The only Independent Farmer’s Weekly owned and Edited in Michigan
‘MT. CLEMENS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1320, 1919 ’

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6‘ man dollar beets” was
, the demand of a large num-
ber of “more who attended
the mass meeting at ‘sugar beet
ere held at Saginaw last Bozo-
‘7We can‘t grow been for-less
than that. and unless we get 815
we’ll turn to some other crop.“ was
. declaration of a large delegati
.~ ‘ the Bay County Farm
i' Union.
, “We eone here instructed to ash
{Bar 815 beets,” said a member of
1 moo county delegation.
other expressions from the
growded hall showed that the me-
ority of the farmers present or
those whom they represented will
ct be satisfied to sign the same

‘nd of a contract as they had last
year.

Before the meeting had proceed-
ed. however, it was evident that some
farmers in several counties had
signed up on last year's basis. A. B.
'Cook, of Owosso, reported that while
he personally had not yet signed
nearly all of his neighbors had. Del-
egates from Gratiot county reported
that in a few sections the farmers
had signed almost to a man. Dis-
cussion brought out the fact that
those who had signed had had an
exceptionally good yield last year,
and in the absence of any infome-
‘ ticn as to any action that the grow-

ers might take to negotiate with the
' manufacturers for a higher price,
, had offered no objection when the
contracts were circulated. The total
number of farmers who were satisp
, lied with the old price was held to
be comparatively small and not con-
‘ sidered an insurmountable obstacle
i in the way of the other farmers irr-
?'-ing to get a better price, at least
’ eumcient to pay them cost of pro-

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.’ duction.
i laws expressly

Because existing
. forbid farmers to
*1 gain to secure a fair price on their
1 ducts, the beet growers nesned a

mmittee to present their claims to
' the manufacturers and negotiate
"with them for a better contract. This
, committee consisted of the follow-
ing men:

John O. Ketcham, Hastings, chair-
man; John L. Shepherd, St. Clair
county; C. E. Ackerman, Shiawassee
county; Bert Mellinger, Gratiot
county; John Purtell, Bay county;
Fred Holland. Genesee county; Rob-
ert P. Reavey. Tuscola county: '1‘. 0.
Price. Saginaw county: D. S. Herri-
Iott,’ Clinton county; Godfried Gettle.
Huron county.

Why a Betta- Prioe for Sugar Beets?
The average yield of sugar beets
in Michigan for last year was seven
and one-half tons. A few farmers
produced as high as twelve to twenty
tons to the sore, but they were the
exceptions. The average farmer on
an average farm—end it is the av»
erage farmer who supplies the great
bulk of our food products—lost mon-
‘ ey on beets last year. According to
1 best available figures on this subject
it cost $109. 49 to grow one acre of
beets last year. On the average
yield in 1018 the average grower
eheuld have rweived better than
Q14 per ton just to break even. To
have made a profit of 10 per cent
which is eeneidered a very reason»-
able profit he should have received
:hbeut 81_0pertonforhisheete. Of
were farmers as we
ave said who had a better than the
Eaverage yield and made a little men-
.just as there are manufacturers
be for various reasons make more
money than their competitors at the
i- e selling price of their commod-
-.ties Instead of getting 816 per
. n. the farmer get 10 per mthem and
. is very clear the.
, 1: money. Yes, it is
cattle, that $10 per ton “mm have
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Attention, sugar V Beet Growers!

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ago. So would $10 shoes. But that-
isn't today. If $10 was a fair price
last year which it wasn’t, it’s not a
fair price this year by a long shot,
as the cost of production has been on
the climb with everything else and
must be met by higher prices on
beets. The suga’r manufacturers
have announced an increase in the
labor cost which will approximate ’86
per acre, or 80 cents per ton, figured
on last year's yield. Of course, this
increase must come out of the farm-
ere.

Mr. W. H. Wallace, of the Michi-
gan Sugar Company, when asked if
the manufacturers would not be
willing ,tp increase the price per ton
at least enough to care for this larg-
er labor expense, replied: "No. it
cannot be done. We couldn't possi-
bly give the farmers a better .con-
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price of 9 cents the manufacturers
received $28.80 from-[every ton of
beets. To the farmer they paid $10.
To extract the sugar, pay interest,
depreciation and profits. they had
left $18. 80. This takes no account
whatever of the presumably large
value of the pulp, molasses and oth-
er by-products, from the sale of
which the farmer receives not a
cent. '

Quoting C. W. Bramble in the
Grange year book for 1919, the fed-
eral Trade Commission reported that
the cost of the beets constituted 72
percent of the entire cost of putting
the refined sugar upon the market.
If this statement is correct, the total
cost of putting on to the market the
sugar extracted from one ton of
beets last year was $14. not includ-
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Next Year’s Sugar Supply

HE MANUFACTURERS claim they are afraid to contract for '
a large acreage on the grounds that prices may go lower. But
all the evidence that is procurable points to much higher prices. We

wired the U. 6. Sugar Equalization Board asking
the probable supply and prices for next year.

their reply:

re report on
The following is

E’Talt‘b’f‘fi’fm Business Farming, Mt. Clemens, Mich:
Present indications point to a supply of sugar next year that

will be inadequate for the demands

the world and materially

higher prices will accordingly rule. Impossible to forecast what the
price or even a fairaverage price will be depending u on the ab—
sorption power of this century “and the amount require to su

even the restricted demands of Europe. —-U. S. SUGAR EQU LIy-

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to secure acreage as we are afraid
of next year's market. We expect
that the labor to be supplied next
year will be so much more efficient
than last year that the extra cost
will hardly be felt."

It is not supposed that either the
Michigan Sugar Company. nor any
other sugar company. will of their
own accord ofier the farmers a bet-
ter price. The history of the sugar
beet industry in Michigan fails to
record a single instance of the man-
ufacturers coming forward volun-
tarin and boosting the price in the
contract. They simply aren‘t out
They have always
proceeded on the theory that the
farmers had to grow the beets and
as long as farmers would sign con-
tracts at the manufacturers' terms
and figures. it was poor business to
make a better contract. What con-
cessions the sugar beet growers have
received from the manufacturers.
they have wrung from them and
iudtlns from the latest attitude of
the manufacturers. the farmer will
have to continue to wring and
success it he is to make any money
on his crop or receive any of the
handsome profits which the manu-
facturers are reaping from it.

last year's beets tested Ilper
cent sugar. That means that from
my ton of en r beets the manu-
facturers extrac 830 pounds of
sugar. At the prevailing wholesale

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ceedingly comfortable sum of $14.80
per ton of beets to pay interest, sell-
ing cost and profits. We caution our
readers against accepting these
ures at face value. We cannot vo
for their authenticity. Undoubtedly
the cost of manufacture has in-
creased enough to have made a emb-
stantial decrease in this margin. But
making all allowances for these ex-
ceptions we are nevertheless . con-
fronted with the fact that the man-
ufacturers made some staggering
profits on the farmers' beets last
year.

Is the 50-50 Dividers Fair?

Last year's contract guaranteed
‘the growers $10 per ton and 81 per
ton additional for every cent per
pound increase in the wholesale glee
ofsn ever9cents. Aswe ye
alre shown the manufacture
received $38.80 tom my toe: o1
beets last year, withsugar at nine
cents per pound. Hadm sugar been
sold for 10 cents instead of nine. the
farmer would have received 311 per
ten for his beef: and the manufact-
uree- would have received $32.00
per ton. In other words, the in-
crease of one cent per pound would
have meant an >
the tamer of $1 per ton and to the
of $1,.“ per ton.
Whichistoseyt’hatlessthan. one-
third of the increased sum

   

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cember and January, will be mg
m to enable them to pay ‘
farmers $18. 50 per ton. To

do
Immeavesauprioemustbel 14-

per pound of sugar means an in.
crease of 37 per ton of beets. 03

this amount the manufacturer wfll

ay the farmer $2. 60 and keep for
ims‘elf $4.50. Every increase
one per cent in the sugar content.
with sugar at 9c brings to the man-
ufacturer $1.80 more per ton but is
of no benefit whatever to the grow-
er. - ._ -
It is presumed from these figures
that the manufacturers of best sugar
are making very large profits and
that they camaiford to divide these
profits with the farmers. L. W.
Oviatt. well known Granger and.
sugar beet grower of Bay county. in-
sists that the companies should di—
vide equally with the farmer all net
profits received from such sugar as

it

is sold for more than 9 cents per:

pound. Under this plan. assumi
that 18 per cent beets and 9 '
sugar is taken as the basis from
which the division of profits should
start. 1. cent sugar, would bring the
farmer 81k” instead of $11 as un-

. der last year's contract. Fourteen

r cent sugar beets would insure
im $12.80; 15 cent, $18.80:
10 percent, $1 .80. The farmers
return would also automatically in-
crease as the price ' of wholesale
sugar went up. .meven cent sugar

.wculd mean another dollar per ton
'onthebeets,etc.. sixteenpperceni

sugar beets, yielding sugar that
would sell for 11 cents a pound
would represent .a total return, not
counting the byproducts, of 335.8.
per ton. If the profits were split as
above outlined. the farmer would re-
ceive for these beets exactly $15.90.

The reader should bear in mind ‘

that these computations were made
by the editor merely for the purpose
of showing how fair 9. 119-50 di—
vision would be to both grow-
er and ‘ the manufacturer. Wis
have no reason to believe that the
manufacturers would ever agree to
such a proposal as this except ‘as a-
last resort to prevent farmers. from
foreaking sugar beats for some oth-
er crep. Possibly there are errors in

our figures and our conclusions. We --

invite the manufacturers to scrutin-
izethenandwewillbegladtcccr-
rect any statement which they prove
is incorrect.

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the Sugar Beet Centred

The first intimation we had that
the farmers were not satisfied ' to
sign up acreage on last year‘s basis
was contained in letters W
from readers who grow sugag.

Typicalofcheselettersm fol.-

J. h: of 'I‘neccla county,

Reese.
writes:"wmyouwrite teafew
lathe about tthe sugar
connect tie out for theyeer
1080? Thisyearthsfarmer made
afewdollarsonbeetsattltaten
and the sliding scale. The (“a

pays 82 an acre for labor.

year sugar company wants to
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41er by tho ~ 51:1th

meeting ,.

in Detroit recently. ‘ Concerted ac-
tion against the many pests besetting

.mchigan‘s orchards was vouched

forty a goodly ambit of the men
attending the meetings. . -. .
“Three fourths of the apple trees

L of Michigan are not doing anywhere

nearly-the workvthe'y ought to do,"
according to a prominent orchard
farmer. The ravages of the codling
moth were complained of as getting
worse every year, by numerous grow-
ers of apples, pears and quinces,

' . send some of the state’s greatest ex-

ports on the subject were on hand
to give some tips which would save
millions .of dollars. if properly car-
ried ml" by .the orchard men.

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an the leaf curl and other difficul-
ties in horticultuje in this state.

The codling worm, according to
C. P. Halligan, of East Lansing,
makes cocoons on the boxes in which
‘the apples or pears are stored and
even though . spraying has done
away with the pest in the orchard.
and brood hatches from the hosts
in the boxes. The worms also spin
their cOCoons on the walls of the
burn 'or shed or warehouse where the
fruit is kept. Fumigation was rec-
ommended as a cure for this trouble
by Prof. R. H. Pettit, of East Lane;

ing.
1. '1‘. Pickford. in the closing af-

ternoon of the convention gave some

important figures on horticulture, in
connection with the work he has been
doing as extension horticulturist of
the M. A. C. More than $14,000,000
worth of Michigan cherries, grapes;

i, apples and pears'are reported tohave

been marketed in the last season

alone. ‘ _ _

Some of Mr. Pickford’s state-
ments caused comment which show-
ed that there is an increasing cost of
all elements in thepproduction of
fruit. One member spoke as fol-
lows: '

“In the fruit growing business we
seldom realize on any one crop ev-
ery year. There are many losses,
and when a big turnover with a fair

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folks sometimes raise an unfair how]
that fruit men are .profiteers when
they” aren't.” ‘ .

Mr. Pickford painted a glowing

picture of the untouched wealth in‘

fruit growing in Michigan. “The
totalturnover this year though com-
mendable, is only an inkling of what
it can be,” he said. He suggested
that farmers might do much to
boost Michigan’s fruit prospects out—
side the state. by making more at-
tractive and efficient orchards. Grow-
.ers are. merely scratching the sur-
face as compared with what can be
produced.

Expect to Establish Stations

'— It was the sentiment of the con-

vention at the closing session~that
stations might profitably be estabe
lished at‘numerous points in the
state where there is a wealth of
orchards.

"Lansing, suggested that such eta»

= "fruit'forvany farmer in the state, and

‘ tions might well be

gBear Lake, _ _
. ;~ adoray for ‘ the coming... moth. .
'. 1 spite of the careful spraying. a sec-

placed’in or
Grand Rapids,
City. Manistee
eastern

near Benton Harbor,
Ludington, Traverse
and some points in
southern Michigan

, Station men from the college
‘East Lansing and county/“agents of-
fered to: make analysis of infected

otherwise help out the problem; A
cited of"Mr. Hopkins, of

case was
'In

ad brood. hatched. Careful investi—
gation revealed'that thecocoona had
58;! , inside the71apple crates and
" ofthe worms infected

m . ores. W
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- drew "5140 to its three-day convention

the leaves, in‘ tiny white

C. P. Halligan. .of East

and '-
where orchard “

interests run fairly high. , .
' at

who hired a helper .to’

   

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0! 1m .Mpe'an corn borer," which,

boson {is carried an. the wind. it

he worked through ninety town-

ships ii Massachusetts, and mm-

flavor! is being carried on by the

fiver-mam in only. five townships
oc

ted. Every farmer in Michigan,

herald-,should watch for the break—
ing of the tops of the young corn.
for the perforating of the corn leav-
eé, and other signs of deformity in
the corn. The eggs are laid upon
clusters.
Mr. Taft appealed for all farmers to
be on the lookout to keep the Euro-
p_ean cern borer from getting into
this state. _ ‘

The methods used to prevent its
spread are the burning over of in-
fected fields. ploWing and raking the
corn butts into piles to"be burned
or steamed out. or burying of the
butts under~manure. The great
danger of the corn borer is that it
gets into 95 different kinds of plants
on the farm, including nearly all
grains, potatoes, beans. and any-
thing which has a pulpy inside to
its stems. ‘

Due to the light crop of apples
this year and the shortage of labor,

. interesting,

which was greatly complained of
during the sessions, the usual apple
exhibit was not held this year. Nev-
ertheleu the exhibitnm of all sorts
of spraying devices and nursery

stock were on hand with some inter»

esting material. The use of dust

sprays was considerably - discussed

at the convention. According to
Frank D. Wells, of Romeo, deputy
state inspector of nurseries and or-
chards. there seems to be rather dif-
fering opinions among some of the
fruit growers.
Against State Warehouses

One of the officers, said, in regard
to resolutions at \such conventions.
that a motion set before the dele-
gates is often rushed through with-
out any discussion to speak of, and
frequently a convention is put on
record for things which the individ-
ua1«members would like to think
over. Thus the resolutions at the
Detroit convention last week are
but some of the para-
graphs are thought to have been
slipped through without reflecting
the sentiment “of the majority of the
farmers represented.

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"away wlth the grand championshlp for his
breed at the Mlohigan State Fair. Jay Harwood. of lonla. lo the owner. ' .

Macomb Cow Testing Brings Good Results

ACOMB Co. Cow Testing As-x

sociabion No 1 has been in
operation for two months.

with some good results. This
association consists of 2 5 herds
which average 1 4 cows each

quit dairyi-ng'by guess work and are
working on beasts actually found in
their barns. -~

The tester visits each farm once a

‘month and takes a test and weighs

both night and morning milkings.
These weights and tests are used to
complete the month’s record ”of each
cow. Each cow’s record is entered
in the members’ herd book and at the
end of the year all the boarder cows
are going to a new boarding place.

During the month of November
there were 29 cows that produced
over 40 lbs. of butter fat; 10 produc-
ed over 50 lbs. fat; 30 produced over
1,000 lbs. of milk and 16 produced
over 1,250 lbs. 011 milk. .

The highest testing Holstein herd

was that of Oscar Hartsig, which av--
The herd having the
highest average f-at production was:

eraged 4%.

that of Jacob Hartsig with 7 cows
that averaged 39.6 lbs. of fat. High:
est Jersey herd was that of Frank
Cotton, 9'. cows averaged 5.9%..

; The most of the members have
started their. winter feed rations -and
the next few months ‘the milk pro-
duction or most of'the herds.will in-
crease .With- the la ,immber of win-
fir" freshening cows. , ..

The men of; the. cowtesting associ-
ations are making good use of feed
this watershed fire; flooding PD

’ ' using the most

     

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a saving. They are realizing that
good care means more money. Pro-
duction records show them that milk
production is an inherited ability,
thus showing the value of pure bred
sires from bred-to-produce females.
They are using the best sires obtain-
able. ’ '

The testing association takes the
guess work out of dairying. No long-
er can‘ the camouflage of a fine ap-
pearance protect the low-producing
cow. Confirmation indicates perform-
,ance, but the Babcock test and milk
scales always tell the true story.

Knowing the true feed and produc-
tion records 01 each cow, the dairy-
man eliminates with certainty all
low producers and feeds the remain-
der according to known production.

A list of members of Macomb
County Cow Testing Association
members follows: ‘ ‘

John A. Rinke, Warren; Jacob
Hartsig, Warren; Oscar Hartsig,
Warren. Louis Busch, Warren. Tom
Reddigk, Warren, Geo. A. Freid’hoff,
Warren; Jos. C. Murphy, Utica; Cec.-
Trees, Geo. Eppler, Utica; Cody
Brothers. Mt. Clemens; 'Pres., Dr.
Fred K. Lenfestey. Mt, Clemens; Ed.
Schultz, Mia/Clemens; Louis Ban—
non, Mt. Clemens; F. E. Cotton, Mt,
Clemens; August Collins, New Balti—
more; Robert E. Knight, New Balti—
Tnore; H. E. Bee-her, New Baltimore;
Jos. H. Fuller, New Baltimore; R.
-A1itell,‘New»Ba1timore; Wm. Gotte-
chalk. New 'Haven; Harry Nunnell—'
ey, New Haven;~ Albt. Luchtman,
Washington; Harry J. Green, Wash-
ington; Wm." C. .Schoof, Washington;
QR Kollmorgans Warren; achlaff

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of DWs/lhflichg on Harticulture Urged at Detroit Convention

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against state-owned terminal ware-l

houses as a solution for some of the
farmer's marketing troubles
less letters from individuals and

groups among the farmers have as-

sured leaders of the warehouse
amendment movement
tarmers believe in state-owned term-

inal warehouses. \

The officers of the past year were
re-elected by the delegates. “ The
officials of the organization follow:
President, James Nicol. South Hag

‘ven; vice-president, George Hawleyy

Hart; secretary, George M. Low.
Bangor; treasurer. J. Pomeroy Mun-
son, Grand Rapids. Executive

Board: C. P. Halligan. East Lans-
ing: E. J. Ver Duyn, Novi; A. J.

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Rogers, Beulah; A. M. Bullock, La- .

peer; George Friday, Coloma; Geo.
Hawley, Hart. Trustees of Lyon
Memorial Fund: President, C. J.

Monroe. South Haven; secretary, J.
Satt-erlee. Lansing; treasurer, Hon.
Chas. W. Garfield, Grand Rapids.

The whole convention was full of
pep and interest and it was two or

three times the size of the meeting I

last year. The increased

interest ’

augurs well for the mid-winter meet- .

ing billed for Benton Harbor, as
well as for the future of the splendid
organization.

’Ilhe program Was arranged as
follows: Tuesday a. m., Round Table
Talks. These informal talks have
proven of so much importance that
it was decided to start the meetings

in this way. Experiences in the past -

season were given.

Tuesday afternoon: “Freight
Rates," by F. B. Coombs. secretary
Michigan Traflic League, Benton
Harbor. Mr._ Coombs is one of the
best informed trafl‘ic men in Michi-
gan today.

“Legislation, as it effects Fruit
Grower and Shipper.” R. G. Phillips,
secretary of the International Apple
Shippers’ Association, Rocheste‘r, N.
Y. Mr. Phillips has just returned
from Washington Where he repre-
sented the shippers in a new propos-
ed refrigeration rates.

“Spraying.” by W. C. Dutton. In-
vestigator on Spraying Experiments,
M. A. C. Mr. Dutton’s work has tak-
en him over every fruit growing sec-
tion in Michigan thespast season.

Wednesday morning: Students’
Speaking Contest. This contest was
in char‘geof C. P. Halligan, head of
the Horticultural Department of the
Michigan Agricultural College. This
contest originated at M. A. C. and
has since been copied by several oth—
er states. Five—minute talks given
by this year’s seniors of the Horti-
cultural Department. Judges award-

ed cash prizes, first. "second and
third best talks.

Business meeting. Most mem-
bers arranged to be present at this

session as some very important bus—
iness was brought before the society
at this time. The election of officers
(all re-elected) occurred, and the
committees on Resolutions submit-
ted their report.

Wednesday afternoon: “How to
Make Strawberry Growing Both
Pleasant and Profitable,” F. E. Beat-
ty. Three Rivers. Mr. Beatty is one
of the best advised authorities on
commercial strawberry growing in
the Middle West.

“The Relation of Orchard Pract-
ices to Fruit Bud Development.” by
E. J. Kraus, Madison, Wis. Mr.
Kraus is a graduate of M. A. C., has
spent several years as horticulturist
with the State College in Oregon
and is now with the University 0*
Wisconsin.

“Collective Bargaining," by Hon.
Charles S. Deneen, Chicago, Ill.
Former Governor Deneen, 0 Illinois
was attorney for the producers in the
recent trial of “The Chicago Milk

Producers’ Association.” The de-

cision rendered in»their favor in

iargelyresponsible to his efforts.
Thursday morning: "When is

Pruning Profitable.” by E. J. Krau
Madison, Wis.
“The New. World Urge.”
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.‘ . HE RESOLUTIONS adopted by
‘ » the Michigan State Grange, 'in
.annual session last week at
inaw, constitute a virtual repu-
ation of the action taken on the
lame measures by
‘Grange a month ago. As noted pre-
71011st in these columns the Nation-
al Grange committed itself to ex-
treme conservatism and disappointed
'the' entire country by its lack of un—
- .derstanding of the spirit and needs
.of1 the time. Fortunately, the Na-
tional organization did not reflect
the views of the Michigan Grange
except in one or two particulars and
the farmers of the United States~who
believe in progressive and construct-
,ive reform will be vastly pleased
.over the majority of resolutions
adopted by the State Grange.
The Grangers held their initial
Iession on Tuesday last and the work

of the convention was completed on‘

Saturday. The big feature of the
convention was the public meeting
Wednesday afternoon and the public
banquet in the evening at which
nearly four hundred and fifty guests
[were entertained. The topic of the
evening was: “What farmers of
Allohigan want, socially, economical—
,ly, co—operatively, educationally and
politically.” These subjects were
» handled in an able and entertaining
manner by fifteen or twenty speak-
ersof both sexes. Arguments were
presented in favor of the consolidat-
ed rural school, broader investiga-
tions into the cost of ' production,
closer co~operation in the solution of
marketing problems, a better social
'lspirit, more frequent gatherings,
,"eleotion of a farmer governor and
legislature, all of whichrwere en-
thusiastically endorsed by the gath-
ering. ' .

The report of the executivecom-
mittee which reflects the spirit of
the resolutions adopted was unani-
_mously adopted. A portion of the
report follows:

, “Since last we met in State Grange
Session a new era has dawned upon
theworld.

“Out of the night of war, out of
the turmoil and slaughter, out of the
confusion and despair, we have
emerged into the light of a new-
day—a day of comparative peace,
but of new and unfamiliar 'condi-
tions of changed relationships and
seemingly impossible readjustments.

“Problems are before us whose
meaning we do not comprehend and
. for whose solution we have no rule.
The methods used in other days no
longer apply; precedents are thrown

' to the winds and established usages
are rejected as valueless in the
light of present day experiences.
Thrones have toppled and scepters
have fallen, nations have disappear—
ed, and from the ruins new nations
have emerged to take their places;
boundary lines have been erased and
a new map of the world is in process
of construction. . _
"The very foundations of civiliza-
tion have been shaken and the
whole structure has seemed on the
verge of ruin. M, such a time we
may well remember that God reigns
and out of chaos and turmoil of the
present will come in the end, a new
world in which dwelleth righteous-
‘ mess with liberty and justice for all.

“Since we last met, Michigan has
been making history that will read
well when we who have had a part

in it will have passed on to the great
majority. The adoption of State—
=wide prohibition, the extension of
the right of suffrage to include the
women of our state, and following
that, the overwhelming defeat of
the liquor interests in .their attempt
--to revive the saloon by the so-called
Wine and Beer Amendment indicate
the growth of public sentiment in
favor of a high moral standard, and
'give assurance of better things in
the future.
Legislation

“Your Executive Committee has

:endorsed every outstanding measure

"in State or National legislation that‘

'xd’in it a‘ promise of benefit to the

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giiit'oppi‘i . What the'State Grange Wants 7 Alngffigm
$3 "51390313 1- A. farmerfor gavel-“Mr and more i ii: “iii?
of "this farmers in the State-Legislature." , ‘ ‘two'months
Sigtg'u 208311., 2. State-owned terminal "warehous- ‘by 1119 198'
and co m. es. The Grange will not support candi- -. gggrertgg
sumer, ' ' to dates for oflice who will not endorse the submission
have a part project. ‘ ‘ ' ' , I ' Of the pro—
:11 {1021in 3. Retention of railroads under gov- gmgngnfen‘:

, tion, . 33):; 'ernmentcon‘trol ,for two more years. to the poo-
Committee 4. Fertification of. corrupt practice ple by the
MW 0 a ted laws to prevent repetition of recent po- initia t 1" 9
can: 3 Meal scandal- ‘ saris:
warehouses 5— Building 0f roads by taxes in" ' constitution
1!} the large stead of bonds. ' ' The Farm-
$3399. st a2; 6. -Mcre effective tax laws to discov- f1: 3113::
Such >an' er “hidden” property. ' ' ' ‘ erg Land
A m e n d- 7. More comprehensive investiga- many peo—’
2:31;; to the tions in to cost of production. The Pig in ‘31?
mm t 1°81; Grange appropriated $1,000 to assist in 53,? gm,
as w ould . the work to be taken up in co-operation us in the
Provide- for ‘ with other farm organizations and state .. attempt to
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senate by Senator T. H. McNaughton
and was endorsed by your Commit-
tee. This measure passed the Senate
but was defeated in the House by
the interests opposed to the control
of such matters by the people. Many
of the farmer members were pre-
sented with the charge of radicalism
from supporting the measure, but we
wish here to thank the Granges of
the State for their support and the
many indications of their approval
of the work of _the Committee. We
note with interest that the Associa-
tion of Pro cuting Attorneys ap-
proved the inciple for which we
labored in the last, legislature, and
favor the submission of the amend-
ment to the people at a special ses-
sion of the legislature which they
propose to ask the Governor to call
early in the new year.

“The Grange may have been some-
what"in advance of public opinion,
as it frequently is, butv we believe
that sentiment in favor of this prop—
osition is rapidly increasing and -that
now is the time to act. Ifthis ques-

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consumer .to the mutual advantage .

of both. ‘The states,’ said ex-presi-
dent Theo.- Roosevelt in speaking of
action along this line, ‘the states are
the natural laboratories for trying
out these experiments,’ which, he
declared could do no harm and might
accomplish great good. ,
“But, the Warehouse Amendment
was not the only after of legisla-
tion in which we were interested.
Dangerous legislation often begins
by the enactment of the laws not
harmful atxthe time but which may
be used as a precedent in succeeding
years to the public detriment. The
attempt to foist upon Michigan the
principal of classification. of prop-
erty which has resulted in other
states to the injury of agriculture
was met and successfully defeated as

recounted by the Worthy Master in,

his address to this body.
”Amendments to the law estab-
lishing a State Board of Equaliza-
tion of property by placing the mem-
bers of the State Tax Commission on
that. board and making certain that

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' the most’ important and per- .

‘ election.

