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for the who! ell Tu; mllgiooe do; e10 of Michigan we:
0" onewe "~ adoption ° I do not favor thin amendment for many
thi' ngmtd figefi Mgfl' reasons. I think R in nix-American and in
3°“ “4 W on “and 00:1"; lin was“ my opinion, in incorporation Into the besic
now, mutual Win. 6 ee 1 ‘ law of the commonwealth would'be most
1"” Mt prev unwise at any time. ' [
I urge all good citizens to oppose this Asala i . . ‘
wyer t hm View thet the proposed
“dial me' amendment would. not be titutiona1_ }
. , even if it were eased, th it has no '
Lieutenant Governor Dickinson says: mace on the b
I am impressed that the present proposi-
tion ‘1', n3 0:; that?“ oorédglce tolbtegcr Regent James O. Murfin, of the Univer-
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between citizens of the state that is so at, Of Michigan “0".
much to be desired. I am against this pmpgiefid mmdment for
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I am not favorable to the end-parochial

yet to learn egood sound moment for it.

Attorney General Groeebeclc, Repab- amendment for three main mm: ‘
lican Candidate for Governor Jaye: First: Inmwith religious liberty. {
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the people. '
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1 ‘ 13 control my "a the “W State Normal Seltoo eoye: : , .
cation of hh ofi-Ivflnl ‘1“an the bem- This amendment if carried would ehut out ‘ ‘
tive pefiod of his ell-rectu- b one ding. thousands of children beameednopubllc -
most noted fight! M f“ d” . ' echoel buildin e to noonmodete them.
vidunl under the Fade“! Conetitudon. {mother meonf rims-hm. no more —
9 . . oya groupo men then those
Ear-Governor Ferns, Democrattc- Can- who come fmrn perochleel or private
dilate for Governor eqye: echools. One-fourth of the men In the late

ld warwho fought forAnaerloe came
The amendment should be overwhelm- wor p
defeated. The recent war taught from parochial “1d private eehouh.

Catholics. Lutherans. Methodists, J ’The amendment is un~Amerieen and we
Congregationaliste. Preebyterinne, Chrle- cannot afi'ord to have it carried.

Vote “NO ” on the Anti-Private SellOOl Amendment

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Number 8

USINESSFARMER

October 23
1920

 

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Farm Organizations Seek Easier Credit

Federal Reserve Board Resists Efforts to Secure Funds to Hold Over Crops

By BENJAMIN O. MARSH
Washington Correspondent Michigan Business Farmer.

ASKINGTON, D C., Oct. 18th.
'.——There is no denying the fact
that the-farmers of America
are suffering from the severest blow

to agricul are for many years. Since '

July 1st, prices of farm products
have been declining at an accelerat-
ing speed. Corn, wheat, apples, cot-
ton, wool and potatoes are selling at
about half the price of a few months
ago, and wheat has lost about one-

. third .of ,itsyalnesince July 16th.

Several factors are responsible for
thissituation, among-which the fol-

lowing are of the greatest import-

ance:
The farmers' inability to secure
rural short time credit or credit at
exorbitant
cost of 10 to 15 per cent: the in-
crease in freight rates averaging
nearly one—third for the country, and
the enormous importation of agricul-
tural products, the value of which for

the «fiscal year ending- June 30th,‘~

last, was 31.477.000.000 for food

'stuffs in crude condition and food

animals, while the value of food
stuffs imported during August of
this year was $210,000,000.
Representatives of many farm or-
ganizations and also of bankere’ as-
sociations and cotton factories held
conference in Washington during the

. week beginning October 11, and rep-

resentatives of the conference had
several meetings with the Federal
Reserve Board and other govern-
ment oflicials‘on the farmers’ credit
situation. The short-time credit in-
debtedness of farmers is today,
roughly speaking, two" billion dol-
lars. .Despite the extremely urgent
needs of agriculture the Governor of
the Federal Reserve Board recently
admitted that the total loans being
made by member banks directly in
support of agricultural interests in
the eight great Federal Reserve dis—
trists of the west and south,—-ex-
eluding Cleveland,——serving the

* chief agricultural sections of the

country, was only $305,000,000 in-
cluding $148,000,000 loaned by the
Chicago, Federal Reserve bank "di-
rectly or _indirectly to banks 'in

strictly agricultural sections." Thisr

was only about 1.7 per cent of the

Comptroller of

HE FACTS mentioned in the pro-

test against legalized gambling

in food products and securities
which appeared on this page
were doubtless a
great surprise to many of our road-
ersr As time goes on, however,
many of the statements made are be-
ing corroborated by data coming
.from various sources. One thing is
certain, namely, if an impartial in-
vestigation of the Chicago Board of
Trade and the New York Stock Ex-
change is undertaken in the near fu—
ture, one of the most gigantic fin-
ancial conspiracies ever known will
be uncovered. Following closely the
important revelations,
credit extensions made by some of
the member banks of the Federal
Reserve system to unworthy enter—
prises, which resulted from the visit
to Washington of a committee from
the farmers’ organizations of the
country, Comptroller of the Currency
VVilllams, on October 17, gave out a
formal statement which helps to ex-
plain some of the peculiar things that
have developed in ’connection with

. transactions on the New York Stock

Exchange during the early part Of

. the current year. .
The comptrouer makes the state.-

ment that a small caterie of stock

 

concerning

F arm Credit

BE FAMBS’ plans to hold their grain for future sale rather than

I dump it on a lifeless, oversold, and unprofitable market, are not meet-
ing with the favor of the Federal Reserve Board. Delegates of farm
organizations in conference with the board last week were rebnfled as nearly
every point. Mr. Benjamin 0. Marsh, Washington correspondent for The

. Business Farmer, was one of the farm delegates who met. with the Board.

His vieus presented herewith are from first-hand knowledge of the situation.

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total loans and discounts made by
the Federal Reserve Banks.

While these'conferences on agri-
cultural credlt were being held in
Washington, the Comptroller of the
Currency made public a statement
that the resources of all banks in
the United States break all records,

exceeding the ‘vcombined “bank assets , '~

of all other leading .nations of the
world, and that the assets of nation-
al and state bank‘s, savings “banks,
trust companies, and private banks
total fifty-three billion dollars.
The conference of representatives
of farm organizations above referred

' to, stated that the present situation

is brought about by the following of-
ficial acts: restricting of credits,
raising of rates of discount on farm
products, discontinuance of the War
Finance Corporation; statements
given out by the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Governor of the Fed-
eral Reserve Board, and Federal Re-
serve banks, which have been con-
strued to the effect that farm oom-
modity prices were too high and that
pro-war or near pro—war basis of
prices must be reached shortly and
finally the action of the Federad Re-
serve Board in counting bonds held
by member banks as part of their
commercial credit thereby greatly
decreasing the power of banks to
extend immediate agricultural credit
in their respective communities.

The conference urged that the
rate of discount for orderly market-
ing of agricultural products of the
~country be made as low as sound

"business will justify, that the rate of

' whenever they become due.

certain classes of papers be uniform
and not graduated or progressive on
account of the amount of such pa-
per discounted by a particular bank
and that the rates shall not be chang-
ed during the period of the market-
ing of the crop, and that paper ac—
cepted by member banks and offered
”for rM-dbtcbuht can be - accepted and
'rediscounted at this rate during the
period of the crop movement.

The Farmers’ National Council
which participated in some of the
conferences did not sign this state-
ment, as the Managing Director had
written in advance of the confer—
ence to the Secretary of the Treas—
ury, asking that he urge his fellow
members of the Reserve Board to re-
quest member banks securing funds
from the Reserve Banks, or sending
paper to them for rediscount on
warehouse certificates to certify that
they will not charge over one per
cent in excess of the rate at which
they secure money; that the Board
promptly exercise the maximum pow—
er granted it under the law to pro-
hibit the sending of money from the
Western to Eastern banks for spec-
ulative purposes; and finally that the

Reserve banks agree to rediscount ‘~

agricultural paper discounted under
the Warehouse Act of 1916 if the
member banks are unable to do so
If with—
in a period of a month at most, these
measures do not afford the needed
short time credit facilities to farm-
ers, the Managing Director of the
Farmers' National Council wrote the
Secretary of the Treasury, “We be-

lieve, that despite the fact that our

government is today in debt and has
no surplus in the Treasury, it will

be the duty of the government, sole— -
ly on the grounds of public welfare, '

and not as a special privilege to
farmers, to borrow and to deposit
substantial funds in the national
banks to be loaned to farmers on
adequate security on warehouse re-
ceipts, or otherwise, at a rate not to
exceed one per cent over the rate
which the government pays for such
money.
fully as much as farmers."

The Comptroller of the Currency
stated recently that there is an un-
used credit of the Federal Reserve
Bank system amounting to $750,-
000,000, and that by waiving require-
ments of only 10 per cent as to notes
and deposits this available credit
could be increased by two and a
half billion dollars. With the last
few days the Comptroller of the Cur-
rency stated that only 8 1-2 per cent
of the National Bank resources
(whichnow aggregated about 322,--
000,000,000,) was invested in liberty
bonds_and victory notes.

As we write this letter the Federal
Reserve Board has not made a def-
inite reply to the recommendations
of the conference of farmers but it
is the impression in Washington that
should the Reserve Board fail to
meet the farmers’ credit needs eith-
er through district or member banks
and should the Governor decline to
borrow money on deposit in member
banks for loans to farmers on ample
security, then an effort will be made
to get Congress to enact legislation
promptly on assembling. in Decem-
ber to make such deposit and loans
to farmers. Of course this will be
pretty late but it will still help the
situation somewhat. One thing is
certain that the agricultural inter-
ests are determined that a sound
system of agricultural short time
credit must be devised and enacted
into legislation by Congress within
the next few months, so that farm-
ers will not be obliged to go through
the tragic uncertainty and losses
which they have sustained this year.

U. S. Currency Exposes Stock Exchange Methods

exchange brokers, not to exceed 6 or
8 men, fix the call money and re-
newal dates, daily and dictate the
interest charged on brokers‘ loans in
nearly all of the New York banks.

“The raising or lowering of the '

‘renewal’ rate on the exchange, "
said Williams, “frequently is ac-
companied by upward or downward
movements in stocks and securities;
and those responsible for the fixing
of the rate therefore have the op-
portunity, whether exercised or
not, of profiting largely by opera-
tions on the stock market, which
so often and directly is affected the
call money situation.

"I do not, of course, undertake to
say this informal ‘money commit-
tee' does take improper advantage of
their fate knowledge; but there are
critics who severely censor the exist-
ing arrangements. Certainly all
prudent and thinking business men
will agree there is danger in the con-
centration of such opportunity and
power in the hands of a few persons.
Temptations to use this power for
individual profit must arise, and hu-
man nature is not changed by high
position in the financial world.

“Power to fix money rates for all,
or nearly all, of the banks in New
York city and to change them “daily.

is a grip on the heart of our com-
merce. It permits such interferences
as failible human Judgment, whim,
or interest may direct with the nat-
ural and orderly movements of mon-
ey, the life blood of business.

"The evils anddangers of such
methods could be recited indefinitely.
They reach to the remotest corners
of the union and its possessions, and
touch harmfully every class of peo-
ple. The direct tendency is to re-
verse one of the fundamental pur-
poses of the federal reserve act,
which is to promote orderly distribu—
tion of money through the country to
meet the needs of commerce and ag-
riculture.

“Excessive interest rates offered in
New York artificially draw money
away from outside communities thru
their banks, and often leave legiti-
mate enterprises starved or pinched,
while feeding speculative movements
which may be adding nothing to real
industrial of commercial wealth.

“The statement of the New York
banks that all broker loans were
raised or lowered simultaneously did
not bear up under his investigation,
Williams asserted. He cited records
which he said showed ‘apparent dis-
crimination’ on loans equally well
secured and far similar purposes.

rates *on brokers’ loans

” ‘For example,’ he continued,
‘when the renewal rate for a cer-
tain day within the last 12 months
was posted on the stock exchange at
18 per cent, the report of one par-
ticular New York bank showed that
on that date this bank was charging
on loans for itself and its corres-
pondents 7 per cent on $4,900,000;
8, 9, 14 and 15 per cent on $1,428,-
000, 18 per cent on $750,000; 20
per cent on $42, 100, 000; 25 per cent
on $3 500, 000, and 30 per cent on
$900, 000. "

Further investigation of the as—
tounding revelations made by Comp-
troller Williams reveals the fact that
the state of New York does not reg-
ulate, by legal enactment, interest
exceeding
$5,000 in amount. The unexplain‘
able thing about the whole matter is
the fact that government officials,
with full knowledge of conditions.
will permit such abusses to go on
year after year without lot or hind-
erance. ‘An investigation of the
methods which prevail, in connec-
tion with the Board of Trade oper-
ations, will corroborate the charge
made in Tm: BUSINESS FABMEB to the

effect that this great commodity ex—
change is also dominated by a small .

coterie of unscrupulous brokers.

This will benefit consumers _

    

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HE LARGEST farmers’ co- oper—
ati've association in the Pacific

_ :‘northWest organized upon the
, CalifOrnia plan, is the Oregon Dairy-

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' imen’ 5 Co- -operative League Of Port-.

land, Oregon. This association was
organized in July 1st,alread'y has
nearly 3,000 members and is mar-
'keting efficiently more than $500-
9000 of milk and milk by— —products
’every month.

The Oregon Dairymen’ s League is
a n-on- -pIrofit, non— -capital stock pure
eo—Operative marketing association
every member of which is, and must
be, a bona fide commercial dairyman.
The association as such has entered
into an ,iron clad contractto pur-
chase all the inilk of every member
for a period of five and a half years.
The League becomes the owner in
equity of the milk. It guarantees
to the member the full resale price
of the milk less only the actual cost
of handling. The Oregon Dairy-
men’s League has organized a sub-
sidiary company under the corpor—
ate laws of the state of Oregon. This
corporation has $500,000 of 7‘ per
cent cumulative preferred stock and
$2500 of common stock. The pre—
ferred stock is sold or issued to pur—
chase ereameries, cheese factories,
milk by—products plants and other
permanent capital investments ne—
cessary in the proper control and dis—
tribution' of milk and milk by-pro—
ducts. The corporation has already
over $250,000 in such permanent in—
vestments. The common stock is
all'issu‘ed to the league in consider—
ation of a contract which provides
that the corporation shall process at
cost all milk delivered by the league
to the corporation by products plants
in return for which the league agrees
to pay the annual interest charge of
7 per cent on the outstanding pre—
ferred stock and to amortize one
,’fifth of the outstanding preferred
stock each year.

Controls 70% Oregon Milk Supply

The Otegon Dairymen’s
controls about seventy per cent of
all the fresh milk distributed in
Portland, Oregon, a city 'of over 250,-
000 inhabitants. It controls the
major portion of the milk delivered
to the great cond‘ensaries of the Car-
nation and Nestles companies in Ore-
gon, and over ninety per cent of all
the milk produced in the great dairy
centers of Coos and Curry counties,
Oregon. In these two counties alone
the league operates ten large cheese
factories whose combined output al-
ready exceeds the rate of 3,000,000
pounds annually. An important
feature of league ownership of these
factories is that for the first time in
the history of Oregon, “Oregon
Cream Cheese” is being made under
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Special Correspondent,

ByJ F. LANGNER -““= 1 _.
Michigan Business Farmer \I

 

 

upon this subject.

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HE ACCOMPANYING article on the success of the oregon may:
men’s League in eliminating the middleman in the distribution of
raw milk and dairy products is the second ’aof a. series of articles
. It shows that with proper leadership and proper
”management co-operatIive milk marketing is not such a diflicult mat.
There is one great difference between co-operaltion in the
west and in the east. In the west they practice co-operatiOn,f'.‘here
-make ourselves hoarse by merely preaching it. .‘
ers have taken bold strides forward. In the emit Our conservative less: 5
‘--crs marl? time until dire necessity forees them to act.- -_In the West farm
ers have invested millions in buildings and equipment.
prefer to try substitutes and compromises.
our western co-operators and go forward. —Editor‘. - . 9. .

 

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,ed as such by the league.

League prompt delivery from

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is to be advertised and merchandis-
‘ League
testers, cheese makers and superin-
tendents are constantly , .traveling
from factory to factory all over the
state maintaining this standard of
quality in production.-

Milk Pool

All the milk in the league is pool-
ed by grade and by districts. For
example, all milk received in Port—
land is in the Portland milk pool.
Milk in this pool goes to Portland
milk distributors or to the league’s
own distributing plant in the city.
Members deliver to Po1tland milk
distributors as instructed by the
league and in such quantities only
as will approximately fill the daily
requirements of the distributors The
league operates its own distributing
plant in Portland capable of hand-
ling fifty tons of milk'a day erected
at a cost of over $60,000. The
league does not distribute milk to
retail consumers but. sells whole-
sale to hotels, restaurants and groc—
ers. All surplus milk not required
by milk distributors is taken in at
the League central plant. If a dis-
tributor is short of milk during the
day he can get full requirements and
the league
All milk left over at
the end of the day is made into but-
ter and cheese. The skim milk is
sold.

The league also operates its

I

own dairy store. Charges ensur—
plus,: milk are. proratedxamong all
members who _deliver‘, milk .
Portland market—known as
“market milk” pool. '

All milk produced by league mem— ’

bers in the cendensary districts
ordered by the league to be. deliver-
ed to. the condensaries. .No member
may deliver his milk to any other

market or in any other district than

that ordered by the league. Mem—
hers living in\condensary districts
usually receive somewhat lower pric-
es than the market milk Price. The
authority of the league to order de—
livery where it wills reduces the pos—
sibility of an overwhelming surplus
in market milk to a minimum.
Settlements Made Monthly

In the condensary and market milk
districts all settlements are made
by the league on a _~month1y basis.
The pools are monthly pools. Checks
are received by the league from milk
distributors and condensers and
their proceeds are in turn re— —distri—
buted among the dairymen in the
pool according to grade and quan-
tity of milk delivered. Deductions
are made by the league sufficient to
pay overhead and handling charges
and the pro rata monthly share of
the amount required to pay annual
interest on the outstanding preferred
stock and to amortize one fifth .of
the preferred stock annually. Each
dairyman has placed to his cred-it on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    
   
    
   
    

 

and amortization. When a member
ceases t1)? engage in .the dairy busi—
ness he automaticaliyficeases to be a
member and.
value oft- his ’

   

~which" is of— course the~amount de-

ducted "t3 pay 1111‘ his int‘érest in the ‘ ' I ‘

Iperm‘ene‘nj invastments made by the

league through its subsidiary coitpor—
, atioii.
the plants oivn‘ed by the corp“ ation
‘ -.wi_ll have been' paid for by the league.

.At the end of five. years all

; All the preferred 'stock outstanding

will have‘ been

amortized by” the

I’lea-gu-e and the league will be the

sole and nncumbered owner of- the

9-:-mil’k plants through its 2, 500 shares“
:-.of commOn steak owned. in trust by
,the league for the common benefit

~- of its members.

'to the f
the z.

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This method of. financing is 11'1”

common iuseu throughout. the‘. Pacific
Coast and has the endorsement of
the foremost bankers in
Washington and California.
, Cheese Pools
There is a slight difference in the
method of payment for milk deliv-

. ered to cheese factories in the cheese

> closed 'each month.

. trade acceptance based on the fresh,

. the face value of the trade accept- ‘

making district's. Members living in
these" districts "are. in What is known
as the“‘cheese' pools.” Po’ols are,
At the end of
the month the'member is given a

milk price, drawn on the league for
the amount due him and payable in
sixty days. - This acceptance is de-
posited in the member’s bank. It is
presented to and' duly accepted by
the League and by previous arrange—

ment with the League the local bank,

gives full credit to its customer for
the amount involved. Usually about
forty days is consumed in disposing
of the cheese and the sixty day date
for acceptance gives the League
ample time to handle the member’s
product. When the cheese is sold

the difference in the price received"

for the cheese and the actual price
paid to the member represented in

ance is divided amOng the members
in the district pool according to the
grade and quantity of milk deliver-
ed by the member. .

The League is non- -profit both in
principle and practice. It has none
of .the. objectionable features ‘
cussed’in recent government“ investi-
gations into semi-co-op-erative organ—
izations composed of business men
and farmers who have organized
“co-operative” marketing associa-

. tions with capital» stock ”upon which

profi-ts are made for non-producing
members out of the products of the
bona fide farmer members. Every
member of the League must be a
dairyman. -Every director must pool
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terest in the league “

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.Cox attJ Harding Declare in Favor of Measures Advocated by

American Farm Bureau Federation

reau Federation. In many instances
the Democratic platform has adopt-

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Sen. Hardlno ands Prlzo Wlnnlna Holsteln at Mlnnesota_8tate Fair.

HE REPUBLICAN and Demo-1

'L cratic national committees have
supplied us with photographs. of
their respective candidates for the
presidency, together with their view-

‘ points upon agriCultural problems.

Both are presented below. The oth-
er presidential candidates, Debs,
Chistensen and Watson are not con-
sidered in the running, although the
Farmer—Labor party declare .they
will carry a number of western
states. If this were more of a farmer
party-and less o'f-an outlaw labor
party it might be deserving of con-
sideration as a factor in the cam—
paign. Debs will poll an" unusually
large vote this year. He will receive
not only the normal Socialist vote

'. but the votes of thousands who sym-

pathize with him in'his present
plight. Watson, will probably not
get as many votes as‘ have gone to
Prohibition candidates in times past.

The race, it such it can be called,
)lies between Harding and Cox, and

~ ;‘we believe the veter should carefully
, study the records,

character and
,.Pr0mises of these two men.
'So far as the platforms of the two

_ leading parties are concerned, they \
, ~are both favorable to

agriculture.
.The wording and intent of the agri-
.cultural planks in both parties fol-
low agreeably the wording and in-
?tent of the planks submitted to both
parties by the American Farm Bu-

in the A. 'F. B. F. platform. The
Republican platform has changed
the wording'a good deal, but the
meaning is Substantially the same.
So far as the American Farm Bu—
reau Federation is concerned, it is
willing to trust the interests of agri—
culture to either party.

HARDING’S FARM PLANKS
ENATOR Warren G. Harding,
presidential candidate of the Re-
publican party, in the exhibition

hall at the Minnesota State Fair, at
Minneapolis. The Senator is shown
standing beside a prize Holstein.

On Sept. 8th, Senator Harding de-
livered his speech on “Agriculture”
at this fair, pledging the Republican
party to aid the farmers of the coun—
try. In brief he promised:

1.———-Better representation for the
farmer in larger governmental af-
fairs. .

2.4—Encouragement of co—opera—
tive movements among farmers to
lessen the cost of marketing.

3.~—«S~cientific study of farm pric—
es and production costs, with a view
to stabilizing prices and making
them truly reflect the cost of pro—
duction.

4.—-No more “unnecessary pricib
fixing of farm products” and “ill
considered efforts” to reduce farm
prices arbitrarily.

5,—Better rural credits to enable

buying of small farms and obtaining

~ Democratic 'party during the

necessary working capital for diver-
sified farming.

6.~——Restoration of eflicient trans—
portationservice and lowest possible
rates.

'7.¥—4-Revision of the tariff to give
farmers the same protection against

'cheap foreign production as is af—'
. ?- legislative enactments

forded other industries.

GOV. COX AND THE FARMER

er, not an “agriculturist’?——— ———both

J AMES M. COX—himself a. fame"

as candidate for the presidency

and as Governor of Ohio for three

terms, has given convincing evidence ,

of his deep interest in the welfare of
those who till the soil, and he can
be counted upon, if elected. Presi—
dent,“ tb continue the record-of the
past
seven years, when, according to Sec—
retary of Agriculture Meredith, more
has been accomplished in the aid of
American agriculture than in all the
previous history of the government.

Mr. 'Cox has announced that he
favors giving agriculture a larger
representation in the conduct of the
government and the appointment of
a “dirt” farmer as Secretary of Ag—
riculture, for upon it depends the
food supply, and that the govern—
ment should co-operate with the
farmer in every possible way. He
regards the building of good roads,

 

the improvement of rural schools,
the extension of systems of transpor-
tation, the reclamation of swamp,
arid, and other unused lands, the es-
tablishment of co—operative selling
and purchasing arrangements, as in-

dispensable to the improvement of
, agricultural conditions.

During his tenure as Governor Mr.
Cox has been responsible for many
designed to
improve the lot of the farmer. Among
:them are'the following:

A -law combining all agricultural
activities under the jurisdiction of
an agricultural commission.

A pure seed law.‘

Provision for the establishment of
a'farm credit system.

Protection against sale of untest-
ed fertilizer.

Provision for the destruction of
and remuneration for diseased cat-
tle.

Establishment of a producer—to-
consumer market bureau.

Establishment of a breeding ser-
vice at institutional farms and the
building up of pure—bred herds
throughout the state. '

Construction of hundreds of miles
of new highways and the rebuilding
of existing ones.

Reorganization of state’s educa-
tional system and establishment of
consolidated township and district
schools which give to the country
boy and girl the advantages of the
most up—to—date high school training.

 

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Gov. Cox was born on a Farm.

Fifteen Hundred-Pure-Breds Shown at the National Dairy'Show

Nation’s Greatest Dairy ExpositiOn Brings Out Finest Specimen of Dairy Animals in Entire United States
By JOS. M. CARROLL, Special Correspondent

HE HEALTH and success of our
nation and its people depend
‘ upon the dairy industry.” The
foregoing was the. subject of a large

sign printed in large attractive. let-'

ters that greeted the visitors at the
National Dairy .Show held at Chi-
cago. Probably never‘ before did the
dairy industry receive such a boost
as" it did at the recent eXhibition.
For the dairy farmer there were the
exhibits of stock and machinery that
caught his eye and for the city vis-
itor there were new sights revealed
every moment that showed the route
taken by,the milk from the time it
left the cow on the farm until it was
delivered to their doorstep each day.
To most of them all this was new as
few of. them realized the work attach-
ed to the handling of products from

- the farm to the consumer.

1, 500 Pure-Breds

The cattle barns never held a liner
and better looking lot of cattle. Each
breed was out with a strong sho'wing
and the boosters were on the grounds
the various associations having rep-

recentatives- there endeavoring to "

point out how and why their partic-

' ‘ mar breed is the best and the one,

  

' records in butterfat tests.

iness and the boys and girls were out

~in earnest to land some of the high
honors to be awarded in the classes.

one exhibit carried the sign stating
that tWelve scrub bulls were replac-
ed by pure breds on the farms where
the calves were secured and the qual-
ity of the junior showing in this case
was convincing evidence that the
move for pure breds was in the right
direction.

Talking of junior, there were
plenty on hand each day. Each
evening at milking time, the city

kiddies were on hand with their pails
and bottles to get the graitis milk
that the herdsmen distributed‘among
them and they went home with the
finest lot, of milk they ever possess—
ed' Some of the creamy milk com-
ing from prize winners, holders of
It is safe
to say that these children would be a
long time in. the city 'before they

would have milk. of that sort, if it -

were not for‘the dairy show.

' Four Million Dollar Exhibit

The main buildings of the Interna-
tional ampitheater, in which the

. «show Was held, Was devoted to ma—v
' chinery and other dairy equipment.
_2' The “Exhibits in this branch of the

..‘_show Were estimated to
' some $4, 000 ,‘000; and one looking

.. . figured that the amount .
was not set too.- high. This also gave

be worth

them over

 

one an idea of the amount of money
involved in the conduction of a mod-
ern dairy plant, whether it be on
the farm, the collecting center, the
cannery or the city plant where the
milk is prepared and bottled for dis—
tribution to the user each day.

