.3: F‘MW'Weekly owned "ailidfidited in Melisa: .

' " ‘ f7 MT. CLEMENS, SATURDAY,

$11401: 0311:: Innis
' (3 yrs. $2: 5 YES-,‘3’ ; . _

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‘ mm are Pla ed f ‘ F'ght

are known as community settlements,
each containing a number of farm
homes, so that the men will have near. '
neighbors, good roads over which to a
bring their produce to town, and a =
market for the sale of the produce within a short distance of the farm home. LL
Efforts Will be made to overcome the handicaps of farm life which are driv—w. .,
mg the people to the cities—the lack of society in the country, the distance " " "
between farm' homes, the remoteness from the postoflices and the newspa- -
per, the desire for better school facilities for the children.

Under the new way there will be the farm village, the settlement of
farmers'around a center which is their home, in which can be gathered
most of the advantages of the city—the good school, the church, the moving
picture, the Well-outfitted store, and these, with good roads the rural ex-
press, the'telephone, the automobile and the postoffice will make life on the
farm a thing of far different meaning from the isolated life it has been.

Lots of Outdoor Work

After these service men have builded the dams and canals, or cleared
the cut-over land of stumps, or built the ditches to drain the swamp lands;
after they have helped to erect houses and barns, built fences, constructed
roads and laid out town sites, built creameries, canneries, warehouses, and
schools, after they have in fact, reclaimed the land, the government intends
to allow them to pick out one of’ these farms. The plan provides that these
farms and homes shall be paid for in small payments over a long term of
years. It is expected that the men will be able to pay the first small pay-
ment out of the wages received frOm the Government in helping to build
these settlements. The balance can be paid from the proceeds from the
sale of crops.

It is planned that the government will also furnish th
with the necessary stock and farm implements these to Sensa‘idfaflorfei:
small payments spread over several years. '

These farms contain from 40 to 80 acres for general farming purposes
from 80 to 160 acres for live stock purposes, from 15 to 20 for fruit farms:
and from five to 20 for truck farms.

Competent instructors in farm practice will be stationed on each pro-
ject to teach the men how to make a success of farming. This will make it
possible for men who know nothing about farming to make a success of
these farms. The plan is to be open to every man who has worn Uncle

Sam’s uniform in the great war.

FAT STOCK EXHIBIT ,
PLANNED FOR FAIR

Cattle, Sheep and Swine Heavyweights to
Contest for Prizes as New Feature in
Coming State Exposition
for This Fall

._ ’ . ammonium-May ,29-7'With‘an
A» ’ ’ ‘ eTVer increasingflo’odief menarc-
" tugning’home from the warto

, take1 up anew the tasks of, civil wlife,
“many {SJ-them with greatly changed ..
ideas of life'and ambitions and in a qua ,
sands are. appealing; to“ the Department of the
to the intentions of the Government in its propose
for, soldiers- ii ht among those.
‘ ’ , 'r r ers‘are _ _
bles figgmflflag momnyfimaiy thousands of acres of Michigan land
to 'be used in this reclamation Work. \-

40,000 Soldiers Apply

, V. - ' " ’ the men who Wore
Such a deluge of requests has been received from.
‘ the uniform as to emphasize the lesson of all ptherA-wars lthat 1thges§rg§€
men, because of army life, with its openness and actiVity, arge Y ‘3

of-deor vocations. , .
‘ c The interior department has alreadyr explained to more thanI t 1:0,000
men that the development of its plans rests solely with Congress. ti 553i
peeted that in,the extra sessionwhich convened May 19, some ac on
'00 h“ ar s-for-soidiers lan.‘ \ p _

I “Erased; tlig department iIs) saying that, if such legislation is passedtwofrk
Will begin at once in the developmentbf co-operative farm settlemen s or -
soldiers and sailbrs in nearly all of the states. In practically every state in
the union there are large areas of land~ suitable for this purpose. There Is
"dry land in the west that needs water, which can be provrded by building
dams and canals. In the east are large areas of. cut-over or logged-off tlm-
her lands from which it will be necessary to blow the stumps and clear off
the {underbrush In the. south is a large amount of cut-over land and swamp
land which must be drained. "

- . Community Plan Advocated
Many of the soldiers have asked if it will be possible for them to obtain

a job near their homes in draining, clearing, irrigating and improvmg these.
lands. ‘Th‘at again depends upon the action of congress in providing the
money for construction. The'plans propose that these settlements be scat-
tered all over ‘the country, so that it would be DOSSlible‘ for every honorably
discharged soldier or seller or marine to work near his old home. There
would be work of all kinds in connection with these settlements, From the

, hnical and clerical positions to that of laborer.
mgb'gitetglcan involves “the new farm idea” in that\there will be built what

i_ [CROP PESTS APPEAR;
. ‘1 : FARMERSCAU'HONED

“17-er Locusts? Came Out Last Week in
Great Numbers; ArmyOWorm Starts

Michigan—has Vast Acreage which, may be Used
' ‘ ' for Great Work of Reclamation

ndary. as to just what to do, thou-
‘Interior for information as.
d plan of'providing farms

seeking information. Ta‘
are likely

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Entire A. E. F . Decorates
Yanks’ Graves in France

HE GRAVES of 70,000 American soldiers,

.. Who died in France, were decorated Fri.

- day—under the auspices of the forces of
the United States still in France.

~General Pershing issued a. bulletin that all

American soldiers would participate in the Me-

. morial Day exercises. President Wilson was

in Texas and Impenls Central to speak at- the services in the American ceme“

/ States ‘ ' tery at Suresnes, near Paris, where Ambassa-

I ‘ - dor Wallace was to preside over the exermses.

A At Romagne, near the Argonne, where the

Americans suffered their heaviest 10sses, Gen-

eral Pershing was billed to speak in the after-

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‘ ‘ H Affat stock show and public auction is to be in.
,WASHINGTON, D. 0.. May 3097A number of

augurated at the 1919 Michigan State Fair, as a
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crop pests have made their appearance this spring.
Farmers are being warned to be on the lookout es-
pecially for the 17-year locusts and army worm.
Afterf‘1'7 years underground, the periodical ci-
cadas—“17-year locusts"—of "Brood No .10 are
' coming out. They began emerging in considerable
”numbers last week. The great swarms will come
'out during the, next few nights. The latest emer-
gencekw'illprobably take place tonight. ~ During
the next few days’t'ree trunks, bushes, and chunks
will—b6 thickly studded “with cast pupa’skin’s. ,
The army wormhhas,‘ invaded central Tegas and
;_ is leaving'thetrail of'its march in, destroying
' wheat and oats. Weather conditions favor its

/gprea,d to many ‘stateseast of the Rocky Mouns-.

tains. gent/in lts’prOgressathe insect army‘will be
., igubject, a“; the observation of «another ‘armyefar.
. f megs throughout therthfeatened regions Who have

1., am by” the united s;tafies>-'‘Derasirtnri'en;'_of.~
mealtime to be on their,,eflarci—snd "tq. heiréiédysa
* ‘ ‘ infested areas? 01:1 'Slliaiillhem’htth a;

41’ seategbflewfi

noon At Thiaucourt, where many of the he-
roes 'who fell at St. Mihiel are buried, Major
General Ely presided. General Pershing deliv-
ered an address in the morning at Dun-Sur-
Meuse. ,\

At Romagne a battalion 'of infantry, a bat-
tery of artillery and a regimental band did hon-

or to the 2,500 soldier dead, and similar detach-

ments participated in other large cemeteries.
The Graves Begistration Service and the Red
Cross assisted in decorating the graves. To

insure flowers for the resting-places of all the

American heroes a fund for their purchase has
been raised. Flags for II the graves are pro-
vided by the Braves Reg stration Service.

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Nature is showing her mighty pity. East of Ver-
dun, city of ruins mine-"Great Loneliness, where
heapsof debris markhome sites and on the fields
whereithfe; smacks 'of "steel "were met with human
sesame Earth Mother s seeking to hide. the ruth-
lessness” of "mankind. rem. the ruins and from

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‘, .,, 433139‘gravesfflewers, have sprung and are smiling at
‘Txtheispringsug. » . , \f p g ,.

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swine entries will be received, and any entry
may be placeed on the public auction block by the
exhibitor. . «
Though the flficial announcement of this new de-
partment has ust been made by G_ W. Dickinson,
secretary-manager of the Fair Association, a num-
ber of full car exhibits have already been entered,
and the enthusiasm aroused indicates
show will be an outstanding feature of the fair.

The inauguration of this new feature resulted
from demands made by the stock buyers, packing
men and stock raisers of the state. These men
are desirous of a great central market where the
best stock of the state will be exhibited and offered
for sale on the auction block.

At the 1918‘ exposition the prize fat steer wasiput
up at auction by Charles Prescott, of Tawas City,

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the owner ;. and after spirited bidding among the ’ ‘

packers, was sold to Thomas E. Newton, of the? ,.

Newton Packing Company, Detroit, for 70c a pound
on the hoof. This price established a record in

the state, but Mr. Dickinson believes a new record.’
will he hung up when a large auction, attracting

bidders from other cities, is held this fall. _

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Mounted inform life, thoughunevemexpectinuztm
engage in the business: only-22s a»: pastime. ,EoW-rs:
ever, the never-to-besforgotten-panio omr‘maeieans-
ed my clock, and all I had left was. a few measly

g lotsuig the outskirts» of fDetroit, whichtvwerev meals: ..
{3 gagea. for morevthan. they-were wreaths, Lwas. chug: '
[ed‘to start oven again; and so with bare hands, 10--
' cats/d: on the lands I had secured in 1901, and; for

the next thirteen years gave my attention. to sheep
3"”ra‘lsiul; - . 7

‘ Perhaps you may be interested in my first
experience in the..sheepr business, anw‘: I want to

'1 f say. nightmare. thahl wam’nightc anthems and. ran, .-
- ton,- yearmI. newm saw a street car orran electrics ’

light, and to be honestly frank, I never missed;
, either, for the comfort /
> and satisfaction or feel-
ing. that I was for the
first time in my life,

MY TRAVEDS throughoutvthe statespfate. ii?
‘ ali’yrlandui met for a: bries'spell, we semen-w
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, 1m AUTHOR oar-this amaze tanned 1M
3 maxi-W Isle Wmsem mar
H ago. He’ was without marine, but with-splat».

‘ can-flower the. question, ‘What ~Afla North. . .
em ~Jiliohaig'aml’-.~he;can» Governor. Sleeper,
whose bunks» are/scattered throughout that“
section or-the sternum some meiect'tmr'
promises. throughwhich ham going. to. aid.
or sowiwp‘ the problems of’the settlers; out"
not one step has he taken to aid those who

.. are fighting, against mighty odds to redeem

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--" "100$ =~‘am..~ HOWE.» madam .Ifysaaynmn‘e . j. .

misfit uninterestratetmewohld stamina-ans

“' rat mews matures se i , cticflly.
emit“ scent-u and some to this “mews-

tenacioudxmbarmiesgo sublets ham
, ,ileges in. theform o£:_,charters,-.bounties, and tariff
concessions“: 1mmd"1ntanm,'t mum-e "
sung, the; language at ism-2min garbed . in

grandpa's praiment. *

I merely cite the remarkablesueoesatof organise
edL metr‘bmervW-“flmw

Aid-V, as revealing-our prodigal generosity in, one-

direction, and” in" this instanceythe state‘s'appma-

ent‘ parsimony in dealing with-a home-gre‘ - ins}:

" 'dmstryfir/eqpiringgnoc Government am.or..supemw

ion, in:~ renderings 1:an :1idfi’“te» the sstatds Wu»
industry, a-lWays \in the- infant stage' of develop:-
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captain of my own boat
——that is, when Mrs.
Krauth was on “shore
leave"——and that I was
making good morethan -
compensated me for the
absence of the bright
lights

I purchased a pear-
load of breeding ewes
at 'the Chicago stock
yards, only to lose the
entire flock through im-
proper feeding. Gee,
it was embarrassing,
for I could not blame
my Wife for my mis-
takes, and not even a
substitute for grape
juice on the ranch to
, brighten the horizon
temporarily obscured!

Pioneer’s Terrible

Struggle

Depending upon an
old settler in adjoining
county. for my neces-

, sary supply of winter
feed (clover hay) to be
delivered in early win-
ter, before deep snow was upon us, I rested in
blissful “security until the winter was well along,
only to (learn the late to secure supplies elsewhere,
that my dependable farmer friend had thrown me
down, because of a slight advance received in the
nearby lumber camps, some time previous. As an
excuse for non-delivery, after repeated demands: I
was informed by letter that the deep; snow had
prevented delivery.

As a result, I was compelled to substitute in-
ferior hay, running strongly to timothy. rank poi-
son to sheep. L to in November 1 turned in the
rams with the ewes, so as to have the lambs come
after the middle of April, only to learn to my sor-
row that the ewes had all been bred on the west-

.ern range before the drought forced them on the
Chicago market, and were due to lamb in mid-win-
ter. I had beekmost solemnly assured at the time
of purchase that the ewes were not bred. With no
preparation for lambing quarters and the ewes
forced to\exist on a starvation diet of timothy hay
I was kept busy all winter hauling out the dead
ewes and lamlbs. It was my first lesson in ranch-
ing. ~ _

My story would be a long one if told in detail,
but it can be finished by saying that finally. I have
succeeded; and as I have found success others-may
find it . I hope however, that those. whmfol-low
will secure some encouragement ‘ and; assistance
from the state. I have'been' asked? “What ails
Northern Michigan?" ‘ I can answer that‘qu'estion;
for I know.

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- Low Interest Credit Needed '

‘ Absence of long time credit and low interest, as
a “first aid" to the new settler, in his initialclear-
ing operations, so available to. other lilies'of. en-

deavor, by the financial. world, far. less-«important ,

tothe comforts of the human family, is mainly re-
sponsible/for the slow development of Michigan's
idle agricultural land. ’ , .

" This ”is not a bankers' function; nor: the prob,
, him as- individuals. , It is a neglected-state» asset,
in which the proper remedy is in the state’s‘hands
only It is paternalism ’ in the. rightzplace, that
saddles no; bard/ens upon the public ,to administer.
The state mothering its; own Anfant indust/ry.

  

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In spite of terrible hardships. and without capital... farmers in Northern Mining” have'
pulled through all reverses with many flocks likethe above, andAthegood work has jusirbegun -

Credit is just as essential, just as deserving, to

the fellow on all fours, with his newly madeflelds. .

as security, as to those who ride him—«andv their

name is legion. That his interests: remain. neglect-t

ed, is no credit to the great state. of Michigan
Here is constructive work of paramount im-
portance within our borders twenty years over
ripe, which only the-state could initiate most ecos
nomically to the settler, were it not for a fossiliz-
ed constitution that makes no provision for inter-

nal improvements of this important nature by the.
state, that commits the state to no risk and but a ,

trifling expense that would be over-balanced. a
thousandfold in benefits to the entire state.
To further add to the state’s seeming indiffer_

sees, no protective measure is provided for back .

ridden settlers, from a specie 0f human leeches in
the tadpole stage of their life’s career, exacting
from this helpless but worthy class, tribute for the

use of their dollars—invariably secured by chat-'

Upper ' Michigan CAN Raise S heepr in Great ’ Quantiiy:g.xf§:°$3334" ifiiniii";

[ against ‘fanni nae an d;
l carryingno benefit;

   

wide- Unfortuhately-for
,the state; thislone real
infant, industry, is fav+
ored by no Moses,
backed b‘y professional
philanthropic organizai
"ti‘ons, to grease 'the-
skids t o the sacred
sanctum of our Salons;
Great is the reward of.
organization ‘
Canada, handicapped
.« i by: latitude, butwisely’
. ‘ provided with means’5
‘ fer rendering-firstaid to,
' . the settler, finds: within
., our neglected borders, a..
’ . most fruitful field- for-
,peopling. its. vacant.
vastness sloping to the
Arctic.

With a state aid-

with an amended- cons»
stitutionh is permit.-

ted. to engage in constructive workiof this, char-am ‘

ter; setting: aside a modest.r sum as moneystacons

stitute' a revolving'fundt and: available: in. limited?
amounts directly to worthyv settlers:

occupying;
state approved» lands, as a first aid in wrestingr
their initial clearings from a stump wilderness,
will undoubtedly.- stdmulatev the. “back. to the. land’”
movement: in: every: county, to: the shores 01!: Lake“
Superior possessing fertile soils. The amount so

. advanced. by. the state to become a first lien upon

he? wiyole- farm and payable -in‘ twenty-dye pay-
ments in the manner ofwaudrainagentax at a IOW‘
rate of interest. -

The proceeds from newly born fields, in connec-
tion with the woodland pasture, will hereafter en:-
able the settler. to gradually: extend; his crop lands.
Reputable banking institutions in our midst will
likewise be encouraged to finance the new settler
with the required live stock sojmportant.

And Michigan’s problem will solve itself.

Clearing House on Law ' For and: Against the Farmers-

Some California farmers organized a co-opera-
tive. association tosell their. fruit collectively. The
U .8. Bureau of Markets encourages,» such associa—
tions. After‘they had madea “collective'bargain,”
another branch of the Federal Government, the
Federal Trade Commission, came along and gave
them an investigation to seerwhat kind of a “Com-

; bine” they had, and particularly, whether they
-; were not violating t e Sherman Anti-trust Law
tombinations" which are in'

which prohibits “all
“restraint of trade.”

New Yorkstate. has 3. Bureau of Markets which
encourages: the:farmers.to combine into co-opera—
ti—ve associations. Last Winter in 'NewYork City
the legalvdepartment was busy-trying. to convict
the Dairymenis League, a combination of: farmers,

~ fer selling their milk collectively.

' , Collective bargaining, price fixing, co-bperative
marketing—these are live topics; and many states
are now enacting laws on these subjects. The same

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holds true of the complex questions of rural cred-
its, rural schools, rural motor express, land set-
tlement, and so on. .

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Recognizing the..complexity of this question and:
its importance, same leaders in 1917 organized the:
American Association for Agricultural, Legislattony
both as a, clearing house and as an investigating:
body Agricultural college and extension workers;
farmers, editors of farm papers, and otherrleaders"

made up‘the original‘membership: Its president is: .

Liberty HydaBailey of Cornell;_\the dean chagri-

cultural education in America, and former chairw

man of the Roosevelt Country Life‘ Commission.
The secretary is Richard‘T. Ely of'M’adison,‘Wis_-
cousin Any person seriously interested may her-

come a member by sendingétwodollars’tolthe‘ sec-1" -,

rotary « ‘

Annual meetings 5““ held and the published 5m; ’
ceedings go to: all members. :Theessociatmnhasf

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. 7 Weatherman“. in. mi}; pang q: . ., the
:Wtry..-have‘ recentlyazaccepted:m.membenship ,on
.the 7- National (Committee got ”the . Weathers”

signifying .thejrvureadlaess.tootaker‘anlactivelpaut _

in thepresent'ratiiication campaign _. The new
7 members whoéhave joined.-.the,‘.l\latieual.aemmittee
at the-invitation To’f Pro.fL7W.va.l:'t;ei-‘.-J. cmhen, Rm:-
a1. vEntensianr7.-Seéretary .aof..7she....LLeague “are: .
. Broil. 0.7L. ."'.l.lhatoh,-Aubunn, A135 7 ~Dr. Thomas
E. :Hunt,'. .Uniueneity. .or uCalrifcnnia; ..Mr.i.H. Jr.
French, £1nector.ho£-'. » ,. ‘, ion,7..(}olnrade Agricul-
tural , College; snot... Charles .10. .Wheeler,.- stoma,
Conn; .7..Mr.-/7G. W: sh‘hompson, Bureau of. Markets,
UMS, Department :01 Agriculture; Dr. Eugene Dav-

' enport,.Dean.of-Agricu'ltural College, Urbana,7lll.;\

Mr. J. 0.7MohlerpSocretad‘y 071' StithBoardpf Agri-
culture, Topeka, Kan; T. It. Bryant, .7Assistant.'Di-

rector of ExtensiongAgricultural-‘Couege, :Univen .

sity of. Kentucky; A. T...Rrescott;..Louisiana.-State
University; Leon S. 7Merrill,7¢Maine.£ollege of Ag
riculture; ’W. D. Hurd,.;gMassachusetts Agricultur—
al College; Prof. E. H. Ryder; MichiganyAgricul-
tural college; Prof. A. n. stomach-actor of Ex-
tension and Farmers' Institutes, ~ University of
Minnesota; Chester H Gray, President" Missouri
Farm Bureau Ass’n.; F. S. Cooley, Dire¢or of Ex-
tension, Montana State College; Charles .A. Neré
cross, Director 0;. Extension,- ~Uniyersity of «Ne:
vada; R. D. Heta'el6 President NeWzHamnshirexoolo
loge; L. A. Clinton, .Dir—ector»77of.mtensiem,.7Ag-ri-
cultural College, 7.1:New3runswick, .N. 7.1.; A (3:
Cooley, “State College,7+New.Mexico; «Dean A. R.

