A11 Independent Farmer’s Wee Edited in $1 PER YEAR -. out. _ stances where this is to be Rosen Rye lelds Best if Rightly Handled To Return Best Results it Must be Given as Good Treatment as Your Other Grain ID YOU ever see a- hlgh producmg Holstein cow continue to give: max- imum production if she be poorly fed and." housed and forced to hunt for her nour- ‘ ‘ """ ishment? What would become of Michi- gan ’sDfine Jerseys, Holsteins and Guernseys if our. barns, silos and corn and hay creps' “ were destroyed? "‘unld they continue to be the same thrifty high producing herds? Neither will RoSen rye if it is planted so late that it does not get a good start in the fall or is forced to live on an impoverished soil. ‘What-is the result of a scrub bull in a high producing-herd? The same as cross-pollinating poor rye with highvclass Rosen ,-—na1'nely a deterioration Properly handled Rosen does not run We have several Michigan farms Which give direct proof of this statement. There are members of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association who have suc- cessfully grOWn Registered Rosen Rye for eight to ten years largely because they have taken the proper care of. their seed and thru the medium of the soil and cul- tural methods giVen the crop, a fair. chance to produce.- Opponents of . Rosen point to the farms where Rosen has ‘run "out”. To be sure there are a great many in- Why? Usually we find that inferior rye has been alloWed to cross- pollinate with the Rosen with the result that the high yield- ing Rosen beCOmes impure and inferior and in W0 to four years possesses few of the high yielding characteristics of Rosen. Is this any 'fault With the variety? . Is Rosen to. blame for. the fact that often it is , By A L. BIBBINS Extension Specialist M A 0. ' 1 Big-Rye Acreage in Prospect. OOKS LIKE a bumper acreage plant- L ed to rye this fall. Michigan is a great rye state. ’Take a good seed bed, a; pedigreed grain, and almost any kind of weather, and you can get a ,crop to be proud of. Rosen seems to be the best variety. Farmers who have grown it year after year swear by it. But it won’t do the impossible. Read Bibbins’ .advice on this page. It sound sensible. —-Editor. found, but. " forced to face the bad influence of late planting on a poorly prepared seed bed or is made to eke out a living on a thin soil? Of course, Rosen will do just as well under such conditions as will Common rye but it can not do its best. The Truth About Rosen Rosen rye is an exceptionally prolific variety, and does its level best to give high yields of grain. In order to produce to its fullest ability it must have the where-with- all to do it. Given a good seed bed, plant food and a medium early date of planting, good Rosen seed may be depended upou to outyield Common rye by five to ten bush— els to the acre. This has been proved many times on Michigan farms. It has also " been shown that without these essentials Rosen is just as good and in most cases better than Common rye. The point to bear in mind is that Rosen is a heavy pro- ducer regardless of its environment but to doits best it should be given favorable con- ditions under Which to work. A good strong thrifty man may do no more work than a weaker .man if he is only half fed and cared for; but if both be given good environment and put in 'a hay field the stronger man should do the most work. Rosen rye is the husky ambitious hired man but it can not do its best work' if pgorly managed. Don’t Be Misled! Occasionally we hear of a miller or an elevator Operator who has advised against the use of Rosen rye, basing his arguments upon the fact that poor Rosen grain is be- ing brought in by some farmers. Often Rosen rye is docked because of low weight. Would these millers and elevator men pay top prices for low test Common? Such advice is dangerous and if followed by all'rye growers of Michigan would cost our farmers millions of dollars each year. Better advice would be use good Rosen seed, keep up the .fertilty of the soil and plant at the proper time. These three points properly carried out would have a marked influence on both the yield and quality of Michigan’s rye crop and instead of losing could be expected to add material- ly to the value of our rye crop. The Michigan Agricultural College has conducted experiments which show that farmers of Central Michigan will do well to plant the rye crop about September 20th to 25th, this date giving 7 to 15 bushels more to the acre (Continued on page 12) ”red by Railway Train and Automobile to the Michigan Agricultural m “Helium-re at least is not going to the “B-ow wows”! §3§=1 :sn. -2r ._ A? -—~.‘ .-.- a.-. . m~ f‘j INSURANCE COMPANY ’11. Farmer's Own Company -'__——v More and More Farmers Appreciate U. S. 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MUTUAL Protection to see what it was all d at the com- plete protection afforded by Um S. FIVE POINT POLICIES for only $1.00 per Horse Power, plus the small membership fee of $1.00 annually. ’A safeguarding made possible only through the Non-Deductible Policies that will faithfully guard you and your Justthinhwbatthispretecflonwonldineaatoyonin the event of collision and liability suit. For instance—i1 it hadn’theeniorhiaU.'8.mmPOIJOYapra-tnw W farmerwouldhaveludtopawnooodmgeaout Whamy,thegreatea¢ofane&maflylhesd mammmmmmmum automobile Apasoakcareleui-Mwhowonfl'maad operateanantomohfleaudnothemedlqflafllflyi-u- Nomttahwchdflammnyqury fabjmwpmharfikmathmmwm. Wmhtathhawdfwmmmtomy .udlsarnnrmeahouto-aetflle-d‘W-dpad- “Numerous-coined. “the ’1 "AWOMOBILE— i ell. SWAfloI-sbrlehmce‘ vi. :1w E t : ply to one made before the E F. 8» Grain Growers, Ino.. is. neither Socialistic or Bol- > mud—rather, it is the re- sult of a long standing desire on the part (ii-grain producers to build’ a inaudual cooperative marketing ma- chine. Iris founded on » existing laws, asks no special legislation and moat certdnly will not ‘burn sur- pluses to maintain prices,’ ” said O. H. Watson of Lincoln, Helm, incident of the new iarmer—owned and farmer controlled national co- operative grain marketing organiza- tion, in an address Thursday, Aug. 4111, before the Lansing Kiv‘ranis Club at a luncheon. “Simply stated, the U. 8. Grain Growers, Inc, plans to put the farm- er in a position where he can fol- low his crop beyond the borders oi his on farm and keep for himself the. full market value of his grain lees only handling charges. (We submit that such a plan is not a menace to the public weliare, as charged by the grain exchanges in their present determined eflort to propaganda iarmers’ co-oprative marketing organisations out of ex- . intends. “Opponents of our movement," continued Mr. Gustaison, "are try-' ing, to convince grain producers that there is no difference between co—op- orative marketing and Socialism or state ownership oi industry. No man with average intelligence can . fail to see the diflerence, for it is as obvious. as is day from night. “Under the Socialistic plan prii vats capital is, in effect, confiscated ' to be used in fostering state-owned ' industry. An individual is obliged to support such a program whether ‘ he is interested in it or not. ' “Under the Socialistic plan pri- vate capital is, in efiect, confiscat- ‘.'originating in their true ari‘ also '_ .. . fused by the carriers. The Amati-V. . can Farm Bureau Federation Sash . v; to protect the fsrmer by inducing honest manuiacturers to stamp their woductumocflngmdurrmre quirommts. . Railroad and express comm specifications for egg container: as}; ' "If ordinary honeycomb fill-er nun}, all flat dividing boards and trays must be of hard wondered starboard weighing not less than three and one half pounds to the set of ten trays and twelve dividing boards; each of which is to be of sufficient size to fill the compart- ments and prevent shim” Excelsior pads in each side of the case absorb shocks and reduce breakage, but they will not take the , bureau. place of goal filler, says the farm __ Weak or boot fillers practically no“ protection. The cup type oi filler is said to practically eliminate breakage losses. More than five per cent of an egg ship- ment must be broken. before a dam- ago claim. is considered. it is said. EXPORT RATES 0N GRAIN GUT IGHT rates on grain, products and byproducts from Chicago and the’Centi-al Freight Association -territory to North At- lantic seaboard ports for export will be reduced 7 1-2 cents a hundred pounds as a result of conference be- tween railroads and shipper! rep- resentatlvcs. Michigan freight rates on .grain are afiected by ,this decision. In arfiiouncing the decision, it ‘was stated that “the cost of trans- ed, to be used in fostering stator owned industry. An individual is obliged to support such a program whether he is interested in it or not. “Nothing of the kind is found in the plan of eo-operative marketing, under which the U. S. Grain Grow- ers, Inc., is organised. While only . farmers and their elevators can be- come members, those who do not Wish such affiliation need not join nor can they be forced to do so. Mr. Gustaison's address was a. re- same club two» weeks ago by R. l’. Mans- field oi Chicago, chairman of the Grain Dealers’ National Assoc!» tion committee which with a turd oi $250, 000, is charged with the task of actively opposing develop- ment oi the U. S. Grain Growers' plan, according to Mr Gustaison llr. Mansfield charged that the plan exchangca’ campaign of arm. dochrlngthatitwuldbenmfair tor the exchanges to explain their on methods of operation and tom whathota'rned and half-truths, not to say abso- WW” . YMIKIGGW the trouble and rail- make good on such, causes much road; will n :f ,months and three yea": portation service at the present time does not justify the heavy reduc- tions which the, carriers will make' in apart rates. Nevertheless. these reductions have either been decided upon or are under discussion as a result of the pleas oi farmers and others for a readjustment oi exist ing rates." HOOVER 0N FARM CREDIT -, ECRETARY Hoover's statement that the Federal Reserve lys- "‘ tem cannot be called upon. for loans of over six months on agri- cultural paper without jeopardiz- ing the whole commercial banking . structure is exactly what the Amer- ican Farm Bureau Federation has been claiming,” states. J. R. Howard, its president, in commenting upon a recent letter from Secretary Hoov- er to Senator Arthur ‘Gapper, dis- cussing agricultural credit facilities . and their hearing upon'the present, distresing problems oi. tion of farm products.” “1 our convinced,“ says 'Mr. Hoov- er, “that it competent inquiry were made it would prove that great (is-- ilelencles lie in our agricultural credit organhatiou is the mtemat- ic provision for those needs men- tioned between the terms of six that is, credits that fall outside the area of both tho-Federal Reserve and the m m Loan Banks." .. , The Secretary outlined the types oi credit needed in the agricultural industry as follows: . “Imus up to six months for eith- er production or marketing annual produce. “Lo-u between at: months and twelve months for those purposes. “Imus iron on to three years 3mm whethgdcata “Inflammation-gears: m are ' .gniin’ ” ' distribu- —.-,. . r1 _ ..,i{';’£,"’?,:'é}'1§. _ ._.__,3...___3___<;_,. _.3...\_n,7___.———-', m 3._,~ - .3 . ~ 3 .‘w , ~ - 1 3 . . l . ,3. £4,513 {xlmfi-‘fi 2'1: 3 . ,. 155% “5: 1 L-‘fi‘jair: .13., 1 I f . 1 1 I | f 1 i ! 1 on the shore of Lake Michigan about five , by the State Horticultural Society, BOD fruit growers see the results for themselves. Mr. ‘ Hootman, mpeiintendent of the station; was HE THIRD annual mid- summer auto- mobile tour of the Michigan State Horti- cultural Society through Oceans and Mason counties, August 2 3, and 4, was attended by a. jolly but business-like crowd of more than representing 21 Michigan counties and three states. The tour ”was ed- ucational from the'time it formed at theGm ham Horticultural Experiment Station west of'Grand Rapids Tuesday noon until it ended miles south of Ludington early Thursday af- ’ ternoon. Fully 200 interested fmit growers gathered at the lOO-acre Horticultural Experiment Farm, half of which was recently given to M. A.'C. by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham, dur- ing the forenoon and were conducted through the“ young orchards where the newly inaugu- rated cultural, fertilization and pruning ex— periments with all kinds of tree fruits were explained by Professors Halligan and Mar- shall. The visitors expressed approval of the experimental projects and voiced a desire to visit the Station two or three years“ later to H. D. praised for theexeellent manner in which the orchards and grounds had been supervised. After enjoying a. eofieteria lunch, provided the fruit growers drove to Treasurer Munson’ s famous Vinecroft Fruit Farm where they inspected some 35 acres of vineyards, some of them past 30 years old, and plantings of other tree and small fruits. A- -‘ ,3, ,3 room which all fruit is Shelby Orchards Visited Some 25 automobiles, every one loaded to capacity, made the 80 mile drive from Mr. ' Manson’s to Shelby, arriving there just as the sun was dropping behind the western Oceans. orchards. The hotels were crowded to capacity but the people of Shelby showed their generous hospitality by taking the vis- itors into their homes. Early Wednesday morning fully 80 auto- mobiles parked on the streets adjacent to the ~0ceana Canning Company’ 3 plant while the visitors inspected the plant from cellar to garret and upon leaving were presented with cans of beans and peaches, and cigars. The first orchard visited Wednesday was that of Thomas Smith, near the lake shore. 7 Under most conditions, results from 3 fertiliz- 'ers on intensively cultivated orchards are not contrasting, but not so in Mr. Smith3s orchard for several carloads of 110g manure had pro- duced wonderful results in tree vigor and size and set of fruit of the several varieties. .Mr. Smith- prefers Bordeaux to lime-sulphur as a summer spray because he thinks it re- sults in less burning and cleaner fruit. He had sprayed six times, using the old spray rodsratherthanguns, and thejob wasso thoroughly done that the visitors could find only two or three fruits showing seek in a 40 «acre block of old trees. . rehard, recently purchased ‘. The Semmn’ s o by Thos. Smith presented an object lesson in pruning peach trees. Mr. Sessions «21111111111311~ __ ~_ his method of training and pruning, and showed orchards 14, 25 and 32 years of age. picked from the; pund- a3 fOur- foot stepladders. He ' 'zed the ‘adwsabihty of lowering or re- " or; or years 'l‘thmsions trees are .11 oldmdnewcropsamdflie prospects are em- ‘th taps of peach trees about once in . Ry ROY E. MARSHALL Annotate Pmttmor at Hortiafltune, M. A. O. As the Farm Bureau Sees it “EGAN WHEAT is going to stay to Mme this year it Americnnlill- .ershaveuythjngtosayaboutit, an the Michigan State Farm Bureau El- evator Exchange, commenting on the tact that in early August winter wheat miller-s I'm reporting a booming business and paying up to 8 1-2 to 4 cent: more per budlel than exporters were bidding. Mill- m do not want any more Wheat. to go overseas and they are paying the price to keep it at home. The elevator exclmge is now selling most of its wheat to millers, - it is reported. Prospects are good for continued strengthening of the wheat market, says the exchange. ‘Early in August the mar- ] ket had about recovered fnom the effects ' of dumping a large portion of the new crop 3 on the market within .a eomporativcly few days. i The rye market is reported sick. A de- 1 011110 of twenty cents was noted in one per- iod of ten days. Hay has come back to around $17 a tan and may go higher, in the opinion of the exchange. The present upturn has brought the market to a. high- er level than it has enjoyed since last October. This is the «period between the for but 50 to 00 per centot'n normal new mop. Eastern buyers are reported taking new hay from Ohio at prices that would correspond to $16 and $17 a ton Michigan rates. mchigan' s new crop will not be rimming for two or three weeks, and the prospects are quite strong for a. fair price. says the elevator exchanger—Michigan State Farm Bureau. a noted peach grower for many years and the inspection of his orchards was indeed educa- tional. 3 Brief steps were made at Mr. Averill and Dr. Munger orchards Where cultivation and Pure-Bred Bulls for Scrubs HE DAIRY demonstratiOn train which left Lansing August 1st, with several cars of pure— bred Holstein cattle and dairy demonstration equipment, accompanied by a corps of dairy and live— stock experts, is meet- 1ng with a good reception on its tour north on the Michigan Central and south on the G. R. & I. As announced in a former issue, pure—bred Holstein bulls are being exchanged for scrub bulls, fifteen bulls having been disposed 3 of from the time the train left Lansing until it reached Gladwin. The demonstration train is being supplied without cost by the M. C. and the G. R & I, Ctr-operating. Both of these railroads have taken a keen interest in the development of . dairying in the sections which they serve and are always willing to co- operate in any project of this kind. 3 The balance of the itinerary beginning Sat- urday Aug. 13th, is as follows: Saturday, August 18, arrive Mancelona 9: 30 a. 111., Kalltaska 1. '40 p. 111.; Mouton 4: 50 1p. 111. Monday, August‘ .415 Cadillac 1: 14: p.111. Tues- day 37 August 1'8, Merritt. 9. 30 a. 111.:‘Falmouth, 1'3 p. 111.; Lake City 5: 20 p. :Cadlllaq 10:50 -- Wednesday, August 17, Tu u 9: 00 a. 1n. ; M30112}! 1.2: cop 9:39 p. m. 1'11 3 ' .3 - .3' 111.; Howard ~ ' ' ‘- ’ Sand Lake 111.; Rock- . 111. Sat- " Ravenna 1111 Ron- < . Fruit Growers Inspect ' Michigan Orchards Examples ofSuCcessfnl Orcharding Methods Found in Mason and Oceana Counties fertilization were of chief interest. Union tunately check plots were not left for com- parison. At Juniper Beach a cafeteria luncheon was served after several parties had taken advantage of the excellent bathing. _ Results from Dusting and Spraying The fruit growers drove through several well-laden orchards west of Hart during the early portion of the afternoon Where they studied the orchard practices followed. In Fresident George Hewley’s orchards results of fertilizer tests on peaches in cultivation were noted, following which Prof. Dutton explained appraying vs. dusting experiment with Mon- arch plums. Little fungus had developed but the foliage of the untreated trees was sparse and yellowish, contrasted to the large amount of dark green foliage On both the dusted and sprayed blocks, demonstrating that both dust- ing and spraying were apparently valuable in maintaining the general health and 'vigor of the trees and that either paid in spite of little fungus development. Benton Gebhart’s orchard offered an excel- lent opportunity to study varieties and the effects of top-working varieties on others. Mr. Gebhart has won many prizes at fruit exhi- bitions and a visit to his orchard 0r numerous varieties grown under the best of care told the story. Following the orchald inspection, Mr. Gebhart, who is one of the oldest members of 3 the horticulural society, and President Geo. Hawley joined in serving every guest peach sundacs on the lawn of the former. The autos then moved about eight or nine miles east of Hart to Thus Smith’s Walker- ville orchard. In spite of the long, dusty trip, every man and several women followed the congenial and enthusiastic owner through his 52-311.ch orchard of thirty- -year- old Spy, Baldwin, Wealtliv McIntosh \Vagener and Jonathan varieties. The v1sito1s: were amazed‘ at the enormous crop of absolutely perfect fruit of the several varieties. Some trees had as many as 25 polo props under them. The ground under the \Vcalthy trees was covered by a layer of withered thinnings. A net re- turn of $25000 to $30000 would be a con- servatiVe estimate for this year. A Successful “Operation” Most interest centered about the renewal workin this orchard. Six years ago Mr. Smith noticed that many of his trees had been partially girdled, probably through freezing ' injury. The bark had died three—fourths the way around some trees and over a distance of as much as four feet along the trunks. Mr. Smith is not the type of man that gives in under adverse conditions, so he began bridg- ing over these seemingly hopeless injuries» on 24-year old trees, With the result that these trees are today in a wonderful state of vigor and are producing crops of ten to fifteen bar- rels and more per tree. Of course these trees have been “fed". Manure has been used when available and at other times high-grade commercial fertilizers have been liberally used The cultural system consists of good cultivation every other year with clover sown in late summer to remain as a sod for the fol- lowing year. It should be added that Mr. Smith is a Chicago commission merchant and " must rely to a. great extent upon hired help.