Butter and cheese was shown in
all its branches, one exhibit being
a complete equipment for the man-
ufacture of the product. Ice cream
machinery, the very latest innova-
tion in the industry proved attractive
to the city folks, many of them hav—
ing no idea how their dainty des—
serts are made and handled. But
milk was the real essence of the
show, one saw 'milk in most every
form, the original fluid as it came
from the cow, condensed, evaporated
and powdered, the latter form taking
in skim milk and butter milk and it
appealed to the city people because
of its economy.

For the dairy man there were the
displays of barn equipment, milking
machines, ice cream supplies, sepa—
rators, motor trucks, power, farm
lighting and silos. Huge tank trucks
greeted the visitors this year. They
being glass lined tanks for the hand—
ling of milk in bulk, instead of cans,
being another new step in the dairy
business.

Each day judging of the variouS'

breeds occupied the huge arena and ,_
'at night a horse show and athletic

 

ca111ival was the attraction for the
city attendance.

Educational exhibits brought out
much comment because of their com-
pleteness and these shows proved
real lessons to the city people each
day. The government exhibit, with
its demonstration herd of dairy cat—
tle, its charts 011 diseases and how
to keep them out of the herd and
charts showing how lack of consump-
tion of dairy products caused under-
nourishment and eventually caused
weak and diseased systems. Cheese
making was shown in government
room and charts showing how com-
munities have been built up through
the introduction of the dairy bus-
iness.

National and state dairy councils
also had educational exhibits which
proved very attractive. One inter-
esting display was the amount of
different products that can be pur—
chased for a named sum of money
and they showed that the money
spent for dairy products returnedthe
most to the purchaser.

Judging Contests
For the coming generation in the ‘

dairy business a boys’ and girls’ judg- - -
ing contest was held early during
.' the 'show. '
_ matched their skill with each other .
in picking what they thought they

   

Here the young people

best animals of each breed. These

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' . WERING

Will u please tell me through your
paper name of the official or depart-
ment of state that looks after retail
price charges? In our town are three
morch selling a certain brand of
condensed milk at three gloss. ranging
from 28 to 330 per can, other places
the same thing sells for Bic per can. Is
this profiteering? If so, who would have

authority to invest ate th matt r?—
Bub-o b It a e ,

ri or, F‘ostoria, Mich. «

Since the diselution of the food
administration we have no regularly
constituted authority to investigate
and prosecute cases of profiteering._
Attorney ’General Groesbeck has
shown himself in sympathy with ef-
forts to uncover the profiteers and
you might secure some assistance
from his oflice. Might we suggest
as a possible explanation of the dif-
ference in the prices of the milk that
it was manufactured at different
seasons of the year and purchased
from the farmer at different prices
and sold to the merchants at differ-
ent prices who, of course, would have
.to charge the consumer different
prices? That may not be the case,
of course. If you are_ satisfied that
”there is profiteering take the matter
vup with the Attorney General at
Lansing.-—Editor.

WILD GRAPE WINE

Can you give me a recipe for making
wild grape wine?——-Anxious Inquirer.

 

Grapes should be picked from the
stem and crushed in jar; 2 lbs. of
sugar added to each gallon of mash—
ed fruit. Allow this to stand at room
temperature from seven to eight
days; separate the juice from the
fruit by use of cheese cloth bag or
fruit press. To each gallon of juice,
add three of water and four lbs. of
sugar; bottle, cork loosely and allow
to stand until fermentation proceeds
and settlings appear in the bottle;
pour off the clear liquid, place in
bottles and stopper them tightly.—
Arthur J. Clark, Professor of Chem-
istry, M. A. 0.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC
MONEY

Do Catholic schools draw any of the
ublic mcncy? Are there Federal Land
anks in Michigan? Where located?—
J. H_ S., Perrinton, Mich.

The Catholic schools do not draw
one cent of the public money. There
are one hundred and nineteen farm
loan associations in this state. They
are scattered all over Michigan. We
are unable to direct you to the asso-
, ciation Within whose boundaries your
land is situated, but if you will write
the Federal Land Bank of St. Paul,
Minn, they will be pleased to give
you this information as well he such
other you may want along this line.
-——Associate Editor.

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

Do you consider stock in the Gen-
eral Motors Corporation a good invest-
ment? Can you tell me what the par
value of this stock is and what divi~
dends it has paid in the last few years?
“o you think this stock is likely to go
up or down in the near future?-——-S. H.,
Henderson, Mich.

“The six months' report of the
General Motors Company for the
period ended June 30, 1920, issued
recently, showed a surplus after
charges, federal taxes and preferred
and debenture dividends, amounting
to $32,504,664. This was equiva—
lent to $1.66 a share earned on the
19,518,895 no par value common
stock, as compared with $29,125,942
on the common stock outstanding in
June, 1919. Since that date the
common stock of the company has
been split up. , '

“The consolidated income account
of the company for the half year
showed an increase of $7,350,436 in
net profits over the corresponding
months in last year,,while there1 was
an increase in federal taxes and ex-
tension expenses of $3,036,244. The
surplus for the period ended with
June, 1920, was $4,815,192 larger
than in the samdeI 1919 period.’

“The dividen etc It ,_
lows: 1917, 10 per cent m: 101
12 per cent cash; 1’18. 18 W
cash; Feb. 19,20, 8 per cent each.
:‘gr-om thatda’te on the stock has

 

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10' per cent stockannually payable
quarterly. This is the new prevail-
ing dividend. The shares are of no
par value. The value of common
stock shares are based entirely on

,the earnings after deducting the div-

idend due to preferred and debenture
stocks. The prevailing market for
the stock since same has been reduc-
ed from $100 par has been around
$20 to $25 a share. At present the
market is at about $18 a share—1
A. W. Wallace a 00., by W. R. Sewld.

A. W. Wallace &. Co. further add
that they consider this stock a good
buy at present prices. But remem—
ber, please, that this is the advice of
an interested party, as these people
are brokers in this stock. Person-
ally I would not advise investment
in motor stocks at this time—Editor.

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COLLEC‘I‘ING SUBSCRIPTION- "

I took a subscription to a certain pa-
per som time ago and when ' the: paper
should 0 expired it kept right on com-
ing every week and now I get. letters
stating to me to pay for it but I have
given t nouttention at all and said that
I would never pay for it as it should of
expired. at the date on the paper label.
But the last letter I received from them
they said if I did not pay for it at once
they would place same in the hands .of
an attorney for collection. And I never
wrote a word to about it at all.
And now I got a letter from a collection
company saying that ifthey did not re-
ceive a remittance at once they would
sue me the expense of collectingit. And
I want to know at one. through your
paper what to do As I did not order
the paper to be sent any longer than the

expired date.——Subscriber, Willis. Mich.‘

 

According to court decisions, sub-
scribers must refuse to take publi—
cations from their' mail box which
they do not desire in order to escape
paying for them. Acceptance of pa-
pers is taken as prima facie evidence

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GOODS UNSATISFACTO‘BY

I sent an order to the Hartman Fur-
niture and Carpet 00., April 26. 1920 for
a rug, price $35. I sent six dollars for
first payment on rug with order I re-
ceived the rug and did not like it. I at
once returned the rug back to them,
sending them a registered letter telling
them -1 was returning the rug and I
kindly asked them to return my $6. I
have written several letters since I re-
turned the rug to them and I cannot
get an answer from them. Can the $6
be collected? If so will you kindly help
me in collecting it?—B, J. M, Shepherd,‘
Mich.

Three weeks later after an ex-

change of correspondence, Mr. M.
wrote us the good news that he had
received the return of his money.

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SHIPMENT DELAYED

On June 30th we sent an order
amounting to $28.70 for barn paint oil
and brushes to the Franklin- Paint &
Color Works, Franklin, Ind. Alter writ-
ing for catalog as advertised in your
paper. I received a letter from them
saying they had received the check and
placed it to our credit and would send
the paint soon. I have written them
three times about it at intervals of two
weeks or more but can get no word from
them, Have they gone out of business
or what is the matter? I don‘t like to
lose this amount of money and am wait-
ing to use the barn paint oi1.—-—F. 0.,
Perry, Mich.

On the same day we wrote to this

company, Mr. C. advised us that
shipping bill had been received. This
is one of the cases where it appears
that the shipment was unavoidably
delayed.

 

GETS CAMERA AFTER DELAY

In Janna I got up subscribers of

the househoi paper at 250 for one year

and I we. to get 10 subscribers, I got
them and sent them and shortly after;
wards I no 'a. letter saying they were
rein: to at me a camera for my prem-
um. I waited for about, one month and

d not t the camera so I wrote them
d erent tiraesand they have not

re.

,. answered my I there
' mid be something done about it. We

sent in for 2 years subscriptions in
my mother's name and they send one
to meand one to my mother.” the some
time and "W-only gotthem~~every " two

_ r

months‘and both papers are alike and I
have written them to send them right.
I .canvassed for the camera and I think
I ought to get it. My father takes the
M. B, F', and likes it very well.—~Miss
B. P., Maple City, Mich.

Investigation showed that the pub-
lishers of the Household had failed
to order the camera for our young
reader, but this was done as soon as
we had called their attention to the
fact, and a few weeks later we re-
ceived a very grateful letter from
her advising that the camera had
been received in good order, etc. The
only charge we will make in this
case is to require this young lady
to send us some of the pictures she
takes with her 'camera.

PROMPT SETTLEMENT

On July 19, 1920, I sent an order of
$8.25 to the Cycle Hatcher Co, Elmira,
N. Y., for 25 Buff Orpington chicks but
have never received them. I have writ-
ten the company several letters‘ but
have had no response. The post master
here has traced the order and we find
they have received the money. If you
can collect this money it will certainly

.be appreciated—G. E., Leroy, Mich.

Four days after we took up this
claim with the Cycle Hatcher 00.,
Mr. E. received a check for $8.25
from the firm, which gave no’ eXplan-
ation of its failure to send the-chick-
ens or its delay in returning money.

GOODS EXCHANGED

I sent an order to the Boston Stor
Chicago, the fore part of April. When i
came the shoes I sent for were too
narrow so I returned them asking the
to send another pair in the place
them. I heard nothing from them so I‘
wrote again. After while I received a

card saying the‘ shoes had been sent.

and asked me to wait ten days and then

send the card back. I did so about to:
weeks ago and I have rece ved no rho

' from them. Can you please hurry, all
up a little? I would «be very grateful to ,

you.—-—-Mrs.\B. F 0., Lakeview. Mich.
Several weeks later Mrs. C. 1'le

able to advise that the shoes had

been received. ‘ "' ‘

' - maximums Bow Musings 1-1.7»)

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that the recipient desires and has
' made use of the paper. I do not eons '

sider you are morally boundfto pay
for this paper. I feel that if the pub-
lisher sent you the. paper after your
timeexpiredhedidsosthis'm
risk—Editor. ‘

 

sram'm -
I have recenti‘y‘rread that the We:
Board has some More

formic. ,Isthistruaandcanlm
outer—flower. ,

The War Preparedness Board a
short time ago had two tractors left
from the number they purchased
and sold to the farmers at cost. but
these 'have been disposed ot—o. B.
Fuller, Auditor General, Lansing.

usunroes rumor

Our banker held 111 note 01
which came due I y 1920. I
edtohave it renewedforthreem
more Besides the interest be
me $1.50 saying it was the
the next three months. Are we -
elled to make him a present of

1.60 besides paying 7 per cent in
Please answer through the columns
your fine little paper. which is of nine
real, service *0 its reader. than any at}
or paper tha I know oL—A SW,
Mil ingtOn, Mich.

Your banker is guilty of usury.
He is taking advantage of your need
and is violating the state law in 10-"
ing it. You have no redress. Refuse
to pay the usury and he will probably.
refuse you further loans. Go to
court and prove his usury and you
can recover all interest paid, but-
your 'credit is gone forever. Michi-
gan's usury law is toothless. It,
needs some ranger—Editor.

DETROIT PACKING 00.

What do you say about being a slur.
holder in the Detroit Packing Co. Would
it interfere with our shipping
tion and farm bureau amairs‘l—C. 3..
Iosco County, Mich.

I could not advise you one way or
another about an investment in this
company. The idea back of it is
good. The fact that L. Whitney Whin-
kins is on its board gives it a re-
spectability and soundness which is
reassuring. But facts are not nor--
antee against failure. Holding stock
in the company would not interfere
in any way with the matters you
mention—Editor.

 

JEWETT, BIGELOW & 'BRoons

After seeing a copy of your paper
February 28, 1920, regarding the -,
eral Disconut Corporation, I invest
this company, and I am very sat
with the results. I would be gl if
you could give me any information to-
gardin the Jewett, Bigelow & Brooks
Coal 0., of Detroit. or the firm who are
handling this issue, namely, Shifllet.
Cumber & Co., of Detroit.—L. J. M,
Kalamazoo. .

——.————————-~ .
I would not invest in this concern. .

Investigation does not wholly prove
its published statements cdrreot. As
near as we can learn it produces a
rather low grade of coal, instead of
the "highest grade,” which it adver-
tises. Also, coal investments are a
good thing to leave alone these days
except what you put in your fur-
nace. Something is going to happen
in coal, sure as shooting, just as it
has happened in other commodities.
Coal prices are already dropping.
The pictured profits of this concern
are based on war prices for coal
which will not continue indefinitely.
If you want to “burn up" your mon-
ey, use it as fuel in your furnace.
Don’t invest it in coal mining com-
panics—Editor.

' BOSTON WOOL DEALERS

Would like, if you will please, to sea
me the names and addresses of some 0
the parties or firms who buy wool in the
East, some of those who buy in the Boo-
ton wool market or New York or any
those large cities in the East as thefi
no sale for my wool here. I want to
out what I can do with it there. Please
let nie know as soon a possible if
know any of theme—C. 5.. Allegan, n
—————

A friend of mine who is acquaint- '

ed with the character of the average
‘wool dealer on summer Street, Bos-
ton,—-and th are scores of then—q
says: “I we not recommend any

of. then to lithognyfriend or en- .,

, only.” nutter lesson to tunnels r

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11.11.16:
Milk Producers of the United
Before We enter the discus-

come before the Federation, it may

be well to take __a brief survey of

conditions that surround the indus-

-A birds-eye view of the business
we represent, presents five millions
of farmers with 23,000,000.of cows

furniéhing;one-fifth of the food of
' the nation.

These cows supply 90, 000, 000, 000
pounds of milk each year; 44 per
cent is used as fresh milk, 36 per

'Mcent for butter, 4 1-2 per cent for-
"cheese, 5 per cent for

condensed
milk, 4 per cent for ice cream and
the balance is absorbed for hogs,
calves and -.waste

The government has told us that

-': from a recent survey, it finds that

25 per cent of the farmers' wives are

working in the fields in addition to

- house work; that 36 per cent of farm~

women are helping to milk the cows;

that 96 per Cent of them do their

.own washing and sewing and that
,the average farm woman arises at

five o’clock in the morning and
works 11.3 hours per day through
the year, and 13.1 hours per day
during the summer months.

The census recently taken has
shown-the migration from farm to
city, and the marvelous change that

' has taken place in urban and rural

populations.

Farm Decadence

The last three years has witnessed
a decadence in agriculture never be-
fore experienced in this country.
There are no new farm houses, no
freshly painted farm buildings, and
but little new fencing or other farm
improvements.

Farm help is almost unknown. The
orchards and vineyards are loaded
with fruit that ought to net the
farmer a fine reward; but with no
help to gather it, no facilities for
transportation and no market that
offers a profit above expense.

The wheat and other grain harvest
is over, with abundant drops that
promised rich returns to the farmer,
compared with average years, but he
now finds wheat down more than
fifty cents per bushel, and other

- grains correspondingly, although the

world outside isshort—En‘gland on
bread rations and other nations
starving.

Though meeting today in this
great Bear Garden City, of America,
we need have no fears for personal
safety, for the bears are all out on
the farms at this season of theyear,
and the bulls are never loosed until
the farmers crops and other products
are Well in hand by the speculators.

Nine— tenthsof all the milk pro-
duced in this country is upon farms
where mixed farming is done. The
average bushel of wheat raised in

_ this country, just harvested, has cost

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not less than $2. 50 in the bin.
Market Deception

The farmer is today asked to sell
it for $2. 00 and less, donating his
labor. He is also told that he should
sell early and avoid a lower price. He
is not told of the shortage of wheat
in other countries, of the scarcity in
Italy, France and England; of the
lessened surplus-in the wheat export-
ing countriesand of the certain de-
mand thatthere will be for bread-
stuffs before the next harvest. Nor
is he reminded of the discrimination
he suffered during the wa1 when he
was cempelled to sell his wheat for
$2 26 that would have brought him
85 per bushel 'according to Mr.
Hoover’s statement... He is not told
of the discrimination against his.
wheat of last year through govern-'
ment embargoes, applying to the

farmers only, and by which he lost.
, 8350, 000,000 on his market wheat

alone.

The oppression and discrimina-,

tion in the Dairy Industry finds the

’ mil producer more helpless. Milk

gh‘iy perishable and must be

d: or manufactured nor
a - .

11;: in our ..

th 111111 1 mean: of the r V '
A a S I I T HE ACCODII’ANYING article is the substance of Milo D. Camp-

bell’s address before the annual convention of the National Milk

Producers’ Federation which was held last week in Chicago in
conjunction with the National Dairy Show.
which the farmer in general and the milk producer in particular have -
the last few months. Mr. Campbell is counted an .
authority o1'1 dairy marketing problems and his opinions are worth

7be governed by this law.
, milk in its various forms has recent-

'condensary, to a
There may he no creamery .

 

been

considering. —Editor.

It covers many matters

 

 

 

 

like the law of gravitation, it is al-

ways working, though at times ob- ~

structed in its operation, as it is to-
day. The farmer is not unwilling to
Condensed

ly created one of the chief markets
for the farmers surplus milk. With~
in the last four years it has grown
from less than two billion pounds of

-whole milk to more than four billion

pounds.
_ Just at this t1me, the condensers
and big dealers report themselves ov—
erstoCked with condensed products,
(somelof it manufactured with high-
priced sugar.
Condensed Milk Prices

A glance at market quotation,
covering the last six months, shows
that from April 7th to October 6th,
the prices at wholesale of condensed
products have been as follows:

Apr 7—20 Oct. 6-20

Eagle, condensed,

per case ...... $11.00 $12.85
Leader, condensed,

per case ...... 8.00 10.65
Unsweetened-—
Carnation, tall . . . 5.50 7.50
Carnation. baby .. 5.00 6.85
Pet, tall ........ 5.50 6.95
Pet, baby ........ 3. 75 4. 60

Notwithstanding the surplus the
condensers have on hand, the price
they make to the public does not
comp o r t

ter making branch of the business,
and like reasons prevent a change to
cheese making.

It would seem that after the hund-
reds of investigations that have been
made by federal and state authori-
ties, by colleges -of agriculture, cov-
ering thousands of farms and tens
of thousands of cows, that it would
be unnecessary to discuss the cost of
producing milk. ~

Formulas have differed slightly,
methods of feeding are not alike, but
when the final results have been
reached they have not differed in any
material degree.

lost of Production

Right now, for the month of Oc-
tober calling grain $55 a ton, hay
$20, silage, $7, roughage $7 and la-
bor 40c per hour, it costs the farm—
er without a penny of profit, $3.26
for every hundred pounds of milk
produced. This estimate from exper-
iments unquestioned, is based upon
cows averaging more than 6,000
pounds of milk per cow annually, 21
production at least 2,000 pounds
above the average in the United
States.

The following item appeared in
the Chicago Tribune of Oct. 5, 1920:

“Belvidere, 111., Oct. 4th.

“The price paid for milk dropped

more than $1 a hundred pounds to—

day when -the Borden plant at Al-'

gonquin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the cut the
price they price from-
Day for the Co-Operative Milk Plants $37 0 t0 .,
farme r s’ $2.52 1-2
milk. ‘ ITHIN the last few years farmers (five and
Seeming— Whave made wonderful strides along two fifths
ly, with . co-operative lines. If 'today one- cents per—
perfect un- half ontwo thirds of the manufacturies of Qua r t ).
derstan d- butter, cheese and condensed milk were 0 t h e r
ing among in theahands of co-operative milk produc- plants a t
themselves, era the industry could be saved and con- G a r d e 11
they hunt sumers better served. There must be no. Prairie and
o u t t h e lessening of effort along the line of organ- Cherry Val-
same 01 d ization, for without it, agriculture is doom- ley reduc-
goat that ed to the feudalism and serfdom of the ed. th eir
has always-.1 Middle Ages. The Farm Bureau could not price from
borne the . engage in more beneficial services than $3.7 0 to
food losses, _. the organization of co-operative conden- $2.65. The
a n d a n- saries, creameries and other milk products B10 W m a n
n o u 11 c e' - icon‘cerns in territory not already served plan t a t
the t f o r‘ ' by co-ope‘rative factories.—Milo D. Camp- P o p 1 a r
the month bell. , Grove con-
of October tinues t o
the farmer pay the old
must a c— price.”

cept from fifty cents to a dollar per
hundred less for milk than he re-
ceived in September.

These condensers are usually the
only marketpfor this milk, while
there is less-*bu-tter in the country
than there was a month or a year

ago, while there is no oversurplu's».

,of cheese, While the country and the
world needs every pound of milk,
both whole and manufactured, that
the cows of this country ‘can pro-
duce, the milk producing farmers of
the country, who are the slaves of
these over loards are compelled to

submit, or pour their milk von‘r the.

ground. ..

No longer does any sane man call
the milk producer a profiteer. No
one claims that he can: produce milk
at the price he is offered, but because
he has no other outlet,

price fixing, heis compelled to sub—
mit. Like other buffers, the milk

. producer is held fast and takes the
shock. -‘

Cannot Change Business Overnight

The average niilk producer cannot”

change from selling whole milk to a
creamery, over
night.
near, no wagon gathering cream
passing his door, he has no hogs or

. calves to consume his Skim miikwno
separator and equipment fer the but- .

no ready, .1.sumer.

market, he can reach, no voice: in"

 

Milk at this season should be ad-
vancing in price, and at the prices
above quoted for feed and labor
should be at least $3.65 per hund—
red for the next ‘six months. This
would but cover the Cost of produc—
tion to the dairyman who:has cows
of highest average nor would this

'. allow him a penny of profit.

Why Produce at Loss?
It was asked with unquestioned
sincerity by Herbert Hoover, at a

" meeting with him at the Food Ad-

ministration Building in Washing-
ton “Why, if the farmer cannot pro—
duce milk at the price at which he
sells, does he continue in the bus—
mess“.w ' ‘

This question carries with it the
only argument of the buyer and con-

the man who knows what it means
‘to be controlled by circumstances.
The dairy farmer is the average
farmer“ and 'not forehanded. His
farm is planned for dairying. His
buildings are arranged and equip-
ped for that purpose. His fields have
been planned and planted for his
hard. His silos may be filled or in
waiting. His cows have been se-:
lected or raised with care, they are
furnishing milk that cannot be stop-

116111 we turned on. "with changing

prices, it is perishable and cannot be

But the answer is simple to-

stored to wait a better market, his

cows are eating and need care. He
cannot quit without a sacrifice un-
knov'm to other business, and one
that means practical bankruptcy.

Invites Investigation

We are mentioning some of these
underlying conditions because they
differentiate our business from oth-
er lines of industry. During the war,
we have vainly tried to place our
cause before the consuming public.
We have invited the investigation of
the government, we have been thru
the fires of litigation, subjected to
the torture of political demagogs and
yellow journalism, called by all the
names known to dishonor and shame,
and all because it has seemed pop-
ular with a class of consumers who
did not and could not know actual
conditions.

We do not recall another industry
that is today inviting an investiga-
tion into the cost of production.

Some of the journals that have as-
sailed us most bitterly have without
compunction raised their morning
and evening papers on the street
from one cent to three cents per
week. Manufacturers and dealers
who buy the farmer’s milk and fix
the price upon it, do not make pub-
lic their profits, expose their income
tax returns, or demand investigation.

Public sentiment is the one thing
that the farmer has been unable to
reach. His vanishing industry has
had no commanding place in the pub-
lic prints, except as it has been ex-
ploited by bulls and bears to control
the markets.

The reports of worm conditions
affecting the markets have been
twisted from day to day, to suit the
manipulators.

Recent Statistics

. Recent statistics should have
‘vweight with every thoughtful citizen
of this republic, for they tell an
alarming story about our food sup-
ply in the near future.

Food stuffs imported in August
were $210,000,000 as against $84,-
000,000 in August last year.

For the first eight months of the
your food stuffs importedwere $1,-
366,000,000 as against $790,000,—
000 in the same period last year.

Our imports of food stuffs exceed-
ed our exports. The report shows
that this great surplus food export—
ing nation of the past has reached a
time when it must buy more food
stuffs than it can sell, when its ex—
ports of food stuffs, with bountiful
crops, has dropped off more than
$500,000,000 in a single year. These
conditions ought to arouse the civic
consciousness of the nation to dang-
ers akin to war.

Out here at the food show we find
an exhibit of butter from Denmark,
that ought to be a red flag to every
milk producer in the country. The
American cow demands American
rights. She objects to a protective

tariff of thirty per cent upon auto—

mobiles for the manufacturer, and a
tariff of 2 1-2 cents a pound on but—
ter (about five per cent for the
farmer. It is such discrimination as
this that has driven the country boy
to the city, leaving but forty millions
of people out on the farms and that
has filled the cities and villages with
sixty—five . millions.

The cry of “pro—war” conditions is
just as impossible of fulfillment as
it would be to go back to conditions
prior to the Civil War.
manufacturer, who could accumu-
late millions as easily as the farmer.
could save dollars, may well return
to pre-war profits; but the milk pro—
ducer, who barely lived then at the
cost of long hours and of donated
work by wife and kids, cannot and
will not return to pre- war prices for
milk.

But the farmer asks, "what can we
do?" Have we_ a remedy that we
can apply?” Yes, there is a remedy.
but it is expensive to the farmer and
would be destructive to the health
and welfare of the nation. It would
be the sale and disposal of all cows
but enough to supply the needs of

- the farmer and his family, a remedy.

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TRADE AND MARKET REVIEW

Conditions, in connection with the
general trade and markets of the
country, have not changed very much
since this day last week, except that
more definite market values have
been established for certain basic.
materials and staple commodities.
Wool, hides and tallow have declin-
ed as the result of the publication
by the Bureau of Markets of vital
satisfies showing the tremendous”-
emulation: of all three oi these art-

mom of thew»;
eline'sreterredtoareoxtremolydis-
couraging and dishearteningto 6Y-

snd sheep business in any form, they
mustbe regarded as littlelessthm
a calamity to farmers, butchers and
hide dealers who are doing business
on a small capital; there is, however,
one ray of light in connection with
this otherwise dark situation—
"fliere is a market for those commod-
ities at some price. Quotations may

i go lower, but now that selling values
' have been established, a healthy re-
‘ action toward higher levels is sure

to develop, sooner or later; men who
have held on so long can hold on
still a little longer until the break of
a brighter day.

The iron and steel market is re-
ported to be extremely dull, in con-
nection with current. sales, but 0p-
erators in all branches of the busi-
ness are inclined to be optimistic
concerning the future; they mention
political uncertainty as a cause for
the present period of dullness and
lack of demand and they look for a
tremendous business revival as soon
as election is over. One thing can-
not be denied, namely, the trade
interests of the country are looking
for a republican landslide and many
of them are, all on the quiet, dis-
counting election returns and are
making ready to float in on the ris-
ing tide of returning prosperity.

The Stock Market Trend

Wide fluctuations of late in the
New York stock market are indicat-
ive of the uncertainty that grips the
country at this critical time. The
Anglo-French loan of $500,000,000
has been paid and without making a
ripple in the great American finan-
cial stream that sweeps through Wall
street: there is, as yet, no marked
contraction in loans, in fact, loans
have increased and the immediate
relief to the fiancial strain “for which
the country has been looking for
some time back. seems to be still
some distance away. ' Silver has de-
clined sharply, during the past week,
the close last Monday on that metal
being the lowest for any week since
1917. Industrial stocks continue to
decline under a 11th pressure that
shifts with the ever variable law of
supply and demand. The railroads
have shown considerable strength at
times but reports indicate a tremend-
ous falling off in tonnage as a result‘
of general financial depression in all
parts of the world.

