

up with * * ‘ * " ‘ who was a member of the in-
vestigating vestigsting committee and We had all
reason to believe that we would get an opportun-
ity to sell our beans, but to our sorrow we got a
very discouraging letter. What we would like to
know is this, “Who is buying beans for the U. 8.
Grain Cm'poratien in Michigan?"

We immediately wired Mr. Clabuesch that we
thought his elevator was entitled to a share of
the. business. 'We also sent the following tele—
gram to the Grain Corporation:

“SM! elevators this state claim they are not
to receive part of Grain Corporation orders for
three hundred fifty cars beans. “’6 understand

'one stipulation order was that business should

be distributed throughout state. Is. this correct?
Will you advise exact parties having distribu-
tion’of this business in hand? Do you agree that
business [should be fairly distributed so that
Mg: may be reduced‘umfiormly in all sec-

tions and majority 4 of farmers thereby bene-~.

fited ‘2’?

We: also wrote to others as explained elsewhere
in this issue, impressing upon the minds of all
that this been business should be scrupulously
distributed.

We do not claim that our efforts in the above
instances had any affect upon the proportionate
distribution of the government’s business. That
is immaterial: We know that the Pigeon elevator
received part of the business, after'the exchange

'oflthe correspondence, according to the following

letter" received horn Mr. Ciabuesch on Mar. 11th:

' “We begto advise you that we have received
on, March who gmernmmt order thrd the
Michigpnneoln Jobbers’ Am’n for two cars of
beans; Wo-ha'Rvdjoined this a
191? the "'6'! tell-50mm than
«sunglasses; _
the; aim remainder: only. Thanking you
vet-KM for the interest you have taken and

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Government Makes. Comparison Between. Sac.
rificcs People of Other Countries Are
Obhgcd to Make, With Our Own,
and Urges Our Support

Let us get down to brass tacks on this Victory
liberty Loam proposition. ,

The Government, in order to pay up the *:
war bill; that accumulated during the lat up!

of the United States to take another big loan. The .3

Goverement offers a security that is as sure to ho ' ..,

repaid in full upon its maturity as life and death
are sure, and which returns to the patriotic in-
vestor a higher rate of interest than he can get
from any other sale investment than is ordinarily
within his mach.

Now, most of the people ot‘the nation have ac.-

avoidable consequence of the war sud are m.
ing in a proper spirit of patriotism to make as
large subscriptions as possible, when the drive he-
gins. But there are a. certain number of persons in.‘
every part of the country, and in every field of
production, who. have announced that they are.
“through.” “The war is over,” these people say,
“Why should we lend any more?” '
Among the readers of IMICHIGAN BUSINESS
FARMING there may be a few individuals who
have been taking this stand. Probably there are
fewer among the farm population than elsewhere,
but we find some in every state and in every walk
of life. Now, for these few readers who may be
making this “howl” against the fifth loan, and for
all the rest of our subscribers, in order that these
last may use the same sledge-hammer facts upon
any of their neighbors who are talking about the

copied the necessity aromatherlom as an un- “

'ot fighting and since then. has asked the pueblo .fl

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hardship of another bond drive, we make the fol-
Iowing pertinent inquiry: ~

How would you like to give 104 out of 300 work-

ing days in the next year to working, Without 1‘6-\ '

muneration, for the Government in order to pay-
your war taxes? If you think it a hardship to
lend—not give—part of your profits and savings _
to Uncle Sam, how would you like to get out and
give—not Lend—all of your working hours for
two days every week to meet your part of the tax
burden?

Well. that is what you would have to do if
you were an average Frenchman—unless the
Germans could be made to pay the French ‘
taxes, in which case the Germans would have to
work two days a week without pay. '

After figuring out what the various government: '
will harm to demand from their subjects and citi-
zens in 1920 in order to meet Government running

expenses and bond interest, it has been found that ' t

the Englishman will have to give, on the average,
eighty-fpur working days in the 300 to the pay"
ment of taxes, the Germans will have to contribute
90 days’ work to his government, the Frenchman
will have to give 164 and the Austro—Hungarians .
and Russians will have to give more, unless all
war obligations are repudiated. .
Against this the average; American citizen will

‘have to give only fifteen days’ work free, and as

this is an average figure it means for the farm-
ers, of Michigan that the big industrial corpora-
tions will pay most of it and the average farmer
will get off with about two days’ contribution.

And yet some of us are complaining about the , 't

awful burden that is being laid upon us. . p
The following table, given the combined annual H
income of the people of the principal fighting na-
tions as it was in 1913, a normal year, shows the
amount of taxes these people will have to pay
out of their earnings, in 1920, and the payment of
their total income that the government will take:

 

Nation 1 People's Inc.
Unitfié States . .
Great Britain . .
France .. .
Russia .. .
Italy .. .. . .
Germany . . > .
Austria-Hung.

, - _~__'_I"ax in 1920] % Inc.‘
s40,000,000,000 $2,100,000,000“E‘i
12,000,000000- 3,400,000.000:
7,500.000,000 3,000,000,000
7,000,000,000 3,200,000,000
4,250,000,000 1,100,000,000
11,000,000000 3,400,000,000
5,000.000000 2400000000

 

 

 

19M) wmfld buy beans or.

; and for the first '
in: M". R. Fi”-—E. ‘

This table makes no allowance for any indemnit— ',
ice that may be paid. These will decrease the tax
burden in some countries; increasing it in others :

After reading these figures, or hearing that;
explained by someone else, is there a real i "
blooded Ameriéan who can continue to comp
about the “awful” burden of having to lendft
Slim a few dollars more in April, for whiohije
to'iget the promissory notcvof the nation

high rate of interest? We think not.

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Written especially for MICHNAN Bum ‘-

 

 

 

 


  
  
  
   
 

ICHIGAN voters will decide April 7th
whether this state will build enough
. , good—enough-for thestr‘aflic roads to sat-
, $8? the needs and demands of the state in the
Tgnext ten years or not.

  
 
 
 
 
 
  
  

 
 

.Fr'ln‘al delivery of mail and express believing the
:benefit would be greater than the cost. It has

tremendous amount more than it should on ac-
count of bad roads. To cut out this useless, need-
less, extra cost the Government has offered a bon-
us to the states of one half.the cost of building
"the main, leading roads, costing not to exceed
"twenty thousand dollars a mile. Of course this
money has to be collected from the people of the
, country before it can be paid out, but it is col-
, lected from those Who live in the cities as well
as those that live in the country._

In Michigan sixty per cent, of taxes is paid by
cities and corporations and forty per cent. by
farmers. In New York state the farmers pay less
than fifteen per cent. of the taxes.
facts so that the farmers may see that more than
half of the National and State rewards come’ as
contributions for good roads.

The U. S. Government has allotted to Michigan
for the next three years $5,788,855.20. Nearly a
million and one—half is now available, two mil-
lions more will be due July let, this year. In or-
der for us to make use of this money we must
meet it dollar for dollar. A NO vote April 7th on
the bond amendment means——-“Uncle Sam, give
the money you set aside for Michigan to Illinois,
Minnesota, Tennessee, Georgia or some of the
other states that have voted YES."

The Aldrich Bill has passed and awaits Gov-
ernor Sleeper’s signature. It provides "for the
following division of the cost of Trunk Line
roads, in counties having a valuation per trunk
. line of road in the county of:

HAVE before me an article written by G.
H. Lancaster of Traverse City, and published
in the Grand Rapids'Press, on labor vs. for—
eignemi'gration to the'U. S., which draws my
attention to sixty years of my experience and
'observations in this country, on this and kin-
‘ dred subjects.
" , Sixty years ago, at the age of eleven, I came
from Berlin, Ont., Canada, and began in this
state-of Michigan as a laborer at twenty-five
'cents a day and board myself. Soon after the
Cicil war began a good farm laborer would re-
ceive fifteen. dollars per month and board.
From 1866 to 1880 the average farm wage
through summers, in this cOuntry, was twenty
Cdollars per month and board. During those
: years farm produce ranged in 'prices, wheat,
$2.40 to $3.25 per bushel; corn, $1.40 to $1.60;
oats, 80c to $1.3’0;' hay, $20 to $46 per ton. In
’ groceries, Muskavado (or brown) sugar, dark,
18c per pound; light C sugar, 20c; coffee A and

green and gun powder tea, $1.25 to $2.25;. cof—
~ fee, 6’00 to $1.10,; and other groceries propor—
, .. tionately high. And dry goods and clothing as
, follovvs: Print goods, 25c a yard; cotton sheet-
‘ int. 400; suits Ofuclothes for men, $25 to $100;
«oom‘mon bandana handkerchief, 50c; linen hand-
,kei‘chief, $1; silk handkerchief, $1. 50.
Now, I have observed that it is not so much
,;she price that a day’ s labor will bring as it is
Jill’s amount of living necessities (not luxuries);
~ 5'that price will buy that makes the difference
into the; one, performing the labor. But in the
days of the sixties and seventies there were no’
[labor organizations and no labor disturbances.
:All labor sought constant employment. -There
5 time for labor disturbances to brood. :,

 
   
     

 
 

  
   
 
 
 
  

_:oltlrer3 product that agriculture and labor pro—

grid demand And I believe that the sooner our.
. lit , ,

WThe United States Government established the,

been. The Government has found that it costs a ’

I refer to these?

confectioners’ A sugar, 23 to 25c per 1b.; Japan ‘

155555 of people were contented and 15555:?
'itook their place on the market with every:

duce, regulated in price by the law of supply.

,A By “GOOD ROADS” EARLS

 

 

ROAD BOND AMENDMENT

I am going to vote for it.
/ 360111150, by so doing I veto to accept» ‘
a dollar from the. United States govern-r

ment for each dollar that Michigan ap- ,_
propriates for trunk line roads; . .

Because I want the roads as soon as
possible;

Because, if we bond for the money, the
incomer will pay his part as well as we
who are here now;

Because the cost of the trunk line
roads will be spread upon the entire state
and nation, making it possible for 100131--
ities to build farm-to-ma‘rket roads, or
tributary roads, with their own money,
aided by the state reWard;

Because' I want to see Michigan as good

,, or better than any other state in the
Union, and roads will develop the state; ~

* t * *'

Because, when the figures are studied
I can see that it will be no burden upon
the taxpayers of the state;
Because the United States rewards us
if we build this road system, and, if we
‘ do not, the reward goes to other states
that do.

TEN YEAR ROAD BUILDING PROGRAM
Michigan Bond Amendment. .$ 50,000,000

United States Reward ...... 50,000,000
Counties’ Contribution ..... 40,000,000
Automobile license money,
$3,000,000 per year ..... 30,000,000
$170,000,000
To this add the probable '
Covert Act roads ....... 80,000,000
$200, 000,000

If this prgoram is carried out I will
feel that “Good Roads" Earle Will not
need to apologize for Michigan when
speaking in Boston, New York, Chicago,
or San Francisco.~—Horatio S. Earle.

 

 

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By C. C. THOMPSON
. Kent County Farmer
legislation by punishing the criminal demands

of labor orders as well as commission men, for
profit on labor and its product, the sooner will

~ social and political interests settle down to a

position of peace and quiet.
Mr. Lancaster again states, “There'are about

two-million laborers in the U. S. idle." And
yet our country's resources are limitless. Now,
why are they idle? I-answer, because they

would rather remain idle than, work for a price
that their labor’s development of their country’s
resources would make the, increased production
worth on the market. For example, I khow a
farmer who owns eighty acres of timber which
ought to be cut in 16-inch vwoodand put on the
market. I asked why he didn't employ men
and put this on the market. He answered that
men would not cut it for less [than one dollar
and twenty-five cents" per short cord,” and it
would cost $1.75 per cord to get it hauled the
distance of five miles to market and about $2.50

percord is all it wouldbring there, and he

could not afford to give his timber away.
In Grand Rapids, where there is said to be

three thousand idle men, a building centract'or’
said to me,: “Grand Rapids is doing in con—ff

struction work only What they must do because
of the excessive demands of the Taborers thru‘
the unions'

To illustrate the effect of labor prices with
the agricultural interests, weswill take the item
of wheat raising. In isolated cases some years,

now and again, there will be with ordinary cu‘l-fl
' ture, soil, and conditions,

   

acre,

   

but"

forty bpé‘fiels Ip’er'
.there are so many more instances .

3'50, 000’ to: 3715.000
375, 000 to 3100, 000. »_ , g
3100,1100 to 3150,0011 -;;;;;'_';---.._ 25% ‘
:3150, 000 to 3200, 00.0 -___ --.* _____ 30%" -'
3200.000 to 3300. 000 _______________ 350/,

    

3300, 000 to 3400', 000 __,__--.v.';-_.,_ 40% »
3400000 to 3500 000 _________.‘___ 45% “1
Over $500, 000 .‘__.-"__...;.:_.._-.;_-__‘- 50%‘:

districts.
TWO OTHER WAYS

This does not repeal the State Reward Road by ‘7
which the township or county can Obtain state re- _’ , .~
ward on any roads they deem advisable to im- . ’
prove. But the state rewards have been increased "
fifty per con-.t over what they have bash: which al- . .1
so applies to the roads improved under the CQVf , _' ‘ ' ‘

ert Act. The-question Will be asked, “Why pay
greater rewards for trunk line?” The answer is

. that. the cities andcorporations that pay sixty per
cent. or more or the national and state rewards.

have a just right in asking for extra good roads
for them to tour or truck over. Yet these trunk
line roads are in‘roads from each side of every

50% .7“
In counties not under the county road law this ,0, ~ '
same ratio prevails in townships and good roads .0

 

 

village and city that they run, through for the '

farmers from both sides to bring in their prOducts
on, and our roads both ways for; the village and
city people to go out on to procure good. ozone
and pleasure. '

Remember that Detroit and Wayne county will‘

pay one third of the $50, 000, 000. Remember, also,
that cities and corporations of the state will pay

$30,000,000 of the $50,000.00. Remember still
further that we get $3, 500 ,000 this year from ,
Uncle Sam if we put up $3, 500 ,.000 » Remember

that if we bond for the money instead of raising ,
it by direct tax, that the incomer by birth or 1111-...
migration pays his share. Remember that good '

roads raise property valuation, and if we raise
the money by bonding, that this increased value

is taxed as it should be to pay for the r‘6ad that,

raised it.

Farmers must Control and Regulate Productlon

labor it takes a man and team eight hours to
plow one acre, and the following table will show
something of the cost of raising an acre of
wheat: '

Eight hours man and team plowing ..... $6. 00
Harrow at intervals of six weeks, 10 hrs. 7. 60

Sowing of seed, or drilling ............ :76,
, Harvesting and binding twine . .5 ........ 1.00
Setting up, or shocking and drawing to
to, barn, one load .................. .75
Threshing of same, including labor and
board at present prices ............ 2. 00
Wheat for seed, 1 1— 4 bu, at $2. 20 2.75
Drawing of ten bus. to market. ...... 1. 00
Fertilizer or cloverseed on land ........ 3. 00

Six per cent interest on $100 invested in
land. .~. . . ..................
Depreciation of tools and machinery 9 r". 1.00

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Saying nothing of taxes total is .- ...... $31. 86

Making a cost or three-sixteen and one-half
hundredths dollar per 1111., ' and the result with
the price of wheat (fixed by the government)
at two dollars and twenty cents, the farmer
must content himself with farming less land
than he; would otherwise want to do next year,

and let labor lie idle because of its demands be- "

7 And it seems. to me When the food adminis-f ‘ I.
rtration with the cancurrence of

ing greater than the product of that labor J-(in3
raising wheat) will bring. ’ .

  

 
      
    
    
      
   
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
  
 
   
  
     
    
        
    
 
      
   
         
  
    
    
     
 
      
        
            
      
    
      
   
   
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
   
   
  
     
 
   
  
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
  
  
    
 
    
 
  

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«7"? ' billion dollsg’s 1»
0 ""31 . ’t§9 voluntary . idleness

. \swilat tfit precinct of their labor,
. " the market. And thisxcoun '
{tour 1111111011 dollars more less annually ‘ i!
Jt‘y million more laborers who Will work 135th a

  

  
 
 
   

that portion are sdfiicieut to keep them. Thus

Chicago last October in one day, is said to have
’made sixty-four dollars for eight hours' work. ”
,. This is one of many- examples where our
~ Nationa1 Administration has advanced the price
of labor beyond its relative value of the pro-

. "produce in tiiling the soil, and in order to ob-
, tain latter onlthe farm, the farmer must pay
-' , a competitive price for lobar with other indus-
‘ I tries, which he cannot do out of the prices he

 

Y ‘7 v ' : F 'i ' , HEN THE motor truck came into being a
‘ " '7 few years ago, few people apprehended that

    

labor, which prices are Ever-7

   

.portion of their time because their earnings for

f-Etiley sport from one third to halt of their time.
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.. filtrate these the‘Tprices of labor or open our
' "try to the ‘wor’ld’ as labor market by inviting

note with our tic-called organized labor.
‘ ’SOme days ‘ago I read a statement in a Grand
v—Rapfds paper that. several coal mine operators

$ L‘iih'ad closed their mines to curtail the output,

and hence prevent a- slump in the market of
the price of coal, and if the coal prices can be

' a1 co-operation obtain the same results.

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.maintained by co—operatively curtailing the out-
put of goal. a farm organization may by nation-
I well
remember in the early spring at 1917, the Pres-
ident with our food administration, thru issu-
ing of bulletins and weekly letters by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture urged the farmers
of the nation to speed up the production of po-
tatoes and the government would guarantee the

‘, producers not less than one dollar per bushel
duct 0! the soil,,that is possible for labor to‘f

for all the potatoes raised. And also beans
with a guarantee of not less than seven dollars
and thirty—live cents per bushel. But after
these crops were produced these pledges were
forgotten.

lvm‘.“ the Farmer 5 Transportation Problems

the truck owner presently became aware that the
railroads, instead of objecting to truck traffic,

to his: prices ohfei’tirer shot

titer the. farmers togjl
{And thus: put both t3 th8 necessity of enteri

" ,ithru their organiza-
lit and price of the pro!

drown cheap labor to this country to com-l

’what delays are met with in the re-handling of -

 

‘ A Sm {the object of win

or cemmodities

the world market upon their merits on a com-e

petitive relation, governed by the law of supply?

and demand. For organizations and combines.
in the commercialnudgindustrial‘WOrld' have as,

  
 
 
  
 

their chief object aims that are selfish and that‘u‘fi,
work an injustice to some other clues of feIIOWs .

Again, my past experience in the history of

ten to fifteen years of reconstruction period aft-.7“ .
ter the Civil War and comparing that time withjz.‘ ~~ -

the present food and labor conditions of th’
world lead me to believe that food price control:
has worked an injury to the American producer, j
especially in the production of cereals. If our?
national administration was to remove the iixed

prices to the farmer of the 1919 wheat cropk‘]

(for the government minimum price is manipu- '?
lated to be a maximum price in every instance)
the prices of all grains would fluctuate upward ‘
to a level that would bring the farmer more
than the cost of its production—C. 0. Thomp-
son, Kent County, Mich.

(Editor’s Note: Mr. Thompson’s article is ap-
preciated. We think, however, he is incorrect in
his statement that the government guaranteed.
minimum prices 671 beans and potatoes.) ‘

of re-handling is becoming one of the great prob-
lems of all transportation experts. lie-handling
involves more labor possible damage to goods,
warehousing and delay. Within its sphere high?
way transport eliminates these' exceptionable fac-
tors and lends its value to the general scheme of
transportation.

The policy of shipping by truck has much to
recommend it. For instance, when a shipment is
entrusted to one of the several thousand truck
transportation companies in this country, there is
ample assurance of punctual delivery. These com?
panies dispatch their trucks on regular schedules
over carefully planned routes. In addition to
prompt delivery they offer you extra precaution .
and special care in the handling of your goods.
On these trips loads are handled only two, or at
most, three times. The truck backs up to the.
shipping platform, the consignment is loaded, the
truck starts off, and on schedule time arrives at
its destination. On arrival the truck goes directly
to the receiving platform of the consignee and
there unloaded. Breakage as a rule,
ratio to the number of times one’s goods are hand-
led; thus, breakage is reduced to a minimum. By
way of contrast, ask your traffic man to outline
to you the course (if an ordinary freight shipment
from your plant to a customer. Learn from him

such a shipment. Look into the complicationsof .
transfer and redistribution of belt road collec-
tions, freight houses, and junction points. 'The
ordinary freight shipment undergoes from six to
eight handlings. The consequence is seen in do:
lay, damage; and labor expense—Harvey S.Fire-
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{S4 2‘ I, T _ traific was going to be a very considerable ‘ were beginning to welcome it as an adjunct to
, ‘_ . - Viactor m the transport of the' future. -No one their own systems. Trucks are» taking away the
. ~;v f“ thought that the railroads cOuld be superséded gor unprofitable short haul from the, railroads and
2’73} -' I~ ' freight hauling; least of all did the railroads and making of it a profitable haul for themselves. In-
‘~.exDress companies. Some time later the idea en-~ stead of hurting the railroads, truck traffic is
Itered the minds or both of them; it also entered Phelping them, by bringing huge amounts of per-
‘ . , the minds of numerous truck owners. Still none ishable freight, which it would otherwise be im-
_ ; ‘ . . of them realized the possibilities. The truck own— possible to ship, to a thousand junction points all
. , ;: or did not think for a: moment that he} with his over the United States.
trucks, could compete with the-express companies A study made by Mr. McAdoo’ s administration
and the railroad companies. It Was generally con- experts has shown that it rarely, if ever, pays the
. Asidered that they had the monopoly on freight railroads to handle short hauls. During the War,
1 and express handling. . . by co-operation and mutual consent, we have
The War changed all that. When Verdun was transferred much of this short haul trafiic to the
. . _ saved, when the defense of the great Somme val- highways. As a result freight can. within reason-
“;4, f . — ley was accomplished, when the Chateau Thierry able limits, be hauled from the door of the shipper
, , s- .H‘Yletory was achieved each one made possible by- .to the door of the consignee more cheaply than
' . w ‘ k a victory of allied motors over German railroads, any railroad can carry it. As a consequence, too,
‘ "’i t " the motor truck was put on the map to stay. In the railroads will hardly build many more feeder
.‘ » . this country the railroads were simply flooded lines; in fact, the state of Kansas has about de-
- .. " ' ~ ,‘With, traffic; they couldn’t begin to handle the clded not to build any more inter- suburban trac-
“ ' ~volu1‘ne. They were submerged Moreover they tion lines. The analysit made by. the railroad ad- '
z ' ’ Ldiscovered that their short hauls were uhproflta- ministration proves that most of these feeder lines
7... _ ’ ble; that the only traffic they could handle at a never have paid and were all the while economi—
- prbflt was the long distance haul 0n the other cally unsound. The feeder lines of the future will
‘ ' hand, the truck owner, driven to it by circum- largely be highways, transport vehicles, gasoline
, » _ V . stances beyond his control, began to convey both driven, running over improved roads from the
T'f?» ,_'; freight and express consignments by truck. He producing vendors to the shipping points of the
’ J was surprised to find that he eculd- do it at a railroads, trolleys, and inland waterways, thus de-
- ,. . profit”, and that he eould run his trucks on sched- veloping the country on a broader scale and final-
. f 57; . z - . rule time. ” ~‘ ly tying up every producing center with an ulti-
; " 7' ‘ At first, of course, the truck owner expected mate outlet.
great hostility on the part or the railroads. Pos- Another. advantage of motor truck transport
' 7 ,1; ' 'sibly there was some such feeling for a while; but has to do with the re-handling of goods. The cost
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; THE TEBMNAB WAfiEHO‘U‘SE
1 its PROPOSED constitutional amendment
authorizing state built and operated ware-
houses, like the 850,000,900 road proposie
tlon contains no fear for carrying into steel: the
ideal, appropriates no money in either instance
and it both; were carried by the people, in neither
instance would a stone be turned mu the legis-
We had authorized an issue 0! that part of
the mount in bonds that it deemed necessary,
and had worked out the plan upon which it
Should be expended. The market proposition is
novel, in a sense, and many people are anxious to
have something from some of its advocates as to
1 the probable proceedure in the real marketing
features of the plan. In the last letter. the initial
steps of installation were outlined as suggested
This week I have from
former Senator Hutchins, 3. Jackson county farm-
or. the following ideas as to its practical applica-
tion:

The lion-mind Warehouse Plan

“The farmer’s business has two separate fea-
tures or departments: production and marketing.
Both are soundly Important, but the most diffi-
mamumm.‘rlme strength, ener-
w.mmouannyemuated in the workotpro-
duction; distribution and marketing have been
delegated to others. At first glance this may

'uemuldealplanandinharmony with the
“homily accepted principle of the division of 19-
her.

