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Conterence in. Chicago Lays Foundation for

I‘ 3: catamaran Between Farmers, Packer

“ '0 ' find Consumer, and for Stabilizing ’
Live'IStock Industry , .

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2 Upon the invitation '. of the five big
‘gapackers certain representatives of the pack-

it ; mg indmtries and . of several live stock
* vassociatinons held' a conference in Chicago on

 

 

L ‘ "Buyers’ and :Sellers’ Ass’n of Texas-

March 10th and 11th to “provide for organi-
zation and co-operation for the adjusting. of
all .diflerences between producer and packer

.~_ - and for the'inauguration of measures that

will-«be vof‘advantage to the whole industry and
to the interest of the ultimate consumer.”
Those participating in the conference were

- , representatives of the ‘.‘Big Five”~— and eleven
' other packers and of the Kansas Live Stock
IAss’n‘, 200171 Belt Meat Ass’n, Missouri Live

Stock. Breeders’ Ass ’11, Illinois Live Stock
Ass ’n, Illinois _ Agricultural Ass ’n, and the
. The
conference adopted a plan which calls for

sentatives of the “producers, the packers, and

Ti. ‘the' cdmmfssion men, with headquarters in

'- Chicago. There are also to be local commit-
tees at the, various live stockmarkets.
. What‘Are Packers’ Motives?

" #Fa’rming interests view with considerable
driferenee of opiniOn these efforts on the part

.. of the. packers to bring all parties concerned

in the live stool: industry into a mutual un-

” ’d‘e'rstanding with each other and. secure 0030p-

17‘?- f-erative moi-tron the‘stabilizing and ‘upbuild-
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trying to ingratiate theniselves with the

h ‘5 . farmers in an eleventh hour eflort to quiet
» the farmershdemands for federal control ‘or

ownership of the packing industry, is the be-.
lief ‘of-those' who have had revealed to them
some of’gthe' peckers’: previous tactics to se-
cure monopolies in food products. They posi-

: ’tively cannot - believe that the packers have
had a sudden change of heart and are Willing

tosubmit any matter infecting their own gel-

1 ; fish interests to a committee in which farmers
’ have a v01ce. 0n the other hand, .there are

those who believe that the-packers are awake

ening to the signs of the times just as many

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.. amines of all qualified voters who wish. to
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_ a Cenference Committee of the Live Stock.
'- Industry, cemposed of twenty-three repre-

= others: who have abused, their capitalistic ‘
' 1 privileges and realize that unless those at the

w {SaturdaysM"rcli gain] is L

. ON SATURDAY, March 22nd, every guy

she t9. register 'on Saturday. March

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Only IndependentFarmcr’s Weekly Owned and Edited in M'i'chi-«gan

- MT. CLEMENS, SATURDAY, MARCH 22nd, 1919 ‘

source of their business, the farmers, are sat-
isfied and receive fair returns on the “raw
material” supplied the packers, there can be
no profitable permanency to the packing in-
dustry . The packers are really not concern-
ed over the welfare ofthe farmers except that
a_ ,contented producer is a valuable asset to
all enterprises dealing in the things that are
produced by the fariner. Dissatisfaction and
discontent mean frequent interruption in the
flow of the supply and fluctuations in the
prices of the material which cost the packers
money. Moreover, an element of uncertainty
exists under these conditions which seriously
hampers the packers’ plans. Those who ar-

. gue in this manner believe that the packers

can be taken at their word and that it is safe
for the farmers to treat with them and sit in
their councils.

' Mutual Benefits Are Sought

“It is the sense of those participating in
the conference,” says a press dispatch that
was sent to us by the publicity department of
Swift & 00., "that it would be to the mutual
benefit of the live stock industry, the packer,

' and the consumer, that steps should be taken

to bring about a close co-operation between
the various interests concerned.”

Very commendable, indeed. This has been
the sense, in eifect, of farmers and farm or-
ganizations for several years past but never
before have the packers shown any disposi-
tion to so co-operate. On the contrary, they

have maintained something of the same at-

titude whch inspired the North Dakota poli-
ticians to advise the farmers to “go home and
slop the hogs.” In the opinion of the pack-
ers, it was the farmers’ business to raise the
hog; the packers’ business to dispose of his
carcass.

“Realizing that the live stock industry is
on the threshold of an era of reconstruction,”
says thedispatch, “and with the prospect of
removal of such control as has been exercised
by the Food Administration during the war
period, we are impressed with the impertance
of reaching a better understanding of the
problems aifecting the whole industry, and
effecting, if possible, more economic methods

of production and distribution to the end

that our businesses maybe placed on a sound-

‘ ,er basis, and in order that the finished pro-

duct be furnished the consumer at the mini-
mum price compatible with cost of produc-
tion.” , -

“It is suggested that these ends may be ob-
tained thru the formation of a central com-

-mittee composed of producers and represen-

tatives of the packing industry, the Bureau
ofMarkets, and the National Live Stock Ex-
change, which should meet in (Cont. page 7)

est/Chance to Register in Order to Vote at Spring Election

of physical} disability or absence to register

      
 
  

on the proper dates.
For the‘benefit of our 80,000 women read-
ers who will vote this year for the first time,

T MiChiganBusmess Farming will present com-,
~Islets,;..'V,;e1:ug«.r instructions in its March 29th

lie .gsmplgfbanots Will be printed, and
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which are to. be voted

  

and letter
state constitution. Any questions our readers

be cheerfully answered.
at the spring election who has not yet regis-
tered, "we urge them to lay as1de all other

or his'name.

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.FOB ONE
, $1(3.yrs, :2, 5

COST FARMS urns

Figures Show That Greatest Possible Cost, to
Agricultural Communities Would Not
Exceed 4 Cents per Thousand
Valuation per Year) '

 

 

The sponsors of'Michigan’s good roads’

bonding amendment to be voted on at the F ’

spring election have made a grave mistake in

not acquainting the farmers with all the facts , f

and figures showing the probable maximum ;
cost to the farmer of the proposed road .
building program. . .
Knowing that the farmer’s main. obJection
to bonding the state to build roads is the fear
that the necessary taxes for paying the bonds ,
and interest thereon will add another burden

to the already heavy rural tax, M. B. F. is 1,

tryng to secure the exact figuresnwhich W111
change any reasonable farmer’s mind on that
point.

Read the following facts and punch a hole
in them if you can:

(1) The government of the United States
will pay one half (1}) of all the expense con-
nected with the building of the good roads
that will be constructed. _ -

(2). The remaining half é) Will be borne
as follows: . .

(a) One third of the half W111 be. paid by
Wayne county, which includes Detr01t, where
a large share of the rich people of Michigan
reside. _ .

(b) Of the remaining two-thirds of Mich-
igan’s half, 62 per cent Will be paid by the
cities and villages of Michigan outs1de of
Wayne county, where the rest of the wealthy
men of the state reside, leaving but 38 per
cent. of 2-3 of Michigan’s half of the expense
to be borne by the farmers of Michigan.

To make this still more easy to comprehend
let us put it in figures, and say thatthe first ;
two years $15,000,000 will be spent in Mlch— T
igan to improve the main market roads. ‘

The United States will pay $7,500,000. .

Wayne county, including Detr01t, would
pay $2,500,000. ' ‘

The cities and villages outSIde of Wayne 3
county would pay $3,100,000.

The farm property of the state would bear
but $1,900,000 of the $15,000,000.

Of the bonds authorized by the Amendment, ‘
never more than $10,000,000 will be issued at *’
any one time, and their (00m. on page 3). :

polls without understanding both the spirit 7
of the proposed changes in the

desire to ask regarding election matters will
If there be a single person qualified to vote

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. that the enactment of the Kendrick bill which pro-

__.o£ae of liar. 8-, took exception to some paints
‘ ah the writer has heretofore charged against

ple of Michigan it u hoped you will grant a rea-

' suitable amount of space to answer the article in

question.

1dr. Dunstan says the legislature will still be
able to pass any law it deems necessary to control
liquor traffic. Answer: The amendment provides:
“It shall be forever lawful in this state to import,
transport, manufacture, use, buy. sell, keep for

sale, give away barter or furnish every kind of

sides; wines, beer, ale and porter.” It is an ele-

‘ mentary proposition of law that the legislature _
positively cannot contravene the constitution, and

if the amendment is passed making it lawful to do
these things, the legislature cannot enact laws
to the contrary.

Mr. Dunstan says: “We already have laws pro-

‘ _.hibiting the location of breweries near schools,
churches, etc." Answer:

All regulatory and li-
cense laws heretofore passed by former legisla-
tures were repealed by the state wide constitu-
tional amendment of 1916.

Mr. Dunstan says: “It is illegal to give or sell
liquors of any kind to a minor habitual drunk-
ard or prisoners in jail,” and that our point 19
alleging that liquor could be given to locomotive
engineers, motormen, inmates of asylums, etc., is

a“falsehood. " Answer: All former Michigan laws
on such subjects will be repealed by the amend.
ment, it carried, which makes it forever lawful

m- r c. Dunstan of ciarmoa,~m.. 1.1 .

the proposed beer and wine amendment. This .,
,; amendment is of such vast importance to the pea-

  

'while intoxicated. to prescribe medicine. 1111917
it was made a crime for an intoxicated person to
drive an automobile. For ten years it has been

, unlawful for any election oflcial to drink liquors

at a polling place or for any other-person to car-
ry liquor into a polling place an election day. All
these and other similar laws will-be repealed by
the passage of an amendment making it forever
lawful to give and use such liquors.

Mr. Dunstan says: “With the high cost of beer-
and wins it is very doubtful if any one would give
it away.” Answer: The treating habit has be-
come so fixed that probably every state in the
union has found it necessary to forbid the giving
of liquor to posted persons, minors railroad em-
ployee, etc. High cost will not stop treating.

Mr. Dunstan says: “We now have a law' regu-
lating the opening and closing of saloons." An-
swer: That law was repealed by the 1916 amend-
ment and is now of no force and effect. The same
answer applies to his statement that the present

. law regulates the number of saloons and district

where they'should operate, use of screens, etc.

Mr. Dunstan says: “The legislature may at any
time pass laws to put in force other laws which
would be subject to referendum.” Answer: Neith-
er by referendum or otherwise can the legislature
pass a law regulating liquor traffic contrary to a
constitutional amendment saying it is forever law-
ful to use, give away, barter or furnish.

Mr. Dunstan says: “If the wine, cider and beer

  

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pressly exempts frail.

ture of accumulating dde‘r or cider hr the

making of vinegar.

Finally; Mr. Dunstan says: “I; the amendmut _
is defeated, the price of grain vill continue to leaf 5 .‘
cline so i feel that it is til the interest of all farm: . »
ers to vote‘ yes’ April 7th and let the country com.
tlnue to be free. " Answer: 1119:; are other legit- '
imate uses for all the grain which may be raised ,

but even if his inference be true, this nation is in
a bad way if for a few paltry cents which he and
othersmightreceivefromturningthairgrainin-
to liquor, they would be willing to legalize the
open saloon and unlimited gift and use of liquor
to and by boys and girls, railroad employee auto-
mobile drivers and pasted persons.

Several thousand years ago in-one- of the most-

notorious murders in history, the culprit sought
to evade responsibility for the death of his broth-

, er, Abel, by that now famous question, “Am -I my

brother’s keeper‘TVThe world wouldprobably long
since have forgotten Cain except for that one re-

, mark. But because of such a defense his name will '

live in disgrace till the end of time. Yet for a
price—a theoretical variation in the value of a
bushel of grain—Mr. Dunstan in substance, urges
farmers to ignore their duty to humanity on a
moral question, and to grasp for money with the
alibi, ‘Am I my brother's keeper?”-— -—Wa1ter B.
Faster,Lansing,M£ch.,Ma1-ch 12,1919.

Legislation must be Enacted to Protect both Producer and Consumer from Packer

HE FARMERS' National Committee on
-I Packing Plants and Allied Industries sent a
letter to thousands of farmers giving a sum-

mary of the findings of the Federal Trade Com- .

mission on the meat packing industry and explain-
ing the purpose of the Sims-Kenyon bill to carry
the Trade Commission's recommendations into ef-
fect. Mr. Veeder got hold of one of these letters
and it hurt his feelings terribly. He seemed to feel
that the farmers have no right to let their repre-
sentatives in congress know what they think
about pending legislation, for he took the trou-
ble to read the letter into the Record and to call
the attention of the committee to the highly im-
proper action at the farmers in sending out such
communications with a view to influencing legis-
latian.

Mr. Amour Fears Government Ownership

Mr. Armour admitted their interest in most of
the stock yards, and that very few of the rail-
roads owned any. He objected to a change on the
ground that the railroads would not give good ser-
vice and opposed the provisions of the Sims bill
because: “It is simply a question of efficiency, and
that is all____I do not think that any railroad
management or any public management is as' re-
sponsive as individual management is."

But Mr. Armour gave a beautiful illustration of
what he regarded as efficiency and “responsive"
management. The Chicago Stack Yards Co. was
incorporated under the laws of Maine with a cap-
ital of one million, subsequently raised to eight
million dollars, on the strength .of a typeWritten
plan of operation submitted by someone in Bos-
ton, and $194,000 in cash was paid in. This com-
pany issued so-called “stock warrants" payable
to bearer instead of stock certificates, but Mr. Ar-
mour could not tell for the life of him why they
did it. "As a packer I am interested in- seeing the
yards handled in the most efiicient way possible,
and it is absolutely immaterial to me as to who
owns them," Mr. Armour stated. “Ownership by
the government implies red: tape and restrictions
which cannot help but add to the costs of the
service, costs which must inevitably be borne eith-
er by the producer or the consumer. Government
ownership implies, too, the abolishing of private
initiative and enterprise which has made it pos-
sible to erect eificient stack yards almost over
night when occasion justified it.” He did not go
on record as against Government ownership of
the refrigerator cars,- etc., saying: ”I could see no
objection to the refrigerator and other specially
constructed cars for the handling of live stock
and their products” being owned and operated by

the government or railroads, provided the pack-

in; plants were at all times assured an adequate

giggly of cars and prompt handling therein of
products.”

than the other hand. Mr. Edward Morris said

(Concluded from March 8th Issue)

vides only for licensing the packers y“will substi-‘

tute for the acknowledged efficiency of the packing
industry a period of experiments that must bring
in its train chaos and disaster. And should the bill

become a law, the secretary of agriculture, who is.

charged with carrying out its provisions must be
a superman.”

Mr. Armour gave the case away when he said:
“A straight out and out government ownership

would be infinitely more acceptable to Morris & -

Co. than a law of this sort because there would
under such law, necessarily be some provision for
the payment to the present owners of what' the
property is reasonably and fairly worth.” Also,
“We would prefer to have the government go full
length in the first instance and go to government
ownership, taking over these properties at their
present value, and relieve us altogether from the
furtherworries and anxieties in connection with
this very sensitive and complex business. If we
must come to that, let us come to it directly and
at this time, while there is some value left in the
plants and properties."

1 It would be a Godsend, unquestionably, to the
packers, if they could) unload their properties on
the government at their present inflated capitali-
zation, and clean up.

I Effect of Packers on Prices
Mr. Edward Morris claimed that the packers

were interested in maintaining the price paid for.

live stock while Mr. Amour said: “If we had any
way to permanently or even temporarily depress
the price, the price of cattle would not be where it
is today." _

In relation to the consumer, Mr. Armour after
saying that the packers are "absolutely not" in
any position to control theprice of meat to the
consumer, discussing the condition in Washing-
ton, D. 0., said: “If we were to keep our ship-
ments (of beef) dawn to four or five cars a week,
I presume naturally the price of beef would rise
somewhat." ,

Among the sensational episodes of the hearing
was the bringing out of the fact that Thomas F.
Logan, representing some newspapers at Wash-
ington, was also doing ‘some heavy work on the
side for the packers and other corporations, get-
ting inside informatian and $30,000 a year for so
doing. Mr. George A. Hormel, president of
the Hormel Packing Company of Austin, Min-
nesota, admitted before the committee con-
ducting the investigation at St. Paul that the five
big packers evidently had combined in restraint
of trade by encircling his plant so that he could
not get cattle and bags. Before the senate com-
mittee he made an entirely different statement.
Mr. Honey asserted that he had been intimidated

by the leading meat packers and had refused to

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testify against them here in Washington through
fear of being driven out of business and that Mr.
Hormel had told him that he was afraid of oppos~

ing the packers too strenuously because he realiz- ‘

ed that they could force him into bankruptcy if
they desired within a very short time and. he did

not want to antagonize them. He said he did not i

say anything more than he absolutely 'had to.

Mr. W. A. Glasgow, counsel for the Food Ad-
ministration, gaVe the profits of the packers as
5.6 % on their investment, stating that the pack-
ers’ accounts had been audited by the Federal
Trade Commission.
by the secretary of the Federal Trade Commission.

Very valuable testimony as to the packers’ dis-
crimination was given by Mr. Wm. F. Bode, vice
president of Reid, Murdock & 00., Chicago. He
said that special service by the railroads held the
small dealer or packer to his own district and
put the big packers in the butter, egg, cheese,
poultry, rice, soap and grocery business. The pack.
61‘s often use 100 %_ of space in' refrigerator cars
when only 10 % was necessary. They have their
own terminals, belt lines, same operating under
different corporations, and special swift service is

rendered these cars without extra cost. He charg- ‘

ed “special car service for the sole benefit of the
packer has restricted the small packer to his lim-
ited zone and is responsible for the wonderful.
growth of the'Chicaga packers." He. claimed that
no railroad should be allowed to handle private
equipment for the sole benefit of the owner and

when such equipment is tendered to the railroad.

it should be subject to public use for like service.

Their salesmen reported a loss up to 60 % and
occasionally 80 % of their usual sales on account
of lack at refrigerator cars, and of other service.

The big five packers ,control 665 companies and
own a minority interest in 85 additional com-
panies, a total of 750 They actually threaten as to
their existence the canning and wholesale groc-

* ery industry. The packers take up one new line of

, every farmer organization should follow this mat- Ti
ter up with their representatives and let them Q 5

congress Z
should take A m to protect th’emiroducer and .

groceries after another, and through buying up a.
large part of the available supply, followed by a
cut-price. campaign, drive the other grocers out of
these lines.

While no legislation has been enacted to meet
the meat packing industry situation the Ameri-

can people, despite the effort of a certain portion [
of the press to suppress the facts, \have been edu-

cated an the conditions in this great industry.

Education is the first and essential step to wise j

legislation. The packer question will not down.

It may take a year or so to organize public sent-

iment for eflective action but every tarmer and

know 'their views and what action
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. With Federal Government to’
“Control Dread and Costly Tuber-
culosis Among Live Stock .

 

The State Live Stock Sanitary Commission is
co—operating with the United States Government
in controlling tuberculosis in this state, the gov-

' ernmen-t now having three field men actively _.

co-op‘erating; and an equal number of state in-
spectors are supposed to be working with these

' government field men.

At the present time, under the co-operative

plan, 268 herds are being tested for tubercu-

losis. 0n the waiting list, there are around
150 herds. Under this plan herds which pass

' two successful tests without .any tubercular cat-
. ,tle havingbeen found, are placed on an Accred-

ited, list as being free from the disease, and to
remain on this list annual tests have to be made.
‘Herd owners are finding it to their advantage
to be under state and government supervision.

- and many buyers from outside of the state are

coming here for cattle which are- known to be
free, from tuberculosis owing to these activities
in the control of this disease. Representatives
of the French and Belgium governments have
been in this state recently, purchasing cattle
from these lists. ‘

One thousand and twenty-four herds whave
been tested by local veterinarians during the
last year, which indicates that farmers and
stockmen are realizing the advantage of having
clean herds.

During the year 1917 the state paid out for
cattle slaughtered on account of tuberculosis,
$33, 282. 50. On account of an increase in the
appraisment by the 1917 legislature the sum
during 1918 was increased to $62,816.82. The
percentage of reactors in the state is exception-
ally small, which ~has given Michigan cattle a

good name throughout the United States and

Canada. "~ Health authorities all over the coun-
try are realizing the importance of this work not
only from the standpoint of-the economical val-
ue of the cattle, but from the standpoint of
health as well in the consumption of meat and
milk products.

The United States governmentalso has three
inspectors in the field cofoperating with the
Live Stock Sanitary Commission in the control
of hog cholera. The losses have been reduced

.irom 100,000 three years ago to about 2,500

the present year. The county agricultural
agents have coeoperated in the educational work
conducted in these activities. The local veter-
inarians have been given assistance by the Unit:-

led States Bureau oi Animal Industry and state

men. At no time during the past year has chol-

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M year in Montcalm, Kent, Mecosta, Ottawa,

the first of the year, no outbreaks of this dis-

. ease have occurred.

It seems necessary at this time for the en-
actment of stringent dog legislation, both for
the protection of the human family and domes-
tic animals against rabies, and also to prevent
the ravages of dogs among our rapidly increas-
ing sheep flocks.

Only five cases of glanders among horses have
occurred during the past year.

Number of milch cows in the state January
1st, 1918 was 148,000, or a decrease of about
15,000. Other cattle have decreased 20,000;
sheep have increased 239,000; and hogs have
increased 77,000, during the past year.

Sheep scabies has, broken out in several coun-
ties in the state. However, at the present time
it seems to be well under control, but will need
watching during the coming season to prevent
it from becoming wide— spread over the state.

One hundred and eleven pathological speci-
mens have been examined by the Pathologist of
the Commission, Dr. E. T. Hellman, with 67
positive results and 44 negative. These speci-
mens consist of diseases of all kinds of live
stock.

ROAD ANIENDMENT WILL COST THE
FARMERS OF MICI'HGAN LITTLE

(Continued from page 1) payment will be distrib-
uted ever a4 period of 25 years, which would re-
duce the yearly payment of the average farmer to
an insignificant sum

Edw N. Hines, chairman of the Wayne County
Road Commission, who has built Wayne’s great
system of roads that has attracted world-wide at-
tention, has prepared a statement, carefully figur-.
ed out and based upon the assessed valuation of
the state,'and the facts given above, which shows
that, if the Good Roads Amendment shall carry,
and all the bonds it authorizes shall be issued, the
farmers of this state will pay in all not to exceed
85 cents on each $1,000 of their assessed valuation.
Spread that 85 cents over ‘a period of 25 years and
you will see how small will be each farmer’s share.

There has never been any thought of issuing
more than $10,000,000 of these bonds at any one
time. The United States would put in $10,000,000
And’the $20,000 thus raised would be all
that could possibly be usedin any two years. As
may be required under the arrangement for the
state to pay half and the United States half, more
bonds would be issued after the two years as re-
quired, up to the limit fixed by the amendment.
The state’s auto licenses, under the present law
yield over $3,000,000. They can easily be made to
take care of the interest and retire $2,000,000 of
the bonds every year. In any event a large part

,7 of the bonds can be retired with the auto licenses

if desired.

 

.PORT H URON—Under the leadership of Couu
ty Agent C. L. Brody, the farmers of St. Clair
county are rapidly becoming organized for both
social and financial benefits. One of the most,
recent organizations effected in that county is.
of .the farmers of.Brockway township into the.
Brockway Agricultural Ass’n. The objects are~ ,
to market in a co~operative way the product-i- *
grown by the members, and buy farm supplies V.
collectively. Membership in the association.
costs $10 and each memberjs required to put '
up collateral of $100 to give the association
credit for doing business. This is somewhat

, after the plan of the potato growers’ associa-_

tions.

LANSING—The Borden company’s milk plant
at this place has been paying $3 for 3.5 milk
during the month of March and is doing a recé
ord business. Daily receipts at this plant have
amounted to about 50 tons, and during the
month of February the company paid out $79,-
437.25 for the raw product. The output during
February of the manufactured product totaled
30 carloads, most of which was exported to'
Belgium. It is stated that the Bordens are
looking for a continuance of the export de-
mand which will enable them to“ operate their
plants at full capacity for several years to come.

EAST LANSING—The Michigan Farm Bur-
eau ls endeavoring to bring the county agents
of the state into closer touch with each other,
and to this end has districted the state and
arranged a series of conferences between the
agents of the respective districts. Conferences
have already been held of the agents of the
Kalamazoo, Big Rapids and Petoskey districts
and others are contemplated to cover the en-
tire state.

ST. CLAIR—According to Fred W. Moore, a
member of the county road commission, the
farmers are demanding concrete construction
of the main-travelled highways. The particular
road which the farmers are asking to have con-
creted is proposed improvement of ten miles of.

Hart road from St. Clair city limits to with-
in a short distance of. Muttonville. It is stated
that about $300,000 will be spent in concreting
this road.

CHARLOTTE—The Square Deal Co-operative
Elevator Company has secured an option on the
McLaren elevator and are trying to raise $10,000
to purchase the property before April Ist. This
elevator company has done a very successful
business in farm produce and live stock the
past two years but with an elevator can much
better serve the interests of the farmers.

LINDEN—The farmers here are talking ser-
iously of organizing an elevator company. The
success of the co—operative creamery at this
place has demonstrated to the farmers the value
of co-operative enterprises.

CHARLOTTE—A number of farmers of East
Chester township have organized a co-operative
threshing association.

Wexford Farmer Believes Rural Folk should Support Good Roads Amend’t

N M. B. F. of February 22 I noticed the article
by C. H. Anchutz, of Iosco county, on the ques-
tion of bonding for good roads. He states that

the civilwar debt was two and a half billions.

and at the beginning of the present war there‘was
still a billion oi that debt unpaid, which would in-
dicate that it took over half a century to pay oft
a billion and a half. That is scarcely correct, for
there were other bonds issued, during the Cleve-

' land administration, because when he came into

once he found an empty treasury, and plans al-
ready under way for a bond issue. Then there was
the Spanish~American war, which was expensive
while it. lasted, and the more recent unpleasant-

ness‘ with Mexico, which also cost something, Also ,
Mr. A. should revise ,

there is the Panama canal.
his figures.
Even if the statement which Mr. A. made were

. correct, the country is very much better able to

pay ten billions today than it was to pay one at
the close of the civil war. It has vastly greater

.. wealth today At the close of the civil war our..-
'7 bonds were held in Europe, in large quantities,

{it was necessary for us to send abroad great
punts of produce or gold to meet the interest on

bends. At the present time the situation is
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ow held by your own people,

" send us gold, or its equivalent to. ’
ins. th‘

  

lions which Europe will now have to send us an-
nually, interest and principal, can be used by the
government to pay our own people the interest
on the bonds they hold, and in time to pay the
bonds. And aside from this income there will be
the wealth which we create from our farms and
mines. Every dollar which we make above what
we spend is that much wealth added to the nation.

The National Government knows that the coun-
try needs good roads, and has offered to supply
from the national treasury an amount equal to
sums raised bythe several states for the purpose
of constructing a system of permanent highways,
so that for every million which Michigan raises
it will receive another million from the federal
treasury. That offer is open now, but there is no
guarantee that it will remain in force for any
definite number of years. -The state should take

advantage of the opportunity while it can.

The trunk lines thru the state that will be con-

‘ structed jointly by the state and the government

will be permanent highways, the best that can be
made. Anyone who lives on the best gravel roads,
where the traffic is heavy knows such roads are
not permanent. Roads should be built accmdiug

to the traffic they must carry. Whererthere is not
too much travel over it a gravel road will give
good service, and where the trafiic is heavie1 a

stone road .will be cheapest in the end, but where
there is a1 great amount of travel and heavy haul-
concrete road is the only one that

 

for a long term of years. A concrete road, if prop-
erly built, will bear the hardest traffic and cost
less for upkeep than any other, though the first
cost is of course greater.

The counties are to pay according to their as-
sessed valuation, 1f the bonding amendment car-
ries, and that means that Wayne county will pay.
nearly half of the whole amount, on account of its
great wealth, while it will profit little because it
already has built concrete roads to the county
lines. After Wayne will come Kent, Saginaw,
Jackson, Ingham, Genesee and others in lesser a-
mounts. The taxes on the farms will not be in-
creased to any appreciable amount, if at all, and
every farmer in the state ought to support the
bonding amendment. Not only the farmers, but
others as well. The revenue from auto licenses is
increasing every year, and a part of that will be
used to help pay interest on the bonds. Of course
every owner of a car will support the bonding am-
endment, for just think what a joy it willbe to .—
take out the car, whether it be a “Tin Lizzie” or. a, ,
big seven-passenger car, and run from one end of
the state to the other, over roads as smooth as a “
parlor floor. When Mr. Ford gets out his $250 car
in quantities sufficient to supply the demand,
there will be few families who will not possess
car and be able to enjoy the fine roads which

bonds will insure. . ‘
Everybody vote for the road bond anemia;
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UST THE DAY before Congress adjourned
‘y . '.-. 7 the investigating committee created by House

~ -_ resolution to investigate and report as to the
articles of incorporation, officers, agents and 9111-.

  
 

activities and purposes or the National Security
League, made its report. To put it mildly, this re-
port created one of the big sensations of this re-
markable session of congress. The majority re-
'.port was signed by Congressman Ben Johnson,
-'chairman; Pat Harrison, E. W. Saunders, T. H!

