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.THIS WEEK there‘is being held in Chi-
cago a meeting which may lead to the
revolutioniZing of the system of marketing
farm products. and fixing prices thereon. It
is a conference of the presidents and secretar-
ies of ”the various state farm bureaus repre-
sentatives of co-operative associations, the De
rpartment of Agriculture, agricultural col-
leges, and the agricultural press. The pur-
pose of the gathering is to discuss plans for
national selling agencies for grain and live—
stock, with a view toward curbing speculation
and violent market fluctuations.

Next week Tuesday and Wednesday, July
27th and 28th, the above-mentioned aims will
be further discussed at the mid-west meeting
of farm bureau officers, to be held at the M.
A. 0., East Lansing, Mich. The grain elevat-
or exchange idea which first found root in
Michigan is attracting the attention of other
state farm bureaus which hope to organize
similar exchanges in their respective states
. and to ultimately co-ordinate them under a
central national agency.

As Mr. J. P. Powers, assistant secretary of
the Michigan State Farm Bureau says: ‘fThe
possibilities of this plan are tremendous.” We
agree with-him. We go further and say that
if the American Farm Bureau Federation
through the instrumentality of a national
lbrokerage agency for marketing or directing
themarketing of grain and livestock, can de-
stroy speculation, regulate grain prices ac-
cording to actual instead of speculative sup;
ply and demand, and prevent violent fluctu-
ation in prices of grain and livestock, it will
. have succeeded in overcoming the greatest of
all obstacles to enduring farm prosperity.

l Fixing Prices on Farm Products

f T used to be thought that supply and de-
: mandwere the rigid factors of price con-
3; trol. It is true that some relationship exists
i between them but judging from the charact-
eristics occasionally exhibited in the trend of
”ti grain prices they cannot be much closer than
i fourth or fifth cousin to supply and demand.
it Prices of farm products should, it is readily
admitted, reflect in every particular the sup

ly and demand of such products. That they

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ll To make this theory a fact so far as it lies
i, within the power of man is the latest and
5'": loftiest aim of the farm bureau. .

'To expect the average farmer to describe
- the manner in, which grain prices are manip-
19 ulated on the grain exchanges is as foolish as
5: to expect a child of seven yearsto explain the
*7 theory of logarithms. No one ‘Wauldltlllnk .of
“3 propounding such a question to a child, but
i it would be perfectly natural to ask a farm-

and in enuity, the failure on the part of the

farmergto understand the influences that con-

trol hs prices and profits, or to fix “his ”own:

prices, is prime. facie' evidence of mlsmanage-
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Farm Bureau Plans National Selling Agencies '.

_ Wauld Curb- Speculation and Avoid Violent Market Fluctuations Through Control of

*‘ er how the prices on his products are .- set. 3
Lobkin'gthrough the.>.eyes of the man who fix-
es his own price on theproducts of his labor"

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An Independent

Farmer’s‘Weekly Owned and

.Edited in Michigan

MT. CLEMENS, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1920

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Markets by National Organizations explanations, but they didn’t alter the fact

imbecility. And yet there are a thousand
good and sufficient reasons why the farmer
lives in blessed economic darkness.

.. Mission of Farm Bureau

ISCUSSING the'mission of the farm bu-

reau as relating. to the subject of mar-
keting and the regulation of market prices,
W. G. Eckhardt, director of the grain mar-
keting department of the Illinois Agricultur-
al Ass’n, writing in a recent issue of the
Prairie Farmer, says:

“We are coming to see that the biggest job of
the farm bureaus is to ‘secure a favorable mar-
ket for the products of! the farms.

“Farmers deserve the same decent, respect-
ful, consideration for their products—the pro-
ducts of their labor—that is given to the pro-
ducts of any manufacturer or business man.
Farm products are the only commodities that
are gambled in, that have their price set by a
group of speculators, who shove the price up
and down to suit their tancy. Boards of Trade
don’t gamble with Ford automobiles or McCor—
mick harvesters. It would be absurd to think
of such a thing. Some day it will be just as ab-
surd to think of having the price of farm pro-
ducts iixed in that way.

“We are told that the Board of Trade is an
old institution, that this method of marketing
grain represents years of evolution. What of it?
No one has given much thought to the efficiency
or common sense of that system. Farmers have
never been in a position to do so. The Board of
Trade operators are making plenty of money and
are satisfied with present conditions. No one
else has ever taken much interest in the mat-
ter. The truth is that the men who have built
up our present system of marketing and dis-
tributing food products have failed deplorably.
They have created so wide a gap between DTO‘.
ducer and consumer that both have been bur-
dened with a load almost greater than they can

bear."

Every farmer knows that what Mr. Eck-
hardt says is all too true. Every farmer has
felt for years that there was something wrong
with the system, something that could be
remedied. Moreover, every farmer has felt
a certain sense of injustice when, after sell-
ing his products at less than it cost to pro-
duce it, he has read of the speculators who
have pulled down fortunes from a days turn
in the markets. , .

Recent examples of the shortcoming of the
present system of making the day to day
prices on grains and livestock may be found
in the unexplained and unexplainable antics
of the livestock market the last year and the
present trend of grain prices. A year ago
in the face of the most reliable statistics avail-
able showing that the world was short of
meat products, farmers went into the live-
stock market and paid high prices for feed-
e'rs. Came fall and winter to market these

feeders and the price had slumped, not a .
,‘few7'cents per hundreweight,
plunge that brought many feeders face to
face with financial ruin and , thousands of

but a great

farmers a severe loss. The packers )and all
who have tojdo with the fixing of livestock
prices rushed quickly forward with profuse

that farmers had lost money and worse still
didn’t know what had happened. The rela-
tive position of supply and demand has not
changed. The world still needs more meat
products than it can get, but the livestock
market still has a case of nerves and jumps

around like a monkey on a string. And that’s '
just what it is,——with the speculators holding .

the string. ' ‘
For nearly a year the prices of all grains

have steadily advanced. That has not been .-

because of the speculators but in spite of
them. Stories about the great supplies that
were on their way from the

press-agented stories of the unrest due

to high cost of living; and numerous other ..

weakening influences have been played on

grain markets for upwards of a year in effort : ‘
to break the price. Had anywhere near a nor- ' 5

mal supply existed these eiforts would un-
doubtedly have met with Sliccess, but because
Europe, was begging for supplies and domes-
tic dealers could not get the goods half the
time to fill their contracts, prices held up.

Today they are going down. There is not a -‘
jot of diiference in the total world supply ‘

and need for grains. There is not a jot of
diiference in the intrinsic value of the 1919
crop of grain and the 1920 crop. But these
are factors that are out; of consideration. The
speculators have decreed lower prices; the de-

liciously ignorant public clamors for lower ..

prices, and lower prices there must be if the
farmer doesn’t earn a penny on his 1920
crops. We will have an era of low prices for
the next four or five months. Many farmers
will be forced to sell their grain. That will
be the opportunity for the’speculators. They
will take sympathy upon the poor farmer and
buy his grain at the artificially low price
which they have brought about. Then when
they have loaded up with low priced grain
and can no longer resist the pressure ,of the
world demand, the lid will come OE, and up,
up, up will go the prices of grain, and the
speculators will reap the profits.

What Can the Farm Bureau Do?

CAN the farm bureau destroy that system ;
and build a better one. We don’t know. i

But we are in favor of their trying it. We ap-

preciate something of the tremendous dim. i.

culties that lie in the way. But if the farm bu-
reau through a national marketing ‘agency'
and subordinate grain exchange in every state
in the union has control of the major part of
the crop, it would appear that it can virtual~

1y dictate the movement of the crop and to at" ‘
certain" extent the market price. It can at;
least educate the farmer and his marketing .
associations to be, guided by natural instead 5
of artificial conditions, and if natural fact-
ors are permitted to be the controlling fact- ‘ ‘

ors, sudden price fluctuations will be largely
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Did Farmers of America Lo'se Money Last Year '
Farmers’ NatiOnal Council Submits Startling Figures to Show That Farmers Ran Behind I
Six and a Half Billion, Dollars in 1919

HE FARMER-S’ National Council,
4 which is sponsoring a "recon-
struction” program calling for
“government ownership and demo
erotic operation of the railroads and
of the peoples’ ships for service and
not for profit, tull federal control of
the meat packing industry, govern-
nontownership and development of
natural resources, democratic financ-
ing of the costs of the war, and mak—
ing credit as cheap and available to
agriculture as to any other equally
responsible business,” declares that
the farmers of America ran behind
nearly six and a halt billion dollars
last year. and presents figures to
prove its claims. The Council be-
lieves that the adoption of its re-
construction program as above out-
lined would su‘Ve the farmers three
billion dollars a year.

Are Figures Correct?

We cannot vouch for the correct—
ness of the figures made public by
the Council, and we are not sure that
the conclusions drawn from them
are defensible in every detail, but
they are interesting from a statistical
standpoint and well worth the study
of any farmer. Whether the loss to
farmers last year was six and a half
billion. dollars or only one billion
dollars is not important. A com-
parison of the total actual returns
with the property investment does,
however, bear out the oft—repeated
assertion that farming does not re—
ceive the returns to' which it is en-
titled.

Returns From Farms

The Department of Agriculture es-
timates the total value of farm pro-
ducts in 1919 based on prices at the
farm at $16,025,000,000 for crops
and $8,957,000.000 for animals and
animal products—a total of $24,-
982,000,000. The total of the chief
costs of production enumerate above
was $31,463,787,000, showing that
the farmers ran behind in round fig-
ures $6,481,787.000 last. year.

\ Costs of Production

The Farmers’ National Council
give the following costs of produc-
tion as the minimum actual charges
which should be considered in reach-
ing the total costs of farm produc-
tion. y '
Labor of farmers, farmers’ wives
and children, $13,000.000,000 (as-

suming that the minimum value of

an adult’s labor of eight hours per
day is $1,000 per year as explained
in a later paragraph) seasonal and
hired labor. $5,000,000.000; interest
on farm values at six per cent, $4,—
674,000,000; freight paid for carry-
ing farm products, $600,000,000;
taxes, local and state, $400,000,000;
fertilizers, $250,000,000; seeds,
37.23.000.000; feeds, 36.216.000.000;
interest on farm indebtedness in ex-
cess of six per cent, $120,000,000;
depreciation of buildings at 2 1-2 per
cent, $269,062,000: deprcmation of
implements and machinery at ten
per cent, $211.725,000. .

The Farmers’ National Council
admits that these figures are esti—
mates, but very careful estimates,
and they have purposely leaned to—
ward conservatism in making them.
We would go farther and say that
the items of cost which the Coun—
cil has not included would in the ag-
gregate amount to another five bil-
lion dollars, to make no allowance
tor the ultra—conservatism of the fig-
ures they do cite. _

For instance, no mention is made
of the upkeep of fences, always an
appreciable item on any farm. 'Sup-
plies such as, gasoline, 011,. binder

twine, sprays for crops and orchards, .
. and scores of minor items are not

mentioned at all. yet on six million
farmsthey must cost a lot of money.
The amount allowed for taxes is al-

together too lovi.‘ The farmers of

 

Michigan alone pay in round num-
bers $20,000,000 21 year. In the
forty—eight states the total would be
close to abillion dollars instead of
four hundred million. The same ob-
jection can be made to the deprecia-
tion estimate of 2 1-2 per cent on
buildings and 10 per cent on~equip-
merit. No farm building will last
forty years
without the

farmers receive less for their work
than unskilled workers in other in-
dustries who are themselves paid less
than a living wage.

The farmers wives and children
who do farm work—and everybody’s
doing it on'the farm,———are entitled,
according to the Farmers’ National
Council, to a labor wage of at least
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expenditure
of a sum
a l m o s t
equal to it
not exceed-
ing its re-
placemen t
value for
paint and
repa i r s.
Even with
proper care
tlfe ave r-
age woo d-
on struct—
ure on the
farm will
have to be
entirely re-
built at the
end of 40
years it not ,
in less time.
Farm im—

    
 

VALUE OF FARMERS
FARMERS wives
AND CHILDREN’S LABOR

     
   

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Luna: cost of WW caop5-—--—-— :5! billlonsj

yea r t o r
any adult
who spends
eight hours
a day in
farm i n g.
They cer—
tainly are
entitled to
time and a
hal f f o r
overt i m e.
There are
about sin
and a half
mil 1 i o n
farm 3 i n
Amer i c a,
a n d t h e
Council es-
timates on
an average
0 f t w 0
adult 5 o f

   
 

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perciate at
a m u c h
greater rate than 10 per cent of their
value per year. Manufacturers make
a much more liberal depreciation a1—
lowance than this on machinery that
is housed in heated buildings and
never exposed to the weather. How
much greater is the ‘deterioration of
farm machinery which despite the
utmost precautions must some 'times
be exposed to the rain and are hous-
ed in damp, unheated barns. Tak—
ing into consideration the cost of re-
pairs and improvements 3 deprecia-
tion of at least fifteen'if not twenty
per cent should be charged off against
farm machinery every year.

Value of Farmers Labor

The outstanding fact is that Am-
erican agriculture is primarily labor
and poorly paid labor at that, is the
conclusion of the Council. Farmers
who manage farms and take the risks
of agriculture, need and use large
business ability, and are entitled to
a return for their labor equal to that
of men engaged in other similarly
important business. as well as to a
fair return upon the value of their
farms, and farm equipment. In-
stead of getting such a return many

full days’
work each, every day, on the
farm, which means they are entitled
to labor income of thirteen billion
dollars. The 1910 census reports that
there were that year 5,926,816 farm—
ers of which 257,706 were women.
The great majority of farmers are
married and the work or farm wo-
men and children is fully entitled to
pay, In 1910 there were nearly six
million farm laborers, men, women
and children, ten years of age or
over, of whom about three—quarters
were male. Assuming only the same
number for 1919 their average wage
and keep certainly was equal to
$833 a year, a total of five billion
dollars.

In 1910 the last year for which
census figures are available, the to-
tal value of farm properties, includ-
ing land, equipment, buildings,-im-
plements and machinery, domestic
animals, poultry and bees, was about
$41,000.000,000, an increase of 100
per cent during the decade preced—
ing. The Farmers’ National Coun—
cil estimates that the value increased
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The Brighter Side of F arming .

POKESMEN for farmers and sometimes farmers themselves are
S accused of being unfair to their profession by presenting only the
dark side of farming. Perhaps this is true.
t mcmbered that the farmers are convinced that there is something
fundamentally wrong with farming from the economic standpoint and
their frank discussion of the manifestations of these il's in their busi-
ness is simply to focus the attention of the government and the consum-
er upon them in hopes that their co-operation may be enlisted in rem-

Howcvcr. there is a brighter side to farming as we are glad to ad-
mit. No man who works for another can have the pride of joy of
possession which every land-ou‘ning farmer has and Without which he
could not withstand the discouragements of his business.
home is conspicuously the happiest though far from the most comfort-
The pure and invigorating air and the
open spaces of the country; the green vegetables and tart fruit fresh
from the garden and orchard; the warm milk direct from nature’s
laboratory; the sweet-smelling butter; the delicious foods such as it
seems only the good farm wife knows how to prepare; the flowers,
the, trees—all bring to the farm dweller an enjoyment and content-
to which the city dweller is a ‘
this brighter side of farming, nothing could induce men to accept the
hardships and small rewards of the business—Editor. -

But it must be re-

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.ernment in time of war should

totaled at least $77,900,000,'000 last
year. A six per cent return upon»
this value of farm property is $4,-
674,000,000. 3

The other items in the above table
are carefully estimated though the

allowance for state and local taxes .~

is very low and the depreciation al-
lowed,-——-10 per cent—on the esti«
mated increase in the value of im-
plements and machinery since 1910
is also probably too low. ,

“We have no doubt," the Farmers’
National Council says, “that these
figures will be challenged by those
who demand that the farmers merely
produce and do not worry about
whether they are breaking even, that
is, working for food, clothes and
shelter and not getting ahead. This
position taken by the monopoly, pre-
datory and speculative interests at
the country, the Farmers’ National ,
Council terms untenable.”

“We have reached a crisis in agri-
culture,” the Council states, "and
unless it is made profitable and put -
on a business basis farmers will raise
enough to feed themselves and will
not worry about feeding other peo-
ple. Unless feeding the world yields
fair wages, expenses and interest on
investment, tarmers won’t do it.

Farmers’ Interest as Workers Three
Times Interest as Property Owners

“The figures show that the labor

'interest of farmers as such is vastly

greater than their interest as cap-
italists,———fully'three times as large.
Even on the low figure of two thous-
and dollars on the average for labor
for every farmers’ family, directly
engaged in farming, the labor value
of farmers is nearly three times as
large as a six per cent return on the
value of farm property.”

Farmers Must Oppose Having More
Burdens Placed Upon Them

“Our study also shows that farm-
ers must vigorously fight any and
every measure which would increase
the expenses of production and the
cost of living of farmers. It is true
that the amount paid for seasonal
and hired labor this year will not be
as large as last year because farm-
ers are discouraged with the low
price they receive for their products
and’have not sown such large acre-
age. This is a dangerous situation
and if any financial burden .be plac—
ed upon farmers it will be a blow to 1'
our national efficiency and welfare
because it is a blow to our basic in-
dustry,-—agriculture——which is now
in a most serious condition as far
as the general public is concerned.

“We have reached the stage in ag-
riculture in this country where we
must end special provilege and men-
opoly which are exacting such tre-
mendous tribute from the American
farmers.”

It is the claim of the Farmers’ Na-
tional Council that the return of the
railroads to private management
places an additional burden of sev-
eral billions of dollars upon the
farmers. They point to the proposed
freight rate increases of 25 to 30
per cent which are necessary to main-
tain the old wasteful competitive
methods of the roads and pay to
them the dividends guaranteed un- .
der the law. The Council "fought
vigorously against the return of the,
roads for these reasons, and it was“
no less active in its opposition to the
sale of government built boats to pril-i
vate interests. It held that a mar-f;
chant marine established by the gov

conducted by the government ‘
times of peace. The Council also be
lieved that the wealth that was mad
possible by the war was not and,
ciently taxed to pay the cost of will
and is in open favor ot._“democi; tie
financing of the costs oflwarfl; \

      

   
   
  
  
   
   
   
  
   
  
   
   
   
     

   

     


 

‘ tion of wheat.

' than any others.

I 1 -. ins-
~ power to market co—operatively the

ed as the 9th state in the number
of acres given up to the produc-
In 1919 it had fallen
into 20th place; however, this crop

FORTY years ago Michigan rank-

is now assuming arenewed import-_

ance in the Wolverine state. A great:
er acreage being planted last year
than in any year since 1908. Almost
8,000 more acres were seeded than
in 1918 with a resulting yieJd of
over 20 million bushels as compared
with 11 million the year before and
15 million in 1917.

Wheat has been wrongfully de-
nounced as being a grain cr‘op which
takes from the soil more plantfood
A 30 bushel crop
of wheat will remove 67 pounds of
the p1antfoods~—ammonia, phosphor-
to acid and potash; a 75 bushel crop
of corn removes about 12.9 pounds
and a 60 bushel crop of cats removes
73 pounds, while a 40 bushel crop
of barley takes away from the soil
72 pounds of these plantfoods. Thus
we see that wheat, instead of being
a grain crop which exhausts fertility
of the soil more than others, is in-
stead one of the least exhaustive
grains.

In. Michigan spring wheat is un-
successful as compared with winter
wheat excepting in a few districts in
northern Michigan. The Bureau of
Crop Estimates reports that in 1919
of the 1,350,000 acres of wheat har-
vested, 950,00.0 was winter wheat,
and that this year the May 1st out-
look indicates that about 857,000
acres of winter wheat will be har—
vested.