- He provides them with the best of living eon- : ditions and consequently gets very men and he is generous in giving them credit ~ for the condition in the mallards. A3 load of watermelons served by Mr. Smith was a fitting climax to the full day of orchard inspection-3 (To be concluded next week) ’ equally ' I \ [ stock Breeding of the Institute of | American Meat Packers was appointed to in- : Ivestigate the present conditions of the breed- ing of livestock, in order to ascertain the reas- on for the change in the type and character 1 of the animals coming to market. The first results of the investigation have shown that the breeding of beef cattle re- quires more attention on the basis of its pres- or sheep. The chairman of the Committee spent considerable time on the Chicago mar- ket, observing the character of the cattle with reference to type and breeding and found that the cattle of the corn belt states are .de- teriorating markedly as compared to those shipped from that section ’a decade or two I ago. After consultation ‘with various - ship- pers, feeders, salesmen and buyers, he found that this condition was thoroughly recogniz- ed throughout the market, and that each year the situation was becoming worse. The cause of the deterioration is two fold: First, there )8 an increasing percentage of dairy blood in is a larger percentage of animals the progeny of inferior sires. A recent press circular from the Depart- , ment of Agriculture which treats, of the Chi- cago market during 1920, shows that' one-half of one per cent of the steers coming on the market can be graded as prime, only four per cent as choice, twenty-two per cent ’ as good, fifty-three per cent as medium, sev- enteen per cent as common, and three and one-half per cent as canners. It should be I observed that the poorest class is seven times only four and one-half percent of what the high class consumptive trade would have con- ! ago. ‘ When one considers the values paid to the . producer the situatiOn is even more impress— . ive. In 1920 steers of the prime and choice grades weighing about 1,000 pounds sold for abofit $150 per head. 'On this basis steers of the same weight in the other grades sold .as . follows: good, $127.50 ;" medium,g $100.50; 1‘5? . common, $79.50; and canners, $51.00. This :1; 5 makes a difference of net value between , choice and medium steers of $49.50; between I choice and common of $70.50; and between S W'E ALL know there are many chances for misunderstanding and dis- ~ satisfaction between the seller and buyer of wheat under our present marketing system. Some farmers are of the opinion that all dealers are crooks and some dealers are of the opinion that all farmers are kickers. The ’ truth is that few dealers are dishonest and . few farmers complain. without cause. The 3 wheat “test” taken by elevators has always ‘ been a fruitful source of trouble it being well nigh impossible to convince the average farmerb that his wheat actually tares as high as the test seems to show. er, but they are few and far between the other hand, it cannot be denied that the test is not always correct and the judgment of the buyer always fair to the farmer. A case in point was recently brOugitt to who took a load of wheat threshed from a received 60 cents per bushel for it . enmuth 20 miles aWay, Where it brought $1 ‘1 per bushel. his OWn story that the reader whether he has any cause for complaint HE COMMITTEE on Improved Live- ent condition then does the breeding of hogs‘ the cattle from this region; and second, there . Iences are based .on the supposition that only . l i as numerous as the prime, and that there is, I sidered as suitable for its needs twenty years / There may be dealers who use the test to defraud the faran- _ n . ' 11th to pay my thresh bill I said, our attention by a farmer in Saginaw county, , seven- acre plot, to a Saginaw elevator and; Another load from the same lot .was hauled to Frank; ‘ But let our correspondent tell : may Judge -' BeItter Beef IAICK IS A crank on better beet. He M says that if two-thirds of the peo- ple Who “chaw” away on cow beet because they can’t get anything else, would' sink their jaws. into a juicy steak of young steer beef, they would double their beef consumptiOn right avvay. ,He says it’s “a - shame to make people eat such stuff as is offered for sale in the average meat mar- ket of the average city. When the con- sumer is educated to demand better beef. the butcher will have to buy better beef and_ the farmer will have to produce better beef” 01- turn it around if you like. It works both ways. In any case consumption goes up and prices, too. The Institute of " ‘ American Meat Packers hands out a lot of worthless rations, but once in a while it offers something which the public can swallow and is good. It‘s committee on_ improved livestock breeding has been con-' ducting ‘some investigations upon breeding and feeding of beef cattle which should be read by every cattle grower. Part of the report appears herewith. Don’t, miss it.— Editor. These differ- all weigh the. same, but it is almost never true that canners will reach this weight, while common and medium steers will average a hundred pounds or more short of this stand- ard. In practice therefore, the difference in value per head demonstrated above were act- ually greater. ' The reasons for these differences in value are two foldwfeeding andbreeding. While it is possible that seme individuals in the poorer classes could have been fed to a weight equalling the prime and choice cattle, in the majority of cases this could' not have been done, or if the same weight had been reached it would have been secured at a higher cost, and the quality of the beef would have been far inferior to that of the prime and choice animals. The big difference, therefore, lay in the breeding. _ In the Breede‘rs’ Gazette of July 21, ap- pears an article by R. .A. Balch of Spokane County, Washington, from which the fol- lowing is quoted: . “Why use a pure bred sire? Here is the ans- wer: A difference in selling price of $53. 40 be- tween two steers ot the same age, out of the choice and canners of $99.00. Are You Getting a Fair Test and Price on Your Wheat, Mr. Farmer” Experience of Saginaw Grain Grower Shows that it Pays to “Shop Around” When You Sell Your Wleit ‘ ' I. 'I Wheat From the Same Field Sold to a Sagi- But, sold to a naw Milling firm Frankenmuth mill- brought Farm er ing firm, one week Clark only 6 0 later, it brought cents per bushel. $1 per bushel. The Moral Is Plain—“‘Shop Around’ ‘ when you sell your wheat.” worth. The bill attached to this sheet is of a load of wheat I drew to Brand & Hardin, Sag- inaw, W. S. They claimed it was no goodytor flour, just fit for feed, and the grade test they said was 54 pounds. I protested and one of the head men of the firm came over and tested it and said that’s all we can give you (60c per bushel) My wagon being broken and I want- to sell this ioad, but no more at that price.- " So the 60 bhshels and 20 pounds after it was run over th c aner brought me $96. 20 as you see by 0:119 11 tached bill. satisfied that the. wheat was so 7 bushels in my auto and (irone- to the Star of .the west Mill _e by the bill‘ attached They he wheat and paid .m'e- one ' ‘th bIg outside of Itli Iiniill ‘( . were exhibited in spokane during the Fifth steers were] calved in the spring of 1918, December lst, 1 9 20; during the livestock conference, with the11 object 1 ~ -- weighed 938 lbs. feeders believe that they can make more men“- / “Well, I’ll have ' 1 Will often find that “the next What they had’ marked due altogether to the difference between a p. i; bred sire and a scrub sire. * ‘ "' The tW‘o steers nual Livestock Conference held last March.- 8 dams being the same kind and quality of co They were put together in the fall of 1919 and; tel together during the Winter of 1919.- I920. They were turned into the same. pasture in 13119: spring or 1920 and put into the same feed-lot on , they were then fed all the g. alfalfa hay they would eat until January 15th,?” when about 20 lbs. of silage and 5 to 6_ lbs 0.2.; f corn was added to their daily rations, puntil .. Mirch 20th when they were shipped to Spokane for sale. After arriving. in Spokane it Wife do" cided that the two steers shbuld be 17,611“. of giving people a visual idea of the difler'encell betWeen a scrub and a prime beef steer. :IJ'A ,, si an was put up over the pen giving the weight . and sale price of each steer. The roan steer, sired by a pure-bred bull, weighed 1 410 lbs. and . sold for 8c per lb, or $112. 80. The spottodIIiI, _ steer, sired by a scrub bull, weighed‘990 lbs. and , sold for Go per 1b.,or $59.40, the difference in l the selling price of the'two steers being $53.40.," l A similar result demonstrated by carloads . was recently recorded on the Chicago mari- ket. An Illinois feeder by the name of Mill— | . _ .. er shipped two carloads of steers which he." had fed since weaning. One. carload was " . bred by himself, the progeny-of 7a pure-bred ;~' 4 bull, the other was purchased in his immedi—I ate vicinity. Throughout the entire period ' from weaning the animals were fed and l ”razed together, and they ,were marketed on ' the same day. The load of 'hisown breeding weighed 1,365 lbs., while» the purchased load The spread in price was 75c .per cwt., while the total difference per head was $42. 91, a diiferenc'e solely to Ibé‘ credited to the pure bred sire: . A great many people lose sight of the great difference in the amount of gain between and bred and poorly-bred Cattle and see (inly . the small difference per -.cwt in the selling price. In the foregoing instance the differ- ence of 75c per cwt. seems small, but the diiference of nearly $43 per head is a very sizeable item in the feeder’ s profit. Many e ‘. n A... ey handling scrub cattle than in handling well bred cattle, because of the greater spread in price per th.. between their cost as feeders and ' (Continued on 11096141 wheat and not knowing it was my wheat for she. ' Was a stranger to them, they tested it and told , . her they would give her- 75crper bushel for‘iall, ' she had. Then she went to another company ‘ called the Heath & Auburn Elevator Co.. and they tested it 56 and offered 930 per bushel for all she had to sell so you see how some of the companies at least intend to get the grain for nothing. Brand & Hardin paid me just 40 .. cents per bushel on this lead of wheat or $24. 08 . in all, less than it was worth. No wonder ”1me are are sore. Mind vou, I only had 7 acres .of ” this wheat, all that I raised this year and it. , thrashed out 194 bushels, all stood up well, all .1 see-med to ripen alike and did not look shrunken ‘ " tut the best they said was only 54 pounds ”—8 '. ‘ E. Clark, Saginaw County. - Mr. Clark’s experience is a further proof that men may diifer in their opinions audit. buying practices. It is suggested to all 4'- farmers with grain to sell that if they aranot Satisfied with the test made and the pri with other elevators in 4nearby ItoIWns.‘ 7” ‘I they ‘wih receitre f 1 than compensate them orthe has No farmer Sh ,. for any-$111211 distill I . '_ ‘mflhing I can do? ‘ “if “31'ch ’i'ro ' harass ‘ 3PE‘BSONALA PROPERTY. .. a husband the right :to do as he - likes} We ,havega .120 acretaxm and ‘ netttallwillm’ave 12 throughbred. Hol- itplh «cattle. He wants to. selljthese and wIi’dtns‘t.want him‘to.,My,son is going on..the~:farm and would like .to have the cattle. left. ‘ He is perfectly willing for v-iintt'to sell ”everything else. Is there -—E. L;, Michigan. girlie law recognizes the husband assutlief .head of the household — and may buy and sell personal property altihis, Will if it does not include cer- talnflsmall exemptions, viz.: two cow’s,.ten sheep, five swine, _etc. While he has the right to thus sell . eitjisiusual for the husband and wife ' to‘bonsult'together concerning snob? . matters. The'only way . you can ' ' “ prevent his selling and handling his fieTsOnal property in any manner he thinks “best is by your filings. bill for divorce or separate maintenance mend ask’the court to grant an in- .9: i“ junction .to prevent his selling such perSonal as you desire to prevent his selling. .If the court thinks the _ property may be sold to defraud you ~“t of‘bu‘rrowing and upheaving. E'ruined.-—V. Z. F., , . he will issue the injunction. '_vari~ous investigators but If he- thinks" you are asking for‘an in- junction without just cause or for (the purpose of annoying your hus- _, hand, he isnot likely to grant it.— Legal Editor. GROUND MOLES ‘. 'How can I get rid of ground moles working in our front yard. If some- thing isn’t done soon our yard will be Sturgis, Mich; _One:--of the most perplexing of the‘ common inquiries for control ' measures is the frequent request for ‘ information as to methods of con; tr‘ol for‘the cemmon mole. The use .of asphyxiating gases and poisoned baits has been repeatedly tried by ‘ Without satisfactory results. Atpresent the 'liestjcontrOlz-measure we can recom- gmend ~ is systematic trapping. There _ls-,littl,e'to choose between the two [general types of traps, Either the typewhich'impalesthe mole on long spikes or. the type which is‘ set across the burrow and which chokes the mole upbn being released, Will nerve.‘ The one redeeming feature , about the mole is- the fact that trap- _ ping will demonstrate that a single . animal; can do an enormous amout . The important thing» in placing .the trap isto make sure- that it is put upon f ,f-“’-~a runway which is in frequent use. ,, {Some of the tunnels are used merely 'gpr exploration and traversed only a single time, others are used daily in moving abOut in search of-food. The latter are the ones to seleCt for the placing of traps. I am sorry that it is not possible to, give any more definite and set- V 'lsfactory instructions but thus far ' g'ia month. .‘ plants . worked I refusedto accept the“ investigation shows that the mole is a, difficult, animal to control.———Al- Jon C. Conger, ASsociate Prof. of Zoology, M. A. C. :IlIGH‘TING PLANT NOT SATIS- .. .- .. .FaoroRY I ‘1‘? 1: 0rdef¢d¥,.-.of «an agent -last August a ; gluing plants. He told me that 50 ,s. of carbide would last me 6 months lights. Several other parties got the, e plants around here and none of them gave satisfaction and could not ', theydid'it took .50' lbs.,of carbide to last: 1; use: them some'of the . time and whe When ‘I saw the way the one I had ordered. I hava. never signed» our notestor same .or paid.anythlng..on inw ._Can‘ the company compel _me tonic- «oept the light plant and force me to to same ?——C.. 4., Fayette, Mich.—__ .he’purchaser ”would be ’obliged to love that the particular machine d'to? him “ would not meet the emoents or. .- the warranty. at. lie-permitted to 1 machine. «was; {$1.61. He. ~ honey bees. .» grade Holsteins? 2. pay. , ~_ merciail liquid and in. Prompt. mm attention‘orvonlm ' this "dopartmontw We 'nro hero tom > bud: address, Mom. minced i! so requested.) 1 is the possibility that any oral state- ments ‘of 'the agent might have beeh made in such a way as to not be ad- missable againstfa written contract. It is a m‘atter‘to place before your attorney who'would be able to pass upon the whole matter after a. full statement of»facts.-_——Legal Editor. To PREVENT BEES FIGHTING Lam a reader of the M. B. F. and have received much knowledge on dif- ferent subjects. And would greatly ap- , preciate your advice on this question. I caught some bees about a week ago and they fight on the‘ outside of hive. Why do they fight? vent it?—-C. J. F., St. The condition which you refer to is commonly known as “robbing.” It is a condition that is present to a certain extent in all apiaries during the times when the bees are not gathering nectar from the fields. Charles, Mich. 4 Where there .is but little fighting at the entrance the 'matter is of little consequence. However, when col- onies become queenless or when they are weakened because of dis- ease then the situation is usually very serious and quite often results in the death of the colony. Methods of prevention are briefly these: Keep all colonies strong or contract the entrance of weak col— onies to a point where they can eas- ily defend themselves.' As a rem- edy for robbing, bee keepers fre- quently cover the entrance with freshly cut grass or weeds. Usually by the time these have wilted the colony has become reorganized and can defend themselves. In extreme cases the entrance should be closed and the colony carried to the cellar for two or three days. Robbing seems to be a natural impulse of all The opening of the hive at times when there is some robbing, or the exposure of 'honey at that time tends to stimulate the robbing tendency.—B. F. Kindig, Director Apriary Inspection, State Department of Agriculture. ' GETTING CLEAR TITLE I bought a fraction piece of land in the year 1880 on a contract and it call- ed for 30 acres more or less and when the parties made the deed they did not give me a deed of 2 acres that was cut off from the farm by ..a river and we did not discover it for a number of Years and the parties had sold the whole tract and the first parties are all dead. We cleared the land and farmed it since I bought it and nobody has said a word about the title until last winter. I want to know ”our. title is any good. No one has doubted my claim to this land. , How can I prove ownership?———A. W.,‘ Breckenridge, Michigan.‘ . I should judge from your letter that you had gained an absolute title to the' two acres even though it was omitted from the deed. An adverse possession for 40 years gives a good title. You would pro- tect it from trespass the same as you would the rest of your land. The land is yours just as if you had a deed. Should you desire a record title you can file a bill to correct 'the deed given you or you can file a bill to quiet title, and, upon proof ,of your adverse possession for 40 years the court would give you a de- cree that would act as a deed.-—~Le- gal Editor. BATION FOR DAIRY CATTLE 1. -What is the best grain ration. to be fed with. silage for thoroughbred and What is the best grain ration for calves from birth to yearlings with milk? (both bulls and heifers). 3. What is the best ration for a .bull during the’breeding Seasoni- How long between each service? .4. *‘What is average weight of a thor- oughgbred 'bull' calf at four months ~-of age?: .I have one that weighs about four. ‘hundred. pounds”: Is he extra large? 5. " What is the best Aratiom for .a Cow just before. and after fre'shening? 6 _ at is, 9.18096 ixdoporto use onset: ftie? 