The Only lndependent Farmer’s" Weekly Owned and Edited in Michigan

$01,. VII, No_ 21, MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1920 $1

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Jeet~ Counties Lining Up for Fair Beet Prices
._ _ j; TenLocalAssodafionsi With Over Thousand Membership, Organized During First
0 ' Week of Sweeping” Campaign

ed to demand that the producer at

 

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' ; ai‘ for fair beet. prices is ,
new ‘aIsisugleld: ,VVhen C. E. Aekerman, manager of .the Sugar Beet
Growers’ Ass’n, wound up last week’scampalgn With over a thou-

‘tige..of, doubt as to the final outcome disappeared. '
The-organizers have found nothing but enthus1asm. They have
‘ virtually combed the territory for those» farmers whom the manufac-
: 'turers declare are “entirely satisfied” with last year s contract, but
they haven ’t'found them. It 'is true they. have. found some who have
‘ s‘gnedv up but even these express their dissatisfaction, and give as
'theirieXcuse that ""they took What was offered which was better than
nothing.” At every meeting held‘ so far a local association has been
effected, with charter members ranging from :fifty to two hun-
dredu The locals are already busily engaged in making a thor-
A ou'gh canvass ‘ofTheir respective territories and latest reports are to
the “effect that the membership lists are rapidly swelling. .In addition
many applications for‘membershiphave been received direct by the
» secretary, Mr. E..P. Reavey, of Caro. .
_ _ Mr. Ackerman advisesms that he is receiving ’phone calls and
telegrams"from all parts-16f the state expressing satisfaction over the
.campaign‘and‘ offerng assistance. “The only ones who obJect be-
sides the manufacturers,” says Mr. Ackerman, “are the politicians.

be done at the sametime? The politicians say“ wait,’ ‘wait,’ but we
are ready now and are goingahead to, success. Many growers are
' (itering to speak at the meetings, but the politicians beg to be excus-
“ed. If the growers all sit tight we will ceme through with flying col-
ors.” ‘ ~ - '
The-following local assOci-ations were organized from Jan. 17th
'to Jan. 24th”, inclusive: DurandfiP:res., C. E. Ackerman; vice-pres.
Frank»Mikan;‘.sec—treas., CS Reed. St. Johns—Pres, D. S. Her-
.V~r-iott;_-- vice pres; H. B. Hu- ' ' »

~ sand ,ofrt‘he biggest beet growers of the district enrolled, the last ves-

"Why is it that business,—the Farmer’s business and politics cannot‘

no time be required to sell his pro-
duct at less than a fair and reasonable profit.

Third—To collect information as to local, state and national _
conditions to extend acreage, supply, and condition of crops and all ’
other information of practical interest to the beet~growing industry
and to disseminate the results thru the several sub-organizations to
every member of every community together with directions as to
the course to be pursued in order to secure the best results in view
of the facts disclosed.

Fourth—LTO derall and singular, whatsoever may be conducive
to the stability. and profitableness of‘the beet-growing industry.

The manufacturers who at first gave no attention to the request
oi the growers and their preliminary efforts at organization are be-
;oming plainly worried and they are as busy as bees trying *to con-
vince the farmers and the public that the majority of the growers
made a pile of money last year and are falling all over themselves to
contract on the same terms. ' Nearly every weekly paper in the ter-
ritory has recently carried stories to this effect. This propaganda is
'ntended to convince the farmers who have not signed» up that. it is.
useless to hold out any longer. If the farmers fall for that old gag
and permit themselves to be coerced into a contract that gives every—
thing to the manufacturer and precious little to the farmer, their
case is hopeless.

Compare the two contracts:

The Mannfacturers’ Contract: $10 to Farmer, based on 9 cent su—
gar; $11 on 10 cent sugar; $12 on 11 cent sugar; $13 on 12 cent su-
gar; $14 on 13 cent sugar; $15 on 14 cent sugar; $16 on 15 cent su—
gar.

This Contract gives to the manufacturer nearly 50 per cent.
MORE than the farmer receives from each increase of one cent per
pound of sugar. Is it FAIR?

At. the present wholesale:
price of sugar ($13 per cwt.)

 

. ey; sec-treas., Newton Barn- __
”hart. Lennon'——Pres., “Telling:

. ,_ ton _;‘P9s't; vice. pres, William
Cook;§..'8ec.treas., Earl;West._‘ ~

" Ithiu‘zaissPres. Bert , Mellingt'n‘j. '

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measly-Bert Bangs. OWOSSO— -

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_; treasl, W. J.;Her.sher. .' Sa’gfiie. . .
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i Vice) rites-;.*’Wm-',B. Hacketti; "
_ s_ee~,treas., L. .S. Foote. TAsspA
ciations are. also, in process of

. organization Or have just been: . .

}compl'et__ed (in Swartz Creek,
2 Henderson and Davison .‘ and -
the close of the present week

‘ will see many others termed;

’ Genesee county is solid. So is"

“Bay, and another two .,Weel§s.
will, see S'aginaw,§fiifClin'_t6fi§; "
Gratiot and Huron" thorough-5‘
. 1y ”organized. '

j The purposes of the organi;
zation are declared to be as £01-.

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SIC-’resident Kedzierof M. A. C. Extends Invitation to Farmers

To the Readers of the
“Michigan Business Farming,”

any event I seiZe the opportunity to
give you a most urgent invitation to
be with us during Farmers’ Week.
. Your editor hasgiven you full in-.
formation regarding
and you will have noticed that there
are a number of men of wide reputa-
tion who will be present and speak
before our various audiences. Besides .

. this, there is much that I am .1. sure‘
will interest iiyOu chere gag the Campus 7.
in 'the’lin'e'bf ethbits so I—reei thataf
you can arrange t0'be.here for a day
or two and visit us at that time, you
will feel repaid for the effort and We

_ . at the COIIeg'e will appreciate your
”Iigggdgfihgr‘ipterestwhich yoursurely will have in the meet-
_- .. j,» . "r‘easonwhy the._.,.l?;arn1ers’, College should be?
filmcemefrofinnteges’trfor all; the .:g_ood;',,iagrn1ers'.df Michigan during,
_, ~ f " very't‘ruly' rants; ' . '

'4‘ fit ' Seizes.Asr‘icutreetxceleee-i

a ten of beets (240 lbs. of sug-
ar) 'is worth $31.20. Under
the manufacturer’s contract he
pays the. farmer $14 and keeps
$17.20 from which to pay the
cost of manufacturing, inter-
est and profits. The Tariff
Commission estimates that the-

. total ecst of producing a ton of:
sugar in 1918-19 when beets.
were purchased for $10 per’
ton, was $132.86, or about 6.6!
cents per pound. At that timeu
the wholesale price of sugar
was 9 cents, leaving the manu-
facturers a margin of 2.4 cents
per pound of sugar or $5.76
per ton of beets for INTER-
EST andl’RQFITS. Costs

‘ jhaVe:i'ncreasedgdittle the; past: '
year- but the price of sugar has
gone up 4 cents a pound. With
cost of beets then at $12.50
(the average for 1919 beets)
and wholesale price of sugar
at 12,0"(th‘ough the average is, i
lik’tly to’ be higher), the manu-
facturers should have froml r.

. .their' 1919-20 operations at
least $11.28 from’ every ten of
beets ~ heught from the farmers "
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East Lansing, Mich.
' January 22, 1920.

It may not be necessary but in

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wiflfngto give the farmersANY ad-
ditional benefit of. the higher sugar
f‘p'rjice. 'Is it fair? _

The Beet Growers‘ Contract

. $12 to Farmer, based on 9 cent
sugar; $13.40 based on 10 cent su-
gar; $14.80 based on 11 cent sugar;
. $10.20 based on 12 cent sugar;
$11.60» based on 13 cent sugar; $19

 

sugar is 931%

“ 5 ’ed-on -15- "cent sugar. .
This Contract
Would increase the minimum $2
per ton, and would divide the in-
crease ,over 9 cent sugar EQUALLY
between farmer and manufacturer.
_ Is that FAIR?

An Example

The sugar in a ton of beets is
worth $31.20 today. Under this
contract the farmer would receive
.$17.60,a'nd the manufacturer $13.60.
The cost of making the sugar ex—
clusive of the cost of beets a year
ago was $5.14 per ton of beets. Give
the manufacturers a ten per cent in-
crease in the cost of manufacture,
and the total manufacturing cost
would be $5.65, which added to the
cost of the beets would be $23.25,
leaving the manufacturers $7.95 to
pay INTEREST and PROFITS.

None of the figures presented here
take into account the value of the
by-products, pulp and molasses. The
Tariff Commission says these by-
products equal more than 8 per cent
of the total cost of producing the
sugar, so that the manufacturers do-
rive an additional revenue from
YOUR ton of beets of $1.86, increas-
ing their maximum profits and inter-
est to $9.81 for every ton of beets
manufactured into sugar. Is it fair?

MANAGER ACKERMAN
DISCUSSES SITUATION

(‘ 'l‘ WOULD SEEM from the fig-
] ures submitted in paid adver-
tising articles by the manufac-
torers that the net profits of the man-

“but ' the advance . '

manufacturers are not

1‘ based on' 14‘ Cent‘sugar; $20.40 bas-.

[o . the .. .

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meat om the manufacturm* to
pay the farmers what they, asked, $10
per ton for beets, it was shown by the
administration that sugar- could _; be
manufactured for 7 1—2 contra lb.
and pay thefa‘rmer $10 for beets
and still make a handsome prof-
it. Then the manufacturers became
very patriotic and announced in the
papers that far patriofic muons they
would concede the point and pay the

farmer $10 for beats on about sugarfl; they are settings profit at the old .

It is wonderful how patriotic some-
people become under ,‘certain condi-
tions. They had said that $9 was the
last word and they would close the
factories before more was paid. They
however, did not close their factories.
It was, proposed by the food adminis-
tration that should sugar as above
9 cents the manufacturers should pay
the farmer $1 extra per ton for each
cent advance over 9 cents.- '

This was accepted by the farmeras
being fair because it was proposed by
the food administrator and not be-
cause it was based on any mathemat-
ical conclusion which would ' divide
this extra between farmer and manu-
facturer fairly and justly. Now if the
$10 proposition was based on the av-
erage beet content of sugar and if the
1 cent extra were a fair division of
the excess, and did actually represent
the cost of producing beets with a
fair profit, would the government be
justified in allowing the price Of‘sug--
ar to go above 12 cents per pound,
and still enforce the provisions of the
Lever Act which prohibits excessive
profiteering It is folly to assume
that because the farmers figured that
they could and would and which
they did, produce beets at a
cost of $10 per ton and for patriotic
reasons that they can do so now.
Land is higher. Labor is higher. Ma-
chinery is higher and if the $6 per
acre extra which the manufacturers
propose to charge for their beet labor
be added to the average cost submit-
ter at Saginaw of $106 and 10% man-
agerial charge to which the farmer is
entitled and the value of the phos-

  
   
 

valucs‘of the top: teams: . _ ‘

$15,7the grand“total “up $ .63‘ which
is a very fair estimate ofthe costs!
producing an acre of sugar boots for
.the year 1920. ‘ »
The farmers will be to blame

   
 

for

the troubles they will eventually find '

themselves into, for if they continue

to grow beets on the old price regarda‘

less of the extra costs the government
will have no reason to doubt but what

price and.wvill.,only he doing their
duty if they reduce the sugar price to
even below 12 cents per pound. Farms
ers have always been in the habit of
figuring- the' gross receipts.» of their
terms as profits and thatis the rear
son why“ the bright,» educated young
men leave the farms and go where
they do not have to compete with the
millions that merely farm for an ex-
i-stance. Now, therefore, if sugar. stays
on the average at last seasbnfs price,
a farmer will. receive around $13 per
ton for his beets, and if he secures an
average-crop of eight tons, his crop
will bring him $104 which will have
cost :him $160.63. to figure exactly, or
he will stand a very reasonable chance
of losing a near, sum of $56 per acre.
Is the farmer warranted in putting
up this campaign for more pay for
beets? Is not the .consumer interested
that the farmer get a fair price so
that the sugar shortage will not be
"till shorter and the eventual loss of
a very important industry?

If the raw sugar refineries show
[that it costs 16 to 17 cents to produce
cane sugar how can one show it costs
as much when the government has the
dope that beet sugar can be made ata
handsome profit at 7 1-2 cent per 1b.?
When the farmer is paid what he has
been asking, $10 for his beets which
will be way below cost of production,
will not the farmers turn to other
crops that do not require such high
prices and such a vast amount of lab
or and which do not deplete the soil
as much and which do and will offer a
better chance for a. net return on the
investment?

 
     

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under thscld uafai

WOuI-d at-the same time increase-the

the meaning of the. Lever Law'rand
cause-the public to, pay an exorbi—
tant price' for sugarin'proportion to
the price received by the farmer for
his boots. . ~

gar beets and at the same time bring
the beet sugar manufacturers under

the Lever Law and not give them.

exhorbitant profits on the 1918 con-

tract .withza $6 labor. cost added as;

proposed‘by the manufacturers in of-
fering the 1920 contract? It. must be
conceded that the United States is not
in a position to establish the price'of
sugar. especially raw sugar when in
buy threefour-tha of all our sugar
foreign markets. And if raw sugar
goes 'to 25 cents per pound all we on
do is to bring the refineries under the
Lever Act and compel them to charge
only 2 cents more for that article.
And if We farmers continue to raise
sugar beets at $10 per ton the most we
can expect of the government is for it
to also enforce the Lever Act on the
beet sugar manufacturers and hold
them within‘a reasonable profit which
will mean that the government cannot
allow the price of beet/sugar to go.
far above 10 cents per pournd for when
it is shown that net profits of around
$10,000,000 are made something will-be
done one way or the other. Either the
price of best sugar must be cut or the
farmer must be paid more for his sug-
ar beets, and when the government
and the public ones really see the
magnitude of the sugar shortage
which no doubt will exist in the world
for the next 10 years they will do
mand that the cost of producing sug-
ar beets at aprofit be paid so that the
production will- be promoted in the
United States and: especially in Michi~
gan.-——C‘. E. Ackerman, Man, Michigan
Sugar Beet GroiDers'. Ass’n.

(Io-operative Congress Would Remove Food Middleman and- Speculator

All-American Conference to be Held in Chicago Feb.

HE ALL-AMERICAN Farmer-

I Labor Co-operative Congress

has been called to meet in Chi-
cago February 12~15. From indica—
tions it will be one of the most sig-
nificant and important meetings ever
held in the United States. Farmers,
labor unions, and co—operative or-
ganizations are invited to send dele-
gates and participate in what prom-
ises to be an epoch—making event.

The All-American Farmer-Labor
(Do-operative Commission was form-
ed at the Chicago convention Novem-
ber 21 and 22, 1919, called by rep—
resentatives of the three bodies nam-
ed in the heading and composed of
members of the four leading farm
organizations: The Grange, Farm-
ers’ Union, Society of Equity and
the Gleaners, with representatives
from the various railroad brother—
hoods, a large number of national
and international trades union lead—
ers, and representatives of Co—oper-
ative organizations from all parts of
the United States.

The two principal results of the
conference were, first, the calling of
an All-American Farmer—Labor Co—
operative congress, to convene in the
city of Chicago, February 12 to 15,
1920', and, second, the election of a
commission of twelve members to be
known as the All-American Farmer-
Labor Comparative commission, and
charged with the responsibility of
arranging for the congress and out-
lining a general program of co-oper-
ative activity with the following ob-’
jects:

1. To coordinate co—operative ef-
fort among the various producing
and distributing groups of co-operat—
ors to the end that speculation, prof-
iteering and all unnecessary inter-
mediary trading'and jobbing in the
vsn‘ecessities'of life' should be eliminat-
ed and that there should be establish-
‘ .ed, as nearly as po‘ssible direct buy-
g and selling between original pro-
ucers and ultimate consumers.

To educate the workers thru

  

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their organizations and press to the
almost completely neglected method
of increasing the daily wage by mul-
tiplying its purchasing power through
co-operative trading methods. '

3. Being both borrowers and
lenders in matters of finance and
outrageously exploited in transaction
involving either operation by those
who control the life blood of the bus—
iness world, to undertake to estab—
lish among and between the org-an-
ized farmers and industrial work-
ers a financial system of their own
for the permanent use of their own
money and credit in co-operatively
financing the means of production
and distribution of life's necessities.

4. To teach and give the widest
publicity to the contrast afforded be—
tween a system of industry directed
on the one hand, by competition and
self interest, and, on the other, by
co-operative effort; and to show that,
while the results in the first case
have but naturally led up to the pres-

ent frightful world conflagrati-on, in-
dustrial. democracy and mutuality
in business are indispensable, if civ-
ilization is ever to abolish industrial
and military warfare and usher in a
new social order.

Sen. Herbert F. Baker was chair-
man of the first co-operative confer-
ence which was held in Chicago, Nov.
21st and 22d. It was ‘erroneously
stated in this publication aswell as
others that Mr. Baker was the chair-
man of the conference that was held
almost simultaneously to discuss the
formation of a new farmer-labor po-
litical party. Mr. Baker had nothing
to do with this movement.

Resolutions and Committee reports
adopted at the National Farmer-La-
b-or conference at, Chicago, Novem-
ber 21st and 22d, 1919.

‘1. The enactment of the Kenyon-
Anderson bill to control the magi:
packing industry.

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democratic operation for service and
not for profit of the railroads of the
country, and of the ships construct-
ed by the government during the
war.

3. That the government retain
and develop, through democratic op—
eration, all the natural resources of
the country, still in public owner-
ship, coal, iron and copper mines,
water power, oil, gas, phosphate, so-
dium, etc.

4. Legislation to compel the fin—
ancial beneficiaries of the war to pay,
as far as possible, for the cost of the
war, through imposing the highest
rates 'of taxation levied during the
war on incomes, estates, and war
profits, until the full money cost of
the war has been paid and imposing
a tax on the value of land and other
natural resourc‘Os held for specula-s
tion. . .

We go on record as opposing the
Oleomargarine Bill H. R. 10032, in-
troduced by Congressman Sabath, of
Illinois, at the last session of con-
gress, which would permit manufact-
urers of oleomargarine, largely the
big packers to sell~'olemargarine in
unfair competition with butter, re-
duce the income which the fovern—
ment derives therefrom, and compel-
consumers of the cohntry to pay an

- exorbitant price for oleomargarine:

We believe that it is necessary to
the preservation and extension of ,
democracy in America that women
of our country should vote at the
earliest possible moment and since
the federal suffrage amendment c.1115
not become a law in time for women- '
to vote in the 1920 presidential elec~
tions, ,u-nless special sessions of sata-
legislatures are held for the purpc «o
of ratification, we urge that the gem "
ernors of states which have not rati—v.
fied this amendment call special ses—

atification otkth

ately for” the r ed
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.1 of 13,125 so. The subscriptions
was on the payment of two
Miami years’ threshing bills to
be paid to the treasurer on or before
October 1,319,111? theourchase of
a threshing outfit.

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On. Tuesday evening, August 6,.

we: called a meeting of the subscrib-
m to perfect the organization. We

[adopted the Articles of AssociatiOn,

and by—laws which we have filed with

. our county clerk. There were fifty-

seven subscribers who stayed by and
signed the Articles of Association
representing a subscription of $3,.
080. We elected a board of seven di-
rectors to manage the aflairs of the
association and got busy to purchase
the outfit. We had representatives
of the different machine companies
onthe ground in short order, and in
the meantime we learned of an old

thresherman‘ near Central Lake who r

had accomplete outfit for sale, and
.on Monday, August 11, the seven
directors went to visit this party and
the proposition
and made a deal with him for the
entire outfit consisting of a Port

, Huron 15 horse traction engine, a

Batavia 28x42 grain separator, self
feeder and wind stacker, a Bidwell'
34 inch bean thresher with self feed-
er, tank and wagon, complete outfit
for $1, 840.

We engaged the crew that were
with the machine as they were then

with a total smdunt suburib- ’

threshing, and after about two days
they began to move toward our com-
munity, and began threshing on Your
first Job, on Saturday, August 16, and
on November 14, we finished the last
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By-Laws o

Section l—The threshing or such oth-
er work as may be done by this associa-
tion shall be done for members only.

Section 2-—The officers and board of
directors of this association shall be
charged with the faithful and bones:
supervision of the affairs and operations
or the association and shall at all ”times
endeavor to employ competent help and
labor for the successful operation of all
machinery used by the association, and
that all work done shall be done in a.
good business-like manner.

Section 3.-—-The price or rates charged
for threshing or other work done by the
association shallb

and stimulate” expense incurred by oper-
ations, such labor repa necessary
upkeep and depreciat on of e machin—

‘ery said price and charges to be deter-
mined by the board of directors.

Section 4.—-—All charges made by the
association for all services performed
shall be paid to the treasurer of the as—
.sociation or to the person in charge of
the operation of the machinery as shall
be designated by the board of directors
when the job or work being done shall
be completed and if not paid within ten
days from date of completion of work
being done, then one cent per bushel
.shall be added to said bill for all grain,
ten cents per bag for raddiazn seed. ten
cents per bushel for clover seed and live
cents per hour for silo filling work, for
every ten days after the expiration of
the first ten days. until the maximum or
regular price as charged by the thresh-
ers' union shall be reached.

