1 2'6}; Z'gzzn SS [kn Independent . ‘ Farmer’s Weekly Owned and Edlted 1n Mlchlgan ,‘ - Vol. VIII, fiflflflfllflllfl“IIIllllllllllllllllllllfllllllIIIllIlIlllllllllllllllfllfllmlll"HIfllllllHI]lfllllllilllllllllllllllllIIIHIHJllfllllllllllllllllllIIIlIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllll|lHIHIIHHIHHHHIHIHHIHIllllllliilllliill“ll!ilili!HIEilllllilllillllllllll||l|||Illillllllllllllllllllll MT. CEEMENS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1921. W” — “IUIIHIHIHHIHIIh. O k“ “\\\\\ Hllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|lIll|IllIIllIllIIll|IlllIll|IllHR[HIllflflllllfllllflfl"HI"[IIIlllllllll]llllfllllllfllmmllllllfllllmfllllllllllllIllllllllllllflIIIIHHIIIHIHHHHIIIllllllllll (ROLAND MORRILL - A_ > M. L_. NILOON g Retiring President ' _J/.\MES NICOL, PreS., ‘rVIce President ; T J I r I MICH. 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' _ ‘Without * 7 ' 0U HAVE two neighbors, who, tor theirs“ good and the good Yof the business is niobium. should be this.» .Get subscriptions tor 1 year at}: such and send us their 0 names: saws will renew you . atoll charts. ,, _ , ‘ ‘ ' rm _ i Hts-newton» . _ . T» . MchlGil-N BUSINESS FARMER ,1" .‘ . HEintrod‘uction of a paper. _- . .I. 3; mum§,,‘,m great mass of legis- lation and the care- ful consideration by both houses of the bills. and resolutions propos- Farm ed and referred to them during the preceding ‘four weeks marked the fifth week of the legis- lative session. V ‘ The activitity of the salons is in- dicated by the fact that ninetydour bills were introduced during the -week——ton 'more fiian the total for the first four weeks. Members of the lower house have introduced 131 mm; to date, while the more conser- .vative members of the Senate have ’. ‘limited their proposals to 47. The regular committees of both houses have been giving careful at- tention to the varidus measures re- ,ierre'd to them. Public hearings are being held on the bills that have aroused the greatest opposition. Soms bills have already been report- now up for general consideration by _ths Committee of the Whole. The institutional committees have nearly completed their visits to the various state institutions and are now at work cutting ,to the bone the appropriation requests that have been presented to them. The liberal use or the knife in handling appro- priation-requests is necessitated by the serious financial condition of the state. That the utmogt economy is imperative is indicated by, the fact that the total budget requests have increased from 318.431.373.45 for the biennial period 1917-19 to $58,- 304,103.11 for the two years 1921- red per cent. . O ' 0 O - - ‘ Rep. James D. Jeronie of Wayne, JPChairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the house established intrdduced when he sent up to the speaker’s desk thirty-one appropri- ation bills en masse. ’ t t I The program of reorganization of the State's administration along the lines proposed by Governor Groce- bock and favored by the Staté Farm Bureau bids fair to be realized by this session of the legislature. Six bills embodying nearly all of the Governor’s suggestions have already been. introduced. The bill providing for a uniform system of auditing claims against the state has already passed the senate by a unanimous vote and has been sent over to the house for their action. The bill pro- i mlnistrative board, consisting of seven elective ofllcers of the state, was considerwa amended at a_joint' meeting of the State Affairs Commit- tees, of the two houses and as so amended was favorably considered by the Committee of the Whole of the-Senate and is now up for third reading by that body. The other four bills which provide for the cre- atioii of a State Industrial and Labor Department, State Department of Ag- riculture, Conservation Department, and tor the transfer of vital statistics from the Secretary of State's owes to the ethos of the Commission of committees in the. two houses. Among the 7 important legislation proposed distill: the week. was a bill providing to; an Hum day with gay and one-half for overtime tor workers is mines. mills“ curries. ' factories or. uncontested" establish- ments. This biliku introan by Rep. Holland‘s! Gentle sad has sl- mdy around mentions opposition. The «about W the stats Coastsan was crystallised by on» F bill unease» by 3». mm- which would obelisk m . "- 7 [is e smmmmmu. eon. action would. p i1 stagger municipal contracts on th' j «use - c- As Reported by Lulslitlvs Do- v pmmont, Michigan State ed out by these committees and are - 23, or an increase of some two hund-' ‘1 a new record for the number of bills - ' non of Genesee. vidin-g for the creation of a state ad— '3 ,' pm at 8.1” tons. The attic nuts oi crop triple“ ' at 1.9%.!” toss. _ . ' . mated by the passion. chill intro-, 1‘ linseed?" and 40%,‘607‘to ducbd by new Deviant Van Bum * 'm an menu do km or More stringent regu; lations with reference _. into Michigan are pro- sumu ed "by Rep. Read of Kal- . . ' _ , amazoo. This bill states? in part, “It shall 'be unlawful to - bring any sheep into the state bee tween March 31st and Oct. hit 'of‘ any year for breeding or grazing pun" “ prises, except by the written permis- s’lon of the Commissioner of Animal, ' Industry or State Veterinarian 1111-. '* less such sheep have been dipped at least ones under government super- vision." This bill has been fa/vor—. ‘_ ably considered by the Agricultural Cornmittoe at the House and isnow' up for consideration by the Commit- tee of the Whole of that body. 0 t t ’ More just rates for auto licensfs for less than a year are proposed is a. bill introduced by Rep. McDonald-- ' of Hughton. For motor vehicles reg- lstering between April 151; and Sept. ist. a tax or 3-4 of the regular rate would be collected and for motor ve— ‘hlcles registering after Sept. 1st one- ‘half the regular license would be charged. ' , . 0 t 0 State aid tor fighting grasshoppers- as advocated by the State Form 1311- 3 ' roan, is provided in a bill introduced ‘_ by Sen. Eugel of Missaukee. This bill is entitled. "A bill authorizing ‘ the stats to reimburse counties and , townships to the extent of. oneLhnlfggvg of the amounts spent by such coun- .2 ties and townships in connection with .‘ '- ; 3 i _ the destruction of grasshoppers aha similar pests, making, almapproprie- tlon therefor, and providing a tax to meet the same.” . t t C An increase of the mill tax for the University of Michigan from 3-8 to 5-8 013. mill was proposed by Rep. Lennon of Genesee- Passage ‘of th bill would increase by $1,120,000 the 3, annual revenue of the U. of M. . t t It A; bill to prevent aliens from owns . ing or having in their possession any 3 shotguns. rifles, pistols or other fire-p : arms was introduced by Rep. Lon- ; in other states: ‘ I ' O I I Excessive expenditures for high» way repair purposes would be prev: vented 'by a bill introduced by Rep. , Jensen of Delta. This bill would _’ prohibit the State Highway Commls-n- ; sioner from expending during any ’ calendar year in any township, more than 1-2 of 1 percent oi the assessed , valuation of the township for repairs on‘ any state reward roe-d construct- ed prior to August 14th, 1913. t l~t : The old proposition of requiring all Vehicles traveling on the pub’lio .. ’ roads during the hours of darkneu: to carry lights, was revived by a bill introduced by Rep. Coleman of Cal- houn. ‘ animal drawn vehicles, traveling on the public highways to carry lights showing plainly from the rear during ' the same hours as automobiles are now required to be lighted. A fine Health are now being considered by e“ of not more than $25 or 10 days in isil is provided for violation of this“ " l measure. . Similar proposals have been introduced st when: sessions to the bringing of sheep } . vided in a mu intro-due. This bill is what is " . termed the “Alien. Firearm'Bill." and .N “is closely modeled after laws in force 1 ‘ This bill would require all » but have never reversibly _: solved. ' WW senor muss {' Moraine to a cable received from A; Comoreisi Attache Footy, dam Jess.st 14, the mat crop-ct Ass-j routine is now expected to reach 15'.- 1 090.900 tone. on exportsbio our: 9! the Wheat and. 99.173} 3 .1.- .‘ A sv, V __‘.._.s_.__.’_4— __..--—.-—_._... -a - _< .. ._.~. .— 44-“...7. .. y . .r; j of control over its several purchasing "i921 l arm 'ureau Adopts New P1311 ABITTER fight that had been raging in ,. bureau V circles for several months was. ,cuhninated a the annual meeting last Friday When .1 as. Nicol was elected president over C. 'Bingham, and the plan of commodity or- ganization approved. -’ ' a: The issue at stake was whether the Farm Bureau should continue as in the past as “one “big- farmers’ organization,” with a strong ‘ “centralgovernment having autocratic powerg an marketing departments, or whether this auth- ority should be decentralized and distributed 1. among" separately _ incorporated bodies organ- ized along commodity lines and having repre- ‘Sentation in' the central body. It wa the position of‘ Sec. Bingham, Vice- - Pres. Potts, B. A. Holden, chief. of the organ- izing staff, and others, that the present plan should -be continued. In his recommendations .gupon the subject, Bingham declared that the .Farm Bureau was never intended to be just “another farm organization,” but the Farm: ,e‘rs’ organization of the state, free from en- tanglements With other Organizations. ‘“ It is right that the policyland program of work for _th.e next two years be absolutely upon the 1 same general lines as that of the last two years,” he said. ‘ But the majority of the executive commit- tee thought differently and brought, out a re- v, ’ port which recommended in substance that the i . s l l 1 l farm bureau members be organized according , to the commodities produced, and that instead . of being represented-in the Farm Bureau by : of the M. A. e. V would all have voice in central 303-, “departments,” each' of which would be re- sponsible fer the acts and failures of other ’- ”d-epartments, should be banded together into 3 . growers to. finance grain elevators, or a. over general policies of the. bureau. etc. men in;th hranch or farming. “ separate corporations having direct control of the nitrketing of the particular products grown by them, and having indirect control ‘over the State organization, through inter- locking directorates. ' This plan was Originally presented to the ' “ '1 Michigan Farm Bureau through Hale Ten- ‘na‘nt, representing the extension department 'It had received Delegates at Annual Meeting Approve Commodity Idea of Marketing l The New Officers JAS. NICOL, President Born In Glasgow, Scotland. Came to U. 8. as a child. I Went to. work for grain dealer at 14 yearsof age. En- gaged in grain trade for twenty-eight years. Located in ‘ Michigan in 1900 on form near South Haven. Owns two “80's.” and rents 50 acres. 60 acres in fruit including 1,000 poor trues. 2.400 peach; 1,000,.applos. Aotlvan term organization work. Secretary of South Haven Fruit Exchange, served two terms as president oi Michigan Hor- “cultural Society. member of Grange and Masons, served two years as member executive committee Michigan state Farm Bureau. , ' , I“. L. NOON, Vice-President Born on the farm near Jackson where he now lives. “Mike” Noon-specializes in fruit and dcirylng. He owns 206 acres. A good deal of his life has been spent In try- ing to lift agriculture to where ii. belongs. He is pro:- ldont of the Jackson County Farm Bureau; p sldent of the Jackson County Milk Producers' Ass’n; direc in.the Michigan Milk Producers' Ass’n. He organized and is a director In the Grass Lake Oo-operativo Elevator and leo Stock Exchange. Mr. Moon I: also a direotcr of the Jack- son News. ‘ New Members Executive Committee MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Member of legislative committee Michigan women ~voters, women’s work committee Michigan state Grange. pioneer in'Monroo County farm bureau organization. tire- ih farm chairs. A. T. DEPUE Helped organize his, section of Upper Peninsula for form bureau. veteran In organizing farmers' cooperative companies, close student of co-oporatlve and economic prob- lems; farms in Menominee County. FRED ShflTH , Prominent Antrim County farm bureau leader. helped start Michigan Potato Gmwors’ Exchange, also was on first board of directors of the Michigan Livestock Exchange. W. n. PHILLIPS ' Five years In farm bureau work, local and state. act- ive in all three state conventions. manager of Decatur oo- oporative associations. and member of board of control of local elevator exchange; farms near Decatur. Delegates to Am. Farm Bureau Convention James Nicol, M. L. Noon, A. J. Rogers, Beulah: A. E. lilendeh, Adrian: O. A. Bingham. Oakland. less worker opinions of the Tennant plan. He said, “All commodity organizations have invariably succeeded. Those managed from strong cent- ral authority have invariably failed. All oth- er states have either adopted ‘the Tennant plan or are going to. -And I believe that the future successful marketing organization ,Will be effected along commodity lines. That is distinctly the trend at the present time.” Unfortunately the delegatespwere not per- the. endorsement of the county agents and had been finally ac- cepted by the executive commit- te‘c. o ,7 _ “Under this plan,” said Ten- nantgdisrnssing it before the del- egates. “there 'is no-possibility of control from the top down. This builds from the bottom up.” "His arguments in favor of the _ plan Were as follows: 1. All successful farm organiza- tions of the United States are based -on commodity lines. 2. Financial and other require- ments of various cemmodity organ- izations radically different. Tennant - declared. it was absurd to expect beet potato growers'to become‘responsible 7‘ for the losses of the fruit growers, 3. commodity organiza t i o n s :ernment Which would have control “4. This. type of organization\ " would bring to the surface the very’ vgl'l‘eneant; casted, id Hansen. .: “ egccliiornia Fruit as saying; _‘ ‘ I V ifiéntrfnlized. control V SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION SEEDS woo L MINOR "PRODUCTS A l “...k{l||||lililiiil’ . o‘" , .. ya, A\/ . of 0 g ' t' ‘ mitted to judge the main issue upon its mer- its. Various questionable methods were em—. ployed to prejudice them. Charges and counter-charges were whispered back and forth involving some of the most responsible men in the organization. Personalities were indulged in and more than once it was rum- ored that sensational disclosures would be made which would force the resignation of two or more individuals. Most of this talk had about the same effect on the delegates as rain on a duck’s back. Throughout the en- tire convention they maintained a dignified composure and weighed the issue carefully from all angles. That their final decision was the result of mature and unbiased judgment none can deny. The Farm Bureau delegates did not- approve the commodity organization plan from prejudice or ignorance, but from the sincere conviction that it is the best plan )ior the organization to follow. Farm Bureau Finances Fred Van Norsdall of Three Rivers, treas- urer, reported that the cash on. hand, Jan. 31, 1920 Was $2,145.95, with total receipts for the year of $384,554.14, making a grand total of $386,700.09. Total disbursements from Jan. 31, 1920 to Jan. 31, 1921 were $383,650.90, leaving a balance Jan 31, 1921, of $3049.19. 1' Resolutions Adopted 1. 'It is resolved by the delegates of the Michi- gan State Farm Bureau that American farm pro- ducts should have equal consideration in nation- al protective tarifis with other products and furth- er that the Eanergency Agricultural Tariff bill now before Congress is hereby endorsed further that a copy of this resolution be sent to all of Michigan’s Senators and Congressmen as an expression of Michigan Agriculture. 2. Resolved, that the Board of Delegates in its 3rd annual meeting urge the early enactment of House bills numbers 51 and 52 relating to re- organizatiOn to state agricultural and conserva— tilonal departments. Also do we urge ‘the same ER r and - action on the bill regarding state aid in gra-sshop— V per control. . 3. Resolved. that the Michigan State Farm Bureau thru its legislative committee support the plan of merging the many agricul— tural boards now in existence in'to centralized departments, urge passage of a state income tax in the place of the present personal intangi— ble tax on bonds and mortgages; government; request adequate ap- for counties combatting the hopper plague and urge the passage made of all bills presented and where necessary actively oppose or support such legislation. ed that the Bureau relinquish its the money and the Bureau is self— supporting; urged that the powers of county road commissioners in lay— ing out the so—called Covert roads ed by the legislature; opposed the proposed tariff on Canadian lumber; recommended that every automobile fee of $3; instructed the executive committee to keep close supervision over all the business operations in organized counties, and to co-Opera- ate with the counties in securing goOd‘b’uslness managers, etc; re— dong commodity lines. was loch oommodlq ., quested the legislature to make am; 1316 appropriations for. the M. A. 0.; endorsed ,thevcampaign tor Near East Id: rope-com all In' masters “ct ‘wnu- ~‘ ~ relief. the ' strive for greater economy in state . propriation for the Michigan Agri— ' cultural College; urge the state aid ’ grass~ _ of the seed law that will give real ‘ protection; that investigation will be 1 Additional resolutions recommend; ‘ claims to the $3,000 which was ap- ' pro-priated by the 1919.1egislature be— . cause of the fact that the state needs' and spreading assessments, be limit— ' driven tram a factory in Michigan to . pomts Outside the state pay a license , _ .‘A'7-_"‘I/cb-'a=b.‘«ts;. 1 - . . , ,‘g‘q .1...— w»‘- ..._._ ~ , Five Thousand Farmers and Wives at - M." " HE great crowd of farmers and their families who gathered at the M. A. C., during Farmers’ Week rather dIS' putes the statement that farmers are losing in-, terest in that institution. There was no lack of interest on the part .of the five thousand or :more people,.in the agricultural exhibits and the various meetings that were held during the week. ‘ ’ Every one of the twelve group meetings were well attended and the programs were filled with able speakers. The discussions covered a wide range of farm topics includ— ing soil surveys, muck land experiments, crops, marketing, farm taxation and finance, etc. . Many speakers were of national prom- inence and came from long distances to talk to the farmers of Michigan. Among them were S. S.,McClure, publisher of McClure’s Weekly, w h 0 gave a most in- teresting review of conditions in Europe as ob- served on a re- cent trip through that continent; Chas. J. Brand former chief of the U. S. Bureau of Markets, who talked‘ on the marketing prob- lems ; A. F. Lever, one of the authors of the Smith-Lever act; Dean Davenport the Illinois College of Agri- culture, and others of more or less promin- once. A feature ofthe week was the gigantic pa- rade staged by the College in which practical- ly every activity of the College was represent- ed. The parade was led by the College band 'and military units. v In line were also representatives from all the students units, rough—clad foresters, girls in athletic costumes, and young ladies from the economics departments carrying signs il- lustrating various points of interest in Farm: crs’ W'eek exliibits. In the parade were also “Michigan’s best” horses, cattle, sheep and swine. These were followed ,in turns by tractors, trucks and general farm machinery. The pageant presented in its entirety a mag- nificent spectacle and revealed to, the visitors. the many different activities in which the Col- lege and extension departments are engaged. Grain Exhibit What was characterized as the largest small grain exhibit ever held in Michigan was the Former Congressman A. F. Lever, \ who talked straight from the shoulder of on Farm‘ Economic Problems. ).. Member: of Michigan Potato Growere' Ass’n,- who were advised at their annual meeting last week —by Daniel been. potato authority of New York. to hold their potfloee “m higher tirioeei‘ . tool: recent government reports to Indloate that a large supply of potatoes has mysteriously iii-appeared end thet prleee would be higher In the spring. ' Hie stetement tree the telk- ot‘the meeting. ;_ Largest Crowd in History of Institution Throng Campus During armers’ Week ’ ing O'uf h’c'llfaiti7 display of grains in the Agricultural Build- ing, which included many of the prize~win- ning samples displayed by Michigan grovvers at the International Hay and Grain «Show. The rye samples were the finest in the United States and contained among others the twen— ty-nine which were exhibited at the Chicago show and won all but one of the thirty hon.- ors for rye. Individual exhibits are deserv- ing of menfion but lack of space in this issue [prevents our going into further detail upon this and many other features of the week’s events. Rail Rates Burden Farmers The general meetings of the week were held in the Gymnasium, which was packed to the doors each day. The principal tOpics of discussion at these meetings had to do princi- pally with the economic problems of agricul- ture. . , , ~ Chas. J. Brand, former chief of the Bureau of Markets, but now president of the North American Fruit Exchange discussed the sub- ject of marketing at considerable length, tell- ing of the wastes that occur as the result of improper packing of farm products, and of the enormous burdens that had fallen upon the agricultural industry as the result Of the increased freight rates. Discussing the dif' ference between land and ocean freight rates, he said: “You can actually ship potatoes from Scotland and Denmark, lemons from Italy and othereproducts from foreign coun- ries cheaper than you can move the same pro- ducts from the producing sections to, their natural markets.” Mr. Brand did not blame‘ the railroads entirely for the increase, point- Sugar Beet Growers Reject Manufacturers’ Contracts ' IVE HUNDRED delegates to the annual ‘ meeting of the Michigan Sugar Beet Growers’ Ass ’n, unanimously rejected the contract which had been prepared by the sug- ar manufacturers for the 1921 season, and voted for a contract on a higher basis, similar to the one adopted by the growers of Color' ado. The delegates also voted without a sin— gle dissenting voice to retain it present enti- ty, instead of surrendering its functions to the Farm Bureau as some outside the grow- ers’ organization had arguedshould be done. The contract offered by the companies with- out consulting the growers was substantially the same as last year’s, except that the guar- anteed minimum was reduced from $10 to $6, this being based on 5 cent sugar. The sliding scale arrangement would give the growers. $10 .on 9 cent sugar, as shown below: ‘ (Continued on page 19) i of the they were only , asking six per cent on their'capitalization. He," didn’t say anything about watered stock. But \ he did make it plain that there would have to- be’ reductions in freight rates ,or else many"? farmers would be ruined. I - ‘5 ’ Mr. Brand urged that the proposed tariff be enacted. He called attention to the fact, that Wide discrimination existed between their tarifi on U. S. and Canadian farm products. He said that apple growers had to “pay. a tar-r ifl’ of 30 cents penbarrel when they shippedrto , Canada, but that Canadian growers were tax- 7 ,; ed only a ten-cent duty. Bank Official Arouses Farmers :e The agricultural sectiOn of the Michigan if: Bankers’ Assin held several sessions during”; F 7 ers’ \Neek when the subject of farm , ere its was taken up. the banks had b e e n pressed , hard to take care demands farmers, but that‘ th 6 banks hoped to be able to con. tinue to _ assist. the farmers in t h e “orderly marketing of their crops.” It was the senti- ment of the ga th- of the ering, hoWever, that no assist- ance would be g i v e n farmers for the purpose of “speculating” on their " crops. Where the line I I , was to be drawn between the holding of crops V; for orderly marketing and for speculation -j was not made clear. ‘ :1] ~ In an address upon the subject, Mr. Robert Alma L. Bin‘zel Ass’t Prof. (3th Training at Agricultural Collegee Min- nesota and New York. who gave their fermers' wives some thoughts on their rearing ,of healthy children. é. a It was admitted that . obligations to Democracy through the». .. A,“ B. Locke, manager of the Detroit branch‘ of I J the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, touch-- ed ofl some fireworks when he said that the more than the prices of any other products during the war, and that farmers had as a re- sult made “enormous profits.” the farmers should not hold their crops to speculate upon them, and warned them that} the federal reserve banks could not and Would ‘ _ .. not loan money to member banks for the pur-. ‘ pose of encouraging “speculation.” other remarkable statements made Among by this j prices of agricultural products ‘had increased e- §"" . ’. L‘ He also said .‘ ‘v speaker ‘was one to the effect that faerIS" . Should pay off their-mortgages and not permit. them to run for an indefinite; ‘period, ‘I; should like to see the (Continued on page e-b‘m HA.H:H H». 'm-ie m j p. ‘two courses open to producers—— V was so low the middleman ’s charge @after” putting the middleman out . .1, of, the possibilities v'ILthefsitua-tion was just this:-A big Forced: to'Mdiét Apple Ci'oP’ . s’ ., .4 A Few éeautles. . TAR BE IT from me to tirade against _ ; middlemen. We need middlemen to iii/ridge the. gap between producers and con- sumers, just'as we need bridges to get acress . firivers.~ But there is such a thing as having 9 " too many bridges; when you build bridges just for the sake of building them, then it is -time to stop.‘ When a middleman’s charges [are so much that the value of the crop will not pay the charges, there are t —‘ ‘ By E. A:.KIRKPATRICK :iery,,' and, no assurance that the cr0p would 1 " - ‘pay for the cost of marketing it. These growers ta'cxled their county agent first of all. He tackled the State Bureau of -Markets; and together they moved the apples straight from the orchards to apple sauce, with the aid of women’s clubs, civic leagues, and chambers of commerce. The cities of 'Passaic, Paterson, South ' Orange, ‘ Newark, Elizabeth and Jersey City were benefitted by this direct marketing. . One of the men who had a lot to do with this marketing stunt, A. L. Clark, chief of the State Bureau of Markets, told of the work as follows, .and the story is disclosed through the New Jersey Experiment Station: “Last August we began to notify the dis- trict vice-presidents of the federation of wom- en’s clubs and the district home ‘ chairmen through the state chairman of home economics, of the heavy crop of apples ma.