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(280 Issues) $8.00 Thebtefoflom ymmmuthaaddruhbclmm Immunities. hrenewingundhnndthfihhelto m: mammmanatmrfl. byfiu-chnmflevmdolhrrecdvod. wmm:m-flncenbpermulhm 143ml. them-mm. ”Vanna-taming: l‘htnta- Doom-n! Avalon” Waoflerspecisllmv oihveltockanllpmltry;wrlteu RELIABLE ADVERTISERS We will not knowingly accept the advert!!!” of in Imechis an ‘ ’fitht. our! case when writing In: “I saw your adv ent tn'Tha Michigan Business Farmer!” II will mum honest deahnt. Entered as second—chm matter. at Mice. ML Clemens. was. .0 It’s the System, Not the Men ERTAIN country newspapers of central Michigan are showing their unfriend- liness to the farm bureau movement by pub- lishing as news matter a letter which ap- peared originally in the Ionia Sentinel-Stan- dard, signed by N. E. Hayes, a “prominent farmer” in which farmers are warned against deserting the old system of marketing for Without questioning Mr. Hayes’ motives we will proceed at once to examine 3 [his logic. l The basis of the argument is that most dealers in the products of the farm are honest men, and contrary to the general opinion which Mr. Hayes alleges to exist, they do not all make money every year. Indeed, in his opinion, they should be given credit for bear- ing some losses which otherwise Would fall upon the farmer. . The argument immediately loses point when We remember that it is not the individ- ual grain dealer which the cooperative organ- ization seeks to put out of business, but the system which makes his existence possible. While it may be true, and undoubtedly is, that in some localities certain individuals can serve the marketing interests of the farmers better than they can serve themselves, that is the exception rather than the rule as experi- ence has repeatedly provem Grain dealers as a clam are probably as honest as men en- gaged in other lines of business but they can still be honest and drive a sharp bargain with a. farmer, making a profit for themselves ‘I out of what has cost him a loss. 3 The motivating force back of all industry is profit. A profitable industry attracts cap- ital and energy. When it ceases to become profitable the same capital and energy seek other fields for exploitation. The fact that . so many men are engaged in the business of handling the products of the farm, and the further fact that the organized dealers are putting up a quarter of a million dollars to fight the cooperative movement, furnish all the proof we need that there is profit, ~«large §,profit ———in the business. There may be seas- onal losses as Mr. Hayes says, but it would be impossible to count on the fingers the men in ‘ Michigan alone who have made fortunes out of the business of handling food products. We do not blame those men forjighting to piotect their investments and keep the present marketing system intact. We would do the same thing ourselves, bit if we could not prove '. that the present system is superior to the co- 5 operative system then we would expect it to _ be superseded. , Mr Hayes objects to the salar1es which are _ ‘ mpg, Paid to the\ heads of the different de- oi the. American Farm Bureau know a; l ny . 2 .,~ 1 ' 1.. .’ ‘- 'Why shonldflhe fariners obyect to pay1ng~ 1 1 {vithese salaries when under the present system_ they pay sauna many times, larger and fits beyond computation? who makes five or six thousand dollars a year is only a tiny cog in the great marketing ma- chine. ‘From him to the ultimate consumer there stands many other individuals Whose salaries and profits are far above the three cipher class. Salaries ranging from ten to fifty thousand dollars are not uncommon in the grain trade. In fact, we know of a form- er representative of a large grain company pro- m‘with headquarters in Chicago whose salary was $25, 000 a year besides gratuities. What the salaries and profits ’of the men higher up must be we leave to our readers’ imaginations. If the present co-operative movement con- templated only the substitution of local co- Operative. marketing associations ‘ for the in- dependent dealer, the game .twould hardly be worth the candle ander. Hayes" objections would be worth listening to. But this move- ment which has succeeded so admirably in Canada, Denmark and other countries, pro- poses to take Over the entire machinery of distribution from the farmer to the consumer. It aims to introduce ectmomlies which are now ignored. It aims to put an end to the spec— ulation which makes millionaires at the ex- pense of the farmers. It aims to prevent the falsifying of crop news and to gather reliable world statistics of supply and demand. It aims further to educate farmers in the intelli- gent production and orderly marketing of - their crops so that supply may more nearly equal demand, and disastrous price fluctua- tions may be reduced, to a minimum,——tl1e ul- timate object of all these reforms being to se- cure for the farmer a. larger share of the con- sumer’s dollar and make agriculture more prosperous. If these things can be accom- plished, we will bid good—bye to the independ- ent grain dealer, honest though he may be, without a tear. The world will be the'better for his passing. Revealed By the Census CENSUS reports which are new available covering certain aspects ofMichigan ag- riculture, reveal some astonishing things. One of these is that the number of farms in nearly every county has steadily" decreased the last ten years while in most counties the number 10f acres under cultivation has steadily in- creased. This shows that the tendency is toward largei farms. During these same ten years the value of farm land and buildings has increased from 20 to 90 per cent. Gen- erally speaking the increase has been the greatest in counties whichvhave witnessed a' large industrial expansion, and the least in purely agricultural sections, the increase re- flecting the “site value” of the land rather than its agricultural value. Many of the counties show a falling off in the production of crops. This is particularly true of the southern tier. The “Thumb” and northern counties nearly all show a substantial increase in production. The completed census will give us an unfailing index to how the farmer has fared the last ten years, and should quiet the speculation and misrepresentation that is rife about the farmer’s prosperity. The Fatal Crossing Accident RITES Mrs. B., 0t Fowlerville: “We 'had a terrible accident one and one- half miles east and one mile south of Fowler- ville when the westbound passenger train struck the milk truck killing the driver, Henry Kuehnle and his seven-year—old son, Robert’. ’ " It’ s the old sad story. An unprotected crossing, , speeding railway train, a careless driver, :21. oath. No day goes by it seems, that does :dd to the gruesohre list of the " victims 1 ng accidents. How many lives hay untied out at railway cross- ings in 1 the‘lastyear we do not. The local dealer ' food the $111qu of a7 doubt who _ is approaching? 1- ' But there is another Way that crossing sc- cidents can be prevented. That is by com-1s- plete grade separation or gates at every rail- way crossing. It is ahnost impossible for anyone to get killed on a railway crossing in England. All of the main highviays and railways are separated at their points of in'-. tersection. The highway is either graded up to span the track or passes beneath the rail- way grade. protected by means of gates which are lowered night and day when trains pass through, at- fording protection not only to pedmtmns and vehicles, but to live stock as well. The same precautions are taken against crossing acci- dents in Denmark and Norway. .- The State Highway Department is about to proceed um a costly and impractical plan of erecting warning signs at principal railway crossing, although experience has proven that such signs have very little if‘ any efiect in, preventing accidents. The only .way to put a stop to crossing accidents is to make them impossible by separation or barriers If European countries have found that it pays ' to take such precautions how much more would the expeme be justified in this state where the tra'fiic is five or ten times as heavy? Not an Expense but an Investment DEVELOPMENT of the St. Lawrence waterway may be delayed indefinitely onthe grounds that the United States cannot afford the expenditure at this time. No such“. argument is advanced against the funding of. a half billion dollars to the railroads on a pretext which looks to the man who foots the bill-as decidedly questionable. For four years the government has been pouring money‘into the cofi’ers of the railroads, but the result has been about the same as you get from. pouring water into a sieve. A hundred» million dol- lars, more or less, would open up the Great Lakes and the vast territory tributary thereto for the movementof great ocean vessels which could carry the products of the Middle west to the far corners of the earth at a price which the producer can afford to pay. Inc!- dentally it would give employment to large numbers of. men, and harness a tremendous force of water which is now going to waste. If the government can afford to makes risky investment of a half billion dollam in the rail- roads, surely it can afford to make a one hundred per cent secure investment in the St.- Lawrence development project. Sunday Observance HE AMERICAN people should give , careful consideration to the consequences, which are likely to follow the passage of leg- islation to compel Sunday observance. Grant- ing that it would be Highly desirable if all business and pleasure should cease on Sunday it is doubtful if this condition can be brought about by legislation. people can agree on what constitutes sabbath deseciation. The minister, for instance, who thinks nothing of taking a little pleasure jaunt on Sunday afternoon, would be horri- fied at the suggestion that he sit in at a quiet little game of cards. Some people who em- ploy their automobiles or street cars to go visiting on a Sunday would fréwn upon.- a game of croquet 01- a fishing trip as a shameful violation of the holy day. to be daawn‘l Farm Export Credits 1111 BILL to make some 500 mean '- dollars of the capital of the war corporation available for financing 1 ports of farm products has passed tb '- and goes to the hm where it ' - 1 Thou Less frequented highways are The reason is that few . Where is the line l1i; days .of service. s f "Iain enough to be. allied with a. BRIEF REFB YE READ, with care, the cour- mlilgllnnner in ~ which... its. u. aims, of Ottawa county,“ta_kes ‘r 'tion- mm. B. F. to the state-u ref than. motto-card “It Pa?! j. to dOvRight and It"Never to dos-Wrong}? . ’ .- urelyilt. __DeVos will grant that re is‘a correct standard or right, and that. is what the motto-card ad- Herodvises using the Golden Rule . Whichhas the sanction of the high- est authority and .yet, even this is :‘lioble to be «misused, as illustrated. in. the act of our legislators voting their fellow members $100, for 2 , by?" Surely they were so .doing. In addition to ~the 3,000 small 'm‘otto cards, mentioned, the same, words " have been printed in large, clear" type, in large; clear type, on heaVy cardboard; 6 x 10 inches in size-L-and, to the number of 10,000 have been placed in the school rooms of Michigan, thereby ,to old the 875,000 of boys and girls in the forming of noble characters. ‘ If space would permit, I could cite Mr. De Vos to several instances ; 'where ’the truth, stated in the motto card, has secured the turning from , wrong and accepting the right,——J. T. Daniells, Clinton County, Mich. Say, boys, why not compromise, and use both?-——Editor. TWO viEws ON THE COUNTY ' g 'NU'RSE‘ , I HAVE just readr‘your editorial, . “The County Nurse." It is a . subject in which every American citizen should be interested. It looks so innocent and progressive on the surface—but is it? -There are some very objectionable feat- ures that appear on careful analy- sis, and. we do well to look the mat: ~ ter squarely in the face. ' . a One feature of the movement is, that only one school of medicine is recognised. ’ Those of us unfortun- _ , any other school or method of healing, findflour views emphatically set aside. If we are at a point today, here in America, where we must have state medicine (for that in just 7 what all this leads to) then why not state religion?_ Surely the moral condition of our. people is just as great and serious 9. problem as the' rivaled: than 'why not a‘certaln class of religioulsts to the fore, to the exclusion of" all others, and let them dictate our course? Another insidious feature is this - constant pouring into the sensitive child thought, these suggestions and mental pictures of disease. If this Joust be done, then why not 'in the privacy of the home or physician's ‘ office in the presence of the par- ents? This argument that is being sent forth, that rural» children are new interior, physically, to the city '3 "_‘child, is an insult to every rural ' '61th and child, and should be re- issued a hearing. Surely it is high ._ time for every. red blooded Ameri- ‘can to awake and see this whole . ..;V_ thing for What it iswthepproverbial wait in sheep's clothing. I am clos- i' ing "with quotations trour onenof our ’fbreinost physicians, ‘ Dr. Richard Cabot, of the Massachusetts General Lefiospfial: “The persistent trend of finedlcai' legislation towards the end. ‘oinpnlsIOn——wiii eventually re- tina revOuflon similar, to that ehf'tookj place against compul-H _ religious‘r-belief. * *4} There patient as..,much justice in ‘a utilizing the * definite rpm, of one shall «employ for " his, as new van-sis m. zed ,._1-lng , ’9. mortals religion And were they not, ; Ethiodoing, “As they wOuld be done . aggressiveness shown by this “ ganizat'ion! . _ : ‘pnySically— endl‘meatauy. _ its the-flake'alr’.”f " 25f " ~-. - :Th’e" “athletic program» ' "the other 50 per cent in diagnosing and giving treatment "—-—Mrs. Geo. Waterman; woodwind Farm, Ann Arbor, Mich. ' . . g _ Thank you. strafwuema. no: your contribution to this dmoumn. I must confess you have advanced some argu— ments which had not occurred to me, particularly with respect to the possi- .hllity of edema between methods em- ployed in treating children and the ined- lcal beliefs of their parents. However, you would have no objection to a county nurse making examinations of children suspected of being subnormat and! report— mgtheccndiflontotheparentasothat they might follow their own methods in correcting the trouble? The main func- tion of the county nurse is to detect de- ,,ficlencies which haVe escaped the atten- tion of the parents. It is presumed that upon the slightest intimation that some— thing is wrong. with their children most parents will themselves not to correct the condition. But if not. and the con- tinued presence of. these mildren in a - public school means future misery, for themselves and a menace to other child- ren, who shall say that the state should not act for the welfare of all? I think you will find that the statistics you men- tion relative to the ’oomparattve health of city and country children are sub- stantinlly'oorrect, and are based upon authentic reports of physicians, health authorities and sociological workers. . There is no reason why such a condition should exist, but the fact that it does shows that the people of the country are more careless of their health than the people of the cities. They leave too much to nature. Nature is a kind old soul who performs wonderful works. but she cannot do everything. She functions best with intelligent co-operation on the part of the individua1.——Editor. APPROVES COUNTY NURSE E HAD A county nurse in Em— met county for/ one year, pos- sibly two years. I am not pre- pared to say how much money she received. But I do know she had to hire a car by the hour to carry her over-miles and miles of sand hills and through leagues of dreary tamarack and cedar swamps in the service of the schools of this county. There are nearly a hundred one room schools, usually in situations. Each school has on the roll from 10 to 60 names. I have seen in these schools boys and girls grow to be stupid, deformed or puny men and women because of some slight physical defect or ignorant habit acquired in the first 10 years of their lives. Timely advice to their parents and a rigid follow-up by the boards of health and the county doctor to see that theladvice was' followed would have saved these children. . It is my earnest belief that every parent who knows the real condi- tion of a child’s health, and has money to meet the expense, is more than willing to give that child the best chance possible for a normal growth of mind, soul and body. Dear friend in Genesee county, I am leave baby chicks, isolated " so glad that every one in your (113-, trial: 1 sable to pay their doctor bills. I believe I may say the same of the district from which I write. But in the hills to the north, and for to the 'east and south are un- eouuted scores of bright little folks growing up to a dreary life. Does it cost more to help them now, than to neglect them for 25 or 50 years, to care for them in the end as in- sane, idiots or criminals? Do you lambs, turkeys. etc., out in the dew tonight and gather them in tomorrow with tears? I saw this county’s Red Cross ’ nurse travel thru pretty hard places. She‘was eternally on the job, boil- ing sun or howling wind were all alike to her. She was tanned as brown as a herring. Her clothes worn but always clean and mend- ed. If you think she took this easy (1') job to escape work just ride 25 miles some blistering June day in the back seat of a Ford across two corduroy swamps, over numerous sand hills and maybe you will change your opinion. And after all was said and done that mortal wo- man could do, the work was inef- fective because there was no legal way to follow it up. Many parents have a dread of asking for public help. Our health department should have a law mak- ing it possible for poor parents to borrow the services of the county doctor and give them a life time to "meet the debt. This would take away the sting. As our friend in Genesee county knows people would always rather borrow than beg. The most effective way to stop this “is to refuse to lend. Your description of the borrow- ing shows lack of system or plan on the teacher’s part, or lack of co—op— e'ration from the parents. We had hot er and borrowed only once, a cup of sugar. If you experience this trouble next year I should be glad to send your teacher two very work- able plans for a hot lunch program. Not to be presuming, but I like to I help teachers and children, and dis- like to think of any unnecessary friction in any community. Here’s to the county nurse, more power to her elbow. May her numbers grow, and flourish like a green bay tree. Yours enthusiastically—Mrs. Julia Copeland, Emmet County, Michigan. You, too, ilrs. Copeland, are entitled to the thanks of ogr readers for your excellent thoughts upon this subject. Your opinions are doubly valuable be- cause you have had an opportunity to observe the work of the county nurse in a community where there is a. pressing need for work of that kind. As a. mat- ter of fact, farm folks do not diifer in their desires to have their precious child- ren as healthy in "mind, body and soul” as it is possible to make them. The only difference of opinion is how this happy condition can best be brought about— Editor. ‘ ‘ Musings of a Plain Farmer HE FARMERS! Clubs. are show- ing a true co-operative spirit during the summer 'months’ and have become a fixture in some 10- calities; vThey wave under various- names 1 and have an educational feature» which is highly desirable. ‘It: was my pleasure to meet re- cently, as a guest with the North Huron Farmers’ Club. And by my right hand,1w.as inspired by the or- They are Perhaps enjoyed,» are. r. , much alive .. recitations, speeches and discus- sions. The meeting was conducted with despatch and vigor under the able leadership of Mrs. F. Kinch' as president, assisted by Mrs. Patter- son and Shubel as 'Secretary and Treasurer. Their campaign for the next few months works around the young men and women, the future guard- ians of the farms. Juding from the very liberal attendance of husky young men and their fair compan— ions I w0uld say they are already in- terested. My personal opinion is that they will succeed. ' ‘ In checking up I observed that about 100- per- cent of the members _-of.tli‘i_s; hustling club are M. B. F. readers More credit to them. {Mm'BLnnd’l Were placed on- lunches in this school last wints A NEWSY LETTER. FROM NEW,“ YORK 5 HAVE thought so many times a .to write you a few lines fnom New York as we are here new 2 and real glad this year as our crops ' are fine so far. We have thought 1 .so much to tell you hOw much we 5 like the M. B. F. I guess you may W know as we still take' it out here. We were just reading the report of the editor on his trip. We were very glad, Mr. Editor, you could take this trip at this time. We on- joyed it fine only it was sad to know of the signs of such hard times again. We sure do feel for France and England. The crops here in Cattaragus county, New York are very good this year. Oats will be ready to. out next week. Corn is ex- 'tra good and is. now tasseiing out. Corn doesn’t usually ripen in this . part. Barley is good. Not much wheatraised in here. Potatoes are extra well in these parts this year. Soy beans doing well, stand 2 to 8 feet high. Fruit scarce this year but plenty of berries. Frost killed , fruit. Hay very good, crop great. Dairy country here, price of milk not so high as last year. Now we are not able to tell you how much we do like the M. B. F. but will say it is the best farm pa.