However all accourfts must be paid be-
fore the flrst day of January of each year
or said member shall forthwith forfeit

» “ By 11:. A.- ANDERSON .
Secretary-Treasurer, the Angeli Threshing Ass'n.’ Williamsbarg, Mich

chased on the actual/

  

” all his rights and interest in the proper-
ty or operations of the association.

This year we have paid from all CV

of our labor expense, repairs, etc.,
(which are very expensive now) the
following rates, three cents per bush-
el for cats, four cents for wheat, five
cents for rye, five cents for buck-
wheat, six cents for beans, six cents
for peas, $1.25 for clover seed and
85¢ per bag for radish seed, and we
have a little surplus left from oper-
ations as you will note from the fin—
ancial report which I will also sub-
mit below

We had a late start this year
and the grain threshing was not the
best as they dry weather last season
had its effect upon the grain crop
here. However, we, have thrashed
for our members the following num-
ber of bushels of grains: Wheat, 1,—
958 bu., rye, 3,519 bu., oats, 4,110
bu., beans, 2,045 bu., clover seed,
179 bu., radish seed, 419 bags, buck-
wheat, 432 bu.,
98 bu. and also filled ten silos.

I will also state right here that we
have also purchased a clover huller
and a silo filler and also built a new
shed at Angeli, Michigan in which
to house our machinery.

Our financial report at the close
of business December 31, 1919,
which was read at the annual meet~
ing held on the first Monday in Jan—
uary of each year at ten o’clock in
the forenoon, (this year on Janu-
ary 5th) follows:

- ' Tetal amount of

peas, 92 bu., speltz, _

subscrip-

‘

tions ..... . .....
Total received on subscrlp- --
tions Dec. 31 .......... 3080.00
Total amount received. “

threshing and silo filling 1296.19
Total received . . . . .
Total paid for machinery
and tools
Total paid for building of

shed ...... . . . . 400.90

Total ............... $2648.50
Bal. on hand from subs. .8 431.50
Paid for labor .. . . . . . . . .6 981.83
Paid for repairs .. . . . . . .. 156.90
Paid for oil and’ beB. . . . . 45.31
Paid for printing ....... 1.2.70
Paid for postage ........ 5.37
Paid for movin-a'.. feed, bd.

and lodging ........ 18 00
Paid for books .. 5.12
Error in part of bill rc- .

funded .... ..... 2.42
Discount for extra expense 5.90

Total ............... $1223.65
Bal. on hand from opera-

tions ............. 8 63.54
Total bal. on hand including

amt. in bank Dec. 31,

1919 . ............... $ 495.04

At the close of business on De-
cember 31, 1919 we had 1111 abso-
lutely clean slate, not one cent

standing out either on subscriptions

or accounts.

We'anticipato much better results
next year as we have the machines
here and can have them in shape to
start right out when the proper time
comes, but as it is now we haven’t
got one dissatisfied member.

*Up-to-the-Minu't’e News From National Capital of Interest to Farmers

Packer-Control Legislation, Revisions of Federal Loan Act, Legalized Collective Bargaining, Regulation of Branding
and Sale of Fertilizers, and Other Important Measures Now Before Congress

HE SECOND ,session of the
I 66th‘ Congress will see the en-
actment of many laws of the
utmost importance to agricultural
interests. Such matters as the rati-
fication of the peace treaty, the re-
turn of the railroads to private own-
ers, the developmental? a. new mer-
chant marine, settlement of capital-
la‘bor disputes, loans to European
countries, and similar widesweeping
arrangements will of course affect
agriculture in common with the oth-
er industrial interests of the coun-
try, but in addition. a large number
of bills having a specific bearing on
agriculture have been i-ntroduCed.
Some of the more important ’of
the agricultural bills include pack-
er control legislation, revision of
the Federal Farm Loan Act, legal-
izing collective bargaining by farm-
ers’ organizations, regulation of the
brand-ing and sale of fertilizers and
commercial foodstuffs, regulation of
public cold storage facilities, estab-

’ lishing uniform standards of fruits

and vegetables, extension of the pub-
lic highways system, and improve-
ment of rural mail service.

Waterpower Bill Passes

During the past week the Senate
devoted most of its time to hearings
and debates on the Waterpower bill
which was finally enacted, thus end-
ing a ten year fight; »

The ‘bill provides for the creation
of a‘ federal .waterpower commission
composed of the Secretaries of Agri-
culture, Interior and War, which
would be authorized after investiga-'
tion, to issue 50 year licenses for de-
velopment of water power, or for the
utilization of water for irrigation
purposes. Heretofore licenses were
issued on a year-to-year basis which
tended to discourage large develop-
ments. Plants using less than 200
hOrsepower will not be charged a
license fee.

The bill carries with it an appro-
priationpot to exceed $25,000,000
to develop Great Falls, in the Poto-
mac. River above Washington, to
supply ._po{wer and light for govern-

‘ k'ment. uses at Washington:

Packer Legislation Takes New Turn
Senators Kenyon and Kendrick

9' have seized upon the situation aris-

logo, 1 Attorney General Palm-
‘ he packers; to

buildings and other property
empted-from taxation everyone would

 

specific agreement made, with the
packers. If enacted into law this
would have the effect of taking the
matter entirely out of’the hands of
the Department ’of Justice. The new
bill provides for the creatiod of a
body to be known as the Federal
Livestock Commission which would
take over the work of the Federal
Trade Commission insofar as the lat—
ter body’s duties pertain to livestock
or the packing industry. In addition
the Bureau of Markets, now a part
of the Department of Agriculture,
would be transferred to the livestock
commission and used as an instru—
ment to regulate and supervise live-
stock and meat marketing.
Legalizing Collective Bargaining
The Capper—Hersman bill making
legal collective bargaining by groups
or organizations of farmers is now
before the judiciary committees in
both the house and the senate. Be-

“I notice in the Nov. 15th issue that
you have an article on ‘What happens
when you sell the farm.’ I think that
you are wrong in your conclusions. The
$6, 000 is not income but working capi-
tal for the farmer has improved his farm
for 6 years and brought it up to be worth
$15. 000. Suppose he took a. mortgage
of $10, 000; the interest from this and the
produce sold would be income and sub-
ject to tax if it amounted to more than
$2, 000. Please look the proposition over
again and let us hear from you upon the
subject again "—F H. Carpenter, Allegan
County.

or we referred the matter to

, the collector of internal rev-

enue at Detroit, who in reply advis-

ed that the statement made in our
Nov. 15th issue “is correct. ”

Improvements on farms cannot be
made r‘withiout the expenditure of
money. The money thus spent is
considered income which is taxable.
Were investments in improving land,
ex-

: T THE request of our subscrib-

put their surplus earnings in im-
provements and thus evade the tax.
Improvements are held to be invest-
ments of capital and are held to in—
cause the desirability or the capa-

city of the property thus improved
{"110 yield. additional avenue Even

. - - v- 1: ”Wendy to Feb. .28, 1913,
Wie’

cause of strong opposition on the
part of interests that fear the
strength of the farmer when fully
armed to fight through organized
co—operative buying and selling, the
bill will have its troubles.

Uniform Feed and Fertilizer

A bill of far—reaching importance
is one introduced by Congressman
Haugen providing for standard class—
ification and regulation of sale and
shipment of commercial fertilizers
and feedstuffs.

The chief opposition of course will
come from manufacturers who claim
that such action would cause them
to reveal their trade seerets. The
fertilizer industry however is known
to favor a uniform national law to
replace the multitude of widely dif—
ferent state fertilizer control laws.
It frequently happens that a manu—
facturer doing business in several

states must mix, tag, list and store

“What Happens When

You Sell Your Farm”

is hardly likely that the government
would consider an increase of $5 000
in the value of a $10, 000 farm in six
yea‘rs' time wholly attributable to
improvements. Could the producing
power of farm lands be increased at
that rate, it would mean that their
value would double every twelve
years and that a farm worth $150
per acre, in 1900 would be worth
$600 an acre in 1924.

Article 1561 of regulations relat-
ing to the income tax reads: “For
the purpose of ascertaining the gain
of property the basis is (a) its fair
market price or value as of March 1,
1913, if‘acquired prior thereto, or.
(b) if acquired on or after that date.
it’s cost or approved inventory value.
In both cases proper adjustment must
be made for any depreciation or de-
pletion sustained. What the fair
market price or value of property
was on March 1, 1913, is a question
of fact to be established by any evi-
dence which will reasonably and ad-
equately make it appear.”

Article 545 reads: ”Where prop:
erty is acquired and later sold for a
higher price, the gain on the sale is
income. If, however,_t_he property
was acquired March 1. 1913, only
such portion of them as accrued

  

  

5-15:de lns its pine

separately the fertilizers intended
for each individual state in order to
properly conform to varying laws.
This entails extra expense in handle
ing, bookkeeping and shipping—all
of which is of course charged‘up to
the farmer. A uniform fertilizer law
of the right kind would be a decided
improvement over the present plan.
Big Increase in R. R. Rates
Interstate Commerce Commission—
er Robert W. \Vooley declares that
the return of the railroads to private
control at the time now scheduled,
March 1, will result in a substantial
increase in the present high cost of
living. as it will mean
freight rates.
Commissioner Woolley says he is
informed from reliable sources, that
the railroad presidents have decided
to ask for a general increase. .316
figures that the proposed increase in
rates, if it goes into effect, will cost
consumers of the United States, $4,-
375,000,000, and increase the fam-
ily budget of the United States some-
thing like $215 per year per family.
Statement by Woolley

Commissioner Woolley was instru—

mental in having the president com—
mandeeuthe roads at the time he
did, December 31, 1917. His state-
ment or the situation is in part as
follows:

“The railroad executives are pre-
pared to file application for a gen-
eral increase in freight rates. I am
informed that the measure of the in-
crease will be at least 25 per cent.
A few days ago an official of one of
the leading New England lines said
that the increase in New England
would have to be as much as 39 per
cent. Based upon 1918 freight re-
ceipts, a 25 per cent increase would
mean $875,000,000 additional, which
the shippers would have to pay an;
nually. But the shipper passes this
along to the consumer.”

Would Mark Cloth

Senator Capper is fathering a bill
to prevent deceit and profiteering re-
sulting from unrevealed presence of
substitutes for virgin wool. The plan
is to have the composition of cloth
so marked at the mill that not only
the tailor but the purchaser in its
final form can know just what he is
buying.

Wool growers’ interests claim that
such an action would increase cen-.

sumption of virgin wool, Although "

it is admitted that “shoddy" or need

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' chiefly to potatoes,

VEVVIEWING the past several
months of the markets of the
United States, one

many surprises, pleasant or disap-
;poi_n:Vting_, ranging between unusual
extremes. Take live stock shipping,

-for example. _Few were the prophets -'

of last summer who predicted such
a low level as litre stOck has reached.
Cattle topped at around $20 a year

. ago and nOW grovels around the $13

mark. But along.with this, practi-
cally all prices of leading crops have
jumped noticeably over those of a
year ago. The produce market un—'
doubted‘ly made the most. prominent

gains of any Section of the trade in .
the last few months, and upon these '

important facts this article will ex-
pand
The produce markets show import—

, ant gains over last year in a number *

VOf ways.

he explained later. Then, too,
shipments are better. January ship—
ments have been running a great
deal higher than those of thel same
month a year ago.
apples; cabbage
and cauliflower and the hot-house
stuff. Of course, shipments are‘light~
er than they were in earlier months
of the winter and last fall.
tober, by the way, beat the shipments
for the same month in 1918 by 10,—
000 cars, and the month of Novem-
ber, 1919 was 2,000 cars better than
the November a year before.

In spite of this general flow of
shipments in excess of those a year
ago, the prices this season have gone
ahead by leaps and bounds in most
lines. Potatoes quoted in the job~
bers’ markets just before Christmas
at around $3.50 rose to $4.50 a
month later and the increases have
kept up since Cabbage has Vin—
creased fifty pe1 cent ill value since
the weeE before the holidays, while

5 onions hays advanced almost' as rap~

idly Sweet potatoes, too, have edg—
ed up 25 to 35 cents a bushel.

' 5 Potato (nains Lead

Potatoes have sprung the biggest
surprise this winter in most of the
leading market lines. The demand
has been good andthe growers have
been much better organized and
successful in their distribution meth—
ods. Mr. Dorr Buell, of the Cadillac
Exchange,.has informed the writer
that the distribution tactics for spuds
this year has been considerably dif-
ferent from last year. This winter
much of the stock has been diverted
to Chicago, whereas last year much
more of the crop went east to Pitts—
burg and other big eastern markets.

“11339350; slum

can find .

First and foremost there ,
are big jumps in prices, which will.
the ,

This applies ‘

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be noted to the rule.
not so well supplied with spuds for
table purposes. In Idaho where the
spuds used to go cheaply, this year

the price is keeping right “up among _

’.em " In the Northwest a much
larger amount of potato flour is be-

ing made this year, and the local de-‘

mand in the Rocky Mountain re-
gions seems to hold up well.

Speaking of better organization,
a dispatch from St. Paul, Minn.,
should be of interest to every Mich-
igan grower.
growers have -banded themselves
Vmore strongly than ever together and
joined up with the national associa—
tion. .The national association of
Vegetable Growers of America is re-
organizing itself.

The case of the Minnesota, grow-
ers banding together to protect their
marketing interests'is typical of a
movement over much of the United
States. From Rochester, N. Y.,
comes ,the news that New York state
growers are going to go into
prod-nee marketing business Vco-op-
eratively on a big scale. This move—
ment accompanied by unusual suc-
cess in the selling game is one of the
most sunny conditions in the past

The .West is 5.

Minnesota produce .

the -

middle of January, and a drop of 50
cents per cwt. happened. But the
market recovered and the upward
movement went merrily on. '

In reviewing the potato prices this
winter, one finds that the procession
to the peak started well on its way
last November when prices were
around $2. 75 for No.1 Northern
\round White stock, f. o. b., sacked
in Michigan. By the middle ‘ of
December the market price reached
$3 Then occurred the biggest sur-‘
prise— to most spud experts .,. The
usual holiday slump failed to océur,
and e prices in four weeks rose to
$4. 25 and more by the middle of
January. ’ 1'

Weakness in Apple Market

The apple prices this Winter seem
pietty high to the public and buyers
don’ t show eagerness to make trans-
actions at the present figure. Thus
a weak tone is noted in most apple
markets. Another fact which caus-
es some doubt for apple handlers is

the government report which shows _.

cold storage holdings of apples- on
January 1,1920 to be 2, 714, 605 bar-
1els and 8, 527, 931- boxes compared
with 25,81 949 barrels and- 5,136,—

723 boxes in January 1 1919.111114]"

  

. p __ .. 5, , year in. _-
flo w. .‘ o f BYVERNE E. BURNETTV' , V the 1110- represents an increase of 5 1 per cent}, V‘ 'I
supplies 5 . ' 5 . V‘ ' ' ‘ ; ‘; , (If unsige in the {barrel apple holdings 9.1145365]
gig-11:1“ the ' ' . - .Qworbldé .133» per cent: 411‘ the bored apples oy6‘r a '
. .. c .83“ . .VV ”uripg g_V¥gBP 8830; . V
2:21:16er1; , Review of Produce Shipments and Pnces "1119311 agar; Pnemdfiat on; taut holdings are 5
has be“. .smpMEN'rs Port CHIEF STATES ‘ Janu a r y, "$0,222“ gfimt 1.3111115” "can?"
eastwar d" ‘ ‘ ' ~ ’ ' This season " 5 shipments n o 6/,
The great V .. . _ ._ of pota- shipped. Growers and shippers haye
em Potatoes . ”Dec 12-Jan 12. 29. . 82 409 m8. 5 t6 h had much ha‘rd luck this winter in
.993 ° Potatoes .Nov 1251132. .12, '19,..133124. cars :35 We
. k’ t - - v . 1). .Vzthe way of frazen stock, and they
1““ e A 1 (bbls.)De 12...) 12120 “1:12“ 99 n
.0611th is - DP es 0. an. ”$5 "'z’dro pin g often had to take what anyone would
~ . , Apples (box) Dec. 12391;. 12"; '20. .2261 cars P , , m 1
well sup- Cabbage D_.ec 12-Jan 12 ’20. .1 252 cars 0 ft ' 3 ve em I" order "'0 get rid
'v-pi‘ied psV-V ‘ ‘ ’ ’ ,. many sec- poor,,stock. The NOrthwe‘st is the
using]. in A Year: Ago , tions of controlling factor having produced
131:8 £128: Potatoes .. _.Dec. 12.11111. 12, 1.19 78551512151 €1.50 “5,3,2: , ""9 matw ”mm in ”Story "n "919'
rich agri—' Potatoes ..... Nov. 12-Dec. 12,7 ’:18 152,298 ears 1y "due to Apples last fall went into storage
. . .' _ - . Apples (bbls.) Dec 12-Jan. 12,‘ ‘19 4,024 cars; ' at prices higher than ever before in
cultu r a l , .. Went h e r
- . . Apples (box) Dec. 1243.11.12, 19. 1444 cars history. The consumin‘ trade there—
regions of . bl I , 6 . conditions. 3
the Mid‘ V ..‘( a )age ..... Dec-12" all. 1'21, _19 "1,32 4 0811‘s and V C arr :fOre bought wildly, because e‘ren .
_dle West ~— ——-~----—— —. . shortage. higher prices were feared. , ‘
"$2231;- ":11? ADVANCE 0F pmcns (PER owr., JO’EBING.) (131093910? Sharp Gain for Cabbage ' .
.gvéwl'g‘"; S This Season ., . - Agavemao; ~Price movement has tended up-
as a wig 1503,3311. 15,35; Dec. 15, 33.50; Nov. 15, 32.35. ».cu:&“~réd in Ward Since mid‘ocwber Whenw the
h a v e Apples (bbl. ) Jan. 15, 37@9.; Dec. .15, 38@8.5b - the spud general iobbing range in three lead-
f'o u n d ‘ Apples (box) .Jan. 15, $3.;00 Dec. 15, $3.00 m a rk e t ing eastern cities was $22 to $35‘per
..n1 0 r e A Year A 0 and oth— ton bulk. In November the'range
profit b y g V ers . 3.1‘ e .. advanced rapidly closing 5th menth-
shipping Pot, Jan 15.832; D0215 $190;1\0V-15..$1-.85 enti r. ely at $45 to $65. In‘ Decem r the
t o tth e Apples . (bbl ) Jan. 15: $6 50' Dec. 15 $5550 ' DOSSi'b 18- range to the middle of the month was
industrial Apples (box) ”Jan 15 $3; 00; 1306- 15, 93-00 For -6 12- $55 to $85, and by the middle . "or
sections . _ , ample 501‘, January the market had risen to
of th e . one W981i $95 to $125, which may be compar-
east. But this year exceptions may the Chicago market eased ofl, in the ed with similar range of $30 to $50

a year ago. These prices are for the
best, hard stock. '5

Shipments of onions during the

past few weeks were about the same
as for the corresponding weeks of

Movement showed a dis-
position to increase during early
January, Price advanced 25- 50c
per, 100 pounds to consumers.

In conclusion, it can be said that
in general the farmers ~are getting
higher prices for produce ‘this season

last season.

than ever before, but this does not 5
mean they can congratulate them—- ’

selves much. There is four times as
much money sin circulation today as
there was a few years ago and the
“fifty cent dbllar” must be taken
into account. Costs of production

for produce- on the farm are being

Worked out and show that the ma1-
gin of profit is not so very much and
nothing at all on some lines One
of the striking things of the present
produce season has been the im-
provement in the operation of
ganized groWers marketing associ-
ations. It is hoped that thréugh this

splendid means, the market review

a year from now Will Show bettei 911-.
arOund conditions than ever.

Eaton County Farm Boy Tells Why Boys Leave Farm for the City

.Rv LAW'REN (E HAMMOND

farm paper or a magazine, but

about the first thing that stares
us in the face is the great gla1i11g
headlines on “How to keep the bay 011
the farm, or 110w to keep boys from
going to the city.” In fact, We have
heard it threshed out at almost every
Grange meeting 01 Farmer’s Club ev-
er sinCe we can remember that we
were boys. Now, I think it is up to
us boys to get buSy on the V“great top-
ic 0f the day" and start something
new, for I haVe never seen in mint

ONE CAN HARDLY pick up a

or heard discussed “Driving the Boy.

- noon or night and father would let).

Off the Farm. ”

You might ask a fa1mer boy what
he is going to do when he giows up -
and nine times out of ten he will say,
“I am going to be a. farmer like fa~V.
ther.” In turn, I want_to ask some.
offithe men who have left the farm,
and gone to the city, if you can re-.
member how proud you » were when»;
you would go down to the field at

you drive the team from the field

. while he walked alone behind.

