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"-izState 3 l .aXes Double This Year”

James Helme, Prominent F arm Leader, Explains Reasons for Higher Cost of State Goqernment

 

 

“ TATE taxes will be doubled ~ '
this year,” declared James"

Business Farming.‘ “Why,” .we
asked. “Well, you see,—” but it’s A

agreed to tell our readers in a ser-

The last legislature was the most
expensive, if not the most extrava.
gant in the state’s history. Practi- &

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WATCH’ FOR THESE ARTICLES. v
- . - . - H , HE FIRST of Mr. Helme‘s arti-
Helme In a statement to Michigan T6198 will appear in, the August 9

issue of Michigan Business Farm-
ing and the series will. be continued
through the balance of August, Sep-
tember and October. '
stitute the most complete'treatlse up-
on Michigan’s political and economic
issues ever published and should com-

mand the close attention - of every

commonwealth were rendered while
he was dairy and food commission-
er, when he exposed hundreds of
violations of the pure food laws
and aroused a wholesome respect
for its office and its important du-
ties. Mr. Helme has also served in
the State Senate.

Mr. Helme stands especially high
With the farmers of Michigan
whose cause he has consistently and
fearlessly sponsored. He has held

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’ cally every bill that carried an ap-
propriation clause went through without a skirmish. The
great majority of these appropriations were necessary;
some might have been left over until the next session; a

4 few were wholly unnecessary and savored strongly of

“ pap.” Proper discrimination should be made between
these several kinds of apprOpriations. No one is more
greatly concerned in the annual tax budget and the man-
ner‘in which the state’s money is spent than the farmer.

[t is with thisthought in mind that we have engaged Mr. .

Helme to delve into the expenditures, made and author—
ized by the last legislature, and to tell our readers the

purposes thereof. Mr. Helme-Will also discuss some of the
most important measures pasSed as well as those rejected
by the legislature, and will show howevery senator and
representative stood on these measures.

“Jim” Helme has been a powerful and aggressive
factor in the state’s political history for many years. He
has served the state in many capacities, always conscien;
tiously and well. Mr. Helme’s greatest services to the

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Farmers Busy with Big Harvests;

numerous offices in the State
Grange, and as such has strong following among mem—
bers of the lrangc.

In his capacity as state food and dairy commissioner,
Mr. Helme has been solicited by many great newspapers
for special articles. Just to show how he stood during
the recent fight of the real farmers in the Michigan leg-
islature to allow the people to talk over and vote on the
terminal warehouse proposition, we quote part of a state-
ment by Mr. Helme, published in the press recently.

“Now suppose the state owned a, big warehouse in
Detroit, that farmers might ship to in the fall. Let the
state charge bare cost of operation to the farmer. The city
consumer and the stores could buy at any time at reason-
able prices for both consumer and farmer producer. The
state warehouse would prevent a monopoly of high prices
by the big fellow.”

With his understanding of both farm and city con-
ditions, with his basic sympathy for the farmer and with
interesting, clear writing, Mr. Helme promises a real
treat to readers.

 

 

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. , ‘CHIGAN BUSINESS

Mhave been watching how the
r, j , . - North Dakota farmers have just
‘ won ithe big popular referendum in

   

, *tl'ie face of furious resistance from

big interests. With a victory‘at the

" ,polls, the Non-partisan farmers bur-

ied the bugaboo of big biz in their

state, and they have resumed work-

, on their recent reforms which have
been striking the nation's attention.
Now that the harvests are on, it is
especially interesting to note how the
Non—partisan League farmers plan to
handle the big knotty problem of
marketingthe grain.

» The farmers of Michigan who are
planning much needed reforms in
this state find much mental food in
the plans of North Dakota. ‘

In short. the people collectively, are
to go into the elevator, warehouse
and flour mill business. Not only
marketing but also manufacturing,
incident to the farm business, is be-
ing undertaken by a state-instituted
system known as the North Dakota
Mill and Elevator Association.

'A digest of this association, large-
ly prepared in the field in North Da-
kota, follows A section of this
has been printed some time ago, but
now that the referendum has 0. k’d
the Non-partisan program, it is of
more emphatic interest.

State Will Handle Grain

“Senate Bill No. 20 declares the
purpose of the Sta’te of North Dako-
ta to engage in the business of man-
ufacturing and marketing farm pro—
ducts and to establish a warehouse,
elevator and flour mill system under
the name of the North Dakota Mill
and Elevator Association.

“All money raised by the mill tax
for terminal elevators is appropriat-
ed to carry out the provisions of this
act and in addition $5,000,000 in
bonds was authorized by the legisla-
ture for capital of the North Dakota
Mill and Elevator association.

“People of North Dakota already
have a very definite idea of the im-
mense benefits to accrue from the
state—owned terminal elevators and
flour mills. The people of this state

. know that in the past farmers of
North Dakota literally have been
robbed of millions. of dollars annual-
ly thru unfair dockage, systematic
undergrading and the manipulation
of market prices. It is generally con-
ceded that state-owned elevators and
flour mills can put an end to these
practices. The, North Dakota Term-
inal Elevator and Flour Mill associa-
tion—under the management of the
Industrial Commission—has the pow-
er to build, buy and lease elevators
and flour mills fix the price of grain
and its by—products, and to buy,
manufacture and market all grains
and their by—products. In short, the
state will undertake to do what is
now done by monopolistic interests
which have so long controlled the
grain industry. .

”Heretofore, most of the farmer's
obligations fell due” during the
threshing season, so that it often has
been necessary for a farmer to haul
his grain to town as soon as it was
threshcd and sell it immediately that
he could meet his debts. Usually the
market at this period is' driven by
those graingamblers. Who own the
storage facilities, to the lowest point
of the year. and thus the farmers of
this state have been deprived of mil-
lions and millions of dollars rightful-
ly theirs.

“Under the provisions of this law,

‘ it will be possible for a farmer to
haul his grain to town and store it
in or consign it to one or the state
terminal elevators. ‘ When his grain
is in the state terminal elevator he
will be given a warehouse receipt for
it and upon this warehouse receipt
he can borrow money from the Bank
of North Dakota or any of its sub-
sidiary agents The farmer does not
sell his wheat. He merely deposits it
withthe terminal elevator, which ate
tends to the marketing and his grain
may not be disposed of until weeks
01' even months later, when the mar-
ket is likely to be much higher. The
warehouse receipt, however, permits
the farmer to get put of the sellifig
prion his grain in advance so that
' he can pay off his obligations and not
be compelled to sacrifice his wheat

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f Farmers ' Go} Into warehouse, _ ‘
Mill Bu's'rnésstb 80ch Marketing Proble'm‘

at an unreasonably low figure. Lat-
er. when the grain is finally sold, he
gets the difierence between the final
selling price and the amount advanc-
ed on his warehouse receipt, less the
actual ‘cost to the state. \ '

“This plan has been in operation'in

Australia, New Zealand, many of the

countries of Europe and in‘terminal
elevators on the Pacific coast and in
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This is the fifth of a series of ca:-
planations throwing light upon the
much-discussed. new laws of North
Dakota. So much has been falsely
said for and against these laws, that
light needs to be thrown upon them,
especially since some of the same re-
forms are being advocated for Mich-

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saving of several cents on every
bushel of grain grown in North Da-
kota and as this state produces about
250,000.000 bushels annually, this
saving will aggregate several mil-
lion dollars to the farmers of the
state and indirectly benefit the busi-
ness man as well.

State Will Set the Pace

“Furthermore, under the grain
grading act, all elevators in Nortl
Dakota are licensed and cannot prac-
tise discrimination, so that the state
elevators will practically set the pace
for the old—line companies and, in
self-defense, these private institutions
will be compelled to treat the farm-

ers just as fairly as the state-owned
elevators.

“But this will not be the greatest
saving brought about by the termin-
al elevator and flour mill association,
for when this system is in operation
it is intended to establish an entire-
ly new method of grading North Da-
kota grain that will make the farm-
ers of this state independent of the
Federal and Minnesota grades, both
of which are unfair in that they un-
der-value North Dakota wheat.

"The new North Dakota grain
grades will be determined by the mill-
ing value of the wheat. __ In other
words, if a mill test shows that No. 1
Northern and grain now given an in-
ferior grade make flour of practical-
ly the same standard and amount,
the new grades will be fixed to show
the true comparison of value and
prices will adjust themselves to cor-
respond. Thiswill mean that the
farmers of this state will receive on
the average severalcents more a
bushel for wheat, for it is notorious
that there is not nearly so much dif-
ference in the value of flour made
from wheat of different grades as
there is in the price paid for the
grain itself.

Bonds to Finance Utilities

“For the purpose of creating capi-
tal for the Bank of North Dakota and
the North Dakota Mill and Elevator
Association and to provide a fund to
loan on‘ first real estate mortgages,
the legislature authorized the issu-
ance of $17,000,000 in bonds.

“Two million dollars of this
amount is to provide capital for the
Bank of North Dakota; $5,000,000
for the Mill and Elevator association
and $10,000,000 is to be issued onl
ton first real estate mortgage securi-
1'.

“These bonds may run for a per-

iod of from ten to thirty years and.

cannot bear more than six per cent
interest. both interest and date of
maturity to be determined by the In-
dustrial Commission. ' ‘
"The opposition has attempted to
show that these bonds will be a bur-
den upon the people of North ‘Da—
kota and are likely to ruin the credit
of the state. These charges are ab-
surd and not made in good faith.
Equally false are charges that $1.-
020,000 in interest on these bonds
must be paid every year thru taxa-
tion imposed upon the people of.
North Dakota. '
“The $10,000,000 real estate bonds
cannot possibly become a burden on
the people ofthis state. ‘ The law

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plainly provides that not one penny
of these bonds can be issued until

the state treasurer holds first mort; "

E evator and " Flour i

gages on real estate twice the, value’

of the bonds. Furthermore, the terms

.of these mortgages provide that the

entire amount of interest due find
one-twentieth of the principal must
be repaid every year by borrowers.
“The state of North Dakota is sim-
ply loaning its credit on good securi-
ty. By no possibility can the peeple
ever be called upon to pay either
principd or, interest on these» bonds.
“The $5,000.000 bonds authorised
to raise. funds to build state—owned
terminal elevators and flour mills al-
so will be secured by first mortgages
on these’stateutilities. Terminal el-
evators and flour mills are product-

ive assets, so that here, too, the peo— ,

ple always will have ample "security
for the indebtedness.

“The law provides that the prin-
cipal” and interest of these bonds are
to be repaid by earnings-of the ter-
minal elevators and flour mills. It is
very likely that in 30 years these
great prOductive enterprises will be
owned by the state free from all
debt; that the bonds will be retired;
and that the people will have built
these great publicly-owned utilities
merely by using their. collective cred-
it.

«tremeiy improbable the ,peoiil‘

“The {2.090.000 , i".
ital for, the Bank of
mu always remain
less loaned outi‘on‘iample
"Thisgnoney. will be‘ drinking 7331'
and well protected so that, iii-ls

  
 
 
 
 

  
  

 

ever be, called upon to "pay eithe
terest‘ or principalhu on thief"
“Those Who uses that

000,000 in bonds authorized: ”

 

    

  

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last legislature will have to " "paid,
back by the people by taxation eith-

or are deliberately falsifying or not '

familiar with the facts. ..
“The

——provided but]: these enterprises

were total failures—have to be rais- ’
' ed by taxation.

' This is improbable.
but possible. for the law provides; the

. interest on these $7,000.000 of bond!

must be paid,
it is not pal
the bank and

emi-annually, and, if
mm the earnings oi
mill and elevators .it

must be ~raised by general taxation. 7 l

_ “The principal of these bonds does
not have to be Tpafld until five years
before maturit'yd—and then ' '
case the earnings hare not been suf-i
flcient to create a sinking fund. ,
“This is the truth about the bush-
boo of “confiscation"
neapolis Chamber of Commerce: in-
terests have raised in an effort to
frighten and fool the farmers of this
state into abandoning. this program.
These charges are not made in good
faith and the city of Minneapolis——
where the Chamber or Commerce
heads reside‘is’bonded for more

 

 

than $27,000,000 f o r
m unicipal improve-
ments. ’

“The Chamber of Com-
merce crowd seem
to think that the
for some reason they’ob-
bonding system is - all
Ject to the state of North

Dakota issuing bonds.
This probably is'because
the proceeds from these
bonds will be used to
compete with private
monopolies now owned
by these ou’t—of—the—state
profiteers. . -‘~
“The cities oftNorth
Dakota—Fargo, , Grand
Forks, Minot. Devils
Lake, Bismarck, Willi-
ston and all the rest,
great and small, are now
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Rural F g Delivery for our 3. F. I).

quickly as we all desire.

Co-Operative Threshing Club By-‘Laws’.

CORES Of groups of farmers in

Michigan have been writing for

copies of the by-laws used by
co—operative threshing associations.
These requests followed the printing
in MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING of
the story of the splendid success of
co-operative threshers at Greenville.
Mich.

The Cass Bridge Threshing Com-
pany is using the following by-laws,
which are said to be of a very satis-
factory form. The by-laws follow:

Afiticle 1.—The name of this Com any
she. be the Cass Bridge Threshing om-
pany.

Article 2.——'F‘or d; “111% the affairs of
the Company, there 3 I e e acted, each

ye , ,or‘until the successor is appointed
& sident, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and
vs (8) directors. ‘
“gigolo 3.—Section I. duties of the
ant shall be to _ at all meet-
when present._ 1. The duti
of e secretary shall to keep me
of all mee and to Queer-ting:
the mire of company. . 8. e
Treasurer s receive all money and

shall also pay all orders.

Article i.——Section 1, The Oompan shall
send not more than three men can year
for the purpose of operation of the Threat}-

 

Thi seems to be what's coming sure and fast, a

ing Outfit. Sec. 3. Board of directors sha .

be authorized to hire such
0 ration tenders and also fix
o¥etheir wages each year. ,
-Article lie—Section 1, This 00 any
thresh for agy one outsic‘lg o the
members of the ompany ro ding no
member of said Company wi 13; to thrash
at that tim
of officers. Sec. 2. Nonmember of company
may sell his or her 5 re Without the con-
sent of the Company. This Company re-
serves the right tobuy‘such sharesxata
reasonable price. . ‘ V '_ . _.

user an
e amount

’f

e, and only with the‘conse t

r

   

Then maybe
all subscribers can get their papers and other mail as

sum far in excess of the
17.000.000.00
which the

legislature
authorized.”

ers of the. Com-

Treasurer, -
that“? for oats and Barber. 4 cam-333
and 12 cents for

Article 7.~All re

be paid from the 11.388231!“ and wages shall

ei ts f
and $200.00 for expenige futllrd mag-331113150,
balance shall be distributed to'the mem-
bers of the shares represented
Article 8.-——Section 1, Ever ckh
shall have the privilege of £13? theOIcgieiE

5111 t an' time afte
ande :llo filling seaso; til: grain threshi

s _ on 2.-—-During the period of ill
ufing'one using the engine shall1 2‘
or our The engine, however s i
be ired ur or the supervis ' 1
mission of the o a
comp BY-

ole 9.—-—-The president or run

appoint one
the Outfit to of the men hired

er
keep a dell ‘
the transactions and may thicoxfgeoorfl o
‘31:. e to the secretary. He shall furs
er :0 of?! to k
line in
die 10. The kholders may miik
ee y in the s s at any annu
s are holders. each she. majority oh th.

Article 11. The annual meeti ' ’
always be held ,within three weelxrg 31:91:!
the threshing season is over, and t e of-

ion and w
floors of. t

floors of the oomfggny shall designate the '

time and place such meeting.

Article 12;' All work during the thrash. ' .

and also sill repay
git: supervision of the 0111
(no law—The stock or the
i. not . exceed ($6,000 00) “ ,
sand dollars. and, there
thirty (30) members.
lets-shall she .til
we W»

  

  

,ooopoo mill, elevator and '
Bank of North Dakota bonds might .

only in.

which the Rim ‘

right in Minneafilis, but'

bonds'

00 separator '—
congition. and en *

1‘0 having one vote. _

iring. shall be'unden *-' ‘

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0*an FnaunR the history
agriciilture is always of in-
tere's't and doubly so when

the locality in question is his own

State. Rec ntly I had occasion to
lockup the history ‘of Michigan’s
lithdmuon of cereals and some of the
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~What fertilizer shall I use?

’ 'Agricultnral Agents
,may be of interest. 1

rahtlon Were very surprising. The
average yields per acre for ten year
periods of the leading cereals grown

'- “in the State are shown in the ac-
_ companying table.

. _ - 1866 1876 1886 1896 1906
, 7 1875 1885 1895 1905 1915
',Wheat .. “13.4 '16.1 14.8 13.8 16.7
oats .. . 3 2 33.0 23.9 32.7 31.5
Barley . .1878 16.56 12.04 11.76115
fiye 11.23 332 7.21 7.25 14.9

85. 71. 82. 94.

..... 32.2 31.8 26.7 32.2 33.5
These figures show that, with the
exception of the yields of barley and
rye for the last period, the yields
per acre of the common cereals
have not changed appreciably in the
.last forty years. During this period
improved varieties of small grains
have been developed and imported
Varieties of corn better adapted to
the various localities of the state
have been produced. Methods of
combating diseases and insect pests
have been perfected. Better machin—
ery for fitting the soil has been pat-
ented and more accurate seeding
machines haVe been made. Our
knowledge concerning the rate and
time of planting the different crops
has been advanced. Much land that
in 1866 to 1875 was covered with
stumps and stones has been cleared
up, making the producing area of
an acre appreciably greater. The
vital question is, why with all this

Corn . ,

advancement have not our yields
per acre much increased? There
seems to be but one answer. Our

soils have been robbed of their fer-
tility. We have abundant evidence
that this is true for in many com—
munities the older residents tell us
of lands from which they formerly
harvested 30 to 40 bushels of wheat
that now produce only 15 to 20
bushels
Variety of Fertilizing Methods

The question of greatest interest
is, how may the fertility be restored
to our soils. Obviously the only way
to restore fertility is to return to
the soil those plant food elements
which have been depleted by the re-
moval of crops. There is some dis—
agreement as to how this may be
done. Among some the opinion pre-
vails that the feeding of livestock
offers a solution to this problem.
There is little doubt that this prac-
tice is a great help when the man-

' are is properly cared for but there

are unavoidable losses of plant food
in feeding dairy cattle and fatten-
ing steers, which make this system-
inadequate unless exceedingly large
quantities of feed are purchased.
The alternative seems to be the
supplying of these elements from
some external source and such a

source is found in commercial fer--

tilizers. When onecontemplates the
use of fertilizers three questions
should be considered. 1——Is the use
of fertilizers profitable? 2—Are, fer—
tizers harmful to the soil? 3-—
For-
tunately, the answers ’to these ques-
tions are easily found.
Is the Use of Fertilizer Profitable?
.Statistics show a large percentage
of the farmers in southern Michigan
use fertilizers on wheat and that
the number is rapidly increasing.
The use of these materials‘on the
other common farm crops is also be-
coming more popular, the reason
being the profits returned. Some of
the results obtained from experi-

~ ments conducted by the Soils De-

partment of the Agricultural Col-
legs in cooperation with County
and farmers

In Eaton County the yield of oats
iii 1918 was increased train 36. 92

Yield to 45. 98 bushels
‘ “raridue from the ter-

 
 

  

  
  

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Expert Shows Increased Eflicicncy on Farms Brings
Same Crop as 50 Years Ago

By QEJIILLAB, Assoc. Professor of Soils, Michigan Agricultural College

 

   

   

 

 

«This Fdrnier-Teach‘er Has Made Expert Study [of Soils u

r

R. Miller, the author, when ask:-

ed to give a brief biography,
wrote the following:

“I am the son of an Illinois farm-

.cr. I received my common and high

school education in the' schools of
Gales County and then attended the
State University of Illinois. After
graduation I taught in the univer-
sity for a gear, at the same time can—
tinuing my studies,‘ and was later
granted the Master’s Degree. From
Illinois I went to the Kansas State
Agricultural College from ”which in-
stitution I was also graduated. For
two years I was soil chemist for the
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Sta-

 

 

 

 

tion and then turned my attention
to soil investigations, including field
experiments in rotations, tillage and
fertilizer practice.
the 'Mlchtgan Agricultural
where my time has been divided be-
tween experimenting and teaching.”