- per we have ever taken anywhere and the main thing we all like in that we believe you still remember there is a living God and you don't forget to give Him credit. There is such a falling away from the old time religion and that’s what makes the world So bad these days. We feel you are doing your best for the farmers. We never fear to write to any of the advertisers in your paper as we do others. We sent in the name of one of our neighbors and he likes the pa.»- per fine. Now we thought to write this as we believe in giving our roses now. May God bless and see fit to give you all a long, happy life amo‘ng us is our mayonfll. W. Hann, Cattaragus County, N. Y. What do you say, dear M. B. F. folks. ‘ to such a letter as that? We don’t say ‘ anything, but down in our heart there grows a little prayer that never so lu- as we live may we do ought to shatter the friendship and the faith of the that- ands of men and women on the farms 0! , Michigan, New York and other arts.” who are placing their trust in us,— Editor. IS PROFIT THE ONLY THING? N DISCUSSING investments for farmers isn’t there something else to think. of besides security and profit? Someone has said that what ails the railroad industry is that when it picks a man to run an engine it re- quires personal efficiency, but when~ it selects one to boss a whole system, merely asks how much money he has. In other words capital, merely as capital, dominates brain.as well as brawn, under our present indus- trial system. The president of the U. S. Grain Growers’ Inc., says of his corpora- tion: "It recognizes capital as a ser- vant—«only remunerating it for its service value." The general adop— tion of that idea means a revolution in business ethics and a long step towards industrial democracy. It will be generally adopted if our co- operative enterprises succeed. and they will succeed if they can secure capital at reasonable rates But a large proportion of the world’s cap- ' ital is controlled by men who desire no change in the present industrial system. Can such men be expected” to finance industrial democracy at , six per cent when they can get eight ' or more plus a voice in management J by investing in stock of regular bus- iness corporations? we are all patriotic. took their full share of . ‘bonds, many borrewing the. toddit. Iknow one whod‘id > ) have coins th- in! te . desk lately; Some I have pub? linked and many are not for publi- -:Vappropriated only 11,000 pounds sterling for welfare work. in 1920 appropriated 526,217 pounds. more than double its appropriation for 1918-19. . ' Those opposed to the measure be- gan their testimony on July 16th. The testimony of Mrs. 'Albert '1‘. Leatherbee, of Boston, president of the Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage As- sociation is typical of the opposi- tion. She declared the bill to be a “paternalistic, socialistic, meddle- : _..a “fr":zfi Style for Slender Figure Pattern 3591 is portrayed in this model. It is out in -7 sizes: 24, 36. 38 40, 42. 44 and 46 inches bust measm'd Inch size will 3- 8 yards . in h material \int all dress de- 4igns are made for slender figures, as is proved by the ac- oompamying gown The straight line from the. shoulder to the hem makes it a. very graceful and becoming gown for one . of soatronly plumpness. - This dress having a. coat effect is es- , .pccially. desirable for all out wear and may , developed in serge ‘ taffeta, linen, pon- = tree or c'hambray. ' bite saute-(She braid- A Popn‘ 2‘ director of the Child H3“. : health myself. “.v. Edited by Miss. we!!! sums JENNEY L 9V * Door— Friends: We all hood to ex roe: ourselves o _, Let us talk over our work. our Messages, m,“ w. coulonaIIy “have memo“ new friend: .Ioo In whom tore“. I think of you all In your homo'hond :mono your 1mm families. VI fool- that ,I h I to 2 Is not men throughout Mlohloan and some other down with you or‘ your own ‘OOPM bu doo o.rttoo Ilow one do not let me do all the h—lhllno. 000 for tho mootpra ctloaI letter of Mrs. F. w.. “'l'oIlIno Drudoory From Inlorkl' cubscrIptIon to America can how More In the place to do It. ms?“ and o 1- problem: In bringing up our _ 11' thru t o columns thls Mid! and us mHomo ortment but to“ thousands of wo- I'rovo a very close and tender In- and with I could Just 91'. VII II havoto I "one" be o " a” on the noble“ suggested In the -—fllro.'V Varnco lIolIIs VJonn‘ey. some attempt to bring about bureau- cratic control of family life,” and “a fundamentally socialist'ic effort: to destroy the family and make children wards of the state." According to Dr. Charles R. Hu- miston, president of the Illinois State Medical Society, who spoke, against the bill, his chief Objection to health nurses was that ,“women of means may ’go to them and get instruction and_ then differ with their family physicians." It occurs to me that Dr. Humis- ton is a reactionary. What really worries him is a possible loss of au- thority. He reminds me of the man down in Massachusetts who thought that a woman should have no school- ing for if she went to school and learned to spell, some day she might finds her husband ooulldn’t spell a word correctly and thereby lose her respect for him! Of course this argument was put up m'mv years ago but evidently the idea still sticks. WHY NOT A TIME BUDGET? EAR MRS. Jenney and‘ Farm Home readers: I have found by three years experience that a time budget hasdone a great deal to takeVdrudgery from work for me. The big bird had left a baby girl at our home and it seemed as if I never was done and I was so tired when night came I could hardly sleep and my work only half done. Hired help was out of the question. Not to be had. One of my neigh- bors was using a time budget to a certain extent and was so well sat- isfied. I tried it myself. I have changed it many times, always to an improvement as‘my baby got older and as the season’s change brings on different kinds of work. There are certain things that have to be done. These were disposed of to the best of advantage; planning meals, washinlg. ironing, baking, sweeping and dusting. Monday—tidy up the house, ~get clothes ready for wash and put into order the better clothes worn on Sunday. Tuesday—Wash. Fold up clothes in summer, put the bedding back on the beds, fold up dish tow- els, hand towels and underwear. Wednesday—Iron, bake bread, put away clothes. Thursday—noth— ing in particular, alwaysplan- to go some place. 'Fridayu—Sweep and dust. Saturday—Bake and go to town. Then I.have a daily budget and then the things I do by sea sons. At first my time was fairly crowded, but as I ‘got myself ad- justed I have plenty of time for a lot' of things. I never dreamed of doing even before I had children. I have a garden and also turkeys and chicks to see to. I make no hard and fast rule, some 4 times let things slide along to spend the day with a neighbor, or to go to town on an errand fer hubby, but I do know I have more time to my- ”self to eniov my neighbors and my work is better .done than before and I do more- of it and I have better I den'lt have the baking} to do as some as my family cares very little for cake or pastry. The are satisfied with freak fruit, pia- cookies, puddings and cus- tards that do not take up so much .1on My time: My spring and summer sewing I VdQ in Jan. VV ;: do in January and February, ralso make over those things that need it at that time.t ‘ I want thank Mrs. .. ney for thet swords: of cheer and: comfbrt the; : :ter. ~ . butter, - powder. ’spoon’s of cinnaumn, 2 :‘gtngerr scant and area, also J‘en- ‘ , umn and me soon takes on a bright- er hue. .The article “A Wise Spender Makes 9. Wise Saver” was worth much more than a yeara's subscrip- tion. I/am sending some favorite recipes._ - : Mother’s Cookies 1 egg. 1 cup buttermilk, 2 cups sugar, 2- level teaspoons soda, 1 cup shorten- ing, spice. ,. Flour to roll. If lard is used for shortening add a pinch of salt. Corn Starch Pudding 1 pint milk scalded, yolk of 2 eggs. 2 teaspoons corn starch, sugar to taste Mix eggs, sugar and corn starch and pour the hot milk on slowly. Cook over water, stirring until it thickens. Take from the stove, add flavoring and the beaten whites. Caramel Pudding Burn 1 cup sugar, mix 1- 2 cup flour. 1- 2 cup sugar, 2 1- 2 cups milk Mix these with‘ the burnt sugar, put on stove and cook until thick. It will form in a hard mass at first but in time‘ will be alright. , ' Salad Dressing 2 eggs well beaten, 1-2 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons butter, 1 teaspoon mustard, .1-2 cup vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste, mix well and pour over the salad ‘ I put the ingredients in a basin water warm. and set in another pan of warm on the stove. Can anyone tell me about starting a blackberry patch,, the care, etc., best time to set out the plants. Long live the Farm Home Department.— Mrs. M. RECIPES We take the M. B. F..and I-enjoy the W-omlan’s Department very much. Will send some of my fav- ‘ orite recipes: Pineapple Pie Mix 1 cup of, -.sugar 1 cup of sweet cream, 1 small can of grated pineapple, 2 tablespoons of corn starch. «egg yolks beaten slightly, 1 tablespoon of buffer and cook until thick Place in a baked crust. Beat egg 'whiies to 'a stiff broth.: Sweeten and spread pump and brown. Makesiwo pies. Butter Scotch Pie . 1 cm) of browrl sugar, 2 tablespoons of butter, 1 cup of milk, pinch of salt, .3 tablespoons of flour'that has been mix— ed in a paste with 3 tablespoons of wa- Cook for 6 minutes then add the yolks of 2 eggs. Use the whites for the top Chocolate Loaf 2 cups of brown sugar. 1-2 cup of 1-2 ‘cup'of buttermilk, 2 eggs. 1-2 cup of boiling water .in which put 1-2 cup of .grated chocolate and 1,tea- spoon of ‘soda, 2 large cups of flour, vanilla, 'sath. .- ‘- ' Poor Man’s Cake 1 1— 2 cup of sugar, 1- 2 cup of shorten- .ing, 3 cups flour, 2 1- 2 cups sour milk, .2 teaspoons of Vsoda, spices. 1, cup of raisins. , Molasses Cookies 1 cup of molasses, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon of lard salt, 1 egg. vanilla. Flour to roll nicely. Sugar Cookies 2 eggs, 1 1- _2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of sour cream, 1 teaspoon of soda. 1- 2 cup of butter. Pickles -4V quarts of cucumbers sliced, 5 godd sized onions sliced, sprinkle over 1- 2 cup of salt and let stand flv’e » hours Drain and add 2 cups of brown 3:: .Ir 1 teaspoon of mustard seed, 1 teaspoon of celery Seed, 1 teaspoon of tum. n11 -Vinegar to cover, put on the stove to warm. then seal. ." Chili Sauce 8 quarts of ripe tomatoes,‘ peeled and “chopped, 2 jcups of peppers. 2 cups of .onions, -2 cups of sugar, 3 pints of vin- cloves 3 teaspoons oufiof.‘ salt. Chop all fine and cook .uutIL, rather thick. Ifg—t 5886:5119 lied ,will send. more. -—-=:M"rs. H. 0., ochester, Mich agar, 8 teaspoons of tea.- r be sunned once a- week. . They will last longer and are more sanitary PillOws 1 teaspoon of soda,‘ Mattresses. blankets and pillows should waiting, ‘ V‘ Or being lied abbot, don’t deal in 11s.”.- Or being hated don’t the. way to Vita.“ And eri: don t. look too good, non too wise. ' - your master; ‘ : - If you can think and not make though). :.; your aim, If you can meet with Triumph I‘M Disaster , And treat those two impostors ,l‘lViVVst the. sam‘ ' . If you can bear to beer the truth you've . » s pokon ‘ Twisted by knavesV to make a trap to!“ fools. : - . 01- watch the things you gave your life to, broken And stoop and build them up with worn-i: out tools. If you can make one heap of all. younV Inn And risk it: 01. one turn of pltchrOnd-fl)". V And lose, and start again at yolu' xinnlngs. : . And Vnever breathe a word albeit your ' loss: If you can tor-co your heart and nerve , and slnew :_ To sernve tyour turn lontV after you on go - , And so hold on when there In nothing In VyExcept 0the will which says to thong ‘ “Hold on!" .. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, 0:- walk with Kings——Vnor lose the com- mon touch, : If neither foes nor loving friend: can hurt you, If all men count with you but none too . much: If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds worth of distance run, Yours iis the Earth and everything Vthnt’o‘V. I And-—which Io more—you'll be a in... my son. —Rudyard. Kipling. HELPFUL HINTS ' Another method for removing mildew. Wet the cloth and rub on soap and , which have been mixed together and lay in the sun or lay the cloth in buttermilk for a short time and then lay in the sun. To prevent blue goods ”from fading. Vput an ounce of sugar of lead Into h pail of. water in which soak the mate ' for two hours, then hangm3 “pd. to dry be- V ron ' ' .1 fore' being washed and 15 To wash colored muslins’, son-much: used this summer. and soft water. Do not; soak them ant- wash only one piece at a time. When the suds looks dingy throw around yor fruit trees and make fresh. Then , the garments in clear Water then slightly: blue them: - Squeeze quite dry but .do not wring the garments and hang in the ~. shade. . V . ~ . truest. and . The little black am: can be extermin- ' ated by sprinkling the powdered root of black flag around shelves, in corners and Varound the baseboard. Last but not least. To keep young , (any one interested?) cultivate a cheer- ful temper and. be not easily offended... CORRESPONDEN'PS COLUMN . Miss L. B..—-It was a pleasure to read your good letter and I have sent your description of the knitting machine to a reader who had just written to mo asking for some Information about that very article. I hope you may both pro!- it by an. interchange of letters. ' M1;s.A’. B. D.—-I have sent for tho _ book you want and will mail it to you as soon as it warrives In a week or two I will publish o. list of books that Will be helpful to those teaching schdoi, as there have been so many- mguiries. . , Up- to- date I have reoeiVed eight difo ferent inquiries concerning the letter of .Mr. and Mrs. Subscriber. It pays to write your wants to this departméut. . this week is one of the’ slrongest bits of English ever It is life. Do you agree? Our poem thought out, a Simple Flock for Play or S6hoVolV’- Pattern ' 3013 Vil- here shown. It is cut in 4 sizes 4, 8. 8 and_ 10 years. ’13. "6 year size requires 01" however, should not be left: long in the r, ; 4:110 sunas tdraws thers.~V . coil @9th “”3 1 3- 4 yards of 33 inch material. Pongee‘. tafleta reap: poplin sing ham, kindergalrateh , embroidery or braid suitable Wash in. warm sudz.‘ " - made of Ivory or other good white so 11 , ' { kings and princes and “imii'*"miti ter» :5 , “an!“ in. thegflvrfg,’ :37 two; Arthur and Eek, gnaw“. “file‘g I .. 1! 'I'fllliary. , Jack, was thejstudentpf'the .g-‘tanilly; He loved. to._,go_.toi school, to read. anddoothen thingr like “that.- Jack was very good to me. Hog-tack me all over the city to see ' v-aihe~“i>nterestigng places. -_ We / went » .\,,.;,,.te'gether-to Edinburgh, castle where princesses lived nearly 'a thousand years’ ago. 3W9 .stood in the little room where 3. Mary, Queen of the Scots, lived as a little girl, and looked out of the '» ’ window, from which the infant King James was lowered in a basket ' upon the rocks hundreds of test be- :low, to save him ,from his enemies. On our way home we walked 'over‘ Calton,Hill, on which is a monument to Abraham Lincoln. It was -a.hard~climb, but I did my best to keep up 'with Jack.» “No wonder you: Scotch are a strong peo- ple olimbing such hills as these,” I puffed when I reached the top al- most out of breath. “Gracious," said Jack, “you don’t call THIS a 111“, do you?” I didn’t say any more. .. ' ' . You have heard of the Scot- ,tish kilt‘s, I am sure. In another week I will publish a picture on our page showing some Scotch boys in- ’k-ilts so you may know what they look like. Jack had a wonderful suit which, he always wears when ' hegoes “shooting." f— .Arth-ur was the athlete of the family, anda great cricket and ten- .'nis player. Cricket is something ‘ like baseball, and is a very popular gamein England and Scotland. - Arthur was a good player, too, but ltor some reason or other he was .' ,,“of£ his game,” so he said, . ~my entire visit. during L. - fiery w‘as sf chubby little ‘with long, golden curls, and freak- -and. on cold-days (it seems ‘most of ‘the days in Scotland are _‘ cold) her bare little knees ' as'red‘asgrds‘ses.‘ Every morning at school. Kborhood come in the lads, She were half-socks: to school that les! we re breakfast she worried .. that she might be late to school, for she had the proud honor of 'never having been late “or absent a day ‘from These children were very polite. At nearly every meal Mary asked the blessing; at others the boys were required to do so. It was al- ways, “t-hank you, sir," or “yes, sir" and “no, sir." . Back of the home was a wonder- ful park where the'grass was as green as spring time, and huge trees and beautiful flowers grew. Here all the boys and girls of the neigh- evening to play. And what long play hours they have at this time of the year. for the sun doesnot set until after nine o’clock and it is still light enough to read out of doors at 11:30! , Next week I shall .tell you about 'a little girl from Brazil whom I met on the boat from Newcastle-on-the- Tyne to Bergen, Norway, and some day will show you a picture of the big snow bank where we stood and shivered on the 22nd day of June! —Editor. OUR BOYS AND 'GIRILS Dear Uncle Ned—We take the M. B F. I love to read the Children’s Ho' I am 11 years 01d and in the sixth grade I haVe 1-2 mile to 9‘0 to school. I have two brothers. For pets I have two kit- tens, 1 "dog and one pony. vWell. goodbye Uncle Ned and good luck—Hazel C . ton, Clare, Michigan. \ Dear Uncle Nedz—I am a boy 10'yea'r3's" old. For pets I have a cat and five rab— bits. We live on a rented farm of 4,0. acres. We have two- horses, ,two cows. ‘ 50 hens and ‘23 Chickens—Kenneth Mor— ey, Breckenridge, Michigan, Route 3. Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl, ten years old and in the-5th grade. sisters; one is thirteen years old and the other is seventeen months old. We live on a farm of 80 acres. We have F- cows. 2 pigs, 2 horses, 5 calves, about 16 chickens. I like to have the D00 Dads back again and like to read the Children’s Hours—«Lula, B. Phillips.~ W114 liamsburg, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—I am a farmer girl 13 years old and in the seventh grade at school. My 'papa takes the M. B. F and likes it. I have two brothers, their names are Edwin and Estol. For pets I have a dog, cat, rabbit, horse and some chickens. I hope that some other litttle girls and boys will write to me.