' ter that boy’s ambition to be a’ farm-

It is almost every country boy’s
ambition to own and operate a farm,
some day. He loves to 'care for the
stock, to break the calves, to harniess .
and to drive around. Now fathers ‘j
can ’t yen think what you did to 511.91-.

or andfirnve him 9:9" the farm" Per-1
‘ MW is asked you 1

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for a horse and bug-
gy to go, for a ride
a- little while. You‘
said yes, but it was
so long getting from
that chilled heart of
yours that it wasVan
icicle long before it ;
ever reached the
boy. Perhaps you
encouraged him -~to ;
take a commercial~ ‘
course in the high
school, afterwards
sending him tosome

up for a bigjob in
the city, when all
the time he was .
,yearning‘ for' a. short . ‘
course at the AgriV-..
cultural College, or.
even 5some good
practical Work at home on the farm.-
Early in life father taught me my
reéponsibilities as a farmer; he never
interferes except in a business way,5
and has always been as honest WithVV
me as most men are with everybody .
else except their, boys.
him to do as some men I have read
about .who promised his boy a
holiday 5011 Saturday "if he would--

a. oer-tam field th - seeding
Therfield was - . ‘
afind‘v

'anronceHamm

  

  

naming article and ”his prompt.

It is not in'--
.vhalf

dinner was finished
father presen t e d .
him With his own
hoe, nicely sharpsh-
'Ve_,d and told. him he
could hoe the pota-
‘ tbes fer the after,~
noon. Needless to
. say that the boy
Will soon be driven

Off the farm“ ‘
A boy starts but"
with all the care 'of
a drove of 16 or_18
pigs Dad says, “Go
to it, son, and see,
how well yen can
do with them. " Son

. gets busy HoW he
"_ Carries corn- j and
‘. mixes Iced! By and
‘ 07 ”tam-.1155 those pigs have
become the banner

bunch Of hogs in 31135: neighborhood
Some bright mo‘rning Dad and the
boy lead the hegs into the rack; Dad .
climbs in With the hogs and disap-
pears down the road, leaving the boy
behind, his thought going something
like this: “Well therb' "9.1% hogs
and Dad, tall theesame" ' -

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-.hood was. spent? on the" farm has many ,

‘the‘-' 'farm?’ He longs for bile gurgling.V

    

cribs it is like pulling all the tail

feathers out of a whipped fighting ,
cook. The boy is driven off the farm; ~ <- "

It is perfectly natural foi a boy to

be close to nature and Where is that
spot to be found exéept it be on 3.
And every man whose boy-

time‘s longed to get back to the soil
How its sounds: its doors its occupa.

‘tions... and Wits assoCiatiOnsp—how' it'

comes back to‘V‘th'e' boy “driven from-

or the old brook, the ‘old swimming
holes—be can almostiteel 4113..me
spring air flowing softly 3011 this fade:
Ask him and I dare “say he Will tell

  

you he Was dist/en off the farm.»V.:_- 15'

Now, Just. a dew. words to the bore a.
You; had better tlhi'fiji
long enough td count ten Perhaps.
intso doing 3!on might see wheie you

hav'e been, at 13111137; and by? a ‘gdngVV-v
heart-toheart tan: with 13‘"

113,131, try to
remember that father 3 ways are mt
your ways.. - Perhaps undei hi vest

he yearns for your 81190638, and when T ,.

you do anything worth while 110116113! 5

on earth is prouder of you than your ': ,5

mpg. of course.‘ youmay‘think 5m ’
m‘; ..

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treasurer, R.-
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1.18.11 or a. central blending and can-

' lion, Feb.
Farmers’ Week at M. A. C

2 to- 6, in connection with
Char—

llOtte is in the- center of one of the ‘
'largest maple syrup produCing 399"
~' lions in the United- States. '

By taking maple products out of
the sugar market where they are
newt-creed to compete
cheaper cane and beet sugar
supplying the demand for flavors.
sweetening and ,high grade syrup,
the growers hope to obtain p‘rices
sufficiently high to enable them to.
. continue in' business; Otherwise they

will have to face censtant losses, they»

say, and many already have consider-
ed cutting Off the
groves.

The new plan is to estabhsh a
central plant for the
which will perform the same func—
tion for the maple syrup men that
the creamery does for the‘ dairyrnen.
The crude syrup will be Sent in large
cans to the blending plant. There it
wilI be weighed and tested like
qualities assembled, and the whole
product blended into two grades.

SHORT COURSES OFFERED
‘ FOR LIVE ’STOGK SHIPPERS

As a means of assisting live stock

shipping associations toward a better
understanding of market classes and
grades of live stock, 33nd the methods
'of handling_ cooperative shipments
at the markets, and in order to im-
prove and bring about greater uni-
formity in accounting methods, short
courses of instruction- for association
managers, county agents and others
have been" scheduled for the following
markets on: the dates indicated: ‘De-
troit, February '10. and '11; Chicago,
February 17 and 18, Omaha, Febru-
ary 23 and 24; Sioux City, Fayruary
25 and 26. .

These courses are being arranged
under the direction of S. W. Doty,
Chicago representative of the U. S.
Bureau of Markets, Administration
Building, Union Stock Yards, co-oper-
ating With the National Federation of
Cooperative Live Stock Shippers. Al-
so one has been arranged for St. Paul
January 28 and 29, under the direc-
tion of the -Mi.nnes'ota State Live
Stock Shippers Association. Similar
courses, held at St. Louis; Kansas
City and Denver during the fall un-
der the joint direction at the U S.
Bureau of Markets
specialists of Missouri,
Kentucky and Colorado,

Arkansas,

 

-~ Beet Men Hold Firm
An OWosso dlspatch earns that as»

the result of the Sugar companies of

Michigan refusing _to 'gra-m't farmers

' an increase in the price ‘01 beets, over
. that of last year that the beat grow-

ers’ associatiOn' has voted to ‘fgo,

I 10 the mat” with the manufacturers
and to refuse to make contracts fer

be'ets for the coming season. They
are: reported as saying that they:
must have more money for their

beets in order to meet the increased .~

cost of labor.‘

 

‘ Emmet Farm Bureau Meets

The annual meeting of the Emmet
County Farm Bureau was held in‘
the Elks Temple ati Pete'skey, Thursi,
day, Jan. 15_. Bad weather kept the
attendance low but those who attend.-
ed were there fer business and felt
well repaid for coming The. coun-
tyf agent's r‘epOrt for 1919 was giv—
on and a discussion of work for 1920
taken up.

The followmg officers were elect—

f $421149; 14". A Zerbe, vice-pres. ., S .

 

“Barkley, See, ’.“J F. Quinlan,
H. Comstock, G L

17:11.11. H. Washburn, J C-. Schma‘l-

 

 

e'lgsyrup Quakers in the min:
,harlotte are unterested in the ~

with the.
and

ex‘is‘tlng maple .

whole state ~

and marketing .
[j attracted .

'_ per a lemon, according to G. A. Dean
. of the Agricultural Experiment Sta-

-of White arsenic were:

experiments conducted}: in Sangamcnv
county, Illinois, he found that .grass»

ponds on their places,
. ti

‘ ' ..--:.urit=h, the need of strong farm bureau: ' ,
the 1 ' '

»*0rganization and the work of
state and national farm bureaus. At
the close of the meeting a vote was
taken whether Emmet county would

.on a membership campaign. The
vote was unanimous and application
has been made for a spring member-
ship campaign.

.,50 000 FARMS FOR VETS _
From 30, 000 to 50, 000 former ser-
‘vice men desirous of establishing

farm homes can obtain 50- -acre tracts
,on existing reclamation projects if

congress grants the proposed $250,—

000,000 reclamation appropriation,

the house ways and means commit-
,tee was told by representatives of

western states ,_
Governor Davis, of Idaho, said the

. 32 reclamation projects in the west
might be extended so as to reclaim

3, 000 ,000 acres of land. With gov-
ernor Campbell of Arizona, he ap-
proved the proposed $250, 000, 000
government credits under _ which

states would issue bonds for the pro-'

ject. Former service men .would
have a preference right of 60 days
to settle on the land.

, Richard ‘F. Burgess, of El Paso,
told the .fcommittee that each form—
er servicé man would need $1,500
to $2,500 to provide a home, stock
and implements adding that several

western states were aiding the sol—I

~ diers in this respect.

 

Pbland China Breeders Meet

The Michigan Poland China Breed-
ers' Association convened for its
twelfth annual meeting January 14, at
East Lansing. ’An address by Pres. P.
P. Pope opened the session and R. J.
Baldwin gave a splendid talk on the
nure-bred sire campaign in Michigan.
Tony B. For: gave a. very interesting
talk. A general discussion with sev-
eral short talks by different breeders
followed. Officers elected for ensuing
year are: President, John R. Hawk-
ins, Hudson, Mich. secretary and
treasurer, J. K. Moystead, Osseo, Mich
sale committee, William J. Clarke,
Eaton Rapids; Wesley Hile, Ionia; W.
E. J. EdWards, M. A. C.

 

Hog Sells for $85, 000
Chief’s Best, a spotted Poland

China hog, brought $35,000 in a
sale at Noblesville, Ind. The hog
belonged to Frank Wise and was

purchased by Wycoff & Simason, rep-
resenting and Iowa state breeder’ s
association. This is said to be a
new record price for one hog. A
sow brought $8, 000 at the sale. Forty
head brought a total of $64, 380.

A “Lemon" for Grasshoppers
Kansas has handed the grasshop-

.tion of Kansas.

Half a' million lemons and 8. 3 tons
among the
chief ingredients of the .“grasshop-
per belt" which, Dean relates, . was
used last season in 39 Kansas coun—
ties, with an area of 40', 000 acres in
wheat. In those counties, he said;
there was no loss by graséhoppers
last season. Previously, the loss in
single counties had been as ‘high as
$3 000.009.111.11 season. '

This has an important bearing on
the national food. supply, Dean said,
as one-fifth of the nation’s winter
wheat supply is from Kansas.

P. Flint, of the Illinois Natu-
ral History Survey, declared‘ that in

hoppers ate chopped newspapers
treated with water melasses, paris
green and salt; four times as much
:8 they did the standard bran mix-
ure. '

 

. . Fish Ponds for Farmers

J S Sackett, superintendent of .
the Ohio State Fish Hatchery, at
Newton, a few miles east of Cincin-
naz'ti, has begun a campaign to in-
fluence farmers- to establish fish

 

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to secure a higher return on the money invested
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But here is one source of profit that some farmers miss.
In choosing fertilizer, remember that the form of the plant
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with other crops. Our Agricultural Service Bureau is 1n charge
of Dr. H. J. Wheeler, formerly Director of the Rhodc Island
Agricultural Experiment Station. It has helped many farmers
It is ready to

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Every farmer needs it. Our nearest office will be glad
to send it free, if you will mention this paper when
writing for it.

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Big Business and the Railroads
A GOOD DEAL of the opposition to furth-
er government control of the railroads
comes from the big business, interests of the
country. Like the ass who tried to imitate the
roar of the lion they have brayed loud and long
for the return of the roads and have all but

convinced congress that their bray is really the
royal voice of the people.

At times congress is stubborn as a mule, but
in the hands of the financial interests who seek
legislation for the return of the roads to pri-
va te owners, congress is as docile and tractable
as a lamb. Without consulting the wish of the
rank and file congress has speeded up legisla-
tion and now has two bills in conference which
will be compromised to meet every requirement
of the private owners who are right on the job
bossing the job. The country has recently been
notified by its representatives in congress that
it is now “too late” to reconsider legislation
for the return of the roads, and the people are
mildy scolded for waiting so long to make their
wishes known. The reason why the people
have delayed so long in expressing their senti-
ments is because they have felt up until very
recently that they could depend upon their
Congressmen and senators in Washington to
look after their interests without any prompt-
ing from back home. It now being apparent
that this is not the case, the people are making
a last minute but futile effort to impress their
wishes on congress.

It would be interesting to examine into the
motives of the business interests who demand
the return of the roads and a twenty-five per
cent increase in freight rates. In the first
place, higher freight rates mean nothing in
their lives. The consumer pays the freight.
But they fear the eifect of successful govern-

 

ment operation upon other large business en;

terprises. They are afraid that if the govern-
ment should prove that it can operate the roads
giving maximum service at minimum cost,
there might be a popular clamor for govern-
ment operation of all public utilities and pos-
sibly government control of certain commodi-
ties which are so indispensable to the welfare
and comfort of the people as to be in the na-
ture of public utilities. -

. If the railroads are returned to the private
owners under the pending legislation, the cit-
izen and taxpayer will always have the feeling
that the matter was disposed of in total disre-
gard of their wishes and welfare and in re-
, sponse to the demands of a small, selfish group
who were actuated by motives altogether for-
sign to the merits of the proposiion.

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Brains or Beef

UDSON MAXIM, inventOr of explosives,
' ' , , ' 'firc—arms and other contrivanc'es of des-
“ c 9.113313W0339d over the unrest of the mass-

 

natioiialdeiense is‘si ‘ j

ateiya before the venom, ‘ our dun
greater.
our gates and in our midst. _
a sharper weapon than the sword Ior steel, fox-they

are armed with the ballot. ‘ " ‘ ‘ It’does not

make a particle of difference whether a man 18
held up and robbed by a gang of gunmen who
have «the drop on him "or held up and robbed by
a gang of voters who have the drop on him. It
makes no difference whether robbery is’ commit-

' ted under the name of confiscation, indemnity or

tribute, in' war with a foreign , government or

committed by a home government through cone

flscatory taxation which robs the thrifty to aid
the, thrittless‘, or robs the rich to giveto the
poor. LIt does, not make a . particle of diflerence
whether the rich be robbed to give to the poor
by» the formal method of Cains Gracchus or by
the simple method ofRobin Hood. It makes no
difference whether predatory hordes armed with
the ballot make themselves the government, and
then give to themselves under the name of gov-
ernment ownership, the industrial wealth of the
country, or proceed after the hellish hordes of
old Attila." ’ '

This plea-maker for the rich might have add-
ed that it makes no diiference. whether preda-
tory interests mount cannon to oppress the
poor and rob the country of its natural re-
sources, or buy special privilege With their
money. But he didn’t. In his entire article is
not a word that acknowledges the Wrongs and
the grievances that exist because of the selfish-
ness of capital. The burden of his complaint
is that the rich and others invested with prop-
erty are in danger of being deprived of their
wealth by the ballot in'the hands of the “ig-
norant masses.” He is not in fact at all wor-

ried about the deprivation of the “inalienable.

rights” of 'a man who works with 'his hands

and draws so small a wage that he will never

be able to possess property.

Proclaiming against the rule by the major-
ity, the writer exclaims, “Should we be gov-
erned by brain or beef? That is a pertinent
question. Should we be governed by the ma-
jority of brain-power of the country or by the
mere count of heads, regardless of brainsi’ ’

In other words, beef is good enough when
there is a war to be fought to protect the prop-
erty interests of those who have brains, but in
matters of self government beef muSt give way
to brains. Ye Gods, what a doctrine. It smells
musty as though it had been resurrected from
the Dark Ages. It reeks with the blood of
countless battles that have been fought by the
ignorant oppressed to throw off the yoke of the
intelligent oppressor. They would have exiled
a man for expounding such audacious theory
back in the days of the Revolution. What
shall we do with him today?

‘iflfi

Who Speaks for the Farmers?

HO REALLY speaks for the farmers of

Michigan? There are four farm organ-
izations and two farm papers in Michigan, and
all of them profess to represent the farmers.
Realizing how easy it is for people to appoint
themselves as spokesmen for others Michigan
Business Farming has been very careful about
advertising its own views as the views of its
readers unless morally certain after a canvass
of the sentiment of its readers that such was
actually the case.

But Michigan Business Farming and the
heads of the State Grange, the Gleaners and
the State Ass ’n of Farmers’ Clubs, were re-
cently scolded by the other farm paper of the
state for advising theMichigan delegation in
Congress that the majority of the farmers of
Michigan were opposed to the immediate re-
turn of the railroads under the two bills now
in conference. The inference was given that
M. B. F. and the leaders of the farm organiza—
tions mentioned were self-constituted “repre-
sentatives” and that they did not'actually ex-
press the sentiment of the rank and file of the
farmers. _ , '

It would be wellto remember that the farm
paper which raises this question is owned by

7 Cleveland people who have a string of farm

papers and who are personally opposed to
further government operation of therailroads.
This paper/ does not like. to
farmers .Of. ' Mickie

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Th" Hun” Efidi'VWiIals are raw Within"
Th8? are armed with .

b611cye that the.

     

Judgmentof all t e farm es?
whether M. .B.‘ F.

 

\ g , and the-“farm
mentioned or the ouLof-theéstate :‘oWned farm

paper comes the nearest toirepresenting the _ L
fwishes and welfare of those engaged inagi'ir' i
" culture inthis state. And - in passing J‘u‘dga
ment let us not forget that all these organize--

ions have in annual convention,_ through the ,

most democratic machinery that is possible ‘ to

have in an organization, unanimously endow '1
ed the proposition which their leaders later f
‘ laid before the congress and to which the out-
of-the-stateeowned farm paper takes exception. ‘-

Q C C v C ' ‘

Who’s Box on: Your Farm?

ARE YOU boss of your farm or is your 1;

farm boss of you? Do you drive your

Work or does your work drive you? Do you ,
find work a pleasure or a drudgel Do you' set —
out in the morning with, a mountain of work '_
’ stretch your '
muscles and tackle it with a grim determine? ‘
. tion to reduce it to a mole-hill before night, or

in front of "you, set your jaw,

do you get a .“pain in your back,” drag your-
self around like h sick calf, making this ex-
cuse and that excuse to yourself for your dread
of the job that lies before you? It’s mighty

easy, you know, for a man to let his work get .-

the better of him. As long as a man has the
upper hand, drives his work every minute of
the day, he seldom gets caught with his hay out
in the rain. But work is an industrious fel-
low. There are no “off-days” for him. In
sunshine and rain, Winter and summer, he’s
always on the job piling up things for you to
do.
out for you today, you must do it tomorrow
and’there’ll be tomorrow’s job to be done also.
There ’3 no fun in working when work is boss.
But the man who drives-his work, from sun-up

till sun-down, gets real joy out of his job, and I

is prepared for any emergency. -
C t O i

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Let George Do It

WHEN THE READERS of a publication V
_> . want someone to pick the .chcstnutslout ’
of the fire they say, “Let the editor do it.” The -

average newspaper editor is as much in sympa-
thy with the woes and trials of his readers as
though he actually lived among them. Their
troubles are his troubles and he never hesitates
to rise in their defense whenever the oppor-
tunity presents itself. But where is there a
newspaper editor who has not had the experi-
ence of being forsaken in the midst of the battle
by the very ones who exhorted him to take up
the cudgels. Imagine if you can the feelings of
the general who in the thick of the fight sud—

denly turns to rally his soldiers and finds ev-

ery last man of them taking to their heels leav-
ing him to face the foe alone, and you will then
be able to appreciate the feelings of the. news-
paper editor who leads you to battle only to be
deserted at the crucial moment.

The neWspaper that is not subsidized is a
powerful force for good. Its voice carries far.
It is the constant watchman of the people’s lib-
erties, the arbiter of their controversies and the
avenger of their wrongs. If it has a mission,
and of small value to the world, indeed, is the
newspaper that feels it has no mission, that
mission is to preach the truth and,wage relen’o

less warfare against the suppressors of the

truth. It is the duty of the newspaper to ferret
out wrongs and make an cifort to-rectify them
even though it must fight the battle alone. But
with how much greater vim it enters the battle
and how much more effective is its fight when

its readers bring up the 'rear in solid phalanx.
t O O t ‘

A few weeks ago while talking to a merch-,

ant in the city I happened to mention “Farm-
ers.” “Say!” he says, “Them’s the follows
that are makin’ money; nothin’ much to, do
only rake in the coin. Pretty soft.” Why
should the farmer go to the city and work 48

long hours every week for $1.00 or “ $1:50

an hour whenhe can take life easy on thefarm
and only work 100 hours a week for $454: ‘
a mus-sash w. , * "

   
      
   

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_.> , .» tax burdens-
id 'may be borne by those d-i-rec ly

[.‘méflflédfl ~‘ Elsewhere in the same
article he says that "the immediate
~!'l'l‘¢. *fleotest beneficiary of an ex-

pensive highway ought to be taxed in
proportion to benefits conferred.”
And new comes the question, who

are" the ones mostly benefi-tted by our

big ‘ihighway' banding bill. Surely
not the farmer for. most of the state
highways are being built to please
resorters and other tourists. If a
farmer. happens toget‘ on one of
these big through lines he must keep
near the ditch or be constantly or-

dered out of the road by the banks 'tion the BEST

of the rich men’s mars. ‘
Then there are the men who sup-

. ply the wan-ts of the resorters, etc.
The r resort cities are ' ‘mueh. more

prosperous than they, could he were ,
it -not for the resorters patronage
and this is greatly increased by the
good roads. Then there are the big
truckers and the big road jobbers.
Where a. lot of money is being spent
for the public you must expect to
find big grafters'and big grafting
andlast, but not least, are the auto:
mobile makers. How much they have
been benefltted can best be est‘mat-

.ed by considering that autos cannot

be used with much satisfaction on
bad roads and then considering the
remarkable growth of Detroit, the
great center of the automobile in-'
dustry.

A Detroi-ter recently told me that

Detroit “was now the fourth city in

the union and that it was the auto-
mobile business that caused this big
growth and it was expect’ed that in
ten years more Detroit would be the
second city in the U. S. According
to Mr. Grenell’s 5th proposal, these
are the classes that should pay the
heft of the bond taxes.

