, Vol. IX, No. 4

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HE SASKATCHEWAN
Co-operative Creameries,
Ltd. is a farmers’ co-operative

\ An Independent

, Farmer’s Weekly Owned and

Edited in Michigan

MT. CLEMENS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1921

By GEO. L. ROTHERHAM

(Written especially for the Michigan Business Farmer)

  
  
  
 

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$1 PER YEAR

Canadian Dairymendo Huge Co-op. Business

Own Creameries,-Ice Cream Plants, Cold Storage Houses and Poultry-Killing Stations

to fifty miles from the rail-
road and the creamery, the

 

company, operating and own-
ing twenty-six creameries, five
cold storage plants and three
poultry-killing stations in the
province .of Saskatchewan. '
During the past year the com-
pany sold nearly three million
pounds of butter; one hundred
sixty-one thousand gallons of
ice cream; handled fifty car-
loads of eggs and supplied the
city of Regina with the great-
est part of its milk and eggs.

The company had its birth
in 1917. It was incorporated
by a special Act of the Pro-
vincial Parliament, consolidating seventeen
co-operative - creameries into one body.
These creameries had been operated by the
Dairy Board of the Department of Agri-
culture. The authorized capital is one
million dollars, composed of twenty dollar
shares. No person can hold mor in“ one
thousand dollars’ worth of shares and each
shareholder has one vote, irrespective to
the amount of shares held. The farmers
of the province own about sixty per cent
of the stock, the balance being held by
business men in the towns and cities.

The objects of the Company are to han-
dle co-operatively milk, cream, eggs and
poultry and to pro-

 

 

Head offices or the Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries, Ltd., at Regina.

auditor. The profits are divided between
the shareholders and the fifteen thousand
patrons. During the past few years a div-
idend of eight per cent was paid to the
shareholders and a bonus of two cents per
pound of butterfat, to the patrons.

Cream is collected at the local creamer-
ies. It comes from the farms in five and
eight gallon cans. It is delivered to the
creamery by the farmers with teams and
autos Where railways are not available, and
by express for railroad points. The cream-
ery pays the express charges for any dis-
tanCe.

In several districts that are from thirty

farmers have organized
cream shipping circles. The
Rabbit Lake Circle, which is
in operation thirty-five miles
north of the Battleford cream-
ery will serve to illustrate.
The farmers of this district
held a meeting to see if a plan
could be devised whereby they
could ’ship their cream regu-
larly t0 the creamery with as
little expense as possible. They
found that there were over
twenty farmers who wanted
to ship cream during the
season. They formed them-
selves into a Cream: Shipping
Ass’n, and elected officers. The post office
was chosen as a central place, and once a
week, on mail days, everyone brought his
cream to this point. The shippers took it
in turn to take the cream to the creamery.
The secretary notified the members two
weeks before their turn 'came. Failure to
have a team ready on the appointed day
meant that the member who was responsi—
ble was outlawed from the association. The
cream left at eight o’clock in the evening,
and was freighted during the cool hours of
the night. .The creamery allowed the As-
sociation the same freight rates as an equal
distance by express. The secretary of the
Ass’n was paid the

 

 

vide cold storage
' facilities. _
Each creamery

locals holds an an-
nual meeting of its

 

$16.00 Per th. Paid for These Prize- Winning Fat Steers
at the Michigan State Fair Auction

money for t h e
freight. He gave a
check of four dol-
lars to each freight-
er to cover his act-

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page I l)

 

 

supporters. At this

ual expenses while

 

meeting methods of

local management
are discussed and
five directors are

elected to form a
local board of man-
agement. The meet-
ing also elects one
delegate to attend _
the annual meeting
of the company.

Here a Board of
Directors, seven in

number, are elected

I) y the delegates
from their numbers.

This forms the Gen.

tral Board of Con-
vtrol. The Provincial '
Government does
not control 1: h e.
Company in any
Way, but insists on
the books being
; . audited 'by a, Gov-I _
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on the road. At the
end of the season,
the balance in the
treasury Was divid-
ed as a bonus to the
members in propor-
tion to the amount
of cream‘ hauled
during the season.
There were over
twenty members of
the circle so that
each one had only
one trip to make
during the season:
By this plan each
member had his
cream taken to the
creamery regularly
during the season,
the cost being only
the labor of one trip
to the creamery——
not one cent of cash
outlay! » ’ “
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Comparison between Prices of Two Eras Shows That History Merely Repeats Itself

IN SOME respects the trend of commodity BY THE EDITOR

prices following the Civil war gives us . , . . _
some guidance as to the probable trend of 300110111105 at Cornell Umvers‘W’ htast' tie
prices in the immediate future. In other re- cently compiled some comparative S a 18.10;
spects the trend of post-Civil war prices is on fOOd prices during the own war p erio

.t not a safe rule to follow. and the present; flgngtothertfihmgi lieniiaiii
' ' - - - - "A very grea m ar y n e ris .
There Is an Im'portant polnt 0f diss1milar- of prices is shown for the War of 1812, Civil war
. ’ ity between conditions during and after the and World war periods. In each case the high-

. Civil war and conditions during and after est level was reached after the war closed, and
’ the World war. Both wars were exactly what in each case there was an extremely Violent drop
1' , their‘names im 1 . The first was local in its in prices-

V. extent and 131-515;, local in its effect The “The rise in prices during the World war was

’ . . - much the same as during the Civil war period,
: mend was world-Wide 1n extent and certain- but continued longer after the close of the war

1 1y world'Wide in its effeCtS- The CiVfl war and resulted in a more violent drop than occurred

" , disrupted the production and commerce of after either the War of 18.12 or the Civil war.

., but one nation, but the world war upset the “After each of the previous; Iiam da bvery :io:
! production and trade of many nations. lent dmp 1” pm Occuned' ° 0'“ y Par ”11

. . . . . recovery and somewhat stable prices for a year
As a general prOPOSItlon prices dld n0t rise or more, then again followed by a longer but less

, 30 high during the CiVil war as they did dur- violent drop and again followed by a period of
, ing the World war. Consequently they did somewhat stable PriceS-”
, not drop so far after the war.

If you take the prices of all commodities
during the war periods mentioned and chart
them on a piece of paper it will be found that
they all follow very nearly the same trend up
to a certain point. The illustration that .18
given here of the trend of wool prices is,
therefore, an example of precisely what hap-
pened to the prices of other commodities.

The Why of Wool Prices

The Farm Bureau has been wrongfully ac~
cused of being partially responsible for the
losses to farmers as a result of the crash in
wool prices. Back in 1864, nobody ever
heard of the Farm Bureau. Yet a look at
the chart shows us that wool prices dropped
that year in identically the same manner as
they did in the fall of 1920. And they
dropped to even lower levels.

“Wool”, says Dr. Warren, “is in special
demand in war—time for soldiers’

 

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clothing, so that during each war
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already been pomted out the E 13‘," \flM\dL\~o A 3 ed the drop in woclil prilcei. (11f the l
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they suffered the least. In the wo~ my} fl,— .,-._, 5M ,00 haVe been a Sta-)11Z1Ilg e ect .e~
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In: the Civil and World Wu.

1‘ FOR THE first time in the annals of an of Lansing, secretary of théamhélichsigant Beaéi;1 Jog;
" ° ‘ ' ' ' ' ‘ > r e ena or ar
American rehef organization, a farm— BfrgcfilgoglagIgihni???Edward Illingden of Ad-
rian, farmer and Alfred Allen, president of the
Michigan Association of Farmers’ Clubs.

In welcoming his guests, Mr. Watkins spoke
feelingly of the pride he as a farmer took in
having the first meeting of such an organiza-
tion as the Emergency Grain Board on the
farm which his grandfather, coming here
from New Hampshire in 1832, had selected,
and under the roof which for 64 continuous
years had sheltered his parents.

1 one of the oldest and finest in Michigan——
f served as the meeting place Thursday of a
Statewide group assembled to appeal to their
fellow farmers as a class to contribute of their
grain against want in a foreign land.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Whitney Watkins, of Wat-
! kins Farms, in Jackson county, were lunch-
; con hosts to the Emergency Grain Board of.
, the Michigan Committee of Near East Relief,
{ and immediately after luncheon the board
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fermally organized itself and named an exec- “I have the utmost taith,” ML Watkins con-
utiVe committee to launch and manage a cam- cluded, “in the response the farmers of Michigan
paign among the farmers of the State for will make to this humane appeal for food for a
100,000 bushels of grain, or its equivalent, starving Christian people across the seas who are
to be sent as Michigan’s share of America’s time“ Of the ”11 'tOO’ for I know the home y’

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: glft of 5,000,000 bushels, now being collected, windy ev’grfwhm in the farmhouses of this
( to Armenia, Syria, Assyria and adJacent lands state." _

l of Asia Minor, where thousands of orphaned Rev. E. H. Huelster of Cleveland, a Near
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children and destitute adults are dying in the East field worker, recently returned from

streets and 123’ the roadsides. Asia Minor, told the board of his observations
.Former L1eutenant Governor Luren D. among the destitute in the Near East, and
Dickenson, chairman of the State organiza- vivid photographs were shown of types of
tion, pres1ded as temporary chairman, and misery created among the homeless, wander-
these oflicers were elected for the board: ing children by famine, exposure and alien
Chairman, Herman H. Halladay of Lansing, cruelty
Commissioner of Agriculture; vice-chairman, ' _ , 11
Professor David Friday, president-elect of Mich- In a dlscusswn developed by Professor in"
igan Agricultural College; secretary, L. Whitney day the board agreed that one dollar per

Watkins of Manchester; executive committee: f farm value qu a fair r0 )ortional
Mr. Halladay; Professor Friday and Mr. Watkins. $10’000 o ( p I

Other members of the Emergency Grain Board figure upon which to base the various county
are: James Nicol of South Haven, president of ,quotas throughout the .State; and on tiis
the Michigan State Farm Bureau; Grant Slocum basis the board, operating through the farm
of. Detmit’ Negligent if 36 Emma”; A‘ 31002:; organizations, will go to the farmers for
of Owosso, mas or o e e , range; . , . . , , , ,
Waterbury of Detroit, manager of the Michigan Michigan 8 share 11; the grain 31ft 'tt

Farmer; Forrest Lord of Mt. Clemens, editor-Wot At la meeting 0 the executive commi ee
the Michigan Business Farmer; Frank B. Drees held immediately after adJournment of the

‘ ? Emergency Grain Board Seeks 100,000 Bus. Grain for Near East Relief 3

board the following letter was made public:
“To the Farmers of Michigan,

"With children dying in their mothers’ arms a
of starvation; with cholera and typhus spread~
ing; with the population perisliiiig in such ynum—
here that in the larger cities wagons twice daily ,
remove the corpses from the streets; with the .
knowledge that food must be procured, trans-
ported and carried into the interior before these
dread conditions can be overcome, the Executive
Officers of Near East Relief recognize the abso—
lute need for an immediate campaign for grain
for the lands of the Near East. ,

“These men, who at their own expense had ,
gone into this region of misery and death to ver- ;
lfy the reports of their field workers and to pro- '
cure facts upon which to base the next year’s re-
lief program, realized that not half the story had
been told. Unhesitatingly they issued the order l
for a nation-wide grain appeal. ,

“The wall of the starving people of Armenia ,
and its neighboring lands has been heard thru-
out America. An organization—in Michigan the
Emergency Grain Board——has been created to ,
bring the appeal for those people, of Whom i
eighty—five per cent are farmers, to the farm< i
ers of our own state. I

“This year, today, you yourselves suffer the
effects of short crops. But over there! The only
harvest those unhappy people have had in more
than five years has been the daily harvest of the’

dead; picked up in the streets; by the chill,way-

side of the Wild Georgian Mountains; in the des-
elated farm valleys of Armenia; on the scorched
floor of a. desert Whose only shadow of refuge...
for them has been the shadow of the Wing of ‘
death. -—~" ’

“We have been chosen to present to you their 5 a

plight, and being of you, we do not hesitate._We
know that you will sacrifice, that they may live. ,
“The need which America is called upon to ',
meet is for 5,000,000 bushels of corn and wheat.
Michigan’s allotted share is 100,000 bushels.
“The records in that Michigan office of Near‘

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(6 T LEAST 40 per cent of the wheat

crop (after deducting seed require-
ments) has passed out of the hands 0f the
farmers 1n the last thirty days and this means
"they are disposing of their crop at an abso-
lutely unparalleled rate, over-marketing their
wheat and unduly depressing the price,”
states Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoov-
er in reply to questions of supply and demand
put to him by the American Farm Bureau
Federation, which called to Secretary Hoov—
er’s attention the fact that wheat farmers
Were liquidating out of all proportion to the
consumption needs of the markets and con-
trary to their wishes for orderly marketing.

Gray Silver, Washington representative,
claims that “this is brought about largely be-
cause of the urgent insistence of the bankers
who are requesting farmers to liquidate their
indebtedness. This marketing by the farmers
forces down their 0Wn price and does not ben-
efit the consumer. Heavy marketing last
year, together with artful buying of Euro-
peans, broke the domestic price of wheat so
that the spread between the export price and
the home quotation expanded from 28 cents
to 86 cents on a bushel.”

“No sensible person will predict prices,”
stated Secretary Hoover, “but our farmers
should realize the broad economic factors cur-
rent in their industry, and form their own
independent judgments. The farmers are this
year marketing their wheat at an absolutely
unparalleled rate. The receipts at the west-
ern primary terminals show over 130, 000, 000
bushels during the first thirty days of this
harvest year against about 68 ,,000 000 in the
same period last year out of somewhat larger
crops. The proportion of the wheat which
reaches the primary terminals to the total
,amount sold by the farmer, varies. If we as-
sume the maximum ratio ever known for this
period the terminal figures indicate that at
least 265,000,000 bushels have already been
sold. On an average ratio a total sale of say
330, 000, 000 is indicated. In other words (af-
ter deducting seed, etc. ,) at least 40 per cent
of the crop has already passed out of the
hands of the farmer in thirty days. This is

over- marketing and has undoubtedly unduly
“ depressed the price. There is complaint from
some sections that the farmer is being forced
to sell by his creditors. There can be no sound
reason for any such pressure, in view of the
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Future of Wheat

ANY FARMERS in Michigan are ex-
pecting to see wheat go to $2 a bush-
el this winter or spring, says the
Michigan Elevator Exchange, which believes
that such an advance is not at all likely.
The Exchange believes that the market
might get up to $1.50 and makes it plain
that that opinion is not a prediction, fore-
, cast nor an assurance, but is simply a guess
based on the opinions of the best posted
men in the grain world.

Any bulge that comes in the market will
probably come in May, continues the Ex-
change, pointing out that May is usually
the month of high prices because at that
time there is almost no grain coming from
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the Federal Reserve Board and the War Fin-
ance Corporation.

“The outlook for the export market is in my
mind as good as last year at this time, and
during the past year we have exported all of
our surplus and some of our carry- -over from
the previous harvest. It is true that the total
world wheat crop shows a small percentage
increase over last year, but much of this in-
crease is in countries where consumption has
hitherto been restrained. Beyond this the
potato outlook in Europe is not so good as
last year, and wheat largely substitutes for
potatoes. Moreover, the decontrol of Wheat in
many countries with this harvest necessitates
their carrying larger stocks.”

Exports Show Gain

The Department of Commerce has recently
issued some interesting figures on the exports
of American food products which are given
below:

The exports of American products to
Europe are probably the most definite
1ndication of European needs. The heavy

and increasing exports of foodstuffs and cot-
tOn during the last three months, a period of
the year when exports to Europe are usually
at the minuInum, is worthy of careful consid-
eration. With European countries slowly
recovering in industrial activities it is to be
expected that their most pressing needs would
be food products and raw materials.

Meat products, after a period of declining
exports from January to May, took a sharp
upturn in June which continued for July.
The exports for July were twice the normal
pre- -war exports for that month. Lard and

cured pork products constitute about four-
fifths of the total. Lard, which declined from

9 February to May, took a sharp upturn ' in

June which was continued in July, the ex-
ports for the three months being 5], 69, and
84 million pounds, respectively. Cured pork,
which remlained at around 60 million pounds
per month from February to June, rose to 86
million pounds in July.

Wheat (and wheat products calculated as
Wheat) exports continued in large volume fer
the month of July, amounting to a total of 30
million bushels, or about four and a. half
times the pre- -war average experts for July.
Ordinarily the movement of United States
wheat drops to about minimum in February
and remains at a low level through July,
taking a sharp upturn in August, reaching
maximum in October, and gradually declin-
ing again to February. For the season be—
ginning July, 1920 the upward trend to
October and downward trend to May was
about normal, but a large increase in exports
began in April, four months earlier than
usual, and reached a very high level in June,
when 32 million bushels were exported, al-
most five times pre-war exports for this month.
The high exports have continued through
July.

