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Henry Ford to Build Farm Buildings and Carry-on Farming Operations During Michigan Exposition

OUT WOODWARD avenue, Detroit, just
north of the Michigan State Fair
'_ ground is a vacant field. In one part of the
field corn is growing. The rest is barren of
crops. There are no buildings,—no house, no
| barn, none of the customary outbuildings you
associate with a farm. There is no sign" of
life. A few months ago you might have seen
the owner of the field going through the corn
with a cultivator. Except for the steady

stream of automobile traffic which flows by

north and south by the field it is. as isolated
as though it were set down in the'dense
, woods of northern Michigan. ~
I But if you should chance By that field,
' three weeks hence when the State Fair is
- in progress you would see a wonderful trans-
‘ formation, As if transplanted there by the
hand of Alladin you will see a substantial
modern farm house, set an appropriate dis-
tance from the highway. Conveniently to the
rear'you will observe a barn, well set up and
attractive in appearance. Scattered here and
there you will also note other buildings such
as a garage for tractor and automobile, milk
house, flour mill, electric light plant, saw
mill, etc. Should you make your visit during
the noon hour you will
little signs of life about these modern sur-
. roundings, as the farm hands will undoubted-
‘ ly be gathered about the dining room table
j which is the proper place for hungry farm
r.hands to gather between the hours of twelve
and one; You may observe standing in var-
' ious positions a large number of tractors,
some belted, some hitched to wagons, and oth-
ers unattached as tho - A
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a unit which can be moved from place to
place about the farm and made to do almost
any kind of mechanical work performed by
man or horse. 7. Twenty to thirty tractors will
be employed simultaneously fer this work.

The numerous activities which will be car-
ried on upon this model farm during the fair
will include the routine work of both farm
and household so there will be something to
interest the ladies as well as the men. Shocks
of wheat will be placed in the field as if just
stacked from the binder. These will be
threshed and sacked and transported by a
tractor to a tractor-driven flour mill a few
rods away where it will be ground into flour.
This flour will be turned over to a model
bakery near by where it will be made into
bread, the mechanical mixing machines also
receiving their power from a tractor. In or-
der to” find out whether “tractor-made”
bread is as good as any other kind, it has
been decided to install a power churn which
will turn out tractor-churned » butter to
spread upon the bread. While the ladies are
satisfying their curiosity and their appetite
from this tractor combination the men will
turn their attention elsewhere for a few mo-
ments.

Farmer Ford suddenly discovers that his‘
corn needs cultivating. So he sends Tractor
Ed. to the corn-field with a tractor, and there
if you desire you may’witness the seemingly
impossible task of cultivating corn with a
tractor. After the corn has been cultivated
and a few hours elapses to permit it to com-
plete its growth and ripen it will be cut by

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a corn binder pulled by a tractor and hauled
to the barn. Some of it will not be fit for
husking so it will have to go into the silo,

and, of course, the silage cutter will receive ;

its power from a tractor. Ripe corn will be ,
taken to the grinding mill where a tractor
will convert it into meal. .

, During these manifold operations some-
thng may happen to halt- operations for a lit- .
tle while. It usually does on every well-reg-
ulated farm. Possibly one of the hired men
may get mad because he has been put on
tractor No. 2 instead of N0. 13 and kick a
hole through the pig pen. Or perchance a
stray cyclone may stop long enough to rip
a few boards off the barn. But, pshaw, why
worry over such trifles as these. The model
farm is prepared for all such emergencies

and all hands are called ofl’ the job of thresh- '

ing, milling, siloing, cultivating, churning
and eating bread and butter, etc., to help
manipulate the portable sawmill where, in
less time that it takes to tell it the tractor-~
driven machinery turns out the necessary“
lumber for repairing the damage caused by
the indignant hired man and the refractory
elements. . i

. In the meantime the ladies will no doubt
have explored the model house. They will
have exclaimed with squals of delight over >
the, running water, the electric washing ma,-
chine, the electric iron, the electric fan, the
electric waffle iron, and a dozen or so other
electrical appliances "intended to make the
farm house work easier and more efficient.
And if you stayrlong enough you may see the
model house brilliant.
ly lighted from cellar
to garrent with that

Three Motor Tractors Replace lZO-Horse Equipment greatest of an boon.

to. the country dweller,

 

curiosity has been ex-
cited and you hang
' around a spell until
the hour of one has
struck you will be able
to see Henry Ford’s
model farm in action.

 Feature of State Fair

It “was upon the
suggestion of Mr. Geo.
Dickinson, manager of
the Fair, that M r.

1 Ford decided to add
this novel feature to
i the found 0 f events
at the Fair. The act-
ual purpose of the
model farm and the
.mofiern farming oper-
atidns ‘ that“ Will be p

 of . theifair. (is. .to
easy. the large number
"of  to" which a

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the electri c 1i g h t.
Upon investiga t i o 11
you will find that the
electricity for all of
these lighting,
ing and power purh
noses was generated
by a dynamo belted
a tractor.

the scorces of the demé
onstrations that." 
be conducted showings.
the practical ways in"
which the tractOr can

only in its infancy
farmers have much: H
learn about its 118 ‘l ‘

ness. It Will‘be' K
the while of

rural visitor to;
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STOCK SHIPPERS T0 énr
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"Through a. recent decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in _
session at Washington, every shipper , Yard Company. i
of live stock to the Chicago market
for more than three years past is en-
titled to a refund of 25 cents per car
~on every car shipped.
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The decision

For more than fifty years. carriers
delivery stock at Chicago loaded and
unloaded without charge to shipper.
But on May 21,_1917, the stock yard
company increased the charges for

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for loading and unloading which the unloading and lending to 50 and ’15 ‘
shippers were forced to pay when the
railroads refused to absorb the addi-
tional charge placed'by the

c'ents .per car respectively, being ‘an
increase of 25 cents per car. Carri-
ers transporting live stock to ‘ and
from Chicago had borne or absorbed
the former charges but refused to,
bear or absorb-the increase with the
result that the Stock yard company

stock»

a1 charges from the shippers.

collected and retained such addition—

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The knocking» out of the charges

means a .large’ saving for the live v 3
stock nwnei's who ship to the _Chi- .’ '. '
cago market. The order instructing * ~
the return of the money means that
around $200,000. will .be turned back,
to the men who shipped stock to the
Chicago market since May 21, 1917. _
Approximately 800,000 cars have
been received at the market during
the time in question' and it~is esti-

  

 

 
 

 

   
    
   
  
  
   
  
  
   
     
   
  
   
   
   
  
   
   
  
   
  
   
 
 
  
   
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
    
  
 
  
  
   
   
  
  
  
   
   

   
 

 

 

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 CREATING NEW MARKETS
The Dairyman’s Problem. ¥ ’

'E successful business takes ad-
vantage of every market presented
for its products. Utilizing the for-

merly wasted by-products of manufac-
turing processes has invariably benefit-
ed both the producer and the consumer.

Three fundamental principles of busi-
ness practice which have stood the test
of long experience are—-

Eliminate wastejoy utilizing the entire
product. '

Always seek new outlets for the
product.

Create for every by-product a legiti-
mate market.

Now how can these business princi-
ples be applied to dairying?

Government reports show that about
41 per cent. of the total production of
milk in this country—or about thirty-
four and one-half billion pounds—is de-
voted to butter-making. Of this amount
only about four per cent., or three and
one-third billion pounds, actually becomes
butter. The balance—about thirty-one
and one-third billion pounds—~goes back
to the dairyman as skimmed milk for
which some other use must be found.
There are no statistics to indicate what
becomes of all the skimmed milk, but
government figures show that only about
two per cent. of this valuable food finds
its way into the human dietary.

The Dairy Division of the Department
of Agriculture, in a recent bulletin, says
about skimmed milk:

“In the past, much skimmed milk has

HEBE BENEFITS ENTIRE DAIRY INDUSTRY

Then the question arises—How will
HEBE benefit the dairyman who is not
near enough to a HEBE condensery to
send his milk there? The answer is that
while the HEBE‘industry is young and
HEBE plants few in number, yet every
can of HEBE sold is helping to deVelop
this new market, and every bit of adver-
tising put out by The Hebe Company is
helping to educate the public toa greater
use of dairy products. The ice-cream
industry is a parallel case. ' Although

'many dairymen' are not within shipping

distance of an iCe-cream factory, yet
every milk producer is benefited by the
increased demand caused by the no
of nearly four billion pounds of milk

You will beinterested in reading our booklet,“The Missing-
Ask us to send you a copy. There is no charge for
this. Address 2881 Consumers Bldg, Chicago.

THE HEBE COMPANY

Third.”

r logical and is based upon economic

milk does not appeal to the taste.

been wasted, both by throWing’ it away
and by feeding it to live-stock, when it
could have been need to better advantage
as human food. This does not mean that
no skimmed milk should be fed to calves,
hogs and chickens. Such a conclusion
would be ridiculous, because our mar-
kets are not ready to absorb all of the
skimmed milk produced, but human.
needs should be cared for first, and Only
the surplus skimmed milk should be
fed to live—stock. ;Such a procedure is

grounds.”

It is apparent that the dairyman is not /
putting all of his product to its most prof-
itable use.

And this is due largely to the fact that,
because lacking a fat content skimmed.

It is necessary, therefore, to find for
skimmed milk a human use, and so im-
prove the product that it will be best
suited for that use.

By the addition of a fat, wholesome
and nutritious, skimmed milk can be made
very desirable for use in cooking and
baking. '

This fact is what first suggested
HEBE, a product consisting of ‘ pure
skimmed milk enriched with cocoanut
fat. HEBE is the first real effort to de-
velop a broad commercial outlet for
skimmed milk as human food. It sells to
a multitude of housewives who would not
otherwise use milk for cooking at all, and
thus it increases the general consumption
of dairy products.

yearly by the ice-cream manufacturers.

HEBE is not intended to replace milk
for direct feeding purposes. It is offered
as an auxiliary to the family milk supply,
for use in cooking and baking. It is
honestly labeled as to contents and uses,
and is advertised extensively. '

Thus HEBE becomes an important
factor in the solution of the dairyman’s
problem—“creating new markets.” As
an ally to the dairying industry it seeks
to make for itself a new‘market, without
interfering with other established mar-
kets, and in doing so it inoreasesthe gen-
eral use ofdairy products to the profit of
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mated that 25,000 shippers will share
in the money to be divided. Men
who purchased stock at the market
for shipment to other points are alien
entitled to a refund because they paid
the extra charge. Thus feeders who ’
purchased thin stock at the market.
are entitled to a refund of 25 cents
per car. - V

DO NOT OVERSPRAY FRUITS

Growers of apples and pears espec-
ially are cautioned by' the United
States Department of Agriculture
against excessive applications of
spray mixtures for the second brood
of the codling moth.

The high market value of fruit ,
products warrants careful attention .
on the part of growers to the various -
orchard operations and especially to
spraying. The department feels,
however, that necessary protection
form insects can be secured without
danger of leaving spray residue on
fruits at harvesting. Careful direc-
tions for spraying have been given :
out by the Bureau of Entomology and '
the entomologists conected with the
agricultural colleges in various states
which if followed will protect fruit
from insects without leaving an ob—-
jectionable residue. , '

Some injury to the fruit-growing
,industry resulted last year from the
seizure by certain health oflicials of
fruit showing considerable spray res-
idue. While it is generally recogniz-
ed that spraying is an absolutely es-
sential part of fruit growing. the de—
partment feels that carelessness in
making the summer applications
may result in undeserved loss to the,
growers of‘fruit through fears of the
public caused by the few exception-
al instances in which oversprayed
fruits may reach the markets,

FARMERS’ FIELD DAY AT RIVER- -
SIDE, SAGINAW «

All the country rural organizations

are co—operating in making plans for

the entertainment of the 6,000 peb-

ple expected to participate in the

farmers’ field day festivities Wednes-

day, August 18, at Riverside park.

Addresses by prominent speakers,

200 prizes for the winners of the field

,sports, a baby show and a mystery

box hunt are promised as features of
the day. Special awards will be made
to the shortest, tallest and heaviest
farmers present and also“ to the fam—
ily coming the longest distance, the
largest family and the oldest county
pioneer. A special prize will be giv-
en the county club having the larg-
est attendance in proportion-to its
membership.

It is expected that Congressman
Joseph W. Fordney, Milo D. Camp-
bell and J. W. Ketcham will give
short addresses. *

PRIZES FOR STALLION OWNERS
The Horse Association of America
is going to divide one hundred dol-
lars ($100.00) in cash prizes among
the three stallion owners who report
to them‘ the largest number of mares
bred to a pure bred stallion this sea-
son. ..
The stallion owner who reports
the largest number will receive a
cash prize of fifty dollars ; the second
largest report will win twenty-five
dollars and the third largest report
will win fifteen dollars. ,
The reports mustbe itemized, giv-
ing .11 mas and addresses of the own-
ers of the mares and the name of the »
You can write these “am- i .
davits in your own way,’ so long as ' l_ "
you give the facts and makeaflidavit
.. Your local bank will attach

      
  
      
     
      
    
  

 

   
 


 

 

 

 

 “ Beet Growers to Renew 10‘ Efforts for Recogniti ‘ a

Mgr. Ackerman Says Time is None Too. Early to get Ready for Renewal of Struggle With Manufacturers

HE SUGAR beet issue is not dead,

notwithstanding that it has
‘ . ‘shown little life of late. It has
merely been lying dormant, but Mr.
O. E. Ackerman, manager of the
Growers’ Ass’n, says the growers
think it is about time to punch it up.
The time‘ is approaching when the
factories will be around again with
the 1921 contract. Perhaps they
have already decided among them-
selves upon the price of beets for
1921. That is their custom. Having
succeeded in inducing a large num—
ber of farmers into signing the 1920
contracts on the manufacturers’
terms, it is reasonable to suppose
tha’t they will try the same tactics on
the growers’ another year.

.VVhat Is to be Done?

Even those most out of sympathy
with the present year's controversy
admit their desire to see the farmers
recognized by the factories and giv-
en a voice in the making of the con-
tract. They concede that the present
contract is one-sided. They want the
farmer to have a larger share of the

profits of the beet industry. There
is almost entire unanimity among
the growers upon that point. They

are ready to embrace some plan that
will insure better treatment from the
manufacturers and a fairer division
of the profits. There is slight differ-
ence of opinion as to what is the bet-
ter plan to follow this year.

The Michigan Farm Bureau an-
nounced several months ago that it
would erect ugar factories. But so
far as known, that is as far as the
)Bureau has gone. The co~operative
sugar plvant'idea appeals to the av-
erage farmer. It is being tried out
in the west. It is not yet known
with. what success. The building of

sugar factories, however, involves a '

large sum of money, time, and intel-
ligent management. The farmers
could no doubt scrape together the
money, but the time is too short. in
which to build factories for operation
. next year, and up to the present time
the management has not been dlSCOV-
cred. So it is the belief of Manager
Ackerman, and' others, that the
farmer-owned sugar plant idea is not
feasible at this particular time and
that the best way for the growersto
secure their just rights is to organize
along the lines adopted last spring
It is their belief that if the campaigr
is made early enough, before the
factories get into the fields witntheir
1921 contracts, the great majority of
those who are, producing beets this
year can be secured as members of
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Utah Farthers to Build
Factories

HE BUSINESS Farmer is in
. receipt of the articles of in-

corporation and contract of
I the Pioneer Sugar Company,
which has been organized ,in
Salt Lake county on a strictly
co-operative basis, ownership
of shares being confined to
bona. fide growers. Our inform-
ant is Mr. C. G. Patterson, who
spoke at the Michigan beet
growers’ mass meeting in Sag- .
inaw last winter. v Mr. Patter-
son is secretary of the new
' company. . _ .
l The initial capitalization is
: $50,000, which will be mere-Ls-
 as necessary. All but one
if ‘ Of the incorporators are farm-

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It is frankly admitted that some

who are growing beets this year may

be satisfied with their returns from
the crop, providing the government

be told. we have seen some beet
fields that have been abandoned to
the weeds and grass. We have seen
others where the beets were grow-

does not step in and set the price. ing in patches, and still others where
That this very thing is likely to hap- the crop will not be worth pulling.
pen it now . In the two lat-
seems certain. , ter cases the
N The reason 8 Is There Money at Sugar? V land is un-

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discussed lat-

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er. It must I h
still be borne .t. 5:11:12]: twh:
in mind, how- I S Se “n es
ever by those n ugar c l crop willllose
’ . . one . t 5
who are grow- The First Mortgage gem; BM of gobafile that
mg beets thls the Utah-Idaho Sugar Oom- that e is a
year that no pang Yielding 797.4% 1 h
matter what , arge enoug
th fl t offer an investment opportunity worth acre 8. g e O f
8 pr 0 B Your careful consideration. cor stands of
t h e y m a y . D
make f r o In These bonds are a direct obligation of a Beets to cut
their are p 3, company which produces about one-tenth tonnage ' far
the manufact- the beet sugar output of America. They below normal.
ure r S W i 1 1 are secured by assets equivalent to $4 - ‘ What the Gov-
make a far 000 for eaCh $1,000 bond, and by a prov- ernment May
reater one. If 9“ earning CaDaCitY which for the past Do
g four years, has averaged more than five Ofllcmls of

 

they are satis-
fied, after tak-

and one-half times the maximum inter-
est reguirements on this issue.

the Utah—Ida-
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ing all t he h been .n_
risks incident A choice of maturities is oflered from . ave ]
dic_t e d f o r
to the grow- one to ten years. . b
ing 0 f t h e . profiteering y
crops to give We trade actively in the Unit e d
the immube Western Beet Sugar Stocks States govern-
urers five to “Adm uncieer
seven times as Palmer Bond & c arges p '

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the receive - -
meg: may a s: Walker Bank Building commiss 1 0 n-
We“ be left Salt Lake City, Utah The Company
out 0 f t h e is alleged to
_ have arbitrar-
reckoning. But . 11 increased
there Wm be (EDITOR’S NOTE: In a later issue we shall thye rice of
ma n y W h 0 have something to say about the surplus its sugar from

have a clearer
conception of
justice tha n ,
that who will co-operate for a better
contract.