This is fair not only because of
the great benefits they get, but also
because of the great harm they do
to the roads. ‘

But unfortunately, he does not
mean what his says, for in the very
next sentence (6th proposition) he
proposes to encourage thrift by un-
taxing wealth, and that would let
the whole job lot out of all taxation
and what would there be left‘ to tax
after letting the rich out. Even with
the help of the rich the tax burdens
of the poor are almost unbearable.
In this (Mecosta) county alone is a
long list of places (mostly farms)
for sale for taxes and the list would
be far greater if‘this wicked propos-
al of letting the rich escape taxation
should go through.

It would be class legislation of
the worst sort and unconstitutional.
It would intend to enslave .the poor
and middle classesfand there is too
much of. that already. Why do the
Fords, Armours, Goulds, Vanderbilts,
Morgans and Standard Oil million-
aires and others need help to build
up greater fortunes? It is" the num-
ber of happy homes in a country and
not the number of millionaires in it
that make it great and it is the sight
of these great unearned fortunes that
spreads discontent and helps pave the
way for violence and a "red revolu-
tion which will surely come if there
is no hope of a more just distribu-
tion of the products of labor.

Finally, it would be well for the
lady- voters to remember that he has
said in this same piece that a man
will stick to his class . prejudices
when he -is elected to office. We all

. know that Judson Grenell’s prejudic-

es are with the rich and he will cer-
tainly double cross the farmers if
he gets a chance. Already he is
throwing cold water on the plan to
run farmers for state offices-and why '
such a man should be put up to write
for a farm paper I cannot understand
for he is not a farmer and not in
sympathy with farmers’ ideals and

his” statements are often misleading.

It‘will. takoa lot of farmers check

full of farm ideals to equalize the
prejudices already in the legislature
_.in favor of. other *classesiso that we
. can get a fair deal.‘ Had we as a

less 1) sovi'nclinedwe might have
~ on ‘ agaand had lot "of.
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they passed ,a‘lot of class laws that
needsxrepeali-ng or ending. Look
for some samples (ten—F. G. 8.,
Blanchard, Mich. . .

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Mr. Smith 3/1:de Grenell have been
scrapping for a. long time over “Site-
Valuer taxation. and in the heat of the
gmthsomleflmes overlcgik the cis-

_ 1? n 5. am to say u
“defuse of Mr. Grenegl that his preju-
dices are NOT with the rich as claimed
by Mr. Smith. I am prepared to say fur-
ther that he is a student and a. thinker
and that his heart is with the "common
people.” is treatise "What women
should’know about politics" which is run-

ning in installments in our Farm Home
Section is positively and without excep-
oontribution on political
economy that I have ever read; It is
written so simply and clearly that the
reader is immediately impressed with the
thoughts presented. Every male voter
would find it to his alvantage to' read
the series on this subject. .
Grenell‘s views on taxation matters, they
are held by millions of other people, lab-
orers, farmers, professional men and
organizations representing the various
trades, whose very numbers and humble
station in life make it, ridiculous to
charge that they are in “cahoots" with
the rich to secure exemption from the
payment of their fair portion of taxes.
We do not endorse site-value taxation.
either do we condemn it, but we be-
lieve in an unrestricted discussion of the
subject by such readers as desire to 0x-
prcss themselves, so long as they keep
their remarks within the bounds of
truthfulness and courtesy to those who
dissent from their views—Editor.

ROI-V TO GET RID OF THE REDS

I have long been a reader of your
valuable paper and, thank you many
times for your invaluable assistance
to the farmers of the state.

Organized labor all over the coun-
try is going on strike after strike.
One is hardly settled until another
is on. We have seen in the last few
months the steel workers and miners’
strikes, and now comes the threaten—
ed‘strike of the railroad men.

There is another kind of strike
more dangerous than the common
strike of organized labor, that is the
“Job Action or Sabotry” of the I.
W. W. and other extreme radicals,
which means to slow down or do as
little as you can and get as much
for it as you can. These men'draw
their usual wages while carrying on
a more or less effective strike.

,Sucb men have declared war to
the end on the present system, and
numbers are increasing very fast.

The farmers are carrying on a
more effective strike than most peo-
ple are aware of. When a farmer
strikes he usually quits for good. .

There are thousands of deserted
farms in this country. 'Which means
more mouths to feed and less farm—
ers. to grow the food. a

In 1775 our forefathers declared
war against a powerful nation, be-
cause the government of that nation
in which they had no representative
was trying to make them pay a three
penny tax on tea.

Today" in this country the farm-
ers are’ paying a 2 per cent tax on
the full valuation of, their farms.
Which, in many instances is more
than the land will sell for.

How many representatives have
the farmers and laborers in our state
and national governments? Are
we the descendants of the men of
’76 going to sit still and allow a
band- of pirates'and robbers to rob
and plunder the nation that these
man gave their lives for.

I agree with Mr. Marsh in that
the farmers and laborers have much
’in "commons. and that they. should get
together for political” action. The
men who are in control of our gov—
ernment today \will do all in their
power to prevent—such a consolida-
tion and any man who advocates it
will be called a crank and a radical
if nothing more. Lincoln said. “you
can fool all of the people part ofthe
timeppart, of the people all of the
time, but not all of the people all of
,the time.” '

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stopped beingmade a fool of. They

sent two millionsof us to,France,
many of whom never came back to
make the world safe for democracy.
What have we gained, thousands of
the boys dead or disabled, the na-
tion saddled with debt and now the
pavement. , to ‘

   
 

  

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The Big Interests are making the
same mistake today that tyrannical
governments have always made.
Drunk with wealth and power they
are trying to silence the rest of the
people by force, which history shows
never has been done and never will
be. They are doing their best to
drive this country into a war the like
of which the world has never seen.
The trouble in Russia would be but
boy play in comparison.

Now my friends it is up to you,
the farmers and laborers, of this
country to prevent this trouble that
is coming to our great nation. The
only way to do it is by united politi-
cal action and that speedily.

We want a gayernment of the
people, by the people and for ' the
people, nothing more.

That would give us industrial
justice and then we need have no
fear of the red radicals—O. J. B.,
H espe'ria, Mich. . .

Unfortunately the most. active ele-
ments in organized labor who seek a po-
litical alliance with farmers and are m
a. position to put it into effect are the
very “reds and radicals” whom you crit-
cize. Let organized labor clean house
and sweep out into the rubbish pile the
preachers of sabotage and syndicallsm,
and then they may have a. fit place for
farmers to enter—Editor. .

SELFISHNESS

Your appeal for good government
is mighty good for a hungry soul
who is waiting for the lack of good
government.

I believe that the “chief purpose”
of human life should be to learn the
art of good government and is not
this the “divine purpose” of our
creator, God, when he told our first
parents to multiply, replenish and
subdue the‘ world, to subdue the
world means to govern it, not to
destroy it by selfishness and iniqui—
ty.

There should be no conflict be-
tween true government and true re-
ligion. All true government like
true religion comes from within the
human heart, not from extreme rad—
ical parties. It seems to me that our
body politics must have a change of
heart to save the life of Uncle Sam,
and the same may be said of all 0th—
erwpolitical governments on earth.

You cannot govern others to a
greater degree than you can govern
yourself, and you cannot govern a
people by a higher system of govern-
ment than they are able to appreci—
ate. All good government comes
only from within each individual,
never from external sources. There—
fore, I say that indivdual self govern—
ment is divine government and con—
stitutes the kingdom of heaven. Be
thankful for the grand opportunity

here presented to prepare ourselves~

for the kingdom of righteousness by
elf government. The spiritual light
of a new day has come. Human life

- in this world at present is ungovern-

ed. Absence of government is an-
archy, chaos,, confusion, disorder. A
national government is no better
than that of the individual who com-
pose it, therefore, seek ye first the
kingdom of self government and all
else will be added thereto.

Principles of a reconstructed gov—
ernment are, first, a change of
heart, which means a change of
mental attitude in our fixed habits of
thinking and though habits are the
chief directors of human life and
energy, therefore, to change your
mental attitude is to change the di-
rection of your life. Simple enough.
Second, trust your conscience. Con—
science is the voice of God, the more
you trust it, the more it will serve
and guide you. Third, learn to love
your enemies as yourself. Try to
realize that in the marriage of good
and evil-all things are divine. All
evil is but ungoverned good. Like
fire and water, it is evil only when
ungoverned and good when govern--
ed. C-has McKay says: “There is but
one victory worth the struggle; there
is but one world to conquer; the vic-
tory over'self; the world within.”

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success and prosperity-—
A. G., Quimby Mich.

You are right. A nation is nothing
more than a big family, whose. rules of
conduct are prescribed and administered
by a central authority called the gov-
ernment.” The government will be ex-
actly what the members of the family
make it. A nation of selfish people can-
not, it is finite manifest, write an unsel-
fish and just code of laws. The unpert-
ance of individual fitness to govern be—
comes immediately apparent—Editor.

FARMERS DUE FOR AN INNING

Mr. Milo Campbell, of Goldwater,
will have my hearty support for 11mm:
nation for governor. Have known on;
him for some years as I am a Granga
or also a Gleaner. ‘
two or three times at state conven-
tions. Believe he would make a frist-
class executive of whom we would all
be proud and would be a splendid rep-
resentative of the farming class. The
farmers of Michigan are showing the
state that they are advancing very
fast from What they were known as
the “Old MOSS Back" and are showing
those who used this name in derision
and contempt that they are as good
business men as they. Surely they
are entitled to this now for they neg-rd
a governor who is in sympathy Willi
their interests—Henry Moiles, l
costa County.

   

 

 

If all the- farmers have the same slur—
it as you. and stay by the men ‘who :.re
entitled to their support they W111 svvvep
everything in the next elect10n.——I:]dl'.01‘.

 

 

Campbell Not Member of Illinois
Manufacturers Association

The Writer has enjoyed reading

your paper very much and enml‘wti
cally approves your stand about He
financing of the State Fair Buro-u.

It is absolutely necessary, in bo‘dto
have the confidence of the people of
the state, to divorce the organization
from “Big Business," so callcl altho
the financing of the bureau mnyhave
been harmless and well-meant. I note
that Mr. Milo Campbell has been
“nominated” by the farm 01";ani7a-
tions for governor at a meeting in
Detroit. The writer was told while in
Chicago attending a Public Owner-
ship Conference, that Mr. Campbell
had recently joined the “Illinois Man-
ufacturers’ Ass’n,” and while I did
not believe it, I think it should be at
once cleared up if Mr. Campbell is to
be our choice for governor. I do not
know Mr. Campbell personally; at all
but know he has don-e much good.

/However, I do not believe that a
man who is a member of the I. M.
Ass’n would appeal to the farmer
electorate, do you? I have no of her
choice ‘fnyself for governor but want
to get this straight.—E. L. li’nodhams
“Mentha Plantatia," Kalamazoo (loun-
ty.

Your letter was referred to Mr.
Campbell who replied as follows:

I am not in any manner associated
or connected with the Illinois Manu-
facture‘rs’ Association. Some months
ago I received. a long (lists-ice tele-
phone message, asking me to attend
“Our Country First” conference at
Chicago, as a. representative of the
farming interest. I did so. associat-
ed with more than. a thousand manu-
facturers and associations of the
country. The meeting was calied
through the initiative of the Illinois
Manufactur-ers’ Association, as I af-
terward learned. I was placed upon a
committee 0f resolutions and prepar-
ed all of the resolutions, including
the preface that referred to farming.
I made a fight upon the floor for :he
adoption of the collective bargaining
resolution for farmers, and won out.
I have received more complimmts
from farmers and farm organizatluns
over the country for this effort than
for almost any other, in th'e'last few
years. I am sending you a copy of-
the resolutions and have marked the
paragraphs that I prepared and sue.
ceed‘ed in getting’ adopted. I think
the place to fight is where the enemy
is located—in the cities and among
business men is where I find located
more or less the opposition, or mis-
understanding of the farmer-4t is in
such bodies and face to face, phat I
have'been fighting the battle for the
farmers of this country. I am sure'
that Mr. Woodhams will approve . of -
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While we women are making a
study of’how tovote, it. is interest-
ing to n-ote'the topics of the day and
see where in properlegislation could

reméedy present evils. Surely the
one tion if immigration laws is one
of them.

In a recent meeting held under the
auspices of the Y. W. _C. A. and Y.
M. C. A. in New Jersey, Major Gen-
eial Wood advances. the following
suggestion, which it would seem
would be a speedy and lasting solu-
tion of this vexing problem of un-
Americanism which ' has been’ felt
more keenly since the great world
war than everbeere:

“Smash the red flag; bar the nation’s
gates to undesirable immigrants and
Aimricanize the desirable ones [9:11 11
Ammicanism in our schools and see that
the, {tachere are properly paid and cured
foi;u,1erate but -one flag. and one lan-
guage. There is a great deal of uneasi-
ness 1ight now in our countiy. This is
no time fox experiments; this is no time
for new theories; this is no time for
loose thinking. The watchword of this
country today should be. "steady and the
slogan should be law and order' the
rights of property. the courts. the consti-
tuted authorities, all of these things."
General Wood declared that the red
element can be readily disposed of thru
deporting those who are aliens and turn-
ing the citiZen portion over to the court.
“We must look very closely into the qual-
ity of our immigration and look into it
befme it comes aboard ship and comes
0191‘ here. We are very proud that
Ameiica has been called for generations
‘the refuge of the oppreSSed‘ Let us be
very careful to see that America does
not become the dumping ground of the
degenerate
'What is the use of bringing these
11101119 in here who are unfit to be citi—
irons who are moral degenerates or «le-
scewlants of criminals?

“We. haVe had a good deal labor
trouble in some sections of the countiy
lately. We find 95 percent of American
labor to be clean. square and sound But
119 find the Vicious element f10m the, oth-
c1 5 percent and while we are getting rid
of a bad lot don't let us take in any
more unless we know who they are.”

And another thing which we as
law makers must take into consider-

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our immigration officers. Unless
they are Americans—through and
through. what good to make laws

concerning this vital point. we who
are born in this country would pre-
for that this officer be Ameiicnn
born for while we have all respect
for the foreign born who comes to
our shoxes and takes out his papeis

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dyed-Iin- the— wool American. 9
9 We hold the ballot. We can de-
mand that men be nominated whom
we Wish to elect, and can demand
that laws be enacted which will make
of this what it’s title stands for “The
Land of the Free” as well as the land
of the oppressed.

FIRST AIDS

HEN A child gets a bad fall,

VV peel and grate a raw potato
and lay on and the swelling

will be reduced in a short time. 9
The white of an egg applied to a

to ,burn or scald is most soothing and "

will cause the wdund to heal Quick-

 

1y.It the burn is severe and you _
are near a druggist, get an ounce or

carbon oil. t
‘ If your clothing has caught fire;

don’ t run, especially down stairs
out of doors. Roll on carpet or wrap
in a woolen rug or blanket. Keep.
the head down so as not to inhale
the flames. Dirt, sand or flour is
the best extinguisher or smother
with woolen rag, blanket, tablecloth
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not have the same viewpoint as a-

or",

1

' Mr. Judson Grenell

E BELIEVE that our readers
VE/ will be interested in meeting.
Mr. Greuell, who has been con—
ducting this series of very compre-
hensive articles on Women in Poli-

tics and so we take pleasure‘wm
presenting him toyou this week.

Club women of the state as well
'as liberal minded men everywhere
concede that Mr. Grenell’ 5 treatment
of the subject “How to use the Bal-
lot” is absolutely the best that has
been written. We will depart from
our regular series from his Brochure
this week and print his latest terse
challenge to 11's women:

IS THE INDEPENDENT WOMAN~

VOTER GOING TO BE A
FACTION? .
(By Judson Grenell~).9 ’

Strenuous efforts are now being
made by both the Republican and
Democratic parties to. capture the
votes of the newly entranchised w-o-
men of America. There are some-
thing like 13,000,000 of these votes
of which at least 700, 000 are in
Michigan—enough to capture every
office in the gift of the people, if
they were united.

Mrs Carrie Catt, president of the
National Woman Sufirage Associa-
tion, is counciling women voters to
be independent of party affiliations.
She days it is the only method by
which the ideals of government ’ for

 
      
       
       

 

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If they tie themselves to parties:
4 rthey will lose ins, meat of tibial:- they

r,

liq? gained by being franchised
his is excellent advice. A 1110’

man voter tied to a party, and es-"' .,
pecially a party {~80 thoroughly or-v

ganized as is- the Republican-‘3' ,or Dem-
ocratic party, will lose mos-J, of her
influence and' at least hall} of her
vote. . , ‘ .; ._
Political ambitions make cowards
oi pOIiticians.
itiati:ve..
pression
into the

privileges.' .
' Too many men inherit political be-
liefs and party affiliations; .and
women voters are to become thle
victims of the same policy, it would
be better had they never voted—
better for themselves, better for the
state, better for the entir country

The women of America have a
great political future before them if
they will vote intelligently and in—
dependently and wisely on the so—
cial, industrial and economic prob-
lems facing the nation. .

But they will never do this if they
-t~ie themselves to the old, parties. '

Potatoes on Pthe Half Shell
Cut baked potatoes in halves

lengthwise. Remove centers care—
fully. Mash, season to. taste with
salt, pepper and butter. Moisteu

with hot milk. Pile potatoes
lightly in the shell.

back
Put in oven to

9 reheat and brown slightly

Parsnjp Fritters
Wash parsnips.
inches long. Cook in boiling salted
water until tender. Drain, plunge

into cold water to remove skins eas- .

ily. Mash, season with sal.,t pepper»
and butter, shape in Small flat,

round cakes, roll in flour- try in but- 9

tot or drippings.

Host—“Yes, I get rid of a lot of
these cigars during the year—giving
’em to my friends, y’know.” ,

Connoisseur—Jilin. Get rid of a
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“You used to hate Work.”

“I hate it yet,” replied Plodding
Pete. “But I’m goin’ to keep at it. It
you get mine habit o loaiin now.
some member of the I W'. W is liable
to step up any minute 2111' call you
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what he wanted; so I will. tell '
A'sf' 1a young boy he had enter
drawing contest conducted: by?
. Gl’e‘a’ner and had won a prize.
though he was grOWn to make
the influence. of his boYhood "achiev

ment lingered in his memory and he

was anxious to go through the fllés

‘. old drawing. So we looked it up 1
him, and found that that paper- us
. to group tour Wrawinge each monilh
and print them, and I will do the

same if there are- enough good ones 5

receiVed With the names 01- the Win-
gners underneath each drawing, NoW
let’s see it We can’t have enough.- t;
. form a group in our paper once eat;

month. ,

only in black
and white as the colors won‘ ’t reprph
dues and use black ink if possible—}
but if you haven’t it, use a good lead
pencil and we will have our; artist
trace the drawing so it can be photo-
graph-ed and printed. Remember
this is open to girls as well as boys;
—Aflectlonat‘ely yours, LAD'DIE.

V Dear Laddiez4—Jl‘his is the first time I
have written so I cannot'be expected to
fit my thinking cap on very tight. I am

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-——Lo'uis Gardner, Frederic, Mich.

e are driven to

bird,- named Brid-
one oat; Jet, andry .84 dog, Shep I have
'sister‘: Russell,
aflpwarrd and Beth. We live on a 40- -acre

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bun-I111sz CORNER
The'Hunter and the Squirrel

A hunter sees a squirrel on
trunk of a tree, and tries to sho

it. As fast as he moves around, the
squirrel moves also, and always keeps
and the

the tree between himself

hunter. The hunter walked around
the tree. Did he go, around, the
squirrel? ' '

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THE LONG WINTER: TRAIL

there’s ice on the streams,
there’s zest in the air, . .
There’s an nndcfiled blanket 'of
snow everywhere:
There’s frost on1 each twig and.
each roadside weed .
Is burdened: with rubies and dia-t
monds for. seed, ,
And through the long: stretches of
1 deep forest lanes ‘ .
..A1 tense 1white crystalline silence
. reigns.-
» So come with me ,now over hill
over vale!

Come away with me now on the
long winter trail!

H o,

Ho, the storm clouds are tumbling
. thick; in the shy, -. .

b'linging their pellets of sleet as
they fly!

The snow-wreaths are slithermg,
fswift in the road. -.

The hoary old wind fr cm the North»
is abroad! ‘

out of the arctic waste, barren and
“,vast

Rushing with fury—a terrible blast

Come along with me nolU—push in-
to the gale' .

Come along with me now on the
long winter’s trail! ‘ .

Oh, there‘s beauty to me in the
1 soft, rounded lines ,
0f the snow-moulded hills and the

fleecy-croioncd pines; 1'

. There’8“mnsic to me in the squeak

of-the‘ snow, 1
And the gurgle‘of streams as they
hurry below
Their blankets of ice.

fog in the fight,
In matching my Strength with the
, storm-monarch’s might.
There’s health in the open—hcaity
' and hale.“
Ho! Come with me now on the long
‘ .1. winter’s trail!
———The Cave Scout in the January
Boy’s Life.

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‘ I kHIS is the season when we most ap-

predate the home comforts we have—end 1t ,
is likewise the season when we can best add those
heme comforts WE lack. Interior remodeling and
_rcfinishing and the making of built-in furniture
'(which lasts as long as the house) can be accom-
plishcd best at this time, when outdoor construction
is interrupted by bad weather.