'Before the war Russia furnished nearly
one-half the wheat imports of westernlEur—
ope. The great loss of wheat from this source
has been largely made up by increased pro-
duction in the Western Hemisphere and
Australia. The unprecedented takings of
wheat during the past three months indicates
that Europe is purchasing its supply earlier
than usual. Wheat is in a very strong statis-
tical position. The European takings of oth-
er grains, principally corn, has been unusual-
ly large since last November and for the past
two months has been about nine times the
takings for the same months in pre-War
years. It may also be of interest to note that
shipments of cotton, after being below normal
from August, 1920, to April, 1921, have been
considerably above normal for the past three
months.

This recent unusual demand by Europe for
food products and cotton may be taken as a
probable indication of export demands for the
near future. Europe must buy carefully,
but food and raw materials are pressing ne-
cessities in industrial recovery. There will
probably be continued demand for these pro-
ducts in the coming months.

Review of Legislation Secured Through Organized Efforts of Farmers

ACH SESSION of Congress adds to the
burdens of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Not only did Congress place the regulation of
the packers under his supervision but the
Capper- Tinche1 bill gives him authority to
regulate future trading on grain exchanges.
It imposes a tax of 20 cents per bushel on
each contract or sales for future trade except
Where the seller is the owner of the physical
grain or where the grower, dealer or manu-
' facturer of grain or grain products makes
future contracts through designated or regu-
lated “contract markets.” The bill seeks to
differentiate between speculative dealing,
buying and selling in futures to serve as
hedges and to tax speculation so heavily as to
be prohibitive. It imposes a tax of 20 cents
per bushel upon every privilege or option for
contract for purchase or sale intending therby
to tax the transactions known to the trade as
“puts” and “calls”, indemnities or “”ups
and “downs” To assist the Secretary of
Agriculture is a commission which includes
the Secretary of Commerce and the Attorney
General.
' For Farm-to-Market Roads
» The farmers are demanding that Federal
' 2 aid for the construction of roads continue to
include the so called farm- to -market roads.
heir argument is that they,1as well as the

By EDWY B. REID

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farmers use the roads not only for hauling
products to market, but for taking to their
farms much of the products which they con-
sume. They have been fighting consistently
the Townsend bill which would provide pikes
or boulevards constructed solely by the Fed-
eral Government, and administered by a com-
mission. The farmers favor the Phipps—Dow-
ell bill, which calls for a definite program of
road improvement within the states and con-
struction work on 7 per cent of the roads-As
fast as the 7 per cent are improved addition-
al mileage is to be added making for a well
planned road system within the state' as well
as interstate trafiic. »

The bill also provides for increased aid to
states in which there is a large amount of pub-
lic land The states, however continue to
meet the Federal funds as provided In the ex-

..isting law. The latest move by Congress is
to combine the Townsend and Phipps-Dowel]
bills eliminating most of the Townsend pro-
visions including the Federal Highway Com-
mission leaving the administration of roads

with the Bureau of Public Roads in the He. _

partment of Agriculture.

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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1921 ,
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Mt. Clemens, Michigan
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Starvation

“" ‘ * " When we came back by the orphan-

Inge in the early evening we saw a crowd of little
children huddled about the gate and crying to
get in. They had not been there when we left.
They had drifted in from only God knows where,
‘searching for a crust of bread. " ‘ ‘ Lying on
:the ground close to the gate was a boy about six
'years of age, crying faintly. There wasn't a
thread upon his tiny body. The flies bothered
"him. They kept lighting on his face and getting
into his eyes. The boy barely had strength
enough to raise himself on his shrunken elbow
{and drive them away. ‘ ‘ ‘ We said to each
’other, ‘Surely they will not turn these children
ltway into the night; they must take them in.’ We
yvent into the orphanage and told them of the
,children, but they said with tears in their eyes,
,‘How can we do it. We have no room. See,,
ithere are already four children sleeping on a
'cot.’ We went to the city authorities, and they
afinally agreed to find a place to house the child-
lren if we would supply the food because they
ldidn't have any. This we did, and so those
:children had a. place to sleep and food to eat that
lnight.” ‘ ‘ ‘

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“We went to put some flowers on the grave of
Miss , one of the American workers who had
died of cholera. As we passed into the ceme-
tery we saw a woman lying beside the path with
a. baby clutched in her arms. She was too feeble
{from starvation to move, but she saw us. Her
eyes opened a little as we passed by, but other
than that she made no move. The baby was
.ead." ‘ ‘ ‘

 

 

a “One’s first thought when he sees a dead body
on the street is to report it to the authorities so
that they may remove it, but you soon find out
that they have become so used to the sight that
lit-tie attention is paid to it. Often the body of a
man, woman or child who has starved to death
will be left unburied for four or five days." ‘ ‘ ‘

 

 

 

 

HE SPEAKER is a man who has just
returned from the Holy Lands. He is
elling the Emergency Grain Board for Mich-
gan of what he personally saw upon his visit
0 the faminestricken areas of the Near East.
He tells it simply, without any attempt at
melodrama or sensationalism As he talks
file lives again among the harrowing scenes
which he witnessed and the tears fills his eyes
‘nnd his voice becomes husky. After each re-
cital the bearer says to himself, “It can ’t be
"true”, only to have his thoughts sflenced by
another tale moré‘ horrible still.

“Conditions in the Near East can’t be ex-
‘ aggerated” says the speaker quietly. ' And
. lyou believe him. “Neither words nor cam-
‘ era can give all ‘the terrible details”. You
' instinctively feel he is telling the truth.
“Men, women and children are dying by the

thousands and they will die by the tens of
thousands the coming winter from hunger
and cold unless America saves them. The
”best we can do is to save the. children in our

     
 
    
 
  

 

 

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re is no hope if. You recall» the words of
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orphanages. One meal a day will keep them

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little ones from the unspeakable death which
must otherwise claim them.

A campaign is to be put on in twenty-two
states to secure grain and other non-perish-
able food products to feed these sulfering
people. Michigan ’8 quota is 100,000 bushels
or only a half bushel to every farm. The
farmers will be permitted to give their quota
either in grain or its money equivalent. The
gram campaign will be followed by a money
campaign in which the farmer will NOT be
expected to assist.

The generosity of the American farmer is
traditional. Through all his history he has
ever been found ready to help those in great-
er want their himself. Of the outcome of
Michigan’s grain campaign there can be no
doubt. When the times comes the farmers
of Michigan will be waiting and willing to
do their part.

 

Iowa and Michigan Farm Land

oVERHEARD the other day at a round
table discussion over the value of farm
lands in Michigan and other states: »

“I'll wager there’s just as good farm land in
Michigan as Iowa.”

“If that is the case why is Iowa land so much
more valuable?”

“Speculation, pure and simple.”

There is probably a good deal of truth in
these statements. While Michigan may not
have as much good land as Iowa there are un-
doubtedly many farms in the state with as
high producing capacity as Iowa’s finest and
a market value of lesg than one-third. Iowa’s
farm lands have been advertised and sold
at prices all out of proportion to their actual
worth. Michigan farm lands, on the contrary
have not been rated high enough.

Even if Iowahas a slight advantage over
Michigan in the superior quality of her soil,
which we doubt, that advantage is largely olf-
set by the greater. distance of her farms from
market. Michigan farms are hundreds of
miles nearer to the great eastern and foreign
markets than are the farms of Iowa. Conse-
quently our farmers receive a higher price for

. their products than do the farmers of any

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state west of the Mississippi. Incidentally
this should increase the value, of our farms.

Iowa may be a great state agriculturally but
as long as New York continues to be ‘the great-
est American market and Liverpool the great-
est foreign market for food products, IOWa is
geographically damned.

“The Farmer is Guaranteed”——A Loss

WRITER in a recent issue of the Michi-
gan Manufacturer and Financial Record
gives a few facts about the sugar situation
and makes a. few statements which aren’t
facts about the relations between the beet
grower and the manufacturer.
“The oddest feature of the farmers’ contract,”
says this writer, “is that which compels the beet

companies to pay a fixed price based on Whole?
sale sugar during only four months of the year."

The facts are that the contract which pro-
vides for this method of payment is not the
“farmer’s” contract, but the manufactur-
er’s. The contract which the farmers pre-
sented to the manufacturers last spring and
which was rejected by them provided for pay-
ment on the basis of the wholesale price of
sugar for all twelve months of the year. Again:

“Should wholesale sugar rise after the ‘cam-
palgn’ (October—January) the companies have
chances of making large profits, but should the
price continue high during the campaign and
drop during the other eight months of the year,
the companies stand the loss. It is a regular
.two-to-one gamble for the companies and a sure
thing for the farmers. The latter are guaran-
teed." ,

It does beat the Dutch hy these city fellers
persist in misunderstandfhg or misrepresent-
ing the position of the farmers. It is true
that the beet grower is guaranteed. He is,
guaranteed a. fixed, permanent loss on his crop"
beside which the lowest possible returns ‘ to
the manufacturer are by contrast, a. hand-
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road building policy that Will suit everybody.
There is universal disagreement over both
the type and location of roads to be built. The
farmer has the feeling that road building, pol-
icies are dictated by the convenience of 'a few
instead of utility for the many. The man
of the city on the other hand, complains that
he is taxed to build roads in remote sections
which he — never use. There is some” jus-
tice to both complaints. But each fails to re-
alize that the other has rights which must be
respected in the expenditure of road funds.

A more serious objection to present road
building policies is that they do not take into
full consideration the transportation needs of
the country. Our road builders fail to con-
sider the highway as an intricate part of a
transportation system which must afford
every community an avenue of travel and
traffic to all other communities. Just as some
communities are over-supplied with railroads,
others are
Formerly railway companies expended bil-
lions of dollars to construct competing lines
in sections where they were not needed. They
are paying the penalty for this mistaken pol—
icy today. But our road builders have failed
to profit by the experience of the railways.
They are building expensive roads in com-
munities already well served while
communities are without both adequate rail
and highway facilities.

We are told that in certain counties of .
practically ,

Michigan rural populations are
isolated because of poor railway connections
and poorer, if possible, road connections. It
is a problem which the new president of the
M-A. C. tells us he is going to give some at-

tention, and seek perhaps to bring about a ,

change in highway building policies which
will speed the construction of roads in com—
munities which need them most.

What Kind of a Winter?

HE WEATHER prognosticators are at
work and we are having all sorts of
weather promised us for the coming winter.

 

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- state or federal government to devise 'a '

over-supplied with highways,

other ,

Those who look to nature to reveal the sec- ,
ret find plenty of evidence that the coming ~

winter will be a severe one.

And those who ,

believe that the good things of life just about ,

balance with the evil, and vice versa, point
to the Imildncss of last winter as proof that
the coming winter will be a corkerl
other hand an M. B. F.
confesses that he is
prophet writes to Mr. Foster that his signs
point to an open winter. 80 there you are!

What does the almanac say?
isn’t the most encouraging. October’s
“bright, blue weather” will not be with us
this year according to its pages.

subscriber, who

On the,

an amateur weather.
Well, ours

October .

will be unsettled, cold, frosty, cloudy, with 1
freezmg propensities and only three days of ,

“mild and pleasant” weather.
not setting much store by that for to tell the
truth our almanac doesn’t always hit the nail
on the head. Does yours?
Regardless of what the almanacs

But we’re .

say, it :

sure makes us shiver and cast anxious eyes ,
toward the coal bin when we read that South ,

Africa has jIIst emerged from the grip of the

worst blizzard in years. If that’s the kind .’

of weather Jupiter Pluvius is dishing out
now to the people of Africa, what pray, will
he do when he comes to Michigan? We pause
for a reply.

 

A woman in York. Pa... has been found to pos-

sess one rib too many. says the

Philadel his
Record. 1:

We once heard of a man similarly af- .

filo-ted who got the entire world into trouble as ,

a result—«Life.

 

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We don’t know whether the experts are right
or not about the ruinous results of another war,
but we don’t believe we could survive one/tho:

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‘ issue, E. B., an educated young

{armor from Bay County, “crying in

the wilderness" for a farmers’ organ-
ization, seeks advice.

I am a much older man, once con-
sidered educated too, and I am “cry-
ing" also “in the wilderness.” The
Grange I entered over forty years
ago when they sang ,“Awake! then
awake! This great world must be
fed and Heaven gives the power to
the man that grows the bread;
Awake! then awake! for monopo-
lies abound, and their giant hands
already clutch the tiller of the
ground.” -

Last week I read that Banker
Lowell, Master of the National
Grange, had suspended farmler
Bouck, Master of Washington state
grange because Banker Lowell is a
stand-patter and a tyrant, while
farmer Bouck is a progressive and
a Democrat. I understand banker
Lowell of New York is backed up by
the Granger politicians of the fourth
congressional district. I have paid
many, many hard earned dollars into
the Grange treasury in the last forty
years and left necessary work many
times to go to Grange meetings but
it seems even in this grand old
farmers' organization that “truth is
forever on the scaffold; wrong for-
ever on the throne." However, I
shall stick!

Here is my financial experience
with the two-year-old Farm Bureau
to date: "

One day helping organize, two
days at election of town officers.
two days at county picnics, one day
at wool meeting. Total six days
time. Three year membership, $30;
466 pounds wool which cost me to
produce, 60c per pound, $277.60;
Total cost of Farm Bureau to date,
$307.60 plus 6 days; total receipts
(several bulletins) $43.98; total
loss to date (chargeable to the
Farm Bureau and the Federal Re-
serve board), $263.72. '

Mr. E. B., “crying in the wilder-
ness” of Bay County listen to an
older man “crying in the wilderness
of Van Buren County.” Stick by your
farmers union, stick by your
Grange, stick by your Gleaner Ar-
bor, stick by your Farm Bureau.
Stick! Be on hand at the election
of officers and stick the standpat—
ters and stick for progress. I don’t
mention the reactionaries, the peo-
ple who are always looking back-
ward, the boobs who want to go back
to normal and all that. They don’t
really count, they only have their
innings for a few years after every
war until they by unemployment,
low prices and high interest have
made everybody, including them-
selves, as poor as Job’s turkey.

Again I say stick by all the farm
organizations you ever have a chance
to .join and fight for progress and
you will have some fight on your
hands if you get much real progress.
Above all things don‘t “beat it
back to the city.” The world is
worshipping the golden calf. “The
high priests thereof reign supreme
in the cities.” We farmers must in
some way save these Sodoms and
Babylons. Go to it.—J. S., Van
Buren County. ‘

 

So “Bill" Bouck has finally been dis-
lodged, has he? I feared ’twould hap-

pen. They have been trying to “get
him" for several years back. What
have they against this man? Nothing.

except that he refused to surrender his
principles to a bunch of stand-pat au—
tocrats. He must be gotten rid of be-
cause some day he might become strong
enough to unseat the autocrats them-
selves. How easy it is these days to
take the axe to those who disagree with
you. .A strong figure rises up. denounc-
es the evils about him, takes the lead
and promises to become a factor to be
reckoned with. But sooner or later- the
mark is put upon him, and his public
career suddenly comes to an end.

Your criticism of National Master-
Sherman J. Lowell takes me back to the
fifty-third annual convention at Grand
Rapids which elected Lowell. Do the
Grange delegates who were present- re-
call how the “conservative east met the
progressive west," and the progressive
west, went,down to defeat upon every is-

sue of national impo , _ 1 At that
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‘state socialism,’ (with which he classed
every issue that had any DPOENSSWG
earmarks to it). It is plain that some
of those who pulled the strings at the
National convention were reactionaries
of the most pronounced type." And do
you remember how a couple weeks later
at Saginaw the State Grange in annual
session repudiated just about every
plank in the national Grange platform?

But, friend 8., I am curious to know
what line‘ of reasoning convinces you
that the Farm Bureau was any way re-
sponsible for your losses on wool?
Woudn’t wool have gone down anyway
even if the Farm Bureau had never been
in existence, and woudn’t it have gone
further had the market not been re-
lieved by pooling several million pounds
in this and other states? What is your
idea about that?—Editor.

 

MEMORY DAY

EPTEMBER 30th having been

designated “Memory Day” by
- r Act of the Legislature of Michi-
gan, and devoted to caring for the
cemeteries within the State, and
beautifying the graves therein with
flowers and loving care, it is becom-
ing that this day be observed by all
friends of OUR DEAD.

