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., 'HY IS the farmer discontented?
' Speakers at Farmers’ Week, M.
' A. C., answered the question as
follows: (1) Inadequate returns; (2)
lack 'of social and educational advant-
ages; (3) lack of voice.in affairs of
government. All agreed that rural un-
rest was something more than talk;
that it actually existed and according
to Dean Ernest W. Groves, of the New
Hampshire State College, would lead
to civil war and revolution in twentyv
five years’ time unless the causes
were removed.

The “flu" kept hundreds

  

from at-

who braved the dangers of the dis-

ease were amply rewarded by smiling

skies, moderate weather and a pro-
. gram of vents that gave them a new
’ and broader outlook upon life, and
many valuable suggestions to take
home with them. Few branches of ag-
riculture were over-looked in the care-
fully prepared program of speeches,
demonstrations and exhibits. The
speakers were for the most part the
best in their line, and the exhibits
were among the finest ever seen at
the college. Several of the speakers,
notably Dr. H. C. Taylor of Washing-
ton, D. C., and Pres. G. C. Creelman,
of the Ontario Agricultural College,
were prevented by sickness from
keeping their appointments while Con-
gressman A. F. Lever missed train
connections and was obliged to can-
cel, although a crowd of several thou-
sand awaited his appearance the en-
tire afternoon of Friday.

The speaking talent included the
following prominent men: Kenyon
Butterfield, president of the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural College; J. L.
! Howard, president of the American
' Federation of Farm Bureaus; Dr. C.
- V. McCollum, nutrition expert Johns
i Hopkins University; Gov. Frank O.

Lowden, of Illinois, presidential as-
. pirant; W. G. Eckhardt, county agent
‘ DeKalb county, Illinois, the highest
. paid agricultural agent in the United

States; Harvey J. Sconce, former
. president of the Illinois Agricultural
3 Ass’n, but now rural campaign man-

ager for Frank C. Lowden; Dean Ern-

est W. Gnoves, of the New Hampshire

Agricultural College; Milo D. Camp-

bell, candidate for governor of Michi-

gan. /
Dr. Butterfield, who graduated from

M. A. 0., in ’91, and is: now preszi-

dent of the Massachusetts Agricultur-

al College, gave a very scholarly and
impressive talk at the general ses-
sion Tuesday evening on “V ital Prob-
lems of Country Life." One of the
greatest problems he named was the
difficulty in securing a fair return
on the agricultural investment. He
compared farming with other lines of
business. “A merchant may easily
turn over his entire stock in two or
three years’ time," he said, “whereas

a farmer requires four to five years

to turn over the value represented in

his stock in trade. As long as a con-
dition of this kind continues, we may
expect nothing better than that farm
boys and hired hands will migrate to
the city.” -

A general feeling of disappointment
because they we virturally ignored
in matters 01 net onal and world af-
fairs existed among the farmers, the
speaker thought. He stated his be-
lief that farmers could not be satis-
fied with a vocation so vitally neces-
sary‘to the human race as agriculture,
and yet he left entirely out of his
reckoning when great affairs were be-

ins settled. .

. Dean Groves reiterated and ampli-
.. ' find many of the statements made by
V - Dit-Butterfield. He gave the difficul-
ty~of securing and keeping good help
as one of the most'fruitfui causes of
the discontent of farmers. He point~
od out that 'the future was none too
.bright to the average farmer who at

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his city cousin, but, who in the face of
the growing shortage of farm help,
found ' even harder work and longer
he re in prospect. Dr. Groves also
eta his belief that farmers as a
Iclass'were skeptical of the working
out of popular___government. The ap-
. palling‘ inefficiency; climbing taxes,
'-°°W‘¥Ptj‘l¢?: as; ”aroused the, farmer’s

  

  
   
   

tending Farmers’ Week. but those-

best must work longer hours then.

, _ . 0f thrift and honesty,
etv‘ihe "felt powerless to 80", to-

. Agree That Agrihlfltufe Does Not Receive Rewards cammensumte

"The Farm Bureau is. develcping'.

curb these evils. One of the reasons
for the farmer's skepticism, according
topDr. Groves, was his lack of voice in
affairs of government. .,
Governor Lowden Speaks
The vast gymnasium was thronged
on Thursday evening when Gov. Low-

den presented his address, :‘The Eco- .
Relationship Betvmen Food

nomic
Producers and the Government.” The
governor showed "a somewhat deeper
insight in the problems of agriculture
than most of the nation's big men who
express themselves upon the subject.
_ “The hope of agriculture in Ameri-
ca lies in Wtiw," ‘Gov. Lowden
said. . He advocated - cmeperative bur
ing but insisted that the co-op-
erative- movement should be carried
on through voluntary association; not
through Governmental agencies.
“The. curse. of farming. in America;

has been the awful isolation ‘on the
farm" he said. “It is this that has -
dcnivenour boys and girls. from the ~

farms. Cooperation will make the
farm the best place in the werld to
live.”

“Co-operative selling and buying

will reduce the cost of living in the

cities and increase the-income of the
farmer," he declared. ' “Groups of
workers in the cities should organize
to buy foodstuffs in quantities direct-
ly from associations of farmers," he
said, “encouraged by the laws.”

  

co-6peration in all 'farmente’rprises,"
he said.
farm. organization in the history of
agriculture in this country. The only
way in the world that the farmer can
get a fair show is by cooperative sell-
ing. The Illinois legislature has leg-
alized (Jo-operative bargaining. I' .did
not want to go to the penitentiary for
co-operating with my neighbors, and
neither do the rest of the farmers."

Milo D. Campbell, the farmers’ can-
didate flos- governor, occupied» the
platform Friday forenoon andmade a
deep impression upon his. hearers. The
sentiment at the » college, and among
the extension men for Mr. Campbell.
is very marked, and many were the
pledges of .support Tthat. were» made.-
The‘ mun Bureau :will not as encor-
gsnization.. get- into politics. but the
majority of its members. and officers
will individually do what they can to
further = Mr. Campbell's campaign. Ro-
land Morrill, president of the Farm
Bureau, attended the informal meet-
ing which was held Friday night at
the Kama hotel to lay plans for Mr.
Campbell’s campaign, and he spoke
very heartily of his preference for Mr.
Campbell and his willingness to assist
personally in the campaign. Other
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ease with which Mexico might be subdued. he new ones. armour ‘

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Abraham. Lincoln, the Great American

banishment behind the confedérate lines among his ‘Triends"
RIGHTS 0E LABOR
The rights of labor had come into discussion in Civil War times, and in
his views concerning labor Lincoln was far in advance of the period in whiCh '
he lived. Contained in his annual message to Congress, Dec. 3, '61 is this state-
ment, “Labor is prior to, and independent of capital. '

the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration".-

lt denied that therer, and probably will always be, a relation between capital

and that few avoid labor themselves, and with their capital hire or buy another
few to labor for them. A large majority belong to neither class—neither work

“a considerable number of persons. mingle‘their own labor with capital—that is,
they labor with their own hands! and also buy or hire others to labor for them ;.

MEXICAN INTERVENTION ‘
Very little aid and comfort would those who are crying for intervention
in Mexico today get from Abraham Lincoln. He was entirely out of sympathy
with the first Mexican War, and it may be presumed that‘he would still main.
tain that attitude today. In a speech to 00
“If he (Preside t Polk) can show that the soil was ours where the first blood

. _ in, feeling, none, injured. in interest; even
the dramemalgsi..,§ndy.the ’dram-‘is'eller will have glided into other? mmtlehl do ‘

" ‘ ’. .‘f-lb ‘h‘a've felt'the change, [and will stand ready .' ‘ E -
others inthe universalsongoa‘. alanine“. ‘ p . C

the Eyes of Lincoln

ET us not imagine for a mo-
ment that the great problems
confronting us today are new.

, Lincoln had them to contend with
and the biographer has left the
printed record of his views on
such questions as freedom of '

labor, capital, woman suf-
frage. prohibition. Mexican inter—
vention. etc.‘ Let us consult them .
and learn what 'Lincoln would
muddowereheonearthto-

mom or SPEECH
The freedom ' of speech and
freedom of the press. were topics
upon which Lincoanaid little di-
rectly, but all his 'actions showed
him in accord with the greatest
liberality. He recognized the ne-
, cessity of curbing attacks that
would react against the morale of
the Army, but beyond that he
showed himself in sympathy with
complete freedom of speech. even
in war time. 11? greatly regret-
ted the arrest of Clement L. Val-
landigham, the leader of the Oop-
perheads and finally changed , his
sentence from life imprisonment to

Capital is only the fruit

if labor had not first existed. Labor is
‘Capltal
pmtedtion as any other. rights. Nor is

The error is in assuming that the whole
that relation. A few men own capital

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as in January. 1848, he said,
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“It is the greatest practical ._

~ tion 0: central‘marketing- "department
~ . to. handle sales. andudevslopfi standard

,1 wing,ex-ofli cto'direc” tom ,; 3Prof.yJ._ j ‘
icbsmastflemins: Ptof.

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_ Laborlnvolved .
were eguelly open in their endorse- ' ;
meat ,0, Mr. Gammon. . . '
, HigliestPaid Ocunty Agent. , ,
One of-tho most interesting and val- ,
sable ‘otnll the addresses was that
given by Mr.‘ W. C. Eckhardt, county

 

agent of DeKalb county, - Illinois, Iwho " - 7Z'._

has performed miracles of co-opera- .
tion in the marketing of farm pro *
ducts. Mr. Eckhardt spoke for nearly

an hour and shall, and not 'once did

his talk grow tiresome. Farmers re-
ceived a vision of some of the things
that can be done 0 ' ion

as exemplified by the accomplish‘ -

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manta cf Mrsmckhardt’s county; We .,-' .
hope in a later issue- to publish Mr. V _

Eckhardtls “dresses complete.

Associations Hold Annual Conven-
' tions 4

It would be impos‘s‘ible to dwell in
~ detail upon the programs of the vari-‘:
aus assodations: which held their an-
nual meetings during the week. The
Muck Farmers' Ass’n had an attend- .
ance of about 300 at most of their
sessions and successful .. growers of
muck land crops, as well as muck land
specialists from other states,. gave in-
teresting and valuable talks on their
experiences. Ezra Levin is the exten-
sion expert in muck land and has been
largely imtrumental for the growth
of the association and the- interest
manifested. The following officers
were elected: C. E. Downing, Ver-
~.maontville, Pres; Lewis Merriman,
Deckervilie, vice-pres; Ezra Levin,
East Lansing, secretary.
Veterinarians Elect
The Michigan Veterinary Ass'n held
business sessions, annual election of
officers and a banquet on Wednesday. ‘
They elected the following officers:
Dr. B. H. Wilson, Rochester, pres.;
Dr. B. A. Perry; Hastmgs, first vice-
pres.; Dr. A. Z. Nichols, Hillsdale, 2nd
« vice-pres; Dr. B. J. Kill-ham, Adrian,
3rd vice-pres; Dr. H. F. Palmer, -
Brooklyn, sec'y.-treas.; directors, E. 3
T. Hellman. East Lansing, six years;
H. M. Amour, Chelsea, five yemts; E.
B. 'Caveli, Northviile, four years} A.
McKercher, Lansing, three years; H.
M. Gohn, St. Johns, two years; G. D.
Gibson, Adrian, oneyear. . . .
'.Would Unite Potato Organizationp
.‘The principal item 01 business tak‘
.en up at the annual meeting of the
,Michigan Potato Producers'. Ass'n was
the-question of uniting with the Mich-
igan Potato Exchange. "Opinions were
expressed that the Potato Producers’
Ass'n had~ accomplished its work and
that the interests of potato growers
» could be best, served by having the
Potato Exchange carry on the func-
tions of the other organization along
educational lines. Suggestion was i
made by Prof. O. W. Waid that the
Producers' Ass’n be continued and
that a campaign for members be con-
ducted, his idea being that an organ-
ization could be perfected with at least
ten thousand members which should ,
affiliate with the' National Associa-
tion. The matter was finally left to
a committee appointed by Pres. Smith.
The old officers were all re-elected as
follows: Arthur N. Smith. Lake City, ,
pres.; M. B. 'McPherson, Lowell, vice- ‘
pres; H. C. Moore, East Lansing, sec- .
retary; Don- D.'Buell,' Cadillac, treas.
Maple Syrup Producers .
The Maple Syrup Producers" Ass’n
in annual session appointed a special
. committee to consider the feasibility
of]; central blending and. calming
plant. It will also take, up ‘the ques-

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brands. The plans hall for the co-op-
mutton ‘0! 1.000 syrup producers. turn?
ing’ out 300,000 gallons ayear, into a
protectivefissoclation. ‘ -; ,
Michigan LCrop “Improvement Ass’n
~ elocted'the following officers; .L. W-hit— .
ney Watkins. Manchester, president; > '7?

,n 3- 0001!. meor “comment; J -. , .;
. W. Nicomon, East Land“, .. »,

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tr’esa; ,addiflonal directors. Garfield; -
, “ «Albion; Fred Cofluiir‘, O '

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DISSUSSION of the conserve».

tion of soil moisture is now in
order. I promised in the in-

"troduactory article to present some of

the modern views and recent find-
ings concerning the conservation of
soil-water. I have delayed this
phase of the general subject of soil
moisture until the last or until the

- tundamentals or the relationship of'

soil texture to water retaining ca-
pacity, movement and others were
discussed. It is my purpose to pro-

' sent facts that'bear on this question

rather, than to write an .entertain-
ing or pleasing article. This means

that the contributions by soil in- .

vestigators located 1 under difleront
soil and Climatic conditions must be
considered.-

It was shown in‘ a former article
that about as much water is requir-
ed to produce one pound of dry mat-
ter in woods as is required to grow
the same amount of dry matter in
some crops. In those regions where

rainfall may be somewhat deficient,

the prevention of weed growth is es-
sential. A heavy growth of weeds
may remove much of the water in
the first foot of soil within a few
In addi-
tion to robbing the crop 01; water,
they remove plant-food that ‘the
crop should utilize.‘ It should be
distinctly understood that weeds and
grass take nitrates, phosphates, pot-
ash and others from the soil as do
our crops. that we grow. Thus
destruction of weeds serves a dual

.purpose, that is, saves both moisture

and elements of plant-food; yet, we
should 1not lose sight of the fact that
weeds produced after a regular crop
may increase the vegetable matter
of the soil and also prevent some

.rplant-food. from being washed out of

the soil. The importance of early
spring plowing, of not permitting
clover crops to grow too late in the
spring, and the destruction of weeds

after the harvest of wheat or oats,

if seeding is to follow, where the
rainfall is somewhat deficient can-
not be overestimated.

Soil Mdlches

Mulching the soil to conserve the
moisture has long been advocated
and practiced. Some have taught
that the soil should be thoroughly
mulched at all times inasmuch as a
loose surface layer of soil effective-
.ly breaks the capillary connection
and prevents film movement of wa—
ter to the surface thus cutting down
the loss by evaporation; considering

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that these inulches should be about

two or three inches in depth. It is
a common belief that a firm or com-
pact layer of soil is undesirable in-
asmuch as great losses 'of water may
take place through this layer.
Somewhat recently the tremend-

ous value placed on soil mulches in

preventing the loss of Water by evap—
oration has been questioned. It is
now considered by many that soils
that are hard and dry'on the surface
do not lose water by evaporation,
that as soon as a dry layer is formed
it is effective'because the dry layer
of soil is warmer than that below
and as stated in an earlier article,
moisture does not move from a cool,
moist layer of soil to a dry, and
warmer, one. MoreOver to till a
soil immediately after a medium sis-
ed rain‘is‘ useless because it does not
penetrate much below the depth to
which cultural operations take place.

the .

Explanations of Mulching, Tillage and Removal of Weeds for Retaining Water for Crops

By M. M. MOOOOL.

(A mm of his aortas of

may have been due in part to the in-
creased amount of rainfall that pen-
etrated the soil on account of fav-
* orable' ' structure or tilth.

The Nebraska Agricultural Exper-
iment Station has done more work
on this problem nth-an any other.
Their workersreport as a result' of
several years investigations under
different conditions, that tillage has
little effect on the moisture content
of the soil other than to destroy the
weeds and increase the amount of

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articles on the subject of soils.)

Table II.
Eight-year average
Bu. corn per acre
Plowed, seed bed prepared, no
cultivation, weeds kept down_45.9
Plowed, seed bed prepared,
weeds allowed to grow .....
Plowed, seed bed prepared, cul-
tivated shallow- 3. times .39.2
The United States Department of
Agriculture, Bureau 01 Plant In-
dus-try, conducted experiments over

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' The above In a well plowedm Bold according
should stand on edge as In the

water that enters the soil. In these
tests the soils were sampled to depths
of six feet ’or more and the water
content of- each foot accurately de-

. termined.

Much careful field work has been
done at the Kansas Agricultural Exn
periment Station. - The soil investi-
gated was a silt loam. The live year
average yield for corn is. shown in
table one.

Table 1 .

Cultivation treatment Bus.
1. Ordinary ..............*.40.4
2. Soil kept mulched all times 39.5
3. Not cultivated. No weeds
allowed to grow ....... 38.6
Mosier and Sustafson at the Illi-
nois Experiment Station conducted
experiments to determine the effect
of various cultural methods upon the
yield of corn grown on a silt loam
soil. They conclude,‘as a result of
eight year field investigations, that
killing weeds is the most important
consideration in the cultivation of
corn on this soil, inasmuch as they
rob the crop of plant food, light and
moisture; where the ground is plow-
ed to a depth of six or seven inches
in the spring and a good seed bed
produced there is very little neces-
sity for cultivation of corn on sandy
loams and silt loams to conserve the
moisture. Some of their results are
given in table II.

  

 

to Dr. McOool. Note that the furrow slice

a period of six years on many differ-
ent kinds of soils in 28 state. The
average yield of corn from unculti-

vated plots for a period of six years -

was 99.8 when expressed as percent-
age of similar cultivated plots.

In the sub-humid or semi-humid
sections the average yield from the'
uncultivated land was 85.9 per cent
of that from the cultivated, which of
course shows a greater necessity for
cultivation in those regions. A sum-
mary of six years’ results is shown
in table 3.

Tablets—430m Yields of Uncnltivat-
ed Plots Expressed in Percentage
of the Yields of Cultivated Plots
for Different Groups of Soil Types.

Soil types Average percent
Clays .......... . ...... . . .. 92.6
Clay loams .......a....... 94.5
Silt loams ..._4.............102.4
Sandy loams .-> . . . . . . . . . . .105.7

Average of groups ....... 98.9

One of the men who conducted
these tests, in discussing this said in
a recent number of The Country Gen-
tlemwn:

“Keeping the fields clean of weeds
and grass is now generally recogniz-
ed throughout the Corn Belt as be-
ing the main thing necessary in cul-
tivating corn. The Illinois Experi-
ment Station, after conducting a long,
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Furthermore nature. forms her. own ..

soil mulches by causing a more rap-

j id loss of water from the surface

than can be supplied by the relative-

' ly slow film movement from below.
and 'once‘ the dry layer is formed, it ,

is sufficient and that under ordinary
field conditions a soil that is un—'
mulched loses little if any more wa—
ter by evaporation than one that is
mulched provided
cracks in the ground.
An examination of the results that
are on record shows' them to be

somewhat contradictory. In eastern
. Montana under semi-arid conditions

on loam Sell the soil mulch was re-

be quite , effective, the

ulcli'ed field soils containing about
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_sented in Table 3, the did oncos

that there is practically no other
value in cultivating corn except in .
keeping down the weeds so that the -
corn itself. can have free sweep of

the field. '

“A number of years ago, while
connected with the NationalvDepart-
ment of Agriculture, I carried out“a
lengthy series of tests covering 28 "
corn groWing states, in an effort to
determine if stirring the land after
corn was planted served to increase
the yield over and above what it
would have been had weeds and grass
at all times been kept down. without
any manipulation of the soil what-
ever. There were nine of these ex-
periments in Indiana, and the aver-
age for the nine was five per cent
increase in ear corn by merely keep-
ing the land weed-free without even
breaking the crust, as compared with
the check plots where supposedly
ideal shallow cultivation was given.
In ten tests in Ohio the merely weed-
ed plats fell about four per cent be-
hind. In Missouri the weeded plats
were three per cent ahead, in Iowa at
little less than three per cent ahead,
and in Nebraska two per cent ahead.
Eight experiments in Illinois did not
show quite so favorably for weeding
as compared to cultivating, there be—
ing a difference of nearly nine per
cent in favor of cultivating. More
recent experiments carried on by the
Illinois station, however. show a far
less variation.”

The majority of our information
concerns the fine-textured soils. I
shall report the results of three
years’ investigations carried on by
the writer and associates, on deep
sandy soil at East Lansing. This
soil contains about one and one-half

‘ per cent of organic matter and var-

ies but little to a depth of about
eight feet, and is of such a nature
that no water runs off, the rain that
falls, “soaking in. " Moreover the
surface of this soil is dry within a
few hours after a. rain, as it prob~
ably mulches itself or is a ”self-
mulcher. ”

Potatoes, corn and radishes have
been grown with and without the
formation of a soil mulch. The per-
tions of the field that were not
mulched were scraped with a hoe to
eradicate the weeds, care being tak-
en to leave the surface of the soil
unmulched. The mulched portions
were cultivated three inches deep, as
The yearly and average yield
of corn and potatoes are presented
in Table 1, the amount produced on
the tilled portions of the field being
taken as 100. The yields of radish-
es are not given, but the diiiferences
were not greater. than could be at-
tributed to variation in the land
upon which they were grown.

Table l—Yield of Crops on Moisture
Plots Given in Per Cent of Yields
of Cultivated Crops.

, Corn

Plot, 5; treatments, weeds cli.;pped

1917, Stover grain 123. 73, 111. 35;

1818, Stover grain, 84. 42, 91. 09;

1919, Stover grain, 113. 04, 101. 22:

Average, Stover grain, 107.06; plot

6, cultivated; 1917, Stover grain,

100. 00, 100. 00; 1918, Stover grain, .

100.00. 100.00; 1919, Stover grain,

100.00, 100.00; Average, Stover
grain, 100.00.

Potatoes
Plot 7; treatment, weeds clipped;‘
1917, 106.17; 1918, 89. 32; 1919,
86. 90. Average, 94.13. Plot 8, cul-

tivated, 1917, 100. 00; 1918, 100. 00:
1919, 100. 00. Average, 100. 00.

The moisture content of the differ-
ently treated soil was determined
during the growing season. «

A small area of the same soil type
was covered by means of a glass roof
The sides and ends of the outfit were
so arranged that free circulation of
air took place; yet no rain entered .
One area under cover was mulched

.with a one-inch layer of fine black

muck, another with three inches of
soil and still another unmulched.
The water lost from eac plot from
May 30th until June 27th was de—
termined by caref 1y sampling and
weighing and d . the samples
collected. According to the results
that weie obtained, which, are pro- .

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ECLARINGF itself to be an h6n-
est-t OdGOd farmers’
‘ the-

organization, Michigan

9 4-8tate Farm Bureau, in annual ses—

. oion at East Lansing last week ad6pt-‘-
. ed a puncture—proof
passed censure-proof resolutions and

otherwise removed all suspicion that

it was under obligations to anyone
but farmers.

Outstanding among the recom-
mandations and resolutions were
those appropriating $2, 000 to aid the
sugar beet growers in their campaign
(or fair beet prices, advocating a
marketing committee to be compos-
ed- cf one representative from the
Bureau and one from each of the oth-
er'farm organizations and associa-
tions in the state restricting voting
privileges to men ”actually engaged"
in farming, opposing
military training] and demanding the
right of collective bargaining.

Thirty-five counties were represent-
ed by the following delegates:

Muskegon, 'O. S. Marvin; Oakland,
Geo. 'Gunn; Berrien, A. R. Hall; Man-
istee‘, Hugh Kenny; Genesee, M. M.
Billings; Kent, M. R. S‘hisler; Glad-
win, M. G. Reynolds; Lenawee, J. B.
Damiels; Lapeer, M. B. Milzlsaon; Bay,
C. R. Oviatt; Wexford, Neil Martin;
Saginaw, Thos. Price; Missaukee,
Lloyd Ardis; Washtenaw, L. A. Sea-
mons; Marquette, F. S. Vandenboom;
Oceana, Alfred Hendrickson; Ottawa,
Melvin Smith; Macomb, Rob’t Knight;
VanBuren-, M. E. Phillips; Barry, M. A.
Smith; Montcalm, Clair Taylor; Al-
legam, Robert Monteith; St. Clair,
North Wesbrook; Tuscola, V. F. Wil-
cox; Sh‘i-awassee, George Winegar;
Presque Isle, John Hoeft; Wayne, Sam
Spicer; St. Joseph, Aaron Hagenbuck;
Eaton, M. L. Huber; Monroe, L. H.
Kirkland; Benszie, Byron Wolcott;
Clinton, _Jas. R. Campbell; Grand
Traverse, Jas. Harris; Miasorn, Ben S.
Wilson,
Calhoun, Elmer Ball.

The business session 6f the Bu-
reau opened in the Agricultural
Building Thursday morning. Through
an error on the part of the Bureau
clerical force this meeting was ad-
vertised as open to “delegates only,”
but all who cared to attend were ad-
mitted, rules being adopted, how-
ever- restricting the privilege of the
floor to delegates and officers. This
prevented endless discussion which
Is the bane of so many farm meet—
ings and confined the business of the
meeting to those who were sent there
by the farmers to transact the busi-
ness- ' '

Pres. Roland Morrill spoke brief-
ly of the work, pLans and future
prospects of the Bureau which he
called the “consummation of a
dream.” He emphasized very strong-
ly, as did every speaker and dele-
gate the fact that the organization
was composed strictly of farmers, and
managed by farmers for the purpose
of carrying out the business end of
farming. He asserted that the Bu-
team as an organization must keep
clear of political and religious is-
sues.

, Secretary C. R. Bingham presented

a very complete and interesting re-
port, the most important portions of
which are as follows.

“The activities ofthe Secretary of
'the Michigan State Farm Bureau in
the last year, subsequent to the Or-
ganization Meeting on February 5th,
1919 at East Lansing, which was
attended by delegates from fifty-
seven county farm bureaus, have
been directed mainly toward the per-
fecting of the organization, inasmuch
as this must be acComplished before
the Michigan State Farm Bureau
can operate extensively, for- the ben-
efit of the farmers of the state, com-
mercially, legislatively and 'educa-
tionaily. - ~

compulsory

Livingston, H. M. Morton;

business ’

constitution, ~

-ment to the

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for 1920 and .appfro.

conditions in Michigan. '

trol.

lishment of more uniform rates

of agriculture.
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WHERE THE STATE FARM BUREAU STANDS

1. Approves or ,éffofts of beet growers to seenre fair contract~ . «
. . $2 000 to aid fight. : " ll
2. Favors marketing committee composed of representatives
from all state farm: organizations. ], '
3 Urges legislation to protect both to buy and sell collectively. .
4.- Promises assistance to milk producing and distributing ,

5. Demands early action to bring about restoration of efficien-
cy in railroad transportation whether under federal or private con-

6. Urgos improvement in rural telephone service and estab-

7. Declares itself independent of alliance with any commer-
cial, labor or industrial organization.

8. Advocates cooperation in agricultural affairs with all oth-
er farm organizations and with the state and federal departments

9. Condemns speculation in food products and other ‘commod- ,

10. Opposes the national compulsory military training bill.
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“In a resume of the development
of the Michigan State Farm Bureau
in 1919 I would like to stress the
following outstanding facts: The
organization took' place February 5,
1919, with fifty—seven counties part—
icipating at which time I was re-
quested to act as temporary secre-
tary. On March 5th the
Committee tendered me the office
for the remainder of the year.

