'5). ’. ran on v” (3 yrs 82. 5 yr! 3 $1 99 éarubi A 0 .,§.m&» . u «5.19%: .. a. \\ .7. 1919 Vn-- See hiéa 1C SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 onors M CLEMENS, MT ..9 N. 99999 i......:w§&3§a . .. 1 .r., 9 .r.. 9 M m . cm gm w. d m .m m m... w .m m 9.... M. m. .a firm . A»... 3. 9. . . . . . u . . L ( . as} 1 .. ! r . . J. A! 5.6 \f. . , 32?... .. .994. mu... 1.- h. . , 2.3.... I x as? £39.??zéif. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . ,... #9, ,. «10:995. t , .4vJWl(9« a... [£111- . If 1 Phi , 5.1:}; (VIP (J‘ri‘. a PO" m 611in 3.. 5.. .. URI-Wt. i. . ,. MVW.»N.W “NW? :9 4., 9 : 9 . 11‘ VII, N 0. NW 9. «, Vol J. l... HOWARD President American Farm lureau Federation HE GREATEST conference in the history of American agri- culture held at Chicago perfect»- ed the organization of what is now known as the American Federation of Farm Bureaus. Before the meeting was called te order the exact purpose of the ses- sion was known but not until every delegate in the hall argued and urg- ed point after point was the proposi- tion made a reality. At each session about 500 were in attendance. Thirtyufour states were represented by voting delegates. Rep— resentation of states by individuals varied. Illinois having the largest representation with about 200 fann- ers and advisors present during the sessions. Delegates came from all sections of the country,‘Massachu— setts on the east, California on the west. Texas on the south and Dakota on the north, taking in all corners of the nation and making the confer- . ence truly national in its scope. The conference was opened by an address of welcome by Harvey L. Sconce, president of the Illinois Ag- ricultural Association. He spoke for half an hour in Which he emphasized that the permanent organization should stand for pure Americanism. This remark was followed by vigor- v‘ous applause, also When he said it should be the policy of the dual or . ganization not to align in any way ' with destructive,. radical movements at this time. He added that the or- ; ganlsation should see that farmers . are fully represented where they have- , interests at stake. If the government hoped to get a permanent solution for the difficulties of the times it must give farmers real representa- tion. Mr. Sconce closed by remarking farmers must be prepared to so their labor as other classes do. Farm- ers must have intelligent and accu- rate information on the world's food production. Find what the world i wants and produce it, rather than , farm the soil to the limit. ‘ Above all. farmers must keep control of flair products till they at nearer the cen- sumer than now, e added. A response for the eastern farm- erswasmadebys. L. Strivings ed ' New York, president of the fun: be- I'm , .- By JOSEPH M. CARROLL (Special correspondent am» Business Forming) Auterican Farm Bureau Federation rresH—J 1!. Howard, Iowa; Vice-M L. Striving; New York. 1:11.120“ «D3214? NerthD Bradfute o : 11.800110; South 23035: Texas nsa orge hishop, Oklahoma. necticut, Rhode Island, New I. 13.3. Cornwall. Vermont: 11 New York California, Oregon, Washfii ifornla; W. Jamieson, Coo railroads, favoring regulation of Bolshevism. tion it]: any comm - :59“; ind‘hstri al otriganizaiigfi 2:3 cit-opera vs a e 333"!" ‘movements promot the ing Welfare of American institutions. “rm—w. desire to point out o factor in theh cost 0% ivi§ is he curtaiing of production u shorter hourl. lessened efficiency labor, and strikes. —‘ approve the Federal Land 13th . uestthat the maximum irbdoivid’.“ 103W be changed from 810- 0 to VIP—We reocognine that land owner- :hipm is stewardeh .— p let on an e0 lorethe enantry duction 0 so X—W‘hen State or Fed rn- any fifi: granflfgm ....i:“°‘%..r 0 as mfiér .. .. dguarantee adequate that as rapidlias possible £11711...“ corporation m3 doing usi- neas to be under Feds Charter and all other oraticns to be incorpo- rated he laws of the state in which utheir principal business is 10- oated. XII. —We are opposed to Govern- ment ownership of public utilities. We demand the early return of the rail- roads to private control. mid such ditions and regulations as ren- gonad ate service at just and equi- table es. We particularly demand immediate attention to restoring the rey ”31111.:va z“iEsstern District (Massachusettsiv NewJ Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, 00n- & e fill..." Western District Montana.“ Idaho, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico Arizona. ( MOWyoming, H. Wailmr, Cal- Resolutions / Outstanding among the twenty-eight resolutions adopted by the Ameri—‘ can Farm Bureau Federation are those opposing a. farmer-labor alliance posing government ownership of utilities, favorin the packers, The resolutions brieatttllied thet spirit of Amer l u from all quacrso ecounry bugging" r’eaders will be most interested in are as follows: I.-——We declare our independence 2f ‘ r“tintsutownersip- 1 ts. 1w: Wes"... W "1. z" ' 4%». ardson, fluenchusetts; H. ' y 01'. Nemda)—W. 1". Burton. Utah. as the early return of e‘ rndlcalism and fin that is which we enounoing The resolu efficiency of live stock and therper- ishable t ortation. equipment train schedule lee.“l XIII ecognizing the economic law that pals the consolidation of P re lief from on of mono ly in manu- scture commerce sto be found sic-operation, in enforced publicity bus records, and a just u- ated income tax rather thru in erfer- ence with e economic law upon which great dustries are founded. XIV— e recommend mm tion of purveyorsho o uffs, in-’ olud packers, who mm 2: men and sin: in- ustries or as, be Just and fair to users and con— sumers as well as te the industries. xvrrr—w. deny of ‘ some gresemen that mand seed distribution practice. XIX—With few 40 years. the m. 11.11; t‘ytakeofiog the msomdorgm him" 0 and an id labor hildren. e igllt theses." l timate factors coste food produ on. and must be so rec- ognized by the commercial and en- erai public. ‘ women “and XXr—W We assert the farmer is entit- led to a junta-profit on a cost of o- duction on products with tgre ‘ items pro riy accounted for, due oonsi oration to the hazardous risks he encounters andwi allowance for his own laborth anad abii- i commensurate to that received in other occupations. *— reau of that state. He spoke for sane, intelligent policies, free from radicalism. He said a practical, workable plan must be adopted if it was to have the whole support of the rank and file of farmers.‘ There was a wide range of conditions in the dif- ferent states and it would have to be a give and take proposition if a strong, efleetive organization was to be formed. one of the big things the organization can do, he said was to give the nation the benefit of the concentrated loyalty and saniu of farmers. Th talk it around the farms and s. but it is not ex- grossed in a united voice which must farmers and fitted, “the trouble with farmers in as past is that we have not had time to look over our line fences. The farm bureaus helped us € reins Hr. MonufEfiy’egg Io get a little broader view of our business and its relations ,to other lines. The state federations came and helped now we have met togeth- er on a nation-wide basis. We now sell in the markets of the. world and in world terms." The speaker said he hoped the fin- al organization would succeed in breaking down these forces which are antagonistic to the best interests of the nation, and that farmers could go ahead on a sane basis, exerting the influence they should at this and all times. . ever had." a. L. ermvmos. Vice. Amerlcsn Famlureau Federation tion of this kind, my organization has been fighting for everyone. I will say that this is the most promising child of agriculture the country has Vigorous applause fol- lowed these remarks. The convention was harmonious in spite of differences of opinion. Re- ports that delegates, alleged to be radicals, would attempt to, start some- thing proved false. There was no outbreak of any kind on the red order although several times there were bits of spicy repartee between dele- gates, but it was good natured. Article ' 2,was practically rem and the revised wording gave the jest of the federation as follow: objects of the American mm of Farm Bureaus are to correlate and .. strengthen the farm bureaus of the several states, and to promote, pro- tect and represent the business, so- cial. economic and educational inter- ests of the farmers of the nation. There was quite a row started over . the question of representation on the board of directors. E. B. Oanwali ,of Vermont literally threw a bean! Pres. into the meeting when he suggee that each state have only one d or and one vote in the national body. The original draft of the cox-titu— tion called for a vote from each state with an additional vote for “a membership at £0,000. The ‘ was revamped to make the manhun- ship read 20, 000 as a means .01 arbi- tration. Discussion lasted more thanan , hour and practically every delegate in the room voiced his opinion on the subject. 0. A. Bingham, secretary of the state organisation of Michigan spoke stroneg in favor of the 2.0,- 000 member plan and considerable talk was heard that his remarks car- ried considerable weight in .the attitude that had been form against it. » Thepropositionoarried seiose margin Atterthebattle been woubythe westsrustatss, mmmmmmenber- Maths eastern states in favor of the proposition. de- ehringitthebestbasisofrepresen— tatiousoerall. -: '7 11315 nonsrnmrnmsmn unit made upon it and 1121191!- in; so diesel? after the one made By Ohirt'es Cole it makes one almost wade r whether anticipation of finding the Holstein- Friesia‘n Association in a, weakened condition because 0: the Cole'episode. The second assault is contained in the fellowing action: “Resolved That we the American Dairy Sclenca Association, petitiion the erican Association of Agricul- tura Colleges and Experiment Sta- tions to request that the Colleges be relieved of all advanced registry test- ing work for periods of less than 300 days on and after October 1,1920." While, it may be denied, and prob- ably will be by interested breeders of - other cattle that this is not an assault on the Holstein-Friesian breed it may be argued and probably will be by genus of the selfglorified profess- ors_and their adherents, that it is not an assault upon the Holstein-Friesian cattle, but the fact remains that no his hid mother . . the second was in other cattle are being tested in short ' term tests, no other cow but the black and white has ever, to any considera- ble extent, been tested for 7 and 30 days and the fact that some of those at this meeting said they proposed to put it over the Holstein-Friesian cow before and after the adoption of this resolution, is a self-evident fact that the whole plan is one to injure the Holstein-Friesian breed and is the outgrowth of jealousy and spleen on the part of others interested. .Thoro are just two motives for this conduct. One is, those prejudiced against the ,Holetein-Friesian breed, some of whom are in the open, others behind them egging them on the main cuse being that the Holstein-Fries- cow is ‘becoming too popular and ‘ nemething must be done to give the other breeds a chance; and the other in, these American Dairy Science As- sociation members have not the time ._to answer the great number 0: in- quiriee that come to their depart- ments - om those interested in these Ihort 0' tests and do not want to be bothered and annoyed by“ what they term useless contact with farm- ers and dairymen who want to get in- formation from the professors of dairy husbandry, because, try as we may and argue as we will, this short time test has become a source of tre- mendous work to the agricultural col- lege of the United State. I venture the assertion that for the last ten years there has been more inquiry made of dairy husbandry in the agri- It Has Shown Thousands of Small Dairymen the Way to Bigger Profits By D. D. AITKEN II for the high producer. The short test has wooded out the “boarders” and made room cultural colleges of the dairy states by people who want to make short time tests. than all other correspond- ence combined; that there are more people interested in making short timetests who milk their own cows many times over than all other in- terests combined. I make the asser- tion that there are more persons tak- ing the short course in the colleges of the dairy states because of the inter- est that was awakened by this nurs~ eryof the Holstein-Friesian cow than all other reasons. I can remember years ago (having always been inter‘ ested in the Agricultural College of Michigan) how hard it was to get in touch with the farmer. He had a. feel- ing of‘spleen against theAgricultural ,College and did not like the idea of the college professor assuming to tell him how to run his farm. but things have, changed. In the dairy states today there are thousands of young men from the agricultural col- leges boarding in the homes of, the farmers who own black and white cows who are anxious to find out what thosa cows can do, and they are testing them for seven days, but the Agricultural College has a representa- tive in the home. If he is a bright young man, as a great many of them are, he carries tidings to that home of what the college has accomplished. He tells them about how John Henry Jones fed his cows and how he got the best results. He is a source of great information to that home which has been 1” lated all these years, and the boys an i-‘girls Of that farm home near him tell of the accomplishments of the college, and all the time that farmer himself is paying the cost; he is boarding that young man; he is paying that young man his wage for coming there and testing his black and white cows and telling him and the boys and girls about what they do at the Agricultural College. In the meantime that same college is spend- ing hundreds of thousands of dollars trying in some other additional way to get in touch with other farm homes. That same supervisor oft- times tells the farmer about the Hor- ticultural Department or the college, and what that has accomplished; in fact if there is anything worth while around te college that is unusual that a bright young man would naturally find out, he imparts it to the farmers, the men who support the agricultural colleges and Tor whose benefit the ag- ricultural colleges are maintained. But these gentlemen representing other interests under the name of The American Dairy Science Associ- ation, etc, want you to discontinue letting these farmers have these young men from your institutions even though the farmer pays all the expenses. Why they want to deny the farmers this right I am unable to understand. I do not want anyone to imagine that I prefer the 7-day test, or I be- lieVe in it over the semi-official. I think the breeding in my owu herd is the best reply to that. My senior herd sire has a dam and grand-dam that made better than 1,200 lbs. of butter in a year. My junior herd sire has a dam and grand- dam that average bet- ter than 1, 200 lbs. of butter in a year and every animal on my farm as she freshens now goes into the long time test, because for the first time I have been able to get men whom I felt would stay on the job and work out this problem of developing these cows under this long test system. I thor- oughly believe in it, but I am not un- mindful that the gruf bulk of the owners; of Holstein-Friesian cattle , cannot make successfully this long- time test. It is too expensive and he just now' is not able to accomplish it. Between 40 and 60 per cent Of all the men Who test Holstein-Friesian cat.- tle milk their owu cows. Now imag- ine, if you please, the average. farm- er with not sufficient help to operate his farm, attempting to milk a cow four times a day and then three Home a day to get the best result. Imagine that farmer in the harvest time cut» ting green stuff and drawing it toili'e cow, getting beets where he has had to keep them buried so they would not wilt—he wants to keep them crisp and fresh—and spending practically all his time looking after four or live cows. It is simply idle for us to ass" sume that the average farmer gener- ally will be able to go into the .. 1y or 300 day test. Listen to what that grand old war- rior at Dela Ian says, the man who knows morc (about official testing and its effect 115 .1 the breed, than all of us: “I have always regarded the short time test as the very best preparatory school for the long time test. I have styled it the nursery or kinder- garten. My reason for this is that up to the present time not 2% of those who take up the long time testing are beginners in testing, as almost all of those who take up the long time test have had their preparatory testing in the short time work.” During the last fiscal year we had about 1,750 breeders making short time tests of which about 150 b ers were also making long time tests. There were only one or two breeders making long time tests who had not previously made short time tests, and I find it very difficult, indeed, at the present time to induce men to begin testing with the long time test. Last year there were some 800 cows on long time tests while now there are over 1500 cows on long time test. Within a. few weeks we shall have in- creased the number on test by 100%. In the short time testing the increase to the present time is 50% over “last yea1, while the applications for per- mission to test are fairly pouring in upon us. We are hard put to it to handle the work and considerably be- hind, but we are breaking in new clerks as fast as possible. I realize the great difficulty many of the colleges labor under in provid- ing supervisors, for it is a fact that under normal conditions the state that requires most supervisors can obtain those supervisors easiest. (To be continued) The International Live Stock Show-German Exports-4929 Census When the International Live Stock Exposition was held last year, the European war had just been term- inated by an armistice; 4this year peace has been firmly established as far as the United States is concern- ed. all uncertainty having been re- moved. The country has been thru a period of readjustment from which it is emerging on a safe, sane substantial democratic basis. Fian therefore is the dual cele- " bration planned at Chicago-the first week of December. Victory being no longer in doubt, the great livestock industry disturbed by. war’s uncer- tainty will move forward to even greater success. Fitting also will be the reunion of live stock raisers who during he past twenty years have ' pal-tic ated in theseannual exposi- tions, ’together— with such alternate prosperity and vicissitude as the in‘1 dustry has encountered. A victory and twentieth anniversary obser- ence will attract the largest con- ecuree of live stock raisers and oth- ers ever seen within an Internation- ii, Live Stock Exposition arena. For $00!!!! We will have a show shoes on a scale or precedent, both an lit and « I I , important does an agricultural en— terprise have to be in order to secure recognition in the census as a. farm? A small vegetable garden or a chick— en yard accommodating a few busy hens will not be allowed to qualify as a "farm” in the census no matter with what pardonable pride and sat- isfaction the proprietor may view his agricultural enterprise. But if the garden or chicken yard expands until it covers not less than three acres of ground, or until it requires for its care the continuous services of at least one person, or yields products annually to the value of $250 or more, it comes within the census definition of a farm and will be recognized as such and counted. The agriculture schedule contains many questions regarding farm val— ues. expenses and live stock as well as the acreage and quantity of crops raised in the year 1919. Census bu- reau oflicials are urging farmers ev- erywhere to prepare for the census euumerator by”looking over their books and records so that accurate answer‘s inlay be furnished to ques- tione. In this connect-ion the Bureau of the Census emphasizes the fact that the ink: obi «furnished to census confidential," 81,6118 and that can any ouch bani .. gratin: lists to be found in use Top Prices for Iosco County Cattle Just what raising the right kind of cattle on the right kind of range will bring the stockman was exem— plified on the Miller ranch. in Iosco county, a few days ago, when L. W. Oviatt paid 12 1—4 cents a pound for a carload of Hereford’s directly off the range, which be shipped to his son’s farm near Bay City for winter feeding. With thousands of cattle hitting the Chicago and Buffalo markets at this season of the year and at prices as' low as 6 cents for feed- ers, the *Oviatt purchase shows what Northwestern Michigan range will do for first class stock and the money it will put into the pockets of the man Who runs his ranch in— telligently. ‘The diflerence between, the 6 cents paid at Bufialo and Chi- cago for the poorer grades of cattle and the price paid on the ranch by Mr. oviatt for high grade stuff is so marked as to make one wonder why farmers and others who bother with the cheaper stuff, which costs just as much to feed as the high grade an- imals, and also to wonder why more men, both those already settled in Northeastern -Michigan and those who are farming and raising stock on $200 to $400 per acre land else- where, don't wake up to what can be done with the censmtively cheap. -theIr state is pitiful with. German Exports Not EZmrouraging Reports as to actual conditions in Germany conflict so often that au- thentic information is of value to the American producer or agricultural products if it indicates the state of Germany’s manufacturing activities and need for raw materials. The fol- lowing statement of the President of the British Board of Trade to British manufacturers, taken -ln connection with the supercargo reports published in reports on foreign markets No. 31 and 32 probably mdlcate the true state of affairs: “Germany has only small stocks of goods accumulated for export; there is no great manufacturing activity; the costs of production are enormous: Germany cannot cbmpete for a long time. “The Board of Trade were watch- ing carefully the movement of goods into this country They saw no sign of devasting torrent of imports. "Whatever fears you have and whatever temporary spurt of goods may come from Germany in the 1111- . mediate future, all the information we get from Germany is absolutely contrary to that which you have been :-4 giving—and our information is from better sources. “There is no great manufacturi activity in Germany. Industry is: not moving, but is very stagnant They are short or raw materi ; l _‘Delegaies Ham; , .. a HERA-1510M, west: marsh , servative east at the 3a.?! 1‘” id » 7 "v‘ several great national issues. tates _were-_represented. ' The; dele- _on;..Tuesday last by special train and , omblished headquarters at the Pant- ‘- lind- Hotel. Ohio. Indiana-andPenn- nylvania representatives , were accom- panied by large delegations of Grang- ers and on Friday Michigan Grangers '1 , began to pour into the city Jirom‘ all ‘ ‘ sections of the state, swelling the at- ‘ tendence to well over 3,000. l ‘ TV‘The principal sessions were held in the Armory which was beautifully de- corated under the guidance of Kent W county Pomona Gnange. Here Na- tional Worthy Master Oliver Wilson delivered his annual address. It was .‘i-a'brief but very forceful document and bristled with pointed truths. Mr. 'Wilson hasbeen connected with the ‘order for thirty-four years and has Just concluded his eighth and last year 38 national worthy master. In his ad- dress he briefly reviewed the work ' of the order, commenting upon its substantial growth and accomplish- . tnents. He cited the following legis- lative matters in which the Grange has played an important part: Di- ' root election of U. S. senators, federal land bank law, parcels post by zone system, repeal of oleo tax law defeated, Smith Lever bill, federal aid , for roads, non—partisan tariff commis- ' sion, oificial grain standads act es- tablished, woman suffrage amendment adopted, national‘prohibition amend- ment adopted, daylight savings law repealed twice after being twice ve- toed by the president. . National Master Pleads for Protec- .. , tion of Property ,:.=: Delving in the futu're activities of a ithe Grange, Mr. Wilson said: “The greatest need of American agriculture ~ .from now on‘is neither su’bsidies, pat- } ronizing, nor uplifting; not further campaigns-ref” investigation, literature or other superficial or useless camou- flaging, all costing great sums of mo ney, employing an army 0f non-pro- ducers at the expense of the public treasury, and all getting us nowhere. The time has come to simply classify agriculture as one of the great indus— tries that make up our economic struc- , ture, and to treat it as one of the vital parts of that structure. This means ouch an adjustment of prices for our farm products, such a recognition of * production costs. such a scale of the hours and wages as. shall‘enable the farmer to run his business exactly as does the manufacturer of every other , commodity—selling prices to be based ‘1 = upon the cost of. production, plus such " reasonable margin as shall provide for depreciation of equipment, for in- terest on investment and for a fair “refit over all. When agriculture is . _ 7 us classified and thus rewarded, “there will be no shortage of farm in- , yestors pr farm workers, no scarcity either by the government or by any ' one else, to “popularize agriculture”. , lio'snbsidies of any kind, no Lane re- ' olamatan schemes, nor other fictitious “inducements’flto insure an adequate foOd supply for America and for the , world. for one year or for any year. , ‘ If all the money .pent the last twen- . ty-flve years in the United States for ., popaganda work, in the name of agri- ‘ p. , culture had been devoted to building '. good roads between the farm and-its " market town; to extending rural mail j];’_fi-qervice to thousands or more farm homes; to substituting a system of reliable crop reports for the present worthless and misleading guess-work; lto create efficient , garketing bureaus * that do more. than, s impalyatheorize on: _;' "the great problem‘ of-eConomic'aland " ' business-like distribution of foad from _ producer to consumer, and had saved ‘ ‘enough of th‘e'propaganada "money to ;’_,jj.educ_ate consumers-:on-wwhat; costs en-v .madbeen done, we mighteahave—zgotten 'IOmewhere on “the ‘hig-hr-cost of liv- ing" problem, so—called, of advantage art right in interpreting the food :I'O'blem otlthe timesfihy getting to _th 1:3. ‘ .. pf‘thje" ft isoue'ofthe 3; -, ‘ a? needs." -‘ nersjid'Counti'y dt Grange conVention :at' Grand- s last' week. and locked horns» j..