“But the system of distribution has been ex-
tended, factors and agencies have entered in and
profit after profit added to the original cost until
it has been reliably shown that on the average,
of the dollar paid by the consumer for products
of the form but little more than one third that
amount reach-es the producer.

“Col. Roosevelt, in his latest book, “The Foes
of our own Ho.usehold,”_ illustrates this by the
story of the heusewife who found in a hollow in
the side of a potato she had bought a note from
the farmer who grew the potato, saying: ' "I
sold these potatoes for 69 cents per bushel, what
did you pay?" The woman wrote him that she had
paid $4 a bushel. The farmer wrote back: “It
may have cost 31 cents to get a bushel of potatoes

1‘ 74mm my farm to your home, who got the other
83? I shall try to find out.”

“The farmer learns slowly, but he is learning.
The demands in business circles for system, for
eificiency, for a. knowledge of production-costs are
appealing to him as applicable to the farm. But
even in the last analysis he comes .up against the
cost of distribution, the expense of getting his
product to the ultimate consumer, and finds un~
der the present system he is beating'his head a-
gainst a wall. In the past six years the farmers
of Michigan have been trying to find a way
around the hindrance" by means of cooperative as-
sociations of different kinds, and marked benefits
have resulted. But in many lines the favorable
results have been neutralized by difficulty in
handling shipments at the terminal markets. The
unreliability of those to whom shipments have
been consigned has sometimes spelled failure for
the farmer-shipper; sometimes the proceeds of the
farmer’s year of toil has reached its destination
to be sold on a falling market. He cannot, like
the regular shipper, make up the loss on the next
shipment for with him there is no “next” until
by months of toil and waiting another crap has
been produced.

“Hence, the demand for some place in the term-
inal markets—the great cities, where in case of
necessity the products of the farm shipped in by
the producer or by “co-operative associations ' of
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REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD G. READ

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conditions which would write ruin on their at-
fom have passed by; a place. too. which is man-
agod in the interest of the public and will m
take advantage of the oppormnity to squeeze the
value out of a. shipment either by forced’salc or
misrepresentation as to market conditions; a
place, in short, under such control as will give a.
square deal to all.

“The two live questions among the farmers to-
day are the cost of production and. the suscessful
marketing of products. The former, they are on
the sure road. to determine .by their own initiat-
ive and in; spite of the opposition of those who
should have given them help and guidance. The
latter they are studying andare proposing a plan
which they believe will result in the common ben-
efitotbothproduoerandomsum,asmhoeol-
trolled dam ”ducted at c“ and in the in-
terest of both these great class“ which practical-
ly include us all. The Federated Legislative Com-
mittee of like liar-mow organization- of the? state—-
the Grange, the Gin-nun am] the sate Associa-
tion 0! Flu-mars Clubs—m given to: approval to
an amendment to she mm constitution permit-

1 ting the smite to use its credit for the buildiugud

operating of such terminal warehouses in the
cities of the state in such amount as may be nec-
essary not exceeding five million dollars. The‘
joint resolution to this effect was introduced in
the state senate by Senator T. H. McNaughton,
of Kent county, has passed the senate and is now
in the House of Representatives. ’ If adopted the
amendment; will be submitted to the people at the
general election in November, 1920. This will
give nearly one and one-half years for discussion
of the question and determination as to whether
or not the people am willing to try out thisnew
departure in state government. To again quote
Col. Roosevelt; in the book mentioned above he.
makes the point that the states are natural lab-
oratories for trying out these new experimentsin
democracy, referring especially to the North Da-
kota, grsiu'warehouse.

“But some will say, how does this benefit the
consumer? Where does he come in? What is to
hinder the farmer and producer from storing his
crop, mon'opolizing the product and forcing the
price?

“The working out of the answer to this ques-
tion is necessarily in the hands of the future leg-
islature, whose duty it will be to enact legislation
to carry the amendment into effect if adopted by
the people.
house managed and controlled by 1a state market
director is much to-be preferred from the con-
sumer's standpoint to such an institution in the
hands of the producers alone. With such a mar-
ket in the control of the state, cornering the sup-
ply would 1be impossible. The supply could be
equalized from month to month and prices stabil-
ized. The consumer who would purchaSe fruits
and vegetables in packages as ‘shipped could save
much and the farmer still receive a satisfactory
price for his products. Both would thus be bene-

‘ fited.

“Many other ways in which such an institution
could be made effective in supplying the thou-
sands of our people who must be fed from .the
product of field, orchard and garden and yet work
out to the good of the producer ’have been sug-
gested. But we have space for only one more
reason for the adoption of such a plan.

“Michigan will soon have a complete system of
improved reads. By means of the truck the area
within a radius of fifty miles of our great cities
of Detroit and Grand Rapids can place its pro-

1 ducts upon themarket fresh from theiarm. With “

the knowledge that sales need notbe made out a.
glutted market on the load dumped in the river
the producer will send on his fruits and vegeta-
bles storing them in the state warehouse when
necessary, from whence they may be taken nto

meet the demand of the coming days. A short- ’

age of fruits and vegetables in Detroit with the

price out or reach or. the ordinary family and tre.

much needed products rotting on the dorms 119-

state should be impos’siblo, and we 1mm this“;
plan will make' such a condition entirely unneces- '

.\

s’ary.”¥—J. M. Hatching, Jackson sonata; _

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constitute much the larger group, and really a
dominant group in the membership. a group that
with virile and militant leadership, could give a
mighty good account of itself, it is pointed out
that through the lack of solidarity and leadership
little constructive; or remedial legislation in
which agriculture is interested may be expected ~
at this session unless some of the really bright
farmer members wake up and lead the way
After the farmers in the senate had compelled

the other fellows to give respectful attention to ' ’

the market resolution bsioro granting sex-inflam-
sideration to their salary grab-for-judgss resolu-*
tion. When the two resolutions were wt to the
house togethér. they were content to stand and
mambo; dill. tantrum mum;
grist‘tou‘ili. Abostiniiesumbreath, led“
by the junkers of the house, they joined the 11-19-41 1
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providing a some to handle the Toledo booze ;
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hence Toledo’sbooze iointswilibeclosedandon

. July lot the whole United States will be dry and

the federal authorities will be assisting local auth-
orities in the enforcement of the state and fed- 1
oral liquor laws‘ as one of the capital habitues ,
said someone held Home bait and the farmers
rushed to it like sheep to a dish of salt. They
not only voted the $750 000 but they. refused to
limit to two years the life of the organization or
to reduce the excessive salaries the bill provided. ‘;
No sir. They took it all, hook, bait and sinker. , ‘
Having disposed of this dose in accordance. with ‘

~ the desire of the junkers, if they will look on page

1.5 of their budget report they will see what will- 5
be handed to them next. Here the state militia

' asks for their maintenance for the years 1919 and

20, 51.335.22.330 and the budget commissioner
recommends $566,562.52 for that purpose. There
was expended for“ the military establishment of
the state for the two years ending June 30, 1917,"
$343,275.31. In 1919 and 20,1if the recommenda-
tion of the budget commission is followed, the
amount expended on the military establishment
will be approximatdy $1,316,500 and if the re-
quests of the militia oflicials are complied with,
the military establishment will cost us $2,( 35,000
or about seven times as much as 1111916 and 1917.

Do the farmers of the state, whose sons “have
fought for democracy in Europe; who helped
fight out democracy’s dent}; grapple with Pruss-
ian militarism in order that the world might be
made a; fit place in which to live, do they want
this state to enter on a program of militarism?

With the booze excuse removed why the state
constabulary? Two reasons'have been suggested
by those not under the influence of the junkers,
lst, for the stern repression of labor during the
reconstruction period, and 2nd, to strengthen the 1
political machine that this administration has" “
built up under the management of Drug and Food
Commissioner Fred Woodworth to that point of j
etficien'cy where it will be able to absolutely dons-1
inate the p litics'of the state, dictating nomina-
tions and appointmentsto the end; that perman-
ency of attachment to the pay roll may be attain- ;1
ed. And that protection to friendly interests may 1.
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aspatiently‘ Waiting- for ' .

“ ted,“ in, “order thatrthep . maybe made complete;
thatm the closing scenes theretmayfibe 19711.. opportunity to add
.light,?ifor thusfar We see .onlythe' black andjdrab and sombre

illways shadows, redeblotch‘e's onsthe‘earth. here ”and, there and

' 9' 817937. crosses evér'yvvhércfl; «See, the ruins. are 4 still smouldering ;
the" Outline of ' trenchesgwinding.inland; out, shell-hole and pit, mine-
and ’Wreckage mar mother earth as far

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~ . :Hundreds of square miles7of landis", asharren and ugly as when
_ the boiling; ‘spluttering, melten mass first took form as the young

:1 :9th was satin motion. " Cities, villages and townsby the thousands

“swept" away as, completely as' ifthe earth,like a; huge monster, had

j, :open’ed'its‘: massive .jaws' and swallowed every business house, home,

' "public‘place, church and streets-snowing remains but smouldering
, ' Every farm heuse has beenrswep‘t aWay; the families scattered;
' the ,fertile soil tunneled, tramped by- the feet of contending armies
and blasted” by misse'ls .of destruction; Devastation and wanton des-
truction mars. the landscape. ,Utter ruin; hopeless,'helpless.
More 'thannine million .rudecrosse‘s, like dead branches of flower

' andvihe, mark the rude. trenches where the bodies of nine million
brave soldier boys- were hastily thrown and covered, as their comrades
; ,ha‘stened onto brave greater dangers, thatzfurther disasters might be
, "averted. Twenty million siCk, injured and maimed soldiers are now
, in the hospitals of the land; still suffering, still .hOping, still thinking
' 10f the sacrifices they have made. Sixty million fathers, mothers, wives,
brothers and sisters arise with sad hearts each morning to take up
=their'dai1y tasks; hundreds of thousands of little boys and girls have
lost their fathers, and must grope on in the big world alone. Sorrow
and suffering everywhere. .. , . . ‘
. Four. million 'two hundred thousand brave sons of France killed

and injured. . Great [Britain contributed three millibn. forty-nine

thousand nine hundred and ninety of her brave sons to the cause;

poor benighted Russia sent-over nine million men to the slaughter;

one ‘millionfive hundred thousand men from sunny Italy gave their

all in the struggle. Belgium, Bulgaria and Serbia added one million
= five hundred thousand to the list of dead and injured; Germany lost

>»six million six hundred thousand and Austria more than four million
. men. A hundred and three thousand brave American boys lie silently
' sleeping beneath the sod from, which poppies grow, three thousand

A’miles from home. One hundred and forty—seven thousand brave boys-
_ are coming home sick, torn, injured, maimed; living reminders, so

. long as they shall live, of the awful ravages of war. All history re-

cords no such. sacrifice of human live.~ In treasure the nations of the

_? earth have lost their all; for at this monient every nation, save the

,U'nited States;;is'swaying upon-a financial foundation that has been
undermined. , The depths of the ocean is strewn‘with ship and treas-
“ure—forever' lost to the world‘and mankind.

Thus you have the outlines of the picture which [Time is now filling ,

in, and waiting for the final chapter of the greatest tragedy ever
enacted, to be written, that the picture may be made complete. In the
foreground .we nowhave the {race conference in France; the picture
(will not be cemplete until the _, labors are concluded- until that hour
* We shall not know whether the picture shall be completed with black,
,. drab and sombre grey; or" whether 'in the back-ground the bow' of
promise shall appear; with. its colorings bright and promises true;
-- that even though With heaVyphearts, civilization may arise and press
on. About this peace table are gathered twenty-three men, represent-
ing fourteen of the earth’s greatest nations. They are Viscount
Chanda, Japan; Baron Makino, Japan; Leon Bourgeois, France; Lord
Robert Cecil, Great Britain ; Premier Orlando, Italy; Premier Kramar,
CZecho~Slovack républic; PremierVenizlos'. Greece; M. Pessoa, Brazil ;
Baron Yoshada, Japan; Colonel House, United States; Secretary of
the Brazilian mission; M. Democki, Poland; M. Vesnitch, Servia ; Sec-
retary of the Belgian Legation; General Smuts, ,Great Britain; Pres-
. identWilsOn, United States; Wellington Koo, China; M. Reis, Portu—
3,9315 M. Sciolaja, Italy, and Mr. Lardanue, France. These representa-
ytives offfourteen‘ nations unanim0usly approved the plan submitted
1 by Pres. Wilson for a League 3f Nations to prevent all future wars.

I- have ‘ endeavored {to faithfully draw the-outlines of ,e scene as

it actually ap ears, Now, let us add,,if- you please, a fin; e touch of
‘ the present. ' 'ons’bf men are returning to their homes, games the
. seas, after years on the battlefields. The ,whéels of eta-time industry
swore long since, silenced in, orderthat munitions a war, plight ‘be pro-
prided; farms were .operated, upon a war-tints basis; war-time prices

,Standxwufime. conditions prevailed; ithe business of negation has
‘ mimeanfilsdadqwnnnsiesdsmh 0111‘ ownborsare returning

shythe ,ousands. ; Mere: thanamlhon two hundred. and fifty
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I daily paper, which lies before me tells, of‘ltroubleammg‘the over-seas

Canadian troops; of the labor unrest in England; of the wretched .
conditionsfof France; of the probable troubles in Italy; of the stamng
people of Belgium; of the terrible distress among the Austrians, of the _
riots and bloodshed in. Berlin—the old earth; yea, civilization itself};
is staggering from the murderous .blow dealt'by the autocratic powers ' r'
of the nations now. humbled. , ‘ ' if,

It is amid such scenes; under such conditions, that certain mom
bers of the United StatesSenate, “bearing allegience to both politlcal .

. parties are playing politics—literally “Playing Politics on the Edges?

of Hell.” Led by suchmen as Reed, democrat; Poindexterv and :

Borah, republicans’; these peanut politicians; these consummate‘asses 3,.
-' who have brayed their way into the United States Senate; forty 1n ,;
number, have notonly expressed their disapproval‘of the League of -_

Nations as approved by the twenty-three representatives of the four- '
teen nations, but they have formed an alliance and openly state that .
they will defeat the proposed plan whenit comes before the Senate.
And so this question comes home to you, dear reader; this great ques-
tion in which’is involved the peace of the world, the safety of your
home, and protection of your dear ones. It will sooner or later reach
your fireside circle for a final decision, for mark you the freepeople ~
of this free nation will never, never permit a few men to dec1de the,
destinies of a nation; yea, a word made safe for democracy at such
a terrible cost in blood and treasure. '

Old Nero fiddled while ancient Rome was being destroyed by flame ‘ v"

and sword. The Neros of the United States Senate guilty of this
conspiracy talked and filibustered away the precious hours of the
last days of the sixty-fourth Congress. The press of the nation speaks
the mind of the people. The Springfield Republican says: “The men ,
who are attempting to wreck the League of Nations are in reality _
attempting to wreck the peace of the world.” The Philadelphia
Ledger says that those who are flounting scarecrows to frighten Amer-
ica away from the League of Nations are “scattering coal oil on the
flames of smouldering Europe.” “Those senators are talking for
war, perpetual war, just as the Prussian officers used totalk,” says
the New York World. The Philadelphia Inquirer believes it “un-
thinkable that the foes of the League should have their way and that

the United States should be the one skulker among the nations.” “If‘ ,, p '

a cynic were asked,” says the New York Evening Post, “why anyone
should be Willing to pay for an expensive campaign agalnst the League
of Nations, he w'ould undoubtedly reply that the manufacturers of
war supplies do not favor a tendency toward disarmament.” And
because of the attitude of these Senators, which in no way represents

the attitude of the people, Pres. Wilson goes back to the peace table , ,

with the plan approved by his associates; repudiated by the United
States’ House of Lords.

# =5 It

ARK YOU, these Senators have not presented a better plan for

preventing future wars; they seek to destroy, but add not one
single constructive thought or suggestion. My friend, have you. given
any thought to the proposed League of Nations? Have you considered
what this wonderful document which Baron Makino of Japan says-
“Is the most important document that has been compiled by man,”
really means to you? William Howard Taft said of the League, “As
lovers of your country and as lovers of mankind, I ask you to use all
of your influence with our Senators and have the treaties embodying ;
the League of Nations idea ratified.” George Clemencau, the grand,
old man .of France, sent this message to you: “All of our plans are '
based upon the splendid platform laid down by President Wilson. In
perfect harmony with the principles he has enunciated, we arestriv- “
ing for higher and holier idealism in the conduct of the affairs of the
world.” David Lloyd-George, the peerless leader, Premier of Eng—
land, extends his hand saying: “The people of the British Empire
are emphatically behind the proposal to set up some other method to
settle quarrels than the organized slaughter of war.” Vittoro Or- _
lando, Italiam Prime Minister, unites by saying: “Thus born out of
the pains of war, this is a document of freedom and right, which
represents the redemption of humanity by sacrifice.” While all
nations are thus united, a coterie of Senators make hold to speak for
the Amercan people, registering their opposition to this document,
setting forth the rights of the nations and the peoples of the earth. '

7 it i it

The League of Nations provides:

First—The armaments of all nations are to be limited. so that no
nation can s end its strength to maintain a war machine. A

Second— t provides a police force for the world in which civilized .
forces are united to guarantee peace agreements, and all nations will
bow to the will of such a union of peoples. .

Third—It will prevent secret treaties, the cause of all wars. I

‘ will apply the principles of the Monroe doctrine to all nations of the

world
Fourth—It provides for arbitration to replace force in settling the
difierences between nations. Twelve hundred million people are rsp- ,
resented by the men who are sitting in the Peace Conference. -
Fifth—Nations will select their own representatives for the League ;
of Nations, and the people will demand justice for all nations, large

, and small. ‘ . . . -. .
' V ; Sixth—Its adoption will assure a free and open discussion of all
' difficulties.

, ' a variety of representation insures freedom from con- .

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How Will the Farmer Vote on the Good
Roads Amendment?
ILL THE good roads bonding amend-
ment carry! Three weeks before the

electiom—and no one is able to give a sat-
isfactory reply. Wayne county, it is believed,

, will give, the amendment a large majority,

'altho Wayne county’s main highways are
already built and Wayne county will have to
pay one-third of the cost of the new highways:
The towns and villages will give a majority
. vote. The only doubtful vote is the farmer’s.

We have been asked repeatedly by the good
roads people and by farmers themselves how
the farmers will vote on this proposition. We
didn’t know. But we always defend the
farmers. Even when we’re pretty sure that
they are wrong we find ourselves making ex-
cuses for them, in the hopes that they will
later see the light and come to the correct con-
clusions. So on this good roads bonding
amendment we have said:

“You can trust the farmers of Michigan to
vote intelligently and impartially. They den ’t
,yet understand this bonding amendment. Ex-
plain it to them fully. Take them into your
confidence. Withheld nothing. Tell the
farmers where the roads are to be built, when
they are to be built, what ortion of the taxes
they are to pay, how muc they will amount
to, etc., and you can bank on it that the
farmer will throw his prejudices tolthe winds
and vote on the merits of the proposition.”

And we stand right back of that, too. There
may be a few farmers who will shut their
eyes to the facts and vote blindly, but we
know that most of them will find out what
they’re voting for or against before they cast
their ballet. That is why we have felt safe in
saying that the farmers of Michigan will vote
“yes” on the amendment.

The writer ‘spoke at a farmers’ meeting at
'Grand Blanc last Saturday. Nearly tWO hun-
dred of the best business farmers in Genesee
county were present. The good roads amend-
ment was discussed from all angles. Finally
a straw vote was taken, and nearly every
farmer signified by a rising vote his inten-

tion to support the amendment. The broad-
mindedness and progressiveness of these
farmers will be better understood and appre-
ciated when we tell you that the bulk of Gen-
‘esee county’s main highways have already

, , been constructed.

In some sections of the state farmers are

' still talking against the amendment, but in
. the majority of cases it is because they do not

understand its entire provisions. In other
sections they are enthusiastically for it. They

V , realize that no matter what they may think,

do or say, in any case the main highways
will be constructed first. When a county
bonds to. build good roads, or when a town-
ship lays out a road building program, it is

‘ always the main highwa s that are built first.

when’th'e state buil spreads it turns first

     

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have got to be built, this diverting- the regu-
lar" road funds to the fimn-to-market'roads.

How will the farmer vote'on the'good roads '

amendment? If the change of sentiment is as
swift and complete the next three weeks ‘as it

has been the last three weeks, he will vote '

‘.‘yes” and carry the amendment.

 

Will the Michigan Eat-m Bureau Act?‘
INDIVIDUAL farmers have voiced ,in no
uncertain manner their disapproval of Sec.

Houston’s conduct of the Department of Ag- ,

riculture, as set' forth in‘ Dr. Spillman’s
charges published two weeks ago 'in M. B. E,
which was the only farm paper in Michigan
and the first farm paper‘in the United States

_ to publish the charges. .

The resolution ' introduced by Rep. Cram-
ton'at our request asking for a congressional
investigation is being spread broadcast by the
National Board of Farm Organizations and
farmers everywhere are asked to lend their

aid in securing the adoption of the resolution.

at the next session of congress.

It is a proper subject for farmers to dis-
cuss. It is proper that they should know
what the department is doing to help or hurt
their interests. It is proper that they Should
hold meetings and draft resolutions approv-

 

 

FLOWERS FOR THE LIVING

0 NOT keep the alabaster boxes of

your ’love and tenderness scaled up

until after your friends are dead. Fill ii
their lives with sweetness. Speak approv-
ing, cheering words while their cars can
hear them, and their hearts can be thrilled
and made happier; the kind things which
you mean to say when they'lzre gone, say ii
before they go. The flowers you mean to
send for their coffins, send to brighten
and sweeten their homes before they leave
them. If my friends have alabaster boxes
laid away, full of fragrant perfumes of
sympathy and afloctlon, which they in-
tend to break over my body, I would much
rather that they would bring them out in
my weary and troubled hours and open
them, that I may be refreshed and. cheered
while I need them“ I would rather have '
a plain coffin, without a flower. a funeral
with a eulogy, than a life without the
sweetness of love and sympathy. Let us ,
learn to anoint our friends beforehand
for their. burial. Postmortem kindness
does not cheer the burdened spirit. Flow-
ers on the coflln cast no fragrance back-
ward over the weary way.—-Anonymous. ii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing Rep. Cramton’s action. Asindividuals

they should leave nothing undone to compel =

this investigation. - _
As individuals, however, their voice twill
carry little volume or authority. It is the

~ organized voice that makes itself heard and

obeyed. Farmers’ organizations, thru their
local branches, their farm bureaus, their state
headquarters should use their influence with
the state legislature and with their respective
representatives in congress to secure facor-
able action upon the Cramten resolution.
There is one organization in Michigan that
ought to be particularly anxious to have the
Spillman charges investigated. That is the
Michigan Farm Bureau. It is a child of the
Department of Agriculture. It may not have
been conceived in the course of the depart-
ment’s ,unmeral departure from the paths of
.rectitude. It may not be guilty of complicity
in the sins of its parent. ‘It may be, and prob-
ably is, an entirely innocent suflerer. In ~any
and all cases, it should insist that the charges
be carefully examined. That action alone
will go 3. Ion ' ways in convincing the farmers
that the Mic igan Farm Bureau is working
for the interests of the, farmers and can be
trusted with the farmers’ Confidences. Even
though the charges are preved it will not nec-
essarily mean that the Michigan Farm Bureau,
is any less entitled to the recognition of the
farmers by remon thereof. If the Farm Bnr-.
eauv cannot act in accordance with the wishes

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,ity would not any.

claims may be. But Germany'has dono'te’nftimes

worse than murder, caused more hunger . and
, I say '~
punish her for all her crimes.‘ She was ecun- i
soled but would not heed. Let her drink of the

sorrow and death than an earth-Louake.