' stabuiary organization
for “heather purpose

'at least one member'flhall be'a tarni-
er or closely connected with agricul-
ture, has asshré‘d‘tlie’ farmers [of the
state of fair and reasonable consid-'
bration." ' ' , ' ‘ r
Grange Beasts Warehouse Measure
According'to the tenor of several
resolutions introduced the Grange
will get actively behind the warehouse
measure which was smothered at the -’-
last session of the legislature, and
will not support a single candidate
for office who does not pledge his
support to the measure. The ‘ware-
house bill was supported by the leg-
islative committee of 'the Grange.
Gleaners and Farmers’ Clubs , but
they were unable to, muster sufficient
support in its behalf.“ These ' farm
organizations, with the possible as-'
sistance of the Farm Bureau, will no
longer depend upon “any old candi-
date” to support the, measure, but
will‘go out in- the next election and
secure men whom they know can be
trusted to represent the peeple. ' In
the event that no special'session ‘of
the legislature is called the Grange
would have the warehouse amend-4
ment initiated by petition and sub-
mitted to the people at next fall's
Would. Give Government Another
~ Chance With Railroads _
_Quite, the opposite of the action
taken by the American Federationef
Farm ‘ Bureaus - and ,the National

»Grange was the resolution adopted

,by‘the State Grange recommending
a further trial of government opera-
tion of the railroads. Masterlohn
Ketcham "was instructed to wire-
Mic igan's senators and represents.-
tives urgingthat the roads be, re-
tained under federal controller two
years. It was conceded ”by the
Grangers that government control
thus far has not been a fair criti-
cism of future control because of
the handicaps placed, upon the gov-
ernment bf the war. {I‘he actioh f’of ,
the Grange in this respect parallels
the action-of the Farfuers’ Clubs a
week previous. . .
Taxation Measures
Resolutions ”were adopted favoring
more stringent methods of ferreting
outstaxable property and making it
to bear its just proportion of- taxes,
The Grange would have tax “inquis-
itors” appointed for this . purpose.
The Grange also opposes the taxing
of timber land at current land values
and then placing an additional heav
tax on- the timber as cut. . ..
Corrupt Practices Assailed -
A resolution that was introduced
demands that additional laws be
enacted, if present ones are inade—
quate, “to prevent. lavish and cor-
rupt use of money to obtain public
office," and was plainly a slap at the
Newberry campaign methods. A law
similar to that now in force in Ore-
gon to limit campaign expenseswas
endorsed. Features of this law were
contained' in a bill introduced at the
last! session of the legislature by
Herbert F'. Baker which failed of
passage. The Grange has taken a

' large part in the passage of referm-

ative election laws and is un'mistaks
ably opposed to the violation of those,
laws. ' ' '

VGrange Opposes State Constabulary

At, nearly every recent farmers?
meeting of any importance someone

"has introduced a resolution endorST

ing the Michigan State Constabulary.
Ina uch as the Constabulary was
created by law and has been given a
handsome appropriation it is not en-

tirely clear why it should be thought

necessary for all the farm organizaj
tions of the state to pass a resolution
”favoring" it. Michigan Busing. 1
Farming has opposed the Constabu-

' lary .proposition for the reason that

it is a useless expense from which
the farmers receive no benefit. For
many years the farmers of Michigan
have lived peacefully and safely '
without police protection and it has .
never been satisfactorily explained
why all at once-this need, has arisen.
It has been charged that the con— 7
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Live Stock
in Chicago ‘

from November 29 to December
6 was considered by those in author- ~

HE International
Exposition held

ity to be the greatest liVe stock show
ever held in this country. _
' This was the twentieth anniver—
nary of the “Internation-l” as it is
popularly known throughout the
country, and this year a new femur-m
was; added in shape of the Interna-
tionai Grain and Hay Show. Cash
premiums to the amount of $10, 000
was given by the Chicago Board of
Trade to farmers of
States and Canada.
, In the breeding Shorthorn class.
C. H. Prescott & Sons of. Tawas City,
Michigan, took fourth place in Jun-
ior bull 2 years old and under 3,
12th place in Junior yearling bull
class, 6th place in Senior bull'class,
3rd place\in Junior bull calf class.
and 12th place for the best Senior
yearling heifer exhibited at the show.

William E. Scripps, of Orion. Mich-
igan, took the following prizes with
his Aberdeen-Angus cattle. 6th place
on a. bull 3 years or over, 3d 011 sen-
lor bull calf, drOpped between Sep-'
tember 1,1918 and January 1,1919
4th on junior bull calf, 4th on cow or
heifer, 2 years and under 3.

The Woodcote Stock Farm. of
Ionia, Michigan, had one of the larg-
~est and best herds of Angus cattle
at the show. Besides taking first
place, on calf herd, consisting of one
bull and two heifers, the following
prizes went to the Ionia man: 2d for
the 'best senior yearling bull. 1st
for the best junior yearling bull.
14th for the best senior bull calf, 1st
for the best junior bull calf, 5th for
the best cow 3 years or' over, 5th
for the best cow or heifer 2 years
and under 3, 7th for the best junior
yearling heifer. 8th for the best sen-
for heifer calf and 7th for the best
junior heifer calf.

Floyd Frazier & Son, of Cornell.
Michigan, exhibited four Suffolk
horses. He took 2d place on a three- ~
year-old mare. There was strong
Competition in this class and very
little difference between Mr. Fraz~
ier’s mare and the one winning first
place. ‘
Michigan Strong ‘\Vith Swine Winners

Herbert W. Mumford, of; Ann Ar-
bor, Michigan, a prominent breeder
of Duroc Jerseys, won 1st with a
sow, 18 months old in the aged class,
3d in the 2-year boar class, 3d and
4th for the best boar over _18 and
under 224 months, 2d for the best
boar over ’6 and under 12 months-
3d for the best boar and 3 sows over
1 year, 3d for the best four swine,
get of same boar. At present, Mr.
Mumford is professor in the Animal
Husbandry Department at the Uni-
versity of Illinois, which is located
at Urbana.

A. J.‘Adams. of Litchfield. Mich-
igan, who is one of the leading
breeders of Chester White swine in
the state, had animals entered in
nearly every class. He took 3d place ,
in yearling boar class, 2d for boar
under: 6 months, 3d for a sow under
24 months. 4th for a sow under 18
months. and 2d in the rest of the fol-
lowing classes, sow 6 and under 12
months, sow under 6 months, bear
and 3 sows over 1 year, boar and 3
sows? under 1 year, four pigs under
6 months, produce of the same sow,
four-swine, get of same boar. .

W. S. Adams, of Litchfield. Mich-
igan, :had the largest and best ex-
hibit-: 'of Tamworth’s at the show.
Mr. Adams has shown at all the
larger fairs in the United States and
in every case has had the grand

champion sow in the breeding Tam- ‘

worth class. Besides winning this
visiohorfhe took first place in the fol-
lowing. classes: boar 18 and under
24 months, sow 12 and under 18
months, boar under 6 months. sow.
2 years old or over. sow 12 under 18
months, sow, 6 and under 12 months,
bear and ,3 sows over 1 year, 4 pigs
under/6 months, produce . of same

' ._sow.jfonr swine get of same boar.

   

Michigan Takes Rye Prize
‘ ' d hay Vision there

the United

'tur, Mich.,

"nw’w

l'n Many Prizesw'at Ch age 3 Greatest Livestock Exposition

By ARTHUR W. JEWET'I'
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ABERDEEN- -Angus breeders made a great show/Ina.

The above Angus. ldolmere. owned by Dr.

J. J. Higglns, of Danbrldge, Tenth. won the laurel: of grand champlon bull at the Internatlonal.

Woodcote Stock Farms, lonla, Mlch., and Willlam E.

Angus dlsplays.

Michigan placed in nearly every class
and the fellowing awards are pub-
lished for the first time.

For the best half bushel ,of rye:

1st, J. J. Davis, Jackson, Mich.;. 2d,
John Lucas, Alta, Can.; 3d Swartz
Bros., Waukesha, Wis.; 4th. L. A.
Sedgwick, Parma, Mich.; 5th, Peter
Postinen, Chatham. Mich.; 6th, J.
W. Beckman. Cokato, Minn.; 7th,

Gifford Patch, Clarks Lake, Mich; 8th
Reinhold Kressin. Jackson, Wis.;
9th, Sauerman Bros., Crown Point,
Indian; 10th, Noyes Raessler, Beloit.
Wis.;;llth, G.'E. Reagh, Cass City,
Mich.; 12th, H. M. Queal, Hamburg.
Mich.; 13th, P.
Kuzyk, Oak Lake
Man., Can.; 14th
Otto Wolf, La-
Crosse, Wiscon-
‘sin; 15th, L. L.
Lawrence. ’Deca-
16th.
L. H. Laylin, Ma-
son, [Mich

For the best
half ’bushel of
white wheat: lst.
Joh‘n Howell,
Montrose, 0010.;
2nd. James Ste-
phens, Balcarries

11th, E. A. Ross. Sharon, Wash.;
12th. Cliff Martin. Muncie, Ind.

For the best half bushel of soft
red winter wheat: -1st, I. B. Keeley,
Marysville, 0.; 2d, John Dunbar,
Rudyard, Mich.; 3d, R. B. Caldwell.
Cumberland¢‘0.; 4th, A. W. Jewett
& Sons, Mason, Mich.; 5th, Jacob

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Scrlpps, Orlon. Mich., won prlzes on their

Ind.; 18th, C. E. Heinberger, Petar-
kaia, 0.; 19th, Will Royer, West
Milton, 0,; 20th. John Veitengruber,

Frankenmuth, Mich.;. 21. Spruce Pine
Farms, Sangamon, 111.; 22nd, F. P.
Drake. Lexington, Ky.; 23rd, L. T.
O’Brien, Eastor, M0.; 24th, Geo. Dur-
set, Waverly, 111.; 25th. John H.
Roads, Bainbridge, Ohio.

For the best half bushel of Wm
rowed barley: 1st, Seagor Wheeler,
Sask., Can.; 2nd, Jos. Meyers, Free-

port, 111.; 3rd. Samuel Larcombe,
Man., Can.; 4th. Geo. Lewis, Man-
hattan, Mont.; 5th. John Howell,

6th, Jay Lakrence,
Coshocton, Ohio;
7th; C. E. Troy—
er, La Fountain.
Ind.; ‘8th, A. W.
Jewett & Sons,
M as o n. Mich.;
9th, «’John Hans.
Jefferson, Wis.;
10th, H. P. West,
Ripon, Wis., 11th
R o y Hayward,
Bay City. Mich.;
12th, Willie Stif-
ter. Cokato, Wis.
For the best
half bushel of 6-
r o w e d barley:
lst, L. L. Young.

Sask., Canada; . . . - , Nampa,1da.; 2nd
3111., George Peek“ Tchzlr‘lgnshfn‘fiesffigmdhegt sthhoewlhgtovclntahugge 31:. A- BOhl, Beaver
Falrfield. Id_?4'th, three hundred head. The above Percheron. Jes- Dam 'WiS' 3rd
Geo. Miles. Boze- mlne of Salem 8: Son, was grand champion. Otto W O 1 'f La-
ma'n. Mont.; 5th, Joseph Keekley. Mundell, Frankfort, Ind.; 6th. Jay
Marysville, Ohio; .6th. D. C. L’aw~ Lawrence, Coshocton, 0.; 7th. Aaron
T8009. COShQCtOD.‘ Ohio; 7th. Tom Hagenbuck. Three -Rivers, Mich.;
Nash. Bozeman. Mont.; 8th. 'Dheo. 8th,VVm. Ottney, Jackson, Mich.; 9th
Rattan, Ontario. 'Can.; 9th. Jay A. H. Crosby. New Buffalo, Mich.;
Lawrence. Coshocton. Ohio; 10th. 10th, A. B. Read, Rickland, Mich.;
Ross Lawrence. Coshocton. OhiO; 11m, H. D. Cummings, Dallas City,

111.;
13th. L. H. Laylin,
14th,. W. M. Beattie. Sparta,’Wis.;
715th, John Howell. Montrose, COL;
16th, J. E. Mummart, Ostoria, 111.;
17th. Sauerman Bros, Crown Point,
Crosse, Wis.; 4th. John Dunbar, U.

12th. Cliff Martin, Muncie, Ind.;
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land, Wisz; 6th, W. F. Tullar. Wll'r
ren, Minn.; 7th, J. L. Krause. Reese-
ville, Wis.; 8th; Wm. Bell, Arlington,
9th, W. F. Otcheck, Grinnell.
Iowa; 10th, H. W. Whitehead, Rock-
1and, Wis.; 11th, Elmer Schmat,
Wrightstown. Wis, 12th. H. P. West,
Ripon. Wis.; 13th, Paul Shefller,
Rockland. Wis.; 14th, Edward
Groseh, Mendota, 111.; 15th, Joseph
Muskavitch, Shewano, Wis.; 16th,
Frank Coughlin, Credition, Ont.,
Can.; 17th, John Hans, Jefferson.
Wis.; 18th, Wm. Warren, Bilbeck-
Can.; 19th, Edward Groset. Mendota,
111.; 20th, John Hamilton. Kelwood,
Man. Can. '

For the best half bushel of black
oats. 1st, H. P. West, Ripon, Wis.;
2nd, Thos. Totter, Ont., Can.; 3rd.
A. W. Jewett & Sons, Mason, Mich.

For the best half bushel of white
or yellow oats: 1st, H. W. White-
head, Rockland. Wis.; 2d, Frank
Gasper, Rosckland, Wis.; 3d. B. Brn-
baker, Washburne, Wis.; 4th. Mor-
um Bros., Hollock, Minn.; Ernest
Peterson, Harmont, Iowa; 6th, H.
E. Rosenow, Oconomanwoc, Wis.;
7th, Walter Nystrom, Worthington,
Minn.; 8th, H. M. Krause, Riesvillo-
Wis.; 9th, L L. Lawrence. Van But.
on, Mich.; 10th, Thos. Totter. Wood-
slee, Ont.; 11th, Wm. Bell, Arling-
ton. Wis.; 12th, Anton Bohl, Beavb
er Dam, Wis.; 13th, Geo. Emerieh.
Saginaw, Mich.

For the best 20 ears of White dent

corn: 1st, Ed. Peters, La Crosse-
Wis.; 2nd, J. Emmitt Brunker.
Ridgeway, Wis.; 2nd, Geo. Brueck-
Tracy, Minn.; 4th, Otto Wolf, La

Crosse, Wis.; 5th, Henry Meinhard,
Sherburn, Wis.; 6th. John Rasmus-
sen, Freeburn, Minn.; 7th, C. L.
Blanchar, Sherburn- Minn.;' 8th,
Theron Thorpe, Beloit, Wis.; 011.11.
Geo. \Vashington Farm, Mankate,
Minn.; 10th, Ernest Carson, Chut-
field Minn.; 11th, Edward Stricker,
Jefferson, Wis. , 12th, Wm. Bel‘l,
lington Wis.

For the best 20
Dent Corn: lst,
Ridgeway, Wis.;

ears of Yellow
Jos. A. Bunker.
2nr, Geo. Bl‘ueck-
ner, Jefferson. Wis.; 3rd, Joh'n'Bar-
del, Jr., Stoddard. Wis.; 4th, H.’C.
Brueckner, Jefferson. Wis.; 5th- G.
E. Kitleson, Ceylon, Minn.; 6th, 0.
Laughlin. Three Oaks, Mich.; 7th,
Lewis Scott, Fairmont, Minn.; 8th,
Peter Scott. Fairmont, Minn.; 9th,
A. H. '1‘. Shakheim, Gotham, Wis.;
10th, A. I. VVringIe Beresford, So.
Dakota; 11th, Peterson Bros.,' New
Rickland, Minn.; 12th, Lewis Hana
son, Mandovi, Wis.

.For the best single ear of corn:
1st, Lewis Scott. Fairmont, M1914
2nd, H. C. Lau, Tracy. Minn.; 3rd.
G. A. Radke, Tracy, Minn.; 4th.’Mrs.
Leo P. Kelly, Beloit, Wis.; 5th, Sam
Carlson, Elk Point, S. Dakota.

For the best 50 pound bale of tim-

othy: 1st, Geo. Sterling, Salesville,
Mont.; 2nd, Lewis Hanson, Mondovi.
Wis.; 3rd, Frank Lendiey. Fox Lake,
Wis.; 4th, John Monfoster. Bozeman,
Mont.; 5th. H. A. Parrot, Spencer-
ville, Ind; 6th, L. H. Laylin, Marion.
Mich.; 7th, Robt. Futon, Utica, 0.:

8th. Chas. Schweer, Gordonville, Mo.;
10th, Frank Cult. Bethalto, 111. 11th,
A. W. Jewett & Sons, Mason, Mich.;
12th, August Walters, Ewen, Mich.;
13th, L. H. Laylin, Mason. Mich.
For the best 50 pound bale of red

clover: 1st, Atkins Bros, Salesville.
Mont.; 2nd, John Dunbar. Rudyard,
Mich.; 3rd, Allen Sales. Bozeman,
Mont.; , 4th, Paul Poseharskey.
Princeton, 111.; 5th, W. F. Otcheck,
Grinnell, Ia 6th, L. H. Laylin,-Ma.-
son. Mich.; 7th, A. W. Jewett & Son,
Mason. Mich.; 8111. Chas. Sclnveer,
Gordonville. Mo.; 9th. Frank Lend-

ley, Fox Lake, Wis.

Fer the best 50 pound bale of
alfazlfa 1st, Swartz Bros” VVanke-
sha, Wis.; 211d. Jacob W. ,KVillett,
Hillsboro. 0.: .3rd, E. C. Mat-theme.
Sikeston. Mo.; 4th. Allen Sales.
Bozema‘n. Mont.; .5th, Geo. Eired-'

~ lugs-"Manhattan, Kansas; 6th, W.'F,

LO. 5N6 A,

Olcheck, Grinnell, 121.; 7th,

Atkins, Salesville, Mont.; 8th, G. W.
Atkins, Salesville, Mont.; 9th,,J. H.
Swanzey.-Ri(lott,111'.; 10th, Frank E. '
Culp. Bethaldo,111., 11th, Paul
Conger. Anderson, Ind; 12tli S.,LT ‘
Sunnett, Muscatine, 13... 13111,.

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' dustrial corporations,

‘ Michigan agriculture

Admsabihty of Ace

ARLY LAST September Mr. C.

A. Bingham, secretary of the

Michigan State Farm Bureau,
sent out a letter to thirty-five or
forty farm leaders and others inter-
ested in Michigan agriculture to at-
tend a luncheon at the Fort Shelby
Hotel on Sept. 13th, for the purpose
of discussing plans for the future of
the State“ Farm Bureau. The writer
was among those invited without be-

. ing given an inkling of the real pur-

pose of the meeting.

‘ The list of those in attendance in-
cluded the following: Mark '1‘. Mc-
Keje, secretary of the Coalition Com-
mittee for Michigan; Henry M. Le-
rand; president of‘the Lincoln Motor
Company; L. M. Robertson, attorney
for the General Motors Company;
several other representatives of in-
all members
cf the Coalition Committee; a state
senator; a state representative; two
members of the State Board of Ag-
riculture, one of whom is the editor
of a farm paper; several men em-
ployed in the extension department
of the agricultural college, county
agents, representatives of county
farm bureaus and members of ex-
ecutive committees of two farm or-
ganizations. None of the officers of
the Grange, Cleaners or 'State Asso-
ciation of Farmers’ Clubs was pres-
ent. '

Following the luncheon, Mr. McI-
Kee made an address in which he
spoke of the desire of the Coalition
Committee to assist the work of the
Farm Bureau. and, in behalf of the
committee, offered to loan the Bu-
reau the sum of $15,000 for the
purpose of conducting a membership
campaign. Various farm represent-
atives who had previous knowledge
that the loan was to be tendered at
the meeting spoke in favor of ac—
cepting it, and the unanimous opin-
ion of all present with the exception
of the Writer was that it would be a
fine thing to have recourse to the
funds of the Coalition Committee.

Before the vote was taken the
writer spoke against accepting the
loan on the grounds that the Farm
Bureau ought to be supported whol-
ly by farmers, and that it should not
put itself under obligations to the
Coalition Committee by using its
money. The writer and many others
were given to understand that the
transaction was to be a loan, but if
the Farm Bureau’s membership cam-
paign was not a success the Bureau
would not be obliged to repay the
money. In other words, that the
return of the money was optional
With the Bureau, making the loah
virtually a gift, so far as the Coali-
tion Committee was concerned. In
opposition to the plan, the writer
said:

“The Farm Bureau to succeed
must be of, by and for the farmers.
To perform its proper service to the
farmers along marketing and other
co-operative lines it must take action
that may trespass upon the toes of
members of this committee, who are
interested in elevators. warehouses,
banks, etc The Farm Bureau can
be financed without this money. Why
put the Bureau and the farmers who
belong to the Bureau in the position
of a debtm to this Committee? The
farm organization that cannot stand
on its own feet ought to fall and
will fall. For the good of the Farm
Bureau, Lplead with you to reject‘
this money, and our paper, myself,
and I am sure all the men present at
this gathering will be glad to, take
off their coats and help to make the
membership campaign a success.”

But this line of argument did not
appeal to those who had previously
made up their minds to accept the
loan The question was put and un-
animously passed. the writer not
voting. Following this action, the
writer stated to the gathering that
he would not presume to put his
Judgment against the judgment 0‘!
so many men who had been active in
for so many
years and ought to be trusted to

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resentativee of other business organisations of the? state. whoie ovov‘ved
is promoting. the bolt interests of the state of Michignn and
particularly the promotion of high ideals of Americanium.“

ism and Bolshevism which is rampant throughout the world.

Farmers Finance Their Own Qrgamsation
A T THE annual meeting of the Michigan Bto’te Acme!
on Tuesday ond Wednesday of
and purpose of both State and Notional
of e fraternoi beneficiary and n lebor or i
charged shot the movement woe supportad. by political Jflgm

oppre by fie.
present. In view of this unworronte attack, I ,
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Considering that a strong organisation of_ farmers with the aims and pur-
poses of the Farm Bureau would be another moons townrd’the accomplishment of
these ends, this committee volunteered to loan to the Stote Farm Bureau n [for-

tion of the funds required to make the plan of

lattices u success. A can.-

org-n
forence of farmers who had been strongly interested in the possibilities of the
Farm Bureau movement was called as above noted, and after thorough discus-
sion of the proposition from every angle, they unanimously approved the plan,
with an equal amount raised on collateral notes signed by interested farmers
and endorsed by the secretary, the work was adequately financed in a manner
to make the membership campaign a succesg and to enable participation in the
formation of the American Federation of Farm Bureaus recently organized by
delegatés from 32 states who assembled at Chicago for the purpose. As a further
result of this conference, the Michigan State Farm Bureau has named A. E. 11-
lenden and L. Whitney Watkins to represent agriculture on the Coalition Cam‘-

mlttce for the state of Michigan.

The success of the organization work has thus been assured, and the loans.
through which it was financed will be promptly repaid, leaving the funds of the

organization adequate for all possible needs.
organization which are audited monthly by the

In the meantime the books of the
finance committee composed of

R. G. Potts, of Macomb County, J. Pomeroy Manson, of Kent County and James
Nicol, of Allegnn County, are open to inspection by any interested member .—--0.
A. BINGHAM, Secretary Michigan State Farm Bureau.

 

 

 

the expenses of the membership cam-
paign he would bow to their judg-
ment and do what he could to help.

The next day the writer addressed
the following letter to Mr. Bingham,
the secretary of the Bureau:

“Since leaving your meeting Friday
afternoon, I have contemplated very
thoughtfully the action of the farm rep-
resentatives in votin to accept the loan
fluttered by the 003. ition Committee for

ichigan to assist in the membersh
drive for the State Farm Bureau, and
regret to say that I am more than ever
impressed with the grave consequences
which I believe are involved in that no-
oeptance. Moreover, I cannot refrain
from static to you in detail my rea-
sons for th s conviction.

“The Coalition Committee, as you
know, (if composed of several industrial
heads this state. Its purpose. to quote
its own printed language, is to combat
“industrial and agricultural unrest." As
I stated in my talk yesterday, I met with
certain members of this co ittoe over
two months ago, to learn, possible,
what means they expected to employ to
combat agricultural unrest. I wanted to
make sure that these methods would not
be destructive or repressive. I wanted to
make sure that this committee did not
intend to interfere with the natural, le-
gitimate and wholly constructive efforts
of the organized farmers to better their
financial conditions. The members were
very courteous, asSured me that their ef-
forts would be above reproach, etc. At
that time I suggested that instead of the
committee carrying on an expensive and
exaggerative propaganda. they invite in-
dustrial and agricultural representatives
to meet with them and discuss the press-
ing problems of the day with them. I
note at Friday's meeting some sugges-
tion was made of the farm bureau ap-

v-inting two members to the Coalition
Committee. Representation on such a.
committee would, of course. be of no
value to the farmers unless it were equal
to the representation of the industrial
heads. I a now very sure that the
proffering of his loan is the committee's
first step to combat “Woultural un-
rest.” It connotes an interest in agri‘
cultural problems which it is most un-
natural for this committee to have. I
cannot accuse the committee of having
ulterior motives and yet I can see no
other reason why its memberses should
give a luncheon, pay the expo of the
guests and spend their value. is66 time in
urging upon the State Faun Bureau the
acceptance of $15. 000 their mono “(Mr
Bingham later assur ethat e ex-
pense of to)? tl’uucheog;t and the t‘fsvcling
expenses 6 e s were from
Farm Bureau fundg) In

“To succeed the state farm bureau
MUST represent the wishes and eterests
of its members at all times. Lag
bership and financial resourcesg ecannot
long sustain an organization that is not
responsive to its members. The farm bur-
eau cannot at all times stand free and
independent and carry out the wishes of
the farmers if it is under any obligations
whether expressed or implied to any
group of men outside the farming busi-
ness. In my, judgment the acceptance of
this money as a loan. without security,
implies an obligation which the commit-
tee may, if it so desires and would be
perfectly justified in so doing, insist be
carried out. Let me ask this question.
Would you, or any officer of the State
Farm Bureau, be as free to carry out
your program which sooner or later may
embody some objective inimical to the
interests of some member of the commit-
tee,—would you, I ask, feel as free to
not knowing that it was the money of
these men that gave you your start, as
vou would if your entire support came
from the farmers?

 

 

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the earliest possible moment.
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How to Make the F arm Bureau a Force in Michigan

BE FARM Bureau movement is. spreading.
campaign inaugurated in Michigan is meeting with wonderful suc-
The best type of farmers in the state are paying in their
$10 a year to become members. Directed along right-lines the Farm Bu,-
reau, as a 100 per cent farmers’ organization, financed and controlled ,-
by bona fide farmers, can become a substantial power for good in this
and other states. To remove all suspicion that the Farm Bureau is be-
ing “supported by political and corporate influences, with a view of con-
trolling its activities," the following things should be done:

1. Return every dollar received from the Coalition Committee est

2. Recaler. L. WhitneyWatkinsaner. Ammmdmum‘

3. Remove Jae. P. Powers as publicity manager of the Farm Bu-g
Powers is a stair correspondent of the Detroit Free Prom stock-
holders, of which are members of the Coalition Committee.

4. At the next annual meeting of the Bureau elect ONLY such
men to executive positions as make their principal 11mg from forming
or whose record shows their interests are ALL with the farmers.

5. Amend the constitution and by-laws of the State and National
Farm Bureaus to make the organizations thoroughly democratic. ' - _- *

" 6. Avoid passing upon resolutions unless assured that the. ac- ‘
tion taken represents the wishes of the majority of the membership ,
Give the older farm organizations which have done me pioneer .
work and prepared the soil for the larger ctr-operative elicit sum _’
'representatlon in the State and National Federations, that they may
protect. the work they have already accomplished and carry out lid" .

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T appears that a few who attend—
ed the Detroit mee‘ting and voted
to accept the money were unable
to keep the good news to themselves

, and told their friends about it. The
‘ “leaked" -.
Letters began to .
‘ asking if vit-
were true. that the Bureau was be-'

infbunation
out over the state.
come into our omce

gradually

ing financed by industrial heads.

Some of those who voted to use the.

money when approached upon the
subject evaded or deliberately deni-
ed the allegation, and it became al-
together too apparent that the Farm
Bureau officers and agents didnot
want the farmers to know where
they got their money to finance their
campaign.