“It soon became apparent that the
means and methods for financing
this organization, fixed at the Febru-
ary 5th meeting, Were entirely inad-
equate. In March, théarefore, 11:15:?

the Farm ureau -
explaining Farmers' Club of the

Senate and the House at Lansing, a

"bill Was drafted and later introduced
and passed, which appropriated three.

sand dollars a year for .two

9:235 for the benefit of the Michigan
arm Bureau. _

Sta‘I‘tSatili‘l the problem of financmg
was retarding development of the or-
ganization. An appeal was made to
individual farmers of the state ask-
ing them to lend their financial sup-
port on collateral notes. In this way

funds were raised which permitted

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continuance of the work on a small

scale. The methods of
Agricultural Association in regard
to finances were then investigated,

and a meeting of the Executive Com-
mittee of this organization was call-
ed in Grand Rapids, August. 5th.
1919, at which time Mr. J. C. Sailor,
of the Illinois Agricultural Associa-
tion fully explained the work in his
state Authorization then was giv-
en the secretary, Mr. R. G. Potts,
Macomb County, and Mr. A. E. 11-
lenden Lenawee county, to proceed
immediately with the execution of
plans for a state-wide membership
campaign to secure individual mem-
berships of farmers for this organi-
zation for three years at five dollars
a year. The actual results of this

campaign will be shown elsewhere ~

in this report.
Organization
“The State Membership Campaign
was begun in Oakland cOunty on
October 15th. Since then fifteen

counties have been campaigned and-

arations are new being made for
Eggpextension' of the drive into 22
others as rapidly as poSsible
“Membership figures in the coun-
ti'es covered so far are approximate-
ly as follows:
“Oakland, 1, 850; Barry- 1,391; A1-
legan, 1, 850; Gladwin; 672; Mont—

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Eexecutive

the Illinois .

. publicity ~expense,
,tary’s trpveling expense,

calm, 1,474; Van Buren, 1,650; La-
peer, 1,844; Genesee, 1382; St.
Clair, 2,192; Kent, 1,375; Tuscola.
1,819; Macomb, 1,450; Ottawa, 1,-
000; Washtenaw, 1.300; Shiawassee,
1,500. Tota1,,22.'749.

“These figures must necessarily be
approximate at this time, as follow-
up work in these counties is .con-
stantly adding to the original cam-
paign totals. These figures would
indicate that, providing the progress
of the campaign continues at the
present rate, by the end of the year
there will be close to 100,000 Farm
Bureau members in Michigan. The
twenty—one additional counties which
have applied for the
campaign and which will be reached.
as rapidly as can be done with ef-
ficiency, are:

“Eaton, St.
Wayne, Saginaw,

Joseph, Monroe,
Benzie, Loelanau,
Emmet, Mason, W'exford, Cheboy—
gan, Calhoun, Berrien, Livingston.
Huron, Clinton, Presque Isle, Grand
Traverse, Mecosta, Oceana, Jackson.

“It is difficult to Work out any
definite percentage of the farmers
who are being signed, inasmuch as
no solicitation can be'perfect. How-
ever of the farmers being reached
by solicitors, approximately 95 per
cent are becoming members of the

, Farm Bureau.

Members in Good Standing

“The recbrds of the Secretary
show that the following c0unties are

‘members of the Michigan State Farm

Bureau in good standing:
“Muskegon, Oakland, Berrien,
Manistee, Genesee, Kent, Gladwin,
Lenawee, Lapeer, Bay Weir-ford, Sag-
inaw, Missaukee, Washte‘naw Mar-
quette, Oceana, Ottawa, Macomb,

Van Buren, Barry, Montcalm, Alle-

gan, St. Clair, Tuscda. Shiawassee,

Presque Isle, Wayne St. Joseph,

Eaton, Monroe, Benzie, Clinton,

Grand Traverse. '
Finances

. “The financial condition of the or—
ganization, according to the records

of the Secretary, is as follows: ,
Finances
“Total receipts, $76,225.00;.. for-
warded to treasurer, $66,225.00;

borrowed by secretary's office from
F. S. S. B. (notes unpaid) $4, 000.;‘00

borrowed by secretary’s ofiiCe from

F. S. S. B (notes unpaid) $6, 000. 00.
Disburseinents. Printed matter, sup-
plies ”34, 395 92; advertising and
$6,894.37:.=secre'~'
9890.94;

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T 5secretarys salary, 99; 600:1» emcemxw
‘ pence, 92,171; 26; postage, 9864i 98;

executive board

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membership _

' 0111111619.

9850. 62;
committées,’ $400. 5473 indebtedness
paid by treasurer th‘ru secretary,

"$10, 400: indebtedness :padd By; secre- .

tary's ofiice, 96 000-;'- solicitors‘ ex-
pense. 937, 630. 49.
'ments, 972, 229. 05. *

.from county membership checks

" (1920) 951, 095. 05: due from county-:-'
(1921.22) '

' membership . checks;
9227, 49:0 cash on hand. 91, 850;
cash in treasury. 92145. 95;“ state
,j appropriation, 93, 000; inventory,
’91, 047. Total assets, 9286.628; 11-
abilities (note F. S. S. B.) $4, 000.
Actual valuation, 9282. 628. 00.- ’

Cominercial Activities.
“Preparatory to possible establish-
'ment of 9. Purchasing Department of
this organization, to work on an ex-
tensive scale in supplying Farm Bu-
reau members with many, if not

most, of the materials necessary in.

their business, the Secretary’s office
in the last few weeks has collected
much relevant data, on which is bas-
ed the recommendation that such a

special "

department be established with ex»

pert help and proper ofiice- facilities

and that appropriations of $15,000,:

from the general organization :fu-nds,
be .made for the initiation» of such
.‘activities without delay. It;-is.pos-
sible,’ through such a department, to
eflect a tremendous gross saving for

the Farm Bureau Members in Mich- .

igan.

“Illinois already is working extens-
ively in thisi direction and other
. State Farm Bureau federations: are
preparing to follow suit. Co~opera~
tiOn with these far-mere" business. in-
stitutions will be financiallyadvan—

tageous to our membership and can.

be easily effected. - Already over-
tures toward this end have been
made to us.

“The items given particular at-
tention in our preliminary investi-
gation were fertilizers and seeds, es—
‘pecially clover seed. A dozen of.
the largest fertilizer manufacturers
in the middleWest were communi-

cated with and several of the {larger

seed wholesalers interviewed.‘ ' .
“Findings "were that 'thissorganiza-
tion can purchase in practically any
quantity; that a large central agency
purchasing for thelcounty farm bu-
reaus will obtain‘a considerably re-
duced price, based on cuts in manu—
facturers’ overhead costs; and that

a straight seven per cent discount.
can be obtained on fertilizer pur-;
chased for delivery in the next few ,

weeks. Acid phosphate may .be pur-

chased in carload lots, sulphate of '

ammonia and potash
carload quantities. "

“Cloverlseed can be bought 'by-the
state Organization, is ordered in the
next few weeks, at a considerable
saving financially to members.
possible to purchase in carload lots,
for many individuals in a county,
with their small individual purchas-
es being packed separately in the
cars.

“As the spring planting season is
not far distant, any purchasing act-
. ivities of this organization this, spring
necessarily must be limited, recom—
mendation is made that the depart-
ment be created. and properly fin-
anced .in preparation- for extensive
operations, for (the fall season.

"While many individual members
of this organization "have sought
specific assistance, which has been
given them and enabled ‘ them to
make a considerable saving, esti-

in less than

- mated in gross at approximately 91,-: ,

000 on orders for fertilizer, coal,
';_fonce posts, corn, alfalfa and other
seed and salvage grain; this method
sof purchfising is: impractical if » at-
tempted on an extensive. scale. Bec-

Men for operation, there-

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“affliction with any commeraal, labor 0r Industrial organization-

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his the refusal of manufacturers to
or negotiations for any new
Basis for? a contract with the frow-

to act with the committee of Sugar
Beet Growers as representatives of
the Michigan State Farm Bureau.
Hie report, backed up with figures
that graphically illustrate conditions,
show that'- the manufacturer' 8 profit
is approximately seven ' times the
farmer’ s profit; that this was .true
on the 1919 crop. and that the grow-
one cannot be expected to continue to
do business extensively under the
present contract scale in the coming
year.

“It is, therefore, urged that the

Michigan State Farm Bureau assist-

the growers in eflorts to obtain a
fairer contract, one that will bring
about a more equitable division of
profits between the factories and the
farmers than is now true, but not
one that will mean an increase in
the gross figure and a corresponding

increase in the cost of sugar to the'

consumer.

"It is recommended that this as-C

sistance to the sugar beet growers
be in the form of a publicity cam-
paign, and that this convention ap-
propriate $2, 000 for such a campaign
to set the facts of the case of the
growers squarely before the public.
and acquaint the sugar consumers of
Michigan with the fact that the
price they are now paying for sugar
is exorbitant; that it is not the fault
of the beet grower that such excess-
ive prices are charged, but the fault
of the manufacturer, not Content
with a reasonable return on their in-
vestme'nt: There also is an oppor-

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’ tunity to lend the beet growers a

helping hand in their organization
activities.
operation be extended to whatever
reasonable, co-operative extent is de-
termined by the executive commit-
tee of this organization elected to-
day u
C. A. BINGHAM, Secretary.

‘The newly drafted constitution
was then submitted to the delegates,
and reading and ratification went
forward Wrapidly Only three chang-
es were made in the entire draft and
those of little importance; showing
that considerable thought had been
given to the preparation of the fi1~

Mr. ganBect Grower, Get in Line With Other Growers and Win a Fair Price for 1920

AVE you figured cost of raising
hosts in 1920? continue to
,_ grow (in old. contract, your
government prbs'nthes’ you do So at a
profit It will cost 25 per cent more to
farm this year than two years ago.

 

' . Did you ever figure the fertility a

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.. ‘.‘ charge at least 10. .

crop of beets takes out of an acre of
land? It will take out $37. 50 at pres-
ent prices Your government will 3.1-.
low you to charge that up. You new

(611' n the" problem of the sugar beet J
of the State,- which hinges

Hers n. 1920 Mr. John L.’ Shepard.
of Allenton, Michigan, was requested :

It is urged that such cor

 

    

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. “of the county farm bureaus f Michigan, -
‘ their individual members and to co-opcrate ~
br‘gaiiizations in advancement and improve- '
interests in Michigan and the nation, education-
ééoiihmically, _by doing primarily and prinCipal-
for pecuniary pmfit. the following, mimetic
. «merchandise, farm machinery', fertilizer, is
live luck, or any other farm products whatsoever; operating
forage “authorises, elevators, creameries or mills; canning, preserv-
..', pickling, évaporaflng, dehydrating or other-Wise converting or man- '
farm fruiiu, mgrains, vegetables or any other kind of farm
products whatsoever; securing better results in grading, packing,mar-
kstin‘g and advertising the products of members; renting, buying, -»
building, owning, selling, and controlling such buildings, equipment
and other real and personal property as may be deemed necessary in
the cOnduct of the Mail's of this association. a.
f Any and all of the above mentioned purposes executed by this as-'
sedation for members shall be at actual cost to this association and
not primarily nor principally for pecuniary profit as specified in the
.law under which this association is incorporated. .

 

 

 

 

' benefit to the farmers. but also the con- , '

 

 

strument. -It must be admitted that
the Constitution of the Bureau comes
as close to being puncture-proof as
one could reasonably expect a con-
stitution for a new organization to
be. Trial may show the wisdom of
some changes, but as the draft
stands it offers little loophole for
criticism or mis-direction of the Bu-
reau’s affairs.

The constitution and by—laws will
probably be printed in some subse-
quent issue.

Election of Officers

The election of officers. brought
some surprises. It was freely rum—
ored for several days prior to the
business session of the Bureau that
Roland Morrillr the president, did
not desire to become a candidate for
re-election, and as a result there was
some speculation as to whom his suc-
cessor might be. The names of Jas.
Nicol, of Allegan county; Dorr D.
Buell, of Wexford county, and Jas.

. N. McBride,
tioned as good men for the job, and
,the friends of each did a little “elec-
tioneering” on the side, but when the
time came for nominations, Roland
Merrill and R. G. Potts were. unani-
mously re-elected president and vice-V
president respectively, without op—'
flbsition. In accepting the honor for
a second year, Mr. Morrill said:

-“Gent1emen, I thank you from the
bottom of my heart for the honor

you have bestowed upon me. I feel .

though that you should choose
younger men than I for these im-
portant positions. We old fellows
tire out and there is much to be
done. Feeling that I will have your
united support during the ensuing
year as I have had the past, I will
accept the presidency for another
year."

. Under the provisions of the new
constitution the executive commit-
tee membership was changed to six

persons, three elected for' two years'

will you land next fall if you accept
the old 1917- -18 contract and the gov-
ernment reduces the beet sugar price
to 9 cents per‘ pound? (The govern—
ment would be justified- -in doing so
as the. Lever Law enforced [will not
allow the factories to make the excess-
ive profits they made last year on
12c sugai) and you should raise an
average crop of 8 tons per acre and
receive $80 for what will cost $160.

of Lansing. were men- '

.and this nation.

and three for one year.
ing members were elected for two
years: A. J. Rogers, Jr.. Beulah; A.
E. Illenden, Adrian; James Nicol,
Allegan. For one year: Mrs. Cora
E. Ketcham, Hasings;-Robert Blem-
huber, Marquette; Ashley M. Ber-
ridge. Greenville.

Following the adoption of the res-
olutions the business session of the
Bureau adjburned and the crowd re-
paired to the gymnasium to listen to

addresses by Milo D. Campbell,
candidate for governor; John C.
Ketcham, master of the State

Grange; Jas. N. McBridge; J. R.
Howard, president of the American
Federation of Farm Bureaus and W.

G. Eckfiarldt, “the highest paid ag-
ricultural agent in the United
States "

The resolutions committee of this
convention presented is report as
famous:

From among the maze of matters that
has been brought to our attention the at-
tempt has been made to select those of
the most vital importance to the farmers
of this state, assembling in some cases
several similar resolutions into one, as
we have realized the utter impractica-
bility of attempting. in the short space of
time alloted. to sun the gamut of prob-
lems and their: ramifications that are to-
day confronting the farmers of this state
With these ideas in
mind. for your consideration the follow—
ing declarations are recommended.

That this convention declar s the Mich-
igan State Farm Bureau in ependent of
affiliatic‘m with any commercial labor or
industrial organization, but asserts that
it shall maintain a co- -operative attitude
to all movements promoting and pertain-
ing to the welfare of American institu-
tions.

That this organization declares it to
be its earnest desire and purpose to co-
operate with other state federations of
farm bureaus and other agricultural cr-
ganizations in efforts for improvement of
agricultural conditions not only. in this
state, but over the country.

That this organization demands ade-
quate protection, through the medium of
appropriate federal legisdation, of the
rights and privileges of farmers of Mich-
igan and the United States to buy and
sell collectively.

Get in line. Join with your broth-
er farmer. Join the Michigan Sugar-
Beet Growers’ Ass’n They got you
the price raised from $8 to $10 two
years ago. They will get you the $12
this year if you join and stick. They
only want a fair price to produce at a
profit. The government and the con-
suming public want producers to have
a. fair price to increaSe domestic

The follow-g

.want you to drudge and produCe thlam

 
      

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furthermore es ,
ation by the evecutiv'es of this ornate-v
, {1915; of ways and means of providing bets
~ er mediums for the mar of ram
products that will not only be cf financial ’

  
  

   
 
 
  
     

 
  
 
 

sumers.

That this organization assist in an at- ‘.
tempt to remedy the milk-producing ans '
distributin conditions in Michigan wi .
the intent on of determining more --de
nitely the cost of production, and that 3
milk and its products be id for an oi.
quality basis well as utterfat con-
tent, and that due publicity be given to
milk and its products as a necessity-in
the diet of children; and that We furth-
er insist that prod ucers have ,
much right to a6 v0 ce in determining
weight and test of their products as
manufacturer and distributor. - ~

That this organization is not interested
primarily in federal or private ownership
of the railroads but in efficiency of them .'
and demands early action to bring about
restoration of efficiency of live stock and
other perishable commodity transport..-
tion,botl1 in car equipment and train
schedules, with the belief that such ade-

uate service at just and equitable rates

11 be arrived at the sooner der pi’i-
vate ownership; furthermore. at
executive committee of this organization
seriously consider advisability of reu-
tlon of a traffic department that ma et-
ficiently serve the members of this organ-
ization in many ways they vitally need
such service.

That the interests of the rural tele-
phone subscribers of Michigan are not ..
adequately taken care of to the detrl-
ment of large rural business interests.
their financial loss is resulting through
discriminatory rates and service, and that
it therefore. is urged the attention of the '
Michigan Public Utilities Commission be
called to these conditions and remedy for
them devised.

That this organization urges the enact-
mentment of national legislation that will
restrict the opportunities for speculation
in food stuffs and other commodities that
exist today and are largely responsible
for the high cost of living problem of the
nation.

That this organization declares its op- ,,
position to the national compulsory mlll- F;
tary training bill. such opposition being 5?
in accord with the American Farm Bur- .r'
can Federation. Legislation that will
take the boys of the farm away from
home at an age when they are of the
most help to their parents, and uhich will
persuade many of them to forsake rural
life, is underirable in our belief. \To lack
of patriotism prompts this opposition:
the American farmers’ yalty to the
government being apparent in the re-
aponse of thousands from the country to
the call to arms in 1917.

That this convention expresses its
earnest appreciation of the efforts o’f the
Executive Committee of this organization
and especially the secretary. Mr .-
Bingham in the building in the last year
of this organization into a valuable in-.
srrument for the farmers of this state to
use in betterment of agricultural condi-
tions.

That this organization recognizes that
‘its strength and origin have largely been
achieved through oo-operation with the
state and federal departments of agri- .k,
culture. We declare it to be our deslre ,
to continue such co-operation in the fu- '

ture.

That this convention‘ sincerelywegrets
the illness of our treasurer, Mr. Fred
VanNorsdall, and member ofiour Execu-
tive Committee, Miss Flora C. Buell,
which unfortunately has kept them from
our annual meeting, and extends to them «51,:
our earnest hope of speedy recovered , 4";
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sugar. The Lever Act will allow the
factories to charge enough to makes . ,.
profit. Don't worry about them They ' '

the beets at the old price and they
also want to wupe the Lever Law away
and charge What foreign sugar will .
cost.' They are Gougersl Profiteers.
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growers have joined and paid in a dol-
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MORE MICHIGAN CATTLE ‘ *
. , BUT DOBBINS DECREASE
Increased prices of milk in the
cities of the state, especially in De-
troit, added $13 to the value of ev-
ery cow in Michigan during the last
year; The cow population, previous-
«1y on the decline, increased 25,000
in 1919. . '

According to annual live stock
summary, issued by the State and
Federal Joint Crop Reporting Bu-
,reau, Michigan had 873,000 cows
(Jan. 1, 1920. Cows sold during 1919
on the average at $96 each. This
is $10 higher than the average price
throughout the United States.

Automobiles and motor trucks,
however", were continuing to humil-
iate the horse. A year ago the aver-
age horse was worth $105. The
price is now $95. For the first time
in the history of the state horses are
worth less than cows. Michigan’s
horse population decreased 20,000
during 1919. It is now 640.000. Cat-
tle tire the only species or live stock
that have not deceased in value. The
average value of sheep has decreas-
ed from $12.50 a head to $11.80.
The average hog is worth $22 against
$23 a year ago. The value of mules
has fallen from $106 to $99.

The value of all stock on Michigan
darms is $236,231,000. Although
there are 130-000 head of live stock
more in the state than a year.ago,
the value is $8,482,000 less.

FARM HELP WANTED
’ Calls are coming to the Michigan
Free Employment Bureau for farm
hands. those married seeming to

have the preference, though occas- '

ionailly single men are asked for,
says a dispatch from Battle Creek.

Married men, the best who can qual- ,

ii'y, receive $50 a month, house rent
a garden patch and other conces-
sions. One opportunity is forthcom-
ing for a man who has his own team
wand agricultural implements. A
good start will be given him. And
there is a home and small salary

awaiting a middle-aged man in the,

country. Single men on farms who
can prove their worth, are command-
ing from $40 a month up, but the
supply is limited, even- though board
and room and washing go along
with the handsome wages. Said one
man: “I can remember the time
when I started work on a farm for
the monthly wage of $4 and I was
quite glad to get that amount. Later
I got $17 a month. That was a big
wage then. Look at the difference
and then they are not tempted.”
,There is lots of work for mechanics
who can qualify, and places plenti-
ful for housemaids.

RECORD BUSINESS AT FREMONT

- More than a half million dollar bus-
iness was done by the Fremont Co-
operative Produce Co. during the
year 1919, according to the report of
the manager, A. L. Burt, givenat the
annual meeting of the corporation
held in its warehouse. This was
one of the most prosperous years in
the history of the business. All the
directors, namely. D. H. Brake, Dirk
Kolk. Geo. R. Warren, John Dobben,
John Rotier, Joe Rozema and A. L.
Markey were re-elected. Mr. Brake
is again the company's -president;

Mr. Warren, vice president and Dirk.

Kolk, secretary-treasurer. A, regu—
lar dividend of 7 per cent was de-
clared and $2,500 will be paid to the
purchasing stockholders in dividends
which are computed upon the amount
the stockholder has. bought of the
company during the year. Nearly
$5,000 of the stock was subscribed
for which leaves about 1,300 shares
still unsold.

FOXES FOR N. E. MICHIGAN

A Washington correspondent of
Michigan daily papers recently wrote
a lengthy article on fox farming. in
which, he said “there are millions in

none was intended.

state. highly villzsdrjmmrl’cus-and

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sort of a place in which to liieephthem
and their feeding, Among other
things it says that *“a light, (sandy
soil, with rather hard winters. and.
summers with considerable rainfall
provide the best surroundingsjor the
tax." Possthy this will yet. solve.
the question of what to do with the
jack pine lands. 'Now its up to some
NOrt'heastern Michigan man to make
the experiment- “With the hides of
silver gray foxes bringing as high
as $1,500 each and a prime black
(fox fur wort-h $5,000, it ought to be

-worth trying," said Secretary Mars-

ton, of the Development bureau.

SPLIT IN KENT BUREAU. .

Although agreed on the purpose
of the Kent County Farm Bureau,

HERMAN J. LOWELL, master of

the National Grange, declares it is

the belief of iarmers of the coun-
try that the only way to reduce the
cost of living is for every one to be
willing to do "a reasonable day's
work” and that the 44—hour week
would never support even America.
Mr. Lowell’s statement, in part fol-
lows:

“Those who are best informed on
agricultural conditions in America
can net offer the slightest hope of
lower food prices so far, as the farm-
er is concerned.

“In the reconstruction everyone
must get ready actually to work
again, to save again and to a con—
siderable degree to get back to thrift
sanity and common sense. or else
accept as permanent the present scale
of living costs. in which event we
might just as we'll stop ran-ting
about the high cost of living and rea-
lize that _a new basis of economic pro-
cedure is here to stay. . '

Slave Long Hours

“This is the declaration of the Na-
tional Grange, which sees no reason,
why its members should slave long
hours, seven days a week- to supply

     

that the organization should primar- LIVE STOCK SHIPPERS‘ PROGRAM ,
Following is the programior the . .,

filly be of benefit to actual farmers, ,
short course in marketing for: live '

delegates from the townships togthe
reorganisation meeting of the hu-
reau divided on how the membership
should be constituted. .’

One party favored-confining ‘the ~
membership to those owning terms '

or occupying" farms as tenants and
deriving the major portion of their
income from the farm. ‘ The other
party advocated making the actual
:farmers voting members and the ab-
sentee farmers none-voting members;

Confining the membership to those
living on the farm and deriving the
major portion of their income there-
from would bar city farmers and
many managers of co-operative buy-
ing and selling organizations.

Work Urged as Remedy for Soaring Costs

cheap food to the other workers, of
the country who enjoy short hours
and unlimited opportunity for rest
and pleasure. Speaking as the larg-
est and best established farmers’ or-
ganization in’ America, the grange
hereby notifies the world that the
tarmers do not intend to keep res-
ponding to the call, “produce, produce
and produce," so long as other lines
adopt as, their slogan, “reduce, re-
duce, reduce.’ ‘
“There are five very definite things

that may be expected to have an ef- '

feet on the production of a_wor1d’s
food: ,

“A more direct and less expensive
system of distribution. ,
Lengthen Work Day

“The removal of all artificial re-
strictions upon the sale of farm pro-
ducts. _

“A lengthening of the workday
with honest service for the wages
paid. '

“‘Increase- of. back-to—the-farm
movement which will enable farmers
to meet the wage scale of competing
occupations.

“Increasing social and educational
privileges in the rural communities."

Iosco Farmer Rises to Defense of County

AM a reader of the M. B. F. and
I admire very much the presentation
Of fact which its every issue con-
tains, but deplore publication of mat-
ter that tends to cash reflection on
any community or its citizens, or any
matter that may be construed as are-
flection on any particular) place or its
inhabitants. -~

Referring to Mr. Grenell's produc-
tion in the January 17th issue of M.
B. F., “Changing Michigan Sand
Lands to Fertile Acres,"_I note, with
regret that he leaves the impression
with his readers that Iosco county is
the worst land in Michigan that will
raise crops, and that parts Of it are
“uncivil-ized" which undoubtedly is a
reflection on the ocunty and its in-
habitants.

In our endeavor to enlighten would-
be settlers as to the many good fea-
tures of Northeastern Michigan cut-
over lands, snob statements as refer-
red to cannot harmonize with such en-
deavor. The “knocker'f is ever pres-
ent and undoubtedly takes vantage
of all such deductions, and construc-
tions as may be deduced from such,
statements and make harm where
In my, opinion it
occurs to me that the reason given
why Walhalla came to be located in‘
Iosco county does not add any weight
to the proposition discussed,” but on
the other hand may be easily constru-
ed as a reflection, as also the refer-
enCe to the “civilized section" of Ins]-
co county. One Would assume that a
portion of the county is ' uncivilized,
when the facts would not bear out
such conclusions. Iosco county has
many {611119.36708‘ and. a large nor"-
tion of good farmlands only waiting
for development into productive
farms It also contains many natural .
resources awaiting developi'neht and
i*= cltizem_mmg thehest oi the

  

an asset the state may well be proud
of. Where did you get your prize:
winning farm products and your prize
winning Short Horn cattle, and many
other things too numerous to mention?
Why, from Iosco county, of course!
Iosco county as well as any other un-
developed portzioln of the state, has its
natural conditions to be subdued, and
while we find some things not conduc-
ive to the best farming it is not the
worst by any means—“Amos Freeman,

Glennie, M ich.

