The only ‘lndependent‘Farmer’s .Weekly owned and Edited in Michigan . 0]. VI No. 35 \ MT. CLEMENS, SATURDAY, MAY 3rd, 1919 ‘ . —X"T_‘ 1r 1‘ I L i , . Q - ., . I The Legislature KlllS ‘ _ . .S A LAST minute coup to remove his polit- ical goat from the dangers that encompass- ed it. as a re'sultof his opposition to the ware- house amendment, Rep. Ivory hastily called his arehouse Amendment Dafoe, Daprato, Dunn, Fitzgerald, Glaspie, Gowdy, . . ’ . Blinn, Brower, Brown, Chase, Copley, Croll, Curtis, e l Ives Griggs, Harris, Hartway, Hopkins, Ivory, Jackson. James, Jerome, Koovers, Leighton, McGillivray, Martin, Merriman, Franklin Moore, O’Brien, Olm- ‘ I ' ' ' ’ stead, Edward G. Read, Reutter, Robinson, Ross, John W. Smith, Toepei. committee together during the wee horns of last Friday morning s Ward, Warner, Wells, Welsh, White, Woodrum . session of the House, and reported out the Warehouse amendment. It Nays—Aldrich, Braman, Byrum, Chapin, Chew, Coleman, Dehn. , had finally percolated through Mr. Ivory’s dome that he was. Deue1, Drummond, Evans, Ewing. Farrier. Galloway, Hail-n. . not the only citizen in Michigan holding the inalienable and . Hall, Hollend, J ensen, Johnson. Kappler, Ladd-, Leland, Len- ' ' i ' ' nen Lew1s McKeon, Miles, Miller, Mol, Nagel,, Sink, Frank, constitutional right to possess and express an oplnlon. . A Smith Newman Smith, Town, Wallace, Weidenfeller, Perhaps the arguments that have been given In these 001- Weissert,’Willey, Young, speak“ ‘umns‘ and by farm representatives who have talked Absent or not voting Bryan, Case, Crawford, Howe, With Mr. Ivory had their effect. This we doubt, how- Hunter, Liddy, Macdonald, J . M. Moore, MOSIGI'. Pasco, ' ' ' Person Rose, Sawyer, Stearns, Vine, Watson. ever! as It. appears from gOOd eVIdenoe that the enlg- Those, who voted in favor of tabling. the resolution . matlc Chalrman 0f the House commlttee on rev1s1on thereby declared their opposition to the amendment. and amendment of the Constitution is quite imper- Those who voted against tabling thereby declared them- vious' to logic. Be that as it may, the amendment came selves in favor of submitting. _ . out, and the House tabled it by a vote of 45 to 38. ‘ , ‘ ~ ”1-" An analysis of this vote discloses some interesting The report of this action by'the daily press tells us ' . v things. It appears that Rep. Ivory ’s alibi, as an excuse that “as the House, betWeen midnight Thursday and 1 ' , for not reporting out the amendment, that a poll of the o’clock Friday morning, closed its next-to-the-last ses- , house showed 66 members opposed and only 23 in favor, sion. Rep. Wm. E. Ivory fsmilingly’ asked to make a re- REP. PETER LENNON is not in accordance with the facts. Anyway, it was a ' port out of order. He reported out the warehouse amend- Genesee County Farmer- pretty lame excuse. The vote shows that only 45 were ~ment, ‘without recommendation.’ ' "’ Rep. Franklin Ififiifi’glxlt‘ J‘gafl" against the measure and 38 for 1t. Mr. Ivory solemnly Moore of St. Clair county, promptly moved to table the house Ameildment ‘ denied to all with whom he talked that he was the “dog _ resolution. Many ”Yeas” were heard. ‘Smilingly’ Speak- in the manner.” He insisted that a mall of the members ‘ » er Read declared, “It’s unanimous. No need to call for those opposed.” of his committee showed the majority against the measure ;' therefore, i , , , Do you get the f‘smiles‘l” Te-hel Ha-ha! Ho-hol Funny isn’t what was the use of his calling his committee together to take a'form- it? Quite a circus the ' a1 vote. Uonvnicing boys over in the House « ' logic, was it not? But i I “WORK” llEHHUHLED ll , DESHlWKlll cry will account for the fact lhzlt FIVE mem . that crude, “go home and slop the hogs” a Luann} hers of his committee, ——l<‘arrier, Haan, Moi, stuff. The Michigan stand - patters show their contempt for the farmers in a' more re- fined manner than than ~ ,They coddle the farm- - or along and try to make him think they are tremendously inter- ested in his welfare, when it comes to get- ting down to business x on ,matters involving his interests, they have naught but a smile and a merry jest, shadow for the substance, chaff for. the grain. ‘ There‘ were dome in the House who did not smile over the impend- ing fate of the amend- ment. Rep. Braman, Kent county farmer, asked for the final roll call and Speaker Reed ’8 "generous attempt to s are the opponents of _ e measure the amber- ' arassment of going on ' - record, was thereby : Circumvented.'1‘ho ayes and nays ‘wero talcum. and hero is how they jf‘VD‘tgd: - ‘ e .-- A. - « nonmagAverilhmgm a orgasm Home Tdbles State Warehouse Amendment Despite Two Bitter Battles. GOVERNORSHIP PLOT ~ BY HELME, IS CHARGE Legislators Accuse Adrian Man of “Stealing Non-Partisan League’s Stuff." RY JHON H. DUNNEWIND. Free Press Sud Correspondent._ Lansing, Mlch., April 25.——Tho Michigan legislature of 1919 ended lts regular session this afternoon with what amounted to an explic- slon over the last attempts at Ben- 'ators McNaughton and Baker to ‘have the house pass their proposed constitutional amendment to per- lmit the state to engage In the con- ‘structlon and conduct of were- houses for farmers. I The Non-partisan league.“ North 'bgkou. which has boson spreading its Influence rapidly over many. ‘vostorn states. and is now prepar- ’ :- work in Michigan, came 85:12:“: attention m the outer . mission. on the measure. ! t 0 auto warehouse: F: 0 first groiocts (ill b’orth DB ot .. l ohlgan propos plan put Into partisan l o in its homr '- “You may quote me as saying that, the warehouse amendment would to do probably have been reported Out of committee sooner had Ivory called a meeting’of the committee. ‘ I' wish to be quoted as being in favor of this be . P Y more talkative agrlc the legislature. . FlHMBfll/IBINE WM. E, IVORY A farmer! publication recently publlshed a statement that the com- mittee was equally divided on the mutter of reporting out and that the chairman. Mr. had cost the deciding v the measure in commlttee. Mr. Ivory denies this and declares standing unani- lnd him in his decision ‘ rt out the measure. d is ba‘sed largely be said.- on the poll, which showed overwhelmingly some the measure etc to keep 0 o! ulturollsta Wallace and \Veidvn— feller,-—v0ted FOR the WAREHUUSEH‘IH REPRESENTATIVES A S K' roll was taken? The , nature of the vote leads FOR CHANCE W us to believe that llilll ill/0R3! YTANNNI‘ Pull ““~*“ . :3;‘:“,flv‘: G ‘ “I S A CANDIDATE for Governor Albert R. Sleeper went about. the _ state asking for support. on the strength of": promise to give the 1 i people a business administration. ~ At the: close of his first term 3' , ~V‘Tere , mightily interested in the work at hand, and he wt given m .01" '_ some felt that he had not made. good; but the- m was. on, portunit‘y‘te show- what he could accomplish. ‘ During his first two years as Governor his basinm administration increased the tan budget from $10,500,000, under the schoolmaster Gov- 7 Many excuses werevmade for this enormous in- « crease. The real work of the second Sleeper administration is new ones,- ernor to $17,700,960. and the voter can size up the situation with some degree of accuracy. _ The Governor has not only given us a “business administration,” but has more than made good, for the figures will show that we have indeed had a “Big Biz”_a,dministration. The tax budget for the present year will reach about $25,000,000, or an increase over the first business( ?)» administration of seven million two hundred thousand dollars. Or let us put it this way: .Take the tax budget of'$10,500,000 of four years ago; now double it, making twenty-one, million dollars; now add four million dollars and you .have the total budget provided under the “Big Biz” administration of Governor Albert E. Sleeper. use the axe on some of the appropriations, but such action’is not probable. rIowever, you should not get excited, Mr. Tax Payer, for 'one admin- istration organ has already figured it out. has been increased about six hundred million dollars, therefore the tax rate will be about the same as last year. In other words in order to raise the extra millions the tax commission has raised the valuation of your farm; if it was worth $8,000 last year, presto, it is worth $10,000 this year. And the extra rate on the extra two thousand pays your portion of the extra millions. Easy, isn’t it? And mind you this budget does not in- clude the proposed road bond issue; and but interest payments on the more than three mil-lions paid out for war purposes during the past two years. A study of Michigan’s present condition wil be of interest, in preparation for the surprise you have in store when you ask for your tax receipt next De- cember. Perhaps it is better to close. by quoting from Whipple: “A politician weakly and amiably in the right, is no match for the politicians tenacious- ly in the wrong. You can not. by tying an opinion to a man's tongue, make him the representative of that opinion; and, at the close of any battle for principle, his name will be found neither among the dead or wounded, but among the missing." 4; a 7W1- The time limit ' for using the vote power has not yet expired; possibly the Governor may - The valuation of the state; mmmuflmufld‘fi LIFTING THE LID AT LANSING~ (Continued from preceding page) have been shrewd enough to take advantage of this situation.and as a result, it has been pointed out, the equalization last made in spite or the protest of the tax commission, unloaded $750,000 of the legitimate taxes of Wayne county and dis- tributed them over the other counties of the state. In other words everybody outside of Wayne coun- ty paid more money for taxes because certain of our state ofi‘lcials wished to make good fellows of themselves with Wayne county politicians. Under the new law the state officials will have no power to favor Wayne county for political rea- sons and the rest of the state will 'get a square leal regardless of its vote in the state convention. The central purchasing agency is a move of which much is expected. and it‘s work will be watched with interest. It is a new job of course and much will depend on which particular citizen of Bad Axe the governor selects for the position. THE WAREHOUSE AMENDDIEN T AGAIN HEN SENATOR Boulanger‘ arose in the senate and after reviewing the fight made by the friends of the movement to provide better marketing facilities for farm products as exemplified in the proposed terminal warehouse constitutional amendment, and admitted defeat of the amendment at the hands of the house commite toe on constitutional amendments, and announced that all further efforts for the amendment would be abandoned and advised those concerned that the responsibility for the failure of the amendment and any consequencees which might entail, would rest with those responsible for its retention in the committee he opened the way for a record vote on the matter in the House. It finally dawned on Mr. Ivory that the other fellows who wanted the resolution stopped had made him the goat and the resolution Was reported out. Diamond Crystal Salt Moore of St. Clair, moved to lay it on the ta- ble, which meant to kill it. The speaker called for a vive voce vote and there was a great preponderm ance of “‘ayes." Braman of Kent, however,, do- " 'Semrinr Bazaar-{s nom de plume manded a roll call and on that the motion carried 45 to 88. Sixteen farmer members voting to kill it and five lawyers and all the labor men voting to save it, and so it went on the table by the votes of farmers scared by call of “Wolf, “Wolf” by those who will profit by, its defeat. It would have stopped right there if it had been left to the farm. ers in the House. They have been eating out of the hands of the salary grabbers and junkers so long that there seems to be no initiative and» little self-respect left among them. It remained for Pet- er Lennon, a lawyer member from Genesee county, to move later to take theresolution from the table which he did after making a strong speech giving reasons why the matter should go to the people for their decision. Ameng other things he said "The divergence in price received by theiarmer and that paid by the consumer discloses a very faulty marketing system which this is intended in some measure to remedy.” And “there will be eighteen months for discussiOn of this matter be- fore the people will be called upon to vote on it, and if it has no merit, its enemies can surely, in that time show the people its faults." Fred Kappler, the farmer member from the Cop- per country, made some telling points in its favor. Then George Welch, publisher of The Fruit Belt of Grand Rapids, started out like a man who had been paid in advance to do a dirty piece of work. He advanced no argument but confined himself to billingsgate. He said the proposition was the child of a disordered brain; that it involved bolshe- vism, anarchy, socialism, non-partisan leagu‘eism, Ku Kluxism, damnatiou and death. He warned all the devotees of special privilege to avoid it as they would avoid the sirens of the sea. He extoll- ed the gentleman with the Ivory dome as a self- . sacrificing patriot and sat down amid cheers with the air bespeaking confidence of having done what was expected'of him. Bramar of Jackson, Hop-- kins of Manistee, and Fitzgerald of Detroit, threw a few 'gas shells at it and then Evans of Lenawee the only farmer to open his mouth, got up and stabbed it in the back though, he had promised to support‘it‘ . When the Lennon'moti‘on was put no one asked for the “ayes and nays” and it was lost in a chorus 'of “No’s.” BIG INCREASE IN AGRICULTURAL mm (Oontbuwdifi'mpayeil) gross» tons sheltering :er detained in‘ neutral posts; and 19,324 granite!!! not located. Additions to the Austrian fleet dur- ing the war' were 56,672 gross tons, making the» to- tal merchant tonnage in the possession of Austria at the time the armistice was signed 702,794 gross tons. Britishlmport Restrictions on Agricultural Products Removed This would leave in possession of the Central ' Powers on November 11, 1918 a grand total of 4,- 010,435 gross tons to be added to the merchant tonnage of the world. A portion of this has been ‘ turned over already to the Allied Government for operation in exchange for foodstuffs. Condensed Milk The consul general also reported that the Brit- ish food controller on May 31 will release all con- trol of canned condensed milk, except thu, the maximum retail prices ("$0.23 to $0.29 per tin of 12 to 16 oz. for full cream) still will be retained. Af- ~ ter June 1, general licenses will be issued for the importation of condensed milk. Bacon, Ham and Lard The existing stocks of imported bacon, hams and lard boughthy the Food Ministry will be sold ' through approved agents after March 31. Agent. will be allotted not less than 200 boxes of bacon or ham. or 10 tons of lard, and will receive a cam- ' mission of 2 shillings 3 pence ($0.55) per cwt. Additional Foodstuffs under General Moon-e __esf The consul general reported that the following agricultural products, which formerly were re- stricted, may now be imported freely into United Kingdom under general licenses: and preserved fruits; hams; tallow and vegeta- g The articles in bles, except gherkina' in brine. the. foregoing list are either additions to: previous geared-license lists. or are amendments to those lists. x i (To be concluded) ' " Fr. Baked beans 3 , canned beans baked with pork and tomato sauce; . ’ canned pork and beans, coffee; canned, bottled, ’ message's madnnmmH‘mhmnm -w‘-__‘a_A_.§-a\HL—4H‘ mi’t Te la- al 7 1,- at 01‘ lt-f 10 12 .f- ~ 10 1d ld ‘ 1II ? EYE}: .0 \' '8‘" a 11‘ .. I ‘1 "3 - nor to” Detroit and show him plenty Who have no m PARKER ass msrmm, done of the Detroit dailies has a correspondent “111 Washington who has been telling the farmers ; , of" the country how prosperous they have been ’3 since the war began.‘ age farmer has, in the past four years, been able tells us that the aver- to add five thousand dollars to his bank account, and in addition to that add five per cent on his investment; put aside twenty per cent to main- tain machinery, and five per cent for repaiis on buildings, feed and clotlm his family, pay his’ taxes, probably pay off the mortgage or at least cut a hole in it, paid the highest wages and highest prices known, and in addition to all this the value of his property has climbed out of I sight. ' Will some one please passthe hat and take up a. collection to reward that bright correspondent \ forth-is discovery? It was very fortunate for him thathe went directly to headquarters for his .in— . formation instead of going out in the country and interviewing the farmers themselves. Had he gone to the farmers he never would have learned any such fairy tales as he has doped out. The Correspondent did happen to stumble on a bit of truth, for'the farmer has had to pay the highest wag-es and prices known, but where the rest of his great prosperity comes in is beyond . the ability of the average farmer to figure out. I wish he had been a little more specific, so that the farmers could tell in what line they had been making such undreamed of profits. It might have helped to a continuance of the pros- perous days for a While longer, but he failed to specify whether the farmer made more money by raising stock to enrich the packers, or beans to 1 make money for a government official and his friends. He leaves the farmers in doubt, and should proceed to impart some more of his Wis— dom. It gives a farmer “that tired feeling” to read some 'ofthestuff that is sent broadcast over the country thru the medium of the daily press. We , are told that Secretary Lane asked a crowd of poldiers how many of them wanted farms (at government expense) and they all held up their hands. Naturally they did. Suppose the gov- ernment offered you and me a good city lot with a nice residence on it. Would we refuse? We might want to stay on the farm and work from twelve to fifteen hours out of twenty-four, but we could rent or sell the city place and be able to pay off the debts we owe or to start a bank account. In another place we are told that the govern- .ment' is planning to buy four million acres of Michigan’s cut-over lands to be used to provide farms for the soldiers. The most of these lands are held by the big lumber companies and they have been asking from twelve to twenty dollars .an acre. for“ them if a prospective settler wanted to buy. (To digress a little, I would like to in- quire at what price these lands were assessed " for taxation purposes). If the plan is carried out the government will pay‘several times what the lands are worth and then not one soldier in a hundred and I doubt if one in a thousand could be induced .to live on such lands and try to make .a living from them. I say try advised? 