__rty-one of the thirty-three Grange, .1;th arrived in the Furniture City ‘ter into the raisinguobdoodiii zl—frthis - alike to producer-"and censumer. To‘~ ' ' gainst “the wild orgy of radicalism, nationalization and "anarchy Which is sweeping the land'anq theatening to destroy every industry,__eve_ry farm and every home.” He emphasized the “sacred rights of property” saying, “a home-owning nation is a strong na- tion, but unless individual property rights are eternally safeguarded, no home will be safe”. Thrift and fru- gality, said Mr. Wilson, are still es- sential to the growth of posperous people, and reminded his audience that the Grange Declaration of pur- poses discountenances “every system tending to prod-igality and bankrupt- cy". ‘ JGHN c. KETCHAM Master Mlchlgan State Grange. Unanimously re-elected Lecturer National Grange —Courtesy Detroit News Oppose Farmer-Labor Alliance ~ In none of the public session of the Grange was there anything but the most harmonious sentiment in evi- dence. But among the little groups of Grangers which formed occasion— ally in an ante room or in the lobbies of the hotels red-hot discussions were indulged in Over the several resolu- tons which it became known had been introduced. The topic which excited the‘xmost interest and comment was a letter written by Samuel Gompers to National Morthy Master Wilson in- viting the Grange to participate in th labor conference in Washington on Dec. 23rd. Although up to the time of our going to press no action had been taken on the proposition,, It was the general opinion that the in—' vitation would not be accepted. An- tedating the receipt of this invitation , Grand Rapidsfim one of Grané _ ~ - mm .. ’S- 1.. Lowellof- New York electéd, National Master Milo Campbell who is prominent in; Grange circles. made__p,ublic a letter he had written to Mr. Gompers in: which he voiced a strong'objection to an alliance between labor and agri-- _ culture, and'it was generally felt that Mr. Campbell expressed ’the senti- ment of the majOrity of thedelegates. Interest in the matter was pitched to the highest point when Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, ar-‘ ried at Grand Rapids to take issue with Campbell, and use his influence to win the Grange Over to the labor- ites. -~“Both Pinchot 31nd Campbell are active leaders in the National Board of Farm Organizatoons which, it is understood, would like to parley with labor. But Campbell is unequivo- cally opposed to such a. union, and because of the popularity and strength of the two.men in national Grange circles a bit of tussle was expected. grange divided- on railroads Grange Divided on Railroads Conservative Grangers were quite shocked by the recommendations of State Master John Morris of Colorado. who declared emphatically for gov- ernment ownership and «a general non- 'partisan league program, including state banking and insurance. An- other strong advocate 0.f government control was William Bouck, master of the _Washington StatefiGrange, who wanted the Grange to oppose the re-’ turn of the railroads to the private owners until after a better plan-for their future control and operation had been worked out. While it is un- likely that the Grange voting delegates will come out for government OWner- ”ship, it was thought that the Grange might take some action along the line suggested by Mr. Bouck. ' Wm. Alden Injects Politics At the Friday forenoon public ses- sion, former Senator Huntley Russell led the great gathering in a» songfest that made the Armory ring from cor- ner to corner. Brief remarks were made by former State Master George B. Horton of Michigan; Mrs: Dora H. Stockman, state lecturer; MiSS Jen- nie I. Buell, state secretary; and oth- ers. Former Sen. Wm. Alden Smith gave a fine talk on Americanism and, received frequent applause, but in the ardor of the occasion quite forgot where he was and» launched forth into a tirade against Pres. Wilsonand the ' League of Nations. Later in the busi- _ ness sessions the delegates passed strong resolutions favoring the League of Nations, with reservations that would preserve the honor and integ- rity of the United States. They Differ on Farmer-Labor‘Alliance MILO chPazLL Labor. ganized labor. And there you are. g” to pr“... L “Farmers and wage earners, have “nothing in common,” said ,Milo . Campbell in politely declining Pres. Gompers invitation to affiliate the- National Federation of Milk Producers with the AmericanFederation of “The interests of farmers andrwage, ea;ne_rs’_ are identical.” .re- torted Gifford Pinchot. in recommending that theqraéngennjtewith or- . “w N“"°*"!Wms¢ is deaf“. the,“ discussions: nirvana hmouor v ""3331”? 7' ' rrimf: - . _ the day ,.on which it . j . known that the common tie ;» which ‘ . farmer .113“ t . rifle? ‘ ‘2. #26 {eipected to,take some actionon the TOWnsendhig'lhwayTbillwhich aims [to place all main highwaysundér- the .sypervisiofi of the- federal govern- ment to be built and' maintained wholly at federal expense leaving the states to bear the total expense of the- minor highways. Degrees Are Conferred A large class of candidates were given the fourth and fifth degrees on Friday last, and in the evening a class of 1600 assembled at Powers’ theater where the seventh degree, “theHigh Priest Of Demeter", which is the high- est degree of the order, was conferred under the direction of Chas M. Gard- ner of Springfield, Mass. The general sessions closed on Sat- urday and the current week has been occupied in business sessions at which only the offiCial’ delegates were prese- en . . Grand Rapids did itself proud in welcoming and entertaining the visi- tors: Many of the store windows were handsomely“ dressed for the occasion, and such a friendly, get-together spir- it pervaded the city that those who had come as delegates from far states were made to feel entirelyaat home. Michigan Grangers showed their loy- alty to the order by turning out in large numbers to greet the visitors from other. states and assist in the ceremonies. Some counties sent over a hundred delegates and there was no county in the state Where the Grange is active that did not send a goodly number of members to take partin the convention. Lowell of N ewYork Elected National ‘ Worthy Master ‘ w $91er “1% the Grangers _' At the election of officers held Tues- I day forenoon, Nov. 18th, Mr." S. J. Lowell, Master of the New York State Grange and chairman of the National executive committee was elected Na- tional Worthy Master,,‘to'succeed Oli- ver Wilson. Prior to the election it was \qui-te generally rumored- that John K'etcham ‘would ‘be 'the‘ choice for National Master, but Mr. K‘etcham was not ‘a candidate and made no solicitations to secure the office. Mr. Ketcham was unanimously re—elected lecturer of, the National Grange. A picture of- Mr. Lowell, the new Na- tional master will be found 'on the following page. He is the central fig—~ ure in the group of the three gentle- men just‘above the panoramic scene. .It is impossible for one to mingle in a crowd- of farm folks such as at- tended the Grange convention with- out feeling that security and content- ment which comes to one when he knows he is among friends. All thought of the dangers that threaten the national life disappears for some- thing tells a man that there can be no insecurity in a country. where dwell such great numbers of honest intelligent, level-headed m‘en ,and women. ' - MICHIGAN” BUSINEss FARMING is gratified that Michigan has done so well in receiving the National Grange and showing its respect for that great order. It is the hope of this publication that the Grange may con- tinue to grow and prosper and per- form its allotted duties in the agri- cultural communities. The aim of all human endeavor should be help- ffulness and co—operation, and these we understand are some of the mo- tivating influences of the Grange. There are vost numbers of farmers who‘belong to no organization and it should be the'purpose of the Grange and the other farm organizations to " gather. themin under their wings and show them the way tothe right .kind of organized effort. But before-“that can be done, the Grange, th‘e Glean- ers, the Clubs, the Unions, the Farm Bureaus and all other existing farm- ers’ organiza-tions should attempt to find a; common gro‘und and work in harmony and union. We'shall count no day in agriculture greater ’Lthan shall become must “certainly , exist, .bet‘,' been , , when». M .yaS-‘er‘fxsxaswa w ;..~ {Iva-gage». n3» ‘ - "In-auntie. - U i LLnn 'IIYllLLLHJTlH No. 1———Three Generations of Grangers who took the Seventh Degree together. Miss Etta Parks, Mrs. Daisy Parks and Mrs. Sarah Lord of Berlin (Marne), Mich. z—George B. Horton, Past Master Michigan State Grange. 3—Mrs. Dora Stockman, lecturer, and Miss Jennie I. Bueli. Secretary Michigan State Grange. Mrs. Stockman is also a member of the State Board of Agriculture- 4—Lesile R. Smith, Master Massachusetts State Grange. B—T. c. Atkeson. Washington representative National Grange; s. T. Lowell, chain- man national executive committee; Oliver Wilson. Master National Grange. e—Mrs. Olive J. c. Woodman. for twelve years Chaplain Michigan State Grange. 7—clm of 1600 candidates who took the seventh degree. “The High Priest of. Demeter." 8—State Master and Mrs. Walter R. Havens, New Jersey State Grange. 9—State Master and Mrs. B. Needham, Kansas State Grange. 10—State Master and Mrs. 1'. W. Williams of North Dakota State Grange. 11—Peter A Kleas, gatekeeper Michigan State Grange. 12—T. E. Niles, steward and A. E. Illenden. in charge, of arrangements, Michigan State Grange. 13—Sen. Jas. McNaughton. Michigan State Grange loader. author of Farmers! Warehouse Bill. . . / (NOTE: Photos used by courtesy Grand Rapids" N'erelaand Press) ”factor which would most likely boost United States, but today a different set of causes most often furnishes “kick” in the. markets. One of tn; chief things now affecting prices, » mostly upward, is COAL. Coal miners" for the most part seem I to be going back to work, but the production still is below what it has been. and the losses through the coal strike in Mich. alone result in loss of more than 50,000 tons of coal and the great coal states have lost hundreds of thousands of tons. All this has done much to hold up industry and railroad movements. The shortage of cars made much more acute by the lack of coal has been the bullish fact- or in Chicago, Detroit and other mar— kets for a considerable while. In spite of bearish news of every des- cription the first days of this week, grains gained because of the coal sit- nation. ‘ From New York an encouraging bit of news tells of the resumption of 'export'trading, new that the long- shoremen’s strike seems to be com- pletely healed. The European crops 1 turned out short and authentic sourc- es state that their exports will be far less than have been expected. A slight disturbance in the stock exchange has been roused by the gov- ernment mix-up with the Southern Pacific. But the big government news of interest to the markets is just over the horizon—the senate and presidential aiction on the Peace Treaty which is bound to break soon. The president threatens to throw over the entire treaty unless the res- ervations which “cut the heart out of the treaty” are omitted. With the treaty question out of the way a great deal of the present uncertainty in business ought to vanish. WHEAT CLIMIBS HIGHER WHEAT PRICES PER BU.. NOV. 18 1919 Grade: |Detrolt_ _I_6_hloaoo| N. ”CY lo. 2 Rod ..... 2.24 "124 2.36 No. 2 wmu No. 2 Mlxed . . “##w ____ -.-- Pmczs on: YEAR Aoo - and. ...- In;trolt Icnlcagqx u. v_ v' 2111.0 TIT. .22 I 2.21 I 2.34 "I: 2 wum .I2.2o 12.21 I 2.34 lo. 2 Mixed 2.20 I 2.20 1 2.33 Several days ago various high grades of wheat took a hard tumble when the United States Grain Cor- poration announced that it was go- ing to help “relieve” the high cost of living by reselling some of, its stocks of wheat in order to keep the prices from going too high. No. 1 dark northern wheat was selling at some points for $3 at that time and the news brought about' a drop of 15 cents. In the last few days, however, the grain public has come to believe that the Grain Corporation has only a limited supply which it may resell and that it is especially short on spring wheat. Accordingly the high- er grades of wheat have soared to higher levels and Chicago quotes No. lidark northern at $3.16 per bushel with the demand good. 0! course, few farmers have such high quality wheat to sell, but the general effect on the wheat market is strengthening. The Detroitwareé houses are known to have stocks of [77.000 bushels against 23,000 bush- els last year at this time, and the re- ceipts are somewhat smaller than a year ago. Shipments were also small- er. Nevertheless the Detroit wheat market ks strong in keeping with the general tendency. Chicago wheat markets appear especially strong at this time and the demand is good. BNIONS SCARCE AND FIRM " , :0n-ions, due to car shortage coup- (ed with small production, are very, scarce and arm in an glues in De- Tho-grep of onions thin-W for the . States is 98510:!”le figs, only “we tntr'ds of: the Wire yield 'v‘prlces in the market centers of the , bit and other big produce“. markets ' grains to a higher level. DETROIT, Nov. 19._-.Si{..sg. of coal and cars "drives all .. Produce of all kinds short and demand strong. Fresh eggs, butter and best chickens in demand, turkeys rather quiet. ' CHICAGO, Nov. 19. —— Live stock business more active with prices.fluctuating with an upward tendency. Sheep not in demand. Good demand for heavy horses and mules. ' Grains of all sorts boosted by car and coal shortage. butter and eggs in demand. Top wheat price at $3.16. Good (Note: the market page is set in type. The above summarized wires are received AFTER the balance of They contain last minute information up to within one-halt hour of going to press .——Editor. R. R. Administration, Explains Car Shortage ROM A number of sources we hays received complaints of a shortage of cars, and the charge has several times been made that the railway administration was discrim- inating against Michigan in the allot- ment of cars. Que correspondent pointed-out that the smaller number of shipments of potatoes. out of Mich- igan as shown in comparison with those of other states by the Bureau of Markets reports was evidence enough of discrimination. Investiga- ting this claim. however, we found that the potato movement had not been materially delayed because of a lack of cars, and that the smaller shipments were accounted for by the fact that the farmers were not sell- ing their potatoes as freely as in oth- er states. Nothwithstanding that newspaper reports show that all sections of the country are suffering from a car shortage, we wrote to the car service section of the Railroad Administra- tion asking the reason for the short— age and when some relief might be afforded, particularly here in Michi- gan. We received the following re. ply: ' “In a general way permit me to say traffic generally throughout the country is very heavy, principally due to the fact that during the first six months of the “year there was prac- tically no business moving and new business in all lines is trying to make up for the deficiency o fthe first part of the year. You may be assured that everything possible is being done to meet the enormous demands of all classes of traffic, but you must also hear in mind that the railroad trans- portation machine’s ability to handle traffic is limited. Railroads today are quite generally handling traffic much in .excess of even last" year which was an exceptionally heavy year, and‘a number of things are mil- itating against the railroads at this time which under war conditions they did not have to contend with. I refer now particularly to the heavy loading of freigk equipment. Un- der the stress of war conditions ship- pers were generally co—operating and loading all cars to their'maximum capacity. This permitted of burden- ing industrial centers and terminals with a minimum number of cars, al~ lowing traffic to flow freely through the congested centers of traffic. With the war over shippers have fallen back in to the old practice of lightly loading cars. putting no more in them than the minimum allowed under the tariff and still give them the benefit of carload rates. This results in re-‘ quiring three cars to do the work of two, and in numerous instances two cars doing the work of one. You will appreciate the effect this has on the movement of traffic. Congested terminals and - industrial centers slows up traffic, and the light load— ing of equipment ties up a lot of cars doing one half or one third of the work they ought to be doing, besides taking up valuable terminal track- age space. (Concluded ‘on page; 17) Apple Harvest Exceeds All Expectations There has been too much dumping of apples into the markets to keep apace with the demand, and the re- sult is a dull condition with prices down to as low as $1.25 per bushel in Detroit, although the best quality bring as high as $2.50 per bushel. The government crop report has been pretty bearish inasmuch as 1,239,000 barrels increase has been reported over the total for the month before the present statistics were gathered. The commercial apple crop of the as of November 1, and shows an in- crease of 1,239,000 (barrels-aswcom‘ pared to the October estimate of’23,- United States is now estimated by the government ‘at 24,416.000 barrels. This estimate is based on conditions 177,000 barrels, or a decrease of 308,000 barrels from the 1918 crop. The salient feature of this report is the large increase in the crop thru- out the west, notwithstanding a se- vere freeze the latter part of October in Washington and Oregon. which re- ‘ duced the total tonnage by approxi- mately 1, 000 cars. for all the Western States. with the exception of Utah, is far exceeding all former estimates. It is now estimat- ed that these states will produce an The production . . increase of 2,943,000 boxes over the October estimate. The barrel apple states show an increase of 258,000 barrels over the October report, and are now estimated at 13, 590 000 bar- rels. Slight increases are noted in New England states, New York, Vir- ginia, Missouri and a decided increase, in Arkansas, the Arkansas crop being the largest in the history of commer- cial apple growing in that state. Excellent yields are . reported in Oceans, Mason, ~ Manistee, Gd. Traverse and adjoining counties in Michigan. Quality, color and size reported good to excellent in this re- gion. In southern and. eastern coun- ties of Oakland, Livingston. Ingham and adjoining couties the crop was light, quality fair to poor. Consider— able codling moth damage reported. _ A large part of the production in this territory is trucked to local markets. Berrien. Van Enron and Allegan counties are estimated at 34 per cent crop as compared to 65 per cent in. 1918 *Considerable damage from codling moth is reported in these counties. The use of the bushel bash- at as an apple package was more g’en- eral throughout Michigan this year than ever before. , Condition November Final ; , 111’] 0:01: Novemb 3‘ Final 52 one. ' 2 Yellow 1J1 ' ‘ . ii 3 Yellow ...l1.es me It? 0. -Om1.40 1.4011250 Bennie, ‘ ‘ , . . WIMOI N. Y._ 23:1;1301. 1g 1“ ,ug. ”...... 2"I1.u’ emcee on: vnn _A-iao toblbeao_I__N.____ V. 1.41 IN "I Corn is temporarily easier prices eased off a bit at the 010110 of last week We rather expect to see this easier condition continue for the major part of the current week, the weather is fair all over the corn, belt, cars are to be had in greater quantities and farmers who have been holding back part of their crop are showing a disposition to sell. We do not anticipate drop in price, however, and we want to again remind our readers who must buy corn that the present is the time to make their purchases. Those who acted upon our advice when the corn market reached its lowest point several weeks ago now see where they saved considerable money by so doing." The fellowing statement from the Rosenbaum Re- view ls of interest to farmers: “We shall remember that the sur- plus producing corn states yielded this year, just an average crop; prob- ably a total yield in all states of 2,- 900,000 bushels. Texas has out- corned herself this year‘but the sur- plus is not available for big feeders in the Mississippi Valley. Farmers who own surplus corn are in most instances not disposed to sell at pre- vailing prices. Our oats crop is over 300,000,000 short of last year. and our barley crop is more than 50,000,- 000 short. Country bankers tell us that farmers have never had so much money as now. lators who know just exactly what the farmers are going to do, but the farmer himself has not advertised it. These and other facts leadms to sug- gest that we may expect to see May corn reach $1.50 per bushel.” OATS CREE? UPWARD lell PER BUSH_EI...»NOV.18. 1918_ ”—01:83. Igotrolt _Ic_hloaqll N. V. _ Standard .11 I .78 No. a White .76 I .15 No. 4 wan. .15 I emcee ONE YEAR A60 MN IOiiloeooI N. Y: r phonon ....... .15 I 7! I .8! No. 8 White .14 I .14 l .88 No. 4 mm .. . . .13 l .18 I .00 Oats have crept up since last week and made an additional gain of one half to one cent on the opening days this week. Shortage of coal and. re- sulting lack of cars in the face of good demand was perhaps the most bullish factor this week, and‘ the up- ward move of corn reflected its trend as usual upon cats. The export de- mand for heavy weight oats contin- ues strong, while light weight cats have been selling at a discount un- der the December. The demand in America for eats has been holding up remarkably well due to the shortage of the oat crop. When the Peace Treaty is settled. it is believed. that foreign credits will be extended which will makethe oat marketers-rumors! bullish. A threatened rail strike has ' also made the buying pretty eager. RYE AND BARLEY STRONGER Rye jumped upward as much” as two cents lathe markets the open- ing days of this week, but even this gain did ‘not bring it back to level it had attained a week before. The gain this week was partly due to ~ 0 general boost in the grain markets due to rail and coal dimcuities. Eye in Detroit is quoted: Cash No.- 2. 31—36.. Barley also showed arm this week and is q'uoted the same a a week ago in Detmit, while smog.) report‘sagsiuofaconts, with a strong demand from More in ovi'-‘ deuce. .i petites b at“, SEW ml!!! 09., now. 10.1010 and any. appreciable ‘ There may be spoon-.,_ the ‘ . cr—zwww .... g 1., ‘ . fl'uo .3 Wm" ' v - ,. fl “”8004; ° ’ _ ‘ .. . " . O0 roads 4.: - 1‘ - . . 0° ' .561. “THE use of Goodyear Cord Pneumatic Truck Tires on my truck has saved me a great deal of time and money. They are an economy all around' 1n general farm work and livestock hauling—especially over farm land and rough, slippery country roads.”——Mr. W H. Daley, Livestock Farmer, Starks, Maine , THE photograph above was taken January! 3rd,1919, 'on the livestock farm of W. H. Duley, ten miles from Starks, Maine. At that time Mr. Duley told us that he had been hauling on Goodyear Cord Pneumatic Truck Tires during weather that had stopped local solid- tired trucks- The tractive Goodyear Cords had enabled his truck to over- come fierce road conditions and, in addition, to pull solid- tired trucks out of mire and up stifl grades. The easy-rolling Goodyear Cords had enabled his truck to average three and four trips to town per day, an amount of hauling which would have re- quired three teams. The cushioning Goodyear Cords had enabled his truck to deliver decidedly good mile- age on gasoline and oil and to remain in excellent mechanical order despite the bad going. On top of all this, the tough Goodyear Cords had outlasted neighbors’ solid tires which wore down rapidly due to Spin— ning in the gravel on the steep liills. This latter performance par- ticularly reflects that long pioneering work with which Goodyear has developed Good- year Cord Pneumatic Truck Tires for very severe hauling duty. THE GOODYEAR TIRE 81 RUBBER COMPANY Ofice: Throughout the World MADE '«NIU'S'A‘v‘ ‘ ._ , 'fiui' A la)! _ ' ‘ "c H v“ 1 u H - . New Laws Put into Effect at Opening of: Hunters" RAPPING and. hunting are now well under way in Michigan and other states famed for the game 7 in their forests. With the opening of the season this fall, every fan of the great- sport of trapping and hunting is aware of the fact that there was never before so great a demand for furs as at present. The farmer and his sons may be seen in almost any section these days" planning ahead for the sport and paying business‘of outwitting the crafty inhabitants of the wild nooks and crannies of the country. Just to show the interest which the public and the public servants show in regard to game, forty—one of the forty-four states holding legislative sessions this year passed legal regu- lations concerning game. Twenty- 11ine states enacted laws relative to fur-bearing animals. It is well that every trapper or hunter in the state, no matter how little he goes into the business. know just what the laws are. Farmer Smith might make a lot of money from selling beaver which he traps this month. inasmuch as the season opens November 1 for beaver and continues until April 15, the close of the beaver season. neighbor may be so pleased with the idea that he too goes to work trap- ping beaver. But he doesn’t get a license, which the law requires; and presto, he is all out of luck, just because he was ignorant of the state law. And, of course, ignorance is no excuse before the law. The dates just mentioned for the limits of the beaver season were among the new regulations passed "by the Michigan Legislature. The season on otter, mink, fisher and marten is shortened one month. by closing February 15 instead of March 15. October 15 to December 31 is prescribed as the'open season on racoons, under the new laws in Michigan. Anyone who wishes to go into ‘. trapping to any considerable extent would be on the safe side if he would write to the Commissioner, Game, Fish and Forest Fire Department, at Lansing, Michigan. From the Com- ‘missio-ner’s office any special inform- ation would be furnished to trappers. In certain cases the trapper should furnish himself with a range map, as in the following instances. The new game laws of Michigan include the provision that the open season for muskrats, one of the best known of all the trapper’s acquaint- ances, shall be October 16 to April- 14 north of Range 20, and December 16 to March 31 south of Range 21. Up until this year, trappers may re— call. the open season for the state as a whole had been fixed at November 16 to March 14. Just a word of caution in regard to trappers living near a city which has a big woodland park. According to the new regulations, badger, beav- er and muskraJt are not to be meddled with at any place Within two miles of any city public park containing over 200 acres of which 50 acres or more are woodland. That Valuable Little License TATE officials have authority to be pretty harsh with offenders against the state laws. So the trapper finds it a mighty important thing not to get trapped himself by a game warden. One of the most important things, of course, is that every trapper go forthLarmed with a state license as well as a trusty set of traps or a regular gun, or bot-h. The precious little lifesaver in a secure trapping business, otherwise known as the license, costs various amounts according to the kind. If you’ve out after big game, namely ‘ ' the trapping or hunting license Wred is only $1, provided you are a 1'35!th of the state. If you are a as «client the: licensehcosts $10.