- turing and the need of clear channels of dis- tribution from producers to consumers. economics The New Jersey consumer new huys these direct from the grower. Through the use of weekly reports which. these same women sent in to us we were able to show the organized women of the state the tremendous “spreads” made by retailers. In August, for instance, prices of apples showed over 100 per cent “spread” between the wholesale and retail prices. “It was not long before some of the wom~ en’s clubs asked why they could not buy these apples direct from the growers at wholesale prices. Arrangements get rid of the middleman or quit raising the crop. The first eOurse is the one that fruit grow: ers in Warren county,rNeW Jersey,’ took last fall. They couldn’t take . the last course, for their crops were already grown and ready to har- vest. They had to get rid of the ~ middleman, not because they had' ' ' anything against him, but because their crop was large and the price __woi_lld eat up all the profits. So, of marketing, were made with motor truck own— ers, and county agent Houston completed the arrangements for the growers. As a result practic. ally 6,000 bushels of apples have been hauled by motor truck from \Varren county to Jersey City, Pat- erson, Passaic, and other cities around that section. These apples have netth the grower from ninety cents to a dollar a bushel in built on his farm. N0 packages have been bought. The trucks CélI'I'leL-‘(l from 125 to 175 bushels laid on straw and blankets, and‘covered with blankets. They rode very V sell, Jae-marketing machin- Ix~::"‘éD‘etroit'.Area‘ Milk Price for January One of Lowest in United States COMPARISON of the .» prices paid» to pro- duCers of 'milk for ing the month of January as reported by the "U. S. Department of Agriculture, discloses the unpleasant 'and unexplainable fact. that the“ producers of the Detroit area received the city distribution dur- Packing apples and getting them ready for market. could come forWard with a perfectly plaus- ible alibi in explanation of the difference be- tween the price they are paying formilk and what the distributors of other c5ties are pay- ing. We do not need to be reminded of the 0 er cities of the country. we“ with a1- (Continued on page 18) Michigan Producers Hit Harder Than the Average for the Entire Country in the above named States- - t is important that Do- troit is struggling in a period of depres— sion. For that matter so are all the oth— It neans nothing to us that a, handful of Detr it people cannot afford to pay enough for milk to reimburse the producer for at least his cost of production, when that great and wealthy city is amply able to provide its poor with all the milk they need. lilvery city [has its poor to contend, with, but the farmers are not asked to sell their products to the many at prices less than cost of production for the benefit of the few. The facts of the matter appear to be that the milk supply of the city of Detroit is under a monopolistic control which dictates the pric— cs to producers and consumer alike. Through its milk stations in widely scattered sections and its holdings in condensaries, drying plants, etc., it is able within short .periods- of time to create a surplus or shortage as best suits its fancies; through its political influ— ence in DetroTt and its banking and inewspap'a er cei‘mections it presents an invulerahlo front to any organized opposition on the part of the consumer. In short, it holds the whip hand over the Detroit milk area. It believes in harmony so long as its dividends are not interfered with, but When those are threaten— ed it shows its. teeth. So thoroughly entrench- ed is- this concern at the ,present._.time that it ‘ would probably: be a- .physical—impossibility forithe farmerswho regularly supply the‘city of». Detroit toufo‘rce it? to pay ,them. a. living prlce' against; .it,$~“.~?vziislies- -»With-abs}center:1 constantly assuming ‘ greater "Icontr‘oli'byefigthe 'fact that Detroit has had an annoying surplus ,lowest price of any section with but fourex- ‘ to wrestle With. So have all the other cities jgceptions. Of the exceptions, two cities report the same price as the Detroit figure, vi_z., $2.50 and two slightly lower prices. - p ' The reports cover one hundred and twenty- I — five cities representing forty-six states. The prices paid to producers vary greatly accord- ”ing: to. the locality, farmers in the high-pro- , ducing dairy sectLons receiving as a rule the 1’ "lowest price and farmers in the - southern states 'Where little dairying is carried on the highest price. The large, majority of the cit- — ‘. ”ies report a surplus of milk which is always ~.-..a vexatious problem and helps to keep the 3 5 " price of the entire yield below the cost of pro- ' duction, - V Inasmuch as the farmers supplying milk to‘ p the city of Detroit aredoing so at less than ‘ ; pygcqst of production, it is only fair to them that= they should be informed of What "their ,'_ .fellowfarmers in other «states are receiving,. [Tand'iwhere it-‘is shown that these farmers-are ‘rbeing paid a higher price, it is entirely natur— al and proper forgthemgftg‘seeb the ‘ reason i ‘Ituwould no't‘.,b"e"' just to compare the» Detroit, -" "th 'that’ obtaining in“ many cities; 4 he‘ri‘éduct‘igon isi'lséfittilaefi’tfte. -' sweeps-("men airs? e .Deti'bi't'f:.Price Fafiéitfifit 8h‘f'stat’es as ‘WiSGdifISin, "' COMPARISON OF PRICES PAID MILK PRODUCERS IN DETROIT AREA AND‘ELSEWHERE FOR THE MONTH OF. JANUARY Pmd. Selling 'pricea per cwt. of raw milk de- livered In bulk, reduced tq..,3:5 pct B.F. basis , 4.04 4.55 4.63 2.80 3.67 2.50 Dealers’ Sell— ing prices to family trade per quart Markets for which prices are 97ven . San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego . . . . . . Denver, . . . . 0010. Spring Chicago South Bend . . . . . Des Moines Springfield Detroit Grand Rapids Kalamazoo ' Mnneapofis* 1st. Paul* " Missouri: T"Ca1if9rsia,s,Neiv, ” ’ i " ’ . .12.». . . ,. - , milk ibusmes“ um Devan-throttling 011‘?“ 901.3- Petition, 'th-e‘ preducer may. well ask what the future holds fortht He maxing SQ himself Whether the presentisn’t 9- time as any for ..the producerslofmilkftolget into the distribution game themselves ‘ Indians, Mishearimfl 53f" . 514.5 ,_ pit-gamers 0f milk. ,The sacs-I ‘ 9W? 511911;: at comp. ,rison, , hummus cities the pro: rs" " M Mubuting stations. H ouJ We éhahged a, Run-Down'Farmf Into .a Prpfit-PrOduG-ing?Business, - By 0. D.’ dnAsn' .i HEN~-_MY fath~ :1 er-in—law and I . were; running a featherduster factory. in, Iowa we believed in making use of the best equipment obtainable for the purpose. We “did not attempt to operate a modern factory in delapidated buildings with outjof-date ma- chinery. It is to the point of this article to state that we made a success of that busmess to the extent that when we decided to live in Colorado on account of the climate, we were able to dispose, of the factory at a good fig- ure. To the success of this business we owed our abilitv to purchase and equip a farm of 178 acres-in the fertile Greely district of Col- orado. This farm at the time of purchase was somewhat run—down, with no improvements, Straw—thatched sheds for barns, and the land far below 100 per cent efficient. Had we 1n- tcnded running the place as our predecessor had done, the purchase price alone would have been too much to invest in it. But we believed, judging from our business experi- ence and the advice of well-to-do farmers in the district, that with proper handling and equipment the farm could be made to pay. Far from regretting the undertaking we have been well satisfied with it as a business ven- ture. For four years we have given this farm as studied and critical attention as we ever gave the factory, sparing no expense to make It thoroughly systematic and economically effic— ient. Perhaps had we been brought up on a farm, or had farm experience, we might have become accustomed to certain economies and make-shifts until we took them for granted; at any rate we should probably have been slower to make a sweeping change from the old to the new where it involved great ex- pense. But the whole propositiOn being a new problem we were compelled to cons1der each item from the standpoint of business ef- ficiency; and in nearly every case decided in favor of the highest degree of improvement. During the time we have had this farm we have built two six-roomed tenant houses, one barn, two hollow-tiled silos, feeding sheds for cows, steers, sheep, and hogs, an up-to-date poultry house; and have installed a system' of electrically propelled machinery for pumpmg and supplying of water and for cutting 'and grindng of feeg This power is obtained from a local power company through our own transformer. The electric current also makes it possible to fill silos at any time and to get a 'good grade of ensilage by running a hose over the top of the silo with force connections for ;wetting dOWn the ensilage as it goes into the i(silo. I A Feed Cutter, an Electric Englne and Molasses Wagon are part of OUI‘ modern equlpment. ' . Stock water at the barn is drawn from a well by an electrically driven pump 300 feet from the supply tank or reservoir. This tank is 16 feet long, 4 feetwide and 5 feet deep, made of concrete and covered so'that the sup- ply of water is kept cool in summer and above freezing in winter. It is so built as to sup- ply all water through troughs by automatic floats, obviating the possibility of attendants forgetting to turn on the water when the stock need it. An ample trough is placed. in each feeding pen which is always full up to a certain level. All animals that require water to help‘produce fat get it automatically by these float valves. 'up in the center of a circular tank used in the fat-cattle feeding pen and the water above this inlet never freezes. Tank heaters are used, however, to raise the temperature to such a degree that stock will take large quan- tities of water even in cold weather. In the fat-cattle yard we use a feeding bunk 64 feet long, surrounded by a concrete platform 5 feet wide, on which the cattle stand clear of mud or water in wet weather. The top of the bunk is two feet above the platform and will accomodate 80 cattle. View of the Feeding Bunk showing the construction and rel- ative slze. .ing oflcow‘s' and “ calves A constant supply comes . edto' facilitate 1 while the or 5‘} _, work of the farm is carried. on; that is, so that the shortest possible time will be consult; ed in doing chores. This structure is 40 feet" by 60 feet, with a ten foot concrete basement; a ten-foot studding, 40 feet from the base? ment floor to the peak of- the trussed r‘é!0f.,-f1 This basement room is used for feeding stock; and has a floor of natural sandstone serves as well as concrete and saved a great, : expense. All above the ground, floor is hay: . mow which has a capacity of 150 tons of hay after being run through the feed cutter. Our two silos with combined capacity of” tons, are built in a direct line with the imam entrance of the barn, the purpose of this: . location being that we might use a time and: ‘ ' labor-saver in the form of a truck running on, ‘ track through the barn, between the silos, and to the feeding bunk outside. A housed alley-way six feet six "inches in height covers ‘_ the track through the barn. The top is sealed}. the sides made entirely of WOVen-wire doors," 4 doors to each 8 foot section of track, there being a double row of doors on each side, one row above and one row below, removing the necessity of carrying or lifting feed to the track. The truck is emptied by means of pair of doors at the bottom operated by a’ crank at "one end so that ,the load drops to the iceging bunks without being handled with. ‘ or s. We keep a few horses to distribute bedding and for some hauling, the farm being supplied with two light cars, one auto truck, and also a tank for hauling molasses—a residue unfit‘ for domestic use—from the sugar factory, for. use in fegding cattle. An electric engine, feed cutter, with carrier to hay mow, complete;- our modern equipment at the present time ;' but we expectto ‘add to it regularly as the; market‘ provides and our needs require. For" by this method we have put this farm On paying basis, marketing yearly 80 to 100 beefi cattle, 200 sheep, 50 to 100 hogs and several hundred chickens, all of pure bred' stock, the work being done by two men. . . Our hay mow is filled twice with one year’s, crop from 60 acres of alfalfa; the silos are. filled twice from 30 acres of corn; 20 acres are put in sugar beets; 12 acres in potatoes 3: 33 acres in small grain, 23 acres being left for .~ pasture. Our farm .policy is to raise on the land the. bulk of the feed required during the, year, turning off the sugar beets» and potatoes. against what we have to buy, thus making us approximately independent of the ,fluctu4' ations of feed prices. I :Use Careful Loading Methods When Shipping Live Stock to Market ’ if, F limsy Partitions and Over-Loaded Cars Cost~Farmers Who Ship Stock Thousands of Dollars Annually l EEK BEFORE last we published an . article calling attention to the waste :of public funds resulting from a lack of sym- pathy and co-operation by the farmers of the :state, with the officials, in the effort to est-ab~ llish a conditiOn of animal health and sanita- ltion. Since writing the article referred to, i’the attention of the writer has been called to lother cases in which the farmer is failing to. ldQ his partin connection with undertakings ‘fthat have been planned and exploited espec— (ially for his benefit. The Michigan Central i Railroad Co. has constructed and is operating one of the finest live stock markets in the ‘Country for the express purpose of giving ,to the‘Michigan farmer a chance to‘ offer“ his stock for sale. Ever“ since the Detroit Live Stock Market was first opened, nearly 40 years ago, a campa'gn of education, in connec- I"tion with the shipping of live animals to mar- , diet, has been going on;‘ shippers have been ' frequently warned against overloading cars 'find the making of weak and flimsy partitions ‘ ' for Separatingone kind of stock from anoth- 00‘1111119 after column has been written .By H.“ H. MACK and published in the effort toinduce the country shipper and farmer to lead his live stock with greater care. Special Demonstrations Lastwinter at the Detroit live stock yards a. band of co-operative .live stock shippers and their agents came together for the purpose of studying marketing methods, grades of .live stock , and instructions to follow when shipping live animals to market. At this meeting the officials of the Dgtroit stock yards produced facts and figures showing the tre— mendous losses sustained by shippers during the past year. In connection with these re- ports- it Was shown that .in nearly every case the animals 10st, had been sent in by co-oper- ative shipping . associations, composed ex- ,clusively of farmers. , W , _ j In spite of the efforts that haVe been made to-‘induCe‘the co—operative 'shipper, to be more careful in leading his ‘ live stock, reports of week before lastis business» at. the. Detroit stack yards-show the: Glimpse th‘anflm- , animals, nearly all of them fat and fit for/ human food. The dead animals that rolled out of the cars to the unloading platform,f; were not .the only losses resulting from care: less loading methods; there were many crip-x. ' ples that had to be sold at a big discount from the prices that were pad for perfect animals. ‘ In one of the shipments, referred to above,.¥.i i: there were 17 dead lambs and one dead hoggii-i, " In another car there were 10 dead lambs and} one dead hog. Sixteen dead lambs were talc-‘5' cn from a car that had only come from Grand Blanc, Mich, and a Fowlerville car had. 7: dead lambs. Investigation showed that'all of" these shipments came, from cO-operative ship ,4 pers and were directly the result of careless; loading and the Construction of ‘weak and faulty partitions. ' ‘ ‘ Animals Unfit for Slaughter ' ’ Another serious mistake, which. _, is" be’ made by co-operative shippers, isf'yvse‘ndlng stOck which'is not iniproperisidond thru the spring ,a mer i, ket G am 1 .Mone ileaoe uaramtee Allan's am 0/ Hiflhzlfiausc' sbesiséuamnlccdb 'n/e mom v/ear and conjorl han anyolhcr shoe sol al [he sa be. as lhc lealher is Willy’st . lhe proper shapegl [he '2 6 rjj Contest Open-to. Everybody ‘ i p . For years we have been advertising Our shoes to the good people" here in a ‘Michiga‘n. , ~ 5, Worn" and Continued to buy oar shoes. , i? ’ The shoes make good; everywhere they tell ,us so. r , . What ,kind'~ of an advertisement would you p p I {Write'fOr Such a shoe? ‘ ~ ‘ i], . ' k Try_your hand at it. 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Built of Mileage Leather — Therefore Smileage Qualitya In case of a tie, prize Will be paid to‘ both contestants. 7' t 1? Contest closes midnight, April 15th. 9? Prize award to be made before May 10th. at; ‘ o Use this . Coupon .f COUPON Please send meyour- contest circular. Also tell me. who sells Hirth-Krause More , Mileage Shoes in this dietrict. -~ Name ‘ v" \- ‘ . Addressi M ' ‘ " 'l‘ow‘h V .Co,, Grand Rapids, Mich. TRADE AND MARKET REVIEW ’ T HE coumv is, just now, pass.“ ' ing through the inevitable reac- tion which was sure to follow the general resumption of business and industrial acfivities. Probaih’ty never before in American history were so barge a Men of the men of the country idlec unchaler chimneys and a depressing silence was the order Everywhere Mg the last days of the year 1920. M- inion like those above nec- ess ly decrease the demand for [minds from and com- ingat flle tineitdfid,vvhenaime- mendous amount or! money was need- «ed to move the traps all me My, it was not an unmixed {tapas pension of bmess operations and general. industrial inactivity, reduce the demands for money, it is not hard to undeer that the W applies when a general business and industrial resumption takes place. There isranotiher aspect of the sit- uation which greatly oompliates the money problem at this time and the ‘ bankers of the country are up against conditions entirely beyond their con- trol but which make it very difioult to satisfy all of their customers and, at the same time, do what they deem best- for the maximal; large. It is evident that the same reason that de- terred manufacturers and business men from making large purchases of supplies, on a declining market, is "urging them into the market with large, orders at this time, in the be- lief that liquidation has run its course and that any future price changes will be toward higher levels. It will easily be seen, then, that curb rent demands for capital with which to do business are much larger’ than they will be when the products of manufacture reach the consumer and _ the purchase price gets back into the hands of the maker. The present extreme scarcity of money is evidenc- ed by a recent. sharp increase in call ‘money rates on the New York Stock Exchange and the extricate conscr- valism of bankers with relation to real estate mortgages and long-time loans of all kinds. Considerable space has been taken in the newspapers of the country, of late, to detail the need of more work- ingnnen’s homes and to the criticism of the. banking interests because they have refused to finance home-build- ing undertakings at this time. Be- plying to the criticisms referred to, some of the leading bankers have explained the present situation giv- ing, in substance, the details printed, above concerning the present indus- trial demand for funds and, in the most courteous manner with them until they have takeIf care of the industrial situation and again, have at their disposal, a surplus for long-time loans and mortgage in- vestment. There are those among us who seem to think that bankers have at their disposal, at all times, un- limited funds and that they are fol- lowing stubborn impulsesnvhcn they decline to grant certain loans; banks are not different from individuals in the fact, that when they have mon- ey ey can loan it but when they have. it not, they must refuse the ac-- commodation. Investigation reveals the fact that the public at large is depositing less money with the banks ,at this time than for many years. 4‘ “ Scouts along the lines of advanc-‘ ing‘ business report great recent im- prOvementxin the retail situation, the country over. Since the turn of the year, many potent influences; have been at work which are causing the big department stores of the country to mark down their goods and make . I a complete clearance at a scale of prices suggested by those which " in wholesale, and jobbing lines of r trade. The tremendous price reduc- , dons, recently made by Chicago man ' order housesham had something to do with Mum the ’ taller to his‘senses. requesting , that building contractors 'be patient . , ~ 1 Edited by :H. EJMACK I GENERAL MARKET SUWY DETROIT—Rumors of' damage to Wipter wheat came all to advance sharply. Cattle dull. Hogs lower. -- .- CHICAGO—fireen bug scare in Texas seaming prices swiftly upward. 00m and oats good demand. Live stock steady. .1 when to wuss—Editor. ' 1 ‘ _ «rm: The above mama Worn-nation was manna um un- I‘m“ In; Jim as set In type. it com um mum. “l’nfirrmfllon m in mm M j: Jovian-r- ' mum-so? “me luaflbcr situaflnrn “is in status gnomes of meanide . banks in relation to the building of homes and‘the almtstWab- some of large city m I: thistime. Very fitflemm ferhmberisaotedusneaflyafluu- a! has been abandoned Im- the time being. A moderate amount of new business is develop- ing in with structural moi but pig iron MWs use- flae year as far as volume is con» sensed. A growing W {or In]!- ies' and gents" clothing is ‘ and the call for cotton cloth math- endry goods lines is m be more active than ‘at my precedhg date since the business revival began to make itselfw felt. Recent declines ‘in the selling value 'of sheep and cattle come with crushing force to the farmer, who, it would seem, already had troubles enough. Many of the leading men among us, who make a special may of agricultural phenomena in its re- lation to the ,tood supplies of the fu- ture, View with alarm the predica- ment the American farmer will be in when the spring season or' {92! opens; a tremendous decline in pro- duction is foreshadowed by condi- tions which eliminate the possibility of profit from all agricultural efi‘ort. WHEAT ‘ WHEAT? PRICES PER nu" was. 3. 19211 v wGrade (Detroit. IChlcagol N. V. No. 2 Red 31.71—‘131 1.30% lo. 2 mm 1.15 . 1.72t/2 yo. 2 Mixed.1.15 “feline E's‘o N's-YE] Ewfla 0 No.2 Bedl No.27WhlteI No.2 Mixed 2762 | ‘2Teo | Detrolt | Wheat has suffered a very active lmarket‘during the past week; first the prices were up then down. The week finished with a strong tone and an active export demand. Reports were about that Greece would be in the market for wheat and tld‘ur here Monday of the current Week which caused markets to open" strong the first day of the current week but Greece was conspicuous for her absence and markets lost their strength, .prices heading downward. ~Wheat bears declare there is not a chance of wheat prices going higher because or£~the large surplus in this country which they claim Europe will not buy even at present prices as Argentina, Aus- tralia and India. are willing to sell their surplus cheaper than we. Mr. J J. Ralph PM in discussing. ' the View: market in last week’s ism of the Rumbm Review reads his miss with this sentence: "‘11 will WhanMwmmm. tore wheat prices tan upward pm- manently.” The government report: Show winter when to be in good con- dition in emf cm m 011., m. a. was Om.“ ‘ shaman home-nu a. Y. . 2 m as. *3 m . a rm “TFEEWTMKM HoJfldeL‘l mapvm'l m m. cm ,1 ma 14m 1 in .32? my. L Last Week found the 'corn market traveling an up and down trail along with wheat, although the downward breaks were not as sharp in corn as the latter grain. At the close or last weeklcorn was looking upward with trade of a moderate volume. Meet at this trading was of a loca‘l‘natm. buying . . Northwestern houses were which helped strengthen this coarse grain considerable. Last week’s closing strength appeared at the opening of the market the current week at Chicago but soon dispersed. The Detroit market closed on Mon— day of the present'week with firices at the same level as last Saturday’s close and there was a strong steady tone to the'market.. Every week ,finds new bulls Who have deserted from the ranks, oi the beam as the belief is rapidly sprawling that corn is low encugh and should go higher; Although there is a large crop to market yet corn is an important food grain and consumption will account for the greater part of the crop. ‘ .RYE‘ There is. very little to say regard- ing r'ye. It is in practically the same cobalt-inn now as it was last Weekfi-t this writing. The market has drop- ped 8cm last 7 days and Detroit quotes No. 231: $1.52.. ' ‘ H. OA'BS“' “on more pan suites. a. m?" Grade . . patron malouql ii. V. N6. 2 WM.» .43V .41 .52 Nm:a wnlia .42' .403]; V _No. a may .39 ' smote our. run :90 M [No.2 Whlul No.8 White! No.47 WM“ betrolt I .95 ~ I .94 l .93 Oats are in about the same posi- tion as corn although it is believed -a—II / Fouler’. Walker cm in rah-m m: I: might , D. 0.. mm 11. 1921. “ML.” 1 w my _ rd country hotwaen merltihn .90' . It "will drift rd ’MJh‘Jm .01. m..- totlow ’beh 931,7 . . . NF" THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEK ~ As Forecasted by W. '1‘. Foster for The Michigan Business Farmer ne'st nu stuns: nod crop. weather for winter min. Prostitution will be located “out as flat molt cont-ring on com flu northern- a -‘ h—a ' " ativoay higher than those of . c . The markets are inclined to be’ walk as these“ continues to, buy mm hand to Light receipt ~ J? are at leading mkemfamflf if swirl: should continue. “doubts” higher prices mm be ' stylei“'a la, near tutors ' ' ' can. I. “21* up... rm amt". v, ' iii. r. cu ass—1.4.155 cu m as: am ,mmvmm nus-41min: Kldncg. » 5.41:: :1} l m mos 2mm thr‘h- out the be». I trade-sad anticith , or higher prices. A New York porter claims that «he is in receipt ‘ a leaner from a fluenQSe cil- : .y.‘ porting firm which to quote V prices the new JmMcl‘crop be- cause at its inferior quality. 1th" m~m at the York hound that .33. been Willi meet with smfl-l welcomed! this~ country if i Million. It is also reported that the demand from wholesalers is the increase, and that instead of buy- ’ ' ing from hand t‘omouth as they have done the last several months, some of them are new placing thdr orders in quantity. . ‘5. . romms' - _ sruos PER when. a. 192i . 1 asexual Bulk WES ONE YEAR AGO mom .t- . . . . . . . . . . . ..l 4‘90 14.80 A good deal of ‘comfort is to be“ found by the farmer who is still holding his potatoes in,the predic- .. tions of Daniel Dean of New York-‘7' state that prices are‘ to go higher springadvances. Mr. Dean is usual- 1y bullish on thepotato market, and declared through these columns; years ago‘tha-t the government estir mate was incorrect and that’ higher prices could’be expected. The posite happened. Nevertheless have a good: deal of faith in-what. Daniel Dean thinks about the potato market. January 1st report} which show that on 1311.181; this year therewere on ~18 mill-ion more bushels upmarket, than one year ago. Sincéihgtlfljfl; production was claimed bythe Bidi- reau of Markets to have! ‘eXcee‘d _ the 191913? about 86 million buslr- j 913, bilefo‘fksejVéral things has ha} paced. Either theffiuieauwas wrong on its early. estimate, o,r,a'n anon!!! one quantity otpoztatoes he's gone, Waste or into the bins bittensume'rs. B. W. Snow says that the goverhif" meat estimate is wrong. He reporiig. I ed in October that the crop woul 26th, he “sees no reason for chants, ing this estimate." In all events farmers would very foolish indeed to dispose of p69 tatoes on‘ the present marketed! little more could. be lost by await? in: whatever effect the Bursau’s est report may have upon themafi' ket. It is significant W the pots”, market has «tsunami, sughuy 415 late and that the aowmrard tre' ' has been scammed. W9 propose-fl, follow; this market‘va closely froifl new M. m room will 'do well watch than are several weeks.- -' I I I. - . ' 5 mum: ' .f: The figures beau-ates are}; taken from the Bureau of ,‘Markefi- 4 ' not exceed, 379,000,000, and on Jan. ' HAH‘L‘H___-i tn." (5 (oh Huh 3:!“ -., worunm‘ifli ‘ =.fi. 3230829126200 Q32 11.00031 «a no no one 2. . .ooo I22.“ - , unproces- A VIIIJEG ~~ _ ‘- I‘m-.Lnnz-I SW;®.;.!§-.2.m 5, cm." “Blue 3212c.“ on me use 5 3‘: N’ . 1 ll M1 '9. 1 .. afinwumw _; . . [23m ampere zelmo c so rare 1,11 buying the sums plans and all marketing at once will send prices, lower. Our advice. to farmers to to well now and realize what they can. The season. for heavy_com3umpti6n “they is rapidly paséing. . The De- ,Ittmarket is dull and my with all a: dollar. Other 'markcts ,_ 15“ tom; SUGAR MARKET The rat sugar market was firm ' 'j " My, February "latent! offerings ' ; ,;‘,mc light. Mere were no sales re- ' ported and prices w‘erc'nomlually un- armed. . 4 ' ‘ ‘ ' unckamged at 8,859 for t .-,‘ ' . ‘ ,, . .. ill-fine granulated, with only a, moder— , irate inquiry. - Future; more quiet and operators “peered to be‘watching develop- ments in the spot market. Prices _ were 3 to 4 points lower at midday under liquidation; ~ BOSTON W001: PRICES . The Commercial Bulldog says: _ “Business in the wool markets ,the \pm week has been hardly so? keen V 'as' during the preceding tormight. “The manufacturing situation is with- . Femou‘t material change. The emergency ' mm bill generally is believed to be “#511636 issue.” ‘ - _ a 'Pricesi 'Ohio and Pennsylvania 'IWmlaine unwashed, 40@41c; ,1: fine unwashed, 30@31c; 1-2 blood combing, 33@25c: 3-8‘blood comb- ing; 28®30c. Michigan and New : ., York ,fleeces——~Delaine. unwashed, 39 5i" " 64%; fine unwashed, 29@300; 1-2 ’ ' ‘ blood unwashed, 32@34c; 3-8 blood v unwashed, 27@29c. Wisconsin, Ellisbouri and average New England '" ‘"};—1’-2,b100d,.28@29c‘7 3—8 blood, 25 * i "one; 1-4 blood, 24@25c. Secured , basis: Texaco—Fine 12 months, 70@ 1' 806; fine 8 months, 55@‘60c. Cali— ', forum—Northern“,— 78@800; middle ‘ .connty ,75c; southern, .55c. Terri— f-(fi ‘tory—J‘ine staple, choice, 85@95c; ’ ’ 142 blood combing, 75@80c; 3—8 blood combinb, '53@56c; 14 blood combing, 4063456; fine. and medium .. -- clothing, 3563700.. Pulled—Delaine, ' “2185(890c. Moh-a.irs——-Best combing, 30@‘32,c; best carding, 25@27c. MARKETS _. In livepstock as perhaps no other market. line it is the habit for one - 2, price extreme to follow another; ex— pert Judges of cattle market condi- tions express the opinton that before another year has rolled around, steers of handy weight and high- grade butchers cattle will bring twice as much as they are selling for now; All of these men deplore the fact that growers and feeders are ' ‘sending to market animals that should be held from 30 to 60 days. They urge the importance of nursing ' the market for a, while wherever it is possible redo so. For more than three months, common killing cattle have been pouring into the leading Vmarkets of the country until ‘ the trade isstruggling with an o'ver—sup- - ply of dressed common dressed 13er that simply takes, the life out of the maxfiets. ‘ _ Quotations, from eastern . citées, show, a decline in carcass cost rang- yi‘ng from $3 to $5 per cwt. The sit— uation has reached the acute stage Wand nothing but a marked, slowing ‘ “ ’ dovm in 'the'marketward movement " of killing cattle will prevent a. furth- ‘fier slump in the selling price of live cattle and dressed beef: Prices are tow, now, it is true; but. not so low but what they can’wasily go much } war and ’c Continuation of the pres- choobud V ” ’ x , 41%.