Caraway, C. F. Reavis and E. E. Browne while
~‘ the minority repbrt was filed by Congressman Jos-

eph Walsh. Both majority and minority reports

agree in criticising the league severely, the ma-
.- Jority concluding: “In the judgment of your com-
L‘mittee, the National Security League has violat-
ed the provisions of that Act, (the Corrupt Prac-
tices Act) the penalty for which is a fine of not
more than $1,000 or imprisonment not longer than
one year, or both. "

The committee began its work the 19th of last
December, and reports: “The great length of time
which this investigation has taken has been due
largely to the evasiveness and lack of candor on
the part of some of the active officers of the Na-
tional Secu1ity League when they appeared as
witnesses before the committee—These witnesses
seemed to take a pride in not being frank and in
being evasive." The report charges that the orig-
inators of the National Security League are all
mixed up in “foreign entanglements." It says:
“Sight Lmust not be lost of the fact that it was
conceived in London by an attorney representing
. the sugar, steel and other large interests both in
this country and abroad, and that at its very in-
ception in New York others representing like in-
terests are found among those who became the
most active in its organization." “The testimony
discloses that Mr. S. Stanwood Menken is the one
who conceived the idea of forming the National
Security League, this was done, he says, while
_ listening to certain debates in the House of Com-
mons in England on August 5th,1914.”

ployees membership, financial support, and names
of contributors expenditures, general character,—

\

According to the report, the expenditures of the.-
. parent institution of the National Security League .
amounted from July 8, 1915 to December 81 of: '

that year, in round figures, to $38,181; in 1916 to
$94, 840; 1917, $111, 324; and 1918, $236, 66'2;- a total
of slightly over $480, 000,. .

'Among the large subscriptions to the National

Security League reported by the committee is one,

of $150, 000 made by the Carnegie Corporation to

be paid in three equal installments of $50, 000 each"

At the time the committee was taking testimony
$100, 000 had been paid in.

The report criticizes the officers in charge in
unmistakable terms: “The league, in so far as it
shows on the surface, is made up of Mr. Lydeck-
er, Mr. West, Mr. Orth, and Mr. Harvey, the pub:
licity agent. Let us see _who these four men are..-
. “Lydecker is a practicing lawyer in New York.
When asked to state who his clients are, be de-
clined to answer further than by stating that his
clientele was a ‘private’ one. .

“Harry L. West, the executive secretary, im-
mediately prior to his becoming such, was a well-
known lobyists around the Senate and House.~

“Mr. Charles D. Orth is an importer of sisal,
from which the farmers’ binder twine _is made.”

The members of the committee note that the
National Security League take unction to them-
selves for their patriotism without giving any
proof of it. They contrast the action of this
group of men with “the patriotism of such men as
Royal C. Johnson, who left a seat in congress,
volunteered in the army as a private, went to
France, leaving a wife and two small children be-

hind, was severely wounded in the battle of Ar-‘

gonne Forest. while Harvey was at home.
According to this lid~shifting committee, Rep.
‘King of Illinois, who was a. candidate for re-elec-
tion to congress last November, “was called before
a committee of the Chicago branch of the league,

and when there was tauntingly confronted with a,

speech which he had made incongress, attacking

the methods of the packers " He was asked by a _

Mr. Moses in Chicago why he had used the name

 
     
 
 

 
 

.of candidates”!0r congress was cunningiy and .
adroitly. prepared by Mr Orth and Mr. West: .,
commenting, "One or the big items to, come in the '7
days of reconstruction following “the War-fiend.)
with which the next congress must dealrL—i's the'
..income 1311:. But of 435 members of the House of
Representatives Mr. Orth's chart gave credit (or. _
full patriotism to only 47 members. Out of the 477', . . ,
45 represented congressional districts along the . L" -'

Atlantic seaboard where the inobme tax gathers
.the largest revenue " "Mr. Menken, ” the commit
tee reports, “stated in his testimony, that he wish‘

Led to see the income tax lessened at the upper:
end and enlarged at the lower end. He even went .-

so far. as to say that he thought the income tax
should be imposed upon every man’ s income, even

down to the one who werked for a dollar a day.‘ "

The committee reports that the parent institutinn

at New York collected nearly $620, 000 prior to
September 30,1918, the Chicago branch about
$57, 000; and that the Philadelphia and other
branches collected large sums.

This was the committee which sought to im-
pugn the loyalty of men who did not agree with it
on economic questions or who may have opposed
the war before we went into it and during the
period when the president was urging us to be
neutral in thought as well as in act. Discussing
the eifort to restore the defeated candidates, such
purp0se being indicated by the word "fight" on
the league’s list, "in South Dakota two men had

L the word ‘fight’ written opposite their names. One

of these was Royal C. Johnson, who at the time
was at the battle front in Erance.”

ANotc:
and personnel of the National Security League
will be concluded in am, early issue, when a. list of
the leading contributors to the League, which in-

cludes many of the nation’s greatest war profit-L

cars will be given).

Bill to Establish Michigan Standard Potato

Proposed by POtato Growers’ Ass’ 11 and Introduced by Rep. Braman of Kent County L

BILL to establish standard grades of pota-
of such potatoes when conforming to such
of huch potatoes when conforming to such
standards; to prohibit discrimination in the pur-
chase of potatoes for resale; to license certain
persons, firms and corporations buying, selling,

shipping and storing potatoes and the revocation _

of such licenses in certain cases; to create a pota-
to division in the department of the Food and
Drug Commissioner and prescribing the powers
and duties of such division and the chief thereof.

The people of the state of Michigan enact:
e as t a:

Section 2. For the purposes of this act the
terms used in fixing the standard of Michigan
Grade No. 1 shall be construed as follows: “Prac-
tically free” means appearance shall not be in-
jured to any ex-
tent readily ap—
parent upon cas-
ual examination,
and that any
damage from the
causes mention-
ed can be re—
moved by the or-
dinary process-
es of paring with—
o u t appreciable
increases in the
waste over that
which would oc-
cur if the pota—
toes were perfect. .
Loss of the outer skin (epidermis) only shall not
be considered as an injury to the appearance.

“Diameter" means the greatest dimension at
right angles to the longitudinal axis.

‘ “Free from serious damage" means that the Lap-\
pecance shall not be injured to, the extent of
there than twenty per centum of the surface, and
fight any damage from the causes mentioned can

 

REP. BRA BIA N

Vo’ho Introduced the
Grading Bill.

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MAIN PROVISION OF GRADING BILL

Section 1. vThe sandard grades of po-
tatoes grown in this ‘state are hereby es-
tablished as follows:

“Michigan Grade No. 1” shall consist
of sound potatoes of similar varietal char-
acteristics, which are practically free frdm
dirt or oher foreign matter, frost, sun-
'burn, blight, second growth, outs, scab
and dry rot, and free from serious dam-
age caused by the above or by disease, in-
sects or mechanical means. The mini-
mum -diametcr of such grade of potatoes
of the round variety shall be one and
three-fourths inches and of potatoes of
the long variety one and five-eighth in-
ches.

“Michigan Ungraded” shall consist of all
potatoes not conforming to the standard of
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without increase in waste of more than ten per
centum by weight over that which would occur if
the potatoes were perfect.

Section 3. In order to allow for variations in-
cident to commercial grading and handling, .five
per centum by weight of any lot
Grade No. 1 may be under the prescribed sizeua'nd,
in addition, five per centum by weight of any 'such
lot may be below any further requirements for
such grades L

Section 4. Whenever any sack, bar’rel, box or
other closed package is used in the shipment or
sale within, or without this state, and When such
potatoes conform to the requirements of Michigan

Grade No, 1, they may be so labeled. This pro-L

vision shall also apply to shipments of potatoes
in car lots or less, the label in such cases to ap-
pear upon the ear containing such potatoes. When-
ever potatoes not confirming to the standard of

Michigan Grade; No. 1.. shall be shipped in any L

sack, barrel box or tether clbsed package, or in
car lots or less. than potatoes may be
“Michigan Ungraded." 1

of Michigan _

labeled

Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person
within this state to sell, offer or expose for sale,
or pack for sale, or transport‘for sale potatoes
which are misbranded within the meaning of this
act. For the purposes of this act potatoes packed

in closed packages shall be deemed. to be mis—'

branded if the package shall be falsely labeled or
shall bear any statement, design or devise regard-

ing such potatoes which is false or misleading, or_ fiL

if the package bears any statement, design or de-
vice indicating that the potatoes contained there-

in are of a given Michigan grade and said potatoes

when packed or repacked do not confbrm .to the
requirements of such grade.
Section 6. Nothing in this act shall be deemed

'to supercede, modify or contravene, in any way,

any federal law, or any rule or rules made there-
under, establishing or fixing grades" of potatoes
new or hereafter known as United States grades,

or regulating the sale transportation or labeling
1 of such grades.

Section 7. There is hereby established in the
department of the Food and Drug Commissioner
a division to be known asvthe “Potato Division”
thereof. Such division shall be in charge of a.
chief to be appointed by the food and drug com-
missioner, by and with the approval of the gov-
ernor. Such chief shall hold office during the

pleasure of the commissioner andwshall receive .

as compensation the sum of Two thousand dol-
lars annually together with an actual and neces-
sary expenses incurred in the performance a: his

official duties, such compensation and expense to L
be paid in the same manner as other employee of

said department.
'SectiOn 8.

     

production and marketing 0‘. notations Broil! wit, '
. :11

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It shall be thb Lusty Let the chief or . . x
the potato division to enforce the provisions of - '
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. _ .Wseflect. every person,- firm or corners»
on new or} hereafter engaged in the wholesale

,, . 001-11 Root Aphis

..HERE m six dinerent species of corn
_ root f‘ap‘his which are found to sheet the
corn plant The aphis sucks the sap from

 

thus near-
1y destroy—

The eggs of
‘t h e aphis
are protect-
ed by ants
t h 'r‘u t h a
winter, be-
sides car-
; ing for the
l i c e ' thru
t h e grow-
ing season.
The aphids feed on other plants such as smart-
, Weed, pigeon grass and purslane.
_ k , Rotation of amine is the best remedy for the

 

(Torn-root aphlls

destruction of the louse.
Wire Worm

  

Low g r o u 11d
and . mucky land

be infested by
the wire-worm.
These are slen-
‘ der, yellow lit-
tle creature's, cyl-
indrical in form,
and in size vary-
ing from a half
. , , to one inch or
'- Olick- beetle, adult of wire- ‘ E?reh;§e 1635:?
' - worm. " polished s k i n s
amounting almost to shells, and six short legs
just behind the flatened heads.
Wire worms feed on the roots of corn, grain
1 . ,g and grasses. There are many species found in
Mi'chigan.’ Thefadults are the. common snap-

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ICHIGAN’S "NEW Farm Bureau held its
first meeting at East Lansing March 5th,
when plans for work in behalf of Michigan
. _ .1 _ (farmers were discussed and arrangements made
_j} . - 1' through_ the appointment of numerous commit-
' " tees for carrying them out. The temporary
. _ . secretary, Mr. Bingham of Birmingham, was
. ., made permanent secretary for the ensuing year
f -_ 7 and he will devote his entire time as executive
r" . y officer to the work of the Bureau. This 'ar-,,
' " ' ‘ rangement means that the work as outlined by"
.' *_program and under department heads will rev
ceive the stimulus of an executive head without
"‘T‘which; it Would likely never be a success.
Whether _,thlB great undertaking on behalf of
the farmers 'will do for them the things they
‘ . . most desire at the present time depends upon
the officers of the Bureau so working as to com-

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era, as well as upon thHCtivity and co-op‘era-
tion manifested by the farmers themselves.
organization in particular, created to be the'
_ or‘ga‘ization, thru which farmers may speak and
in their own interests to take from exist-

 

t h e roots '
when small .

is most apt to'

egmand the confidence and support of the- farm-, ’
great opportunity to bring

It is up ta organizations of :farmers and this '

‘siness and labor organizations all plans“,

   

7mm “1.22119 original and renewal fee of
“dd ice!“ all he Five dollars for each and ev-
' station operated. Upon the expiration of the
and specified above it shall be unlawful for any
'on, firm or corporation to buy, sell, ship or
tore any potatoes for. re-sale at wholesale with.

’ “ '3 ' "' " ‘ 3 out being liceused so to do, as in this act provid-
.v Within thirty days after this fact

ed. All fees received under this act shall be turn-
ed over to the ,state treasury and credited to the
general fund thereof. .

Section 10. Any person firm or corporation en-
gazed in the business of buying potatoes for the
purpose—of re-sale at wholesale Who shall, with the

By Thos. J. Robertson
Genesee County Farmer

‘pin‘g beetles, the little fellows that jump up
with a click when placed on their backs. These .
beetles lay the eggs from which wire worms be-
come click beetles after passing thru a chrysalis
stage in cells in the soil. Corn is the crop mostly
affected, theworms destroying the young roots
shortly after planting. There has been no ef-
ficient means of eradication except late fall
plowing which breaks open the cells in which
the worms live.
The Army Worm
At more or less extended intervals Michigan

is invaded by the Army Worm. The worst in-
vasion usually follows cold, wet springs. These

 

Army-worm and adult moth

worms invade a section so swarmingly
much‘ damage is done' before we can get our

that

bearings. The worm appears in armies, usually
from some brush heap or rubbish in low, wet
ground. This is Where they lay their eggs.
Oats are most affected by this pest.

When the worms get possession of a field
there is little hope of saving the crop, but they
can be prevented from getting to new fields by
plowing a few furrows around the field. The
worms are not good climbers and if the land-

A.--;'M.-Smith,.il’otato Head, Tells how Michigan Farm Bureau can aid State Agriculture

Criticisms which have been made against the
organizations will no doubt, though some have
been unfair and too caustic, work out for good,
as they have already put the new officers on
“their mettle and stimulated them to make their
greatest efforts in order that the. desires of
farmers for an organization that will be help-
ful to them along all lines may be realized in
the Farm Bureau plan.

While not overlookingthe importance of all

~ the many departments for improving the farm-

er’s condition, it is absolutely of prime impor- '
tance thatjthis Farm Bureau movement so func-
tion that While it aids the farmer in making his
home life more ideal and his farm produce more
bountifully, and farming a ‘more dignified and
honorable business, it .also aids in making
farming a really profitable business. On the
other hand, farmers must not miss the present
into existence 3.
business farmers’ organization in which farm-

cm can have the utmOSt confidence as being the
_ organizatiOn that will fill the needs and answer
their. purposes. '

believes that for present needs

 

j _ ”citations and all as-_
; organizations: and socie-

stance of the roots.

‘to the higher, and the imperfect to the better and "

   

- ‘ ~ than is paid for th" . ,
same grade by said person, firm er corporation in f
any other locality, after maiking ued allowance.i'or
the difference, if any in' the actual cost of trans._ .
portation from the locality of the purchase to the: _
locality of re-sale, shall' be deemed. guilty of un- ~
fair discrimination and all contracts or. agree-
ments made in violation of any of the provisions ..
or this section shall be void. If any person, firm?
or corporation is found guilty of unfair autumn
ination, within the meaning of this act, in addle
ton to the other penalties herein provided, it"
shall be the duty of the chief of the potato divis-. '
ion to immediately revoke the license of such per- .‘
son firm or corporation. (Continued on page 6)

    
  
  

 
 

     
   
  
  

  

  
   
   
     
     
     
     
   
 
 

Them and Save the Crops,

side is out clean the worms can do nothing but
crawl along in the bottom of the furrow.
-Clover Root Borer

The clover root borer usually occurs after a
crop of clover hay has been cut. Aflected plants
are apt to break
off at the level of
the ground. The
roots will berrfound
to be tunneled,
the cavities being
blackened and of—
ten the tiny beet-
les or the eggs
will b e found.
The root~borer sel—
dom affects the
clover plant be-
fore they are a
year old. ‘The
roots of young
plants are too

  

    
     
   
  
   
  
  
   
   
   
   
  
   
   
    
   
  
  
  
  
   
  
   
    
   
    
   
  
   
  
   
    
  
 
  
   
  
  
   

 

small to attract
the grub. Winter
is passed in the
tunnel in adult

Clover-root Borer. a. Work

stage and migrat-
ing in May. Both
larvae and papae
feed on the sub-

of insect; b. The insect; c.
Larvae; d. Bottom view.

Mammoth clover suffers
most of all. Red clover nearly as much and
alsike less. '31

About the only remedy is to take but one
crop of hay and plow immediately after cutting
which will expose the roots to the drying sun, ‘
thus killing the grubs and larva.

(Editors note: Mr. Robcnson sol/.9 he sccuged
the drawings shown here f7 om an M. A. 0' bulle-
tin. Says Mr. Robertson, “1 wish the farmers
would make better usc'of these bulletins when
they can be obtained so easily.” A good. sugges-
tionY and we advise every farmer who wants reli-
able information upon any of the problems en-
countered in the production of crops to write the
college at East Lansing for bulletins.)

tie for the advancement. of farmers’ business in-
terests federated togethen and feels that such an
organization should be made up of farmers whose
sole interests are farming and advancing the bus-
iness interests of the farmers. And we sincerely
hope the Farm Bureau will be an organization
through which they can speak and work. And
eventually we hope that the farmers of our great
country will all be organized into marketing as-
sociations for the selling of their own products-
and that the local associations will be federated
into a state association and the state associations
into national associations which will be able / .
through crop and market control of all farm pro-
ducts to see to it that the farmers of our great
country receive fair remuneration .for their labor »
and fair returns on capital invested. The writer
believes that the time is ripe for a business organ:
ization of the business farmers of Michigan and
confidently believes that very soon some move-
ment should be sta1 ted to that end. ' 7
As president of the Michigan Potato Growers’
Association I would be glad to join with the presi
dents of all other farm organizations for the call-
ing of a. meeting of all farmers interested in the .
formation of such a federation. "
While I do not expect that such an organization :
will perfectly meet all our present needs I do be} .
lieve that in the process of evolution to the per-=11
feet farmers' organization the process as it has ,;
been, will be as it has been in nature, thro‘u i:
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. THE SHAFT-QUESTION ,»
. , HE STATE Legislature will not have fulfill-
’ ed its duty to the people -if adjournment is
» i. taken before careful consideration is given
~t.he.,impared efficiency of several important depart;
ments through the very short-sighted policy of re.
fusing to pay for good service, what good and of-
' flcient-service is worth to the. people of the state.
An important branch which is just now suffer-
ing from the old plan of fixing salaries through
the statutory laws is that of the State Banking
Department. The department was established in
1889. The total resources of the five hundred nine
state banks, two industrial banks and nine trust
. companies upon December 31, 1918,were$$747,347,-
000, an increase in the total number of state
banking institutions during a ten year period of
140% and a total increase in resources for the
same period of 275%.

   

  
 
 
 

resources, has come a proportionately large in-

‘ crease in the responsibilities of the State Banking
Department. During 1918 it was necessary to
maintain a force of twenty-six examiners and: as-
sistants, and these examiners inspected, during
the year, approximately $1,400,000,000 of bank as-
sets, and the cost to the state totalled little more
than $27,000. During the past twelve years, with
the remarkable growth of the department,
salaries of the commissioner and deputy commis-
sioner have remained fixed by statute at $3,500
and $2,500 respectively and the examiners who
go about the state examining the banks and_safe
guarding the interests of depositors and people
generally, receive but $1,700 per year. The aver-
. age examiner does not remain a full year with the
/' department, being able to step out and get more
salary from private institutions. How can effi-
ciency be maintained under such conditions?

This condition should not be permitted to exist.
We appreciate fully the tendency to boost the sal-
aries and expenses, but where the services of ex-
perts are demanded, where responsibility must be
assumed for the safe-keeping of the money of
the people of a state, at least reasonable salaries
should be paid and we make no apologies for re.
commanding and urging the people of Michigan
write their senators and representatives asking
them to .take action on the measures presented to
remedy this defect. The people of Michigan have
every reason to feel proud of the banking depart-
ment. There has not been a state bank failure, in
Michigan for many years and the efficiency of the
department must be maintained.

Surely the salaries suggested in the pending leg-
islation are not excessive. The banking commis-
sioner, under whose supervision five hundred and
nine banks and trust compan‘j‘fs, who safe-guard
deposits amounting to more nan seven hundred
and fifty-seven million dollars, should not be ask-
ed to assume the responsibility for less than $6,-
000' per year, the deputy commissioner $4,000 and
the examiners $3,000 each. So long as the state
banks are obliged to pay a greater part of the ex-
pense under the law, the tax payers should see
to it that salaries are placed where they will se-
cure the services of honest, intelligent, capable
men in this, the most important department in
our state organization. '

More than one-half of the deposits in the state
banks, outside the larger cities, belong to the
farmers. Don’t for one moment think that the
‘bankers are going to urge greater efficiency in the
banking department. Commissioner Merrick is
the peoples’ servant and agent. He goes into the
banks, behind the counters into the vaults, counts
the cash and examines the securities, not in the
interest of the bankers, but as your trusted agent
and for the express purpose of protecting your in-
terests. lf excessive interest rates are charged; if
usury in any form is practised by the banks, it is
the banking commissioner you must, look to for re-
lief. Therefore, if the present efficiency of the
banking department is maintained, the represents
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BILL TO ESTABLISH STANDARD POTATO
_ (Continued from page 5)

Section 11. Whenever any controversy shall a-
rise between the parties concerned connected with
the purchase, sale, storage or shipment of 'any lot
of potatoes, either‘of said parties shall have the
right of appeal to the chief of the potato division
for a settlement of such controversy. Upon the
request of either party to such cohtroversy the
.fchi‘efot the potato division shall, with all pracu.
_ cal expedition, put‘himself into communication

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With this great increase in Michigan state bank ~

the '

' ty, is serving his

- farmer

  

with the parties to ‘such controversy and shall
use his best 'eflort' by mediation and conciliation, to
‘bring them to agreement. If such efforts to bring
about an amicable adjustment through mediation

and conciliation shall be unsuccessful, said‘cfii'e'f.

shall grant such parties a hearing upon the merits
of the controversy. For the purpose of this act
the chief of the potato division shall have power
to administer oaths and affirmations, sign sub-
poenas requiring the attendance and testimony of
witnesses, and compel the production of such
books, papers, contracts, agreements and ' docu-
ments material to such determination of facts of
the matter in controversy and may invoke the aid
of the courts of the state to compel witnesses to
attend and testify at such hearings. Upon the
conclusion of such hearing, the chief of’the pota-
to division shall make and proclaim his determin-
ation. If such determination is against the li-
cense, the license or such licenses shall be sus-

pended until uch time as a settlement between

th license-e and the opposite party shall have been
reached, but in no case shall such suspension run
for a. period exceeding thirty days. If at the end
of such time no settlement has been reached be-
tween the parties the chief of the potato division
shall revoke the license of such licenses: Provid-
ed, That in all such cases the right of appeal to
the circuit court for final determination shall re-
main.
’ Section 12. It shall be the duty of the Board of
State Auditors to furnish and equip a suitable of-
fice for such chief of the potato division and, up-
on requisition of the food and drug commissioner,
to furnish all necessary printing and binding re-
quired by such chief for the publication of the
bulletins, reports, etc., required'by this act.
Section 13. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction for each offense, shall be fined in a
sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars,
or by imprisonment in the county jail not ex-
ceeding three months, or both such fine and- im-
prisonment in the discretion of the court.

TELL ’EM WHAT YOU WANT

HE WRITER has often advised his readers

to write to senators and representatives

concerning matters of legislation, but no one
pays any attention. We are too lazy, too careless
or too dumb to tell our servants what we want of
them. If every man in Michigan who believes in
trying out the Terminal Warehouse proposition,
were to write his representative urging favorable
action, there would be favorable action and it
would come along p. (1. q.

The influence of a few letters is wonderful. That
other interests use this means of securing atten-
tion to their wants is evidenced by a communica-
tion received by members of the state senate last
week. Of course Mr. Davis has spilled the beans
and injured his cause, but what I am calling at-
tention to‘is the method by which it is sought to
get the attention of the legislative mind—the let-
ter follows:—

ONAWAY-ALPENA TELEPHONE CO.

“Read what I am sending you, with great care
and then read it again and act upon it as I have
advised. If the following resolution gets into ef—
fect our property here will be destroyed. Please

 

REPRESENTATIVE CARL YOUNG

Representative
Carl Young of
Muskegon coun-

second term in
the hoyse. He is
president of the
Michigan Feder-
ation of Labor
and a. 'more sub-
stantial friend of
proposi—
tions than some
of the real farm-
ers.

 

 

 

 

, Here are the senators who voted FOR pri-

. Smith; Stoddard, Tuf

    
   
   
    

write Mr Senator and Representative tedaf y. 8111. , ‘
cerely yours—m. s. new; President. j. . .
- . . I O O , .« , » » ‘ ‘. - '

. “0n accrual-1'10, 1019, Senator Wm. A. [smite g
of Escanaba introduced into the State Senate ., a‘ .
proposed amendment to Section 88 of Article 8.
of the StateOonstitution, the same being known _
' as Senate Joint Resolution No. . ‘ - 1 ' . E
“On , the ing day State Representative ;

‘ Aaron mice of Big Rapids, introduced the same

proposed amendment in the House. the nonsense-

oNlutigm being known as House Joint Resolution

0. . ' ' .

The resolution proposed to amend the Constitu-

tion to read as toll

0W8:
"Section 28. No person, partnership, association or . .
corporation operating a public utility shall have the '
right to the use of the highways, streets or other ub-
lio places of any city“ village or township for WYrellf ‘ '
poles pipes, tracks or conduits without the consent 0 , - :
the duly constituted authorities of such city, vmqfo
or township: nor to transact local business there n
without first obtaining a franchise therefor from such
city, village or township. The right of all cities, vil-
lages and townships to the control of the streets, al-
e leys and public places is hereby reserved to such
cities. villages and townships; And such cities, vil-
lages and townships shall have the sole power toflx
and establish the. rates, tolls and charge to be exact-
ed by all public utilities for the transact on of a local
business. anything in the constitution or‘the— general
laws of the state to the contrary notwithstanding. Lo-
cal business of public utilities as defined herein to be
any business transacted by such utility within the
bandaries of any city, village or township in this
s e.”

The above measure, passed and then made a ,
part of the State Constitution,, is likely to wipe
out every dollar which you have invested in any
telephone company or in any other public utility.
What are we going to do about it?

“I urge you to write to your state senator at .
Lansing and tell him in plain words that you and
all your friends expect“him to vote against Senate
Joint Resolution Number 7. Write also to your rep.
resentative and tell him that you and all your
friends expect him to vote against the House Joint
Resolution Number 8. Say to «both of them that
you intend to watch their vote on these matters
and to remember it in every future election!

“It is unnecessary to tell them that you hold

‘stock in this or any other telephone company or
in any public utility. Just tell them how you
wish them to vote on Resolutions 7 and 8. If pos-

‘ sible induce all your friends to write them at once
on the same matter.

 

  
  
    

  
 
 
 
 

 

    
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
   
  
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
    
   
 
   
  
 
 
  
 
    
 
  
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
   
  
  
  
 

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Albion, Mich, March 5. _ ,
Senator Wm. A. Lemirez—I am asking a favor t

of you and that is to vote against Senate Joint
Resolution No. 7, and my neighbor expects you to
vote against it. We intend to watch your vote on
these matters and to remember it in every future
election.

Respectfully yours, Bowman Smith, Frank Thur-
ber, Thurza A. Gerow, Henry Shik.

PRIMARY REFORM BILL NEEETS DEFEAT

O, FAR as the Michigan senate is concerned .

any man can spend as much money as he

chooses in order to have himself elected to a
public office. If a candidate happens to be
poor, that is his misfortune;' for the state legis-
lature will not protect him from the wealth of
an opponent.

Ever since Mr. Newberry spent $176,000 to,
secure his nomination as U. S. senator, and Mr.
Ford also spent a large sum for the. same pur-
pose, there as been considerable sentiment
against the buying of public offices and a con-
certed demand for legislation which would make
such bartering impossible. In response to this
demand Senator Herb Baker introduced a bill
to ~amend the primary law, fixing maximum
amounts that might be spent by candidates for
office and delegating the expenditure of this . ,.
amount to state authority. Baker’s bill was ‘
modeled after the Oregon law which has put an ’
end to well—to—do candidates taking unfair ad-
vantage of their poorer opponents, by the ex- ’
penditure of‘ large sums of money. The amend- ,
ment was defeated. If you’ve got lots. of money \I
you can become a candidate fora' great oflice; _
if you are poor, better stay out of the field for
you won't have a ghost of a show with those
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mary reform: Amon, Baker, Brennan, Bierd, -
DeFOe, Harvey, Henry, ‘ Hicks, Lemire, Mc-
Naughton, McRae, Miller, Sonny." Remember them.