It is almost time to begin prepar-
ing for the winter wheat crop of
1921, and in view of the rat-her heavy
losses by reason of infestation of the
Hessian Fly last fall and the warn-
ings of the U. S. Department of Ag—
riculture that unless the winter
wheat growers will unite in a con-
certed union to observe the approv-
ed methods of combating the Hessian
Fly, that a disastrous general out-
break of the pest is likely in 1921,
it will be profitable to review the best
means of combating this pest which
took so many dollars from the pock-
ets of the farmer last year.

One of the best and most effective
solutions seems to be to hold off
planting the Wheat until the fly has
come and gone which usually means
a delay of from about 10 days to two
weeks. No definite date for seeding
can be set for Michigan as a whole,
but the general rule set forth by the

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northern half from let to the 15th is
the best time. The wheat should be
seeded immediately after danger of
fly injury has passed, and fertilizer
should then be used to insure its
making vigorous growth and going
into winter in a strong, healthy con-
dition. Two hundred and fifty'pounds
of fertilizer which fits the conditions
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where it may be had in quantity, but
the average farm never has enough
to go around and the best place to
applyvmanure in a rotation, is on the
furthermore, wheat re-
sponds particularly to phosphoric
acid, of which manure is relatively
, As illustrative of this, the
Michigan Agricultural Experiment
Station tells of obtaining a return of

 

 

 

 

 

 

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or each ton of manure applied
when rerenforced with 250 pounds
of acid phosphate per acre as com—
pared to .a return of $3. 26 per ton
from manure alone.

It is hardly necessary to present
evidence of the value of fertilizers
to the farmers Of Michigan, but;ther
18 year experiment, 'with and with-
out fertilizers at the Ohio Agricul-
tural Experiment Station is worthy
of note. There the average yield per
acre on the fertilized land was 24
bushels while on the unfertilized the
average was only 10. 7 bushels Of
equal interest is that historical ex~
periment at Rothamsted, England,
where the average yield on a fertil-
ized plot over a period of 51 years is
31.2 bushels, while on the unfertil-
ized land, the average yield is only
13.1 bushels. 7 .

Fertilizers further increase the
profitableness of wheat by plumping
the grains; resorting again to the
Ohio Experiment Station figures we
find that where fertilizer was used
only 6 per cent of the kernels were
shriveled, while where the land was
unfertilized, 49 per cent were shriv-
eled kernels. This means double
profits on the money invested as there
are more bushels of wheat and it
grades 1 and 2 instead of 4, 5 or
lower. .

The easiest and most effective
method of applying fertilizer at the
time of seeding is through the ordin-
ary fertilizer grain drill. This ma-
chine applies the fertilizer evenly
and leaves it near the roots of young
plants.

Where drills not equipped to use
fertilizer are still in use, a broadcast
distributor offers the next best
means of making the application.
These machines can be purchased in
sizes as wide as 10 to 12 feet, which
cover large acreages in the course
of a day.

In Steuben County, Indiana,_ the
county agent tells of making tests of
the value of fertilizing wheat and
gives the following results:

Am't per Yield of Yield Un~ Increase
Acre Fer'l'zed Plot f'rl'zed plot due fer'lzer

200 lbs. 42.9 bu 13.3 bu. 29.6 bu.

 

200 lbs. 20.3 bu. 8.8 bu. 11.5 bu.
200 lbs. 27.6 bu. 19.8‘bu. 7.8 bu.
140 lbs. 24.4 bu. 18.2 bu. 6.2 bu.
200 lbs. 21.8 bu. 8.3 bu. 13.5 bu.
175 lbs. 30.2 bu. 6.8 bu. 23.4 bu.
160 lbs. 18.2 bu. 6.2 bu. 12.0 bu.
250 lbs. 33.3 bu. 23.4 bu. 9.9 bu.
190 lbs. 27. 3 bu. 13.1 bu. 14. 2 bu.

(Continued on page 11)

Oregon Farmers Enter Distributing and Manufacturing Business .
Organize Not Only to Market Raw Product But to Build Factories for Utilizing Surplus

EARLY every week unfolds the

story of some new co- -operative

association of milk producers
who, weary with the continual com-
bat with milk dealers and condensar-
les, fluctuating prices, intermittent
losses, and the surplus problem, have
stepped boldly forth into the larger
field of distributing and manufactur—
ing the products of their dairy herds.
The latest venture of this kind to
come to our attention is that of the
Oregon Dairymen's Co-operative
League, embracing several thousand
farmers of Oregon and southern
Washington.

This organization was the out-
growth of a co-operative cheese asso—
ciation that had been in existence
since 1916 and had met with very
indifferent success. The association
had been unable to compete with
other buying agencies for the farm-
ers' milk and they began to lose bus-
iness and money. At the same time
farmers of surrounding sections be-

gan to feel the need for an organiza-

tion for the co— -operative marketing
of their production. The two groups
finally got together and the Oregon

Dairymen's Co-operative League is
the result. '

Th League has power tofiprov-ide,
instal and operate whatever facili-

ties are essential in the successful

prosecution of ‘co-operative market-
The League has as complete

 

 

 

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Your Chance is Coming

LTHOUGH we are not yet permitted to divulge the details we are
A free to say that a plan is soon to be presented to the farmers of
the Detroit area to own a distributing plant in the city of Detroit.
The plan is somewhat different than usually followed but it appears
sound and ought to give the farmers a much larger share of the con-
Whatever prejudice any reader of the Business Farm-
er may have against farmers marketing their own milk we trust they
will be open-minded enough ‘to become familiar with the entire details
of the above mentioned plan when it is presented to them, before ar-
riving at any foregone cenclusion.—Editor..

 

 

 

 

products of its members as any in-
dividual dairyman would have to

market the products of his dairy.

In conjunction with the League
there has been organized as a non-

profit organization having the same

officers and management as the
League, the Oregon Dairymen’s By-
Prodncts Corporation. The.cor'por—

ation will constitute the manufactura
ing agency of the League and will be

expected to take over and manufact-
ure into butter, cheese, powdered
milk, condensed milk or other milk
products, the surplus of the milk of
the League.
«take over and market the products
manufactured by the
corporation. This action is in strik-
ing contrast to the oftentimes va'cil-
lating policy of the produc‘ers' ‘as'se-
{gist on in this state. On several‘oc-
one as when crises threatened to de-

The League Will glen .

by-products .,

   

stroy the arrangement between the

’producer and the Detroit distribut-

ors and an open break seemed inevit-
able, the association “threatened” to
build cheese factories and refuse to
sell. to the Detroit dealers, but that
is as far as they ever got. The pro-
ducers'themseIVes, discontented with
the manner in which the surplus has
been estimated and paid for, have

been ready for years to "go into the

business of manufacturing this sur-

‘plus into marketable products, but
'there has been 310 one to take the

lead. What ether manufacturer on

the fees of his earth would turn his

surplus products over to another
party and accept less than the cost

of producing "them if there were a,
way ip' which he could place them on .,
.. the m

at himself at a prefiti
We; stated
inen' s associat

  

re scores QL dairy! ,
as are going into the

actual business of distributing and
manufacturing as the only solution
of their marketing problem. They
have tried, without definite success,
nearly every kind of a compromise
but none has been discovered which
will entirely remove them from the
mercy of the dealers. We learn
much of the failures that ha‘V'e occur—
red in the co-operative marketing of
milk, but very little is said of the
conspicuous successes, of which there
are many. THE BUsINEss FABMEB ex-
pects during the coming months to
make a thorough investigation of co-
operative m-ilk marketing ventures
and to publish the results. Two
ventures of this kind in which we are
particularly interested is the Turner
Center system of Massachusetts and
the co-operative marketing plant in
Cumberland, Md. 8. history of each
of which will be published in early
issues.

What farmers of other dairy sec-
tions have done the farmers supply-
ing any one of a dozen Michigan cit-
ies can do..1‘f the farmers of Cum-
bérlan-d, Maryland, can organize a '
successful marketing enterprise, the

farmers of the vicinity of Detroit,
Grand Rapids, SaginawnFlint, Jack-

son, Battle Creek, Kalamazuo, Bay
City. Mid even smalleghtownscan de-

       


  
    

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be interested in the political
activities of their fellow farm-
. era; in Lapeer county because those
[activities were largely brought about
by the Lapeer county representative
Wm. E. Ivory, who couldn’t trust the
people to vote upon the warehouse
amendment. Moreover, the primary
purposes of the farmers’ political
movement in Lapeer county is to
prevent Ivory from going back to the
legislature which he aspires to do.
With that end in view the Lapeer
county farm bureau has induced Mr.
Daniel Butler, .an upstanding and
progressive young farmer of Deer-
fleld township, to become a candi-
date, and the 2,300 members of the
Farm Bureau and those who are not
members of the Farm Bureau are
expected to actively support him.
. But the farmers of Lapeer county
will not rest there. They have their
eyes on the state senatorship as well,
and will back Dr. 0. G. Johnson,
farmer and physician of Fostoria,
againsthhas. O. Blinn of Caro, Tus—
cola county. Blinn was another
“farmer" in the 1919 legislature who
couldn’t trust the people. He is of
the old political school, partisan-
hound, reactionary, and one of the

.~‘~ EVERY FARMER in‘Mi'ch‘igan will

cogs in the political machine
of; Tuscola county, Dr. John-
son is. exactly of the opposite

type, independent and progressive.
His experience as a farmer and a
physician has given him the common
touch and the ability to get next to
people and understand their needs
and problems. He is extremely pop-
ular among both old and young and
a prominent newspaper man of La-
peerkpredicts that he will carry La-
peer county by a large majority.

Such are the substance of the facts
imparted to the editor of THE BUBI'
nss FABMER by Mr. L. L. Charpin‘ of
Fosteria, president of the Rich
township farm bureau, at whose
home the editor was a visitor a couple
weeks ago.

“Some of us- farmers in Lapeer
county have long memories,” said
Mr. Chapin in discussing the situa-
tion. “We remember that Wm. E. Iv—
ory was a reactionary all the way thru
the last session of the legislature. We
remember that he couldn’t trust the
people to vote on the warehouse
amendment. We weren’t all for the
amendment, but. we thought the
farmers who were for it should have
a chance to vote for it, and we didn't
like the idea of one man, our repre~

ntative, holding up the whole thing. ,
t doesn’t set well in a republican
form of government. So we fellows
who have long memories got after

r. Butler and after considerable ar-
luing he consented to become a
candidate. And we're going to nom—
inate him, too. We have polled the
sentiment of the farmers carefully
and we find an overwhelming prej-
udice against Ivory. I am told that
there is a probability that he will
not carry his own township. Wm.
E. Ivory is not going back to the
legislature."

And then we drove over to the
Butler farm and found Farmer Dav-
id pitching hay. He slid down oil!
the mow, shook hands all around and
in five minutes had convinced me
that here was a man who could be
trusted to trust the people and at
the same time have great convictions
of his own. Lapeer county will have
no apologies to make for their next
representative in the . state legisla-
ture if his name is David Butler.

A Review of the Warehouse Case

Lest some may have forgotten the
exact circumstances leading up to the
drafting of the warehouse amend-
ment and its ultimate fate at the
hands of-the house of representatives
we give below a brief history of the
ease:

i In the first place the warehouse bill
was nothing more than an enabling
measure. It proposed to refer to a
vote‘of the people an amendment to
the StateOonstitution authorizing the
tote legislature if it so desired to ‘
- " 'ne'bonds‘ andlbuild term-inal ware-
mm , in order ffto. provide . storage
f in diluting-cities! for ' farm

 
 

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ens alive

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cient government, economical

the greatest number.”
farmers going into politics

panying story is
candidates for the legislature.

 

 

_ Farmers In Politics

HE LEGITIMATE business interests of the state have absolume
Tnothing to fear from the farmers’

The propagandists of the reactionaries have lied when they said
the farmers of Michigan are seeking class legislation.
They are seeking decent (government,
government.‘ The farmers court the
fullest investigation and can prove that their ideals and ideas of gov-
ernment are fully in accord with the maxim,
Business interests of the state who oppose
are interests who have something to hide
under a basket, and in the great majority of cases they are responsible
for the farmers new interests in- aflairs of government.
but one of many instances of farmers endorsing
Accounts of other instances will be
presented in these columns from time to time—Editor.

avVakened interest in politics.
. They are not.
representative government, effl-

“the greatest good to

The accom-

 

 

 

 

products and possibly overcome the
condition that prevailed at certain
seasons of the year when there was
food to burn at the farms and peo-
ple going without in cities. Term-
inal warehouses are, theoretic-ally at
least, supposed to equalize the defl-
ciencies of transportation, enabling
shippers to use all the cars they can
get in the fall, ship their products
to points of consumption and sell
them as the public requires them
Then should w'inter ,.

storms hold back traf-

mitted himself to be thus influenced.
The

arguments of the propon-
ents of the bill were of no
avail. Letters and petitions from

the men who had sent him to Lans—
ing were ignored. He refused to let
the bill come out, saying that the
majority of his committee were op-
posed to the bill and would vote it
down anyway. He even refused to
call his committee in session and give

 

fic or cars should not be
had for long periods no
one would suffer be-
cause enough farm pro-‘
ducts would be at the
point of consumption to
tide the people of the
city over and bring to
the farmer a fair price
for his products. As we
say this! is the theory
of the thing. That there
is need of something of
this kind is all too ap-
parent, and that it is the
dvuty‘of the state to at
least investigate the
problem if not to act-
ually provide the means
of remedying it is also
apparent. But as we shall afterward
show, the low-er branch of the legis-
lature didn't care to be bothered
about such fundamental propositions
as this. It was too much out of the
beaten political path for‘them to fol-
low, and with Mr. Wm. E. Ivory as
their willing tool, as we shall after-
ward show,’ they succeeded in kill-
ing the proposal to let the people
even vote upon the measure.

The Senate passed the bill. It
went over to the House and was re-
ferred to the Committee on Amend-
ment and Revision of the Constitu-
tion, of which Wm. E. Ivory of La-
peer county was chairman. Then the
fight began. The private warehouse
and elevator interests of the state
sent their lobbyists to Lansing and
gave the peoples'

 

DAVID

 

them an opportunity to vote. An-
other member of the
committee made the
public statement that

the committee would re-
port out the bill if the
chairman would call it
together. And the rec-
ord shows that out of
the nine members of the
committee FIVE voted
FOR the bill on a rec-
ord vote in the House
when twelve hours be-
fore the legislature ad-
journed and after the
proponents of the meas-
ure had given up the
fight, Ivory called his
committee together and
reported out the'bill.

 

BUTLER These are the essen-

tial facts, but one more
bit of evidence should be re-
corder . It is this: That all

other proposed amendments which
came before his committee, such as
the proposal to bond the state to
build roads and the proposal to in-
crease the salaries of circuit judges,
Ivory and his committee reported out
unanimously without any question-
ing or quibbling of any kind. He
was willing to trust the people to
vote on those amendments, but he
wasn’t willing to trust the farmers
and consumers to vote upon an
amendment that meant infinitely
more to them.

Such is a part of the record estab-
lished by W'm. Ivory in the 1919 ses-
sion of the legislature. He wrote it
himself at the command of the polit-
ical four-flushers of

 

representatives in-
structions not to

submit the proposi-
tion to the people.
Some of them didn’t
take very kindly to
the instructions and
insisted that the bill
be reported out of
the Committee and
submitted to the
people. But not so
with all. Certain
“farmer” members
of the house who
cared more for the
political support of
the commercial in-
terests of the towns
in their district
than they did for
the welfare of the
people or the sov-
erign right of the
people to vote on the
measure but at the
same time fearful of
going on open rec-p
ord as being oppos-
ed to the measure,
used their combin- —
ed influence upon
Ivory to keep the

 

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the legislature. The
farmers of Lapeer
county are accept-
ing the record on
its face, and will go
forth in the next
election to give Mr.
Ivory the battle of
his political career.
David 11. Butler
David H. Butler,
successful farmer of
Deerfleld Townshipr
Lapeer county, and
candidate for the
oflice of Represent-
ative to State Legis-
lature, was born on

 

a farm in Lapeer
county, April 15,
1887.

Educated at Fos-
toria high, worked .
in general store un-
til he had' a good
knowledge of the
mercantile business.

Has traveled ex-
tensively in the
East, South and
Southwest as a
commercial sale 5-

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ary Political Ring ' V

, pany in New York City, giving
him a good opportunity to study
.condition in the various states...
and his sympathy has always been .-
with the farmer, laborer and their
interests and has always longed to
see better conditions for them. ,
For the past ten years has farmed
in Lapeer county and is actively en-
gaged in that capacity at the present

time. '

Has held various offices of public
trust serving as treasurer of the
township in which 'he resides during
the year 1918 and 1919. ~

Free from cliques and combines
and has always stood for any farm
movement which would tend to bet-
ter conditions for the farmer.

Dr. 0. G. Johnson

Dr. 0. G. Johnson of Fostoria, Tus-
cola county, candidate from the 21st
District for the office of State Sen-
ator, was born on a farm in the
township of Rich, Lapeer county, July
31, 1872, and is now 48 years of age.

Being one of a large family, he left
home at the age of nine years to
make his own way in the world,
working on farms summers, going to \
school winters until at the age of 19
when he completed his high school
work. After which he was attracted
to railroad work on account of high
wages paid railroad men at that time.
He successfully passed through the
different branches of the transporta-
tion service and was promoted, to En-
gineer at the age of 25 years.

At the age of 29 he took his sav-
ings and started to college to study
medicine and by his own hard efforts
he completed the course and opened
an office in Metamora, Mich., moving
to his present home at Fostoria, two
years later. _

Dr. Johnson has also been a pro-
gressive and successful farmer and
a breeder of thoroughbred Holstein -
cattle, owning and operating one of
the largest farms in Watertown town-
s‘hip.

At the beginning of the Great
War, when the call went out for every
available physician, although above
the specified age limit, Dr. Johnson
offered his services, accepting a cap-
taincy in the medical corps and sail—
ed for France, serving overseas one
year, was commander of the Artillery
Hospital at Saumur, France.

The Doctor now holds a letter of
commendation from his superior of-
ficer for his work as an organizer
and his executive ability.

    
   
  
     
    
  
      
 
  
  
  
    
 
  
     
     
  
   
   
    
    
  
  
 
   
      
     
   
    
      
  
     
    
  
  
    
   
   
    
 
  
     
   
  
  
     
   
  
    
  
   
   
  
  
  
  
   
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
 
    
   
  
  
   
  
 
 
  
  
  
 
   
   
  
    
   
   
   
 

 

RULES, REGULATIONS, FARM BU-

REAU ELEVATOR EXCHANGE

HE MICHIGAN State Farm Bu-
_ reau Elevator Exchange has
L- ~-made public the rules and regu-
lations which have been adopted to
govern the organization. The ob—
jects of this Exchange were given in
detail in these columns several
months ago and summarized in a re-
cent issue. They cover the entire
gamut of the possibilities facing an
organization of this kind and it goes
without saying that if the Exchange
can carry out all the varied projects
now in contemplation it will prove a
wonderful machine of service to
Michigan agriculture.

The offices of the Exchange will be
located at Lansing, in which city the
Board of Control will meet on the
third Tuesday of each month and
the annual meeting will be held on
the third Tuesday of July.