‘wine of the wrath- of the nations.” -

eon PLEA, brother. for a'stern and an. .
relenting justice will find a response in ‘

many a heart that is torn with anguish over

the loss of a dear one in the great war. ‘But '

the majority of American people, who forget
and forgive easily will not applaud your

words. Already the violent hate that flamed 3

during the heat of the conflict has died down
and all but flickered out. The wound is slow-
ly healing. The passions are cooling. The

behind: the Cramten resolution, and‘fto take.
some ‘action, that may become a part of its

"I am in; favor of every word of Judge
Weist’s," writesa subscriber. “I think that .2
Germbny should be punished accoi‘dlnx as, an i
individual would be punished. Tits man here '
Maths states should commit murder-theiauthor- 7
”Vengeance-is mine, neaith
the Lord) and let him so his way, but would
at once punish him to the full extent of the law
regardless of his dependent family, which would ,
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vindictive spirit so much in evidence a few '

months ago, has lost much of its bitterness.
That is not to say, however, that the American
people are any the less determinedthat Ger-
many shall pay the penalty for her wrong
doing. Germany, like the murderer you men-
tion, is already suffering the consequences of
her acts. As the murderer writhes in the
pangs of conscience, so does Germany writhe
in the pangs of civil war, bankruptcy, starva-
tion and visions of a debt-burdened future.
So does God punish all .who violate His laws.
But Germany’s punishment will not stop
there any more thanwill the murderer’s pun-
ishment.
been violated by Germany, must also punish.

Some believe that murderers should die for ‘
their crimes. .Many others believe that crime "
is the outgrowth of a condition and that the ’
condition is responsible for the crime rather,

than the man who actually perpetrates the
crime. Hence, society not only punishes but
tries to reform those who violate her laws.

‘ Some believe that Germany should be cruci-
fied for her crimes. Many others believe that
the people of Germany were victims of a con-
dition, called militarism, and that condition in
the control of a few men was responsible for
Germany ’s terrible crimes. The successful
allies intend to punish Germany by exacting
huge indemnities. They will not crucify her
by building economic barriers which she can-
not surmount. They will permit commerce

between her and other nations in order that .

her people may work and.eat and create
wealth from which to pay the indemnity.

Speaking upon this very matter one of, the '

largest banking institutions in Detroit re-
cently issued the following statement in its
monthly financial review:

“The payment of any form of tribute canndt. 5

of course, ' reimburse nations for the destruc-

tionot human life iu'battle, on the seas or'dur- "
ing the stress of war. No payment of gold, how- .

ever great, can- erase from Germanythe stain
of atrocious deeds.
Allies is the eifect upon them of a tributeto be

levied by. them upon their former enemies. ,

Germany, a nation of nearly seventy 'million
people, is forming a new go ernment with the
m and anarchy.
the common enemy of civilization, and ,re-es-
tablishing herself it genius. in the egos or “the
World. Shall Germ y‘ be permitté .
an indemnity-am trading with,tho world at
large—~and than pay for the damage .wrough

upon innocent nations? These responsible for V ‘
”tutu Judgment for their .

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“BEST” nouns

It is With areal; gratification that I see the _
~331me expressed in the papers, and on the "

”hirygoods buxes" in the country store In fact

on every hand, for—not “good roads”——but, the-
We have plodded along over 2

“best. roads." -
. good, ,bad and indiflerent
. enough.
5 Since I learned about the Roman roads while

studying Caesar, I have been a staunch advo-
sate oi concrete -,roads because of their low
maintenance cost. The kind of road and the
width should be determined. in the first place,
by the amount of traffic. Those destined to car-
‘17 the most trailic abduld be concrete roads, and
not less than 20 feet in width, ands-in the sec—

roads quite long

and place, by the available material, and these ‘

should in no case be less than 16 feet in width,
and probably it would be much better if the
minimum width were 18 feet. ‘

-I believe that there are several very import-
ant things for those in charge of State road con-
struction other than building the “best roads"
to bear in mind: (a). "Beautify the highway. Do
not leave great unsightly ditches on either side
of the road bed in the country. It is no more
.ueaessary to do so” in the country than in the
~city,'and no city would “stand for it” at all.
(h). Give the farmers an opportunity to dis-
pose of all of‘their field hardheads and cobble
,stones. These make an excellent foundation,

and moreover would free the landscape of ~un— ‘

sightly stone. piles.

' Among several important reasons why
farmers have been antagonistic to “good roads”
I believe the two following are chief, viz. ., (a).
They could not see results from the money ex-
pended. (b) The “best roads” “cost too much.”
The latter objection has been swept away in the
cob webs of. mental delusions.

We have arrived at a place in our'history
where we can see that the “best roads” are, of
'all material blessings, paramount 'to human
happiness. The ideal farming community is
one in which the farmers live in a community
village, going out into the, fields each merning
and returning each evening as are great big
brotherly family to enjoy the blessings of life
in common. Under our State Roads System the
state will be knit together as one great happy
prosperous civic community.

France before this late war is said to have ex-
pended thirty billions of dollars on her public
roads, and here we are, the most wealthy nation
on the globe therefore isn’t it about time that we
here in Michigan make at least a beginning. Let
us make the beginning right. We have the exper-
tense of other ‘states to profit by. The Appian
Way was cpnstructed without a precedent, more
than two thousand years ago and it ’is in use
still. If we are going to ask the Coming genera-

tion to‘help pay for the roads that we now wish,
to construct. let us make them so good that they.
will be proud to help pay for them. —Elnter H.~

Nevins, Clinton county. -

WHY IS MICHIGAN DRY?

Why is Michigan dry? This question has of-
ten been asked, but the right answer not given.
Why? Because people nowadays think they have
the perfect right to make new laws, and all

_, kinds of them. But remember that a pastor or
a church are not here to teach new doctrines
slid, to make new Commandments, but to teach
the old Bible doctrines and to proclaim 1119 old
«Bible Commandments. When Jesus sent his
discmles out into all the world to represent

Him and to doHis will, He did not say to them;

“Discover the laws that are of advantage or
disadvantage or profit to men; . enact these
laws, and insist upon their obedience." But He
said:
soever I have commanded you," Matt. 28. That

' church which makes new laws and insists upon‘,

.their obedeince, shows thereby that it is not
«the obedient servant of Jersus Christ, but that,
‘Twhi'le‘ assuming Christ’s authority and using His

filame', it is really antagonizing Him and setting

the kindgom or anti-Christ. The Church of

has this one great duty, to teach,‘

us and those flaws

' which God- has

know that this is not true.

them.

the

tobatwo ,or the use of wine and similar bever-

ages. If one would say that the moderate use
2a: wine will in all cases lead to excess, we
We are told in the
Scriptures that the love of money is the root
of all evil, and yet the use of money is not forb
hidden. ; Jesus, Himself, need" money, used
wine, and commanded the proper use of these
things. It is the monastic, anti-Christian view
which despises these gifts of God. We are to
use the guts of God: to use them moderately,
and for the purpose for which God has created
If you know that the use of tobacco,
wine, and similar beverages are injurious to
yourself. then you ought not to use it. But re-
member that we have no right to give Com-
maudments to our fellow—servants. Bewareof
making a sin of that of which God does not
make a sin. So now, Dear Readers, letus be
obedient to God's~la,ws, and not enact new laws.
When this punishment is felt, such as we have
had in the past two years, war, hunger and
pestilence,- it is'necessary to do repentance.
Rom. II. 8, 9. Dent. XIV. 12. Jer. XIV. 12,
XXVII. 8. Jer. XXIX. 17. Amos IV. 10.
Ezek. IV. 16. Jer. XI. 22,—Mrs. August Baerwolf.
Sam'lac county.

(Editor’s Note: Get out the old family Bible
and prove to this christian lady that legalized
traffic in the stay .at ruins men’s bodies and
destroys their souls ,6- NOT pleasing in the sight
of God.)

“'AS MILK PRICE CUT TAKENr
OF. THE FARMER?

The following resolution was passed by
Association at their regular monthly meeting.

Resolved. That the secretary write lllltlllGAN
BUSINms FARMING and ascertain if possible why

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———Orr, in Chicago ll‘rl‘lm.
all of the milk price cut was taken out of the
farmers and the distributors not asked to stand
any of it, and still the distributors keep going out
and taking on more milk and automatically cre-
ating a surplus. And be it further

, Resolved. that we try to find out why the City of
Detroit should not first own their milk distribut-
ing plants or at least supervise the distribution

‘of milk and cut out the duplication of routes and

thereby be enabled to cut 3 or 4 cents per quart
from the present price of milk, which would quick-
ly clean up any surplus there may be, and further
that We ask MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING to take
up these matters in oul‘,beha1f.——Lyman A. Sca-
m‘an, local secretary.

Another Resolution That Was Passed ,

To Michigan U. S. Senators and Representatives:

Resolved That we the Willis Branch of the
Michigan Milk Producers Ass’,n representing 250
milk producers and farmers, do hereby express oul
regret at the departure of Dr. W. J Spillman
from the Bureau of Farm Management, Federal
Department of Agriculture. And, be it further

Resolved, That We hereby ask our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to support and work
for Rep Cramton’s resolution for a thoro Con.
gressional investigation of the Department of Ag-

riculture and mially Sec. Houston’s acts and
attitude toward the Bureau of Farm Management

and their investigations into the cost of produc-

militiamen producte.-—W M. Derbyshire, Prea, L. 'A.
" Romans, 861%., Willis BranCh, Michigan Milk Pro-

ducers’ Ace’s *
. 2- send sample copies to our milk as-
1

our'

’ to your personal habits;

.upon your personality, will
' satisfaction,

’drink, ” but I think

sec'y mm Pr “
As? an, Willis Branch, Michigan 2

YOU CAN’T MAKE WRONG “RIGHT”—

FOOLISII TO TRY 2.2-. ,

Loyalty to God, home and native land, justice 2
to family friends and society at large, requires
that every citizen of the United States unquali-
fiedly stand for the common good; for justice,

equality, law and order. It is true that there are l 1

two sides to every question and many side. to
some questions; but in dealing with a moral-
question there is no middle ground—it is either
right or wrong. In M. B. F., of March 8th, F. G
Dunstan, of Clarkston, endeavors to take the
“booze” question out of the moral class and dis-
cuss it from a. financial standpoint—and in this
attempt he certainly has made a dismal failure.
“Booze" to be discussed from a financial stand-1
point, has but the brewers’ and saloon keepers’ 2
legs to stand upon; for, mark you, the man who
drinks has wobbly legs, physically and, finally, no '
legs at all financially.
This man Dunstan admits that the liquor, busl- ‘
ness is not alegitimate business; then strives to
make “wrong” right by suggesting laws to con-
trol the wrong. He would again open the saloon
doors in Michigan, providing the village and state
would go in partnership with the saloon keeper;
dividing the profits and making laws to punish
those who did wrong because the state permitted
a wrong to exist. Very generous indeed is he;'
humane too, if you please, for does he not pro—
vide prisons f01 drunks, poor houses for drunk-
ards; asylums for men whose brains have been
destroyed by alcoholic poison; charitable insti-
tutions for the children of drunkards and retreats
for wives and l’llOlllel‘S made outcasts through the
curse he would again fasten upon the state? Thus.
he has laid plans for caring for the produCt he'
knows will be turned out at the gin mill. To
further show his lll'lel' disregard for his fellow
man, society law and order, he would put this
business which he concedes is wrong, on a com-
melcial basis. He wnlns the farmer that if the
amendment does not carry, the farmer can not
make cider—(111's statement he knows to be false—

theu warns the farmers that if “booze” is not '

again given full sway, the price of grains will
continue to fall. In other words if. the farmers of ,

Michigan don’t again permit the brewers and sa- "

loon keepers to make beasts of men; to take the
shoes off the feet of children; to take the fuel ..
from the hearth and bread from the table; to fill
our jails, workhouses, poor houses and asylums
with the victims of'“booze," then forsooth, grain
will decline in price .

And so Mr. Dunston would pay the extra price .
on grain with the anguish of human souls; in suf-
fering, in crime, in insanity; in tears from the

eyes of disgraced and discouraged wives, moth- .A

ers and children; in the sorrow, wrecks and tier:
elicts found along the slimy trail wherever the ‘
damnable busineSS has been permitted to crawl
its weary length. He speaks of state-wide pro-
hibition as being a “blow to the poorer class of
farmers.” Dunston, the business you would re-
establish, is the prolific breeder of poverty and
you know it. You could not say one word in'be-
half of the traffic, you could not point out a. sin-
gle instance where “booze” has benefited man,
community or society, so you would appeal to
selfishness; and with greed as your ally, attempt
to make black w‘hite; to transform a grievous
wrongjnto a seeming right. I am not advised as
neither do I know how
closely you have been connected with the
“booze” business—but there is a motive back'of
your position on this question and that motive is
wrong, no one knows it better than yourselfg
Your advice, if accepted, would destroy rather~
than build; scatter sorrow rather than joy; en-
courage crime rather than law and order and
make law breakers and home destroyers out
of law'abiding home-loving men. It is an unholy
cause you stand champion for and if you live the
allotted span you. will have cause to regret the
position you have taken on‘ this question; (or;
even though yOur influence be nil, the moral effect
bring you neither.
contentment or happiness—Grant '.
Slocum, “Arcadia,” R. F. D., No. 4, Mt. Clemens. 2,

A, FIVE YEAR SUBSCRIBER
As a mark of esteem in which I hold your

“per I am enclosing you $3 for five years‘

whether I am on my farm or in the city
Flint, Or in far off California where I
go next fall, I want to read the paper

, stands up for the farmers’ interests and

rights. My mother used to say, ”You ’

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built. No mud, no dis-

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feeding floor.

Mitt our nearest District 0177a:
for Bulletin No. 58

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case, no waste Of grain '

at to-Vl. ’

day there is no limit. They mu not go ‘“

'and callit business. In this city po-
tatoes are worth or rather cost the

consumer $1.20 a'bush‘el but less than
100 miles .away they pay the farmer

600. When the farmer goes to buy
tools and, farm implements hie,.'600
does not go far.
was, we must protect our infant in‘
dustries.
waxed fat at our expense and bid

fair to swallow the farming communi-‘

ties. . Hundredsof vacant farm homes
in northern Michigan and thousands

of idle acres and immense bill boards

in the city, “Food will win the war.
Save it." But ’they‘want to set the
price too low for any profit to the
farmer. Yours for the right—G. A.
M...F‘lint.

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’AN EXPLANATION

Mr. W. J. Short has made some mis—
takes in figuring but would like an
explanation of what he means where
he gives the amount to be paid to the
Federal Land Bank for a loan of $2,-
000 on 341,9 years' time to be $4485,
this to include interest and principal
combined. He says this loan, which
he represents to be given at 61/2%,
would actually cost but 3.6%. I have
never understood that the Federal
Farm Loans were figured that way.—
F. K. W., Blanchard.

II I! it

Am glad to show our friend from
Missouri. Perhaps I did not finish my
example. If Mr. Ward had taken his
pencil and divided $2485 by 34%
years, he would have $72 per year in-
terest; then divide $72 by $2,000 prin-
cipal to get the rate 3.6%.—W. J.
Short, Flushing.

A PLEA TO TIIE MOTHERS OF
MICHIGAN

It it is' the last thing you do on this
earth, I entreat all wives, mothers and
sisters to go to the polls next April
and cast their vote against the return
of liquor into Michigan. You may say,
“I don’t believe in women voting." Do
you believe in having your husbands
and sons get intoxicated? Then vote,
and vote right, keep this’ curse out of
our state and away from our boys.
During the last two years thousands
of mothers have watched with 'tear-
dimmed eyes, as their boys marched
away to help Uncle Sam make the
United States a safe and decent place
in which to live. They went and did
their duty and many will not return.
Now we have just as hard a fight to
make our state a safe place for our
girls and boys to live in, and are these
same mothers going to fail in their
duty because of some old-fashioned
notion or because someone says it is
not a woman’s place at the polls. Be-
li-eve,me, there are thousands of wom-
en who believe in having their liquor
and they will vote, everyone of them.
The fight to win this battle will not
cause so much bloodshed and loss or

life at one time, but if we lose, and.

beer, light wines. whiskey and all the
rest of the cursed stuff is allowed in

our state, there will be more heart~_.

ache and sorrow in our homes than
the loss of “our brave boys" who have

Years ago the talk‘
Well, they have grown and 4

rid.le1’i§d“We h ive a
to-get in the; push ‘ t6 the peers
other business andv‘pr'Oie’ssionv and in

.dustry show their- pluck: i’n'3trhisv Way...
‘——0. J. Fredefihnrg, Jacksonbeugtiu.

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_' Asswnas

F.‘ 0. Spas ARGUMEN'I‘S

» I am glad that you are interested-in '
keeping Michigan dry. *I hope eome- ..

one will answer ‘F. CI, of Clarkston; -

Anyone that knows him would know
it to be beyond his capacity'to write
that article. I believe it to be saloOn
propaganda—JG. A. L., Warren, ‘Mich.

(Editors Note:

gainst prohibition. Turn to the pre-
ceding page and read Grant Siocum’s
masterful arraignment 'ot 'Tbooze" and
those who put up. with'itand plead
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WHY NO'lf ORGANIZE SOMIETHIN'?

By golly, I get a thinkin’ sometimes
.—you wouldn’t hardly believe it,
would you?—but I do, honestly, an" I
wonder an' ponder an’ try to figger
out why farmers don’t'get together
more; why they are not organized or
join somethin' that would help them
Solve the serious problems that con-

i'ront them‘ every step of the way from ,

the trundle bed to the court of last

resort—the whole cabood‘le of sharks

an’ near-thieves that are out for their
coin an’ are ready to similar 'em up
first chance they get. ,. ,

Just look at the different. organiza-
tions that are arrayed against
farmers, not only of this state, but of
every state: The bean jobbers, grain
dealers, wool buyers, potato warehouse
men, the stock buyers, the packing
houses, the butter and egg dealers,vthe
hardware men, the bankers, doctors,

lawyers, the butcher, the baker, an’~‘

candle-stick maker, an’ by gosh,

About 90 per cent. of congress an’
dum ’nigh the same in our legislature
is out to gather in the, farmer an’ he,

poor chap,.is a tryin’ to fight hie Way __
alone, an!

out an' is a doin’ of it all
single handed too .

Now, seems, to me, this is all wrong

—there are so many ways for. theist-
mers to help themselves, an" inpa
many places they are a doin" it too.
Here in our county we have good
Granges, tarmers’ clubs, Gleaners, an’
best of all, three or four bang up, good
co-operative associations, an’ they’re,

doin" business quite noticeable, kind"

a’cuttin’ in on some of the old tellers
that have been robbin' 'em for years,
an' let me tell you it hurts these old
cusses to have ,the farmers sellin'
their own stuff an’ a buyin’ what they
want by carload lots, an' a savin'
some of the coin or the realms that
the dealers heretofore have been put-

tin' down into their pockets. Of course

it hurts, but they'll git over. it in time,

been fighting for the right, can ever ,

cause. While the one causes grief,
there is honor and glory with it, but
with the return of the saloon, there is
sorrow, shame and disgrace. Don’t
be a slacker! let nothing keep you
from casting your vote against the re
turn of this deadly enemy into Michi-
gan, for the sakeht your homes, your
girls and- your boys.—-,O'nlyv a Mother,
’Marshavlt, Mich. , U ,. .. -* ’ ’
THESE LETTERS PUT “PEP"
INTO us ‘ ~ ; ~‘

spaw4—«n- 3’. a «A ‘

Am glad to do. my bit Vfor‘Mf’B. lit, ‘

nd "would Ilké’fidih armorehelp in

 

There are many to.
answer Mr. F. C. D’s “arguments”\a-‘

the -

' oi the good ol' corn cob, or

. ~awags will .git you

of business f.

, they're a dpin‘.:- Knew [iieWi ’EWhY

shouldn‘t the intensifieegitategemeeént

_, have a little something eageey about '

what'they’re agein’ to have for what: ,
they sell an' what they’re again? to
pay .i'or whatvthey buy? Scum, "vi 1 ,
all know how it’s always beam» “We.“

' paynyeu so much an’gwe’ll sellyouj; 1::
what you‘want for our price. An' what , 'v

can‘th‘e farmer, actin’ individually, do

__ When deali‘n? with an organized: gangj' '
-oi robbers " who donft'~care a dang ‘—

whether the farmer gets a .cent tor
labor on his money invested or not. -
It’s their own precious selves they're

-a lookin' after, ant by jolly, it’s‘ri’ght

up to the farmers to gettogether an'
do business in a business. w'ay,’ band
together for mutual good, go after the
legislature in force,. not single. band. " ,
ed, demand, not beg of your hired ser-
vants, whom you send to make lam
for you, by gosh! I hate the idea at
beggin' for any darn vthing from any- "
body an' it the farmers will unite,
there ain't any reason in the World
why they can’t have any dum thin
they want. ' ‘j‘
Make them tellers down at Lansing"
dance to your music once in' a while,
the. oiitener the better, an’ «show the
bean jobbers, grain dealers,lwool buy- '
are, an’ every other class oi? profiteers
that the farmers have got to be reck-
Oned with irom nowen, that you are
sick an' tired of bein’ bully ragged .
an' muzzled an’ led by the nose, by A,
any man or set! of men, jest because ’
said men'happen to wear linen'collars
'stead of rubber; smoke‘cigars 'stead .
part their
hair in the middle. , - .
Gee Whitaker mouse traps! Please
’scuse me for swearin', but .you know .
I git quite bet up some times when I ~'
think that the-farmer is jest near to
bein'a king a8 any man should ought '
to be, an' by king I don't mean any-
thing .bad. Time we when kings was
kinda-looked up to, but the idea, of
farmers takin' anybod'y’s dirt kind-a
riles‘ my insides, 'cause 'I know du‘m
well they wouldn't have to do it it»
they would only hang together an' let
me sayto you, Farmer Dear, ityou
don't hang tOgether you are" liable to
hang separately, 'cause the darn scal-
jest as sure as
shootin." ' _ ’ _‘ '
I, Join somethin’, it it ain't more'n the _
church, an' that’s a purty good thing
to-ioin at that, but do anything‘that
will bring you, together reg’lar an’ or-
ten an' you will find that you can be
boss' jest-asniceas anybody an' you
won‘t haveto pay tribute I to a lot of
profiteers amen—{Incite Rube.

 


s- of » his farm

nil-ti required to

hey can far better ‘
the; ‘hlabor doing . so?

: * inwe’really have had
stir gle‘gislaation as -.to. allow
ermanr'li‘tpslide out Of build;
alfof line fences on land‘ he

not ‘improving,.tliereby forcing the; ’~

alliifarmer to build it for'hi‘mL It

‘ppears to me the farmer who xiS help: ‘

ing to clear and. improve _the‘;country

_is"getting the small end of such a
deal while the wealthy man who
«holds his cut-over lands at such a
high price he keeps steel’er's. from
ccmingin Who Would clear it. up, gets
off very easily. .