Here are thesenato-rs who voted AGAINST ,

primary reform: Con’don, Wood, Rowe, Bryant

[Olarlrfr ’Conn-elley, Deland,'. Holmes, Penney.
ts, Vendenbocm.~-Watklds;

  
   
     
   
  

 

 
  

 
 

  
    
 

   

  
    
 
   
 

   

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ution Written on this "bit of paper" makes provision where-
by the. people might assist in solving the problems 'of- distribution for the
people thru etate-owned and state-controlled warehouses In order to ac-
complish this, it is necessary t6 have the constitutiOn amended, in order

’ . that bonds may be issued to provide means for carrying out this program.

It was later found that this resolution provided for an amendment to the
same section of the constitution as the propOsed good roads amendment,

6 \ _ and Attorney General Groe'sbeck ruled that two amendments to the same

section of the constitution could not be submitted at the same election. .
The farmers were Wise enough to know this, and although the good

V ‘ roads; amendment was presented after the warehouse amendment; never-

theless they gracefully withdrew and gave geod roads a clear track. They
were a1so wise endugh to knew that the proposed amendment could have
-been sidetracRed on to any one of several sections of the constitution;

but in discussing the matter in committee, it was decided that there was” ‘

not s‘uflicient time for a free and frank discussion of this very impqrtant
‘ matter before the April election; and upon their own initiative another
concession was made; and it was agreed that the amendment should not
-- be placed before the voters until the next general election.
Now keep" this'fact in mind: The farmers wanted the people to
‘ thoroughly discuss the proposition of state-owned warehouses; they
- neither desired nor asked for the hasty submission of this question, but
unanimously decided to ask that the resolution be passed by the legisla-
ture and that the vote be taken at the next general election. Surely
nothing could have been more fair. Through the efforts of Senator
Baker, the resolution passed the Senate, not without trouble, however;
as it took some clever manuvering to get the obstructions cleared away.
. _ And so the “bit of paper” passed on to the Committee of the House,
. where it remains—time will tell whether it has caught upon a snag or
net. Personally I have abundant faith in the members of this committee,
and don’t believe they will;be foolish enough to hold this important “bit
of paper” in committee. . It will no doubt be presented to the members of
the House in due time, but the uncertainty lies in the fact that a few self-
appointed‘ guardians of the rights of the people have made their brags
that f‘they had the resolution laid out cold, on a- slab,.in the committee
And suspicion is further aroused by the tact that these "pea-
' nut" politicians have been holding meetings, and already money has been
, subscribed to defeat the resolution.

Now, .just a word Of warning." The resolution which is causing so
much anxiety was presented by Senator McNaughton of the Michigan
' State Grange. ,The matter was discussed by the joint committee of the
farm organizations, and action taken. The principle involved is funda-
' mental in connection 'with the solution of the problem of distribution of
farm products. Under present conditions the. market manipulators can
so handle the supply that both producer and consumer are held up and
the manipulators run away With the “swag. "

. In connection with this proposal, the people's interests are doubly

safeguarded. First, through the fact that snore than eighteen months’
time must elapse before the amendment can be voted upon; thus giving
‘ ample time for a free and frank discussion of every detail of the proposed
plan. Second, even though the amendment be approved by the voters, it
yet remains for the legislature, representing all the people, to formulate
laws for putting the plan of state—owned warehouses in operation, to
tell hoW many warehouses shall be conStructed; how much money shall
be expended and how they shall be operated. The farmers of Michigan
believe the interests of the people are amply safeguarded, and resent the
interference of the so—cal1ed Insurance Federation, which is ever reflect-
ing its master’ s Wall Street voice, on the basis of a good salary for the
professional agitators.

The farmers of Michigan are not attempting to rush a bill through
the legislature. They are asking that the people of the state who pay
, taxes have a right, to vote upon‘a constitutional amendment. No doubt

- there are thousands of farmers Who do net favor a state oWned and stat

\what we are and What we hope to be. ”

contrblled storage warehouse—but to deny the people the right to vote ,
upon a constitutional question is to deny the people the right to partici--
pate in the state government. Neither are the farmers asking for class

legislation, for mark you, the proposed state- owned warehouse is in the; “
interests of the consumer from a financial standpoint, and not the farmer. ~- _- , ,
If the farmers of Michigan owned their own warehouses in the larger__.;

cities, they could manipulate markets and take profits in just the same"
manner and with the same financial returns as are the present day "man-j
ipulators.” The farmer, as a producer, realizes that with the state'lly: 1-;
Charge, there can be no speculating, no holding for price. The markets
would be stabilized and over and under supply prevented, and this is the
sum'total of the benefits which would directly accrue to the farmer. ,_

The “manipulators" argue that this would be but the enteringfix
“wedge.“ We have entered the period of reconstruction; the “wedge",
was entered “over there"_ and the autocratic government humbled and -'
dismembered.
place. We could not stay progress it we would. It is moving with‘ir-
resistible power, and to do our-very best we can only direct as best we
can the current, that it will carry us on to better things. The government

derives its power from the consent of'the governed; public officials are but

public servants—we have no kings or kaisers; no rulers by divine right;
no shackles; none to rule or make afraid. Farmers, realizing tis fact, ask
only that the great basic industry in which they are engaged, be freed
from the fetters which now. bind it within prescribed limits to the injury
.of both the producing and consuming class. And in solving this problem»
we ask the council and aid of all interested in the common good.

. In days now passed, a certrain legislature would not listen to the
reasonable requests of the farmers of that state. The farmers earnestly
begged for relief, but their pleadings were unanswered; save in this lan-
guage: “Go home and slop the hogs; we will handle the legislative mat-
ters of the state." The farmers did go home, and they did slop their hogs.
—the meantime thinking and studying over the problems of a govern-
ment, “of, for and by the people.” And, strange as it may.appear, in af-
ter years “hog-sloppers” became statesmen. No doubt these farmer
statesmen have made mistakes and will make more mistakes—but none
more serious than did the legislature which refused to listen to a request
from a loyal citizenship. ‘ ,

Would it not be well, then, members of thecOmmittee, for you'to re-
port out the resolution right away? Then let the members of the House
go after it. Let them discuss and “cuss” it, if they will; and finally put
the whole matter up to the people of the state at the election to be held ‘
eighteen months hence. If the committee does its duty, it will report the
resolution out. If the members of the House do their duty, they will let
the people vote on the resolution. If the committee does not do its duty,
then the people will be appealed to by the farmers, and through petition
they will bring before the tax payers and consumers, a proposition, which -.
the legislature dare not let them present—and for what reason, none may
know but all will surmise.

Representatives of the labor organizations of Detroit, Grand Rap- ‘
ids and Bay City have already expressed their willingness to assist in se-
curing signatures to a petition, through which the voters can get a chance
to express their approval or disapproval of this project. It has been sug-
gested that right here is where the labor organizations and the farmers
can get together but why all this extra expense? Why should this rea-
sonable request lead to misunderstandings, suspicious or class interest"?
All of the people are interested; then why appeal to prejudice, when all
that is asked is that the people shall have an opportunity to decide a.
question which concerns only the people themselves?

Daniel Webster had this idea of self government: “It is to self gov-

Rernment, the great principle of popular representation and administra-

tion, the system that lets in all to participate in its councils, that we owe .
Time has proven that “Daniel"
was right. Don’t you think it wise, Mr. Legislator, to recognize this prin-
ciple of self government, and yielding to the request of one hundred and
twenty-seven thousand farmers, permit the proposed amendment to go
before the tax payers of Michigan at the election to be held in the fall of
1920? The responsibility rests first with the committee, second with the
members of the House. Weigh the matter well, gentlemen, a vital prin-

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THE PACKERS SEEK UNION WITH
THE LIVE STOCK PRODUCERS

(Confirmed from page 1) Chicago once a month,
‘ or oftener, if necessary, for the purpose of tak-
ing such measures as may tend toward stabil-
ization of‘ live stock receipts at various markets
and for the further purpose of studying one an-
other’ s problems, or adjusting grievances, and
of inaugurating such systems as will be helpful
to the producer, the packer, and the consumer.
.The greatest possible publicity should be given
to all of the proceedings; It is understood that
if this proposal becomes eflective it shall not be
' construed as in any Way restraining the activ-

[inst the passage of bonding oginturededer.
“Nation for the regulation of the
R industries. . Its purpose is ,
coking" to a better unj ‘ ~
r tion between all terse '

 
  
  
   
  

we run stock at 1111

Ride '91! the peruse—hereto in working for. ion '

"i kins. ‘
“ *' "hat must be handled with the utmost care and a

. in distributed unreal: as?

DOSsible in order that a five-day market may be
established for allclasses of live stock, and to
this end. it shall be distinctly the function of the
committee to make effective such measures as may

be possible for the accomplishment of this ob-
ject.”
That is fine. It is getting at one of the basic

reasons for the fluctuations of the live stock mar-
ket which adds to the cost of handling live stock
at terminal points and also prevents the shipper
whose stock arrives near the close of a congested
period from getting the price that it would other-
wise command. Congestion of any market is a
bad thing and this is particularly true of a live
stock market. We/are certain that the farmers

_ will welcome any plan of co-opereation between

their own organizations and the packers to regu-
late the receipts of live stock. But this is a matter

  

  
 
 

companies: it shall be the privilege of the co,

ants. of recognized

formation concerning the supply of meat ani-
mals in the various sections of the country, shall
advise the committee regarding feed conditions,
and the amount of live stock which shall be ready
for market during the various seasons, and in
other ways be a source from which valuable in- '
formation, including cost of production, may be.
placed at the disposal of the committee.”

“It is contemplated that the packers shall pre-
pare and submit to the committee information
relative to the amount of finished product on
hand, the foreign and ‘home demands for meat .
products, together with the cost of live animals '
and the expense of slaughter, packing, and dis-
tribution or the finished product. The packers ; '
shall recommend any plans which tend to reduce “
their expense o: operation such as the equalize»—
tion of receipts, etc.

“It is contemplated that the committee shal
carefully investigate the annual earnings at th,
packing industry, including all their subsidi

  
   
   
  

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The Difference Between a Democrat and a
Republican -

ONE OF our women readers has asked us

a very hardquestion. She wants us to
explain the difference between a .Democrat
. and a Republican. Were I a dyed-in-the-wool
Democrat I'should probably say: “Madam,
there is a vast difference between a Democrat
and a Republican. If you want to ruin this
country,.vote to restore the Republicans to
power.” Were I a rock-ribbed Republican I
should probably say: “Madam, there is a
vast difference between a Republican and a
Democrat. If you want to send this country
head-on to the rocks of disaster, vote to con-
tinue the Democrats in power.” But being
neither a dyed~in-»the-wool Democrat or a
. rockribbed Republican, I dare say: “Madam,
there is no difi’erence between a Democrat and
a Republican. The nation’s future is as safe
in the hands of one as it is the other. Vote
for honest men and women and it need not
matter 'what their politics may be.”

Time was when Democracy was synony-
mous to Free Trade, and Republicanism was
another name for Protection. But Democracy
has learned that it is not safe to remove all
tariff barriers and admit all cheaply-made
foreign goods into unlicensed competition with
American-made goods. When all mankind is
joined in an international brotherhood and
wages and living conditions the world over
have become standardized, then it may be wise
to permit free commerce between nations. But
that time has not yet come. Republicanism
has learned something also. It has learned
that a “high protective tariff” may be so high
as to enable capital invested in the protected
industries to reap enormous profits at the ex-
pense of the people and build monopolies of
such size and power as to menace our insti-
tutions of government. So then, both of these
great parties are coming'so close together on

' this great issue of the tariff that soon it won’t
be an issue any longer and they’ll have to
find some other bone to quarrel over.

You may well ask why issues are necessary.
Madam, issues are the bait that all parties
hold out to the voters. The party that has the
most attractive bait, or at least the party that
can make the voter believe its bait is the most
attractive, is the one that catchesthe fish and
wins the election. Imagine an office-seeking
politician telling the people they ought to
vote for him and thereby support his party
if he couldn’t explain why he belonged to
that party or in what manner his party Was
different from other parties. Oh, yes, indeed,
there must be issues. _

Presidential election is approaching and

‘ both of the leading parties are without an is-

sue with which to go before the people. The

f - Republican party is making desperate st-
.f'tempts to make an issue of the Leagucpf Na-

tions. ,Absolutely unnindfu’l of the future
welfare- of the nation and of the world, Be-

  

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tour, exclaimed: - “The ‘ only
confronts the-Republicon W is that m

_ may compromise our opposition to the League

of Nations?” , .. .
Madam, great crimes have beencommitted

, in the name of politics, but the. second great-

est crime of history will be perpetrated if
for the sake of political fortunes the reac-
tionary, the stand-pat branch of the Republi-
can party defeats the League of Nations thru
its members in Congress. There are Republi-
cans who will stand for anything that the Be-

pnblican party does for the sake of political

expediency. There are Democrats who will
back'the most vicious program if it bears the
0. K. of the“ Dcmoératic party. But there
are some independent-thinking voters of both
parties who frequently “bolt their ticket”
simply because they cannot stomach some pf
the proposals sanctioned by their respective
parties. '

We are satisfied that the women of Michi-
gan will not be led around. by their noses or
take any orders from the political. bosses.
They will not vote the Republican or Demo-
cratic ticket simply to follow in the footsteps
of their husbands and fathers.‘ They are not
now bound by partisan ties and we cannot
make “ourselves believe that they ever will be,

 

Br’er Fox

W E CAN best liken the plausible packers
to Br’er Fox whose false smiles and
cunning tricks easily made him King of the
Diplomats of the animal folk. Mr. Fox’s life
was a series of getting-in—trouble and getting-
out-again and the "fablers tell us that he nev-
cr got so far into trouble that he did not con-
ceive of a way of getting out.

For a score of years the packers have been
very quietly stretching out their arms and
gathering unto their bosoms many little in-
dustries which they nursed and trained into
giants of power and competition. By meth-
ods perhaps legally justifiable but never mor-
ally so, they starved competitive industries
which had no rich larders of gold from which
to feed. By the most clever artifices and bril-
liant financial coups of industrial history, they
expanded, absorbed, and monOpolized until
today there is scarcely an article of necessity
to the human family which does not pay
tribute into the coifers of the packers.

Time and again the packers, like Br ’er Fox,
were caught in the toils, but always with
a pleasant smile and gracious manners they
disarmed their accusers and escaped from
the net that had been set for them. By far
the worst tangle they ever got into was that
woven by Francis Heney a year or so ago,

which brought them before the Federal Trade "

Commission and precipitated the resolution
now pending which contemplates government
acquisition of the packing industry.

The Choicest secrets of the monopolistic
enterprise have been brought to the eager
eyes of the public, and any but the packers
would be greatly dismayed at this public ex-
hibition of the “skeletons in the closets.”
But the packers “never say die.” They have
lost none of their sanguinity, none of their
cleverness, none of their conviction that the
public can be always and forever fooled with
pretty excuses and subterfuges. Their every
appearance before investigating committees
has been characterized by a most plausible

fair of injured innocence, and such simulation

of frankness and truthfulness in the story of
their operations as to deceive many into re-
vising their early estimates of the character
of therpackers. _

By far the most brilliant piece of diplomr
acy yet attempted by the packers is their open
invitation to the live stock producers to meet
with them on common grounds for the discus-
sion and solution of ~problemé encountered in
the process of raising live stock and convert-
in them into articles of consumption. This
an den interest in’ the financial welfare of the
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major proposab of the psalms. Whether or

no the pawng industry mm in private

handsorishmkenoverhythegovernmentas
a monopoly, certain of the details of the mg-
gestcd phn should be carried out. ~

' , A Stitdi in Time ,
‘ I 511E BANKS of North Dakota are today

paying the penalty for the misdeeds, of '»
unscrupulous and usury-”exacting moneydcnd- .

ers. -For many years farmers of that state
paid the little ' private banks their “pound of
flesh” for the necessary money with which to
develop their farms and add to the wealth of
the state. There was no escape,‘—-—until the
farmers organized politically. Then they took
the bit in their teeth and’started on a mad
race for class supremacy with the chariot
of state cavorting at their heels. They’ve
won the race. They’ve carried off some prizes
to which they were certainly entitled, and
perhaps a few they aren’t entitled to and
may some day wish they hadn’t accepted.

Among other things the farmers of North
Dakota have established a state bank. We are
not yet prepared to say whether or not that
is a good thing for the commonwealth of
North Dakota or even those whom it is in
tended most to benefit. We are glad that
North Dakota rather than Michiganis doing
the experimenting. ‘

‘The banks of the United States are de-
cidedly opposed 'to any state dabbling [into
the banking business. The great majority of
them are so conducting their afiairs as to sat-
isfy those who patronize them.
ratesare nominal; credit is more or less easily
obtained,- and the financial needs of the com-
munities in which they operate are well taken
care 0 .

It is the exceptions to this rule in all states
- that impugn the entire banking fraternity

and create antagonism to the present banking
system. Here in Michigan we have scores of
private banks which charge burdensome rates
of interest in direct violation of the state law.
Rightly or wrongly this brings the banking
business into disrepute and sows the some»
seeds which burst forth into full fruition of
class legislation out in North Dakota.

When a stitch in time often saves nine, it

would seem like a prudent piece of mending '

for the banking fraternity of Michigan to
patch the holes in the ‘Mate’s banking laws.
The indifference .and procrastination in this
respect are open invitations to disaster. In
other states such severe penalties are provid-
ed against usury that few dare practice it.
Michigan’s usury law needs a new set of teeth.
It’s up to the reputable branch of the 'bank-

ing fraternity to be the dentist.

Mister Borah of Idaho, looking thru the
eyes of the capitalistic east, sees the American

people very strongly opposed 'to the League '

of Nations. Methinks that his optics are .a
bit obscured by the smoke of the great steel
plants and munition factories. When he gets

back west where the atmosphere is clearer, his

perspective will be better.

The government has relinquished its con-
trol of the hog prices. And. now those who
laid the high out of pork to the ‘flngh” Pris:-
es maintained by the government on the "pig
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law. or a joke.

He goes On to say that they do not put up any
sign I do not see any use putting up signs when
people can't. read them. I have ”built State Re-
Ward Roads this summer and put up Detour no-
tices at each end of the road but nobody seemed
to be able to read them. They came over the road

f just the same. Automobile owners don’t seem to
‘ be able to readas well as some o: the Hunks that »

come from Europe, as they do not pay any at-
tention to the signs. I put a barbed wire fence
across, one road, and they even cut the wire and
came over the road just the same. *

In regard to the contract system that he is talk-

. ing about, the State Highway Department let icur

miles of road in the township south of us at $5;-
000 per mile. The longest haul for gravel is two
miles. I built one mile of gravel State Reward
Road with five miles to haul gravel, including
cement culvert eight feet'wide‘ with cement top
for $2,200 less than half the contract price. Quite
a difference I should say. In” the township north
of us the State Highway Department let one mile
of Class C road, Covert Act for $7,500 per mile,
and kept an engineer on the road all summer with
an automobile running from one road to the oth-
er; when the township commissioner could have
superintended the work just as well and saved. all
that expense. But dad is rich. My township rais-
ed me $71000 last spring. I have built one and a

. half miles of State Reward Road; haVe re-sur-

faced two. miles of road 1,400 yards of'gravel; re-

"built two big bridges across our river; repaired all

car roads with gravel that was placed in stack
piles last winter; kept my roads floated and
graded all summer; kept. up all the expenses out-

. side er the repair fund, and still have $1,000 of

that $7,000 left. In fact I haVe handled the whole
township for $1,500 less than the State Highway
Department takes to build one mile and then he
talks about contract roads. I have been building
roads for over thirty years. I have built every
kind from a corduroy to State Reward Roads.
There is a. lot more where this comes from, to be
continued if required—John Feekmgs, Highway
Commissioner of Oliver Township, Humn County,

’ , Mich.

m WOMEN DESIRE 1‘0 CAST AN INTEL-
LIGENT VO'EE

Very few country women have ever thrust
themselves into the political fieldr‘had.‘ no thought
nor desire for office seeking, but, were content
with keeping the home fires burning, but since a

, few of our more progressive city sisters have agi-l
" , tated Equal Suffrage, and: our noble, generous

husbands and brothers have decided that we are
as good as they, and the great issue which threat-
ens the ruination of our homes is at hand, we in-
tend our Votes to be an honor to ourselves and
our country ‘

_ Many more women would vote if they-fully
understooé just how to proceed and for the ben-
efit on us all will you kind-1y explain through the
column-s at your valuable paper the method of
voting, also give a few of the principal points in

.the platforms of the different parties as we do not

want to be like some masculine voters we know
of, Republicans, or Democrats because Dad is.
Shake hands, Uncle Rube; You’re the’stufl. Gave

_ , it to ’em good and proper March: 1st. Them's my
r sentiments tew.—-A Woman Reader, Ithaca.

 

A' TRACTOR my!

Lem reading Mr. Lee H. Giannini; views of

“ infusion firming I feel like expressing my opinion

as regards tractor farming. Lat nor" rented
160 acres or heavy clay land with not gm emin-
mg. Help being scares I bought 'af man tractor. I
ploWed 65 acres for myself and 25 acres for our

In replytothemsfinnasked by Mr N. 3.:
film of; Ghee county Kick, in Micmun Bus-
muss ammo u: m 8th,enti1tled,“Daes your
”Highway Musicale? comply with 1am,” char
"ter 10, sec. 3.7 As we understand it, the in: re-
‘qufiu kin! to advertise for bids on any work over -
9 $50% He has to go to all of. this expense at 3dr
yvertising and ail he has to do is to think there is
' [collusion among the bidders and do the werk him-

“ self. Truly a kid’s

I had my land werked much‘ better

I’to June 8th we doubledisked once and spring-
.toot’h hat-revved and floated once and sowed the
beans with one team and tractor. It would have

taken eight good horses and three men to put in
our crop in same length of time as with tractor
and one. team and two men. We also-used our
tractor for preparing the ground for the other
spring crops. We had two teams to do our culti-
vating with but we must leave it to the tractor
when it comes to. long hours. Some days we work.
ed 15 to 20 hours. A fellow does not feel as tired
running the tractor 15 to 20 hours, as he would
following a four-horse team ten hours. The aver-
age fellow can get a small tractor ready in morn-
ing for a day’s run in 15 to 20 minutes and to
take care of say-a four-horse team two or three
hours per day, morning, noon and night. We must
leave it to the tractor for getting our ground
worked quick when it is fit and crops iii on time.
Tractor farming is here to stay for the fellow who
cares to take it up. Tractor farming is just like
the MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING paper. After you
once have it you can not get along without it.——
0. F. 8., Pigeon, Mich.

THE BEST GRASSHO‘PPER CATCHER

I am enclosing a picture of my grasshopper
catching machine. I saw‘a picture in a late issue
of how to make some but I would prefer this kind.
These are painted red and my neighbors’ are
bronze so we have no trouble sorting them out in
the fall. The back of our place used to be joined

“Men of Great Wealth Depend on Misinformed ‘

Farmers to Escape their last Tax Burdens”

WAS very glad to see the article of Francis
smith in Mar. lst issue of MICHIGAN BUSINESS

FARMING. Because it was a perfectly honest
expression of his views on the “single tax
scheme,” as he calls it. Of course Mr. Smith’s

‘ hostility to single tax is no attack on me. I should

like to call on him, slap him on the back and say:
“Hello, Smith; you’re‘all right; when you express
yourself always do it VigorouSW; only, be sure
your facts are right."

I am afraid MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING could
hardly spare me the- space to take up Mr. Smith’s
article, paragraph by paragraph; it would need
several pages. But one or two fallacies stick out
so prominently in Mr. Smith’s letters that they
can be answered within reasonable length.

Mr. Smith says: “To reward the pioneers for
their heroic exertions, Mr. Grenell would unload a
lot of the rich men’s taxes on their farms.”

On the contrary, if I had my way, I would not
tax the pioneer for anything he has done. ' I
would “reward his heroic exertions.” I would ex-
empt his entire wealth from taxation. But about
his land? Wouldn’t 1 tax his land? I Would not
tax his land, as land. I would only tax the value
that society has given to the land. The value the
pioneer has created I would leave untaxed.

I know where the trouble is. I am afraid that
Mr. Smith thinks the pioneer is also entitled to
the values society has created. That is, the value
created by his labor plus the value created by his
neighbors. If that is Mr. Smith’s idea, we think
differently. Site-values are the proper subjects of
taxation; labor "values are not, so long as there
are any sight-values.

However, as a matter of. fact, the sight-value
of an ordinary farm is negligible compared to the
site-value of an ordinary city lot. I know of one
lot 20x75 feet, in Detroit, that brings a rental of
$300005: year; that is, the lot has a market value
of $600,000. Why, Detroit's 50,000 acres average
a value of $10,000 an acre; so that Detroit’s area
is probably worth twice as much as all the land,
in farms, in Michigan:

Site-value taxation, then, would shift taxes
from pioneers, and all other farmers, to the own-
ers of valuable sites in 'the cities.

Mr. Smith says: “Why let these fellows who are
rolling in luxury unload their just taxes on the
backs of the hardest kind of workers who can
hardly supply their families with their absolute

needs?" I also sayfwhy? For does,not Mr. Smith -

knowithat‘ “these fellows who are rolling in lux—

' ury” are the strong upholders of the present sys-
stem oi taxation? They will back Mr. Smith every
timQ against the plan for site-value taxation. For
"f (13116 W ”318% was especially designed by
them and for their benefit

in order that they

  

years I did well one thallium year's the fox
and coyotes would almost clean me out and I was
going to quit but the man of the house said he
wouldn’t think of having then go off the place
for before they came we were losing so much by
hoppers and new we never noticed: them. We .. ,
never had made traps for “the grasshoppers but , ‘.
we had poisoned them and incidentally some of.
my chickens.

We were glad to get the information given to .
another subscriber last week about the supervis‘ '
ors hiring county agents as we presume the same
applies to the hiring of a county nurse and would '
apply to the county engineer. We are getting so
many county things that the county tax will take
our placbs yet. If the booze hadn’t been stopped.
from manufacturing material to keep the insane
asylums filled up we would have been swamped
from that direction now. It is to supply' jobs to i .,
some who think because the free schools of this V’
country gave an education they should not work.
They seem to forget that the same schools are
helping us all to do our own Work, else what good
would they be? It looks like the fellow who has
to make his living off a piece of real estate is .
bound to be great. .Look at Mr. G. R. Kirkpatrick r
howling about the certified price of wheat. Why,
it was done, simply because the working man was
getting such an enormous wage that they were
afraid that the farmers would leave the farms in .
such numbers that some of these same laborers
or their families would go hungry this winter. f
And now shouldn’t the Government keep its word ,,
to the farmers? When they sell their wheat they
will be receiving their last summer’s wages. Now,
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“Most of the gieat fortunes in this country
would be exempted by this scheme,” says Mr.
Smith, who has got the cart before the horse. For
the contrary is the fact. “Swollen fortunes" al-
most invariably arise because or some monopoly.
The exceptions are comparatively few. In the ,
cities it is the ownership of sites. More than half
of the assessed land and improvement value of
Detroit is owned by less than a thousand persons
and estates. A score or two of rich men own 25
per cent. of the value of Detroit. The taxes on
the improvements are shifted to the renters; the
only tax these rich men pay is their income tax
and the present small tax on site-values; they pay
it because it cannot be shifted.

The swollen fortune of the steel trust arises
from two sources: Ownership of mines (land),
and tariff privileges giving it a monopoly. Tax
the site-value of the mine and repeal tariff privi-
leges, and the profits of the steel trust would be
no more than that of any competitive industry.
The Standard Oil Co is Iich not so much thrbugh
owning oil wells but becausa of its pipe lines and
terminals. Make these pipe lines public carriers
and adequately tax the value of the land owned
by the octopus, and kerosene and gasoline would ILL
be cheaper, because of competition, and abnormal "
profits would vanish. Secret rebates and the tariff
on oil helped to give the Standard Oil Co. its
start. It continues its exploitation of the public
through the monopolizing of natural opportuni-
ties outside of its original business. Take away
that privilege and the packers’ trust would die.

These swollen fortunes ought to be taxed into
the public treasury, either by income or inherit-
ance taxes, or both. But the pu lic ought to stop -
giving these fellows special pr 'vil‘eges. They are
monopolists, and it is because of this that they
are able to shift their taxes on consumers. .

Do you hear of the Rockefellers or the Standard: '

Oil Co. shouting f01 sitevalue taxation? Not at all.
They depend upon misinformed farmers to see.
to it that theii privileges are not disturbed or im— '
periled, by any such “foolishness.”
. I am really ashamed of Mr. Smith for one
thing; he .insists upon taxing everything the far-
mer produces. Of course the farmer now pays the
tax on everything he buys; but that does not sat-
isfy Mr. Smith; the farmer must continue to pay
taxes on his machinery, on his fences, on his or- :
chard, on his drains, on his farm stock, on his silo
and barns and house. Not just once, but eve,
year. Yes, Mr. Smith insists on taxing “these me
who are doing the country a great service .-
making its wild land productive,” these farm
who “have to work much harder than the city
borer to make the same wages. "

Truly, the farmer has everything to go.
nothing to lose when taxes are shifted from,
improvements to city lots. —Judson Grenell W“
c7ford, Mich. ,_

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° I have the price surprise of
your life in store for you.
I am smashing prices on
Kalamazoo Stoves Ranges.
l urnaces, Gas Ranges .-:':
4 and Kitchen Kabinets. ‘
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thousands have con cal led for to replace. on their
old towers. other makes of mills], and to replace. at
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Aermotore.m aiing them self- oil-
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cope out dust and
rain. The Splash Oil-
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3qu Your Brooder

If you want to raise more chicks
this your. build 21 Perry Broader
yourself. Hundreds of M. B. F. read-
are are building their own in a few
hours on the Perry Plan out of scrap
umber. Sendm me 81 for full plans,
license and ri ht to build for others in
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isn‘t all.