— Blanche F. Townsend, Saginaw, Michigan Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl 11 years old and I am in the fifth grade. For pets I have 4 cats, 1 dog and 1 calf. I haVe no brothers or sisters. I live on a 60 acre farm. We have 2 horses, 5 cows and 3 calves. We take the M. B. F and see the “"10 Dads and read the .Child- ren's Hour. I have 8 uck eggs and 4 guinea eggs—Bertha Rigg, Standish Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—I am eight years of age. We live an an 178 acre farm. We get the M. B. F. and I like the Children's Hour best. For pets I have 24 ducks 125 little chicks, 50 hens and 2 guinea»; The wheat is all harvested. “‘g'fl is cutting oats. We have the highest corn around us. Papa took us children to Crystal Lake. We have 5 cows and u Fordson tractor, 4 horses an” 2 colts.— LuCy Thelen, Dmvnn. Michigan. in a girl thirteen years old and in the eighth grade. My father takes the M. B. F. and we lil1 -- g . 4 a , wru- . ., aflairs but Tiny who seemed to be, en.’ joying the whole aflair did not -Va.-1wa.ys"- behave as directed. Grouch was In astonished at the whole performance: .that he did not have time to find tau with anyone. Such excitement coal not keep Sleepy Sam from s. 331003.. - i I live on a farmlof 180 acres and; . I have One" sistet‘-_-._ . of ad. or ' Breeder-3' Auction Ssiss sdvorflssd‘ you with. 2 got sosRe' nlnzovonv .111: women“ IUAIIESB FARMER, llL Ciel-ens. lllohlssn. 6.43; ‘4," ‘J" . 1_ ‘H‘ d"!;‘—’ To "oil! conflicting dates we will withos‘l: st the or flu stock moi 0‘. Michigan. I! you no census-on; ,s sale lies as s: was and we will clslm the m tor nu. Address. Lm suck Editor. u. 3. F. Ivn. clomm Oct- 21, Holstein; Howell Sales 00..- Hovnll. Mich. hm LIVE STOCK AUOTIONEERSI Andy Adsms,Litchfls1d. Mich. Ed. Bowers, South Whitley, Ind ‘ Porter Colestcck Eaton Rapids, Mich. John Hoffman. Hudson, Mic b. D. L. Perry, is ' I. 1. Post. Hilledsle, Mich. J. E. Rumrt. Parry, Mich. Harry Robinson, . Hutton, Lansing, Mich. 0. Rasmussen, Greenvfllp, Mich. fl CATTLE HOLSTEI‘N—F‘BIESIAN SHOW BULL sired by a Pontiac Aussie Ruthie-Renar- ,vuld DoKol bull from a nearly 1911:. show cow. First prize junior calf, Jsckson Fsir. 1920. Lizht in color sud good individusl Seven months ed. Price, 8125 to make room. Hurry! Herd under Federal finnervision. BOARDMAII FARMS JACKSON. HIGH. Holstein Breeders Since 1906 Bull. GALVES SIRED BY SEGIS FLINT Hengervcld Lad. The average records of his four nearest dams are 33.12 lbs. butter and 730 lbs. milk in seven days from A. it. O.dz1ms representing the lead- ing families of the breed with records up to 29 pounds in seven days. Priced to sell. c. KETZ LER Filnt. Mlch. OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD sales from their herd. We are well pleased with the calves from our Junior Herd Sire “King P011. flac Lunde Korndyke Segis” who is s son of "King of the Pontiacs" from s daughter of P011- tiac Cbtbilde De Kol 2nd. A few bull. calves for sle. 'l‘. W Sprsgue. R 2. Battle Creek. M1cb. HOL- AM OFFERING LIGHT COLORED stoin—Friesian bull 1 year old from 21.51 1b. dam and sire whose six nearest dams are 33.34 midsion butter. Herd under state and federal sup- " . llWall" n, Mlch. Oscar Registered Holstein Bull fitted by s son from King One and from a 22 lb. cow. $90 delivered your station. Write for tree. EARL PETERS, North Bradley, Mlch. Wlscogln Farm. Unlonvllle, TUEBOR STOOK FARM Breeder of Registered Holstein cattle and Berkshire Hogs. Everything guaranteed, write me your wants or come and see them. ROY F. FICKIES Chesaning, Mich. OME GOOD YOUNG REGISTERED HOL- stein cows. Fair size, good color, bred to good bulls and due from July to December Most- ly from A. R. stock, prices reasonable and every one guaranteed to be exactly as repro seated. . M. J. ROCHE Plnckney. Mlch. 1 YEARLIIIG BULL BARGAINS Sired by Segis Korndyke De Nijlander, a 32 lb. so: of u twice Michigan ribbon not Just dam, 29 1- 2 lbs. Dams are daughters of King Seals Pontiac, 11 37 lb. son of King Seals. Rec- bum GLADWIN/ COUNTY PURE REED LIVESTOCK ASS’N Gladwin, Sept. 15th, 19.21 sale of Hereford, Shorthorn, Poll and Holstein. Duroc-Jersey and 0. I. 038. Write for sale list. 0. E. ATWATER Secretary Fairiawn Herd—:Holsteins Hire Slre, Emblaggurd Lilith Champion 108073 Hissl re’s dam Colantha 4th’l Johanna. world’s first 3581 lb. cow, and world‘s first 1,200 113.com The only cow that ever hold all world's butter yearly milk record at the some time. His dam records from one day to one year, and the world’s Lilith Piebe De Kol No. 93710. over 1 150 lbs. of butter from 20. 599. 4 pounds of milk in a your. World’s 2nd highest. milk record when made and Michigan state record for 6 years. Only one Michigan cow with higher milk record today. His two nearest dams avenge: Butter. one year . . 1. 199. 22 .................. 28. 515. 9 Champ's son: from dioice A. 3.0631112 will add presume to your herd sud money to your puns. J. F. RIEMAN. Owner Flint. Mlch. A PROVEN BLOOD LINE KING SEGIS trunmitted to hissans the power to transmit to their daughters the maestest of production overt] long gonads. It tist haggling; t has n y ma e zreu es - 11m recedreamede of 37 7.3814 pounds of We have for sale at moderate pricesb beautiful duction ever indi is 1‘ show type KIN \G SEGIS ulls. viduan AOND RIVER STOCK FARMS 111 E Main Corey J. Spencer. Owner Jackson. Mlch. - Under State and Federal Supervision OR SALE—4 REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS ready for service from 19 1- 2 sud 24 1- 2 lb. duns. Price $1 100 sud $125. Herd on sc- creditod list. GRIFFIN. Mlch. ‘M m. H oweil. HEREFORDS EGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE —— KING REPEATER 713941, and Bean Perfection 327899 head our herd. Bulls are sold; have some very fine heifers for sale, in d or opened, bred to our herd bulls. Come and see them; they wil please You. Tony 8. Fox, Pmp., Henry Gehrholz, Herdsman. MARION STOCK FARM. Marlon Michigan HEREFORD 1:1"er stmn- We csn furnish registered bulls from 12 months and older, best of breeding sud at s very low price, have also some extra. good Herd headers We have slso s large line of registered Hampshire Hogs, Gilts, Sows and Boers. Write us, our prices. Ls FAYETTE STOCK FARM. Ls Fayette. Ind. J. cm A Son. Pros LAKEWOOD HEREFOROSbufluifi..,TfiE '1‘. cy are good ones. High class ages. Best of blood. Come on nd see. E. J. TAYLOR. Frermnt, an as wbst you not snd set Mlch. s grandson or the 89_5OO Bullion 4th. Also I few females. Wm. 0. MORE". Smyrna, lion. SHORTHORIS FOR SALE _As I have sold my Cattle Ranch near Reed Crty, Michigan, I am offering for sale my herd of 50 registered Shorthorns headed by one of the best Scotch bulls in the State, Master Model 576147. This herd of cattle ar'e Drin- cimlLv mans. Terms can be arranged. Time W111 be given on approved notes. ..E M. PARKHURST, Reed City. Mich. SHORTHORN F0“ SAL ONE EXTRA GOOD 18"MOS. old Red Scotch bull suitable to head pure bred be several cows and heifers carrying the service of a son of Imp. Lorne who was twice grand champion of Michian. L. P. OTTO, Charlotte. Mlch. R SALE—REGISTERED SHORTHORIIB and Dame Jamey wring pigs, either sex; two red.buils one 11 months and one 5 months old. yesrs old ords 16 lbs. to 30 lbs Priced at half nine. Sever-Al heifers from 6-1011”!!! to 2 $100 up. distally bested June 10. Write Scotch'llo snd Bates bred. Addr for hat. GEORGE W. RNOLD 91' JARED ARNOLD ALBERT G. WADE. White Plgoon. Mich. Wlillamsburg. R 1. Mid!!!” AI SNOBTNEMS cows, "sirens. IULLs SQLB AG l ofl‘erod st attractive prices Bull all last sdvsrtised sold but have 2 more that III mostly white. hey no nice stninlt 'el~ lows. tired by a son of King 0119.. 01101: from I 17 lb. 2 yr. old dam and the other is from 3 201b. Jr ayr. slddun, sheisbyssonst Friend Henrervdd De K01 Butter Boy, on. of the crest bulls JAMES HOPSOI JR" Owens. Mlch.. R 2. A HOL. Both 3 50 FOR SALE—TWO BULL GALVES, tein and Durham about 3 months old have heavy milkingc dsms. Not registered ouch if taken at on CHASE STOCKc FARI. Marlene. illcb REGISTER! ROLSTEIII OATTLE for sale. Prom calves to fluidised cows. F. E. .OOODAR. W lion. ‘ A ROYALLY ,, hm Nov. 18, 1920. 'h! 3 N lit-so no! IRED BULL Mostly willie. l-olds sndtrlesid Wm. J. BELL. Ros. City. Mich.‘ HE VAI IUREII C0 BHOR‘I'HORI .HEED- ers' Minion have crock for Islam Wank “$va breeding.at ‘ rite the FRANK.” I More January first. Will trade for seed land. IAILEW Word. lid). From the Maplein Ridge herd of Cslved September TANSWELL . Ins-n. sues-mom: bums ms OXFORD sow- M Bothsexforssls. «LLMRIO .Inlr.llsh., RIOIILARO SHORTIIORIS Herd bulls for 111111i511thlmo'.B mm Acres Goods sud Collynle Cullen 4:311 flvs year blood Ill! and show prospects. «11;» 1.33% . EXTRA dooo suu. csLVEs gen and. 3 m... as... horns . mun. Best of Both Third day of GladWin County . Fair. ‘ , Announce second consignment ”Red ' females. s . mvnmnv Hmrronss .53.“...3': s . n HE‘ MIGHIGAfi Agricultural College will be on hand at the 1111le State Fair with an ex- hibit which will include herds of pure bred Shorthorns, Angus, Here- tords,‘ Jerseys, Guernseys and Hol- steins; four steers will be shown in the fist class and a large exhibit of horses will also be made. Farmers of Clayton township. Genesee county, met recently to formulate plans for the community breeding of Holstein-Friesia'n cattle. It is proposed that each farmer own one thoroughbred Holstein-Friesian cow and that the best sire obtain- able be owned by the community- In the July 30th issue of the M. B. F., the statement was made that it looked as if Lenawee county would take away the honors in the livestock division at the State Fair. The statement was incorrect in that Washtenaw was the county meant instead of Lenawee. F. J. Drodt‘, Monroe, Mlch., will make his first appearance at the fair this year, with a high class herd of Duroc-Jerseys. Mr. Drodt has been breeding Durocs for several years and animals from his herd are'scat- tered all over Southern Michigan and many are to be found on the other side of the Ohio line. Fred Helms & Son, Davison, Mlch., will com-e down to Detroit this year with a strong herd of Durocs which will include a. senior yearling boar and senior yearling sow that are positively sensational in char— acter; the pigs nominated by firm for the Futurity show are sure to land inside the money. The East- Michigan Holstein Breeders’ Association, the member- ship in which, is composed of breed- ers residing in Ookland and Macomb counties, will make up a herd of pure-bred Holsteins to be shown as an association exhibit at the State Fair. Indications are that the cat- tle that will be shown by associa- tions this year, will exceed 200 head. One of the leading attractions at the coming State Fair will be the fat steer exhibit including carlots of Shorthorns, Heretords and Angus cattle; an exhibit of at least six car- loads of finished steers, nearly all yearlings, is already in sight. In this department there will also be classes for single" fat steers, pens of threeland special classes for grade animals, the produce of pure-bred beet bulls, crossed upon dairy cows. The exhibit in't‘he- hog depart- ment, at the coming fair, gives prom- ise of being one of the largest round- ups ,olf pure-bred hogs ever gotten together in one enclosure. As us- ual, the Poland Chinas promise to lead in the number of entries but the Durocs are coming strong. and the Chester Whites are not far be- h-ind. .The exhibit of Hampshires and Tamworths will be large and more Berkshires will be on hand than ever before. The sensation in the hog depart— ment this year will be the American. 'Duroc Association State Futurity Show; in this show 20 owners have made nominations and that the ex- citement will be at fever best, just preceding the making oi! the awards by the judges, goes without saying. The prize money hung up in this de- partment is $500, to be awarded to, pigs from spring litters, not farrow- ed earlier than March 1,1921. The Borneo district will be well represented in the Dome show with herds entered by Rush Bros, The Inwoods and Livermores. The Rush Bros. hard is strong in spring pigs and junior yearlings, the Inwood include an aged bear and sat Wm sow motion“: nearly me w ‘11!!! is myth as writer fiba' “gym , , ,1QO will ‘show a boar from the famous“ , sire Demonstrator, that will make *3 .when crossed with cows of strong ' teller in charge. this , dazed an' bewildered like, I learned woud buy 3 lbs. of good dress _ m his class competitors stop 11'9”. Morrison Baker, who owns a kiss - v , farm on th‘e Dixie Highway. ‘31!!! south of Flint; has on dry—sliced 1 fine herd of black yearling steers and heifers, the produce of pum- bred Holstein cows and a. registered Angus bull; these fine young ani- mals are true to the Angus type and aptly illustrate the propotency of " . the pure-bred Aberdeen-Angus, sire - » 7 dairy breeding. . V - oRuch a'hSa \" A MESS OF “SPINACH" ~ Y LETTERS an’ in divers an’ various ways I have been ask-1;. ed if prices an’ the cost of 11!» ' . in' has been reduced here in Battle . . Creek an’ ’bout the only. way I ‘csn ‘ answer the question is to sort of give a comparison of prices—«10111— , parin' prices charged. by retailers, - ~ sellln’ direct to consumers to prion, ‘ - ' farmers are getting fer the stufl r04 tailors are sellin’. - Goin’ into a meat market a spell ago I inquired the price of smokodv ham. “My-five cents,” be: the But, I sez, I don"t mean biled ham, jest common, or» eryday smoked ham, ham Jest as it grows onto the hog, I sez, with salt and smoke added, I sex. “45 cents,” he sez, “that’s our price." he sea, “n’ that’s what we’re gettin,’ ” Haw ,\ comes, I sez, that she’s so dum high? Hogs is down now an" the war’a over an’ wages has been cut an’ the , . legislature’s adjourned—how comes «~ _, L "that smoked ham’s so high, I sax. ‘ , “Well, she’s/high 'cause she’s high,” he sez, “folks ain’t buyin' the cheap- er cuts 1111' parts now,” hoses “an' that makes. hams an’ such 'hlgh' ._ priced,“ he sez. ,- _ -._ How much is pork chops and ' ,- bacon, I sez. “Thirty-five and this»? ty-eight cents,” he sez. 4 - ' An’ what is side pork worth, of t 7 3 ruther, what do you sell it fer—flu . - salt pork kind? I sex. “Twenty—t“ and twenty-five cents," he 59:. Well gee whiz, I sez, what do you call the cheaper parts of the box, I 992. The toilet looked at me ., kinda funny like, looked all ’round, ’ ’sthough he wuz afraid someone 3' . might be watchin’ or listenin’ took ‘ 4, a. step towards me an’ sez, “Well to ‘ ‘ tell you the truth, we can’t sit hdkL . , of the cheaper parts, consequently - l we have to charge more for whtt - -‘ , z . we do git." But what is this chain - ' j » ' part, I so}, an’ why can’t you sit ' “ " it? _ . ~ ., "He took me by the arm, led me ‘ ~_ into the back room, stepped up ' close and whispered gently like. » ,' “It’s the squeal and it sits away 1 ~ , from us in the air. " Well, while in that back room, after he had left me considerable more. A teller was runnin’ something through a. meat grinder, something like nothin' I'd ever seen before, so I asked him . what he wuz makin’. “Pork salu- . age,” he set. Out of pork? ‘I asked. “Oh, no,” he sol, "it’s veal an’ suet," How comes you call it pork sausage I asked him. “Well it looks all right, don’t it? an' ain’t veal worth more'n pork," he sea. Well, I sol. mebbe ’tis, if it ain’t been dead to" ‘ i ' , long "Oh well we season it up ,3; pretty good," he sez,"‘an’ most of '. 911‘ it goes to the restaurants, anyway.” Well to make a few comparisbns from what I learned on that trip, mebbe you’ll like them an’ mob). you won’t but all I_ can say is this ' is just what ITfound by askin’ 311' ..; comparin’ prices. What I__ would " have to pay, at that time, for a 25 1b. ham would buy a 150 jib. he: from the farmer, hams and all . t 9. lb. of veal an' suet sausa, shirt. It would take about 2 go‘od fat steers to buy one nuarter “ of Beef cut up an’ {sold oif’n the block an' 2 1-2 bushels of good wheat to buy a 6 lb. chicken, of the feather- ed variety. If a young man an’ wo-- man ranted to git married—’ course net many of 'em do—but it they did an-"r'bought their furniture ”on _the instalment pl'an'an" paid $3.00 per week, it would take 'em about 17 years workin’ three hundred days a year to pay ‘ior an ontfit—an' while women, specially in the city, don't / wear much of anything nowadays, it would take about ten thousand lbs. of wool, 10 good hogs, 80 bush- eds of wheat, 5 lat steers an’ a mort- gage on the house an’ lot,‘to buy , clothes enough to dress one of ’em 1 tor a year. The man, by wearin’ his' old clothes an’ sleepin’ when he . . ain't worki'n' an’ by wearin’ a bath- in’ suit or bath robe part of the time could get along with a trifle less than it costs his wife, but silk shirts 1111‘ four dollar neckties an’ twenty dollar shoes, ain’t as pop’lar .; as they W11: 11. year or two ago nor 'as high priced 'either. An’ these comparisons ain’t con- ! dried to meat an’ clothes—not by i any means they ain' t—why durin' for six lbs. to buy a cotton workj his mind an wanted to take ’em back home with him he had to add the price of another crate to git ’em 1111’ pay for wrappin' em up besides. It takes two bushels oi the farmers 'taters to buy one bushel of the grocer an’ five bunches of radishes or beets to buy one bunch back again. If. he sells a quart of milk an’ wants a pint for his lunch, by payin’ two cents more’n the quart brought him his pint is set before him all uncorked an’ ready fer use. An’ so the comparisons could be carried on an' on an’ nothin’ seems to be jest as it should be—the mer- chants claim they ain’t makin’ any money an’ bring their high priced automobiles an’ large bank accounts —and their wives an’ daughters, all dressed up fit to kill, to prove they ain’t gittin' so awful rich—in fact are almost losin’ money an' yet they are hangin‘ on an‘ more of 'em are startin’ in blzness an’ the farmer gits the blame fer condi- tions an' high prices are laid to him an’ the poor 01' farmers are break- in’ their backs an’ ridin’ in Henry’s limousine an' tryin’ to make enough to pay taxes an’ not many of ’em are worryin' 'bout dyin' rich an’ this is the answer to the question, “Has Prices Dropped?"" Cordially yours, UNCLE RUBE. State-wide Rains Boom Crops Correspondents Report Fine Com Crop Assured by Copious Rains Amour-Growing crops are doing fine Plenty of rain and may say too much i rain for harvesting. There are quanti- ties of hay yet to be harvested—C. O 8. L - Barton—Rain the let, 211d and' th which is greening up pastures, bel- 11g corn and late potatoes. Farmers mar~ keting Wheat to pay bills, yield disap- 3 pointing of both wheat and rye. Oats ‘4 1-4 cron and very poor and light weight. F. _ Kalamazoo-«Rain at last! It com- menced Monday night and rained steady until 'I‘uesdaynight. One week mm“? and it would have been too late. The po- tatoes in the black groundare the best: . those on the sand amount to nothing.— H. A. Barnes. tonne—Had some rain and need more. Some Iarmers are trying to plow but find it rather dry. Some are threshing and some are working on the road. Late crops are looking fine. Quite a few are complaining of tomatoes rotting on thc vines—S. B. Lyon-s. Missaukee—Had a rain and hai‘ storm July 30th. The rain did much 1 good but the hall done much damage to potatoes and corn, but it is thought, 1 i that both will come through all right. The hail put the corn back some but i not the potatoes. Weather cooler.