The majority of the beets are look-
ing good and a fair crop is in pros-

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and profits of a well‘knovwn Michigan su-

$13 a hundred

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. $22.7 5 p e r
hundred. Bear in mind that this

company paid for their beets on the
basis of $13 sugar. A short time af—
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is is llae climax of a perfect year,
s summer days which joy and gladness brin/d
All find fiuilion. and tulfillment here '

Whey/allow grain which rippled gay and blithe.

In every vagrant wincl, whose worth is more
Than all the minted gold Earth holds in store

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vance of $9.75 per hundred, which
represented a clear additional profit
on the balance of sugar remaining
the company’s possession. Th} '
little over this. The company’s'p’ ,
its per ton of beets on 13 cent sum
would have been large, probably in
the neighborhood of $10 per ton. The
extra $9.76, all profit, increased their
profit per ton of beets, at least $25,
or a total approximate profit of $3“
from each ton of beets out of which
the sugar was manufacturer that
sold at $22.75. Compare: Farmer
received in the neighborhood of $12.
That had to cover both cost of pro-
duction and profits. The manufact-
urer, for a portion of the crop, re-
ceived a clear profit of around $35
per ton. In other words the manu-
facturer’s profit was three times as
great as the farmers gross return
from his crop.

Why do we cite this case in far of!
Utah? Because sufficient. evidence.
exists to warrant our suspecting that
identically the same thing happened
in Michigan. Qt course, the manu-.-
facturers in this state claim their en-
tire output was sold at the price on
which payment for beets was figured. '
There is no way for the layman to
prove the correctness of this state-
ment. We have to take the manu—
facturers’ word for it. At the same
time there are vague rumors about
that certain men largely interested
in the Michigan sugar companies “
formed a pool and gobbled up a lot
of Michigan sugar at 12 1—2 cents a
pound which they later sold at 25
cents, cleaning up several hundred
thousand dollars on the deal. ‘,

Now if the government suspected
that there was profiteering on the
part of the western companies, we
know of no reason why they should
not be as equally suspicious of the
Michigan sugar companies. Some-
body made enormOus profits out of
the 1919 sugar-crop. It wasn’t the.
farmers. Who was it? Someone”
will make enormous profits out 01'
the 1920 crop. And again it will not
be the farmers. The Attorney Gen-
eral of the United States and the
Federal Trade Commission know this
as well as you and I, and we cannot
believe that they are going to pass
right by without looking in. If the
government conducts an investigation
in this state and it finds that the
farmers are under contract to de-
liver bee-ts at $10 per ton which will
enable the sugar companies to sell
their output at 10 cents per pound
and make a nice profit on the trans—
action, does anyone think they are
gorng to permit the companies to sell ‘

(Continued on page 11)

 

 

‘Utah Farm Bureau Makes I
1921 Demands

CCORDING to "'Facts'

About Sugar," the farm-v

ers of Utah who are not .r
participating in the new ‘co-op-j’vf
erative venture, are formulat- ?
ing through the state farm bu-W
reau, their demands to be pre-‘ '
sented to the sugar' companies ‘
in the negotiations over beet .
contracts for 1921. The main ,
point which the farmers, 
press will be the introduction
into the contracts of a sliding
scale provision which willfi ' be
into account the sugar  ‘ 

of sugar. Idaho farmers 
tained this year an 
contract providing for pa 3
on the basis? of sugar con
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RE. HAS scarcely been a sea-
‘son in recent years that Northern
,‘Michiga‘h has not experienced a
more or less destructive visitation of
=‘grassh0ppers. They appear some
,gitimes. as early as the middle of May,
,1! the. winter has been mild and the
“ispring forward. They grow rapidly

" and about the first or middle of June

when the green crops are springing
up they invest the fields and unless
checked usually do much damage. As
we have said this happens nearly
" every year so that in \a measure the
farmers of the affected sections have
become accustomed to the pests and
take the losses to crops in a rather
philosophical manner. Last year the
.frequent rains of June and early
July and the comparatively cool
weather kept them in check. More-

over, greater efiorts were put forth‘

this year to destroy them, and as we
shall later show fromrsigned state-
ments from farmers the damage has
been less than usual.

Habits .of Hoppers

The grasshopper is a member of
the locust family mentioned in the
Bible which often caused famine in
the biblical lands by destroying the
entire season’s crops. Countries of
Europe, Asia and Africa knew the
locust long before America was dis-
covered. Concerning their earlier
depredations the Americana tells’us:

“From time to time bodies of cer-
tain species swept from one region
to another in swarms many square
miles in area and so _dense as to
darken the sun, feeding on grasses
and herbage and consuming not only
crops and pasturage as if by fire, but
stripping bushes and trees of foliage
and even of the bark. In the ancient
world such visitations, which fre-
quently extended into centralEur-
ope caused extensive local famines,
some times resulting in the loss of
hundreds of thousands of human be-
ings and vast numbers of grazing
animals. Such plagues lasted for
two or'three years, the hosts breeding
numerouslyat first, but gradually
dying out and ceasing to reproduce
outside the limits of their perma-
nent breeding grounds.”

In the United States, the Ameri-
cana tells us, “the Rocky Mountain
locust has been a scourge of agri-
culture west of the Mississippi ever
since settlements began there. Among
the more recent plagues were those
of 1856 and 1874, the latter endur-
ing three years and causing wide-
spread ruin throughout the whole re-
gion between the Mississippi river and
the Rocky Mountains. The federal
government appointed a commission
of entomologists to investigate the
habits of the insect and its reports
are exhaustive essays on the subject.”-
As a result of the subsequent efforts
to extinguish the pest, “the' trouble-
some grassho'ppers now breed in
considerable numbers only in North-
ern Idaho and central British Colu'in-
ibia.‘ Swarms occasionally migrate
and do damage, but the extensive
plagues of the past will probably not
recur.”

Out-Over Lands to Blame

It is clear that this chronicler has
never visited Northern Michigan dur-
ing the grasshopper season else he
would have included that section in
his list of hopper-infested sections.
There is one very good reason why
the hoppers multiply so rapidly and
thrive in so great numbers in the
fertile sections of Northern Michigan
and that is because of their proximity
to the plains».and the cut-over lands.

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grain and potatoes.

culation in that section.

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The Truth About the Grasshopper Plague ‘ p
, BOUT THE first of June the enterprising press eel-respondents of
A some of the’ state dailies who had possibly never seen a grasshop-
per before sent out stories broadcast that ;-the greatest grasshopé 
per plague in the history of the statehad struck Northwestern -Mich- ,
igan, and were'hungrily engaged in eating up entire fields of hay,
Some of the stories of the ruin were so ridiculous
that the editor who has “himself lived among the graSshoppers doubted
their authenticity and said so in an editorial which was published in .
the June 19th issue of The Business Farmer.
a great furore among the story tellers.
Northwestern part of the state which were never before knOWn to turn
a hand to help the farmer verbally berated The Business Farmer for
its skepticism. saying that the farmers were more interested in saving
their crops than, they were in sustaining the market value of their
farms. They did not explain, however, how exaggerated press reports
spread over the entire United States were going to help kill the hoppers.
After the editorial was published the editor was in Washington, D. 0., '
six hundred miles away from Michigan and the first subject which a
brother farm paper editor from one of the far western states brought
up as the “terrible” grasshopper plague in Michigan. It needs no ex-
plaining on our part to show what an effect such propaganda would
have upon the value of Michigan farms and upon the future of the
rural communities of the state. Upon our return from Washington we
decided to make a survey of the hopper situation and sent letters to
ten farmers in each of ten counties in the section said to be the worst
afflicted. The almost unanimous opinion of these farmers was that
the hopper plague was not as bad as in previous years, the damage
less, and that no fields to their knowledge had been entirely destroyed.
It is true that in isolated sections the damage was very great and a
few farmers declare that the reports were not exaggerated.
the primary purpose of this article to defend our position upon the
matter, but to present the true facts and more important than all else
to discuss means for the future control of the pest.
published The Business Farmer ought to be and is the most interested
in the agriculture of Northwestern Michigan because of its large cir-
It does not believe in telling to the- world ex-
aggerated stories of grasshopper plagues because its subscribers living
in that section may want to sell their farms some day and who would -
want to buy a farm in a section so hopper-ridden as the newspapers
have claimed Northern Michigan to be? We do believe in discussing
the situation frankly among ourselves and instead of waiting another
year until the hoppers have begun their work, plan now the means of

Immediawa there was
Some of the newspapers in the

It is not.

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In all sections where there is a
large acreage of uncultivated lands

‘the hoppers are much worse than in

well cultivated regions. _The reason
for this is clear when their breeding
habits become known. This will be
discussed later.
The 1920 Visitation

The hoppers put in an appearance
this year about the first or middle of
June. Quite in keeping with long
established custOms they immediate-
ly began their work of destruction.
They came out from the cut—over
lands in great numbers and migrated
straight across the northwestern part
of the state. Some localities they al-
most ignored. In others they settled
down and decided to stay a spell.
They fed upon the green wheat, oats,
corn, buckwheat and seemed especial-
ly fond of the new grass seeding to
which of all the crops they have done
the most damage. In rare instances
they sampled the potatoes, but there
are no indications that any damage
to speak of was done to this crop. In
some counties the county agent ex-
horted the farmers to buy poison and
spread it over their fields. The de—
mand for poison exceeded the sup-
ply. In counties where the poison
was used extensively the damage was
negligible. In other counties where
poison could not he had or where
there was no county agent to take
the lead the damage was material.
But in spite of the report of Crop
Statistician Church that the loss will
exceed $1,000,000 the statements re-
ceived from actual farmers of the in-
fested counties do not bear out that
statement. In any case the damage
does not appear to have been as

be interested in the results of. the

survey we have made of the hopper

situation and can judge for them-

selves whether the facts warranted

the “scare”~stories which were pub—

lished. ’
Farmers Differ

It appears from the reports receiv-
ed that the damage by h0ppers varied
greatly in different sections. Some
counties report almost no damage;
others slight; still others heavy loss.
Even adjoining townships in the same
counties report different experiences
with the'hoppers.

Damage Slight in Grand Traverse

Nine correspondents in Grand
Traverse county all agree that the
damage in that county is not as great
this year as last. S. L., of Acme,
says: “We have grasshoppers but as

.to them destroying entire fields it is

not so. They have done very little
damage this year. We have, been
very lucky. Last year we were hit
pretty hard with them but this year
the damage has been very little.
Thanking you for taking so much in-
terest in us northern farmers."

Geo W. A., of the Green Valley
Stock Farm, of Bates, writes: “The
grasshopper situation has been en-
larged a good deal. They have been
awful thick but I do not believe there
is a field in Grand Traverse county
entirely stripped, They have dam-
aged the old meadows and practical-
ly all the new seeding is eaten up and
they will cause quite heavy loss
among the cats. If the county would

look after the, non-resident land we'

could handle the grasshoppers all
right. They hatch in the old sod and

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- year,

brushland, eat all there is there and
great as lastyear. Our readers will a. then *come onto the farms." ’

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than'they were a‘ year ,ag’o.f’,

H. B., of Traverse ,City, 1 'writesi

“They are. not so bad this yearns
' last.

Last year we had no oats, beans
or seeding. This‘year we ‘have oats,

beans and a fair crop of seeding left

and} live in a grasshopper county.-.I
have seen-them ten times worse. Ten
years ago they ate everything in
sight, so don’t let them put anything
over on yOu. This is, the western
part of Grand Traverse county.”

Benzie County .

‘Out of five correspondents in Ben- 7

zie county only one claims that the
situation is as bad as pointed; E.
W., of Beulah, says: “I have ,not
seen anything in the press too bad
about the pest. The situation is get-
ting alarming._ Some are using poi-
son whichhelps but will never rid
them until all waste as well as cul-

‘Thé 'srass’hopp'ers ‘hav’e' denef'prac. i,
ti‘cally .no damage -to.;cr0ps;in ~ on; 
, neighborhood, only; they have trouble - '

r‘ edthe gardens‘to seme extent... We _
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tivated land is poisoned as early in,

the spring as the hoppers commence
to come. One neighbor is keeping
them down with four or five hundred
chickens." After giving specific in-
stances of loss this correspondent
concludes, “I think the hoppers are
as thick this year as last but we have
more rain and don’t notice it as
much.” , '

S.  of Elberta, gives his views“

as follows: “The grasshoppers are
.bad enough but not so bad as claim-
ed. Some of my neighbors have put
out poison. with indifflerent success
as to hoppers but very IsuCcessful in
killing horses, cattle and poultry. I
have not put out any as I 'do not
think I_have them as bad as some. A_
short rotation is the best way to
fight them. They have damaged my
hayand oats some but not more than
they have for some years past. One
man has lost a few rows of beans on
the side of the field_next to his mea-
dow. Two brothers lost‘their cab-
bage crop owingto hoppers eating
the young plants in the bed before
'they were old enough to transplant.
This was partly- their own fault in
planting the bed in the middle of an
old pasture with old sod on all sides.
One of these men lost a cow with poi-
son he put out for the hoppers.”

J. T. W., of Beulah, says “No, they 

are not as bad as reported but bad .
enough," while F. S. of Wallin, after - '

admitting some loss less than last
however, concludes encourag-
ingly, “On the average there is more
grain in thisslocality than last year.
Potatoes and corn look good at pres-
ent.” '

Damage Large, in Antrim County

Four correspondents in widely sep-p _

arated localities all agree that the
damage in Antrim county is greater
this ‘year than in any previous year.
F. J. D. of Alden, says: “The grass-
hoppers are much worse this year
than last. At present they are eat-
ing up the cats and buckwheat. They
have already destroyed hundreds of
dollars of grass seeding. Between
grasshoppers-hand taxes many of our

farmers will'have to give‘up farm- .

ing. We have tried to kill them

with arsenate of lead'but it doesn’t :

seem to amount to much.”

0. B., of Bellvaire, is just as pos-
itive about the damage. “The grass-
hopper plague is so much worse this

year than in former years that there .
can be, no comparison,” he says, and '

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Legislation Needed to, Compel Poisoning of GraSShbppers

E GRASSHOPPER pest exists through no fault of the farmer. He suffers great loss as a result of its .depredations._; Indirectly the ' A  
,  state also suffers a loss. The farmer is powerless to control the pest; unless the measures of control, are used on   land'affected.   i ‘
J lions of acres of land in the hopper ridden, sections are owned by the State, 'himber companies and other non-resident‘s. 'rBec‘ausenoii‘e‘oiy‘ ,
r  are engaged in the production of‘crops they refuse to help eradicateihe'hoppers. ' This is not‘,rig.ht.= ’ '
charge of the grasshopper eradication, or else every land owner should be forced to Spreetd' poison onh
' , pledges itself to the following program: First, if possible, to secure a‘law atthe next session of the .l’egislgture
, . 'rasshopper control into the hands of the state, under- the supervision«go;c the M. Aral}  I
compel all land owners to combat thepest-orinpcase theyrefu 'th "  ‘

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"‘(MnNDMEN'r to section 3 article
 1001' the" constitution: “The
’--' legislature shall provide a law,

. _‘ V a uniform of taxation except on prop-
‘ f S "erty paying specific taxes, and taxes

shall be levied on such preperty as
shall be prescribed by law. (Provi-
sion may be made by law for a tax on
incomes, which tax may be gradu-

,.ated,and from which reasonable ex~

emptions may be allowed. For the

"purposes of such tax property and

persons, firms and corporations upon
which such tax may operate may be
classified. All taxes assessed and
collected on incomes derived in whole
or in part from the use or operation
of property that is now taxed by law
for the benefit of the primary school
fund, shall in the pr0portion that
such incomes are derived, be credited
to such fund.) Provided, that the
legislature shall provide by law a
uniform rule of taxation for such

property as shall be assesSed by a‘

t t B . »
S a 6 card 0': Assessors and the ~ for reaching by taxation the intan-

rate of taxation on such property
shall be the rate which the State
Board of Assessors shall ascertain
and determine is the average rate
levied upon other property upon
which ad valorem taxes are assessed
for state,. county, township school
and municipal purposes.”

The income tax is the outgrowth
of our modern civilization and demo-
cratic ideas. It is appling the prin-
ciple set forth by Adam Smith in his
.“Wealth of Nations.” Namely:
“That the subjects of every state
ought to contribute to the support of
governments as nearly as possible in
proportion to the revenue they enjoy
under the protection of the state."
It is conceded by all authorities that
the personal and intangible property
of the state and nation has very,
largely escaped taxation. The first

’ income tax was the outgrowth of the

democratic ideas in Florence at the
close of the fifteenth century. Their

' attention was attracted to the enor-

.f mous fortunes made in trade

/

. tury to finance their many wars.

and
commerce that escaped taxation. Lat-
er it was enacted in England‘during
the first part of the nineteenth cen-
It

' was fixed upon the British govern-

‘ ment as a. national policy in 1853 by

' Gladstone and is today Great Brit-

ain’s chief source of revenue as well

, as in France and Italy. United States

; used it to finance the war of the Re-.

  

bellion. Repealed it in -1872. It
was again enacted in 1895 and de-
clared unconstitutional by a divided
court. On the recommendation of
Roosevelt in 1900, our constitution
was amended by vote of the people
early in this present century. An
income tax-was levied by the federal
government to finance the late world
war and willthis year produce 8. rev-
enue of at least five billion dollars.
It carries out Adam Smith’s idea of
taxation. It measures a man's tax
by his ability to pay. In fact, it is
the democratic idea of taxation,
namely: a squaredeal to all. The
taxpayers of Michigan when they
paid their December taxes, began to
realize a need of some system of tax-
ation that would reach the intangible
property of our state. It is estimat-‘
ed by careful financiers that the in-
tangible personal property escaping
rtaxation in Michigan has a value
and an income far in excess of the
value and income of the real estate.
Our taxes in one short year have
been increased 91 per cent. It has
about reached the limit. In 1918 the
intangible property of Wisconsin un-
der an income tax paid over $10,000,-
000 of revenue to the state and mun-
icipalities. In Michigan we paid an
excess of over former years of over

. $9,000,000 which was added to the

property tax. The incOme tax has
been recommended by our state tax
commission in lieuof personal intan-
gible property taxes. Amendment to
Our state‘ constitution was introduced
inthe last legislature but was given

no consideration by its members. It'

never will be considered as long as

. the representatives from the com-
7 brain! centers dominate our legis-

    
  
 
 
   

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’ The‘Scully Income Tax Bill?