1y, for how many of the young men from the cities would know the first thing about farming. For the sake of argument we will suppose that the government buys the four million acres and divides it up into forty—acre farms, and that a hundred thousand soldiers can be found willing and 'able to- work these farms at a profit. Do . the farmers’of Michigan who are already trying none too successfully, to make a living and get .a little ahead for old age, want the competition of a hundred thousand more farmers in the state all at once? The farmeis of the country did their best to supply the world with .food during the war, and :at a great disadvantage becauseit was almost impossible to secure adequate help. The gov— «zernment helped (?) them out by limiting the {prices on wheat, beans, corn, etc., and now the farmer is to be made the “goat" by having a ;mill:ion returning soldiers, more or less, oom- ..;.;1ete max him in the markets of the country and the world. A majority of the returning soldiers would " , , r to go into “business in the cities and towns. never have worked in such stores, but they .would know as much about running them as they .. would about running a farm, vwould cost less than the farms. and the stores One idea is just as sensible as the other, but imagine the govern- ment starting a few such stores in the average small town, and :listen to the howl that would go up from those who are already doing business in those places. . Let the soldier choose for himself; if he wants a farm then put him on one, and if' he wants a store, put him in a store. Many of the soldiers have learned a lot about motor cars and trucks, and some of them might like to start a repair shop and do something they know how to do, rather than to try to run a farm that they know nothing about. Last of all. I do not believe there is any call for" Seeretary Lane, or anyone else, worrying about jobs for the returning soldiers. The most of them had jobs before they went away. if they wanted them, and the most of these W311 find their old jobs waiting for them. Many of the “boys, owing to the training which they received before being sent across are better able to do cer- tain lines of Work than they were before. Then there are many men urgently needed on the _ farms at once, and there Will be jobs for many thousands of them in building the good roads in Michigan and other states. Apollos Long, Weav- ford county "THE FIFTH CARD Inn 13v John T Mm I lain-mu “ IF I CST THE CARD I WANT, . I'LL RAISE You FARMER ASSESSED ON IMPROVEMENTS AL- MOST TO EXTINCTION If the U. S. Government attempts any whole— sale buying of farmyland, it is inevitable that it will stimulate speculation in farm land—~not only in the farm land the government wishes to buy, but in all farm land on the market that can be put to this use. Possibly the government might “condemn” the land it wishes to acquire, when a jury would decide on its value; but the simple fact that land was required would raise the price of such land wherever it might lie. And the jury would'so decide. Put say, 50,000 more people 011 the land in any county in Michigan, and what would be the value of that land the day this was done com— pared to the day before this movement was thought of? Wouldn’t it have the same effect -es had the announcement that Mr. Ford was going to employ 20,000 more workmen in his factory at Highland Park on the area in and around his great plant? The price of every available lot in that vicinity “went to the sky” almost instantly. And naturally so. It increas- ed competition for lots'available for workmen’s homes. And just so, when the government steps into the market for land to make over into farms, upwiizl go the price of farm land. By the way,'a1m-ost simultaneously with. the announcement of the increase in the number to be employed by the Ford plant, the wages of common laborers were increased to $5.00 per day. But the increase in land values actually absorbed more than the increase in wages. That is to say, the speculators in vacant land were the ones who profited most by Mr. Ford’ s apparent generosity. .' ~ ' Stanley Warner of Doster should also con- sider another thing. There is not today too much land being used, as he suggests. There is a market for everything the farmer can raise. recOllection of getting three adequate meals a ' day; yes, even once a day. That is the fault with our inequitable system of distribution—«a system under which farmers as well as other wealth producers suffer. But that is another story. _ ' 1 Mr. Warner has guessed right. I have “more capital invested in improvements than in land. ” But so has every farmer in Michigan Take away .his improvements and he would have only wild land left. And Wild land in Michigan today is not worth on the average $5 an acre. I am of- fered partially improved land for $12.50 an acre. The farmer has little value except labor value. unless heis located on one of Oakland county’s beautiful lakes, when he has, in addition to labor value, site value——land someone in De— troit wishes to buy for a summer home. But as the farmer does not make site value, why should he be allowed to obtain something he did not earn? Wouldn’t it be m01e equitable to return this site value to society in the shape of taxes? The farmer is assessed on his improvements almost to~extinction; most of the taxes in the country are on improvements. The large owners of improvements in congested districts have a way of hiding them, or shifting the taxes on them. In the present tax system the poor devil of a farmer who pays more than his share of taxes, and the shifter of taxes who pays less than his share are partners—Judso/J (,l-rcncll. ANOTHER FRIEND OF THE CAT I am a reader of your valuable paper and have been glad to see two letters in your paper in defense of the cat. I have lived on a farm all my life and never lost a chicken yet by a out, not even by a stray one. Our cats get all the milk they want and other food if they want. it and they never offer to touch my chickens. If I have a young kitten around I keep watch a lit— tle when the young chickens come, and if I see the kitten watching the chickens I just scare it away by either cuffing its ears lightly or chasing it away with a small switch, striking the switch against a board or something that will make a noise. A few times will be all that is required. \Vhen they grow up then they pay no attention to the chickens. I raise my chickens with hens and the old clucks are pretty good themselves at scaring a kitten away. In fact I had to rescue one kitten from an old cluck. It was so sur— prised and frightened it didn’t know what to do. Now, if a war of extermination, cruelty and ter- ror is started against the cats, the next thing would be a rat and mice plague. and when the rats get good and thick there will not be much poultry or rabbits either raised. Rats are too cute to be caught in traps very much. Dogs might kill a few rats but all they would get wouldn’t keep them down much. And as for us- ing poison, that is disagreeable and dangerous, -and if very much of it were used would likely destroy a lot of birds too. I think there are other reasons for the scarcity of birds besides the cat. Cats have always been kept and about 25 or 30 years ago there seemed to be plenty of birds. Now cats seldom if ever get. a swallow, yet they are just as scarce now as the other nice birds. The English sparrow has crowded them out. The crows and hawks are thick as ever. The timber is gettingthinned out and the ex— tensive spraying of fruits and vegetables that is done now is not any benefit to either birds or bees—Mrs. W. J. Parker, Lupurr «mm/u. THE BOARD OF TRADE AN'D THE li‘Ai‘lM BUREAU Odd combination, is it not? One is supposed to represent the farmers and their interests. the other to work in the interests of the City business men; the very class that is plucking the farmer With one hand and the consumer with the other, to feather their own nests. A sort of lion and lamb gathering; not of the mil— lineum order as the lion showed no disposition to “eat grass,” so what was he there for? Did the farmers call him in to run their business? Not at all, for he plainly said that the Board of Trade told him he must come and he told the farmers the purpose of the meeting and who would be the chairman of it, and thus depriving the people of their right to elect their own men for chairman and secretary, co; trary to all right usage. This is not hearsay, as I was present at the meeting and heard Mr. —— say the B. of T. 'sent him. —’ 7 Now shall I tell you why these men acted so" high~ ~handed with the fa1n1e1s’ rights? The farmers are beginning to ”get out of the old rut: ——————h—— > I O cured his helpers to help him 'herd the farmers and keep them out of mis- chief. But the herding was not very successful as the most of the farmers broke loose from their herd, saying that they did not think city men had any business to run farm affairs any more than farmers would have to run city affairs. Evidently the city men do not object much to the little‘ship- ping societies that the farm bureau has been organizing as they serVe to take attention from the bigger farm- ers’ societies that might get strong enough to influence state and national ,ry rrregular for farmers. t_.And then,._,, "they might even fav‘or "terminal el‘e- . ' vators," toe, owned by the state ' or. . “some other thing against the interests 1 ”of their oppressors, so a man was sent 1 down from the county seat and he se~ ether, state and interstate societies that have been worrying the trusts some and hope .to Worry them much more. If the farm bureaus are to amount to much they must be freed from the control of opposing interests and united under one head that will enable them to work together and in harmony with other farmers' socie- ties and perhaps the consumers in the cities would make common cause with us*against unjust prices for the dis- tribution or farm and other products that we too are consumers "of. '/ Natur- ally'it is the business of farmers to raise foods and of the city men to dis- tribute it to the consumers. We have done our part so wetland they their's The quality of a motor car is the .—\ V, / Al? “F Fail 9'. .— 3— % ' """ judge it on a Price Basis Or judge it on a Quality ‘Basz’r most important thing. The quality'of design, the quality of workmanship and the quality of performance are really the only things that count. Price is secondary. The Grant Six has never been sold on price. It has been on the market, a tremendous success for five seasons. Sales enlarging— popularity growing each season. Yet. we say judge the Grant Six either way. Price or quality! Every known economy in production that does not reduce quality is employed in the big Grant factory. It is well known that Grant "overhead" is much lower than that of most factories. Thus we are able to give you the advantage of both quality and price. We don't have to talk about it. Our dealers don't talk about it. They simply point to the Grant Six which 13 a perfectly convincing "proof" of these state- ments. \ One of the advantages of Grant quality is the low operating cost of the Grant Six. OWners average 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline, 900 miles to the gallon of oil and 7000 miles to the set of tires. Price of the Five-Passenger Touring Car is $1 nil—Roadster Slum—Coupe $1625 All-Weather Sedan SIMS—Demountable Sedan 81400 All Prices F. O. B. CleVeland GRANT MOTOR TRUCKS We build a complete line of motor trucks: l8001b.; "/2 thus; 2 tons; 3V; 3 . tens. All electrically started and lighted and completely equipped and Grant RANT "MfiTGR “CAR CORPORATION ~GLEVELAND L' ‘.,:Tnlcks give more true]: value for every dollar than any other trucks made. Not so with the Gleaners and some. ‘onto a little slip of paper paid onto his though all the farmer had to‘do _ eats and Wants the rm to ise f more foods so it will be cheaper When W . the trouble is not on the farm- but ‘ right in the city as the distributors charge all they can get no matter, how cheap they buy. If the city men will do their part as well as we have done ours they will get their foods cheaper and we might get a living price for production and that would increase the amount of stuff formorethan a.‘ little smooth talk can when we have already more stuff‘than we get paid wages for raising. Then it is rather weak for the city consumer to expect the farmers to do everything and him nothing to make his foods cheap to him. If they 'can not buy right through present chan- nels let them help pass laws to favor other ways of distribution—Francis G. Smith. Rlanchard, Mich. HENEVER I want to look on- to real money, feast my eyes on it, so to speak, I most al- ways step into one of the banks here in town—banks mast always have quite a little bit of money on hand you knoW—an', while it's easy to see it’s darn hard to git, but I like'to see a little of it once in a While, an’ so the other day, havein’ a hanker- in' to look at some of the filthy stuff, I went into One of the big banks to get a squint at it. There was quite a crowd into the bank, talkin’ an’ some of ’em tradin’ pieces of paper with a little writin’ onto ’em, for what looked like real good money. After watchin’ these purceedin’s a few minutes I wrote like this: “Please gim’me 2 hundred dollars. I’m kinda busted financialy an’ need it.” Well, I handed it to the feller that was givin'. away the money an’ he looked at it an’ then at me an’ :sez, sez he, “Well, Uncle, when did you git out o’ the ’sylum?”—Well, what I started to tell about was a man I see walkin’ around in the bank. He was dressed up, slick as could be, nice suit of clothes an’ coln lar an’ everything. Why even the hairs on his head was numbered, an’ it would’nt take a feller long to count ’em either. Well, this man seemed to know everything an’ most everybody. He’d take folks by the hand an’ show ’em ’round an’ tell ’em what they wantedto know—oh gosh! he was a wise guy, believe me, an’ useful too. Well, purty soon a man stepped into the bank that I know the minnit I clapped my eyes onto. He was a farmer an’ this slick lookin’ feller knew he was too an’ he rushed clear across the room an’ grabbed him by the hand a-n’ asked him all about his folks, an’ crops, an’ everything, an’ then sez, “do you know, Mr. Brown, I wish I knew how to farm—you bet I wouldn't be here a minnit,” he sez. Now Mr. Brown seemed to have quite a little money by him but I guess he didn’t care for it much for he give it all to the teller standin’ back where the bank’s money was kep, an’ all he got for that whole bunch of money was jest a little slip of paper—.‘Lthey told me afterward it was a receipt for money he had paid, onto a mort- gage on his farm. Well, after he went out, wantin' to be sociable, I asked the slick little man why he wanted to be a farmer. “ ’Cause,” sez he, “the farmers are jest a gittin’ rich, makein' money hand over fist, ” he~ sez. “Jest see what that man jest mortgage—Why at that rate,” he’sez, “in ten or fifteen years he'll have his farmall paid for - an’ be independent for life. ” “An’ then, " see he, "jest see how easy he gets the money—Why his stud grows while he sleeps," ~—-tal_ked jest he makes the city people surest bloodto h" ' O you knew enough to go onto 8; arm an’ was obliged to do it—take i as this man did——-have to pay for) it take his chances on everything, be. robbed by banks as he has been, be held up an’ skinned by every darned scalawag that comes along to buy from him .or sell to him, pay ”fthe‘” ‘ taxes as he has to pay ’emr—an’ then I got hot up a little an’ I sez, “Why .. gash sakes! Here you fellers be, per; tected in every way by laws, able to git any land of legislation you want ‘ ‘3: ’cause you’ ve gpt the money to do it—an’ what Dirt, by gosh!" I sez. “Yes, " I sez, “darned if I wouldn't" ' like to see a lot of you hifalutin' tellers be‘ compelled to go right out an’ make your livin' on the farm; then, mebbe you would know some- thin' about what the farmers are up does the farmer git? against; know that they have no bed . of roses an’ that their money don’ t grow on bushes. You mlght then have a little mite of sense an’ would see that the farmers are up against a hard problem. With everythin’ work- in' agin ’em, even our legislaturis made up of lawyers, bankers ,an' capitalists from the cities,” I sez, “an' the farmers an’ their interests stand ’bout as much chance there as a snowball in—well I might have said more 'but the darn fool ha‘d fainted an’ I wanted a little air anyway so .I ' V went out where money wasn’t ,so free but the air was purer. —Uncle Rube. TIME TO CALL A HALT . Thermometer down to 20 this morning. That is going some for .the last of April. Spuds sold at Tru- fant yesterday at $2.16. Why don’t "that committee at Lansing report'out the farmers’ Warehouse bill? Can’t they see the handwriting on' the wall? Don’t they know that the farmers and farm women and farm employees now have the controlling vote in our state? Looks as though they wanted a job of “slopping the hogs,” don’t it? If they would play the role of servant, which they are supposed to' be, and not that of master, they might be able to put off the ‘lhog- ‘ slopping” job for some time yet. Why don’t the farmers of our state raise a fund to advertise in some of the leading city daily papers to ed- ucate the city people as to where the farmers are at; what it costs us to produce the various farm commodit- .ies andthat we are not hogs nor profiteers, just want cost, of produc— tion and a living profit. Here is a serious question that ’oughtto be put up to producers and consumers of farm produce; it is this: As things are going at pres- ent and have been in the past, how long will it be before farmers and consumers will become Bolshevists? Are we not rapidly coming to that? If I can understand what I read, con- ditions in Russia are similar to ours ,. only of longer duration is what has driven the people to. Bolshevism. There have crept in between the farmer and the consumer so many middlemen and food speculators that they take pretty nearly the whole ' hog. Political economy teaches us that _- it is better to have a division bf la- bor. Every man work at and pro- duce that for which he is best fitted by nature and buy the products of , I the other fellow. That would work ,_ p out nicely if every man could sell. his product for enough to cover cost of production and a living profit. But 9 times out of 1.0 does the farm or get cost of production, say nothing ._ about profit, and at the same time . f‘rank and file?’ , gnu-1." uh H‘s 1.1.1.... A AA ‘-h‘-4.A «mania-13m ”an mdwdeZ’de HHH-mfir‘nmdnuaam 9-0- @4236 (3" ”$166 . - ‘ whoring . been ‘, ’ :lnént. 'We are here to serve you.) TIME DOEs NOT LEGALIZE MAR- 4: ,_ - RIAGE . H . If a couple were married thirty-one Fryears and he had a wife living from ‘ga‘ny married? _D‘6‘es the passing of “ “:5- «time make them lawfully married be. ’fgcause‘they lived together? Does her 1 will hold good saying to my husband I ,_ will, and her only child by a former ‘ Smarriage (she has none by the last), i is to have $500 at the death of said Blank. If he uses all the money how could her son be said to be left any— fh'thing? The realrestate was left to TV'Blank his lifetime and to go to her out _ ' “I: up the taxes and take care of the er; “ ,g-property while he has it? Your opin— )me- ; .gion' would be. greatly appreciated.— 3.111.): Mrs. F. E. R., Newberry, Mich. bed , ' The lapse of time does not legalize out a marriage made while an undivorced lave wife of the husband was living; but, see ‘ _ if the first wife dies or is divorced, the. t a " . continuation in the marriage relation ork- * with the second wife makes a lawful r 'is marriage of the husband with the sec- ;an' " and wife. I am of the opinion that “an' the will of the second wife to her'“hus- and band” would be good to the one who i a stood in that relation and was known said " in the community .as such. The life ited ; tenant has to keep up the ordinary so ,I ' taxes and keep the property in good so condition except natural wear and mm: , tear. I am unable to advise concerning the estate in the $500 from the brief statements of facts, but a life estate . ' may be created in personal property this by proper words; and, also, provision for _ may be made that the devisees may l‘ru- ’ use the whole personal estate and if on’t ;. $500 is left it goes as provided in the out will—W. E. Brown. legal editor. an ’t __-______- " all ? ‘ TENANT’S RIGHTS Iers 7663 Being a subscriber to your valuable our . . paper I would like to have you answer ited r the following questions: According to on’t the laws of Michigan, would a tenant, _- f . who was renting a place on shares, be ‘ O, entitled to remove his share of the l to straw, at the expiration of said lease? they Would bean pods come under the same 108- “ status as other straw? Please answer these questions through the Legal De— tate partment of your paper. I must say , of ‘ that the publishers of MICHIGAN BUSI- ed- NESS FARMING are rendering a most the valuable service to' the farmers of L to I" . Michigan—II. F. B.,’ Whittemorc. dit- ' Unless atenant on shares has agreed nor . to leave or to feed the straw or bean luc- ‘ pods upon the premises he has a right . to remove "his share upOn the expira- hat l t‘ion of the term of the lease. Straw and bean pods are a part of the and . is . "share.”