It is suggested that the people
meet at their cemeteries at two
o’clock p. m. and the exercises be
opened with brief remarks by the
pastor, or other selected speaker, and
followed by the reading of a selected
“Memory Day” poem, after which
the “Memory Day” hymn be sung
and the exercises concluded with the
placing of flowers on the graves of
relatives and friends, not omitting
the graves of those whose kindred
are dead or far removed.

“Memory Day,” thus observed, will
awaken a helpful sentiment in the
community and prove a blessing to
those who observe the day.

As a people, we are becoming too
fully devoted to that which is but ma-
terial in its nature and effects, and
we need the purifying and hallowing
influences which will come to us
through the observance of “Memory
Day."

It is confidently hoped that the col-
umns of M. B. F. will give aid to this
worthy cause as the call comes but
once a year. It is expected that Gov.
Groesbeck will issue his proclamation
inviting the people to observe Mem~
ory Day—J. T. Daniells, St. Johns,
Mich.

 

The columns of the Business Farmer
are always open to any worthy cause
and it is a pleasure to comply with
your request and call the attention of
our readers to “Memory Day.” We ne—

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glect our loved ones enough while they
are living. God forbid that we should
forget them after they are dead. It
will help to turn our thoughts to better
things and remind us of our own eternal
destiny if o'er the old snows of win-
ter cover the graves of our dead, we
visit them and place upon them the. last
flowers of our fading summon—Editor.

 

ENGLAND AND THE UNITED
STATES
OUR ARTICLE of Sept. 3rd, on
England and United States cen-

-“ suring anyone who would de—
sire war between those two nations
and comparing these who would to
the Kaiser, seems to me preposter-
ous. War, however, is a sad affair
but for a nation to retain its honor
I presume is just. George Wash-
ington, Patrick Henry and other
Revolutionary generals, are they to
be classed as snakes of the field to
be stepped upon?

I will herewith send you a clip-
ping from the “Irish World” which
if you can spare time to read will
inform you of some snakes that
made it possible for you and millions
of others of our country to dwell in
peace, liberty and independence and
war with England was resorted to
to attain that end and may be neces-
sary again to secure that which our
forefathers fought so hard for.
There are several subscribers here-
abouts for your publication who
feel hurt about that article and if
you desire to retain them you will
retract that snake story and do some
reasoning with yourself before pub-
lishing the like again.—Jas. T. Kee-
van, Goodells, Michigan.

 

Pluck the mote out of your eye and
read that editorial over again. You are
talking about one thing and I was talk-
ing about another. I was talking about
the propagandists who are sowing the
seeds of hatred and distrust, and urging
war WITHOUT CAUSE. The United
States have no present grievances against
Great Britain and she has none against
us. Why then should we talk of war?
I do not wish to engage in a controversy
with you . over the Irish question
but the American people have yet
to be shown Where there is any
similarity between the treatment accord—
ed the American colonies which lead up
to the war of the Rebellion and the
treatment accorded to Ireland. So far
as I am able to find out Ireland has ex-
actly the same liberal representation in
British government as Scotland and you
couldn’t pry Scotland loose from the
United Kingdom. The American war of
independence was a purely political and
economical war, but the Irish situation
is so involved with religious issues that
it is doubtful if it Will ever be settled to
the satisfaction of Ireland herself.—
Editor.

 
    

 

 

   

(A Clearing Department for farmers' every day troubles.
all complaints or requests for information addressed to this

‘ Prompt, careful attention given to
department. We are here to serve

you. All Inquiries must be accompanied by full n amo and address. Name not used If so requested.)

 

NOTE GIVEN AS WORKING
CAPITAL

Over a year ago farmers of this and
an adjoining township formed an asso-
ciation and they charged $10 cash as
membership fees and all who Joined had
to give a. note for $100 with the under—
standing they would never have to Day
it. Now they are calling on us to pay
the notes or renew them for 1 year.
When we joined they said we could
withdraw our note and have our $10
back at any time. Over six months ago
I went to the president of the assoma—
tion stating my desire to withdraw and
he advised he would secure my note and
$10 and return them to me at once. He
has never done this. Can they collect

this note? Will the law hold a wife’s
property to pay a husband’s debts?—
Subscriber.

Your letter does not explain

what the note was for nor what by—
laws you have. I can not tell you
as to liability. I surmise the note

was given as working capital for the

association and if they need the
money you would probably be li-
able on the note. A woman is not
liable for her husband’s debts.—
Legal Editor.

 

HIGH SCHOOL TUITION

The town ~ of Liberty, Jackson county,
has several children who have complet-
ed the grades in the district school and
Wish toy's‘o to the nearest high school

town has not money enough to pay
Would. like to know

11 can be compelled'to get this .

 
 

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money so these children can go to school.
they being under 16 years of agc.——E.
H., Clark Lake, Michigan.

The Board can be compelled to
employ the district’s credit for the
raising of money to send these child-
ren to a high school approved by the
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion. I Would write Mr. T. E. John-
son, the superintendent, at Lansing,
stating the facts and asking his ad-
vice—Editor.

 

WIRE WORMS IN POTATO
FIELDS '

Have greatly appreciated advice given
through the columns of your splendid
farm paper from time to time and now
wish for your opinion concerning wire
worms in potatoes. They have damaged
my crop to a great deal this year. My
soil is rather heavy. What do you ad~
vise in regards to late fall plowing for
next year’s crop or other means of
avoiding the same trouble next year?—-,
An Interested Subscriber, Scottsville,
Michigan.

The adult of the wire worm is the
snap or click beetle which lays its
eggs in the soil during the spring
and early summer months. The
eggs hatch into the wire worms
which live in the soil several sea-
sons. The species of wire worms
most common in potato fields ma-
tures ,in July of the third seas-on.
It then changes 'to the pupal stage
and remains in little earthen cells,
~(C'ontinued 'On page 13)

 

 

’ NOTICE your comments in the

Sept. 10th issue of M. B. F. on

my article on roads. It is sur-
prising what a change has come over
the attitude of our road boosters
since they wheedled the rural vot—
ers into voting $50,000,000 for im-
proved roads by making them be-
lieve that the primary object was to
build roads so that farm products
,could be marketed at minimum cost.
But now they are told that the main
object is to build roads for the idle
rich or rather the idle poor, for a
large portion of our tourists own
very little outside ‘of their cars. And
many pay no other tax. Some of
them bring their tents, cooking out-
fits and camp dowu near the farm-
er’s orchard, corn-field or potato
patch and make themselves at home.
Living off the fat of the land at lit-
tle expense. Some of them claim to
live cheaper on the road than at
home.

As to the expense of building our
roads by outside help the editor
seems to forget that the people of
Wexford are called upon to help
build roads all over the state. But
where you rub it in is where you
say that if the farmers want improv-
ed roads that is a local matter and
he must tax himself anad build his
own roads. Now, of course, you
will set me down as a kicker, and a
tight-wad. But when we consider
that Michigan has had one business
administration after another ever
since Pingree’s time and that each

has only put her a little deeper into -

the hole until now the state is vir-
tually bankrupt, and that the rural

portion is being taxed out of their ,

homes, it looks as though it is time
to do some kicking.

A large portion of the people are
being educated to thik that the only
thing that is necessary to do is to

have a good time and let the other '

fellow foot the bills—J. A. B., Fife
Lake, Michigan.

 

You are absolutely wrong when
you charge the Business Farmer of hav-
ing deceived the farmers as to the real
use to which the bonding money was to
be put. Both before and after the adop- .
tion of the amendment the Business
Farmer time and again emphasized the
fact that the major part of this money
was to be spent in building TRUNK
LINE roads. I refer you to the issues
of March and April, 1019. If any farm-r
er in Michigan voted in ignorance of
this fact it wasn’t the fault of the Bus-
iness Farmer. Let me ask you a few
questions. Should the state tax all the
people to build roads in your county’
which will never be used by people liv-.
ing in other counties? Should not the
people who receive ALL the benefits of
local roads pay ALL the expense of
building them. You complain of the
building of trunk line roads, Do you
know what percentage of the cost of
trunk line roads in Wexford county is
borne by your county and by you pen- ,
sonally? The law provides that the.
percentage to be paid by the county is
based on the valuation pcr trunk line
mile. Since the 1919 equalized valua-
tion for Ychford county was $15,200,000 .
and the allotted trunk line miles are 47,-
655, the valuation per trunk line mile is
$318,959. According to the trunk line
law counties having a valuation per
trunk line mile of more than $300,000
and less than $400,000 shall pay 20 per
cent of the cost, which means that only‘
20 per cent of the cost of building trunk
line roads in Wexford county is borne by
the county and 80 per cent by the state.
and federal government. The cost per.
thousand valuation of Wexford county’s
share of each mile of trunk line road;
costing $40,000 (which is probably high
for the type of road in Wexford coun~;
ty) is 70 cents. Of the state’s share of‘
the cost the federal government payl;
one—half and Wayne county pays one-o
third of the remainder. Wexford comb}
ty contributes only $50 per mile of the",
state's share of trunk line construction“
which amounts to only a little over once",
third of a cent per thousand valuation. ~
Now the question is would you as a res-v4
ident of Wexford county prefer to havo‘
your share of the trunk line roads at
a cost of only 70 1-3 cents per thousand
valuation or would you rather save thil‘
muchv. go without the trunk line road!
and let the federal government’s and.
Wayne county’s money go to some otheri
county. As a matter of pure business

isn’t it to the advantage of all the citiq . ’

zone of Wexford county to have these.
trunk line roads at such a low cost and ‘
to build their local roads at purely 10-
'cal cost if necessary?——Editor. ‘

 

Am heartily glad you have not let me ,
miss a number of your fine paper. Times,“
are hard and that’s why I must and
want to pay on to the M. B. F.
our anchor and some anchor. It
gaining in weight and should have th‘
support of every farmer in U. S. A m.

 
 
  

  

 

' closed. find $1.00 a small price

valuable paper.
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3 hand the.
: inine one. By natural law to which we
- are all subject if you touch a red—hot
1 from you are bound to be burned and you
5 may even do it innocently.
- may result from that first burn and the

GOOD SENSE _»
» ‘3!~u’ii sure you will enjoy reading the
Mowing letter. R. 0. hits the nail
Wely n the head even though the
holds the hammer is a tem-

Much good
scar will wear away but it is only the

' foolish one who does not take the les~

son to heart and profit by it.

HAVE BEEN thinking about “The

Bird With a Broken Pinion,” and
‘ I am going to try to write some-
thing as you say that there is more
to be said on the subject.

I wish to defend the author’s

paint of view. I do not believe that
he had any intention of intimating
that a person who had sinned could
not be forgiven by God and saved,
as some seem to think, but I believe
he was thinking of instances where
the consequences of a sin had seem-
ed to stay by a person through his
whole life, even though they had re-
pented of it and he wanted to warn
young folks that sin did sometimes
leave a scar, or we might say, prove
a handicap m the flying cointest.
Very likely he didn’t mean that there
were no exceptions to the rule but
in the case which he had in mind,
and surely we know there are such
cases, the one who had sinned never
could soar quite so high again—in
this life.

Now there are many good rules
and sayings which do not apply as
well to some people as to others.
For instance, we would not urge on
a miser who would fairly starve
himself and family to save a few
dollars, the proverb “A dollar saved
is a dollar earned.” So there are
persons and communities so self-
righteous that if one left the path
of virtue they could never forget it
or do anything, with really loving
kindness to help him or her, rise
again. Such people, as well as the
poor sinner who has repented and
seeks to do better, need to hear the
words about the prodigal son, and
God’s pardoning grace. But there
are people and communities and
there are many of them, who rather
look with scorn upon those who have
lived a white life. You have surely
heard, as I have, young men laugh-
ed at because they were “so
slow” or “so awfully pious." I well
remember hearing a woman say
speaking of her mischevious child
“Oh, well, I’d rather raise a devil
than a fool.” I didn’t like her as—
sumption that it must be one or the
other. Don't you think that such
people need a warning like the
poet's? Would it be any harm to
tell them another old saying, “What-
soever a man soweth, that shall he
also reap," or should the author of
that be rebuked also for its drear-
iness?

We are told that every time we
gain a victory over self, we are a
bit stronger than we were before. I
believe that there is such a thing as
development of character and
growth in grace (though some
Christians dispute it) and if that is
true it can work the other way. I
think that a person who has lived
a life of “jazz,” of selfishness, of
actual sin, has developed the animal
part of his nature at the expense of
the spiritual so that it may be pos-
sible that even though he repents
and heaven rejoices over him and he
has his sins all washed away and
helps others, still I say that, just
in some cases, there is a remote
possibility that natural laws will
not be set aside for him and that he
can never quite make up, on this
earth, the spirituality which he has
not developed. If it is not so, what
is the use of telling the young “Seek
thy Creator in the days of thy
youth," or “A good name is rather
to be chosen than great riches."

By all means tell the sinner of
God’s pardoning love. He has much
to be thankful for in that, even tho
he finds that his sin causes him some
inconvenience through life,
the warning of that little poem can
do no harm, I think, to t-hgse just
starting life’s journey.—Mrs. R. 0.,

' Highland, Michigan.

 

DIRECTIONS FOR sum-0N
SWEATER

. 3 balls of Mohair or Iceland wool.
‘ ‘1; pair No. 9 needles and one extra
””0 .' ,The folloWing directions are

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D EAR FRIENDS:

' izon.
most interesting exhibit of all!
from all over Michigan.

wants a. hot dog?”—-Editor.

 

,v e Form ‘j ,
ADepartmentjbrthe'iibfiien .
Edited by MRS. GRACE NELLI‘S JENNEY

“The Wofld and his wife" at the fair!
young lovers, hand in hand; happy couples with their babies

and older couples who had reached a comfortable middle age
where one views life more complacently and sees it in a larger hora
The old soldier whom to see always brings a lump to my
throat and a tightening of my heart strings. Just humanity,

I was happy to sit at my table where I dispensed hospitality.
information and our good paper and met old friends and new ones

The crowds passed, the band played well-known airs and on the
breeze which blew thru our tent came the clarion

 

Home ‘

  

The

the

call: “W'ho

 

 

for 36 bust and may be easily
changed for larger size.
,Cast on 70 stitches, knit plain

from bottom of sweater toback of
neck, allowing about nine inches be-
low waist line. Knit 25 stitches on
third needle for one shoulder tying
a. tape on either end to hold stitches.
Cast off 20 stitches for back of neck
Knit on remaining 25 stitches, 10
rows, continue adding one stitch
toward neck every other row for 18
rows, then knit on other shoulder
to match the first then knit all the
stitches on one needle and knit the
front equal in length to the back
and bind off. Pick up 60 on should-
er for sleeve, knit to required
length, purling the cuff, knit 2 purl
2. The sleeve may be narrowed be-
low the elbow by knitting 2 stitches
together occasionally. Be sure to
have the number of stitches a mul-
tiple of 4 before starting the cuff.
White cuffs and collar should be
worn with a slip—on sweater and also
a narrow belt of white or black pat-
ent leather. This slip-on may be
worn over a white shirt waist—Re-
quested.

BECIPES TRIED AND TRUE
Please add 2 cups of flour to the sour
cream spice cake in our last issue. Per-
haps you have already done it and made
up for my oversight.

 

Peppers ,

To prepare for stufling, cut straight
across the stem end. hold under water
and cut out seeds. Put peppers in boil-
ing water, salted and simmer 15 min-
utes. Let them drain. They are now
ready to be stufled. Toothpicks may be
used to hold them together if necessary.
Stand upright in baker, add a little was
ter and bake 30 minutes.

Stuffing
Cooked rice and chicken. Bread as
prepared for turkey dressing and cheese.
creamed cauliflower and cheese. An
chopped meat and crumbs. Spaghet

macarona. Cooked corn, tomato and a
511;); of bacon. Onion is good to season
W1 .

Corn Relish

1 dozen ears corn boiled on ear 10
minutes. Cut from cob when cold. 1
head cabbage, chopped fine, 2 red and
4 green peppers, 1 cup sugar, 1-2 box
Coleman’s mustard, 1 tablespoon celery
seed, 2 quarts cider vinegar, salt to
taste, boil 20 minutes.

Mrs. A. J. R: Write to A. M. Todd
00., Kalamazoo and Parke Davis & Co.,
Detroit, about selling the hops.