There is a legitimate reason,.i'or

- the depression that exists in connec-

tion with all lines of trade and the
purchasing public, both at wholesale
and retail, are playing a rwaiting
game in the belief that bottom has
not yet been reached. It is a fact,
that in connection with many com-
modities, some of which were enum-
erated at the beginning of this art-
icle, price deflation has probably Just

about run its course; there are, how-

ever, many articles of trade which
are still far above the level of a pre-
war basis. Manufacturers, jobbers
and wholesalers are fighting the de-
cline in the selling prices for the art!
icles mentioned, evidently in the be-
lief that the suspense of a declining
market for commodities in general,
can be counteracted and stalling val-
ues sustained until after election is
past. In connection with the . last

 

  
  
    

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Edited by H. H. MACK

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

lower. '

" weak and lower.

‘____(_;ENERAL MARKET SUMMARY _

'DETROIT—Grains, beans, hay and all kinds of live stock

CHICAGO—Grains and. all other. market commodifies . are li-

 

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consider. Merchants, in all lines,
are buying only from hand to mouth,
carrying their entire stock on their
shelves in order to make a showing.
Construction Practically Suspended

Reports from all oven-the country
indicate an almost complete suspen-
sion of building enterprise in all
forms. Owners of real estate in
large cities, where the need of more
housing is universally conceded, have
abandoned the idea 01’ building for
the present and express a determin-
ation to wait for a further decline in
building material. \Vork on large
factories and mercantile buildings
has been discontinued for the pres-
ent and the completion of these un-
dertakings will be deferred until a.
further decline in the cost of labor
and material. Experienced lumber
dealers, when they can be induced
to express themselves on the present-
situation, use the word demoralized
in describing the current lumber
Mills are closing down in
large numbers, discharging their
men and selling their horses and
portable equipment, evidently, . in
the anticipation of a long vacation?
Dealers report a lifeless demand for
Southern pine and the market for
Douglas fir is said to be in practical-
ly the same position.

Conditions of unemployment are
rapidly going from bad to worse and
in many districts adjacent to large
manufacturing centers, plans are
under consideration looking to the
rationing of labor. Mayor Couzens,
of Detroit, recently called the atten-
tion of local employers of labor to
the fact that there are, in Detroit and
its environs, more than 60,000 idle
men, many of Whom must be given
an opportunity to earn something or
they and their families will soon be-
come public charges. There are many
who consider the present crisis, in
connection with unemployment, as
the most critical situation with
which America, as a nation, has ever
had to deal. ‘

 

 

 

WHEAT
wuur PRICES rm su., ear. 13. 1-020
Grads IDotrolt Iomom, N. v.“
No. 2 Red 2.24 2.21% 2.42
m. 2 won. 2,22 2.42.
No. 2 Mixed ...I 2.22 . 2.81

 

 

 

 

PRICES ONE YEAR A00 ‘
[No.2 Rodi No.2 WhItol No.2 Mlxed
2.24 I 2.22 l 2.22 '

 

 

 

netrolt I

 

 

After a substantial gain in selling
prices, both for cash and deferred op-
tions, wheat is showing a tendency to
decline, apparently influenced by the
strike of the English coal miners and

'9. sharp decline in all foreign exchange.

Small arrivals and reports from the
country that loading for shipment to
primary market points has been prac-
tically suspended for the time being,
are the considerations which prevent
the market from making serious re—
cessions at this time. Leaders of farm
organizations throughout the country
are urging wheat growers to hold
their wheat for $3 per bushel. Exper-
ienced operators are advising against
short sales of December wheat, ex-
pressing the opinion that more wheat
than is actually available has been
sold for that month's delivery.

CORN

 

CORN PRICES PER 30., OCT. 19, 1920
Grade IDatroIt [Ohl'cagol N. Y.

No. 2 Yellow ...I1.02'/2| .98'/a| 118

No. 8 Yellow . . .

No. 4 Yellow . . .
Pfiic"s’s_6Ni-:‘"vshn"ioo—

INo.2 YoiM No.3 YoII.I No.4 Yell.
Detroit ..I 1.43 I I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The current corn market is a decid-
edly dull affair, reports to that effect,
that many corn products companies
are shutting down for the want of or-
ders, acting as a damper on the trade,
both in cash and futures. Corn is so
low that no one cares to go short in,
the market, and as nobody cares to
buy it for speculative purposes, this
cereal seems just now to occupy a
pivotal position, prdces fluctuating be-
tween narrow limits.

 

Feud. Weather Chart for November 1920

    

. l
ovoro overs
8 or s tor

» WASHINGTON, D 0., October 23.
, Mid—Warm walls will reach Van-

eouver, B. 0., about Oct, 23, and tem-
peratures will rise on all the Pacific
slope. Its center will pass southeast-
ward near Edmonton Calgary, Winni-
peg, St Louis, Springfield. Dayton-
then northwestward by Oswego and
Ottawa. Storm waves and cool waves
will follow about one and two days
behind warm waves. These weather
events will affect the whole continent
and will develop more than usual
force. One rticular and important
feature of 'th a storm will be t high
average temperatures that ~wi pre-
vail from October 23 to end of month.
east of Rockies and the cooler than
usual weather west of, the Rookie!

crest. ,
,' lower than usual temperatures have

 

 

 

TI'lE WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
As Forecasted by W. T. Foster for The Michigan Business Farmer

been expected for middle week of Oc-
tober and warmer than usual for first
and last weeks. Tropical storms, or.
hurricanes, were expected and came,

last part of August. near middle of .
September and first part of October.
Another is expected last part of Oc-
ober.

First and .last parts of November
are expected to be warmest parts of
the month, and middle week coldest
east of the Rockies. Reverse is ex-
pected west of the Rockies. Three
severe storms are expected in Novem-
ber not far from a, 13 and 27. An
important change in recipitation will
occur near middle 0 November, not
very great for last half of that month
but the change will be important for
the five months following November
and the results for each month will
be noted in these Bulletins in (in
time. The important thing now is that
following November 15, the winter
snows and rains on all the continent.
wmnotbos rtowhattheyhavo

 

 

been durins the N“ year

 

  

 

I and an almost complete lack or d

growers are~ .

' oars \ A
. OAT PRICES PER 'U.. OCT. 19. '9?L,

 

 

 

. in“ [Detroit Obie-got N. Y.
53.”: m .3” {'62} .ow.
Moms-13f 25w. ' ‘

 

 

 

 

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INoz wand/No.8 wmm No.4 wmu
MI .14 I .1: I .12

 

 

(lifetime! cots are Meaning much i,
more liberal as the season advances:

and prices are easing oil-both for cash

and future doliverioa Consumers ot-

osts innetroit. and other cities in
lower Michigan: are now able to get de-
livery. ot. groinwbieh they need ,tor
current feeding norm. -~ - -

BYE

 

While selling prices)!» ryegshdw' -‘

signs of. weakening, prices are still

. " somewhat higher than last. week.

There is practicallyno demand worth
mentioning for this grain, pricesnuc-
tuating as heretofore, in sympathy
with, other grains. No. 2 rye is selling

_ for 31.74 per bushel at Detroit.

 

DEANS
BEAN rayon PER own. 001'. 10. {no

erode [Detroit Iohlouol' N. v.
...I ‘-°" I > I

 

 

 

O. H. P. .
Red Kidneys .
PRICES ONE YEAR A00

I0. ‘H. P.l PrImo IRod Kldnoys
. ..... I 7.20 I l

 

Detrolt

 

 

Efforts on the part of the growers to
sell this year’s crop of beans in a mar-
ket that is already greatly over-sup-
plied, are helping to produce a steady
decline in the selling price of this
commodity. Growers should remem-
ber that present weather conditions
are decidedly against a large con-
sumption of. beans or any other hearty
food and should be willing to “nurse"
the market for awhile until the weath-
er becomes more seasonable. Condi-
tions of unemployment are growing
worse every day, now, a fact that in-
sures a larger winter consumption of
beans than usual. In answer to quer-
ies from some of our subscribers as to
where red kidney beans can be sold
the only thing that can be sold is that
no demand for this product has devel-
oped, so tar this fall.

 

POTATOES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPUDB PER OWT.. OCT. 19, 1820

I Booked lull;
Detroit ............... 2.17
Chlosao ....... . ....... 1.7! 1.00
New or ............. ‘
Pittsburg ....... . ..... ,-

PRIOEI ONE YEAR A00

Detroit ............... | 2.40 I '

 

 

 

Both New York and Chicago report
markets for potatoes, and all other
points except Cleveland, Ohio, seem
to be practically on the same basis.
As far as Detroit is concerned no
change in conditions of supply or pre-
vailing prices from last week is not-
ed. Weather conditions are still fav-
orable to‘a liberal movement or the
mm) to market but decidedly unfav-
orable to increased consumption or
the laying in of. supplies for the win-
ter. New York, Chicago, Cincinnati
and many other cities report» excessive
supplies of unripe potatoes, entirely
unfit for storage purposes and a dearth
of good ripe stock; unripe stock is
very hard to sell Without shading the

- prices materially.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAY
I In. 1 Tlm.I Gian. The. No.2 11m.
Detroit . . I30.90‘O 31 I2..00Q 81-8..“ Q 28
Chicago . . 80.00 Q 32l28.000 30 “.00 Q 27
New York I80.00 Q ”I [88 00 Q 87
PM“?! . [82.50. 83 I29.“ . 80III.00 O 2?
E No.1 I No.1 l No.1 ,
.Llsht MIX. Glover Ills. l Ole!"
Detroit .’. 29.00 Q 30128.00 Q 29 27.00 C 23-
We“. . 20.00 Q 80 25.00027
"I 00 Q 81 80.00 084
Pittsbul'j . 29.00 C 30 30.00 C 31

 

 

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Hay marks“ in an parts name"

country report burdensome uterine:

mend. Detroit dealers report
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. * ~ :;.~;S.IIGAB": ‘ .- , ,

. A much more activede for raw
sugar has. developed during the. past
week and prices have hardened, map
terially; several important sales of
“raws” have been reported and spec-
ulation ln.futures is proceeding. on a
much larger scale than‘ formerly.
There are rumOrs to the effect that n-

. nancial matters in Cuba are much im-
proved and good judges: of existing
conditions predict a speedy improve-
ment in the pntire sugar trade. Re-
fined. sugar. continues to be quoted at
11 cents per pound .in New _York.

 

; WE‘STOCK MARKETS
Ever since'the close last Monday in
, Chicago, the trade in live cattle, th’e
' " country over, has been on the toboggan
and in some lines a new “low” for
the season has been registered. The
opening trade on last ’ Monday, all
around the market circle, was about

‘ - Wareholeeusteereyveamm and

handy. "killing cattle; a, top price of

I ‘ . “859$” -.ateem--and'$,1‘8 101' Vmfints

was made at Chicago. On Tuesday re-
ceipts were more ample than was ex-
pected and values began to ease on,
oonhinuingto decline for the remaind-
er' of the week; at the close en Satur-
day, choice steers and yearlings were
from 50c to 75c lower, handy killers
and common kinds were from $1 to $2
per cw-t. lower, canners and bulls were
steady. Veal calves were $2 yer cwt.
. communist; close oft-he week be-
‘fore. The demand for stockers and
feeders was fairly active, all last week,
being full steady with week before
on Monday but declining 25c to 500
later on, as receipts began to accumu-
late. Western range cattle came to
Chicago last week in large numbers
and fairly good quality; killers showed
a preference for the rangers, neglect-
ing native kinds and the result was
that the western cattle did not show
nearly as heavy declines as were reg-
istered in connection with native cat-
tle. The recent sharp declines in
hides and tallow have much to do with
the prevailing dullness in the live cat-
tle trade. 1.

.The sheep and lamb trade has been
let down another notch and the end is
evidently, not quite yet. The vicissi-
. tudes Which the business of sheep
, breeding is passing through in con-
nection with the readjustment of ec-
onomic conditions, are little less than

appalling; wool is declining with the '

bottom apparently not yet in sight
and the domestic‘meat product is be-
ing discredited and its legitimate func-
tionusurped by frozen stocks from the
Antipodes and Argentine. Mature
sheep are in better demand just now
than lambs and, owing tosmall sup-
.plies in the country, bid fair to con-
tinue so for some time to come.

Hogs had a comparatively steady
week in Chicago until Saturday when
all of the better grades got setback of

150 to 25c per cwt.; prices were lower 1’

again on Monday 01' this week, the ab-
sence of shipping demand giving the
packers their own way and helping
them to pound down the market. Chi-
cago’s total hog receipts for last week
were 106,600, the largest since the
last week in August. Arrivals were
22,200 larger than the week before,
15,600 smaller than for the correspond-
dng week last year, and 42,200 smaller
than two years ago. A droopy grain
trade and declining hog prices is cut-
ting the foundation from under the
speculative provision trade, local de-
mand for fresh and cured, pork pro-
ducts is only fairly active but the cur-

rent export trade in meats and lard is ,

26 to 30 per cent in advance of last
year’s record. , .
Detroit Market Conditions
The Detroit cattle market has been
systematically hitting the low spots
during the past week; the mid-week
tred was much the best, the close on
Thursday being rather top-heavy. On
Monday cattle prices [were called
steady in,D;etr_oit but the demand was
limited- The present disorder, from
which the Detroit cattle trade is suf-
fering is marked lack: of buyers. Veal
, calves have” ranged from~$1 to $2 per
"-c‘wt. lower than last month's average.
.Sheepand lambs are dull and 5101?, lo-
' sally, with an eleven-dollar top for the
latter Hangs modbadly inDotroit on'

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days of last. week were 9,000 hogs.
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DETROIT PRODUCE MARKET
* The trade in general produce has
been very dull and quiet during the
past week with very few price chang-
es worthy'of ,mention.’ Owing to the
drop in the selling price of milk,
butter is'quoted lower. Fresh eggs
are "scarce and higher but storage
stock is dull and slow. The poultry

carry-over from last week has been >

worked all and prices are higher for
desirable ofiprings. Dressed hogs
are somewhat more plentiful and
about steady as to price. “Dressed
calves. are coming in increased num—
bers and are quoted lower. Fresh
vegetables are dull and slow sale.
Wholesale Prices
Butter

Fresh creamery, prints . . .6134; @52
FreshCreamery, tub . . . . . .50@51

, Essa ~ .
Strictly Fresh ........... 57 @ 600
Storage Eggs ~............50®62c
Family Pork, per bbl. ......... 345
Clear Back, per bbl. ..... $32 @34
Briskets ................ 21 @ 24c
.H-ams ..' ................ 34@ 37c
Picnic Hams . . . . r ........... 26c

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"Under 150 pounds ........ 23 @240
Over 150 pounds ........ 21@22c

Dressed Calves

Fancy - County Dressed . 22 @ 230
Common to Choice ....... 20@21c
' Live Poultry
Spring chickens, large .27 @ 28c
Leghorns ................ 22 @ 230
Large hens ........ .27@29c
Small hens .............. 20@210
Roosters ...... 20c
Ducks ...................... 30c
Geese . . .................. 250
Turkeys . . . . ................ 35c
Feed

By the tan in 100’pound sacks.

Bran ....................... $38
Standard middlings .......... $43
Fine middlings .............. $53
Coarse corn meal ............ $45
Cracked corn .......... . . . . . $47
Chop ....................... $41

THE WOOL MARKET

Nothing encouraging can be said
about the current wool market for
prices are lower and the trade prob-
able duller and more lifeless than at
any preceding date since the season
opened. The only wool that is mov-
ing comes from farmers who are not
in a position to hold it any longer
and as it moves, practically, at. forc-
ed sale, prices paid can hardly be
taken as indicative of current values.

   

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statement that quotations- arelarge-
l)" nominal: -

Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces:—
Delaine, unwashed, 60c; tine unwash-
ed, 45 @50c; 1-2 blood combing,
55c; 3-8 blood combing, 38 @40c.

Michigan and New York fleeces:
Fine unwashed, 45@47c; delaine
unwashed, 55@58c; 1—2 blood un-
washed, 52@54c; 3-8 blood unwash-
ed, 40@42c. ‘

Wisconsin, Missouri and average
New England: 1-2 blood, 55@600;
3-8 blood, 39@40c; 1-4 blood, 30
@ 38c.

Kentucky, West Virginia and sim-
ilar: 3-8 blood unwashed, 42@43c;
1-4 blood unwashed, 40@41c.

Scoured basis: Texas, fine 12 mos.
“@115; fine 8 months, 90c@ 51.

California: Northern, $1.10 @
1.20; middle county, $1@1.05;
southern, 90c. ‘

Oregon: Eastern No. 1 staple,

$1.10@1.20; eastern clothing, 31;
valley No. 1, $1.00.

Territory: Fine staple, $1.15@
1.25; 1-2 blood combing, $1@1.10;
3-8" blood combing, 70@75c; 1-4
blood combing, 67(g)60c; fine cloth-
ing, $1@1.05; Delaine, $1.15; AA,
95c@$l; A supers, 80@85c.

Mohairs: Best combing, 40@42c;
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DERSTANDING

‘-' EFERRING to your issue of Sep‘
.tember 25, Mrs. E. S.,- a Meth-
. odist from Gratiot county,_must
" be a grand character, if only all.of,
‘us had her spirit. As an American
citizen believing in the Federal and
. State, Constitutions, I am interested
in the defeat of the proposed School

' “Amendment.

The cause of all our religious ani-

mosity is—we do not understand
' _’ each other’s belief, and even when

We try to, we do not seek the prop-

er and most reliable source of in—

formation. ,

F. B., of Hesperia, Mich., while I
do not doubt for an instant that his
experience with the Catholic who
wouldnot enter the City Rescue
Mission is just exactly as he stated
it; while I do not doubt that he and
others could cite other similar in-
stances, yet, he has received and is
conveying an idea to the public. Let
me see if I can give a better under-
standing. I have been in nearly every
, church in the city of Lansing. Sun—
day. evening, September 26, quite a
number of Catholics, and our three
priests, attended the Baptist church
to hear the school question discus-
sed. On the other hand, I have had
people of other churches visit my
church, and this is what I always
.say to them: “You will notice that
we stand or kneel, but you are not
expected to do either nor will anyone ~
think it strange if you do not, for
we always have visitors and we know
that they do not practice their be-
lief as we do ours." While Catho-
lics do not take part or seldom visit
other churches during their services,
it is not because we do not respect
them. No one believes more sincere-
ly than a Catholic that every man has
a right to his own belief. But no

. one believes more sincerely that a
man cannot profess two beliefs.
Leading non-Catholic ministers havef
acknowledged one of the weaknesses
of their respective religions is the
fact that their congregations do not
ahere to some one chosen creed. The
Inter—Church Movement, I think, is
a step towards unity to avoid this
very thing. In other words they
have realized, so it would seem, that
there must be a more definite un—
derstanding, a more universal agree-
ment of Opinion amOng them or it
just naturally follows that it is go-
ing to be just accidentally whether a

>.. \church is going to have any sup—
porters. or not.

Just refer to the war. vaerybody
knows that every‘chaplain in the
camp used the Y. M. C. A. or the K.
of C. hut or any other meeting place
fer his respective services. We re—
spect a man, not so much, for what
he believes as for his sincerity in that
belief, regardless of how we differ
with him. Among my personal
friendships are numbered people from
all creeds and no creed, from all po—
litical parties and from no party. I
may go farther and state that I have
friends of nearly every nationality
and color and I have found thisto be
a fact that we don’t always under-
stand each other that we don’t al-
ways understand our own belief and
ideas well enough to tell them so that

 

demonic URGES BETTER UN-I

‘ election.

3" "i The School Amendment ‘1

E ARE FINDING it a task to reserve enough space to publish all let- _,

tors received upon the schOOI amendment.-

We request thet further,

communicatimis upon this subject be confined to three hundred and,

' flIty words to insure publicatiorf'fii our next end last issue preceding the"_
We wish to thank our readers to:- the consideration they have

shovm us and each other by the temperate manner in which they have pre-

sented their views.

“fith but a few regrettabie exceptions the letters re- '-
ceived have been singularly free from venom and abuse—Editor. -

 

 

other understand. So I keep this as
my favorite poem and motto:

If I knew you and you knew me,
And both of us could plainly see,
And with an inner sight divine
The meaning of your heart and mine,
I'm sure We would differ less ~
Even clasp our hands in friesndliness.
If—I knew you—~
Andi—you knew me.
And as I close this I wonder if
those who read this will understand

mew—F D. 0001c, Lansing, Mich.

 

SAYS CATHOLICS AGAINST FREE
_ SPEECH .

THINK you have taken the wrong

view of the amendment. Did not

conditions during the war show
that a large element in this country
had no knowledge of Americanism?
Since the last Sunday in June we
have been plainly shown that free
speech and American ideals of justice
and freedom are‘allbut crushed 'to
death here in Monroe county. I live
in Whiteford township, about three
miles from where Rome’s dupes oom-
mitted the recent public outrage
against free speech, life and property.

Rome surely has no interest in
free government but to render it
worthless and destroy it. Why has

the nation been so thoughtless and
allowed children to be unfitted for
duties as citizens of a free state by
the agents and dupes of the Pope’s
empire?

Why should the children of well-
to-do and wealthy parents not attend
the public schools and come in con-
intact with the children of the poor?
tCan the interests of the nation ever

"be concentrated and a common and

just view of national matters ever be
gained in any other ’way? I think
not and am for the amendment.—
M. P. C., Ottawa Lake, Mich.

SEPARATE CHURCH FROM THE
SCHOOL AND STATE

HE SCHOOL amendment is no

more than what it should be. The

state and public schools should

be forever kept separate from re—

ligion, and all of school age, should
be made to go to the public schools.

This is not a question of religion.
There are many kinds of religions
and they all have the same rights,
for this reason they should all be
kept out of the public schools. The
history of religion is a trail of blood
and crime. History pointsvout that
the leaders of religious organizations

can not be trusted any more than the .

leaders of labor or any other organ-
izations.

Selfishness is a part of human na-
ture, all it needs is a chance and it
will grow. Christ was the only
Christian and they crucified him. His
Doctrine was found impractical; not
in harmony with human -nature,
therefore it was rarely if ever prac—
ticed. The self appointed Apostles

~the rest "of your raiments also. .
also paid his tax when the ,taxggath-

of the first Christian church did just

.the opposite of what Cbist said they

should do. Does- anybOdy “believe
that,.such a war would be pessible

'as we lately had, if we had practical :

Christianity? Yet most of the na-
tions at war professed to be Christi-
an nations. Christ did not like the
vindictive spirit in the laws of Moses,
therefore. He commanded his follow-
ers that they must love their enemies,
if one smite him on the right cheek
bid him turnrthe left also, do good»
to those who spitefully. use. you, if
one takes away thy. mantle give him
He

erer came around, although he had
no money. He commanded .them to
pull out a fish and the fish had a
coin in his mouth, He took it and
gave it to the tax‘gatherersi He'did
not ‘thinkxthat His ' followers, should
consider themselves- a privileged
class to rob the poor, take the mon-
ey and build palaces with it, exempt
from tax and at the same time tax‘,
the poor man’s hovel. He did not
advocate an organized drive on the
people's pocket books. Even Pilate
washed his hands, he couid see noth—

'ing wrong in this man, but the peo-

ple wanted his crucified. No mater-
ialist, monist or athiest would find
fault with the Christian religion. It
is the hypocrisy of those who profess
it.——0. F. 0., Webberuille, Mich.

. ANOTHER SIDE TO THE SCHOOL

AMENDMENT

HAVE BEEN “a reader of your

paper ever since the first issue .

and think it is a paper that
should be in every farm home. I
would like to say a-few words about
the school amendment. Now if I
understand it right it will compel
all children in the state of Michigan
between the ages of five and sixteen
to attend the public schools. I would
like to ask Mr. Hamilton the ques«
tion: If he were living in a rural
district from one to two miles and
a half from school would be like to
be compelled to start his children
under seiien years of age out to

school mornings when the thermo-

meter was registering below zero. I
for one think that under seven is
too young to send children. to school
when they have so far to go. I have
been connected with a rural school
for upwards of ten years. Most of
the time as director and I- have
never found one instance where, the
parochial school interfered with the
rural school in any way. Possibly
Mr. Hamilton did not take rural dis-
tricts into consideration when he
framed his amendment. If not, he
should have as he is depending on
thefarmer for his daily bread and
butter. I for one am strictly Oppos—
ed to the amendment as it now reads.
——A. M. Twining, Mich.

Sugar at $8.10 for

ganthan-there was at 37c per pound

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sum GROWER comma or
SUGAR DECLINE '2 .. , >
S THIS La sugar beet locality
in every respect, and the aver.-
age yield per acre can now D.
exactly determined and also the price
that we are going to receive per ton
I would like to inform you what ni
think or the beet question. Last
spring from $15 to $20 was predict- .

 
 
 
  
 
  

. ed by the sugar interests as the pea-‘-

sible price fgr beets en the sliding
scale system; to the farmer this fall,
and many striking farmers were 111‘-
duced to raise beets thinking _'of
course that sugar was really going
to be high. 'Now then soon as the
beet harvest approaches the sugar -
market begins to slump in fact goes ,V
all to pieces. .i- "

They quote sugar in Facts About
October. Why
does the price go down? Is there : .
more sugar on the market than there.” ,. a "
is ,a demand. for? Is there, moresu- '

 

or have the sugar manufacturers
-.such an influence over the sugar ‘
market that they can control it at
will? It appears as though they had.
I don’t think the farmer is getting a
square deal, but many of us are * .
forced to raise beets. The manu- i
facturer knows this and absolutely
refuses to arbitraté this question.
Isn’t there some way that we could
manufacture our beets in every rea-
sonable large enough sugar beet io- J
cality?' In other words erect a small
plant in every locality on the same
principle as elevators are distribut-
ed throughout the country.’ L
Beets are yielding about 7 tons .
per acre. I think that is a fair es- .. ’
timate. :I am of the opinion that W
the beet-acreage next year will be ‘
decidedly smaller here. I think you- i
are doing fine with your paper,.-but
Rome wasn’t built in one day and so
don’t get discouraged. Your work,
is already showing results. What is . .
your opinion of the sugar deal. Do . ‘
you think the manufacturers are
the cause.of the sugar slump?—
W. B. B., Arenas-County. .

No, I do not believe the beet sugar
manufacturers have had anything to do
with the drop in sugar. You must re-
member that bcet sugar constitutes only
about 16 per cent of our sugar supply
which could not control the -market.
Moreover, it would be very much to the
advanttge of every sugar manufacturer
to pa} the farmer $16 or $17 per ton
this year, as it would make it easier for
them to get their 1921 acreage. The beet ,,
sugar men will suffer fully as muchas
the producer from the decline in sugar
prices. This subject you will find dis-
cussed elsewhere in this issue. As to
whether or not farmers can manufacture
their own sugar we are of the opinion
they can We have recently rece've
some interesting nfol'nniiun 011 this
unbject which will be prese1tc d in a let-
or issue. I am genuinely sorry that the
beet growers are not going to receive the
prices which were prams ed *hevn. but I
see no help for the situate; his year.
By the way, the October price for sugar
which you quote is for raw sugar and
not refined. -—-Editor.