—W. E. Brown, legal editor. res- I - _._________. [0W l SUPERVISOR MUST BE RESIDENT 1m} 1 AND VOTER OF TOWNSHIP :2; Can a man. hold the oflice of super- ' visor in a township if he owns a farm, on— .the personal property and machinery urs " \ on his farm .in this township, but [135’ rents the farm on shares to his son—in- 11. law, while he and his family live in a the . city in another t0wnship, excepting a my , .. few weeks in summer or a week or so hat ‘ before election? This man has held ole the office of. supervisor in this town- ' . "ship, bu': has made his home in the ' l .. city of Midland for the last three hat” , .' . years and it seems to measthough 18- » something could hedone about this rro‘ ' ,3; . - matte ‘.—~J. D.,‘ Merrill, Mich. ted " “A supervisor must be a resident and .101; veter of the township in which he ”.3”. ~-holds\the office of supervision The :31: -Rv-'~qnestion of residence very largely conn . trolled by one’s intent. 'The supreme court has said, “‘A citizen who-has T‘é’fected his domicile Is entitled to en- ‘5 it. The only question is as, to the ar ieularJac‘tion which indicates his Wee. ' .There can. never in the eye of e". oretltan ope domicile of BREW '_that' {nannies .in-the ' Emmi ioiéjturmors’ everyday troubles. _ fi’ given to all cm'npldin'ts 6! requests for information addressed to» this depart- :: whom he had no divorce, are theyle- . ‘ “No one will contend that a party lose , Vi grandchildren. Does he have to keep ' ~‘ot‘ years. The intention of the party, ' note and the article. Can 0 recover half or any from D?——-D. S. A., Durand. _ty to an instrument places his signa- 'the following rules: to the order of a third person he is . liable :to the payee and to allsubse- ‘ , lqnentparties. ' 1 ” h M . Prompt, careful "nt- cile is not lost by mere absence in the, state 0r out of the state, whether with- in .or’without the United States. Mere bodily presence or absence can have no effect in determining residence when once existing.“ In another case a man’s family resided at Royal Oak and had resided there for some years and he had been in the habit of going there Saturday night and spending Sunday there but was himself employed in Detroit. The court said of such a case: his residence and rights as an elector because himselfand family temporar- ily reside in some other city, township or ward even though such temporary residence should extend over a series coupled with certain other facts is vwhat governs."——W. E. Brown. legal editor. ' NO DISEASE OF ALSIKE SEED “Will you please inform me as to whether‘there is a cure for diseased seeds in alsike clover and what the cure is?”—Rcader. .. There is no disease recorded which causes disease of alsike seed. It may be that your correspondent, has in mind hard seed or shrivelled seed. This seed is slow to germinate and perhaps scarification—scratching—of the seed would remedy the trouble. I would suggest that a sample be sent to the state seed analyst at the Michi gan Agricultural College for analysis and test.——G. H. Coons. Plant PathoIO- gist, M. 4. 0’. WHO PAYS THE TAXES? I have 80 acres of land purchased from a land company on contract. An- other man bought 80 acres adjoining, making a square one-fourth section formerly assessed to land company as one description yet to this company. One man-has improved 40 acres on his 80 acres. The other man has scarcely any improvement but Wants the other to stand one-half of the taxes on this land, which is not a just tax as I understand it. The county clerk is supposed to notify the supervisor of each township of the transfers of land in his department. The supervisor of this township has lived here for years and has known the owners of this land. And it looks like neglect of duty on his part. Can you inform me what to do in this matter?——-F. 8.. McMillan, Michigan. The tax law provides that: “Any person owning an undivided share or other part or parcel of real property assessed in one description may pay on the part thus owned by paying an amount having the same re- lation t0 the whole tax as the part on which, payment is made has to the whole parcel.” I would :be of the opin- ion that this would mean the acreage and not the value—W. E. Brown, leg- al. editor. ENDORSEDIENT BRINGS TROUBLE I would like to have you answer this question through your service bureau. A purchased an article from B and gave B a property note. C backed the note- with the understanding with B? that D, the fourth party, would back it too and D did back it. A is in the army now in France and he failed to take care of the note. B started suit against 0. C paid the note and now has the _ Where'a person not otherwise a par- ture in blank before delivery he is lia- ble as an indorser in accordance with First, if the instrument is payable 1am :ofrthpe‘opinio-n that Cccould not ‘ olvay’s Three Essential Plant Foods With the introduction of U. S. Potash into the Solvay line, The Solvay Process Company now produces three elementary, essential plant foods. PulVerized Limestone well-known, and long estab- lished, for the neutralizing of acids in soil. Quick acting— high in lime carbonates. So great has been the demand for this one product that our orders have shown over a 100% increase since last year. Arcadian Sulphate of Ammonia 20.75% nitrogen. A vegetable and crop nourishment, and a stimulant to plant growth, manufactured by The Semet—Solvay Company. “ U-S ” Potash Made in America. Manufactured and distributed by the Solvay Process Co, and not through the usual middleman channels. A better potash than has been produced before—~50.54% potash. Orders for Sulphate and Potash Filled Promptly THE SOLVAY PROCESS CO. Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan l [ l l , A f .f L' No. 2 Red ..... _ in.» the markets. GRADTL‘ Detroit- Chicago N. Y. 2.70 2.50 1 N00 3 Red. . . . I No. 5- White . . 2.68 2.47 2.48 No. R Mixed . . 2.68 2.47 2.48 ' HE ANTICS of the wheat mar- ket constitutes perhaps the big— gest surprise of any of the late velopments of the grain deal. Neither producers nor operators are able to understand the apparent lack of sur- prise and the strength which the mar- ket has shown. during the past two months. Speaking of the situation a welt—known trade paper says: . "At the rate wheat is leaving this country indications are that the car- ry-over into the new crop will not much exceed the 28,000,000 bushels on hand July 1 last year. Strange as it may seem there has been a. remarkable disappearance of grain in the last few weeks, far beyond what almost everyone in the trade had any reason to believe. It is quite appar— ent now that practically all the com- mercial grain of the country was in 1h; show windows, and while mills LU} fairly liberal stocks of wheat early in the year the great rush to fill the export orders for flour from the Food Administration absorbed this and when the domestic call com— menced in volume efforts to secure 'more from the producer developed the. fact that there was little to be had. The Government promptly re- leased its surplus holdings, probably around 40,000,000 bushels, but this 'has already been sold, and W,hat lit- tle is received from the interior is passing out of sight rapidly at the. highest figures on the crop, and at close to the record levels of two years ago.” The renewed and unsatisfied de- mand for this grain from many Eur- opean countries is rapidly overcom- ing the fears of the alarmists that the 1919 crop would be far in ex- cess of the requirements and makes the possibility of a government loss very remote. Perhaps nothing has better illustrated the world shortage of foodstuffs than the rapidity with V; ich an apparent surplus of wheat has; been dissipated by domestic con- Li...ll)tl0n and export. The strength of the wheat market has been one on? the most important factors in keeping other grain markets in good condition. We learn from many sources that many. farmers are planning to plant spring wheat instead of beans this 3. ear. The certainty of a fair price, 1: 11d the now apparent need for every lushel of wheat grown are the de- ciding factors. In view of the latest developments in this market, we think no farmer need let his con- science bother him if he takes advan: tage of the guaranteed price and plants wheat. Perhaps even, as Mr. Barnes has intimated, the price of wheat may go to $3.50 a bushel be- fore the European countries are in a position to again raise the bulk of their requirements. GRADE Detroit Chicago N. I No. 2 Yellow . . 1.84 No. '3 Yellow . . 1.74 1.70 1.83 No. 4 Yellow 1.71 1.65I 1.81 Up to the first of the present week the corn market has shown unusu— ’ ally strong tendencies .and prices have jumped at little each day. The first of the week finds the market slightly erratic and less firm. This is due to some extent to the desper- ate attempts of the bears who have» been foiled at every turn so far to iujeCt uncertainty into the market. ‘ Their efforts are bearing fruit tem- éporarily. Farmers. should not be- "come alarmed at occasional slumps They must know “that desperate attempts are. being ,mad’oa’w held-prices down and that :3 cos only advance because in‘the analysis people 'must be fed! and selves r‘accordmgly. ‘N 9‘. Q: 3" " I higher seine sections. bushel. a. , ar e mes emected. CEININ G MARKET. — L Beans slightly firmer. Potatoes firm in good demand, prices _ Productmg sections quote $1 to $1.25 per Dressed live stock in poor demand. . s weaker and prices slightly lower. DON’T SELL GRAINS ON THIS DE- Turn in market fault of speculators. Further tempor- ' ing everywhere there is none. too much wherewith to feed them. The price- of wheat and hogs keeps the corn market in good condition. Little if any corn is be- ing exported, the Argentine supplies taking. care of most of the European demand. But pork raised on Ameri- can corn is being exported in enor- mous quantities and will continue to be. It makes no difference to corn growers whether corn goes over-seas as a grain or via the pig. The results to the farmer are the same. We are much amused at this ad- mission by one of the nation’s leading grain papers which has persistently talked lower prices and overproduc~ tion of the grains: “The action of the grain markets in persistently ignoring the routine news, which has been almost entirely of a bearish character, has created considerable surprise. The secret of this is found in the fact that there is always a sympathetic action be- tween corn and oats and wheat. The latter is to all‘practical purposes “cornered,” and while the Govern- ment has been talking lower prices for foodstuffs, the wheat has persis- tently advanced. It commences to look as though the last wheat crop was somewhat overestimated.” GRAD‘E‘ Detroit Chicago N. Y Standard .. .70 ‘ .7434 .81 No, 3 White .. .7599 .7315 .80 No. 4 White, .7414. 32% .73 Strength and extreme optimism rules in the cat market. The low price of cats as compared with other grains has caused many farmers to turn to spring wheat, and it is pre- dicted that the cat acreage will suffer materially as the result. Present prices of oats, while the. highest 01! the season, are not attractive at all, and there is no question but what the price will go higher. Visible sup- plies, that is, supplies in hands of local elevators, in transit and at ter- minal points, are the smallest of the year, but farmers are holding back large supplies for higher prices. There has been no expert activity to speak of in oats, but because of the guaranteed price for wheat and the certainty of a decreased acreage the feeling is strong. We still believe that Michigan farmers should grow more oats this year. Rye and Barley Rye is not showing the strength so much in evidence in other— grains. With plenty of wheat in sight rye is not in the demand as substitute that it once was. However, there is not expected to be any declines in this grain. The market is quoted firm and steady at $1.76 per bushel, De- troit. ' Barley is looking up and there is an active demand for all grades. Prices range, $2.30@$2.40 per cwt. There is no change in this market. Exportation to Europe continues freed ly but the supplies which accumulated 'Monthly‘ Market and Financial Review M ICHIGAN went. over the top in the Victory loan without any fuss a‘nd . Farmers 'and City people alike joined hands, and no especial credit is With flying colors—the first state in the union to raise her quota due to anyone for having done the job in so prompt and thorough a manner: Inasmuch as other sections are finding it difficul remarkable success of the campaign in this state is business conditions are good, and the people fairly t to meet their quota, the ‘taken to indicate that prosperous. Analysis of reports made by 4,400 industrial establishments comprising the National Assocxation of Manufacturers in a survey of conditions and outlook is- as follows: Present Conditions, 1 9 1 9 Prospects, Per cent. Per cent Poor .......... 31.14 14.36- Fair . ...... 34.27 33.86 Good .. .. ...... 23.82 89.41 Excellent .. ....... 10.86 12.38 The association's membership is divided into 22 groups, 16 of which reported bus1ness below 50% of prewar normal, 5 reported prosperity and one reported its trade about equally divided between fair and good. the leather and the leather manufacturing trade. are jewelry and silverware, Innslcal instruments, vehicle groups, automobile manufacture, rubber and tobacco. luxuries, truly. The month of April was very good to the farmers. This, was The “prosperous five” including The country is running to It witnessed the greatest increases in the prices of his products of any previous month sine. before the war. This is taken as .an indication that there is a market for all his surplus at as good if not better prices than now prevail. During the month the shipping situation. cleared up considerably. We have been given a much better understanding of the world’s food needs, information based“ on facts and not on guesses with which we have been formerly fed up. Ex- cept for the nation-wide shortage of farm help, the farmer approaches the planting season with optimism and confidence that it will be a good year. Farmers have delayed purchasing much of their supplies for the summer months, owing probably to the depressed conditions of the market. Now that things are looking/”up shit we expect to see him become a much heavier purchaser. > mer since the war cam (in a’ close. Industrial prosperity is now peculiarly'dependent upon the far- Unless the farmer buys his usual needs and what luxuries he can ward. the industries of the nation will suffer, and this: in turn will react sachet the farmer. began to think of things-.111. their normal. pre-war right and conduct, them- » _. .... a: , .y , . \ . \m- as,» . mm ' It is high time that everybody. and we’ll have another. that - i101: .m ‘ . .W‘ onstage“ . ...... 7 25 7.50 8.020 Prime . . 6.50 7.00 1,25 nod Kidney/. 10.25 11.00 10.75 ._ ' during the winter months have not yet been cleaned out and the weSl-ern . states withihe possible exception of- California are offering their cheap beans at almost any figure. The feel- predominates this market will strengthen and prices will be higher by mid-summer. We. concur in this belief. . ’ . .' We‘were much interested in a re- port that was made to the Price Our- rent Grain Reporter by a. Michigan elevator, as follows: - “We doubt if there are over 800 cars of beans left in Michigan. In our opinion 300 of these are owned by el- evators while the balance is in the growers’ hands. At the present time elevators are reluctant to se , inns. vm'uch as their stocks are being car- ried at an average cost of.25 to 75c above what they could obtain for beans today, and as they cannot replace on today's market at a profit by addition-" ' al purchases from, growers. Growers have been advised by their farm jour- nals to, hold for higher prices, and as they realize the Michigan crop is get- ting pretty well cleaned up and as they feel as do many of the country elevat- ors, that [as soon as peace is signed there will be a demand for beans for export, they are firm holders. “There has been considerable talk around the state of the possibility of another Government purchase within the next few days. While all the Mich- igan shippers feel that California would be given the bulk of an addi- tional order, they have been led to be lieve that Michigan will not be over”- looked and will possibly receive about the same percentage on a future order ‘ that California did on the last order when Michigan was awarded 350 cars and California 150 cars. ‘ “There is little business at .the pres. ent time; still, we believe recognized jobbers' stocks are well cleaned up and should they sell any volume of stock it would necessitate their buying-in from country elevators. They would meet with difilculty in buying in any quantity at present. A little demand therefore, in our opinion, would show us a better market. However, if lack of demand continues for two or three weeks longer, it may be some coun- try elevators who are firm holders at present will have ”a change of heart.” ' THAT BEAN ACREAGE A contemporary takes exception to the advice given by M. B. F. to farm- ers to reduce their. bear. acreage. It be- lieves that because it is still following in the same rut worn out by its early founders that the farmers should fol- low suit. As an argumert for an av,- erage acreage of beans, it presents the theory that because grandfather plant- ed beans and dad planted beans, that thou should go and do likewise. The matter of profits should not enter in- to the matter at all. It would, inthe judgment of our contemporary, be sui- cidal for any farmer to plant less than -ten acres of beans in a ten-acre field, and quite out Of keeping with long-es- . tablished and honorable custom to di~ vide the field and put some other crop" on two or five acres of it. Now per- haps the primary reason why men till the soil is to maintain a. perfect sym- metry of vegetation, but we don't think so. We have a new-fashioned idea that "the'reason farmers till the soil is to make money. And if the-planting oi . an entire field to beans means less money to them than dividing'the field and planting part to some other crop, that good business will lead them to- adopt the latter course. Mebbe we are wrong. , Just because farmers 01 . Michigan have always grown beans in certain quantities is nary an argument why they must always grow beans in the same quantity. To. all appearances the ‘ acreage of beans last year was excess: ' hrs and the production too large. ' H ., every bean-growing state in the union, ' fools itself into thinking that every other bean state is going to cut its acreage and that is a reason why it should not the acreage wontbs cut simmflkfii misspelling . To that _=-.' '-‘ ' (I! I YEWHQHBHWfi-Qa . Fr ." $21112 no 7 GO uwnfiwuawwp . .m-eference to something else Others. - may desire to plant their regular acre- . age. But the majority‘ will cut their acreage, perhaps not one-half or one- third or one- fifth, but some. This will .not be because we have advised them ~to do but because as business men they , can see for themselves that this is the logical thing for them to do. The bean jobbers held a meeting in Detroit a couple weeks ago to which a representative of M B. F. was invit- ed. On account of other engagements he was unable to attend. The sole pur- pose of that meeting was to inaugutate a campaign for increasing the bean acreage And to the sentiments ex- pressed there by the bean jobbers our - critical contemporary has apparently fallen a victim. When the bean mar- ket is in such a chaotic condition as it is today we refuse to join hands with our contempmary and the bean frobbers to urge the farmers to in-_ crease their am page Over large pro- duction as a rule means mere money for the jobber: and less for the farm- ers. We are quite willing the jobbers should do a larger velume of buSi— ness and make a larger profit by rea- son thereof, but we are ot willing to lend our efforts to bring this about, unless we have better assurance than i: now available that farmers will make greater profits also. When pop- ularity of the Michigan bean has been reestablished and we have some as- surance that the crop will 'not go beg- ging we shall be in a better frame of mind to co- operate in an increased production campaign. Wedon’t have .to advise our readers this year not to increase their acreage. tend to anyway and we know that not a few of them are going to reduce their acreage even if they have to break into that ten-acre some other crop. field with Marketal ILight liflx. St'nd. Tim. Timothy Detroit 80. 