        
        
     
     
  

IF you have remodeling to do and interior home
comforts to add, do it now—and when you go to '
your home lumber dealer for the material, ask for

southern Pine »

“The Wood of Service”

 
       
      
     
      

 

        

 

 

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1 ; grain, and, properly treated, it takes and holds per-
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THE WOVDERFUL ADVENTURES

OF A RAINDROP _ ) ' .
1331.4; 1,1 ' '.

' HEN I heard millions of,

W 'sil-Vffi‘y voices chanting rte a
music that Was 1111911119 tink-~ .

ling of little guitars or ukeleles _

Between the rain and the rainbow

 

A mimic Secret lies_ 3 ..
When the Sun and like rain are meet-
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‘ Across the cloud skies.

Here in the heart. of the Garden _
A magic wonder wakes “" 1
Hark to the voice of the raindrops
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in front of. me,
eyes. Then?
sweet, silvery ~1toice'- like

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A your eyes, Garden Lady, and what I
. remember I willf tell you if you wil

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’” ,‘ {1 itself (ml-y prettier

into the other One, and found
little hollow place among
about which fringy green
Lugs and’brig'ht nodding bluebells

There I found
1 -11nyself, all shining
11g about. But darkness

prodding out fringy
need and skipped
ushed‘
,as the raindrops
theirshower a few min—

In only we Were all join-
heepgrate, too. in a way“!

Wing, flowing, out
_ 1g out, singing

You see a raindrop
~pan not Speak inn war-.ds _,

, 53501115 ‘vof a mist and darkness .11
works to find myself in a blue, blue
' thatlwas swinging to and fro

—let ;myself slip from the blue

38 came 551- 2 great sputtering
38111138 and hundreds of little" '

and took"

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ASK your home dealer to quote you prices on short-

lcnzth Southem Pine matcnal that is perfectly adapted to many uses

in interior finish and trim. yet cosis less than the standard long lengths.

And ask us for the handsome and 1aluahlc book. The interior of

I Your Home, " which will be sent FREF promptly on request and ‘1
which tells all about how to treat Southcm P‘ nc with paints and mine.

       
     
  
   
  
   
   
     
   
 
  
  

 

 

 

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Michigan Business Farming,

Gentlemen.

‘ Michigan Business Farming is sure :1 gr eat paper
L ‘to get lesults f1 0m livestock advertising. ‘

     
   
  
   
  
  
   
 
 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 

' Ashley, Mich, Dec. 30, 1919;

Mt Clemens, Mich

You may continue our ad in your paper.

  

 
 

Yours truly,
C. E. DAVIS & SON.

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LOOKING INTO
THE FUTURE

That’s what '
Wheniz'We started this bfisines's. The
reason .ivo’u ha‘1e given us your con-
fidence is because this- busimss is“
founded upon the" principals of,

FAIR DEALING

We wish to Licknowe ge (ur
preciation of your patronage and
express our thanks to all our ship-

pers. .We will

heretofore, continue to pay the top
priCe for all furs shipped to us. Be-
’ member there are no charges What.
The prices are met to you.

Always haying lg .mihd

SOGVBI‘. '

. tomers interest

      
  

 
 
 
 

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Wheat has not changed in price to
speak of, during the past week, altho
it has shown a general condition of
. I shortage. Millers simply cannot ob-

.. tall: enough of the product to operate
,«as't-hey desire. Their customers are
“demanding deliveries, but without the
grain there can be no flour. Three of
' the greatest milling companies in the
. nation are closing down a total of ten
mills, because of this shortage.

 

WEATHER RULES CORN

 

 

 

 

 

oonN PmcEs PER su.. JAI!.___£I‘.N1_82.O
Grade Ipetrol_t___l_chlcagol_fl.‘ Y.
' No. 2 Yellow I I 1.70
No. a Yellow ...l 1.54 I 1.54 I
No. 4 Yellow 1.52 I I
PRICES ONEV thn aeom ,__
Grief—“ngmn IOhlcagoI . N. .L- _
No, 2 Yellow ...I I I 1.40
No. 8 Yellow 1.25 1.22 | 1.31
No. 4 Yellow 1.20 1.18 I 1.35

 

 

 

Long ago the shortage of cars and
’ power had its effect upon the corn
mOVements and markets. This month
is featured more than ever by the
scarcity of rail equipment and coal.
One of the outstanding results of that
.cOndition during the past week was
the embargo which -hit grains with a
hang. The bulls grew alarmed for a
day or so, but then the news arrived
that the embargo soon will be off.
Moreover, the weather man stepped
into power in the corn market at the
close of last week and the opening of
this. The weather is had over the
areas supposed to ship corn, and
movement is getting less and less in
numerous centers.

Bears are going over in flocks to
the bull side at the opening of the
corn markets this week. Bullish n'ews

‘ includes the reports that they are not
such great stocks of corn left in the
hands of farmers as supposed.

Although corn.is not active at this
time, it shows great reserve strength

I and the price is a- few cents above
that of a week ago. Continued cold
Weather and car shortage difficulties
are forecast for some time to come,
indicating a prospect of firm prices.

OATS \VAY UP

 

 

 

 

OAT pmczs PER Bu.,___.mu. 21,1920
“—73:11“ 1_9£t£09_lfl¢hlcago I II.” Y,
standard Ki ..... I .90 I .89 I1.01
Mo. 3 Whlte ...I .89 I .38 I .99
No. 4 Whl‘em;:I-'38-.,I._.'§9__l.,1_'§7__'
,l’mcss on: YEAR AOOW -1.
ago! 7_ IDetroIt VI Ohlcaao I N. Y.“
Standard ._ . . .I .50 I .50 I .07
No. a Whlte ...I .57 I .54 I .05
No. 4 White ...I .56 I .5e I .02

 

Oats have been doing the fancy aer-
onautic stunts at the market arenas
in the past week. In the New York
markets, oats are now quoted at more
than a dollar a bushel. Prices would
go up higher still were there any to
be had to give life to bidding, says a
Detroit. market expert. A dispatch
from Minneapolis says that elevator
men are unloading some of their corn
and wheat, but none of their cats,
which they are holding for a still
higher figure than offered at pres-
ent. No. 2 white in Detroit has gone
,up to 90 cents per bushel with bullish
* predictions shoving it higher. I The.
shortage of the crop is being realized
. more fully every day.

RYE AND BARLEY

Compared with last week’s figures,
rye and barley have scarcely ,bu'd‘ged‘
fin» price levels, rye dropping one cent
find barley remaining the same. Rye
has been._easy, due to foreign export
«have. .but the prices seem inclined to
who farther. Detroit quotes rye ~

 
 

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DETROIT—Corn and oats firm; rye weak owing to let up in. “ ,
shipping demand. Hay firm. Beans easy. Cattle dulLQHogs strong.

CHICAGO—Corn weak and lower due to increased movement.
Wheat, oats and rye inactive. Cattle and sheep strong.’ '

 

 

I Weekly Trade. and Market Review

BUSINESS in many ways was never. better than at present-,but-along.

with this are many obstacles which cause hesitancy in investment. A
great financial expert last week told several hundred manufacturers and
financiers in Detroit that. they should prepare. against the panic likely to
come in 1921. Here are the chief obstacles which business and tra_de are
bucking just now: Feverish attacks against the “high cost of living, "’
conducted by society women or politicians, usually not well grounded on

the fundamentals of business; car shortage;

famine of motor poWer;

poor transportation; rumors of great strikes; social unrest; bad foreign
exchange conditions; presidential campaigning and uncertainty as to
America’s future relations with Europe.

Along with these conditions we find the steady rising of prices.

Heavy buying and orders are being placed on all sides.

Considerable

building is going on, and there is enormous demand for raw materials,
the supply of which is entirely too small. Rroduction is low and consump-

tion great.

I

The Seventh Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, reports great pros-
perity generally for the Middle West, including most of the agricultural
districts. Big industrial cities, located in the agricultural districts, have

created huge demands for foodstuffs of all kinds.
that good times must find a turning point before long.

It' is believed, however,

Grains in general have been boosted by bad weather and small offer-
ings. Oats made notable advances, and corn gained a few cents. Wheat
stayed at about the same prices as a. week ago, and’ beans dropped a lit-

tle. ’

BEANS DROP A LITTLE

SPUDS HIGHER AND SCARCE

 

”CAN PRICES PER ovlrr" JAN. 20, 1920

, ,J!399_.1 , IDe‘PQIFJPMGWP L N: .‘L
e. H. P. ...... I 7.25 I175 l8.00
“fl,1.59."?!L1,:_i.,___._M, L1 5-99..--J11-L

 

. .PBICES ONE YEAR AGO

, j _,9"é9§;‘_-11_lP°¢'_‘5"-NTI cmafliljlj:
c. H. P. ...... I 8.00 I 3.15 I 0.15
Prime .........I 1.00 I 7.75 I 9.00
Red Kidneys ...I12.00 I12.eo I13.25

 

Beans, after a. pretty steady con-
dirtion for a week or so, eased off ten
cents in the Detroit markets at the
close last week with the figure at

$7.25. There‘has not been much
activity in the bean market, how-
ever. -

The following interesting news
item appears in the Huron County
Tribue: '

“That beans are still one of the
best paying crops for Huron county
farmers, notwithstanding the fact
that they are not quoted as high on
the market as they were when the
peak was reached three years ago,
when the war was in progress and
an extraordinary demand was creat-
ed, is attested by the large number
of farmers, who were interviewed on
the subject this week, and who un-
hesitatingly endorse this as one of
the staple money crops for Huron
county farmers.”

 

 

sPuos PER cw1'.. JAN. 20.. 1_920__
I SackeaLEsE
Retro". ............... I 4.90 I 4.80
:hlc ............... | 4.90 I 4.80
Plttsburg .............. I 4.85 I 4.10
Eel! YorlL_.~.M.. ._. . '_'1‘_1-‘,.'.[ 797.80 I 4.60
.L‘iTEBLGES,:ONEQ'VFAR A60] ‘ __
Detroit ............... l 2.00 I ill—ED ‘—
Chlcago .............. I 1.95 l 1.85
Pl'ttsburg ............. I 2.30 I 2.20
New York ........ r. l 2.50 l 2.30

 

 

 

Demand for potatoes is keeping up
well at most markets and prices are
inclined upward. It is hard to get
the quantity and quality desired.
Stormy weather has played havoc for
some retailers .and shippers, inas-
much as towns have been snowbound
and all shipping has been delayed.

The potato situation in Michigan is
somewhat unsettled.
high prices induce many growers to
offer their stock, but others are in-
different and prefer to hold, expect-
in-g even higher prices in the spring.

The shortage of cars is curtailing
movement because dealers do not
wish to stock up at present prices
with no certainty of a car supply.
Dealers appear anxious to sell, but
are being forced to reject orders on
account of car shortage.

Wide range of price prevails at dif-
ferent loading stations, some growers
receiving as high as $350-$065 per

 

 

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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 name on the dotted line. Then
clip, the coupon and mail it to Editor Michigan Business Farming,

\Villiam E. Borah .E] Hiram Johnson .
. . . . E] Frank Lowden
Henry Ford ...... El Wm. G. McAdoo . . D .
Warren G. ’HardingD A. Mitchell Palmer [3 Leonard Wood . . .D
Herbert F. Hoover D "John J.’ Pershing . D '

Do you favor extension of government operation of railroads for

u, ...... 0.00000100-

two more years (yes or n0) .......

  
  

. . D Miles Poindexter . . D
..D Wm. H. Taft .....D

Woodrow Wilson .

  

 

 

   
    
 
  

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The prevailing ’

we; twill! and

”fits.“-
Eta.”

a.

100 petunia, although bulk or also.

.made from 3335-3335 and some as low,
as $3 Dealers located in districts .

served by two or more railroads and

consequently, able to obtain cars, are ,

willing to pay more to g‘I-OWere than
.Ldeslersjdependfng on only one .line.
The Mdmemnt, attitude of growers,
the car shortage, and the cold, weath-
er of early winter are the principal
reasons for the comparatively light
movement from Michigan, compared
with some other potato-producing
states, although Michigan usually
moves a large percentage 0f its. crop
during the montsg' of April and May.

 

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Detroit . . s1 .50 @ saleoso' "a s1 Izeifié'ifi
Chloeoo . sacs-a 84I32.00@ 38l31.00 a 32
low York 50.00031
Pltteburg . 33.500 aeIaznoo canteen 32

I I No.1 I No.1 I No.1

I Light MIX. IOIoYor filial ¢lovor
Detroit . . I29.so @ aoIze.eo @ 29l20.50@ eo .
chloogo : . leaoo c aaIs1 .00 o ea~Ieo.0o call
New York I36.00 0: Isaoo @ «Isaoo a as
Pltteburg . Issue a salsaeo @ asleeeo @ e7

HAY emcee A YEAR A00 7‘

I No. 1 Tlm.I Stan. Tlm.l No. 2 Tim.

Detroit

- N Y Mt ‘ £1383 3,338 @ ealze'oo 8 e1
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Plttebure .Ieo.oo a 81 20.59 @39I27.60 e 2_e

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Detrolt . 25.50 @ 26I21 .50 @ 22I20.50 @ 21
Chicago . 25.00 @27l25.00@28|21.00 @22
New York 29.00 @ 31I28.00 @ 30I25.00 G 28
Plttsbul'a . 27.50 @ 28I21.50 @ 29I26.50 @ 27

 

There is a greater demand for hay
than there is supply. The cold weath-
er and car shortage are largely res-
ponsible for this condition, it is be-
lieved. Very firm markets prevail
for hay in most parts of the country.
In Detroit prices went up around a
dollar a ton in the past week. '

 

DETROIT PRODUCE MARKET

Butter is easy and a little lower. Of-
ferings are increasing and consumers

ers‘are not active buyers. Receipts
of eggs are increasing, but .ther'e- is a
corresponding increase in demaudand
the market holds steady. Storage eggs
are active. The poultry market is
firm in all its lines. Receipts are not
large and there is a brisk demand, es-
pecially for chickens and hens. Ap-
ples are dull and easy. There is not
much doing in any line of fruit.

Butter —— Fresh creamery firsts,
61 1-2@620 per 1b.; fresh creamery in
1‘-lb. 61@631-20 per-lb.

 

LIVE STOCK MARKETS

DETROIT—Cattle: Market steady;
heaVy cattle dull; best heavy steers,
$12@$13.25; best handy weight butch»
er steers, $10.50@$11.50; mixed steers
and heifers, $9.50@$10; handy light
butchers, $8.50@$9; light butchers,
$7.25@$8.25; best cows, $9.50@$10.25;
butcher cows, $7.25@$8.25; best cows,
$9.50@$10.25; butcher cows, $8@$8.50
chtters, $6.50@$7; cancners. $5.75@$6;
best heavy bulls. $9.50@$10.50; bolog-
na bulls, $8.50@$9.50; stock bulls,
$7.50@$8.25; milkers and springers,
$65@$140. Veal calves: Market
strong; best, $22.50@$23; others, $10

@$19 Sheep and lambs: Market
steady; duality very common; best
lambs, $21; fair lambs, $18@ $19;

light to common lambs, $l4@$16.50;
fair to good sheep, $10.50@$11; culis'
and common, $5@$7‘.50. Hogs: Mar-
ket strong; all grades, $16.25. '

CHICAGO—“Hogs: Generally 25c
higher; bulk, $15.60@$15.85; top, $16;
heavy, $15.40@$15.75; medium, $15.60
@$15.85; light, $15.65@$15.90; light
light, $15@$15.75 heavy packing sows
smooth, $14.75@$15.25; .do rough,$14.-
25@$14.75; pigs, $13.75@$14.75. Cat-
tle: Strong; beef steers: medium and
heavy weight, choice and prime, $16.-
65@$18.50; medium and good, $1175
@316.65; common, $9.50@$11.75;
light weight, good and. choice, $13.35
@31125; common and medium, $9@
$13.35; butcher cattle: heifers, $6.85
@514; cows, $,6.85@$12.75; canners
and cutters, $6.66@$6.85. Veal calves.
$17.50@$19.25; feeder steers, $8©$12-

35; stacker steers, 37.506511... Sheep:__

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. are paying 18 and 19' cents for dressed that farmers have‘ to turn out and break

'~ cents for it, the same as last summer mllia: on to milk" their regular trips. It

,83: ¥en 31.65“ hay. $27; rye-straw, $11: stack—D. H. M. The following 'prices

 

    

' rs are, working up ' MIME-4116 funnels
m o n u the doing chom‘cuttirw wood
doing various gleiml‘lelg or? the out‘roads for it snows the

   
   
 

 
 

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folifiehstssvmldayssndwehavehad unscathedeekeepsrak 3.80036"
u.

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o to clinic snow. The snow covers the buying hey the most of the farmers

ground quit- h h in the roads. Several are feedmgstraw and the stock'ehcws it.

* co n will have a lot of thin stock
men and teams ve been working on the This 11 ty of d in;

mui roads d will et them in good next Burma? Lots 5

silage in a daily or so? Wheat and rye these parts from- difterent causes. If
are not taking any harm now. The farm— were to have a guess it would. be too
ere around Swartz Creek had a meeting a much ryer straw and not enough 878.111.
couple days ago and have formed a. co- Another auction sale this week.—f-C. H. S.
operative association, and expect to buy» The following prices wertmid at 383.1.-
the elevator at Swartz Creek; .Prlceaat lake-:eWheat, '9. 00111. 31-49. Dang-8. N .
Flint are: .. Wheat. spring,°_$2.60; red. rye. $1.60; hay. No. 1 timot .h it).
2.50; white, $2.48; corn, $1.40; cats, 1 light mixed, 22; straw-rye, lied, w ea -
1; rye, $1.60; ha No. timothy, ~ 24; o 2; bean-3 pea. 88- h. 22.
and $28: No. 1 ligzt mixed, $22 and .25: ' kidney. $10-50. potauées, 3 n 116115. .
beans, (C. H. P. Pea) $6.76: red. kidney, butter, 56; butterfat, ‘5; eggs, 56, hogs,
11: pots $2.25 and $2.50!; on‘igrfi, 12; beef steers, 2; beef-cows, 5. .