“: fig "H 3-11 -v' :. ’ ' b tallied: =an in censump- : nu mm 1m. new that the _. . Light MIX. lawyer Mlx.| mover. ~ - wheelsjof industry are beginning to tum. it is more than Him that con- ‘mmpfion nebula will go up. Every steer, heifer and good fat cow will be wanted before the season is over, if only the grower will be patient and not overle the market hopper during the next 60 days. It is true that the live stock'grower is passing through. a very trying experience, at this time but it is also- true that nearly everybody is faced by similar conditions and the man who “rocks the boat" is making conditions worse , for himself and for the other fellow. Slump ha Values The pressure of over-burdensome stocks of frozen mutton and lamb on the selling value of the home- . "grown article, is beginning to be felt with more serious results, to the lat- ter, that at any preceding date since the slump in sheep values began, nearly a year ago. The. big coolers at the country, are filled to overflow- ing with the foreign? product which has been going into consumption, slowly, at late; becausa of the un- favorable weather. gin to realize, that if. these huge stocks are to be marketed this sea- ! son, the average daily output must Provisioners bea - ' the domestic product. ‘ trade. cud-den decrease in the damn“ The wool market .begim' to Show unmistakable signs or improvement but the hopes: less dullness, in the meat end of the deal, prevents any beneficial results ‘ from, this fact. For the week ending last Saturday, Ia'mb prices in Chicago were off 50 cents per cwt. on the best and from $1.25 to $1,150 on heavyweights and culls. The high price for the week was $10.25 but the bulk of the of- feringspt‘hroughout the week, went at $9.25 to $9.75 for prime stock. The average price for the week, in ChiCago, forrall fat lambs, was $9.35 against $10.35 for the week before, $19.35 for the same week last year, $16.70. two years ago and $17 three years ago. Feeding lambs were weak and about 50 cents lower for the week. The live hog market is beginning to feel the adversity which has over— taken other branches of the live stock Arrivals have been unuSually large of late and average weights have been higher than the average demand called for. In view of the excessive suplees, the demand has held remarkably well and a. fair clearance has been made, each day. Pigs and light Yorkers are selling at a strong premium and extreme heavy weights are hard to place; the AquiCalOldgfi'f" New En‘giandflMc .. Dc Mobility __, Character; HEATH & MILLIGAN Dependable Paints are widely used to save the surface of many old CoIomal Homes in the New England States. FoIks there usually palnttheIr homes white, with green shutters—a handsome, 1mpress1ve combina- tion. Some of these homes are in a perfect state of preserva- tion though 100 years old. What better tnbute could be paid to Heath & Milligan‘ Dependable Paints be ~1mm amt 11mm; {condition is accounted. for by the large cumin ,dt: lard and the low" price at which this. commodity labelling. . ‘ ' _ Last_Sa.turday’s estimates for this week's hog receipts» was 230,000; for last Monday and Saturday estimate was 55,000 hogs but this guess was exceeded by 14,000 hogs whenlhe count was made.« Last week, western markets got 745,000 hogs, compared with 702,000, the week before and 568,000 for the same period, last year. Packing at Chicago, since Nov.\v1 is 533,000 hogs short of last year. The speculative provision market is being adversely affected by the cur— rent burdensome live hog runs and tight money conditions. The demand for fresh pork and its products is leading that for all other kinds of meat, at this time, but in spite of this fact, the volume of consumption . is held down by the lack of employ- ment'and the scarcity of ready mon-r ey among the working classes. Detroit has had the dullest cattle, trade, during the past week, that; has been known for many years, veal I calves have sold well but sheep and! lambs are at the bottom of the year’s. business and far below pre—war val- ues. Local live hog prices have been i more nearly in line with other mar- kets, recently, than for a long time back. cf‘ofccttle receipts '~ will .f gin at general «tourmaline; break» it is . than. that they are the choice of conservative home loving New Englanders, who like them/because they have .stood the test 'of 70 years of service. Milligan Paints. are also used in every other state in the Union; "There are more than ,100 distinct Paint and Varnish pro- ducts, one for each paintable sur- face—around the farm and home, — inside and out. To find them‘in your town look for trade-mark (shown above), the sterling mark of character and service; . »- ‘ - Send for our free book, “How to Paint,’_’ and CelerrPlans. - Manufacttn'i .Co' . " .- 5.8.2.2_s......c....,., mummy, t ,I ,, “Bayer” on Genuine Warning‘l Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin pre- scribed by physicians for twenty-one years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the\Bayer pack: age for Colds, Headaches, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lum- bago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger pack- ages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer 'Manufacture of Monoaceticacid- ester ' of Salicylicacid. After 30 Days = I The Belgian it} a i so 0W . tiger like It. da 5' free trial-then. if gomsfizd, only $7.50 and a few easy payments —— AN D -- the wonderful Belgian Molott. Separator is Y URS. 2‘; \ No Money Down! mg, g ,, ._ Catalog tells all—write. l.- “fig: -\ Caution! Egg-2%,“! ' ‘.':"".“;. ; shows that vibration of I cannot get out of . therefore cannot Vibrate, Don't remix cream with milk. 'J'ho Melons has won 26 "17!“ and Internath Foaling EEEE watmlflvi'is i351? M03030 Separator H. B. Babnon. U.S. Mn. muss” . 2343 when: Street. Chicagofllh Market's Highest Mark. Arc absolutely reliable—established 1853—capital $1,100,000. Write at ‘once for FREE Price List and Booklet “Successful Trapping.” Postal will do. TRAUGOTT. SCHMIDT & SONS 150 Monroe Ave. Detroit, Mich. E PAY the Finn’s Peach Tree Collection 10 Peach trees, 2 1-2 to 3 feet. Prepaid for $4 75 1 Champion. 1 Yellow St. John. 8 Elbow-ta. 2 Late Crawford. 8 Rochester. * Free Catalogue of all fruit and ornamental shrubs, plants and vines. OHN w. FINN’S ESTAB. 1890 Wholesale Nurseries Dansvllle, N. Y. r Most Profitable chick- ' "" ens. ducks, turkeys and ' vmfnbnd, hardy n meriea' ' eat poultr arm: 28th year. gend 5 c {ogirée veins. is book and catalog. ILF- NE RTOMIIIBiBm-Iill. to advertise livestock or poultryvin ‘ . M. B. F.'s' ‘ Breeders .would not sign. . the debts of about a. icot and one-half, V'SU'ING- FOR PAYMENT, OF NOTE About three years and mySelf signed another neighbor's note. When this note came due we re- newed» it for 90 days. Shortly after that. the other signer died leaving his propertre to, his wife by a Joint deed. When the note came due the wife, would not sign it and went to a lawyer and was told that she would not have to ago a. neighbor pay if she" did not sign, So I. took the note to the bank and told them she They said to never mind but for me to sign it and let it go. They said that‘if they did have to sue for payment of the note that her estate would be holding. Now the man we signed with will not do anything, not even answer the notices sent him by the bank and the bankers say they will have to sue me for the note? Now what I would like to know is if the wife of ,the deceased endorser is free? She has no heirs—From a Clare coun- ty Subscriber, Harrison, Mich, If the estate by, entirety (joint ownership by husband and wife) was created before the endorsement of the note,'the property that went to, the wife would not be liable for his debts. However if he left any per- sonal estate, or if the estate by the entirety was created af-ter' signing the note it might be made liable. This would be affected, by the renewal of the note and the extension of time so it would be quite important to know all thefa-cts- and advisable to consult local counsel. Under no ,circumstances would the wife nor her individual property be liable for the husband.—'W. E. Brown, legal editor. »— PRESERVING FENCE POSTS Fence posts are scarce in my section of the country and I woud like to know if there is any preservative we can ufe on maple, beech and hemlock posts 0 make them last longer7—W. H. R. and Sons, Benzie County, Michigan. The best preservative for fence posts is coal tar creosote. Such treatment will practically double the life of non—durable woods. The cre- osote should be applied warm, either with a brush or by dipping. It is not. necessary to treat the entire post but only that part which goes into the ground, or if brush treatment is used a band may be painted for starting a little above and extending below the point of contact wit-h the soil. Coal tar creosote can ordinarily be obtained through a lumber dealer or hardware company. The wood. should be seasoned before treatment so as to allow of the penetration of the creosote—A. E. Chittenden, Pro- fessor of Forestry, M. A. 0'. -_CLOSING ROAD - A club of members owns a large tract of land which is fenced by posts and two strands of wire,- and signs posted, "club grounds, no hunting, keep off." The government has nine forties of land in- side this club ground that have been fenced with posts with no wire and most of the posts are burnt off. There are old roads going through these lands which have been traveled by the public for the last thirty years. Has a hunter 3. right to hunt on the roads, and are the fences lawful to keep hunters from trespassing? Has the club a right to put a gate across one of the roads and‘ lock it? Our rurcl mail carrier carries the mail over this road daily. This road is not acpublic road—G. W B., Hill- man. Michigan_ The fencing in of government land with the club land is a matter that only the government can complain of: The roads described may or may not be lawfully established roads. If , they are lawfully established roads, by user or 'otherwise, they could be cloSed to any one who desires to use them, but if they have not become lawfully established roads by user or otherwise; the owner of the adja- cent premises would have the right to close them. If the premises are posted I think the fence-you describe is sufllcient to make them enclosed land, as requiredby the statute and one would not'have the right. to‘ hunt thereon;—1W. E. Brown, ,legol editor. TILE NOT Lhave about ten acres of 3 new ound I would like .to . low but una e, to do it because 0 . tile ’ through the, cen- ter of it laid about six_ inches below the ground. The. sum “for: .flthis drain 513"“ 1535:.“ de th olt enters ree es w ere; ,, . and three feet where itstons at ‘ {This was a i of the 'drain - denering. drain commissioner twice about it and he, said he would see to it but the never has, When they first started this drain they levied a tax which was paid, and now they want to put another tax on it as the, first one did not pay» for all of it; I would like to know what I can ,do about it as the tile is a detriment to me and I have paid for it once.—-G. W. T., Forest Hill. Michigan, I am astounded that a drain com- missioner Would allow a drain to be laid ‘only sixinches below the sur- face when the specifications Called for three feet. From what you say I would be of the impression you could plow the land without re- gard to the ditch but you have not given suflicient of the facts. tra assessment may be levied if the steps required by law have been complied with—W. E..Brown, legal editor. I.‘ U. S. OONSUL IN HOLLAND Could you please tell me who the U. S. Consul to Holland is and also at what address to communicate with hing—Mrs, E. K., Traverse City. . Wm. Phillips is u. s. Envoy Ex- traordinary in Holland. His ad- dress is The-Hague. Consuls are also maintained at Amsterdam and Rotfi terdam.——Editor. ,, FALSE REPRESENTATIONS I would like to know if anything can be done with a stock salesman for mis— . representing stock to make a sale. It looks to me like getting money under false pretenses. Am I right?——M. S., Montcalm County, Michigan. Your letter does-‘not designate whether, you mean a salesman of the capital stock of some company or stock meaning animals. The sales- man in either case would be liable for false representations but you would handle a salesman of the cap- .ital stock' of a company different than you would a salesman of ani- mals (stock). Before one can offer stock of a company for sale in this state permission must be obtained from the securities commission and misrepresentations would have oer- tain penalties attached. animals he misrepresented he would be personally liable for the breach of the representations and also his employer would be liable if he .was an agent—W. E. Brown, legal editor. POSITIONS 0N FARMS We have received letters from two men within the past few days asking if we knew where they could find positions on farms. Both of these men are married. 'One was born and raised on the farm while the other is from the city. The man from the city wishes to get a position at gar- The country—bred man would like to secure a position for a year beginning this coming spring on a farm located preferably in the southern part of this state. We will be pleased to give the name and ad- dress of either or both to anyone in- terested—Associate Editor. SHOOTING DOG I have a dog and my neighbors tell me if my dog comes on their farm they will shoot him, Have they the right to do so?—W. L. Chesaning, Mich. ' There is such a law but some time ago I prepared an opinion in the M. B, F. that it was unconstitutional. I believe that one who thus killed a valuable dog merely because he came onto his premises would be liable for the damage notwithstanding the statute—W. E. Brown, legal editor. ‘BUILDING AND REEAIR OF Can I compel the township to work on a road that leads .to my place. The road .is 80 rods long. is on the half-mile line and belongs to the township. Now this road is all cut up and it is almost impossible for me to draw a load over. it. I have asked the highway commis- sioner to repair it but he always has some excuse and they won't- allow, me, anything for working on it either but they always come after me toywork‘ thebmain roads—N, Y., Kinda, Mich. ' The building and repairs of is almost Wholly. "under {the.jcoht'rolV~ nd ,. of the; highway tom) board. ~28th and priced ten cents lens that » An 01-. ‘ tract with you, if you made any. 11%;. If it were; 09 . ' ‘comnssioNs on ,w'oon Can you'tell me if a man _ dress on a wool commission house insists on selling a car of wool atvn'om 10, to 15 cents a. pound less a _ monthly circulars quote these" _, worth? This wool was graded ' price quoted May let. I gave 1h“ f, low price on each grade to ' June first they asked for the ri ,, sell the 1-4 bloodat 14 cents less} 1, they quoted‘it worth June lst.‘ I- the r attention to the two, prices]~ have not receiVed a. circular since... anything be done?‘ In there , governing a wool commission house; 9 there is over the live stock commidtlio~ r O, E, St. Joseph County. r ‘ , I know of no regulations concerns- ing commissions on sales of wool‘i Michigan. The commission man 171 - have to observe the terms his .com '* no contract was made her will. _ j obliged to follow the usual 'cust6m__ on his market and would " bgf liable for damages,'if he is worth it. All. the facts and circumstanCes__ should be considered by‘local counsel.— E. Brown, legal editor. .’ a "CLOVER‘EED TEst “ '2‘, Where can I send‘clover seed to cir- it tested? What will it ,cos't?—-'J. ' W., Evart, Mich. . The State Seed Analyst, at - Z:Fth' Michigan Agricultural College; Each. Lansing will test your seed for/you.- The charge for this service is 260;- for each sample tested and this'm'on' ey should accompany the sampleé-e?‘ Associate Editor. ‘ = DIVISION or PROPERTY Can a man, a father. deed -m.on,€yg away that was left to wife and she died leaving no will? Can the children col lect the principal and interest as there has none been paid at all? There "are children by the first marriage but since, she died can, the second wife hold'ai’ny" of the money?——L. D., Flushing, Mich; ’ Upon the death of 'a marriedxwo man with more thanone child her real estate would descend. to, her? children. Her personal property,- af-» ter the payment of her debts and ex: penses of administration: would do—f‘ scendone third to her..husbg,pd_ and» , the balance equally among her child 'ren. 71f the father was administra-'. ’tor of the estate he could collect thy money but not .unleSsshe was. - H w’ould have tao account for the main?“ ey to the probate court,‘and his bond? would be liable for any defaults-,WQ E. Brown, legal editor. ' TRAP 0N OWN Psorint'rx I. Can an owner trapf'on his land; an I sell the fur without a trappin license ‘ ——A Subscriber. . ‘ z. -. _ . ,. Act 318, laws of11919, make it; lawful for any one to hunt, etc,” less he has "a. hunters license, it has this proviso:— “Provided, that'ithd" provisions 'of this section "shall not apply to residents of this state and their minor children WHEN HUNT- _ ING UPON THEIR OWN. W ' upon which they are re'gula_rly,__d0m- ‘iciled, which have not been posted by the State' Game. Fish and ;F.oiest. Fire Commissioner as game refuge . against .hulnting.”—-W. E. Brown, 16“- ' gal editor. ‘ - > r ' ‘ MOVE MAIL Box ' I have my mail box on the southeast of four corners and the mail man comes- from the north and turns west at car'- ners. He wants us‘to move the box to souiiihwest side or he will not leavepthea ma . last eight years and I have to .walk about a mile after the m l. I to move it or not?—H.~ . & Son, ville, Mich. " i I am of the opinion that you wil have to meet the requirements post office department as to th‘ . cation of boxes to meet the con? ience‘s of the carrier. Asnto regulations govern the location .03 gmr box see in p03tmaster.—,—W ,1! rown, legal editor. _' _ _. V SELLING PICTURES BY" , Innumereblé...¢omplein received bythis (leper Chico-591% tr m} h The box, has been there for‘ they A: healthy Holstein, this. n ~ _ ‘ - _ 7 She is a 3-year-old junior: I a , the farmer»f from the landi‘ Elbvioiusr " - = ' champion, with t sewn, "p ‘ , ' .' 1y, this un a r, uneconom c ax lS- ‘ '1“: 52:31:18 figymglgi‘jiinis 33:26 crimination, ~which the‘ federal and . ., xfkf‘czogg fife 5::ttlzgugfz ‘ *fdays than more religion and peo-‘ - state government have imposed upon , - s - n Tple duo-not seem to see that the main I the farmer can 11m mu'gh longer be ' cause oil-all our troubler that many 15110er i" the nation 110995 ‘0 escape Thave failed to give .due‘suppbrt to , a full and complete 9009011110 001‘ thechurch of our Lord and Saviour. lapse- 3'vseek‘ye first the kingdom. of heaven The tax load of the producing .-"'and than an things ‘shall be added farmer was never more burdensome inn-to, which means faith, and faith than it is at the present, time. and .T_in- God means faith in His church the farmers with but few exceptions, - "which Was launded by Him to teach, are faCing bankruptcy. While their govern and save all men. Many peo- inability to meet their financial ob- - m'ple think they can be good without it ligations is causing much concern to ' f but men are not capable of govern- innumerable banking institutions " ‘ Ping themselves and the world today throughout the country. Jfihows it. What is the remedy, but Fniancial assistance to the farm— ._ f: (to follow the teachings of the church ers in the form of cheap credits or 394161th Willing to deny ourselves to money will not serve to permanently S'uD’DOl‘t'lt IOP'thB love 1017 0111‘ Lord solve the agricultural problem, as ., and Sflvmul‘r—A Subscriber. Huron the economic effort of cheap credits "coumy' ‘ ‘ to the farmers results only in furth— ' ~ ' Dare to D0 Right ' er inflating the farmers’ land values Dare to do right. Dare to be true. ‘ which are a LIABILITY £0 a produc- £323"; gnm’ksflgzgflg d°' ing farmer when conside ed in rela- Anms will hasten the awry‘ to tell. tion with the production of farm hereto do right; Dare to be true. - pmduce' mum; of others will never save you. A careful and an analytical study Stafndh.” Wm °°n9°ienc°' ya" how" m" of'th'e agricultural problem of today ait , . sand like a hero and battle 'uu death. will, no doubt, disclose the ineffect- ‘ iveness and the utter futility of Yes, we are all agreed that the world . has strayed far from God. It is a repe- granting Cheap government credlts tition-otd histoayhuThe cycles ofdworldli- to the producing farmer, whose' last ness an o o ness 'come an go as - regularly as the seasons. Periods imme— and only 110.93 for permanent 1.61.16! diater prefiding sing ‘fgllowing grelat can be obtained only by exempting wars are 0 en pero s o greatest sef- ' ° ' ~ ' _ ishness and lax morals, which are usu'al- from taxatlon hls (inter fan? eqmtp , gosucceeded by the revival of faith in 333- Stmatures’ arm mp emen 3’ ‘4'! 4.1-: (5‘ d and the more rigid keeping of His live stock, grain and other farm pro- . mandates. We think we can now observa - ducefin stock or Store should be to_ r J .‘3/‘? .a gradual turning back to religious paths, . Church attendance is slowly increaing; tally exempt from taxatlon regard“ ' "gxagbaggopdesecggtfigl isd slows}:i f®c§ea& less of the fact that the farmer can I ’ ‘ i ; e W V6 epar e 31' rom ' ‘ those assets 0 - » the ways of righteousness are wander- “at add the taxes upon , K I b H l i P Wing, back to the fold. It is not improb- into the selling price of his farm pro- 1 - a S 011 621 t 1 :‘ollieitggt fwe shall see 31 greatldwagfih of duce ‘ I 6 go ervor sweep wor 'n ’ - ' file next few years, whicheafter at time 1‘s The farmer should not be compel}-_ HE .vvhole scheme of home treatment—both as .a. giggly tlgdiltagr followed by another long ed to pay taxes from and upon his profitable dairymg leads preventive and reliable and in . ‘ ‘ ' ' worlélng Gil-Ill)?taifigro'dfuigifioi‘lugg' ’ back to the subject of relieving diseases of the geni- men "—513 13 or 0 health. No way of escaping tal and digestive organs. Bar- , COALITION OOWIITEE tomatical'ly operates to decrease the . . . . . AM well pleased with M. B. F. It volume of his working capital. The IL A COW IS DI'Ofltable 01' DOt, renneSS» Abortlon, Retained M‘w"”“3‘=‘?‘ ‘. v ml.“ a l f l . ‘ is doing the best of good work. I VALUE of LAND to a producing according to the degree of vig- Afterbirth, Securing, Lost Ap- "ram much interested in Foster’s farmer, when related to the produc- ' or of her mi1k_making organs.» petite, Bunches can be kept I l , t ,';»weather forecast. I believe him as .tionof farm produce, is a LIABIL- a . . ,. as.the best. r ' I'I‘Y, not an asset, and it seems quite Watch the milk-yield closely; out of Your . airy With. the 31d , AndamOW, just a word in regard clear that this liability of the farm— “it’s the barometer of health. of thls great cow medlmne. to the-Coalition Committee. I agree or should bear the greater burden of Reduced milk-flow means the Give Kow_Kare a trial; feed 1““emphatically with your “Divorce his now overload of taxation if it ' . ' iem.” .Furthermore, if the Farm be desirable to grant him financial presence or approach of dls. gfjgggsisefirggilgsz :35] $318213“! Bureau doesn’t divorce ’em immedi- relief, or if it be necessary to in— ease. packages Write for he; ately the Bureau will lose the as a crease his working capital. As there “ ‘ member. When'they ask me to renew are but two, and only two kinds of EQCh year more thousfmds 0f 3:21:31. ,The Home COW membership I will say- “nothing doi‘ values that can be taxed, the value dairy farmers are learning the ' 1118-" e ' of labor products and the value of value of the simple Kow-Kare Fact is, brother; Lord, I feel that land, and as land-value is always a . the only interest this Coalition Com- liability when related to- the produc- omittee everhad in the farmer _was tion of wealth, it- would seem that DAIREOAfi%%CI¥%TION ’ " to find some means to- defeat the the proper.and just method of fin- growin-g sentiment in favor of the ancing the farmer and at the same Lyndonvllle, Vermont ,fuNon-Partisan . League. Here’s one time securing the usual public rev- ' ' who is ready to welcome the League ‘ enue would be to tax the farmer’s NOTE: The track-mark name [m e Michigan. I ‘belie'VéV that this liabilities'instead of taxing his assets, bun changed from KOW-KURE to l "pg-Lleague will prove the only effective Taxing the farmer’s liabilities leads KOW-KARE—a name more expres- . :fimeans with which to fight money con-' to economic freedom, while taxing 3‘" of 5°"! flu PREVENTIVE “"4 trolléd intereStS-“V- 0- 8-, Van Bur his assets points the way to economic CURATIVE “‘55” 0f ‘1” "M34?- ren._County. . \ ‘ disasten . I Thor: i: no! the slightest change in ' ' H w . (The governments, both federal and f""”‘" " “WWW ‘ coifiiieirecéhh’ii‘fiféi “fihtemt‘r’zé’ée 313» state. should by all means refrain ... r. gegnngggfg tigga eaglsthe 'll‘elsserL of what from adopting the ultra socialistic “ . I/ NM : u = I" a cgllldn’t con_trol; the 311582,; it etafgifgdg principle or granting credits to pri‘ -— “‘a‘:-_-‘~‘.\"‘ u .t . -' —~ " --’ -‘.'.- v a -f gs;qu testament: liti‘t‘ity‘i‘fg’sig :3 22332" i“?“”'”"' M' “W B’°°"" V. r'fget fooled.—+-Editor. ’ ' ' This eriter obviously believes in “kill- . I 7 ing two birds with one stone,” In one s .. ' l 0 STATE CREDITS ON SINGLE TAX sentence he takes a side wallop at the l ' HE FEDERAL and state 'goverrh. federal farm loan act and in another . .4” " ments in their 2d Yb 1 pleads for the site-value tax. Of course, MARINE”. ’ I, , y _ e l: erat 0118, on we can’t see his first point of View, and d1 “mm” mos Barley will always remain a great feed crop—almost equgl to com . the question ‘of affording finan- his second is a bit foggy. However, we min . shcgsporllrtDgggglcg-Dlfifldsggr; is 3%! a Iggmarket demand at good ' . tom 5 cialfi relief to the farmers of: the na'. ggsgugheggagéggiafidgggg for the thoughts . _ ' , perfection. Large barley grower: prefelre silli- wwéiogiifypfifi'gw‘g tion, can not well afford 'to ignore \ ' ' ' , ' Englililuigymfgiiniti‘iwlfs iié‘ftiiia‘liailit‘ttepéti“. efegradmxl’mefiyidd’ , r the fact, ‘Itha't no .‘ bear of this and other leading varieties. 8.“ par. mum ' such a crushin burden of n ‘ . ' The “"1" “‘“m ' f n" t d i L g taxation N THEIR desperate chart to evade ~ . I everywhere. Marinetg PileEli'eiiufr‘iemsiéaggas‘i'igioxrig dicive‘r’iiiiizfl as our farmers, who" because of the the real issues of th b1 . I I 9 times the . I one 0 you to raise bumper crops. Quick starting, of strong gel-mm. ' ' - . ’ ‘ 1 ll , 1 ' ,. .. it? p‘ ‘ P Y ' p u. 0 eir .. old dead tariff issue into the arena '. . ’ men..."li'éiinf'llail'u'lWiSPEfi'h£°l€§§§théufihgnau ”°- 25 igcouglestz. Whlle the fingmgants again. The tariff issue has abso- \2 V, 8w Soy Beans. ' " 3" mt“? "' grom‘ 13191;}. gfigggringgge: eéhfixes lately no significance save that of . « l c, statuesque-{noncrediqu and catalog. ., I , h , - 15 1"? “political andai-ndustrial graft. High ‘v 1; ‘ . ,, MARINE-"E 5 co ' . ~ ~ suits in the farmer paying, in add:- tar-1mm. 110w tarifl, the conditions of - ' g, ;' A; ~ BED -. Moot. Mun-motto, with “"twn to his own taxes, all those ac‘ the"w0rkers remains the’same. # The ’ cumulated taxes capitalized that are country has‘hadmoth‘kinds of tariff eta. be found in [the selling price of schedules but throughout the vari- the, Small!” he punch-uses from. the ' ous changes the workers of the coun- " rehairt'andthe manufacturer. This try' have had to struggle With the l‘ ‘ l 'x e '4 , I " mm" mm” --°" ‘1‘" 5mm", “’3 heart-breaking Problem or making ' ' Pedlgr’eed S Payer and- i ' wages meet, the costfof living. High ; ~ “339.3 "19311561118116? Pm“; ‘ low ,‘wices (mean lower. wag”;l‘such has . ,_ I _ , 7 ‘ aWWmmmwwL‘g . g;,.