Cutting weeds is a very good prac-~

' tice, if everyone cuts his weeds, but it
dbes little good-to cut them on, say, a
tensors plot while hundreds of in-
feStedacres all around him'are let go
to seeds—0'. A.~B..‘ Presque Isle coun~
ty,'Mi‘ch. ‘ "*‘ ' ' ‘ . , '

The—question concerning 7 partition
fences is ans’Wered elseWhe‘re in this
issue. p _
_ The 'statute concerning noxious
'weeds makes no distinction between
different owners of land. \It applies
‘to‘rich and poor alike. Corporation or
' individuals. See Sec. 46.03 of C. L.
1915. See Sec. 4601,. as to duty of
highway commissioner and overseers
‘of ‘highwayias to enforcement of law.
If an absent landlord violates the law
as to noxious weeds ‘make complaint
1 ‘in the township where others have to
obey the law and if he demands a
~trial by jury, the jury will 'be men
from “that community, and he. will
,. mighty quick attend to his statutory
“duty—W. E. Brown. Icgdz editor.

/

GRAFTING WAX"

Please tell ine through your paper
‘how to make grafting wax.—,—G. P.,
.leeeler,_Mich.v , .. . . ‘
Q Formulaiormaking grafting wax: 4
pounds of resin; 2 pounds 'of bees-
wax;. 1 pound of“ beef tallow. Pulver-
ize the resin and cut up 'the beeswax
and tallowfi Boil together slowly un-
tilall is entirely dissolved. Peur this
into._a”pail_ of cold water and after
greasing the hands, squeeze all the
water, out of'the wax and pull likesone
would molasses candy until the wax
> becomes light-colored. Then, if Wrap-
._ 5 ped‘vini.oil'-pa;ber, it_1nay..he stored- uti-
.. » $11,..1339ded- In cold weather, “when the

'wax becames' very hard to work, it-

shcfmid be slightly heated before us-
ing—7H. J. Eustace,.Dept. of Horticul-
‘pture, East Lansing-,M'ich. :

_ LINETENQES ,
»I am- writing. “toget‘ some advice on

a line fence proposition. .1 have 40.
. The land joining me on «the.
west ls owned by a speculator, and is'

acres;

,

fenced alllaround except the sWamps.‘
He doesn’t use the land. (I mean 'it is

fenced all but between his and mi-ne)._-
his =

Other 'peoples’ stock come onto
13nd,; then “onto mine. He refuses to
fences? .Whait—‘can. I do? In talking
tn him yesterday he made the remark,
p‘it’. Won’t take long to tear down the
[fence inifro’nt of the. place," just<.in
, order to throw ”it out to the commons.
Paritof. theffence aroundahis‘ is a"
string of two‘popple poles; I want to
improve. my land and -..W0.uld like to

‘ "(win county, Mich... , . .

know what I canes—.51., qufi Glad;

C§;L.".1915, 3Sec. I' 2207.. provides:
. . .“Theirrespectiveoccupantsgof land‘sehl?
& .closed’with. fences; shall “keep. up and.

a

" maintain " partitions fences. between)
'efi ' HQTFthé next. wielding 3311-.“ :i
lsqssl‘sliaresfriao glass as - r

' is;.mpfove‘ithasanief‘jvf,. "
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pair any particular

' portion gilt ., nichflpartition ‘ fence it
‘ ».m118t_3DMl‘ , 3Eirst’, That the adj oin-

inggrprssnetan improves » his land;
sedondfithatreither br'consent or by
actionmfflthe fence viewers a portion
o.f;;the partitionfence between them

’hasibeenfassignedgto him to. keep in
.'repair.”;.‘ ‘

“Angma'n,” however, isnot bound to
fence hisvlands against the cattle of
anbther, but. the owner of the beasts
is bound to- restrain them and is an-
swerable for any trespass which they
may-Commit upon the lands of an-
other. It is a matter of no moment

- whether the cattle come in from the

highway or through the land of a
third person. This rule is subject to
the law of partition fences when such
have been‘established or required to
be established—W. E. Brown, legal
editor.

y area

. 9n “WOuld’it dots;
nfl’owers.linstead of corn? win _-
theY-Erow dwell ‘onlOw wet ground?—:

A. gMcH, Amend-"County, Mich.‘
(Will our ..readers who can do so,

give this subscriber the desired infor-

mation?) ‘ . '

RIGHTSOF A BANK PATRON

Will you please tell me through the
columns of your valuable paper if~a
bank cashier or other employe of a
bank has a right‘to sign a depositor’s
name to a check to make a. Liberty
bond payment, or a township treasur-
er’s name on a check to pay interest
on a bond the bank holds without giv-
ing the depositor notice said interest
was due? Then, when said treasurer

gave a check, his bank book showing

he had plenty of money deposited to
cover said check and some to ’spare,
received a letter from the bank stat-
ing he had overdrawn account. Has
said bank the right to do this, and if
not, what would be the penalty ifsaid
treasurer wished to make trouble?—
I). M.. Gladwin.

. the depositor to par-am

ligation of the bank and was “0%
amount against any ‘, clai

but the debt must believe

self. . ~. : .s

A depos1t by a township 3E

is the money of the townshi

be used to pay any ’debtfd.

ship owing the bank that lb

if due out of the funds that w re
posited. That is, for instance,_s‘1‘

bank to pay indebtedness _ p'of' it,
township for interest on road bond ;

The signing of the name of. 5“?“
person to a legal obligation wi-tho'
authority is forgery and punisha‘
as such-«W. E. Brown, legal edjtor

 

 

 

 

 

All Praise the, Essex—$1,395

 

’ A New Car That Men Have Long Wanted

 

Thousands Ride In It —Will You?

' Note what all are saying about the Essex.

In hundreds of cities it has awakened a

that anyone has seen in years. ~ 4*

Close to a hundred thousand have ridd
as many have been to see it.

The qualities in the Essex which
appeal most are those very qualities
that are most attractive in the light,
cheap car and those of the large, costly
They are comfort, riding ease,
endurance, and elegance at a moderate
cost for purchase and operation.

One.

.. Eyery» Essex Sales Room Now
'Holds Motordom’s Interest

People instantly admire Essex

road.

costly car-s.
strated.

formance.

beauty. They speak of the detail and

care with which it is finished. They
note its lines and talk of features that
have been exclusive to costly cars.
They are enthusiastic over its riding
,Qualities as shown over rough roads

,, :7 and Worn-out pavements. The

Essexdoes not pitch its pas-

_ g It remains

rigid and firm and free from

‘3 ' _ ‘ rdtflcpandsdueaks no matter

‘1 -- ,, ; haw 'féugh‘a'theservice. There
, : 3’10 ineedfrto drive miles out ‘

.Séng'ersgabout.

.ESSEX
MOTORS

DETROIT

USP .‘

to the few cars noted

greater motor car interest
en in the Essex. Ten times

of the way to avoid a rough stretch of
It goes over the worst roads
like a big, costly car.

The Essex is demonstrated on the
same steep hills that are used to prove
climbing ability by high-powered and
Speed is shown over the
same course that fast cars are demon- .
Its acceleration is compared

‘for such per-

Buyers Being Placed
On Waiting List. .,
Dealers have already booked orders

for more cars than they are scheduled
to receive before ,midsummer.

It is doubtful if anyone will
be able to get an Essex as
promptly as he may want it.
But by ordering now the
delay won’t be quite so long. _ g ’

 


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IS IT NOT PROVIDENTIAL that the first vital issue to
come up since the women of this state have gained their
franchise, is that issue which most intimately and most
seriously affects the life and happiness of woman—the
booze question?

IF THERE WAS ONE QUESTION on which women have
always wished they could register their convictions it
was. on this one of the saloon. '

ON APRIL SEVENTH the enfranchised women of Michi-

gan will enjoy that golden opportunity—and for that
reason we are absolutely certain not only of success, but
of a vote so overwhelmingly against this last forlorn
‘eifort of the “Wets” as to end the matter for all ~t1me.

FOR WE CONFIDENTLY EXPECT that the most intel-~
ligent v‘ote ever cast in this state will then be recorded—
the intelligent, clear-seeing decision of the women added
to that of the men who previously voted this same ques-
tion down.

FOR—MAKE NO MISTAKE—while the so- -ca11ed “Light
Wines and Beer” amendment sounds almost harmless,
it is the old question under the cloak of verbiagcgit
means in plain language the re-opening of the‘Saloon.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS—women know
only too well.

so WE WILL NOT ATTEMPT to analyze that particular»

document here. Time enough for that before election day.

OUR PURPOSE N OW—our ardent desire—is to impress
upon the women of the state, the necessity of registering
at once.

TRUE, YOU HAVE until March 22nd—and in cities or
townships of less than 10, 000, until March 29th—to reg-
ister. ~

BUT YOU KNOW how dangerous is delay. Something
may come up—you may delay and then forget until it
is too late—and then find yourself barred from exercis~
ing that precious privilege for which so many good
women have fought so long.

DON’T DO IT—DON’T put off this matter from day to
day. It is vital. You will want to vote on this amend-
ment. We need not advise you how—there is no doubt
as to what women will do on this subject.

ALL WE ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT is that you register

-so you will be able to vote on this pernicious bit of at-‘
tempted legislation on April seventh.“ And on every other -

issue that is to be voted on then.

IF YOU DON’T KNOW the conditions of registration,

read below—we give a brief outline.

YOU WILL OBSERVE, among other things, that you are
not asked to tell your age-E-merely to state that you will
be 21 or over on election day.

SO THAT IS EASY—isn’t it? And the rest is just as

' simple.

ALL YOU NEED DO IS—do it! Don’t delay. Don’t put
it off. Exercise your voting privilege now that you have
it. Prove that you prize and that you deserve it.

. EGISTERl—Today is the best day. p.

BUT IF YOU JUST CAN’T go now, set down on your
calendar a certain day and make a solemn resolve that
on that very day you will go and register, *

REMEMBER—MARCH 22nd is the last day, except in
cities or townships of less than 10,000.. Then you have
till the 29th. But don’t wait till the last day. Register

' now.

THEN YOU CAN VOTE—cast your first ballot—against
that dangerous bill, and as you may desire on any other
—-April'7th.

 

Any woman 21 or over, an American citizen by

name is on the registration book. ~

You must appear in person.

Register with the city or township clerk any day
except Sunday or holidays up to and including
March 22nd.

In any city or township of less than 10,000 up to
March 29th.

Register in your own name, not your husbands
”Mary Smith”——not “Mrs. John Smith ”

 

Simple Rules for Registering

birth, marriage or naturalization can vote—if. her

You do not have to give your age—only to state
that on election day you will be 21 or upwards.

You must have lived in Michigan six months or
more; and been a resident of township, village or
ward 20 days preceding election.

Because of the tremendous amount of work to fall
upon the clerk this spring by reason of the exten-
sion of the voting privilege to women, it is impor-
tant that you register at once.

It is simple. Requires only a few minutes—only
‘that you do it—now.

 

 

Michigan Anti-Saloon League > ‘

Headquarters; Lansing, Michigan

 

 

   
         
    
    
   
     

 

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- Conditions for'Past Week MuCh

More Encouraging, and Firm-
‘ ness in. All Markets
- is Looked For

 

‘When Mr. Hoover was practically
forced" by the critics of the govern-
ment’s guarantee on the 1919 wheat
crop to admit that" the world food
situation might yet result in $3.50a
»wh'eat, he changed adraggy, declining

, .market into an actiVe advancing mar-

ket. Corn-went up two or three cents;

. oats advanced three, cents; rye, two

cents; barley, five cents.

“If the ‘food situation is in as bad
shape as Mr. Hoover describes," one
‘is bound to ask, “Why are not more
American food stuffs shipped abroad,
and the market in better condition?”

We are told that strange; yet po-
tent factor, the balance of trade, is
the ogre that stands in the way of
Europe has no
money with which to buy. The bal-
ance of credit is very larkely in our
favor. ’ We have so much of Europe's
money in this country now that we
shall have to_return some of it in ex-
change for European products before
international trade will resume its
normal course. Inasmuch as Europe

”is producing practically nothing as

yet for export to this country, her
buying in this country will go by
She will not buy only
And this United
States government, in order to main-
tain? the world's credit and her own
credit as well, is not anxious to be-
come a greater credit nation than she
already is.’ But‘food is one thing that
Europe must have and'that the Unit-
ed States government must see that

, she gets.

Another thing that is interfering
with the export business is the lack
of ships.- Millions of tons of food
stuffs are piled high at terminal ‘mar-
kets awaiting- for the ships that are to
take them to Europe. It is estimated
that therepare three shiploads of food
products available for exporting to
two ships available for carrying them.

Still another factor is the lack of

finances by the food purchasing com-

missions of the various countries. As
the needs of their countries for food
becomes urgent credit is extended and
food products are purchased. But
take it all in all, the export business
now is in a most unsatisfactory con-
dition, and it is not to be wondered at
that buying is from hand to mouth
and the.grain markets play see-saw
week in and week out. .

But if Mr. Hecver is right, and we
don't know Whose word on the food
situation we could more safely take,
than Mr. Hoover’s, before another
harvest every pound of American
wheat, oats, rye, barley, and beans
will be needed at probably as high
prices as at present if not a great
deal higher. We haVe a feeling that
one of the reasons why Mr. Hoover
does not give greater publicity to the
actual needs of Europe is because he
fears that it would be a signal for
hoarding and speculating on the part

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DETROIT—Potatoes timer; bay .1 higher and scarce
firm and advancing. Nothing doing in

omosao— Potatoes firmer, higher prices. Hay $2 to 33 higher. Corn and

NEW YORK—Hay to higher. Potatoes steady. Slightly firmer tone to beans.

3 good hay market
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be certain now. Mr. Hoover says this
grain will be needed in Europe before
our next crop and it Will be a very
‘close shave if this country has
enough to supply its wants before an-
other harvest. so here vanishes part
of the fears ,over the “tremendous
wheat surplus." Winter wheat is
coming thru in smart style, and dan-
ger from winter-killing is about over.
The days grow continually warmer;
it looks like an early spring, and win-
ter wheat is in the best condition for
years. The bumper crop of 1919 wheat
is still in prospect, but Mr. Hoover
says it will all be needed,“ so let us
thank Providence for giving us a
large crop. We don't yet know to
what extent Michigan farmers will
plant spring wheat. They are very
quiet over their plans. Tell us,

. friends, what the folks of your neigh-
borhood are going to do about spring
wheat. _ _

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE Detroit Chicago New Ye

Ne. Z‘Yellew 1.62

No. 3 Yellow 1.“ 1.43 1.60

He. 4 Yellow 1.41 1.40 1.57
Hot on the trail of the govern-

ment’s reports showing stocks of corn
in farmers’ hands to be'several mil-
lion dollars more than popularly be
lieved, came the announcement by
Hoover of Europe’s , food needs, and
presto! the expiring market took on
new life and its pulse beat quicker
and stronger. Farmers aren't selling
corn very freely either. They have a‘
pretty good idea of the food situation
and aren’t afraid to do a little specu:
lating themselves which still seems
to be the order of the day in the
grain pits. Hoover says a great deal
of American corn will be needed in
Germany and in allied countries, and
we believe Hoover knows What he is
talking about. The business of the
nation is still suffering from the
aftermath of war, and until the re5
turn to normal peace conditions have
been fully accomplished trading of
every nature in all commodities will
be a more or less unsatisfactory prop-
osition. That is one reason why corn
13 up and down; now high, new low;
now firm, now weak. The big deal-
ers and exporters refuse to invest a
lot of money in the cash product or
bank very largely on futures. Per-
haps a few more weeks will see an
end to the conditions and trading in

corn and other farm roduc
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> GRADE tinfoil Chicago ‘ New York
Standard 65 ' I .537 -

Ne. 3 White 64 1 2 .62 .72
No.4 While 63 1-2 . .60 .71

 

 

Cats are higher in sympathywith
corn, and for no othér reason.» De-
mand for‘ cats for bothdomestic and
export business is about as lifeless as
it has been for many weeks past. But
as the demand for corn increases, by
some process of reasoning it is ar-

gued that demand for cats will also

increase. Well, let us hope so. There
are a lot. of Michigan, farmers who
sitll have goats. fersale and they will.
be perfectly- ‘willing to onto
them for awhilefionger yet itethere is ‘

w 1, any l-chance of the-~‘market returning

to . its; former level .- 0i a few months

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Rye is in somewhat
mand. The decision of the peace con-
ference to admit foodstuffs into Aus-
tria has had a slight beneficial effect
on the rye market, as Austria and

greater de-

Germany are rye-bread eating nap
tions and it is presumed that a large
part of the grain supplies going into
_ those countries will be rye. Tuesday’s
Detroit‘market quoted rye at $1.46
per bushel.

There is also a better feeling in
barley, due likewise no doubt to the
recent encouraging news from Eur-

ope. Quotations are $1.85 to $1.95.

 

 

GRADE Detroit Chic-lo New York
C. "J. 7.25 6.75 7.75
ffiue 6.75 6.00 7.25
Red Kid-av! 10.25 11.50 11.50

 

 

 

 

Beans are lower again, the Detroit

market quoting this week $7.25 per -

cwt. The U. S. Bureau of Markets re-
ports show that the same slow drag.
gy feeling, the lack of demand, and
the over-supply that have been char-
acteristics of the bean market for two
months still prevail. Were it not for
the encouraging news of the world’s
food needs, the bean situation would
be discouraging, indeed.

Last week we were feeling rather
blue and pessimistic over the future
of the bean market. But this week we
are more confident than ever that
beans will yet be beans and that Mich-
igan farmers will get their $8 price
after all. ' Over the telephone the oth-
er day, Christian Breisch, president
of the Michigan Bean Journal Job-
bers’ As’sn., said: “If the farmers will
only have patience and continue, to
co-operate with us in our efforts to
move the balance of the crop at $8 per
cwt. to them, I am sure they will get
it. My conclusions are based on what
I see and hear upon my frequent vis-
its to the Grain Corporation at New
York City. The other day while in
New York City, orders came in for
beans from Holland. Never before
had Holland imported beans from the
United States. Orders also came in
from Poland. Never before had Po-
land imported beans from the United
States. Other countries need these
beans and as fast as they can get the.
credit to buy them, they are going to
be in the market for large quantities.
There is over a half a year yet in
which to move this crop."

As explained elsewhere in- this is-
sue, the government’s purchase was
not large enough to move all the $8
beans out of the elevators and permit
themyto buy additional beans at that
price. But nevertheless the govern-
ment’s order was a big factor, the in-
fluence of which will be felt later.

For there are 350 less cars of beans -

in Michigan elevators today to be dis-
posed of than there were a fortnight
ago. When trading again becomes act-
ive, the elevators will have their mon—
ey out of 350 cars and will certainly
be in the market for as many more.
‘It is also rumored that the govern-
ment will buy more Michigan beans
later in the season; at what price it
is not known. Word comes from Cal-
ifornia that growers are being urged
to hold to their beans for prices that

'will pay them a fair profit and we
-, know that many are acting upon this
advice. é}; ' . ’

Wisconsin and Minnesota

Markets makes the following tap

the Eastern municipal market"
day morning and advanced Sea;

     
 
 

 

 

  
  

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The Hay Trade Jorunal reports the
hay situation for the week ending
March 7th, as follows:

“Although there is some increase
in the amount of hay moving mar- .
ketward at .this time over that re-
ported last week, the supply is small
and markets are strong and, in some
instances, higher. The quality is me-
dium to poor and the good grades are
therefore stronger than the lower
"sorts. Trade as a whole is not act-
ive, the strength being maintained by =
the short offerings. Reports from
country points are to the effect that a
larger proportion of marketable hay
than usual has been moved and the ,
quality of supplies arriving bears this
out. There are some sections, how-
ever, that have good stocks still in
farmers’ hands, but they are not mov-
ing rapidly just now because the price
has not met their views. It is expect-

 
      
     
       
  
  
  
   
   
     
    
   
   
  
   
  
  
  
  
   
     
 
 
    
   
   
    
   
    
 
   
    
   
  
  
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
   
  
  
   
 
  
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
 

ed that more hay will come forward
in the next thirty days because of the
desire to clean up
planting time.”

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Choice round Round White
Hark-h white-necked Bulk
Detroit 1.70 cwt. 1.60 cwt.
Chicago 1.75 1.70
Channel' i 1.75 1.70
New York 2 08 2.00
Pittsburgh 2 .00 Z .00

 

 

 

 

After a strong week with higher
prices in nearly all sections, the pota-
to market has again taken a slight
slump. and former prices again pre-
vail at nearly all points. Shipments
have increased this week from 100 to ‘
150 cars per day more than last week,
and this naturally has a bad effect.
Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin are
each shipping around 100 cars a day. « ,
It is believed, however, that the
movement out of Wisconsin and Min-V
nesota is near an end as these two
states have been heavy shippers all
winter long and their exportable
stock must be nearly exhausted.

According to the Bureau of Markets
report for February over 16,000 cars
of potatoes have been shipped this
season to February 24th inclusive
than were shipped in the similar per-
iod a year ago. Maine has already
shipped within 3,000 carloads of, her
entire shipments a year ago; both
have aL
ready exceeded their entire shipments
of a year ago by 300 and 1,400 cars
respectively. The state 0: Washing-
ton has shipped 9,000 more cars al- ,
ready this season than she shipped
during all of last season.

In next week’s issue we shall make
an extensiVe comparison between this
year’s potato deal and last year's deal.
It willreveal some interesting facts
that will guide our readers in the dis- .
posal of the balance of their crop. The, . ~
potato market today is in much bet-_
ter shape than at the corresponding ‘
date a year ago, and leads us to be-
lieve that prices are going to be big ,
er. It is of interest just now that the"
early potato acreage of the south 11
been out almost in two which. w
mean a later marketing season
old potatoes. , ‘

The Detroit office at the Bureau;

      
      
        
      
   
 

 
 
  
   

  
  
  

    

 
 
  
 
 

  
  
   

     

 
   
       
 

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ENTERTAINMENT

3. ISHING to entertain her friends, one of
v'i‘our readers chose St. Patrick’s Day, so
that the occasion might not be formal

and stiff for who could imagine being formal
. at a St Patrick party? Then she wrote in to
this department for suggestions. and here is
what I sent her. I pass

 

the green cardboard, but ohiitte'd the 1511..

tain or sheet. ~

out so that each guest may have one. The trick

I is to blindfold each person, one at a time. Have»

them seated directly in front of the pig, but

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ms?- ““
’I pig shoud be securely fastened to a heavy cur- .; P
And enough tails should be cut ; .‘

wish to wear

» are here. .

not bead-trimmed, and

 

it on for the benefit of
others who may wish to
entertain their friends
on this occasion. I

Instead; of the usual
evening party, invite
your friends for supper.
Thenget busy the day
you are to entertain and
9 place three round center
tables and one extension
table in the form of a
shamrock, as shown in
the picture on this page.
In order to make the
picture complete, it is
prettier to use doilies at the places, but Irish
linen cloths can be used and still have the ta-
bles represent the shamrock. Get one sheet of
green cardboard at your nearest stationer’s and
cut out the shamrock place cards. And to car—
ry the decoration further get a shamrock cookie
cutter and cut bread for sandwiches in shamrock
shape. Needless to say you. will have to have
bread pudding of the pieces of bread for dinner
the next day. Heap these sandwiches which are
simply thin sliced bread and butter with a let-
tuce leaf filling, in a brown basket which is dec-
orated with a green bow of ribbon and you have
a beautiful decoration for the center table.
Then on each side round table, let a glass dish
contain candy potatoes. These are easily made.
Simply make the fondant as described in last
week’s M. B. F., and roll this fondant in the
shape of tiny potatoes and then roll it in cin-
namon. Dent in a few eyes, and presto, you
have some wonderful candy potatoes.