' cabbage r i' cucum _ .. -——

pill but: ' 35.33:. 4; springs; 24: , 'MIDLAND—The people are hauling
ducks, 8 »; geese, 28- turkeys, 40: but- WM and cutting same. The weather is
ter creame , 68 and 70; dairy, 80 and rather cold this week with some snow
63 ' 'eggs 7 ; live. stock, sheep $7 and and wind. The ground is frozen, with
$8: lamb’s, $10 and $11; hogs, $15", beef about two inches of snow in some places.
ste'ers, “$8 and $9: beet cows; $8.50 and It is alsedrifted in places. A few beans
$7.50; veal calves. 17 and $18; I”lg-ulna, and cox-11h £33531“; hrgafketergoaarle isse Kg;

. .—-C. ., nton, scarce. arm
38:11:" $3.50 and '$ 60 8 or have rented their farms d have
moved to. town—J. H. M. The allowing
- ' prices were paid at Midlandz—Wheat:
MONROE; (N~ E.-)—-_—We are havin spring, $3; fall, $2.36; corn: shelled,

fairly n‘ce Winter Weather With 50m $1.40; ear, 60 dry; oats, 83-, He, $1.64;
* storms. ,Wheat has a nice covering of hay, baled, per ton ”22,26: straw—rye,

 

' _ snow; Farmers are doing chores and $11@313; beans, $6.75; potatoes, $1.75;

some are making up wood. The last onions, 31,75 ;; hens, 17; springers, 20;
piece of standing timber of any size left butter, so; butterfat, 70; eggs, so
here has been sold and Will be Ollt 01" sheep: live, 8: lambs. live 10; dressed.
soon. l”Everything is qgiet lzillround liege 20; hogls: liviez, 1g; dsrgseéid 16@17; veal
new. armers are no so ng muc ' calves, ive, ; res , .
mostly sold out; not many auction sales: _._..
Markets are picking up some and we ex- MONTCALM—F‘armers are hauling ice
{beat them to hold firm with few excep- and farm produce. Soil is getting bare
ionsé‘i Fargg‘ ere elqgitefl w$ugg its hhe high winds hav: Elm thpgtfiiov;
ae on o e n eas. Farmersar o . oe_
‘§““t“’in§h“n‘§‘“ 52’" Jim—‘3‘ if“? at pres£n€v"°°$§“rflff "mi k“ if” “°°d°“'
cance,w 0 r nusres. - - . —G. B. . e oowng proes were‘
The following prices were paid at New- paid at Lakeviewz—Wheat, $2.50; corn,
2:313"- “.33... ‘i @2512; They'd? “firth°°z£ro"1°'néh“.’.iu’;‘a’?§§' $.53?"
I I 9 l I ’ 0' , ' - I ; "
springers, 2?; ducks, 29; geese, 24; but: rye, 10f wheat-oat, $12; beans, pea,
for. 60' eggs 70: sheep. 8; lambs. 12: $6.50; red kidney, $10; potatoes, $3.50;
hogs 1%; beef steers, 10 12; beef cows, onion, $1.50; cabbage, 8; hens, 19;
6 7; veal calves. 18.. springers, 21; ducks, 22; geese, 24; tun
keys, 25; butter, 60; butterfatk 68; eggs,
TUSCOLA— Farmers are laying low 60’ ' hogs, 19 ’ veal calves. 1 ’
at manage“ iris“ Juices coo... an ——A r snow has cover-
t. It 1. about 20 inches thick now ed the groun since the last of Novem-
eather ve cold with“ uite a lot of her. The motor trucks that haul the
new We :7" not selling much but a milk to the Chicago market have been
I" lie and some corn “holding beans traveling back and forth daily and have
for a beg?!" rice. Most'of us hav our not been laid up as in former years. We
taxe id, sopwe can m one ar renore have had some heavy cold zero weather
“0313:” farmers have Knit J3 gone to for a long time. All the ice houses were
town, can't make both ends meet so they filled hero” Christmas With “'16?” in:
say. More are going in the spring if thick ice. Rural school teachers scarce,
taxes keep on 301118 up ll won’t, be salaries range from $80 to $126 a month.
any farmers left. The farms will be run Many empg and scarce fwd lots are to
by ci guys‘ who don’t know a low fro be found 1 over northern Illinois. No
a buc saw The prices oiferetIi’ at Car“; hogs are being raised or kept for next
are as follows: Wheat, $2.35' com year because hogs are cheap “d corn is
$1.78' cats, 81; rye, $1.65: hay,'No. 1 h;§g-—,?‘AF;,,§-,Th° “11"“ ”093““
, , . g on Heights, .—-—W‘heat,
timothy, $26.00, No. 1 light mixed, :25, g, 5. 1 1. .
beans (C H P) “25 er cwt , _ 0.1, 2.7 , corn, 3 .4 , cats, 82, rye,
tatoes, ‘1' 80: 116111 ' begs 25. s’prirli’g- $1.60; hay, $29; rye, $15; wheat-oat. $13
era, 26': 6663;, 28: licks. 2'6; geese. 18' @$14; {engines $3.20 100 lbs.;; hens, 26
Motel-.56: 1283' 50; beef steers, $5; beef hogs, 1 1' ’ veal calves, “@22'
@WS, $5.-— B. 0., Caro, M1011. mARENfigfi thast)—Wea§her cgdzz 85nd
- s rmy w e mercury own e-
wgmhéfegrgl)—fie gages £331 low. Roads drifted badly. On Jan. 22.
with quite a. bf: 91 new if: some places 3:3,Sph°a’i°iiie°§fis?m%‘i2 €2°i22§°ilfi2$
and “if: ngus onbaoltlaers. Them 13 Sun by fire. Fire is thought to have been
mud $0 gm t? mind: it 15 35111118 caused by gases while huilin clover.
much stock mot“ oat misfit-gr. if“ The barn was a new one and f of hay.
of the farmersvm b doi 3- 031: All stock and tools were saved. No in-
and ettln u 83-01;: usy d w “0’05 surance and loss will reach 2,000. Farm
sicknegss in: th: farmoin "333‘: 1 tOt much roducts are Just about hol ing, except-
it. seems to be h agl‘th rAc SB“ yet. ng hay which is very high and scarce.
following leerwe e ill—t '8 - Th3 Live stock being sold at low prices. Auc-
__ t' ”red :3 2?, gaitean zaéndusky tion sales are plenty and brin ing good
88' rye ' 162'- barley 33"pea 351?: prices—M. B. R. The follow ng rices
clo'ver 3'80 .335 bu , hay No 1 113m 'ix' were paid at Twiningt—oats, 80; cans,
ed $20' buckwheat: ‘2 25 cwt. edmAl- $6.50: hens, 20; springers 20: ducks,
slits ”'28: timothy seed, $4 “Fem!“- 22; geese, 22; tulrkeyzs. 25; buttermt, 68;
36.1%; butterfat, so: pass-u. ’ ’ ‘33“ 63' “3*" 2 1‘ '

" "" ' GRAND TRAVERSE—It is very quiet
BEENTMORfiCY‘Wfim‘I’)’ cold With among the farmers and fruit growers
“”11"“ ”2"“30 "“33 w}? ave 11"? are- here. Some M6 cutting wood. A few
:3, as :' pk“: 1; it 0 market ”030 logs are being hauled to market but the
t1 bergigse iggmd a 3' arnoufit of cat: weather has been very bad for business
31:3 . 13,1de hay ”beemoga a in 30°“ in theoountry. Farmer are buying quite
pe. e e 11 re most all heavily through the co-operative associa-
winter. Most farmers are working in the tion. Fertilizer, spray dope, hay feed of
330‘!“ egg, :‘g‘esHmfilfimggflfiigh here all kinds and flour are the principal com-
were-e yp‘aid at Atlanta—Wheat? £51335, modities purchased and quite a mving is
3;“, 32; cats, 3110; hay: No. 1 timothy realized on almost everything. People
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No. 1 light mixed, :30; wheat-oat, ' quite healthy so far this winter;; no flu
; potatoes, $2; onions, $2.50; hens, here—A. C. The following prices were
; turkeys, 45; butter. 50; butterfat, paid at Traverse Cityz—Wheat No. 1
7°: 08-37”: giflmbs'cll‘? hegsblz; beef 32-25::._00rn, $1.45; cats, 85; rye. 88;
gtzeers, ’ e cows ' "0° ' 6 ’ apples, hay, $35; straw-rye. 17: wheat-oat, 18:
beans, $3.75; red kidnye, 11; potatoes,
GRAND TRAVERSE—No mail went 53-10: veal calves. 18: apples, $2.
themitetter part ofwlast weell‘tafio missied
sen g'report. e are ng nee ND- ’
weather at present. Farmers are mostly "03:21:12: Jan’i‘lggrgcgowtileg (price; we:
doing chores and putting up wood. An— G in C ' y -° n' can
other old resident died here Jan. 10th, m On at Midland—Wheat. fall. 32-50
Mm. Edgar Pray. She had lived here as shelled. 33: com. shelled, $1.45; oats, 84;
years. Not much being sold at present rye, $134: buckwheat, cwt., 32-85: beans,
es roadie are bad—Cm. I: v13.!“l'l'hebfoilcw- $6.76; barley, cwt., 33;,peag, wt. 54....
ng prces were pa 9. arms urg:—- o_ B. & c_ c 0
Wheat $2.25; corn, $1.50; cat, 85: rye, ° by C

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.____. past week accompanied by high winds
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rk and 12, and 14 cents for dressed the track to allow the 1
figs: but they are still charging 35 and 40 "n" “"19” and

,. _ is unusually cold here the thermometer
. 3.1 we bef re '
E293in32§¥m3¥f§fm1§3wimfin iinvestiga- 10’; the PM" four days showing tram six
ticns"! ‘ They do no good to anyone only to ten degrees below zero, With prevail-
the packers—B. T. The following prices lng high northwest winds. Loose hay is
were paid recen_tiy:—Wheat, $2.30; cats, in lively demand at $20 at. the barn, at

-straw, 11; oat-straw. $11: pota— Were paid at Commie: D m,. S 1‘52;
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The Grant Six is an
economical car. It is ,
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Write for new illustrated catalogue and name
of Grant Six dealer in your community.

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25:16 0 BEST PAYING VARIETIES
Hardy Northern raised Chickens.

IDucks. Geese, Turkeys, Pure-bred heavy
Living strains. Fowls Eggs 4: Incubators
at low rices. 24 years experience.
Large new oultry Book (is Guide 11111.13.
W. A. Weber, Box 37 Mankato. Minn.

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TWO YOUNG MEN

WANTED

to learn printing business on 01111 plant.
congenial place to work home board and .
room in this toWn, one hour from Detroit.
Chances to learn this profitable trade, good
wage :for1 1beginnefs. M'ust be ever 16,1bri'ghl. :
wi lirig' and some school. Clivem full1 particu—
, 'lara about yourself in first Address:
MR. SLOU Rural Publ 811ng Go.
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SEVEN PER CENT HIGHEST LE-
- GAL INTEREST RATE 1
What is the usual Vrate of interest on

first or second farin mortgages now?

understand it is 7 percent or I percent.

Am' I correct? Can a. wife hold a mort-

gage on property owned Jointly by her

and her husband? To whom would this

Grand Ledge, Mich

The usual rates on farm mortgag-
es is different in different parts of the
state. However, seven per cent is
the highest rate allowed by law for
either first or second mortgage. A
wife may hold a mortgage
property owned jointly by herself
and husband. In case of her death,
it would descend as other personal
property, if not disposed of by will.
If she has but one child after pay-
ment of debts and administration ex-
penses it would be divided one half
to her husband and- -one half to the
child. If she leaves more than one
child one third would go to the hus-
band and the rest be divided eQually
among her children ..—W E. Brown,
legal editor. "

 

MARKET FOR WOOD

Do you know of any reliable wood-
fuel company in Detroit or Flint? _I have
several car loads of wood for sale; It is
maple, beech. birch and ash and I don’t
cafe to sell it to local dealers for their
prices —AM .3. Farmer, W. E. R., Cur-
ran, Mich '

.The United Fuel and Supply Co., of
Detroit, is considered areliable con-
cern and it quotes prices as follows:

“While we handle wood, we cannot
quote a definite price on the same in-
asmuch as the market on wood
changes almost ”daily. At the pres-
out time we are in the market , for
beech and maple, seasoned body wood
cut in either 16 in. or 4 ft. lengths. We
could pay you 12 per cord 1?. o. b. De-
troit of 128 cubic feet for 16 in. wood
and 10 per cord of 4 ft. wood, 1?. o. b.,
Detroit. We sell also pine or hemlock
slabs in four foot lengths but are not
in the market for any at the present
tin1e.-——Uwitcd Fuel & 81mph; 00., De-
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CUTTING DOWN SHADE TREES

l have a row of large trees standing
inst outside my fence in the read and
. :y are a great damage to my land for
ulmut 30 feet inside the fence. I intend—

! to cut them down this Winter but

me say I haVe no right to cut them so

:'m1 writing for your advice. —H. M.
'111111111e Mich.

Sec. 4467, C L. 1915, provides

‘hat all shade trees ’that are now not
less than 23 feet nor more than 25

, feet from the center of the highway

shall remain if they are 60 feet
apart and shall not be injured or
destroyed, without consent of the
highway. commissioner. However,

mortgage go at her death?——Subscriber, '

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feet apart it would hem better to ob-
tain the Consent of the commission-
er; and to not iniure them if he ré-. . "“1

fuses to give his consent. ———W_. 1E.
Brown, legal editor.

CENSUS REPORT . . v-.

Is there any Way I 'cim make my c611.-
sus report ,dire'ot to head‘q’uarters- as I
do not care to give it to the enumerator

for this district as he is a. man who can-
not be trusted to keep the information
confidential?

There should be no reason tor hesi-

tancy in giving this information to

the enumerator, as all such reports.
will be regarded.” strictly cenfiden-1

tial. The enumerators are under ob-
ligation to observe the strictest se-r

crecy, and are subject. to heavy fine if-
they do not do 90-1 None of this 111v
formation will be communicated to.

any tax assessor... It would be impos-

sible to have individual- returns made.

to this office on account of the compli-
cations which would arise in the el-
fice Work of handling so many sep-
crate reperts. ——~Wi M. Stewart, Assist-‘
ant Director, Bureau 0] Census. ‘

 

RATIONS'FOR nmv ceWs

Will you please balance a ration for
my dairy cows? I have Timothy hay,
cern stalks and silage, oats and peas
mixed. —A. , ,

.v;

I am substituting the following ra-
tion: Feed per cow per day: 36 lbs._
ensilage,’ 5 lbs. timothy hay,' 10 lbs.
corn stalks 61' all the 00W5 will eat

. up clean.

Feed one pound of the
grain mixture to every 3.5 lbs. of
milk produced: 800 lbs. oats and peas
mixed, ground, 100 lbs. corn meal, 200
lbs. cotton seed meal or oil meal

Not knowing the 1propertiona14
amount of peas in the oats and pea
mixture it «is difficult to figure a -ra~
‘tion very clone; However, I have as-
sumed that 60% of, the out and pea;
mixture Was‘peas: It-is impossible to
balanca the ration ' without. adding
some highly protein feed. This I have
done by addingZO‘O lbs. of cotton seed
meal to the 'mixture.'—F. T; Ridden,
Assistant in Dairying, M. A. 0. .

MARKET FOR MUSKRATS

I am enclosing $2 for renewal. I
heartily commend your. attitude on the.
question of free speech. I wonder if you
could furnish me with the names of two
firms who handle (buy) muskratcar-
casses as a. food product. -—Subscr1ber,
Hastings, Mich.

We are advised that Wm. L. Benja-
min, of 471 Gratiot Ave” Detroit,
buys muskrat for food purposes .—-Ed-
liar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clever Miss

“M11.Grabcoin spent thousands of
dollars on his daughter’s education.
She attended some of the most ex-
pensive schools in— America and Eur-
ope. Shewastaught to sing, to paint,
to play variousi-nstruments, and to
speak three or four; languageS?”

"Fine.” , _7 __ ~ _ ,

“But, let me tell youhow shameless-i
11- she repaid her father’ s tender care.
She came back home and married his
chauffeur. " _

“Splendid! A girl possessing her
wealth and with hex: accomplishments;
might have married a brokenf-dd‘wnj
duke."

 

Why He W118 ContentioGo
Au' 1111171111133“ prediction is reported
by an Iowa. paper “Shortly before
the end came " runs the obiiwuairy “lhe

.. folded his hands and said that every-
thing
-and b.110uei’ully he fell aslefip’.’ 1'

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A man died owing a Mléshu‘ri
six years’ unpaid subsgip‘tidh‘,
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on the back 9.

Applied Hydraulics , '_'>
.Mixie—“A iriénd mine fell.
asleep in the bathtub with the Water
running " T ' ,
Trixie—“Did the tub overflow?".
Mixie—“Nope, luckily he sleeps
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There was a Reason , .
“I know a. man that has been mai-1
ried thirty years and he spends all
his evenings at borne.”
“'Dhat’s what I call-1-love."
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111‘!) Wyandotte Cockérels. .hFRED SC I¥WEITZER, .

Ave.
Varnish; Spraying
mailed tree.

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Many satmiied customers.
Bangor, Micl h

est.

M. " care Michigan Business Farming, Mt. Clem-
e118, Mich

furnish rig and expenses to introduce
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shoe wire-fenced pasture for 30 head,. estimated» 1
,100. ‘oords Wood; fruit. B-room house, ',1bs.rn corn ' 1
crib, -,teol boultry houses Owner to retire for
quick sale mages price 86.200,forheve1(:ything.

easy terms. to, ..
Farm Bargain 23 page 83 H natal?

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on liva stock. the first Jpayment 13515 11$; 111:3:
51311123311161]. WIAHU'E‘IEW lRRd after Api'il1

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County. Michigan. lenburg, Pp us his

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180"1A0RE FARM FOR SALE. 12!
Good lees ocatien, one

0111311111,f the trest in pasture.
in e rom own on gravel road. Gocdb .
flowing well, read fence line cla loom. 13-49133.
from schoplL FLEN’IfN‘E Bi Turner. Mich.

FARMS FOR gjLE—BIG LIST OF FIRM! ‘
for sale by the owners, giving his mime. 1 tier:
of farm description. price and terns.
mutual and. c0- operative between the buyer an
seller and conduct ted {or our .members. CLEAR-
ING HOUSE ASSN Land Dept. Palmer
Weodward. Ave.

I HAVE 880 AORE819FB LAND 1N MISS]!!-
kee county for sale Goo‘d took ranch or mixed
farming.’lll1lOMA8 WHITE, Marion. Mich.

FOR SALE—160 ACRE GRAIN AID STOOK"
farm. $115,000.110 aeresmlowland rest put-
ure and woods. 8 roe good house ' ,large ban '
and. other outbuildings. “mm 1119121111I double wall '
sii?éi 15:36. (gay lentil), kwellF'genoed.h state 01.-
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FOR 8ALE—F‘ARM or 10' series roan ‘
miles from Fii1shing. Frame house-11nd barn, new
manary. _ Good well. For price and toxins write '
owner, MRS. wMOOR‘E St. John]. mob.

zoo acne FARM ”1111111 11811111311111 IF +1111- '

so soon. - 12 room house. large barn, eeinent silo,
rock well. wird mill. Good fences: one hundred
acres improved, balance pasture. Clay loam,

seVenn1iles from 01188 City.
ward road. four miles from
FUES'I‘ER, Cass City, Mich.

LANDOLOGY—J
facts in regards to the
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SALE—é‘rl-IREE UNIT "MM Milli“ '-
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.ihewrote me that he was selling 1113‘
g milk for $1.50 a hundred and that

"low priced, like cor-n and cats.

' ‘ age or hay substituten'.

.. ley last summer to get along." ' -

lecturer has, to hegright on‘thegqp‘es-

 

I '1 Holstein-~- breed-"er in Ohio‘, dairy
...- teed-at camper hundreds.» and

' for every bag of feed he bought of
us,- he got $6 worth of milk, which

- left him $4.5‘0—t0'paytor his rough- '

age, expenses and profit. _0ne hund-..
red per "cent of dairy feed will not

    

  

. lose money; butyearln and year out,
theta; a‘r‘oiimst as- many downs , as
thereof: .ups. “(I there is no busi-

“11853;! ,k’n‘og' ‘otj‘in which you can

- work forelevenfmonths‘, and lose ev-
erything youwhave made in the
twelfth month, other than- that or
feed manufacturing. The daily fluc-
tuations in feeds are 2 per cent and

,alw’ays make 400 percent oLniilk. ._ £3 per cent and this is more than the

It depends. on the kind of feedused,
how good the “roughage is, and also,
the cow has somethingto sayabout
it. . A. good grain «ration, however, “
will- »mak-ew four times its 3-wei-ghti in:
milk, and the average ration. will
make three and one half times 0 its.
weight in. milk, i; e:; ayerage Holt
stein milk, Which is apparently; the”
kind that everybody wants. ' '

..The_,.-price of milk isalways lower-
in remote districts than it is around'
large cities“ -It is rarely. th»at-..con~
denseriesrbutter and cheese {actor‘s
iescanypayas much for milk asrthe,
‘city Consumer. I believe the“ whole?-

sale price of milk in the Detroit m’ar— V

ket today is around $4 and I also be.-
lleve that'you‘ can take this'?$4*andf'
buy more than 100 pounds M‘s-mix:
ed dairy ration all ready to use.» By
“mixed dairy ration,” I mean a mix:
ture of protein feeds and farm grains
say about 70 per cent obdairy feed
at $82and 30 per cent corn and cats
at $50. The ‘c0st of the resulting
mixture would be about $72 per ton,
or "$3.60 per hundred.,I believe if
you will look back about five or six
years and see what you were paying
for this kind of a mixture, and the
price you are getting for your milk,
that your milk prices are not out of
line with the price of the feed. ‘ Now,
if you grow. this corn and oats, there
is— certainly a profit in grOwing'it,
'and selling iteto your dairy at $50 a-
ton, but it you don’tgrow it, some
other farmer is making this profit.
You are also selling your farm-
roughage to the dairy at pretty ,fair
prices- Ensilage has no market val-
ue, but you do know what it costs
to‘produce it, and you know also, if
you didn'tgrow ensila‘ge, an acre of.
land would. produce: a certain per-
centage of profit in growing some- '
thing‘velse, and you are. entitled to
just as much profit of! that acre of
land growing one thing ‘as another.)
The same is true» of’ hay, which,
while it-"has a market price, doesn’t
mean that all the 'farm hay could
ever be sold. It has to be used-where"
lit-is grov’vn, 'or‘ it' has no particular~
value. ; - ~ "
I am not trying to get into‘. a dis-.
scuss'ion‘ or how‘ mu'ch'proflt there is:
in making ,milk.‘ Some times there

.is- somewand -some times . there is

none»: It all depends on whether a-
man has goodcows and »_ is a good
manager, or has poor-foows .and. is a'

_ poor manager, andasome times ,there

are other things which unfortunate-’
ly keep. him, from_ maskingifia living:

~ profit blitz-I do believethe,.farmer..is§

getting a pretty 'sduare'tdeal” in. sell-j

ing his milk. attthggpresent time, “for; .

unfortunately some ointhe .,fe,ed_,,is_.

We have a, pretty " fair corn crop
this year, but I don't think i-tl'isa

“Javerage profit that is made in handl-

ing ’thém'.‘ .- ~,~ ,
We are not of the opinion that
any commodities"are'going’ down for
1a longtime to come. They will go
dewn some time, but it is not- desir-
. able that they should go down now,
“because if prices god-o'wn, we will
have 'to cut peverybody’s- wages, and
there Will- be: a great deal elf-distress,
lw'h'ile the. readjustment is being

‘made. If this happens" gradually, it
:will not be so serious. Royal Meek-
‘er,~ot thallnited States Bureau of
iCensus, says that prices will not go
down-and as he is a statistician and
a student, his judgment is worthy
of some respect. Some of our gov-

ernment ofllcials, mostly lawyers”
have predicted right along that pric-
es would go down, and as they are
not practical men, there is no reason
to pay any attention to their guess-
ing, as that is all it is. It is quite
possible that prices may even go
higher before the winter is over. In
the first place, bran is almost sure
to go higher, as we have a short
,wheat crop, especially in the north-
west. Good wheat is selling at over
$3.40 a bushel or over $110 a ton
*in Minneapolis. Bran is selling at
jnearly ~$10a ton under the price of
cornmeal. In the past, bran has us—

ually old at'anywhere between 60
and 8, per cent of the price of wheat.

