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compared to that one» in which every taxpayer of the state

is now vitally. interested, namely, “What will the;$50,000,000 bondw

ingamendme‘nt cost the "people: of EMichigan‘l” We' have prOpo‘und-

. led. thisi‘qneltionato many and divers authorities, and many and di-

vers authorities“ have given many and divers opinions, all conflict-
ing andi-confusing. f " ~ .

. The press ofthe state, M. B. F. including, has come perilously
does. to letting, somebody else do its thinking. It has taken the fig-
ures and the statements of thevari'ous good read authorities with-
out ever questioning their authenticity. It has placed its confi-
dence in the integrity of these authorities, just as these authorities

' wouldhave us place our confidence in the integrity of the legisla-

ture and the state ’s“ chief executive. The honesty of these men can
not be mistaken, so farms that is concerned, but it is plain to be
seen that somebody hasn’t figured at all or else is a mighty poor
mathematician} . p _ —

The farmers have asked a lot of questions about this bond is-
sue. Some of them are easy to answer. Others can only be answer-
edvby presuming to know what policies future legislatures will fol-

low in the issuance‘of bonds and the expending of money for high!

way purposes. It is asked'by thef'armers, “What will the amend-
ment cost us in taxes‘l” and the answer is, “Leave that to the leg-
islature." But it is an answer that does not satisfy the taxpayers
of Michigan... The sentiment of the exponents of this bonding is-
sue will, if ' properly expressed, govern the policies of successive
legislatures."‘We believe that the .onlysafe and honorable course

" for these exponents to follow is to put on record by legislative

resolution. the more important details of administering the provis-
ions of the, constitutional amendment. '

Voters Ought to Know the Good Roads Plans
Many .of the facts and figures that have already been givento .

the voters are incorrect and misleading. They represent merely

. opinions. They confuse the mind of the average voter, and work

harm to the amendmentwhich is songht. The voter who does not

’ clearly understand 'w1iat. the bonding amendment means or who
i, has 'no approxiinate. estimate of What the bonds sold under its pro-

visions are going to cost him in dollars and. cents will vote against
the amendment. And it is proper for him to do so. '

.We have believed that the figures heretofore presented were re;
liable. We now find that many of them"are not. We insist that the
voters have a right to know the plans that are in the minds of those

who are asking for the adoption of this amendment. It w0uld be im—

possible to describe in detail the exact amount or the date of issu- '

ance of the bonds that are to be sold; the rate of interest they will
bear; the amount of money that will be expended from year to year;
the kind of construction on every mile of road contemplated to be

”built ; the location of these roads ; the exact cost to the taxpayers of

redeeming bonds and' paying interest thereOn etc. , There are a
score of details that cannot be exactly determined prior to the elec.
tion, 'but there are many that can be determined and should bede—

,’termined if the taxpayer is? to vote‘ intelligently. The legislature,
the governor, the state highway department and the Michigan Good
- Roads Ass ’n all haveplans in mindas to a future road building pol-

icy, and we want the farmers of Michigan to‘ know what these plans
are. ‘ " " /' i I V

- F 3°“ that!» We Know" to be we “
i 1- The constitutional amendment appropriates .‘no money. ' It

‘merely “mm“ “91°35‘13““ to approximate ,mOnGY. 'It filies
the, maximum amountof. bonds that the legislature may issue § at
$50,000,000. ' ‘ . . ~ . p '

a, The legislature. has by resolution) promised tosell'n‘ot more

T; .tagngaiogocc,ooo' worth, or bondsdurinz' any two yam. ,

,., b f'rhere 1, no certainty-that. more than-this williei‘er be issued.
' 11:11; FLAME!) touch the entire 860.000.0901. issue,..within ten

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‘ Facts taut the Good Roads Amendment

' fl “H'OWJOLU is ‘Aiin‘l’lis a comparatively simple. problem as

bonds will pay 5 per cent interest.)

, great,"

2. It is notthe plan of the state highway department to ’pay all.
the. cost of building the so-called trunk lines from the proceeds of the? ‘>

7;, bonds and the federal money, as is popularly supposed.

a. The legislature by resolution has agreed that one-half the cost,
of these roads shall be paid for from the federal appropriation, and the
other half to be borne by the state and counties jointly, the amount to
be divided between state and county on the basis of the percentage table
provided by the Aldrich Law. This table was published in the H. S.
Earle article in our March 15th issue. The division of the cost ac-

; cording to the trunk line valuation of each county seems fair to all
g concerned and we are unable to find any flaws in it.

, b.‘ It is, therefore, not true that all the money which counties
would otherwise expend on the main highways may be diverted to other
roads. It is true, however, that a large part -of the money may be so
diverted, and that the state and the federal government will bear a
large part of the cost of building main highways.

3.» The amount of federal aid has been overestimated.

a. The amount of federal money now actually available is the
balance of an appropriation of $2,180,000, of which four allotments
have already been taken up, by the highway department; Under a' bill"
that has already passed the United Statessenate'and is now pending
in the House of Representatives, nearly five and a half more millions
will- be available if the bill becomes a law, which is a practical cer-
tainty. We therefore, can reasonably figure on about $7,000,000 from -
the federal government for the next two years. We do not positively
KNOW‘that the federal government will appropriate any more of its
money for this purpose. We only THINK that it will in the further—
ance of a national policy of road construction.

4. The cost per thousand of valuation of paying for these
bonds has been variously estimated. Most of the figures that have
been given out are incorrect.

a. If 050,000,000 worth of bonds are issued in ten years and ‘
after the first year $2,000,000 worth are retired each year, the total
interest charge for 25 years will be over $21,000,000. (Estimating
The annual interest charge plus
the retired bonds will necessitate spending an annual average tax of
$0.679. This rate is based on the present valuation of $4,218,781,678._

b. It is natural that the assessed valuation will increase from
time to time, as the state’s population and wealth increase. It may
in fact, be doubled within the next 25 years. Each increase in the
assessed valuation means a corresponding decrease in the rate per
$1,000.00.

5. It is not true that Only trunk line roads will be built from
the funds created by the bond issue and federal money. ANY
MAIN MARKET OR POST ROAD may receive a part of the fed-
eral money.

a. The details of construction, such as the location of the roads
to be improved; the kind of construction, etc., will be in the hands of
the State Highway Department, where the interests of the public will -
be amply protected by Commissioner Rogers. '

Questions that have been Raised

1. Why not pay for bonds out of automobile license fund ?«

a. This is how the state of Illinois is paying for its $60,000,000
bond issue. We understand, however, that the funds in Illinois have
already been found insu'flicient to meet the needs and that conse-
quently the good roads program will be handicapped.

‘ b. We are advised by Commissioner, Rogers that all of the
license money will be needed for other purposes. One-half of this
money is returned to the counties whence it came.

c. P. T. Colgrove, president of the Michigan Good Roads Ass’n,

believes with us that one-halt the automobile license mohey-should be

placed in a sinking fund to retire bonds. lThe taxpayers ought to
insist upon this. - If this is done, the rate. per thousand valuation will
be greatly reduced.

2., Why bond atvalli Why not raise money by " direct tax-

. ation? "'

a. Thebonding exponents answer. "The cost would be too
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Wanna: This nation entered the war in the .
. hope that its influence would end militarism and“

: advance democracy, and

- Wnums: Those who gave their lives and blood
upon the battlefields mom with the vision of
world peace ever before them, and

‘ ans: We believe that any plan that is ad-

opted by a unanimous vote of all the representa-

tives of all the allied powers at the Peace Confer-

ence will be in accord with civilized ideals. and

Wnsnms: We have faith in the pure Americans x

ism of President Wilson and his depiction of Am-
erican ideals, and

Wnnsns: We consider the [league of Nations
not a party issue, nor even a national issue, but a
world issue.

Therefore Be it Resolved: That the Vine
Grange, No. 744, Issue county, Michigan, as an or-
ganization of American citizens, does hereby
strongly censure certain members of the United
‘ States Senate for their opposition to the League of
Nations and World Peace: and wedo declare that

in our estimation these men are totally unworthy
of their respective parties, or of the benefits of
-American Citizenship.

Resolved further that this be published.

Passed unanimously March 12, 1919.—-Edw. Lon-
. do, Master) Prank Drzewtecki, secretary.

N. B. It is to be noted that this locality is al-
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NEWAYGO COUNTY WOOL GBOWERS
ORGANIZE AN ASSOCIATION

We are pleased to learn of the organization of
the Newaygo County Wool Growers Ass’n, the
first association of it. kind so far as we know in
the state of Michigan. Geo. Murrow of Bitely, is
president, and Simon Harkema county agricultur-
al agent, tin-u whose eiforts the association was
formed, is the secmtary-treasureer.

It was shown by one of the members who had a
carload of wool to sell last year that by selling to
anoutsider buyer who comes to the farm to grade
the wool that he received an average of seventy-
two cents per pound or seven cents more than was
received by other members who sold to local deal-
era.

It is the purpose of the association to locate and
sell to the best markets not only .wool but lambs
and mutton raised by the members. Membership
fee is 50 cents.

We commend the plan adopted by the Newaygo

county farmers to other sheep-raising localities.

Sheep-raising is becoming quite a popular branch
of farming in this state and owners should take
early steps to put the industry on a well-organized
and profitable basis. We are sure that Mr. Har-
kema will be glad to give farmers of other locali-
ties the full details of the Newaygo association.
Write to him at Newaygo Mich.

AN APPEAL THAT IS DEVOID OF THE
THE LEAST BIT OF COMMON SENSE

The following appeal was sent to us by its “an-
thor," one Bertrand Shadwell, general- delivery,
Chicago, 111., with the request that we publish it.
So here goes: .

“As already stated, the price oi food in the
United States is so high that many millions of
citizens do not have enough to eat. With the re-
turn of. millions of our brave and devoted soldiers

to civil life, this condition of semi-starvation will '

become unbearable. The keystone of the high
prices’may be stated to be wheat, at $2.26 a bush-
e1 If the prices of wheat were reduced, it is cer-
tain that the prices of other foods would come
tumbling down to a reasonable level. The Unit-
ed States government has guaranteed the farm-
ers $2.26 a bushel for their wheat and I Will not
' here criticisethe government; but an appeal may
be made to .a magnificent type of American citi-
zen; an appeal may be made to the patriotic far-
mers of Ainerica. Let the American farmers form
an association and unite together to voluntarily

reduce the price of wheat to a figure which weald,

still leave them a good and reasonable profit. If
necessary let the farmers generously release the
government from the terms of its guarantee.

In doing this, the farmers of the United State .

would be showing the highest form of patriotism
—athe patriotism which comes to the assistance of

‘ ' its fellow citizens, and feeds its own needy and

hungry countrymen, their wives and their chil-
dren. ” Very sincerely—Bertrand Shootout .

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erage business.

trend has addressed any tear-nil pleas to the war
profiteers to disgorge some of their ill-gotten
gains. We haven’t heard him explain how others

besides farmers may contribute a share to this
wholesale and “patriotic” sacrifice. We haven't.

been given the privilege of consulting Bertraud’s
figures on the cost of wheat or the financial sta-
tus of the American farmers, or their ability to
act the part of philanthropists to the nation. And
there are a lot of other things that ‘13st has
notexplained. Ifauyefourreaderswanttere-
spend to Bertrand'e pleas, or desire further in-
formation about his plan, we suggest writing him.
Jot down the address: Bertrand Shadwell, gener-
a1 delivery, Chicago, Illinois. But dont' be too
hard on him. He’s probably .8 nut and not, to
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FRED WELCH TO. BECOME THE MANA-
GER on m CLEANER nmva'roas

A dispatch from Owesso states that Fred Welsh,
who recently sold his big elevator here, has join-
ed the Gleaner Co-operative enterprises, and will
become general business manager of all of the el-
evator enterprises. Mr. Welsh has been active in
the elevator business in Michigan for the past

twenty years, and is considered 'one of the best .

posted men in the state on handling this branch
of business. He was for a number of years presi-
dent of the Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Association ;
has been active in connection with the distribu-
tion of farm products during the war; and has
during the but few years, handled a large brok-
Mr. Welch will have charge of
all Gleaner elevators new in operation; and it is
planned that .at least ten additional co-operative
elevators will be either purchased or erected by
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Jackson—Guernsey breeders are planning to or-
ganize an association, under the direction of
County Agent Sheep. Some oi the finest. herds oi
Guernsey. cattle in the state are owned in Jackson
county, encouraging other farmers to adopt the
Guernsey breed and to unite the efforts for better
and pure stock are among the objects of the or-
ganization.

Brooklyn—The pop—corn question was popped to
a number of corn growers of this section at a get-
together meeting, by representatives of the Inter-
national Corn Products Corporation who want to
establish a pop-corn factory at Brooklyn and to
secure ,contracte from neighboring farms to grow
the corn. Thme thousand acres of corn are needed
and it is understood that contracts for one-third
of this amount have already' men entered into.

Port Harm—In keeping with its program of
eliminating scrub sires from the herds of St. Clair
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County Agent Brody to visit the best Holstein

herds in the state and find out what pureblooded
:3ka there is for sale. Local co- operative breed-
ing associations will be formed and a purebred
bull purchased to head the various groups of
herds belonging to each assodation.
Manchester—The directors of the local co-op‘er-

iative live stock shipping association met recently

to. discuss plans for enlarging the ’facilities for
taking care of the live stock business of this sec-
tion. It was voted to increase the ize of the asso-
ciations warehouse. Phases of live stock ship-
ping and the co-operatlve marketing of wool were
discussed. A recent day’s shipments of this asse-
ciatlon consisted of one double deck of lambs one
single deck of cattle and calves and two single
decks of hogs. —
,Olivet—Over $5, 000 have been subscribed here
for organizing a farmers' co-operative company.
The company will have a total capitalization of
$30, 000 with one half paid in. The shares will be
sold at $10 each. The minimum amount that a
stock holder may buy is 5 shares and the maxi
mum 40 shares. The company will handle grain,
feed, suck and other farm produce and will deal
in coal, lumber, lime, cement, etc. for the benefit

‘ or its patrons.

Hudson—E. E. Cole of this citY, has just pur-
chased five head of registered Hereford heifers
from the celebrated Hawthornegstock farm, locat-
ed 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The heifors

are from the celebrated sire, Constellation whose

half-brother sold for $45, 000. . Mr. Cole states

- these heifers will be bred to the great bull, Ralf
Fairfax, which cost $5, 000. According to the Hud- '

son Gazette, these blooded cattle will be a distinct
contribution to the large and
list of registered cattle in Lenawee county.

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IF YOU VALUE IOUR HERD, HAVE

. m MADE OF IT REGULABIJI~

N0 0110 appreciatso the value oi the tuberculin f
test more than thuseo who have employed it and
found to their sorrow and loss that many prised :.
‘ cattle reacted. In speaking before
Guernsey breeders at Jackson last week, Mr. W. -
E. Parnell, a well-known Guernsey breeder em;

a meeting of

phasized the need of herd testing is clear and
forcible language.

Heillfitratodhispointbytheexperience‘oi

thoewneroithePeltierherdnarDetr-oit. Hr.
Poitier. he said, was about to sell abull calf to Ohio
parties, but the tubercular test showed 'the calf
to be infected, Surprised that such could be the
case he. made an examination of twenty-eight of
his pure blood Guernsey: with the result

herd of cattle that were valued at $50,000, said the
speaker. Each cow had previously been examined

necessity then for frequent tests as a matter of
protection to the breeder. If a cow is found to
react, he thought it could be separated from the
rest of the herd before the others were infected,
this being ascertained by tests, made frequently
by responsible authorities.

“Tuberculosis is one or the‘ most insidious of
diseases,” said Mr. Parnell. One reactor on your
term may ruin your entire herd and you. A

that .
twenty-two werei'eund to react. He thus lost a ‘

Mr. Parnell pointed out the

heifer may be worth $1, 000 today and if he be- -

cornea a reactor three months from now she' won’t
be worth 380.

"One of the most necessary things for a breed-
er to do” he continued, “is to keep a complete rec.
erd of every animal 'he owns. You should know
the dam and sire, grand dam and grand, sire, etc.,
of every animal inyour herd." He then explained
that this was necessary in order to obtain fancy
prices for the pure blooded stock. He urged the
men present to subscribe for a breeders’ journal
and deleted that the success oi the St. Austell
farms is due to advertising the May Rose strain
of Guernseys for a long period. “Our animals
are not sold in Michigan. They are in demand
in Washington, California, Colorado, New Yerk,
Wisconsin and most any state but Michigan, be-
cause Michigan breeders' have not been taking the

interest in pure-blood stock that is manifested .in ‘

other states." ,
Take hood, and profit by this advice before it is
too late.

SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LOAN ASSOCIA-v

TIGN GETS FEDERAL FUNDS ‘

The Tri-County National Farm Loan Associ-'
ation of which Mr. Geo. B. Smith of Addison is
secretary and treasurer, has already received

from the Federal Land Bank of this district~

more than $20,000 ior farm loans in Jackson,
Hillsdaie and Lenawee counties. ‘While the rate
is nominally 555' per cent, the profits are also
divided among the members on the co-operative
plan. The secretary is authorized to sell farm
loan bonds to net the investor at present a tri-

' do over 4 per cent interest, which is really what
the money will actually cost the farmer bor-- _

rower plus the expenses in acting as intermedi- f

on between borrower and lender. Both mort-
gages and bonds are exempted from all taxa-
tion including federal income tax, which re-
lieves the farmer from double taxation. with
which he has been burdened for many years.
Farm loan bonds also make an excellent short
time investment for farmers. These bonds are
issued under the direct supervision of the gov-

.u-c. .

ernment, and are received at par for govern- ‘

ment deposits, including postal savings depos-
its. Besides the government backing they have

the backing of the land, making them doubly

secured.

Farmers desiring to place their farm loans
with th'e Tri-Couuty National Farm Loan As-
societien need have no fear of being discrimin-
ated against by the local banks in matters of 2

personal credit. While it is not. its purpose to

engage in general banking, it is clearly within ’
its charter rights and duties to see that the :'
financial interests of its members are carefully L

guarded.- Conn'dential reports are required of

all applicants for loans and any statement to 1
the eflect that borrowers will be moriminat'ed}
unmet by loci bankers is entirely unwarrant— "

ed. On the other hand. borrowers from the

Federal Land out will and mi their ability

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' HEN ,YOUgo to the polls on April 7th, you
n -. Vii-lbs handed four state ballots, together
' ..~. ‘with the ballot containing the naines of
candidates for tOwnship offices. Three of these
ballotsoontain prepossd amendments to the stats
- constitution. ~ The fourth contains the names of,
candidates for state emcee which for certain politi

teal reasons cannot be voted upon. at the general
state election lathe fall. ' . -

 

At the request of many readers, both women and

men. we are printing the text of the state ballots

. i or to be elected. ,

‘3 this issue. The'large-flballot is [for Macomb
_~"owntY.-but there are no changes for other conn-
1 ”9.9 Mt in the name of the school commission-

. Instructions for voting the largefballot are giv-

GI at the top of the ballot. We advise our women

‘ readers -tp study these instructions carefully 3 so

‘1 that they may be prepared to vote without trou-
bl'e when they enter the‘booth. If you do not ful-
ly understand the wording ask somebody to ex-
plain ”it to you. The most important ballots to be
voted on at the coming election are the three
amendment ballots which we may roughly call,
“The Good Roads Amendment" Ballot, the "Sal-
ary Amendment” Ballot, and the "Wine and Beer
Amendment” Ballot. The complete text of these
ballots are given herewith.

It would seem unnecessary for us to further
dwell'upon the necessity of every man and woman
of the farms voting on April 7th. From what we
have already seen of the interest that the women
are taking in political matters we expect to see the
majority of Michigan farm women taking a part
in the election. It is of the utmost importance
that every, voter fully understands how each bal-
lot should be voted, and if there are any doubts
in the minds of any, have them cleared up before
election. ' ‘

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, THE GOOD ROADS AMENDWNT
Vote‘ on proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
tion relative to Authorizing the State to
Borrow Money to be Used for Highway
Purposes and, Issue Bonds Therefor. “
Amendment to Section 10 of Article X of the
Constitution authorizing the State to borrow

' money to be used for highway purposes and to

(Continued from page 1)

issue bonds therefor; it being proposed that said
wotion‘be amended to read as follows:

“Section 10. The State may contract debts
to meet deficits in revenue, but such debts shall
not in the aggregate at any time, exceed two
hundred fifty thousand dollars. The State may
also contract debts to repel invasion, suppress
insurrection, defend the State or aid the United
States in time of war. The money so raised shall
be applied tome purposes for which it is raised
'0:- to the payment of the debts contracted. The
State may borrow not to exceed fifty million dol-
lars for the improvement of highways and
pledge its credit, and issue bonds-therefor on
such terms as shall be propided by law.”

YES[]
NO [I

. If you vote ."Yes" on this amendment, you
give the legislature the authority to issue bonds
not to exceed 85M00,000 for» road building
purposes. ~

If you vote “No," you. deny the legislature
bonds. . ,

van-yo

the right to issue
m wiNE AND BEER AMENDMENT
vote on proposed Amendment to theoomfltn-

mm . ie-to.m.-W" arms.» ’ “ ' .

lion, Manufacture, Buying, Selling, Etc, of
Older, Wines, Beer, Ale and Porter: .
Amendment to Article XVI of the Constitu-

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aid ‘b-é sure You

years would require a tax of about $1.20 per '
$1,000. Whatever auto license money that could be used to help meet
the requirements would, of course, mean that much lower. rate. Increases

' in dasessed valuation would likewise decrease this rate. . ,

Plans of Road Financing With State Funds'
. '3 -'fl1ere are {four plans by which the state may finance the build:
cede ; Théifirdt is to bond for the. entire amount. and, retire
and pay disinterest by general taxation spread oval-fa per-
‘ ' fiveyears This is the plan now rchsed. ‘“ The; second
deaths emits amount, and retire‘part oil thebgndg’
; cause fund, and the balance by taxation. The third plan
. hat-to raise the, entire amount: by direct taxation, sadness decided strictly on its merits.

    

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lion by adding a new section and repealing Sec-

tion 11 muffins as it relates to the importation,

transportation, manufacture, buying, selling.
keeping‘for sale, giving away, bartering or hr-
nishing cider, wines, beer, ale and porter, and
the possession of same in private residences: to
read as follows:

‘ “Section 12. It shall be forever lawful in this
State to import, transport, manufacture, 1180,
buy, sell, keep for sale, give away, barter or
furnish every kind of older, wines, beer, ale and
porter, and to possess the same in a private
residence. So much of Section 11, Article XVI
of this Constitution as prohibits the manufac-
ture, sale, keeping for sale, giving away, barter-
ing or furnishing of vinous, malt,'brewed or
fermented liquors, is hereby repealed. The legs
islature by general laws shall reasonably license
the manufacture of, and reasonably license and
regulate the sale and keeping for sale of vinous,
malt, brewed or fermented liquors: Provided,
however, that the electors of each city, village
or township forever shall have the right to pro-

hibit the manufacture, sale or keeping for sale -

of vinous, ,malt, brewed or fermented liquors

. within such city, village or township.”

YES[]
NO [1

If you vote “Yes" on the above amendment,
you vote for the return of the saloons. If you
vote “No," you vote against the saloon. If there
is any doubt in your mind about this. put a
cross right now in the square after “No,” clip

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this amendment out and take it with you to
the polls, and vote your regular ballot just as
you have marked this one. ‘ _

  
   

THE SALARY AMENDMENT
Vote on Proposed Amendment to the Constitu- {
tion relative to the Increase or Deer-oasis of
Salaries of Public Officers:

.Amendmcnt to Section 8 of Article m of
the Constitution so as to prohibit the increase
or decrease of salaries of public officers after
appointment or election, except those of Justices
or Judges of courts of records; it being pro-
posed that said section be amended to read as
follows: ' .

“Section ‘8. Neither the legislature nor any
municipal . authority shall grant or authorize
extra compensation to any public officer, agent,
employs or contractor after the service has been
rendered, or the contract entered into. Salaries
of public ofllcers except Supreme Court Justices,
circuit court judges, probate judges and Judges
of courts of like Jurisdiction, shall not be in-
creased nor‘ shall the salary of any public officer
be decreased after election or appointment.”

YES []
N0 [1

If you vote “Yes” on this amendment, you
vote to prevent any increases in the salary of
public officers during the period for which they ‘
were elected or appointed. If you vote “No,”
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INSTRUCTIONS—1n all cesarmskc a moss (X).-in the circle \u, . umus‘l the name of your psi? at the
head of thc'ballot. If. you desire td votes straight ticket. nothing further need be' done. Where only‘one and! sis is to
be elected'to any ofllce, and .you desire to vote for a candidste not on your-[party ticket, make a cross (X) in the square

D before the name of the candidates for whom you desire to vote on the other ticket. Where two or more candidates
are to be elected to the same allies, and you desire to vote for candidates on different tickets for such ofllce, make a (X),
in the £3) . before the name of the candidates for whom you desire to vote on the other ticket; also erase an equal num-
ber of' names of invalidates on your party ticket for the' same office for whom you do not desire to vbtc. If you wish to
vote for a candidate not on any. tidret. write or' placettho name of s'uch candidate on your ticket opposite the name! of his
Ifllcb; 'Beforodeaving the booth fold the ‘ballot so that the initials of the inspector may be seen-on the outside.

 

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huh,” ($23:er D John E. Bird D Patrick H. O'Brien D Albert Renner ' D Wineut H. D. Flex
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Important Facts You ShOuld Know about the Good Reads Bonding Amendment

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thus paying for the roads as they are built. The fourth plan is to issue
no bonds, but to raise the entire amount by direct taxation, and pay
for the cost by both taxation and auto license money.

. The writer has compiled extensive figures showing the cost of each ,
of these plans to the taxpayers. These several tables will be presented ‘ - ‘1‘
to our readers in the April 5th issue, together witha discussion of the.
merits of each plan. We positively insist that all taxpayers have a right a
to know the truth, and We believe they are intelligent enough to decide 3?
for themselves the kind of road financing plan they believe most“

keeping {with sound business principles and the best interests
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‘ crop estimates. .
. through which the Government could secure ab- '

p 10,681, 000 acres.

 

HEN the 1920 census is taken,,Iit will be

in the live stock industry. -

oiations;
havewholly. eliminated the local independent buy-
'er. and' hare been the means of focusing the atten-
tion of the farmers upon the proflts‘ that are to be
derived from the industry. Some of the present
associations Were organized feur and five years ago.
The movement is now at its height, scarcely a
week passmg by that a new association does not
come into existence. And wlth but very few ex’-
_ceptions, they haVe Iall been successful. Below
we present the Story of the organizing of the Mich-
lgan Live Stock Exchange and a financial state-
‘ment from the Caledonia LIVe Stock Shippers’
Union, one of the most successful in the state.
Every farmer should acquaint himself with the
advantages of farmers co-operatively shipping

their own live stock, and every farming commun- . ’

ity where live stock is raised to any extent, should
have a farmers' shipping association.