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,WILL VOTE “YES” ON SCHOOL
AMENDMENT
HAVE READ with much interest
the discussions in your paper on _ r
p the school amendment, I have just
received a pamphlet in which we are
asked to -vote against this amend-
.ment, it claims the parochial school

  
   
 

 

    
 
   

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mprENT‘

tion seems to be a live issue
and so far I have failed to see
niuch against the schodl only a sort
of a prejudice against the church.
A‘hy sane thinking. reading per-

1 . . q GAIN the parochial school ques-

Elan can not help but read of the
1 shortage of teachers and
- rooms at the present time.

school
Are "we
to allow our children to go unedu-
‘ than ,attend a .school,
other than public. New as I under-
stand it ‘the parochial schools re~
state for
teachers, nor do they even draw pri—
mary mone‘y. Am I right? I know
a number of children who are taking
special courses in parochial schools

“who are notCatholic or Unitarians

and they say they are not asked to
do as the Catholic pupils do in re-
gard tot-”prayers. . _
there-are 4,00’0 pupils or the paro-
chial school-sand "
$400 000 in schoo 'buildings. What
is the state going to do, if at the
coming election it is voted to discon-
tinue the parochial schools? 7

Are -_we so‘ saintly .a. class of peo—
pic that a religious training is detri-
mental to us? A few years ago it

‘Was customary for schools to begin

the day .by all reciting the Lord’s
Prayer. What Cardinal Farley of
New York said in 1912, f‘we are too
generously represented in penal and
other institutions,” may bet-said and
truly said of other denominations as
well. It was not proven in the late
war that Catholics were un-Ameri-
can. They did their duty for the
U. S. the same-asall others and we
are notto‘ judge by happenings in
Canada as Joe. Hamilton, candidate

for governor, would lead us to be-
. lieve.

I wish this question could be put

before the voters in a true light for 1

the good of our children not as a
church issue, for does not the Bible

,: tell us there are many doors to en-

'_ter in. And what does it matter
which church one belongs to, they

‘all lead to one place and all honor

should go to the church that holds
what it has and adds to its mem-
bers. There are enough people who
are not church members, who might
What I would like to
know is, how is the state or the U.
S. for that matter, going to take care
of the extra pupils and Where are
they going to be seated [and who will
teachthem ‘lf .parochial schools
should be voted out—A Non-Catholic

Reader, Battle Creek, Mich.

 

The state contributes nothing to the
support of parochial schools. 0n the
other hand the parents who support ri—
vate schools are compelled to bear t eir
share of the expense of the public
schools. The question you raise about
the difficulty and expense of admitting
the thousands of parochial school stu-

dents into the public schools has never

[been satsi-fctorialy answered. -—Edi tor.

 

ASHAMED on BER FELLOW ,' .5

PROTESTANTS
HAVEN' T the honor to be called
a Catholic and I am almost
ashamed to be called a non-Catho-
lie for I never thought any non-Cath.

. . one would stoop so low as to start ’
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an amendment.

 

. have, a:
5...,chance to vote YES on the amend; '
wisest this fall—L 1'4, Ithaca, Mich.

isomoomomo AGAINST SCHOOL

=goi1ng to- any other

u basfid'ny'.
hod«y else and lie-w many did the
wonderful leader of the amendment

buy. “Not one. ”

So by all means- keep parochial
schools going. 3 Ii." they. are abolished

and about 60 new school buildings _
erected these same people will be.
the first to put up‘ the cry for some-

one to lower their taxes, but all

:1 the «think of now. is- to. spite the f
Catholics—Hrs .L .;.--E .R:,- Fowler- .
‘mnc‘, Micri. . 3.

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CATHOLIC STATES EXPERIENCE.

THINK your paper is fine. I

read F. B.’ 3 letter at- Hesperia,

Mich. Where he says that a Cath-
olic is forbidden to enter Protestant
churches. Now it a supposed Cath-
olic told- him that, he was just a
supposed Catholic as I don’t think
a priest will forbid anybody from
church. 0!
course there is right and wrong in
all c.hurches
perience and you will see that the
priest was all right. .

When I was young.- we» didn’ t live
class to a Catholic Church so we
used to go to the Free ldethodist
church and or oourse a lot or young
and thoughtless people (the Free

county the Catholics bought a

looks Sunny to you,

I will tell you my ex- .

   

have dots of fun. My mother: Was

an inexperienced Catholic and told»-
us that the priest wouldn't allow im-
‘t’o go‘there it he knew it.

I am one
of those kind who like to find out
things from headquarters it I can,

_so I asked thepriest it we did any

harm in going there, and he started
to laugh and said, "There is no
harm in going only, you will go
there and see them do things that
then you will
laugh, that’s-.where the harm 13.1!
you would go and not make fun; it

‘ is all‘ig'ht. ” .
Now who is wrong, the Catholics
? or the Protestants? One ‘ oi our

nearest neighbors was a Free Meth-
odist and he is a preacher now He
did all.that he could do to stop his
nephew‘s'comlng to our place be-
cause we were Catholics 1 Will any
of you find Catholics bigoted like
that? Not unless they are ignorant.
As for schools. ' Will any of you~find
a public "school pupil that keeps up
in learningwith the‘ one that at-
tends a Catholic school? I’ ll bet you
can't and the Catholics don’t ask
Protestants to help keep up the
schools. But there is as many Pro-
testants as Catholics that help with
socials,"suppers and such like. They
are the ones who have some sense
and are not biggoted. What is the
use of people being so silly? Hasn’t

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one person as much right in '1 this“

world as well as the other has and

as leng‘ as a person is honest and

respectable aren ’t they det as good
as you or I, be they Free Methodist,
Catholic or any other church? I".
B. says “Have the Cathouc children

and the Catholic. people American
freedom, decidedly no." He doesn't-
know what he is talking about. If he:
belonged to a church or any kind and.
had a spark of religion about him
and had any children, he would be
apt to want to teach them his 110-1
He wouldn't
belong to one 'church‘and send or
teach his children another church:
B. ? Well
We Catholics are the same. If we are
going to teach our children religion
I am certain it won’t be of some oth-
er and I think we have just as much
right to our way of thinking as tho
ProteStants.———D. A. B., Alger, «Mich.

CATHOLIC PUTS FAITH IN PROT-
ESTANT JUDGMENT
AM INTERESTED in your paper
I- very much and I am glad to see
'you take the stand you have tak—
en‘ in regards to the school amend-
ment. Now if you will kindly give
me a little space I will give my
views on what I think of this amend-
ment. If I remember correctly you
stated that there was some bigotry
in the proposed amendment and
since I have read some of the cor-
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FIFTEEN years ago the HarVester
Company set its resources and its
unrivaled engineering and field
knowledge to work at solving the farm-
power problem. For fifteen years it
has been placing practical tractors on
the farms. The result of this long

eriod of accomplishment IS the present

itan 10-20 Kerosene Tractor.

In the long period during which the

, Titan tractor has achieved leadership,

no radical change has been made in its

, design or construction, proving that

from the first it embodied the funda-
mental principles of a successful trac-

. tor. It was designed right.

But. the Harvester Company could
not be content to stop there. The
Titan today has all the refinements

'and perfectiOns of these progressive

years of endeavor. In the factors of

~durability, economy, comfort, ease of

control, and- general satisfaCtion, the

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depend upon his boys, and sometimes
girls, for help to carry him over a peak-
load period. For such an emergency
the Titan has been made remarkably
easy to Steer. With the present con—
trol, a fourteen-year—old boy can handle

the Titan and do a man’s work. We .

have ample proof of this.

Titan plowing speed IS now 2/ miles
per hour. This is 1/ times as fast as
the average horse walks, and it is the
maximum speed under which plows will
take to the ground well or do a good job
of plowing, under mos tconditions. At
this speed, pulling three plows or an
equivalent load of other machines, we
believe the Titan does more and better
work than any tractor men 1‘ its rating,
with less wear and tear, less expense
and with entire safety to itself, its
load, and the Operator. 771i: is trac-
tor progress.

TOday Titan 10-20 IS securely estab-
lished in every section. Titan leads
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omen 2a. 1920
Published every Saturday by the
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We toluectfully ask our readers to favor our ad-
Vorthors when possible. Their catalog: and prices
are cheerfully sent free, and we guarantee you
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. Hume on second-clan matter, at post—oflco. Mt. Clemens, Mich.

Tho League of Nations
GNORANCE,—that hydra-headed monster
_ that has brought upon the worldmore grief,
more sufiering, more death than any other sow-
er of evil,——will go to the polls on election day

i and slaughter the League of Nations. Ignor-
3 ance, passive and unexpresswe, innures no one

but the ignorant. But ignorance set in motion
brings evil consequences to all who are in its
path. By the vote of the American people the
first Tuesday in November black‘ ignorance Will
be translated into national policy and whole na-

' tions will suffer as a result.

He who cuts off his nose to spite his face is
ignorant. He who plucks out his eye because
it oifends is ignorant. He who spurns half a
loaf because he cannot get a whole loaf is ignor-
ant. He Who would destroy the government
because it has done some things of which he
And he, who in

artisan fury, would repudiate the League of
{lations solely because he disapproves of the
policies of its democratic foster-father is ig-
norant. He should, and in the nature of
things, he will suffer the consequences of his
ignorance. But alas, he will not sufier alone.

Who is to blame for such an ignominious sit-

Luation‘l Upon whose shoulders rests the re-

sponsibility for this colossal ignorance of the
people, this clouding of issues, this arousing of
partisan hatred and distrust which should have
been consumed by the fires of war and confined
to the ashes of a buried past? {

Many there are who hold the President at
fault. “Had he only taken the people into his

. counsel,” they say, “things would have been
Let us admit that the President '

different.”
made a mistake. Dazzled by the glory which in
imagination he saw emblazoning the name of
Wilson far above all others in the firmament of
fame, the President sought not ,nor heeded the
Totally unconscious of
the mountains of opposition which his supreme
ego was erecting back home the President pro—
ceeded upon his charted course; the League of
Nations was evolved; and today it is before the
American people as an issue in a national'elec-
tion, bearing unmistakably the stamp of Wil-
sonism. Concede all that; condemn it all; it
cannot by any manner of common sense, logic
or fairness be employed as an argument against
the League of Nations. The President is ill,
suffering from a disease from which he can
never wholly recover. ,In many ways he has
been a great President. But he is pitifully
abused. His enemies have crucified him upon
the cross Of partisan politics. There he hangs,

subject to the ridicule and vituperation. of a
. heartless and unthinking world,—the President
no’

if these United States. Can you feel
sorrow for this man! Have you no compas-
‘on for those who-have erred and have paid
fprice of their erringl

,, Many there are who hold the. Republican

 

  
 

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.. “Assistant Busineoo Manes: "

ship, the door will be open to them.

mmountable , for the I ignorance and

. .V mushroom-'-
flowing. What victory? Wacoréd by a

Caesar or a Gladstone could have “mad

with such 'a victory as Would have been the

President ’s had the League of Nations coven- _.

ant, the first docmhent ever drafted by man to

remove man's greatest scourge, been accepted

by the people without a change.” reservation.
Nothing but a miracle could have p'reVented
his re-eleetion for a third term. Republican
leaders foresaw all this. It would have been
the height of political inexpedieiey,——almest
political suicide,—fer the Republican party to
have accepted this covenant And so they
picked it to pieces. Step by step they; went
over each clause that had received the study
and final approval of representatives of nearly
every civilized country on the globe. They
intended to find words and clauses capable of
being misconstrued. They succeeded. No
document that was ever written, not even the
holy Bible, is free of them. ’ And putting their
own interpretation upon these clauses they
went before the people. By skillfully playing
upon the people’s prejudices against the Wil-
son . administration, they won them over
against the covenant. There were exceptions
on the Republican side. Many great and good
Republicans including Wm. Howard Taft,
Theodore. Marburg, former Republican minis—
ter to Belgium; Geo. W. Wickersham, former
Republican attorney general; J as. Bronson
Reynolds, confidential adviser to Pres. Roose—
velt; A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Har-
vard University; Elihu Root, former Republi-
can secretary of state and rated as one of the
world’s leading international lawyers; and
hundreds of others whose names stand for the
very highest principles of Republicanism,—
refused to become parties to the rape of the
covenant. They declared to the world that
they approved of the league covenant as
drafted.

~ ‘It .is idle to waste words upon those who
have prostituted this great moral issue to
sordid political ambitions. The same brand of
envy and self-interest which prompted the
President to ignore his would-be advisers“
drove Republican leaders to retaliation. Any
political party placed in the same position
would probably have followed the same course.
Instead of censuring them, let us pity them.
Men who cannot subordinate their selfish am-
bitions to the welfare of humanity and the
world are entitled to pity.

Neither the wishes of the President nor the
wishes of the Republican partisans are issues
in this campaign. The issue which to repeat
the words of Wm. Howard Taft, “transcends
all other issues,” is ’the League of Nations, the
covenant that was prepared and signed by, the
leading powers. It is written in plain English;
it is easy to understand; and. every American

. citizen has the right to interpret its provisions

for himself.

The League of Nations is in operation today.
It has already succeeded in settling several
controversies which without the friendly cf-
fices of the League would have inevitably led
to war. Every nation on the globe which has
been invited to join the League has ratified
the covenant with the exception of the United
States and Honduras, a tiny South American
state. The only nations that have not been in-
vited to join are Germany, Austria, Hungary,
Russia, Mexico, Turkey, and Bulgaria. As
soon as these nations get their internal affairs
settled so that they can qualify for member-
The
voter who would repudiate the present cov-
enant with the expectation that he is going to
get a better one in the sweet bye and bye
should take these facts into careful consider-
ation. The majority of League opponents are
careful toremind the voters that they are in
favor of SOME kind of a League, and that if
they are placed in power they will draft a
League 'ong lines to suit themselves. But it

‘ must be remembered that to have a workable

League of Nations all the principal nations
must be.members. With the exception of the
United States and the outcast natiOns, all the

 
   
    

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word, In sueha frame of mind what WillthG
fortyfive nations who have ratified the coven-
ant say to Uncle'Sam when he comes forward '
with a brand new League and says, “Here
boys, I can ’t trust your League; you’ll have-
to scrap it. and adopt nine? ’1

The opponents ‘of the League are inviting
the enmity of the entire civilized wlorld. A1-
readythere comes from across the water the
mutterings of discontent overwthis country’s
prosperity; already sufiering millions left defi-
titute by the war are chanting hymns of hate
against us for our refusal to share our. pros-
perity with them and lighten their burdens;
already European nations are talking trade
boycotts against us. The mind of Europe is
inflamed against us, and unless we join with '
the nations of the world for the mutual ben-
‘efit .of all we shall tempt the world to am
against us. Under such circumstances ». ‘as
another
world war within the next decade, with the
United States on one side and the rest of the
world on the other. It is not a comforting
thought.

This is the issue. To many it stands out in
bold relief above all other issues or consider-
8.1310118: To many, many more it is a hazy, far»
05 thing all but hidden behind the smoke
screen of partisan fires. 0h, shame upon no
all,' who in this fateful hour which demands
samty, calmness, unselfishness, forgetfulncss
and generosity, bedaub great moral issues and
thosa who support them with the mud of par-
tisanship. Erase the President, erase the
presidential candidates, erase every personal-V
lty and every partisan feeling from the con-
sideration of this great subpect. Let your de-
c1s1on upon the League of Nations rest upon
the merits of the written covenant and your
OWn impartial interpretation of its provisions.

 

‘Fall Days

THE MAN who can’t appreciate such fine

fall weather as the entire state enjoyed
last week is hardly fit to be, called human.
Most of us, along about the middle of Septem-
ber began‘to think in terms of wood and coal,
ice and snow, drafts and colds, and all the
other-unpleasant things that are inse arably
linked with winter. By the first "of etober,
if we are forehanded, we have our cellar
shelves and bins, loaded with fruit and vege-
tables for, the winter; the supply of wood or
coal in out of the weather; the winter gar-
ments patched; and the cracks and the holes
in which last winter’s snows found a refuge
plugged against their return. For any time ~
after the first of October we may have freez-
ing weather and bitter Winds may come down
out of the north to remind us that winter is
on the way. Now, I know'a lot of good and
truthful folks who profess to like winter. If
they had their way there’d be winter all the
time! We don’t mind winter a bit providing
he _is reasonable and temperate, but when he
v1s1ts us with twenty degrees below zero weath-
er and gales and tempests and blizzards that
threaten to deprive us of our eye-brows,—
well, we can’t help hankering for spring. - It
is the remembrance of winter in his most ter-
rible moods that cause us to dread its annual
return. So it is that balmy days, warm sun-
shine and gentle southern breezes in late Octo-
ber when we are expecting the advance agents
of Winter, find us in' a receptive mood and .
arouses our“ utmost gratitude for these last
Signs of a dying summer. ’

 

' The Detroit Packing Company , . ‘
AGOOD many inquiries have, been received .

by the Business Farmer regarding “ tho

responsibility of the Detroit Packing Company

which is disposing“ of a three million dollar. '
stock rissue‘amongrthe farmers with the expec— '

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businesj inthe city ofD'etmi 1”: m (,1 g
failures. that .. have attended " certain m *- .3

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. ’ We found that the president of the company
"was Edward F. ma, non of Jacob Deli, a pic-

3 leer and successful packer of Bufialo. We
’ found that hisexperience has" been such taste

6 him a practical knowledge of packing

. film Operation. We felt that the Bold con-

Dietitian was decidedly to the advantage of the
enterprises. But a factor which gave us even
greater confidence invthe venture was the pres-
ence of L. Whitney watkins on the Board of
Directors, teking an active hand in financing
the corporation and in formulating its policies.
M'r. Watkins stands high among the farmers of
”Michigan.- A successful farmer, member of the
Board of Agriculture, one-time candidate for
' Governor, a member In high rank in the Farm
?Bureau, Mr. Watkins could not afford and
would not if he could, identify himself with a
questionable proposition.

So far as we are able to discover this com:
pony is being honestly financed. Again we
must fall back upon Mr. Watkins. Surely he
would not be a party to any scheme which
would take a large sum of money from his
.fellow- farmers to pay professional promoters.
As we understand it, there is no promotion
Itock. As we understand it, there is no way
in which funds subscribed for

 

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I Sugar From Corn

Il‘ APPEARS that a good deal of credence
ls being given to the claim of an eastern
'concern that 104 scientists have discovered. a
method for making sugar from the glucose of
the corn plant. There have been so many
“discoveries” of sugar substitutes and other
food substitutes that we have been a little
cautious in accepting this latest news at its
face value. It seems highly improbable but
not altogether impossible that the discovery of

‘sugar ’in the corn plant should have been
deferred to this late date. But when we re-

member that “necessity is the mother of in»

vention, ” and that undoubtedly many of our

most valued discoveries in the scientific field
would not have been made except at the de-
mands of necessity, we can the easier under-
stand why the possibility of getting sugar
from corn has never before commanded the
best scientific thought. For years the world
has had an abundant supply of sugar from
cane and beets at a reasonable cost. There has
been no thought because there has been no
need of discovering new sugar plants. But
suddenly the world is confronted with a

P ' ’Q
the benefit of its _
situation gives r1se at once to an incentive to

     

 

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up; The qpubke complains of the cost. ’l‘h

   
 

locate new sources of sugar. If this incentive

has really led to the discovery alleged above ,

the sugar industry is due for a revolution2

Getting- Out the Vote .
HE CITIZENS of Pontiac have been
making a drive to. secure‘a record regis-
tration of voters. This is 1 fine idea. It is
the kind of spirit that should permeate every
city, town, hamlet and rural community. “Let
the people rule” sounds like the battle cry of
a revolutionist. ,That is because the world has '
become accustomed to government by classes
instead of by masses. Under our republican
form of government the people ought to rule.
It is written into the Constitution that they
shall rule. The real enemies of the republic
are those who would discourage or prevent the
people from ruling by putting obstacles in
their path. The real lover of America and her
institutions of freedom is the citizen who on-
courage and helps the people to rule. Pontiac
lmfimus in rule by the people. We believe in
rule by the people. Intelligent and active in-
terest and participation in elections by all the
people, in both town and country, will insure
us better public ofiicials, better laws, better
government and better citizens.

 

stock can be appropriated to the
promoters except through legiti-
mate salaries for services rendered.

Now as to the field. It is a mat-
ter of common knowledge that the
principal meat supply of the city
of Detroit, to say nothing of other
cities of Michigan, comes from Chi-
cage, Today a load of fancy steers
may be' shipped to Chicago by a
Jackson farmer. He pays the
freight on them. Next week the
some meat that went down, to Chi-
oago on the hoof may come back
through Jackson in a Swiftpor Ar-
mour refrigerator car, bound for
Detroit, the consumer paying the
freight. Double haul, double hand-
ling, double freight charges, all
because there are no facilities in
the city of Detroit for transform-
ing live beef to roasts and steaks.
We do not know that anyone has
ever estimated Detroit’s daily
meat bill but it must run close to a
hundred thousand dollars. The
Detroit Packing Company cannot
hope to supply more than half that
amount of meat with its present
capital. So .then, Detroit, it would
seem, affords a ready market for
all the products which this con-
cern can handle for many years to
come. With the majority of stock
held by cattle producers, to whose
interest it would be to see that the l
packing house is assured of a
steady supply of live stock, we can
see no reason why the enterprise
should not succeed.

There are reasons, of course,
why it might not succeed. There
have been many failures in this
line. There have been many bril-
liant succesSes. Poor management
and discord among the stockhold-
ers has caused more than one ven-
ture with a bright future to fall by
the wayside. If the Detroit Pack-
ing Company is not properly man-
aged and does not succeed it will,
be largely the fault of the farmer
- stockholders themselves who are
duty bound to supply the raw ma-
terial and to keep an eye upon
‘ how the enterprise is being con- "
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There’s Nothing So Dark as the

Inside Of a Cow Unless—

t’s the inside of a bag of feed.-

Look at feeds—they all appear
alike and you can’t tell any-
thing about them.

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.Porter County,- Indiana, Cow

Testing Association reports
Morgan Brothers led all herds
for August, 1920. Their l9cows
averaged 40. 3 lbs. fat and are
fed Unicorn Dairy Ration the
year round.

GHAPIN & C0.

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Forget the price and look at
the profits.

Analyses and names don’t
deliver the goods.

The only proof of a cow or
a feed is in the milk pail.

Unicorn has been proved by
scores of Testing Association
winners to be the greatest milk
and largest profit producer.

If it is profits you want, then
feed Unicorn.

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MICHIGAN HOSPITAL SCHOOL
VER IN the little town of Farm—
ington, Michigan, is one of the
. biggest institutions in the state
-——-not'~in size, wealth or numbers-—

but big in the scope of work which -.

it has undertaken. It is the Michi-
gan Hospital School, a non-sectarian
7 institution, maintained for 'the ben—
oflt of crippled and physically defect-
ivs. children

For the woman who feels that her
life is very uneventful—that every
day is like the one before—with it’s
routine of cooking,.washing dishes,
mending and cleaning, a trip to this
combination of home, school and hos-
pital will prove a very beneficial ton-
ic. She will return to her tasks,
thankful. for the use of all the mem-
bers of "her body and with all self
pity forgotten in the picture of the
happy faces of the little deformed
children, who, through no fault of
their own are not as other children,
who cannot romp and play but who
are yet happy because every day they
see the wonderful miracles of heal-
ing going on about them and realize
that the future has something bright-
er in store for them.

Situated on a farm of 31 acres the
hospital—school has plenty of fresh
air and room for the little ones to
get out on the ground when they are
ableto do so. Added to this, the
’farm- which is managed by a capable
farmer and his wife, furnishes all
the fresh vegetables used on the
tables of. the school. There’s a wind-
ing cinder pathway leading from the
main highway to the hospital which
sets well back from the roadway.
The Cinders for the roadway were the
gift of the D. U. R. The present
building accommodates only about
38 pupils at one time, although a
large number are cared for in addi—
tion to the above number whose con-
dition is such that they need the ex—
pert care and attention of the spec-
ialists at the school and hospital, but
whose place of residence is near
enough so that relatives can bring
them to the clinics and take them
away again the same day. At pres-
ent there is a waiting list of over 100
little criiples who are anxiously
awaiting the completion of the new
building which is to be erected on
the farm and which will increase
the capacity to about 180 to 200.

This new building, now in process
of'construction, together with “the
necessary equipment, was the present
of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Cousins, but the
problem of maintainence once it is
completed and equipped is indeed a
serious one for the board. However
these men are all busy, business men
who have the school as their hobby
and on. Sunday mornings, while oth—
ers hie themselves to ”the golf links,
these doctors and lawyers go to the
school there to work and play with
the little unfortunate ones and help
them to gain a normal,
so that they may take their places in
the world of men and women and not
be dependent-s or cripples for life.
And their vision for the future is a

school big enough to be able to ac—.

commodate every crippled child in
the state and send them away healthy
and happy.

Michigan was the pioneer in this

work and still ranks first, and while
the school does not expect or endeav-
or to accommodate cases from out of.
the state, still exceptions have been
made‘in cases where there was a par-
ticular need and a benevolent soci-
ety would finance the case. Down in
Toledo, Ohio, the Rotary Club sent

' 9:111) one boy in whom they became in-
,‘terested and today he is

at work
dawn there, well and happy, trans-

ng fellow.

  
 

thereto, and while it is not a state in-
ftution, it is open to visitors at any

healthy body '

f rmed from a cripple to a manly -

3er live in the part of the state .,
wjl re the school is located you will "
Was great inspiration from a visit ‘

when there is not an epidemic; -

 

For of course just like all little child-
ren, there occasionally breaks cut an
epidemic of whOoping cough or meas-
les, and‘wheneven one case is found,
the whole school is placed under

quarantine and every little child is

guarded with the utmost care that

it shall not contract the disease. How— .

ever, the matron suggests that like

all little children, these youngsters

.Mr. Ferris also called attention to
the points is the state frorn whence
these iittlepeople‘ came to the school

[and it was very noticeable that the
Board in its endeavor to benefit lit"; ..

91 ,
chosen those afflicted children frolm‘
isolated districts .in ,the staterwhere .:
the.

largest number of little folks

the parents could net‘ secure
services of expert doCtors or take the

 

 

'~ “I Wish’,’

By Clayton Crawford

I wish that I could run and play
With all the other kids all day;

1 get so tired lying here ,

With legs so gOSh darn weak an’ queer!

Mother says if 1. could go
To hospital, they’d fix me so
I’d be as good as any one

And Gee! how I would leap and run! . '
. For if I can’t grow big and strong—-

I’d not mind if it pained of lot;
I'd Shaw what spunk and grit I’ve got.

. But were too poor to pay, and Oh,

How mother cries; it grievec her so!

There is a place where kids, they say,

'Can go and do not have to pay.

But mother says it’s far too small
And they can’t take me ln'at all.

Oh God, please help "them right away
To make it big cnoughsa they

Can take in all the kids like me
That lie in pain and misery.

If I’m to drag my life along
Like this, and weak and crippled lie,
Dear God, I pray that I may die!

 

 

get dirty and because of the fact that
many cannot help themselves it takes
longer to go the rounds in the morn—
ing than with normal children, Si

they prefer callers to come in the
afternoon.
Granted an interview with Mr.

James Ferris, attorney for the school,~

I inquired how the school was fin—
anced. Said he, “In this connection
we wish it understood that where

' parents or relatives are able to pay

or assist in paying for the child's
board and expenses, they are oblig-
ed to do so, but the fact that they are
absolutely unable to pay does not bar
any worthy child. Preference is giv-
en always to those of very limited
means as where the parents are well”—
to—do they can afford to take their
children" to regular hospitals for
treatment and hire special teachers.
Our aim and object is to provide a
place where they can be instructed
just the same as in school while the
best orthopedic surgeons in the state
exert their skill in correcting the de—
formities. Often 'this takes a long
time as braces have to be applied and
the work is necessarily slew. In
some cases operations are necessary.
You know the work of the school was
begun long before our world war
brought into prominence schools of
what is kriown as ‘occupationa ther-
arpy,‘ but we have been practicing
just' that thing for years.”