As Secretary Bingham states in
his letter on this page the subject

came up at the meeting of the State
Ass’n of Farmers’ Clubs at Lansing
two weeks ago. It is not strictly
true that the farm organizationleadb
or to whom Mr. Bingham refers at:—
tacked the motives or integrity. ‘ of
the Farm Bureau. He merely warn-
ed the farmers against afliliatlng
themselves with any organization that
was organized “from the top down"
as he expressed it. He made no di-
rect mention to the Farm Bureau.
The “attack" to,which Mr. Bingham
refers was exclusively the action of
Mr. Carl Young, president of the
Michigan Federation of Labor and a
member of the legislature, who
charged that Mr. Bingham’s res
marks sounded as if they came from
the »Michigan Manufacturers’ Asso-
ciation. In justice to Mr. Bingham it
should be said that he made no ref—
erence to organized labor to which
exception could be taken, and near-
ly all present, with the enception of
Mr. Young,‘ thought that Mr. Bing-
ham’s remarks were very fair. Mr.
Young advised Mr. Bingham that he

had information that the Farm Bu-’

reau was getting its support from
members of the Michigan Manufact-
urers' Association, ‘and asked him if
it were true. Mr. Bingham replied:
“No. The books of the Bureau are
at Birmingham and open to inspec-
tion and you can come over and 'see‘
where we got our money.” , Realiz-
ing the gravity of the position in
which Mr. Bingham was unconscious-
ly placing himself by his unintended
denial, the writer who was present,
cleared up the matter by saying that
the Farm Bureau had VOTED to
ACCEPT $15,000 from the Coalition
Committee, but could not say as ' to
whether any of the money had-act-
ually been received. Mr. Bingham
then stated that about $7, 000 had
been borrowed but was to be paid
back in the immediate future. Mr.
Bingham was indignant over Mr.
Young’s attack and as he stated lat-
er, did not “feel called upon to
answer Mr. Young. ”

FTo'wing the Lansing meeting
the writemurged Mr. Bingham to
make a public statement of the facts.
and later repeated the request in a

ham' s statement which is published
herewith was received.

The above are the true and com?

plete facts so far as we know them
surrounding the loan transaction be-

tween the State Farm Bureau and, ,
the Coalitfcn Gemmntee for Mickie
gin. It has ever been pui- opinicng,‘
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‘ A g .mnunrromn CONFERENCE

DISCUSSES EGG PROBLEMS

The recent conference of the. Inter-
'utional Egg and Poultry Instructors
and Investigators held,in London was
‘ettended by American Agricultural
Trade Commissioner Edward A. Fol-
ey, who has forwarded the following

report:

The first subject under discussion
was the new railway rule that each
egg should be separately packed in
its own' compartment before the rail-
ways will accept the case for ship-
ment at company's risk. This means
that at the present time no eggs will
be accepted at company‘s risk. Neith-
er the American, as well as as Canad-
ian, Danish nor Irish eggs are so
packed as to bring them under- the
conditions of" this rule.

“Danish eggs-are placed in wood
wool;_ Irish in straw, and American

~ and Canadian in cardboard contain-

ers. The American container would
" be acceptable if each egg were wrap-
ped in paper before being placed in
its sectiOn in the container. A reso-
lution was adopted protesting against
this rule as impracticable and as im-
posing an unnecessary) hardship on

the. shipper.

"A resolution demanding that ex-
' freight handlers be used by the
portation companies was also
adopted. Considerable evidence of
serious damage to eggs through the
careless or inexpert handling by flhe
railways was presented”.
“The.\m;erits of the Irish, Danish,
and American methods of packing
were then brought up. The Danes
were well satisfied with their form of
case, claiming that with proper pack-
ing it was less liable to damage, be-
‘auee its size and weight necessitate
its handling by, several “men, whereas
one man can handle the Irish or
American case."

  

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o. M. SOBER, of Fowlervllle. when asked to
produce an picture of one of his.sheep. provided
us with the above prize-winning animal picture.

 

Bay County Union Forms

The Bay County Farmers‘ Union
has been organized with a capital
stock of $15,000 “to secure laws pro-
viding for a. more equitable system
of taxation; to study and promote
systematic methods of distribution
and to eliminate speculators and
bring producers and consumers clos-
er together." The principal places of
business of the organization are to
be Bay City, Auburn, Linwood, Pin-
conning, Munger, Mt. Forest and Es-
sexville. ‘

Seek Strong Candidate in Chippewa

Eighteen, members of Chippewa
County Pomona. Grange have been
named as a committee to select a
candidate for the .state legislature
“who will listen to the voice of the
common people in matters of vital
concern to them." The committee
consists of the following: R. G. Craw-
ford, W. P. McDonald, H. A. anson,

 

William McKinnon, John 8. Donnel-

ly, William Hardy, ‘S. A. Cuthbert,

Art Bailey, John Rusk, Bert Sutton,
Dave Knox, Ed. Thompson, H. W.
Smart, Carl Gowan, John P. Adams,
Andrew Robson, Roy Weller, J. H.
Smart, W. H. Miller and Joseph N.
Welst. This committee was named by
W. H. Miller, worthy master of P0-
mona Grange, as the result Of a reso-
lution adopted at the Grange con-
vention heldrat Strongville in Sep-
tember. ‘ ‘

Gleaner Elevator for Sandusky

A Gleaner clearing house will be
established in Sandusky. At the meet-
ing held in the court house recently
N. P. Simpson, general manager of
the Gleaner Clearing House, Detroit,
talked along the lines of clearing
houses. Before the meeting adjourn-
ed lt was decided to establish a
clearing house at Sendusky. One of
the sites that is being favored is the
Bickle mill property. -

American Harmer Leads World

The American farmer leads the
world in individual production of
crops, says Secretary Houston in his
annual report. While countries
such as Belgium, under intensive
farming, get a higher acreage yield
taking both the acreage and the yield
to the acre into account, the Ameri-
can agriculturist produces two and
a half times as much as his Belgian
or,German rivals, 2.3 times as much
as the British farmer, 3.2 times as
much as the French and more than
6 times as much as the Italian.

The result of this and of the Am-
erican farmer's war_ work is shown
in the 1919 American crop produc-
tion, placed at three times greater
in value than the average annual

output in the five—year period pre- ,

ceding the World War.

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY HOLDS
PUREBRED CATTLE RECORD

The pure bred live stock record for
Michigan, and probably for the en-
tlré United States, is held by Living-

_ston county, according to results of,

a cattle census. A widespread move-
ment to improve the breeding of
dairy and beef cattle has been going

on throughout the country during re—'

cent years. Of the 424 bulls in ser-
vice in the county only 2 per centane
rated as scrubs, 76 per cent being
registered stock, and 22 per cent clas-
sifying as “grades." 'Ilhe census
shows 321 herds of registered live
stock, with a total of 3,668 animals,
not including bull calves. Holstein!
are the predominant breed in the
County Agent F. S. Dunks
supervised the census. There are
275 registered Holstein herds, with
656 registered Holsteins sires. Short»-
horns rank next in the list, while
there are seven other breeds that”.
represented by two or more pure
bred bulls. The scrub bu‘ll list has
already been reduced to 10 individ-
uals and they hope to eliminate then
during the coming year. This will
leave the county 100% pure bred.

College Preparing Farmers’ Week

Farmers’ Week, at the Michigu
Agricultural College, is to be held
this year from February 2 to 8. Dr.
E. V. McColIum. of John Hopkins
University; H. C. Taylor, chief at
farm management, Washington, D.
0.; Dean Vivian, of Ohio State Uni-
versity, and others will speak. Alp
nual meetings held at East Lens!
at the same time include the Mi
gan Crop Improvement Associating
Michigan Maple Syrup Grown.
Michigan School Commi
Michigan Horticultural Society,
igan Muck Farmers, Michigan P
Producers' Association.

' Explosives, When Rightly Used, May Increase the Fertility of the Soil.

Numerous Types of Soils Are Not Benefited by Use of Dynamiting; Others Improve Only Slightly
By PROF. M. M. McCOOL .\

‘ HE second season following
dynami-ting, corn planted over
dynamited holes make satisfac-

ery growth, but there is a tendency

for the roots to spread less. especial-
ly in the surface soil, than is the ones
with roots of plants growing in a
normal soil.

.lt is evident frbm these observa-
tions that dynamiting does not crack
and loosen plastic clay subsoils. In
fact, the opposite effect is produced.
'llhe soil, instead of being shattered
and cracked, is compacted and pud-
dled. and the soil is left in poorer

hysical condition than before the

yuamiting was done. The area of
soil influenced by the charge of dyna-
even when
charges areplaced at lo—footoenters
that. there is no noticeable eifect on
the yield of succeeding crops, but if,
the dynamite charges were placed
close enough together that the lugs
oduced would occupy practically"
' e entire subsoil, very detrimental
results would . undoubtedly follow.

”7" In one experiment one-half stickof

twenty per. cent “Red Cross" dyna-
mite placed at,.a depth of three feet
produced a cavity twelve inches wide
and fifteen inches deep, the walls of
which varies from two inches to six‘
linches in thickness. The thickness
of the walls and the compactness of
the soil composing them produces a
jug which is almost impervious- to
water and through which the roots
'of plants penetrate with difficulty.

Walls of dynamite jugs vary in
thickness with/size of charge and
erecter of powder‘ used, with the
ture, and mo ‘ content of the
e depth of the
In the: Oswego' Silt, Loam
stick‘ of twenty per cent
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This Takes You Straight Into the Story

AST WEEK, under the heading of “Digging the Dollars from Your
Subsoil," Prof. M. M. McCool. head of the Soils Department, M.
A. C., was deep in the discussion of using explosives in order to

bring subsoil fertility to the surface.

116 had Just told of experiments

on Kansas and Pennsylvania farms Where dynamite has been exploded

three feet below the surface.

In some cases, he believes that explos-
ivbs may be of great help in the matter of fertility.

But now read the

rest of what he says and be sure to watch for his concluding articles
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and badly puddled but are so changed
in physical condition from the rest
of the soil mass that it is possible to
dig away the soil surrounding and
separate it from the walls of the lug
without difficulty.

The moisture content of the soil
at the time the dynamiting is done is
a. veg important factor in determin-
ing 6 effect of the dynamitp upon
the physical condition of the cell. If
the ground was reasonably dry it is
doubtful iff-thedynamito jugs such
as those explained here would not be
found. But it is impossible under

field conditions to find chaolutely dry.

soil. and it is doubtful if a heavy clay
soil could be found under field condi-
tions in a humid climate with such
a low moisture content that the soil
surrounding the dynamite charge
would not be connected and puddled.

It is the opinion of
that. heaVy plastic clay soils will
seldom, it'ever, be found dry enough

under field conditions in humid cli-

mates to be shattered o-r'crac‘ked by
explosions ofv‘dynamite. and that the
physical conditional such soils will
usually be injured rather than bene-
fitted by dynamiting."

The influence on the yield of sev-
rsl crops has been'i'lstudied. ,‘ The

the writers .

9. Experiment Station ex:
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lengthwise of'the rows of corn. The
yielda‘were about the same on the
tr’eated and untreated soils and ac-
cording to the authors if dynamiting
caused any increase in fertility by
aeration, by increasing the available
plant-dood, or in any other way the
amount was quite small.
Explosives Help In Kansas

The Kansas workers used dyna-
mite on a number of farms. They
found that “the crop planted on dy-
namited soil produced a higher yield
in four instances. The greatest in-
crease in yield 'on dynamited soil was
obtained with corn in 1914,,when the
dynamited plots produced thirteen
per cent more grain than the undyna-
mited. In most instances the diff-
erence in yield was no greater than
would occur on two areas of soil
similanly treated."

In no inhtance was there improve-
ment sufficient to pay the expense of

' dynamitinsi " ‘

Till effect of exploding dynamite
in the subsoils upon. fruit trees has
been investigated; The New Jersey
Station conducted work to determine
the effect on peach and apple trees
and found no difference in the growth
of apple trees and veryslight differ-
ence in the growth of '.the peach
trees; The -_Penn'eylvan.ia-' workers

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fruit showed them to be less from
trees growing in dynamited soil and
the growth of the young troes we.
slightly better where dynamited.

Explosives Aid Drainage

Explosives may be used to advant-
age ln some cases. Where a shallow
layer of hradpan that impedes or
prevents drainage underlaid by a
porous subs-oil it may be broke open
in a number of places and let the
water pass downward, or vertiic
drainage may be thus practi
Shallow cemented hardpans hay.
been destroyed by explosives and
trees planted to advantage,_ other-
wise they were failures.

Usually it is not advisable to plant
fruit trees on land that is so imper-
vious that such practices are neoco-
sary owing to the fact that there are
far more acres of good fruit land
than can be utilized in this me
This practice then must be local
limited in extent. '

The present status of our know-
ledge of the depth of plowing and
advisibili-ty of subs'oiling by I!“
of special tillage implements may b.
summarized as follows: The rather
prevalent theories that very deep
plowing and subsoiling increase the
water holding capacity of soils th
being beneficial during periods
drouth; the feeding zone of root
systems of crops, the available ele-
ments of plant food by improving tho
structure and aeration or ventlh-
tion of the subsoils are not founded
upon experimental evidence. Plow-
ing deeper than about seven in“
has‘not generally resulted in an ht-
crease of crop yields, although 1‘00.
crops see mto be exceptions to this
on some heavy soils. Douibtless there
are small or. local areas that doe).
plowing ten or twelve inches is do?
sirable, and in some cases theme 0!:
the subsoiler is advantageous. M
hits and reliable. " ’
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was-armless 255 II!" "0:10; «so:
f , Grok [Emu low 415." 7"
No. 2 Red ".... I2.s1 I2 .31 l 2.40
No. 2 mm . 42.55 I2.as I 2.20-
No. 2 Mixed .I I I
PRIOI8 on: van m.
Grade Iomn, onions: Il.: .
‘lo. 2 Red ..... 2.30 2.20. 2.00 .
‘lo. 2 wnm 2. e 2. s 2.54
‘io. 2 Mlxed 2. 0 2.21 2.30

 

 

 

 

Wheat in selling all over the-coun.
try at prices very much higher than
the government price. Farmers who
have part of their stock on hand need
have no hesitarnCy in holding for high-
er prices They might as wel‘. get the
benefit of the increase as the dealer
speculators Unfortunately most farm-
ers did not liOld over much wheat this
season.

 

 

 

CORN
CORN PRICES PER BU" DEO.18. 1919
Grade ID_etrolt_ IOhlcagoI N Y.:
No. 2 Yellow . . .I 1.53 I 1.50 I 1. 65
No. 3 Yellow . . .I 1 52 I
No. 4 Yellow 4.1: I_ 1 .48 __I____ l
PnIoEs ONE visas Aoo -
Grade _7_ [DetroitL I Chlosgo I:N Y:
No. 2 Yellow . .I 1.51 I 1.50 I— 1. 66
No. 3 Yellow . .I 1.55 I 1 .48 I 1. 62
No. 4 Yellow . . .I 1.50 I 1.40 I 1.60

 

Corn has kept up well during the
past week, being bullish most of the
time. A slight bearish spell occur-
red last week-end, however, at the pub-
lication of the government crop re-
port. It Ihad been expected in many
quarters that the government’s new
figures would show considerable re-
duction in the corn supply, but these
expectations were not met, inasmuch
as increases were reported. But the

market firmed up after the first ner-‘

vousness, and the market was hailed
by the reports that the railways this
week would give considerable atten-
tion to the moving of corn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OATS
OAT salons PER 50., 059. 19. 1919
Grade IDetrolt onloaael N. 7.
Standard ....... .85 .84 I .93
No. 3 Whlte ...I .84 .83 I
so. 4 \‘llhlte ...l .83 l
“harass ons‘rvnn A00
"w iii-ad's fi'“_ Iain-on léhIméI E Y:
Standard ....... .15 I .18 .82
No.3 Whlte WI .14 .12 .80
No. a wnm .13 .11 .19

 

 

As we predicted early in the fall,
oats have gradually advancei and to-
day are quoted at the highest price of
the season. The crop is short and we
can reasonably expect advancing
prices nearly all winter long. Pur-
chasers Of oats better get
market now, sellers will take no
chances in holding. Both home and
foreign demands are holding up well.

RYE AND BARLEY

Rye is coming into its own, aided
very materially by the scarcity and
great demand for Wheat. Many of the
foreign countries prefer rye to wheat
or the comparative prices. The export
trade is quite brisk and is exllected to
continue thxoughout the winter.

Rye is firm and in active demand in
Detroit, at $1.62 for Cash No. 2 Bar—
ley is keeping up Well, with 32.80 to
32.90 per cwt. for Cash No. 3.

BEANS

into the »

'lllm resumption M noel minis:
05m to Us 0 mm (to businesudn
general. For 24 time the shortage of
cool: was is. human-footer fifths .avdn
market butfi'witlrS the cutting one!
trains and the closing of eievalmsthe
trade came to a standstill in many
parts '01 the country.

Despite the general. inactivity of
trading (the condition. of the grain
market has constantly str argthened
and now that the coal strike is over
and normal conditions again prevail,
we expect allgra‘ms to advance.

Weekly Trade and Market Revrew

Grains ofalihindhsvshuonthe
Wallet.“ Themati-
' arma-

mainly, for 2' few 09!: followers its
publication. but thereffeot has entire-
ly worn off and buyers are eager to
take offerings at ruling prices.

Improvements of the financial con-
dition of various lines of business are
repor ted ‘l‘le foreign exchange has
rallied slightly and there seems to be
a general»- sentiment of more; security
in trade for thesti'me being.

 

we will change from a “bear” to a
“bu-11," because in our judgment I the
bean market is going to pick up about
the first of the year and much higher
prices are in prospect. We are not
alone in this Opinion. Michigan beams
at today's prices are not as high as
they ought to be considering the grow
ing lack of supplies in the [hands of
dealers and the higher prices of Jap-
an beans. But dealers got their fin-
gers burnt a few weeks ago on beans
and they are not anxious to repeat the
performance. But watdh the bean
market. It has firmed up a great deal
the past ten days. During the holi-
days it may take a slump or rule
steady, but thereafter watch it climb.

 

BOOM FOR THE BEANS

The following letter has been
received from an authority on"
the bean market. (NI. B. F. is
the first publication to which
the following tip has been re-
leased for the benefit of bean
growers.)

“There is a big advance
in the bean market. We
are getting 87.50 today,
(December 12) and there
is sure to be a. still furth-
er advance later on."

 

 

 

POTATOES

We told our readers at the opening
of the market season that they dilin’t
need to worry about potatoes. We
told them correctly, too, for prices
have steadily advanced all season long
and there are indications that they
are going higher. Usually about this
time of the year this market becomes
sluggish (and don’t be surprised if

Baker Takes Lead in

ERBERI‘ F. BAKER has taken

the lead over Milo D. Campbell

in our straw vote for governor.
Campbell is only fifteen votes behind,
however, and may catch up to Baker
before this issue is in your hands.
Nathan F. Simpson is a strung con-
tender tor second place being only five
votes behind Campbell.

The statement was published in M.
B. F., and ether newspapers that Mr.
Camp ell wrote to Samuel Gompers
that there was ".nothing in common
between organized labor and Ihe far-
mer." Mr. Campbell did no: make
this statement. On the contrary he
said, “1 fully agree with you that the
farmers of " the country have many
common interests with the toilers of
the cities. But events of the last

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SPUDS PER 0W'I'.. 020.10. 1919

 

 

 

 

 

I Socket“ Bulk
Detroit ............... I 4.00 I 325
Ohlceqo ............... I 3.10 I 2.90
ltmbm-g .............. l‘3.50 I 3.25
New York ............. I 3.100 I an
_ PnIcEs one'vssn'noo

Detroit ................ 1.80 I 1.50
Chicago ............... 1.70 I 1. 00
Plttsburn .............. 1.93 l 1.80

New York ............. 2.50, I 2.4

 

it drops a point or two during the
holidays) but this year has seemed to
be the exception to the rule. Potatoes
are a. safe crap to bank on for the rest
of the marketing season.

HAY

 

I No 1 Tim. Iston. Tim. I No. 211m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detrolt |.29. 50 @ 80l28. 50 @ 29I21. 50 ® 28
. Chlcago .. 31. 00@83 30. 00@31I29. 00@30
New York 33. 00@35 81 .0 0@83
Plttsbura . 31.00 0 32I 29. 50 Q 30 28. 00 020
No. No. 0.1
I Lloht Mlx. I0lover Mlx. I Never
etmlt ..21.50®2821.50 @2 25
Mon 0 . 30. .08 @‘3: :8. 00832 28. 00082
New orlI 31.0
Pillsbury . 80.00 .31 31.50 @ 32 32. 00 083
HAY PRICES A YEAR A00
I No. 1 Tim. I Bun Tlin.I No. 2 'l'lm_.
mu . . 21.50 a 23 20. son 21 25.50 @20
0M0! 0 . . 30.- ‘I 82.23. 00020 28. 00 29
New ork 3" “J 81 84. 00 @36 83. 00 85
'Plttsburg . 9K 3 @28 20. mozsi 20.00 @21
I No. 1 No. No.1
I Light Mlx. ICIover Mlx. I Clover

 

Dotrolt . ‘26 .50 @21I22. 50 @ 23121. 00 Q 22

 

 

 

Hay has been bringing higher prices

'at many points, including many local

markets, according to letters from our
crap reporters. There is a scarcity
frequently at the terminals and the
demand bears up. No.1 timothy is
bringing as high as $30 in the Detroit
marketsthis week.

M.B.F. I Straw Vote

few weeks, have in my opinion alien-
ated much of the good will toward or-
ganized labor that was previouSIy in

I the heart 01' the farmers."

The Grange and the farmers" clubs
have both declared openly for a farm-
er governor and legislature and the
members in convention assembled
agreed to support the candidate nam-
ed by t‘".'. legislative committee of
the Grange, Gleaners, Farmers Clubs
and Farm bureau. We find that this
is the spirit of our: readers. We urge
all local arburs, granges and clubs to
take a. straw vote on governor at
their. next meeting and report. the re-
sult to M. 13. F. The outcome of our
straw vote will assist the legislative
committee to make its decision.

 

BEAN PRICES PER CWT.. DEC. 10, 1819

 

 

 

Grade IDetI-elt ChicagoI N. Y.

c. H. P. ...... ‘ . '.
Prml ......... 1.50 1.15 I 1.25
Red eKldneys . . . . 11.50 18.15 13.15

 

PRIOES ONE YEAR I00

 

 

and. [Detrolt IOhloseol N. Y.

c. 'H. P. ....... I 9.00 “0.00 l10.50
. 8. 00

Hold“ Kidneys . .I18. 50 I12. 00 “1.25

 

 

 

. Mmureu" Resumes" anxe 'told
its readers two months ago that it ex-

pected lower. prices and a dull market

, for the on crime year. Our pro
I I diction: ”moon fulfilled. in: nearly
every mend. because 01 the con-
ditions. lob. are cited. We cannot of-

too be m: otubeinz "been,” but
whunmmw tells us there is

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Then clip the coupon and mail
Farming, Mount Clemens.

MflnD.-Oampboll Emerson.
”Edwin Denhy ;.
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' Clip This Coupon

LACE a cross after the name of your candidate, or if you prefer
someone not mentioned write in the narhe on the dotted line. I‘

Herbert F.- Baker .D W. N. Ferris.

.- Alex‘J. Groesbeck 'Ij

Honda 3. Earle ..E John 0. Kotcham CI L. Whitney Walkman

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it to Editor Michigan Business

..B Nathan. P. Hull. ..D
'D- (abuse 85 Osborn ...‘D
Nathan E. Simpson E} A
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chload‘m . 80 00 ® 32 28.00 @ 29I16.00 @25
New York 38. 00®35 28. 00@31I29. 00@81
lebura ..I28 00 @ 21I25. 00 @ 26I25. 00 @ 28 _

I and freight train service;

 

,Luthtomszmmm
pemMMnotedinthomoritstre-

T000" sure mutt-lee re.-

. amusmmuh as" »
.2 dollanrpr more! than' 5.5- weeks in 'I
.rts encapsulates: not WMMim -'
are lowsrfrm over. .
the marked for cowl-5:15 em, Tut hogs .

In: M mm
and sheep are. strong and higher

There is 143er to be urns {doing I

around Christmas Detroit is going to

have 2 55153511557, Dec: 213 of Some
of the finest stock displayed- at titte- rs-

ternatienal Dire Stock snow at Ciri-
cage TWenty cario‘ads- willbe shown
at the stockyards in Detroit.

 

DETROIT FRUIT STEADY'

Chicken'sand hens are quotedlow-L ' I
.er in Detroit and buyers give no at- ,
tention to poultry aside from turk-T

eys, geese and ducks. -These are
wanted and higher prices are quoted.
A still. further advance is predicted
during the next few days owing to
.the light offerings, especially. .I of
turkeys. - These are scarce all over
the country and many holiday din-
ners ‘will be minus the king of birds
this year. The fruit market-is ne-
glected and steady.

Some late quotations
troit follow: _

Apples—Michigan, small. 31.25@
-1.50;best Spy, $3. 25@3. 50; Bald-
win, $2.25@2. 75; Greenings, 33G
33. 25; York imperials, $2.50@2 75
per bu. , western, $3. 25@8. ’15 per
box.

Eggs—Fresh eggs, 75®f80
doz; storage, 48 -2@510 per dos.
. Butter—Fresh creamery,, 640;
fresh creamlery in 1-lb.“bri0ks, 65@

from De-

per

670; storage bricks, 6.3. 1-30 per lb. L W

Chestnuts—2 8 @ 3 09 lb. 1

Cauliflower—$3@3. 25 per bu.

Cabbage—home grown, 375@100
per ton

BUTTER

because of the coal shortage, which
has material affected both passenger
'shipments
of butter to New York are consider-
ably delayed It is estimated thatthey
are fully 48 hours behind schedule in
arriving. As a.» result there is a great
er scarcity of high‘ quality butter than
at any other .time this season. Estab-
lished quotations are as. follows.
tras, 730;. higher scoring than extras,
731-2 to 740; firsts (90-91 score), 65
to 720; flrSts (88-89 score), 611-2 to

641-2c; and, seconds, 55 to 600.- De-’

troit’s butter market is dull, while
Chicago’s is higher. Eggs in Detroit
are proving too high-priced andIthe
trade is slight.

Receivers are finding it difllcult at
the close of the week to get enough
fine butter tosupply the demand un'
der existing conditions; it might be
expected that therewould be a.
marked advance in the price of‘high
quality buter, but such is not the
case. ..-The principal factor that is
downward in New York is the bearish
tendency of the Chicago market. Ex—‘
tree in Chicago, have been quoted
5@6c under the New York p,‘ see,
for several days. With that differ-
ence in tFe two markets there would
be no desire on the part of anyone to
attempt to cause the price to advance
in this market. Undergrade butter
continues to aCcumulateland there is
a. gradual letting‘ down 'n price. The
margin of diflerence b tween .prices
of undengrades and highquallty but~

,ter continually widens.

BOSTQN WOOL MARKET y
The following Wool quotations are

given in Boflt‘on: Michigan and New} . '
York-fleeces: fine unwashed; 66@ " .. ~‘

370; Denim unwashed, 85@8'£vcr,

bl00% “W00; senses.

  

.Ex- I '

.1-2 bloodf unwashed. 80@8&c'; 3+8 ~

  

 

 

 

 
 
  
   
 
  
 

 

   

     
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

      
   
     
 

 
 
 

  

   

  
  
   


   

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

  

  

  
  

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. =Michig-an will .have .a chance

' “resumed received some of :its money ’

‘ mat m use particuiazdy the acute
It was the gen-y.

and a determination t0\ have thuse

problems solved right or not- at all. .
The gathering was well attended ’

by delegates from nearly every coun-
ty in .the state, and 111: program was
given which coveredm amide range‘oi
subjects of interest to farmers. Sig-
nificant of the
spirit among the farmers; the. asso-

relation had on its program speakers:

representing. all the ether farm or-
ganizations in. Michigan- This fact
brought .forth much comment and

f bill
‘ , (and a tanner. governor the resale-
Madmen showed cTeer ender- '

 

r Adieu Upon State and National Issues

 

 

Where Farmers’ Clubs Stand
1., Music We.“ Nations. .
fl. Endorse “Collectiwe Bargaining. ”
B. Favor retention of radii-odds and express lines until proper leg-
deletion is'adopted to'proteot publlo's interests.
. 4. mm terminal warehouses.
. x5.- Recommend appoiniznent at National Commission to study
stabilization of markets.
‘ 6. Urge adoption of Sen. Scuny' 3 income tax bill.‘
:7. Endorse practical dormer for next Governor of Michigan.“

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new get together _,

 

ship tee five dollars, every club pay-

showed a substantialgain for
year. Four new clubs were organ-
-ize',d, and the existing clubs reported
a total membership increase of 1,121
members.

4

The following ofl‘icers were elected

:ing at the rate of fifty cents per for the ensuing year: President, Al—
family _ ‘ , - .tred Allen, :Mason; vice ‘ president,

._ The report 01. Mrs. L R Johnson Lee Noble, Oxford: sec-tre'as., .Mrs.
M Rushton, secretary and treasurer, ‘I. R. Johnson Rushton' directors,

“19 E. D. Olmstead, Nashville; W. A.
Cutler, Grass Lake; J.’ P. Hackett,
NewaYgo.