 

 

 

 

Aids to Good Dressing

for
Comfort, Appearance and Economy

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERE ARE three new slip—over
or jumper dresses. One for
little girls. I am using this

pattern now for my little daughter
and am delighted with it. The slip-
over is made of black sateen and
with it she wears white waists of
lawn or dimity. It would be lovely
made up in corduroy in brown with
a waist of pongee. Gingham is good
also or cotton poplin. The little
waist that comes with the pattern

 

is kimona style and very easy to
make.
The two slip-over dresses for

grown—ups are exceptionally pretty.
3498 may be made up of broad-
cloth or any soft material, wool\ or
silk. Braid may be used for the
bands or embroidery is a very sim-
ple stitch. Our catalog gives direc~
tions for doing these stitches. The
blouse might be made of silg or sa—
tin to match overdress. The belt
may go all around and tie at left
front.
CATALOGUE NOTICE

Send 15c in silver for our up-to-date
fall and winter 1921-22 catalogue, con-
taining over 500 designs for ladies', Miss-
es and Children‘s patterns. a concise
and comprehensive article on dressmak-
ing, also some point for the needle (Il-
lustrating 30 of the various, simple
stitches) all valuable to the home dress-
maker. I have looked
over this catalog and
feel that it is worth
twice the money. It
is full of pretty and
practical styles. You
can't aflord to be
without it.

    
   
         
  
  

No. 3527 is a slip over also and has
the plain simple lines ‘that distinguish
all fall dresses, Blue serge would be
pretty with blue silk for waist. either
plain or figured. It is cut in 7 sizes:
34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust
measure. A 38 inch size requires 6 1-4
yards of 44 inch material. Width of
skirt 2 3-4 inches.

371? is a. good looking dress for school
girls and younger ladies. Practical
either for wool or cotton goods and very
Simple to construct. Again simplicity is
the keynote. It is cut in 4 sizes: 14, 16,
18,_ and 20 years. A 20 year size re-
quires 5 1—8 yards of 36 inch material.

The width of the skirt at the foot is 2

yards.

Pattern 3506 is shown in this ilustra-
tion. It is cut in 4 sizes: 6, 8, 10 and
12 years. An 8 year size will require
1 0-8 yards of 36 inch material for the
guimpe, and 2 1-2 yards for the dress.

Pattern 3498 is here depicted. It is
cut in 7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and
46 inches bust measure. A 38 inch size
will require 3 7-8 yards of 40 inch ma.-
terial for the dress and 2 1-4 yards of 27
inch material for the guimpe. Width of
skirt, 2 yards.

 

Order pattern from Mrs. Jenney,
Home Department. All patterns 120.
If pattern is not received, write and
give date of order. We always
make good.

 

Mss. Earl Groesser sends an order for
a pattern but has neglected to give her
address Mrs. McNaughton also does
not give her post office.

 

Mrs. John L.: We have a pattern for
a tight underwaist. Do you wish me to
choose for you or would you like to have
the catalog? You might not like my
choice.

 

Order received for pattern 2939, At-
lanta, Michigan and no name. Please
send full address.

       
   
    
     
    
    

  
 

   

  

  
  
 
 
 
  
 

 
 

"way through high school.

every week.

good reading and my husband
there is no farm quite like the
M. B. F. I enjoys Mrs. C, R. V.'l let:
ter on taking drudgery out of work and
I believe she has the right idea. There
have been times when it seemed as tho
I couldn’t see my way thru but when I
thought of that verse of Scripture. "I
will look to the hills whenm cometh my
help," it seemed as though I, was lifted
up from things that troubled and could
look at things from the bright side.

Now as to Mrs. H. M.‘ W33 request as
to the Wonder stove. we pmchased one
early in the summer and now after us-
ing it so long I can truly say that I
would far rather have a New Perfection
oil stove than the Wonder stove. At
times it will burn as it shogild and the:
again and most always w en am
need of regular, clean heat. it will fail
me. Don't know if they‘re all alike but
we certainly are disappointed in ours.
Don’t believe they are any cheaper than
a wick stove and there is very. little
space on top to set kettle and with
my portable even set over the stove it
does not bake satisfactorily. Have had
to use the range for most of baking this
summer. As it is pickl time I will
send in this recipe for From Chow Chow
which is 1 quart tiny green
cucumbers, 1. quart large green cucum-
bers, 1~2 head cabbage. 3 quarts pick-
ling onions. 2 heads cauliflower. 2 small
red peppers, 2 stalks celery, 1 table-
spoon tumerio, 2 quarts of vinegar, 1 cup
flour, 1 teaspoon mustard seed, 1 tea-
spoon curry seed. 1-2 teaspoon ,
spices, 6 tablespoons mustard. 2 cups
brown sugar. Cut vegetables size of
walnut and soak them in brine of 1 cup
salt, 1 gallon water, scald them in brine
after soaking 24 hours; then drain. Mk
mustard, tumeric and flour in large
saucepan and add small amount of vin-
egar, stirring mixture to avoid burning.
When thick add all vinegar, stirring con-1
stantly until thick, then add spicesr—su-
gar and vegetables and cook 5 minutes
and seal in glass jar. Hope my letter
is not too huge—Mrs. R. E. 11., Kent
County. Michigan.

 

Can You Help This Shut-in?
As I enjoy reading letters the other
ladies write I will send one
Molasses Cake
1-2 cup sugar, 3-4 cup molasses, 1-2
cup shortening, little salt, spices to
suit taste, 1 1-2 cups flour, stir togeth-
er, 1 cup boiling coffee or water, 1 tea-
spoon soda, stirred in the batter. Add
raisins if liked. Now will any of the
ladies send recipes on how to can horse-
radish and have it keep its strength.
Please publish in these columns for we
want to can it before we move away in
5 or 6 weeks. Has any of the readers
any story books or papers they are will-
ing to send to a shut-in. She had a stroke
over 20 years ago and never has walked
since—M. A. S.

If M. A. S. wil send Mrs. Seeley’s full
address I am sure she will receive both
books and papers from our good read-
ers- I will be glad to put her address at
the‘top of our columns as soon as re-
ceived.

 

I enjoy reading the Michigan Business
Farmer, especially the women's page and
Uncle Rube's column. I have not read
anything for some time as good as “The
Bird with a Broken Pinion." I wonder if
you could tell me where I could get the
little book. “Imitation of Christ." by
Thomas A. Kempis. Would prefer the
newer edition known as the Edith Ca-
vell edition and how much it would cost?
-——Mrs. C. McC.

For the book write either to Macauley’s
Book Store, Library Park Ave., Detroit
Or to Sheehan’s Book Store. Woodward
Ave., Detroit. They Will give you the
cost and can procure for you the edition
you want.

 

Saw in the Correspondents Column
an inquiry for recipe for mock olives
made from green tomatoes. I have one
I clipped from a farm paper last fall
and will send it. Do not know if it is
the one she had reference to or not. Hope
Mrs. Vollner may benefit by it. Pack
in a jar 1-2 peck of small green tomatoes.
Sprinkle through them a pound of salt
and 2 ounces of whole mixed spices. Put
a weight on them and cover with cold
water. The tomatoes will be ready to
use in two .weeks or will keep indefin-i
itely if kept under the pickle—Mrs. W. E.

 

I am a young girl trying to work my
I Would be
very well pleased to receive orders for
yokes or lace in common filet crochet.
I can also make the antique filet. I
will make any size round yoke in filet
for $3.60 and any size camisole yoke
for $4.50 and Whole camisole for $6.50.
For price on other lace please write for
them and enclose return postage. Any
one wanting any samples of lace or
picture of yoke write toMiss C. C., Me-
sick, Michigan.

 

If you will send me the complete ad-
dresses of Mrs. L. Auburn, Mich,
and Mrs. Vollmer of Innawee county, I
will be glad to write to them and give
them the recipes for which they ask. also
thebooksfoeraLS. MraLS.maY
be a friend as I have several in that
villa; M. A.

WO’
3 3, Marion, Mich.

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EAR CHILDREN: A little girl

wrote to me last week asking if

I would print her picture if she
sent me one. This gave me a new
idea. Would you like to have your
picture printed on this‘page? If
you would and have a clear snap-
shot of yourself send it to me. If
you haven't a good picture have
someone take one of you. I will

have these pictures prepared so that

every once in a while I can publish
a group of them on our page. Won’t
that be fine? Alright, who will be
the first ones to send in their pic-
ture? Be sure to send your name
and address with it.

The Doc Dads are taking a vaca-
tion this week so we can not pub-
lish them. They report. they are
having a fine time and expect to be
back with us next week. Seeing that
these funny little people are not
with us I am printing lots of let-
ters and stories. The stories writ-
ten by my young readers are very
interesting and I am sure you will
all enjOy them. _

Isn’t this lovely weather we are
having? It is just cool enough so
that you can study well and I can
do my best work at the office. I
have always loved the early fall be-
cause it is the time that we store up
so many good things to eat during
the winter. And the leaves of the
trees are so beautiful when they are
changing their color.

Well, don’t forget to send your
picture so we can print some of
them soon. And write me a letter
at the same time as I am always
glad to hear from you, you know,
whether you have written once or a
dgz-en times—UNCLE NED.

 

OUR BOYS AND GIRLS

Dear Uncle Ned—Am I too old to en-
ter into your column? I am 16 years
old. There is no need of my going into
details about the farm and all this and
that as I get tired of, reading the same
all the time. I do not think I
should have written about it anyway.
Our crops are all fine this year and I
hope everybody else’s is. I am enclos—
ing a story that was known as the best

one in the class of our ninth graders two ,.

years ago. Everybody tells me that I
must have copied it from something but
it is my own work. I love to write
stories and it is no hard task for me to
do so. I hope you shall all enjoy read-
ing it.

The Gained Loss

One night after dark the parents of
a boy who had gone to the fair at
Hereford to sell a cow, heard the loud
galloping of a horse coming down the
road Soon they heard it turn into the
yard. Wonderingly they rushed to the
door and were very much surprised to
find that it was their own son. “Where
did you get that horse? you foolish boy.
You did not get it in payment for the
cow, did you?" the boy’s father exclaim-
ed. “N0, no,” said the boy. “As I was
walking along and whistling a highway—
man rode up to me and demanded my
pay. Frightened. I took to my heels and
ran." “Answer our question. Where did
you get the horse?" "Well, when I had
gone on a little farther the robber over—
took me again and demanded my money.

A? .

He dismounted and I quickly scattered
the money on the ground, As he was
picking it up, I jumped upon the horse’s
back and rode away." "You surely
were thoughtful. Didn’t he have a gun?
He might have killed you." ”VVell, upon
examining the saddle bags I found 11
pounds in cash and two loaded pistols.”
“Twelve pounds in cash and two loaded
pistols!" The parents both looked at
each other in amazement and .then his
father broke the silence by saying, “but
where did the robber go to?" “I don’t
know, he may be picking up the money
yet for all I care. and furthermore, he
may need it unless he overtakes some—
body minus his strength who has no pro-
tection."

Well. boys and girls, how did you like
it? I shall close with love to all the
M. B. F. boys and girls and I sure do
think that it is a merry, happy‘and busy

circle. Your affectionate niece and
friend—Lila L. Hampel, R 4, Mayville,
Michigan.

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl eleven
years old. I have 1 brother and 2 sis-
ters and We are all little farmers. I am
always anxious for our paper to come
so I can enjoy the Children's Hour. We
have a new teacher this year. We like
her thus far. I will send you a short
story of my own authorship—Delilah
Warner. Kingston, Michigan.

The Bad Boy and the Garden

Once there, was a very bad boy an".
he had been very naughty and so his
mother scolded and shamed him and he
went under a tree and fell asleep. He
dreamed a large toad came along and
said, “Little boy, do you know the gar-
den is all up and waiting for you to hoe
it?" ”Oh, no, you are mistaken,” said
the boy. "No," said the toad, “it is up
and if you don't believe me come and I
will show you.” So the boy and the
toad went to the high board fence that
was around the garden and looked in
through a crack and sure enough the
garden was up and this is What they
heard it say: The potato said,
just got up and the bugs are eating me
so I am afraid they are going to eat
me up. I am afraid there won't be
anything left but the stalks.” “Never
mind," said the carrot, “I am sorry for
you but I seem to be doing well enough,
I wonder where Little Lettuce is?" “Oh.
I am here but I can hardly get through
the ground it is so hard but I will make
it after a while. Has anyone seen the
onion? The children could not get along
without him. He is just delicious when
eaten with bread and butter." “I am
here way off in this dark corner where
hardly a bit of sunshine or a breath of
air can get to me." Just then the toad
took the little boy by the hand and hop-
ped away and the little boy woke Up to
find his mother pulling on his hand tell-
ing him supper was ready and he could
have some onions and bread and butter
for supper.

Dear Uncle Ned—I am one niece who
has written before. I put a letter in the
M. B. F. and said I would send a letter
and my photograph to any girl who
wrote to me in less than two weeks. I
received just about 30 letters in the two
weeks time: altogether I have received
one hundred and five. Now I cannot
answer all one hundred five so I am go-
ing to ask a favor of Uncle Ned. Will
you please put my picture in the M. B.
F. if I should send it in? I'll tell one
thing, Uncle Ned can have one himself
if he puts it in and all the girls that
wrote to me can get one. I will answer
letters in the meantime if possible. I
saw a letter in the M. B. F. from Eloise
Krouse and she asked about them. I
am very sorry not to be able to send in
the picture right now but will soon. You
children may think I have forgotten but
not by any means will I forget a. prom-
ise. I am a girl 13 years old with

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90 pounds or over. I was weighed

a while ago. Our _
5. on Monday. I am going to send in
a letter or a story with my picture
Uncle Ned don’t object. We have
horses. 3 cows and 1 calf. For pets I have
one dog whom we call Prince and I
cats which I mentioned in my other letr
ter and “Buster” a kitten. I got the
dog and kitten recently.—Gladys G
Miller, Shepherd, Michigan.

  

Dear Uncle Ned—What subjects did
you dike best when you went to school?
Some of my lessons seem harder to get
than others. I am going to tell you
about our Sunday school class we have
organized and call the True Blues. We
don't feel blue all the time but blue is
our class color and we are true to it. Our
class song and class motto is "Brighten
the Corner Where You Are." We have
an interesting teacher and our lessons
are interesting because we all take an
interest in the class. We have eighteen
regular scholars, Their ages are from
twelve to sixteen. We get together about
once a month for a good time. Last
month we had a corn roast and this
month it is a marshmallow roast. We
play games also. One night we had a
tafly pull and after everybody was stuck
up and had their mouths full we went
outside and it got hard and we came
near losing some of our teeth. This
isn't all the interesting things we do but
I think I had better leave a little space
for someone else. I would like to hear
some of the things 0 er classes and
clubs are doing—Anna Miles, Marlette,
Michigan.

I liked reading the best of all my
subjects when I went to school. Af-

ter reading came history.
Dear Uncle Ned—I am a farmer’s boy

school. I very much like to go to
school. In the fall and spring I ride my
bicycle but during the winter time I
drive my little pony. I am very glad
my uncle is back home again and I hope
he had a very fine time during his va—
cation. I have been reading all the
boys and girls letters every week and
finally decided that I just simply had to
write. We live on an 80 acre farm, 4
miles from Breckenridge. We have 6
horses, 4 cows, 2 calves, 1 sow and 6
little pigs. We also have some turkeys.
geese and chickens but I won‘t bother
telling about them. I have 3 brothers
and l sister. My father takes the M.
B. F. and likes it fine. I will close.
wishing best luck to you and all 0. your
little nephews and nieces.—Brunislof
Wilkas, Breckenridge, Michigan.

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl 14 years
of age, have dark brown hair, dark
brown eyes, and wear glasses, torquoise
rimmed. I am in the eighth grade at
school and for pets I have 7 chickens, 7
rabbits and 2 kittens. I am a lover of
pets and babies. A neighbor lady had
twin babies, Fay and Fern, and I
loved to go and take care of the babies
but little Fern died when she was three
months and eleven days old. I used to
correspond with a girl from the M. B. F.
her name and address was Miss Thelma
Meddough, Nessen City, Mich. I don’t
know her address now and would love to
know it, so will somebody who knows
tell me what her address is now.—E. M.
Miller, Abbottsford, Michigan.

Dear Uncle Ned—Here is another boy.
I have been reading the children's let-
ters and I thought I would write. I be-
lieve.that boy is right about the boys
working hard. My school started a week
befdre Labor Day. I like to go to
school. I had to get all new sixth grade
books this year. My teacher’s name in
Miss Hartw1g. For pets I have a horse:
her name is Babe, and I have fourteen
bantams. I_ forget to tell you how old
I am. I Will be 13 years old thewfirst
of December. I have no brothers or
sisters—Ora. Schank, R 2, Holly, Mich.