In 1915 I came to
College

 

 

 

while the residue from the fertilizer
has more than trebled this year’s
wheat crop.

In Ingham County on a sandy soil
unadapted to oats the crop was in-
creased from 18.5 bushels to 26.3
bushels by, the use of marl, manure,
and phosphates. in 1917. The sue-—
ceeding year the residue from the
treatments not only increased the
yield of clover but improved
the quality of the hay very
materially. The farmer re-
ported the hay from the un-
treated ground to be about
one-third weeds, while that
from the fertilized land was
clear clover.

In Van Buren county very
profitable increases in the
yields of. oats, corn and clo-
ver have been 0 b ta 1 11 ed
where’ fertilizers have been
used in experiments on the
county farm. .,

In some of the northern
counties equally beneficial
results have been noted, as
is shown in the accompany—
ing photographs.

This shows the effect of 200 lbs.
phate on a wheat field in Newaygo county, (photo
by courtesy of N. B. Blandl'ord. ) Unfortilized wheat
at left half of picture and fertilized at right side.

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farmers of this group represents
soils from many sections of Michi—
gan.

The information derived from the
above mentioned sources together
with numerous observations of the
results of fertilizer trials by farm-
ers seems sufficient to warrant the
conclusion that of the majority of
Michigan farmers fertilizers when

 

of acid phos-

properly used as a prof-

 

itable investment.
Harm in Fertilizers?
The above question is
one often heard and in
some localities of the
state the prejudice
,against fertilizers is very
strong. In answering this
question it seems advisa—
ble to note the condition
and productivity of soils
which have been fertilized
many years. Fortunately
such fields are in exist—
ence in several states of
theUnion and also in Eur—
ope. Perhaps the oldest
fertilized fields concern—

 

 

Untamed aor- II in the two center rows, and fer-

“Mummmonlnthsfles.
“8"”?—

.. Last year the Soils Department
asked the farmers, who had sent
samples or soil to the Department in

11916—17 for examination and sug-
. gegstions regarding their

manage—
ment, for a statement- regarding
the results obtained. One hundred

and fifty men replied. Of these thir-

ty three did not follow the sugges-
tions made due to 'changes of own—
ership, tenants and lack of cash to
purchase fertilizers and lime. Eleven
had not yet had time to note results
from the treatments, since their

samples were received late in the sea- .
l'wc reported negative. results, ‘

son.
and the remaining one-‘hufidred and
four reported increases in crop

yields ranging from 10 to more than "

160 per cent, as .a result of the ap—

(Photo by cour-
Kldmon, Pro-qua Isle Col-6y.)

3333““ 7“ 535m of

are available are found at
the Rothamsted Experi—
ment Station of England.
The following figures show the
yields from plots which have been
planted to wheat every year.

Yield of Wheat
Farm yard mapure—-35th year,
28 1-4 bushels; 65th year, 42 1-2
bushels; 46th year average 35 1-4

bushels.
No treatment—35th year, 12 1-4

bushels; 65th year, 12 bushels; 46,
- year average, 12 7—8 bushels.

. Complete fertilizer—35th year,

.37 1- 4 bushels; 65th year, 37 1-2
bushels; 46 year average 36 1-8
bushels.

The latter half of the Spring of
the 35th year was warm and very
wet which resulted in damage to the
wheat, especially on the manured
pier this accounts for the low yield
that year. The data .show that after

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mercial’fertilizers the yield ovavheat
was practically three times that ob—
tained from the untreated land and
as an average of 46 years the com—
mercial fertilizers gave a slightly
better yield than the farmyard
manure. It is also worthy of notice
that the yield the 65th year was
fully equal to‘that obtained 30
years earlier. It is evident 'that no
injury has been done this soil by
the application of fertilizers.

' The following table gives the re-
sults of 35 yearswork at the Penn-
sylvanla Experiment Station. The
rotation followed is corn, oats.
wheat and hay.

Pounds of Produce par Rotation

No treatment—1848286. 1439].; 1887-91
14259; 1892-96. 12198; 1897-01, 9399;
1902-06, 9199; 1907-1911, 8934; 1912-16,
8762.

Complete fertilizer —- 1882-.86, 18054;
1887—91, 18794; 1892—96, 19095; 1897-01.
16704; 1902-06, 17901; 1907-11, 18773;

1912-16, 17043. _
These figures show that the pro—

‘duce grown on the untreated ground
from 1912 to 1916 was only about
sixty per cent of that grown on the
same ground in the period 1882 to
1886. In other words the crop pro-
ducing power of this soil has been
"decreased forty percent by contin—
uous cropping without the applica-
tion of fertilizing materials. On the
other hand the land treated with
commercial fertilizers yielded prac—
tically as much produce during the
rotation from 1912 to 1916 as it did
thirty years previously. The figures
as a whole show a gradual depletion
of the unfertilized land while the
fertilized soil shows no such deple-
tion, the yields varying only slight—
ly from rotation to rotation.
VVha-t Fertilizer Shall I Use?

The proper fertilizer to use is
modified by the type of soil, its con-
tent of organic matter, previous

treatment and the crop which the
farmer wishes to grow.

The Soils Section of the Experi-
ment Station has made analyses of
representative soils from many sec—
tions of Michigan. Some of. the re—
sults obtained are reported in Pop—
ular Bulletin No. 284, which may
be obtained by application to Dean
R. S. Shaw, Director of the Experi-
ment tSation. In general it may be
said that many soils were found
which are low in organic matter and,
therefore, deficient in nitrogen.
Some types, however, were found
which contained considerable quan-
tities of this element. The majority
of the soils tested contained sufi‘i~

cient potash to make it exceedingly
unlikely that profitable returns
would be received from the use of
this fertilizing element except for,
trucking and for special crops. Such
as mucks and light sands contain
much less potash and may respond
to applications of fertilizers carrying
this element. When the price of pot-
ash is somewhat reduced a trial of
potash bearing fertilizer compared
with a non-potash fertilizer should
be made by men cultivating such
lands.

0n the heavy loams well supplied
with organic matter 16 or 18 per

cent acid phosphate applied at the
rate of from 200 to 400 pounds per
acre every two years will probably
give more profitable returns than
the more expensive mixed fertiliz—
ers. This material is generally ap—
plied for wheat, rye, oats, barley or
com. 011 loams low in organic mat-
ter, especially the lighter loams, a.
mixed fertilizer containing some
nitrogen in addition tor.
ply of phosphoric acid is often ad-‘
visable. When manure is available.
the straight acid phosphate may be
used since sufficient nitrogen will
be supplied in the manure. Since
manure is low in phosphoric acid

and fairly rich in nitrogen and pot-

ash it is a good practice to apply
the two together. ‘

In connection with the above
recommendation it should be born
in mind that no system of fertilizi-

tion will give the maximum profit

on soil which is in need of liming.

A rational system of farm manage-
ment, therefore, involves not but "
proper fertilization but the
lime and the returning of , _ '
matter tot-he “$41.9 ‘

. liberal sup- .

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NE""MILLION: eight hundred
and eight thousand, nine hun-
‘dred and. forty six dollars and

seventy four cents ($1,808,946.74)

——such was the amount of business
transacted by the Michigan Potato
Growers" Exchange during the first
nine months of its existence, as
shown by its bank deposits in the
Peoples’ Savings Bank of Cadillac.
This amount represented the pro-
ceeds on 2,164 cars of potatoes, and
several hundred cars of other farm
products sold by the Exchange for
its member associations.

These figures were made public
at’the first annual meeting of the
Exchange which was held in the
City of Cadillac on Monday and

'Tuesdayg July 21 and 22.

Nearly All Units Represented

Delegates were present from the
f:.‘lowing subordinate associations:
Aim. Bin-vtm I-allaire, Bendon,
Beulah. Boyne City, Cadillac, Cedar,
Central Lake. Cheboygan, Charle/
voix. Dighton, East Jordan, Elk Rap-

ids, »Elmira, Empire, Evart, Fal—
.mouth, Fife Lake, Gaylord, Hart,
Hobart, Kalkaska. Kingsley, Lake
City, Levering, McBain, Mancelona,

Mcsick. Millersburg, Onaway, Petos-s
key. Posen, Provemont, Plainwell,
Rapid City, Rapid River, Rodney,
Scottville, Stanwood, Suttons Bay,

Traverse City. Wolverine, Grant and

VJhite Cloud

In addition to the delegates a
large number of members were also
present to participate in the discus—
sions and the triumphal festivities
over the first years success of their
venture. The utmost harmony and
good feeling prevailed throughout
the sessions of the organization,
and'everyone present expressed him-
self as more than satisfied with the
showing that the Exchange had
made.

Many excellent addresses were giv-
en :11, the Monday session. Mr.
Charles E. Bassett, director of field
organization of the North American
Fruit Exchange, with which the P0—
tato Growers’ Exchange is affiliated,
gave an excellent talk 011 “Co—opera—
tion from Coast to Coast.” Mr. Bas-
sett was formerly connected with
the :iureau of Markets and ’tis said
he organized more successful co—
operative associations than any oth-
er man in the United States. The po—
tato growers were particularly im—
pressed with his plea for a standard-
ized product and a distinctive trade-
mark. the commercial value of which
Mr. Bassett easily demonstrated.

Nation and Farmers Co-opcrate

Mr. Hale Tennant, field agent for
the Bureau of Markets in this state,
gave a review of Michigan's organ-
ization work for the past year. Mr.
Tennant was the moving spirit back
of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Ex-
change and it is due to his untiring
efforts that so many successful asso—
ciations were organized the past
year. Mr. Tennant declared thatthe
co—operative spirit was not
confined to potato growers.

$1, 802, 946. 74 Busmess in 9 Menths is Record ofnai'

52 Units in Great (Io-Operative System

members just as soon as it'could
make safe and feasible plans for so
doing. Mr. Prater cited figures which

'showed that the Exchange was in a

position to distribute over six mil-
lion dollar’s worth of farm products

a year for its present members and
with its present machinery only
slightly extended. '

Through the courtesy of the Acme
Motor Truck (30., a Cadillac institu-
tion, the hundred and seventy odd
delegates, members and guests were
taken in four huge Acme trucks to
the “Park. of the Lakes” where a.
banquet was served in a huge pavil-
ion. Enroute, the 'company stopped
at the Acme plant and were given a
course of instruction in the assem-
bling of the motor truck.

At the pavilion where lights were
subdued by Japanese lanterns - and
the Acme orchestra played stirring
strains of music, the guests sat dOWn
to a wholesome and appetizing ban—
quet, during the course of which
business was forgotten and every
farmer given a chance to get ac-
quainted with his next door neigh-.
bor.

Speaker Compliments Farmers

Following. the banquet, Mr. F. O.
Gaffney, president of the Cadillac
Board of Commerce.welcomed the
potato growers and paid many fine
compliments to the farmers and to
the worthy enterprise in which they
were engaged. President Dorr D.
Buell of the Exchange responded,
and in behalf of the potato growers
expressed his appreciation of Cadil-
lac’s hospitality and the interest the
Board of Commerce had shown in
the work of the Exchange.

Sen. H‘erbert F. Baker of Che-
boygan, who is a director in the cen-
tral exhhange, was toastmaster.
Both. formal and impromptu remarks
on a wide variety .of subjects were
given by the foil-owing:

H. J. Lurkins, County Farm Ag’t,
Berrien County; E.'L. Luther, State
Leader of County Agents. Madison,
Wisconsin; Willard Cribbs, County
Farm Agent, .Antrim County; Ros~
well Carr, County Farm Agent, Kent

County; Forrest A. Lord, Editor '
Michigan Business Farming; Bert
Wermuth, Assiociate Editor, Michi—

gan Farmer; The Directors of the
Michigan Potato Growers Exchange;
Mr. George Chapman, Cashier, Peo—
ples' Savings Bank, Cadillac, and
Jerry F. Powers, of Cadillac.

The business sessiOn of the Ex—
change held the next day revealed
the facts and figures which told a
graphic story of the first season's
success. Dorr D. Buell, president
and general manager, upon whom
a large part of the respon’sibility has
rested and to whom is due consider-

able credit for the accomplishments"
of the Exchange, reviewed the con-

,ditions which brought the organiza-
tion into existence, stated the objects
of the Exchange and gave a' brief
resume of the amount of business
done.

Proves “Strength in Union"
Mr. Buell,said in part: . ‘
“This report will be largely a

matter of history which will have not
only a timely interest to us and the
other’ members of the organization
but to the. Farmers of the whole
United Stateswho are watching our
progress with a great deal of inter-
est and be‘valuable as a matter of
record when this and other '00- -oper—
'ative movements will have joined to-
gether in a nation-wide movement
for the efficient marketing of the
farmer's produce. I predict that there
are those among us who .will live
to see that time.

“The idea is not new. Ever Since
men began to think they have known
that “In Union There is Strength"
11’ that union is made up on the
right kind of units. According to
the best information we were able
to get the failures of some former
co-cperative ventures, has been 'on
account of lack of loyalty on the
part of individual members so
those in whose hands was placed
the organization of this movement
prolited by the experience of the less
far sighted brothers and when a
£211 mer joined any of the co-Oper'ttive
organizations the: go to make up
the Michigan Potato Growers Ex-
change he was bound by. a contract
that had “teeth in it" to.stick for
the period of a year. -

“The objects for which .we were
organized as set forth in our by- laws
are as follows:

1. To provide the facilities and equip-
mentand establish such agencies as are
necessary for the development and main-
tenance of an efficient and economical
system of selling and distributing the
products of its members.

2. T o collect and disseminate the in-
formation among its members relative to
crop conditions prospective yields and

' final crop estimates in Michigan and other

competitive producing sections and to co-
operate with state and Federal agencies
in an effort to make this information of a
most reliabl character.

3. To investigate the demand and buy—
ing power of the consummg public and
the conditions under which the products
of Michigan are consumed for the purpose
of coordinating the efforts of the pro-
ducers with the want of the consumer and
protecting the interests .of both against
the inroads of speculative and other ad-
verse interests

4. .To work for the best condition and
service in transportation, especially as
regards the securng of cars, prompt deliv—
eries, just and equitable freight rates and
uniform methods of insulation and frost
protection in winter shipments.

5. To establish a claim department for
the collection and adjustment of all
claims of members against the transpor-
‘tation companies purchasers, etc.

To supervise, harmonize and co-or—
(limits the efforts of the local organiza-
tions who are members of this Associa—
tion and assist those members in the so-

by dscouragins all customs and pr
not in scoordan'ce with sound

    
  
  

handling, storing, andmarketig
toes and other farm cro ps. .
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farm products and specifically ended
to open new markets

   

10. To strive to increase by judicious?
the demand and
consumption of Michigan Potatoes and "

and scientific advalflslng

other farm products.

To ruinish an agency for buying

cooperatively farm supplies.

To adjust grievances and differ- :17).
ences between members of this Exchan? .

and upon request of members of associ
tions, between growers and their respec
ive associations.

13 To co-operate with state and fed-

eral agencies along such lines as may be,

beneficial to the agricultural interests 01‘.
Michigan. '
14. To foster ways and means for: the

utilization thru by-brod-ucts of waste and,

surplus farm products.

15. To cultivate the spirit of co-
operation among members and suggest
means whereby they may be murm-

helpful in every legitimate and lawful 9‘
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way. .

16. Generally to do any other law—
ful work for the benefit of the members
and the building up of the Agricultural
interests of Michigan.

Selling Program Difficult ,

“One of the biggest problems that
confronted the Board of Directors
from the time of organization was
the matter of selling arrangements.
They considered a number of propo-
sitions but the one that looked the
best from all angles was, to employ
the ‘service of the North American

Fruit Exchange which they .did. The,

arrangement with them was that

they should furnish a sales mane

ager, pay all the sales wire expense,
both telegraph and telephone in and

out, and give the complete services

of their salaried branches and bond-
ed commission men at $16. 50 per

. o extend and develop earlot mar;
kets fer Michigan Potatoes and chic

       

   
   
 
  

      
      
      
    
   
   
     
   
   
   
      
      
     

car. The Board of Directors is con— "
vinced that for the first year of the _

business of the Michigan Potato
Growers’ Exchange they used good
judgment to employ this service.
They .know that it would‘be abso—
lutely impossible for any new or;
ganization to do the volume of bus-
iness we would be called upon to do
without representation in the mar-
kets, and the organization was com-
pleted too close to the shipping sea-
son to make necessary brokerage
arrangements in the consuming cen-
ters that would be as satisfactory as
the services offered by the.
agency they did employ. “ The ‘work
done by_,the.sales manager furnished
by the North Americtm Fruit‘ Ex~
change, namely Mr. G. E. Prater, Jr.,

has been highly satisfactory to your

general managers, directOrs _ and
growers in general.
untiring worker? for the good ofthe
cause whether the work to do .was
in the tales department or othe‘i-
wise. I am sure his efforts have been
appreciated.‘

“The
by any of the local associations was
September 20, 1918, when the Elk

Rapids association shipped
the first car of potatoes

 

lie showed how the desire
1:1 co—operate for the mar—
keting of their products
was was gripping men in
eveiy inanch of the farm—
ing business in i? .9 state
Some idea of the interest
shown by farmers of other
states in thework of the
Michigan potato growers,
was given by Mr. E. L.
Luther. state leader of Co.
agents for the state of \Vis—
cousin. He told the spud
growers what Wisconsin
farmers had accomplished
along co-operative lines but
admitted that .VVisconsin
had “nothing on the Mich-
igan growers." ,
Mr. G. E. Prater. Jr.,
sales manager of the Ex—
change, showed that he had
some very ambitious plans
for the future of the Ex-
change. ‘Mr. Prater sees
"no reason and so stated,
why the Exchange should
confine itself to the hand-
ling of potatoes. He urged

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change. A month later
eight cars were shipped per
day and sixty days later
forty- five cars of potatoes.
One can see that our vol-
\ ume gof business increased
by leaps and bounds. We
are making no excuses for
the way in which the busi-
ness was handled last fall.
The wonder to me is how
we got through it so well as
we did. With a new propo—
sition, all inexperienced,
even to the general manage
er himself, with no prece—
dent to go by either in
management or accounting
system, and then up against
the volume“ of business . we
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to it. »

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marketed through the Ex?