50 37. 00 33.50- :8. 00 34.50 35. 00 Chicago 37.00 38.00 30.00 37 00]35 00 42. 00 Cincin. 39.50 410.00.39.00 3!). 50 38. 00 39 00 Pitts. 38.00 38.501303“ 34 “50'34 50 35 50 N Y. . . 5330 42.00-11.00 41.50!40 00 4l.00 Markets Light Mix, Clov. Mix. Clover Detroit 35.50 80.00 34.50 35.00 31.00 32.00 hicago 35.00 30.00.33.00 35.0031.00 83.00 lnc‘in - 37.50 38.50l36.50 37.50 33.00 34.00 Pitts 35.50 36.50 36.50 37.50 35.00 35.50 N, Y. . . 40.00 41.00 38.00 39.00!34.00 34.00 HAY VERY SCARCE IN THE EAST Widespread surprise is manifest over the scantiness 0f? hay supplies in the East. Dealers having orders are finding difficulty in filling their con- tracts on time, and the arrival of new crop supplies will be indeed welcome ' to them. In many quarters heavy losses are resulting from the scarcity. The secret is the recent buying by the Government to meet calls from the American Expeditionary Forces in France: Canada has been unable to meet the full needs of the army for over-seas shipments. The Atlantic coast has been called upon for sup— plies, and it is busily engaged filling orders. Prices have worked up to higher levels, and the situation in the market gives no promise of a turn un. ‘til the army contracts are filled. De- mand for civilian purposes is being held down to a minimum, but there is always a volume of hay trade passing for domestic purposes at this season which must be filled at any price; Per- haps the best reflection of this fact is the report from the Southwest that prairie hay has sold as high as $41 a ton lately. Eastern prices have been ruling at the highest level of the year. ——~Roscnbanm Review. “"fi f‘- firfi‘my mW‘mL“ Marketa IChoicc R'd! R’d \Vhite I“ hitc-sk'd] Bulk Detroit ...... . . . ’3 i0 cwt' 2.20 cwt. Chicago . . . ..... 2 lo cwi. 2. 05 owt. Cincinnati ...... 2 30 (wt, 2. 26 M. New York . . . . . .| 2.56 cwt. 2 35 cwt. mt hump $.50 «.th 2. so cwt. , If anyone has had any fear that the They don’t in- ’ . the! Chart for 0211 It?! '1 .* [ _ ' f- l 1 I T ' I 1.1”!“an [ii . l .-,....L .11. .. ..: age ..E‘f’i'fi; "HAM‘ ’ . my; [A . > ‘7' . 401d .l, 1 l .:'..;.:.. ..g IJ . U _L . l' ‘ l .. . ..9 . ,.. \1... .. 1.” .‘,.. ‘. \':..Vrmn’... 2 Milli”? " 'H. 1 i : l a. —- .WASHINGTON, D‘. 0., May? 3, 1919. -—Last 'Bulletin gave forecasts of warm wave to cross continent May2 to 6, storm wave 3 to 7, cool wave 4 to 8. This will be- above average force; temperatures will average above, rainfall below; but some localities will get good rains The géneral trend of temperatures will be downward till near May and some good rains are expected in limited localities but too much 'scattered to be forecasted. The gen. eral average of rainfall will be less than usual to the end of May and temperatures will be near normal or the average of forty years Next warm waves will reach Van~ couver about May? and 12 and tem— peratures will rise on all the Pacific slope. They will cross crest of Rock-- at. T. num m» mmlnnsmss realism “ from about to - in by close of May 8 and 13, plains ' sections 9 and 14, meridian 90, great lakes. middle Gulf States and Ohio—- Tennessee valleys 10 and 15, eastern sections 11 and 16, reaching vicinity of Newfoundland about May ‘12; and 17. Storm waves will follow about one day behind warm waves. This storm period will begin, near May 8, in a. moderate way and all weather features will be of little im- portance. Its forces will slowly in- crease and its weather features grad- ually become more important till near May 13, when it will begin to develop great storms and increasing rains followed by a cold wave an frosts that will go farther south than is usual for the season. During the five days centering on May 16 severe storms will prevail, followed by cold, dangerous storms are expected. , Balance of May will average warm- er but during the week centering on May 28 great weather extremes and bad weather. ceipts. Much higher prices pected as the summer advan, war is very much in evidence. , troit quotations are 42%; @43 1,5- to fresh eggs, and 441/4 @45c for at r» age. A subscriber wants to know“ why storage cg _s are quoted hi , than fresh eggs. .. There is little change in this mar; ' ket. Supplies are small but demand. is not heavy. No. 1 springs, 33 to 340; stage, 29 to 300; fat hens, 37 to 380; small hens and Legghorns, 34' to 35c; roosters, 24 to 25c; geese, 27 an element of weakness in it. We have communicated with various potato marketing authorities and they all agree that the future of the old potato deal can be nothing but a series of advances. Potatos went up to $2.35 per cart, in Detroit on April 23rd, and there they have stayed. All other con- suming markets which reached their » high point about that time show no in- dications of a slump. Developments are all of a bullish nature, and higher prices are» expected, thOugh none be. lieve that they will reach the top prices of 1917. Early potatoes are reaching the market in» fairly sizable quantities and are generally of good quality, but the prices are too high to attract many from old potatoes. Florida Rose have been jobbing in Detroit around $5 a bu., which means more a peck than a bushel of old ones. to the consumer. Of course, as ship- ments increase the southern varieties will drop but the abnormally small yield will not permit prices low enough to offer much competition with old stock. The Packer says:"Potato prices are working higher as predicted. seems to be a strong feeling among Western New York dealers that the age, eggs are firm and in great de- There ? advance has only begun and that be- f fore the wind- -up of the crop potatoes , will command a round price. This is based on the narrowing stocks availa- . ble, which are considerably below ear- 1 Her estimates and the belief that the 2- Southern crop will be below average I and rather late. ” Farmers should have their pretty well off their hands by May 20th or June lst at the very latest Prices should reach levels enough to make it unsafe and unwise to hold longer The Braman potato grading bill pro- viding among other things fox licens- ing of warehouses to prevent discrim- ination, has become a law. We will publish this bill complete in a later issue. .e I. Bran >New York, N. Y., April 26, 1919.—— _ The week just closing has been fairly ‘ tree of strikes although there Was a strong rumor on Wednesday that the dock workers were dissatisfied and might walk out. at any time. That had the usual effect of causing a net- vous feeling on the Exchange and, without doubt, was partially responsi- ble for the strengthening of the mar- ket that took place during the last part of the week. Receipts havebeen unexpectedly light during the week as there have been fewer accumulated shipments and practically no stock for export has been received from in- land cities. Advance notices indicate that production is increasing greatly and that the coming week will see greatly increased receipts. Exporters, high . spuds‘ while they have been in evidence dur- i ing the week have purchased vely lit- tle butter but have talked principali y . about their needs at a little later date. However, there is a. scarcity of avail- . able shipping space in ocean-going ves- sels at the present time which tends to curtail any buying that exporters might do. Something like 32 ,000'pack- _ ages were shipped to Europe during "' air but a high percentage of that .1! figs» .. W to 28c; ducks, 38 to 400; turkeys, 38 to 400 per pound. (Continued on page 17) About 15, 000 packages more are said to be held in store awaiting shipping facilities. Eggs - I put off sending before. I am glad you. ' - - sent another copy. You have the best pa;- meg to_ act1ve buying for stor- per 1- the farmer l have seen in a long time.——Hugh Watson. Isabella county. W ’ Until All Roads Are Concrete-— ——ruts will continue to send thousands of tires to the junk pile :before their time. For this reason, the side-wall toughness of HORSE—SHOE TIRES is particularly valuable. N o motorist should drive in ruts habitually. They act like grind— stones on the sides of his tires. But he cannot always avoid them ~- therefore, extra care is taken to make the walls of Horse-Shoe Tires as tough and durable as possible without undue stiffness. So if you have to drive over rutted roads a good deal— “Remember the Horse-Shoe Tread ” Guaranteed, for 5,000 miles but gives more. See your local dealer or write to Brown & Sehler Grand Rapids THE NEW HOME 'f‘A cottage, if God be there, will hold as much hap- piness as might stock a palace "—J Hamilton. OR TWO years now all thoughts of a new home have been abandoned; plans in the making were stopped while we turned all the material and labor into war work, but now once more -w e -.c,a n turn on r a ttention to the joy of design- i n g o u r ’ new home. And per- haps our ideas o_f that new homehave changed a bit while we wait— ed; cer- tain it is that more and more we see 0 u t lined . plans for | the house all on one floor, designed to save steps for the woman who does her own work as most of us do. A good farm is worth good buildings but this does not mean that they shall be great rambling mansions which will tax the strength and take all the time of the wife and mother to keep in order. Probably there isn’t a homekeeper alive who hasn’t at some time in her life made the statement “If I were to build, " I would do thus and so, and now that the time has come, just spend a few evenings with the family carefully planning the little details which later will mean such a saving in time to you, for a new home is rarely ever built more than once or twice in a life time, and it is so much easier to plan for the conveniences before the carpenters get to work. The home is woman’s realm; it is there she spends most of her time and it should be her right to plan her home; especially so far as the arrangement of the rooms, fixtures, etc., are concerned. One of the first considerations should be the site. If the present home is on the best site ob- tainable, then it should be moved so that the ground will be available. The ideal site” is one which is higher than the surrounding land so that it will have a natural drainage;- then the plans should be laid so that each room will have outside air and sunshine; nature’s own tonics. Then will follow the general outline of the house with arrangements of rooms. The two houses shown on this page will commend them— selves to the prospective builder who is fortu- nateenough not to be able to hire an architect; ‘ for then you will have the joy of'making your own plans. These houses were both designed by the Bureau of Public Roads in Washington, D. C., and will lend themselves to a different ar- rangement according to the taste and require— ments of the builder. In the smaller of the two, the arrangement is such that it is not only a compact little cottage but does away with the separate dining room, al- .. though in order to keep the dining room in the cooler part of, the house, there is no reason why the dining and sitting rooms should not be com- , bined instead of the dining room and kitchen, simply by having the living room made the - larger of ' the two. 0‘ n e o f t h e very good fea- . tures of this cot— ' t a‘gg .e i s t hie a r- r a n g e— m c n t of the: kitch— en: sink under the win- ”small... (lows, so that light will , always be pouring in on , this very necessary work ’" spdt. And another very ' a arrangement not,” Edited by MABEL CLARE LADD here, but whichyour carpenter and plumber can . help you to plan is that ofet-he built-in wash tub, under the-drain board: Many city apartments have this feature. It saves carrying the big heavy tub from the basement or outhouse every time you want to wash, and is very easily at.— tached to the same drain pipe with the sink. The drain board cover lifts on hinges and fastens up to the ‘window'sill above by a hook while you wash. This is one of the biggest savings in time . that can be devised as it obviates the necessity of carrying the heavy wash tubs of water out, when the clothes are washed. Just pull the stopper the same as in your wash basin. It is then only necessary to provide for the rinse and bluing tubs, and these can be emptied into this tub afterwards instead of being carried out. Another feature which 'every housewife should insist upon when making her plans is that this kitchen sink be high- enough so that the back won’t be half broken when the dishes- are washed. These little thinks are “First Aids” to a healthy and happy life for the woman of either town or country. » 5 The second cottage illustrated is somewhat larger, and has a separate dining room. A very PHILOSOPHY E LIVED a calm, contented life" here with his children and his wife, And though his home was small and plain, He loved it more than fame or gain. He had a curious notion, which Kept him from envying the rich. And many a time he used to say: “These walls keep every wind away. These chairs and tables are not fine, But they serve every need of mine, And love abides within our door, What man of wealth possesses more! “At night when I turn into bed Peace pillows here my weary head. I soundly sleep the night hours through. Can more than that a rich man do! We’ve all we wish to eat and wear And mother, in her rocking chair, Sings nightly all the lullabies Which soothe and close the baby’s eyes, More sweetly mother couldn’t sing Within the palace of a king. Here let me live and let me die, No millionaire has more than I. “A rich man’s home is fine to see. But it would not be home to me, Nor would I find one touch of cheer That is not mine to know right here. The sunbeams find my window panes, My roof is shelter when it rains, And when the winter brings a storm As all the rich, we’re just as warm. Here love and laughter fill the day, H ere we can sing and romp and play, Here we have all that gold can buy, - No man of wealth has more than I.” . (Copyright, 1919, by Edgar A. Guest.) ' nice arrangement of rooms has been attained here in planning for the bath room. Many of the bungalows and. cottages are so arranged that one has to go through either the living or the dining room in order to reach the room, but here, the small hall provides the nec- essary space so that access may be had to this bath from any one of the three bed rooms with- out entering another room. Then" there is the added attraction in this larger cottage of the separate laundry which lends itself to a good wash room and room where the boots and over- alls worn around the barns and in the mud can be hung before the men folks enter the clean . living or dining room. And then provision is made for the fuel to be placed into the kitchen from the outside, thus saving many steps. Note the fact that the trees and shrubbery do not ob— scure the view or shut out the air and sunshine from the front rooms. The porch on this low type of house provides alllthe shade necessary. The old fashioned idea of the built-in cupboard .. . between kitchen and dining room has again tak- en a new lease on life and it certainly is a step-- savers The dishes are washed and put away in the kitchen and the table is set in the dining ’ room without entering the kitchen except for. the hot food. ‘ ' ' bath- “ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE” Questions Asked and Answered by Readers of ~ This Page “Can some reader of Michigan Business Farm- ing tell me how to remove old paint from Wood- work? I have recently bought a house and I am doing over the inside, which has several coats of ' paint which .I am anxious to remove. You have asked a question which has been .. asked by many amateurs, as it is difficult to do so successfully. We painters usually burn 'it off with a blow torch, but no one should attempt that unless they are absolutely familiar with the , torch and the process. There are several patent paint removers on the ma1ket but they are ex-, pensive if used on a large job. And then, in or- der to secure the right one, you must now. whether you are removing White Lead and Oil, Ready Mixed Paint or Flat Finish, asall these require a different treatment. To remove paint without burning, you must first soften or dis-'4 solve the paint. But remember, what will pen- etrate and dissolve paint will also go through ' and penetrate into the woodwOrk, ,and if it is not soaked out and washed off, it-will eat up and loosen the new paint. Here is one way to remove paint: Make a batch of starch, same as for starch- ing clothes, then add caustic soda, dissolved in water. Apply to paint and in a few heurs, paint‘ can be scraped off. Apply with an old brush or wad of cottonron stick, being careful not to allow the hands to come in contact with the mixture. After removing paint, wash the woodwork to remove caustic soda. Another formula is: Dissolve six pounds of salsoda in 5 gallons boiling water. Add 1 pound carbonate of Potash and 1/1, pound bichromatio of potash, then add 3 gals. more water, When the mass should be the constituency of jelly. This may be applied with a brush, cleaning it off with a sponge. If the first treatment fails, try a second. If this does not succeed, use less water, thus making the remover stronger, but be sure and wash wood thoroughly after remov- ing paint. Use clear water only to wash woods- Thos. H., St. Clair county, Michigan. it I]: * “I have a problem in painting kitchen wall. It is Grand Rapids pulp plaster and has been on two years. How shall I begin? I also have a bedroom of pulp plaster. Can I remove the paper, (it has been papered just once) and put on some of; the new wall finishes we have now?———Mrs. J. L. J., St. Johns,»Mich. If plaster is- smooth and hard, go ahead and apply paint directly on plaster. The first coat may look cloudy or spotted and the second even may look.the same but generally the third coat will result successfully. Be sure and give am-‘ , ple time for paint to dry between coats. or the next coat will sOften. Do not use glue size or water first as the first coat is your foundation for the next coat and you would not think of building a fine house on a poor foundatiOn, so don’ t use glue size as a foundation for your paint. Question No. Z—To remove paper make' a heavy paste like you would fer paper hanging, of flour and water, and apply a heavy coat of this over paper. Allow it time to soak through paper. ‘If one coat does not loosen it, apply the second. Paste is better than water as you can apply it hot and it will penetrate better and not run off all over the room like water. When paper loosens, scrape off with a flat knife, be- ing careful not to gouge holes in the plaster. If you make holes‘ in the plaster, you will have dull spots in your wall finish. It paperis on wall solid and there are no strong colors in it like red, blue or greenLyOu can do a'very nice job by applying finish right over the paper, but be careful if you do this to not use a finish too thin or brush it out much, but put it 'on, as quickly and evenly as possible—Thea. H., St‘ Clair county, Michigan. . , -. O 1. O -“Could you please give me good advice for falling hair? For years my hair has been fall- ing, and it does not grow in again as rapidly as it falls. I have a little dandruff and rave used several preparations but do not seem to get ally '. lasting good ”—J‘ W., DeWitt, Michigan ‘ , ¢~,... . “.mio' *Skrt '8' 80.12 and , - 22.24 requires’8,%'-‘yardis of 36 inch material. , , ‘ about 12-3 yards at the 1 lower edge. fifwo separate patterns. ' i. f ., .