Membership in the Exchange shall
consist of the members of the local
co—operative elevators or associations
owned and controlled by farmers in
any of the counties of the State‘of
Michigan, which elevators or associ-
ations shall have taken action to fed-
erate their interests in the Exchange
by agreeing to abide by the rules
and regulations. Each local thus
afliliating shall elect a representa-
tive to the Exchange." ‘

Expense of Membership

Each local elevator or association
desiring to afliliate with the Ex-'
change must pay in advance to the
Exchange a membership fee of 8200'
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Credit is Getting Tight

ARMERS ARE beginning to feel the pinch

of the credit situation. A good many whose
credit has never been questioned and who have
been able to borrow money to the limit of their
needs are finding it increasingly difficult to
secure money for their current expenses. As
for those who have been careless of. their credit
standing and were considered as “poor risks”
even when money was plentiful, they are out
of luck entirely.

The country banker is not to blame for this
situation. The money which he loans does not
belong to 'him. It is merely held in trust of
which he is guardian. The amount of money
which bankers can loan against their deposits
is strictly regulated by law as it should be.
Before the establishment of the federal reserve
system the amount of loans made by country
banks was limited by the amount of deposits.
But under the federal reserve system member
banks may loan many times their deposits.
This system provides that notes and other coi-
lateral. accepted by member banks in ex-
change for loans may be presented to federal
reserve banks for rediscount, at a nominal
charge.

But what’s wrong with the system if it fails
now to supply credit when it is most needed?
is perhaps a most natural question. Let Gov.
Jas. B. McDougal of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago, give you the crux of the sit-
uation as he explained it before the recent
convention of the Michigan Bankers’ Ass’n.
Mr McDougal said:

“In reference to the currency business situation
I will just say that the Federal Reserve banks,
generally speaking, are overloaned at the present
time. The situation is clearly reflected in the
published statements of the Federal Reserve banks
with respect to the Seventh Federal Reserve dis-
trict. It can be said that the most important con-
tributing factor Ito the great demand for credit is
traceable to the inadequate transportation facil-
ities. In Iowa alone it is reported that there are
100,000,000 bushels of grain from last year’s crop
and also large quantities or live stock ready tor

market, the movement of which is prevented be—
cause of the inability to secure care.

"For many months the Federal Reserve Bank
of Chicago has been ondeavoring to impress upon
borrowing banks the necessity of discouraging all
loans for speculative and other non-essential pur-
poses and of conserving their loaning power for
legitimate and necessary business. General ad-
herenco to this policy, an the part of all the banks.
together with improved transportation facilities
will result in gradually strengthening the reserve
position of the commercial and Federal Reserve
banks, thus placing them in a better position to
meet the customary seasonal demands for crop
moving purposes which naturally come in the fall."

In brief, the banks of the country are over-
loaned. Too many of them have looked upon
the federal reserve banks as inexhaustible res-
ervoirs of money, and have expended their
loaning powers in loans for speculative or
semi-speculative purposes. As a result the

 

 

 

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V . cupboard that is all but bare, and they are

  
  
 

  

 

           

While“ the dituetionvdoes not as yet give
promise ‘ (it"scfious cbnsequ'en'ces, there " is "no
telling how soon it may. It is bad enough
now to emphasize the folly of somebody ’s fail-
ure to have looked forward to this day and
provided for a source of constant and unlimit-
ed credit and capital for the productive pur-
poses of those engaged in agriculture. The
nation may yet pay a terrible price for this
short-sightedness.

 

Third Party Blunders

THE ATTEMPT to organize politically

the farmers, laboring men and progres-
- sive leadersof the two old parties has failed.
True, a third party has been launched, but no
soonerhné‘it leftfthe. docks; than the wild‘vis-
ioned land lubb'ers who had taken charge
throw all its. ballast- overboard. leaving the
craft to-flounder art-the mercy of the waves.
They are likely to discover before they have
proceeded far that it is no easier to ride the
waves of the political sea without a depth of
water to steady the hull than it is to walk on
air over firm ground, a pastime that has prov-
en quite popular with certain labor leaders
and extreme socialists who are in command of
the new party.

The third party has missed its opportunity
With the support of the Non-Partisan League
it might have attracted the attention of farm-
ers in every state. With the support of ‘ the
conservative elements of organized labor it
might have had also the support of all labor.
And with the committee of 48,——all men of in-
fluence and deeds,—in absolute control of the
policies and campaign of the new party, it
might have had the co-operation of millions of
American citizens who have an indefinable
feeling that the Republican and Democratic
platforms are lacking in certain vital respects
which a third party might have supplied.
Thus fortified, the new party might conceiv—
ably have become'a factor in the fall campaign.

But under the circumstances such a sugges-
tion could only provoke mirth. That any con-
siderable number of people will embrace the
Bolsheviki-inspired program of the new party,
no man with an ounce of gray matter would
seriously contend; The program admirably
suits the purposes of the labor agitators, the
communists, the anarchists and others of the
near-demented, but it is unthinkable that it
could appeal to any man who works for a
living and is dependent upon industry and
agriculture for his bread and butter.

The separation of interests which were ac-
tive in the early days of the convention and
finally resulted in the unconditional withdraw-
al of the Non-Partisan League, the Forty-
cighters and others Who gave the new move-
ment a semblance of strength and dignity, was
inevitable. We have always held to the opin-
ion that there is no common political grounds
upon which organized labor as now constituted
and organized farmers can unite. EconOm-
ically,—in the co-operative purchase of farm
products,——such a community of interests ex-
ists. But when it comes to legislating upon
property rights, taxes, etc., the farmers and
the laboring men are as far apart as the two
poles. The reason is simple The farmer is a
property owner and the laboring man is not.
Compromise might be effected between the two
on issues in which their interests fail to har-
monize were labor under a saner leadership,
but not otherwise. ,

. The Chicago gathering was a practical
demonstration of this theory.

 

Bankers Shy at Farm Bureau

ICHIGAN bankers want to know more

about the Michigan State Farm Bureau
before endorsing it. This fact came out at the
recent convention of the bankers’ association
when it was suggested that the convention go
on record as favoring the Bureau. The con-
vention steered shy of such an endorsement
and a recommendation was substituted re-
questing the Bureau to send a representative
to the bankers’ groupimeetings inkScptembcr
and explain what the farm bureau was and
whatit stood for. « . -

   

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what the Bureau was doing and that the banks -

were uncertain as to the! credit strength of the
organization. R C. Rothfus, Adrian banker,
gave the convention his assurance that the
Bureau was a responsible organization and its
warehouse receipts on wool or any other pro-
duct to be marketed could safely be honored.
Nevertheless the bankers adopted a “show
me” attitude and will find out for themselves
whether. the Farm Bureau is a conservative,
Simon-pure farmers’ Organization, or a wolf

of the Non-Partisan breed parading in sheep’s"

clothing. Bankers, we are told, have no earth-
ly use for the'Non-Partisan League and Mich-
igan bankers have been told that Michigan
farmers are going the ’way of the western
League. Hence, “caution” is their watchword.

 

Moving the Crops to Market

WHAT PRQFITETH a farmer to produce
crops which for lack of cars he cannot
move to market? If the railroad situation does
not improve Within the next sixty days all the
farmers’ problems of production may pale
[into insignificance compared with the problem
of getting his crops to market. This is no idle
guess. It is a prophecythat is the natural
fruit of a little investigation and common
sense.

Investigation shows that the railroad termin-
als of the country almost without exception
are glutted. It shows that. the roads are short
over a quarter of a million cars. It reveals
great stocks of 1919 grain in the hands of the
country elevators, and still greater stocks back
onrthe farms. And for the next sixty days it
will disclose a golden stream of new wheat
moving from farm to elevator where it will ac-
cumulate in every niche and corner to await

the indefiinte arrival of cars to carry it to the -

consumer. .
Common sense tells us that there is danger

in such a situation. Common senSe tells us

that we must ,bestir ourselves to an immediate

and careful consideration of this problem. The '

needs of the farmers for the money they have
tied up in their crops and the needs of banks
for the money they have loaned to farmers
make it imperative that the balance of the 1919
crop shall be sold at once and the 1920 crop
transported to points of distribution before
the winter comes on. ' '

Managers of co—opcrative associations should
be impressed with the importance of this prob-
lem and to plan at once upon the movement of
the crop consistent with these untoward con-
ditions. Wherever possible grain should be
moved to a consuming market by truck. Farm-
ers and marketing associations located within
a radius of twenty to thirty miles of a con-
suming market should seek an outlet in that
market for part of their supplies and they
should not depend upon freight cars to trans-
port their products. Every freight car cap-
able of carrying a load will be needed this fall
for long-distance hauls and even then trucks
will have to be used for considerably longer
hauls than are usually thought wise for trucks
to traverse. In the face of the emergency that
now confronts the'nation, the motor truck will
come into new and greater usefulness and
shippers should wherever possible use it to the
exclusion of the freight car.

One of the propagandists of the Michigan
Coalition Committee, which is engaged in
“combatting industrial and agricultural un-
rest in Michigan” told an audience the other
day that the Michigan State Farm Bureau
owed its existence to the Coalition Committee.
On the contrary the Coalition Committee came
within an ace of killing the farm bureau move-
ment in Michigan and it may do it yet “if you
don’t watch out.” ‘

 

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REP. CHASE COULD nor TRUST

THE PEOPLE

We wish to aSk through your pa-
per how Irvin Chase voted on the
bill to submit the warehouse amend-
ment to the votes of the people. Was
he’afraid to trust 'the people?—
Subscriber and Forms", Obceola Coun-
ty, .Ilich.

 

Apparently Mr, Chase could not trust
the people. The record shows that he
voted to table the report of the commit-
tee which meant the end of the propos-
ed amendment. What are you farmers
in Mr. Chase’s district going to do about
it. anyway?—Editor.

 

FEDERAL FARM LOANS

A bulletin issued by the member-
ship committee of the Farm Mort—
gage Bankers’ Ass’n of America,
makes an assertion which should
make every farmer want to vote the
Democratic ticket this fall for both
president and congressmen.

The-bulletin is signed by W. M.
Heckler, chairman of the Membership
Committee and apparently was sent
for the purpose of increasing the
membership of the Association and
the surprising. shocking, and in fact
staggering, portion of the missive
reads as follows:

“Most of us believe that the Sn-
preme' Court did not care to render
a decision, which I interpret to be
unfavorable to the Land Banks, but
favorable to us, until after the next
election.”

The writer is a Republican, but the
inference he gathers from the fore-
going will compel him to vote the
Democratic national ticket, both for
president and congressman.

The farm mortgage banks and
trust companies compose the largest
financial interests in the United
States and if money“ can influence
Supreme Court decisions these inter-
ests have the money. But why should
an unfavorable decision be withheld
until after election? -

The reason is plain. The Farm
Loan Act is Democratic legislation.
By November, lst, the Old Guard ex-
pects to be so entrenched in national
government that it, would be impos-
sible to pass a new law.

Grant the faults of the Democratic
administration; grant that the best
business men, the captains of indus—
try, are in the Republican party, as
' the writer has been taught from
youth to believe; grant that the
Democrats who fill government offi-
. ces are of mediocre calibre and make
many mistakes. Isn’t it much better
at that, than an oligarchy of wealth,
such as ruled the country before the
enactment of the Federal Reserve
Banking Act and Farm Loan Act?

We have carried on successfully
a war against the greatest military
Power the world has ever known, and
yet so wonderful is this banking sys-
tem, that there is less actual suffer~
ing from hunger in the months pre—
ceding the enactment of this act
when money was largely controlled
by the bankers who are now bending
every energy to get back into power.
Will the farmers of the country and
the laboring men be hoodwinked
into putting their necks back into
the slave collar, simply because the,
Republicans are smarter, better look—
ing, and have more money to spend
in election than the Democrats?

The writer is not one of those who
are accustomed to rant against the
money power and against Wall
Street, but he knows too well the
grasping methods of some money
lenders when left free to do their
worst with the borrower who has no
other recourse to secure the mort-
gage loan necessary for him to exist.

As a class he has found the Farm
Mortgage Bankers a set of selfish
and unconscionable money leeches,
desirous of destroying their prey
through the extortion of unreason-
able and exorbitant interest charges:

Nor has his observations been con-
fined to the type of money lender
popularly looked upon as the Shy-
locks of the community. Men of
excellent standing in the communi-
ties in which they live, when given
the chance will extort the pound of
flesh atevery opportunity and eon-
sider it simply good business.

A case is fresh in mind, during the
recent tight money times, when a
young lawyer reputed to be one of
the cleanest in the community in
which he lived, asked a young farm-
er $1,000 bonus to renew a. loan
which was readily accepted by the
local Farm Loan Ass'n. \

Now that the system is temporarily
out of business, cases of this kind
will multiply without stint during
the tight money conditions prevail-
ing at present. No doubt if facts
were known extortion of this kind
would be appalling to us all.-—P. 0.,
Hillsdalc County.

 

The average voter does not appreciate
the tremendous etfo that have been
made to destroy the arm loan system.
Most of the opposition has come from
the Mortme Bankers' Ass’n, but not a
little of it has come underhandcdly from
partisan politicians who can see nothing
good in the handiwork of a Democratic
administration—Editor.

THE WAY WE THINK
Being a subscriber of. your valu-
able farm paper and appreciate your
stand for the farmers, permit me to
express some of my views as to the
different items of the day.

. low their value.

.1 .

the

heavy
few weeks
suddenly

since
storms of the last
the crop outlook has
taken a. backward look as these
storms have made it most impossible
for the farmer to get on the fields
to cultivate and to finish his plant—
ing of beans and sugar beets. The
high cost of living has been talked
so much that we think the city fel-
low will have a good chance to con—
tinue whining in the midst of a crop
failure and panic. The farmers today,
most of them, are not making expens-
es at the prices offered. It is about
time things should adjust themselv—
es. Right here in our county it is
astounding the number of pioneer
farmers that are selling out and
leaving their farms, moving to the
big towns. Farm values have de-
clined but farm products are way be-
Here at present the
farmer who has been planning on
his wool clip is very much disappoint-
ed at the meagre offer of 28 cents
per pound—why should he not. Does
the price of wool goods go down?
Not very much and still the manu-

Now then,

 
  

facturers say the prices arelower-e—
that is to get the wool, see the point? p
Farmers will be advised to keep a
nice flock of sheep as they are easy :
to take care of. That is all._bos‘h,
as sheep Beef-film as good care as
your other farm animals. The writ-
er is in full sympathy for getting
along but, by ginger, I like to “have
some proflt along with my work also.

Farm machinery, lumber, cement
or anything the farmer has to buy,
he is soaked well. We oftimes wond-
er where things will go. Henry Ford
stated some time ago that things
were going too fast and a halt had
to come some time and we agree
with him. The farmer today cannot
afford the wages his hired. help on
the farms ask, as the farm will not
pay it.

In regards to the sugar beet sit-
uation wish to state I believe in the
farmers having their share but still
you know we have to look out fer
the shortage which is sure 'to be
worse if beets are not planted. Our
ground is the heavy kind and produc-
es a normal supply to the acre most
any year—~13. B. R., Twining, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 
 
     

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URING these days of short
i ' working hours, high wages and
unsettled labor conditions, every
1t hour saved for essential work is
. . money in your pocket. Every hour
you spend on the road between your
farm and town represents unpro-
‘ ductivc time. During your busy
l season someone is getting high‘
Wages for this time, or you person-
ally arc spending valuable time..
Make every minute pay dividends.
Reduce the number of hours spent
on the road and increase the hours
of productive farm work. ,
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Just to be out of doors, so still, so
green, ’
With unbreathed air, inimitable,
clean,-

With soft. sweet scent of happy grow-
ing things,

The leaves' soft rustle, sound of sud-
den wings,

The far, faint hills, water wide be-
tween

And over all the feeling, half serene,

Of what this happy world would
come to mean

When no conventions hard shall in-

tervene;
Content with contentment Nature
brings,
Just to be out of doors. .
~ —THE PUBLIC.

0 ONE who thinks of our North-

ern Michigan territory sis-simply

‘a stretch of jack pines and bar-
ren sand, a trip through the culti-
vated part of it is a revelation.

True, it remained 'for the fruit
growers of the west to first teach the
farmers of other states the value of
sprayed fruit, but now that our fruit
belt of the north is b-eing developed,
there is none finer. For miles along
Traverse Bay stretch orchards of
cherry trees, with their shining
trunks telling the story of painstak-
ing care. And just as carefully cul-
tivated were these orchards as are
the corn fields of Illinois.

After driving for miles across the
lands owned by the lumber compan-
ies who have stripped them of their
value, and then left them, it is like
the oasis in the desert when the
driver strikes the road along the
bay, where the way is so 'narrow
that “turn out” places are marked
—where the hills have washed the
road perilously near the bay, but
where the trees on either side of the
road bend over and meet,'forming
an arch through which the traveler
emerges to catch glimpses of trees
laden with the glistening fruit.

For the tired business man or his
family, anxious to escape the heat
of the city, there are resorts without
number——some of them catering to

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EDITED BY CLARE nonms

the idle rich who demand every con-
venience, while for the school, teach:
er with her long vacation and lim—
ited means there are the fruit farms
where she can earn her board and
room by picking fruit at the same
time gaining for herself all the red
blood corpuscles which the indoor
life have robbed her of, and sending
her back at the end of the season,
tanned of flesh but with abundant
health. Many boy scouts also enjoy
their outing in this way and in spite
of the work still find plenty of time
in which to take their dip in the
clear cold waters of the bay.

I wondered why the moving pict-

ure men didn’t set up their cameras,

in this district—surely the players
would find real recreation with their

work in this so-called “heart of na-
ture’s playground,” and as for set-
ting—no finer scenery could be
found.

Whether one is fond of boating,
bathing, fishing, drives or “hikes."
through beautiful country roads,
they are all to be found within the
boundaries of our own fair state.
And for those who can’t aflord a
long vacation trip, we can think of
no more delightful way of spending
a short time than putting the whole
family into the car and pointing its
head due north. You will find many
delightful camping sites among the
“Christmas trees" or the beautiful
silver birches and will‘ return much
more refreshed andrested than as if
you selected the city for your trip.

 

 

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How I Would Live

I know how short this life at best must be,
So let me live that, after I am dead,

There may be theée who will remember me
For some good thing that I have done or said.

If I have made a little child'to laugh‘."“"'

A tired and careworn mother caused to smile,
Or said a good word in someone’s behalf:

-Oh. then, will not my life have been worth while?

If, by a kindly word, I helped to cheer
Someone in sorrow; helped relieve the pain
Of one who suffered: or dispelled the fear
Of one afraid—then have I lived in vain?

If I deal fairly with my fellow men,

Help those disheartened weary with the strife;
If I am honest with myself, pray, then,

Have I not played the better part of life?

So let me live that, after I am dead,

There may be those, who, _looking on my face,
Will think of some good thing I did or said

That made this world for them a brighter place.

 
       
   
   
     
    
      
       
   
    
       

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The early fall is the time for sight-
seeing and shopping in the city,
when the tourist season is over, rates
have returned to more nearly normal
and the heat is not so oppressive—
but for the summer—if you would
find a real restful vacation—just take
to the open road.

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SEEN IN CITY snore

LACK AND white is finding fav-
B or in milady’s eyes for the sum-
mer wardrobe and some of the
creations are truly handsome while
some are simply startling, but not at
all lovely. - -

In a shop yesterday I saw a little
summer dress all made up which I
realizes I wouldn’t have chosen had
I seen it in the piece and yet in the
completed dress it was very effective.
It consistedof a black background,
with a white figure—rather large.
And it’s only trim was a very wide
'hem as of course the skirt was made
at least ten inches from the floor
and white organdie collars and cuffs.
And these white organdie collars and
cuffs were made perfectly plain, bu't
stitched in black. ' And with this
cestu‘me was worn a sash of black
ribbon-l—the old fashioned kind that
we, used to call watered silk. It was
very wide and made a costume which
was cool and at the same time would

' not soil easily.