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h ’members‘ pro-’
in at a profit. If
.. tells for less the cost
arion how can they get that
before it is received by. the
. . Exchange. These. things
d be thoroughly discussed. ,1
that those who wish to hold
it potatoes until it is dangerous
:1 hazardous to ship and thus gem-

in hot and all, should not sqi1eal if
"7 ,ihey get a licking. Surely the men);-

. ,~>bers should be satisfied that they got
anything out at their potatoes that
‘vfer'e- not shipped until late. very
few. buyers would handle them for
'8 ‘ the growers at all and caricad after
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facilities.
”There are a few things that _I
would like to see done and hope they

will be fully discussed. One is closer-

, supervision of the locals. I would
l recommend that we place on the
road. experienced potato men who can
go among the local associations-and
advise w-ith‘them regarding methods
of handling, sacking and loading,
warehouse efficiency and also keep
the Central Exchange advised as to
the general quality of stock in the
vicinity. We want the condition to
exist that‘every car. that is shipped
by the Michigan Potato Growers’
Exchange to-be just as uniform and
as near like every other car as is
possible to make it. We want every
association to ,be managed in a way
that will beV-Vsatisfactory to all con-
cerned and we feel that a wa1ehouse
superintendent going from one asso-
. ciation to the other carrying the best
-_ ideals of all and disse. inating them
among the managers, .directors and
members will make far more effic-
iency and better satisfaction all the
way around.
“As an incentive to put 11 th
' stuff in the right kind of a wary and
establish a friendly rivalry between
the different associations I recom-
mend prizes to the ones that make
the best record this coming year
0 ~ -. The manner of distributing the
' prizes to be decided by a competent
committee or the Board of Directors
“I am sure you will be interested
to know' something about the local
associations. The Cedar association
, , is the largest with 274 members.
A . East Jordan next with 250. Hart is
next with 242. According to the re-
ports I have Hart has done the larg-
est volume of business. Their total
deposits as shown by their bank
Ibook are over one hundred thirty-
-seven thousand dollars, V
next with one hundred thirty-six
thousand, East Jordan next with one
hundred seventeen thousand. Elmi-
ra association has shipped the largest
number of potatoes per member.
They , have seventy-three members
and have shipped seventy-six cars.
“As I mentioned before, we start-
, ed out with thirty-three associations
, represented at {our , organization
., ‘ meeting. Twenty-eight of these as-
: . sociations. joined the Exchange early
1 in the season. All, the rest but one
have joined since. We now have Vaf-
filiated with the Exchange fifty-two
. ~loca1 associations, and there are fif-
v, ~ teen or twenty others that are eith-
'. er organized or 'partially organized
‘ that have signified their intentions
'13:, y i‘, - of becoming a part of the Michigan
1. , . Potato Growers’ Exchange.
,5, 1‘. '. “During the month of June I had
' the pleasur of Spending about ten

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keting associations. Since that time
, been others organized-V.
ne of our sister associations in the
upper. peninsula has malready joined
’ G ntral, namely, the Rapid River
I found the growers of
r county ready and anxious
selves into co-operative
have had peculiar
11d wit

 

against the odds of the weather, '

iterritory for lack of any marketing “

Boyne City ,

days in the upper peninsula assist- »
”mg in the organization of nine mar.-

here. _,

hen the men,

so very fine pota-
upper peninsula, mostly
Quota-in variety
.0 ‘in SCho'olcraft,
Delta, page, Marquette and Me-
nominee " counties and there will. be
Others formed in each of the potato-

 

growing counties of Cloverland.

2.164 Cars Were Shipped
Another very interesting report

..W‘as that of Mr. G. E Prater, 311., ,
~ sales manager Mr. Prater reported

that the central Exchange started

Vwith twenty- -eight hiember associa-

 

 

 

Dorr D. Buelli; President and Gen-
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tions, which had increased to fifty—
two by the close of the season. The
first car of potatOes shipped through
the Exchange was consigned by the
Elk Rapids Associationaon Septem-
ber 20, 1918 and the last car from
Lake City on July 16, 1919. The
total number of cars shipped dur-
ing the season were 2,164, distribut-
ed follows:

Distribution Report—Potatoes

.' Cities Buyers Cars
fiabama ........ 1 2
Connecticut . . . . ...... 7 10 '31
Dist. Columbia ........ 1 V 7 11
Florida. ...... 4 6 8
Georgia............8 '10 20
Indiana. .. .. .. .. ....21 42 170
Illinois .. .. .. .. ....4 11 84
Kentucky . . . . . . ‘ . .3 4 . 6
Louisiha 1 6 10
Massachusetts. . . .12 20 48
Michigan. . . . . . . . .11 27 92
Maine. . . . . ...... 1 1 1
Missouri . . . . . ...... 5 25
Maryland. . . . . . ...... 1 1 4
New York.,. .. .. .....20 41 150
New Jersey.. .. ..' ....7 13 53
New Hampshire ......... 2 2 3
North Carolina. . . . . . . .6 10 19
Ohio... . . .. .. ..24 88 9 444
Pennsylvania .. . . .. . .29 . 57 909
Rhode Island .. .. .. ..l 1 1
South Carolina . . ...... 4 7 15
Tennessee ....4 7 11

«Virginia. .. . .. . . ..... 5 9 14
Wisconsin.... ....1 1 'i
West Virginia ......... 7 14 30

Directors Elected

“An election held July 22, resulted
in election of the following direct-
01s: Dorr D. Buell, Henry Curtis, E.
H. Wilce, Charles A. Wood, A. B.
Large, Herbert Baker, Oscar Weirich,
B_uell and Wilce receiving the unani-
mo‘us vote of the representatives.

In summary to make this depart-
ment more efficient the following sug-
gestions were offered:

“That the local organization make
contract with the Central wherein
they ,pledge the various products
which- are, produced most extensively
in their community to the. Central
Exchange. {Also that they make con-
tracts for the purchasing of Certain
supplies thru the central organiza-
tion.
~ "That in order to handle the beans
grown by the members more efficient-
1y a plan be worked out wherein a
central picking plant can be operat-

611.
“That some means he found there- '.
1 by. the purchasing organization he .
storage facilities and ,7
the necessary capital, to carry a stock .
of feeds and other necessities tenths?

provided With

benefit of the 1093111..
Handled Fifth of State’s ”Potatoes

Mrr Prater estimated that the Ex-
dhange he'd shipped approximately

recently applipeid for e" ,
VWOllld ship 3500 cars or 64.16“ per

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e sseciatio

cent of the entire ouptut of the state.

, .Mr. Prater said further: ‘- ‘

“We feel with confidence that’ our

V local managers and each of our 10,-

000 growers have gained valuable
marketing information the past sea-
son and fully realize that the real
results of our cooperative effort are
to be attained by production and de-
livery of aproduct Of this quality
must carry the same assurance to
the wholesale buyer, ‘the retail groc-
eryman, hotel keeper and wife ,that
the goods are genuine.

“Therefore, it is essential for this
organization to pack such of its
goods under trade-mark brands as
are eligible in quality to receive the
stamp of approval of this organiza-
tion.

“We have, we believe, the most
unique Trade-Mark that could possi-
bly be developed, and we are sure
far more attractive than any trade-
mark as yet being used. The combi-
nation of the Petoskey Golden Rus-
sett potatofeatured with an Indian’s
smiling face and the customary
feathers forcibly draws the buyer’s
attention to the Indian name “Pe-
toskey’? and still more strongly fea-
tured in the envelopment of the po-
tato itself in the folds of a genuine
all make. for the
sound conviction of the buyer that
the contents of that package are gen-
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Field Agent for
. the U. S. Bureau of Markets, who ‘
helped in the organization of the l
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where the atmosphere makes for
quality, stability and a territory
which is known for its honest deal-
ings.

Supervisor of Associations and Load-
ing

“The value of a trade- mark in any
product, whether it be grown or man-
ufactured, is in the continued faith
that the buying public have in its
merit and uniformity. For this rea-
son I recommend that a supervisor
for our several loading stations be
appointed with power to hire such
assistance as he deems necessary in
installing and maintaining a continu-
ous educational campaign working
among our several locals and loaders
in a uniform system Of grading and
a most efficient handling of ware-
house conditions, that our reputation
among the buying public will be one
of uniformly high quality and that
our overhead expense at home may
be of a minimum cost with 100 per
cent efficiency.

“We are but a young association
taking a wide step born the old sys-
tem of the buyer handing his cash
immediately to the farmer, thereby
the farmer’s interest in the pioduct
forever ceasing, to a point where this
same Mrmer takes one more step
closer to the consumer and assumes
the buyer’s position, also his risks
and difficulties.

“For years these buyers have been
buying these potatoes of our mem-
bers and figuring in the price paid
or rather from the price paid a rea-
sonable percentage of risk to cover
the, average difficulties which seem to
be necessary in the business. He has

also heretofore taken a fairly good
,;margin to cover
5 fslimli- as his desire for a nice home,
' automobile,

other difficulties,

summer vacation and
other things that the faimer of to-

"day is just commencing to learn the

  
 

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“When the farmer asSumes all

difficulties for the additional profits,.
or in this case- we will say his just?
proportion of the consumer’s dollar-T,
which never should have been pro- _
fits, he must at the same time as-‘
shine the risk which is necessary in
this change of conditions

" Possibilities Aside From Spuds

“By careful survey of the territory
already covered by our associations
we find there are the following items
that can be advantageously handled
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1 duct ‘ Value
C5216: ........ Riyaeon . ...... $750. 000 00
100 ........ Beans .. ....... 500 000.00
50 ........ Buckwheat 00 000 0
30 ........ Wheat 00.000-
10 ........ Peas ............. ’5,000.0
10. :Oats ...... 14,000.00
......... Corn 2"500.00 .
600 ........ Hay ...... 220,000.00
1315 $1,561,500.00
Fruit 510 000 00
600 ........ Apples . ...... , . -
200 ........ Peaches . 160,000.00
20 ........ Plums .......... 20,000.00
10 ........ Pears ...... 8,000.00
400 ........ Cherries 400,000.00
1230 $1,098,000.00
Y cgetables
100 ........ Carrots 20,000.00
........ Parsnips 3,000.00
100 ........ Rutabagas . . 10,000.00
300 ........ Onions ...... . 90,000.00
600 ........ Cabbage ..... 108,000.00
1110 ”$31,000.00
Less (‘nr Shipment
Quantity Product 2 Value '
30 000 lbs ....... Vetch .. . .$ 48,000.00
600, V000 lbs ........ Clover 210,000.00
200, 000 lbs ......... Wool. 120,000.00
Live Stock
No. Value ,
900 ........ Cattle .. . . ..... $1, 200. 000.00 .
350 ........ Hogs 700, 000. 00
50 ........ Show) 125, ,000. 00 s.
........ l’oultry 800,000.00 .
........ Eggs .. . . .. 500,000.00
$3,325,000.00 ‘
Summary

F irm Products .... ...... $1, 561 5,00 00

Fruits .. . 1, 098, 00.0 00
Vegetables .. . . . . ...... 231,000.00
Seeds and Wool .. ...... 378,000.00
Live Stock . . ...... 3,325,000.00
V $6,593,50000
“it is perfectly 1 easonable to ex-

pect that on the above products we
will be able to save our members at.
least 5 psi cent on an average, and
with a very few seasons’ active busi-
ness develop a condition wheiein the
saving will be far more, yet at this
modest sum the saving to our pres-
ent membership would amount to
$329 675. 00 , 3.

“Based on the actual saving exhib-

ited in ou1 puichasmg department

this year, we mention below just a. E
few items wherein 0u1 locals can. ,.
make immense saving by buying 7

their purchases through the Central.
We have handled approximately:
26 000 lbs. Pa1is Green at a saving

Vof 9c per 1b . ...... $2, 340.00
28,000 lbs. Arsenate of Lead, at a

saving of 50 lb. 1, 400. 00
36 000 lbs. Blue Vitrol at a saving

of 30 lb. 1 0,80 00
600,000 lbs. Sacks Vat $5 per M. 3,000 00

“A reasonable estimate of the
feeds consumed by our members is
3,030 ton, which at a saving of $2
per ton would make $6,060. It is con-
sevatively estimated by the associa-
tion of Retail Farm Implement Deal-
ers that the average purcl‘ases of
the individual farmer in the state of
Michigan during the last ten years
have been $42.each year and if we
saved our 10,000 members 10 per
cent on this basis it would make the
modest sum of $42,000.

“Some of our growers still have a.
sufficient amount of wood to supply
their local needs, yet the great ma.-
jority are consumers of coal; there-
fore, if they but use but four ton each
on an average, a. saving of 50c per
ton would amount to $20,000.

“During the past season our aver-
age saving per bushel on grass seed
was $2.13. However in a series of
years we made a saving Of 500 per
bushel on a basis of one and a fourth ,
(114) bushel per member—12,500
bushels—Jive will have saved our
growers $6,250, or in the few items,
above mentioned $81,110., This, Vsav-V,,V,, V'
ing combined with the ,possibility of
marketing their products aside from
potatoes makes a total saving to our
present membership of $410, 785 ora
average of $7,899. 71 for each of the
fifty- -two (52) associations now ac
ive, and I am confident that in mus
instances this sum would go a loii
ways toward paying some off the hi ‘
salaries reported to me as being 11'
our local managers.”

 

    
      
   
      
       

  
 
   
 

  

 
 

   
 

  
 

      

 
 

    

 
 

    

 
 

   
        

 
 

  
        
   

  
  

     


   

  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

. '1‘ Consolidated

Feb. 1, 1219, with The Grease:- ' '
SATURDAY, August 2, 1919

 

Published every Saturday bythe

RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC».

_ MT, CLEMENS. MICE. ,
GRANT QlLOCUM. .President and Contributing EdltOl'
FORREST .ORD ......... Vice-President and Editor
GEO M SLOCUM.Secretary-Treasurer and Publisher

ASSOCIATES
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Mabel Clare Ladd. . . .Women’s and Children's Dept.
Milon Grinnell Art Department

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Spare the Farmers from the Bolshevik Terror

HIS THING called Bolshevism is tak-
ing a peculiar hold upon the minds of
some people. Because they almost daily read
bold headlines of actual Bolshevik outrages
in Russia or of some domestic disturbances
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- agents, they live in fear lest Bolshevism shall

seize the. country over-night and the lives and
property of the dissenters be imperiled.

A speaker at the annual meeting of'the
Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange yoiced
this fear. He denied that he was a pess1m1st
or an alarmist, and yet proceeded to belie hIS
statements. His countenance was funcreal;
his tones dolcful; his predictions most alarm-
ing. He warned the farmers against loose
thinking, loose talking and loose act1ng and
counseled conservatism. He eXpressed h1s
mmviction that there was danger of the
great conservative branches of the laboring
and agricultural masses being swayed by the‘
propaganda of the Bolshevists.

Those who have the most to fear from Bol-
shovism and who have been putting up the
most fight and cash to combat its teachings
in this country have about reached the point
where they. are convinced that the most ef-
fective agent of Bolshevism is the active anti-
Bolshcvist. Actually the doctrines of Bol~
shevism have gained few converts in this
country, but from the tone and the extent of
the propaganda used against it one might
almost believe that there were grounds for
tho. fears expressed by the speaker above rc-
fcrrcd to. Consider the psychological elfect
of all this propaganda upon the man who,
ignorant of the very term, would, of course,
give it none of his thought. In this country
there are many trades and professions, every
one of which has its radical and conservative
groups. It becomes known that a'radical‘
group of one of these classes is organized for
purposes which if attained might endanger
the interest of the other classes. What hap-
pens? The radical groups of all classes get
the fever ; they imagine their rights are about
to be trospassed upon, and it is the natural
thing for them to also organize to not only
protect their own interests but to likemse
demand things which are not rightfully
theirs and the acquisition of which would
certainly prove harmful to the interests of
others. So instead of having one radical
group which might be effectively dealt with
in a quiet way, we have many such groups,
every one of which has a program as destruc-
tive as the first. ‘

The proper way of counteracting the in-
fluences of Bolshevism or any other ultra-
radical movement is certainly not by such
alarming and exaggerated propaganda as
has been used against Bolshevism in . this
country. A better way is to ignore it unless

.its progress constitutes a real menace. It 15'
not avery flattering commentary upon the

‘ her of American people em 7 . . , .
of this thing we call Bolshevism it .Wlll be, a
. time. for investigation instead of castigation.»

 
  

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The Potato Growers Meet With Success
’ I ‘HE SUCCESSof the first. year’s ven-
ture of the. Michigan Potato Gro'wers’

Exchange should prove most encouraging to “

.the advocates of co-operative marketing, to
the farmers who aremembers of the Exchange
as well as to the farmers who have launched
upon cooperative enterprises in other fields.
This success! is quite
spects. In the first'place it was unexpected.
The most optimistic of the promoters of the
movement prophesied no such results as have
been obtained. Indeed, many were skeptical

» of the success of the venture but were Willing

to give the plan a trial.

The organization of
the first potato growers’

marketing associa»

tion was in a sense an experiment. Hale Ten- ~

nant, federal marketing agent in this state,
had no intention of launching the plan on a
large scale until a year’s trial had proven its
merits. But as soon as the’ farmers learned
of the movement, demands came from‘ all
parts of the potato section for associations
and in less than one year after the first asso.
ciation was organized, fifty similar organiza-
tions had come into existence and afliliated
themselves with the central exchange.

It is no. reflection upon the soundness of the
fundamentals of the plan followed by the
Potato, Growers’ Exchange to admit that not
all of the associations showed a profit at the
end of the year. There were several out-right
failures. There were several associations
that broke about even. There were others

which made a fair profit and there were a few .

which rolled up a surplus of several thousand
dollars. In nearly/all cases the failure to
make a good showing was the resfilt of poor
management. \

There will always be failures in the field of
co-operative marketing just as there are fail-
ures in commercial and manufacturing fields.

These must be expected and should never be.

used as arguments against farmers engaging
in co—operative enterprises. Above all the
principles of the plan of co-operation must
be right. There cannot be any half-way co—
operation. The plan must be wholly and
purely co-operative if it is to succeed. Then
there must be good management. A poor
manager, with no experience or business abil—
ity, will ruin a co-operative enterprise quick-
er and more completely than anything else. A
“cheap” manager will as a rule be a poor
manager. There are exceptions, of course,
but as a general thing the good manager
knows his worth and will not work for a
salary less than that. It is absurd for any
farmers’ co—operative association to think of
hiring a man at a thousand or twelve hundred
dollars a year to handle a business that may
run up into the hundreds of thousands of
dollars. The average “cheap” manager is
dear at any price. Don’t let him get his
hands on your business

 

Personal Glimpses

0NCE IN awhile we run up against an in-
dividual from the south who “simply
cannot understand the northerner ’s tolerance
for the ‘nigger’ ”. The very people who tore
the black man from his native land, brought
him across the sea, and subjected him to
slavery have transmitted to their posterity a
shameful contempt for the black race.

A negro girl fainted dead away upon an
interurban car in which I was riding the
other day. The car was very crowded. Many
of both seXes, including myself was standing.
The negro girl stood just behind me. Sud-
denly she went limp and sank to the floor.
Her companion, a well-dressed, intelligent-
looking young man, gathered, he'r slight fig-
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the'whol‘e car lookcdéon theyOung ‘ .
placedher =ilvhite arms about the'black' , :-
neck and administered to her. .It wast—full}: fi . .
spfinklin‘g” , of
water and rubbingiof the face and arms that
the negro girl was’4'rest0red.’ And as she

   

    
        
     

    
  
   

   
 
   
    

 
 

  

slowly came back "to,,co'nsciousness and undone; i
standing and saw the white girl kneeling be-.- 1
fore her a smile
\with astonishment over the white . girl’s ser— "

vice, lighted‘hcr countenance and the Words
of thanks thafcamc from her lipswere-‘rich .

with feeling.