URING the last session of the legislature Sen. Scully of Almont
introduced a resolution to submit to the people an amendment
to the Constitution to provide for an income tax. The resolution

was referred to the Committee which thought so much of it that they
The Business Farmer has always be-
lieved in the income tax, for the same reasons as set forth by Mr.
Bramble in the accompanying article, viz.: because it compels people
to pay taxes according to their ability to pay.
Bramble shows, hove adopted income tax laws, and there is, no reason
why the next legislature should not take the subject up.—Editor.

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and by large industrial centers. The‘

tax is just and is opposed from sel-
fish motives only, therefore, it is up
to the voters of the State of Michigan
to see that a-legislature and govern-
or is elected next fall who will revise
our taxing system and provide means

gible property of our state.

The following is a synopsis of what
other states in the union are doing.

Study these carefully and I think
you will find something that will fit
the condition of Michigan.

In 1915 the State of Connecticut
imposed an income tax on manufact—
uring and mercantile corporations
based on the reports to the federal
government. The rate is 2 per cent
upon the net taxable amount report-
ed to the federal government.

Delaware passed an income law in
1917; imposed a 1 per cent income
tax upon all incomes over $1,000.
This income tax has exemptions and
allowances very similar to the fed—
eral income tax law.

Missouri passed an income tax law
in 1917. Imposes a one-half of 1
per cent on all incomes from indi-
viduals, corporations and companies,
above $3,000 for a single person and
$4,000 for husband and wife. The
exemptions and allowances are sim—
ilar to those under the federal law.

Oklahoma passed an income tax
law in 1910 which was afterward
amended in 1915. This is a gradu-
ated income tax on all net incomes
above $3,000 for an individual and

$300 exemption for

. cent.

$4,000 for a husband and wife with
children (a)
Seven and one-half mills on the first
$10,000 of excess income a‘bove ex-
emptions. (b) 0n the next $15,000
of such excess one and one-half per
(c) All incomes in excess of
the above 2 per cent.

South Caro a has a graduated in-
come tax above $25,000 on all net
incomes from whatever source. In-
comes $2,500 to $5,000, 1 per cent;
$5,00 to $7,500, 1 1-2 per cent; $7,-
500 to $10,000, 2 per cent; $10,000
to $15,000, 2 1-2 per cent; $15,000
and over 3 per cent. The world in-
comes means gross profits after de—
ductions made for necessary expenses
for carrying on business or occupa—
tion.

Virginia imposes a tax of one per
cent upon all net incomes from what-
ever source above $1,200 for indi-
viduals and above $1,800 for'hus-
band and Wife. Added allowance
for $200 for each child. The exemp-
tions are very similar to the federal
law. - .

West Virginia levies an excise tax
for the privilege of doing business in
the state on all corporations and
companies organized for profit. The
act is a model on the federal insur-
ance law. The rate is one-half of
one per cent on net income of all
kinds of business transacted and cap-
ital invested in the state.

Last year the State of New York
found itself facing a deficit of $53,—
000,000 due largely to prohibition

. Campbell-for-Governor Sentiment Grows

FEW weeks ago the “wise” poli-

ticians smiled when the Camp-

bell-for-Governor candidacy was
mentioned. Today they are almost
a unit in admitting that the guber-
natorial nomination lies between
Milo D. Campbell and a Wayne
County candidate. To some of them
this realization is not pleasing.
Campbell is not a man the political
bosses of the state would like to have
in the Governor’s chair. He does not
take orders easily. They would pre-
fer someone else. But having been
forced to concede that Campbell’s
chances of winning‘ the nomination
are excellent, a few of the very ones
who were the most opposed to his
candidacy at the start are climbing
onto the Campbell band wagon in
order to be with the winner.

The farmers of Michigan are to be
commended for the unanimous way
in which they are supporting Mr.
Campbell. It can be said that never
before was greater interest manifest-
ed by the farmers in a political cam-
paign than they are taking in the
present one. Mr. Campbell receives
two to three times as many invita-
tions to‘ speak at farmers’ meetings
as he can possibly accept. Every
day he speaks at at least one farm-
ers’ meeting and some times tvo.

A few days ago a farmer told a

member of the. Campbell committee ,.

that He had written to his relativ'es
‘in the city urging them to vote for
Mr. Campbell. The idea is so good
that we are passing it on to other
readers. Readers who have sons,

daughter's, brothers, sisters or, other
~ relatives living in the towns or cit-
, ies of the state will do themselves and

the other farmers of Michigan a ser-
vice-if they willsee orpwrite to these
relatives, expiilning wny» they should
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a lot in getting Mr. Campbell votes
in the cities where they are badly
needed.

The Farmers’ Campbell-for—Gov—
ernor Committee, through its chair-
man Mr. A. B. Cook, announces that
upwards of a hundred dollars has
been collected or pledged to the
Campbell fund up, to August Ist. The
following subscriptions were among
the first received. The names of
other contributors will be published
in a later issue. If you have not
sent your money to help defray the
expenses of the Committee please do
so at once, as it is needed. Any
sum from 50 cents to $50 is accept-
able. Mail your subscription to A.
B. Cook, Owosso, Mich., who will re-
ceive it, spend it, and make a strict
account of it When the campaign is
finished.

Subscriptions Received up to Aug. 1
Mich. Business Farmer . . . . . $25.00
S. Noble, Oxford 25.00

. n n n . u - o o .

W. C. Gunn, Chicago . . . .  10.00
W. H. Welch, Sault Ste Marie 5.00
Ralph Dye, Clarion . . . . . .‘. . 5.00
Jennie Buell, Ann Arbor . . . . 5.00
S. Hawkes, Hubbard Lake . . 5.00
Jas. Dulmage, Almont . . . . . . 5.00
Ray Rood, Tawas City  . . 5.00
U. S. Race, Milford . .  . . . 1.00
E. E. Ostrander, Roscommon 1.00

Total to August lst -. . . . . .$92.00,

CORRECTION -
County 'Agent Bishop of Lapeer.

county advises the M. B. F. that the
Lapeer County Farm Bureau has not
ofilcially endorsed the candidacy of
anyone for the state legislature which
idea was unintentionally conveyed in
a recent issue of M. B. F. ‘ Members
of the Lancer farm bureau will 'act,
howeVer almost as-a man in subvert-
ing-the candidacies of Mr. Dairicht-
er

  

Deerfield and Dr. 0. a. John-  f 
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hen.-.
and also due to the inadequate-
erty tax on personal and the al
nature of personal property  ,_ 
enue producer. She therefore in?
posed a graduated incomes tax Jeri?“
incomes and profits;

   
  

  

   

above; $:
for an individual and $2,000 for:
b d'and wife. The tax;is on? k
ce t on the first $10,000 above-get?! ‘
emptions of one per cent. On it ”
next $40,000 two per cent and ab’d'tfi
$50,000 three per cent.

Massachusetts incbme tax places‘af
tax of six per cent upon the interest.
received from notes, bonds, money'at
interest and other evidences of debts.
so that a five per cent bond actually 3"
pays three-tenths of one per cent of
principle. r -

It exempts the above from the gen-v 
eral tax. It does not apply to morta-
gage interest as mortgages are other-v
wise taxed. _

A certain portion of interest paid)
on indebtedness can be deducted,
from above tax.

It levies one and one-half per Cent
on excess, over $2,000 of net {11‘
comes from professions, employments
trades and business. ‘

There is an allowance of $500 for
husband and Wife and $250 for each
dependent not to exceed $1,000.

One and one-half per cent on an-
nuities in excess of $300.

Three per cent on gains on spec.
ulations, dealing in intangible prop
erty. This law seeks to supplement
the tax on tangible property by plac-
ing an income tax on intangible
property, that is fair and reasonable
to the investor and a tax that is hard
to pass along to the other fellow.

In North Carolina taxpayers are
required to show on their lists their 7
gross incomes from all property not
otherwise taxes—salary and fees, an—
unities, trades and professions, and
to give the sources thereof. '~'«‘ I

        
       
    
  
    

  

  
   
 
  
   
   
   
 
   
   
  
 
 
    
  
 
  
   
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
  
   
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
  
   
 
  
    
 
   
    

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tax is one per cent; $2,500 to $5,—
000, one a d one—half per cent; $5,-
000 to $1 000, two per cent; $10,
000 and CV r two and one—half per
cent. 

Wisconsin passed an income tax
law in 1911 which has been amended 
from time to time to make it more
workable. This combines the two,"
ideas of taxing persons progressive; .
ly, according to ability to pay and
taxing real property according .to the
value. At the time of passing this
law she repealed a property tax on
intangible personal property and pro-' ' '
vides that in case taxes are paid on
personal property, the receipt can be
used with which to pay an equal
amount of income tax. The monw
ey derived from the income tax is
apportioned as follows:

Seventy per cent to the local tax—‘
ing unit. '

Twenty per cent to the county and
ten per cent to the state. '

It has cost on the average one and
one—half per cent to collect this tax.
The state has derived twice as much 
income from this tax as it has cost to .
administer the law. The first year“ 1
she collected $3,501,000. The estie‘
mated tax upon the personal pro
erty which this law supplanted would
have been $703,000. In 1917 s "
collected $5,500,000 and in 19mins"
Estimated returns was over $10,000

00. ' , .

This law exempts individual
comes up to $800, husband and—swung
$1,200 and for each child or depends?
out $200. The exemption and all 
ances are similar to those under
federal law. Its intent is to supplant
the personal property tax. The rate
is one per cent upon the first $1, ‘L
of excessprofits and one and "
quarter on the second, and o '
one-half on the third, one and
fourths on the fourth, two pe '  w
the fifth, two and one-half '
sixth, three- per cent on, th
three and one-half on theei
per, “cent on the ninth, four
half on the tenth, five out
th, five and. one—half 6n 
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The New Railroad Rates

THE INCREASED rates gran’ted to the

railroads by the Interstate Commerce
Commission gives us all something to think
about. You cannot add 20 per cent to passen-
ger fares and 20 to 40 per cent to freight tar-
ifl's without increasing the cost of farming and
without reducing the farmer’s income.

It used to be that a farmer living in Grand

, Traverse county could ship a earload of pota-
toes to Chicago at around 25 cents a bushel.
Under the new rates the cost will be nearer 35
cents a bushel, or an increase of from $40 to
$60 per car. Should the buyerrefuse to ac-
cept the shipment and the farmer has to go to
Chicago to investigate the round trip will cost
him under the new rates about $25 instead of
$14 a few years ago and $21 as at present. The
new rates will add a couple dollars to the
plow he buys, $6 to $10 per ton of fertilizer,
and 2 to 5 cents per rod of fence. Remember
that the farmer not only pays the freight on
the finished product. but upon the raw materi-
als which enter into its making. -

The American farmer cannot be expected to
meet these large freight increases Without get-
ting something in return. He wants service.
When he needs cars in the fall of the. year to
move his crops he doesn’t want to be obliged
to wait six months after he places his order,
forcing him to tie up his money and his credit,
and ship perishables in freezing weather. He
didn’t used to have to put up with such treat—
ment and he doesn’t want to now. We are
skeptical about the ability of the railroads to
make any material improvement in their ser-
vice for a year or two at; least. But we are
willing to give them the chance. Congress was
kind enough to hand the reads _a nice juicy
plum and the people will be patient while the
roads are digesting it, but look out if the re-
sults are not forthcoming.

We are going a long, painful and expensive
way around our railroad problem. Congress
made a horrible blunder when it returned the
roads to private owners in the midst of the
chaos attendant upon the reconstruction per-
iod. The entire prosperity of the nation is
wrapped up in the railroads. If the railroads
fail, industry fails and Old Man Panic gets on
our trail. Had Congress used any intelligence
in considering the railroad problem it would

_have foreseen that the roads needed the‘direct-
ing hand of a fatherly government for several
years following their breakdown. What the
roads have needed and still need and what the

Y (government could have best supplied was cap-

al and a strong centralized management. Had
e opponents of government operatiOn put
{iside their silly. prejudices .and given the gov?
«lemmcnt one-half the chance to make good that)
"they have _given the railroads through the
-Qunimins-Esch bill, who can doubt but that the
(ivornment would have quickly rehabilitated
"roads, improved the service and ' made a
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The School Amendment

‘ ‘ 7E HAVE been much interested in the

views expressed by our readers both for
and against the preposed amendment to abolish
parochial schools. ' With a few exceptions most
of the letters received have been surprisingly
free from abuse and religious bigotry.
who favor the proposed legislation are plainly
moved by religous bias. Others are as plainly
influenced by an honest desire to raise the
standard of citizenship. '

There seems to be a good deal of misunder-
standing as to the exact difference between the
curriculum of the parochial and the public
school. There is a wide-spread belief on the
part of Protestants that the teachings of the
parochial schools are carried on behind.closed
doors, and that the student, particularly of the,
Catholic parochial school, is taught that his
first obedience is to his church rather than to
his country. These statements are indignant-
ly denied by the supporters of .the parochial
school. They declare that the subjects taught
conform with public school-requirements; that
the public is free to attend their schools; and
that nothing is imparted to the student that
would shake his allegiance to the United States.

Mr. J as. Hamilton, author of the amendment,
declares in one breath that no religious issue is
involved, and in the very next breath he dis-
proves his own statement by quoting alleged
sayings of Catholic authOrities in an attempt
to show that the Catholic parochial school is
an evil institution, and that the Catholic church
is, perforce, likewise, evil. Close examination
of Mr. Hamilton’s anti-parochial school liter-
ature dscloses no more potent reason for the
abolishing of the parochial school ,than Mr.

 

'Hamilton’s well-settled notion that the Cath-

olic church should be destroyed and that a
good way to do it is through the parochial
school. Such being the real purpose, again we
ask, why camouflage it by a specious attack
upon private schools? Why not define the is-
sue clearly and ask the people of Michigan to
amend their constitution to prevent the Cath-
olic religion being taught in this state? The
Constitution of the United States contains the
answer to that question.

In the absence of any proof that the doct-
rines which are taught in parochial schools
actually pervert the student’s conception of
good citizenship and loyalty to his flag and
country, the opponents of the private school
must fall back on their last defense which is
opposition to the teaching of the Bible in the lay
school. That is, indeed, a strange defense. The
vast majority of pupils who graduate from pub-
lic schools know infinitely more about dead
languages than they do the living truths of the
Bible. They can quote glibly. from Caesar or
Homer or'Goethe, but ask them to repeat the
tenth commandment and they are stumped.
We agree with several correspondents that in-
stead of condemning the practice of giving re-
ligious instruction in the private schools we
should extend the practice to the public schools ‘
and give every student, at the option of the
parents, hn opportunity to study the Bible.

We have asked the Public. School Defense
League for concrete proofs that the parochial
school is a menace to the nation. These proof
have not been supplied. _'We are, therefore,

.constrainedio abide by our early decision. We

will NOT vote for the menMent.

 

The State Fair 3 ' .
THE MICHIGAN State Fair will open '
Sept. 3rd for its annual ten day exposi.
The fair, we are assured," will be up tofi
its. usual. standard of excellence both as 

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The greatest» value of the State Fair lies in a, ' '
its educational ‘ features. There’s fun and ‘
laughter to be found in the side shows. ‘The‘ '
spectacular stunts of the airmen, the feats _of'
’ the acrobats, the daring of the auto race fiends,
and, many other marvelous exhibitions ofskill
and courage cause us to _open our months in
wonder. They fill their purpose no doubt in
entertaining those who have no time for weight-
ier things. But they leave us nothing, that we
may take home with us for the brightening.- 
our lives and the betterment of our occupations
But among the exhibits there is both inspir-
ation and education. No man can View the best
specimens of Michigan live stock and crops »
without having aroused within‘ him a com-
mendable ambition to match the results of the
prize winners. Agricultural progress receives
its greatest impetus from the inborn desire of
those engaged in the occupatiofi to produce a
better crOp of grain, vegetables, fruit, etc.,-
thanhas ever been produced before. Who can
say to what extent the agricultural exposi-
tions of the State have contributed to the do.
velopment of crop and” live stock standardsi
That their influence has been great no one can
deny. The inspiration to raise better products
on the farm, and a large measure of the nec-
essary knowledge; can be ‘ gained b annual
attendance at the Michigan State Fair.‘ Take“
the folks and go.

The Other Side of Farm Life

HE FARM !' It drives you. ' It exacts

hard labor. It ‘demands long hours. It
isolates you. It gnarls your hands and brings
furrows to your brow. It deceives you. Today
it smiles with promise. Tomorrow its fields
may smirk over the ruin of your hopes. It is
a poor paymaster. Some years it gives yOu
nothing for your toil; other years a-beggarly
pittance; rarely, it rewards you handsomely.

Yet, for all its faults, we love it i

For all its faults it oifers happiness greater
than money can buy in any city on the globe.

There you may, if you are diligent and
thrifty, earn enough to feed and clothe you and ,
lay aside a bit for old age. There you may live.»
in peace, quiet and security, far from the mad
rush of the city. When the day’s work is done
you may sit in the cool of the evening in the
comfortable old rocking chair with your child-
ren about you. Down in the‘barn the cattle
low contentedly aS\they munch their hay, and
the pigs emit an occasional squeal as they
quarrel over a stray corn-cob. The chickens in
the roost gradually cease their clucking. Twi-
light absorbs the last faint rays of the expiring
sun. The stars peep out, one by one, and give
you a friendly wink. The night deepens. A
vast contentment with’all the world takes .hold,
'of you, and you know that life is sweet and
God is good.

This is the other side of farm life that makes
us forget our woes; drives away our worries;
levels our obstacles; and tempers our disap-
pointments. Greater rewards than this can-
not be found this side of heaven. - ‘

Mott, Who would be governor, talks about
“my” economy platform as though he had a
patent on it. All the gubernatorial candi-
dates are talking about “business administra-

tion,” “economy,” etc.,.but the only man who

has presented a definite program is Milo D.
Campbell, who deglared six months ago that.

he would reduce the number of state depart-

ments, bureaus, commissions, et a], by the. some
kind of censo1idation plan as Gov. Lowden
worked out in Illinois. All others who ’talk'
economy and business administration are, simp-

 

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PAROCBIAIrSCHOOL GRADUATES
SHOW GREATER DELINQUENCY

I am hoping that the fol-
lowing w111 be acceptable because I.
deem that_a reply is necessary to
C. R., Tuscola county and ex-Gov.
Ferris. I don’t claim any superior
knowledge and am probably not as
well read as either of the above gen-
tlemen, but what I have to say I
know are facts and have the statistics
to prove.