The following resolutions which

were unanimously adopted showed
the spirit of the convention:

National Aflairs
We believe that congress should

take immediate action on the League
:of Nations covenant, that this vast-

ly important matter affecting the
governmental afl’airs of our country

‘bezdispensed with promptly, reassur~

ing congress that we desire the
adoption of such a covenant as will
eliminateiuture possibilities of war.

Rosolved, that we not only rec-
ognize the rights of the American
farmer to “Collective bargaining”
but .thatwe insist upon the passage
of the .Capper—Hersman bill now'
pending in Congress as an amend-

ment. «to the Clayton Anti-Trust Act,

which clearly definies the right of

the” American farmer 011 this om-

portant question.

' Resolved, that we favor the re-
(O’ontinued on page 19)

 

the association ofilcers were com~
intended 1101“ their ,broademindedness’
and: spirit of c‘o-op‘eration for invit-

ing the, other farm organizations to

participate in the occasion.
Addresses were 'given (by T. E.
”Johnson, superintendent of public
instruction; Carl Young. state rep-
resentative and president of ,the
Michigan Federation of Labor; J N.
McBride; Edgar Burk, president of
the association; 0. F. McIntosh,
Washington, D. C., .Sen. Scully; John
C Ketcham, master of the State
Grange; Grant Slocum, founder of

the Gleaners; C. A. Bingham, secre- '

tary oi the,S‘t_ate Farm B;ureau C.
B. Cook, agricultural agent of Oak—
.land county; .Milo D. Campbell, pres—
ident of the National Federation of
’Milk Producers,- and Dr. Taylor of
the ‘U. 8. Department of Agriculture.
An excellent reading/ was given by
-Mrs. Eben Mumford.

Mr. Johnson said that “the great-
est need of today is the establishment
of someschool system 'where'by ev-
erytboysand girl .in the state of
fur
equal education. Boys and girls liv-
ing in isolated sections of thestate
should have the same-opportunity for
education that the boys and girls of
large cities do.” . .

President Burk advocated legisla-
tion-giving to farmers the right of
callective bargaining, terminal'ware—
houses, and a more rigid economy‘in
the expenditures. of public. money.

.The remarks of Sen. Scully and
the headset the farmer organisa-
.tions were mainly doveted to the
subject of co—‘operative action

. cure better agricultural conditions
through legislation, etc.
. Mr. C. A. Bingham explained the
' objects of the 'Farm Bureau and told
how he hoped it ‘wouldbe: themeans
. :of coordinating. the tetheriarm or-
.ganizations' oi. the state. C. B. Cook,
of Oakland gave {an account of the
success that was meeting the‘eflorts
of the Bureau 'to increase its mem—
bership.
, ~,Carl Young injected nsorme iire-_
works into the otherwise peaceful",
gathering by charging that the re-.'
‘marks ‘61 Mr. Binghamrelative to
:thewlabor organizations sounded as
:if they might have come from the
._Michigan Manufacturers Association.
He then charged that the Farm Bu-

ttrom industrial-heads in thisstate.
; Asked if (this were. true, Mr. .Bingham
replied .that’the‘books of the Bureau
j .were open for inspection, but finally
‘a‘dmitted'th‘at about $7;000 » had been
“received from the Coalition Commit-

_ 1' tee, which is composed of manufact—. I
' piers and bankers.

The open meeting discussions were
confined largely to the present great
rand seemingly increading problems

1. shortage of help. .
Mural sentiment. however, that the
isomers should buckle in with a grin

led in; by shefilmwmmhes oi?

, be— ‘
~,-tw‘een existing farm societies to so-

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; float, like fishes, in the sea of crimson light.

' to you my friends.
' cantent; the storm will soon Imss, and the sun
will shine again. God 18 at th1 helm, and ALL ’

 

'All Hands Ahoy; Christmas Time Again
GLAD CHRISTMAS TIME is with us
again and the new year will soon come

trooping in. ’Twas but yeste: day that we re-
gced on Christmas day that the war was over

 

(1 our boys on their way home.

god for their coming; how eagerly we look-
ed forward to their joining the fire-side circle
on next Christmas day.

The boys are with us and will join the fam-
ily circle—but my, what changes have taken
place. We had fervently may 6 for the close
of the world-wide conflict and a return of pre-
war conditions in the home, factory and shop.
The war is over, but, conditions as they exist-
ed before the war, have passed on forever.

And it is well; for the tremendous sacrifice
those have made who gave their sons for the
cause of freedom, should and must bring to
the people of the nations of the earth, more of
freedom, right and justice than they enjoyed
before the war. The conflict across the seas
has ceased; the conflict here at home is raging
as never before.

But out of it all good will come, for God
has so promised. We are each playing our
part in the drama of changing conditions;
and it is our duty to study well our. parts and
act promptly when stern duty demands loyal-
ty and devotion to principle. The whole world
is about to take a step forWard. It is a pon-
derous body and the forward movement neces-
sarily slow—but that step mus be taken.

The new year means but the birth of a new
day. Let us view it with L111erson, from the
hill-tops: “I see the spectacle of the morning
from the hill- top over against my house, from
day-break to sunrise, with an emotion an angel
The long, slender bars of cloud

From the earth, as a shore, I look out into that
silent sea. I seem to partake its rapid trans-
formation; the active enchantmcnt reaches ac
and I dilate and conspire with the morning

twind.”

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Do you1 part, and rest

IS WELL.

 

“Engage a Band and Hire a Hall”
ISTORY 13 in the maks . hese days. We

call it the “period of reconstruction,”

and yet not a gun was fired on this side of the
pond nor a single projectile ended on our
shores. We find no shell heirs; no shattered
bridges, wrecked towns or villages, no pillag-
ed homes or razed manufacturing plants. No
wonder the people of Franc-c.13e1g1um and
England are asking what the United States
means by the very flippant use of the term,

“reconstruction period.”

Perhaps you will say that we are going to
"reconstruct” our social and commercial sys-
tem; that it can never again. be the same as be-
fore the war. Granted, but why not go about
the matter in an orderly way? Why all of
this excitement? There are a hundred thou-
sand “nuts” roaming over “this country these
days; trains crowded, hotels filled and ac-

' oommodations everywhere taxed to the limit.

Remodel, is the term we should use, if we wish

to change existing conditions—nothing has

been destroyed by the war—«\xcept our good
common sense. ' .

The edict goes forth; “engage a "band and
hire avhall;” and then some “nut” claiming

,to represent this or that plan, scheme or or-

' ation, sends out a call for a conference.
letters will fiot secure an attendance the
wires are kept hot, and a few of the faithful

gather in some distant city. The discussiOn ,
. ’ opens by exercises in “flag waving,”
j which committees are appointed. An adJourn .fl __

exit is taken for hmcheOn.’
And then comgv rwthe comer
_ in .

How we »

after '

' adopted as a whole because we haven’t time

to take it up by sections as “Mr. Nut and Mr.
Butinski, must catch the early afternoon train
for Oskosh, by-gosh. *’ The daily press the next

"morning tells all about the position the mid- _.

dIe-We‘st farmers have taken on the “railroad
and labor questions,” and the deed 1s done.
My Farmer friends, it is high time we got
down to business and let the “nuts” rant and
snort. Old High Cost of Living has arrived-'—
and he is not here for a visit, he'has come to

stay. What you want is your share of the,

profits which are now going to the market
gamblers.
crack of doom, and you will not get ahead in
the game. Action is necessary, and, you are
reminded agaiif, that you are 'iving in an age
of organization.

The boot and shoe manufacturers are not

spending their good money and valuable time I

to educate the consumer on the cost of produc-
tion. . -
giving details as to costs. Automobile manu-
facturers offer .no brief to explain why the
price of their products has“ been increased.

\ They simply find the cost of production, add a '

profit, and the consumer can buy at the price

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named or go without. Like th-. yellow jackets ,

. they are organized.

Really, my friends, there is more accomplish-
ed where two or three farmers have gathered

to take action in solving their problems thru“

practical co-operation, than through all of the
“wind-jamming, resoluting, 02158ng and dis-
cussing conferences. cver held.” Progress has
left a problem at your door, Mr; Farmer, and

’ a similar problem was left at the doors of each

of your neighbo1s. Unitedl y you can solve
problems, in your own interest, foolishly you
can let others solve your proolcms 1n their 111-
terest.

“Choose, ye, this day whom ye shall serve. ”
And in the meantime, join with the rapidly
increasing number of sane citizens, who think
that it is about time to cut out the “engage a
band and hire a hall,” slogan.

The Coal Strike, Mine. Operators and Velvet

NCLE SAM is a powerful fellow when
_ performing on‘the world stage. His feats
of strength and daring, the powerful " re-
sources at his command are the wonder and
admiration of his audience of nations. Yet
how lamentably weak in his “own home town”
where he is unable to keep even the “ho‘mefires
burning.’
istration handled the coal situation strained

 
   

the pat1ence of the people to the snapping

.j is vell.§hetfihe're°19fiasce , has

YOu can pass resolutions until the.

The manufacturers of clothing are not '

The manner in which the admin»

.ihé case

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strike. These underground workers had ask-4
ed for a conference with the mine operators,
suggesting a change in the working agreement.
The operators refused to meet the men, claim-
ing that they were bound by a “during the

,war” agreement. The miners claimed, and_ .
rightfully so, that as all war-time restrictiOns .

had been removed so far as the operators were
concerned and prices advanced, that they were
entitled to an increase in wages to meet the
rapidly increasing cost of living. Here the
trouble began, and here the date was set for
the strike.

Time passed, and no steps were taken to
avoid the impending crisis. Finally on the eve
of the strike, weeks after the order had gone
forth, the administration asked that the .strike
be postponed for further parley. , This sug-
gestion' could not be accepted by the miners;
the days passed quickly and the miners ‘Quit
their jobs on the day and hour- set, and with
the people; clamoring for coal the mines of the
nation were closed. And then more delays
while the fuel pile grew Smaller. Finally the
administration secured a mandatory injunction
ordering the officials of the _mincr ’8 union to
rescind the strike 01 dei and forbidding them
from paying out any of the defense fund Which
had been collected for the express purpose of
feeding the miners families while the fibread
winners Were out of werk.

In the meantime Dr. Garfield, the fuel ad-
ministrator who muddled up things generally
during the War, was again brought from ob-
scurity. Manufacturing plants and business
places were closed; coal was held on the tracks
while people suffered for want of fuel, ahd
things were getting where the pinch was felt,
when the administration finally adepted the
measures which should have been applied in
the first instance, and the miners have gone
back to work. It will take months to replen-
ish _ the coal bins of the nation and in the
meantime the mine operators will see that the
people pay the cost of the strike and all losses
piled up during the shut down.

I presume the administration will now for-
get 111 about the trouble, and the mine oper-
ators will go “right along, fleecing the public,

refusing to give the miners regulamwork for ..

fear of creating a surplus, and parceling out
the nation’s fuel supply by “divine right.”
Please read what former Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo, has to say about the profits
of the mine operators.

“The coal operators assert that I gave out
confidential information, when I stated that
profits of the mine owners in 1917 ranged from
15 to 2,000 per cent on capital stock, before
deduction of taxes. This was not confidential
information. The treasury department may
publish statistical matter of this character any
time. In, fact, information concerning this
xery subject was furnished by me "to the Unit-
ed States Senate, in respOnse to a resolution in.
troduced by Senator Borah, concerning profit-
ceringand was published July 5, 1918, .in
Senate Document 259, 65th _ Congress, second
session. In this report the returns of several
hundred rcoal companies showed profits rang-
ing frbm 15 to 800 per cent on their invested
capital in 1917. The range of profits was
higher on capital stock. In fact, many opera
ators got back {their entire invested, capital
several times, out of their profits in 191.7 as
shown by the reports, and must now bi. work-
ing on velvet.” , , .

Full information regarding the profits se— ‘

cured by mine operators during the past year
are on file at Washington, and the people
should be given the facts and figures Reine-n-
her, the people own the nation’s natural re-
sources, the compaines merely operate the
mines—when .we deal with natural resources,
the people have the right ' "

   

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STRONG ARM,~ M. B. F.—-—Wha
your Opinion of; stock offered for sale in
companies which propose to go into, the
farm, dairy or grazing business on a big
scale? The parties'lnterested are wealthy
men, and
lines of business. If I buy stock at once,
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I will answer your question ‘* by
aking another; many such companies
have been organized right here in
‘Michlgan—do you know of a single
one that has succeeded? The fact
that the men» identified with this new
enterprise are successful business
men enters not at all into the ques-
tion as to the. value of the stock.
Citydwellers are so sure that the
farmer is getting rich that they can
- quite easily be induced to put a little
money into such an enterprise as
you suggest. - The’ management of
the enterprise is placed in the hands
of the “mutt” ,who concocted the
scheme and‘there you are. Leave
this—kind of stock alone—there is
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.Friend S‘locum: Can you give me any
information regal-(imp the Dayton Coal,
Iron and Railway stock. Salesmen are
working in this vicinity and present a
very attractive proposition to those who
buy the first issue of stock. Stamp en-
closed for reply.-—J. J. C.. Ada. Mich,
Nov. -26, 1919.

I advised J. J. C.‘ not to buy this
stock until he had heard from me.
The Grand Rapids News of Decem-
ber 2. contains the folloWing: “F. E.
Woodand E. W. McDonald. ‘of Chi—
cago, were apprehended “yesterday
as they entered the home of Edward
Bostock, to secure the first payment
of $260 on stock in the Dayton Coal,
Iron and Railway Company. The
fellows acknoWledged their guilt
when detectives got hold of their
grips and found sufficient evidence
to convict them. It’s all a matter of
psychology, said Wood. I arouse a
man's passion for wealth, tell him
that he can‘get rich investing a few
dollars—then the job is easy. We
were making $700 per day and
would soon have departed had we
been left alone.” And still some
people will tell you that the old
adage that a “fool is born every min-
ute," is untrue. If J. J. C. invested
before securing our report. he will
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MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING-—
I take your paper and although I am not-
a farmer, I read every pa e, for I want
to own a farm some day have always
_lived in a city and by hard work and
economy we have our home paid for. I
can sell it for enough‘ to buy a forty-
acre farm, or a suburban home where I
can go into the chicken business. Would
you advise me how a. city man could get
into farming and not take too great a
chance? I am 52 years of age—L. E. S..
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You are on thin ice right now,
Brother. and the real estate goblins
will git you if you don’t look out.
Hundreds of city men—yes, I might
say thousands—have lost their all by
falling into the hands of sharks just
at’your time of life. First the chick-
en business. Just find one man who
has made good in thisbusiness in
the vicinity. of —. Detroit+just one.
You can find hundreds who .went
into the business to get rich, lost
their all and are now starting all
over again in the city; The forty
acre farm plan sounds better. Have
you enough money so that you can
buy. the farm and stock it? If not,
remember it takes money to buy
.horses, stock and equipment, and if
you must borrow money‘ to get start-
ed, it means interest and a living for
yourself and your' family to be made
out'of a business in which you have
had no experience. However, you
have one great asset—~y0ulike farm-
ing. ' How about your wife, is she
willing undo her part2, If you are
agreed. then get ‘acquainted' with
some practical farmer—one who has
nothing to sell—«and put your prop-
o'sitiOn/xup to him. If you get . the
right kind .of a “forty" and feel‘ydur
way along. you will succeed. But
.most‘eityr men think they “know all
about farming," and refuse to ask
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'We will postpone all payments on shipments of Solvay
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All shipments made during that period will be billed
April 1st, 1920. A cash discount will be allowed up un-
til April 10th. and a net cash payment on or before July
18., 1920.

A Word About Ordering

Everyone who is dependent upon railroad shipments

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Real mastery of the soil cuts out much of the labor and
' Worry of farming. What would it be worth to you to
know just what course to follow with a field which your
greatest efforts have failed to make profitable. The
proper selection and use of fertilizer are important; so is
the selection of seed. ‘ But good management of the soil
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The Farmer and the Sugar Situation

EST THE CONSUMER may feel that

the, demands of the farmers for higher
prices on sugar beets will result in another
boost in sugar prices it would be well to look
into the merits of the farmer’s case and en-
deavor to convince the consumer that his atti-
tude is just and reasonable.

There is a shortage of sugar. One of the
reasons for this shortage has been the lack of
profit in the growing of sugar beets. Farmers
will grow beets when they are profitable, but
they will turn to some other crop when the
cost of producing beets is greater than the re-
turns from them. The cost of producing beets
has rapidly increased the last four years, and
the price they have paid for these beets has
not kept pace. Hence, in the absence of any
(imposition on the part of the manufacturers

 

to pay the farmers 11 price that will make beets C

a profitable crop next year, the growers are in-
clined to plant beans instead. It’s a toss-up
as to which of the two is the better paying
crop under existing conditions.

Farmers do not set the price of sugar any
more than they do the price of any other pro-
duct. The supply and the demand adjusts the
price level. If in the absence of federal or
other artificial control of prices, the abnormal
demand and the acute shortage sends prices
upwards, the farmers cannot be blamed. Out
of the thirty dollars or so per ton of beets
which the consumers paid last year fcr the sug-

, ar they contained, the farmer received exactly
; ten dollars.

No matter to what heights the
prices of sugar may soar next year the proper—
tionof the manufacturers’ share to that of the
farmers’ will be about as two is to one.

What the farmers get for their beets. next

1 year will have but little effect upon the sugar.
‘market.
‘five instead of ten dollars. per ton thepricelof

If the, farmers were to receive: only

sugar to the consumer would not be reduced.

glligher prices are inevitable and the only thing

that the farmer asks is a guaranteed price that

,will pay cost of production and. an equal. di- '
. vision in the share of the profits. His claim is

just and will appear so to any reasonable

. mind.
A large portion of the profits derived from'

the sale of sugar or any other crop’soon finds
its way back to the consumer if the profits. are
spread out among a large number of , people.
Concentrated in the hands. of: apfew,‘ however,

'. it is a long andtcdious journey'back to whence
,, they came.

J ust, as a community benefits from
the division of profits which its. manufacturers

may make with their employee, so will the en»
tire country benefit as the farmer’s share of
the consumer’s dollar increases. ‘ If the sugar

‘ ._ manufacturers are: to make: huge profitsi'ncstu
' year as a resultant abnormal condit'mm it- will:
Vimxthbinmratfi the benefici- fwtlwtamt‘v

  

_ omies edected by the? government 311 V, .. . —
safe to assume, be swept aside and thaplush

chair filleWs, dummy directors and retinue of
afiorneys whose jobs it is to keep the people
from knowing too much about railroad adairs

and to hang around legislatures. to see that no

unfriendly laws are passed, will be reinstated
at good round salaries and the bill charged up
to Jones who pays the freight. .‘ -

The government took over the railroads be-
cause the private owners failed on the job. Bil-
lions of the people’s dollars have gone to build
up worn-out systems that had been all but
wrecked by scheming capitalists. Under enor-

~ous difficulties the government has brought

 
 

the one and only impulse to increase one’ s ,
on of thmgs material. The mad Scram~ ».
his and thd bitter contest are truly a spectacle ‘

to call down the compassion or vengeance :ut
Godi- Men have tried their hand at bringing
the World to its senses, but the cenfiict goescu

more bitterieaéh hour, and the dayof universal ’ V i.

' peace-and justice seems more remote than ever

order out of chaos and is slowly. putting the. .

railroadsvback on theiruileet. The:.question'that ~

now presents itself is whether the government
shall restore the railroads to "the private own-
ers before“ legislation is provided for protect!
ing the government’s enormous investments
and the public’ 3 welfare.

The question of government ownership is

not involved in the situation. which now cone -

fronts us. Even themest confirmed opponent
of government ownership "could argue against-
the immediate return of the railroads without
hurting his theories one Whit. There is no
need for haste in handing the roads back to
the private owners, and it will be a mistake to
do so until lawyer-proof legislation has been
adopted to make/the railroad wreckers behave
themselves. The holders of rail securities are
not suffering under the dividend- guaranteeing
plan now in opeiation. Common sense tells us
to leave the railroads Just as they are until the
people have had an opportunity to give the
subject mature consideration and adopt legis-‘
iation that will define the future status of the
roads and protect the public’s interests.

State Grange Goes Progressive.

. E ARE AFRAID that the Natlonal
Grange will feel like spanking its wilful
offspring, the Michigan State Grange, when it
learns what its “child” did at Saginaw last
week. The Michigan Grange entertained its
parent organization several weeks ago and dur
ing the visit it was good as good could be. But
the 01d gentleman who had grown cautious
and ultra-conservative in his eastern surround-
ings said a lot of things about railroads, pub-
lic utilities, big business,- etc., which greatly
displeased his progressive Michigan odspring
and as soon as the “old man” went back home
the Michigan State Grange kicked over the
traces and took issue with a good many reso-
lutions adopted by the National organization.
We want to commend the delegates to the
Slate Grange convention and the members
who sent them there for their uncompromising
defense of the‘farmer’s interests. It would
have been easy for the State Grange to follow
the footsteps of the national organization and
go the way of reactionism. It' would have'been‘
easy for'the Grange to ignoreor to compromise

upon some: of the issues whichwerc- projected"

into the-convention, and it is: a tribute: to the
sterling character; and? progressiveness of the
Grange folk that .theyturned-aside. any. tempt.
ations that: might have-thrust themselvessin to
take the'easy course.7
State Grange has gone on record as a farmers?
organization which can be trusted to speak for
the farmers. .

 

’ Peace on. Earth . »
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Once more the Michigan :.

'crcaseste a passion. It is peace. Peace with i

. strength

before in the history of the world. God has
beengood :to theworld in. all the years. that

have» gone before. us has given abundant ‘

blessings and all things that human imagina-
tion can conceive .to make life easy. and com-

1 rtable. Yet with all our having, we are not :
satisfied. Thereisone thing we want and: as

the Christmas time approaches our want in-

our neighbors, peace with our enemies, peace

With the world. Not only peace in our common 5

every day relations, but peace of mind, so that
vwe might all go to’sleep the night before
Christmas and awaken on the morning with
inc definite consciousness that all turmoil and
strife and differences were. no more. Were God
to give to the world another gift in this year,
nlneteen hundred and nineteen years after he
gave his only son, he could give nothing more
wonderful or precious than‘ ‘peace. and good
will to men.”

Get Behind the-Farm Bureau

OW THAT the officers of the Michigan
State Farm‘Bureau have satisfactorily
cleared up the mystery of. the source of its
campaign funds and removed all possible
doubt as to the sincerity of their purpose, the

 

_ way has been opened for all to join hands and

boost for a united Michigan agriculture.

No organization is stronger than its member- ’

sh1p.No organization can long succeed thati
does not have the cOnfidence, support and act-
ive interest of its members. Organizations of
all kinds are frequently led astray ‘by ambit-
ious men because members have slept. at the
switch and depended too much upon the judg-
ment of the engineer to take the right track.
The oflicers of the Michigan State Farm Bur-
eau will have many temptations and many op-
portunities to take the wrong track and wreck
the train. We are not afraid to trust the men
whom the farmers elect to direct the adairs- of
their farm bureau, but all the same these men

should have the counsel and encouragement of‘

the members to assist them in holding un-
Swervingly to their high resolves and ideals.

We are very much alive to the opportunities
that lie before the Farm Bureau for perform-
ing great and history making deeds not only in
behalf of farmers but in the interests of the
nation as a whole. The farm bureau movement
can not fail. It must not fail. Failure would
spell bitter disappointment to thousands of
farmers 'and the work of organization among
farmers would be set back formany years. So
we urge our readersto support the Farm Bur-
eau; first, in orderio give it .the numerical
' that it must - have to make
its eddrts effectual; second, to direct the or-
ganization along lines most advantageous to
the farnicrs;

Withheld Judgment
UBLIC opinion should not convict those
caught in the Newberry mesh. until
trials byjury have. A11 indictment is‘ne‘t a con- -
vicfion. And} if a jury of twelye men say that
these men did not do the things of which they

EAC'E on earth goodwill to men ” Thus an accused, no bicmssh should attach to their

sang the ange 3 when the Christ child _ namesthcaliso they were: under the cloud of 111-
was born, and thus commanded God as he pdictment. "

dedicated his dearly-beloved son to preach the

Whether or no the Newborry crowdwxolated '

gospel. of righteousness and negation. and be a tuc- law,1they spent a sum 11f money that does,

Savior among men. And Christ. went about not leoklgeed teethc» matinee endeavors ,.

doing good healing thesmh, cheermg'thmdowu-

WW1, and performing other dim
duties insumclfish 8813153519. '
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‘ cast,- pointing: out the Way of forgiveness to 1,113de

Towards! my so completely exonerated the
1W fimi.‘Wflbf

armed.

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:3réobillh‘ucflbn in thisk country
" ’ " the war‘ ended? .. absolutely
iothing’.-~“'A_‘complete- political up-
liaval-"is- the only remedy as boththe
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‘ flair usefulness , ,

-Yes, the: farmers should nominate
.. complete state ticket, but by all
us put "up a man for governor

‘ ’ “Jim'rH‘elme‘or Grant Slocum.
I Let us do as‘ they did in Canada
where the farmers : have c-ontrolfof
the legis’lat’ure. It also seems to me
M4166 many-peepl'e here in Mich-
’ ‘ are toomuch excited about the
’ ’ amtisan- 1 League, that‘ great
”more organization of. the north
lat.- What ,has‘ it done that it
Ihouid-b'e“ashamedéof?' '-Let us not
“get that the special interests and
its “blur-M this country are trying
everything in' their power to destroy
flirorany other organization-and
,fiat' their cry» of “pro=fiermans, se-
Ilwlistet'i etc., is raised for very sel—
fish reasons and also don’t forgt
that these accusations have also been
troquently used during the last three
years to deceive the people and to
m-ble certain “patriots" to fill their

pockets .at the expense of the public. '

--T. B., Fowler.

 

Whether or not the special interests

Big Business are in a conspiracy to

wart the effortshaof the middle eaglasses
We . you ve so. 9.

t is. absolutely true. The pa itical. his-

ry of this country from the years 1910

1920 will be one of the darkest rec-

of the nation. We “look to the farm-

Or as our chief hope of purifying polities

uld'carryi'ng out the reforms of recon-

druction.—-Editor. ,

A CORRECTION

I am writing you the facts regard-
In the half page ad in the Huron

. county Tribuue /advising the bean

growersto get busy and write *- their
congressman requesting him to work
tor a tariff on beams

When we received. our copy of
firmness Bosmnss' FARMING advis-
ing us to write to our congressman,
It- James Davidson, a prominent

, young farmer and myself talked the

‘ mtter‘over, and called a meeting at

the Meade Township hall. .We had a

. good turn—out, explained the matter

u' well asuvvq could, and several oi.’
thetownship officers gave their views.
Wewaeseesedl ourselves 50c or $1 for
expenses, and appointed canvassers to
cover the town, getting all the voters,
women and men that were not at the
meeting. The nextday Mr. Davidson
and I went to Bad Axe and I wrote
the. advertisement that appeared in
tho Huron County Tribune,'and Mr.
Davidson, as treasurer of the meet-
ing we called, paid for it, $12. Also
We sent a long petition to Mr. Cram-
taon, and also one to Mr. Ferdney, and
a substantial donation to the BUSI-
nes FARMING for the committeethat
went to Worthington -

When I saw/the copy of» the “ad” I
.wrote for the Tribune in the BUSI-
lnss Fume, and saw the 'Huron
county Tribune getting‘a'll the credit

. lor' the same, when I wrote it, and the
voters a d" taxpayers of Meadevpaid

h it, I ‘ ought-I had better 'have'it
mfiedk—H. D. H ortong' Filion, cinch

 

We are very glad. indeed. to make this
' 'd townshipr’the- credit:- that belongs to
' m: for taking; such immediate and et-
3:71;“ steps to advise Mr. Fordney of
the wishes Business Farming was in

3 ”nor to have credited the Huron County

.with. having- uhllshed. the ad-

- “moment free of c erg-e. .We' even
, to: .

the editor of. the” Tribune com-

3. him for his publicespiritedness.
' n the . misimpaession we; Were um
‘ Iourdetter is the first information-
he. ‘ _ the advertisement» was

fond; paid for by the, runners.»—

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io'nal * politics

ection‘and give the bean growers of ~

' darling?”

: gracious" may
ain’tl going}: “t5

   
  

actionsries land lyetcmdpatters seem
to know theTnhen they cannot buy
either with money, office or flattery,
and, when» they come in contact with
a man», like that; a real “untamed"
iprogmssiflwliko Herb Baker, there is

“ nothing too'mean for them‘ to do.