I recounted this. incident to an acduaintancct j. - -

who had a southern accent- “Huh,” he;
snorted, “It ’s a, good thing it didn’t happen
down in Chattanooga. They don ’t treat nig-
ger-s that way down sout .” ‘ ‘ ,
‘ The Coal ,Bin’s Appetite , »
ONE OF\THE most unpleasant tnansac»
- tions some men perform is the business
of getting the coal they will need next win- « >
tcr into the coal bins when the sun is pouring
down like, smithereens—and than paying for“
the coal while it is still hot. The appetite of
bitter thing to most " '

users. . .
But this year certain business farmers are '
taking real delight in scraping up enough-

money to lay in their winter supply of coal
right now. Some farmers get along with fire-
wood, to be sure, but those who use .coal and
have studied up on the situation are, as we. '
said, taking real delight in seeing the bin ’s
appetite satisfied right now. ' ‘ ‘ '
Why this extraordinary sort of-‘ glee?
Well, we have it on mighty good authority
that the price of coal is going to do two
things this winter. First it is going to be so
scarce that it will be almost impossible to
get any when you want, it. Second, it will
cost so much this-winter that few can afford
much. Right now the supply is pretty ample
and the price comparatively low considering
the pric§s for the last two years, and espec-
ially in view of the shortage allover the
world. Mines have not been producing half
the usual amount, we are told. The Govern-
ment will not have nearly enough cars to
move coal this fall and winter to meet the
certain demands. ' . '
Therefore, take the tip, if you are going
to use coal this winter. It would be better
to borrow the money or get the coal on credit,
if cash is not available for those whose m mey
istied up. The Government, schools, and
many agencies which have no reason to tell
lies about thismatter, all. John in the cam-
paign to get the appetite of old Mr. C an Bin
satisfied right now. .

 

A Better, Grasshopper Poison-

AFEW farmers halo written to M. B. F.
stating that they have used much bran or
sawdust mixed with molasses and paris green
or arsenates, but the grasshoppers seemed to
ignore the poison scattered freely in the af-
flicted fields. Now we understand that _ the
recipe has been quite successful in many
arts of Michigan as well as in other states.
gut there is no doubt but what some farmers
will find improvements or substitutions in
of killing happen.
Probably many improved schemes already
have been found by some farmer who has
told perhaps only a few of his neighbors.
But readers of M. B. F. are beginning to real- _ L
in that. all the farmers in Michigan are their
neighbors with common ideals and a common ,
cause to fight. So write in your improved y‘
methods if you are ~willing to help. out
your neighbors throughout‘ Michiganto learn . ‘
from your experience. 5 ‘ . - . " ‘

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p. youible and to charge “all
his Whitman" and then some,
{pry year they come back With
it demands. There are breakers

amt-unless wiser counsels prevail. .‘

t‘nfln‘the spring, one of the Detroit" :1

’ *’ ’ngaily papers told how several of the
labor leaders attended a meetin! 0‘
the city council, where they 8370

notice “that masons and bricklayers
must-be paid $1.00 an hour. and»
double pay for overtime,‘~~or $12.00

\ for a ten hour day," after the first

of May.

The'farmer, on an average, works
12 to 14 bonus. day, and often 16
in the rushseason. Hefworks six
days in the week, and from four to
six hours on Sunday, feeding and
caring for stock, or in the case of
dairy farmer, he puts, in nearly sev-
en days in a week. " .

.The average size of the.farms in
this country is said to be 138.1
acres, which would mean an invest-
ment of from $6,000 to|$25,000, or
even more, for land, buildings, stock
and tools. It would be a small or a
poor farm that required less than
the former figure. It takes many
more years to learn to be a good
farmer than to be a good bricklayer
or mason. '

J The necessary equipment of a
bricklayer can easily be purchased,
even in these days of war prices, for
less than $5. If the Detroit bricklay—
er puts in as manyhours on his job
as the farmer does on his. it would
mean an income of over $4,000 per
year, with practically no investment.

Against the farmers" twelve to
sixteen hours a day, and six to seven
days in the week, some of the unions
.are demanding a five day week, and
a. six hourlday.

Suppose the farmers of the coun- '

try got together, formed a union
.and adopted an eight hour day.

, Soon after the War closed .the peo-
ple of the cities began to agitate for
a return of the five cent loaf of
bread. They were earning the high—
est wages ever known,” but wanted-
the cost of living reduced to a pre—
war basis, without any reduction in
their wages. Now if the farmers of
the country adopted an eight hour

' day, where would the price of food

go to? The cities would not get
even a ten cent loaf; but would have
.to. pay ,fifteen or more, and other
articles 'of‘food would advance in

‘ proportion. If a union to restrict pro-

duction is legitimate for the cities,
it is for the farmer too.

When the coal miner demands
shorter hours and higher pay, the
price of coal must go up, then the
men who, work the iron mines and
the blast furnaces demand more pay
to meet the increase in their living
expenses. and the prices of all iron
and steel must be advanced. The

,bricklayers are hit by ,the high

prices, and have to be paid more,
so the price of all building material
advances. Then the bricklayers, mas—
ons and carpenters have to be paid.
and the cost of all buildings is ad-
vanced to an‘ almost prohibitive
point. hence the rents must be
put up in order to gain any returns
on capital invested. . .* I

Every reduction in the'number of
hours which the union gets. and
every advance. in pay is raising the
cost of living to all: ‘

Who is benefitted by these high
prices and high wages? I should like

. to see an answer. to that question.

,Certainly not (the farmer, for every.
thing he has to buy, including help,
has advanced out of all proportion

7 to the increase in the prices of what

he pi'0di1666.‘ -
T The unions are always demand—
ing ‘fmore' more”, and their insistent
“ " ' " V horter hours and
, wages axes everything they
1311!- cat more. Food, cloth-
;‘mns’t all advance.
wages . are paid,

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structures. How long can

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.may be hundreds or thousands

Probably the uniOns will make the
plea that they do not have steady
work, all the Year, therefore they
must 'rocolve, higher wages so that
they ca‘nflive.’ With the prices that
some?» of themrare’ demanding, is it
any wonder they do not have steady
employment? 'Take the bricklayers,
masons " nd carpenters for» example.
With prices they demand for
an eight-hour day, they are employed
only when it is absolutely necessary
that building be done. In a recent
“Abandoned Farms; in
instances are
given, where farm 'buildings have
been destroyed by fire, and the farm
abandoned, because.it was cheaper
to buy another farm'with buildings
on it than to rebuild the burned
such a
condition continue without bringing
disaster? ‘Suppose the . bricklayers. ’

article on

. masons and carpenters reduced their

wages one half, they could still earn
good, big wages if they put in as
many hours as, the farmer does,
and there would be such a building
boom that they would earn as much
in a year as they do at present, if
not more, but is it not a fact that
,they prefer to work half of the time
at double wages, and idle the other
half? ‘ -

' The unions frown on any individ-
ual effort to excel. One may may be
naturally quick, and another slow
but the unions demand the same
wages and same treatment for both.

~It kills all ambition.

We often hear it stated that the
law of supply and demand governs
the price, and that would be true if
there was no artificial restrictions,

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but that law does not apply to labor
under control of-the unions. There
of
idle men, who need work to support
their families. Many of these idle
men would be glad to work at‘even
half the prices the unions demand,
it they could not get more, but the
unions will not allow that. The men
must work at union wages or not at
all. The supply may be'double what
the demand is, but it has no bearing
on the price. 0n the other hand, the
unorganized * farmers ‘are each try-
ing to produce “as much’ as possible,
for if one is able to produce, more,
by working more hours, or study-
.ing out better methods, he has more
to sell, and the people of the cities

profit by it, for the more food stuffs ,

produced the lower the price will
be, for the farmers are not organ-
ized and cannot control the market.
The law of supply and demand is in
full force. If the unions are good
for one class of workers they ought
‘to be good for another. The farmer
who feeds theworld ought to receive
some consideration. ,

I am not denying‘ that the labor
unions have been a good thing for
the laboring classes in the cities. I

know they have. The trouble is now .

that the. unions are drunk, with pow-
er ,and. think they can have any-
thing they want by demanding it
as theirs by right. Some of them are
demanding as much for a day’s-labor
as their father’s received for a
week, and the father worked.,,m.ore
hours in a-day.‘ ‘ .. _ _

   

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ed good wages, and being thrifty
they are taking with them a nice
little fortune, as it seems to them.
If this outflow continues it is bound
to cause a labor-shortage in certain

lines, for the average American lab-

orer does not take kindly to some

lines of hard manualioll, which
these foreigners have been doing.
Who is to take their places? The

work will have to be done. There

must be work with the pick and
shovel, on our streets, roads, rail-
roads and -in the mines. Shall we

open the door to the Chinese labor-
er? Hear'the unions "holler” at the
suggestion of such a desecration of
the American labor. standard, but if
the unions continue to demand short-
er hours and more pay, it may come
to an opening of the doors to some
one who is willing, to work a full
day at a reasonable wage. If the
labor unions do not .want the com-
petition of the Chinese or Japanese
they should be a little more reason—
able in their demands. There is a
limit to all things.

‘ What are the unions doing for the
uplifting of the race? Who are the
great men from their ranks, men
whom we can look up to and ad—
mire for What they have done for
their felIOWS? Have the unions pro—
duced a Ford, Edison, or a Bur-
Have any of our great and
successful men been eight—hour—day
workers? Have not all of them put
in more hours than any union man“
of their ages. I will wager that the
three above mentioned are “on the
job" more hours in the year than
any union man in Detroit, or any
where else.

How much longer will, the farmer
be content to work from daylight
till dark, and do ch.ores by lantern
light, producing food without any
power to regulate the price thereof?
——Apollos Long, Wexford 0., (Nes-
sen, City, Mich). n

GRAFT IN THRESHING GAME?

What do you think of so many
threshing clubs anyway? The farm—
ers of my locality are all stirred up
over them. There has been about
$20,000 worth of new threshing ma-
chinery bought in four townships in
one year and it looks to me
helping the machine company to sell
their outfits at war prices. We have
always had our threshing done and
we are not paying any more than we
were 10 years ago, according to the
price we are getting—Reader.

Editor’s Note—~Michigan Business
Farming is interested to get views
on all sides of any subject. - It may
be of interest to the readers to know
that we have received dozens of
letters from groups of farmers start—
ing up co-operative threshing asso-
ciations, asking for by—laws. We are
printing these by-laws in this issue
for those interested. .

WANTS NON—PARTISAN PAPERS

Some time ago I read in Michi-
gan Business Farming an “article on
the Non—Partisan League of North
Dakota. It interested me very much.
Since then I have read a number of
articles in other publications on the
same subject. Now I would like to
follow their werk up so would like
to get one of their publications.
Will you send me the address of the
various papers and magazines that
the leaguers publish.,——A. D. C.

Editor’s Note—Michigan Business
Farming has nothing to do with the
Non-partisan League but we give for

the benefit of readers the following'

addresses: ‘The Nonpartisan Leader,’
a weekly magazine, St. Paul, Minn.;
and “The North Dakota Leader,” 3.
weekly newspaper. Fargo, N.‘ D.
Supplements of the ”N. D. Leader”
give summaries of the League pro-
gram.

THE PRIVILEGED CLASS
$The Government of Finland has
been shown to be undemocratic, to
have been pro-German and 'to have

 

. , . f,'comm-itted more atrocities than the
thousands of laboring men ’arq-:.lga,v-g '
ing this country daily, returningwtgv

re'v'plntionary working class govern-
*m,e,n‘t of Russia. Yet ,the United
,8 tea Government. recognizes the
. " " wgtrvei'mmmt of Fin-

  
      

like,

class government and the other
is a working class government.
The class line is drawn, that’s

all. So long as Mammon sits on his .
gilded throne, the trafficker in hu-

man flesh and blood imagines that ,
all’s right with the world—S. S.

OBJECTS TO NEW AUTO LAW

1 saw in your issue of July 19,
the article under heading of "Auto-
ists Must get Licenses from State."
I am getting more interested from
day to day in the new tax laws and
as to what we shall receive in return
for same. Surely the one’s who
framed it do not mean to say that
the law is for protection alone, and
have the money expended for omce
seekers and holders.

It further states, “It is to curb
the erratic, drunken, nervy” irre—
sponsible motorists that this new law
is designed: Michigan dry for comer
time, then why for drunkards?

It will mean every farmer will
have to turn over about five hun-
dred dollars more or less in order to
have the car pay for itself and make
him money.~

If this is to come let us have the
money spent at home on our roads
instead of’havlng one or two have
the say and spend it on the roads
so we shall give out a statement
and also a balance sheet. I am quite _
a bit interested in other tax money
and am one who is for a statement
to be published in the daily and
farm papers from our officials at
Port Huron—A Reader, I. C. V. St.
Clair County.

SOME REAL GRIEVANCES

In this northern part 01 Michigan
there are not sufficient markets to give
one réady sales so that farming can
be made to pay. Only those that had
large farms well stocked stand a. show
as the war gardens in towns took the
place of us little fellows. I had 170
bushels of potatoes last year; could
not sell one bushel in our town at $1
per bushel; bad one beef and could
not dispose of one bind quarter at 160
per lb. at the meat market and that
in trade tho thcyfisaid it was nice beef.
I had to peddle the rest. I always had
to work in the woods in winter and
spring tho the‘government asked for
more crops and war bonds and then
furnished no markets. In order to
meet my $100 bonds and stamps I took
to the woods and traded my farm for
town property and do not intend to
farm any more until the farmer is,
recognized as he should be.—E. L., *
Luce County.

 

 

AVMOTHER’S PLEA

I beg your indulgence once more
and request a little space in which to
air the sentiments of one American
mother.

I note that our president advises.
us to resume trade with Germanny.
Personally I feel it an insult to every
'oyal American to ask such a thing,
and so far as I am concerned ‘Made
in America” will be good enough for
me and my family for the next 500
years. '

 

_— _ .‘ .
We have submitted to a great many
things in the last four years, rather
than be branded as (lisloyal, but L .
think we can safely protest against
this insult and also the plan to repeal
war—time prohibition. If. however.
this country does resume trade with:
Germany I hope there will be a law
passed compelling every store carry.
ing German-made goods to display in
their windows, in large red lettersg.

“This Store Carries German-made
Goods.” Pro—Germans may trade with
them; Americans won’t. .

Our greatest American—~Theodore'.

Roosevelt—once said, “The people of.
America can have everything they‘
want, if they want it bad enough.” ..

Do we want German-made goods;?—-—
Addie E. Gibbs, Isabella County.'_ '

 

 

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Farming for one year and think i
just the kind of a. paper we all 11
help along. We like M. B. F. real;
and think it is aiming at the right m.
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JUNIOR EXTENSION WORK

~ , VERY MOTHER is interested in
Esteeing her children learn how
, to do things in just the right
way——~the way which will spell suc-
cess for that child later on. No more
commendable work is being done
along this line or should be en—
couraged than the Co-operative Ex>
tensron Work in Agricultural and
Home Economics, which is being
supervised by Mr. Ernest F..Lyons,
the County Club leader for the coun—
ty Of Washtenaw. He has sent us a
very complete write-up of the work
done in his country and what has
been accomplished in one county can
be done elsewhere. We’ll be glad to
give space to the write-up, as we real-
ize that it is only through interest-
mg the parents first, that the chil-
dren can be reached, and M. B. F.
stands for everything that is fore-
most for its readers. If interested
in learning how this work 'can be‘
undertaken in your community and
your county, we will be glad to
send any communications
care to address to Mr. Lyons, direct

to him if you will send th
editor of this page. ' em to the

 

SEEN IN CITY SHOPS

HE MORNING PAPERS were
full of advertisements of an

underwear sale, and so we went

down early before the, crowd should
make shopping a burden. And one

Of the most sensible thin s w f

was what they call ‘%10031_P°e‘:3§1,
Now this really is a combination suit
and. corset cover pattern and then
ed Just like they have been for some
time, but just below the hips they at-
tach a ruflie of the material which
falls tonbelow the knees. And in these

the thin summer dresses

. this is sure-
IY a WlS'e Invention ’

'q The model we
Silk muslin, lace
. , . not expensive, but
it can eas11y be made at home by se-
curing a. good combination bloomer
and corset cover pattern and then
adding the ruffle just belOw the hips

 

 

   

Edited by‘MABEL CLARE LADD.

sothat this added material does not
come over the hips where it is not
needed.

pattern, our personal shopping ser-
vice bureau is at your service.

The newest thing shown -in blouses
was one buttoned with tiny buttons
straight down the back. It was‘made
with .a round neck, finished at the
neck with thersoft accordian pleating
laid flat, and was of blue georgette,
with a beaded pattern in the front. .

We stepped into a local shoe
store to take advantage of a white
low shoe sale, and wereadvised by‘
the salesmen that shoes, both low
and high were going higher in price,
and that the people who were far-
sighted enough to- buy a couple of
pairs of low shoes fr next seasOn's
wear, during this reduction, were in-
deed wise.
ed to sell them at just about cost at
this time of the year to make room
for their fall stock of high shoes, and
later they will pay more for, their
next season’s stock than these were
sold to us for. . .

 

HOME COOKING
Meats

T CAN be readily seen from the ex-.
Ipert housewife’s knowledge of the
structure of meat, that cooking in
boiling water or a temperature equal,
or higher, will harden the myosin but
will break down. the connective tis-
sues, causing the formation of gela-
tine from the .tissue. So there are
various .ethod-s of cooking suitable
for the differentwuts. .

Broiling is a method suitable for
tender stakes. The meat is exposed
directly to the flame” and quickly
seared to prevent the escape of juices
then cooking is completed at a lower
temperature. Pan-boiling is prac-/
tically the same method. This is
done by placing the food in a hot fry-
ingn pan and turning the meat fre-
quently until seared.

The first three ribs make a good

Remember if you want' to.
invest in one to try them, or far a.

The shOe stores are oblig-'

   

 
   
 

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A Department for the women ;

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roast'for a small) family, for-on‘e can,
buy a good roast of four pounds. The ,

second cu't,'fourth and fifth nibs. re—
quires less trimming. The third cut,
the sixth and seventh ribs, is usually
about two cents chea er per pound. It
is too large a roast or a small fam—
ily for four or five pounds would
make so thin a slice it would not
roast well.

The chuck also has a couple of good
roasts suitable especially for a large
’family; for two ribs -will weigh in
the neighborhood of fourteen pounds.
The larger the roast the better the
roast is. It‘needs a longer time for
cooking that‘the temperature may
penetrate into the interior. The tem-

perature must be lowerto prevent -

scorching the outside and so the al-
bumin is not coagulated too much.

Stewing'is a method used for cook-

ing whereby the meat is first seared

to prevent escape of much juice in the
gravy. The meat is then placed in a
covered dish with a small quantity of
water, and vegetables, such as carrot,
onion turnip, celery, cut in small
pieces, and seasoned with salt and
pepper and sweet herbs if desired.
This method needs a low temperature
for a long time. It is an economical
way of cooking and is practically the
only way beside stewing of making a
large piece of tough meat palatable
and digestible.

The round, the chuck and me flank
steak are cuts suitable for this meth—
od of cooking. . . ~

To overcome the toughness caused
by length of fibre there are several
mechanical means employed. One is
scraping, which is nbt practical for

'large' amounts, but is used in invalid

cookery. That gives only the fibre for

use, leaving the connectiVe tissues.

 

Sounded Reasonable

‘Mother,” said Tommy, “is it cor-
rect to say ‘water the horse’,when he.
is thirsty?” ' .

“‘Yes, my dear,” said his mother.

“Well, then," said Tommy, pick-
ing up a saucer, (“I’m going to milk
the cat,”

 

‘ Lily White ‘

“The F lourw the Best Cooks Use.”