ATTRACTIVE OAMISOLE. For‘thoso Who are now inter"
ested in the making of Christina tits this pretty cam-i

‘ ' or’di axed sections Will be
fatty. The embroidered

isole of lace iusertion and .p‘
pleasing because of its s“, is

  

sections of silk are in French. hn6ts. loop stitch and . ' '7' '

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. stead of state charges.

little ones to the'hospital.
“In every large city the hospitals
have free clinics and the children in
the cities can be taken there, and so
long as our space is limited we pro-
pose to extend help where it would
otherwise not be obtained.”

One of the most active and en-
thusiastic workers is Mrs. Reba M.
Leonard, whose home is in Detroit,
but who spends the greater part of
her time out in the state looking up
worthy cases and explaining to clubs,
lodges and church soc1eties the wond-
erful work of the school. She is ‘in
fact general supervisor of the Field
Work.
had charge of the baby clinic at
the Woman’s Building. If you are
interested in learning more of this
school and its work and will write
to the editor of this page, we will

see that particulars are sent you.’

Surely there is no greater work than
helping those less fortunate to regain

their health and at the same time to'

learn how to became independent in-
“ No paid so—
licitors are "sent out by the school
but little by little organizations are
taking an interest and sending a cer-
tain maintenance sum each month

while recently an effort has been put '
forth to interest people of means who
had no children of their own to be-
queath their money to this wonder-
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*EDITH Iii owner.

Said he: '

During the State ,Fair she

and heart and 1th": 111

    

omvntroonmenoo f"f"
HE FOLLOWING was sent to
i me“- by Mr‘. J. T. Danislls, of; at.
‘Joh'ns, man, and is 5' copy 6! a
letter wrote. to the cone“ Echo b7
Mr Danielle in 1314.

bored aiming our readers and mi!-
this interesting letter. .

- “Editor the Olivet college Echo, , ..

. “Dear Sir: .
“A copy of the Echo has been sent

~me by some. kind friend and in per-
using its eclumns I was carried past .

in thought, to the scenes of lift!
years ago, when, in early manhood.
I becam‘e a student at Olivet, enter-
ing the fall term in 1801. The school ,
year was then divided into three
terms. Shipherd Hall and the church
a short distance north of it, with, the
street to the east constituted the en- .
‘ tire college buildings at that time.

“The instructors were but six in
number and were as follows: Prom,
N. J. Morrison, Professors Hosford,
Barrows, Carrier and Brown with
Miss May J. Andrews in charge of
the ladies’ department. Pres. Mor-
rison, of a proud spirit, yet disci-
plined and controlled was an inspir-
ation to all who came within his
enabling influence. His definition
of education as given to us young
men, in one. of his helpful , talks
was as follows: ‘True educationicon-
sists in the high and full develop-
ment of all the faculties and bow--
ers of our being.’

“The sterling worth of Prof. Hos-
ford is well remembered throughout
Michigan, he having been called,
some years later, to the duties of
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tlon.

“‘Prof. Barrows, when relaxed, was
a good story teller and could re-
peat by the yard and in most in-
teresting manner. "He "was intense-
ly anti—slavery in his views Which
sentiment prevailed most strongly at
Olivet, for be it remembered that, in
those daysL civil war was raging in
our land and threatening to disrupt
this nation which had beeii founded
by the American Revolution and
sealed with the blood of the patriots
of 1776.

“Prof. Barrows, when relaxed was
faithful instructor. Prof. Brown had
charge of the musicdepartment.

“Miss Mary J. ' Andrews, having
charge of the ladies’ department, was
truly pleasant in manner and ever
ready to render aid to those in need
of help.

"As above stated, war was in the
land and, daily we watched anxi'ous— ~

‘ly for news from the scene of con-

flict. Men were drilling, as soldiers,
everywhere and a company was
formed at the college and known as
the ‘Olivet Cadets,’ being furnish-
~od arms by the state and drilling at
regular intervals and in this com-
pany the writer had the honor of ris-
ing to first Lieutenant.

”At that date the Phi Alpha Pi lit-
erary society had just been organiz»
ed and its sessions were held in the
southeast room of the basement of
Shipherd Hall (known in these
days as the Ladies’ Hall) and the
walls of that room were, certainly
very solid or they could not have
withstood the outbursts of, fervid.

’eloquence which reverbrated when

members of the Phi Alpha Piwsro
at their best.

“Olivet' College, in those days, was
struggling 'with poverty and rigid

economy in all possible ways,. alone. .

permitted it to keep open its doors

and continue its noble work. Plain

costumes and simple ways were in
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writer cherishes most tender and sac-
red recollections of Oiivet.

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aided him in. his efforts to make his
life in accord with God’s require-
ments.

“Should these, hastily penned lines
meet the eye of any Olivet student
of those-"early: days some 'word
from --='them would 'be highly
prized by the undersigned. Very
sincerelyH—J T. Doniells, St Johns,
R 11, Mich!’

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CATHOLIC PUTS FAITH IN I’ROT-
ESTSANT JUDGMENT

(Continued from. page 11)
respondence in “What the Neighbors
Say” I am commencing to think
there is quite a lot or it. I see that
.F. B., Hesperia, Mich., will support
the amendment because his Catholic
friend claimed he, was forbidden to
go into a Protestant church. Now
it seems strange that some people
get those kind of doctrine. I have
been a Catholic all my life and I
have never'feceived that kind of in—'
structions. Now dear editor, I am
not'a bit; alarmed about this amend-
ment overpassing for just this rea—
son, that'thereis' too many Protest-
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in the Golden Rule—Thomas White,
Manon, Osceola 00., Mich.

FAVORS » PURE, UNADULTERAT—
ED ANIERICANISM

T HAVE watched with interest the

'letters in What the Neighbor’s

Say regarding the school question.
Would stand with Hamilton. There
must be lack of confidence in their
own cause on theside against the
amendment or they would meet
Hamilton on his challenge. It would
be little trouble for most of us who
talk on this matter and judging by
the letters most of us are not very
well informed on this matter to send
to our several states for lists of ap-
propriations made to the sectarian
causes. Whereas the other four—
fifths belonging to other creeds or
no creeds at all ask nothing but
what the constitution of the United
States legally gives them. Those
that are not with a cause most .nat—
urally is against it and as we as good
citizens should shield our country
against any threatening danger, we
feel they cannot have anything bet-
ter than our free public school. The
countries Where sectarian schools
sprung from fails to come up to our
country, the greatest country in the
world. I believe in pure unadulter-
ated Americanism.—E. L. A., Luce
00., Michigan.

MORE INFORMATION DESIRED

N NOVEMBER 2nd the voters of
Michigan are to decide the
question of retaining or of

closing the parochial schools and the
private schools of our state. The be-
lief is expressed by many who are
well informed that public sentiment
is adverse to the closing of said
schools, but the question of securing
the “greatest good and to the great-
est number” should determine the
voters decision in the marking of
his ballot.

Surely ought every man and wo—
man, who is to cast the ballot, in—
form themselves in‘the merits or "de—
merits of this‘important matter and
the question of finance should not
be permitted to decide this matter.

The views of the M. B F. in this
matter, have already been expressed
and will it now please tell its read-
ers what schools are included in the
term—private schools? The import-
ance of the proper and right settle-
ment of this important question can-
not be overrated and should be
thoroughly understood by every QIIfi;
betore casting the ballot. ——J. T 'Da‘n?
1am. (Hinton Gounty

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EAR. CHILDREN: Recently I re-

ceived a letter from a little girl
. that made me feel very sad for
her. One sentence in her letter read,
"I am thirteen years old and I am
not going to school anymore." Un-
doubtedly she has «passed the eighth

grade and decided that she has
enough book learning as she intends
to marry a young farmer when she
grows up and then” have no need for
once]: education. If this is her de-
cision she is sadly mistaken. Farm-
. ers and their wives, nowadays, need
1 good-education if they wish to get
ahead in the world. Maybe this lit-
tle girl’s papa and mama have pros-
pered with only an eighth grade ed-
. _ xucatinn, but times are changing.
‘ When her parents went to school an
eighth grader was considered to
know about all, there was to know,
but now most of the country people
are awakened to the fact that edu-
cation is a vital thing and every one
needs it to be successful. The up-
to—date farmer boys and girls realise
this and want to get the proper train-
ing. So if you children, who do not
cars for school, wish to be as pros-
perous when you grow up as your
neighbor boy or girl, who likes
school, you must study. Do not
be satisfied with“ an eight grade di-
ploma, butrgo through high school
and then to some agricultural col-
lege. Everything that you learn at
school will sometime be of use to
you on the farm. Bookeeping, type-
writing and many other things, that
you can see no use for now will
prove very essential if you intend to
. become a business farmer when you
grow up. I say business farmer be-
cause farming is the largest business
in the world. So don’t neglect your
education.

I hope the little girl whom I
have written about will read this
and decide to go to school again. If
she does not change her mind she
will be sorry in later years and will
wonder why she was so foolish.—

‘ UNCLE NED.

OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

Dear Uncle Ned—I just stopped read—
ing the M. B, F. and as I see other
girls writing I think I Will see what I
can do. Two of my brothers take the
M. B. F. We live on a 160 acre farm
We have tour horses, three mws and
three calves, besides rabbits and chick-
ens innumerable. We also have [our
kittens and a big Collie dog . I am in
the 9th grade in the Thompsonville high
whool. We lives four miles from high
school. I walk two miles and ride in
‘a bus the rest of the way.

I love my school and teachers. I in-
tend to go to Lansing to attend high
school from the tenth grade and then I
am going to take a college course in
Home Economics. I like housework and
do quite a bit of it, but in the summer
time I'have to pick cucumbers.

I think that if boys and girls would
write-to the paper and tell what they
intend to do, it would help others to
make up their minds what they want
to do, as they will think about what
others are going to do, and thinking,
they will see what they like best.

I have six brothers and no sisters.
Three of my brothers are married and

hay children, leaving but four of us.
at he

me. I sometimes get lonesome
without any sisters, but read a Jet
which helrps me to forget that I m lone—

. some.
Well boys and girls, if I don't stop

you’ll be getting tired of me. so I'll say

' Rodbye—Lela Swisher, Thompsonville,
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' Dear Uncle Ned.——~This is the
third time I have written and hope this
time I will see my letter in print. Last
winter I wrote a letter and asked how
could earn a flash light. Then I sent
two subscriptions and earned one
ashlight. I have. used it so often I
ve worn out two batteries. I read the
M. B, F. every week ‘and like the let-
ters very much. I am going to pick out
some one in the paper and write to her
to see if she will write back, then I will
tell you. I live on a. 160 acre farm.
raising cucumbers and potatoes this

far. I think my letter is getting 1

' will cioee by writing a little poem
E1311“ in.the third grade:

V e worth is in being. not seeming,
_ d doing each, day that goes by
LSome- little good. , ,

Not in dreaming of doing great things

and bye. . —
I"For Whatever men, say in their blind-

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Autumn Leaves and How to Press Them

HO DOES not love the beauti-
L ‘ful colors that dot the horizon
" in the autumn, and who does
not love to gather the brightly col-
or'ed leaves that blow from the trees
and carry them home for mother to
see? ' -
Do you know the different colors
ofthe' trees in autumn?- The maples
are yellow and fiery red. The oaks
are red and morocco-red. The beech-
es arc nut brown. The grasses turn
straw-yellow and the weeds turn
brown; and each kind of weed has
a- color for its. very own and each
plant has its own color. Surely there
is a wealth of color flooding the
autumn landscape and it is no wond-
er that many of you are tempted to
preserve the beautiful leaves that
you gather while on your autumn
walks.

When gathering the leaves always
select those that are fully" matured.
It is always best to secure them in
small bunches, each bunch to con-
tain several leaves attached to a
small twig. Be careful not to have
the twig too long or thick or it will

interfere with the pressing.

,It is

useful when collecting the leaves to
place them in a small light box with

a close fittin lid.
put a layer 0 damp

It is also wise to

(not wet) moss

or grass in the bottom or the box to
keep the leaves frOm drying and

curling up.

For drying the leaves

old smooth newspapers will do Just

as well as the most
ting paper. When
leaves between the

expensive blot-
arr-anging the
newspapers try

to place those of the same thickness
together so that there will be even

thickness when

the weights are
.applied. The weights. to press the

leaves may be anything heavy—big

'books,‘ old soap boxes filled with

stones or ‘sand or earth. The time

required for drying

the leaves var-

ies with the amount of sap they con-
tain and the dryness of the atmos-

phere.

After‘the leaves are dry arid

pressed, remove the weights and the
leaves may be prettily mounted so

that they may be

indefinitely pre-

served. Cardboard or heavy~ mount-
ing paper is good for this purpose,

' and warm glue is the most emcient

for sticking qualities.

 

 

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a little girl
eight and one-half years old. My mama
died with the flu when I was seven and
I am living with my grandma Moser
near Edmore. My papa is married
again and my stepmother is very good
to me. I am going home on a visit. My
papa lives near Remus. He is building
a new house. I go to school and am in
the third grade. My teacher's name .s
Vivian Evans. For pets I have a cat
and a dog. My grandma takes the M.
B. lit—Dorothy Maser, Edmore, Mich.

Dear Uncle Ned—I have been wishing
to write to you for a long time. I am
a girl seven years old and am in the
third grade in school. I have got 2 five

months certificates and hope to earn an- -

other one this year. I live on a sixty
march tarm.——Ruth Matthews, St. Johns.
c -.

 

Dear Uncle Ned—I thought I would
.write to you. Iam a boy 11 years old
and am in the 5th grade. My teach-
er is Miss Duluth. We' take the M. * B.
F and like it fine. I like “The Child-
rens'Hour" the best. We have a farm
of 140 acres, and hav a Ford.truok and
gasoline engine. My father runs a Port
Huron grain thresher. Sometimes I help
my father fish in the spring. We have in
horses, 22 cows. 64 geese, 38 ducks and
100 chickens. For pets I have 15 rabbits.
1 dog and 12 pigs. I have 4 sisters and

7 brothers—Theo.
Mlch., R 1.

 

Tracey.

Essexville,

Dear Uncle Ned.—I read the letters of

the girls and boys.

I have never written
to you before so I thought
I am 10 years old. I have

would now.
miles to go

to school. My father takes the M. B F.

We have I little pigs 2

I have a sister and brother

horse and 1 cow.
y sister is

12 years old and my brother is 5 weeks

old. I wish that some

girls would write to me.

of the boys and
I will write to

you again—Helen Steile, Stanton, Mich.

 

Dear Uncle Ned—Just read letters of
boys and girls and so I thought I would

write,
my letter in print.
old and in the sixth
I live on a farm of 46

I wrote once before but didn't see
I am a. boy 11 years

grade at school.
acres. We have

four horses, one colt, one old hog. six

little pigs. two
chickens.

COWS

and thirty-five

For pets I have an angora cat.

a dog and (grime rabbits—Berle Brimly,

Morrice, Mi

 

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a. rl 11 years

old and in the fifth grade.

name in Miss LaRose.

y teacher‘s
I live on a farm

. of 80 acres. I have a dog and three cats

for my pets. We have a Dedge machine.

I have four brothers

and 3 sisters.

—-Rose Tarkowski, Kawkawlin, Mich.,

Box 130.

 

 

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éHlPPiNG CLERK.

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Tom has obtained a position as shipping clerk where he would bk
making good, except for the fact that he is very careless 1n labelling boxer
He has used, the correct letters, but he has them
See if you can rearrange the letters on each case, and
find out what has been packed in .each‘box- .

Answer to last week’s puss 1e: GEORGE HAS A
EIGHT. WHAT HAS HENRY HAD {ro cornea HIM?

  
    
   
 
 
 
  
  
  

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‘haVe good luck with my picturiefisl.1 I

7 to write to you, I am in the sixth
‘at school.

4We.—iiee.onra'1.'ortywacre m~w..~l:§

. school.

 

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl 12 y

of age. I like to read “The Child:- '
Hour ' My father takes the M. B. ,
and likes it very much. For peter

a Shepherd dog. I ahave a sister

two brothers. My brother senta is

to you but did not see it in print on
long time after. so I hope will do

tor. I sent a picture that hope to

in print. My brother sent a picture 5
but did not see it in print. I live 7
miles from the nearest town.
1-2 mile to go to, school. My t
name is Miss Rhea Dexter. I hope

     
 
 
 
 
  

send more if I succeed. . I w.
girls would write to me, Miss
Madzelan, Mesick, Mich.

—_

Dear Uncle Ned—I am going to

My teacher’ name is
Jory Graham. I like or fine.
father takes the M. B .F. and likes

four cows and forty chickens. For.
{have two cats I had a calf. I:
tater. twenty-dollars. .--.I wad: me“
or girls would write to me. I have three
sisters and two brothers. 6'00th
Arthur Irish. Rosebush, Mich, R 2.

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a. girl 16 "y '

 

~‘oid. 'We‘have 4 horses Annd1'14 bleed ,‘

cattle, 3 pl 5, about 30 rabbits and
chickens, have four sisters. I have
three brothers.

ton. We live on a 160 acre farm. .
rather takes the M. B. F and likes
fine—«Eva, Mater. Carsonville. Mich.

Dear Uncle Ned—I am 10 years
and in the fifth grade at school.
teacher's name is Miss Martin. She
very good. I enjoy reading the-
and girls letters so I thought I we
write. I haVe three sisters. I think
have written enough for this time.
Chadwm

will write again—Whine

Custer, Mich.

Dear Uncle Ned—1 am a little farm-
er girl and I am ten years old, I go
school. My teacher’s name is Miss
Dulude. I like to go to school. I 12

 

on a 40 acre farm and we take the

»B. F and like it quite well. I have

sisters and four brothers. We haveM-m
horses—Virgin Huskin, Essexville,

Dear Uncle Ned—«I am a girl 12 yfl
old, We have 2 horses and 4 cows
3 pigs and about 50 chickens. My faith-
er takes the M. B. F. and likes it v3
much. I go to the Washington sch
and my teacher's name is Mr. Ru‘
ton. I live on a, 40 acre farm.—
Carovline Collins, Applegate, Mich

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl 13 ye
old. We have 2 horses, 7 head of
-tle. 2 pigs and 50 chickens. Well
guess that is about all in our barny
I go to the Washington school.
teacher's. name is Mr. Rushton. I

I will close for this time.-_-Leona. Cour,

well, Applegate, Mich.

Dear Uncle Ned—My school beginzlg,

 

Monday. I would like to get a fl

light. How many subscriptions will

take to get a flashlight? Please let

know. I am twelve yearw old and?

the sixth grade. My teacher's name

Ill/rails; Davis—Daisy 'I‘lmmons, Paw Paw.
c .

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a little
ten years of age. I am in the sa.

 

grade. My grandfather was in the
Contest and he got ten dollans in _
I wish some of the girls would write b

 

me.——Bpatrice Van Epps, Otter Lam
Mich, Box 33.
Dear Uncle Ned—Ag I have no

written to “The Children’s Hour” be!
thought I would write. I am a

6 years old. I have three brothers

one sister. I passed the eighth .

last year so I don't go to school

year.—-Ona A. Moss, Homer, Mich.

Dear Uncle Ned~——I am in the It.
grade. I like the M. B. F. very much.
For pets I have two cats and a rabbit.
My letter is getting long. so will clean—4
Frank Slack, Saranac, Mich,

 

 

 

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What girl’s name, reversed, is con-
cealed in the following lines:

Lazily rambling through the wood
H Wilrom did I meet but Red Riding
' oo . '

Answer to last week’s: Aesop,

, rat, hop, cat, rat, eat.-—-Catastrophe.

 

' Why was the whale that swallow-
ed Jonah like a wealthy,
milkman? ,

What is the best way to make the
hours go fast?

, Answer to last week’s: A locomei
tive engineer minds the train and
a school teacher trains the mind. 1

'2. When he is licked, and put

into the corner to make him stick ‘ ‘

  
 

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I go to the Washin
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eetere that L, started ;
Monty . air' in‘ their. home county.
Winning in this eventithe‘y were‘sent

 

to the state fair where another con-t .

‘ test’was held and the-winners(iin~the
state fair Won .their‘ passageto‘ Chi-
cago with expenses paid.

Sixteen states were represented in
the Junior Cattle Contest. Each
stete,had three contestants and this-
em’wd of future dairy farm owners
made- things lively while they had
the arena to themselves. But the
boys and girls worked hard, the

ung people going among the stock

to veterans at the business, look-
ing over each animal for good and
bad points and "marking the \score
cards accordingly. ' ‘

The highest individual award went
to Arthur Gwin of Missouri, he hav-
ing the highest total for. all breeds.
The high team awards for all breeds
went to Missouri, second to Illinois
and Third to Texas.

In the College Team Judging Co..-
tdst,‘ held" later, first place went to
the team of the Kansas Agricultur-
al College, second to the Iowa State
college, third to Kentucky, fourth to
Purdue University and fifth to Penn-
sylvania. Highest individual honors
in this contest were won by a mem-
ber of/the Kansas team.

Because of the large showing of
each breed and the fine quality of
all .entries, .the judges had their
hands full in placing the ribbons
when this part of the work started.
From early in the morning until the
evening show was about ready to
start, they stayed in the ring and
worked hard to complete their work.

"Followmg the judging contest of
the boys and girls the teams were
addressed by H. E. Van Norman,
resident of the dairy show. W. E.

kinner of Chicago and George E.
Farrell of Washington also spoke to
the youngsters. “No other single in-
fluence in America is doing so much

cod to spread the doctrine of pure
red dairy cattle as the boys and
girls clubs,” said Mr. Farrell. ”Our
eye and girls are learning to appre-
ciate the value of milk. They drink
it‘for the food in it today," he added.

The show had. an international as-
‘pect attached to it, there being del-
eg'ates from several foreign coun-
tries. Exhibits of dairy products
were on hand from Argentina and
Denmark and the latter booth \vas
enerally well populated because of

e fact that two attractive Danish
young ladies presented visitors with
samples of the products from their
country. The foreigners were on
hand to boost for a market for their
products while others were on hand
to get ideas of how the industry is
carried on here and they intend to
0 home and apply some of our
does to their plants.

 

OREGON DAIRYMEN MARKET
OWN MILK SUCCESSFULLY

_ (Continued from page 4) ‘

his milk in the same pools as the
members. Directors are elected
from each district by the members
in the various pools the number of
directors varying according to the
quantity of milk estimated to be rep-
resented in each pool. No director
can do anything with the milk, of
other members which does not also
directly affect his own milk. This
feature is considered one of the

vgreatest safeguards in insuring the

proper functioning of the board of
directors in the best interests of
every member of the league. Mem-
bers of the Oregon Dairymen's
League operate their organization
upon the most progressive and bus-
iness-like lines. The president is a
’dairyman who is also one of the most
important business men in the Pa-
cific northwest. A man of large af-
fairs.‘ It has a high grade general
manager, sales manager, field man-
ager, superintendents,» testers, .a
transportation officer, accountants—
in fact a proper organization for any
concern doing a business of from
$0,000,000 to $10,000,000 annually.
It functions like any other big bus-
iness/ corporation and is generally
‘eenceded by. the press. to be one of
the biggest business.‘ institutions- of
the Pacific northwest.» In addition
it employs ‘a' milk expert ‘who dis—
cusses with housewives and women’s
organisations the food value of milk

' q admixing manager “who Ed-

   
 
 

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“ , men ‘over
. 1a month. in newspappr adver-

‘ rThes‘Leasue - is 1.1.
9mm; alone of this character and

states it can directly trace increased

consumption to its. extensive adver-
tising campaign. \ *. . _

Of course, in common with other
dairyman’s leagues it is attacked by
inimical interests. But unlike many
other dairymen's leagues it has the

supreme confidence of the public of.

Oregon. The Oregon daily press is
practically unanimous in its support
of the dairymen's co-operative or-
ganisation as a protection alike to
the consumer and producer. At
- presentthe league is being attacked
by milk distributors who object to
the present method of organization
which places control. of surplus milk
in the hands of the producers. them-
selves. The League recently asked
the. Mayor of Portland to appoint a
commission to fix wholesale and re-
tail pricee of milk in Portland and
agreed to abide by its rulings. To
this arrangement milk distributors
also finally agreed and now milk dis-
tributors and the Oregon Dairymen’s
League accept as finally the whole-
sale and retail prices of milk in the
city of Portland as fixed by the Port-
land Milk Commission.

 

WILL HAVE TO SUE

1 have been surprised at the legal ser-
vices your Daiper has rendered in the
six months that I have reCelved your
paper. Here‘s my trouble:

This spring I answered an ad. in a
farm paper for a mllker. The party
,wrote back that I misunderstood his of-
fer but that he had a new pump tank,
vacuum gauge and safety valve and a
double unit for $200. It is worth more,

I sent a check with a letter in which
I specified that if he was offering a reg-
ular Perfection Milking Outfit all right.
if not. return the check. I heard noth~
ing for me time, then I wrote a card
saying i he had sold the outfit and did
not have one of equal value to return
the check. The outfit finally came. The
pump was new, also the tank and the
unit was Perfection but described the
pump to the Perfection mpany and
asked their district agent to call and
both denied that the company ever put
out a pump of that description. The
unit which he claimed was good as new
is No. 647, which the Perfection people
say make it 5 years old. Th. above con-

. firmed my suspicions when I saw the

pump. I stated my complaint to the
other party. He replied that he sold
another unit like mine for "I that the
pump was worth 8150, etc. I wrote
back that I would sell min. for consid-
erable less and asked make me
an offer on my pump or w ole outfit,
Here’s my grievance. I can stand the
tank for all I know now, he stung me
with the unit- but it’s Perfection. Plain-
ly the pump is NOT. I claim he disre-

rded my instructions for I said “Per-
ection. Outfit." I» want a new Perfec-
tion pump in place of the one I have or
I am willing to sell the whole outfit back
to him at a reasonable discount IF I
hav to? I have kept every letter hat
he as sent me.

Can you help me? How much do you
want to clear things up? The other fel—
low's address is, W. N. Hellman. Oco-
nomowoc, Wis—L. B.. Sparta, Mich.

Several letters addressed to Mr.
Hellman have remained unanswer-
ed. We, therefore, conclude that
Mr. Hellman does not intend to effect
a settlement. If you have all your
correspondence showing conclusive-
ly that the goods were misrepresent-
ed, your only recourse is to place the
matter in the hands of your attorney.
This should be a warning to all farm-
ers against having any business deal-

ings with Mr. Hellman.

CHICAGO MAIL ORDER 00. DE-
FENDS POSITION‘

My attention has been called to an
article recently appearing in your pub-
lication, wherein you print a letter from
Mrs. A6 N., Middleton. Mich, under date
of Jun 80th, also under date of July 9,
likewise the letter from the Chicago
Mail Order Company in response to a
letter from Mrs. A. N. 1

Our records show that the order was
received in due form, under date of
April 22. that shipment was made and
that upon complaint of our customer, we
immediately tried to trace the missing
merchandise, and that on June 80th, our
Adjusting Department disposed of the
case by putting through a requisition
for the missing merchandise also that
on June 30th, post card was mailed to
our customer stating that the

.would go forward.