In the first place the proposed
school amendment is not against any
religion as a religion. Second, t-his
' amendment is not against parochial
or private schools, but we do insist
that all children attend the public
school first. The out—come of such
an arrangement would be a broader
and more tolerant consideration of
the opinion of their fellowman.

Why do these parochial school
supports fear to allow their children
to attend the public schools, when
they still have a chance to teach them
additionally in private school?

What do they fear? Democracy?
They say they wish to care for the
spiritual welfare of the child. All
well and good. But it is absolutely
necessary that religion be taught in
school hours. Isn’t there 1‘8 hours
remaining ofreach day, school day,
beside Saturday and Sunday. If it
is necessary, then it is our duty as
public spirited citizens to demand
that religion be taught in our public
schools. ‘ ‘

Are the Protestant products of the
public schools any more wayward,
either spiritually or morally. -

The enemies of this amendment
claim that the parochial school is also
' necessary to tealchat’he proper morals

to the children. Is it? Let’s see. At-
tention Mr. C. R. with your remarks
that parochial schools make Christian
law-abiding citizens of our youth.

In 1912 Cardinal Farley of N. Y.
told the Federation of Catholic Soci-
eties “We are too generously repre-
sented in penal and other institu-
tions." In 1916 the Rt. Rev. Mgr.
Francis Wall of N. Y. said, “It is a
dreary commentary upon our religion
that so many of our children should
pass before the judges and receive
sentence for felonies and misde-
mean-ore.”

At the same meeting, Judge Corne-
lius 'J. Collins said he had facts and
figures to prove that Catholics were
more delinquent than those of other
faiths; that in the children’s court
146,000 cases were brought up every
year; 60 per cent of which were
Catholic, 30 per cent Jewish and the
remainder just 10 per cent—~01? all
other faiths. And, get this, only one-
fourth of that population are Cath-
olics. Rather looks as if the paroch-
ial school law-abiding citizens and
their moral welfare had gone glim-
mering.

Just one more. Over 65 per cent
of prison convicts of all grades were
attendants of parochial schools, while
less than 5 per cent are graduates of
our public schools. This is accord-
ing to Washington Bureau of Statis-
tics. Now the cost should this amend-
ment become law. At the present
time there is approximately $200,-
000,000 worth of revenue producing
church property, not including hous—

‘ es of worship, exempt from taxes in
this state. Think of it. Place this
property on the tax rolls where it be—
longs and the income derived there-
from will easily take care of the in-‘
creased cost of the public schools.

I think the above will also answer
ex—Gov. Ferris in his statement that
these parochial schools in no—wise in-
terferes with our political or social
right.. our constitution says that

"the church and state are separate.

The Syllabus of Pope Pius IX says

“Public schools open to all chi ren

for the education of. the young should

be under the control of the church

and should not be subject to the civil’

power nor made to confOrm to the
- opinions of the age.” It also says,”
“The church and her priests have the
right to immunity tram all civil
” :“The people. are not the
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ple.” And our .public schools are un-
der civil power. Are the above ex-
tracts from the “Catholic Law” pro-
ductive of‘ good citizenship in its
broadest meaning? I will leave it
to you.——R. E. Bennett, Saniwc 00.

CURRIE FOR CONGRESS

We appreciate your columns and
wish you would give us even more
information about our. public oili-
cials. In this district it is evident
that the leaders of organized labor
are fighting Congressman Clurrie.
Many of us feel that it is a good thing

that we have a man in Washington

who dares to oppose some of their
radical and unfair demands.

Mr. Currie grew up with us and
for many years was our neighbor on
the farm. From practical experi—
enCe he understands/the problems of
the farm’er. Some of the leading
farm organizations advise that our
Congressman has been most helpful
in their efforts to secure beneficial
legislation. You have probably
watched his record carefully-Should
the farmers attempt any change in
this district'I—H. V., Midland county
farmer, Mich.

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It is my judgment that Congressman
Currie's record and capabilities are so
far superior to those of his opponent
that there can be no comparison. I
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family of farmers, and I know from my
observation of his record that his inter-
ests are primarily with the farmers. On
all matters of agricultural importance
that I have called to his attention dur-
ing the last session of the legislature he
has rendered most valuable service.

know that he did everything within his
power to further the bean tariff bill, but
6 was helpless so long as another Mich-
igan congressman was sitting on the lid.
I approve of the action taken by Cong-
ressman Currie during the coal strike.
I think it took courage and conv1ction
for him to exhort the coal miners of his
own district to return to work until
their complaints could be settled by ar-
bitration. We have not yet recovered
from the effect of that, strike. I can

see no reason why the farmers of your

district should wish to make any change
in their congressman this yearn—Editor.

 

,4 PAROCBIAL SCHOOLS

After reading the article writ-ten
by J. B. in M. B. F. of July 3rd would
like to give my opinion on the pa-
rochial school amendment.

I do not believe it would be wise
to destroy these schools. They are
doing no one any harm as anyone
but a narrow-minded person can see,
but do, I believe, much good and are
a great help to our country.

There are thousands of children at-
tending these parochial schools, and
if they are closed, our public schools
will have to be made larger or new
ones put up to make room for these
children, more teachers will have to
be hired and Mr. J. B. as well as

many others will have morescllcolf
taxes to pay without'receiving, 

direct benefit from it.

I have taught school myself. and.
have visited both Catholic and 3921-3. 
land“ schools but could not see} 
many Protestant children attending“
The children:

secrecy about them. There

the Catholic schools. I
are taught in the English language

and our school commissioner visits 
these schools as well as the public} "

school. , V

This is a free country where people
can worship as they please an ‘
some religion is brought into our
schools along with the other workvit
could never do any one any harm
and perhaps we would not see so
many of our high school students go-
ing away. _

We have a good school system and
any one would have to prove to me
how doing away with the parochial
schools could make it any better be-
fore I could vote to abolish them.

Let us all work together and for-
get our differences in religion and
make our life worth while. A true
Christian will not be prejudiced
against some other
but can see some good in everything.

Yours for success with the best
farm paper published—M. E. 0., Huc-
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HE WHOLE country has been
shocked by the horrible murder
of Mrs. Le-Roy while the police

everywhere are endeavoriug to ap-

prehend the perpetrator of this hide-

ous crime.

> And ‘wh’ile mothers, anxious to
, shield their daughters from such
‘; horrors might wish that less publicity

be given in cases such as these, there

is another element which enters into

.the question of publicity. In the

, first place, others who might be con-

templating crimes, reading of the
net which is spread for such offend-
ers, may decide that the risk is too
great, and resist their insane im-
pulses. While daughters at the ado-
lescent age, boy~mad, as we often ex-
press it, can be made to realize that
there is a terrific danger in chance
acquaintance with young men. , This
LeRoy was married before—in fact
had never secured a divorce from his
first wife, and had the woman who
met and married him later known
his family and been acquainted .with
his life’s history, the fate which
awaited her would have been averted-

Perhaps the daughter may chafe
a bit under the chaperoning which
-her parents give her, but it is the
wise parent indeed who can adapt
herself to her children’s life enough
so that she can plan their pleasures
that they may be perfectly satisfied
with the amusements provided and
the people whom they meet in the
regular way and with the full knowl-
edge of their parents.

It’s a great responsibility which
devolves upon a mother—surely
there can be no greater anywhere.
And that mother who makes her
home so attractive that daughter
will, of choice, bring her friends
home and be glad to introduce them
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forgo her contemplated evening ‘of
reading or sewing and 'help her
daughter plan a pleasant evening——
who will provide a dainty little
lunch occasionally for the young
folks, is doing more than she per-
haps realizes to keep her daughter
under her eye. ' -

 

THE UNDERWEIGHT CHILD

HE VITAL problem of the under-
Tweight child is engaging the at-
‘tentionoi’ physicians
terested in child-

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and all in-

‘bidden. Given these three aidgytho'

delicate child should. develop a good
appetite and be ready and eager to
eat the wholesome foods such as
milk, eggs, Vegetables, cereals, sim-
ple desserts, etc., he must have.

The child who plays or sits in the
house, goes to bed late, sleeps in
close rooms, eats what he pleases

and when he pleases, ,_as a result has '

no appetite for his meals _ or nour-
ishing food. As a result of not eat—
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~ r vous, listless,
ren throughout pale and weak
the country. The _ and so-will not
Bureau of Edu- Weekly Cheer want to pla\y or
cation at Wash- 8 n d th m u “h .work and again
ington has pref m :03}: e WOI' em as w will haveno ap_
pared 3- tab 16 “Knock,” and you knock alvne; Petite- Thai 3
sho w i n g t h e {vol-i] i: cheerflill grin bad “circle” is
weight a child of Y °¢ 17°“ ‘1 established. Thus
certain heigh t “here the kicker is nfver known. things get worse
and age should and worse until
be: This has a start is made

been done after taking thousands of
tests and with the assistance of our
best experts.

It does not necessarily follow that
sickly, but in most cases there is
all children who are under weight are
something wrong and they need very
careful attention as to their habits
of eating, sleeping and exercising,
that they may grow into healthy,
happy energetic boys and girls.

If a child is not hungry and re~
fuses wholesome and: nourishing
food, it may be due to lack of prop—
er rest and out-door exercise. Play
in the open air every day with suit-
able clothing, even in wet and cold
.weather, is a greatessential. Early
to bed habits and a nap or rest dur-
ing the day is another. Eating
sweets between meals should be for—

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the right
may be

This
by

direction.
accomplished ,

. encouraging out—door play, enforc-

ing early hours, seeing that the sleep:
ing rooms are properly ventilated
and that the between meal habit of
eating candy and sweets is stopped.
Thus a better mode of life is estab—
lished and the results show a clear—
eyed, rosy child, full of vitality and
joy.

 

JELLY AND JAM MAKING WITH
SUGAR SUBSTITUTES .

F YOU have never tried making
I the more difficult fruits into jel-
lies, it might be well not to be—
gin on them while using sugar sub-
stitutes, but use the ones that jelly
more readily; e.‘g., sour apples, cur-
rants, raspberries, gooseberries,

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grapes and oranges.
texture is excellent in «jelly made
with corn syrup alone; but‘it .is;best

to allow it to remain in a glass for "

several days after making before
serving it. ._ . “‘ r '1
Directions for Making Jelly With
' Sugar Substitutes: “ f-
Prepare your fruit juice as you do

when making . jelly with sugar. After
it is heated boiling hot, add an equal
amount of white corn syrup. ’(1 WP Of

{nice to 1 cup of syrup,
y until the mixture
at! at thet spoon.h
or me o reac
sugar substitutes. to: When ,

apes and cur-rants, 1 1-40, of. corn
yrup to 1 cup of fruit .juice may be used.
It the jelly is not sweet enough when

"flakes" or “sheet”

this stage when using
0

using all syrup the following proportions
may be used:

2 cups of fruit juice.

3-4 cups of sugar. '

Note: With currants and grapes, 1

cup of sugar may be used.
Gooseberry Jam
4 cups gooseberries.
1 cup water.
2 cups
Cook gooseberries in water until they
burst. Add syrup and continue cooking
until the desired consistency is" attain'
Pour into sterilized
mediately and seal.
Peach Dianna-lath
3 cups sliced peaches. I
1 cup syrup, '

_ Cook peaches in a small amount of
water Until they‘ are soft. Add 1:,
and cook until sufficiently thick. If

spices are desired they may be added at
the same time as the syrup.

Peach Preserves »

Heat 2 cups of corn syrup and a piece
of stick cinnamon. Add sliced peaches
and cook slowly until fruit is clear and
the syrup is of the desired density.

Tomato Preserves
1 lb_ tomatoes. /
1 lemon.
1 cup corn syrup.

1 piece ginger root. - .

Silica tomatoes pour syrup over them
and allow to stand over night in a. 000]
place, Tho next morning pour oft the
juice and heat: add tomatoes, lemon
sliced thin, and ginger root; Cook until
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EAR CHILDREN: As we haven’t
much space this week I am not
going to write you a very long

letter, but I do want to ‘take up a
little space to call your attention to
the story just below our letter. I
read it a few days ago and it has such
a nice moral to it that I want you
children to read it. After you have
read it write and tell me why we
should observe this moral. If you
like stories of this kind we will
print more of them.—AUNT CLARE.

 

THE HEN AND THE TURTLE
~ ND THE Memory-Man said: “In
Lze—Cheung, in China, a farmer
once caught a Mountain Turtle.
It was very big, so that it took two
'men to carryvit home, and the farm-
er said, ‘We will_ keep him in the
yard for good luck, because he is too
old to eat.’ >
“But the little chickens, the busy-
bodies of the farmyard, disliked the
scornful way in which the Turtle
looked at them and every time they
spoke to him, he humbled them. They
complained to their.mother, the Hen,
who came and made a terrible fuss.‘
When she had finished the Turtle

' said calmly:

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That goes. winding in “and out,"
Wriggling right

That’s- the highway.

That’s theKroafd that's'uits.
.And bids-sow“-

OUR BOYS, AND GIRLS

Dear Aunt Clare—This is my first
time I have written, I am a boy 12
years of age and am in the sirth grade
at school for pets I have a cat and a. cow.
We take the M. B. F. 'VVe all like it. I

hope to see my letter in print. William
Schulk, Rogers, Mich. '

 

Dear Aunt Clare—This is my first let-
ter. I like to read “The Children's
Hour." My daddy takes the M. B. F. He
thinks it the only paper. We live on an
120 acre farm, I will close, hoping to
see my letter in print. Orvel A. Trow-
bridge, Manton, Mich.

 

Dear Aunt Clare—My father takes the
M, B. F. and likes it very much. I have
three brothers and one sister. For pets

have two rabbits and a. dog. I am
9 years old and in the 6th grade. My
father is going up north and he is going
to get me a gun. I hope to see my let-
ter in print. Davol Binley, Homer, Mich.

 

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Dear Aunt Clare—I am a city girl
from Detroit taking a vacation here on
the farm with some farm friends. I read
"The Children’s Hour” and enjoy it very
much. I read it last year too. My school'
was out the 24th of June. I am eleven

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years old and in the A-7 grade,‘ The
name of my school is Northeastern High.
I have eight teachers daily to teach me.
For pets I have five rabbits and a cat.
Cornelia Grike, Grass Lake“ Mich,

 

Dear Aunt Clare—This is the first‘ I
have written toyou. I am a girlr 10 years
old and am in the 7th grade at school.

'My teacher's name is Miss Loretta Ma-

loney. We take the M, B
it very much.

. F. and like
I like the Children's page
the best. I have eight sisters and six
brothers. We have a farm of 400 acres.
We have a-Ford tractor a Ford truck
and a Dort passenger car. We‘ have 380
chickens, 24 cows, 18 sheep, 75 geese, 94
ducks, 14 horses and for pets I have 34
rabbits, 5 cats and 3 dogs. We are going
to move to Bay City this tall and I am
going to high school and - am a drg to
be a teacher. I am going to Alpena for
a visit this year. I wish some of the
girls would write to me. Leona Tacey,
Essexville, Mich,, R 1, Box 59.

Dear» Aunt Clare—As I have never
written to you before I will tell you oi‘
my pets. I have 8 cats 3. jersey calf and
a white rabbit. I am twelve years old,
am in the 7th grade. My father takes
the M. B. F, and finds it very interesting.
I am sending you a poem of my own com

 

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When We Go Swimmin’ ‘

Boy! it’s great to shed your oxiords,

And to shake your happy rags,

When the summer sun is boiling in
,. the sky !

And its swell to trim your toe-nails
On the rocks and river snags,
And to bid the

brave Good-by.

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position. Hoping to see it in print. Doris
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‘Baughn Remus, Mich., R

“Bare Foot Girl'”

Blessings’ on thee barefoot girl,

Happy eyes and tangled curls,

Lips of red and eyes of blue,

A barefoot boy who thinks of you.

Helps her father every morn,

Milks the cows and blows the horn,

Picks the berries every day, helps in
every other way.

Time has flown, days are past,

Bare foot girl is now a lass.

Golden days now every morn,

Lad a lassie owns the farm

Dad’s retired far away, .

The farm goes on in a different way.

Success is all that we can say,

(That ends the rhyme in a. blissful] way.

 

D ar Aunt Clare—This is the first I
hav written to you. I am a. girl 11
years old and’will be in the 8th grade
when school starts. We take the M, B,
F. and like it fine. I am sending a story
that I made up mysel . Hoping to see
my letter in print. Gertrude Boerner,
Mio. Mich._ '

Bessie and‘tho Billie
Once upon a time there was a girl
whose name was .Bessie White. She
went to school. Mr. Jones was. White's
neighbor v and lived“
When Bessie went to

went thingth Jones' field as it was

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" world remains at peace, and if the
{general market remains as normal
as. it has been- for the past six
. _months.”

."guusfness‘flthanl know myself. I shall
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"’1 mg:

_,  ,yayour holdings are being beared.
 New York, Vermont and Connecticut
_‘ paid fifteen per cent the last four
.,quarters and is as solid as Gibraltar.
Yet its down, and down hard. The

' I. same with Montana Lode,» Death Val-

ley Copper, Imperial Tungsten,

Northwestern Electric. Take Alaska

Tro-dwell—as solid as the everlast-

ing rock. The movement against it

started only yesterday late. It clos-

“ed eight points down and today has

slumped twice as much more. Every
“one, stock in which you are heavily

interested. And no other stocks in-
volved. The rest of the market is
firm.”

Bascom shrugged his
despairingly. ,

“Are you sure you cannot think of
somebody who is doing this and who

_ may be your enemy?" .
,, “Not for the life of me, Bascom.

Can’t think of a soul. I haven't made

any enemies, because since my father

died, I have not been active. Tampico

Petroleum is the only thing I ever

got busy with and even now it’s all

right.” He strolled over to the tick-
. er. “There. Half a point up for five
hundred shares."