- N a licensed beflfvevr trapper. ' wxsquires :1 paymehiiof $10 by , min. of thei‘stateg 'i'fi-This beaver ermits gém‘fike 15 beav~ ason but not more Smith’s. and ‘5’» V ~ _ " Bymmnnumm mu completely. ._ It is unlawful to destroy beaver dams or houses or- to have the carcass or skin in your possession without the license sea-l attached. Inasmuch as the beaver fur is of great value, it is important that the trapper keep within the. law and reap somereai financial harvest out of his labor. The raccoon is harder to trap than the skunk. Sets ought to be made in water whenever possible. Coons havewa keen sense of smell. However, when sets are made for the ’coon, it must be remem- bered that nothing smaller than No. 1 1-2 traps ought be employed. So far as pos- sible avoid stakes for fastenings. In- stea , wire the chains to logs or rocks Weighing- about twenty pounds. Such fastenings do not permit a pull on the jaws as fixed ones do. Therefore, there is less chance of the raccoon getting out. The raccoon likes timber. Small streams, .shallow lakes ponds and marshes are good places to look for signs. The tracks of the ’coon resemble the imprints of a baby's foot and once seen are never forgotten. Large hollow logs furnish good places for sets when anchored in shallow wat- er. close to shore. Traps ought to be placed near the entrance If too deep, make bases out of mud, sticks or sod if too shallow, scoop out excavations for the sets. Have the jaws under about three inches of water. Eradicate, so far as possible, boot tracks and other signs of man. Dash water over every- thing with which the hands may have come in contact to destroy human odor After this, sprinkle bait on the log so it will not be washed away. The Stone Age is Gone NYONE WHO visited the State Fair this fall could get some ridea of the odd variety of wea- pons used in killing fur—bearing ani— mals in Michigan. The display which might remind one of the crude implements devised way back in the stone age when it was “everybody for himself” and so on. In the stone age, they say, animals wei‘e often killed just from habit or for the fun of it, without regard to the maintain- ing of as wild game supply for our children and for our great grandchildren. . chemicals . their dens, says the law. _ But the stone age is gone, the trapping sections, Where order is- spreading out their tentacles. The la‘w in Michigan forbids the use ’ of. spearflor instance. Along with‘ the stone age, the ter- ribleness‘ of modern warfare meth- ods are also ta'booed. Explosives and are declared unlawful when. used to molest dens of fur- bearers, You are no longer all-Owed to use smokers to drive animals from It is un— lawful to destroy the dens or homes of beaver, muskrat or skunk. It goes without say that one is not supposed to have in his possession a carcass or pelt of an animal killed inlaclosed season. But here is a regulation which many trappers probably do not know. .It is unlaw- ful to set a‘ trap within six feet of the home of a muskrat. Youare al- lowed, of course, to shoot-a beaver which is destroying your property. Skunks are not hard to trap and may be taken in almost any kind of a set Skunks prime first in fall and for this reason the beginner will find them pro- fitable to catCh. Skunks generally stay close together. Often as many as ten of twelve may be found in a single den The burrows are not hard to find and of— ten may be discovered under old houses,- near sheds, around straw piles, in weed patches. Good sets may be arranged in territory which the animals frequent, at the mouths of small dry culverts under roads. Goodwbait is a necessity to the skunk trapper. It will lure the fur bearers to sets long distances. , Traps may be placed near entrances of dens. No decoy is necessary. However, if- this method is employed, only one skunk can be expected from the hole during a night. For this reason. pen sets are generally preferred by the pelt hunters. Money from Bounties and Farming OW AND THEN a trapper may stumble into a streak of luck by getting a bounty. The state provides a bounty of $35 for a wolf, .and certain localities give a big ad- ditional‘bounty. Then by finding the den you More trappers take the muskrat than all the other fur bearers put together. The animal is widely distributed and seems able to adapt itself to encroaching. civilization where others have become almost extinct. skill is required to get the pelts. especiallyif the best torrent to look for signs—in 5111 flash places the rimskrat generally builds houses and where However, houses are some current, excaVates dens in banks. creeks: burrows in banks along lakes andpo rather than the rule and accounts for the belief that thorn are twod the? fur“ bearers. The Wait i‘m ‘sék'tu‘t‘ifiN 1. goo a 13 amp ow water teams. Milk In then 9s a comparatively swift es seen in rivers and This by thigwaymis the exception :_~ .. ».~- Sets for muskrat ought to be under water from ewe When this is done, the animals are taken by theiri ‘ than by the shorter and weaker front one: . :0: cfimgg-L?’ .00‘ No groan erent species of . g-vget an additionad bounty of $135 for Leach "Viol! bub find local beauties are sometimes 34 ”course. the“ far. in addition. , 91 trainees is too lucra- five, Just now to make bounties mean much in case of sev- eral of the rich. fur animals. But the beauties are“ interesting to know: coyote, same bounty as wolf; wild: cat or. lynx, $5; fox, 81; paid by the county and half refund— ed by the state. The laws of Michigan and many other states have recognized a very , important phase of the trapping bus- iness. or rather, the fur business. "Fox farms, deer farms, and many shapes and descriptions of fur farming are springing up in America, notably 'in Michigan“. The West and all the North of the State is known to have /here and there, the various sorts of fur farms. Species of fox, for ex- ample, which possess great fur value. are penned up often on, large tracts with the natural environment main— tained. There are risks in the bus- iness, to be sure, but sometimes one season has been. known to bring a. fortune to breeders of silver fox. for example. ‘ In order to raise fur-bearing ani- mals lawfully, a fur farmer is re- quired to pay an annual license fee of $5 to the state. Another require- mentis thatall live animals and skins of animals raised in capdtivity must be tagged. There is a fee of five cents for each of these tags. The purpose is said to be protection of animals raised in captivity. The business of fur farming is 111, creasing so rapidly that there must be many just entering the business Who will be benefitted by the follow- ing booklets furnished by Uhe govern- ment. By writing to the United State Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., yen can obtain free: Raising Belgian Hares and other? Rabbits. (Farm-ers’ Bulletin 496.) The Common Mole of Eastern United States. (Farmer’s Bulletin 583.) Econo’mic Value of North Am- erican Skunks. (Farmers’ 587. )' The Domesticated Silver Fox. (Farmers’ Bulletin 795.) Trap— pingi Moles and Utilizing Their Skin. (Farmers’ Bulletin 832.) The Musk- rat as a Fur Bearer. = (Farmers’ Bul— letin 869.) Fur, Farming as a Side Line. (Yearbook Separate 693.) An.- nual Report 'of the Governor of Al- aska on the Alaska Game Law, 1918. (Biological Survey Document 110.) Directory of Officials and Organiza- tions Concerned with the Protection of Birds and Game, 1919. ment Circular 63.) The following are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, gov- ernment printing ofiice, Washington. D. C.: Deer Farming in the United States. (Farmers ’ Bulletin 330.) Animals in the U. S. price 15 cents. Price 5 cents. The interesting subject of ‘fur farming, its laws and possibilities, will be left for later issues; But here let it be said that it can be just as much a regular business as any oth- er form of farming. In fact, fur farming is already ahighly develop- ed business. The writer is acquaint- ed with men with excellent business training who have gone into fur farming as one of the most practical of business ventures and they are succeeding.‘ In the limited space allotted here for the subject of laws on' trapping and fur farming, it' has been possi-- ble to furnish only the most limited survey. ested in any special part of the regu- lations regarding the subject is in- vited to write to Business Farmin, and ans'Wers will be obtained for al queries. Not only questions but also comments and stories about yang. trapping adventures are. sought he- » ' ~ class of the great interest' among many thousands of our readers 9M": ing the trapp’lt' new Infect ‘13. 15131.0: Bulletin ' (Depart—" But anyone who is inter—' the state weasel. I 'woodchuck,‘ howk or owl, 60 cents. .\ v _a T All the old ~ Trappers and Dealers Know / ~ Will Vreeland Harry Blake Will Vreefhnd was born in Rock- iwood, Mich. He has trapped and shot every fur animal in Michi- can and he knows the Trappers’ troubles. Harry Blake was born in Harrisonvllle, Ohio; and he, too. has been a Trapper. -Both~have bought furs in Mich- lgan—Vreeland for 30 years and Blake for 16 years and they have a host of friends among the Trarp- were and Dealers because of their square deal policy. & LAST YEAR & WE BOUGHT l . A / 5 $702,603.63 MICHIGAN’S BIGGEST FUR BUSINESS During the 1918-1919 season we bought raw furs for which we paid Trappers and Dealers a total of $702,- 603.63. That’s the biggest fur business in Michigan and, what’s most important to you, everybody that dealt with us was satisfied. We’ll make it our business to see that you are satisfied when you send your furs here this season. Trappers: Every fur you send us will be examined and priced by Will Vreeland or Harry Blake PER- SONALLY. You’ll get personal service just the same as if we could call on you. Dealers: Drop in to see us, if you’re near Detroit—we’d like to talk over ‘with you the prospects for this season’s business. If you can’t get in, write, and we’ll try to see you later in the year. If you haven’ t dealt with the Vreeland Fur Company before, ask someone who has. If others say they’ve had a square deal, you’ll get a square deal, too. Send your furs this year to RE LAND F UR COMPANY 41 JEFFERSON AVE, DETROIT MICH ..._._..- a- ..__..._ -.._..__. __.. g .- {v ._.Af.. _‘ s. fl--..-.-m_.~._. A). t -:.-:m:" 9:" . "has done for the dairy- . the association in the last ‘ now 65 per cent of the re— The following article is , successful efforts of {the milk... the vicinity of vancouver, 0., to séll‘ their milk direct to the consumer- It was written by Mr. can‘t issue of the Grain Growers’ Guide. -.-Editor. . 'N THE two and a half» years; that the Fraser Valley Milk Preducw ers’ Association has been at work ~ it is estimated that the association has saved its 1, 400 members just $1, 000, 000 which would otherwise have gone into the pock- ets of the middleman, or 11 ve been wasted by in- e. cient methods and oVerlapping distribution. A What this association man in the fertile bottom lands of the Fraser Val- ley, lying between Chili- wack and Vancouver. is one of the most striking examples of successful co-operation among farm- ers that can be found in Canada today. During the past summer. to the pro- ducers, the association has brought just 25 cents per pound butterfat more than they could have got had the associ- ation not been in exist— ence. In 1918 more than 2.000.000 lbs. of butter fat were handled through the association, and this year’s total will be con— siderably larger. Wonderful Progress The progress made by 30 months is nothing short of wonderful. Dis- cussing the present status of this lusty young organ- ization, H. W. Vander- hoof, a member of the ex- ecutive committee said: “Our association at the present time controls the local manufacture of but- ter and cheese practical— ly entirely, while we have tail milk business of Vancouver,in our hands. We have displaced the capital of the middleman with our own capital, and we are able to give to the consuming public of Van- couver their milk at a price which is considerably less than any other coast city. Not only that, we have progressed in a sane way. Our d‘is- tributing plant in Vancouver is be- ing remodeled, and in a short time it will have sufficient capacity to handle practically the whole of the retail business in the city. In the first few months’ operations in Van— couver, we have. besides writing off a considerable amount for deprecia- tion, been able to make a substantial profit which will go towards retiring the investment. And as time goes on ' we will be able to further narrow the margin between the price paid to . the producer and the price paid by the consumer. That has been our goal from the start and still is. So far as the middlemen still in busi— ness are concerned it is just a ques- tion as to how long they will be able to stand the margin being con— stantly reduced. “Of course our association has had to face a good deal of misrepresen- tatiOn at the hands of our enemies and some of this misrepresentation was believed by the public. How— ever, the public had t0‘be educated just in the same way that our own “producers had to be educated at the start. In the way our association'is handling the product,- we are able to ,. ' divart any surplus over night into a ,‘aew market, thus eliminating waste [and maintaining the price to the pro- ducer. . Our milk, of course, has the ~"?1Qllowing'markets: whole milk. con- i doused milk, ice cream, butter and ' cheese. we are now the main fact- "is. a-ll the markets with the ex- H. Higginbotham of Vancouver and was published in a re.‘ near Vancouver. involve a very heavy investment cf “ capital and We have‘ beenab-l-e to get ,a. fairlycommensurate price from the ,condenSaries because we control the However. the price at the‘ supply." condensaries is not yet what it should be, mainly because Ontario is not or- ganized and Ontario, beingva large’ "producing province, and having sev— eral condensaries, really sets the price on condensed milk in Canada. The price that we are able to get from the condensaries at the coast fi . a D Mzchlgan DazfymenMay Learn a Lesson From Canadian Farmers Efforts to, Market Their Own Milk year to their own association, being " of Vancouver made a very m producers at Chiliwack away, in competition with those around Vancouver This- brought home to the producers near Vancouv- or very forcibly the fact that they could not expect to hold the high milk market for themselves unless they were willing to meet the com- petition of men who were'able to ship from a distance. Attempts to complete the organiza- Illustrnting Some of the Activities of the Fraser Valley:Dalrymen. l—Farm house of J. W.‘ Berry, President, Fraser Valley Milk Producers’ Association a Fraser Valley dairy farm 3—One of the large milk plants in Vancouver taken over by the company 4——W. Park: and 5—H. W. Vanderhoof two of the mainsprings of the association. 7—One of the 47 rigs used in delivering milk to consumers in Vancouver. is therefore based on the price of condensing milk in Ontario plus half the freight rate from Ontario to the Pacific. “In twelve months time we will probably be handling 90 per cent of the city milk distribution in Vancou- ver. By that time we hope to have a utility plant just outside the city where we can handle by-products, such as skim milk, to the best ad— vantage." Organization Was Not Easy This association grew out of a Milk and Cream Shippers’ Associa- tion, which was carrying on work along the same line as the U. F. A. Milk and Cream Committee is doing in Alberta at the present time. The agitation for improved conditions among the dairymen supplying the Vancouver market began to take def- tion were not very successful, and after a short time the promoters de- cided that the majority of producers were not quite ready for such an or- ganization. It was necessary to “let the shoe pinch” a little more, before the farmers were ready to organize. In 1916 a second attempt was made to get the organization on its feet, and this time [with not much better success than the first time. Finally, in the spring of 19171. a third at- tempt was made and this time the conditions were ripe for success. Owing to the war conditions, costs of milk production had been steadily increasing and with the return of spring, the milk companies were pre- paring to lower prices to the produc- ers. Notices had been sent out that the price of milk would be 55 cents per lb. butter fat, commencing with the world over. I‘LK PRODUCERS’ marketing problems are about the same Various solutiOns have been tried but the only one that stands the test of timé and approved business ethics is the plan here discussed. Milk associations may cut and try and com- promise, but we predict that their experience will eventually lead them to the "direct-from-producer-to-consumer" system Which has , been tried with much success by our Canadian brothers. inite shape in 1912. and in 1913 a charter was secured from the pro- vincial government to incorporate the Fraser Valley Milk Producezsi Association. At that time Vancouv- er was not going very far afield for milk, and ChiHWack Was not supply- in; any. milk term?! on m amused into action. th June 1. the season of flush produc- tion. had not been remunerative, and the - producers Who had been slew to turn as the' proverbial worm, were at last ,ference‘ and immediately placed Fillet. 75 miles .4 2—Buildings on 6—Collecting milk The ’winter and spring prices . given‘ the asSurance that they would :not be held to their contracts unless 75 per cent of the milk produced in the Fraser Valley was contracted to the association. The campaign was successful, and the required amount of‘milk was signed up, although it afterwards turned out that there was more milk in the Valley than had been estimated ' Armed with these contracts, ‘the five provisional directors of the as sociation interviewed the milk companies” and in- stead of 55 cents they se— cured 65 cents per lb. but- ter fat. This practical demonstration of what co— operation could accom- plish turned the scale, and farmers began to’ flock into the association unso~ licited. were asked to sign con- tracts for one year, and to take , stock on a can basis. Subsequently they were asked to sign three year contracts and were simply assessed on the amount of butter fat they had shipped during the year. On the amount of milk signed up at the start, the shares at $50 per can gave them a cap— ital of $140, 000. Today the capital is $3,50 000. The association has been very fortunate in having some able and far sighted leaders. Both the present premier of British Columbia, Hon. John Oliver, and the present minister of agriculture, Hon. J. D. Barrow, were on the first board of .di— rectors. both being farm— ers chiefly engaged in dairying. Mr. Oliver at East Delta and Mr. Bar‘- row at Chiliwack. The association’s early efforts at financing a large business did not meet with any better support from the banks than some other farmers’ companies have met. The first loans they secured at the bank were secured on the farm- ers’ notes, on which the banks would only loan 50 cents on the dollar. Later on they secured a credit at the bank of $10, 000. The associa- tion’ s business was growing very rap- idly and much larger credit soon be- came necessary. The officers of the association 'went to the bank and asked for $150,000. offering farmers’ notes as security. They were,met With a refusal. “You know the bank’s rules,” stated the manager, and he ofiered to loan up to 50 per cent of the value of the notes.- The officers of the association believed that they were entitled to the credit and they appealed to the higher of- ficials of the bank and found there a. business ‘man with some faith in farmers’ organizations, with the re- sult that the credit was forthcoming to the full extent of the notes. At the present time the organization has one- half million dollars invested. Ten per cent of the paid-up capital goes into what is called a redemption fund, out of which at any time any member who is going out of the dairy business may receive the full value for his shares Twhich he turns in to the association, plus six per cent interest on his money. This fund was started mainly for renters, of whom they are a fairly large number among the dairymen and who might at any time be obliged to sell out. It has been an important factor in getting the support of these men. . Up to the ' present time, however. there has been. -morethenenonghdomandfor ' At the start producers © By The American Agricultural Chemical Company A good start is half the battle, in growing corn. The corn at the left was grown on fertilizer applied as directed by our Agricultural Service Bureau, and yielded three times as much grain and nearly twice as much stover per acre as me strip of corn at the right, which for purposes of comparison, was not fertilized. No manure was used. Don’t Workfor Your F arm— Make Your Farm Work for You f Real mastery of the soil cuts out much of the labor and worry of _ farming. What would it be worth to you now—today, for example,——when - ' prices of farm products are at high level, to know just what course to follow /: with some unproductive meadow or field where all your efforts have failed .4 to bring the results desired. The proper selection and use of fertilizer are important; so is the sele'ction of seed, but the proper management of the soil is impertant aswell. l . _ ‘ ‘ ‘ [Why not find out just what to do? Why not consult our ‘ AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BUREAU I ' ‘i*’3*5‘#.e~: HIS \Bureau has carried .on field tests for many years “HOW to Make Money With Fertilizers” With many kinds of fertilizers and fertilizer materials, . is the title of a 56 page book (46 illustrations) containing lime and other soil amendments in many states on information every farmer needs in relation to the proper use different soils, -under difierent conditiOns of rainfall, climate, - of-fertilizers; it shows where profit is to be found, and how etc. It has demonstrated to many farmers the best fertilizers for their purpose and the best ways of using them as well as the best methods of managing the soil. Each farmer has his own soil problems. Perhaps -our Bureau may help you solve yours. It is under the personal charge of Dr. H. J. Wheeler, formerly Director of the . Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station. ' This service is free 'to you. ‘ to get it. It is different from other fertilizer books and is not a catalogue. Any one of our offices named below will send it to you free. Simply mention this paper and ask for the book. Do it now. Don’t work for your farm. Make your farm work for you. If we have no agent in your town, we want ‘, one. Write us for nearest agent’s name or ask ' for an agency yourself. { / Many, of ourbrands have been on the market for forty to sixty years. I THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY . ' _ ‘ ATLANTA ' ' CHARLESTON DETROIT NEW YORK BOSTON ~ . amalNNATI JACKSONVILLE ' PHILADELPHIA . ' BALTIMORE , CLEVELAND LOS ANGELES 3"" LOUIS = . '1 ‘ Please Address Office Nearest To You 5 1123518 . , .-. 'i slug #15:.“ ' mam-L Consolidated Feb. 1,1919}me The Gleaner SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1919 . 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OUR GUARANTEED ADVERTISERS We respectfully ask our readers to fav- or our advertisers when passible. Their catalogs and prices are cheerfully sent A free, and We guarantee you against loss providing you say when writing or order- ing from them, “I saw your ad. in my Michigan Business Farming." Entered as second-class matter, at Mt. Clemens, Mich. Profiteering HIS IS one of our new words. It became very popular during the war and still has its 11scs.Thc only people in the good old l' S. A. who we not profiteering are I and then and even thou wouldst profiteer if thou hadst the chance. learn that labor, faimer, manufacturer, store keeper, and landlord are all profiteering. If that’ s the case, why grumble? / We go to labor and say: “You are accused of profiteering? What have you to say for yourself?” Labor replies: “True, wages have gone up but no higher than the cost of living. Some 1n our ranks are making big mon- ey but the most of us are barely making a de- cent living.” We go to the farmer and say, “The consum- er says you are a profiteer. Can you afiord to cut down your prices?” The farmer answers: “No. Higher prices for my products mean nothing to me if the cost of producing them in— creases the same ratio. I still work early and late and have no more, if indeed as much, as I used to have when wheat was 80 cents and corn 60 cents a bushel.” To the manufacturer we say: “How is it that the prices of your commodities have ad- vanced one hundred per cent in the last three .3 cars? Surely you are profiteeringi’.’ But the manufacturer denies it. “Wages have increas— , ed; materials cost more;; production is less and the purchasing power of my profit dollars is only one-half what it usedrto be. In order to secure a fair return on my investment I have to charge double for my product,” he says. The store keeper also denies the charge that he is laying away big profits. “My overhead has increased enormously, but my number of customers is about the same. Competition is , so strong that I find it hard to increase my margin enough to pay the extra cost of doing business. Look up the number of failures in my line of business the last year or so and you Will not think that I am profiteering. ” These are all good arguments and for the most part they are borne out by the facts. Here and there is a laborer filling a very im- portant position requiring skill and experi- ence. He is earning $25 a day. In comparison with his fellow Workers he is profiteering. In . other words he is making more money than he requires to live comfortably and save a suf- ficienoy for old age; Here and there is a farm— t pugs him large pro- .. With his less for-~ ‘ 'rofites‘r. Yet it w production crop tha V‘good fortune or; ..... .. . . .Assistant Business Manager“ From different sources won for who by rare good luck- and exceptional fore-,7 - fannem “profit-1 the oil octopus, the steel trust, the coal combi-' nation, the packer__ ring, and that mysterious ,monster which has a finger in eyery pie that is cut and is known by the indefinite title 6! W511 Street. Cut the talons and clip the Wings of these and the cost of living Will come down with a thud. / Canadian Dairymen Take Lead VERY ONCE in a while we are painfully reminded that the farmers of Canada are about two jumps ahead of American far- mers and gaining every jump. We may as well look the truth in the face and acknowledge - that we are mere pikers 1n the co-operative and political game as compared with our Canadian cousins. , The biggest farmers" co-operative success in the western hemisphere is the United Grains Growers of western Canada. We -Wouldn’t dare to tell you the volume of business this as- sociation did last year. The figures would give you a head-ache. And tli'lit is only one of scores of big co-operative agricultural ventures across the border. We think of the ‘Non-Partisan League as a tremendous political power, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the united political power of the agricultural forces of the several Canadian provinces. In Canada the farmer is a force that is mightily respected and feared. In this issue we present the story of another example of Canadian agricultural progressive- ness. It is the story of how the dairymen of Vancouver, B. C., tackled a quarter of a mil— lion dollar milk business, busted the milk trust, tried the direct-from-producer-to—consumer system, and made it PAY,——b0th the farmer and the consumer. Like all other cities of siz- able proportions Vancouver bought its milk from twenty to thirty different distributors Who paid the farmers what they pleaséd. But after the farmers came to their senses and de- cided to conduct their own business, Vancouv- ‘- er has been buying most of its milk direct from the farmers’ organization, the consumer pay- ing less and the farmer receiving more. And so far as the farmer is concerned he is free at last from the dictation of the milk trust. - The plan adOpted by the Vancouver farmers would work admirably in many Michigan 10- calities. Properly organized and financed pro- ducers’ associations COuld very profitably market milk of their members in such citiesas Detroit, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Kal- ' amazoo, Saginaw, etc. All that is required is leadership, vision, backbone and capital The farmers have all these eSSentials to command. The opportunity is here. The iron is hot. Strike before it cools. Will It Stand the Test? HE AMERICAN Farm Bureau Federa- tion has arrived. Ithas been introduced to the world in sundry flowery speeches illume inated with flambouyant and extravagant su- . per‘latives. One enthusiastic admirer modest— ly proclaims that J‘it is the most promising child ever born of agriculture.” Another that “it marks firegresteet epoohfin the'h-istoly-of agriculture.” Whm the winds of. reason have dissipated the gas clouds and we are able to see this“child” in its naked imn'laturity, we shall find many interesting things about it. The first thing that will impress us is that its leaders represent the highest type of Amer- ican citizens. They are strong for American: ism. Amen for that! - They are well-educated, intelligent, successful. All are good qualifies- ti.ons ‘ Leok at their hands. " Some of them shoW callous'e’s ,——signs that they «11.11150 good" Trace the farm bureau back to its origin and we findthati-t didfnotspring from the farmers: It was an idea that came out of the . , , ‘ t‘u , , f , and squeezed competitmn to death. There is— ,is not impossible to oppose the Plumb Plan and ' ‘ our farm leaders and organizations. _ If they. . ffactory ‘solutlon they. should leav _ Department of. Agriculture. Men of géod mot- , 1W E ‘ ‘ Add it d1 sneer @111ny , the Federation 13th out under the handicap of debt, -——a debt, both of ' chef and money,—_-— (Wing to large corporate interests. Perhaps tile state farm bureaus‘ff‘ can pay their obligations of money and go on ' their way rejoicing, free and unencumbered. But we doubt it. The debt 'of honor still remains, and those Who hold that debt, will e <- aét their pound of flesh. In fact, some of the resolutions passed by the American Faun Bureau Federation would indicate that they , have already'exacted several pounds of flesh. If the American Farm Bureau Federation can become an independent agent, acting sole- ly and at all time in the interests of the farm- g , ers, we shall expect great things of it. But . it Will have to stand the test. If it wavers or - shrinks ffom its duty to the farmers; if it compromises where victory only is honorable and just; if it accepts orders from the same source it has accepted money,——-it will not,——- it cannot survive. 'It will pass aWay to” the bone-yard "Where rests the remains of many a farm organization, conceived from high ambi; tifms and ideals, but blasted sooner or later by corruption.’ ' . We are willing to make liberal concessions ' to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Mighty potentialities lie dormant in the infant prodigy. Let us hope that they may be developed properly that the child may grow in strength and power to become a stalwart and a never- faltering champion of the farm- ers’ rights. \ / \ ' :1. ~,, 1..-... ‘ ' Farm Organizations and the Railroads HILE western representatives to the 1" National Grange at Grand Rapids were submitting resolutions favoring government ownership and a continuation of federal con- trol for aothern two years, delegates to the convention of farm bureaus at Chicago passed ' strong resolutions against government owner- ship and demanded the early return of the. roads to the private Owners. The Grange is the oldest farmers’. organiza- tion in existence. It is also one of the most conservative. Ten years ago the Grange mem- nershipwvould have held up its hands in horror at the mere suggestion of government owner- ship. But the Grange tries to keep abreast of the times, and we” are not surprised to find a strong sentiment prevailing among the voting delegates favoring rigid go'vernment control of the transportation systems. . The resolution adopted by the farm bureau federation reads as 1l1ough it might have been . enned by a railroad corporation attorney. It is_.of the stereotyped form that has made its f ’ frequent appearance in various conventions and has been guided safely through resolutions committees and voting delegates under the special tutorship of corporation agents train- .. ed and paid for the job. A simple Way of getting rid . proposition is to “resol ." 7in it, but it' 5“ seems singularly inapp ‘ " ”" for an or- ‘ ganizstion that claims to represent the farmers who pay thefrelghtbmhways- to vote for a- return of the old policies and conditions of railway amputation. ' Dr. T. C. Atkeson, Washington representa-' tive of the National Grange, who is personally opposed to tMFlumb Plan, has said to us: “It or“... .. of annoying . .at the same time be in- !avor of government Ownership or control of the railroads.” » The transportation problem is werthy of the , best thought and the closestdmvestigation of "~;.‘ . fin" 1‘ .1. -‘-" Jud-55": "j"!-""-’-‘ .. who speak in public for the farmers are not prepared to masque the problem and new , a policy that will filter-d a pracfical and sat.’ s- .i ‘ mev- .. . .5.-. ' ...\ g. 5 p » when“ m have lust as real grievances as » , ' moment cognac .4 .. m to'hitchold Dobbin who has 51- ~ .. ways plowed his your at our readers will W with you. ' think the 1g“. mat-g" ‘ ions stood for it? Who» \ . most dependent ‘ ~ * soft coal mines? go . . eminent and the manuals 1.0 nrers, many of whom “You may be pleasedtolistamonu. crime against 113- i , __ , furrows long. ., ‘ #518111: and deep, with such a. crazy ’ and bulky animal as the so-called la- .bor beast seems to be. Or is it that the ~i.'ool drivers have got their lines crossed? Many a splendid outfit has -_ been put into the ditch because the .. driver got- his lines crossed. There are more tool drivers than balk? an- imals and that seems to he the case here. ' , For instance, when. the war start- ed the farmer was told to go ahead and plant corn. sow wheat, etc., and to hump himself generally. He knows his business and would have done it anyhow, and did do it, and only when the-great hooks are opened will it be known how” much suffering was averted, how many months were fed in a starving world. Did they deliv- er the goods? They certainly did. Now look at the other side, organ- ized labor. Did they call their men together and say. “now boys, we are in trouble up to our; knees head first and need your help. Thousands upon thousands of our sturdiest manhood have been called from the various in- dustries to rescue a bleeding world. Your .brothers’ lives and the life of . this nation depend to a large extent on the ships, the guns, the aeroplanes and the thousands of other things that you may produce and upon the speed with which you-deliver them. Come, get busy; put in two, three or four more hours per day, thereby do- your bit.” ' Did they do this? life! When they pulled the lines and clucked, it sounded like this, "Whoa, Emma. you are working too hard. You’ll get some guns and aero- planes and other things over there before the war is Over. Go slow. Now is your time to skin your Uncle 8am; go through his pockets; more money and less work. (Your uncle will have to stand for it.) Well, our boys and our allies ate American food, our boys used guns of British manufacture (from Ameri- can models) and used. French and English aeroplanes. f - " 'What, hitch agriculture with or- ganized labor and let President Gom— pers drive? tors Uncle Sam, not Sam Gompere. Kickhim in the bread basket Dob- bin. if he touches the lines. Politi- cians are falling on over themselves Not on your ‘ to pass ls‘wscgsi-nst chlld‘ labor for fearof competition in the labor ranks (and at the some time putting up post- ' credit-sing boy's to join the farmers’ working reserve and save the world from starving. Surely they have got their lines crossed—H: L. 3.; Union- ville, Mich. w While it is undeniably true that many ‘ labor lenders and,ma “patriotic work- men took advantage 0 they": to force higher wages. do u think that it is fair to hold all labor 0 account on charge? 15 it not possible flint mg manufacturers) and Isle , may hm . eemas'much'to me: for rl .production. as manned workmen? e ‘think. the. rank and. file of labor showed itself patriotic in: in win the‘war. True. 'w es were Evoluntarily increased; all with the exception of a handful otmnufac- tux-era. no chatof peo ‘ more from them than 6 r. If we. wens dealing today with the rank and ,file " teer- ‘ poli- , or labor our industrial mumwmld. b .. » a. v ' lrnple. but‘j‘slnce We are chutedto: gov the-same radical lobar leaders at!!! bushy engaged in the same pursuit. the problem is very GOmplcx. [admire ‘ argument and am sure the majority y only caution is thatwe do not , rmit the unauthorized and extreme act or «leaders turnpns . large-age a body and wise us to forget!” -it‘may the farm- er.-—-Ed1tor. . a, -. - on commits ‘~ I think not. Dobbin pfe- : same‘ and win- ‘ s , raised hell during the war and are ‘ "91 Mb' Jan accomplish more with animals by deed ~ trying ' “Md... 1 less bureaus, committees, yea investi- gations, and more individual cour— age of convictions and real backbone. Where is the much "new power 0! “get together" when the test comes, that is while store prices are simply soaring and farm produce going? .'.Maybe you are not enjoying this, but neither do some of us. The contin- ual harping on organization when we know that Big Business has every- thing in its keeping and that to or- ganize will really work more hard- ships upcn children, widows and the ‘poor and defenseless. Awake, ye sleepy editors, the rocks upon which ,_ Rome foundered are near in the channel. A full stomach, it {at bank - account and smart city clothes will not quiet the farmers’ conscience or kill his sense of fair play to all: The time is doubtless coming soon when farmers will have to take over active management of affairs in general, only let that come before others have ruined everything—R. L. Lamm, Litchfield. Your rebuke stings as you intended it should. Here's the other cheek. Smite it as hard as you please. It cannot hurt any worse than the first blow. To a pub- lication that has lost thousands of dol- lars worth of business because of its un— yielding defense of the farmers' rights, there is a grist of irony in your remarks. It is easy to criticise, brother Lamm. You‘d do better service to M. B. F. and the farmers’ cause ifvyou would sit down tonight and tell us exactly what YOU would have done to what you call the “Hog Trust." and how you would pro- ceed to release the world from the clutch of “Big Business.”——Edltor. IS FARMER CAPITAL’S MONKEY? Your very able articles against af— filiating with organized labor calls for a word of caution. “Once upon a time a fox had some chestnuts which he wished to have roasted be- fore he ate them. There was a nice fire to roast them in but no way to get them out of the fire once they were roasted. without drawing them out with the fingers. This the fox disliked to do. So he called 3. mon- key andpshowed him the chestnuts roasting and told him that he could have half of them If he would pull them out Of the fire. The monkey promptly pulled the chesnuts out. of the fire‘but burned his fingers so bad- ly in doing it that the fox had disap- peared with the chestnuts before the monkey could use his fingers.” So I am suggesting that “organized capi— tal may be the fox in the case, labor may be the chestnuts and we farmers may be the monkey. If we farmers were organized we could take sides ' either‘way that suited our interests and our ideals of the morals and patriotic motives involved. Until we- are organized it seems as though we are spending too much energy in wor- rying about the closed shop, labor's demands and the patriotism of strik- ers. It seems to me that we would better'spend all our energies in or- ganizing our organizations. It was'my privilege while attend-I ing the Farmers’ National Congress last week to spend two days travel- ing among the striking coal miners. I went there expecting to find than living in fine houses with Fords at least to travel in, but I found them living in shacks and the only vehicle they owned seemed to be a dilapidat- ed baby cab. I thought they were striking to work only 30 hours a. week but they were striking to get a chance to work that long and as much more as the operators (mine own- ers) would allow them to work. I found that the miners had been lied about in the world’s greatest newspa- pers and that the farmers had been lied to by the same papers. I came home with the firm conviction that the ”world's greatest newspapers” are the world’s greatest liars. That these newspapers are in the pay of profiteers who are robbing both ag- riculture and labor and that we farmers are being deceived by them. Let’s go a little easy in putting our foot on anybody’s neck but if we must put one foot on the neck of labor let us get the other firmly on the neck of the profiteers. The mine owners have been giving their men only enough work to keep them alive and by so doing have been able to keep the price of coal very high. This has caused “unrest” among the min— ers and unrest among the consumers and has given government owner— ship a black eye because people have believed the false claims of the mine owners that they could not get cars. Seldom before this has a group of rich profiteers been able to fool the public in three different directions at once to their own profit—John 0. Stafiord. Lawrence, Mich. ~ You ought to know, friend Stafford, that M. B. F. and the majority of Amer- ican citizens are heart and soul with lab- or in its constructive efforts to secure fair wages and working conditions. When has the purchaser of the products of labor shown so keen an interest and sympathy in the welfare of labor_ as to- day? We all want labor to receive the highest possible reward for its work. but so long as the public and the government are responsive to the needs of labor and willing to see that it gets a square deal, why encourageirresponsible labor lead- ers to get their clutches on industry and agriculture and wring from them the fruits of their own efforts? We are face to face with this fact: Organized labor. representing about one— flfteenth 0f the nation’s laboring men. we in the hands of leaders whose ideas and methods represent only a. small fraction of those for whom they essay to speak. These leaders, realizing that the general public will never stand for such unAmer- ican, cut—throat principles as the “clos- ed shop." "sabotage," etc., are ap- pealing to a special class, the farmer. whose ignorance of strikes, walk—outs. picketlng. etc, make him an easy prey to their wiles. The question is, “Shall the farmer take the bait that has been offered?" ‘We say, “God forbid." The coal strike could have been arbitrated. The government was willing; the operat- ors were willing; the public was willing and perhaps some day when we know the truth we will find that the majority of the coal miners were willing. But .a group of stubborn labor leaders was not will- ing. They wanted to show their power. They vould not arbitrate. Sense and Nonsense WE? METHOD One Moses Lee was up before the 33m .01! a charge of cruelty to an- ?illm'r- " , J” Deed I wasn’t abusin’ dat mule, laden.” the old man demurred. " “Did you not strike it was a club?" "Yes, ledge.” " " “And do you not know that you speaking kindly to them and coaxing them?!” ‘ , “Yeskjsdge; but dis animal am ant."fiegam so due! dot he can't heel! me when I speaks to him in the, one: way; so [has to communicate ease the! language" ' W ' momma shortly after a cyclone _ WWW mariners root at the , irom . slumber. , UNFAIR COMPETITION From a plot a couple of Irishmen were fishing one afternoon. McIn- tyre wagered McGuire the sum oi! five dollars that he would catch thesilrst ash; and the two continued earnest- ly to fish until late in the day. It was a warm afternoon, and Mc- Guire, overcome, by drowsiness, fell into the water, which accident arous— ed McIntyre, who had also been doz- ing. Whereupon he jumped to his feet and called down to McGuire?- "See here, Mike; if you're goln’. to dive either thin, the bet’s o! l” ‘ conclsmm- monmm . Shoeless. he climbed the stairs, . opened the door of the room, entered, and' closed a after him without so; ' lug detected. Just as he was abeuif“ to get into bedjhls “twink-aroused; ”35“ f. 3'7], ' . "In that “were; m ”can _ oupu o amines. ‘ ' think that any other employer of cap’i’tal .» aside from the mine operators themselves {gene in empathy with these methods of e operators? Would it not be to their selfish interests to have the grievances of the miners adjusted to the satisfaction of the miners rather than risk a long strike. There was every reason in the world to believe that the coal miners could have practically dictated their owu terms at a. conference table, but the lab- ~ or leaders rejected the idea. It was ' ’ power they were after. ‘ 4 Take the steel strike. Have *We a acre. of evidence to show that the steel wor etc were mistreated or underpaid! ‘ A little group of men decided that their gower would be enhanced if they forest! 3 ‘- e steel manufacturers to “recognise." ; their union. One of these men we!” named Foster, formerly secrete of the Syndicalist League of America. which capacity he preached such doctrines as these, ‘The syndicallst proposes to bring, about a revolution by a general strike, “The syndicallst goes on strike to tie up industry. If his striking fails to do this. ‘ ‘ l. ‘ ‘ he accomplishes his purpose 1) , “putting the machinery on strike” tlu'u . temporarily disabling it. ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ .HI‘ cuts wires, puts cement in switches. 8 ‘J nals, runs locomotives into tumtfibo pits. '* " " ‘ ‘ [the lee machinists)!- factory worker, and hasn’t ready access to the machineg he will hire out as 3 ‘ scab and surre ltiously put emery dust in the bearings of the machinery or'othz- ~ erwise disable it. ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ b . ' stealing, or destroying some small lndla- pensable machine part which is difficult to replace.” etc, etc. And the scamp who wrote this is co- cupying a high position in a treat 18.er union with which farmers are asked to affiliate. But the farmers who fall for it should remember that “chickens come . . home to roost" and that the time may ‘i come when they will have to protect their own machinery from the destroy- ing hand of the rural syndicalist. Let the farmer "organize his organ- zations” as you suggest and he wi 31: not need to seek the protection of any 'i- other organized class—Editor. “5 THEWORD The one harsh word we hear so :7» often these days of chaos is Bolshe- vism. and the definition I am told “is to destroy,”——and in most cases the word is used in connection with property. But to my mind there is a more cruel bo‘lshearism than the destruction of money values—the system that by oppression crushes the ‘3 joy and happiness out of life. ' Any business or system that by its nature destroys men’s minds and sou-1s, the customs that rob one of their just share in the things God 73 meant for his entire human family. The scathing rebuke; the scorching scandal; the cold hearted contact ‘3 with hardened souls. the greed of , gain which stops at nothing, the desire for force and power over oth‘ era. The stem which does not ap- ply the gol on rule and which we see have such undisputed sway on all sides, which reaches from the places in our land on down the line to the very humblest door, the system so dwarfing in its working that would make the poor man a slave in every sense of the word. Modern business methods are pro- ductlve of bolshevism, for it is im- ‘ 3‘." possible to keep pressing down on ' any part of humanity and still ex- .29; pect that humans will never reach t the limit of endurance. _ We all know for every street there is a cause, and it does not require a - ‘9 scholar to see the cause of bolshe- vim. Each of us should do our share to help remedy this conditibn. and then when right does triumph as it surely must, the 'tis slowtearth will be what it was first intended to . be.Y9TngOd- ’ - r-‘V It the luxury living part of human— ' ity will but see, and that soon, and be brothers and come across with a“ smile and play the game of‘lite fair,- it will be far better than to..wait and .. be compelled to come across, for,” then they would not feel like smiling. I Let us each see our duty and do lt.—E. G. 13., Bear Lake. - Bolshevis’m- does not w! e that we not ‘ 11883. . THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION _. President Wilsonhas ,set aside Thursday, November, 27th .as Thanksgiving Day. He has as ed. only gather to gve thanks but that we conseor'ate our-, selves anew to the ideals which make for a true and lasting Democracy. The proclamation follows: “By the President of the United , States of Amercia. “A proclamation: “The season of the year has again arrived when the people of the United States are accustomed to unite in giving thanks to Almighty God for the blessings which He 3 has conferred upon our country during the 12 months that have pass- ed. A year ago our people poured . out their hearts in praise and thanks- -'giving that through Divine aid the right was victorious and peace had come to the nations which had so courageously struggled in defense of human liberty and justice. Now that the. stern task is ended and the fruits .of achievement are ours, we look for- ward with confidence to the dawn of an era where the sacrifices of the na- tions will find recompense in a world at peace. “But to attain the consummation of the great work to which the Am- erican people devoted their manhood and the vast resources of their coun- try, they should, as they give thanks to God, reconsecrate themselves to those principles of right which tri- umphed through His merciful good- Our gratitude can find no more perfect expression than to bulwark ‘ with loyalty and patriotism those principles for which the free peoples 1 of the earth fought and died. “During the past year we have had much to make us grateful. In spite , of the confusion in our economic life . resulting from the war, we have pros- ; pered. Our harvests have been plen- l tiful. and of our abundance we have been able to render succor to less favored nations. Our democracyre- mains unshaken in a world torn with political and social unrest. Our tra- ditional ideals are still our guides in the path of progress and civiliza- tion. “The great blessings vouchsafed to us for which we devoutly give thanks, should arouse us to a fuller sense of our duty to ourselves and to mankind to see to it that nothing we may do shall mar the completeness of the victory which we helped to win. No selfish purpose animated ' us in becoming participants in the world war, and with a like spirit of unselfishness we should strive to aid by our example and by our co—opera- tion in realizing the enduring welfare of all peoples and in bringing into being a world ruled by friendship and good will. “Therefore. I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of America, hereby designate Thursday, the 27th day of November, for ob- servance as a day of thanksgiving and prayer by my fellow country— men, inviting them to cease on that day from their ordinary tasks and to unite in theirhomes and in their several places of worship in ascribing praise and thanksgiving to God the , author of all blessings and the mast- er of our destinies. ' “In witness Whereof. I have here— ._ unto set my hand and caused the seal , ' of the United States to be affixed. ’ “Done in the District of Columbia, this iflfth day of November, in the. . ar‘ of 0111‘ Lord, one‘t'housand ninef ‘ red and nineteen, and .of the, ‘oonnow WILSON ”'- the" estd‘bht" “ in} $933131 of ._ that isnft I'o.'_: :or 11111311111 1-"- Edited by MABEL CLARE LADD Home Cooking 'Depar'tm‘ent (Conducted by Miss Elizabeth Math- eson, of the Valley City Milling Co.) There" has been much cause for complaint through the country be- cause of sour bread, some’ housewives claiming that it was‘the flour. Miss Matheson wants you to test out your yeast, as she has found this to be the biggest source of trouble. . The question of providing good bread is one of vital importance to every good housewife. Most of us feel if we have good bread and but- There’s J hay—- why, the Khantsqininq By C. S. Dillenback. time of you? that makes me n feel so glad— i The crib is filled with ears of gold, the finest to be had, The apples and -the ‘taters' too are safely stowed away And the barn is Just a bulging out—with the bumper crop of But somehow those don’t count so much; I can’t just tell you As the feeling that creeps heart time draws nigh. yeast seems to have changed! The yeast will come up beautiful- 33.. A Department fer the Women J, pes for the best of home made yeast. ly. and the bread will appear as us-. _ ual until about the second kneading Many women have found they get the bread into the tins or eve‘ng'as far as 9 into the oven. when it refuses to rise and the result is a heavy, dark coarse ~ grained loaf. So far as taste goes, it is all right, but it certainly is a big disappointment to have such a result after all the hard work entailed. Now that trouble is more than likely- to be a- yeast trouble. ‘ Sometimes by in- creasing the quantity' of yeast .used one’s trouble is over, but' that is something that must be done cau- something ’bout . this as Thanksgiving _______/ ter we have the foundation for a good meal, and if necessary we can do without much else beside that. But bread-making. during the past few months has had problems of its own and many women, who have al- ways made most excellent breadpare at a loss to know the reason of their failure. It has been my experience that the reason does not lie primarily in the flour as many are inclined to think. I grant you that there is some poor flour upon the market—even some war flour has not yet been absorbed by the trade and due to the condi- tion of the western whea-t,‘some of the western millers are not making the same high grade flour they did before the war. - Millers, as well as housewives. are having their difficulties with flour this year.’ There seems to be an un- usual condition for'flour that tests out, perfectly chemically and looks . and feels all right,‘ DOES NOT bake out well. And thus far no one seems able to make any explanations re-_, garding the diflculty. _. But frequently the trouble does: not lie in the hour at all, but in thegb yeast; :Now. «1011’ t sayé f‘ye'u can tel! 3961! yeisst: When yoii see it. and know IDO tiously or the bread is Sour. think it necessary to use one and one— half cakes of yeast where we'former- 1y used one. Many 'women tell me they make a point of using two, but I would ad- vise a little experimenting before adopting that rule. It may be found advisable to shorten the process of bread making, omitting one knead- ing. Your bread will not be so fine- grained as formerly but it will be edible at any rate. We formerly lik- ed to give our bread an extra knead- ing to have an especially fine—grain- ed loaf, but often these days that process is fatal. The yeast seems to lose all its strength, or vitality, and the bread refuses to rise again. I wish I were able to give a posi- tive remedy to each of you, but con- ditions are so variable thatit “is impossible. So the best I can'do is to point out some of the causes But I am thoroughly convinced that the chief reason is due not" to“ the flour but to the variable quality of the yeast appearing upon the market Many have proved this to their ' did it? ' If you have h dimculty and ham , been-abie toi- so 9 the problem oth- ‘ 'erWise, ,won’t you tell us how you For many women need your help and what seems to you but a little suggestion may be justwhat another woman needs sadly. “Potato” Yeast ‘Soak four cakes of yeast for sev- - eral hours in one pint of luke warm water. to which has been added 1-3 cup of sugar. Boil about 2. medium sized pptatoes and mash thoroughly. Strain the softened yeast onto the po- tatoes and add enough freshly boil- ed water, which hasbeen cooled to luke-warm, tor make a quart. Add two level tablespoons full of salt and let stand. at least 24 hours before us- .ing. Keep in a fruit jar in a cool place. This yeast must be used at least twice a week to insure success n in ‘ _ in. baking. Hop Yeast Steep two rounded tablespoons full of compressed hops in a pint of wa- ter. Scald 3-4 cup of flour with this hot water. Boil six medium sized po- tatoes and ash thoroughly. Add to thescalded lour, and enough freshly boiled water to make ,one quart. When luke warm add two yeast cakes which have been thoroughly softened in a little luke warm water. Also add one 1- 3 cup salt. Let stand 24 hours before using. When fresh, a cup will be necessary for a baking of 5 or 6 loaves, but after standing a few days 1 2 cup is sufficient for that much bread. A stronger ferment» tion is secured by using three yeast cakes. I frequently use 4 these days. ELIZABETH MATHESON. Winter Styles W2596—Girls' Dress. Cut in 4 sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10 gem Size 6 requires 23-4 yards of'i3 - material. 2681. Girl's Dress. Cut in 4 sizes. 6, 8, 10 and 12 y Size 12 will require 33- 4 yards of inch material. Price 10} cents. « 2986—2865. A Pretty Gown. Blouse 2986 Cut in 6 Sizes: 34, 36, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. - 2865 Cut in 7 Sizes: 22. 2.4, 26, 28, 8 . 32 and 34 inches waist measure. A med ' um size requires 71- 2 yards of 44-111 material. The width of skirt at lower f ILouSE edge, wtth' plaits extended is. 2 3-3 M 2993. Ladies' goat . .. _ , Cut 51114.8 3613 feasible Siouy'picnfioout of _ .. (with n'o‘ise‘and fire - ‘e evening, but the holiday nearest I. ' '.fij_.rigli.t now, the one we celebrate flit week is "that of Thanksgiving, . "end it is a good thing for all‘ of us; , no matter how small, to ,realize what def} wonderful country we have and what our forefathers did for us when ’ they braved the perils of the sea and life in an unknown land, to come to . this country and begin life anew, f where they could worship as they _ thought right. They were grateful . tor the new found home, and so we 1 today should be grateful that we are ! lvileged to live in a country that is es and we should be doubly thank- ul this year that the war is over and 3 all our brothers are home again. To ' show that we are truly thankful, [means that we do something for someone less fortunate than ourselv- es. In all the pleasure of family gatherings with heaps’ of good things to eat. let us not forget those who ‘ haven’t so much, and share our good .‘ things and our blessings with them. 1 Such a lot of wonderful letters ' reached me during the past two i. weeks from children competing for the prizes for the best Thanksgiving stories. Some were very good in- deed but were so long that they would have taken all our space so we could not print them, one was written by three little girls, but as they didn’t sign their names, that one could not be counted, for of course prizesz couldn’t be awarded when we didn’t know the names. The two which were awarded the prize —.of a Christmas package of cards. la- bels, tags, etc., are those written by Elsie Burnett, of eford; and the pretty little fairy story of Thanks- giving by Florence Homes, of Ithaca. The first one is a story of the First Thanksgiving while the second is an original story. Both are printed be- low, and we li’ave asked the print- ers to crowd in just as many others as they have space for. I can’t close my letter this week without tblluing you that a whole lot f you people are busy earning the hristmas prizes and one of the most repular prizes has been the pencil axes, another of which I just ship- £1 out today to Philip Machek, of ringLake. Affectionaitely yours.— , DDIE. First Prize Dear Laddie:-—-I have never written to 11 before, so would like to see my let- r in print. I am 12 years old and in e 7th grade. My teacher is Mrs. arke. I have two brothers. I enjoy reading the Children’s Hour page. My father owns 120 acres of land. We have two horses and two colts, six cows and about 60 hens. For pets we have two cats and two dogs. I am writing a story about Thanksgiving. ."T-he First Than sgiving in America". In ‘1620 a hundred Pilgrims sailed for America. in the ship, Mayflower. It was e long, rough passage across the Atlan- ic. On November 11, 1620 they saw (1. They landed on the northern ex- tremity of Cape Cod bay. The Pilgrims 'set to work to build the log cabins for their little settlement and caled it Plymouth. During that winter half of the little band died of hunger and cold. ‘ Some of the Indians were very fr/iend- ly to the Pilgrims and taught them how to raise Indian corn; (they call it maize) and to fertilize their fields with fish. f A da was set to give thanks to God, , which snow called Thanksgiving Day. . The Pilgrims were to have a fine dinner. 4 me of the men went hunting. and rought home a fat deer and some tur- .l s. Th boys went fishing and caught ,great a ’undanoe of fish. When the , ,y came there was no good thing left m. The Pilgrims invited some friendly ians to ceme to the feast. They had es of banana foot races. The Indi- - could 'run very fast, butthey did not how to play ball very well. The In- , he seemed just as happy as the Pil- 3. They gave thanks to God that Hymn a. home of their own; ’ his was the first Thanksgizing in American—Elsie Burnett. \Defor , Mich. .'._..._— mg“... .- ‘ ~ Second Prize .. ' egg Daddies—I have never written to u; , thought I would write now. » I am f.~¥.6¥rfl.:1ml ."and a in the. 6thgrade. ; gishlh's. , ts, two bantam chickens. ' it'tle‘ calves and one little , -, vs ”Operas of land and nine ‘ ,6 I have three sisters and Well/I an writing a ‘e. Q h z .I can s, the Fourth ,. of , J lily rks in ’ Y-lived in a. land of libertygand that ,. When the Turkey’s on the ' Table When the leaves have turned and fallen, leaving branches black and bare, . When the signs of coming winter can be noticed everywhere, When the squirrels and the snow birds are a-Jumpin' in the trees, And your blood, ‘13 ill a-tinglln' in the frosty autumn breeze, Then I love to wake up early on e ' bright Thanksgivin' morn And to hear .the horses whinnyln' to get their food of corn; But what I like the best of all when that day comes aroun' *I.‘ the turkey on the table and the folks a-settln’ roun'. Oh! it’s Jolly fun when daddy takes his place up at the head. And he smiles around at Jimmy and at Susan and at Ned; Then he rubs his knife against the steel until it's like it’s ground Well, it kinder helps your appetite ——that old, familiar sound— There's a drumstick here for Jim. my and a piece of breast for‘ Jane, . And some dressing here for mama ——when you’ve finished come again. I tell you what, it’s hard to keep a fellow’s spirits down When the turkey’s on the table and the folks are settin’ roun’. for two with a lot of good things to eat. They ate until they could hold no more. Then they went into the parlor. There in the corner was a little Pathe machine and a lot of little records, and in another corner was a little piano and a piano bench. Then the two girls noticed that the room had electric lights and looking on the table they saw a small note which read, “For Rachel and Gladys Copperhead : look at the calendar and live up to the day. From your fairy god-mother." Rachel looked at the cal- endar and saw it was Thanksgiving Day. £3111 day the little girls were very thank- u . .. Good A“ “A Very Happy Thanksgiving” It was turning cold and leaves on the trees were falling fast. A young couple who had just got married before winter had made themselves a. home in the woods. Their house was made of huge logs\hewn at each end so as to fit snug- ly. At one end of this house was a. big fire-place. They had very little furni- ture. It consisted of a table, a bed, two chairs and a home-made cupboard. The man's name was John. and one morning he said to his wife named Mary, “Say, Mary, I a going to go hunting .. for some wild tur ey because tomorrow will be Thanksgiving.” “Ver well," said his wife, “since tomorrow wil be Thanks- giving Day I will do some extra baking." When night came John came home with two wild turkeys, a rabbit and a nice large box. They both went to bed happy as they thought of the feast they were going to have the following day. They were awakened early the next morning by a faint cry at the door. “What is that noise?” said Mary. "I don't know,” said John, “quite likely it’s a squirrel." Jqut then they heard the noise again. “John, go to the door and see what it is." John went and opening the door saw a small basket with something all rolled up in it. He brought it in the house. “Let me see what‘s in it," said Mary. She took the cloth off the top of the basket to find a little baby. “See this paper all folded up.” she said. She opened it and read as follows: ”Dear Mary and John:— “I shall not tell you who gave you this little one. But I s all give it to you as a Thanksgiving gi. .” It was a happy Thanksgiving for them, indeed—Clark Kerr, Sterling Mich. Dear Laddiet—This is the first time I have written to you and hope this let- ter will be in print. I live on an 100— acre farm. We have ten head of cattle. eight of horses, five head of sheep. 116 chickens and 144 geese. I have three pets, two cats and a dog. I live three and one-half miles northwest of Sterling. I attend High School at that place and am in the 10th grade, and am 14 years "then-aims” home and. farm \ V’ ’ém. name womb Kira s .gqvigp‘the‘-M.~A. C. at'Lansing for ; I sill-patch of. potatoes this sunshier 'j j vacant/"35: square feet and I}: bushelsw; “ell I must close as my ter is get‘t' g, long. My rather get M. B. 133;. 1 'Will write my Thanksg‘ story this 'week and send it in the of the week—Clark Kerr. r A Thanksgiving Story :7 . There is a day called Thanksgiving: 3 The Pilgrims had a thanksgiving feast in the" olden times and invited the Indians to. share it with them. That was the first. is the last Thursday in November. the day on which to give thanks. Thanksgiving Day. They had wild .tur- keyvand fish and pumpkin pie. hen the Pilgrims came over to our' , country there was snow on the, ground, , 1 They had to live in log houses, and when 'spring came many. of them had died. Some of the friendly Indians gave them corn to plant and told them how to plant it. Some ‘01" the Indians were not very , friendly so the Pilgrims had to carry, their guns to church when they went.— Mildred Schlemmer, Spencer, Mich. _, 4. ‘ Dear Laddiez—I am going to write-a. few lines and let you know I got the pretty gift you sent me and I thank you My little - for it. I think it is pretty. sister, Margaret and I are trying to get enough subscribers so we can era and I hope we succeed. am writ:- ing this letter in school. My teacherfis Miss Zlna Goodrich and I like her. This , , year I am in the 8th grade. There are 18 pupils in my room and four grades. the 6th, 8th. 9th and 10th. There are eight pupils in my grade. It is getting colder and it snowed yesterday here so the ground was white and looked prettv The other day I counted the weeks till Christmas and it was only seven so it will soon come and I will be glad. We are building a new house and expect to move in by the last of this week. We had a Ilallowe’cn program at the hall. I was in two songs. a drill and a play called “The Lost Dog," I must close my letter and hope to sce if in the M. B. F'.—D0ra Peterson, Bitcly, Mich. Dear Laddiet—I read the Children’s Hour and like it vory much. Wish some girl or boy would write to me and tell me how their school is coming on. Our teacher wishes us to and see What other schools are doing. I have three brothers and two sisters. I am 12 years old and in the 7th grade with my Sister who is ll. years; her name is Frances. I hope this will escape the wastenaper basket. If is getting long so I will say goodbye—Isabel Stevens, Kalamazoo. How to Make Pincers AVE the boys of today forgot- ten how to Whittle, or have they never learned? I often wonder about this fact, for the boy with the jack-knife does not seem to {lie so m ch in evidence as when I was 3. yo ngster. How I did prize my first knife! And I tried to have it always sharp, too. Many’ were the hours that I spent just whittling with a sharp knife on a piece of white pine. I did not always make some- thing, either, for there seemed a. deep interest in just making nice smooth surfaces on that piece of pine. The shop of an old shoemaker in our little town was a place of much interest to me. He was an expert in whittling, or perhaps in his case I should use the word CARVING, for he fashioned all kinds of animals from just a piece of wood by the aid of a knife. He really was an artist for his horses looked just exactly like real horses so far as their shape was concerned, I never could accomplish what he did, but I made chains and various other objects that were equal- ly interesting to me. o This article presents a problem that I have called a whittling exer- cise. Not only should you derive much pleasure in fashioning it, but it will serve a useful purpose when it is finished. I have called it a pair of wooden pincers or tongs. You will be able to think up uses for it, but I will suggest one for you. A great many boys are interested in photography and are able to do their own develop- ing and finishing. A small pair of tongs is a convenient tool to have for this work, but a metal pair is easily affected by the chemicals used. This 'is not true in the case of the wooden pair. ~ A piece of pine, straight grained, is the best material for this problem. Reduce it to the dimensions indicated on the drawing, after which carefully lay out the outline Of the object on the pine, using a sharp pointed lead pencil. The layout should be made on all four sides. The t0p and bottom will, therefore, have the same layout and the two sides will have the same. With a good sharp knife, one hav- ing a thin blade preferred, cut from A to B and from C to D, working very carefully and from opposite sides. Continue until the two cuts meet. Next, cut on [all lines corresponding to X-Y going only oneouarter of an inch deep and working from opposite sides. Allow clearance as shou\ and very carefully round all corners cor- 'responding to K. Next start cutting on lines I and J, working from oppo- . site sides and cutting clear through. My this time you will begin to see what the object of this cutting is and can proceed with a better understand ing. Continue the cutting until par‘ E is separated from part F, that is. so they will operate like a pair of tongs. Of course, there will be some trimming and smoothing to be done before the tongs will work properly and this will be evident to you as the work progresses. Round the upper parts of the handles to suit. If lonr- er handles are desired, the origin.", piece of stock should, of course, b- longer. To the average boy it probabl" would seem impossible to cut out a problem of this kind from a single piece of wood, but after following the drawing and directions carefully, you will be convinced that it can be don°. All it requires besides the material and tools is patience and careful work. WOODEN P/NCERS. / . 7;, CLEARANCE l vwv II 1 1.41 l,J "I rH—n'fi 6' T? Jig/é 'CLEARANC€ l A WH/TTL ”vs PRoeLA H. To Be MADE FRO/‘1 OMS P/ECE OF STOCK. {1;‘1 \9 l '5 2 - 597 / _. Inoll-rq I ”~qu I I " éee—Jélfi . \u . . 7- --‘-:- STRAIGHT ,Gnanveo sorr 91000, 'x {Jr-6." -' ’r Flagz,-LAY OUT CAREFULLY WITH“ 5HARP , ' . A“ [soup 5,055. 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FREE Write todeyfor illustrated free catalog E showing hundred reds of new Million Dollar = I ictures men rude School. in - B - 50! motion] trainin B” I I - = ' workingin AUTO “TRACTOR-AVIATION SWEWEYILDG. KANSAS “TV. HD- AGENTS WANTED ~ SW00 0 in: the holiday season is always the supply. There is always a tend- ency among iarmers to make their entire sales of poultry during the hol- idays which often over supplies the demand. While it is advisable to sell during the period from the week prior to Thanksgiving to New Years, still some discretion should be used . in not .glutting the market upon any holiday. Often the market is better follow- ing the holiday trade. Turkeys al- ways sell well at Thanksgiving but all shippers should make allowance . for present day delays in transports- tion and make their shipments of HE DEMAND tor poultry def-r large but not airways exceeding J / . . _ , i I! . . poultry intended for Thanhxivifi." for dressed poultry during the holi- day trade but great care should be taken in dressing so s to retain a neat and attractive appearance while displaying turkeys should always be dry picked and some dry pick chick- ens bring good results. If shipping poultry for holiday trade, the same should arrive a few days before the holidays. Much could be gained to shippers if they would closely study the mar- ket and be governed accordingly as to time of making shipment—Nathan F. Simpson. _ Dealers, manufacturers, and the government held 729,373,000 pounds of wool, grease equivalent, on Sep- tember 30, 1919, according to the Bun- eau of Markets, United States De- partment of Agriculture. This repre- sents holdings in excess of those re— ported in any quarterly period since the reports were first issued. Stocks on September 30 were 8 per cent greater than on June 30, 1919, and 60 per cent greater than stocks held on September 30, 1918. At the present rate of consumption the bureau “points out that the total stocks on September 30 are sufficient to last for more than a year. Because Of the great demand for fine wools the reports show a decrease in fine and 1-2 blood grease amounting to 9,- 000,000 pounds. Both manufacturers and dealers hold more of all grades with the exception of fine wool. A decrease of 22,000,000 pounds or fine wool holdings compared to June 30 is shown for dealers' stocks, while man- . ufacturers’ holdings of this grade in- creased 5,000,000 pounds. Boston holds first place among the ' markets of the country with 156,000,- 000 pounds 0: all kinds and classes. Philadelphia ranks second, followed closely by Chicago. Manufacturers in Massachusetts held 91,000,000 pounds Rhode Island 33 .000 .;000 and Penn- sylvania, 29, 000, 000. The government wool auctions have been the center of attraction, although 1 there has been more or less business privately as well, chiefly for the half- blood and fine wools. Prices for the finer, grades are 20 to 25 per cent higher, while medium wools are gen- erally steady and the lower grades from good quarter bloods down are 15 to 20 per cent lower compared with June. The manufacturing situation is very strong and the tendency is for higher prices to be named on the fin- Annelitthntitein how LE RUBE SPINA SAYS I clun- A. AY FOLKS’ES! You notice you ain’t been hearin’ from me lately. Mebbe you hadn’t noticed it, but I ain’t been writin’ any way an' now I’m jest goin’ to tell you the hull durn reason an’ then, if you like this kind 0’ litit-ture mebbe I’ll write agin’wevery week mebbe. Well to begin. You see I’ve been workin' quite stiddy an’ been saveins a. little, as much as I could an’ was kinda. gittin’ along purty smoothike ’till these darn high prices hit us— all of us I guess—«an' I could see ev- ery thing slippin’; takein more to keep» me livin’ than I could earn, so I made up my .mind I'd kinda quit strugglin’, say goodbye an’ quietly shuffle off this mortal coil, as the poet said. Of course I wanted to do the thing up right; didn’t want to suf- . for much nor mar my features up with bullets nor puff 'em up with piz- en. I wanted to keep my attractive . looks even if i couldn't see ’91:) my- selI—so to speak. After considerin’ several things I finally decided on my course. I went to one of the restaurants here more they don’t, serve mar on the U. S. Issues Report of ‘A. Boone, Blanchard Mich” 886. 42. Gilt. J' A any) am. ’ nymmmmm amid , ‘ Record Wool Stocks ished product. , ' Boston quotations m: Michigan and New York fleeces: Fine unwash- ed, 04 to 65¢; detains, unwashed, 80 to 83¢; half-blood, unwashed, 78 to 80c; %-blood, unwashed, 66 to 670. Many Attend Clark’s Hog Sale Mr. William Clark’s sale of Regis- tered Big Type Poland China Hogs held Nov. 11 at his farm at Eaton Rapids, was quite well attended. as the weather and roads were good and a great many breeders and farmers took advantage (if the same and came from all directions. His offering was in splendid shape and was well worth the while of any breeder to attend. The bidding was rather spasmodic at times and at others rather slow. and while some animals sold well, most of them did not bring what they Were worth. One Ilttel by Orange Des Moines and Lady Price sold well, No. 39 topping the sale, bringing $257. 50 going to A. D. Gregory of Innis. Be- low are all selling over 850. Several animals were of late Iarrow and did not sell as high. ' Ben: (IE-sell: Farm. Hudson, Mic. Adrien, Mich, Falkin, Manchester, Mich. 8109. 43. Gilt. J. Severance. Mason. Mich" 58. 44>. Gilt. Sal Mnrkle ,- Eaton Rapids. Mich” 369. 45. Gilt. Cliffordy Pence, Belleview Mich. 55. 48 Gilt. F J. Severance, Mason Mich” 897. 00. 49. Gilt. Sal Msrkley. Eaton Rapids, $61. 50. Gilt. Vern Swan, Eaton Rapids,$ $71 51.Gilt.Joseph Witt, Jamar. Mich. 855. 52. Gilt. W. J. iisxelshew, Augusta, Mich. $77 53. Howard Riley, Charlotte, Mich, 3611.0 ets at $8. 98 an’ war tax if any, think- in’ that would give me time to make other arrangements 311’ then I pur ceeded to make afcfiesaid other ar- rangements. First, I hired three or four not overly perticu'lar tellers to act as mourners; give ’em checks due after their work Wes done, arranged with a preacher who had lost his" job ’cause he kissed ’nother feller‘s wife, an’ made a few other arrangements an’ then I went to the undertaker’s an’ there’s wha'e the hull durn business busted—that’s why I’m still in this land of tears an’ high prices, this world of sorrow an’ hot dogs; that’s willy I’m writin’ agin an’ workin’ an’ everything. Why, do you know you can’t take a darned thing with you when you leave this world? You got to leaVe everything behind for your relations to fight over ’cause they ain’t no pockets in a shroud. I looked ’em all over carefully, from top to bottom an' nary a. pocket couid I find, not in the new and .up- -to-date ones, nor in the secondhand ones either; no place to lug anything away in an’ so I see, I‘ll jeststick stick, right here an’ sit the benefit of than?" got myself; ' I've got them meal tickets u’ I’ll sell ’01:: cheap. $1250 or war tax (it An"n«,mmrmm h’fikmfim: Inc-o ugh There is always a good demand t '1' FE, . "x hoiomoms Direct in Sou _‘ I‘L'd-\ x...“ I Ward Work-a-Ford .Csn huwfihmmw lee‘ Fordson'i‘rm ornate nebilehesm twflleetlestdle. watches-emu sedueeitb desires: , nemuentmertreee- Ills-leis lleols in. studs-mum. Horseman“.- mfg: organ Pullman undo! unit. was“ Meet bested. Dene,“ "not sued. Asktssekeulnnnds’eeislm mill-1.90.. “la.“ let ‘ Mine Syrup Makers The experience of thousands proves em" Champion ’ THE BEST for quality of - syrup, conven- 512% lanes and dur- many trsu ebihty’ . you tap Write for one!” and «1%.. Sugar Makers’ Supplies of all kinds. ORDER EARLY. CHAMPION, EVAPORATOR CO. Hudson, Ohio. t! ”SEND NO MONEY W i These Strong, ,1 1111: 1’ 111ml“? Durable- Cordu- ‘ 1.1::le '13? my Trousers ‘; HEAVY cases "2 m greatest velue our 07- '3, fared. That is why we are M! ii i l1” $4in * Elli: ' workmanship and fine tel-lei. Touch (but son.) stream (but not stiff.) roomy fol sen. Seams re- Inferred. If these are m as good as the Just pair you bought for $7 or $8, sho- $4.85 I) return than and your comes back to you , money On arrival. at. once. lave unmet! Send nomef.§ profits by dealing with us fix, KLUBOOK SMITH 00. Dept. E. Box 1889. Boston, Mass. Sendm my pair an approval. My money back Li! I sent it. I rhino Dom Home .r....................wm . A. v. .1 n-vou‘e A . . /’~ ~.--.. 2‘. l. n-_ 2 _/..~. ’32:” 1-... \ --—~\ . um £1: ‘ m 000 400 1 13?. 1*“ . . it: 1.50,. 1.8 _ , Beans. are holding to the advance ginade a fortnight ago. but that’s abant‘all that can be said of theme:- ket. One day the market is strong and bidding is active, but there :30 - 1 aIWays a few cars near at hand- to the gap! and the /market relapses again'into a stateof coma. The farm- -ers of Michigan, according‘to our crop reporters are watching and ' waitingrand itris well. Advices from New York state are to. the effect that the farmers there are not over.anx- , ious either to sell/1t present prices. .The California people'are also hold- ing off, and it begins to look as if . the slack would soon be taken .out of ‘ the market and a better demand and higher prices show— themselves; There is nothing to report at this time con- , coming the progress of thebean leg- islation at Washington. The new congress will convene in another two or three weeks and the chances are good that speciaftariff bills will be taken up shortly thereafter. provid- ing that congress does not begin work on/the general tariff bill. In the lat- ter event relief in the bean situation might be indefinitely delayed. We are keeping close track of the situation, however,.and will advise our readers of‘all developments. , Contributions to the “bean fund" have apparently ceased. The total will not exceed $175. The settle- ment 0f the expenses will be made by the first of December and a cOmplete accounting will be made of funds and expenses. POTATOES STEADILY ADVANCE PRICES PER ch.. "°V-,.1§:-._191_.9_ Sacked! s'uik Detroit 3.00 12.30 Chicago . .- .............. 2.85 l 2.75 Plttsburg . . .- . . .1 ........ 3.00 1 2.15 New York ............. 3.09 -l 2.76 PRwE§:9_Ii;E:£€§_R;AG9_m_. Detroit ............... 1.85 1 1.15 OhIcago ............... 1.10 l 1.65 Plttsburg .............. 