1311’ t assured yet, if the price is. But 41.
the farmer has every reason to be— 2 _

lieve that Uncle Sam will keep his
word as to the price. ,
Say, Uncle Rube, I agree With you
that farms for the soldiers is all non.—
Sense.
them up and get machinery‘h _Why
don’ t they give them a. month’s extra
pay every month they were in the
government employ, with something
extra for those who saw service on
the battle fields? They “know more
what their individual wishes are. I

. don’t say this because I have an» axe

to grind, as I had no one. from‘ my
own family in the war, but I believe
in justice to all and special privil—
eges to none, which we haven’t as it
is. Even an extra month's pay
wouldn't bring‘a soldier’s pay any-
where near what I saw the foreign—
ers getting here while the boys were
gone. Of course, it would'be a year
or more before they got this pay as
it takes a long time to untie red
tape, but that is just what the boys
need. In that time they would be
settled down to work again and in
most cases would have a place picked
out to invest it. \While if he had it
now, ten chances to one he would
just fritter it away. moo ditS ETET
just fritter it away.——Mr. and Mrs. F.
E. Roberts, Lucas county. .

WELL, HERE THEY ARE; TAKE
YOUR CHOICE

In reply to C. E. B., Midland county,
in asking for the proper time to cut
fence posts. Now, I do not agree with
C. C. Lillie. I have asked a good many
old settlers and they tell me to cut
them in February. As some of the old
settlers have tried it out we should
not doubt their judgment. But do not

set them green if you can avoid it.—»

E. E. Pierson, Muskegon county.
at: it at

I notice C. E. B., of Midland county,
asks when is the best time to cut oak
posts, and Mr. Lillies’ answer to the
same. Now, I have had lots of exper-
ience with oak posts and find that tim.
her out when the sap is going down

any time after August until November 1

will far outlast that out after the'sap
commences to raise. 'The very best
time is to cut in August and let the
tree be without trimming until the
leaves are all dry and all the sap pos-
sible has evaporated. This may be
of benefit to C. E. B,, and perhaps
other readers of the good old M. B. F.
——B. F. Cline, Gratiot County, Mich.
It ‘1 wt

Tell the man inquiring about .the
best time of year to make fence posts
for long service is to make them. at
the time of year when the sap is up
in the timber. Let them season for a
time befoie setting them
ground and he will get from 1,4 to 1-3
than he
would out of winter-made posts when
the sap is down. This information is
based on an experience of 1'5 years on
the farm and in the timber. The same

.. rule will hold good with reference to

sawed dumber. The sap isthe life of
timber. If conserVed will add to its
duration. Timber conservation is one
of the things needed in our country
today.——Rev. J. F. McQuay, White
County, Ill.

* t t

In your issue of Saturday, March

8th, 0. E. B., Midland county, Mich- '

igan,‘ asks information in regard to
the time of year for cutting poets.
Now, August is the month to cut

,them in as the second say is at that

time running. Peel them and in
the springtime Set them. They get
so hard in a short time that if you

How are they going to stock '

in the '

.for the people,-

tkce and not until then. —

one county, Mich.

plating at the Industrial

deer-poet, as some eelHt

And aucther little item that mightiy“.
crime in handy. is a Way to get rid'

Of a Stump without very much 9161". '
‘ tion.
'an inch hole eighteen inches deep

In the fall of the year bore

into the center of the stump, and put
in an ounce of saltpeter, filling. up
with. water and plug the holé up.

In the» spring take out the‘plu‘g, 'put»

in a half gill of kerosene and Set
fire to it. It will burn the'stump ‘out
to its fartherest roots.——-Olyde Cham-
ber-Pin, Genesee county.

RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY WEST
OTISCO FARMERS’ CLUB

1 Resolved: That we'wish to go on
record as opposed to the present man-

» agement of the girls’ home at Adrian. ,

We can only look upon this affair as'a
Shame to womanhood ands. disgrace
to our state. Therefore, be it further

Resolved:
is pretty strong, but it is the way we
feel about it) of the governor of the
state of Michigan and of our repre-

. sentative at Lansing assembled, that

every person connected with that
home at the present time, be remov-
ed, and their placeslbe filled by com-
petent and efficient persons. Be .it
further “

Resolved: That we extend~to the
Grand Rapids Herald our thanks for
the great publicity it has given the
case and especially for the editorial of
Tuesday morning, March 4, entitled
“Somnolence. "

Resolved. That a copy of these res-

olutions be sent to the Beldlng Ban-

ner News and the Grand Rapids Her-
old the MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,
also to Governor Sleeper and our sen-
ator and representative. Signed—«West
Otlsco Farmers’ Club, Gertrude Tut-

‘tle,Sec’.1/,Ionla County, March 6th.

F. o. 1)., OF CLARKSTON STEPS
ON HORNET’S NEST

Sorry to see we have a few “soaks”
left in Michigan yet as for instance,
F. C. D. of Clarkston. We would have
known that he belongs to the p00re1‘
class of farmers without his bother-
ing to tell us so. Well, I’ll kill his
vote April 7th with a great big “NO, "
and my wife will be there with hers
too. -——Ray Barber, Sears ,Mlch.

WHY PRICES ARE HIGH
I would like to say a word or two
to W. A. Yes, I think you have start-
ed something. Of course, everything

is high at present. Some things are
higher than they ought to be. Shoes

,Should be cheaper and a good many

other things. Coffee, for one thing,
should be bought for 15. 05 per lb. and
I also can prove it beyond a doubt
that there has been some coffee man-
ipulators that have been known to
buy up coffee fields after fields, and
let go to waste hundreds of acres in
order to keep the production down,
and hold the price up. This has been
done time and time again. This is the
fruits of one, or two, or
three running food stuff
Let the
government own and op—
erate the coffee plants as.
well as other plants and
the people will get jus-

——S. H. Slagle, Wewford
county. ,

GBANGEENDOBSES IN.
- VESTIGATION

At a recent meeting of
the Silver Lake Grange .
No. 624 at Grand Trav-

the

 

conditions alleged as ex~

hit one with the. back of the axe. u 1 -
will

will ant: like steel. ,On!‘y one arm

That we demand, (-this

JOKER IN CIDER AMENDMENT
Will the carrying -‘of the light wine

.and beer amendment affect the mak»

ing of older and in What Way? I have.

.a large apple orchard and I make" 11.

lot‘ of elder each year which 1 *boil
down into apple Syrup and apple but-
ter. As I understand it it ‘w’i‘li not

interfere only iii the sale of hard cid- 5'" 7 ‘1 -

or or that which contains more than

10 per cent. alcohol. You know that , "T

the liquOr men start all kinds of
stories to gain their point. —'—“Red Ap-.
plc Charley, " Grand Traverse. county.

“It comes as a shock to the farm.‘,~ ‘

ers of Michigan to learn .thrit the

.wets, who.have always shownhuc‘h‘ ‘

tender solicitude for older makers, '
are in fact now trying to restrict the
manufacture ‘and sale of cider 'and to-
require every person who makes or '

sells older, the least bit fermented, to

first take out slicense," says Walter
S. Foster, attorney for the Anti-Saloon
League. ~ “Although nicely covered

”with verbiage a, brief examinationro- .

veals an apparent attempt of the wets-
“get even" with_ the heavy dry far-
mer vote of two years ago.

“After providing that it Shall be
forever lawful to make, sell or give_
away every kind of older, as well as.
beer, ale, wine and porter, the amend? '
ment reads, “The legislature shall
reasonably license the manufacture
of and reasonably license and regu-_
late the sale and keeping for sale of
vinous, malt, brewed or fermented lla
quors." There is no possible mis-

understanding of the effect of these . ,

words. Cider soon by natural process '
becomes a fermented liquor within
the legal meaning. The Michigan'Sut
preme Court long ago laid down the
rule that it need not be intoxicating
to be fermented. Everybody knows '
that cider turns into vinegar by for-
mentation

“The present liquor law framed by

’ the drys, while prohibiting ferment-

ed liquors in general, expressly ex-
empts from its operation “the man-
ufacture of cider from fruit for the
purpose of making vinegar, and non-
intoxicating cider and fruit juice for .
use and sale. " '
“But the proposed amendment says
the legislature shall license the man.-
ufacture of and license and regulate
the sale of fermented liquors. Hence '
every person who makes cider in the
least ferment-ed, and especially if ex-
tensive fermentation is permitted for
vinegar purposes, even for home” use,
must obtain a license and probably
give a.bond, for a bond is a customary
prerequisite to the issuance of all li-
Quor licenses. Sales could only be

- made under such conditions and lim-

itations as the legislature may im-
pose under its plain duty to regulate °
the sale and keeping for sale.

 


s L with

LL to Lemuel them to put.

s; toi- the same its

answer through '

p L LL muss Faustino. -‘-AL.
5; omanmg. Mich

L“ This inquiry does not state whether ,

desires to connect with a rural
one or with the village exchange I
Link there is a difference in the reg-
niation but in either case they can
not discriminate against him. _ He
must be served upon the same terms
‘es ether applicants. If he is making
application for use of a rural line he
g: may be up against the proposition
“that the Wire is already loaded ’to ca-
*pacity. The State Railroad Commis-
sion seems to have jurisdiction in

such cases. ~W. E. Brown, legal 6d“-
”or;

________,._______.
AN OAT SPROUTER-

_ Can you tell me how to make
oat sprouter?—Subscriber.

L Use four two by fours as a frame
for holding the trays one placed above
the other and held in a positiOn by
L cleats nailed to the upright two by
L fours- The trays‘L should be about four
L, inches apart. They may be made of
.wood- using one inch, stuff for the
sides and lath .placed about one-
elghth of ’an inch apart for the bot-
tom. Make the trays about two inches
deep and in calculating the amount
bf space necessary for the flock anew
one'squaro inch per day for each
Third. The; time it takes to sprout the
cats will'depend upon the tempera-
ture of the room. Previous to placing

I

an

L V .the oats in trays allow same to soak

L . for at least 36 hours. Then spread ‘.\in
a layer about one inch deep on the
trays and sprinkle thereafter every
'day with warm water until the trays
‘are dripping Wet.L—-M. E. Dickson,
y Ass’t. Professor of Poultry Husband

LOST NOTE
If}. man deposits a note in a bank
for safe keeping and said note be-
, . cdmes lost and the payee comes with
p. the money to pay” said note and it can
nor, be found, can they collect before

L the note is produced? WOuld a receipt

against a note clear it? Is not the
’bank responsible to the bearer of said
note until they produce the same?—
p'G. F. W, Harlan, Mich .
C. L. 1915, Sec. 12543, provides that
a judgment may be‘grecovered upon, a
prOperly proven but lost note.L'L‘Sec.
”12254.4 provides that before i the judg-
' ment .is taken arbond shall be given
to the advbrse party in «double the
amount of the note, conditioned as
stated in that section. A receipt giv-

, en by the owner. of the note that it ,

had been paid would be good against
'L the note unless it had been sold to

~an innocent purchaser before it was,

,_ due. The letter does not give suflicieut
" information upon which to base an

L 'opinion of the liability of the bank —-—‘

' .W. E. Brown, legal editor.

Is SILO AGREEMENT, VALID}?

_, I would like a little advice in re-
' Ligards to a silo. If a‘ man orders a silo
thrbugh an agent and signs his name

L to the order and is not satisfied with
?the silo and cancels his order before

he gets Word that the company 8.6-»

cents his order or before the silo is
ill

ed; is be obliged to take the silo‘2L;

been. taking your paper the
,_ , years. It is the best yet
hankipg u in advance for an early
Lip , Kicnit... - p .

I want to know it there is a law re-

L - gaming the making or brooms. I live
. on ‘a- farm -and manufacture hand-

DBAIN TAXES .,
L I would like to .aLsk a question thru '
the. Busrnnss Faustino, whether the
towns-hip treasurer Would have to

take the ditch orders on the ditch tax
- or not? The ditch orders were

not
enough to pay the ditch tax, but he
refused to take them. As he makes
his returns abOut the first of March
and the orders will be all due the 15th
LL01 Man, but he refused because they

were not due by the first of March.———~
,~ F. 3-, Chesaning.
_ LThe statute provides that Drain or-

ders shall be accepted for taxes as ’
follows: Sec. 4,923. The drain or
dare for each. particular drain shall

be received for drain taxes for bene-

them over
Am I

made brooms and retail
the country as a side issue.

violating any law?——J. F. 5., Cape-

mish, Mich. v

I do not know of any regulation
concerning the sale of brooms made
from the products of one's own farm.
It is possible that the inquiry would
have in mind the hawkers’ and ped-
dlers’ license law but it would hard-
ly seem probable from the brief state-
ment that the inquirer violates the
law by manufacturing and selling

brooms from his own crops—W .E.

Brown, legal editor.

AND 0. I. C.’S
that Chester

CHESTER \VHITES

' They originated in Chester

L . . L L L that can Lb claimed or the O. I
_ Loan I'L mnnn sum. espouse ‘6

that they are an improved stijain “

Chester Whites. We have 3. Cheats

White breed of hugs for many years:
county, .'
Pennsylvania, and were the results or
crossing the large English Yorkshire
with other breeds. They were quite a,

large, coarse hog, and Mr. Seth ‘TOdd‘

of Wakeman, Ohio, improved the
breed by crossing them with another
hog of more early maturing qualities '
and for yem‘s his strain was known as i
Todd's Improved Chester White. Then.
L. B. Silver & Company simply by 39-1'
lection from the Todd strain brought

out the O. I. C.’s. He took Todd’s hogs L

as a foundation. Many think he didn’t
improve on Todd’s hogs.

L. B. Silver tried to originate a
new breed and had a new record as-
sociation for O. I. C.’s formed. Mr.

(Continued on following page).

 

 

 

Have You Seen the New

“We have been told

Established 1852

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Built to Meet the Needs of Rare] Service and
Proved On the Country Roads of America

HE three New Studebaker Cars are
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To make sure of their ability to deliver
continuous service under. all conditions,

‘ .. Original ears of each new model were given

. p a 10 ,OQD mile endurance test on the worst
‘ ‘- country roads of Arnerlca. Thousands of cars,
~‘- LLJjLLri in OWEN" hands have since convincingly,

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F. 0. B. Detroit

 

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F..0 B. Detroit

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F. 0. B. Detroit

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The name Studebaker 13 your assurance
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There is a big demand for the GRANT Six from business farmers all

over the country. A generous proportion of our sales for the past four years

has been to owners of farms.

We have tried to analyze the reason.

It is easily determined that price alone has nothing to do with" this
preference. Even during war times, when high prices obtained, a steady
stream of business from rural districts poured into the Grant factory.

Nor is it traceable to our distribution for we are equally well repre-
sented in the big cities where the sales are constantly growing.

Inquiry amongst hundreds of purchasers as to the cause of this prefer-

ence for the GRANT SIX shows some

——based on common sense.

perfectly natural and obvious reasons

First, they say the GRANT Six is neither too large nor too small. It

has speed. It operates smoothly.

It rides easily.

It is comfortable. stylish

and well finished, and its mechanism is simple, accessible and easily cared

for by anybody.

Again, operating cost is low. There is plenty of gasoline to behad,
but when one can do better than 20 miles to the gallon in comfort, why be
content with 7 to l0 miles? GRANT SIX owners average 900 miles to the
gallon of oil. At present prices that means a big advantage. And GRANT
SIX owners average 7,000 miles to the set of tires. And the GRANT SiX
is built to stand hard service. _ These same facts are certain to lead you to

choose the GRANT Six.

Select from these 5 body styles

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Weather Sedan $1645, Demountable Sedan $1400.
All prices F. 0. B. Cleveland.

GRANT Trucks

Grant Trucks give you more for your money than any other trucks

made.

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Write for it and name of nearest dealer.

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(Continued from preceding page).
Todd allowed his improved strain to
be recorded in the American Chester
White Association. At first these
strains were kept separate and the O.
I. C.’s would not recognize the Amer—
ican Chester White's but finally that
has all been overcome and now either
record association will accept for reg-
istration either of these strains of
this famous breed—Golan 0. Lillie.

VENTILATING THE BARN
I would like to get a little informa-

 

- tion. My barn, 36x60 feet, stands east'

376 west. The north side is all under
ground. The west end is under ground
fits the windows, three double win-
., The south side is out of ground
"two doors and four double win-
dow; The east side is out of ground

with two double windows and two
doors. Horses and cattle all on the
south side of barn facing to north;
four horses and 11 head of cattle. The
north side of basement is empty. The
dampness all settles toward the north-
east corner. Would like to' know the
best way for ventillation.—R. A. R.

Ventilatiou is simply another name
for circulation of air.
culates freely you have ventilation.
This is one of the old style of pioneer
”bank” barns. The pioneers built
them in the side of a‘ hill in this way
for two reasons: They could drive into
the storage part of the barn readily
from the upper portion of the hill, and
being banked into the hill the base-
ment was very warm. But this sort of
barn has tWo serious-faults as intimat-
ed -by F. A. R. This sort'o-f a basement

Where air cir— /

will {drawiai‘fths

 

basement fairly dry.

the windows. If'the window-sashes are
so hung that, they balance in the cen-
ter of the sash and canbe tipped in
from the top we can get air into the
basement without having a direct
draft on the animals. This way or
ventilating, however, it it- in~ done

because if the weather turns cold the
stable is liable to get too cold. What
we want is to maintain the atmos-
phere as evenly as possible and yet
have a good circulation of air, but if
a man will attend to the windows
carefully he can get along pretty well.

01 course, the best way to ventilate
this barn, and all barns for that mat-
ter, is by the “King? system of ven-
tilation. In a barn of this sort it

. would cost considerable in both labor

and money to properly install 'it. It is
always best to install the “King” sys-
tem when one is building the barn but
it can be done in this barn. Galvanized

ject into the barn up at the ceiling
and extend down on the outside to
within a foot of the ground. This al-
lows air to’enter from the outside and
prevents the warm air on the inside
from getting out. Then you must con-
struct a ventilating shaft or chimney
on the inside of the barn which ex-
tends up through the, basement and
the storage part of the barn, through
the roof, and up above the peak of the
barn. The fact is the taller it is, like a
chimney, the better it will draw. This
is double boarded and madetight with
an,opening at the floor of the base-
ment. Now fresh pure air . comes
through the intakes near the ceiling
and the impure, cold air of the stable
enters the ventilating shaft near the
floor, thus creating a circulation of
air by drawing the pure air in and
forcing out the impure air of the sta-
bles—Colon 0. Lillie.

 

 

 

OT WITHSTANDIN’ that we ex-
N pected somethin’ great from our
1919
what promises were made before elec-

legislatur’——you know
tion last fall—an’ not withstandin’.
the fact that that most august body of
men is still a, grindin’ an’ wranglin’
an' drawin’ pay, nothin’ of any great
an’ wonderful importanCe has been
accomplished an' s’far as I c’n see the
tellers down at Lansin' might bout as
well be home ’tendin’ baby or doin'
somethin’ similar, that would be of
real benefit to humanity.

Gosh! Seems to me sometimes jest
as though it was a waste of good an'
valuable time, not to mention money,
to send. a lot of tellers to Lansin' ev-
ery two years jest to squabble an’ jaw
around an’ make a lot of expensean'
foolish laws that nobody ever hears
of an’ cares a darn site less about.
One man, who prob’ly has been stung
on a cheap mail order furnace, wants
a law to regulate hot air in furnaces
(better reg’elate an' cut down on a
considerable amount of that stuff
right in the legislation, that might
help some). Another teller would
have a law to make garage men do
straight business an’ charge reason-
able prices for it. (Jest as the such a
thing could be did) an’ so it goes—
some dum' nosensesiCal ful-de-rol-all
requirin' inspectors of one kind or.
another, who never accomplish any-
thing ceptin’ to draw pay an’ Vote
for the teller Or party “that apointa ’em
r—why we’ve gotmore inspectoranow
,than'a red-headed girl has {reckles—

 

inore’n we know what to;.,do ma.

. water that ’ ms. .
through the-high smarts! and keep the

You can always ventilate a barn by.

right demands considerable amnfl-m_

iron intakes can be installed that pro- -

a darn site more’n'we knead, iu' '

 
  
 

_, they ,
,Iun'e inside[nor.fflk'kern,they,,caii_it

sou), oil ‘mspectows. (they. also bore

into a. barrel" an’ if they ,x. all meet .

anysnmg mm- toastin’ nanny may.

call it More why we'aomoumes;
git, misuse an' alumina Mr

inspectors or

‘ weights an’, meanness, (they age ironed ,
an' seal the weights 1m" measures an’. « ,-
$91,.st sweetness for use“;

um: so things").

in“ of ’em). Why you meet- inspectors
everywhm an” in every disguise all
drawin’ good-pay an’ lookin' for me
continuatiOn of“ Jobs diurin' this
life or sometimes into the life to
, come. . '

So I_ think it’s Jest about.” well if
our legislatur' goes a little slow in
makin' laws that will put any more
inspectors at large—better git rid of
some we’ve got first an' if there’s
nothin' much pressin' I’d suggest
that the bunch adjourn an' go home
where their eflforts would be appre-
ciated. . ,

Jest see the amount of hot air that
has ”been put in circulation regardin'
"a tax on dogs." Gosh! if it was a tax
on people it wouldn’t take 20 minutes
to fix the business—but you see dogs
don’t have to pay the tax so it's a
good deal different—but at that, seems
to me, a nice way to regulate the dog
business would be an’ this is the sug-
gestion or a friend of mine, Mr. Roy
Dowding, of this county, who has lost
sheep an' dollars by dogs—well Roy
says, "Why not let, [or make would-be
dog owners put up a bond for their
dogs‘ good behaviour?" an' when you
Come to think about, it, that’s not 'a
bad idea—then if the dog did" any
damage the bond would cover it, an'
if a man couldn’t give the bond—well
there wouldn’t be so many sheep-
killin’ dogs would there?

. Oh, well, some way I’m always kind
'a glad when the legislatnr’ sits thru
an’ goes home, cause ”th1. their
down there at Lansin'
home influences an’ sheriffs an’ such,
that knows 'em, we never can' tell-
what they’re agoin' to do an’, anyway
they pass a. lot of darn fool laws an'
before we can hardly git ’em read
'over an’ know what they be, the su-
preme court has’ declared ’em all un-
constitutional an’ by gosh! we’re
back where' we ,was an' feel safe once
more. But jest the some it's kind a
twin’ to the nerves an’ so I say, If
we’ve got to have such things as log-
islatur's let’s make it a death penal-
ty fir 'em to meet oftener’n once in
ten or twenty years an' then/for only
one month at least.

Let ’em do their visitin' an’ politi-
cal quarrelin’ at home an’ at their
own expense an’ give the overtaxed,
care burdened farmers an’ other tax
payers a~ rest—Uncle Rube.

 

I am enclosing checkior five dollars
for 10 years’ renewal to Michigan Busi-
‘ness Farming. I sure don't want to miss
any copies. It is the first pager that we
-. ever had that really worke for the
farmers" interests—Chas. Hunt, Hills-
dale eounty.~

Your M. B. F.

should arrive on or
before Saturday——
does it? ’ - ’

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All Grain Markets and Fur-
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The day M. B. F. went tO-press

last week the grain markets dis-
played unusual activity and advanc-
ed several cents a bushel. Since
then there have been further ad-
vances and, Monday’s market saw
corn 6 cents higher; cats 1 cent
higher and rye, 4 cents higher. A
large number of causes contributed
to the strength of these markets.
The talk on grains for several weeks
has been mostly bearish. Lack of
export demand, more or less free
selling by farmers and business un—
the markets
rather well supplied and buying has
been without definite purpose and
largely confined to immediate needs.
During the last fortnight, however,
new information has come from
across'the seas showing beyond a
doubt that America’s grains are bad-
ly needed in European countries.
The decision of the Allies to permit
foodstuffs to enter Germany and a
better understanding of the econom-
ic policies, between the United
States and those nations desiring our
food products have opened up new
‘export channels and trade is brisk.
The decision also to employ Ger-
man ships in the transportation of
our foodstuffs will be a big factor in'
speeding up the movement and clear-
ing up our congested ports.

 

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No. 2 Mixed 2.33 2.28 2.33

 

 

 

 

 

Wheat for the first time in many

' weeks showed considerable activity

and advanced 5 cents a bushel,
bringing the present price about 9
cents a bushel over the government’s
basic price. ~Once again those who
have been crying over the imagined
loss to be sustained by the govern-
ment as a result of its wheat price-

fixing policy, will have to revise
their opinions. -
Corn is particularly active. Bad

roads, the disinclination of farmerrs
to sell, and the constant upward
trend of the hog market have result-
ed in short supplies and put buyers
on the anxious seat. The' Argentine

' Causes Activity 1i! ,

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, Dmndil—Iny market good;
musical on Icon-e. A.“ m
and Muller. Eggs and poultry active.

   
   
     
 

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higher and active. Bot-cones natty. Butter firm
DHIOAGHM hey mot-bet, firm. Onions weaker. All mine in Iron Co- .3

NEW YORK—Apples lower, export dam-nu drops ofl. am. am, oxport'
'1 demand increasing. Potatoes weak, but prices hold firm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE Dds-it CH“.- Now York
C. I”. 0.15 1.35 7.50
[the 0.00 0.50 7.00
1m Kid-on io.2_s .1150 11.50

The bean market is by far the

The Detroit market
is back to $7 per cwt. and there is
little .or no trading. The trend of all
other markets is decidedly bullfih
just now, however, and if the ex-
port demand now in evidence contin-
ues it is believed that beans will react
to The better feeling and buying will
again become brisk. We note from
letters receivedfrom subscribers that
they are very much concerned over
the future, or the bean market. We can
not blame them the least bit. There is
nothing in the present market deal
to give bean holders the slightest en-
couragement. Notwithstanding this,
however, We honestly believe that
there is going to be a change for the
better in the bean market and we can
not conscientiously advise our read-
ers to sell a single bushel at the pric-
es now being offered by the elevators.
I am absolutely convinced that Eur-
ope will need these beans and that the
present export demand for all non-per-
ishable food stuffs will clear up the
terminal markets to such an extent
that boyers will again be in the field.

- If farmers persistently refuse to sell

on a declining market, there comes a
time when supplies get short and
prices advance. I have the same faith

‘in the bean market today as I have

had for several months. Nothing has
yet transpired to shake that faith. In
faith, recent events have strengthen-
ed and with nearly seven months,
over a half a year, yet before another

vcrop we expect to see $8 being paid

for the balance of the 1918 crop held
in the farmers’ hands.

  

 

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. Choice mod Round White
No 2m... , 1.7a 1.2 M“ l vim-mm 3qu
1a.: as... 1.60 1.58 1.71 .
No.4!“ 1.57 [50 1.25 , Detroit ‘ 1.70 cwt. 1.60 cwt.
, Chicago 1.75 .70
. . change 2.5 2.15 .
bogy has quietly faded out of sight NowYork 2.03. 2.00
and those who have been boasting ””h'“ ”9 ”5

that they would buy Argentine grain
at? prices way under domestic prices
and still looking for their “ships to
come in.” Corn is now quoted on
most of the important markets at
the highest prices of the season.
Oats are not in abundant supply.
Farmers are holding for better pric-
es and demand has improved. Near-
ly every advance in corn is accom-
panied by a smaller advance in oats

 

 

 

 

m - mi tuna“: 1‘ 4 x ~ ‘
Standard o! 04 1-2 .13 L:
In. am a 3-2 63 .72 i
N..41mu as 1.2 .51 .71

 

and the future of this grain market
will depend .to a considerable extent
upon the future of the corn market.

Rye is again very active and has
advanced ten cents a bushel in the
last four weeks. Gerrmany is buy-

V -_ {ing rye freely and every week large

quamttties. are shipped from our

. ports. We believe the recent advan-

ces in- rye changes the situation a1-

i,;.toget‘her..iand we would not, be‘ sur-
" prised i0"¥~iseethis grain steadily ad-

vance Minnow on. .

   
     
 

 

A comparison of this year's potato

 

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situation with last year’s discloses
many points of both interest and val-
ue to our readers. You all recall that
the 1917 crop of potatoes was the larg-
est on record. The grading difficulty
and extreme weather interfered with
the free movement of the crop, so that
by the middle of March much less than
half of the crop had been moved to
market. Despite that fact, however,
the markets held fairly firm. On Mar.
2nd, they were quoted at almost exact-
ly the same prices as on March ist of
the present year. But shortly thereaf-
ter there camea slump. One year ago
today the Detroit market quoted $1.45.
Today’s market is $1.70. Last year’s
prices held fairly firm at $1.45 from
March 22nd to about May 5th when
there came another slump to $1.20 per
cwt., which was the lowest point reach-
ed by the Detroit market. This price
was maintained until about the mid-
dle of June when prices began to ad-
vance and the old potato deal finished
strong about July 6th at $1.80.