MADE FAMOUS

BY ITS THOROUGH GOODNESS

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Lily White Flour is sold under the guarantee that if you
do not like it as well OR BETTER than any flour you ever
used the purchase price will be cheerfully refunded. '

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, No. unseen-Is" dress. ”‘ . - ‘ six .
8, 10, 12, and 1.1 years; Size 12;,Wllvi'sfi-9’
quire 5% yardsxof 27-inch material,
» No. 2892—Misses’HDI-ess.‘ ,
sizes; 16, 18 ‘and .20 years. Size 18 re
quires 61,4, yards’of- 44.—nch material'.,'£‘h
slgvrt measures, cbout 1%, yardgatrit
lo e‘r edge. - N’

No. 2880.——Ch‘lld’s ,Set. Cut in 4 sizes“,
6 mos, 1, 2 and 3 years Size2 Wi'l’lvrQ-‘frl
quire of 36—inche material, 2 yards .10.!“
the dress. '55 yard for' the sack, and}‘%’ -
yard for the bonnet with M, yard or lin— _
mg. . '

. No. 2872—Ladies’ House»: Dress. Cut:
_ In 7 sizes; .36, 38, ,40,-'§42',:..44,__ 4‘6' and-18,"
, Inches bust measure. -{‘:.Size 38 'willd‘ea "
quire 6 yards of 36—,lnfch;matrial.,,Width ‘
of dresa at lower edg‘eis about 2%, yards. '
No. 2888.——Girl's Dress. Cut, in 5 sizes: .

6_ 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. Si‘z’e 12 Will; ‘
require 4% yards of 44-inch— material. ‘

“No. 2876.-La.dies Dress. -Cut in 6
sizes: 34, 36, '38, 40, 42 and 44 inches?
bust measure, Size 38 requires 6%'yard3
of 36-inch material. Widthof skirt at . ‘
lower edge, is about 1 2-3 yards. -. ‘ '

No. 2877.—-—Girl's Dress and Hat.

Cut
in 5 sizes:" 2, 3, .4

_ 5 and 6 years. Size
4 will require '53 yard of 27—inch material
for the hat, and 2% yards for the dress. ,

No. 2884.—La.dies’.Apron Dress. Cut
in 4 sizezs: Small, 32-34; Medium, 364
38; Large, 40—42, and Extra Large, 44-»
46 inches bust measure. A Medium size "
will require 4% yards of 36-inch.;mater-;J
ial. Width at lower edge is 2%,yards. "

  
  
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
  
   
 
  

      
 
  

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' fGrea/t Man “in 'the contest. s
before this paper is printed I' shall

 

 

 

 

 

[1h THIQ ‘WEEK I have bee}: . In .,

'ILetters from Our Boys and Girls '

-"._1o0k§ing for some letters I diam-
. .._. receive. Oh yes, there were great
" '» ‘PfléS‘: of letters from. all ‘our' little boys

and girls, but none of them guessed

, .Correctly" the. name, of the ninth
Perhaps
have received a few correct anSWers,
as there aresome‘ of'my little folks
,Who have been, so faithful that I
don’t want “them’ to fail on these last
two, even if they are harder than
the others. If your letter is received
and bearsapostmark before’July 23,
it will count in this contest, even
~ for thIeANinth‘ Great .Man, and you
new [hate the picture in last week’s
paper of Fhe_Tenth—-—so the contest is
ended and it is only a question of al-'
lowing you a, ocuplevof weeks to get
an answer in for the tenth and then--
_ 011, I hope at least two or three of you
faithful ones will win those lovely
books,

The ninth Great Man was Cblonel
House, Who is known “as one of the
greatest diplomats of the whole world
He is the chief confidential adviser of
the president and has sat with him
all through the Peace Conference and
when the president was absent, he
took his place in representing the
United-States, sosurely he'is ‘a great
man whose face we‘should all be-
come familiar with. He has been
commonly called a “silent man" be-

] admit that
’ counts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

cause. he says so little—but they all
when he 'does talk it
He is a western man—from
Texas—and although he is'quiet. he
appreciates a good joke. Col. House
is now sixty-one years of age. ‘*_

All through the country it’s Thresh-
ing Time—even the D00 Dads are
buSy at this work and I am sure you
will enjoy them this week. Afiectiom

ately yours—“Laddz’e.” ,

Dear Laddiez—I have written to you
before and this time I am sending a story
on what I am going to do when I graduate
and hope to win a m'ize and see my letter
in print. Sincerely yours—-Eleanor Paige.

What I Expect to Do When I Graduate

When I graduate from the 12th grade I

expect to take about two years of na-'
.ture studyixr college and then go to a

conservatory of music. I am going to take
a course in «violin and piano mus1c. I am

planning to be a school teacher and teach
'nature study and music in high school.

The reason why I want to teach these
things is because I am very much inter—
ested in them. I am going to try and
earn my own way by giving a few music
lessons before I go to college—Eleanor
Paig, age 10 years, Bellaire.

Dear Laddie—I wrote to you once be—

\fore but did not see my letter in print,

but I remembered that you said we should
not get discouraged if you did» not print

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our letters so I am trying again. The pic—
ture ofthe man is General Pershing. He
was very influential in bring about the
end of the war, and was commander of
the American armies. Well, I will write
myftstory now.—Mabe1 Swartz, School-
cra .

How I Spent the Fourth of July and Why
I Like That Holiday

I like the Fourth of July because it is
a jolly day and I can have such a good
time in the evening, shooting fire works.
Sometime my cousins and I go to Grand—
ma Swartz's and celebrate there. We have
ice cream and that makes it more jolly
than '. ever. I worked in the field and
earned money. I spent 50 cents of it for
the Fourth of July celebration; the rest
I saved for other purposes. With the 50
cents I bought two boxes of giant spark—
lers,, two Roman candles, two sky rock—
ets. and two boxes of torpedoes.

Dear Laddiet—I have not written to
you before. We take the M. B. F. and I
like to read the letters and the Doc
Dads. I am 10 years old and in the 6th
grade. The name of my school is the
Begole school. I have no brothers or
sisters, but I have lots of fun. I have
one old cat and two little kittens, a dog,
a pet hen and a rooster to play with. We
live on a farm of 16.0 acres. I have five
War Saving Stamps. I earned a dollar
and ten cents. I drove the horses on the
hay load and got five cents a load and
one of our horses lost its halter out in
the orchard and daddy said he would give
me ten cents if i found it and so one

day I went "out to look for it and the old
pig chased me so I went out last Satur~
day when the’old pig was sleeping and
found the halter but daddy has not given,
me the dollar and ten cents yet. I will
have two dollars and fifteen cents then”,
I will have to close and I hope to see my ‘
letter in print next week. Yours truly—e

‘Lucretia Amanda Davis, Swartz Cneek.

Dear Laddie:—I have never written to
you before so I~will try and write you
now. I am a. boy 12 years old, and will
be in the 7th grade next year. .08!
school has been out since June 8th. I
have a mile and three—quarters to go 1:0 -
school but I have a bicycle which Iridf
on to school, For pets I have '12 rabb ,7 ‘
three cats and one lamb. ~When. I

those fed it is pretty near 7 o’clock. Then 1 ,

I pump water for cows,,clean out the
horse stables and do other chores. At’ -
night I milk one cow. I will close as my ,-
letter is getting long. Hope to see it in ‘
print. Sincerely—Milton Kile, Caro.

stories the boys and girls write.

one cat named Puff. I have one sister;
7 years 0d, and a brother, 13. I am 170.
and in the 6th grade. I will close hoping .
to see my letter in print.——Ma.g‘a.ret Har’
ley, Dowagiac Mich. ' .

Dear Laddie2—I have never writtento
you before so thought I would now.- ~
am a girl 11 years old and in the 6 y
we all like it very well. I live on a. 64-, *
one 1+1 ‘8 ‘IAI 91o seam mum KN “ave-L8
acre farm, We have four horses, rival
cows and four calves, and a great many
hogs and sheep. I have two Sisters,
Kathryn and Doris.- Yours truly—Clara
Bartlett Marcellus. ‘ ,

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lowing the Binder,” stands a good
chance of being run over by on._ ‘
of the team of mice, when the biné- '

: 301d Doc Sawanes has taken a
“day. oh from his duties of rushing
‘ around to attend to sick people and
is sitting on the veranda at his
. farm reading MICHIGAN BUSINESS
LFARMING with his‘pet Doo ‘Dad sit-
Vtingathis side and helping} mm to _,

The Do‘o Dads at Harvest Time
wake up In the middle.of his naps do his best to keep up behind it
to have a' look'at the excitemem. with his stocking has got so far be—
Poly is driving the binder, which is hind it that it is now catching up on
drawn by a speedy pair of mice, him. Who is this we see just
. , WhiCh he is driving as hard as 'he around the turn of the wheat, en-
'~Wfltch the cutting of. his wheat. _ It can; and 130‘ make them go .Still joying a comfortable sleep right in
i an asyjday for oldDoc and the‘ mater, one of the poo ‘ Dads is. the path of the binder? Why, it is
' b, . , .. ‘ , VV‘a-atraddle onefofithegteam and ,is Sleepy sam, the Hobo. Two Doo
Who are makins;'~°—sn'rmuch twifitin8“'it3: ‘W1;7’;iSee_“Flannelfeet,' Dads, who are alarmed for the
3 @8t 01d;,D00 11353139571901‘ “1? the}, .901)» IWMM~=8JQHEQ behind to danger he is in, are doing their
tile While Item-”hi8 reed-ins arrest? Poly-“torfiexcégtlijngthe-speed. best to wake him up. The Doo Dad
‘t ngthe' -WO'1'.~id*‘th.°y, are” illicit. .Th ., ‘,lrbinddniéisfitrevslihs ~, 'iso ': who is getting a drinkiwith the din-
DoO’Dad,.,t‘oe,I-1sun- rest as'itagoes‘rdundfandround-"the ' per cut of the water pail in front
in 9115'“: butjh-al' ‘0 fieldthat‘ ROIIWhO .St‘lfied "Out to '01 Roly, who is shouting, “I’m fol-

while, see the Old Lady ringin
the dinner bell .and holding ' “
one of the pies She has _‘-been be
ing, and see how the QDOO. H
harvest hands are beé'nnin
stampede for the house. Two

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Business usually slows up a little
lag the summer months, but this
‘.the.astouishing fact seems to
'21 actual acceleration of the
‘9 brought on shortly after the
aim of hostilities. The long held-
uctivities of the past few years
r0 blazing forth with great energy.
0. all" surface appearances at least,
moi-ice is entering upon a golden
. , of prosperity. There is not much
ne‘mployment, while there are many
sections, like Michigan, with acute
ishortages.
America, in short has won a sort
"of victory at home. False prophets
often said during the war that we
unkht suffer much right after the
war. But certainly this sulfering is
not apparent in business and trade
conditions. This is backed by re-
ports from many sources, and Wall
Street emphasizes this condition.
Just take for example the enormous
demand for automobiles and trucks.
t is a rare concern nowadays which
is anywhere nearly caught up on its
orders :for motor vehicles. Many
farmers are among the buyers too.
Of course, hundreds of thousands of
farmers have not had the luck that
others have had. But if the present
rate keeps up it won't be many years
‘before nearly every farmer has an
onto, a truck, a tractor, or all of
these. There also is a revival of
heavy buying of farm machinery. In
some sections of Michigan the farm~
ers resent so much of this buying,
but the buying goes merrily on. ’
There have been dark clouds in the

panorama of business and trade con-
ditions to be sure. For instance, in
. some sections 0f the country, like
,. the Atlantic coast district, there has
_-.‘ been a wet spell which lasted too
long to suit the farmers. ,Even some
parts of Michigan have suffered but
its general condition ranksv up
mighty well with the best. Labor
:.' unrest in the cities, especially along
'. the docks in New York, has cast a
little gloom over the genera1.,situa-
‘m tien.‘ But it .is felt, that these trou-
bles, will be brushed away to a large
' extent before long.

  

General Crop Conditions

- In general the crops of America
I are excellent. There are six states
with an average of more than 110
per cent for the condition of their
a crops. These leading states are Kan-
sas, with 114.4 per cent, New Mexi-
co, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Vermont

and New Hampshire. Wisconsin and
Kansas are the only real competitors
of Michigan in [this list.

There are nine states which aver-

age between 105 per cent and 110.
These are Illinois, Ohio, Pennsyl—
' vnnia, New York, Iowa, Minnesota
South Dakota, West Virginia and Ne-
braska. Practically all of these states
are in considerable competition with
Michigan.
Michigan leads the states
which range between 100 and 105
,g per cent general crop condition aver-
The states in this class are
Indiana, Missouri, North
Dakota, California, Texas, Ai'izoua,
.-North 'and South Carolina. Virginia,
Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Figuring that the rest of the states
range below 100 per cent condition,

 

farmer ought to make a lot of money,
: wherever he has average luck.

  

 

GIADE 1 Detroit 101110..on

N. Y.
alto. .2 Red. . . . . 2.2314, 2.23% 2.34
[,0. 8 White .. ”3135‘
Fla. 2 Mixed .. 2.22%,

 

 

 

 

A hopeful bit of news comes from
rope to the affect that that conti-
‘ may require much more import
M had been anticipated. It
‘ . ted that Europe will re-
import wheat to the extent of

   
  

   

' 701,000 alone,

  

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~ , “Beans is Beans,” and

From a “very reliable source an-
other great tip on the bean market
has been given to M. B. F.,- andthis
is to be presented to its readers be-
fore it is obtained .by any other pub-
lication. The tip follows: .

The bean market Tuesday of th18‘_
week stood at $8.25 per cwt'. choice
Michigan handpicked, ,f. o. b. .lllchi—
gun, in cariots. And the price is sure
to pass the nine dollar mark before
the new‘crop is ready for the market.

The trade is realizing that beans
are about the cheapest food available
in the world today and that the acre-
age has been reduced 40’ per cent. The
drouth in California, Michigan and
New York has reduced the yield at
least 30 per cent. and no matter how
favorable the weather conditions may
be from new on the plant has been
weakened to an extent that will not
permit its producing anywhere near
a normal crop. The pod will be short
and the beans small. The crop con-
dition will increase the hazards from
frost. All of this
1y bullish sort of condition
bean market. .

During the past few days, buyers

in the

is an extreme- .

‘1‘ Dollars is Dollars”

from Greece purchased 4,000 tons of

beans in New York, while agents

from Germany and other European
countries are buying thousands . of
‘tons. In many instances the contract
with these buyers has called for the
third shipment, and in some in-
stances as great as eight months.

This is a significant fact, as it indi- ,

cates that foreign merchants/are conc
vineed that their countries will be in
as great or greater need a year from
now as at present.

If the United States farmer sells
his beans for $8 today he receives in
payment a ~ 50-min: dollar, which is
equivalent to $2.40 per bushel on ‘a
pro-war basis and with that :8 he can
purchase only, as much labor, ma-
chinery and other necessities as when
he was receiving $2.25 per bushel for

’ beans.

Some of the trade is trying to tie
the farmers up by contracting his
crop of beans, when ready for deliv-
ery. .

We want to advise readers of M. B._
F. that contracting for any food pm?

duets, before it is ready for delivery,
is a dangerous transaction.

 

tries and our facilities for transport-
ation are excelled by few.

Another bit of interesting news is
that the prospects of 1,300,000,000
bushels of Wheat for the United
States has dwindled down to a. little
over a billion. Threshing returns of
winter wheat have thus far been
rather disappointing. But even if
the crop fell somewhat short of a
billion, there still would be between
300 and 400 millions-of bushels left
for exports to Europe.

In the markets of the past‘week,
wheat prices stayed pretty high dc-
to the enormous receipts. Receipts
for the week ending‘July 19 were 7,-
Chicago reports, and
of course the amounts are bulging
much above that figure now. Buy-
ers ,show a. disposition not t0'pay
premiums, although hard winter
wheat is much sought after. '

The weather was the big influence
in the grain trade last week. All
the week saw an advancing market
in wheat, corn, rye and barley and a.
firm market in oats. The month of

—July has been excessively hot and

dry in the big grain belts and re-
ports of considerable damage to the
crbps have resulted in more than the
usual activity in: the markets at the
opening of the marketing season. The
prices of grains have reached such a
high mark in comparison with the
reported supply that dealers are not
buying in large quantities feeling
that prices must go lower. _

Canadian wheat is reported in poor
condition; spring wheat was practi-
cally a failure in many sections, and
the huge excess in prospect a few
months ago is dwindling rapidly. It
is stated that grain. fields in ’Minne-
sota and .North Dakota which were
expected to yield from 25 to 30 bush.
els per acre have actually produced
only 10 bushels to the acre- Farm-
ers show no great interest this year
in the wheat price. The majority of
them are satisfied with the minimum
price and are anxious to get their
money out or the crop as “soon as pos-

sible. Marketing of the crop has been
carried on very freely in this state,
many of the farmers hauling direct:
1y from the threshing and taking the
price offered by the elevators with-
out a question. Of course, there will
be lots of farmers who) will hold their
wheat until later in the season in
hopes that the demand will send the
price still higher. But the majority
of these men donot need the pro-
ceeds from their crop and can aflord
to hold.

7.,

    
   
     

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GRADE 4 mentioning; NT?—
No.2 Yellow ..l 2.09 2.03 1 2.18%
No. 3 Yellow .. 2.07 2.01

The dry weather and the continued
strength in the'hog market have giv-
en corn a sharp upward turn, but
the bears predict that this is Only
temporary. Their opinion in this re-
spect is not worth a great deal for
no matter at what price corn has
been sold the last few months, the
price was higher, according to. these
selfsame bears,- than the conditions
warranted. Despite their predicitions
and efforts to keep the prices down,
the market has steadily advanced and
will continue upward at least until
harvesting commences.

 

 

 

Rye is doing better right now than
it has for some time. Michigan has
produced a big crop and yields are
showing better the average. A sub-
scriber wrote us recently asking our
opinion as to the future of this mar-
.ket. We merely stated to him these
facts. That rye and wheat are prac-
tically interchangeable elements of

 

 

 

As Forecasted by W. T. Foster for

WASHINGTON, D. 10,, Aug. 2, '19.
——Last Bulletin gave forecast of warm
wave to cross continent Johan) to

Aug. 4. cool wave Aug. 1 to
Next warm waves will mach Van-

couver about us. 3 and 9 and tem-
per-ammo will rise on all the Pacific

by close of Aug. 4 and 10, plains sec-
ns and 11.. m 90..
lakes, middle Gui! States and ,

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THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEK

 

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MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING

Tennessee valleys 6 and 12, eastern
sections 7 and 13, reaching vicinity of
Newfoundland about August 8 and 14.
Storm waves will follow about one day
behind warm waves and cool waves-
about one day bhind storm waves. ,
Above forecasts cover from August _-
3 to 14 Storms will be most severe
near first part of this period but no
very severe liltlom an: e cted£1 Tern-1
peratures w average ve orma
east of Rockies and below west. 13am-
fall of the States undGunada Will be
below the average of June and July,
1919. » matures MT Aug, 1 and
12 willy-l, than near 6.
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many food products, and that his
plo'ntitude or wheat even at the guarr
’unteed price would tend to lessen the
demand for rye. That same European
countries, Germany and Austria in;
particular, preferred flour to wheat
flour and that the restoration ‘ of
trading between those countries and
the United States would ordinarily
mean a vigorous demand and trade.
It is going to be extremely dithcult to
estimate what may happen in the rye
market. Country dealers are now 0%
fer-lug around $1.85 for No: 2.

There has not been much news in
the Detroit markets, a no barley.
Gosh No. 3 has been selling around
$2.30 to $2.40 per cwt.

 

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Standard . . . .. .. .9136,

No. 3 “'hite .. .8455] 32%

No. 4 Wine .. 331/, -.81%l

 

Oats have advanced to 83 to 85
cents on the Detroit market and the
tone is strong. This in face of tho

facts that the export demand is light

and export movements limited on ac-
count of the marine strike. The
Michigan yield will be the lightest
per acre of a. number of years. Sumo
cats have been cut. Others do not
look like they were worth cutting.
We have seen a few fine stands of
cats up in the central part of the
state, particularly in some sections of
Gratiot county but the majority of
the fields are very poor.