‘ No. ”(lee-Girls Dress; Cut in 4 sizes: - . "34.6. 8 and-:10 years. ‘Size 8 requires 2%. ‘ "Skirt measures - drawn out. . bust measure. of.” inch material. 22. 24, 28. 28. Size res ,8 yards- . I nutri‘n. 7. sizes‘r 34 inches waist measure. - {are in good. - physical Thefsssentiai needs lot the hair, like the’lreste-ot the body. are cleanliness, air and‘triction. We bathe frequent- ly. allow the air to reach the body . when bathing and the brisk rub with thetowel insures. the flow or blood to ”as. or so me}, material for the dress the surface of the skin. The scalp g“ 9nd 1% was 1°” “1° Wimp? .. should have the same treatment. No', 2812—Ladies' House Dress. Cut in W . ' .1 sizes:'- .34; 36. as. 40. 42. 44, and~48‘- .- “h it mama", “O“gh 5° that. inches bustmeasure. Size 88 re uires the 8031p and hair are clean, wear no "warden! 36 inch material. e (skir “rats" and refrain from wearing any ‘ . measures 2.yards at the foot No. ”lie-Girls! Dress. Cut'in 4 sizes: . 8. 10 and 12 years. Size 10 requires .435 yards of 27 inch material. Nos. 2824-2616—A Strut? ‘Walst 2824 cut in 6 sizes:‘ 3 , a 42 and 44 inches bust measure. 2616 out in 6 sizes: 22. 24 82 inches waist. measure. Costume 0. ,38 40. Skirt The skirt meas~ urea 2 yards at the lower edge. with plait’s It will re uire. tor the entire costume 6%. yards 0 40 inch materiel Two separate patterns. No. '2829——Cut in 6 sizes: 4. I I. 10 and ears pnch material. No. 8811—=Ladles' sizes: Smali. 32-34: edium. . Large. 40-42; and Extra Lar e, iii-46 (aches bust measure. Size Me um will require 4% yards of 44 inch materiel, No. 2689—Giris' Dress. Cut in 4 sizes: . lo. 12 and 14 years. Size 12 renulres 12 44 9‘ yards of 36 inch material. Herewith flnd‘ . . . . . . . . cents for which out me the following pattern at 100‘ each: ................... ‘.‘;_ Man Nor ,u.._\...e~eeee mush..." ...’:‘.‘..‘:‘~'"‘. 8“. .'....;.o 26. 28. 30 and ’ Size 6 will require 3 yards of Nefligée. Cutaolgst‘ I false hair it possible“ as this heats the head, and‘ then when you take it down at night. with the tips of the fingers. rub the scalp thoroughly and end by brushing the hair There are good tonics. but these should only be used under the advice of a specialist. it the above treatment tails ‘ \ HOW TO COOK FISH "I saw an inquiry as to how to’cook ‘ fish so that the bones would be soft. I have taken suckers and packed them in a gallon 'i'ar, preferablya flat one, seasoning with salt and pepper, as they were put in. Then I added one cup of good vinegar and baked several‘ hours—at least one-half day—and the bones will 'be soft like canned sal- mon."—-A Subscriber, Levering. Mich. HANDY KITCHEN TABLE First get a large bread board, a 2 inches wide strip as long ‘as your board is wide, a couple of 1% inches r resistors. be“ 3 1'54”“ M q, strips. Whichwill be the only. legs,j’\‘aitld cut them the desired tengthv and hinge as shown in sketch, ‘1: . *-‘/’§‘ ., ._ \‘y/I. I/\\ and when you wish the table out of the way just take hold of the front side and lift up. By fastening a hook and eye in the wall'and a screw eye in the edge of the board you can fasten _the board up. STATE FAIR DATES G. W. Dickinson, Sec-Mgr. of the State Fair, says that Aug. 12th to Sep- tember 7th inclusive, have been select- ed as the dates for the 1919 exposition. At a recent meeting of the board of directors, Mr. Dickinson was unani- mously re-elected as head of the fair $511.18" X13081 ‘ the ”history of ., Fair. The 1918 fair leap lead of state fairs throuhliiii country, with the largest sin attendance, the largest‘ gro‘fi ance of any ten days" exhibitionfi, an outstanding payment oi'premi‘.’ . During the past two years the's of Michigan has assumed a leaders among the states of the union in riculturai, industrial, and live 3,- . activities. As the state‘has DIOR”! ed. the State'Fair has increased its ' ‘ hibits and attractions in both null! and quality. until it is now recogn ”- not as one of the five leading fairy we the country, but as the leader: ‘ “There seems to be no limit. is what the State Fair can do this year.” Mr. Dickinson said today. “While we have one of the greatest exhibition grounds of the country, indications at present point towards their being too limited. The exhibitors are flood, ing us‘ with requests for space. . “We are receiving hundreds of re quests for premium lists from farmers and others who have not heretofore exhibited. This condition exists in every part of the state. “01! course this is partially occasion- ed by the fact that the people through- out the country are awakenng to the advantages of fairs. They see they can benefit from their neighbor's ex- perience. Then. our premiums are such that the producers of the state can not afford to keep out of the com. p. petition. Last year, we paid nearly -'- $75.000 in prizes and this year the premium list will not only show more success. lation. VALLEY strips about 4 feet long and 2 sets for the seventh consecutive year. prizes, but also larger individual 0f hinges: next fasten your 2-inch Indications point toward the com- amounts. ‘ To Be Healthful F ood Must Be Uniformly Cooked The good cook slices the potatoes so that all pieces will be of equal size and cook uniformly. Otherwise some portions of the potato would be cooked to pieces while others would be underdone. This principle is oneof the most important to consider when buying flour. If the flour is unevenly ground, the granulation will be uneven and consequently will not bake uniformly, which is bound to result in poor Bake day has no, terrors for the cook using Lily White “The Flour the best Cooks Usé" because it is so uniformly good that success is assured in advance. By placing LILY WHITE FLOUR under a powerful nfagnifying glass you will be greatly impressed by the absolute uniformity of the granu- This evenness of granulation insures positively uniform baking qual- ities which means thehest possible results with the least effort. Besides the uniformity of the flour, please note in particular the flavor of everything baked from LILY WHITE. , Right there is another pleasant surprise for you. CITY MILLING COMPANY Grand Rapids, Mich. _ ‘ “EAR CHILDREN—Some, of my 2 . :liiftle' friends had a hard time firtrying to guess the" great man _" “the white hair and whiskers, Mt KW of our little friends have Mitten some good sketches of his wieflhic'h appear below. John Bur- Wghs, for. he it was, is one of the most interesting aswell as one of the most noted men living in the Waited ‘States today. He recently passed his eighty—second birthday d yet last year he spent hisvlvaca- 0n. travelling by auto with friends through the country, spending two , weeks in this way, sleeping in a tent nights and proving to the world "s . fiat the men who live the simple, :.out-of—door life are the healthiest, ' longest-lived of all men. He has made a study of plants and vegeta- ' bles and soils and has given - many _‘ wonderful discoveries to the world through his books on these subjects. The answer to last week’s puzzle appears below, together with a new puzzle and the D00 Dads and then 'we will crowd in all the letters we 'have space for. Afiectionately yours, ' “Laddie.” - ARITHMETICAL PUZZLES Take 1 from 9 and make it110. Answer—IX; take 1 away and leave Place three twos together so as to 'make 24. ' ’ Answer—22 plus 2 equals 24. What number of three figures mul- tiplied by 8 will make exactly 10? Answer—114 or 1.25. Add 1 to 9 and make420. Answer—IX; cross the I and you iii? have XX. (Send all Stories and letters for this Don’t direct to “huddle," care Rural Pub. (30.. Mt. Oleméns, Mich.) . . Letters from Our Boys and Girls Dear Laddie—I am a girl 12 years old. My birthday was April 14th, The “answer to the last sicture ls "John Burroughs. I could not nd much to write about him except that he loved Mother Nature and wrote about birds. He was called a great naturalist. Some of the books he wrote, were “Wake, Robin," “Birds and Poets, “River by Winter Sunshine."—Vera Cam.- fleld, Buchanan, Mich. Dear Laddie—I guess this man is John C. Burroughs. He is a great man. He likes to watch birds building nests and he writes it all down in a book. Though he is an old man he sits down on a sand pile and watches ants carrying their eggs running back and forth, He made a study of ants and birds. They call such men naturalists There is another man like him and his name is J. Muir. Both men have done great good for the world.— Anna McGuigan, Fosteria, Mich. Dear Laddie—The man we had for this week was born April 3, 1837 in the state of New York. He was a great lover of nature. His father was a farmer and the only work that appealed to the son was the making of maple sugar, because it brought him closer to nature. He used to sell sugar in ~the little village in which he lived. He bought his first algebra and grammar books with this money. He also was a hunter. His life as a farmer boy had much to do with his love of nature. He wrote many essays and some poetry, —-—Celia D. Allen, Mason, Michigan. Dear Laddie—This is the first time I have written to you I am 9 years old and in the 4th grade. I have one broth— er 13 years old. My papa takes the M. B. F. I read two letters in this paper from two little girls I used to know. Dor- ohy and Muriel Walton. They live in East Jordan. I like to go to school and have passed in every grade so far. We live on a 40-acre farm, a mile and a half . ily, from a store. There are live in our fam- frandma, papa, and . I wei h 87% pounds and am four feet tour no es high. My cousin, Ther- sa Lamb, my chum. She is in the 4th grade too. I am three months older than she is. We have live horses. four cows and two little calves. Mv brother has a big pair of bobs b down hill this winter very much, I go to Sunday school every Sunday, except when I'm sick, have a bad cold, or some- times when it is very stdrmy.———Gladys Norton, Manton, Mich. Dear Laddie—As I have hever written before I would like to see my letter in print. We take the M. B. F. and like it very much. When it comes I always get it before any other of the children. I like to read the D00 Dads, also the boys’ and girls' page. As I have never seen any letter from Cassopolis I thought I would write one. I am a. girl 12 years old and four feet three inches tall. I o to school and am in the 7th grade. T ere are 15 scholars in our school. The name of our school it Mt. Zion school. I have seven sisters and three brothers. There areonly four' girls at home, the others being mar- ried. I live on an 80—acre farm. We have 35 chickens, two geese, five pigs, three turkeys three Cows and a lit- the calf.——-Esther doker. Cassopolls, Mich. ANIMAL PUZZLE lE'Af NaiL» sTonE PlatE HandLe AerOplane PiN. TrEe Elephant Antelope mama. my brother ' ut we could not slide ducks, two ~ ‘ WHAT DOLLY swims; I THINK it a shame that I Must sit here» on the floor 'T'll my clothes are washed and dry And 1 get dressed once more. Without a thing to cover me 07 keep the cold away, I have to sit here as you c Each blessed wasting day. My mistress often will declare She loves me fond and true; 1 think she’d get me more to wear If that was so; don’t you! ....——-l—- HIS IS A very windy day in I . the Wonderland of Bee. The Bee Dads are having great fun flying their kites They are on the cliffs, where the wind has a great sweep. An old Doo Dad and . his wife have their house on one fro! the cliffs. They thought they "*were’ saf‘ely removed from .the . were greatly mistaken. The old ‘ ‘ 'ladygis doing the family washing. See how theKtail of Roly’s kite has troublesome llttlelrascals, but they . I I ’4 ‘Q I 02‘ I . l W; .1, caught in her clothes line. Here is Percy Haw Haw, the Dude, and Poly, playinga trick on Sleepy Sam. Percy is holding a kite while Poly is tying the tail to Sam’s leg. Wouldn't it be fun to ’see the little hobo flying away over the Wonder- land of Doo? Three of the D00 Dads have been caught up by a \ Kite-F lying in the Wonderland of Dec in strong kite. It has also whisked off the old man's chimney. Flannel- feet, the Cop, just let go, in time. He was arresting that little codger, but if he had not let go in. time he would have gone up too. See what a wonderful aerial tramway” they have fixed up. The young Don Dad with the umbrella is having; fine ride on it, and Smiles, the Clown, with his telescope in hand, seems to be enjoying himself immensely. The young fellow with the catapult doesn’t seem to be afraid of falling. He is aiming at Old Doc Sawbones. Poor old Doc’s whiskers. are playing about with the strong wind. He ex- pects there will be several accidents "before ‘the'iiay is over'and is look- ing forward to having a'lotof brbk- ,' on arms and legs to set. # L . l‘ ' strawberries and easy Dressed huge, 21: to 24¢. Tone easy ”and demand light. ammo, Hominy, April 28.———The steady advance in corn prices and the decline: in cattle rates of late have caused feeders to lose confidence in the future cattle trade and the result has. beena largeoutpouring of cattle. Dast- week’s receipts numbered. 58'3300, 20,000 in excess of the previous week, while a run of 25,000 the first day of this week was the largest one day sup- ply in Quite a long time. Last week's trade closed all” the way from 25 to 65¢: lower, light weight and half fat steers suitering most of the decline, while added to that was a fresh reduction of 25 to 500 on Monday of this week. The drop in values made it doubtful .whether prime steers would now ' reach the $20 mark, while bulk of the offerings are selling at $14.50 to $17. Cows and heifers have suffer- ed about the same price recession as steers. Strictly prime cows and heif- ers, fit for kosher outlet, are quota- ‘ble at $15.50 and $16 respectively, while cutters are new quotable as high as $7.75 and good: - strong weight canners as high as- $6.50. Bulls were 25c lower Monday of this week and showed about that decline as compared with prices in force a week ago. Calves are 25 to 50¢: low- er today, making values $1.50 to $2 lower than a week ago. Prime veal- ers are now selling as high as $13.50. The hog trade finally exceeded the record price of $21, which was es- tablished last September. Short ad- vances up to Wednesday of last week established prices highest in 'trade history and a new record of $21.15 was'made on the mid—week session, this price being paid for a load of prime fat-backs which had been fed in an experiment test by the Iowa State College. The dizzy highest attained by hogs Caused a large outpouring of pork- ers last week-end and Monday of this week resulting in a reaction of 25 to 400 since Wednesday of last week. Best price on the initial ses- sion of this week was $20.95, while bulk of the very best hogs sold at $20. 65 to $20. 90, with a less desira- rble kind at $20. 25 to $20. 60; rough and throwout packers $19. 50 to $20. Pigs are forming only a very small quota of the supply hardly enough ' arriving to make a. market. Those getting in, however, are sellingg at 17 to 19c according to weight and quality. The sheep trade has not apparen- ty struck bottom. A decline of 40 to 50c on wooled lambs and 75 to $1 on shorn stock last week was thought to have brought values down to a rock-bottom basis. However, on thetrade of this date a fresh decline of 10_ to 15c was in force. Best wool- ed lambs are now selling as high as $19. 50, while a week ago $19. 85 was taking the best. Best shorn lambs are quotable as high as $16. 50 while today $16 stopped the best. The run of wooled sheep is practi- cally over for this season and very few shorn offerings in the aged line are coming. U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW Market Fairly Steady, Shipments . Increasing Price changes were moderate. Po- tatoes and celery advanced. Onions, lettuce, declined. airly Other prominent lines were ‘ ' steady. carlot movement increased to 7,456 cars compared with 6,561 last week and 7,689 a year ago. In- creases included old and new pota- toes, dry beans, new onions and cab- bage also cucumbers, celery and strawberries. Principal decreases were inlettuce, spinach, stringbeans and in apples, citrus fruit, old on.- lons and sweet potatoes. 01d Potatoes Advance Further Price gains of 5 to 25 cents were unite general. N011 northern sack- steady, advanced 10‘ to 25 cents in Tens carlot markets, closing at $2. 40 to $2. 75. Western track side and ware- house sales by growers averaged at least 15 cents advance, ruling at the close $1. 50: in Idaho and $2 in Mich- igan producing sections. New York round whites in bulk strengthened slightly reaching $2.52 to $2.57 f. o. b. shipping points, while consuming markets gained 20 to 50 cents, clos- ing 'at $2. 55 to $3.15. Sacked Maine Green Mountains also advanced slightly in producing sections 'to $2.88 f. o. b. Presque Isle, and gain- ed 30 cents in consuming markets, closing at $3 to $3.25. Shipments 2,651 cars compared with 2,269 last week and with 2,950 the correspond- ing ¥ ‘ - 1.1. . 0. Co orado No.1 sacked ‘ white stock rang ed nearly closing at 51.270 to $1.15 1. 0. hi but Maine shipped , timaies at 3, 200 acres. Onions Lower Declines were .most noticeable in western markets, apparently on ac- count of increasing supplies of new stock. The range of old yellow on- ions weakened slightly in leading eastern consuming markets, ranging $4.50@$5.75 per cwt. sacked, but ranged lower in middlewestern cities at $3.75@$4.75. Texas No. 2 yel- low Bermudas declined about 50c 'in producing sections, closing $2.40 @ $2.60 per crate f.o.b. cash. Eastern consuming markets ranged $4.25 @ $5 per crate and middewestern $3.7 5 @$4.75. Shipments more than doubled with 483 cars compared with ' 212 last week and 633 for the corre-. sponding week last year. Shipments. of old onions 48 cars, a decrease of twenty-two. Bean Markets Steady Eastern handpicked sacked white beans contined steady in consming markets at $7.50 to $8 per cwt. Sothern California sacked small whites were also steady in consuming- markets and sold unchanged in pro- ducing sections at $6.25 to $6.50. California Limas showed slightly stronger tone in terminal markets, ranging $8.25 to $8.75. Colorado Pintos still ranged $4.50 per cwt. in bulk cash to growers and were steady in Kansas City around $6 for jobbing sales. Shipments increased to 192 cars, a gain of 62, with 157 cars from California. Exports of beans during the four months, November, Decem- ber, January and February were 990,693 bushels. Shipments have been liberal to France, Italy, Eng- mt: than last year; being reported to Bureau of Crop Est 'infiai'e with exports m years as folloWs: - ' ' els in 1914, 1, 210, 281 1) 191,5 1,760, 383 busholam supplied with Asiatic beans ‘ , can beans continue to go fol-"wad! \ Europe in substantial quantities; ‘ port demand fairly active; andi-i- (Continued on paper 19) “f, " i , . . ' SALE DATES c .9! g 4' To avoid conflicting dates wq 1;" without cost, list the (late of any” stock sale in Michigan. ll“ yom are! considering a sale advise us .atl one: and we will claim the date 101! sion Address Live Stock Editor,- M. B. 1". Mt. Clemens. ‘ ~ May 13, Helsteins—Mark‘H. Pipes, L. C; Ketzlcr and Floyd Pierson, mm. Mich. May 21, Hol‘steins—Livingston County Breeders" Sale Co., Howell, Mich. Deni. G The Dayton Rubber Mfg. (in. Dayton; 0. 