HE CRITICISM of our. correspond-
I cut is well , : xNot enough dis-
tinction made‘between the good land
and the or land in Northern Michigan.
So much as been written about Michi-
pine plains" that the aver-
age person in west to think of that great
section 01' we state as an unbroken ex-
panse of mid, jack pines and scrub oaks,
incapable of producing anything but the
hard est of shrubs and legumes.
is no a single county in all the state of
Michigan that does not have its variety
of soils. Some of these are just average,
but in most of the countiesof the upper
part of the state the soils range in qual-
ity “from the very richest capable of
growing profitably all crops that are in-
digenous to this latitude, to the "white
sand” that Mr.
articles. There are millions of acres of
fertile cut-over land. that‘ have grown
great forests. of hardwood timbers / now
lying dormant and unused in Northern
Michigan. They are to be found in Ios-
co county. in Roscommon, in Alpena. in
Otsego. in Emmet, Grand Traverse, in
fact‘in every county of Northern Mich-
igan. These lands. when cleared, pro-
duce large crops for several years with-
out the application of fertilizer, and are
as fertile in every sense of the word as
the majority of soils in the lower part
of the state. But, . it is true, as Mr.
Grenell has stated. that there areugfig

gan's “jack

There .

Grenell described in his

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Chicago,

stock shipping association managers
and county agentsbilled for Teens.
day and Wednesday. Feb. 4:0
.3!" Detroit '

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dlrection oi, representatives of the U.
8. Bureau of» Markets, a cattle sales-
man and packer buyer. ' Observation
of methods of handling co-operative—
shipments atthe mark, st. 1:90 p._m._——
Market Report Service 'of the U. 8.!
Bureau 0: .Markets, by representative
of the U. S. Bureau of Market's, Chi- _
cage. Conference on accounting, pro-
rating“ and other matters pertaining
to the operation of live stock shipping
associations. ' _‘ ' '
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 9:80 a. m.—
Grading hogs. sheep and calves on the
market under the direction of the'U.
S. Bureau of Market; representatives
and a packer buyer. 1:30 p. m.—
Some Problems of the Stock Yard
Companies in Connection \with Co—op-
eratin Live Stock Shipments, F.’ S.
Welsh, New York City, General Man-
ager Detroit and Buflalo Steak Yards.
Railroad Pointers for Co-operative
Live Stock Shippers and the Preveu~
tion of Claims, C. B. Heinemann, Ohi-
cago, secretary, National Live Stock
Exchange. The Cooperative Live
Stock Shipper ”and the Commission
Marni-I. M. Bishop, president, Detroit
Live Stock Association, M. C. Stock
Yards, Detroit, Mich. Advantages of
State and National Associations of
Live Stock Shippers, E. .J. Tresper,
111., organizing secretary,
National Federation of Co-operative
Live Stock Shippers. '
Inasmuch as arrangements, were
not made in time for headouarters
for the meeting. those attending the
short course were requested to "as-,

' semble at Hotel Garvey, M. C. Stock

Yards, Detroit. »

WHEAT BELOW NORMAL
In the December Crop Reporter—a
tremendous decrease is shown in the
acreage of winter wheat sown last
lair. ‘In 1918 more than 50,000,000
acres were put to this crop whereas

.-in 1919 only some 38,000,000 acres

many more million acres oi! the.
soils which need "coaxing" to produce
anything. Some day the music of .

these .vyill undoubtedly be under cul iva-
tion, but it will require large quantities
of money and perserverance to bring
them, to the producing stage. .
ll tail- that

timeauives. it

distinction be madefieween them
Echoes extremely fertile ea

   

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were planted, this representing a de-

crease of nearly 24.per cents As it'
happens. this figure is theisame as

.the average for the five years, 1.913-

1917. S‘eemingiy no plans are made

t9 supply the abnormal demands now

made on our wheat crops, nor even

those occasioned by increase in pop-

ulation. . .

To. make matters worse the con—
dition on Decembh'r 1 was reported
as being 85.2 per cent, as, compared
to 89.5 per cent. the normal, for the

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Farming Engineering at M. A. C.
Agricultural men' of the state will
study special features of farm ' en—
gineering work in a new short course ‘
which is to open at the Michigan Ag--
ricul'tural College on March 1 and
run for four weeks. ‘ Drainage. Farm
Binldings, Home Conveniences, and
a choice of carpentry, blacksmith or .
gas engine work will make up the

divisions of the course. - - .

“We expect. this course to at-
tract city men as well as those who
are working onfarms at present,"

says 0. E. Robey, acting head of the . -'

farm. mechanics department at M.
A. C. “There is a tendency for city

workers to get back to the farm, any ' '

many are anxious to fit themselves
for some Special agricultural work.
“Under the Home Conveniences
division of our w'ork we will take up
farm. lighting and heating plants, wa-

ter systems, _ and sewerage disposal? ,
systems: .All the work will be given .1‘

a . practical: angle.‘ ”Withdrawing. :-

willi be- done when wefstuuy, drain-- -.

age, buildings, .will be

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dolled secretary of Agriculture, said duétien stimulated. more men stay
- M useless employees, no matter in on the form; more men go to the
- «that ”linolthe‘y may be engaged, must farm.

be released from non—productive Put Useless Employees at Productive
work and given an opportunity to = Work

bec'omre producers upon the farm or ---' “Business men must look to the
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harm that must ultimately come from taged ,and see that no useless em—
}, - . profiteering on the farmer and con- ployee is retained to add to the cost
~. ’ ‘ tent themselves with a reasonable or distributing what the farmer now
profit, ’he said. the question of the produces. Useless employees must be

" high cost or living will largely solve released frem nonwroductive work

- - itself to the permanent goOd of a‘ll.- that they may go into productive
But unless the—«whole country—all work and add to the sum total that

  

:duce each day for each of us.
- this conditions in- production must

Johhers and retailers recOgnlze the matter in what line they may be en-'

«business and all labor—does recog-
r also this as a common problem and
do the things necessary “to solve it,
'he continued, “less and less will
there be of farm preduce to divide
‘. among the whole people and higher
.and higher will go the price of that
which is produced.” ,
.91 am surprised, ” said Mr. Mere-
‘Fdit-h, “that I should have receTved the
number of messages I have, partic-
11th from daily papers, asking
what plans 1,: as Secretary of Agri-

of living, indicating that the general
feeling is that this is essentially an
agricultural problem. It is, of
.. course. related to agriculture, but no
jnore than to many other lines of
activity, and I an tempted to believe
.that the solution of the problem lies
more in the hands of those interest-
ed in distribution and non-produc—
tive enterprises than in the hands of

- the farmers of the country.
om Farmer Satisfactory Conditions
“The farmers must certainly pro-
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are on a piece measure basis, so giv-
en sartisfactory- conditions they will
do their part. as the farmers of Am-
erica have'in .every situation or. cris-
is that has faced the country. But
this question of satisfactory, condi-
tions is a. big one. Itis not a satis-
factory c-o'ndition for the farmer to
' receive reduced prices for his pork.
wheat, hides, while the prices of his
machinery, lumber and shoes are
raised. It does not conduce to a
pleasant frame of mind on the part
of the farmer or spur him to great-
er production to be obliged to sell
his products for half or less than he
. later sees them ’sold for at retail.
The ‘- dairy farmers of the country
wonder if they? are treated fairly
when they receive thirty-five to forty
. cents for butter and see .it retail at
eighty-five cents."
1 wonder why, when they receive from
forty cents to fifty cents'for eggs,
. they retail as high as a dollar per
. dozen. The hog growerswonder if
.- they-are not in a hazardous-i business
when they buy fencing and all other
supplies at greatly increased prices,
and then see their produce fall fifty
- per cent and sold by them at an act-
: ual loss, in answer to a demand on
." the part of the rest of the population
_. for a_ reduced cost of living.
“The farmers of America," the
i new secretary went on, “are willing
to assume their part of the respon-
' s‘ibilities as American citizeno- in
' meeting any problem threatening the
,‘ welfare and stability of our country,
; but this
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a common prOblem. They ask that
. those' engaged in distribution elim-_
' ; inate the lost motion and not put- so
:-'- ' great a burden up‘on production as
" there is upon it today. In other
words. they ask that there be an
deq‘uate number of producers of

and food of all k1nds,"an‘d only such

 

nary to perform the services requir-
ed They ask that the banks, rail-
ais houses,
fasteries, all of which

  

 

' culture, have to reduce the high cost

may be distributed among all.

“Let us enjoy in America as high-
ly developed a system of distribution
and in this I include all the profes—
sions. doctors, lawyers, teachers, as
well as retailers, transportation, etc. .,
as 'We now have, but let us out out
Xthe useless member, the surplus. one
here and there. and give him an op-
portunity to become a producer upon
the. farm, or in the factory. Let us
have six tenths of our people in pro-
duction and four-tenths in distribu=
tion ,that there may be six~tenths of

.. honest day’s pay.

  

in distribution, which gives us only
four-tenths of what a man can pro-
To do

be attractive, farming must be re-
munerative and offer to a. young man
who engages in it an opportunity
equal to that offered him should he
go into a bank, railroad, wholesale
or retail establishment.
Labor Must Meet Farmer Half 'Way
“The farmer asks that the labor-
ers in the mines, the factory and the
mills, who are also real producers
along with the farmers, make an of-
fort comparable to his and see there
is Just as little labor expense as pos-
sible in each article turned out by
their hands, thereby helping the
farmers of America, who in turn will
help the laborer. .This is not incon-
sistent with the views and desires of
the loyal, intelligent laboring men,
who recognize the mutual advantage
to all in an honest day’s work for an
Given this - and
the manufacturers, jobbers and re-
tailers taking -a reasonable profit and
recognizing the harm that must ul—
timately come from proflteering upon
the farmer -the question of the high
cost of living will largely'solve it—

each of us. rather than have four-_
-tenths in production and six-tenths

self to the permanent good of all

concerned.

“0n the other hand if the whole ,'
country, all business and all labor, .
does not recognize this as a conunon
problem.” the Secretary continued. 3
"anddo those things which give the ,
farmer a fair compensation for his
efforts, do those things which ,mak‘e
farming remunerative, pleasant and ~
as attractive as other lines of en-
deavor, the conditions will not im-
prove. On the contrary, more and
more will the young man leave the
farms,'mo're and more will the old-'
er men become discouraged, and less
and less will there be of farm pro-
duce to divide among the whole peo—
ple for their sustenance, and higher
and higher will go the price of that
which is produced.
All Must Strive for Cheaper Distri-

bution

“Attention must be given by pub-
lic—spirited citizens to the methods
which tend to quicken and cheapen
distribution of farm products, such
as better terminal facilities, easier
transfers, inland water transporta-
tion, back hauling and round-about
routes eliminated. We must all in-
terest ourselves in helping solve the
problems of the farmer and furnish
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Wheat has suffered along with all
other grains during the past week.
There are many factors enteringinto
the price fluctuations, the biggest be-
ing the foreign exchange. When the
value of British sterling shot way
down last week, it had the ”effect of
greatly raising the price of Ameri-
can- wheat to the British dealers—
consequently the trading, dropped
off and prices suffered in this coun-
try, a condition hailed with delight
by the public, which is still general-
ly unaware that farmers are getting
less than their cost of production. A
decline of more than one million
bushels occured in the American ex-
ports for a week ago compared with
the same week a year ago. At the
same time, it is interesting to note
that Argentine exports of wheat"
were twice as great as those from
the United States, whereas a year
ago the American exports were ten
times as great as the Argentine’s.

Another important bit of news in
the wheat world was the fact that
Canada has been shipping large quan-
tities of wheat into this country. The
government has been releasing big
lots to minors, and they are not buy-
ing much on the open market.

Along with the above bearish fact-
ors, we find that supplies are very
‘light at the terminals. Farmers are
shipping little. More than $3 per
bushel is still being paid for‘good
quality dark northern. and Detroit
reports almost no price change, on
the same day that Minneapolis an-
nounces a decline of 10 Cents a bush-

el. The supply of spring grades is

especially short, and prospects fer
the future crops are notgreat. Mich-
igan in most sections has” been pret—
ty fortunate because of snowremain-
ing over the fields of winter wheat,
but this does not hold true for most
other wheat, growing districts. Eng—
llst experts continue to produce
strong statements showing that there
will be much less demand for Ameri-
can grains as soon as the agricultur-
al nations get back onto their feet
this year and the worlds supply of
ships increases.

CORN FALLS HARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

OORN PRICES PER BU., FEB. 9. 1920

Grade .IootmltTcmBiEo—I” 'N'T v2"
No. 2 Yellow . . . ’ 1.84
No. 8 Yellow . . . 1.50 1.48 1.80
No. 4 Yellow . . . 1.46 1.40 l 1.54

PRICES ONE. YEAR AGO

Grade lDetrolt chlcacol N. Y.
No. 2 Yellow . . .l l 1.42
No. 3 Yellow . . .l 1.85 1.25 1.40
No. 4 Yellow . . .l 1.30 1.19 1.81

 

 

 

 

Corn has suffered quite severely
of late, especially due tgthe foreign
exchange declines. When the value
of British sterling struck its lowest
level in American money values last
week, corn turned bearish in the
American markets and has not yet
recovered. Moreover, there has not
been heavy trading on the declining
market asanight. have been expected.

There are many who. predict still »

further drops in the comparative
value of European money. It seems
that the world has been figuring all.
the time in money rather than in ma-
terial. which is really the basis of
all values, while money is merely the
medium of exchange representing the
material. The balance of trade. or
the amount of America’s exports in
excess of her imports has gone on
for years always heavily in Ameri-
ca’s favor, and alongwith this pro?
sees the value .of the dollar has
climbed. The world is awakening
tq‘this fact in hard jolts, and the
1 latest jolt has knocked down grain
PM substantially. .. . .

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andwheatstayhigh. Beansdull endeasyandhayfirm.’
CHICAGO—Grains dull and lower from exchange slump and '

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BUSINESS has been good lately in'the-Middle West in spite-of serious

wbacks,- including, bad tiniesjfor the framers, who are sending

anything to market. In the East .thedrawbaeksion- busheshave- been
more marked than in the West. Severe winter has helped e’ife‘ct‘a huge
traflic tie-up, hurting business in this chuntry. At the same time, inter-

national trade is severely hampered by the foreign exchange which has .:
raced far down, reaching its lowest level the past week. With German +

marks, formerly worth more than twenty cents, now worth only about
one cent apiece, the Germans would not be able to buy from America
Without bankrupting their future, The same applies to most other for-
eign countries, and large shipments to foreign ports have dropped ofi
day by day. This same influence has hit the grain markets. Rye and
barley have sufiered sharply, largely on account of the foreign trade be-
ing forced out of the running by the bad exchange conditions.

The hazardous outlook has caused some eastern concerns, indus-

trial and mercantile, to be sharply conservative.

On the other hand,

many big buyers of raw material are confirmed optimists as to the future.
Throughout most of the West good business is reported in the cities, there
being no let-up in the retail trade. The sale of farm implements has been
so great, we are told, that orders are stacked up way ahead of deliveries.
Mail order houses are doing a land ofiice business. Nearly all big auto
and tractor concerns are far oversold. One of the greatest auto
concerns reports that it has so many orders in the South alone that it
would take up practically the entire output of the plant. Steel plants are
again running and building has picked up.

Meanwhile, the past week, all grains excepting oats, suflered sharp

» reverses. Farmers are not getting much to market both becaueetoftbdd

:weather and because many are holding for higher prices.

 

greater from now on, with" the

breaking upof winter about to be:
They say” that the ~

gin in earnest. _
market has gone over the top and
there will be no moreroom for ,ex-
tensive bullish operations. \Farmers
who have been holding back consid—
erable amounts of corn usually show

a disposition to shut off the supply -

when the market goes lower. Ifthey
do that in case easier prices contin-
ue, bullishness may be expected
again. But if many farmers rush to
market with their holdings to real-
ize on them at once, the chances for
the bears are fine. In fact, with
heavy shipments on an easy market-
the bears would just about have
things all their own way.

Millions of bushels of corn are be-
ing held back at the country elevate
-ors awaiting cars for shipment, but
stocks at terminals are the lowest in
years. Probably a great many mil-
lions of bushels ~ are still with the
farmers. Their. action is expected to
determine largely the future of the
corn deal. , .

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. ands . Ibstrolt,-|chloaso ll. Y.
Standard ....... .oo 1 .00
No. a White .39 .34
No. 4 White ..ss .sa A.
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one. loos-on chicane ll. 1.:
Stan ....... .00 .03 .01
No. 3 wnm . . .se‘ .51 .ee ‘
No.- 4 was. .ss» :50 .04

 

 

 

Oats have. suffered less than any
of the more important grains during
the downward rush on the markets
the past several days. After rising
to a point about equal to the highest
on record for the crop, the cat mark-
et encountered a number of weaken-
ing factors. Of course, the fall of
corn and other gr'ain’before the on-‘
slaughts of an upset foreign ek-

change had a weakening effect.

Along with this, Canada has been
shipping into this country consider-
able -quantities of cats. Dealers can
hardly understand this, since Can-'
ada had as bad luck wit-h the oat
crop as .the United States did.

 

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market generally. .

an: arm Banner DOWN

Rye and barley, depending upon}

the good graces. of international sup-

_ port- have been sort of_“deserted at .

the church" during the past week.
Just when it looked as though for-
eign. tradewas going to furnish rye
and barley ,with very favorable con-
ditions it scsmpered and the rye and
barley markets got the severest set-
backs sustained for along while. De-
troit quotes rye quiet and easy at
$1.52 for cash No. 2, and barley. cash
No.‘3vat $2.90@3 per cwt. * ..

 

BEANS DOWN '10 $7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beans in the Detroit market have
declined to $7 per cwt. for immedi—
ate and prompt shipment, according
to the quotations received at the
beginning of this. week. It is thought
that this action was caused partly
by the general slump on the markets
by t-hefall of the exchange rates,be-
cause in the bean factor there are
numerous strong bullish factors in
the ofling. For instance, the short-
age of the bean holdings has become
painfully evident, and, the job'bers
themselves ,seem to have turned bull-
ish in‘their predictions. .

Regarding the quantitiesleft with

“More. we gather the
sold closer thnn‘any‘tinm in five
years, only 10 'per cent being the esti-
mated quantityleft; unless prices go
up soon, the smallest acreage in ten
years Will be planted. F. B. Dress,
secretary of' the Michigan Bean Job-
bers’ Association, reports the follow-
ingsth of beam; 001' head in this
state: 334 cars’C. H. picked, 16 P. H.
picked, 23 fancy screened, 222 ‘cars
picking stock, a total 01696 cars. It
is difficult to estimate the average
amount in farmers’ hands, the reports

running as high as 60 per cent of last ‘

year’s crop and in some cases as low
as ten. The majority of the estimates
however, run from 20' to 25 per cent
of the crop. '

California has cleaned up left-over
stocks of beams and the wholesale
grocers are reported to have begun
their purchases, thus adding more
fuel to the already ardent hopes of
the bulls. '

 

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salmon ............... 2:3 I c.e0

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W—r—mfi' fro—n: 1510:1199

Detroit ............... l 1.85 ‘ 1" 1T ‘

"01150.90 ............... 1.1 10 l :1:

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hate situation. Readers werevadvisel
to sellgredually through the winter

; while prices: were still high, twice as
high as last year for but of the sea-e

son at lent, and not to wait for still

.hgherprices which were never sure
,0 co , .

mug. This advice seem. justi-

__ agate” mam iu‘~‘the market.
3 .

week or so- In almost all

   

I ‘ , partsof the countrythe priceoipota- ’
.fio‘oswhes'slumped badly.“ ‘ ,. '

wflhfllfid. 1 which sets a great amount

«Limited receipts of American oats
”commuted by good foreign and lo-
concentrated to
supply intrinsic strength to» the cat

 

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0' grade . letrolt Chicago I.;Y.
» . u. -, ..... ,. 1.00. 1.13 2.00
Red Kidneys ...i 14.00 4.18
pmoss one use use

and. [Detroit onions} I. Y.
glam" P. ......‘z.:: 1% 3.00
Red «Iona-"23211125 12.00 1:21:

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Agnote of entities has ruled throughi '
at the market reports - of ,Mrcnmau '
enfuzlm Pauline regarding the 110‘

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shows-en u condlfi

    
  
  
  

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'. humanist this .‘week. , » .
:‘Pittsburg, - New York, Minneapolis

and nthe'r big markets report condi-
tions similar to‘ Chicago. One of the
{actors for lower prices, in addition
'to larger receipts and poorer demand
isgthe government early potato . crop.
last year, it will be remembered, the
early spuds 0- came around early
.enough to raise havoc with the hold-
ings of the old crop. The federal re-
port follows:

“There will be an approximate in-
crease in the early Irish potato crop
of 12 per cent in the‘states of Ala-
bama. Florida, Louisiana, Georgia,
Mississippi, the Carolinas and Texas
‘ this season over last year. All ’of the
' states. mentioned, except Louisiana
,and Georgia, according to present
prospects, ‘will have an increased
acreage. The acreage estimate” by
states this year and last are as fol-
lows:

 

 

. 1920. 1919.
Alabama ____________ 4,750 3,100

~ Florida ______ . ______ 19.620 18,300
Louisiana _____________ 11,950 16,600.
Georgia _______________ 1,350 ‘ 1,350
Mississippi _.. _____ , _____ 1 .680 1.500
North Carolina ________ 28,750 21,300
South Carolina ________ 9,450 8.000
,TexaB _________________ 10,000 8,550
Total 87.550 78,400

Planting in the Hastings sectiOn of
Florida is being completed this week.
. Beaufort, N. 0.; will have an increase
01 about 35 per cent in acreage. Plant-
ing will begin next week in the Eagle
Lake section in Texas if weather per-
mits but so far there has been a great
deal of rain in the district. ‘

HAY PRICES HIGHER

 

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Dctroit' . . {83.50 0; 34132.50 c38l8 .so a 82
cm 0 .. amoeeslsaooesa a noses
New , m 31.00 a as

. put-bun . ss.00 o seluno 0 35132.500 as

I No.1 I [40.4 I no.1
, 11.]th nanome- aux. Ole .
Detroit . . [32.50 a 33:31.50 a 32131 .50 e. 32
chime . . 00.00 e 341:2.00 0 ӣ82.00 Q as
New York 31.00 a . 433.00 a as:
mum-g . 35.00 a seve1.0o 0 00130.00 0 as

 

 

HAY PRICE! A YEAR AGO
III). ‘I Tlm.I sum. TIm.I No. 2 Tim.

amt. ' ' -' t-t'agill‘zi'fifititliit‘at £2

‘ .M art ' 2.00 s ”181.000 02I27.00 Q 20
EM ’. . 20.00 @ 20I20.00 0 21125.00 0 22

lo. 1

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Detroit 25.50.20I21-50Q22v201082‘!
Obi . . 28.00.@ ”I28.” 0 24 1 0.90 .20
New on 21.00 0 29I28.00 Q 28 23.00 4’4
Wm . 28.50 C ZOIMOO O 28 I24.00 Q 23

 

 

, Unprecedented snows in‘ the northé
ern and'eastern portions of the Unit-
ed States. practically stopped‘ the
‘ movement of freight during the lat-
ter half of last week and supplies
of hay are greatly reduced in conse-
quence. City deliveries are interfer-
ed "with but the deep snow has tied
up motor trucks to such an extent

_-.that the horse has won another in—
ning. Values are strong and higher
under the small supplies and if coun-
try loading and railroad deliveries
are not resumed promptly further
advances will result. Much diflicul-
ty is reported in getting balers this
season and this with car shortages
is llreeping. the shipments below nor-
ma .

Various parts of Michigan have
been reported to have the following
conditions: ,

Macomb County—Farmers are
holding in- this section as the crop
was about half of last year and the
farmers think they will need most

of this for their stock. The car‘sit- ~

nation is very bad, and shipments
move slowly. Perhaps half of the
hay has been moved and possibly a
few cars more will be loaded when
the farmer is sure hehas enough to
‘get through the winter.
Sanilac County—The crop this
year was mostly of No. 2 and clover
mixed in this section andi‘Was'about

10..pe'ri‘cent more than "last year’s .

cr‘cp. None of the old crop will be'

carried over and the general outlook

is not very ‘g00d.

»‘ ‘ Eaton County—This section proe

du’cedf’at leastbo. per cent more than
' ’0', ‘ilio‘perycent has

 

. ble.

. of conditions.

and well ahead of supplies.

. y it find that the
national situatt 0n— is . responsi-
There are more head of. cattle
and. stock in "this country than at any
other time'in history, but-the enor-
mous foreign demand - is gradually
growing l'essf- That leaves the coun-

  

inter

try with what amounts to a surplus.

Moreover, foreign countries «(which
might buy of‘us are unable to pay
the exorbitant rates caused by the
foreign money exchange scale. Much
the same‘ can be said for other kinds
of live stock. Lambs are being kept
high partly because of great nation-
al demand. 'The bag market has
been gaining considerably the last
few days and so has the lamb mark-
et. But cattle has been generally
pretty dull. '

 

PRODUCE MARKET "UNSE’I'I‘LED
In. reviewing the produce markets

J.
If

to erred}: on

  

"' ‘ ’ _ 8.9:.1 ,;‘
Pfresh creamery ’in 1; ks, 60@
610..

Eggs—Fresh, 550 per doz; storage;
430. - ,

Dresse'd hogs—Choice ' country

dressed under 150 lbs. 17 @1-9c; over
.150 lbs., 15@16c per lb.

NEW SECRETARY’S PROGRAM
(Continued from page 7)
him facilities that will help him in
his business. While such facilities
must be furnished, we'flnd on the
contrary there is now being made an
assault on the Farm Loan Bank,
which gives the farmer money on
favorable terms, without commis-
sions, without renewal charges. fin-
ances him to carry on the funda-
mental activity of our country, gives
him long time that he may plan
ahead‘ where necessary. The assault
is made by selfish interests, and
their success would, in my judgment,

of the past week. one finds a variety .. be a blow to agriculture in Ameri-

Potatoes, as noted
above; have slumped. On the other
hand, apples have firmed up after
an easy season» and better ‘prices
are beinggiven in many cities. The
onion market has been rhined for
the time being at numerous points.
while the demand for numerous
kinds of vegetables has kept up well,
Detroit
quotes the following:

Apples—Spy, $3.25@3.50; Bald-
win, $3.25@3.50; Greenings, $3.50

A

ca and result in ultimate harm to
all interests. But how many busi-
ness men in America have recogniz-
ed this as their problem, or inter—
ested themselves in the farmer’s be-
half? Very few, and yet they could
well afford, in fact must, interest
themselves in this and other prob—
lems afiecting the farmer, or they
will feel the reaction.