Encouraged by the success which has attend-
ed the bringing together of the potato growers
under a central state organization, the state's
live stock men got busy at East Lansing last
week Thursday and Friday and organized the
Michigan Live Stock Exchange. Over eighty of
the hundred odd live stock shipping associa-
tions in the state were represented. In the two-
day session every phase of the live stock in-
dustry, from grower to packer, was thoroughly
discussed. It was the sense or the meeting that
only thru organization could the industry he stab-
ilized, encouraged and made more prOfltable; and

the insidious control of the packers be successful-
ly combatted.

The following board of directors was elected:

H T. Glezen Cheboygan county; E. E. Comp-I

son, Mecosta; E. Willets, Shiawasse; E. A. Bem-
er, Lenawee; Will Hill, Genesee; Lee Harrison,
St. Jeseph; Fred Smith, Charlevoix. This board
planned to meet Thursday at East Lansing to

‘elect its oflicers

In the articles of federation it was declared that
“this exchange shall be organized as a co-operative
association formed for the purpose of mutual help

, and without capital stock and not for pecuniary

profit."

Michigan Live Stock Exchange to Sta .9;

found that Michigan has taken great strides -I
There are many". .
lenses that contribute to the growth Of this indus... '
try in this state,- not the least importance of which
are the hundred and more live stock shipping assoJ

In many instances these associations ,

' PURPOSES

1.‘ The purpose of this Etchmge IshIaIIII be to se—_ -

cure better and more economical methods- of pro-

‘duction and to develop and maintain any co-eperm
tive service which shall be mutually beneficialto ’1

' its members in improving production.
2. To improve the canditions
Michigan live stock is produced and prepared for
shipment.
3. To foster efforts directed towards- the adop-

   

under which

Ition of uniform standards for grading and prepar-a

ing live stock for market.

4. To secure the best obtainable conditions and

services as regards the transportation: of live
.stock and other farm products.

5. To collect and disseminate timely informs-I-

,and prevailing prices ’in difljerent markets.

‘ Ition as to supply and demand, cariot movements, } -,

6. To correct trade evils and abuses by disg‘

couraging all customs and practices not- in accord; '7

ance With sound business principles.

. 7 To extend and develop cariot markets for
'Michigan live stock and: specifically to open .new
-»markets. ,

8 To supervise, harmonize, and coordinate the

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12.: T6 salsa upon request, advances and '(m
Federation:
and betWeeu gro‘wers and their respecti‘v ship-

terences between members and this

ping associations;

' Stock Industry

14.‘- To cultivate a spirit. of cooperation among :
the members and to suggest means whereby they 1
firstly helpful in‘ every legitimate way. '
Generally to do such other work as is necessary
. and lawful- with respect to. the production and .5 ,

marketing of Michigan live stock.

Caledonia Shippers’ Union has Prosperous Year

T THE second annual meeting of the Cale

March 18th the following board of directors
was elected for the ensuing year: Sid Geib, Mel-
vin Shisler,. Lewis Karchel, Gilbert Klingman,
Jess Pickett Bert Niemeyer and Fred W. Priehs.

'The business meeting and dinner were largely at-

tended.

In the afternoon Mr. Bert Lanx, hog salesman I

for Dunning & Stevens, East Buffalo, explained in
detail the selling and sorting of stock at the yards
and urged all stock raisers to visit the stock
yard. Mr. R. G. Carr, Kent county farm agent,

gave a very interesting talk on “The Farm Bur- .

can and Co- operative Organizations," and Mr.
Raviler, assistant to Mr. Hale Tennant of the
State Bureau of Markets gave a very interesting
talk on “The Business Practice of Cooperative
Organizations." Following is the business report
for the year ending February 28,1919:—- '

Total number of members __..____’__-...’.._.._ 245
Number of deck shipped __________________ .97
Number of hogs shipped __________________ 4.347
Number of hogs sold fromyard _______;__ .128
Number of sheep shipped __________________ 1,688
Number of sheep sold from yard ______ \ ____ 7
Number of calves shipped ________________ 886.
Number of calves sold from yard __________ ‘ 1
Number of cattle shipped ________________ 669

Total number or need ____________________ 7811“ " I
donia Shippers’ UniOn held at. Caledonia, . '

It is regretted that lack of space prevents us

from publishing Mr. Geih’s complete financial -
His report shews substantial pro-
interesting. .
Total. net sale of live; ,
receipts from sale to mem- 5
here of coal, seed, feed and fertilizer, $10, 898. 48: ,.

statement.
gross and contains t be following
point of infornlaticn: .
stock, $222,180.86;

number of new members, 240 «
FINANCIAL REPORT

' . Assets.

Money in bank Feb. 28,1919,

 

 

" Money on depbsit in certificates, . . 1,100.00
Money in till, 2.48 *
Office. and. yard supplies 00.00. .
Est. straw on hand, 85.00. ,
Est. val. of real and personal prop... 1,800.00 .
Total Assets 37,044.91;

" = I -Liabilities. : -. -

Uncashed-checks, ‘ ' .
March 1,1919 84,235.46

For stock issued, - 2,375.00

Unpaid bills, 111.00 . ._
Total liabilities . 6 7.21.4; ’
Balance, . 6323. 4:9

. —-—8td q. Geib, Secretary and Treasurer.-;’

Bumper 1918 Crop Yields? Here are the Official Figures that Say “No.”

HE PRESENT system of crop reporting
thru Gov. agencies aid only the bears, and

unlessra plan which will give more accurate _
”information is adopted, the Department of Agri-

culture should not be permitted to send out its
There ought to be some plan

solutely reliable figures as to acreage, yields and
crop conditions; but under the present "plans the

reports from the bureau of crop estimates are

worse than useless; for they aid only those who
use this mils-information to bear the market.

_I 13.1.4101! ever notice that these estimates scarce-
1y. ever give information which would have a ten—
dency to “bull" the market during the market

season. Last year we'were told that there was
an increased acreage in almost all crops; yet

‘flgures now brOught to light show that there

was an actual decrease in the acreage of all
crops amOunting to more than 3, 377, 000 acres.
It must be remembered that these estimates, be-

I ing sent out by the Department, form the basis
119911 which speculative prices are formed; and
it is upon this basis that the market “bears" op- ..

erate. .

The decrease in the corn acreage in the elev- ,
.011 states was 9,085, 000 acres, says Rosenbaum’sa

Review, an authority on the subject, as well as
a considerable loss on other crops

 
  
 

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120, 000 acres:
31 3,900 acts."

including "
tame hay, making the total loss in the 11 states ‘
The increases in wheat and“
i other crops amounted to 7, 204, 000 acres. . .

The states 1 nwhich there was a net loss in " .
total acrme in 19118, by reason of the big de-I'.‘ f ‘
flashes in corn, are: 1. , - ‘
Illinois . . .

Nebraska I. . . . . . . . . 8,512,000 acres
Kansas . . .. . . . {2,578,090 acres
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . .v 465,000 acres

Decrease .. .. . . . . ....5,837,000 acres

The states in which the total acreage in-
creased, notwithstanding a heavy reduction in

ICOI'II acreage, are'

Ohio ........ 247,000 acres
Indiana . . . ...... 153,000 acres
Wisconsin ............. 94,000 acres
Minnesota . . . . 697,000 acres
South Dakota .._ 807,000 acres
Missouri . . . . ...... 463,009 acres

Increase '. .2,461,.000 acres

The net‘ decrease of all crops and tame hay
in these eleven states was therefore, 3, 7 77 000‘
acres—in the acreage sown, not the area har-
vested. -

. renews

The bigdecrease in, the? '1918’ corn acreage
was due to “inflation" the preceding year. ~ 5!
In 1917 the total corn area of the country
jumped to 116c700, 900 acres.
crease of 11,400, 000 over 1916, and 11,700,000

over the average of the five-year pre-war .per-I

iod, 1910- 14.

In 1918 the corn acreage dropped back 9,- j I'
200, 000 acres from the phenomenal figures of '

1917. which placed it almost back to the live-
year pre—war basis. .....

The various crops in detail in the eleven
states mentioned are shown in the table be.

low: These states were selected because of the
- big decrease in corn. acreage in 1918 and be- .

cause of their importance as general grain pro-
ducers.

The table shows the decrease in corn acreage I

in 1918 and the increase or decrease ill/wheat
oats. barley, rye. potatoes, and tame llamas

 

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Corn Wheat Oats Bar ey . ,. Ry_e_ Potato Hay
Acres . Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres
'n . '1 r0” 3 , .2. , '. . ‘
918 191811918. ' 19.18 . .. 19:8) , 1:918 . 1918
Ohio . . . . . . .. . . ...... 250.000 416 000 26.000 60 ,‘000 1 ‘~ 4 ..
Indiana ....... , ......... 320.000 6.000. 10,000. . 186,000 _ - 6,000
Illinois ................ 1,100,000 436,000 ‘100000 - 180,000 » , 00 ,.
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . 280.000 190.900 1'11 15.000 1.030051
Minnesota . .. ......... 0,0 . 86 .000 .90 ' 126,099
- South Dakota . 170:0 0 $06,000. ' 98.000 340,000.
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nice as may be beneficial to the Michigan Live

$4,491.51 ‘ ‘

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1 “term

3? , ’gGolden Millet.

t: have. -,

_ ark? and ‘a large amountotiit _
‘ t8 ,<t0§tx.oi._,whether it; couldfjébe 1

as. W l0"'1svestment_.r‘.~, . .
, ”51°11'11“ “Titan“!
“[18 like“ theeejlahiltsjot‘firixis .o’r

uctio‘n filant~,wh'i‘ciij it inhabits to

{algorithms 'e‘nterpriség'if us misma- .
:be kept" moving -.every "working day of‘

“19193? and even at ."night... ’In general," it can
be said that the greater“ numbers! "days? "work
{which can be furnished fer the tractor 7' each
} wean, the safer-Land more-'fproiita‘ble investment
" it is likely to be.' Ithppearsv'thzatf this is" a bet-
ter test than the since! a farm on" which , the
.Itractbr. may“ be‘ used because thesize of a farm

' "e" see not indicate-the number oi days'
or” which canybe furnished. It .¢ has been

, .. ”ill-that,a'2farmjon which 'corn,-'wheat, oats,
;_c over':_and;hay are.~'grown‘ or ‘a-ihortifcultural
furnishes more Work than othertypes of

.l,
i

; ‘In’ addition,"since one .01! the most valuable
3;. qualifications of the tractoris that it can take
‘the..heavy‘burden,loi. Work from the horses, it

2'13 in general more satisfactory on clay and clay

.. uloamsor other heavy'soil farms; than it is on
,,- . ~soilswhich. are ,light-andon which the work is

’V f" that usually as heavy for horses. ~, It is very de-

sirable,fralso,.that- the land on «Which the tractor
" ’ist‘o-be used should-be reasonably well drained.

. ‘ ~Sudan Grass may be Grown
-, ‘ ' URING agnormal season your correspondent -
Dwm not be in danger of'losing his sudan grass .

. . ' ~ seed ii ‘sOWn for hay in’Allegan Co. Experi-
‘ , -ments "intimate that‘sudan'l-yields about the same,
«on slightly highertonnage of hay per. acre as
Analysis shows it to have about
the same chemical composition as Golden Mil-
.‘let hay, and . inferior .to alfalfa and clover.

I Sudan’grassshould ,be cut for hay from the,

time it begins to head until the seeds are forming.
Z , It out later than this the hay becomeswcody and
jil lackin‘g‘in palatability. ' :
Sudan grass does best in a warm climate,_and
» being quite drought resistant hasnxet with consid-
: erable favor in; the semi-arid region of western
Oklahoma, western Kansas and western Nebras-
ka. It is .not so well adapted to Michigan condi-
tions, and has not been found to be so dependa-
bleas Golden Millet, Common Millet, or 3 mix-

ture oi'oatsand peas. » .

v, . : Bay County Farmers

' ‘ HEN AcoO-‘nnme to “the fanciful pre-

' 'fdic'tions of certain professio
" ' the Bolsheviki,‘ 'I. W., W., and, the Non-
PartisanfiLea‘gue strike’ Michigan 'on 'their' >“law-

 

 

' .;_ Ainbuni’, Mich, Mat-.112th, 1919-

Editor Michigan Business Farming. , ..
, ' ,Mt. Clemens, Mich. '
You have, or soon shall,a letter from our sec-
. rotary Irving B. Davis concerning our organi-
1.;aation: 2.11m. outward sign of a-,member is—a
reader ’01 «the; Mr: B. F. ”only. Those that were

._ algeady readers" dropped their ,dollar. in our ‘

_ . touse as postage. And let; me. say
‘to' you. gentlemen,1fthat‘ihe readers of the, «M.
’,“B..F. were'the easiestto (lonvince that some-

' 1... *‘-'fl;1ng-be'.done to'p'rotect'ns farmers against the

manly'nlamrs of “our farm products, ”and; also
from thennta’irlaws :that capitol and organiz-
ed interests legslate against farmers. Hoping
to hear from you. .. , - , "
~' Pa '8. When We send YOF; subscribers ‘by the
shamans; that; _,_y" monument tofyou to
' e net-“better Pf 00,. ”shot. We! “111.0 neglect-
.1. ed. Your paper is worth a o_ : ar,‘ say
m It; not handlesi
trust j' and. Whitefish; intend
a WE spasm j‘ atom.- ,
Mil) 709153;? Benn
' ores: unioh when we
engined" before. the one

‘ can. asphseriber r

.a

their

1 'alarmists, ,

the farms

.- ..mnw:1.n:‘takés:a. , .
_ . ‘ 9.3980“! 131% ‘middléfiian; and to lend honor, dig-‘7
:favOr' 6’} you (pro-i"f:nitYiig-leipwfififfiéisfihe Malacca of farming}; ‘
gypsum: here are . self~eaplan—
.fifitfl 'aj-"singular' appreciation of, ,
'- ' 3toadvapicethe:interests

aV-succdfigcgiwhich 1190! that/it .

 

 

n 2‘ reader of your. paper and _

7m - , .
mhéh‘ gusto: "of your policy. I am writ-
; somernutormnon through your paper as

pessibIe. , I would like to. know .if‘it'
.‘ ,hehdv-isable for me to buy a tractor; I work - ‘ .
‘ daysand, therefore, the cost'per day for spent-- ..

, &5 dcresand grow hay,'grain,--corn and po-
.,‘.,'1. keep four work horses. My‘land is Some-

‘ stoneygéazsoine clay,..loam, heavy clay, and

”quite’ilbw‘h'n‘d‘-wet.. Ithave some three-

.: mere .. .. .
sad’visefi two crfouriwheejled tractor."——8ubscriber.

 

 

.IWet, soft spots in the fields are likely to' inter:
fore to quite. a degree .with' the speed that the
workcan be "done and in heavy clay soil, where
injury can be done to the soil by packing when
it is wet, considerable trouble may be experi-
enced With attempting to work over these low
wet spots. ‘ *

It 'isa great advantage,'also, to have long
rectangular ifields. It is not impossible to han-
dle a tractor in afthree-cornered'fleld, and with
some of the smaller ‘machines making short
turns satisfactorywork can be done, but a sav-
ing in time is effected by arranging the fields to
:be aslong as possible. 5 ‘

ConSidering more at length the number of
days in a year which a tractor can be used, as
a deciding factor i’n'its selection, we might con-

. 'sider the amount of work which the'ltractor is
capable of doing. ‘ We come to make compari-
sons of these capacities, we will find that on a
farm where two teams are used, that in work
which the tractor can do it will be capable of
doing much more than this number of horses.
Therefore, what might be a full season’s work

By c. R. McGEE

 

, “I’m about to buy seed for four acr
Grass to make hay. Nobod es 01' Sudan
' and ,I have been discouraged in the planting of it
because it has not been tried out in this state
The seed companies claim '
er crop and the-American Mutual See
have seed grown in Illinois. ‘d Company
“There isno other crop for ha that wi ~
duce the bulk that Sudan Grass will. .I wonderrrif
I would be apt to lose my seed entirely. I would
like to hear from some farmer that has raised it
or perhaps you can give me some advice in your
next issue.”——M. 3., Bradley, Mich.

Sudan grass can be sowed either broadcast or
.. in rows. If sown broadcast, twenty to twenty~flve

red,.,.iiel_ds“ ‘causedgby .a railroad. Would you.

successfully as Hay Crop in

t of” the yen-.1; .
-n‘veStmént,‘ cost cf ‘. hone ,
some depreciation and other over head ; costs“
would have to be borne by the/small number of "
days all which theiti‘actor iii-used. If the.1nnm-:

' ber of days 'fis increased... this overhead cost" ‘

can'be‘ distributed over a larger number "“9!

ing ,the .tractorbecomes lower. A 'carefulfi’a’ifigsf‘ ‘
vey-f‘ojffthe': Work done by, the tractor has-in

, cate’d'that sufficient Work should be monster,

the machine forfat least fifty days each year. ,
This means, ;of course, practically two-:month‘l’i’," '
work with the tractor busy every working day}
in the month. It is not probable that enough

' work could be found on eighty-five acres to tur- 1

nish this amount of work for the tractor, al~
though there is always the possibility of doing
custof’n work in the-neighborhood. Where silage
is grown for feed, as in a dairy section, con-
siderable work ”of this kind will add to the num-
ber of days in which the tractor can be used out
of the year. . . L
For a basis of determining for each kind bi
work about what a tractor can do, I may say
that a good method would be to estimatejh'ai
the tractor is capable of plowing about- two
acres a day for each plow drawn and thataboilt
two acres may be covered for each foot in
Width for the other farm implements used in
connection with the tractor. This would in-
clude, of course, the disk harrow, roller, spiked
harrow and others of similar nature. It Would
be desirable in handling these'implemehts to
providewidth enough to use practically the full
capacity of the “tractor. Care must be observ-
ed in this respect, however, not to overload—.—
H. H. Musscllman, Professor of Farm Mechanics,
111. A. 0. ' ;

Michigan in Normal Years

pounds of seed per acre is necessary; while it
planted in rows twenty to twenty-eight inches ;a_
part, four to six pounds of seed per acre is suf-
ficient. It should be sown about corn planting
time, or a little after.. : ‘

Golden Millet will be found to be a more do-
pendable emergency hay crop. The Golden and
Common varieties are most generally grown.‘ The
Golden is a larger growing type and is usually
sown at the rate of two pecks per acre on a well-
prepared seed bed about June first. The Common
is earlier maturing and finer stemmed and is to
be preferred for late sowing and on poorer soil.

Peas audoats‘should be sown during April, or
early May at the rate of one bushel of peas and
from one to one and one-half bushels of oats per
acre. On fairly fertile soils a good yield of high
quality hay is usually secured—CUR. Megee, As-
istant Professor of Farm Crops, M. A. 0.

Organizing along Principles Advocated by M. B. F.

order—and—property-be-damned” campaign, they
Imay find the field already occupied with a more
intelligent, a more constructive, a more progres-
sive‘ and a more liberal farmers’ political organ-
ization, which amply protects the farmers’
rights ‘without destroying those of his unorgan—
ized brothers.

For on Mar. 8, the farmers of Williams and
Beaver Twps., Bay 00., laid the foundation for
. what is planned to become a state-wide political

structure.‘ [The meeting was a rousing one,—
. over, three hundred farmers present,—-red—hot
political discussions,—endorsement of prin-
(ii-pies otfarmers’ rights as repeatedly, advocat-

, Bodkin; the columns of M. B. F.,——_grim determin-

nuan- to perfect, first a township-wide, then a
fl'loouiity—wide,and finally a state-wide organiza-
tion ,thr‘u which farmers may secure recogni-
tion of their rights to greater political and econ-
omic freedom. , -

These , are 'the eventual aspirations of the
‘farmers' of. Bay county. The immediate objects
of thei'organizatwn are to establish co-operative

medilifme',thrll*‘,y§i¢h_hthe crops of the members
'atketward; to eliminate the

_ The; flatters

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and_.,;the;;note; oi- con-

" ail’airs.

‘ treasury ' for” organizing cxpc'nses.‘ "But“ J ‘
' don‘t" see that Way we’are wuhyon M'flm

we?“ nourishing.

To the farmers of Bay county and to every
farmers’ co-operative enterprise established on
legitimate principles, we extend our aid and en-
couragement. '

 

 

Auburn, Mich" Mar. 15, 1919

Editor Michigan Business Farming,
Mt. Clemens, Mich.

Dear Sir: On March 8th, 1919, the farmers
of Williams township met at the town hall and_
organized a farmers’ union for the purpose of
protecting our interests of legislation as to cut
the middleman’s profit.. The officers elected tor
the ensuing year were as follows: . i»

Geo. Forster, president; Irving B. Davis, sec-
retary-treasurer; Michael Kazyak, Henry Mol-
denhaur and Albert Everson, directors.

To show you that we mean business, I am on-
closing a draft for $97.00, and $8.00 in money
for 100 subscriptions to the M. B. F., theonly
farm paper that is right out hetero the public
for the farmer. and we are all with you. as
farmers. I wish you to write up a geod article
in M. B. F..for us, to boost our Union, as we in-
tend to show our strength in time. in political
And when you receive this list if. you
can see your way clear to return toned small
portion of this amount, we will “be very grateful
to M. B. ‘F., as the amount will ,‘go"i"n our

if. you:

same-”alloying tohear from you 8°03.“Fhll;'_
, . . .. .Yours respectfully. .' '
IRVING lit-mm.

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THE; CLEANER .
Founded by Grant Slocum in 1894 ‘ ‘- “ ' '

 

 

Sammy, Mason 29, 1919 '

Published every Saturday by the ..

'nnnsr. vrunmsumo COMPANY" INC-

‘- ‘ MT. CLEMENS, mun. « _
. Detroit Office: ‘110 Fort St. Phone, Cherry 4669

GRANT .SLOC'UM. .President and Contributln Editor

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14 lines to the column inch, 764 lines to Date- “
, Live Stock and Auction Sale Advertising: We oflel‘
Special low rates to reputable breeders of live stock
Wits us for them-

OUR GUARANTEED ADVERTISERS
We respectfully ask our readers to favor our adver-
users when .Dossible. Their catalogs and prices are
.°h°°1'tuuy sent free, and we guarantee you against loss
at 071de you say when writing or ordering from thorn=
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John Barleycorn’s Hope
OHN BARLEYCORN wants a new lease

of life here in Michigan. The lease is to be'

submitted to the voters at the April 7th elec-
tion in the shape of the light wine and beer
amendment“
back comes the open saloon and all its vile in-
fluences. If the voters reject that lease, even
John’s staunchest friends say that it means
the end of booze in Michigan for all time to
come.

So John is on the anxious seat. He is not
much worried over the vote of the people of
the cities. They have always been good to
him. But he fears the farmers. He has tried
his best to convince the farmers that he is a
good fellow and they ought to give him one

‘ more chance, but he has failed to win them
over. Yet he does not altogether despair. He
has One hope. That hope is that the farmers
and their wives may be 'too busy with the
spring crops to vote. And if they don’t vote,
John Barleycorn will get his lease signed and
the first of May will open up at the same old
stand, with the same old brand of goods and
go right on turning out the same old brand
of drunkards.

The cities will give a majority for the
amendment. Even the dry leaders admit that.
Therefore, the future of the liquor traffic re-
poses in the hands of the farmers and their
wives. If every farmer and farm woman
votes April 7th, the light wine and beer am-
endment will be defeated. But if a fourth 01’
those qualified to vote stay home we predict
that it will carry. Please try hard to under-
stand the absolute necessity of EVERY vot-
er of the farm casting his or her ballot. We
can conceive of no routine duty of the farm or
home important enough to keep anyone from
voting. For in voting against the light wine
and beer amendment, one performs not only
a duty to herself or himself, but to the neigh-
bor, the community and the state as well-Let
nothing interfere with the performance of
this duty. Let it not be said that the farm-
ers of Michigan, thru their neglect to exer-
cise their right of franchise were responsible
for bringing back the open saloon. Vote and
see that your neighbor votes!

The Food' Supply
F MR. Herbert Hoover and Mr. Julius

Barnes don’t know anything about the'

world ’s -— food situation nobody does. These
gentlemen have said" in effect that every pound
of American food products will be needed be-
fore another harvest. Hoover says that recent
investigations of ' European food conditions
convin him that 1919 American wheat may
yet sell fer W a bulhel, despite the antici-~
pated bum erfyield. . . , "

{V‘The don ters, alarmists and speculators
shelf, “There is a food surplus,” they say.

If the voters sign that lease,‘

 

   
   

 

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self has declined tomake reply to these state-
ments, which, says? Dr. Ousley, are so far
from the truth as to amaze those who know the
facts. WHY Mr. Houston has so declined,
Mr. Ousley does not explain.

Every charge made by Dr. Spillman may be
false, and Spillman may be the sceker after
cheap publicity as charged by Mr. Ousley, but
neither of these two facts will explain the
brazen indifference of the department of agri-
culture to the farmers’ financial interests
which. we have noted and commented on. in
these columns long before we ever heard of
Dr. Spillman. . _

If Mr. Houston actually has the “good
faith, the intelligent and sympathetic interest
in farm management problems” as claimed
by his assistant secretary, no mere denial of
the Spillman impeachments by Mr. OuSley
should satisfy Mr. Houston, whose dignity
has been ofiended and whose integrity has
been questioned. Mr. Houston and his friends
should court the most thorough investiga-
tion so that Congress can, if the findings war-
rant, put its official 0. K. on Mr. Houston’s
conduct of his high oflice. '

Let the investigation proceed. The best in-‘,

terests of all concerned demand it.

 

'Again, the County Agent
AT THE FARMERS’ Picnic held at A1-

bion, March 8th, H. Eugene Bradley of.

Marshall stirred up a hornet’s nest when he
made bold to assert that the county agent was
just a wheel in the political machine which
dominates the M. A. 0., state prisons, etc. The
controversy resulted in the appointment of a.

committee of a member of the Calhoun county .

farm bureau, the teacher of agriculture in
the Albion high school, and Mr. Bradley, to
investigate the county agent system and re-

port the findings at next meeting. In request- *

ing M. B. F. to provide him with what facts
it can upon the subject, Mr. Bradley says:
“No matter what the result of our findings
they are sure to either help or hurt the pres-
ent system, and'I am anxious that my influ-
ence will be right as any organization which
is founded on principle needs our support.”

Good! Some mortals are not so bread. The,
prejudice against the county agent system is

_ so deep-rooted in the. minds of some people

that they will never be able to overcome it.
On the other hand, there are those so firmly
convinced that the county agent is a savior
come to solve all farm problems, that they as
persistently refuse!» concede that the plan
under which he works has any defects whatso-
ever. It is the man who takes the middle
course ;. who is broad and generous enough to
see and concede at the proper time both the
merits and faults of the plan; he is the man
who acts both as a mentor-and critic to guide
the county agent” along the right line. ’
The political. possibilities of the county
agent system have long been realized, but if
the system was ever intended to become a
political factor it has not yet developed or
functioned as such. At the present time the
average farm bureau comprises so few mem-

bers that its political power is practically hi1; .