5- 'Avrog 1.151%553 Can’t Puncturo Can’t Blow Out Piers of live, elastic rubber built about one inch apart inside the casing and vulcanized or welded to it take the place of an inner ' tube. Nothing can happen but went. 30:3 and 30x35 sizes only—Ford Sizes. More than 50,000 can quipped with them in 6 years. in becouimg our exclusive Big Money dealer 1n your county. Tire experience unneceuary. Write today for terms. ---what other don-surely ~read these three ladies can YOU can do! recent letters: Shiawassee county March 16, 1919 Dear Sirs: I. have received the set of dishes which I order- ed from the subscriptions sent in. I received them Friday, the 14th, and am very much do- lighted with them, and I thank you very much for the very beautiful set sent me. If I can get some more subscrip- tions I will send them in imme- diately. Yours sincerely, MISS MYRTLE KRIESCH. Lapeer county. 'April 10, 1919. Michigan Business Farming. ‘ Dear Sir: I am writing to tell you. that I received the “Blue Bird” dinner set. It ar— rived in first-class condition. It is a beauty. ‘It is everything you said it would be, and all that it could be. I have the promise of more subscribers and will probably send them in soon. The set was well worth the work. MRS. SYLVESTER SOBER Livingston, county. March 11, 1919 Michigan. Business Farming. Dear Sir: I received the set of dishes yesterday and I am very much pleased with them. When the roads get better again I would like to get enough signers for another set just like them if you still have them 011 hand. Yours truly, MISS THELMA LAHRING, BEAUTIFUL SET OF DISHES FREE! , One cannot read these three recent letters from Michigan business farmers’ wives and daugh- ters who have earned a beautiful set of dishes, without admiring their ambition! the kind of women who are always wanting something—wishing for it, begging for it, or paying for it———they saw our way for them to get a new set of dishes free, without spending or asking . for a penny of their own money and they got it! samples of the kind remarks that come in from women and girls all over the state who are earn- ing an M. B. F. Dish Set. MANY BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS TO PICK FROM ! When you send in the coupon below,‘we send you Color Plates showing how each of the differ- ent patterns look, We also send you sample copies and everything necessary to distribute to your neigh- bors, so you can start earning the set right away, and pick out the pattern you want at your leisure. ~ It is not hard to get subscribers for this weekly—you know every farmer in our state ought to have it, if he wants to make farming a profitable business. free, these you hand out and the paper sells itself so you really The dishes come to you safely packed, by prepaid express—we pay all the express charges and thoro' is not one penny’s expense connected with this simple plan to give every lady reader of our weekly a. chance to grace her table with a brand new set of glistening, beautifully designed and up-to- date dishes. If you want to earn a set just as easily as these la- dies and many others have—— stop right now, .1111 out this coupOn and get it in the next mail! Send in. (301111011 New M DO NO CANVASSING ! MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. l I would like to earn a new set of dishes by getting a few new sump-5‘ ‘ ers to your weekly. Send me color plates of the sets you offer and you I terms, free, and I’ll do my best to win a set. M —v. P. 0. And yet these three recent letteis are only We send you sample copies each week, They are not ‘1‘ L—C—Io‘it‘yr—' —_ — _ ——u’ }_ L A“ " “1:? . '. are t. rz: "r em a» _ a,-,d'_$:tra ow ectory rleea. Freight ‘13“. .‘ , I . I' ‘l’ _' . ‘ .» « . _:¥“sn:§ e J‘V’ ' . Let Your Repair Man Go _ Youwon’t need him with a Red River Special threshing outfit. Red River ”Special construction stays in good condition year after year. It’s the threshing outfit that saves grain for the farmer and makes money for its owner. It has made a reputation for it- self wherever grain is threshed. Get a RED RIVER SPECIAL and get the cream of the thresher busi- ness in your territory. You don’t see owners of Red River Special machines losing business. It‘s because they don‘t lose the farmers’ grain. Their threshers . titres}; clean. The big cylinder and the "Man Behind the Gun'? beat out the grain and save it. Other makes wait for the grain to drop out. It Saves the Farmers’ Thresh If you want a thresher for your own use. ask about our Red River Special Junior. The Nichols & Shepard Co. steam and gas traction engines are the strong- est and most substantial built today. They are built for service. For the man who buys or makes an ’nvestment they Will pay him big retur s. Nichols & Shepard Co. In Contlnuoue Inelneaa Since 184! Builders exclusively of Red River Spe- cial 'l‘hreshers, Wind ere, Feeders, Steam and Oil-Gas Traction Engines Battle Creel: Michigan He knows that nothing will keep him dry like a 3W“: / ///:77 WE . :1 3".s'f/7’. Warm Veg; Wate roof Coat. 1’!" Frommthe clouds /’ / 91 /‘ of France to the /, / \ _ ., / .’ ’ / l ploughed fields of ' the 8.. there is ///\‘ no wet-weather r I; Service Coat like a / Fish Brand Reflex Slicker A. J. Tower Co. , Boston. nae. ’ro Separators are Ito-um. CLEAN gen-item! a I ' a ainat defect: material and workman- 1 in Mad . . e also in tour larger aizea all aold on 30 Days’ FREE TR! and on a plan whereby they earn e own coat and are by what they aave. Portal bringa Free atnlog Folder. Buy in the manufacturer and nave money. [9 J Albaugh-Dover Co. ‘ 2260 Marshall St., Chicago. V ..5/'~\v " \ANB‘EQIKILSAM , mg. o‘Heevy DOUBLE (3'qu for free tenc b k d l enowu rand: £°wi3£ '30”? ° m “a“ - - Cleveland. Obie (Readersrare invited tacontribute to this department. .Ideoa'uiid descriptiona IV” ’ of labor-saving devices will be paid for according to length and. practicability.) v. (”I A RAT GUARD To keep rats and mice from any- thing that is hung up, the followmg simple method may be used: Procure the bottoms of some old fruitcans, by melting the sodder which holds them, upon a hot stove. Bore holes in the center of these dishes, and string. a few of them upon the cord, wire or rope upon which corn, other grain, bags, and so on is hung. When a mouse or rat attempts to pass upon the rope by climbing over the tin disks, they turn and throw the animal upon the floor. This plan will be found very effective—E. B., Sheridan, Mich. DISK HARROW This invention relates to harI‘OWS in which the gangs can travel at varying angles fore and aft, and also vertical- ly. The improvement is an adustable spring which controls the up and down movement of the inner end of the gang relative to the frame. (International Harvester 00., Auburn, N. Y. U. S. Patent 1,221,230.)—0..J. Lynda, Can. TO GRIND THE MOWER KNIVES When grinding the knives ot the mowing machine one’s arm usually tires of holding one end up when grinding the other end of. them. It is a hard task also to get them ground at the right angle. All of this can be 5. «amp Kai ugs hens, overcome by means of a rope as shown. Tie one end at the rope to the sickle as shown and pass the other over a beam or tree limb or whatever happens to be convenient, and grasp the other end or the rope with the band together with the knives. The knives are then easily held and can be adjusted to the right angle for grind- ing and held there without the arms getting tired.—-—P. A. 0., Big Rapids, Michigan. FERTILIZER SOWER The new device here is the agitator which shakes down the fertilizer. It swings lengthwise in the hopper and . is operated by means ’of‘ifi eccentric or. the ground wheels. (American Seeding Machine 00., Springfield, Ohio. U. 8'. Patent 1,276,- 047.)——0. J. Lgnde, Canada. - on the axle I tangled and CORN PLANTER shore The runners of corn planters have formerly been attached to the shank by two rivets, and it has been neces- W ' W 77-1 sary to take them to a. blacksmith for any repairs. The runner shown here is attached by means of a hook bolt which enables anyone to attach or de- tach it quickly. (Gale Mfg. 00., Albi- on, Michigan. —-0. J. Lynda, 0anada. SPREADER FOR AUTO SPRINGS When oiling the springs on the auto the spreader shown in the sketch is very handy. The construction is clear-_ llllli \\\\\\ ly shown. The size of the spreader will depend on the size of the springs. -—A Reader. PLOW ADJUSTMENT This plow has one lever which ad- justs the relation between the furrow wheel and the land wheel, ~and thus adjusts the depth of. the furrow; and a. second lever which lifts the plows out of the ground without altering the depth adjustment. (Vulcan Plow 00., Evansville, Ind. U. S. Patent 1,217,- 864).—-0. J. Lynda, Canada. REEL FOR THE BAY SLINGS The time and annoyance caused by twisted ropes on hay slings can be avoided by use of this simple and easily made device when drawing hay, grain, corn, fodder, etc. It consists of a wood frame as shown PIN To PREVENT . / Wooo TURNIN \ lg H ON PIPE / 7 ref—4 3;:«1-PtPE‘ and a pipe thru the middle which also serves as a crank. It is fastened to the front standard by passing the pipe thru holes in the sides of the standard. The front end of the sling is fastened to the reel and the sling wound up. The number of reels will depend on the number of slings used for each load.-——P. A. 0., Big Rapids,.Mich. DEHORNING CATTLE Methods of dehorning and castrating cattle are described in Farmers’ Bulle- tin 949, “Dehorning and Castratlng Cattle" issued bythe U. S. Department of Agriculture; Write for it to Die“- ion of Publications, U. S. Departmt Of Agriculture, Washington, D. 0.—0. 7 J. Lynda, Canada. \ . . at '~ e co . culentetage. The yongnbeeureotmthan U. 8. Patent 1,219,996.) of time. cutting on m's most euc- t (into as fast as on can teed-it and Elevatee to any height with nine wer. Has a egfecity to 20 one per hour. oweren Cutter on one wheel—- e of cast steel and unbreakab . Can't, choke or ' blow up". A dong other oodfeetureson 1919mod makes machine the eimpleet, Info-t, moat etheient machine youcenbuy.Wrife (or catalog and complete detail: Ann Arbor Machine Co. Box 242 Ann Arbo-. Mich. Manufacturers“ - “Ann Arbor Belere" The Baler for ( r Bueineee’ Bleacher Colony Better thunBoards This broad band of‘water-proof paper, held up by arches, excludes all light from the stalks and keeps them clean. The Areanddee Celery Bleacher is applied to the rows five times as fast as boards, is a whole lot cheaper, and will last for several seasons. One trial will convince you that this is a trucking necessity and a time- and money-saver. Sample and circular mailed to you free upon request. The Russelloid Company ’ Dept. M Harrisburg, Penna. ' mow, w}:~,..:x_ v, ';, 1 ’1 ‘TIX-TON MlX’ with “Itch. ear ' around he .flock healthy and hoe In. "1"5'3' i“; ii; 3"” “i“ ”' IJill?” "‘ . a m 0 rue - f t gel}?! eel: p.VlII-iteplo..r club my i.é‘ooklet: on Nature an re 0 e . masons nx-ron C0..Gread Lea... rile. V SHARPLES CREAM SEPARATOB IR good shape; need very little; 700 lbs. capacity. $45 takes‘lt. G. V. Newcomer. Waldron. Mich. _ ref __ , day e Any man or woman who has the use of a conveyance can ‘ \ make that amount right in the county where they are now living, taking subscriptions for this weekly. , Hundreds of farmers are only waiting for someone to ask them to subscribe for the Weekly, that is the talk of all Michigan. > . We want earnest, and above all, honest men and women who will devote all or part of their time to this work, we can make any arrangements satisfactory to you. and will ‘give you all necessary equip- ment and help without a pen- _ny's outlay on' your part. Write us fully about your.- selt. in confidence, it you pro."- ter, and let- us make you a definite and fair proposition .. to act as our agent in your locality during the next few . weeks or man ‘ , ’ Address, "Circulation, Man, a‘ .31. or, -Miohigan Business r m- ~ Aging. Mt. icsmensrshmg= ' -; ' ._ .5 (N3 of year. The cold was Intense "-Vwith'va high northwest wind. the ther- ‘mometer registering 22 degrees at 6. It has" been report- a.’ m., on the 25th. ‘ ed. that Wheat ‘has been severely dam- , - aged as 'well as the fruit especially the peaches. Very little produce being sold ,besides butter and eggs, also cream. The following prices were paid at.Munith April 26—Beans, $6; butter, 50; eggs, 39‘ to 40; hogs, $20.25, to $19.50; wool 50 to 55.—A. F. W., Mun- ‘ithfi April 26. Calhoun, 4(east)—-—Farmers are try- ing..hard to get their oats in between 'showers. The weather is very cold. The ground froze hard Friday night. The soil is cold. Wheat and rye are looking fine. There is not much mov- ing. All the prices are going up. The following prices were paid at-Bat- the 'Creek .April 25—Wheat, red, $2.40; white; $2.38; oats. 68; rye, $1.40; hay, timothy. 30; light mixed, 30; pota- toes, 80; hens, 32; springers, 35; butter, 55; eggs, 40; lambs, $12 to $14; hogs $18; beef steers, $7; beef cows, $6; veal calves, $11.-—G’. E. 3., Battle Creek, April 25. ' Genesee, (cente‘r)——The farmers are very busy at this time. They are plow- ing, sowing oats and also spring wheat, trimming trees, shearing sheep and doing other jobs. The weather has not been very good, with the ex- ception of a few days. Yesterday we had some rain but today it is freezing and we had a slight snow. The soil is extra wet this year and is very slow in drying out, especially on the heav- ier soils. Farmers are not selling much at this time, although a few are selling potatoes. The price of potatoes has weakened and dropped in Flint this weeks This seems odd when prices are going up in other sections. Farmers are ordering binder twine and a few are getting fetilizer, but farmers as a rule are not buying much. Not much cloverseed being sown on account of high price of seed. The following pric- es were paid at Flint April 23—7Wheat, $2.50; corn, $1.60; oats, 67; rye, $1.55; hay, timothy, $22 to $25; light mixed, $20 to $22; beans, $6.50; red kidney, $9; potatoes, $1.25 to $1.30; onions, old. $5; cabbage, 100 1b.; cucumbers, $2.40 per doz.; hens, 29; springers, 29; ducks, 26 to 30; geese, 18 to 22;. tur- keys, 32 to 34; butter, creamery, 64; dairy, 55; eggs, 43 per doz.; sheep, ”$8; lambs, $14.50 to, $15; hogs, $18; beef steers, $10 to $11; beef cows, $6.30 to $8; veal calves, $15; wool, 50; ap- ples, $1.50 to $2.50.-——0’. W. 8.. Fenton, April 24. Monroe, (east)—Are having very bad weather for farming. It rains before it gets dry enough to work on land. Very little oats or barleysown Eda—The past week. on a very severe storm for this ~ above zero. Ice, on on tub. Apricots and “out in bloom. ,.Muddy roads and very few can travel: on them now. The fol- lowing pri‘Ces were paid at Monroe on April 23——Wheat, $2.45; corn, $2.15; cats, 65.; rye, $1.55; hens, 28 to 30; butter, 35 to 50; eggs, 39 to 40; sheep, $8 to $9; lambs, live, $14 to $16; hogs, live, $19 to $19.15; dressed, $23 to $25; beef steers, $6 to $14; veal calves, live, $15 to $16; dressed, $21 to $22.-——E. 0. 111., Monroe, April 25. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER (Continued from page 17) , ereasing. Special efforts are being made by California bean interests to develop an export outlet for their large surplus stock of beans from the crops of 1917 and 1918. Commercial stocks of dry beans April 1, includ- ing-holdings of dealers, wholesale growers, warehouses and grain ele- vators were 7,635,539 bushels, equiv- alent to about 73635 cars. Compar- ative increase is 52.5 per cent over April 1, 1918. Detroit—Cattle: Market 25 to 35c lower than Monday; prospects lower remainder of week; best heavy steers $14 to $11.75; best handy weight butcher steers, $13.50 to $13.75; mixed steers and heifers, $12.50 to $13; handy ight butchers, $11.50 to $12; light: butchers, $8.50 to $9.75; best cows, $11 to $12; butcher cows, $9.50 to $11.25; cutters,‘$7.50 to $8.25; canners, $6.25 to $6.75; best heavy bulls, $11 to $11.75; bo— logna bulls, $9 to $9.75; stock bulls, $8.50 to $8.75; feeders, $10.50 to $11.50; stockers, $9.50 to $11; milk- ers and springers, $80 to $165. Veal calves: Market dull and 50c lower; best, $14 to $14.50; others, $9 to $10.75. Sheep and lambs: Market, 25 to 50c lower; best lambs, $15.50 to $15.75.; fair lambs, $14.50 to $15; light to common lambs, $10 to $13; wool lambs, $16.25 to $17.25; fair to good sheep, $12 to $12.75; culls and common, $7 to $8.50. Hogs; market 250 lower; pigs, $18.50; mixed hogs, $20. DO YOU KNOW A SOLDIER or sailor back from service, who for physical or other reasons is finding it‘ hard to adjust himself to old condi- tions. He does not want to go to the city to find work, yet he cannot stand hard labor. We have a plan that will make his time profitable, particularly if he can have the use of an auto, horse and buggy or bicycle. The work is all out-of-doors and can be confined to his county where he can get home as often as he desires. If you know such a soldier or sailor, who has se- cured an honorable discharge and whom you think would like this kind of work, have him write Mr. F. R. Schalck, in care of M. B. F. I I” _ , . . W. ' ,‘s—uss—n cum-no ans-In M YOU WANT THIS WEEKLY IN YOUR MAIL Box EVERY SATURDAY, BECAUSE— ——-—it brings you all the news of "Michigan farmin ' never hiding the plain facts. g, -———it tells you when and where to get the best prices for what you raise! —-——-—it is a practical paper written by Michigan men close to , the sod, who work with their sleeves rolled up! ————it has always and will continue to fight every battle for the interest; of the business farmers of our home state, no matter whom else it helps or hurts! One Subscrip- ONE YEAR. ...... $1 No Premiums, tion price THREE YEARS. . .32 No free-list, but worth to all! FIVE YEAR-S ..... $3 more than we ask. r—_—-———'m_—_—_———_———— MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Dear Friends : —— currency. .\ . ' :Cpunty ’ . . . . . has—r—fi Keep M. B. F. coming to ‘theaddress below for. . . s .- . . .years for for which I enclose herewith 3. . . . . . . . . in money-order, Nume- .,.....sssessssssoss-sooosoi’osloof ‘P.O...".‘...s,ous‘oscoo-IOOOOOOOOOoooonOI ..... RstnnNo. ..... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn renewalimark an X here (, » a rent cover of .this issue to avoid duplication. ___l check or IIOIOIOO ’s-s State ooooooooo o. u ———‘_ ) and enclose the yellow I ‘ alf- lnch thick , early peaches. WeICOme -—-'/ ‘ s \ —:‘:—" ‘J '6 ‘s 1:. A f T .— / - 1% or s M N" "f (M ’ 4:11 > ‘ / V”, \ ‘ r I \— -,—/ ‘\ \ \ I u I ‘4 '-3 W7“ ./-~‘ \ . I Your boy writes he expects _to be home soon to enjoy all future winters in comfort with so IDEAL Bones and AMERICAN Radiators in the old home Fit up the farm home with IDEAL-AMERICAN heating so that the young man will want to stay on the land. He has fought hard for us and deserves to enjoy every comfort that he has missed so much in Europe. AMERICAN 5‘11) RADIAIQRS IDEAL ill VAMRLGM ’ Muslim , IDEAL Boilers will supply ample heat on one chara- l'na of coal for 8 to 24 hours. depend- ing on severity of weather. Every ounce of fuel is made to yield ut- most results. Sold by all deal- ers. No exclusive agents leases-a economical, and cleanly service. Have this great comfort in your farm house You will say that IDEAL heating is the greatest improvement and necessity that you can put on your farm for it gives you the needed comfort and enjoyment during the long season of zero, chilly, and damp weather. It is not absolutely necessary to‘hsve a cellar or running water in order to operate an IDEAL heating outfit. There is no need to burn high {priced fuel because IDEAL Boilers burn any (ital fuel with great economy and development 0 cat. Send for our Free Heating Book We want you to have a copy of “Ideas! Heating.” It goes into the subject very completely and tells you things you ought to know about heating your home. Puts you under no obligation to buy. AMERICANRADlATOR GQMPANY c.3333... him wan. [DEAL HEATING! Puts June» in every room throughout BOILERS severest Winter. An IDEAL Boiler and AMERICAN Radiators can be easily and quickly installed in your farm house without disturbing your present heating arrange- ments. You will then have a heating outfit that will last longer than the house will stand and give ‘daily, eeeeeeeese IDEAL Hot Water Supply Boilers w I l l s u p p l y plenty of warm wa- ter for home and stock at small cost of few dollars for fuel for season. Temperature kept just right by Syl- phon Regulator. Write for booklet. Chicago M v ~ Western was. . “Horn of Plenty“ ‘ You Healthmjghbalt' if . :l‘\‘ ’1‘ ~\ 178 Jeflerson Ave.. ‘ WesternCanadafor ‘ . years has helped to feed ~ _ . the world—the same responsi- . . bility of production still rests u on her. While high prices for Grain. Cattle on Sheep are sure to remain, one: of land is much below its value. Land capable of yleldlng 20 to 45 bush- els of wheat to the acre can be had on easy terms at from $15 to $30 per acre—good grazing land at much less. .. Many farms pa (1 for from a single year’s cro . Raising \ cattle, sheep an hogs brings equal success. The ovemment , encourages fanning and stock raising. Cos. offer unusual inducements to Home Seek-1 . ers. Farm. may be stocked by loans at moderate interest. ' . Western Canada offers low taxation, good markets and ships. ‘- ping; free schools, churchesand healthful climate. For particulars s- to reduced railway rates, location of land, illusn; in literature. eta. apply to Supt. of human. Ottawa. Cam. or M. V. McINNESS Detroit. Mich. csnsdlsn Government Axons. \' \ I! \ 4V. Railway and / : . .When'you write any adyertiser in our weekly will you mention the in“, 2." mold” of Michigan msinessfimrmm? They_uro friends of, “5!" '- ‘ '7 .' cellar , TEA .