Dear Uncle Ned~I am

a b0 1
of age and in the y 3 years

' seventh ade
school. I live on a farm of €10 act:
and about 60 acres of it is clear. We
have 11 milch cows, 1 calf and several
other head. 1 colt and 5 horses in all.
We also have many chickens and pigs.
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother. My old-
est Sister is in the fifth grade at school.
For pets I have 11 rabbits and 3 kit-
tens. ”Mg; faiitther takes the M. B. F. and
we a e inc—Edward O

Standish, Michigan. eder' R 2'

Dear Uncle Ned—Who said the boys
could not write letters? I live on a. farm
of 80 acres. Our barn burned down
about a month ago and during the past
week we have been moving another one.
I am 12 years old and in the 8th grade.
I go to Lake No. 1 school. Our teach-
er's name is Joseph P. Stinson. He is
a good teacher. I live about 40 rods
from school and I do the janitor work.
I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters—Charles
McCormick, Kinda, Michigan.

 

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a farmer’s boy
nine years of age. We live on a 40 acre
farm. We have a team of horses, 2 cows,
3 earlmgs, 6 pigs and 1 old sow.

ool started today but I could not go
because I cut my foot with the axe
about a month ago and it hasn’t healed
up yet. For pets I have 3 cats, 3 kn-
tens, 1 guinea. 1 little pig and a cow. I
am in the fifth grade at school. I have
two sisters—Percy Knowles, St. Charles.
Michigan.

 

Dear Uncle Ned—I am a little
8 years old and I read many of the fa:
ters written by your little folks. I al-
read about the D00 Dads and looks for
them every week. My father likes the
M. B. F. very much. He is a black-
smith. I have a cat and a puppy for
pets. My cat’s name is Tom and is just
as old as I am. My puppy's name is

 

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Oct 17—Iiolsteina Hardy & Melick.
State Fair Grounds Detroit, M1ch.

0‘31 19—Guernseys. Mich. State Guern—
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Oct. 28. Poland Chinu. P. P. Pope.
Mt. Pleasant, Mich

Nov. 2—1’ olund Chimes. Wesley Hiie,
Tonia, Mich. . .

Nov. 9—Polnnd Chums. Wiilham Russ-
doll. Hanover, Mich.

Nov. lO—Polnnd Chinss. Young Bros.,
Niles. Mich.

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Andy Adams, Litchfleld, Mich.
Ed. Bowers, South Whitley, Ind

Porter Colestock, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
John Hoffman, Hudson, Mich.

L. W Lovcweil, So Lyons, Mich.
D. L. Perry Columbus,

1. 1. Post, Hillsdsle, Mich.

J'. E. Ruppcrt, Perry, Mich.

Harry Robinson, Plymouth, Mich.
Wm. Waffle Goldwater, Mich.
John P Hutton, Lansing, Mich.
0. A. Rasmussen, Creenvllle, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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SHOW BULL

lint! by e. Pontiac Augie Korndyke—Henger-
void DoKol bull from a nearly 19 lb. chow
cow. Fir-t prize junior all, Jackson Fair.
1’20. Light in color end good individual
Seven months od. co, 8125 to nuke
room. Hurry!

Herd under Federal Supervision.

BOARDMAN FARMS

JACKSON. MICH.

nohtetn Breedere Since 1908

 

 

 

 

BUI| GALVE SIRED BY SEGIS FLINT
Hengcrveld Lad. The

of his four nearest dams are

730 lbs. milk in seven

0. dams representing the load-

In! hmilies of the breed with records up to 29

pounds in seven days Priced to sell.

~ -- L. C. KETZLER

Flint. Mich.

 

OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD
loloe from their herd We are well pleased with
the colvoe from our Junior Herd Sire "King Pon-
Ohc Lunde Korndyke Segis' who is a son of
‘Iju of the Pontiecs” from I daughter of Pen-
and Clotbllde De Kol 2nd. A few bull culvoo fol
. ulo. T. W. Sprngue. R 2 Battle Creek. Mich.

AM OFFERING LIGHT COLORED HOL—
otein—Friesian bull 1 year old from 21. 51 lb.
. dam and sire whose six nearest dams are 33. 34
lbs. butter. He1d under state and federal lup-

ervilion.
Osoor Weill n,

REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS

Bind by a son of King 01111 and from (00d
plodntn ng cows. Write for photos and prices.
EARL PETERS, North Bradley. Mich.

Wiscogin Farm, Unionvllle, Mich.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

1 ,SOME GOOD YOUNG REGISTERED
- stein cows. Fair size good color, bred to
good bulls and due from July to December. Most-
.ly from A. R. 0. s.tock prices reasonable and
every one guaranteed to be exmttly as repro

”‘1“.ROOHE

Pi'ncknev. Mich.

T YEARLING BULL BARGAINS

aired by Segis Korudyke De Nijlander, a 82
'lb. son of u twice Michigan ribbon winner .her
Dams are daughters of King

. sonPof gin? Eggs. Eoc-
16 lbs. to 30 lbs. nice o vane.
, . Federally tested June 10 Write
If

t. .
A‘LBBERT G. WADE. Whlle Pigeon. Iloh.

MEDIAL ADVERTISING RATES under thh heading to honest breeders or live m; on!
will be sent on request. Better still write out what you
show you a proof and tell you what It will out for 18, 28 or 52 times.

Copy or ohenges must be received one week More
Auction Sales advertised here at Insole l
BUSINESS FARMER.

   

have to offer. let in out n In
You can change

on: for them. Write today!)
Mt. Clemens. Michigan.

low retes:

REGISTERED HOLSTEIN OATTLE

for sale. From calves to full-aged cows.
F. E. GOODAR, Richmond, Mloh.

1’BREGISTERED NOLSTEINS

heifers and cows Fine stock at
Bulwin move them quick. Herd headed by
King Seals Lakeside DeKoi 105372, sire of 15
A. R. 0. daughters, including Mabel Begin Korn-
dqu with record 31. 77 lbs. butter 7 dan.
MAPLE CITY FARM, C. Winne, PFOIII'IMI‘
Adrian, Mich.

OHOIOE YOUNG BULL
READY FOR SERVICE

Sire 35.8!) lb. son of King Korndyke Bodlo
Vale. Dam 31.40. 3 nearest dams avenge
over 36 lbs. Good individual. Price $500.

NDONIIILL
Ortonville, Michigan
JOHN P. HEHL
1205 Griswold St., Detroit, Michigan

 

 

GLADWIN COUNTY PURE BRED LIVESTOCK
ASSOCIATION. Hereford Shortboru,1mv
and Holstein cattle; Dumc— Jersey, Poland Chin».
and Hampshire bogs; Oxford, Shropshire end
Hampshire sheep.

A place to buy good breeding stock at reason-

 

E36313?” SWINEHART C. E. ATWATER
President Secretary
Giadwln, Mich.
A BLUE RIBBON WINNER @311“

on the 1021 Show Circuit. For sale at a low
price. Out of on A R O granddaughter oi
Pontiac Korndyke.

Sired by our SENIOR SHOW BULL Model
King Svgis Glistn 32 37 lbs.

GRAND RIVER STOOK FARMS
(‘DREY J. SPENCER. Owner
111 E. Main Street, Jackson, Mich.

Il_erd undo—r State and Federal Supervision.

FAIRLAWN FARM

offers for quick sale a few choice
heifers, either sired by or bred
to Emblagaard Lilith Champion
No. 208073. The kind you need
for foundation herd. They are
priced to sell.

J. F. RIEMAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flint, IVIich.
FOR. SALE: Registered Holstein bull eighteen
months old. Forty lb. sire. Twenty-four lb, dam.
Well marked. $125 grits him.
PAT KELLEHER, Houghton Lake. Mich.
0R SALE-TWO BULL CALVES, A HOL.

Both
8 5 0

tein and Durham about 3 months old.
lure heavy milking dame. Not registered.
ouch if taken at once.

CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette.

HE REFORDS

EGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE — KING
REI‘EATER 718941. and Bean Perfection
827899 head our herd. Bulls are sold; have
some very fine heifers for sale, bxwi or opened,
bred to our herd bulls. Come and 1 e them; they
vrll please you.

Tony 3 Fox Prop., Henry Gehrholx, Herdsman,

MARION xSTOCK FARM. Marion Michigan
HAMPSHIRE

HEREFORD BATTLE “B"é's.

We can furnish registered bulls from 12
months and older, best of breeding and gt .
very low price, hovo also some extra good
Herd headers We hove 1130 1 kn. 113.
of registered Hampshire Hogs, Gills, Ben
ond Boers.

Write us. tell us what you went and got
our prices.

Lo FAYETTE STOCK FARM, Le Fe at I
J. Crouch A Son. Prop. y to. .‘

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urea. Best of blood. Come and s ..e as. All
E. J. TAYLOR. Fremont Mich.

 

 

SHORTHORN

SHORTHORNS FOR SALE

As I have sold 111 Cattle R 11

City, Michigan I aruy ofiering fear (1111:63in gig?!

of 50 registered Shorthorns headed by one of

the best Scotch bulls in the State Master

Model 576147 This herd of cattle 'm prin-

cipally roams. Terms can be arranged. Time

will be given on approved notes.

. PARKHURST. Reed City, Mich.

SHORTHORNS

 

0R SALE—REGISTERED
and Duroc Jersey spring pigs either -
red bulls one 11 months and one 5 11107818th 32
Several heifers from 6 months to 2 year. an
Scotch Top and Bates bred. Addre ess
GEORGE W. RANOLD or JARED ARNOLD
Wlillamsburo. R 1. Michigan

SHORTHOHH COWS, HEIFERs, IULL.
offered at attractive price.
before January first. “7111 trade for good land.
Wm.J J..BELL Rose City. Mich.

 

HE VAN BUREN CO. SHORTHORN BREED-

erl' Association have Itock for sale. both milk
and beef breeding.
Write Rthe secretary
RANK BAILyEV Hartford. Mich.

 

From the Maple Ridge herd of Bates Sharia
lilorns. Calved in September 1920

3EXTRA GOOD BULL CALVES FOR SALE.
E. TANSWE LL. Mason.

Michigan

 

 
 

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WHORTHORN CATTLE AND OXFORD DOWN
sheep. Both sex for sale.
J. A. DoOARMO, Muir. Mich.

“TRAI- MICHIGAN SHORTHORN BREED.
“on ofler for sale 75 head: all
”both milk and beef brooding. Send for new

I. MILLER. WI. Broonvlllo. Mich.

 

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STATE FARM BUREAU TO MAR-
KET SEED POTATOES

HE STATE farm bureau seed do-

partment is to have a seed po-

Jtato seed marketing arm through
the action of some 34 producers of
certified seed potatoes. These pro-
ducers, members of the Michigan
Potato Producers Association, reply-
ing recently to a questionnaire from
their secretary, Mr. H. C. Moore
suggesting that the farm bureau
seed department was the logical me-
dium through which to market cer-
tified seed potatoes, favored mak-
ing the department their official
sales agency. The seed department
is now preparing to add a seed po-
tato distributing branch.

Many members of the Association
had already contracted their crop
31d made no reply to the question-

re.

The foregoing seed potato mar—
keting proposition is said by the
farm bureau to have the approval of
Mr. A. B. Large, manager of the
Michigan Potato Growers Exchange.

Bankers beam on the state farm
bureau seed department because of
the prompt and business—like man-
ner in which the department has dis-
charged its obligations. Accord-
ingly, the department has been en-
abled to increase its warehouse ad-
vances on consigned seed to within
a. dollar or two of. the markét in
many instances, especially where
the seed is of highest quality. Farm
bureau growers are consigning much
seed in one instance the farm bur-
eau growers of an entire county are
censigning their salable seed.

During the fall season rush for
seed, now about over, the farm
bureau seed department handled for
members about 800,000 pounds of
seed within a period of a few weeks.

 

WAR FINANCE CORPORATION
LOANS MONEY TO COTTON
GROTVERS

E WAR FINANCE corporation
announced Sept. 7th, that it has
agreed to make an advance of

$1, 200, 000 to a cotton growers as—
sociation in Arizona for the pur-
pose of. financing the domestic sale
of cotton. The Corporation also an—
nounces that it has agreed to make
a further advance of $150,000 to a
co—operative associatiom in Cali-
fornia for the purpose of assisting
in financing the exportation of can-
ned fruits.

HIGHER PRICES AHEAD BUT
NOT IN IJVIMEDIATE FUTURE
EGARDING winter wheat activi—
ties, it is said that the world’s
supply of wheat is not very
much under last year’s crop and
that buying power is generally slack.
Even the most bullish grain men
:0 not anticipate a runaway mar-
at.
The recent 20 cent advance in
wheat stopped a brisk milling de-
mand. Early in September this de-

mand clocked 01! because buyers :0-
fused to take on wheat for mill!!!
purposes. Since then two big win»
ter wheat mills in the middle w‘
have shut down temporarily for I
lack of orders.

The cotton market broke recent
1y after a. sensational advance all
that commodity declined from I
high point of 21 1-2 cents a pound,
reached in a few days, to 17 1-8
cents, which is still 7 1-2 com!
above the low point for the markd
during the recent period of depra-
sion, says the farm bureau.

 

FARM BUREAU SUPPORTS NEAR
EAST RELIEF
RM BUREAU organizations of
the state were called upon to
support the Michigan Near East
Relief campaign in a resolution
adopted by the Michigan State Farm
Bureau executive committee :3-
tember 13- Another action 1- -
firmed the state farm bureau’s u-
alterable opposition to a traffic on
Canadian lumber imports.

The Michigan Near East Rand
campaign is part of a national driv‘
for 5 1- 2 million bushels of grain
for the starving people of Armenh
and Asia. Minor. Michigan’s quote
is»»100,000 bushels.

 

.No TARIFF ON CANADIAN Lun-

BER IMPORTS

EAFFIRMING the stand taken

by delegates to the 3rd annufl

meeting of state farm bureau,
at the Mich. Agricultural College,
February 3 and 4, 1921, the state
farm bureau executive committee In
a resolution September 13 declared
that there should be no tariff on
Canadian lumber imports, either In
rough or dressed form. Secretory
Brody was instructed to so notify
Michigan senators in congress and
members of the senate finance com-
mittee.

Included in the Fordney tariff and
killed by the house was a section
placing a 25 per cent ad valor-e-
duty on lumber imports. Tom
farmers organizations of 15 middle
west states are fighting to prevent
the ad valorem duty being placed
in the tariff again by the senate.
Farmers declare that such a tori!
would give northwest and Pacific
lumbermen a monopoly on the mid.
die west lumber market and would
make that commodity increasinglyF
expensive.

 

IOWA FARMERS PURCHASE Fm
TRUCK

RMERS residing near West 111b-

erty, Iowa, have insured them-

selves against fire and lowered

their insurance rates by the pur-

chase of a large fire truck. Thu

truck which is fitted with two 40-'

gallon chemical tanks, six smalls
tanks, ladders, buckets, hooks and
axes, will answer calls within o
radius of ten miles.

 

 

 

dition to any. herd.

 

Dispersal Sale

PURE-BRED

Holstein-Friesian Cattle
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29th, 1921

-—A T—

Imlay City, Mich.

This herd consists of 14 head and is headed by the Sire (Flint
Maple Crest Ona Pontiac) No. 225545, a 26 lb. son of (King Ona).
This sire is one of superior individual type and will be a valuable ad-

‘ Sale begins at Twelve o’clock, noon.

LARGE & BUTLER, Props.

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A. BEAMER, of Blissfield, Len-
_awee county, is a happy man.
He took a carload of fat Here-

steers to the ,Michigan State
:3, and won first premium of

250, a silver- trimmed cup worth

20, a special prize of $100 offered

the Detroit Packing Company.
mud sold the steers at auction to the
Minivan Packing Company for {$16
per cwt., or a total of nearly $900
over the day’s market.

“And to think,” said Mr. Beam-
or to an M. B. F.’ representative,
“three weeks before the hair I
hadn't a single thought of showing
fiese steers. I was getting .them
ready for the Chicago market when
along came a fair man and induced
me to enter them in the fat steer
class.”

The steers were purchased last
winter on the Chicago market from

Swanson Bros, of Texas. Mr.
Boomer took good care of the
steers through the spring and

summer, feeding them on ensilage,
shelled corn, cotton seed meal and
alfalfa hay. The steers cost Mr.
Reamer $38 per head, and he fig-
ures his cost of finishing them at
$85 per head. The average weight
of the cattle when purchased was
856 lbs. and when sold 924 lbs. The
gross receipts from the sale of the
cattle were $2,217.60, which rep—
resents a net profit to Mr. Beamer
of over $1,000.