And now comes the surprise, for, instead of
the light refreshments usually served at parties,
you will serve a whole dinner, beginning with
Irish stew. lettuce sandwiches, cucumber pick-
les and olives, green tea, potato salad served in
nests of lettuce leaves and for dessert an Irish

 

steamed pudding, served with a whipped cream ‘

sauce. This is a very inexpensive pudding and
most delicious. Of course, this should be made
the day before or at least the forenoon of the
day it is to be used This recipe was given to me
by two sisters ’

who have only

been living in

this country

about 3~years,

-and is consid-

ered a great ,,

t r e a t b y th e

a r i s tocracy of

the Emerald

Isle.

Steamed Irish ‘
Pudding

One egg,

tablespoons sug~

‘ar, two table-

I spoons melted

' butter, pinch of

~: salt, half cup of

‘ molasses, 1 scant

. teaspoon soda,

1% cups flour,

half cup boiling

lwater. Beat the egg, add the sugar,
-then beat. Add butter and salt, beat
again ,then add remainder of: the
Steam one hour and I
i: ten minutes without removing cOver. ‘

Whipped Cream Sauce

. To one beaten egg add 1 cup of ‘
’powdered sugar and beat well (use I /

/

'.cream and milk ogethe‘r with egg
sugar when ready to serve. This '
s a sufficient quantity -to Serve eight per-

all is ”Pinning on the Pig’ 5 Tail. ” To

hostess must have cut out a pig from

 

 

 

 

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across the room. After handing them the tail
and a pin, blindfold them and then let each per—
son see who can pin the tail nearest where it
should be. No end of fun is furnished by this
game.

SPRING CLOTHES ‘

ITH THE first hint of spring in the air
we long for something new and pretty to
wear, and this year especially, after two
years of scrimping and saving, ”milady” just
must have something fresh and bright to give
vent to her feelings. And surely never was
there a season when the gay colors were so pre—
dominant. As if to flaunt before the whole

world our gladness over our victory, the shops

are showing the most dashing colors imagin-
able. And do not be deceived—they are being
worn, too. Perhaps you will say, “I love to see a
touch of red or rose, or a bright green, but I
should feel so conspicuous in such a color ”

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Invest in the gay-
est blouse or hat you can find, so long as .
your purse and hat match or blend in with

the color scheme, you will feel perfectly at
home, for the fad has taken us by storm.
and it is the solemn, drab—dressed"- person Who

is to feel out of place this spring.

\cream, candies, etc.

' -_of bright colored beads
‘——almost barbaric in .d
sign, which are tamed"
‘ for wear with shits‘and
dresses alike I .
And with the suit as
dress is carried a 118.3,:
which is all beaded or
Vtr-imm'ed with a bead:
top They are easily:
made at home if you
are at all handy with ‘
the needle. A piece (if
"ytiur dress for the bot-I
tom, 3. ”tassel . of the
.same colOr or to match
colonic-f the beads with
a heavy grosgrain or a velvet ribbon for
the handle, an afternoon’s pleasant work bead- ’
ing the top and you can saunter cut, assured f
of possessing the “latest thing in bags ” We a:
have secured a very pretty design for the bead—
ed top which is _shown on this page. The'de—'
sign, as you will see, is a pretty bouquet of

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flowers, worked in beads of dark green, blnefi;

amber and coral on black satin. The top has

a foundation covered with satin and a sIatin-cov— ‘. ‘

ered button and loop closes the top, or a regu-
lar metal top can be purchased upon which you I ,
can put your foundation after the embriodery .. ,
is finished. ,

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LESSONS]lN, 110MB COOKING ‘

(Conducted by Miss Elizabeth Matheson, of the 7.1..
ley City Milling Co.)

 

 

 

 

ELATINE is a product that has come‘ into
C papular .use because of its property ofIg'I

readily setting into a jelly and becausei‘f
it can so easily be sweetened and flavored and~

made into so many decorative and appetizin'g

It can be used as the basis of so many»;
jellies, puddings, desserts, salads, ice”;
While it is a meat product
it does not have Ilthe nutritive value of meat, be-
ing known as an “incomplete protein." The»
. werd protein is derived
‘if from the Greek mean- -
- 1 ing’ building stone. The i
‘ 1 structure of protein
I

dishes.
things,

feed may be likened to .
: the Structure of a. house"
f —-bui_lt up by various
? parts. There are nine- I

teen building stones

called animor acids n'eed—
ed to make a complete"
protein. .'

igin—are complete pro— '

teins,, but gelatine is an incom- ’

plete protein inasmuch as it does :
not contain all the anion). acids.
‘ One must rememberjf that

”(there are different kinds of Dior? '1'
‘ teins and we cannot.

The serviceable blue serges are brightened by}: ,
the gayest of red or rose-red aruohes and hills;

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etc.~ ‘~
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945 comets:

' Did-you know that our. large yields of
Petoskey Golden ‘RusSetts are not a, lot of
rioh'jland...but. a smoot
sized potato , secured only’by selecting the
heaviestyiel

did :you know that ,th
Be

an is limited? '
2 ~ ”Irvin ‘Boy Farm'
5PM... Pm- ' '
15m to a Neighbor-{14‘

7151;32ng Isolation _,,

.. 'Tlighiély into-a. dish» orshape m’ a mold.

over-grown pumpkinsh gsgzvglnesgnmggeriya,
0‘ I um"

ding bills for eight, yrs: And.
_ is istlrecheapest“
ed.,on the market today; and that the .. . , .. g 7

. . ~ . . -. sent out by- the ,leadingpaint‘compan.

., Alba. misses... J

.‘ x ‘ , _ . 1n .1
1% water. Than add the boiling wet:
d‘the‘sugar' and lemon.» Stir until
, 61. ,thenfsuain’andset in a. cool~
Tplace until nearly set. - Add the ’stiflly
beaten whites- or. the eggs and beat until
the mixture. is light and spongy. Pile

Serve with. a custard made of the two
eggt yolks and one cup“ of milk with sugar

to aste.

CABBAGE “SALAD

_ One tablespoonful geiatine, 1-4 cup cold
water, 1-4 cup mild vinegar, 1 cup boiling
water; 56, cup sugar, 4/9 teaspoon. salt,
juice of haltla lemon, 1% cups finely cut
gabbage or 1,4 .cup celery and 1 cup cab-
a e. _ ' .
oak the gelatine 'in‘the cold water for
five minutes- Then-add the vinegar, lem-
L. on mice, salt,"si1 ar and boiling. water.
Strain and set a ,deato harden. When
partly set add the" Cabbage and some
chopped red peppers or olives, giving a
bit of color and flavor to it.
‘ SerVe with mayonnaise or boiled dress-
ng_

4

The manufacturers of the various
brands of gelatineg have for distribu.
tion recipes for their products which
can usually be had for the asking and
one can obtain reliable recipes if they
care to go to the trouble of writing
for them. But if you do -this,.do the
recipe and the manufacturer the cour-
tesy of using it as written the first
time you try it. You may then see
how you will wish to alter it but un-
less you are a very skillful cook do
.not try altering a recipe you have not
tried out. . '

PRUNING APPLE TREES
In' pruning apple trees one should
.aim‘to secure a low, broad spreading-
‘ing‘whead (abranching system) with
'open center toadmit filtered sunlight
-i.'rom above. Three to five main low-
er» limbs should be secured as an out-
war'd spreading framework for the
tree: Most of the pruning, however,

than cutting off-essential lower limbs
beneath}; High growing branches to-
ward the center may he cut back to
outward growing side limbs. This
tends to secure a broad, low spread of
limbs rather than allowing the trees
to get too high in center. It also ad-
mits sunlight from above. This will

velop thruout the, body ofkthe tree.

k~ wit the tree is allowed tomake too
,1 much tall central twig growth it will

shade. out fruiting branches in the
. body of the tree so they cannot hear.
This methodis recommended by the
University of Missouri College of
Agriculture. 'The following points
:also should he “observed: If the trees
are old and have a large number of
main limbs crowdingeach other badly
_,they should be thinned out. Pruning
may be done whenever the wood is not
frozen-thruout the winter. If neces-
sary, judicious additional pruning
may be done in spring and early sum-
mer up to the ’middleof July. In
pruning cut all branches close so as to
leave no knot. _,A_ knbt cannot heal
over. A Close cut wound allows 'the
surrounding, growing: layer to quick-
ly close over the wound. '

Paint all-larger“: pruning wounds
With common 1103156 paint or with a
800d pruning‘comllou’fid. 7.8110117 as is

Scrape time, can. surface
tree ' r'scraper- of «to; the
.1’ heath ” ‘

Bantggdver these. I ; as

g _ '«wQun'ds , with _- paint]

 

m, '0:
‘j’ia-rger .

should be done toward the top, rather .

enable fruiting spurs and fruit to de- '

lea.» Dead,cankered areas ‘ on the. sides '
I 91'- ..the tank . Or. main "limbs”sh‘ould be ‘
. «Teleanectout. ' " '

j‘; cleanwith a
'» announcing rim '0

No. ,2613-Here is a Popular Suit for
your small boy. Cut "in 4‘ sizes? 2, 3. 4
and 5 years. S ze 4 requires 3% yards of
27-inch materi 1 ~

No. 2767—Ladies'- Combination. Cut in
4 sizes: Small, 32—34; Medium. 36-38;
Large, 40-42; and Extra Large. 44-46
inches bust measure. Size Medium re—
quires 3174 yards of 27 inch material.
~NO. 2320—-—Girls'
out Jumper. Cut in Eesizes: 4, 6, 8. 10
and 12 years. Size 10 requires 2% yards
of 44-inch material for the dress, and 1%
yard for the jumper. '

No.- 2’751——Ladies' Dress. Cut 'in 7
sizes: 34, 36, 38, , 42, 44 and 46
inches bust measure. Size 38 requires
174 yards of 36 inch material. Width of

skirt at lower edge, is 1% yards.

No, 2744—Child's Dress. Cut in 4
sizas: 2 , 4, 6 and 8 years. Size 4 will re-
quire 2% yards of 40 inch material.

No. 2592—Ladies' House Dress. Cut in
7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46
inches bust measure. Size 38 requires 5
yards of 44-inch material. The dress
measures about 2% yards at the foot.

No. 2759~Girl’s Dress. .Cut in 4
sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14 years,
requires 41/2 yards of 27 inch material
for the dress and 2%, yards for the jump-
e . ~

No. 2764—2761.——A trim business cos-
tume. Waist 2764 out in 7 sizes: 34, 36,
38. 40. 42, 44 and 46 inches bust meas-
ure. It requires 2% yds of 36-inch ma-
terial for a medium size. Skirt 2761 is
cut in 7 sizes: 22,, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 and
34 inches waist measure. Size 24 will re-
quire 23/4 yds. of 44-inch material. The
skirt measures a little more than 1% yds.
at the foot.

 

'_ Herewith find . ....... cents for which
end the the following patternsat 10¢ each:

:5... Size volt-eon

t0 milexiumber and sis "germ ?
”Patterned ' Pane Der-2 : ° ‘

9‘) s

Dress with or With-.-

Size 12 ‘

 

F“*‘§”‘”b*ows< ___=:
0 ONE YEAR‘ 3 .
‘ To 85" ,.,- A.

 

Eight Good Reasons? . .
My You Should Buy a i '

IE1 EAVAL

A

GREATER CAPACITY: Capac-
ities have been increased 10
%, without increase of speed
or effort.

SKIMS CLOSER: The improv-
ed bowl design gives greater
skimming efficiency.

EASIER TO WASH: Simple
bowl construction makes the
bowl easier to wash.

EASIER T0 TURN: The low
speed of the De Laval bowl,
the short crank and the un-
usually large capacity make
it the easiest and least tiring-
to turn.

SPEED - INDICATOR: Every
De Laval is equipped with a
Bell Speed—Indicator, the
“Warning Signal” which in-
sures proper speed, full ca-
pacity, thorough separation
and uniform cream_ at all
times.

THE MAJORITY CHOICE:
More De Lavals are sold ev—
ery year than all other makes
combined. More than 2,325,-
000 are in daily use—thous—
ands of them for 15 or -20
years.

TIME TESTED: The De Laml
was the first cream separator.
It has stood the test of time
and maintained its leadership
for over 40 years.

DE LAVAL SERVICE: The
worldwide De Laval organiza-
tion, ready to serve users in
almost every locality where
cows are milked, insures the
buyer of a De Laval quick
service whenever he needs it.

Order your De Laval now and let
it begin saving cream right away.
A Do Laval may be bought for
cash or on such liberal terms as to
save its own cost. See the local
De Laval agent, or. if you don't
know him, write to nearest office.

The De Laval Separator Co.

165 Broadway 29 E_ Madison Street
NEW YORK CHICAGO

FARM FOR SALE

We will sell our farm, consisting of
92% acres of land, situated just out-
side the corporation of Evart, a town
of 1,500 population; good school 1/2
mile from door; churches and other
conveniences. This farm is under a
high state of cultivation; gravel soil.
58 acres seeded, 18 acres of old-seedin
ready to plow up for potatoes an
com. 40 acres of new seeding for hay
pasture and cloverseed. 8 acres 0
rye on ground, 12 acres of stubble for
cats or beans. 6—i'oom house, horse
barn, grain barn. hen house 60x28,
garage, granary. 2 good wells, living
water with lanes so that every field
has access to it. KYoung orchard.
Reason for selling. poor health. Will
sell for three-quarters of its actual
value. Will gladly correspond with
anyone desiring such a farm. Will
give long time at 6 per cent, Perfect
title.

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tures to guess

.-»‘:Chfldren's Hour," and-the names
‘rputon file in the eon-test, for you
know we are to have. nine more pic—
before we award the
prizes. '

- I wish I might print every letter ‘

we receive, but when I tell you that

' ‘1 her! one hundred and fifty letters

just yesterday, you will see that

printing them all is impossible, so,

‘I am trying to print these from the
new cousins, so that all will get ac-
..quainted. Notice how many from

other states are writing and what a .

lot of boys are getting interested. I
really think that we have the big-
gest family in Michigan.

This week we are to have another
puzzle. ‘The face of the manpic—
tured is one which I am sure every

(Send all 8&0

BAR CHILDRENzé—The Long-
‘Iellovcentest closed on Satur-
day, larch let, as the answer
bum in M. B. F, of that
date. end just 1&9 boys and girls

 

new. In.
the letters in the 11.
very much. like

Deonade. lune lung:
in the 7th grade. 0 to .

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l rim,- m: Gap.
yr 7 a .
and one calf named Daisy,
Snooimm. We have 80

have a do: end
Jack and Tabby.

tame rabbits named Bunny and Nigger.
Well, I have written a ' letter In I
will close for this time. a Kotxke,

Croswell, Mich.

_..._...

Dear Laddiea—I' have never written -be- I

tore. I like to read the letters very much.
I am 10 years old. . We live on an 80-
am hm. Pope. has norm cows and
horses. Home has some chickens. I had
“I chickens and 2 ducks which I' seld for
810. which went. for Thrift Stamps. I
will close new and give some at the, other
children the rest of the space—Margaret
E- Allen, South Lyon, men.

Dear Laddie—I have. never written be
fore. I like to read the D00 Dads and
the other girls’ and boys‘ stories. My
teacher is Miss Stimson. We had a val-
entine ‘party at school. I have three-
fourths of a mile to go to school. My
grandma takes the M. B. F. We have
two horses, three cows, three calves,

eight pigs and a. 40-ac‘re
farm. I hope to see my let—

 

 

 

boy Will guess.

and the girls, too,
love him pretty well. He was one of
‘ your foremost statesmen; in fact he
was president of the United States,
and a man who is spoken of as a.

“fighter.” He also loved to hunt
and trap. Now I don't dare tell you
any more as you surely will all
guess.

We have this week a very good
poem about Stumble and Tumble,
and then we will print just all the
letters that we can crowd into our
space, and please, dear little child—
ren, don't feel badly if you find that
your entire letter hasn't been printed
as in order to print as many as pos-
sible, Ikhad to shorten some of them
a little bit, and only print a part of
each letter. Affectionately, LADDIE.

 

 

With Our Boys and Girls

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Laddic—This is the first time 1
have written to you so I thought I would
try. My father takes the M. B. F. and
likes it very much. I also like to read

> the boys’ and girls’ letters, I am a girl
13‘ years old and in the 6th grade. My

.».mhefg name is Alex. McLellan. I like

him very. much. I live on a farm of 80
horas. We have three cows. and six
calves. The cows" names are Lily, Lottie
and Dina. We have four horses. Their
mes are Doll, Nell, Gyp, and Paul. We'
also have two colts whose'names are May

‘ F its, For pets I have a 'dog whose
'%e 1is Colie,. and two cats, Flufl‘y and

.Endge. I have four sisters and two broth-

Tillie, ‘Flora Margaretta,
gus.—-Eva. b. . McIntosh,

   

 

 

‘The 'othern‘;mall children don't an n' at
a I!

ter in print—Myrtle Lelah
Luce-Flushing, Mich.
Dear Laddie—I haven’t
now. I read the stories in

M. B. F. and like them very'
much. I think the D00 Dads
are just fine. Doc. Sawbones
is kept very‘ busy, isn't he?
0 I live on a farm of 100 acres.

We have quite a few cherries

and I help. to pick them. I

am 12 years old and am in

the 6th grade. I have two

brothers and two sisters. My

sisters’ names are Ardis and

Dor'othy; my brothers’ names

are Philip and Chester. Phil

is one year old: Chester, 14;

Ardis 3, and Dorothy 6. We

have four horses, one colt

and one‘ cow. For a pet I

have a cat whose name is

Bluebell. I am going to

write a little story so will

close. -—— Louise Meisenheim-

er, Ludington. Mich-

How Tommy Helped

Once upon a time there
was a littlehboy named'l‘om-
my His mother was very
poor and could not find any
way to earn a living. Often
they were without any sup-
per. Tommy did not have
any shoes or stockings, and
when winter came on he had
to go barefoot. But one of
his neighbors helped them a

 

little. He hired Tommy to
sweep his sidewalks and
said that he would give

him 25 cents every time he swept it. Tom-
my did his work well and soon earned $10
with which he bought some clothes.

 

Dear Laddle—I have never written to
you before so thought I would try. I am
a girl 11 years. old and am in the fifth
grade. My teacher’s name is Miss Ly-
ons. I have two brothers and two sis~
tors. The boys' names are Francis who is
7 years old, and Leo, who is 5, The girls'
names are Dorothy, aged 3 years, and
Mary, aged 10. We have two miles to
go to school four of us attending it. We

 

 

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boys and girls write—mom Wltkovsky.
Carer Rich. . . >

Dear W. is. the em “on
that I have . - .

written. lmsfifllzyeue
Void and am. in the 7th grader les Mom
my cache

is. at home and
the other is at Memphis. 1‘ Union a 320-
acre farm but we are going to move. We
have 7 horses and three colts. '
names are Nell,- Belle, Dewey,
Frank, and Fred. The colts are Mack,
Nip-and Tuck. For pets I have a dog,
Ted, and 3 cats. The colt. Mack, I can
drive in the buggy. I‘ will be looking for
my letter in the M. B. F.——-I—Iixlda Stephen-
son, Riley Center, Mich.

 

Dear Laddie—This is the first time I
have written to you. I am a. girl 13 years
old; am in the 8th grade; weight 105
pounds and am 4 feet six inches tall. I
live on an 18.0-acre farm_ We have a

- large house and ham, and a Ford car. I

haven’t been absent. or tardy yet this
year. I am quite good in my lessons. My
home isn’t very far from the school-
house. I read the letters from the boys
and girls and I like them.——Azalia. Lisk-
um, East Jordan, Mich.

Dear Laddie—I am a girl 10 years old
and am in the 5th grade. I have been
reading the stories in the M. B. F. and
like them very much. I live on a farm of
180 acres, We have four horses and a
coil. Their names are Dick. Dilver, Dot,
Michigan Bell, and Nellie June. We have
five cows and two calves. Their names
are Old Blackie, Blackie, Star, Queen and
Gemsty, Patty and Molly. Our pig’s name
is Pollyanna. I have two brothers find
two sisters. Their names are Donald, :2
years old. Russell, 15, Beryl. Jane. '1, and
Flossie Bee, 17, I go to the Johnson
mill school. Our teacher‘s name is Arthur
Bowman. We have a dog and. his name
is Mar, and a. canary bird named Billie.
We all enjoy the D00 Dads—Madge M.
Sweet, North Branch, Mich.

Dear Ladidie—J like to read the store
ies and letters on the boys' and girls’
page and especially the D00 Dads. They
are very comical folk. I have a little pet
pig, whom I call Chummy. I had a lot
of fun raising him. I have two sisters
and three brothers. Two are in the ser‘-
vice, one in France. the other in Virgin.-
la: the third brother is on a farm, My
father an Bil—acre farm, We take the
M. B. F., and like it very much—Clyde
L. Casterlme, Marion, Rich.

 

Dear Laddie~1 have never written to
you before although I have often thought
I would while reading the very interest-_
ing letters and stories from other boys.
and girls. I am a boy 12 years old and
live with my uncle, Geo. R. Bates on hm
80-acre farm. I go to school every day
and am in the 6th grade. We have three
working horses and a driving horse, nam-
ed Danger- We have four cows, seven
head of young cattle. IE hogs, 87 chickens
and three ducks. We have two pet hit-

Siumble and Tumble

 

  

 

 

WHEN Stumble and Tumble .were sent
out to play,
They stumbled and tumbled—walk—
most of the way:

And not because sidewalks and play-
grounds were rough ., ,
For everything ran along, smoothly
‘ enough.

I’m sure you will ask 'me, 'Well, what
made them fall—

The reason is ththher- children go slow

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When Stumgblg» and Tumble kept looking
be in , _

And sideways, and upways, and‘ down-
ways com bined! . .

At noon when they tumble‘ back, home

, tram their school,

They can’t find the door-knob at all as a.

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Dear Wiefilfhogewrittarte you be. '

fore.“ am. you n Bale. mitts.
“finesse we... -" gimme--
swore ' e , or . . ~ .
write to m— ' . . . ‘
City. Mich. '~ _ .
_ “m eon-w.- Io-u", * , ' ‘.
80 it’s heme ‘ ‘1‘ mamm-
My heart is ,turning home again, one
there I long
In the hind . . and freedom, he-
rm '

d the ocean . _
Where the. air 1::qu of might, and the
Waugh. ease-n City. _
_ Dar name—4 never hove
you hm My {other takes the I.
and I read the letter. that
ls,wrlte to you. I have
ed: and, like them. I a
in: school! now because .of the

on. a farm at 805 new: and luv
mile to so to

publishedin hepapernextthne. {also
would like to hear from some boy or
girl—Leah E. Beardsley, Battle (truck.
Mich, R. F 5. -

_._,__. .

Dear Laddie—Jnils is the first letter I
have written. I orn' reading the letters
that the boys and girls are writing. I
also read the other stories that are in
the book. I have a brother and a sis-
ter. We have three horses. seven was;
and rabbits and. chickens; we also have
some little kittens. We have 80 acres on
our farm. We have a milk route over to
Holland. I bought a 3-50 Liberty bond: *
am in the 4th grade and am 10 years old.
My name is Reva. Lees and I would like
to join the Boys' and Girls.’ Ooh—Reva.
Lees Holland, Ohio...