There will not beany more cotton—
»seed meal produced.‘ ,Qur western
:1inseed is about all crushed up, and
,for the rest- of the winter, we will
have to draw, our linseed meal from
theeast. ..Freight rates are going to
advance some more, of course, be-
cause, while everything else is doubl-
edsince the war, freight rates have
only come up 50 per cent, and it is
to be ex’peotedvthay they will also
.double. -Taxes keep on increasing,
and they generally tall on the neces-

‘sities of life chiefly, so it is a very
.safe estimate that prices-will be high-
er before they are lower.

_ The best time to buy dairy feed is
usually in the early summer. Nine
years out of ten,.a man makes good
”*interest- by doing it.

(At the close of the Holstein meet-
;inghMr. Chapin offered substantial
help to the association in the form of
.a check for $500.00 The money goes
to promote .the proposed organization
3of the Holstein industry of Michigan.
"as outlined by President D. D. Ail-
70.6-71.3) . . .

‘L‘I‘QERON HoGs‘ARE oos'rmf

' ICE‘ ON-hogs are extremely ex—

[ ' pensive: The fact was proved
Muexperiments .recently con—

'gclrudeuahy'the Bureau of Animallne

.é'dust’tfy‘ot the United States Depart—

.‘ment ofA‘g‘ijiculture. It was. shown
that lousy'hOgs“ not "only censume

bumper.,crop.. _.Wie m_ust‘-.—not, forget .4 more‘food and make less meat, but

that when the-governmnt‘ Says we
have grown 2,900,000,000 bushels or.
corn, that about [700,000,000 01' this
is not corn grain,~_-w-but._*will go into;

9 the silos: in-.'the;"8hape Tfor)! ’,~ensila'ge;“

and ensilage'~“is, [of ‘eourse'.'- ‘a. rough-,
It looks likewje aref-growing less.
corn and more ensilage‘. every year,

-- which isa good things:;‘§-we«w§re;so,
‘short orgcornxlastnyear.thatz"it. Was 3

hardly obtainable, and 'we' bade-to:
eat. up nearly. all," our oats audibar?

You are, otqc‘ourse,‘ alWayS”ih,t.er'-’
ested in what prices: are gein'g to do,
It is a large‘ordertor anyone to.
make a prediction: 'A teed man!» .‘

tion otprices- mostjot the-”time, .pr 1
the sherifi and the..,-poorhpuse,would

 
  
 

 
 

maxim. - the ' wpsldwhendle‘d

"'30 cheat!!! l
or on , flt-«a’e‘.

i were . noticeably excited.

ima‘k’e; nit-"fer the blood sucked
theirwparasites. runs-instance, at the
‘ ‘ ibegin‘aing ot- one experiment, 15 hogs
,withlieeyveigh‘ed a total of 1,167
:DOHMS,“LEB§W15.hOH without lice
.welghed 1.025. pounds. _ At the end

he waitingwtor. him,.s’fihere.,. is. hath:
i lice

,that, they are uneaSy or restless, a

‘lcondition that doubtless lessens the

gpork-producingabillties of the ani-
"11118.13.- When .not eating, the lice—rid—
;rden swine-spent most of their time
g rubbing-a . Ithemsfielves . , or running
around. ' It;,stran‘gers came near they
This did
nonhold true of. the hogs free from
F106;. ‘y.fi-.-‘., ."\ v, '-

Bllt thozilice—rldden hogs can not
aby

o! the r-exne’riment the lousy . hogs

gWGlEhed..-33812.Pounds and the clean

hogsnweighed’ 3,151)- pounds, although
thatotal. fond. . coflMed by the' clean
hogs,;We§&h‘6d;only-,..203 pounds more
than-4.» ate - heganimals with

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BREEDERS' DIRECTORY, MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING. Mt. Clemens. Michigan.

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To avoid conflicting dates we will without
cost, list the date oi any live stock sale in
Michigan. Ii you ere considering a sale ed-
vlse us at once and we will claim the date
for you. Address, Live Stock Editor, M. I.
F., Mt. Clemens.

Feb. 6, Durocs. Michigan Duroc-Jersey
Swine Breeders’ Ass'n, East Lansing, Mich.

Feb.21,Duroc.(I).1ilnehen. Pier! and Bobt.
Be Ids Swanton,

yno Wiihm Cox,

Feb. 26, Poland Chums.
26. Angus. Michigan Aberdeen-Angus

Williamstoll. Mich.
Man.
Breeders. Saginaw, Mich.
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CATTLE

HOIBTEIN-FRIESIAN

 

 

 

Bankers Buy Purebred
Holstein Cattle '

To promote general prosperity and
their own business bankers in many
parts of the country are buying pure-
bred Holsteins by the carload and
selling them on time to the far‘mers
of the community.

Every year it becomes clearer that
with large yield cows the cost of
milk and butter production can be
brought down to a point that makes
dairying profitable.

A herd of purebred Hvolsteins is
an investment that combines safety
with large dividends.

Send for Free Illustrated Book-
lets.

THE HOLS’I‘EIN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION

295 Hudson Street
Battleboro. Vermont

_
MAPLE PLANE HOLSTEINS

Five Bull Calves, one from 30 lb. 5 yr. old cow,
one from 28‘1b. cow; one from 271b, cow; one
from a 20 lb. two yr. old heifer and one from
In 8 lb. three yr. old whose three nearest dams
average 29 lbs. The Sire of these calves is a
better than 30 lb. bull.

GUY WAKEFIELD, Fowlerville. Mich.

ME MI! K PRUUUUEB

Your problem is more MILK, more BUTTER.

more PROFIT, per cow.

son of Maplecrest Application Pontiac—
132652—fron1 our heavy- -yesrly-milking- -good- but-
ter record dam will solve it.

Maplecrest Application Pontiac’s dam
35,103 lbs. butter in 7 days; 1344. 3 lbs.
and 23421.2 lbs. milk in 365 days.

He is one of the greatest bred long distance
sires.

llis 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 apphcation.

R. Bruce McPherson, Howell, Mich.

HATCH HERD

(State and Federal Tested)
YPSILANTI, MICHIGA)‘

Odors young sires out of chance L.lvanc-
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. 201nearest 27.83.

TWO BULL UALVES

Registered Holstein—Frieslsn. sired by 80.87 lb.
bud] and from heavy producing young cows. These
calves are very nice and will be priced cheap if

 

 

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sold soon.
HARRY T. Tunes. Elwell, Mich. _
A Beautiful. Light Colored, Very

Straight Bull Calf, Born October 24.
From a 17 lb. Jr. 2 yr. old daughter of a
son of PONTIAC DE NIJLANDER 85.43 lbs.
butter and 750 lbs. milk in 7
Sired by FLINT HENUERVELDS. LAD whose
two nearest dams average 32.66 lbs. butter and
735.45 lbs milk in 7
. rice $100 F. 0.
L. O. KETZLER. Flint. Mich.

 

 

LAST ADVERTISED SOLD TO
8" Mr. F. w. Alexander. Vassar,
~ Mich. Now oiler I two
roars old about 1 -2 white and straight as a
line (calm by MAPLE CREST KORNOYKE
RVELD end from FLINT I'Lroq
NUDINEE .1 28.22 pound daughter oi FLINT
PRlN N.CE Boil carries 15 per sent some
blood es KING FLINT. ii you want a di-
. l"cot descendant oi BUTTER BOY nosmA
' new is your chance.

Fric- 820G

   

  

 

 

 

“Breeding-- Individuality- -

Production"

re
the Pontlacs.

and Ormeby blood.

1906.
III.

mushy something
”BOARDMAN FARMS

Our matrons ere stong in King of
engerveld DeKol
tgen at it

King saris.
We' ve

Jackson, Mich.

since
sell Write

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lothllde De Roi-2
Spruce. 31111.2.

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WOLVERINE STOCK F‘AVRM REPORTS GOOD
NIIL-fluk.herd.; ‘wellplee :11

Icon midnior‘mfihe '- M ,“
flechunde Kerndyke e "

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musour BROS.’ HOLSTEIN

We are

oung bulls from King Pieter
Yons 170606. All from A. R
with credible records
a] Y for tuberculosis
es and further lnforma

now booking orders for

Sea! 9
dams

We tesot annu-
Write for prior
tion

Musloi! Bros., South Lyons, Michigan

 

 

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Can spare a ni
dams that are
24,000 lbs. mi

LUNG DISTAHGE

cely marked heifer bitchedM by seven
rage above 1200 lbs.
lk in one year. Choice Duroc Sows

HOLST E I N
EOALIIES8 OF

butter and

A. FLEMING Lake, Mih.c

FOR SALE BULL ~llllLF "'

Straight as a line.
(rest 011a Lad No.
\f Pontiac Aaggie Korndyke,r one
est bulls of the breed.
ggple Crest Pontiac

Sired
237907.

Dam

Is
De Kol Hartig No.

OSTLY WHITE
a fine Individu-
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stock to be closed out.
pedigrees addresl

East Lansing, Mich.

E. P. KINNEY

For particulars and

125396,
dam having a record of 22 lbs. i 7 d
81. 27 lbs. in 80 days at 2 yrs. old. eye and
JAMES HOPSON. Jr.. Owosso, Mich" R 2.
Fourteen head of high grade registered

 

 

FOR SALE. REG. HOLSTEIN
sired by son of th
best cow testing associations.

BULL OALF.

e leading cow in one of Mich.
Priced right.

L. C. KECK & SON McBrides, Mich.

 

 

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PERCHERONS
HOLSTEINS

Dorr D. Buell, Elmira, Mich.
R. F. D.

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KORNDYKE
get better breeding

IGELY MARKED,

bull calves out of A. R. 0. and un-
at reasonable prices
ACY F. CRANDALL. Howell.

WHEN IN NEED

old enough

OFA

GOOD BONED

Mich.
RIGHT GOOD

registered Holstein Bull
for service come and see or write.
Herd free from abortion.
E. BROWN. Breedsvllle,

Mich.

Breeder of Registered Stock Only

TWO GREAT BBEB BULLS

fine

The

beautifullv

J r.

OF THE
. Jr. 3 year old daughter of
. 4 year old cow. whose sire
was from a 80. 59 lb. cow and this heifer is just
one of the choicest heifers of the breed. Good
for 30 lbs at next freshening. If interested write
extendedo pedigree and price
they a son of the above site out of

year old granddaughter of KING

28ADIE VALE. Where

marked son 0! KING
PONTIAC IIENGERVELD FAYNE the hundred
thousand dollar son of KING
I‘IAGS from a 28 1b
a. near 32 lb

I’ON-

Guaranteed

can you

JAMES B. GARGETT. Elm Hail. MIch.

 

0

BOOKSTOII FAR

(elves for sale,
CLOTHILI)E No.

s REGIS T E R E D
HOLSTEIN BULL

siied In MARYLAND BELLE

154358. born Dec.
A grandson of Colantha Johanna Led. one of the
greatest living sires and of a 31. 44 lb. daughter
of Sir Komdyke Manor De Kol.
est dams average 25. 89 lbs. butter in seven days.

14,1914.

His twa near-

BIIUUKSTOII FARMS

H. WIDDI‘OOMB. Prop.

Big Rapids,

Mich.

‘11:: Home: 11:11:
helium end but! for file. Nice bunch
fora-tether Writsotoomeandeoe.

e EDWARD I. BENSON a SON.
Muneon. Mich.

 

bull coins from .de Madame with A. R.
U. records and I. grandson of Pontiac
imrndykea and Pontie ery reeeombh.

Prices
081' RUT‘I‘MAN. Fowler-ville. Mich.

 

one some one}.

:Tl'lil BULL UALYES 8. One born Nov. 2
0 am

whoeedamatagcof'lm

;ixx 741a” eta

milking: allay.
VERNON CLOUGN, Pei-me, "kill. 0

Four Choice Bull Calves

Dams have records from 20 lbs. to 26 lbs.
Sired by our 32 lb. son of hhe $50. 000 bulL

LAKE SIDE DAIRY. Lake Odessa. Mich.
SHORTBORN

FOR SALFr—ONE ROAN DOUBLE
Standard Polled Sher-thorn Bull Calf born
Apr. 12. One red Shorthorn Bull Ca11’.born
March 23rd, a beauty, and Two Short-
horn Heifer Calves born Jan. 6th and
April 3rd, got by York’s Polled Duke X

 

 

 

16884—545109 Paul Quack, Sauli
Ste Marie Mich. R 2, Box 70.
8 SHORTHORN BULLS. 11 MONTHS TO 2

yrs. 50 Young Tom l‘urkeys 20 lbs. up, out o!
Antrim’s King a. 45 1b. Tom at $10 each.
JAY W. THUMM. Elmira. Mich.

 

FOR SALE

Choice Registered Shorthorns

One Amndalc bred roan bull,11 months old.

 

in line condition. Price $200. One Scoflch bred
loan \ez‘iillllg hull of good quality and in fine
condition. 1’ rice $175.
M"RDO BANCROFT, R1, Fowler, Mich.
’1‘“ 14; s A N BU KEN CO Shorthorn
Breeders“ Association have young stock
for sale. mostly Clay breeding Wm:

your wants to the secretary. Frank Bai-
ley. Hartford. Mich

,i

HE BARRY COUNTY SHORTHORN BREED-

ers Acme :ition announce their fall cable: ready

for distribution. Scotch Scotch Pop and Milhlng
Bhorthorns listed. Address
. lilo, Mich.

w. L. Hornets».
HAT DO YOU WANT? I represent 41
SHORTHORN breeders. Can put you/in
touch with best milk or beef strains. Bulls
all ages. Some females. C. W. Crum.
‘ President Central Michigan Shorthorn
Association, McBrides, Michigan.

HllllOllA srocx rm

Over fifty head .of Scotch and Scotch Topped
Shorthorns. Am offering several good bulls. cows
and heifers, Roans Reds and Whites. Write or
see them. '

8. H. PANGBORN. Bed Axe. Mich.
FOR 'SALE—SHORTHORN BULL CALVES
ready for service. Also young Oxford Down

Ewes. Prices to sell '

JOE MURRAY & SON. R2, Brown City. Mich.

SPECIAL OFFER SHORTHORNS—
Cows, $250. 00 to $300. 00. Bulls $200 00

 

 

 

 

 

to $250. 00. Wm J. Bell, Rose City, Mich
FOR SALE AT um

SHDBTHOBN lonabxe prices. The
fliewinnlffir Scotch

Bull. Master Model 573147, in many states e1
head of herd of 501m dtype Shorthorns.
E. M. PARKHURST, Reed City, Michigan.
Clay Bred bull can

FOR SALE from a heavy producing dam.

w. 8. HUBER. Oladwln. Mich.

Milking Shorthorns. Registered females $200
and up. Bull calves at $100. Cows all hand
milked. ROY s. FINOH. Fife Lake. Mich.

‘HEREFORDS
‘LAKEWOOD HEREFORDS

Not how many but how good! A tow .
well-developed. beefy, young Ibulle for
sale, blood lines and individuality No. I.
If you want a prepotent sire that will
beget grazers, rustlers, early mature"
and market toppers, buy a. registered
Hereford and realize a big profit on your

 

Shorthorn

 

 

 

 

 

investment. A lifetime devoted to the
breed Come and see ins—E, J. TAY-
LOR. Fremont, Michigan.

no HEREFORD 8531038. am

know of 10 or 16 loads tan

 

Cy $11311”
Shorthom and Angus steers 6 to 10 0 the
Owners anxious to sell. Will help” buy“ “e
commission. ,0. F Hairdo-.11.

Elmwood Stock Farm Offers , mi...

and 3
calving has I record of 20.58 butter. 489.9 milk

.. I aver returns“) 3 .
1.510933 sir. "We”; "a!

'0 e or you as
either Dex. horned or polled. any age. .
PM reasonable. The Mccurty’e, Bed :
'm, m. . a ..

Hardy Northern Bred Hereford: ' i:.,
assume vegan): scams uses or HERO
0min“ sub. tor “10min and 10 , "
JOHN magnum. Herflevllle. Mich. ‘

  
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
    
 
  
  
  
  
 
  
   
  
   
    
  
  
   
   
       
  
 
  
  
    
    
  
     
  
   
    
  
 
  
  
 
   
  
   
     
  
  
  
 
   
  
    
   
   
    
   
  
 
  
   
     
  
 
    
     
    
     
  
    
   
   
   
 
     
    
 
 
    
 

 

REGISTERED HEREFORIICATTLE
KING REPEAT!!! READ. OUR HERO ' I
euvlgrlflh; debt good balls-and some w- 1'

W m “I FAN

 

«, 7 ~ arena

The Most Profitable Kind

dairy heifers

 

 

of farming, a car load of ends
from LENAWEE COUNTY'S heaviest milk or!»
ducersto toinclude a pure bred ANGUS hull of the
most extreme boot for combination beef and
dairy farming.
Car lot shipmenti assembled at GLENWOOD
FARM for prompt ehipmen
xplained in SEITH'S PROFII'ABLE
STOCK FEEDING. 400 pages illustrated.
GEO. 8. SMITH. Addison. Mich.
YOUR WANTS CAN

DON’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.1‘hey are bred right, fed
I‘ll-{ht and priced right. Tell us what you want.
ANGUS HOME STOCK FARM, R2, Davlson, Mich
BART] ETT’ PURE BRED ABERDEEN:

ANGUS CATTLE/AND O.I.O.
Swine are right and are priced right. Uorw

spondence solicited and impaction invited.
CARL BARTLETT, Lawton. Mich.

 

 

 

GUERNSEYS

GUERNSEYS we ARE orrenmo roe

sale some splendid bull calves
out of A. It. dams with records up to 500 lbs.
fat. Our herd sire, a grandson of Dolly Dimples
May King of Lsngwate r, and whose dam has an
A. R. record of 548 lbs. fat at 2 1- 2 years is
also for sale or exchange. Write for particulate
and moss
Hibachi! 3363., R No 1. Alison. Mich. ,\

_L

JERSEYS .

CA FFROMB.OFM.OOW’
JERSEY alights D33. 28,1919 $40. Reg-

d delive
[8qu En Ann .111” .. .Mleh.

 

 

 

red.
E. E. ‘GALKINS.

RED 130an '

Red Pulled Cattle

Tuberculin tested and free from contagious
abortion.

 

 

 

E. FOSTER, Clarkston, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

BROWN SWISS

 

r011 SALE -

4 READ OF REGISTERED .

Brown Swiss Cattle

All in good condition, write for particulars.
HENRY HOOKER
'i 4. -

SWIN E

POLAND CHINA

FOR SALE—B PURE BREE POLAND CHINA
boars, 4 mos old.\ weight 175 lbs. 850 each.
including certificate

BURNING & (3an

228 8. Chestnut St. Lancing, Mich.

Evert. Mich.

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

IG TYPE P. 0. GILTS. FRED ‘I’O BIG
Orange Model and C. It's Defender. Nona
better in state. Pri cedto sell. I

W. J. HAGELSHAW. Auiliula, Mich.

wusur mm: .521“: { .1

Have a few good gilts that I will sell upm- of ~
bred to one of the beet boars in Michigan. \l’ n; e
for prices

A. D. GREGORY, Ionia, Mich.

 

 

 
 

L 1' P 0 AM OFFERING Sl’ltixu
boars summer and (all pigs -
F. T. HABT._ St. Louis, Mich. .

  

 

 

 

 

E. N. Ball

. Felix wm

One or the other of the above well-known expertswill
sales of importance in Michigan. northern Ohio and Indians. as the excl

LIVE STOCK FIELD MEN -

.................................s.............Oowe and Sheep.

sees-essence-see-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-

Field Men of Michigan Bus

Wine ,.

They are both honest and competent men or standing in their lines in
Michigan and they will thin. .. ._
bids and purchases. '
“Links

tony

Writethe’nlnoule

 

ee

.......l!orees and Swine 7,

visit all llve-stock
naive

   
 

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS

a tow Whirl-Iliad futon. Also Berna
, MODE BROS" St. Charles. Mich.

BIS TYI‘E'

(or nutritional

    
    
     
     

  

   
  
 
   

  
 
 
  
  
    
 

 

    
 

. Oe—OLOIIIIO our Olin
boars et a bargain. Choice sows

 


   
   

       
  

     
  
  
  
   

\

' Ion «Harrisonbs BigBob
ble.

Orange" Price In nd

. yearling sows. Bred to such boars as Clansman's

 

 

. «new.
., er ones at “5.00.
, JIM“!

FARM. Kelsmesoo, Nloh.

 

 

BIO; TYPE Pi. O. DEED OILTS AND FALL
winners. Out of

 

1.101% lb. sire and mammoth sows from Iowa’s
greatest herds.
POLAND OHINAS

WITH QUALITY

E. .1. «surnames. aun- Oai. Mieb.
' ssowsso sows son SALE
sons AL Loos: .
a s. moan-rs. _ St. Johns. Mich.

Tl.“ ..

er's Giant and1

 

redto Wfley’s King Bob.
$10,100 boar.
priced reasons

JOHN D. WILEY. Sohooicraft. Mich.
Rt Amp SOWS AND PIGS. ANYTHING

land Chime otthe b
We havebsed Pthem big for more than I

Giits

 

over 10011 on hand. Also retegis urea 13:":-

GN‘M. o and .ords. Everything sold at
a reasonable
JOHN .BUTLER. Portland. Mich.