1 2.20 l 2.00 flew .York ............. l 2.26 l 2.00 Ounpi'edictions of higher potato prices are coming true fast. The market has been on the steady climb upward for the better part of Novem- ber and the top has by no means been reached." Both farmers and traders are satisfied that the crop is not suf— t ‘fi‘d was .11 satin . , . . cos as a-cood many are laying in " their ' winter “supplies. The .car ‘- Buttons is still being felt in some 10- “. aunties thodgh it is not acute. . RTiialatelt government. report on pastes. shows that increased yields in certnin sections, ‘ notably Michigan, will offset the loss from rot in other states. That does not alter the fact. however, that the crop is way short of normal; - Farmers are showing re— markably good judgment in their marketing methods, and we are glad that those who have followed our ad- vice and harvested only a portion of their crop are to receive better prices for what remains in their hands. HAY FIRM AND STEADY ' ”lo. 1 Tlm.| Stan. Tlm.‘l No. 2 Tim. . .12850 @ 29121.60 @ 28l26.50 @ 21 Chicago , . . 129.00 @301 128.00 @ . 2 New York IM.00@361 131.00@3 sunburn . 12_s.eoi@723121.60 @ 72s12e.so_@21 I No. 1 l . No. l I No. 1 _ lnght Mix. {Clover Mini Clover Detroit . .126.§o a 271 |26.SO @ 27 chicago . .l28.00 (a: 29123.00 «2 21125.00 @ 29 New York 132.00 (a) 34129.00 @ 321 Plttebum 31.50 @.2s1ze.fioo @ 131.00 @ ~.-—. HinngssijLE‘af’soo " ' 170a. 1 11311.1 smo._1_'_1m.1uo. 2 Tim. oases. .' 23.50b'2512v1so @ 28126.50 @ 21 Chicago . 33.00 @ 35131.00 @ 32123.00 @ 30 New York' 33.00 a 35130.00 @ 33123.00 @ 33 Pittsbum . 3.2ng 331§L00 @ 32130.00 @ $717 1 ii.“ I No.1 1 No.1 1 Main MIX. lOIover MIL! Clover Benoit . . 21.50 @ 28128.50 @ 24 22.50 @ 23 Chicano . . 20.00 Q 80128.00 @ 80 20.00 @ 24 New Vet-k 28.00 Q 3312200 @ 27 25.00 Q 26 Flushing . 30.00 @ 31122.00 @ 27.25.00 @ 26 The hay markets in general have continued to show the same lifeless attitude which has prevailed for several weeks. The various cities send reports of steady and quiet to firm. 'Receipts in most markets are slight resulting in a steadying and bettering of price offerings. Detroit has been receiving fairly liberal sup— plies of timothy, and consumers have been able to take it all. therefore De- troit reports a steady market. In New York the hay is taken up just about as fast as unloaded from the incoming cars, but there is no snap to the demand and price conditions remain just about as usual. Pitts- burg receipts have improved some- what, but farmers are not selling freely and cars are scarce. DAIRY PRODUCTS FIRM Due to light supply the dairy mar— ket is firming up. There seems to be a universal shortage of fine, new laid eggs. New York is the chief market Hogs and Cattle Sell Higher in Chicago considerable gains of late, al- though the market this week opened 25 to 50 cents lower on some items. Hog receipts in Chicago in- creased considerably with the pick- ing up of prices, and the total esti- mated receipts for Chicago this week are 210.000. Although this is an improvement for the last few months it is still some 25,000 below the fig- ure of a year ago at this time. Last week hog prices were the highest they had been since the mid- dle of October, with a top near $17. Last year the top price was around $18 and two years ago it was $16.80 at this time. Although certain pa- pers point out that the farmers will probably be more or“ less satisfied with these figures, we are informed of farmers, who believe that present market prices do not pay for the pro— ductionncosts with a fair pront. With a general/113mg flood of prices of everything else, the price to the farmer needs to be higher. also. The advances of late in various LIVE STOCK has been showing V lines of live stock was due largely to a loosening up on the part ‘ of. the packers. who .had refrained from making considerable purchases in the past few months. Even yet the q 2 packers, are-buying some “3000- few- or has: sci ,wa‘ak than their certain», at this time-show.“ 1 " Cattle am is in close accord hogsitnation. A top of ‘ onus been reached the Thaahensnw . selling in Michigan for little' or noth- ing, makes it interesting to note that Chicago reports a good demand for heavy horses in the horse markets of that city. Light horses are of slow sale. Good mules have been selling readily, bringing $300 for the best. Drafters have been bringing $225 to $300. Farm chunks, $100 to $125. General purpose horses, $100 to $125. Contrasted with this is the report from our crop reporters to the effect that Michigan farm auction- éers put up good horses on which only $10 is bid without being raised. Detroit, Nov. 18.———Cattle: market steady, quality some better: best heavy steers. $12@ 13; best handy weight butcher steers, $9.7 5 @1075; mixed steers and heifers, $8.75 @ 9.25 handy light butchers, -$7.75@8.25; light butchers, $6@7; best cows. $7.75@8.25; butcher cows, $6.75@ 7.25; cutters, $‘6.75@6.26; canners, $6.25@5.50; best heavy bulls, $7@ 7.50: bologna bulls, $607; stock bulls, $5@5.50; feeders, $9@10; stockers, $768.50; milkers and epringers. ~$65@150. Veal calves; market steady to 31 higher; best $19®20; culls, $14@17t heavy. $6 69. Sheep and lambs; market is steady; best lambs. $14®1L25 ; fair lambs, $12.50@13.50; light to com- monslambs, ”@1050; fair to good sheepgfl; culls and common, $3© 4.50. Hogs; market «dull, Sullivan PkgyCo being the only buyers. They took about 1,500 at_$14.40-f-or mixed dell;- EEWMi-‘md: Standish & Co. .mflarw- Webb-success“ entire- ”: WEWMsndMIk’ at , the ‘" Wfom was for, lack s. , er grades. ‘ Express Point ‘. . . . M _ _ . . 7f ~11."Have'You¢Voied?, _ ' BALLOTS are comingin by the scandal. B. F.’s straw vote . ' .contestfor Governor. Eavej‘IOI‘il voted? If not please do so at once. No returns will be published for several weeks. Let’s have YOUR vote in the first oeunt. Place a Cross after the name, ‘ of your candidate, or if you prefer someone not mentioned write in the name on the dotted line. Then clip the coupon and mail it. to Editor Michigan Business Farming, Haunt Clemens. 1 ' Herbert F. Baker ‘L—J Horatio s. Earle "Cl John 0. Ketcham Milo D. Campbell 'D W. N. Ferris ..... Cl Nathan P. Hull MD ’ A. B. Cook ...... Fred Green ...... D Chase S. Osborn . .D Edwin Denby "'El aiox J. Groesbeck .1] Nathan F. Simpson 1:} Lurch D. Dickinson D Jas. Helms . . . . . . D Dudley E. Waters 'ir' 13.; 'oiihéu'd'ana' lo' 'n'oé 'iistoéi'ooo'vo'wéiié 1.11.}... """""" .“\' L. Whitney VVatkinz-D voicing this scarcity, and there was I an advance of 3 and 4 cents on high— In Chicago the demand for refrigerators picked up some— what, though not yet enough to de- plete the surplus stocks to any great extent. Detroit quotes fresh eggs at 63@67 cents per dozen. Butter is about as scarce in gen— eral as eggs at some points, although New York reports great surplus stocks due to the longshoremen’s strike. This butter has begun to be shipped overseas, however, now that the strike is over. The New York 64@68 cents. Detroit gives the figure at 64 cents for fresh creamery firsts; for fresh creamery in 1 lb. bricks, 62@66 cents per lb. CHICKENS IN DEMAND Anticipating the Thanksgiving rush, poultry prices edged up some— what. There is no special activity, however, excepting in the best grades, where the demand is excellent. Hens. on the other hand, are dull and low— er. Geese and ducks are reported as firm. Turkeys are not much in de- mand. as yet, as the public is holding 01$ for Thanksgiving. Detroit quotes: Live Poultry:_ Spring chickens, 26@280 for large and 24@250 for small; hens, 26@ 280; small hens, 220; roosters, 19@ 20c; geese, 26@27c; ducks, 30@320 turkeys. 35@360 per 1b. is EXPLAINS CAR SHORTAGE (Continued from page 6) “Your letter being general I can. of course, make only the general state- ment. the Michigan roads and ship— pers are and will continue to receive their fair share of cars. If you have any specific complaints where would seem some particular shipper is not receiving what he thinks is a proper allotment of cars, I will be glad to have such cases looked into specially. -—M. Kendall, Car Service Section." If any reader has personal knowl- edge of instances where shippers have not been allotted cars within a rea— sonable time after the order for them has been placed he will do M. B. 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Send us your order today and use the Toilet 10 days and if you do not find it everything we claim you may return the Toilet and we will return the It’s only a square deal as advertised by us. Coates Sanitary Mfg. Co., Box 65, Grand Rapids, Mich. Consider the follows: 1 Name cocoa-Aooeoco sweet IIIDDIIODOIIIIOOIIO This Order Blank for 'Mail Orders Only GOATES SANITARY MFG. 00., Lock Box ’65 ' Grand Rapids, Mich. Gentlemenz—Please find enclosed 8.. . . . ..... . ., for which ship as. ,. Coates Sanitary Chemical Toilet Complete with one half gallon Coates High Test Sanitary Sterilizer as advertised. . P. 0. Address CIOIIlCOIIIIOIIIe County eeeeeoo‘lotICOOlefiooneenoceo Name-supp... see... .3. F. D.. . .. Prof roux ‘- (Djioieveylo. EXTRA LARGE ~ as WISE—don‘t wait—bundle ' ' ”’ ' ‘ . Co.-—the old reliable house wing: mum” h". on W “d ffiiflhugm Bros. Fur of correct h h we deal every time. WE CHARGE N0 COMMISBI Wile-d TBA ,P 0528 we are paying if you ship your furl AT ONCE. oUse the sm‘srggmgg . MICHIGAN FURS Wsmwassnn. ,m—ra ising considerable fall' ’ finer: , m .06. plowing as the" soil fl rice-ends on! LARGE “Dill. MINK—DARK ORDINARY . . . . . - - - - - - mootouuo nwuenm 010.00 to 00.00 . , _ 14.0000 10.00 10.000. 0.00 0.00» 0o "00”.” ”00000 7- 5.75 00 11.75 0.0000 . HUSKRAT ........ “Soto $.55 0.4000 8.15 5.7500 I.“ 0.0000 1.75 0.0000 .15 sxufiK—eracx . . . . suon'r “.1913: if: unnsow ... . . . 1.0000 0.10 snoso 4.000.: 0.00 ‘0.7500 0.00 73500 7.00 0.5000 5.50 5.0560 1.00 7 to 5 75 .85 0.55 0.“ 00 .U . 5.5000 5.75 0.50 00 5.75 8.75 to 5.00 8.00 to ‘50 5.0000 I.” I.” to 1.75 1.75 to 1.05 1.15 to .20 _._________ WHITE wsasEL 3.25m 0.00 now 0.00 1.00m 1.00 .uto .05 .ooto .10 RAccOON bark or heavy 12.50“ 10.00 0.50» 0.00 1.04m 0.00 050 to 4.50 550 to 70 ORDINARY ..... loooto 050 0.00» 1.00 0.00m 000 4.75m 3.15 (now .50 RED FOX .......... . 30.0000 134.00 ”M00 ”.00 17.0000 15.00 11.0000 0.00 18.0000 .75 If you live in any other state, shipus your furs and we will pay youhighest market prices, POST OFFICE 5 . R-F-D i i.ET us TAN «voun HIDE. 1 Horse or Cow hide. Calf or other skins with hair or fur on. and make them into coats ( for men and women), robes, rugs or gloves when so ordered. Yeur lur needs will cost yen less than to buy them and be worth more. I Our lliuetreted oeuleg gives a. lot of .’ information. It tells how to take 03' i and oarefor hides: how and when we paints freight both ways; about our e dyeing preeeee on cow and horse hide. calf and other skins' about the fur goods and game trophies we sell, telx‘ildormy. :10. , on we ve recently t out an- : other we call eur fashion 553:: wholly devoted to fashion plates of muts, ' neckweu- and other line fur garments. with prices ; also iur gel-meme remed- ‘ eied and repaired. You can have either book by sending ' ' ‘ {gurfiorrect address naming which. or ‘ th ookséf you neelgr 11:? Address . The row en Fm- Com . l 571 Ly Ave" Rochester. bl. Y SEW BEANS WANTED If you expect to have any Soy Beans this year we shall be glad to have you submit samples with the I amount and variety. Ask for envelopes. »’ O. M. SCOTT & SONS CO. No. 2 Mam St. Marys'vlile, 0. P A POST CARD WILL f, BRING iT TO YOU. Lu: Book Help: You to trap and hunt with moreprofit. Showshow and where to trap and howtopu eslnnsto TRAPPERS” Thisietheyeertotrap. Wow " highestprl Eldemsflnsbenestly, W”: eeii free. a" checkup“!- lulu-“es at mggym’rloes. Lll00l.l HIE em 00.."340 5‘» "500“. IE], Minks, Coons and Muskrats our ‘ specialt . Gethigherprieesand quick- .‘ er ser ce .b shi ping your furs to the old reha is, t e house,that made , St. Joseph famous as a fur market. Send name for shipping tags and market letter. '. sngosrzrn mun & run COMPANY . 108Q . 2nd Street. St. Joseph. Mo. V \ - if 5 one; .2 (‘t‘ runs. There is no discount. QSINESSQZWAEISAEXQ 'GENTS A WORD PER ISSUE. To maintain this low rate, we are com elied to eliminate 52H bookkeeping. Therefore, our terms on classified 'advertising are cash I: full with order- Count as one word each .initial and each group of‘: figures, both in the body of the ad and in the address. The rate is 5 cents a word for each Issue, regardless of number of times ad will help us continue our low rggpb'y mustlnzeagh rus bylt'llllednesday of preceding week. You a ma ou rem ance exact! ri .— - igan Business Farming, Adv. Dep’t, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. y ghi. Address, Mich @LARMS 8. Lmosggj 210 A. 8 HORSES, 11 COWS AND 2 heifers, 4 yearlings, wagons, harness, grain drills, planters, complete machin- ery, tools, dairy utensils, winter hay. corn. oats, potatoes, etc, all included for only $6,000, part cash, a. real high-grade sacrifice; near RR town, by owner hav- ing lost his sight. Loam tillage high state cultivation for big crops, wire- fenced 50-cow pasture, much fruit, etc; 102—ft. stock barn, water house and barn, silo, granary, corn houses, etc. > See de- tails and picture splendid 11-room resi- dence page 30 Strout’s FallCatalog, 100 . ges Farm Bargains 23 states; copy ree. STROUT’S FARM ENCY, 814BE Ford Bldg. Detroit. MSCELLANEOUQ BARGAINS IN SILVERWA'RE. CROM- well pattern 1847 Rogers Bros. Tea.- spoons post paid at $2.32 per set of six. We do watch repairing. Clare Jewelry 00., Lock box 535, Clare, Mich. BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROM forestx All kinds. Delivered prices. Ad— dress "M. M.” care Michigan Business Farming, Mt. Clemens, Mich. WANTED—Small quantity of buck- wheat honey. Please state price. Ad- dress Box A, care Michigan Business Farming, Mt. Clemens, Mich. FOR SALE—121 ACRES N0. 1 LAND in bet of condition;; tile-drained, good buildings, silo, mostly woven-wire fences; three miles from Saginaw, onemalf mile of stone road; will include personal if "wanted—«Lawrence Hoffman, Saginaw. West Side, Mich, Rfd. No. 1. , FARMS FOR SALFPBIG LIST OF - (amps «for ‘sale by the ownersygiving his name, location of farm, description, ice .andpterms. ' Strictly mutual and com er-z' tive between the buyer and seller and "g1! cited for our members. CLEARING :s 0 SE ASS’N, Land Dept, Palmer and _ ward Ave. mnfi SALE—Anson. ‘hAWni jihad}: irarm 91-110 acres located in the rich ‘ * . .‘countyixof Livingston, on state re- , road»? miles from Howell.‘.one-.of eatest Holstein centers in the U. S. own soil, very productive, well good buildings, tile silo and milk- hlhé. awesome-magnum, 95.91% ‘ (as, steel; . RAILWAY‘ TRAFFIC INSPECTORS; Splendid pay and expenses; travel if de- sired; unlimited advancement. No age limit. Three months' home study. Situ- ation arranged. Prepare for permanent ' osition.“ Write for booklet C. M. 62. tandard ‘Business Training Institute, ’Bui’falo, N. Y. -A ' .SALESMEN WANTED—LUBRICAT- ing oil, grease, paint, specialties. For ~immediate or springdelivery. Whole or part time. Commission basis. Men with car or big. . RIVERSIDE BEFINING COMPANY. , Cleveland. Ohio. IXIE Poriable Brag Saw. finishinztziintfirasflma _ new no vibration; no war wasted. Runs itse leaving operator gee for ether-work. Saws 25 to 40 Cords a Day w and“? orgy 2 gallon: of fuel daily. " _, W..." ‘ “- 1'5.” 'It is muc "Farmers crew-eel 13 P ' " (lit-ions favorable. sown. owing to the unsettled foreign market controversy. Fresh 10: hard $12; stove wood, dry or green, 2.50 to $3.00 on the und' p0 corn. new, $2 per bushel, od, sz.és.— ., M., Durand, Mich. ‘ VAN BUREN—Jl‘he grape harvest is over and we are waiting for returns. The Armour Juice Co. and Welch Juice Co. have decided upon $80 per ton While J. Hungerford Smith has not yet reported their pooling price. Grapes proved a good crop and extra good qual- ty potatoes are not turning out very Well and not many were planted. The soil has beenflne for accomplishing fall work; not much building on accountof ,h h priced, labor and material. Auction sa es are plentiful.—-—V. G., —Mattawan. MANISTEE, (N. W.)———Farmers busy plowing, cutting and also hauling wood, husking corn and doing other jobs about the farm. Weather cold most of the time; .soil wet from frequent .rains; frosts and some snow. Farmers'are sell- ing rye, potatoes, some corn, and possi- bly a. few beans. Most apples sold. Far- *mers are selling or intending to do so with the exception of potatoes or corn. We have husked our fine seed corn; some grew in field and the shock on ac- count of frequent rains—H. A., Bear Lake, Mich. SAGINA.W. (S. E.)—A cold wave has hit us. It has frozen too hard to plow. There is a lot of corn out to husk yet. There is quite a lot of baled hay going to market lately. Beans are all thresh— ed but not many going to market 'at present prices. There are a good many auction sales this fall. Everything brings a. fair price except horses—G. L., St. Charles. - BARRY—The weather in this joint is rather cold and snow is covering the ground. The farmers are hauling in their com and clover. A few are still husking. The corn crop this year is very abundant, as are most other crops. The early sowed wheat is looking fine and none has been bothered by the fly. Apples and different fruits are rather scarce this season, but no one is discour- aged as we are all orderin trees to set out next spring. The fol owing prices were paid at Hastings recently—Wheat, No. 1 white, $2.05, No. red, $2.10; oats, 70c; rye, $1.20; wheat-oat, 20; otatoes,.$1.25: onions. $2' hens, 1 to 0; butter, 55; butter-fat, 6; eggs, 62; hogs, dressed, 13 to 16; beef steers. live weight, 7 to 10; veal calves, $8 to $18; apples, $2.50.—M. D., Hastings. BAY '(E.)—The principal work at , this time is'plowing as the’ Soil is in a. good condition. Not much time for husk- ing com. A few beets going in yet. Winter. wheat. looks good-at this time though the acreage is not-very large. The’ bean cropwgill average from 18 to 20 bushels per. acre and, the pick is not very heavy. ’Not much selling at pres- ent. Farmers are holding‘off. The fol- lowinggprices were paid at Bay City on Nov.‘ 17z—Wheat, $2.05; corn, $1.40 cats, 72; rye, $1.20; hay, $22; beans, $6.26; potatoes, $1.25; hens, 18; spring- ers,,_22; butter, 60; ,butterfat, 64; eggs, 53; sheep, 12; lambs, 17; hogs, light. 14, heavy, 11; beef steers, 10; beef cows, 9; veal calves, 19.—A. G., Linwood. MANISTEE, (N. W.)-—Things are at a standstill on account of weather con- ditions. It has rained most of the time for the last week. Friday it turned to snow but got too cold to snow much. The wind blew like- everything. The ground is frozen too hard to plow. Farmers are selling some potatoes but a, small per cent are’ moving yet. One of“ our oldest pioneers died a few days ago. Auction sales are still the go. They keep going one by one. Who-will buy 'what the last fellow has to sell? Milch cows are the only thing.bringing what they are worth. Farmers feel they don’t want to take any more chances on other things. The following prices at shipping points on Arcadia and Bear Lake roads and other roads northeast were paid Nov. liz—Wheat, $2; .corn, $1.20; cats, 90; rye. $1.15; hay, No. 1 timothy, 40, No. 1 light mixed, 35; beans, cwt., $5.65; po- tatoes, $1.10 bushel," hens, 16; springers, 18; ducks, 21 to 24; geese, 17 to 20: turkeys, 23; butter, 60; butterfat, 86; eggs, 54; hogs. 11 t0‘12; beef steers, 6; beef cows, 5.——C. H. 8., Bear Lake. MIDLAND‘—-The people in this vicin- ity are finishing their fall work. There are a lot of auction sales and every- thing is selling good, especially cattle. The weather is rather chilly. the last few days. A few of the farmers are selling their beans but the price is rather low just now. The ground is frozen so the farmers will hold up on their fall plow- ing. The following prices were paid at Midland Nov. lit—Wheat, spring, $2.30, fall, $2.05; shelled corn 66 lb., $1.40 bu.; cats, 70; rye. $1.20; ay, $18 to $20; rye, $6 to $8; beans, $6.25; potatoes, $1.; onions $1.50; hens, 17;. s ringers, 7' dairy butter, 60; butterfat, 9; eggspiio; beef cows, live, $12; veal calves. 20.— J. H M., Hemlock. * GENESEE—Farmers .are threshing beans, husking corn, plowing and et- ting ready for Winter. The weather as -’ been rain and cold the last few days. 'colder now and we are haw,- ing. some snow. The soil has been od condition and 'quite a bit of piow— , ng has been do e the lasgtawo week; ‘ .- tamed «end ammo prime condition ‘and weather oon‘r - W’heet, even the late has made a good growth—and is in fine condition to go into winter. Con- siderable corn remains to be husked yet. Beans are nearly all thrashed, but ,grow- ers are holding for a. chan e in prices cond tions of the cows are selling at auction sale from $100- to: $150 and‘some fancy stock at $180. Coal .time“, 160, good. Auctidn'seles are num- erous and prices are»,getting lower. The Nov. 17:—— eat, white, $2.11. red, $2.13 corn. $1.50; cats, 78' rye, $1.20; hay .. 1 timothy $21 to $2 ; No. 1 light ‘mlxed, :19 to s i;;; beans,’C H. P.- remiss, red iddne o 3? $9; potatoes, $1.50; onions, $4 5 bu. ;, cabbage, $2" bbl.; cucumbers. 2 u.; hens, 20; swingers, .20; gee e. 8 to 22; butter dairy, 60 to 65, cream- ery, 68; eggs, 5 to 46: sheep $710 _4 lambs, 10m 1; hogs, .50 to $15; of steers, $9 to $10; «beef cows. $6 tr 7' veal calves 15 to 18' apples, $2 to t2. 0; pears, 52,50 bu.—C. w. s, . on. » 3 GRAND TRAVERSE—Everything is done here in the way of harvesting crops except some corn which is to be husked. Almost all the hauling here is done by auto trucks this season. Bean threshers in the neighborhood last week, but beans are not turning out as good as last year. However the quality is fine. Peninsula Township Co-operative Asso- ciation coming along nicely. Farmers are saving considerable money 011 the] buying and through co—operation. We have now taken membersnip. wit the Potato Growers Exchange. The follow- ing prices were paid at Traverse City .Nov. 17—Wheat, No. 1, $2.10; corn, $1.5 cats, 75.; rye, $1.20; beans. $4 bu.; po- tatoes, $2.20 cwt.; hens, 16 to 18; but- terfat, 71; eggs, 55; veal calves, 18; ap- Eles, $1.50 to $3 bu.—A. C., Traverse ity. CHEBOYGAN, (SJ—Farmers nearly ready for winter after a very success- ful season. Hay, corn, potatoes and full grain good. Oats are very poor. Magi! new silos were built this fall and fill . Potatoes find a ready market at about $1 per bushel. Buyers are held up at present for want of cars, it being too cold to ship in common box cars. Quite a blizzard struck this place on the 13th bringing about two inches of snow. The thermometer went down to 20 degrees. Cheboygan would hold up both hands for H. F. Baker (our Herb) for goverrr or. Butter is selling at 65; butterfat, 58; eggs, 65; cats, $1; hay, $25 to $30; wood, $3 for 16 in.—W01verine. JACKSON( (S.)——-Weather cold and windy. Corn about all husked. Corn good quality this year. No apples in this section and many farmers are buying their winter's supply of potatoes, as po- tatoes did not turn out well on most of the farms. Shippers paid 14 cents for hogs this week, and some buyers are paying as high as 35 cents for turkeys. Chickens are 20 cents and eggs 70 cents Farmers .with a. good sup ly of dry wood on hand are considers fortunate as there is little or no hard coal. Hay is scarce, and rather than buy feed, fag ers are sendin their old horses to glue facto . orses are not in deman at present nd do not bring a. good price. Not as many farmers as usual feeding st‘eers for market.——G. S., Hanover. GRAND TRAVERSE, N. E.)—We are having cold, stormy weat‘ er at pro.- ent. Farmers are hauling in corn, ale: threshing and getting up wood. Lots 0 auction sales, therefore stock is low price.—- The following prices were pa. at Williamsburg Nov.14:——Corn. $1.7 bu.; cats, 85; rye, $1.20 bu.; potatoes $2 per 100»1bs.; onions, $3; butter, 55‘ butterfat, 71; eggs, 60.—C. L. B. CALHOUN, (N. W.)—Fa.rmers my: getting ready for winter, finishing the husking and drawing corn stalks. weather has been cold for a few days. Soil is in good shape and grain is look- ing flne. There have been some beans threshed. They are not a large or but of nice quality. There is no bull - ing in this neighborhood this fall.— following prices were pal at Creek Nov. cats, 75; rye. $1.25; hay, 28; potato $1.50; hens, 20; springers, 20; ducks, butter, 55; eggs, 70; lambs, 10 to 14: hogs, 12; beef steers, 8 to 10; beef cows." 5 V) 7; veal calves, 10 to 12.——C. E. B. MECOSTA. (NJ—«Farmers are busy husking corn and plowing. Plenty rain. The ground is very wet. Fe. grain is looking good. Some farmers are selling potatoes and beans. The follow» ing prices were paid at Hersey Nov. 17—4 Wheat, $2.05; corn, $1.20; cats, 64; $1.20; hay, No. 1 timotlfiy, 25, No. 1 lig mixed, 20: beans, C. . P. Pea, $5.7 red kidney, $7; potatoes, $2; hens. 12f butterfat, 64; eggs, 60; sheep. 3 to lambs, 8 to 11; hogs, 11.—L. M. OAKLAND, (N.)-—We have had fine weather for doing farm work; Husking corn is the main object now. We have , a. fine lot of corn. Potatoes are going to market by trucks. Very'few shipped on railroads. Some wheat going to market. Most of the apples gonexNot many farm buildings put up in this vicinity. Help very scarce. We cannot get much coal and it looks as if we will have to burn wood. The following prices Were paid at Clarkston Nov. 14 :—Wheat, $2 to $2 0 ; rye, $1.25 ; hay, 20 : potatoes, $1.25; hens, 25; springers. 20; turkeys, 35; butter, 60 to 70; lambs, 12; apples, $2.50.—-E. F. r MASON W.)—-Farmers are getting. things ships . pa, ‘for winter. The sud: den drop 111‘. temperature found many somewhat unprepared. j The. ground is slightly frozen. The cold- weather has, arrested the movement of potatoes 'to market. \The association was having hard- work to take care of the. farm pro-. duce, due partly to difiiculty’rin getting cars and partly to " the rapidity with " Which theymoved tommarketx .The fel- . low 1prices were paid at Scott ille on .Novmgl :e-Wheat. 2.08 to $2.1 ;.,ea.r‘ -' on: to ._,"$125‘-net._s,‘ :Eye. $1 ‘ "”uaiity u, 6:10:50; d very g and wheat that we, sowed on ,, following - rices were” ‘paid at Film on e:i—' Ba. e 14:——Wheat, $2. 3 to $2.1 ; . ‘ “system. . , 2-.» t «A. ,, distributing companies in give “in without a struggle. At one time they attempted to bring in milk from the United States in an effort to wreck the producers’ orga ization, but the producers at Bell ngham, Wash" are well organized themselves and, when the heads of the Fraser Valley organization explained the situation to them, the Vancouver dis- tributors found that there was ”noth- ing doing” in that quarter. Middleman declared that the farm- ers’ association was nothing more nor less than a combine to bleed the corn- sumer. They went to great lengths in their efforts to discredit the organ- ization. It issaid that when the pro- ducers- first began to place their own product on the streets ofIVancouver that bottles of their milk would be tampered with, worms and dirt be- ing put in and then complaints lodg- ed with the health authorities. Forceful advertising had much to do with bringing about a reaction in public opinion in favor of the pro- ducer. Best of all, however, was the report of a committee appointed (by the Vancouver city council to inves- tigate the price of milk. The verdict of this committee was that the farm- er would be justified in charging a higher price for his milk than he was getting at the time of the investiga— tion. In reply to advertisements which appeared from some of the privately owned dairies featuring their inde— pendence. the Fraser Valley associa- tion advertised as the only independ— ent dairy. Combatting attacks on the association for having eliminated some of the old dealers, the associ- ation’s advertisements put the facts plainly up to the consumer: “Is there any-logical reason,” asked the asso- ciation‘ of the consumer, “why the farmer should not sell his product direCt to you? Without the produc- er, how could the midleman exist?’ While thefarmer rises early and lae bore late, the middleman sleeps and takes life easy, but demands his ‘pound of flesh.’ \ “Why is the middleman necessary now the producer is organized to handle his own product? Owned by 1, 400 Fraser Valley dalrymen, the Fraser Valley Producers’ Association is a (re-operative organization. Thru its efforts the surplus milk supply of the flush season—the amount of milk necessary to..supply the winter demand—rhea been handled in con- densaries, cheese and ice cream fact- ories, or made into butter. whw the middleman was formerly unble to dispose of the summer milk sur- plus, resulting in loss to both con- sumer and producer. The association has notonly taken care of this sur- plus in an economical way, but by making more stable markets has en- com-aged production and thus low- and the cost of the milk during oth- er seasons.” The predominating position in the city milk distribution secured by the producers has brought about a Change of tactics on the part-10f those middlemen still in the field. Most of those are new obtaining all their milk from‘the association at whole- sale Prices. Some still have a few independent shippers who for 1 some reason or other have decided to re- 1 main outside the association. Some of these are too selfish to assist in the work of the association, but are willing to accept the benefits it brings, while a few others get sore and preferred tovform part of the five pageant of opposition. It has been Tvery mortifying for these men, in their determination to stay with the Incline independents, er another of the email dair- or are bought out by. the ‘mnocmoulya ”M80119 0 find that ; 93mins, W more of' . . main independent. nicked as to the satisfaction which ”the Fraser Valley Association was ' noble to give its members in the mat- 1‘ - waver. These distributors did 11015“? of “as" M’ vanderhoof said: ”What incentive would there be for an organization controlled by the producers to take from one producer and give to another?. give our members all that was com- ing to them in the matter of test it' would simply mean that the balance would be returned to the members at large in another form. ” The plant of the Standard Milk Company. Ltd., was acquired by"the Fraser Milk Producers' ’Association on May 1, 1919.“ This plant now handles about 6.000 gallons of milk per ,day for retail distribution in the city. The association hires auto ' trucks to collect milk from the farm- ers within a. distance of 30 miles of Vancouver. About 25 cents per can on the average is paid by the associ- ation for collection, the truck owners taking contracts for the work. Some of the larger trucks will carry 80 to 100 cans. Settlements with the producer are made by the association on the 12th and 27th of each month. On the 12th of the month, the producer is paid an initial paymenton the amount of milk or cream shipped during the previous two weeks and after the re- turns from the actual sale of the milk are totalled up he is paid whatever additional amount has been secured 11:1: am. carrying 1..." 11111" If we did not- Called Condensers Bluff There are two large condensed milk factories in the Fraser Valley, which form the next» best market for butter fat to the whole milk market. The condensing process Wastes none of the product as does butter and cheese-making, only 50 per cent of the water in‘ the milk is removed by evaporation and nothing is added. Were it not for the large amount of whole milk handled by these plants the returns received by dairy farm- ers of the Fraser Valley would be considerably less. The condensaries pay almost as well as the whole milk market and there has never been a time since the producers organized that the condensaries have not paid considerably more than the butter factories. The Borden Condensed Milk plant at Chiliwack handles from 2, 000, 000 to 2,500,000 lbs. of milk per month. The manager, Mr. Chevalley, al- though he put up a big fight against the producers’ associatiOn in behalf of his company in the early stages, admitted that personally he had no fault to find with the producers’ or- ganization. “It is the only way,” he said, “the farmers have got to or- ganize.” He admitted, too, that the regularity of supply for" which the association made itself responsible was a considerable factor in operat- ing a condensary, and that the or- on his next check. The association limits its own profits to 6 per cent. , s between the condenser" rmors’ organization Tho Borden plant fought the produc- ers for three months in their attempt , to prevent the producer setting the price on their own product. Twice the big milk company closed down their plant and for a time the stream ‘ran white with the skim milk which the small farmers creamery could not dispose. of. The company told the farmers on the second occasion. that they could not afford to pay any such prices as were asked and stay in business and would have to sell out. The association, however. slmp-x. ly wired'the company's head office for their price on the plant, stating: that they were prepared to pay spot cash. The plant was opened up again as fast as instructions from the head oflice could travel. The com- pany also tried offering higher prices than the association was paying. but they did not get a gallon of milk. A Prosperous Community . The association owns large cream- ery at Chiliwack. This was formerly : known as Edenbank Creamery and was owned by the farmers of Chili- wack district. It 'now handles fa. large amount of the milk produced from Chiliwack, making it into but- ter and cheese, when the condenser- ies cannot handle it. The plant man- ufactures 115 to 20 tons of cheese per day. I r r 00.9 t: More — Makes You More “How much jor mzik now?” HARLIE, aren’t you wasting money, always buying mixed feed?” asked Nels Pearson, who lives near Mchnry, 111., when he was in the field with Charlie ‘Page last September. known as the best dairyman around.) “I bought some last July, and it’s no good.” “Bet you didn’t buy Unicorn, ’ ’ - Unicorn isn’t money wasted—~it’s money-making. I’ve fed Uni- corn for five years and every year my cows are in better condition; they give more milk. Unicorn 1sn ’t a cheap feed; mere per ten, but costs less per pound of I know I’m ahead of the game by “Sure—«I knew it. milk. using Unicorn.” 'Pcarson believed Charlie Page and bought 6 bags of Unicorn. A week later he bought 2 tons more, and now uses it daily, with .his home-grown grains. “Costs more per, ton, but costs less per pound of 1111111. ” l -- r 7 cHAPIN a, _ co, .cnrcnoo lie Page’ 3 words: \ 1 (Charlie Page is said Page. it costs He repeats Char— . . ,,,,,, . , . .’ 1 .'.v....._.. -._....‘.._- . _ Ypsila‘ntian Press it . d? tiackson Citizen-Patriot . . . . . . p 'Manistee News-Advocate . . . arm sepia; Harald . .. mm»: 5 You Will Dance with joy when you get your returns for’furs shipped to the Abraham Fur 00.. the house that never disappoints .fur shippers. Our expert era in our 'Take-up" Departs ment have positive instructions to see that every shipper gets a liberal grade on every skin and are held accountable for all furs taken up by them. Our prices are the high- est ever known and now. more than ever. you need the services of an old established. reliable and experienced fur house. There are no fur houses in the world which have these qualifications to a greater extent than the Abraham Fur Co. Ship Every Pelt You Have—Now We urge you to send us your next shipment of furs and let us prove to you that our prices are the highest—our grading the most 'cor- rect and liberal and our returns most prompt. We have been in the fur business continuously for 48 years and we have ‘ :nade merceeétaunclé tnel‘ida alsd Igave a argerper a so regunro 3 porn than any other ur housein the U.S. hese facts justify our claims that Abraham , is America’s ing Fur-House. Other 1' ' , furhouses make these same claims,h_ut it is generally conceded by our competitors '22:” that the hardest fur-house to light Vast forbusinese is the Abraham Fur Co. by? Because 0 rreturns are always top of the markets an for house that wants to keep pace wit us will have to go some and be onithe job early and late. suppliEs Get one of Abrah am's wonderful Smoke Pumps - $2.00 stpaid, thh extra extension .10. A raham's Animal Baits and Trail at $1.00 Per bottle. 8 bottles for $2.60. _ . .' t barga u in Rain Coats 85.95. Get - .. gur ftl'ee boa}: “F}1{F:cts"3nd Trappers‘; ' u y og. 's ree- ro usacar - tocfapy. eelxly Reports—Tagspand other literature—also free. Get the whole business with one postal card—write today. Abraham Fur 313-215 North Main St. Dent. 550 Stlmuisll'svl‘ “Ship your fun to Abraham" is Your Farm for Sale? Write out a plain description and fig- ure 5c for each word, initial or group of figures. Send it in for one, two or three times. There’s no cheaper or better way of selling a farm in Michigan and you deal direct with the buyer. No agents or your farm, send in your ad today. Don't Farmer-Reader? , i'ley - At least youmay have, which ' neglected. Perhaps you have brother reader, under way. ' - low readers. wood and stream'are great. every farmer has had .. . ,- ‘ noticed possibilities“!!! the. rm- business - might be can-led oninlsyelsu'm‘1 community which are at prose" nt evi bait or know of extra useful trapping . simple your experience, so. long as you think Just send it along to us; ’ ‘ The best letters on trapping, written prizesyas we have already announced. win a prize ”stand a good chance of being purchased. It is urgent, how- ever, that this material be sent soon. Wme m weenmmmm arm: Hints on how to make money are The time for reaping - for a few months, but the chances of some" eipe‘rien‘ce.‘ a home-made trap or home-made supplies to buy. No matter how it might help some by our readers, are‘geiting Any good letters which do’not‘ now that the trapping season is especially helpful to y... fel- the harvest of the fields is gone reaping golden harvests from the (Continued from last week)- In 1059 two French traders and trappers, Groeilliers and Raddison, penetrated into the wilderness of the back a load of wonderful furs to Montreal. Later the French govern- ment gave some other traders the exclusive rights to carry on the fur trade in Canada. Groelliers hurried to France to protest, but getting little encourage- ment, he went to England and inter— ested Prince Rupert. which resulted in the establishment of the Hudson’s I Bay Company. In‘1783, Sir Alexander McKenzie founded the Northwest Company, and the bloody battles and lawless trick— ery of these and other rivals are a matter of history on which we will not dwell. It is the life of the hardy _ trapper that we are interested in now. now. , $200,000.00 In 18 Months The stories of the great wealth to be made in the fur business became common in France. How Groelliers and Raddison cleaned up $200,000 at the headwaters of Mississippi in 18 months was talked about in every well-to-do household in France, and it attracted many adventurous young fellows. It required little capital, other than great courage and the ability to “stand the gaff,” as modern slang expresses it. Even in those days when a beaver sold for $3.00 it was a common thing for a trapper to make $1,500 a year—providing he didn’t lose his life in the wilderness. Big risks, big profits was the rule, a canoe in the fall. push off down the Ottawa through the Soo to Lake Su- commissions. If you want. to sell or trade Just talk about it. Our Business Farming 1 Farmers' Exchange gets results. Address Michigan Business Farming, Adv. t. Clemens. Michigan Business Farming —and—— : Your Favorite Daily —at a—— . Greatly Reduced Price, (Good on R. F. D. Only) Name ‘of Newspaper Special Price Detroit Journal . . . ............ v. ., $4.50 Grand _Rapids Press . . . . . . . . . .1494; 4.60 ,--v » . 3.10- iietroit Free Press ‘. “4.80 ' . ' 3.50 (In county) . ,t .5.“ : . -‘ "4.59 ‘- 4.50. up . in 9!?“ \ ' .l'i‘a .‘ .‘ .fi'...‘ ' (”73 .‘K ' " 1’0. ,nuron Times-Hera . . . . . . . . . . a -. WA- adieu-.uzmazc. ::ra.‘ ~. -. w . .. cae_eell'lee wit? fluff fliw ”Ha-"5 f ‘ " ‘ fineness. angina...‘ 3. 19h. Dept., I .‘ :5‘3 4.50 .- ' i 4.50 - ’ willingly. perior or partly by river and partly overland to the upper Mississippi. It was dangerous for even a trapper staked and licensed by the powers that were; it was harder still for the trapped who spurned the law and trapped without license. It went hard with him if caught, so besides other dangers the free trapper had to keep his eye peeled for white en- emies. ' . “Take a map Of America—put your finger on any point between the Gulf of' Mexico and Hudson Bay, or the Great Lakes and the Rockies—ask who was the first man to blaze a trail into this wilderneSS; and wherever may be the point the answer is the same—the French trapper.” Duluth. LaSallc and Other Great French Trapper-s What a great outfit of brave men they were: Duluth trapped in the region near the great city now bear- ing his name; LaSa-lle trad-edon the Illinois and the Mississippi. d’Iber- ville in his search for furs, traveled from Louisiana to ‘Hudson Bay and Cadillac covered an equal‘territory from Detroit and Mackinac to New Orleans; LaVerendrys 'ranged , from Lake Superior to the Rocky Monu- tains; eRadison from the upper Mis- sissippi__to Hudson Bay. Each of‘them made his mark in history before the » New Englanders ever knew anything of: theic'bu‘n'try west" of the Alleghe- nies. - . _ 7 . ._T~hese_- are onlya few of the. better men; there Were-hupdr‘ede of others. Once in awhile site"“wonidj‘iinake 1a competence and go back to France. but trapping is a calling few give up .and. many. a‘ breve : fellow $1.1? xiii/7,. ‘ ként sci - into they hit until he Lake Superior country and brought- and it required a lot of nerve to load . ‘ against loss of skins. “ known of that "gr-eat company of brave ' touch..- Fur Trapping 'In Ye Olden Times It was a “he-man’s” game. A slight miscalculation in shooting a rapids, and" the trapper was left in the wild- erness hundreds of miles from aid, possibly with winter only a few days off, for northern trappers did not leave for the trapping grounds until late in the fall. ' Other accidents were always possi- ble, and many’s the man who started out and was never heard of again. Who can say how many of these free trappers or voyagers and occur de bois who went into the brush awak- ened at night to find their little camps surrounded by drink-crazed savages stirred up by tho'Se who had exclusive privileges! And the wolves were always pres- ent in bigger packs than now. Many a man has heard the far away call of the pack echoed over the silent places and has hurried toward his camp after running his line of traps. Sometimes he reached his shack Safe- ly; very often to wolves' trailing. cry — came nearer and nearer as the trap- per threw away his day's catch and hurried toward camp. Fast as he trav- eled' on his snow shoes, the pack gain- ed. His dog ran ahead and looked anxiously back at his master. The wolves sighted their prey and yelped with glee; it was a case now of fight, and the dog rushed to the help of the. man whose hand fed him. The trap per’s rifle spoke and a wolf, grey and gaunt with hunger, gave a yelp and went down to be eaten by his fellows. But others were there to take his place and the trapper and his faithful dog fought their last great fight there under the stars of a northern night, with the snow stained red by -the blood of the savage creatures they killed, only to be pulled down by the weight of superior numbers, fighting to the last breath. , Such was the tragic end ofBaptiSte L’Aiglon (the Eagle) who accounted for twelve big timber wolves one night on the McKenzie before they pulled himand his husky down. The following spring some trappers returning to the posts passed that way and found the skeletons. GENERAL HINTS FOR TRAPPERS The good workman must have the proper tools. The pelt hunter should not handicap himself with anything but the outfit best suited to his pur- pose. So far as traps are concerned, get the best trap to be had. Get a trap which catches very high on the leg, thereby assuring the pelt hunter With furs as high as they are, one cannot afford to let even a few muskrats get away, once they have been taken. Go'od bait is necessary, Bought bait will often. do better than the home-made. A bottle is an invest— ment which pays big dividends. It makes no difference whether you catch furs only in spare time or make itva business. In each bottle there is enough for a hundred or more or- dinary sets. The odors are powerful and lasting. A word more: pend upon at all times. . The interm- ation must be accurate and up to the minute. Your.’, name and thoise .of your, friend‘s ‘shdiild “be“ou seine good ‘tur.;;irm’s list tugpsep co aptly-in- no. ‘4‘ ‘. That‘s ’whaty-we had in mind when we started this business. The reason you have given us your cam ‘ fide‘nce fa because this business is founded upon the principals pf FAIR DEALING We wish to acknowledge (-ur ap- Dreciation of your patronage and , express our thanks to all our ship- ers. .We will always, same as ‘ eretoforeficontinue to pay~the top price for a furs shipped to us. Re- member there are no changes what- soever. The prices are net to you. Always having in mind our cus- tomers interest ' Robert A. Pieiffer RAW FURS RAW FURS 52 Shelby so, Detroit, Mich. l\_’l_ORE CASH j For Your Raw Furs V Ship to the Co-operative Raw Fur Company And get more cash for your Raw Furs. This the big year—the opportunity to make big {gorgey trapping. Ship to a responsible house a PAYS YOU PROMPTLY CHARGES NO COMMISSION Mail and express charges paid by us. You get the biggest net returns. quickly, without. wagingt or delay. Send us your first catch an ge 10 PER CENT MORE CASH More than you can get from any other house in America. Years of satisfactory ser— vice to trappers have made us the foremost fur exchange. PRICE LIST FREE Write at once. Get on our list and keep up-to-date on latest prices——prlces that enable you~to make the most money. Send name at once. A postal card will do. The Co-operaiive Raw Fur‘Co. 86 Jefferson Ave., Detroit. Mich. ,_MONEY IN FURS sun on western-mess. scum ammo snomrr cssu amass, was: "4.03de TRAPPBRS' GUIDE To SHIPPERS t 's s a 3 mm to: Price List ‘ NEAPOLIS,MINN. RAW FURS Ship to the Manufacturer Get the Highest Prices Write for Price List Resenberg Bros. Manufacturers of Fine Furs Raw Fur Dealers DETROIT 95 Jefferson Avenue, - The fur shipper, ,must have a market that he can de- *.:uni.f.duflu theses... We» scram , success :ost _money these days. Your old fur coat can be relined, New, .Fasteners and Rips sewed and wear . a good many seasons ryet. Our Catalogue, '~'.samples of linings are free. ‘ : ’ We make a specialty of of repairing and male-e , ‘- ‘ ing over old ante tor en ‘aud » ‘r “fi' :98 is the beaver, a ’ilit's :gish streams or lakes. . p . These places furnish them abund- fance of their natural foods such as.- . flagroot‘s. cowslips, bullrushes, lily- rocts. etc., and material and location for their homes. In favorable local— ities they build houses of mud grass rushes, etc., which resemble a hay cock in appearance, with entrance be- low the water. Others live in burrows in banks and are called bank rats. In locali- ties where both are found the rats living in the house are usually the best furred though averaging smaller ‘in size. In farming sections the musk- 'rat takes readily to products of the garden and field such as turnips, car— rots, parsnips. corn, apples, etc. These make a very good bait for the ama- teur trapper, who has still to acquire the experience and knowledge neces- sary to success with blind sets. The muskrat' is, how-ever, with the ex- ception of the skunk and civet cat the easiest of all fur bearers to trap. The best sets are to be found around their feeding places in their trails or path— ways to dens or, houses and where they leave the water. In picking your sets the most important point is to find a place where your catch will drown or if that is not possible a place where you can catch your rat by a hind leg. In setting in a. trail pick a point where the rat is forced to pass over something or where it drops off into deeper water then place trap deep enough so the fore legs will pass over safely then when the hind legs are dropped to climb the bank or ob- struction the trap will be sprung and a good hold of the heavy hind leg will be secured and you will not be cha— grined on your next visit to your traps to find you have accomplished nothing but maiming and torturing your would be victim- When possible stake your trap in water deep enough to drown your catch and do not use a light trap. A 11—2 pound Newhouse or Victor makes and ideal muskrat trap as it has weight enough to pull your catch down and -will quickly drown 3 it. And above‘all do not set a trap all well along in November, and your catch while maybe» short in numbers will more than make up in value as you will notwhave in the neighbor- hood of 25 per cent kits and light rats. Also take up your traps in the spring on the appearance of the first shedders. A few more' live breeders in your neighborhood are worth many times the five to fifteen cents you get for these inferior skins. , ,, ‘ Be’a‘ ' most favored; ; Lhaunts are open marshes along slug. 1.: around ponds o'r' ~ . Kiss. 5 or‘tsman and-use a tr :for the protectionof the fur bearers ;jbetiter' ones. It means dollars in your pocket to do so. Show me something that will in- crease faster in value than a‘live mink or skunk in October. Can you make money faster than letting them live till November when one is Worth from two to three October skins? How about those kit and light rats caught in September and October? Wouldn’t they have been falls and Winters in November and "December? Think about this till next fall and ' see if you can put up an argument for such a short sighted practice as early , trapping. Some onenelse might get them is the only one there is and a little co-operation will help that. Or the same protection you would give other crops will work a complete cure, killing protected fur bearers out of season is plain stealing. Sounds harsh. but it is true nevertheless, for they are state property until the sea- son is open. Did you ever stop to think how many thousands of dallrs the fur bearers put into the pockets of the boys in the country? Well why destroy that source of income, /and it is being destroyed and rapid— ly isn’t it? They are destructive “varmints” are they? \Vhy three years ago a mink killed ten dollars worth of chickens for Mr. So and So. How many dollars worth-of mink did So and So and the neighbors get be— fore and since? Or was it a skunk and did he get into that grubby po— tato field and turn out a few potatoes to get at the grubs that were ruining the potato crop. Or maybe a coon hit up the roasting ears a bit to put a glass on a family of three dollar coon skins. Now a few things to think about; in February skunk are beginning to be graded “shedders and rubbers.” Only got a dollar for that No. 1 you got under Bill’s hay barn, but know where there are two or three more just as poor, the chances are so can get the price of one good one out of the bunch. How about quitting now and let those two or three produce a dozen or so top priced ’ones for next fall. Need the dollar eh? Could scrape up a few dollars some place else tho’ if your banker offered 500 per cent in- terest on a small deposit till Decem— ber 1st. Couldn’t you? Well, What's the answer? Just think these things over and next fall and winter you may be aids ed in going into the business of trap- ping With better profits in View. I fl 0 l a“ w '3 l0 1 CW. an... M ——it brings you all the news of Michigan farming; never hiding the plain facts. ‘flt tells you when and where to get the best prices for what you raise! ——it is a practical paper written by Michigan men close to the sod, who work with their sleeves rolled up! -——it has always and will continue to fight every battle for the interest. of the business farmers of our home state, ‘ no matter whom else it helps or hurts! One Subscrip- ONE YEAR. . . tion price THREE YEARS. . .32 \ to all! FIVE YEARS. ‘~ Dear Friends:-—- QWncy-"' ,, . sm- ‘ “ k. YOU WANT 'rms “menu IN YOUR MAIL BOX EVERY . . SATURDAY. BECAUSE— ‘ ’ ....$8 ‘———.—’ ———,——l_ MICHIGAN iiuerEss FARMlNG. Keep M. B.’ F. comingto the address below for. . . . . . . .years for ‘ ‘0;- which I' enclose herewith8. . . . . . . . . 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It gives a complete and accurate de- scription pictures and tracks of the different ur-bearers of North Am- '\:\-/ erica; it tells when and where to trap; the best and most successful trapping methods; the right kind of baits and scents; the sizes of traps to use; the correct way of skinning and handling the different pelts to make them worth the most money; the trapping laws of every state. “SHUBERT” will send this great book FREE to any one interested in trapping or collecting Fur-bearers. Just sign and mail the coupon today. ., - , . ~J f I», ’ g //-,}I,‘ 7 . .};|‘ .fi/I I 2"": ‘1! IL; ' \ZW WA“, Will/fill»: )“ \\\l“ ‘ §\ 11/, , / \Il f/l/y .- log—but a. real Trapper-’3 Guide containing information of inestimable value to any trapper. It will guide and help the experienced trapper and teach the beginner the art of successfully trapping the North American Fur-bear- ers. No trapper or Fur collecror can afford to be without this great book. Send for your copy at once. T. INC. AMERICAN RAW FURS 25-21 W.AUSTXN AVE.— CHICAGO. U.S.A. ” meat Book "THE ART OF TRAPPING” isNOT usurp/11 catao» 771! LARGEST POI/SE IN 77W.r WORLD DEM/4’6 Q't‘ll/J/Vfl)’ IN 1 : WITHOUT OBLIGATION SEND ME “THE ART OF TRAPPING-3’ THE BEST AND MOST COMPLETE TRAPPER'S GU/Df EVER FUEL/SHED and keep me posted on Raw Fur Market Conditions during the Fur Season of 1919—1920 R.F.D___Bax N9... ,; ame "J Post Ollice County (PLEASE ppmr NAME) make your next shipment of furs, until you get our price list. Compare our fig- ures with the prices others pay, and you will agree that you get MORE MONEY for F URS #38" Clay Export GO. If you have never before shipped to us—try us just oncoond be convinced that we pay higher prices for furs to all . . \ and Canadian Trapper; than others do. We live up to our promises -— give trappers who ship us great benefits of ' A World- Wide Market which we have in Russia, China, England, North and South America. We sell to those markets where we get the high- est prices. Therefore we can pay you, and all trappers, 7 More Money. Ship to Clay Export Co. and get the most. I Write for our Extra High ‘ Get TI'IIS FREE 300k Export Price List — and ' also our new FREE Book, “Trapping Secrets." Great- ‘ est trapping book written—tells the adventures of famous _ tra pets -— Crockett, Carson, Boone and others. Will - . ma 0 you a more successful trapper. fiook free to trappers only. Get it today—we'll also keep you posted on the fur market. CLAYgEXPORT COMPANY Furs for the World’s Trade. CHICAGO. ILL-. U. 8. A. 1 "27.0 ~Wost 85th street , RAW F URS WANTED Mr. RAW FUR SHIPPER— - We want your raw furs. Put your own assortment on them and mail us a copy. If we cannot net you more than you expect, we will return them to you,.oxpress paid. Our price list is yours for the asking. Milton Schrejber & Co.