The county agent and the farm bureau which
employs him have‘ye‘t to reach that enviable
point where their united votes or support are
sought, by those in quest of political prefere
ment. When the time comes that'the farm
bureaus of Michi claim the majority of'ithe
farmers as mem " , , , their peliticalpower will
be tremendous, but it will not be'a- political
power to be feared, but rath‘er'to be respected
and encouraged by all farmers. ' Let us add
right here that if the’ county“ farm bureau or

“Hoover and Barnes are playing politics. the county agent should by any manner of .

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‘ a credit, someweohe
r' listens - to the sentiment ‘ of times. fol-"‘wh'tlin.

‘ ‘L months ago that a large number of'

_certainlybethebesteonservedifthefarmer I

' has opposed W measure or remand

  
    

  
 

   
 

  

nu The County agent:

Whom been stonework and mandated

  

‘worksis snaSIsétto thefconimuhity. no should
be commended,“encouraged,and assisted.- ,, The
cost of supporting his Work“ is so trivial that , .
it can sea ‘be considered. As an expert 4 -
agriculturist, he gives individual advicesnd ,
assistance in the solving'of preduction prob— .5
lems; as a-hired man for'the entire commune
ity, he canvasses and supplies as best, he can,
the needs for hired help, for supplies, etc. ;ho .
conducts demonstrations and acts as the'com-
munity’s spokesman; and now, in response to
the farmers? demands, he is turning his atten-
tion to marketing problems and in some in- ~
stances is making remarkable strides in their

solution. We think it would be unfortunate, '
unwise and unwarranted fdr~ the farmers of

,Calhoun county to go on record against the

farm bureau system. True, there are instanc-

es where the county agent has been a dismal

failure. But there are many instances where '
he has been a brilliant success and the farmers

would not do without him at ten times the .
present cost. If properly used, the right kind ‘
of a county agent is a big asset to a coMun-
ity. Nothing is ofivalue that is not used. Use
you:18 county agent. He will pay you divi-

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When to Build
E WERE quite surprised to learn some ;

farmers were planning on extensive building
operatiOns this coming summer. ‘ We had the
common idea that building materials were too
high and would have to come down before .
much building would be done. Careful inves- » "
tigation, however, convinces us that the price '
of building materials will‘ not come down.
Moreover, if there is much building activity
this spring and summer they are quite apt to
go up. . .
There are two factors to consider. Much -
of the building material now in the hands ‘of i
jobbers and dealers was manufactured under
abnormally high > costs. Holders of these
supplies will not naturally dispose of 7
them except at abnormally high prices. Since
nearly everything else has advanced in cost
to manufacture and price to buy these ab-
normally high costs and high selling prices are
now generally accepted as‘normal to the per- -
iod. There have been no declines in the cost ‘ _. ,
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manufacture of building material and there
is little prospect that there will be. . '
Building materials seem high to the farm‘
er, but there are many who think they are ,
going higher. Food products seem high to H
the consumer, but there is every reason in the
world to believe that they, too, are going high- 4
er. .It is almost as poor judgment for the J
farmer to put ofi his building operations as it i
is for the consumer to put oif his eating 'Opera-
tions. Both suffer as a result of their foolish -
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proweds with his building and,the consumer
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If the light wine and beer amendment car- '
ries.at the spring election, the booze haan i”
ought to tender some of their choicest vintage 2 ~ "
to the“ fellows-who-didn’tuvoteommhfifi .~
vetestonldn’t—be-needed. The saloon’sg‘rcati ., * '
est friend in this final struggle betWeen the,
forces of ‘ sobriety and the forces of intent- .
perance is the stay-,atehome.

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"Wood

' A , an that of the governorship, as the commanding
pincer of this little Central Marleen, comic opera

tan-ding army of 164 privates and fifty omcers,
s provided a salary of four thousand dollars a
ex.

bile and its upkeep, with a chauffeur to handle it
for him making of the position one which viewed
from the standpoint of its emoluments, has the
governorship beaten forty ways. It is sure a
princely job and Colonel Vandercook is a prince

of a fellow not only in the estimation of his fel-z

low correspondents, but he is generally so regard-
The writer acknowledges it. The colonel
himself Will admit it. But to fix up a nice berth
like this for the colonel required some nerve and
some very eflicient camouflaging. The job was
promptly assured by the administration and
the newspaper boys working jointly. The in-
terest of the administration in the matter is'
thought by- many to be founded on the possi-
bilities of the use of this comic opera standing
army, in safeguarding the succession to the
governorship and incidentally safeguarding the
pesitions of a lot of the payroll patriots who
justly “view with alarm” the close of the pres-

' ent administration with the attendant migra-

tion toward Huron county unless proper precau—
tiona'ry measures are taken. '
, With the newspaper fellows, however, it was
purely a matter of loyalty to the clan. With
them no question was involved except that of
taking care of 1gne of their “real fellows” and it
is safe to say that no number of either house
escaped their importunities to support this

- _ measure and in many instances,- it is believed,

that through their eflorts, home influences
were brdught to bear on members for its sup—
'port.

payers of the/state shall have permanently sad-

dled on them this new bunch of parasites at an
annual cost of from three hundred and fifty -

thousand to five hundred thousand dollars a

year, is evidenced by the vote on the Brennan ~

Amendment to submit to the voters in 1920, long

after the whole United States shall be bone dry, ,,

the question of whether they should wish long— '
”jar to retain this force on the state’s payroll,

and the final vote en the passage of the bill.

The vote on Brennan Amendment was as fol-
lows:-——-

YEAS—-—Messrs'. Amon, Baker, Bierd, Bren- '
nan, Connelly, Davis, DeFoe, McRae,
_Bowe, Stoddard, Tufts, Wood. '

NAYS—Messrsfi‘ Bryant, Clark, Condon, De- ‘
Smith,

McNaughton, Millen, Penney, Scully,

Vandenboom, Watkins, Wilcox.
The vote on the passage of the bill was as
fellows . »

YEAS—-_-Messrs. Amon, Bierd, Bryant, Clark,

‘ Condon, Connolly, Davis, DeFoe, DeLand, 'For-

raster; Hayes, Henry, Hicks, Helmes, McNaugh-J

tog, McRae, Millen, Miller, Penney, Scully,‘
Smith, Stoddard, Tufts, Vandenboom, Watkins,
Wilcox

HAYS—Messrs“ Baker, Brennan, Rowe,
Here are the salaries

lonel, $4, 000; flve captains at a salary of $2, -

incurs: Sixteen sergeants. at a salary of $100
, r month, twenty corporals at a salary of $90

 

76 per mon 11: Previded,

, at a“ salary of
' : all » .oopers' s all receive

f: rat six months of service.

‘and they board and clothe themselves.

How well the movement had been organ- ‘
. ized, and how its promoters intend that the tax

Miller, 1
'- ing the appropriations recdmm'ende‘d. There are

, that, department and making a

the bill carries: T—Tng ’ ‘
Q per year; six lieutenants at a salary of 31 -‘
0 per year; the following non-commissioned '
youth; and one hundred fifty-four ~t1’00fi_

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Ry HERR BAKER

mending oilicer, shall be allowed an increase

of $50 per annum until the total amount or in-

"crease shall equal the sum of $600, and each
""enlisted man shall receive an increase of $25

per annum until the total amount of increase
shall equal the sum of $260. Every member so
appointed' shall be subject to orders at any
time and shall be entitled to not to exceed
twenty-four days’ furlough each year.

, There are 8, 303 rural school teachers in Mich-
igan Who teach an average of 7.1 months per
year for an average wage of $63. 76 per month
How
will this little silk stocking standing army of
164 men who must know how to read and
write, being fed and clothed and gettinr“ $1,160
per year to swagger about the state carrying
“Keep off the Grass” signs look to the rural
schmlteachers of the state? ' There is every
reason to believe that for the next ten years
this little trip in silk stocking militarism will
cost the state five million dollars, a sum that
would build and equip an adequate high school
building in every town in the state having a
population between one thousand and four
thousand. But why talk of schools or school
teachers? The administration wanted some ad-
ditional machinery and Colonel Vandercook’s
friends wanted him to have a good job and
what are you going to do about it?

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THE BUDGET SYSTEM

URING THE past four years much has been
said about adopting a budget system for the"
state of Michigan. Its advantages were loud-
ly proclaimed by its proponents who insisted

that it meant the substitution of real business

methods in arriving at an understanding of the
needs of the different departments of the state
government and in making the necessary appro-
priations therefor for the haphazard, hit and miss
methods so long in use. It was claimed that this
system, once in use, Would affect marked savings
in appropriations and that there wduld be a noti—
ceable decrease in taxes as a result. The legisla—
ture of 1917 recognizing the public demand for
this reform passed a law under which we have for
the first time, a budget commission report on each
branch of the state government and its recom-
mendationsas to necessary appropriations there-
for._ This report Contains some really valuable in-
formation as to past costs and some startling rec-
ommendations as to future use. Accompanying
the recommendations as to each board or depart-
ment was a bill draWn by the commission provid-

two very noticeable features of these bills. First:
Each appropriation is divided into about twenty
different parts which would require a separate ac.
count in the auditor general’s office with each
item thereby multiplyingmany times the work of
. large increase
neceslsaryinthe force employed in that depart-

Nearly every newspaper at

    
  
     
 
  

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‘ . , labeled. '

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We got ’em Mixed; Here They are again, rightly Labeled

.: some time or other during its career gets the portraits of
‘1 its “morgue" badly mixed, and therefore very easily blunders into print with the
V ~ . . . of “Sam Jones" under the

picture of “Percival Rocke—

. In the March 16th issue
we mixed the identities of
Senator Jas. Henry of Bat-
tle Creek, and Rep. Ed-
ward G.'Read of Richland.
They both must be pretty
good fellows, however, for
neither of them felt had
over the mistake. Here
they are again, each man
in his place and properly

ment that the work might be kept in hand.

pealing all past salary legislation and martini- the

salary question one that every succeeding legislafi
tion must deal with in each of its appropriation T
state employees

bills and serving notice on all

Second: The commission has in its recommend-V;
ations dealt” with the salary question and in each .
appropriation bill has set ferth the salaries to he
paid officers and employes thereunder thereby to-

 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
     

that the possibility of more money for them lies -‘

within the favor of the budget commission, and?
- that concerted action on their part will throw the -
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presented.

light of Aladdin' s lamp upon their pathway.
salary sections of appropriation bills
are notable for the liberality with which the
“higher ups" are treated and the contempt shown
for the ordinary clerks who do the work and for
whom no increase is asked.

The budget system may have merit if properly
handled, but up to date in Michigan it has to its
credit little except increased salaries and increas~
ed expenditures in many dirctions. Auditor Gen-
eral Fuller expresses the belief that it will prove
a disappointment to all those who expected any
commendable results from it. 1

 

ABSTRACT OF TITLE OF AUTOMOBILE
Sen. McNaughton has introduced a bill com-

pelling every seller of an automobile to furnish-

the purchaser with an abstract of title. The al-
leged'object of this bill is to minimize the evil of
automobile stealing, the theory being that the av-
erage thief would have no object in stealing a car
if he knew that he could dispose of it without
furnishing the buyer with an abstract? The fol-

‘lowing advantages of the abstract are claimed:

It is a guarantee and proof of title with the au-
tomobile and upon demand.

It will prevent anyone from selling or purchas-
ing a stolen car. '

It will be a protection and important in ob-
taining loans and loaning money on automobiles
by the banks at 6% with a guarantee.

The abstract provides for mortgages, changes
in style of body, repairs and replacement of parts.

It will prevent many court suits that do other-
wise follow sales transactions and it will eventu-
‘ally be demanded in and by the courts.

It will be an aid to the insurance companies
and prevent the automobile thief or dishonest
poliCy holder from making fraudulent claims.

It will reduce the theft hazard for the insur—
ance companies, thus reducing insurance rates.

It will be an aid to the state license bureaus
and will add an additional revenue to the state of
Michigan of nearly one half million dollars.

Below is a true copy of the bill:

Senate Bill No. 235—~It shall be the duty of ev-
ery owner of a motor vehicle as defined in this
act, to procure an Automobile Abstract of Title
showing the ownership thereof from date of man-
ufacture to said vehicle to date. Such an abstract
of title shall be furnished Without cost to said.
owner by some authorized agency- to be designat— ‘
ed by the secretary of state. At the time of issu-
ing such abstract of title to said burner, such
agency shall transmit'a copy of such absttact,
without cost, to said secretary of state as a record
in his ofllce. Hereafter no motor vehicle, new or
second hand, except tractors and tractor engines,
shall be sold by any manufacturer, dealer or per-
son without such abstract of title as provided in
this section and shall be furnished for such mot-
or vehicle .to-the buyer thereof.

name

vice ,versa.

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A DEFENDER OF THE RUM
. . TRAFFIC . ,
, In'the M. B. r. of March 15th, Handgun
.Baerwolf of Sanilac county, raises the question,
.‘.jWhy is Michigan Dry?" and proceeds to «an-
swore her own question with the proposition
, that our .state'is dry in violation of the Law
the Prophets and the Gospel. -
Far be it from me to unsheath the “inky
sword" and enter the lists for polemical pur-
poses alone, but I am come in answer to the
“Macedonian Call” sounded in the Editor’s Note
' on' this article.
I (1). In asserting that the Word commands
0 f, the use of intoxicating liquors in any form or

THE BIBLE NOT

  

"holds the Truth in unrighteousness.” (Rain. 1.
18,). _ , ' . _

, True, the Bible does record the use of both
wine and strong drink; sometimes with favor-

without. It also records without commending
the incident of Tamar, (Gen. 38.); also record-
ing without comment the bitter fate of Jepth-
ah’s only child at the hands of her father as a
result of his rash vow,‘ (Judges 11: 30-39,)
again it preserves us the record of David's ter—
rible human sacrifice, when he hung the seven
sons of Saul up before Jehovah in Gibeah, not
even sparing the live sons of Michel, his form-
er wife, (2 Sam. 21:1514.) None of these inci-
dents would form a safe guide for human con-
duct, nor were they ever intended for that pur-
pose; they arellke the light-house on the reef,
not placed there to attract the ships but rather
to warn them off. They are monuments to the
fact that “all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God." (Rom. 3:23.) Hence in seek-
ing the truth concerning the liquor trafllc we
must distinguish carefully between command-
ment and record.

(:2). Wine, according to ‘the Scriptures was
divided into two classes, new wine and wine;
the first being the unfermented juice of the
grape, which was used as a drink and for the
manufacture of a thick syrup in which the
ancient Israelite dipped his cake of barley bread,
and Eastern travelers of the present day tell us
the Arabs still use this syrup which they call
dibs. It is mentioned in the Word as vinegar
thru a mist-translation; "And at meal-time Boaz
said unto her, "Come hither; and eat of the
~ bread, and dip the morsel in the vinegar.”
(Ruth 22143..) mentioned again by John; Jesus
therefore answereth He it is, for whom I shall
dip the sop, and give it him, so when he had
dipped the sop, he taketh and giveth it to Ju-
das, the son of Simon Iscariot. (John 13:26.)

It is a significant fact that the Bible. com-
mends the “new wine" or plain, unfermented
grape juice but has no good word for the in-
toxicating wines. Let us seek for proof; let us
ask four great men living in four widely separ-
~ated periods: .Isaac, Moses, Solomon and Paul;
Isaac, because he was a gift from God, (Gen. 17

H 16.); a type of the new man in Christ Jesus,
‘ ' “Who were born, nor of blood, nor' of the will
of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
(John 1:13.) Moses, because in him dwelt
the spirit of a master Christian over a thou—
sand years ahead of his time; by faith Moses,
when he was grown up, refused to be called the
son, of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to
share ill-treatment with the people‘of God, than
to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. (Heb.
11:24, 25.) Solomon, because of. his wisdom,
and Paul,’ because he is the greatest exponent
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two fine boys whom you must shortly-leave be:
hind you for the grim reaper hovers near. What
\* kind of wine would you have these boys indulge
i1.“ after your departure? And he lifts hands
I trembling with age, and says, God give thee of
the dew of heaven; and of the fatness of the
earth, and plenty of grain and new wine; (Gen.
27:28.) So much for the hopes and fears of a
father B. C. 1750', not, unlike the fathers of A.
" D. 1919? - ‘
-‘ ‘ Again, let us ask Moses, who has spent forty.
' . , years of his life bringing 8,000,000 people thru
‘ ' an experience as great as the European warf.
they are now ready to enter the Promised Land.
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amount the. writer of this article in' question»

7 able or unfavorable comment and sometimes.

Very. well. let=us ask Isaac; .Isaac', you have .,

holy nation, a peeple of God's own'possession,

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’I; better land;'hel..isjstendingi‘on a great rock lec+

[turing them onthehsw; we speak right out in
'"meetin’ and ssyMoses what kind of wine shall
ewe drink when .‘we get in Canada? He answers,
He will love_ihee,fand bless thee. and, multiply
thee; he .will also bless the fruit of thy body
i'snd the fruit of thy ground, thy grain and thy
new wine and thine oil, the increase of thy- cat-
-tle and the young of thy flock, in'the land which

he.sware unto thy fathers to give thee. (Dent. .

7 :13.) , ‘
‘ Once more the ' curiosity that killed the cat
impale us to invade the, ivory throne room _of
Solomon; he is so wise that he is weary. with
'wisdom, (Eec.1.) He has come to the conclus~
ion that all under the sun is vanity. We ask
0 King, live forever, but do you believe liquor
is a good thing?' He answers: "Wine is a
mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whosoever
’erreth thereby is not wise. Prov. 20; 1.

Such is the evidence of patriarch, prophet,
and king. Let us now ask of him who called
himself the‘bond slave of Jesus Christ, Paul,

you have a fine young church at the commercial [

center of the; world, Rome. How’ shall these
men and women stand on the liquor question?
Surely light wine and beer might be permissible
in a Roman. Don’t you know it is said that
while in Rome you must do as the Romans do?
But” Paul answers sturdily: “Let us walk he—
comingly, as in the day: Pot in reveliing and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wanton-
ness, not in strife and jealousy. But put ye on
the ‘Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision
for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” (Rom.
13:13-14.) Still we persist. How about‘your,

 

 

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church at Ephesus, Paul? Surely among those
pleasure-loving Greeks a total abstainer would
have a sad time? But Paul answers in no un-
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_what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk—

enwith wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with
the spirit.” (Eph. 5:17-18.) So says Isaac, the
father, Moses, the General, Solomon the king,
and Paul the apostle. In them we have the
united voice of the home, the army, the nation,
and the church, denouncing liquor as an insti-
tution. ‘ ,

Wine and strong drink were inseparable
companions in condemnation, the scriptures
show; the former was the fermented and there—
fore alcoholic grape-Juice; the latter was'beer,
ale and all malted liquor; the process of distil-
ling-not being known in the early age of the
world. - '

I" the day when God led forth Israel out of
Egypt, when they were before Mt. Sanai, God

-bade' Moses take this message to the pe'ople,

“Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and
a‘holyna’tiomW (_Ex. 19:6.) Fifteen hundred
years later the Apostle Peter, writing to- the

,church, in the~Ba1kan States, applied thissame

promise to the Christian Church in these words: .
“But-years an elect race, a royal‘priesthood, a

that ye may show forth the excellency of ‘him

who called you out of darkness into his marvel:

. a period of 135 years.

'1 saw in .‘thezlsst issue of‘ March .-15tb, 'where '

' they destroy? ‘1 have been

   
  
    

that . 376’ mi? bake is} distinction "between the
‘ holy and the cbmnson and between” flit-“Minn
and the clean.” (someone-i ,' if .,
'Simon Peter. preaching fitter; Chtist'j:.gascéh§ ,- ,
sion exhorted the people to repent, that God ‘ 1“
might send “The Christmat hath been‘appoint» “ '
' ed for you, even -.le;su's?;~ whom the heavens; must};
receive ‘until the times of the restoration of all '
things, whereof God spake, by the mouth of. his ,
holy prophets thathsve been from ‘of ~eld."(Acts 3 -
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3:20-21.) And Ezekiel, prophesying of the Res— .
toration, .said "Neither shall any of the priests
drink wine, when they, enter into the ' inner.
court.” (Eik.44:22.) , ' '
Companions, the Bible-is on trial every day
of the year on every imaginable charge. This -
.time it is chargedeith being, a friend (of the :
thug, the rum-runner, and the beer seek; "wit '
pleads not guilty. we, have triedto beclsar in ‘
presenting, our evidence. We rest our case.—

‘Wm. J. Hunter, Minister 0 the Go 1 -
Michigan. '1 8p? ' {lawtm' i

 

WE DON'T DISPUTE IT; Do’Your '

The toll of human life and money sacrificed ' 1
in the war is beyond all comprehension ‘of the ' I
finite mind. It is (useless to try to appreciate . .
the figures without analysis and concrete mm- ~ :
parisons. '

The total cost of the war is estimated at 245
billionfi of dollars. How much is a billion dol- , ‘ 1
lars? Since the birth of Christ there . has i
elapsed approximately .one billion minutes of 1
time. .Two hundred and forty-nine men, begin- ‘
ning at the birth of Christ, counting continually
all day and night including Sundays, at the rate - ‘
of a dollar a minute for each man, would have :
been necessary to have counted over the money
value of the war expenditures. Counting 20
silver dollars to the pound it would amount to
1,245,000 pounds, and it would take 155,625
freight cars, loaded at 80,000 ‘pounds each ‘ to
transport this sum. These cars would make
3,112 trainloads of 50 cars each.‘ Figuring each
carat 40 feet°and the engine dtender at 50
feet it would make a solid line of cars and en?
glues of more than 147 miles. The cost of the ~ » , ‘
war equals the total estimated wealth of the ~ ‘
whole United States including all the land, 1
buildings. both' public andxprivate, all the rail?
ways and public utilities, all the banks with
their capital and deposits, and all other personal
property of every kind.

Because of the war the appropriations of Con-
gress for the last year were greater than the
total of all‘preceding years of our national life, '
And this accounts for

the mere dollar cost of the wan—D. E. Crosby,
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WANTS 1% INCH GRADE L

I wish to say I have been a buyer and ship—
per of potatoes for several years, [grading 1%
inch, and we have never experienced any diffi-
culty in our shipments. I. have generally ship-
ped to grocery stores. They tell me they have
no trouble in selling where the larger ones run
90 per cent. above the 1% inch. So now we '
make one grade of 1% inch and we never have.
any complaint. The two grades was the biggest
fool idea that an insane ,man could have con“-
ceived, and it must have originated from‘an in-
sane' mind ; at least ‘it was not thought out by I
a farmer, as we all know the farmer has a
broader mind. We ask "yen 'to ' instruct the -
association to work fora 1% inch giade, and "
only one gmde.+Gco. N. Dean, Shelbyomc.

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BAY EARLIER WANTS. TAX'ON OATS
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Edward 6; Road of Kalamazoo Was the man,
who put-the teeth in ’the lsstprop'osed dog m.
Now, when a farmer has to us his dog up from .
sun-down to sum-up and pay a big tax besides,
the dog is of little good to him.‘ - 2 I .
Now let’s not 'tax,only the dog; we think it ._
is" time we taxed the cats. The federal and ‘
state laws both protect the ‘birdsand there is a
good stifl fine for mines who‘kiilsa bird. :But ,
how many birds will our old tomcatkill in one /

year. " say- nothing; of the , poultry and ,: “hm

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And with butter-fat at pres—
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If you are still skimming by
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So you see that the combina-
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If you buy a De Laval you .
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‘ If my dog .was tied.

at ,eame prowling a'rf "
cats will have everythf as
can keep right on taking 0111‘ young
poultry and rabbits. If people want
to keep a catJet them pay .a tax on it
and keep it shut up at night and
~feed it, not let it prowl around for
a‘livingp ” , ' -
Please take this matter up with
Mr. Reed as a farmer.

were all destroyed and it is high
time to try‘and protect them by tax-
“ ing‘ and killing off some of the cats.
The dog gets bad and kills some sheep
sometimes but the cat is bad and kill-
ing the birds all the time. Now, M. B.
F., hoping that, you will be able to get
some action on this matter and get a
good big tax on‘ the cats as well as
the dogs—W. M. Bowman, Bay coun-
ty. , ‘
your suggestion will be conveyed to
Air. Read or suggested. There is a
growing conviction that the degrada-
tions of cats should e haltedb by leg-
islation and it might be a good thing
to inaugurate the move here in Mich-
igan. ‘ ‘

RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES .WON'T
SAVE BOOZE

Here we are with the old family

”Bible, the book among books, the

only book between the covers of
which may be found a text in sup-
port of all of the 150 church creeds,
also for all of the activities of the
human mind, from the righteous
down to the atrocious junkerism,
profiteering and other phases of
kaiserism, and now Mrs. Baerwolf
hands as a new one. The kaiser
boasts with fiendish glee “that as
GOd commanded Moses, Moses com-
manded Joshua and so do we. We
hamstrung their horses and burned
their chariots, Joshua 11:20 is es-
pecially comforting to the Huns.
Were it not that this woman drags
Christ out and packs her junk upon
him, comment on her letter would
be superfluous. The Bible contains
the Word of God. It is found be-
tween the last verse of the first
Chapter of Matthew and the 12th
verse of the second chapter of Acts.
The Law and the Prophets were un~

"'God was taught to all. Man is sub-
of religion founded on some one’s
ject to it. Therefore, all doctrines
say' so is'not of God. “If ye do not
gather with me ye scattereth a—
broad.- They who are not with me
are against me,” The time will
come and now is when the dead will
come forth. They who have done
good, unto Resurrection, Life; they
who have done evil, unto the resur-
rection of damnation. Ye have
knowledge ofrright and wrong and
. you are subject unto it. Any doctrine
of religion to the contrary notwith-
standing. I was a mission worker

:in‘ Chicago’s «alleged red alight (HS-

   

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trict for 18 months and: take it
trom‘me, that anyone voting for the
3 hell—pro‘dublng tram-C 5 in- home is on
the hell side of Jordan with their
doctrine of religion as their only
means to get across and it won't
float—John L. Curtis. Shelby, Mich.

' DON’T, WRITE. ANY moan LET-
TERS T0 Ma. BENSON

When I‘ sent you a picture of those
pups I did not think that I would get
into such a mix-up, so I had better ex-
plain. I took the pictures about four
years ago for'another person. Have

please explain in 'your paper. Seems
that a good many want dogs. Please
correct the mistake." I guess that for
results advertise in the M. B. F.——E.
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More power to your pen. It’s the. best
paper for anybody to read. 'Keep it
coming—Martin Barsem- Presque Isle
county.” - . _

'r .I' couldn't get along withoui - the pa-
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A combination hard to beat for service and comfort. Four
inch “Cuff” (of soft Chrome Leather) to keep out the dirt, and
Chrome tanned soles thatwear like iron. Is lighter and mote
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have plenty of toe room to insure Comfort as well as service
FOR THE MAN WHO WORKS.