“The farmers of America are will—
ing and anxious to meet the prob-
lem of reducing the cost of living as

  
 

new you ., _
willidegitheir: par a I.
usfw‘oi‘king to this "‘ end ‘are gth-p
ening and making permanent agri-
culture, the very foundation of our
whole structure. and therefore doing
well for our country as a whole. Eva
ery person, no matter in what walk
of life he may be engaged, should
have a sympatheticrhelpful interest . -
in agriculture, be helpful to the farm- ._ ‘
er, and see he gets a fair, square deal'
in all matters. Surely, such an at-
titude is an expression of the highest
type of patriotism in peace."

  
 
 
 

 
 

A CORRECTION

In the beautiful advertisement of
the Citizens’ Mutual Auto Insurance
Company, which adorned the back
cover of the January 3lst, issue (if
M. B. F., an error appeared in the
signature, where the word “Fire"
was inserted instead of “Auto.” as
it appeared in the copy.

We are sure that very few of our
readers noticed this error, but in
justice to the company it should be
stated that the insurance policy
which they write on automobiles in
this state, cover not only fire but _
theft and liability, also for a small
additional charge a rider covering
collision, in which the car itself is
injured is added.

Inquiries regarding rates should
be addressed to Wm. E. Robb, Sec-

nretary, Citizens’ Mutual Auto Insur-

ance Company, Howell, Michigan.

 

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There is not a single book of instructions on tractor maintenance, issued
by the various tractor makers, which does not'lay great emphasis on lubri-
cation. For uninterrupted and‘longfimc service in the hands of the farmer,
all say practically this: "The first and most important thing in caring
for the tractor is to see at all times that all parts are properly lubricated
; _ g . with the very best grease and oil that an be obtained”, Now, every
‘ , . - farmer can obtain Texaco Tractor Oil. He need only look for the red
. V ' ' Star and green T. It marks the quality tractor oil that economically lubri-
cates longer, that keeps the motor working, and lengthens the tractor’s
life. Texaco' Tractor Oil comes in 33 and 55 gallon well-built steel

- drums, wooden barrels and half-barrels, and five gallon cans. '

THE TEXAS-COMPA
- Petroleum and Its Products
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today—1|: (lace as much uthc emailed. Good to the .
lut drop. no matter how long. you keep it. All drugglm
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try. Veal, Hogs, etc., ship to

CULOTTA & JULL
' DETROIT

Not connected with any other
house on this market.

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some way a plan fer mar. this that
would eliminate the
wool dealers,. also

hands through which .
ed on its road to ma): .
erage buyer of wool was almost as
ignorant as to its grades and qual-
ity as was the average grower, which
broadly speaking meant that neither
knew nothing about the business. It
was telt that the year 1918 would be-
an ideal year to put such a plan in
operation, ’as the price had been ab-
solutely determined and it would at-
ford a fine opportunity to see what
could be saved, merely by eliminat-
ing the usual marketing expenses."

Some 200, 000 pounds of wool were
handled in this way and a compari-
son with grades of the same quality
sold locally revealed the savings of
70 a pound to those who consigned
their wools. This so encouraged the
growers that an active campaign was
at once put on to see what might be
done with the wool clip of 1920.’

We were informed. early in the
year that 35c or 400 a pound would
be the top of the market. It was very
evident that dealers anticipated pay-
ing no more than 50c for the top
wools of. the 1919 clip. When grow-
ers refused to accept this valuation
and began arranging shipments, the
market immediately‘began to ad-
vance, in some cases as much as 150
a poundover night in the desperate
effort of certain dealers .to stop the
work of the organization, and for
six weeks a merry fight was on.
Every known argument whether le-
gitimate or illegitimate, every bit of
influence that could be brought to

 

  
      
  

  

      
   
  
  

. bear against the organization or its

officials- or sales agents was used.
Men were told on one hand that the
wools would be held _to speculate
with and as the market was bound
to go down they Would lose. On the
other hand they were told that these
wools were sold in advance and as
the market was rapidly going up
they would lose. They were told
that the sales agents were not res-
ponsible or give them a square deal
in spite of the fact that the concern
handling wool of the association had
an honorable career for over forty
years and had built up a reputation
for handling high‘ grade woolin a
thoroughly honorable manner.

They were also told that" the sales
agents sold these wools‘to themselv-
es for speculative purposes. They
were told they would not receive
their money for a. year and that if
it had not been pernicious activities
of the Wool Growers” Association,"
dealers would have paid them $1 a.
pound for good wool. That the of-
ficials of the Association were get-
ting a rake—off and would sell them
out when the time came; Charges
of graft that would aggregate over
$1,000.000 were talked of but only
so vaguely there
was no means
of bringing these
men into court
and make them
substantiate the
statements they
were so eagerly
making or suffer
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their falsi fl 0 a-
tions. '

In spite of all
this,‘ howev e r,
over 2,000,00 O
pennds of wtool
were consigne d

and hand’led‘thru
the Association.
Over ‘5-400 men
were represented
in the consign-
ments. A brief
summary of the
Year’s , business
m appended
which will show
somewhat of the

actual results 345‘, ..
complished.‘ It is“
not only in);
marketing of e":

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benefitted, they liar - ' ' . 4h

'_ formed as to grades of wool "and its
. nose,
have been instructed on preparing
_..and caring for their woOls.
,are realizing that. the dinerence' be-
; tween good and poor wools is de-
cidedly more when it comes to the

etc, as never before. They

ThGY'

-manufacturers than. they ever receiv-
ed at the hands hot-the local buyers

and are hot satisfied to any longer

permit their .good. wools to help car-
ry the poor wools :to market.» They
are“ getting in a positionwhere they
can make themselves felt in no small

.way on matters that shoot the in-

dustry.

At the present time they are act-
i'vely behind the pure fabric law, rea-
lizing that its passage will mean
much not only to- them as producers
of wool, but also as consumers and
that it is a step in the right direc-_
tion for the protection of the public.
They are interested in increased con-

sumption of mutton as this will at-

ford a better outlet for their eur-
plus stock, and they are encourag-
ing the development of other State
Associations because the stronger the
organization of the different states
the stronger the business generally.
When the purpose of the organiza-
tion is fully carried out it will "mean
that America will produce sufilcien‘t

wool to take care of its own require-v ‘

ments. that the Wool growers of Am-
erica will have been so educated that
they will produce a unifOrm of high
quality wool and will understand
somewhat of its value to the manu-
facturer. That the sheep industry
will be stabilized so as to furnish a‘
guaranteed reasonable profit to those
engaged in it.

The question has been raised re~
peatedly as to the comparative ad-
vantages o the consignment plan or
the county pool. The only advantage
of the county pool is to the grower of
inferior woo-1 because these wools are
sold generally on the old flat rate
basis. Wool pooled when consist-
ing of wools that are in keen de-
mand‘are generally sought for but
when these wools are not scarce or
the trade is being well supplied then

the pools suffer in consequence. An«

other decided disadvantage is . the

fact that they are made up of var-,
ions grades and that no manufactur-

er would use all these grades in his
plant so they are generally sold to
the dealer who grades them up and
sells them after taking his profit on

, them. Another disadvantage is that "
those in charge of the pool general-

ly are men who are not wool experts,

knowing but very little -of grades or'

market requirements except that
they get it through current market

reports which are more or less blas-.

ed to favor the dealer.

Should there be any question on
this point it is only necessary to ask
the grower to go back over the files
of his papers carrying market reports

- and observe the extreme steadiness

and low prices and draggy market of
wool generally while it is in the

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hande of the producers. Then ,
its activities when it gets out
their hands.- , Ohio has long had it
reputation for producing high- class

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wools, yet Ohio would not produce
one third 01 the Ohio .delalne that -

  

was sold on the Bostcn market when

.the wool was in the government con— . . -,
This means. that other states ; .
have sold wool that went to musket .,
It means that an ad- ,

trol.

vance price was received by the deal-

er and the men in that state who.
.were producing good wool were not

receiving credit for it.

.As a proof of what unscrupulous V
01 mine-r

dealers will do, a friend
went to a large concern operating
in the middle west shout the middle
of January this year and asked him

_what they would pay tor very choice

delaine Wool. He was oflered 5,80
9. pound for it and finally told him

that they would give him 60c. This-

at a time when good delaine
approaching the $1

was
mark to the

manufacturer is certainly significant ,.

and only means that the old order
must change.

The question is sometimes raised
as to why it would not be advisable
.for growers to-hire their own grad-
ers, prepare their wools and sell‘dl—

root to the manufacturer without the >
" sales agent.

The methods that: o‘r-‘
ganized businesses have ‘found s’uc-
cessful in disposing of their pro-
ducts surely ought to be a safe guide
tor those undertaking adventure.
along this line. No business today
even those" having practically a mon-
opoly on every product but has its
sales agent. These agents are men
who are thoroughly familiar
the requirements of all those 'cuso
tomers who handled their products.
Some of thesewsales agents workton
a. commission basis and their salar-
ies viewed from the standpoint of-‘a
.farmeroften seem enormous, yet it
is very evident that if they could be
dispensed with and men of less abil-
ity could be employed it would be
done. In the wool business no two
manufacturers work the same grade
of wool even though it may be the
same market term, as for instance
delalne. ' There are possibly a doz-
en different grades of delaine wool
on the market, depending on shrink—
age, character, etc. One will require
a certain grade forthe making of
its yarn, another mill afiother grade,
and the experiencedlsales agent who
is conversant With the grades of the
various mills will more than secure

his commission in' advance prices by .

grading wools that Will be satisfact-
ory to these dlflerent mills. More
than that he is devoting “his entire
time to the selling and of the game
and knowing the trend of the mar-
ket will secure top prices for his
patrons.

The Ohio Association this your ex—
pects to market six million pounds
of wool. Indications point to a
greatly increased membership. The
organization end
of the association
has been carried
out to a. great
extent thru farm
bureaus and oc-
casionally wool

 

tions have .been
instrumental in
. organization of
. farm bureaus.
' The future of the
wool industry at
this time depends
on the thought
and -hands of
those engaged in
i t s:
The old methods

and speculation
are doomed The

operative selling
at fair - market

with '

growers associa- -

—. production. »

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new _plan of co- .

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: watching their 11111,

3 cost besldos

’iss Fearless, my»
« '. and so get- ready for another litter in
,the fall. .
Pigs need more care 1'11 cold weath-

I have tried several breeds

'ersg‘so' I raise them.- However I have

good success with the Poland-'
011111. and Chester White.

,a breed saw, I look for,
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of fine qualities
have a good start for an April lit-
‘ Should a person be so fortunate
to have very warm quart'érs and
ty at room for exercise, earlier
would be desirable no doubt, but‘
fiqamliabletogettoofatandby

3

not execising have the “thumps” and I’
othai troubles. such as indigestion,-
etc. When I experience such condi-

tions. I take an old broom and brush
them out of their quarters every day
until they get terribly afraid of me,
and1' will scamper when I‘

much. The feeding oi the dam is very
essential both before and after far-

‘ . rowing time. Some unsuccessful farm-

ers think that a hog is something
that can shift for himself and not
mulch thought is given to its wants or
needs .

It is time .well spent to make the
sow feel that you are her friend, by
talking to her and scratching her
back-with a stick when you are where
she is. Alter the first two months of

the gestation period, a change Of food

should be given of non-heating ele-
ments. If corn has been fed change
and substitute with wheat, oats, bran
and middlings. Be careful that she
doe. not get too fat and so have weak
pigs. without hair and other troubles,
too numerous to men on. Milk and
fine mlddllngs, with oats and bran
andanear o1f.corn twioea dayanda
few potatoes once a week are fine
his her, keeping her from being ner-
ms ”and cross at time of farrowlng,
and so keeping her irom devouring
her young. Should she take to that,
apiece ofsalt pork (2 lbs.) out in
small pieces will usually suitflce. It
:odvze‘lltokeepmghthedamfifa

saw, an e c a 7
while she is tel-rowing, bugging
theminawarmbox with alight
cloth cover or carpet over them, if
the air is chilly. It is well to let the
little fellows hays nourishment before
putting them away if you can and not
disturb the mother. Do not feed the
3011 very much for .a day or so, but
give her plenty of water. Do not feed
her soul- feed as it will reflect back to
the pigs and cause trouble, not at
least until the pigs are two weks old.
Should bowel trouble set in, give tea-
spoonful of some tonic in the sow’s

- ”rill, once a day, for three days. I

use “Raleigh’s Mountain Herb”- medi-
cine. I suppose other make of dope
would answer the same purpose Af-
ter the pigs are three or four weeks
old I make a "creep" for them so that
they can get extra feed, such as
wheat, oats and middlings dry. At'
noon some skimmed milk in their
trough also. When they are six to
eight weeks old, the sign being right

-—-out of the stomach—I put them in '

an enclosure where the dam will not
hear them, if possible, and give them,
with a little increase of feed four or
live limes a day. Keep them hungry
for their feed, by dealing it out in

small quantities at a time. and so

making them “stret ” out instead of

getting short and fat. A little shell-

31! corn now Would not injure the ra-
one. ,

I plant a lot of sweet corn and

' when it is 111 to use, throw the-1111111111
I and corn to them, not too much, as it
will sour them.

When the stalks get
tough I jerk it and feed it plentiful, .

1. ~ .
tters of pics from ode sew ev-I'

‘ ule, you Will be pl
I believe that. the hog business and

'r tiii'le and trouble.
In three to five days- after weaning
“10‘ PM the cost will come in heat,

or. Food them warm swill especially
in the morning as they come from
their warm quarters. Their bedding
~must be kept dry and plentiful, and: if-
everything works according to sched-
d with results.

prides afe going to be in the farmer's
‘tavotr again, soon; ’ The man who
sticks will be the gather in nearly all
lines of farming. 4-»
' -.I know of large farmers going out
of the sheep business when Wilson
was elected because. the tarii! loomed
up before them so greatly that it
worked a detriment to them. Just -a
word more about feeding.
weather feed some corn, wheat and
rye ground three to one, oats, char-
wood ashes .. and middlings.
Chang? around on this as they may
require, and.‘ you will comé’ out with

‘profit. but not so large as before. I

consider that expenses run about one-
thlrd in warm weather and one-
119111 in Cold weather feeding. Would'
'liké to hear from? some of. the practical
men who have had these economic

conditions to solve ..—F H. Carpenter,
" Otsego, Mich.

\-

PLEA IFOR ”SOY BEANS
N STUDYING over the clever seed
situation tonight I have come to
the following conclusion: With
clover seed from $30 to $321per bu.
can a farmer afford to sow it, when
soy beans (one of the greatest le-
gumes if not the greatest) are sell—
ing at from $5 to $6.50 per bushel
of same number of pounds. Now
the soy bean situation is very acute
also, Thesupply is .very much be-
low normal and beans every month
are taking a raise as is'clover seed.
To relieve tlfe bean shortage why
not every farmer that has from 1-2
to 10 acres that hecan put in soy
beans to advantage, do and then
next year the soy bean proposition
will not be hand.ioapped Soy beans
and corn, as you know, are one of
the finest combination crops for hogs
that can be raised and one reason is
that if you inoculate the soy beans
that you are storing up in the ground
a good lot of nitrogen that the corn
is taking away by its growth. It is
surprising to know the value of in-
oculation in the growing of soy
beans. Experience only will show
how much nitrogen can and will be
produced if handled in the right

manner. The amount produced by
soy beans may be far in excess to
that of clever on same number of

acres. The writer has had stocks of
soy beans that the roots would be
full of nodules as large as the end of
a man’s thumb, or 1—4 to 1-2 inches
in diameter. ,

The hog proposition looks good to
me as there have been hundreds of
farmers that have gone out of hogs
entirely owing to the loss they sus-
tained on them this fall by the mar-
ket dropping below I50 per cent in
90 days, and I cannot blame them,
only it makes it better for those who
stay in the game (as we may rightly
call it, I guess.) IThe rule of supply
and demand will invariably rule if
given a fair show.

In summary, will say, sow some
say beans for .seed- Get your seed
early and sycid the rush and then
handle the crop to best advantage

I-.by inoculating and well tending, then

get beans in the dry as soon as pos-
sible in, the fall and sew to wheat
getting and additional. few bushels
to the aerejand. I believe you will be
more than pleased in dollars and
cents and also. that you have as much
or more nitrogen in the soil as if
you had sown the same number of
acres at clover seed at a very much
higher initial cost Then if you care
to sow clover seed in the wheat do
so and the next year out a good crop
of hay and seed then turn under for
corn with about 9 or 10 loads

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Society andthe Farmer.

E HAVE talked much of the farmer as a

“business man.” Let us for a few brief
moments think of him as a social being, entitl-
‘ ed to education, to understanding of govern-
ment, to participation in the social functions
of life, in fact to all that culture, refinement,
‘ civic and religious consciousness, which are the
heritage of every‘well-rounded citizen of a free
country.

The rural comunity has been deficient in”

the educational and social side of life. At
. first, necessity was a grim obstacle that stood
in the way of their development. The matter
of prime importance and immediate and con-
tinuous action was the making of a living.
Sufficient rewards could not be earned in one
, half of the year to tide the farmer and his fam-
ily over the second half of the year: Neces-
sity was a master that exacted every ounce of
' effort during every moment of the waking day.
Therefore, education and the development of
the farmer’s social natures were sadly neg-
lected.

But these conditions are prevalent no long-
er. True, they exist in some portions of the
country, but as a general thing the farmer has
‘ by hard work, thrift and perserverance manag-
‘ ed to put his farm on a business basis, create a
working capital to tide him over brief spells of
hard luck or recreation. To many farmers the
problem of making a living and laying by a
sustenance no longer worries them. They are
free to give more attention to the educational
and social requirements of themselves, wives
and particularly their children. To those farm-
ers who are not so fortunately situated we
would say that the first essential is to put their
business in such a position, and the second es-
sential as good citizens is to develop their so-
cial natures,- become intimately acquainted
with the processes of government, the require-
ments of citizenship, and to spend such time as
they can spare in their intelligent considera-
tion. - But no farmer can afford to neglect the
one essential for the other. A thorough educa-
tion is not only the right of every child born
on a farm but the future demands of all' oc-
cupations, including farming and home-mak-
ing, will be for abilities that can only be ac-
quired through the teachings of the grades,
high school and the college. Your children will
in future years thank you far more for a good
education and the ability to meet and talk
without restraint with other people than they
will for the few paltry dollars that you have
saved for them.

If the hope of democraCy rests upon the
farmers, the farmer must equip himself to jus-
tify that hope. He must not only have the
heart to interest himself in politics, in art, in
religion, etc, but he must know how to use
_. that knowledge in the welfare cf the individu-
lily tbp’h, ,"emtbe state and nation. A man can.

Leanna! be signed oatzsem

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‘ longer exists.

wiflibfitaknowledgeofthese

 

wretcheasz, .
to ensnare the Michigan State Farm Bureau.

   

They loaned the Bureau money. They took tWo A ’

of the Bureau heads to sit among them. They

put one of their number in the Bureau organ--

-ization. Then they sat back to aWait results.
The Bureau, in the role of the unsuspecting fly

walked straight into the spider’ s web. Friends .

warned :it, and tried to keep it away from the
snare, but to no avail.
the state took a hand, tore away the web’ and
rescued the Bureau before Mr. Spider was
aware of what was being done. The separation
is not entirely commute, but the financial ob-

ligation has been repaid, and the Farm Bureau ’

ofiicers and delegates took action at East Lans-
ing last week which virtually renounces all af-

filiation with the Bureau’ 8 “city friends 19 ,
FOfled again, gentlemen! The farmers are too.

much for you.

“We have discovered that the coalition
Committee loaned us their money for their
benefit instead of ours as we supposed,” was
the admission of a member of the executive
committee at East Lansing last week. A per-
fectly natural discovery!” What this member
did'not know was that the Coalition Committee
was using the name of the Michigan State
Farm Bureau in the propaganda with whichit
is flooding the state at the present time. “One
of the functions of the Farm Bureau and the
Coalition Committee, etc.,”.reads one of their
circulars, which was prepared and mailed out
to several hundred newspapers in the state
without the knowledge or sanction of the Bur-
eau. There is danger in this word- -wedding of
the Committee and the Bureau, even though
the Bureau is entirely ignorant of the cere-
mony and does not agree thereto. We sincere:
1y hope for the sake of the Bureau’s good name
and influence that it will take early action to
sever the last link with the Coalition Commit-
tee ere that propagandist organization drags
the Bureau into a mire of politics, legislative
entanglements and industrial controversy.

As for the oflicers and leaders of the Farm
Bureau, we think they have entirely vindicat-
ed themselves of any intentional betrayal of
the farmers’ interests. Nothing that transpir-
ed at the annual session could longer substan-
tiate such a suspicion if it ever existed. 'The
new Constitution should stand the test of time
and criticism. The recommendations of' Sec.
Bingham are all excellent, and should ‘meet
with the approval of all farmers. We want to
particularly commend Mr. Bing‘ham for his at-
titude t0ward the beet growers and his recom-
mendation that they be given financial assist-
ance.

Michigan Business Farming welcomes the
opportunity that has thus presented itself to
clear the good name of the Michigan State
Farm Bureau, and to urge again that the farm-
ers interest themselves'in the movement.

Abolish the State Constabulary.
NE OF the first acts of the next legisla-

ture should be to put the Michigan State f

Constabulary out of business. If there was
any reason at all for its creation which is dis-
puted by well~informed men that reason. no,
The nation has banished booze.
The enforcement of the liquor laws is now a
national function rather than a state func-

tion, and judging from; the character of the ._

enforcement officials and the amount of money
that congress has voted‘for their use the ma
tional prohibition law will 'be enforced as well
in Michigan by the national authorities as we
ourselves could enforce it through the state
constabulary or any other police force we
might create.

Word comes out of Lansing that the Con-
stabulary is “broke,” having spent $180,000

of the people’ s money since. the first of last '

July. Prior to that time it had spent $831, 000
bf the five million dollar “ war fund” But
that s ancient history.
mainwith the glanced and pmspeenvm east

B'These gentlemen spread a fine not

Then the farmers of
attorney general will be

We are more ma: .

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Farmer's Get the Boomerang

T HE LAST basin report of Mlchlgan s
live stock population shoWs a large in-
crease in numbers over last year, but a value
eight millions dollars less, pretty good evidence
that the investigation into the high cost of liv~
ing has had its éflect.

 

prepared to tell as ex- ”
actly how much of the farmer’ s loss_' 1s the con-
sumer’ s gain. ’

Experience and common sense tell us that
investigations into conditions that are world-
mdearefrmtlesssofsrasprmdmga remedy
is concerned. Al: the best only a very few in-
dividuals rand cases of profiteering can be in-
vestigated, and while these are under fire and
temporarily forced to ilmféby the dictums of
the government, thoosands of others continue
their usual practices. The government has vir-
tually told the consumer to expect a reduction
in living costs without a similar reduction in
income. It can’t be done, and the club that the
government uses acts as a boomerang that
starts on the trail of the profiteers but always
comes back to the producer and raps him on
the shins. The farmers ought all to remember
the professional high cost of living Nemeses,
who deprive the farmer of his legitimate price,

'put it in the pockets of- the profiteers and

boost the cost of living another notch or two.
, Coasting Vs. Climbing
0 NE of our readers protested the other day
that he had heard about using better sires
and better cows, ever since he could remember.
But now the shouting' 1s louder than ever, and
more dairymen are getting into the business of
purebreds and grades, while the scrub is pass-
ing out. It is well that this is true and too
much harping upon the subject is almost im-
possible. Here is an extract from a letter from
Richard Strabbing, tester for the St. Joseph
County Cow Testing Association, who reports
big success for the cow testing Work in his
county.

How about it, brother testers and dairy-
men, 1511 our line doesn’t it seem as though it
pays cash to co-operate? Sleeping dairymen.
and there still are plenty of them, must wake
up to the fact that the scrub bull and the
boarder cow are like an auto without gaso-
line. Without bettering your stock you are

staying on the same spot or coasting back.

' wards dowu 11111. 1
There is nothing especially new in Mr Strob-
bing’ s statement, but it puts the situation in '
just a little bit diflferent light. The increase by
many thousands in the purebred and grade
cattle in Michigano the past year fshows the .

trend _of action of business dairymen in this
state. No, Michigan is not coasting down hill

backward—~11: is climbing up and up, and may

she never cease climbing. ——'V. E. B.

Our “Shocked” Legislators.
EWSPAPER advices state that. the
Michigan delegation received a “shock”

from theqesohfiom adopted at the farmer--

labor conference in Detroit several weeks
“instructing” Michigan’s representatives in -

co to vote for an extension of rail con.

,trol Fine! That shows progress. A good

many men‘ who go to the legislat'hre and to
congress show that they are quite impervious '
to apeals, petitions, requests and supplications
Such haekneyed approaches go into one ear ,
and out the other, but if “instructions” will
register a sensation of i-‘shbck” ,——a jarring in-
to consciousness, if you please, of the fact that
the folks back home are on the alert ,—-—well,
three cheers for the instructions. Let’s have‘ -
mere of’ em. ' " » ‘ -

A. Mitchell Palmer ought to thin his search? *'
light of investigation upon the State Farm
Bin 11. They adjourned their annual session ,

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. . instead, ' except

fitl‘l‘osezilnancially interested in. such

arsenic other biglbusiness.
‘ is well known that all, or nearly
all; .men— interested ‘in some monop-
91! or eo-cslled “Big Business”
istandjtogether. . ' ,.
‘ flany. when government or public
ownership of railways, water, light,
etc, etc., is mentioned, .think 01 the

anteater public as some~monster

off, instead of we, the people. 01
course; very, few would favor turning

sour wagon made or streets back to

private or toll roads, our schools to
" e schbob, our courthouses,
postoffice‘s, { parks, fair grounds, or
oven the sun and air. But hold on,
the wise Creator so fixed sunlight and
air soils yet the cunning few cannot
control them, and they remain com-

' men . propu‘ty.

One of the great monopolies in. our
country‘not run for the benefit ofa
few, even the few who manage it, is
our 'postofilce department. Yet the

.4 monopoly is so strict that no one is:
5 even permitted to make . a postage
. stamp, card, stamped envelope, issues

money order, etc. Prices on the same
have not been advanced- They are
not held up for all that the traffic
will bear. No one has ever gotten

~ rim out of it; no one even depressed

- by it; no strikes.