A buyer«'~WhOE-:has just returned
from New York confided in me that
the fall suits and 'dresses would be

just as short as they had been the"

past summer.

Thought perhaps some of our read-
ers might be interested in the latest
songs, so I dropped into the best
music store in town wh-ere the plerk
gave me the following list of new
songs as “best sellers." They are
300 each if you should wish to order
through the Personal Service Shop-
ping Bureau: ,

Kismet, an Arabian Song:

Because You’re Here.

Shadows Will Fade Away.

Somewhere.

Little Heart 0’ Mine.

Railroad Blues.

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~ EAR CHILDREN:

Two
have been awarded this week—
the first is a large size pencil

prizes

box, containing both pens, pencils
and eraser. This was sent to Zella
Smith, of Boyne, City, Mich., who se-
cured three new subscribers for our
paper.

And the second prize was the small
size pencil box, which was awarded
to Ruth Hibberd for her original
story “In a Pair of Old Shoes" which
appears this week.

During the vacation season is
seems as if a whole lot of our little
folks could secure subscriptions and
earn just the things you have been
longing for. Try it. One little girl
is working for a camera. It takes
ten subscribers and they must be
sent in at once in order to gain the
camera, but we have no doubt that
she will succeed as she seems so de-
termined and that is. what always
wins—strick-to-iIt-ive-ness and hard
work with a determination to win is
a'combination which'can't be beaten.
Afiectionately, AUNT CLARE.

OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

Dear Aunt Clarez—Quite a long time
as I sent a poem to your page and was
pleased to see it printed. I was very
glad to receive letters from my M, B. F.
cousins. I am sending you a true story.
We thought it a very interesting incident,
~ though sad, and I wanted all of the read-
ers to know of it. I would be very glad
to write all of the time for your paper.
. I write many short stories and would

”like to lend them to winner I would

  
  

     

  

 
 
 

like ‘to have some of the cousins write to
the paper and tell how they earn money.
for I want to earn money to go to high
school. Hoping you will find a place in
your paper for my letter and stories.—
Ruth Hibberd, Remus, Mich.

In a Pair of Old Shoes

In our woodshed hangs a pair of old
shoes. They were beyond repair and to
have them out of the way they were sent
out there, They hang on a nail as peace-
fully as a pair of old shoes should. There
are man robins about our yard. What
brings 't em there I do not know, but
they are very plentiful around the great
trees and the barns. One day last sum-
mer I sat idly in the woodshed and sev-
eral times I saw a robin fly in with a
bit of grass or mud. I was curious and
watched her, but I could not see where
she deposited her burden.

I moved to get a. better view and all at
once I saw. She was building her nest
on that pair of old shoes

After a few days the nest was finish-
ed and four beautiful blue eggs lay close
within. How could I wait until those
eggs were hatched?

The bird sat on the nest day after
day and her red-breasted husband was
always singing near or bringing her a
bug or a worm.

One day, to my delight, I found that
one of the eggs had hatched and soon all
the eggs had fussy little objects with
wide yellow mouths in their places.

Often I put a bug or worm on the
fence nearby for Mrs. Robin to give her
children. ‘

I watched the babies grow. I don't
think they had ever taken their first les-
son in flying yet and I went out to see
them one day. But alas! I found the
nest empty. -. _

Whether the cat took them or not,- I
do not know, (but the nest 13 still there.
and if it were out of danger of all cats.
I should wish that those roblns would

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I have written to you.
boys and girls letters.
grade.
have two horses two cows and two pigs.
We have about 95 chickens.
to try and get a camera,
the name of 10 subscribers anytime?
May father takes the M.
it very much.
Smith, Boyne City.

2 1-2 miles to go to school.
is a graded school of about 40 pupils, We
were visiting yesterday and on our way
home a. black bear crossed the road just
a fewrods ahead of us.

your circle .of boys} and girls, I
with my aunt and uncle.
horses,‘ 10 chickens. I cook and 1 dog
named ,Shep. He likes to chase cows, I;
solved the Proverb J umble, it, was “Early
to bed and early‘to rise.
healthy and wealthy and _
close. hoplfii to see my lette _.’ if: printv
Margaret

written before I wfiuld like to see
ter in print; We take the
like it very much. I

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Dear Aunt Clare—This is the first time
I like to read the
I am in the 5th
We live on an 80 acre farm, We

I am going
Can I send

B. F. and likes

Well, I will close. Zella.

 

Dear Aunt Clare—I am a. boy 9 ears
old and weigh 79 pounds and will e in
the fourth grade next winter. I have

Our school

Mama has 75 chickens. This is the first

time I have written to you and hope to
see my letter in print.
kirk, Mich.

Orlan Wise, Sel-

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Dear Aunt? Clare—I would like to join

stay
They have two

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sell” Wzlll-
mper. Rudyard, Mich.

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Dear Aunt i Clare—This is second

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letter to you. I am 9 years 0:3. I have~
2 sisters. ‘My school was out, the, 27th
of May. We had a picnic in the grove.‘
Miss Little was our teacher. I
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girl eleven years old and in the sixth
grade. There are 13 scholars in our
school. The name of our school is Ken-
tuckyville school. I have five sisters
and one‘brother. There are four girls
at home the other being married. I live
outs. homesttiead fag-m of 160 acres. Our
esarea ogan a inea. l.

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Dear Aunt Care—I am a little girl 8
years old and’ln the third grade and my
school was out the 9th of, June. For
pets I have two old cats and five kit-
tens, My daddy takes the M. B. F. and
I like to read the letters from the other
girls and boys. I weed the garden for
my daddy and cut the rye out of the
wneat. Well I guess I will close. Ruth
Scouten, Snover, Michigan.

 

MDgIr Aunt Clare—éMy father takes the

. . F. and‘llk'es it fine,
children's pa 6 best. I am a girl eleven
years old an in the sixth grade. I at-
tend the Town Hall school. I have 8
brothers and one sister. We how; 0.
Dan passenger car. I' must close to
leave room for others. Martha E, Dublel
Kawkawlin. Mich.

I like the

 

Dear Aunt Clare—I am a girl 12 years
old. We take the M; B. F, and I enjoy
the Children's Hour very much. I have
three enters and two brothers. ,F‘or pets
I have 8 cats and a chicken. Valiah
Meta, filalt, Mich. -

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‘ spoonful of onion soup,
morning coffee and a mouthful of
, crust, passed my lips ” - 4

" “11.1% Whose moon-face beamed.

' ,“Do I understand that the honor-
able Senor Torres seeks advice about
the quality of the stone?”.the old
' 1eWeler finally quavered. _ '
Torres did no more than nod
curtly.

“It is a natural gem. It is small.
It, as you can see for yourself, is
not perfect. And it is clear that
much of it will be lost in the cut-
ting."

“How much is it worth?" Torres
demanded with impatient bluntness.

“I am a poor man,” Fernandez re-
iterated.

“I have not asked you to buy it,

_ old fool. But now that you bring
the matter up, how much will you
give for it?”

“As I was saying, craving your
patience, honorable senor. as I was
saying, I am a very poor man. There
are days when I cannot spend ten
centavos for a morsel of spoiled fish.
There are days when I cannot afford
a sip of the cheap red wine I learn-
ed was tonic to my system when I
was a lad. far from Barcelona, serv-
ing my apprenticeship in Italy. I am
so very poor that I do not buy costly
pretties '_' -

“Not to sell again at a profit?"
Torres cut in.

“If I am sure of my profit," the

, old man cackled. “Yes, then willI
buy; but, being poor, I cannot pay
more than little.” He picked up the
gem and studied it long and care-
fully. “I would give,” he began hes—
itatingly, “I would give—but, please
honorable senor, know that I am a

‘ very’poor man. This day only a

with my

 

 

 

“In God’s name, old fool, what

will you give?” Torres thundered.

, “Five hundred dollars—but I
doubt the profit that will remain to
me."

“Gold?”

“Mex.-” came the reply, which cut
the offer in half, and which Torres
knew was a lie. “Of course; Mex,
only Mex.- all our transactions are
in Mex.”

Despite his elation at so large a
price for so small a gem, Torres
play-acted impatience as he reached
to take back the gem. But the old
man jerked his hand away, loath to
let go of the bargain it contained.

“We are old friends,” he cackled
shrilly. “I first saw you, when a boy
you came to San Antonio from Boca
del Toros. And, as between old

' friends, we will say the sum is gold."

And Torres caught a sure but
vague glimpse of the enormousness,
as well as the genuineness, of the
Queen’s treasure which at some re—
mote time the Lost Souls had ravish-
ed from its hiding place in the Maya
Mountain.

“Very good,” said Torres, with a
quick cavalier action recovering the
stone. “It belongs to a friend of
mine. 'He wanted to borrow money
from me on it. I can now lend him
up to five hundred gold on it, thanks

, to your information. And I shall be

grateful to buy for you, the next
time we meet in the pulqueria, a
drink—yes. as many drinks as you
can care to carry—of the thin, red,
tenic’ wine."

And as Torres passed out of the
shop. not in any way attempting to
hide the scorn and contempt he felt
for the fool he had made of the
jeweler, he knew elation in that
Fernandez, the Spanish fox, must
have cut his estimate of the gem’s
value fully in half when he uttered
it. ‘ '

In the meanwhile descending the
Gualaca River by canoe, Leoncia,
the Queen, and the two Morgans. had
made better time than Torres to the
coast. But ere their arrival and"
briefly pending it, a matter of mo-
ment that was not appreciated at the
.time, had occurred at the Solano had
cienda. Climbing the winding path-
way t-o the hacienda, accompanied
by a descrepid old crone whose black
shawl over head and shoulders could
not quite hide the leanand withered
face of blasted volcanic fire. came as
strange acaller as the hacienda had
eyer'received. ’ ‘
2H9 was a Chinaman“ middle-aged

 
  
   

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By JACK Lennon

Author of the “Valley of the Moon," and other stories.

  
  
 
 

 
  

 

 

 

 

the beneficientlgood nature that
seems usual with fat persons. By
name. Yi Poon, meaning “the Cream
of the Custard Apple," his manners
were as softly and richly oily as his
name. To the old crone. who totter-
ed beside him and was half-support-
ed by him, he was the quintessence
of gentleness and consideration.
When she faltered from sheer phy—
sical weakness and would have fall-
en, he paused and gave her chance
to gain strength and breath. Thrice,
at such times, on the climb to the
hacienda, he fed her a spoonful of
French brandy from a screw-cap
pocket flask.

Seating the old woman in« a se—
lected, shady corner of the piazza,
Yi Poon boldly knocked for admit-
tance at the front door. To him, and
in his business, back—stairs was the
accustomed way; but his business
and his wit had taught him the
times when front entrances were im—
perative.

The Indian maid who answered his '

knock,-took his message into the
living room where sat the discon-
solate Enrico Solano among his sons

_ “Everything. Very important in},
the Maya‘ Mountain. The Indian formation ” . . I
maid returned to the door. The But Alesandro could no longer cork

Senor Solano was indisposed and
would see nobody, was her report,
humbly delivered, even though the
recipient was a Chinese.

“Huh !" observed Yi Poon with
braggart confidence for the purpose
of awing the maid to carrying a sec-
ond message. “I am no coolie. I
am smart Chinaman. I go to school
plenty much. I speak Spanish. I
speak English. I write Spanish. I
write English. See—-—I write now in
Spanish for the Senor Solano. You
cannot write, so you cannot read
what I write. I— write that I am Yi
Poon. I belong Colon. I come this
place to see Senor Solano. Big bus-
iness. Much important. Very secret.
I write all this here on paper which
you cannot read."

But he did not say that he had
further written:

“The Senorita Solano. I have
great secret.”

It was Alesandro. the eldest of
the tall sons of Solano, who evident-
ly had received the note for he came
bounding to the door. far outstrip-

' '8‘ ‘ 11. ,
ply,;’iXi;:..Boon-=no€fi’g t 9% ‘
citemtent with s'atisfactio ‘
much monitor?” .. , ,,
——:aejcret‘s. x'~I 'sei‘ ., secrets. very. nice.
business..." ~‘ '- p f.
“What do you know about the”
Senorita Solano?" Alesandroshouted,

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trol himself. He almost hurled. t
Chinaman into the house, and
relaxing his grip, rushed him 011.1 0,
the living room and up to Enrico."
“He has news of Leoncia l" Ales
andro shouted. .
“Where is she?” Enrico and his}
sons shouted in chorus. . .
Mistaking his busy thinking for
fright, Enrico stilled his sons back
with an upraised hand, and address-‘
ed the visitor quietly. ‘

“Where is she?" Enrico asked

”Hahl—thought Yi Poon. The
senorita was lost. That was a new
secret. It might be worth something
some day, or any day. A nice girl,
of high family and wealth such as
the Solanos, lost in a Latin-Ameri-
can country, was information well
worth possessing. Some day she
might be married———there was that
gosspi he had heard in Colour—and
some later day she might have
trouble with her husband or her hus-
band have trouble with her—at
which time, she or her husband- it
mattered not which, might be eager

 

—disconsolate at the report Ricardo
had brought in the loss of Leoncia. in

ping the returning maid.
“Tell me your business !” he shout-

to pay high for the secret.
(Continued next week)

   
   
 

 

 
   

 

 

 
  

 

   
    
  
  

(This announcement is made with the approval of the Bureau of Animal Industry, United, States Department of Agriculture)

Better Sires -Better Stock
$1,000 Moneyr Prize

 

By inferior sires are meant low quality
purebred sires as well as all crossbred,
grade and scrub sires. The word “sires”
includes stallions, bulls, jacks, rams,boars
and bucks. Poultry is not included.

A county eligible to receive the prize
must have a total of 500 or more sires of
all classes and 5,000 or more head of
female breeding stock.

All owners of males kept for breeding
purposes, in the classes mentioned, and a
majority of other livestock owners in the
county, must have declared their inten-
tion of hereafter using nothing but purc~
bred sires by joining the “Better Sires—
Better Stock” campaign of the Bureau
of Animal Industry.

Upon notification by a County Agent
or the officer of a county livestock organ-
ization, that the county he represents is
free from inferior sires, the Bureau of
Animal Industry will investigate the

327 s. La Salle Street

   
  

 

UNDER rules and conditions provided by the Bureau of
Animal Industry, United States Department of Agri-
culture, a money prize of one thousand dollars Will be paid
by Chapin 85 Company, Chicago, to that county in the
United States which first becomes free from inferior sires.

claim. If the Federal expert finds that
the county is, in fact, free from inferior
sires, the Chief of the Bureau of Animal
Industry will declare that county as
winnerof the prize. ’

The prize money will be deposited in a
local bank to the credit of the County
Agent, official of the county livestock
organization or other person or persons
considered best qualified to administer
the fund. It will be maintained as a
revolving fund from which loans may be
made to persons desiring to purchase
purebred sires in any of the classes men-
tioned. After three years from date of
the award, the fund, with accumulated
interest, will be distributed in five equal
prizes, in open competition, for the most
meritorious young stock resulting from
the use of purebred sires. One prize for
horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep
and swine.

County agents or oflicials of county livestock organizations desiring to enter their
counties as competitors for this prize, will indicate their intention of so doing by letter
to Chapin as Company, sending a duplicate of the letter to the Chief of Bureau of
» Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
No time limit is placed on the offer of this prize. No other rules govern the com-
petition except those herewith provided by the Bureau of Animal Industry.

In addition to the money prize, the county that is declared winner will be pre-
sented with a silk banner and a certificate signed by Secretary of Agriculture
~ E. T. Meredith and Dr. John :R. Mohler, Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry.

. CHAPIN & COMPANY '

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MARKET AND TRADE REVIEW
There has been no material change
in the important factors which of-
fect the farmer’s business during the
past week. A little improvement in
the foreign situation is noted and for
a day or two an easier money mar-
ket was in evidence. But immediate-
ly upon a renewed demand for loans
the market tightened again and in-
terest rates advanced. Transporta-
tion is still in a more or less chaotic
*cpndi‘ion with no promise of any
immediate improvement. The bear-
ings More the Interstate Commerce
Commission for higher rates has
been concluded and a decision ex-
pected in the nee-r future. It. is
not believed that the commission will
allow the full 27 per cent increase
in freight rates that was asked for,
but that a substantial increase of
perhaps 18 or 20 per cent will be
granted is not doubted. The
strength of rail stocks on the stock
market is an indication of the re-
turning confidence in the ability of
the railroads to earn money. The
ability of the railroads to render ser-
vice, which is of prime importance
to the freight-paying public, is not
necessarily a factor in the stock
market. The increase of rates should
at least open the way to additional
capital which the roads are very
badly in need of at the present time
and will enable them to the more
quickly renew their equipment and
better their service. No matter what
the cost the nation must have its
railroads back on their feet at the
earliest possible moment as trans-
portation will be the controlling in-
fluence in the nation’s prosperity the

next few years.

Crop conditions continue favorable
throughout the country. The dam-
age that was feared from red and
black rust in the Northwest has not
materialized and the feeling in the
grain exclumges is that it will not
materialize. This feeling is reflected
in sagging prices. Michigan crops
are coming through in fine shape.
There has been a little too much rain
and not quite enough hot weather.
Following the heavy storms of two
weeks ago :1 few days of bright sun-
ny weather would have done the
grain crops :1 world of good. How-
ever, the fair weather of the present
week is making things hum and the
clicking,r of the binder can be heard
on nearly every farm in southern
Michigan. Fan help is very scarce
but the farmers are managing some
way or other as they always do.

\VHEAT PRICES MAKES TEDIPOR-
ARY GAIN

 

WHEAT PRICES PER 50., JULY 20, 1020

¥:__Grade _ , IDetmIt I_0hlcago‘I_'_l._l._
No. 2 Red ....‘2.82 I2.80 [2.93
lo. 2 White . . .I 2. 80 I 2.85 I 2.98

lo: 2 Mixed . . .I 280 L‘ I 2.93

" PRICES ous YEAR Aoo “

 

 

 

‘ ”Grade. IDctrolt IChlcagoI N. “Y4."
No. 2 Red ....I225 I224 I
No. 2 WhIte . . .I 2.23 | 2.21 '/1
Mo. 2 Mixed . . .l 2.28 I

The wheat market after several
weeks of declines strengthened up
the first of the current week and
some predictions are made that it
will not go lower. A number of tem-
porary conditions arose, however, to
affect the price, and as soon as these
conditions are removed lower prices
may be again in prospect. Reports
of heavy floods in the Canadian
-wheat provinces and unproved ru-
mors of damage from rust in the
Northwest were the controlling fact-
ors in the early week deals. More—
over, several large concerns who have
been a little shy at buying during the
declines Of the last several weeks,
were buying quite heavily this week.
This may have been, however, to fill
immediate orders for the wheat or
flour. Despite the bullish tenden-
cies of the market this week, there
is a fairly strong sentiment that
prices will take another drop as the
crest of the new wheat movement is
reached. The condition of wheat in
,‘Michigan on July lst ranged‘ from
very poor to very good. Many fields
- are badly spotted and some too poor
#10 be worth harvesting. Some dam—
age was done by winter killing, and

 

 

Cattle steady.

CHICAGO—Grains stronger;

 

prices advance.
“Time to buy feeder cattle and hogs. ”

DETROIT—Beans easy. Grains steady and firm.

Hogs higher.