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who grow Sisal. We control and sell the whole Sisal production of
the States of Yucatan and Campcchc.

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upon its. feet and gets. .respeCtable hearing. .Strangé,_but t'rfiey-thatg‘bil‘ls
.sugg-esting taxonslncomes ;.-t-onnage tax‘ and the "like, are always “so can
donefor. that-we Wonder‘ what they are begun for.” I u > ‘ i

'An income tax is a simple/means) bf raising money; providing we
"don’t hedge the" plan about with “if’s”,..“and’s”, “wherefores”,and
“whereofs'.” And try as you may, you can’t get» ’round .the fact that an
income tax is a just tax. There is a. point where the income paSses : the”
actUal requirements of the family, and right at: that-point :the income.
tax should be applied. The man who earns more than-‘hisramily 5115-7

luxuries, then the tax should be increased. ‘ ._ ‘7 . . ~
If each and every citizen. of Michigan paid a tax according to his
- ability to pay, no tax payer would be burdened by. taxes. even if the pres-
ent expenses were doubled. . . “ . . I,“ g l. .. ' ' g
The trouble lies in the. fact that the 'assessor..taXes the propertyghe:

greater earning power than? the property ‘he' can see. The farmerwht)‘
improves his farm is penalized through an ‘increa'ses‘of' taxes; the" land.
hog who holds farm land for speculative purposes, pays less:ta"x—ftlranéhis”
progressive neighbor, and at the same time benefits through the «improve!

ments the resident landowner has made. , . .
The copper mines of the . Upper Peninsula have... made thousandsof

stock holders wealthy; and the taxes they have-paid is'all out of proporé
tio‘n to the taxes paid by the Zfarmeriand manufacturer. Michiganis..be;
ing robbed of her natural resources and gets nothing in return. How-
ever, if a member of the legislaturetalks tonnage tax, he findsa- well-

paid lobby on his back; and he will either let up; give up or~get out:

 

The good senator saw‘an opportunity for a just tax measure; but when
he stirred the thing up he found “yellow -jackets” on guard; andlit’s a
mighty courageous state senator, who holds on while getting stung both
when he sits down and when he stands up; ' —> -

fl!!!

‘ b 7 HILE WE PEOPLE up “norf” have been watching the action of;

the Peace Conference and welcoming the boys back from “over
there,” the cotton growers of the “souf” have been laying their plans
for a “cotton strike.” Meetings were held throughout the cotton grow-
ing states during the month of February, and tabulated returns just
given out, show that every county in the cotton growing states has adopt-
ed the “safe-and-sane” plan; and the growers have attached their names
to the “acreage reduction pledge” . ‘ ’
In 1910 raw cotton sold at fourteen and one-half cents per pound; it
slumped in 1913, ’14 and ’15 and went up to 18 cents in 1916. The price
reached 28 3-4 cents in 1917 and was about thirty cents in 1918—,4t has
now fallen to twenty-two cents, and' the market is making a nose dive
at the present time. After having had a taste of real fat prices,our
southern brethern have made up their minds to try a new plan" and in-
stead of the request of a few years ago that “everybody buy a'bale' of
cotton,” to so arrange things that consumers will be asking the growers
if they will not please sell “just one little bale?” ‘ .. 3 '
And what impresses northern farmers most is the fact that bankers,
merchants and the financial interests are backing the southern pla'nters- {
in their demand fer profitable prices. The southern press, instead; bf ;
calling the growers unpatriotic, and even Bolshevists, are standing right
by their demands, and giving. some mighty good reasons why something
should be done to secure living prices for thegrowers. This getting to-l
gether of all of the southern interests, is commendable, to say the least
and results will be forthcoming.

While certain northern papers call the reduction plan a “hold-up

maria-ready fpr the Operationl'vl'hich must follow if itis ever‘ablete‘stand ~

quirements should pay an income tax ;' if his earnings provide means for; g 3‘

can see; and the property "which he can’t seeismOre :valuablewand has-»a~>.._ .:

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crn Agriculturist: “If a ten million bale crOp will bring as much money
as a fifteen million bale crop, and considerably more money than a seven: "
teen million bale crop, wouldlit not be the height of follyto produeel‘an
eighteen. million bale crop?” The Atlanta Constitution says that it is
“merely a matter of notselling a thing for less than it is worth.” And: in.
addition to the fight put up by. the press, a campaign of publicity has
been started to stabilize .the remainder of last year’s crop and bulletin
boards are to be found everywhere giving the assurance that “Cottonjs
not going down.” ‘ x .. ,
Michigan ’s greatest single money crop is the White navy bean. No

product grown in Michigan and New York. And yet, during the-past .

  
    

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fit. If any attempt has, been made to hold the price or reduce acreage,
the press has shouted “conspiracy,” "‘Bolshevism” and‘the like. 3 The
fact remains that farmers will not longgcontinueplanting a crop which
must be harvested at a less." If the supply of any commodity isgoin‘g tQ
exceed the ‘demandfyear‘; after year, there is but one Way out 50f that-diff
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CADY AND1WELLS
Fl have watched the columns of

your valuable paper as to theresults
s .1 or Cady 'and VVellma‘n wheat contro-

1

yersy, but have not seen anything

‘l‘ately. ’ Will look thru your paper
for an answer .in the near future.—
‘0. A. M., Goodrich, Mich

Sen. Merle DeFoe, who was pub~ . .

licity manager for the Food Admin-
istration, gives us the latest avail-

able information on this matter. Un-

:Ider daté of MarCh 14th, Mr. DeFoe
advised;

'I‘With regard to the wheat requis-
tioned from the two farmers you re—

, for to, that is, S. Wyman Wells, of.

Tipton, Lenawee county, and Walter
Cady, of Ypsilanti,- these are the
only cases of the kind which were
not fully settled with the closing of
the state food. administrator’ Is oliices.

“Checks covering this, what at
the government figure and test, to-
gethor with detailed statements of
expenditures, etc., were offered these
parties but were in each case refus-
ed consequently in order to cover

any legal questonwhich might arise ‘ ‘ -

I (at some {later date, Mr. F. D. Fitz-I

 

limit by

‘ potato storage.

3gera1d, executive secretary 01', the ad-
ministration, visited each of these
farmers personally, and tendered
them payment in currency, but in
each case this was also refused. The
money is now in the bank, being
held in trust for the respective par-
ties.’

 

our THOSE Pos'rs IN DARK on
__ . THE MOON ’ ,. .
I see in the-issue of March 8th
that Mr. Colon C; Lillie wants 'to

" know when to cut oak posts.

Well, I will say that it you want
any kind of timber to last well and
to get the best results you should
cut’ it in the dark of the moon, in
August, and in a dead sigh, Lea, the
Heart is the best. Get an almanac

published by the Government, Wash- , ~
ington, D. C., as the signs of the f _
:Zodiac are correct in them; you can

not rely upon the common almanac,-
as the signs are two or three days
off Set posts in the last quarter of
the moon and they will not heave
the froét. ——_Wm. R. Usher,
Lancer Gaunt?! ' ‘

 

1 FROST-PROOF POTATO STORAGE . I.

I am secretary- t1 easurer of a co-op—
orative marketing associatiOngi and: we
want to build a potato warehouse hav-
ing a capacity of about 25 ,000 bushels.
Can you tell me what materials
Should be employed and What method
of construction followed in order to
make the structure frost- prooi?—Sub-
scriber.

The U. S. Department of Agricul~
turo has issued several bullteins upon

whether any of them contains the ,in-

formation you request. We have wrlt- . ,
fen the department fer a copy of the ‘
3-1 bulletin and upon its arrival it will
Eel forwarded to you. Others dashing ;
I any of this bulletin may secure one.

by _j“writ1ng the

 

 

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may complete
ulletln upon the cubism cf potato;
storage. It is” I-Bu‘l-let-ln No. i1 It do *
sorIibe's and illustrates the various
types of potato farm, potato storage
hotlseuand Ipitem Every farmer, who
carries any. pait of his- potato crop

thru the winter. should have a copy; .

of this bulletin I'; It. enough or our
readers .are’ interested, We Would like
éto have them tell us so, and we will be
glad to reprint the more important
sections of the bulletin and picture-
the various types of potato storage
recommended. '

 

  

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W" M clmn Mich

Your. plans for making limestone

Q application before sowing cats to be

seeded down to clever and timothy
ent kinds of pests and- diseases, to-
to the correct‘time tormaking lime-
stone applications; Clover and all
legumes are times crops which are
most sensitive to acid conditions so
that, in general, 1 .Tlimestone applies-

tlons should- be. made preceding them '

iInI,I01I'der’Ithat the‘expenditure for time

' V_ will be. returned promptly.

To securethe best possible results,
you should» apply his limestone on the
field a Soon as it isplcw‘ed .in the
spring andIharrow' it into the top soil
with yOur further c'ultivations. If you

stone and. the tiny soil particles use

,I ore thorough th
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more thorough will be his results; I
the soil is too wet, finely pulverized

. limestone or hydrated lime will be ~1'11-

clined to collect in patches and balls
and distribution will not be at) per-

foot.
These theories must all be modified

for your local conditions and. we are

simply indicating where you should
plan to make your effort.- It your line» .

stone arrives late, even attIeIr the oats
have been seeded, you should make ,
the application to the surface. without
stirring because it your land is really
sour an application made in that .ima-n-
nervwill give you‘r'esults in increased
production of clover and oats.

 

 

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plete stock of parts ‘to re-
‘palr any make of battery.
They will guarantee their

Justment basis.

‘ AdrianéNichols Bros.
Albion—Albion Garage
J Ann Arbor—
' ‘Ann Arbor Taxicab & Trans-
fer Co.

Bad Axe—w
Wagner Garage EI’Id Salesroom

Bangor—J. D. Naftzer.

Battle Creek—
Battle Creek
Station

Bay City——
Bay City Tire & Supply Co.,

107 Fifth St.

Paul Nissen Inca
Chelsea—A. G.
. Goldwater-Stand12rdtGalage
9IEI Chicago St.
Dearborn—eBuford Garage.
-~ Detroit-—
~ United Electric Service Co ,
43 Brady St.
Curtis Detroit Sales Co.
534 Grand River Avenue
Gratiot Storage Battery Service
Station,1183 Gratiot -Ave
.Vlctor Auto Service Co
149 E. Canfleld Ave.
Ross Tire Service Co.

2409 Woodward Ave.
Durand—Barton' s Garage ‘
Eaton Rapids—Smith Tire Shop.
Grand Rapids— I

The Auto Inn, ‘

235 Washington St. S E
Ironwood—Harry Barr.
Jackson—-

The Cotton-Zeigler Garage,

142 CortlandS
Kala'maaoo— "

Cuthbert- Battery Shop.

Lansing—4
Barker Fowler Electiic Co.

New Baltimore— '
Wolverine Garage.-

Pontiac-Service Garag

Port Huron— aige Overland Co.

Saginaw-—

' Paul Nissan. Incve
802 Genese'e
Wayne—Standar

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last so long.

But even if anything should happen, you are pro-
tected, for the “ USL”, is sold on a lS—months’ guaran-
teed adjustment-basis. You are bound to get your full
It 18 therefore well worth while to look
up the nearestlUSL Service Station when you need a
new battery. If your battery‘ goes dead ” and you
have not the time to drive into town, write the near-
est USL Service Station. They will tell you what to
They want to help you for the

money-value.

do and bow to do it.
USL-Battery Man’s slogan is:

“The longer we make your present battery last, tlu
war we are of eventually selling you a new one.’

U. S. Light & Heat Corporation, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

FREE
50-Cont Battery-Book

This“ a cht- book that tells you
everything that you need to know
about the constr two, core and
operation of a "011‘: battery. It 1-
a text- -book used by colleges and
automobile schools. It sells for 50
cents ‘s copy.~ but your USL Senior
Station will in vouoquREE. ll

’ therei- no 81.. Service Station near
you, we w1ll mail you one Free ifyo'u
will ivo us the name and address at
the artery Station where you have

your battery carol! or.

:., lI"-~ :;I.‘:.

HEN your present automobile or tractor
Ibattery wears out (and it will wear out some
day) you ought to buy a USL Storage Battery— the
standard equipment on hundreds of thousands of
automobiles and tractors.

When you buy your “USL”, you will receive a
bran d-ncw “Dry-Charged” Battery, that is as power-
ful and. as fresh as if handed out to you at the very
door of the USL-Battery Factory.

USL “Dry-Charged” is the USL method of preparation.
It means that the battery is finished— 100% perfect—and all
ready to light your car and turn the starter, but instead of
shipping it wet or full of liquid (electrolyte) the liquid is
poured out and the battery thoroughly washed. Then the
caps are screwed down tight on a special, soft-rubber washer,
thus sealing the battery, which Of course is fully charged and
Those Michigan USL m- only needs to be filled again by the USL Service Station in
‘ V‘“ “Wm“ “"7 “ °°"“ your town, after which it is ready for use.

Thus you buy a new, fresh, powerful battery
repairs on an a-months' ad- of life, long life, for it contains the exclusive yUSL machine-
pasted plates. Now plates are the heart of a battery, and the
USL Battery has the strongest heart of them all. USL
machine—pasted plates are what make USL Batteries

  

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2.41 2.11 2.00

Wheat is going up every day. With
the last hope gone glimmering that
the government would take of! the
minimum price and that as a result
the much-talked-of-"surplus" would
send prices lower, millers and dealers
are in the market for wheat and. spir-
ited bidding for the scant supplies has
sent prices up a little each day. The
Detroit market quoted No. 2 red
wheat at $2.43 on Wednesday, or 17
cents above the basic price.

, A Chicago dispatch tells of a car of
No. 1 red'wheat sold in Chicago last
week at $2.57 per bu., or 31c over
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GRADE Detroit Chicago In York
No 2Yolow 1.79
No. 3 Yolow 1.05 1.59 1.78
No. 4Yelow [.62 I 51 1.76

 

 

 

 

 

Every day the slump in corn pre-
dicted by the bears turns into an ad-
vance and leaves the speculators spec-
ulating on what is going to happen
next.

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE Detroit Chisels New York
Standard 7. 58 7‘

0. 3 “in 69 i Z .67 .75
No. 0 While 68 , .65 .73

 

Oats are firm on all markets at the
recent advances. Supplies are light
and farmers are evidently holding for
higher prices.

Rye is’lower in both Chicago and
Detroit. The reason we do not know.
The slump, in our opinion, is only

temporary, for with increased activi-
ty in other grains, rye should simil-
arly advance. Rye is quoted at $1.65
this Week, Detroit market.
Barley has advanced to
$2.20, Detroit market.

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BIA”! w than New Yuk
C. ILP. 725 7.09 1.50
Psi-c 0.75 0.50 1.00
1.0 (1.1.... 10.25 11 50 1150

Since last week's issue there have
been 'two advances in beans, from

$6.75 to $7.25. Last week we told our
readers that we believed the bean
market would come back, just as we
have believed for months. Every

day’s developments new still further ’

convince us that our conclusions are
correct 'Don’t sell your beans at the
-presentprices unless they pay you a
profit 'which they will not do in most
section's of the state. You will get
more money later on.

A new iofelgn market has develop-
ed for American beans. The Bolshe-
vik government of Russia has sent an
American representative to this coun-
try to purchase supplies The Rus-

sian government has a fund of 8200; .

000, 000 with which to pay for these
supplies. Among the foods needed in
Russia and which will be bought in
this country are fats, and canned
beans. "Mark my word, every bushel
' of Michigan beans will he wanted at

higher prices than prevail today. We '

have heard various estimates on the
top price that beans will reach before
another harvest, ranging from $9 per
cwt. to $12 per cwt.

* ' (Continued on page 17)

' the mortality

 

Thursdays Prices: Beans

 

 

    

Wheat is higher.
corn and wheat feeds higher.

with few exceptions.

 

 

GIST 01." LATEST NEWS FROM NEARLY ALL MARKETS

Beans are active and higher. Potatoes are firm and advancing. 1
Corn oats and barley
higher tendencies. Hay supplies are short of demand
prices higher on all markets. Seeds continue to advance. Beth
Apples and onions weaker.
stock generally steady. Condition of markets denotes confidence
and optimism and higher prices are expected all along the line

  
 
 

  
   
  
 

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MARKETS ACTIVE

The long~looked for activity in the
markets on farm products which M.
B. F. has 'been telling its readers for
four months would surely come, has
apparently arrived. Beginning .about
ten days ago the grain markets took
on a firmer tone, and prices have
steadily advanced. The reasons are
plain.

There is a shortage of food. The
speculators have known it for a long

, _ time. All winter long they haVe tried

to “bear" the markets, cause the far-
mers to sell out their holdings and
then wait for the inevitable demand
and the higher prices. But the farm-
er has been as wise as the speculator,
and acting upon the advice of his
farm paper, has, refrained from sell-
ing only what he had to. Mr. Hoov-
er has known ever since he first
went to Europe four months ago that
the food situation was desperate, but
he has not placed any undue empha-
sis upon the fact because of his fear
that both farmers and dealers would
hold needed supplies off the market
waiting for higher prices.
Hoover had to show his hand when
the administration's wheat guaran-
tee bill was in danger of being killed
by the congress. He had to tell the
facts then in order to secure the pass-
age of the bill. Now that the secret is
out the speculators have despaired of
fooling the farmers and are in the
market for needed supplies

The following report on food condi-
tions in Germany was completed Feb.
19 1919, by 14 British officers, from
investigations made in 8 of the prin-
cipal districts:

"The shortage of staple articles of
food throughout the country is such

that the mass of the population‘are '

living upon rations which, while
maintaining life, are insuihcient to
nourish the body adequately. Mothers
and young children are particularly
affected. Malnutrition has increeased
and diminished the
birth- rate. It has given rise to new
diseases (0. g., war oedema and "man-
gold‘wurzel disease"), besides aggra-

But ‘ Mr;

 

AND ADVANCING

vating the previously known ones.
“It is difficult to confirm the accur-
acy of the omcial statements as to the
dates on which the present food
stocks will be exhausted. These dates
vary for giderent districts in propor-
tion to t e best local transport and
agricultural conditions. Saxony, for
instance, is in a particularly un'ior-
tunate position, being an industrial
district cut off from her agricultural
resources. In general, the following
terminal dates, giVen by the Central
Food Office in Berlin, are probably
generally correct: ~Breadetufls, be-
ginning of April, 1919, potatoes, end
of May, 1919; fats end of March, '19.
“The meat ration can be continued
indefinitely, at the cost of slaughter-
ing all milch cows and breeding-
stock. In Saxony, however, the oflic-
ial date for the cessation of potato
stocks is the middle of February; in

Bavaria, the end of February; and in'

Hamburg, the end of March. The
above estimate of the continuance of
the meat ration seems to be optimistic
considering that in Hamburg and
Hanover cows in calf, milch cows, and
draught oxen, are already slaughter-

, ed, as well as eight-day calves. Given .

normal weather conditions during ’19,
the coming harvest is expected to
yield only half the average .prewar
crop.

“In this connection it is interesting
to note that 30,000 tons of bacon and
appioximately 5000 tons of condens-
ed milk have been sold to Germany
by the British Government in accord-
ance with the decision of the Inter-
Allied Supreme Council of supply and
Relief.” ‘

In an interview in Paris a couple
weeks ago, Mr. Hoover dwelt at great
length upon the shortage of tood sup-v
plies. “Before the war, " he said, “Blis-
sla, India Bulgaria, Servia and Ron-
mania all exported large amounts of
wheat. These will be cut of the game
this year and central European seed-
ing will be below normal. "

The » onal Food Journal at Eng-
land is not entirely satisfied with the

 

 

 

 

 

THE. WEATHER
As forecaster! by W. T. Faster

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. .WASH-INGTON. D. 0., March 29,
1919. —Last bulletin gave forecasts of

warm wave to cross continent March
99 to April 2, storm waves March 30
to April 3, cool wave £1 to April 4.
General tempemtures will average a-
bove normal during the five. days cen-
tor-mg on the worm wave. This will
bea severestormfromthePaclflcto
far out on the Athntlc. More than us-
ual rain in exp with this storm
in the states and middle Canada The
seb‘i‘iu will afloat the whole continent.

Next warm wave will reach Van-
couver " about April 1 and 0, storm
waves 2 and 7, cool waves 3 and 8.
They will cross crest of Rockies by
close of April 2 and 7, plains sections
3 and 8, meridian 90. great lakes,
middle Gulf States and Ohio-Tonnes:

 

FOR THE WEEK

for ‘Mrcmcan BUSINESS mee

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seevalleslands, «stat-needless
and 1, - reaching vicin‘i of Now-
foundland near April 6 an 11. Storm
waves will follow about one day be-
hind warm waves and cool waves aa-
bout one day behind storm waves. -
Agreat cold wave will come downs
thru the middle northwest as a
the m and to sonfi
extent will be .01 the billiar- kind but
the season will be too fat

far-them south 1:. Ap-I

 
     
    

  

   
  

 
  
  

Frosts will molar
ril from 10 to 14.

Nine days of colder than
centering on 19, will makm
late Spring seat of lifltnies
eral avereage or ondAps-tl crop-w
will be fairly good Cmpsm x-pect ‘
ed to be at least fair on about half ~
the continent east of Rockies coast.

Indications continue 1» be stronger
that all market values to: term ro-
ducts will be’
are can ask an
and wages of labor will be ataisfact-
any to all.

  

    
   
   
      
  
  
 

    
  
  
  
 

 

 
 

 

   

  
     
  

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[gm rhopil ah“, 1..

‘ ithe. coming , . ;
. sufficient tbodstuflg thruou‘t the world,
and 8110, “Any attempt to c ‘elude the .
nation into the belief that the . .

Bfltish
werld’s stocks are sufl‘lei’ent now to
provide 11‘ with all we want, is en-
tirely mischievous. ” 7.

In spite of the evidences gathexed

from the four corners or the eaxth“

that food supplies' are light and prices
must be higher, the controlled press
of the speculators is consistently
sticking to .its old cry of “surplus an 1

lower prices,” all the facts to the con-

trary notwithstanding.

The farmers have shown admirable"

sense and stability in not falling for
the dire predictions oi; the dealers
and speculators. They hold the mar-
keting situation in their own hands
and by following out their conserva-
tive plan of feeding the market a lit.
tlo at- a time they will easily maintain
the present condition of slowly ad-
vanCing prices. We expect to see
prices on all grains, Wheat, corn, oats,
rye and barley continue to advance,
and we would not be surprised it
'these grains wound up the season at
the highest prices since 1917. Grains

cannot go much higher without show-
ing aneflect upon the bean market,
which is still in a waiting condition,
but apparently at bottom prices.

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rich-old

The hay markets are strong this
week with advances reported at many
of the principal ports. Supplies,
which have been running light for
some time past, are still smaller this

week, due largely to the conditiOn of 0

country roads and as there is every
indication that farmers will be active-
ly engaged in farm work sooner than
usual this year, a marked increase in
offerings cannot be looked for, at ‘least
until the clean- -up period arrives. Re-
ports from producing sections are con-
flicting as to the supply still available
but the amount .is probably less than
last year. Mild weather-during the
winter has saved much forage, cases

;in point being two reports to the Jour -

nal this week stating that there will
be more hay baled in these sections
than usual due to this cause. 0n the
other hand, bay has not been moving
to market freely for. several months
past although railroad facilities have
improved during that time. This is
due in some sections to the shortage
of pay; but the producer, in most sec.
tions, has been averse. to accepting
prices below the war range, and has
held his ha; in expectation of a re-

turn to higher values. —.—Hay Trade

Journal.

  
  

  

The apple market sis-1 weak at last
week’s decline. Apparently’the export
demand has been supplied as no or-
ders “have been received for a couple
of weeks. Prices are Eductcd from. 98'
to $11 per hbigwccosdingu to variety
and quality, and the deal will prob-
ably finish at somewhere near these
prices.
‘ Onions . -- ,

The weakness that developed in the
onion market two weeks ago still per-
sists‘ and we don't believe prices will
regain their former level.
Eprfiees to, flowers is

  

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THE HOME BEAUTIFUL

HE BEAUTIFUL home is not alone the
one whose ar'chitec ure is. commanding and
imposingr'it 13 just as apt to be the tiny

' little cottage, nestled among the shrubbery and:
facing a Well-kept lawn; the kind of a home any
, [ woman can make of the house I-wliIere she abides, .

z . with a little thoughtful planning, and i very .7

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small expenditure.
It doesn’ t cost a great deal. to plant a few
shrubs, and they relieve the harsh- outlines of

the walls of the house as well as beautifying the

home grounds. Place the high-growing shrubs
in the rear, and five feet will not be too far apart
as they grow and fill in the spaces. It the farm
is worth farming, the home grounds are worth
beautifying, for there it is that the mother must-
reside. ..-

Spring time is the best time in which to trans—
plant young trees, therefore if your yard is
without shade,j11'St urge friend husband to help
you and secure' a few trees from the near- -by
woods. ' Fer trees which you wish to use as
screens to hide ugly outbuildings, silver maple,
Lombardy poplar or California poplar, are ef-
fective While cutleaf weeping bi'rch has a beauti-
ful and luxuriant growth and the white bark
makes it a very effective tree. Do not make
the mistake of planting trees directly in front
of the house Remember the house should rep-
resent a picture with the trees and shrubs form-
ing. the frame.
curved. They will look much more natural.
Trees should be‘planted in groups, just like they
grow; never in straight lines. 1

The easiest way to screen the ugly features,
such as the outlines of the house and the small-
er outbuildings is to plant shrubs and vines.
Vines are especially good for 11eg fences, but
they are not, of couise, so good to hide build-
ings, as they are not permanent. However, in
selecting your shrubs, unless you are an expert,
better get theIhardy varieties suitable to the
climate in which you live than to experiment
and be disappointed. Do not plant slips from
shrubs unless you know they are worth train-
ing and unless they will harmonize with the
rest of your shrubs. Better tO‘spend a little

money with aIreliable nurseryman and get the '

best, adding a few each year, than to plant
som ing which later will have 'to be replaced.
You illfind' that every good nurseryman has
an expert connected with him who will be glad
to anylize your soil, tell you what it needs, what
kind of shrubs are best adapted to your soil and
climate and the proper time for planting.

Have 1n your mind a definite picture of your
grounds and then work to that end. It will save
time and the 1esult will be much more satis-
factory.