All of the Detroit packing con-
cams and several commission hous-
as were represented at the auction
of fat steers which was held on the
fair grounds immediately following
the judging in that class. The sec—
ond prize winning steers, owned by
0. H. Prescott & Son, went to Ham-
mond—Standish at $11.80, and the
third prize Winning lot, also owned
by the Prescotts, were bought by the
Michigan Beef Company at $12 per
cwt. The fourth prize winning lot,
shown by Henry Finkbeiner, went to
the Michigan Beef 00., at $9.85, and
Ithe first prize prime steer, also own-
ed by Finkbeiner brought $13. 75 per
cwt.

 

PEOPLE NOT GETTING A SQUARE

DEAL IN TAXATION
l SQUARE deal in taxation is be-
A ing denied the people, says H.
. C. McKenzie, director of the
taxation service of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, has ad-
dressed the following letter to each
member of the Finance Committee
of the U. S. Senate:

“Neither the tax bill passed by the
House, nor the Smoot substitute
gives the mass of the people a square
deal; both are drawn to relieve the
most prosperous and shift the hub
den on to the less prosperous. The
House Bill relieves the corporations
with high earnings of the bulk of
their taxes and increases the tax on
the little fellow. Under the bill the
man who now has two—thirds of his
money in tax—free securities is go-
ing to have his taxes cut in two on
the other third. The individual who
would still have considerable taxes
to pay, owing to the fact that he had
not invested in tax free securities,
is going to be taken care of. All
he will have to do will be to incor-
porate and then his maximum tax-
es will be 12 1- 2 per cent.

“The law will not produce enough
money to run the government. In-
stead of reducing the national debt,
it will be increased, and the grand
children of the present generation
will be paying interest on the debt
to the people. of wealth who are now
being relieved of their taxes on that
part of their money which they do
not have already invested in tax-
free securities. More revenue will
have to be provided and the easy
way to get it will be to enact more
consumption taxes and thus the bur-
den will have been shifted from the
income of those who are able to pay
to the necessities of those who are
not able to pay, and the poor will
be paying taxes to the rich, who are
dodging taxes by means of tax-free
securities and unjust legislation.

“The mass of the people are a
unit against the repeal of the Ex-
cess Profits tax and to the reduc-
tion of the surtaxes until tax-free

’ securities are abolished. No govern-

ment can assume responsibility for
free 193% tion and liver/said

 

 
 
   

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for hem. da
BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER,

horo st opeclal low rates: on

Mt. Olomens, Mlchlgan.

 
 

  

Better stlll.

for 13, 28 or 52 tlmes. You can change

 

BIDNLAND SNDBTNDNNS
Herd bulls for quick sale. Fair Acres Gooth
and Collynieed Cullen 6th. Both roan in you
OMEN t {m blood 1111 (I show aspect!-
Bgsth :ulotto 1111:1211;n pr
real bar
Write for particulars.
. H. Prescott & Sons
Tawas City. Michigan
BUY BHORTHORNS NOW, 4TH ANNUAL
heurd test without a reactor. Somo bargain!

inJbOHN SCHMIDT A SON. Rood CI". Mloh.

ANGUS

 

 

 

 

 

The Home 0;

Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny

Probably
The Worlds’ Greatest
BREEDING BULL

Blue Bell. Supreme Champion at tho
Smithllold Show, 1919,11“! tho Birming-
ham Show. 1920.1. A daughter of Edgar
of Dalmeny.

The Junior Champion Bull, Junior
Champion Female. Champion Cal! Herd
and First Prize Junior Heifer Calf, Mich-
1m State Fair, 1920, wcro also tho get
of Edgar of Dalmeny.

A very choice lot of young bulls—
by Edgar of Dalmeny are. at this 5111;?
offered for sale. .

Bond for Illustrated Catalogue.

WILDWOOD FARMS
Orion, Mich.

w. E. Scrlpm. Prom. Sldnoy Smith, sum,

 

 

 

 

ABERDEEN-

BRRTLETTs'nzs. an...

Swino no right and no priced right. Corro-
spondonco solicited snd lnopectlon invited.
CARL BARTLETT. Lawton. Mlch.

DODDIE FARMS ANGUS of both sex for sale.
Herd headed by Bardell 31910.1920 Inter-
Champion.

Martln a. Son. North Street, Mlch.

 

national Jr.
Dr. G. R.

 

REGISTERED ABERDEEN- ANGUS—BULLS,
Heifers and cows for sale.

Priced to move. Inspection invi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

F. E. HAYNES,

Auctioneers:
W. M. Waffle, Goldwater,
John Hoffman, Hudson,
J. I. Post, Hillsdale.

III.

 

 

 

AUCTION SALE

HEAD

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA
GILTS and BOARS

at the Hillsdalo County Fair Grounds

Wednesday, Oct. 5th at 1:30 P. M.

Offering consists of choice gilts and boars. sired by Peace and
Plenty No. 439607 and out of such dams as H’s Lady Clansman No.
1074748, grand champion sow, and Nemo Lady No. 937882, lst prize
aged sow and senior yearling champion at the 1921 Michigan State
Fair All stock double immuned.

Catalog mailed on request

1‘ 44111.11

Bids mailed to either of above auctioneers or to A. D. Gregr
ory, Ionia, Mich., fieldman for M. B. F., will receive prompt attention.

 

 

#35

1W

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Hillsdale, Mich

Clerk:
John Simms.
(County Agent Hillsdale Cb.)

 

 

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EL SWINE

POLAND CHINA

 

ILTS ALL SOLD. SPRING PIGS SIRED

by Jumbo Lad, an 800 lb. boar. Ono lino
but;e by Big Bob Mastodon.
WITT C. PIER. Evart, Mich.

 

HENES 38..“lETNING 6000

THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. c. IN MIOH.
Get a bigger and better bred boar pig from my
herd, at a reasonable price Come and see them.

 

nussm ms. mm". at... “reams“15-312.?55:12:?"ra..T‘at‘..b..°:r
Orange Price and L’s Long Prospect.
JEIiSEYS W. E. LIVINGSTON; Parma. Mich.
JERSEY BULL CALVES. Show Ups. From pro-I ERE IS SOMETHING GOOD. BIG TYPE

ducers. $50 and up according to age. MILO
H. EDISON & SON. R2. Grand Rapids. Mich.

 

”EADOWVIEW JERSEY FARM——REGISTER—
Jed Jersey cattle.

E. MORRIS & SON.
BEG. JERSEY HEIFERS 1 YR. OLD——
Young cows in milk sired
by Majesty’s Oxford Shylock 156, 692 also young
bulls sired by Frolics Master Pogis 177683
grandson of Pogis 99th and Sophie 19th's Tor-
mentor, two great"3 bulls of tho brood. Write for

prices and pad igr
GUY C. WILeBUR. R 1, Beldlns. Mlch.

Farmlnoton. Mich.

 

Poland Chinas. One extra good largo long
big boned smooth gilt bred to Howley’s Clans-
mau. Price $100. Also younger gilt: $30 to

$50.00.
HOWLEY BROS.. Merrill, Mlch.

 

FABWELL LAKE FARM ”"3 "PE "

C. Have I

lot of spring pigs. Come and see them Boar]

in service, (Jlnnslnan's Imago 2nd, W. B. 011%

post and Smooth Wonder. Don’t forge: tho
November sale.

W. B. RAMSDELL
Hanover. Mich.

 

|F THE BULL IS HALF THE HERD, HOW
much would a son of Pogis 99th‘o Duke 8th.
who has 60 per cent blood of Sophlo 19th.
worth to your herd?
Let me send yo u pedigrees and prices on bull
calves from bull and Sophio Tormentor com-L
FRED HAYWARD

Scotts, Mlch.

 

ONE OF OUR MAJESTY BULLS WOULD IM-
prove your

he.rd
RANK P. NORMINGTON. lonlo. Mlch.

 

FOR SALE: ONE VERY NICE LARGE REG-
_ ISTERED JERSEY BULL

Will weigh about 1400 lbs. Right in every ro-
spect. 3 years old. Or would exchange for

one younger of his ua.l
E. O. FERRIS, R4, Alma, Mlch.
REGISTERED JERSEYS, FRESH COWS,
springers and heifer calves.
L. R. KUNEY. Adrian, Mlch.

AYRSHIRES

FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE
bulls and bull calves. boilers and boiler calm
Also some choleo

FINDLAY BROOS. Mlch.

 

 

 

R 6. Vsuor.

GUERNSEYB

GUERNSEY BULL DA

OLD. SIRE.
Lsngwstor Prin Charmanto. 1 24 A.
- m
Dam: Lowton's Indy Lu. A. B. 4
(farmers class) B. daughter. 409
lbs. fat D. D. Writo
AN BROS..

MORG
Alleoan. R 1. Mlchlooo

 

 

1 MONTHS

 

G E NSEY CE-
Fofl SALE “3 R BULLS, SERVI

Ho
Prices $100 on Writo
Lako Olty. Mich.

had
federally accredited.
for Do
A. M. SMITH.

 

GUERNSEY BUItlLom1F°Rmz§£T ,1...
marlingkéy flRgsemgtlrainom sdvan commonthswodlé

'r. snvoe’, Romoo.

GALLOWAY

 

 

 

 

 
 

=RIGIOTERED GALLOWAYS. The bed. ooooan
. .. Stock of all

tussle.

Bob 327, 623 and ‘of
and

FOR SALE, LARGE TYPE—fl

POLAND DNINA

Sired by 1?": Cinnamon 391211.
1920 Gr. Champion bear. and
Buster 395823,Mic1ugan'l
lst Jr. Yearling Boar. Immune by
treatnient. Priced to selL \Vnto
Free livery to visitors.
FELDKAMP
R. No. 2

 

boar pigs.
Michigan’s
by Smooth
1920
double
or see them.
A. A.

R.

Manchester, Mich.

BIG BOB MASTODON

ls sired by Caldwell Big Bob. champion
tho world. His dnm's siro is A’s Mastodon.
grand champion at Iowa State Fair. some breed-
ing. Peter A Fun is my new boar sired by Peter
Pan, he by Peter the Great, Glover & Frank D.
Winn herd, Kansas City, Mo. Somo choico
boars left sired by Big Bob. Pdced low and

mran ntecd.
G. E. GARNANT. Eaton Raplds, Mich.

. T. P. O. DOES YOUR NERVE}:O SAY BUY

1 V t yes and order a goo one. Full
‘8 0%50; spring boars. $1§m$25. Two
Prospect Yank gilts brehd to Harts Block Prico
March 24

T. HART.c St. Louls. Mich.

 

 

 

EONARD'S BIG TYPE P. C. BOAR PIGS
st weaning time. Sfmtinm Mich. Chaméieion hard
5 th peecdigr tion guaran Cell
:32 In: E.De R. LEONARD. R 3. St. Louis. Mich.

BIG TYPE POLAND 2?):"Ilesb FM‘sll pleas 11:1:
sslo ied th 1 car ons
at by 0 ,5?th Busfi
Yankee bros Ready 5 p new
boss double treated.“ Priced right for quick solo.
Write or come and see temh
CHAS. WETZEL A SONS. Mloh.

WALNUT ALLEY

Typer Poland Chime, boars and Its now
Thelsind thathasmado goo for tho

A. D. GNEDDBY

Ionla. Mlchloon

nsman,

Ithaca.

:gr

 

 

s P 9—4 BOARS BY OLANSMAN'. IM-

AGE and BiWondor. that on
all: mood. o o1
' .I- 0- our“

  

 

both
and
Best of blood l1nes represented. Writo
Caldwell a. Son. Sprlnuport. Mlch.

am TYPE POLANDS‘Z‘JSL'LL' 5.12.1

growth!.
or call. W.

 

IG TYPE P. 0. SPRING PIGS EITHER SEX
from largo growthy dams and sired by choico
herd boars. Como and see our stock. prices
reasonable.
L. W. BARNES & SON, Byron. Mlch.

IT PAYS BIG Hoes. You can

best at the lowest price at Butler’s
Farms. e can furnish just what you want;
over 100 head on hand.

JNO. C. BUTLER.
Boll Phone.

 

TO RAISE POLAND CHINA

Prop.
Por ortlamL Mich.

 

I Am Ororlng Largo Typo Poland Chino Sowo.
bred to Fr Orange st reuonablo pricoo. Also
(all éngs. Write or call.

CLYDE FISHER, R 3. St. Louls, Mlch.

BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS AND REG. OX-

 

 

 

FORD SHEEP. To start with I will other
a male pig born March 26th, 1921 welgllinl
over 200 lbs. for $30; also sows tho sumo

litter from $20 In
GEORGE MIDDLETON. Wheeler, Mlch.

Large Type Spotted Poland Chinas

Some spring pigs all $15 and $20. lred by
Pride of Mecosta. Satisfaction guaran Au
papers with pigs. Phone or write

. F,ULLER R 2, Reed Clty, Mlch.

LARGE TYPE POLAND DHINAS

For sale, boars and gills sired by B’s Clans-
msn, grand champion at 1921 Mich. Stato Flll‘.
and by F’s Clansman 1920 grand champion.
Prices reasonable. Visitors welcome. Freo
livery from Par-ma. Correspondenco cheorfully
answered.

N. F. BORNOR, R 1, Mloh.

DUROCS

Fen SALE—FINE MARCH AND ”an. ms
Sircll by Gladwin Col. 188995. ~thte us
your WE

n.ts
HARLEY FOOR I SONS. R 1. Gladvll. Mlcn.

FOR SALE $531.3."20ncs' °°°" m”
GEO. H. SHANKLIN, Redford. Mlch.

 

 

Pal-ma,

 

 

 

 

 

sows BRED TO MICHIGANA ORION SEN.
nation (a great son etc Great Orion'l
Sensation) and Michigan (one
of largest bears in state) for sale at conserva-
tive price. Also big. growthy spring boars and

MICHIGANA FARM, Pavilion. Mich
Kalamazoo County
nunoc BOARS Mametfi‘l‘:

Wonder and Sensation br
OHASLEN FARMS, Northvlllo, Iloh.‘
Doors of tho lam

DU R00 JERSEY BOARS.

hoovy—bonod typo, at reuonobl prion.
or hotter. como and soo. . “m".

F. J. DRODT. R 1. Monmo, u

 

' nut-co Jersey Brod Stool cu Sold. Ordoro Moo

for wentling pigs. 1000 pound hold boot
J08. SOHUELLER. Woldmon. Illoh.

FOR“ SALEo—DUROO FALL GILTS AND ERED
Duroo Boar In Brookwatol

breeding. Choice springp

Loulo R. Elsentrosor.

 

pigs.
R ‘l. Llndon. Mlch.

PEADH HILL FANI

TRIED sows and gilts bred to or sired by Peach
“Hill Orion King 152489. Satisfaction guard
Como look 'em over.
“moo" o few open guts.
INWOOD BROTHERS
Romeo. Mlch.

FUII SALE—mac. ounce-ulna" ”311m-
$“Thi‘i’m'gg $3113.? ”5%-

 

 
 
  
   

   

       
   
 


  
 
     
    
  
   
   
   
   
  
      
   
  
      
  
  
  
   
       
   
    
   
   
    
    
     
   
    
    
      
   
    
     
    
      
   
 
  
   
    
   
 
  
  
 
 
  
    

  
   
 

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EADOWVIEW FARM—A FEW CHOIOI
spring female pigs for see].
J. E. MORRIS A SON. IgFarminuten. Mich,

fluent
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» IIRI’OERS' DIRECTORY ,THE MIGHIOAN BUSINESS FARMER. Mt. Clemens. Michllon.

FOR SHROPSHIRE YEARLING RAMS THAT
have sire and type. (ill or write.
Annetrono Bros.. R.R. No. 8. Fowler-ville. Mich.

 

AM OFFERING SOME HIGH OLASS

SPRING DURDG BOARS

gt reasonable prices . A few gilte bred for S
tuber {arrow at bargain prices 09-
c. TA AYLOR
Milen. Mich.

oAKLAHDS PREMIER GHIEF

Herd Boer—Reference only—No. 129219
1919 Chicago International
4th Prize .ir. Yearling

BOOKING ORDERS FALL PIGS AT ‘25
LANK & POTTE
IPottervilie. Mich.

 

 

ANYTHING You WANT AT
Farmer’s prices.
0. L. POWER. Jerome. Mich.

 

- REG. ounoc SPRING IOARS.
good breeding riees mitt.
JESSE BLISS a. SON
Henderson. Mich.

ounoo Jansrvpiss'sns. as.“
SE15 up. Satisfaction guaranteed.
E. E. OALK KINS. Ann Arbor. Mich.

FDR SAL

 

 

OR SALE: ONE DUROO IOAR FROM
Brookwoter breeding stock. Choice spring pigs.
JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mich.