Mann,2N. Y. StateAgrdcultural College; Dr, E. 7C. 0‘

Brannon, University or N. incidence A» Wilson,
College of Agricultura'esmhwater, «Okla; W; J.
Kerr, Presidents Oregonomgrieuhtural» College ; 7M.

s. -McDowell," 134.ch ammonium, .Beunsylvania "
State College of Agriculture; Dr. Josiah Morse-.

. Universitysef‘ South Carolina; . W. .B; tan/zen, Pres-
ident Agriculturat College «of Texas: F"; .78. . Harris,
Director. or Emission; um more; College:

Michigan Mriurlunmi Fair Commission‘ihibiishes Second Annual Financial Report

" ’ HE ‘M‘IGHIGAN Agricultural d-Fair Commis-

. sion, organized in 1917, .to c e for the dis:
tribution of the «annual «a‘ppmp .iation of filo"

ty thousand dollars, has just made itssecoud .an-

nualreport to the governor, throu its-treasurer, ~

Robert T. Graham,..:of/ Grand Rap ds_ in“ order
thatathe farmers of thestate may get a little clos
or to the business .a‘ffairs of the commonwealth,
Mrorrresn, Bosnmss ELEM-ENG proposes to present

such reports as are of special interest‘Th the .fiu: 3.
Here We have a commission .which has dis-,-

ture.
tributed one hundred thousand dollars of the tax.

payers’ money, and will distribute one hundred

and fifty thousand dollars during the next two ‘

years. As this money is spent in the interest of
agriculture, it is’worth while to know how this
distribution is madeand what associations share
in the benefits. 7 . . -

H The Michigan Statutes provide a law, .under
which fairs can easily incorporate, and yet a large

. number pf the associations are organized under

the regular incorporation acts. . The commission
should require all fairs to incorporate under'the

7 agricultural society act; and make complete, item:
=» ized reports to the regularly 'édnstituted authori-
.' ties provided by that act. The plan of distribution1
7 adopted by the commission is faulty in some re:

spects, and yet it hasbeen found quite impossible”

- to adopt any other plan thatwould give a more-
equal and just distribution. 3‘ ,
The plan adopted is. 16’ distribute the :entire

: amount appropriatedmmong an fairs, according to"
~ the amount otpremiums paid out fof'punely'agc
. ricultural exhibits. Last year this amount reacts;

. 9d forty-fiveper cent of the total.premin.ms.pa.id. ,

. encept in case of the largerijairs; .the‘Michiganf.
7 State, Fair receiving '1) t.~eighteon._per.,cent of the

f :1 "illegitemized reiort balm: monogamous;

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° .fllmmy fWW‘tW. V. . . ."rls .3".

.'who have long beeninteres'ted in

. itin‘ited‘sStates into 'a League.

Antrim County Agricultural Society .......

, , Grand.ffiaplds..tair7re-j-
~ce’ived about as much tram 112110. @Nmuationgns;
nespaid out infinitely'lzricultm‘algprnmiuxns. .We'l"

r _ ward ~ received the -minlmum.srprgprdal7 7; 7
seem-«ossthsmtw _,-¢ent.. 7

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mobilizfiigvihellfamers o! themuuntzy m a’ drive

' on theUnited States Senate when the league of

Nations Treaty’is presented ,for ratification. ' ,‘-
, .L’Proiessor Campbell's report ofthe workalready
done indicates that an overwhelming majority of
the. 12,000,000 farmers of the country favor, 7 not
my thegideaof "a-ILea'gue. 'but [the League ’Cove-
mantrasni-t now stands.
miniatures rorga'u<izations-—national, «state and lo-
sea—«hm notifiedv‘P-rofessor Campbell ’ oi the atrop-
ti'onvotrresolutions:favoring the entrance “of the
Ninety per center
these resolutions-were adopted since-the publica‘
rtion. The list includes most of the leading nation-
;al‘i'agrdcultunal bodies, among them the American
Agricultural r-Association, Farmers’ Educational
undilflosopemtrlue Union. of (America, Farmers'
Equity amnion; Farmers’; National “Council, 'Farm-
nus? mammal uReconstruction neon ierence, National
Board of Farm \Organizations, National Federa-
tion or 'Gleaners, "National Grange, and the Non-
Partisan League.

7Empoan :Borer Threatens Corn '

lithe European corn borer threatens the future of
American greatest crop. Burning has been found
tofibe the best remedy. Thispest plies his trade
with the industry of a beaver to the extent that he
is schemes-t dangerous plant pest that has yet im~
migrated from foreign fields to the corn lands of
Uncles»): The larvae, or borers, hungry as half-
stamrlm, tunnel thru all parts of the corn plant
exceptingrme roots. and “destroy or severely injure
the ears and notalks. That their diet may have
varietytheylalsonttack celery, Swiss chard, beans,
beets, spinach, oats, “potatoes tomatoes turnips as
well] :as «dahiias, chrysanthemums, gladiolas, 'ger-
aniums. timothy, other grasses, and weeds." Two
generations occur each year and therefore multi-
plication is rapid. \

/ ,
7 mos iNot Favor Days-light Saving
Ianieertomemark that I'withlagodd many-oth-

ers :azm “nearly opposed ”to the daylight {saving

plan. illt'deea nuisance to the demure. .I notice

MucsB. F...has its eyes :open to the interest of.the

farmers “and I am praising it to ‘my friends at

every opportunity you bet! We will see that Mr.

Atwood, from Newaygo county, is not re-elected.
'-'~Wm. R. Brace, ‘Newaygo County.

 

 

. "It is ~1t0‘ selfwgovernment, that .great princi-
ple which provides torupopulap representation
and administration; that system which lets
ALL into its councils; that makes, this nation
all it is and wilea-ke it-all we hope it to
be."—Daniel Webster.

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. shursements,

Allowance for Pro iums:

West; Michigan ’State Fair ................ $ 8,000.00
Michigan State Agricultural Society ....... 16,000.00
Fowlervllle Agriculture Society ............ 300.00
Livingston'County Agricultural Society ..... 400.00
Alpena County Agricultural Society ........ 265.00
A'l-‘legan County Agricultural Society ....... 23738.38
' l .

$25,415.00
Eaton County Agricultural Society ......... s 625.0
Brevort Agri ultural Society ...............
Croswe'll Agr cultural Society ..............
Emmet County Agricultural Society ........
Grangers Cleaners and Farmers" Fair AS8511.
Isabe la ounty Agricultural Society ........
Marquette County Agricultural Society .....
Mason County Central Fair Association. . . .
North Branch Fair Society. .7 ............. .
Lenawee . guilty Agricultural Society ......
VanBuren ounty Agr’l_ and Hort, Society. .
Glovenland» Earmars' Fair Association ......
Delta County Agricultural Society .........
Flint River Valley Agricultural Society. . . .
Gnangers‘rli‘nir St. Joseph Co. Agr’l Society.
Gratiot County Agriculturaé Society ........
Luce County Agricultural oclety ..........
Manistee lCoirntzr-zmgnicultural Society .. .
Oceans. County Agricultural Society ..... -.
Clinton County Agricultural Society .......

Da'vison Agr’l. and Hort. Society ........ ..
Magnum security Fair Association ........
Chippewa County Agricultural Society. . . . .
Granvillej Fair Agricultural Society ......
Gmdc'fravmeiftegiomfi‘air Association. . . .
Grange Fair Association. . .- .............. .
Houghton County; Agricultural 'Society .....
Imlay City Ago ultural- Society, , . . . . . .
Milford.» Agricultural Society
Northern District Fair Association ....... .
meigabnseounty-IAmémultura-l lSoci‘ety ...... '” '
Hillsdale .County Agricultural Society
Ottawa. and West Kent Agricultural Society.
Emma-”and West Allegan Agr’il Society
Saunas Commaaygncultml .Soclety ....... .
Schouicraftf-Cdunty Agricultural Society... .
fisinawvflou ty» Agricultural Society. . . .
Baraga Conn 7y.7Agr 'lturalfiociety ...... ~.
Otia~Fair ‘Associat ~ , . . . . ’ "

,3 ..... .

0mm ' ‘ '. ' a..m,mcmaw inst.»

Mimfike cm "is “Exams“?
.' e7. - ‘ F ‘

I w .1; m ;Amm‘ ’ A...”‘

e

”at _ 7. ists,

. . .7 . may afghlew: Apprtrpmiafiom; Rois

More than ‘two hundred

.y and district. fairs. ,

Michigan Farm Board Reported to bea‘in'
.,.lature’s subsidy “Said 't0'be ‘
insufficient

«.rAn appeal'vfior financial help from farmerscof'

Michigan «is being sent broadcast over they-station.
.hy 77the7.=Michigan Farm Bureau, recently organe-
ized, which has its headquarters in ‘Birmrng-7
ham. - ‘
Accbrding to *despatches to the Detroit press .

‘ this “week, "Secretary ”Charles rBi'ngh’am declares '

that the Michigan Farm Bureau is- aeutiotely
"without certain "financialw backing, as the $3,000 ,
zappropruatlom-~‘made by the legislature does not
«becomeuavailalble until 90 .days after it is .ap- 1
.proved 7by.7 the- governor. This .sum. is ,
available annually for trim ‘years .but is not suf— ,_
flcient, according to Bingham. . ;
The organization, he says, now has an in- .
come 'of'"on‘ly “$50 from ‘each county ‘fa-rm -"bur- 7,
can, afiiliated with it. ancoznseqnence, .che‘ip :Js
needed from the-tumors, “who will profit -by an
efficient working organization of the kind. ', _

America to Teach French Canning
Washington, D. C.—-Science of‘home-canning will _' , .y

be introduced to the French people by four can-. '
ning “expertsmf the Department, of Agriculture,
who are sailing for France at the request of .the
French minister of agriculture. The Department
of Agriculture announced the mission, which is be-
ing financed by the American Commission for ‘De-
vastated France, will visit all French agricultural
schools and colleges,‘giving a three days’- canning
demonstration at each institution.

Free Motors to Highway Department
‘ Of the 20;000 motor vehicles to be acquired
practically free by the states, 11,000 are new
and 9,000 are used, but all are declared to be in
serviceable condition. The motors will be ap-
portioned to "states only upon request of the

‘ state highway department on the basis of the re-‘

quests received from the respective states, andin
accordance with the'apportionment provided in
the-Federal aid law approved in 1916.

100.00
1,000.00
100.00
200100
175.00
315.00
100.00
150.00
385.00
190.00
1570.00
135.00

Tri-Co-unty Fair Association ..... _. .........
Calhoun County Agricultural .Somcty. . . . _ _
Iosco County Agricultural Scolety. . . .
Midland County'Agricultural Somety ........
Armada County Agricultural Socxety .......
Charlevoix County Agricultural Somety .....
Presque aisle County Agricultural Socwty. . , .
Tuscola, Huron and Snnllac Agr’l_ Society.
Huron County Agricultural Society

Osceola County Agricultural Society ........
Gladwin County Agricultural Somety .......
Alcona County Agricultural Scolety ...... _ ,
Barry ‘County Agricultural Society. ........

$47,720.00
Expenses. ,
Oct. 8. 1.918—Alfred Allen; Traveling and
Clerk hire .............................. $
Oct. ' —C. C. Hansen: Traveling. . . .' ......
Oct. iii—G. W. Dickinson: 'l‘ravclxng_ ,
Oct. Zia—Alfred Allen; Stationery ..........
Dec, 17——Alfred Allen: Traveling ...........
Dec. 20—J0hn C. Ketcham: Traveling. . . . . .
Feb. 5, 19l9—Alfred Allen: Clerk Hire. . . _ ,
May l—Grand Rapids Trust Co: For distri—
bution of Fund, Stationery and Accounting

$491.22

Cash on deposit in Commercial Savings Bank,

Grand Rapids, Mich '
Cash on deposit with Grand Rapids Trust Co.

788.78
1,000.00
$50,000.00
Michigan's appropriation for agricultural fairs is
very low, when compared with other states. Ohio,
Iowa, 'Minnesotaund many other states make very

liberal ‘apprOpriations, while many states stand
back of any losses ’State, county and district
fairs should be encouraged, but only to the «.ex-
tent of snaking them bigger, broader, and better
organizations in their mission to stimulate and
encourage agriculture. No fair; should receive sup- .
port that is :not primarily on agriculture fair; and
it is to be hoped that the commission will adopt
certain rules which will discourage the attend-.3:
anCe of 7.many =0f thenassociations to provide -mid-‘ ,-
ways (and circus attractions, to the detriment co?"
thefair asan educational institution from an‘~ag—.
nicultural :stalnd'pcint. Now :that the appropriation
haslbeenaicicreased, the tax payers will expect-7;
commission torgive a little better report of their
stewardship; weed out some of the “street on.
decaf-Mend that a limit be placed en:

tr' 9, and f‘nidmay'axmndttumsp discpuregg
organisation-.Mumw associations :imcompmt
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. utors and to fix prices accordingly. The evil arises
from the fact that the figureKSubmitted by these
taro distributors we have been discussing are .
.wrong- figures; , they include items or expense that
should not be tolerated} they permit these two
" distributcrs and my bills}! like then: to £011an ‘
practice that adds a “criminal bum in the el- _

domes TIh'IcIiI't Producers

HIIS ARTICLE was orginIiallIy‘written .as a
protest against certain evils which; accom-
pany the production oi 'milk for th‘e’Detroit

-market. When it was submitted to the editor of _

 

MICHIGAN Busmsss FARMI’NG the o‘bieQLiOn was

I raised by him that while certain evils might exist

in the production end otthe milkbusiness, there
were an equal number of evils‘existing int-the dis-
tribution end. . The editor informed me that the
columns Of his paper were open to discussion of
every sort, but that this discussion could not be
one-sided. He insisted that along with any men-
tion of the short-comings of producers there
should appear a list of the short- -comings or the
distributors.

His view is entirely correct so far as the mat-
ter of doing exact justice is concerned. Yet, when
we get right down to business facts, there are no
evils in the distribution end of the market- milk
business which cannot be corrected by the pro
ducers. In language just as emphatic as I know
.how to use, I want to make the statement that the

distributors of milk are merely the selling-agents ,

cf the producers. The producers create the milk
supply; they are its manufacturers and they can
and should hold a perpetual whip-hand over their
product. They have failed and still fail—to hold
the control which should be theirs.

“Men to Clean House

It is nobody's fault but their own that certain
evil practices have crept into the business of milk-
distribution. These practices are permitted-be-
cause the producers are without a strongly unified
organization. Just the moment when they can get
together, in fact, when they can perfect an actual
organization which will make demands and be
able to back up those demands—then the moment
has arrived when a thorough houSe-cleaning can
begin. They can clean out the bad practices that
exist in the distribution of milk just as soon as
they want to start the job.

So, in my remarks which take the distributor
to task, we must keep in mind the fact th t we
are discussing a condition of aflairs which xists
for no other reason than that the producers have
failed to do their duty as business men.

The producers have blindly ignored the fact that

it is their milk—not the distributors’ milk—that
/the people of Detroit consume; that every unneces-
’»sary burden that the milk-trams carries—no mat—

ter where that burden is added—comes right back
to the producer. In short, let me repeat, the entire
market-milk industry of this country is just ex-
actly what the producers have made it. They cre-
ate the milk and it has lain within their power to
dictate absolutely how that milk should be hand-
led from the moment it leaves the cow until it is
on the consumer's table. /

The most important evil of the milk-distribut-
ing business, in my estimation, is the "sen eless
‘duplication of effort that prevails. Iii-the city of
Detroitthere are about fifty distributors who own
pasteurizing and bottling outfits and another flf-

ty smaller distributors, who must buy the bottled ‘
product of some of the first fifty because no dis— "

tributcr ‘is‘ permitted to sell loose, unpasteurized
milk in Detroit. Accordingly there are something
like 100 distributors, large and small,

Along the street where I live I have frequently
been able to count the wagons of seven different
distributors.

Two of them, I happen to know, belong to dis-
tributors of small size whose plants are located
at least four miles from my street. These two wag-
ons must frequently travel long distances between
stops. Every jump of this kind costs money. This
money is charged up to expense of operation and
these distributors can appear before the Deetroit

" Milk Commission at any time and show what their
expense of operation is
_ _/ The commission does not go behind these fig-
”ures, except to have them audited as to accuracy.
_}The figures are accepted as they are and the com- ‘
[mission bases its findings on the showing made.
uThey fix the retail price high enough so as to al-

low for all of these needless itemsr-of expense. The
commission can’t be blamed}; the members have no‘

I authority_to do more than to review the figures

submitted to them by both producers and distrib

weaving ,
~‘ their paths daily through the streets of the city.

    

I hope that none or my producer friends are my?
mg, as they read this: “

utor adds to the price; of milk » -.

The tragic part oi the whole affair is that mass“:

needless expense items are actually of the utmost
interest to producers—who refuse to recognize the
fact.

’facturing concern was a college chum of mine.
He sells ‘

He “makes” Detroit every six months

exactly six retail shoe concerns in this city. Why

not more? Because many years of experience have.
taught the manufacturer that the Detroit market!

will absorb just so many pairs of that particular
brand of shoes. If more shoes were added to the
six the business would be “split" to such an ex-
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A FINE AID TO MILK PRODUCERS

Speaking of milk production and distribw‘
lion, some prominent American manufactur-
ers of farm implements prophesy revolution
in the milk industry methods. For cal-ample,
a mechanical milking device, shown herewith,
is now on the market and is said to be very
successful. Methods like? this are said to per-
mit the dairy farmer to increase his business
greatly without lncredsing his number of
helpers.

 

 

that line. None of the dealers would dare to buy
a full stock of all sizes becauSe the increased com-
petition would undoubtedly. leave them at the close
of the season with many unsold pairs. ,This would
causea loss to the dealers and, ,the next time that
my friend called on them he would be told that his
shoes were sold at a loss and that they did not
care to buy again of him. ,

“How are shoes and milk related?”_ Only to the
extent that the shoe manufacturer handles the De-
troit market for his product just as I would like to
see the milk producers handle the market for their
product.

The big difference between the two lines of in-

dustry is that, in the milk business the distribut- ’

are have been able to “buffalo" the producers into

'thinking that they, the distributors, are the his

end of the business. They have .so demonstrated
a false strength that the producers have readily
abandoned their real right of leadership. It is just
as if the shoe-dealers had‘ been alble to scare the
shoe—manufacturer into the belief. that he, the man-
ufacturer, 'has no right to dictate how his product
shall be sold; no right to select those dealers who
are the best situated to handle his product;
right to refuse to sell to those dealers who load
their operating expense-With too many high-pric-
ed clerks, high rent and costly shipment.
Dealers Ignorant of Costs
The shoe manufacturer refuses to sell his line to

the/dealer Who adds an exorbitant selling-expedite- -

to his operations because he knows that that deal-

‘er must either boost his retail price-or else go in:
,to bankruptcy;
with the approval or the manufactui'en because 5""
higher price means War shoes sold; and batik-‘1“

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ruptcy tor the dial . mus the forced-selling of

‘ ~ .. raw material.

“It's none of our business"

h w m
0 any needless items 0f exp cuss the diatrib.‘ » under poor mahagentent without efficient organiza}

 

One Of the salesmen tor/a large 9119943419” managed concerns and the Milk Commission sets

the prices in country and city so that these poorly—

. ..their plants and handle their delivery
such a manner that practically all of the present

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racy don’tIknoWIand they do‘h’t

ye made money in the past a they
are still maki

potent management but most or them are operated

tion in}? either themechaniml or. business depart-

merits The poorly-managed concern buys and sells " '
at the same price as the] weliemanaged concern— ,

yet the milk-preducers willingly sell to the poorly-

managed concerns may ccntin’ue to prosper

How long do you suppose, Would these poorly- -

managed concerns continue in existence it each 6'!-
them were required by the Michigan .‘Ik Produc~
ers' Association to demonstrate its competency to

act as distributors for the milk. producedJay their ~

members? I venture to say that fewer than ’a dosen
would be able to pass the test. ¥es, eight er {ten

'diStributIors could supply the city of Detroit com:

petently and economically They could manage

routes in

Waste and duplication ct effoit would cease The
“ s,pread" or difference between countiy and con-
sumer price would be reduced Possibly the profit
per qwt might be slightly reduced—43st the deal~
ers would submit to this because of the vastly 1'11-
creased volume of business done with 01111 a com-

. paratively small inceaSe in the overhead

But the big thing that would arise fiom this re
duction of useless expense would be the ineleased

price thaf the producers would receive for their.
milk. The saving that the eight survivors would~~

be able~ to effect would be so great that they could
be induced, without the application ob-fbroe to

divide this saving with the-producers. If 1101,tl1e11.

the simplest means of forcing the eight dealers to
share the saving would be to inform them that the
producers would go into the business of distrib-
uting milk themselves. Thenywhere would the
eight stingy dealers getvtheir supply? By their
greed they wOuld be forced to exchange a fair

profit. for, no profit—and lose their business be-

sides. 7 x .
“Something Wrong” in Producing

Yes, there is something radically wrong with
the entire milk-traffic. And in giving you my ideas
of what that “something" is I will stop thinking
about the mills of the distributing end of the bus-
inesa and talk about the evils of the producing
end. _

The “something" that is wrongis the absolute
refusal of the producers to recognize 13!;
job has only just begun with-the dumping“ of their
milk on the station platform; that their job is no
more finished then than is the job of the shoe-man-

ufacturer when his trucks deliver the product of

his plant at the railroad depot.