This year’s crop is reported 50,000,-
000 to 75,000,000 bushels less than the
1917 crop, and 50 per cent. more pota-
toes have gone to market this year
than during the same period a year

ago. Shipments for nearly all of
March have been heavy, averaging
better than 500 cars a day. Despite

this fact the market. has held firm,
even advancing at some points. There
is approximately three months left in
which to. move the balance of the
crop. The southern potato acreage has
been out nearly in two. New potatoes
will not be plentiful. Bermudas which
a month ago were quoted at $10 a
barrel are quoted today at $11.50. A
year ago the weather was too cold for
growers living in the vicinity of cit-
ies to dispose of their stock which
came in competition with the foreign
stock in the first warm spring months.
The situation this year is entirely
different. Supplies in the hands of
growers living near the large cities
are practically exhausted and very
soon cities like Detroit which have
been supplied nearly all winter long
with home-grown receipts, must turn
to imported stock.

The potato situation is anything
but discouraging, as we view it. The
writer is still holding 600 bushels of
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i THE WEATHER
As forecasted by W. T. Foster

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"WASHINGTON, D. 0., March 22,
Nil—Last Bulletin gave forecasts of
warm wave to cross continent March
24 to 28, storm wave 85 to 29. cool
wave 26 to 90. twa weeks cen-
tering on March 26 will be
'than usual, rapidly
weather conditions, rticuhrly in
the cotton states. R as that, earlier
in the year, Were heavy in southeast-
ern states will progress toward the
earthwest and not be so heavy.
' Next warn waves, will reachx‘van-
waver hoary g (:11 28 and Aprilhl
and temp] ,IereSgwlll rise cash the
‘ ‘Paoifie slope. The-y we: cross crest

 

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FOR THE WEEK

for MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING

of Rockies by close of 29 and April 2, ‘ .
plains sections 30 and April 3, merid-
ian 90, great lakes, middle Gulf states
and Ohio-Tennessee valleys 31 and
April 4, eastern sections April 1 and
5, reaching vicinity of Newfoundland
about April 2 and .6. Storm waves
will follow about one day behind¢
warm waves and cool waves one day
behind storm waves. .
' This storm period will develop
above average energy, particularly '

storm crossing continent April 2 1
to 6, and temperatures will continue I
to average higher than usual till 31- '
ter the last storm has passed your vi- ,
cinity A great fall in temperature is
ex ected at close of this storm per-
io and some increase in rains near 2
latitude 40. A very severe cold wave ,
is expected to carry frosts far south-
ward April 12 and temperatures will
go from extremely 'high near A ril 4
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inite conclusions as to the M13119 8"-
the potato market. 1 ;
porting holdings in their arm
neighbors' hands and comparing With
holdings a year ago. _

A subscriber asks if it is still no?
pulsory to grade potatoes under the
regulations of the Food Administii-
tion. No it is not. Farmers and dell-f
ers both may ship potatoes of any
size they desire. They take a chance,
however, especially if the market
should decline, of having the ship- _
ment refused at the other end. If the
shipper knows the party with whom .
he is dealing he should advise the .
quality and grade of his product and “
then he will have no difficulty of dis— :
posing of his shipment. We would
strongly advise against shipping any
stock that has not been graded that
an inch and three-quarter round mesh .
screen. At this stage of the game the ' '
market is in no condition to take care ‘
of a lot of off-grade stock. Nothing
but the best is wanted. Keep the
market in good condition' by feeding
the small potatoes to the stock.

As explained elsewhere 8. bill has
been introduced into the legislature
to provide for a state potato grading
law. The bill in its present form has
defects. It is minus teeth. A law with- . '
out provisions to force compliance is
valueless. We ask our readers to ex-
amine this bill carefully and tell us
what they think of it. Action will

       
   
  
 
  
  
    
  
 
  
 
  
  
   
    
   
    
  
  
   
   
   
   
 
 
  
      
 
  
     
    
   
     
   
   
  
    
  
   
   
  
   
   
  
   
    
 
  
   
    
  
   
   
 
  
  
  
   
 
    
      
   
 
 
   
   

undoubtedly be taken on the measure
the first of the week, so if you’Ve got
any opinions on the
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M k b No. I Standard No. 2
or ' Timothy Timothy “and"
Detroit 27 50 28 00 26 50 27 00 25 50 20 00
Chicago 29 00 3| 00 28 00 29 00 27 00 29 0.
Cincinnati 29 50 30 50x29 00 29 50 50 29 0.
Pittsburgh 30 00 30 50129 00 30 00 50 28
NewYork 35 00 35 00133 00 34 00 31 00 32 00
lick-and ’
No. i No. 1 No. 1
Huh“ Light Mixed Clover Mixed Clovor
Doll-oil 26 50 27 '00 25 50 28 00 25 50 20'”
Chicago 2900 31002500 27002300 24.
Cilcinuoh' 26 50 27 50 25 50 20 0023 00 14 ‘
writtobluh 28 00 29002850 29 ”23” 20.
Now‘ York 31 00 33 00 27 00 28 00 24 00 25 'U.
Richmond

 

The hay markets were strong for
the week ending March 15th, and ozf-
ferings were light. The demand is
quite active in comparison at least
with the supply and values are strong
in the East and strong and higher in
the West. Country road conditions V»
are very-bad and this is retarding the~
movement of hay to shipping points.
The railroads are refusing cars for
hay shipments on account of an order
to mobilize them for grain. This tD-f
gather with another attack of embar-
goitis has reduced the supply of hay
at market points. The quality of the
hay arriving is rapidly growing poor-
er which indicates that the crop is
cleaning up. Reports also indicate
that the country supply is below nor-
mal, although it is safe to say that
as pas-turage comes on and the time
for the new crop approaches, hay will
appear from sections that at presmt
appear barren of it.—Hay Trade Jaw-
not.

   
 
  
  

  

The pea market seems to be quitellg
sympathy with the bean market . '
the future of the market is a con
drum. New York prices are quoted
follows: Scotch $7.60to 87.75:; ’
eyes, $5.26 to $5.75Lsplits, yam

to $6.50.
Onions
The onion market WOW ..
week and has not yet now:
former strength. Thus m

   

 
  
   
   
  
 

 
 

  

 
 

  
   
    
  
 
 

  

 
 
  
 


   
 
 
   

 
  
  
 

  

 

lessness surges through us, and We long to
be. but of doors. We cannot blame children then

“for having this same wanderlust feeling, and it is;

than that the mother’ s influence should be brought

.jtotbear most strongly to keep the children in

school. For while they} may be a great. help now
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..every man is worth the same from “the neck
: down,” and it is only the boy or man who knows
'how to plan, how to figure, who is worth more

than the average man. How many men now who

regret having left school When young boys. They

can plant a field and‘prepare the soil, but when
it comes to telling just how many pounds to the
acre; in fact being the business farmer, they find

.that their mathematics are lacking and they re-
school ’

gret not having completed their
course.

Most of the boys in this recent draft who be-
came officers were men who had completed the
high school course, in fact, I doubt if any com—
missioned ofi‘icer were not a graduate of a high
school, and) while many men have been self-made,
and never had a college education, most of them

high

at least completed their high school course, for.

they must have the foundation upon which to
build, and it is the mothers of the land, anxious

for the future of their sons, who are going to in?

sist that this training be completed. The men who
do the menial tasks, the road work in our big
cities, the coal shovelling, etc, are the men who
never have had any education, and the men who
use their brains as well as their hands are the
men who succeed.

 

ANOTHER NEW FEATURE FOR OUR PAGE

OMEN, as a class are, by their very na-
tures, more given to romance and poetry

than men, and therefore, a story, told in '

rhyme, is always appreciated by them. And if
that story in rhyme contains a truth about pres-
ent day needs, all the better, for a bit of po-
etry will fasten
itself in our
memory, there to
linger; long after
the editorial has
b e e n forgotten.
And so we feel
that we are 'for-
tunate indeed to
secure an honest-
to-ggpdness farm
woman who is
also a poet, to
contributea heart
poem from time
to time for our page.

 

Mrs. Ray Dillenbeck, be-
fore her marriage taught in the rural schools,
and now although she has her garden, her chick-
ens and her housework, still finds time to write
about those things which are uppermost in the
hearts and minds of the progressive woman ,of

today. And we feel that we are indeed fortu-
nate in securing her services as she is well quali-

fied 'to write of those things which tend to up-
lift as well as educate.

This week she has contributed the little poem

-“Artemus, ” on this page, which we are sure will

be appreciated by all. Formerly in our great
battles, next to the men and guns stood the
horse, but in this war of all wars, the dogs
played their part just as gallantly as the horses
and the faithful farm dogs will always hold a
little higher place in our thoughts now that we
know to what an extent their intelligence can be
made use of when necessity; demands.

PAPER HANGING AND DECORATING

ITH THE first hint of spring, the
maker begins to plan for the spring__house-
cleaning. With this comes the problem of
decorating and paper hanging. Decorators and pa
per hangers from the towns are not only expens-
ive, because they charge up their time from the
moment they leave their homes'or shops until
they return, but they are hard to get as they pre-
fer to work where they can get their supplies eas-

ily from the shops and where, when the day’s,
, , Work is ended, they are near their homes. There-
, fore, more and more we find the women of the
‘1 farm, adapting herself to the role of decorator -
. "and paper hanger. .

 

 

ITH THE first hint of spring in the air we "
feel a will- -0 ’-the-Wisp call-—‘-a feeling of rest. '

home. .

In order that you may be fully advised of the ,
best methods to be employed, we have seouroid as ’
Mr. Thee. Harding, »
who for thirty-tWo- years, folloWed this trade; MR-

a contributor for our page,

is therefore well able to treat the subject from

every angle. In addition to the articles which Will

follow from week to week, he will also ansWer
any questions sent him in care of the Woman’s
Department of MICHIGAN BusINEBs FARMING.

Wall paper has advanced in price until it is al-
most prohibitive. From the standpoint of health,
it is unsanitary because, being porous, it absorbs
odors, and if there is sickness in the house, germs
find a lodging place beneath its folds. Then there
is the question of paste, which is made of wheat
flour and water. You all know that only enough
can be made at one time for immediate use, in the
summer time, as, if it is left over night, it will
sour. And yet we think nothing of smearing it all
over our walls and letting it dry.

Some people expect wall paper to stay on the
walls a good many years, and if it so happens that
it sticks, they feel justified in cleaning it, when it
becomes smoky and dirty, with some of the pat-
ent cleaners. Some of them will do the Work very
nicely, and some will leave the walls very faded
when the dirt has been removed. I have had a
~number of people tell me that they must use pa-
per as the walls were cracked and the paper serv-
ed to help hide these cracks, but it the paper is
put on over a crack, in time the crack is bound to
widen and then the paper cracks. The only proper
way to treat a crack is to remove all loose plas-

 

 

ARTEMUS '

NLY a Red Cross dog, you say——
Our, bold, brave Artemus;
Many a pal he’s saved in a day

With little ado or fuss.

Little he cared for the hissing ball,

Or shriek of the savage guns—-
Many a comrade he’s saved from the hell
, Of a prison camp and the Huns.

Little he asked of this worldly goods

Merely his board and keep.

Out unth the men in the solitudes

He was never afraid to leap—-

Into the very jaws of death, -

Obeylng at every call.

Artemus, true to his dying breath

Though wounded by shell and ball.
He wasn’t so handsome, who cared for his

looks?

He labored from sun to sun. .

His name may never be found in books;
still——

After the race is run,

If God notes even the sparrow’s fall

0n the day that Jesus comes,

I’d rather be classed as that dog, that’s all

Than the leader of Turks and Huns.

——MRs. RAY DILnENBACK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ter and fill these cracks with fresh plaster before
beginning to paper. In the end, papering is bound
to be expensive because all of it will fade in time,
and then it is'a case of tearing it off and replac-
ing it with new, even if we do not try to keep up
with changing styles in papers, which if we are
to attempt would mean redecorating every year.

Next week I shall take up the question of sani-
tary coating for walls, which is especially desira-
ble for kitchens,'and by some is favored for the

. entire house.

SEEN IN CITY SHoPs'

NE of the sensible new styles for this spring

is that of the colored underwear. True,

we’ve had pink corset covers and camisoles
for some time, but how many times have we fairly
blushed to .see a dark blue Georgette waist over 1.
white underwear so thin that it seemed to us that
there might as well have been none.- But this
spring, if milady would be in style, when she
wears a dark blue Georgette Or other thin blouse
with her suit, she will wear a silk underwaist of
the same shade. They even show‘whole red under-
suits to wear with the cherry red waists and it

is such a sensible style that we prophesy for it a '

good following.

The suits for spring are fashioned with pretty
little vests the coat being left open to show this
expense of contrasting color. And the military
cape, made over an underJacket or' vest is to be

more pepular than ever. It recommends-itself for» ._ g
,sumr‘ner Wear because it’ does not crush the thin
3 "dresses us does the coatwith sleeves.

~the application of thosedepends upon one’s self;
. and each one must work their

, sues, and the general term protein is used fer

   

 
  

 

will be able to help her .4. 7 . . . ,~ .. ,.
. Nothing in the-Way’iof a- color for woodwork
looks better than a- deep cream, made, in my
case, by buying one quart of renew and adding
one quart of White, making enough for two or
more coats, depending on size of -room. Clean
woodwork well, make the first coat rather thin,
add xturpentine’e to make it dry Quickly Lean
until thoroughly dry before painting again...
Putty up all nail and other holes before the first
coat.

Get a light tan oat meal paper or if too ex-
pensive, a cheaper paper in two tones of fan, ,
with some pink, in it, a border to match.

Get the c’retonne' curtains if you can but plain -
white scrim does very well. Get a color var-
nish in green or dark red and go over your old
rocking chairs or varnish all in golden. if you
prefer. Your room will 'not look dingy for
some time. Do not, be discouraged if you can-
not accomplish all you wish if you have little
children for company make them a, pleasant
home with the best food you can cook and some-
time you will be rewarded for all these years so
lacking as you think in beauty.

Plaster board makes a good Way to fill places -
too large for pulp plaster It can be sawed to .
flt.—-00unty Housewife.

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lessons ~ IN HOME COOKING

(Conducted by Miss Elizabeth Matheson, ,‘of the val-
ley City Milling _Co.)

THERE IS an old saying that, “We dig our

 

 

 

 

graves with our teeth, " and probably that is

true to a larger extent than most of us be-
lieve. It is true too, that we hear so much noW-a-
days about “balanced rations,” and “scientific
feeding” the average woman is almost frightened
when she considers her responsibility in provid-
ing the food for her family; and as she scans all
these “balanced menus” she realizes how impos-
sible it is for her to do all the work necessary for
the preparation of those meals.

There are tWO things I believe in” “eating to
live” and eating correctly; and if through this col-
umn I can give you any help on eating correctly, I
shall be happy indeed.

First of all, begin to think that it is a simple
thing for you to do. Whether or not you can make
your family think so, depends upon their co-op—
oration: and while ideas in plenty can be given, K

own salvation.
What one eats is a pretty-personal question, but
certainly it depends upon the woman' to educate ‘
their families in this line. \ Some of the grown
people may have fixed ideas, but thechildren cer-'
tainly can be easily taught. , ,

In order to eat correctly, one must know twor
things—the composition of the body and the com-
position of the food. Foods are of value to us only
as they fill a need of the body. _ -

I. We need food to supply energy, or heat, we
need food for building tissue; and we need food to
regulate the bodily processes. ‘

When one considers that in one day’s work the
heart alone expends energy sufi‘icient to lift the
average man twenty-five hundred feet-in the air,
we can see that we need a great deal of energy-
producing food. These energy-producing foods are
usually grouped under the one term carbohy-
drates, which is simply another word for starches »
and sugars. Most of the starch will be received
from grains, vegetables and potatoes; the sugars
from sweet fruits and vegetables. Fat 18‘ a source
01: concentrated energy and will be found in meat,
cream, cheese, nuts, etc.

II. We need food for building up the bodily tis- .

these foods. Children need, more of these foods
than grown people for“ heat must furnish material
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_ day; Or even of two days, "
on. unit; she can very easily provide ’

we elements in the meals, and

h‘Iar lees labor than and may‘.3i.:".

think possible

Just to show how simple a thtng a;

well balanced meal can be, here are a
(aw—*- ‘ ,

J. Eggs bread. and butter, 3. fruit or
vegetable ‘, '

’32. Bread and cheéhe, onions.

Baked beans. bro'Wn bread and '

I apple sauce.

4 A cream soup, brhad and butter,
a succulent vegetable or fruit.

Miss Cooper OI the Battle Creek

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' Cut in 5 sizes: 6. 8, 10

 

2; Bone Lionmers—e-Milk cereals,
vegetables.

8. Blood formers—-Water, vegetat-

' mes, fruit

.II. Energy yielding foodsi'
Fats and oils.
2.: ~3weets-—-~All Iorms of sugar.
3. Cereals. '
A. Ali those foods Which are mus-
ole formers.
‘ III. Body regulators:
1. Bulk-Branand whole grains,

vegetables.

2. Water.

_ LATE ST STYLES

 

No. 2788—‘Ladies'JDress . Cut
sizes: 34, 36, 42, 44 and 46 inches
bust measure. Size 38 requires 5% yards
of 44- Inch material. Width of skirt at
lower edge is about 2 yards. with plaits
extended.

No. 2792—Girls' Over-Blouse Dress.
, 12 and 14 years.

Size 10 requires 3% yards of 36- inch ma-

“ No. 2637—Girls' Dress.

i117.

Gift in 4 sizes:

8 and 10 years Size 8 will require

4%6' ya ards of 27- inch material.

Nos 2793—27 96 Ladies' 3Costume.

Waist 2793 cut in 7 sizes. 34, 8, 40 .

42, 44 and 46 inches bust measusre'. Skirt
2796 cut in 7 sizes:
and 34 inches waist measure. It will re-
duire 2 yards of 44-inch material for
the wais, and3 3yards for the skirt, for
a. medium size Width of skigt at lower
edge is about 2 yards, with plaits ex-
tended. Two separate patterns.

No. 2795—Girls' Dress. Cut in 3 sizes.
12,14 and 16 years. Size 14 will require
4% yards of 36- inch material.

No. 2774—Ladies’ House Dress. Cut in
7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 4 42, 44 and 46
inches bust me sure. Size 38 re uires 5-
% yards of 44- nch material. T 9 dress
measures about 2%, yards at the foot.

No. 2787.—Boys' Suit. Cut in 4 sizes:
2, 3, 4 and 5 years. Size4 4will require
1% yards of 27- inch material for the
blouse and 1% yards for the trousers.

The average length of life is great-
er in Norway than in any other coun-
try. This is attributed to the tract
that the temperature is cool and uni-
form throughout the year.

t II t

A large amount of paper, ink and
labor are annually saved by the gov-
ernment having a. special washing
machine whereby, with a special pro-
cess dirty government bills are washed
and if the fabric is uninjured, made
to look nearly as good as new.

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It often Occurs in a large]
3mailing list that a name is
duplicated so that you re—
‘ceive more than one copy.
each week; this Is hard for
’ '11s to find and we must den

“attention to it,

it ’will run until one orithe
other expires. Simply send:
us the labels from the front;
covers of two or more copies
of the same issue received by
you, and we will see that the
error is rectified at once,
but remember, mail lists are
prepared in advance, so it
will require from two, to
three weeks to stop the ex-
tra copies; in the meantime
we hope you will hand them
to your neighbors. Write,
Mailing Department, Michi-
gan Business Farming, Mt.
Clemens, Michigan.

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In the Alps there is one letter box
at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet
above the sea level from which there
are collections four times 1a day?

 

 

 

 

Good Things
to Eat

After a strenuous day’s work it is with delight we sit down to a bounti-

ful meal.

And we start right in to satisfy the inner man.

The good wife has not overlooked anything in her endeavor to appease

the appetite.

1

She has learned long since that the most direct route to her husband’s
heart is through his stomach. The men are all alike in this respect.

And why shouldn’t we have good things to eat? We only live in this
old World once and the best way to get the most out of life is to enjoy
it every day as we go along

Don’t wait until tomorrow to begin using

Lily White

“The Flour the best Cooks Use”

For every day you are without it you are missing something.

Your bread will be more delicious, lighter and whiter if baked from

LILY 'WHITE.

Your bakings will be more uniformly excellent.
LILY WHITE is more than just flour. It is the bestpart of the choicest
wheat carefully and scientifically milled into the very best flour it is
pOSSIble to produce. - 3;

The way to have better bread, biscuits and pastry is to use better flour,
and the way, to have better flour is to buy LILY WHITE ‘The flour the

best cooks use!”

VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 


 

JAR Cmnlm: So many.
, mm have done to me, ask-
' in: about the funny little Doc
“Ms and why they haven‘t. been in
or three weeks. Well, we simply
didn't have room because we had
or story, so this week, although I
ally intended to give you another
:‘iififime face to guess of one of our
.1 great men, we will omit that until
next week and use our spare for the
g "Doe Dads, a bird puzzle and then
print all the letters we can. By the
way, I’m sure that a Whole lot of
‘- you are going to be, disappointed
When you don’t see your letters in
”our paper, but when I tell you that
_ 51 received over three hundred let-
ters last week, you will understand
' that we can only print a few, but all
are put on file and all are read and
(appreciated and we are more than
pleased to see our family grow so
fast. Affectionately, Looms.

1'

Dear Laddie—I have always read the
childrens page and all of the letters so
thought I'd write too. I am 13 years old
and in the 8th grade at school. I like
to go to school. We have a nice teacher.
I have three sisters and one brother. We
live on a 40— -acre farm but have an 80-
acre farm about one— half mile away. I
write poetry sometimes. I have written
quite a lot, I am sending some of mine.

’then thought I would write to you

lseni on sea-in and 1mm this WI dis-a to

Tom ho over
An the Alix bravo have won.
Our soldiers m- ~1re¢urmh1g
And. everyone’s bit is done.

The Germans were defeated.

T. lost; the Allies‘gained’,
And: ilson, our dear: president,
Far abroad is famed.

We rejoice; the Hons are sullen,
Their kaisefs lost his crown.

But, instead of going upwa ard'

* He sinks farther and farther down.

Come, let us all. be happy
ow. and forever more; *
And let us all be thankful
'That something has passed—the war.
:21: :1: an '

Dear Laddiez—I have been reading the
stories and letters and think they
very nice, so thought I'd write to you too.
I am a girl 11 years old arid *in the 7th
grade at school. I live on an l53-acre
farm. We have a pond near our house
where some other children and I go skat-
ing. I like to skate very much. I think
the M. B F is a great paper.———Fanny
Jameson, Plainwell, Mich. ,

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Dear Laddie—This is the first time I
have written to you, but as I have been
reading the“ other childsenis letters I be-
came very much interested in then}. I

am
a. girl 11 years old and am in the 6th
grade. I have two brothers and two
sisters, I live on a farm of 120 acres.
Mv daddy takes the M. B. F3, and. likes

' letters and some

are '

«wonmmMGO-um.elom0n, _ ‘1 _ ‘
"1:; tube min
figmp

it very much. I like he children's page
werym not on! also the WDG
the giants of Lilli utan

boys and m 1-.
getting rather long I will close. Ho
to see my letter and story snore?

printa—Eli’roda. Stem . Pigeon,

Grandma’s Suggeoflon

1‘8

There was a little boy” named Bay?

mood, who was 8 years He was
very mischievous and always gettingin—

to troubl’é. One dav his grandma said,

‘Would you liko to sell some pop corn ._
some War .

and with your money bugr
Savings Stamps, clothes an out the rest
in the bank?" Raymond was very glad
and he said, “Oh yes!” So his grand-
mother popged some corn forum and he
sold every it 01 it which made him very
proud. Now he sells pop corn every day
and has bought himself five W. S S., a
suit, of clothes, overcodt. shoes and has
same: money in the bank. He is very
glad grandma suggested selling pop corn.
because he doesn’t get into trouble any
more.
it t :0:

Dear Laddie—I have never written to
vou, so thought I would write new. I am
very interested in the boys' and girls'
letters and the Doc Dads in the M. B. F.
My father has taken the M. B. F. for
two years. I am nearly 11 years old and
am in the 4th grade. I weigh 91 pounds.
I have one brother and a sister I live
on an 80-acre farm Our dog’s name is
Nip; he is a black and white Shepard
Collie He drives the cows to pasture
and sometimes plays funny tricks. We
have two very good cats. I go to school
every day.\ her has a Ford car.
We got a coaster sled for Christmas. I
like to coast down hill; it is lots of fun
only the snow did not stay on long
enough I hope more snow comes. We
have a nice pond to skate on. I like to
skate. too. I hope my letter is not too

sand that storhir
mes riddles which. the
As: my letter is

 

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g, Mt. Pleasant, 1&3. "
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Door We—Tbi‘eis the first time
ham. written- to yo on. 1 endear remain
chfl‘d'reln’s letters. 1" like the Doc 1
too. Ihave four brothers. I am 11
years old and in the 5m grado I have
two and one-half miles to go to school. I
so to a town school. My teacher gave a-
valentine party and we did have so
fun. I am going to write a story. —Gl
Miller, Mt. Pleasant, Mich

\ 'lhe Lome Child

Once upon a time there was an old
woman who Lived. in the woods. She had
a girl whose name was Lucile. The wom-
am wen-t away to work every y and
left her girl alone to mind the work, but
came back every night. One night she
did not come home and the c bird: did. not
know what to do as she was very iono-
some. She was nine years old She slept,
then did her work and!“ waited: for her
mother until the next night but thensh‘o
didn't come, so Lucile started out’ and
up'on asking found she was . a new
home. She called Lucile in and they lived
happily ever after.

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Dear Laddie—This» is the first time I
'have written you a. IeItter and I hope to -
see it in the paper Ilive on a farm of
80 acres. I like to read the children’s
letters, and would be glad to have any of
our boys and girls write to me. I would
keep up a correspondence with them. We
have three horses.
cats, John and Jim I am 12 years old
and in the 7th and 8th grades. My papa
took out Liberty bonds in the third and
fourth loans and: will take out another.
We belong to the Red Cross and I have
an uncle in.- Archangel who went with the
85th division. Well, I must close, hop-
ing to see my letter in the paper —Irene
Stevens, Fenwick, Mich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These strange-looking rocks and,
cliffs can only be lound in the won-
derland cl Doo. Isn’t it a wonder
that. they do not topple over? Neith-

. er the birds nor the D00 Dads seem
to be afraid that they will fall. how-
ever. The birds have built their
nests wherever they could find a hol-
low place. They thought they were

- safe from the D00 Dads. but the ven-

- .,turooome little rascals inn cflmbod‘.
. to the very top or the highest rocks.

‘At the rate they are going they will
soon make short work of the birdo‘
eggs. I1. some 01 them do not take
care they will get a big tumble and

outlast. will make short work of them.

 

 

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Birds Nesting in the Wonderland of 'Doo

broke through the shell and. he got
a peck on the nose for his trouble.
Flannel Feet, the Cop, is sure that
some of the Doc Dads will get their
necks broken. Here he comes lead-

One, however, has got to the very
top, and is having a big feed from
that egg. The other Doc Dad was
reaching into that hole, when some
animal grabbed his fingers.

was in it. The egg is going ,to drop
right on that old Doo‘Dad’s nose.
‘Hore m the: centre is. Sleepy Sam.
He got so tired climbing that big
rock that howentto slqfip in the
first nest he found. 'See ow he is
hanging on to the eggs. That little
tsllow who is hanging down on the
rope has gotten into a. peck of
trouble. He was just reaching for

1.11%}? 855- '11”, Q6 W}. bag“ 1““ 7

He has
dropped his net and the egg that-

ing Old Doc Sawbo‘nes along. Old
Doc is not used to climbing such
high rocks and is just about logged
out. He should keep his eyes open,
or he will get a fall himself. and
who would there be to doctor him
up? Roly and Poly are busy, as us-
11111, Roly has let one little fellow
down head first, but when he saw
that fierce pair of eyes glaring out
at him he decided not to come down
any lumber. Bathe d

’ Haw, , the Dude,

as'T'oiy. Poly crawled in the hole at

the side, thinking he would“ find o.‘
bird’s nest. Suddenly 11:3 heard a

fierce growling and snarling, and

you can see how scared he is by the

way he is kicking. Bravest of all. is

Sandybthe Piper. He is on the up-

permost peak, dancing a jig and

playing his bagpipes. He is play-

ing a tune that many of you may

have heard. It is called “My Foot

is on My Native. Heath, My Name it

is MacGreger.” He thinks he will

get a medal. for his daring feat.