 

City folks cannot understand ‘why
new potatoes remain so high, and are,
grumbling over the apparent profit-
eering of our southern brothers. The
acreage was comparatively slight in
the south this :year and the yield
none too good. New potatoes have
been scarce; are still\ scarce and will
continue scarce until the northern
spud states put their early varieties
on the market. , Virginia cobblers
have been bringing the last. week‘
around $7.75 to $8 per barrel in job-
bing lots.

The dry weather of July, it is fear-
ed, has cost the potato growers heav-
ily. Thruout all the potato counties
the vines are in blossom, and the
plants do not look very rugged. The
northwestern part or the state seems

to have been hit the hardest'by the -

drought, and a harvest of small po-
tatoes is feared. Small potatoes in
Michigan‘this year and big potatoes
in Wisconsin, New York and Minne-
sota means another period of dissat-
is'i’action over the potato grades. It

. seems a safe prediction to state that
there will be no bumper crops or
spuds this year and those who have a
good yield should receive very satis—
factory returns. .

 

Beans sold recently in Detroit-
at $7.55, but we are given to under-
stand that actual transactions be-
tween jobbers and wholesalers the

past few days, have been. upon the,
This means that

basis of $8 per cwt.
beans have advanced, by degrees, 51
per cwt. in the past thirty days. '

;.. Mr. jxg , ..,

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Vim . .
' ions eyes for 11 mg time, and have
found nothing but discouraging sit-

g readers will be interested in the 1‘01.

9 during the past week.

watched

nations which kept the market in a
state of uncertainty and prices at
low and unprofitable levels. But the
bean market is coming back. Slowly,

but surely, the market is strengthen-

ing and prices are advancing. ' The

export demand which has been grow»

ing rapidly the last few weeks has

had much to do with this firmer feel-

ing, but the big influences have been
the reduced acreage and the poor con-
ditiOn of the 1919 crop. It is now a
practical certainty that there will be

no such enormous quantities of beans
. grown this year as last and since this

food continues to be the ideal food
for export to countries that we short
on rations, and the signing of peace
has restored normal trading condi-
tions, the price this tall and winter
should he exoeptionally good Our

  

11. trade is apparently awaken-
ing in the fact,” says this deale1,
"that the dry weather in Michigan is
damaging the bean drop to an extent

that Will materially affect the market

in tile very near future. No matter
how layorable conditions may be
from now on, the plant is so badly
damaged that it will not produce
anywhere near a normal crop. With
a short acreage and a light yield,
conditions will be reversed the com-
ing year and we predict that the de-
mand will exceed the supply, as
stocks of white beans in the hands
of retail grocers, canners and in fact
all classes of trade, are below ormal.
In our opinion, every bean available
will be in demand at, a fair prion. be-
fore the new crop. We are advised
from California that conditions, so
far as the growing crop is concerned,
are practically the same there as

they are here.”

 

its Michigan yield although 2,217,000

tons is estimated as a certainty. This

is somewhat .less than the usual -re‘»
sults of the hay harvest, being half a
million tons below last year’s yield.

As for the general conditionof the
market, some recovery in prices is
beginning to become noticeable, in-
as much as the market is not quite
as overburdened as it was. The in-

‘ rush of supplies has been reduced,‘by

a' railroad embargo, and buying as a
result has picked up, somewhat. New

; bay has taken the place of old in the
1 western markets which have declin-

ed under heavy receipts. Deliveries

. have been hindered by bad weather

in some districts. In general the
quality and quantity for America is
high. Clover mixtures are expected
to predominate.

Choice hay sold at $32.50 at De-
troit last week and $35 in Chicago. A
year ago the price was about $10
ess.

NEW YORK BUTTER MARKET
‘ That the production of butter is
markedly on the decrease is clearly
proven by the decrease -in receipts
Last week’s

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'Without doubt, much of
. crease is natural, that is, occasioned

of this week are only 67,465 tubs or
a decrease of more than 12,000 tubs.
that do-

by summer heat, flies etc., but it is
very probable that because the tarm~
or is very bnsy at present harvesting
his crops the dairy herd is somewhat
neglected temporarily. As usual, at
this season of the year the quality of
the butter is poorer than during the
early spring months. That is, of
course, due to the heat and to some
extent to the lack of care given the
milk and cream while other farm
work is pressing. Reports from but-‘
for producing areas show that pas-
tures are in excellent condition and
that prospects for a continued high
production could not be better.

The market is in a very sensitive
oonditionm Practically all Stores are
heavily loaded with butter. .While
some high quality butter is being re-
ceived, the majority of the accumula-
tion is of inferior quality. Speculat-
ors are little interested in butter that
will score below 92, hence, receivers
who have large accumulations of
lower scoring stock are easily at-
tected by each small condition ap-
pearing in the market. ' There has
been at all times this year a lack of
consistent buying demand which has
tended to cause an unsettled feeling
and that condition is more apparent
at present than it has been for some
time. -

The week started out with increas-
ed activity because or an increase in
the speculative demand. As a result,
the price increased .1260 on “T641163-
day. It was then readily apparent
that the price was too high and the
market began to show signs of weak-
oiling On Thursday, very little bus-
these was done and on Friday the
price declined 1:50 and there was
practically no activity. There is a
pie ‘jtj tooling in the market that
unless“ some element enters to change
the; present conditions, we may see a
decline in he price of buter.
‘ continues good

daisies, 330;

for

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both salted and sweet butter. Estab—

lished quotations on Friday were:
Extras, 53% to 54c; higher scoring
than extras, 54%c to 55c; and,
seconds, 49 to 51c. The diflerential
1311 price of unsalted butter is 2% to
c.

DETROIT BUTTER AND POULTRY
MARKET

In the Detroit markets, butter is in
good demand and firm; eggs are
quoted higher due to brisk buying.
Poultry is active and firm. «Prices
this week in Detroit hovered around
the following prices:

Butter: Fresh creamery,
52c per lb.

Eggs—Frendh candied current re-
ceipts, 431/2c; fresh candied firsts in
new cases, 441/2; extra firsts, candied
and graded in new cases, 461/30 per
doz.

Cheese—Michigan flats, 32 to 330;
New York flats. 340; Michigan Single
brisk, 331/30; long horns,
3415c; Wisconsin double daisies, 331,;
Wisconsin twins, 33c; limburger. 6914»
to 340; domestic Swiss, 44 to 450 lb.

CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET

Eggs

Chicago’s market is firm for fancy
grades 0f eggs. There also has been
a good trade in poultry and butter.

Firsts, misc’. receipts, 42V; to 431/40
firsts, cars, 42% to 431/00; ordinary,
39 to 4113; misc. lots cases included.
39 to 42c; cases return, 38 to 41c;
checks, 30 to 34c; dirties, 3 2to 36c;
storage packed firsts 44 to 441/20; stg.
pk’ d., ordinary firsts, 42 to 421/20.

Butter

Creamery, ex., 92 scores, 52%0;
firsts, 88-91 scores, 48% to 511/20
seconds, 83 87 scores, 46% to 480;
packing stock, 41 to 43c; ladies as to
quality, 47-to 4755c; renovated, No. 1,
4917430; Standard, 90 scores and better,
52% to 521/30.

Live Poultry

501/2 to

Broilers, lbs. and up, 34 to 38c;
fowls, as they run, fill/go; roosters,
old, 221/20; turkeys, 250; ducks, 300;

mixed, dark and white, 28 to 290; In-

dian Runner, 25 to 26c; M'uscovy, 220

geese 160; Guinea hens old and young

3;; ducks, spring, 30c; geese, spring,
0

 

The Chicago live stock market has
been beset by labor troubles, nearly
every pecker suflering from walk-
outs. Most packers bought moderate
11 during the past several days, and
notices were sent out a tow days ago
by some to hold back shipments of
live stock. The result has been
somewhat lower prices, notably in

thatog hogs, which tell from the top
of $201 a week or so past. There
are those, however, who predict that
Mr. Hog may again rise to a new rec-

ord level provided the labor situa-.

tion clears and there is no hitch ln
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FARMS AND LAND ‘

 

(60 ACRES FULLY EQUIPI’ED $3800,
with Pr. Horses and 6 Cows, 29 sheep, 2
hogs, poultry. ducks, 2 mowing machines,

- hay rakes, 2 plows. 2 harrows, 2 cultivat-
ors, long list tools, crops; near hustling
RR_ town, banks, theatres, fine markets,

milk collected door; machine—worked til- I

iuge well—fenced pasture, estimated 400
cords wood, 50,000 feet timber; 150 prime
apple trees, 50 ,plums. much other fruit;
good 9-room house, large basement barn,
hog house, 2 poultry houses etc., all good.

 

Owner retiring sacrifices everything,
$3800, easy terms. Details page 33 Cat-
alog Bargains 19 States copy free.
STROUT FARM AGENCY, 814 B. 13.,
Ford Bldg, Detroit. Mich._

FARMS FOR SALE—BIG LIST OF

farms for sale by the owners, giving
nis name, location of farm, description,
.price and terms Strictly mutual and c0-
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and conducted for our members. GLEAN- 4

RP. CLEARING HOUSE ASS’N., Land

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PAY FOR FARR! OR RANC'H LAND.
productive clay soils,,with Alsxke clover
seed or Canada field peas.‘ Only small
cash payment required Money advanced
for live stock at 6%. Jno. G. Krauth.
owner, Millersburg, Mich.

 

FAIRVIIMV FARM FOR SALE—80
acres; 50 improved, 30 in timber; will cut
2,000 cords of wood; spring in wood lot;
good soil nearly all seeded; 18 acres
:xreet clover; will cut 175 bu. seed; good
well and windmill; water in house and
barn; 65-bbl. tank at house; 2 cement
stock tanks: large cistern; about 700
apple and 400 cherry trees; 8—room

MISCELLANEOUS
'IiiiifiSFmN“ "WKN'TEDWBYWMICHIL
gan School for the Deaf Llint, Mich-
State experience and salary expected. -VV.
L. Hoffman, Steward.

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FOR SALE—MOLINE TRACTOR IN

port‘vt-t (-Iln- .

it. Will demonstrate what it will do on

five}: ground. Fred K. Dibble, Frankfort,
1c . 0

 

“’ANTED—TO RENT GRAIN AND
Stock Form. about ‘100 acres that can be
worked with tractor. Give full descrip—
tion and terms. Will you give option of
buying? If you can’t give a long time
lease, don’t answer this ad. Walter Rice,
Clinton, Ohio, R, 2. ‘

 

GRAIN SEI’ARATORV32x38 ADVANCE
with all modern 'attachments; Garden
City feeder; gearless stacker; Dentler
bagger with steel chains and Closz &
Howard adjustable sieve. all in A No, 1
condition. Price $700 cash or U. S.
bonds. Come or write Skinner Bros,
Gowen, Mich.

 

\VANTEI)—GOOD .WOMAN OR 'GIRL
to help with housework. Good house; no
washing. Mrs. Harris, 35 Kennilworth av-
enue, Detroit, Mich.

 

AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE

I want to sell my 1918 series, six-cyl-
inder, seven-passenger Studebaker. I have
driven this car one season only. It is
in fine mechanical condition, was painted
dark grey two months ago; looks and
drives like a new car. Cord tires, all in
good condition, will last easily five to
eight thousand miles. This car is easily
worth $1,250 (to duplicate it in size,
power and'appearance with a new car
would cost more than $2,000); but I will
sell this car for $975 cash, or $1,050

 

house, large cement-floor porch, good
.' - cellar: steam heat: wood house and
garage ; barn 35x50, basement, shed
14x24; buildings are all on walls;
Silo; gravel road ‘.Volverine to Pe-

toskey; R. D., and telephone; 30 rods to
"school: best church privileges in town.
Farm has good air drainage, remarkably
free from frost; a pleasant sightly home
near the famous trout stream, Sturgeon
river. .Poor health and no help. reasons
- for the sacrifice; roperty situated 21,5
‘miles west from ,'o!verine, Cheboygan
county. If interested, write D. E. Cul-
ver. iVoiverlne. Mich

 

' NEBRASKA FOR TIIE FARMER WHO
wants a. new and better location is pic-
tured and described in a new book just
I ’ issued by the United States Railroad Ad-
ministration and the State Agricultural
College. Facts about different sections
; of the state, profitable crops, soil, cli-
fg‘mate, rainfall, irrigation. Ranking high
in production and increasing rapidly in
wealth there are still chances for the
, man of limited capital and the book tells
' how success is to be won. Ask for Ne—
; . Give name and address
plainly. J. L. Edwards, Manager Agri-
cultural Section, Room 653, United States
Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.

 

. FOR BALE—160 ACRES GOOD SOIL.
Grand clover land. Seven-room house, 3
barns. am. Good springs; blacksmith
shop: implementsz 2 cows, 3% years, 2
hula. 40 ewes, 29 lambs, team of horses;
, ‘ Laval separator. $4.600 takes all. In

. th cause or seilng. A. M. Wicker-
. Harrison, Mich.

 

  

   
      

 

5 0319 FARM IN. 'WEXFORD CO.—
._ e tar-Trade. All good productivo

1., well located. Will take good car or

g , , as per: payment. H. l). Kenyon

“ ~ enridxe. Mich. ' '

 

 
  

terms and take Liberty bonds or bank~
able paper. I will deliver and demonstrate
the car to purchaser anywhere in the
lower peninsula. This is a bargain for
any farmer with a large family who
wants a big car 'at small car price If
you are interested write at once to'Box
12, care Michigan Business Farming Mt,
Clemens, Mich, '

 

 

WE BUY

At highest market value good quality

Seed of .
Sand Vetch
and
Giant Spurry

For prompt delivery we pay good
margin over market price.
Mail your samples to

S. M. ISBELL & CO.
Jackson, Mich.

 

 

 

 

SEEDS‘ WANTED.

Michigan Grdwn

Winter Vetoh, Rye and Vetch, June
and Mammoth Clover, Alfalfa, Sweet
Clover, Alsike and Field Peas. Known
Varieties of Garden Peas, Beans and
other Garden Seeds, of High Germination
and 1919 crop. Send samplesfor test.

The C. E. Dej’ua' 00. Pontiac, hitch.

     

"é rote . “I
, :9!

Ting system; it. n

;miejro.lls trailers will} be
week old. "But‘ltvylsi
; reports wm become so systematizad

   

‘. more than

 

minute, _
rain are reported for a certain coun-
ty in which weather as well as prices

any case the~farmer who knows how

own county as well as the Other, coun—

ing, etc. , .

KALKASKA, (NJ—Farmers near

and drawing in their fall grain. ’Up
until July 21 weather was sultry and
dry, resulting not only in dry soils
but also in some of the forest fires
which have been raging in this vicin-
ity, according to the report of R. B.
He writes that wheat is $2; butter,
45c; butterfat, 50c; eggs, 350.

(Editor’s Note: ‘MICHIGAN BUSI-
farmers from all parts of the _state'
in expressing sympathy for the unfor-
tunate peOple in the northern parts
.of the state afflicted with forest fires.
.M. B. F. would welcome suggestions
as to walls of helping those in dis-
tress in the stricken districts.)

CALHOUN, (North Center)——G. R.,
correspondent for North. Central Ca1-
houn county,. Writes that there was
plenty of hay and grain left to but
after the middle Of July, up’until
which time weather. was good.
, Threshers have started full blast but.
i much of the grain is soft, which
seems to indicate it will be unprofit-
able to the farmer. Corn has been
doing fine, while potatoes have suffer-
ed from lack of rain. The Farmers’
Elevator Company, which has been
under way since April, has received
its charter and is ready to do busi-
ness. It is incorporated for_$25,000,
about one—half of which is subscribed.
Officers have been elected as follows:
President, E. C. Corey; vice-presi-
dent, D, A. H. Burleson; secretary
and treasurer, Evert Reholds. Di-
rectors are George Rundlem, Sim
Cole, Chancey Osborn and Frank Et-
son. It is expected that the new firm
will be doing business by the time
this appears in print. The firm is to
be known as the Olivet Elevator Co.

(Editor’s Note: Readers desiring
further information are invited to
write to M. B. F. for details, or direct
to the men named above, 2,500 shares
at $10 per share are isSued—a max-
imum of forty shares for (my one
person and a minimum of 5 shares,
thus prohibiting a few rich men get-
ting control of the small holders"
money. )

MONTCALM, (S E.)—-The grain is
mostly harvested except. the oats
which are being cut as rapidly as they
can and many are threshing their
grain out of the field, this being a‘ la-
bor-saving proposition for the farm-
er. Corn is in a fine condition as on]:
tivating‘ is continuing in this crop and
if a heavy frost is not received before
being harvested there will be a larger
yield than last year. A smaller acre-
age of beans than last year was plant-
ed and is ,in a good condition, also
expecting a fair yield. The potatoes
which were planted late, are much
better than the early variety on ac-
count of the soil being very dry and

 

 

“poor crop ,and buckwheat will not

they are very much in need of a rain
in this vicinity. The following prices
were paid at Greenville:—-Wheat,
$2.10; corn, $1.90; oats, 75; rye, $1.43;
hens, 20; butter, 50; eggs, 40; sheep,
10; lambs, 15; hogs, 18 to 19; beef
steers, 9; beef cows, 8; veal calves, 9
to 11.—~_W. L., Greenville, July‘ 25,

GRAND TRAVERSE, (E.)-—-The
farmers are harvesting their grain
and hauling it in. Wind blows hard
every day and big fires raging all
around us. Hay 'all burned up and
did not amount to vmuch. Grain did'
not fill good. ~- Potatoes and corn are
badly in need of rain. Beans are a

amount to anythin . Grasshoppers
are bad in most p aces. The follow”
ing prices were paid recently:~—Oats, ,
$1; beans, Pea, $6.50; Red Kidney,

 

taneycted‘thal’rztlie, 5 "4
that" they. ». will ibis , almost: up: tilting? ii
In‘, some. cases drputli or,
«may have. ' changed . somewhat, but yin. .
business is going in all parts of his ~

ties in the state is able to do, some,
.mighty good figuring as to market,

South Boardman have been cutting

NESS FARMING wishes to join with,

 

‘ . We - are yearload specialists
_ and are Nady to pay-the_'
lOng price on straight - car-

 

. a11d Rye ofi'ered. ‘

,. ’. RegardleSS of, your 1008.-
tion we can give you immi; '
diate satisfactory. service, 3.,
long- price, and " spot -' cash.
Censult us by wire, phone.
or letter.

   

load, shipments on all Wheat. 5 I

 

 

Carioad Weiiman
E. L. WELLMAN Co.

Grand Rapids, rMichig‘an l

 

 

Phones: Citizens 4265. ,
Bell Main 1556 ,

 

 

 

 

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DIG YOUR POTATOES
THE FARQUHAR WAY

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A Farquhar Digger will
get you more market-
able potatoes, and ,
besides save much ,
labor. These ma- ' '
chines are suffi-
c1ent1y strong , q.
to stand the Iv .
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potatoes convenient for picking. '

The No. 1 Elevator shown above has paid
for itself in one season for some users.
Rigid ton 0 construction holds D ' er
stendyon erowavoidingcuttin .8 er
Cross Bottom or Angie Bucket Elevator
to tsuitDcliifer-exfit sails. liar ernize Ele-
va or . lagers or eep an n
conditions. Engine drlvg. it «$333. bad
Our Success Jr. is the eer o! Plow Dig-
gers. rice so low with». .

in reach of

“Success Jr."
The plow th at the “male“
pays dluldende- WOI‘. The
on an acre tEdcefor
patch. those who de-
sire a more elab-

orate Walld
bigger. I”.

Large illustrated Dig-
ger Catalog e on
requ out. Every
flower owe: it to
himself tg send for
this boo let.

 

    

A. s. FARQUHAR co..m.. Box 274, . York. r;

.4 130 Engines and Boilers, Tractors. Sawmills,
Thrashers, Cider Presses, Grain Drills.
Askfor literature.