 

uroe sows one elite JI‘Od to Wait'e Kins 82949
who hes sired more prize winning pigs ot the

E state loin in the lost 2 yeers then any other Dr

Newton Bunhert. St. Johns. Mich.
uroce. Hill crest Forms. urea and open sews
end slits. Bears and spring piss. 100 heed.
4 miles straight S. of Middleton, Mich,
Newton & Blank, Perrinton. Mich.
TYPE, QUALITY

DURDG BDAR PIG ,nd .1... mm...

Orion Chem Kins end P d
Satisfzhctien Mfume d rou $30010“) breeding.
Michigan

OGER GRUBER, A(:gpao,
E OFFER A FEW WELL-IRED DELIOT-
ed spring “Dune Been. also bred oowe end

Giltl inoeo Co 110
McNAUGHTON A FORDYOI. St. Louis. MIDI.

0.1. C.

0 I EIII AIID GHESTER WHITE

reasonable prices.
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. LF c.‘ a. r_58Ell"llillcE BOARS, SPRING Plus
at
OLOIIERI'm LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich.

I. C. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAINS THI
blood lines of the most noted herd
”I stock at "live and let live" .

A. J. RDEN. Dorr. Mich.. R I.

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HAMPSHIRES

HAMPSITR: BRED GILTS NOW READY To
main in fall and spring beer pigs
JOHN W. SNYDER, R 4, St. Johns. Mich.

An Opportunity To Buy
Hampshires Right

.We are adoring some good sews sud tilts. bred
for March and April ferrowing. Also a few
ohoico fell pigs, either sex, Write or cell

GUI THOMAS. Nell Lothroo. Mich.

R SHEEP E

WILLOW SHADE SHROPSHIRES

 

 

 

and runs the best breeding. Prices
masons bis.
0. W.
Fowlervlile.BMici1.

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EGISTERED SHROPSHIRE EWES FOR

sale at prices that will move them.

SUMNER SIMPSON. Webberville, Mich.
sunopsmnrs M. Lee-:8

D EWITT G P
Evert, Mich.

SHRDPSHIRES Limii‘tiii’gé’s'mméi‘u
DAN ROOHER. R 4, Evert. Mich.

DXFORDS 20 YRS. BREEDIIIG

gem the t blood lines. Both sexes for sale.
no choice yr oldr Herd Header registered
and delivered to station

WM. VAN SIOKLE. Deckorviilo. Mich.

BETTER BREEDIIIG STDGK

For the best .in BHROPSHIRE and HAMP-
IHIRE mm

ions-Kali FARMS

8. L. WING. Prop” Goldwater. Mich

 

 

 

 

Going to hold an 7

uuc'non SALE -

Don’t depend on just the "home-folks.” they are not the best buyers: place
your advertisement in The Business Farmer,
dred miles of your sole.

farmers within a. bun

 

 

See our exhibit at the Ohio and Miéhlun J
- Itch Fain. f

60' Head Registered Shropshie Ewe endq Rem
lambs. also runs mg
thatdlll‘ove given “fiaction since 01890. Price

0. LEMEN, Dexter. Mich.

 

REGISTERED B 81 0 TYPE

American Delaine Sheep both sexes for sale. at

tumour prices
1’. H. OONLEY e. SON

Maple Rapids, Mich.

FOR SALE

SLACK TOP DELAINE RAMs.
FRANK ROHRABAOHER, Lsinosburo. Mich.

IT PAYS TO BUY PURE BBED

SHEEP 0F PARSONS
“The Showman of the
East" and ship ev-
orywhere Ind my expre.
chimes. start one

 

 

Shmpshires,
and Pulled Delaines
PARSONS Grand Ledge, Mich

10 moms: voun n‘nunus

hum sheep, breed Registered Bombouillets.
For sale by
P. c. FREEMAN I: SON
Phone 844 or 240 Lowell,

 

 

Mich.

HAMPSHIRE SHEEP

A few good yearling runs and some rem
lambs lelt to ofler. 25 ewes all use for sole
tor loll delivery. Everything guaranteed as
represented.

 

CLARKE U. HAIRE.‘ West Ireneh.

Mich.

 

 

EGISTERED HAMPSHIRE RAMS.. . All
ages. Bred and priced right. Also reg-
istered owes all ages.
W. W. GASLER. Ovid, Mich.
HAMPSHIBES BUCK LAMBS AND
I YEARLINGS
Make your selection now for later shipment.

Will spare a few good ewes.
J. M. WILLIAMS, North Adams. Mich.

 

 

”APLE LAWN FARM, Shropshiroe, rams and
ram lambs of choice breeding. Wooled from
nm to tees A. E. Bacon dz Sen. Sheridan. Mich.

PET STOCK

FOR SALE, FLEMISH GIANT- RAIBITS. DOES,
breeding age. 86. Three months old pair 85.
pedigreed Oink

 

   

 

Registered does 812 each. Stock
ty mranteed
E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mich.
SILVEROREST KENNELS OFFER FOR SALE
:1 choice little of Reg. Scotch Collie Puppies

Sable and white.
W. S. HUBER. Giadwin. Mich.

 

 

 

 

Holstein Breeder
gets “splendid
results ' ”

 

Michigan Business Farmer,
Mt. Clemens, Mich,

Dear Sirs: July 8, 1921

I don’t like to have my ad
discontinued so if possible
would like to have the ad as
follows and will run it the
year around. I have gotten
Splendid results from my
space in the Business Farm-

81'.

ROY F. FICKIES,
Chesaning, Mich.

I :n-u-Iwulu i u-muimil miiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiim

 

Breeders, whose business
may be a “little slow” just
now, can speed it up a lot by
advertising regularly in M.
B. F.

 

 

 

 

 

 

which reaches ell worth-while

Send Us Complete Description
; and swine:- your now must roach so one week In samples of the date of

Mt. lentils

 

County Beys’ and ”Girls Club.
‘th J t In t.

. ...-.'. u!— JOB mbgl up:
I lotion. in conneotieu with

try which was fully 30 per
larger than the capacity of t
buildings provided for this purpose.
Since the close of last year’s fair a
new horse barn had been built and
the old horse born made over into
e. cattle barn which afforded stall
room for 464 more cattle than could
have been housed last year. No
one anticipated such a. tremendous
glut of live stock and no one should
be blamed for the inconvenience that
resulted.

 

That the fat steer show was an
outstanding success, as an educa-
tional demonstration of the value of
pure-bred animals in connection
with beef making, was universally
conceded. The soft velvety hides of
the Shorthorn and Hereford yearl-
ings contrasted sharply with the
rough coats of the scrubs. Never
before, in the history of Detroit, was
so large a number of high-grade
yearling cattle as the Prescott Bros.
brought to the State Fair, brought
to this market by one shipper. The
object in making the fat steer dem-
onstration was to prove to the farm-
or, who is still raising scrubs, the
value of a pure—bred bull and it was
a great pity that more farmers were
not there to learn the lesson.

 

One of the “smiles” at the Fair
come when T. F. B. Sotham, stand-
ing in the ring while the fat steers
were being sold, said, “If you want
them to win the prize and bring the
price put a white face on them.” A
coal black bullock with a white face,
s first prize winner in the two-year-
old class, had just been sold for a
fancy price and “Tom” didn’t want
the crowd to miss the fact that the
steer was an Angus-Hereford cross.

While the writer did not agree
with all of the awards in the fat
cattle division he realizes that the
judges in this department had the
“edge" on him in the matter of the
classification of fat steers. One
thing should be remembered, how-
ever, in connection with our future
fat steer shows, namely, that it is
fat live animals that are being
shown for prizes and not carcasses
of beef. The writer had the pleas-
ure of inspecting the dressed beef
from the Angus two-year-old steers
shown at the fair by Henry Fink-
beiner of Middleville, Mich., and he
wishes to bear witness to the splen-
did quality of this exhibit. Com-
menting upon the cattle referred to
above, George Seydel, of the Mich-
igan Beef 00., who bought this
lead at the auction sale, made the
following statement: “The Fluk-
boiner cattle were as good a. load of
beef cattle as has ever been slaught-
ered by the Michigan Beef 00., since
I have been connected with the plant.
I entertain the utmost respect for
Henry Finkbeiner; the making of a
load of cattle like that is a great
achievement. I found these cattle
exactly as they had been represent-
ed to me by their owner."

 

The back cattle in the fat steer
exhibit dressed 83.4 per cent to the
bundredweight. Beamer's first
prize Hereford yearlings scored
62.65; the second prize Shorthern
yearlings, 62. 4; the third prize
Shortmorns, 62.7 per cent. The
writer inspected a“p1ate” from one
of the Prescott yearlings; it was
possible to 'cut right down through
it like a piece of well-ripened cheese
the bones offering very slight re-
sistance to the cutting operation
with an alternate “streak of fat and
a. streak of lean" the marbleization
of this meat was absolutely perfect.

 

The dairy division of the recent
Michigan State Fair brought out one
of the most wonderful exhibits of
milk and butter producing animals
ever shown within one enclosure in
the Unit-ed States. In the Holstein
division the competition was what
may be consistently termed “red-
hot”; the honors in this class were
divided between Winwood Farm, of
Rochester, the State Hospital at
Pontiac, the Lenaweo County H01;
stein Association and the Lenawee

 
 
    

Michigan State F-air which has '
. lust come to a. close, was finding a

’ :;both of Grand Rapids.
soy awards were split eight

it let‘s use: i _

sides the rum mentioned above. us-
DQrtsnt which were awarded to J es.
S. Stevenson, Washington, Mom,
Arthur P. Edison and Erdley Bros. .,
The‘ Guern-
. ways
with W. A. Wigman, Lansing, Mich.
slightly in the lead for blue rib-
bons; other exhibitors of note in
this department, were John Endi-
cett, BirminghamLW. T. Barbour,
Birmingham; W. E. Scripps, Orion;
John Ebels, Holland; Robert A.
Holmes, Grand Rapids and W. J.
Brown, Detroit. Prof. O. E. Reed,
of the M. A. C. gave splendid sat-
isfaction as Judge of the above
classes. The honors in the Ayrshire
division of the show were just
about equally divided between Wil-
liam H. Murphy of Birmingham and
‘Shuttleworth Bres., of Ypsilanti.

CANADIAN DAIBYMEN DO HUGE
00-0P. BUSINESS
(Continued frOm page 1)

A similar cream shipping circle Is
in operation at Forbesville, north of
the Lleydminster creamery.

The cream is tested at the cream-
eries and given one of three grades
according to its quality. Checks are
issued for the payment of each can
of cream. The average price paid is
usually higher than that paid by
privately owned creameries. ‘In
spite of competition from over twen-

‘ty private creameries at the present

time the co—operative creameries
are paying twenty-seven cents for
No. 1 special while the competitors
are paying twenty-three cents for
the same grade. These are the cur
rent prices at Lea Park. In 1919
the company paid a bonus of two
cents per pound of butterfat to all
its fifteen thousand patrons.

Perishable products may be stor-
ed by farmers and others in the cold
storage warehouses during the per
led of over production and placed
upon the market in times of scar-
city. Thus a farmer can put a case
or two of eggs into cold storage dur-
ing the summer months and take
them out for his own use or sale
during the winter months of non-
production.

Considerable educational work is
carried on. Lecturers travel the
country and literature is distributed.
At the present time. 0. E. Thomas
of Lloydminster who owns one of
the best Ayrshire herds in Western
Canada. is traveling with a moving
picture machine, giving illustrated
lectures to encourage more efficient
methods of dairying.

A heavy building program chub
aeterized last year’s operations. Two
combined creameries and cold stor-
age plants were erected and two
more are in the course of building.
In building new creameries it is the
rule to have sufficient stock sub-
scribed for in the district where
they are to be located to cover the
cost of the completion of the plant.
A large, fireproof, three-story and
basement, brick building has been
erected at Regina to serve as a head
ofllce:

The success of the Saskatchewan
Co-operative Creameries can be at-
tributed to the appication of the co-
operative principal; the confidenm
of the public in the undertaking,
and the policy followed of giving
every patron honest and equitable
treatment.

Veterinary Dep’t

Dr. W. Austin Ewell, editor

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOMS OF TUBERCULOSIS“
I have a. Jersey cow. 6 years ed,

ing milk but not as much as she sho d.
She is fat and seems to feel fine as she
runs and plays. She is on good pasture
and I have fed her corn stalks and also
corn and oats ground until a. few weeks
ago. She has a. cough and it seems to
be in her throat and sometimes she
breathes likeene with the asthma. Since
she had a. calf last month she has only
given 8 quarts 9. day and it is not :1. rich
as formerly. Please. what can we do
for her‘I—H. D.. Hamil. Mich.

Your cow has symptoms of tuber-

‘ culosis and you should not use the

milk until you have her tested for
this dreaded disease for it lacon-
tagious to the human Should Ilhé
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Manufacturers of filled milks. These
are usually made by skimming the
cream from the milk and adding
cocoanutoil to skimmed milk. 'Sev-

er-al bills have been introduced to
make it illegal to manufacture or
distribute filled milk on the basis

that it is deleterious to health. Oth-
ers would place a ,heavy tax upon
them. The dairy interests have
shown the House Committee 011 Ag-
riculture which has reported favor-
ably the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Voight of Wisconsin, that
about 90 per cent of the fat soluble
vitamlnes contained in the whole
milk are removed when the cream
is skimmed or separated. These. vit-
amines are of inestimahle value in
the protection of health and promo-
tion of growth particularly of young
children and infants. The lack of
them in the human diet causes pel-
legra and rickets, which proves that
there is no substitutes for the pro-
duct of the “foster mother" of the
human race." The claim was made
that the sale of filled or imitation
milk is a fraud because the product
has the same color, flavor and spe-
cific gravity as milk. It looks, tastes
and tests like milk and is labeled
similarly to condensed milk and in
many instances is advertised and
sold as such. The changing of the
label on the cans will not satisfy
the dairymen or the consuming pub-
lic, according to the arguments
m-,ade for it is an imitation of a
food product possessing peculiar
qualities.

, The manufacture of this product,
which sells wholesale at slightly less
than condensed milk, has increased
from 40,000,000 pounds in 1917 to
86,000,000 pounds in 1920.

The proposed legislation in con-
gress is an effort to establish by na-
tionalization legislation what already
has-been passed in a number . of
states.

 

WIRE WORMS IN POTATO
_ FIELDS
(Continued hem page 7)

within 6 inches of the surface of the
soil. It requires approximately
three weeks or a month for the lar-
va to change into the beetle. The
beetle usually stays within the earth-
en cell until the following spring.

Fall plowing has not proven very
effective in controlling wire worms
because the “beetles are quite hard to
kill by freezing. The most Effect-
ive method of control is to cultivate
the soil deep and thoroughly during
the latter part of July and August.
This treatment will break open in
any of the pupal cells and destroy
the pupae and young adults. The
wire worms are most serious on
land that has been in grass sod for
several years. For this reason it is
a better practice to not allow sod to
remain more than two seasons. If
possible the potato crop should fol-
low such a crop as alfalfa, sweet
clover or red clover since in these
crops the wire worm trouble is not
serious. It has also been found that
such crops as buckwheat and peas
seem immune to wire worm attacks.

0n small areas a good control
measure is to take bunches of clov-
er or grass and soak them in paris
green water and then place them in
small piles in the field and cover
them slightly with earth. Many of
the wire worms will be poisoned by
this bait. The poison material
should be put on the field after the
land is fitted but before the pota-
toes are planted.—-——H. C. Moore, Ex-
tension Specialist, M. A. C.

 

MUST PAY NOTE

In February, 1919, I endorsed a note
for $114 due in 7 months.— I never heard
from the party until the note was past
due 12 months. lI‘he other day I got a
notice from the bank and there was a
balance of $64. 35 due Now I never was
notified of the said note or never knew
where it was. I can prove that in July,

19 , the party that gave the note had
$20111 this same bank which holds the
note. Can they hold me for the balance

of this note as long as they had thi
money in their hands 8 months after i:
was duo's—Reader, Genesee County.

The mere fact that the bank had

 
 

"the money on deposit wtmld not on-
t

t ‘ credigflit upon your note

   

. sired by Evenest of Bleaton and is

. ‘ ’ at ya a:
at th sine time and with the mak-
er really as a joint maker you would
not be entitled to netice. Unless
you have other reasons they still
might collect from you if the maker
did not pay; but you would have a
right to collect whatever you have
to pay from the maker of the note.
——Legal Editor.

 

TEST OF SEPARATED MILK

What test should separated cream have
to realize the most from the milk used
in obtaining the cream.—E. J. W.. Cad-
illac, Michigan.

we
cen-
test

Under ordinary conditions
recommend that the cream for
trifugal separators shoulld
about 35 per cent as this is best
practice, everything taken into con-
sideration.——O. E. Reed, Professor
of Dairy Husbandry, M. A. C.