Slander, vituperation, calumny, even
to throwing-his picture‘ out or the
capital window and jumping on it
with their feet, these reactionaries
amd stan‘d-patters have done all this)
and would do much more if they dar-
ed, but .they are mighty careful not
to do any of their dirty work when
the “untamed bear cat” is around.
Now if I classed myself as a Dem—
ocrat instead of a Progressive Re-
publican I would put in a vote for
Jim Helme because Jim would make

g the best Governor Michigan even has

had so far...and no doubt about :it.
With the F‘armers' National Cong-
ress at Hagerstown going for the re-
actionary and stand pat, the Nation-
al Farm Bureau the next week at
Chicago goingfor the reactionary
and with. the “Rotten borough” or-
ganization of the National Grange at
Grand Rapids the next week going
reactionary and stand pat, what are
we farmers going to do? I tellyou
what a__lot of us are going to do. We
are, going to cut loose. from those
leaders in our organizations who
lick the hands or conservatism and
“vested" interests and do like On-
tario has done, vote for men we
know are true blue honest farmers
with sense enough not to get silly
the minute a party boss pats him on
the'back and asks him if he would
like a higher office. Our men will
come to us for their offices instead of
going to the bosses—J. B. 8., Law-

' rem, Inch.

 

This" letter is from a progressive and
successful farmer who stands well with
his neighbors and t 3 world. Mr. Staf-
ford is a prominent ranger. I met him
for the first time at the National Grange
convention. before the Grange had pass-
ed any resolutions. I a .glad to note
in his communication at he agrees
with us that the National Grange com-
mitted itself to standpattism, extreme
conservatism and .reactionism.—Editor.

CITY PEOPLE’S IGNORANCE_

Enclosed is our vote for governor.
Of course, we will support any good
farmer who runs [or the position. Am
enclosing $1 toward the expenses of
the delegates to the bean hearing at
:Washington, also a clipping from the

 

 

  

Detroit Journal. I think it is such on

bunk as this that is responsible for
the spirit of antagonism that is de-

,» veloping in the city toward the farm-

er. Every mating they have had
has been a. slur on the farmer and an
unjust one at that.
idea that the farmer sets the price on
his own goods and sells underweight
(by measure), neither proposition be-
ing true in this neck of the woods.
Sugar beets are cleaned thoroughly,
all roots and fibres removed and
washed and scraped perfectly clean
before they are weighed (a basket
being removed from every load de-
livered for this purpose, then the
whole load reckoned by this sample).
. Dulmage, Lapeer County.

 

The clipping! refemd'to was used as

the basis of the front page article in last :

week’s M. B. F.. "How shall the farmer
educate“ the consumer?" It is surely a
perplexing question and one that M. B.
F. is giving some study to. I have asked
the prosecuting attorney of Wayne Coun-
ty to permit me to appear before his
“fair—price” committee and correct the
falseand misleading statements publish-
ed in the Journal. The writer has also
made arrangements with a. large city
daily to publish a series of articles on
the relation of the farmer to the consum-
er, and I am in hopes that this will help
to set the consumer right on the farmer's
position—Editor.

ADMIRES EDITORIAL STAND

I wish to express my appreciation
of your splendid paper, the M. B. F.,
especially your criticLsm of the Na-
tional Grange and the state organiza-
tion of the Farm Bureau. Some of
their declarations oi principles will
please Big Biz and the profiteers as
much as the Dred-Scott decision
pleased the former slave owners.
What the real p1 ogressiVe farmers
may fear is the control of their or-
ganizations by Big Business. This
has been the scheme in the northwest
and west, but where the farmers own
their own press the designing and
cunning schemes are exposed.

I suppose you feel squelohed since
so severely criticized by a certain
farm paper relative to the real farm.
or sentiment on public ownership of
public utilities. But not all who or y,
“Lord, no man shall enter the King-
dom, but they that do the will of the
Father.” Neither are all purely ag-
ricultural or farm papers real Simon-
pure friends 0f the farmer nor will
they enter the Kingdom of Heaven
as such.

 

 

 

Sense and

NonSense

 

 

 

Not Giving Bone Away ~

Some time since a woman went
into a butcher shop and asked for
two pounds of a certain kind of
meat. Immediately the butcher
started-to oblige and closely the cus-
tomer watched him as he cut, sawed
and chopped.

“Just a moment,” finally inter-
posed the customer as the meat was
being placed on the scales. “You
are—”

“What’s the trouble?" quickly in—
terjected thebutcher, “This is the
kind you wanted, isn’t it""

“Yes," replied the woman. “but
you are givingme'too much‘bonc.“

- “Oh, no I’m, not," returned the
(butcher, denyingw-hat he thought
was a. charge of generosity: “You’re
paying for tit.’

 

Brave Enough;

“011, George dear, why aren’t
you» like: the knights of old? Why
'can’tyou‘go out and do something
heroic for my sake
like they did in—the
brave :days when
they worerarlnor,

. “Somet hi ng ’
heroic safer your
sake,” shout e (1
George. . ' “Good

 
   

Dad’s View
The Pastor—S0 God has sent you
two more little brothers, Dolly?
Dolly—(brightly)——Yes, and He
knows where the money’s coming
from. I heard daddy say so.

 

An Early Start

“And we’ll grow old
dearest.” ~ '

Her father’s voice from Upstairs

together,

They carry the .

—“Well, you needn’t start doing it .

down there, need

(London)

you?”——Tit—Bits

The Reason
She——George, you looked awfully
foolish when you proposed to me.
He—Well, very' likely I was.—
London Opinion. '

The Poor Fish

“I hear you are going to marry
Archie Blueblood.“ said one society
woman to another. “Is it true?”

“Marry him?” exclaimed the oth-
er, “not likely.
What on earth
could I do with

from the army, he

play tennis, golf,

motorsl car" i ”
“Oh; but he can

   

1‘

him? He’s‘rejected 2
can’t ride, he can't *

nor for that mati- .
ter can he drive a ;

swim, yOu know." '
“Swim, indent! ,
Would mummies-a ’
sheath you~~~had i
keep.» in {18411 ‘

   

”persgthat‘ had .
Certain great so "
and 't o t h at , ti.»
popular principles and
changed their .ediio’ri
important mailers com-plainly
from one Week to the next, andtif
~they had been riaily papers the
‘changes would have been over nights;
It was reported that some real fares
papers received ten, others fifteen as”!
still another twenty-five thousand dob.
lars for changing' their minds. At that .
time I was editing and -- publishing». ,
two papers in cent} a] Imnsae, one the
Kansas Commoner, Wichita, Kansas; '
the other, the Harvey County .N’rfidflSh-
Newton, Kansas. This was in 189m
I have a letter in my possession “now
which I received in that year from-fa
certain “League” in Wall Street,‘N_e‘w~
York, pleading with me to let them
furnish editorials either in plate‘mai-
ter or ready prints free at my office,
and had I parleyco with them doubt-
less I, too, could have changed my
mind on very important questioas I
had advocated between the two issues
only one week apart. My “sledding"
would have been camel. Big Business
would have smile-Ll on me if I had
said, “the public on 5-4." But I was
young and let the opportunity pass.
The crying need of the hour is for
every farmer and every producer of
wealth to learn to discriminate be- ,
tween the wheat and the chafl or be-
tween papers that are really friends
and those only pretending to be
friends, while taking particular care *
not to offend any of their Big Busi-
ness advertisers or “friends. I trust - i-
that the Michigan State Grange will ’3
not go back on the principle of public ‘
ownership of public. utilities which it
has overwhelmingly adopted for more
than 15 years.

The propaganda from Wall Street
for the past two years is having its _
effect To read their stuff in the daily
press as well as in most of the weekly
and monthly papers relative to turn-
ing back the r-ailruads to former con-
trol must please Wall Street, Stand-
ard Oil, the Packers, etc.

But I must close by saying as I
wrote you several .tncnths since that
my first choice [0. gmernor is Her-
bert Baker, not only the real friend >
of the farmer but as. well the wage-
earner, and short-sighted It seems to
me to nominate any man Who has in '
the past hit the wage earner in the
face and eliminated his vote and in-
fluence. I regret that the National
Grange refused to send delegates to
the labor conference. "Was it for
fear of contamination? Why not the
farmer and wage—earner joining for
not only a farmer ior governor but
a farmer or a true friend 0f the pro-
ducer in every congressional and leg-
islative district! That would colmt
more than complaint; about proiit-

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eers. Yours_for progress forward.—
B. E. Kies, West View Farm, Hills-
dale, Mich.

It is good to haVe such friends as Mr.
Kies. His long experience in the news-
paper business has made him quite fa.-
miliar with the efforts of special inter-
ests to subsidize the moss. Big Business
is not of itself wicked or harmful to the
public interest. BUL in the hands of un-
scrupulous men the power of money and
orgamzzttion is a most destructive weap-
on. There are some newspapers in the .
country that are so controlled by the ad-
vertisers or other special interests that
they dare not publish even news matter
which is displeasing to their advertisers,
and editorial policies are shaped and r..-
vised continually to meet their approvar.
We must say. however, that the number
of advertisers the country over who at—
tempt to sway the editorial policies of
the mediums they use are comparatively
few. Without advertising patronage, the
cost of the newspapers of the country
would be almost prombitive. Were it not
for the advertising printed in the col-
umns of Business Farming your sub-
scription would COut live to ten times
what it now does. And so while we ap~
preciate the great neCessity of ~ihis=ad-
vertising patronage, we have never Del"
mitted our editorial policies to he- influ-
enced by, our advertisers. Because of
this stand we have lost some business.
of course, which has gone. to other farm
journals that are not quite so‘particular
about the’ interests of the- farmers. Yet.
we expect some day to prove to these'un-
friendly advertisers that the efforts at :
M. B. F. to place the farmer“ in embetier
economic position will enable him‘ to
buy more and better « 9.! “close ofi utility
and convenience for the farm and home
and are» therefor of actual benefit- tom‘s
manufacturer. Men who conduct their
business honestly and do not try W‘
gouge the pubic, have. nothirig‘to‘ M
from the farmers, and. manufactm t
everything that is used. on f ‘ .3 1"
mwhh'tfluwmx as ’
fa ‘ .81le their, ‘1":

    
   
  
   
  
   

   
 

     
 
  

 
  

      
 
  
 

  
  
 

  
       
      

     
    
   

   
 
 

 
 
 

    
  
 
  
  
 
  
 

 
 
 

   
 

    
 

   
 
     

 

    

   


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- “My, what a relief! ’ ’

‘ HAT r/Itumaticming: doesn’tbothcr

' I you long after you've had the ach—

ingr part bathed with the old stand-

” by—Sloan's Liniment. You just put a

little on—it doesn’t stain the skin—gently

--. put it, and it penetrates, sending a «warm,
, root/ling glocw through the tortured part.

i It stands alone in promoting quick relief from afizr?
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"in "min: and nifnm. mum/(la. bruim There‘s a
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minute. The big bottle holds six times as much
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It’s the little foxes that spoil
the grapes; so it is with health;

' mend the broken resistance
and you have robustness, neg-
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Scott’s Emulsion
concentrated tonic-nutriment,
effectually mends the little
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. HERE ARE very few of us
i ' I“grown-ups" who didn’t repeat-

edly have to refer to ourImaps

to find out just where a country- or
province lay during the late world
war. It -was then I wished I had
studied my histories and geographies
a little more care- " .
fully. This ,year .

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:By menu omen LADD
more may make use of it this winter.
Of course, there are numerous ed.-

‘ucational games such as “authors."

played with cards. ,As many readers
know. this game teacher the child
something . of the greatest writers
and'their works. Another varia-
tion-is that of a card game with

liable physician and administered

with skill and judgment were 110
savers. have ' coin0
to be so comm

 

when I began to
haunt the shops for
gifts which I could
offer our children
of the M. B. F. ‘fam-
ily for prizes, I
found that the toys
this year are more
numerous w hich
have an education-
al value than‘ ever
before. And chief
among them are the
wonderful cut out
maps of the United

 

States and the
world. W

True, we have
had cut out pict-g
tures for some time?” .
but never before (i +-
have I seen so m/

 
    
 

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use 'in patent me“-
cines, that a great
danger ' lurks in
their misuse. -

blessing indeed it

to be able to give a
man who has and-
iered a. terrible Io-
cident a small," den
of morphine to
deaden the pain un-
til the shock he.
‘ passed. but if the
law would allow
every one to buy all
the morphine tho!
wanted there an
plentyv of ,peoplc
who would become
drug fiends from
its common use.

  
 
   

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many worth While AN EXCELLENT educatlonal some for e am .Is that of a mop oflour nation.
together the many parts. ohlldren are Interested and learn geography at the same time.

ones. These maps
are mounted on a
stiff card-board, each state separate-
ly, so that by the time‘all are fitted
in'place, the child has a pretty gen-
eral idea of the relative position of
each state to the others, and in time
will learn to not only bound every
state in the union, but will observe
the" lakes, rivers and the “capitals of
the states. Allowing the children to

usefa regular map in connection with ’

this game is a great help at first, but

of course it is easily played without,

as no state wil‘l'flt any other than its
pr o-per place. ‘

There {are educational games which
can’bé' home made—which, in fact,
can be made by the children, them-
selves, and which will furnish amuse-
ment for a. stormy day or long winter
evening, such as the game of “Keep-
ing Store.” To make the materials
for this game a goodsized box should
first be secured to serve as a store.
The handy hey can use his ingenuity
in devising ways and means of mak-
ing of this box a very compact‘llttle
store, by supplying shelves, etc. Then
mother will furnish empty cans and
bottles which should be labelled tea,
coffee, sugar, spices, peas, corn, to-
matoes, etc., while sacks are labelled
25 lbs. flour, '5 lbs. salt, etc. The
number of articles carried, in the
store can be enlarged from day to
day. Then with pasteboard, cut out
money, using the coins to mark the
size, and then printing on these card
board pieces at money, their. denomi-
nation. The figuring up of what the
articles amount to which are bought
by the “customer” must all be done
by the “storekeeper.” without pencil
or paper. When the grocer has sold
out his stock, another child, will un-
dertake the task. The value of arti-
cles and mental arithmetic are both
learned by the children in this way.

The regret of many parents today
is that they did not improve their
time when they were Children. You
an do much to influence your chil-
dren’s future lives by surrounding
them with the proper kind of games
for their play hours. _

Remember please. that if your ’10-
cal stores do not carry these out out

maps or anything else. I will do-your , .

shopping for
you. J ust
write to “Wo—

great-~ historical or religious char-
acters mixed with the fun of the
game. Suggestions along these lines
are welcomed from our many readers.

571291191255 financier

There is still time, if you have
a couple of afternoons and several
evenings,» in which to make a few
more Christmas "gifts at home. Very
popular indeed this fall has been the
Sleeveless sweater, the idea which
came from the boys’ sleeveless
sweaters of last year. However in

. place of the drab khaki we have a

brightly colored yarn. and they are

 

'crotcheted instead of knit. Crochet

hook No. 2 and two large balls of

Shetland floss are used for this
charming ladies’ fillet sleeveless
Sweater. Make a chain of 124

stitches, work 117 d c on chain. then
follow pattern.

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Michigan Bus-

By putting Alld SO the law hi3
been passed that it
be sold only under
a physician’s prescription, but there
are scores of drugs the efiect d
which is not.so immediately appanl-
ent but which are nevertheless habit
forming, whose use the law has no?
regulated and which are innocentfl
used. _ ’

The most commonly used of then
drugs are aCentanilid, antipyrin And
phenacetin, which are embodied in
the preparation of mixtures intendin-
ed for the relief. of headache , and
other minor aches and pains. The
pure Food and Drug Act of our state

.requires that the number of grain

of. these drugs used in each-plia-
cription shall be plainly printed on
the wrapper and while this law is of
course complied with, the fact that
they are dangerous is not generally
known. In a recent government
bulletin the warning is sounded‘thu
these drugs, if habitually taken‘wlll‘
cause “anemia” or thinblood and
depress the heart. A more common;-
ly known and extensively» knot"
headache remedy is' aspirin, which
many physicians even will recon-
mvend' for common use as being
harmless. ‘ ‘ -

If you suffer from headach . then
must be a reason. Either $011!.“
suffering from eye’strain, you have
eaten something which disagreel
with you and has consequently up-
set your stomach and caused the
head-ache, or your nervous oystem is
upset.
the evil; not in deadening the pain
for the time being only. The cum
will be much more lasting if you
discover the cause and correct that
instead of taking “dope.” “ '

If you have been using somepafb-
ent medicine which you think. is 0.34
solutely harmless, and would like,“
really know the truth about it; ,and
will writethis department: we'will
look the matter up thru reliable
channels and answer thru columns
of our paper without“ using your
name or address. This applies, .935
beauty lotions as well as'tl'i'o
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d for manyva day.

Was penned by a tiny toddler, in

w . only a baby's way; , '

In memory's cluttered carrot I’ve
hunted In vain for the key.

l'o interpret the childish symhois— '
I‘ve somehow misiai'd it I

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how careless of me to for-

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Must forever remain a puzzle‘i—s
their meaning I only sur-
mise. - ‘ .

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of Christmas approaching,
don’t you? ,

Of a dolly and cab she is want-
' ing and candy and oranges,
too—- » .

Of a wee Christmas tree in the

corner, or is it a stocking or .
, shoe?
No matter for Santa will find it
before he is biddingadien. ‘
There’s one tiny word at the end-
ing I‘ll play it's a bug or‘ a
' ss, ~
Do. you wonder I claim it. the,
sweetest—a quaint little let-
ter like this? ' 4.
Pray God in His mercy shall keep
1 her as pure and fair in His
sight—a ‘
As the day'that she penned 'all the
prattle that I- have trans-
lated tonight. ,
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A (ilhristmsz Evita

’AST WEEK I received a letter
from One of our readers voic-
._ing the sentiment .' which so
may feel that Christmas has come
t0"mean hardship ivy many dust be-
cause we are such slaves to‘ custom
that we spend more than we can real-
ly aflord. I knew from personal ex-
perience that her statement was true
so what could I say? I laid tnelet-
ter, aside to be considered, and the
next mail brought .such a' 'happy
thought from a subscriber way up'
in the northern part, of Michigan.
The second letter contained a sub-
scription sent in by a mother for her
little girl with'the request that I
award her the blue plaid hair rib-
bon as a prize. The mother express-
ly requested that I send it to her for,
said she “It may be about all .she will
et this year. . You see the early
une frost hit our potatoes on which
we had depended, and while we have
enough in our cellar to last us this
Winter, still we haven’t any ready
money, and I guess we will have to
make our own Christmas out of just
what we have. However 'the woods
close at hand will furnish a tree and
I am putting off buying the children's
much needed shoes until that time
.so that their necessities may be turn-
ed into their pleasures. And really.
do you know I think I am better off
with my children about me here,
where wood is plentiful than many
families are in the city with the
prospect of no fuel for the winter.”
' Some one has said, “I would rath-
or be able to appreciate what I can-
not have than have what I cannot
appreciate,” and I believe this brave
little widow‘ has caught the true
spirit of good cheer “in being con-

 

tented with what she has and mak;‘

ing the most of it.
One of the very best Christmas
suggestions thus far received came
from one of our readers who states
that. she raised a quantityof citron
' p year—that she ham. candied ‘it,
Itid’now she is making small Ibexes
“pastebOard covered with birch
. ‘,,pasted:‘on.' These she will line
vi 3 " Whitefitis'sue paper and fill with-
’oa'n'died citron for her
“fighters who ‘will spend the Christ-
this day With her. — The daughters
some home from the city each year
andndthingjwill give them quite— so
much ::-D1°a8ure, I, am sure, as will
dainty ‘ birch bark; boxes ,tied‘
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’Letters' to His

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“money than you could afford in the
materials. Christmas letters in
place of ready-made cards mean so
mush" more to the absentones, that
their worth cannot be estimated. Be»-
gi'n this year to write to the relatives
and friends who are away all about
the children"; who bought neighbor
Brown's house and how many chick-
ens you had this year—how you will
spend the holiday and with whom—
and see what appreciative letters
you Will receive in return.

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When in doubt as to what to buy
for a Christmas gift, a book is usual-
ly a very satisfactory remembrance
for old or young.

A book which has just been pub-V
lished and "Will interest the whole,

family and he’s. valuable addition to
any library is “Theodore Roosevelt's
Children,"
comes all illustrated; as he
them. _ . .
, A book which has been causing a
whole lot of favorable comment,
which can be read in an hour and is
very amusing is entitled “The Young
Visitors," by Daisy Ashford, a little
girl nine years old. There is a pref-
ace too by Barrie, who considers this
child story very wonderful because
of the imagination displayed.

It .is really too soon after the great
World War to buy a book on this
subject which will be authentic and
which you will wish to keep. Several
have been‘printed but the clerk at
the library advises "waiting‘ aWhile
before buying the copy which you
will wish to have in your home.

And with books snould be classed
papers and magazines. The mother in
the home will appreciate deeply the
monthly magazine which will remind
her twelve times each year of the
giver while surely father will be
equally delighted to know that his
favorite paper has been renewed for
him

History shows us that all great
men and women have been persistent
readers The reading habit may be
established in your children through
tt)hekwise selection of their Christmas
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Bakes a thoroughly delicious loaf of bread of excellent voi- ‘
ume, splendid texture and exceptionally good color.

-, Remember, it is sold under the guarantee of perfect baking
satisfaction for every requirement of home use.

Your dealer will refund you the purchase price if you do
not like it better than any flour you ever used.

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‘MR Children: Merry, Merry
E Christmas!

_ . peep into each and every one

of your. homes and wish this best of

Isuz'w'ishes on Christmas morning-

but that can't be, so will have to be

content to send my message through

__ OUR paper.

some of our little friends have
been working for the prizes but have
failed to get the subscribers and are
afraid that they won ’t get their
prises now. So I want to tell you
that the prizes offered are just as
good after Christmas as before and
so if you have part enough to win a?

be you have set your heart on hav-

, just keep right on and perhaps
on can have it by New Year’s. Or

you can’t get it then—remember.
never give up.

The Doc Dads are with us once
more for this issue at least. We also

have a fine Christmas story and a

from our
—LADDIE.

large bunch of letters
neaders.—~—Affectionately.

 

LETTERS FROM
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

 

 

 

Dear Laddie—This is the first time I
have written to you. My father takes
the M F. We have .four little rab-
bits and we have 40 acres. Well I
must close—Bruce Patrick, Wilmot.

 

Dear Laddie—This is the first time I
have written to you. My father takes
the M. B. F. I am 8 years old and go
to school. I have three brothers and

no listegs. We have 40 acres. I am
in the rd grade. My teacher is my
mother. We have four little rabbits. .1

hope to see my letter in print—Finn
I’atriok. Wilmot. n

Dear Laddie——I live on an IDS-acre
gal-m comprising 14 cattle. four horses,
sheep, 125 chickens 14 geese, 18
guinea: and I have four ducks. two
lackand two white and brown mixed. I
have for pets a dog named Rover and
two cats Topsy and Fred. I would like
to have some of the girls of the M. B.
write to me. —-An11a Boyd, Quincy, Mich.

 

I wish I might-

Dear Middle—This is the first time I
have ever written to you. I ma -, l

12 years of and am in the 6th
My teacher Miss Claudia Is . I
like her real well. For ve a
little yellow and white kitten. Hummus

is Tommie. I will close into

my letter in print. I would in to have M
the members of the Children a,

some of
Hon:- write to mop-Zel la Geer.
Lake, Mich.
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Dear Laddie— This is the first timeI
have written. I am 9
live on an 810-oacre. . - :
horses and 16 cat 0. I am in the 4th

de at school. There are 26 children
n school. I have "two rabbits and a cat
for pets. My father takes ~the M. B. B‘.
I like the D00 Dads. The nearest town
is St. Johns, 21- 2 miles away. I hoe
to see my letter in print. —~Byron Ks-
eone. St. Johns.

 

Dear Laddie—I am a farmer-girl, 13
yvars old and live on an 80-aore farm.

8 have 14 head of cattle. We also
have two kittens and one old cat 7 years
old. I go to school at Burgess an
in the 7th grade My classmates are
Edith Baker, Edna. Kane, Glendon Hilge
and Clarence Struthers. My teacher is
Miss Stewart. There are 32 pupils in
our school. I can’t think of much to
say in this letter.—-Edith E. Chew,

Dear Laddie—I have never written to
you before. I am 11 years old and in
the 5th grade. My teacher is Miss E.

:Adams.- For «pets we have one bird and
two goldfish. I am going to the pubiic

school in floors Idhav‘e mm
id and?m e “1:12:01.“ 7r
o Begun,“ ”3 ans.

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. themM make to the 1‘letters

: moguls I would like

- to see mflil ter in print—Jeanie lirkfltsr
Rogers,

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thDearB Laddie— I have not writthten It:

e M. a iong time, so oug
“£3 on and the fills. and

to ‘Lve near

Mich" but we have moved to Mulder;

and are living in a= nine-mm he

1 go to- school: every day
' school every Sunday. I

and to Sunday
live‘ three

. blocks from the church and five from
: school. I like my school and teacher

much. My Sunday school had a

4 Ha lowe' en party the Wednesday before

{letter is getting rather long. -
see my letter .in print. «Noami E. Wal--

Hallowe' en and a tally pull one Friday
night in November. I will close as my
I hope to

lln, Frankfort.

 

Dear Laddie—-—I am going to write to

. you again for I like your other letters.

- week and we had lots of fun.

. at mygrandpa's

We have two pigs, six cows and seven
calves, also two horses. My sister and
her little boy were out here a whole
I will be-
glad to see my letter in print this week.
I go to school every day. My cousin is
Her name is Mrs. Dol-

' son. Iguess I will close—~Ernest Brown

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Christmas Snowballs

1 cupful of popcorn.

1 cupful of corn
color.)

1 cupful grated cocoanut.

Pop the corn, being careful to
make it as white and “flurry” as pos-
sible. Salt it to taste.

Boil the corn syrup till it forms a
ball when dropped into cold water.

syrup (light

Put the popcorn into a broad shal— ‘
, l-ow pan.

Pour the hot syrup over the corn
and toss lightly with a big fork till
every bit of corn has some syrup.

Mold the corn into small balls—
a little’smaller than a tennis ball is

 

 

a nice size. Pouring the syrup and
then tos ing the corn around cools it
all enough so hands will not be
burned.

When the balls areformed roll,

them quickly'in the grated cocoanut'

which has been put in' a small dish.

Put each ball in the center of a
piece of oiled paper to harden.

When the balls are cold and firm
roll them in the paper till ready to
eat.

These are fine for a school party
or to hang on a Christmas tree. 'If
used for the tree, tie each ball with
a bit of red string to keep the paper
together

-'giris would write to me.

 

.Dear. Laddi’e—«I am very much intel-
esteddn the'Ghildren'mHour of the M.
F. Ideniloy reading the letters from till-3;
other girls and boys I am 11_ ears Old
I have been ageing its school ve years
and am in them 6th grade. I have a kit:

tan an or‘lpets Shep-ismystlog’s,
name and the kt
Hope to see my letter in Mprint «Laura A

Bennett, West Bremen,

.Dear Laddie—I have been reading the
boys' and girls’ letters for some time
andme Iwill try and write a letter. I
am 11 years old, have brown hair and.
blue eyes. I have one mile and a quar-
ter to go to school. I "am in the 6th
grade. My teacher is Miss Eva Re“
For pets I have seven cats and eight
chickens. we have five horses and three
cows and live three and three-quarters
miles from town. We haVe taken the M.
B. for “some time. I hope to see my
letter in print—Vera Bohen,, Middleton.

 

 

1Dear Daddies-I am a boy 13 years
old and in the 7th grade. Our teachers
name is Helen Conden. I live on an 80—
acre farm. I have eight brothers, Clyde,
Ivan, Francis, Lionel], Earl, Eddie, Fred
and Arthur. I go to the Linch school. I
like the D00 Dads in the M B. F. We

‘have six horses, seven cows, two calves

two pigs three cats, one dog and abou
50 hens. There are four of us going to
school. I will close now hoping to see
my letter in ‘print soon—Foster Mar-
shall, Clare, Mich.