SEEN IN CITY SHOPS

LAIDS and checks are again favored, the
plaid for separate skirts being very much in
evidence. And if the suit skirt would wear
anywhere nearly as long as the suit cOat, it is
necessary that the woman'of the house have a
Little house dresses are lovely
for morning wear, but in the afternoon, if one
possesses a pretty Separate skirt, with a fresh
blouse, one feels quite presentable to meet any

.stray Caller, and it is much more desirable than

a whole cloth dress for house wear, as the waist
will wash, While the skirt can be pretty thor-

oughly covered with a large apron while the "

evening meal is piepared.
The most noticeable change in waists this

spring is the sleeve, which is made like the

sailors’ trouseis, big at the bottom, and flaring,

' although some are cut, and about one- -half con-

’ rors?————S11bscriber, Kibbie, Mich. .

I' which we used to make ourselves Of glue and -
. 11 1 1 ° «
E REFERRED i is non ry dire“ to our whiting; using coloring matter to get the de-'.

Glue, being an animal product,

fined into a cuff at the wrist, the other half
being bound with the material and extending
out at the back of the cull.

_._.._..

RESILVERING MIRRORS ,

Will you please give _me throu :h the columns
of this page a good 1ecipe for re—silvering mir-I

 

Mr. Harding, who lean expert on- the -.

subject of refinishing anything in the

" house, and he has given. us the following advice.

lie-silvering mirrors is a .Ztlcklisb tidy; beta“:

"ter throw theni away quid buy. a new one.

the first place, the equipment it, I

'» glass and perfectly smooth and elean.
on a flat, smooth, level and true board benchI
Lay over "it a sheet or sheets of. per-I
,fectly clean tin foil, being sure no parts of the

. Or table

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cost you about _360, while you 991‘.-.
done at a first-class QshOIpI Where t W“.

equipment for abput 30c per square. oot.

ever, I {gladly give :“you the formula {as tigen I' *
.itr'o‘m the American Carpenter and Builder. 5 ’
magazine whose authority is. unquestioned

The glass in the first place should be plate.

glass are left uncovered. Roll: this tin foil down
so that it is in intimate contact with the-glass,

leaving no bubbles of air imprisoned between the

tinfoil and the glass. i Then pour mercury over
the tinfoil so as to completelycover it. ....;8trips
standing upright on edge may be placed around
the rim of the glass to confine the mercury. The
mercury will immediately amalgamate-with the
tin and the' glass should be slowly elevated at
one end so as to let the. superfluous mercury run
off.’ When this {has been removed, spread a
clean, dry woolen cloth over the metal covered
surface ' of

 

 

WHERE FLOWERS BLOOM.

HILE DRIVING on some country road,
Past cottage homes and mansions fair
Each one some farmer’s lopcd abode,
I pondered 0’ er the dwellers there.

Some homes stand out, in bold relief—
Like queenly molds, with haughty stare,

An index true—far past belle], '
Of those Who of that dwelling share.

I paused before a humble cot,
That breathed of lime and happy. hearts,
,And dreamed of days, I deemed forgot—
Ere I had dwelled in crowded morts.

A winding path where roses rare,
smiled upon pans’lcs at their feet ,

Peonles and almonds, too, were there,
Carnations, asters, and bitter-sweet.

I dreamed of a garden, in days gone by .
Where tulips and snowballs in their turn,
Viewed with their neighbors who stood
hard- by—
Balsams and pinks and drooping fern.

The lilac bush that-stead by the gate,
Was father’s choice I recollect. .

Narcissus and phlom for sister Kate.
The roses were mother’s I reflect.

Were I to seek for a trusty friend,
I would seek in the homes. where flowers
bloom, " .
On haughty pride I wOuld not depend,
For a loving word in an hour. of gloom.
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weights so as to pressthe metal covering firmly
all over the glass. Let it 'stand over night or
for twenty—four hours. Remove weights and
clOth and the job is done. If you are not ex~
perienced, you had bettertry this experimental-
ly two or three times on small pieces before
attempting the large glass. ' ,

INTERIOR DECORATING . .
, (Canttnuing our article, begun. last week an the

best way for the women of the home to decorate»
. her own rooms, we have received an article this

week from Mr. Thos. Hardy, an expert in this line
who is conducting this series of article on Sam‘
tary Coating of Walls. If you have any questions

to ask, remember M.r Harding will answer them if.

you will write him in Care of the Woman’ 3 Depart
ment MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING.
Sanitary Coating of Walls .

HE PROPOSITION of sanitary coating is

one th'at is interesting fromtwo‘ stand-

points; 'b‘oth expense and looks. Today
there are on the markets many wall finishes
which are far superior to the

sired shade.
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Lay it.» "decorator goes By.

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age than the receipt calls for.
mistake, as if you do this yOur preduce Willi be

"like skimmed milk; one-half water. "In applym‘g. .
use a seven-or eight inch fl‘at wall brush? co’i‘n- 1.
monly known as a kalsoinine brush. Don’ t try"

to use an ordinary whitewash brush; 11-3161; do

~ you will be likely to have a streaked Wall, in-

stead of a smooth one.

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paint, but apply it both ways, so long as you» 7 '

get it smooth, the main thing being to put it on
as evenly and quickly as possible, always being-1"

sure to keep the edges wet, for if the edges get

dry, when the next lap is applied you will have. .

two coats there and this will shew up; when
your work is dry.

Before you begin this work of applying the

finish, you must eXamine your walls. and be sure
they' are prepared properly. If the walls have
been whitewashed this must first be all scraped

off, then the walls must be washed with strong ‘
This will neutralize the al— .

kali in the lime, when dry. Many decorators
prefer as the sizing Which should next be- ap~
plied, to use a glue sizing, but for reasons al-

ready explained, I prefer on oil sizing which ."
impervious coating on the

makes a smooth,
wall and no moisture will penetrate it. When
you want to re-coat your walls, all you have to
do is to moisten .the coating of your wall with
water, then with a sponge or cloth wash Off all
the old coating and your wall will be clean, dry
and ready for the new coat.

To make oil size, some use .a cheap gradeof
varnish with one—half turpentine. A good grade
of varnish is all right, but I have had excellent
results from using .an oilImade 'of one gallon
linseed Oil mixed with. half a gallon turpentine,
applying this directly to the wall.. _Ify-ou use a

“good 011 size your“ wants in good shape'for re—
decorating so long as the plaster lasts, ,

When you begin tinting your walls do not
try any fancy stunts. Just make of your first
attempt a neat, plain job and-later, if you are
clever and want to, there is no limit to the work
that can be done with stencil.

If there are cracks in the wall fill them be-
fore beginning the work, but do not use plaster
of‘paris. If you do, you will have a light streak.

Take some of the goods from your. package and .5

mix it up thick like plaster. and use this with
which to fill the cracks. Then when the coating

is put over it and the work is dry the walls ,

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7 LESSONS IN HOME moms

(Conducted by Miss Elizabeth Matheson, of the Val-
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AST WEEK I told you that I believed the
This is wholly

the body regulating foods.

avei age woman fails to provide enough of
because she does not fully realize the import-
ante they have in the dietary. '

These body regulating foods are those that
supply mineral salts, the vitamies—about WhiCh \

more will be said 3,. little later—and water. ”if _
If you bear in mind the foods that centain.
phosphorus, lime}; and i‘rOn, and provide these
plentifully you Will find that the same foods
which contain these mineral salts contain the
other necessary minerals also. And remember
too, that most of these foods contain more than

both phosphorus :and iron in lenty. ,2 --; .1: _...
Here is a. list of some of the common, foo

, containing a large. amount of unmphorm‘

milk. oatmeal. rice. wheat. hosts

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Jorialka-line) 1's’alt in“-the body. The

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l';ever‘.,toido-ZWith the shit it forms.._i’n .

g ‘theébody, , Lemons--.thve;an. acid 0r

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mon' acid producers: ‘ Beef; mutton,
flshto'r all kinds, eggs, entire wheat,
wheat flour, rice, .chicken,_pork oys-
ters. ' '

.Here is a. distal some common

base producer‘sz' Lima" and string
beans, beets, cabbage," carrots, eel:
ery, cauliflowers, apples, oranges,

parsnips, peaches, milk, cucumbers '

lettuce, radishes, raisins, pineapples,
rhubarb, spinach” tomatoes, lemon
and potatoes. .

Water is a great body regulator.

VThe skin is the only part of the

body that is not surrounded by a
fluid. 'Water regulates the body tem-
perature, it dissolves the food so the
digestive juices can work upon it, it
carries the 'food from one part of the
body; to another, after digestion, ii
regulates the distribution of the
mineral salts, it removes waste,lthru
the kidneys and the skin, and it on-
ters into chemical combination with
the cells of the body. ' “

How important then that we pro-
vide plenty of good water! Yes, 1
believe that a great many of us eat
carefully and drink‘ carelessly and
thus let the water we drink over-
come some of the good derived from

7 careful eating.

Vitamines are something about
which it will take a more learned
pen than ‘mine to tell you very much.

They are two unidentified
stances,— sometimes called food ac-
cessories, or growth determents, be-
ing absolutely necessary for the
maintenance of life, Dr. McCollum,
formerly of the University 01' Wis-
consin, is the great authority on the
subject. He calls one of these sub-
stances Fat Soluble A. because it
dissolves in fat, the other he calls

_ water Soluble B. because it is solu-

ble in water and alcohol. Water sol-

"uble B. is destroyed by heat, also by

an alkali, but not by an acid, and

. right here is the reason why some

people advocate the use of raw
fruit and vegetables that contain
this necessary regulator. v

Some of the foods that contain
these growth elements are as fol-
lows:—Brewer’s yeast, egg yolk, ox-
heart, beef and other fresh meat,
milk, fish, beans, peas, barley, oats,
corn, wheat, oranges, and all fresh
fruits and vegetables.

Theodore Roosevelt’s first book was
written when he was but nine years
old. It was written entirely with pen-
cil in an old note-book and was on nat-
ural history and entitled “Natural His-
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COUNTLEss lemmings.“

#999,1me in this and in oth- »
r states to fool the people in-

. to voting foracts and amend-‘
.ments that will bring back the

saloon withvall its attendant“

evils and dangers. ',:

' TIIE USUALL'PROCEDURE is‘

to give. such legislation harm-
less sounding titles but, by a
tricky use of words—a camou-
flage of language—slip a jok-
er into the text that will give

it, when enacted, the‘o‘p‘poslte ' ’

power'and efl'ect to that which
appears in the title. , :

A MORE-‘VICIOUS use—or ra-'
ther abuse—of the intentions
of voters cannot‘be imagined
—_but what can you expect
from a business [founded as
was the saloon on the weak-
ness and cupidity of the
weaker, members of the race?

RIGHT NOW IN MICHIGAN a
last desperate attempt is be-

-ring made to do just that sort

of thing.

'UND’ER A TITLE that sounds

like one thing, an amend-
-ment that means just the op-
posite. isnp for, your decis-

ion.

IT. IS CALLED the “Beer and
Wine" amendment. When the
‘5Wets”,speak of it they use
the term “Light wines, etc.,"
but as a matter of fact the
word “light" does not appear
in title or text—and a heav-
ier weapon was never used by
the advocates of a befuddled
world!

FOR IF_ YOU WILL READ this
latest attempt to nullify Mich-
igan’s best piece of legislation
—the “Dry” act——you will
find that it means just this—
r-bringing back the Saloon in its
worst form and with its most
harmful accessories.

CALL IT WHAT THEY MAY—

word it as they may, to con-
ceal its true intent—this
“Beer and Wine” amend-
ment’s right name is “The
Saloon Amendment."

DON’T BE DECEIVED by the
wheedling of those who have
always advised only for their
own profit—and your loss.

READ CAREFULLY; weigh
every word; and make up your
mind what the saloon inter-
ests are trying to get you to do

JUST AS AN EXAMPLE of
the difference between what
they say about it and what
they say in it:—

THEY ARE SOLICITIOUS —
Oh! so feelingly solicitiousi—
lest the poor farmer be de-
nied the privilege of making
cider from his own apples.
That would be a great‘hard-
ship you will agree. They
weep real tears over his pre-
dicament.

VERY WELL—Read that

amendment and you will find
cunningly concealed in verbi-

age. yet clearly stated, that -

if that “Beer and “’ine"
amendment were passed ‘the
farmer could neither make
nor sell cider without first
taking out a license—same
as a saloon or a brewery.

CAN YOU BEAT THAT for
double dealing? '

“OH, WINES ARE
LESS,” they say.
Verily! “’hy, ’
Wines have almost as great
an alcoholic content ‘as the
.strOngest whiskey—and
ate a worse, form of intoxica-
tion.

“AND BEER” they

HARM-
. Verily!

some foreign '
ere. ’

‘ .used to“:
‘I‘ tell us—“why in Germany .'

. even the children drink beer.

Beer. drinking is universa
3116“." ‘ '

. WELL. :WE. IHAVE. strum
' Beer will'do when universally

used. was. ever a hebblfimoroa ~
degraded—-more‘ brutalizéd—i- ‘-
mere deadened to the diflera '
ence between. right
.vgrong? . . . , . ,- '2

MAKE THE BRAIN SODDEng
e-render it, by constant
soakinglin beer. onlyhalf acts
ivo-L—and you have a being‘
more akin to a brute than a
man. . Tractable? ‘ Yes—but
never dependable.»

NO-—-WE NO LONGER hold a
beer soaked people up as ex-
amples. of—anything. .

_, THEY EVEN TRY—the Saloon
' '-propagandists-—to make; you

think- our soldier boys resent
the abolition of the saloon.

WHA T AN INSU'LT ‘ to those

brave boys and to your intel-

ligence.

as ,IF EVERY AMERICAN

SOLDIER‘were a toper so ad-
dicted to his booze that, like
a dope fiend, he would fight
if deprived of it.

THAT'S THE VERIEST ROT
of course. "

WHY DO THEY TRY TO HIDE
the real intent of this propos-
ed amendment under an in-
nocent' sounding title and hide
its meaning again by a tricky , .
use of. words. Why? _

BECAUSE THEY KNOW that
the people who voted Michi-
gan dry still wantit dry. And
they know too that the votes
of the men will now be sup- '
ported and augmented by the
votes of Michigan women—
and they know what that vote
will say. —

THEIR ONLY 'CHANCE to get
the saloon back is to make
you think they want some-
thing else. For they know you
want no more of the saloon.

IT IS THEIR LAST forlorn
hope—~their last dying kick.
The saloon is gone never to
return. The longer we are
without it the less we miss it
—the less does anyone want
it back.

THEY’D LIKE TO DRIVE a

wedge in the Federal act by
getting this amendment g
through in Michigan. That'is
the big significance of this at-
tempt——-that is Why so muCh
outside money is being spent
in propaganda here.

THEY HAVE EVEN TRIED. to

make this appear a religious
issue——their propaganda says
some denOminations are
against a dry state“ 1 - .

IT’S NOTHING OF THE IHND

—-a few men of all denomina-
tions favor a Wet condition.
But the vast majority of all
religious. denominations are
for _a dry state and a dry na-‘
tion. '

THIS ISN’T A MATTER of to.)

IT IS CALLED

no you WANT

ligion; of sect; of nationality. ‘
It is just a matter of decency
and sanity and good' citizen-~
ship as against rowdyism. "

*WATCH 'THIS THING—1t is ,

counterfeit. It doeswnot mean -_
what it says. Its title, is a mis- .
nomer. Its intent is vicious.
It dresses in the guise of lib-
erty-é‘fpersonal liberty"-—its
efl'ect wbuld be to enslave
again. .
‘FTHE Beer
and Wine Amendment"-—-its
real name is “Saloon".
the saloon
back? '

If note-vote NOAprll 7d], to . . .,
the sowed t-‘Beer and Wine".
Amendment. ».’ _ : ~.. ~ : ~

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'w-ise we cannot count it.

‘ “Woof! Woof!"
'Won't take that nasty stuff!”

, do for you.”

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EAR CHILDREN: so many
[answers to our picture puzzle
. ., of the ten great men have been
received late each time that I want
“__o_again tell you that your answer to
gtlie‘puzzle must be postmarked at

'~ your lecal postoflice [not later than

Tone week from the date of the paper
in which the puzzle appears, other-
There were
two answers received which were
correct, but the childrenneglected

to sign their names and one little.

boy didn't give his address, so you
see we can’t count those. Be real
careful now, children and look over

_,your letters before mailing them to
see 3 that they are properly signed

the that your address is plainly writ-
en. "

I.received so many more answers
from boys than girls to our last puz-
sle.pictnre——for our great man of two
weeks ago was a prime favorite with
> all boys everywhere. It hardly seems
necessary for me to tell you that it
Was Ex—President Roosevelt.

Now this week we have another
face—the whole picture this time in-

 

stead of the outline, but -I am not
going to tell you anything about this
great man. Instead I want you to
write me all you know about his life
and work, and when you answer the
puzzle and tell me his name, then
I will publish the best of these let-
ters, and in this way we will all learn
something. And now you are going
to have to be very alert, for I have
given you very easy ones to guess so.
far, but you know anything worth
having in this life is worth working
for, and while the rest of the men
are great men, perhaps you won’t
know them so well and you may have
to hunt up your books of great men
in your library at school or in town
and study real hard to find out who
some of them are, but all are rams
one and if you try real hard, you
can guess every one and thus earn
the wonderful prizes offered, and at
the same time become familiar with
the faces of our great men. Affec-
tionately, LADDIE.

THE STORY OF THE CORK
AMIE HAD a very bad cold and
‘ Was feeling cross. He wanted, to. go
coasting on the beautiful white hill
in front of the house, but his mother
had said “No" when he asked her, and

' to make things worse she had brought

out a big brown bottle full of cough
medicine. She began to take the cork
out; and you know what that means.
Jamie coughed “1

“Very well” said his mother, put-
ting the cork back into the bottle.
“Then I won’t do what I“ was going to‘

‘:“What was it?” Jamie asked, eyeing

' the brown bottle.

{S‘It was a story,” replied-his mother

 

 
   

  
  
   
  
 
   

3.as,8he started toward the otherroom.

“Oh, come back! Iflease!" Jamie
'_“What was it about?”

5 mother popped the cork out of
,bottle and held it up for him to
s“It was about this cork,“ she said.
‘ .you know what cork is?" And she
' teaspoon of, the medicine.

:3 Jamie,“ open-ins “his”

   

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(Send all stories and letters for this Dep’tdlrect. to

mouth and swallowing . thelme‘dicine'

before he ‘thought. “Tell me about it,
mother.” ,3

“Cork grows on a kind of oak tree,”
she told him, setting down the bottle.

“It does?” Jamie asked. "'Where do.

the cork cak trees grow? Not aro’und
here, do theyiDid I ever see one?”

“No, you never did, for they grow
mostly in countries in the southern
part of Europe.
supply most of the 'cork nse’d.’

"Is the cork tree as big 'as our oak
trees, and does it have acorns on it?“
the little boy wanted to know.

“No it is not a very large tree, only

- about 20 to -40_ feet high, but it does

bear acorns, and they are good to eat,
toot. They taste something like chest-
n'u s." .

“I’d like to have that kind of a tree,"
Jamie said. “Whenever .i wanted a
cork I’d go out and pick one and then
Pd eat an acorn.” ‘

“The corks do not grow on the trees
like apples Jamie" laughed his moth-
er. “The bark of the tree is the cork.
That’s what. cork means-bark."

"Oh!" said Jamie, a little bit disap-
pointed. “How do the corks get round
like this one, then?”

"Did you ever notice how the
bark peels off of poplar trees in big
pieces?”

Jamie nodded.

"That's the way the bark of the
cork tree'peels oif, only that bark is
not good. Men take sharp axes and
cut the bark under that into
squares—first across, then down.
Then it is peeled off carefully with
sharp knives
Then new‘bark grows in its place.
But the first two times the bark is

third time it is good.” -' 3
“How long does it take the bark
to grow back again?” ‘Jamie asked.

Spain and Portugal _

with two handles.’

cut off it is not very valuable. The ‘

, "About ten years,” his mother ”re-
plied. 3 ' * '

“I should think ._
trees to cut the bark“ off,” Jamie said.

“No, if it is carefully done, it helps-
the tree grow, but,‘of course, it must

not be out too deep not tea soon. The
first cutting ismade when the tree [is
about 15 years old, then it is out again
every 8 or 10 .years. With proper
care the trees live to be 150 years old.”
"What do they do with the bark af-
ter they cut it off?" Jamie'asked..
_ “Well, the pieces of Cork are first
soaked in water, then they are dried
and when nearly dry pressed flat un-
der heavy weights. Then they are
heated over a fire of coals to remove
any decayed parts and to hide the bad
places. Then they are packed in bales
to ”11.”.

“But how do corks get round?”
Jamie asked again. .
"Corks used to be cut in those

round shapes entirely by hand with
very'sharp knives that had
sharpened after each cutting. But now
there is a machine, which was invent-
edvin this country, that cuts corks.”

“Is cork used for anything else be-
sides stopping up old medicine bot-
tles?” Jamie asked.

“Yes, indeed,” answered his mother.
“It is used in life-saving belts because
it is light, and will keep people up on
the surface of the water. Then, be-
cause it does not soak up water easily
it is used for inner soles in shoes. The
little pieces left after the cork is
cut, are saved and burnt to make a
kind of blackpaint.” ,

“Why, do they use_corks in bottles?"
Jamie asked.

“To keep the moisture in the medi-
cine," his mother told him." It’s time
to take another spoonful of this medi-
cine, now.”

And because she had told him such
a nice story about cork, Jamie opened
his mouth and took his medicine like
a good little boy.

 

 

 

 

Letters from Our Boys and Girls

 

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Dear paddle—I have been reading the
letters in the M. B. F_ and enjoy them
very much, and I want to tell about my—
self and home. I am 11 years old. I have
one sister and three brothers. My oldest
brother is in France. My papa owns 140
acres. We have eight horses, four young
cattle and one little calf that papa said I
could name, and I named 'it Content. We
have 39 sheep and two are pets. We have
raised four lambs by hand and onevwas a.
bouncer for he weighed 152 pounds when
he was 6 months old. We have five hogs
and nine little pigs. We have about 100
chickens. For pets I have one kitten nam-
ed Bubby. There was another named Ted—
die, He became sick and died. He was
very loving and liked to be wheeled in
the baby cab. He would get up on the or-
gan and knock things down and go to
sleep. I was looking for him one day and
that is where I found him. I have two
dolls, Violet and Thelma. I like to play
With them. I am in the 6th grade. This is
quite long for the first time. We have re-
ceived fbur copies of the M. B. F. and we
enjoy it very much. I like the Doc Dads
and the letters and I would like to see my

letter in print—Sylvia Wolfe, St_ Louis, ..

Mich. ..

Dear Laddiefil': wrote you a .llettelr .be-‘
fore but did not see it in print. I have
been reading the letters from the boys
and girls and would like to join their
club. I also have been reading the story
certainly have "great times. I am in 'the'
7th grade at school. Last summer for a
vacation mama, papa and myself went to
Chicago. We drove out in a Mitchel can,

lie we were there we drove out to the
Great _Lakes Training Station and saw
the sailors drilling. Would’be glad to
have any of the girls write to me." I must
close my letter, as it is getting long.
-—Irene Stevens, Fenwick, Mich, R. D. 1. ,

Dear Laddie—I am a little, irl 9 car
old. I live on a fruit farm orgzs acts-res. I
have no brothers or sisters. For pets I
have a rabbit, a cat and a calf. I go to‘
school and am in the 5th grade. I like
“The Children's Hour" and "The Giants

- of the Wonderland of Don. The Doc Dads’ .

—

of Lilliputania." I would like to join your -

club and I would li to see in letter in
print—Ruth Hall, fifberta, Micyh.

Dear Laddie—I am a little boy 10
years old. I go to school and in the 4th
grade. I. have to go about two miles to
school. I have four sisters and
brother. My brother is in the. U. S. ser-
vice. Ho isa nag man and is on a trans-
gggt named Us , . South Pole. He has

n to France an back and .eXpects to

His name is Fred. I'have

If ”m" “£333;
Thrift , ps and one War Savings .
' Stem . 3Mypmama: and. papa. syn,“ rm} ;

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have-40 tame rabbits. I will sell some if
anyone wants to buy. I have a Shepherd
dog named Rover. My papa takes the M.
B. F. and thinks it is the best paper for
farmers he ever read. I have never had
my name printed in a paper so I hope to
see this letter in print—Walter D. Mor-
ley, Mears, Mich.

Dear Laddie—I thought I would write
a few lines. First I will tell you about
our hot lunch at school. We cook for 29
on our oil stove. '
keepers and kitchen inspectors. I am 12
years old and in the 6th grade I am 4
ft. '6 in. tall. Well I will write a few rid-
dles and then stop. I hope to hear from
some one my age soon and hope to see
this letter in print—Alice Moore, East
Jordan, Mich.

Biddle

Twelve pears hanging high,
Twelve men riding by,
Each took a pear, .
And left 11 hanging there. ~ ‘
Answer: The man’s name was Each
that took. the pear. That is how 11 pears
were left. ,

Dear Laddie—My papa takes the M. B.
E, and thinks it lathe best farm ~p er
I mayo been reading‘the ‘ il-
dren’s page and the letters from the boys
and girls-and am also much interested in
the Doc Dads. How would you girls and.
boys like to have.“0ld Doc.
pull a tooth for you? ‘ Iram=9 years “old
and in the 4th grade. For pets I have a
cat named Bill, a coal black dag, Sport,
and 18 Flemish giant rabbits. As this is
,my fir t letter I will close now—Flor-
ence A drews, Kewadin, Mich. '

 

Dear Laddle—I have never written be-
fore to the Michigan Business Farming. I
am a. girl 11 years old today. I live on a
farm of 160 acres. I have three sisters.
and one brother and I am the oldest. Pa,-
pa is getting out barn timbers in the
woods. I have nearly all the chores done
when he gets home. We are expecting to
build a barn next ar. g I am in the'lth
grade and go to e Eager school.

ave one and one-half miles to go

to
school-I" am going to write on two 8th

grade subjects thieyear. They are geog-
raphyhfnd physifilogy. I haven't missed a
day t a term; papa takes/the M. B.
F: I Justustart to take music lessons..
We have fiveoows, sixlhorses and about
80 hens, For pets we have twa eats. Here
is a story ,1 made tip-myself. It is called
“The Birthday. Party."L—Duetta Nae Mee-~

_-Alliter, Mariette; Mich.

“The Birthday Party"
Ones upon a timemthere was a .little‘
£31 nearly six years old. Her name as
., _ r ante... She "was alwasaeoaxing .Lr
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mother. told I:

“Laddief’eare Rural I’u‘b. (30.; Mt, ClemensiMieh.) L

it would kill ‘the V

_ woke and said, “Is that

to be.