  

 

  
    

 
    

 
 

    
  

  
 
  
 
 
  

  
   
   

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USTUS eovern protect yourhrmimpieméntu from ‘
ruin dust, dew and armature. Waterp we ' ~'
repellent and weather-roll _ grades,‘eacl1 e33-
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st~fair as it

,- wth‘eawater standing, but in low places
V 'the‘yareghurt badly. Fruits willbe

.only‘; partly a crop here and ever?-
,th‘ing in the fruit line is high, Huck-

.and pickers are here from most all
over Michigan to the marshes in Are:
nac- county. Not’much building going
on as the high prices of material and
labor make the farmer feel that he
,_ cannot take any‘ chances. The fel-
lowing prices were paid at Twining
recentlyz—Wheat, $2; oats, 75; beans,
, ‘ij ‘ $6.25; hens, 18 to 22;. butter-fat, 49;
' .‘eggs‘, 38; hogs, 20; wool, 58.——M B. R.
Twining-

busy cutting hay, Wheat and rye ‘be-

. ing about half done by the middle

i . . of July and by now they must be

mighty well along in the work. R.

, “ C. writes that hay has been a fair

} _ .crop in Tuscola. wheat good, rye

good, and in some places as bad in

others, and oats very poor. “It has

been pretty hot and dry for cats,

beets» and beans.» Potatoes are still

hopeful, though bugs are thick. Soil

has been too hard and dry to work

much. There is some building going

on. Corn probably will be the best

-., crop of the, year in this section.

' But that's" not saying much. Will be
short of grain this year. .

LAKE, _ (N. E.)—Weather has
been hot with some rain. Corn is ex-
ceedingly good ‘for this ~~time of the
year. Oats not so good because the.
grass hoppers hurt them. Rye is a
good crop. Late potatoes are not
verp promising. Had a frost but it
did little damage—E. C. D.

INGHAM (C.)—-Haying nearly
over. Average crop of No. 1 Hay;
wheat, heavy; rye unusually heavy;
straw and corn a good crop; oats,
light; potatoes,,short crop; fruit,

.norfe to speak of. Wheat harvest
about done. Very hard job to ‘harvest
rye, it being down "and tangled up,
till almost impossible to cut and
gather with binder. "Pastures are
dry and short, yet the stock is look-
ing Well. Cows are falling ofl in
quality o‘fimilk.—C. I. M.

MONTCALM (NJ—The ' farmers
are harvesting rye :and wheat. Most;
all have good grain. Corn is ‘a «fine
crop. Oats are poor. No spring seed—
ing to speak of. Had a light frest in
some places recently. Some farmers
are . building barns. Huckleberries
are plentiful. Ifhaye a, few little
peach. trees on my. farm which are
loaded with green peaches.—-G.B.V.

MIDLAND——The farmers of this
section are cultivating corn and
\beans, making hay, harvesting their
rye, and their winter wheat. The rye
and wheat are of a good quality but
the acreage is quite small. The
spring wheat is of a small quantity.
The beans and corn are looking
pretty good. I have lived here ten

a-

 

of corn than this year. Some of’the
beans are in blossom and are vin-,
.ing; The early potatoes are looking
good. but are quite small.

. Farmers are all too busy right now
to turn their minds to some of the
big issues they are interestedin.——
_.J. H. M. . 9

. CLARE~——Crops~vin this neighbor-
hood are looking good- Corn is tas-
sel’ied and a good deal or it in the
silk. Beans are blossoming.- Haying-
about ”done. Hay is a fairly good
'. crop“ though-rather light. in some
4' ; .. placesnRye is being‘liarvestedend‘

barley is beginning to be-feut.‘ :~f"rfhe'
‘huckleberry crop is a failure. ’owine‘

tothel freeze the first part of July.

 

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egress ~

leberries are bringing fabulous prime.

: TUSCOLA,’ (C.)—The farmers were ,

.barley are very short,

. too dry and hot.

. ripening fast.
years and I never had a better crop ’

' better than last year.

" ~The~‘ respects for a bumper‘crop'iet [-

  
  

   

have been purchased and-i .:~
, as have been ‘erec‘ted.—T—xi_

 
 
 
  

  

,élcellverea'.-;” .
' . very abundant
at '

z ’ is. p
t but little threshing ' done.
Notflar‘gi‘eat deal"o’f wheat; lot of
good quality. Very large acreage of
rye and good. Corn is fine; all tas-

  

, “smiled and silked. Early potatoes are

good. Late potatoes are looking

[fairly good. Beans in this locality

have almost ceased to be. What few
there arein fine shape. Give us some
more of the Non-Partisan League
articles. I have received more of
their literature from St. Paul, and
I think we will hear more of them
in Michigan before another year._——

MISSAUKEE—Farmers are harv-
esting rye and wheat which is pretty
good. They are also fighting the
hoppers and potato bugs which are
bad. The hoppers have got most of
the cats and spring wheat and all
of the millet and we are going to
have a hard time to save our corn
and potatoes. We have not had a
real good rainsince about the mid—

dle of May and it is very dry and_

hot. There is no feed to speak of for

. the stock. Apples. are a light crop.—

H.E.N. . '

MECOSTA (N).—~—Farmers have
been busy haying and harvesting;
Weather has been good and crops
looking good. Wheat and rye are
good crops. Oats are short; potatoes
and corn are good. Hay is a fair
ly go od. Grasshoppers are plenti—
crop; beans and buckwheat are fair—
ful.———L. M. '

IOSGO (E.)-——Farmers around
Tawas. City have been busy making
hay, which is a fair crop. Corn,
beans and potatoes are looking pret-
ly good. Grasshoppers are plenti—
hardly any beans planted. Oats and
rye being
about half a crop.— A. B. L. Tawas
City.

LAPEER, (East)——The farmers are
very busy finishing haying and wheat
harvest. Some have threshed wheat
and it is turning, out very good, about
25 bushels and a very good sample.

.Had a fine rain the first of the week
'and it will help the late potatoes and

corn. Oats and barley are getting
ripe; not as busy as last yeah—C.“ A.
B., Imlay City, July 26.

SAGINAW, (S W.)—The farmers
are through with their hay and wheat
harvest. We have had fine weather
for securing the crops and are now

commencing to cut oats which are

short and light on account of it being
Early potatoes are
small with few in a hill. Pastures are
getting short and well dried up.
The‘ following prices were paid at St.‘
Charles July 26:—Wh'eat, $2.20; oats,
72; hay, No. 1 timothy, $2; No. 1

’light mixed, $18; beans, $6225; hens,

24; springers,l35; butter, 50; butter-
fat, 55; eggs, 42; hogs $21.—-G. L., St.
Charles, July 26. ~

ST. CLAIR,‘ (Central)—Threshing
is at hand. Wheat is yielding 12 to
25 bushels per acre; looked good for
twice that much. Rye is yielding 10
to 20 bushels per acre and looked good
for twice that much; the grain -is'
somewhat shrunken but a nice color.
Oats and barley are a short crop and
Corn looks extra good.
Pastures are getting very dry and

short. Berries are a short crop ow-
ing to hot dry weather. The play,
.“All on Account of Polly” given at

the Maccabee hall by members of
South Park Baptist Sunday school of
Port Huron for the benefit of Goodells
Baptist Sunday school, Friday even<
ing, July 25, was well attended the
hall being packed to the doors—H. E.
R., Goodells, July 26. . -

 

Maine Oron Report .
prop reports are for the most part
good in Maine. The hay crop is much
Corn is look‘
ing well with a larger acreage than
for some years. Beans were not
planted to as large extent ‘at last

yea: .and in some places Werehiiled

a late June frost. Potatoes are
" line- Although the acreage
gs than. for several years
’ ry prospect at good yield.

     
 
 

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that gets most from every gallon of fuel because the
- direct drive from motor to both rear axle and belt .

pulley saves power.

I I ERE is the tractor of utmost economy, the tractor

   
   
  
  
  
     
   
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
   
 
  
  
  
   
  
  
 
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
    
   
   

*vHUBEnF*sL

is the ri ht sized tractor for every sized farm. It is powerful enough to
pull thrice 14-inch bottoms and turn an acre an hour, and light enough to ;
work on plowed ground without packing .11: down. . . 1
Thousands of Huber Light Fours are in successful use. It is the tried g
and proved tractor. Huber owners are Huber boosters. For 40 years , l
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Huber has built steam tractors; and for 20 years gas tractors. The Huber
Light Four is the best tractor Huber ever built. _ i
It plows, barrows, drills, pulls a. binder—does every type of field and
U . belt work economically. So simple a boy can-run ltuand 1
anyone who knows an automobile can keep it in repair.
Every one interested in tractors should read the “Trac- ',
tor in the Making,” a reprint in booklet".~ form. Tells 1
vitally interesting facts about tractors. It is free for the
asking. Write for your copy today.

THE HUBER MFG. COMPANY

225 Center Street Marion, Ohio
Illakers of the famous Huber Junior Thresher

 

 

 

Weight 5,000 pounds:
pulls three 14” bot-
tom plows; 12 h.p.
delivered to the draw-
har; 25 h.p. at the
belt; WaukcsllaJour-
cylinder motor; Por-
l'ex Radiator; flyutt
Roller Bearings;
burns gasoline, kero-
scneordistillate; cen-
ter draft; two speeds.
‘2‘ and 4: miles
per hour. C N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

«is YOUR farm for sale?

Read this letter

 

 

Monroe, Mich., May 15, 1919
Gentlemenz—I sold my farm near Wolver-
ine through the ad in M. B. F. I received over
40 inquiries to the ad.
- Yours respectfully.
E. S. GRISVVOLD.

 

 

 

M. B. F. brought Mr. Griswold RESULTS. -'
It can do the same for YOI‘J'.’

 

 

      

   
  
  
   
  
  

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YOU \VANT THIS W'EEKLY IN YOUR MAIL BOX EVERY
SATURDAY, BECAUSE-—

——it brings you all the news of Michigan farming; never
hiding the plain facts.

--——it tells you when and where to get the best prices for
what you raise!

it is a practical paper written by Michigan men close to

the sod, who work with their sleeves rolled up!
-——-it has always and will continue to fight every battle for
the interest of the business farmers of our home state, .
no matter whom else it helps or hurts!

 

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One Subscrip- SONIC YEAR ....... $1 No Promi‘ilms,
tion price THREE YEARS. . .32 No free-list, but worth
to all! ?F‘1\’l§ YEARS ..... $3 more than we ask.

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, Mt. Clemens. Mich.

Dear Friends:-— .
Keep M. B. F. coming to the address below for. ...._.'....yom In:

for which I enclose herewith 3. . . . . . . . . in Miner-order. chuck or.

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(SPECIAL ADVERTISING Reminder thieheading‘

'To avoid conflicting dates We will,
without cost, list the date of any live
stock sale in Michigan. If you are
considering a sale advise us at once
and we will claim the date for you.
Address Ilve Stock Editor, M. B. F.,
Mt. Clemens. ‘ ’

 

 

CATTLE '

 

HOLSTEIN-FRIE'SIAN

SIRE IN SERVICE

Johan Pauline De K‘ol Lad. sired by
Flint Hengerveld Lad, a son of Flint
Bertjuscia Pauline (33.111b.) and from
Johan Pauline De Kol twice 301b cow
and second highest record daughter of
Johan Hengerveld Lad and mother of
Pauline DeNigIander Mich, champion
two Year old (26.131b.) at 26 months.
_‘ Have for sale a Grand-son of Maple-
crest Korndyke, Hengerveld from a.
19.96 1b. daughter of Johan Henger-
veld Lad. A show Bull and ready
for light service. Average for four near-
est ,dams 24.23 lb. Dam will be re—
tested.

ROY l“ FICKHSS (‘ll(!i~'allillg,i\ll(tll.

 

 

 

 

 

'MUSOLFF BROS.’ HOLSTEINS‘

now hooking orders for
Young bulls from King Pieter Segis
Lyons 170506. All from A. R. 0, dams
With credible records. We test annu-
ally fOi- tuberculosis. Write for pric-
es and further information.

Muslofl' Bros., South Lyons, Michigan

 

 

 

 

.pleascd with the calves frOi

- Kornlyke, from A. R.

. FOR SALE—HOLS'I‘ElN BULL CALF
trout-good producing cow and first qual-
ity Sll‘e. $75 for quick sa'e F. W. Alex-
ander, Vassar, Michigan.

BULL 5 MONTHS OLD_ AND
'CALF A BEAUTY. 85 per
9”” white, straight as a line. Sired by
.il-lb. bull and his dam is just one of the
be t‘ cows I ever milked, a granddaughter
of Lolziniliii Johanna Lad. Price $150.00
ior llllllltsdlillc sale. Harry T Tubbs
lfllweli, Michigan. . l J

'i‘ll'lN BULL (VALVES
Born October 2!), 1918; sired by Sir
(Tilliintha Segis Korndyke 104008; (lam’s
record, 24.35 lbs. butter and 621 lbs. of
milk in 7 days; fine straight calves. Send
for particulars—C. & A. Ruttman. Fowl-
ll'VlH(“. Michigan.

,F 33-LB_ ANCESTRY
OR SALE—Bull calf born Feb. 6
1919. Sire, Flint Hengerveld Lad whose
dam has a 33.105 4—yr.-old record. Dam
17 lb Jr. 2-yr.—01d. daughter of Ypsiland
Sir Pontiac DeKol whose dam at 5 yrs.
has a record of 35.43 and 750.20 lbs. in
7 (as. tPrice, $100 F_O.B.

_ri e or extended pedigree and photo.
L. C KETZLER. - Flint. Michigan

PREPARE

For the greatest demand and future
prices that have ever been known. Start
now wi'h the Holstein and convince

 

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you rself. Good stock always 1'
sale. Howbert S; or
Claire. in ”mm", OCR Farm, Eau

x.

 

0 STOP! READ AND INVESTI TE!
For Sale Two finely bred istered
f{olstoin cows; good individuals bredto
a 32-lb. bull: due soon; ages El and 4
years. rli’rice $300 and $325. C. L Hu-
lctt & S'on Okemos, Mich I

 

“'OLVERINE STOCK FARM ‘

good ealcs from their herd: ngafggvglsl
n .

Herd Slire, “King Pontiac LundemIICrOI-{ilgglgg
fiéLgIS” who is a son of “King of the Pon-
tiacs” from a daughter of Pontiac Cloth-
ilde Dc Kol 2nd. A few bull calves for
fillet.) 'T, W. Sprague, R. 2, Battle Creek

ic . ’

"OLSTEINS OF QUALITY

AVERAGE RECORD OF TWO NEAR-
9‘s". dams of herd sire is 35.07 lbs. butter
and 81.6 lbs. milk for 7 days, Bull for
3:18 With 31.59 lbs. dam and 1-0 nearest
- ms average over31 lbs. in seven (13. 8.
E. A, HARDY. Rochester, Mich. y

sired by a son of

u a ves Friend Hengerveld

‘ De Kol Butter

Boy and by a son of King Segis De Kol

O. dams with rec-

ords of 18.26 as Jr. two year old to 28.25

If full age. Prices reasonable breeding
considered. ,
WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM

W. W. Wyckol'r. , Napoleon. Mich.

HOLSTEINS WANTED
Wanted ‘— Some Registered Holstein
Must be under Federal inspection,
due to freshen very shortly. Not over

 

    

 

 

 

 

.know 01" 10 or 15

 

:years old; John Schlafl Creamery

Many. 277 'hlllman Ave, Dotson. m

as .315

CHOICE REGISTERED STOCK
rskcnsaons.
HOLSTEINS,
SHROPSHIRES,
ANGUS.
ounces.

near D. BUELL, ohm, MlCH.
R. F. ‘D. No. l '

 

 

 

  

omes‘mu'lt be receivedmne
tic-day!

OIIIGAN BUSINESS mama. Mt. Clemens, Michigan. ‘

‘well-developed. beefy, young bulls

In

mononeatbreedois’oi livedt'ockand‘ponltryfillbcsentma .
“firm“ out whatyou have to otter,- i‘et us put it in type, Show ybu a proof and tellyou what it will cost for 18,26 arm times. Yin: ’
con change also of ad. or copy,“ offal “you wish; Copy or'ch ‘

Sales advertised here at. special low rates; ask for them. Write

hammocks DIRECTORIE, m

LAKEWOOD HEREFORDS ‘

Not how many but how good! A tgw
or
sale. blood lines and individuality No. 1.
If you want a prepotent sire. that will
beget grazers, rustlers, early maturers
and market toppers, buy a registered
Hereford and realize a big profit on Your
investment. A lifetime devoted to the
breed. Come and see me.—-—E. J. TAY-
LOB: Fremont, Michigan.

HOGS

 

 

BULL RECENTLY ADVERTISE!) IN
M. B. F. is sold. I now have a fine 3-
month old bull, 7-8 white, his dam on
untested heifer, ‘grand dam a. 17-“), 4—
yearold. Sires dam a. 24 1b. cow. I also
have 2 heifers near 2 years .old, one to
freshen in September and the other in
January. First check for $400.00 takes’
the 3 animals. Photos and pedigree'on
request. Vernon E. Clough. Parma, Inch.

 

 

TEN-MON'I‘Hs—OLD-BUII.

Bull last advertisedis sold. This
one born June 7, .1918. Sired, by best
son of famous $30,000'bull heading
Arden Farms herd, King Koriidyke
pontiac Lass. Tw0 nearest dams to
sire of this calf average 37.76 lbs. but—
ter 7 days and over 145 lbs. in 30
days Dam, a granddaughter of King
of the Pontiacs. Sir Gelsche Walker
Segis and DeKol Burke, A bargain
Herd tuberculin tested annually, '

BOARDMAN FARDIS, Jackson, i‘livh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. L. Salisbury Breeds High Class

Holstein-Friesian Cattle
Twenty dams of our herd sire
“’alter Lyons
average 30.11 lbs. of butter in seven
days. Nothing for sale at this time

but young bull calves.
E. L. Salisbury, Shepherd, Michigan

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JERSEY

The Wildwood Jersey Farm

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

Alvin Balden. Capac, Michigan.

 

FOR SALE—REGISTERED JERSEY
bulls ready for service, and bull calves.
Smith & Parker, R 4, Howell, Mich.

 

 

ABERDEEN-ANGUS

 

ABERDEEN-ANGUS CATTLE

We are offering at attractive prices, a.
number of high—class young bulls, well
able to head the best herds in the land.
Best in blood lineage on either side of the
ocean. Write for price list. 0.“ call and
see us.
Woodcote Stock Farm. Ionia. Michigan.

 

snon'rnonn
SHORTHORN F0“ SALE.“ um-
sonable prices,‘ The
prize-winning Scotch Bull, Master Model
676147, in many states at head of herd of
60 good type Shorthorns.
E. M. Parkhurst. Reed City, Michigan,

THE VAN RUBEN CO. Shorthorn
Breeders’ Assocxatlon have young Stock
for sale, mostly Clay breeding. Write
your wants to the secretary, Frank Bai-
ley. Hartford. Mich,

 

THE BARRY CO. SHORTHOIN
Breeders’ Association wish to announce
their new sales list for about October 1,
of the best beef or rmilk strains. Write
your wants to W. L. Thorpe, Sec'y,, Mug,
Mich ‘

 

.BHORTHORNS. loo HEAD 10‘”;
lect from. Write me your wants. Prices
reasonable. Wm, J- Bell. Rose City. Mich,

 

HORTHORNS and POLAND CHINAS
all sold out. None for sale at pres-
ent. F. M. Pigsott & Son. Fowler. Mich

 

WHAT DO YOU WANT? I represent 4]
SHORTHORN breeders. Can put you in
touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls
all ages. Some females. 0. . Crum,
President Cent al_ Michigan Shorthorn
Association. Mc rides. Mlchi.r .1.