 

 

“Cull! ”DO The

(Note: The above summon-Izod wlrot on molvod AFTER the balance of the market mo
1 cont-In lost mluuto Information up to within one-bolt hour of some

 

 

 

to prong—Edna-
the Hessian fly has wrought 'mis-
chief in certain sections. The cont-

ral counties ,0! the state report ex-__
cellent stands and a, good crop, is,

promised. .The forecast of produc-
tion for the year is 15,451,000 bush-

els or 30 per cent has than grown,
According to, thoBureau

last year.

of Crop Estimates there are ”still

931,000 bushels of the 1919 crop‘

still in farmers’ hands.

CORN GAINS STRENGTH

0012! PRICE! PER 50.. JULY 20, 1020
Grade IDotren chic-gel B. Y.
lo. 2 Yellow ..I1.02 1.55 [1.72%
No. 3 Yellow I
lo. 4 Yellow I
*fifiicffiitfiiciumioo
Grade IDotrolt IOhlcacoI I. Y.
No. 2 Yellow I‘LET ‘2.14'/a

No. 3 Yellow
No. 4 Yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lack of supplies, rumors of a rail-
road strike and none too encourag-
ing crop conditions were influences
that strengthened up the corn mar-
ket this week, after its persistent de-
cline of several weeks past. On the
other hand there is a. disposition to
sell corn in order to release the mon-
ey that is tied up and a'lit'tle easing
up in the car situation would move
plenty of corn to market and undoubt-
edly cause the price to drop again.
The condition of corn in Michigan is
fairly satisfactory, better than the
ten year average but nine per cent
lower than the excellent condition of
last year. Some corn that was late
planted is small and inclined to
turn yellow. It will make a. poor
silage crop. Other fields, and by far
the majority, are fine and thrifty.
big, healthy leaves, and in southern
Michigan tasseling out in good shape.
There promises to be a. good yield of
ripe corn in Michigan this year. The

acreage is estimated at 1,650,000
and the production based on the
July lst condition is 66,628,000
bushels.

OATS ADVANCE ALONG WITH
OTHER GRAINS

The general toning up of the
grain markets this week has ailected
oats and prices are generally slight-
ly higher, due to virtually the same
influences that affected the corn mar—
ket. The condition of cats in near—
ly all states, and particularly so in
certain sections of Michigan. Al-

fl
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Potter's Weather Chartlor Aug 1920
O I

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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24,
1920—Warm waves will reach Van-
couver, B. C_, about July 27 Aug. 2,
7, 14, and temperatures will rise on
all the Pacific slope. They will cross
crest of Rockies by close of July 28,
Aug. 3, 8, 15; plains sections 29, Aug.
4, 9, 16; meridian 90 upper Great
Lakes, Ohio-Tennessee and lower
Mississippi valleys 30, Aug, 5, 10, 17;
lower great lakes and eastern sec-
tions 31, Aug. 6. 11, 18, reaching vi-
cinitg of Newfoundland about Aug. 1

Storm waves will follow
about one day behind warm waves.
cool waves about. one day behind
storm waves.

These disturbances will control crop-
\xeather from near July 27 to near
August 19. Cool weather has been
expected to cross continent during
week centering on July 26, followed

1

THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
As Forecasted by W. T. Foster for The Michigan Business Farmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OAT “P711058 PER. 50.. JULY 20. 1020

Grade IDotrolt [Chicago I. Y.
lo. 2 Whlto 1.00 I 30% 1.20
No. 3 Whlto 1.05 I .00
No. 4 wmu . . . 1.1.00

P111050 ONE YEAR A00

(II-ado Inch-alt Ionlouol I. Y.
Standard ....... .32Va I .01
No. 3 Willi. . . . .0.
lo. 4 White .. .I .1891.

 

 

 

though the crop suifered some Iran
the dry weather, but ruins of July
have improved it wonderfully. In
fact, some of the best fields or oats
'we have ever set eyes upon may be
seen today in Macomb county. The

, fields are thick, even and heading

heavily and promise a bumper yield.
In the northern and sandier sections
of the state the crop is not so good,
the dry weather having more effect
and the grasshoppers having tried to
finish up where the weather man leit
oil’. Nevertheless the crop will be
considerably better than the remark-
ably poor one last year. The esti-

mated production this year is 47,- ,

371, 000 bushels.

RYE ADVANCES ,

Rye advanced two cents‘ on the
Detroit market this week. It holds
about the same relative position as
other grains and for several months
may be expected to follow the trend
of wheat and corn. The estimated
production of rye in Michigan for
1920 is 11,768,000 bushels or near—
ly 2,000,000 bushels less than a year
ago.

BEANS TAKE ANOTHER DROP

.: .
“M ..." "I’I'us'u':

not hold out any hope that the bean
market will impmve for several
months. Enormous supplies have
been put on the market this summer
and with the old crop pretty well
cleaned up, and a short crop for
1920, a. better tone should prevail in
this market toward the close of the
year. England is worrying over a
wheat famine. Her public men are
certain that before many months
the entire world will feel the pinch.
If this be true, it ought to make for
a better market on beans. Anyway,
prices cannot go much lower and a
couple or three more months ought
to reveal something of the future of
this market. The estimated acreage
of beans in Michigan is 212, 000 and

,whicb is 12 per cent less than last-

you, but larger than originally in-
tended as a result or the sugar beet
controversy. The condition is good
throughout the entire state.

POTATOES IN DEMAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPUDS FEB 0107.. JULY 20. 1920

1 Sector” lull

Detroit I I 1.25

Oblongo ............... I I 138

Pm“ .............. I I 7.05

New York ............ I I 8.12
PBIOES ONE YEAR A30
lt ................ I I
chicodo ............... I I
Plush“ .............. I I
New York ............. I

 

 

The potato market at Detroit in
firm and dealers are experiencing a
ready market at last week’s prices.
The Chicago market has advanced
during the past few days but at pres-,
cut is in a weak condition. “Ex-
cellent growing weather combined
with suflicient rainfall has material-
ly improved the potato fields in Wex-
ford, Kalkaska, Antri-m, Charlevoix,
Emmet, Grand Traverse, Benzie, 0t-
sego and Osceola counties and a
good yield is expected, ” reports the
Michigan Potato. Growers' Exchange.

HAY EASY

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

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..I38 00 @ 40186. 00 @ 37I32. 00 0 84
New York I44. 00@‘ “I I38.00 44
Plttsburo I37. 00©38I85. 00 @80l38. 00@84
”0.1 I No. 1 I Is. 1
Ilium Mir. Iclovor In. I Olovor

 

Detroit

 

 

IEAN PRICES PER OWT.. JULY 20 1920

 

Grade ' IDotrolt I Chlcogo I 9.1- Y.—
0. H. P. ...... I 7.00 I 7. 50 I 8. 25
Rod Kldneys . I18. 00 I17.00

 

PRIOES ONE YEAR AGO

 

 

Grade IDotrolt IOhloagoI N. Y.
0. H. P. ...... I 1.50 I I
Prlmo .......... I I |
Rod Kidneys . . .I I I

 

 

 

Beans are down again to $7 per
cwt. on the Detroit market, and ele-
vators are offering from $6 to $6.50.
The bean market has nearly recover-
ed from the unusual conditions which
have beset it for several years back
and is now but the victim of the gen-
eral financial and transportation in-
fluences which have brought about
lower prices in nearly all farm pro-
ducts. Unless general trade condi—
tions improve very greatly we can-

by a. moderately high temperature
wave crossing continent durmg week
centering on Aug. 4. Then a. low
temperature wave crossing continent
during week centering on Aug. 12, A
dangerous hot wave is expected to
cross continent during week centering
on Aug. 17.

August, usually a. quiet cropweath-
or month, will, or 1920, be a radi-
cally rough weather month. Dangers
ous storms are expected during the
weeks centering on Aug. 11 and 25-
During first of these severe storms I
expect hall in some northern sec-
tions east of the Rockies. The second
severe storm period will be very dan-
gerous on~the continents and the.
oceans, Near Aug. 25, besides the
continental storm, 21 great hurricane
is expected to organize east of Cuba.
These hurricanes are very Slow trav-I
elers and sometimes require two weeks
to get thru the southwestern _North
Atlantic, They make a. curve in the
Carribean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Otherwise I cannot locate nor time
them. This hurricane will cause frosts
in the middle northwest and heavy
rains in the cotton states.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit .I.” 00 @80I33.00 @34I32. 00 033
GhIongo .I 00@37I32.00@34
' New York I39. 00 @ 44I32. 00 G 37
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Detroit

nun-re.131.sooa1Iaa.ooosolzs.ooezo

 

I- No. 1 No. 1 I No. 1
Inght lllx. Inlover lllx. I Glover

Detroit ..I84 50 O 84I31.50 Q31 82.00 Q88

0500 @88I80. 00032 16.00028
New York I27. 00636I24. 00031
P11180070 I83. 00@34I28. 00629 23.00%“

Shipments of bay to the Detroit
market are very liberal and the tone
is easy. The hay crop, on a. whole,
is light this year as rains came too
late to give it a normal growth. The
estimate for Michigan is 3,058,000
tons, and for the entire United States
85 million tons. Last year‘s yield
was 109 million. tons.

 

 

 

 

 

CATTLE MARKET WEAK
Contrary to belief, receipts of
cattle on the Chicago market in-
creased during the past week. They
not only increased but. last Satur-
day’s receipts were double that of
one week before. The market av-
erages about 25c lower than last
week. Detroit receipts are fairly
good and the price is the same as
last week. Eastern markets are feel-
ing considerable of a slump owing
to the Jewish fasting period, which

began July 15 and ends July 24.
Hogs have shown quite a bit of
strength due to small receipts and

. prices average 5c higher than last

week at Chicago. The Detroitmar—
ket is rather quiet. Market for sheep
and lambs inclined toward dullness

' and prices higher than last week.

DETROIT—Cattle: Best heavy
steers, $14@14.50; mixed steers and
heifers, $10@11; butchers, $7@8;
best cows, $8.60; butcher cows, $76
7.50; best heavy bulls, $8.50; feed-~
ers, $9@10; stockers, $7.50@8.50;
milkers and springers, $65@100.
Hogs: Pigs, $15.25;“ mixed hogs,
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(Untamed

can each association “or; elemtbrw

shall, when called upo‘n-‘by‘the Board
of Control, deposit with the Ex-

change a negotiable promissory note / mendations covering a wide range of

payable on demand to the order of
the Exchange in the sum of $500.
Such note shall not bear interest.
These notes shall become the prop-
erty of the Exchange and shall be
available at any time in the settle-
ment of any liquidated damage that
may result from the failure of a
member elevator to‘ live up to its
contract with the Exchange. Such
notes may also be used as collateral
security as the discretion of
Board of Control.

Each member elevator or associa-
tion is required to enter into a writ-
ten contract with the Exchange
which appoints the Exchange as its
sales agent to sell all or part of the
products of such local association.
Such products as may be sold or
such supplies as may be bought by
the local association with the agency
of the Exchange will not release the
association from its pro-rata share
of the maintenance of the Exchange.
This contract may be cancelled by
the association on July 1st of any
year by giving written thirty day
notice and paying to the Exchange
such indebtedness as it may be un-
der to the Exchange. Any local as-
sociation may withdraw from the Ex-
change at any time between the first
day of June and the first day of
the following July, but “such with-
drawal shall not affect any right or
lien which the Exchange has against
the retiring local or its property un-
til its indebtedness to the Exchange
is fully paid.” At the time of With-
drawal the note given by the local
elevator shall be returned.

Each local elevator shall be re-
sponsible for its pro-rate. share of. all
contracts, debts and engagements to
the Exchange, (with certain excep—
tions.) The expense of operating the
Exchange shall be met by a fixed
charge per unit or a percentage
charge laid upon returns for pro-
ducts sold and upon supplies pur-
chased, the amount of such charge
to be fixed by the Board of Control.
Except as provided in certain cases,
all products of the same grade shall
be settled for upon the average price
of each day’s sales. The Board of
Control shall make such arrange-
ments as to settlements with local
elevators as may be deemed neces«
sary. All merchandise purchased by
the Exchange for any member ass-o-
ciation shall be settled for on a cash
basis.

After the year's Division of Prof-
its, expenses are paid and a groper
sum set aside to cover the deprecia-
tion of the Exchange property and
provision is made for a contingent
fund to be fixed by the board of
control,- the balance of he 'year’s
savings on products shall be divided
among local elevators and associa-
tions in proportion to the amount
(or value) of its products sold, and
the balance of the year’s savings on
supplies purchased shall be divided
in like manner.

Grading and Inspecting

All grains, beans, seeds and other
farm products grown by members of
the local elevators for sale through
this Exchange shall be handled and
graded in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the Exchange, sub-
j-ect to such inspection as may be es-
tablished by the Board of Control.
All brands, labels, trademarks, and
the like established by the Exchange,
shall be registered and become its
property and they shall be attached
only to such grades as shall be or-
dered by the Board of Control.

Other Provisions

The rules and regulations make
provisions for a proper system of
auditing, for a method of arbitra-
tion in cases of dissatisfaction aris-
ing over transactions between local
associations and the Exchange.
amendments, etc.

 

SAFEGUABDING WHEAT LANDS
OF MICHIGAN
(Continued from page 4)

It is readily apparent that fertil-
izer more than pays for itself in in-
creased yields. The average yield in
the above experiments on the fertil-
ized plots was 27.3 bushels per acre,
while on the unfertilized plots“ the

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, the conditions on your farm and ap-

' 4! next Satu y. I'll hel you all I
:21! to win! Sincerely, Gold test Man-
ager, ichltul Bush

   

  
 

  

laser-per acre, the yield was more than
It is hard to make definite recom-
farming conditions but the following

will serve as a guide. in selecting .the
most profitable fertilizer for wheat.

Pct Am- Pct Pct
‘ mania Phos. Acid Potash
Clay Soils—-
Without manure 2 12 0
With ~manure ..0 16 0
Loam Soils.—
With manure ..0 12 2
Without manure 2 12 4
For Sandy Soils
Without manure 2 10 4
With manure ..0. 12 4

‘Select the analysis that best fits

ply at least 250 lbs. per acre,.for
you are not only. feeding the wheat
crop but also the hay crop which
follows, and the increase from the
latter should more than pay the cost
of fertilizing.

MAY WIN $50
F913 $2.50!

(Cold Contest News Special)

Mt. Clemens, July 19, 1920.—-If
the friendly little "250—to-the-end—ofr
1920" contest closed today, instead
of the first of September, we would
have to send John Schmenk, of Milan,
Mich., a $50 gold piece and for it he
has sent us to date just $2.50, which
paid in full for ten new subscribers
at 25c each! The second prize, a
$25 gold piece would go by register-
ed mail to Wilson R. Canouts, Car—
son City, Mich., for he has sent us
eight new 250 subscriptions and just
$2 in money! And we would have
to send both F. G. Heminger, Otter
Lake, Mich., and Chas. H. Wellever,
Battle Creek, Mich., each a $10 gold
piece because they are tied for third
prize, both having sent in six new
250 subscriptions. Then Henry Rup-
pert, Fair Grove; Chas. Post, West
Branch and D. L. Rolfe, Mason,
would each get a consolation prize
of a $5 gold piece, just to prove we
appreciated the boost they gave The
Business Farmer.

Of course, all of these folks sent
in these new trial subscribers. before
they received the announcement on
the back cover of the July 17th is-
sue, in which we put a little pepper
into the summer campaign for new
names, by putting up $100 in gold
for those who sent in the most 25c
subscriptions between now and' the
first of September, but every name
that has been sent in will count.

It is altogether too early to tell‘
who will lead in the con-test. As I
write this on Monday, the announce-
ment dated last Saturday has only
been in your hands a couple of days
and of course, I’d hate to think that
any of you took advantage of Sunday
to let your friends know that they
can have The Business Farmer every
week until January, 1921, for a
quarter !

Where Are the Suffragetm

All of those who have sent in more
than a couple of names so far have
been men—~how do you account for
this? Usually it is the woman and
girls who can put it all over the men
in a. contest with gold prizes at the
end as a reward for their work!
Maybe next week's report in this
same column will have an entirely
different story to tell!

We hope you or some member of
your family will get into this con-
test not only for one of the gold
prizes, but because you know what
it will mean to your farm weekly to
have many of your friends and
neighbors, who are not now subscrib-
ers, on our list this fall.

Remember every 25c subscription sent
counts in'this contest.

Remember to send in your list every
Saturday so we can send the very first
available copy to your subscribers

Remember that your list must be post—
marked before September flrst to count.

Next week we will print in this column
a list of all contestants and their standing
so everyone will know just where they
stand all thru'the contest. If you can use
:50 in gold, September first—Just five
weeks away— send in as many 250 trial
subscriptions Bang!!! 0811 let between now

 

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The high standard of merit at-
tained in the of Gillette»
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tained. That'lslssured b the factthat
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his best adorn—takes pride in production
because he is a ruling factor in that pro-
duction and works under ideal conditions.

The mighty Gillette Tread ls massed into
a formafion which gives best of traction
with least of wear. It is comprised only
of the highest adc rubber refined with
the exclusive G lette Chilled Rubber Pro-
cess which toughens it as iron is toughened when changed
to steel. It develops greatest of resiliency and strength of
resistance. It reduces sand blisters—abolishes tread sep-
aration—stops the evil effects of climatic conditions, heat
and cold. Put one Gillette or a full set on your machine

right now! If there is no Gillette dealer in your town
write our general sales office.

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for silos. Save__'money. Write today.

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Will .Yfl‘ Introduce a Friend or Neighbor?

HERE’S AN INTRODUCTORY COUPON

It
is worth just 25c to him, because we will send The Business Farmer
on trial to any new name from now until January, 1921, nearly 0
months, for this coupon and a quarter (250) in coin or stamps.

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25 C subscriber? introduced byza: old subicfifcg
The Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich.
Friends: ' '
I want to introduce a NEW subscriber and for the quart-

er (25c) enclosed in coin or stamps you are to send our weekly
every week until January, 1921

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' ,vFIVE““81-.A',WGRD PER..’I”UE. WI-
- glm'ilmvsluuoesptsd, 20 words. To msln-
, tsin this 'Iow‘jrou. we are compelled to elimlnsto
‘ I" bookkeepins. Therefore. our terms on class-
‘ "M “unkind ore ouch In lull with ordbr.
" “W"- uions word ouch initial and non sroup
- of "sum. “both In the body of the ad and In the
lddross. “the rate Is 5 cents a word for each ls-
' W0: Msrdlou of number of times- sd runs. There
Copy must reach us by Wednes-
dllffl' preceding week. You will help us can-
. tlnuo our low rate by making your remittance
“I0"! right—Address. Mlchloan Business Farm-
». Adv. Dsp't, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.-

mrums & Lmnsfl

BROAD VIEW FARM, 350 sans. EQUIP,-
ped, $5,500. 11' you have $2,000 cash, here is
chance of your life; complete equipment. ms-
chinery, tools, wagons, pair horses, 10_ cows, 10
’year‘lings, poultry; splendid community, near
. town; rich meadow worked by tractor, 50-cow
spring and brook—watered pasture, 500 cords wood
selling nearby market $9 cord; 50 apple trees,
'2,000 sugar maples; good 10 room house and
barn, supplied spring water; magniflcient View;
settling alfairs owner throws in everything in-
clnding part growing crops; quick action price
$5.500, only $2,000 cash, balance eusy terms.
Details page 15 Strout’s Big Illustrated Catalog
Farm Bur nine 33 States. Copy free. STROUT
FARM AC ‘NCY, 814 BE, Ford Bldg, Detroit.