“Just the same, somebody’s after
you,” Bascom assured him. “The
thing is clear as the sun at midday.
I have been going over the reports
of the different. stocks at issue. They
are colored, artfully and delicately
colored, and the coloring matter is
pessimistic and official. Why, did
Northwestern Electric pass its divi-
dend? Why did they put that black
eye stuff into'Mulhaney's report on
Montana Lode? Oh, never mind the
rest-of the black-eyeing, but Why all

' this activity of unloading? It’s clear.
There's a raid. It’s been slowly and
steadily growing. ,And it’s ripe to,
break at the first rumor of war, at a
big strike, or financial panic—at any-
thing that will bear the entire mar-
ket. ’

“Look at the situation you’re in
now, when all holdings except your
own are normal. I’ve covered your
margins, and covered them. A grave
proportion of your straight Collat-
eral is already up. And your mar-
gins keep on shrinking. You can
scarcely throw them overboard. It
might. start a break. It’s too tick-
lish." '

“There’s Tampico Petroleum, smila
ing as pretty as you please—it’s col-
lateral enough to cover anything,"
Francis suggested. “Though I’ve
been chary of touching it,” he amend-
ed. -
Bascom shook his head.

“There’s the Mexican revolution,
and our own'spineless administra-
tion. If we involved Tampico- Pe-
troleum and anything serious should
break down there, you’d be finished,
cleaned out, broke.

“And yet," Bascom resumed, “I
see no other way out than to use
Tampico Petroleum. You see, I have
almost exhausted what you have
p1aced in my hands. And this is no
whirlwind raid. It’s slow and steady
as an advancing glacier. I’ve only
handled the market for you all these
years, and this is the first tight place
we’ve got into. NOW your general
business affairs? Collins has the

shoulders

.. —, . .  S. ,
 There ‘18":‘110 sen‘se'nor logic
it should be beared this Way.

    

  

 
  
  

   

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

   
  

By JACK LONDON

 

 

it’s no fly-by-night affair.
is making it,’ is doing it big, and

must be big.’

Several times, late that afternoon
and evening the Queen was called up
by the slave of the flying speech and
enabled to talk with her husband.
To her delight, in her own room, by
her bedside, she found a telephone,
through which, by calling up Collins'
office, she gave her good night to
Also, she assayed to kiss
her heart to him, and received back,

Francis.

queer and vague sound,
ing kiss.

She knew not how long she had
Not moving,
through her half-open eyes she saw
Francis peer into the room and across

slept, when she awoke.

to her. .When he had

away, she leapt out of bed and ran
to the door in time to see him start

down the staircase.

More trouble with the greatigod
Businessuwas her surmise.
going down to that wonderful room.
the library to read more of the dread
god’s threats and warnings that were .
so mysteriously made to take form
of written speech to the clicking of
She looked at herself in
the mirror, adjusted her hair, and
with a little love smile of anticipa-

the ticker.

tion on her lips put on
gown—another of the

pretties of Francis' forethought and

providing.

 

 

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Whoever At the entrance of the library she
paused, hearing'the voice of anoth-
erthan Francis. At first thought
she decided it was the flying speech
but immediately afterward she knew
it to be too loud andnear and’dif—
ferent. Peeping in, she saw two
men drawn up in big leather chairs
near to each other and facing. Francis
tired of face from the day’s exertions
still were his business suit; but the
other was clad in evening dress“
And she heard him call her husband
“Francis,” who in turn, called him
"Johnny." That, and the familiarity
of their conversation, conveyed to~
her that they were old, close friends.

“And don't tell me, Francis," the
other was saying, “that you've frivol-
ed through Panama all this while
without losing your heart to the sen-
oritas a dozen times.”

"Only once,” Francis replied, af-
ter a pause, in which the Queen not-
ed that he gazed steadily at his
friend.

“Further,” he went on, after an-
other pause, “I really lost my heart
—but not my head. Johnny Path-
more, 0 Johnny Pathmore, you are a
mere flirtatious brute, but I tell you
that you’ve lots to learn. I tell you
that in Panama I found the most
wonderful woman in the world—a
woman that I was glad I had lived'
to know, a woman that I would glad;
ly die for; -a woman of fire, of pas-

his answeF- '

gone softly

He was

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handling and knows. You must
know. What securities can you let
me have? Now? And ‘tomorrow?
And next week? And the next three
»weeks?" 4

“How much do you want?" Francis
questioned back. I _

“A'million before closmg time to-
day.” Bascom pointed eloquently. at
the ticker. “At least twenty million
more in the next three weeks, if—
and mark you that if well—1f the

,, Francis stood up with decision and
:‘ached for his hat. . .

1m going. to Collins atonce. He
«after more about my outside

t' least the-million in your
' before closing, time, and I've
u‘suspicicn that I'll cover the
My, .nexH-severaiweeks.” .

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certitude to herself, tor-had
won a husband whosrema-ine
er? - ~-
“And did the lady, er—ah .
reciprocate 1'” Johnny Pathmov
ured - '4 ,
The Queen saw Francis nod? q
solemnly replied. ‘i

“She loves me as I love her.---- 

I know in all absoluteness.” 

stood up suddenly. “Wait. I 1511;

show her to you.” hf 

And who started toward the doc” :

the Queen in roguishness of a very

extreme happiness at her husband's;
roniession she had overheardr fled
trippingiy to hiie in the wide doe

way of a grand room which the maid .
had informed her was the drawing:-
room, whatever such room might be." '
Deliciously imaging Francis' surprise
at not finding her in bed. she watch-‘
him go up the wide marble staircase.
In a few moments he descended. With
a slight chill at the heart she ob-
served that he betrayed ,no pertur-
bation at not having found her. In,
his hand he carried a scroll or roll '
of thin, white cardboard. Looking »
neither to right nor left he re-enter—
ed the library.

Peeping in, she saw him unroll the
scroll, present it before Johnny Path-
more’s eyes, and heard him say:

“Judge for yourself. There she
is.”

""But why he so funeral about it,
old man?" Johnny Pathmore queried
after a prolonged examination of the
photograph. .

“Because we met too late. I was .
compelled to marry another. And I
left her forever, just before she was

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_ ME AND MARKET REVIEW
"The question on the public’s mind

‘ today is, "How will the increase in

"freight rates effect prices of commod-
ities?” It is the opinion of the writer
that these new rates, which I under-
stand are to go into effect the latter
pprt of this month, will not make
much of an impression on the future
trend of prices, for a time at, least,
owing to the fact that, prices . are
attempting to get back to pie-war
level as consumers will not buy only
what is absolutely necessary at their
present level. Prices have receded
rapidly the past few menths but the
consumer feels they are still too high.
he costs of transportation is but a
small item when it comes . to 'fl'xing
the market price of an article. Praetp
ically the entire thing rests on sup-
iy and demand; if the demand is
and the supply is scarce the
price advances, and if there is huge
supply with but little demand the
price declines and the transportation
costs is but an iota in either case
when deciding the price. Of course,
I do not believe that prices will de-
scend to quite as low as they would
have if the increase had not been
granted, but as I said before, how
much they will decline depends. on
the supply and demand. -
According to press dispatches, the
Interstate Commerce Commission’ is
going to demand better service in
payment for the grant to increase
freight rates. One of the members
of the Commission is quoted as say-
ing: “11‘ the railroads do not make
good now something else must be at-
tempted, the Plumb plan or some
form of government ownership.”
Drastic fluctuation was featured
by the grain markets during the cur-
rent week. The week began with
prices very weak and going down-
ward rapidly, then news of war was
received from Europe and dealers

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DETROIT—Grains weak and lower prices, expected. Beans
Hay in good demand. Cattle market demoralized, and

CHICAGO—Less war-like news causes grains to slump. Hog
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‘who were selling freely stopped sell-
ing and began buying everything in
sightwlth theresuitthatpelces ad-
vanced  Grain prices are
higher on all markets than they were
last week but markets are weak.
Dealers, aftertinvestlgating early re-
ports,arelessinclinedtotaketiie
war news seriously and are oflering
to sell. Markets will fluctuate for
some time. It has always happened
when markets were making a big
change. Take for instance before the
war, when prices were headed sky-
ward, they did not advance contin-
ually. but every once in a while they
declined for a few days, then banned
and advanced again. The markets
are shaky when making such a
change and reports, which ordinari-
ly would not be noticed, cause them
to fluctuate.

Crops in general are reported in
good condition. Winter wheat. is
yielding satisfactorily. Farmers are

also getting excellent yields hem

their oat and rye crops. Corn in
some sections has been suifering
from dry weather but rains have

been reported in these sections the

past few days.

 

 

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Michigan State Fair

DETROIT

 

$100,000 in Premiums
Stock Show .will surpass any ever held' in the Middle West
Agricultural Exhibit '-

Federal Government and Michigan Agricultural College join in
Great Farm Display and Educational Effort

Fur F arming

All of Michigan’s Fur Bearing Animals to be shown.
Fur Raisers to give aid and adviCe

Seventy-first Annual Exposition

  

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and. lbw-on Ionic-so . 1.
lo. 2 Ion! . . . . 2.42 8.01 Vs 2.00
No. 2 White . . . 1.40 A
No. 2 Illxod . 2.40 n, 
PRIOR ONE YEAR A00
1 0nd. {Detroit l Ohiosos N. Y.
No. 2 Red . . . . 2 ' 2.88 3.84
“No. 2 White . . . If:  y.
No. 2 lined . . . 2.21 V.
The wheat rmark’et of the past

week was one of rapid fluctuation.
It began the week by declining, then
war news came fromEurcpe and the
market rapidly changed and started
upward, but the market is nearly at
a standstill right now as dealers
have had time to give the European
war news serious thought and most
of them fully believe that there will
be little if any fighting because they
think Russia will stop before France
or England can swing their fighting
forces into line. Feeling of this kind
will soon weaken the market. 1 Re

ports of the large carry-over frantic

1919 crop and favorable news from‘

the states that are threshing also
help to give the market "a bearish
look. It is estimated that the Unit-
ed States has a carry-over of 109
million bushels, and.it has been es-
timated that the present crop will
be about 840 million bushels. This
brings the total of number of bush-

-els available this fall to over 950

million. The damage to spring
wheat has been more than oiiset by
the increased yields in Kansas, Ne-
braskazand Oklahoma. We believe
the market will continue to decline,
not without sudden turns and sharp
advances however, because the mar-
ket is going to fluctuate, and will
continue to fluctuate when the mar-
ket is passing through such a period
as it. is now. Our 'opinion is that
you will see considerable lower prices
before 1921.

 

CORN HIGHER BUT MARKET

SHOWS WEAKNESS
\ conN rmczs PER su.. nus. 1c, 1920

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Grade lDetrolt Ghlcago N. Y.
No. 2 Yellow . . . 1.82 1.58' 1.12'
No. 8 Yellow . .  A A
No. 4 Yellow . . .

PRICES one YEAR {66

Grade Inotrolt I chlcaoo N. Y.
No. 2 Yellow . . . 2.08 1.94 2.01
No. 8 Yellow . . . 2.01 1.94 2.01
lo. 4 Yellow . . . 1.90

 

News of the growing crop in need
'of rain in several states and the war
news switched the trend of corn
prices and caused this course grain
to advance along with wheat. Mill-
ers were also in the market a few
days to help boost prices. The mar-
ket is" weaker at present owing to the
discounting of the war news and to
recent rains in the districts where it
was needed most, and, we believe,
lower prices will be in style. 'Re-
ports of the‘growing crop show pros-
pects rather poor in the East and
reports of damage to the crop by
worms continue to come irOm the'
West, but not as much as usual, and
the prospects in general are, for a’.
good crop.

 

OATS ADVANCE ‘

Oats did not advance very much
when compared to‘ wheat but hats are
nearmg a pro-war vlevel‘and themars
ket is in a firmer condition. .We do

 

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140., 2 White"  .02 .80 1.00. g
No. 8 White . . . .91 .10 .
No. 4 White . . . .90 ’

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Standard . . . . . . . .10 .10 .00
No. a wnm ... .10 .18 ‘
No. 4 White . . . .11 .14

 

 

 

 

 

375,000,000 bushels. A report from
the East stated that England was
asking'for offers on posts, otherwise
nothing has been reported regarding
export trade in the new grain. The
grain is being altered freely and. the
shortage of cars is the only thing
that keeps agreater "supply from the
markets. The railroads are catch-
ing up, on their orders and expect to
soon have more cars available for'
grain.

RYE FOLLOWS OTHER GRAINS

Rye, owing to the same news that
affected other grains advanced 800
on the Detroit market and 'is quoted
at $1.90 for No. 2. Declines ans ex-
pected to be reported shortly as this
grain does not retain strength owing
to the fact that expert buying was
what made I‘ the price, and there is
no export demand now. Rye is turn-
ing out better in Europe than was
expected and it is a question as to
whether rye will be as popular here
in this country again this. coming
winter and next spring as it was last
winter and spring.

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- BEAN Pmcas PER cW'r. AUG. 10, 1820
0...... V JDetrolt 10mm»: n. v.4
c. H. P. . . . .  0.40 1.00 18.00
Rod Kidneys  15.50 111.50
F PRICES on: YEAR AGO
Grads IDetrolt 10hloaoo N. Y.
o. H. P. . . . . .. 3.25 ~ '
Prime .. . . . . . . ..
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We are sorry to say this, but we
have, more declines to report in the
bean market. This time the entire
drop amounts to Me. It is the ket-
enashis bean that is spoiling the mar-
ket for the navy bean. These beans
are selling for So a pound. It is re-
ported that there is a considerable
smaller acreage of these kotenashis
beans planted this year. Let us ope
so. Maybe the white navy bean 1
come into its own and sell at a price
that will not the farmer a profit. We
have predicted that the price of
beans would take a turn, and I pre-
sume you farmers think we are
crazy or something like that because
we have predicted this in the face,
of declines. Well, we are still pre-
dicting higher prices, and we fully

‘ believe they are bound to come. ' We

are basing our predictions, not only
on our own convictions but on the
opinions of some of America’s fore-
most market experts. The crop
throughout the country is reported
in fine condition and prospects for a
big yield are good.

HAY IN DEMA'. ND

 

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chicane . . .|40.00Q44.3$.00.88128.00 .80

New York 38,00 Q as 82.00 g 41

Pittsburo‘ . 34.50 a 38 32.80 @ 32l29.50 80
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ILIgM Mix. Iclovel- MIX. [9 clover

DotroIt . . [84.00 a 85 30.00 0 81

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‘ MTOOK MARKET
, (By 112 II. Mack)
, There never was a time before in
/ I ,jthe pasthistory of this country, when
 I thinner feeder of live sock was
sdficompletely at a loss to know what
to do. Uncertainty and lack of con-
fidence in the future prosperity of
a country as a whole are quite gen.
em. Just nOW. among‘au classes of
man but they are gripping the farm-.
or to so great an extent that he is al-
most ready to give up the battle. The
farmer is losing faith in the entire
market. proposition, 3. condition which
is not surprising when we remember
the hard knocks which he has had
during the last 18 months. The re-
cent wild fluctuations in the grain
market, the ups and downs of the
hog market and the “downs” of the
sheep and cattle markets, during the
last six months, have just about
brought him to the conclusion that
he will give up feeding live stock, en-
tirely, until market demand becomes
more reliable and selling prices a
little nearer to the cost of produc-
tion. The attitude of the feeder is
reflected in current market quota—
tions for feeding stock of all kinds,
quotations for feeding cattle, stock—
ers, feeding lambs and wethers be-
ing at the season‘s extreme low
point in all markets. ,
Chicago had a bad week in cat-
tle, all kinds showing a sharp de-
cline, during the early part of the
period, but regaining a part of the
loss before the week ended. West-
on states are gathering grass cattle
in large numbers, these days and in-
_ creasing receipts'of this grade of
. cattle mean lower prices all along
‘ the line. There is yet no grass cat-
. tle coming that will take the place
I of corn fed stock but the Montana
' run of grassers is‘not far away;
grassers from the last mentioned
state usually carry more and better
, flesh than the “half and half" kind'
which the east and middle west are
sending forward at this time and la-
beling them dry—fed. '
Detroit got a moderate run of cat-
tie to begin the week with and the
. trade was about the worst of the
season; local killers are well—supplied
with cattle from the southwest and
there is little hope for an improve—
ment in cattle values until Michigan
cattle begin to come with better av-
erage quality to recommend them.
The calf market had an easier tone
on Monday in Detroit than that which
ruled on the close of last week, pric-
es were about steady for the top
grades but it was noticeable that
only a few extra‘good calves brought
$19 per cwt. ’A fairly active demand
for milch cows and springers is noted
but there is practically no demand
for anything of common and cull
quality, so they are sold as canners.
The sheep and lamb trade has been
-working, steadily, to a lower basis
during the past week under re-
- markably large receipts; shippers are
loathe to send their stock forward
to be sacrificed but they dare not let!
the opportunity to get cars pass for
they do not know when another
chance will present itself. Eastern
textile interests are busy sending out
\ literature etting forth facts which
tend to prove that the world’s sup-
 of wool is excessive; thisv“dope"
 rhino; course, sent exclusively to wool
 f  The general public is being
' «f [furnished an abundance of data from
_  thesame source which tends to prove
‘7 ‘that it will, be impossible for clothing
‘  be sold any lower than the pres-
‘ f t  of prices. Every man. Who
.  Iorfsuch piffle, deserves all he
While the outlook for! the
' industry is far from
 Writer is of the
' . b feeders. Who im‘

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 ,m-i’the‘demand. It isbelieved that,
 the; next few days and lower'

'the big reason why the sugar beet

— acres of timothy and clover and the

, 2:. er as
[made for, along time.  'Detro
Sheep and lamb trade was.  d‘u 
and slow on Monday, with 5"the best
lambs on sale going-stud to $13.50-
per cwt.; the average quality of local
\arrivale was very common. I, . r M

The market for live hogs faces a
set of badly mixed conditions and it
would seem that influences must be
about evenly balanced ’ for price
changes during the past week have
been slight. Buyer for. shipping
purposes have set the pace, of late,
but packers have shown less disposi-

tion to pound values, the influence. .

being that they are not adverse to an
advance in both commodity and live
hogs at this time. Hog receipts have
been light of late all around the mar-
ket circle and the quality of the of-
ferings has been about the poorest
of the season. 'War talk tends .to
harden values but this is amply onset
by a declining foreign exchange. The
exportation of hog products is in-
creasing from week to week; on the
other hand, the supply of lard and
cured meats of all kinds was hardly
ever before known to be as large as
at the present time. The writer is
looking for a decrease in current re-
ceipts of hogs during the next 30
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BEET GROWERS RENEW EF-
FORTS FOR RECOGNITION
‘(Oontinued from page 3)
at the current market quotations and
clean up a few extra million? No,
the government probably won’t let
them get away with any such profits
as that. The government would have
a right to assume that farmers pro—
ducing beets at a guaranteed price
of $10 per ton are satisfied with that
figure, and it would be entirely justi-
fied in fixing the wholesale price of
sugar at 10 cents. We do not say
that these things will come about, but

we suspect they will.