 

N0 STOCK FOR SALE AT PRESENT.
S'horthorn Breeder. W. S. Huber, Glad-
win, Mich.

HEREFORDB
BOB FAIRFAX 494027
HEREEORDS’AT HEAD or HERD
11 heifers for sale: also bulls any age;
either polled or horned. Earl C. McCarty,
Sec’y H B. Association. Bad Axe. Mich.
HEREFORD swim. ALSO
m .. l ““8 ”rs girls
Shorthorn a ma a 1'5 ~
ovuners anxious to all. ll! buy 500'
remission. C. 1", Ball. Ilium. Iowa
- is ‘1. . as

 

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POLAND CHINA

BIG TYPE 1', 0. SPRING PIGS. EITH-
er sex. From choice bred sows and sired
by a grandson of Grant Buster and other
prize-winning boars. Prices reasonable.
L. W. Barnes and Son. Byron, Mich,

 

 

BIG TYPE P. C, GIL’I‘S BBED FOB‘
August and Sept. fax-row. A. A Wood &
Son, Saline, Michigan. ,

POLAND CHINA SOW A'ND EIGHT
DigS, nine farrowed April "28; sired by
Bob-o-Link by the 2nd Big Bob. Price
$200 Also offer Bob-OsLlnk, 14 months
old at a bargain, Has litters of 13 to his

 

credit. 0. L. Wright, Jonesville, Mich. _
‘ 3 Gilt
WALNUT ALLEY , 231‘“ .5139)“ Kai?

watch of 1919 crop sired by Arts Sena-
tor and Orange Price. I thank my cus-
formers for their patronage. '

A. D. GREGORY. - Mich.

MICHIGAN CHAMPION HEBD or
Big Type P. C. orders booked for 'spring
pigs. E. R. Leonard, St. Louis, Mich.

L. S. P. C. BOARS ALL SOLD. HAVE
8. -1'ew nice fall Gilts, bred for fall far-

IOnia.

.row.-—H. O. Swartz, Schoolcraft, Mich,

EVERGREEN FARM BIG TYPE P. 0._
Boars all sold, nothing for sale now, but
will have some cracker Jacks this fall.
Watch my ad. I want to thank my many
customers for their patronage and every
customer has been pleased With my hogs.
Enough said. O. E. Garnant, Eaton Rap-
ids, Mich .

Large Type Poland China Hogs.
Write that inquiryvfor L. '1‘. P. C. serv-
iceable boars to Wm. J. Clarke. Eaton
Rapids, Mich, instead of Mason. I have
sold my farm and bought another, one
mile west and eight and one-half miles
south. Come and see me in my new home.

Free livery from town.
M. J. CLARKE

 

 

R. No. 1, Eaton Rapids. Michigan
DUROC
‘ .
DUBOC JERSEY SWINE. ,BBLD

s and Gilts all sold.
£823? pigs, both sex, sired by_ Brookwater
Tippy Orion No. 55421, by Tippy COL, out‘
of dam by the Principal 4th and Brook—
water Cherry King. Also herd boar 3 yr.
old. Write for pedigree and prices 'Sat-
isfaction guaranteed. Thos. Underhill &
Son. Salem, Mich.

DUROC BOARS READY FOR SEE.
vice, also high class sows bred for sum-
mer farrowin to Orion’stFan King, the
biggest pig 0 his age- ever at ternation-
a] Fat Stock Show. Newton Barnhart.
St. Johns. Mich.

Dunocs: roux AUGUST BOARS
ready for heavy service. Pedigrees sent
on application. Newton &. Blank. Hill
Crest Farms, Perrinton, Mich. Farm 4
miles south of Middleton.

EGISTEBED DUROC BOARS PROM
prize-winning Golden Model family,
smooth type, adapted for mating with the
coarser—b0 females for early maturing
pigs subject. to immediate acceptance
and change Without notice I Will crate
and ship for 260 per pound. Papers if de-
sired-$1 extra. Send $50. Will refund,
difference or return entire remittance it
reduced offer is cancelled, Pigs wu
weigh from 150 lbs. to 200 lbs. Geo B.
Smith. Addison, moh-

MEADOWVIEW FARM REGISTERED
Duroc Jersey Hogs and Jersey Bulls. J.

E. Morris, 'Farmington, Michigan.

 

PEACH HILL FARM
REGISTERED DUROO JERSEY GILTS,
bred for fall farrow. Protection and Col-
onel breeding. Our prices are reasonable.

Write or better still, come and make your '

own selections. Visitors welcome. ID-
wood Bros,, Romeo Mich. ‘_ .

O. I. C.

. Shadowland Farm . .

3.1. Ca. .
Bred Giltfi in May ”1d June.

. Booking orders for
Spring Piss. Everything shipped 0.0.1).
and registered in buyer‘s name. If
you went the best. write
' I. can]. tnwnrr. moon, men.

'ssonmw VALLEY uni) or one...
Bo . of" salooln'nster and
n, Stir. all aid. John

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

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~ Frazer Miller,

Nice bunch of'

 
 

 

 

week beiore datie‘of issue. Breeders’ Auction

nansmnns

' 8734 HAMPSHIRES RECORDED IN
the association from Jan, 1 to Apr. 1. '19;
Did you get one? Boar pigs only for sale
gowN J40hn W. Snyder, ’81:. Johns, Mich.

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BEIKBIIIBEB

GREGORY rum 'nnnxsnrnns Iron
Profit. Choice stock for sale. Write your
wants. W. S. Corsa. WhiteHall, Ill.

cnxsrnn Win-Ins j,

REGISTERED CHESTER WHITE
PIGS for sale at prices that will interest
you. Either sex. Write today. Ralph
Cosens, Levering, Mich. .'

 

. SHEEP .

NINE FIRST SOLASR REGISTER-ED
Ramboulette ewes for sale; also four on
lambs. h). A. Hardy, ROchester, Mich. ,

 

RABBITS

AND FLEMISH

—

BELGIAN BABES

Glants. Healthy and well-bred. Stock for
£21191.) Sheridan Rabbitry. R. 5.. Sheridan.
c . .

 

DOGS

WRITE DR. \V. A. E‘VALT, Mt. Clem-
ens, Mich. for those beautiful Sable and
White-Shepherd Pupppies; natural'heel-
ers from farm-trained stock; also a few
purebred Scotch Collie Puppies; siredby
“Ewalt’s Sir Hector,” Michigan Champion
cattle dog.

 

POULTRY

Yearling Hens, Pallets and
Cockerels

S. C. White Leghorns, S. C. B wn Leg—
horns and White Wyandottes, ullets and
Cockerels twelve weeks old; Yearling

Hens now laying, only good stock ship-
ped. Will ship on approval.
VALLEY RIDGE POULTRY FARM
Prop.

Bloomingdtle Mich.

 

PLYMOUTH ROCKS

JULY CHICKS SOLD. ORDER EOE
August delivery. 25 for $4325, 50 for $8,
100 for $16, Pure-bred Rose and Single
Comb Reds and Barred Plymouth Rocks
prepaid by parcelpost. Circular free. In-
terlakes Farm, Box 4, Lawrence, Mich.

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MUD-WAY—AUSII-KA FARM OFFERS
you an opportunity to become acquaint-_
ed with the Parks bred—today Barred
Rocks at small cost: breeding pens of five
yearling hens and male bird at $20 for
quick sale. Dyke G. Miller. DrydenLMich.

LBGHOIN

YEARLING LEGHORNS

S. C. White Leghorn Yearling Pullets.
Write for fall price list. Standard breed
Cockerels, Guinelas Ducks. Tur-

fo fall de ivory. ,
ke’l'lsabbits—Belgians, New Zealands, Rut-
us Reds, Flemish Giants.

STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION

Biscuit-“.50. we‘- ‘

Geese.

NS—rnnnls 280-: u. STOCK
LEGH‘C‘Ockerels from eight to fifteen

VDVgeelfSt- old. Write for prices. Alvah
Stegenga, Portland, Mich.

 

FICINO 2,000 PUB-E BIRD DN-
iglAngti'ain S. C. White Leghorn year-
ling pullets with long deep bodies large
combs at $1.75 each. Weight 5 lbs. each.
Most profitable layers. Records from 200
to 272‘ eggs pr year. Large valuable cat-
alogue tree. Write us your wants. Fruit-
vale Leghorn 'F'urm, Zeeland. Mich.

WYAN DOTTES

.SILvnn,, GOLDEN AND warns
Wyandottes; eggs from especial mat-
mg $3 DE? 15; 3 per 30: 38W 50; by
parcel post we id. Clarence Browning,
Portland. Mich. R 2

CHICKS

More smr 'rnovesnns, Dir--
. fergntdvgieties ; »
horns, $13 on r ;
nials. Stain appreciated. _
‘ggtchery. Box 910. Freeport. Mich,

rown .-.
bookletgndtecu-.

economies. j: ' ‘

  

   

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ea? between" good“ and P00“ grades'

Choice "steers were in 300d supply

and light. demand early this week at

‘ a

,springers, $75 to $120.
Receipts, 397; -miset strong; best,

,theago, $18.50 being the
high price given. ' ,

Detroit's market for. live stock
slumped semewhat. Veal calves were

strong .

Prices quoted Tuesday this. 'week ;

follow :

Detroit—«Cattle: Receipts. '884:

‘ bulls. 50c lower; light stock grades

averaging 300 to 400 very dull; other
grades steady last week’s mains;
best heavy steers, $13 to $15} 1’98"
handy weight butcher steers, $11.50
to $12.50; mixed steer: .and "heifers,
$10 to $10.50; handy light butchers,
$8.50 to $9; .ligh't butchers,‘$7 to $8;
best cows, $9 to $9.50; butcher coWs,
$8 to ’$8.25;-cutters, $6.50 to $6.75;
canners, $6 to $6.25; best heavybulls’,
$9.50; bologna bulls, $8.50; stock
bulls, $7.50 to $8; feeders,” to $11;
stacker-s,“ $7.50 to “.59; .Iiihrs. and
Veal calves:

$10 to $20; other-I 51010 $18. Sheep
and lambs: Receipts, 315; lambs,
75c lower; sheep My; best lat“,
$16; fair lambs, $14 to $15.50; light
to common lambs, 310 to $13; fair to
good sheep, $7.50 to $8; culls and
common, $4 to $6. Hogs: Receipts,
678; pigs steady; mixed hogs, 5c low-
er; pigs, $22.50; mixed hogs, $23 to
$23.25. ' .

0Mcago—Hlogs: Receipts, 39,000;
estimated tomorrow, 35,000; weak,
mostly 25c lower than Saturday’s

average, heavyweight, $21.50 to $22.90-

medium ’Weight, $21.60 to $23; ‘ligi't
weight, $21.50 to $23; light lights,
$20.75’to $22.60; .heavy packing sows,
smooth, $21 to $21.50; packing sows,
rough, $19.75 to $20.75; pigs, $20 to
$21.50.
mated tomorrow, 25,000; ‘ unsettled;
beef steers medium and heavy weight
choice and prime, $16.85 to $18.50;

' medium and good- $12.25 to $16.85;

common, $10.25 to $12.25; light
weight, good and choice, $14.50 to
$17.75; common and medium, $9.50

to $14.60; butcher cattle heifers, $7.25
to $14.50; cows, $7.25 to $13.75; can-
ners and cutters, $5.75 to $7.25; veal
cubes, light and handy weight, $15
to $17.25.; feeder steers, $7.75 .‘0
$13.75; stocker steers, $7 to. $11.25;
western range steers, $9.25 to $16.25;
cows and heiters, $8.50 to, $12.75.
Sheep: Receipts,‘24,000; estimated
tomorrow, 25,000; slow; lambs, 84 lbs
down, $13.50 to $16.25; mills and com-
mon, $8250 to $13.25; yearling weth-
ers, $10.50 to $13.25; ewes, medium,

good and choice, $7 to $9.50; culls and

‘ common, $2.75 to $6.50.

Wt, w.
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East Bufl‘alo—Dunning & Stevens
report: Cattle—Reports, 200 cars;
best grades, 25c higher, others slow;
prime heavy steers, $16.50 to $18.10;
best shipping steers, $15 to $16.50;
medium shipping steers, $13 to $14.50
best native yearlings, 950 to 1,000
lbs., $15 to $16; light native year-
lings, good quality, $13.50 to $14.50;
best handy steers, $12 to $13; fair to
good kind, $11.50 to $12.50; handy
steers and heifers, mixed, $12 to
$12.50; western heifers, $10.50 to $11;
state heifers, $9.50 to $10.50; best fat
cows, $10.50 to $11.25; butchering
cows, $9 to $9.50; cutters, $6.50 to
$7.50; canners, $5 to $6; fancy bulls,
$11 to $12; butchering bulls, $9 to
$10; common bulls, $7 to $7; best
feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs. $10 .to $10.50;
medium feeders, $8.50 to $9.50; stock—
on. 38- to $8; light common, $7.50 to
$8; best milkers and springers, $100
to $150; medium. 375 to $90. Hogs:
Receipts, 50 cars; lower; heavy and
yorkers, $23.75} D188. $22.75 to $23.
Shop: Receipts, 10 cars; steady;
top lambs, $16.50 to $16.75; yearlings,
$12 to $14; wethers, $10.50 to $11;
ewes, $9.50 to $10. Calves, $8 to $10.

FRUIT

‘Thewestern part of Michigan has ‘

been sending in lots of huckleberries
to the cities, and the. price tell one
dollar in just one day this week. Still
further drops may "occur. The high-
]rgi'ce,.this,week, reported from De-
9- / iona bushel or large
" ties. . Truck ship.

average

about. There were

- interest in

Cattle: , Receipts, 28,000; es?

 
 

Red ras m1 . W ‘
scarce «vthispweikfl‘ in" “Detroit, selling
around $1 ' (1 $14 per bushel. Small
pply {mm the blackberry mar-
git and the .' price hovered at $9 and
below. Growers who had mixed stocks
of vegetables to'sell often had to sell
at a‘sacr‘ifice this walnuts thteo £113.52:
. rket was no mg ,
vegetable me, many tomatoes to

sell; but they have been going rather

slowly at around $9 per bushel.

The currents coming int-o market
are mostly pretty small and dont
bring down very good prices. There
is a strong demand for apples and
peaches, but the supply isn’t so very
big. .

THE BOSTON WOOL MARKET

BOSTON—7T7“! Commercial Bullet
tin says: The demand for wool con-
tinues steadily and prices, while not
materially higher, are tending up
ward. The mills are showing more
the 'lower grade wools.
The tone has improved in the Lon-
don auctions and at the River Platte
prices are causing normal demand
mom pronounced, although competi-
tion fliers is general: , The manufac-
turing situation is hardly changed,
mills being sold about as far as they
care to commite themselves.

Quotations are: Michigan and
New York fleeces: Fine unwashed,
59 to 600; delai-ne unwashed.” to
82c; %~.blood, unwashed, 70 to 72c;
%-blood unwashed,- 67 to 69c .

LONDON WOOL MARKET

LONDON—There were 8,300 bales
offered at the woOl auction sales last
weekend. Bidding was quiet and
prices were unchanged. >

FRUIT BELT GETS ROOT SOAKER
A soaking rain that fell recently
was in truth showers of blessings for
the farmers of Berrlen county and
southern Michigan according to Ben-
ton Harbor reports. After week up-
on week of drought, which, coupled
with blazing sunshine and heat, sap-
ped every drop of moisture from the
soil, causing the earlier berry crops
to dry up before the eyes of the
growers. A driving downpour came
as a Godsend to the farming com-
munities. From a standpoint of ben-
efit, it rained dollars instead of rain-
drops, for growers have estimated
that the rainfall will be worth many
thousands 01 dollars to each of the
later crops alone. '
Rain Was a Root Soaker

The rain was what is termed by
growers a “Root Seeker." The na-
ture of the storm sent the rain in
such a manner that it soaked into
the ground thoroly. It did not pour
down so hard that much of the wat-
er ran» off the land before it could be
absorbed but the fall was sufficient
to relieve the moisture famine which
has been hanging over farmers like a
cloud.

Officials of the Millburg Fruit
Growers’ Association this morning
reported an’ ideal rain around Mill-
burg and although it was stated that
the earlier small fruits will not ben-
efit much, dewberries will be greatly
helped. Thousands Of dollars worth
of good has been done the corn, late
potatoes, tomato and tree fruit crops.

Saves Melon Crops

Rolland Morrill, Benton township
farmer, who is an extensive melon
grower, said today that in melons
alone the rain would have a tremen-
dous financial value. Through the
country corn was beginning to show
the effects of dry weather to an
alarming extent also.

Because the rain was or the pen-
etrating kind, the soil around the
roots at the apple, peach, pear and
other fruit trees is well moistened,

 

Marquette County reports great co-
operative activity among tarmers, as
the following letter shows:

“During the last two weeks We
have organized in Marquette county
two Marketing associations, one at
Skandia and one at Harvey.

"We just recently completed an
organization of a $20,000 flour and
feed mill at Neguanee. Shares were
sold at $10 each and there are at
least 300 farmers in the’corpora-tion.
Besides this; organizatiOn Work we
are carrying on about 80 demonstra-
tions of various, kinds in the county.
L. R. Walker.” -' . ‘

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MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

One dollar is enclosed herewith
Farming every week for one year to

;Hawkeye Combine

 

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fY BUSINESS FARMER FRIEND :——This year
l '_ - of Victory, 1919, we are planning on entertain—
L ;: 1 ing you as never before at the great-state expo—
,Jl \, " sition at Detroit.

Wfl’z I want you to start planning right now to
i I come.

all want you to tell your family, everyone under your
L"‘: home roof, that this year you are going to take them to the

state fair at Detroit;

 
  

    

Think what it means to your girls and boys—how they

count the days—how they pitch into their daily work with

. . a new energy—they have felt the strain and worry of the

,_ past long war-years just as you havee—this is the time to
~ let loose and play for a few days.

And mother~

Surely you owe it to her to take her to the big Fair
this year, you alone know what she has had to put up
with—how much of what you have earned this year she is
entitled too! Can you imagine what it means to mother
to step i11t0.the,Women’s building and find the very best
work in every line of .wdinan’s handiwork in which she is
interested, shown‘;z Let her spend a half-day there, all by
herself or with the girls, if she wants too. You can be
over at the live stock sheds, because there you’ll find an
array of animals the like of which have never been brought
together before in our state, Michigan.

GEO W. DICKINSON, Secy., Mich. State Fair Association, Detroit.

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Tell the folks right now that you will take them to the
MICHIGAN STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION
Detroit, August 29 to September 7,1919. ,

And then stick to it, no matter what happens. There
is not a single business farmer in all Michigan who cannot
aflord to take a few days 011’ to attend this big Yictory
celebration and we‘ want YOU!

If you have an auto, drive it down we ’ve made special
plans to take care of your ear and make you at home out
near the Fair.

REDUCED RAILROAD RATES TO DETROIT

The United States Railroad Administration has grant-
ed a round trip rate of one and onehalf fares to Detroit
during the ten days of the State Fair This action was
taken by the government officials after a thorough inyesti
gation of the Exposition proved to them its great educa-
tional and entertainment value.

Government Trophy Exhibit

Realizing that the Michigan State Fair is a great
common gathering ground for the residents of the State,
the federal government has installed a gigantic industrial

and war exhibit. Hundreds of trophies collected by our

victorious troops in Europe are exhibited in this state for

“the first time."

' Six Days of Horse Racing ‘ '
Hankinson’ 5 International Auto Polo Teains play
each afternoon and evening in front of the Grandstand.