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180 ACRES FOR SALE. 90 ACRES IM-
proved. Good buildings, flowing well and Or-
chard. Trout stream. CASHUS BAILEY,
Harrison, Mich.

 

FOR SALE—TWO OFORTIEB. SIDE BY SIDE.
Each has house with cellar, and well, barn With
basement, and hen house. Nearly all under cul—
tivation, on main road, nenr school and market.
Reason for selling, age. JOHN EDWARDS, Sears,
Osceola 0., Mich, ll 1.

 

121 ACRES FOR SALE, CHEBOYGAN
County, clay loam soil, nearly all cleared, stream
running water through pasture. Good bearing
orchard. 5 room house. Barns hold 5 head horses
and 22 cattle. Good silo and other buildings, 1-2
Good schools. Protestant and
Catholic churches. One of the best fanning com-
munities in Northern Michigan. \Vill sell cheap.
WILL R. KIMBERLY, Afton, Mich.

mile to railroad.

 

FOR SALE—49 ACRE FARM.
scription and price write to H. J.
R 3, LOWeIl, Mich.

FOR DE-
RATHBONE,

 

320 ACRE STOCK FARM 150 CLEARED,
good soil. fenced, well watered, ne buildings.
Must sell on account of age. Write H. W.
SACHS, Durand, Mich.

 

SHAWNEE. OKLAHOMA,
great farming country.
booklet. BOARD OF
Oklahoma.

CENTER OF A
Write for free agricultural
COMMERCE, Shawnee,

 

STRIPPED

HARDWOOD LAND. RICH
clay

loam—easy terms, $12.50 to $15.00 an
acre. Neighbors, roads, schools. Four to five
miles from Millersburg. Never failing clover
seed will make your payments. JOHN G.
KRAUTH, Millersburg, Mich.

 

FOR SALE—CHOICE UNIMPROVED FARM
lands in Thumb District of Michigan. Near rail-
roads and good markets. Buy direct from owner
and get better land for less money. ALBERT
HEATH, Harbor Springs, Michigan.

 

IMPROVED FARMS FOR SALE~OSCEOLA
and adjoining counties offer great opportunities
for the farmer. Productive soil, flne climate,
good roads and best of schools, farmers well or—
ganized, three branches of Gleaner Clearing
House, everything to make life worth living and
livig easy to make. Let us send our descriptive
booklet of the wonderful country, and tell you
of the great bargains we have to offer. CAL-
hAtgHAN 8; CARROW LAND CO., Reed City,

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HARD RUBBER CEMENT—FASTENS TEETH

on your plate perfectly—in your
you break one ofl'. Mends water,
staiiioiiar'——toys, etc. All rubber goods—50c
and $1. 0 per stick. W. M. CHATHAM. 811
Washington Ave, Albany, N. Y.

home—when
gas pipes—

 

BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROMVFOR-
est. All kinds. Delivered prices. Address "M.
M.” Lilith. Michigan Business Farming, Mt. Clem-
ens, c *

 

 

The Best Breeders

advertise in The Michigan Bus-
iness Farmer. , It will be worth
your while to read the livestock
advertisements in every issue
to keep posted on What they
have to sell.

 

 

 

 

Is Your. Farm for iSae?

Write out o. plain description and fig.
on be for each word, initial or group of
figures. Send it in for one, two or thro.
times. There's no cheaper or better way
of selling a form in Michigan and yous
deal direct with the buyer. No agents or
commissions. If you want to sell or trad.
your farm, send in your ad today. Don't
Just talk about it. Our Business Form-
ug' Exchange gets results. Address
3” Michigan Business Farmer, Adv,
‘ heist, Mt. Clemons. '

 

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A I. B. F.'s BUSINESS FARMIR'B EXCHANGE
Bio Bargains are constantly offered

OHIO FARMS

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(A Clearing Copirtrn'ont for
this department. We m._h‘oro’;.ito'

THE BOOK AGENT HAS BOBBED
UPAGAIN . r;
I gave a book agent who was canvass-
ing the neighborhood an order .for a.
book with the understanding that I was
to pay for it when delivered. Now I
have not got the money to pay for the
book which cost quite a lot, as I had
some debts to pay. » Ivhave not received
the book. What can they do about it if
I do not pay for the book. Subscriber,
Cheboygan, Mich.

There’svan old college yell that
rings in my ears as I read your let-
ter. It ran something like this, “Are
they all dead yet; are they all dead
yet. No, by golly, there are six left
yet.” Not all the people who,got
stung by book agents arevall dead yet.
As evidenced by the number of let-
ters we receive there are quite a
few left yet. If you have signed
your name to a contract, or an order
which is the same thing, to buy a
book, there is no way in which you
can evade payment of your debt
either legally or morally without the
consent of t—heother party. If the
book agent is an amiable fellow and
delivers the books in person you
might be able to play'upon his sym—
pathies and secure a voluntary re-
lease from your contract, providing
you pay the agent enough to cover
his commission. Tell us, somebody
please, why people will buy books
simply because they have an attract-
ive cover when a moment’s reflec-
tion away from the hypnotic influ-
ence of the book agent will convince
them that they are of no earthly
value to them? Millions of copies of
books describing in word and picture
the sinking of the Titanic were foist-
ed upon the public at the time of
that great dis-aster. One look at the
pictures and the book had served its
purpose. Where are they now?
Tucked away in some corner prob-
ably, covered with dust and gather-
ing germs and taking up room that
might better have been occupied by
a. worth while volume containing
something besides gaudy pictures
and melodramatic descriptions. Buy
books—when you can afford it, but
be sure they are good books. And
never, never sign an order for a book
or anything else unless you/are dead
sure that you want it, need it, and
will be able to pay for it when the
time of settlement comes around.—
Editor.

 

BOY SHOT DOG

A boy came in from Brown City to
work on a. farm in our neighborhood,
and he spent some time hunting, and in
going past my farm in the evening, when
I was away from home, he coaxed my
dog to the gate and shot him. Now the
sheriff of our county made an investi-
gation and he owned up to shooting the .
dog and says he don’t know why he shot
him, as the dog had never molestedhim, -
The boys parents are living and refuse
to settle for the dog. The prosecuting at-
torney of our county tells me I have no
criminal proceeding againstr him as he
is under sixteen years of age. His para
cuts are not collectable for damage and
11 hold the boy. Now would you please
a vise the proper steps totake in regard
to this matter‘and get pay for my’ dog.
I had refused $50 for the dog—A. B.,
Sanilao County.

Infants are liable for their crimes
but can only be prosecuted in the
way pointed out in the law and upon
investigation of the county agent.
Manychildren are sent to,the reform
school for violating the criminal
law. Itis also well settled that an
infant is liable for his torts the same
as an adult. Infancy is no defense
to such wrongdoing—W. E. ‘Brown,
legal ' editor. ~

 

OPERATE MOTOOYOLE arr 16

How old does a. boy have to be in or-
der to ow and ride a motorcycle?——W.
0., Kent County.

Any ago one may be the owner but
they can not operate the same on the
highways without a license. The sta-
tute provides that no license shall
berissued to one under sixteen year's
of age; but for some reason unknown
licenses have been issued to those
fourteen years of age.
of laws of 1919.—-W. E. Brown, legal
editor. '

 

 

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A deeds B the right of way for rail-

 

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day troubles. Prompt, careful; attention

wide a Istri does“B require; in other

Words can give C's. valid louse for
thirty feet) or fifteen feet on each side
of the track?

in A’s deed to B.—F.

 

If no mention was made in a‘deed
.of the width of the right'of way for
a railroadtrack I would be of the
opinion that it would be limited to
what was necessary for the use of
the right of way. Its width of neces-
sity would depend upon whether it
was for private use or for the gen”-
eral railroad business. If the right
of way was for B alone by limitation
then' he could not lease it to others.
But if the deed to B was full deed
with no limitation other than it was
a right of way then he would be en-
title-d to use it without limitation.—
W. E. Brown, legal editor.

 

FALLON COAL MINES

Will you please inform me as to the
reliability of the Fallon Coal Mines, 222
Shearer Bldg. Bay City, Mich. Would
it to be a good investment'lThey are sell-
ing stock here and a. number are buying.
Two of my neighbors went to the mine
and came back loaded up with stock, I
haven't any money, to lost but would
make a small investment if it was one-
half as good as recommended. E. 8..
North Branch, Mich.

Weihave looked up the Fallon Coal.

Mine 00., and except for a few minor

stockholders, who, are men of posi-,

tion and influence in their respective
localities we are unable to vouchfor
the responsibility ofthe company.
An agent of the company has visited
us and submitted the prospectus

which is used in selling the stock.‘

This is very flattering and we agree
with our subscriber that the invest-
ment would be attractive if it were

one-half as good as pictured. Among'

the convincing exhibits shown by the
company is an analysis by State
Geologist Smith which indicates that
the company has coal in paying
quantities. But when we recall that
much of the stock in the worthless
Colorado-Michigan Copper 00., was
"sold upon the strength of an analysis
by this same geologist, we must not
give it too;much credence. The Fal-
lon coal people have leases to a coal
field and will undoubtedly be able to
mine coal profitably at present prices.
We doubt if their profits will be as
large as they anticipate, and can
readily see the possibility of an act-
ual loss should coal prices take a
drop—Editor.

 

THE COLLECTION BOX

 

 

 

CHICAGO CO. MAKES BETTIE-
MEN '1‘ WITH OUR READER

“I see your kind ofler in your pa-
per which I read with interest every
week, so I am asking a favor of you
for my mother. She is a widow and
rents her farm and does a. little sew-
ing to help out. Early last spring
she sent J$27 to Philipsborn Co.
for a suit. After waiting several
weeks she wrote two or three let—
ters asking them to‘send the man;
ey if they couldn’t send the suit as
she was going away. Since then I '
have been writing for her. They re-
fuse to answer the letters. I can
furnish any proof from the people at
the P. 0. where she got the postal or-
der or the minister of her churCh.
The suit or money should have been
sent to L. M. The suit was in the
winter catalogue which I have lost
and was $27. The, one which I am
enclosing was second'choice "and
should have been sent' if’the first
was out of stock."—-J. - LL, Alcona
County. I

 

We wrote the Phillpsborn 0.0., of
Chicago and received a prompt reply
from them saying that they were tab,
ing carerf the matter and ourjs'ub?
scriber would receive a check within-
the next few days. On July 8rd we
received the following letter from
our subscriber: .

-“We thank you for getting the

money from", Philipsborn as we
received a check in a few days from. ‘
the time wewrote you. We always ,
liked the Biz-muss rumpus now ,1,

   

 
  

 
 
  
 

 

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LONDEN LAND COMPANY

Kindly tell me through your paper it V

the Lion ._ Land Company, owned by.
Londen rothers of Detroit with offices
in Saginaw, is reliable and what is their
land worth that they are selling in Al-
cona County. It is all unimproved land.
J, M. K., Essexville, Mich. ‘

 

We have had . no response from
the London Land 00., to several let-
ters we have written them, hence con-
clude that their proposition 'will not
stand scrutiny. There is much good
land in Alcona county, most of
which, however, has already been
purchased and settled. There are
perhaps a hundred thousand acres,
more or less, of jack pine
which are worth from $1 to $5 per
acre for grazing purposes. While we
do not know for a certainty we sue-
pect that the unimproved land which
this firm is offering for sale is of the
$5 per acre type. If it is good hard-
wood land, however, it is worth in

the unimproved state from $20 to'

$30_per ,acre. In either case, you
would be foolish to buy the land or
commit'yourself to do so until you
have actually seen it, in the summer
time."—Editbr.

 

PERSONAL PROPERTY

When the deed of a. farm is held
jointly betWeen husband and wife, in
case the farm is sold, can the wife col-
lect more than half the proceeds after
the debts are paid? If so what share
of the husband’s share wou d she be en-
titled to?. In case a sale is made of the
personal property is the wife entitled to

a. share of that also?——C. E. P., St. Clair

County,

 

In an estate held jointly by bus-
band and wife known as an estate
by entirety it can not be said that
either has an absolute right to any
particular portion of the property. It
is usual to agree upon how much
each shall receive upon sale before
they sign the deed. A wife does not
necessarily have the same estate in
‘the personal and may have no inter-
est in the personal in the sense of
ownership. It can not\be said that .
she is entitled to any share of the
husband’s personal. There is no es-
tate in the entirety in personal. That
peculiar estate applies to real estate
alone—W. E. Brown, legal editor.

 

CHATTEL MORTGAGE

How long does a. chattel mortgage
hold good if given for one. year and
not paid in full and is not purchased. I:
it still good? How long if the man
holding the mortgage sees fit to purchase ‘
can he take the property?—H. G.
_..____, ,

As between the parties a. chattel
mortgage is good. for six years 91- ‘
ter it is due or six years after the
last payment; but as to subsequent
purchasers or incumbrancers it must
be renewed by aflidavit every year.
The mortgage may be foreclosedajt .,
any time within the six years above
specified-W. E. Brown, legal editor.

 

ABSTRACT ON PROPERTY

Is it necessary to have an abstract on .
a farm you sell if you can give agood
warrant deed?—A Subscriber, Gratiot
County,

The seller of a farm is not'obliged
to furnishan‘abstract unless be con-

' tracted to .do‘ so in the contract of

sale.—’W. E. Brown, legal editor.

 

. WHO FEEDS STOCK?

A rents a farm ,to B for the term of
3 ears. A has 5 cows and B' 2 cows
an 2 horses. A also has 40 hens and a.
has 18 hens and,no
pigs till Afs sow farrows. Theoontract

starts in the fall, A claims 4B must. fur-

nish half of the grain and half of the
hay if an; hay is needed to feed the
cows but must feed his own horses till
the crops are grown on, A's farm. Who
is to feed this stock untilthe crops on
A’s lace is ready «to be fed from? B
furnshed 1-2 grain for the cows. Can
he make .A y him for the grain'if A
will not turn sh any feed for 's horses?
has t Wished any feed for B's
hon-sup; . , Tuscola. County.

I, am unable to advise without a
copy eitheiosseor full‘statement of
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* cats-the, Ed. Stoll farm, west of Lans-

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‘ - DETROIT .

Not connected with any other,
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ing.‘ The day was ideal andsbout
[two hundred and fifty people'as-
sembled for the boutiful dinner,
which was followed by an interest-
ing program inithe afternoon.

N. P. Hull, President of the Mich-
gan Milk Producers’ Association, was
-he principal speaker and gave a very
forceful address, urging the organi-
zation of a local milk producers' as~
sociation to affiliate with the state
organization. The Michigan Milk
Producers’ Association has accom-
plished a great deal toward improv-
ing conditions in the eastern part of
the state, throughout the Detroit
area, and the other sections are be-
ing organized rapidly.

Field Secretary‘Norton gave a
brief report of the St. Paul trip and
annual meeting and sale and dis-

 

, in October.

 

 

cussed the plans of the newly organ-
ized Michigan Holstein—Friesian As-
ociation.

Action was taken at this meeting
ivoring an automobile tour to visit
.18 Holstein herds in Ingham coun—
y on Friday, August 6th, and a com—
*iittee appointed to map out the
cute and arrange the details. One
undred of the metal signs “Hol-
;tein-Friesians on this Farm,” were
irdered for members of the Central
iiichigan Association, and it was de—
cided to hold a sale at the COllege
This sale will be under
the management of the state organ-
ization and will come in the series
following the state sale, which will
be held at Jackson, October 19th.

The program was varied with sev-
eral musical numbers and Mark Cut-
ler, “Michigan’s Harry Lauder,"
pleased the crowd immensely with
his Scotch songs.

Mr. Stoll has a fine herd, consist~
ing of grand-daughters and great—
greatrrand-daughters of Pontiac
Korndyke, and every one inspected
them before leaving.

SUMMER HOLSTEIN MEETINGS

Arrangements for the series of
summer meetings are being made
rapidly and the following dates have
been fixed:

Shiawassee county, July 27th: Sag-
inaw county, July 28th; Tuscola
county, July 29th; Lapeer county.
July 30th; Genesee county, July
315i; Lenawee county, Aug. 3rd;
Washtenaw county, Aug. 4th; Liv—
ingston county, Aug. 5th; Ingham
county, Aug. 6th; Jackson, Aug. 7th.

A day will be ,spent in each coun—
ty and the meetings will take the
form of automobile tours in which
a number of the Holstein herds will
be visited. Local committees will
set the time and place of starting and
select the place for the basket lunch
at noon. Arrangements will be
made for a brief program following
lunch, but a greater part or the day
will be spent in viewing the herds.

Local and state papers will an-
nounce time and place of starting for .
each day for the convenience of
those interested. Mark these dates
on your calendar and attend the en-
tire series.

 

JACKSON COUNTY BREEDERS
MEET JUNE 28TH

A meeting of the executive com-
mittee of Jackson County Holstein-
Friesian Association was held at the
City Club in Jackson on Monday
evening, June 28th. The state sale,
to be held at the Jackson Fair
Grounds, October 19th,.was discussed
and a committee, consisting of H. D.
Boardman, Corey J. Spencer and John
Campbell, was appointed to look af-
ter'the local arrangements.

Plans were’ made for a large
showing of Holsteins at the Jack—
son County Fair, and a Jackson»
County Association exhibit of thirty
head was pledged for the Michigan
State Fair at Detroit.

Dear Editor of M. B. F.: I have
read what- Mr. August Baez-wolf of
Sandusky, Michigan has to say about
the M. B. F. I think'this man is off

'the right track about you and your

paper. I think differently. The M.
B. F. is the best farm paper printed
in Michigan to my notion. I can’t
hardly wait until it arrives. ' I heard
a man say the’other day “The M. B.
F.—-—-that’s the .paper for us farmers"
H. F. Stuebmg, Emmet County.

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i Quality

“The difference between a good brand of
fertilizer and a poor one lies not so much
in the difference that may exist in the total .
amount of plant food contained in it as in
the quality of the materials of which it is
made." (U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.)

 
     
  
  

 
  

   
   
 
 

  
 

  
       
     
   
   
   
       
   
     
 
    

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men, is a. question of performance and
not of promise.

The Federal trade mark is the official stamp of quality. It is
for your ,rotection and guarantees to you in every bag- of
complete ignflizer the largest amount of—

  
       
    
   
   
   
 
   
   
  
   
    
  
   
    
    
 
   
    
    
   
  
   
     
   
  
  
  
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
  
   
   
   
          
   
  
  
  
 
 
 

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The crop making material
Graduated Nitrogen ..
To feed the plant from seed-time to harvest ' ‘ ,

Soluble Organic Potash
From Ground Burley Tobacco Stems

In All—The largest amount of actual available plant food, in
' the best mechanical condition, for the least amount of money.

If your fertilizer dealer can’t furnish you Federal qualitydn
your fertilizer purchase, write. us your needs and we Will gave
you the benefit of our 35 years experience making- fertilizers
that give results in the field.

FEDERAL CHEMICAL CO.

Incorporated e

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We pay
shipping
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Our prices
guaranteed
for the week

 

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Turn more
com into high-priced
bee! and dairy products

"it“ ‘ Preston

Lamina

——the silo beautiful that lasts_ for

ages. Patented blocks with
notched ends, reinforced With
twisted steel. Most durable
tile construction known.
rder now—build your
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35% green . Saws up log: cuts in branches.
cutter, rune umpiack and other tmach nary Mounted
on wheels. say to move an here. 10 Year Gamma]
sonny. Trial. Write for We k and CalhorEaIyTenns.
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Farmer.