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Dear Laddle—My father takes the M.
B. F. I read the letters that the other
girls and boys write and thought 1‘
would like to write one too. as I never
saw apy letters from Indiana. I live in
the northern part of Indiana. We live
about one mile from town andabout six
rods from the school house. I am_a. girl
12 years of age. and am in the 8th grade
in school. I have no brothers and sis-
ters, I have a. pet dog. an. Eskimo Spitz.
He is white as snow. His name is Rex, He
does many tricks as. saying, his prayers.
shutting the door; rolling over and sitting
up. I took some Project work last sum-
met and raised a nice bunch of chickens.
Weliveona zt-acrefnnn and hunt»
horses. My father mootLy grows. onion:
and keep; bees. I would be plelased to
see my tter in he paper.— mngeno
Klingaman, Walked-m. 1nd.

leaddb—Tfilsthefiruflml
have written. I am a little boy 9 year-1
old and am in the 4th
sisters. My father 8 a mail carrier at
Don. I live on a. farm of 75 acres. For
a pet I have a gray and white rabbit. I
like the Don Dads wry much. I guess I
will closer—Ivan H. Chesbro, Dorr, Mich.
Hurrah! Hurrah! for the big parade,
The horn! will play and play,
Hurrah! Hurrah! for the big pal-nee;
For It is circus day!
.Then, atthe beating of the drum
The animals will: surely come. ~
A—rat, a—gt, zit-tint. ite-turn,
' r t er ' day. ' '
For it is c1533 dun—Ivan C. ‘

Dear kiddie—I have never written to
you before but will take tine now. 1 a-
a girl 9 year old and in the 3d grade. We
take the M. B. R. and like it very much.
1 like the story of Abraham Lincoln the
best. 1 luve a mile" and three-quarters
to go to school. We have an. 80-3.ch
farm. I hope to have my letter printed
soon—Ellen Bielman, Highland, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

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4 {like onion
_ jaadupr-ic‘es advance. a
week. It is not expected that there
. ‘will‘ be any falling ofl.’ in this market
until the southern crop comes on. it
there are any farmers who are still
holding onions they would dowel! to
"dispose obthem within the next two
~ 5 or; three weeks as warm weather is
' rapidly‘coming on, and new onions
will» be on the met by April 10th.
Indiana onions are. quoted at $1.75

:» aApples are ’bringing almost exactly
twice as much“ today as they were a.
year ago today, and prices are on the
upgrade. _ Baldwins are selling for
810.50 a barrel in
'wek. The export demand is the big
feature of the market, and holdings
will be entirely cleaned out before
many more weeks if this demand con-

Feeds and Seeds
The "advice ‘
given to a reader several weeks ago
regarding clover seed seems to have
been justified by the
ments.

tinues.

are once more av
are higher as a r
advance or the
. feeds for Wedne
In loo-lb. sack

,' standard. middling
mlddlings, $47; coarse e
cracked corn, $58; chop,

New York Butter Letter»

, N. Y., March 3, 1919-—
butter advanced one
that advance being

$43

able.
of one cent on T
Wednesday,
and one cent
able thing
week is that
lations of un

tour cents.
established q
lows:
scoring than extras,
firsts, 56 to 5855c;
-to 55% . ’
Will there. be
break in price? The previous strike
of the river boatmen was followed by
a decline in price of butter o: 250
There is .no question
but that the qualities of butter that
. accumulated during that strike were
largely responsible for th
price."

in 25 days.

summons

' mam
enflWEhae
B ‘ vie-a: Wiw W‘
sciences” WWW
in the season. They
arrive in ashort
* “ , rapid advances be-
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market continues firm,
little every

New York last

later develop:
Clover seed is almost $3 a
bushel higher today than it was a
~month’ ago, and there is every indi-
cation that it will go still higher.
Other seeds are in proportion. Cur-
rent prices are as follows:
Prime red clover,
$38; akike, $19.75;
The teed market is
. hran and middlin
tion to go lower.

$26.25,- March,
timothy, 36.
rather-quiet and
gs show a disposi-
This is only natural
as spring approaches and the pastures
ailable. Corn reeds
esult of the recent
grain. Prices on all

bars: Bran,
8, $44; fine
m‘nmenatl. $57;
$49 per ton.

‘ The price of
cent on Monday
due to active tr

- needed butter to supply ‘their trade,
and as exporters Were busy acquir-
ing all the stocks that were avail-
There were additional gains
uesday, one cent on
half cent on Thursday,
on Friday. One notice-
out the market this
practically all accumu-
dergrade- butter have
cleared up at Very. good prices. Un-
saited butter has been
supply and has sold at
ed differentials over th
for salted butter.

another

Today there. are thousands
of tubs or butter at the docks await-
ing unloading. Canwe expe'ct any-
thing else but a sharp decline? _We

_, believejthat creameries must 116088?-

’ s'arily again face a situation similar

ito the one that confronted them in'

3 éqannary.‘ With extras at 600 it

seems unreasonable to expect that»

no marked changewith
paling increase in make
, Wes-believe it
mercenaries to *

12th were:

retailers

in very scant “
unprecedent-
e quotations
In many instanc-
es the diflerentlai was as high as
At the close yesterday
notations were as fol-
Extras, 59% to 60c; higher
60% to file;
and seconds, 61

marked

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HE ‘r‘ethlcs” cf business call for courtesy be-.
I: tween compchhns—endthe “ethics” of ad-
an also demand “truth in advertising.”
After observing the former, we find it absolutely
necessary to “step on” some of the false claims and
imbue "propaganda of several separator manu-
.. faction-a inan attempt to preserve a semblance of
“mm"m thu'r advatising.

We owe it to the dairy people of this country to
present the real facts ' cream separators.
Propamnda based m thefalsest of claims has been
quad in an attempt in mislead American farmels.
Inprcsenfing these facts, we stand ready to prove
every assertion; they are based on actual records
of dairy biotin-y. ,

Ofliclalrccords'showtbat thefirst cream sepa-‘
rator was invented by the French, and that patent
No. 105,716 was granted to the company of Fives-
Lillc, of France, November'lil, 1874, for a “system
of continuous centrifugal separation.” A little
later the Danes developed the cream separator and
were the first to introduce cream separators into
America. Four years later, in 1878, a Swedish con-
cern took advantage of the French invention and
built a cream separator.

Looking for Amicon business, this concern conJ
tractcd with Mr. P.‘ M. Sharples, an inventive
genius of West Chester, Pa., to manufacture, install,
IndmpairtheirmadfincsinAmcrica. Thefirst
machines were Mdedlv impractical and unfitted
for efiicienttum in Ana-lean dairies and creameries.

Mr. Sharplcs attunpted for a few years to make
of this foreign Mine a satisfactory separator,
anddufingtbisfimeinventednllthegrcatim—
movements that, have since been used by this type
of machine. Arnong his invented improvements
mfiedisosinthe bothhe splash oilingsystem,
the detached spindle, the lowering of the supply
can, and the concave bottom bowl, whidi permitted
a part of the weight of the bowl to be suspended

below the bearing. The complication of the ma-
chine, however, soon caused him to give up this
manufacturing contract entirely, and, with true
American ingenuity, he built a real American sep—
arator, adapted to American dairy needs and en-
firelydificrentinthatitwasamostsimpleand
efficient A ' . - "
The Sharplcs factories are the oldest and largcsb
separator factories in America. They have always

g. you step on e ”cock-cach-éon :
would you refrain from staining,g~, it}!
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been (:11me Amelicenowned. During the'tlzi‘rtyé *3

eight years of its existence, The Shag-pies Separator

Company has manufactured more separators than '

any other factory in America, and the output of the
Sham-plea factory today exceeds that of any other
separator factory in the world. More Sharples ma-
chincsarebcingsoldthananyother,andamuch
.lexgrpemcnhagéofthose soldaretodayinactualme. ‘
Every American dairyman should know these

facts, and has the right to, and should, on buying a '
amacbine, ask the following questions of any sepa— ‘

“rater manfifacturer:

“Will your separator .9th clean and deliver a ,

cream of even density at any speed at which it may be!

turned? Is the bowl free from troublesome disc: or

blades? Has the separatoran entirelyoutomatic m'lz'ug
syetm and do you yum-onto: your ”pm-atorfor dura-
bility to the extent that you guarantee a repair expense 3
not to mend 82.00 per year?

“Is your separator built in American factories, 5y
Amcm'can manufacturers, by American labor, of
American material, and entirdy owned by Americans?
I: it truly an American separator, encumberedby no
suspicion of taint of Hun propaganda?

It is due to Mr. Sharples’ untiring efiorts during
the thirty-eight years of his separator manufactur-
ing experience—not to any foreign makers or in-
ventors—that the American farmer owes the
modern efficient cream separator. The Sharplce
Suction-feed Separator is the perfected machine;
all other separators are today where Sharplcs left
all years ago—old style, bucket bowl, fixed feed
machines.

We say, without fear of contradiction, that 1:th

modern Sharplcs Suction-feed Separator
A” ‘43 the onlymaeparator in the world’thji

aldms clean and delivers a cream of even den-

dty at wid varying speeds;
-ia' the (2:1ny separator in the world with .-

lcontrolled varying capacity;

—is the only separator in the world with a

{nice-low supply can, easy to fill;

-—is the only separator in the world with a
perfect automatic splash oiling system, not a
single oil cup;

——is the only separator in the world with a
hollow tubular bowl—no discs to wash.

1 Write today for the complete Sharples catalog
on cream separators. Address Dept. 155

The Sharples Separator Co., West Chester, Pa.

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Ford Touring Car

to be given away
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First Grand Prize to 3

   
  
  

 

 

 

 

l’m actuall going to give away this $525.00 fully equipped
FORD to someone who answers my advertisement and is
prompt, careful and energetic in followinfi my simple; instruc-
tions. Not a penny of expense; even freig t and war tax paid. ‘

Thousands of, Dollars in Other Grand Prizes
and Cash Revvards

Besides the 8525 FORD CAR, I’m giving in
this contest thousands of dollars in cash Re-
wards. Bicycles, Gold Watche Diamond
Rings, honocraphs. Cameras, ilverware; ‘
etc- and in case of a tie. l’ll duplicate the prize
tied for. No contestant is ed or permitted
to send a penny of own money at any time.
Everyone who takes an active part in this con-

test will be well paid in cash whether he wins
the Ford Car or any of the other prizes. Just
your name and address with five or more
faces cerrectly marked in the picture below-
starts everything.

Make In your mind to win this 8525—1919
Model ord Car. AC—T QUICK. Mail me the
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Can You Find Five Faces? GET 1,000 VOTES ‘

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-Mother, Sister Mary Kid Brother, Baby Sister.
Sweetheart Annie Hired-man Jerry... his chum
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Mark each face you find with a pencil, write your
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is the Farmer’s Cow
Come with me to the Milking Short horn Congress Show and Sale

at Erie, Pa., March 20 and 21, 1919

It you are thinking of attending this meeting or wish to know mor
about it write ~

Chas. Bray, Okemos, Mich., Breeder a Milking Sher-thorns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We can take care of orders for carloisp'or less at $25.00 per ton

for the machine culls and $85.00 for the Handpicked Gulls—tho ab0ve
prices t.o.b. nearest shipping point. .

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ster Mill
braska.
J. Lynda, Gan.

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table slicer.
tables and. in the fall for fruits.

butcher
shown.

knife blades
These were bolted to

blades.
‘After the blades were assembled

 

 

and evenly balanced, a. shield was
bolted to the frame. .

A small platform leading up to the
cutters was made secure and _it was
ready for work: \

The motor was rather high speed
and the power relatively low, and
when vegetables such as potatoes

ed, prevents undue tilting when. the
implement makes short turns... (Dem-
Beatric‘e, Ne-
U. 8., Patent 1.279.677).—~0.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SLICEB
A certain handy man made over an,
old discarded pan nito a. fast vege-
This was used ‘by his
wife in summer‘ when canning vege-

The‘pan was removed and two large -
inserted ‘ as
the
hub which originally held. the * pan

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_ A neighbor sags-I. 3 my. hung clams;
that not only savedlthelprlce. ot a new

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just as convenient as the commercial
kind. . ,' . ’
As shown by the sketch, it consists

a

~one, but worked satisfactorily; and is“ V

of a. frame which may bé leaned a» f

gainst a saw horse or anythingcon».

venient, and two removable strips

which fit into the notch on each side

of the saw blade. . . ,
Notches grooved and tapered as

shown in figure one are cut into each”

strip to prevent slipping'and

to allordi
a better grip. » ' ‘ ~

A bolt at the upper ends of the up" 0
rights of the vise will prevent any”

chance or splitting.

This vise is wide enough to accoim.

‘modate the full length of the saw.-—,
Dale R. VonHom,,Ncbraska. ‘ _ _
USE FOR OLD TIN CANS ‘

In the erection of a, small summer,
house, the owner'soiight to, rid the
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were to be sliced, it was accomplished
best by alternate forward then back-
ward movements oi the vegetable. to
allow the knives to return to their
normal momentum again;

This also worked admirably tor cut-
ting string beans. A quantity were
placed on the board, a novel strap
being used to shove them through._
It is noted that the shield comes, to
within two inches of the board on the
inside, thus minimizing danger of ac-
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windows are to be cleaned for the first ‘
time, a lot of extra elbow «grease and
time ,will be saved ‘by using some good
cleansing soap. «and then. after the
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- Detroit Live Stock Market
‘“,,_<(Bz/ U. 8. Bureau of Markets Wire)

. are of cattle laterjou'. Many thrifty-

. young Steers are, being) sent to the
shambles that could befibought at com-
. paratively low mine by . prospective
feeders, given a" short corn-.crlb-cross
and sent hackhta market in 60 toso
days carryingeuough' weight to make
them. popular ‘ ‘ Holly at these steers

$10.50 to $12 basis... Sales late last

" :s‘iirings "432' to :3 ,
week of eminent} heifers were 25 to

_p lugs, 30 to 31¢; __ hen 33
’ i , , . to 32c;
, , tern-'28 to 24¢; geese, 24 to 251:;
ducks)“ to‘ 37¢; turkeys; 35 to 36¢
Peril). ~ . .

much as $1 lower since the initial
‘ session of last week. Trade Monday

Live Stock 9'. good class of cows to sell
prime grades had "value up to $12 and
higher. Plain kinds went around $9

are being sent out to the country on a ‘
50c lower, making some offerings as“

of this week was hilly steady. It took '
around .

$10.50- to $11, while only choice to ;

to $10. A good clasguof cutters stop- -‘

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‘Address, Michigan

FARMS AND LAND

. BIG SACRIFICE F08 QUICK SALE-
This line loo-acre farm only $6,500; reas-
onable cash payment down. balance five
Years to pay. Soil clay and sand loam:
slightly rolling. New buildings; tile silo
10x30; frame barn 32:“; house 16x24
and 16x28 with basement; out buildings.
all kinds. Two wells, windmill, Orch-
ard. Well fenced. 20 acres” timber. bal-
ance under cultivation and pasture. Good
roades; only four miles west of Michigan
Central R. R, and station Fergus.‘ Own-
er has other business and will give WW
interested in this [farm one chance 01 3
life time. Will give immediate possession.
also personal property for sale. Come at
once—Frank Southwell, Chesam'nz.
Mich., R, F_ D. 2.

alumni: so
all memo
_‘ with or, o
mh stone of Intel, both 11th body oi
1! cents I wad for each issue, regardless of
0 discount. Copy mast mob as b ~

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SEEDS Ann: PLANTS

FOB SALE—PERSONALLY snows . f

 

Late Petoskeys or Rural . Russett 809:1 , :
over 1% ‘ ‘

field run, graded
inch screen. Field inspected; grown «on
new ground, practically‘ disease thee.
$1.25 or bushel sacked F.O.B. Sunny
Order early_

. M. SMITH, - Lake City, Michigan

EVERBEARING STRAWBERIIES,
Progressive and Superb; 100 plants $1.6)
postpaid. 17 Spring Varieties at 50c
per 100. Send for catalog of Small
Fruit Plants- Hardy Shrubs, Roses etc.
fieigigo H. Schenck, Nurseryman, hale,

Potatoes,

 

PURE BRED SEED—“'18. BAILEY
(6 ROW) and College Success Oats, pacts-

Detroit, March ll—Cattle: Market

.7" Biol- Canners steady; all other" grades

25c lower; best weight steers, $14

to" $15; best handy weight butcher ‘

steers, $13.25 to $12.75; mixed steers
and heifers $11. to $25; handy light
butchers, $9.50 to $10; light ’ butch-
ers. $8 to $9; best cows, ’ $9.95 to
$10.25; butcher cows, $8 to $8.75; cut-
- tors, $7 to $7.50; cancers, $6.50 to. $7;
1: “best heavy bulls, $10 to $12; bologna
. boils, $8.50 to $8.76; stock bulls, $3.50
to $7.75; feeders, $9 to $10.75; stock-

ped at $7.25, while $6.25 stopped the :
Bull trade was uneven =
all last week at 50 to 75c decline since ‘

best canners.

the preceding week’s close.
The hog trade proved a runaway

alliair since the hog minimum price :

was taken off last Wednesday. Values
worked rapidly skyward and because
of the good tone of the trade the Rail-
road Administration saw fit to re-
move receipts, restrictions on the Men-
day and Tuesday markets of this

3‘ Cows and Poultry,
rake, plows,
implements, crops, near railroad town ad-
vantages.
clay subsoil,
gogfte, estimated 2000 cords wood; timber,
stock barns, horse stable,
try house, etc. Aged owner makes low
{abfi'thls'bzo’t 1 w Pm
s n ra — es 0 -

15 Canal 1: m ney maker

Dept. 814 BE. ST
Ford Bldg, Detroit. Mich.

ed inspection in field and bin. Worthy oats
not inspected this year. These ins
took 4th prize at M. .A. C. Grain ow.
Write for prices. Earl C. McCarty, Bad
Axe, Michi . . '
WORTHY SEED OATS. PURE SEED
not inspected last year but treated for .
smut. Acreage yield 01' 80 bus. per acre;
wt. 42 lbs. measured bushel. 81.20 to
1.40 per bu., according to quantity. Sax
nee 13.0.1), Elmer E. Smith. Redford, Mich.
copy tree 13 cuss ad's... wit?” semi;
.- ury v , :-
ROUT FARM AGENCY. cmoi Whit-e m, prices cheaper tor the
best seed. A little pure Marquis Spring
Wheat. Get circulars and prices. Frank:

140 ACRES $3,300, WITH 4 HORSES.
binder, mower, hay
cultivators, drag, barrow.

Machine-worked loam tillage,
30-cow pasture on cream

Good buildings, 2—story house, 2
granary, poul-
easy terms, gets all. Do-

og Bargains 17 states.

~Ol‘8, $8 to $3.25;

steady; best hints. as; m lambs,
. $1759 to $18: ' I

led hoes. 25m

~ casewere about 48

' in steer values last week which r -
ad from 25c to 50c on stuff gfaginlgg

' hair fat and light steer L
«to act as s was expected
' for the Monday'market of this week.

. appearing as though

. at fully steady races,

kinds on, the feeder order

”realized $19.60 and

miikers and .rspflng week. The latter action was consid-

on, $60 to $110. Veal calves: Market
steady; best, $19 to $19.60; others.

$10 to $18. Sheep and lambs: Market hogs are yet to come, and it is also

a test to see it all barriers can be re-
moved to let the trade govern itself.
On the Monday market of this week
best hogs reached $19, which price
stood 85c higher than our report 01! a
week ago. Shipping demand has pick-
ed up considerably of late which has

, light to common lambs,
$14 to $15; fair togood sheep, $12 to
$13; culls and common, $7 to 49.
Hogs: .Market Mgsglgs steady; mix—
_ , higher; 1 ,
$18.25; mixed, $18.90 to $19.15; age:-
pd hogs, light, 21 to 22c; heavy, 19 to
.‘200 oer (lb.; dressed calves, fancy 25‘
to 2gc; choice, 21m 22c. . ’

Chicago Live Stock Letter

Chicago, Monday, March 10 1919 -
,Reoeipts or cattle last week at Chi-

values, while export orders of record
volume are also figuring prominently
in th advances, being reported. Pigs
are forming only a very small quota.
of the run and are selling as high as
$17 per cwt.

The sheep market ascended to the
highest rates of the year last Wednes-
day 'when‘ prime lambs reached $19.75
per cv‘vt.
ord for’March of any year. Since last
Wednesday however receipts have
been quite liberal and prices. have
dropped 25 to 500. Irregardless of
this decline values are still 50c low-
er than a week ago. Best-lambs are
now selling at $19 to $19.40. _

Shorn lambs are showing up in
large. quantities and are selling as
high as $17.50. In the feeder end of
the sheep trade demand continues
good for lambs with good pelts at
prices as high as $18. Fat light
weight yearlings are quotable as high
as $17.75 and aged wethers up to
$14.65. A new record top for the year
was made on fed western ewes. Thurs-
day of last week when a consignment
realized $14 per cwt.

previous week. The break

from'medium to choice to 75c to $1 on V

a further check on receipts
However, this was not the case, it
feeders were
low grade of-
about 21,000

anxious to get rid of all
ferings and turned loose
head for trade Monday. Strictly good
steers Monday were again in very
small supply, as has been the case for
some weeks past,.and this kind sold.
balance or the run was £132.13 fig):
short-ted and light stock which sold
10c to 15¢ lower, with light weight
, 15c' '
lower and very unpopular. Best. 21122::
averaged 1,598

 

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Nations more thoroughly than you ever studied a national question
before,'for remember, this is a world-Wide problem. It is quite pos-
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decision. It is not a. political question. Eli-President Taft and Pres-
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who have pledged to'defeat the measure. ‘ '
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‘,,freed0m of speech, or. a frank and open discussion of this allpimpon
taut question. The people are most interested, because the pee 1e must
e have

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cad 3 ’ " BED. No. 4, Mt Clemens, Mlchlgan

. . ..

HAVE DECIDED TO SELL MY HOME
of forty acres, well improved, new barn,
48128114 hip root on stone basement, good
granary, good s-room house, two good
cell-n, about thirty bearing is trees.
Good well of water. Place al cleared
but About two acres of wood, all tillable,
soil is sandy loam. fenced and cross fenced
and located on graveled tnmk line road.
One mile from ‘Hersey, the county seat.
Will take $2,200 if I can sell soon. Write
or better yet come and see it. $1550 cash,
Ibilalahnce on time. F, J. Beggs, Hersey,

1c .

FOR_SALE—120-ACRE FARM, ALL
cleared except 7-acre pasture, 1%,» mile
from school, church, elevator and cheese
factory good fences and cross fences,
best-of! soil; 9-ro0rn house in A No. 1
condition, painted and finished through-
out; 38x70 ft. barn with stone founda-
tion; stanchions for 26 head cattle and
7'horse stalls with a 10x40 ft. cellar;
Windmill pumps water to both house and
barn;.50 bearing fruit trees and 40
young trees.’ Sold at a bargain if taken
at once.——Fred Snyder, Bentley, Mich,

41) ACRES 1% MILES FROM WOL-
verme; 23 acres cultivated, 7 acres seeded
about 40 bearing apple trees ; 9 acres pas-
ture enclosed with 4-stran barbed wire
w1th cedar osts; tool shed 12x20. Price,
$450. For f ther particulars write owner,
E. S. Griswold, 412 Harrison St, -Mon—
roe, Michigan.

' FOR SALE:—120-ACRE FAREI, so
acres 1mproved, good buildings, good wat-
er, good young orchard, 80 rods from
school, 6 nodes from good market on good
road. Would take as part payment some
good grade Holstein or Durham cows.
For ticulars Write, Bert B. Pierce
Mackinaw City, Mich., Box 96. ,

100 ACRES; 75 TILABLE, BALANCE
wood and pasture. Raise oats, corn, bar—
ley, rye, sugar beets, potatoes, etc. Well
fenced. Good 10-room house, two barns,
Silo, hog house, etc. Finely located one-
half mile to station, school, church stores,
etc. $70 per acre, Philo W. Streit: R.F.D.
No. 1, Sears, Michigan.

TWO HUNDRED FORTY ACRES
good clay loam. three large barns, 9—room'
house, windmill, large silo, mostly woven
wire fence. Price, fifty dollars per acre.
fianley J. Sanford, Reed' City. Michigan.