Isn’t it a wonder that Percy Haw
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a: . ' . , fliers ii‘saweaker tone to the apple

”ll- . market. , The spectacular export do-

we ‘ .. ,mand has fallen off considerably, pric. ~

'. I ; ‘ as having reached so high a level that

a \ Lexport’buyers have laid oil for a spell

$2 . "wilting for prices to come down. They
l . . 2* ._ may come dew-n some but to no great
I r 2 v extent. Supplies have been pretty well

said ’ , * cleaned up and what few remain will

31‘} hardly take care of all needs before

ad ‘ another harvest. ' 2

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"ell . All seeds are strong and active.

I

There have been no changes in prices
for several weeks, but we rather ex-

    

; pact to see additional advance .as
to '- ' planting. time approaches. Prices
:3: quoted this week at Detroit are as
of follows: Prime red clover, $27; al-
ld‘ ‘ sike, $19.75; timothy, $5.

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1° ‘ ‘ No change in feed prices. But we’ll

'2 bet dollars to doughnuts that both
corn and wheat feeds will be higher
before another week. Prices this Week
are: Bran, $45; standard middlings,
$46; fine middlings, 4$8; coarse corn
“meal, $60; cracked corn, $62.

Eggs

No change in egg prices. Supplies

l _ , are very large, but the public is eat-
ing a lot, of eggs and there are not
enough accumulations to change the
complexion of the market. Eggs are
active 0n the Detroit market this
week at 39%,— to «Misc.

    

l New York Butter Letter

Receipts this week show an in-
crease 01,20,000 packages over that of
‘ last week. That increase has not been

due‘ to increased make but because

much of the butter that should have

; . been received last week was delayed
g ‘, because of the river workers' strike.
.The week, for the most part, has wit-

nessed great activity. Yesterday how-

I. . ever, showed a slight weakening al-

 

 

though the market was still consider-2

ed firm. All of the current receipts
have cleaned up readily because of
strong demand on the part of iobbers
and retailers whose stocks were véry
low at the beginning of the week, and
because of the continued export de-
mand. In addition, out-of—town buy-
ers have made themselves felt and
several thousands of tubs of butter
have been purchased by them. This
week has seen a cleaning up of prac-
tically all remnants of the command-
eered butter which relieves the re-
ceivers of that butter of any worry
regarding the ultimate disposal of it.
' The price of all grades of butter ad-
vanced about 3%c during the week.
The decrease of 2c in prive last Satur-
day was found to be unwarranted but
served to .cause many to dispose of
their stocks hurriedly. .On Monday
the activity in the market caused a

gain of 1c in price of all grades, Which _

was followed by. gains of 1,50 on Tues-
day,'1c on Wednesday and 1c on
Thursday. On Friday because of the
lessened activity the market held firm.

. - ‘ Centralized butter has been moving
I. _, - freely throughout the week, several
i .oarsrhaving moved at 58 to 591,50,
while others of higher quality sold at
“:60 to 60%‘c. Unsalted butter is still

kf‘
L

, receipts haubeenghigh. In some im-
_ 2mmsorsmium he km '6 per
dahas‘beenpaldfor ted but»

’ ' differential over

    

'fed stuff was mostly steady.

_ $16.

.veryscarce {limits of the facts that 2

Poultry is active at the foil-owing
prices: Detroit live poultry—No. . 1

springs, 33 to 34c; stage; 26 to 27c;
hens, 33 to 34c; small hens and Leg-
horns, 31 to 32c; masters, 2.3 to 24c;
39638, 24 to 250; duckaldoc; turkeys,
35 to 36¢ per ha.

 

DETROIT, Mar. 18.—Catle—Can—
ners are selling 25@50c lower; oth-
ers dull; best heavy steers, $14@
$15; ' best handy weight butcher

. steers,2$12.50@$18.50; mixed steers

and heifers, $10.50@$11.50; handy
light butchers, $9.50@$10.50; light
butchers, ‘$8@$9; best cows, $9.50

@ $10.50; butcher cows, $8'@ $9:
co'mmon cows, $7 @ $7.25; canners,
$6@$6.75‘; best heavy bulls, $9.75

@$10.25; bologna bulls, $8.50@$9;
stock bulls, $7.50~@$8; feeders, $9@
$10.50; smokers, $8@$8.75; milk-
ers and springers, $65®$125.
Veal Calves—Market very dull;
best $17@$18; others, $10@$14.
Sheep and lambs—Market strong
to 25c higher. Best lambs, $19.75;
fair lambs, $17.50@$18; light to
common lambs, $14@$16; fair to
good sheep; $13@$13.50; culls and
common, $7@$9.
Hogs—Market 25c higher; pigs,
$17.75@$18; mixed hogs, $19@
$19.50.
Detroit—Dressed calves, choice, 21
to 22c; fancy, 25 to 260. Dressed hogs,
light, 21 to 22c; heavy, 19 to 200.

Chicago, Mar. 17, 1919:——Advances
in the steer trade since our last re-
port have amounted to generally 40 to
60c. The feature of the trade last
week was the sale Thursday of 34
head of 1,254 lb. cattle at $20.35, a
new record for this season of the year
and within 150 of the prevailing yard
record, established in December.
Strictly desirable steers are quotable
up to $20.50. Prime cattleholding hol-
iday prices is something unheard of
at this season of the year and this is
caused by the scarcity of the real
prime article.

Monday's trade this week was
strong at prices mostly 15 to 25¢ high-
er on bettergrades of steers. Short-
Steers
weighing from 1,100 lbs. up. choice to
prime sold from $18.65 to $20; good,

$16.75 to $18.65; medium, $13.50 to
$16.75; common, $12 to $13.50. Year-
lings and steers under 1,100 lbs.,

choice to prime, $17 to $19.25; medi-
um to good, $12.75 to $17; common,
$10 to $12.75.

Butcher stuff trade is in pretty good
condition with canners and cutters a-
bout 25c higher than a week ago,
while fat cows and heifers are 50 to
75c higher than the same time. Strict- ‘
ly prime heifers are quotable up to’
Prime kosher cows as high as
$15.50. Best cutter coWs are realizing;
$7.75 per cwt.; best canners $7. Bull
trade is holding about steady right a
long, with meaty bolognas selling up
to $9.85. A deluge of calves broke the
market on this date 50 to 75c. Pack-
ers’ top on veal calves is $17, while
outsiders paid pricesa little higher
but no Criterion of the general trade.

The size of the cattle supply at Chi-
cago and around the circuit strength-
ens the opinion that big runs are over
for some time to come. Attractive
prices and high feed bills have be u
responsible for many cattle coming 20
market prematurely and it is doubt-
ful whether there will be any consist- '
ently large runs of cattle until well
along in the summer months when
grgs cattle run freely. '

cg prices ‘worked sharply higher
from Monday to Wednesday of last
week, the advance being from 75c to
:1. Topdon the midweek session was ,

19.95 but values reacted since then

and prevailing ratesk are nowa to 60c
or than. > a wee ago, top on the

1 tie! session this week being $19.55.

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Early Maturlng’ Varieties

Adapted tothe climatsc’ conditions and

seasons of Michigan and other
northern-states. Your corn crop is imporhnt.
Make it profitable by planting cheli’s rim-
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leadingsm'ts MOMW:
Isbell's mm 031W.” yellow dent corn
Silver Kings—the prize winner white dent.
Northwestern Dent——the earliest dent corn.
Michigan Yellow Dew—c. sure mpper.
Whine cusp Idiom Denis—for the immer- calls.
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Our Land Department has a big demand for farms fully equipped with 2
stock. farm machinery, tools, hay, grain, poultry, growing crops, etc, on which
possession may be had at any time. .

We realize that the price must be changed somewhat from time to time
depending upon the quantity and condition 0% the personal property at time of
sale This may be satisfactorily adjusted at any time. .
Hundreds of farms will change hands this year through our co-operatlv
farm selling plans. If you want to sell your farm et in touch with us a
once. Don’t let this opportunity pass. “Go while the go n3 is good."

Our organization is owned and operated by farmers. We have recently
added a Farm Sales Department and can sell your farm whether you are a
Gleaner or not. Write quick for our co-operative farm sales plan.

GLEANER CLEARING HOUSE ASS’N

JAMES SLOOUM, Mgr. Farm Dept. Nationad Gleaner Temple, Detroit, Mich.

 

 

 

   
 

 

 

 

   
    
     
      

 

FOR SALE-USED MACHINERY

5-10 Avery, 8-16 Bull, 12—24 Waterloo Boy, 15 H. IHC, 25-45 IHO,
25—50 Avery, 30-60 Huber. Used grain hreshers from 28 in. to 86
in. All sizes of steam traction engines. Write us for complete sec.
0nd hand list and also catalog of new Greyhound threshing machin-
ery.

THE BANTlNG MANUFACTURING CO.

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V as BUILDINGS ABE won'rn No. 1 Northern “Marquis"
TWe llamas a farm of 160 acres for Seed, $8.25 gar bu. f. o. b. Ypsilu
sale near Honor, Benzie county. Bags extra, On each.
Frame house. 20:14; kitchen, 16x12; Do not plant Michigan Grown
porch, 5x12 ' cement block foundation, Spring Wheat Our OUStomers' Cl-
brick chimneys, cement block cellar parlance that a satisfactory fl-
ecxu- finished throughout. Good aults are chain from No ~
shingle roof. House needs repainting. WWII Seed. We are bri - ‘3

Wheat from Minnesota and anadn.
Order now for immediate shipment. '
Watch for our Seed Corn Announ

Frame barn, 30x45, in good condition;
silo, 10x80, with cement foundation.
Frame barn, 30x45, in good condi-

tion; a. cement block foundation; glint. Reliable Seed at a a .
12x15; corn crib, windmill. Sevent r ce. . ..
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Elia; we at? asking for it. You can
have this farm for Just what we have
in it, $2,790; $900 down, balance 6%
—-flve years; pay any or all at any
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OVERLAND BOABSTEB BARGAIN—q
4—cylinder, 191 model. ood condition
mechanically. an be repa tea and new]
top put on for $50. but isperfectlyserwo.
able as it stands. Rookie-starter, new
battery tw extra over-sized um. Thre
hundred do tars takes it, here at Noun,
Clemens. Box Michigan Business

John Livingston,
Address, 1207 Woodward Ave, Detroit

 

 

 

   
 

  

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cubator, used 4 hatches. Newton Colony
Brooder Stove, good as new. Tony Mots,
St. Johns, Mlch., ‘R. No, 1,

  
 
  
  
   
  

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SALE—ZSO-EGG GYPHERS I N-

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house-lighting outfit comple o with 2 h.
p. gasoline engine, genera or.
board and flstotraige batteé-ias,
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Limestone Benefits These Crops

ESPONSE of cultivated plants to lime is variable, depending upon

the soil. Records show that some crops will thrive on a given soil

without lime applications, and others will not. Some soils are so
low' 111 lime that they are practically barren of plant growth.

Some of the crops that are known to respond to lime are:
C R O P S

1

Legumes . Non-Legumes
Su.lf.CI Corn Potatoes
‘. c a
C‘rigaeaon 3:5" 0w‘1:.¢ ‘3“
ammoth Clover Barley Turnip. .
June Clover Rye ' Cucumbera
grass“ W... . Wen--
- ow Pea. Buckwheat Pumpkin
Beans ~Sorghum Tobacco <
Vetch ecta Cabbage
V E G E T A B L E S
. Pepper, Parsnipa, Saleify, Squash, Spinach, Red Beet,

Celery, Cauliflower, Lettuce and Onion.

gamma“ %
’ LIMESTONE

—is high in lime carbonates—so finely pulverized that 95% of it will
\ Bass through a 50 mesh screen—and furnace dried. It will produce
ealthy bigger crops for you.
Don’t Waste Profitable Wheat

Unless you get full yield from your wheat you are wasting it— 75 to 100 pounds per acre top
dressingof our Arcadian Ammonium Sulphate (20. 75% Nitrogen) will produce 11 growth.

THE SOLVAY PROCESS COMPANY

2097 Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan

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The World looks to us" 5" i
for its supply of Muskrat.

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demand now, "prices run- 5—
:, ning as high as $2.50 each for extra line For extra fine
skins. Ship us all you have—take ad. skins if shi .-
"- vantage of the high market today! Ded 1mm
Whether you ship extra large or average “91”

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We are also paying extremely high Iprices for Skunk, Mink, Fox,

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closes. Ship to FUNSTEN and make big profits now!

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Equal to alfalfa in feed value. We do not handle Southern seed, but
offer choicest selections of Michigan grown; 99. 75% pure: high germin-
ation, scarified, best in the world. Selling at about half the price of
red clover seed, every farmer should investigate it. A Special Bulletin
explaining cultivation and uses of this most valuable legume, sample
of seed and our 1919 Seed Book free, on request. We are headquarters
for Michigan Clover, Alsike, Vetch, Peas, Northwestern Alfalfa, etc.

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It should meas-
ure about one foot from the farrol to
the curve. To catch a chicken

around its leg, then pull the chicken
to you. -——W. G. 12. Moscow, Mich.

. PLOW IMPROVEMENT

extension 01: the mold board.
’the

’ This,

it is claimed, prevents furrow

 

slice from going over the mold board,
and thus permits more. rapid plow-'
ing; also ,it turns the slice into
the’ furrow where it belongs. (Patrick
A. McGirr, DeKa‘lb. Illinois. U. S. Pal-
ent 1,280,057).—0. 'J. Lynda, Gan.

POST PULLERS .
To make take planks preferably
hard wood 5 ft. long, 8 in. wide;
sharpen at one end and notch at the
other; split a block of wood 8 in.

 

through in halves; one half

spike
block to pointed ends about 4 ins.
back from joint and it is ready for
use. *Hitch chain to a post and set
puller in position and pull through

notched ends, as per illustration—-
Hugh Albright, Osceola county. *

CONNECTING WASHING MACIIINE
WITH WINDMILL

In Ian emergency when help was
scarce, and having a big percentage of
windy days to depend on, I rigged the
family washing machine to the wind-
mill and it worked quite well. The
windmill was near the wash house so
it was no inconvenience Connected
to the shaft of the windmill was a
green ash horizontal crosspiece 2x2
inches connected as shown in the
sketch accommodating any irregulari-
ties in speed of the shaft and pre-
venting a possible breakage. Should
the machine happen to stop on dead
center, the ash stick will bend enough
to prevent any breakage. The machine
was bolted to a frame and it was held
down on the well platform with hand
screws. The hole in. the cen-

 

slip ‘

:"iy attached is 8'.

» sliding top confines the heat

ways catching on 9151; biog (bent),

goeg to fasten the lip; . ”til 1‘
uses. The buckle generaily,_.used 8 ~
three bar. buckle -A and ordinariiy

fastened to end of line by the strap 33
passing around the center bar as in B

  
  

 

The strap should be fastened aroundwf'
the end bar as in G. Then, when lines
are fastened together the effect will be , ,
as smooth fastening as in D and When
unfastened the buckle will pass airy» ~
thing as smooth as a strap would be.

cause it is drawn by the end and not... ’
by the middle. AL. W. Meeks, Hilla-

dale County, Mich.

 

~ STUMP BURNER
The shell of this burner is placed
over the stump and filled with cam-
bustible material; then
top is put in position and the mater-
ial is lighted. It is claimed that. the

 

 

 

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and promotes complete
(W. F. Ritt, Milwaukee,

small space
combustion.

Wisconsin. U. S. Patent 1, 284 ,.778) .——,

0. J. Lynda. Can.

— HOME-MADE LETTERS FOR-
MARKING BAGS

An initial marker ~for bags is easily .
Cut'oit »

made from a beet or potato.
enough of the vegetable to provide ”a
flat surface of sufficient size and then
cut out the letter as shown. Shoe-
blacking can be used or ink._I_n cut-
ting out the letters, remember that
most of the letters must be made re-

versed to print right. A good way to
get them cut out right is to cut them '

out of paper «first and then lay the
pattern on the vegetable and cut a-.
round it.——P. G., Big Rapids, Mich.

EMERGENCY WRENCII

The wrench is usually missing when“

you want it most. In such cases the

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a bolt and two burrs, and adjust the

distance between the two burrs so that .

they hold the burr to be turned. Use
the bolt as a handle. -——J. P G., Big
Rapids, Mich.

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medium and good fat
j kin-be sold largely. ,at
I .T‘F‘ij’eshly'shorn fat lambs
: . 16.75 'to 817.50; prime fed
4yesterns reached $16.15 and prime
arlings 'were quotable as high as

  

 
  
  
   
 
   
    
  
  
  
   
   

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‘ Choice. hogs of 200 to 250 lb. aver-

age are quotable at $19.15 to $19.40;
_ lights, 150 to 200 lb. average common,
‘ ‘snedium, good and choice,

, Sis-.60 to
' $19.25; light-lights, 130 to 1.40 lb. av-
erage, $17.25 to $18.50; smooth; heavy

packing sows, $18.25 to $18.75; roughs

$17.25 to $18; pigs mestly $16.50 to

A ”$17.50. There are practically no stock

,"pigs offered, a good 'class'being quot-
able around $17.50. ,
There have been rumors of establish-
. ing a maximum 'ho’g' price but no at-
tention" is being paid to this talk by
the. trade; Such an act would tend to
antagonize growers, thereby hamper-
ingithe production of‘hogs, which at
the present time would prove very
serious as every pound of hog pro-
duct available is needed. .

———s-——-—

PACKERS SEEK UNION WITH
' LIVE STOCK PRODUCERS
» , (Cont. from page 7)
standing to audit the yearly
statements of the, packers. Any state—
ments or figures furnished to the
committee by the packers, or by the
producers, from time to time may al-
so be subject to verification by pub-
lic accountants. Whenever duplica—
tion and unnecessary overhead ex-
pense are disclosed it shall be the
duty of the committee to recommend
. the elimination of the same.” A
It’s too good to be true. Here are
corporations which for years have
zealously guarded their business se-
crets from the eyes of the public;
who denied federal authorities bent
on a legitimate investigation access
.to their files; who even defied them
to get the facts they sought,——now
voluntarily offering to put all its
cards on the tables before the eyes
of the farmers. Of course, there
will be none to dispute the figures
prepared, by the packers. The com-
mittee'will have to abide by them
just as the Detroit Milk Commission
I‘must abide by the cost figures of the
milk dealers. If it took federal
agents, backed by unlimited author-
ity several months to obtain the lit-
tle' information they were after, from
the packers’ books, what could a
. public accountant do to either verify
or disprove the packers’ estimate of
their profits?
the producers have no way of con-
cealingtheir profits. Every packer
knows from personal experience or
observation what it costs to raise
live stock. There is no covering up
these figures. But the complexity of
the packing business makes it physi-
cally impossible for farmers to even
estimate the cost of preparing an ani-
mal for consumption, or the profit
obtained by the packers per head of

, animals passing-thru their packing

plants.
“It is contemplated that whenever

- certain methods and systems used
. by theproducers may be shown to be '

wasteful or detrimental to the indus-
try it‘shall bethe duty of the com-

inittee torecommend the elimination '

ofthe same. ‘
:f‘We, feel that the membership 'of
‘13

f the following represen-
he fromthe Bureau, of
118. ignited “States Depart-
" ' ;,two' from the
Exchange; ten

Z " 12‘va of the stock yet

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the railroads, u itsees- in."

soon as possible to notify all live
stock producing organizations of the
action here taken, and to call a gen-
eral meeting of three delegates from
each state, to be selected by the
state associations, and three dele-
gates at large from each of the Na-
tional Live. Stock Associations and
the Southern 'Live Stock Associa-
tion; and it shall be the province of
this meeting to select the ten produc-
er representatives that are to serve
on the Central Committee.

“The permanent committee shall
create the sub-committees at various
markets and shall formulate the
rules and regulations governing their
operations. The purpose of these
local committees in the immediate
adjustment of any grievances, such
as lilatory handling of the receipts.
late buying, delayed weighing and
the avoidance of excessive variations
in the purchase pri’ce paid for the
same grade of live stock on the same
dayr

 

RAISING CALVES WITHOUT MILK

Can you raise a good calf without
milk? Would appreciate any informa-
tion you may have on the subject. You
cannot afford to raise calves on milk
at present prices. There are several
concerns advertising calf meal, claim-
ing the use of milk unnecessary but

.the prices are from.$150 to $175 per

ton, which seem unreasonable. Any
combination of feeds you can recom-
mend will be appreciated. It seems too
bad to kill the calves—0. R. E., But-
ternut, Mich.

There is no satisfactory substitute
for milk for- young calves. After the
calf gets old enough so that it can eat
quite a bit of clover hay it can get a.
long fairly well Without milk but the
calf at first should have the whole
milk of its mother for several days.
Then skim milk can be gradually sub-
stituted for whole milk and after two
or three weeks a gruel made of a com-
bination of grains can be gradually
substituted for this skim milk, and flu-
ally when the calf gets old enough to
eat hay the milk can be discontinued
and the dry grain gradually substitut-
ed for the gruel.

Farmers have known for ages that

_ the above. is practically the only plan

to raise calves with as little milk as
possible but they did not know the rea-
son for this as much as we do now. Dr.
McCollum, who is held by‘ a great
many people as the saviour of dairy-
ing, has proved by careful experiments
in nutrition that the young growing
animal must have a certain amount of
the butter fat. of milk. There is no sub-
stitute for it. Young animals cannot be
developed normally nor can older ani-
mals have normal vitality unless they
have the vitamas found in the but-
ter fat in the diet. Dr. CcCollum has
discovered that theSe essential vitamas
are only found in the butter fat of milk
or the leaves of plants.

Our pioneer forefathers used to make
hay tea for calves and you can raise
a pretty good calf almost from the be.
ginning on hay tea and grain. The
reason is that you get the vitama of
leaves in this hay tea. ’ ,

After your calf gets old enough to
eat hay, the Wisconsin Experiment
Station found. that for a grain ration
calves did better when you had a
mixture of the various grains. Take
corn and oats and wheat, oil meal, in
fact, all of the grains that you can get.

except cottonseed meal, and mix them (

together and the calf will do better on
thiscombinatidn than it wilf‘On any
one .of the grains. . .

I never fed any of the smelled calf

meals but I have heard: them highly- ,

recommended. I know of, people" who
have had ‘ excellent" results "in 5 feeding ,-
them to calves.~‘—-Oolon 10'; Lillic._

  

   

end one of“

“It is understood that. the produc-
ers here present will take steps ' as.

mace all boobies?

vdrtising are cash in full with

  

is 6 cents a word for out halo. I".
i. no discount.

   

  

   

Address,

. mm a worst) The: moon. '1 To
”lied toe D“:- ,‘!h rd, . . . .
, or “or, .ICount‘su one word, each initial and ,
08011 Bonn of figures, both in the body ofv-the ad 8nd in the; address. The rate;
Copy must reach us by rWodnesday of preceding week.

Wm help us continue our bw rate by making your remittance; exactly right.—--' z
Mlohigal Bisinese Farming. Adv. Don’t, Mt. Clemens. ‘ f '

  

  

this low rate. we are so"
, our terms. unclassified

There ,, '

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FARMS AND-LAND

BIG SACRIFICE,FOB‘ QUICK SALE-
This fine loo-acre farm only $6,500; reas-
onable cash payment am 58-18300 fl"
years to pay. Soil clay and sand loam:
slightly rolling. New buildings; tile silo
3.111531% gamethbaifn 82x56; house 16x24

1 w asanentr out 8.
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 party
interested in this farm one chance of a
life, time. Will give immediate possession.
also personal property for sale. Come at
once—Frank Southwell, Chesanlns.
Mich., R, F, D 2.

140 ACRES $3,300, WITH 4 HORSES,
3 Cows and Poultry. binder, mower, hay
rake, plows, cultivators, drag, barrow,
implements, crops, near railroad town ad-
vantages. Mach‘ine-worked loam tillage,
clay subsoil, 30-cow pasture on cream
route, estimated 2000 cords wood' timber,
fruit. Good buildings, 2-story ones, 2
stock barns, horse stable, granary, poul-
try house, etc. Aged owner makes low
price, $3,300, easy terms, gets all. De-
tails‘ this Central-West money—maker page
15 (,atalog Bargains 17 stateS, copy free.
Dept, 814 BE. STROUT FARM AGENCY.
Ford Bldg., Detroit, Mich.

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HIGRADE DAIRY FARM FOR SALE.
140 acres; 20 acres well watered pas-
ture, balance A No. 1 clay, gravel loam
soil, naturally and tile drained; well
fenced; ten acres commercial orchard, 30
acres fall crops, three good wells, large
hardwood finished residence tw0 new,
modern barns, other outbuiidings. Near
Lapeer; school on farm. Improved high-
way. Want sixty or eighty well located.
ASK US TO SELL YOUR HIGH CLASS
FARMS, ANYWHERE. Particulars from
Holman Real Estate Agency, Lapecr,
Michigan.

 

FOR SALE—ISO—ACRE FARM, ALL
cleared except 7-acre pasture, 1/2 mile
from school, church, elevator and cheese
factory good fences and cross fences,
best_of soil: 9-room house in A No. 1
condition, painted and finished through—
out; 38x70 ft. barn with stone founda—
tion; stanchions for 26 head cattle and
7hhorse 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.—-Frcd Snyder. Bentley, Mich,

FOR SALE—loo-ACRE FARM; MIX-
ed black loam and clay, easily tile drain-
ed; five miles from market on good
roads; 80 acres under plow and 7 acres
in wood-lot, the remainder in pasture.
Good barn, house, tool shed, granary 20
x30, 1(2 story, and other buildings; a
splendid flowing well of sweet water. I
have two orchards in bearing and other
small fruit. Write L. K, Hendrick, Hem-
tOCk' Mich. for fuller description and
erms.

 

MODEL POULTRY FARM FOR SALE.
Ten large lots, modern poultry house 12
x80 feet, modern eight-morn residence,
burn or garage, fuel house, large gar—
den. Nicely located in Lapeer, Michigan.
Owner's time taken, compels sacrifice at
$2,500. Holman Real Estate Agency, La-
peer, Michigan.

 

40 ACRES 11/2 IVIILES FROlVI WOL-
verme; 23 acres cultivated, 7 acres seeded
. about 40 bearing apple trees ; 9 acres pas-
ture enclosed with 4-stran barbed wire
with cedar posts; tool shed 12x20. Price,
$450. For further particulars write owner,

. S. Griswold, 412 Harrison St., Mon-
roe, Michigan.

FOR‘ SALE: 'l‘fiO-ACRE FARR, 90
acres improved, good buildings, good wat-
er, good young orchard, 80 rods from
school, 6 miles from good market on good
road. Would take as part payment some
good grade Holstein or Durham cows.
For particulars write, Bert B. Pierce,
Mackinaw City, Mich, Box 96.

100 ACRES; 75 TILABLE, BALANCE

 

 

 

 

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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. . ~

103 ACRES, 80 CLEABED;
graveled trunk road;
barn; 8-r00m house;
trees, 250 cherry;
83,900, terms. M.
Mich.

FOR SALE—TW'O 80-ACRE FARIVIS,
”350—54250. Mecosta county. Post- .
master. Remus, Michigan.

 

AND
new basement
55 bearing apple
mile to county seat.
Preston, Hersey,

 

FOR SALE—A GOOD FARM of 120
acres; the best of soil, plenty of good
water; at a bargain if taken soon. Ad-

 

dress Andrew J. Paff, Gladwin, Mich, R.
D. 4. _

 

Two HUNDRED FORTY ACRES,
good clay loam, three large harms, 9aroom
house, windmill. large silo, mostly woven
wire fenCe. Price, fifty dollars per acre,
Stanley. J. Sanford, Reed City, Michigan.

FOR SALE—240-ACRE FARM PART-
ly cleared, also 320 acres of unimproved

.lananrite‘ owner, Paul Hamann, Alger,

Mich.

EIGIITY ACRES SUBSOIL. NEW
bungalo house, good basement barn; well
fenced, woven wire. Price, forty dollars
per acre. Stanley J. Sanford, Reed City,
Michigan. - .

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~any foul seed at $1.00 per

  

net—L

GOOD Pnonoom to;
address Charles Echbre‘cht,
Michigan. '

so scans. s-noom HOUSE,» sum;
barn road. 45 tillable, banana
385 acre ; easy terms. Box 04. ,
Dryden, Mich.

SEEDS AND PLANTS

FOB SALE—PERSONALLY GROWN
Late Petoskeys or Rural Russett Seed
Potatoes. field run, graded over 1%
inch screen. Field inspected; grown on

ground, practically. disease free.
81.25 dper bushel sacked F.O.B. Supply
limits . Order early.
A. M. SMITH. - Lake City, Michigan

EVERBEARING STRAIVBERRIES,
Progressive and Superb' 100Iplants $1.50
postpaid, 17 Spring V'arletles at 50c
per 100. Send for catalog of Small
Fruit Plants. Hardy Shrubs, Bases, etc.
George H. Schenck, Nurseryman, Elsie.
Mich.

.PURE BRED SEED—WIS. BARLEY
(6 ROW) and College Success Oats, pass-
ed inspection in field and bm. Worthy oats
not inspected this year. These grains
took 4th prize at M. A. C. Gram Show.