- aid 1 f M I hm othgri‘fwhy} I “he! A’wflt‘ng .00.. flease Mention the Fact that You But cusiu’ifs‘s't‘uu. or V l ’ . fungi; Wukly Owned and «ed in Michigan ..,..J "on, -_ . m SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1921 . sgemc'd to lend: .. Now . Iiovo that shoots like y. / Published every Saturday by the RURAL PWLISHINO COMPANY. Inc. It. Clemons. Michigan , Members Agricultural Publishers Association , Represented in New York, hlcazo. St. Louis 1nd Minneapolh i! the Associated arm- PaDers, IWNtfid GEORGE M. SLOCUM . . . . . . . . . .,. . . . . . . . . . . .PUBLISHER FORREST LORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EDI’I‘OB ‘ ASSOCIATES - Frank R. Schalck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Business Manager Milon Grinnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate Editor Grace NellisJenney . . . . . . . . . . . .Erlitnr Farm Home Department H. H. Mack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Market and Live Stock Editor M. I). Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Audltor Frank M. \Vober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l‘lant Superintendent \\ 111mm E. Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal Department. W Austin Ewnlt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Vetcrinary Department ONE YEAR, 52 ISSUES, ONE DOLLAR Three years, 156 lsouos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..S°..00 Five Years. 260 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$3.00 The address label on each paper is the subscriber's meeipt 2ml IllOWS to what (lute his subscription is paid. “’hcn renewals are scnt it usniillymrcuuircs 3 weeks time before the label is changed. Advertising Rates: l~‘orty-iive cents per agate line. 14 lines to the column inch, 768 lines to page. Live Stock ’and Auction Sale Advertising: We offer special low {ateghto reputable breeders of live stock and poultry; write In or em. OUR GUARANTEED ADVERTISERS ‘ We respectfully ask our readers to favor our nul- vcrtisers when possible. Their catalogs and prlcr‘s are cheerfully sent free. and we zuarantee yuu against loss providing you say when writing or HP (luring from them, "I saw your ad. in my Michigan llnsinoss Farmer.” ll‘lr—HFrbllr as sccond~clzms matter, at poat-ofllce. Mt. Clemens. Mich. . A Matter of Opinion . AST JULY 1 received a letter from Carl F. Braun, vice-president of the .Ann Ar- bor Savings Bank. It was a. vicious thing. It charged The Business Farmer With capitaliz‘ ng the discontent among farmers (for the purpose of selling papers), and with having a tendency to spread Bolshevistic ideas. I intended to publish and answer the letter at once, but something held my hand. I did >t want to do Mr. Braun an injustice, or in— jure him and his business in the sight of tho farmers of Washtcnaw county. So I tried to grct his point of view. I tried to put myself in his place and take an unbiased survey of the agricultural situation. I tried to put my- lf on a pinnacle that I might look out over the great agricultural areas,—east,.west, north and south, where ‘men and womenwere toil- ing in the fields beneath a, blistering sun, cul- iivutlng or gathering crops from which'thcy hoped to secure a year’s living. I looked down upon the groups of farmers who were met here and there to discuss their problems and effect co—opcrativc might solve them“ I saw earnest men and women everywhere urging action but caution‘ ing tcnmcratcness and common sense. Nowhere (lid I hear a, suggestion of violence, radicalism, socialism, BolsheVism, or any other ism, except unadulterated Americanism. And I asked~ myself if Mr. Braun was right. \Vcre all these people and the farm papers which sought to play tho part of Moses to lead them out. of the Wilderness a menace to the country? Was it true that they were seeking something which did not belong to them, and that in the heat of their discussions they might ‘bcat their plough-shares into swords and arise to destroy government and do violence to their mighbors? But coming a little closer I looked into the windows of the farm homes. Some of thcm were as comfortably appointed as the business ’ nmn’s home in the city. In many thcne were modern home conveniences, but with no ap- Iwzu‘ancv of case or luxury. , In the vast ma- jority of them families still lived under the some hard conditions as prevailed a quarter ol‘ a century ago. No clcctric lights, no bath: :room> no‘running watcr,ho furnace. Nothing lint the most meagre necessities of. life. Yet . despite all this I observed children happily ’at play. I saw farmers reading their papers by “the dim light of lamps. I saw farm Wives rocking cOntcntcdly back and. forth humming a little song to the tune of their knitting. And‘ I knew that the seeds of hate and violence" could noch bc planted in the hearts of these people. Mr. Brnun. was wrung. His cOncep- tion of representative {arm paper: and leaders and dissatisfied farmers infgeneral is the result - of stupendous ignorance and blind prejudice. But read his better: . l A ‘ . I “Some time ,-ago Irwmbe you and commtodf' __ on the Dr. Jekylier.‘ Hilda existemf'hlch I " nation and the situation we find ourselves in organizations which « spread Bolshevisflcidzefl filth“ army on; b: " .. h I...» .. soon on w ‘c as a I on ‘ “Noni ‘ twenty ye i: 011 “ tax-mots due to resent'oafli s all: lot about » ~ . l - almost in its enllirety by shaming wmmmm- years from relic-(161:8 commending as highly __ L: tics: which you champion and on which I nee “our way” of discussing the farm’s. voted, God save 'my soul.) but which any goo} ‘ level headed man knows cannot be cured in your way. That’s what Lenin and Trotsky are doing in Russia.” . I will not discussgthe reference which Mr. Brown makes to Our alleged championship of the present administration. The reader should bear in mind that this letter was written last July during the very crest of the most prospcr- ous period through which agriculture had passed during the last two decades. That sit- date which are mass : “Just a. few words of appreciation of good work. We enjoy every issue ’of, THE BU ‘ mass Exams and consider your editorials Wag much more than the price of subscription. ‘ You 'are assuredly doing God's work because it is' 1103-. est work and “an honest man is the noblest work of God.” possibilities of journalism when the‘nation is/ do much in need of it. ue.”-—~Mra. John Devereauq Howell, Mich. “I have been a. reader of your paper ever since it was started and enjoy reading it very much e94 pecially your editorials. I get pessimistic some- today were the direct consequences of the war and were ‘not controlled by Woodrow Wilson. or any other individual. As the reader knows, moreover, we have condemned Mr. Wilson at times as fluently as we ever praised him. Mr. Braun’s reference to Bolshevism is. amusing. It is also insulting. It gives the farmers no credit for having any brains or balance of their own. The truth of the matter is that Mr. Braun as well as most of the other bankers of the country have become hypno— tized by that cobra-headed menace that has lain Wast to Russia, and some times forget that this is the United States of America. In their hypnotic state every movement toward not learned that “he profits‘most who serves organization among farmers and laboring men best,” are always looking for ulterior motives appears to bear the car-marks of soveitism. As a result they look with suspicion on any‘ clTorts that are calculated to change the ex-, isting. order. p . Mr. Braun acknowledges that discontent does and should prevail among the farmers. But there is this difference between our critic and the Business Farmer. He would sit still and twiddle his thumbs hoping that kind prov- idence will come along and make everything right, while the Business Farmer would put its thumbs to work, knowing that the Lord helps those Who helps themselves. If the dis‘ content among the farmers cannot be cured in “our way”, we challenge Mr. Broun to dis- cover and present through these columns a way it which it can be cured. ‘ ‘ o o o ' a. what is Coming to him, but when I get your pa- per there is generally something in it that makes the situation a little brighter. Keep up the good W0rk.”—Wm. Edgccombe, R 5, Flint, Mich. ing the farmers of Michigan to Bolshevism? o a: t ‘ wayvof doing things. They cannOt conceive gels business in order to serve the people’s cause. ably charge them with “capitalizing” upon the “discontent” or “prejudice” of the mass- es to sell papers. tor. ccive‘a. people into thinking (wrongs exist when they do not. that g In the sec~ es ten in advertising patronage from men, “who, like Carl Braun, are'blinded by their We are publishing a paper for farmers and own prejudlces. In the last musty daysthe not for bankers . We are, therefore, much more concerned over what the farmers and their 'wivcs think about our policies than what the bankers think about them. We have the utmost confidence that the people on the farms will read these columns with under— standing. They have no fear that we shall contracts involving thousands of dollars be- cause those who placed the advertising did not agree with the editorial policlcs. Upon. this subject we shall have much more to my in a later issue. A Change of Scenery WM the Axe “"1de the Tax ings you live in-‘if Do you. enabled an (I m1 Nation mm to Hop. on». '8' O. I. Web, a {m of «1, MIA. W0 0m- oomcdbs are heaped with golden ears— We sure had a bumper crop; - Mid have helped to pay our mortgages It the price had not taken a? drop. down and inside out so they’d not have that anco that yOu’ve seen night and morning for ‘the past thirty years? tire of that landscape of fence posts, stubble,“ Our wool has been shipped to a warehouse WOOdlot and fam buildings that melts away And ‘is stored away in bags, , While We must shivep in 6011! ad‘stom .Dmssed in the thinnest of rags. need aKchange of scenery. No matter, how 01n- oallars are hill-id with potatoes, - But the price has become so mean 4 We “6011M if they‘wfll bring enough v ' To pay for the'Paris green. and would like to feast amneyes on something else for a change,‘ . ’ Icongl‘cssman Lever, Beef hides are on the toboggan— ’ A good one might bring three dollars; ._ It will take at least or three dozen To buy a new harness and collars. East Lansing, upon the blessings of the mobile which made it possible ’ plc to get a change of scenery desired to do so, voiced this sentiment aowell . as I have ever heard it done. He in the. following Quaint manner: “When I was a boy on the form I htd to a?!” ten miles toneomy girl, "and that took a. time. And when I‘got buck bomb“ I wound: f ._ that it took me about four hours to m out. so 1 did not get much sleep on thenmfih went ‘to see my girl. I .mried,‘ a. ,' "1- » . girl. For the first tour vein we lived In tranquility. ‘Thon the clouds _ My tits became (ruminant r, reg, L311.» complained that in ,h' 1 in; andthat aviary um “i . f , , . The price of sheep has become so cheap That we. (who live in the towns “ , Go tic butcher shops and buy mutton chops? To "feel! to ancil- long-cafes! hounds. A And no it goes the whole list through, We?” surely up ag’in' it; _ We’ve raised so much we‘re “likely \To go bankrupt any minute. ‘ ‘Thereto're We do petition you A Taichung: 3!? your W585. expenses ,ovcrywhere T :. And help neducoonr , I \_ 3 ./‘. > V isms. To publish all of them latter would be, impossible, but just to show Mr. Bmun the faraiers think of The Business FarmérTb .am» reproducing below two letters of rm; fairly representative of your '77 Men ‘who are inherently selfish and have. And when newspapers champion 3. popular cause the enemies of. reform invari-" ' Does the eye evcr‘ . of South comma, 7; speakmg before an audience of farmers at diocussed, it , It is a pity so few men appreciate the May the good work conttw times and think that the farmer never will get. Do those letters sound as if we were driv-V on the part of the man or the newspapor v which seeks to right wrongs and find a, better, that men will sacrifice careers, and newspnp. '- The charge won’t hold wa-" I , In the first place, you cannot longdo‘ 4' certain. and place, for every dollar which any gown- Q paper receives 'as subscription because of ltd staunch defense of its readers’ rights, it los- K Business Farmer has lost three‘ advertising ‘ ~ 0 YOU ever get tired of the surround-Q ' if you’d like to turn "the premises upsido" 7' same drab, . unchangeless, wearisomc appear-g ,9 into the distafice on either side? If so, you; ‘ much we love our. work and our enviro I guess We all get a bit weary of it at stinging. if for farm poo-j] ‘ whenever they " a. 8011:" . ‘Pack 3' .mosihheowdren over. to the neighbors._ 7 Wfldffl} oomeWhere.’ the chores. back home. and just enjoyed the change '0; scenery. We both began to feel bet- ter, and lifetook on a rosy hue. One evening my wife netted tone said: ‘Look at that gor- goons Isn‘t it wcmderful?’ I looked off across the mountains where the great red sun was shaking tor-est, and it was truly magnificent. Yet that some sun had set in pretty much the same way back of my house for the last ten thousand years, and I had never before appre- ciated the beauty of it. A few days later when I saw my wife petting the mean-est, mangiest look- ingcur in North Carolina, I knew she was cured, and we went back home.” ' And so, dear readers, when you’ve become soutterly weary doing the same old chores 1n the same old way that you feel like klcklng over the traces and running away from them, ,why the best thing to do is to kick and run. Give yourself and the Wife, who by the way, is even more of a slave to routine than your- self, a vacation. Get a change of scenery. ’ Another Successful Farmer’s Week ’ ARMER’S WEEK at the A. C. has fully and definitely “arrived.” The crowds of farmers who thronged the campus last week is proof conclusive that the College has succeeded in “selling” itself to the farmw ers. And how has it done this? By simply encouraging the organized farmers to hold their annual gatherings within its portals. In former days the Farmer’s Week program was largely College made, and dry as straw. Speakers spoke at learned lengths upon the scientific aspects of production problems. "A few farmers straggled in from adgoming counties, nodded through the" programs and went back home. And the next year another group of farmers did the same thing. But when the College began to look With a little sympathy upon marketing problems and «urged the business farmers to thrash them out ,upon the campus, Farmer’s'Week thereafter became galvanized ,into action. _So it has been ever since, and so ay'it continue. The College is the logical p. so for the organized farmers to. meet and discuss both production and business problems. _ Contact with Col- lege influences broadens their views, and con- tact. with the farmer’s views broadens the views of the College faculty. The benefit is mutual. It means better farmers and a bet‘ ‘ ter College. Salt of the Earth N THE MAIN the delegates whom the . ’ farmch sent to the annual meeting of the b’ta-te Farm Bureau at Lansing last Week were the “salt of the earth.” ‘I made the ac- quaintance of many of them, and was sur- prised and pleased to find so many were read- ers of the Business :‘Farmer. All four dele- gates from Hillsdale county told me they l-mnda good deal of enjoyment in reading the Ml. 1“. One of them was a minister. Ho. openedthe Farm Bureau convent-ion with ‘ pray-er. Another was a bright, cleanlooking youngiellow who might have stepped, out of ‘a, bankin‘stead'bf from off the farm. Still an- other Was a well-educated man who took an intense interest in the proceedings and kept me informed of what he thought about the ' various matters that were brought up for dis- cusSion. lit is occasionally hinted. by those whod‘on’t know any better that farmers as a rule are rather slow-witted,‘ crude in speech and embarrassed" in public. But. such critics‘ beveragiattended a, farmers’ convention. Per. ' serially»; have been" present at many differ- ent of conventions but I a have neyer seen stricter observance of parliamentary law, heather tongues, 'keenor debate, more - ’d'ignificd and buéiness-like conduct than at 'speaifer'urged important, issues at Stake' “fie-612M. own" thinking, but a . Am! I!» - did.‘ And we ~into the mountains at North Gasoline; slit-ea thousand feet above the sea. We forget" worries and our cares and . , x M . best type of in Michigan. I reflected that the interests of agriculture and the country at large, will be forever safe in‘ the hands of such men as these. ~ Rural 'Credfls ENATOR KENYON of Iowa has intro- -, duced in Congress a bill to establish a rural credit system to standardize productive farm credit paper in the open market. This is an almost exact duplicate of the McFadden .bill which has been discussed at length in these columns. rlihe bill creates two corporations by special charters, namely, a rural credit society and general insurance league. The credit society .will consist of one central bank with 25 mil- lion capital to be furnished by the government - without interest, which will be retired by a sinking fund created by the bill. The credit society will also consist of 48 branches, one for each state, with 50 thousand capital each to be furnished by the insurance company ac- cepting the Federal charter created by the bill. This stock will be paid a 6 per cent cumulative dividend and become a guaranty against the loss of the Government’s capital. -Any num, ber of community associations or 'Combines may be organized by farmers with not less than seven members each. This community stock will be owned by farmer members and divided into shares of $5 each. Three commissioners are to be appomted by- the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate with one of the large life insurance compan- ies for the purpose of inducing it to accept such Federal charter in lieu of its state char- ter and make an investment in the credit so- ciety aggregating $7,200,000 and choose the credit society’s auditor and deputy auditors. The fact that the capital of such an insur- ance company becomes a guarantor of every piece of that rural credit paper and the in- surance company is placed in a position to ac- quire information as to the conduct of the credit society’s business is bound to inspire the confidence of investors in such paper. , At present our deposit banks are .so loaded down with frozen assets'that they are power— less'tofinance the export. of our surplus crops to countries whose people will strive without them. One cause for such condition is the effort of many banks to finance agricultural production, a class of business they found dif- ficulty in handling, as the time required for such credit'to reproduce itself is too long for a deposit bank to attempt todo. But the proposed credit society could safely do such business, as its borrowed capital would be raised in the open market and payable at fix- ed dates in the future. In this way the pro- posed credit system would benefit our whole credit system, and no class suffers more than the farmer under a weak commercial credit system. - Musings of a Plain Farmer I Up at dawn and working until the second star is out. Round and round I go at these Chores, like an ox on a sweep. I am chained on this 80 acres. A slave to my investment. .We have plenty to keep us busy, stock. children and everything, (including a mortgage. ' ' - The hard times we farmers have been looking »for are here. And they caught me unprepared as usual. . These cows are waiting for their dinner. I’ll try them with a little out straw. They 300,7 at it. Well, here is‘ some $12-00 hay. Eat that, you him- gry hounds! Bang! Goes the stable door shut. I’m. sore. Feeling better after dinner. , I am back in the woods. I have read that chopping wood is an ideal ear erase. So'mething along the timeliness as golf, I I believe. Only a 2mm more strenuous. ' . Thatwos- a close (have for my foot, when my one ,‘olipped. I mustlbo'cmteful. Surgery comes high. ‘rmt’c‘ on Russian! unset for January. -. hm Mme m the chores. _ . Tit-hr k'tho time I have climbed up in this sisohrnctnaacmw. , - ~ , ‘ v 0 one autistier over; I, am dozing over the t a, wee-’2 ..p............ ., 1, -month has already proven correct. ‘9 3119111331111me r _ ’_ -;l"HERE ARE '_ general'business condititms are» 0311', upgrade. The question'is provement is permanent and will continue; Most enthusiastic reports have come out .01 the automobile show at Chicago alleging ; marked increase in the demand for motorcarl and other signs of returning propel-it These reports should, however, be taken a little common sene. It is probable that the, worst is over in industrial circles,—for the ' time being. It is fully as probable that we may see a return of depression before the dawn of a New Year. “ Look at it in this light: The farmer is' the nation’s biggest buyer. When his purchasing, ’ power is at its best, industry is at its "best, and . vice versa. purchasing power has been reduced oneihird, which is more than his profit. He is obliged therefore to curtail expenditures, and that is - what he has done. Industry has suffered, and ' x J. ,a million or more men have been thrown out of work. Their income has been out OK. Their purchasing power has been destroyed. Now it is absurd to think that the farmers can be deprived of six billion dollars, and the laborer of a billion or so dollars without hav- ing more than a passing effect upon industry. Industry cannot recover wholly from this blow in two months, nor six months, nor twelve months. It may recover in part and limp around for a while on one foot, but it’s. going to take some time to get the other foot in working order. We hope the expectations of the auto show are justified, but the facts are opposed to permanent improvement at this time. Lincoln ONE HUNDRED and twelve years ago to- day a man was born in a little log cabin in Kentucky, whose name was Abraham Lin- coln. God had marked the man to become a leader of men and to guide a great nation safely through one of its worst crises. Each year we do homage to this man, about the table, in the churches, legislative halls and all else where men revere the name of the Emam ' (:ipator. In every period of distress which" has visited the United States since the-death, of Lincoln, there have been those to cry, “01!, for another Lincoln.” Never in the history of the world has there been so great a need ' for “another Lincoln,” as exists today. BM he probably will not be found. There are ‘5 probably many men in this country who have the inherent qualities of leadership which . Lincoln possessed, but they will never submit to the 20th century political dictation which makes slaves of our public men. What the na' tion needs more than a second Lincoln is a bet- ter appreciation of the qualities which made» _- Lincoln what he was. Simplicity, honesty of purpose,~fehrlessness, a passionate love for the right,———were qualities of character which car: ricd‘ Lincoln Safely through the storms 01. life. Let there be a return to these cardinal ‘ principles, and the affairs of the world Win gradually adjust themselves to their former" order. ' ’ ' ' a- ' The Democrats have been doing everything in"‘. -I’ their power to defeat the emergency tariff mu, but thus far their efforts have been fruitless. In case the President vetoes the bill which he is ex- pected to do, its opponents appear to have enough ‘ strength to uphold the veto. If the bill fails of passage, we might as well go to a free trade basis - ‘ for there is no fairness in maintaining a high pro- tective tariff on manufactured goods and letting foreign foodstuffs come in virtually soot-free. Should the proposed legislation to compel all. lobbyists to make a sworn statement setting forth the names of their employers and amount of 3317.. at“? received. it might disclose the source of spiration and expense funds of former Sent Chan. B. Scully, who has. been traveling all our the state of -Ma'chlgan lobbying in behalf oi, State (Police,_ before Boards of Supervisors. organizatiOns, and members of the legislath Our prediction on what would happen t“ have driven the priceot foodstuffs to- new low levels, Where they. are, likely to ireman In six months’ time the farmer’s — l - all? 3 a; \ : ‘fThe following is an extract" from a splendid articlestaken ficm Plow and Tractor;- there is much truth, in itbut “only covers one side of: the subject. ,- ’ 'Ilany girls either from choice or Tnecessity remain on the farm after the -scho'oling is finished and their happiness as well as their usefulness must be considered. Many of you mothers have something to say on this subject and many others with young families growing up would be glad to hear it. ,Will you give us the benefit of your opinions or observations!——-Editor. . v 1 PARTNERS, THE FARMER AND ‘ HIS CHILDREN By Geo. VonTungelen ATIONS stake .their highest hopes on their property holders. It is ownership that stabilizes man and gives him a more rational determination. Men are not made all at once; they are developed and so are farmers. So if we have the best type of farmers we must begin early in the life of those who will probab- ly always be our chief source of sup- ply for farmers, our farm boys and girls, to develop in them a love for farming that surpasses all love for any other vocation. To accomplish this some way must be found and practiced that will prevent these boys and girls from becoming dissatisfied with farm life to the extent that they make themselves believe that they would like some other vocation better. The writer believes that a share in the ownership of the farm with its concurrent responsibilities and opportunities will accomplish this end as nothing else can. This of course does not mean that the writer thinks that all farm boys and girls should, or even could, be kept on the farm. He is interested only in keeping such boys and girls on the farm as have convinced them selves that they like farming above all other vocations, after the farm -an-d farm life have had a fair chance to make good to them. Anything less than a share in the ownership with its concurrent responsibilities and opportunities would not give farming, as a' vocation. a fair chance to make good with these boys and girls. if the acquiring characteristic in man is innate. as the writer be- lieves it to be. ' Such ownership and partnership, accompanied as they are by the in— delible lessons of experience, produce in the youth mature judgment and the true value of both time and mon- ey. The thoughtless and impatient l. youth of today is woefully lacking in "both; Furthermore, the I ,V’satis'faction of ownership is a strong " force in the building of a character and a sense of obligation. The fath- er whose son has a financial interest in the stock on the farm is not like- ly to have the same difficulty in get- V-Mting that son to. help care for that stock as is the father whose son is «‘not apart owner. of the stock on the faim. The former is mere likely. to be ’at home at feeding time than the latter. Or, if he cannot be at home at feeding time, he will make sure‘that the stock will be looked after; the, other son is not so likely ,to baconcerned about the stock eith- erfbé-fore er after feeding time. 7 The Writer iS'fully convinced that riathe‘ returns On farms can be mater- - - inlally increased through added eflic- iency brought about by taking such jug ’ 'members, the children, into}. _ A concrete example of 1. which might be cited“ Will u_-{ “are: A father, Well 'known to ; that'was the. runt of‘ft'h‘e litter which, deubtless‘, wouldjm‘o't-halve -'lr‘a;di-it not- received specie-1.. care:- , ‘lioy: built a pen near the other Hind-put his pig-inlthisxpenu H'e ave iteplenty. of milk and other feed. ithin less than ten months it had ' ‘ to, be a three-hundrod-ponnd pride and” iter, once gavems small son] Department for the Women 7 w " ome i Edited by. MRS. GRACE fiELLIS' JENNEY after the rest of the litter also. The father was once heard to say that he was certain that the farm Was at least the boy’s hog ahead financially, “for,” said he, “the boy took enough better care of the rest of the hogs than he otherwise would have done, so that this easily paid for the feed his hog ate; thus we are just ahead his hog.” This same father then .the bones, teeth and muscles, it It supplies building material for keeps the heart beating regularly, it strengthens the nerves and every other part of the body. It has a growing force which makes weak bodies grow intoxstrong ones. - v. Would any other food do as well? No other food could be used in its place. l l wlsh than were some wondo'rful place Called the Land of Ieglnnlno Again, Where all our mistakes and all our heartache: And all our poor, selfish grlofs, _ Could be dropped, like a shabby old coal. at the door, And never put on again. I wlsh we could come on It all unaware, lee a hunter who finds a lost well And I wlsh that the one whom our blindness had done The greatest Injustice 'of all Could be at the gate like tho old friend that wa ~ For the comrade he’s aladdoot to hall. We would find the things we Intended to do, But forgot and remembered too late-— Little praises unspoken, Ilttlo promises broken, And all of the thousand and one Little duties neglected that might have per- fected , The days of one less fortunate. The Land of Beginning Again It would'l. be posslble not to be klnd In the Land of Beglnnlng Again, And the ones we mlsludged and the ones whom we grudged Tholr moments of victory hero ' Would find the grasp of our lovlng handclasp More than ponltont llps could explain. For what had been hardest we'd know had Kbcon best, And what had seemed Ions would be oaln. For there Isn’t a sting that wlll not take wing When wo'vo faced It and laughed It. away; And I thlnk that the laughter ls most what we’re After, In the Land of loglnnlng Agaln. So I wlsh that there were some wonderful lace p . Called the Land of Beginnlng Again, Whore all our mlstakos and all our heartache: And all our poor. selfish grief: Ooud be dropped, Ilka a ranged old coat, at . the door And never put on agaln. Went on to explain how much the boy had “picked up” as he put it, “about hogs and their care thru this experience.” When it came time to sell the hogs the boy’s hog was also sold. The father then sold the boy a very fine Shorthorn heifer and took the boy’s note for the difference between the selling price of the hog and the heif— er. 