For these reasons it is important
that the growers do not sign a'con-
tract for 1921 which does not guar-
antee a larger minimum than $10.
The market price of sugar, if permit-
ted to be regulated by the world sup-
ply and demand, will probably not-
return to normal for a ~period of
years. If farmers will grow beets at
$10 per ton, the consumer who buys
beet sugar should not be asked to
pay more than 13 or 14 cents per
pound. If the farmer finds that he
must have $14 per ton in. order to
pay him cost of production, protect
him from risk and yield him a fair
profit, the government would Certain-
ly never order him to produce them
for less. So it is going to be up to
the farmer to raise his minimum high
enough to protect himself when
Uncle Sam steps in. And that is

growers,——every man who intends to
grow beets another year,—should
join the Growers’ Ass’n and work in
harmony for a contract that will
protect them in the face of such ex-
igencies.

HOW SHALL WE FIGHT THE
GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE?
(Continued from page 4)
cites his own losses to prove it. He
concludes, “If you could help us in
securing legislation compelling ev-
eryone to use some means to prevent
another year of this plague, we, the
farmers would be very grateful to

on." ~-

y E. P. P., of Mancelona does not
believe that the 1920 crop of hoppers
should get all the blame for the dam-
age to meadows. “The grasshoppers
did not do it all in one year,” he
argues. “Two years ago I cut 12

grasshoppers together with the dry
weather never let it"”start again."
Mr. P. thinks we should have a
grasshopper law similar to the nox-
ious weed law and men to enforce
the law against the lumber owners
and others who try-to avoid it,

J. D. R., of Mancelona, lost four
acres of Sudan grass, five acres of
soy beans and five acres of millet.
He asserts that the damage has been
fully as great as claimed, yet he has
no desire to sell his farm for, he_ says,
“We can raise most anything ,Just as
good as in the southern part of Mich-
igan, if we could get rid of the
grasshoppers.” He invites the editor
to come to Antrim county and inspect
the damage done with‘his own eyes.,
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A seasoned business expert and qualified packing house executive.

Born a son of Jacob Dold of Buffalo—one of the four most prominent meat paci-
ers of America—he has had exceptional opportunities for acquiring a, full, thorough a
practical knowledge of the Packing Business in all its ramifications, with the result
today he is an authority on packing house practice and one of the best known men in
the business with a. wide acquaintance in the trade, his duties having been manifold and
bringing him in direct contact with all phases of the industry. As a young man he
entered his father's plant on an equal footing with, other employees, served his time
the “hog gang,” the “beef gang,” the "cellar gang,” tankhouse, etc, and in line wi
his father’s policy as concerned all his sons, Edward Dold had to qualify as top ml
in each gang before transfer to another department. After spending some fifteen years

Jacob Dold Packing Company at that time operating three plants located respectirely a
Buffalo. N. Y., Kansas City, Mo, and Wichita, Kan. Mr. Dold assumed duties ta
him outside the plant but not lessening his responsibilities. As Manager of Sales 5
Secretary and Treasurer his was a large part in the building up of the mammoth
iness, the success of which has been in excess of any in the field. The matter of ha
ling. processing and adequately marketing by—products of the packing business has been
the pet hobby of Mr. Dold, who looks th furor on the dollar savod as compared with
the one earned. .

His will be the dominating influence in further developing and operating our bu.-
insss and we are indeed justified in our satisfaction resulting in our securing the satin

of Mr. Dold to this and.

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Dear, Sir :w:

' . 'In’answer to your recent communication. wish to
istate that! have given your matter considerable consideration.
After looking over theosite of the new Det roit Packing Plant, I-
am favorably impressed by its location. It can be made into an
ideal'end economical Packing plant, having _ample switching _
facilitieeand nearby to local Stock Yards, besides being located
within "the great City of’Detroit with its. growing population con~
stituting-a great army of consumers of Packing House meat products.

> It would seem to me a very good proposition to,
organize. and build at once a large Packing Plant in your City.

r I'firmly‘ believe that your Company financed along
'th'e'lines that you have outlined, also economical and. .up to date
'methods of handling and marketing products, coupled with proper
management, will be, a‘greet success from the stockholder'e point of
view. »

After careful and due deliberation , I have decided
to accept'ycur offer of General Manager, also the Presidency of
this Compound! so elected by your Board of Directors. 1 also ,
will make e. substantial investment in the Company, which is evidence:
of my (aith in this proposition, besides being an investment magnate
with the dignity of the position herein above mentioned. If elected
to the Presidency of thenetrolt Packing 00., l} wlsh to assure you
and‘,our stockholders of the best service that I III-capable, and '11],

I bring to your Company my life-time's practical Packing House expert-

ence, comprising my years or constant activity in all branches at
this great Packing I_ndustry. ‘.

Yours res 11y ,

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condition. 5150. New Sharples Cream SepaFD
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WARD ll. BENSON & SONS. Hill Crest Farms,
Mnnson, Mich.

DAIRY
FOR RENT~—MODERN 160 ACRE

farm, 2 miles from Lansing. Equipped withntwg
silos, 40 head dairy barn and milk ho‘usg. Eont
one year with privilege. H. T. LORLN ,' as

Lansing, Mich.

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durable, coni-
forteble work shoe.
Locally they would
cost you not less than
perhaps more.

in our chain
stores the selling
costs brings the
rice to $0.00.
giuying by mail
does away with
these expensive
nailing forces,
high rents, and

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Solid leather from
top ~ to b ottom. .
Special tanning to .
resist barnyard Icicle. Heavy soles of oak tan-
ned leather—Wear like iron. Comfort——well-.——
wear them all the first day and you won’t notice
them. Brown only. You take no risk. Simply
send coupon, shoes are shipped, pay on arrival.
If you like them keep them, if not return them
and we will refund money, including postage.
Your word is enough. Send for catalog. ‘leee
last: year over $1,000,000.

Ramblerfbhoe 00.. Dept. (338. New York City
Send my pair of Rambler worth-while work shoes
I will my postmen $4.85 on arrive]. 1: shoes
are not entirely satisfactory I can return them
and you will refund money, including postage.
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RIGHT" OF WAY v   ,.

In touring through the country in. com-
ing to a. four corners, a. car coming from‘
the- east going. west and
from the south going north collided.
which one should have the right of way?
And whos fault was it? There being a.
fine mist preventing the drivers seeing
each other. In driving cattle to market
two .of them Jump over the fence into
some crops. They were in there a half
an hour. Could the party collect dam-
ages?—A Reader.

—————-.

I am. of ‘the opinion that neither
car has “a right of way." Cities and
villages have usually adopted ordi-
nances providing for “right of way.”
I am not aware of any such statute
covering the'state at large. It may
be that each was equally at fault
but there are ,some well known rules
that courts would apply in determin-
ing whose fault it, was. The law
provides. “Upon approaching an in-
tersecting highway, 3. bridge, dam.
sharp curve or steep descent, and
also in traversing such intersecting
highways, bridge, dam, curve or de—
scent, a person operating a motor ve-
hicle shall have it under control and
operate it at such speed as is reason-
able and proper, having regard to
the traffic then on such highway and
the safety of the public.” It is pos—
sible that if one of the parties ob-
served this regulation ofthe statute
and the other did not the one who
did not observe these regulations
would be to blame and liable for the

damage. If each was equally care-

less and the carelessness was caus- '

ed by the mist it may be one of those
accidents that no one would be to
blame for and no one be liable for
the damage. The person injured
would be entitled to collect damages
from the owner of the trespassing
.cattle and may collect the same by
suit or by distralning the animals.—
W. E.“ Brown,'legal editor.

REMOVING MARL FROBI LAKE

We have a great quantity of marl in
Cedar Lake but it is covered with water
from 2 to 10 feet deep. Some of the farm-
ers want to get this marl ior oui mud,
but don’t know how to ge' it )ut. Can
Will have to get to get the marl ,on shore
with? The marl lies on one side of the
lake but is out from shore about 10 rods.
—-E. S. B Lawton, Mich. -

I would say that for the conditions
described, I- think a drag-line buck—
et would be the.most suitable. This
device consists of a cable suspended
above the lake by being attached to
either a pole or derrick on either side
of the marl bed. A steel bucket or
scoop is attached to a pulley which
travels along this cable. The scoop
is fitted with additional pulleys and
cable so that it can be lowered into
the lake and dragged a. sufiicientdis-
tance through the marl bed to be-
come loaded and 'then raised above
the water and brought to shore. The
power used is a gasoline engine and
a double drum hoist for operating the
cables. This is usually located on
the bank of the lake near the der-
rick.—-O. E. Roby, acting head, Dept.
of Farm Mechanics, M. A. 0.

PRIMARY LAW

I would like to get the right meaning
in regard to the primary law as it now
stands, I find a. different opinion ex-
pressed by different persons ln regards
to this part of the law.- If I am enrolled
as a. Democrat can I call for a. Republican
ballot at the primary election without
first enrolling as a. Republican. Some say
- can some say not. Now which is
right? Is there not some certain day or
days where a person can register or
change his enrollment from one party to
some other party? Is it the case if I
call for a primary ballot of some other
party than the one I am enrolled in do

become enrolled in that party? Some

say yes, some -no. Which is right?— .

' F., Beaverton, Mich,

The law does not require a party
registration andra duly qualified and
registered voter may call for what-
ever ballot he desires at the primary
elections—W. A. Brown, leggl editor.

PERSONAL PROPERTY
In case of a. mother with a. family
being left on a. farm. What art of the
rsonal property is she entit ed to law-
uliy. Does mone , deposited include per-

sonal property.—- Subscriber Bellevue.

Moneyin the ». I
~ 1 wid ‘ ‘ ‘ _ “11.1.

farmer? every i day

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a b relic serve you}.i Allgln’qdlrles‘ must  flymllanuhe undid”, dress. ,

household furniture and other per-
sonal preperty amounting to 18,290. ‘
She is entitled to an allowance from

the personal preperty for her sup‘

port during a"year from‘the date of
death of such an amount per-"week

"as the judge of probate may deem

to be proper in view of all the cir-
cumstances. If there is any'person-
a1 property left after paying these
amounts, after. paying the debts and,
expenses of administration and V it
does not exceed _$150 then it may,
be also assigned to the widow. If
there is other personal after the said
payments it is to be divided one
third to the widow 'and two thirds
divided equally among all of the
children—W. E. Brown, legal editor.

ROAD IMPROVEMENT

I would like a. little information on
road improvement. ‘We live on a. road
in Blumfleld Twp., Saginaw County, 11
miles S. E. of Bay City, known as the
Tuscola Road. Bay County has the road
stoned to the county line. Saginaw Co.
has it stoned 2 miles from Bay Co. line,
having a. 2_ mile gap of.cla.y road in be-
tween. We farmers on said road got a.
petition to imprOVe the road two years
ago and paid to have it put on record,
Our county road commissioner said as
soon as our turn came our road would
be stoned, But they are stoning other
roads with later petitions and paying no
fifelntion to our road—A. G., Reese,

c .

The inquiry does not disclose what
law is in force in Saginaw nor un-
der what statute the petition to im-
prove the highway was draWn. Sag:
inaw is a county of over 85,000 pop—
ulation but I am not informed as to
whether Saginaw County has voted
to come under Act 305 of the Public
Acts, or whether there is some other
act or amendment in force under
which action was attempted. This
question is so peculiarly a. local one
that they should inquire of the Coun-
ty Road Commission for particulars
why this road was not built. I be-
lieve you will get full information.
I am unable to answer the question
on the information that is given.—
W. E. Brown, legal editor.

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FURNITURE COMPLAINT ADJUST-
ED PROMPTLY

“I want to know if the Hartman '
Furniture 00., of Chicago is a reli-
able Co., as I ordered a. living room
set on the 6th day of April. Not
hearing from them by the last of”
May I_wrote them to return my mon-
ey which was one dollar with order.
Please let me know through your ex-
cellent pap.er."——-Mrs. W..L., Manistee,
Mich, June 30th. ‘

Immediately upon receipt of this
complaint the Hartmann 00., wrote
our subscriber a courteous letter of
apology, explaining that the ship-
ment had been promptly made and

 in
“New.”

lug apparel iof V'vh‘er husband, the ~

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wait until fall and is

about .iL—E. ‘J‘. 11., Stanwoodfi'Mich.

I do not know of any provisionrof'
the law that requiresyour compensa-
tion. to be paid only in thefall. The
law provides that the highway com,
missioner- and overseer of highways ;
shall be eptitled to such compensation '
as the township board shall decide.

The Commissioner of highways shall“  
be paid from the‘general fund, in tho ‘ ‘

same manner as other township vom-
cers are paid. The compensation of
the overseer of highways shall
paid from the, road \repair .fund
approval of the township board. or
course they. could not order money
' paid from a fund that had none, but
if therewas money in the fund it
could be ordered paid to ‘you at such
time as you had earned it. You are
,subject to such order as the board
makes as to payment and if not sat-'
isfact'ory your only remedy is to quit.
—-—W..E. Brown, legal editor. '

KILLING ’QUACK GRASS
The best way I know of to destroy
quack grass is as follows:‘ I takes
72 tooth barrow and turn the teeth
to about an angle of 45 degrees.
Then I hitch my evener on the rear
end of the burrow and haul it across
the field backwards) This willraise
the roots ofthe grass to the top of
the ground and if you will drag them
over every day or two for a week
they will soon die. Of course the
harrow will be liable to try, to bury
itself when pulled, this way, but by
fastening two board strips under the
burrow or drag to the frame. with
wire y0u~09n keep it on top of the ‘
ground alright. “ ’
generally work my bean ground
up this way in dry and hot weather.
Beans are a good crop to put on land
that has quack grass on‘ it because
the beans come up quick and-you can
cultivate the ground and keep the
roots stirred up. I got rid of a num-
ber of patches last year in this way.
——J. W. H., Millington, Mich.

RESOLD POTATOES

.About the first week in April a. strang- -
er came here buying potatoes and con-
tracted for mine making a. small pay-
ment down, with the understanding that
they were to be shipped the next week
(he ,furnished sacks to put them in), It
run along about three weeks and he did
not call for them. They were sprouting ’
and shrinking so I sold and shi ped them
to another man and returned in: check
for amount he gave me as payment on
them, whichtcheck he refused to accept
and returned to me, threatening to sue
for damages. Can he collect damages?

M., Bentley, Mich. ‘

I am of the opinion that you should
have notified him of your intention
to resell the potatoes if he did not
take and pay for them at .the time
you understood he was to take them.

showing that the delay was the fault” A Part Payment would “bind the bar-

of the railroad company. They of-
fered to accept a return of the fur-
niture if our subscriber desired her
money refunded.

“Since writing in regards to the
Hartmann‘Furniture Co., I have re-
ceived notice that the furniture is
on the way and thanking you kindly
for your willingness to help me."—- ,.
Mrs. W. H .L., July 7th.

COLIPLAIN T AGAINST BEBELL ()0.

I sent a long time ago to the Be-
dell Company for a. pair of slippers
at $3.98 and they sent me a. pair of
canvas slippers at. $2.48 and I sent
ther‘n’back and I have written to them
but cannot get any answer at all.
I either want the money or slippers.
so. please do the best you can ‘and
thank you—Mrs. M. L., C'hesanmg,‘
Mich, July 11th. " » ~

This complaint was referred to the
Bedell 00., and one week later Mrs.
L. received her slippers according

to her following "letter: . z

“A: I received my slippers I  ,1
hope ‘

sincerely  to gen

Include fir ,

gain" and he would be liable to you
for the purchase price even though»
they sprouted. I am of the opinion
thatmnless there are some- addition-
al circumstances he would be entitled
to _‘ damages—W; E. Brown, legal éd-
itor. _ y
. PAYING. TUITION

Has the school district any fright to
object to pay tuition to- high school on
scholars if they do‘not attend only part
of the time and we still have to pay,»._tul- '
tion in full.‘ I have a' man who owes-me
the sum of $85 without any note, or ee-
curity at all. ‘ have asked him several
times for it. He finally told me to come “

and get two ’plgs valued at $26 that we; 

.applied on the amount he owed me, A
he refuses to pay the rest. miners

way to collect the. balance, ghe has
acres .of land partly paid for, __,»-Will you
please tel me what chance I have do _‘
collect the balance. Hoping to hear 

you soon.—_-—P. J.. ,Montcalm County. . _

(1) It pupils‘renroll and attend
partof the time I am of the opinion
that the ‘districtfis liable forth ’ ' 
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for Sept. ;.2.0-24. Application: 'for
space from exhibitors from adjoin-

numbers than ever before and the
management of the West Michigan
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to state exhibitors that if they wish
to have the preferred positions again
this year they had better‘make res-
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All indications point to the larg-
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the state. Applications for nearly
every available foot of space in the
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“HEARTS OF THREE"

(Continued from page 9)

to marry another, which marriage
had been compelled before either. of
us ever knew the other existed. And
the woman I married, please know, is
a good and splendid woman. She will
have my devotion forever. Unfor-
tunately, she will never posess my
heart.”

In a great instant of revulsion, the
entire truth came to the Queen.
Clutching at her heart with clasped
hands, she nearly fainted of the ver-
tigo that assailed her. Although
they still talked inside the library,
she heard no further word of their
utterance as she strove with slow suc—
cess to draw herself together. Final-
ly, with indrawn shoulders, at little
forlorn sort of a. ghost of the res-
plendent woman and wife she had
been but 3. minutes before, she stag-
gered across the hall and slowly, as if
in a nightmare wherein speed never
resides, dragged herself upstairs. In
her room, she lost all control. Francis
ring was torn from her finger and
stamped upon. Her boudoir cap and
her turtle-shell hairpins joined the
general havoc under her feet. Con—
vulsed, shuddering, muttering to
herself in her extremity, she threw
herself upon her bed and only man—
aged, in an ecstasy of anguish, to
remain perfectly quiet when Francis
peeped in on his way to bed.