‘is no dise0unt.’ -‘ will]: CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING WORD PER ISSUE. To maintain this low” rate, we are eom- ' pulled to eliminate all hook-keeping. vdrtieing are cash in full with order. Count as one word each initial Mid ch group of figures, both in the body of the-43d and in the address. The rate. a 5 cents a word for each issue, regardless of number of times ad runs. There Copy must reach us by Wednesday of preceding week. help us continue our low rate by making your remittance exactly right.— Address, Michigan Business Farming, Adv. Dep’t, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Therefore, our terms on classified ad- You ' FARMS AND LAND FARMS FOR SALE—BIG LIST OF farms for sale by the owners, giving nie name, location of farm, description, price and terms Strictly mutual and co- operative between the buyer and seller and conducted £01 our members. GLE AN- ER CLEARING HOUSE /'.ASSN Land Dpt., Gleaner Temple, Detroit. 1 HAVS A 400- ACRE FARM. I_ II ISII to hire man and wife by the year: 3:00d pay and good job to right parties. Chas. Hodges, St_ Johns, Mich R. 3. BARGAIN IF SOLD 'SOON—7 ACRES root and celery farm. Get particulars from J. Nickless, Box 116, East Jordan, Mich. STORE FOR SALE IVI'I‘II FIVE ing rooms above; fixtures complete; warehouse. For further particulars write Peter Cook, Pewamo, Mich. This store is located at Pewamo, Mich. in a fine farming region and this would sure- ly be a good place for a co—operative cen- ~ter. This building is 18x54 (two-story): 24x24 near end extension and a 20x30 warehouse all in good condition FOR S.ALE-—-—GOING ness——Blacksmith shop, tools and stock; also seven—room—house, well equlllled W611, cellar, water in house; 1174 acre" for garden; cheap. to sell quick. Terms on application; ’phone 22. Van Buren'Co. Telephone Co. A. W. Shannon, Covert. ville, Mich. Mich OUT OF BUSI- FOR SAIE—I‘IGIITY ACRE FARM; good land large basement barn, silo, tool house. Six miles from Evart; five miles from Hersey: gravel road. Price $3,000- Jas. McLachlan, Evart, Mich. IF YOITVIVAV’I‘TO SELL OR EX- change you1 p1operty, write me. John J. Black, 100 St. Lhippewa Falls, Wis WWANTED — 'I‘O RENT—EQUII‘I’ED farm—on Shares. By reliable industri- ous man. John Walsh, 20 Sproat St.. Detioit, Michigan. FOB SALT-“80 ACRE FARRI; Oli- chard, good water buildings, hay, grain, crops, stocks, tools; everything to work w.ith $4, 500. Owner, Hattie Carothers, Fife Lake, Mich” B 1. FOR SALE—dzio-ACRE FARM ALL fenced 80 acres under cultivation, good land, good buildings. With or without stock and implements. Paul Hamann, Alger, Michigan $2,500 DOWN SEC URES 308 ACRES, 28 cows and other stock, hay, etc. Two miles RR town. 100 acres smooth ma- chine-worked fields, hal land cutting 100 tons, spring— watered wire—fenced 50 cow pasture estimated 2, 000 cords wood, 100, - 000 ft.ti1nbe1;60 apple trees; good 8- room house, big basement stock barn, horse barns, granary, corn houses, etc. Owner’s interests elsewhere demanding quick sale, $9.350 takes all, easy terms. Details this big money—maker page 35 Catalog BaIgains 19 States, copy flee. Strout Farm Agency, 814 BE Ford Bldg, Detroit. FOB SALE—FINE‘ PRODUCTIVE farm, 138 acres, clay loam; good clay sub-soil; 100 acres under cultivation, balance in pasture. wood lot, and sugar bush; fenced, stumped; orchards, new and old; 13 acres Fall grain; 40 Fall lowed; hay crop alone in year 1917 grought over $1,000; new seeding done every y;ear painted and finished throughout, spacious orches, hot air furnace, sanitary c em- cal closet, big fruit and vegetable ce lar; a part of this large house has, for over - 30 years, been used as a general store and postofiice, making a. very attractive addition to the general income, and is al- so a stopping place for transients; two large barns, connected in an L shape, with stalls for six horses and ties for 25 head of cattle, basement of solid stone construction; a cement frost-proof root hay track and waterworks are other desirable features, pure, cold wat- er pumped by windmill; outbuildings con- sist of tool house, ice house, hen and beg houses, double corn cribs, also ware- house 16x29 attached to rear of store part; row of beautiful maples down front of farm and shrubbery on grounds: school house ' across from farm, near - churches, lodge halls, etc. , good, prosper- ' ous neighbors; near five summer resorts, "’ insuring fancy prices for produce; four ' miles from M. C. , nine from county seat, 28 from Petoskey, Bay View and Mackinac Island; telephone and daily mail; have Registered and Grade Short- horn cattle, 0.1. C. pigs, etc" also hay, oats dai' dependable home-grown seed e list or best farm machinery hewvlly for quick gal: Liv; {IO-ACRE FARM FOR SALE, 1 miles from St. Louis. Mich. Good schoo s and churches; good soil, 55 a. cleared, balance pasture and wood lot; lo-room house, basement barn 36x48. Price. $6,500; $3,500 cash, balance easy terms. Chas, Monroe, St. Louis Michigan. FOR SALE -— 6,600 ASPARAGUS Plants. $20 takes the bunch, F. J. Strat- ton. Three Oaks, Michigan. . SEEDS AND PLANTS FOR SALE—ITO SAN SOY BEANS; fine __qua1ity G P. Phillips, Bellevue, Mich. I HAVE EARLY RECORD, ROUND, White Seed Potatoes and will paV postage in Michigan at $3 per bu. C. J W Aldrich Falmouth, Mich. PURE BRED SEED—“'18. HARLEY (6 ROW) and College Success Oats. pass- ed inspection in field and bin. Worthy oats not inspected this year. These grains took 4th prize at M. A C. Grain Show. Write for prices Earl C. McCarty, Bad Axe. Michigan. SEED CORN—“PICKETT’S” YE LLOIV ‘Dent, early maturing selected seed $3 for 56 pounds shelled corn. E N. Ball. Ham- burg, Mich. I HAVE 100 BUSHELS 0F GOLDEN Wine Seed Peas to offer. They are a good variety; will yield 25 bushels per acre. Price, $3 per bushel; sacks at cost. A. M. Caverly, Prescott, Mich, R. 2. SEED OATS. BEST \IICHIGAN northern oats. Buy good seed and grow 80 to 100 bushels per acre. Price, 900 per bu Sample free. Merrill Mich I HAVE 1,000 BUSIIELS OF IVORTHY Oats to offer at $1. 50 per bu. Sacks free f..o h They are nice bright oats and free of weed seeds 10 acres of these oats yield- ed 90 bushels per acre. -—Elmcr E. Smith Redford Mich YELLOW DENT SEED heavy yielding; butted and tipped; CORN, . shell- ed 56 lbs” $5; sacks free with 2 bushel or more. Germination test above 90%. Lleo 4M, Worden, Ionia, Mich, R. F. l o . ONION SETS, CHOICE, HAND SE- lected reds; postpaid, 2 lbs, 35c; lbs, 750; quantity price on application. Thelo Gifford, Winn, Mich. WANTED—POSITION ON FARM BY man with family, 15 years' experience, references State wages or would rent flurryshfidz. farm. Frank Adams, Copemish, 1c .. large, modern residence, well - “Results came quickly from the V‘ Ad.” hepherd, Mich, M. B. F.: You may take out my ad. for sweet clover seed for sale. I am about sold out. Results came quick from the ad. _ C‘. A. THOMAS. lllllllllllsllllllllllllllllllllllllllln. Apr. 1, 1919 If it is anything the farm folks want or need a little ad in M. B. F. ’s Classified Farm- ers’ Exchange will sell it for you. ‘lllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll Ma yer’s Plant Nursery . f Notice . To Subscribers When sending a change or correction of address—or when Writing us about anything con- cerning your subscription, please be sure to send the yellow address label from the front ' cover. This will help us to give the m'atter prompt and careful at- tention. :mcmcwwsmrssr AIMIKC‘: AWOULD like to ask you": thru as any law that prevents a State bank; In Michigan from making loans on breeding cattle for one year. I know that many of our banks are carrying farm mortgages for a long- er period. The farmer’s herd of dairy cows 'on many terms in Lenawee county is worth as much as the farm itself or nearly so and many pure— bred herds are worth more. In order that farmers might be encouraged to improve their herds and to carry, as many animals as the farm should carry with profit to the other, it would seem that some meth- od should obtain, whereby a farmer could borrow 011 long time paper on his herd of. cows, at least. Some years ago, having grown weary of strenuous business life in Chicago, and mindful of the tranquil days of my youth on the farm, I pur- chased the half section, on which my grandfather settled near Addison in 1838. Desiring to be an up—to—date farm- er I purchased some pure—bred Aber- deeu Angus cattle and some Duroc Jersey Hogs also pure- -bred and car— rying the best blood lines that I could afford to buy. ' Looking back over these years I find that my days have been» full of trembling and my nights of terrible dreams because of these ever recur- ring four months’ renewals, and the your legal; department if there is"; "could. have been handled Leas," - “if On a smaller term pie ever, on a halt section I could anally carry $20, 000 worth of cattle .ln—9 . voiced at grade beef prices.) The cat? tle were making more meney grade cattle wOuld make and natur- ally I wanted" to keep them. ., , I believe the system should be rel-7‘ adjusted so the future generations of men who wish to keep breeding stock may borrow on longer notes. 1 wish to ask another question.” Not many farmers like to give a. chattel mortgage. Could a note be drawn with spaces for the registry numbers of the animals included in the secur- ity, which on filing with the register of deeds would become adieu on the . property like a mortgage? Idiope some plan may be devised. We have the Federal Loan System-which en- ables the farmer to borrow on-his farm, and the Federal Reserve Sys— tem which facilitates marketing and feeding operations and has, no doubt, contributed largely to the present position of the United States among the nations of the world as a com- mercial factor, but in order to stim-. ulate the greatest internal agricultur- al advancement some method should be devised for loans on breeding stock for a longer period than six months—Geo. B. Smith, Addison. PEAS AND OATS MAKE GOOD PASTURE I would like to ask thru the col— umns of your paper what would be advisable to sow for summer pas- ture for calves and spring pigs. I have ten calves about eight weeks old as I have no clover, I would like to sow something that answorsfor sum- mer pasture. I also expect to have “six or eight spring pigs and would it be advisable to pasture the pigs with the calves thru the summer? How much pasture would that many stock require ?— Subscriber, Leroy. For real early spring pasture a mixture of peas and oats, sown at the rate of from four to five pecks of each per acre, furnishes as good a pasture as can be obtained for June. The peas and oats can be, sown earl— ier than anything else and comes on quicker than does rape. The only objection to this crop is the fact that it once eaten off it will not come up and made asecond growth; Conse- quently, it is not available for pas- ture much after the middle of July. At this date I would advise to de- pend entirely upon Dwarf Essex rape which may be sown broadcast at the rate of five to six pounds per acre or drilled at the rate of from two to three pounds per acre. It would be advisable to put in about two to two and one—half acres for the ten calves and pigs, and, if possible, it would be well to divide this into two lots alternating them from one to the other each three or four weeks to insure a constant sup- ply of fresh green feed thruout the season—Geo. A. Brown, Prof. Animal Husbandry; M. A. (7. \VOULD NOT ADVISE RAPE FOR HORSES I am very short of hay for my horses and would like to know if it would harm them to pasture them in rape field in evenings after they have been working hard and then work them the next day during the summer. Would also like to know if I can . feed them good marsh hay cut fresh every day. Would they do all right . by feeding that, and a good feed of cats three times ‘a day while work- ing? If these two substitutes will not do what can I sow that will be ready to pasture in June? I have light, sandy ground—M. B.. Milford; Mich. I would not advise pasturing work horses on rape, as it is far too succu- lent. They would need dry matter in the shape of hay or‘ straw in addition. Fresh marsh hay, along with cats. would make a very good feed, it you did not have too far to go to get it. ‘ 'If you have an area close to the barn which you can pasture, I would suggest that you sow spring barley at the rate of two bushels per acre and use it for your horses instead of rape ‘as you suggested. Barley has been found to be well adapted 'to horse feeding and of particular value for brood mares nursing foals. I am sure you will find it better than anything - else you can use to take the place of, hay.—-—R. 8'. Hudson, .Farm.8uperin- tendent, M. A. 0. 1 I have a two weeks‘ old heif- er ca‘if perfect in. all respects but born minus her right fore-" leg. She is as active as any calf with four legs, and I wish you’d make an item and put in M. B. F. I wish to sell her as a freak for she is a beauty.— Courtney M. Howe, R. No. 1, South ..Haven, Mich. . SHROPSHIRES WANTED_ Mr. Wm. S. Grow of Co'nandaigua, N. Y., an M. B. F. subscriber, writes us as follows: “COuld you put me; in line where I could buy some reg- istered Shropshire ewes with lambs by their side, or some yearlings that. have not been bred?” If any of our'readers have Shrop- shires for sale will they please write to Mr. Grow? graphs. whatever other Vlnfgamation'. yo Michigan TRACTOR EXPERIENCE WANTED : ‘ ‘ ‘ E HAVE received a number of very interesting tractor letters. . The first of these, from a Fordson owner, is published in this 193116. ‘ Next week we will give the experience of C. M. Lampkin & Son 0! . Saranac, with their I. H. 0 Titan 10. 20 This exchange of tractor. expert» 5 shoes will be of value to every farmer who uses a treetor or contemplates the purchase of a tractor. We ofler cash prizes for tractor letters all p Tell us your experience, giving name and“ model or tractor number of acres farmed, 11111171119111}, of films - es displaced 115* ill a fit cm than , 7 will mature a good crop i», - ~“usnsoii'mlm sILo ’ ' ' HE FIRST and most important ‘ use of the silo, is to store suc- , cul‘ent forage for winter and v'summer’ use.q Some farmers get a large service from their silos by keeping-them employed as storagge ""”for fodder." I know of cases where - the silo has been filled in the fall. 1’ with corn,_fed out during. the? late fall-and early winter months, ’and " filled, in January with shocked corn - With water added. This, if properly - . made from good fodder, produces an excellent silage and very much better results can be obtained than feeding the fodder dry. An early planting of oatsand peas in March or early April in June, ..which can again be put in the silo and fed out during J uly“ and August when pastures are poor and feed scarce. In this way it is possible to use in a practical and' economic way the silo three times a year. Few farmers or stock keepers aim to put all their corn’ in the silo.- -This means _ that a large amount of corn stalks must eitherbe left in the field .as stalks or cut and put in shocks as fodder. The prevailing high prices for hay demand that fodder should be care- fully saved, and it is very practical and wise policy to cut up the earn in the fall before it becomes dry or . frosted and put in.large well-built shocks. It can then be fed as fod- der, shredded, cut up, or putin the . silo. It sometimes happens that a silo will not‘be used for fodder where herds are sold or stock disposed of. The silo in this case can be turned to excellent use as a storage for grain. It is the best kind of gran- ary and many of them are being used for this purpose. I have a friend who makes it a point to put up ice in his large silo each spring. ' He has two winter‘silos; feeds out the large one first and the smaller diameter later, then fills his large silo with ice, which supplies him during the sum- “ mer months. By using sawdust around the edge, the silo will prove -an excellent ice house. - ' There are many farmers who feed cattle only when conditions are fav- orable. The market may favor their decision in this venture, or it may be they will have a surplus of fodder or feed which they Consider can best be marketed thru cattle. These men .certainly need a aim, or two even though they use them only once in three years. It will give them an opportunity to save forage crops which otherwise might be wasted, and the silo. in this case serves as a forage insurance and stands ready to make a feeding operation profita- ble. I With these many uses, the silo should be considered as one of the most important equipments on the farm, and for the stock farmer; he should build it as he builds his barn. ' _ Several years ago the statement was 'made that a silo was needed wher- ever a corn crib was found, but pres— ent day experience has proven that a . silo is often needed where a corn crib" is not. There are large sections in the northern states where corn sel— dom matures but the silo is depend- - ed upon to harvest the crop. There are also cases where the bulk of the corn raised in a community goes into the silo. We now say, a silo for ev- ery barn—A. L. Hawker. '" _ nauseous HORSE SITUATION _. 1 E‘CANawell liken the horse bar 7 ainess to an ocean. At times ' : f carpeting, at other times .methe‘ebh'flow. .lust new, the tide setting 1? strongly in one‘direc; ‘production in this manner, what' is. 'find I one dollars—Chas .co nty, ' ‘ . prices to follow the liarge increases in prices of. wheat, corn, pork, beef and mutton, many farmers have quit the horse business. 