 

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ew Haven.

 

 

Write for prices, Earl C. McCarty, Bad
Axe, Michigan.
\VORTHY SEED OATS. PURE SEED

not inspected last year but treated for
smut. Acreage yield of 80 bus. per acre,
wt. 42 lbs. measured bushel. _$1.20 to
$1.40 per bu., according to quantlty. Sax
free f.o.b, Elmer E. Smith, Redford, Mich.

ELDORADO BLACKBERRY PLANTS
Best market blackberry grown; $15 per
1,000; $2 per 100, f. o. b. Any quantity.
Cash with order. H. L, Keeler, Grower,
Elberta, Mich.

OATS, EARLY WHITE SCOTTISH
Chief; thinnest hull; 60 to 80 bu. per
acre; does not lodge; 4 bu., $3.80; 10 bu.,
$9; 20 bu., $17; re—cleaned; sacks free,
change seed. Frank Bartlett, Dryden,
MiCh- hIANS

CHAMPION BEARDLESS, -
bury, Silverking, Bearded Early Scottish
Chief White Oats, prices cheaper for the
best seed. A little pure Marquis Spring
Wheat. Get circulars and prices. Frank
Bartlett, Dryden, Michigan, Y

I HAVE 1,000 BUSHELS OF WORTH‘
Oats to offer at $1.50 per bu. Sacks free
f.o.b. They are nice bright oats and free of
weed seeds, 10 acres of these cats yield-
ed 90 bushels per acre—Elmer E. Smith,
Redford, Mich.

SEED OATS. BEST MICHIGAN
northern oats. Buy good seed and grow
80 to 100 bushels per acre. Price, 90c per
bu, Sample free. Mayer’s Plant Nursery,
Merrill. Mich.

NATOR DUNLOP STRAWBERRY.
Plgdflts—Money-Makers. $3.00 per 1,000.
500, $1.75; trimmed. J. E. Hampton,
Bangor, Michigan.

ALE—350 BUSIIELS OF PED-
igiggdR gorthy seed oats that yielded 92
bushel per acre, at 750 per bushel. F. O.
B., Wheeler Send bags With order.—-—Geo.
Middleton, Wheeler, Mich,

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

M We FROM.-
PURE WORTHY 0 bu., sacks at
F. D. No.4, _

cost. Write A. A. Patullo, R.
Deekerville, Michigan.

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‘ R SALE WISCONSIN PEDIGREED.
Baggy, 5 to’24 bushel lots, $2.15 bu.,
bags extra, Member_of Michigan Crop
Improvement Association, Lee Fowler,

Fos‘oria, Mich. __ 003

LLOW DENT SEED if,»
hogs; yielding; butted and tipped; shen-
ed 56 lbs., $5; sacks free With 2 bushel
or more. Germination test above 90%.
Leo M, Worden, Ionia, M1ch., R F .,

No. 4

0R SALE—SWEET CLOVER PURE
ghite; official list 99.94% pure seed.
No foul seed. Price $13.50 per bushel; 75a
for new bag. Ref, J. W. Nicolson, M. A.
C. C. A. Thomas, Shepherd, Mich.

 

 

ONION SETS, CHOICE HAND SE-

lected, reds. Postpaid. 2 lbs., 35m; 5
lbs., 75o; quantity price on application.
Thelo Gifford, Winn, Mich.

 

‘ 81’61'1068,

FOR SALE—ITO SAN SOY BEANS.
Fine quality. G. P. Phillips, Bellevue,
Mich.

 

hIISCELLANEOU§

WANTED—WILL PAY GOOD SAL-
ary to experienced farm manager to
take full charge of small dairy farm
right near Detroit. Good house, up-to-
date barn and equipment. Prefer man 40
to 50 years old who knows his business
and can produce results. Must have ref, _
Apply 1730 Michigan Ave., 03- , '
troit, Mich, forenoons. Ternes Coal &
Lumber Co., A. P. Ternes, premdent 11nd.

general manager. ,

WANTED TO BUY OLD Fm
Teeth. We pay up. to $35, per set 0) q >
or not.) Send now. Prompt remitt, ,
Package held 5 to 10 days for so“
approval of our offer. Hig est prices
for old gold , welry, gold crowns, .
es dental go d, platinum. diamonds, *«
sl ver. Tell your friends. U—. strum
Works, Dep’t .43, Chicago, Ill. .

 
  
     
    
       
        
 
      
 
 
  
 

 

      
  
        
   
     
    
   
    
     
     
     
     

   
   
   
  
 
 
   
        
  
   
  
   
 
   
   
 
 
  
     
   
  
   
     
        
     
         
      
 
      
       
    

 
   
 
 
  

   
    
   
 
   

     
  


direct from this page Of. this F amen-owned C
at these surprising prices! ' . ¥ 4 . N '-

These prices speak for themselves to every farmer who has been puzzling over the high cost of this year’s seed, but they do .
not tell the whole story. You must be told that they are, each and every item listed, the best standard grade of Northern grown _
varieties, procured from the best seed farms, many of them located right here in Michigan. The plan of this farmerbowned com-
pany‘ is to sell everyong this year, direct from this printed pfimkt, without expensive catalogs or agents, the best seeds procurabh
on the American market at cost to us, plus only a fractional profit and minimum overhead charge. You know the seed you need;
make up your list from this price- t, attach the coupon below to the top of your list and remit in money-order, draft or check,
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Canover 3 (30108831 New York Purple . . . . . Moss Curled . .. . .-\ . . . . . . . . .
Palmetto , . . . , , * o ' 1 6 Black Beauty . . . . . . Hamburg Rooted . . . . .
- BADISH
BEAN—Wax P0ds ' KALE OR BORECOLE Early Scarlet Turnip . . .. . . .
Dwarf Golden Wax . 5 Tall Green Curled . . 0 Early Scarlet Globe . . . . . . . .
Prolific Black Wax . Dwarf Curled Scotch . . . . . . French Breakfast . . . . . . .
Cu’rrie's Black Wax . Long Scarlet Short Top . . . . .
Pencil Pods . . . . . . . 0 , ‘K_0HL RAB! ’ ' Icicle . . .
Ey White Vienna . . . . . . White Strasburg . .
BEANS—Green Pods Ey. Purple Vienna . . . . China Rose Winter . . .
Burpee’ s Stringless . . . . ~ l Long Black Spanish . . .
Giant Stringless . . . > LETTUCE . Round Black Spanish . . .
Refugee or 1000 to 1 Big Boston . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black Valentine . . . . . . . . . . . Black Seeded Simpson . . . . . . SALSIFY
‘ Early Our-led Silesia . . . . . . . . Mammoth Sandwich Island
. DWARF LIMA BEANS Grand Rapids Forcing . . . . . .
Burpee’s Bush Lima - .00 Prize Head . - . 0 ~
Fordhook Bush Lima _ SQUASH
Henderson's Bu‘sh Lima 30 MUSK MELON Mam. Summer Crookneck
Extra Early Hackens’ack .' . . Ey. White Bush Scallop
POLE LIMA BEANS Rocky Ford . . . . . ‘ Hubbard
King of the Garden . Tip TOD - - . ‘ -~ Golden Hubbard .. . .
Large “'hite Lima . . . ' Emerald Green. - - - - - - ' Pike’ 3 Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hoodoo . . .......... '
BEET Osage... .. ....... TOMATO
Early Egyptian 15 Honey Dew ... ..... - p - Earlina . ........
Early Blood Turnip . . . .. . - Chalk’g Ey Jewell . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit Dark Red . . . . . . . . WATERMELON Dwarf Champ . . . . . . p. . . . . .
Long Dark Blood . . . . Sweetheart - -- - ’ . Stone . . . , . . . . . . . .'. . . .
Swiss Chard (Greens) ,2 Peerless 01‘ Ice Cream . . . . . .
» Kleckley' 9 Sweet . . . . . . . . TURNIPS
MANGEL VVURZEL Tom Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . White Egg
Mammoth Long Red . .. . . . . Purple Top Strap Leaf
Golden Tankard . . . . . ONION Purple Top White Globe
Giant Feeding Sugar (White). EX- Ey. Red - Long White VCO’W Horn
Lane’ :4 Imperial Sugar . . . . . . Large Red Weathersfleld Large Amber Globe . . . . . . . .
Klein \Vanzleben . . . . . . . . . ,. ‘ 50- Port Red G101” - - - Golden Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yellow Globe Danvers . ‘
CABBAGE So Port Yellow Globe .. . RUTABAGA
Early Jersey “'akefleld . Prizetaker - - - - - - American Purple Top . . .
Early Winningutudt . . . . White Portugal - - - - - - White Sweet Russian . . . 04
Premium 1‘ Int Dutch . . . . . . . . South Port \Vhite Globe . . . Monarch or Tankard . . . 04
Danish Ball Head . . . . ‘ '
Hollander . .. . . . . . . 5 ONION SETS SWEET PEAS
White, Per Qt., .20 . . . . . . . . . . ' Fancy ~Mlxed _ . 04
CARROT - Red, Per Qt., .15 . ,
Danvers Half Lung . .. Yellow. Per Qt. . 6 - - - - - - -- NASTUBTIUM ‘
Guerande or 0x Ilenrt . Tall Mixed ‘. . 04 15
(‘hantenay . . . . . . . . PARSNIP ' Dwarf Mixed . . . 04 l5

Imp Long Orange .) Ilollow Crown .. . . FOR TGE HOUSElvlli‘E
(3 .\UI no] OW’I'R PEAS 12 Package of assorted Flower Seeds ....... 3

Early Snowball . . . . Early Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . ‘ . ‘ GRASS. AND FIELD SEEDS
American \Vonder . . . . . . . . Orchard Grass, per. lb. ............... . . . . . .8
()ELERY Nott’s Excelsior . . . . . . . . ‘ . Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass, per lb.. . . . .

Golden Self Blunt-hing . Thos. Laxton .. . Fancy Red Top per lb

White Plume ~ Gradus - . Pacey’ 9 Short Stem Bye, per lb...

Giant Pascal '" McLean’ s Little Gem . . . ~ , White Clover, per lb” .

" Champion of England Fancy Mixed Lawn Grass, per 1b.. . . . . . . . . . . .
S\VE ET (‘ ()RN Telephone 3 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., $1.10. ”

Early Cory . . . . .. . . . . . . Dwarf Gray Sugar .. . ' ' (Best Grade)

Early Minnesota . . . . . ' . . Large “'hite Marrowfat Sowmg Rape, pen lb. ............... . . . . . . . .2

Golden Bantam . . . . Black Eye Marrowfat . . . . . . Sand. or Winter. Vetch per lb. ...............

Sio‘vell‘s Evergreen . . . .. ' . . ‘ ‘ Canada Field Peas, per lb. 06; per 100 lbs, 55. 25

Country Gentlemen . .. PEPPER BUCKWIIEAT SEED

“e" 0' 3“" N0“ - Silverhull per 100 lbs ...... .. ......... . ...... $3.00

1 1 ( 0110:1911th so {go’g 112ng C“"‘"_""_ " ' . ' Japanese; per 100 ms ..... , ........ . . .ss.oo

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(hiongo ridding 04 30 _ Crimson Giant . Sprlnswheut Der Bum. ........ss.oo _

White Spine . . . 04 35 . . Timothy, F’cy Bright, Purity, 99% or better,

Iml’l‘me“ LN"; 0'9““ 04 5 40 PUMPKIN ’ 1 Medium Clover, Purity 99. 20%, per ha. .....

- Sugar or Pie . . . . . . 5 1.25 ’

LEEK Connecticut Field 25 so Mammoth Clover. Purity. 99-40%. per bun ..

American Flag . . . . . . . 04 25 80 Japanese Pie _. . . . . . . . . 35 1.25 Alsike Clover, Purity, 98.50%, per bu .......
v Alfalfa (Dakota Black Hills), Purity, 99.50%,
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9393;? .r "‘ 1: 1917 and 1918
' the standpoint

and feed it 'to a flock of hens P90?

/

could hardly be blamed for .hesi-

Wh' ,my foreman showed me the

' gen in 371 was inclined to follow the ~

'01 other commercial poultry men

' (1 out doWn the number 01 my flock;
it was necessary for me while fill-

his the berth of a county ashc‘ult'ural

. wont. to know whether poultry could
m9do to pay under these conditions

or not, so orders were given to keep an

accurate record of all feed and ex-

-‘_I_:pensos for the year. Everything was

"weighed out to them; feed was bought
[at feed store prices. skim and butter-
- .j'g'iilk charged up to them at $1 per one
hundred pounds. The hens were kept

.2111 cheap houses under normal farm
.mnditione. Eggs were sold to a De-
:troit grocer and none kept or sold for
';hatch_ing.

Record began. January 1,1918 run-

' Y 111113 to January 1, 1919, as follows:

_ . 350 hens at beginning of period
,- Cost of Feed ______________ » $ 638 I6

, ' f‘Sale of Eggs _____ '_ ________ .,1 459 37

"‘ Balance or labor income $821.21

From the above figures it will be
.seen that in spite of the high cost of
teed. poultry can be made to be one of
the very best paying branches of our
{farm activities, furnishing steady em-
' layment and income the year around.

(“Poultry keeping is a game in which

Angus Cattle have

the “Angus Dairy Cross for Beef ”
you have a card of an Angus breed-
NOTICE that since my article on
veer in'Miehiga-n in your Breeder's Di-
rectory and I will send you my own to
run on a yearly contract. There are

m the game right.
"no 13 careless in

so
feeder, and. es not have the proper
equipment, is the man on the other

side of the table.
None can succeed with poultry un-

less he recognizes these fundamental
fpri'nciples' '

. ,-.' No breeders should be kept for
breeding purposes that moult before

' October 1, the later the better as early

monitors are always slackers. Choose
cockerels to mate with these birds that
are quick maturing vigorous fellows.
These will'be somewhat, undersized
when probably fully matured; but

.when high egg production is our aim,

size must be sacrificed for quality.
- 2., Houses must, be tight 'on three
sides with plenty of ventilation. Fresh
air is as necessary as good breeding
and feeding.

3. When we consider that a hen is
a machine that manufactures eggs we
must bear in mind that no machine
can turn out a finished product till

the raw materials from which this-
p'roduct'is made is first fed into it in‘

the right proportions. We must be as
careful about feeding hens a balanced
ration as we' are with the high produc-
ing dairy cow. _

Keep down the expense of feeding

' by culling out the slackers, first in the

fall and later as they show up from
time to time. No hen that shows
signs’of disease should be retained for
a minute. If this system is followed

'with direct marketing of quality stuff,

one can be reasonably sure of success.
———S’£mon Harkema, County Agricultur-
al Agent, Newaygo.

' . o o o
Placein Michigan
grade cow, with a long line of lean
ancestors, requires mating with an
extreme beef type bull. He should be
pure bred and if possible line bred (i.
e., bred from closely related ancestors
if not inbred) to make him.strongiy

 

some 25 or 80 Angus

breeders in Michigan,

and 'I would like to see«‘
a good column of adver-
sitising.

I carried an advertise-
mom; in another so—call-
ed farm.- paper in Mich- -
igan with the under-
standing that the paper

'would print some arti-N

~ cles regarding the mer.
figte of Angus cattle in
producing beef from
grade dairy cows, but
these articles were not
forthcoming and the re-
suit was that something
like $30» or $40 was

gutlirown away, in adver—
fusing in that paper without any re-
_’s’pon‘se whatever, which'has necessi—
tated our shipping our young bulls
west.

I am quite sure Angus cattle have a
place in Michigan, and when our
dairymen find that they can make

 

double profits, from grade milch cows, '

in!" raising beef calves as well as pro-
ducing milk for the market, there will
. be a sale for all Angus Bulls of the
' right type offered by Our Michigan
Bbeders In our home state.

.-—-——-—_...._..______
Geo. Smith, Breeder of Angus

prepotent. There are a
great many Angus cat;
'tle of the dairy type.
All Angus cattle were
originally dairy cattle.
An Angus cow was
grand champion milker
at the great London
Dairy Shw of 1892, but
a farmer should, by all
means, avoid a dual-
purpose 'ldairy Angus
'y bull. ”He'will not want
'to keep any of his heif-
er calves for milk for
as good milkers as the
two reasons: The chan-
ces are they will not be
strictly dairy bred milk-V
ers, and chiefly because
they~ will be worth too much for beef.

I have in my barn now a last
spring’s heifer calf, of which I think
a great deal. She was raised on a
cheap home-made calf meal, and all
told had less than $2 worth of milk
during her career. She is a great
nice calf weighing 600 pounds and is
worth 170 per pound. She will bring

 

that easily, although she is out of a,
grade HoIStein of the

canner type.
The chances are this heifer wbuld not
become as good a milker as her moth-
er. She is bla‘ck,w1thont horns and

' with a thick covering of meat. indibat-
“ing that she has inherited her char-
' 'acteristics largely from her pure bred

Angus sire, .whose 91 est

'_ calves and some of the

cool shaded pastures.
‘1 3,16. allowed to raise their first calves

Nd... théso some farmers keep. 20’ o ',

30 cows. Why, then, should we face a
beer shortage?

I notice MICHIGAN Business FARM-

me is fearless for right, and is not
afraid who it hits. We are spending
millions of dollars in public instruc—

j tion in agriculture, but this instruc-
tion, being conducted largely by theor-
. ists has a constant tendency to grow

away from the practical.

Why do we face a beef shortage?
Because the boiler plate of our crun-
try papers and our agricultural week-
lies are filled up with advice to the
farmer to stick to the dairy bull.

It says if he has Guernsey cows, by
the constant use of a Guernsey bull,
some day he will almost have pure
bred.» During the war the boiler
plate in my country weekly asked me
to refrain frdm eating beet. Another
Item asked me to raise more pork. Ev-
ery farmerknows that pork produc-
tion conflicts with grain conservation,
while cattle consume the rough feeds
such as corn stalks and straw, pro—
ducing fertilizers necessary as a sup-
plement to grain production.

Another item advised me to improve
my dairy herd by the use of dairy
bulls, but no where was I recommend-
ed to use a beef bull.

Forty years ago farmers Went out
of beef raising because we. were get—
ting cheap beef from the range. A
cheese factory was built and we began
using a Holstein bull.

The first cross produced black and

white calves, and my brother who was
then assistant professor of Animal
Husbandry at the University of Ne-
braska conceived the idea of using an
Angus bull to produce beef calves
f1 om these black and white heifers.

He won a grand championship at
the International Livestock Exposi-
tion with “Challenger” a calf from a
Grade Holstein cow. To show that this
was not a freak occurrence he fed
Challenger II into second place in his
class at the next show. The mother of
the two steers sold at canner prices.
He did this to show that beef could be
produced advantageously on the dairy
farms.

I have nothing to say against the
improvement of our dairy herds by
the use of better dairy bulls. In fact
I am heartily in favor of it, but it
must be remembered that a. dairy cow
will last a farmer many years and he
cannot possibly make cows of all her
heifer calves. If his herd is full why
not raise some beef calves?

We have a co—operative plan in our
community by which a farmer may
have the use of a $1, 000 Angus bull-
one month in the year for less than $2
per cow. He pays $100 for his share
in the purchase of the bull, but he re—
ceives 5 % interest on this money
which is paid out of the $2 service fee;
so he is nothing out after all. Be-
sides at the end of the year when the

interest is paid what is left after the

interest and expenses deducted
and returned to him.

Non- members pay $5, one half the
service fee they Would pay for a colt.
A grade Angus yeailing will sell for
twice as much as the colt with the
same feed and care.

Bulls are delivered by motor" truck
anywhere in Hillsdale, Jackson or Len—
awee counties and are taken away
again when the farmer is through with
them. In fact we have one member in
the edge of Ohio and one man in Liv-

are

ingston county has subscribed to the.

service, which 'we are able to handle
without difficulty.

It so happens that there is little con-
flict about the time the bulls are re-
quired, as some farmers: want Spring
calves, same Fall calves, some Winter
larger land
owners who collect the heifers from
the dalrymen want their calves
to". come in the summer in the
The heifers

Mister when, they become mature

old backgto'tlle _:dairymen. ' '

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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will keep Livestock and
Poultry healthy.

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Helps Heal Cuts, Scratches,

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POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK.

 

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FARMS A ND LAND

STRUl ’1‘ S NEW’ SPRING FARVI CAT-V ,
alog, ju.» t out. 664 money- making bar-
gain many with pictures in 19 states.
Get details, page 41, of 53 acres, good
buildings .1 co 7s, horse, wagon tools
crops, all for $‘ ,700, easy teim'a. Page
J5, see 110“ $1, 5( 0 down secures 160 euros
pair horscs, '0 cows, 5 cakes, w agons,
harness implements crops, 1 Z-room
house, big barns, orchards, timber near
railroad town (in page 18 is 100 acres.
near tow,n borders river, slate-roof 9-
room home full set buildings, pair hor1=sc
5 cows, piogs poultry, machinery, crops,
all for $2 2;)0 part casl1.llcad page 44,
details: 2.15 acres state road, walk town,
fine 10 mom home, big basement: barn.
silo improvements 2 1101-90320 cous: 5
heifers, 5 Clllvw 2 hulls, implements.
milking machine; $8. 800 gets all, les's
than half cash. \Vrite today for your free
copy of lliir' big bool<.St1'out Farm Agen—
cy. 811 B I4). Ford 135.,llg Dctioit.

Ii \\ 1] [HQ (‘ Il'IH' I) TO SELL lVIY HOME'
nfl'ni'txmi'1H, well llllI)ll)\'(‘(l new barn
‘18x28x14 hip lOOf on stone basement. gond
grauz'uy, good 8— —room house two good
lollurs about thirty bearing apple trees;
Good '“lll of water. Place all cleared
but. about l.'\0 aims of wood all tillahle,
soil 1; S; Hill) l5).1m,fcnced and cross fenccd'
.md lor: itcd on gruxolod trunk line road.
One m' '10, from Horsey, the county seat.
Will l'llu‘ 3t: ’01) if 1 5 1n sell soon Write
or better y.t (-25) no. and sce it. $1550 cash
bulzmw on time 14‘ J. Beggs, Hersey.
Mich.

FARM FOR SALF—Lio ACRES, AT
$50 perm-11‘; 8—100m house, 2 good wells.
barn 45 by 76 ft., granary hog house and
hen house 1nd 419517.300 bearing fruit
trees {)0 .501 (‘S of clay 101m under culli-
vnlion file from stumps and stones, 90
£1.0le pasture 'md sug nr bush well fenced
all lex'cl laud good :chool and store on
the Home corners good gravel roads to‘
all towns. All buildings are on ston
foundations; good basement and W1
mill. in 000 111.1 county. Mich Reason to:
selling is old age. ox B. in care of Bus-‘
inesx F‘mmu Mt (‘lcmens Mich.

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190 A(‘ 191» CLAY
loam soil, ten arres bcech and maple tim-
her, just one- half m: In from depot at Ev-
:11'.t Osceola county; two good seven— —r00m
frame houses good hog house and hen
house grind sheep barn, fine cattle- barn.
200 ion silo, fine Oichard; value of build.
ings around $1, 000. Price $12.:000 mort.
gage $5 000. remainder in cash. Write to
W F. Umphny Evgait Mich.

 

FOR SALE—80 Acre Farm, three mil
from Clare. modern frame house in go
condition With furnace, water in houso.
painted, windmill garage roundroof bar
34x78, silo. other outbuildings. 65 nor
cleared clay loam soil, fair fences. d
with owner only Price $7, 500. ORA

Clare Mich. 5.

FOR SALE—80 ACRES 2
northwest of Gaylord, 60 acres

. Modern house with furnace, , .
mill and 51M outbuildingS. Wei f
and will 9 “sold at a bargain. -.
terms. Box M., Michigan Business its
ing, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

STOCK FARM—40- oo CULT
Timber; clay soil; 8-room ho
basement barn. .
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A 'l'edmlden of Interests

After a long delay our new. illustrated
_aztalog is ready. In it we explain the
, idevelopment of tile Homestead Farms

Pure, Breed Practical Poultry
3 Every farmer poultryman and poul-
g .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 therewill be

' more orders for Chicks this year than
can be filled. Orders are already- booked
for future delivery; those who want to
'be sure of Chicks should order now and
have them shipped later when you will
want them. Our breeds are:

Barred, W. and Buff Plymouth Rocks.

R. C. and S. 0. Rhode Island Reds.

White Wyandottes.

White Orpingtons,

Single Comb Black Minorons.

S. C. and R. C. White Leghorns.

S. ,C. and R. C. Brown Leghorns.

Single Comb Anconas.

White Pekin Ducks. Guineas.

EGGS FOR HATCHING

Eggs from any of the foregoing breeds
tor sittings or in quantities for incubators.

Special price for 1,000 eggs during sea-
son; and for eggs for early Brmiers.

Eggs from White Pekin Ducks. .
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.
BLOOMlNGDALE FARMS ASSOCIATION
Bloomingdale, Mich..

BARRED ROCK

FOR SALE BARRED PLYMOUTH

Rock Eggs for hatching. A
Bred-to-lay strain.
lection. Cockerel and Pullet matings..Se—
lected pens, $3.50 per 15 eggs; utility
pens, $2 per 15 eggs. H. E. Hough, Hart-
ford, Mich.

OHN’S BIG BEAUTIFUL Barred Rocks
J are hen hatched quick growers, good
layers, sold on approval $4 to $8. Circu-
lars, photos. John Northon, Clare, Mich.

strain with

Barred Rock Eggs 52.2%?“ to 290 eggs

 

 

r ear. $2.00 per 15 Prepaid by par-
£31 goat. Circular free. Fred Astling,
Constantine. Michigan.

 

Thoroughbred Barred
For sale Rock males and fe-
males, gisodlegg§t for
in after Feb. 1st. ra ey ran
Biggftoglay. H. E. Hough. Hartford, Mich.
REED ROCKS. Winners at Chica-
B20, Detroit and Battle Creek Shows.
Four pullets layed 950 Eggs in one
ear. Eggs, $3.00 for 15; $5.00 for 30.
¥V. C. Coffman, Benton, Harbor, Michi-
R. F. D. No. 3.

 

gan,
BOROUGHBRED BARRED .ROCK
Cockerels and females. Vigorous

stock; good layers; eggs for hatching.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Robert Bow-
man, Jr., R. No. 1, Pigeon, Michigan_

BARRED noon WINNERS. Won 1

Pen. 2nd Cockerel and 4th
Cockerel at Chelsea Big Show. Hatching
Eggs from Pen 1 $2.50 per 15; Pen 2,
$2.00 per 15, or $5.00 per 50. By parcel
ost. Carrier returned.

AM STADEL, - Chelsea, Mich.

SHEPARDS' BUFF ROCKS; PRIZE
Winners at the big Detroit Poultry Show
1919. I have two grade pens mated.
will hatch my winners from these mating.
I will have a limited number of eggs to
spare at $3 per 15. If you want some
good Buff Rocks Order one or two ofthese
settings; they will please you. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Irvin Shepard, Chesan-
ing, Mich.

 

LEGHORN

ROFITABLE BU'EF LEGHORNS—We

have twenty pens of especially mated

- Single Comb Buffs that are not only mat—

ed for exhibition but, above all, for prof-

itable egg production. Eggs at very reas-

onable prices. Our list will interest you

> —-please ask for it Village Farms.
Grass Lake, Michigan.

SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHOBNS.
Bred to lay. English strain.
Large healthy,‘ vigorous stock, farm range.
Hatching eggs and day-old chicks. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed. Bruce W. Brown,
R. R No. 3. Mayville, Michigan.

 

S White Leghorn Cockerels from Fer-
° »9 ris Best Strain $3.00 to $5.00, day
old Chicks April and May $15.00 per 100,

Herbert Hammons, Williamston, Mich.

 

WYANDOTTE
ILVER LACED GOLDEN and White
Wyandottes. Only a few Large Golden
or White cookerels left. Eggs in season
$3.00 per 15, $5.00 per 30.
Clarence Browning, R. 2, Portland Mich.

 

COCKERE R. C. R. 1. White. Large

pure white husky fellows.
prices reasonable, satisfaction guaran-
teed. O. E Hawley. Ludington, Mich.

 

, STANDARD mm!) cocKEnELs —-
, ' Mated Anconas; Buff and
Partridge Rocks; Ronen Drakes. Hatch-
ing Eggs in season. Sheridan Poultry
Yards, Route 5. Sheridan Michigan.