'The boy was soon able to pay off his note from the sale of the heif- er’s first calf and had some money left. The later calves he kept' or sold as he saw fit. In this way he soon became one-half owner of the herd on the farm. He and his father are new partners and are recognized in their community as the community’s best and happiest farmers. This father lost nothing and gained much by taking his boy into partnership early in the game. MICHIGAN’S ORCHESTRA HE, DETROIT Symphony Orches- tra composed of about ninety men and two women (harpists) is now in it’s seven season and has met with marked success sinCe Oss-ip Gabrilowitch (who by the way mar- ried Mark Twain’s .daughter) has been its conductor, that is for the last four years. He is a Russian by birth and is an artist pianist of world wide reputation. . The orchestra has grOWn steadily in finish and execution under his di- rection and to-day is classed with the New York and Beston Symphon- ies and Fred Stock’s Orchestr of Chicago. ' No other one food supplies enough building material for teeth. Good bones and teeth nee " time for building». , Children need a variety of grow- ing materials and they‘must all be supplied if every child is to be a strong, healthy man or woman. How much milk should children have? Every child must have at least one pint of milk a day to sup- ply material for goo-d bones and teeth. _‘ Every child ought to have at least one quart of milk a day because'it is so easily built up into body tissue. What is its value for adults? It is an excellent food for adults. It might take the place of some meat. At least a cup of milk per adult per day should be used in the food or taken as a beverage. The food value of the milk is the same whether the milk is taken in cooked foods or as a beverage. What is the food value of coffee or tea? Coffee and'tea have no food value. Are they harmful? They are harmful for. growing children because they dull the ap- petite so that the children feel sat- isfied before all the necessary grow- ing material has been supplied.— Courtesy of the Association for Im- proving the Condition of the Poor, New York City. THE PERSONALITY OF THE POTATO ' HE PROSAIC- looking tuber, that , lies so inertly in your bushel bas- In fact, Victor Herbert himself, ket in thetcellar, has been the when in Detroit , ' , cause of as much recently said that” *‘ 9 ‘ . lively discussion Michigan organi- When I reflect upon the . and as many zation stood sec-, number of disagreeable people slandeous stories and to none in who I know have gone to a as any aspirant .the country. better world, I am moved to - for political of— While .we may lead a diflerent life. fice. ' not all be able r "Mark Twain- History of the . to hear it we ' Potato may take a just . " pride in its reputation. _It has truly put Michigan on the musical map. GIVE THE CHILDREN PLENTY on MILK AND.WATCH THEM snow; I ., HAT EVERYDAY proof have a _ that milk has good growing ma- ' terial for boys and girlsf- ’ It is the only food the majority of children get for the. first nine months of their lives, yct‘.they live on it, they grow On It, they do ft'heir._ work of playing, kickingv'and crying A on it. ‘. » ‘ - “ ., was .What- does mm: ‘ it from” her; 'r'epastv, _ ‘ were" spreadgobout as .to' itspolsom ‘ one nature because of its family re-p - "‘ Sir Walter Ra- leigh, usually associated in our minds with tobacco, was much inter- ,ested in the potato, and finally per- suaded Queen Elizabeth to have some served’ upon the royal board. The Queen consented, and the guests dar- ed not refuse the offering of royalty. However,» they were suspicious" of the dish and disliked it so evidently that'jthe' Queen » henceforth . omitted Mallgn stories ‘ night-shade, Tiand bones and < 1/ "iv A}. v. .u a. aln England, the real introducer or n: being Sir Walter Raleigh’s succes- sor, Sir Thomas Herriott, although ‘ some give the credit to Sir Admiral Drake, saying thahhe‘had Virginia planters sent overseas to’brlng'back potatoes. At any rate, Virginia is where ithe. first potatoes known in Great Britain came from, but no- where were they very popular, un» til foodlde-stitution caused their value to become recognized. They- were first planted in Ireland, near Cork, and Switzerland,-France and . Ger- many were the next countries after GreatBritain to welcome them. Fin- ally Scotland, near the middle of the eighteenth century, in dire straits from famine, popularized them and in 1747.we read of 700 bushels of potatoes being exported from Caro- lina. ' Value of Potato as Food Dr. Kellogg, one ofthe greatest - food experts in the world, said that: the potato is possessed of much high- er nutritive value than is generally supposed and that one pound of bak- ed potato is equivalent .in total nu- tritive value to the quantities of var- ious foods shown in the following ‘list: ' 11-5 pounds of boiled potato; 5 7—8 ounces boiled beef; 1\pound of chicken; 1 1—2 pounds of codfish; 2 1-4 pints of oysters (solids); 4 pints of clams (in shell) 4 1—2‘pllnts of beef juice; 10 pints bouillon or beef tea; 1 1-2 pints whole milk; 3 pints skimmed milk; 8 eggs; 9 ounces of .baked beans; 7 ounces bread; 1 3-4 pints oatmeal or corn meal mush; 1 1-3 pints hominy (cooked); 1 pint boiled rice; 1 pound bananas; 2 pounds parsni'ps (cooked); 1 pound green peas (cooked); 3 pounds beets (cooked) 4 pounds boiled callbage; 4 pounds radishes; 5 pounds toma- toes; 5 pounds turnips (cooked) 6‘“ .cucumbrgrs—Michigan Food. 1-2 lbs. and Drug Monthlij. “BE ’UMBLE" (“ E ’UMBLE." said Uriah Heep. " Even if this precept came from the lips of the wily and unlovely Uriah of Dicken’s fame, he of the cold, wet hands ‘and the soul of an oyster, there may be something of truth in it after all. . . ~After a very preoccupied, evening meal, when more than once I had to be told what the subiec-t of the con- versation ‘was, really being perfect- ly indifferent as td' what it was, any-- '* 'way for I wanted .to think out and clarify, an idea that had been lurk- ing in the back of my head" all day, \ I went into my living room and pick- ' ed up “Prose Fancies” by Le Gallieno and turnedtat random to the page that here this remark: (Speaking of - people who think themselves gen- iuses.) “The literary variety probably has the characteristicsof the type ‘most fully developed. “No one takes himself with more ‘ touching seriousness. Day by day he. grows in conceit, neglects his temper especially at home. . . . . r. and gener— ally behaves as the phrase goes as, L if anything becomes him. “If you visit him in“ his family you will find him especially charact- eristic at meals, during which he‘is » want to sit absorbed, with an air of g ‘I cannot shake off“ the ' god? and when they' are _for the Boy’s ‘Own (magazine) .on ‘The Noses of Great Men» far .__Thel; ., Camberl’s JOurnal.” .. '- i . tl‘ous ? Well, wouldn’t7_ «yo'u- " be super-style over, he ». goes off, moodin chewing a tecthpick, to his‘ den, where, maybe the genium fl'n‘dsg'if: vent in a dissertation on "Pégfl‘op's’w' or are-evil he watches. D ’1: an in ad- teaspoon v more flour if needed to make a stiff as pastry, roll thin and bake in hot Oven. _grate. a recipe for popularity. want it. ’ friends sit still and let him talk.” It seldom if ever fails. of flour. 4 eggs. in-g powder. currants. than half full. isn't-.0: ., _ . . agreembakins powder, - .1 v-salt,.--lei’non flavoring. Use They burn easily. Bake on. I . Old Aesop of fable fame once gave I know you “If you want to please your Potato Omelet 1 cup cold mashed potato, whip lightwith 1-2 cup of hot milk. Beat 3 eggs separately. Add yolks to the milk and potato. baking powder. whites beaten stiff. Cook on griddle until brown, put in the oven for five minutes to let it set then fold over on hot platter. Add 1 teaspoonful Salt, pepper. 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' ..'_-~VO . g by a Chicago mix it yourself. drams. of the darpin and ounces of the other liquids. be dark in c‘olor. cheap besides. oline and parafin oil. about 15 inches in di- ameter and six inches The curtain poles may be purchased at furniture store, should be ‘a little less , than an inch in diam- eter. a smooth surface or in [fancy fluted designs,’ [and are already paint-- "ed With white enamel paint; . the Jends of the poles three brass or, wooden curtain knobs. willbe necessary. Before the stand is putf'toge'ther, have a piece of glass cut to fit exactly the inside ef thetop otthe cheese b_ox.- fNail ' the cheese box and top to the three curtain 'pdleswin the-positions indi--- ~ cated in; theeilrlustration. _ The three poles are 'spaced'eyen distances apart -- as A. Gargle Good for a Sore Throat HIS PRESCRIPTION was given physician who charges. $25 for an examination alone of the throat and experience has shown it to be as good as his reputation: 2 drams of darpin; 2 ounces of lis- terine 8 ounces of water. You may purchase the darpin and Be sure you use” The darpin should When the winds of March begin to blow the winter’s accumulations about we all are exposed to germ-laden air and more care necessary. the is ., . ,‘Wh... ......... nimBuat ............ "in. This is a Splendid gargle and a ilNamel-e-u- mouth wash and will not be injuri- Address one if a little is swallowed. It acts on, .... “‘4. am. "I... as a disinfectant in the mouth and ' "- \ throat. The listerine may be pur- chased in bulk or in half pint bot- tles. ” Good for Furniture And also fine to dust with and Equal parts of gas- a .. ILII-S‘ ATTRACTIVE ,piece ‘was , made from an empty cheese box, and if you have a little time and patience to spare you can duplicate it at very small expense. an empty cheese box waiting for you at most any grocery \ store to be had for the - r asking. There is These - light A large cheese box - any - and They come with, ~‘ To ' finish off. ‘ pole be: “ted to. f auditor. whish'hsve been are-inane- to two .- ,. / flour kiln-lead» ‘nomjg- Convenient Infant’s Toilet Basket b _ on‘a’ piano with succeSs. . Bad for Moths This preparation which you may have put up at a drug store will be found very successful in ridding the carpets, furniture or pantries of moths. Use it on a small brush for - painting around edges: 4 ounces of cedar; 4 ounces turpentine. You can buy a cheap grade of oil for 15 cents an ounce and it answers the purpose just as well as the 60 cent variety. The odor is not un- pleasant. ' On Sewing Seams A very nice method for putting seams in fine materials is to put your edges together and then run through your small hemmer as if you were hemming one thickness. It makes a- nicely finished seam with one stitching. BOOK REVIEW ERE FOLLOWS a list of modern H novels by American authors. All of them are good, some of them very fine. If you are not near a library any book store will purchase them for you or I can procure them for you, Bab, the Sub Deb. (Comic) by Mary Roberts Rinehart, of whom it is said, "She put Pittsburgh on the literary way'l! The Age of «innocence, (a. story of New York in.the early 70’s); The Custom ‘, of the Country; by Edith Wharton. b j ’l No Defence; The Right of “'ny; Gilbert Parker. ' A Kentucky Cardinal; The Choir Invis- ible by James Lane Allen. Slippy McGee. by Mary Conway Oemler. The Ne’er Do Well; The Barrier; by . Rex Beach, Anne_ by Constance Fenimore Woolson. Dr. Luke of the Labrador, by Norman Duncan. The Iron Woman; Old Chester The Awakening of Helena Richie; Margaret Deland. Many more could be mentiOned and will be later, but this list includes ro- mance, adventure, humor and fine liter- ary st 1e. Books that deserve a perma- nent p ace on your book-shelves and are not to be read and then forgotten, They They will widen our Tales; by really become a part of us, not only interest but will knowledge, _ The Voice With a Smile “Pardon me,” broke in Central, “but I happened to overhear and un- derstand your girl- turned you down.” “Yes,” admitted the youth who had just invested a nickel to get the bad news. “If you’ll excuse me, I think I can give you a number where you’ll have better luck.” es are nailed to the poles from the in- side, and the nails must be short enough not to extend all the way through the poles. The entire stand is now painted with white or ivory enamel paint. ' ‘ The box and lid will . need a coat of flat paint first, and then- two or three coats of the enamel, [but one coat of the enamel will be suflicient for the supporting poles. The boxes are painted in- side and out. When the paint is thoroughly dry the knobs are ad- justed to finish off the top of each pole. The“ sides of the box and lid may be decorated by painting a design in pink directly on the white enameled sur~ face. If one is not ar- tistic a stencil pattern maybe used for this purpose. Tu'be oil paints are used for the design, and the paints will dry 'with a better finish if a little white . enamel paint is mixed in with them. Cut a round piece. of cretonne to fit bottom of the small top tray”, and place glass over this; \The cretonne should harmonize with the design onoutside. This toilet basket will be found most useful. The top traYfiWith its sanitary glass bot. tom holds the olive oil,: soap "and other bottles, and the large trap be- low is for the clothes. The three poles atxthe toppre handy for hanging, up ’ moss trim» qt. clothing. ~ ~.-. . . ‘-- A _._..\_A§ . I _ _‘I_'t”cieans and pelishesall varnish- . . T "T __ed or waxed surfaces and Can be used Sunday as a Day of Rest Is it true that "there is no rest for farm women on Sunday,” as Eliza- beth Sears declares in her article “Who Feeds the Nation” in Harper’s Monthly? Or has Miss Sears in mind. conditiOns as they existed up to the last two or three years? It is quite certain that the men - rest on Sunday—and eat—and the women who cook the big Sunday dinners do not get much rest until they learn how to take the “short cuts” that save unnecessary work in hot kitchens. One of the most im- portant of these “short cuts” is the new method of dessert making. In place of the heavy puddings and pies which have always accompanied the big Sunday dinners, fruity desserts are served—desserts that are sparkling and beautiful and de- hc10us beyond comparison. These Jell-O desserts which ‘just fit the Sunday appetite are made by. dissolving Jell-O in boiling water. It is done in a minute, and adds a good many minutes to woman’s share of Sunday rest. There are six flavors of Jell-O: Strawberry, Raspberry, Lemon, Orange, Cherry, Chocolate, 2 pack- ages for 25 cents by all grocers. The new Jell-O Book is the most beautiful ever issued and it contains 5”". in bi Mil-:4": st 51‘} in, a more useful information for houses, Wives than any other. Send us your name and address and we will mail- you one of the books, free, of course. ‘ A THE GENESEE PURE FOOD COMPANY " Le Roy, N. Y. and Bridgeburg, Ont. Stop Losing Calves Treat Your Own Herd as Dr'. David Roberts Hi If W uld T t Th . ' ' ’ '33:. saunas sustains“ Easy to Apply-Sure Results ' Stamp Abortion out or voun Ilene nun ASK FOR “TheCa‘ttle Specialist" $33!; free ontrequest. Answers mfia‘ififi’n‘b’tfif‘flfi’: 3'3 8 . email 2x133; was“ “‘ DR. DAVID ROBERTS VETERINARY 00.. I bown ONE YEAR to PAY ‘ nan nus. 1.1L: ‘44 than !32 an - ° " new surreaer mm": .m “:delaeenhmhflnlmdm - 0.8.2. I:.olldn (mm-haunt.) in- M. Batik _ “Do. the Trick ' ' 868 (hamlAvouw-ukeflnj'flfi: . , - 18‘ CHILDREN: I have some news for you and I want “to tell you about it right at the beginning of this letter. I get so many letters that I have been un— able 'to publish some of them until several weeks after receiving them but beginning with the February 26 ‘ issue we are going to print your let- , tors in slightly smaller type and then - I. can print more of them each week page. Aren’t you glad? . Of course you all know next Mon- day is St. Valentine’s Day and I sup— you may of you are going to have valentine boxes at your schools. We to have great inn on Valentine My at the school Uncle Ned went to. We made most out our valentines as , those'eold at stores cost so much and we would be making them for or four weeks before Valium- tine Day. Then in the morning of this day the teacher would set a large box by her desk and each scholar would put their valentines in this box. The box set there all day so anyone having more valentines could put them there and few of us had our lessons that day because we were thinking about that box set- ting up there and wondering how 'm‘auy valentines we were going to ‘get and who they would be from. After school had been called to or- ' (for after the last recess the teacher :m-ld tell us to put our book aside » and the valentine box would be open- ' ed. Teacher would choose two or ' three boys and girls to pass out the valentines as the names were read on. After they were all given out teacher would close school telling " us we could go home early that night. i My, but the road home seemed long ‘ when-we were anxious to show our mammas and papas what we had re- ceived. '1 , V More letters again this week about the things my nephews and nieces have resolved to do during 1921. Don’t forget to sen-d yours in until ibis too lateF—UNCLE NED. WHO IS HE? A fighting mayor who became Presi- dent. C I 3 (Last Week: President Ulysses S, Grant.) om BOYS. AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Nedz—I am a girl eleVen 1 cars old. I am in the eighth grade, I ‘iw‘e on an eighty acre farm. 1 have a not and three kittens for pets. My ‘ybuithday is in November. I am going to try to win the prim for the New hear resolutions. ‘Mine are: I am go- _ lg to help my mama and papa all I can; L; good and kind to everyone and try to 'iuake everyone happy; clean my nails and teeth every day; do my best in my work and in my play; learn-good a; school; go to Sunday school every * ,8 melay that I can and to church also; ,lt-sc God and my parents and Uncle _’ :d; be kind and true to everyone and not be selfish to anyone. I resolve to 1 .gleavor to love God with all my might! .Vz. J to obey Him. I wish some boy or g.ri.would write to me.--Ethel Crake, liown City, Mich. H. .- ,Doar Uncle Ned:—-My brother takes ti Michigan Business Farmer and 1 ap- . late reading the Children’ Hour and my other good things in the paper‘ . $5.1 love to read. I am a girl five ‘1: fitwo inches tall and have light com- };fip'n. I would like towin a. prize ht New Year resolutions. Mine are: pe to fill my place as I mean to be ,,( to everybody, and do my part _for syl who did so much for us, by 30mg ' hare-h, and try to haVe my lessons and ,5! as much education as possible. To git?“lecipeople happ and do’ all I can 71 firm if. possi 1e or‘ help everybody '.ver way I can, Also obeying ‘ and mother (I not to he air-tel myen. else. I witch 311 laid the Hickman gBusineu' the best of melts-hm John- Glty, Emblem. 333, Box Ned's -—1 m‘a girl nine ,.in the gflfth graderat g‘"to try toth the write to it tell you ’ carrying grub, because 8,, UV. ‘-. ‘5v.‘.{»“"-.. ' 'u |‘\ W l' “ I V e mgr-W“,- 'v.n.'"‘:: n7. “ HIIS IS THE youngest Honor Guest we’ve had,” said Director Pierre, presenting to the Camp- ers a lad not more than seven years old. “Tell‘ your story, Eric.” "Father’s a trapperfi’ began the little lad, in a nis -..- :‘Y.’ -r‘.‘-.i:.",'.;h'.4 ._, E.“ ‘2 s. .3 5-‘-‘-"-‘»-‘?’ f-Z'Jl&11.'ti’§=¢§w§lfiti’.t ‘fét‘. . II‘H3 "‘ I..- ..-rWII|r-’v‘Ie'. r v4: Elmira“ "' - Caught in a Bear Trap by Francis Roll-Whaler out. Next day I went on and that morning I found him. His toot, had slipped when he was setting a. bear trap, and he was caught in it. He hadn’t had anything to eat for four days. When I made a fire and gave ’. him grub he felt high - pitched childish voic e. “We live togeth- er, the two ot us, in a cabin in the Rockies, in Brit- ish, Columb i a. Fathe r's t 1' up line is long, but he always comes back home every night. One night he didn’t come home. I thought something was better, but his foot Was smash- ed." get him out of the trap?” ask- ed Pierre. , “I wouldn’t have,known how, but, Father told me. I cut down two small dead trees, which were tc’mg‘h, to use as levers. wrong, but I wasn’t sure. I waited all next day, too.' When he didn’t come back the second night, I knew something was wrong. . “So the day after, I starteckout to walk the trap line. Father had the pony, so it was a long walk. I was I thought Father might be hungry. Those traps are about four miles apart, all rough country and heavy timber, too. I didn’t find him that day, so I slept » Then I rolled up a log and wedged it with _ stones. Then I took a rope Fat-her always- carried, tied it to one end of the lever, and pulled it down until the spring was loose. Then I track-ad the pony and Father managed to get on and ride home. Good thing I brought plenty of grub. two days to get home." “Right plucky for a little chapfi’. cried the Campers, and awarded the medal. ' Week, and on Saturday help mamma in the house. Sunday I will go to Sunday school, and next summer I am going to try and raise lots of little chickens, and help mamma inure garden, and other things too numerous to mention. Next fall I will pick up potatoes for papa and then start to-school again, I wish you could come up mixt summer and go fishing with us. know of seven lakes not Very far .from, here, Your loving niece~—Mlldren Sundquist, LeRoy, Mich, R. F. D. No, 1. Dear Uncle Ned:--—I got home from school and decided to write and try to win that prize. 1 am in the, third grade and am seven years old and haven’t missed a. day or been tardy in school this year and if I am not sick I think I will get a. nine months certificate. I am a great girlfor dolls; I have twelve of them. Maybe some or the little girls would like to come and play with me. I a sure I Would like to have them. I wood like to "trade some of my dolls for some brothers and sisters. These are my resolutions for nineteen twenty-one: Clean my teeth ever’y morning; clean my finger nails every morning ;' pass the third grade; always have my lemons; help my mother all I can; always be O good: never whine and scold; always chew my food well. and not hurry at the tame. From your niece. -—- Ruth Matthews, St. Johns, Mich. R. F. D 9, Dear Uncle Ned:-—-I am a girl twelve years old. and in the 7th grade. ' My birthday is the 2‘9th of Oct There are 26 children in our-school. We take the M. B, F. and like it very well. I can hardly wait until Saturday comes When I can read it. I read that the one who made the best New Year resolutions would get a. prize so I thought I would write. Mine are: To be good to others as you want others to' be to, you: to clean my teeth; to clean my finger nails; to help‘mak-e dumb beasts com- fortable; to make- less trouble; he an excellent scholar at school; go to church every Sunday. and to help others in need. I wish others would write to me. I would write back—Pauline Wright, ' R. F, D, 4, Leslie, Mich, F Dear Uncle Nedt—I am a. farm girl. I live on a W-acre farm. I help my father in the summerand my mother in the Winter, Well. I guess I_hel them both all I can. I bake broaden cook- ies. Say, they would. make you smack your lips if you just bad a half dozen. ¢ APR >19 rearranging the words, you OVEDB BY WALSI'ER. WELLJV‘AN‘ I A c \ \ ‘ ‘ ‘ Muzak.- - By, drought one in of moment! then ‘ W'heveaweDMpwmb; Whatipit? l' a 7 Answer to loot Ma puns: candor, lemon, 1 , loony. wink. .hern, dove, limit”, swflkmierare, crow, owl, cellar 4 I v; ~r . . .11“! '- £‘*~n 9?. I up" a'r-K :. '-' 7' I Cor: YOU = MAKE 'TFH 5 \ A | I u | I I | uh'Jlllh'th‘u'd heaven. heron, “How did you It took Nth a. g ' t iilllllllllllll l I will write'andrtell you about my New Year’s resolutm. First thing I wilt . to do is to go to Sunday school as. m ’ as‘I can and help my daddy and my mother; not to quarrel with my school- mates; obey my parents; so: my D ‘ - ers ever night, and do my best to all) Uncle . d and the M, B. F. Wishing some or you girls would write me a; let- ter. I wish allco-i' you good luck:— Mary Middleton, Yale, Michigan. , Dear Uncle Ned:--I was just reading in the M. B. F. that. you were giving a -‘prizo for the best New Year resolutions. Mine am: I am going tosimday school every Sunday I can; I am going to try and be kind to everyone,.and I-m ae- ing to help at. mother. I have m bmthers g . e Visit the irls would write to firm, and I lure- y answer their letters. Your triad.— Lena Turner. Mariette. Mich. Dear {luck Neck—4 lam a. girl 1'3 years old and am in the 7th grade. Our- school: is 1'“ mile 1mm cur hm I ma onamlotwem. Walleye!“ horses that as; my father’s pets. Their names are Jim and Barney. .1 M no brothers not sisters and no mate: but I have a : who in mod on me. For pets I whose names are Tiggie The? Tom. One is new and one is black We have '0 cowslaua lots of Mesa. medium Wu h‘afi and blue eyes.‘ I have lot: of . was .good to me at Christmas time. . take the M. B. F. and 1 enjoy The Chile? ren’s Hour very much. I willclose . this time hoping some of the boys girls will write to me and I will answer their letters—Mary Rehbein, Freeland. Mitch” R-l, Boxes Dear Uncle Nam—M .. tether and mother take the M. B. . just fine. I'am a girl, 11 years of m I am 4 feet; 6 inches tall, have blood colored hair and Wear size 2 1:2 I mm m to try to win the prize for the New Year resume. Mine are: I am going to brush my teeth each mon- img and night; help my rather and mother all I can; obey my parents and teacher; go to school every day that "I can. I Would go to Sunday school ev- ery Sunday, but we live right between two churches, 1-2 mile apart. but they do not have church or Sunday school. and so I connot go. But I will try to be gentle and happy in my play and try and make everybody happy; pray to the Lord to help me each night and every- .body else, I take music lessons and I will try and do my best in my music thin year. I wish the M. B. F. a happy New Year and also Uncle Ned, who is so kind as to let ushave a club in the M. B. F. Will close with some riddles: Round as an apple. thin as a knife. ,If you guess this riddle I will be your wife. Answer". Tlime. Why do you go to bed? ,Ansa wer: Because the bed won’t come to }‘()ll.