, I have mentioned the indifference of the produc-
ers to the wasteful methods pursued by the dis-
tributors. Let us now discuss some of the waste-

ful methods pursued by the producers themsélves.‘

During the first six months cfeach year the De-

, troit market is flooded With milk and then, when

pastures dry up and‘the Work of crop-securing. in-
terferes with milk-production, there is a shortage
of milk for twd or three months . It is a case of
“take my milk when I have the time to produce it
and go without when I'm too buSy with other
things. " .

The wise manufacturer does not flood his mar-

ket during six gionths ot the year and allow that \

market to go b gging during the remaining six
He regulates his manufacturing methodsso that
the public is givendust enough ‘to supply the de-
mand as it comes. In the same manner the De-
troit distributors should get just enough milk each
daflhroughout the year to keep pace, with the de
mand. The supply should be so regulated that
the distributors would get just what they will buy
willingly—mo more no less.

As things now are, the distributors are fighting
each winter to get rid of their supplyv—and fight-
ing each autumn to get _any supply at all They

«take-a loss in seeking it} market the great supply

or high-priced winter milk; and they take another
loss in the fall when they can't get enough milk to

., supply the demand. Their custdtners mm to the .
use of condensed and powdered “milk when they _
, can’t get the liquid product .' . .
Some of the readers of chi” article may he say. .
sing: "Well suppose the pee epi’ Detroit do turn "

~ to the use or condensed milk,

made in Michigan and. put new); suppi
Who p I ~ " 'I ‘I

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., for 01- could sell “Without reducing thaprice to the

    

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‘ ~ Ié'etr-aloirg'asvbeh ' Dam " ice £11631 Q9 dealer as before. , .
c 11110 11115111815Q , , .. ,Eh9n5, them are a lot of milk—producers who
ct “4111 the 111151- : W how no right to be in the business They are not ;
‘ ‘ “‘ ' properly equipped with cows, capital, labor-say
appliances or brains. They are parasites han’gm
to the flanks of a business that is suffering for
lack of the v9ry blood and vitality that these par-
asifés consume If milk sold at five dollars per
' hundred throughout the year, these producers
' would still lose money Yet the Michigan Milk
3 A11 1111,11, when Producers! Association is compelled to grant mem- '
phoznleyfihegrese 1:90 :rggrzzfgggasuppwi we factory hership to these parasites; and the Detroit Milk
refused to 5111mm“ to that dealer and left him Commissibn must nurse them albng by giving con-
with an empty salesroom and a market cm” 1'0 sideration to their claim that they are losing
buy care How long Would that dealer stay fin. bus-v m‘mey ’

    
  

     
   

   

stain the middle of the “winter ashe‘h‘ad’V '

It would be the greatest boon ever conferred on~

I this business.

. geat that disputed the right-of—way with a steam

’ .ply nothing that they couldn’t accomplish—and

. plished would be to the benefit of everybody. C611:

   

   

inate this Waste and we will stand back of you t _ ‘
a man in whatever you do. ” '
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road roller. Well, that billy-goat was no flatter
thamould be any obstacle that attempted to get.
in the path of those 5,000 producers. There’ s sime

  

   

     
   

  

the beauty of it all is that whatever they accom

      
 
  
   

sumers, distributors and producers would be link"? _,
ed together in a‘business conducted on modern -
lines. The only fellows who might have a kick
‘coming wOuld be the producers who would be put
out of business»

~ . Buy Surplus Milk Plants .

The first thing I would do with the money that .
would be paid into the treasury—of the Detroit
branch of the Prodiucers' Association would be to

 
   

     
   
   
    
       
     

iness? He wouldn't stay in business at an because
he wouldnever Start . ~

Milk Dealer Gan “Pass Bu M _
This is no plea for the poor, dOWn-trodden milk-
dealer None of them need any of my help Un-
like the automobile dealer the milk dealer is able
to i‘pass the: buck " The milk dealergis not forced
out of business because the retail price—duly fix-
by the Milk CommissiOn-wis high enough to cover

‘ the losses that arise from ah i egular silpply.
I Do you get that point? The retail price is high
, . 1 enough to cover the loss to the delaer caused by a
, fluctuating supply. What does that mead? ‘It
» ,. \‘ means simply that the people of Detroit are com-
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is ” ers Just because the producers'flnd it convenient
' \ . to flood the city with milk at one period—and
iii , leave it short at another period—the nensumers
439;: i. ‘ . must pay the resultant 103393 by means of an in-
vij‘. creased retail price. .. - - '
' 4 ' Suppose now that the dealers could be supplied
With milk as they wanted it and as any manufac-
" 1 ‘ turing plant woiIId supply its outlets. Is there any—
body So foolish as to believe that competition
.. _ among the dealers Would not quickly wipe out of
"w the retail price or that portion of it now cOvering
’ » the loss arising from irregularity of supply?’ It
would be wiped cut as surely as night follows day.
,And what would be the effect of wiping out this
item of loss from the retail price? , ‘7'
» ._ Why, it would 1ower the retail price
1.12 1 ‘ And what would be the effect of a lower retail
1"» price?

about the draft horse power that there is “not

 

So MUCH has been written and said of late

, I mite of praise to the new development of draft

', V horse efficiency through the medium of the multi-

ple hitch. ,

H \ “ “I have seen with mine own eyes,” and that, in‘
“ . _ reality, is the only absolute way to become con-
. ' vinced concerning the practical utilization of this

, , draft horse power which is or has been up to this
1;. 4- ,1 a . period, at least partially latent on the farms or

is pursued, there must be, bf necessity a certain
amount of horse power on hand, no matter how
many or how few tractors are’in udei We cannot
. do all our farming, preparing the seed beds culti-
" vating the grBVving/crop’s and harvesting the same
without some aid from “man' s
best friend”——the horse. _
And now come Wayne Dinsmore

gross mismanagement on‘“the part of the product“

much left to say. Hfiwever I wish to add my f

America. We all know that wherever agriculture :

really competent milk producers if these parasites
real-lg.r could be put out of business. In the indus-
t ,ial world a merciful bankruptcy court eventual-
ly puts these parasites out of business; while in
the business of milk production they have an as-
seciafion and-- a milk commission that devotes its
time and skill to the job of keeping them in bus-
iness. '

Incompetency costs money, no matter where it
appears. The incompetent milk producer adds a
burden to the market-milk industry that, eventual-
ly, falls on the shoulders of the competent produc—
ers. In that job of housecleaning I have spoken
‘of, one of the first tasks that the Michigan Milk
Producers’ "Assoc’iation should perform is that of
establishing a certain standard of ability amdng
the producers who benefit by membership in the
association. Let every member prove by facts and
figures that he is entitled to membership because
he is conducting his business in 'a competent man-
ner. And refuse membership to those producers
who fall to establish their competency.

Wants Producers to Act ,_.

All that Lilli trying to do in this article is to
get. somebody among the ranks of the milk produc-
ers to start that yell to “hit ’er up.” I know there
are enough men among the producers for the De-
troit market, who know that their progress is de-
layed bya lot of poor soldiers in the ranks. If I
can get these men to start a movement to estab-
lish a pace that will cause the slackers to fall out,
there will be no doubt about the results that can
be accomplished for the betterment of the market-
milk business.

Farmer Gamers Small Fortune by Use of Multiple Hitch

By w. H. BUTLER.

this hitch will do and using it as I have done on
my own farm I am thoroughly convinced as to its
practicability, flexibility and- economical usage in
our everyday arming by everyday farmers.

The other day I stood watching one of my teams

' in the field and when I noted the ease with which

unique method of using, to the best advantage, the those six big Percheron mares pulled that two-

bottom 14-inch gang plow, breaking a heavy clov-
ersod, the thought came to my mind asto just
what those six mares meant to me in a financial

, way, to"’say nothing of the pleasure of seeing and

owning'those good old Ibrood mares, so I took out
my‘pencil and jetted down a few figures that I can
vouch for as being accurate.

The six mares that happened to be hooked‘ that

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and Professor White showing us
the way to utilize our horse power,
so that 'wé will not have to consult,
. - our banker and arrange our il-
l nances to purchase a gas- -driven, in-
stead of a grass-driven poWer.
s The fact that the horse must be a
l " part of every farmstead is undis- .
. ‘ puted, and now that WehaVe been
"' shown how We can emnomincally _ .
I utilize this power to do all our» __j
y '11: heavy or light, Without addi— -' ~-
’~' kl expenditure, we are indeed-[9‘74
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erect or buy two or. three plants in eastern Michi- -
gan where that surplus milk could be turned in- j..-
to the condensed or powdered product or into but—
ter or cheese. There might be a slight annual loss ,
arising from the inability of the producers to op-
erate these plants continuously throughout the :
year at maximum capacity. But this loss would: , _,
be only a fraction 0f the loss the producers are > *2
now standing as the result of the reduced price '
received during the months of surplus. By hand- ,.
ling the surplus themselves, the producers would
have no difficulty in feeding the Detroit market
for liquid milk just what it would eat up clean. .

Next, I would spend an adequate amount of
money for advertising milk in Detroit. Right now
I believe, the producers are spending the princely
sum of $90 per month for cards displayed on De-
troit street cars. Most manufacturing concerns
figure that they must spend from three tcr'five per
cent of their gross annual income for advertising.
On that basis, the Producers’ Association should
spend in Detroit something like a quarter of a
million dollars each year for advertising.

In’ every “local” engaged in supplying Detroit
with milk there is one man who is regarded as a
leader. I am hoping that each of these leaders will
read this article and become convinced! that his
services are needed in this movement to eliminate
the abuses I have mentioned, I want each of
these leaders to discuss what I have said with
the members of their “local.” Get your local on
record, if pOSsible, as favoring the adoption of “N
modern, effective businesslike method-s in the De-
triot market-milk industry , Then send your reso-
lution to President Hull or to Secretary Reed.

in Working His Draft Horses

day had an average age of 111/2 years, had been
owned by me an average of 6 years, and: their in-
itial. cost to me represented the sum of $3,317.50,

- or an average of $570 each. During my ownership , 1;»
of them they have produced offspring that either : ~
have sold for cash, or I have been offered cash for M
same, and have retained them for my own stud,

to the amount of $8,685, or an average produce of

$1,470.83‘per mare.

I know that if offered the six for sale tomorrow
morning for $3,000 I would not have one left by/
nightfall, and I know that these faithful workers
have more than earned their keep by their daily
toil in the fields, to say nothing of the tons.of ,
manure they have produced to fertilize the soil of f
my farm.

The interest on my investment of $3,317.50 for
these six matrons, at 6% for six years amounts to

$7,489.70 or over $850 more than _

$1,196.30, deducting this from the '_

$8,685 realized from the sale at their I

offspring still shows a net,profit

of $7,489.70 or over $850 more than ,

double the original cost of the f

mares. This does not Jake into 1
account the show yard winnings of 1
these mares or their produce which
amounts to several hundred dollars. l
So that, while I have had my
“downs” and “ups” in the breeding ,
game, losing foals, the same as oth-
er breeders do, from time to time, I
cannot help but feel that I .made a
good investment, and now With the
"coming of the simplified hitch, I
feel much more secure in my invest:
ment than if it were tied up in '
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The Farmer and Home

4‘ MERICA’S DESTINY in a time of
increasing peril rests in the voice and
vote of the American farmer. .
and patriotism in the country home. Theretls
no riot against law and no rebellion agamst
constituted authority. I commend you.to the
co-operation of the Ainerican farmer in this
hour of our national peril.” . .

The National Lumbermen’s Associatwn re-

' cently held its annual meeting in Chicago.

The president of that association isoMr. John
F. Kerby of Hfiuston, Tex, and in his opening
address he made the statements quoted 1n the
first paragrapli. Mark you, this association
has a greater percentage of millionaires in its
membership than any other commercial or—
ganization. . - .

“Big Biz” is beginning to realize that a
change is taking place; that we could not go
back to business and secial conditions as they

. - existed before the war, if we would. The per-
V'iod of recostruction is with us, and forward:

looking men everywhere, are casting about
for something substantial: something sound
and secure, to trim the Ship offlState, While
the storm is on. ' ' -

'There must be 3. getting together between
the city man, the manufacturer, the business
interests——and the farmer. The American
farmer is getting mighty tired of having the
business and labor interests get together;
fight out their troubles, boost wages and
prices, and send the bill along for agriculture
to pay. The other fellows must get where
they can view the farmer’s business from his
viewpoint. - ,

Men engaged in other lines of business, who
were reared upon the farm, and city residents
who have grown farm products, understand
something or the work, worry and hardships
the farmer must go through in order to suc~
ceed. Those who have had no farm exper-
ience, do not understand the farmer or his
problems, and they are “agin” him—lay all
oftheir troubles at his door, and place ever
possible obstacle in his way.

The hope of America rests with the great
middle class of property owners, of which the
American farmer comprises the greatest class.
He does not meet in dark halls plotting to de-
stroy his government; he seeks no advantage;

no special legislation; no special protective .

measures. He asks for a square deal and he
is-going to get it. We are making history these
days, and the sooner the business and money-
ed interests of this country strike hands with
the farmer, the better it will be for all con-

cerned.
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A Big gunman a Big Job ,

JULIUS H. BA NES, president of the

United States Gra Cerporation,has had a

Three Years, 186 Issuoe:§:::

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been great and we have been paying almost.
any price_"for wheat. If there has "been any
speculating in flour-II have not knOWn-i .” _
,' Mr. ‘Barnes,_ however, puts it , this ,- ay_:_
“ The purpose of the stopping of buying“ our
by the grain cor oration, is, to stop the Specu- _
lativ‘e fever in?" our, before it becomesneccs-
sary to; take off all import restrictions on for;

. eign wheat and flour; for there is plenty of

American wheat and flour, if this speculative
tendency is checked.” ’

The speculators would be glad indeed to",

have all restrictions removed on the importa- -

tion of Wheat, that they fiiight purchase the
imported grains, and sell their flour in an un-

, restricted in rket——leaving Uncle Sam, with

his, guaranteed price to\hold the bag. Surely '
r. Barnes can nof'be accused of being either
a little man or an extremist. He caught the
speculators at their, own game ;" and their
snarl and growl are to be expected. ‘
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The OldtBoys Are 611 the job Again
-CONGRESS HAS again assembled; and
for a l-oLn-g, l-o-n-g session. The Repub-

 

‘the problem/could easily be realized.

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not heard‘wf. any antic!) started agaim"

{get hold of their books anagram papers.
iAn‘d yet in Illinoisswe have'thef spectacle of
the United States and state authorities icining

resources, and searching 'l‘hé'lidmes Of the far- 1 '2

mers infer-tier to get hold ”of-the books" and rec-

son, who'may' take action. In the meantime,
the authorities are depending upon the Hoo'vé
ér investigation taken two years ago for their
figures as tothe cost of production. . "

The Department of Agriculture should be '

able to help out in a situation of this kind ;‘ but
under Secretary Houston this department
means well “feebly‘.”.‘ The very first step the
authorities should take is to arrive at the cost
of production-not one year ago—but the cost
today."f- With these figures at hand, the cost of
distribution could be easily obtained. With, the
totals thus secured, 'a satisfactory solution of

whole trouble lies in the fact that, while fli-
ures don’t lie, the liars are doing the figuuiug,
over in Illinois. ‘r

lican party ishi power .; both thaSenate and 1, " " *

House are safely in their hands; and thus re-
sponsibility has been shifted from one partyfito
another—the people will continue to pay the,

' bills, however.

President Wilson wired his message——the
first time in the history of the nation that a
president talked to Cengress through the ca-
bles. Hislmessage was not long and important
matters were touched upon but briefly. The
railroads are to go back to their Owners, under
a new plan of operation; the telegraph and
telephone lines are to be similarly treated.

As to the League of Nations, it would be
unwish to discuss the ‘measure umtil signed;
therefore we will talk about that ‘when I get
home.” As to the proposed nation-wide pro-
hibit'ion measure, which was to become effect.
ive J uly, let, the president feels that so 'far as
light wine and beer is concerned, Congress can
permit their manufacture and sale if it de-
SIres. ' ‘

Capital and Labor are having some troubles
and these must be adjusted—just how. will be
determined later. Profiteering is going on,
and regulation will be required. The future of
war preparedness will be determined after the
League proposition is settled. The question of
revenue is a big~one, and the president pro-
poses to make those best able to pay bear the
greater burden.

From present indications the president will-
return home one of these days, and as soon as
he gets back the “boys” will get down to busi-
ness; and “scllool”\will be conducted as usu-
al. There’s going to be a lot of “talking

back” on the part of the majority who do not

agree with the president politically; but he is
master of the school; the people engaged him,
and the boys will have to mind him or get pun-

.ished.

“Busting the Milk Trust”

HE UNITED STATES Government au-

thorities have joined with the Illinois
state authorities and there’s something doing
in the Chicago milk situation. These courag-v
eous sleuths are going to “break up the farm-
ers’ milk trust,” even if it becomes necessary

~ to search the homes of: everyone of the sixteem

hundred members of the Milk Producers? As-
sociation, in order to find evidence to convict
them under thef'She'rman law. _ ,.
The milk producers of Illinois have ‘ tried
forgmore' than two years toget the swam...
ment' to, investigate the cost of producing milk
that they:might Have something definite and
authoritative .to present to the Chicago auth-

orities; This request has not .beenj granted,

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The saloon keeper and brewer's are conduct-
ing a sort of. a pro-whiskey vaudeville these
days. Later will come the performing of the
last sad rites—and then a little folding of the
hands and all will be over. Michigan finished"
“the job to the tune of two hundred and seven
thouSand majority—and no tombstone will
mark the spot where we laid the corpulent;
form away. -

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Remember, my farmer friend, you are not
the only fellow who voted dry; and now find
it too wet. Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Ohio and
throughout the Middle West it has been so wet
and coldgthat the farmers did not get in their
spring creps {and they are two weeks behind
with .their 'work. \

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The farmers of the Canadian Northwest are
having the fight of their lives over the “tariff
issue.” In the states we settled that question
lorig ago. A tariff is a tax, which everybody
pays who has money, without grumbling.
When money is shy, ‘then we fight the“ tariff
questio all over again.

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The ,

" ' ' ~ ‘ ' “111k, cheese amid -‘ feeds.‘ SOfttrfiwehavc ,:
s 99188.” .0 At least the doflmhdfftjr flour“ has._ an? be . L
“him ‘5" mmbMafiOHVTganyattempts. .

, ords of the local "preducers’ associations. {This . .
matter has been presented to President Wil- .

Should the farmer get. into [politics L“ Net ‘

on your life. '
planners’ association figure it out for him.
Goshdarnitall, when will the fa or get into
his headthat he is to produce; we’ll attend to
the other matters. Seeifwedon’t! ~

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A recent report stated that there are 80,000
barrels of apples in cold storage in New. York
state—and best of all these apples are being
held by growers. And every apple is worth six
cents, or four for a quarter.

Q 0 #

Over in” Illinois the authorities are search-
ing farm homes to get evidence against the
milk, producers’ organization. “Hit ’em over
the head with'the butter ladle, Manda. ”

u U lit % » ,
, The *Michigan legislature soon meets in

special session. What do "you want? It can
be had for the asking. , aygtime is legislating

atime; tax time follows in December.

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The guaranteed price 'of’whe'at in Canada, is = "
.one dollar, "twenty-four and one-half cents- "per : ,3 ..
Bushel.‘ Guess it Wouldn’t pay to ship into: '

  
 

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1 in. Cook who has shouted so
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With 5, five million dollar fund at his disposal,
GOvernor Sleeper did appoint more committees
r; ; . . [than any governor. Michigan has ever had; and no
. 5 ‘ one questions for a moment his loyalty to the
> ?1.3 country and the state, You can take any one or the
'7‘" :2} .. ‘ ’incidents cited by Mr. Cook add with a copy of the
' ' war preparedness committee‘s report in your hand,
determine for yourself whether the service render-
, ed was worth its cost or not.
, ’ If it is Mr. Cook’s idea that a governor should
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people’s money; permit state institutions to get

such shape that investigations were necessary-
- 11‘ fact allow things to go to the tarnationsbow-
'1 . ' Wows, the while e7” ding direct questions and re-
fusing to take a part in correcting abuseS—then a
Cook is not needed in preparing the political broth
for the farmers. ,

Shades Of Pingree and Warner—the Sleeper ad-
ministration compared with the progressive ad-
ministrations of men ‘with minds of their ovvn, and
a/willingness to fight for the common good M
me of one just one progressive measure in the in-
terest of the people, carried through by the pres-
...ent governor; Wait until tax time comes again;/-
even with the valuation boost, the rate will Cook
~ the Sleeperadministration goose, all right. Mr.
Cook’s idemf what we should expect from a gov— '
= ’ ‘* , ernor should not be seriously censidered' when it
‘ 5 ‘ comes to looking for a candidate with a back-bone.