EIGHTY ACRES. sunsorn. NEW
bungaio house, good basement barn”; well
fenced, woven Wire, Price, forty dollars
per acre, Stanley J. Sanford, Reed City,
Michigan. ,

GOOD PR-ODVUf‘TIVE 80-ACRE FAR.“
address Charles Echbrecht, New Haven,
Michigan.

80 ACRES, 8-RO0M HOUSE, SMALII
barn, state road. 45 tillable, balance
woodland. $65 acre; easy terms. Box 94,
Dryden, Mich. u____
wF01; sALE—T‘VO 80-ACRE FARMS,
“gm—$4.250. Me'costa county. Post-
master, lurnus. Michigan.

MT. CLEMENS, MICH.

KEEP M. B. F. COMING—USE THIS COUPON

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,

Sendyour weekly for one year for which I
Enclose a dollar bill herewith or (
I will send $1 by Apr. 1, 1919 (

Bartlett, Dryden, Michigan,

I HAVE 1.000 BUSHELS OF WORTHY.
Oats to offer at $1.50 per bu. Sacks flee
fob. The are nice bright oats and tree of
weed s ‘0 acres of these cats ield-
ed 90 bushels per acre—Elmer E. mun,
Redford, Mich.

SEE!) OATS. BEST MICHIGAN
northern oats. Buy good seed and now
80 to 100 bushels per acre. Price, 90¢ per
bu, Sample free. Mayer's Plant Nursery.
Merrill. Mich.

SENATOR DUNLOP STRAWBERRY
Plants—Money—Makers. $3.00 per 1,000;
500, $1.76; trimmed. J. E. Hampton,
Bangor, Michigan,

F03 SALE—85. BUSHELS 0!" PEI)-
igreed worthy seed cats that yielded 92
bushel per acre, at 75¢ per bushel. F. 0.

Wheeler Send bags with order.—-Geo.
Middleton, Wheeler, Mich,

STRAWBERRY PLANTS, CHOICE
rural collection. 50 early, 50 overbearing,
50 late, all postpaid, $2.00. Strawberry
Farm, Niles, Michigan,

PURE WORTHY 0ATS~FREE FRO!“
any foul seed at $100 per bu., sacks at
cost. Write A. A. Patullo, R. F. D. No.4,
Deckerville, Michigan.

FOR SALE, WISCONSIN PEDIGREEI)
Barley, 5 to 24 bushel lots, $2.15 bu.;
bags extra Member of Michigan Crop
Improvement Association, Lee Fowler.
Fosteria. Mich.

MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED TO BUY, OLD FALSE
Teeth. We pay up to $35 per set (broken
or not.) Scnd now. Prompt remittances.
Package held 5 to 10 days for-sender’l
approval of our offer. Highest prices paid
for old gold jewelry, gold crowns, bridg-
es, dental gold. platinum, diamonds, anl
silver. Tell your friends. U. S. Smelting
Works, Dep't 43, Chicago, Ill.

OVERLAND ROADSTER BARGAIN—..
4-cylinder, 1917 model, good condition
mechanically. Can be repainted and new
top put on for $50, but is perfectly servic»
able as it stands. Electrlc-starter, new ,
battery, two extra oven-sized tires. Three
hundred dollars takes it, here at Mount *
Clemens. Box G., Michigan Business
Farming, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

 

 

 

FOR SALE—1 FAIRBANKS-MORSE
house-lighting outfit complete with 2 h.
p. gasoline engine, generator, switch-
board and storage batteries, 40 volt...
12.5 amp., first-class condition, guaran—
teed; cost $400, will sell for $200, J, m,
Simmons, 28 3rd St., Mt. Clemens. Mich.

FOR SALE—25049610} (lYI’IlERS lb.
cubator, used 4 hatches. Newton Colony
Brooder Stove, good as new. Tony Motz,
St. Johns, Mich., R. No. 1.

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The World looks to us UP
for its supply of Muskrat. TO
We have a tremendous

    

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ning as ingh as $2. 50 each forpxtra fine For-extra fine
ns. Ship us all you have—take ad. skins if shi-

vantaae of the high market today 1 5:8ny

’ Whether ou ship extra large or average
skins, blue pelted or prime you will get the most money from FUNSTEN

We are also paying extremely high prices for Skunk, Mink, Fox,
Civet Cat, Wolf, Marten, Otter, Ermine, and Lynx. Don’ twait until season
closes. Ship to FUNSTEN and make bigfirofits now!

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The are Northern Grown and must stand the most severe tests
for purity and germination.

0 give the grower practical crop
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OUR 1919 SEED BOOK
and samples of any Farm Seeds you wish to buy, Freeon
request. Don't buy anything for either Garden or ‘ Field- until

you investigate our values. ,
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ONILOS' GIANT KOCHII. our "ONTO 000K VEGETABLES,
1918 novelty,hnstnlrenits plane booklet givin gi666 recoil)”:
' eve where the gear estest for cooking. cann ngan
flora favorite. it rivals the eerviugvogetnblu‘o allkindg.

best Ferns or Palms in deco- Will make one. 'I 'garden crops
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valuable for garden or pots. o
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lhln' Ko‘ehle Lettuce Te-
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unonues LITTUOI. new. Supply “nailed.
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When you write any. advertiser in our weekly wrll you mention the
fact that vou are a reader of Michigan. Business Farming? They are
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Kent, (N. E. )-¥-We are 11111111155111:

tle‘ taste of winter around these parts

just now, and a little run of poor '1' .

sleighlng. The fluffy stuff is about six

inches deep on tap of the mini and is .

good for the winter grain. Three or
1an farmers around here have had
cows become lame in their hindQuar-
ters. Stock

9. month ago.
one and prices obtained not as good
as expected. Farmers either haven’t
themoney, or aren’t going to spend it
or a little of both.
doing much but reading the papers
and doing chores. ’ Agood many seem
to favor the $50,000,000 bond issue for
roads. Agood many also seem to fav-
or doing more for our local roads,
realizing that the motor trucks have
come to stay, and knowing that in
time their numbers will increase like
a swarm of bees, but unlike the bee,
the air route isn’t open To them. The
following prices were paid at Green-
ville March 7:—Wheat, $2.20; corn,
$1.40; oats, 50; rye, $1.30; beans, $6;
potatoes, $1.10; hens,,20c; springers,
20; butter, 40 to 45; eggs, 33; sheep,
10; lambs, 15; hogs, live, 16; dressed,
20 to 21-; beef steers, 8 to 10; beef
cows, 7 to 9; veal calves, 9 to 11.——G.
M. W., Greenuillc, Mich. March 7.

Tuscala, (N. E.)—-—The ground is
covered With snow but the weather is
fine. Farmers are selling cattle. Not
much grainin farmers’ hands. No
Lots of farms for
sale. The following prices were paid
at Cass City March 8:—Wheat, $2.10;
cats, 55; rye, $1.19; hay, 20; hens,‘22
to 25; springers, 23 to 25; ducks, 25;
geese, 15; turkeys, 22 to 25; butter,
40; butterfat, 53; eggs, 34; Sheep, 5to
8; lambs, 13 to 151/2; hogs, 14% to
16; beef steers, 7 to 11176; beef cows,
5 to 8; veal calves, 10 to 15.——S. 8.,
Cass City, March 8.

Jackson, (N. E.)——The weather has
been more or less stormy with a light
blanket of snow still on the ground.
The winter grains have not material-
ly suffered of late but it is early yet.
Farmers are drawing rwood, cutting
and harvesting ice, it being about 8
inches thick. Some hay being baled.
Considerable blinding is contemplat—
ed for the summer, a few barns and
several new silos. The following
prices were paid at Munith February
7:—~Wheat, $2.13 to $2.15; oats, 52;

butter, 35; butterfat 53; eggs, 37;,

veal calves, 14 to 18 .--A. F W., Mun-
ith, Mich” March 7

Wexford, (West)—Spring is com-
ing. We imagine we hear the crow’s
caw! caw! The woodchuck are out,
and the coon and the skunk. Every-
thing denotes the coming of spring.
The ground is bare in many places.
The following prices were paid at
Cadillac March 5:———Oats, ground, $3;
hay, $20 to~ $22; potatoes, $1 cwt.;
hens, 28; springers, 22; butterfat,
53; eggs, 35; hogs, 19 to 20 dressed;_
beet steers, 10 to 14; veal calves, 18.
~18. H. H., ‘Harm‘etta, Mich, March 5.

Manistce, '(N. W.)—-Farmers are
getting ready for spring; some are
now hauling logs, cutting wood and
doing other farm work in general.
Weather is cold and has been so for
a Week or longer; has been an open
winter, mild and fine. Soil is moist
on account of rains and Shaw The
farmers are not selling much now
that I know of around here especially.
I cannot say as farmers are holding
much of any crops or cattle at pres-’
ent time.
ing spring seed for summer crops sow-
ing. ——H ,Bear Lake, March 4.

very busy now; some are
weather has been fiery warm. about
seven inches of snow tell this after-'
noon. The following prices were paid

at Hersey recently—Wheat $1 05; -

   

corn, 65 :oats, 52, rye; $1;:i;hay; N11,.
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in general is looking.
good. Feed is not so scarce or high as . '
Auction sales numer-. .

Farmers are not .

Farmers are no doubt, bil'y‘

’;22-,No.1llghtmixe;d 16 to 20; wheat:
’ .‘oat, $8 to $11; beans, $6 per 100 1533..
potatoes, $1.10;
ycahhage $3 per 100 hens, 243;.

:. 'ers.25 butter, 56 to 55; '

  

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potatoes, $1 cwt.;
30'—-—L. M., Heresy, Mich, March 4.,

St. Joseph, (Ivan—Farmers are
. hauling Wheat to mills

and cutting
wood. .Roads are heavy and With a
flurry of snow last night it means
more mud. Influenza bad just now;
several deaths, all strong young men.

Tornado sWept the county, doing se-

vere damage. Telephone. wires dis-
abled; barns silos, chicken coops and

houses damaged. The following prices '
were paid at Colon February 28:——- ,

Wheat $2.16; corn, $150; goats, 50;
rye, $1.15; potatoes, $1;
butterfat, 49; eggs, 36 ..———M W. Colon,

M zch M arch 5.

Mecosta (S. E) .—~’Very cold weath-
er last Wednesday and Thursday;
changed to warm wave Friday, and
Friday night to zero. Saturday morn-
ing found the whole country covered
with ice; began to thaw Sunday and
on Monday all the ice was gone. To-
day it is snowing again with another
run of sleighing in prospect. _Wheat
is very poor; rye is looking fair. The
following prices were offered at. Rem-
us. recently: ——Whea-,t $2.15; cats, 60;
rye, $1.10; beans, $625 cwt.; pota-
toes, $1.10 cwt.; butter, 35'; buttertat.

.40; eggs. ~30.—F.'M. E.,Millbrool_c, Mcr._

Ingham, (0entral)——Thls has been
a week of. farm auctions, one. each
day and two on one day; not oneover
five miles from ye scribe. Horses
sell rather low; other stock and feeds
go quite high. -It has been -_fine

weather most of the time. On Friday '

a. high wind, lightning and “cl-cud
burst; no show, no frost in ground
to speak of; freezes nights and thaws
days; most of shipping stock for the
winter, farmers .not selling much of
anything at present. The following
prices were paidat Mason on Febru-
ary 27:-——Wheat, $210; 'corn, $2.50
cwt.; cats, 50; rye, no market; hay,

No 1 timothy 18 to 20; No. 1. ‘light .

mixed, 18 to 20; beans, 7 cwt.; “pota-

' toes, $1; hens 18 to 20; butterfat, 50;

eggs, 32; sheep, 3 to 7; lambs 16%;
hogs 16%; beef steers, 8 to 10; beef
cows, 4 to 7, veal calves, 16; apples,

$1 to $1.25.—-‘C. I. M. Mason, Mich"

March 1

Bay, (8'. E. )—The weather is like
spring; some snow on the ground, but
going fast. The wheat had a very
hard winter and some fields are look-
ing very poor. A bad spring will win-
ter kill a large part of it. Auction
sales are the order of the day now

‘and farm tools and implements are,

going high, horses low. -Influenza, is
worse now than at any time this Win-

ter. Not many improvements in build- ” ‘

ing being planned by farmers. We
need draining more than any other
improvement. The farmers- are not
getting rich fast. Our supplies are
still way up high. The following

_ prices were paid at Bay City Mar; 6- 'r-
-—Wh.eat, $2.15; corn $1.25; 011121.563:
Mecosta, (Narthh—Farmers are not. :'
cutting
wood and some harvesting ice. ‘ The;

rye,- $1.212; hay; No.1 timothy, 13' to
onions, 63 no?"

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i; 1' asks?

y: Farley Bros, of Albion,
here the lucky persons to get

. 9421i Ruby Phoenix 716386, 'calved
"Oct: 5‘, 1917, and 45th Ruby Phoenix
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give promise of making good, useful
. ‘cows and there is not a shy breeder
. 1n the herd..——J E Tanswell, Mason
" such. *

~ A Goon TIP iron SHEEP OWNERS,

.1": As you ask M. B. F. readers to
‘ 9 peas on help. perhaps the following
may help semeone. If a ewe refuses
tQ own her lamb, place her in a va-
cant building and tie a dog in the
’ 1911111116 building. The more; the dog
" ~ barks and tries to get loose, the. more
_ 1 quiokly" the ewe will become attached
late the lamb. Yours for the success of
Ngthe M. B F.—-C'. A. Breckon, Presque
‘21; ‘ Isle cpdunty’, Mich.
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3 Can you tell what ails my mare?
The muscles above pasture joint in
1.. ., one front leg are swbllen and seem
I ‘ I 'rigid and she is a little lame; .doesn’t
‘ t :‘seem to threw her Weight on it as she
_ ought. Can you prescribe for her and
«answer through your veterinary col-
~- tunnel—~11. s. .M., Sumner, Mich. '
9 Your animal has sprained the
_ “Flex‘or Tendens". and upon manipula-
‘ ption you Will find them to be sensitive
. it not apparently sore; if not of long
standing, hot fomentatiOns should be
applied Several times a day, (use hot
water only), after which immediate-

: ‘ly apply cotton. and bandage to hold

“111.081 and moisture. After the swell-
9,? ing has' softened sufficiently, an ab-
,3 ” soth and stimulating liniment
_ should be applied twice daily. The
following will be found very benefic-
i-{al Tr. Iodine ounces five, Chloro-
form ounces one and a half; add suf-
, iic'ien‘t distilled Alcohol to make one
pint; rub well in morning and night
* after which apply a tight bandage

 

  

1‘ Will you please publish in your
next issue of M. B F. What may be
he cause and also a good remedy for
aiyes and young stock affected with
.Warty scurfi that starts around the
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"body? Yours for the M. B. F'.-—A;
Orion,._ Mich. .

This is- an affection of the skin

sows as “Herpes Tonsurans. "

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calves are very uniform:

_ value to ofler to others).

rouilded, wart-
like nodules. They may make their
appearance on various parts of the
body simultaneously, usually, how-
eVer, the different locations become
involved successively: In this stage
there is some irritation, which the
animal demonstrates by rubbing the
parts on posts and Other objects. In
the courSe of three or four weeks the
nodules increase to a considerable
size. _They are no longer rounded, but

' now appear irregularly flattened and

raised on the normal skin surface.
Their color is of a grayish, ashlike
tint, and their thickness sometimes
exceeds half an inch. The immediate
outer edge of the formation is usually
free, and a considerable portion can
be jerked loose. i frequently have seen
these bark-like formations assume the
size of the hand. The treatment of
this disease is as follows: Those of
the formations that are quite loose
are forcibly removed and the under-
lying surface ls then painted twice
daily th pure iodine tincture. A
week of these paintings terminates
the tro ble here. Where the scab can
not be emoved it is to be soaked sev.
eral tim s dailyJWith olive oil, paint-
ing the 9 around the scab to
prevent further spread, and after -a
few days the scab can be removed and
'the iodine applied as above instruct!
__ed. When the formations or scabs
occur on. the upper eyelid, where the
iodine ‘ applications cannot be made,
powered iodoform is rubbed or press-
edawell into the affected parts after
the scabs have been removed. In all
cases it. is advisable to apply the io-
dine over an area considerably larger
than the seat of the‘ trouble.

 
 

 

TREATMENT FOR SOOURS

I‘ would like to give to the public
thru your must valuable farm paper,
a recipe for scours in your pigs;
Break, and stir into the swill, from
six to a dozen eggs, (shells and all)
depending on the number of pigs, and
give to the dam. If pigs are weaned
off the dam give one or two eggs each
in their swill,~ which will accomplish
.the same result

This is a valuable recipe for hog
raisers, and has proven itself so to
my satisfaction for many years—47.
H. Mlv‘vln. Osceola county, Mich.

(We greatly appreciate your that-
fulness in sending this item, and
trust our other readers will follow
suit when they have suggestions of

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Newaygo, (South)-—The .following
prices were paid at Woodville, March
7:~—-Wheat 52.15; corn, $1.20,. shelled;
oats, 55; rye, $1.;25 hay, 27; beans,
$5 cwt.. ' potatoes, $1 cwt; hens, 22;
butter 40; eggs, 30 hogs, 17 beef
steers, 5,1ive; veal calves 16, apples
$1. 25 .-—F. 8 Big Rapids, Hugh, Mar.

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Mecosta, (N ;.E )-’-—-Aln- giving you a
short report on the bean situation I"
carry on a business during the winter
that takes me all over the eastern
and and western parts of Isabella
county and I have talked. with at
least 100 farmers and they all say-
they Wé‘lfil no: raise any beans this“
year. s as alwa a hes a be 11
country but We can y F a
a crop and 1119 selling
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N order to be, of the greatest benefit,

lime must be thoroughly worked

into your soil. Only by a thorough
incorporation of the lime with the Soil
can all of the soil about the roots of
the crops be affected by the lime. And
only when all of the soil is affected
by the lime will acid conditions be
eliminated.

These facts point to one sure‘ guide

for buying limemget the most finely

pulverized limestone you can buy, for _

the better pulverized the lime the
more readily it works into the soil.

Another point to remember is that
moist pulVerized lime forms into

lumps. Therefore, it is important to.‘

purchase well dried lime and to shel-
ter it properly if you store it.

The higher the percentage of carbon-
ates and magnesia, the better the
quality of the lime and the better the
results obtained from it.

  

" ' pULVERlZ§
LIMESTONE

-—meets every test. It is so finely
pulverized that 95% of it will pass
through a 50 mesh screen. It is fur-
nace dried so that it comes to you in
perfect condition. It contains an im-
usually high percentage of carbonates
and magnesia—and has proved itself
Sliperior for any soil needing lime
applications.

.. THE SOLVAY PROCESS COMPANY

2097 Jefferson Ave. Detroit. Mich.

quote on Arcadian

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., Kreso‘ Dip No.1
’ FARM SA‘EITATION
‘ “mm.“

,KRESO DIP No. 1

can To use. ,
amass-r. monomeric

Kills Sheep Ticks, Lice and Mites;
Helps . Heal Cuts, Scratches, '

and Common Skin Diseases.

PREVENTS HOG CHOLERA.

WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLETS ON
POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK.

 

Animal industry Department of

PARKE, DAVIS 8r. CO.

DETROIT. MICH.

 

 

 

 

you mu. HAVE

Every practical
now knows that
crops result from tiling.

American Vitrified
Salt- Glazed Tile

has an exceptionally hard
surface, and is frost and
acid proof. You need not
worry about it when it is
once laid—it's practically
everlasting.

American Sewer Pipe Co
(Michigan Branch)
200 St. James St.,

Jackson, Mich.

 

 

 

, Save the Baby Chicks

Our book, “CARE OF 13an CHICKS,"
and a. package of GERMUZONE are the
best insurance against chick losses. Those

formerly losing more than half they
hatched now raise better than 90 per
cent. To you who have r‘ever tried
GERMOZONE, we will send postpaid,
book and package as above. Won pay if
satisfied, 75c; 60 days’ trial« r’Ve trust
on. .
" Druggists and seed deallers sell GER-
MOZONE, the best poultry remedy and
preventive, For old and younm ebowel
trouble, colds, roup, musty or. spoiled
lmber neck. chicken pox, sou': crop,
skin disease, etc. Sick chicks our“ “alt.

Do it new.
CEO. ll. LEE (20., Dept. 416, Omaha, Mb.

Build Your Broader
‘ If «my tot-ammonium
1 build a Broodc
undreda at It. . P. twid—
dlng their own in s low
M ‘3“? “in? it..."
or .
to mm for Othgtfi in
. You’ll any it was
oyou ever invested.

Y, .,
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= - . Last week ,1 attended the‘National ,
' - Tractor Show at Kansas City. mil— 7_

son'ri': that new city where yeast,
now meets west as it once did at cm-
csgor What I ”saw there proves that,
Yankee genius may perhaps be riv-
aled but never can be jeqnsled. There
were tractors of every sine and. for

» every purpose, from the little one-

lung garden machine that you walk-
behind to the giant mogul that
towered nearly to the roof, its rear
driving wheels reminding one of a
sight-seeing Ferris wheel.

How short a time ago it seems
since I attended my first automobile
show in New York and yet my diary
tells me it was 180?, eleven years
ago. You remember the horseless
carriages of those days? Some still

els of that year you climbed over
the rear fenders to the tonneau or
stepped up through a door in the
back. Three years ago I followed the
few tractors that dared risk the
muddy fields aroung Champaign,
Illinois, and yet I give you my word
that in these three war—years the
tractor as a peace of practical farm
machinery seems to have spanned as
wide a gap of improvement as the
automobile has in the past eleven.
No Longer an Experiment—Over
a hundred well—established manu-
facturers exhibited their models at
Kansas City and from early morning
to well into the night the aisles were
crowded with earnest dealers, .de-
termined on selecting the models
which best fitted the needs of their
neighborhood and they came -from
every state in the union. Prairie
farmers, the real business men of
the great middle—west, were to be
seen climbing over and under the
machines and they went about it in
a way that told the maker that they
knew what they were after and that
it would be useless to try and foist
upon them anything else. Many of
those with whom I talked had al-
ready owned tractors, a few of them
had been bitten by the early models,
which could now be compared with
end-door, dashboard automobiles;
they had come to buy a new model
and their chief anxiety seemed to be
that they should secure ample pow-
er. “Never again an under-power-
ed machine for me” one Illinois far—

plow tractor I want it to pull four
plows in any kind of weather, any-
where on, my farm and they’ve got
to give me a guarantee in black-and;
white that it will do it.” This the
agent standing with us agreed to do
and added that the company he rep-
resented was one of the. oldest im-
plement manufacturers in the Unit—
ed States and the written guarantee
would be backed 11p by this million
dollar concern.

Makers with whom I talked seem-
ed anxious most of all to teach the
dealer and the farmer alike what
size tractor was needed for the par—
ticular conditions of the farm on
which it was to be used. None want-

chine which would not prove practi-
cal when it got to work on the farm.
Evidently there is a demand for
every tractor that can ‘ be assem-
bled by the manufacturers for this
year’s trade and there is no desire
on. the part of the seller to make a
sale that will not result successfully
and thus build future selector his
particular make in the neighbor-
hood in which it is used.

This was one of the most hopeful
signs of this year’s tractor show and
will do more 'to help establish this

, industry on a solid foundation than
any amount of propaganda or clever-

salesmanshl‘p. No- one doubts but

 

1m "wealth was new; has.

steered with a lever and had dash- .
, boards. Into the most popular mode

mer told me, “If I buy this four-‘

ed to sell an under or over-size'mar

operatinsffifth”:oo

cometo the farming business in th
decade. -,

There are a number of small tract:

are on. the what this year, costing
from $550 to $1,130, that will eas-
ily pull trrom one to three plows,
and that can be used for all power
purposes on the average farm in our
state. Most of these are equipped
with four cylinder engines that will
burn kerosene successfully. And on

the subject ofusing kerosene in the .

tractor. melt has not been a suc-
cess in the automobile, this is easily
understood when it is explained
that unlike the high-speed . automo-
bile motor controlled by an acceler-
ator and under. constant change of
power and speed in ordinary driv-
ing, the motor of the tractor in 'op—
eration runs constantly and unvary-
ing with an» even load and the speed
is:controlled"‘by a governor.