 

Dear Laddie—I am a girl 14 years old
Weigh 121 pounds and am five feet six
inches tall. My father takes the M. B.

and I love to read the letters from

,the boys and girls. but as I never saw

any from our town I thought I would
write one and I hope to see it in print
and I will come again. I think those Doo
Dads are such funny people but I don't,
see them in the paper lately. Perhaps
they are taking a vacation live on an
80-acre farm on which we keep seven
head of horses, one cow and eight young
cattle, also three pigs and 55 chickens.
I have two brothers who are married
and whose names are Frederick, M
Louis, 28. I wish some of the boys and
I will try
and answer all the letters. I do not go to
school any more. I passed the 8th grade
when I was ~41 years old and I also
went six years .without missing a day or
beingtand . Don’t you think that is a
pretty goo record? I only have one—half
mile to go to school but six years is a
long time to go. withou.t:missing I think.
Well, as my .letter is getting long I will
c 180 hoping to hear from some boys
and girlsM_ Ihremain—Rosa Sheick, West
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R. RABBIT werequite apuz-
zled look one night when. he

came. in on. one ofthis visits.
to. Weenty. He alwaye‘came betw‘veen'
‘nodding time. and waking up _ so

Weenty was: in her only all covered
up snugly to her‘little pink nose for
it was quite cold as it always is
around Christinas time. '

, It was the: nearnessfi'of Christmas

that made: Mr.“ Rabbit, so ' thoughtful. '

Weenty, found out when he: :had
made himself. comfortable: on. Ween-
tY’slittle chair. 1 ‘
“Do you know" he said‘atJast,
“here it’s coming on- Christmas. time
and I'dlike to give Fanny and Paul
a surprise." ;
,“Fanny and Paul?” Weenty asked.
She had never heard: of them before.
“They’re two orphaned bunnies,"
Mr. Ra‘bfbit explained. “They live in
e. little house by the meadow. Would

I you like to see it?”

,We'enty. jumped up quite. briskly.

'.“I would indeed 1" she cried.
“And if I can help to give Fanny and
Paul a Merry Christmas please let
me. Mr. Rabbit.”
‘ Mr. Rabbit took his magic stick
that could take him anywhere he
chose to go.

“Come along then," he said.
_Weenty climbed on the Magic
stick that flew to the edge of her
crib and in a thrice away they went
out of the window, across the lawn
andwver the meadow to where a
great oak spread bare branches
across the starlit sky.

“Why," said Weenty- “it's the
place Brother Bob said there were

. rabbits !”

He fell to digging away at the
snow and soon a little door came to
view. There were little panes of
glass in the door so Weenty peeped

It was a very little room and any—
one could see that Fanny and Paul
weren’t rich bunnies at all. There
were only a few sticks in the little
basket by the hearth and the quilts
on the little beds looked thin 'and
worn- ' .

Fanny and Paul had already gone
so bed so Weenty and Mr. Rabbit
contented themselves with their
peep- - Afterwards they sat on the

root. which was somewhere near the .

roof of the rabbit house to talk it
over. _

“It’s quite plain that they need a
Santa Claus,” Weenty said soberly..
“They‘re such little bunnies, too.
What do you think they’d like. Mr.
Rabbit?” _ _

‘ “That's what I wanted to ask
you,” Mr. Rabbit replied. “‘You ought
to know more about what’s proper to
for Christmas than~I because you've
had so many of them.”

“But I don’t remember them all,”

 
  

Weenty said. “I have had "four, ‘of
course, and this one coming will
make» ave." ~
. "But! don’t remember them all,”
'Weenty‘ repeated. . “Lastyear Santy
gave me a' doll and a tee set and lots
of things;.nuts and candy and cakes
bookslend a sled and-—- ~

“I don't 1: Fanny’smd Pearl

can nemdxand; iknow thewdon’t‘like »

cm." Manama-mo WM
ly. .“Pfll'htpl‘u they’d mate” though
Are M'hzlee'?!‘ ' . .-

“Don’t you: think they know any»
thinmahout; toysr either?" Weenty
asked: ; "H”

“Rhflyyit’s quite hard to say."'

Mr. Rabbit shearer-ed. "‘You seem to
like them right well. but I suppose
that isn’taany proof. is it!~ You don’t

care for cabbage. and. carrots when-

.t’hey‘re not cooked; do you?"

Weenty admitted she didn’t but.

it gave her an idea. ,

“Well, they like cabbage: and car-
rots." she said, ”and that will be a
fine start for our Christmas pres-
ents." »

“Quite right.” Mr. Rabbit agreed;

“We can make them look quite
like toys too,” Weenty said. “We
can dress the carrots up like dolls
and.make the Cabbage leaves into
books. Then when they get tired
of them they’ll be useful as well as
something to play with."

“Mother told me," Weenty said
that the best presents are the suit-
able ones."

“Then- I’m sure our presents will
be very fine."

“I'd like to make them new quilts
Weenty "Said. ‘ >

“Well, there are plenty of teeth
ers in the old nests." Mr. Rabbit
said, “I can get them, too."

“And where shall we find some
cloth to put the feathers in?” asked
Weenty.

“Here's my handkerchief for
one," Mr. Rabbit replied, pulling his
gay kerchief out of his pocket.

“And here’s mine," Weenty said
holding her little handkerchief. out.

“And here's a needle from the
pine tree and a cobweb for the
thread so you can start to sew while
I fetch the feathers and the other
things."

Weenty set right to work with a .

will and as the needle was a migic
needle, there were no pricked fing—
ers and the quilt was ready to be
stuffed when Mr. Rabbit came back
with the feathers. While he was
away for the carrots and cabbages
Weenty found some gay red berries
from which she managed to squeeze
some juice. She used it to make a
pretty pattern on the quilts.

“It looks more Christmassy,” she
told Mr. Rabbit when he came back

:I'FURS"

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“'RAWNEEIIDJRS

‘ Mr. RAW FUR SKIPPER—- 7-. ‘

‘ We want your raw furs. Put your own assortment on them and
1‘ mail us a copy. If we cannot net.i you more than you expect. we will
.- return them to you, express paid. " Our price list isyours for the asking.

M31391: Séhreiber 8: Co.—Raw Furs
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LOOKING INTO'
THE. FUTURE

That’s what we had in mind
when we started this business. The
reason you have given us your con-
fidence is because this business is
founded upon the principals of

FAIR DEALING

We wish to acknowledge our ap-
preciation of your patronage and
express our thanks to all our ship-
gers. 1‘IWe will always, same as
ereto ore, continue to pay the top neckwear and m m,
price for all furs shipped to us. Be. with prices ; £5033.- ozrglinwglnot;
member there are no charges what- "" “"d '°”"'°‘- -
soever. The prices are net to you.
Always having in mind our cus- I):
tomers interest

Robert A. Pfeiffer

RA‘V FURS . RAW FURS
52 Shelby St., Detroit, Mich.

 

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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 soordered. Your ‘ 1
fur needs will cost you less than to buy
than: e‘fid be worth more. "

ur Instr-ted catalog yes I. let

formation. It tells have.1 to tale 0%
And care for hides; how and when we .
pay the freight both ways ; about our ' ’
eels dyeing process on new and horse
hide. calf and other skins' about the

fur goods and e
taxidermy, etc. m tromiles we sell,

Then we have recently at out an~
other we call our Fashion bgok. wholly
devoted to fashion plates of mufls.

ur correct address naming which. or '
th books if you n d both. Address
The Crosllslyei‘rislen Fm- Com
571 Lye Ave.. Rochester.

RAW FURS

Get the Highest Prices
Write for Price List

mwmfl‘ Rosenberg Bros.

M 0 M ' LLAN Manufacturers of Fine Furs

f‘\\~ .. . M“ , Raw Fur Dealers
DETROIT

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and where to trap

how to pre to
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and ladies
We mount
deer heads Tell us
the kind of fur you
Want tanned and
we will
fully

W. W. WEAVER, Custom Tanner,
READING, MICl-l.

     
  
 
   

   
 

 

   
  
    

  

           
 

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We do all Kinds "of
FUR WORK
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your l‘emlttsnce exactly rl.ght -——Address,
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120 A‘ MIDWEST FARM $6, 000 TO CLOSE
estate with stock, machinery, crops thrown in by
heirs to hasten proceedings; on improved road.
near hustling RR town; productive tillage, 20-
o‘ow wire fenced pasture, home-use wood; variety
nut. Good 10-room house, stock barn, granary,
3m, hog houses. Administrator ordered to in-
ude if sold new pair horses, other stock, grain
Inder. drill, corn, potato p nters, long list im-
Iements, fodder, feed; $6 000
$11. Details page 79 Strouts

aruins 23 States; copy free. E. A. STR UT
FARM AGENCY. 814 B E. Ford Bldg., Detroit.

 

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‘FARMS FOR BALE—BIZ! LIST OF FARMS
for sale by the owners. name. location
arm, I! on. price an terms. Strictly

mutual end co-operstive between the er end
seller and conducted for our members. -
ING HOUSE “ASSN. [and Dept... Pahner and.

Woodward

Dent Wear a Truss

BROOKS' APPLIANCE,

the modern scientific
invention.thewonderful
new discovery that re-
lieves rupture will be
sent on trial. No obs
noxious springs or pads.
Has automatic Air
Cushions. Binds and
draws the broken parts
together as‘you would a
broken limb. No salves.
No lies. Durable. cheap.
Sent on trial to prove it.
Protected by U. S. pat-
ents. Catalogue and meas-
ure blanks mailed free. Send
name and address today.

LE. BRO0K3, 4630 State Street. Marshall. Mick

 

 

 

FOR BEST NET RESULTS
SHIP TO
CULOTTA & JULL

“N18 ‘ Minimum use ed acoe psed.2ao
this low rate, we are compelled to eliminate all beekeeping.

classified edvertlslng are cash In full with Order.
up or figures. both In the body of the ed and In the add
P each Issue. regardless of number of. times ad runs. .. There Is no
c as by Wednesday of precedlng week. You wlll help us continue our low rate 6

 

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Therefore, our ‘te'rme on

count es one word each 'lnltIeI and each
recs. ‘I'h'e rats ls cents a word

 

discount. Copy 4th
making
MIchlJan Business Farming, Adv. Dep’t, . Olem-

TO EXCHANGE FOR HOLSTEINS: 240
acres Central Michigan pasture land, watered, 1
mile to State Award gravel road ’and school. 8
1— 2 miles to good County Seat town and railroad.
A. H. R,OSE Evert, Michigan.

WANT TO SELL MY POULTRY FARM
close into a. thriving village in Mich. Box 88.
Grant. Mich.

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BARGAINS IN SILVERWARE. OROMWELI.
pattern 1847 Rogers Bros. Teaspoons post paid
t.$232persetofsix. Wedo watch renpsirig
Clare Jewelry 06., Lock box 535, Clareuflich.‘

WANTED: TWO ROLL CORN HUSKIR.
A. R. VINCENT, R,1 Croswell, Mich.

815 BUYS BORGHUM SYRUP MAKIHG
outfit, used but little. Write. . H. Crane.
Lupton, Mich.

 

 

 

 

Auto and Tractor Mechanic
Earn $100 to use a Month;

Young men are you
mechanically inclined? M
Co tot he Sweengy .

n to e
I teach

Elfifissytfihs 1!"Ii‘lllfllllll'llill' .

that’s the secret of the

SWEENEY SYSTEMu

of rscticsl trainin yYJhiChG 5,
so] iers were traine for Gov-
erument and over 20 000 expe ert
mechanics. Learn in a few weeks; no previous
experience necessary.
FREE Write today for illustrated free catalog
showing hundreds of Korea men
working in new Million Dollar de School.

LEARN A TRADE

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BREEDERS ATTENTION !

If you are planning on a sale this fall, write us now and
CLAIM THE DATE 1

This service is free to the live stock industry in Michigan
to avoid conflicting sale dates

LE'I,‘ “BUSINESS FARMNG” CLAIM YOUR DATE 1 _.

 

 

 

MICHIGAN HOLSTEIN BREEDERS
FIRST ANNUAL SALE

Tuesday, January 13, 1920,

at Michigan. Agricultural College
East Lansing, Mich.

 

 

Chosen from the best Herds.
1,100 pounds butter in a year.

Many soon to freshen.
to 45-1b. records.

 

’ AN AUCTION EXTRAORDINARY
——-—OF——-
SEVENTY-FIVE HOLSTEINS

Guaranteed by our best Breeders.
Four cows with records above 30 lbs. butter in 7 days.
Sixteen animals with dams above
30 lbs. and up to 33. 5 lbs. including FIVE BULLS.

All bred to bulls f1 om dams with 30
For catalog address

CHAS. A. DANIELS, Sec’ y, Okemos, Mich.

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Too Late to Classify
ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS

. Two great breeds for profit. Write today for
ree catalogue of hatching eggs, baby chicks and

reeding stock.
CYCLEB RATOI'IER'OIOMPANY. 149 Phllo lids.
Emre. . .

THOSE WHO WANT THE BEST

If a tin , been tifull marked son of KING
° 30 nisonsvmd sex the hundred
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HAY—WE HAVE IT. CLOVER. LIGHT
mixed, heavy mixed, or straight Timothy. Co-
operate with your neighbor and buy in car lots.
Write or wire us for prices. Market is advanc-
ing and dealers all predict much higher
as the season advances. Michigan Potato
ers Exchange, Cadillac. Michigan.

rices
row-

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Is Your Farm for Sale?

Write out a plain description and fig-
ure lie 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
commissions. If you want to sell or true
not talk about It. Our Business Farming

armere' Exchange gets results. Address.
. Michigan Business Farming, Adv. Dept.

Mt. Clemens.

    

 

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A Clearing Dep'ertnient for farmers' everyday troubles.-

Prompt, careful attention given to ,

‘ (
ell complelnu 0r requests for Informetlon addressed to this department. We are here to serve you.) 1

A WILL IS A WILL

I want advice on a. Will that my fath-
er left to me and my brother.
to pay all funeral expenses and debts
and then we were to Share alike in the
rest of the property. My brother never
aid any of the expenses and debts. “I
have paid all expenses, including taxes
for 39 years. I also paid insurance and
kept up the interest on a. mortgage
Which father had on the farm when he
died. What can I do? I think I am on-
titled to the farm. My. brother died a.
few years ago, leaving a widow and
three children. living in New York state.
I can get no word from them and my
brother left no will to my knowledge.—
Subscriber, Mecosta Count y.

Your letter does not state whether
your father’ s estate was probated or
(not; nor, do you state whether you
have had the use of the land. I am
assuming that the estate of your fa-

' ther. was not probated and that you

are in possession of the land in Mich-
igan. I would be 01 the opinion that
you should have the estate probated

and charge up in your. accounting .

for the land all of the expense you
have been to in connection with the
estate and at the same time give the

estate credit for the rental value of

the land occupied by you. If you have
been to any expense in making per-
manent improvements you should
charge for tho-seand credit the ad-
ditional rental value therefore. . The
interest of our brother does not be-
come yours by virtue of your paying
debts, etc. His interest would de-
scend to (his wife and children—W.
E. Brown, legal editor. .

 

UNLICENSED VET CAN'T COLLECT

Can a. man without being a licensed
veterinarian use a crusher for castrat-
and charge for his labor?—
Reader, Branch County.

I am 0f the opinion that an unli-
censed veterinarian can not collect
veterinary services—W. E. Brown,
legal editor. ‘

—_———.—

MAKING A DITCH OVEBFLOW

A has a. farm on See. 14; B has a. farm ‘-

on Sec. 13. A has a. piece of low land
that drains In a natural way across the
road on B.’ 3 land. There has been a
ditch there for over forty years. About
fifteen years ago there was a. county
ditch dug across B’s farm and A paid
drain tax on this low land. Then B gave
A the right to open this old ditch and
have outlet to county ditch, which is
about sixty rods. A digs all of this
ditch at his own expense. Three years
ago A cleaned out ditch again with B’s
consent. Now B has built a. dam across
this ditch and the fall rains have flood-
edM this low land and have spoiled a good
30mm of hay. Now has B any right to
t is ditch and is he liable for dam-
agee‘I—Subscriber Clinton County.

From the brief statements of facts
I am of the opinion that "B” had no
right to step up the water way and is
liable to ”A" for the damage caused
by him by so doing. A fuller state-
ment of facts might show conditions
that would permit the closing of the
ditch—W. E. Brown, legal editor.

 

MAY RESTORE»OLD ’PHONE RATES

I am on a. farmer's ’phone line, one of
we all were charged for pole rent
when we were charged for pole rent
from the end of our company line to
Reed. Our contract did not call for
that and the officers refused to pay. Af-
ter being shut off from the central of-
fice for weeks during the "flu” epidemic,
the ’phone owners made so much fuss

   
 
 
       

    
     
      
      
   
   
      
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
    

We were

' State Railroad Commission,

-would like to come home to help

that the officers paid and things went

as ’ usual. The semi-annual meeting

came a. few weeks ago and the secre-v

tary called up everyOné and asked them
to be there. It was a very ha.
and few were out. We were as
.pay two dollars more for switchboard
service. By a. majority of tWo they vot—
ed to refuse to pay and let them take
the ’phones out at the end of the year.
Now, when 'we own the line and want
the ’phone are we obliged to let it go
when a. large majority of the ’phone
owners are willing to pay? Is there
any way to get around the vote taken
that night? We were not notified that
anything unusual was going to be vot-
ed on.——C. M. Osceola. County.

I believe that the extra charge
made you for pole rent was unauth-
orized without senlng notice. I be-
lieve the ”law requires the ’phone
company to make complaint to the
now the
Utilities Commission, and they. give
a. date for you to be heard. I am of

the opinion your line might discon-

reason.
sion ordered the raise in your rates
you will have to obey or have your
service cut off. 11 they did not or-
der the raise then you can appeal
to the commission to restore the old
rate. I assisted in a hearing before
the old railroad commission‘under a
similar statement of facts and the
commission ordered the old.rates re-
stored—W. E. Brown, legal editor.

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DISCHARGE FROM MARINE conrs

I have a. son in the Marine corps. Ho
and I want his help How can :3
him out?———A.' J. B., Ilillsdale.

It seems to be very difficult to get
discharges from the Marine Corps. I
would advise you to see personally
or write a full explanation of the
facts and needs to your congress-
man. He may be able to advise you
what to do.-——W. E. Brown, legal ed-
itor. _

SOME PEA llIEN_ PAYING WELL

Farmers around here aren't satisfied
with the price of peas given by the can-
ners to the growers. We believe that
farmers in other parts of the state are
getting more than we are around here.
We believe we ought to get around four
cents per pound or more. . C.,
dent Pea. Growers‘ Association,
City, Mich.

We are informal that the price giv-
en to pea growers varies considera-
bly in different parts (f Michigan.
The price ranges from $60 to $90 per
ton. Thus in some places the pen
growers are getting more than four
cents a pound.——-Erlitor.

-——e ‘
NON-TAXPAYER MAY VOTE

Will you please advise through your
paper if a non-taxpayer man or woman.
has a. right to vote to bond 8. county A:
raise money to .build highways?—J.
Wexford .County. ‘

Any citizen in the state of M1ch-i-
gan has the right to veto upon coun-
ty bonding propositions—Editor.

STATE LAND
I am thinking of buying state land.
Can you pleaSe tell me with what state
official I am to conduct the deal' to
whom do I pay the money and from
glhonlll. do I record the deed?—A. E. IL.
We \
A letter to [the Public, Domain Cons-

mission, Lansing, Mich" will bring
you complete inf-'1 motion—Editor.

 

 
     

  

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not fit feelIn’s as I can see.

'(burse you know I wuz born and
raced on a farm—4m encugh from
the city not to be troubled by
ways, city styles, nor city girls. In

. my younger days the country girls
_were good enough- fur me an’ by
ginger, the city girl can't anywheres
near come up to 'em now———in my
efitimation. Oh, don’t I remember
the or gray horse I used to drive!

An' you. you 01' granddads, don’ it"

you to: remember, the ol' hose you
had tr ined to go without drivin'
when you had the best and only one
begs you? No automobiles in
th days We didn't need such
thinge anyway then. 'Member how
the little girlie wuz always willin’
to drive the ol’ hoss that needed no
drivin’? the innocent little angel—-
slie knew you would need your hands
an’ arms for other business keepi’n
her warm you know, keepin’ the
"blanket an’ robes; we had real gen-
uine Buffalo robes them days you
’member, an’ swell box cutters an’
buggies out three quarter size. You
know we had to set pretty close to-
gather sometimes an' we didn’t ob-
ject a bit—I say we didn’t.

Well, to git back to my mem’ ry
stbfl—’ member the sleigh rides we
used to take—the whole neighbor-.
hood of young folks all loaded into
one big sleigh, each feller havin’

' 9 his own an’ only one with him—some

ti'mEs it happened that some of us
would have more’ 11 one only one——
it sometimes caused a little mite of
confusion but we gener’ly got away
with it an’ what rides we used to
take—sleigh bells big as cow bells.
'Member the Christmas tree in the
01’ school house, how some elderly
man ‘would dress up like Santa an’
pass candy to every kid an’ git off
jokes to make everybody laugh——
I’ve never been able to forgit. Well
you 'member we usta put all our
gifts onto the Christmas tree, gifts
for mother an’ sometimes «for fath-
er an’ something for the only one-—
it didn' t take a hundred an’ fifty dol-
‘larrring to satisfy the girls of that
happy time, something costin’ not
more’n a dollar or two wuz plenty
good enough, an’ the best and only
Would always remember her 01’
Ubeau, general’ly something made by
herself, knitted wristlets or mittens,
heme‘titched handkerchieis, anything
so long as she made it was sure to
please.
Oh, say, I Jest
m:

got to quit this
’ry business—it kinda upsets
ke an' yet I thank the good
‘Lord that I have been privileged to
take part in so many happy Christ—
'mas times, an’ that I live in the
closest proximity to the scenes of
my boyhood days—that I can greet
the friends of my youth and young
manhood, some have gone on of
course, some who were dearly loved
among them the bride of my early
choice. Well, I am thankful for
health an’ strength an’ that I can
enjoy life, but the thing I am most
thankful for is that I have so many
among the younger folks that I can
call friends and now let me wish
every reader of M. B. F. a merry,
merry Christmas and 'a Happy New
Year. . cordially—Uncle Rube.

I anrnns CLUBS ‘WANT
THE RAILROADS RETURNED
. (continued Fem page 9.)
tentloen of the railroads- telegraph

as permanent unification

>_ and ref rms are instituted and a fair

Won control. '

' ' flans of terminal
and a market commis-
' r132}; the rights- of the

I motion gone lay—days when we?
Dinosaur than we are noun—om,
istsoeldaslwouldbohadl.

range—chat id in years-

than

citizens at which see farmers; ‘-

Therefore, be it reoolved- thot
Justice, proprieg dictate that the
next govarnorot Michigan shall be
either a practical tanner or one who
has a sympathetio understanding a!
thepeeds and problems or the farm-
ers of the state.

 

FINANCING THE MICHIGAN
STATE ‘FARM BUREAU
(Continued from page 6)
our reasons for this. stand without
going into further details.

As an example of how we think
the interests of the Farm Bureau
might clash with those of members
of the Coalition Committee. we need
only to point out that one of the
members of the Committee is a sugar
manufacturer with whom the beet
growers are now negotiating on next-
year's contracts. The sugar manu-
facturers have always tried to buy
beets at the lowest possible price re-
gardless of whether it was enough
to pay the farmers cost of produc-
tion. Many beet growers are mem-
bers of the Farm Bureau and right
now they are placed in the peculiar
position of demanding better beet
prices from one who has but recent-
ly patronized them with his money.

If the matter of securing a fair
beet price for‘ the farmers were left

  

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percentage of the

  

your satistaotion.

  
  

right again
what would you do?

 

Why, of course, you would do just what we have done.
our big rotary magazine press, the largest 0! its kind in Michigan. over }
. to a "Dress doctor” who has kept the "patient" in bed for a full week, .

while he dootored it !

your patience.

missed.

'. ' appér Ir loco of machinery that weighed ‘em
. ‘ tons and yet had to be so finely adjusted that a fly could so
~ through without folding its Wings. ,
—_-—--and if after using that piece of machinery every week for 2;
three years. you found it was “acting up” and not working at all to ,.

———and you called in from the factory where it was made an ex- ,
pert who advised you to lay-it—up for a week so he could make it work _ “

That is the reason why the issue of the December thirteenth is
combined with that of the twentieth, which we hope will reach you so
improved andprompt that it will in a small measure at least, reward \

All subscriptions on our books will be credited with the one issue

GEORGE M. SLO0UM, Publisher.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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to the Farm Bureau to what extent
would the Bureau go in forcing man-
ufacturers whose money they are
using to give the farmer a square
deal?

This is typical of many instances
of the division of interests between
farmers and others We grant that
it ought not to be this way, but as
long as man continues to be the eel-
fish animal. he now is at the present
time, sugar manufacturers, elevator
owners, bank stock holders, dealers
in food products, etc., will continue
to take as much toll from the farm-
er as they can and the farmers must

continue to organize to protect their
interests.

We have a right to look upon the
efforts of people who have no actual
interests in agriculture to ingratiate
themselves into the confidence of
farm organizations, loan them mon-
ey and otherwise put them under ob-
ligations. We have a right to ask
why the Coalition Committee is
backing the State Farm Bureau. And
we have a right to insist that the
farmers who are being asked to be-
come members of the Farm Bureau
should know the full facts as to the
source of the Bureau’s money.

 

 

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HURON éN. W.)——Farmers busy get-

ting out an cutting wood. Some haul-
ing grain. Have had a. very nice fall.
The farmers of Huron Co. can always
find plenty to do. Huron county is a
great farming county—C. G.

LAPEER (E.)——Qne of the worst
storms of wind anda‘ain on record struck
this section recently“ Several barns and
other buildings were destroyed: some
stock killed; a lot of damage done to
windmills and fences. Some lambs going
to market—C, A. B. ..

MISSAUKEE (W.)-—Farmers are pre-
paring for winter as we are getting it
good and plenty for this time of the
year. Wheat and rye are going into the
Some of the rye did
Farmers are not
In fact, they have
E. N.

not even come up.
selling anything now.
not much to sell.—-H.

GRAND TRAVERSE (W)—At pres-
ent have ‘ some snow and quite cold
weather. It's reported people here saw a
big meteor or whatever it 'was that fell.
Nov. 26. Farmers are cutting wood and
there is a big barn raising in our neigh-
borhood. Had a. very bad wind on Sat-
urday night last.~—C. L. B.

WEXFORI) (W)-——Snowing some and
storming. Winter has set in by the way
things look with 6 to 8 inches of snow on
the ground. Good sieighing except on
gravel roads and some rough places. The
farmer's Despatch says looks out for the
17——awful eruption, earthquakes and
tornadoes and thunder storms.——S. H.

LIVINGSTON(. N. W.)——It keeps us all

'busy caring for our stock and keeping

the fires buring this fine winter weather.
Ground froze solid. Not much roduce
moving just at present except mi k. The
heavy Windstorm of Nov. 29 did con-
siderable damage to buildings, fences
and orchards through this section of
the country.-—G. A. W.

CLARE (C.)—-—Qulte cold here now with
high winds. Some snow. Farmers husk-
ing corn and cutting wood. A good many
are moving to town and renting their

farms. The first of the motor trucks as—
signed to Clare County arrived last
week. The state provided it with tha

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dump body for hauling gravel for
trunk line roads—V. W.

MIDLAND (E.)—A little colder at
present. The farmers are still contin-
uing their fall work. The ground is
frozen too hard to plow. A few of the
farmers are selling hay. "It is a fairly
good price now. There are plenty of
auction sales yet ‘and everything sells
good. There wasn’t but very few apples
in this neighborhood ——.]'. H. M.

ST. JOSEPH. (E.)———Farme‘rs are hav-

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OAKLAND, (S. E.)——-Potatoes«. have
been pretty well marketed in this sec-
tion. Hay is being held. Corn was a
good crop. Farmers are grinding oats
and corn and buying just as little food
as possible—H. M. R.

MANISTEE (, N )—-Farmers have their

work about ready for winter. ’ Corn
about all in he barn or crib. The weath-
er is cold d snowy.

but not enough for sleighing. Hogs sti

keep going to market. One man sold a
hog dressed yesterday that brought him
seventy'dollars. Some hog. And he sold
at one cent less than the price for spring
pigs. We have had no auction sales this
week, but two are advertised for next
week. There is nothing doing with po—
tatoes or beans in these parts, not many
to sell and those that have them don't
care tovsell now.——C. H. S

MONROE, (W.)—Vi’e are having a lit-
tle cooler weather. One morning it was
zero. The farmers are busy doing chores
and getting the wood pile and coal for
winter. There is quite a lot of corn go-
ing to the ‘elevator. The price paid'is
$1.65 per 100. The heavy wind storm
of November 29 did quite a bit of dam-
age to fruit and shade trees, also dam-
aged some farm buildings and fences.
The roads are fine at this writing—W.
H. L. The following pi ices were paid at
Petersburg—Hay. $ 0; hens, 20; spring-
ers. 20; ducks, 20; geese. 18; butter, 60
dairy; butterfat, 74; eggs, 70; hogs. $12; '
dressed. $17; veal calves, $16.

MASON (W)-—Ground covered with
an inch or so of snow. Frequent snow
storms. Also frequent high winds. Con-
siderable damage to Ludington’s million
dollar- breakwater resulted from last
week’s gale. Condition of roads and

Weather is fine now; had quite 3.11““, 6!. weather unfavorable for marketing. The

w lornado here. Shook things quite a
bit. but no great damage done. Hauling
coal and wood. Quite a bit of that done
lately—W. W.