An hour, that seemed a thousand
centuries, she gave him to go to sleep
Then she arose, took in hand the
crude jeweled dagger which had been
hers in the Valley of the Lost Souls,
and softly tiptoed into his room.
There on the dresser it was, the large
photograph of Leoncia. In’thorough
indecision, clutching the dagger un-
til the cramp of her palm and fingers
hurt her, she debated between her
husband and Leoncia. Once, be—
side his bed, her hand raised to
strike, an effusion of tears into her
dry eyes obscured her seeing so that
her dagger hand dropped as she
sobbed auditbly.

Stiffening herself with changed re-
solve. she Crossed over to the dress-
er. A pad and pencil lying handy,
caught her attention. She scribbled
two words, tore off the sheet, and
placed it upon the face of Leoncia as
it lay flat and upturned 0n the sur—
face of polished wood. Next, with
an unerring drive of the dagger, she
pinned the note between the pictured
semblance of Leoncia’s eyes, so that
the point of the blade penetrated the
wood and left the haft quivering and
upright..

(Continued next week)

HIS HEARING RESTORED
The invisible antiseptic ear drum in-
vented by Mr, A. 0. Leonard, which is in
reality a. minature megaphone, fitting in-
side the ear and entirely out of sight is
restoring the hearing of literally hund-
reds of people in New York City. Mr.
Leonard invented this remarkable drum
to relieve himself of deafness and head
noises, and it does this so. successfully
that no one could tell that he is a. deaf
man, This ear drum is effective when
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.vlse us at once and we will claim the data
for you. Address. Live Stock saw, n. B.
i F-. Mt. Clemens.

Oct. 26. Poland Chinss.
lonia. Mich

ate of any

 

Wesley Elle.

Oct. 27. Poland Chinas. Boone-Hill 00..
Bhnchard. Mich.

Oct. 26. Poland China. Clyde Fisher and
E. R. Leonard. 8t. Innis. Mich.

Oct. 29. Poland Chin‘s. Chub. Wetml &
Sons, Ith‘Ecs, Mich. _

Oct. 30. Poland China; Brewbahr &
Sons. Elsie. Mich.

 

 

 

 

   

 

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BLACK. .2 will

How a Purebred Holstein
BuII will Make Money

for You

The Iowa Experiment Station re—
cently conducted an experiment un—
der the direction of Prof. L. S. Gil-
ette. A purebred Holstein bull was
mated to scrub cows and the result—
ing heifers were bred to another pure-
bred Holstein bull.

Here’s what happened.

Dams average yield, 3255 lbs. of
milk, 161 lbs. of fat.

Daughters average yield, 6,313 lbs.
of milk, 261 lbs. of fat.

Granddaughters average yield 11,—
295 lbs. of milk, 431 lbs. of fat.

In her words,‘the daughters. of
the purebred Holstein bull averaged:

94% MORE MILK

62% MORE FAT
than their dams, and his granddaugh-
ters averaged

245% MORE MILK

168% MORE FAT .
than the original scrub dams.

The short cut to greater dairy
profits is a purebred Holstein bull.

Think it over!

Send for free booklets.

HIE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION

296 Hudson Street
Brattleboro. Vermont

_

INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY

of your
DAIRY HERD
by using a
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN SIRE

We hue bulls of all ages listed at
reasonable prices.

Also grade and purebred cm
and heifers
MICHIGAN
HOLSTEIN - FRI-EST AN

ASSOCIATION .
Old State Building Lansing, Mich.

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A NICE STRAIGHT LIGHT COLORED BULL
calf born February lst. Sired by Flint Hen-
gerveld 1nd. whose two nearest dams average
82.66 lbs. butter and 735.45 lbs. milk in 7 days.

in, a lb. daughter of a son of Pontiac De
Nljlai‘ider 35.43 lbs. butter and 750 lbs. milk in
7 days. Write for prices and extended 

to
L. c. KETZLER
Flint. Mich.

 

 

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OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GQGD
salts from their hard. “'0 are well pleased with
the calves from our Junior Ilerd Sire “King I’on-
tine Lunde Korndyke Segis" who is a son of
"King of the Pontiacs” from A daughter of Pon-
tiac Clothilde De Kol 2nd. A few bull calves for
sale. T. W. Sprague. B 2. Battle Creek, Mich.

lnusoirr BROS.’ HOLSTEINS

We are now booking orders for
oung bulls from King Pieter Segis
yons 170506. All from A. ,R. 0.

 

with credible rooo We inst" -
ally for tuberculosis. Write“: In-
,as and further in! ' * '

 

’ All are sired
W. J.

 
 
 
 

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honest broaden of ms stock
. You use sun- sue
them. Writs today I)

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and poultry will I» sci-it 'on focus“.
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lays-i use.

onseous' oiascmv, TIIE IIOIIIQAI gysuiizss FARMER. m. Olsmsns. Mlchlgsn."

 

BABY BULLS

Grow own next herd sins. We have
three beautiful youngsters—straight as a line.
big-boned Hows. My are all by
our 38 lb. senior in. KING KOBNDYKE

OB‘IfiKANY PONIIAC from splendid indi-
vidual dams of A. R. banking and the belt
of blood lines.

Write for our ale list.

BOAROIAI FARMS
JACKSON. mo“.
Holstein Breeders Since 1908

 

 

 

 

“OK! Kim Lint-WOOD GHQ-PIN
Dull hon Inch 18. 1919. 81m  I 27.33
mdeROOl Immmdnn-Tohm
' ' (38 3. “Mn. 2

Dun h on 18.98 lb. 210“ old
Concord 1: pgee

11.

1s a big growlhy

between 2-3 and 3-! white .

Guianlieed a sure r and '

at $200 if taken at once. Wnte for pedigree.
EDWARD I. 32.80! I: "I:
III“ Ores! Farms, Manson, Mlcli.

36 pound son of ml; or no:
'PONTIAC’S Heads our II rd

Seveial 30 pound cows all under Federal Sup-
ervision, good bull calves and a few bred boilers
for ale.

HILL CREST FARM, Ortonvlllo,
or write
John P. Hem. 181 Griswold 81... Detroit, Mich.

TWO BULL OALVES

Regisbemd llolsiein-Frleslsn. sired by 39.87 lb.
mill sod from heavy producing young cows. These
calves are very idea and will be priced cheap I!
sold soon.

HARRY T. TUBES. Elwsll. lien.

R Ill!!! PROIIOER

Your problem is more MILK. more BUTTER.
mars PROFIT. per now.

A son of Maplrcrest Application Pontiac-—
182052—from our heavy-yenrly-milklng-good-but-
tor-record dam will solve it. I

Maplecrest Application Politico's dam made
85,103 lbs. butter in 7 days; 1344.3 lbs. butter
and 28421.2 lbs. milk in 385 dul._

He is one of the greatest long distance sires.

His daughter: and sons will prove it.

Write us for pedigree and prices on his sons.

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

Pedigrees and price on I.

“dilation.
B. Bruce McPherson. Howell. Mich.

FIVE PURE’IRED HO'LSTEIN FEMALES .

ranging in age from seven months to four
to sell.

Priced
STUART SPRAGII E

Vermontmle. Mich. I

follow. res

 

Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODELOIIIIIG SEGIS GLISTA

His sire a. 30 lb son of Lakeside King Segls
De Ko‘ .

Alban ..

His dam, Glista Fenella. 32.37 lb.

Her dam. Glistn Ernestine. 35.96 lb.

His three nearest dams average over 33 lbs,
and his forty six nearest tested relatives average
over 30 lbs. butter in seven days. We ofl'sr one
of his sons ready for service.

FARMS

ORAN!) RIVER STOCK
Gooey J. r. Owner. Eaton Rapids. Mich.
BUTTER BOY HOSIIA PMIIGE
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257572, herd lire.

 

 

one year and dam, Butter Boy Rosina 2nd 200.
540. nude 29 lbs and almost 800 lb. '
months. she has I. 33 and 34 lb. sister.
some fine young bulls and heifers and some beil- ~
onhsdtohin.allkom1.3.
records from 22 to 30 lbs.
hon. fall

and American zed.
sum-aw VALLEY STOCK FAR.
mm 1: Son. Props” min-w W. 8.. Mich

rim sun:

I HEIFER OALVES
age from 2 to 8 months
8 BULL CALVES
one ready for heavy service
7 COWS

two with 18 and 20 lb. seven day records,
with good profitable cow testing records,
for pedigrees and prices.
Herd free from disease.
H. E. BROWN. Breedsvllle,
Breeder of Reg.

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Fi vs
\Vrite

Mich.
stock only

HIGH GRADE ‘ HOLSTEIH OOWS

Good milkers, some fresh. Also some heifers.
and bred by registered bull.

 

 

LYTLE, Houghton Lake. Mich. ’5

 

an  HOLS-TEIIIS

Herd Headed by Johan Pauline De
Kol Lad 236554

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

Bull calves irom dams up to
28 pounds. .
Boy E. Pickles, Chesanlng, Mich.

 

 

 

 

For sale; $3500.00 will take entire
herd of Registered “stuns
11 cows 8—9 yr.. 5 Imifels time n! such are
yearlings, most cows fresh. 4 bred to a 4.2 lb.
$8.000 bull. Heifers from a 33 “a. hull. Or
will sell separate. Also have a law bull calves
and Empire milking machine in No. 1 condition.
1 1-2 miles south of Bay Port or 5 miles west
of Pigeon. Mich. Address
JOHN F. UOLl. JR“ Bay Port. Mlch.

 

 

A OHAIIOSOI OF
KIIIG OF THE POHTIAOS

that will be ready for service in September
whose own Sister has just made over 221m.
of butler as 3 Jr. 8 year old and whose [him
has made over 20 lbs. and we own both of
them and they are due to freshen again in
.‘ununry and will be tested. This young bull
is well grown and a. top line list could not
the beat. his Dani's 1-2 or 5 just made
over 30 lbs

His prlre is only $150.00.

From a fully accredited Herd.

BAlLEY STOCK FARM. Ypsilanti. Mich.

Address all correspondence to

JOHH BAILEY
319 Atkinson Ave.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

 

 

 

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can or  must be malted one ' Mrs,”

   

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HAT DO YOU WANT? .
SHORTHORN breeders. Can not
touch Willi best milk or beef stamina.
arrest. lfigwmaless. C.
en rs. n
Brides. Michigan. -

Shortlioms at Farmers’ Prices

FOUR SCOTCH TOPPED BULL GALVES
under one your old. These are all room and:
choice Individuals.

FAIRVIEW FARM .
F. E. Boyd i Man. Michlgan

Irrepresent 41
on ~In‘
W C P aid“:
. rum re en
noel-jinn, Me-

 

 

SHORTHOIINS FROM MI AGGREDIII'EO HERD
grandsons and granddaughters of Avondsle
Maxwalton Jupiter 754133 heads our herd.

JOHN SOHIIDT r! 80'. Read My, Mich.

SRORTHORIIS

5 bulls. 4 to 8 has. old.- sil rosns. pull fed.
Dams good milkers, the farmers' kind, at farm-
erii' prices. . .

F. H. mm. O SON. Fowler. Mllh.

 

 

Hi IAN "til 00. WHO“ BREED-
em’ Association have start for sale. both ‘ntk
and beef breeding.
Write the secretary.
FRANK BAILEY. Hartford. MI“.

“E IIIIY WITY 3mm“ IRE"-

 

 

 

eu Amt-infin- announce than“ on can.” DI!
for distributlon. Scotch. Scotch 1‘09 and Milli-1
also listed. Address '

W. L. Thorns. Gem. Ills. Iloh.
 ONLY A FEW LEFT
' IT OLD PINE.
' Wm. J. CELL. Rose GI”. “d.
Clay Bred Shorthorn hull ml!

F  from a heavy producing dam.
M’ S. HUBER. aladwla. “la.

a Ridge I‘m-d of fares Chow-thorns OI-
ters for sale a man bull half 9 mos. old. Al!) 2
younger ones. .‘I 14‘. TANSWELL, Mason. Midi.

For we, mutton sumoru'nulls loom m to
16 mo. old. Barns giving 40 and 50 lbs. per

day. Yearly records kept. Herd tuberculin tested.
JAB. H. EVER. R 10. Battle Creek. Mich.

KENT COUNTY SHORTHORN BREEDERS'
Ass’n are offering bulls and heifers for sale. all
ages. Sell the scrub and buy a purebred.

A. E. RAAB. Ssc'y. Oahdonlh, IIcII.

 

 

 

 

Bull calf last advertised sold but have 2 more
that are mostly white. They are nice straight fel-
lows, sired by a son 01; King One. One is from
s 17 lb. 2 yr. old dam and the other Is from a
20 lb. 3:. 3 yr. old dun, the is by 8 Inn of
Friend Hengen'eld De Kol Butter Boy, one of
the great bulls.

JAMEB HOPSON J... me. MM, R 2.

iioisinii Buns -
I All! HEIFERS

with yearly and one-day backing.
One yearling hull with five—year
records averaging 25,000 pounds
of milk, 1,100 pounds of butter.

RALPH BOPP

MGM. om.

REGISTERED HOLSTEIIS

WM. GRIFFIN. fl. 5..

A GREAT OPPORTU‘IITY

Yearling Bull by a. brother of the World’s
Champion Junior 4—year.old and full brother-in-
blond to the Excan Cow. Dam of calf
own sister to MAPLECRES’I‘ PONTIAC DE KOL
BANOSTlNE, yearly record 1253.45 lbs.

HILLOREST FARM
Kalamazoo, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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OF BOTH
Sex for Sale
Howell. Mlchlaam

 

 

SON OF CIRIAflON DNA-Flo“. WHO MAS
a 40 lb. sire. a 42 1b. dam and two 42 lb.
sisters. Born May 8, 1920 from a daughter of
a 28th. cow. Her six nearest dams avenge 27.5
lbs. Nearly vdiite. Federal tested herd.
H. L. VOEPEL, Sobswalng, Mich.

 

 

SHORTHORN

We , Wish to Announce

to the farmers of Michigan that we
are nowrready to supply them with
Canadian bred Shorthorn females
either straight Scotch or Scotch
topped milkers zit reasonable prices.
If your community needs the serv-
ices of a high-class Shorthorn bull,
write usfor our Community Club
Breeding plan. ‘

PALMER BROTHERS

Established l' 1898 Balding, Mloll.

 

 

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Importance in Michigan, northern Ohio and Milan. f‘rfile, exclusive Field Men of The Michigan
Business Farmer. ‘ w ,
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R SALE—POLLS!) DURHAM BULLS
Oxford Down Rams.
J. A. DeOflRlIO. llulr. Mich.

HEREFORDS ,

BoIQEAIIOW BROOK {SEREFOS

Filth: 495927 at brad of hard. Reth-
tered stock, either sex. polled or horned, ruddy
any age. Come and look them over.
..EARL c. uncanny. M An.

Hardy Northern Bred Hereford:
BERNAFD FAIRFAX 324819 HEAD OF HER.
h “23,3113 year’s coins for sale. 10 In!!! and 10

“REM. We. .IL

‘REREFOBOS
Cowswith calves at side, open
or bred heifers of popular breed-
ing for sale. '
Also bulls not related.

"ALLEN BROTHERS

 

 

 

 

PAW

 

MICK.

 

 

 

120 HEREFORD FIBERS. ’ Am
know of 10 or 16 load: fancy quality
Shorthorn and Angus steers 5 to 1000 lb;
Owners anxious to sell. Will hog) buy us
commission. C. F Ball. Fnlrfl d. Iowa.

REiIOISTEREO HEREFORD OATTLE

Repeater No. 713941 béuis our herd.
A grandson of the Undefeated Grand Champion
Renate! 7th No. 880905. We have some fine,
bulls for sale and also some heifers bred to Be-
pester. Tony B. Fox. Proprietor. ‘

THE MIRIOI STOCK FIRI. Mn. MIDI.

 

 

ANGUS

‘ The MostProfitable Kind]

of fanning, a car load of grade dair'y hello"

from LENAWEE COUNTY‘S heaviest milk 'vro-
dairy ' \
GLENWOOD
FARM for prompt sh!
. 4
E0. B. fill H. Aldlsom Mich.
spondsncs so cited on -

 

 

 

ducers to include a pure bred ANGUS hull of the
most extreme beef type for comblmflor 11 best and
"1m '
Cur lot shipments sssem'bled at
pmen .

Methods explained In SMITH’S PROF'II‘ABLE
STOCK GFEEDING 0 page: illustrated'
BARTLETTS’PURE IIED ABERDEEN-

ANGUS CATTLE AID 0.|.0.
Swim! are ri lit and are priced right. Corro-
' d Inspect!

In
OI‘RL BARTLETT. Lawton. Mich.

GUERNSEYS

GUERIQEVS FOR SALE. 1 BULL. 8T. AHO-
tel 81:14:31. sits Longmter Prince Chums
4 A. B..dsu¢hters. 416 1h.’fat at 2 1,-2
Dam. Dam of Hillhurst (35969) A. i
R. 548 lb. fat at 2 1—2 yrs. old. 1 bull 69.3.0.
1d of r breeding. Also a few. in!
belies-nit!» show bull. It Vlan you b
Investigate. Prices and pedigree on walk. anon.
MOROIN IND!“ I 1. Ilium. lllch. ‘

REGISTERED  .,  ‘ '

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' .' .. . , ,d iii-8803
 4EB§EYS --
 type and eauty.

\mll '

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FARM, Shelby, Mich.
ne'r. _ Adolph Heeg, Mgr.

  

 
     
 

demo.

   

,Fo‘h‘ DALE—REGISTERED JERSEY CATTLE.
 iboth sex. Register of merit testing done.
 . 'y .y CARTER. R 4, Lake Odessa, Mich.
 ransom: voun JERSEY. HERD WITH on:

of our majesty bulls. ‘
_‘FRANK P. NORMINGTON. Ionic, Mich.

AYRsmm'es

§ W

~ It}! We.
' CLYDE

 

FOR. BALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE
bulls and bull calves. heifers and heifer calves.
Also some choice cows.

FINDLAY BROS., R 5, Vassar, Mich.

 

 

RED POLLED

 

 ROLLED BULL, ONE YEAR OLD JULY

1920, weight 850 pounds. Well

.pnt‘up in every way. His Grand Dame led the
! Red Pollcd cows in the milk test last year. He
file from Arp Herd of Iowa. Can be seen at Ionia

> vvsersnoox cnos, lonla, Mich.