It is my unbiased opinion that any
'farmor ‘in Michigan can find on this
year’s market a tractor, sold at a
fair price which will prove thor—
oughly practical and give full value
to its purchaser. There can berno
argument of the beneficial results to
accrue from tractor farming. Jobs
that with horses would take weeks
can be done in days with a tractor,
and because the whole success of
profitable farming hangs in the bal—
ance of quick-work at the opportune

‘ moment, the entire cost of a tractor

might be saved on a single farm in a
season. Fields too, that heretofore
have only been scratched with the
horse—drawn plow, can be furrowed
deep and the virgin fertility brought
up into productiveness. No longer
need the farmervwait for the silo-
filler or even for the 'thresher, be-
cause they are bringing small in-
dividual threshing outfits on the
market which can easily be driven
by even the smaller tractors. 'Elec—
trically‘equipped with strong head-
lights and lights directly over the
work being done, the setting sun
and the shades of night no longer
mark the close of the working day,
for another can take the wheel and
the mechanical horse works on un—
tiring into the night.

If the business farmers of our
home state, Michigan, have been
slow in adopting the tractor it has
only proven their sound judgment,
because the pioneer makers seemed
bent on filling the needs only of the
great prairie farms, and the small

tractor was a side-issue; which they

had taken little pains to develop. In
the past two years, however, the
trend has been the other way and
manufacturers have rivaled each
other in their building of successful
and practical machines of small
size. Today it would appear that
there is no excuse for the farmer in
Michigan to hesitate longer and this
statement is made after a careful in-
vestigation and analysis of all the
good makes which are now offered.
As a publication, devoted singly
to the purpose of bettering the farm—
ing business in Michigan, we shall
do all in our power to aid those who
are contemplating the purchase and
use of a tractor this season if they will
but write us. We hope you who are us-
ing tractors now, will make these col-
umns a clearing house of yOur ex-
perience and your troubles, in this
way can we help to overcome the
problems and perplexities which
arise in the early use of a great
farm improvement, just, as they'did

with the? cream separator, the silo‘ D
’ who of I
us, who doubtedwhen- any of these' ‘

pend the automobiles-wet,

three farm necessities were being in-

troduced; would _ bowling; am to-" ‘

or? ,M “

, . ,, _,_.th’eré.:.,
can"be,no_.questioir as; to the stature ~
of this, the greatest been that has

«please ask for

ac
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claim Agra and‘Mfifilgfigd‘zerfitfié <

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, someone“: nosi- Lioness-iv?
P have ,twent , nsofespecialiy met at
Single Comb, . ,7 inst-ore not only in?
ed (ii-exhibition but, above all, for, , .,,;
noble. 6 promo gasp "
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mimc, men

COMB ,Wnrr' . L'- L no“ his“:
» m Bred to lay. Mafia «goal ' /

L3"? hwmy. vigorous stock, farm '
Hatch“ 9588 and day-old chicks} ”,3”, .- ,,

tton cod. rucea .
No. 3. Mile, mm

5. C-r'cmmhi‘tfl‘m seesaw *‘ .

_k wrannorrm
mm new oonn N” d White
S W a to Lego Golden
or - .ooekerels . in season
$3.00 per 15, $5.00 pa» to. - ,
Clauses Browning R. 1;. Portland, Mich.

' I. 0. I. L White. Large
pure white only. fellows.
£13385 Creasonable, satisfaction
e . .

guaran-
E. Hawlcy. Ludhston, Mich.

STANDARD 1331905 cocxnnnns ,—

ated Anconas; B
Partridge Rocks; Ronen Drakes. “goat-l.
mg Eggs in season. Sheridan Poultry
Yards. Route 5. Sheridan Michigan"

WHITE

WYANDOTTES
laye Kfor1 15 years.
rs. ee er's t
100, $6.50. 3 rain'
Nick Fleck,

FEW

_ “Exclusively”
nge Birds. Best
Cookerellf. $2.0ggsl 15’ $1.26:

6. Plymouth, Ind.

. COCKERELS left and S. C. W

Eggsrpggtdlnaterggs; 8:150 White Guinea.
c m .—

man, Mich. g ell Arnold, Cole-

HAMBURG

SILVE B SPANGLED ,

Fon SALE Hamburg Cockerels,

each; eggs, $2.00 per setting, 8
gags-red—Mrs. G. A. Proctor,S .vassgg:

CHICK

testimonials, stamp
Hatchery. Box 10,

CHICKS

We ship thousands
each season, different
varieties booklet and
apprecnated. Freth
Freeport. Michigan.

TURKEYB

ammonia nnonzn
. M Stri TU

blers' w 3 l t
$1.00 to 825.00,

wei t and beauty. Eggs,

setting of ten. John Morris. R.

HGEON 8

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$4.00 per
7. Vassar.

non SALE. 0n accoun '
other business taking alltni’;
(Sign? tori; salelmy entire
0 e ra seect
bred Homers. ‘Birds are healfliiypglilg
good workers. .Write for further partic-
ulars and prices—N. H. Senholtz Aile-
gan, Mich., n. F. a. Box 162 '

HATCHING EGGS ?

EGGS iron. HATCHING, from put:

bred Buff Orpingtons, $2.00 per

15. Postpaid.1 Tony Motz, St. Johns, Mich.
. o. . - ~

RED. N

s C WHI'I'E LEGHOBN EGGS FOR
-_ - hatching and day-old
chicks. Flock is culled by MJ A. C. ex-
pert—Roy C. Ives, Chelsea, Mich.

EGGS FOR. HATCHING FROM THOR-
oughbred S. C. W, g ms.
260 Eggs Strain $2 per 15,—J lius om-
merenk, Rogers, Mich.,,R. . . 1. f

MUD-“’AY-AUSH-KA M OFFERS
hatching eggs from superior atings of
bred-to-lay White Wyandottes and Barred
Rocks» at $1.50 per .15. White Runner
ducks $1.50 per 11. ite Chinese Geese
400 each, $3.50 per 10.1)ike C. Miller
Dryden, Michigan. , '

"Why Chicks Die
TOLD BY 6 POULTRY EXPERTS ‘ /

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prizes at poultry e‘xhibits. Let them help
you solve your chickproblems. Write to
AIlen E. Woodall-Co'., 668 Globe Bldg,

 

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and ask all the chick
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This , -
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7.0500. .All froan. R. 0. dams
. credible records. We test enmi- .
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a..light.«colored (Syn-cow that .
up to 00 lbs. 3. day. $260. The
wellsbred, bull calves bred for
a d production; From dams with
' 0. records of 25 lbs. butter, 548
4 lbs: milk 7 days. $1.26.

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Si-LB. - ANCESTRY
- “Bil ' ' Feb..6.

* u calf born
1919. Sire, ll'lint Hengerveid Lad 'whose
dam, m,.a.38.105 4-yr.-old record. Dam
17 lb Jr. 2-yr.-old. daughter of Ypsilanti
Sir, DeKol whose d at 5 yrs.
has a record of

35.43 and 750.20 lbs. in

7 da.’ Price, $100 F,O‘.B.
Write for extended pedigree and photo.
WK - - mt. Michigan

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' PREPARE '

For the greatest demand, future
prices that has ever known. Start
now with the Holstein and convince
yourself. Good stock always for
sale. Howbert Stock Farm, Eau
Claire, Michigan.

sired by a son of

a ves Friend Hengerveid

. De Kol Butter

Boy and by a son of K1 ‘Segis De Kol

Korndyke, from A. R. 0. am with rec-

ords of 18.26 as Jr. two year old to 28.25

at full age. Prices- reasonable breeding

considered. .

WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM

W. W. W koi'f Na ieon, Mich.

. URST STOCK FARM

.. oxen young Holstein-Friesian Bulls
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sires’ dams up to '46 lbs. Write for d-
igress and prices. Fred J. Lange, obe-
wait.“I Michigan. .
- ’ nun. cau- ‘
Born August 16 1918. Sire's dame
average 87.76

bu er 7 d 146.93
lbs. butter, 30 days, testingagizqa fat.

3 dam a 21 lb. daughter’of a cow
. Nice straight
calf, _ well marked. Write for price
and detailed descri ion. Herd tuber-
culin tested annua y.
' ‘ B'OARDMAN FARMS

‘ Jackson Mich. ,

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'WOLVERINE STOCK FARM

 

.. .1 want to tell you about our Junior

Herd Sire, "King Pontiac

L
Segls,” a son of King undo Korn-

0.

W are breeding this you
the daughte of Judge \WalkeggPisetgeex-tjteo
our Senior erd sire whose first flv'
dams each have records above 30 lbs 116
also has two 30 lb. sisters. How '08.:
you go wro by buying a bull calf or
this popular bio of reeding?
T. W. Sprague, Battle Creek, Mich
HOLSTEINS OF QUALITY. T
est dams of herd sire are both 31.0051: aga-
lbs. butterin 7 days, average 700 lbs
1k. E. A. Hardy, Rochester, Mich:

good producin C
go. 1 b g ow and

mi
_ 'REG. HOLSTEIN -BULL CALF from

' sired b
ull. Price $50.00 for quick silo?

- \ W. Alexander, Vassar. Michigan.
SUNNY PLAINS

HOLSTEINS

A few 'bull calves from
e ,

m swab for 59.1 ,

ARWIN KILLINGER,

Fowlerville, Michigan.
Reg. nonsrnm oows, bull and cita-

lves f . .
{523%. g L. HIIrngTl'IO‘ a (S633, Emmi)?
FOR SALE Five or six good
cows. Just bred to a 311.8011g engillHolstein
Paul Steinacker; Howell, Mich.

FOR SALE7 PURE REED Hoisifi‘m‘.

Friesian Heifers. These heif-

are are yearlings and by 24-lb. Bull and
k d d pil'fdumng daIrtns. '
mar. e an We .grown. these _
ers are sold within the next 30 days.h $511
- rice them very cheap—Harry T. bbs,

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The Wildwood Jersey Farm
Breeders .of Majesty strain Jersey Cat-

tle. Herd Bulls. esty’s Oxford Fox
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Write to us. Our-prices .an'eJyery reus-

onable. , . , .
, \Imveod Bro... Bum”, mob.

DUROCS. SPRING GILTS and brood
< ‘sows.leil, by'a good son of
Panama Special. , firm 5!: .vBiank, Hm
Crest Farms, Perrinton, men. rm 4
miles 8. of Middgcmm,le§i0t county,-

MEADOWVIEWFARM .«
Registered Duroc Jersey Hogs Buy...
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W. J. Quigley, Grass Lake, Mich.
SHETLAND PONIES

SHETLAND PONIES Fox-Sale. Write

f'or description &
prices Mark B. Curdy. Howell. Mich.

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY, MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, , o; .1; gggggsim.
' . Mt. Clemens, Mlchigan. REGORY FARM BERKSHIRES :for
. W , ggsflt. C'hoice stock for sale. Write
’ - ,' . 1‘ IN BU CALVES ’ . ‘ r wan s. .
Born. October 29.112918: sired b Sir HORSES , W. S. 'CORSA, - White Han, Ill.
Cahghiziséessllsbxfingzka 104%: :lb 0; .331.an . - HAMPSHIRE - ‘-
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~—-—————§3U 8' M‘Ch 11. horse and his colts, and our neighbors,-— 3. cents per 11"

John W. Snyder, St. Johns, Mich... RA.

. c‘frEsEight—viiii'rli'sz—WW":+
uns'rnn WHITES—Gllts bred 5?.
Mar., Apr., and May farrow, of the-
large growthy type. Priced right. 7

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Herd tuberculin-test . Bull calves for HOGS
sale out. of R. of M. Majesty dams. ' '
Alvin Balden, Capac, Michigan. POLAND CHINA
UEB FOR 25 YEARS

 

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

' GUERNSEY COWS.
Eel StCl‘Cd- ready for service
u

particulars and, prices.
A. M._SMITH, - Lake City, Michigan

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE
We are oifering at attractive prices. a
number of high-class young bulls, well
able to head the best herds in} the land.

Best in blood lineage on either side of the

ocean. Write for price list. or call and

scans. -

Woodcote Stock Farm. Ionia. Michigan.
BULLS and HEIFEBS rom
choice registered stock. Also

have some nice Registered Duroc Boars

sad for service. Will crate and shl
or 50.00. Geo. B. Smith & 00., Add-
son. Michigan.

SHORTHOBN

SHORTHORNS For Sale at reasonable
. prices. The rise-win-
ning Scotch Bull, Master Model 76147, in
many states at head of herd of 50 good
type Shorthorns.
E. M. Parkhurst, Reed CityI Michigan
MILKING SHORTHOBNS

Maplelane Laddie No. 604725, a Grand-
son of General Clay 255920, at head of
herd. Young stock of both sexes for sale.
Can spare a few cows.

A. W. Thorne ii'e Lake, Michi an

OAKWOOD FARM SHORTHORNS
Bull calves of Bates Breeding.
COLLAR BROS, R. No. 2. Conklin. Mich.

FOR SALE—SHORTHORNS
0f Quality. Scotch and Scotch , topped.
Maxwalton Monarch 2nd & Maxwalton
Jupiter in/service. .
John Schmidt & Son, Reed City, Mich.

HORTHORNS and POLAND CHINAS
all sold out. None for sale at pres-
ent. F. M. Pi 0t 5: 'Son Fowler Mich

FOR SALEREG. SHORTHORN BULL,
18 mos. old, of best Bates
breeding. W. S. Huber. Gladwin, Mich.
DUAL PURPOSE SKORTHORN Bulls.
One yearling and two fine calves; all

roams; hei ers all sold.
ROY FINCI—I. - Fife Lake, Michigan

FOB SALE—Two Shorthorn Durham
bulls, Bates strain and good individuals.
One 3 years old; one 6 months. Geo. w,
Arnold, Bates, Mich.

THE VAN BUREN co. Shorthorn
Breeders' Association have young stock
for sale, mostly Clay breeding. Write
your wants to the Secretary. Frank
Bailey. Hartford, Michigan.

I“! n. 100 h d t
$110 0 ea 0 select from.

Write me your wants. Prio-
as reasonable. Wm. J. Bell, Rose City,
Michigan.

2 Sh t _
FOR SALE ham Ellis? 33%..
Strain and good individuals. One 3 years

old, one 6 months;
Geo. W. Arnold, Bates, Mich.

‘ scorcn TOPPED
For sale snon'rnonns, roans

and reds, both sexes. At head of herd
grandson of famous Whitehall Sultan.
Write for prices and description.

S. H. PANGBORN. Bad Axe. Michigan.

Bull
April.

 

 

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This establishment has been head quarters
for Big Type Poland Chinas. We have
a» nice lot of boars and sows of strictly
big type breeding at .very low price. Let
me know what you want Bell phone.
JNO. C. BUTLER - Portland. Mich.
F ALL BOAR PIG will weigh 76 to 100

lbs, are extra good Pigs and Priced
so you can buy them. C. Garnant,
Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

IG TYPE P. C., I have a. few extra
good Fall Boar's left, sired by Grand
Superba and out of Big Prolific Sows.
Their breeding traces to the best herd in
ll., Iowa and Neb,

E. GARNANT. Eaton Rapids, Mich.

[G TYPE P. C. BOARS, all ages, the
kind that make good. Meet me at the
tairs. E. R. Leonard, St. Louis, Mich.

Large Type Poland China Hogs

All sold out now, none to offer at pres-
ent, 68 head sold Nov. 29 at auction
for $4,440.50. Thanks for your pat-
ronage and you'll always be welcome.

Wm. J. Clarke, R. No. 7, Mason, Mich.
BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. Two
_ big boned boar pigs farrowed in June,
sn‘e Michigan Buster. Gilts bred to Bob-
O-Link, Gerstdale Superior and Gerstdale
Lad. O. L. Wright. Jonesville, Michigan.

THREE Registered Big Type Poland-
China 13‘s, Sept. farrow. One boar, two
sows, £7 .00 takes the trio, $25.00 each.
Certificates free. M. . Hess, 111 N.
Johnson Ave, Pontiac, Michigan.

10 TYPE P. C. gilts, bred for April

farrow, the big smooth kind. A. A.
WOOD 8: SON, Saline, Mich.

*—' POLANiY—0H1Nmm

BIG TYPE boars all sold. Bred llts

ready for shipment. Inspection invi ed.
L. L. Chamberlain, Marcellus. Michigan.

WALNUT ALLEY BIG TYPE. Giifé

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. watch of ~11919 crop sired by Arts Sena-

tor and Orange Price. I thank my cus—
formers for their patronage.
GREGORY — Ionia, Mich.

L S P C BRED GILTS now ready to
' . - - ' ship at prices any good farm.
er can afford to pay. Also dealer in Raw

Furs. Write for prices.
H. O. Swartz Schoolcraft, Michigan.

Eli—ffFEWCAhbice bred sows» from

Iowa's, Greatest herds. The
big bone prolific kind with size and qual-
ity. Elmer Meihewsonggurr Oak, Mich.
___....‘ -, O. 150:“ . V“ M W ”a
RAY WARNER, Route 3, AlmontTM‘ioif.
Breeder of Pure Bred Shorthorn Cattle
and O. I. C. SWine. A few Oct. pigs
on ' hand.

Shadowland Farm

0. I. C’s.

e ' M d .
Bred Gllts glookinagy loixders Jug;

Spring Pigs. Everything shipped C.0.D.
and registered in buyer’s name. If
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0R SALE—Reg. Shortho'rn bull, 14
mos. old, color red, white marks. Bates
breeding. Will crate and ship, satis-
faction guaranteed or money refunded.
Could use Liberty bond in part payment.
Wm. D. McMullen, R_, No. 1, Adrian, Mich.
FOB SALE—Durham's and Shorthorns
5 full-blood red bulls, 1 Polled Durham
18 mos. old ;, 1; 6 wks old; 2’ Sher-thorns
12 mos old; 1 six weeks old." '
Clarence Wyant, R. 1., Barrier: Ctr” Mull.

HEREFOBDS “ _ ‘

LAKEWOOD HEREFORD

‘ Not [how many! but how good! A \few

well-developed, bee you » bulls for
sale, blood lines a ,lndivi ualltfiaNo. 1'.”
I: ,youvwant a'pr, ‘tentsire,’ twill
beget grocers," 'rus ers, . early maturer‘s
and market-toppers, buy a. registered .

Hereford and realise a big profit on Our
nv ' t. -A lite-time devoted toytge“

 

read. me" and see me.--E. . .1. TA
Lon, Fremont. men. 1, ,

  
   

 

 

DUROC

J. CARL JEWETT, Mason, Mich.

» DUBOC BRED SOWS AND
fall pigs. You need a litter by Cr-

. ion's Fancy King, the biggest pig

of his age ever at International Fat Stock

show, Catalog tells all.—-Newton Barn-

hart, St. ."ohns. Mich.

MAPLE LANE FARM
Registered Duroc Jersey Pigs, either sex.

.1. E. NEUHAUSER,
Imlay City - ~ - Michigan

DUN“ Spring Bears and gilts. Ten years
. . experience. A few black top
Rania left. Newton & Blank Hill Crest.

.Farm, 4 miles south of Middleton, Mich.

DUROC-JEBSEY SWINE

We have some choice big sows and

' guts for Mar h, April and may‘farrow to

otter. also 1 1 pi s, both sexes, and two
s ring boars. Wr te for-pedigree, descrip-
on and prices, or come and see them.
Will ship on approval.

; Thee. Underbill 6 Son, “PD. 331051. Mich-

   

T HOBOUGHBRED BARRED ROCK

Satisfaction
man. J' 1'» R-

BARRED

Cookerfell at Chelsea gi
om .
a?“ per 5, or $6.00

ChestersMARCH _AND APRIL PIGS,

from prize winning stock; FE!
pairs or tries; at reasonable prices.— .
W. Alexander, Vassar, Mich, ’

A FEW SPRING BOARS and bredxgilts
of Joe Orion and Defender Breeding

at a bargain. Write for prices.

John W. Esch, R.F.D. No. 1, Honor, Mich.

F ALL BOARS AND GILTS. EXTRA.
large boned. Best I ever raised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Priced to sell.——Will Thorman, Elm
Front Stock Farm, Dryden, Mich. .
SHEEP

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SHALL BE ABLE to furnish for seas-
on of 1919 anything needed in Regis-
tered Shropshire Sheep of the same
High Quality that have given satisfac-
tion in many States since 189 .
LEMEN. Dexter, Michigan.

 

 

‘TIX-TON MIX’ with lull the
around knot! flock healthy and tree 1mm
worms and lake. Suvu you money -a
1.1-.” sample box bi parcel will nod-
te bemlofeel Write for clgb ofler
— ton“N-tunaudCIreof hoe ."
PARSONS Til-TON C0.. Glued Ledge. ‘

POULTRY

HOMESTEAD FARMS "

A Federation of Interests .

After a long delay our new illustrated
catalog is ready. In it we explain the
development of the Homestead Farms

Pure Breed Practical Poultry ~

Every farmer poultryman and. poul-
trywoman in the State should have a
copy of this Catalog; it explains pure
breed poultry stock that is practicable for
the farmer. If you are interested in,
poultry, send for a copy.

Day Old Chicks .

Everything indicates that there will b
more orders for Chicks this year than
can be filled. Orders are already booked
for future delivery; these who want
be sure of Chicks should order now an
have them shipped later when you will
want them. Our breeds are:

Barred, W. and Bull Plymouth 'Rocks.

R‘l C. and S. ‘0. Rhode Island Reds.

White and Silver Laced Wyandottes.

Black and “'hite Orpingtons.

Single Comb Black Mlnorcas.

S. C. and R. C. White Leghorns. -

S. C. and R. C. Brown Leghorns.

Single Comb Buff Orpingtons.

Single Comb Anconas.

White Pekln Ducks. Guineas.

EGGS FOR IIATCHING

Eggs from any. of the foregoing breeds
for sittings or in quantities for incubators.
Special price for 1,000 eggs during sea.-
son; and for eggs for early Broxlers.

Eggs from White Pekin Ducks, Gray
Toulouse and Embden White Geese.

Hares—Belgians and Flemish Giants.

If you really want poultry stock this
season, especially Day Old Chicks,_ you
should. order now; stock can be Shipped
later.

BLOOMINGDALE FARMS ASSOCIATION
Bloomingdale. Mich..

BARRED ROCK

OHN’S BIG BEAUTIFUL Barred Rocks

are hen hatched qu1ck growers, good

layers sold on approval $4 to $8. Circu-

lars, photos. John Northon, Clare, Mich.

From strain with

Barred Rock Eggs {Ecg’ds £3123? eggs

ar. $2.00 per repa y par~

3:11. ggst. Circular free. Fred Astling,
Constantine. Michigan.

For Sale Thoroughbred Barred

Rock males and fe-

males, Iagisodleggsst for

h'n after Feb. lst. ra ey ran

lagged-toasty. H. E. Hough, Hartford, Mich..

RED ROCKS. Winners at Chica-

2:? Detroit and Battle Creek Shows.

Four pullets layed 950 Eggs in one

year. Eggs, $3.00 for 15; $5.00 for 30.

W. C. Coffman, Benton. Harbor, Michi-
an R. F. D. No. 3.

  

 

 

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Cockerels and females. Vigorous

- erS' eggs for hatching...
”Ok' good 132mm. Robert Bow- ’
fix . 1, ,Plgeon, Michigan, .

BOOK WINNERS. Won :1
Pen, 2nd Cockerel and ,4th.
Show. Hatchinzg
Pen 1 0 per 15; Pen ._

or 50. By parcel

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