It goes to the ut-

' termost corners of the earth for the

poor for the same meager price as for
the rich. It is no respecter of per-

4 sons, has no favorites, no exorbitant

salaries .' like

private corporations.
The differenca between a publicly

owned and a privately owned utility,“

' the former is run for service without
I ‘proflt while .the latter is run for pri—

vateproflt, which has given us most
of our millious and millionaires. The
ten million dollar fund recently raised
by the railroad securities and security
holders, and used to advertise in the
press, hire speakers, create public
sentiment against public ownership
or even public control, will. chloroform
many unthinking who will at once
place themselves on the side of the
monopolists to their great rejoicing

. and profit—B. E. Klee, Htllsdale Goun-

tu, Mich.

The op nent .of government owner-
ship of pgglic utilities will admit that it
is a‘most beaut theory, but that it

 

. will not stand the test of practice. If 8.
ate corporation can and will conduct

a public utility giving maximum service
for the minimum .of cost and be satisfied
with normal profits, there is really no
ial advantageto be gained by sub-

ituting public ownership. But, when a
private corporation is given a monopoly
of a public utility and abuses the confi-
dence that the ublic has placed in it by
exacting the ghost rates possible, giv-

:.' ing. the least service" that it is safe to
. give, and paying exorbitant salaries and

ividends. the trons of that public util-

- ity are fully ustifled in taking over its
vi the.

, control pro ding

easily ascertain that the

t it protects the
legitimate' investment of the private
owners; The war brought the transport-
ation systems of the country into the
limelight where all, might observe and
' roads had
themselves upon

ir own rocks of manipulation and
watered stock. It would appear that the
railroads have abused the confidence that

,the» public has placed in them. and it is

. been asleep.

ore a roper question for discus-

. MICHIGAN AB A SWINE STATE .

Ever since I can remember the
farm papers have been crying for the
armor to get a better bull or cow,
but so ‘far "not one of them has raised
.his voice above a whisper to tell the
Michigan farmer. to get a better boar
or sow. Now the breeder has his
share of.that blame‘too, as he has

. When we see the wonderful prof
gross made in Minnesota and the Dal-2

kotas in the past five years, one wengf
ders why Michigan has not been keep.-

i 'u . We have the greatest pas-
-t:rgee,='prstlse all kinds of the best of

‘ small. grains and corn in a largepart

. ”*9, The

of the state, and we are at the three-
hold of the greatest markets of the
country. Nearly every farm carries
coinehogs, and yet you can find less
than 1 per cent of pure. breds.

farmer is not the one at fault.
the will buy good ones if he
N site see where“ the! are
..warnant the invest-
me- brccders-andz

  

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,of the principle.

try, tedo itepart in the next year to
show him. where he is at, and ”we will"
needyour help. (Of course we under
stand you cannot champion one breed
but you . can do a lot along general
lines. I trustyou will give this some

of your attention, as it is to your in:

terest as well as ours.

With best wishes, I am yours very
truly-W. 0‘. Taylor, Breeder pure-
bred Daron-Jersey . Swine, Milan, Mich.

 

We extend wkie~cpen arma‘ to the

mm“ game-Jersey m8wins‘ Breeders'
0 er sw e associal i

the state to use the columns or M} 33181"?

as a cattle and dairy-
me state, a cop stataland’ wefve made
good on our boast. new on the
swine shall have their inning—Editor.

 

WHAT nous. rr 0081‘?

To say that the M. B. F“. is one of

the best», papers published for the
farmers would be speaking very light-
ly of the matter. It is the best and no
getting around it. Hits the nail on
the head and every dinged time and
“begorry.” as PM says, “is doing
things all the time," Now to get
down to brace tacks. A farmer these
days has a right to know what is
causing his increased prices in every-

The Mich. Duroc Ass’n is going to;

 
   

 

 

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thing. where his tax money goes, and
, the likaalong with'the righ-t‘vto know
how much it costs him to produce and
to have a say in. who should be his
representatives to our legislature. It
lathe riglm; time for farmers to organ-
ize the same as other corporations and
suitewhat their prices should be.
”Palm, for instance. in the cost of
beans. .How mmyfarmem know how
much it costs to raise a bushel. The
answer is that few known The form:
are have been play!“ a losing game
and the time has come'for them to
come on and say, “Organize our coun-
ty." Arenac is a banner bean county
but the present price of beans, $6.50

. per. cwt'. is not enough andat thehigzh

cost of labor, beam cemot be. raised
at a profit short of around 38' perhun-
dred. Sugar beats are another crop

that our county is a. banner for and.

the fight for better prices is on .and
here's hoping that it will still go on
new right is produced. We need not
look for any decrease in prices of
farm tools, taxes or anything thatizhae
farmer has to buy for some time to
coma—ill. B. R., Arenac County.

The float to feel the drive on the high
cost of living is food. Why? Because
the farmer, of all roducers, is in the
poorest position to efend himself. It is
hardly to be expected that prices of oth-
er commodities. which are based on cost
of production. will come down. It be-
hooves the farmer, as you say, to organ-
ize and protect his own industry—Edit-
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The wWeek’s Editorial
“Should a F arm’Paper Follow Principle or Experience?”

 

ECAUSE I think. as a rule, I,
B can make better use of ‘the lim-
ited space in these columns, I
do not often print any of the great
mass of letters which I receive com-
mending the work I am striving to do
for the advancement of the interests,
of the agricultural‘and industrial
producers of the grain belt. Such
letters are always, encouraging and
helpful to me in various ways, and
I want my correspondents to know I
appreciwte’them greatly, even though
I do not print many of them. I am
here reproducing excerpts from two
such letters, only to serve as texts
for a few observations which I be-
lieve to be timely, and which I trust
will not be regarded by my readers
as inappropriate. Mr. S. M. Gear-
hart, of Bolan, Iowa. writes: ’

“I have been taking your paper for
the last four years. I have read your
editorials with much interest, and
have found you to be right in almost
every case. I am glad there is one
man in this country, printing a paper
that reaches as many people as
yours reaches, who is not afraid to
pass his judgment and to uphold the

farmer and the laboring man."

*It is a comparatively easy matter
for an. editor of .a-farm' paper to
“pussyfoot” on questions of. great
importance to the farming interests;
to give partial support to this side of
of vital contention, and, min to
give partial support to the opposing
side of the same contention; to
give countenance and encourage-
ment, for instance. to the dishonest
propaganda of corrupt interests
against particular farmer movements
and, in the next breath to emit ful-
some and slobbering editorials on
“the importance'bf farmer organi-
sations;" to oppose to the. limit eco-
nomic ,co-operation by and among
the farmers (until co—operation has
become a demonstrated success) and
then to favor co-operation, after the
farmers have compelled recognition
In short, it is easy
to play the game'of the special in-
terests in every way, and then to
jump on the bandwagon of popular
favor. when, after years .ofs’truggling
and political battling, the farmers

have succeeded in forcing popular g ,
751W jfi?‘

recognition, of the righteousness of?

their principles and. policies. My ,

readei! may have come in contact
with,” screened farm papers. which
pursue this two—faced policy which

    
  
 

 

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other than my own are matters of
no concern to me, and in truth I
give but little thought at any time
to papers of the class I have men-
tioned. What I am particularly in-
terested in is in. making my own
farm papers in every way truly
worthy of the large circulation
which they enjoy; truly worthy of
the confidence and good will, which
they are receiving in full measure
from several hundred thousand ag-
ricultural prediscers in this great
section of the Middle’West. It, of
course, pleases me to have a thought-
ful reader say that he has found me
to be “right in almost every case,”
but it is much more gratifying .to me
to~ glean from his letter the assur-
ance that he believes that I mean
to .be right in all cases though, hu-
manlike, I may err in some. Another
reader, ,Mr. J. B. Dole, of Mendota,
Missouri, is kind enough to say:

“The miners in our camp told me
of your article in defense of the
miners. and I borrowed a copy of
your paper, and after reading it I
breathed a prayer of thank to God
that we had a man big enough to
stand'up for the rights of his fellow
man, regardless of what others might
say or do. May you .live long to
point out the error; of those ‘fhigh-
or up," as they are sometimes de-
scribed, but some of whom are dis-
graces to our nation."

Mr. Dale's words, far from arous-
ing in me any feeling of personal
pride,give me a spirit of humility.
I only hope that I may be given the
mental and moral sturdiness that
will enable me to measure up in
some degree to his generous esti-
mate of me.

But as I said at the beginning of
this article, and as I have said before
it all comes down to the question of
what a publisher's aims and ambi-
tions are. If he wants to be all
things to all men; to dwell in peace
and harmony with his fellow men.
because he stands for nothing that
could~oifend anyone; to say what he
thinks others are thinking; and to
follow instead of lead—if these are
his ideals, he will chOOse the path of
least resistance by making his motto
.“matevor is, is right.” I have no
. h those who hold~’this
idenltlor.‘ ey,have a right to think
as thjeysplease. . But itdoes not hap-

pen to“ any i‘deal,,andfl could not

    
  

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' poverty, disease, etc. was caused by

'Povem means almshouses.

in; that mid-bdrm

   

the, follow "that. , ‘
tiOned, in a little '

entitled. “Cli‘hg‘ato .
to learn what is Coming“_next.”

The following letter Was *re
received from a customer tori.“ ,,
letter had been addressed calm
attention to a payment past dad
a purchase: ‘ ‘ ~

“For the following reason
unable to send you check asked
I have been held up, held down,
bagged, walked on, sat on, a ,
out and squeezed. first for .tod
war tax, the excess profit tax,
Liberty loan bonds, thrift s
for state, county and city taxes, ..
capital stock tax, the, auto tax, the
merchant’s license and the brow
license. and by every society and m
ganization that inventive minds can
conceive, to extract what I may or.
may not possess, from the Society "
of' John the Baptist, the G. A. IL, the
Women's Relief, 'the‘ Women's Sui“
fragette- the .Navy League, the, Red
Cross, the White Cross, the Black .
Cross, the Double Cross, the Child-
ren's Home, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Jewish
Relief, the Armenian suflerersa the
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in town. And I am inspected, ens-
pected, examined and reexamined, : -.
cussed, discussed, knocked, boycott

ted, talked to, talked about. lied
to, lied about, held up, robbed and
nearly mined and the only reason'
why I am clinging to life is to see
what in h—l is coming next." You
certainly are doing a great work.
Keep it up.——Subsci'iber in Van Buren
County.

Well, you'know what Sherman said

about it.—Editor.

PROHIBITION VS. WHAT?

The editor 0f M. B. F. and the writ-
er do not agree on pmhibition at all. ,
The writer lived and worked in big
cities for 37 years and saw consider-
able drinking. He i‘ournd a big ma-
jority of the drinkers were decent
drinkers. The quicker the small mi:
nority drank themselves to death the
better. But it never came under the. '
writer’s personal observation that
anybody did drink themselves to
death. In other words he never saw
anybody whose death could be directly '
traced to the immoderate use of liquor.

Can you say as much for prohibi-
tion? To judge by the papers prohi-
bition has been the death of more peo-
ple in the last few weeks than J. Bar-
leycorn was in the last 50 years. 7

Wet orators told us if prohibition
succeeded our taxes would be higher.
“Well." were they rig-ht? “Are you-rs
any higher?” Mine are more than
four times higher than they were“
years ago. If the government income
is out $500,000,000 a year, will the
government spend that much less or
will they raise it on something else!
Just one guess. You guessed right,
they’ll raise it on something else.
Our children’s ice cream cones, on
Peptogenic Milk Powder or Mellsn’s ,
Baby Food—Eden. J. Schubeft, IM-
ham'cownty. R. F. D. 4 ' , '

In the early days of the rohlbftion
ltation the temperance .peop e present—
:3 indisputable facts showing that a large.
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chronic use of sllco Crime meant,
prisons. Insanity means means asylums.

Disease
means hospitals. The maitenance of
these institutions cost the nation many
hundreds of millions of 1!
Today the almost
—-—-based no longer upon opinion, but
ovidcncc,—-ls that the temperance
were absolutely right. Instances m y _
gion of jailers closing their jails alto.-
gether,——no occupants: of_ iffs ;
other officers of the peace re mlng'their-
{ohm—no business: of hospitals aban
ng enlargement planer—no call for the
extra accommodat ons.»

.Some day when the entire nation shall
have given prohibition a fair trial file
figures will be compiled to show what ate
feet it has had upon the business of these
various institutions, and’how much it has
increased or decreased taxes: So far , "
your state taxes are concerned they can .
not be affected by prohibition. The
mate received no share of the liquor tax.
The license fee was divided betw '
townshl ,- village or.city and the
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piled high with drifts and wall
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dig regular tunnels through which
1, the faithful horses err puffing “Hen;

ry‘i” pulled their loads. All the
_ reading matter had been given a
“ more careful perusal than usual,
even thslads coming in for more than
their urinal share of attend Ev-
eryme was longing for some g to
do out of the ordinary when, on Sun—
day ‘anornhug, February the 8th,
came a telephone message fro‘m_Mar-
thafGrnhun who lived out on the
"main line.

-“Hallo, Sarah. do you know I am
so tired of my own company that I
have decided that if something does
not happen pretty soon, I'll simply
die. Yesterday’s paper said that we
_could look for milder weather this
coming week and so, as I sat by the
fire darning Joe’s socks, I just
thought I would start something.
You know this is Valentine’ s week

.—-also Lincoln’s birthday. All the
papers are full of suggestions for
' dec tions, menus, etc., and I just
than t to myself; I don’t care if it
does sound funny for me to be hav-
ing a Valentine party‘. I’m going to
do it! Won’t you and John come
over Thursday evening early, dress-
ed like children and be sure and
bring a home—made Valentine. Come
early—as early as seven anyhow.”

We had longed for something dif-
ferent but this was so unusual that
we hesitated, but finally reluctantly
consented to come dressed up, for
Martha has insisted that no one
would be admitted who wasn’t dress-
ed up.
the first three days of that week rig—
ging up clothes for John and me. I
found a blue serge summer suit of
John’s which we used by pulling the
pants up around the knee until they
puffed up like a boy’s short trous-
ers, then we pulled a pair of the
boy's long black stockings on over
them, rolling them back like socks.
He had no oxfords so we took a pair
of dressing slippers which he put on
for slippers after we arrived. Then
a soft shirt of white which John had
last-summer with a black ribbon bow
tie made him look quite boyish. I
did my hair up in kid curlers the
night before and in spite of the
family kept it up so that I could
wear it in short tight curls, with-a
big butterfly bow of bright red rib-
bonright on top. Then a white dress
of last summer’s wardrobe, was eas-
ily shortened. John insisted that
we would feel foolish, but really
when we arrived it just seemed as if
everyone had entered into the spirit
of the thing and some of them had
actually borroWed their children’s
clothes so that we weren’t at all con-
spicuous, and oh, what a good time
we did have !

The entertainment which our host-
ess provided began when the daugh-
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Sync” while ‘her mother read the
lines of that old familiar poem:
Backward, turn backward, 0 time,

in your flight;

: Make me a child again, just for to-

' night;

Let me forget the long, weary years,

The trials and troubles, the heart-
aches and tears.

gay; '
Let me forget the cares of the day;
Let me forget the hair that is white,
rMake me a child again, just for to-
], night. --
"Turng. hack. the years in life’s busy
. whirl;-
list let me be a dear little girl,
share in the joys of childish do;

  

  

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on the cross roads the men had to.

Well, I was certainly busy-

Let me befyoung again, happy and.

.to‘saggest some. .
ad «playgirl; as aghfld old

WbyMABELCLARELAmJ

"boys” popped corn. the “girls" made
lady of corn syrup- and just before
we left for home. each one was in—
vited to pull a valentine from the
heart shaped box which our hostess
had provided (if eourse the yalen-

tines were the ones wh we had
made and which our 11 hose took
from us as we came in; attaching

them to ribbons which extended from-
the heart shaped boars: ’

Quite a little ingenuity was dis-
played in the making of those val-
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Here In how a Serbian woman dresses when
she goes out to help with the harvests.

showed real talent on the part of
neighbors whose ability to draw we
had never suspected while the one
which won the most favorable com-
ment was an original poem which a
strapping young fellow had written
and dedicated to his mother:

To His Mother

Today an old sweetheart of mine
Is my precious Valentine;

My best and oldest sweetheart you
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I cherish over and above ' ’
Earth's fairest gifts. You' ye made of

me"

All that I am and hope to be,
Mother mine,
My Valentine. "

And as we drove home that even-
ing, and discussed how much fun we
had had and how little expense there
had really been in' connection with
the whole evening’s entertainment,»
we resolved to open our home more
to the neighbors, and ourselves take
life a little less seriously.

HOME, HOME, SWEET HOME!

With the desire to make this page
more attractive, we have decided to
“dress it up’f with pictures of homes
and home scenes of our readers. It
is not always the largest home that
is 'most attractive, but the homey
home—you 399W the kind—~—the' one
which makes you want stop and
visit when you pass. Perhaps it is
because of the well- kept grounds, or
the lovely flowers—or perhaps it is
the children at play with their pets
in the yard which suggests that here
is a rea1_,home. There are thOusands
of these homes in Michigan. and al-
most everyone has a picture taken
on a bright Sunday afternoon. of
the baby, or perhaps the little boy
taking his first horseback ride or it
may be just a picture of the house.
We want to share these home scenes
with all our readers. So for one
month we will offer a prize for every
picture which is sent in which is
clear enough so that we can use it
in our paper We will return all
pictures that we cannot use—im-
mediately, and those which are avail-
able will be used and then returned.

Send all pictures direct to the edi-
tor of this page and beginning with
the March paper, watch for the pict-
ures, one of which will appear each
week. .

HELPFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS
To clean feathers soak them in ben-
zine and then rinse on the clean ben-
zine and dry out of doors. , Be euro
and keep away from the fire.
- For grease spots on silk, lay a blot-

AV OVAL DOILY

A very charming oval doily 13 in. by 6 1- 2 in. can
be made from this simple motif in
. The leaves and floral petals are eyelets, the edge in the
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eyelet embroidery.

ter. under the spot and then rub some
warmed flour on the stain. Brush on '
and then renew until the stain dim-
pears. .

When washing your windows, add ‘
a small Quantity of Musing to the
water. ~

It the leather in your shoes be» ’
comes hard, rub the shoes with. a lit-
tle caster oil and they will become
soft and pliable. .

The best way to keep black leather
shoes from looking worn aM also
from breaking is to dip, a flannel in
olive oil and rub into the leather.

Four eggs to a quart of milk is the
proportion for boiled custard. Five
eggs for frozen desserts. '-

If porcelain baking dishes bedome
discolored on the inside fill them with
buttermilk and let them: stand for a .
day or so. The acid in the milk will
remove the stains.

A little sugar added to oatmeal
while it is cooking adds to the flavor-

A thick slice of onion laid on top
roast of beef and cooked with it, gives
a fine flavpr to meat and gravy.

When setting bread sponge, ,omit
putting in salt until light and ready
to knead. The palt partly kills the
yeast germs and ‘this retards ferment-
ation.

- An apple in the cake box will keep
the cake moist. ,

A tincup of vinegar set on the back
of the stove and kept ‘boiling while
cabbage and onions are cooking will
prevent the smell flom going through
the house. _

After doing kitchen work, rub the
hands with salt for a few minutes and
then rinse with tepid water. This will
smooth them sothat you may em-
broider or sew without difficulty.

Crumpled tissue paper is one o: the
best things for polishing mirrors and
glass of all sorts after washing. ~

Marks on woodwork made
scratching matches will
when rubbed with a lemon.

Half an ounce of gum arable and:
half a teaspoonful of boiled milk mix-
ed. with enough plaster of paris to
make a creamy puts is an‘ excellent

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, of the rual club movement, the char;

services or union Sunday school. Any

Heated in the open country, contain
'an auditorium with movable seats

mi . duririg and since‘
. 5.: Well—housed rural clubs—
something almost unheard of a few

in; (f year's age—are springing up all over '

the country. Because they mean so.
much to, their neighborhoods, and
because this neighborhood moirement.
contains so much of promise for the
60 million Americans who live in the
ocuntry or in village of less than 2,-
'500 ,the United States Department
of Agriculture has sent representa-
tives to learn first hand the history
of nearly 300 of these club houses.
The results of this investigation have
been recently published in a bulletin
“Rural Comunity Buildings in the
United States,’_' which can be had by
addressing a request to the United
States Department of_ Agriculture,

This publication tells the extent

aster of the club houses, the uses to;
which they are put, how their erec-
tion was financed, andf~how-t-hey are
managed. In addition. details are.
given regarding eight different clubs
representative of as many different
kinds of communities. How each
solved its particular building prob-
lems is explained.

The majority of the structures vis-
ited were erected by. popular sub-
scription or by, the sale of stock in
a community organization. In some
cases the projects were financed by
local manufacturing concerns. Other
buildings were the gifts of public-
spirited individuals. A few were
erected by public funds raised thru
taxation or the sale of bonds. In all
cases the structures are the centers
of a great variety of wholesome act-
ivities such as communities without
central meeting places can not en-
joy. One evening a building may be
used for a basket ball game, the next
night for a neighborhood dance, later
in the week for a political gather-
ing ,and on Sunday for union church

rural or semi-rural district interest-
ed in erecting _.a club house—wheth-
er it is to cost $2000 or $50,000—is
expected to find helpful suggestions
in this publication.
Many Amusements Provided
Many of the simpler structures, 10-

which permit it to be transformed
into a dining room, an athletic room
or a. dance hall. Usually, also, there
is a stage and a well-equipped kitch-
en. These features make possible
banquets and entertainments'which
mean much in the life of rural com—
munities. In the club houses in
smaller towns, in addition to the
room's mentioned, there are often a‘
library, a reading room, a women’s
rest room, and aimeeting place for
various organizations. .
The club houses in the county
seats and larger towns are more pre-
tentious. some having special ban-
quet rooms, gymnasiums, swimming
pools, billiard rooms and offices for
the county agent and for local com--
mercial clu-b secretaries. The fol-
lowing is a partial list of the varied
uses to which these buildings are
put: Lectures, night school classes.
home talent entertainments, dances,

banquets, Vsocials, political meetings,‘ I

election, indoor athletic games, wel-
fare work, boys’ and girls’ club work
domestic science classes and demon-
strations, agricultural society meet-
ings, farmers’ institutes. and co— op-
erative purchasing and marketing.
activities.

'The stockholders, and in some
instances the associate or _ social
members. elect a board of trustees
of from three teams members who
manage the building. .This same
body, or the board, elects the usual
Qflicers. such as president, vice pres-
ldent, secretary and treasurer. Var-
ious committees are either appoint-
ed or elected. The details of man-
agement are often delegated to a
house secretary, a physical director.
or a caretaker. In a few instances,
where buildings have been presented
by an individual or an industrial
concern, cont 01 is placed in a select

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Y EAR CHILDREN: My, what a

: gay, glad week is this. With

. ' , Valentine’s day promising many

a pretty visit from Dan. Cupid who

’kes charge of our valentines, and
L coln's birthday, we will most all
be ry busy in school, so I won’t

.‘write a long letter this week but will

'save the space for the prize winning
letters. But I must -tell you. that
perhaps there will be some disap-
pointed ones. However. the prizes
were awarded to those whom I
; thought told me allt'hey knew about
‘Linccfln and Washington without
copying it from a book. We all have
«to learn from our books but in or-
der to have it ours we must tell it
just as we would to each other, with
.the book safely away on the shelf
and. so I~have endeavored to award
the prizes of a Trip Around the
World in Postal Cards to those whose
stories seemed to show that they
told it in their own words.

The prize winners were Elinor
Briggs, of Vermontville, Ellis Baz-
zebt, of Bradley, Bernice Konwinski,
of Posen and Beatrice Dickerson, of
Moreley and then there were two
more who had especially good ones
about Washington which I have sav-
ed for next week when we celebrate
the birthday of the Father of Our
Country. Affectionately yours——
LADDIE.

PRIZE STORY

Dear Laddiez—I am a farmer girl, 12

ears old. I live on a farm of 160 acres.

like Lincoln and Washington both be-
cause they were great men and did a lot
for their country. I like Lincoln best be-
cause he made his own way. When he
was little he was very poor. He did ev-
erything he could to get himself to a
higher position. I will now close—Elinor
V. Briggs, Vermontville, Mich.

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809
in Kentucky. As soon as he was old
enough to understand, his mother read
him stories from the Bible. All his
schooling together was not quite a year.
When he was eight his parents moved to
Indiana. n he was 21 he wanted to
become a lawyer and studied all he could.
Inj1830 they moved to Illinois. Lincoln
became ahwyer in 1837. He was elect-
ed- president in 1860,. and was inaugurat-
ed March 4th. In April the war started.
It closed in 1865. Lincoln was shot in
Ford’s theatre by John Booth.

Washington and Lincoln were both
great men but I like Lincoln best. He
was noted for his kind heart. He never
forgot that he had been a poor boy and
was always kind to the poor people. He
was born in a log cabin and worked hard
for what little education he got. He
wrote the Emancipation "Proclamation
which freed the slaves and caused the
Civil War.

Washington was born in Virginia. His
parents were rich people but he was a
very pleasant man. He always spoke the
truth and people could depend 0 him so
he was chosen for many important du-
ties. He was elected first president of
the United States.———Ellis Bazzett, Brad-
ley. Mich.

Dear Laddiez—This is my third or
fourth time that I have written to you
but‘I didn’t see my last letter in print.
Now I must tell you something about
George Washington and Abraham Lin-
coln. George Washington was born Feb.
22, 1732. He was our first president.
from 1789 to 1797. Abraham Lincoln was
our sixteenth president, from 1861 to ’65.
He was born Feb. 12, 1809.
try to get a prize for a story—Bernice
Konwinska. Rosen, Mich.

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One day Lincoln and a friend were on.
their way to a party. As they pasced a,
swamp they heard a. pig squealing. When.

nearly to the house Lincoln said. "My
friend. I am going- back and get that poor
.pig out of the swamp." “But you will
”spoil your clothes." said his friend. "I
know this is mv best suit. and I shall

be sorry to spoil it, but I'd rather spoil.
a dozen suits than think of that poor.
And he went back 'and’

pig all night.”
pulled the nits out. Then he went home
for he couldn’t go -to the party with his

' soiled clothes.

5: Morley, Mich.

Dean .Laddie—J thought I would write
fto you. I am a girl. 10 years, 9 months
and 25"da,vs old. I thought I' would
write a story about
:-Well I will close —Beatrice E. Dickerson.

. Abraham Lincoln
When Abraham Lincoln was a boy he
had, few of the opportunities which most
now have. ' In '--the' poor log cabin
which was his home there awareno lamps
_ ' light at night. and the few can-
, entitinngmn‘colnr- sometimes made
»‘ ‘ 90 used on common
a “ t a“ big“ fireplace

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by lying with his back to the fire so the.

light would shinegon his books. For pa-
per he used smooth boards or a. large
wooden shovel and charcoal for his pen-
cil. In his home there Were but three
books. He went three miles to borrow one
on Washington.
till it was past midnight and went to
bed leaving his book in a crack upstairs
where he sle t so he could scan it. In
6 awoke and heard it rain-
ing. He got the book but it was soaked
with water. He went .down stairs, tried
the book but it was not as good as before.
He went to give the book back and the
owner said, ‘If you will work for me for
three days you may have the, book. So
gnfioln worked for him and received the
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Dear Laddie:—-This is the second time
I have written to you. ' I did not see my
letter in print. I thought I would write
a story—Gladys Burt, West Branch.