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she w‘as‘six- years old. Marjmjie could ,
hardly wait until the timegAbsut a week'
before her birthday her mother sent out.
12 invitations to little boys and girls» and-
at 1 o'clock on the birthday they arrived. .
Marjoriefs Uncle John also came. About;
6 olcloek ice cream and cake were , ved
and then they all went home._ 3 3 one],
, had brought a resent for Marjorie. There ‘
were handkerc lefs, rings, dishesfibraeev -«.
lets. and all sorts of gifts, Her Uncle
John brought her a white pup with a;
black collar around its neck. 3 Marjorie
liked this the best. of all the presents. .8119,
named. the dog Jac d 'had a littlebed ,
made for it beside. hers.‘ In the morning
Jack climbed upon her bed and repaid,
”Good morning, Harjorie,” Marjorie as
on Jack?’ Every
month: after would" waken
Marjor . . ~

Dear Laddie—-I am a little girl 10'
years old and. in the 5th grade at school.
I have half a'mile to walk to school. We,
have nine pupils.« I live on an 80-801!
farm; We have three horses and three
cows. One of our horses is a great pet
Her name is Bessie. I have. two chickens.
and a cat called Tommy. We had a gold-
fish but Tommy ate it I think the D00
'Dads are, very funny. am- putting them,“
in my scrap book. I also like to read the .
children’s letters and stories. I think the
new name for our page is fine. - have -.
four sisters and one brother all older than
I am. My sister writes to one of the gins
who asked'for‘letters inthe M: B. F.
would like to hear from some girls of my
age—Helen Collins, Wolverine, Mich.

Dear Laddiev-My papa takes your pa-
per and we like it very much and I am
especiall interested in “The Childrens
Hour." like to read the D00 Dads and
-am always anxious to get the paper. I am
a little boy 9 years old and go to school
.every day.-—-Merrill England, Cadillac,
Mich.

Dear Laddie—I love to read the Doc
Dads; they are such comical fellows, al-
ways getting into mischief. I am a girl 10
years old and in the fourth grade. My
teacher’s name is Margaret McCaughna.
I new twO brothers and one meter. My .
father and mother take the M. B. F. We
live on an 80-acre farm, We have three
horses, six sheep, four cows and two.
calves. I hope to seemy letter in print
this week. I will close with a story about
a Red Cross dog. This is a story I _made
up all myself. I wrote it about a picture
I had on the front of my tablet—Effie
Holcomb, Gaines, Mich.

“The Red Cross Dog" »

Henry was a. little boy who lived alone
with his mother because his father had .
sailed for France about a month before.
Henry owned a. nice big Collie dog which
he called Jack. One day while Henry was.
watching his mothe bake cookies, he
said to her, “Mother, what can I give to
the Red Cross, so that Daddy can have
good care?" “I don’t know," said his
mother, “unless you give Jack to the Red
Cross, so he can work on the battle
fields.” “All right," said Henry and the
next Tuesday afternoon that 'Henry’s
mother went down to the- Red Cross
rooms Henry went with her and took
Jack. When the Red Cross women heard
what Henry was going to do for them
they were delighted, and the next week
Jack sailed for France. The day he'start. '
ed Henry was at the sea shore to see him
off. When the ship started Henry said,
"Good bye Jack take good care of Dad-
dy.” When Jack heard Henry’s voice he
said “Bow wow, Bow. wow.” That meant
“good bye, Henry." When Jack reached
France he was taken to a hospital and
had a piece of white cloth with two red
crosses on it _wound around him. He had
the same thing on his paws. Then he was
put in an ambulance beside the driver
and taken outinto the battlefields. When
the ambulance stopped and the driver and
Jack got out, the driver saying, "Now
Jack, my good doggle, whenever you see
a. wounded soldier, please bring me his
hat.” “Bow. wow," said Jack, meaning
all right. So Jack started out, but when
he was about half way to a wounded sol-
died a german spied him and shot him in

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‘ the hind leg. But Jack was a brave dog

so. he hopped right along to get the sol-
dier’s hat. Now, who do you su posed the
hat belonged, to? It was Henry 3; father’s.
fWhen “Henry's father: saw Jack he: said,-
“Is that you Jack?" “Bow wow,“ said
Jack, whieh'mea-nt “yes." Then Jack lick-
ed his hands as if to say come on. When
Jack came up to [the ambulance with the .
t’he began to wag his tail and licked
the driver's hand. The driver said to him-
self, “there must be somethln serious."
80 he drove to where the in ured an
was “Oh, man. do you know whose 0
that is?" “I'do.” “Whose is it?" sai
the driver. "It is my little son's dog
Jack. “He has given Jack. to the Red
Cross to help take care of the soldiers, I
think," said Henry's father. .When they
reached the hospital there was one‘nurse
that wgs under an oak tree waiting for.
the am ulance. When she saw the wound
the dog’s foot she said, .. . , .
Then she bandaged the foot and
gave him a dish of nice cold'wster. The
driver told the nurse about Hen, s.fath-.
er and the dog. Then Henry's f or said '
to thymine,- “W 1 you help me write a
letter to my son f ‘Tes, I will," said.
the nurse. at the first t I‘must do,
is to bandage the we s of t e boys.” 80’
she hustled with. he boys. Soon Henr 's
father was ha “by andhe wrete a nice
lettefinlriromet‘el ing‘ all about Jack‘s nude

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if xnbeans 'will be undone long as
,7 the domestic product is - availa'ble.’
' Shipping is becoming more active.

‘ loss in the‘United States

. says the report,

Choice" ll
""h“ , nun-ml“: I Bulk
w ill m l: m
. aloha-ti 2:15 2.05
' lowYorl 2.00 1.0.
mums 1.05 1.15

. “growers at

we statement from. G. A. Turn-
strident Not the California, Bean
rs’AsSOciation. “He said, ‘Our

_ i ' government is‘ doing. everything Dos-
. [tibia .tov'speed up the movement . or

No further purchases of for-

“ '_e of our allies have opened oi-
making direct purchases, using their
own‘ vessels to move the goods.
LEI-eight rates have. been reduced- ”and
exporters are in the field.” '
This week there is a better demand

.tor beans than has been [noted fer

some time and the market is firm.
The Bureau of Markets. reports in
its weekly bulletin for week ending
Harch~24th, that the war department
will buy only American grown beans.
“For 'the first time in several weeks,"

“the bean markets

show a slightly upward general trend
and the tone is firm."

 

 

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The potato‘market is in fine shape,
and everyone is looking for higher
prices. City commission firms have
reached the conclusion that there are
a less number of cars of potatoes held
at producing points than generally
supposed. This opinion is borne out
somewhat by the following report re-
Ceived from Minnesota, “The potato
market developed a stronger tone this
week and prices were somewhat high-
er. The wire inquiry has been excep-

‘ tionally heavy and a good’many sales

are being mode Some operators say-
they will not be able. to fill all their

' orders as they haven’t enough, stock

in their warehouses to do so and the
prospect of getting more looks pretty
dark as roads are well_ nigh impass-

, able'. .

The Bureau of Markets reports the
potato condition for week ending Mar.
24th as follows:

“A feeling of greater confidence pre.
vails in western producing sections
judging from the recent upward trend
in trackside and warehouse sales; now
ranging $1 to $1.40 per cwt., cash to
Rocky mountain and
northern shipping points. The t. o. b.
quotations: in Wisconsin and Minnesos

' ‘ ta:pr0ducing sections also strengthen-

-, ‘ed, closing at $1.50 to $1.55 per cwt.

sacked. Minnesota Red; river Ohios

» ranged stronger at $1.25 to $1.40 1'. o.

b.‘ Northern stock held about steady
in Chicago cariot market at $1.65 to
$1.75 per cwt., but was slightly high-
er in leading terminal markets at.
$1.85 to $2 and ranged \$1.90 to $2.35
in variOus southern cities. Colorado

No. 1 sacked white stock gained 5 to '

150, ranging $1120 to $1.35 f. _o. b.,
shipping points and $1.90 to, $2.25 in
South central cariot and jobbing'mar-

, kets. No. 1 sacked Burbanks advanced ’7

1.0 ' cents at northwestern shipping
points to $1.50 to $1.60, 1. o. b. New
York round whites in bulk sold at
about last week’s level, closing at

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,"A reader criticises us _
Istatoment made several weeks ago
' that “it the potato market dees not

in consuming markets, ranging $1.75
to‘”$2.05.. Maine Green mountains tul-

3-.ly1rec‘overed'last week’s slight decline
in'f'shipping sections, ranging $1.53 to
$1.05 1. o. b., sacked, closing at the

trip, while distributing mfirkets

' strengthened ‘t6 $1.90 to $2.25. Ship.

ments decreased quite sharply witha-
8911mm, compared with 3,225 ,‘iast
week, besides 2 cars of new potatoes.

=. Imports irom Canada decreased to 69

mscompared with 149 last week.” .
~ ' for. the

‘- change tenths better by Apr.
‘iith'. there is not-much nape '
will more better.” He
the willvhold his po-
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”sarcasm: , h. -« igan
last- year raised only“. about one-
tw‘eiitn or,» the commercial crop; p'By
withheldingher drop from the mar-
ket‘ for a period of sixty '. days it
might ~ result in higher prices, but
should it not, then Michigan grow-
ers would be the» losers. Every man
who studies the markets at all makes
certainestizhatesof the future of the
market.
able to forecast several Weeks in ad-
vance the general trend of the mar-
kets, but in other instances he is
compelled to revise his estimates
from day 'to day or week to week.
M. B. F. has consistently predicted
higher potato prices and We believe
they will come.‘ However, had pota-
to prices steadily declined from Mar.
let to April 15th, we" would not be
Justified in hoping that by the end
of the season prices would any more
than recover their former level.

The “change for the better” which
we mentioned has come. Nearly all

  
 

markets are firm and prices show an,

upward tendency. There is now
more reason than at any other per-
iod oi the marketing season to be-
lieve that potatoes will finish strong
and at considerably higher prices.
Bear in mind the diminished sup-
plies oi southern early potatoes, the
heavy shipments all winter long, the
exhaustion of supplies grown in the
vicinity of consuming centers, and

  

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, 7‘ i , ‘ '_ 1‘ . 4 ,l,'_ I
” H 1.7 ’& result oi .
raids. _, Many farmers are
* tefiplating' sewing some spring
‘ Thru this section tall grains are 2
ly injured, ov‘ving to the lack oi snow
last winter at the needed time. One
at the largest auction. sales ever held .
in northern Michigan is advertised...
March 26th. 'Pure bred animals as : _
well as common grade stock will, “he. 3“;
offered. The flu is still prevalent in
consistently predicted higher pota:
prices were paid at "Twining: Mar-till. . ..
Wheat, $2.05; oats, 52; bay. 20 Med; ..
potatoes, around 60; hens, ,2. 300724:
springers, 22 to 24; butter, 40; button
fat, 47; eggs, 35; hogs, 15:41.3... 3., ~
Twining, Nor. 21. (Cost. on page 519),

, Rep. Brainan’s grading bill is most;—
ing stiff opposition from some whom
the farmers would expect to support
it}.~ [It is feared by these opponents to
the farmers’ wishes that reducing the
size of Michigan’s grade will give po-
tatoos in other states an advantage
\over our own. Have the farmers got
to "rise up" again to have their
wishes carried out? If they do, they'll
not quiet down as soon as they did the
first. time. . .

  

 
  
 
  
   
  

  
  
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

  

   
     
    
      
  
    
 
 
 
  
   
      
 
 
   
   
  
  
  
  
  
   
  

 

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and . get your check by return mail. _ Satisfaction

Guaranteed. ‘We are the originators of the Judd
Standard System of Higher Grading.

, Capital Over $1,000, 000. 00

.JUDD ~ FUR“ CO.

. ‘The Best Fur House in'the Great Central Market, 4.
l 129Ywest 35th Street, Chicago, Ill.
Lists, Write for Then and 809 How Much MORE MONEY W. Pg,

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Limestone
_ Sweetens
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Neutralizes Acids and ,
lnjurious Substances

HE majority of Michigan lands, especially the older ones,
need lime. ‘ ‘

Poor drainage and a very large quantity of vegetable matter
have resulted in producing acid conditions in many of our sonls.

Although proper drainage may improve such soil, liming with

Solvay Pulverized Lime Stone is most effective. Solvay Lime
neutralizes acids and counteracts the bad effects of other toxic
substances. Solvay limestone contains a high percentage of

lime carbonates, 95% passes through a 50 mesh screen—it'is
furnace dried. Your needs can be supplied quickly.

THE SOLVAY PROCESS COMPANY

2097 Jefferson Avenue Detroit. Michigan

 

DON’T LOOSE YOUR WHEAT A
Top dress your Wheat with 75 to 100 pounds per acre of Arcadian Sulphate of .
Ammonia—20.75% Nitrogen. Wheat will remain a big profit paying crop. ,

The open winter will bring the wheat plants into the growing season in a weak-
ening condition—stimulate them With a supply of ready nitrogen.

 

 

 

   
  

 

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' be used as a wrench. If your hammer
is fixed in this manner it will save
you many steps as well as the annoy-
ance of not having a wrench when
you need one—A Reader.

DISKS FOR PLANTERS

The object of this invention is to
provide a means of changing the spac-
ing of the furrow opening disks an op-

 

posite sides of’the shank and runner
of an ordinary planter. This is done
by bolting the disks in difierent posi-
tions on the diagonal bars shown.
(Sechler Implement & Carriage Co.,
Molina, Ill. U. S. Patent 1,284,626).—
C. J. Lynda, Canada.

TO CONCRETE FENCE POSTS

The way {fence posts are usually
concreted a water tight union of the
post and concrete is not secured. But
it the post is notched as shown in the

 

sketch the water cannot. get between‘
the post and concrete and causes the
post to decay and ultimately rot off.
Posts set in this way and painted are
practically immune from decay—A
Reader, Big Rapids,'Mich. , 7’

TO A PREVENT WASTE OF FEED

The feed for the horse here is plac-
ed in the closed auxiliary bag and is
delivered into the nose bag as needed.
This arrangement, it is. claimed, pre-

   

     
    

 

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tossing his head. .(H. A.‘ Harrison,
Sykeston, N. D. U. 8. Patent 1,285,~
148).—C. J. Lynda, Canada.

TO PROTECT YOUNG PIGS
Every tarrowing pen should have a
railng near the wall to prevent the
sow from crushing the new born‘pigs
when she lies down. Planks are some.

 

 

times used but arailing is batten be.

We: hamzheri can: be madeto. as. Libs; sang plow ”armrifiréfiathatr ea
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plOw is held byfa' spring clampwhich
.second,‘ each plow can be-raised en-
tirely by applying steam or compress—A

ed air to its cylinder. .(Avery Com;
puny, Peoria. 111. U. s. [Patent 1,285,-
900).~—C. J. Lynda. Canada. ,

NEEDLE FOR SEWING BURLAPA,
A needle for sewing burlap can be

A easily made of the ordinary opener A
that comes- With sardine cans. All 4

 

that is necessary to convert thistool
into a needle is to grind the end to a.
sharp paint as shown in the sketch,,
the can opener already being provided ‘
31th an eye—A' Reader, Big Rapids,
ich. ‘

 

MOTOR TRACTOR

The object of this invention is to
turn an automobile into a tractor.
Each of the rear wheels is replaced
by a sprocket wheel which drives a

 

 

 

 

caterpillar belt over wheels and roller
bearings. -The device decreases the
speed of the car but increases its pull.
——(R. M. Gates. Great Bend, N. Y. U.

 

8. Patent 1,285,676).—C. J. Lynda,
Canada.
BROOM-HOLDER

     
 

A- good holder for the '_
broom may be made in a
jiffy, as shown by

or so of N0. 10 or 12‘~
wire is bent as
shown and it is held
in'place on the wall
.by a couple of staples. This
is very handy and it is al-
so very serviceable, and it
can also be made in a very
short time. Try it and" see
if it is not a good one.——-'
'Dale R. VanHorn, Nebras—
ka.

 

 

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--GRAIN STORAGE BUInDIANQs»

The construction at this - building, . .
and others, is described in Farm Bul-
letin, No. 2, “Grain Storage Build-
ings,” issued by the National L‘umber
Maufacturers’ Association, Chicago.
111. Write ’for. it if you are interest-
'ed.—C.‘J. Lynda, Canada. . ‘

 

   
   

   

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out when they get trapped behind; the,
saw. The illustration shows how' the,
railing 511s 11.6169“? inches trainthe‘
wetland 8 inches up. from the'fioar' ::

" bracket}. r.~A-Bolts Epass- thru th‘ 1
brackets and~;the wall». {it 8110 . be

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113111 butchers, $78 ”to

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- day’s close; best, $17.50 to $18;

ctr 115112111211» ,‘2‘ ’—.,—Catt a. (10011
more 31111, other "grades steady; best
~11gtvy steers, $14.50 to $15; best han-
yrmi’ght butcher steers, $13. 50 to

$14; mixed steers, and heifers, $12 130

14; handy light butchers, $11 to $12;
to $10; best
8 to $9; cutters, $7 to $7. 25;

p re, $6 to $6. 75; best heavy hulls,
$953) to $10; bologna bulls, $850 to

8' , $9; smelt bulls, $7. 50 to $8. 50; feeders,

$9 to $11; stockers, $8 to $10; milk-

" ers and springers, $65 to.$125.

Veal Calves—Market steady-at Mon-
oth-
are, $10 to $14.

Sheep and lambs~liiarket 25c low-
er; best lambs, $20; fair lambs, $18 to
$18. 50; light to common lambs, $15 to
$17.; fair to good sheep, $12. 5 $13;

/ culls and common, $7 to $9.

Hogs—Market opened steady, with
mixed hogs selling at $19.40; closed
dull and 100 lower than opening; mix-
ed hogs Selling at $19. 30 and pigs at
$17:75.

Detroit, March 26. ——DresSed calves,
prices slightly lower than week ago,
franging from 21 to 25c per pound.
Dressed hogs, two to thiee cents high-
er than last week, prices ranging
from 21 to 24 cents. '

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Chicago. Monday. March 24 11319.—
A poor dressed meat trade, an over-
supply of cheap killing cattle and the
usual dullness prevailing during, the
Lenten season, were the main factors
in a break last week of 750 to $1.25 on

cattle weighing ‘upwa'rdspof 1000 lbs., ~

with the posSible exception of strictly
prime offerings which were steady, to
a $1. 25 to $1. 50 drop on interior light
killing steers.

Theurun Monday of this week wasw

moderate and prices held steady but
the trade was very slow, however. The
best cattle that have’reached the Chi-
cago market in a week arrived Monday
of this week averaging 1344 lbs., and
bringing $20. 00 per cwt. Most of the
steers coming are selling from $14. 50
to $17, while thin light stuff is going
at prices as low as $9. 50 pe1 cwt.

Canners and cutter cows and poor
light heifers are meeting with very
'slow sale at no better prices than a
week ago. However, good to prime
cows and heifers are selling at 25 to
500 higher prices than those in force
at the beginning of last week. Best
heifers are selling up to.$16; prime
kosher cows as high as $15. Cutter
cows are stopping at the $7 mark;
canners at $6.25. Bologna bulls are
holding up well, but the butcher
grades are selling poorly at unevenly
lower rates. Best bolognas have value
up to $9.90per cwt., while butcher
grades are stopping at $13.

As anticipated calves suite-red a big
drop in priceshpresent rates being
anywhere from~$1.50 to $2 lower than
a week ago. The limit Monday of this
week for prime calves was $16, while
many good to choice vealers sold at
$151to $15.75 and light grades as low
as $15. '

Desirable feeder steers are scarce
and prices are ruling about steeady.
Best heavy feeder steers a‘re quotab'i

1 1mm arm-m7

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" medium 200 25.0

. beans‘, $6; hens, 28; butter, 40;

351ml or 219/747

ort Showing Trend of Potato Prices for last three years. The dotted hue
we think the potato market will go. Where do you think it will gar
" 1911111453 chart, clip it out and send to so.

    
  

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are

heavy, 250 lbs. up
lbs.) medium to
choice quality, 319. 45 to $19 75:11ght.
150- 200 lbs.,, $18 9.5 to $19.65; light-
light, 130-150 lbs. $17. 50 to $19.;

smooth heavy,pa lng sows, mostly
$18. 40 to $18. 85; roughs- $17. 25 to
$18. 25; pigs, good to choice, $18. 75 to
$17.50. There has been much talk late-
ly going the rounds that the govern-

ment would set a maximum price on.

hogs. However, there is no cause for
believing this will take place as it is

doubtful whether the Food Adminis-

tration has power to put the clamps
on an, up-going trade.

From Monday to Friday of last

' week prices in the sheep house were

on an upward- trend but on the latter
day trade wore a tOp-heaVy appear-
ance andlooked ready for a break..0n
the initial session this week values
were as much as 50 cents lower than
last week’s closing rates on lambs
which brought quotations down to

levels of a week ago on this class of

stock. Aged sheep did not display as
much price vicissitude and are still 50
cents higher than a week ago. Prime
Colorado and fed western lambs sold
up to $21' on several occasions last
week but $20.40 was, the limit on
Monday of this week. The first Spring
lambs of'the season arrived Monday
and sold as high as $22.50 per cwt.,
50 cents higher than previous yards’
record. Best shorn lambs were quot-
able as high as $17 75. Best native
lambs up to $18. 50. Choice wooled
yearlings as high as $19 and prime
fat wooled wethers, $16. 90.

1 Jackson, (N. E.)-—-The weather has
been good the latter part of the week
with roads improving rapidly. Farm-

ers have started spring work in a few

cases. A little plowing has been be-
gun, manure drawn and the wood is

nearly out of the way. The soil is en- ‘

tirely free of frost in the open and
grass is started in places. Wheat and
rye seem to be in fair condition and
promise a good return generally. Con-
siderable beans being held as there is
no market. Feed is getting scarce es-
pecially grains. Quite a number of
cattle‘well wintered will be sold soon.
Many auctions being held. with prices
very low. The following prices were
paid at Munith,March 22:——oats, 60;
eggs,
38; lambs, 17; veal calves, 12 to 16.—
A. F. W., Munith. March 22.

Huron, martin—March weather is
here with high winds, rain and
floods washing parts of the reads
out in various places. They are al-
so very muddy and auction sales are
plentiful. Farmers are very unset-
tled and dissatisfied. Poor prices

for beans, and the price on every-.

thing to be bought is high. I have
been reading the Michigan Business
Farmer for over a year and believe
it a good farm paper. The follow-
ing prices were paid at Elkton Mar.
21:—Wheat, $8.05; oats, 59; rye,
$1.15; hay, $15; beans, $5.75; po-
tatoes, 75; butterfat, 57; eggs, 35:
barley, $1. 75, beef steers, $12, beef
cows, $10; apples, $1. —G. W., Elk-
ton, March 21.

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The Michigan Agricultural College’s new 0111:

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Plant Some this Year

There were about 320 acres planted to this new oat last year
and. there will be a big demand next year for good deed. Have it to”

sell next Spring.

’1'

  inspected Seed  

Our supply is small and has been inspected,

the best seed of this new variety in the market.

IHBICES Carefully ”,reoleaned bag-god in heavy grain bags and delivered

to your station, % bu" $2. 501;. 1 bu. $3.26; 2% 511-1 ‘7

In 10 bu. lots (4 baz9)F

.hero, Bags extra 1120500, $2 00 per bushel.

Ask for Saier’ 3 Seed Catalogue

It is full of information about Michigan-Grown Seeds for Michigan Growers

Harry E. Saiers, .Secdsman
Lansing, Michigan, Box 22

outyielding than:

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for its supply of Muskrat. TOP

We have a tremendous
demand now,
ning as high as
skins. Ship us all
8171'??? °f h t 1

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skins, blue pelted or prllne ya? Will get tile most money from FUNSTEN
We are also paying extremely high prices for Skunk, Mink, Fox,
Civet Cat, Wolf, Marten, Otter, Ermine, and Lynx. Don' twait until season
closes. Ship to F UNSTEN and make bigpmfits now!

”US TEN

FUNSTEN BROS. 8: C0. £°Ec2°£Jflc4Funsten Bldg., St.Louls,Mo.

run-

.50 each for outta fine For extra —nm
you have-rule. ad. skins_if a
the high market today! 3::de

  
     
    
     
 
  
    
 

 

 

 

775 Does the work
{i of One Man,

- 011301111111 11131 Meets.

All Power Needs

Here' 3 power for practically every job
on the farm. Flows, Disks and

"arrows in preparing seed bed;
. ‘ cultivatoo row orops—utnde or between

rows; uses standard tools; runs any small
power machine easier, better, faster than
other power outfit; Only practical tractor for

all farmers. imam”, fru it growers .etc.
Efficient. econom ical. Write to: Free Catalog

and Demonstration 09hr. No obligation.

° MICHIGAN MOTORS “MP‘NY
Dlth-ton bout. 321 ~ non-11. Mich.

 

 

 

  
 
  
 
  
  

land. The soil is
ous and not surface-was ed,
and the fertilizer works are
the soil.

Awash in Vitnfied' '
Salt-Glazed Tile

is best for your land because it is
t and acid proof, and will not

crumble in the soil.

Write for folder.

American Sewer Pipe Co.

(Michigan Branch)
:2” St; James - 8t., Jackson, Mich.

from fertilizer on tiled ' .-
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5‘81: straw, yielding over 90 bu. per A

 

Loss than lime

51:0 26 bu. lots 0‘31..de
25 and 11
Grand B one, M.ich

your order.

I. E. PARSONS, Grand Blanc, Michigan

College Wonder Seed Oats

t d and registered (No. 853 in Class 1,!)
Inspec e Superior to 11.35

81.00
per bu.

orthy varie y in test on my. farm
on 10 A. g
per bu. '

5 bu 151.- $1 $6 per bu. Lo. ..
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ay. ’Want sixty or eighty well located
US EL L YOUR HIGH CLASS
EMS, ANYWHERE. Fartlculars from
1 _.H lman » Real Estate Agency. Lapeer.
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_ HAVE DECIDED TO SELL MY HOME
«zIIoIt font 'acres. well imprmed. new barn.
' I.48x28x 4 hip roof on stone basement good
(I nary, good 8-rOOm house, two good
celars. about thirty bea’iing apple trees.

soil is sandy loam. fenced and cross fenced

 
 
  
  

One mile fiom Hersey, the coonty seat.

balaiInce on time. F, J. Beggs, Hersey.

 

.S‘50 per acre; 8—room house, 2 good wells.
barn 45 by 76 ft., granary. hog house and
hen house and sheds 300 bearing fruit

-trees, 90 acres of claV loam under culti-
vation f1ce ftnm stumps and stones, 30
acres pasture and sugar bush, well fenced

.all level land good school and store on

gthe same corneis good gravel roads .to
all towns. All buildings are on stone

foundations; good basement and.V\'ind

'mill. in Oceana county. Mich. Reason for
selling is old age. Box 13.111 cans of Bus—
lness Farmer, Mt. Clemens Mich.