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TURF]
OOKEFELLER?

1 DEPARTMENT on AGRI '
3111211111 BY

to be moderate in our estimate, at least, spec-
tacular. Thht the large “7" at its termination,
is both politic and tactical, needs no confirma-
tion. Bpt Q plainer'set of facts than all these
. is divulged by reading betweenthe lines; the
very perfect. reflection of the farmers’ experi-
ences covering many years, and the intensified
phases of that experience during the past few.
months ,

Either there is a misnomer in-eo‘nnection with
the so-called Department of Agriculture or else
there is a rottenness therein'that stinks ,to high
heaven. ,Could there be a department of ju-
dicial procedure, with not one man cf legal
. training in it? Or if there were one, he should
. _ ' be barreddown with a third rate blacksmith?

" ' Can there‘fbe a department'of agriculture .with
.not one man of agricultural training and sym-
_ pathy in it? Or if there be one, he shall be
barred down by a fourth rate petifogger? ' May
be, at the dictates and in the interest of cor-
porate and commercial greed. I have for years
\ \been an extensive reader of Federal bulletins
upon agricultural and scientific subjects. "Of
late I have often been disappointed in'procur-
ing bulletins asked for, and wondered Why the-
answer came promptly, “supply exhausted,” not-
withstanding I ordered the next day after re-
ceiving ‘the list. Now that a hint is suggested
I recall that I had little trouble securing unim-
portant bulletins, but any bulletin that might
hint at cost subjects or items of cost was “ex-
hausted. ” \

Now the question a_:rises Who is W. J .flSpill-
man? , Many farmers never heard of him I
know who he is, and I have that confidence in
him that‘fbelieve him. Gammon sense serves
a guarantee that he did not deliberately and
- v, publicly brand an official statement of his su-
V ‘ , perior, as false -in every particular, without
" ...contemplating the legal responsibility thereof.
' Now that' Secretary Houston has by word Of .
mouth and deed thrOWn down the gauntlet, that
“Farmers are not entitled to cost data; their
' bugmm is to produCe,” it seems in order that

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tsubmissive while. the legislature squandered the _

The above title, in a recent issue of yours, is ‘

the '_
cuss the big:- inter. .-

eats believed that by controling federal agencies
they could make the farmer do it?

the potato and {bean fiascoes, the great rise in
freight and passenger rates, under federal con-

under. commission service, the limitless prices

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Taking the Next Step Next
LTHOUGH THE MICHIGAN legisla-
ture is to meet in special session to pro-

vide a way for carrying out the Federal Aid
highway program and transact such other bus-
iness as maybe included in the governor’s
call, there will be nothing doing so far as leg-1

, islation in the interest of the farmer'is con-

cerned. e joint resolution, providing for a
vote on tate- owned warehouses, is as dead as

‘ hay , it will not and can not be resu1rected by

the legislature. This resolution was killed by
a body of self- appointed dictators, who feel
that the people should have no part in the
councils of government.

The question “whether the state should own
and opei ate warehouses as well as the benefits
to be derived from such a plan of distributing
farm products 1s debatable: the question as to
whether the people 0 Michigan should be per-
mitted to rule is no debatable—the constitu-
tion of the United States and that of Michigan
especially provide for a government of the
people, for the people and by the people. The
“April- fool” representatives who voted
against permitting the people to veto upon this
question, ought to have known before they
went to Lansing that the “government derives
its just powers from the consent governed.”

That the fellows who told the farmers and
Workingmen to go “home and slop the hogs
and attend‘to their own business” will ' get
their just desserts 1s conceded, but that does
not spike down the principle of self— govern-
ment in Michigan for all time. The ware-
house propdsition will take care of itself; it s
the principle of self—government we should
fight’ to save for all of .the people all of the
time. The representatives of the Michigan leg-
islature said that the people of the state should
not have an opportunity to vote on the ques-
tion as to whether the state should own and
operate stqrage warehouses or. not

The constitution of this state provides. that
when a ‘gang of peanut politicians” forgets
the principle of self ”government the people
can bring them to time through petition. Now
the question is. “Shall the farmers of Michi-
gan accept the dictates of these embryo kais-
ers; or shall they secure petitions, and go to
the voters on this question, through the poti-
tion route? It takes time and money to do this
——.but Mr. Farmer and Mr. \Norkingmau is it
not worth the time and money it Will cost. ‘2

I would like to pelsonally boar f1 om the far-
mers of Michigan on this question. For one I

don’t like to have these self— appointed dictat-

ors snap their fingers 1n the faces of the farm-
ers and brand the voters of Michigan as being

_, incapable of governing themselves. I will will-

ingly get up the petitions, help plan the work

- and put up fifty dollars toward a fund to pay

for the expense of printing and mailing the pe-
titions. T/he loyal patriotic farmers and work-
ingmen will secure the signatures without pay.

' What is ydur answer, Mr. Farmer?

SHALL WE TAKE THE NEXT STEP?

In referring to matters discussed in the above

editorial, address GRANT SLOC'UM, M t Clemens,

RFDN04

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of merchandise, for which the government had

- no specific peed. Did you pay 7 51; for a tin pail,
3 that? just the day before was marked up from
. 65 and the pId -6 wgs right there Wy half de— ‘

faced, under the 72 I did, and there had been
no advance at the ffetory nor with the jobhgr,
nOr With thé wholesaler. but. the Liberty bond
campaign was due 1h

        
  

     
 

Just how.
they. did control federal agencies we have had
sufficient proof in the late historic, revelations of

-tingly close this than by a word of advice to

county banker.

. they do" it? ,

or too many other things th

,to begin to form stock companies oLdou

ext week. Did the farm— expediency at the best. —-H. P. Hansen;

   
  
    

"did not ant more
Maybe th president
consoled his conscience by telling himself that
was so, but there are mighty few farmers who “-
don’t know it was false and false as Judas. _ ‘

Bureauize, communize, organize, if you lik ,'
as a diversion and a gas attack upon chicanery
it will rest upon cold conscienceless evolution
and correlation of-industries to level the 7008 ‘
tional hills of christendom. I cannot more fit'

    
    
    

 
     
     
 

  
  
   
     
    

young men: I am an old man and not asha‘med .»
of my experience. I have seen service of several .
kinds besides the farm; have traveled and 011-.
served. Young man, if you have a good piece of
land, keep it and develop it. If you have no
land work for "uncle henry” at _$5 or better ..
per until you have enough to get the land.-——J. E.
Taylor, Montcalm County. ‘

 
     
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
   
  
   
 
  
   
 
   
   
  
   
   
   
   
   
     
  
  
   
   
    
   
   
      
    
  
   
   
  
   
   
     
    
   
  
  
   
   
  
   
  
 
  
 
 
  
   
   
   
  
   
 
 
  
 
    

1s FARM CENTRALIZATION NEEDED?

Every now and then we see an article in this
or that farm periodical, or some of our many“ '
newspapers, purporting to give precisely the
very advice farmers are in need of and should
follow if they desire in the matter of ease of M
work, length of hours, size of income, and gen—7‘
eral conveniences as a whole, to be in an equal—' .
1y attractive situation socially with other ,
classes. In your issue recently appeared such a
contribution by Mr. E. C. Stebbins, a‘ Montcalm

Mr. Stebbins’ ideas of farm centralization of '
production will likely never become a practice,
even though the farmer should in some' respects
favor the idea to the exclusion of his own iden-
tity, because the extra cost of too long haulage
from farm to fields and fields to farm, as w‘ell
as many other considerations, will more than
offset possible gains from plainly seen advant— _
ages. It is hardly from any such large—scale ,
centralized production of farm products the pru— .
dent and experienced farmer will expect addi-
tional income, greater ease, shorter hours, and
more enjoyment. There are undoubtedly oth-
er ways open to him. (Jo-operation in the mat-
ter of grading, buying, selling, storing, etc., ;
with possibly considerable reduction here and 1
there in the cost of running co—operative enter— ;
prises, is the field of his future endeavor to a,
reach the goal that should actuate him in his
attempt to attain conditions equally desirable
to those now enjoyed by his city friends.

It is well—known that many co—operative en-
terprises are doomed to failure at almost the
very beginning or fail to give satisfactory results
because of excessive operating costs. Being in-
experienced in the middle- -man business, most of
the organizeis or incmporators make the mis-
take of believing that iothing but the highest_
priced help, managerial and other, will insure”
success. Not. that alone, but often times too
much help is started with. In consequence the .
cost of operating such an establishment uses the *’[
profit otherwise available for dividends. In some .1
cases i/t is not the big salaries or high wages paid,
or even too much help that is to blame for the ‘ ‘
failure so much as the poor management of ip— g
competent managers. In one case in point, there 9
may be many such, the board of directors en- V a ..
gaged a manager just shortly before he failed
in business of his own.

Legitimate co—operation or pooling of inter-
ests among any class of people is right in prin-
ciple, but the cost of any undertaking must not
be lost sight of. To co'—operate purposely to
drive the other fellow out of a job is of ques—
tionable value from more than one angle. That,
competent men at fair but not all—profit-con-
suming salaries or wages should be engaged, is
a foregone conclusion. However, in casting
about for a capable man, it might not prove
amiss to look near home. Some farmers may
have very good tho untried—in-that-line business ,
instincts. Do not despise home talent.

We hear so much about hoards of trade. They "
are supposed to go by supply and demand. _I)o:.:
They have a. few inaccurate gow
ernment statistics! By manipulating these they
regulate the prices the farmer should have, ‘ 5
whole say about regulating
' Hence, all considered, it seems there are r
farmer can tu
his attention to more pronta ly just now th

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THE FARM HOME

 
 

or article on the farm home that I_ am going to
devote one more short article to the subject

_ ficient falm help. I I
house was rare; the hired man lived with the fam‘
ily and had a small room somewhere f‘up stairs,"

[.11 " but thebusiness farmer has learned from experi-

ence that if he has a nice, comfortable home where
his assistant can live independently, and he se-
cures a young married man, that one-half his prob.
lem is solved, for the young man who has always
worked on a farm will be twice a; apt to stay by

may bring his bride to live.

If both the farm house and the tenant house are
constructed the same year. then the problem of.
the site for both and the general lay. out ogthe
grounde‘is an easy matter. but if the larger house
has been built some time, and is not modern, then

tious but comfortable cottage which any man
would be glad to live/in

may well be considered by the young married man
who is starting out in life on his farm which is
perhaps not entirely paid for and which has no fit
dwelling in which to live. Then it is that the wife
will prove herself a true help-meet if she will sug-
gest that they plan the lay- out of the house and
tenant house, just as they want them to look twen-
ty-flve years from now ,and then, instead of build-
ing on the ideal site for the home which they hope
to have, let them build the tenant house first, on
the site Where it should stand, and live in this un-
til such time as the farm is paid for, the larger
house can be built and the smaller one turned over
to the assistant

This week we show another design of the com-
pact, convenient little cottage, which will serve
well either of the two purposes» referred to The
advantage. of this series of houses shown in our
paper is that complete description,.floor plans, etc.,
may be secured free of cost from the Engineering
Department of the Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. 0., thus cutting out a big item in
the initial cost Of the ne whome.

i

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
My two rooms, living and dining, are flat tinted,

*"brown—one coat, and are slightly washed thru.

Now _as I understand it, this is a good base for a
water paint. Couldn’t a painter mix his ‘own com-
binations? If so, what should be bought? What is
muresco? What package paint would you recom-
‘ mend? What combinations would make a grey
green, a putty or light tan? I have my walls all
washed and want to try something besides feet

so MiloH INTEREST was manifest in the form-

this spring; this time discussing the tenant house ,

which is one Of the newer problems of farm life,
tionary gives mureco, an in

Several years ago the tenant

his former employer if that employer will build ». .
for him a sanitary, neat little cottage where he

the problem is one of building a neat, unpreten- .

There is another phase to this subject which

   

 

oil J)aint Had considered»
the paste that holds it:
hard to wash with oil leaving the line where you

left of: and I Want something that will give 5: -,
Di 5-1.3:

softer look I will appregi to suggestions—-
gent of any color _
Still I don’ t understand. ——Mrs. C'has. Rives Gwen:
castle, Iltdion?a

In the first place Mrs Rivers does ‘not tell us

, -If it is flat paint it is a plgm‘ent '
mixed mostly'with turpentine and it it is flat tone, ~

'nobody knows of what it is composed, but the man- _

ufacturers The way I would suggest to fix that
job would, be to size the walinith a glue size, us)

 

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a ‘VE FOUND,” said Uncle Hirdm‘Brown,
“The way ’to. keep oar-110113 from town—e .
Is—share with them as you do your girls.
'Though boys ain’t given-lo frills'and curls’,
They like to““have, like themj—a roomif’ '
With plants'or flowers to light the gloom,-
xindprettgpaper upon the wall, ‘
Bespeaking spring‘or earl-jg fall.
,. Where equal sufirage shows itself
Thlough a row of books on a polished shelf.
And a clipboard or press for his Sunday
clothes. ~
Whele long legged pants like golden 11088
Are not seen dangling in the all.
Adding still more to. his dumb despair
He knows he’s awkward and lacking grace
He’s counted the pimples on his face
And looked in angel upon his nose.
Which by chance is crooked or red.
knows—
Half the tortureshe’s had to breast,
For want of a place to flee and rest;
Or ask a chum for an evenings chat
’Though the rug is of rags—what matters
that?
Let them ,claim do their own, a pig or calf,
Some fathers have prospered and given half
To keep on grudging the simple joys '
Is to fill our cities up with boys.
What lad is going to slave and reap——
While rooms in the city are let so cheapk~
And the gilded splendor of picture shows.
Is theirs for a dime! Ask one who knows. '
—By C. SHIRLEY DILLENBACK "

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ing one-half glue to about two or three gallons oh.
water. Put the glue to soak in cold water the
night beforé',’ adding more cold water in the morn,
ing, then place on stove and heat until glue is dis‘
solved, stirring the mixture constantly to avoid
scorching. Apply to walls w ile it is still warm.
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and mixing with your finishing coat.

A painter or anyone can mixhis own
preparation but they will not have as
goes} a preparation as can 1be bought rea-
dy. Lprepared. To mix, take 1/2-lb. white
glue, being sure to get pure white. Dis-
solve in cold water. To eight lbs. bolted
whiting, add warm water sufficiently to
dissolve, using your hand to mix'the so-
lution, as if you depend upon a paddle,
you will have your kalsomine full of dry,
haid lumps of whiting This is all there
is to kalsomine; one- -half lb white glue,
eight lbs whiting, colored to the shade
desired But the difficulty is right here;
it won't pay anyone but a person making
1, ' ‘ a business of it to bother with colors.
‘ They cost so much, and with some colors,
it takes a small amount of several colors
‘ to get the desired sh.ade By the time you
have your glue your whiting and your
colors, mix them and then wait until
they cool to the cohsistency chiefly, for
you can’t use them until they are cool,.
_ .. you might better buy a prepared article,

1 where all that is necessary is to dump the
r- . contentssofi the package intoA pail and
I pour in a‘ couple of quarts of cold water

"and stir thoroughly and then applyg You

can buy the prepared article 111 any cal-
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sanitas- baton not; like “
Painted Oil ceilings are

, uses, our work has
whether, the wall finish now is" flat tone w'aJl fin-I I,p y w

‘ ‘ish ,or flat paint

. —Ladies’

cut in 6

in 6 sizes: 22,

.3174 yards of 27
inch material,

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muresco is composed, and or
poor policy for the, mic tell. ——Thos
Gounlg, Mich.- if

  

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Among the BOWEN; ideas for library table 111111-1-
ners are the two narrow runners placed across the I "

table abput one foot apart:
eight or nine inch strips of rich with edges revel-I .
led back for fringe. The ohr anthemu‘m makes a”-
very beautiful design for this sort of runner, ‘
pecially when applied to both corners—of the on; I
of an 18-inch "runner: Satin, darning, seed and

outline stitches are used with medium wt. doom

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No. 2384 2381 , >
Cos- ‘
tume. Waist2384

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2 and 44 ins.
bust measure. 1
Skirt 2381 cut

24, 26, '28, 30.
32 ins waist
measure. Adress :
Ifor a medium,
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hated will re-
QUiI‘e 5% yaids
o f36— incl) ma-
terial. The skirt
measures about
2% yards at the
foot.

No 2839 La-
dies Dress Cut;
in 7 3 es: 34,
36; 38 40, 42..
44 and 46 inches
bust measure. .1
Size 38 requires .
4% yards of ,
44 inch mater- .,
ial. Skirt meas-
ures about 1 2- 3
Yards at lower
edge

No. 2835 ,—
Girls’ Dress. Cut
in 4 sizes. 2, 4
6 and 8 years
Size R requires.

No. 2 39 0 _
Girls' Dress Cut ‘
in 4 sizes. 2, 4
6 and 8 years,
Size 6 requires
3 yards of 44- I
inch material.‘

No 2655 —— A
Serviceable Cos.
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Size 38 1equires ‘
4 yards of
4 inch mater-
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:clidrt' at lower
36 is -
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In 4 sizeS;Sma11
memium, large
and extra large.
Shae 11163132111 19,-,
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of 36 inch {10:- ,
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N0 2538--—-1
Girls' Dress Cut
in 5 sizes: 6
8 10,12 and
14 Years. Size
12 requires 4%
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Region have in "mind

For/“instance. in cutting“- ”a.
a doll’ 9 dress, the girls.

j to on. how that digests shall .

’ e711 ' ore they Cut lnto‘theamen
. ;_ .01- there will be waste, and it
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tshape of the kite. he makes» And
1:18 with our lives. WIién we are“

rearsmall we play and do. 3tist what

our parents tell us without much

thought of the future, but when we V

pails the grammar grades In school

. and are abbut'to tamer high schooI, 1’ -
we should- have 11.2mm an idea of

. ‘ what We of h to do when we gradti- .

. ate for .:we can then better plan on

_-’the studiesuvhich we. will take. For

111mm these who. plan on teaChing
‘wIlI1take different studilss than those

. who plan on taking up an agricul-
tnral course 111’

la image land later
one up Iarining ”Seen after this pa-

ting ready for yacatibn, and then it
Is during the summer days When you
have time to dream of your future,
that you should plane—look ahead

and determine just éwhat you think

you can do best, and remember, you
will _make the best success it you fit
yourself to do the thing you like the
If. you enjoy the out-ofi—doors
and feel in prison When inside for
any length 91? time, then for gracious
sake, plan to take up farming where

'1 you will be ydur OWn boss arid will be ‘.
_ out of doors, and those girls who Eve

to cook and sew, Can -,do.ho better ’
than to plan now to take a shert do;

   

 

Elthll de‘t dIrect to “Laddie,” care Rural Pub. Co.

 

 

 

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st Gracious! Heavensl. Me!
anTDong please let me be. '"
Ino. we. on’twnow give us pie!
Give us; gilt-bread, glve‘ us rye!

' '7191G2’1veius n okels,t giggyug dimes!
:. " rman us we mes!
45,.Wegeon‘t want to 8‘0 .to bed,

' We will stay down here instead!

.‘All- day long they dinged and dongekdl
Wasn' t their poor mother wronged
;.*How they nagged and how they cried!
‘ They Were so dissatisfied!

When they woke up one fine day,
’ Mother dear, had slipped away
First they so l.d “Wel we dont’ care.

 

 

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-: we'll go ronriping everywhere."

36/.

.m‘estic AscieuCe course so that they
‘will know how best to cut and plan
~~'to cook, and blew;
girl who dislikes

‘ thin-ks she could make a success of

While for the
housework and

office work, there should be a course
of study which would take in the

7 studies which will give her the best

cemmand of the English language,
etc.

Now this week We will start a lit-
tle contest and I am going to" give a
p'retty'little prize for the best story
on ‘What I Am Planning to do When
On’e’prize will go to
one of the girls and the other to a
boy. Tell me'just what you plan to
do and how you plan to accomplish
it. If you plan a short course in
some special school or college, tell
me of your plans and where you ate
going to get the money. Why you
want to do this work. In, fact, just

Ding and Doug ‘ g ' * '

Somehowfthough when night came on,
They were sorry mother’d gone. .—
Dlng and Dong said “Father dear,
We ate very sad we fear.” -

Then they begged him on their knees, .

“Bring our mother back now please."
Father went out In the ll—- -.
Then he gave a gentle call!

In a very little while,

There was a mother with a smile.
She'd been hiding in the gloom
Of the big old lumber room.

Ding and Doug said something nice .
Yes they said t even twice.

And they kept their promise well;
Guess the promise! I can't tell!