Our records further show that the or-
der for the missin goods was filled on
July 2nd, and shi bed from our house
on July 7th We wish te‘explain that
the delay between, the time the order

‘ was scheduled to be filled and the date

it was shipped was due ”to our semi-an-

nual inventory at which we shut

an a... same ”farm and
e . e‘ w e co

,ofOJ’uly 4th holgay. iti to on mum
ur purpose wr n , on is that

we feel thatyou done! wish to do due

       
 

   

 

 

wilt. new to, the sacrum...
' » and grasses

‘chandise becoming lost after it leaves

   
 

  
  

  

asindustiee. and..the.~.repre

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» lea manicure “we“

O."‘Awhi'ch. you- published, would snake”
appear as though had it not been tel-the

present-e you brought upon us that. we

vvlvoold not have adjusted this customer's
c a m. ,

The mail order business in general.
has grown to be one of "the ,largest in-
dustries. in the United States, and we
feel safe in stating that between five
hundred and six hundred millions of
dollars of merchandise is sold each year
bp mail order houses_ If the mail order
business “wasAnot based upon justice and
honesty to the customer t could not of
had existed neither could it of had de-
veloped to the extent to which it has.
As at as the Chicago Mail Order Com-
any in particular. is concerned, we

ave been in business for nearly thir
years, have developed a very large ve -
ums of business, and the most extensive
list of customers leaned in every state
in the United States. We handle mil-
lions of orders annually and you are
unquestionably aware - the conditions
that prevailed with the transportation,
companies during the past six months,
to a year. A gent deal of merchandise

. transi

been rifled, all of whichtls a matter over
which we have absolutely no control.
but nevertheless We never permit a cue-
tomer to suffer loss on account of men-

our house. Neither do we permit egg
customer to become dissatisfied. w .
their dealings with our house. Conse-
quently we feel keenly the reflection
that You have perhaps unintentional?
cast upon us. We have, during the l e
of our business, been extensive adver-
tisers in the leading publications, in-
cluding the Farm Journals and our bus-
iness is eagerly sought after by the
very best farm publications. This you
will know would not be a fact if the
publishers were not certain that we live
up to our guarantee in every respect.
and that we make it our business to see
thgtdour customers are pleased and sat-
s e .

If there is anything that you can do
to set us right with your readers and
remove from their minds the slightest
suspicion that our house is not to be
trusted, we would be pleased to have you
tako such action. We are writing to you
in good faith and really think that you
had no intention of injuring us in any
way whatsoever. and that the article
would not have appeared had you been
but informed of the facts concerning the
case—Chicago Mail Order Company, Ill
M. Sclmndig, Vice—President.

Certainly the BUSINESS FARMER has
no desire to injure the business or
good name of any reputable concern,
and there was no such intent in the
article referred to. Your letter is
gladly published and we feel we can
vouch for the statements made there-

in, to our readers—Editor.

 

DELAY IN ‘ TRANSPORTATION

We take the Business Farmer in our
home and having read where you have
helped others wish you would see what
you could do for me. I Sent the Bird-
sell Mfg. Co. of South Bend, Ind, $145.50
for a wagon in July. I have wrote to
them several times to either send money
back or the wagon about three weeks
ago they sent me their order No. 52148
invoice 1864'! saying that it was ship-
ped. They never sent me the railroad
ship ing bill so I think it is another
sta . I wrote to them again asking for
the shipping bill and never heard from
them, I don’t think they have shipped
it. I would like my money back if the
have not shipped it.—A. T., Croswe
Mich.

It happen that subscriber T. made
a bad guess. The company had ship—
ped the goods promptly, but they
were delayed in transit. At least
Mr. T. wrote us to that effect a
few weeks later advising that his
wagon had been received.

 

FAILS TO CREDIT RETURNED
GOODS

I sent to Phllipsborn's for a. corset
29th of April. In about three weeks
wrote to them‘ about it and they sent me
a letter and a check and for me to or~
der again which I did and sent my check
and had my letter registered. The con-
set was too large and I returned it ac-
cording to their instructions and had it
insured. Waited long encugh for them
to send it, wrote again and received the
enclosed card. Not receiving adjustment
I wrote again and received a letter ask-
ing me to fill out the back of letter. But
I have written them enough. It would be
the same this time as it has been every
other time, I cannot understand why
they did not get the corset returned as
long as it was insured and have writ-
ten and explained to them. I wish you
to obtain my money for me as you have
for others—Miss H. K., Dertt, Mich

Failure to give Miss K. proper
credit for the returned [corset was
undoubtedly the cause of the delay-
ed settlement. After an exchange of
several letters Philipsborn’s were
able to advise that a check for $3.55
was sent to our subscriber in set-

tlement of her claim.

 

The Michigan Business Farmer is
a welcome guest at our home. There
are eight. of us in the family and we
all read it. We could not get along
without it.—Wm. Seller, Ionia 00.

 

Your paper is O. 'K. Wouldn’t like
to get along without it even if I am

 
  

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Bean Bags in stock in
Grand Rapids, ready for
immediate shipm‘ent: f

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ST TATlSTlCS prove that the me-
jority of accidents could have
been prevented by a little fore-
thought.

There is no longer any excuse for
e horse floundering or falling on
icy streets, sustaining sprains and
bruises, perhsps becoming perme-
nently or even fatally injured.

Red Tip Calks

esent e ssfe. essy we, of shsrpen'
M t assures obsol ute safety to horse on:
ver. They sre eesil end quickly ed-
j‘uhsted sardines in w' stey in. veering
er wi
Dulopnot confuse RED HP cellsswith insi-
utions. Look forsnd insist upon the
TIP end you will cetth e best.
tells why. Send for it.

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BUREAU OF MARKETS DISTBIB- '-

Miss EXCESS WOOL PROF-
ITS To 100 .000 GROWERS

ISTRIBU'RIQNJ of ..excess .profiits’

made by dealers who handled
the woOl clip in 1918 under reg-
ulations of the War Industries Board
is being made by the United States

Department of Agriculture to some.

100,000 wo’ol grow'ers, it was an-
nounced today. 4 It is estimated by
the Bureau of Markets, which has

.charge or making the refund from

the dealers to the growers that the
total amount of such excess profits
was more than $1,000,000, of which
approximately $460,000 has been
turned over to the bureau for dis-
tribution.

Some of the dealers who accumu—

lated excess profits have failed or
refused so far to refund the entire

amount, and the bureau is at work-

auditing the books of some, inter-
viewing others, and corresponding
with still others, in order to bring
about final settlements. The dealers
who operated under permit signed
agreements with the War Industries
Board binding themselves to abide by
the regulations of that Board which
specifically limited their profits.

Some of these dealers have delayed
their settlements in order to have
certain questions disposed of, among
which was their liability for the pay-
ment of income tax upon the amount
of such excess profits, with regard
to which the Commissioner of In-
ternal Revenue issued a final decision
recently. Other dealers roads re—

funds of their excess profits undeI

protest, reserving any legal rights
that they might be able to establish
This means that if
it should finally be determined by

,the courts that the dealers were un—

der no legal obligation to pay over
the excess profits to the Department
it would then be under a legal obli—
gation to return the money paid un-
der protest. Hence, such payments
can not safely be distributed.

Will Proceed Against Reculcitrants .

The cases in which payments have
been refused are being prepared as
promptly as possible for transmis-
sion to the Department of Justice,
with recommendation for the imme-
diate institution and vigorous prose-
cution of suits for the recovery of
the excess profits, which will be dis-
tributed to the growers entitled to
them as soon as received. -

Under its war powers, the govern—
ment in order to conserve the wool
supply for military and public needs,
early in 1918 asserted a prior right
to the wool clip of that year. Regu-
lations for handling the wool were
issued on May 21 by the Wool Sec-
tion of the War Industries aBoard.
Every dealer who desired to handle
wool that year was required to take
out a permit, and to agree to abide
by the regulations. The growers
were to receive the value of their
wool, as determined by the Valuation
Committees of the War Department,
based on July 30, 1917, wool prices,
with certain deductions and allow-
ances.

How Excess \Vas Determined

The dealers were divided into two
general classes—distributing center
dealers and country dealers. Cer-
tain points were designated as dis—
tributing centers and dealers who re-
ceived wool on consignment at these
points were called distributing center
dediers.‘ There were 178 of these
dealers_.. In, the case of wool con-

signed to such'dealers at distribut-v

ingcenters, it was provided that the
consignor should receive the full
value of the wool as determined by
the War Department’s Valuation
Committees and paid‘by the govern-
ment to the dealer, less any freight
charges and interest on advances
made. Thegovernmentpaid' the dis-
tributingcenter dealer 9. commission
for his services, -over and above the
valuation placed on the wool by the
War Department’s Valuation Com-
mittees. Consequently in the case or
consigned wool handled in accord-
ance with the regulations there
would be no excess profit made by
the dealer.

Approved ‘c'ountr‘y de'alsr‘s wars 9.1-"

   

. government might

mate of the valuation that wouu be
placed on the wodl by the Valuation

Committees, less freight to the At—5
lantic seaboard, interest on the mom“

ey involved, moisture shrinkage,'and

in most cases a gross profit of 1 ’1-2‘
There were over.

cents per pound.
4,500 dealers who purchased wool.
Since the price paid by the ccunlry
dealer was based upon an estimate,

it was possible for him to accumulate '

excess profits. It was accordingly

provided in the regulations that
when his total seasbn’s business
showed a profit on all the wool

handled by him in excess of what

the regulations allowed, such excess

profits were to be disposed of as the
decide. Many
distributing center dealers acted as
country dealers also.
parent, therefore, that

when the

dealers'accounts for a season’s bus?

iness were made up they might, and.
in many cases did, show excess prof-
its.

The War Industries Board endeav-
ored to see that the regulations were
carried out, but did not handle the
wool or value any particular lot. The
valuation was made by or under the
direction of the War Department.
The War Industries Board disband—
ed as soon as possible after the sign-
ing of the armistice in 1918, and the
work of its wool section was trans-

ferred to the Bureau of Markets by-
December,

the President's order of
31, 1918..

INTERNAT’II FARM CONGRESS

The International Farm Congress
will hold its 15th annual session at
Kansas City, .Missouri, Dec. 9th,
10th and 11th. The program will
cover the following subjects:

Marketing: Co—operative associa-
tions, crop pools,‘ warehousing and
determination of prices. Develop—
ment of domestic and foreign mar-
kets.
ing associations to
leagues.

Production: A continuation of the
studies relative to adequate and bet-
ter balanced production of all farm
products and live stock.-

Tariff Protection: Protection of
American agriculture from competi-
tion of cheap labor and cheap land
in other countries by the erection
of an adequate tariff wall.

co'nsumers’

Transportation: More efficient
railroad service. Development of
, the navigable .Waterways. Building

and maintenance of_ roads.

Immigration: With relation to its
effect upon farnrlabor, and the own-
ership and operation of farm lands.

Legislation: Proposed laws affect-
ing agriculture.

Reclamation. Development of arid,
semi— -arid and swamp lands. Flood
protection by drainage, and by stor—
age of storm waters for irrigation.

Education and Farm Home Life: .

Reports, discussions and constructive
action.

Farm Organizations: What they
have accomplished, and what they
may be expected to accomplish.

BETTER PHONE SERVICE

Nothing but the~ very best possible
serVice to all users .of the telephone
in Michigan will be satisfactory to
the ofiicials and. other employee of
the Michigan State Telephone 00.,
declared Judge Franz C Kuhn, pres-
ident of the company.

Telephone service is the cheapest
service to the publlctoday, but if
the company” is to continue its best

efforts to improve and» extend the "

service, Judge 'Kuhn said, it must
have larger revenue. “Our program
of service improvement and exten-
sion has been widespread and it is
our aim to keep right on pounding
along that line until Michigan's tel-
ephone service is the best possible
to obtain anywhere. We have made.
splendid progress, and complaint re-
garding Service has decreased great-

1y. Still We, ourselves, are, not sate‘
isfled. We want to and are going to

make it better but we know that our
subscribers do not expect us to do
that at a continuod loss!”

ments solicited.) ‘ '

loWed to purchase wool and were re- " INVESTIGATE COSTS OF MAM
: quired to pay the grower their esti-

‘ estimate as to make the figures so-

It will be ap- '

, .. October.

Relation of co-operative sell—‘

'work in the Midland field will be

mom-I.

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ING MILK AND POTATOES

For the first time in this country. , .
so far as is kaown, acom'arsheneh’e .
extort is being made to confine" dotill- .
ed and accurate information on the;
costs of marketing. ’ Hitherto lover
tigatit‘ms of this nature hays either.
been very limited in scope or have;
contained such a large element of

  
     
       
  
 
 
  

 
  

cured praCtically valueless. But the
Bureau. of Markets, United States ‘ ..
Department of Agriculture, in undef— - n’ :9.»
taking, an investigation into the costs ” ‘ '
of marketing farm products, has sp-
preached the subject in a manner
calculated to bring forth complete
and authentic information upbn.
which can be based ...intelligent‘ res-
soning as to what reforms or chair.-
es may be needed in' the system of
marketing.

Only two of the many farm pro-
ducts have been selected for study
at this time—milk and potatoes. Dr:
Lewis H. Haney, who is in immedi-
ate charge of the work, is basing his
results on actual cost figures con-
nected with the handling of potatoes
and milk from the“ producer straight
'through tothe ultimate consumer.
Results of this survey will be made
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_McMURTY GOES TO MIDLAND

Mr." J. B. McMurty, popular Cho-
boygan county agent, has been hired
by the Midland county bureau, and
took up hs new duties the'20th of
Mr. McMurty served near-
ly three years in Cheboygan county ‘
during which time he played a Ieed- 'v‘
ing part in the development of that
county’s agriculture.

The market associations have been
organized and are running nicely.
The Farm Bureau drive was pulled
off satisfactorily. The campaigns for
better seeds, better stock and better
farm practice have been waged cease-
lessly. Next year Cheboygan coun-
ty will have more sweet clover to
hull than any other county in Mich-
igan. .
The character of Mr. McMurtry’e

slightly different, though along gen-e,
eral co-operative lines. Midland
coufity grows considerable beets and
McMurtry may'have a chance to put
his fighting spirit to the test before
the beet problem is settled satisfact-
orily.

LIVE STOCK MARKETING

__ COMMITTEE

The chief action of the live stock
conference (held by the A. F. B. F.
was the’ decision‘to delegate to e
committee of not less than fifteen,
and representing thechlet livestock
and marketing interests otthe coun-
try, the duty of making a thorou 11
study of livestock marketing con
tions and methods, and in due time
reporting a cooperative marketing
plan which all can support and which
would handle the 'bulk of the live-
stock marketed in the United States.
Mr. Howard, Farm Bureau presi-
dent will announce the personnel of
the committee at an early date.

 

ILLINOIS DAIRY CATTLE BREED-
ERS PLAN TESTING 00.

Representatives of the Holstein,
Jersey and Brown Swiss Dairy Brood
Associations, the University of Illi-
nois and the Illinois Agricultural As-
sociation at a meeting heldat the
ofiices of the Illinois Agricultural As-
sociation, Chicago, OctObor. 11th, ~
were of the opinion that a__centrsl_
cow testing company or farm for‘
pure bred dairy cattle was feasible
and should be encouraged. A com-
mittee of two men from each of the
organizations~ represented will be ap—
pointed by E. M. Clark at the Live
Stock Marketing Department of the
Agricultural Association to work out ~
definite plans to submit- to breeders.
It is planned- to have a tarm tamed
by breeders, equipped- do; ofiieisi
milk and butter tat testing, whore »
breeders can send their saws tor 01-»
ficial test work: The dairymen also ,
believed that this farm tasting ca '
pany Should 0W one ,-- i
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FARM BUREAU 11001111001;

T IS SOUND business to carry on
I an «was campa parallel
- to business activities Practically
all areat businass institutions do this
in One way or another. The Mich-
igan~ State Farm Bureau though it
is ”organized for business" finds it
highly necessary to continually con-
duct an educational campaign. Its
latest move in this direction is the
' issuing of 11’ leaflet upon the subject
’ of wool shrinkage, which it is en-
closing with the wool receipt that
goes to every producer who has sent
his Woo1 to the pool. There are 15,-

000 censignors of wool.
Wool pooling as it is done by the
State Farm Bureau is a radical de-
parture from the usual method of
wool ‘marketing. Farmers have
been accustomed to receiving one
price for their wool. When they
send their clip to the state pool it is
, divided into 13 grades and the farm-
_ « or is given the weight of each grade,
and when the wool is sold, is paid on
the basis of the price received for
each grade. He is selling by grades

now.

In the process of grading there is
an invariable shrinkage in thetotal
weight of the pool. This condition is
not new—wool buyers have always

taken it into consideration in mak-'

. ‘ ing prices. The farmer learns about
it for the first time because he has
never , understood grading. The
State Farm Bureau explains why
such shrinkage can. take place in
the following:

Natural shrinkage takes place con-
stantly from the time of shearing
until the wool is made into cloth.
Wool» buyers have always based
their buying prices by taking shrink-
age into consideration. This is a
practice that has always existed but
which the farmer has not known be-
fore because he never knew how his
wool was being graded.

You used to be advised to place
tags and dead wool inside the fleeces.
, This added to the weight but sub-

‘*' tracted from the average quality of

the wool. The modern method, prac-

. , ticed by this department, is to give

-‘ T " - you the actual weight of each grade.

‘5 Tags and dead wool are taken from

the rest so that the grade may be

kept as high as possible. The value

of your wool has been increased be-

cause ‘we have taken out the worth-

less products and placed it up in the
grades where it belongs.

‘ Spring scales or stilliards used by

the woe] grower are usually less ac-

curate than the standard beam scales

used by the State Farm Bureau. You

can readily. see that if you weigh

each fleece separately that any slight

inaccuracy in your scales will be

multiplied many times, making your

Weights either more or. less than

those of the weighmaster.

Dampness of sheep before shear-
ing. results in considerable shrink-
age. Care should be taken both to
keep the sheep dry and also the wool
after it has been sheared.

Perhaps you know that a barrel
of sugar will not weigh out pound
for pound if it is divided into small
lots. This is because the grocer
gives the upweight to each sack of
sugar. It is the same way with wool.
When we divide the total clip into
eight or nine grades and weigh each
grade separately we won‘t get quite

" , the same weight out of it as we
' would if we weighed it in bulk.
We believe you will see by this

explanation that the difference be—
tween your Weights and those of the
weighmaster is caused by very good
reasons and that this condition is
not new in the wool marketing bus-
iness, but perhaps comes to your at-
tention for the first time because you
are selling your wool by grades in-

stead of in bulk.
II t t t O

' The Marketing Department has

' been organized with A. J. ,gHankins

as Director. This department in-
cludes purchasing, elevator exchange

1' -seed and wool, each of which have
111.11- own director. The establish-

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ment of a purchasing department.

~_ comes in- answer to frequent demands

 

Attainment! m arenas have been

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ever since its inception. -:

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. started.

‘ ance willlnot cover loss.

tor products of many kinds which

  

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The beta] member has reached
88,000. Iron, Dickinson, Goegehio
and ‘Alger 1 counties have been can-
vassed. {Drives have commenced in
Ingha'm and Muskegon counties and

these will be followed by work in _

Osceola and Missaukea counties.
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Crop Reports

TUSCOLA—Farmers are digging po-
tatoes, husking corn, picking apples and
doing fail plowing. Not much sale for
apples or potatoes here. Some farmers
are trucking to Bay City, Flint and
Saginaw getting $1 26 for potatoes and
75c and $1 for apples. Weather is fine
for this time of year but very dry. Noth-
ing doing in live stock now. Farmers
are holding nothing that they can sell for
everything is coming
down. They opened up buying potatoes
at Mayvllley paying 80 cents per bushel
There was one of the worst storms of the
season the 11th. Four barns were struck
by lightning and burned and three or
four cows killed near here. —R.

OSCEOLA—Farmers are pulling beans
and digging potatoes, picking apples,
etc Weather line for fall work. Farm-

lire selling a few potatoes. Are
hod gs*grains for higher prices. 'Ap-
ples are a drug on the market, can hard-
ly get a price on them. Are hopeful
that the late winter varieties bring a
better price. Mrs. M; Zimmerman rof
Hersey is rebuilding her barn which was
destroyed by fire‘ Aug. 28th. “Henry
Ford and son, E. B , and party took
dinner at Trumble House, Evart,'1‘hurs-
day. They were autolng from northern
peninsula to their home at Dearborn."-——
Evart Review. -—E. A.

MONTCALM—The farmers are very
busy digging potatoes, filling silos and
putting in grain. The condition of the
weather is fine, warm with frequent rain
and no killing frosts. only in two plac-
es. The farmers are selling potatoes
and grain with some fruit. Some farm—
era are holding their potatoes for high-

ices. No beans have been threshed
ion his vicinity yet. Most 01' the pota-
toes are a big crop that have been dug
so far. Mr. Royston has built a new
barn this fall, his having been burned by
lightning this summer. H. Sanborn has
urchased a new ensilage cutter. Wm.

wis is building a new house and G. H.
gewBis Vi; having his residence painted—

.GRAND TRAVERSE.-——Farmers 'are
digging potatoes, filling silos and pick-
ing apples. Threshing is all done in this
part'of the county. Are having the most
lovely weather. Not many potatoes be-
ing sold as price has dropped—C. L B.

OGEMAW.-——Lotg of terms changing
owners and a lot of auction sales all
fall. A little too early for good market
reports as nothing much is moving to
market. —J. A.

OAKLAND (N.)——We are not getting
any rain here A good deal of grain to
sow yet Silos are all filled and corn all
out. Most farmers digging potatoes. Not
many apples picked. More men looking
for work, but some ask so much that
farmers cannot pay it. Pastures short.
Cowa have to be fed. Auctions have
Some farms are being sold or‘
traded. It looks as if some farms will
be sold for taxes as they will be high.
Farmers are so busy that they cannot

to market Some potatoes going by

cks.—-—E.F

GLADWIN.—Weather warm and ideal
for fall. Some are sowingd rye. Not
much wheat sown. Silos lled Beans

all harvested. Corn all cut and a good
crop. Pastures very dry and short. The
grain is all thrashed. Potatoes 3. fair
crop but not many dug yet, Apples a
good c1op but not picked yet. Sugar
beets a BlightB crop, not many planted

- here —R

MANISTEE (N. W.)—Farmers are
busy filling silos, threshing beans and
picking apples. Some are digging pota-
toes and some have not got their corn
cut. We have had two hard frosts and
what corn is standing is hurt bad for
feed. The weather is fine for fall work.
Fall grain is looking fine; the best in
years. At this time of the year every—
thing that we have to sell is on the dow n-
hill. Have some things we cannot sell
at all. Auction sales are on again. Some
more leaving for better or worse, we do
not know which —C. H. S.

MIDLAND. ——’1‘he farmers are busy
threshing beans, sowing rye and filling
silos. Most all the corn is cut and po-
tatoes dug in this section. Commencing
to\top and haul chicory Weather 18
cool. Had some rain and a bad storm.
Lightning struck Frank Sass' barn and
burned about 39 acres of beans. Light
insurance. No rods on the barn; Insur-
Some are hold‘
lng beans for higher prices. Tractor
bought by George JohnsonH—J M.

ST CLAIR. ——Farmers are sowing
wheat: digging potatoes and huskin
corn. The weather has‘ been fine for al
kinds 0: work. Soil a little dry at pres-
em but most wheat lafld has an excel-
lent seedbed ' Some w eat is being sold
as usual but those who are able are
holding. Not much ha moving. Farm-
ers buying fertilizer a silos more than
ever before. There were mere silos till-
ed with good silage this wart hthan ever
before in this section of he ooun
There is not much building being donm at?!)
the taming section. -There are
good roads being built and more land be-

11‘ tile drained in this county at pres-

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' enesoens' mneoronv. 1'11: moment susmeas FARMER. 1111. Clement. 1111911191111. ‘ ‘
A GBAIDSOI or We Wish to Announce
KING OF THE PONTIAGS to the farmers of Michigan that we
I about that will be ready for service in September are now ready to supply them With
an? Ifsvi°'3m°°3ii'.“iii° .it‘°l..:’° .3121 ":11. In whose own sum hekiust made over 2211.... Canadian bred Shorthorn females

If cu are conslderlng a sole

us at one: and we will claim the date
0' 1011. Address, Live Stock Editor, M. _‘ -
F" Mt. Clemens. g;

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Boone—Hill 0°.-

 

-Oct M211}: Fauna Chinas.’

Tonia.
Oct. M27. Poland Chinns.
Blanchard, Mich.

Oct. 28 Poland Chinas.
K B. Leonard, St. Louis.
' Oct. 29,Pol11nd Chime.
Sons. Ithacsulliich.

Oct. 30. Poland Chinas.
Sons, Elsie. Mich

Nov. 4, Shorthorns. Hampshire Sheep and
Dome Hogs A. R. Smith, St. Louis, Mich.

Nov. 9 Poland Chinas. Wm. .1 011111111.
Eaton Rapids, Mich.

Nov. 10, Poland Chinas. W. B. Romsdell.
Hanover. Mich.

Dec. 4. Holsteins. Harry T. Tubbs. El—
well, Mich.

Feb. 1.
oer, Mich.

I

(‘lyde Fisher and
Mich.
Chas. Wetml &

Brewbsker &

Poland Chime. Witt Bros.. Ju-

 

 

LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEERS
Porter Colestock, Eaton. Rapids. Mich.
J. E. Ruppe rt, Perry, M' I

MiCh.

1c1
Harry Robinson, Plymouth.

CATTLE

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

HoIstein-Friesian Cattle

Most Popular Dairy B-rced
Economical Milk and Butter
Pmducers
Just the cattle for
Farm.
perous.
tented.
Send for Free Illustrated Booklets.

THE HOLS'I'EIN -FR IESI AN ASSOCIATION

295 Hudson Street
Brattlclcro. Vermont

your Dairy
Own Holsteins and be pros—
Decide now and be con-

 

 

 

INCREAsE THE EFFICIENCY

of your

DAIRY HERD
by using a
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN SIRE
We have bulls of all ages listed at
tensor able prices.

Also grade and purebred cows
and heifers

MICHlGAN .
HOLSTElN—FRIESIAN‘
ASSOCIATION

OH State Ru‘lrllnq Lansing.

5516‘? WELLS

Grow your own next herd sire. We have
three benut'fnl youngsters—straight as a line

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big—boned rugged fellows. They are all by
our SH lb. senior sire. KING KORNDYKE
(lltISKANY PON I‘IAC from sp ‘endid in li-

vidunl dams of A. R. backing and the best
of blood lines.
\Vrite far (1111‘ sale list.

WARM-AA" FARMS
JACKSON. MIOH.

Holstein Breeders Since 1906

 

of bu r_ as e Ir. 3. your old and whose Dam
- them me they- ere dud to freshen again in
lcnu'ary and wlIIbc tested. This young bull
is well gro’wn 11nd s‘ top line that could not
be best. 1.11.11.11.11 1-2 sister has just model
over 30 I113.

Illa price is only $150. 00.

From 11 fully accredited Herd.
BAILEY STOCK FARM, Yprllantl.

Address all correspondence to

JOHII BAZLEY
319 Atkinson Ave. ,
DETROIT, ' MICHIGA‘I'

Mil MILK FRODIISEII “

Your problem is more MILK. more BUTTER,

more PROFIT. per cow.

son of anlecrest Application Pontiac—
182652—from our heavy yearly-milking-zood-but—
ler- record dam will solve it.

Maplccrcst' Application Pontiacs dam made
85. I03 lbs. butter in 7 days; 1344.3 lbs. butter
2§d2l.2 11:11.- milk is 305 do!!-

He is one of: greatest long distance sires.
ll1s enlighten sn'd Ions will prove it.
‘ Write us for pedigree uni prices. on his sons.

Prices mist and not too. nus for the averse-
dniry farmer
- Pedigrees!- and prices on application.

R. Bruce McPherson. Howell. Mich.

Two and. GALVES

Registered ilolstein-Friesisn, sired by 39.87 lb.
bull and from hefivy producing young cows. These
calves are very nice and will be priced cheap if
sold soon.

HARRY T. TUBES. EIweII. Mich.

Tflflli AEW HERD SIIiE

Is rlght here in Michigan!

Mr. Mnnsell on his tour of inspecting cattle
for our Second Michigan Holstein S:,118 sainl,
"Here are three of the finest individuals I have
ever seen under one roof and I have been in
the game for twenty three years.’ How’s that
strike you?