 

 

$2, 000 l)0“‘\‘ SECl‘ RI‘S FAIE.“ I‘R.
"Horses, 24 Cows and Bull. biood sows,
'long list implements crops; 1% miles
RR town; 173 acres; 120 acres loam til-
'Ilagc, clay subsoil; 30»c_ow wire—fenced
pasture. home use wood; 100 apple trees,
other fruit; 9—room—hous‘e, 100 ft. barn,
35—l1cad, granary. hay Jiarns. pig. poultry
houses. Owner retiring makcs low price,

5,750 for 2111,.easy terms. Dctails Page

4 New Spring Catalog Bargains 1!)
States. copy free. STROIfT FARM AG-
‘ ENCY, 814 B. 13]., Ford Bldg.,.Detrolt.

 
 
   
  
    
  
  
  
    
 
   
    
   
    
     
   
 
 
   
  
  
   
  
   
   
   
    
   
    
   
    
  
    
 
  
   
   
   
   
   
     
  
  
  
     
     
   

 

FOE SALE—120~ACEE FAEJ, ALL
cleared except 7—acre pasture, T/Z mile
from school, church. elevator and cheese
Ilactory. good fences and crOss fences,
= best of soil; 9—room house in A No.
condition, aintcd and finished through-
out; 38x7 ft. barn with stone founda—
tion; stanchions for 26 head cattle and
7 horse stalls with a 10x40 ft. cellar:
windmill pumps water to both house and
barn; 50 bearing fruit trees and 40
. young trees. Sold at a bargain if taken
at once. ——-Fred Snyder Bentley, Mich
FCE SALE—IOO- ACEF FAEM; MIX-
ed black loam and claw, easilv 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-
lock, Mich., for fuller description and
terms.

 

190 ACRES, 145 (‘LICA RED; CLAY
loam soil, ten acres beech and maple tim—
_ her, just one-half mile from depot at Ev-
.I‘ art. Osceola county; two good seven—room
.t'ramc houses. good hog house and hen

house, good shecp barn, fine cattle barn,
200 ton silo, fine orchard; value of build-
lngs around $l.000. Price $12,000: mort-
gage $5 000 1'c11171111der in cash. \Vritc to
W F.1‘111pl11'cv.l‘V'ait,Micl1.

from C late, modern fiame house in good
condition with fuinacc. water in house,
painted, windmill garage. roundroof barn.
34x78 silo other outbuildings. 65 acres,
cleared clay loam soil, fair fences. deal
with owner only. P1icc $7. 500. OR.\ F,
PRUSLEY, Clare Micl1..R 5.,

 

MODEL POUL'II‘EY FAR.“ FORI 5' \II I}.
‘ Ten large lots, modem poultiy house. 1’
‘ 180 feet, modern eight-room residence.
barn or garagc,f11cl house, large gar—
den. Nicely located in Lancer, Michigan.
Owner 5 time taken n, compels sacxifice at
$2, 600 Holman Real Estate Agency, La-
peer, Michigan

Fun SAL SAC EIFH‘ I‘}; A GOOD 80;
acre fatm fm home Gleeley
Hutzler, Manton, Michigan.

 

 

40 ACRES 11/2 MILES FRO“ “'01.-
verine; 23 acres cultivated. 7 acres seeded
about 40 bearing apple trees; 9 ames pasi
ture enclosed VVith 4- stian barbed wire
with cedar posts; tool shed 121120. Price,
8450. F01 further DaI’tiPtllflls‘leitc owner,

roIe, Michigan.

 

. acres imprOV ed, good buildings, good wat—
' er, good young orchaxd. 80 rods from
school, 6 miles from good market on good
road. W’ould take as part payment some
’good guide Holstein or Durham cows.

Mackina“ City Mich, 8011.96.

103 ACRES, 80 CLEAEED.; AND
raV'eled trunk road; new basement
arn; 8vroom house; .55 bearing apple}
trees, 250’cherry; mile to county seat.
83i900, termst. ' M. A. Preston, Hersey,

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,I water; at a bargain if taken soon. IAdI.
~. dress Andrew J. Pat’f Gladyrin, M10003

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'II‘WOI HUNDBFLL FORT}? ”ACRES;

     
  
 
 

 

use. windmill. lar e sl Io, mosti WOYOH
f ' wire fence. Price. fty ans, 1- n a.
ItanleyJ .ISAnford.” «agility. M'i 7;th

   

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- Good well of water. Place. all cleared,
but about two ac1es or VV‘,ood all tillable,.

-':11d located on graveled trunk line road. .

Will take $2 200 if I can sell soon Write‘
or better yet come and see it. $1550 cash, .

IFAEM FOR SALE—130 ACRES, AT

FOR SALE—80 Acre Farm three miles "

S. Grisw.old 412 Harrison St. Mon-I

FOE SA] E: —120- ACRE FAEI“, 90'

For particulars write, Bert B. Pierce,,

FOB SALE—A lCICIOII) ARM of I20;
acres; the host of soilip e'nty of good '

    
  
  

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100 ACRES; 15 "Latino.- BALANGB- OTs, .lIc‘A‘l’tLY whiten: secretion;
wood and pasture., Raisegigs, scorn, bap.« Chief: thinnest hull" 630_ 0 but
ley, r .suzar beets, pots. peso Iw'gn ,I dbes not lodze'; 41:11., 980. 80; a“ huh", , . . > . AI .~ ~
fence. IGood 10-1-00 abuse. two barns; 9387;2011 :17. 11132112111111 #:ch 596.11%: “Mb I ’ W3! it“
allow hoz house, etc: .lholyhl lpcated one-I change ed. Frank Bart-lo 'Dry , , ' .Snp rb bs: ‘100‘pion .
half mile to station“ couch 3 t ' iMichi' ' -. » . . .I . _._ I .. . I. .11; _ 1
etc. 820 per am new. W Strait; "a? ' " ' " ’I ' ' ’ fish for catalog
No; 21‘. Sears Michigan -'-.'I , t» ‘ FOE IBALIE. WISCCNSIN PEDICBEED’ » - .. . an!) Shrubs

.. 13' “_ gamer. t6 to 1244 bguhelfltiifi $02315 331%; z ‘ , it: ought. Nurse? mail.
ONE ilUNnR'En BJX'I‘. 3“ 'ex m? 9'“ 8‘ ° ° ‘9‘“ .. ‘ ‘ .."

'L'ocated in center of Holst‘eInnAsCegtlgn oft.‘ Improvement: Association, Lee . Fowler.) , ..
richigana; IfilIie iland and ideal l ation; Fostoria Mich. I' " ‘ I Ququgvggg‘ifirnm
ear oo . . , _
all 051303: Wind Pgsghuilgggioe CItISIuIinIllfI ‘nogt’lizlgrg 022: 1183.113' égggTSeeti‘Izgildungt‘ng‘ I ready td' aw??? fig“?fic§é§§’?§ii yuo in'

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rm urea“ M°m°9' Michigan , 30 108100 bushels 111‘? acre. PIIIIIcte'NIIocs 11)}? frigging pedigreed grains. Prices 77 in»
> u ampe ree ayer’s an ur e .‘ a. on on 11 est. .:.

EIGHTY ACRES SUBSOIIL. - NEW Merrill. Mich. For“. and run-11:91:12 Mt. Pleat-am, M‘lr'h; I
tfiungaélo house, good basemeni barn; —-well - R. HY ' 7- ‘ * I3
ence woven wire rice. orty dollars I HAVE 1,000 BUSHELS IOF WO '1‘ _ ‘ ‘ ”‘-

- pierlacre. Stanley .Il. Sanford. Reed City flat; 'II‘Oh offer at $111501 lactr bit. Sag}? frog. POTATOES _ g i
1 1c11gan. o ey are nice r g 08. s an rec 0 Did' onIlI, know that our lar e yield< .5”- _,..‘~
. -1“. Weed seeds 10 acres of these ‘oats ield- Pctoskey GoldenDRussetts “GEM“ 49:19! of , _.
LE' 2, . . 6d 90 bUShIels Der acre eElmer .E- mlth, overgrown pump pklna, grown on overly ‘
. FOR SA —— 0- ACRE FARM PAET— Redford hIich . N hi d B. a; -
1y cleared also 320 acres of unimpluved - ‘ c an at a smooth, scabiess. me um ’ .
land Write owner Paul Hamann Alger, CHAMPION BEARDLESS. - \IANS- Sized Potato Discoured only by 58186th the . »’
Mich. bury, Silveiking, Bearded Early Scottish ‘h ““831 We (1an hills for 8’8“?” And ,
wgneprtg, 23' re 2.2112111151111121: 111.1511: 11:112.. . ~
7 . . , ‘ s . . 11‘ a s r n '1 , -
I 1:90:1{3'N131I1—WRM-fimfl EAR-‘L Vghteatfe Get ageing Iae1I1d pi‘ififs. {Rang supply 15' limltc‘d?
J. _. . ompsonvi e. 1c igan. ‘ lh' a Tw 11 Boy Farm, - .
. , Bartlett’ D‘ydenk Mic-‘9.“ .._. C. D. Post, P1011. - . Alba, MIlIchIiIgan
‘ , , . . ' ' . FOR SALE—rPER‘SONALLl: 6MB“
" . . Late Petoskeys or Rural Bussett Seed
— 0 cu remem er t . e .1.
,. , _ — inch screen. Field inspected; grown on _ ‘
4 » . ~ . . , new ground. practically disease tree.
. . . $125 per bushel sacked FO.B.SIU‘DD13"
a O t ls arm ' limited..0rde1 early . .
. . ' . - - .I . .I .A. M.‘ SMITH -” Lake Citv. Michigan
for sale? , - . ~ . i MISCELLANEOUS ‘.
' WANTED—WILL mm 0001) .3111».
ary to experienced farm manager to j
take full charge of small dairy farm 1
right near Detroit. Good house: up- -to-' I
‘ ' date barn and equipment. Prefer man 40»
1 to 50 years old who knows his business
. ' and can produce results. Most have ref-7 ‘
erences Apply 1730 Michigan Ave.. De- ' .-
trolt, Mich, forenoons. Terhes Coal & .‘
Lumber Co., A P. Ternes. president and
general manager. . ..
“’AN’I‘ED TO BUY, Olin-— -.IrALsn
Teeth. We pay up to ri135 per set (broken
or not.) Send now rompt 1emittances.
Package held 5 to 10 days for. sender's
approval of our offer Highest prices paid
for old gold jewelry, gold cro’Wns bridg-
es, dental gold platinum, diamonds,_and
silver 'l‘ellI, your friends. U S. Smelting
Works, Dep’t 43. Chicago, Ill. "
()V’ERILAND‘I- BOADSTEII “‘EAEIGAINe—
(— cylinder 1917 model,- good\ condition
mechanically. Can be repainted and. new '
top put on for $50, but is peifectly serxic- *
able as it stands Electric-starter new
batte1y, two extra. over— —sized tires Three
hundxed dollars takes it here at MOunt
Clemens. Box G. Michigan Business
. _ . ,_ .. . Farming. Mt. Clemens, Mich.
. '* , '. ~ I "3 €03 SALE—COWIBI?ATIOV 2 AND
0 c > . 0 ' ottom mac or ang p on Ploned )
——1t appeared in the February Ist issue. . than 25 acres. heap for cash :Wmfgé
. o __ Eowefimast Jordan. Mich“ RFD. INN.) 2~
Of M. B. F.—~now. read “118 letter F08 SALEA SECOND 1mm BLLLB
. d dC'Itt'y Incubator and Brooder
under date of February 27th, 1919 . » : 101.5533. fi:él..l.é°“M1c§iL°fn "9° 3 J
Many thanks to success of the, MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING.
Thru its circulationit found a buyer for my entire farm of 205 acres. Why ChiCks Die I '.
' The people came in droves and the letters inIbun'ches. I worked I . . ' -,
night and day trying to entertain the people and answer the letters.‘ ~ 1291‘” BY 6 POUEIIRY EXPERTS
_ . . ‘ . ese an: ex erts a1 z: -
This beats anything I ever witnessed in my life. My.w1fe and I are prizes at 120nm?! exhibit: {21 “(1)3151, big: .
convinced that times have changed since 50 years ago in selling . may}? 313315.15?°3§o’f“.’£’el§m<§'1ob?’i§1°aé", I 1
' . _. - _ .v Minneapolis, Minn" for their Free Chi
farms. Go to it, you Farmers, and let the M. B. F. handle your busi . 1‘8“sz Guide and ask all the c 13]):
ness.——Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McKmstv-y, Hersey, Mzch. " . questions you want One or t:he :p 30- ~ ,
‘ .. . . winning experts will answer them. JI‘hls .
valuable book gives full directions for
, , - ' . . making a. simple home mixture to com-
I f f l ‘7 , bat white diarrhoea and successfully
3 your arm 01‘ 3a 8. - ‘ ' raise 98% 01 your hatch Send for this
. . .. . ,. _ . . . .. Free book today. .
Profit by l\lr.l\chi1istry ’8 experience. 'Send us;a complete 116- -I : . . . ' . . II .

scrition, any photos you have and let us quote you a price on ad-:;-.--' . 1. 1 SP3?“ WHEAT - ._ E -~ . 1 i."

. . . i- . '0. ort ern . “Mar 1113" q- if

vertisinir it to buyels. . .Seed' ‘3 25 per h“. f. 0_ 0b. Ymg‘gfi? _ . 13

‘. Bags extra, 500 each ' ' ;§

Address Michigan Business F arming, Adv Dept., Mt Clemens 1 Do not Plant Michiaar. Grown '
_ ‘1 Spring Wheat Our customers’ ex. ‘ is

. » ...-J.,, - parlance that onl‘y. satisfactory re. I:

' ' ‘ I‘ ' . :. auxi‘tgnarg Sharla}: from Northern ' ' ~ *1

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SEEDS AND PLANTS he:.§.L;,g:g,,, ”mg, agglggpedgggg, ; .1523201': mums-1:...‘1’3m 1:: 12*}:

PURE mum SEED—WIS. BARLTY ed 56 lbs., 55: sacks tree with 2b bushel ' ~ w” “h 2“" f0? lmedinte altipmem. ', P ‘ If
(6 ROW) and College Success Oats pass- ' or more Germination test above 90%. 94¢ 01' our Seed Corn Announce- l " :3.
ed inspection in finld and bin. Worthy oats Leo M_ Worden, IOnia. Mich. R. F. D., :: gient. Rehab D10 Seed 81 a. Reasonable , ' ~ .3
not inspected this year. These grains No. 4. ' ~ ”99' ~ > ’I I‘eI’
took 4th prize at M. A.LC. Grain Show _ - ”I“ilDlVlOn,Comg,Y.flhu moi: I ,1 . {‘I
Write fOr prices Earl C. McCarty. Bad FOB S ALE—SWEET GLOVE]: PURE . ‘ fi__, “in?
Axe, Michigan NWiIIIIIIIiI ogicllaal IISSt139éIOM% 6pm}? seedfr , . I" ‘I .

won'r‘nv SEED OATS. PURE SEED ° 0“ see “09 p“ “3 ‘3‘ 75° than . w
not inspected last year but treated for {pr gewAbfiogfif IgIhWh Ntifolifimh. MI A' "Better ' .2 ‘ l ‘
smut. Acreage yield of 80 bus. per acre; ' 3' ep er 0 an aucbon sale 3:; ";

Wt ‘2 "’2 m9asuif=d btusml In? 205 m ONION SETS CHOICE HAND5 can ‘ Put 1:1 in I I I
1.40 er u.accor1ng oauan y ax - a. 8-88 ed 1!. W" , 1..
gree‘fgib Elmer E. Smith, Redford, Mich. lected, reds. li’.1:1ststpald'. 2 “137.1435 ' Bus mesa Famine 3' «0W9 .‘ ;,
.Vlbs., 75é.; quantity price (111 pplication. . , telling what you have t0 “119' _. ‘
box SALE—350 BosnELs Or rrsn- The“) Gifford Win/"1‘34 1011- , ZWE'S'HM‘.‘ “Ozho‘vgaulckl you;
.izreed worth}r seed oats that yielded 92 1 195019?!“ of . ..machno I. '-
b cl per acre, at 750 per bushel. F. O > SEED GpRN—‘T‘IGKETT’8"YELLOW ' . DX'OGII t‘,‘ . '
3; @819 banish with Io‘rder. é—Geo. Dent, early maturing deletited- 886% in or' .40» . ' ' '
Middleton Wheeler,, i 1516 gougdshehelled earn, .11! .N.B ' ‘
. ,, 3 ur i6
woprmr Are—ram “on ; ' ' 1
' .001?qu 1. EEGLEA‘NED FIELD
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record of that. .Thus

forth her young and am always on
hand to take care or the pigs so she
does not lay on them and crush them
at time of rarrowing. Aiter the pigs
are all born and the sow becomes ner-
ma! again you pan safely let her have
the pigs to care for if she is the right
kind of sow. I had a choice Registered

month and as we all ainrow, the cold-

est and werst weather began with

March. March 7th, two days before the
sow was due, the thermometer stood
at 8 below zero and I had no place for
, a cow to farrow in such weather with
any hopes of saving the pigs so it was
up to me to get a hustle on and pro-
vide a place so the morning of the 7th
I started in to make a iarrowing
house which I completed in two days
or at the end of the 8th and got the
sow into it I built an A-shaped house
summers so I could move it any
time anywhere I wanted it with a

being a-shaped, the' two sides
form the roof. Made the floors out of

. , n h r: - l ' ‘ ,
l c stu doubled With to t roofing be- * him on the market for more than he

' Covered the north end and :

tween.
sides with same stud and cemented

know the exact date 9, soiw will bring -

y
153 in the state Or ‘the ~

bitth "and year in which a sow is ,
recorded, then count ahead 112'

.4 .

petent’ surgeon, (pro-

' ,vided the cow be a'ydiuablo one): he

algould be able to advise you what to

 

WHAT’S A WRE-BRED BULL
WOBTB?

“Say, if your neighbor tells you

he can’t pay $300 fer a pure-bred '.
'«Aberdeen-Angus bull, show him the

Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, Sioux
City, S’eattle or any other market

» figures for beef steers that these
-bulls get for the feed lots,”

says

Charles Grey, secretary of the Amer-
loan Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ As-

}, societion.

The other day a load of

grade Aberdeen-Angus steers sold on

- the Chicago market for an
1 320 a hundred pounds, and weigh-
in: due to arrow the 9th or present f mg as they (ha 1, 360, they: brought
, their owner. 3272 each.

even

Ask Emil

;.Dirks, or” Bryant, Iowa. _

On December 2 last, another load

~. of yearlings sold on the Chicago mar-

ket fer 320 a hundred pounds——

‘ Yearlings,,mind you—bringing their

~ states have brought well over
- 3200—a-head mark for months

-’t¢an3'.'_House is 6x8 7 feet high, and 1' mums-
also ,

the “laps" thus making it air tight on .

north end and east and west sides.

Used no paper on south end as I did ,.

not want to get it too, warm. Placed ~
' still have the native Spanish stock

door 2x2 in south end. .
Now. with the weather around zero
, and the sow in the house and a lan-

80 degrees if I wish it.

1 Well, I saved the pigs, everyone, 13

in all, which you will agree, is a. ,_
. estimates a pure-bred bull is worth

pretty siz‘able litter and the finest,
largest strongest pigs, considering
the number and size or sow I have
ever seem—A. A. Lambcrtson, Cedar
Springs, Mich.

defer: na r3 Dept; rimcn’t

MW...“

   

I have.‘ a Holstein cow, 8 years old
and apparently in good health.
freshene'd last March and raised a
gobd calf, and gave a good mess of

-milk but she has not come in heat
ginégingllease nidyifse 1line if there is-

can Io or er.—
.1.“ Charles Dan McL

probability w‘ill

She f
‘ scrub bulls and scrub mothers makes

' some
tern with a No.2 burner hung up 1;? backs few degrees.- They call these

can have the temperature up to 70 or I“

j ducts would bring from the
bulls when the two get to market. At

‘ and these poorest
' mens is wide, of course, but the prin-

’rfie‘rg 13 yery’ little to be said on "; ciple' halds good. The pure-bred Ab-_

this subject as in my opinion .
. eow has Cystic Ovaries and in will]: .
never breed a i 7
However, an examination ,shoulgallle ?

owner over 3250 each. A load from

3 Mississippi brought over 3260 at the
j— East St. Louis market
:' Other loads from Alabama, Tennes-
, see,

last July.
Nebraska,
other

the
and
Why, a man can go to one
of'these bull sales, buy a. bull and
use him all summer; castrate him,
and by ”the folIOwing January put

Illinois, Indiana,
So'u‘th‘ Dakota, Missouri and

cost.

Talk about what a pure— —bred Aber-
deen—Angus bull is worth! Say, down
South, where the tick has held back
live stock for a half century, they

that Columbus brought over, only
Tof it has probably slipped

natives " “Piney woods cattle,” or
just critters. Francis Coleman} of
Alabama, who went down there

from the horse business in Illinois,

more than a $2,000 Percheron stal-
lion, and he uses figures to prOve it.
One of these bulls will add more than
3100 to each‘ calf from these native
cows over what their steer calf pro-
scrub

that rate, the siring of. 20 calves
worth 'the extra ‘hundred dollars
eachover the scrub steers'irom both

the 32, 000 each season The differ-
ence between northern native cattle
southern speci-

erdeen—Angus adds beef, quality, ear-
ly maturity, black color and natural
dehorning to any of our scrubs or
grades.

 

KEEP K B F. COMING—USE THIS COUPON

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,

'_' MT. CLEMENS, MicH.
Enc

Send lyour weekly fOr one year for which I
08¢ a dOllar bill hereWIth or (
I will send $1 by Apr; 1,1919 (

) mark
) which

 

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A Federation bf' Interests

9
Our new Catalog of Pure Breed Practi-

cal Poultry is now ready. Some \breeds

fire sold out for a number of weeks Or-
ers for Chicks are still being booked for:
fizzred 71mg Wichita Becks.

e an Rh (1 -
White Wyandotbes o 9 Island Reds
ginrlc Comb Black Minoroas.

Sirllgll: :3: 11:18.00???) White Leghorns.
0 O 0
Single Comb Anoonrs. Brown Leghorns

EGGS FOB HATCHING
3.353133“
5 ngs ori uantitle‘s for inc at rs.
Special price on n“500 to 1000 eggsuldurflng
gsgriontltg gnkEggS for Broilers
louse Geese. e n ucks and Gray

Eggs
Tou-

red Rocks.
Cockerels—i Barred Rocks;1 Buff R'k.
Hares—Belgians and Flemish Giants.
Orders should
so that your order will not be crowd‘s
Send for Catalog

BLOOMINGDALE FARMS ASSOCIATION
Bloomingdale Mich“

BARRED ROCK

OBN'S BIG BEAUTIFUL BARR

Rocks are hen-hached, quick growgls),
good layers; 30 eggs 33. 00; .00
Postage paid Cockerels. 34.00.
iars, photos. John Worthon Clare. Mich.

 

ARRgElt) ROCKS.
go, e rot and Battle Creek S
Four pullets layed 950 Eggs inmfii
$3.11. %g§18' 33. 0.33 fotr 15H 35. 00 for 30.
. . 0 man, en on, a -
gan, R. F. D. No.3. rbor Mlchi ,

 

BOROUGHBRED BARRED R
TCockerels and females. Vlgoorgd:

stock; good layers; eggs for hatching.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Robert Bow-

 

man, ,.R No.1. Pigeon, Michigan.
ROCK WINNERS. Wo
BARRED Pen, 2nd Cockerel and nitlli

Cockerel at Chelsea Big Show. H t i

gflzggg fronifiPen ‘15 3(2). 5.0 per 15;:1Pgl1r‘2g
per or or 50.

ost. Carrier returned). By parcel

AM STADEL, - Chelsea. Mich.

 

LEGBOBN

 

P ROFITABLE BUFF LEGHORNS—WO
have twenty pens of especially mated
Single Comb Buffs that are not only mat-
ed for exhibition but, above all, for prof-
liable egg production. Eggs at very reas-
onable prices. Our list will interest you
—-please ask for it. Village Farms,

Grass Lake, Michigan.

COMB WHITE LEGHORN
SINGLE Bred to lay. English strairsl'
Large healthy, vigorous stock, farm range
Hatching eggs and day~old chicks. Sat-
lsfaction guaranteed.
R. R. No. 3. Mayvllle, Michigan.

 

 

White Leghorn Cockerel f -

S- C- ris Best Strain 33. 00 to8 £063,133};
old Chicks April and May 315. 00 per 100
Herbert Hammons, Williamston, Mich

 

WYANDOTTE

 

Wyandottes. Only a few L
or White cockerels left. arge Golden
33. 00 per 15, 35 00 per 30.
Clarence Browning, R. 2, Portland Mich

Eggs in season

 

WHIT \VYANDOTTES "Exclusively”
for 15 years. Fine Birds. Best
layers. Keeler’s strain Eggs, 15, $1. 25;

100, 36 50 Cockerels, 32.0.0
Nick Fleck, R. 6. Plymouth.

RHODE ISLAND REDS

Ind.

REDS THAT ARE REDS—S. C. COM-
bined with high eggs- -produclng quality
eggs, per setting. 15 31 F. F. Whit-
nver, Williamston. Mich.5

 

HAMBURG

 

 

FOR SALE 8 ILVIL‘ R SPANGLED

Hamburg Cockerels, s3. 00
each: eggs, 32. 00 per setting, 38 00 per
hundred—Mrs. G, A_ Proctor, Vassar,

Mich.

R. 1. White. Lar e
COCKERE pure white husky fellowgs.
prices reasonable, satisfaction guaran-
teed Hawley. Ludlngton, Mich.

 

HOMESTEAD FARMS

any of the foregoing breeds

Pullets~4 White Wyandottes; 10 Bar-

be sent now, in advancei ‘
out by orders that have been sent earlier ‘

Circu- - ~

Winners at Chica- 9

Bruce W. Brown,

SILVER LACED GOLDEN and White.

 

cksrRonen Drake's. '
Sheridan Michigan.
TURKE'YS..' 1' 3.

BUFF ROCKS;

Yards, . outes '

SHEPARDS’

1919. I have tWo grade pens mat
will hatch my winners from these mail
I will havo a limited number of eggs
spare at 33 per 15
good Buff Rocks order one or two oft
settings: they will please you satt'
tion guaranteed.
ing, Mich.

Strictly thoroughbred, for sale. Gibb-
blers weigh 1—5 38 lbs. Hens 9- 16 lbs.
Price, 37. 00 to 325. 00,
weight and beauty Eggs.
setting of ten. John Morris, R. 7. Vassar.
CHICKS

CHE -WE SHIP THOUSANDS, DIE
ferent varieties; Brown

burns, 313 hundred, booklet and test.
monials. Stamp appreciated.
Hatchery, Box 10, Freeport. Mich

KICKS. and Eggs RI Reds, botbaComb'p
.Barred .P. R00 5. Superior Quality.
Prepaid by parcel p’Ost.‘ Catalogue free.
Interlak‘es Farm Box 4, Lawrence. Mich.