BAY-—The farmers ,here are shredding
corn preparing for winter, and rushing
their beans to the market before the
price becomes any lower, as most farm-

'crs do not want to take any chances on

holding. The heavy wind of last“ week
did some slight damage about here. The
weather is cold with a little snow, The.
n. u 'i"""r~"l is on the :aISe “n a .orn is
a littdo off—A. G.‘ The following nriccs
were paid at Bay City:———that. $2.10;
corn, $1.30; oats, 74; rye. $1.24; hay,
barley. $2 50; buckwheat. $2.50.
JACKSON (N. E.)—Thc weather the
past few days has been good but recent-
ly thls‘ section was Visited by what was
termed the worst storm ever known in
this vicinity. Much damage to buildings
stacks and trees was reported. Farmers

are nearly “all set" for winter; some
corn still in the shock. Clover seed'
still to he threshed. Considerable rye

going to market as prices are up. Beans
still low. Rumors are, current of dealers
refusing to buy oven at $6.-—A. F. W.
MECOSTA (E)——-F‘aimers are getting
ready for winter, cutting wood, taking
care of potatoes, putting them in cellars
rm- the, winter. Not many going on the
market at present time. A good many
ficlds of corn not husked,_help scarce:
fnrmnre doing their work alone. Quite
a good many farmers selling out and
moving to town: can’t get. help to carry
on their farm work. Wheat went into
winter with a. good plant growth and is
with four inches of
snow. Weather very mild...—W. H. S.
GEVESSEF‘. (S. W.l—F‘a‘rmers are not
doing much at this time on account of
We have had cold
Weather and also cuitc a lot'of snow, and

.it now seems as .-if winter has begun in

earnest.“ Farmers are ~ selling some pota—
lonsand livestock but not much of any-
thing else. Most roads are in good,
shape and will continue to he so as long
as the weather remains cold. We had
quite a bad storm last Saturday and the
wind did considerable damage. tearing up.
fences and blowing down silos and dam-
againg several bulldings.——~C. W. S.

BAY (S. E.).—There . is not much
change among the farmers in the last
week. The weather has.,bee'n very cold
for this time of year. Everybody busy.
but not rushed. Beans heing\.threshed
and yielding generally'good. Corn shred"
ding going on. Corn is good and the
stocks are nice. Lots of beets yet at the
wolwh stations.~ They are being loaded
as fast as cars come in. . The roads are
good. Not much“ belrgs’old. Very few
beet contracts being written up yet. The
price of . labor increased“ and gbeetsfi‘the
same old “rice. .Don't seem to suit the
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wheat has come up 3 cents per bu. since
the embargo was lifted. Farmers are
doing some thinking. We heard one man
say that not less than two weeks ago
he marketed a load of wheat at Scott-
ville which graded No. 3 white. It was
dumped into a car containing all grades
and both red and white wheat. That
man is ready to put up his $5 for mem-
bership in the Farm Bureau as are many
others in this county—B. M

CHARLEVOIX. (S. W.)—Rough feed.
is selling high at auction sales. Cows
go from $50 to $90; young sows bring
better than market; other hogs dull;
spring calves run from $15 to $25 a head
hulk from $17 to $20, green buzz wood
sells $2.75 to $3 a cord; slab wood, 500
higher. A farmer candidate for governor
would poll a good vote in this corner of
the county—C. M. The following prices
were paid at East Jordanz—Wheat, $2.10
oats, 90; rye, $1.12; hay, No. 1 timothy.
$30: No. 1 light mixed. $28: straw-rye, 8
to 9; wheat—oat, 8 to 95 red kidney beans
$9.50; springers, dressed, 25; butter, 60
butterfat. 73; eggs, 65; hogs. diessed.
18;.beef steers. 5 m 6', beef cows. 4 to
5; apples. $1 to $1.50.

HILLSDALE——.Wheat and rye look
fair. 'Some fall plowing has been done.
Corn not at all taken care of. On Nov.

29 a severe wind storm did lots of dam-
age. It destroyed buildings and put the
telephone and telegraph service out of
commission for several days. On Nov.
30 the new Congregational church at N.
Adams, Mich. was dedicated. It is one
of the up-to-date churches in the county.
The people in North Adams and vicinity
may well feel proud of the structure.
The auditorium is finished in oak of the
finest quality. It has a large window in
front, the gift of the, Ladies’ Aid Society.
The building is modern throughout..—-A.
J B. The following prices were paid

at Hillsdale—Wheat. $2.18 t9,$2.23; oats
70; rye, $1.35; straw-rye, $11.; wheat-
oat, $12; potatoes, $1.75; onions. $2;*-,

hens, 19; springers. 20; ducks, 22: tur-
keys. 30; butter, 60; eggs, 70; ho s, 13;
beef steers. 6' to 9; veal calves, 5.
BARRY—Farmers are nearly . all
working away, though a few are.belat-
ed and are trying hard to catch up by”
husklng corn indoors. Nearly all the
farmers in, this community have Joined
the Farm Bureau except ’a few when do
not approve .of it. Many auction sales
are reported in the‘ papers. All things
are going high except horses, «Colts can
not be sold; g l,is.guite scarce and
therefore sells his ..—-M. D. . The follow-
ing prices were paid; at Hastings:—
Wheat, No. 1 white, red.

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. reported yet—I. J.

INGRAM—Some hogs are being
at, 120 per
meat keep up. A. meeting of farmers
to locate there.
at once with 3.760 cows pledged by tarm-
efis to supply milk to begin operation Apv
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paid at Mason:-—Wheat, $2.03 to $2.10:
corn, $1.20; on cob, 60; oats, 65; rye,
$1.25; barley. $2.20; hay,“18; bean $9. 5.

SHIAWASSEE—All stock is going in-
to winter in good condition. Feed is
plentiful. and farmers owning silos we
able to fill them to full capacity an,
have considerable roughage left. Heavy
changes in real estate at $100 to $125 an.
acre according to location and farm con-
ditions—D. H
were paid at Corunna and Vernonz—l
Corn, $1.76; oats, 68 to 70; rye. $2.25;
potatoes $1.25 to- $1.50; hens, 20; spring— ,
ers, 22; turkeys. 25; butter 60; butter-
fat, 72; eggs. 68.; apples. 2 .

MONTCALM—The farmers are husk-
ing corn and marketing farm ,produce.’
Soil is frozen. Farmers are Selfing pota-
Dodge trugk
G. . W. he following prices were paid
at Lakeview:——Wheat, $2.10 bu.;

76; cats, 48' rye, $1.30; hay. No. 1 tim-
othy, $.22 (fin: No. 1 light mixed, $20 ;‘
straw—rye, 8; wheat-oat, $10; beans 0.

H. P. Pea. $6.25 cwt.; red kidney, $10:
potatoes, $2.30 cwt.; onions,
cabbage, 8 head; hens, 16 lbs? springers
20; butter. 70: butterfat, 72; eggs, 8‘
dz.; hogs, 20 1b.; veal calves, 15. .

MUSKEGON. (E.)-—F'arm work prett
well done although some corn out an
some plowing not done.
duce being marketed.
ing beans and prospects. very poor for
many beans for next year. Wood cut-
ting is being pushed on account scarcity
of coal. Wood cutters getting $11.25 a:

condensed milk factor-r V
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cord and not many at that price. Cat-J

tie that were pastured out, ‘ .
and no sale. Horses and colts bfii

sold. from $40,to $75.~——-E. E. P.
lowing prices were paid at Ravennat-u-n,
Wheat, $2.12; corn, $1.20; cats, 80; rye .
$1.10; hay, No. 1 timothy, :32; No. ~iE-'

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light mixed, $30; beans, $6; powwow;-
$1.60; cabbage. 3; hens, 18; springers,
19: turkeys, 27; butter, 76; eggs, 70; '

hogs, 15; beef cows, 8; apples, $2.50.

BERRIEN (W.)—-Not much farm pro—
duce moving to market now, as farmers “

are not satisfied with price of hogs, corn,
hay and potatoes at present.
been an ideal fall for good road building, '
many stone roads-being built here new.
An unusually large number of farms is-

This has. ’,

being sold this fall, many of the new .

owners coming from the city; farm land
is selling very high. Many small fruit‘
farms of 15 and 18 acres have sold for.
$5.000 to $6.000. .
are correspondingly high. There was a,
very large acreage of wheat, rye an?!
vetch sown this fall. Many farmers sow-.
ed timothy seed this fall. clover seed ,be-

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ing so high and many had lost their en- _

tire, seeding the last few years from
drought. Clover seed about $50 bu.—O.

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St. Josephz—Wheat, No. 1. $2.13; No. 8,‘
$2.10; corn. $1.40; oats, 75; rye, $1.35:

hay, No. 1 timothy. $30. No. 1 light mix: -

ed. $28; straw—rye. $12, potatoes, $1.60;
hens. lR’: springers. 18; butter, 60; ubt-'

terfat. 75; eggs. 652; dressed hogs, 16 to

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FARMERS ASK FOR BETTER
SUGAR BEET CONTRACT
(Continued from page 2)
an acre let the company pay the
farmers $12.00 a ton and the slid-
ing scale the same as last year.

“The company loses nothing if the '

seed is not good. If the beats are
half a stand you have to pay $26.50
to the company for labor just. the
same. Last year the Bay City Sugar
CO., sent out a lot of beet seed that
would ’not grow. They did not pay
the farmer for his work.”

A. M. Lewis,‘ secretary of the_

Swartz.

Creek , Co-operative ‘ Live __

Stock & Produce Shipping Associa-~

tion, Gene‘See county. .writes: “The

farmers and beet growers oftheavie .

cinity of Swartz Creek held a ,meet-

ing with about 30 present and near- .

1y all agreed that they could mot
raise sugar beets another year for
less than $15000 per ton on sliding
scale based on 9c sugar. They, claim

that if the company raises the" price :

of labor six dollars an acre that‘they

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must have more for'thelr b’eets orl“
they will raise beans“'or quit ends-J

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plan of action aswe .go to press. . ‘Wke ‘

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are‘ ,~a’ssu:;ed_ that. it (will ask for ‘an i
even divisibn of atflleast such p‘rifits' ,‘

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sugar over 9 cents per pound. f What

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ond'excess profits, "if any, returned.

‘to the, farmers. ’Since then we "have
received numerous letters from our
readers who have become impatient
and Want to know when the matter
will be settled. Well, you ‘know, it
takes a long time to unwind govern—
ment red tape. By the time clerk
No. seventeen of the seventeenth di-
vision of branch No. seventeen of
the Domestic Wool Section of the U.
B. Department of Agriculture com-
plet'es his investigation of the com-
laint of John Jones against Hank-

icks, whom, it is alleged, paid
Farmer Jones only 600 per pound
When he should have paid 67c; and
reports back his findings to his six-
teen superior officers who in turn
report them back to their seventeen
times seventeen superior officers who
put their stamp of apprOval thereon
and finally advise that John Jones
is entitled to receive an additional
seventeen dollars and seventeen
cents from the aforesaid Hicks, that
gentleman will be dead or out Of
business. At least, these are our con-
clusiOns after reading the fellowing
letter which is almost the counter-

What One taller PaperThinks of the Farmer

”titude of M. B. F. toward the

{.:;§{'§propo'sed political alliance be-
tween'organlzed wage earners * and
organized farmers. They say: “The
ite’i-Yests of these two are identical
and“ they ought to organize and co-
operate." We have triell to point
out in what respects the interests of
wageearners and farmers are mu-
tual and in "what respect they are
dissimilar. We have found that the
overage farmer has far greater" Char-
ity" for the wage earner, than‘the wage
earner has for the farmer. Some la-
bor papers endorse a union of wage
earners and farmers, but others op-
pose it. One of the most bitter crit-
idlsms of the farmer we have ever
read was published not long ago in
the Indianapolis Union, which, ac-
cording to the Literary Digest, styles
itself as the oldest labor paper in the
United States. In justice to the la-
boring people it must be said that
the views expressed by the Union are
extreme and radical and probably
do not express the sentiments ’of the
majority of wage earners. Never-
theless it is well for us to know how
some of the laborites look upon the
farmer. *

‘This journal flatly denies that la-
bor seeks'an alliance with the farm-
ers; that it “has its hands full keep-
ing down Bolsheviki and other ver-
min without the addition of the ag-
ricultural cootie.” _

“There is nothing in common be-
t'een the man who works for a
wage and the farmer,” says the
Union; “The main object in life of
the wage—earner is to get for as lit-
tle outlay in money or toil as possi-
ble the wherewithal to feed himself
and his family. The sole object of

SOME farmers don’t like the at

Michigan Shines at International Stock Show

(Continued from page 6)

Baler, La Crosse, Wis. ; 14th, Fred
Rumsey, Elliott, 1a.; 15th, Wm,
Filyes, , Brillion. Wis., 163b, Paul
Poseharsky. Princeton, Ill.

, . Michigan Has Best Exhibit

There were educational exhibits
from 18 of the leading agricultural
colleges in the country. Michigan’s
exhibit occupied three times as much.
space as any other one exhibit. Pro-
tessOr Joseph Cox of the Michigan
Agricultural , College: had direct
charge. of' the exhibit. He was as-
sisted by J. W. Nicholson, Secretary
of the Michigan Crop improvement
Aisociation, William Murphy,\Ex-
tens—ion Sp cialist in
Fred C'o‘rnar,’ President of Coun y
rarm‘gBureau, at, Chesaning, Michi-

" ‘ -'bny-rofessors Medea, 'Bib—

   

 
   
 
 
    

. . . « w"‘,7assurec'
, p ‘e Department: of Agricul-r
. .- Cure that the final. settlement for the

, pels legislation in it’s own interest

‘ton is to be boosted; it exploits ev-

_,dence of God, he was not led to the

hot for the old man’s pigs."

its which were of practical value to

‘ The value of lime and its place in

were given in explaining to farmers

were also exhibited. 'The testing of
Farm Cro s. g

save-.danyigembnatrauon‘ “m .,
“we _ _. .

Dart of severe w
published from the. d
the subject: . - .
.“I have your letter of Neve‘mb'er 22
with reference to the status of the,
work involved in winding, up the af-'
fairs of the Domestic Wool Section,
of the War Industries Board. '

.“The Department is not in' a posi-
tion to answer specifically the latter
part of your inquiry because the
auditing of the reports of nearly 4.-
000 dealers is proving to be a con:
siderable task and, while the collec-
tion of excess profits is progressing
satisfactorily, it is impossible at this
time to state definitely what the
amount will be. The distribution of
these profits presents many difficult
problems, since the business meth-
ods of the dealers did not always con-
form to the regulations. It is im-
possible, therefore, to adopt any
uniform system of pro-rating the
profits. 'The work is being pushed
as vigorously as possible and every
effort is being made to hasten the
completion of the task. ‘

“There is now in course of prepar-
ation a statement, for release to the
press, setting forth in more detail
the status of the work. I shall be
glad to sen-d you a copy of this state-
ment assoon as it is completed.
——D. F. Houston, Secretary. . -

 

apartment upon

the farmer is to get as much as possi-.‘
bio for the food products that the
man in industry must buy to live. If
it were not for the restraining in-
fluence of the abused middleman the
two, would be at each other’s
threats.

‘ “We do,not believe that there is
a predatory interest in this country
but agriculture. It controls con-
gresses and legislatures and com—

and to the exclusion of all other in—
terests. It forces the governmentto
an expense of forty million dollars
a year to serve it through a govern-
mental department which occasion-
ally isolates a bug; it sets the coun-
try by the ears with the bugaboo of
a boll-weevil when the price of cot-

erything from spring rains toearly
frosts to bolster the price of wheat.
And between seasons the bucolic
brother puts in his time beating the
tax collector and denouncing “cap-
italism,”————the farmer invented the
term in its opprobious sense. Hav-
ing a low sense of morality until his
years beget in him a fear of hell, the
farmer takes no thought for the wel-
fare of any member of any, other
class. And he would dominate the
country by number if, in the provi—

practice" of not sparing the rod and
spoiling the child. His autocratic
and domineering rule at home has
such a chastening influence on the
more intelligent of his offspring that
the roads cityward are kept open by
youths of spirit who seek the city to
fulfill the destiny of this nation and
recruit the forces of industry in or-
der that there shall be a better mar-

culture had many interesting exhib-
the farmers that visited the show.

Americanagriculture was fully dis—
cussed. Diseases of the cereal crops
were exhibtted and their eradication
and control was explained.

An exhibit put up to explain fed-
eral grain supervision was a. big
feature. Practical demonstrations

how the moisture content of wheat
and flour was determined. The dif-
ferent‘grades of wheat and flour

carload lots of wheat was also ex-
plained to the farmers.-
Women Take Interest in Home Eco- '
, nomics School. .
The‘ Home "Economics Department
for the lawn "Agricultural ‘ [College
the}
Were;

  

  

   
 

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t—‘er Health. as Not

to Chance

The Knows that make the big milk
records are well fed and well bred, to
be sure. But, above all, they are in
the pink of condition. The constant
strain of heavy Inilk production will
wear down ‘the vitality of the diges-
tive and genital organs in the best
of cows, and the result is such ail-
ments as Abortion, Retained After-
birth, Barrenness, Securing, Bunches
and Milk Fever. Any of these dis‘
cases can he successfully treated and
.eliminated with KOW-KURE, the
great cow medicine. The medicinal
properties of this famous remedy act
directly on the organs of production
and reproduction, putting the cow's
system back to normal, healthy ac-
tion. Feed dealers an druggiste
sell KOW-KURE: 60c and $l.20
packages. Consider cow-health first,
and your dairy will he a leader,
and a money-maker. Our free
treatise,

“THE HOME COW DOCTOR,"
will give you valuable
pointers 'on how to
great and prevent
cow diseases. Ask
for your copy.
Dairy Association
Company
lyndolvillo.Vt.

    
 
  

    
 
   

        
 
  
  

   
    
      
  
    
     
    
   
    
  
 

       
  
 

      
 
  
   
   
   
   
  
  
   
 

 

Health Pays!

This 'pert'ect three-year-old
Jersey 'has a yearly milk
record of l7,793 lbs. Noth-
ing short of l00% health
_‘ would make such
a record possible.

Try raising the
health standard of
your cows; it will
increase ygur milk
profits.

  
  
         
 
 
       
   
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 

 

    
    
 
   
   
          
     
       
 
      
      
          
       
     
     
 
      
  
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
       
   

    
     
  
 
 
    

 
 
     
    
   
  
    
   

 

   
 

You can now get one of these splendid money-making. labor-
savmg machines on aplan whereby it Will earn its own cost and
more before you pay. You won't fee! the cost at all.

No. 2%, Junior—a light-running. easy- ’
cleaning, close-skimming, durable, fully 2. -
guaranteed separator. Skims 120 quarts

Der hour. We also make four other sizes '
up to our big 890 lb. capacity machine

shown here—ail sold at Similar low prices and on our
. liberal terms of only $2 down and a year to pay.

39..!?ll§.’...'ffi§Esmlfifiwiiiiiflii”

You can have 30 days’ free trial and see for yourself how easily one of
these splendid machines wxil earn its own cost and more before you pay.
ry it alongside of any separator you wish. Keep it if pleased. If not .
you can return it at our expense and we will refund your 82 deposit and
pay the freight charges both ways. You won’t be out one nny. You
take no risk. Postal brings Free Catalog Folder and direct- rom-iactor
ofier. Buy from the manufacturers and save money. Write TODA .

unwell-man COMPAIV.22°° Marshall Blvd, Chicago, Ill.

    

    
 
       
 
   
  
    
           
           
       
   

      
    
     
    
        
       
     
           

 

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We want mere Direct Shippersof Cream.
, We guarantee correct weights and Tests.

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' CREAM WANTED

We insure the return of your empty can, or a new one.
We guarantee the legitimate top market price at all tiines.’

DETROIT CREAMERY» C0. , 9‘

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wmeosttor 1:8,. 36 coastlines.
Breeders" Auction Sales advertised here at special low rates: set for them. was. today i

8min? DIRECTORY. MORGAN BUSINESS I'm A“. (Sh-sons. mans-n.

(SPECIAL ADVERTISING RATES under this heading to honest breeders of live stock and poultry will be sent on fauna“, 1: ‘*'
have to ofler, let us put it in type, show you I peso! and tell you what tit
Copy or changes must be received one week hetore date of issue.

Yemeeiehnsgeshe

W still. write out“ what you
of all. or copy is often as you wish.

 

 

 

, To avoid conflicting dates we wus
without cost, list the date of any
live stock sale in Michigan. If yell
are considering e sale advise us et
once and we will claim the date for
you. Address. Live stock Editor."
M. B. 1., Mt. Clemens.

 

Jan. 111 Eolsteins. Michinn mun
Breeders, East busing, Mich.

Jan. 15 Rlstsins. lecrest Ibi-
stein sans-1 1.3.0.1 Odessa, “ides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You Should Become a
Member

The Holstein—Friesian Association
of America, the organized breeders

of the popular and prosperous Hol--

stein cattle. was founded in 1885.
Today it has nearly 15,000 members.
registers over 80,000 Holstein-Frie-
sian cattle each year, giving employ-
ment to 150 clerks, and has over a
quarter or a million dollars as a Re-
, serve Fund. It spends nearly $50,-
000 in Holstein publicity and Ex-
tension work. and a. member direct-
ly and indirectly reaps the benefits
of the progressive work of this
truly great organization.
It interested in Holstein cattle
write today to rour free booklets.

THE HOLSTElN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION
295 Hueson Street
Brnttleboro, Vermont

MR MILK PRODUGER

'Yonr problem is more MILK. more BUTTER,
more PROFIT, per cow.
A son of Maplecrest Application Pontiac—
32652—irom our heavy- yearly-milking-good~but—
r-record dam will sol vc it.
crest Application Pontisc's dam made
35103 lbs. butter in 7 darn: 1344.8 lbs. butter
4 and 23421.2 lbs. milk in 865 days.
He is one of the greatest bred 8.long distance

His daughters and sons will prove it.

Write us for pedigree and prices on his sons.

Prices right and not too high for the average
dairy farmer.

Pedigrees and prices on application.

R. Bruce McPherson, Howell, Mich.

HATCH‘ HERD

(State and Federal Tested)
YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN
Oi‘iers 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 2 nearest dams 37.61, 6
nearest, 33. 93, 20 nearest 27.83.

A Beautiful. Light Colored, Very
Straight Bull Calf2 Born October 24.

17 1b. yr. old daughter of a
sonFrgin PEONTIAC'J DE LNIJLANDER 35. 43 lbs.
butter and 750 lbs. milk in

Sired by FLINT HENGERVELDs LAD whose
two nearest dams average 32. 66 lbs. butter and
785. 45 lbs. milk 111 7 days.

Price 8100 F. 0. B. F1111 t.

. c. KETZLER. Fllnt. Mich.

sired by a son of

Bull GalveSFriend Hengerveld
KO l 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
Prices reasonable breeding

 

 

considered.
WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM
W. W. Wyckoi’f. Napoleon Mich.

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HEIFEII

'HOLOTEIN. BORN APRIL 18. 1919. WELL
27 lb. do

‘ 'msrked. Edged big! a. f “a Bit
antes run 0 e
"Price 3125

Madison
0. daughters.

 

 

 

' old golden-drop bull, red. 5125.

 

Bull Last Advertised is Sold

now alter a yearling: bull, sired by Y?-

BILAND KING KORNDYKE CAN.

ART, a. ll. so lendsonot KING
and

from,
2:21am can, on u ‘
e. 2 lb. ughter of
BU'l'i‘ER YTR JED DE ROI...
and one‘c othe mos beautiful cows
you ever saw.
Price 8200

BOY F. FIOKIES, Clio-Ill“. Hick.

 

 

 

 

$3, 300

'WILL TAKE INT!“ 1NERD 0' DO RIO.

ch! boilers.

Ibull calves,
mold. All goo

ALLA? OOILAI, I I, Osrmviile. Mien. -

 

us ssnnv eouu'rv summon sunse-
srs Association snno their fell new
godistribntion.‘ Scotch teh rep and ’

W. L. Them 800... Milo. Mlolh

 

 

R “LE—A line individual
bull whole dam has 25 lbs. and
6 nearest dams average 24 lbs.
Ready for service. Price right it.
taken at once. "

D. H. HOOVER Howell, Mich.

 

 

 

T DO YOU WANT? I represent 41
SHOBTHORN breeders. Can put you in
touch with best milk or beet strains. Bulls
all ages. Some females. C. W. Cram.
President Central Michigan Sher-thorn
Association, McBrides, Michigan.

 

SPECIAL OFFER BHOBTIIODNS—
Cows, $260.00 to 300.00. Bulls, $200.00

 

 

WOLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD
sales from their herd. We are well pleased with
the calves from our Junior Herd Sire,"ng Pon-
tisc Lunde hKomdykc Se ‘ who is a son of

he Pontiacs" mm s. daughter of Pon-
tiac loothllde De Kol 2nd.
sale. '1‘. . Sprsgue, R. 2, Battle Creek. Mich.

 

 

MUSOLFF BROS.’ HOLSTEINS

We are now booking orders for
{bung bulls from King Pieter Segis

Yons 170506. All from A.- R. 0 dams
with credible records.
ally for tuberculosis Write for cric-
es and further information.

Muslofl Bros., South Lyons, Michigan

 

TWO BULL GALVES

Registered Holstein— Friesian, sired by 39. 87 lb.
bull and from heavy producing young cows. These
calves are very nice and will be priced cheap if
sold soon.

HARRY T. TUIBS. Elwsll. Mlch.

 

 

‘ TEN-MONTHS-OLD-BULL

Bull last advertised is sold. This
on. born June 7, 1918. Sired by best
son of famous $30, 000 bull heading
Arden Farms herd King Korndyke
Pontiac Lass. Two nearest dams to
sire of this calf average 37. 76 lbs. but-
ter 7 days and over 145 lbs. in 30
days. Dam, a granddaughter of King
of the Pontiacs. Sir Gelsche Walker
Segis and DeKol Burke A bargain.
Herd tuberculin tested annually

BOABDMAN FARMS, Jackson, hIich.

 

 

 

 

Elmwood Stock Farm Offers

bull calves from good producing dams with A. R.

0. records and sired by a grandson of Pontiac

horndyke and Pontiac Pet. Prices very reasonable.
AUGUST RUTTMAN, Fowlcrvllle, Mich.

 

 

Choice Registered Stock

PERCHERON S
HOLSTEIN S
SHROPSHIRES
ANGUS

Dorr D. Buell, Elmira, Mich.
R. F. D. No. 1

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SHOBTHOBN

 

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

FOB SAL CHOICE REG. SHORTHOKN

cattle. One dandy six months
One good 14-
months old scotch-topped roan bull 8150. One
fine Scotch-topped roan bull calf. three months
old 8100. Four extra good cows. snd heifers st
isrmers' grices.

. 8. YOUNG. Shepherd, Mich.

 

 

FOR SALE—ONE ROAN DOUBLE
Standard Polied S'horthorn Bull Calf born
Apr. 12. One red Shorthorn Bull Calf, born
wMarch 23rd, a beauty, and Two Short-
horn Heifer ,Calves born Jan. 6th and
April 3rd, got by York's Poiled Duke X
16884—545109. Paul Quack, Sault
Ste Marie. Mich" R 2, Box 70

We test annu-' ,

‘ BARTLETT-02:85. $53.: $533718:

to $250.00. Wm, . Bell, Rose City. Mich.
FOR SALE AT REA-’
sonsble rlcss. The

SHORTI'IOR .. '13....

Bull. Master Model from?“ in many states at
head of herd of 50 oodtype Shor orns.
E. M. PARKHURST, Reed Olly. Mlehloan.

 

 

HEREFOBDS

 

120 HEREFORD STEERS. ALSO
it ow of 10 or 15 leads fancy quality
S orthorn and Angus steers 5 to 1000 lbs.
Owners anxious to sell. Will help buy 500
commission. C. F, Ball. Fairfleld, Iowa.

Hardy Northern Bred Hereford:

BERNARD FAIRFAX 824819 HEAD OF HERD
h “on this year’s calves for sale, 10 bulls and 10
e on

JOHN MacGREGOR, Harrisvllls, Mich.

Registered Hereford Cattle

10 good bulls now for sale. From six
months to 2 years old. Come and see them, they
can't help buh please you. We took many of the
blue ribbons home with us this fall from the lead-
ing fairs of teh state. """ \
STONY/ GREEK STOCK FARM. Pswsrno. Mich.
"EBEFBBDS JUST PURCHASED 8

NEW HERBS. —- NOW

have 150 head. We offer you anything de-
elther sex, horned or polled, any age
Priced reasonable. The McCarty's, Bad
Axe, Mich.