Here you will find young sires ready 'for ser-
vice from a. herd under Federal Supervision w1th
records averaging up to 33 pounds. All calves
raised on whole milk. Prices, $200 and
wards. Terms, if you wish.

HILLGEIEST STOCK FARM

Ortonvilie, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

up-

or write
John P I-Iehl,

MUSOLFF BRGS.’ HOLSTEIN

We are now booking_
young bull-s from King: -
Lyons 170506. All from A. R. O~ dams
with credible records. We test annu‘
ally for tuberculosis. Write for -prlL'
'es '1an further information.

[Vlusolfl Bros., South Lyons,

s deillhl'log

TWO REGISTERED HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
16 and 1!) mos. old, sired by a 29 lb. and 27

181 Griswold St... Detrolt, Mlch.

 

 

orders for

Mlchlgan

 

 

 

lb. bull. Dnm of older one 11 14 lb. junior two
year old, well bred, good individuals. Also a fine
male calf from a son of the great King of the
Pontlacs. Calf‘s dam a 20 lb. cow.
For particulars address
. T. WANS‘
Eau Claire. Mich.

 

'OUR HERD SIR!

MOEEL KING SEGIS GLISTA

His sire s 30 1b son of Lakeside King Seals
Albnn De Kol.

His dnn1,Glistn. Penelln. 313 37 lb.

Her dan1,Glista Ernestine, 35. 96 lb.

His three nearest dams average over 83 lbs.
end his forty six nearest tested relatives average
over 30 lbs. butter in seven days. We ofler one
of his sons ready for service.

RAND RIVER STOCK FARMS

Corey J. Spencer, Owner. Eaton Rapids, Mich.

 

01 Sale: A Dandy Straight Well Marked and
F well grown bull cult born March 27 1920.
Sire is a son of Flint Ilengcrreld Lad whose two
nearest dams average over 32 lbs. butter and
735 lbs. milk in seven days. Dam 11 28
granddaughtedr of Kingt Segis. PriCe $300.
11 ed e 1 rec wr1 e
exte d p g C. KETZLER
Flint, Mich.

For

 

CALVES, A HOL-
Both
$50

on SALE—TWO BULL
tein and Durham about 3 months old.
have heavy milking dams. Not registered.
f taken at once
each CI-iASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich

 

Bid 6662i HQISTEINS

Herd~Hemlcd by Johan Pauline De
K01 Lad 286554

a son of Flint Hengerveld'Lad
and Johan Pauline DeKol twice
30 lb. cow and dam of Pauline
DeNijlander (Mich. Champion
‘wo years old.)

. Bull calves from dams up to
.28 pounds.

Roy E. Pickles, Cbes‘a'ning, Mich.

: Bull cell last advertised sold but here-2
that (to mostly white They ere nice stn
, 510's, Why-sonny King 011er
'5 “ o 011 lb. 2 yr. old dsm and the other In from 3
, Ib..‘lr. Syr.old‘dsm,sheisbyssonofx

 

 

 

OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD
"sales from their herd We are well pleased with
the calves from our Junior Herd Sire "King Pon-
tiac Lunde Korndyhe Segis" who Is a son of
“King of the Pontiscs'" from a daughter of Pon-
tific Clothllde De [(01 2.1111 A few bull calves for
sale. T. W. Spregue, It 2 Battle Creek. Mich.

’ Registered Holstein Cows, Heifers
SURPLUS and calves for sale. Your choice
from $50" to $250 each. Come and see.

HAUTALA, Bruce: Crossing, Mich.
Ontonagon County

FOR SALE(illtlll8TE‘l'11'lEl3f HOLBTSIN III-Libs
1: rl m for so ca 10111 100
Grant:‘ sIso bulI eslvee Wm. Grimn. Howell. Mich.

 

 

 

 

31101111501111
Shorthorns at Famers’ Prices

FOUR 89011"! TOPPED BULL OALVE.
under one your 0 These ere all room Ind

 

 

., d» Household De Kol Butter Boy. one of
‘ nib.
“.JAuleu HOPAOI Jib. Owoseo. Mich" R 2.

‘19:.»

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choice individuals.
FAIRVIEW FARM
F. E. Boyd Alma.

has a. over 20 Ibo-.1111: We own both oil .

’tuuch wilh best milk or beef strains.

.Dems good milkcrs.

 

111911191111 ‘

either straight Scotch or Scotch
topped milkers’at reasonable prices.
7 If your cemmun’ity needs the serv-
ices of a high- class Shorthorn bull,
write us for our Community Club
Breeding plan.

PALMER BROTHERS

Established In 1898 , Beldlng, Mich.

sHORTHORNS FROM AN ACCREDITED HERD

grandsons and granddaughters of Avondsle

Maxwalton Jupiter 754193 heads our he edr
JOHN SCHMIDT a. SON. Reed City, Mich.

 

HAT DO YOU WANTI’.

i represent 41
SHORTHORN breeders.

Can not on In
ulls ell
President
Associstion; ‘Mc-

Some females.
Central Michigan . Shorthorn
Brides, Michigem.

FOR SALE

IN 8.

@388.

Clay Bred Shortlnirn bull
from a heavy producinz dun.
HUBER. Oladwin. Mich.

SHOBTHOHNS
4 to 8 mos. old, all mans, pail fed.
the farmers' kind. at Ism-
ers’ prices.
I. M. PIGGOT-T a SON. Fowler, Mloh.

REGISTERED AND GRADE SHORTHORN
cows and heifers for sale, $75 to 8200.
MEIE R BROS" Byron. MIDI!

oelf

THE. VAN BUREN CO. SHORTHORN BREED-
ers' Association have stock for sale. both milk
and beef breeding.
\Vrite Flthel secretary
RANK BAILyEY. Hartford.
ONLY FEW

SHORTHDIIIIS M on. pmcs.

Wm. J. BELL. Rose City, Mich.

Mich.
L EFT

 

ENT COUMTV' SHORTHORN BREEDERS'

Ass'n are offering bulls and heifers for sale. all

ages. Sell the comb 11ml buy a purebre4
A. E. RA Secfly Caledonia, 'ch.

aple Rldge Herd of Bates Shorthorns Of-

fers for sale a roan bull calf 9 mos. old. Also 2

younger ones. J .13. TANSWELL. Mason, Mich.

FOR SALE‘POLLED DURHAM BULLS AND
OxfordJ Down Roms.

DeGARMO. Muir. Mich.

 

‘HEREFORDS

HEREFGBQS?

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

Also bulls not related.

”ELLE?! BROTHERS

 

 

PAW MIGH.

 

 

 

 

I20 HEREFORD STEERS. ALDO
know of 10 or 15 loads fancy qualh’
Shorthorn and Angus steers 5 to 1000 lbs.
Owners anxious to sell Will help buy We
commismon. C. F Ball. Fairfield Iowa

MEAQEW 6380K HEREFOHDS

Doub‘c llisturher Bull at head of herd. Some
holce Fairfax femules for sale also bulls any
ge. (‘rrmc 11an look them over.

ARL c. McCARTY Bad Axe. Mich.

REGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE

King Repeater No. 713941 heads our her:.l
A grandson of the Undefeated Grand Champion

 

 

 

 

Repeater 7th No. 3869 0.5 We have some fine

bulls for sale and also some heifers bred to Re-

peater. Ton B. Fox Proprietor

THE MARION STOCK FARM Marlon. Mich.
ANGUS .

BARTLETT 7PURE BRED ABERDEEN-

ANGUS CATTLE AND O.I.U.

Shine are right and are priced right. Cour

spondence solicited and inspection invited.
RL BARTLETT. Lawton. Mich.

Angus Callie for Sale

I 11111 offering my hcr'l of thirteen purebred An-
gus cattle at about lmlt’ value for quick sale. I
also have t1!) lads of good feeder steers

H. PRICE, East Tawas. Mich.

1

--——EV[HY
BREWER—-

can use M- B. E's
Breeders’ Directory
to good, advantage

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Will you kindly inform us as to

    

      
 
 

opinion of the cattle market a. 1'1: ‘
January 1.1921? We are thinkl of
“Wing 11. car load of steers to t and
turn off about that time. If you Ink.
the market will be right for the. .. r-'
taking will you lso inform us— c.3310

chest class of 3 core to get? We ex-
fleet to feed corn. ——'l‘hom-pson._ Bros" 3 ,1.
Eaton, Mich. .

  

 

 

I am looking for a good demand , '
and fair prices for high— grade steer , '
cattle during the coming hands!“
season. I would, however, advise
marketing them not later than De—
cemer 10. In order that they‘muy be
available for the Christmas trade.

Your second question, while it is
much more important and vital than ~
the first, can be much more definite-
ly answered. I would advise the
purchase the well—bred Shorthorn, . " ~ ,
Angus or Hereford yearling: that . ‘ ‘
can be made to weigh around 1,100 '
pounds by marketing time. 'I’ would -’
suggest, that you visit Chicago as
Soon as possible as'the present“ an
opportune time to purchase cattle for
winter feeding purposes. Many fine
feeding prospects are coming to’ Chi—
cago these days out of the northwest
and are being . sold for reasonable
prices. '

If you have not had a large exper-
ience in the selection of feeding cat-
tle, I would suggest that you take
someone with you who has had for
the success or failure of the venture-
depends very much upon the quality

of the cattle selected. 1
Remember this: With a' normal '
supply of killing'cattle of all classes “’

available, fat steers which will grade 1 , ~
. as “baby beef” will Out-sell all other '
grades from 10 to 20 per cent.

In making your selections, don't
let‘them fool you with black skins
. and white faces, for many counter-
feits are coming to market these
days that wear the color-markings of
high-grade cattle. See to it thetthe
cattle you buy are not “split up" be- ,
hind but are well let down in the 7 ‘- ’ .
twist for it is steaks not shanks that '
the butcher is looking for out of the '

 

hind-quarter. Avoid "cathams," '~f
slack loins, flat ribs, heavy should- .vly .
ers and neck; in a word, select cst- "

tie that, in your opinion, will de— ‘
velop weight in those portions of the ,
carcass which bring the highest pric- , . - _. 3
es from the block '
Permit. me to assure'..:you= that ”
nothing- is more, gratifying to the
editors of THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS
FARMER than to receive from theread- I
ers of their paper candid letters like
yours—H. H. Mack, market. editor.

THE HIDE AND LEATHER TRADE

One of the leading topics‘up for
discussion in . financial circles, of
late, is the passing of its com-
mon dividend by the Central Leather
00., the leading leather manufactur-
er of America; there is nothing very
remarkable about the action of the.
leather firm, except as, it shows the
peculiar uncertainty that\surrounds
the immediate future of the shoe and
leather trade. At the close of 1913, _ 1
the Central Leather Co. had a profit . . '
and loss surplus of $6,437,828; at
the close of 1919, this surplus had
increased to $30,509,274. During
the first six months of 1920, the def-
icit, after paying taxes and other
fixed charges, was $1, 768, 862; after
the semi annual dividend payment
was dewclared the deficit showed an
increase to $3, 926, 848. The leather
people have deemed it best to keep
their ready cash in the treasury of .
the company against the advent of .
worse times than have yet been ex- .
perienced.

Customers strikes aimed against
profiteering in the shoe business was
the direct cause of the actual money
losses sustained during the past year ‘
by American“ leather manufacturers:
manufacturers of footwear ‘being’unqw
able to secure orders for new stock
from jobbers and retailers who still; '
had large stocks on. hand that were,"
rapidly becoming stale and unseen
sonsble. immediately shut d '
leaving leather manufacturers ‘31
no outlet for their product : 1 , ‘

     
         
    
  

 
 

 
 
   
  

   

  

 

 
 

 
 

 

It was curly in

 
   

      


 
   

 
   
    

‘ earning the reCent his cry of the hide
market: “Throughout the 'fearly
‘ '11; Q! the summer 01: 1919 and up
, until the middle of August,- the hide
marks ,was‘booming Gond, spready
' ‘ ides hold up to 60 cents per
pound, hips were up to 55 We sold
a carioad of calf skins, early last 1‘
311st for $1 per pound. The same
kind of calf hides are selling for 18
cents per pound on the current mar—
Rat and steer hides are worth . 12
cents per _.pound Horse hides that
brought $16 each on the top of the
wave now sell for $5. Sheep pelts
that sold for $4 to $4. 50 last Au—
3ust are worth about 50 cents each
new. There is another radical differ-
ence in hide market conditions, when
cempared with those wonderful days
of— high prices; when prices were higl“
hide buyers were running around af—
ter us, coaxing us to sell.
.have to coax them to buy and many
1 culls and ‘seeends' develop, in con
nection with grading, that would
have got under the wire Without a
.murrnur when. the market was. ad-
rancing. ” _
— , Killers have been storing their
- hides for many months until the
"pack”‘has assumed huge propor—
tions, large sums of money
are locked up in these tremendous
stocks of hides and killers are at
their wit’s end to know what course
. 'to'take in the matter. Australia,
,‘0. _ ' South America and the Latin ,Amer-
“‘ lcan countries are all loaded up with
1 ‘ hides and many of these are begin~
“ ‘~ ning to find their way to this market
It looks to the average observer like

    
  

 

a long weary road to higher .hide
. prices. .
,— ,, ’ It will be seen, then, how com—

pletely at the mercy of the purchas—
ing public is the retail shoe dealer,
the shoe manufacturer, the leather
.. _ _ manufacturer and the killer of cat-
~ tie, who in prosperous times, is, will—
~_ ' ~ ing to accept the price of the hide as
5' his profit on theb‘ullock; incidental-

ly, the public has to bear} a part of

theburden that has developed as a
f direct result ‘of the T‘strike" against
- -9 I ‘ high ‘ prices

 

 

. . 1 for footwear.-—H. H,
" ' . Mack.
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W, Austin Ewnlf, editor

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HEAVES

1-have a horse that has the heaves.
I think it got them from eatingdusty
baa and over feeding. Is there any cure?
' oader, Tustin, Mich.

Veterinary Dep’ t,

 

v

Care in feeding will aid material-
lyinthe treatment of this disease;
grain should be the principal diet.
Feed very little coarse feed which

should be well sprinkled- with water.

very good results Canyoften be ob-

"tained by feeding about a 'pint of

theiold fashioned cooking molasses

’well mixed with the, grain, It may

be necessary to feed .a smaller
- amount to begin With .as some horses

:do not relish 'it at first, they sort of'
have'tolearn to like it. Sofar as

_ ‘ ‘ , drugs are cencerned whatuwill help‘

*one case will have noJeffect on an-
other. Fow‘le’r's’ solut‘ion‘of Arsenic
given in one half tonne ounce doses
'twice daily works. wonders on some
cases while on others it appears to
.have no effect. A-valuable drug in

this disease which has not come much
vinto use among veterinarians in;Am-”

ericla is Grindelia. The'fluid extract

 
 
 

» ' effect is usually very gratifying. Be-
31!: with a teaSpoonful doses morn-
ing and night for a few days after
.which give three times a day. The

dose may be increased until given

'ttstoeeflect.

 
   
  
   
  
 

 

  

ELOODY MILK , "
‘ ‘at giVes bloody milk
Wynn advise me What
Much-Ur _.

 

Now we .

is the most convenient form and the

 

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I The Most Profitable Kind

1:1 farming, a car l1 ad- of qgra ads dairy heifers
from LENAWEE, COUNTY'S haviest milk pro-
due to includéa pure bred AISGU fibull of the
mos extreme beef type for combination beef and
dairy . farming. .

(lat lot shipments assembled at GLENWOOD
FARM for prompt shipment

Me thods expl' 'lnel. in SHITH’S PROFII‘ABLE
STOlK I'EEDI\(“ . 40 0 pages illustrated.

GEO. B. SMiTEI flddlson. Mlch.

GUE RNSEYS

G" ERNSEYS FOR SALE. 1 BULL. 8T. AUS-
fell sultan, sire Longwater Prince Charmant
(13714) 4 A. R. daughters, 416 lb.- fnt- .st 2 1 2
were old Dnm,Da1ms of Ilillhurst (35961!) A.
It. 548 lb. fat at 2 1 2 yrs old 1 bull calf. 8
mos. old of similar brecling. Also a few flue
heifers of the ubove bll;l. It will pay you t0
iniflestigate Prices and pedigree on application.
__.M_ORGA_N _BROS_.. R 1.___Al1'euan,_Mlch.

. JERSEYS

 

 

 

 

 

0R SALE—THREE PUREBRED JERSEY
bulls really for service. Tuberculln tested.
J. L. CARTER. R 4. Lake Odessa. Mlch.

 

NE. YEAR OLD THOROUGHBRED JERSEY
bull foragile. Price reasonable

0. KELLER. Remus M ch

 

Get Your Start in
Registered Jerseys for $500!

.. 5 heifers from 5'mos. to 1 yr. will be sold
*at'this pnce if taken at once. Write for breed-
ing and description to

FRED HAYWARD, Scotts, Mich

MPROVE YOUR JERSEY HERD WITH ONE

 

 

df our Majesty bulls.
FRANK P. NORMINGTON. Ionia, Mlch.
AYRSHIRES

 

FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE
bulls and bull calves. heifers and hed’cr calves.
Also some choice cows.

FINDLAY BROS.. R 5. Mlch.

BROWN SWISS

Eight Months Old Brown S'wiss Bull

Registration papers and certificate of transfer
furnished.

i’rice reasonable for quick sale.

J. HOWARD do SPELDER, Greenvllle,

l a.
this”)

Vassar,

 

 

 

Mlch.

snvnwewelai

. Poland-China
Sale Circuit

Oct. 26, “’csley Hile, Ionia, lVIich.
Oct. 27, Boone-Hill 00., Blanchard.
Oct. 28, Leonard & Fisher, St. Louis
Oct. 29, Chas. \Vctzel ,& Sons, Ithaca.
Oct. 30, \V. Brewbaker & Sons, Elsie.

 

 

 

 

 

These firms, members of the Cent-
ral Michigan Poland China Breeders’
Ass’n, will offer. to the public an of-
fering of such Poland China hogs, as
have never been offered in the State
before. At these sales, 'held,at the
above named places the farmer will
find Poland China Hogs that will fit
his exact needs, to produce more pork
for the same amount of feed con-
sumed. This is an opportunity at
which time, thesefirms will sell to
the highest bidder sows and boars of
such class as are‘certain to make
breeding stock of the highest merit.

Col. Harry A. Eckhardt, Dallas
City, 1-11., and 001. Ed. Bowers of
Ind. will do the selling. These men
are the real articles as live stock
salesmen, and it will do the breeder
and farmer of our good state and un-
told amount of good to be at these
sales, if for nothing more than edu-
cational standpoint and to get ac—
quainted. Mich. is recognized, as
never before, as a state that produc-
es as good hogs as any state in the
union. It is up to the farmer to pro-
duce hogs of better and more quality.
Quality brings the top price on the
open market

Write for catalogs t0" the above
firms or the Sec' y of the Association.

Mr. A. D. Gregory", Ionia, Mlch.,
will represent Michigan Business
‘Farmer as fieldman, and will take
care of all mail bids which readers of
this paper; place with him. ‘ Be at the
sales in person, it possible.

Central Michigan Poland China
‘ Breeders Ass 11.

E. R. LEONARD, Pres" St.'.Lou1s.
Q. A. BOONE. Sec.-Treas., Blanchard

 

""(Pofime Bncdersate ed'to 1 th .'
tion. wile. tin-sears elu5 _ ’°“ ‘.'_,,

Don t Forget Clarke 3

Large Type Peland C
Public sale

Nov. 9th NOV. 9111

THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET AS
GOOD AS THE BEST _ ‘

50 tops of litters sired by such sires as

The dams of these litters
are 700 to 900 pounds sows at
maturity. Nearly every gilt. go-

‘1ng in sale should do as well.
The boars are the best I ever
had. They all look like hard
boar prospects.

 

Orphan’s Superior
Smooth ‘Wonder, 3rd
L’s Long Prospect
Lord] Clansman

’s Biig Orange
Art’s Progress

 

Sale will be held on farm under cover.
and from'trains. ‘Catalogue on request.

Free transportation to

Auctioneers :

Col. Ed. Bowers, South Whitley, Ind
Col. Jim Post, Hillsdale, Mich.
Col. Porter Colestock, Eaton Rapids, Mich.

M. B. F Fieldman will be in attendance.

WM. J. CLARKE, Prop

Eaton Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE 7%de HERE

Big Type‘l’olzansl L‘hinus. Largest herd in North-
eiistcru Mlch. lionrs and gilfs for sale.
— M. ORDWAY, Mlliingtoc, Mlch.

BIG BOB MASTGDGN .

Sire was champion of the world.
His Dam’s Sire was grand champion
at Iowa State Fair. 1 have 6 choice
spring boar pigs left that will make
herd boars. Will price them at $50
apiece if taken soon. Sired by Big
Bob Mastodon.

 

POLAND CHINAS
“(1TH QUALITY
litters of eleven and

E353 TYPE

\l ”I, ll l "llifi
thxriui. i 1 .21ch

J. E. MYGRANTS. St. Johns. Mich

Elli TYPE

out of

 

POLAND OHWAS. SPRING Pros
if lnth sex for sale at reasonable

 

C. E. Garnant, Eaton Rapids, Bil“). prices. Registers-l in buyer's name.
Sirml b7." liig Long Ii. b.
MOSE BROS.. St. Charles, Mich

 

THE BEST BRED POLAND c.1mn P168 bid-
ed b) liig Bob Mnstmlnu ut the lowest price

DeIWTT C. PI.ER Evert. Mlch.

iii Mill

Laige Type Poland Chinas

PUBLIC DALE.

‘ November 9th _
\Vm. J. CLARKE

Eaton Rapids, bfich.

r I 9'.) :I
HERES ShMEililrlG 6003
THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. C. IN MICH.
Got a bigger and better bred boar pig from my
herd, at a reasonable price. Come and see them.
Expenses paid if not as represented. These hours

{1.1)}? TYPE P. C. SPF.':.‘:3 BOARS, MARC“.
‘ ‘prtl furrow. Also one Sept. yearling.

i i “ 'tlhc bi‘r bme and big litter kind. For prices and
. r ' F111;: “1'1 itc
a a . ill. LANDEI‘JBERGER, Parma, Mlch~
IG TYPE POLANDS. HERD HEADED BY

l'\‘ s R- Hor :,b No 39730.1. Spring pin.

h H en‘- 1‘
w CALDWELL a. SON. Springport, Mlch.

 

32m.“

 

Big Type Poland Chinas.

We want to sell you a boar pig. If interested
write us and we will tell you all about him. \Ve
guarantee satisfaction.

HILLCREST FARM Mlch.

 

 

Kalamazoo,

L....TPC

 

 

[(1)1 service. L‘s Big Ilroiigef) Lord Ulsnsman.
range l'rice nnl L’s one respect. l have a line lot. of spring pigs sired b H rt’o
W. E, LIVINGSTON. Par‘ma- MlCh- Bluk Price a good son of l’lnck Pricey, [and
1 champion of the world in 1918. Also have a
N3 TYPE P. C. SOWS OF CHOICE BREED~ litter or 7 DIES. 5 sows and 2 boars, sired by

Prospect Yank, a son of the $40, 000 Yankee.
that are sure Humdlngers.
F. T. H Mlch.

MT ...
CLOSING GUT SALE
of Big Type Poland China hogs, which represent:

the work of 25 years of constructive breeding.
Everything goes including our three great herd

lug. bred to Big Bone Bone Boulder No. 726,—
672 for Sept. furrow. Spring pigs either sex.
Healthy and growthy. Prices reasonable.

L. W. BARNES & SON. Byron, Mlch.

FARWELL LAKE FARMS

L..T. P. c. BRED sow SALE NOV. 10
5 tried sows and 20 spring gilts 2 aged boars.

Louis.

 

3 fall boars and 5 spring boars. If you are boars. Mich. Buster by Grant Buster, A. Grant.
looking for something good, here is where you Butler’s Big Bob. Two of the best yearlin
can get it. prospects in Mich Modern type high srche

ham great length, big bone Come and pick

\\ rite for catalog.
out what you want. Our prices are right.

W. B. RAMSDELL

 

 

 

Hanover, Mlch. . , JNO. O. BUTLER, Portland. Mlch.
LIVE STOCK FIELDMEN
s. N. BALL, ................ ......... .. Cattle am. an...
FELIX WITT ........................... . ................... Horses and Owlnc

One or the other of the above well- known experts Will visit all livestock sales at .
‘ importance in Michigan. northern Ohio and Indiana, as the exclusive Field Men of The Michigan
, Business F.armer

They the both honest and competent men of standing in their lines in Michigan .
and they will represent any reader of weekly at any sale making bids and purchases. ‘
.Writc them- in care of this paper. Their service is free to you. They will also help yous
arising: yo’ur sale. 'etc. l‘hey work exclusively in the interests of Mlchigan‘l OWN 11mm

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' DUROOS

DIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS
few choice spring boars ready for service won
premium at Saginaw Co. Fair. All cholera
binned by double treatment. Also Pics
fl weaning time.
HOWLEY BROS" Merrill, Mich.
C. Boar-s now

detour 111151

has. Get your order in on fall pigs for I an:
ping to price then: nth
A.‘ D. GREGORY

Ionia, Mich.

 

BIG TYPE P.

 

oonerd’s B. T. P. 0. See my Exhibit at Mich.
All stock double immune. Pub-
Get your name on mailing list.

1:. n. LEONARD. n 3. St. Louis, Mich.

 

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

. ey's King Bob. out of Grand Daughters of

Disher's Giant. All immuned with double treat-
ment. John D. Wiley, Sebooleraft, Mich.

L s P FOUR CHOICE IPRING AND FALL

boars left. A few extra nice gilts

loft bred for April fan-ow
H. O. SWARTZ. Schoolcraft. Mich.

TH ANNUAL P. O. IRED 80W CAI-E.
March 13, 1920. For particulars write
w. J. HAGELSHAW. Auouste. Mich.

 

 

Am Offering Large Type Poland China We.
bred to F's Orange at resemble prices. Also
pigs Write or call.
8t. Mich.

CLYDE FISHER. R3. Louis.

 

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS
Early fall pigs for sale either sex. These are

Incl ones. Write for breeding and price.

HIMM BROS" Cheeenino, Mich.

 

 

 

 

Iotb Spring and Fell leer Plus from

Brookwater bred sire and «here.
Write for what you need.
E. E. CALKINS, R 8, Ann Arbor, Mich.

flAKLAiiDS PREMIER cliiEF

Herd Boaruneference only—No. 129219

1919 Chicago international
4th Prize Jr. Yearling

BOOKING ORDERS QFAPLOL'I'E PIGS AT

Mich.E
REG Gan furnish stock not akin.

ing sowe. Will breed for early fall litters.
isfaction guaranteed.
F. HEIMS a. SON. Devison. Mich.

I

82 5
Pottery! i is.

00306 JERSEY SEWER 1'3:

 

 

urocs. Hm Crest Farms. Brod and open cows
and gilts. Doors and spring pigs.
Farm 4 miles straight S. of Middleton,
Gratiot 00. Newton _& Blank, Perrinton, Mic .
FROM PRIZI

DUROC BOARS WINNING STOCK
ready for oer-Vice. Geo. B. Smith. Addi-

 

. .son. Mich.

E0. DUROC IOARS AND GILTS $28 T0 ‘50
. each. Satisfaction. guaranteed. Visitors ‘welcome.
AUSTIN STOCK FARM. Bloomincdllc. Mich.

on SALE: ONE DUROO BOAR FROM
Broolxwater breeding stock. Choice spring plu-

 

 

JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mich.
nuroc Jersey Sow: and Gilt: bred for Aug. end
Sept. farrow. 1.000

lb. he rd boar.
J08. SOHUELLER. Weldmon. Mich.