— ’ “Jet’s , 8t. Joseph—Lovely rain fore part of ‘ Week; everything has taken on new i lease of life. This will make a bumper crop of corn in this vicinity. Will also ,hump the buckwheat crop along. Farm- ers are all encouraged. There is some road work being done in, dii'terent places and was needed badly tear—Mrs. Henry I c. Holtz. Genesee—Very dry in this county. It has rained from west side of this couri- \ ty to Hillsdale'the past week but missed 1 us. Corn doing very well. Pastures are dry. Silage being fed by those who havc idt. All dairymen must have summer sil- ( age eventually. Some plowing being ’G done but too dry for results—A. Graham ‘ Huron—Crops nearly all harvested: i oats and barley average about 10 bush- I $18 per acre Need rain again. Beans , look good also potatoes if only rain comes in time. Pasture getting short. ' going to be a large acreage of wheat and rye sown thi stall Corn doing fine. Cattle are not selling good, prices very low.—James Keay. Saginaw—Drouth conditions did not ' improve any at the growing crops so i badly in .need of moisture. Beans and l sugar beets probably suffering the’ most as indicated from the color of their tops. More than fifty per cent. of the threshing completed. A tendency on the part of farmers to hold this year’s crop—A; G Bovay, County Agricultural Agent: Allegra—Drought was broken Monday and Tuesday of. last week Some of the jar-mere who have spare time are draw- mg gravel on the highway. By nexi week threshing will be about finished in this section. Some draw wheat from hot and dry. A few out their cats, for gay, as cats were poor, also hay—4L. . M. harvest about over with Some wheat Md rye thrashed. Rye rmingsbout 15 to 25.- W bathe , machine to elevator at, Hopkins. Very , '. Oak-laid—A welcome shower, first one ' 111 two weeks with a little hail. 0at_ the past week. The soil is in fine con- dition for plowing and has a good amount of moisture in it. More Wheat is being sold than last week. Corn and potatoes are looking fine. Early pota- toes were a. failure but prospects arc that the late ones will be a fair crop.— Reno J. Fast. Mecosta—Have had some good rains. Corn maturing fast. Oats were very poor, some being cut with the mower. reshing not all done. Most of grain ing sold. Rye is quoted at 850 per bushel Some have commenced to plow for fall crops. Raining again this morn— ing, Too much rain for threslhing out of the field. . No fruit here; plenty of wild blackberries. Beans and potatoes looking fa1r..——H L. St. Clair—Farmers just finishing oat harvest which is a very poor crop. ,Not much threshing done yet. The weather has been fine since the heat wave has passed. Plenty rain the last two weeks. Potatoes are almost a total failure. Corn is looking fine. Lots of ripe hay stand- ing in the fields yet which will never br cut, the reason is that the good roarl: building is taking all of the help. Farm- er's not selling much just eggs and cream—I. J. Shiawassee—Oats very light crop. All drawn. Not sufficient rain to plow Wheat and rye good, threshing in cast— ern half of county nearly all done. west em yet to do. Corn fine. Crop will ripen early as usual. Potatoes poor stand both early and late. Beans looking good Because of lack of rain early beans arc lighter yield than late sown ones. Beets growing nicely. Pastures dry. Very few fields of clover to cut for seed this 1 year. Quite a. few working on stat; roads with teams—Sup. Verne G. Wood- bury. Cheboygsn (South)——~After passing the warmest term in years, Cheboygan county is again enjoying its usual lino weather. Several nice showers have wonderfully improved the looks of things. Pasture is very good. Hay and oats light cropu Wheat and rye fair Com and beans never better. Potatoes poor stand early varieties 1- 3 crop; late ones looking good Where the seed came Many fields 1-2 stand, so dry and hot that seed did not sprout, actually baked and rotted in the hills. Plowing being done for fall seeding. Many farmers trying sweet clover and are well pleased with results. Farmers also interested in better stock and many attended Bet- ter stock train on August 10. Very lit- tle bulldmg being done. The Fair As— sociation is building an addition to main hall and getting ready for the best fair which takes places Sept. 18-21. Buy (S. E.)—The weather ha been too dry and hot since early spri g for most crops especially the late crops Wheat very good only a small per cent poor. Hay was light, oats and barley short. HarveSt all done. only a few oats may be out, early corn coming nice- ly only bent down badly, some streaks destroyed by hail. All crops are ripe early. Not much threshing done yet Farmers drawing manure and cleaning up for threshing and not hiring any more than .they can help. All prices or farm produce low except potatoes and no potatoes to sell and very few to use. So— . “1’ m“ ”“8 MW?" £1,234 1...... ' ran. ave ’ and they sire looking well yet. mt: being mind on - (OPEOML ADVERTIOIIO RATIO under this heading to honest breeders of live steels and ”UM will be sent on request. law ltlll write out what you have to otter, lot or nut it in am show you 11 met and to" you who: n will cost for 13, 26 or 52 times. You can chanifl - a,” 0' H- 0' copy as Aachen as you wish. copy or changes must be received one week before «to m “W MP3 81.3906“ ,7"! ”GINO." BUSINESS FRRMER. Mt. Clemens, Michigan. ENTRAL MICHIGAN BHOHTHORN BREED- ers' Association offer for sale 75 head: all fies, both milk and beef breeding. M. E. MILLER, Sec’y, .1. UV SHORTNORRS ROW, herds test without a reactor. JOHN SCHMIDT ‘ SON. Reed Olly. Mich. 4TH ANNUII. The Homeot Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny The Worlds’ Greatest BREEDING BULL Supreme Champion t the Bmlthflold Show, 1919, and the Bfrming- ham 8how.1920,il a daughter 0! Edgar The Junior Champion Champion thale, Champion Calf Herd and First Prize Junior Heifer Cali, Mich- 1920 were also the get A very choice lot of 01111 —gi by Edgar of Dalmeny y g bulls .rad lowI rates: ask tor them. Writs today“ '—f‘-—FOR SALE, LARGE TYPE—.-=—“" POLAND OHIIIA 170.8! Digs. Sir-ed by F’s Clansman 391211, Michigan's 1920 G11, Champion boar, and b! Smooth Bmter 395823, Michigan's 1920 lot Jr. Yearling Boar. Immune by doubb txeatment. Priced to sell. “'1’”! » or be. them. Free livery to visitors. A. A. FELDKAIP Manchester, R. R. No. 2 Mich. BIG BOB MASTODON eIs sired by Caldwell Big Bob. chamlflon of world. His dun-1's sire is A's Mastodon, '7 grand champion at lnwa State Fair, some breed- 1113.1 have 3 sows bred for 891%.. A fall boat and spring boars that are corkers. Write for prices. Everything guaranteed plea“ c. E. GIRNIR‘I’ Eaton Rapids. Mich. B.T. P. C. A FEW TOP OILTS BRED 1'. Highland Giant the 8500 bear 1'. Others bred » to Wiley’s Perfection. Weight, 700 at 18 month; JOHN D. WILEY, Schootcraft. m. . T. P. 0. DOES YOUR NERVE SAY BUY hogs? Vote yes and order a good one. Fall gins bred to Hart's Block m t Y Mord} 24;}: at 850 each. T. HART. 8%. Louis. Mich. Sand for Illustrated Catalogue. WILDWOOD FARMS soun'no's one TYPE P. c. BOAR P1050 at weaning time from Minn l‘luunpion $25 with pedigree. Satisfaction guaranteed or write E. ll. LEONARD R 3. St. Louis. ch. Orion, Mich. W. E. Scrlpps, Prom. Sidney Smith, sum. ILTS ALL SOLD. SPRING PIGS ‘SIR‘. by Jumbo Ind, an 800 lb. boar. Ononda- herd boar by Big Bob usindon. DerTT 0. P] R, Eran, Mich. BARTLms’ Swine are right and are priced spomlenre solicited and inspection lnv'l L BARTLETT. Lawton Mich. ANGUS CRTTLE EGISTERED ABERDEEN- ANGUS—BULLS, {Heifers and cows for sale. 111111111 ALLEY giant's; Z the Grand (‘lmmpion boar 0] Detroit 1920 Elm May 8th. I‘ll‘si. check for $75 takes her. Gil is right. so is “A? price. D. GREGORY lonla. Mich. RUSSELL BROS. .. ARGE TYPE POLAND CHINAS. SPRING pigs either-sex sired by W'ondcr Bob. he by King of Giants. The big-boned, good-backed kind. Priced to sell. WALTER MCCAUGHEY, R 4. Cram“. Mich. EADOWVIEW JERSEY FARM—REGISTER- J. E. MORRIS & SON. Farmlngton, Mich. BEO JERSEYS by Majesty's Oxford Shylock 156 692 also youn bulls sired by Frolir’s Master l’ogis 177683 1 grandson of l’ogia 99th and mentor, two great? ebulls of the breed. HEIFERS 1 YR. I. S P —4 BOARS BY CLANSMAN’S IM- AGE and Big Defender. that or! extra good. “FELL gills all sold. H. 0. S WARTZ. Schoolorait. Michigan. me 11915 10111111 as? 5.12.: 1‘: growthy. Best of blood lines rcln‘vsentcd. \Vrlte or call. W. Caldwell 8: Son. SDrlngpm‘t. Ilch. prices and pedizr c. VlllLBUR, R 1. THE BULL IS HALF THE much would a son oi" Penis ililth's Duke 8H1 who has (it) per cent blood of Sophia l‘th. be BIG TYPE P. 0. SPRING Ples EITHER DEX from large gmwtliy dams and sired by chola herd boars. (‘ome and see our stock, price. reasonable. I... W. BARNES & SON. Byron. Mich. worth txi’ your lmrxl'. Let me send you 110' harms and prices on bull calves from this bull uml .\' 'nhie Turmoiltor cows. D I0 TYPE POLAND CHINA GILTS DRE. for summer and fall furrow from $25.00 it $40.00. Nlluars ready for service, $25.00 J o. c. BUTLER. Port'and. Mich. ' NE OF OUR MAJESTY BULLS VJOULD III. 11;“) \0111 her rl P. NORMIRGTON. Am (Moving Large Type Poland China Soho, bred in l“ 5 Orange at reasonable prices Lb fall was Write I-r all GLYDF FISHER R 3, 8t. Louis, m. GUE RNSEYS UERNSEY BULL OALF 7 M08. OLD. SIRE. Langwater Prince m DUROCS daughters average 416 lbs. moses" 111103-. on SALE—FINE IARCH AND APRIL PI“ Hired by Gladwl'n Col.188‘)95. Write 1. your wants. . HARLEV FOOR 81 SONS, R 1. Gladwln. Mch GUERNSEY BULLS, what you want in type breeding and prorluttion. Have never had abortion nor tuberculosis federally accredited. Prices M. SMITH. Lake City, sow BRED T0 MICHIGANA ORION SEI- sation (a great son of Great Orion’l Sensation) and Lllclliwulm Ihmonstrator (one of largest beams in state) for sale at come".- trivc 11mm Also big, growthy spring boars m NIICHIGANA FARM, Pavilion, Mich Kalamazoo County AYRSHIRES FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE uroc Jersey Bred Stock all Sold. Orders tal- fnr wentling pigs 1 000 pound herd boar. JOS. SCHUELLER, Weldman. Mich. FINDLAY BROS.. RED l’OLLED UROC JERSEY BOARS. Bears oi the It?“ heavy-boned type. at reasonable prices. Wdflg or ln-itvr. mine and see. F. J loRODT. R 1. Monroe. Mich. ED POLLED CATTLE BEST OF BREEDING SWINE POLAND CHINA MOTIW SdLE OF DUROC JERSEY HOGS August 18 Auyust‘ 13 l‘mlsiSMHg of 35 bred sows and gilts and 15 boars. Send for catalog at Chnslr‘n F.1rms.Nort11— villc or Thus. lnllorhlll & Son Hf‘u‘l‘em Mich. Sale ruin ‘ pi n. FAIR GROUNRS Northvllle, Michlgan. HERE'S SOMETHING GOOD THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. 0. Get a bigger and better bred boar pig from my herd, at a reasonable price ’ Expenses paid it not as represented. Come and see them. Orange Price and L's Long Prospect. . W. E. LIVINGSTON. Puma. Mich. ERE I8 SOIETEHIG GOOD. One extra good lama long bred to Howl-1's Clans- Also younger gills 830 to “sunny lRos..Mer1-ll]. TRIED sows and gilts bred to or sired by Panh- anfeed. Como look 'em over. 3 SALE—DDROG FALL GILTS AND BREE sows. One Duroc Boar from Breakwater breeding. Choice spring pigs. Louis B. Elwntrager, R 1, Llnden, Mich. PEAOH HILL FARM Hill Orion King 152489. Satisfaction M. a low open gills. Inwoon BROTHER; Romeo. Mich. "nominal! "RH In! ‘91:an ‘ PAM]. LAKE FAB 1 female 111:! for sale mln.‘ MORRIS]: axon. Fm. Mlo mudmmpigammemdmmfim m M mam Smooth ,3, _ r1” W. 7 ounces ."..*.ti.‘.:‘;’.‘§...'f“:...°§l'. Closing out-mm. R. E. REED. m... ., .~.*. ...v . G RATES . Rotter il you .what it you wish cosy lies advertised P911roo mu W. 8nd . r copy ec' (men Ire‘eders’ Auction I . . . IEDERS' DIRECTORY ,THE MIOMlilANInlpsngat“;i “.11“. ‘1.”. 4.».‘m'R—uyv ...,. .. AM OFFERING SOME HIGH OLAB. SPRING DUBDD BDABS at reasonable prices . A few 1'lts bred for 8 umber furrow at bargain pricega. 0’- c. TAY-LOR Miien. Mich. ' Fob SALE—REG. DUROc-JERSEY spams gilts bred to Rambler of Sanguine 1st. The hour thet sired our winners at Michigan Stet: Foir end Nation-l Swine Show. F. HEIMS A SON Davison. Mich. 01111111113 11111111111 gain: 1292 I 9 1919 Chicago International 4th Prize .Iro Yearling BOOKING ORDERS FALL PIGS AT 325 BLANK a POTTER Potterviiie. Mich. Herd Boer—Reference only—N0. ANYTHING YOU nunoos Farmer’s prices. WANT AT c. L. POWER. Jerome. M'ch. FOR SALE REG. ounoc SPRING sonns‘, good breeding, prices. right. JESSE BLISS a. SON _ Henderson. Mich. ' REGIST AR nunoc JERSEYpigs by Defelfjeor’s Cafe"! King 1315 up. Satisfaction guaranteed. E. E. OALKINS. Ann Arbor, Mich. OR SALE: ONE DUROG BOAR FROM Brookweter breeding stock. Choice spring pigs. JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mich. uroe sew: eno oiiu md to Wait's Kine 82949 who hll sired more prize winning pigs It the flute fairs in the last 2 n then eny other Du- roe boar. Newton Barn rt. 81. Johns, Mich. urocs. Hill Crest Farms. Bred and open sows still Md rite “Tush-$1111; a he! (I! [In ' w , 3111mm: for 1.8. 26 or. 52 times. You an breeders elm)!» must be modem newk low «on: ask for than. Write . FARMER. Mt. Clemens. Michigan. TWO- -YEAR- OLD PERGHERON STUD. big boned high class colt. from ton more and as “$88 2 stud weighing 1,160 pounds. Price JNO. O. BUTLER. Portland. Mich. 1 PET STOCK ON SALE, FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS. DOES. breeding use. $6. Three months old Deir, 35. Registered does 812 each. Stock pedigreed. Qual- ty guaranteed. E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mich. REGISTERED AIHEQALE PUPSA C. stock of the (inning struin. Make flneA watchdogs for poultry and farm homes. P gress furnished. Males $25. Females $15. R. (3. Kirby, R 1, East Lansing, Mich. . "« FROM SILVEROREST KENNELS OFFER FOR SALE :1 choice little of Reg. Scotch Collie Puppies Sable MIN; wgite. SAVE MONEY! renewing the BUSINESS FARMER in combination with your favorite daily. THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER and any one of the daily newspapers listed befow WILL HUBER. Giadwln, Mich. BOTH BE SENT FOR ONE FULL is? fugilegoiiiaizgg “3”“3,“ 1111“,}? J,“:,& YEAR for amount shown. Gratiot Co Newton 6: Blank Perrinton Mich. F P ...... . Dunno BOAR ms .1125. 3.1.2.11: DETROIT ..:::...~=. ........ $2.23 Orion Cherry King and Proud Colonel breeding. Times --------- 5-50 s“”"iz°§3’én“““é’k“fi‘§2n, 132...: m: m a v n / " ° 9“ GRAND RAPIDS "2221.1117321 2:23 E OFFER A FEW WELL~BRED eELgcr. em __________ 4.50 Gilda 1"I113:gonDurécnBough” elm bred so“ and McNAUOl-ITON a Fonovoe. er. Louie. Mich. TOLEBO Tagginrln tgg 0. I. C. ....... 4.50. . CHICAGO gorzid ‘ Ejamlnelr. 6511205 . D I D AND DHESTEB WHITE ' rovers “m“ ' i . 1 z z: ' l l ' . more“ fuses 11:211....‘huss W Jicxsou sue". our. _. :22 CLARE V. DORMAN, Snover, Mich. o. c. SWINE—MY HERD courems THE BATTLE GREEK “5.3223333.” 31%?) ”09d 'imke. ‘tfljlilvee miiilt aghii‘ver'lergrlcee an furnish "u .mAc. .11 oono'én. Dorr. Mich” n a. SAGINAW "WS'CWP'" 5.50 I. c.’ SER I0 8, SPRING PIGS _ at Far-Ufa” ”fives E BOAR LANSING State Journal .. 5.50 OLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM, Monroe. Mich. CITESTER WHITES KALAMAZOO Gazette ........ 5.50 . on: ' BREDDILT Ffe?s;'."'§.i.‘sf“?.‘3§"‘£m. A... FLINT “m" 2‘“ 1011112 Digs. Write me your wants. Prices right. . . RALPH OOSENS. R 1. Levering, Mich. BIG RAPIDS Pioneer q _ 4.50 HAMPSHRES PORT Huflou Times-Herald . 5.50 AMPSHIRE BRED GILTS NOW READY TO fpsllantian Press 8.50 ship. A bargain in [all and spring boar pigs. JOHN W. SNYDER, R 4. St. Johns. Mich. An Opportunity To Buy Hampshires Right We are offering some good sows end gilts, bred for Mn‘rch and April furrowing. choice fall pigs either sex, Write or call GUS THOMAS, New! Lothrop. Mich. SHEEP : ’1 SHBDPSHIBES Ten breeding owes—cheap. One imported Minton ram at one- -hal.f price 10 choice ram lambs. DAN BOOHER - Evert, R 4, .Mich. FOR SHROPSHIRE YEARLING RAMS THAT have sire and type. ‘all or Wri.te . Armstrong Bros.. R.R. No.3. Fowlerviiie. Mich. ERINO RAMS FOR SALE. GOOD BIG- h nod lwzny shearers. . HOFSEMAN BROS . R 4. Albion. Mich. AMPSHIRE'S, BUCK LAMBS AND YEARL- ings. Make your selection now for later ship— ment. Will spare a few good ewes. J. M. WILLIAMS North Adams.- Mich. BETTER BREEDING STDDK For the best in Shropshire and Hampshire reml write or visit KPO P-EKON FARMS, 8. L. Whig) Prop. Goldwater, Mich ' See .our exhibit et the Ohio end Michinn ltete Fairs. ~ ' ' HAMPSHIRE SHEEP: 5 ram: and some garb: Ileft to client 5 ewee‘ all egee forl‘e m it deli very. Everythl rything guaranteed u re OL'ARKE U. HAIRLqut Drench. Mich. -._ ..’ . TPSILANTI Also 1 few- [ 1 Breeders' Directory ______.___1___.___._._~_“__fi NOTE. Daily papers at the above combination rate are mailed to R. F. D. midents oniy. "No order: can be accepted without R. F. D m- ber. Our rates on Michigan dailies apply" um, the state of Michigan only. Send All Orders to THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FABMEB Mt. Clemens. Michigan “Every ‘ Breeder Can use M. B. F.’s to good advantage. 'Run your ad. and watch the returns come in. WHAT HAVE YOU. ' ......,..'ro OFFER? The Best Breeders : advertise in 3‘h‘e Michigan Bus- mess Farmer, It will be worth edvertlegments fn ovary issue -' have t6 offer. GREY, : . your whi1° to read the livestock: Dal {0 keep 5131113th on What they , 631' 11111111 3 parts ground corn or ground bar- ley, 2 parts ground oats ‘or bran, 1 part .linseed oil meal. Mix _by_ w.eight A pound of this should be given for each four pounds of milk produced per day. 2. The above ration is also ex- ceptionally good for calves When they need grain from the time they are born. until the time they are in milk. H-owiever, the grain ration‘ for the calf will depend somewhat upon the roughage it is getting. If at all possible the calf should get alfalfa, clover or some other legum- inous hay and plenty of it.. A good farm grown ration after it has reached the age. of two. months is shelled corn and whole oats, about equal parts. The calves will actual- ly eat the shelled corn in preference to the ground corn and do excep— tionally well on it. 3. The same ration mentioned above is also a ration for ,the bull during the breeding season. I would prefer to have oats in the ration rather than .bran. Growing bulls should have leguminous hay, but with the mature bull this is not so necessary. An aged bull can be used in ser- vice once a day with no bad results. On rare occasions may be oftener than this. 4. The average weight that a‘ calf‘should be at four months of age would depend entirely upon the breed that he belongs to. The nOr- mal weight of a Holstein at four months of age should be about 250 pounds. This is growing them in a good average condition. It.1s pos- sible that if a Holstein is extra large at birth to make him weigh 400 pounds or better at the end of four months, but is not a normal growth. is extra. large for a hull of his age if he is a Holstein. A Jersey bull at four months of age would weigh somewhere around 175 to 2.00 pounds. ' 5. The best ration for a cow just before freshening is One that contains very little corn or extreme- ly heating foods. The ration .men- tiOned above may be fed up to With-. in a few days of calving and then change to a ration of either straight bran or bran and a small amount of linseed oil meal added to it, de- pending upon the likes and dislikes of the cow. This same . ration might be continued a few days af- ter calving. The principal thing is to give the cow all the water and hay 0r roughage that she will 'con- sume at this'tlme.’ Silage may be fed when in season as it has a good effect upon the digestive system. 6. Regarding a fly dope for -cat- tie will say that the recipe below is as good as any I know of and is quite inexpensive in preparation: 12 ozs. crude carbolic acid, 12 ozs. turpentine, 12 ozs. oil of tar,'.12 ozs. tannin. Make up to five gallons with kerosene. 7. When a heifer is fed very heavily from birth during the grow- ing period she will breed.a, great deal earlier than if she is carried on a very meagre ration consisting'most- ly of roughage, during this period. In-an experiment that I conducted I found that heavily feeding calves on whole milk and grain \brought them to sexual maturity at a much earlier date than was the case where , heifers were fed on a ration consist ing of hay and silage or hay alone. The dinerence in time ranged frOm three to ten months I do’ not use any condiment or medicine in an ex- periment of this ’kind. .