 

. Fon'sALs: Dual purpose Red Polled Bulls.
. L. H. WALKER, Reed City, Mich.

 

 

BROWN S‘VISS

EG. BROWN SWISS BULL FOR SALE, 15
If mos. old and fit to head any pure bred herd;

 

bred from State Fair .winncrs on both sides. -'l‘. B
, tested. I am also in the market for a. small
i herd of Reg. females.
. H. LOVE, R 3, Howell, Mich.

‘ SWIN E

POLAND CHINA

 BIG BOB MASTODON

_ Sire was champion of the world. his Dam’s
sire was grand champion at Iowa State Fair. Get
a grand champion while the getting is good. Book-
ing orders now. Bred gilts are all sold, but have
10 choice fall 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. GARNANT. Eaton Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

Free Fair Aug. 17-18, _1920. Test chart also,

 

   
 
  

l. .
‘W's..'8sihis b
'Long Suns
catsuian  s

 

at b duals
0th» Wonder

 

left bred for April inflow.
H.'O. SWARTZ. Schoolcraft, Mich.

6 TH ANNUAL
‘li‘I'arch

Am altering Large Type Poland Chino Saws.
to F's Orange at reasonable prices. Also

r csl‘l.
ER. RS. St. Louis. Mlch-

B. T. P. C. SPRING BOARS, SIRED BY WIL-

out of Grand Daughters of
All lmmuned with double treat-
John D. Wiley, Schoolcraft, Mich.

B T. P. C. SOWS
'booked for bonr pigs at weaning time from
Mlch- champion herd. Visitors always welmmc.

E. R. LEONARD. R 8. 8t. Luls'.

bred

.ey's King Bob,
Disher's Giant.

ment.

EOUR CHOICE QRING AID FALL
ll few extn nice slits

For particulars write
. HAGELSHAW. Augusta. Mich

 

THE BEST BRED POLAND CHINA PIGS SIR-
ed by Big Bob Mastodon at the lowest price.
DeWITT C. PIER, Evan. Mich.

 

 

 

  

Spring pigs by “MW:
Orion, First Sr. Yearling
Detroit, Jackson, Gd. Rapids and Ssglnflh 19"

Phillips Bros,Riga, Mich

 

DUROC JERSEYS,
200 lbs.

l’riced

C._E. DAVIS & SON, Ashley, Mich.

 

Duroc sows and gilts bred to Walt's King 82949
who has sired more prize winning pigs at the
state fairs in the last 2 years than any other Du—

roc board. Newton Barnhart. St. Johns, Mich.

 

EADOWVIEW FARM REG. DUROC JERSEY
Spring. pigs for sale

hogs. .
J. E. MORRIS. Farmlngton, Mich.

 

PEACH HILL FARM

(,‘lnssy spring boars sired by Peach
King, a splendid grandson of Orion Cherry King.
\Vritc. or better still, come ad select your own.
Priced reasonable. '

 

ma  POLAND CHINAS
WITH QUALITY
Nine fall gilts out of litters of eleven and
thirteen, for sale.
J. E. MYGRANTS, St. Johns, Mich.

 

IO TYPE POLAND CHINAS. NOTHING TO
 At present.
HOSE BROS" St. Charles, Mich.

APLE LAWN FARM REG. DUROC JERSEY
Sows bred to Model Cherry King 10th
farrow. Write me your wants.
NS, R 8, Eaton Rapids. Mich.

swine.
for Aug. and S )t.
VERN N. TO

 

ounce sons rm

you one on approval.
E.

E.

A FEW GOOD ONES

 

 WONDERLAND HERD

: LARGE TYPE P. C.
.‘A few choice bred gilt: for' sale. Also fail tilts
' and boars, some very good prospects of excellent
breeding. Gilts bred to ORPHAN’S SUPERIOR
he by RIG ORPHAN'S EQUAL1 by BIG BONE

ORPHAN by the BIG Ol PHAN. Dam,
BEAUTY'S CHOICE by ORANGE BUD, by BIG
ORANGE A.

Free livery to visitors.

Wm. J. CLARKE.
Eaton Rapids. Mlch-

BIG TYPE P0-
WALHUT ALLE m 
. Gilts all sold.

My 1920 crops will be sired by Giant Clansman
No. 324731, sired by Giant Ciansman and Arts
Progress No. 37

A. D. GRiloéilRY, Ilonia, Mich.
Lrnc

I have a fine lot of spring pigs sired_by Hart’s
Black Price. a good son of Black Price, grand
champion of the world in 1018. Also have a
litter of,7 pigs, 5 sows and 2 boars, sired by
Prospect Yank, a son of the $40,000 )ankee,
that are sure llumdingers.

HART, St. Louis. Mlch.

HERE'S SOMETHING GOOD

THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. C. IN MICH.
Get a bigger and better bred boar pig from my
herd, at a reasonable price. Come and see them.
lxpcnscs paid if not as represented. These boars
in service: L's. Big Orange, Lord Clansnian,
Orange Price and L’s Long Prospect.
W. E LIVINGSTON. Parma. Mich.

 

 

 

IG TYPE P. C. SOWS 0F CHOICE BREED-
ing. bred to Big Bone Bone Boulder No. 726.-
_672 for Sept. furrow. Sprmg pigs either sex.
Healthy and growthy. Prices reasonable.
L. W. BARNES & SON, Byron, Mich.

IG \TYPE POLAND CHINA BRED GILTS,
one fall boar, spring pigs both sex, and trled

iws whil the last.
0 IfOWLyEY BROS., Merrill, Mich.

CA S ALSO SOWS AND PIGS. ANYTHING
r' are: want. Poland Chinas or the big est were.
We have" bred them big for more than 5 each:
over loolhead on hand. Also registered l9dr t
erons, Holstein: and Oxfords. Everything so s

We ice, and s. square deal.
I “Hoisting. BUTLER. Panic-d. Mich.

B. “I. P. 6'. boats and gilts by WE’I Image
“2111!. the Outpost mahSHMIIQ: fig? m
Also 8. {all been harm spun ‘ m
.Ki‘lflceéinglt sud W. E's W Visitors “1-
.wm“ It. I. unison; mm. no...

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/

hint, me one breedlnc.

  

DUROG 3

ion a. Blank, Hill Crest
Farm 4 miles straight south cl

OILTS AND BROOD 80W.
Sows bred or open. Now-
l‘arms. Pcrrlngton, Mich.

 

DUROC

Will be b

Spring bred sows all
Sept. pigs, both sex,
Liberty Defender 3rd. from 001. bred dams. Giltl
’ Orion boar for Sept. furrow.
H. G. KEESLER. Oassopolls. Mich.

 

REG

ing sows.

DUROC JERSE

Can furnish stock not skin.
Will breed for early fall litters.
isfaction guaranteed.

. HEIMS a. SON, Davlson, Mich.

 

DUROC BOARS

ready for service.
son, Mich.

WINNING STOCK
Geo. B. Smith, Addi-

 

MIGHIGAHA FARM DUROGS ‘

breeding stock for. sale.
0. H. FOSTER, Mgr.

AM sauna ounces

Gel; on

W. C. Taylor,

Milan Mich;

 

OAKLAHDS PREMIER QHIEF

lIcrd Boar—Reference only-No.

1919 Chicago International
4th PrizeJr. Yearling

A few spring pies left at
BL NK

cs, its; '. I; {can}: it HI
g p r sea. .
. I . I"??? L . . GngyMlch.
 on: sow TWO YEARS can

. . . .. due July 7th, one hour Jan-
uary farmer and four sows M‘srch {arrow [or sale.
Best blood lines of the breed.

- ARZA A. WEAVER, Chesahlng, Mich.

    
  
 
 
  

GREGORY FAR-M BERKSHIBES’FOR
profit. Choice stock for sale. Write your
wants. W. S. Corsa. White Hall. Ill.

QI'IESTER WHITES .
  Spring Pigs in Pairs or

trios from A—l mature
stock at reasonable prices. Also a few bred Gilts
for May fan-ow F'. W. Alexander. Vassar, Mich.

 

 

3'19 5‘ Prices that will i
a Write y. nterest you. Either

RALPH “SENS. Levering, Mich.
 CHESTER WHITE SWINE,
flee. PM“ _ t.er sex. Boers ready for set-
, IJLE V. MEI, "in. Mlch., R. F. D. No. B

HAMPSHIRES
BEARS READY son SERVIGE
Also 1 Brod Cow
W. A. EASTWOOD, Charming. Mich.
 ‘2drfw IRED OILTS LEFT

all boar pigs from new
blood lines. -
JOHN W. SNYDER. st. Johns. Mlch., R 4

HAMPSHIRES

.fim all sold out on sows and gilts bred for
spring farmwing. lave a few sows and gilts bred
for June and July farrowing that are good and
priced right. Spring boar pigs at $15 ea. at 8
weeks old. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call or write

GUS THOMAS. New Lothrop. Mich.

 

 

  

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REGISTERED CHESTER WHITE PIGU FOR‘

0. inc. swing-av "can oogflhl‘ns‘fiit
loud litigant, organ??? 13ers.  'Iurnilp

lice ' e vs = r - g
"a A. if oou'izeo'éu, Dorr. Mist... n a.

._. SHEEP ;,  
HAMPSHIRE SHEER"

A few good yearling rams and some ram_
lambs left to ofl‘er. 25 ewes all ages for- sale
for fall delivery. Everything guaranteed as
represented.

CLARKE U. HAIRE. West Branch, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

ANT A SHEEP? Let Americsn dHampsiillr:
.21 Association send you a an y boo e
witl? iii? of breeders. Write COMFORT A.
TYLER, Ssc'y. 10 Woodland Avc.. Detroit, Mich.

FOR SHROPSHIREm.‘iE.‘2?.‘ii‘.? “3119.:

write or call on
ARMSTRONG BROS.. R 3. Fowler-ville, Mich.

 

" AM OFFERING FOR FALL DELIVERY HIGH

class registered Shropshire yearling ewes and
rams. Flock established 1890.
c. LEMEN. Dexter. Mich.

 

n PAYS ro BUY runs sass sum or
PARSONS Emmi
i““31’€$‘lli.'l:3l.‘t‘:‘::‘2.dmri§3ltt ‘
Oxfords, Shropshiros no iPoilcd- nines.
PARSONS. GrandLedge.Micb. R. 9

       
 

 

 

 

 

Put your faith in

BETTER BREEDING STOCK

For the best in Shropshire and Hampshire rams
write or visit
KOPE-KON FARMS. S. I... Wing, Prop.
Goldwater, Mich.
"3% "'r exhibit at the Ohio and Michigan
State Fairs.

 

0. I. C.

M
o l. 'C. AND CHESTER WHITE SWINE
(‘hou‘e sow pigs of March furrow. Bloodlines
of the Grand Champions l’rince Big lions and
C. C. Sclioolmnster. \Vrite your wants to
CLARE V. DORMAN. Snover. Mich.

0 I 6 GILTS

BRED FOR SEPTEMBER FARROW
Everyone guaranteed safe in dam also a. few
choice spring pigs, either sex'.

F 0 BURGESS

Mason. Mlch., R 3

fl BgUILVVAY-AUSH-KA FARM
o ‘ers . I. 0. spring pigs, also special summer
prices on breeding stock in White Wyandottes,
Barred riocns, White Chinese Geese and White
Runner Ducks. No more eggs this season.

 

DIKE C. MILLER, Drydon, Mich.

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PET STOCK 4.5

FOR SALE, FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS. DOES,
brooding age, $6. ’l‘hree months old pair, $5.
Registered does 312 each. Stock pedigreed, Qual-
ity gnzii'unicml.

E. HIMEBAUGH, Goldwater, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

UINEA PIGS AND NEW ZEALAND RED
l'iLi‘rIllIS iii. niodernto prim-s. \Vil‘iltc
er

BRUCE WINDES, Mlddlevl .Mlch.

 

 

   

 

FOR SALE—PURE BRED BLACK PER-
cheron‘mare. 3 yrs. old. \Veight, 1,460 . A
bargain. Particulars free. JAS. CASEY, Elk-
ton, Mich. '

 

 

 

 

 

POULTRY BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY

Advcriisomecu Inserted under this headlng at 30 cents per line. per issue. Special
rates for 13 times or longer. Write out what you have to offer and send it In, a will put
It In two. send proof and quote rates by return mail. Address The Michigan Businer Farmer,
Advertising Department, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS

Two great breeds for profit. \Vritc today for
free catalogue of hatching eggs. baby chicks and
breeding stock.

CYCLE HATCHER COMPANY, 148 Phllo Bldg.
Elmira. N. Y.

 

SINGLE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS
Early hatched, free range cockcrels from stand-
ard-bred heavy winter layers. Liberal discount
on. orders booked now for {all delivery.

VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM
Mt. Pleasant, Mlch., R 6

 

  MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS.
Toulouse Geese. White Pekin
ducks, either sex, Si each at once. Old ducks
weigh 10 pounds.
CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich.

UG. SALE. BEST PEKIN DUCKS AND
drakes from flock of 90. Each $2, trio, 355.
Quick developing sirnin.

HAWTHORN HILL FARM, Mlddlevllle, Mich.

 

 

INTERLAKES FARM. Box 4, Lawrence. Mich.
ohlcks, Leghorns. Mlnorcas, Spanish, Houdans

Camplnes, Reds, Rocks, ()rpingtons, Brahmas,
\Vysndottes. Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenton. Mich.

WHITTAKER’S RED COOKERELS

Both combs. Special discount on early orders.
Write for price list.
INTERLAKES FARM
Box 4 Lawrence, Mich.

  From record laying purebned
stock. White Leghorns,
Brown Leghorns, $16 per 100. Anconns, $18
Postpaid. Live arrival guaranteed. Catalog free.
.SUPERIOR HATCHERY. Clinton, Mo.

 

 

 

CHICKS—CHICKS
5,000 chicks every Tuesday in July. Grand

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

100; $7 for 50, full count, lively chicks at

your door. Also Anconns at $15 per 100; $8
for 50. Satisfaction guaranteed. Eleventh sea-
son. Order dircct. Catalog f

rec.
HOLLAND HATCHERY. R 1, Holland, Mich.

 

 

lent laying stociL
J. W WEBSTER. Bath, Mich.

 

RABOWSKE'S 8. C. WHITE LEGHORNS.
Young and old stock for sale.
LEO GRABOWSKE. Merrill, Mlch., R 4.

WYANDOTTE

liver, Golden and White Wyandottes. Bargains
in' surplus yearling stock to make room for
growing birds. Clarence Browning; R2. Portland.

 

 

 

 

OR SALE: .
Brookwater breeding stock Choice spring pigs.
JOHN CRONENWETT.

 

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DUROIIGS

“WandwmtuAumm
know. 1.000 1b. herd he
J00. mIlIIEuER

OF BREEDING SIZE AND
POWER. ammo. Mich.

 

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Cilia

 

JENE

10.1. c. sows FOR SALE

ONE' OF THE BEST HERBS IN‘MICHIGAN

- ' ' ' ipment.
n sow due to farrow in September. 81 ring bosr ready fort sh ‘
You 3 , I ship 0. o__ D” my express and Jszg‘ter In buyer's

_ 'R.75.5._,Me.o

“I AND “N .
no sooner sn— ms ‘3“ m R ‘-
Smi-g piss can sex.

N '-h deliverymgua’ryucsd. Cutting free.
OFFER IE. WELD-CED cum. u ‘ I '
spring Dmc Bonn. sh Ind .- at
h m C or -
mam & rostrum.“ It. Louis.

 

 

LANGSHAN
BLACK LANOSHANS or QUALITY

 

Irom pen headed by Black Bob. First prize cock
st International show at Buffalo, Jan. 1912. Eggs
33.50 per setting as is. Winter laying strain
DI. CHAS. W. SIMPSON, Wobbmiflc, Mich.

BABY CHICKS

 

 

Bah. Bnr’red Pigmouth Rocks, $18
pg 100, $9 per 50, $4.75 per 25. prepaid sud-

 

Inth

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sired by 900 lb. Ypsiland 3 f
lackson. He has I. G,
A’ach. . 4 sired by 700 "

        
 

  
 

  

 

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~ . anseosu OF THE , a; ‘
if... World’s Ggeatest Strain of Registered Duroc Hogs. _
"'13 Clyde R. Austin, Proprietor. ‘ ‘

. 1‘“.

Offers for sale 6 .choice almonths o 'A i 'r' pigs, picked from 3 litters of 11 end 12: two
a King endgame.

. hief Dam. Pig’s Dem 400 1b.,yearling by Superba boar, $40.00

V . ford boar by Principal 6th _by Principal 4th. This Mumford

.90“ is ‘, ‘ water Demonstrator the Grand Champion boar at Detroit Stats

m1 -- ' Breakwater Cherry King. 2 have 400 lb. yearling

check gets first choice.’ Satisfaction or money
.1 fl _. the National Grand Champion boat of the World.’

'LEGHORNS
INGLE COMB BUFF LEGHORNS, EARLY ,
hatched Cookereis. Farm range from oxcei- HATCHII‘G EGGS

 

 

FOR ME EARL'HEMFEEE

nig strain of'S. C. R. l. Reds at $2.00 per set-

ting of 15 eggs, $10.00 per 100.
_Stock of excellent type and quality at all
nes.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
F HE MS a. SON. Devlson. Mlch.

 

. 0. BROWN LEGHORN COOKERELS, $1
ucuch. White Pekin Ducks, $2 each.
MR8. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hillsdalc, Mich’.

08E COMB IROWN LEOHOHN sacs FOR

 

.. 1. 011 M fiftee
Bred {or type and color since 1912. Stortcdef" '39 a W per n

ms.
iant nbbits tint on giants. Om.th

m
‘ ‘3. MIMEBAUGH. Com. Mich.

 

ing hon ulectsd ism 32 p.115. prepaid.
Pom. 81‘ to 825.
FRANK o-Lons. R3. Three Rivers, Mich.

ARIEB IDGKS mmmi‘"?¥§$ £33

.hying stub 82 per 15. $5 per 45 by ‘prepsiii

pres! po‘ 3. G. Kirby. BI. is.» Loosing, Mich.

 

,M- 'l Bloomingdale, Mich.

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King by 0. Orion Cherry King bred by Ira

0 each. Pedigree furnished.

 

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