Abraham Lincoln-George Washington

I ’think I like George Washi gton the.
better of the two. Everybody iked Mr.
Washington because he did such brave
and daring things. He was born on a
plantation in Virginia on February 22.
1732. When he was not very old he want-
ed to be a sailor but his mother did not
want him to leave, so he stayed at home.
Once when he was not very old, he was
with some other boys. He climbed up
higher than any other boy would go, to
the top of the Natural Bridge in Virginia
and printed his name on a rock. Wash-
ington fought in the'Revolutionary war.
He was the first president of the United
States, being elected president in 1789.
George Washington died at his home in
Mt. Vernon in 1799. When he died the
whole world mourned him. The United
States celebrates his birthday every year
on February 22.

 

A Story of George 'Washington
George Washington was born in Vir-
ginia February 22, 1732. He was not a
poor boy. Some people think a rich boy

is sure to be proud and lazy, but George -

was neither. are some people mis-
taken. He was the first president of the
United States. . When the first four years
ewre over the people made him president
again. Whn the second four years were
ovr the people again wanted to make him
president, but he would not allow it, say-
ing. ."No one should be president more
than two terms. He wentback to his
home in Virginia and lived a quiet. hap-
py life. He died in 1799.—Alice Reavey.
Akron, Mich.

After supper he read it,

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Dear Laddiez—Jnhis is the first. time I
have written to you. 1 I am a girl 18
years old and in the 6th grade. My
teacher is Mrs. Edna Hetherington. We
all like her. My letter is get long so
I will close hoping to see. my .et‘ter in
print and I would like to hear from some
of the girls. I am sending a imam.—
Crystal Stevens, Traverse City, Mich.

. Ens Knowledge , . .

How nice ’twoul, d be if knowledge grew
0n bushes as the berries do!
Then we could plant our spelling seed.

~And gather all the words we need; ._
"And sums from oi! eur‘ slates we'd-'wipe,

And wait for figures to beripe,
And so into the fields. pick
.W‘hole bushels of arithmetic. ‘ -
And if we wished to learnVChinest
We'd just go out and shake the trees:
And grammar, then, in all the towns '
Would grow with pro
And in the gardens t ere Would me ,
Great bunches of geography: ‘
And all the passers-by would stop
And marvel at the knowledge crgg;
.And I my pen would cease. to 131;
And pluck my :verses from a bush.

 

Dear Laddiez—This is the second time
I have written to you. My parents take
the M. B. F. and I like to read the D00
Dads and the boys’ and gliis’ letters. I
am 12 years old and in the 6th grade at
school. My teacher is Mrs. Jesse Snow.
She lives a little way from my home. I
have two sisters and a. half brother; he
lives in Pontiac and my sisters are at
home. For pets I have three cats and

I used to own a. pet lamb which I fed‘on’

a. bottle—Beatrice E. Bulman, Wheeler.

Dear Laddie:—-This is the, first time I
have written to you, so I thought I
would try it. We live on an lilo-acre
farm. We don’t live on it. but we work
it just the same. For a pet we have a
dear little baby. I have two little sis-
ters; one is six years, the other is one
year old and she is the pet of the family.
I am 10 years of age and am in the 7th
grade at school.. My, teacher is Sister
Mari; Christine and we all love her (very
muc . There are 100 pupils in our
school. There are. five teachers,‘ one
music teacher. I take lessons on the pi-
ano. 'As my letter is getting long I will
close—Josephine Potvia. Merrill, Mich.

Dear Laddie:——This is the first time I
have written to you. My father takes
the M. B. F. I like the-children’s page.
'We have six cows, 30 chickens and one
pig. I have three pets, two rabbits and
a cat. I will close hoping to see my let-
ter in print.——Ernin Burt, West Branch.

 

 

THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES
OF A RAINDROP'

By Ethel Allen Murphy

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\ ' PART IV. '

wonderful white dreams on
us, and always when the
moon was .brightest our longing for
the known, yet unknown sea, was the
deepest.‘ Could any Garden Soldier
tell us why' the moon made-the
streams long for the sea? Deep down
in us we could feel the moon pulling
us on to it i
“ ‘Oh, come to the sea, the deep, deep
sea,

Whose waters still obey,
And ebb and flow» forever free,

Yet bound to the month's bright

ray g" o g

“ ‘Great cities grew up along our
way. And at night these cities seem-
ed to bloom with flowers of fire. A
million, million times brighter than
the firefiy’s torch or‘the glowworm.‘

“ ‘But we went on in avdeeper,
broader, more powerful stream, and
by our force we, gave power and
light to the great cities where thou-
sands of soldiers in the United States

“THE Moon. Maiden spread

School Gar’den' Army were raising
their wonderful gardens. We were
proud of our million, million

strength. And~ because we were unit-
ed, and all Worked and pulled to-
gether, we were strong enough to
bear on the great, moving shoulders
of the muddy streams the boats that
carried the golden grain from the
ters- from one great city to another.

“ ‘And something else we carried,
too, because we carried the gifts of
the plains " to the mountains. ,We
carried the golden grain Tfrom‘ the
fields‘to‘thfe people-who mined the
The people of
the plains "and the meadows, and
those who raised gardens and had
orchards sent grains and "vegetables

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sent great logs to build houses, and
coal to warm the children’s homes,
and minerals from the treasuries of
the mountains.

" ‘No one of us, alone, Garden
Lady. would have been of any use,
but when we joined we made the’
rivers and the streams, and so be-
cause we were all together we car-
ried the great boats. We were unit-
ed in one great army, just like the
boys and girls of the United States
School Garden Army. Why, there
isn’t anything, Garden Lady, that the
boy and girls can not do if they all
are united and work together like
the drops of water.

“ ‘As we carried the gifts from
the mountains to the .plains, our
stream that has. been clear and spark-
ling grew yellow with mud, tawny col-
ored, but grand in its bigness, and
beautiful too, when the sunlight and
sunset colors, and moonlight
clouds sent their messages and their
dreams of beauty to us.

“ ‘Other streams joined us. Then
there was great news of their ad-
ventures. These streams, too,
.brought millions andmillions .of

'earth grains or mud with them and

this dark-colored .mud was a rich
gift from highlands to lowlands; for
sometimes in the Spring, when there
;were great rains and the white cold
cover of the. earth grew warm: and
turned to sparkling water, the big
and little. streams came hurrying
down frOm all directions“ Then out
fstrea‘ni grew so big and deep and;
§broad that it spread out over the
;banks. carrying great loads of mud
with it. And when the water went‘
,back,‘ the land was made rich with
’a new layer ot‘sarth. full offood tor
1mm; ' ' w; . , ..

and;

   

Dear Laddim—I have written you be-
fore but never .saw_my letter in grim. I
am a little girl 10 years old an indie
6th grade’at school. I like to go ska, “a
go down hill on my sled. There is a or

own a little ways from’our school,
we often go there at noon. The name

our school is Hillside. because it is on» of
large lie in your

. There zero :17
school, three in my class. will close
hoping to see my lette in print—d un‘e
Ganley, Harbor Beach, Mich.

ar LaddleF—This is my second let.

De
,. terlas I didn't see my first letter. I am- a

years oldnnd .am the 7th:
teacher ii: Mrs. Dow!

13 , our-"stories and
father takes the M. B. .F. and
much. I have no brothers
would like to hear from
and girls.‘——Doris Ryk

Dads. .

likes it v
or sisters.
of the‘ boys
Bailey. Mich.

OUR PUZZLE CORNER
Answer to last week’s puzzle, the
Fox, Goose and Corn. Take the
goose over, return and take fox over,
bring goose back, take. corn over, re-

turn for goose. ‘

THREE WORD PUZZLE

I am candy, change my head I am
to consider, change again I am a
gentle push.

FOUR LETTER SQUARE

A precious stone.

A square of glass.

A girl's name.

Slender. '

. ‘BEI-IEADINGS

4

Behead to bring low and find’what _

ball players run for.

Behead to raise or.lift up and find
approval. . ' .

Behead acid and find skill.

Behead custom or treatment and
find wisdom. ' «
Behead staff and find a playing
card. '

Behead no one and find some one.

The letters taken of: form a certain
season. '

Answers Three Word Puzzle

Fudge. Judge. Nudge.

Four Letter Square
O—P—A—L
P—A—N—E
A—N—N—A
L—E—A—N

Beheadings
' ' ‘A—base
2"” ~ ISL—praise '
. T—art ’
U—sage
M—ace
N—one

JUNIOR COOK
Fish Balls ' -

Measure one cupful of fish flakes
These may be the fish flakes that
come canned ready for use of left
over bits of fish may be flaked into
small bits and used. Add ,to the fish
three cupfuls of mashed potatoes.

With a large fork, or better still.
clean finger tips, mix the fish and
potato till it is a smooth paste. If
left over fish is.used it will likely
need no seasoning. If canned fish
is used. add one—half teaspoonful of
salt. Mold into neatly shaped balls
and put in a cool place for at least
one hour. ' _ . .

Put two tablespoonsful of meat
drippings into a frying pan. over' a
fire. When the grease is smoking
hot lay the. balls in the pan.” ,Cook
moderately fast till the loWer' edges
of the balls are brown.’ With_ a
small pan cake turner or large spat-
ula turn the balls and brown on the
other side. Take up onto. a hot
platter. Garnish with a bit of pars-y
ley and serve at 'once. These are de-
licious for either breakfast, , lunch»
eon or dinner. ‘A relish ' .ofhome
made chilli; sauce 'g'o'es; nicely with
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.WFarrners all busy; with
lone, kinds of farm work. that is, what
farmers there are left as this part of
str pad of all its availa-
e new city of Marys-
e, will is being built at the present
time. is demanding all the spare help.
eather is very cold with lots of snow
and good sieighing at the present time.
Home farmers are holding their hay,
thinking the price will be, higher butthe
lar’utTgart of it has gone to market.—
. . e allowing prices were paid at
' uhs'Cmek—thaBSLio: corn, 31.60
° eh 81.81;. : No.1 timothy,
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beef cows, G@8;‘ veal calves, .10 so; an-
ples. $4. _ --

BAY—Big'slump vin'mgar beet - con-
tracts; farmer. not in a hurry to con-
tract until manufacturers come across.
We have twa and oneahaif months before

‘ time and in most cases later so
we are .not getting excited over the situ-
ation. So let us
fight is on. A few beans are going onthe
market. Most farmers having any bay
for sale are selling at present at around

25 r ton. H is real light and dry.

s are snow and part of the time
and so. it is difficult to get around. The
ground is frozen to a good depth. Are
, uyileig a little coal, only about as it 'is
need , price ranging from $8 to $10 per
ton. Some clover being” thrashed, most-
ly June eleven—A. G. The following

rices were paid at Bay Cityz—Wheat,
£1.52; corn. $1.45; cats, 86; rye, $1.56;
y:,'$26; barley, $3; straw-rye, $8;
wheat-cat, 87 ; beans, 86.75; potatoes $2;
hens. 20: springers. 20; butter, 50; but-
terfat,- 68; eggs, 55; sheep. dressed, 12:
lambs. 17: hogs, 18; beef steers. 10,; beef
cows, 9; veal calves, 19. ~

MIDLAND—The following prices of-
fered at Midland, as quoted by Orr Bean
& Grain 00.; Wheat, 8., $3; ‘97., 2.50;
corn. shelled, $1.45; cats, 84; rye, 1.58;
buckwheat. $2.86; beans, $6.60; barley.
$3; peas. :4

GRATIOT, (E.)—We have had quite
cold weather: was 14 below some of the
time. Some of the roads were so badly
drifted they‘ had to be scraped. I look
for a cold summer because everyone is
putting up ice. Not much grain moving
at present—J. W. The following rices
were paid . at Ithacaz—W’heat. 8 .50@

2.80;”?rn, O5; 036 582:; go, 31:3;
ye ; M13» l - . ’0 to“. ' .
rings 22' geese, i0: butter. 555

89 s '

one. 60: hope. 16.‘
PRESQUE ISLE—Most of the farmers

are’trying to do a little lumbering this

- winter,»eome arergetting autumn-logs.

he. om user'as;bu .-

-- ,. W .al,.
while-others are getting (33%: kinds of

forest products for market including mine
W3. ii?“ ‘22:; ”mi; 3‘ “ ‘éwffie;

em _ j ' res an ,
ing the home fires burning. We are
having an extra severe winter here this
winter, there is about two and one-half
feet of snow in the woods now. But as
usual clover and all kinds of winter grain
are covered with a heavy blanket of
snow. This county is fast .beccming-a
live stock'and milk producing center.
Several carloads of pure bred stock has
been shipped in here the past year. Chas.
Atkins, Sam Schnepp and Chas. Heron
are some of our farmers that are build-
ing up fine herds of Hol-steins. The Rai-

. ny Lake Branch Co. have a fine herd of

Herefords, they also have over two hun-
dred ewes. their last car load or sheep
came in the last part of last month. The
far? bureau movement is progressing
ve nicely in this county. The Millers-
burg Co~operative Marketing Ass’n isn’t
doing much these days, only laying plans
for the future. Preparations are going
forward and material is being placed for
their root cellar that is to go up before
the potato season opens next fall. Some
prices offered are as follows: Wheat,
$3.50@$4; oats, $2.70; rye, 82.55;
t . Isgimoghgrt, ”65:0 beans, $6.25;

oes, ; u er, : eggs. , 60.—J‘.
Millersburg, ~Mich.

SANILAC (Nina—Farmers. are cut-.
flng wood in a few cases, also pressing
and hauling hay..to market, fand market—
in some wheat. oats and barley at good
p ces. January has not let up for a
thaw this year. We have fair sleighlng
but does not pac . Our mail man has
only missed one trip so far this winter on
account of storms. Our fanners are
Milo D. (ell men for Governor. 150
stockholder-sin: our co-o rativo store at
Deckerville receive sat! ctory dividends
and ' treatment. - A semi-monthly
auction sale of horses heidghere for farm-
ers’ beneilt is. being well apatronized.
150 in today. Prices. offgred at Decker-
vilie—JWheat up .to 13.1 : com: 731.50:‘

, hay, Nth-1 ,tlmot .
gilt; ofllight mixed, Bobbeians, $6.7 :
61'. S 0888. . . .-
vilie.,Mic’h ~ , » w
CLINTON (N)-—Not' much doi ‘on

the farms now but cutting wood do-
ing- chores. A good time to "warm it '
for the spring election. . ,
for better beet. pri

ces
' is usual. about four—fifths of the growers

wasn’t. th '

emulated their contracts for 1920.’ Why
e campaign started

‘ducks,"22': , , , , 25; butter ‘65": but-
tetrfat. 8i; cggs,‘ . :Isheep. eds; lambs.
18%}8: "hogs, 15': veal calves, 12@20.'—-
A... . .Ju‘yaBannister, Mich; .
.MECOfiTath—Fa‘rnmr are busy doing
uttlng. woodind' some are sell-

- _ are ; beans and

   

.1...

- terfat,

all hold back. while the"

ney, :7- ‘potatoes, $33.85; hens, 27; but-

s’s; eggs, BIL—L. M., Hersey.Mich.
MONTCALM—Farmers are puttin up
ice and hauling potatoes. Prices 0 ered
at Lakeview—Wheat. $2.50' com, 80:
cats. 80; 31.70- hay, No. 1 thnothy,
26; No. 1 light in ed, 325' rye straw,
10; wheat-oat, $18; beans, ~57; red kid-
Inay, 8324; potatoes, 3.8%; animal? $2.25;
e ; springers, ; ncks. ' geese,
22%rkeys. 4o; butter, 55; butter-fat, 65;
sheep, 8; lambs, 10; hogs, 16:
steers, 12' beef cows, 4 - veal ves,

eview, Mich.

, ISTEE——The farmers are cutting
wood, some hauling gravel and going to
town? a few selling some potatoes, beans
and code and some have contracted their
number of acreage of cucumbers and also
acres of peas and beans for a tanning
factory to run next year at Bear Lake,
owned by a Hanistee company with a
factory at that place. Looks llke great
business here next year. Fruits will also
be canned. Enough said I guess. Wea-
ther is still cold, not so much snow, but
lots of drifting of roads. Some warm,
thawy Snow . on ground frozen.
Quite a few farmers have beans and po-

. tatoes to call at a future date. Not much
buying, or building going on here these.

days. Following are the prices offered
at Bear Lake: Butter, 55; eggs, 55; but-
terfat. 63; potatoes, $3.25 cwt;
beans. $6.25; ,red kidneys. $1—per cwt;
rye, $1.40; wheat, 32'“); be'ef, 6@8; pork
16@17 1-2 dresse : veal, 10@13 alive;
16@20 dressed; ’live chickens, 18@22;
hides, 20@26.——H. A., Bear Lake. Mich.

SAGINAW (S.W.)-—-—Good, snug winter
weather, 20 below zero a few mornings
ago. Plenty of snow. The roads are
badly drifted. has nearly stopped the au-
tomobiles. The farmers are hauling. some
grain to market, cats are bringing a. fair
price. 85;: per bushel: beans are down 25c
to $6.50 cwt. There are uite a. number
of farmers planning on go ng up to Lan—
sing next week to Farmers' Week. Pri-
ces at St. Charles are: $2.35;
corn. in ear. 60" cats, 85; hay No. 1 tim-

; No. I light mixed, $822; beans,
$6.50 cwt; potatoes, $2.25 bu; hens, 20c;
springer-s, 20: butter, 55; butter-fat, 60;
eggs. 65; hogs,’ $15; beef steers, 861312;

beef cows, 6@10; veal calves, 12@20.—

G. L., St. Charles. Mich.

CONSERva THE WATER -
SUPPLY IN THE SOIL

. (Continued from page 6)
the amount of water lost from the
unmulc’hed plot and the one mulched
with 3 inches of soil are negligible,
whereas the changes in the ,water
content of the soil beneath the layer

 

.of. muck are - appreciably less than
“lathe-others; ' ' '

The Loss of 'Wator From Soils Under
' Cover Loss of Water Percent

Depth treatment No. 3-in. Muck
' mulch mulch 1~in.

0-6 .............3.00 2.25 1.87
6-12 ...........1.21 1.48 .30
12—24 ..........1.52 1.27 .71
24-36 . . . . ....... 1.15 1.39 .19
Total .. ....... 6.88 0.40 3.07

In general these results are in ac-
cord with those obtained by several
investigators.

The attitude toward 'the formation
of the dust mulch has radically
changed in some sections. I recall
conditions on my father’s farm in
northwestern Missouri about twenty
years ago when we considered that
we had done a day’s work when eight
acres of corn had been cultivated. As
I well remember the day lasted from
a little after sun up until nearly sun-
set ! Moreover, one season after the
corn was too tail to cultivate without
breaking it down‘with the disk of
the Walking cultivator. I rode a
horse that dragged a mower wheel
between the rows of corn to form
the dust mulch. .

Last summer I had the privilege
of touring across the famous corn
belt to the ho'm'e farm in Missouri.
In talking‘wit‘h several men I noted
that they had changed somewhat in
regard to this proposition. Many of
them lay much more. emphasis, on
full plowing and. deep and thorough

.prmutton (of. the. seed. beds and the». .

”mafia-‘0!" weed seed formation
after the small grains are. harvested.

I was recently informed that what
was probably the largest yield of
potatoes in Michigan last year was
obtained from land that was culti-
vated .twica. 'This‘ particular field
did not preduee many. weeds, how-

ever. ‘ ‘

2 With few-exceptions the reports of
carefully sconducted fflaid tests show

ithat mulching the soil is of second»

ary importance in ' culturai- opera-
tions. I discussed rather fully , the
modern views on the movement of
moisture ‘in. soils showing that .in

   

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lief.

Scarcely was Senor
Torres goner wh en
Francis Morgan was

“Just thought” I’d-
drop around for a 'bit ~

starting ofl fora fishing trip.
old wan Street partner of the

, ms‘°’y""8‘ Sicii’ééls".Re&H"Thi§“ ’

». just died. grew! bored by! luxury in New .York and was just
But at ihe‘same mtflegan, an
' _ elder Morgan wm plotting with a .
dusky-skinned visitor named Torres,’ to get Francis oi! to" the
Cardboan haunts of the ancient pirate- Morgan, who
costar of. Francis, insearch of buried" treasure, thus
gun tree to manipulate the stock market, especially the Tampico
- stock in which young, Morgan Was heavily invested and very con-
fident. Don't fail to road an; installment. -_ . _ ,

  
    

fining. w are £91118:
4 for macro itr‘u‘ot? ,A’it‘er

go ”fishing ‘after‘t that
there's real recreation

reation, and not '_the
Persian palace ‘recre-
ation of an Adirondack
camp, With ice-and ' ser-
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ot, counsel," he "said,
greetings over. "And
to. whom but you should I apply, who
so closely played the game with my
father? You and he were partners.
I understand, on'some of the biggest
deals.‘ He always told me to trust
And *well, here I
am, and I want to go fishing. What’s
up with Tampico Petroleum?"

“What is,up?” .Regan countered,

with fine stimulation of ignorance of ’
the very thing of moment he was res- .

ponsibie for precipitating. "Tampico
Petroleum?” '

Francis nodded, dropped into a
chair, and lighted a cigarette, while
Regan consulted the ticker.

"Tampico Petroleum is up—two
points, you should worry," he opined.

“That's what I say," Francis con-
curred. “I should worry. But just
the same, do you think some bunch,
onto the inside value of it——and it’s
big—I speak under the rose, you
know, I mean in absolute confi—
dence?" Reg-an nodded. “It is big.
It is right. It is the real thing. It
is legitimate. Now this activity—
would you think that somebody, or
some hunch, is trying to get con-
trol?"

His father’s associate, with the
reverend gray of hair thatching his
roof of crooked brain, shook the
thatch. -

“Why," he amplified, “it may be
just a flurry, or it may be a hunch
on the stock public that it’s really
good. What do you say?”

“0! course it’s good," was Francis'
warm response. “I’ve got reports,
Regan, so good they’d make your
hair stand up. As I tell all my
friends, this is the real legitimate.
It's a damned shame I had to let
the public in on it. It was so big,
I just had to. Even all the money
my father left me, couldn't swing it
—I mean, free money, not the stud
tied up—money to work ’twith."

“Are you short?” the older ”man
queried.

“Oh, I’ve got a tidy bit to operate

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“Sure. Just that. , It ’she'drops,
I'll buy.‘ It's findingmoneyfl,‘
' “Just about how in would you
buy?” . as the next searching inter-
rogation, masked by an: expression
of mingled good humorfan-d appro-
bation. '

“All I’ve got,” cameFrancisMor—
gan’s prompt anSwer. “I tell you,
Regan, it’s immense.” ._ .

“I haven’t looked intoit to amount ‘

to anything,. Francis; but I will say
from the little I know that it listens
good." '
“Listens! I tellyou, Regan, it's
the Simon-pure, straight legitimate,
and it’s a shame to have it listed at
all. I don’t have to wreck anybody
or anything to pull it across. " The
world will be better for my shooting
it I am afraid to say how many hun-
dreds of millions of barrels of real
oil—asay, I've got one well alone, in
the Huasteca field, that gushed 27,-
OOO-barrels a day for seven months.
And it’s still doing it. That’s the drop

in .the bucket, we’ve got .piped‘ ta ,

market now- 'And- it's twenty-two
gravity, and carries less than two-
tenths of one per cent of sediment.
And there’s one gusher—sixty miles
01' pipe to build to it, and pinched
down to the limit of safety, that’s
pouring out all over the landscape
just about seventy thousand barrels
a day—Oi course, all in confidence,
you know. We’re doing nicely, and
I don’t want Tampico to skyrocket}?

“Don’t you worry about that, my
lad. You’ve got to get your oil pip-
ed, and the Mexican revolution
straightened out before ever Tampi-
co PetrOleum soars. You go fishing
and iorget‘it."
finely simulated sudden recollection,

and picked up Alvarez Torres’ card .

with the pencilled note. “Look,
who’s just been to see me.” Appgr-
ently struck with an idea, Regan re-

       

     

  

 

 

Regan paused with -

a mite proud 0! that
old giamily pirate. .He
claimed to look like him ',and' you
certainly look like your dad.”

“.Sir Henry," Francis ysmiled,
reaching for the card. “So am -I a

" mite proud of the old sooundrel.”

He looked up questioningly‘irom
the reading ~oi! the card. .

‘fHe’s ‘a‘p’lausible cuss,” "Regan
explained. “Claims .to' havejbeen
born right down there on the "Mos-
'quitoa Coast, and to have got the
tip‘ tram private papers in his “tam-

11y. Not that I believe a word of it.‘

I haven’t time or interest'to get
to believing stuff» outsidemy field}?

“Just the same, Sir Henry idied
practically a poor- man,” Francis as—
serted ,the lines 01 the Morgan stub-
borness knitting themselves for a
flash on his brows. “And theynever
did find any of his, buried treasure.”

“Good fishing,” Regan girded
gooduhumoredly. ‘ ’
"I’d like to meet this Alvarez

Torres just the same,” the. young
man responded. .
“Fool’s gold,"_ Regan continued.
“Though I must admit that the cuss
is most exasperatingly plausible.

Why, it I were younger—but oh, the

devil, my work’s cut .out for me

' , here."

"Do you know where I' can find
him?” Francis was asking the next
moment (all unwittingly putting his
neck into the net of tentacles . that
Destiny, in the visible incarnation of
Thomas Began, was casting out to
snare him.) 1

The next mo-ring the meeting took
place in Regan’s' ofilce. Senor Al-
varez Torres startled and controlled
himself at first sight of Francis’ face.
This was not missed by Regan, who
grinningly demanded.

“Looks like the old pirate him-
self, eh?” _

“Yes, the resemblance is most
striking,” Torres lied, or halt-lied,
for he did recognizethe resemblance
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in
faded ink ‘on time-yellowed paper,
he
announced that the next fish he
caught. would be on either the Bull
. or the Calf—the two islets off the
Lagoon of Chiriqui, anyone or the
other of which Torres averred the
. treasure lay. ‘
_ “I’ll catch tonight’s train for New
Orleans," Francis announced. "That

, ,will just make connection with one
of the United Fruit Company's boats

for Colon—oh, I had it all looked up
before I slept last night.”

“But dén’t charter a schooner .at
Colon," Torres advised. “Take the
overland trip by horseback to Be-
len. There’s the place to charter
with unsophisticated nati-ve sailors
and everything else unsophisticated.

“Listens good !” .Francis agreed. ‘

“I always wanted to see that country
down there. You’ll beready to catch
_ tonight's train, Senor Torres? . . .
Of’ cause, you understand, under the
circumstances, I’ll be the treasurer
and foot the expenses.” .
' But at a_ privy glance from Re-
gan, Alvarez Torres lied with swift
eflicientness.