- .~ ' you please " the muowmgf. Some lions, , , Chase (1 fmnd, .114“ f1 ‘ . . gr ration would naturslly be a. little «» different.- from the ration that is fed in the average hé'rd. A ration that 'we- like very well for the ordinary milking herd is about as follows: I would say that your bull ' the garage make it so at" , to make it comply with the war; :. ranty you was obliged to go to stuff, expense the garage would 111111116311; for that ensued—Legal E tor. " ‘ mm?) YOU USED THIS m 11.15; > I notice you carry an. ad. for-the Ever‘Set Trap Co.,'name1y, a. spar--~ row trap. I wrote the company send-' ' ing them the name of our implé-i ment dealer telling them I would prét " fer to get it tlTru him and that if the traps were as they recommended . them to be they would find a ready-- sale for them through our dealer. f They wrote me again wanting t0“ send the trap direct to me on re- ceipt of $5, guaranteeing the trap, or refunding my money. Do you or anyone else know their sparr‘oW'tra‘p .to be a success. 'So ”many "drink" noWadays guarantee their’gnods or promise‘ to. refund your money MT in many cases fall to return‘o‘n‘e’s money. If. the Ever Set Sparrow trap is a success it is well worth what they ask for it and Would cer- . tain'ly sell well among the farmers and do a world of good. —J. C. L., Ingham' County. SELLING LIILK‘ IN COUNTRY . Will you please give the law‘ in re- gard to sale of milk in Michigan? A wishes to sell milk from his‘ farm and deliver it in bottles to a. summer resort ' during the resort months. Does he re- quire a license to do so? Does he have to pasteurize the milk? If he buys milk of a. neighbor “in case he hasn’t enough from his own farm does he require a “dense? What is tho. cost of a license? —H_ K., Hartford, Michigan. The law does not require a li-‘ cense to sell milk in the country. If the board of health or the township authorities require an examination. of the milk produced by you or to be sold by yourand a. license for its" sale, you will have-totcomply With their regulations. Better inquire: 021.14 the board of' health—Legal Editor. 9.. LEAVES NO WI TIL If a daughter. having no heirs, dies -. before her father's estate is probate'd can her husband claim a share. he having married again?—Mrs. A. J. S., Farwell, Michigan. , . If a married woman dies without“ leaving a will and no children one half of her property descends to her husband. This would include prop”? erty she inherited from her father even though the father’s estate has not been probated. -——Legal Editor.. ROSEN RYE, YIELDS "BEST IF: RIGHTLY HANDLED ' ’ ~ (Continued from page 1) than planting made the last of September or first week in October. In soilthern Michigan the last of September probably-would be better , while the date should be moved a week to two weeks ahead for north- ern Michigan planting. ‘It is very evident that the date of planting is a most important factor in the suc- cessful production of rye as it di- rectly effects bot-h the yield 'and qualityof the crop. Registered Rosen Registered Rosen properly hand- led .dnes not run out and it does pro— duce increased yields of quality, grain. Growers who are not so 10"" cated as to prevent cross-pollina- tion with Common rye or ordinary Rosen can well afford to get new seed about every two to three years. An increase of a bushel per acre per year will meet the additional cost and if one harvests five extra bush: els from the'use of registered Rosen‘l ‘ a good investment has been made, The Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Department, Lansing, Michigan, has " obtained from the Registered Ros en Rye growers ‘ ~' . , hi Crop Improveme godd 9111;131:011 t T5. , however, was less than .. "time because of the recent *1 , shows a falling on? 61... can 11 th t sin. ,_ » ‘ rm paper in , . The water has to— bormw from planting me months alter; harvest unless reduce is to be forced into the - r fess just after harvest instead 17 07‘s: the crop year. This matter 8 added importance at the present heavy s to the tarmers, because of the e carry-overs. because the pov- of foreign buyers tends to de- so their buying until their own 'ycrcps' are exhausted and thus neces- " sitates our farmer holding on longer .’,unless he would depreciate his price. Acattle obviously cannot be handled ‘ on six month’s credit. . ' w “I believe some sort of definite organization should be set up for mobilizing credit to cover shortage inlthis special area in the same sense that the Federal Reserve or- genizes very short credits, and the Farm Loan Banks mobilize long mortgage " credits. Such credits should be supplied from investment capital of the country. Such a pro- posal is not paternalistic. As to the precise method, whether by organs izing'a new department in the Fed- eral Farm Loan Banks, or other- wise, requires much thought and in-/ vestigatlon, but such a system is, I believe, needed and is entirely feas- ible. " iAGRIcuI/ruRAL BRIEFS The new census figures shows that Michigan produced 3,172,000 tons of hay in 1919 or 70, 000 tons less than in 1909. The Polish government is about to abandon control Of.‘ foodstuffs which. it has exercised‘slnce the war started, except that it will rigidy prohibit the exportation of any food products. . Sugar productIOn in Porto Rico Attracted by the high prices Which’ruled during the war,'\Porto 'Rican farmers kept their land in, cane too long with the result “that“ it is now necessary - to .turn to some other crop in order to' maintain the fertility oi.the soil. “Fer the first “six months of 1921 London exported to the United States 8 million dollars worth of wool and 1 1-2 million dollars worth of hides; The value of these, half the value of- the same products export- ed the corresponding period of 7 "1920. According to the E. A. Strout Farm Agency, cash is more available now than it was thirty days ago. The Agency bases its statement on the result of a questionnaire sent out“ to" prospective buyers, which, it is alleged, showed that these‘buy- are had an average of $1, 000 more available now than thirty days ago for the purchase of farms.“ “ Latest figures on the production :01 beet sugar in Germany for the period beginning Sept, 1920 and ending April. 1921, place the ten- nage)- ot sugar at over 1,000, 000 tons, an increase of’300, 000 tons ,over the corresponding period for the previous year. But even this large amount of sugar is not suffi- cient- to meet Germany’ s needs; and the peeple are still on strict sugar "~‘~‘“1'ations.”‘ ‘. . . . Testimony before the House Com- ties on Agriculture in favor of * bog-us _milk. legislation disclos— compounds cecosnut . l“. A. RA‘VSON. Hersey, “toga.00d near tows. $2,020 .00. which practically legislates filled milk out of business will become a- law. IS pnpmrm out: THING? ”(continued from page 7)’ ,deposit-ing his hands as security for his note and paying the extra two per cent out of his own pocket, the he had a large family and a mort- gage ‘tosupport. Last spring he wanted another $100 loan and his » banker used that unpaid Liberty bond note as an excuse for refusing. And he can’t sell his bonds except at a ruinous discount. The success otour cc-operative enterprises means a long step tow- ards the solution of Our 'industrial problem, and the solution of that problem means as much to our country and the world as did the military defeat of German Kaiser— ism. But if the comparatively few farmers who have surplus cash put it into eight per cent preferred stock‘ot other industries, where will our Farm Bureau units get capital to finance co-operative elevators, etc? There is only one question about our patriotism—ls it intelli- gent enough to recognize and meet‘ the present emergency. ——Stacy Brown, Ionia County. That's a good thought. We are all rather prone to be influenced by the im- mediate proflt instead of the ultimate benefit._ Capital must be assured of its security and profit else it refuses to serve. Beneficial enterprises fail often because they cannot bid so high for cap- ital as other enterprises, less beneficial, but“ more Profitable. not be measured in terms of dollars and cents profits. This is a lesson which farmers must learn to succeed co-oper— atively .-—Editor. ~ Human welfare, can- “ dvertmmenui Inserted lander Ihls lioddl u to 1.: line , Write out whatngeu have Snows/r W ' 1mm “tor 13 time: or longer. J: In .ucnd cream “I”: Acre ilfi'fl Denim-ant. “element. return Mum” r Issue. '- 0 and son It In. we wl Addrou The Michigan Business Funds? POULTRY YEARLIAG HEIS White and wn Leghorns and Auconas also a number still of 3- and 13 weeks 0 Pullets.A11-10 a limited number of White and Barred Rock Pu lle ts. (leukemic—White“ nRocks, White Wyandottes. C. Reds. S. C. R. C. Brown and White Leghorns, {ind Ancouas; 1 pair two year old Gmy Tou ouse Geese. rite for description and prices. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION Desk 2. Kalamazoo. Mlchlaan HAROLD MAXWELL WASHINGTON, MICH. REEDER OF FUR BRED S. C. WHITE Orplngton snl Mottled Anconas. Some flue cockorels of each breed to sell. MUD-WAY-AUSH- KA FARM offers young stock and a few mature breeders ll White Chinese Geese. White Runner Ducks and White Wyandbttcs. Also 0. I. C. spring gilt. Write today for prices on what you need. DIK KE c. MILLER. Dryden, Mlch. ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS‘ Two great breeds for profit. Write today for free catalogue of hatching cggs.- baby chicks and breeding stoc k. CYCLE HATCHER COMPANY,149 Phllo Bldl. lmlra. N. Y. UALITY CHICKS, BLACK MINORCA. LIGHT Brahma, 25c each. Barred Rock, R. 1. Red 18 cents eac ch. TYRONE POULTRY FARM. Fenton, Mlch. HIGH GRADE BREEDING COCKERELS three _ to four months old. Barred Rocks. S. C. R1. 1. Beds, and S. C. White Leghorns. Just the kind to heed your breeding pen for next season. Satisfaction Guaranteed. For prices and information write ROY' BIRMELE, Watervllet, Mlch. RHODE ISLAND REDS HITTAKER’S R. I. REDS. MICHIGAN'S greatest Color and Egg Strain. Chicks all sold. 50 good cock birds. either comb. at bar— gain prices for quick sale. Catalog Free. INTERLAKES FARM. Box 4. Lawrence. Mlch HATCHIN‘G EGGS NCONA COCKERELS, A (PONTHS OLD, $2: 2 for $3; 8 weeks $1.0 EVA TRYON. Jerome, Mlch. / n. C. BR. LEGHORN EGGS, $1.50 FOR 15. Pckin duck $1. 50 for 8. W. Chinese goou / eggs 400 each. Mrs. Claudia Betta, Hillsdsle, Mich. a. I. RED HA'IEOHING EGGS. THOMPKIN" ‘. strain, SHIO per H100: baby chicks. 260 each. 1:. ' W-m FOR NM. New Baltlmore. Mloh ORPINGTO NS OBPINGTOH cooxcncu AND PULLITI for sale. Bud, , Whla Black Cocksrels at 87. $8. and 810. ' 88 and 85 also yearling hens S3 Hatching eggs. $6 per setting of 15 GAR BOWSKE BR08.. R 4. Merrill. Mlch. WYANDOTTE ILVER LACED GOLDEN AND WHITE WY. andottes. Eggs. $2.50 per 15: $4. 50 for 30. C. W. BROWNING. R 2, Portland. Mlch. WHITE WYAHDOTTES ,. Martin Foundation. A few good breeders for sale. No more baby hicks this year. ”rd". ca c cockerels now for early fall delivery. reasonable. C. W. HEIMBACH Big Rapids, Mich. WE ARE BREAKING UP OUR BREEDING pens and oflering you this valuable stock M £51. 75 per head. Both males and fe- males must go. Write us now how many you want. Satisfaction guaranteed. LORING & MARTIN C0. East Sauoatuck, Mlch. BABY CHICKS slNOLE COMB BUFF LEGHORN HENS AND cocks, and early hatohsi cmkerels and pulleiL J. W. WEBSTER - , Bath. Mlch. LEGHORNS- Grebowske’s 8. C.— Whlte Leghorns, Casket-Ola cocks and yearling hens for sale. MI h c . LEO GRABOWSKE. R 4, Merrill. LANGSHAN DR. SIMPSON'S LANGSHANS OF QUALITY Bred for type and color since 1912. Winter hying strain of both Blank and \Vhite. Have some cockcr 1: in snlc Eggs In mason. DR CHAS. W. SIMPSON Webbervllle. Mlch. .50 A WORD PER ISSUE—3 insertions for 100 per word. Twenty words is the minimum accepted for any ad Count 115 one word each initial and each grOup of figures, hands before Saturday for issue dated following week. BUSINESS FARMERS’ EXCHANGE Form for sale ads not accepted for less than 3 times. Cash both in body of ad and in address]. Farmer Adv. in this department. The Business accompany all orders. “ must he in our blich. should Cup) Dept" Mt Clemen s, WITH 51, 000 SEOURES 120-ACRE FARM fltlgl im- automobile, crops. 6 cows, paid horses, laments. etc. included; in famous 110 sec- ion, edge high school town, advantages; 100 acres tillable; cuts 85 ton on hay; 20 cow spring- watered pasture, woo . timber. fruit; good 2— story 8- -room house, maple shaded lawn. 10— cow ecmontm basement barn. silo, spring water. 111. unable overstate sac flees etc. Owner p.11 35.00011. only 1. 000 down. De- ta page I us. Catalog FREE STROUT FARM A‘GENKCY 814 B . Forl Bldg” Detroit. Mich. IF YOU WANT TO best farms in Arenac county, der cultivation. machinery, everything to start in, write the owner today for price and full particulars, address Wm. BAUM. Au Gres. Michigan. a'F‘OI’I SALE—420 ACRES WITH inery, stock. large buildings. Write SH R10, R 3. Grand Haven, Mich. ”PRICED FOR QUICK SALE, 40 ACRES unimproved clay loam soil 4 1-2 miles from Alps us, a city of about 13. 000 inhabitawnts For full description write FRED GODFREY, 1&2 IUY ONE OF THE 80 acres. 60 un- CROPS, PAUL Ellhnan. Mich “WITH OR WITHOUT fair buldiugs. orchard, miles from county seat.“ Michigan. 108 ‘ ACRE FARM. c'rcps , clay. sand loam, spring brook: 3 1-2 FOR SALE—160 ACRES, SUGAR BEET la.nd Will exchange for city property. Pur- ticu'hrs upon request. MORLEY \VIEDER- HOLD. Turner. Mich. , 40 ACRE IMPROVED FARM. CLAY LOAM on East Mich. pikeg rural delivery; telephone; house, new barn. outbuildings good well bearing orchard,1—2 miles from town. LELAND . REID Twiningl. Mich. ON GOOD terms. Will Mich. GOOD 40, FAIR BUILDINE,G8 TRACY. EuNyu nice, FARMS FOR' SALE: SIX IMPROVED PHO- ductive farms comprising 535 acres. Can be split up in units wi buildings from 40 acres £1115?“de Watt0 litre; living toona {hid tflamining p; presen u owing “0 er us ness amylase. we wish dispose of part of our lan d. Loco tion, terms, and price attractive. Write ‘what you want. PALMER. BROS. Or- :' leans. Mich ll’m «r can ~ Ellsweft ACRES rite 1:99" High” can lilote Barnitfi- ' WANTED TO RENT—A GOOD FARM. Want someone to go in the purebred business on shares. Have one of the best herds of Duroc- Mail-3:“ in the state—VIRGIL DAVIS.A8h1ey. c . ACRES, 5 land. Mich. RENT—40 buildings. FOR SALE OR Good LODER, 8St. Charles, acres plowed. fair Easy terms. JOHN FOR SALE—80 ACRE FARM, NO. 1 SOIL, all under cultivation. 1200111 house with basement. outside buildings. Good or- chard. 1 mile to railroad station, 5 to town. Pearl 39, 200. For particulars write to R SCHULTZ. Pinoonning, Michigan. FOR SALE—A FIRST CLASS FARM. 3 Good0 1buildings, all newly 12‘). acres for HEMPIY, R. 7, Lansing Michigan. FOR SALE—120 ACRE FARM, 5 MILES south of Willinmston. Stan ne roads, tiled 1111! No.1 buildings. \Vill sell con- tract. Will take any ml of stock as first payment. CHARITIES HODGE dz SON. Dans— ville.M1’chigan,R 2. FOR SALE—120 ACRES WITH CROPS. machinery. stock. 10-room house 40x60, base— {Intenll‘ bigm'l. Write C. COLTON, Luther, Mlch.. FOR SALE. '——’40 ACRE FARM IN MICHI- an. One of the finest farms in (‘loverland Good buildings, cows. ‘ horses 50 (Illr‘r ens. 4 sows. and all implements. Near sohomls churches and town. All is nd t- ’lnble. I" sure sol on at once. \Vill sacrifice. Write "l“ A‘NDERSON. 2647 N. I’Iitlstead St, (‘l1'<~:~.m~. @18CELLANEOyg ' MACHINElu MACHINERY. PORTABLE mills for fnrmers' use. Make your own lumtwr. Send for new catalog. HILL-CURTIS 00.. 1507 No Pitcher St. Kalamazoo. Ml.ch CORN HARVESTER CUTS AND FILES 0N harvester or winrows. Man and horse cuts and shocks equal Corn Binder. Sold in every state Only $28 with fodder tieing attachment. Testi— monials and catalog FREE showing picture of 1.1arvester CE SS HARVESTER CO. Se . Kansas. . SAW MILL GENERAL FOR SALE—TO BE SOLD IN THE NEXT The Wolverine Elgine Creamery ._ is interested see or write MARK SCOTT. “Wolverine, , 'mohigam, . . SILK HOSIIRV, weekly cafull -Lj Y“ TAKE ORDERS. n’rii‘v‘a “5 11m :30. oo ‘ Expe unneces- P. ~E'RUM caER... 385 {Fe ucallaglver 1.00 PER 32:1)an GROWER. Bees free, aru’l‘ So.» an. _ TRUNKS. BAGS. SUITCASES. WHY PAY two middlemen profits? Buy from factory di- rect. Stud for free catalog. GEM TRUNK & BAG I‘M TORY Spring Valley. Ill. IGHTNING RODS. “EXCLUSIVE AGENCY d quick rules to Live Dealers seUing DID. DIE IlLI’l‘ZEN RODS' Our copper test. 09 96 per cent PURE. “’rite for Agency. Pri 1’ are right. L. M. Diddle 00.. Marshfleld, Wk, ? FENCE POSTS \ BUY FENCE P05”: DIRECT FROM FON- est. All kinds. Delivered prim-s. Address ”I. )1," care Michigan Business Farmer-.1“. Clem— ens. Mlch. 87~1f your money is bringing less write the publisher for full particq ulars regarding the 8 per cent preferred stock in The Rural Publishing Company, which pays 4 per cent twice- a-year. You can invest at little as $100 for ten shares! It you have some spare money earning less than 8 per cent write, Publisher, M icht’gan Busineés Farmer, Mt. Clemens Mich. llllllllllll ._._—. __._... .— .— _— .— —— _— _.._ —— —— __ —— —_ .— — —— .— —_ —— —— —— —- IS YOUR FARM FOR SALE? Write out a plain descriptionand figure 100 ‘for each word, initial‘ or group of figures to rthree inSertions. _ There is no cheaper or better way or ‘ selling a farm in Michigan and yo deal direct with -the ‘buyergr-M" ' agents or commissions. If you‘wan ‘ to sell or trade your farm, send 1" your ad. today. Don' t Just about it. ,Our Business Far... Exchange gets results. « Address the "Michigan- Farmer, Adv. Dept.,-‘Mt.f§11e 1 -flwmjorltyof‘ourinfiumflalmn Lofudhirsumloaldngloramurkedi .lmprovement lathe demand for all. A . these mun mmiwumw THE W andmkct outlook ofthemnuwemtobesame- whatmlxedotflilswriflug but manufactured commodities that can be classed as the necessities of‘life.’ - Wool, hides and cotton been active and firm otlate, as a. re-' sult of a greatly increased demand have for the finished product; derived from important raw materials. Manufacturers report a rapidly growing demand for woolen and cotton goods and for some of the ~better grades of leather. The iron and steel trade is still at low water . mark from the $1“:th of produc- tion but orders for structural steel and pig iron are gradually increas- ing, indicating that the bottom of the slump has been reached and that business from now on will be gradu- ally up-grade. The United States Steel Corporation’s report of the earnings during the second quarter of the current year must be regard- ed as very encouraging when the business conditions which prevailed during the period referred to are taken into consideration; the report shows net earnings of almost $22,- 000,000. when the pcssimists were estinmting less than half that mount. In his report to the stock- holders President Gary predicted the early advent of a big business boom in this country. Bradstreet,’s commodity index for July showed another slight gain in commodity values, a fact; which is significant only as it seems to indi- cate that liquidation has run its course and that a healthy demand for staple commodities at gradually ' hardening prices. is sure to feature business during the early months of 1922. Disregarding the encouraging symptoms mentioned above, the New York stock market has been slumping at an alarming rate of late: the bear interests are in the saddle on the floor of the stock ex- change and they are mettins: with no organized opposition. Call mon- ey worked up to 6 per cent. late last week and rates asked for both short and long time paper, were also in- creased by interior banks. As was mentioned in this department last. week, the effort which banks are ' making to properly finance the crop movement is having the effect to tighten up money and to make it increasingly hard for farmers and_ business men in general to secure money needed in their business. One of the most encouraging of recent market. developments has been the breaking of the long drouth in many of the leading sections of the country and the rapid improve- ment of the corn and potato crops. Grain and provision futures are showing more activity of late than formerly and the latter scored a big permanent gain during the early days of August. Trading in futures would assume much greater import- ance were it. not for the marked i .scarcity of funds for investment. In common with the captains of in- dustry the country‘s leading statis- ticians are predicting a business re-‘ viva] for next year. Last week 5 bank clearings were $6. 