 

Mt. Clemenimlcn. )

school every day. I am 13 years old and
in the 8th grade. My letter is gettinfielonz
so I will close. hoping to see It in t pa. '
pen—Louis Gagnan, Birch Run

 

tell me of your plans, in your OWn ‘

words, but’haveit a true story of
what YOU plan to do, not what you
think it would be nice for some one
to plan to do. »The prize stories and
as many more as we have room for
will be published about the time
school is out, or the middle of June.
Affectionately yours. LADDIE.

0

Dear Laddie—I enjoy the letters in the
M. B. F. very much, This is my first
letter. I am a girl 9 years old and in
the 5th grade. I have two brothers. I
like my teacher, Miss Rosella Moffatt.
very much. My friend, Irene Stevens, has
just Wiltten to you also. I hope to see my
letter in the paper.——D01is Kingsbury.
Fenwlck, Mich.

 

Dear Laddie—I have never written be-
fore so thought I would now. My father
takes the M B. F. and likes it very much
I enjoy reading the boys and girls' let-
ters very much. I live on a farm of 200
acres. We have 40 head of cattle, seven
horses one colt and one team of mules. I
have four brothers and one sister. I go to

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Dear Laddle—I have written to you.
before but did not see It published a ‘
have seen two klldeer two robins and
506 blackbirds already I am going t3
tell the boys and girls about what we di, ._
at school yesterday. Our teacher andewe
scholars went to a lake. Two lakes come
together here and the water goes OVer In.

‘ six falls from one lake to the other. one

little girl could not get across so our
teacher tried to throw her across and shes
landed rght on her back in the water.

We toun a poplar tree all budded out.
We had them for pussy willows. we
made a. calendar for March yesterday.
The man's face In dots was Theodore-
Boosevolt. I will be 12 years old this .
month. Love to all the children and “Lad-
dle" also. -—Llnnle Irene Johnson, Wood-
villo, Mich

 

Dear Laddie—As I have never written
to you before I thought I would now. _I
am a girl 14 years of age and am In the
8th grade at school I go to the Norton.
school and have to walk a mile and a
quarter.
brother. We have three horses and one _
cow» For pets I have a black dog and a ?_
cat. I belong to the Red Cross. Iilive on

an 80-acre farm which is mostly all~set15“:

withirult trees. Our teacher's name In t
Bessie Buckingham. Our school has two '

rooms.
Viola Hawley. Our school is a standard
school. In the winter my father works‘
away from home and I do the chores. We
take the M. B. F. and like it very much.
I will close hoping to see my lettei in
print.~—1Alice Fitch, Ludington, Mich.

 

Dear Laddie—I have never written to “‘ ' 3" 1

you before soam writing now. I am a. girl
11 years old and in the 6th grade at
school I live on a farm of a 115 acres I.
have a pet lamb; her name is Fairy,;1,nd
a dog named Woody He got his name be-
cause he looks like a woodchuck. He plays
almost all his time. I have a cat nam-
ed Nigger; he is all black. I have two
brothers. Well I guess my letter is getting
igng1 so will close—Grace Dole, Otsego,
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~ipede somewhere. Head's wondering

why It paddles so hard I! he would
look around he would soon find out.

.for Smiles, the Clown”!!! having a
11. tree ride behind him on roller
skates.
gassing that no one breaks the speed
1; limit
' again fellow

Flannel Feet, the Cop, .is

See how he has hooked the
n the bicycle. One at

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and ran right into the cart belongs?
in; to the old Doo Dad who was go»
ing to market.
smash-up?
he is so near the blacksmith em ”if
that he can get his cart M
That old Doo Dad SIM“ on. "
plow Is so amused at. W5”. is
pening «that he hasn‘t m m ' ‘
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ZSO'i,many history making events crowd
" each other in these days, other than
trans-Atlantic flight, that the world
to be losing its power to measure
‘ ftp great ideals and the supremacy of
“economic truth, so that it is in danger for
, the moment of a backward m‘égsment of
. it!“ civilization. .
‘ The recklessness with which the labbr
fileade‘rs the world over are dragging or
, ‘torcing'their people into actual and “semi-
.' "idleness with the expectation that the
”li,.’em'ployer shall provide not only for their
wants but all their non-essentials even
pure luxuries, augurs a continuance of
the war scarcity that means continued in-

  
 
 
  

flated prices and hard living for the
masses. ,
The milk peddlers’ strike at Chicago

for. an absurdly high wage, with the us-,

ual result of Federal interference and a
command without investigation to raise
Wages beyond a sum reasonably justifi-
able, has caused to be levied upon the
people a new tax for distributing mills-
, the cost of which compared with the
price realized by the farmer is nothing‘
short of an absurdity,

The complaint of the German Peace
Mission to Versailles and of President
Ebert that the economic terms of the
peace mean “that many millions of people
in Germany will perish" is of course pure-

. ly argumentative and hardly expected to
be taken seriously except at home, where
a ministry is involved.

The new session is pregnant with great
possibilities for the Nation both good and
1 bad. Until the president's return the
stress of work by the Congress may be
placed on the appropriations needed to
keep the Government properly function-
ing after June 30; but thereafter, with
the great Peace Treaty before the Sen-
ate, the majesty of politics will doubtless
overshadow all else. The Republicans are
1. now. the responsible party in the legislat-
; ; ~ ive branch of the, Government
The people are at a difference among
themselves on the League of Nations and
also as to the “strong and courageous res
construction policy” of which so much is
heard but which after six months of semi.
peace is receding somewhat into the
background as the difficulty of formulat-
ing such a policy comes squarely to be fac-
ed as a practhal thing to be expressed in
words having the force and effect of ,
with unguessed potentialities in effects on
the Nation and on men’s lives and for—
tunes. The chief thing in Mr. Dodge’s
mind is to put the president “in bad" on
the League program; that of Mr. Ford-
ney is to rebuild to its former height the
tariff wall, a few top courses of whose
structure, and only a few the Democrats
in 1910 removed. I
The stock market through last week
continued to reflect investors’ belief that

business in the future is to be not merely
good but very good. Domestic trade of
course should be as. fine as the big crops
now anticipated should mean, and the
commercial reports for the week report a
strong position in most lines, The fly in
the ointment is the combined new demand
for higher wages and fewer working
hours by all mechanics connected with
building. which is keeping labor itself
poorly housed or unhoused in Cities to
which discharged soldiers and mechanics
generally are flocking, The export trade,
too. is waking up to the fact that getting
pay for products is more diffiault than
shipping them, and while prices still in-
dicate the enormous volume of trade; as
a matter of fact the tonnage of products
is rather under than even with the past.
Much good might be done to labor and the
public in general if the newspapers could
be induced to “blow” lees about business
and tell the truth about it frankly. Food
prices continue about stationary. Bank

    
  
 
   
   
   
     
  
   
   
 
 
  
   
  
    
  
  
    
   
   
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
   
   
    
   
   
       
   
     
  
   
   
  
 

clearings to May 15' were a little larger
than the previous week and a year ago,
, - though most of the stability indicated was
* caused by a gain in New York, probably
' due to large stock exchange transactions.
—-The Price Current Grain Reporter.

   

 

 

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' 2 ' Wheat has been quiet after the recent
' fluctuation, and buying of wheat products
continues active. Prospects of movements
appear to be good. Flour buying has not
‘beenrespecially active. .
Exports of wheat last week, compared
fi'wgith previous week and year ago special—
;lyv‘vreported by Geo. Broomhall’s service:
f_ 'May 17, May .10. ‘ May 18.
a 9 -. 1019. , 1919,. 191:»
mean 10,509,000 12,428,000 3.501.838
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.7! I'Grains inclined to lower last week end, after promises of con-
siderable movement. Provisions depressed by news of surplus being

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Buying Power Better

In its monthly review of business con-
ditions in the Seventh Federal reserve dis- "
irict. which includes Detroit and lower
Michigan, the Federal Reserve bank of
Chicago, says? ,

“While selling conditions, owing to
weather and other uncontrollable factors,
are below normal throughout the middle
west, the volume of business being done
is; sufficiently large to indicate very clear-
ly'the enormous buying power which high
farm prices, wages and the production of
the war period has created.

“Even during the Victory loan drive, in
which the Seventh Federal Reserve dis-
trict fully subscribed and fairly satisfac-
torily absorbed its quota of bonds, there-
was an investment demand for high-grade
securities, a manifestation not experienc-
ed during the previous Liberty loan cam-
paigns, -

Changed Economic Conditions

“Furthermore, business men gradually
are reaching the conclusion that the war
has brought far-reaching and permanent
economic changes is accumulating. ,An
instance of this is found in the middle

, west, where many farmers, who previous

to the war had been persistent borrow-
ers on their land. either have liquidated
their mortgage loans or are in position to

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Says/Reserve Bang

manding high prices, all contributing
,largely to the new wealth of the Seventh
Federal Reserve district, there are indi—
cations that the buying power will be
further greatly increased, and that the
amount of available funds will continue
to accumulate rapidly during the latter
part of the year. This in itself is a big
factor in stimulating optimism and in dis.
pelling uncertainty so widespread in the
months immediately following signing of
the armistice, " *

During the last month the total of build—
ing permits not only increased Sharply but
also the aggregate value of. contracts're-
ported awarded. Chicago, for instance.
shows a gain in building ermits‘ of 169
per cent compared with e correspond-
ing period a year ago. Indianapolis is 122
per cent ahead, Detroit 286 per cent,
while the gains in the smaller- cities run
all the way from 92 percent in Grand
Rapids to 486 per cent in Lansing, Mich-_
igan, there being only four cities where
there is a decrease, namely, Springfield
and Joliet, Illinois, and Des Moines, Io-
wa, and local conditions are largely re-
spbnsible for this hesitancy.’

Wool Goods Advance _
“Prices for both wool and cotton goods
have advanced considerably, and retail
stocks have been reduced to a low point,

  
    
 
 
 
  
   
    
   
   
  
  
   
    
  
 
    
  
   
 
 
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
 
 
 
  
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
 
  
    
  
 
   
 
 

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sane one is manipulating the bean more .,

. hot find it isnot going to take veryflbng ‘ U ’

to locate the gentleman. The slump darn

ing the last week was wholly uncalled for,

and. one ban 3.1th see the‘footprin-tsot

tlie concern that manipulated the deal.” 0
Perhaps the grower will better under- 5-

- stand the situation when I say that the

farmer and. the Ilegltlmate dealers have - . » ’
been holding beans 01! a badly battered
market, trying to aid in righting it_ The /,/

 

the low market, held until a certain point ,
was reached and then sold their holdings - .,.
at a. profit. This deal was very quickly ‘
rolloved up by very low quotations—aeoli-
ing short Elle actit‘m had the desired re-
sult. Wholesale grocers would not ‘buy
on a alling market; and immediately the
market went into ' the‘ dumps. Prices
have gone dOWn- and . these “dips" are
waiting for “another“ low point to, make
up ‘their shortage; ‘then they will hold »
again for a Mief spell; get the higher .
price and then' perform the feat all over ' ..

again. Growers want only ,the cost of

production; many legitimate/dealers have

been striving to aid them in getting this

price—but the manipulators have been

busy at the old three card monte game.

The bean market ‘should be strong and it

would be were it given half a chance.

Some day these fellow? will reach the

end of their rope—abut i will not be per-

haps until many bean growers are dis-

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do so, and many are now in the invest- while production has been.more OFJGSS
ment class as owner; of bonds. :3“: taJihad/b1? shtori-ier 11011;. and mt some - 1 ’ bite

,, . nstances s r es. ence re a1 ers Markets ’ Choice R d B’d W
. ‘ScarCity Of available farm mortgages are looking 3for merchandise and are pay- " ~ [white-sk’d Bulk
1n the market, and the government loan in higher price than were current in ”03’0“ - 2-13 OWt- 2-0001!!-
campaign, have developed a'new invest. Agril The smgller department stores Chicago ' 2-00 “Wt" 2'00 '3"
mg]: ?:d?czitrtli:i}ll: {31:30: fififiicti’éeii 2:: thmugh‘m‘ the diam“ are doing an 91- The potato market this week denotes a
:geasing activity in farm lands, as ‘well cellent business. _ little change from last. 0A considerable,
as in city real estate. This, if persistent, “There is a dwdea trend away from variety movement has been reported. but
naturally will lead to an increase of bor-’\ ideas Of thrift. People are spenang the effect of prices has been scarcely no— “I
rowing in the form of farm mortgages money more freely than ever before. This ticeable. ‘ --«— '
Conditions are regarded as favorable to seems to be a reaction from the/economy v f /
development of rather active speculation and thrift thru Wthh the 'American D60-
in land. High prices for farm products ple £3539? during the last year. Amour.
necessaril mean prosperity, not only for- “'0“ ers 1’} industries affected by the war,
farmers “t far those in cities and com- the thrift idea at that. time found little re—
munities dependent on agriculture, while Spense. .The curtailment of incomes
hard times usually bring the debt—paying among this 013-88 IS forcing. some economy
period among farmers. Continuance of :l;t.:fit:1:;‘g gathers the ire ls decxdedly .
comparatively easy money therefore, 9 U W . . .
may provide the stimulus f0;- speculative “Bankers are inclined. to look forward MarketSIILIght lilix.llst’nd.Tim.l Timothy
land actlvfly. ‘0 a perm“ 0f comm-”me ease’ “OtW‘th‘ Detroit 37 50 as 00130.50 9.100 36.50 37 oo "

. standing that they will be called on tofi- Chicago l36:00 3?:00‘3530 36.00 34.00 35:00
What cm” mm” wealth name, the treasury New largely through- Pitts 40.00 40.50 36.50 38.50 30.00 34.00

With upwards of $300,000,000 represent- out the summer. Money seems plentiful 1v. y,,_l46.00 4710014430 45.50 41.00 43.60 "
ed in the unprecedented ‘~ winter wheat everywhere and collections are satisfac— Markets] \ l , ’ fl
crop in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wis—_ tory. Merchants and dealers appear to Light Mix, Clov. Mix. Clover
consin and Iowa, now approaching maturs be having no. difficulty in obtaining funds 332?: 32.33 £3.33 32:3 32.38 31333 33.2:
ity, and wnh )thei farm products com- for their legitimate financxal needs. Pittsg ‘37.“) 38.50 36.50 315033.00 35...

' N. Y. . . 44.00 45.00 38.00 41.00

. Exports Of wheat sincé’ Aug. 1. Com- , Oats were affected by the action of .‘ Eastertha‘y .mark‘ets contig-utciagntgngd;

mencement- of European crop year, com- corn and ranged lower. The seaboard vane? and ,9”? m a stxong no ‘. f
pared for three seasons: ’" bought over 1,000,000 bushels cash grain l‘ghtt supplii‘eg angveiTg-Irli 31$???th 53:;
1918-19' * 1917—18' 1916—11 ‘ m the west, hedges bemg removed against Egg] 1:330}, shown‘as much strengh dur-
Amer. 274,890,000 208,563M0 271,463,080 ' it in the May. ing‘the past three weeks owing to the ar_
India“ 5,099,000 11-390’000 27’438’090 - The Texas oat crop directly affects the rival of the new crop alfalfa and the ex—
Argen. 55,191,000 43.083000 543760000 trade" of the Northern shippers to South- cellent general hay crop prospects, The
Austra, 52.179.000 31.353.000 35,802'009 ern points and according to the best infor- "South and Southwest .are cutting alfalfa
Others 3.330.000 2.974.000 4,113,000 mation we [can obtain the crop prospects and this will affect eventually the North-
are excellent in Texas and Oklahoma. ern markets. However the near approach

Tot. 3,90,689,000 297,363,000 399,15821000 One correspondent states that: “Texas of the season whé‘n the demand is at its

59-350“ ‘ 376524300 501'414'000‘ undoubtedly has produced the biggest oat lowest will probably have no great effect
and wheat crop on record, We would not on values this year, owing to the appar-
be surprised to see 70 to 75 million bush- ent shortage of the old crop. ,And until
els of oats. Harvesting has already com- farmers are free to clear up their mews, .
menced in southern Texas and will he and roads are againJassable, there will _
general over north Texas and Oklahoma not be an increased \movement. Much
by June 1- We eXDect to see at Fort rainy weather in the northeastern states
Worth new crop oats and wheat from has kept country roads in bad condmon
south Texas by June 5. Thrashers will throughout the springkbut this has add-
be busy over the entire state by June 15. ed to hay crop prospects, T2: outlocillr i:
We will have a tremend for _a bumper crop of hay ' exce an

No, 8 Yellow . . oats and wheat and are 1331;: 5.331013 ougf quality—Hay Trade Journal.

No. 4 Yellow . side markets" . ‘ ,‘

Lower prices in the corn market result- ' -.
ed from favorable weather conditions and .. .
from advices that the government was re-
selling eereal goods which had been
bought for exports, but which could not
now be shipped. Besides, gossip continu. . .
ed that 'Krgentine supplies would be _, . > .
brought to Chicago and 3 other western New York Butter‘lietter
cities. .. ' - ‘ While there has been 'no Vmaterial ,

Prospects ofha material increase of re- ’ . . . . . . _ change in quotations. this week, therehas \,
06mm here this week. prevented any .im' Rye is not Wanted 1“. the Detroit mar- been an unsettled Md uncertain market, '
portant'rally. , _ - . ket just1 at present, _ It is quoted: Cash all the week. BB, . came of some Speculative. /.

    

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‘No. 2, 3 5‘. Barley is inactive and steady.

.Chicago—a-The barley market last week"
was? opened at unchanged prices with a
good demand manifest «by malsters cer-
eal‘ and elevator interests generally ‘or
the choice grades. However «luring the
week there ,Wfis no inclination to hike 1/;
holdof therlflack oaty mixtures.
tend demand was notodrrom ,
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and; at the'ostsetxot this it Was generally _ '
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Deuce and Hindi 021th
purchased scream ago for shipment
foreign pountrlos Sis as. yet here awaiting

,.
e butter xvv‘hlch’vm‘y wto

' shipping accommodations

The week opened with an active mar-

hot and with extras selling at 5955?; to ,
On Tuesday there was practically ~

no trade but on Wednesday there was a
greater activity.

ofalr trade but marked weakness de-

'veloped_ difring the afternoon which was‘

calu'hd over to Friday when there was a

decline of 1c on all grades and very lit- »

tie butter sold The present indications

are that unless there is a greater activity,

on the part of exporters and speculators

in the very near future we may witness a
marked decline in the price of butter. U11:

salted butter is in strong demand and is
flndlng'a ready sale “at a differential of
fully 3c over the quotatiOns for corre—
spending grades of salted butter. At the

I - . else yesterday established quotations were
’ as follows:

-Extras, 58% to 59c; higher
scoring than extras, 591/4 to 60c: firsts
56% to 58c: and, seconds, 54 to 56c.

' MARKET QUOTATIONS IN DETROIT

Potatoes—Receipts flight. Goeti de-

' mand. Market $2.05 to $2.15 per cwt. in

sacks. The above has reference to car-
load lots, small lots' selling about the
same.

Beans—41‘1“; bean market is‘ not as yet
good. - Hard to dispose of carl0ts Pri-
cos 011 small lots somewhat improving.

Vegetables—Onions are in good de-.
mand, selling around $4 per 100 pound
sacks. These range about the same

. whether in carlots or less.

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0111ding 80 cars
alien from last
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Veal—Receipts so far as egpress ship-
ments have been cut of! on account of

. Railway Express employee strike. Difficult

to estimate price when settlement is
made, We look for better prices on first
arrivals. Market for top veal this week
about one cent OVer last quotation.

Dressed Hogs-—-Dressed hogs are in
good demand and bringing better prices.

Eggs—Eggs are still firm and in good
demand Market advancing.

Poultry—Receipts light but
demand with exception of heavy hens.

Butter—Dairy butter is holding up fair-
well, receipts increasing. Prices ranging
close to iast week. Must expect however
lower prices when the large flow of milk
begins. 5

Egg Cases—We can always supply you
with Egg Cases ' Once used Egg Cases
25c each, carloats, 220; Chicken Coops,
$1. 25 each; Turkey Coops, $1. 75 each f.
o. b. factory point

Fat. Hens—380 Light Hens, 340; Old
Cocks and Stags, 18c;' Broilers, 550:
Geese, 26c; Turkeys, 38c; Ducks, 400;
No.1 Veal, 22c; Veal 17 to 200.
~ Dressed Hogs—Light weight 266; hea-
vy, 23 to 250.

Maple Syrup—Extra Grade,
gal

Dairy Butter—48 to 50¢ according to
quality. Eggs, new laid, candied, 500.
Current receipts, 46c.

Potatoes track. $2 05 to $2.15 cwt.
bulk, Out of store about the same in
small lots. ,

Carrots, Par-snipe and Turning—500 to
$1, a bushel in small lots. Onions, $4 100-
1b. sacked. ' ~

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East Buffalo, N. Y., May 26. —-The re-
ceipts of sheep and lambs today are call-
ed 38 cars. Best lambs, $14. 75 to $15,
which is about steady with Saturday, cull

lambs, $12 to $13; yearlings, $12 to
$12 50; wethers, $11 m‘$11.50; ewes,
$9.60 to :10.