—Raw Furs Dept. II 138-140 NEW YORK West 29th Street CITY fly —h —'———_—— _~ sigma...“ _ ‘_ , . . ,, ' ', _ . , ., I . 8“ mi: I, A“. , .Whi'n you write-any, advertise? in our "My may“ - OI "- '.< 'e‘ n i J. ‘ l- have to'oifer. let us put it in (armour. Anvnnusmo auras under type. show you a proof and tell you what it , Copy or changes must be received one “week before date k i iiirmlliHillilillilliil“Him!”fillilllilflillilillliliflvillilléfliiiirllliii'llllailéllliiilli this bottling teams '0 nnmnnnas’ breeders ifiiliveistoek' ind lgrilltilt for 18, 28 or 62 t . . , ' , ‘7? . , . J ~ _ 3 ~ 4.9, ' " I!”Milli“!ill-'3iillillllllllllllllliiits. iiiliiiiiii""liihiiiiii. Q. poultrffwlllrbe has: enrichment. .. lines. You can change s'i'le‘ .ef ad. or. copy as often of issue. Bretlltrs’ Auctton’flnles advertisii‘hm at special ism” silk for them. ”Write today ! numerous. mums ausmss‘r pinning; cums... mama... ' Better still, write out what you as you wish. ‘ 1;! i. is To avoid conflicting dates we wui 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, Live Stock Editor, ! M. B. F., Mt. Clemens. / ‘ Dec. 4, Holsteins. Harry E. Covert. Leslie. Mich. Jan. 13. Holstein; Mich n Holstein Breeders, East Lansing; Mich. 7 ' CAITLI: ' ‘ . HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN Calves Last Advertised are Sold now have a hull calf born September 8th, also the heifer to freshen in January, 35 1b. backing. rite for prices and pedigrees. Ml ch. VERNON GLOUGH, Perms, sired by a son of . u" alveSFriend Hengerveld De Kol Butter Boy and by a son of King Segis De Kol Korndyke, from A. R. O. dams with rec- ords of 18.25 as Jr. two year old to 28.25 at full age. Prices reasonable breeding considered. WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM W. W. Wyckoff, Napoleon Mich. 5 Bull Last Advertised is Sold now offer a yearling bull, sired by Y?- KING KORNDYKE CAN- 1 ARY, a 28.20 lb. grandson of KING ' OF THE PONTIACS, and from ’ RHODA CLIFDENS CROWNING 4 SHIELD 3RD, a 24.97 lb. daughter of BUTTER BOY TRYNTJE DE KOL, { and one of the most beautiful cows ‘ you ever saw. 1 Price $200 4 nor 1'. FICKIES, Chesanlng, Mich. l A GAR LOAD more or less, registered cows and heifers. You can have your choice of entire herd. All tested that have gone from our herd have made A. R. 0. rec- ords. Many are from Woodmont Butter Boy Inks. withi KSOdt% R. O. tbgczingfiiiinis ancestry aver- age 9. cu per son a sires’ was dam of the first 44-1b. cow. granddam BACON BROTHERS. Plttsford. Mich. $150 BULL CALF Born June 3 Well marked, very large ' and first class individual. Sire, Flint Hengerveld Lad. Whose two nearest dams have records that average 32.66 lbs. but- ter and 735.45 lbs. milk in 7 days. Dam . of call! is a granddaughter of King Se- gis and a perfect individual with 8. rec- 4 ord of 20.66 lbs. butter in 7 days. For I descri tion write to , C. KETZLER, Flint, Mich. ' TO SETTLE ESTATE I offer two registered Holstein cows, 8 and 10 years old, latter with an A. R. O. ., almost 19 lbs. Heifer 18 months from a. 14-lb. two year 0111. all bred to a 30 lb. grandson of King Segis Pontiac Alcartra, . the 850,00 bull heifer calf born April 18, , 1919 from a 27-11). bull. Howard Evans, ‘ Eau Claire, Mich. Choice Registered Stock 1 l PERCHERONS 1 HOLSTEINS l ( SHROPSHIRES ANGUS Dorr D. Buell, Elmira, Mich.“ R. F. D. No. 1 T”‘HATCl-l HERD E (State and Federal Tested) , ' YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN 01ers young sires out of choice advanc- , " ed registry dams and King Korndyke Art- : is Vale. Own dam 34.16 lbs. butter in 7 ' ."days;; average a nearest dams 37.81, 6 ' nearest, 33.93. 20 nearest 27.83. A_4M ~ Elmwood Stock a... cam bull calves,from good {inducing dams with A. n. 0. records and sired s grandson oi Pontiac. AUGUST RUTTMAN. Fowlervllle. Mich. . WOLVERINE STOCK FARR REPORTS GOOD sales from their herd. We are well pleased with the calves from our Junior Herd Sire, "King. Pon- if“. Lunde Korndyke " w of King a! the Pontiscs” ran: a daughter of Pon- tiac lothilde De Kol 21:11. A few bull calves for sale. T. W. Sprague. R. 2, Battle Creekhlfich. We are now booking orders for young bulls from King Pieter Segis LYOns 170508. All from A. R. O, dams with credible records. We test annu- ally for tuberculosis. Write for-“prio- es and further information. Muslofl’ Bros.. South Lyons, Michigan 5 MONTHS OLD AND A BULL CALF BEAUTY. 85 per centwhite straight.” a. line. Sired by ill-lb. bull and his dam is Just one of the best cows I ever milked. a granddaughter of Colantha Johanna 14d. Price $150.00 for immediate sale. HARRY T. TUBBS, ,Elwell, Michigan TEN-MONTHS-OLD-BULL Bull last advertised is sold. one born June 7, 1918. son of famous $30,000 Arden Farms herd. King Korndyke Pontiac Lass. Two nearest dams to sire of this calf average 37.76 lbs. but- ter 7 days and over 145 lbs. in 30 days Dam, a granddaughter of King of the Pontiacs, Su- Gelsche Walker Segis and DeKol Burke, A bargain. Herd tuberculin tested annually, BOARDMAN FARMS, Jackson, Mich. This Sired by best bull heading I"! 82 II. IULL'S DAM WAS ORANO Champion at the Grand Rapids fair this year. His sire's dangher won $37.50 prl His sire is brother to King Segis Pontiac Count. the leading prise winntgrtzijl the breed. 4 l cows are sisters e Champion year 0d of on last year. The rest ire from a 27 lb. grandson of the great bull Johan Hengemld 1411. Bull calves for sale at reasonable prices. HULETT ‘ OOH. Okemts. Mich. A GREAT OPPORTUNlTY We have for sale a Holstein Calf born Dec. 22 last from an own brother to a world’s champion Jr. 4 yr. old and full brother in blood to the cow that was world's champion cow. His own sister and two sisters in blood have each pro- duced over 1,200 lbs. of butter in a year. If interested send for pedigree. HILLCREST FARM. KALAMAZOO. MIOH. SHOBTHOBN THE BARRY COUNTY SHORTHORN [REED- ers Association announce their fall catalog ready for distribution. Scotch, Scotch Pop and Milking Slmrthorns listed. ' Address W L. Thorpe, Sec., Milo, Mich. y . Korndyke and Pontiac Pet. Prices-very reasonable. musorrr Bros} summa- » ‘ . HEREFORD! ' ' Hflfifohns acs'r roncnasnp . »,NEW HERBS. ."— NOW have 150 head. We offer you anything (16' elther sex, horned or polled, any 330- Priced reasonable. The McCarty’s. 3’41 Axe; Mich. ' \ 120 HEREFORD BTEEBB. ALSO -know of 10 or 15 loads fancy uality Shorthorn and Angus steers 5 to 10 0 lbs. Owners anxious to sell. Will be] buy 500 commission. C. F_ Ball. Fairlie (1, Iowa. HARWOOD HEREFORDS If you want a start from the Grand Chunpion Herefordnuli of Micki!“ see us. Young bulls from 9 to 13 months. Don’t write. Come and see. Jay Har— wood a: Son, Ionh, Mich . Registered Hereford Catt}: 10 good bulls now for, sale. From six months to 2 years old. Come “and see them. they can't help but please you. We took ' of too blue ribbons home with us this fall from 8 lead- ing fairs of the state. ' STORY GREEK STOOK FARM. Pewsmo, Mlch. LAKEWOOD HEREFORDS Not how many but how good! A few well-developed, beefy, young bulls for sale, blood lines and individuality No. _1. If you want a prepotent sire-that w11l beget grazers, rustlers, early maturers and market toppers, buy a ”tutored Hereford and realize. a big pro on your investment. A lifetime devo to the breed. Come and see me.-—E. J. TAY- LOR, Fremont. Michigan. ‘4“ esos‘u.‘ao,eowe norms. Alvrsmo wyon went. Poland Chinas of the biggest o’po. e have bred them 'big for more'than 5 veers: 0 or 100 hes on hand: ‘Also registered Perch- erons, Holsteins and Oxfords. Everything sold at " mwnable p co. and a. square deal. JOHN G. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. Big Type Poland Chinas Spring3 boars ready to ship, sired by ‘ Mouw’s lg Jones 3rd, out of granddaugh~ , ters of Disher's Giant. None better in ‘ Mich. Gllts will be ready Jan. 1st: Bred to Wiley's King Bob by Harrison's Bl: Bob and- out of Samson Lady by Sampson, by Long King. Priced reasonable. , JOEN D. WILEY, Schoolcraft, Mich. SPRING IOARS AND COWS FOR SALE, OR- ders booked for fall pigs. Bred sows in Sea- son. Everything guaranteed. (lgemaw ller‘nf Big Type P. 0. Roy M. Gillies, West Branch. Mich. I... T. P.‘ C. SPRING BOAR READY after Nov. lst. Some few fall plgsstill left. Better engage your pig selected now. The longest and tallest lot ever on the farm. H. O. Swartz, Schoolcraft, Mich. LARGE TYPE P. O. LARGEST IN HIGH. VISIT i my herd if looking for a boar pig that is a lit- l tie bigger and better bred than you have been able to find, and satisfy your wants. Come and see the real big type both in herd bears and brood sows. Boers in service L’s Big Orange ; . Lord Cinnamon. Orange Price and L’s Long Pros- ' pect. Expenses paid of not as represented. Prices reasonable. W. E. LIVINGSTON, Farms, Mich. ARGE TYPE 1‘. C. SPRING BOARS and gilts now ready to ship. Also one Fall Yearling Boar and Fall Pigs. Clyde Fisher, St. Louis, Mich., R. R 3. v ,'_w‘~.._fi_w ANGUS Miss A $100 BABY BEEF from your grade dairy cow by... use of a- Thousand Dollar Angus bull. Less than $2.00 service fee. Write for our co-op- erative community plan; also our method of marketing b r and milk, by use of a cheap home ma e calf meal. There is money in it for the owners of grade cows everywhere. Cows of Angus blood not necessary. If of mixed blood, calves will come black, thick meated and without horns, like sire. Geo. B. Smith. Addison, Mich. e BARTLETT" "M “aggrfir suave cs , . . . Swine are r‘ hgadand delimiucgt‘i‘ #3:}. Corre- a an andencoiRafi IARTLETT, Lawton. m. ‘ JERSEY The Wildwood Jersey F arm . Breeders .of Majesty strain Jersey Cat- tle. Herd Bulls, Majesty's Oxford Fox 134214; Eminent Lady's Majesty 150934. Herd tuberculin-tested. Bull calves for sale out ot R. of M. Majesty dams. Alvin Balden. Capac, Michigan. 7 n SALE: REGISTERED JERSEY BULL, 2 years old. Kind and gentle and sure. Write for n05? ' Morris. Formivmton; Mic . SWINE x ’Tlr‘f‘. . p. SHORTHOBN CATTLE, BIG TYPE P. C. pigs. Correspondence a pleasure. J. Hanley & Sons, St. Louis, Mich. SPECIAL OFFER SHORTHORNS — Cows, $250.00 to $300.00. Bulls, $200.00 to $250.00. Wm, J. Bell, Rose City, Mich. N0 STOCK FOR SALE AT PRESENT. S‘horthorn Breeder. W, S. Huber, Glad- wln, Mich. non SALE—ZONE ROAN DOUBLE Standard Polled Shorthorn Bull Calf born Apr. 12. One red Shorthorn Bull Calf, born March 23rd. a beauty, and Two Short- horn Heifer Calves. born Jan. 6th and April 3rd, got by York’s Polled Duke X 16884—545109. Paul Quack, Sault Ste Marie, Mich., R 2, ‘Box 70. . THE VAN BUREN co Shorthorn Breeders’ Association have young stock for sale, mostly Clay breeding. Write your wants to the secretary, Frank Dal; ley. Hartford, Mich. WHAT DO YOU WANT? I represent 41 SHORTHORN breeders. Can put you in' touch with ‘best milk or beef strains. Bulls all ages. Some females. C. W. Crum, President Central ichigan Sher-thorn Association, McBrides, Michigan, summits ”Wra- so a e yrlzrwinfingummh B 11. meter Model 576—14 in many'statei at. he‘ad of herd of 50 good tmflh rth POLAND CHINA WHEN 1N ‘Iifefilrffpéogetlglns right zood in a oar just come and see or write W. J. Hagelshaw, Augusta, Mich. Walnut Ailey Big Type Boats I will sell 13 head at Ionia Fair grounds Nov. 5 in the Wes‘ey Hill Sale. 7 sired by Arts Senator No. 328539; 6 sired by Orange Price No. 327743. Send for cat- alogue. A. n. GREGORY, L 1' P AM OFFERING SPRING boars, summer and fall pigs. F. T. HART, St. Louis, Mich. BlG TYPE POLAND CHINAS A few Sow Pigs of Spring furrow. Also Barred Rock Cockerels. , MOSE “308.. St. Charles, Mich. Ionla, Mich. BIG TYPE P. C. SPRING PIGS, EITH- er sex. From choice bred sows and sired by a grandson of Grant Buster and other prize-winning boars. Price reasonable. L. W. Barnes and Son, Byron, Mich. ‘ever sired by Gia'nt Blister 240657. kindNthat makes . E. R. IVONDERLAND HERD—-LAIIGE TYPE Poland Chinas. Some cracking good spring boa.3 and a. few June sow pigs at private treaty. Holding a few boars and all my early sows for my sale Nov. 11th and Col. Ed. Bowers, South Whitley. Ind.. and Col. Porter Calstock, Eaton Rapids. Come and see the two greatest'boaxs liv- ing. Free livery any time. Wm. I. CLARKE R No. 1 Eaton Rapids, Mich. FOB SALE—LARGE TYPE POLAR!) China boars. April and May farrow. The . farmer's kind at farmer's prices. F. M. \" Pizgott & Son, Fowler, Mich. . SHOWING 1N FIVE CLASSES s'r Hillsdale Co. Fair where seventy eight head of Polands were ex- hibited I won seven premiums. A litter of eight under six months. sire Bob-o- Link, dam Titanic Hazel. Two shown in under year took lst‘ and, 2nd. Two show- ing in six months class took 1st and 2nd. One 1st prize boar and two gilts of this litter left. Others by same sire also either sex by Michigan Buster. ~ 0. L. WRIGHT, Jonesville, Mich. OCUTSTAIDIXG BOABS F08 SALE . . A. KING JOE 290831. sired by King Joe 251257, by King of Wonders 205757, by (Old) A Wonder 107353; Dam, Monarchis 3nd 622512 by A Monarch 213293, by AJVonder 107353. He is bred in W. B. Wallace Bounceton. Mo. His individuality is equal to his pedigree, which a very critical breeder will have cause to admire. lie stamps his get, in line with his ancestors. which fact makes him a breeding boar, worthy. to go into a very select lwrrl. DUSTER HALFTON 298225. sired by Big Half Ton 261243, by Big Half Ton 217217, by Hillcroft Half 'l‘ou 172551; Dem, Malia Blister 622612. one oFtlie best and biggest sows "The Epoch Mnker,”'by Dishers Giant 240655. If you like the trp notchers, this great boar has the blood in his pedigree. Come and look them over .or write for my price. ,Be quick. fer I have placed them to move in order to make 1'. om for a new boar I- V have ordered, to cross their get with. Look for classy stuff next spring. ‘ . c. A. BOONE, Blanchard, .Mlch. Great A New Herd ‘Boar (his name)Big Bab MastOdon “sired by Caldwell Big Bob, champion of the world in 1917. Hisgdam is Mastodon Josie; she is a daughter of AS Mastodon the Grand Champion at Iowa State Fair in 1917. Ready to ship boars. (Come and see him.) ‘ C. E. GARNAN'I‘, Eaton Rapid s, Mich. LEONARD’S Biz Type Poland China iiunrs, all ages. The _ good. Call or write. . - LEONARD, St. Louis, Mich. .. " BIGWE P... C." CHOICE SPRING boars from Iowa’s greatest herds.~ Big boned husky felltws Priced right. ELMER MATHE €0N. Burr Oak, Mich. Bic. .TYPE mm» Cums - wrrn QUALITY ‘Pigs; from Us Big Orange 291817. both ‘ respective buyers met at 0 0m. . 5. Al.’ autumn". Reed any. lichlun. sex, or sale. , , .. St. Johns. J. 'E.;_Mygrants. St. Johns. Mich. eushieflec-eisnsoon-srppiimJn-rG-suseeisoseeeer ins-u ‘ at Ion-1m- / mgquELb.-MEN.-; “i a a... .......;.',,,,>,,,;,‘,,g,,,,.._.-....‘....’.‘...".‘...’...~-:...._Cowg.gndfiheep. mg Email! who DUROC Duroc Opportunity - We are now.,booking orders for July and Sept. pigs cheap, Also March and A’ ll pigs of either sex. .3111 red C. O, D. E , 3:08.. B l ‘. ’ tie”. Mich. 35"I EESEHI 79‘3— FOUI?’ 1.- 1L . loan-rarer!!!” . Haunt" ....-—¢.—.n ‘5. WW“ _ of Crandéll's Prize hogs sired by Abo 2nd. ‘ ' hoice Riggs?! will IOIIIO O 23. ,I‘ 0 me If, Align. Holstein its ' 10 mos. old. Merle H. Green. Ashley, m 'Lnsan-r gamma ounces—{enoughmne of n. nauseating: dms"m DUBOC JERSEY ROAD Grands’ons of Breakwater Cherry King or Panama. gpecialéuk $20 my: 8 weeks. Re istered. Ann Arbor, ' 0R 8ALE-—-REGI8TERED DDROG JERSEY swine. Both sex. an ages. Rhode Island Red Barred Rock and White Leghorn! coehrels. 40:. and 80 acre farms. Easy W. U. IARNES, Wheeler, Mich. F0“ SAL REG. DUROO JERSEYS-am, big rugged spring and fall pigs, both sexes. Mod ern type and good quality Write for descriptions, pedigrees and prices. Better still, come and see for yourself. Satisfaction guaran- teed. F. Helms & Son, Davison. Mich. -Mlchlgans Farm Durocs We can give you the best bargain in the state in hours. All ages. rSired by Panama Special. Brookwater Orion Specialty. and the Princlml. Satisfaction guaranteed. 0 F. FOSTER. Mon. Pavlllon, Mlch. HILLIP'B PRIZE WINNING DUROOS’FOR ssle——A few good boars of breeding use. also. a few good gilts, prices right, let me convince you. HO"?! D. Phillips. Milan. Mich. ‘ EG. DUROC HERD BOAR 18 M0. OLD, wt. 350 lbs. Sire Buskirk's Wonder 102809. Sure Breeder. Gentle. Litter 16. Has big bone, long body, smooth type kind we all want. $100 quick sale crated, or will exchange ‘for two good spring gilts" equal breeding reg. Six choice boar pigs. Litter 10. Grandsons of Superba King 63263, $16. 00 at 8 weeks. registered, de— livered Dec. 1. Choice April gilts same breeding. litter 16 wt. 150 lbs., $50 reg, pigs and gilt above boar’s get. Honesty Our Motto AUSTIN BROS, Bloomingdale, Mich. Fun 8". BIG TYPE DUROO JERSEYS— one yearling boar sired by Brook- ater dei1 Orion No. 55421. 3 spring boars. Elohim nah. Falleigs of either sex sired by erry Premier 2nd 0. 1028 9. Albert Eber- sole, R. F. D. No ,Plymou t,h YDE'S BIG TYPE DUROGS. 15 SPRING boa for sale. Good ones, sired 1: Prize win- here. - rise (1 rig ht if taken soon. all or write HARR L. HYDE. Ithaca Mich. .. R 1. loll Phone DUROOTJERSEY SWINE FOR SALE. YEAR- ling beers ready for service, spring rs, also yearlinggilts o and bred for spring tt,ers to Panama Specie 11th. a. amid son of Panama Special on of Orion Chief Bell 5th. Also fail boar pigs. rite for description and prices. Vis- itors always weicom THOS. UNOERHILL & SON, Salem, Mich. 'i . ”Slim “D mas; . 1'0. nan—Rnoaumn DEBI- shire giltaand andboars. Mach and April furrow.- Also Aberdeen-Angus” bull calves. Bunsen 3135.11,: MerrilLll GREGOIY FARM BERKSHIBES FOB profit. Choice stock for sale. Write your wantLW HS Corsa, White Hall, 111. CHESTER WHITES FARMERS INCREASE YOUR PROF- its by raising pure bred Chester Whites. Send orders new for fall pigs. Ralph Co- sens, Levering, Mich. GHESTER WHITEs—A FEW MAY BOARS. {all in mire or tries from most prominent bloodlines at reasonable prices Registered free. F w. Alexander. Vassar, Mich. Rams all SOLD—— A few choice bred Ewes $25—v-to—S50 each J. M. WILLIAIIIS, No. Adams, Mich. Registered Shropshires 20 ewes bred. 20 ram lambs, 1 to 3 years old. DAN IOOHER. R 4. Evart Mlch. BLACK TOP DELAINE SHEEP. 50 pure bred rams for sale. Newton & Blank. Hill Crest Farms, Perrington, Mich. Farm 4 miles straight south of Middleton. . coin yearlings, ram lambs, and a few good ewes for sale. D. T. Knight, Mariette, Mich ./ ‘ ‘ REG. SHROPSHIRE BRED EWES 1 TO 3 years old large, healthy, well f1eeced.Represent- atives of this flock gave satisfaction in 15 states last season. Rams all sold.C .Lemen, Dexter, Mich OXFORD - DOWNS Anything you want in registered Ox- fords at bargain rices. »— O. M. YOR , Millington, Mich. OB’SALE—z BEG. YEARLING 0X- ford Down rams. W. B. White, Car- son City, Mich. 0. I. C. ' Sh adowland Farm and June. Bred Gilts gookllliagy orders for Spring Pigs. Everything shipped GOD. and registered in buyer's name. It you want the best, write J. CARL JEWETT, Mason, Mich. o. I. 0.: AND CHESTER WRITER. ORDERS booked for fall pigs from the big prolific kind. Can 1'11 pairs and trios not aldn. All stock remtcred free and guaranteed satisfactory. JOHN G. INI.LK R2, Alma. Mich. o I c'fi—FALL PIGS FROM REGISTERED stock ready to ship now. Priced right if taken at once MR8 . W. M. BOWMAN, R 1, Bentley, Mloh. WILL PAY THE EXPENSE Rs RECORD IN BUYER'S NAM AND SHIP c. 0. D. EVERY boar sold in Nov. and Dec. I have a few choice Open gilt {or the ones who are particular. My gm? herd is cholera immuned by double trest- en E. O. BURGESS, Mason, Mlch., R a. . 1.0. BOAB,18 M03. FM ”LEO old weight about 600 lbs. One Pedigree furnished. Mrs. E. M. Ebeling, Manson. Mich. SPRING BOA’BS READY TO SHIP, :180 bredG Gilts Iand a few fall pigs. Some the best 0. pigs, sired by Jumbo tor No. 646879A11 stock shipped C. D Joseph Van Etten. Clifford, Mich. Mud-Way-Aush-Ka farm odors 0. I. GM of Key tam Ito 3‘3“ and mature bnedeu in “(3th Ygsndyotutg Runner :I O. MILLIR. Dryden. Mich. SHROPSHI‘RE & HAMPSHIRE " RAMS In order to finish the ram trade quick- ly I will give you your choice of a dozen verygood yearlings at $35.00 KOPE-KON FARMS, Goldwater, Mich. S. IV. “’ing, Prop Hampshire Rams Registered yearling rams weighing up to 200 lbs. for sale. Also ram lambs. A well built growthy lot. Satisfaction guaranteed. 0. 'U. HAIRE. West Branch. - ' - FOR 30 Registered Shropshire Rams. SALE 40 Registered Shropshire Ewes. Harry Potter 8: Son, Davison, Mich Michigan FOR SALE: Improved Black Top Do- laine Merino Rams, Frank Rohrsbacher, Laingsbnrg, Mich. a round 1e? HOMESTEAD FARMS Cockerels of strio high qualit —the b t we thav‘e .u'lgy zflere -—— that will {fleece 37091:: prac ice Barred’tl’to ks, fighlybr d: White Rock' 8 -— SHEEP ‘“ .. Registered Hampshire Sheep A NICE LOT OF REGISTERED LIN—‘ Catalogs will be ready Nov. will you be ohm-ed an opportunity to bay is 11 comes you as you will in the complete dispersion or our herd of 45 Holstein l can and boilers on Dec. 4 at the term one mile northeast of Leslie, rain or shine. There are only 4 full aged cows in the herd. All 0! breeding age are fresh or due this tall and winter. Several cows are bred to a son of King 89:18 Pontiac out of a 28 lb. cow. nine 3 yr.’ bid heifers sired by a grandson oi! Pontiac Butter Boy and out of Flossie Grant, milk 712 lbs" butter 32. 95 lbs. in 7 days. DeNylsnder Lillie Green No.158319 whose dam is Lillie Green Hengerveld, milk 747 lbs.. butter, 32. 67 in 7 days. Sire’ s dam Pontiac DeNylander. milk 7 50 lbs., butter 35 in 7 days. There are seven daughters of Grant Hartog Con- cordia DeKol No. 130818 whose dam and site’s dam are both former state record cows and both 30 lb. cows. Every female as well as her dam was bred and developed on our farm. The herd is guaranteed free from tuberculosis. 20. Autos will meet all electric and steam cars at Leslie between 9 and 12 a. m. \ He will be sold in the sale. Sale Starts at 12 o’clock Noon—Thursday, December 4. HARRY E. COVERT, blood or Mich. Champion There are They are bred to Leslie, Mich or 52 times. ---poultry breeders! Start your advertising NOW, haVe anything to sell right now or not, get your advertising in these pages . WHERE YOU KNOW IT WILL PAY I Wnte MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, Breeders’ Directory, Mt. Clemens, for special rates, or better still send copy, we will put it in type and quote you for 13,26, whether you Chicago South St. Paul East Buffalo F on El Paso Worth CONSIGN YOUR LIVE STOCK TO CLAY, ROBINSON & CO. LIVE STOCK COMMISSION South Omaha Denver East St. Louis South St. Joseph Kansas City Sioux City lzitors to control the feed. - F EED‘ HOGS ON FEEDERS Do not experiment on Hog Feeders. that’s been in the market for a number of years. and will not clog up or waste feed Order a Farmeis Friend Feeder A Feedm that is tested out, It has a simple agitator m1. and two re u- Write for price list today. g FARMERS’ FRIEND FEEDER CO.. Bluffton, Ohio BREEDERS A'I"I ENTION ! If you are planning on a sale this fall, write us now and CLAIM THE DATE i This service is free to the live stock industry in Michigan to avoid conflicting sale dates LET “BUSINESS FARlVIING" CLAIllI YOUR DATE i PLYMOUTH ROCKS ARRED HOOKS—Records to 210 \ eggs from Winning. Missouri Pen. Choice Cockerels $6 03611. J. VERNON SHEAP, Jackson, Mich. ARRED ROCK COOKERELS. great loyaer BRED FROM 0. COFFMAN, Benton, Harbor, Mlch., R 3 7 ORPINGTONS s. o‘w each. White Guineas - 0. AR ORPINGTON _GOOKEREL8, $4, w dotte Cocks Price 1.11 oto 11. dd" s. ”a? sensitizes. 111131.135 Mich. ’ n. o. snows!" LnononN oocxnn- els. Quality guaranteed. Price $2.00. W. E. CUMMINGS, Coleman, Mich. Fan SALE THOROUGHBRED R. O. IROWN 1“th Price $1.50. saw .1! dub. Abe one no! ov'i‘m‘ glut IDO- BETTS, HILLSDALE, lVIICH. TUEKEYS . and R. . rich darkb plumage Reds; hid rpingtona. line t)? e large bir yan- NOLD. Coleman, Mlch. tea: 8. 8111B Mimircag; A. Wand O. a . rows 0 arm; nco We send you our Fa Circular and Price ANC9N§3_ 8. 0. ANGONA COOKERELS. GOOD STOCK STATE. 5:32.: figfifl‘fwm at $17.5 Order earl. ‘ emu. Jonusou Reed City, Mich., 111 1. I011 10 LEGHORN DUCKS AND GEESE I HAVE FORJOALE—A III Heals Strain lull WHITE PEKIN DUCKS AND WHITE “3501'“ 00‘3"” "d Pun“. "1 lo" mrt— CHINESE GEESE—MBS. CLAUDIA Many good Hexhibltion birds. prices. 3‘. Farmer? prim W Price winners. “Bowman .Bentley. Mich. F.“ 3‘“ LARGE. Ila BONED. EARLY hatched Bourbon Red Turkeys. Get our bargain Helms a Son, Darison, Mich. ”at!!! ”“3015 m TWYB rekln Ducks. Toulouse Geese. Mrsw. IORIIVS MAMMOTH DIOR". e “own-1m" flashy . fins.” Tom tau}? FOR CALI-n; ‘ «Muslim who... a a new , , ins III-1h so... Milk Wis. Mox___;__m'11kDa'11'yFeed Farmers are finding this out. Right now in- creased milk roducuon i more cows arexlcd h v m Every M b “MORMILK” DAIRY FEED ecause it makes for healthier and mo m ed Ycows. Result-nricher and more midi.“ k" on our recommendation- filluLMonnllk" dealer about our guarantee. * - It is an unusual thing not sound a "Mel-ml :rlere‘iln a locn‘l‘ity. but it there should not be enryouienwne I 'MORMILK' Sex: I u. n m “can. ‘1 INTERSTATE rm ASSOCIATION. folds, 0th. FOR BEST ”NET 1115511113 ". SHIP TO CULO'ITA 8;. 1111.1. That’s what thousands of Silberman shippers say—and have been saying it for over 53 years. Dal .Punnel, of Kidder, Mo., says he got $15.00 more than he expected. ‘ \ Harry McLaughlin, of Crawfordsville, Ind., says he couldn’t have gotten a better price any- where else. .1 , ‘ , W . White, of Danvers, 111., sayshe thanks us f liberal gradingand liberal prices. ' Clifford W. Heintz, of Caledonia, Mich, ' fiays, we paid him twice as much for is furs as he got anywhere else. Clarence Carpenter, of Clayton, Mich; says we paid him more [than he ever got before for ‘W‘m’t I {lax , muskrat. we could fill this publication with let- ters from trappers from all parts of thecountry . and they would all say the same:—- ' * We Pay More Money .forFurs of All Kinds That’s a wonderful record we have made—for 53 years. During this period We have made steadfast friends all over the country. Our shippers have been mi hty well- pleased With our liberal gradings, with our prompt returns. They got “ he Check that Satisfies.” So today we are known all over as ~ The Leading House in the Best] Market Further, because of the eternal satisfaction-0f trappers without larger checks and honest business methods, we have won their seal of apprpvrl. . Ship to Silberman ' l -| - ., i 1 A Silberman"Ch.eck is not only larger, but “GOOD” at, any bank or general store 1 ‘ in the country. We have been in busmess 53 years—we have ‘over $2,000,000 invested in this business, and we offer you an opportunity to share in the-extra profits we pay our shippers. An . opportunity to make MORE MONEY out of trapping than you ever did before. Don’t miss it. Write Us for Price List or Ship Today Writes. SILBERMAN & SONS on a tag or label. Attach it to your shipment“: . Put slip made Wlth your name and address. Notify us of shipment if you WlSh. ’ ' . ,4 _ - Put package in the hands of - f (( ’z", y???” ,N J A the postofiiceor'eXpresscompany and— , 1 i p .v. . .2. - _, \‘ . in a fewdays, back comes the lsr est _ , ' ’possiblecheck for yourfurs. TRY S. 9 " ' , ‘ It means more money in 7%,,”- your pocket. Get our price 7; 1, list today. Writeletter - 111,4! 5' " s» v an.» i or- postal will do._ ' ET, . . . MIL l” ‘ . $5., l P _ _. i a. Mun } 2:95. Silberman ' THE Lllgtiiiimfi iiii‘ifififi 3N i“