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BREEDERS ATTENTION!
It you are planning on a. sale this year, write us now and
\ CLAIM THE DATE! -’
This service is free to the live stock industry in Michigan
to avoid conflicting sale dates
LET “THE BUSINESS FARMER" CLAIM YOUR. DATE 2

        
      
       

 

 

 

   
 
 

 

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Braden-r Auction Sales advertised here at special low mes: ask m them. we» today I)

 

 

 

1o ovum conflicting uates we wHI Withouv.
00:“. list the date of any live stock sale In
Mlcmlian. If you are comma-log a sale I"
Vise us at once and we will claim the den
or you. Address. Live Stock Editor. II- 3-

Clemens.

Aug. 4. Drum—Jerseys. W. C. Taylor,
Milan, Mich.

Aug. 6. Duroc-Jereeys . 0. 1". Foster.
Pavilion. Mich. ,

Aug. 10, Duroc-Jersey. Thoe. Underhill
& Son. Salem, Mich.

Oct. 20. Poland Chime. Wesley Hila-
Ionia. Mich.

Oct. 27, Poland Chinas. Boone-Hill Co.,
Blanchard, Mich.

Oct. 28, Poland Chime. Clyde Fisher and
E. R. Mallard. St. Innis. Mich.

Oct. 29, Poland Chinas. Chas. Wetul &
Sons, Ithaca, Mich.

Oct. 30. Poland Chin“ Brewbeler 1.
Sons, Pilate. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HOLSTEIN-F‘RIESIAN

 

 

INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY

of your
DAIRY HERD
by using a a
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN SIRE

We haze bulls of all ages listed at
reasonable prices.

Also grade and purebred cows
and heifers

MICHIGAN
HOLSTEJN FRIESIAN

~ ASSOCIATION
Old State Building Lansing. Mich.

 

 

 

 

MR MILK PROBUOER

Your problem is more MILK. more BUTTER,
more PROFIT. per cow.

A son of Maplrcrest Application Pontiac—
132652—Irom our heavy—yearly-milking-good-but-
ter~record dam will solve it. ‘

Maple-crest Application Pontiac‘s dam made
85 103 lbs. butter in 7 days; 1344.3 lbs. butter
mi 2s421.2 lbs. milk in 385 days.

e is one of the greatest long distance sires.

Ills. daughters and sons will prove it.

Write us for pedigree and prices on his sons.

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

Pedigrees and prices on applicotion.

[1. Bruce McPherson. Howell. Mich.

BABY BULLS

Grow your own next herd sire. We have
three beautiful youngsters—~strsigbt as a line.
bimboncd rugged fellows. They are All by
our 38 lb. senior sire. KING KORNDYKE
(llllSKANY PONTIAC from splendid indi-
vidual dams of A. R. backing and the best
of blood lines.

Write for our sale list.

BOAROMAI FARMS
JACKSON. MICH.
Holstein Breeders Since 1906

 

 

 

 

 

 

A SON OF CARNATION CHAMPION. WHO HAS

n 40 lb. sire, a 42 1b. dun and two 42 lb.
sisters. llorn May 8, 1920 from a daughter of
a 231b, cow. “or six nearest dams average 27.5
lbs. Noarly white. Federal tested herd.

H. L. VOEPEL. Sebomlng, Mich.

HIGH GRADE ROLSTEIR COWS

Good milkers, some Inch. Also some heifers.
All are sired and bred by registered bull.
. W J. LYTLE, Roughtoo Lake. Mich.

 

 

A NICE STRAIGHT LIGHT COLORED IULL
calf born February Isl. Sircd b Flint Hen-
gerveld Ind. whose twu nearest ams average
32.66 lbs. butter and 735.45 lbs milk in 7 days.
Diun, a 24 lb. daughter of a son of Pontiac De
Xijlonder 35.43 lbs. butter and 750 lbs. milk in
7 days. Write {or prices and extended pedigree

to
L. O. KETZLER
Film. Mich.

 

REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 5‘35 IOEOSEI:

WM. GRIFFIN. R. 6.. Rowe", Michigan

A aniunsou OF
KING or THE PONTIAOS

that will be n-mly for service in September
whose own Sister has just made over 221119.
of butter us a Jr. 3 your old and whose Dam
has made over 20 lbs. and we own both of
them and they are due to freshen again in
imxuary .nnd will be tested. This young bull
is well grown and a top line that could not
be beat. his Dani’s 1'2 sister has just made
*nvcr'30 lbs.

llis price is only $150.00.

From a fully accredited Herd.

BAILEY STOCK FARM, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Address all correspondence to

JOHN BAZLEY
. 819 Atkinson Ave.
DETROICIT, MICHIGAN

 

 

 

 

 

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or com or ‘ofton as you wish. " Copy or changes-must be mired one need tetra.“ I“ I!

BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER. MtClemem. Michigan.

 

Hires urnn

(State and Federal Tested)
YPSILANTI, MICK-

OFFIS YOIIII’O SIRES

Year-hugs and younger, out
01’ choice advanced registry
(1.31118 and King Korndyke AT-
tis Vale. Own dam 34.16 lbs.
butter in 7 days; average 2
nearest dams, 37.61‘, 6 near—
est 33.93, .20 nearest, 27.83.

 

 

 

 

LBuIls From an Accredited Herd

HILL ones? FARMS. MUNSON. MICHIGAN
RISINGHURST JOHANNA ORMSBY DIMPLE
195063
born Nov. 25, 1915. Is oflered for sale. His sire
16 by Johanna Concordia Champion 60575 (29
A. IL 0. doubters, two 30 lbs., 9 above 20 lbs.)
who is by Colanth Johanna. Champion 45674
60 A. R. 0. doughters) a son of’ Colsntha 4th’s
Johanna, 85.22. the only cow to ever hold at one
time 11 world’s records in every division from
one day to a year. His dam, Lindenwood Dimple
2nd 139424. 27.33 lbs. butter. 465.30 lb‘s. milk,
average per cent fat 4.70. is by Duke Ormshy
Pietertje Ile Kol. 44764 (10 A. R. 0. daughters,
2 above 30 lbs.) and out of Lindenwood Dimple
104601. She has 75 per cent the some breed-
ing as Lindenwood Hope, 30.61. Write for price

and other information.
EDWARD B. BENSON A SONS. Manson. Mich.

36 pound son of KING OF THE
PONTIAC’S Heads our Herd

Several 30 pound cows all under Federal Sup~
ervision, good bull calves and a few bred heifers
for sale. '»

HILL CREST FARM. Ortonviiie. Mich.
or write
John P. Hehl. 181 Griswold St... Detroit, Mich.

SOLO AGAIII

Bull calf last advertised sold but have 2 more
that are mostly white. They are nice straight fel-
lows; aired by a son oz‘Kiuz Ono. One is from
a 11 lb. 2 yr. old dam and the other is from a.
20. lb. .71". 3 yr. old dam, she is by noon of
Friend Ilengerveld Do Kol Butter Boy, one of
the great bulls.

JAMES HOPSON JR.. Owosso. Mlch.. R 2.

TVIO BULL OALVES

Registered HolsteimFrieclan. sired 'by 89.87 lb.
bull and from heavy producing young cows. These
when are very nice and will be priced cheap I!
sold soon.

HARRY ‘I'. TUBES. Emu. Mich.

 

 

 

MUSOLFI' BROS.’ HOLSTEIN

We are now booking order; for
oung bulls from King Pieter Seam
yons 170506. All from A. R. O. dams

with credible records. We test annu-
ally for tuberculosis. Write for pric-
es and further information

Muolofl 81-05., South Lyons, Michizon

 

 

 

 

 

WOLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD

sales from their hcrd.. We are well pleased with
the calves from our Junior Herd Sire "King Pon~
t‘iignLnnde Korndyke Seals” who is a son “of

3 P0
tine Clothilde lle Kol 2nd. A few bull calves for
mic. T. W. Sprauue, ll 2. Battle Creek, Mich.

FOR SALE

5 HEIFER CALVE8
age from 2 to 8 months
3 BULL CALVES
one ready {orchesvy service

8

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; two with 18 and: 20 lb. seven day records. F‘lve ‘

with good profitable cow testing records. Write
for pedizrees and prices.
Herd free from disease

., ROWN. Rroedsville. Mich.
Breeder of Reg. stock only

am BOOK uoLsrrms

Herd Headed by Johan Pauline De
Kol Lad 236554

a son of Flint Hengerveld Lad
and Johan Pauline DeKol twice
30 lb. cow and dam of Pauline
DeNiannder (Mich. Champion
two years old.)

Bull calves from dams up to
28 pounds.
Roy E. Fickies, Chesaning, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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E. N. BALL,
FELIX WITT .............

Business Farmer.

Write them

weekly l

 

 

BUTTER BOY ROSIIA; PRIIIOE

257572. herd sire. son of King Om. His sire
is from a 30 lb. cow that made 1.845 lbs. in
one year and dam, Butter Boy Rosina 2nd 200,
640. made 29 lbs. and almost 800 II). in ten
months, she has a 38 and 34 lb. sister. Have
Home fine young bulls and heifers and some heif-
ers bred to him. rem R. 0. can with
records’l'tom 22 to 30 lbs. Write. for prices.
' Dehlre hops. fall boars, rend? for 0!
and tilts. Boo ' orders for eptinll DU-

Dorted Ind American .
CHINAW VALLEY [TOOK FA"
Ell Sprunger a Son. Prom" “law “I. 8.. W01!

 

our: new our:
NOBEL KIAE SEGIS ELISTA

His sire a so lb Ion of kiddo Kin: 8m
Alba!) De K02-

His dam. om Foodie. 82.8? 'lb.

Her dam. Ghats Ernestine, 85.96 lb.

Bis three nearest dams average over $8 Ibo.
sod his forty III nearest tested relatives "erase
over BO-Ibs: butter Iii-seven Gm. e ofler one
of his sons ready for service.

ARARD RWER STOCK FAR”

Covey .l. Spencer. Owner. Eaten Rapids, Mich.

 

IE ROLBTIIN BULLS UP TO 30 LBS.
breeding. Good producing dams. Priced to
sell. L. PRITC‘RARD A SON. EIweil, Mich.

 

 

SHORTHORN

We Wish to Announce

to the farmers of Michigan that we
are now ready to supply them with
Canadian bred Shorthorn females
either straight Scotch or Scotch
topped milkers at reasonable prices.

If your community needs the serv—
ices of a high-class Shorthorn bull,
write us for our Community Club
Breeding plan.

PALMER BROTHERS

Established In 1898 Balding. Mich.

 

 

HORTHORNS FROM AN ACCREDITED HERD

grandsons and granddaughters oi Avondale
Maxwulton Jupiter 754193 heads our herd.

JOHN SCHMIDT (A SON, Reed City, Mich.

SHORTHORIIS

7) bulls. 4 to 8 mos. nld, all roam-1, pail fed.
Dams good milkers. the farmers' kind. at farm«
ers‘ prices.

F. M. PIGGOTT A SON. Fowler. Mich.

 

 

HE BARRY COUNTY SHORTHORN BREED-

crs Association announce their fall cat-lo: seedy
for distribution. Scotch. Scotch Pop and Milton.
Shorthorns listed. Address

» W. L. Thorpe. 8co.. Milo. Mich.

 

HE VAN BUREN CO. SHORTHORN BREED-
ers’ Association have stock for sale. both milk
and beef breeding. ‘\
Write the secretary,
FRANK BAILEY. Hartford. Mich.

 

0R SALE—POLLED DURHAM BULLS AND
Oxford Down Rams. _
J. A. DOGARMO. Muir. Mich.

Shortliorns at Farmers’ Prices

 

 

rather" from a daughter of Pon- 1

FOUR soovcu TOPPED BULL cALVEs
under 0"“; year old. These are all room end

choice Ind] .
FAIRVIEW FAR.
F. E. Boyd Alma. Michigan

SHORTIIORIIS 3"?» 1mg" LE"
Wm. J. BELL. Rose City, Mich.

FOR SALE $3.53.” .‘ifi.§"§2332?ng 323.. °“"
. ‘ l." s. EDDIE-ll- Einstein. Mich.

 

 

 

aple‘ Ridge Hard of Bates Shorthorns ‘01-
fers for sale a roan bull calf 9 mos. old. Also 2
younger ones J E. TANSWELL. Mason, Mich.

 

or Sale, Milking Shorthorn Bulls from two to
16 mo. old. Dams giving 40 and 50 lbs. per
day. Yearly records llcpt. Herd tuberculin tested.
JAs. H. EWER, R 10. Battle Creek, Mich.

ENT COUNTY SHORTRORN BREEDERS’
Ass’n are oflerinz bulls and heifers for sale, All
ages. Sell the scrub and buy a purebred.

E. I. Soc'y. Caledonia, Mich.

 

 

ll'A'I‘ DO YOU WANT? . I represent 41
iHORTI-IORN breeders. Can put you in
touch wilh best milk or beef strains. Bulls all
ages. Some females. C. . Crum, President
Central Michigan Shorthorn Association, Mc-
Brides, Michigan.

HEREFORDS
MEADOW BROOK HEREFORBS

Bob Fairfax 495027 at head of herd. Regis-
tered stock, either sex, polled or horned, mostly
any age. Come and look them over.

..EARL C. McCARTV. Bad Axe. Mlchlgan..

 

 

 

 

120 HEREFORD S'IEEBS. ALSO
know or 10 ‘or 16 loads fancy (finality
Shorthorn and Angus steers 6 to 10 0 lb:

 

LIVE STOCK FIELD MEN

................ . . . . . . Cattle and Sheep

-¢.--......-

cl-u..... ........ o ...... ......-...

One or the other of the above well-known experts wil visit all live-stock sales of
importance in Michigan, northern Ohio and Indians, as the exclusi e Field Men of The Michigan.

They are both honest and competent men of standing in their lines in‘Mlchiasn
and they will represent any reader of this weekly st any sale. making bids and purchases.
core of” this paper. Their service is free to you. They will also help you . ,
arrange your sale, etc. l‘bey work exclusively In the Interest: of'lflchizln’s OWN live-stock.

Owners anxious to sell. Will hel bu 50c
commission. C. F‘, Ball. Fairlie d. own.

Horses and Swine

IIIIIIIIIIIIlliliilliillllillllllllIilflllllllIiiiilllmlllli

hm .
Bellini and Percheron Stallions and mares. 1m-

   
 

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minnuumiiiiifl

 

dose or law'-

“"

'HEREFORDS

Cows with calves at side, open
or bred heifers of popular breed—
ing for sale.

Also bulls not related.

ALLEII "OTHERS

PAW PAW, men.

Hardy Northern Bred Hereford:

BERNARD FAIRFAX “4.19 HEAD OF HERD
h 30 this year’s calves for sale. 10 bulls and 10
e are.

JOHN MIBRIOOI. IIII'I‘IIVIIR.i Mich.

REGISTERED martian" GATTLE

m R N 4713 41 head: our herd.
enesterm o. ‘ 9ted Grunt! Chain

“were“. .. mm
. .e ve
hulh'forzotihemdalsosomeheifersbredtone—

star. Tony B. Flex. Proprietor. .
TR! IARIOI CTOCR FARM. Moria. Blob.

ANGUS

| The Most Profitable Kim] A

farm . a our lead of grade dairy heifers
from L AWEE COUNTY'S heaviest mill pro-
ducers to Include a pure bred ANGUS bull o! the
most extreme beet type for combinstiou beet end
deity fumi

Car lot lmoments- assembled at GLENWOOD
FARM f nt.

or e .

Methods explained in SMI'I‘H'S PROFII'ABLE
STOCK FEEDING. 400 pages illustrated.
GEO. B. SMITH. Addison. Mich.

BARTLETT ’PURE IRED ABERDEEN-
ANGUS CATTLE auo 8"‘33
8m“ m “cm l.ndduil1ep’e'¢:ition Emeline. 0'

' n
sW'dencczliRailhciitp‘:(rt-r74:'rr. Lawton. Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUERNSEYS

AUS-
uanusavs roa SALE. 1' BULL. or.
tell Sultan, sire Longwster Prince 0133111512}
(18714) 4 A. R. daughters, 416 lb. fat 369) A
years old. Dam, Dagna of Hillliurst (35 ‘lf 6
It. 548 lb. fat at 2 1-2 yrs. old. 1 bull ca fine
mos. old of similar breeding. Also a 9".“ to
heifers of the above bull. It Will payrfléion
investigate. Prices and pedigree-on up!) 16:: -
MORGAN BR08.. R 1. Allegan, Mic .

REGISTERED GUERNSEYS

ORDER YOUR BULL CALF' NOW

for later shipment. Let me send you a real ped-
i I better breeding.

gree J? M. WILLIAMS. North Adams, Mich.

 

JERSEYS

Junior Herd Sire
You’ll Do’s Duchess
Oxford 158303

”Silos BRED JERSEYS

of capacity, type and beauty.
Let us know your wants.

HIGHLAND FARM, Shelby, Mich.
Samuel Odell, Owner. Adolph Heeg, Mgr.

 

Senior Herd Sire
Noble Sensational

r Salk—Jersey bull calves. Oxford and Mo-
jesty breeding. Dams are heavy producers.
J. L. CARTER. R4. Loire Odessa. Mich.

MPROVE YOUR JERSEY HERD WITH ONE

Majesty bulls.
0fFall’s-MK P. NORMINGTON, Tonia. Mich.

 

 

AYRSHIB-ES

_ SPECIAL; SALE
«swarm smears

i v June 12th.“, for 30 days we will sell
bnl’llie‘II'Infjb‘l' service forSlOO. Bull calves and
heifer calves for $50

rum.“ BROS

Vassar. R 5. MIC"-

__S_WI.N_E___-

POLAND CHINA

BIG BOB MASTODON

Sire was champion of the world, his Darn s
sire was grand champion at Iowa State Fair. Get
a grand champion while the getting is good. Book-
ing orders now. Bred zilts are all sold, but have
10 choice {all pigs sired by a Grandson of Dish-
er’s Giant. 3 boars and 7 sows. Will sell open
or bred for Sept. furrow. to BIG BOB.

C. E. OARNANT. Eaton Rapids. Mich.

POLAND CHINAS

BIG TYPE WITH QUALITY

Nine fall gilts out of litters of eleven and

- . le.
unwell. fsof Evenau'rs, St. Johns. Mich.

—every

, breeder-—

‘- Can use M. B. F.’s
Breeders’ Directory
@3001! advantage

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.l few choice bred silt; for 1-.qu Also 7

M boars, some To ts of Ixcern
brooding. I) MC V B E3105: . l
3.31%.;th gm GQUAD Agra DON
murY s CHOICE RAN -2 ' 3'
ORANGEA w 0 GL BUD. by BIG

Free livery to visitors
Wm. J. CLARKE.
Eaton Ranlds. Mlch.

WALNUT ALLEY

15120 crops “lll be sired by Gianltts (llxinsman
No. 3 14731, sired 41by Giant Cl
Progress No 3770 111151111111 11nd Art's

A. D. GREGORY, lonia, Mich.
L. T. P. C.

I have s flue lot of spring izs sired b H rt's
Black Price 11 good son fYIlack Pricey. mind
champion of the world in0 1.1918. Also have u

r of 7 pig's. 5 sows and 2 boars. sired by
Prospect Ysuk. s son of the $40 000 Yankee.
that no sure Humdin zrse

F. T. HART. St. Loulo. Mlch.

HERES SOMETHING 6909

THE LARGEST RIG TYPE P. O. IN
, a bigger 11nd better bred boar pic 1311??”
hard. at o cannabis price. Como and sec than.