”I must join you later, I regret,
Mr. Morgan. . Some little business

' .that presses—how shall I say?—-an

insignificant little lawsuit that must
be settled first. Not that the sum
at issue is important, But it is a
family-A matter, and therefore gravely

important. We Torres’ have our
pride, which is a) silly thing, I ac-
knowledge, in this. country, but

which with us is very serious.”
“He can join afterward; " and
straighten you out if you‘ve missed
the scent,” Regan .assured Francis.
“And, before it slips your mind, it
might be just as‘well to arrange with

"Senor Torres some division of the

loot If you ever find it.” ‘

“What. would yousay?" Francis
asked. 1 . ' - ,

“Equal 'divisio-n, fifty-fifty,” Re»
gan answered magnificenty arrang-
ing the apportionment between the
two men of something he was cer-
taindid .not exist. ‘”

“And you will follow after as soon
as you can?" Francis asked the Lat-
in American. “Regan, take hold of
his little law affair yourself and ex-
pedite it, won't you!"

“Sure, boy,” was the answer. “And
if it’s needed, shall I advance cash

_ to Senor Alvarez?”

. :T“Fine !" Francis. shook their
hands in bethOf his. ..;“It will save
me bother. And I’ve got to rush to
pack and break engagements and
catch that train. So long, Regan.
Good—bye Sen-or Tenses, until we
meet Somewhere around Bocas del
Toro, or in a little‘hole in the ground
on the Bull or the Calf—you 3 you _,
think it’s the Calf? Well, until then
. / - .

'And Senor {Alvarez Torres remain-
edwith Regan some time longer, re—
Ceivi'ng 'explicitvlnptructions for the
part he was to play-beginning with
retardation and delay of Francis' ex-

. pedition, culminating in slmilar~ re-

tardation ‘and delay always‘to be
continued. .
”“In short," Regan concluded, “I
don’t almost care if ’he never comes
back—if yen can keep .him down
there reams good of his health that
long and i’longer." , ‘
. . Chapter II. ‘ ,
" . own, like youth, will not be
' ’ denied, and Francis Morgan,
who was .the‘ man-legal and-
nature—cert'ain representative of. both
youth. and-money, found himself one/
afternoon; three weeks after he had
said good-bye Fto- Regan, becalmed.
close under'theland on board his
' The Water
was glassy, the smooth'rOol scarcely
perceptible, and, in sheer ennui and
e'verplus of energy that likewise 31$
captain, a. breedphalf Jamaica neg-
ro-or a monkey or something," he

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5-. shift over the side.

lit-e" I might shoot a par-
melt or something,’ he,
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tongues. ' " g. '

But Francis was not to be deter-‘

red; for at the moment, through his

glass, he, had piokedout, first, in the.

{middle ground, "a’white hacienda, and
second, Von the beach,‘_a white—clad
woman’s form, and further, had seen
that ,she .was scrutinizing him and the
schooner through a pair of bino-
culars. '

“Put the skin! over, skipper," he
ordered. “Who lives around here?
*whfte folks?”

“The Enrico Selene family, sir,”
was theanswer. “My word, they are
important gentlefoik. old Spanish,
and they own the entire general land-
scape from the sea 'to the Cordilleras
and half of the Chiriqui Lagoon as
well. They are very poor, most
powerful rich . . . in landscape—-
and they are prideful and flery as
cayenne pepper."

As Francis, in the tiny skiff rowed,
shoreward, the skipper’s alert eye'

noted that he had neglected to take
along either- rifle or shotgun for the
contemplated parrot or monkey. And,
next, the skipper’s eye picked up the
white clad woman’s figure against
the dark edge of the jungle.

Straight to the white beach of cor-
al sand Francis rowed. not trusting
himself to look over‘his shoulder to
see if the woman remained or had.
vanished. In his mind was merely
a young man’s healthy idea of en-
countering a bucolic young lady, or
a half wild white woman for that
matter, or at the best a very pro-
vincial one, with whom he could fool
and fun away a few minutes of the
calm that fettered the Angelique to
immobility. When the skiff ground-
ed, he step-ped out, and with one
sturdy arm lifted its nose high
enough up the sand to fasten it by
its own weight. ‘Then he turned
around. The beach to the jungle
was ’bare. He strode forward confi—
dently. Any traveller, on’so strange
a shore, had a right to seek inhabi-
tants for information on his way——
wasthe‘ ideaKhe was acting out.

And he, who had anticipated a few
moments of diversion merely, was
diverted beyond his fondest expecta-
tions. Like a j‘ack-in-the—box. the
woman, who, in the flash of vision
vouchsafed him demonstrated that
she wasa girl-woman, ripely mature
and yet mostly girl, sprang out of'
the green wall of jungle and with
both hands seized his arm. The
hearty grip in the seizure surprised
him. He fumbled his hat off with his

freehand and bowed to the strange .

rwoman with the impertubableness
of a Morgan. New York trained and
disciplined to be surprised at noth-
ing, and received another surprise, or
several surprises compounded. Not
alone was it her semi-brunette
beauty that impacted upon him with
the weight of a blow, but it was her
gaze, driven into .him, that was all
of sternness. Almost it seemed to
him that he must know her. Strang-
ers, in his experience, never so look-
ed at one another. .

The double grip on his arm be-
came a draw, as she muttered tense-
ly:

“Quick! Follow me i"

A moment he resisted. She shook
him in the fervor of her desire, and
strove to pull him toward her and
after her. With the feeling that it
was some unusual game. such as

one might meet with on the” coast of .

Central America, he yielded, smil~
ingly, scarcely knowing whether he
followed voluntarily “or was being

dragged- into the jungle by her im-

petnosity.

“Do as I do," she. shot back at
him over her shoulder, by this time
leading him with one, hand of here
in his. - fi
_ He smiled and obeyed/crouching
when she crouched, doubling over
when she doubled, while-memories
of'John Smith and Pocahontas glim-
mered up in his fancy.

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down,‘ her hand directing him to sit
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an’ say, “take me if you want me; I’m

entirely in the hands of my friends,
am’ if I'm needed I’ ll sacrifice myself,
although I’d ruther live a private life
with my little family.” -“In the hands
of. his friends!” "Sacrifice!" ' “If he
is needed! ! l " Gosh! all fis‘h‘i'lfooks!
Who ever knew a lawyer that would

' not jump at the chance to land a job

when he had a, c nce to frame or
help make“ the l ? .
many of - ‘em we’ve had In the last
few year‘s, an' of some ,Of the things
they’ve done too, blgosh!

Now, I ain’t got anything wginlaw-
yers—wnot as ,Jawy'ers I ain’t—no

- more’n I have agin doctors or preach-

’ers orr pedlars Ior amything—tbey’ re
all all right in their place—but why

do we need so many of 'em in our law

makin’ body? Why not get some oth-
er kind of timber toput into the weak
places? You knOW1we’ve been told
that when we could get a good busi-
ness administration In our state‘ capi-
tol, things would be different. Well,
accordin’ to reports, we’ve had the
business administration an’ things
are different ain’t they? By gosh! I'd
say they wuz different. What have
the farmers had handed to them dur-
Most every-
thing has been. considerably different

don't you think ?

An' now that we’ve- tried business
administrations am’ found ’em jest as
we wuz told they would be. different——

' why wouldn’t it be a good idea to try

a good commonsense administration
once or twice? Get Milo D. Campbell
for governor, nn’ then get some good.
level-headed men In the legislature to
support him; get men that will think
of somethin’ besides creatin' jobs for
some of their political wire pullers—
that will give the farmers an’ the lab-
orin’ class a. fair deal,—men who will
look well into” matters callin’ for the
outlay of large sum-s of money, that
will not be no ready to vote more
taxes onto an already, overburdened
people.

There are plenty of good men for
em state offices. men who will fill
them with credit. to the state am’ to

   

I.
the ope «season for 8'
didates for the next.

Jest think how.

Anita]: an“

n . .. -
to go inside a. lawyer office youdon't
have to consult any professional pol-r

Itician or political wire puller. to find

  
  

the right kind of men Great Scottlll

You don’t 1111111: for a minute, do you

that all the smart men in Michigan.
hays become lawyem or doctors 0r

preachers? Why I know many farm-

ers in this state who are jest as ,

b'rkght, lost as honest an’ jest as en'-

pable of fillin’ the highest dfflce as "

any professional men that ever walk-" —'

ed. An’ so now, while the open ma-
son is on, it's a mighty good time to
hunt your candidate; look around you
an' you’ll find him; then get. ..together
in your district am' elect him.

Remember that every big interest,
every graft, every political ring, has
a candidate picked out, someone who
will work solely for Its interestj: an'
for no other. They don’t" care a
whoop for you nor' for me; they work
for the masters ‘tliat elected them anl
b’goeh they do their master's biddln'
everytime. So. It's up to the tourists
am' the laborin" class to get togethIiIr
in this matter.

Now while the huntin' is good an’
candidates are at large, pick out the
right one an’ don’t. lose sight of ’im
for a minute—not till he’s landed In-
to the place where you want him—or
her. Need I_ say more or is enough a
plemty‘li Cordially—anle IRube.

 

ARE YOUJPISOOURAGED?

Remember this: ’

When Abraham Lincoln was a
young man 'he ran for the Legislature
in Illinois end was badly swamped

He Inert? entered business,
aLnd é’pent seventeen years at his life
paying up the debts of a worthless
partner,

He was in love with beautiful

famed, ,I,

young woman to whom he became en-II .

gagede—then she died. .

,Later he married a Woman who was
a. constant burden to him.

Entering politics again he ran for

Congress again and Wes badly dcfe‘at-I I!

ed. .

He then trled to get an appoint-
ment to the U. S. Land Office, but
failed.

He became a candidate for the U. 8.
Senate and was badly defeated.

In 1856 he became a candidate for
the vice-prbsidency and was again do-
feated.

In 1858 he was defeated by Deng-
1115.

One failure after another—bad fail—
ures-«great setbacks In the face of

all this he eventually became one of-I

the country’s greatest men, if not the
greatest. ' '

When you think of a series of set-
backs like this} doesn’t it make you
feel kind or small to beco’me discour-
need just. because you think you are
having a. hard time in «Hell—{Praetor-
far. Guard

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P1 ofits .or Prophets

“Ameiica,” ssys Mr. Frederick Wll--
“wants a. business preslr'I

iiam iWile,
dent ” Some hays always felt th'uat

fatal flaw in the League of Nations ‘

was that it gave the U S. A. no oppor-
tunity of making anything out 0,1 --it.

 

 

 

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Our 1920 catalog gives the Legend and
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CONSISTING OF ”7;?

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* Readers‘c arievoix County.

     

   

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Tom a the 4m the rmer‘ in

authetriais ,pfidsm sand pro ari-
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‘ d wish to get in.

‘e‘ r893» nsib‘le bu" ers. Can
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fill” me V:
3121mm;farmerfriend, A. P.. unveil. Mich

Iii. M. Raynaols & 00., 'of Detroihare
brokers "and would. likelyj'be able to ,

sellfthig‘ corn at; about 7c per pound.
rher‘e seems‘tomave been a great deal“
of pop-corn ”grown last season, there-

’ fore the market is 'pretty well sup ‘

pliodijiFred ' G.‘ “Mei-nines,“ Assistant
Manager. ‘ .

. cannons AND MORTGAGES
I purchased a farm'on a land contract.
:Ithen I borrowad money from the

 

' . some party’and gave .a chattel mortgage .
a

on myfittle. . n I pay 'the principal
on the land contract’fl ‘ ’
titled. to ay 01! the

rst, or am I on-
chattel first7—A -
.',-You have the :right‘td pay either in- f
debtedn‘ess first. Ton can not’s'éll the
chattels, to pay the “contract. ‘ If the
chattel mortgage is due,» the mortga-
gee can oblige you to pay that claim
.or foreclose thereo'n.—W., E. Brown, .
legal editor. “ -' , '

 

- - NAPOLEON MOTORS
I amthinking of invsting some m’oney
in Napoleon. ,..Motor. . -Company ~» stock
>Would you advise me. to do so?—~Sub-

. scriber, Ingham County.

 

' I hays half'fa ‘doz‘e‘n inquiries re-
garding investment in the Napoleon
MotorsgCompany, located at Trav-
ersevCirty,’Michigan and with these
letters has come, a large amount of
[advertising matter calling attention
to “investors. of' the j-wOnderful ' for-
tunes made'in motor" stocks. ‘

As Iihav‘e before stated. I will not
advise'our readers 'to‘buy or not to
buy anykind of stock. You are wel-
come to my opinion and must use
your own judgment. ' ‘

.Motor Truck,” ‘ Companies ‘ are
springing up in all sections of this

and 'dth‘er states; Ninety per cent of

these institutions or concerns are
assembling. .plan‘ts‘, ndthin'g ‘ more or

. less. "There has been a great de-

mand for trucks and no doubt this,
demand will increase rather than di~~
minish. However ’if you will pick
up anypf ‘the‘ large magazines you
will notice that all“ of‘ the larger au-
tomobile concerns are building trucks
and as they are able to manufacture
at least certain partsof the trucks,
they*'are'going to'ha‘v'e agfeat ad?-
vant gs; over the concerns that are
more} [assembling plants, located

. d: ‘ hiss. -, 1 ' .
mmum‘m'umsnamm ‘ ws ere m to serve you.)

. organizations."

‘to what the local and state bureaus

1’4: Iii

  

m ’Mlonfoi‘ven to .

several hundreds of miles from the
" factorks’ovh'ere they .buy their parts.
-' I make thisfiprediction ,you can see
how nearly I hit the bulls eye. In
throevyoars, from today there will be
' fewer ' automobile. manufacturing
plants than there. are at the present
time. . , ' .

It is -absclutely‘foolish to expect

minute from any truck or automo-

‘ bile companythe fortunes that were
piled up «in the early history of the
autOmohile business.

In justice, to.the Napoleon Motors
Companywill say that I have .made
no investigation as to the merits of
their truclnor the business manage-
ment of the ccmpany.- -

 

2 THE FARM BUREAU

I would like, to ask a question that is
causing muchdiscussion in our neighbor-
hood. When the solicitors for thelMichi—
gan State Farm Bureau came through I
joined for..three. years at ten dollars per
year, five “dollars to. go to the Tuscola
County Farm Bureau, with W. C. Sanson
secretary, and five dollars' to the MlChI-

an StateiFaI-m Bureau with C. A. Bing-

m. secretary. Now my neighbors tell
me‘it’s ’just a money scheme, that there
were thousands of dollars raised through
our taxes this fall to support these farm
bureaus. Is it so? vPlease explain this
‘in the best farm paper. printed, the M. B.
F. ‘My taxes jumped from $48 to $109.22
since 1914.——C. S., Caro, Mich. . ~.

The “last legislature appropriated, I
believe, thesum _of $5,000 for the use
of the Michigan 'State Farm Bureau,
and I think this was the only state
money that has eVer‘ been given to
the Bureau. The— legislature also ap-
propriated funds for the horticultural
society and one or' two other farmer
There is no reason
why the small amount contributed by
the state ,to-the Bureau should influ-
ence you against supporting the Bur-
eau as you can see for yourself that
your share of the $5,000 was a very
small fraction 0: a cent.“ The various
counties which 'have count-y agents
have appropriated small sums for the
salary and expenses of their agents,
but the services of the agents to the
farmers haVe in the majority of cases
more than justified this expense. As

plan to do with their membership
funds is a matter thathas not been
explained but that they will put them
to good and honorable uses we do not
question. -
S—sh, don’t say anything about your
taXes. If they only ‘jumped from $48 -
to $109 'in five years, you’re lucky.
You’re about due for a re—assessment.
‘—Edito'- " ' ,. . . , ';

 

  

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HARD. LUCK .

Young Tree-J
H e r e ' 3 hard
luck. Just as we
are starting to
9 row nicely,
these dnfernal
seven-year » lo.
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4 Street'Car CaSualty _ ..
A- man was found dead beside one

of the street-car -. tracks in St. Paul.,_,._ .

the other day. Probably, starved to-*’“-

36.71% 1' Teflfiig"
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death waiting tor his car. .

, imitation {pearls from the real ones?"-" .

 

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. Signs of the Timtas

Ln Greenwich,.Corm.: ifKids cleani-
ed, any size, ten cents. .Bring ’em in.”
Between Minneapolis and St. Paul:
“Midway Harness 00., Manufacturers
of. Second-hand Harness." In Milwau-
kee: “Always; at your service. Wm.
P. Hug." In. Chicago: “0. Schor,
Sand and Gravel."

 

. On a Returnable Basis
Mr. Sophtie—“Well, Willie, your
sister has given herself to me for a

Christmas present. What. do you
think of that?” '
_Willie———“That’s what she did for

Mr. Bunker last year, and he gave her
back before Easter. I expect you’ll do
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large percen
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lee—more transportation.

and beyond comprehension.
difficulties.

at this time.
do this

Limestone.
during February.
April 1st.

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- that a front statement of railroad conditions in the United States today will show you
the. difficulties under which- we are working and the wisdom of Ordering-fer'lnrsdvsnoe.

States moved more freight than they had ever moved
. Prior to that year.
great many of the roads had been unsuccessful
revenue to build equipment. and to expand as a' normal business expan‘
sion required. Therefore the large tonnage moved in 1918 was a'result'o’f "
improvements and economies in re-nouting, and was in no way due to
expansmn of the mechanism of trans ortation.
years now, few box cars and locomot ves have been built 7
The increasing rate of‘depreciation of box cars and locomotit'es without " ‘
proper care and‘proper money appropriations has sent an enormously
e‘sofvthem to the junk heap. Yet, in the face .of this con-
ox cars, fewer locomotives, fewer operatives—the
is demanding. of Americans more produce from their farms and factor-

in

The natural consequence is congestion—a. congestion that is frightful
Scarcity of labor is further adding to the

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Concrete improvements-have scvedgnouey for so msuyfsrmere that

their Sheldon Farm Concrete Mixer

as important a piece

as
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To avoid conflicting dates we will without
cost. list the date of any live stock sale In
Michigan. If you are considering a sale ad-
vise us at once and we will claim the date
for you. Address. Live Stock EdI tor. M. B.
F., Mt. Clemens.

Feb. 21. Duroc. Linehan. Plat! and Bobt.
Reynolds. Swanton. Ohio

Will??- t200. Poland Chinas. Willem Cox.
, me n. c .

March 8, erseys. Henry J. and Carleton
R. Lewis, Ypsilanti, Mich. '

Mar. 26 Angus. Michigan Aberdeen-Angus _-
Breeders. Saginaw, Mi
April 12. Holstein. J. P. Oicott. Perry.
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In the production of milk and but-
ter the larger the cow the larger the
profit, other things being equal. This
principle has been established thru
the investigations of government ex-
ports and is generally recognised.

When a cow’s milking days are
over ,size is still an important fact-
or. The big Holstein-Frieeian,
weighing anywhere from 1, 000 to
1. 800 lbs. with her clean white fat
well distributed through her muscu-
lar system, proves a most profitable
dairy beef animal.

Send for Free Illustrated Booklets.

THE HOLSTEiN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION

295 Hudson Street
Brettleborc. Vermont

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FOR SALE

A 27 iii.' 8 year cidddeughter of e 29 lb.
m listed or a retest ue . .-
mBred to FLIRT HERDERVELD LAD out
of e 33 lb. dam

This cow Is right 0and a sure 30 pcundsr
or better. Price 31.

O ORCHARD (OOREBT FARM
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TWO; GREAT BiiEO BULLS

beautifully marked son of KING

PONTIAC flHENGERVEIDF YNE the hundred
thousand dollar son of KING OF THE PON-
IACS from a 281 l.b Jr. 8 year old daughter.»1 of

a near 32 lb. Jr. 4 year old cow whose sire
was from a 30.59 lb. cow and this heifer is lost
one of the choicest heifers of the breed.

 

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JPMEO B. BARRETT. Elm Hell. Mloh.

 

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ERE’S A BULL GOOD ENOUGH TO HEAD
A REGISTERED HE RD
A grandson of the 850. 000 bull. His dam a
20 lb. jr. 4 year old. Next dam a A. R. (i. cow.
Come and see his dam and his sisters and his fine
heifer calves. This bull is coming 2 yrs old. 90
per cent white. You will not be disappuiiiied if
you come to see him. Pedigree on request. l'rice
$350. Herd free from abortion.
H. E. BROWN
Brecdsville, Mich.

 

 

Breeder of Reg. Stock Only.
LAST ADVERTISED SOLD TO
Alexander. Vassar.

BULL" Now oller A bull two

years old about 1-2 white and stral ht
Ins" (sElred by MAPLE CREST RDYKE
ERVELD and from LIRT ULTRA
HUDIRE a 23.22 pound daughter of FL! RT
PR IRCE. Bull carries 75 per cent samle
blood as KIRG FLIRT. If you want an i-
rect descendant of BUTTER BOY ROSIRA
now is your chance.

Pricc szoc. _
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for 801m. at next freshening. If interested write
for extended digree and ~price. Guaranteed ‘
1.. The 02 or a son of the above sire out of
20 lb. Jr. ayear old nddaughter of KING
KOIBNDYKE , VAEB. Where can you

BMOKSTOI FAflbfls Reel 8 -r E n a o

ROLOTEIR BULL
CLCalves for sale.

B
HILDE No. 154858. barn Dec. 14. 191 .
Colantha Johanna Lad.o 00! t1“
greatest living sires and of e 81. 44 lb0 “daughter
of Sir Korndyke
est dams average 25. 89lbs.

BBOOKSTOII FAilIIS ‘

ll. WIDDICOMB. Prop. Big Rapids. Mich.

Eimwood Stock F arm Offers

.bullcalvesfrom MMucingdamswithAB.
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be (1 Pontiacge tPricssmy rossmiabls‘.
AUGUST RU‘I'I‘MAR. Fowlerville. Mich.

Two BIILL cILVES "5.325.": 135.2.-

whose dam at age of 7 years and 80 days after
calving has a record of 03.3 ybutter. 489. 9milk
in 7 daysE.’ at 8 milkingie

ERROR CLOUOI-l. Perms, Mich.

Four Choice, Bull caivzesm

 

 

Dams have records fro 20 lbs. to
81:36 by our 82 lb. son m‘thieof 850. 000.6 bull.
LAKE SIDE DAIRY. Lake Odessa, Mich. ._

 

FOR SALE

A Reg. Yearling son of a 29 33 pound cow,
and a 31. 32 pound son of a 40 pound bull.

Come and see if you can or write
me about him. ,

He will be sold at a bargain.

Aiiiiiun 'c BEEKL

IMLAY CITY MICHIGAN

A Beautiful. Light; Colered. ’Very

Straight Bull Calf, ‘ Born October 24.
17 lb. Jr. 2 yr.~old da ughter of a

JLA7NDER 35. 43 lbs.

da
IN’l‘ HENGERVELD” LAD whose
two nearest dame average 82. 86 lbs. butter and
785. 45 mlggo§m in 7 days.

F 0. 8. Flint.
L. O. KETZLIR. Flint. Mich.

L

SHORTHORN

 

 

 

 

BULLS RVIC‘ELY MARKED. coop gonzo

bull calves out of A. R. O. and un-
tested “dams, at reasonable Ml h
c .

prices.
ACY F. ORARDALL. Howell.

“Brecding-- lndividuality-- ’
Production”

That's our motto. We mains It po-ibie
rougher: rtwo herd bulls—one e38 lb. eon

 

 

 

 

tII
cftbe that”. 000 airs. King Korndyke Pontiac
.the others801b.eonofKin Korn-
gl‘s Sadie Vale “the greatest sire 121’ gen-
1:. me no are stung
the Pontiacs. King . Hengsrveld DeKol
and Orinsby blood. e've been at it
1906. Usually something to sell. Write
IOARDMAR FARM.
.ieoIIson. Mich.

 

sl-IORTHORRS ARD POLAND OHIRA8 FOR
sale. Registered cows, heifers bull calves. bred
cows and fall piste ther sex. g.l'he farmers kind
at farmers’ prices.
.PIOOOT‘I‘ & 80R

Union Phonon Powler. Mich.

 

8 SHORTRORN IULLO. 11 MONTHS TO 2
yrs. 50 Young ,2 up out of
Antrim's King a 45- lb. Tom, at 310 each.

JAY W. THUMM. Elmira. Mich.

 

TEE VAN “EN 00811011110111
Breeders’ Assoc atlon have ‘oung stock

 

w. I.. room. soc. Milo. Mich.

 

 

 

Rims. ,Prop. Rochester. Mich.
Your problem is more MILK. more BUTTER.
more I“BO '1‘. per cow

A of Maplecreet Application
182652—Ircm our hoe -year1y-
tervrecord dam will solv ve

Magiscrest Applicaticnt. Pontiac's dam made
85 lbs. butter in 7 days: 1844.3 lbs. butter
and 28421. 2.1be milk in 365 days.

He b one of the greatest bred long distance

sire
His daughters and sons“ will prove it.
Write us for pedigree rises on his sons.
Prices right and not too:d h for the average
“mm" d .1
an I) cos on
n BruceMcP m‘p'fiové’en, Mich.

Foll' Sale: Registered lbHolstein bull call from 24
dam lb. sire. grim 8100. Born.
Octb18.1919.W1m. Griflin. 5 Howell. Mich.

IIOLSTEIIIS
run sue

Fourteen head of high grade registered
stock to be closed out. For particulars and
pedigrees addresr ,

E. P. KIRREY
East Lansing, Mich.

HATCH HERD

(Slate and Federal Tested)
YPSILANTI, MICHIGA‘)!
Offers young sires out of choice aJvano-
ed registry dams and King Komdyke Art-
Vaie. Own dam 34.1oglbs. butter in 7
days:: average 2 nearest dams 87. 61:6
nearest. 83.93.20 nearest 27. 88.

L REGISTERED iioLsiEIIIs .
ATAUOTIOII

Cows, Heifers, Bulls, Calves
ONE P. M., MONDAY, FEB. 8»
One mile south of high school.

.i v w‘ K‘s V‘u- 'I-c'" “: ,fr' . L . f"Iva-l“n .17: ( _ .‘ J
. ‘ , g. (a; ' 1

Pontiac—
milking-good-bnt-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24. 000 lbs. milki in one year. Choke Duroc Bows.

WOLVIRINR 8700:!- F‘QRM RIPOR‘I’O DDDD
files In their well pleased
from our unior Igor“:

mague.R.2.BettIeOreek.Mch.

 

 

MUSOLFI‘ Bros: HOLSTEIN

We are now booking orders for
oung bulls from KingA Pieter Segis
w{one 170608. All fromA R. O dams
thcredible records. We test annu-
lyfor tuberculosis. Write for pric-

es and further information.