—-Rlll’h Hall, Elberta, Michigan. Dear ' Uncle Ned-After seeing so many letters printed in the M. B. F. I decided I would write one, too. I ten years old and in the eighth . do. As I passed the eighth grade exam tion last May. I could have been in't‘he ninth' grade this year but my mother and father said I was too young. My tenth - birthday came a short time before that. In my music lessons I am in the prepar- atory book for the third grade. Accept my best wishes for the wooess of the Children’s page. I hope some one will write to me. ‘As ever your niece—Carol M. Hart Amada, Mich. Dear Uncle Ned—Au you are offering a prize for the best New Year’s resolu- lions... I thought I would send you mine which are as follows: Resolved to play fair, to speak the truth. to hold sacred my pledge, my friendships and my 6b- ligatiaons. not to ask another to do Might I dare not or would not do myself, and 'last of all ‘to error do right—Esther Suter, Rose-bush, Michigan, Dear Uncle Neat—Won’t y join your merry circle? I am 13 year; old. and’am in the 7th grade. My teach— er's name is Miss E. L. Wetmore and I like her'tlne, I write to five of" your little nieces and I would like to hear from some’more—«Mer‘len Wiley, Adrian Mich, Route 6, Box 18_ Dear Uncle Ned:——I am a girl ten years old and in the» fifth grade atjsoh'oo'l. I have four sisters and three brothers . My teacher‘s name is Miss: i- like her Very well. my mot-her lives'ia, Deer, Park, Wisconsin. \My' father» is dead. I am the oldest girl» in the fame- I ily, My oldest Brother and I stay’with -...—‘--..- . l c,_‘. -.— V‘s-w -...~ ..~ .«v --_,..._v..,... -_, .- -w. They R.: our grandparents. We haw '11 cowa. 1.8 1: young cattle. 7 pigsuiio chickens and 14 turkeys. For ets- Weghave two kittens and a. dog. y - grandiather atalces he M,'B, F. and Hay: ward, Mikado. - mm Borgia. , , 'De‘ar Hedi-«I m- a girl “fifteen; years'o‘fd and in, the in: mde. I go to. schtr err dev. but I have to stayelt 10. MOI-h fl! a“ .~ . ‘J I I i l l I GRASS r is lowest at the em ' Not nor 70 years have we prices offered mu omm‘ ities 'for both its and profile able investment; .I “High commodity guides with the manning law mohaeibg ‘ ' power of the dollar have ‘ brought about high interest ~ rates This has ‘ resulted in ' low bond prices although the security behind the bonds 01' representative corporations is master than ever before, Not- ed economists believe that, the upward trend has begun, m for In at “0‘ bonds we. offer rainy, hue bean and anaer- tunlzy for substantial Imrsaseln value. L. LWinkelman &Co.‘ 62 Broad Street, New York ‘ Telephone. Bread 6470 Branch oases in Lending Cities . Direct Wires to Various Markets. 1... ; SEEP R SAMPLES Don‘tfail to investi to these b sins. ec’leaned Tuned Timothysa.” bu. Evan Glove?“ . glee Clover & Timothy use hi1. ' {an ‘ne lupus and field Located to save on money and 've quickest-vim We eat Higher oes-Duy new as “we bkmoney Send to: oil‘me Seed Snub. manila... . dmerieanflgtuslSeed Go. Denney when”. to State or overnmen‘t Test u or an absolute money- ends. 300K ON DOG DISEASES . And How to Feed dialled tree to an! address by the Author 4 i new momco.,lnc., “MlflWeot nnmmvak cam 'vemm FARMERS If you have cream to sell Write or call us as our proposition should interest you. JMK‘SDN MM MICE 00. .. Jackson, -Iloh. ‘5 ATTENTION m MEI We all :know that the bees ‘-in south dwindle away in the winter and in the north they dwmdle away in the spring, after they are taken out of their winter quarters. Complete information will be furnished how to make your bees increase instead of decrease for the small 'sum_ of $1.00. - . More bees means more honey and more honey means more money. xYour money .bavk it not antisfled sitter you limo tasted it. it will take about 5 months of your time to nut them in shape for the test. For .your ’One Dollar you will. get full partixmlafs how-#00 handle them. Address: WARREN WING Winn, Mich" Arabella Go. Luv-rt: Lives-rock”. nos. m m. s. r. \ no rue rmcx . f . . AMA“ MICK" PRMES ‘ follows: ’ WEEK?! Average, 81.57; highest Battle Creek. £1.75; but. mil-Ind. $1.42. CORN: Aver- an. 70C; higheOL Kalamazoo, 806; lowest, Mid- hnd,- 61h. OATS: Average, 43o: highest, Tru- tsnt end Kahmuoo: 56o; lowest. Midland. 84c. BEANS: Average, per owt. $3.20; highest. Mid- land and mint, $8.50: lowest. Williemsburg, 'l-‘ru- iaut and em Cheek, ‘81”. POTATOES: Av- erage. per cwt., 58c; highest Flint and Battle Creek. 750‘. lowest, Williamsburg, 40c. BUTTER: Avenues, 4.2 2-5:: highest. mt. 52c; lowut. Inkeview. Midand and Williamsburg 40c. EGGS: Movie-l. WOW—may d flu farmers are cut- ting wood and sitting by the fire soaking up heat. mmeimflmuRhmm end the sun shines most any ty. Mom 01 the farm- ers are selling some of their gram—H. H. E. Climax. Saan 31. - Sta-sh of ml kinds is very cheap end no salon—C. E. ‘B., Battle Creek. mu em. Mflmm—Famers are doing chores. haul— ing manure afl ‘cuttiu M Weather is worm. snow thawing. Farmers are met doing much building on account of high priced material. One hen orb! being dan by wind is being mov- ed and lMfld on a larger bun—M. L. P.. Tm- fant, February 5. inteer at mm on account of the open winter. ARMWMhointmmmndiflm.Dlrt roads are in very fair condition for travel. The decline in. has also caused a decided decline in the prices of mini cows. Price of past week owing to the uncertain financial condi— hln produee not varied much during the M. E. IL CRAWFORD-Wm” 1: mm; not much snow only in the timber and gulleys. Farmers are busy getting wood and preparing for spring work but nearly all of February and March are still in the market for 1921 which means more tor. Homsndcaflzloarelsoldunoodev- erywhere owing to the pleasant winter. Hay still has a high held on those who have to buy. There seems to be no call here at present Ear potatoes.— A. 11., Frederic, February 2. - GRAND TRAVERSE—Getting up wood and hauling logs is about all the tamer-s are doing except the chores. Have been having very nice weather; are having a very light fall of snow now. Nothing much being sold as prices have dropped. (lo-operative Ass'n st Barker Creek le'load'mg a load of beans at the present time. Several farm- ers that werrt to camp to work some home this week on account of lack of snow—C. L. 3., Wil— Llamsburg, February 3. ' ALCONA—Weather warm and dry; no snow of any account. Doing chores and cutting a. little woodsz battling up ice b about all that is going on around here. Nothing doing in the marketing line: no demand for any form produce but most of ll isms got our hxos mid and have lots to eat and are quite harry. Farmers are just-bum What may can't do without. No build- on; being done and very little rewiring of any kind going to be done next summers—D. 0., Lin- coln, February 3. , MIDLAND——Wood is run being hauled to town. in anticipation of a cold spell. Not much fan'm produce is going to market. Some iamners are holding bans for higher prices. “The weather is still unlike any other January weather I have ever wvitnessed. Atpresent it is cloudy—we may have rain. Farmers are not building anything now— business is on a slump No work to he had any- where. Men who have employment are considered fortunate. Not many auction ‘sales. It seems that the harm is a pretty good place on which to remain these days—C. L. F., Midland. January 29th. MONTCALM—The formers are not doing much but chores and getting wood, attending meetings and going visiting. No sales yet. Everything is very quiet around here. The neither is nice. Not very cold with avtlrh covering of snow, but not lenough .tor Isleighing. Gravel made goods but other made very tough. The ground is frozen hard but not very deep. The tam here are nbuut as they are in other places. Most of them are paid now. An old pioneer, Mrs. Iconard Rosse- m, that had lived here nearly ‘60 yam. died at the home of her son in Grand Rapids and was brought here for burial. Her husband died at isms: home has one year ago—4G. B. 11.5 Inke- riew, February .5. , 4 GENESEE—Fannm are cutting wood, hauling manure, filling ice houses.-and working on the roads. besides doing various shot. amout. the dorm. Weather ism and alone not look as if we have much cold weather tillerwinter. Ground is not helm very deep and it‘ will not like much of this warm wuthm- before the fields and roads \ soft and muddy. Farmers are selling some mp] , Woes, hay and livestock. They are not “fled with present prises..hnt are selling he- beuse they muSt have the money or else figure flint piles will not improve enough to warrant holding. Auction sales are on the increase with prices still 10an most instances. Lou of farms for sale—C. W. "8.. Ferrton. February 5. " to legroom or I The ' .‘hm i". ' as... we"... me ~ .x, a alum (we H1Wfl um. War-4" laden. 'Wfi: vacuum-s so new all W‘mw do untamed w the sold at snubs-tan- Lmfiblm‘ f 2‘ * .2 g'w ‘ 'r O Ugwuw‘. “Wt every pound, Jotnow (the ne- “magnum” VMI coop correspondents report prices mild, tunnels during the week enema.me 6, an. Average, 420:2“; highest. Flint,- 65o: loweet,_ 1311mm are we: may in the" ' dosed. mold SHAWASSEE—Not much activity in farming i i 31 Choic I worldfi'édéfaldard man“ gig ‘Continuqu Wrangell“ of careful thought and extensive cxpefience. Encrych known to science mp W silos that vi] keg she find} a alama" oo monotdueddh. Walls "Hr wflhtbee‘deed air“ mandheyed ' prevent heat or cold from enter-mg am amnesia-rimming. mouldordeosy. Villas 1; chive—a . “Illa Judgmtv WOOD The KALAMAZOO type. bulk: 30 3 ago and fl'hm Madeofietrai tgrainod.well- i seasoned wood. sir-tight Joints. deeply grooved. . tenured and heat. add ready so set use-so nails. . and will give years of oathiactory service at minimum exprnth in first cost and up- keep. Anyone an do the work. l!!! Fu- P I _ the Kdamem pay for itself. - .. E is one established and best known allow-file KAIAMAZOO mistake m buying, whether it be of Ti]: or Wood. Both have the special Kalamazoo mm D You make no or Framer, galvanized other years for build' ’ 88.78 credit to your loudness Will laetfer generations. ' Mood roasted: to ‘ complete-— i ‘ Fl elllll moisture. no screws needed wannabe-donning; Let . Write today for Free Cam-19g and Special Proposition to Early Buyers. , J L ‘ = \‘ Knlmnazoo Li Tank & SiloCo. “"Sfisw“ ‘- meemvzsznwm. ZED TILE Automobile The fact that many claims were settled without litigation with the policy holders indicates the co-operation of the policy—holders and the Many encouraging letters Insura company in settling claims on a just basis. ‘were received duringvthe year on acoount of the fair and prompt Bet- ' "tlements. The leading men of your county and state have a. policy in the above Insure in the large company. able to stand the shock of serious losses. Automobile Insurance Co., HOWELL, _ . company. I I 0‘ The Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Company settled 2,232 claims in the year 1920, paying out a total of $280,901.29. ‘ Citizens’ Mutual ‘ w. E. Ross, so, ' MICHIGAN ‘ ¢ . ‘ . l THE season! iron ' . E !. Don’t depend on your.locs_.l.markets to sell your hatching om .haby chicks and grown birds. r 5the Putting your offering before tin ~ entire state. " v I _ shin buyers Yet the a; : tire state means better prices and a better market. » ’ 3y firming year with H. 9/13.”)!!! directory you i_ . A‘ZA'WORD"‘PER I BUEge-es- loser-tied; for 100‘ Penn techie ills. not'eooewd, " 'm- I then 3 Urges. Twenty words is the minimum eooepted forvuny no." In this «M .0' should accompany all orders. Count on one ward econ inltlei end‘e‘eon group of fle- gooth-in body of ad. end-In address. copy must be In (innuendo. sore-e “mm, m my“ following week. The Business Fermen- Adv. Dept. llt. Clemeneflioh. ‘ ' 100 ACRE FARM. HORSES, COWS. POUL- try, machinery. feed. Price $5,000.00. take liberty bonds for mrt. F. BEHNKE. B 1- Benzonia, Mich. v ' ‘ COCO SECURES 75 ACRES WITH COW, MA- ‘ hay. etc; near ge;; geod, tillase. ~ " _ fol, sugar maples: comfortable house. etc: 81,100 takes 9.1]. Details page 10 ‘ FREE Ills. Catalog 1,200 Bargains. BTBOUT AGENCY, 814 .BE, Ford Bldg, Detroit, Mich. reasonable. Agra from 2 to 5 months. FOR SALE—€20 ACRES LOCATED IN BEST part of Huron County. Mich. Suitable for Ben- ersl farming with stock and dairy. 4 barns. cement silo, deep well, two cement houses, one modern dwelling with bath, running water, steam ,heet. PEQUANNOCK FARMS, Pigeon, Mich. . I . . FOR SALE—GOOD 160 ACRE FARM, sandy loam, (air buildings. plenty of good fruit, near good markets. Price right. FRANK JONES. Mention. Mich. ' LANDOLOCY SPECIAL NUMBER JUST 001' 7 containing 1921 facts of clover land in Marm- "‘ ‘ette County, Wisconsin. If for a home or as an ‘ investment you are thinking of buying good farm lands where farmers grow rich, send at once It. this specialrnumber of Landology. It is free on request. Address SKIDMORE-RIEHLE LAND (30., 398 Skldmore—Riehle Bldg... Marinette, Wis . FOR SALE—11 scans ONE MILE FROM town. 40 acres under cultivation. good buildings. Write L. M." GIDDINGS. Howell Mi @yscnumnggfi BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROM FOR-' est. All kinds. Delivered prices. Address "M. M," care Michigan Business li‘srmer, Mt. Clem- ens. Mich. , ~FIR8T CLASS FARM HOME. STATE RE- ' ward road, 8-4 mile market, schools, churches. _ v» ’For particulars address owner, JOEL G. PALM- V'ER. Orleans. Mich. FOR SALE—$TANDING TIMBER. TAM— srack, spruce and some oak ash and elm. Also number one 120 acres with good buildings. R. W. ANDERSON. Clarketon, Mich. WANT THE CHEAPEST. HANDIEST BELT power? Then ask me about the LITTLE TWIST- ER Power Transmitter for Ford and Dodge cars FRANK R. WEISBERGER, Saline. Kansas. _ FREE! DESCRIPTIVE LIST" 100 FARMS IN "Thumb" District, the Garden of Michigan. REED REALTY 00., Carsonville, Mich. 'FOR BALE—n51 ACRES IMPROVED LAND In Ray township, Macomb County. Inquire of owner MRS. O'DELL ARNOLD, Coleman, Mich. FOR 8ALE—-CANDEE MAMMOTH INCUBAT- or. Beef Scrape $5 per 100 lbs. TYRONE POULTRY FARM. Fenton, Mich; SENATOR DUNLAP STRAWBERRY PLANTS at $5.00 per 1,000 or $4.00 per 1,000 in lots of '4,000 or more. For particulars write 0. H. Stanley, Prop., R 2, Paw Paw, Mich. FOR SALE—CHOICE HEAVY CLAY LOAM hardwood land, old cuttings, in live farm set- tlement near Miliersburg and Onaway. SWeet clover heed crops pay for your land in this wond- erful clover seed belt. It is doing it for others— ' "by mt I" ’0“? 39“” G- KRAUTH- 91”“ FRANCIS' STRAWBERRY PLANTS, $2.00 Dealer, Millemburg, Mich. per 100; $15 per 1.000. postpaid. TINDALL, -v the Ever-bearing Strawberry Man. Boyne City. 118 ACRES IDEALLY LOCATED ON STONE Mich, ‘ » . " road. 4 1-2 miles from live R. R. tOWn, good ‘ m'km' R F- D» “'0 “um, um” Vim" dark STRAWBERRY PLANTS, SENATOR DUNLAP amalgamJge%$fr%tgfiginzeaxér “£116 and Warfletld,fl$4.00 paranooo. CeOthe‘:<1 stunting orc . . - . rtifl c once cleared, orchard will pay for farm in few gEMPEggle; EEON "gafilga, Mich years, must sell to settleN estate,‘ pig-mil dyer: ' cheaply at 875 per acre. 0 ngems, es irec - - ' . . I HT, R. i". D. ‘iberlln , FOR SALE OR TRADE—~80 BARREL $311,116“ A M KN G ' ‘ g steam mill with elevator in thriving town. J. G. BROWN, Avoca, Mich. _ ‘ ‘ FOR: sALE—ns ACRES OF LAND, 65A. , cleared, one big bank barn 40178 ,one small PURE BUCKWHEAT FLoBR, FRESH ground, $2.00 for 25 pound sack delivered any- burn 30x50 and big house, 2 1—2 miles 'west of 0 where in the.lower peninsula by parcel post. Brimley, Chippewa County. MIKE HARA, Brimley. Mich. J. H. FOR'ELL,‘ Wheeler, Mich. ' . . CHOICE VIGOROUS SENATOR DUNLAP 0000 80 5- FARM FOR SALE 7° Ail‘g’sfl'é and Warfleld strawberry plants 50c per 100 post- improved, 102Aix§2od 3:11:31 p23??? r‘y’ aim geld Erierys4.%0 get h14,020 not prepaid. H. 122$. filibut 700'rods _worm wire fence, other AL ' OS “3' m ‘ “new small "Oba’d' a?“ filamfémfiedl'z FOR SALE—RECLEANED WHITE _BLOS- *0 markat- G°°d mat. ' "38mm wife,‘ poor ‘spm sweet clover seed at $7.75 per bu., send for fisfifidog; RRegsPOfiAGI‘I’Ig Sean Mich samples. CLAUDE SALISBURY. Hale, Mich. ea - r - - p I ~ > CHOICE WISCONSIN PEDIGREED BARLEY .5 bu. or more $1.50 per bu. gs free. Cash ' ENT—114 ACRES, CLAY AND SAND, . _ ’ gmf‘gln’sorll in good fertile condition). Twila gggd With order. B. F'. HELLEM, Wench Mich houses bank barn 36x60; hog ouse x.) ; ‘ ' - '1 12x40. Good fences. About WANTED—DIVE CAR LOAD OR LESS 0F . gmmllnzargs4xiz‘l12, calcarer and alfalfa. HENRY cull beans for hog feed. ELI LINDSEY, Deltpn, AUREAUX, Cassopolis, Mich. Barry County, High. ‘Going to hold an t ' A _ ‘ -AUCTION SALE 0 ‘ - . (6:; z... W255i: earn: they fire not the best buyers; place your advertise- , e 1 _ II. Dont depend on Just the 'home to s "i W a hundred \ ment in The Business Farmer, which reaches all worth-while farmers ‘ ' miles of your sale. v ‘ SEND US COMPLETE DESCRIPTION and remember your copy must reach us one "Week in udvnriberof the date of issue. Address, Advertis'wo Department, The Business Former. Mt. Clemens, Michigan. _ Will You Introduce a Friendgor Neighbor? I 'HERE’S AN INTRODUCTORY COUPON—Tear it out and hand it to a friend or neighbor who is not, a subscriber. It is worth just A [\3 0‘ G V :Vany new name for six months,"for this coupon and ai'quarter. in coin or stamps. ifautumn"!mnmulIummunmununnIImumuuummIImnmnunmnmulmm:mmIumIiumnummnumlg This Coupon is worth thntyefiVe cents to. any NEW subscriber introduced by an old subScriber. ..,.. ..' .1’ Th; Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. ' » Friends: - V . I . _._ . . ’ I want to introduce a NEW subscmber and for a quarter ’( 25c) enclosed in coin or stamps you are to send our weekly every week.for six menths. J - — V. _ I V3 .......‘..g..e; eeellItooeeoeeluoeOIOIOOOQI,OOOOOOOIIOOI er :‘Address 'lrillii'odubcd by your‘reader: _ - - 'e‘.seeeesoeee’_-eeeeeef'yeeases-Eeeeeeeeeee ejo'oefeo'e'cfesof' j _-.it‘y.;’ Carafter car arrfv‘ed outfo f .\ mer'. cows; . little stock bulls and awk-v Will'. " or 3, Light Mixed, Clover 250 to him, because we will send The Business Farmer on trial to lillillllllliiilliiilllllillllllilllllilllllll 2:. - .y,’ . that" i wee ' fair ' flair. .an which _ cdmefanimals of all 18mm; from skinny little calves to old rim- ward, ungainly ~-I-Iolstein sires 'with very little meat on their bones, but Weighing more pounds' than an axe" port steer;_ little Jersey bulls and hundreds‘of little northern “knot- heads” which resembled a hairy bag of~bones and with a head as big as the rest of the body. Bob veal calv- es, big coarse buck lambs, with long tails and. bid cull sheep, that should have been killed and buried on the farm where they were raised instead Of being sent to market. I It is not in connection with live stock shipments alone that many farmers makemistakes; dealers in' all farm products make the same. criticism concerning the lack of grad— ing which is in evidence in connec- tion with» nearly all consignments sent in by' farmers. Hay dealers complain that every car that they receive from a farmer shipper near- ly always contains Timothy No. 1, 2 Mixed, Clover, Red TOp and June Grass. All dealers in farm products agree that if farmers wish to specialize in the shipments of their products, direct to market, they must learn to grade their crops and’to confine their ship- ments to stock that willpass inspec- tion grade and is merchantable. STRAIGHT FROM ORCHARDS TO ~ APPLE SAUCE . (Continued from page 5) most no bruising. The m-ovemnt has spread from one club to another, and now various municipalities, fact- ories, and other organizations are carrying out the idea. The Jersey City Chamber of Commerce, for in- stance, has handled nearly H.000 bushels. Of course there have been some difficulties in the way where municipalities have handled a good deal, and. there have been some in- , stances of heavy shortage reported. There have been some attempts. by hucksters and store keepers to out under prices established by the 10- cal Organizatign and so discredit the plan. . “After getting rid of most Of'the summer and fall- varieties this, trade has shown a desire for the winter keeping varieties and wants them in bushel baskets. We know of' or- ders for single car lots, and some orders for two, three or four car_ lots are now being made up by these various groups of consumers.” Apple growers and apple eaters .know each other’s problems a. great deal better as a result of thig marl keting venture. The chief of the State Bureau of Markets rises to re- mark that the consumer who wants' direct- marketing must be willing to p‘erfOrm some of the service which the middleman and retailers ordin- arily per-form, such as accepting brOken packages, carrying home from a central distributing point, and :payihg Cash.‘ As for the producers they must deliver only first class ‘pro-A ducts and the products must‘ be" handled in large quantities, packed in uniform packages in accordance with an established system. SELLING PICTURES BY LOTTERY (Continued from page 1'0) to approach the farmer or member of the family with a lotteryi. proposition. The customer or victim as ‘you may encose \to.ca.ll him is told that ~he has been selected to partici- pate in a “drawing,” _ the numbers in which are entitled to re- ceive a painting for from one-third to one-half the actual value of the picture” This old’gag of getting something for nothing still has its appeal in both town and country. and th‘Ousands; sic caught. By hook or. crook thef‘agelit’gets his hands on a- valued pliptograph and is prepared: _.to‘ sting" his victim as hard as he ",mo :Ueuauya the price . nflally. ' :fihOf painting is consider-‘3 7' l! a; up ' J :such method and its legality.- .,.I have always given liberally. some -‘ home. .j’dust as lucky 2 'to '2 er, and not infrequently e ."isrinc'luded attour .tO’ ‘, enemas its actual cost. " r , _; > Another concern ‘ employing and «we» so ._,.ilv_fe‘ed t ,o to an att‘orney,.John'T.'Evans, who V attempts - to .dhfend scheme as follows: 1 . “one lotterny' ‘j ‘ ‘The’selllng plan under which the.” 'coupon or trade check, as it is term- Ted, is used was carefully considered 9 before being adopted by us as to: of The ‘ practicability and" advisability Leach Art Company was advised find has been repeatedlyadvised that its selling plan under which the trade 'check or coupon 'is given is legal and is not subject to the attack as indi- cated in your letter. ‘ “About two years ago the question ' of the legality of this selling plan was raised in one of. the counties in central Michigan and I personally made a trip there and took the mat- ter up with the State's Attorney. AJf- ‘ ter a conference and explanation of the details of the method, the State’s Attorney agreed with us that method was not illegal and with- drew any further objection to our proceeding to -use such method. 7 .“We have had occasion to test the legality of this selling plan or meth- od in courts "in this country and Can- ada and in each ---ins-tance, decision has been in our favor. ' I give you this information inrorderv-that you may understand we feel sure of our position and desire you to be fully informed'before taking any other ac-‘ tion. . “We cannot, under the circum- stances, codntermand the order of Mrs. I. or return her photograph.” ’ It seems from the'above facts that others have brought into question the , 'morality and legality of the lottery thus employed; It would spare the people Of the state from being h‘OOd- winked out of many thousands ‘of' dollars if the'incoming legislature would pass a law absolutely prohib— ‘- ' iting this or‘ any other kind of a lot-' tery.—-Editor. THE OLD SCORE AGAIN (Continued from page 11) get excited when 4he politicians of- fer you this choice of two equal evils, which are but reflections Of the one great basic evil—Lt-ihat of control of the industries by a fem—S. H. 8., Wemfo’rd. Michigam. ‘ Were all the workers of tne world up- on an equal basis what you say about the tariff would probably be true. But with the! workers of me. United States receiving. higher wages, those 'who em- ploy them must be given some protection against the low producing» cost in 'for—' l with the to eign. lands. And similarly, American farmer who cannot begin compete with the .peasantmezofrthe old world—Editor. CHARITY BEGINS AT 'HOIIIE, N REGARDS to" this denation for ‘3’. Europe’s starving children, now I ‘ 'have 'got as much heart and. feel- ing and 'p‘rrnciple as you have, and 0111' ‘ . ,, _ coma... puny. {They turned our'_let~ter over; \ o there are lots of others like myself. ,V " We. feel sorry for those orphan children, but there are thousands of starving American children right in our own cities and you don’t need to go out- side of Detroit to find. them. I'i: \ makesmy heart ache to see children hungry or mid, but I say start at The American (children are good as the European. (“12 would like to be able to T. 8., ’Midl'cfndv county. ', You do not unde in Europe. There’ pe _ toopoor to buy- food but because. therein 'no ; food to be v had. There are many hungryeohil ren in,” - ever- r America, as you :sabv.'..but did yo hear of one Of: them a“ rving1to. death?- _ You may'haveino lupn v. away. I ~ the am? Euro 11 and": 3. ins at . s m bit . \ ‘ v, \1 rate "‘rlid fizexsgiuimmn ,s , 9 re. ‘1 ' or 8 8V ' r not only because they use ‘ ‘ which to; ‘ ' - a.” a,“ ._ .,-_,_ \ r . W»: . . - '- _ . . . e ".000 lallowaycmm‘l’omtm '3 s'gottobedone. ; 0 must sell 10 - -' ooo famoue Gal 1 ow a y C r e an Separators at , , ones. fore . pring rush 3 sins in order to fill the schedule we have planned. we have made the price especiallylow, but marina one step f er: To e first 10,000 who buy a Galloway Separator with- in the next 60 days we will give free an extra cash dis- count of $7.50 even on our already low prices. Send coupon below for credit and full particulars. Also an ex- tra s oral httle surprise for the rst who answerthis ad. ‘ COUPON FREE! 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Send it ‘to us and we ' send you our new Separator Catalog agl low prices and credit ou with $7.50 on any Size separator you buy. ut remember, thl_8 er is united. So write at once! Your answer- ing this ad today may mean" $500.00 to $1000.00 more in yourpocket a year from now that you would otherwise not have. I r n B Write at Once! ,oAgggfmffi‘.‘ mg: to get in on this offer. This ad maynot appear again. And, for all who respond promptly. there is an extra special surprise. , William Galloway. President WILLIAM GA LLOWAY co. 1 36% walkway Station, Waterloo, Iowa Also Special offers now on Galloway Engines, Manure Spreaders, Tractors._etc. ——_—-—-—-—h—— I This coupon Worth $7.50 This ooupogvlt contact once to William Gd- lowey 00., eter- 10 will ntith. fl: * sender to a ombglscou'rlt or on uwGsl OrenSe tor , in GOdayI. Catalog-sent REE. pt. 3“. Nam.................................;............. _ WWBigmgswts ‘ Select item Isbell's 1921 Cats! - logof Michigan Grown Seeds. '. seedswithearl 'maturity.rug- . gedness and diness bred into them. Isbell’s seeds \ are therewlt of 42 years' experience — make big I“ profits. ‘ “ W lshell’s 1921 Catalog rite toda for this' ‘ free book—awonderggo £3}? to F R E book; it'wm oily you? manna-$333133 s. M.lsbell&¢o. m .‘Jednnie SLhclmn. Midi; ‘w I! as “merits Strawberry Plants 33.75 per, 1000. History and illustrated book gives all detain spent most vigorous true nature productive stock now grown. 'Book Fre e. . , mavens nan-r louse-RV. Mon-m, Mlcblgnn- rm. mu. an. ' , otm nan: no“ Shook 71:51.23. , Grow. awn-fruit. reduce mum. coat. ImproveEvalue. appearance and mod, chard. Fruit minted everywhere. Free catalog. _ ’mrcnsu. nunsepmhmu. om; 1 nation of farm, garden or or» . p is .. « (Wiinpedifrem page 4) * '-come,"_ he said when every {Ime would,“ obliged to pay a certain amount every year upon the principal of his mortgage. As it is now most farmers simply pay the in- terest and never think of retiring ‘the principal. Another point upou which Mr} Locke'seemed to be es- pecially well versed was the subject of production. He urged that was economically nsound for farm- ers to cut. down reduction even in the face of diminishing returns. Some 'of these remarks stirred up a. hornet’s nest. 'It is not true that prices. of farm products advanced more than prices of other commodi- ties or even nearly as much. It is not true that farmers madé enor-r mous Profits during the war. Neith- er is it true that the average farmer fails to pay upon the principal of his mortgage when he can spare the money. Again, it is not true that farmers are speculating upon their crops. The farmers in the audience, realizing the unfairness of many of the speaker’s remarks, naturally re- sented them, and there were many to act as voluntary spokesmen to re- fute the arguments. Jas. McBride, former market director, was the first upon his feet to challenge the state- ments. were not proceeding from the wrong end. He said, “Your factories have closed down throwing men out of work, and depriving us farmers of a large market. Now the reason farmers are not selling their crops faster is because there is not 3. mar— ket for the crops. You start up the factories and get us a market for the crops and we’ll sell them.” A.’ M. Smith, president of the Mich- igan Potato Growers‘ Ass’n, said to the speaker: “You advocate increas- ed production when [there is already an over-production. Is that sound business? Do the manufacturers proceed on that theory? Why is it, that the factories are closed dowu if it isn’t because there is no market for their goods. Aren’t they curtailn ing production? Aren’t they doing the very thing you state we farmers should not do?” ‘ It was clear that the speaker did not have a very clear grasp of his subject for he was unable to answer- the questions fired at him. His mental attitude showed a woeful lack of information of the agricultural situation. No doubt he actually be- lieved all he said about the farmers making “enormous profits,” etc. If this is a. sample of the general ignor- ance of city folks upon such matters it is high-time to clear away the mis- ‘understanding. Lever Mnkes Hit V Former Congressman A. F. Lever was one speaker who knew the farm— ing game from start to finish. He was able to tell. what its advantages are, and he is familiar with its prob- ‘lem, and he wasn’t afraid to speak right out in meeting what he thought about those problems and, how they might be solved. The burden of his remarks were “make farming as profitable as other lines of industry.” He did not blame the boys for going to thecities from the farms. He wondered why more of them did not go. Because'the city afforded more pleasures, money and allurements for young people. A portion of his re- marks will be published in next week’s issue. BEET GROWERS REJECT SUGAR - ’ COMPANY CONTRACT (Continued from page 4) if the average price The total compensation of sugar is will be 10% pounds per ton 100 pounds per ton 100 pounds per ton 100 pounds per ton 100 pounds per ton 100 pounds . per ton 100 pounds 12.00 per ton . The terms under which the grow- ers agreed they would raise beets the coming, season were originally sug- gested by the growers of Colorado. This contract was. also approved by representatives ,‘of the National Beet Growers’ Association; at, its recent meeting in Chicago. The contract is as follows: ’ ' .- , -- “The price,per net ton of beets shall be based on _tho average seaboard net price of beet sugar during tho_,year beginninu March lat-19.21. mid . V the prices “of. avenge, price helng'arrlvsdathy _ together beet auger ail-quoted an it. He asked the speaker if he- ' reverted w ; ..'."..~.‘...,~i... «an .. ‘ and advising -mh.unr um um . ’, i V said working days. _ “Initial payments will In mm! on; the day of each month-for beets delivered durlns t1“ previous month and will be as biih as cuter Pric- es fluent; further paymente will be made f may justify the final payment to be 0|! March 15th, 1922. Average quotation for best sugar at seaboard per per per per per per per per per 12c 13c 14c 15c pound pound per pound per pound . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . .1935 One of the important suggestions made at the meeting came from Jas. N. McBride who wanted the conven- tion to recommend that the public utilities commission be made a. court of business relations to investigate costs of producing beets and of man- ufacturing them into sugar. Were it not for the fact that the personnel of this commission is composed of men who might not be able to render an unbiased judgment upon such an important matter, we feel that the suggestion was well timed, and we know of no reason why the growers should not embrace some such an idea. From present indications the growers will have to accept from $6 to $8 for their beets this year, and it could be easily shown that the cost will far exceed that figure. The de- m . 'time to‘time as the not selling price of In“! cline in sugar prices is almost wholly , a growers’ loss, and this fact should be explained to the public at large. Perhaps in no better way could the manufacturers be induced to give the farmers a fair contract than by the threat of official investigation of their costs and profits. To Appoint National Organizer It appeared at the Chicago meet- ing of the national beet growers that Michigan was the only state in the union with a strong enough organ— ization to take the lead in cementing the beet growers of the entire United ‘ ' States into a great national associa- tion. The Michigan organization will, therefore, take up this task, and it has been decided to engage a prac- tical beet grower who has had some experience to assist the growers in other large beet growing states to organize. It is stated that Mr. T. C. Price of Saginaw county will be se- lected for this job. Mr. Price is an actual beet farmer, a good talker and was active in organizing the Michigan Beet Growers’ Association. Officers Re-elected After voting to support the Am—i erican Farm Bureau Federation pro- ‘ gram, the beet growers re-elected the ‘ following officers: President, John F. Ketcham, Hastings; secretary-treas- urer, R. P. Reavey, Caro; general manager, C. E. Ackerman, Durand; directors, Fred Holland, Linden; Tom C. Price, Saginaw; John Purtell. Kawkawlin; Bert Mellinger, Ithaca; D. S. Herriott, St. Johns; Godfrey Gettle, Sebewaing; John L. Shepherd, Allentbn. AND STILL THEY CODIE AS‘T WEEK when we turned over $850.05 to the Hoover Relief committee. we supposed that the -crest of the contributions had been reached and were hardly prepared for the donations which came later. During the last week an additional $105.75 was received, which is here— by gratefully acknowledged. Looks like we were going to hit that thous- and dollar mark after all. Only $44.20 needed toodo it. Let’s try to reach it, shall we? The Honor Roll (Received up to Tuesday Feb. 8th.) $40—ProCe-eds Community Supper, Mrs. G. S. Parker, treasurer, (‘roswelL $10.50—Pa1mer School District, Deckerville. $5.00 wcli—j—Neils Hansen, Ludington; E. Nor- ton and F. Wagner. Deckerville; A. C. Prndden and wife, and Guy Prudden and wife, Vicksburg; Eva M. 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Shows you how you can save money by buying dire'g _ from the largest Berry 0:: a Basket Factory in the Country. New Albany Box & Basket (20., Box 137 "stubs-1.1M CLOV “ Buy now. Prices now reduced about one-‘ ‘ ' half. We can save gsu money. Won- ‘ ierful valuesm Best eds. Guaranteed ' nigh qualit Iowa grown~--recleaned and My r“ neat taste , very ure. Also Timotelg, ; "\ \ lweet Clover All! fa. and all farm as . Vrlto today. [lon't buy until you get our re— ‘ duced prices. free sample. 116- age catalog. A. A. BERRY seen 03.. Box 127 Glu- —‘ Every Breeder / Can use M. B. F.’s Breeders‘ Directory to good advantage. Run your ad. and watch the returns come in. “ WHAT HAVE YOU TO OFFER? v 3%“; k4 . H0 (SPEolAL .ADVER‘I'ISIMQ 'RATEB under this heading to honest breeders of live stock and poultry will b. um on mung, [um mu, write out what you have to offer, let us out It In type. show you a proof and tell you what It will cost {or 18, 20 or 52 times. 112. or ad. or copy as often in you wish. Copy or changes must DOJ'OOIIVMI one week before date of Issue. here at special low rates: ask for them. write today') BREEDERS' DIRECTORY_..TH CLAIM YOUR. ‘ J.“ , DATE 3 To avoid cenfllctlnc date: we will without out. "at the date of any live stock sale In Michigan. If you are considering a sale ad- Vlu us at once and we will claim the do“ for you. Address, lee Stock Editor. M. B. F” Mt. Clemens. Febl 21, Dunc-Jerseys. Michigana Farm. Pavilion, Mlch. Feb. 24, Horses. Mich. Horse Breeders' Ass'n., East Lansing, Mich. ‘Feb. 25. Shorthorns. Mich. Shorthorn Breeders’ Ass'n, Mich. Agricultural Colleze. East Lansing. LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEERS Andy Adams, Litchfield, Mich. Ed. Bowers. South Whitley, lnd Porter Colestock. Eaton Rapids, Mich. John Hoffman, Hudson, Mich. D. L. Perry, Columbus, Ohio. J. I. Post, Hillsdale, Mich. J. E. lluppert, Perry, Mich. Harry Robinson, . Plymouth, Mich. \Vm. Wafl'le, Goldwater, Mich. CATTLE ‘ HOLSTEI’N-FRTESIAN snow‘ BULL Sired by a Pontiac Aaggie Korndyke-Henger- veld DeKol hull from a nearly 19 lb. show cow. First prize junior calf, Jackson Fair, 1920. Light in color and good individual Seven months od. Price, $125 to make room. Hurry l Herd under Federal Supervision. BGARDMAII FARMS JACKSON, MICH. Holstein Breeders Since 1906 FOR SALE—$450.00 CASH OR TERMS A show hull from A. R. O. Dam born De- cember 15. 1918, sired by our Show Bull MODEL KING SEGIS GLISTA whose grand dam, GLISTA EltNESTINE has six times made better than thirty pounds of butter. _ Buy now in order to have 1921-22 winter calves. GRAND RIVER STOCK FARMS 111 E Maln Corey J. Spencer, Owner Under State and Federal Supervision IIIiIIlIIIIIII:IllllllllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIII $100.00 WILL BUY HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN bun 081V“. neatly ready for service, from sire whose six nearest dams average 33.34 lbs. butter in 7 days. ' . ~ ‘ OSCAR WALLIN, Wlscocln Farm *Unlonvllle. Mich; -- , AKEVIEW DAIRY FARM HOLSTEIN-FRIES- liens. Herd sire Paul Pieterje Wane Prince. Two nmrest dams average 31.9 lbs. butter, 672~ lbs milk in 7 days. Dam milked 117 lbs. in one day: 3,218 lbs. in 30 days; 122.37 lbs. butter in 30 days. His bull calves for sale. One from a 22 lb. two-year-old. Good individuals. Prices reasonable. Age from 2 to 5 months. E. E. BUTTERS, Goldwater, Mlch. T0 SETTLE AN ESTATE 7 registered Holstein cows, 5 yet to freshen, bred to a 30 lb. bulL $1,200 takes them. ‘ BERT SLOCUM, Byron. Mlch. Yearling Bull For Sale Bull born Sept. 28, 1919, evenly marked'and a fine individual. Sir- ed by my 30 lb. bull and from a 20 1b. daughter of Johan Heng. Lad, full sister to a 32 lb, cow. Darn will start on yearly test Nov. 15. ROY F. FICKIES Chesaning, Mich. MR MILK. PRODUCER Your problem is more MILK, more BUTTER, more PROFIT, per cow. A son of Maplrcrest Application Pontiac— 132652—from our hesvy-yesrly-milking-good-but- tor-record dam will salve it. Muplecrest Application Pontiac’s dam made 85,103 lbs. butter in 7 days; 1344.3 lbs. butter and 23421.2 lbs. milk In 365 days. He is one of the greatest long distance sires. His daughters and sons will prove it. Write us for pedigree and prices on his sons. Prices right and not too high for the average dairy farmer. Pedigrees and prices on application. R. Bruce McPherson. Howell. Mlch. SOLD AGAIiI Bull calf last advertised sold but have 2 more that are mostly white. hey are nice straight fel- lows, sired by a son 0g King Ona. One is from s 17 lb. 2 yr. old dam and the other is from a 20 lb. Jr. 3 yr. old dam, she is by a son of Friend~ Hengerveld De Kol Butter Boy, one of file great bulls. JAMES HOPSON JR.. Owosso. Mlch.. R 2. WORLD’S RECORD BREEDING Back of Carnation Champion, whose sire is Johanna McKinley Segis (the only 40 1b. son of King Segis) sire of the world's champion Jr. two-year-old, Carnation Pioneer Segis, 31 lbs. whose dam is Tietje Queen De Kol, 42 lbs. the dam of the world’s champion Sr. two-yr. old, Glen Alex Queen De Kol 42 lbs. We are now offering some of his sons from A. R. O. dams that are real bargains. Herd under federal supervision. VOEPEL FARM, Sebewalng, Mlch. ‘A Real Foundation Herd Three 2 year olds fresh in Sept. with the' following records. No. made 13.126 lbs. of butter from 355.2 milk at 21 months. No. 2 made 16.85 of butter from 362 lbs. milk at 21 months. No. 3 made 16.28 of butter from 363.5 milk at 29 months. Sire to go with them is a 20 lb. grandson of King of the Pontiacs just a year old. From an ac— credited hevl and only $1,050.00 for the herd F. 0. B. JOHN BAZLEY 319 Atkinson Ave. DETROIT MICH. HGWBERT HERD WHERE TYPE, CONSTITUTION AND PRO- DUCTIVE ABILITY IS ASSURED. TWO grandsons of King of the Pontiacs from A. R. O. Dams of ex- cellent breeding. H. 1'. EVANS Eau Claire, Mlch. \ 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 Korndyke Segis" who is a son of "King of the Pontiacs” from a daughter of Pon- tiac Clothilde De Kol 2nd. A few bull calves for sale. T. W. Sprague, R 2. Battle Creek. Mlch. " "l0 BULL cALVEs- Registered Holstein-Friesian, sired by 39.87 lb. bull and from heavy producing young cows. These calves are very nice and will be priced cheap it sold soon. HARRY T. TUBBS. Elwell. Mlch. BORN MARCH 27, 1920, VERY nice, straight and well grown, sired by a son of Flint Hengerveld Lad whose two nearest dams average over 32 lbs. butter and 735 lbs. milk in 7 days. Dam is a 20.61 lb. Jr. 2 year old daughter of Johan Hengerceld Lad 68 A. R. 0. daughters. Price $150. F. O. B. Flint. Pedigree on application. A L. c KETZLER. Flint. Mlch. 0 COMBINATION DISPERSION SALE 40—REGISTERED HOLSTEINS+4O at Perry, Michigan Wednesday, March 2, 1921 C. M. Spaulding Will disperse his entire herd, which has passed a clean test under state and federal supervision. ' N ~ ~ B: E. Smith and H: o. Loomis will each_conslgn five head. - Tubercu‘lin tested and sold with 60:90 v‘da‘y’ret’est privilege. ‘ Sale Malnaged by “ . .-. MICHIGAN RRHOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN association 1 Old State Block, Lansing, ltIichigan_‘ ‘. . , ' $02315" a 00 00 to $200 00 tom . , . . . ,d. SAL 815va L. From a sum and roam-hr Aocrodltod elm- by a . M V V ) WALKER Lyons 174771 , ,1 'whos‘e‘l‘t‘wiehty'A'neal-est ‘d'uns have,rec6rds' averaging 30.11 pounds of butter from,592 pounds These bulls are from dams with records up to 2 Age. 9 month. a. feel-e. LSTEINTRIESIAN? BULLS 71' I 8 u Jr. {our year olds and are snowman, man. You can change Breeders' Auction Sales saver-thed E MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, Mt. Clemens, Mlohlgan- ‘ A roll sus—uusrns’suu mustered 2 years old, tuberculin tested and will make a ton bull. Guaranteed right. If you want a herd bull write me for particulars. 0. O. GATES, Fountain, Mlch. FOR SALE LARGE REGISTERED HOLSTEIN.COW her bull calf horn Octl 27; sired by a son of Johan Hengerveld had, and a 22 lb. two year old dam Price $250 for the pair. R. H. BARNHART, R 1. St. Charles, Mlch. FOR SALE Six head registered Holsteins. . Two yearling heifers, bred to, a grandson of Traverse Princess Weg. Three heifer calves, ages 7, 6, and 4 months old. One bull 10 months old, dam has 7 day A. R. 0. butter 18.77; 427.8 milk. Next dam 15.11; 387.7 milk. Sire’s dam 22.43 butter 503.2 milk. Pedigree and prices sent promptly on request. This stock As all mcely grown. H Breedsvllle, Mlch. _ Breeder of Registered Stock Only BRANDB'NHILL FARM (FORMERLV HILLCREST) Ortcnvllls, Mlllchlgin' u f n d Mr. Dair man: Space wi no a ow 11 ee- cription of ymy young bull born March 29th, 1920, except to say he is a perfect indivulual, light color, and well grown. If you can find an animal to compare with him {or $300, I Will make you a present of him.——My price $200—— for a limited time only. OHN P. HEHL 1205 Griswold Street. Detroit. Michigan OR SALE—2 REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS ready for service from 19 1-2 and 24 1-2 lb. dams. Price $100 and $125. Herd on ac- credited list. Wm. GRIFFIN, Howell, Mlch. ROTIGE Having sold one of myfar’ms I will sell the herd of coWs on that farm, consisting of cows, heifers, and calves. My herd is under federal supervision, having pasts- ed one clean test last month. Sev— eral prize winners, bull calves from 70 to 80 1b. cows, among them at the Lenawee and Hills- dale county fairs. Had Grand Champion bull at ’Miohigan State Fair. ' C. E. WINNS, Adrian, Mich. FOR SALE—LARGE TYPE HOLSTEIN BULL calf. More black than white. Born Nov. 1920. Son of a 26 lb. cow who has a 27 lb. sister and a 26 lb. daughter that milked better than 90 lbs. 8. day. Sire is King Lansing, whose dam has a record of 32.45 lbs. of butter with better than 100 lbs. of milk per day for 30 days- First check for $75 takes him. H. D. BOX .0. SONS, R 1,_ Lsnslng, Mlch. ULL READY FOR SERVICE, 16 MONTHS old. His two gandsons averaging 30 and 31 lbs. butter and his dam 24 lbs. butter and 519 lbs. milk in 7 days. ‘ WILLIAM SCHWEITZER. R 8, Bay City, Mlch. Bell Phone 6125—F-14 ' 0R SALE—HOLSTEIN BULL, KING SEGIS Korndyke Canary No. 231425. Sire, King Seals Lakeside De Kol No. 105372. Dam, Grandview Canary Korndyke No. 251733. years old. Price $225 if taken at Once. MRS. IDA SMITH. R 1, Wheeler. Mlch. FOR SALE—TWO BULL CALVES, A HOL- tein and Durham about 3 months old. - Both have heavy milging dams. Not registered. $50 each if taken at once. CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich OR SALE—REGISTERED HOLSTEIN COW. Three heifer calves. 1 bull mlf. R. J. BANFIELD. Wlxom, Mlch HOICE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN. BULLS AND bull calves. Semi for price and pedigree. C. S. DEARBORN, Bellalro', Mlch. SHORTHORN ENTRAL MICHIGAN SHORTHORN BREED- ers’ Association offer for sale 75 head; all ages, both milk and beef breeding. Send for new hst. _ M. E. MILLER.--Sec'y, Greenvlllo, Mlch. F YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL I‘MAY have just what you want. I handlefrom one animal up to the largest consignment sale in the country. , . o. A. _Rosmusssen Sale 00., Greenvllle, Mlch. - The Best Breeders advertise m The Michigan Bus. moss Farmer; It will be worth your '-.While to read the livestock advertisements in every issue to keep posted on what they} have to ofler. ‘ ,tlmates. United States Department of? . Agriculture. Three " Skies on’anusvyl. 1921. mummies: , preceding, according ». a to estimate.“ 1 ’ based upon reports, of agénts’and'. corb ’ ' respond‘énts or the Bureau of Gran Harse's decreased about 602,000 head, or 2.9 per cent: ‘m'ules decreased slightly, 42;00(l, or. 0.8" per 1 cent; milk cows decreased 298,000, or. 1.3 per cent? other cattle 'decr'eased 1,880,000, or 4.2 per cent; swhie de- creased 5,078,000 or 7.1 per bent, and "sheep decreased 2,047,000, or 4.3 ' 'per“ .cent. ' V ’ ' ,The total numbers‘on farms and ranges January 1,. are estimated: as follows: Horses, 20,183,000; mules» 4,999,000; milk cows, 233321,000;"other cattle, 42,870.000; swiln'e', 66,649,000; sheep, 45.067000. ' The results of the 1920 census of live stock have been issued for a few states only; the two sets of figures. (Census and Crop Estimates) are not made from the same basis and there- fore are. not comparable, in that the Bureau of .CI‘Op Etlmates figures are the result of applying yearly estimat- ed changes to the cénsus figures of 1910, which were taken on April 15, instead of on January 1, as was done, in 1920. No attempt has been made. to readjust the Bureau’s 1920 figures- to the new census basis in the few states for which census figures have been published. Readjustments will be deferred until the censuswill be complete for all states. ‘ The total Value of live stock has declined $2_271,576,000, or' 26.7 per cent during "he year;'that is, from a total of $8,507,145 000 on January 1, 1920, to $6,235 569,000 on January 1, 192.1. This decline is due partly tothc reduction in numbers but more-to the lower value oer head. Horses, with a value of $92.45 per head as compared with $94.42 a year ago, are lowm' than they' have been since\1906. The total value of horses is estimated at $1,664,166 000, which is $298,337,000, or 15.3 per cent less' than a year ago. - Mules have declined in price rela-~ tively more than have horses; due, wobably, to the depression in the Cotton states where mules are large- ly used. The Jan. 1 price. $115.72,_ is the IOWest value since 1916. where- as the value a; year ago. $147.07, was th highest on record. The total value of. mules, is 85784473000, 3. reduction of 25162927000, or 22 per cent as compared with a year ago. Milk cows have declined 24.8. per cent in value per head, from $85.11 to $63.97. and in‘total value have de- clined 8518.228 000, or 258 per cent from 32.010.128.000 to 81491900000. Other cattle have declined 27.3 per cent in value per head, from $43.22 to $31.41: and in‘ total value have de- clined 9581520000. or 30.4 percent, from 331.934.185.000 to 81.346.665.000. ‘All cattle have thus declined $1,105,- ' 748,000, or 28 per cent. from $3,944,- 313,000 to 91,934185000, , Swine have declined in value per head 31.7 per cent. from $19.01., to $12.99; and in total value, have ‘de- clined $497.636.000. or 366 oer cent, from $1,363,269:000 to $865,633.000. Sheep have declined in value per head 39.1 per cent, from $10.52 to $6.41, and in total value have de- clined 9206.928 000,. or 41.8 per cent, from $495,660,000 to $288,732,000. CENT. MICH. SHORTHORN BREED- ERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING A very enthusiastic meeting was held at" Greenville on Tuesday at— ternoon. January 25th whereabout. fifty members were‘present and plans were discussed regarding a. bet-tel way of marketing their surplus cattle. A sale committee was app'oml.ed and arrangements were made wild-'0 A. :Rasmussengof Grecnvflle'do act- as sales manager, and take charge of , putting a. guaranteed quality‘conslgn-- m'enrsale to“ be held sometime "in. June, which Will possibly Consist‘of' about thirty head. of choice female, and'ten of the best males ‘that- thev .L association ~has.to=offer. I r The members» were all willing. volunteer some of r-thellr. .vorywbegt; '; ” ' breeding for the first sale, 18,453 1' predicted to he one :02. the meats ' “coastal sales or its kind held pastot’thestates ” 'Lc'tergtheywm ll 15,- ) Eula date wane set ,0 ‘ auricuncemegn N If . . l . It.” .. \ ~ I, horse 'hsd.‘ indigestion ""‘Wlth,‘and undoubtedly died with-in- ' ,I-have '9‘. horse thatfl'wa‘s t when she is in' the barn » standing: ,Shé Isn't lame but I 'would like :to keep the sWellIn - On a vise me to do for )1 st Jordon. Michigan. ' 9 er 7—Reader, This is-on‘e m: the oldest diseases known to the veterinary profession and is known by ,a- great variety of "weed," dis “water - farcy,” Monday morning as leg." names, ‘fbig ease," “shot of grease,” and many other quack names. This disease in the horse is usually confined to the extremeties, and more frequently at— fects the hind legs than the fore legs. The disease is seldom seen affecting more/ than one limbat a time. The "heaviest breeds are more often at: stected, which is due to a more slug— gish circulation, and are, as-a rule greater (coders, but th‘gdisease‘may occur in the very best bred horses. A common cause is, after an animal has been used'to hard work, allow- ing him to stand idle “in 'the stable for a few days, and giving the same amount of food as he. had when working,“ thus the lymphatic glands Vand vessels become overloaded and irritated. inflammation follows, and lymphangitis becomes ,esta'blished. When a horse rests, the quantity of food should be.decreased.‘ If the first attack is not properly treated, and the leg left enlarged, repeated at- tacks are more apt to occur, each time leaving the leg larger. The treatment in this case would be to apply .hot water at least once or twice a day, and after drying thor- j‘6.ughly, apply a tight bandage and‘ the swelling can be reduced to quite an extent.‘ The hot water should be applied morning and night. The bandage should 'be removed at noon and the leg bathed with the follow— ing liniment. Tincture of Arnica, two ounces and witch hazel, six ounc— es. ‘ This should be rubbed well in '.tor five or ten minutes, after which 'apply\bandage; the leg should. be 'kept bandaged all the time the horse is standing in the stable. The in- ‘ 'ternal treatment consists of giving one tablespoonnt of granulated salt— ‘petre three times a day. This should be kept up for one week during each ,I"mox1th.«." .It may be mixed with 'the feed or better given on the tongue with a spoon. GROWTH IN TEAT I have a cow that hurt the‘end of her . teat and I have to use a milking tube to extract the milk. The. end of the teat has become hard and the hardness ex~ tends up the opening about a. quarter of an inch, It is difficult to insert the milk- , ingitube'. It doesn’t appear to be sore, but I cannot squeeze any milk out. What can I do to remove the callous, or make the teat so I can milk without a‘ tube?—Cn W., Charlevoix County, Mich. Dialating the opening might help some, but in my opinion surgical re- moval of the growth, with an instru- ment made for that purpose is the only 'method to pursue. OVER-FEEDING AND NO EXERCISE I had a. horse that got sick in the woods when I was going for wood. He started to paw and kick and roll and in six hours he died. II wish to know what, to vwdo for a horse like that. One of my horses, a mare, laid down and did not get up so 1 killed her. I wish to know what was the matter and what to do in case another horse should be taken this way. Like your paper 0. K. and will v take it as long as it is printedP—T. P.. Rathbury, Michigan. . ~ I I. The mare that you -say “laid down and never was able to'ge’t on her feet ‘ again, no doubt has a disease known as Azoturia; this is causedhy good , feeding and notenou‘gh exercise." This disease can be prevented a great deal; leasier than it can be cured. ‘Any ‘;horse that is fed‘ well should have :daily exercise; ifhe gets properex-‘p ercise daily he will never be affected, ' iwith Azotnria. Ipresume- your oth—‘ flammath Tot ‘fiebowels. . I do not hink your horses sewers getting," 4" anagram. sag; paging .the winter I I 'N 3' 5’8005‘plani lto,,teed_,‘a as or twice,a_ ~ .. . plied width~ ,w‘ater farcy, and her‘leg keepersWellkls down If I could-.5 What ‘would\ to ‘ begin v - (SPECIAL here at. :ooclol low rates: ask for them. ADVERTISING RATES under this houdlnd to honest breeders of live stock and Poultry III" I” sent on request. write out what you have to offer. let us put It In typo. show you I proof and tell you what It will cost for 13. 26 or 52 uzo of ad. or copy as often as you wish. Gwyn” flaunt”: must be received one w r c 0 av BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY. THE. memos" BUSINESS “amen. Mt- Clemens. Mlchlsan- molluun s‘nonmo‘nns WM buy Bull: that come from .Hords you know nothing about? For the next thirty days we are solo: to of!" the best lot‘ of Bulls ever sold in Mich. Prices ranging from $200 to, $500. 0. H. PRESCOTT & SONS Hard at Prescott. Mich. 'I‘awas City, I 8 ,SOOTOII SHORTHORIIS 53 a??? .33.le Priced right. also my herd bull. THEODORE NICKLAS. Metamora. Mich. Ml'ch. MILKING SHORTHORNS. BULLS FROM COWS making records. Priced reasonable. '0. M. YORK. Mllllngton. Mlch. FROM AN ‘Bur snonruonu right. at readjustment prices, I . JOHN SCHMIDT & SON. Reed Olly, Much, I rfisent 4.1 Can put you in Bulls all President Mc- ACCRED- that are HAT DO YOU WANT? ‘HORTHORN breeders. . touch wilh best milk or beef strains. ages. Some 'femsles. C. ’V .rum, ‘ Central. Michigan Shorthorn Assocmtion. Brides. Michigan. HORTHORN BULL CALVES FOR SALE. Milking and Scotch Top, $100 and up. HUBER, Gladwin, Mlch. \ OLLED SHORTHORNS. BEEF AND BUTTER bred young bulls; heifer calves and yearllllgs Drlced right. FRANK BARTLETT, Dryden, bllch. REGISTERED SHORTHORN ROAN BULL 2 years old,and roan cow. S years old. Also Red bull calf 4 months old. all from choice reg. stock. J. E. FROST, Armada, Mlch. ‘ ' snonrnosus 5 bulls, 4 to 8 mos. old. all mans. pail fed. Dams good milkers. the farmers' kind, at farm< ors’ prices. .F. M. PIGGOTT a. SON. Fowler. Mlch. REG. SHORTHORNS: TWO YOUNG BULLS sired by Mcmory‘s Model, by Fond Memory. Also one roan bull calf 0 months old. FRED E. HEBBLEWHITE, Armada, Mlch. HE VAN BUREN co. SHORTHORN BflEED- ers' Association have'stock for sale. both milk and beef breeding. Write the secretary. FRANK BAILEY. Hartford. Mlch- olfercd at attractive Prices before January first. Will trade for good land. Wm. J. BELL, Rose City, Mich. cows. HEIFERS, BULLS FOR SALE—REG. snonrhonn sun. CALV- es ready for service. Also Oxford Down Ewes. JOE MURRAY & SON. Brown Clty, Mlch. aplo Ridge Herd of Bates Shorthorns Of- fers for sale a roan bull calf 9 mos. old. Also 2 younger ones. J TANSWELL. Mason, Mich. FOR SALE—POLLED DURHAM BULLS AND ‘ Oxford Down Rams. DeGARMO. Muir. Mlch. cHEsnlur nine: STOOK FARM oflers eight Scotch Topped Shorthorn Heifers from seven to twenty-two. months old and one roan bull nine months old. Also two younger bulls. RALPH STIMSON. Oxford, Mlch. ENT, COUNTY SHORTHORN BREEDERS’ Ass’n are offering bulls and heifers for sale. all ages. Sell the scrub and buy a purebred. . . RAAB, Sec’y. Caledonia. Mlch. FOUR REGISTERED ROAN bulls from 8 to 10 months old. Villager breeding. _ ENRY J. LYNCH, Mayvllle, Mlch. - ' HEREFORDS HAMPSHIRE HEREFORD OATTLE "33's. We can furnish registered bulls from 12 months and older, best of breeding and at a very low price. have also some extra good Herd headers We have 9,180 a large line of registered Hampshire Hogs, Gilts. .Sows and Roars. Write us. tell us what you want and get our'prices. ' La FAYETTE- STOCK FARM, La Fayette. Ind. Crouch a Son. Prop. . . lemma HEREFORD BATTLE .Kiqs Repeater No. 713941 heads our herd. A grandson of ‘the Undefeated Grand Champion Repeater-gun No. 380905. We have some fine _bulls.;for sale and also some heifers bred to Re- peater! ""Tony Fox Proprietor. . MARION STOCK FARM. Marlon. Mlch. ‘ - lltnrronns' ron SALE Fairfax and Disturber blood,. 