'Their mares have beenfoi‘ sale to the horse buyer, in. many'casesand even'though mares were held, breeding hag‘ been neglect- ed. The ebb flow of the ocean is just upon us. It'takes a very strongly anchored person to stand against the flow of tide. It is also usually a rather thank- less job to advise gorng against any popular or well nigh universal prac- tice or habit. But there is always a tomorrow to be considered. To illustrate the way the draft horse business is going, a short re- view of the history of the last several years in Tazewell county, Illinois, can be cited. Tazewell.” county has earned the fame of having more purebred Percheron horses per square, mile of area than any other county in Ameri- ca. Old Louis Napoleon made history for the county in early days and the draft horse interests have always been very large in the county. To obtain an accurate opinion as to the decrease in breeding in Tazewell county, the Taze- well County Percheron Association a short time ago canvassed the men owning stallions for the years 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918. Direct questions were asked of each stallion owner as to the number of mares bred_ per stal- lion during these years. Enough re- plies were obtained to furnish reliable estimates. In 1915, there were record- ed 155 stallions for public service. The average number of mares bred per stallion was 65. Counting a fifty per oent. colt crop, there should have been 5,036 colts of the 1916 crop. In 1916, the number of registered stallions de- creased to 140 and the average num- ber of mares per horse also decreased» ‘to 55. This would be 3,850 colts for 1917. ~In 1917, the stallions again dropped to 115 and mares per stallion to 451/2. According to this only 2,616 colts could be expected in 1918. Last year, 1918, the stallions only number- ed 88 and the owners reported an av- erage of 41 mares per stallion. This year we can expect about 1,800 colts. From 1915 to. 1918 the stallions de- creased from 155 to 88. The number or colts decreased from 5,036 to 1,800 or almost 180 per cent. Here is food for thought. If one of thevbig draft horse counties cuts down its horse the three going to happen to horses for market years from now? A like decrease can be seen in the decrease in stallions registered in the entire state. In 1912, there were 9,677 purebred and grade stallions licensed of four supply and » WWW? ’34 «E l M iii? a... f f9 l in “.“ '~.. . —u 4 t o I 9“. 1m‘y“'.',_'. ‘ '. ‘ ' .‘ifin‘tv . I - hi” .. Coon-l by ii. .I. eynoidl Tobacco 00. just abOut twice hands out can be credited to its quality. And, right behind this quality flavor and quality fra- grance is Prince which is cut out by our exclusive patented process. , We tell you to smoke your fill at any clip—jimmy pipe ' or makin’s cigarette—without a comeback! Does that sound like the goods to you? .. Buy Prince Albert everywhere tobacco is sold. Toppy red ha a, t tidy red tine, handsome pound and half pound tin humidars—and —¢hat clever, practical pound crystal glass humidor with sponge moistcncr top that keeps the tobacco in such perfect condztmn. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C. ”:25; . 53 Rush ru‘ Km.- 1.332% RIN CE ALBERT puts over a turn new to every man fond 5 of a tobacco smoke—whether it’s through a jimmy pipe or via a home made cigarette! P. A. is such a revelation it wins your friendship completely, giving you a brand of satisfac- tion and keen enjoyment that never ' , before has been yours. . 5 Tell you the truth, Prince Albert ' will make such a hit with your taste I and your tongue, you’ll wish you had been born twins so you could smoke as much! And, all this delight is": A. a n..___ Albert’s freedom from bite and parch : , to stand at public service. In 1918, there were 7,120 or a decrease of 36 per cent. The result is already becoming ap- parent in Tazewell county. The other day,. the secretary of the County Percheron Association was trying to find’ some real geldingg to price to a buyer. In the course of his search, a considerable number of men were con- sulted. No one knew of any big sound geldings of market age. A buyer of express horses told the secretary a short time ago that he was finding it' very hard to find any horses suitable for his trade. Last August in response to an inquiry for grade mares to over 500 men in Tazewell county, only 29 mares for sale were located. In the light or these figures and from» recent history, it begins to ap- pear that there will be practically no horses soon. When that happens what will we do for work stock? And we need work horses three, five, ten years from now.—-—0hester G. Starr, Farm Adviser of Tazewelz County, Illinois. very, very interesting. Please send it {6‘ myaddress for one ear. Enclosed . . Collar, Kent, Our ._ and samples of any Farm Seeds you wish to buy. Free on request. you inveStigate our values. THE C. E. DePJY C). Quality First DePUY’S SEEDS FIRST AID TO coon csors The are Northern Grown and must stand the most severe "est: for purity and germination givo the buyer an advantage in QUALITY and PRICE. Our first effort is to supply the best qual- ity that skill. experience and money can produce, making give the grower practicat crop insurance at low cost. Light overhead expenses enable us to Quality Seeds 0U“ l9”) SEED BOOK Garden or Field until PONTIAC, MICH Don't buy anything for either items before spring. The for the coming season. What are You in the Market for? Use this coupon! eEvery render of M. B. Check below the items you are interested in, mail it to us and we will ask dependable manufacturers to send you their literature an. lowest prices free and without any obligation on your part e I“. will be In need of one or more of the following next few months lo the time you will do your buyin- AUTOIVIOBILES DAIRY FEED INCUBATORR SHOES AUTO TIRES DYNAMITE KEROSENE ENG. STOVES AUTO SUPPLIES ELECTRIC LG'TS LUMBER STUMP PULLEB AUTO INSUR. GAB ENGINE LIhIE EEDS BEE SUPPLIES. GUNS MANURE SP'D'B SPRAYERS BERRY BASKETS FANNING MILL NURSERY ST“, SILO BUILDING SUP. FERTILIZER MOTORCYCLES TANNERB BICYCLES FUR BUYERS MILKINO MACH. TRACTORS BINDER TWINE FAthI LANDS AUTO TRUCKS VET. SUPPLIES CHEM. 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Nothing for sale at this time but young bull calves. E. L. Salisbury, Shepherd, Michigan. . dam has a 33.105 4-yr.—old record. MUSOLFF BROS.’ HOLSTEINS We are now booking orders for young bulls. from King. Pieter Segis ons 170506. All from A. R. O, dams th credible records. We test annu- ally for tuberculosis. Write for pric- es and further information. _ Muslofl' Bros., South Lyons, Michigan _cnoics uranium sroc PERCHERONS, ' ' HOLSTEINS, SHROPSHIRES, " ANGUS. ‘ DUROCS. DORR D. BUELL, mum, MlCH. R. F. D. No. l HOLSTEINS 015‘ QUALITY. TWO near- est dams of herd sire are both above 33 lbs. butter in 7 days, average 700 lbs. milk. E. A. Hardy. Rochester. Mich. EG. HOLSTElN BULL’CALF from good producing Cow and sired by a No. 1 bull. Price $50.00 for quick sale. F. W. Alexander. Var~ar. Michigan. 1200-"). Bred Young Bull H Ready for service. The sire Maplecrest De K01 Hengerveld own brother to a world’s champion junior 4-year—old, 1,263 pounds butter in a year. Brother, in blood to the ex-champion cow, record 1322.93 lbs. but- ter in a year. Write for pedigree and price. IIILLCREST FARM, F. B. Lay, Mgr, Kalamazoo, Mich. T‘VIN BULL (‘ALVES Born October 20. l918: sired b Sir Calantha Segis Korndykc 104008; am’s record. 24.35 lbs. butter and 621 lbs. of milk in 7 days; finc straight calves. Send for particulars—C. & A. Ruttman. Fowl- erville. Michigan. “’oodlund Border Stock Farm Offers a splendid two-year—old grand- son of the great Sire Dutchland Cream- 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 growthy fellow nearly white. Cheap, it‘ taken soon. Fred Lord. Stockbridge, Mich. 33—1.“, ANCESTRY FOR SALE Bull calf born Feb. 6, 1919. Sire. Flint Hengerveld Lad whose Dam, 17 lb Jr. 2-yr.—oid. daughter of Ypsiland Sir Pontiac DeKol whose dam at 5 yrs. has a record of 35.43 and 750.20 lbs. in 7 da. Price, $100 F_O B. . Write for extended pedigree and photo. L. C KETZLER, - Flint. Michigan PREPARE For the greatest demand prices t: r has ever known. future Start now with the Holstein and convince yourself. Good stock always for sale. Howbert Stock Farm. Eau Claire, Michigan. ‘ __', sired by a son of F ‘ d H Bull Calve K... , Boy and by a son of King Segis De Kol Kori.‘yl Our order for Spring Boar? P e rims.y John W. Snyder. St. > Johns, 011,, R. t, ' w { BERKSEIBES 'Proflt. Clioiee stock for sale. ' ur an s. o COESA, - White Hall. onEs'rEn wm'rme MARCH AND 'Arnn. PIGS, Chestet‘from prize winning stock; in airs or tries: at reasonable prices—F. . Alexander, Vassar, Mich, J. '1‘. Westail, . Breeder of big type Chesterwhite swine, My herd is headed .by Petrolium King 51.003 and he by Petrolium Giant 87,115, and. he six times grand champion. Some good October males for sale. Write me ‘ HIRE! M G REGOBY FARM BERKS WT“. W for further particulars and prices. J. '1‘. Westall, Breckenridge, Michigan. DOGS FOB SALE—COLLIE PUPS. CHAS. Wolff, Walkerton, Indiana. CHOICE STOCK .COLLIE PUPS FOB sale; mother natural heeler. J, Ses- sions, St. Johns, Mich., R. 8 ' RABBITS PEDIGREED RUFUS RED BELGIAN Hare bucks. Prices reasonable. Satis- faction guaranteed. Hanley Bros., R. 8, St, Louis, Mich. POULTRY HOMESTEAD FARMS Orders for Chicks have been too manY- We must have three to four weeks to 1111 further orders. Order only Barred Rocks: R. C. Rhode Island Reds; White and Silver Laced (in small 'auantities) Wyandottes: S. C. Black Minorcas; S, C. and R. C. White Leg- horns; S. C. and R. C_ Brown Leghorns; Anconas. Eggs for hatching, Hares—Belgians and Flemish Giants. A catalog will be mailed to you. BLOOMINGDALE FARMS ASSOCIATION Bloomingdale, Mich. PLYMOUTH BOOKS MUD-WAY-AUSH-KA FARM 0P- fers for May lst shipments our breeders in Parks bred-to—lay Barre Rocks (Pulr let mating) yearling hens, :3 to $5 each; eight hens and cock bird, $ 0 ' Rock eggs, 1.50 per 15; $4.50.per 50; hits Runner uck eggs, $1.50 per 11. Dike 0.. Miller, Dryden, Mich. G. A. BAUMGARDNEB'S BARRED P. Rocks are famous for winners, layers, and yellow legs and beaks. Eggs by ex- press, $1.50 per 15; by parcel post, $1 per 15. Middleviile, Mich., R. 2. OEN’S BIG BEAUTIFUL BABEED‘ Rocks are hen—hatched. uick owers. good layers; 30 eggs, 3.0 ' 10 , 8.00. Postage paid. Cookere s, $4.00. ircu- lars, photos. John Worthon, Clare. Mich. THOROUGHBRED BARRED BOOK Cockerels and females. Vigorous , stock; good layers; eggs for hatching. Satisfaction guaranteed. Robert Bow- ‘man, Jr., R. No. 1. Pigeon. Michigan, BARRED ROCK WINNERS. Won 1 Pen, 2nd Cockerel and 4th Cookerel at Chelsea Big- Show. Hatchin Eggs from Pen 1 $2.60 per 15' Pen , $2, 0 per 15, or $5.00 per 50. B‘y parcel post. Carrier returned. SAM STADEL. - Chelsea, Mich. SHEPARDS' BUFF ROCKS; PRIZE winners at the big Detroit Poultry Show 1919. I have tWO gra e pens mated. I will hatch my winners rom these mating. I will haVe a limited number of eggs to spare at $3 per 15. If you want some good Buff Rocks order one or two of these settings; they will please you. Satisfac- Eion uaganteed. Irvin Shepard, Chesap- ng, c . . LEGHOBN SINGLE-COMB WHITE LEGEOBNS; bred to l y: Bergen strain; hatching e gs er 15, f.50' 0 $2.75' 50, 4; of; $.50; 3 o. :21. rder d ct om th No'sdheck. Bruce W. Brown, May- villo. M - ._ -TO-LAY WHITE LEGHOBNS. leaiiiliinlinm. A. C. Demonstration Farm in 1918. Average production for 150 hens 1.3:; year 185 eggs each. Eggs to; hitch- $2 per 15 or 10 or 1 0. 11113 R 'dsay armstead. Romu. 111.. Mich-v R. 2! Box 54 " ' ' P ROFITABLE BUFF LEcnonNs...w’; nt ens of especially mated ENE-35$ Byufiis that are not only mat- ed , or exhibition but, above all. for pro:- game-'-egg‘production. E838 at V6?! reas— , enable prices. Our list will interest you , .s—‘pieaser, ask 1 r it. Village Farms, Grass 14536-1119 133“ ‘ ~ osmNGTON in. try supplies will please refrain from send- ..1 ft nd 3. 0. W.. E s 3:? a ,ite Guinea 9 firm with this company since February} 225 .19_ . . were renames. we no w. 'r , , . 0 638s. per settihg, .1 . $1.50. F. F. Whit. ‘myer, ;Will_ianiston, Mich. . " "' .vn'r.wmto.nai .COCKEREIS n‘urfwhiu‘ husky tellosrv‘: riees reachable satisfaction aren- i’eod O. In. Hawiey. LudingtonFlMich. , WYA-NDOT’I‘E sunny), GOLDEN AND wnrrn Wyandottes; eggs from especial mail— ins’. $3 perIS; get 30; $8 per 50; by cell , st repai . Clarence Brown! . gran , Midh, R. 2. ' ng ' CHICKS CHICKS WI .8111? THOUSANDS, DIF- ferent varieties; Brown Le - horns, $13 hundred; booklet and test- monials. Stamp appreciated. F Hatchery, Box 10, Freeport, Mich reeport TURKEYS MAMMOTH BEONZ' TURKEY EGGS for hatching, 35 cents each. Mrs. Walter Dillman, Dowagiac, Mich., R 5. MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS —- Strictly thoroughbred, for sale. Gob- blerS' weigh 15-38 lbs., Hens 9-16 lbs. Price, $7.00 to $25.00, according to Weight and beauty. Eggs, $4.00 per setting of ten. John Morris. R. 7. Vassar. HATCHING EGGS S. C. B. BLACK MINORCAS: EGGS from pen No. 1, $1.30 per setting of 15; pen NO. 2, $2 per setting. Selected eggs from main flock, $7 per 100. R, W. Mills.- Saline, Mich. R Br. Leghorn eggs $1.50 per 15; $8 ° ° er 100. Pekin duck, $1.50 for 8. W. Ch nese goose eggs 40 cents each. Mrs. Claudia Betts. Hillsdale, Mich. S. 0. WHITE LEGHORN EGGS FOR hatching. Flock is culled by M. A. C. ex- pert who recommends them as an excep- tionally good laying strain Roy C. Ives, Chelsea. BARRED ROCK EGGS FROM LAY- ing strain, $1.50 per 13, Custom hatching fort people who would not have to have chicks shipped. Mrs. George C. Innis, Deckerville, Mich., Route 1, Box 69. ABBED 'ROCKS. Winners at Chica- go, Detroit and Battle Creek shows. Four pullets layed 950 Eggs in one war. Eggs. $2.00 for 15; $3.50 for 30. , C. Oflgailf genton Harbor, Michi- . o. . gan, R. HATOFIIEiGBEgGS SOETITINGS 111' #5 eggs pospa . . . . 11 one .1 ; White Guineas, $8. Odd-ii finold, Cole- mhn, Michigan. EGGS FOB MATCHING. S. O. WEE?! Leghorns: 7 Michigan Agricultural - lege-bred trap nested roosters with our flock at present' eggs, :0 each. Geo. Mo- Kay, Hersey. M ch. EGGS FOB BATOHING raised 3. e. White eggs, $1; 28 eggs. $1.50. Sumner Simpson, Webberville, Mich. FROM FARM Leghorns, 15 HATCHING EGGS FROM PURE Blood 8. C. R. I. Reds. Prices 15, $1.50' 50, $4.00; 100, $7.00. Mrs: J. A. Kellie, May- bee, Michigan. ‘ ARRED ROCK EGGS: WINNERS AT Chelsea show. Special pen, $2.50, 15; Second $2, 15; $5.50. P. P. Prepaid. fiarger. Returned. Sam Stadel, Chelsea. c . HATCHINGgggs FROM PURE- Barred Rocks, Ringlet strain; 15 for (£1.50; 30 for $2.50. P P. prepaid. Mrs. eo. Weaver, Fife Lake. Michigan. EGGS fig]! sgég‘ofllNth F¥VOM MAR- n, w e d . $1.50 per 15. Postpaid. Williamyfirhncipieerij- Mai, 152 Washington avenue, Muskegon, HATGHING EGGS —- PLY rocks, altl 1varigtiesharig AnconasiuoIIlIl'iigf rae caaog c. or anPol Sheridan, Mich., R. 5. u try Yards - From pure b t Hatching £883 Rocks Fisheisd 32321; and Mammoth White Pekin Ducks. Chas. Kletzeln, Bath, Michigan. HATCHING EGGS WANTED Hundreds oi! readers of Michi an Bus- iness Farming want to buy etching 88‘s. It you have any to spare, a little ad in this column will sell them in a hurry Write out our and send it in.' will set it in and tell you what it cost to ru Address ni’oultry Dept. M. n F. MISCELLANEOUS EARN $60 WEEKLY DISTRIBUTIN the Adapto Tractor ..ttachment for For cars. Guaranteed not to injurgnyom- Ford. Write for free circular to D0”- u u Gen- eva Tractor Company, Geneva, ‘ o, NOTICE—rUnonAsEns or ‘rOUL- mg me remittances and letters 'ntended tor Thenioomingdale Farms A sociatlon, ”v.1 have not d any direct connection The Livingston COunty Breeders’ ‘ Sale Company Willbe at HOWELL, MICHIGAN Wednesday, May 21, 1919 At 12 :30 o’clock P. M. 70 Head of High Class O ' e Registered Holstelns ‘ will be. offered A large percentage of the offerings either have A. R. 0. records or are from record dams. ‘ Among the lot are three daughters of 32-lb. cows-and a 25- lb. 3-year-old daughter of a 28-lb. cow. A few high-class young bulls will be included. Many of the females are bred to bulls whose dams have records from 30 to 35 lbs. I . P. M. TAF T, Secretary Oak Grove, Mich. Catalogs ready May 10th Col. J. E. MACK, Auctioneer. Great Dispersion Sale! of the Entire Herd of 55 Head Owned by MARK H. PIPER and 22 Head of Similar Breeding From the Horde of L. C. Ketzler and Floyd Pierson 77 Choice Registered Holsteins FLINT, MlCH., MAY 13, 1919 \_ The sale includes the two herd sires—- ADMIRAL RAG APPLE, 234267, a yearling son of Rag Apple Korndyke 8th. His dam, at 4 yrs, and sire ’s dam average 35.26 lbs. butter and 612.7 lbs. miik in 7 days. A remarkably bred young sire and a fine individual. FLINT I-IENGERVELD LAD, 124989, senior herd sire, a son of the former VVorld’s Champion, Flint Bertjusm Pauline. His dam, at 4 yrs, and sire ’s dam average 32.7 lbs. butter and 735 lbs. milk in 7 days. A Show hull with a remarkable pedigree. 17 daughters of this great sire will be included in the sale. . 53 COWS AND HEIFERS‘ in calf to these two great herd sires, in-‘ cluding 11 ‘A. R. O. heifers ranging from 17-lb. yearling to 27.8 . lb. Jr. 3 yr. old records. A 31-1b. cow and a 34.8-lb. cow and 11 others from 22.5 to 29.5 lbs. A few choice bull calves from high record cows. Tuberculin-tested by approved veterinarians. Michigan’s Greatest Opportunity . Sale held under cover at the Piper Farm, 1 mile north of Flint, starting promptly at 12:30 p. m., Tuesday, May 13th. Sale headquarters at Hotel Bryant, Flint. Write for a catalog to Mark H. Piper, Flint, Michigan w like MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING and what it stan’ “for, 1112137011113 get acquainted with other farm. folks who ought to kn ' about ' weekly. Tell them what you likenn 11'... Spread the goo . news, that here is a farm paper that is published in their Interes and theirs alone. Show one of your copies to your neighbors. It“ It is not enough to know your auto is insured—today the question is “WHO INSURED YOUR AUTO?” Read the experience of this Michigan auto- owner who would have saved $3, 275 if he had been particu1ar about the com- pany he insured with, and had a policy which prOteCted him- up to $5, 000 liability in case of personal injury to another person! » A c - ' KALAMAZOO, MICH., April 2, 1919.——In the circuit court today the jury brought in a verdict of $4,07 5 against J. Allen Snyder to recover for injuries sustained by Frederick Uithoven as a result of an automobile accident in which it is claimed that Frederick Uithoven has suifered' injuries of a serious na- ture. J. Allen Snyder was insured in one of the small insurance companies which gave him protection for $800 for liability and he will have to pay the amount of $3,275. As a result of this verdict automobile owners are much interested in the policy of insurance they take. The big mutual automobile insurance company of Howell, protects the owner of the car against damage claims made against him above $25 up to $5,000. During the five seasons that the company has been * operating no member has had to pay to exceed $25 upon a claim, as the policy has been sufficient to take care of large claims. Insure the Day You buy! Don’t wait a minute before you get in touch with our nearest agent, the first days of auto driving are risky, more than ever you want to be protected. Most good auto deal- ers in Michigan will tell you how to get insured in the Citizens’ and will advise you to do it the day you get your auto, whether it be a brand new or used car. The kind of a dealer who advises you to get pro- tected immediately is the kind you can trust because he is looking out for your future! Look at this Record: The Citizens’ Mutual Automobile Insurance Company V was the pioneer. Michigan company and was formed to protect the interests of auto owners who live outside of Detroit and Grand Rapids and were therefore entitled to the saving of a great amount which was being assessed them from the great losses in these two cities. This company has now written more than 46, 000 policies, paid over 1, 650 claims against its members amounting to over $215,000 and has today in its treasury assets of more than $70 0001 An income sufficient to pay $15, 000 in claims monthly! The rates are so low that no man can afford to own and drive an automobile which is not in; sured against Fire, Theft and Liability. A collision policy is also now available at a low cost. Don’t put it 011 another day, if you do not know our representative in your neighborhood, tell me on a postal card the name and number of your auto and we will tell you the cost of mar- ing by return mail. Address, America’s Largest. Mutual Auto Insurance Company. ‘ " w. 11511033,. Secretary , ”Our on modern 0111c. sandingunowon. :3 .