Receipts of calves are. estimated at 4,-
000 head. ~Choice calves, $17 to $17. 50
which is 50c lower, throwouts, 120 to 140
lbs., $14. 75 to $15. 75: heavy throwouts
160 to 190 lbs., 37. 50 to $8.50; heavy fat
calves, $9 50 to $11.50, as to weight and
quality

The supply of hogs for the opening day
of the week. totaled 12,000 Khead or 75
double/decks, and Our market opened 500
lower on pigs and lights and generally 5c
lower on the good hogs, with the bulk 0f

‘ the geod hogs selling on a basis of $21.10,
' with five bunches which had a heavy top

selling at $21.15 and $21. 20, and two
decks of choice, Illinois hogs reaching
$2125; pigs and lights sold from $20.25
‘ as to weight and quality;
stags, $12 to 15.

Receipts of cattle Monday, 24 cars, in-

 

ebk’s trade. Our mar-
opened 5011 to $1 lower on medium

and fivegght steer cattle which

. vyg’upply; butcher steers
‘ $11}. steers were in heavy
$twlewe‘r. than last
are were in mod-

11 Thursday there was.

equal to ,

$2.50 per

1 Canadians and 34 cars.

 

    
  
  
   
 

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ment and loss.

unusual crop conditions.

  

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ent organization.

  
 

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How About Your Binder?
EVERY sign points to a prosperous year for
Prices for farm products, due

' ; to a steady domestic and unusual overseas demand,
at high levels and it is reasonable to expect that they

will remain so for some time to come.

For years you have been cheerfully complying with
. Government request to save materials by repairing
" ‘ your old machineSJather than making replacements.
' " Now that the need for this has passed, would it not be
the part of real economy to buy a new machine and
be assured of uninterrupted and maximum service at a
' time when a break-down would mean serious embarrass-

Deering, McCormick and Milwaukee

Harvesting Machines
will harvest all your grain crops without waste.
are unusual binders adapted to take care of usual or
Generations of farmers have
tested and approved until these machines are spoken
of in much the same fashion as an old and trusted

See your local dealer early 1n the season and arrange
with him to have your binder delivered 1n plenty of
4 time to assure the complete harvesting of your crop.
‘ Our organization being an essential industry has been
speeded to top-notch efficiency. By anticipating your
needs and ordering early, you make it easier for us to
take back our soldier boys without disturbing our pres-
It will be wise also to make your
purchase of Deering, International,
MilvVaukee twine as early as possible.

The service that follows a Deering, McCormick or
Milwaukee binder to the grain fields is always a source
of pleasant comment. That this service be full measure,
89 branch houses and thousands of alert dealers keep
informedof your needs and equipped to supply them.

__CHICAGO ._ , .. .

These

McCormick or

I Sweep Rakes

 

Binders Push Binders
Headers Rice Binders
Harvester-Thrashers Rea
Shockers ‘ Thres

 

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Tillage lmplemenb‘

Disk Harrows
Tractor Harrows
Spring: ~Tooth Harrows
90th Harrows
Orchar

Harrows Cultivators
Planting and Seeding Machine:
Corn Planters Corn Drills
Grain Drills Broadcast Seeders

Alfalfa and Grass Seed Drills
Fertilizer and Lime Sowers

Hnymg' Machines

Mowers Side Delivery Rakes
Comb. Side Rakes & Tedders
Tedders "1flLoaders(Alltypes)
Baling Presses Rakes
Stackers
Comb. Sweep Rakes &. Stackers
Bunchers

Belt Machines

Ensilage Cutters Corn Shellers
Huskers and Sl11edders
Hay Presses Stone Burr Mills
Thrashers Feed Grinders
Cream Separators

Power Machines

Kerosene Engines
Gasoline Engines
Kerosene Tractors
Motor Trucks
Motor Cultivators

Corn Machines

Planters Motor Cultivators
Drills Ensilage Cutters
Cultivators Binders Pickers
Shellers Husker-Shredders

Duty' Equipment

Cream Separators (Hand)
Cream Separators (Belted)
Kerosene Engines
MotorTrucks GasolineEngines

Other Farm Equipment

Manure Spreaders
Straw Spreading Attachment
Farm Wagons Stalk Cutters
Farm Trucks Knife Grinders
Tractor Hitches Binder Twine

 

 

 

 

 

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Michigan Live Stock Insurance Co.

INDEMNIFIES Owners of Live Stock—Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs
iAgainst Death by Accident or Disease

Grand Rapids

 

 

 

of all classes were in good supply, sold
500 lower; canners and cutters were in
light supply, sold' 15 to 250 lower; fresh
cows and springers were in light supDIY.
sold stead ; stockers and feeders were in
light supp y, sold steady; yearlings were
in moderate supply, sold 500 lower At

, the close of our market there were around

50 cars of cattle weighing from 1. 000 to
1,150 pounds, left unsold.

Detroit Live Stock Market
DETROIT, May 26.—Cattle: Butchers
grades steady; best steers dull; best
heavy steers $14 to $14. 50, best handy
weight butcher steers, $18 to $13. 50;

mixed steers and heifers, $12.50 to $131

handy light butchers, $11.50 to $12. 50:
light butchers, $9 to $10 50; best cows
$11 to $12; butcher cows, $0 to $10.50;
cutters,
$6. 75; best heavy bulls, $10.50 to $11. 50;
bologna bulls, $9. 50 to $10: stock bulls,
$8 50 to $9; feeders, $11 to $12; stock-
ehs. $8. 50 to $10; milkers and springers
$65 to $125. Veal calves. Receipts, 581;

arket strong; best $17 59- to $18. 25; oth-
ers, $10 to $14.\ Prospects look lower

balance of week.‘ Sheep and lambs: Re- .

ceipts 3591 market steady; best iamb's
$14116; /fair lambs. $12. so to 3111.. 150:1th
to common lambs. $9 to $11.; fair-to good
sheep, $8 50 to 39 SW 011116 and comman,
$5 to $6. Hogs: Receipts-1 1,686: mar.
hot, 250’ lower; pigs,- .';_$20 mixed hogs;
$20.25 to $20 50, closed very wea - . _

   

  

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$7. 50 to $8: canners. $6. 50 to -

Chicago Live Stock Letter

CHICAGO, May 26.—Hogs: Receipts,
46,000: market mostly 20 to 250 under
Saturady‘s average; closing weak; esti-
40,000; bulk. $20 to
$20.40; heavies, $20.30 to $20.45; medi-
ums, $20.15 to $20.40; lights, $19.75 to
$20. 40; light lights, $19 to $20.15: heavy

asking sows, smooth, $19. 50 to $19. 75;
packing sows, rough $19 to $19. 50: pin,
$18.25 to :19 Cattle: Receipts. 18 .000;
beef steers, 10 to 250 lower; she stock
about steady; calves and stockers steady;
feeders SlO wto 25c lower; estimated to-
morrow, 16,000; beef steers, medium and
heavy weight, choice and prime, $15.90 to
$18; medium and good, $13.25 to $16;
common,‘$11.50 to $13.65; lights, goodand
choice, $1.75 to $16. 25; common and me-

wdium, $1 5.0 to $14, butcher cattle heif-

ers, $8. 25 to $14. 75, cows, $8.15 to 4. 50;
canners and cutters, $6. 40 to $8.15: veal
calves light and heavy weight, $15 to
$16 50; feeder steers, $10.25 to $14. 50;
stocker steers, $8.25 to $13. 50.

 

 

MICHIGAN WOOL QUOTATIONS

Wool dealers in Detroit this week—report
that due to the unsteadiness of the wool
situation rtxds difficult to comment with
much certainty. Michigan woes of wool
have been selling at 45c and 500, while
some of the b have been bnings

ing as high 660.

   
 
   
    
     
    
   
        
   
   
       
       
      
      
    
       
       
 
      
        
        
       
       
       
       
     
     
     
     
        
      
      
      
    
    
     
      
         
     
      
     
       
    
        
     
   
      
    
   
 
   

 

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Feast and Over-
Production

'. thecolumns of the farm papers that
‘ . overproduction of food
" might ensue as a result of the back-
, jtéathe—land movement, and the frantic
eflorts of Europe to replenish her ex-

" hausted supplies, is now reflected in
,some of the grain trade journals.

These journals, being for the most
~part the mouth pieces of those who

deal in the products the farmer grows,
.usually scoff at the idea of over-pro-

duction. The greater the production

the larger volume of business the mid-
dlemen. handle, and the greater the
. temporary profits. Naturally they are
i. not so apprehensive or an impending
over-production as is the farmer. But
an over-production that might bring
ruin upon the farmers would certainly
react very disastrously upon the deal-
ers, a fact which they are coming to
appreciate and guard against.

speaking upon the subject, the Price
Current-Grain Reporter has the fol-
lowing to say:

“The Spokane correspondent of a
Minneapolis paper quotes A. D.
Thompson of Duluth, one of the great
grain dealers of the Northwest (and
incidentally one of the great stock
growers of the Southwest) as saying:
‘In the future a dollar will be the min-
imum price which the American farm-
er will receive for wheat, according to
my best judgment. In fact, I would
not be surprised to see minimum
wheat at 81.25.’ '

“Mr. Thompson is a man whose
opinion is worth while; and many will
be inclined to follovsi'h‘im. At least,
until the world’s shipping shall return
to the status which obtained in the
carrying trade prior to Aug. 1, 1914,
"and Russiajeturns Ito sanity, there
can be only moderate competition with
North America in European wheat
markets. But what about the certain-
ty that Eur-ope will be poor for many
years to come and that the meagreness
r“ of European_exchangeable surplus of
goods may be a continuing stimulus to
enlarge as far as possible her own
farm production by the use Of Ameri-
can machinery in order to avoid buy-
ing American wheat?

“The war has greatly stimulated our
own agricultural production and the
acreage increase may be permanent.
The suffering caused by lack of food
has as greatly stimulated efforts for
production in the old world also and
fear of its repetition may continue
long years after the danger has pass-
ed. We saw in this country between

1879 and 1898 a tremendous expansion ,,

of farm areas through 'land specula-
tion which as far as the farmer was

concerned was exactly what overtrad-

'ing is to the coni‘mercial world. Spec-
ulation in farm lands is now as ram-
pant as at any time in the eighties,
except that the acres now are old and
improved'farms, not the raw lands of
the West and “Northwest. Even at
, present prices the production must be
kept very large on our farms in order
to check against farm values as they
now are. Yet Secretary Lane and all
the private philanthrOpists who would
distribute largess'at the expense of
Uncle Sam now clamor for the making
of more farms “for the soldiers," dug
out ‘of the swamps by drainage or re-
covered from the desert by irrigation
at public expense. The country, per-
haps" the world, is obsessed of the. no-
tion that mankind is on the verge of
permanent food scarcity, in the face of
.American production, because
the war prices were high for reasons

1.

American farms to feed our people.

4The fear that has been expressed in

products ‘

  

fore ’

nuitfi Kigwciated from the inability of

 
   
  
 

   
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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0L0 MERUENA DeKol 30313 (C.

H. B.),

Holstein-Friesian cow has brok-
en the world’s records for 7- and 30-
day butter production by producing
under ofiicial test 5193 lbs. butter in
seven days and 200. 34 lbs. butter in 30
days; her milk yield being 738.7 lbs.
and 2,920.5 lbs. for the respective per-
iods. “Rolo’ s” best day’s butter
amounted, to 8 57 lbs. In 60 days she
yielded 5,795 lbs. milk which made
337.49 lbs. butter and henbest work
was accomplished toward the end of
her test. The records were made un-
der the supervision of Prof H H.
Dean of the Ontario Agriculturai Col-
lege, and a retest was made by officials
of the Holstein—Friesian Association
of Canada . The previous best 7-day

and 30-day butter records were made

by Segis Fayne Johanna (50.68 lbs.)
and Fairview Korndyke Mata (185.37
lbs ), both these cows being Holsteins,
and owned by Pine Grove Farms, E1-
ma, New York.

a Canadian 5-year-old.

 
 
 
 
 

Rolo Mercena/DeKol is owned and
was developedwby J. 3 Hammer, 8.
young Holstein dairyman of Norwich,
Ontario.
for 8320 from (his father, H. 0. Han-
mer, who has been breeding Holsteins
for about 6‘years: The present owner
of this wonderful cow has only [been
in business on his own account for a
little over ayear. The sire of the new
world’s champion is Sir R010 Banks
Mercena 14953, a bull that has only
two purebred daughters.
Flora DeKol Pietertje 9163, with 6
daughters having ofiiCial records Both

sire and dam trace back to Abberkerk‘

Prince 2d 1068 in Canad1an herd book.

Rolo Mercena\‘DeKol made her rec~
0rd under. ordinary conditions in the
same stable as the rest of the herd.

‘She looks every inch a world’s cham-

pion, and her owner, who has fed her
since she was a calf, is naturally the
proudest Holstein breeder in the world
today. And who will deny him that
privilege?

 

 

 

 

(A Clearing Department for farmers' overyda tr bl
tention given to all complaints or requests y on as

meat. We are here to serve you.)

ESTABLISHING DRAINS
The law provides “Before the com—

missioner takes any action towards lo— .

eating, establishing, widening,_ alter-
ing or extending any drain therek shall

,.be filed with him an application‘ sign-

ed by not less than one half of the
freeholders whose lands are traversed
by said drain."

Under circumstances related above
there would be no prospect of being
able to establish a drain because the
petition must be signed by at least"
one half of the freeholders.—W. E.
Brown, legal editor.

CAN BANK LOAN MONEY FOR
CATTLE. BREEDING?

Is there any law that prevents a
state bank in Michigan .from making
loans on breeding cattle for one year?
——G. B. 8., Addison Mich.

I do not know of any law or regulw
tion preventing loans upon breeding
cattle. I think there would be no dif-
ference fr0m other cattle. The bank
would not take unleSs satisfied with
the security..—-——W E Brown legal ed-
itor. . _.

 

HIGH INTEREST CHARGES “
If the party that investigated banks
in northern Michigan and couldn't find
where the banks charge enormous in-
terest will come 10 Iosco county I

‘ ;. stabiilary Act and
_ will show him a bank‘that charged 85 a:
' on a loan of 860 for 30 days. Th; some
bank on a loan of 8290 received the;
.8200 in interest and bonuses and the;
borrower-had to 'sell his personal prop-

   

 

 

Prompt, careful at—

for information addressed to this depart-

erty to pay the 8200 be borrowed. A
farmer borrowed $100 on his farm for
one year and had to give a mortgage
for $124 and pay for making, the
mortgage, etc.-.-—Subscriber, E. Tawas.

 

LANDT‘OB CUCUMBERS

I haves stack of buckwheat straw
and would like to know if you would

'vise me to spread it on to a clover
sod to be plowed under for cucumbers
Would it benefit the cucumbers any or
will it do any harm to same, as this
is the only ground that I have to plow
this spring? Or would you advisa to
spread it on to corn stubble and disc
it in for oats'b—B. 0., Mason County.

The buckwheat straw to spread on
clover sod to be plowed under for cu-
cumbers would be of some help if. the
soil was heavy. It would do no very
great good, however, if the soil was
not heavy. If there was a fair growth
of clover, we would prefer to spread
the [buckwheat on the corn stubble.—
H. J. Eustace, M. A. 0.

 

KILL TWO WITH ONE STONE
Would like to suggest that while

passing around a petition to initiate a

warehouse law, it would be just as
easy and cheap to present petitions for
several laws the farmers have want-

- ed at the same time, for instance: A ’

repeal orthe 0011-
-In fact,
let them know for 011cc 9there is some

tonnage tax and th

thing doing among the farmers apd .
the howls, the Free (Pm?! and other.
organs will emit wilhbe sweetxmu‘sl' ,,

Mr. Hammer purchased her ‘

Her dam is "

a-‘

   

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. . , '1 are striving 111$;-
MronioAif Busmsssr.::FAanmo and-1'
trust you will permit we 1:0 point out~"}';

 

to you a mannor‘jn which you can, to

your own profit strengthen a third
side of your paper; which may nmrr
have occurred to you in Just this Wait.

I refer to the advertiser who contrib-

utes to its success. by buying space in

our columns to point out the merits of
his preduct. Perhaps it has occurred

to you, or you have been tom that ad-

vertised goods cost more and it would

seem logical inasmuch as advertising,
spaCe looks expensive and its cost

must be added to the purchase priCe

of what you buy, if the seller is .10

make a profit. ,

But did it ever occur to you that
advertising inevitably. proves two
things which are of vital concern. to
you as a purchaser, first: that the
makeo has confidence in and is there-
fore willing to endorse his pr0duct in
black— and-white over his signature;.
second: that no inferior product 'is
ever Worth advertising Or is ever
maintained on the market by advertis-
ing! ,
When a product is not advertised to
increase its use and sale then, two
things are immediately obvious that
the malfiar does not belieVe fully in it

. and that he must take some more ex- "

pensive way of reaching you, as .a
prospective buyer, with it.

To send a penny-postage circular to
each of the readers of M. B F., would
cost 8800 for postage alone and the
printing, paper and labor of wrapping
and addressing would cost twice this
amount in addition. Would this be
cheaper? Or if the manufacturer were
to send an agent to your door, not
knowing whether or not you Were
even interested in what he had to of-
fer it would cost a hundred times
more. So there is no cheaper way of
bringing the merits of an article to
the buyer than through advertising in
the mediums which reach him.

_ When you go into a store and ' the
clerk tells you that something is
“just-as-good” as the article you asked
him for, and cheaper “because- it-isnft'
advertised” ask him how much more 1‘
he makes on that article than the one
you asked for—and t on go to. the
store where .you get what you want
and do‘ your trading there, because—the
substitutor is always a fraud—think
back over the “jiIst-as-good” articles
you_have bought, did you ever go back
and buy another? ' A 7 7

I have told you of the triangle, '
which might also be labeled. the Pub-
lication, the Reader and the Advertis-
er, it is a. perfect: arrangement when
all have confidence in each other. You
have told me how you want to see M.
B. F. grow until it reaches every farm
home in Michigan. We have told you
of three great things that can be ac- ‘
complished as we reach this goal now
will you consider these manufacturers
who use our columns as your friends
as well as ours, w/rite them about their"

,product if you are interested, buy of

them or through their dealersfif you

can profitably and. always mention as . "

you would the introduction of a friend,
the fact that you have read their ad-
vertising in your farm weekly; Marni-4;
om Busmiiss FABM The triangle,
' means \m; "

  

 

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TQ- PREVENT BEN SETTING

When this device is used it is not
only a labor saver but a money maker
to poultry raisers. With eggs 40c to
60¢ a dogen a hen does net have to
lose much time setting to run into dol-
lars. ' This device whiCh is simple to
make and simple to operate, placed. on

. the lég .of a hen prevented her from.

setting and still allows her to eat,

scratch and‘drigk, and keep in an egg,

laying conditio .
Missouri State Poultry Experiment
Station made a. test of this devi’ce and

got anf’av'erage of 2.6-- days for breaks
ing settinghens from the nest. JI‘hey ‘

also stated'that the test showed-a sav-
ing of one-half the .time over the

broody coop method Which is the best .

known method used by poultry men. —
LeRoy E. Greenman, Patentee, Patent
No. 1,272,657.

 

DUST-PROOF PLOW WHEEL
This is the way we fix our plow
wheels to keep them from cutting out.

This makes them dust ’prbof so that‘

once greasing will run for four” or five
days without greasing. By putting
the head of the bolt on the outside we

 

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waser...‘

.. don't have to take it apart to grease as

the core or axle siipsout from the in.
sideso it is as easily greased as it was
before the boards were put on. One
hour's work and two small bolts do
the work;—O’has. Harley.

. , MILK STOOL
The front of the stool is hollowed
to receive the pail, which is kept. in
its place by a wire, «fxed as/shown in
the engraving The front leg has a

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éprojecting‘ rest upon which the bot-
tom of thetpail is placed ,to keep it

from the ground and «also. from break-
ing away the wire by its Weight. The
milker may either sit astride of this

stool; or sideWays upon it. ~.’——'Od‘tn Bid?
strap, Sheridan, Mich.

. '1' AUTOMOBILE JACK PATTERN
:Ecidsed find a handy automobile

“'r<

. 9111 which is very. Cheap/and
‘ r .Will do

  

~ well as an!

the.
business a s ‘

diluted and. these thr.

is sh you are sup-
of the farmers of
"the farmers' co.
eoially interested

ax '1
cwohld like to see a free dis-
of the Dractica'bility or the

,, ..-sta.te-’owned warehouses in your paper
‘T'an'd it, they are proyen to be highly
spracticai I am Willing to do what I/can

in Circulating initiative petitions to

        
 
  
    
    

     

    
 
    

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submit the warehouse amendment to
the vote of the people. I am especial-
ly interested in your labor-saving
hints department. I make uSe of some
device shown inmost every issue. En-
closed you will find a device which
others may make use of.