 

 

» DUROCS
DUROC
Breakwater JERSEYS

Roars—Ready for Service

Big type, large bone and rugged, with plenty
of quality. This is your chance to buy high class
Individuals at reasonable prices.

OPEN GILTS

choice breeding and the right. type.
Panama Special, the Principal 4th, Orion
Cherry King and Great Orion families.

Now is the time to buy before the demand
ties all of the good ones.

Write Us For Prices and Pedigrees
Mail orders a specialty.
Satisfaction guaranteed.

BROOKVVATER FARM
Ann Arbor, Michigan"

I W. Mumfcrd, Owner J. B. Andrews, Mgr.

 

     

Sm‘lng Digs by Walt’e
Orion. First Sr. Yearling
Detroit, Jackson. Gd. Rapids and Saginaw. 1919

    

Phillips Bros, Riga, Mich.

 

FOR SALE AT FARM:

SPRIHG BOAR CT‘S prices.
'l‘hec' bitE' growthv kind.

DAVIS & SON. Ashley. Mich. -

 

our-co sows and gilts bred to Walt’o King 82949
who has, sired more prize winning pigs at the
state fairs in the last 2 years than any other Du—

 

 

roo board Newton liarnlmrt St. Johns, Mich.
MEADOWVIEIN FARM REG. DUROC JERSEY
hogs S111 1111 113, vs for sa 1.
J. E. MORRIS. Farmlngton, Mich.
PERSH iiiLL FARM
Spring hour pigs by i’each liili Orion King,
1524811. Satisfaction guaranteed. Priced at
835 up.
INVJOOD BROS., Romeo. Mich.

 

:- Sale—Reg. Duroc Jersey Woenling Pigs of
q11-1lity and breeding Either sex. Am

 

{moi
offering spring gilts also.
VERN. N. TOWNS. R 6, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
5 Fall Bears of Last Sept. Farrow.

Diiiiilii

200 lb. big stretchy kind. '4 good
spring hours. also gilts of same litters, sued by
Liberty Defender 8rd. Col. bred dams. if you
want good boars order at once. Prices $75 to 835.
G. KEESLER, Cassopoiis. Mich.

UROCS. ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM A

spring gilt to 11 herd boar. at prices you can
afford to pry. Cholera. immune Satisfaction guar-
anteed. C. L. POWER, Jerome, Mich.

 

UROC Jersey’s, Herd headers in boars.‘Whyi

Because they are bred right, fed right grown
right and from Grand Champion stock. .Write or
better come and see, F. J. Drodt. R1, Monroe,
Mich.

AM OFFERING SOME HIGH CLASS

 

 

MIGHIGAIIA DUROGS

Service boars and open gilts at $40 and 350
each. base are real hogs. Satisfaction mt-
antced.

O. F. FOSTER. Pavilion, Mich.

 

or Sale: Duroo Spring Bears, Bows and Gilt: of
all ages. Write us your wants
JESSE BLISS a, SON. Henderson. Mich.
wE OFFER A "I W WELL-BRED SELECT-
-‘d spring Duroc Hours, also bred cowl Ind

Gilts in season. Cello write
McNAUOHTON A FORDYOE. St. Louis. Mich.

 

 

BERKSHIRES

REG BEBKSHIHES sonns READY FOR

immediate service, also
Dies. both so e.x
RUSSELL BROS. R 3. Merrill. Mich

 

 

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

 

 

ERKSHIRES, QUICK MATURING. FINE
type. Style, size and large litters. Fine lot of
weaned pigs for sale.
0. H. WHITNEY, Merrill. Mich.
ARE QUALITY HOGS.

BEBKSHIRES .Weaned pigs of the very

best blood lines of the breed is our specialty. We
guarantee to please or nothing stiring.
ARIA A. WEAVER, Chesanlng, Mlch.,

 

 

CHESTER wmrns
CHESTER WHITES

stock at reasonable prices.
for May furrow F. W. Alexander. Vassar.

cursran wanes

Some good boars ready for service.
Will ship C. 0. D. and Reg. free.
J, A. a D. C MILLER. Swartz. Creek,

 

Spring Pigs in Pairs or
tries from A-l mature
A’so a few bred G1lts
Mich.

 

Mich.

 

ome Fine Chester Whites farrowed July 14,
1920. Will ship 0. O. D. when 2 mos. old for

”1‘0”“

‘\

$13.50 reg. Try one. Ralph Cosens. Levering, Mich

 

CHESTER WHITE SWINE,
either sex. Boars ready for ser-

fight.
JONES. Flint. Mich.. R. F. D. No. B

HAMPSHIBES

REPISTERE

Tier. 1‘ rice
LYLE V.

 

 

runs one» 0.1. 6. node

30 HEAD for sale. Service boars and bred

10 bend of fell piss. Pepere‘f furnished free.
VAN ET'I’IN. encore, Mich.

0 "i ii Gill's

51:50 1:01: err-remezh rsnnow
Dvoryo'ne guaranteed safe in dam also e_ few
choice spring pigs, either sex.

1’ ii BURGESS

Meson. Mich.. R 3 1

 

o. I. C.'e-—-8 choice young boon, March and
Aprilp igs st weaning time.
CLODVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.

 

0. I. O. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAIN. TH.
bloodnneo ofthemostnoiedhord. Got: furnish
you stack of “live and let live"

. . DRDEN. DOI‘I‘.

SHEEP f

prices.
Mich.. R 8.

 

   

 

$35
Lambs, well wooled .......40
Choice Yearlings or two' 50 ‘

I
J. M. WILLIAMS. North Adams. Mich.-

 

FOR SALE-V—REOIDTERED -'RAMDOUILLETI‘E '
l

Rams. I‘m individuals, shearing from twen-
ty to thirty pounds.
ROBT. J. NOON. R 9. Jackson. Mich.
soldered
n ed Shorthorn 111111 c311. Berkshire pigs
spring and fell farm
Mich.,

PRIMEVAL FARM.
OF-
SiiiicPSHlliES “REESE.“ mm.” 1....
lambs and a few registered ewes in reach of all.
DAN IOOHER
Evert. Mich., R c

 

Osceo.

 

 

n PAYS 1'0 our runs sans 31111211 or
Parsons 75m

lugging.” clublfifind "m

. ohm-goo
‘4 PABSONSGr-endlodgo. Mich. 3.9

HAMPSHIRE SHEEP

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. Mioh.

 

 

Put your faith in

BETTER BREEDING STOCK

For the best in Shropshire and Hampshire rams
write or visit
KOPE- KON FARMS. 8. L. Wino.
Goldwater, Mich.
See our exhibit at the Ohio and Michigan
State Fairs.

Prop.

 

AM OFFERING FOR FALL DELIVERY HIGH
class registered Shropshire yearling ewes and

rams. Flock established 1890.
O. LEMEN. Dexter. Mich.

 

OR SALE REGISTERED OXFORD DOWN
rams, all ages . Farmers' price.
IRVING SANFORD, Morley. Mioh_, R. F. D. 4

 

OXFORD
Mich.

OR SALE—REG. YEARLINO
Down rams, also 1 aged herd Ram.
W. 3. WHITE, Carson City.

DELAlNES .
Hill Crest Farms

Black Tops and American Merinoe. Fiftyrs
for stud or farm trade. Farm 4 mi. straight
south of Middleton. Gratiot 00.

Newton & Blank, Perrinton Mich.

 

 

BOAR PIGS $15.00

At 8 Weeks Old
w. A. EASTWOOD. Chmnlng,

SPRING BOAR

Mich.

 

“AMPSHIRES OF QUALITY.

p1gs only for sale now
JOHN W. SNYDER
St. Johns, Mich., R 4

Himsmnrs or 11011111

Some exceptionally fine young spring boars.
They are extreme individuals with best backs,
feet, belts and breeding.

 

 

 

They carry the Exalt-'

”ELAINE RAMS. GOOD SIIE, WOOLY FEL-
lows. Priced to move quick. Write wants to
JOHN BROWN. R 1. Blanchard. Mich.
Fen SAI- IMPROVED DLACK TOP DE~

laine Merino Rams.

FRANK ROHRABACHER. Lnlncsburg,

 

Michigan

 

ANT A SHEEP? Let American Hampshire
Sheep Association send you s dandy booklet
with list of breeders. Write COMFORT A.
TYLER. Sec'y. 10 Woodland Ave.. Detroit. Mich.

For sunarsnlnr..¥‘.:5::m..lw

write or call

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. . '4 ”Pm“ “3“ M0“ “aims" “m“- > 3‘ summoueo Danes" R a. Fowler-ville. 111111111.
SPBTT'G Dunes BBAHS a sacrifice price Gallo
‘1 . ou s THomns. New Lothron. Mich.
32.53”?!)1“ pricefia' ’} :er 3““ m“ f“ 3” snmo name FOR SALE. 0000 elo-
r arrow aw 13111111113308.“ . boned. heavy shes.
inua'n. Mich. O. I. 0. Hon us'smm shoe, :1 4. Albion. Mich.
on SALE—REG. DUROC JERSEY PIGS 10 1. c. e. CHESTER WHITE swme. BOOK-
weeks old $16. 00 each. registered in your 1111; orders for Aug. and Sept, pigs to be OXFORD “"3 Fan SALE
llama. Will Isellflpfcr Ithempricest. until Nov. 1. gippgedtvghen 8—iifl‘ithkitee old. Sired by three of Choice of 12 Reg. Oxford ram lambs at $35
ther sex. s ony e e 3 cars 0 e 0
w. e. consumes. Coleman. Mich. CLARE v. nonmnu. Snover. Mlob.‘ “ch 50,115. bOO‘inifiiiTTfhnsaake, Mich.
on “Larsen. Immoral: ILACK TOP

 

 

    

,ualc of BIG‘ TYPE broodins.

‘ LCARL JEWET‘I‘,

0.1. C. SOWS FOR SALE

)NE OF THE BEST HERD. IN

Young now due to know in September spun: beer ready for shipment. 021ch idividh
I ship 0. 0. D.. pay express and register In buyer’s me.

MICHIGAN

 

R. 5, Mason, Micbigu:

 

 

Delaine yearling rams. The profitable kind.
LOVE. R 8. Howell. Mich.

 

EG..OXFORD8; BOTH SEX, ALL AGES, A'I'

bargain prices
0. M. YORK. ‘Miliington. Mich.

 

R BALE—REGISTERED OXFORD DOWN.
' Em and Ewes. Priests topell.
JOE MURRAY it SO... Drown City. Mich" R .2 ~

Hampshire Down Rem Lamb. Resists;-

‘ " that would/mesa dmdem—appru— f

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- comparative lines.

hinting death to the notion. That...
would be the policy that ie‘being pur-
Sued by the candensers, and by every.
losing industry except the farmer.
Dietici‘ans and scientists tell us there
should be 43, 000, 000 cows in the
country instead of 23, 000. 000 to sup-
ply our own people with the milk
they should consume, but when thru '
the manipulation of capital, the milk
producers are compelled to produce
this milk at less than cost, the sug- 1'
gestlon pf quit-ting to:- a few years'
is econbmlcally a very important one.
In ninety-five herds out of every
hundred there are so-cailed boarders.

.cows that do not produce enough

milk to pay their keep. There is no
doubt but thatail such carve should
be sent to the yards at once. If this
were done, it would reduce the _cow
population of the country at once by
one-third. Of course it would lessen
the quantity of milk greatly, but for
the. balance of the milk, the farmer
would receive at much money as he
dogs now for the larger amount. This
is prov-en by every crop the farmer
raises and sells unobstructed under

the universal law of supply and do

mend.

Within the last few years farmers
have made wonderful strides along
If today one-half
or two-thirds of the manufacturies
of butter, cheese and condensed milk
were in ,the hands of co-operative
milk producers, the industry could
be saved and consumers better serv-
ed. There must be no lessening of
effort along the line of organization,
for without it, agriculture is doomed
to the feudalism and serfdom of the
Middle Ages.

The Farm Bureau could not en-
gage in more beneficial services than
the organization of co-operative con-

. densaries, creameries and other milk

products cdncerns in territory not al-
ready served by co- operative factor-
es ‘

The farmer is fast learning that a.
hundred or five hundred dollars in-
vested in a co-operative enterprise
that affords him a sure market and
all the profit that belongs to him, is
the best investment he can make.

We must not sleep, until the laws
of the nation and of the state are so
amended that farmers may dispose
of their own products collectively.
Both of the great political parties
have endorsed the same in their plat-
forms, but our enemies of co-operar [
tion are wary and elusive and jokers
are handy in the killing of good
laws: -

The conditions I have referred to
above, emphasize the necessity of a
tariff upon butter and other milk and
farm pro-ducts sufficient to protect
them from the competition of the
cheap labor of Europe and of other
food producing countries.

C III C

It may be necessary to amend the
Income Tax law, to the end that all
reports of income and excess profits
be made public. The milk produc-

er Would hail it with joy, the four

million boys Who served in the world
war, who would make complaint.
not object but there are tens of
thousands who have fattened upon
war, who would make loud complaint
Coal dealers, sugar barons, shoddy
woolen manufacturers, and tens of
thousands of others who have fat-
tened upon War would fear exposure.

They fight publicity Of’ the truth,

they thrive upon the ignorance of
the consuming public, they largely
control the avenues of information
to the people.

t D II

We are engaged in the most essen-
tial industry of the world. We have
served our country without profit"
during the war, but the war is over,
the allurements of high wages and
short hours in the city have so at-
tracted our boys from the farm, with
its long days and meagre pay, that
the country side is becoming a lone— . -
ly place.

When our forefathers declared
their independence, they first .re-
cited the wrongs they had suffered,
saying “A decent respect to the spin.
ions of mankind requires that they -.
should declare the causes.” etc. ~,
. This we have dune. Our indes‘
pendence and our existence now
pend upon mar-5 hurts '

     

  

  
 
 
 

 

 

      

  
 
 
   

  


  
 
   
   

 
   
 
   
 
 

.. ,5; .D- a .
.. . “ I unison, but good
_-Poland China -. hogs" ‘wili ' talie" place
next-week. These men have spa-red
. ‘ neither time nor expense to‘_ make
‘ '_ . this altering One that will make good
tor‘~the breeders -and tarmers who
buy. . . ‘ .
On Tuesday Wesley Hile of Ionia
. . ~ g will have a sale on his farm of P0-
. - . land China hogs from the Yankee,
Lon-g" Boy, Clansman and L’s Big
Orange blood lines. ' Gentlemen, this
stud is very good and is capable to
go ont‘and make good.

The following day, Wednesday,
October 27, at Blanchard, Boone Hill
Co. will seil‘in the" village at the
Houghton Barn some 40 head. These
men sell one or the best big bears
in the state, in Monster Big Bob by
Luken's BigBob. This beer is not
only big. and a first class producer,
but .he is as smooth and even side
lines as is possible to have a boar
possess. They also sell The Emi-
nent Clansman by Clansman again
by Clansman. This boar should ‘go
into good hands as a herd header.
The sows and gilts are by Disher’s
Giant, Oh Boy, L’s Big Orange,
Giant Des Moines, Caking Joe (the
same breeding as the great Fessen-
meyer boar C-2 Ranger) Monster Big
Bob and Sailor Bob. In this sale the
senior champion sow of 1920 will
sell. She is a real 800 lb. sow and
the best in the state.

    
  

y ,t
tenths-I.

win same-t . ,
.boars-«.- naughty :‘Lebn’

l'
list 0 s .
.“33‘ B18 Bob.
outl orjs‘omeof the best dams in the
breed. ‘Mr. Leonard showed this

year at the state fair at Detroit and

 
 

 

v

took'away the ribbons, not only first ,

prize but championships.

On Friday, the 29th, Charles Wet-
zei & Sons sell,at- their farm one
mile north and} 1-2 miles east of
Ithaca about 36 head tried sows, tail
yearlings and spring pigs. At the
head of this herd is Smooth Halt
Ton by Big Half Ton. This great
boar was Grand Champion boar of
the state in 1918. He is assisted by
Kinnison’s Gertsdale, an Ohio bred

boar. These gentlemen also have a
fine herd of Shorthorns. .
On; the last day of the circuit,

Oct. 30,'W. Brewbalter & Sons sell
the choice pick of 75 spring pigs. be-
sides tried sows and yearling gilts.
At the head of this wonderful herd
is the great boar Gertsd‘aie Timm,
sired by Gertsdale Jones. This herd
is in a cendition to make good for
the purchaser. In 1919 this firm
showed the Grand Champion sow at
_ Grand Rapids, weighing 905 pounds.
All the stufl.’ is very well developed.
A. D. Gregory, Ionia, will repre-
sent the M. B. F. at these sales and
honestly handle all bids sent in.

Write for catalogs.

Col. Harry A. Eckhardt, auction-
eer; 'Col. Ed. Bowers, Auctioneer.

 

 

40 Registered

1

Charles

lent breeding.

 

Among the offerings there will

\ grandson ot_Pontiac Butter Boy. 5 yearling daughters of King Segis
Champion Mabel, bred to a 29 1b. bull.
. . 2 young cows bred to Huron Hill Canary Nig De Kol. He weighs

County Fair.

bull sired by a good son of Pontiac

Cattle over 6 months tubercul
retest privilege.

CHARLES THOMPSON,

Auctioneer Sales

Sale held on farm, 4 miles west
_D. J. & C. cars stop at farm.

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DISPERSION SALE

10 High Grade Holsteins 10

Estate of

R. Woolg‘er

Wayne, Michigan
I Friday, November 5th, 1920

A splendid herd to choose from Where the buyer can select any-
thing he wants trom a choice heifer call! to a 32 1b. herd sire of excel—

2,700 lbs. and his dam has a 32 1b. record. Grand Champion at Wayne
1 32-11). bull sired by a good son of King of the Pontiacs; a 29—1b.

2 yearling bulls out of high class sires and good A. R. O. dams.

Send for Catalogue and Attend This Sale

GLENN BIRD,

Holsteins 40

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be. 15 cows safe in calf to a 29-1b.

Butter .Boy.

in tested and sold with a 60 day

R. AUSTIN BACKUS,
'Manager Pedigree Expert

of Wayne on Michigan Ave. Local

 

 

 

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Advennemen s x erto out what you have to oils:- and sehd It In. we will out ‘
,_ It In type. send proof and quote rats: by return mall. Address The Michigan Business farmer

'Advortlsl'nq Departrrant. Mt. Clemens. Mlchlgsn. .

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POULTRY

MUD-WAY-AUSH-KA FARM
blurs young stock and a few mature breeders in
m Chinese Geese. White Runner Ducks and
Wyandottes. Also 0. I. C. spring gillz.
Writs today for prices on what you need.
DIKE c. MILLER, Dryden. Mlch.

HI‘I’E CHINESE GEESE, WHITE PEKIII
ducks. R. C. Br. Leghmns. Place orders early.
MR8. CLAUDIA BETTB. Hlllsdele. Mlch.

ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS

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

breeding stock.
CYCLE HATGHER COMPANY. 149 Phllo Bldg.
Elmlra. I. V.

 

 

 

 

cookout; a Hens, Mlnorcss, Cam-
pines. Reds. Rocks, Onringtons, Wyandottes.
Brahmas. Tyrone Poultry Farm. Fenian. Mich

Loohorns,

 

 

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LEGHORNS

 

SINGLE COMB DUFF COOKERELS. FARM
raised from excellent flying stock. Also Ruins
Red Belgian Hares.

_ J. W. WEBSTER. Bath. Mlch.

FOR SALE—ROSE COMB BROWN LEGHORN
cockerels, $2.50 for single bird. $2 00 for two
or more.‘ Kulp strain, April hatched.

W. E. CUMMINGS, Coleman. Mlch.

RABOWSKE’B 8. C. WHITE LEGHORNS.
Cookerels and yearling hens only for sale.
LEO GRABOWBKE. Merrill. Mlch., R 4

 

 

 

\VYA NDOTTE

sliver, Golden and White Wyandottes.
in surplus yen rling Sim-k in m." kc
Ola mum Brnwnimz. R2.

 

Bargains
room for

growing birds. Portln n l

COCKERELS FROM
May unl .lune hatch.

Mlch.

WHITE WYANDOTTES.
200 egg hens or hotter.
$5 to $8. Eggs $2 per 15.
FRANK DELONG. R 3. Three Rivers.

151'an ISIIXIQTD REDS

smaLEOEoIieMli'uooI-z IcLANo ages "
Early hatched, free range cockerels from stand—
ard—bred heavy winter layers. Liberal discount

 

 

wmiuxrn's liEli 06mins

~Ilotb combs. Special discount on early orders.
Write for price list.
INTERLAKES FARM

Lawrence. M'v'm.

PLYMOUTH ROCKS
naneo ROCKS. PARKS zoo-laddézrn‘ilfi

 

      
  
  
  
 
   
  
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
 
  
  
  
 
    
     
 
   
 
 
   
  
    
   

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cockerels which will produfie line layers next
gear 33 each.
R. G. KIRBY. R 1, East Lansing. Mon.

 

 

LANGSHAN

 

BLACK LANGSHANS OF QUALETV’

Bred for type and color some lf'lL’. Started
from pen headed by Black lob. Firs. prize cool'
at International show at Buffalo, Jan. 1,12. Egg
$3.50 per setting of 15. Winter laying stru’n.

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DR. HA8. W. SIMPSON. Webbervllle. Mlch.

 

 

HATCHING EGGS

FDR sALE Humans mg

FROM A HEAVY LAY-

nig strain of S. C. It. 1. Beds at $2.00 per stit-
tiug of 15 eggs. $10.00 per 100. ‘

Stock of excellent type and quality at all
times. \
Satisfaction guaranteed.
F. HEIMS 8: SON, Davlson.

 

 

Mlch.

 

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08E COMB BROWN LEGHORN EGGS FOR
' sale. One fifty per fifteen eggs.

Flemish Giant rabbits that are giants. Quality
guaranteed.

HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater, M‘ch.

 

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FOR SALE, FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS. DOES.
breeding age, fill. Three months old pair, .‘33.
Registered docs $12 each.

1;. guaranteed.
E. HIMEBAL'GH.

Stock pr-Iling-erl. Qual-

P-oldwatcr, Mlch.

 

 

 

 

 

   
  

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on orders booked now for fall delivery. OR SALE—REGISTERED INHITE AND
VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM sable l'lIlil- ll?‘l‘:lv. Price $13.
Mt. Pleasant. Mlch.. R 6 W. O. S'WlSHER, Remus. Mlch.
' D C‘ 3
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Collie 1 copy one
Last Week to get a QlIoroIIghbrcd for $15.00

Sable and
stock.
'IlEI‘llS for ten dollars.

 
  

“mite, natnrzll lu'clvrs
Send chock in first letter.

from {mined
A {cw Shop-

Dr. Ewalt’s Collie Farms
Mt. Clemens, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

GENTS PER WORD, PER ISSUE.

‘FIV

body of ad. and lo address.

 

Business Farmers’ Exchang

20 wo‘ds or less. $1 per issue. cash wlth order, or 70
per word when charged. Count as one word each lnltlal and each group of figures. both In
Copy must be In O'l hands Saturday for
The Buslness Farmer. Adv. Dept.. Mt. Clemens. Mlch.

 
  
   

Issue dated followlng week.

 

 

 

QMARMS 8. [limpsgggi

ZOO-ACRE RIVERSIDE FARM WITH 24
Guernseys, Horses and hinder, mower, hay load-
er, cultivators. barrows, separator, gas englne,
hay press, threshing machine, Wagons, tools. large
quantity hay, straw and grain; makes 240 bu.
potatoes acre, other crops proportion; mam road,
near big town; 150 acres Innchine-worked loam
ficlls; {SO—cow wire-fenced, crock—watered pasture,
borne—use wood; 200 apple trees, other fl'lllt} 2—
story, 11-room house, delightful surroundings,
pleasant view river; big barn, silo, poultry house,
other buildings; everything goes for $13,1lol).
part cash. balance easy terms. Details this and
smaller equipped farm for $1,700, page 79,
Strout’s Big New Illustrated Catalog ll‘urm llur
Copy free. STllUU'l‘

gains 33 States. Just out.
Ford Bldg, .llctI'uII

.FARM AGENCY, 814 BE,
Mich.

 

88 ACRES WELL IMPROVED. WELL
fenced flowing wells, at house‘ :lnl barn, lmrn
72 x 46 it full basement, 10 room house with
basement,‘ bearing orchard, 4 miles south of

 

court house. Telephone and mail route, terms
easy. Must be sold on account of nmr health.
JOSEPH SCHEELE. West Branch, Mich.

 

FOR SALE—IN CLOVER SEED BELT. 3,-
000 acre farm land. 11 miles from Mlllersburg.
Sandy clay loam to clay loam. On account of
distance to market. I will sell for $7.50.an acre
No cash payment required—4i responsible pur-
chaser wil lapply Red or Sweet Clover seed re-
turns annually trom 30 acres—until land repaid
for at 6 per cent. A dandy ranch proposition.
JOHN G. KRAUTH. milersburg Mlch.

Is Your Farm For Site?

Write out a plain description and
figure 5c for each word, initial or
group of figures. Send it in for one,
two or three times. There's no cheap-
or or better way of selling a farm in
Michigan and you deal direct with
the buyer. No agents or commissions.
I! you want to sell or‘ trade your

farm, send in your ad. today. Don't
just talk about it. Our Business.
Farmers’ Exchange gets results. Ad-
dress The Michigan Business Farm-

 

 

 

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M’JST SELL MY FARM OF 270 A ON AO-
count of old ago. Most productive farm in the \'
state. Confer with the owner, L.

J. B.
IoIIin, Mil-ll. A‘RNARD'

 

FOR _SALE-—80 ACRES OF BEECH AND
maple timber land in Osceola Co. 60 cleared.
Creek, tunber, good buildings, large orchard, tel-

 

ephone, part cups. SllllCNO (.‘OVFR'I‘, 64 So.
\V'rhnsh Ann. linttlo (‘I'm-k, Michigan.

FOR SALE—80 ACRES. 60 CLEARED,
h:liillll’l' \vnmls. All I‘nIIwwl. Good buildings.
I.:|l""‘ Hl‘r'llraI". All kinds fruit 11ml berries. A.
CLEMENS, It 2, AIIIIIsoII, Mich.

 

 

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BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROM FOR.

est. All kinds. llvllvcrozl pru-os. Address “M.
M." Pure Michigan Business Fanning, Mt. Clem-
ens. N iI-ll

 

MOLASSES—KENT"CT-(Y COI'I‘ITRY SORG-
C no molasses, no ariultorunts. Sample and price
c:n Innlrsscs. no a'lulth'aIIt<. Sl‘mp‘o and price
151' mailed (or 100. S. ROSENISLATT, Hawes-
ville, Ky.

   

 

 
 

TOBACCO-KENTUCKV’S BEST
chewing and smoking, all tobacco. no dope. “Di-
rect from Farmers.” Trial offer. 2 lbs. $1.00
pntpaid, 10 lbs. $4.50. KY TOBACCO ASS’N,
Dept. M. Hawesville, Ky.

LEAF,

  
       
      

WOULD LIKE THE ASSISTANCE OF A
competent lady for general house Work from this
time until about January 15th Only twa in
family: home contains all labor~saving appliances
and modern conveniences; live on lake shore, ,
four and a half miles from Mt. Clemens and ‘
twenty miles from Detroit; interurban stops at
door. Write at once stating wages. MRS.
3}!ng BLOCUM‘. R. F. D. No. 4, Mt. Clemens.

sHIPrERs

HAY, FRUITS. PRODUCE ~

Think it over—at no time do we have Thought" ‘ _
goods, to sell in competition with consigned, ' "
goods. That is why ‘our Selling Service satisfies.’ ' .

FOR BETTER RESULTS OONSION 'I'Q‘ .
THE CHAS. \A. OULIEN 00.,

520 West .Joll'enon

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