Wm 'WYANDOTTES “Exclusively"
T for 15 years. Fine Birds. Best
mrs. Keeler’s strain, Eggs, 15, $1.25.;

 

 

 
  

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13 years careful se—r

   

”Kent, (N. E..)—-The beans and pot»
toes bears .and bulls and March lions,
are on a rampage up in our. neck of
the woods. We have been getting our
worst winter weather during March.
Had one day’s run of sleighing, then
it thawed, leaving neither wheeling
nor sleighing. Wheat fields dotted
with frozen pond-s that » didn’t ’have
time to run off. Winter grain is hav-
ing a hard time of it. Lots Of auction
sales, a good many on account of
death, some on account of occupation.
One city man, who essayed to be a
farmer, has sold his farm. and gone
back to the bright lights and paved
streets. It is reported he didn’t find
farming as lucrative as he thought.
What’s the matter with the bean
hogs? The following prices were paid
at Greenville recentlyz—Wheat, $2.20;
corn, $1.40; cats, 50; rye, $1.30;
beans, $5.50; potatoes, $1.10; hens,
20; springers, 20; butter, 45; eggs, 34;
hogs, live, $16; dressed, $20 to $21;
beef steers, $10; beef cows, 7; veal
calves, 9 to 11.—G. M. W., Greenm'lle,
March 13. -

Ingham, (Central) — Very good
weather till the night of the 8th when
the heaviest fall of snow of the winter
came, and wind enough to drift it into
bad shape. Roads will have to be plow-
ed or shoveled. Quite a number are
changing to other localities. Many
farm auctions. Things sell quite high
as a rule. Stock looking good, but will
require more feed from now on. Feed
will be short should spring be late.
The following prices were paid at Ma:
son March 6z—Wheat, $2.07 to $2.10;
corn, $2.50 cwt.; cats, 50; hay, 18;
beans, $7 cwt.; potatoes, $1; hens, 18
to 22; ducks 20; butter 45 ; butterf-at,
50; eggs, 32; sheep, 3 to 7; lambs, 161/2
hogs, 16%; beef steers, 8 to 10; beef
cows, 4 to 7; veal calves, 161/2; wool,
55 to 65; apples, $1 to $1.25.—C. I. M.,
Macon, March 10. ‘

Tuscola, (Center) ——-Farmers are
buzzing wood and baling’hay, tapping,
trees and drawing manure. Not sell-
ing much but veal and a. few cows.
Buying grass seed. Lots of sales just
now. Cows bringing good prices. Not
much sale for horses, but hogs and
pigs are in good demand. The follow-
ing prices were paid at Caro Mar. 14—
Eggs, 35; butter, 50; hens, 25; chick-
ens, 24; ducks, 24; geese, 18; beef, 4
to 10; veal, 16; hogs, 15;“lambs, 10
to 15%; sheep, 6 to 7; wheat, $2.10;
barley, $1.90 cwt.; oats, 57; rye, $1.10;
buckwheat, $2.50 cwt.; beans, $6 cwt.;
hay, No. 1, $24; hay, No. 2, $22; straw,
$8.25; potatoes, .75 bu.; onions, $1;
cabbage, per lb., 2,—R. B. 0., Well-
town, Mich, March 14.

Jackson (N. E.)—The farmers have
done little the past week except
chores and drawing some .ice, a belat-
ed crop. The weather has been
stormy and disagreeable, the small
blizzard of Sunday, the 8th, making
the roads almost impassable in places,
drifts still in evidence in many plac-
es. The live stock shipping associa-
tion here is meeting with continued
success and the one founded at Stock-
bridge is doing a large business and
surpassing the expectations of all. It
is reported that they have over 200
members so far. The following prices
were paid at Munith, March 14;——
Wheat, $2.12 to $2.15; beans, $6; but-
ter, 35; butterfat, 53.; eggs, 38.—A. F.
W., Munith, March 15.

Muskegon, (East)—Farmers have
been hauling manure and trimming
fruit trees until the snow came.
Not much is being sold at present,
beans and potatoes being held for
higher prices. Plenty'of auction sales
at present. .Milch cows are bringing
from $65 to $100; horses from $75 to
$200; machinery selling high. The
truck dealers predict a big sale of
trucks this season as fruit looks good
for a good crop. The following prices
were paid at Ravenna Mar. 8:—Wheat
$2.12; corn, $1.40;'pats,, 65; rye, $1.25; ,
hay, $25; wheat-oat,$18; hens, 28;
springers, 30; butterfat, 56.-—E. E. P.,
Ravenna, Mich, March 10.

Monroe, (Ecat)~—We are having

 

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but are beginning to dry up some.
Lots of people, are busy splitting wood
and getting ready for spring. Wheat
looks good and rye too; too early ,to
tell how meadows stand the winter;
very little snow this winter, no sleigh.-
ing. The following prices were paid
at Monroe March 12:—-Wheat, $2.20;
corn, $1.50 to $1.60; oats, 55; rye,
$1.20; cabbage, 3 per 1b.; hens, 28 to
30; springers, 29 to 30; butter, 35 to
45; eggs, 36 to 38; sheep, $8 to $9;
lambs, live, $12.15; hogs, live, $15 to
$171/2; dressed, $18 to $23; beef steers,
$6 to $13; veal calves, live, $14 to
$171/2; dressed, $23 to $25; apples,
$3.50 bu.—E. H. M., Monroe, March 13.

Monroe, (West Central)-—The first
half of March has been rough‘ all
right. Snow and rain. and then freez-
ing hard nights make the roads al-
most unpassable, but with all the bad
weather the birds are back with us a-
gain. Wheat is looking fair but the
weather is against it at present. Some
farmers are changing hands; auction
sales going high. Farmers are busy
cleaning up around buildings and
fences, getting ready for spring work.
The following prices were paid at
Petersburg, March 14:—,—Wheat; red,
$2.20; white, $2.18; cats, 58; com per
cwt., $1.50; rye, $1.15; barley per cwt.,
$1.90; butter, 40; butterfat, 61; eggs,
37.—W. H. L., Petersburg, Mich, Mar.
14. .

Arenac, (East)—-One of the heavi-
est falls of snow of this season struck
here Sunday and a good breeze with it.
Farmers are busy cutting wood, doing
chores and attending auction sales
which are very numerous. Some cattle
and hogs moving «at fairly good prices,
according to conditions; Beans are a
dead number and barley is away off.
The following prices were paid at
Twining March 10:—Wheat, $2.05;
oats, '45; hay, No. 1 timdthy 15 up;
No. 1 light mixed, 15 up; beans, $5.75;
hens 18 to 24; butterfat, 47; eggs, 30;
hogs, 15.—M. B. R., Twining, Mich,
March 10.

Calhoun, (N. W.)—Farmers are
drawing manure, cutting wood and at-
tending auctions of which there are a
good many. Weather is rainy. There is
not much moving in this, section and
but very little building. The following
prices were paid atBattle Creek Mar.
15:—-Wheat, $2.15 to $2.18; oats, 55;
rye, $1.32; hay, No. 1 timothy, 26; No.
1 light mixed, 26; potatoes, $1; hens,
25; springers, 25; ducks, 30; geese,
30; turkeys, 30; eggs, 40; lambs, 12' to
14; hogs, 16 ; beef steers, 7; beef cows,
$3.50; veal calves, 11.—C. E. 8., Bot-
tle Creek, March 15. -~

Tuscola, (N. E.)—March weather;
snow rain, cold and windy, with a lit-
tle suhshine. Spring election is draw-
ing near and chronic oflice seekers are
getting busy. Some hay is being sold.
The following prices were paid at
Cass City March 15;—Wheat, $2.10;
oats, 58; rye, $1.25; hay, 20; potatoes,
60; hens, 23 to 25; springers, 23 to 25;
ducks, 25; geese, 15; turkeys, 22 to
25; butter, 45; butterfat, 54; eggs, 36;
sheep, 5 to 8'; lambs, 13 to 15%; hogs,
14% to 16; beef steers, 5 to 11%; beef.
cows, 5 to 8; veal calves, 10‘ to 15.-—
S. 8., Cass City, Mich, March 15.

St, Clair, (Central)—-All of the,
streams are much swollen o'vvingito,

   

     
 

 

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* Free book today.

"swingers. 227; an
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ferent varieties;
horns, $13 hundred; booklet, and test ~-

Hatchery, Box 10, Freeport, Mich.
' ‘ TURKEYS

MAMMOTH BRONZE mounts -~—.-,
Strictly thorOughbred, for sale. Gob.
blers weigh 15—38 lbs. Hens 9-18 lbs..-
Price, $7.00 to $26.00,_' according to
weight and beauty. Eggs. $4.00 per
setting of ten. John Morris, R. 7', Vassar.

PIGEONS "

 

' FOR SALE. On. account of
Pigeons other business taking all my
time I am on‘Iering for sale my entire‘
fl0ck of 75‘ pair of extra selected pure.
bred Homers. Birds are healthy and
good“ workers. Write for further, partic-
ulars and prices—N. H. Senholtz, Alle-
gan, Mich... R. F. _3, Box 162._

 

 

ABRED ROCK EGGS; WINNERS AT
Chelsea show. Special pen, $2.50,’15;
Second. $2, 15; $5.50. P. P, Prepaid.

fiarfiier. Returned. Sam Stadel, Chelsea,
0 .

HATCHINGEGGS FROM PURE-

bred Barred Rocks.
Ringl'et strain; 15~for $1.50; 30 for $2.50.
P. P. prepaid; also a few cockerels left at
$3 each. two for $5. Mrs. Geo, Weaver,
Fife Lake. Mich.

EGGS FOB HATCHING, FROM MAR-
tin strain, ‘whit‘e‘ Wyandottes.
$1.50 per 15. Postpaid. William Kampen-
ga, 152 Washington avenue, Muskegon,
Mich.

wnuraxnn’s STRAIN 31101:]: is.
land Reds; eggs, $1 per 15. Earl Stein-
brink, Mt. Clemens, Mich, . D. 2.

EGG FOR HATCHING, from pure-

bred Buff Orpingtons, $2.00 per
15. Postpaid. Tony Motz. St. Johns. Mich.
R.F.D. No. 1. - ‘

s C WHITE LEGHORN EGGS_ FOB
. - hatching and day-old
chicks. Flock is culled by M. A. C. ex-
pert.'——Roy C. Ives, Chelsea, Mich. '

EGGS FOR HATCHING FROM'THOR-
oughbred S. C. W, Leghorns.
260 Eggs Strain $2 per 15.—Julius Pom-
merenk, Rogers, Mich., R.. F. D..1.

SINGLE COMB RHODE ISLAND
Reds’ thoroughbreds eggs for hatching; $2
for 15; postpaid.‘ Mrs. Wm. Vand‘evant-
er, Mesick, Mich., Wexford county, Rt. 1,,

MUD-WAY-AUSH-KA FARM OFFERS
hatching eggs: from superior matings of
bred-to-lay White Wyandottes and Barred
Rocks, at $1.50 per 15. White Runner
ducks $1.50 per 11. White Chinese Geese
40c each, $3.50 per 10.Dike C. Miller,‘
Dryden, Michigan,

Why Chicks Die
TOLD BY 6 POULTRY EXPERTS

These six experts have won over 250
prizes at poultry exhibits. Let them help
you solve your chick problems. Write to
Allen E. Woodall Co., 668 Globe Bldg,
Minneapolis, Minn, for their Free Chick
Raising Guide and ask all the chick
questions you want. One of the prize-
winning expertswillanswer them. This
valuable book gives full directions for
making a simple home mixture to com-
diarrhoea and successfully
raise 98% of your hatch. Send for this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOGS”
.SALE—Male Collie, extra fine
Fggeeding. Ernest LaFIeur, Vermont-

viile. Michigan. ,
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structive cyclone passed through this
part of the county recently destroying
several barns and doing other dam-
age. Farmers are selling butter and
butterfat mostly butt‘erfat and eggs. ,
Most of the farmers have their beans
yet awaiting a favorable, market.

_There will be a‘ small acreage 01,1..-

beans planted in this _part of the,
county this year. Thafollowing prices
were paid at Smith’s Creek Mar. 17:-— -
Wheat,,$2.10; oats-60;
No. 1 timothy, 2.0" N
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»dam ' of our herd
,. " -Wblk'er’ Lyons ‘
average 30.11%: lbs. _ of butter
days Noth “for sale at

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boo ng orders for
Eating bulls from King Pieter Segis
' . 11.8 170506. All from A. R. 0. am-
V th Credible records. We test anniu

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. . BULL SPECIAL ld
A 3-year-old son and a. 3-months-p
son 0! twin granddaughters of King
F, e Segis with 25 lbs. butter each an .
64 ‘ and 572 lbs. milk. The sire of the
Mills is a 27-lb. Hengerveld Butter» Boy
Ibull whose first daughter to freshen (811191
on sister of the 3—months_ calf) maid:1
lbs. butter, 385 lbs. milk after ha its
..twin calves; also her bull calf for so. of.
These are show bulls with all kinds ‘le
saliwwflllitlxzikirigJ j andtrecords veallld PrIicevgti?)
s cm su ect o appro . .
"$1510 $200 in order of age. Robin Carr.
Fowiervilie. Mich.

' - - NOTICE
350 Liberty bond buys the bull calf,
Spi- ngwell Maple Crest Pontiac, 90%
white, tWO weeks old. Heifer calf, not re—
lated $85. Send for pedigree. W. C Hen-
dee id: Son, Pinckney, Mich.

HEGISTEBED HOLSTEIN BULL SIX
‘months old for sale, % white, a line calf.
A'bargain for sOmeone. Inquire of Frank
S. Knoll, Capac. Mich.

Woodland Border Stock l'arm
Oflers a splendid two-year-old grand-
son of the great Sire Dutchland Cream-
elle Lad; dam a high producer and wil‘l
00
individual, nicely marked, and price to
‘ sell: also a 5—months—old bull calf whose
young dam is sired by 40-lb. bull. He is a,
line growthy fellow nearly white. Cheap.
if taken soon. . Fred Lord, Stockbridge,
Mich.

 

' 33-LB, ANCESTRY

FOR SALE—Bull calf born Feb. 6,
1919. 'Sire, Flint Hengerveld Lad whose
dam has a 33.105 4-yr.-old record. Dam
17 lb, Jr, 2-yr.-old, daughter of Ypsilanti
'Sir Pontiac DeKol whose dam at 5 yrs.
has a record of 35.48 and 750.20 lbs. in
7,da. Price, $100 F,O.B.

Write for extended pedigree and photo.
L. C KETZLER, - Flint, Michigan

, For the greatest demand, future
prices that has eVer known. Start
now with the Holstein and convince
70 Good stock always for
.Ial Howbert Stock Farm, Eau
Clog-e. M

ichigan. '

sired by a son of
Bull alves Friend Hengerveld
De Kol Butter
Boy and by a son of King Segis De Kol
Korndyke, from A. R. O. dams with roc-
ords of 18.25 as Jr. two year old to 28.25
at full age. Prices reasonable breeding
considered.
. WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM
W. W. W ckofl Na oleon, Mich.

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LANGHURST STOCK~ FARM

Offers young Holstein-Friesian Bulls
from dams with records up to 24 lbs. and
sires' dams up to 46 lbs. Write torped-
ignees and prices. Fred J. Lange, Sobe-
'walng, Michigan.

 

 

 

,BULL CALIl
Born August 15, 1918. Sire’s dams
average 37.76 butter 7 days, 145_93
lbs. butter 30 days, testing 5,52% fat
Calf's dam a 21 lb. daughter of a cow
with 4 AR. daughters. Nice straight
calf, well marked. Write for price
.and detailed description. Herd tuber-
culin tested annually.
BOABDMAN FARMS
Jackson_ Mich.

 

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WOLVERINE STOCK Farm?“~
I want to tell you about our Junior
Herd Sire. “King Pontiac Lunde Korn-
dyke 80:18.” a son of King of the Ponti-
ac? his dam is Queen Segis of Brookmde
gdauggtgiof PgntiacKClothilde De Koi
u an rnce egs ornd ke,
combinationbof gfeedinlg. ‘ y a great
We' are ree ll: 1: is youn s
the daughters of Judge WalkergPieltftg-tijteo
our Senior Herd sire whose first flvg'
dams each have records above 30 lbs he
also has two 30 1b. sisters. How 'can
you so wrong by buying a bull. calf of
this popular line of breeding?
> '1‘. W. Sprague, Battle Creek, Mich.
EOLSTEINS OF‘QUALITY. 0 he”.
est dams of herd sire are both above,”
lbs. butter in 7 days, average 700 lbs.
milk. E. A. Hardy, Rochester Mich.
E6. HOLSTEIN BULL OALF from
» ood groducing Cow and sired by a.
;. o. 1 ull. Price $50.00 for quick sale.
-» .F. W. Alexander, Vassar. Michi an.

SUNNY PLAINS HOISTEINS

 

. dams for sale.

, anwmgihnpmcna, , '.
.5 > wax-ville,» Michigan.

none ‘ , wanna andvhelfer
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COLLAR 31:08., a. No. 2, Cog'knn. Mich
FOB SAL snonTnonNs
Jupiter in service.

John Schmidt &. Son Reed Cit Mich
SHOBTHOBNS and roux!) ""“‘
all sold out. None for sale (2311:1333:
ent. F._'M. Piggott-d: Son. Fowlerllmch
‘FOR SALEREG. snoarnonN
breeding. w.- s; Huber, Gladwin,

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est breeders of livestock and poultry will be sent on request. Béflel'

a proof and tell you what it will cost
ad. or copy as often as you wish. Copy (it changes
one week before date of issue. Write to-day!

   
 
  
  

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. cows. just .
. Paul Steinacker, HowelLMlch.

F0“ S‘LE 7 PURE BRED HOLSTEIN;
. Friesian Heifers. These heif-

ers are yearlings sired by 24-1b. Bull and

from heavy producing dams. Nicely

marked and well grown. If these heif—

.31: artehesold withir}: the nfixt 30 days will
. ce mver cea.— ar

Elwell, Mich. y p ‘ W T' Tubbs’

CHOICE REGISTERED STOCK

PERCHERONS,
HOLSTEINS,
SHROPSHIRES,
ANGUS.
DUROCS.
DORR D. BUELL, ELMIRA, MIC".
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TWIN BULL CALVES

Born October 29, 1918; sired by Sir
Calantha Segis Korndyke 10400.8; dam’s
record, 24.35 lbs. butter and 621 lbs. of
milk in 7 days; fine strai ht calves. Send
for particulars—C. & A. uttman, Fowl-
erville, Michigan.

 

JERSEY

  
 

  
 
 

THE Jersey haezevor .
noted asthe grout breed. at
those days of igh-priced feed
are making her even more funi-
ouo. You must look into thll
Jersey matter. it will show you
the diflerence between kee mg
I cow and having the cow can
you. Ask breeders .for prices
and pedigrees. Write us for
Important Jersey facts, free.
The American Jersey Cattle Club
351 Wu! 23rd St. New York City

The Wildwood Jersey Farm

Breeders of Majesty strain Jersey Cat-
tle. Herd Bulls, Majesty's Oxford Fox
134214; Emineht Lady’s Majesty 150934.
.Herd tuberculin-tested. Bull calves for
sale out of R. of M. Majesty dams.

Alvin Balden. Capao, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

GUERNSEY
WE HA
GUERNSEYS Heifers ax: cfiwsrnfg'

sale, also a. number of well bred oung
bulls—write for breeding. Village Fyarms,
glass Lake, Michigan.

‘ GUERNSEY COWS. Bull
Rengtered ready for service April.
Bull calves, best of breeding. Write for
particulars and prices.

. S H, - Lake City, Michigan
ABERDEEN-ANGUS

ABERDEEN ”ANGUS CATTLE
We are offering 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
see us. '
Woodcote Stock Farm.

A U BULLS and EIF RS r0
choxce registered stock. Also

Ionia. Michigan.

BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY, MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,
. . Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

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FOR SALE Five or six good _
bred to a. 311%? elbgigillgomtem BROWN SWISS

 

 

 

Herd Sire: Rosalind B’s Nestor5401

His dam, Rosalind B. Champion 5 yr.
old R. O. P. 16,804.4 lbs. milk 727.64
lbs. fat. Will soon have some of his
get for sale.

At present we have one fine bull
calf, born' Feb. 14, 1919, weight at
birth 125 lbs,, out of a son of Ola
B. 4348, with a. record of 15,6025 lbs.
milk and 548.92 lbs. fat as a three-
year—old. Will deliver same to your
station in Michigan for $100, and if
you should not be satisfied you can
return same at my expense. First
check gets him. Also have a few fe-

males of different ages for sale. Herd
under federal test.

ER‘VIN H. KRAUSS,
Sebewaing, - - Michigan.

 

 

  
  

 
 

Week: Nov. all at auction
, .34.”.50. f malts tor your 156‘
ironic-H 12nd yum W-ahlwlaya be welcome.

Wu. J. Clarke, a. No. 7, Hirsch. Mich.“ g ‘

 

Wronaxns. 0.st an.
£10111. one yearling sow bred to famw

ay 29th. for sale. 0. L. Wright, Jones-
ville. Mich. . -

Io TYPE 2. 0., I have a few out;
Ba“ “9.5““: "3% as .i Gs “‘

, on 0 1'0 0 W8»
Their breeding traces to t e best herd In

111-. Iowa
C. E. GARalsd Neb

PE . . BOARS, all ages, t .
taikind that make good. Meet me at thb
- TS. E. Leonard St. Louis. Mich.

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B farrow, the big $1101.01 I.l‘iindf.m AAm'Ai.i
WOOD & SON, Saline, Mich. '

fo‘i’ffifi‘) caries. _'”
BIG TYPE boars all sold. Breds'pglnt:
ready for shipment. Inspection invited.
L. L. Chamberlain, Marcellus. Michigan.

WALNUT ALLEY 51‘“ .353?“ 13"“;

watch of '1919 crop sired b A ee-

tor and Orange Price. I th’ankrtlfiyszldg-

formers for their patronage.
. GREGOR

A- D . - Ionia, Mich.

LS. P. C.

er can afford to pay.
Furs. Write for prices.
0. Swartz Schoolcraft, Michigan.

0. l. C.

 

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Bred GlltS Bookingy oirdirs Jug;

    
 
  

.Spring Pigs Everythin

. g shi ed . .
and registered in buyel"smr)iamgO]I)f
you want the best, write '

J. CARL JE‘VE’I‘T, Mason Mich.

 

 

 

 

HAT DO YOU WANT? I represent 41
SHORTHORN breeders. Can put you in
touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls

all ages. Some females.- C. . Crum,
Secretary Central Michigan Shorthorn
Association, McBrides. Michigan.

 

FOR SALE—Two Shorthorn Durham
b11115, 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.

100 head to select from.
Shorthom Write me your wants. Pric-
es reasonable. Wm. J. Bell, Rose City,

Michigan.

FOR SALE 2 Shorthorn Dur-
ham Bulls, Bates

Strain and good individuals. One 3 years

old, one 6 months.

 

Geo. W. Arnold. Bates, Mich.
SCOTCH TOPPED
For sale SHORTHORNS, 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.

OB. SALE—Durhams and Shorthorns
5 full-blood red bulls, 1 Polled Durham
18 mos. old; 1, 6 wks old; 2 Shorthorns
12 mos old) 1 six weeks old.
Clarence Wyant, B. 1., Berrien Ctr., Mich.

HEREFORDS

LAKEWOOD HEREFORDS

Not how man i but how goodl A few
well-developed, eefy young bulls for

 

have some nice Registered Duroc Bears
ready for service. Will crate and ship
for $50.00. Geo. B. Smith & Co.. Addi-
son, Michigan,

SHORTHORN

IRAY WARNER, ROUTE 3 ALMONT.
MlCh., breeder of Purebred So,rthorn Cat-

sale, blood lines and individuality _No. 1.
If you want a prepotent sire, that will
beget grazers, rustlers, early maturers
and market-toppers, buy a registered
Hereford and realize a big profit on your
investment. A life-time devoted to the
breed. Come and see me.—E. J, TAY-
LOR, Fremont, Mich.

HORSES

 

 

SAGINAVV VALIJEY HERD
Headed by C. C. Michigan
Boy, son of Grand Champion
Schoolmaster and Perfection
5th. February pigs for sale.
. John Gibson,
Bridgeport, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

RAY “’ARNER, Route 3, Almont Mic
Eggedgr Iof Pugs lBred Shorthorn'Cattile
. . w e. '
on hand. 11 A few Oct. pigs
DURQC BRED SOWS ND
50 fall pigs. You need a litté; by 0‘2
. ions Fancy King, the biggest pig
of his age ever at International Fat Stock

show, Catalog tells all.—
hart, St. Johns, Mich. NeWton Bam-

DUROC

. LIAPLE LANE FAB
Registered Duroc Jersey Pigs, Lgithe, sex.
E. NEUHAUSER,
- Michigan

Imlay City. - -

Spring Boers and ‘lt .
DHI‘OCS experience. fegw S b'flegkyeltlgs
Rams left. Newton & Blank Hill Crest '
Farm, 4 miles south of Middleton, Mich.

DUROC-JERSEY SWINE
We have some choice bi so
gilts for March. April and ng faggowant:
offer, also fall pigs, both sexes, and two
spring boars. Write for pedigree, descrip.
tion and prices, or come and see them
Vi‘ill ship on approval. '.
Thou. Underhill & Son, Prop, Salem, Mich.

 

Duroc Jersey Gilts iii‘gi‘éniso fig?
1,000 pound herd boar. '
JOS_ SCHUELLER, Weidman, Michigan.

PEACH HILL F ARM

We are now offering Registered Duroc .

Jersey fall pigs, either sex. We can
furnish you unrelated pairs or trios.
Write to us. Our prices are very reas-
Oliable.

 

 

Write for particulars or com
R. R. Wheeler, Quincy, Mich, flag-(16sec

MILKING SKORTHOBNS
Maplelane Laddie No. 604725, a Grand-
son of General Clay 255920,0at head of
herd. Young stock of both sexes for sale
Can spare a few cows. , ‘
A. W. Thorne Fife Lake. Mlchi an'
OAKWOOD FARM SHORT
Bull calves of Bates Breedin HORNS

0f Quality. 800 and

Sc .
Maxwalton ,Monarch 2nd ”Mp ed.

& on

BULL,
Bates
UAL PURPOSE snonTno Mien
, BN Bulls

One yearling and two fine _ '. '
heifers all .sold “8’1"“ ‘1’

18 mos. old, of best

roans ‘;

 

. '& SON, Okemos,

 

 

ROY. FINQH. -

{so you can buy them.~ C

draft Stallion you are invited to see this
horse and his colts, and our neighbors_—
W. J.; Quigley, Grass Lake, Mich.
SHETLANI) PONIES

 

fizraérfidaga IAglilsgilgse' Orders taken for Inwood Bros.. Romeo, Mich.
. , . . .
COTCH AND - SCOTCH TOPP F S 1 13191:.ng231“ STALLION DUROC gghgh‘giltg‘gf: £333 sglnoOf
Shorthorns: extra good young bEHD. 01' a e If you want to buy a Panama speClaL Newton & Blank, Hill

Crest Farms, Perrinton, Mich. Farm
miles s. of Middleton, Gratiot county.

MEADOWVIEW FARM

Registered Duroc Jersey Hogs. Buy

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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 75 to 13
lbs, are extra good Pigs and Pric
. Garnant,
Eaton Rapids. Michigan.
THREE Registered Big Type Poland.
China plgsdosept. farrow. One boar, tWo

 

, * Fife Lake, Michigan

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sows, $7 takes the trio 25.00 ea .
Certificates ‘free. M. E. 53:55.111 i5.

 

 

 

 

SHETLAND PONIES EZ’GEQ'fi‘nt'iZE‘fi y°“r.;.sp1§i.“it$5§ “ism...” m 1,
prices Mark B, Curdy. Howell. Mich. BERKSHIRES ' . ° '
HOGS REEORY FARM BEBKsninEs for
POLAND CHINA 5539‘aagi‘solce stock for sale. Write
FOR 25 YEARS W- 5- CORSA. - White Hall, 111.
This establishment has been head quarters HAMPSHIRE

 

II A M P S H I B E S

Bred Gilts all sold. Spring Boars only for

sale at 18 cents per lb.

John W. Snyder, St.»JohIis_.”Mich., RA.

CHESTER WHITES .

MARCH AND APRIL PI ’

Che‘ter3from prize winning stoék :?
1rd or trios; at reasonable prices...

$3. Alexander, Vassar, Mich. .

 

 

  

 

mw SPRING BOABS and bred. '
of Joe Orion and Defender '
at a bargain. Write for prices.

 

Johnson Ave, Pontiac, Michigan.

 
    

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from his farm one mile eaSt 0f
Wayne, Michigan, on Michigan

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The herd contains some of the very best Hol-

stem stralns, 1nclud1ng several daughters of
the famous “Concordia Houwtje Sunlight DeKol.” Concordia
made a seven-day butter record of 31.69, and 654.10 lbs. of milk
in seven days. ,It would be hard to find a- better lot of registered
cattle than are in this herd. If you are looking for a good calf,
heifer or cow, come to this sale.

50 - Females -' 50

A few good young Holstein Buils out of well bred dams

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Transfer paper on each animal furnished on same day of sale.
An extended pedigree catalogue of the herd will be provided,
and all stOck will be given a tubercular teSt and guaranteed free
from all contagious diseases.

REMEMBER THE DATE, APRIL 21
ROBERT R. POINTER

Send f6“? catalog, 824 Ford Bld., Detroit. 3C0]. D T PERRY,Afictloneer .

 
 

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