150 Reg. head In herd. 835.00 reduction on all sires. Choice fe‘ males forjole. W to me your needs. E EARL o. mounts. and“ Axo, Mlch. .150'HIREIDRD HEIFERS. ALSO KNOW “1 1° 01': .15 load: ’mllty Shortshorns and Bill-E , O to t'.Q0,0,-.lbs,.;_, Owners anxious “ “en-- AW help - y‘fiolo commission. ', '20: ‘ If. LEAH...» [org-hold. ' ’Iowo fission; urns-Eons 22:5. lgymonthsjold for ugh “31.0 high ' m .A n r . “a”: ~ .4 emerges. rungs sale» ., JERSEYS MEADOWIIIEW JERSEY FARM, REG. JERSEY cattle for sale. J. E. MORRIS A SON, Farmlngton, Mlch. no YOU WANT PRODUCTION? The grandson of Pogis 99th of Hood Farm and Sophie 19th’s Tormentor. two of the great- est sires ever known heads our herd. No other strain is more noted for past and present produc- tion. Bull calves and bred heifers for sale at seasonable prices. ' FRED HAYWARD. Soot“. Mich. REAL BARGAINS IN HIGH CLASS JERSEY cows. Herd tuberculin tested. FRANK P. NORMINGTON. Ionla, Michigan FOR SALE—THREE PUREBRED JERSEY bulls ready for service. Tuberculin tested. . J. L. CARTER. R 4, Lake Odessa. Mlch. HIGHLAND 'FAIIM JERSEYSASERESRE ezl herd. High production, splendid type and breeding. Write us your wants. Samuel Odell, Owner. Adolph Heeg, Mgr. Shelby, Mlchlgan GUERNSEYS REGISTERED GUERNSEYS ' A bull cult-nearly ready for light service—~he IS a dandy—we have a price that will sell him. J. M. WILLIAMS North Adams. Mich. GUERNSEY BULL CALVES From tested and untested dams. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for prices and. breeding to MORGAN BROS., Allegan, Mlch.. R1 weenssv BULL anvss—rwo NICE 5 U y; 7. old bull calves for sale. Cheap. Write DI'K'E‘S. h‘. J. NELSON, R 1, McBrIdes, Mlch. I AYRSHIRES FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE bulls and bull calves. heifers and heifer calves. Also some choice cows. FINDLAY BROS.. R 5, Vassar. Mlch. ANGUS .The Home of Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny Probably The Worlds’ Greatest BREEDING BULL Blue Bell, Supreme Champion at the Smithfleld Show. 1019. and the Birming- ham Show, 1920, is a daughter of Edgar of Dalmeny. The Junior Champion Bull, Junior Champion Female, Champion Calf Herd and First Prize Junior Heifer Calf, Mich- igan State Fair, 1920, were also the get of Edgar of Dalmeny. A very choice lot of young bulls—sired by Edgar of Dalmeny are, at this time, offered for sale. . Send for Illustrated Catalogue. WILDWOOD FARMS Orion, llfich. w. E. Scripps. Prom, Sldney Smith. Supt. mun: BRED hotness". BA AgGUS CQTELE QED 8.I.G. ‘ ' . right on or. p co 3 ‘om. $333.12? solicited and inspection invited. CARL BARTLETT. Lawton. Mlch. I The Most Profitable Kind I of farming. a car load of trade dairy heifer. from LENAWEE COUNTY'S heaviest milk pro~ ducerl to include a pure bred ANGUS hull of the most extreme beef type for combination beef and dairy farming. letter “III. times You can change oak before date of Issue. Broodsrs'ductlon Solos advertised - SWINE POLAND CHINA BIG BOB . MASTODON Sire was champion of the world. His dam’s sire was grand champion - . at Iowa State Fair. 8 choice spring gilts bred that are pictures. sired by him. Also some sows bred to him for March and April. Priced low and guaranteed in every way. Get my prices. C. E. Gamant, Eaton Rapids, Mich. HERE'S SOMETHING GOOD THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. C. IN MIOH. Get 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 but. in service: L's Big Orange, Lord (Housman . Orange Price and L's Long Prospect. ' E LIVINGSTON. Parma. Mlch. FARWELL LAKE FARM . 0. hours all acid. A few spring bears and some gllts left. Will sell with breeding privilege. Hours in service: Clansman’s Image 2nd. W. B.’l Outpost and Smooth Wonder. Visitors welcome. W. B. RAMSDELL Hanover, Mlch. THE BEST BRED POLAND CHINA PIGS SIR- ed by llirr Huh Mastodon at the lowest price. DoWITT C. PIER. Evart. Mlch. L s P c FOUR CHOICE SPRING AND FALL boars left. A few extra nice silt: left bred for April furrow. H. 0. SWARTI. Schoolcraft, Mlch. BIG TYPE POLANDS. HERD HEADED BY “"3 Sailor Bob. Spring pigs, both sex for sale. W CALDWELL a. SON. Sprlngport, Mlch. BIG TYPE P. C. BRED SOWS ALL SOLD. l‘losing out a few choice boars at a bargain also some extra good fall pigs, either sex. ‘From growthy stock. L. W. BARNES & SON, Byron, Mlch. BIG TYPE Nine fall POLAND CHINAS WITH QUALITY gilts out of litters of alarm and for sol . sell. 'WALIIIIT ALLEY thirteen. o. . E. MYGRANTS. St. Johns.'MIch. BIG TYPE POLAND OHIIIAS Three August hours for sale. lood backs and good heavy bone. \Vm’te for prices. HIMM BROS., Chesanlng, Mlch. B.T. P. C. A FEW TOP GILTS BRED T0 Highland Giant, the $500 boar. Others bred to Wilcy’s Perfection. Weight, 700 at 18 months. JOHN D. WILEY, Schoolcraft. Mlch. L. ‘r. P. c I have a. fine lot of spring pigs sired by Hart’s Black Price, a good son of lack Price, grand champion of the world in 1918. Also have I litter of 7 pigs, 5 sows and 2 boars. sired by Prospect Yank, a son of the $40,000 Yankee. that fire sure Humdingers. F T Mlch. HART, St. Louis. BIG TYPE P. C. SPRING boars. bred sows and the heat lit- ter of fall pigs in the state. Come and see or write E. R. LEONARD, R 3, St. Louls, Mlch. Am Offering Largo Typ‘ Poland Chlna Saws. bred to F’s Orange at reasonable prices. All. fall D‘Es. Write or call. ‘ CLYDE FISHER. R 8, St. Louls, Mlch. OLOSIIIG OUT SALE of Big Type Poland China hogs. which represent! the work of 25 years of constructive breeding. Everything goes including our three great herd boars. Mich. Buster by Grant Buster. A. Grant, Butler's Big Bob. Two of the best yearling prospects in Mich. Modern type, high arched backs. great length, big bone. Come and pick ut what you want. Our prices are right. JNO. C. BUTLER. Portland. Mlch. BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS A few choice spring boars and gilts sired by “Half Ton Lad," a gem] son of “Smooth Half Ton” Champion of Michigan in 1918. Gilts will be bred to Jumbo’s Mastodon 2nd. son of Bic Bob Mastodon for March and April furrow. OWLEY BROS., MQPI'III. Mlch. IG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. 2 SPRING gilts. one open and one bred, also fan pigs of both sex. These are good Ones and priced in Write for breeding and price. moss- 31208.. St. Charles. Mlch. BIG TYPE P. 0., 3 fall sow plus stand- dsughters of the Senior Grand Champion sow of Detroit. 1920. $12.50 each. Also bred gilts priced right. A. D. GREGORY. lonln. Mlch. Car lot shipments assembled at GLENWOOD Ia TypE FOLAND cfllu“ BARGAIN. $15, FARM for prompt shipment. ‘ Bb ,. . — - uys a bred gilt and a 200 lb. spring boar. “schismsfiha‘id 41308323? glufgrftglrénu $3031.01” silt! bred for s40. Gumntee satis- OEO. B. SMITH. Addison. loh. - bonus "OVER, Akron, Mlch' \ I 0, BREEDERS ATTENTION! r If you are planning on a sale this year. write us now and I .1 CLAIM THE DATE! ' I, This service‘is free ' to‘the ,live stock industry in Michigan, . « r to avoid conflicting sale dates - r - » LET renames FARMER" CLAIM YOUR D111“; 1 ~ lleciilliiiliiiiilliiiiiiiililillilllilift!HiliiilliillillliiiiliilliiiiliiiliHillillllllli1mm:liiiiiEli mm:nmnumnimmmmnmm" < . . a“? v ‘ llllllllllillliiiilldml liu.’ ’ . ‘M‘Emn. ADV ISIN'G m‘ras onder this media. to human breeders of ‘ilvo man and man will to on ‘! um» um «mu-o t. M" ’ 1m ' ' -' ' ' ‘ - Vi WWI You a proof and tell you mm n wlll can in 13. to or 52 times. You can change an of ad. or cop a when mu” ' c ' r .' u “ '°" ° w “m” 1" W 1"“ “ l“ M" ~ Brooden' Auction Sales adyortlsed here ht special low'ntos: ask for them. erto today i) " ’ a "u Wm“ "W “ “WW” '[W'i h Winston! Amok Wm ‘33 9' ml - ' lREEDERS' blazers)“. 111: MlomoAN oversees FARMER. Mt. clemem. Michigan. ' “ . . . ‘ . V On the Chaslen Farms three miles southwest of Northvilie and three .’ A , H W a l " l miles east of Salem on the Salem Road, on Tuesday, Febmary 22nd, at ' ' sire is Colonel High Model; his dam is Red Sensatirm and he was junior . champion at the Minnesota State Fair in 1917. We believe one of these ' 1:0'0 o’clock sharp, consisting of 60 Registered Duroc~Jersey sows ,all ' - . l . _ ,good 500-11). yearling sows bred to him are good enough to go into V / , . » anybody’s herd and help build them up, or one ofihis daughters bred to r ' At L__ M“ j , spring gilts and yearl'ings. They are mostly of Colonel Breeding cross- ed with such breeding as Defenders, Gold, Medal. Sensation, Giant In- vincible, Breakwater, Panama Special and bred to Long Wonder. His - 1 cholera immune by the double treatment and allfguaranteed to be with pigs. They consist of 8 head of 3 and 4-yr.~old sowsand the balance one or our other herd boars which is Ch'aslens Giant, High Model, 001-. ,. onel Long Wonder, Michigan S'pecia-l ‘St-h, and Brockmter Panama 3 ‘ , V- i. . Special 4th. ' ‘ ’ ' . East Lansing, Michigan ‘ - . , , ' 1 - , * , ' f ‘ . ‘ FfimAy FEBRUAfiY 25th CHASLEN FARMS, Northwlle. Mich. \ ' y l ., ': : ... ’ I _ ', , > F , v , . ' r , i ' * u . r In . 1. - ' K Show 10 A. M. I Sale 1 P. M. (Eon; florget these are all cholera immune or!" ebi V . _ g: x ‘ . '2 er :' 'uc one‘er: .‘ ' ‘37 Females' 46 Head 9 Buns“ i. A. BABBITT. . ' COLONEL M. R. CLARK. ‘ " About 1—2 Scotch. About 1-2 Scotch Topped. ; _ , Many of the Best Families Represented. I TERMS—Six months’ on good bankaib'le notes; Out—or-town buy- Every A1111" “'51 Guaranteed, Tested and Sold subject to '60 days "- ers must give a note that their own bankers will take and must have retest. , reference to that effect. ~ . r _ , 1 i U ' , ad spring Duroc Bonn, also bred Iowa and fer choice Digs all age: either. neg; a If you want Guts in sewn. CI“ 07 m“ breeding. Satisfaction guaranteed. A ‘ outs. IIIch , . , I McNAUGfiTON a FORDYOE, 3‘. c. u. WHITuév} rm. Mich. I r "I ‘ I I . i ’ . o x, ' «Roe JERSEY ’nnao sow SALE FEB. , I . r Elsi. Also sows for select private treaty. Sat- , . ‘ ,y isl’uvti-on guaranteeth LTD P I” n "mm ~ - O , E _ i h . ‘ MICHIGANA FA .. 3' 0 . - I . S I ~ ' I .L ' ,a ' o ‘ a . choice hour of Prince Biz Bone breeding. ‘A big type fellow, priced to sell. Some fall pigs PERCHERQN AND BELGIAN HORSE SALE " M‘- grggngf'g‘oggam 5M"... Mich, - r 25 Mares- ' 3 Staum' 30 HEAD ‘f A ) i 1 541119 1 late- 1‘ ebrua‘ry 24' gins. 16 head of [all pigs. Papers furnished. Heb" - J. R, van ETTEN, c1iflord, Mich. x ! o. 1. 0. 1' . . . I. c. AND CHESTER WHITE SWINE. ONE 0. t. C. SWINE—"MY HERD GONTAIIIS THE blood line: of the must noted herd. Can (mulch you stack at,“live and let live” prices. , - ‘ . A. J. GORDEN. Dorr. Mlch.. R 8. O. I. C. GILTS BRED FOR SPRING FARROW and one Shothorn bull calf eight months old. Milking strain, pail fed. F. c. BURGESS, Mason. R 3. Mich” . ‘Write for Catalogues. Auctioneers, Adams & Hutton. W. E. J. Edwards, Manager, East_Lansing, Michigan. on SALE: REG. sow mes or seer. FAR- row. Maple.rLa\v’s Pathfinder is the name of . my "8‘" h" T- 5‘“ M- o. I 0. ALL shes mom BIG norms, seen ' v. N. T s' R 8' Eaton Rama" Mien“ sows to fall pigs. 85 spring gilts, wt. 2:00 to 285 ' Service boars, none better in the D unocs, ANYTHING you WANT FROM A 5mg. Wm. and get acquainde Regan spring gilt to a herd beer, at prices'you can from 1-2 mile west of depot. BOARSfREADy FOR sgnvmg afford to pay. Cholera immune Satisfaction guar- 01-1-0 a. SGHULZE' Nashyuh' Mich BRED SOWS AND GILTS anteed. G. L. POWER. Jerome. Mich \Vrite Us For Prices and Pedigrees mil orders a specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed. BROOKVVATER FARM Ann Arbor. Michigan | w. Mumford. Owner J. B. Andrews, Mgr. DUROCS . I. Notice To Farmers! I own more Belgian and Percheron Stallion. than any man in Michigan, including Intention-J and State Fair prize winners. and put- them out on my breeding share plan. Have placed over ,one hundred head in this state. If your lo- ' as. o l. ‘c. BRED GILTS FOR _MARG'H AND unity needs a good draft stallion or Short Born ~ April (arrow. Also a. few choice sermon ,boars. bu” let me hear from you CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe, Mich. ’ Fred G. Stevens. « Breckenridge, Mlch. UROC JERSEY BOARS. Boar's of the lam- heavy-boned type, at reasonable prices Write. or better, come and see. F. J. DRODT. R 1, Monroe, Mich. 0R SALE—DUROC BRED SOWS AND GILTS priced reasonable and double immune. Write us your wants. ' JESSE BLISS a. SON, Henderson, Mich. BERKSHIRES on SALE: I REG. BERKSHIRE BOAR 2 . ' jm 0m; 5 mg. Berkshire sows be", 389. 4,42“ Belgian and Percheron Horses and. Short Horn ' i OR SALE: one ounce norm FROM m- “.595- R " Lacmnev MW“ Cattle Brookwater breeding stock. Choice spring pigs. - O . 0' . ‘ “. Thursday,“ February 24,“ ,1 921‘ I ‘ 1:00 P. M. , spring mgs by ‘Walt‘; \’ Orion. First Sr. Yearling Detroit. Jackson, Gd. Rapids and Slain-W. 1919 Phillips Bros, Riga,Migh on SALE—DUROC JERSEYS, BOTH SEX. Spring and fall pigs. Have several extra good spring boars ready for service. \Vrite us your wants. . HARLEY FOOR\& SON, R 1, Gladwln, Mich. ' lax.~ V tx’Egogil‘vbgrecfogss for sale prich I’l‘...\".'ll:llll0 ‘. ‘ a. DAVIS a son, Ashley, Mich. BUROCS. A THRIFTV DEC. BOAR PIG REG. $15 in Feb. Orion Cherry King and Brook water breeding. Nothing better. Money back if not satisfied. ‘ » E. E. GALKINS, Ann Arbor, Mich. onmn'ns PREMIER QHIEF Herd Boar—Reference only—No. 129219 1919 Chicago International 4th Prize Jr. Yearling BOOKING ORDERS FALL PIGS AT 525 : ‘ BLA ER ‘ 1. NK &, POTT Pottervllle. Mich. \Stoclr .ludgingvPavi‘lion Michigan Agricultural College I Registered Percheron and .Bél " n , r. " r ' - 27. _r Mares lual(‘t‘ l) zu‘ pins for sale. . " cults bred to Rambler of Sangamolst. The J' E' MORRIS 8‘ SON’ Farmlngwn' MICh' bear that sired our winners at Michigan Shaw Fair and National Swine Show. ‘- ' ’ F. names. 50!! ‘Davlson. Mich. _ . "' MEADOW/VIEW FARM REG. JERSEY HOGS. FOR SALE—hEG. DUROC_JERSEY SPRING 3. Stallions ' ' ' PEACH HILL FARM' . -A‘Few; Good, Grade Work Horses . - ofi‘ers» tried sows 'and gilts bred to or sired .by - Pedrl) llill Orion 'King 152489. Satisfactlon Wranteed. Come look ’em over. 'Also a to“) open giltsa _ INWOOD 'BR08., Romeo, Mich. urocs. Hill Crest- Fu‘rng._;ared and open IOWI ; and gilts. Bears and spring pigs l00 bead. Farm 4 mile stxsiéh‘t‘ Si““‘bT‘hliddletcn, M) h” Gratiot Co. -‘~Newson-&~Bhat:-Perrinton. ch. Under the auspices of . “ «I. assume some HIG’N cuss V l :‘Aspflmfi Dunno $093?” > , {an} I’Zarfifixzn . . Michigan Horse'-Br¢eder$?,‘As§OOiathn - > ‘ graffjhiwupigfhzu‘i.that“ ‘” ’ S” . DUROC 39.474335? vs-zfsnflg's‘rocx ,. F or'Sale List Write R. S. HudSOn,USe.e?y—Trcasg 9 ‘ c Iv v z . . "VI-0R read t aefiicsfi‘o :l s 1th. ‘--.~':iicl- ,_ V: a micro. Mich. “arms; in.” {I . , , I M East. LansingLMJc h. . I I ‘ - v v rn M. .1“ ' vhf? .g l _ _. .4 tar“ a: r". rim" “i2: '5': . ... ....-'- m... m . o no moon prize lining I o __~f I, . mute fair- in W.“ hat 2 rs than my other Du- le‘elr?! .ta‘u“nirs.§:i¥4% e "m T ' you. we bear. ,N "n Barnhart. St. Johns, Mich. boar... r IDS/“SCH‘CELLEB. W - ,.;I&;;‘?::; 111‘” ‘ .- v. ., ..v.. ,‘r f " I M V. , . , - ‘_ ‘ a a amounts . . r best blood lines of the breed is zuersntee to please or nothing sill ' l i'ir ‘1. Yunnan-5m: ~ ‘1“: ‘ii.’ I R E »Weaned pics; . of ARIA A. WEAVER. We will put DECTORY- ~’ Advertisements inserted under thin has ‘ ht 80 cents per line, Write out [what you. hereto ofler and send' in. it in time. send proof and quote rates by returns In profit. Choice stockin- wants. W. 8. Corn. White" Hall. Ili- GREGORY rams “itemize: non Address, The Michigan Bpslness Fem, Advertising Department, ‘2? I fir? Write, ’0“? r BRED asnxeuinc sows, sso Into us. 25 oo. , canons i LADY pm 317 EGGS IN ONE YE4R seas Mild“ mantras . Rum-nu Romulus clue Ah: new bunch-i. - JOHN w. .QNVDII. R. 4. St. Johns. Mich. me: to ship. Sprint been. and fall also at “a. , , .31 . ,. "fl 7» BOAR was $15.00 " . sn m. mm .1. . A ' - FOR 3 mé‘ssn"; u. 3?} osugnoefmf- m. FARMS as...» pm... ’ p... , I , . . use." erm s o A n p” you u w who!“ Safe Amara] " loath. Chicks for the V y'i'nu‘fl‘ig.d ' guard!) e _ .' YORKSHIRES 1 cm, W .6, cm,“ m _ mm m and m i ' r ' ‘ “ 3.": m“ ‘- his 0... m. ‘ - Pun loci Poultry “3' H x _ ‘ .. . ' YOIISHinEs G'LinnZZE'iIAflgwgg mg: Maggi] 0;" fig “‘3.” .- ‘ - ‘ - M 1°“- A 7‘ n . ' I M90“ BBE ‘“’"i'?.'.‘."“i“..§. “AI?” imam.“ ., mime... s. e. WEI» , momma . I, ' sh tell: he! to 52094. 30‘“ We. DAN the Worlds greatest Myers. Yon W 7;: In successfully: n clo- eon ism m . you set. can so, Chicks - - ants-en: «mm whm..,it°e A CHESTER WHITES . m ‘45:“. In i. into .1:qu “ QhE “ mtgwom - . r '. ' ' both Chicks and whine? ' Ego. iron All new“ 9””:37‘3 mi“ Immutchit Mum Rest I. more ,. ales you order also» \ m. ° °’ ‘ m 3°." "- finial-Mm islands“ “"9”va mes new“ "all ' «ml-mumrm-munmm' ¥ . - - eunum‘m " «some: 9. e. heart‘s reduces "9031‘: “iii; : ,m 1,9. _ 2.50 .on .ng in mA'flmuh‘uwui." High" m ' Foe cue—uni. e. mi. decreases: smEE end the m. 0‘ I“ m‘_ sq- winner. fired for and ram fang. .3; $03.. tough: a ills. $2.50 «ch ism clinic“ tram" rem. ' ' Sf" muscle“. Goldwater. moh. , inc 3. “ofw. island“ scanners ’A Few , ~. A 8 w k on . U ' s. . W. 14’st sne ones to“. at 31.50 and :2 while they last. / l °¢ 9 _ , . Flock. overuse 267 JOHN aucsuaa, s 1, Morley. Mich. r w. A. net-moon. choseninl. Jason. . - w! We... elm per year not hm .. ,, . . . .. .- , . -V i 19899 and Bill—b! Chic“ 3. LEGHQRN cocKERELs FROM EX- '. . . — Also (3th from lake Purebred. s 0 llent la in strain. Prize ners at Se. - A / ~ - mno mud flock i Reds arms and “if -1“ . “in .‘ ' _ An To Why“ Roe-h Bmwgn “lad nufl' Leghorn. ob inaw Farr, $1.00. A. Mcheaze. R4. Hemlock, Mich ' -V a‘ ‘ . . . 9 mu. ( ' £10: . r10“ ‘wm u. be_ L“. T . ’ . fl 3 I . , . , Hampshire: Rggh gqg.umbfini“m.éhb P (“£3 mg... % Cthioks PLYMOUTH ROCKS \. We are oflerinz some good now- Ind Kilt!- lmd 5‘” -‘° 3' "9* °' "we °8 ' ‘ COOKERELS AND PUL- 6! March and Anti} furrowine. I. for! w LONDON "skciiflén' 0M0 lets bred from Detroit and choice (all pigs. either sex, Write or cill ANT A- one“? Let American Ham’mm ’ with list of 5WL‘ER. Soo'y‘ LOOK Box ‘00 Bosthn winners. GUI! THOMAS. Lethrep. MINI. Low prices. Satisfaction guer- Ill 9....— Sheep Association send you a dandy booklet breeders. Write COMFORT A. 10 Woodland Ave.., Detroit. Mich. Put your faith in For the best in write or visit (Benn: ssrrnma STOGK Shropshire and Hampshire reins ducks, R. ‘ MUMWIV~IUOI¥KA FIIM 03ers young stock and a few mature breeders~1n White Chinese Geese. White Runner,Ducks and White Wyandottes. Write today for prices on whet you need. i MILLER. Dryden, Mich. HITE “O‘HINESE‘ GEESE, V WHITE Br. Leghorns. Place orders early. Mas. .nLA DIA aETTs. Hlllsdaie. sh ORPINGiONS'AND LECHORNS ‘ Two amt breed; (or profit. free catalogue of at A180 0. I. 0. KE 0. chin: one. baby spring Kiln. Write todsy (or bored . ‘ T9L§=E$ BECK-I B 10. St. Johns. Mich. MATCHING EGGS FROM . Forks 200 an strain. ch in the blood of Park’s best pedigreed pens. 2 per 15. $6 per 50.‘ $12 per 100. Prepaid by » . parcel post in non-breakable containers. PEKIN R. G. KIRBY, R 1 East Lansing, Mich. Mi - ,BARRED BOOK OOGKERELS, BRED FROM greet layers. Bargain prices now. W. C. OOFFMAN, R 3, Benton, Harbor, Mich. JOHN'S BIG BEAUVIFUL BARRED ROGKS are lion‘hgtched, row nick, good layers. Sold an approval, 84 to 58 can . oOirculars. Photos. JOHN NORTHON, Clare. Mich. chicks end )HAMPSHIRE A‘S’H‘EEP - , A f . lambs left to offer. . for (all deli . represented. T RONI 'BOULTRV 1,7 KOPE-KON FARMS. 8. L. Wing. “‘09- reoding stoc. . ‘ ’ v‘ ' Goldwater. Mlfih. ' E HATEHE ' V 148- Pb in Bid . . “gee Fort exhibit .et the Ohio end Michigan SV°L P .Nv: .' l , e are. » - ' sour-oi; 4 Hana. Leonorm, midsummer... eds. Rocks. Orpm‘éoilnth?:lrgo QUALITY hAfineoTnccus. came: an. A. C. and Homestead Farms cocks head. rune. bread Rinzlets. Select eockereis $5 each. Book- runs 'snd some ram . ins egg rders. Ship as required, postpaid. 15 “a. . . *‘ i " K‘s... . '. .... $2; 30, 3.50; 100, $8. Guaranteed. . M. J. & R. A. WILSON, R 2. Kingsley, Mich, the. on. Mlchfgan. on wood yearling 2 was all ages for sale very. Every n: guaranteed as SILVER uceo GOLDEN AND w‘i-II'I'E wY, endottea. Choice Cookerels $3. 84 and 35‘ ca- BARBED ROBK cocKERaLs rRouI WELL bred strain. These will make tine breeders this Foe sunoreuine les BRED 10.1fm} in March, AnusTRoue a write or canon » hos.._R e. Fowllrville, Mich. sumo 'RAms *Eon BALE. b‘ned. heavy sheerers. HousEMAu Ines. ‘ . I For: surmiismsn GOOD BIB- .. and R ‘. Albion, Mich. emu-r Repairs. noes, u ets $2.50. . n: s. pVIAUGUST O. IBOROK, Reed City, R Baby click. alla- [inching a... Martin strain White Wysndottes. Gmnd’utility year: $3 ca, 4130 two White Hollénd Toms, 89 ea. . ‘ -1 . I 0- W- 'nowmuav " 3' ’°"‘""" “PM” . ARTHUR TEETER, R 2. Scottviile, Mich. OLARKI u. HAIIIE. wu . \ . . . ‘ ‘ 3mm" MM Fen SALE——P.URE BRED WMTE WYAN- ARREp ROCK cocKERELs. LAYme m ' ‘ ” ' dotto Cockersls and pallets. Dockerels {3.00 Both on b exhibition matings. Winners st Poultry Show at Muskegon, Order duly to avoid disaphointment. ' 801116.011. .cocksrels st 53. Send for descriptive p ' t. use 118 I 0. W. HEIMBAOH, Big Rapids, "f HITE WYANoorTgs.: OOGKERELS "no"! “Strain Direct." From pedigreed males. Prices $3.50 to, 85 until Mar. lst. N. AYRES a. SON, Silverwood, Mich. 'RHODE. ISLAND REDS WHITTAKER’S R. I. REDS. MICHIGAN‘S Color and 'Egg Strain. Both combs. Cock- erels. Chicks and Eggs. Write for free catalog. INTERLAKES FARM Box 4. Lawrence, Mich. .f. e ' ’. LANGSH‘AN 5, MICh. W. Mich. Mich. Mt. clematis. Michigan. _ [560,000 Ciilélis at very redefinablo mice! from our vy , strain of Eng “ [11¢ American White Leg- horns, Brown I and Anconas. S pped by parcel post prepaid. Special prices on 1,00 lots. Catalogue tree. ~ Wynqarden Hatch . Box B. Iceland- INQLE some "equ Lsoridn‘u‘” ’ Kev , Chicks. Order now for ring delive . graces reasonable. Safe. delivery» garanteed. " " Mich. .l. W. WEBSTER, Bath, B 2. I _. . ..,-V .. . . . "new rm GiiiliKS swarms; nested, bred to lay. . 1y tested tor he 61.1me Lsrqe Illustrated catalogue, V5» flags for circ r. . MN Beu TRY: rum. chansons. Ill. n . . 1.1. _.n- «an ar‘. 1 Mn Virt— , THE .5. B. FARMS HATOHERV S. 0. White Leghorn Chicks. Best se- ‘lected stock; large. with capacity for eggs which they DO lay. Only THE BEST grade. Write for terms. LORING AND MARTIN COMPANY East Saugatuck. Mich. . - v Day Old Chicks and HatchIng Egg; Tom Barron English S. C. White Lezho Pullet No. 25 entered in Mich. egg layinz'conm . lst, 1920, Iayed 54 eggs in first 69 Eggs, $1.50 per 15: $8.00 per 100. ' Chicks, $18 per 100; 815 per 100 for June. One hatch every Wednesday, starting March 3nd. Will hatch chicks from all breed during une. Write for free poultry book. w. A. DOWNS, Washington, Mich. Romeo Phone 108-1032. If chix and eggs are - not shipped right. CinxlSc Up 100,0001best blooded chicks ever produced, selected utihty. tmpnested stock. 20 varieties. Hatching eggs. Catalog. Early booking avoldi disappomtment. BECKMAN HATCHERY 26 E. Lyon St., Grand Rapids, Mich. UPERIOR BABY CHICKS, STRONG, healthy. purebred. White and Brown Lee- horns, Anconas. Catalog free. SUPERIOR. HATCHERY, Iceland, Mich. . o ‘ 4 Chicks will: the Pep Our bred-today and exhi- bition chicks will pay you. Try them and be convinc- ed. Safely delivered by prepaid postman. Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons. Wyan- dotbes, Anconns, M‘inor- cas and Leshorns. Prices from 15c and up. Get our (stale: and buy your chicks direct from the hatchery. HOLGATE CHICK HATGHERV, Box B Hoigate, Ohio Better Produced Day Old Chis are the kind you want. Send today for free catalog. Springfield Hatch- eries, Box E, Springfield, 0. - PRICES A. v.77 ‘f . a Jn ‘ "'4 SMASHED madman. ‘6. T months‘old 'peir. $5. 86 €0,088? 03:; l I. .1“, mj ‘ u . ~ugreds'grgtggeaenldmgiggrflggg (is-IEUAi-‘Vlihtvor Leading varieties best grade ChiCkB- Reamer 101061.812 each. Stock pedigreed}; l- FR‘NK D Loin, R . Three River” Mlch,-' lung “an, ‘01 both Black and White. a." 100 PAGE POULTRY BOOK FREE. w summed. . . i“ . - _. . . . m . ck no for sale E s in season. M. ALLEN’S FARM Lewis Station. Mo. - I. HIMEBAUGH sauna“, Mm, . ' L .. W 7 N. . r 4 some, oo e, , ‘ . g , ’ . , t v . a I - . . LEGHORNS , DR JFKSON ,I ~ 7 f v—v' . , . .1, . ' . 9 " 'I c - ' , “wagging gm; AduoPsAII-sswc’gtuas syn. nut-galactic?" agony“. IcTIVI W -~ . FOR SALE ' r , . - o . rice '. all 98 8 fit- A. 3 011° - ORPINGTONS ‘ ' W.’ . _‘ . _ COCKERELS, PULLETS AND HENS , ; .. -_ _ o s‘”"".‘" "mmv MW“ .9138 “3&9 Id“? “HT: 33' M”°h°“"" W9" 3 , . , . . x . White Orplngtons R. c. R. I. Redo k . A . -. I . - w. . H, OQQKEREL§ AND PULLETs s. c. and R. 0'. Brown Leghorns u, ~ ._ . I; v [— ' . . ‘ . _ r .1 v _ .l i n my, 3 _ ' - . for sale. «Bun, White, Anconas White Wyandottes - ' 'r . . v .‘ - _ . I ‘ ' -. , ;_ 4 Black Cockerels gt .7, 88. and $10. Pullets at 3- 0- lick Minorcas '. ‘ . ' \ -- $3 and $5.. Also yearling hens $3 and :4. Price L Now Ready. ~ ‘ ‘ . . Hatching em. $8 per setting. VALLEY RIDGE POULTRY FARM . > {i ,I- ‘ . GRABOWSKE BR08.. R 4, Merrill, Mich. Bloomingdale, Mich. i .. - . ‘ v v. - ' -' , w A W ,. .j > .. . ANCONAB HATCHING EGGS . 1 / o ‘ Fill. out. your ; i."F(.el:5rum-'y23-24 1921 e i Equipment of 1000 Acre Farm Dotsona‘l needs .at Very low'cost. All pesonal propentyon our Germimii «aimed 1.009‘scre term will besold at your own price .A pnme omnmes: , _ Rumely’ “Oil »' Pull" "Tractor, Port Karen 22 inch Thresher. Hay Fordson ’l‘ms‘to‘r. ‘ . florses, 10 Holstein _ a, 13 had-ii Duroc 600 items exams» I Implements, an 4 Pellets, CW1: Black Machine. ‘ 2.4.. 20 hrs; essence Engine (in 25.45 1153., and tall equipment at hoary minionan tortilla powerful ‘ machino‘ needed on any big farm. P2935: Swiss. Turkeys and Chic (1 Winery, ‘B. L. K..Mllker. ‘ . "j-“ls'Mlleitronssglnaw. WestSidS‘f,‘ ._ ,.‘ » ,‘ entrel'l‘rains (except limited) stop'st ‘stetion on our I .1 Buckeye Tractor Tiler, ' " wheels, 12 good Dre-1t .- '. .. AMOONA QOGKERELS erou escIL Erie; pard’s fine strain. Aug, . hatched, $2 and $4 each.- You want one _ ’ . gVA raven, Jerome. Mich. BABY BABY GHIGKS 350,000 for 1921 Our 1781 men. sent Premii Sate dialing ren- teed. Leghorn, Rocks, 11 , Acn- conss, Wyendotta, Minn Quilt! Li m Utility end xhibitinl very , 1e prises. end pr! _ ._ free. 30th con , Hatchery Box I Newfmxhinoton, 'omo : RED HAT-came sees. THouPKlu's Strain. $12.00 per 100. ' ‘ Wm. H. FROHM, New Haven, Mich. TURKEYS Eon SALE—BOURBON BED TURKEY TOMS. $8.00 end $10.00. , - «THOS. O. OALLAOHAM, Fenton, MIGh.’ Foe snare Flaw ailifli seem—l" i150 tuft”!- Also one reel-ling Inn. All strong vigorous birds. Flor price write like, 95mm HAL-Hill”: Alison. won. Guilt “out: runners. A FEW choice young toms and pnllets MR8. PERRY H. STEéliNS, Serenso, Mich. kens. . ‘ term": Scotch Collie Puppies plant? ‘0? mg his. ' Bong chock flatter. All . M at White son (an W , p _ ($15.00) BATH om: KENNEIs ' Mt. Clemens, Michigan ; . y... periodic. Special rates for. 13 times or ; sore shoulders, etc., on live stock. million homes. Trial Sample Blacksmiths. The Corona Mfg. Co., 1GCorona Blk., Kenton, 0. ' Dear Sin—Without obligation, send postpaid Free Sample Pack- age of Corona Wool Fat. I have never used Corona. Name ..................................................................................................................... .. ~ Town ................................................................ .. State ........................................ .. I R. F. D ................................ ................................................................................ .. V -* ived. Mark X below, opposite size package wanted. I, ; I ....... ..8-oz. can by mail, postpaid, 65c. At dealer's, 60c. ’ . NOTE—If desired we will send you.in addition to the free sample a regular ; . finance or 20-01mm package of Corona and you can pay the postmaster when r ...... ..20—oz. can by mail, postpaid, 81 .25. At dealer’s, 01.20. to be without Corona again. _ r “Just recently I hadla cow get one of her hind legs almost aburnt off with a rope. In fact it was one of the worst wounds I have ever seen. Greatly to my surprise just three applications of your Corona Wool Fat healed the lace en- tirely. Wish to say that there is not ing that ac a e Will compare with your Corona for wounds of this nature.” E. T. Gamble, Dunnegan. Mo. 8 londld for A d CI“ 09 00‘ The Famous Healing Ointment [or Cuts, Wounds, Burns, Sores, Bruises, on Man and 39215! a I want every reader of this paper to know from experience what a splendid, de- ' pendable preparation Corona. Wool Fat is, .for the household or barn use. every one of you a FREE Trial Package. I don’t ask for a cent of money—now or later— not even for postage. I just want you to have this Trial Package on hand when something happens, so, that you can testzt and see for yourself what a remarkable h ' udders, sore teats, barb wire cuts, rope burns, wounds, sores of, any kind", hoof troubles,“boils,