BIG TYPE‘POLAND CHINA

tried bows and gilts bred to MICHIGAN BUSTEB
BIG DesMOINES 5'1‘1H,BOB-O-LINK or WON-
DER BUS TEE. 9188-

O. L. WRIGHT. Jonesvllle, Mich.

THE OLD FASHION
SPOTTED POLAND OHINAE lDHOIIS
OHOIOE GILTSL—l
March, April—£850 to RS100
J. M. WILLIAMS.
No. Adams. Mich.

ARGE TYPE P. 0. SPRING BOABS

and gilts now ready to ship. Also one
Fall Yearlin Boar and Fall Pigs. Clyde
Fisher, St. uis, Mich” R. R. 3.

WONDERLAND HERD

LARGE TYPE P. C.

 

 

 

A few choice bred gilts for sale. Also fall gilts
Ind boars, some very ood pros spects of excellent
breeding. Gilts bred toORPHAN'S UPERIO

he by BIG ORPHAN’S EQUAL by BIG BONE

OR PHA by teh BIG ORP HAN.

EEANTY’SA. CHOICE by ORANGE BUD, by BIG
Free livery to visitors

Wm. J. CLARKE.
Eaton Rapids. Mich.

 
 
  

P. .O. SHED SILT: SHIED DY MOUWPS ‘
Jones 3rd, out of Grand Daughters of ‘tha

 

on
lines. own bred or open.

I. .
$6§EBI€DVND¢ or Middl etc

 

Bum ROTH DEX FOR SALE. LAST OF
Mar. and first of April (arrow. 1919.
Welding- mimott I‘ll to 200 lbs. priced from
850.0011: 111860.00 wl pedigree.

H. O. KEESLER. Oaslapofls. Mieh.. R I

DUROC BOARS rnom PRIZE

WINNING STOCK
readyhito; service. Geo. B. Smith. Addi-

 

BOX!

MEADOWYIIW FARM. REG. DUROC JERSEY
hogs. Fill] pigs for file.

J. E. MORRIS,F Pennington. Mich.

FOR 8A E—RICIGTI’REO bum JIRCIY

swine. sex. All ages. Rhoda island Bed

Barred Rock and White Leghorn oockerels. 40s.

and 80 acre farms.
W. U. BARNES. Wheeler. Mich.

F03 SALE ngalsrsnzpm ounce JERSEYS

quality. goodbca
renewed in Ma-r and 1919, weighing sod
to ‘850 lbs. each. M type with big bone.
Wnte for pedigrees and prices. Satisfaction
guaranteed.

F. HEIMS a SON. Damon. :Mleb.

FOR SALE IRED SOWS- DUE“ To FAR-
row in March and April. Bred to.

MASTERPIECES ORIONKI N.G
C. E. DAVIS l SON. Ashley, Mloh.

E OFFER A FEW WELL-SHED SELIOT-
ed spring Duroe Boers. also bred sows and
Gitsl tsin sesso rwrite
McNAUGHTO N ‘0 FORDYOE, St. Louis. lien.

HILLIP'S PRIZE WINNING DUROOS FOR

 

 

 

a few good gilts, prices right. let me convince 3011-
Henry D. Phillips. Mllsn. Mich. a

HYDE'S RIG TYPE DUROOS. 13 SPRING
boars for sale. Good ones, sired by Prize win-
ners. Priced r1 gbt if taken soon. Call or write
HARRY L. HYDE. ithscs Mlch., R 1. Bell Phone

BERKSHBES

REGISTERED BERKSHIRES FOR SALE. AUG.

10 pigs for $40 a piece. while they last. Sat-

isfaction guaranteed. Taking orders for spring pigs.
JOHN YOUNG. Breckenridge. Mich.

GREGORY FARM BERKSHIRES FOB

profit. Choice stock for sale Write your
wants. W. S. Corsa, White Hall, 111.

CHESTER WI-HTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(his name)Big Bab MastOdon
NB P ll BBEEDER $33.3 Kwigguloxobgyl:

cHES'I'ER1n WHITES—A FEW MAY BOARS.

fall pigsin pairs or trios from most prominent

bloodlinesF at reasonable prices. Registered free.
F. W. Alexander, Vassar. Mich.

 

 

 

 

Gilt bred to BIG BOB MASTQDON. .
He has more Grand Champion mood in his YORKSHIRE
ins thans ther boarin Migachi
Ihave 15”.:1’010. Gilts bred to him for March 3 SEE!) Yonxemn: OILTS. DUE APR. 1.
and April fartow. From . A. . bred stock. 550 each.
0.. E. GARNANT. Eaton Rapids. Mich. A. R. BLACK a son 87. Landon. Mich.
ilEiiES SOMETHING £000 HAMPSHIRES ,

THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. O. IN MIOH.
Get a bigger and better bred boar pig from my
herd, at a reasonable price. Come and see them.
psi if not as represented. These boars
in service: L's Big Orange, Lord Ciansman,
L's Loni Prospect.
W. E. LIVINGSTON. Perms. Mich.

 

LARGE TYPE POLAND CHINA HOOS. BOAR
pigs spring farrow. Single Comb Rhode Island
Red Cookerels. Write for pedigrees and prices.
Inspection invited.

FRED O. VOSS.AVooa. Mich.

FOB. SALE—LARGE TYPE POLAND
China boars. April and May tar-row. The
tanner’s kind at farmer's prices. F. M.
Piggott A Son. Fowler. Mich.

L T ' GP A FEW M'EPRIPNRG' :gARS LEFT AT

[1. O. SWARTZ. Sohooloraft. Mich.

BIG TYPE. P. O. SOWS FOR MAROH AND
April Thirty (arrow. Fall pigs.
none better, call or write
E. R. LEONARD. St. Louis. Mich.

 

 

. RAYMOND SKINNERO

 

 

HANPSHlRES

This add will save you from $10 to $20 on
the purchase price of every bred sow or gilt of the
most prominent blood line. bred to god been
for Mar. and Apr. litters. A few fall pigs left
of either sex. These are all good and well grown.
Call or write 1

GUS THOMAS, New Lothrop, Mich.

BRED GILTS ALL SOLD‘
SPRING

SALE
W. A. EASTWOOD. Chesaninc. Mich.
HAMSPSHIBES BRED SOWS AND BOARS
for sale. also fall pigs of
Best of breeding. Call or write
ASON. Henderson. Mich.

HAMPSHIBES '4‘:°.‘.’.'.th "pit.“ad‘él
from new blood lines.
HN W. SNYDER. St. Johns.

0. I. O.

 

 

 

Mich R4

 

 

FOR SALE
Large Type P. C. Hogs
Have a few spring boars and 11g giits, also
Image 2nd. King’s Giant. and Smooth Wonder.
They are three real boars. Free livery to visitors.
W. D. RAMSDELL, Hanover. Mich.
DUROC

Foil SALE APSE; SPCATHSJE

 

 

 

water Ti Orion No. 55421. 3 spring boars,
line of eithersex sired y
Cherry or 2nd 102819 Albert Eber-
sole. It. ED .o.N .Plymouth. Mich.

 

liliiillll JERSEY

BRED SDWS-SERVIGE BOAliS

Booking orders for weanling spring pin

$25 EITHER SEX

We deliver the hogs after you pay
IRA BLANK Pottervllie. Mich.“

PEMHIIIILL FARM

Choice Duroc fall boars for sale.

Write. or better sti11.come and see them.

V tors welcome.
INWOOD BROS.

 

Romeo. Mich.

”DECO JERSEY SWINE FOR SALE. YEAR-
ling boars ready for service. spring boars. also
{jostling glib open and bred for spring litters. to
of] 1th. a good son of Panama

8 ofOrion Chief Bell 5th. Also fall
“or“ pigs.” Write for description and prices. Vis-

 

B'G TYPE 0 I 'B—A FEW BOARB. WT»
250; also bred gills for
March and April furrow. Ship 0 -
R. C. R. I. Red Cookerels. $2 50-
ELM FRONT STOCK FARM
Will Tborman, Dryden. Mich.

oh“ I. c. LFALL PIGS uo-r AKIN. SERVICE
Buff Rock Cookerels, $3 each.
CLOVER LEAF s'rocx FARM. Monroe. Mich.

0.1. c. SWINE—JY HERD CONTAINS THE
blood lines of the most notedb card Can furnish
you stock at "live and let live" prices.»

A. J. OORDEN. Dorr. Mich., R 3.

OILTS WEIOHINO 150 T0 250 L88.

IN nBREEDING FLESH. BRED FOR

AND PRIL FARROW.

Guaranteed safen ion IIIclam. I will Areplace any proving

otherwise or refund the purchase price. A few

good fall pigs either sex. Herd cholera immuned

by double treatment. Only a. few service boars left.
F. O. BURGESS. RS. Mason. Mich

 

 

 

SPRING BOABS READY TO SHIP
also bred Gilts and a. few fall pigs. Some
of the best 0.1. 0. pigs, sired by Jumbo
Master No. 646811111 stock shipped C
0. D. Joseph Van Etten, Clifford Mich

 

Mud-way-ousli-ka farm

offers 0. I. C. bred gilts and two serviceable boar
pigs. Also bred to lay Barred Rock hens and
pullets, Embden Geese and White Runner Ducks,
DIKE O. MILLER. Dryden. Mich.

91mm VALLEY urn °F 0- -- 0-

swine won ex-
hibition prize at Saginaw Fair. Our herd boar,
C. C. Michigan Boy. was the largest ho pg“ aim all

breeds shown. -Pigs 01 this big type,

 

 

welcom
THOC. UNDIRHILL & EON. Salem. Mich.
. . \

 

O. l. C. SOWS FOR SALE

ONEHOF THE BEST HERBS IN MICHIGAN
' bred for If.lnlarcb April and
a, Hyonw went a

ning stock. registered tree and shipped C. 0.2D .
JOHN GIBSON. Foams. Mlch.. R. No.2 .

1

 

  
 

  

   

litters. I
E Mr manned

  

. 1).. y
BIG right l"in

  

Milan“, Michc’ ‘

ssle—-—A few good boars of breeding ago. I180.

TY

  

ill

I

u: 3111‘? or a: I Wino
LER. scaly, “Emeline Ar... Detroit. Mich.

REG. SHROPSHIRE BRED EWES 1 To 8
years old, 011E“ . healthy, well

W

I can Spare a few registered ewes of any age.

best Sheep breeders in the state. Lets get t0-
Iether, that you may start your own flock. of
registered Shropshires now.
> ram lambs
Write me for my proposition and prices. Box B.
ROM-Ke- Farms, S. L. Wing,P rop . Coldest".

HAMPSHIRE SHEEP

excellent big
wei

 

1 ed dandy-be et
coupon-r A.

 

 

fleeced. Represent-
flock gave satisfaction in 15m
season. Rams all sold.C Lemon. Dexter. Mich

O. M. YORK. Mlliinoton. Mich.

n OF MICH. YOU ARE THE FUTURE
farmers of the state I am one of the

A lot of kids have sl-
y done so. but I want more. I will buy your
hasnd co-operate with you in every way.

Michigan

Everything sold out. both ewes
sm breeding 50 ewes to"Stromnmd cough:

bo type lamb
shed 176 lbs. October 1. Booking orders
r1920 rams.

CLARK U. HAIRE. West Branch. Mich.

 

 

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BELGIAN HAREB. CHOICE STOCK. 3 AND 0

re
vise

yet

and

WHI
BAR
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l’lym

$48.

 

months old. also 8 (‘.
for prices, Sheridan liahhltn ii 5

 

DAY OLD CHICKS

order as early as you can.

The most complete descriptive Catalog we have
Thirteen Heavy Breeds.

Three Especial Egg Breeds.

You will be particularly interested in the ex-

tra heavy laying breeds: wnm Leghorn: Inspected

Extension Specialist of the Agricultural College.
Cookerels and Pullets.

talog.

We solicit your interest in the

Farms plan of Pure Bred Poultry rating

33:0 ROCKS. RUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS

We ship on approval, write us your wants.
Frazer leiier, Prop.

ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS

Two great breeds for profit.
free catalogue of hatching eggs,
breeding took.

CYCLE HATCHER COMPANY. 148 Phiio Bldg.

cOCK ERELS.

SHERIDAN POULTRY YDS.. R5, Sherldii. leh

dotte.
large,

PET STOCK

n SDI-EA Shetland Pony. born May 25, 1919.
bred mere, 2 years old.
MARK B. CURDY. R 8. Howell. Mich.

 

 

Amuma Cookereis Write
Sheridan \l ‘\

POULTRY

 

 

 

EW SPRING CATALOG

ODE)! Old Chick business is on. We ad—
011 to write for Catalog now. and then to

published: its instruction will help you.

certified as heavy producers by the Poultry

Several breeds; see
Homestead

STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION
Desk B. Kalamazoo. Michigan

GDDKERELS * PULLETS

PURE BRED UTILITY STOCK

COCKERELS
TE WYANDOTTES. 8. L. WYANDOTTES
WHITE ORPINGTON8

E AND SINGLE COM MB R. I. RED
8. g. SLACK MINORCA
C. WHITE LEGHORN N8
E COMB BROWN LEGHORNS. ANCONAS

PU LLETS
TE WYANDOTTES. BARRED ROCKS AND
8. C. WH HITE LEOHORN N8

ALLEY RIDGE POULTRY FARM
Bloomingdale. Mich.

Write today for
baby chicks and

Elmira. N. V.

d C l bILRAKSElS, 1l)INOONAS, DUFF
rre o um 11 var enciled
outh Rocks; Rouen drakes, price,“1d White

P. ROCK. _W. P. ROCK. WHITE WYAN-
Bui! Orpmgton Cockerels, spring hatch,
high grade, pure bred, from good layers.

nd 55 each. D. D. GILL LET Bates, Mich.

PLYMOUTH ROCKS

 

BARRED ROCK OOOKERELS.
great layers.
W. 0. COFFMAN. Benton. Harbor. Mloh.. R 3

IRED FROM

portfolios. n so, as. he ,

Barred Rock cookerels "om Transit-c State

Contest winning strain, direct. 81rd by

Breed male, 260 egg record. Alcoa few

Partridge Rock Cockerels, prices 88 a": and ‘5.
N. AYERS & SON. Silva-wood."

OHN'B BIG BEAUTIFUL BANNED ROOKC’
are hen hatched good layers. stow chgh 8‘16 -

on approval. Males $4 to $8

Circulars—John Northon, Clare, Mich.

BARRED RocK COCKERELS. HEAVY LAY-
Ing strain. $3 to $5. Satisfaction guaranteed.
G.EO W. HART. Stanton, Mich.

WHITE BOOK COCKERELS. CHOICE0 ONE:
Also Duroc boar read; {0er 2.21713 358040.36
M RLE H. GREEN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

. Ashley. Mich.
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS, BREO TO LAY ‘
birds of great vigor and good marking. Price
$4 92111. Barred Rocks only.
CHAS. H. WRI IGHT. Box 103, Ypsilanti. Mich.
RHODE ISLAND RED'

 

ROSE AND SINGLE COMB

cocKEnEL R. l. Reds. Brod for color and ‘

eggs. 83.50 and $5 each Satisfaction guaranteed.

cchK ROSE AND SINGLE COMB R. I.
Reds. Barred Plymouth Rocks. Pre-

paid by parcel post and safe delivery guaranteed.

Write for free illustrated catalo

INTERLAKES FARM. Box (I.2 Mich.

LEGHORN

0. WHITE Lennon's HA'rcho secs.
Have 10 more Cockerelslfor sale. ’l‘om Bar-
ron 274 egg strain. A. Altenbern. Allegan, M1cb.

Lawrence.

 

 

 

 

n c BROV‘JN LEGHORN COOKERELS. SIRED
by a Madison Sq. winner. Large, v1gor-
one birds. $2 and up. Quality guaranteed.
Flemish Giant Rabbits that are giants
E. E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mich.

 

 

WYANDOTTE

Years a Breeder of Silver‘ Laced and White
30 Wyandottes. Fine lot of young stock ats $3, 34
Portland, Mich

 

ands ea. Clarence Browning. R2,

FINE LOT OF FISHELL STRAIN WHITI
Wyandotte Cockerels. $3 to $5 each.
CECIL HURLEY. Crosweil. Mich.

 

 

 

BABY CHICKS

Leghorns, Minorcas. Spanish, Houdans,
Reds, Rocks, Orpingtons, Brahmas,
Tyrone Poultry Farm, Fenton, Mich.

 

hicks,
Campinas,
Wyamiottes.

 

HARTIN’S STRAIN, WHITE WYANDOTTES.

Baby chicks. Hatching eggs. Write for pric-

es. Order early. Also progressive and superb

overbearing strawberry His to, 82 per hundred.
o. W. HEIMBAOH. Big Rapids. Mich.

ABY CHICKS: Pure bred White Leghorn;
Brown Leghorns, $17 per 100. Anconas. 818
live arrival guaranteed. Order now Eggs all
breeds. Free catalog. TRIANGLE. Clinton. Ho.

0. K. CHICKEN HATCHERY

THOROUGHBRED DAY OLD CHICKS
Single comb, White, Bud and Brown

White Bud and Barred Rocks.

S. C. I. Reds Anconas, White Wyamlottes.
25° chicks. $8.25: 50 chicks. $11: 100 chicks.

20
$0 0. MORNINGSTAR. Prop.
Box 288.APhone15. Fenian. Mich.

CHICKS—CHICKS

SHIPPED SAFELY EVERYWHERE BY MAIL

S. C. White Legboms and S. C. Mottled An-
conas; the great egg machines. Strong. sturdy
chicks, guaranteed satisfy. Order now for
March and April delivery. Eleventh season. Cat-

alog free.
OHLLAND HATCHERY. R1, Holland. Mich.

HATCHING EGGS

0. BR. Leghorn eggs. S1 .50 per setting. Pekln
“duck, $1. 50 for 8. Chinese goose 40¢ each.
R.S CLAUDIA BETTS. Hilisdaie. Mich.

FOB SAL MATCHING EGGS FROM A

heavy laying strain of S. C R I
Reds. Pen No.1 headed by 11 Owen Farms yearl-
ing cock and mated to a superb bunch of pullets
Pens Nos. 2 and 3 head ed by two wonderful cock<
ereis and mated to equally good pullets, also a
utility flock that is high class. Get our prices
on your wants for the coming season. Satisfac-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sranteed.
tion “F. HEIMS a SON. Davison. Mich.

 

HOMESTEAD FARMS, . .

PUBLIC SALE OF

PR’OLIFIC BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA HOGS
FEB. 26, 1920

20r—-——HEAD—-—

BRED GILTS _
4 SERVICE scans ’

Write for Catalog.
Mail your bids to Felix Witt. field man for M.

— WILLIAMSTON, MICH.

20

WM. COX, Prop’r.

B. F., addressing them in care of Mr. Cox.

 

 

 

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Everything sold is backed by

summed
'gseistsntsm

DUROC AUCTION

robred. registered Duroo-Jersey bred sows,

notion“ oft

.MICHIGAN DUROC-JERSEY SWINE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
AT M. A. 0.. EAST LANSING. MIOHIO (AHA

' FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1920, 1: 00 O’CLOCK

a guarantee by the State Ass’n. This offering will be a useful
lot of sows and pigs that will go on any farm and make a profit to the pure cabsse
For Catalog or further information. address Newton Bax-chart, St. Johns. Mich

col. Andy Adams .
mum conduct thud sale. ,

 
  
 

boar pigs and elite will be sold under the dig,

  
  
 
 
 
 

 

 

Sale Committee

Eugene Inwood ..............Romeo
Henry Philips
Home Humbert ....._‘..:.. St}

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Citizens Mutual Auto.
Insurance has Grown
in“ M1ch1gan! ;

. owner was entitled to the economy and benefits from a mutual company, a great
‘ step in progress was made.

They planted in 1915, the acorn which has grown into a giant sturdy oak, .
whose spreading branches protect the automobile-owner who iswa member no mat-
ter where he may be.-

The stability of growth, the attractiveness of the low-rates and courteous
service which the management of the company has so offered is perhaps best il-
lustrated in the actual record of its growth:

NUMBER OF POLICY HOLDERS:

1915 — 1738

1916 —_I 15337

1917 w 27,431

1918 W 32,908
, 1919 .————-————a— 39,742

That the finances of the company have been as carefully guarded is shown
by the steady increase in the actual assets which are the protection of every
member: ‘

ASSETS:

1915 — $4, 083. 34

1916 — $7, 740. 87

1917 w $27175. 45

1918 m $59, 424,91

1919 M $71 201.69

Certainly in View of. this growth which has made this pioneer ‘of its kind
in MiChigan the LARGEST IN THE WORLD, there is no possible excuse for
any business farmer owning or driving an automobile which is not insured
against Fire, Theft, Liability and Collision.

Wm. E ROBB, Secretary,

Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Howell Mich.