When you get tired of hauling ._t11at
wagon box out of the shed to set it
off Where it will soak up with the rain
because your shed is too narrow to
put‘ the box off and on conveniently,
which you usually do When you Want
the box off maybe to put on the hay
rack,’just out two strips of hard-Wood
boards long enough for your box to
rest on sitting on edge and allow for
fastening to uprights ,On the side of
the shed; then out two strips of hard-
wood boards three feet long and bolt
together at right angles; bolt other
end of short strips to uprights about
eight. or 10 feet apart. Attach Wire

"above each to hold up out of the way

when not «in use and fasten a Wire

loop at. the proper place above the

middle of the wagon box to 100p over

.one \9f the rods that go through the

step and set your wagon box on it
When Wanted on the wagon again tip
it over and it is on the wagon ——Hugh
Albrlgh‘t. Marion Mich

 

HANDY QALF FEEDER
When feeding calVes try cutting a
hole in a box and put pail inside box,
having the box fastened, and you can
leave the calf to drink milk While you

 

are doing other chores without fear of
its being upset. The calf then gets all

the grain—H. A., Osceola county.

HOMEMADE SANDPAPER

In some . woodwork, I suddenly
found myself minus some necessary
sand paper, an finally made what
turned out to 9 excellent.

There was an old~coffeemill in the
garret and I got this and threughrit,
turned some hard, flintyfi gravel. Three
timés through the mill made powder-
ed~sand that was sharp, and of a va-
riety of sizes. / -~

This was then screened through,
first, some door screen then through
a liner, mesh, and finally : through
cheese cloth. ”
Tough manilla paper w

   

sprinkled up’oiijihe was .
was shaken ‘oit, saith ,.
paper put in a warm plac (as

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vice built in every pair.

I 7 Better Shoes were never made than
{‘ Rouge Rex‘and when better shoes are made
I Hirth Krause Company will make them.
I Buy Rouge Rex shoes for the Man Who
1 Works. Try 3 pair of our No. 407 With the
I double tip and vamp. Double the wear
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Tanners and Shoe Mfg'rs.
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It Has Stood the
Test of Time

Many years work in the field in all
kinds of weather and all conditions of
grain has demonstrated that the beat-

out’ process used in the Red River
Irbficialistheonlycorrectprincipletouse
isn separating the grain [10111 the straw.

Red River
Special

Separator 13 built right. The best ma-
terial obtainable is used in its con

struction. It 1s built to withstand severe
usage for many years.

Thousands and thousands of farm-
ers have made signed statements that
theywant no other machme to do their
threshing. They want the machine
with the Man Behind the Gun.‘ 'and
the Beating Shakers. See that a Red
RiverSpecml doesyourwork thisseason.

The Red River Special is the first
machine in the fiel d. and the last one
out. asit always has the longest run.
No expensive breakdowns. or long
waits for repairs. It is the separator
you are sure to use sometime. Why
not use it now?

If you want your own machine. get 2

ed River Special. If not. see that
the man who corn'es to do your thresh-
ing has a Red River Special Separator.

It Saves the Farmers’ Thresh Bill
Writefor Free Catalog-

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3500 Mile Guarantee‘

Manufacturers of high-
grade Tires sell us their
surplus stocks of’ "FIRSTS"
at rock- bottom prices for
spot cash. Y
these brand new Tires as

at
REDUCF ION OF 40%.

28.1“)
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Thousands of our sun.- llul customers
from 4000 to 6000 miles service—why not you?
3» Dlscouni for Cash With Order.
subject to inspection.
orderingp state if Clincl1c1 Q. D. orS.
ORDER TODAY——-p1i<cs may jump. Full infor-

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SALE DATES CLAIMED” .7

To avoid conflicting dates we will;

stock sale in aMichigan. If» yon-are
considering a sale 150 usaat once,
. and we will-40W 1: e “date “for ml.
' .Address Live Stock Editor, M. B. .,

Mt. Clemens. ' .

 

CATTLE

 

 

- E. L. Salisbury Breeds High Class
Holstein-Friesian Cattle

wenty dams of our herd sire
Walter Lyons
average 3011‘le. of butter in seven
days. Nothing f0. sale at this time
but young bull calves.

E. L. Salisbury, Shepherd, Michigan.

 

 

 

We are now booking orders for
Young bulls from King Pieter Segis
Lyons 170506. All from A. R. Ogdams
w th credible records. We test annu-
ally for tuberculosis. Write for pric-
es and further information.

Muslofl Bros., South Lyons, Michigan

 

 

 

 

REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL OLD
enough for service. Sired by a grandson,
of Colantha Johanna Lad; his dam has
a good A, R. 0. record. Write for prices
and edigree Also a few females. Ver-
non lough, arma, Michigan.

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TWIN BULL CALVES ..

Born October 29, 1918; sired by Sir

Calantha Stagis Korndyke 104008; dam’s

record, 24.35 lbs. butter and 621 lbs. .of

milk in 7 days; fine straight calves. Send

for particulars—C. & A. Ruttman, Fowl-
erville. Michigan.

 

884.3. :ANICESTRY

FOR SALE—Bull calf born Feb. 6,
1919. Sire, Flint Hengerveld Lad whose
‘dam has a 33.105 4-yr.—old record. Dam,
le-lb: Jr. 2-yr.—old. daughter of Ypsilanti
Etranontiac DeKol whose .dam .at 5‘yrs.
haste. record of 35.143 :and 750.20 libs. in
7rda. Price, $100 F_O.B.

‘Write for extended pedigree and :photo.
L. AC, ‘KETZLER, - Flint, ’Michigan

 

 

PREPARE

For 1he greatest demand. (future
prices tint has ever known. Start‘
now ‘With the Holstein and convince
yourself. Good stock always for
sale. ,/Howbert Stock Farm, Eau‘

Michigan.

 

 

 

' sired by a son of
Bull] .a v Friend» Hengerveld

De' Kol Butter
Boy and by a son of King Segis De K01
Korndyke, from . R. . dams with rec-
ords of 18.25 as Jr. two year old to 28.25
at full age. Prices reasonable breeding
considered. ‘

WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM

W. W. Wyckofl, Napoleon, Mich:

 

 

 

TEN—MONTH S—OLD—BULL

Bull last advertised is _sold. This
onemborn June 7, 1918. Sired by best
son of famous $30,000 bull heading

Arden Farms herd. King Korndyke
Pontiac Lass. TWO nearest dams to
sire of this calf average 37.76 lbs. but-
ter 7 days and over 1 lbs. in 30
davs. Dam, a granddaugh of King
oftthe', Pontiacs, Sir Gelsche Walker
Segis and DeKol Burke. A bargain.
Herd tuberculin tested annually,

.BOARDMAN FARMS, Jackson, Miéh,

 

 

 

 

' , $150 and $250,

, ,pedigree and photo.

dimes Rscis'PEREfi“ 8106K
"PERCHL'RU'NS. , ’ '3‘
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:SHRQBSHIRES;
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Pride Aleartrw-Pontiac De Kol No!.:3459,-'
603 has race ly completed a save may;
'-.record'~"'df 729:3 lbs. Ilbutter from 525. flbs.I
milk, at the age of 3 years, 2 mos. apd‘flO'
days. . ‘

Her sire is a son “61 King SegisiPon—
tiac‘Alcartra, the $50,000 bull and 6.8011,
of Barbara Pietertje Butter boy, $32.43,

1.4..

lbs. butter in'7 days at 4% years.

Her dam is Little MaidAdaline LDe-'
Kol No. 150579, having a 7 day recanuiofl
32.36. lbsucbutter from 6625 lbs. milkia‘ndl
11,9.33x‘lbs. butter 'from 2,680.5 lbs“ milk,
in 30 days. . - \- I

The dam comes of world's champion
blood on both sides, her sire and her.
dam’s grandsire both being brothers to
the first 35-lb. cow, .Colantha -4th’s Jo;
hanna,- who held all worldis records over
all ages “and breeds in every division
from one ‘day to a year. ;

I sold the dam for $1,200 and topped.
the sale at the Central Michigan Holstein
Breeders’ 'Sale, Feb. 6th. 1919, at East.
Lansing, Mich. Andrew '1‘, Dirt, Prop...
Maplecrest Holstein Farms. ' f

 

'A REAL BULL

Just 7 pld enough for service. His sire is
one o£\the best 31 'lb. bulls in the state;!
his dam a 23 lb. cow of great capacity,-
His three nearest dams average, fat, 4.46:
raper cent; 514.6 milk 7 days. Priced at-
$200 if sold soon, Harry T. Tubbs, El-.
well. Michigan,

 

’ ' no. HOLSTEIN BULL CALF from

good producing Cow and sired -by a
-'No. 1 bull. Price $50.00 for :quick sale;
F. W Alexander. Vassar. Michigan;

 

.‘EEIFER wC-ALVES SOLD. B EDT
I'E'earling and young cow for sale. ‘ rice;
C. L..Hulett'& ’Son, Oke-;
:mo, Mich. . . ‘

 

FOR SALE—FIVE MONTHS’-OLD-‘
Registered .Holstein bull calf; color'

a about half *white, "nicely :marhed; =sireis.
"dam .has 4 year-3’ record of 7 ada. .B.,

33.11 lbs; M., 723.4 lbs; 10 months .B.,

35007.76 lbs.; M.. 21,419 lbs. Calf’sdam'
has 7 .da. record of B., 22.72 lbs.;"lM.,
560.6 lbs. Price $125 f. 0. b. Write (for

Floyd G. Pierson,E
'Flint, Mich.‘ '

 

JERSEY

 

The . investment breed —-
the profit reducers. Richer .
milk from ens feed. Cheese ‘
and butter that. brin
prices. Thefncts-aboutt
make other b
not. Lotuss
Breeders for prices andpedlgrees.
The American Jersey
Cattle Club
30’] West 23rd Street
New York

 

 

The Wildwood Jersey Farm

Breeders of Majesty strain Jersey Cat—
tle. Herd Bulls, Majesty's Oxford Fox
134214; Eminent Lady’s Majesty 150934.
Herd tuberculin-tested. Bull calves for
sale out of R. of M. Majesty dams.

Alvin Balden. Capac, Michigan.

 

GUEBN/EEYr

 

' FOR SALE—JIEGISTEBER GUERN- .
sey Bull Calves, 4 months old;-Top Notch,
breeding A. M. Smith. Lake City, Mich.

 

“
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‘WOL‘V‘ERINE :‘SLI‘OCK FARM

want to tell you :about am. Junie
I Sire, “King PM“ Lmnfle Kornl:
8.518”, a son Of ng of the Ponti-

De K01
3- fires:

‘ e- are -:breedlng 'this young sire to
.mzvdaughters .of Judge Walker Pietertje,
our Senior Herd 'erre whose first five

(2nd and Prince 'Sogis Konndyke,

also has two ‘30:” . sisters. How an
o ular line of abree ,
”this '11)! DW. ‘Sprague. "Battle ‘Cl'fiek. .Mich.

 

K’i heavy producers; ‘have‘ been milking £165 ;
tic lbs. ‘per day: .
afi amen "in oanuary Pricemrtos sell.

. mus; niwen. Mich. » -

FOR SALE—TWO s-YEAn-Oan‘

bred nib/'M-iibmbnll ;.7 were .
=Harry'1‘. f

marswmn _- o
_ enough! in new
“"' id'iilminfir" . ,

  

  

see 31in.

Emmy“ wn »£A‘VE A FEW
* ‘ ' Heifers and cows for
male, also ‘a‘number' of ‘well bred young
ibulls—u—write for breeding. Willage Farms,

. Grass Lake. ‘Michigan.
. .

 

. . . in .
Registered $25 sill 3"“

, Born {April 726;- 19:18 ‘ "Price .350

. Last «one. left! am the-“others adventis- 7

'ed in "M. 'B.‘ F. have-been sOld. .
Wlll.‘ T. {Fish . ~W‘wm.imw., in. 2'

T ABERDEEN-ANGUS

. xfiEsz' 'ANGUB 'CKMLE

‘ We are offering at‘aiiitmcttvefpricss, a.
number of #11, hn-class young ho is, well ,
ablertto head .t e- best '_h.erds.in..:the land. :'
Belt ginsblood lineage onvleithermme» 0143,01
.ooean'. Write for -price‘ilist. ,..or..call «midi

“M Mm. Jamie. alimlgan:

 

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'* Semen mm . ,

_ {gym

,3 3mm: mm emu, Mica- f

I , ' g . I
' m...- . *......~ we. iii...“ a. 1
”1.. . "1’.” as ,
a: fifflk hg‘nlriy'matmw headaot ’h‘erdwof'
'typeMShorthorns.’ _ .4 , _
“M. "Parkhurst. ’Reed ‘C‘l’ay. talisman.

 

 

t .1 .on' mun—4 rwo TF1“ ""ml‘
'. hgnu Bulls; i 1 3- months hold. mat iarnrers'
npnices. a» 'IOIarre‘uc'e {WV-yam, -~.Bermen Gen-i

ter. Mich.

emu-rimspm‘ so '1‘0 SE‘
lect fi‘omfi" marine our wants.ll prices
reasonable. m, limeyllln-Rosewcity. Mich.

i F—Ivn'mm‘ REGISTERED
F0“. s‘lg-'nurham">maleg .m'om - four
months «ta-4001‘ accessions-wastes strain.
Also Isome‘ulazrg'e‘ momma TChina Boar‘s. six
months mid, bred iflrom‘Ja sowgthat has
just (arrowed 416' pigs. . . ‘ -

_ 9 Wm. .oox, "mailman, Michigan-

 

FOR "SALE ——“isIll-(Ht'l‘lil)fiibl‘1 AND
Polled Durham Cattle. , Herd :lbulls are
grandsons. of Whitehall Sultauand Avon-
ndale C. Carlson, Leroy, “Mich. '

HORTHOBN} 13nd POLAND CHINAS

all sold on. None for sale at pres-

ent. .F. M. "Piggott & Son, Fowler. MiCh

-. “HAT DO YOU "WANT? I‘represent ‘4]

“SHORTHORN breeders. Can not you in

r touch with best milk or beefilt'neins. iBulls

.a-ll ages. Some females. . . W. .Crum.

President Central‘ Michigan ”:Shorthorn
"Association, McBrides. Michir' 1.1.

 

THE VAN *B'UB'EN "CO " Shorthorn
.Breeders’ Association have youngstock
for'sa'le, mostly Clay breeding. Write
your \wants to the :Secretary. :an
Bailey; Hartford, 4Michigan. ._

 

' HEREFORD S

’ ’ Nort'ihOW' many! abut mow good! #A die-w
'wellldevelopod, zbeefy wyoung ' balls for
'vsalembloadwlines ' d individuality No. 1.,
If you want a p potent sire,-that‘w1il
'beget "grazers, wrestlers, Homily. majmers
land .zma'rket—‘toppers. huy_:a ~registered
”Herefordand realize albig. profit on your
investment. 'A life-time devoted to ‘the’
'breed. 'Come-vand see med—2E. J. Tin!-
-".BO!R, ‘Fremont, much.

 

 

11.20 KHEWENRD' MEWS.' :‘ALL'ISO
almow of 10 or .15 leads fancy‘oualit-y
Shorthorn and Angus steers 5 to 800 lbs.

 

, w l have so
atoh'lmyad. : HI want: to :1

  
  

. vzlEnou

3 ..:sm-‘m £01.13“! I

 

,'0wners~anxious ‘tn “sell. "Will‘hel’n'vbuy '500

mommiesion. C. F. (Ball. :Fainfield, llowa.

 

' ' STEREE «HEREFORD ‘BULL ' 'CAl'L‘ViEs.
about .eight -month‘e «old; one horned and
tWo polled; best rof .brgeeding. Prices rea-
sonable. Cole & Gardner. Hudson“ Mich.
m"7"“‘”"’“““”' >.. ,

A _.__._.___ N. _ .1... ._ 1.- LL..—

Wags _

’ non‘ SADE—FOUR~Y.EAR-OLD~ REG-
istered Clidesdale ‘Stallion, a State ’Fair

 

     

19, . Liam. .. .
Wang‘ihsmauof-Mason: 2i ihave
8° .'*“mem.md; thoughtaqrzother, none
-mm%flmisht- an‘dzenemeif’mes
, 9-38 Wiseew nmynew. @-
111Mnyj2mm 11mm. _ , ’--

 

l.

“M f . m _ m smash
Dumwmxming megs-nor S ;
alsoméfi. is. 5.7. 1E .Monnis,‘mfar ng—

ton,

Li.

REGISWWOC'E'OABS FROM
prize-winning 4G lden Model " family,
smooth type,:;ada. ted for mating with the
coarser-bonedrfemales for early maturing
pigs.- Subject .‘to immediate acceptance

and shi "i i25czper-i onnd.Papers if d -
aired ‘Sfrmu-a. aSen 50. ‘Willanefuned
flamenco lorxreturn » ire remittance it

reduced iofler "is cancelled films will
‘weighdirom 150 :1bs.'to combs. .
Smith, Addison,‘?Mich. 1 GM, B

nonoc BOARS READY mnv..snn.
Sggqglso Izhigh t.o‘laossi sowstNd :for “sum-
_ rowmg o. ron’s ano Ki uthe
Eggagstt' its (gig: 338131173? at flmrg‘gfio“-
' , 0c ow. '-'w M
St. Johns, Mich. ‘ e ton 3.8"!

 

“ DUROCB.;. BLED STOCK FALLwdliD.
Will have a. limited number of weanling
=gllts bred for August furrow. 'Order early.
.Newton .42; Blank, .~Hill-Crest Farms. 91%!“-
rmton, .Mich. .

 

“TWO , room. moonwarnn, amn-
gtcociersrey Béiars, ready for service. ..,All
s ippe ; express wpre aid, in , i n
allowed. .wErioke. Dairy Cop .Addaregemcig‘gfi
.ke Dairy uCo.,- or Arthur ‘W.-vMumford.
’Perrintom‘Mich." \ ‘ - -

_ .ovnoo ., annsnr .m. --am
[Saws and Gilts..all' sold. Nice.:bunch-lot
fall pigs,“buth sex, sired, by Brodkwater
ffl‘ipplerion :No. 355421, by'I‘ippy' 00].,mut

water Cherry King. Also .herdbearil . r.
old. Writefon pedigree andprlces, .‘BXt-
nataotio :zguaranteed.
Son, Sa em, Michigan.

react—imam «-

.RegisteredfiDu-rac Jersey 19.11.le i s.
'Also tut choice last spring boars.'.~-V€n%te"
to us. ' or prices are 've'ry‘r'easonab'le.

JViieitors wWelcome. ‘ ‘ '
,JN'WOOD BROS, .

—.

’. non smnwonmnnnrz... mo

Jersey boars, lst of October 1' rrow;
weight, 150 lbs; sired by Grion Cherry
King .(ith No. 799 1; am by Defender

C. E. Davis & son. As ley, ‘Mich., R. 13

IMEADOWVEEW FARM
Registered Duroc Jersey Hogs.
your spring pigs new. .'
_ J. E. .Morris, Farmington, Mich.

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Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

.Winner. ~D. T.';Knight_, Mariette, “Mich . >
, . I ‘ :snarNA'w VALLEY HERD on : . ;.
FOR .SALErFIVE nnqmrnnnn Boar»il3igs..grandsons .of Schoohnamgrl-gng
Percheron nhgfggfi' 311386 pgfgégofib égfi’ gegfection 5th. Sows all sold. John
mares, a s . 1 son, Brid . ,, .
"C. s. Young; Shepherd, Mich. . gem“, Mlchlgan. .. .
HOGS \

 

POLAND CHINA

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS—ONE
thirteen months old boar, weighs 500 lbs,
registered and a sure breeder, prick $75.00
crated. Spring pigs eligible to registry
ready to ship, $12 apiece. Leland Reid,
Twining, Mich.

POLAND CHINA SO’W AND EIGHT
pigs, nine farrowed April 28: sired by
Bob-o-Link by the 2nd Big Bob. -Price
'8200. Also offer Bob~o—Link, 14 months
Old at abargain, Has litters of .113 :to his
credit, C. L. Wright, Jones-ville, Mich.

WALNUT ALLEY BIG TYPE' Guts
r all sold. Keep
watch of 1919 crop sired by-‘AP'CS Sena-
tor and Orange Price. ‘1 thank my cue—-
formers for their patronage. /

‘ tloIiia, Mich.

A. D. GREGORY, fl -\.

 

. “MICHIGAN " GHA‘MPION HERD OF
BigTyDe P. C. orders beakedforgsprmg
pigs. E. ,3. Leonard, St. LouisyMich. .

m arm-n r. c, guts...bre‘q' for April
Bfarrow, the ‘big smooth “kind. “A. 1A.
WOOD & "SON. salinexMwh.

t .L. be. r. c. "3"?” onggrfinggrfiggl“
W0 oars rea ‘y or SCPV _ e _
’boar. H. O. "Swat-t2. "’Schobtcreift‘,‘iilfldh. I

EVERGREEN‘urAnM ‘nrtrflrrn'rf. ~o._
Boers all 801' , nothing‘:>for'eavle mow, but-

e cracker ‘ decks wins ”fall.
’ 4mm

 
 

Worsening atria-sin

monstemer hasbeen .p e
asaid.‘ “CUE 'G

“a"? ’iCh. »

11%;. 28.1“!»le

.‘ ‘7 &

p .

a

Sh a (lowland F army

0. I. C’s. '_________
and .June.

4' in May
Bred Gllts Booking orders for
21 Spring Pigs. “Everything'shipped 0.01).
and registered in buyer's name. if
you Iwantthe best, write
J. (SARI. JEWETT, Mason, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAMPSHIRE

 

Boar Pigs new.