 

 

 

‘ LAKEWOOD HEREFORDS

Not how ‘many but how good! A few
well- -developed, beefy, young bulls for
sale, blood lines and individuality No 1.
It you want a prepotent sire, that will
beget grazers, rustlers, early maturers
and market toppers, buy a. registered
Hereford and realize a. big profit on your
investment. A lifetime devoted to the
breed. C me and see me.——E. J. TAY-
LOR, Fro ont, Michigan.

HARWOOD HEREFORDS “

If you want a start from the Grand
Champion Hereford Bull of Michigan see
us. Young bulls from 9 to 13 months.
Don’t write. Come and see. Jay Har—
wood & Son, Ionia, Mich .

 

 

 

ANGUS

The Most Profitable Kind

Of farming, car lea d of gra ads dairy heifers
from LENAWEE COUNTY’S heaviest milk pru-
ducers to include a pure bred ANGUS hull of the
most extreme beef type for combination beef and
dairy farming.
Car lot shipments assembled at GLENWOOD
FARM for prompt shipmen
Methods explained in SMITH’S PROFII‘ABLE
STOCK FEEDING. 400 pages illustrated.

GEO. B. SMITH. Addlson, Mich.

 

 

 

9 YOUR WANTS OAII
”on T FORGET be supplied at the old re-
liable Angus Home stock Farm. For 30 years we
have bred Angus cattle. We know the goods ones
and breed the best. They are bred right, fed
right and priced right. Tell us what you want.
ANGUS HOME STOCK FARM, R2, Davison.Mich

Swi e ii i: and are priced right. Corre-
mmiiieng so cited and 1 invited.
, CARL BARTLETT, Lawton, Mich.

 

 

GUERNSEYB \ ~

 

' FOR SALE—GUERNSEY BULL OALFVE ENGI-
his

to fighter, drop ed June 11th.\1919.

 

w. D. KAI-I R. Jones,” Ioh.

 

 

Field Men of Michigan ”Business Farmi

hide and our

 

LIVE STOQ FIELD MEN . ‘
E. N. Bell .......a-l .Cows and Sheep.
Felix Witt ......................~v....'....-................Horses amt Swine
One or the other of the above well-known experts will visit all live-stock
sales of importance in Michigan, northern Ohio and Indiana,

at
4 They are both honest and competent fitness of. standing in their lines in ;
. Michigan and they will represent any tenderer this weekly at any so. ma
chase . than «in, meet we: service , '

as the exclusive .

 

     
 

 

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the rid;

 

_ SWINE
‘rorlsN-n cams
WHEN1NLnscd bi Psomething right goodin s

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see or with W. Lfiegslshsw. Am ”M131. "1

WALNUT ALLEYMEE .1133

 

Havesrew abodgmsthstlwm ponder
radio one old: chest boars in mcfiow

 

A D. GREGORY, Ionic, Mich.
AM OFFERING SPRING
L T P e boars, summer and tall pigs.
1". T. HART. St. Lents, Mich.

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS

:1: lew Seow Pigs 078 Spring fsrrow. Also Barred
M08: 3808.. St. Charles, Mich.

BIG TYP P. 0.—OLOSING OUT OUR
‘ boars at so bargain. Choice sows
for March and Aprilfa
L. W. BARNESI ‘80"
Byron, Mlcir.

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

We are offering March and April boars by
Hillcrest Bob by Big Bob, one of the greatest
progenitors oi the Big Type Poland Chinss ever
known history Their dams 11's by the 1915
Grand amnion Hiilcrest Wonder and by Grand
Master the first hear to actually weigh over 1, 200
lbs. on the scales. Pric $50. 00. A few young
or ones at $45. 00.

HILLOREST FARM Kalamazoo, Mich.

BIG TYPE P. C. CHOICE SPRING
boars from Iowa’s greatest‘herds. Big
boned husky fellows. Priced right. .
ELMER MATHEWSON, Burr Oak, Mich.

BIG 1", POLAND OHINAS

WITH QUALITY
BRED 80W8 FOR SALE
80 ABS ALL GONE
J. E. MYG‘RANTS. St. Johns, M1611.

POLAND GHIIJAS

mathing to sell all the time.
right and will be priced right. Boats ready for
service.

Bred gilts after Dec. lst. Write me
your wants.
FRED E. HEBBLEWHITE, Armada. Mlc‘h.

'- T P 0 now. Hos AT A BARGAIN Piles.
Come and see or write
ELDRED A. CLARK, R 8, 8t. L'ouls. MIOh. ,

OARS ALSO SOWS AND. PIGS. ANYTHING

you want. Poland China of the big est type.
We have bred them big for more than 5 cars:
over 100 head on hand. Also registered etch-
and Oxfords. Everything sold at
s square

and
OHN O. BUTLER.- Pcrtlsndr-Mloh.

‘ E8 I
PoLAun 0111111 30111 “artist“...
lbs. now in breeding condition, stands on eleven
inch gage. A show hog, great breeder. 8150

bur:
O. L. WRIGHT, Jonesvllle, Mich.

B. T. P. C.

Spring Boars all sold. Have one Oct. 21st
yearling boar, weight 425 lbs. as near perfect as
any pig in Mich. Price 8125. Act quick. Gilts
~ready Jan. let, bred to a good son of the $10,000
Harrison‘s Big Bob. none better in Mich. Priced
reasonable. Come and see.

.1011" D. WILEY, Schoolcraft. Mich.

POI-AND GHINAS I WAS AT ASHLEY,
Ind, Nov. 6th and saw

Jessie Giant sell for $1, 010. She is a litter mate
to my Michigan Buster. Boers sud gilts by hn‘
and also by Bob- O-Link
0. L. WRIGHT. Jonssvllle, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LARGE TYPE P. c. LARGEST IN MlOl-l. VISIT
my herd if looking for a boar pig that is a lit-
tle bigger and better bred than you have been
able 11nd, and satisfy your wants. Come and
see t e real big type both in herd boars and
breed sews. Boers in service L’s Big Orange
Lord Clansman, Orange Price and L’s Long Pros-
pect. Expenses paid of not as represented. Prices
reasonable.

W. E. LIVINGSTON. Farms, Mich.

 

LARGE TYPE P. C. SPRING BOARS

and gilts now ready to ship Also one
Fall Yearling Boar and Fall Rfigs. Clyde
Fisher, St. Louis. Mich, R.

 

WONDERLAND HERD

.LARG
A iew choice bred gilts for sale.0 Also fall giits
and bears, some very good prospects of excellent
breeding Gilts bred to ORPHAN' S SUPERIOR
he by BIG bORPHAN’S SEQUAL by BIG BONE

PHAN the BIG ORI’ HAM! Dem,

EEAUTY’ SACHOICE,\ by ORANG EBUD, by RIG
Free livery to visitors

Wm. J. CLARKE,

Elton Rapids, Mich.

 

FOB BALE-LAD“ {BY-PE POLAND
China boars. April and May farmw. The
farmer’s kind at farmer's rices. F. M.
Piggo’ct & ~8011, Fowler. M c.l1

A New Herd Boar

(his namedBig Bab Mama

(Seamus- Bob, '11 ‘
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Duroc Opportunity

We are now booking orders for July
and Sop pigs cheep Also March end
April pics or either sex. Shipped C. 0. D.
EAGEB. 3305.: Howell. Mich.

 

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PEACH HILL FARM
We moderheefewcheicespringboe oi,
March end April term. This“ otrro ;
end 00]., out 0 stock.
Price; reruns-hie. Write or come end see
INWOOD IRO‘. o .

 

DUBOO 130A“ 01* SIZE, QUALITY

and breeding. including several State
Felix- winners. Ne , Barnhart. St.
0 m, ..

 

DUROO JWEX’ "if HalozgnALa VIA]:
beers roe or so do. « s are.
)i-i‘i‘nggilts openendbredlorsprbglitters. to
Enema MI th. son of Peneme
Ip:ciel many of Orion Ohio Bell 6th. Also tell
Wrifeto rdeeechflon end prices. Vis-

rs elven welcome.
TKO MERRILL A SON. lei-m. lloh.
Dlillllll

M GILT! AND IROOO 80W!
of ell egos. bred or open. New-
ton I Blunt. Hill Crest Porrlneion, Mich.
Fem 4 miles of Middleton.
EAOOW'IEW FAIR. IEO. DUROO JERSEY
plus for eels

hogs. Fell .
J. E. MORRIS. Pennington. Mich.

READY FOR SERVIGE
FOUR REGISTERED DUROG BOARB
These re will ”sis 170 lbs. and
bathed “mugged hams end siloulders.
mum“ creted. 845 each

III. I. BROWN. IMMlle.d Mloli.
Breeder (11 Res

relone
from

Holstein: en (10qu

ounces IOTH SEX FOR SALE. LAST 0"
Mer end first 01. April furrow, 191.9.
We igghin ermd 176 to 200 lbs. priced!
850. 00 to 860.00 0w'ith pedicu-

H- EEBLEN. Oeegopolls. Klein. R 5

Fun SALEA AvFEW EXTRA GOOD

Fall beers with best of

 

breedile.
c 5. news a son. mum. Mich.
’ mom Pnrzn
DUROC BOARS WINNING sroon

ready for service. Geo. B. Smith, Addi-
son, Mich.

"I OFFER A FEW WILL-IR!!! OELEOT.
ed mooring Dureo Boers. elso bred severed

filibuehot e; gogeo oe. 8t. Louis. men.
Dunn ermuo poses. as“ A raw
ieft. ”Priced et 8’45 es and
mg hregistered redn'o rest-
as H. oneen. Ashley, Mich.
on sen—neonates“ eunoo :sneev
Both sex. use
d White
8m
senses.

 

 

Island
«horna cockerels. 40s.

w. oil. Wheeler, Mich.

 

A Fan SALE Sign. ounce Janene—coon.

rugged spring end fell
both sexes. Modern type end good quality. rvglri“
for descrcllptions.’ pedigreesuend firwwte

come on or yourse e on menu-
teed. F. amok sen, De Mich. _

 

Rite-Li’s: Plg WINNING DUROOS FOR
le ew beers of breeding see. also
eiewgoodmie price-right. letme con you.
Henry b. runner. mum. Mloh.

III "Pl DUROO JERSEYS—-
Fm SA ins 0.an 4hoer sired by Brook-
3 spring bong,

men Eber!

 

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1' Ind 10 819.
mm r. .. No. 8. Month; Mich.
YII‘I III TYPE BUROOI. 15 SPRING
been Good ones. sired tries win-

. mt if liken soon. ogwrito
m“ Li’s“): ltheee mum. n 1, sec Phone

mk- >
[01" Ilene-'1')" In severe NAME
m P o. o. 9. even
hoersoldinlomendrneo. Ila-melon V
open glib fertile ones who
herd is «sour. immunod b: double out.

-l’. O. “NOISE. Mme. Mich. R .-

 

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, ‘ HAMPSHIRES y
mm: Sprins beers e few left. Fell
of new blood lines how

r. illisin
3mm W. SNYDER. 8 Johns. Mich. R4. '

 

 

 

 

 

 

01108.

3 cf: 15:58; good laying stre

Red Oookerels. June hetched, wt. 5

. R. I.
“to 7 lbs. 82 each during Dec. Nice derk red

ARRV MOGABE. Ilanchlrd, Mloh.

LARGE VIGOROUS COOKERELB
rein, $3 and 85 each.

F. WHITMYER, Williamrton, Mich.

 

usersmnis

e! superior breeding»: nd good uelitr.
came st the bone of aMoses’B 30%.
been a}! sold.
Fell

either sex how reeds.
Bredngi Dec.1.li
UO THOMAS. New Lothrop. Mich.

Will And

after

 

HAMPSHIREI. SPRING MIDARS AND GILTB.
weeks

885 while they last. Myles 815 etB
old.” Bred sows in seaso
W. A. EASTWOOD. IR 2. Oheesnlng. Mich.

 

BRED 80W8 D
HAHESHIBES fob sale also £31 3123‘“;

both Best of reeding. Co.. or write
RAYMOND SKINNER & SON. Henderson. Mloh.

 

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BEBKSHIBES

FOR OALE-REOISTERED BERKSHIRE GILT!
A brad bosrem March end April ierrow. Also
n.“
BELL IRO8.. R 8. Mon-Ill. Illlch.

 

 

REGISTERED IERKSHIRE IOARS for1 sele.
fez-rowed Aug. 10. for $30 each. Also
rowed Mar. 23.

JOHN YOUNG. Breckenridge, Mloh.

PLYMOUTH BOOKS

 

W. O.

ARRED ROCK cOOKERELS.
greet layers.
’OOFFMAN. Ienton.

IRED FRO.
Harbor. Mich" R I

 

OHN’S

Ila BEAUTIFUL IARRED ROCK.

ere hen hatched. od 19. ors k
on epprovel. “.8034 to, 8 “gemuicP hotel. sold
Circule mere—John Northern. Olsro. Mich.

 

 

 

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, F.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. we. Price. :2. o.
' LEGnonN Ame? o. eonox. as, Reed any, man.
am e. m: none I coon eno- fwuurn screen or Pun: snso co-
_ Mud-WerAuoh-Ke Farm who." '35.?“ soul's: ”an“ m w m mm. ,5 mm .
odors o. l’. o. a:- no its: . I” - use" I. ILKINB. Ex 32. West Branch. mos
. Roch. u > m» I II . “Melee.
. I . “33., %m& ANCONAs
' BIKE o. mule. Dryden. man. nmlgfig £6ng :mm
Gill FOR SALE
OF 0. I 0. I. INIMIIAUGH. tail mm"; MACONA COCKERE 5:2 Emu
“mm VNl-I-EY HEI swlnowmi ex- ” JOHN YOUNG. Breckenridge. Mlch.
I? 0-, Mn Pay-“thm‘thg‘hrw’m HITTAKIA'I n. I. sees. eoru com DUCKS AND GEESE
ms. registered 2mm: , memo in ”3.39.? "3‘" “"1 “a 1).... cm... .. wnrrr: PEKIN DUCKS AND wmn
JOHN meson. Fosters. mm... a. No. . 0.....- m 1.. “.1. an"... °wm. go, onmnsn mggggLE—E 333%}! CLAUDIA”
o I os—nm TYPE smnvromnnn lure-melee nan. Box 4.1..mnu. llloh. ETTS’ E '
' boars, simmer fer-rowed boars.
' 7 e. o. Anon: louse nan OOOKE “mm“
algae long bodiedr short nosed. open or t gooevhymzuugén £3;ng '53 5M0i h HEI-8 I L}
. .. 5- . cw". c n BALE—LARGE. slo posse. w L
(If. 1’. ANDREWS, Densville, Mich. merk ed Bourbon Red nuke” Hens m

good cockerels weighing 17 to
$10. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Davlson. Mich.

sold. A numberm of
HEI IMS e SON.

TU RKEYS MAMMOTH BRONZE.

d EARLY
bob (1 hi boned. flue color en nor
be e I Jey Hsrwood. Ionie, fl

IANT BRONZE TURKEYS. VIGOROUI
young thoroughbreds. Order now at full prion
MR8. FERRY STEBBINS. Sereneo. Mich.

Write for pricu. Mrs.

th B Turb-
FOR SALE Pg): 2121261131230 housing? Tome.

10. Fall pceri
sMR8. WALTpER eDILLMAN. R 5. Dowegleo. Mich.

 

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EWALT‘S SIR HECTOR
(AK. 0. No. 244.685)

 

EWALTS SIR IIEGTOB

Thoroughbred puppies for sale.
Natural Healers from farm trained
stock. Also a. few Shepherd puppies
from trained stock.

Registered Scotch Collie
Michigan's Champion Cattle Dog

Dr. W. AUSTIN EWALT
Mt. Clemens- Mich.

 

 

GREGORY FARM BEBKSHIBES 1‘03
profit. Choice stock for sale. Write your
Wants. W. s. Corse. WhiteH H.eli Ill.

 

 

,. " CHESTER WHITES‘

 

GHES'I'IR WHITEG—A FEW MAY IOARsa

fall pigs in peirs or tries from most prominent

bloodline} et reesoneble prices. Reaiatered free.
F. W. Alexander, Vassar, Mlch.

, SHEEP l4!
Registered Hampshire Sheep
Rams all SOLD—

A few choice bred EWes ..

SZS—to—SSO each
J. M. WILLIAMS, No. Adams, Mich.

 

 

 

REG. OHROPOI-IIBI BRED EWES 1 TOI
your old. large heelthy, well fleeced. Represent-
atives oithis och gave satisfaction in 15 states
last season. Rem ell sold. 0. Lemon. Dexter. Mich

OXFORD DOWNS

I can spare a. few registered owes oi eny ego.
O. M. YORK. Mllilngton. Mloh.

SHROPSHIRE & HAMPSHIRE
‘ ’ RAMS

In order to finish the ram trade quick-
ly I will give you your choice of e dozen
very good year-lingo at $35. 00

KOI’E-KON FARMS, Goldwater, Mich.
8. W. Wing, Prop 1

 

.—————Hampshire Rams ——-——-

Alzvc‘filstered yearling rams weighing ..
built growthsv lot. Satisfaction
up to 200 lbs. for sale. Also re‘m lambs.
guaranteed. '

0. U. HAIBE.

West Branch, - , -

FOR 80 Registered Shropshire Berna."
40 Registered Shropshire Ewes.

SALE Harry Potter a Son. Devieon, Mich

F03 SALE: Improved Block Top Do-

leine Merino Bums, Frank Bohrebacher.
Lang-burg. Mich.

r131" smcnw

’ELOIAI "mt. OHOIOI ITOOI. 8 AND 0
months old. else 8.0. Anon-e
some SW B,__dll.lherilhn.

 

Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do You Raise Pure Bred '
Live Stock and Poultry?

HERE ARE TIMES during the year when every reader of

M. B. F., Who is a breeder of pure-bred live stock or poultry,

could use our advertising columns to advantage.

-If you have something to sell now, or will have a few months

from now, NOW IS THE TIME ~TO ADVERTISE IT.

Write out plainly, on the line below, what you have to offer,
or What you breed. Then send it to us and let us set it up in type,
send you. a proof and make you a. price for running it, 13, 26 or 52

times.

MICHIGHAN BUSINESS FARMING, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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~. find how many lines itwilloccupy. Wewinconeogeheu'geor on-
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. ogical Place.
_ T0 ..

-' ,1. I'Qd- thoua'ndfor
. ' g or. aqullil$Mog m .
month. thousand. 9'2"... lflufq m.“

l he AUTO Center IS the > ‘
” a n dl iii I
. , ” ”is n no 0 «. '
, ‘ ._ . way t3 rim farms. wao wilt keep'tnit vast amount of
. ‘ LWL'H‘." “&wis.&”'
Thls Is your chance! Come to Detroit. the heart 01' this great Industry.
If you, don't care to engage In the garage business, prepare to operate, ad-
‘ lut and repair your maohlnes yourself——save thousands of dollars In 'repalr
bills as well as avoid costly delays at busy? seasons. Think, too. of the money you
can make In your spare time adjusting and repairing your neighbor's machines, either

In a small shop 9 N we ed place nearby.

N . Hundreds of our students go right from our school into business of their own—many of them

' had never before thought such a thing possible. These'studente are successful. They write us ofhav-

~ ‘ lng Incomes way beyond thelr expectations, all because of the training they-received at the M. 8. A. 8.
Factories. Garages and Servlce stations all over the country are continually asking for our men.

VOur success In the auto business depends upon your tralnlng—what you know plus what you are,taught and

trained to do correctly. Here at the M. 8. A. 8. you are thoroly Instructed In every phase of the work by actually

dolng It. Such a training enables you to earn the biggest saiarles In the business. Our training gives you a thorough

knowledg'ewf the various makes enabling you to give expert advice on autos, trucks and tractors. It gives you a big ad-

vantage In the. selling‘oi’ these machines.

“I

Big Factories Endorse School

Complete °"L . H‘f“ .. ' _ The thoroughness of our
Training in l ; methods and the completeness
» , ,_ z ,. - of our equipment

Auto Electrics known in the Auto Industry.
The biggest factories in h

v This is
4 a. very im-
portant feature
of our Course of
Instruction. Stud-

dents are made fam-
iliar with every known type of starting, lighting and ignition
system. So thoroly are our students taught this subject that
none of them have any difficulty in locating and correcting
any trouble occurring in auto electric systems.
In this room the student becomes thoroly familiar with
every type of starting, lighting and ignition systems.

Complete Tractor Course included '

5,. Our Students are, also giv-

«fi en complete and there instruc-

' ‘ tion on the care, repair and

operation of Farm Tractors as

a part of our regular Auto

Course. The constantly in-

creasing use of tractors has

created a big demand wfor

trained tractor men, hence this

addition to our Course with-

out extra charge. Further as—

sistance is realized from Man-

ufacturers who have placed

machines with us for the hen-

_ eflt of our Students.

The growing importance of the tractor industry led us to include

,a. complete tractor course with our regular auto course thereby giv-
‘ing our students the broadest possible training.

,1

 

Arthur G. Zeller, President, Michigan State Auto
School, Detroit. Michigan.

My Dear Sir: Having received numerous requests for
information concerning your School, I have, Without
your knowledge, satisfied myself as to the personnel of
those associated with you, learned something of the
ability of the faculty employed and the thoroughness of
your course and I wish to express my appreciation of the
courtesies extended during my recent visit to the Mich-
igan State Auto School.

It is but justice to you to say that I have always
been prejudiced against any plan,.which wouldhave a
tendency to educate the boys away from the farms. Ag-
riculture is the nation’s basic industry and young men
are badly needed in farming, which is fraught with pos-
sibilities in the future. . ‘

However, I have not been unmindful of lie fact
that wonderful changes are taking place; t t in the
farm factory, as in other industries, machinery must
take the place of brawn, and muscle. Realizing the
need of a nowledge of mechanics, as applied to farm
machiner, , was at once apparent. and I now really be-
lieve that your school will educate the farm boys back
to the farm, rather than from the‘ farm.

Your class-room idea, where your students meet at
regular hours for a definite period, where they get the
basic principles—the A. B. C., if you please,-—of elec—
tricity as applied to machinery, of motor construction
and operations is most excellent. And this knowledge,
well ground by practical illustrations, brought into act-
ual practice in your shop and factory, leaves nothing
to be desired.

The interest you are showing in the young men who
are coming to you from all parts of the country, thru
your welfare department, is most commendable. Your
desire to turn out real‘men, as well as good mechanics,
has given your school an enviable reputation, not only
among your graduates, but among automobile manu-
facturers and good citizens generally, who are interested
in the work of ‘your school from their various view-
points. You are at liberty to use this letter if you do
sire to do so. Yours very truly,

GRANT SLOCUM, Contributing Editor.

3

 

View of our rhiock test depart-
ment where, we have from eighteen
to twenty-five motors all the time
for students to work on. Spraguo

Electric Dynamometer shown

center background.

country heartily endorse

Course. In fact, many of the
leading Auto nufacturers
assisted in outlining our
Course and they give our
students the fullest co-opera-
tion possible. These factories
are constantly calling on us
for graduates because they
know the type of
turn out. Everywhere in the
Automobile Industry, M. S. A.
S. graduates are given the
preference because Ours is the
Factory endorsed ichooi.

Brazing, Welding and Tire Repairing Taught

These subjects are fully cov-
ered in complete Courses sep-
arate from the Auto Course.
Brazmg and Welding' have be-
come a most important part
of the Auto Industry and
Students taking the Course are
thoroly instructed in the sub-
;ect. Our Tire Repair_Course
is most complete and compre-
/henswe and furnishes a valu-
able addition to the equip-
ment of a student entering
the Auto Industry. There is
always a big demand for
gained, campetent tire repair

Here is
Lecture Room where the element-
ary principles of
are explained to the students.

shown the Electrical

auto electrics

Big Demand for Detroit Trained Men

Big factories want Detroit trained men; garage men and service

stations are constant]
are big opportunitiesfor M.

asking for our graduates. -

Everywhere there
Graduates, ‘Detroit trained;

either to enter good paying poSitibns 'or go into business for themselves

men we ‘

 

5' ‘ THIS

is THE WAY THE BIG AUTO FACTORIES ENDORSE OUR SGHOOLi '

The Auto Factories here in Detroit are constantly receiving letters asking about our School. Below are copies of replies made to such inquiries:

 

HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY

DETROIT. NICK. 0.”.

The Michigan State Auto School, in our
opinion, is the finest instition of its kind in
the country. In fact, we endorse its method
of instruction. ‘

We have recommended a great many stu-
dents to them and the results were satisfactory.

The Michigan State Auto School ranks
highest in the standard of schools. Its equip-
ment and personnel is second to none.

This school is thought very highly_ of by
the automobile men of Detroit and is con-

the country.

If you intend to visit any school, then by
all means choose the best one. The Michigan
State Auto School, so far as we know, is the
best.
You will make no mistake by entering for

sidered one of the most efficient schools in'

‘3

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VM'WIII COW,
1 .

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.—-u--
“Lu-II...

Mr. James Williams, .
Lincoln St.. Gloversvllle, N. Y.

Dear Sir: Your letter of February 23, mak-
ing inquiry regarding th Michigan State
Auto School received. -

Their methods of instruction. lectures and
theories are 100 per cent perfect. With all
of their equipmentpind with the practical work.
that students are able to get in their own
organization, I really believe. that mechanics
thruout the country are missing one great
opportunity if they do not take advantage of
their course. I do not know of another place
in the country that has the number of differ-
ent type motors. cheeses, and thoroughness of
going into various electrical appliances and
equipments caused on modern cars, that I
found in their school.

I most heartily endorse the course.

We have a great many graduates from this
school in our employ and every one has giv-

bmm snug

KING Mamas (EAR (torus-.mf

Ilmmunn n.
limes Cm-

m-AU a
new In ‘-

upstream)

~

‘ Replying to a recent letter addressed to Mr.
Artemas Ward making inquiry as to the rep-
utation of the Michigan State Auto School,
will say that as far as we know all Detroit
Automobile manufacturers endorse the work
they are doing.

It is managed very efl‘iciently and they have
been turning out some pretty good men for
the automobile industry, and cannot see any
reaso why you should hesitate about taking
a cour a with this institution.

' Yours very truly,
KING MOTOR CAR COMBANY.

mason“. Hanvns'rxn Comm 011m

gather the biggest men and most successful

’ igan State Auto

0

Your practice of co-operating with thefact-
cries is very commendable, for it brings to-

ideas to be had.

We will gladly co-operate with the Mich-
School through our 90
branches in the United States in placing your
tractor graduates. There is a constant de-
mand for competent, trained tracto? ‘men at
very good wages.

Very truly yours,
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
COMPANY OF AMERICA.

a course.
Yours faithfully,
HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY.
(Signed) F. W. Moissells. Service Department.

School Open All Year A51‘ for Catalog— Not a One-Man
There is no need to lose time because of vaca- write TOday V ,1 School

on entire satisfaction.
Very truly yours.
MAXWELL MOTOR COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETROIT ‘

tions, etc. Our instruction never stops. No mat- Get a. letter—on the way to us Right Now
ter when you arrive. our Welfare Department asking for our new 176-page catalog. It tells
helps you to find a place to live; gives every as- the complete story of our School and our several
sistance you need either of a personal or business Courses. Gives the names and letters from our

- . duates who have made good because of the
nature and keeps in touch With you throughout “at . ,- - . . .
the Course and after grad tiOD. training received here at the Old Reliable M. S. newest prlnclpleg 1n the Au.

19m S.—“The Detroit Auto School.” Get Cata- - ‘

log NOW. Or, better still, tell us when to ex- Eom-Oblfi" fgufk fiand Tractor

pect you, then jump on train and come at once usines . s e resu °

' 9 ' as hundreds have done. Don’t Delay! Don’t the 0103‘?“ co~operation With

tart ny lme-.. on t alt Wait! Write—0r come—NOW—Today] manufacturers, servmestations,

’ ' _ garages and owners. " It is

Instruction can begin same day you arrive— MONEY'BACK GUARANTEE, ’1“ one man’s idea, but the
no wasted time. We have three classes daily.
Q Students are given every possible assistance. If
oFtccgl'Eosgig necessary, we aid you to get a.job where you can

. earn money to help pay expenses.

‘This school is founded on
the best, most practical. and

 

We guarantee to qualify you for a position as ideas 0f the blggeSt- best and
chauffeur, reapir man, demonstrator, auto elec- most successful men in each
trician, garage man, automobile dealer or tractor field.
mechanic and operator paying from $100 to $400
monthly or refund your money. A. a,

mu”?
FAGTORIES (‘0:
in“ ZELLER. President.

Was! Progressive Auto Side/12713134; “/17 reef/{cant of Me .4010 ads/stay, C
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