548,228,000 WHEAT WHEAT PRICES PER BU., AUG. 10. 1921 .Grade thmvlu. 1.. lo. 2 Rod . “$1.26 1.22" 1.88 ' No. 2 White . 1.21 ' Io. Hired .. 1.21 , "L81 - . \ , PRIOES ONE YEM ‘00 .4 {No 2 30111400. 2 WM“! N02 °M|xed - oms’l 2.42 1 2.“ "1,; ----- ”mung“ of the current “week and were back again to their-mm: ‘ I" cak— ' The. all. ‘ two . AILer several unsettled days 11181: A week 111 which prices decnned _fr6m' Edited by u. R. 1111-1111 GENERAL MARKET SUMMARY .__<_ DETROIT—Wheat very strong; corn lower; oats steady Beans back to $4 per cwt. CHICAGO—~Wheat, corn and oats higher. Vigorous export demand. Cattle strong and higher. Potatoes higher. 1 . (Note: The above summarized Information was unsolved AFTER the balance 0' thin-\- lt comm last minute Information up to unm- OM-halt hour of kc! page is set in type. . 10an to press -—Edltor. easier market was ascribed to a va- riety of causes, principal among which was the temporary cessation of foreign demand, and selling by “short” interests.- As a stabilizing factor the movement showed a fall- ing off. At the opening of the cur- rent week the situation was revers- ed. Exporters were again in the market, and Supplies showed an in- crease, but not sufficient to weaken the market. Germany is likely to prove a big factor in the wheat deal this season. She has already pur- chased a number of millions 0! bush els and needs more. The eagerness with which the exporters pick up grain when prices fall off a cent or is encouraging evidence that the trade the world over is looking for higher prices before the next crap. If only the big wheat growers of the middle west. will perceive the‘ “handwriting on the wall, “ and de- sist from their beaVy marketing, it will mean millions of dollars in the pockets of not only wheat growers, but rye. oats and corn growers well. as OATS OAT PRICES (new) BU.AUG.10.1921 Grade [Detamlt lGhlcaaol N. Y No. 2 Whit. . ’lo. ‘Whlf: 1.1%“; a: T 51% No. ' P‘RicEs ONE YEAR AGO No.2 Whitel No.3 White! No.4 White wt 1 .92 l .91 '1 so" About the only encouraging feat- ure to the cat market is the enor- mous drop in the estimated produc- tion. Threshing has progressed far enough in the leading oat states to show that the fears for an unpre- cedentedly poor crop are amply justified. Concerning cats, the de- partment of agriculture reported as‘ of.July 30th, says: “The crop has been damaged greatly by the heat and drought and both yield quality are generally reported as poor. Many fields will be cut 101‘ hay and some will not be cut at all." The cat yield in Michigan has been disappointing but it is no worse, it indeed, as bad, as in many other states. Despite the very poor out- look for anywhere near a normal CI'OD. the Kmarket is in a‘weak con- dition and prices are inclined to sag, But in the long run, cats are sure to come back strong. . CORN CORN PRICES PER B ., 100.10. {921 Grade lDatrolt lchlcagol I. Y. "'1. 3 Yellow . 38% 31 No. Yellow . No. 4 Yellow __ emcee one YEAR Aeo L No.2 1911.! 1|on v.11: No.4 Volt: W ..i 1.02 J l Recent rains and cooler weather have changed the corn situation ma- terially in the last ten days. Al- though some corn suttered irrepar- able damage from the drought and heat, an enormous acreage was sav- ed by the timegx rains and lower temperatures. ichigan, it appears now, will produce her banner corn crop this year. In most counties the condition is excellent. Because, of the probable scarcity of wheat and oats, a large export business is looked for in corn. which should keep prices fairly well stabilized despite the large crop. ' RYE Not much doing yet in rye. Last week rye went down to $1.15 on the Detroit market, and we said it might go lower. . It has. As we go to press it is down to $1.08, and I don‘t wonder as 1- read of theiarm— ers who are hauling every bushel of I Food- Weather Gun for AUG. 1921 Cool mummfinmmhm WASHINGTON. D .C., August 11, 1921.——-Highest temperatures of Au- gust are expected during the week centering on 18 west of meridian 90; on 19 between 90 and the Atlantic coast and on 20 in the Atlantic states. Moisture will continue to come from the email north Atlantic ocean and therefore eastern sections will continue to get the most dis- agreeable eflects of the danip atmos- phere called humidity. But the hum- idity for August will not be so great as it was in July. because the storm forces will not be so intense—will not evaporate so much moisture born the: ocean. Probably August: temper- wire; will average nearly as high as they (1 tor July but w 11 not go t1 "such great extremes and will net be foo d-isa Following this ‘hlgh‘ " 195,311ng the temperatures will .5 go- do-‘Wn more rapidly than us‘bal ',:Not much rain during August; Sep-I‘ ' bar will be much better. All 5 tan run. ; this will beI favorable to Sowing junta" er mmmlntor an! expect m av- grain «apps for 1922 ‘ but WWW myieId for «111113 large part THE WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK - As Fox-coasted by w. '1'. Foster for The Michigan Business Farmer not much relief or the ‘tloas ‘61'1’ this continent erage yields are in the middle lati- tudes of the great central valleys Of America. Individual predictions are being published that a very cold, seven winter ls just before us. I do not em it that way. I expect an averagr winter. The cold and warm winters cool and hot summers are caused by the location of the evaporations. Dur- ing the summer of 1921 the evapor- ations came from the Gal: stream that flows northeastward over thc north Atlantic. hence the hot and dis agreeable summer. When evapora-' tions come from the icy cold water! then we get the cold winters. Evap- oratious for November will come iron the middle Pacific: not much evapor- ation for December; for January from Gulf of Mexico; February from mid- dle Atlantic near the equator, co paratlvely cool waters; March trorr Pacific west of Central America. mod erately cool waters. Following the stones due on met-t dim 90 near Aug. 19. the trend of temperatures will be more rapidly downward than usual, but I see nr indication of August frosts in Can These August frosts are caused by severe storms and I have none of these in the August forecasts; thr, month premises to be sluggish With -_ a. shortage of rain east of great lakes 1- see no ope of a breaking 01 the Macon oath nature October an Sec- . hetero the andL fee on the Detroit market for Jam about 1111; elevator 01 course, they mus met some or their grain in order $9 meet current “bills and but 1111136? nous, but may should think twice; before letting their total rye. cm]? 80 {91" less than $1 per bushel,” view of existing circumstances.’ 'BEAl! emcee run cw... Ace. 10. 18211 emu lemon losing“ 1!. v'." P. Anti 8.35 1.4.15 1‘50 “ed "Kidneys . rmczs on: YEAR (mo ‘ ‘_ 10.31,. P. 6.40. - $.11 The bean market reminds us. of a monkey on a string. But 'who the gentry are pulling the string we do not know. Beans advanced to. $4 per cwt. on the Detroit market last. week, and hovered there for .two in . days when it slumped in (We am ., _ to $3. 85. Smce then the market has been quiet but or late it again shows signs of improvement and addi- tional advances wbuld not be out of order. California, which has been Mich- igan's most active competitor in beans for the last four years, re- ports a large decrease in stocks on hand. On December lst, last, there were over two million bags of all varieties of beans on hand. By July let this had dwindled to 903, - 537 bags. different varieties of which only two or three may be considered as com- petitors oi the Michigan bean. And these probably represent less than one—third- ot the total California holdings With carry-over stocks rapidly cleaning up, a protective tariff in prospect and a decreased production for 1921 the bean situa- tion looks considerably more en- couraging than it has for some time. - POTA'IOES The condition of late potatoes has improved materially in this state during the past ten days as a re— sult of copious rains. The yield, however, will be less than normal. Potatoes generally all over the country have benefited from recent -. rains, but will not be able to re- cover entirely from the drought damage- The crop report of the American Steel £1 Wire 00., for the week ending July 6th says of pota- toes in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey: “Potatoes leave much to be desired, ranging all the way from a failure on early potatoes to fairly good on late potatoes." . As- a matter of fact the condition of potatoes is universally poor. As we write this the government’s crop re- port for August lst has not yet been made public but we expect that it will show some decline in the po- tato estimate from that given on July 1st. We do not expect to see any fancy prices paid for the 1921 crop. but it the condition of the crop does not improve before ‘har- vesting, potatoes should command materially higher prices than last season. Early potato prices continue to advance on most markets, although the movement from New Jersey and 1‘ other early potato states is at its height. This fact can only be ac; counted for by the general feeling that the late crop "will be poor. _ HAY The hay market is quiet but firm, - and prices act as if they were 11112112: \ to stay for some time There ha been no appreciable change in tinie, demand having be about able to take care We repeat Whatw California produces many. them with new onus- of It deIlrsh rshle qu yet I REAL Bnasm $21058“: crlm, which is In flicks: for his ly low—98c for 10 yards. week-w: 'th 11 smart Phat bordu. I blue or arose 5 END N O M ONE Y I -—-SATISFAOTION COUPON—— ’ nail gm“ the your house looks? {a ”anon liI I wonderfu: By m «Buick In enormousy purchase from a mill which ngt cu us, at less than thepri The material will and inlel’don with dainty floral and You'll be of these And. MM. sub-Ca HOME SUPPLY 00.. I t‘hs old, faded, usty, torn curtain ' tram ,Iplendidly trinteu Scrim Cu-tsins ckecesh we are able to offer you 10 We xpect to pay for one. The pelely so tisf th 1: - character “'5‘“;sz exacting bein “tween. You Ire not H halted to one design I ”11‘ sun 1- "arm... 11- mm on} gush Ibso ugbseglskl Ion. tilts-um 18 85 Ashburton Ave" Dept. 830 Y N. I. \ onkers, I ”rd-015131 peck!“ "0.518. 1'“ ”l, the .postmnmtlm “nun,“ ”J‘s—{hen he do- . ; 113...... .1....'.’.. .13211“:P.fi°r“m'- ”mum - . 0 DH“ old i Tractors For Sale We are well equipped to do all ., , kinds of Ford and Fordson repair - work. 1 Reboring and regrinding at 1:1- / ‘ linden. a. specialty. Ford Authorized Dealers fl. Clea-em Garage & Motor Sales Company South Gmttot Avenue DOWN ONE YEAR 10 new 7 has on g” I" “I! TRIM“ ve. Pit-hurl“ OTTAWA 1: "mums nowomrs Other sizes 2 1:022s H—P at low pm$ ' - e nu” .51 dinette “‘1. “Write {on you . m 3111mm Nifty}? -’ ' , POOR LIVESTOCK BREEDING wSTS IARMER HEAVILY (Continued from page 4) . their selling price when fat. Such ' ‘ teeters lose sight of the fact that ‘the man who bred the scrubs has to sell them s} prices greatly below thou of well-bred «1119 The iced- er buying- well-bred cattle on the market, must meet packer competi- tion as well- as that of other teed- are, but the feeder buying scrub -,,- ' cattle has the competition of only ‘ a few at his “own kind. It is even ’ more important that the producer and breeds of beef cattle makes profit than the feeder, since the produce II fundamental to the , feeders operations. - two dn “8; 1% h . land ‘0‘ corn mend, potato- crops. In ate oi.’ water the moisture “x as not/mews 19 the bottom ”or the mm as M Date ‘ his III has so heavily as possible. blossoming e wm (be a medium crop. Mt. Clemens, Mich... . Red clov- heafily and it well ,nu. , Many y. .I'IIIo'."1’2 rImJ’ie‘d‘n. 11:11.1 I‘o. z Tlm. fl. . . , .. 11:, 0121.1902050. 19. a” 00020 E12 2310mm” 8.:oou1uee‘oat I I9. I No. 1 [Light0 llils.l0|ever Iml . clever Detroit .@21 21.922141193001311: “@15 chIcso .16.00@201 100®181 40061215 New ork 28. 00 06.126 Pltuburg .19 wow 19.oo@11I15. 00@1e my Woks I rem sea I No. '1 Tlm.l sun. 1213.! No. am. .I35. oogpd'fse .oo o nuisances I No.1 I No». 1 "Job? ‘1. over lllx. I Clover .191 00 cum. 00@28l20. 00@Il some of the western states, and the yield is slightlyL better than the first, but tar tram satisfactory. ____._,.______.. LIVE. STOCK MARKETS The time has at last arrived when the selling value of cattle is purely ‘ a question of quality. All last week in Choose, prime, dry-fed. steers - and year-Hugs, with killing quality, ’ were active Ind firm, prices averag- ing from. 40 to 50 cents higher than during the week before: grassy est- tle were as much lower as the good kinds were higher and the medium, Ill-between grades were uneven at undependable valum. Eastern dressed beef markets were active and in some cases fully $1 per cwt. higher than on the week before. From the standpoint of the produc- er, the demand for cattle offers much more encouragement than formerly simply, because it places a premium upon high quality. The top paid for I yearling cattle, last week, was , $10.25 but on Monday of this week, a few sales were made at $10. 40. Heavy cattle are selling better, just now, than on any preceding date, this year, but in the aged steer di— vision, the most popular weight is around 1,300 pounds. . Last, week’s Chicago cattle re- ceipts were 4,500 larger than those of the week before but the average quality was the poorest of the sea.- son, the supply of medium and-com- zmon cattle being larger than the current demand warrants; the own; ers of grass-fed cattle are sending them forward, evidently, in antici- pation of the early movement 01’ western range cattle the advance guard of which has already appear- ed in some markets. About the same conditions prevailed in the butcher— cattle division as among the steers: high—grade cows and heifers, show- ing steer quality, were active and Detroit Dnentll‘. firm, some of the letter selling on a par; some of the yearling steers on offer. Offerings of sheep and lambs, in the Chicago market, were nearly .8,000 head smaller than for the previous week and the latter scored a gain, over last week’s price range of 25 cents per cwt. on natives and 5.0 cents on westerns. What lambs gained, last. Week, sheep lost, the better grades of wethers selling ‘50 to 75 cents lower than during the week before; about the best that could- be done for high-grade Mon- tana. wethers, on last week's close, being $5.35. Yearling wethers were scarce with “a 7—dollar top. Native lambs topped at $10.50 and west- erns at $10.35. Comparatively small arrivals of live hogs in all markets Is the lift— , ing force that is holding up values in this department to a. general level which does not meet With the ap- proval of the Chicago packing house are staying out. of the market; as long as shippers continue to from a quarter to a third of the IdsilyreeeiptsstChicamhogralues | will hold. Cured pork products and lard are Fmeeting with on: active demand. both for export and domestic con- summon. - A recent report, of stocks of lard held in Chicago ware- houses, shows as shrinkage since the lat preceding report“ I ,M.W0 I pounds, as it now stands the supply of lard In the _Windy City is« only 1.0 fin-linen pounds larger than on the same date last year. The 'Au- F m 1 supply of cut meats at Chi- gangand, for the most pat. they I take . cage was 119,151,111 pounds sons 9 . pared with 155 373,101 pounds last - , your. The supply of dry salt mesh“ . Us 80 million potunds m than nmmnnumnnn I YOU SHOULD BE THERE Michigan State Fair DETROIT 10 SEPT. 2-11 mm. WMMMMIMlllllllllmllmnlllllll 10 DAYS ~uquluIIIIum111mlmmmmnurmmmmmmlmmmumunnnw Illllllilllllllllllilk‘lillllllllllllllllllilllllllllllilllilllMillmllflmmmlmllinmflllllinllllllllll. gunmnmn The Kalamazoo is the only wood silo made that holds round of so seen service without a flaw. We make both wood and tile. Special ' «Instruction keeps Inigo In most Hummus .- condition; no wast: mo Cutters 1 ". srethewwld's standard. None better in 5‘ any way. I Kalamaggg Pacts FREE. Wn‘fe 700.4 Y Send for these silo and cutter books. They are an education 11: such matters. Don't buy a silo or cutter until you have read them. Rea about the matchless Center Shear cut on Kalama- zoo Ensiiage Cutters. It's all in the free“ books. Wrmtoday. TANK & SlLO CO. alamazoo, Mich. WINDMILL PRICES REDU For the second time this year the prices of the Auto-oiled have bear reduced. We are glad to give our customers the benefit of the lower costs of rawmateriaLaMofeveryothasavhrgwhkzh our enormous output enables us to make. At . the present low prices of Aermotor goods there ' is no reason why anyone should postpone buying. You can now buy an 8-foot Auto-oiled Aermotnrand WEB-foot mien-$2001. 0.11. Cliengo. Primed ahmhcrsimmmtiomtdylow Whyclimba .. tower tooii an old windmill when the self oiling Aermotor,wh1ch rmhtayearwiflsonedling, c-s bebaghtm at such low prices? Dept. 34(- CED Best Wire Fence 011 file Market Lou-vet Price—Direct“ User- | . Not-hundredsof styles § ._ Nor millions of miles, I _ . .- But. satisfied smiles I i From every customer. sunsets-runes. “Imam mm ' HEN YOU DECIDE to insure your autOmobile “or. ' truck against the ever-near danger of Fire, Theft Lla- fj'; . - bility and ‘collision, you have only taken the first step in the , , right direction. It is just as important to YOU that the company you“ insure with has ample assets and a record of years of successful operation. There are now many mutual automobile insurance companies operating in Michigan. Their? agents are WOI'klng in every country. Many of, them are making great claims and some even claiming lower .2; 1 p :3. 00“ 0f insurance than this pioneer company. l ' When their agents 0311. 011 3’011 and impel-tune you to insure your car with them — ASK FOR a ’I‘HEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENT! * 1 ~ - - , Don’t take excuses! T811 thein y0u want to know What the actual assets'back of their company are! - Then compare their staternent with that of the Citihens’ Mutual Auto Ins. Company, which on August first, 1921, was as folloWsi ’ CLAIMS PAID TO DATE: , " Fire, Theft and Liability $614,484.07- ‘ i 1 . Collision \ 199,161.18 ., ' . ' -' — V - ' ’ Total .:,...g...~'...~.$813,645.25. ‘ -— 'ASSETS:' _ ; '_ j' fl 7: Cash and Government .Bonds . . $125,069.24 : " Oflice Buildingand Equipment ....-......-...."41,349.51 3 i 7 ‘ “Total Resources ....‘$1‘66‘,‘418.75 - V " ‘ * i Compare. these figures with any mutual automobile insurance" company operating in Michigan. ‘ 2 2 ‘ ' t ’ W! = , ~ i .: . Then we believe, that as a sane man you will not hesitate one’ minute in” your decision as to What I hompany you want your car insured in! , , _ ' g . . . ' _ .. V “ ~ , , Protection is what you want, and when trouble comes 'you thinkonly of the strength“ back. of the j company—the low rates 'ortheagent’s promises mean nOthing then and you ’11 thank iyour’lucky stars, you looked into the assets of the company on Which.- you depend- .--. - 7- - , i ' ~ : ’ 2 strongest ,mutual auto insurance company in this state. 2, If. you are not, write, a postal today: askingi'for rates and tell us only. the. year. and model of,.your car or truck.- .There is no obligation to. insure. Address ~ -., mohigan’o Pioneer ' Auto Insure- h d o " w , Company. . ‘ hi'th‘o'fWofldi”; > i 'l ¥ ' .1. ..-._.--. u- ... . 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