John W. Snyder. St.
Johns, Mich” IR. 4 ”.

 

’BERKBHIRES /‘ 1‘

 

Enemy «imam mammograms no.

_'_ ' Profit. Choice stock for-sale: Write
"your wants.
W. S. CORSA.

.. ~ white Hall, “lit

 

a - .mm Imonns;
ready ”fox-“service, A fey/guts and- sows»
:hmd-Imr’IMay and. flu e liar-row; "z-also ..
fiplggugpigs. rename 'Stookrdi‘armgmarlatte‘.
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ed “ hogs.

ms run \wmms ' g

   
 

s elm-.5 hm
mm 7: Mom; ‘ 118...».stba
unreasonable" prices

«of dambe the.€E?rrincipal.ii‘thandirBrook— '

"'Ilhns. Undetlilll .' ”G: '

Romeo,» Mich. ‘

HAWSHIRE' FALL GILTS NO‘V
ready. Book your order for Spring'

than on "

imam ape... Michigan

’0'

and....cha‘ e_without notice I will crate'

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' ‘ Hartley. Bros..- .R. 3» ~.’..

' stillfllfl be hfurnished:

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,_ received Order now. Die C.

' P ROFITABLE BUFF LEGHORNS—We

$3110.11

 

 

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gardner, Midglo

 
 

 

 

36x13
mm unmas- n A a as
13‘ {Mon Prices reason--
6:.Greenwood St. Johns. an1

We. LEVIELGIAN;
Satis-

 

Loui‘s, was.” .

 

r. Prices: reason:-

. m: sine. and
fillies Glendon Greenwood, St. Johns. illicit. .

 

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raucous ;

HOMESTEAD FAngs

A FEDERATION OF INTEREST -
Chicks—Quantitiesi S: c. White and;
Brown Leghoma; Anocnas: all high quazr.
ity. All other ‘breeds sold out for season.
son
ngEggs-s-Standard breeds can

Oookorols and Yearling Hons—Order's
booked n w {or talL delivery. ' .

Turks s, Geese. Dncks—o—Orders for fall
delivery.

Bambi—Belgians: New Zealand Reds.

New Illustrated catalog. .

BLOOMillclmfl FARMSLASSOGATION
Bloomingdale, Mich. ..

,-\ PLYMOUTH nocxs'

 

 

MUD-WAI-AUSH-KA FARM OFFERS
Hatchin Eggs. fro Parks bred- -to-lay
Barred ocks and" egal Dorcas" White
Wyandcttes. 331.5 1. 60 plerV 15 White Run-
ner d’cks per White ChineSe
geese, 400 each. Orders fll ed in turn as
Miller.
D1 yden Mich.

OHN'S BIG BEAOTIFUL BARRED
J Rocks are hen-hatched 3Votanickoo growers.
good layers; 30 eg s, 0, . 0.
Postage aid: ~Coc ere 5.0.64000 811201)-
lars. pho 03. John Worthon, Clare. Mich

HOROUGEBREB BARBED
T Cockerels; and females WES-gt:
stock; good layers“; eggs for hatching.
Satisfaction arant ~ Robe ert Bow-
man, Jr. .Pfgoon. Michigan," '

BARRBD someone w... '-
ere

:éockerfel at ghoisfa.’123i i) h and 4th;

ng rom 811‘ ‘ 111'15. Pen

0 per 1.6 or 85506 0.

isicAst. Carrieiretumctl) Byp

 

- " Chelsea. Mich.

WSEEPABDS' non-n ran.
winners at the big Detroit Poultryfihow
1919 I have two grade pens ma I
will' hatch my winners from these matln
I will havea -limi-ted- number ote ggsgo'
space at $8 per 15 If you want":8 some
good Buff Rocks order one or two of these
settings; they wil please you. Satisfacr
lifin' gfilaganteed. Irvin Shepard Chesanu

 

LEGHofiN ",1

align-901m WHITE Lhcnonns-
b11631 1J5} Bergen.” strain; .hatclgingl eggs
per . ‘ 0
57. so1 166800 :21. Order :vdirect from 111?;
» W. Brown, May.
xridlle, Mich.

BRED-TO-LAY WHITE LEGHORNS.
leading M. A C Demonstration Farm in
1918'. Average production for 150 hens
last year 185 egos each Egogs for hatch-
ing. 32 per 15 or 01061?“ Anna R.
Lindsay, Glenburn armlstgad. Romu-
lus. Mich. .2 13015

 

 

 

have twenty pens of especially mated
Sin le Comb Buffs that are not only mat-

dgor exhibition but, above all, for prof.
itdabl egg production. Eggs at very reas-
onob 0 prices. Our list will interest you
—-pleas ask for it. Village Farms,
Grass La- e, Michigan.

nnonm ISLAND nn’ns

 

 

1: DS THAT ARE BEDS—s. 0. com.-

blue with high ears-producing quality

a, par settinggl ' F. F. Whit
,W1uln,.5Micli.5

 

B. 0.1!: lb White. 0
swhitot husky to 10%.

on guaran-

. ~Mich.

 

DWEANINJ'I'TI' "‘ ’

' . 0M PURE-
. HATCHINGtEgd} S Bil-zed Rocks,
. Einglet strain; 16 for $1. 50; 30 for $2. 60.
: Lake. Mic

: Books, all varieties and Anconas

in
g??-
c731?
5
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s
4--

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will set it in type and tell you whatn lt will

 

 

1‘03 SALE—16G
from flatten Single; ~100Mb White
horns; 300 ”gs strain 746 cock $1. 65

1:? i. " Br. Lo Icon. W 36.111011161121512:
4R” er 105. Pekin duck. 81. 50 for 1:8
-.W Ch nose goose eggs 40 cents each. Mrs.
Claudia. Betta. H‘gill Mich.

BARRED BOOK EGGS' FROM LAT-
ing strain 31 60 per 13 Custom hatching
for people who would not haye to have
chicks shipped. Mrs. George C Innis.
Deckerville Mich. Route 1. Box6 69.

ABBRED ROCKS. Winners at Chica-
go. Detroit and Battle Creek shows.
Four pullets layed 950 Eggs in one
year. E gs. $2 00 for 15, $3. 50 for 30.
"W, C. offman, ‘Benton Harbor, Michi-
gan. R. F. D. No. 3 ,

HATOHING Snd’os SETTINGS- or' 1.1
eggs postpaid. W. Orpingtons, $1. 75;
Wh ite Guineas? $2. Odell Arnold, Cole-
"man, Michigan,

EGGS FOR HATCHING. S. 0. WHITE
Leghorns; 7 Michigan Agricultural Col-
lege-bred trap nested roosters with our
flock at present;\eggs.% each Geo. Mc-

 

 

,,KaY, Hersey, Mich

 

ARRED ROCK EGGS WINNERS AT

Chelsea show. Special pen, $2 50 15;

Second 52,15; 55. 50. P. P, Prepaid.
Carrier. Returned. Sam Stad/el, Chelsea
Milch.

 

P. pregaid. Mrs. Geo. Weaver. Fife
igan.

HATCHING EGGS — PLYMOIIIJITH

us-
trated catalog, 80. Sheridan Poultry Yards
Sheridan, Mich. R.

 

HATCHING EGGS: WANTED
Hundreds: of readers- of Michigan. Bus»
Vine. Farming want to» buy Hatching

136 you have any to spare, a little ad in .
this column will sell. them in a hurry ~
Write out your ad and sendi

cost to run.
Address Poultry Dopt.. M. B, F.

MISCELLANEOUS.

CEDAR FENCE POSTS, 3 T04 4INOH
tops,- 8 ft. long: good and sound, 16 cents
each, car lots Tamarack posts, same
price. C. W Osmun, Tower. Mich.

 

 

 

THE WADE PORTABLE GASOLINE
Drag Saw. The Wade is the King of
drag saws The “mifhty Wade" will‘ pay
for itself in fifteen ays. We sell direct
to the consumer. S, N Castle & 00., Con-
stantine. Mich, State Agents for Michi-
gan. \

 

FARMERS/‘AND nonsaMnN 170a
$2. 00 I will send you receipt for making
one of the best healing solves known.
Address A. E. Layams. Marshall. Mich”
R..FD No. 3..

 

STUMP FULLER WANTED—I WANT
to buy a good second- hand stee113yard or

 

screw stump uller. Address L .,Lewis
Beaverton, i.chigan
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. STOP,

Think Listen. Are you making the most

of your Poultry Opportunity? If not,

why not; The whole world is your mar-

ket for ood stun, especially the

on your farms must ehave its just aggretry in
am‘ver-increasine arket. Tryth

311 r Spangled amz ,tho' everlasting

layers and quickest fowl grown to; mature

early, with every setting of e gs. Ba

pf seasonw wl semicircular or feed or

mettttiurin 5 cks 31126; If olaylnghens ‘ Per

so 113' 0888. 3838. 8. Mrs.

G. A, Proctor. Vassar, Mich. - ‘

TOO LATE TO OLASSIFY

 

 
 
    
  

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’ - “116 years. Fine Birds: 1’.

orsstrain , 15.31125 '1,
0. o“at“:lterels; 68.
36k,- R. 6. Plymouth; Ind.

. _. 43;; IN AND.» main
M311 "6 . V,fromV e ecialz. Vail-Al.

   

 
    
  

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times.»

WANTED—BROWN dSWIS8_ VEnl‘EBs
tats a e, breedingan rice. Howard
eSpel er, Greenv lie;_d

 

Is Ycur F arm for Sale?

Write out a we
are 50 fon- each word, initial ornaqup of
Mgtathroo
0.! «111111; 0 1.51m" chi on a d m
deal emit with the mbnyor: No my“ 0.
commissions. It you wont to I611“?! trade .
your farm. com] in your 1511\wa

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£06111” house, big basement barn, 3113.,

1' horse’ba
" , owner 601% fith-l

83500 'iltm.

Ford Bldg, Detroit, Mich.

Margo m 11111191131: or: swim in
Hired-11.1001?” Gmporwcen oney loaned: i'm'VV.

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Lfindk 290d! bull
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e-Alser, Michiga p11 8'

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two miles from vil

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price and: terms» 861311:th manuals and:
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broad. Piston! 6,9666! .

11115111ng -. » . -

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STORE FOR11 SALE on REN‘IHH-
five living rooms above.
tures complete.
Peter Cook, F0

VVTAN ED—B to 40 ACRES OF HIGH,
well— dfiained, gravel loam, sloping to the
at, eggse to shipping point.
11
“Fill deal with owners only. Address N silo;
153 Harrison Ave, De-

south or was

Not more th

Grant Currie
troit Michiga

n.

A bargain it taken soon
wler, Michigan. ,

m
Warehousev the Michigan.

113, land:
miles from Detroit. y

small orchard.

 

Dakobaz' Stutsman and other
many? highly: improved;

munities new mark .y
com 626 Codi also pea were, 15 opemV .=.

"terrlx‘i‘s. Wriwfion “3113‘ J‘g'VFOB' '
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orchscth house; with (mops.

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and. oats.» Onewhirrh cash; ion

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wegt oi! Chelsea, Mylhflhl, Washtenaw couns- \

6'6 acres plowed land and rest unused:
as pasture, but can-.- be used as- a gnodt
two— story barn with five- ho
stalls and 2'1 steel stanchions; 100- tom ti o:
chicken coop, granary. 9 broom houseo
Whole milk is. shipped ..t9
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Standard. “Binder Twine.

The State Prison appropriation is $1, 770, 000 for two years
Profits of prison industries lower that sum and demease your

BUY FROM YOUR OWN FACTORY

FULLY GUARANTEED

$21.00

J ACKSON, MICHIGAN

Payable Oct. 15. $2 1 .60

Made this season—11,000,000 lbs. \
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DETHOIT. M!CH.. U. S.A.

The Michigan State Auto School in our
opinion is the i11111si insiitu tion of its kind in
15111 country. ‘11 f:1r.1_s we are aware its
(10111130 of 111x111.1t1(1n is thorough 11-11mpre
bensi1e: 11:11] ]11' :-1.111 (1111.111. fact, we endorse
its m1 thud of tuition

W11 have recomnm 1d1-1l 11 great mam stud-
ents to them and the r1 sults wcr1- v111y satin.
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to any th at this is 11111111! th1. l111st1~icl'1(dir1lq in
the country and would not h1- sitnh to 111111mnicn1l it to
anyone who is 1111 :iiruus of it armor 1h11automol1il1.l1usi-
ness. It is a recognized in dilution among the auto

mobile factories of this city.
ngreat many 1:.a1in'1te11 from this school
In our employe ‘md1 v11 1 \- one ha sn v 1' n entire satisfaction
Trusting Il1is inform: itim- will in of benefit to you,
weremain, \71-1-tv11lv
MAXW’EIEL MOHH COMPANY, Inc.
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The Michigan State Auto School enjoysaverye
viable reputation and is p111hahly one of the beat of Its
kind in the Unit11 d Slate. lhuvt no I11 x‘sitation in lrecom-

mending it' 1n ch1 y 1 n1 ticular Yo very tru
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The Mi chigan State Auto School occupies an entire
buildinge on Woodw dA venue, in the heart of the auto-
mobile distrilct,n eqsuipged with the most up—to— dot-e me-

chnnicnl Meaghan

core eoi" Iht School are well known business
men and the Ieputation oi the School is of the highest.
1t i~1 known 1111 the lmgest School of its kind 1n the
ours 1' )erfutrulv

countimy
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“"1". STATE AUTO SCHOOL
2264 Auto Bldg, 687-89-91 “’ood-
wnrd Ave.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U. S. A.
Gentlemen: llmsd send me abso-
lutely Fer 11], New 176 page I]-
lustrated Catalog, “Auto School
News,” and information as check—

ed below. -

( ) Etc and Tractor Course
( ) Aeroplane Motor Mechanics
( ) Tire Repairing
(‘7) Brazing era Welding
Mark 43-11) course you are inter-
ested in.
Or better still, you can expect
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from the biggest men in the busineSS.

study at the Michigan State Auto

We have absolutely the best equipment obtainable. . . ,

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_ ; 1 - of competent men will be needed 4111111 are
. . now in demand—etc keep them running properly“

This offers a wonderful opportunity for you to‘step mm

a good salary or. even start a business of your aim. A few weeks

  
 
  

and tractbrs, means armsr'

School will do this for yownd

Detroit—:the Automobile Center—the Heart? of the Auto 1.111111111131411. the ~'
log‘cEl place to learn the business. \Here you get the benefit of close touch With
the biggest men in the field. All the big facto/ries need trained men.
ates get actual, valuable assistance in garages, servme stations and as traveling service men,
The whole world looks to Detroit for its best autOmo-
bile and tractor experts and this is your opportun ity to get into that class of highly paid men. ‘

Earn $1,0Q to $400 per Mon

ew short weeks to handle any auto or tractor proposition. You learn to repair any car that
from twenty to m enty— —five cars for you to work on.
In ourrblock test department, alone, we have twenty- five different motors

Our gradu-

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OWN A GARAGE
Do Repairing __ -

Hundreds of our graduates are in bus-
iness for themselves, repairing cars and
me making from $2 500 to $10, 000 and
more a year. They went into a business
on a small capital and succeeded because
they knew the business thoroughly. There
me thousands of opportunities open to-
day iighrt in your own town, You, too, can
succeed if you let us train yOu. You can

do more jobs if you know just how to 10-.
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cate the trouble quickly.

B r a 1 ins.
1111-1111111: and
Tire Repair-
ing Taught

C o m plete
c o u r 8 es on
Brazing and
Tire Repair-
ing are also
given. Braz-

crs and weld-
ers get $8 to
$10 111111 day.
F a c t o r ies
a n (l garages
always need
c 0 m p e tent
men Big op—
p (1 r t unities
iepairing tires—six million in use.

 

 

THESE ARE NEW

SELL AUTOMOBILES,

Tmcks—Trrctors -

Deal in new and used machines Every-
one has been making big money for three
or four years. Farmers have obtained big
prices. Everyone wants an auto, needs
a truck or tractor and has the money to
pay for it You should know the busi-
ness thoroughly before you enter the sell-
ing end of it The used machine field is
unlimited and you lose money if you do
not. know how to judge used machines.
Then too you can give service properly if

 

  

TRACTORS JLST ADDED TO OUR TRACTOR DEPARTMENT

GET JOB IN FACTORY
Garage or Service Station

Factories are constantly asking for
‘men at big wages. They want trained
men, and are eager to have our gradu-
ates. Garages write us for our men. Fac-
tones need men all over the World' in ser-
vice stations and as traveging service
men. These men must be ab e to locate
trouble at once and our men are in cen-
stant demand Then too our graduates
who have gone into busineSS for them-
selves ask us for graduates, for they
know we train them right. We assist in
getting graduates just what they want.

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fi— Stnrt Any
Time, Earn

lng. School
open all year

classes a n y
time 3 clas-
ses daily, .
m., p. m. ,eve-
n’g. Instruc-
tors members
of Society of
A u t omot e
Eng’s (S.
E.) Our grad
uates get jobs
easily. I if
necessary We
ca. n secure

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COMPLETE TRACTOR COURSE INCLUDED

Thorough instxuction giVen in the care, repair and maintenance of tractors
tractox makers—International, Moline and B

Factories Endorse 0111' School

The leading automobile factories in Detroit _ 1
equip- , _.
They en—
dorse the good work we are doing, in fact they

and other cities endorse our schOol, oux
ment and our methods of teaching.

assisted us in outlining our course and

have included lectuies on pxactical theory in
the courses, knowing that you cannot learn the-
business properly without them. You must t1 am
the head to guide the hand Read some of then
These .were written
in reply to letters from different parts of the
country asking about us. We enjoy thelz keen—
est co-operation and you, as a student (here in

endorsements on this page.

Best co- -opera.tion enjoyed with three largest

Students get actual practice on these machines. _

MONEY-BACK-
Guarantee -

\Ve guarantee to quali-
they fy you for a poeition as
chauffeur, repair man,
tester, demonstrator, auto

plane motor meclinnic'or
tractor mechanic and 011-

erntor, paying from $100 tion

Detroit, the auto center) get the benefit of it. ’10 $400 monthly, or re- and

This school is highly endorsed and has a. world-

wide reputation for excellence.

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Big Demand For Men Trained Here

1G1e1ybody know .3- that D111itiot 11a1111d men get the pref el 11n/(1
we we surrounded by the biggest automobile detOlles in the world

RG1 .icmbcr’.
’l‘hey (- an—

stant'ly come to us for men to fill icsponsiblc positions be1ause they know our pour e is

thorough and our giaduates are tr,aired 1‘11n1111tent men
We get telegrmn f1 om all (111111 the country as ng us to fm'n ish.
11tc.A graduate of the Michigan State Auto
As a student of this"

fullest co— operation
men who KNOW how to take caxe of cais

School enjoys a prestige and standing not otl111'11‘v1is1 obtainable,

school, you1 opportunities are unlimited.

That's 1le they give Us the

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Tells complete story—answers all questions—.1 hows 1.”.3 pictures of unexcelled equip-
metre—quotes hundreds or letters from satisfied graduates—dozens of letters from fac—

tories praising our school and methods

7,0110 sucaeméful graduates all over the world

prove that it pays to come to Detroit—the Auto (‘enter‘~and ”learn the business right’"

Iof the Michigan State Auto School.
Iwhen to expect you.

Don' t debate and delay
Jump right on the train and come at once as hundreds have

Use the Coupon; tell us

1101.11.11 you can ’t do that, write today for catalog.

Michigan State Auto ;. ., . 11001

A. Go ZELLER, PreSident ‘ ~ 1‘ r ,

The Old Reliable Sclibol ' ~ ~ ' y 1: . ' ‘
Automobiles-«Trucks—Tractors—Aeroplan ‘ 1 ' ' i

2265 Auto 31113., 087-119-111 Woodward Aves. 1111111110111, 1111011., 11. $311.

This school is foupded
on the best, most practi-
cal and newest principles

'n Automobile Truck
electrician, garage man, 1 ' ‘ , ’
automobile dealer, aero- Aeroplane and. i T) actor

' busmess. ”It 15 the result

of the kecnest co-ohera-

service stations.

ideas of the biggest. best,

NOT A ONE MAN

SCHOOL

with ‘ manufacturers,
garages
owners. It is not
man’s ideal, but the

  

most successful men rm

in each field.

Arthur G. Zeller, President

 

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