BIG TYPE P0-
lsurllts:‘lil11as.
sold

Was it not as represented. Thos- boon
In service: L's Big 0 . hm.
0mm 12m. .1111 L's “11:" Lord C "

W. E. LIVINGISTON. Puma. Mlch.

BIG TYPE P. C. sows 0F CHOICE BREED-
lnz. bred to Big Bone Bone' Boulder No. 728«
672 for Sept. furrow. Spring pigs either sex.
Ibulthy and growthy.Prir213 reasonable

W. BARNES & SON. Byron, Mlch.

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA BRED GILTS.

one. {111 boar, spring pigs both sex, and tried

ows while they last.
HOWLEY BROS.

Merrlll. Mlch.

 

OARS ALSO SOWS AND PIGS. ANYTHING
you “ant. Poland Chinas of the biggest type
We have bred l.ln21n big for more than 25 yesrt‘.
over 100 head on hand. Also registered l’erch-
erons llols.(.2111.s and ()xfords E'verything sold at
s reasonable mice, and 11 square deal
JOHN C. BUTLER. Portland. Mlch.

FAREWELL LAKE FARM

‘arge type I’. C. Have :1 fine lot of spring pigs
1y (‘lunsmsn's Image 2nd.'l‘h1,2 (lullwst and
King's Giant. I will sell Kings (lisnt No. 32 7. —
749. He is 11 real sir(2. lie was first prize you-
ling boar 11t.:lrcksnn (‘o f11ir.l‘ll‘.l.

RAMSDELL. Hanover, Mlch.

BIG TYPE POLARDS

. In introducing (1111' herd we offer choice pigs
1V \V's Sailor limb and out of dams by Buster.
lloy, Long Superba Smooth \Vondcr 3rd, and
Orange Iles\lninl2s. Friend to sell
W. CALDWELL & SON. Sprlngport. Mlch.
L s P FOUR CHOICE SPRING AND FALL
boars left. A few extra nico nits

left bred for April furrow
H. O. SWARTZ. Schoolcraft, Mlch.

 

 

 

BRED SOW SALE.
For particulars write
Auuuua. Mlch.

TH ANNUAL P. 0.
March 13,1920.
L‘J. J. HAGELS HAW.

 

lg Type Poland Chlnas. Am ofierlng three boar
Bpigs :It weaning time at reasonable price. Reg—
istered in buyers 11:1u112. Slrcd by Big Long Bob.

Write for pmligrovs and prices.
MOSE BROS. St. Charles, Mlch.

 

Chlna Saws,
prices. Also

Mlch.

Am Offering Large Type Poland
bred to l" < (l1'111ge at reasonable
fall pigs.\\1ito or call.

LYDE FISHER. R3 5L. Louls.

 

 

. T. P. C. FOR SALE. SPRING PIGS OF
both sex. Sircd by \Viley's King Bob the Big
Smooth kind.
JOHN D. WILEY. Schoolcraft, Mlch.
T. P. C. SOWS ALL SOLD. ORDERS
booked for boar pigs 9t weaning time from
Mich ('llllmplnn l112rrl. Visitors ulu'uys \vrlvoino.
E Mlch.

LEONARD. R 3. St. Louis.

 

THE IBEST BRED POLAND CHINA PIGSSIR‘
Ell by lli;r limb Mast Mon at the lam-st prlcc.
D

   
  

    

Spring play by Walt'a'
Orion. FIriIr.Yoa1-IIMI
0W1. Man. as. was and Indoor. 1019

Phillips Bros, Riga, Mich

AM SELLING DURGGS
August 4th.

(lot on mailing list for catalog.

W. C. Taylor, Milan Mich.

DUROC BOARS FROM PB. 1 z s:

“'INNING STOCK
ready for service Geo B. Smith. Addi-
son. Mlch.

 

 

 

MEADOWVIEW FARM REG. DUROO JERGEY
hogs. Sprink pics for solo
. anlnqton. Mlch.

oAKLAIDS PBEIIEI GRIEF
Herd Boot—Reference only—No. 128219

1919 CIn'ongo International
4th Prize Jr. Yearling

A few '11an via Ht lot 325
BLANK A POTTER
homo». Mlch.

 

 

OR SALE: ONE DUROC BOAR FROM
Breakwater breeding stock. Choice sprinlz pigs.
JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mlch.

DUROGS

Duroc Jersey Sows and em: bred for Aug
Sept. fmrm' 1000 lb herd boar
JOS. SCHUELLER. Weldman. Mlch.

 

OF BREEDING SIZE AND
QUALITY.
LPOWER.

Joromo. Mlch.

 

and

 

wEd OFFER A FEW WELL- BRED SELECT-
spring Iluroc Hours also bred sows snI‘
Giltsd in season. Call or write
McNAUGHTON A FORDYCE. _8t. Mlch.
Dunn GILTS BRED Fon‘ AUGUST
row. Spring pigs wither sex.

JESSE BLISS a. SON, Henderson,

MICHIGANA FARM

Sells Quality Durocs
Friday August 6th.

Bred soWs, boars and open gilts.

All immunized.

Now is the time to start with pure
breds when the hog market is bad
and few are investing. Sell grades
and buy good pure breds at a low in-
itial cost in this our first public sale.

Pavilion is in Kalamazoo County
on the main line of the Grand Trunk
R. R. at junction of Kalamazoo
branch.

Louis.

FAR-
Mlch.

 

All are invited.
Write for catalog.

0. F. FOSTER, Manager
Pavilion, Mich.

BERKSHIRES‘

ARGE ENGLISH RECORDED BERKSHIRES.
Brod gills and spring pigs for solo.

RIMEVAL FARM. Osseo, Mlch.
BERKSHIRE ONE SOW TWO YEARS OLD
due July 7th, one hour .lnn—
1111ry {arrow and four sows Mnrch furrow for sale.
Best blood lines of the breed.
RZA A. WEAVER, Chesanlng. Mlch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

erTT C. PIER. Evart. Mich.
DUIIOCS
5711057123913”1:111?sons, WEIGHT
130') lbs. (2:11-11. Sirud by 11 800 ll). boar.
l’rivml ronsonnhlv. .
. E. DAVIS .11. SON, Ashley, Mich.

 

Buroc sows and gllts bred to Wall's King 82949
who has sired more prize winning pigs at tho
slate. 1.1113 in the last 2 years than any other Du-
roc board. Newton Ilsruhart St Johns, Mich.

PEACH HILL FARM

 

l‘lnsm sprinz.r boars sired by leach llill Orion
King 11 sphndid grandson of Orion (‘herry King
\Vr.l-21;1'l112tt12r still, come ad select your own
Prim-l reosllnnble. Inwood Bros, Romeo. Mlch.
GUROC JERSEY

Kl APLE LAWN FARM REG.
swine. Sou-s bred to Model Cherry Kim: 10“!
for Aug. and Sopt. furrow. \Vrite me your wants.
VFRN N. TOWNS, R 6, Eaton Raplds. Mlch.

Dunoc EXTRA GOOD MARCH BO'AR PIGS
' II by Defender’s Cherry K1113 from
5 t

Ilrovkwntor—brcd sows, _ 335. red.
' E. E. CALKINS, Ann Arbor
Dunn BOARS, GILTS AND BROOD ms
of (Ill ages. Sows bred or open Now-
t0n a. Blank. Hill Crest Farms. Perrlnoton, Mlch.
larm 2| miles straight south of Middleton.
Sprlng bred sows all sold. Hove
ounces Izood Septm pigs. both sex. and by
LII-arty Defender 3rd COL bred (hula. Gflh

will be bred to 1m Orion boar for Sept. (arrow.
H G. KEESLER. om: Klan.

. REG nunoc JEBSE

0:221 furnish stock not skin.
in: sows Will breed for early fall litters.

lsfscti n unrnnteseda
0 12.211 11112151 soon. mm.um1.

SPRING PIGS
EITHER SEX
Also yearl-
Sst-

CHESTER wnmas

GREGORY FARM BEBKSHIRES FOB
profit. Choice stock for sale. Write your
wants. W. S. Corsa, White Hall, Ill.

CHESTER WHITES

Spring Plus In Pairs or
trios from A-l 111:2t111'e
Also 11 few bred (hlts
Vassar, Mich.

 

 

 

(stock at reasonable prices.
for Msy furrow. F. \V. Alexander.

EGISTERED CHESTER WHITE PIGS FOR
“sale at prices that will interest you. Either

sex. W rite today.
R

 

also 18:321-111.“? rs 115w
Everyone mmntoed ssf'e in darn“ also a.
choice spring pigs. either sex.

F II BMGESS

Mn. Mlch.. R 3

Flu. lot of registered 0.1.1:. Irod Sm of good
blood lines. Schoolnulstcr brooding. weighing
250 to 400 lbs. :It Sill!) to 33W.
JOHN ODOERFER, Mariette, Mlch.

 

 

. I. c. s—-8 Choxce young boars, March and
April pigs 2t 11'12.1111ng time
CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe Mlch.

IIIUD-JV A Y- AUSH- KA FARM

oil'ers O. I. (3. spring pigs,

. also special summer
1111093 on breeding stock in White. \Vyandottcs,
Barred Rocks. White Chinese Geese and White

Runner llnrks. No more eggs this season
D KE C. MILLER. Dryden, Mlch.

O. I. C. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAINS THE
blood line: of. the most no'ed herd.
you stack at

J.

Can furnish
prices.
Ich..

SHEEP
HAMPSHIRE SHEEP

Touching sold out. both owns and an.
boo owes immuhi29”mt=
run
Booking ordn-
CLARKn U. umIIAIIIE. West Branch. Mlch.

‘

“live sud let live”
GORDEN Dorr, M

 

   

 

I In:
excellent biz

:5?“on 170 lbs. Octobor I.

 

   

 
 

n is. FowIsrvIIIo, 11111...

MSTRUNG BRO...
leis. AM OFFERING FOR FALL DELIVERY HIGN
muted summon yearling éWel and
rams.“ Flock estnbltshed 189 90.
O. EMEN. Donor, Mlch. .

ANT A SHEEP? Lot Amerlcan Hampshlro
Sheep Association send you a dandy booklet
with list of breeders MFORT A.
TYLER. my 10 Woodland Ave.. Detroit, Mlch.

lwrlto or 0511‘

 

 

 

   

 

1r rAYs To our runs Bill-ID sum or '

2 .~ , PARSONS “"2- 31""
, J .

ofthe East. ”
"Lin—1t.
KIDS I CANNOT SELL YOU ANY MORE
ewes unt2l next fall. To some grown up,
I can ofler 10 very good young Shropshire ewes
that will lamb in April for 8400. Their lambs
contracted to me should not more than purchase
price next fsll
Also 10 minhty nice ewo lambs for $350.
Come and see them.
ROPEJION FARMS. comm. Mlch.

PET STOCK

ELGIAN NAREF—YOUNG AND OLD "00K,
sll high bred. Sand for prices.
SHERIDAN NADAITRY. III-Hm. MIeh.
STEELE AND BLACKS.

FLENISN GER" from O wank; old up.

Also bred does and does with litters. All padl-
¢2reed and some registered. Must sell to make
room for coming young stock. Writs your wants.

   

I eta-n." rg‘nd ship everywhere xprell
as. Write for club offer and gr: 9co n)lillz.
Oxlords, Shropshirel md- Poll ed chines.

PARSONS. (urnndLedge.M1ch. R. 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F. C. BENNETT, Box 88. Williamston, Mlch. ..

 

Sale starts at 1 p. m.
J. E. RUPPER

 

DUROC-JERSEY SWINE SALE

August 10, 1920
At Home Farm, South Lyon, Mich.

\
33 head or Bred Sows and Gilts, 0 11211
individuals of best breeding.

T, Perry, Mlch.,

Thos. Underhill 81 Son, Salem. Michigan

grills and Boar's. All splendid

Wrélo for Catalog.
Auctioneer.

 

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Advenmemonts

rates for 13 times or longer.

POULTRY BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY

Inserted under ml: heading at 80 cents per
Write out what you have to offer and send II. In. wo will put
It In typo, send proof and quote rates by return mall.

 
   

line. per Issue. Speclnl

Addross The Michigan Business Farmer,

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORPINGTONS AND LECHORNS

Two great breeds for profit. Write today for
free catalogui. of hatching eggs, baby chicks and
breeding stoc
CYCLE HATCHER COMPANY, 149 Phllo Bldg.

Elmira. N. Y:

 

 

 

 

FOR SALE MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYB.
Toulouse Geese Wlnto Pekin

ducks, either sex, $4 each at once. Old ducks

weigh 10 pounds.

CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mlch.
LEGHORNS
FINGLE COMB BUFF LEGHORNS. EARLY
“hatched Cookerels. 12".112111 range from exceL

lent lsyinz stock.
J. w

WEBSTE Fl. Bath, Mlch.

 

 

 

Advertising Department. Mt. Clemens', Mlchlgsn.
1 .
POULTRY Ichmksv. LthOI‘ns, Mlnorcas, Spanish, Houdans
.,._.__L*~ “ampules, lteds [locks ()rpingtons, Brahmas,
Wynndottes. Tyrone Poultry b31111 Fenton, Mich.

 

From record laying purebred

BABY GHIGK

stock. \\ hitc Leghorns.
Brown Leghorns, $16 per 100 Anconus $18
Postpaid. Live arrival glmr.1nteul.(‘ntnlog tree

SUPERIOR HATCHERY. Clinton. Mo.

GHIGKS ROSE AND SINGLE COMB R. I.
Rods Barred Plymouth Rocks, $18
no; 1(:0‘,$9 For 50t$4 75 per ‘_.1, prepaid and
51 (2 '12 nerx guano (212d. Cstulo fr L
hatch July 27th. 1; es ast
INTERLAKES FARM. Box 4, Lawrence, Mlch.

 

 

IIATCHING EGGS ’

FOR $ALE HATGRINEEES

ROM A HEAVY LAY-
niz struin of S. C. R LF Ileds at $2 .00 per set-
ting of 15 eggs, $10. 00 per 100.

 

 

 

in surplus yearling stock to make room for
growing birds. Clarence Browning, R2, Portland.

 

 

 

 

 

ILT LEFT
HAMPSHIBESaR11FfEu‘lY gigfopigs trial new
mom OIYIIIS'W. SNYDER. St. Johns. Mlch.. R 4

RAM PSHIRES

Am all sold out on sows and gilts bred for
spring furrowlng Have a few sows sud zilts bred
for June and July fsrrowing that an good and
ht. Spring boar pigs at $15 as. st 8

usnntoed Cull or writs
{all Lump. Mlch.

 

weeks gig. Satisfaction
GUS THOMAS.

 

0. I.“

I. 0. AND CHESTER WHITE SWINE
Choice sow pigs of March furrow. Bloodlines
of tho Grand Champions Prince Big Bone and

 

 

I C.

Schwinn-tor. Write your wants to
C. ACLRE V. DORMA N. Mr. Mlch.

 

O. I. C. SOWS F OR. SALE

01!! or T”! DIST HERDB IN MICHIGAN
Much, April and Ms! litters.
II you want a BIG TYPE sow.

rl 11.. and {all nsrhnu bred for
31112:; Rind r tor In buyer’s nuns.

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I ship 0 1
guaranteed right in

R. 5, Mason, Michigan

 

 

Stack of excellent t'1e and '
RABOWSKE'S s. c. WHITE LEGHORNS. mm. “ “all” “t 1111
Young and old stock for 311112. ’ Satisfaction guaranteed .
LEO GRABOWSKE. Merrill, Mlch., R 4. HIEMS & SON. Davlson. Mlch.
1
;‘ . 0. BROWN LEGHORN COCKERELS, $1
WYAWOTTE ench. While l’ekin Dorks, $2 each. 1
MRS. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hlllsdale. Mlch.
Ilver, Golden and White Wyandottes. Bargalns

BOSE COMB BROWN LEGHORN EGGS FOR

sale. One fifty per fifteen eggs
Flemish Giant rabbits that are giants Quality
guaranteed.
E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mlch.

 

ALPH COSENS, Lovorlno. Mlch.
HAMPSHIRES LANGSHAN
READY FOR SEHYIGEM— BLACK Lsuasusus or QUALITY
wBOABS Bred for type snd color since 1912. Started
Also 1 Bred Sow from pen headed by Black Bob. First prize cock
w. A. EASTWOOD Chesanlng, Mlch. at International show at Bufl’alo, Jan. 1912 Egg:

3 50 per setting of 15. Winter laying strain.

 

 

 

DR. CHAS. w. GIMPSON. Webbervlllo. Mlch.
BABY CHICKS
CHICKS—CHICKS

5, 000 chicks every Tuesday in July. Grand

laying strain 8. C. White Leghorns at $13 per

100; $7 for 50. full count, lively chicks at
your door. Also Anconss at $15 per 100; $8
for 50, Botlsfactlon guaranteed. Eleventh ses-

son. Ordo Catalog tree

R 1. Holland. Mlch.

Chicks
White Leg .181:
Eng. Log .14c

Brown Leg ldc
(Anconas . .150

direct.
HOLLAND HATCHERY,

   
 

Scat MI! by Parcels Post
Special price Otis.“ 1 000 lots. Get your order in

for some of hid: mde chicks, hatched
from selected bred- to- -lay breeders, kept on free
range.

Wm “MIDI

WYNGARDEN’S HATCHERY

 

 

Box I. IRELAND. MIOH.

 

 

 

WHITE WYANDOTTES; EGGS FOR HATCH,

1113 from selected layers 32 per 15, prepaid.

Pens $16 to $2

FRANK DeLONG. R3 Three Rlvers. Mlch.

BANNED ROCKS Eggs from vIgorou: early
maturing stock from heavy

laying strain. $2 per 15. $5 per 45 by prepaid
parcel post. R. G. Kirby R1. East Lansing, Mich

ATCHING EGGS—PLYMOUTH ROCKS (ALL
mrietiu) \Vhiteg chsndotte. Anemia and Ron-
en Rocks. Cataln
SHERIDAN POULTRY YARDS. Shorldan. Mlch.

 

 

 

It P ' B'
to advertise livestock
or poultry in
M. B. F...
Breeders Directory.

 

   

    
  

  
     

 
   
  
     

     


 

 
 
  
   
 

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tire dealer attempt to sell
him a tire by representing
it as the fastest seller in
town.

More attempts are prob- ‘

ably made to sell tires by
playing to the motorist’s
alleged weakness for

“crowd of buyers” than
by any other known

method of selling.

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The experienced motor-
ist, of course, refuses to
surrender his individual
judgment to any crowd
or mass of whatever size.

Too often he has seen
the results of accepting

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of chat 75 per mtofdl tire malo—

imam inflation.

no pressure "commended by the manu-
facturer ofyour fire is the best to follow—
and it cannot}: estimated hiking the tin
or punching it. The regular use of a reliable
air gauge is the best safeguard against punc-
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opinions at their face
value, without first finding
out what they are based on.

And you will find him

going more and more to
the dealer who has some-

thing to offer in support“ -

of his tires other than
“crowds of buyers” and
“numbers of sales.”

tacit.

The opinion in favor of
U. S. Tires is not based
solely on the number of
them in use.

Great as that number
is, it is due to something
besides clever arguments.

Thousands of motorists
today are putting up with
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cause forced production
is inconsistent with U. S.
standard of quality.

’The United States Rub-.
ber Company’s enormous
investment—greater than
that of any concern in the
industry—has always been
aimed solely at quality.

Building a tire first and
a market afterwards.
Thinking of the individual
user instead of the num-
ber of‘sales.

    

One of the reasons, per-
haps, why there is now a

. scarcity of U. S. Tires.

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If the time ever comes
when U. S. Tires can be
supplied to all, or nearly
all, of the people who
want them, they will still
have " more to recommend
them than merely the
largest following.