Muslcfl Broc.. South Lyons. Michigan

Lola msrfln EITHER 'OIX

Can spare a nicely marked baitsrba backed seven
dams that average above 1200 lbs. butter and

 

 

ROLOT I I N
OALVEO OF

A. FLEMING. Lake. Mich.

null- cm LACT ADVERTIOED BOLD.

but have one more for sale. Nice-

ly marked, straight back line, a fine individual,

large growthy 'eliow with the making of a large

bull. Would do someone a lot of good. Dam has

a 27 lb. retard. a hlzwwd igd a greatDmilk

a son 0 on cngerveld eKol
Butter Boy. one of the great bulls

JAMES ROPSOR, JR.

Owcsso - - - -

TWO BULL OALVES

Registered Holstein-Wen. sired by 89. 87 lb.
bull and from heavy producing young cows. These
calves are very nice and will be priced cheap If

.. Michigan ‘

‘WILL omn
Cows. $250. 00 to 3300. 00.8
013850.00. Wm J...B ell.‘

T DO YOU WANT? I represent 41
SHOBTIIOBN breeders. Can put you in
touch with best milk or beef strains.B
all ages. Some females. 0. W. Crum.
President Central Michigan Shorthorn
Association, McBrides, Michigan.

illillOIlA STOOK Hill

Over fifty head of Scotch and Scotch Topped

ORTHOIN‘I‘
Bulls. $200.00
GU. ‘HICII.

 

Bhorthorn Am cflcring several good bulls, cows
and heifers. Boone. Beds an Whites. Write or
see

8. II. PANDBORN. Bad Axe. men.

 

OR SALE—CHORTIIORR DULL OALVIO
ready for service. Also young Oxford Down

Ewes. Prices to sell.
JOE MURRAY A SON. R2, Brown Olty. Mich.

SIIOIITIIOIIII ”3““ ““fi‘

I so. cod type i “L“
» a. is. ranxuune'r. am om. Michigan.

Shorthorne.
Fon SALE Clay Bred shorthorn bull call
_ w.s.fll)3e:lll.adlsmucilll‘on?m‘ '

 

 

 

3200
Cows all hand
Lake. Mich.

"liking Shorthorns. quetcred females
and up. Bull calves at 8100
milked. nov 3. Fl IIIIbII, fire

HEREFORDS

120 HEREFORD S'IEEBS.
know of 10 or 16 load: fancy $0
Shorthorn and Angus steers 5 to 10

 

 

 

alps. '

 

 

 

 

. sales of importance in Mich
. Field Men of Michigan Business

  
 
   
  

   

flichigan and theywill .
hide a purchases.

 

 

sold soon. Owners 18flatulence tgeell. Will beelpd b IOe
nanny 'r. runes. Eiweii. Mich. commiee Ball..ll‘a
N W! LIVE STOCK FIELD MEN
n, . .IIOODODOOQIOIOOIOIOIOOODODIOOOIOIIOOOIO lelooeo “1
Folk Witt DIIllla‘lOlOOOIOODQIDI.DOOOOIIIIDIDOIOOOODIOOOHQ‘I": :33 33;:‘

One or the other of the above well-known experts will visit all “restock
igan. porting: Ohio and Indiana. as the exclusive

They are both milepost and: competent gaping! standing in film“ .in -
represen an reader weeklyirat .
Writetbeminycarec Hepertble '

 
 
 
 
 

ManorDeKol. Histwo near-_

for sale. mostl Clay bree Ing. Writs '

your wants to t e secretary. Frank Bait

Icy. Hartford. Mich.

THE mIiOOOURTY 3m:ORR DRIED-
:m millilim rap. I“

Sohortherns listed.

, LAKEWOOD IIEIIEFOIIIIS

E. J. TAYLOR. Owner
remon Mich.

Individua d breedingt ’ .
”.2. fas°fir.°.;$°m flaws . coast?
COD V
B'DEAU 42158 only 90!! Its: GS; ,

tron

ino tJanuary 24th issue of

"Business Fe, and founder of M. A. 0.
Hereford herd.

Come and see them.

MEADOW BIIOOK HEREFOROS

Having used Bob Fairfax 494027 son of

dFairfex) for 8 years, I now 0 or him

for sale. . stockofeither sensors” Come
I“.0100: themdv

.licCarty. Bad. Ass. llurcn- 0c..- M"

Hardy Northern Brod Herefords

DERRARD FAIRFAX 624319 READ F IIIRD
h“awhile year's sums fro sale..10end1

REGISEREDHEREFORD CATTLE
KIRO REPEATER READ: OUR HERD
tillhave eight goodb llsand some heif-
ers for'sal sale.
. Come and see them
BTORY CREEK STOCK FARM
Pewsmc. Mich.

 

 

 

ANGUS. ~

_ _ D . A D
I The Most Profitable Kind
of farming, a car load or grad dairy heifers
from LENAWEE COUNTY’ S hegviest milk pro-
ducers to includes. pure bred ANGUS hull of the
most extreme beef type for combination beef and
arming
Car lot shipments assembled at GLENWOOD
FARM for proxin flirt shipment
Methods expia ned_in inSMI’l'II'S PROF'II‘ABLE
STOCK FEEDIN 400 esfllust to bad.
OED. II. G8Ml-‘I'II. Addison. Mich.

I voun wan-rs can
”0" ‘1' FORGET “supplied at the old re-
liableA nous Hometock lbs-80 years-we
“an? Mradfimbfitf rum]... :11“th fed

D D, s
rights rioed right. Tellus whet
eon. Mich

ANGUSn HOME STOCK FARM. R2. Davao
wtgn:5PURI DRID AmDI'N-l

tend .1th Done-
dance anduBITcflnn invited.
CARL‘IARTLETT. awton'. Mich.

' GUERNSEYS
eras..e.:~:;..°w"';e.n
deco 0% Dlmpies

 

 

 

 

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26‘

9.

ml

hssen
4&fie.‘ Meta-141nm is
toreischange. Write for particulars

prices
MORGAN BROS» R. No 1. AIM Mich.

JERSEYS

up;
is:
his?
° 8.

 

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mm and as...
producers.

.For «Dem-v bull calves.
glassy;- breathes Dame hoe

OARTER. R4. Lake OM

SWINE

POLAND CHINA

FOR 3ALE—3 PURE DRED POLARD CHINA
moboars. 4 “:3. old, weight 175 lbs. 850 each.

ca
URI-IARS a CLCw

228 e. Chestnut St. Lansing. Mich.
IO TYPE P. c. OILTB.

0131113 Modal “d O. DMOMCI. 'Noll.
I II :1" It“. Priced ‘n .

W. J. HAGELBHAW. Awash. Mich.

WALNUT mavmmm

Have a few use. that I will
bred Milo= one 0! god best boars nmmfiiwlla:

”someone... Mich.

BIG TYPE hwgfggcggn our. OIRED
LONG son to: May 1...... rod to BIG

moss e .
8t. Charles

   

 

Midis.

. DF-DLOCINO OUT OUR
BID TYPE, boars at a bargain. choice sows '
for March and A rii far rrcw. '
L. IND BARN" ‘.ODN .
Iron, Mich. ..

 

L T P 0 NOV. Pills AT A DAROAIR PRIOR. '
Come and sec or :-
ELDRED A. CLARK. R 8. “.1 Louis. Mich.

,._ . i W;

IO 11-11" 1:. c. BRED OIL“ AND FALL

1year'gs n8 prise winners. 0 t I -
0' lb. sire Q11stud mamniptii sows lI..IrI>iI.I~quwa?s‘_ .

greatest herds.

E. J. MATHEMOR. Burr Oak. Mich.

sis 113:“

J. I.

 

garage =
OWSF RaLI

RBOARB ALI. -°OONE

pressure. 1 ; St. Johns. vines.

 

   
   

‘lbred A‘m aim-lug Large Type Poiami'm Chine sows,
Ii".- Orange at rcesonab Also

23W?” pride" 8

 

   

 

 

        
 

 

     


   
  
  
 

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o b reemou
sword-so: ore AND cImIA DHOOS
eI ere—ens

J. WILLIAM
Ademe. Mich.

WONDERLAND HERD

LIVE“... TYPI P. O.
Afew choicebred gilt. for sale.

 

”1d.“ welsh 250 lbs.

 

    
 
 
  

   
 
   

ed with cod and shop -.-will
“t; P?“ farrow in April. Pedi-
W 0'1 muss e crated,
- H s. snows; and" le'. Isiah.

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA FOR SALE siolsresso ounce deserve

 

sows and bred to moment nus ' m finding. as?
£1"an mwfism son-oeuvre: ws- $331... 01..., h u” ”it“...
DEB BUS ll ' ’Write for ees. “Satisfaction
» o.I.. wmcnr, Joneeville. man. an“,

mm
P. HEIMB a EON. Devisen. lleh.

— R . DUI TO FAR-

, For SALE 3.1:: m... s... M...

MASTERPIECES ORION NKING. _
O.I.DAVIOAOON.MM-m-

I OFFER A FIWM WILL-DR“. OILIOT-
ehoWl meal!

in
sGIIcIédAu'e'Ii'I-ofi ee’yosom eI. Lees. ma.
Pmeum seize wismue ounces roe

 

 

 

-.. ndbcsrssomeve good- UPWOB .sele-r-Afewteodbosssof “0.th
K to efewgoodgiltspsicesflshfilst‘neeonvlneem
; . 16. to name tux. “£15m 301m p, h, m

I ' BEAUI‘TS Shores W 93‘1““ 3,” ‘” sr vote no fire ou'soce.‘ 1s srmso
I ORANGE A‘ bcer’e for Isle. Goodness. sired Emile win-

? Free, nvernto visits-rs. CLARKE . t if tsksnsoon. "ml. m
V. mm . HARRY L. uvos.lmmes..n1.s no

a... nanoBi Bab Mastodon A Emma

I. you w.“ 10 “1» “soles-nee summers ION sees. Auo.

NIIPOWIE momma, bu, * 10mm $40spiece,whiletheylest. Set-
on: bred to are non, mono , I" ‘ guaranteed Taking orders for spring pigs.
1 hev n15 muscles! Gilt: IIIrodc to him for Hard: GREGORY rsnM nnnxsnmns ron
Ind 131"! ‘ profit. Choice stock for sale. Write your

0- l- “RN“T- I'M Mia-v Niche wants. w. s. Cox-ea, White Hall. m.

 

HERE'S SOHE‘I'IIIIC GOOD

THE LARGEST BIO TYPE P. O. IN MIOH.

Get A bigger and better bred boar pig .from my
herd. at e reasonable price Come and see them.
Expenses paid if not as represented. These boars
in service: L’s Bis Orange, Lord Clansman.

end L's Long respect .
W. E. LIVINGSTON. Perms. Mich.

ARGE TYPE POLAND OHINA H008. BOAR
pigs spring furrow. Single Comb Rhode Island
Red Cockegle Write for pedigrees end pricee

FRED O. V083. Avece, Mich.

L T P A FIW SPRING BOARO LEFT AT
FARMERS' PRICES.
H. 0. swen'rZ. Sohoolcrsft. Ileh.

”6 TYPE P. O. 80W8 FOR MARCH AND
Aprilr Thirty ferrow. Fell pics.
none better. cello
I. R. LEOONARD. St. Louis, Mich. ,

FOR SALE

Large Type P. C. Hogs
Have A few spring beers and sprl ts. lso
{urlingnd sows. Bred to such- beers .2“de
2nd King‘s Giant, and Smoothto Wonder.
they are three reel hosts. Free live etory visitors.
W. I. RAMILL. Hanover. Mich. .

 

 

 

 

 

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CHESTER WHITES

boflESTER WHITES—A FEW MAY IOARS.
fell pigs in pairs or trlos from most prominent
oodiines st reasonable prices. Weed free.

I. W. Alexander. Yeseer. mob.

 

 

YORKSHI RI

3 BRED YORKSHIRE GILTS. DUE APR. 1.
From A. red stoc 6
A. R. ILAOK A SON. R1. Lamina. Mich.

HAMPSHIRES
HAHPSIIIIIES

This add will save you from 810to 8200a »
the purchase price of every bred sow or gilt of the
most prominent blood line. bred to good beers
for Mar. and Apr. litters. A few fell pigs left
of either sex. These are all good and well grown.
Cell or write
GUS THOMAS, New Lothrcp, Nllch.

BRED OILTB ALL SOLD
Off SPRING BOAR LEFT
ALL PIGS FOR SALE
W. A. EAOTINOOD.I Ohelenlng. Mich.

"WIRES BRED BOWS AND BOARS
. for said also fell pigs of
both sex. Best breeding: Ca 11 write

RAYMOND SKINNER a SON. Henderson. Mich.

 

 

 

 

Fan SALE BIO TYPE DUROO JERSEYS—
water as Grim: r5 Iii" “amid. Brook.

0 o. . rs.
fine individuals. Fell of either sex sired by
Cheri-F PremDier 2nd 102819. Albert Eber-
sole, .o.N ,Plymouth. Mich.

PEACH HILL FARM

Choice Duroc fall hosts for sale.
Wis to. or better still. come and see them.
isltors welcome.
INWOOD BROS. Romeo. Mich.

nUROO JERSEY SWINE FOR SALE. YEAR-
ling hears ready for service, spring boars, also
eerlin: gil open and bred for spring litters,to
cial 11th. good son of Panama
Special“ out of Grief Chief Bell 6th. Also fall
boer pigs. Write for description and prices. Vis-
. itors always wecol
THOS.‘UNDERHILL A EON, Salem. Mich.

' DUROO JERSEY

_ BBED SOWS SERVICE BOMIS

Booking orders for weanling spring pigs

$25 EITHER SEX

We deliver the hogs before you pay
IRA BLANK , Panel-ville. Mich.

DUBOC BOABS 01' SIZE, QUALITY
and breeding. including several State
Fair winners. Newton Barnhart. St.

Johns. Mich.

 

 

 

 

Dunne DOfARIR. GILES AlzgadBROOD ROW.
0 s ages. ows or open.

ton A Blank. Hill Greet Farms. Perringtolt. A011.

\D‘erm4 4miles straight south of Middle

 

Dunno: ldarn 3“ ”13:31"? “may
It In M O SHOW. 0

Weighing arena and 175 200 lire. pfriced loll

850.00 to 60.00 we.“ ‘
.- H. c. assess. Ceesopolis. Mich» R 8

hence scans “on PM"

WINNING STOCK
seedy» tor service. Geo B. Smith. Addi-

 

 

lssuwumean. RIO. DUROO JIROIY I

f nle.

c J._ I. MORRIS. Pennington. Ileh.
F93 OALI‘RIBISTIRIO DUROO JIROIY
Barred mfle‘i‘in figs-scooter“. 40 e.

Vii. Iii IA" Wheels”. lion.

 

HAMPSHIRE ”DRIFT“ II‘ILREA‘IX
from new blood lines.
JOHN W. SNYDER. St. Johns, Mich .R4

0. I. C.

O. I. C. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAINS THE
blood lines \of the most noted herd. Can furnish
you stock at "live and let live" prices.

A. J. OORDEN. Dorr, Mich" R S.

 

 

 

I. O.'s—FALL PIGS NOT AKIN. SERVIOE
boars. Buff Rock Cockerels. 83 each.
CLOVER LEAF STOOK FARM. Monroe, Mlch.

o I. C. OILTS WEIGHINO 200 to 215 LBS.
in breeding flesh bred for March, A ril ,and
May farrow. Guaranteed safe in dam. will re-
place any proving otherwise to your satisfaction
or refund purchase price in full. Have a few 0c-
tober boar pigs ready for spring service that are
right priced to sell. Herd cholera immunsd by
double treatment. F. C. Burgess R3, Mason, Mich.

 

SPRING BOARS READY TO SHIP,
also bred Gilts and a few fall pigs. Some
of the best 0. I. 0. pigs, sired by Jumbo
Master No. 64687. All stock shipped C.
O. D. Joseph Van Etten, Glider-d. Mich.

Mud-way-aush-ka farm

offers 0. l. C. bred gilts and two serviceable beer

pigs Also bred to lay Barred Rock hens and

pallets. Embden Geese and White Runner Ducks.
DI KEO .MILLER. Dryden, Mich.

 

 

contrasts-«emcee cons. ‘
ed Ell W W cm dsfr‘om Tompkins Bird and 2
I-md" done so. but! no “ ’ be! tour I Mum nggd' Ailfis'sv o r "I Mich
be and co-opemm with you in every way. ' l o I '

 
  

cfllcxs Ross AND SINGLE coma 'R.~» I.
Reds. Barred Plymouth Rocks. Pre-
paid by parcel post and safe delivery guaranteed.

 

 

 

274 egg strain. E. Altenbern. R3. Aliegnn, MIOIL

O DUFF LIOHORNS, DAY OLD CHICKS.
25. 84.50. 100. $17. Eggs, 15 $1.50:
100. $7.30. Hens, $1. 75 each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOII SALE mkfldmh “0"" my “isms. W- WEBSTER Bath M: eh
""0- rs . . ‘ 7 .
uAsII s. comma no, guns. .3... . CHICKS—EGGS 34% ‘i’iifil-xfi.?§ii§6"s§?f;

 

IL of winter layers. Real profitmakers. Satisfzwt'on
Bmonths CIAN HARIS. gyms” ANwDfl: guaranteed. Sauder’s Leghorn Parks. Grubill. Ind.
farm prbes. shank-n8” mama. a 5.. sea-mm

 

 

 

 

Fumes elm RABBITS—HEAVY WEIOHT» WYANDOTTE
n 901111“.de
black. legreend t .00” We! Silver Laced and While
77. R. sex. «2 u’.’ limit} ea. magnum. 30 W ndottee Fine lot or young stock at $3 :54

end 8 es. Clarence Browning, R2. Portland Siioh
Munich Clem Rabbits that!” are
F0“ SAL old “(I m h”, A FIRE LOT or "sum. s'rnem WHITE

steel my! and pan li sauteed: Wyendotte Cocksreis. 83in M85 eh
I. I. “lumggfiw m CECIL HURLEY. Omen, eaMich.

Goldwater. Mich.
HAMBURG

POUHIW m SILVER SPANGLED HAMBURG COOKERELS

at $5 each. My hens won in the laving cm-
test at the Michinn State Fair 1919, bein

DAY OLD CHICKS ' giggigsthefoiIIJId“ From 100 hens sold $457.1
MRs'. c. A. Pnocvon, Vassar. Mlch.. R 2
NEW SPRING CATALOG BABY CHICK.

hicks. Leghorns, Minor-cos, Spanish. Houdsns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Day Old Chick business is on. We sd- Campines Reds Rocks, Orpingtons Brehm
vise you to write for Catalog now. and then to ' ' as,
OTdT‘IT as early as you can. b. I Wyandottes. Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenton. Mich.

he mo complete descriptive Catalog we ve .
and... m 3..-... m .. ... 2:;".§...:T“i£.l...‘.fi“:l§ “worms:

Three 2"”ng Egg Bsreeds » es. Order early. Also progressive and rb

You will be particularly interested in the ex- ever-b.3113 Strawberry plants $2 per hun
in heavy laying breeds: White Lechorns Inspected ' H EMBAOH, Big Rapids. Mich.
and certified as heavy producers by‘ the Poultry
Extension Specialist cf the Aarlcud usrel OCollege. ABY CHICKS: Pure bred White mm

Cockerele—A few fine R. C. S. 0. Beds; Brown Leghorns, 817 r 100, Anconas, $18
Barred Rocks, White Wyandottes; all. C. Brown live errlvel guaranteed. rde er now.

Leghorns. breeds. Free catalog. TRIANGLE, Clinton. 110.

PULLET8—-S. C. Brown Leghorn yearlings.

all; 3.1% ’33:. sneer... 22.3““ 0. K. CHICKEN HATCHERY

 

 

sure reams ASSOCIATION ruonouousnso onv OLD cmoxe
Desk B. Kalamazoo. Michigan Sin is comb, White. Buff and Brown.
' W to. Bull and Barred Rocks.
GOGKEBE s. o. n. I. Reds. Anconas. White Wyandotug.
LS— FIILLETS 2:; chicks. seas: so chicks. $11; 100 chicks.
Pu“ “ED UTILITY 87°" 320.00. A. c. monumoeren. Prop.
' OOCKEREL Box 233. Phone 115. Porno», men.

8|.
WHITE WYAN".DOTTE8 8. L. WYANDOTTES

HITE ORPINOTONS
SARRleD HOOKS. Burr PLYMOUTH ROCK 5——
s. 0. BLACK MINOSCAS SHIPPED SAFELY EVERYWHERE BY IIAII.
noes cogl's c'sn‘b’wIIIEL “a" nus 13:8 (It-hmm3 t ham “£191 8' cétrmo sturdy
EOHORN . co . e gran. en mac es. ong,t
8 ““00"“: chicks. guersnteed to satisf . Order now for

 

 

PULLETS March and April delivery. venth season. Ceb-
WHITE WgANDOTTES. EARNED ROCKS AND 1108 free
8. 0. WHITE LEGHDR RSN HOLLAND HATCHERY. R7. Holland. .IOII.
W° IIIIIIIELI’IEIVIIIIIDIIBG 333L¥IRI°II=IAI§IIIW
Frazer Miller. Pro Bi 50'060 for 1820' “HI“
"' °°"""°d“'°' ""°"' BABY “'ch Rocks. Exhibition quality.

 

' Booking orders now at 20c each.
ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS Beechmont Poultry Farm, Crsndall, lnd., Box 18
Two great breeds for profit. Write today for

{)reedjcatalogée of hatching eggs, baby chicks and HATCHING EGGS

ree us 3

CYCLE HATCHEglnfigfllPflANVY: 149 Phlic Bldg. C. BR. Leghorn eggs, $1.50 per setting. Pekln
I ' Bduck. $1. 50 for 8. Chinese goose 40c each.

OOKERELB. DRAKES.‘ ANCONAS, BUFF MR8. CLAUDIA BETTS. Hillsdlle. , Mich.

Plbarruetd1 gallilanbhfig. Siivgr kPenciled and White
uen 1'8 93 91100. 83 one 0.1] HATOHIN EGGS FROM

SHERIDAN POULTRY YDS.. R5. Sheridan, Mich F0“ SAL heavy layigg strain of S. 0. 11.1A

# , Reds. Pen No.1 headed by 9. Owen Farms yearl-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n cock and mated to a superb bunch of pullete.

ORPINGTONS iBeans Nos. 2 and 3 headed by two wo derful cock—

uff Orplngtons for sale. A few choice Cock- erels and mated to equally good pu lets also a
erels from the best strains in the country. utility f100k that is high class Get our prices

G. Moore, 319 Lansing St.) Charlotte, Mich. on your wants for the coming season. Satisfac-
tion guaranteeld.

- PLYMOUTH ROCKS F. HEI MB & SON. Davlson. Mich.

BARRED ROCK OOCKERELS. BRED FROM

great layers.
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HOICE BARRED ROCK COCKEIRELS AND

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Pullets bred from Detroit and Boston winners. ‘
Good laying strain. Prices reasonable. satisfac-
tion guaranteed.
TOLLES BR08.. R 10. St. Johns. Mich.

Barred Rock Cookerels from Trapnested State

 

 

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with list of breeders. rib OOMFORT A.
TYLER. Seo'y. 10 Woodland Arm. Detroit. men. ‘

_ REG. SHROPSHIRE BRIO m 1 TO I
years old.

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season. Buns all sold 0. Lance. Dexter. Rich

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Contest winning strain, direct. Sined by pedi-
greed male, 260 egg record. Also a fewy choice to advertise livestock
Partridge Rock Cockerels, prices 88, $4 and $5-
.AYERS a. SON. Silverlood. Mich. or poultry in .u j ‘i
OHN'O BIO BEAUTIFUL IARRED ROOKO M B F9
are hen hatched. good layers, grow quick, sold ‘ ‘ ’ I
on approval. Melee 84 to 88 each. Photos.
Circulars—John Northon. Clan. Mich. Breeders Directory.
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROOK8. BRED T0 LAY
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4esch. Barre Rocks only. .
OHAB. H. WRIGHT.-Box 108. YMMMI. Mich. ‘

When you write any advertiser in our weekly will you mention the
fact that you are a reader of Michigan Business Farming? They. are

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HOMESTEAD FARMS, - - - MLUAMSTON, MICH.

PUBLIC SALE OF

PROUFIC BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA HOGS
FEB. 26,1920 I
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BRED GILTS

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‘Write me for my proposition and prices. Box I. ,
ROSE AND SINGLE CORN»
I'M-Ken Fer-s. S.I.. Wing, Prop" Coldwsler. MICHSII OWKEIIELS R I. Reds. Bred for color and '
em $3.50 and $5 each Satisfaction guaranteed.

Write tefcr free illustrated catalog
Everything sold out. both ewes and runs. INTERLAKES FARM. Box 4.“ Lawrence. Mich. “
' exglllent b boned moflsnin nh2%9.Ih:II I
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E tide has turned. The big demand today is E

for the small tank'rtype tractor—for the Cletrac

-—-that goes further than the simple job of,
plowing and takes the place of horses overi
lowed ground and seedbed, working faster and at, ‘

OWE]? COSt.

It wanted only the marvelous success of the Cle-E
trac in 1919 to make the bulk of farmers every?
where put their “0. K.” on the small tank—type.
And now, because the Cletrac is the “fashion”-—-'
because a greatly increased on ut means a lower

manufacturing cost—we can 0 er a better Cletrac
and still reduce theprfce.

With more power and improved construction, 1920 will ;
prove to any farmer, anywhere, that Cletrac farming is"; . ..

profitable farming. ' a _
The Cletrac, used alone or in “fleets,” is the right size and

type for almost any farm—the one tractor adapted to all '

conditions.
It has proved its ability to stand up to its work. And

now that the public has recognized its worth, it is out in

front to stay.

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Sales Qffices at
New York Omaha
'Oklahoma City
Cleveland Chicago
SanflFrancisco
Lus‘Ange’les , Atlanta
Minneapolis Spokane

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Adaed‘ Power _-. N0 'IficreaSe 1m weight
Larger ontput lets us

The Cletrac’s Day Is Here

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THE Cletrac now has a larger motor, yet no
added weight or increased friction to eat up
power. Its track is one—third wider, which
gives it a lighter tread and a 1stronger grip on the
ground. 1 - .

The Cletrac steering device, an exclusive feature,
insures po‘Sitive power to both tracks all the time.
That means full power on the turns, as well as
straightaway. A new water clarifier takes out all
the air dust that would grind the pistons and overc
heat the motor.

These and other features mean even better performance

than before. Back of the Cletrac is the service of over 1
1200 distributors and dealers, with repair stocks near you

- and: constantly increasing. - Back of that is our purpose

to make every Cletrac Owner a booster.

A Cletrac, means more kinds of work, more days in the year,
and lower costs on every job. ~

' The booklet,“Selectinleour Tractor,” tells all about the

imprOVed, lower—priced Cletrac. We’ll gladly mail you
one upon receipt of the attached coupon.

 

     

 

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Cleveland, 0. 1
Largest Producers of
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