PIG-EONS '

FOR SALE. On account of
Pigeonsr other business taking all my
time I am offering for sale my entire
flock of 75 pair of extra selected pure
bred Homers. Birds are healthy and
good workers. Write for further partic-
ula'rs and prices. —-—.N H. Senholtz, Allo-
gun, Mich, R. F. 8, Box 162..

HATCHING EGGS

BATCHING EGGS FROM PURE 01311101!
8. C. R. I. R.eds Prices 15, ' 50,
:4 00; 100 :7. 00 Mrs J. A. Kellie. oMay-
bee. Michigan .

ARREI) ROCK EGGS; WINNERS AT

 

Chelsea show Special pen, 3250,15;
Second 32, 15: 35. 50. P. P. Prepaid.

finrgier Returned Sam Stadel. Chelsea,
c ,

 

HATCHINGEGGS FROM PURE-
bred Barred Rock
Ringlet strain, 15 for 31 50; 30 for 32. 50.
P. P. prepaid, also a few cockerels left at
33 each two for 35. Mrs. Geo Weaver.
Fife Lake, Mich.

EGGS FOR HATCHING. FROM MAR-
tin strain, white Wyandottes,
31. 50 per 15 Postpaid. William Kampen-
ga 152 Washington avenue, Muskegon,
Mich.

HATCHING EGGS — PLYMOUTH
Rocks all varieties and Anconas. Illus-
trated catalog, 30R Sheridan Poultry Yards
Sheridan Mich,

EGGS FOR BATCHING, FROM FARM
raised S. C. White Leghorns, 15
eggs, 31. 00; 26 eggs, 31

50
Sumner Simpson, Webberville. Mich.

WHIT’I‘AKER'S STRAIN RHODE 18.
land Reds; eggs, 31 per 15. Earl Szteln-
brink Mt Clemens. Mich. . D

s C WHITEh LEGHORN EGGS no“

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 C. W Leghorns.

260 Eggs Strain $2 p'er 15.—Julius Pom-
m.erenk Rogers, Mlch., R. F. D. 1.

SINGLE COMB RHODE ISLAND
Reds' thoroughbreds eggs for hatching; $2
for 15; postpaid Mrs. Wm Vandevant.
er, Meslck, Mich” Wexford county, Rt 1.

MUD— VVAY—AUSH- KA FARM OFFERS ’
hatching eggs from superior matings of
bredrto lay White Wyandottes and Barred
Rocks at $1. 50 per 15. its Runner-
ducks $1 50 per 11. White Chinese Geese
400 each 33 50 per 10. Dike C. Miller,

 

 

Dryden. Michigan
FOB SAL BARRED PLYMOUTH
Rock Eggs for hatching A
Bred- to- lay strain. 13 years careful se-
lection. Cockerel and Pullet matings. Se-
lected pens, 33. 50 per 15 eggs: utility
pens, 321%” 15 eggs. H E. Hough. Hart-
ford. Mic \“3

F i ‘ '
Barred Rock Eggs rggdpdssgd%:0 3:?

per year. 2.00 per 15 Prepaid by par-
.081 post. ircular free. Fred - Astllng.
Michigan. ,

Constantine.

 

 

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INDEMNIFIES Owners of Live Stock—Horses, Cattle. Sheep and Hogs
Against Death by Accident or Disease

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nee pair that have rslred TEN dau him

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p 'E. L. Salisbury Breeds High Class

Holstein-Friends." n Cattle
Twenty dams of our herd sire
Walker Lyons 1 n
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413‘s“. “Niliiig'”&.°£ai§‘ii’ this time
but young bull calves. -
:E. L. Salisbury, Shepherd. Michigan.

 

V'Musom mos: HOiSTi-ZlNS

We are now booking. orders for
To“!!! bulis from King Pieter Sell!
A no 170608. All from A. R. 0. damn

it credible records. We test amine
I337 for tuberculosis. Write for D!‘ c-
1! and further information.

Mnsolfl Bros.. South Lyons, Mlchittll

 

 

 

 

 

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. sires‘-dama-- lip-to «46 lbs...

BULL SPECIAL

A 2-yeusold son and a Somonths-old
son of twin anddaughters of Kin ,
Fa 0 Se 5 w th 25 lbs. butter each an
54 and 72 lbs. milk. The sire of the
bulls is a 27-lb. Hengerveld Butter Boy
bull whose first daughter to freshen ‘(an
own sister of the 3-months calf) made 19
lbs. butter, 385 lbs. milk after having
twin calves; also her bull calf for sale.
These are show bulls with all kinds of
show backing and records and would
8h? them subject to approval. Price 100.
$1 0 8200 in order of age. Robin arr.

- Fowlerville. Mich. -

NOTICE
A 350 Liberty bond buys the bull calf.
Springwell Maple Crest Pontiac, 90%
white, two weeks old. Heifer calf, not re-
lated $85. Send for pecll‘i‘gree. W. C. Hen-
dee é: Son,‘ Pinckney, ich.

REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL SIX
months old for sale, 1%, white a fine calf.
A bargain for someone. Inquire of Frank
S. Knoll, Capac, Mich.

Woodland Border Stock Farm
Offers a splendid two-year-old rand-
son of the great sire Dutchland ream-
elle Lad; dam a high producer and will
be tested this spring. Bull is a very good
individual, nicely marked. and priced to
sell: also a 5-months-old bull calf whose
young dam is sired by 40-lb. bull. He is a.

fine rowthy fellow nearly white. Cheap.
if ta en soon. Fred Lord, Stockbridgc,
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 Ypsiland
Sir Pontiac DeKol whose dam at 5 yrs.
has a record of 35.43 and 750.20 lbs. in
7tda. Price, $100 F,O.B. 7
Write for extended pedigree and‘ photo.
L. C, KETZLER, - Flint, Michigan

 

PREPARE

For the greatest demand, future
prices that has ever known. Start
now with the Holstein and convince
yourself. Good stock always for
sale. Howbcrt Stock Farm. Eau
Claire. Michigan

Sired by a son of

Bull calves Friend Hengerveld
. De Kol Butter

Boy and by a son of King Segis De Kol
Korndyke. from'A. R. 0. dams with rec-
ords of 18.25 as Jr. two year old to 28.25
at full age. Prices reasonable breeding

considered.
WALNUT onovn s'rocx mum
Wyokafl. . .

 

 

 

LANGHURST STOCK FARM
Offers young Holstein -Friesian Bulls
from. dams with records up to .34 lbs. and
formed:
igre‘es and prices.‘ Fred J. Lange,=Sebe-
waing, Michigan.

 

BULL CALF

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
rwith 4 AR. daughters. Nice straight
calf, well marked. Write for price
and detailed description. Herd tuber-
culin tested annually.

BOARDMAN FARMS
Jackson, Mich.

 

Napoleon, Mich.

 

 

 

 

, HOLSTEINS OF QUALITY. Two near-
est dams of herd sireare both above as
lbs. butter in 7 days. average 700 lbs.
milk. E. A. Hardy, Rochester, Mich.

uni-r4 L.—
' EG. HOLSTEIN BULL OALF from
{hood reducing Cow and ‘sired by s.

. 1 nil. Price 850.00 for quick sale.

F. W. Alexander. Vassar.‘ Michigan.

W PLAINS Hummus

._ m . ality. A few bull calves from

admins; for sale. > .~
ARWIN KILLINGER, ’

 

 

 

 

‘Fowie‘rvilie, Michigan. ,

HOLSTEIN COWS, bull and better

Reg- calves for sale. Come and see
gigg- C. L. HULETT if: SON, Okemos,

wonvxnmm s'roox FARM
HIdwgllt to Ktieu P ti
or re. “f ng, on so Linda K -
dyk. 3.31.," a son of Ki of the Pooxm-
acs, his dam is Que Seg of Brookside
a. daughter of Pop lac Clothllde De Kol
2nd and Prince Segis Kern flag, a great
combination of breeding. ‘

We are breeding this young sire to
the daughters of Judge Walker Pietertie
our Senior Herd sire whose first five'
dams each have records above 30 lbs he
also has two 30 lb. sisters. How 'can
you so wrong by buyms a bull calf of
this popular line of breeding?

T. W. Sprague, Battle Creek, Mich,

Fan S‘LE 7 PURE BRED HOLSTEIN-
_ Friesian Heifers. These heif-

ers are yearlings sired by 24-lb. Bull and

from heavy producing dams. N icel

marked and well grown, If these hei ~

ers are sold within the next 30 days will
rice them very cheap.—Harry 11‘. Tubbs,
lwell, Mich. ' ’

 

 

 

CHOlCE REGISTERED STOCK

PERCHERONS, . ‘
HOLSTEINS, .
SHROPSHIRES,
ANGUS.
DUROCS.

DORR D. Bill-ILL, ELMIRA, MICH.
R. F. D. Neq l

 

 

 

 

TWIN BULL CALVES
Born October 29, 1918; sired b Sir
Calantha Segis Korndyke 104008; am's
record, 24.35 lbs. butter and 621 lbs. of
milk in 7 days; fine strai ht calves. Send
for particulars—C. J; A. auttman, Fowl-
eryille, Michigan.

JERSEY

THE Jersey is

an investment
breed. not a luxury. The In

noted II money-makers.

7 do
not have to pared. They do equally
well in Sou. therng‘zgns and the
Canadian Northwest. One
Jersey mil prove to on that
must! 0!" 'd ngdte
ers cos p l-.
Sega) us for Encarta“
acts about Jerseys.

The American Jen Cattle Club
352 in. 23s on, n'e’w York City

The Wildwoocl Jersey Farm

Breeders of Majesty strain Jersey Cat-
tle. Herd Bulls, Majesty's Oxford Fox
134214; Eminent Lady’s Majesty 150934.
Herd tuberculin-tested. Bull calves for
sale out of R. of M. Majesty dams.

Alvin Balden. Capac, Michigan.

GUERNSEY

WE H VE
GUERNSEYS Heifers Aand cgwsFEfg'

sale. also a number of well bred young
bulls—write for breeding. Village Farms.
Grass Lake, Michigan.

‘ GUERNSEY COWS. Bull
Regmfled ready for service April.
Bull calves, best of breeding. Write for
particulars and prices.
A. M. SMITH, - Lake City, Michigan

A BERDEEN-AKGUS

ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE
We are altering at attractive cos, a.
number of high-class young bu ls, well
able to head the best herds in the land.
Bestin. blond lineage neither side ofthe
ocean; Write fer price list. or can and
see us.
Woodcote Stock Farm. Ionia. Michigan.
ANGUS BULLS sand EMERS from
choice registered stock. ‘Aieo
have some nice Registered Du‘roc Boars
ready for service. Will crate and ship
for $50.00. Geo. B. Smith & 00., Addi-
son, Michigan,

  

 

 

 

OAKWOODBHOIiI‘TBOBN

FA M SHORTHORNS

Bull calves of Bates Breeding.

COLLAR BROS. R. No. 2, Conk'lin, Mich.
I

you about our Junior ’

 

 

 

 

BROWN SWISS

lbs. fat. Wil
get for sale.
At present we
calf born F
birth 125 lbs,,
B 4348,

year-old. Will deliver same to

‘ station in \Michigan for
return same at my expense.

males of different ages for sale.
under federal test.

,_ EBWIN H. KBAUSS,
Sobeifiaing, -

 

 

Herd s... Rosalind 3'. Nee... 54m
. , Rosalind B. Champion 5 yr.

His dam
old R. 0. P. 16,804.4i lbs. milk 727.64
1 soon‘have some of. his

have one line bull
eb. 14, 1919. weight at
out of a son of Ola
. with a, record of 15,6025 -lbs.
milk and 548.92 lbs. fat as" a three-
your
100, and if
.you should not be satis ed you can

First

check. gets him. Also have a few fe-

Herd

- Michigan.

 

 

 

:7 vscoron so-n' 5p
For sale snonrnom‘ris. rd... ‘

Sulta n .‘l ,

£11331; 5e s. bgtlit: sexes. Whiteh ll
son 0 amous 8.

Write for niece and description-
8.; H. PA GBOBN. Bad Axe. Michigan.

FOR ‘ SALE-pnnrhsms‘snd Shot-thorns "
5 talk-blood red bulls, 1 Foiled Durham

18 ‘mos. old: '1‘, .

12 mos old; 1 six Weeks 0 d. . ,

Clarence Wyont, R. 1;, Benton 0th, Mich;

amnnronns

LAKEWOOD neuroses.

Not how many! but how good! A few
well-developed. bee young bulls for
sale. bloodlines an “individuality No; 1.
If you want a prepotent sire, that will
beget grazers, rustlers. early maturers
and market-toppers, 'buy a. registered

L Hereford and realize a. big profit on your

inmiment. A life-time devoted to the
,breed. Come and. see nae—E. J. TAI-
LOR, Fremont, Mich.

HORSES

' BELGIAN

BELGIAN STALLION

For sale If you want to buy a.
draft Stallion you are invited to see this

horse and his colts, and our neighbors;—
W. J. Quigley, Grass Lake, Mich.

 

 

 

ron SALE—FIVE REGISTERED
Percheron horses, three stallions, two
mares, all blacks and priced to sell.

C. S. Young, Shepherd, Mich.

 

FOR SALE FIVE HEAD REGISTERED

Durham Females from four
Bates strain.
Also some large Poland China Bears, six
months old, bred from a. sow that has

months to four years old.

just farrowed 16 pigs.

Wm. Cox, Williamston, Michigan.

 

FOR SALE TWO ROAN' SHORTHORN
. Bulls, one year old. sired by
Cornerstone 365530, a son of Avondag.

1 young mare and 1 Campbell Clos
H. Parkhurst, Orion, Michigan.

COTCH AND SCOTCH

et.

TOPPED'
Shorthorns: extra good young bull.

Write for particulars or come and se
R. R. Wheeler, Quincy, Mich., R. D. 5.

MILKING SHORTHORNS

Maplelane Laddie No. 504725, a Grand-
son of General Clay 255920, at head of
herd. Young stock of both sexes for sale.

Can spare a. few cows.

A. W. Thorne, Fife Lake, Michigan

ALMONT.
Mich., breeder of Purebred Sorthorn Cat-
Orders taken for

BAY WARNER, ROUTE 8,

tie and O. I. C. swine.
March and April pigs.

FOR SALE—SHORTHORNS
013 Quality.

Jupiter in service.
John Schmidt & Son,

HOBTHOBNS and POLAND CHINAS
S None for sale at pres-
ent. F. M. Piggott & Son, Fowler, Mich

FOR SALEl‘gEfiaognggTEtoggst 31%;?
c .

all sold out.

breeding. W. S. Huber. Gladwin.

DUAL PURPOSE SHOBTHORN Bulls.

One ear-ling and two fine calves; all
roans; eifers all sold.
BOY FINCH, ' FRO Lake, Michigan

Scotch and Scotch topped.
Maxwalton Monarch 2nd & Maxwalton

Reed City. Mich.

sim'rLAN‘p romeo

SHETLANDTPOM ‘

for descriptlon a

 

 

 

 

 

prices. Mark B. Curdy. Howell. Mich.
' . HOGS 4;,
V POLAND CHINA '
FALL Pl PECIAL SALE NOW ON
Butler's Big Boned, Pro-

lific Poland Chinas. How would you_l_1ke
one out of a litter of 14? We are prlcmg
them for a quick sale at $25 and $30
each. A pedigree with every pig. .
Jno. C. Butler, Portland, Michigan.

F ALL BOAR PIG \will weigh 75 to 100
lbs, are extra good Pigs and Priced
so you can buy them. C. E. Garnant,
Eaton Rapids. Michigan.

THREE Registered Big Type Poland-
China pigs, Sept. farrow. One boar, two
sows, $70.00 takes the trio, $25.00 each.
Certificates free. M. Hess,,111 N.
Johnson Ave.. Pontiac, Michigan. '

'Large Type Poland China Hogs »

Write that inquiry for L. T. P. C. serv-
iceable boars to Wm. J. Clarke,

 

 

WHAT no you WANT? 1 spreads 41
SHORTHOBN breeders. Can putqrou in
touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls
. Crum,
Michigan Shorthorn

l ages. some females. C.

Secretary Central
’Association. McBrides. Michlg:n.

sun—Two Shorthorn Durham
“We is:

non
buns.- new main

- Vv‘,’ ~',.,,,y.m'l'
One 3 years 'old; ’one' months. Geo. W. I

Arnold, Bates, Mich

.{EHE NAN ' B‘UBEN' >00. . Shorthorn .
' " i W stock
1Write"
Frank

. .. 3110943480 young
for ""sale, mostly Clay breeding.
your wants to the Secretary.
Bailey. Hartford, Michigan.

FOR SALE admit??? 13“"

Bates
One 3 years

Strain and good individuals.
old. one 6 months.
Geo. W.

Arnold. Bates, Mich.

 

 

 

stallion coming 4 years old. .

 

 

 

 

 

 

, Milking Shortlioms

REGISTERED PERCHERONS; mare

. ' ounce more. Fall and Spring Pigs of both sex.
SBBOPSHIRES; a few good Ewes. to Oder. ‘

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s! in foal, fillies,,and one black

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Rapids, Mich., instead of Mason. l'have
sold my farm an bought another, one
mile west and eig t and one-half miles
south. Come and see me in my new home.
Free livery from town.

_ WM. J. ”CLARKE.
R. No. 1,

Eaton Rapids. Michigan
‘BIG TYPE POLANDS, GILTS ALL
801d. one yearling sow bred to fax-row
May 29th, for sale. 0. L. Wright, Jonesf

ville, Mich

IG TYPE P. (3., I have a. few extra
Rood Fall Bears left, sired by Grand

Their breeding traces to the best herd in
111., Iowa and Neb.
C. E. GARNANT, Eaton Rapids, Mich.

BIG TYPE P. 6. BOABS, all ages. the
kind that make good. Meet me at the
fairs. E. R. Leonard, StuLouis. Mich.

BIG TYPE P. C. gilts, bred for April
fan-ow, the big smooth okind. A. A.
WOOD & SON, Saline, Mich.

“BIG TYPE ‘bo°a";s“"£1 'Eéiiimdaaspg iii

ready for shipment. Inspection invited
L. L.

Mamet-am n... m...
, ‘ all sold. Keep
watch of 1919,crop sired by Arts Sonar
tor and Orange Price. I thank my cus:
formers for their patronage. I
A. D. GREGORY. - Ionia, Mich.

L S P C’BRED GILTS now ready to

‘ s ‘ - - ship at prices any good farm.
or can afford to pay. Also dealer in Raw
Furs. Write for prices. , "
H. 0. Swartz Schoolcraft.“Michigan:.

BIG TYPE P. 0. Choice bred sows from

Iowa’s Greatest herds. The
big bone prolific kind with size and qual.
ity. Elmer Mathewson. Burr Oak. Mich

 

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6 wks old :132 Shorthorns"

For Sale. Write .

Eaton.

Superba and out of Big Prolific Sows. .

hamberiain. Marcellus. Michigan »

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~; 7",! WARNER Route 8, Anne n
63:1. or Pure ’srea shorth'o “Cattle
Ci. Swine.- . Aflew ct. pigs

infaoo _ '.
noo nann sows AND

. I" You need 1m .
. ion'sp ancy King, tib er It’t 3?

othie Inge”I eyer at International ats
hart. 8t. 10

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Jersey boars, 1st of On her furrow:
w h 1601b
eigté 0.31981 sired wan flurry

’03 BALE—TWO REGULAR DUBOO

ende.‘r

. Davis & Son. Ashley, ich., R. 1.

 

‘ profltlilyhlndlo

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Angora Goats
{111; Profit

Raise Angora Goat. for mohair, mut-
ton (Angora Venison) and natural in-
crease.

 

 

 

We will ... . three
to a “our land of those hardy, profita-
ble . Nearly orcharm can

Write
for tall particulars, photographsI oi!
our herds, prices. eta.

BIKER LIVE STOCK COLONY

 

 

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HOLSTEIN DISPERSION SALE!
Monday, APril 14, 1919, .1 p.m.

- ' 40 Registered Holstein" Cattle and

”.[4 runs

Duroc Jersey GM .

611. Best 'I ever 7 1,000 and herd
J08.

.. attra- or” 1115!!
ind. grins to'ian also go'od grade
on... bail hit. him Thurman, Elm
. tStock ram 8i
bunch of tall pigs both hex, sired by
Ttigpy Col. ., out o' dam by The Princi al
herd boar 3 1' 01 id. ‘Write tor pedigree

Katie! onguaranteed.

and prices.
Thou. Under-hill a Son, Prop" Salem. mob.

     

, _ sun.
nUnoo-JEBSE‘! SWINE

eighi from
300 tongiso lbs.

UEL ‘ human. Michigan,

Bred sows an 116. its all sold. Nice

Breakwater Tipp Orion No. 56421, by

and Breakwater Cherry King. so

 

Also two choice last spring bear
to us.

eroon BROS. .
DUROCS srnmo ours and brood

Panama
Greet Farms
miles s. of MiddletombratiotF county.

your spring pigs now.

PEACH HILL FARM
Registered Duran Jersey fall aIrboyu'vgis te
r
Our prices are very reasonable.

Visitors welcome.
Romeo, Mich.

odson of

sows. Gilts bye.
iank. Hil‘l

Specialm Newton &

MEADOWVIEW FARM

Registered Duroo Jersey Hogs. Buy
J. E. Morris. Fannington, Mich.
BERKSHIBES

 

w. . CORSA, -

“est“sMABCH AND APRIL PIGS,

BEGOBY FARM BEBKSHIBES for
Profit. Choice stockior sale. firite

our wants.
White Hall. 111.
CHESTER WHITEB

from prize winning stock; in
s or tries , at reasonable prices. —F.
.Alexander, Vassar. Mich.

 

HAMPSHIRE

 

"80th farrow only. for sale now. Book your
order for Spring Pigs'now. John W. Sny-
der.‘ St. Johns. Mich. R. 4.

HAMPSHIRE BOAR PIGS OF JAN.

 

. A0: FEW SPRING BOARD and bred

at a bargain. Write for prices.
John W. Each. R.F..'D No.

no Orion and Defender Bre ing
HoLnor, Mich.

 

Pulled Durham Cattle.»
grandsons of Whitehall Sultan and Avon-
daie_ C. Carlson. Leroy, Mich.

 

TOO LATE 1‘0 OLABBIIY
FOR SALE — SHOBTHOBN AND
Herd bulls are

 

 

 

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Two Daughters

Concordia Sunlight.

Korndtyke DeKol. But—

ter record 7 days,
3 1.69 ; milk record,
654.10. -

 

 

One Daughter
Flint Ferndale Ag-
gie. Butter record 7
days. 31.06; milk rec-
ord, 487.90.

 

 

One Daughter
Pontiac Agnes
Korndyke. Butter rec-
ord at 2% years old,
2 05; milk record,
326. 50; avereage but—

ter fat test, 4.91.

 

 

One Daughter
K. P. Queen Burke.
Butter record 7 days,
28.85; milk record,
503.80; average but-
ter fat test, 4.58.

 

 

 

One Daughter
Princess Sunny
Mede Sieges. 5 years
old. Butter record 7
days, 31.40; mills reo-
ord, 467.20.

    

ucbon- Sale.
120311121" POINTER ’ "

will disperse his entire herd of
60 HolStein-Friesian? , _ .
Dairy Cattle "

(None reserved)

 

on his farm one mile east at Wayne,
Michigan, on Michigan Avenue, Ann.
Arbor car line, 10 miles west of
Detroit, on

Monday, Apr. 21’

This herd contains some of the best
Holstein strains. Two daughters of
Concordia Houwtji Sunlight DeKol
made a butter record or. 31.69 and
654.10 lbs. of milk in seven days.

50 - FEMALES - 50 _
A few young Bulls from well bred dame

All animals are tubercular tested.

This entire herd butter-tat tested
by Huron Valley Creamery was 3.08.

Transfer papers same day 0! sale.

Robert R. Pointer & Son ,
Dearborn, Mich. '
Col. D. L. Perry Harty Robinson

Auctioneers

Send for Catalogue, 824 Ford Building,
Detroit Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 High grades headed by

Long Beach Johanna Rue Lad No. 199838

The records of his two nearest dafns average: Butter, 7 days, 30.48 lbs. The dam, a 30 lb.
cow is a sister to Finderne Pride Johanna Rue, 1470. 59 lbs. butter in one year, also sister to
the dam of Segis F ayne Johanna (50. 68 lbs. butter 1n 7 days) the world’s record cow.

A. R. O. cows in this sale from 19 lb. 2-year-old to 23. 82 lb. full age. All animals over six

months old tuberculin tested by state approved veterinarian.

The sale 18 'at Fair Acres Farm, three miles north of Ann Arbor

on Whitmore Lake road. Free transportation. For catalogue write

I/

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‘ .iUN BROS. R- R. # 1,‘ Ann » Arbor Mic

.Cei. D. L. PERRY 3,1“ Manager. 3,

 

 

   

 


 

 

To pull Michigan out of the sand and mu":

Your state is a great corporation and every Citizen is a stockholder.

If you approve a contract between your state and the government to build a
comprehfiisive System of permanent, year round, main market high-
ways into every community in the state

Vote Yes on the Good Roads Amendment

which must be ratified by the People at the Spring Election

Monday, April 7th

Uncle Sam stands ready to pay seven million dollars during the next two years to help
Michigan tap every city and every county with improved highways. But he demands
that his partners in this great Michigan Enterprise shall demonstrate their good faith and ,
share the responsibilities by at least matching his investment on a dollar-for-doll’ar basis.

Michigan must put up $7, 000, 000 either by direct tax or by issuing bonds

If it is to receive this 100 per cent dividend from the United States Government. If the

Good Roads Amendment is ratified by the people, the money will be available to welcome

Uncle Sam as a partner in Michigan’s great Highway project, to do Michigan’s share of
the work and spread the burden over such a term of years that no single tax-payer will
even know that he is paying the bill. It will mean a deferred payment plan by which

the roads will pay for themselves and coming generations, who will enjoy the benefits,

will bear a share of the burden.

 

 

 

 

A direct tax to assure a su'f- ‘6000 The Highway Amendment
ficient sum means too great .-ROADS » does net mean a bonded debt
a burden on the taxpayers

 

 

 

 

But simply gives the people, who are the stockholders of the state, the authority, through
their directors or representatives in .the legislature, to use the state’s credit to borrow
money only as needed with which to build roads and avail themselves of the IUD per cent
Federal aid dividend.

The Legislature can be trusted to do no more than reflect your VieWs.

Vote for the Amendment

GIVE THEM THE AUTHORITY TO ACT—THEN TELL THEM WHEN AND HOW TO ACT,

Michigan State Good Reads Association

P. T. COLGROVE, President