 

OUT-OVER LANDS
Can you inform me about the cut-over
lands in this state? Will you please
send me the addresses of lumber com-
panies owning such land, or would it be
advisable to take up such land for farm-

ing?—-H. W, Buchanan, Michigan.
Much of the cut-over lands is
good for general farming. Some of

it is worthless and some of question-
able value. The best thing for you
to do is to correspond with the de-
velopment bureaus of the state who
will tell you where the best land is
located and of whom it can be pur-
chased. Address Northeastern Mich-
igan Development Bureau, Bay City;
Western Michigan Development Bur-
eau, Traverse City; Upper Penin-
sula Development Bureau, Mar-
quette. You might also write the
Department of Agriculture at Lans-
lug—Editor.

 

HEIFER LOSES CALF

I have a. Shorthorn Durham heifer
and she is registered. She lost her
calf a few weeks ago. It come dead.
The heifer is doing fine and I would
like to know how soon that I could
breed her and be safe—F. A. B... Luth-
er, Michigan.

The length of time which you
should wait before rebreeding your
Durham heifer would depend on
whether or not there were any in—
dications of contagious abortion or
Whether your heifer carried her first
calf full time or not. Even though
she carried her calf full time I
would not advise rebreeding her for
three months or if the calf came
prematurely I would not advise
breeding her until three months af-
ter the time when she was due to
freshen. In either case the heifer
should not be bred until some time
after all discharges from the vagina
have ceased, even though you had
to wait longer than indicated above.
———Geo. A. Brown, Professor of An-
imal Husbandry, M. A. C.

HUNTING ALONG HIGHWAY

I would like to ask you if a hunter
has a right to hunt along the road
where farms are posted on both sides
of road ..—S H., Kalamazoo, Michigan

The owner of the farm owns to
the center of the road subject only
to the right to use it for highway
purposes. He would have no right
to hunt on .such land as has been
posted—Legal Editor.

WOODCOTE FARMS SELL YOUNG
BULL
R. K. J. SEULKE reports that
Manager Alexander Minty of
Woodcote Farms has sold the
Aberdeen—Angus bull Evenest oi
W-oodcote to Hall Orchards, Inc.. of
Belding, Mlch., of which B. F. Hall
is president. This young bull is

an excellent individual. Mr. Minty
had planned on showing him. Hall
Orchards, Inc., are exceptionally
well equipped to produce Aberdeen-
Angus cattle and have an excellent
herd of females.

 

STEVENS SHOWS HORSES AT
SAGINAW

MONG the outstanding live stock
exhibits at the Saginaw County

*4 Fair which was held last week
was that of Mr. Fred G. Stevens of
Breckenridge, Mich. Mr. Stevens is
a leading pure-bred Percheron and
Belgian horse breeder of this state
and the 10 head he had on display
at Saginaw were declared by all who
saw them as some of the finest an-
imals they .had ever had a chance to

  

 

 

    

'POUETRY * BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY

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Clemens, Michigan.

   

Advertisements inserted under this heading at so cents per line, PO? i5“

Special rates for 13 times or longer.
and send it in, we will put it in type, lend proof and quote rates by return
mail. Address The Michigan Business Farmer, Advertising Department, Mt

Write out what you have to offer

    
    
              
         

 

 

 

 

POULTRY

LEGHDIIIIS

and Anconas
Yesrllng Hens and Pullets—This stock is all se
lected Pure Breed Practical Poultry, late monlt-
01" Imd good layers. 3000 Yearlings; limited
number Pulets. Guaranteed good practical qual-
1t7- We will send you dmcription of fowls and
all records. It you want first class paying Log-
homs. write to us.
A180 limited number R. I. Red and Black
Minors: Pullete, White Wyandotte Yearling!-
STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION
Desk 2. Kalamazoo. Michigan

MUD WAY AUSH-KA FARM

stern young stock and a few mature breeders In
White Chinese Geese, White Runner Ducks and
White 0 gilt.
Write today for prices on what you need.

DI KE c. MILLER. Dryden. Mlch.

ORPINGTONS AND LEGHORNS

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

CYCLE HATCHERICIOMPANY, 14. Phll. Ill].
mra. .

 

 

OP QUALITY COOKERELs—MINOROAS.
Houdans, Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons, Spanish
TYRONE POULTRY FARM, Fenton. Mlch.

RHODE ISLAND REDS

HITTAKER' 8 R. I. REDS. Mlohlllsn'l
Greatest Color and Egg Strain. Both R080
and Single Combs. Get our cookerels earl!
nd save m.oney White or free catalog.
INTERLAKES FARM, Box 4, Lawrence, MloIIJ

ORPINGTONS
OHPIHGTON cocKERELs AND PULLETI

for sale. Bulf.
Black Cookerels at $7, 88, and $10.
$3 and 85.3180 yearling hens $3
Hatching eggs. $6 per setting of 15.
GR ABOWSKE BROS" R 4. Merrill. Mlch.

VVYANDOTTE

ILVER LACED GOLDEN AND WHITE WY-
andottes. Eggs $2.50 per 15: $4.50 for 30.
C. W. BROWNING. R 2. Portland. Mlch.

BABIIED R00

direct from Parks
each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOUKE ItELS. Parks
egg strain. F rom
best pedigreed pens.

200—
stock
$3

R. G. KIRBY.
Route 1, East Lanslng, Mlch.

LAN GSHAN

 
    

 

DR. SIMPSON’S LANGSHANS 0F
Bred for type and color since

some cockerell for lAlO.
HA8. W. SIMPSON
Webbervlllo. Mlch.

1912.
laying strain of both Black and White. Have
Eggs in season.

 
   
   
      
 

QUALITY
Wintel

 

 

Martin Foundation.
sal.e No more baby
cockerels now for
reasonable.

0. W. HEIMBACH
Big Rapids, Mich.

WHITE WYAIIDDTTES -

A few good breeders for
chicks this year. Ord
early fall delivery.

 
  
   
   
  

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LEGHORNS

 
  

 

rabowsle’e 8. 0.
cocks and yearling hens for sale.

wmu Loghorno. cookmli
1.1-:o onusowsxs. n 4. Merrill. man.

 
  
  
 

 

We have a fine

able prices.
on approval and guaran

East Ssugstuck. Mlch.

 

lotof English and Amer-
ican Leghorn Cocksrels for sale at reason-

Let us know your wants. We
tee satisfaction.

LORING & MARTIN CO.

  
   
   
   
   
    
  
   
  
   

 

INGLE COMB BUFF HORN

 

els,Apr'11 and May h
J. W. WEBSTER, Bath,
HEAD YOUR FLDDK

with 11 Genuine Parks pedigreed Ba

while they last.
A. F. BODDE. GoodeIIs,

HATCHING EGGS

Br.l.oglmr1ui

hens, cm kcrcls

 

act quickly if wanted.

Wm. H. FROHM. New Baltimore. R1.

*hed. Heavy laying
Mlch.

mouth Rock Cockorcl. June hatched $2. 50 each
Mlch.

w CHINESE GEESE, PEKIN DUCKS,
MRS. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hlllsdalo. Mlch.

WILL HAVE A FEW CHOICE COCKS AND
and pullers for sale.

  
  
  
   
  
     
   
   
  
  
  
  
   
    
   
 
 

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rred Ply-

R. 0.

Must
Mlch.

 

 

50 ads.

accepted for any ad. in this

and in address.
following yveek.

 

 

 

$1750 SECURES MICHIGAN FARM 80 AG-
res with Horses, Poultry, hog. heifer, implements,

his opportunity here; )ielded 200 bushels
close town, advantages; 40
acres rich loam tillage, spring watered pasture,
estimated 400 cords wood. grapes, etc;co1n-
fortsble 2-story house, barn, poultry house, etc.

etc.;
apples last year ,

Owner alone, sacrifices all $1750, part
easy terms. Details page 71 New Illus. Catalog
100 Bargains. FREE. STROUT FARM

1 .
AGENCY 814BE Ford Bldg, Detroit, Mlch..

120 ACRES GOOD LAND. ALL WELL
fenced, 90 acres cleared good improvement;
water in house, barn and pasture, hearing or-
chard and fruits, bargain price and easy terms

 

for quick sale. 0. E. OFFERLE, Whittemore,
Michigan.

FORi “SALE, 114 ACRES.1 60 CLEARED.
Farm good condition. Must sell or rent at

once. (‘IlAlll ES Ul‘I.F.(.GER, Rhodes, Mich.

FOR SALE, 28 ACRES 0F GARDENING
truck farm, good buildings. 3— 4 mile from Eaton
Rapids located near a high school. 3 acres of
rchsmi bearing fruit: two acres of strawber-
rice and raspberries, rhubarb and asparagus bed.
First class gravel pit. As the party wishes to

take up Florist business at 1151111! Price
$3. 700. (‘all or write, Wm. IIONDORF,
Spicerville Road, Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

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FOR SALE. INTERNATIONAL (8-18)
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at once. Will give terms or accept light Ford
truck. J. HOWARD deSPELDER, Greenville.
Michigan.

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road. Priced to sell. Write for particulars.
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TRADE AND MARKET REVIEW
01‘ MUCH change in the trade
and business situation, of the
country at large, has been not-

ed, of late. A moderately active
wholesale trade is reported but a
slight falling off in retail activities
is in evidence. The demand for all
of the leading staple commodities is
much improved, when compared with
developments in evidence earlier in
the season. Orders for iron and
steel are much more numerous, than
on this date last month and produc-
tion is increasing in this depart-
; ment of the manufacturing business.
Lumber stocks are said to be work-
ed up very close the country over
and both mills and jobbers are look-
ing for an active late fall trade.
Manufacturers of cloth are prepar-
ing to increase their output and‘in
the same breath are talking about
an early reduction in the wage scale.
The demand for wool is active and
prices are holding firm with a fair
prospect of an early advance for all
of the better grades of fine, wool.

Financial reports made by mem-
ber banks of the Federal Reserve
banking system, located in agricul-
tural districts, mention an exten-
sive liquidation of rural credits with
funds secured by marketing agri-
cultural products. A healthy ex-
port demand, for many of the com-
modities produced by the farmer, has
kept the market for many lines of
farm products on an even keel and
made it possible for the farmer to
realize on his year‘s work to date.
A tardy readjustment of live stock
freight rates, on shipments origin-
ating in the far west, has at last
been announced, a move which will.
it is believed, be of great benefit to
the western stock raiser who has
been adversely affected by the re-
cent decline in market prices for
live animals. The decrease in rates
Will range from one to 25 cents per
cwt. so that in many cases the in—
crease in live stock freight charges.
that was made in August, 1920, has
been entirely wiped out; this is cer-
tainly a move in the right direction
but the pity of it is that the remedy
should have been delayed until the
bulk of the live stock tonnage of
the country was forwarded.

Steel stocks have featured the

advance in the securities list and
the advance has been fairly well
sustained. After the recent pro-

longed weakness in foreign ex-
change, the demand for this com-
modity seems to be increasing. The
money market is easy, call money
ranging from 4 1-2 to 5 per cent and
a fair supply of long time funds are
available at moderate rates of inter-
est. Gold continues to pour into
the country in large quantities.

WHEAT
‘—_
WHEAILRICES PERWBU" szr.720,71921’

 

 

 

Grade IDStrolt. I Chicago‘ifiNAli
No. 2 ma 1.28 1.25 95‘712517'5
No. 2 White 1.25
No. 3 Mixed 1.25 1.23

 

PRICES ONE YEAR Aoo
|No.2mRedI No.2flWhltel No.2 Mlxed
2.53 I 2.56 I 2.58

 

Detroit I

 

Last week when No. 2 Red wheat
was quoted in Detroit at $1.32, we
said: “The position of the market
as we go to press is not strong and
further declines may be in order, af-
ter which the market should firm
up and advance, not quite so strong-
ly perhaps but more surely.” Now
What happened. Within forty—eight
hours after that was written the
market broke badly and within four
days was down six cents a bushel.
The market at the close of last week
was very unsettled and the early
condition Monday was not favorable.
Later, however, the bulls again got
control of the situation and wheat
..prices advanced at all points.

The unprecedented export takings
. continue to be the big factor in the
'.wheat deal. During August a total
.«of over 69 million bushels of wheat
,rwere exported from Canadian and

U. 8. ports as against 45 million for
the same period a year ago and 50

Edited by H. H. MACK

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TOENERAL MARKET SUMMARY

 

Hay strong. Rye quiet.

DETROIT—Wheat steady. Corn and oats dull.
Cattle lower.

CHICAGO—,Wheat and corn strong. Oats easy. Hogs high-
er. Cattle steady. Sheep lower.

Beans easy.
Hogs higher.

Provisions advance. ,

 

 

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Iolng to press—Edltor.

 

(Note: The above summarized Information was rocelved AFTER the balance of the man
It contalm last mlnute lnformatlon up to wlthln one-halt hour of

 

 

 

 

 

million two years ago. The wheat
situation in mind at all times. Would
these countries continue to buy
such enormous quantities of our
wheat at the present time, in the
face of the unequal exchange, unless
their wants were very great? The
Europeans are good traders. They
grower should keep the European
know how to drive a sharp bargain.
They know as well as anybody else
and perhaps better what the world’s
food situation is, and if there were
one chance in a hundred that wheat
prices would be lower a few months

hence, it is reasonable to suppose
that they would seize upon that
chance and defer their purchases

until later. But the fact that they
are buying more wheat today than
ever before in the same period of

time is pretty good evidence that
they look for considerably higher
prices later on.

The situation in Argentine has

improved somewhat due to recent
rains but the drought has done its
work and Argentina’s exportable
surplus is many million bushels less
than (forecasted and less than nor-
mal.

The immediate future of wheat is
difiicult to forecast. If the market
continues to play the see-saw grain
prices are due for a substantial rise,
and the chances seem to be in favor
of a sharp upturn. Prosperity is
coming back to the south; the steel
mills are starting up; men are going
back to work; and Europe hungers
for our products. These are all ele-
ments of strength which should be
reflected in the wheat market. We
expect to see wheat prices reach the
$1.35 mark some time Within the
next three weeks, but there may be
many ups and downs before that
time.

As to the “long pull" in wheat a
grain trade paper noted for its con-
servatism which never, never makes

price forecasts, says in a recent is-
suez. “Whereas heretofore the mar-
ket used to decline sharply after a
small advance, the reverse is true
now, breaks being followed by sharp
recoveries, and there is a. very
strong belief that ultimately $2 per
bushel will be witnessed.” I

CORN

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CORN PRICES PER BU., SEPT. 20, 1921

 

Grade IbSLRI'ivIChIca’goI‘nl."Y:
No. ‘2 Yeilow ...1 .57I/2 .54 .72
No. 3 Yellow .66'/2
52-J_Y£'l9w_;;- -63 '/2

 

 

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.111 No.2 Yel|.lWNo.37Yell.l ‘No.4_xell.
Detroit . .I 1.37 I I

 

 

Last week was a dull period in
the corn market and slightly lower
prices were noted at several leading
terminals. No doubt this was
caused by the government crop es-
timate of September lst and buy-
ers are looking for considerable
lower prices but they are due for a
surprise because a tremendous
quantity of this bumper crop will
be blown into silos and considerable
of the balance fed in the ear. The
shortage of wheat and poor quality
of this year’s crop of oats must also
be taken into consideration. Corn
will go higher but it may be several
weeks before an advance of conse-
quence is made. Bradstreets re—
ports the export of corn from United
States and Canada for the week end-
ing September 8th amounted to 1,-
352,862 bushels, against 70,966
bushels the corresponding week a
year ago. For ten weeks ending
September 8th, corn exports were
21,952,827 bushels, compared with
144,135 bushels for the same period
one year ago. On the opening day of
the current week corn was weak and
prices down 1c.

 

 

 

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Footu'l Weather Clufl for OCT.. 1921

unnatural: shave main: In. worn. How

Wkod

WASHINGTON, D. 0., September
22, 1921.—During last days of Sep-
tember temperatures will be moder-
ate in all the northern Rockies, north-
ern Pacific slope and northern plains
sections, reaching highest degrees
near Sept. 29. Conditions will favor
about average rains in plaCes where
fair amount of moisture has occurred
the past summer, and these condi—
tions, moving eastward will cross
continent in four or five days. While
very great storms are not expected a
sharp increase in the storm forces
may be looked for near, Oct. 3 to 6
and most rain near those dates.

A sharp cold wave—considering the
early season for cold waves—will
follow this storm pcgjiod and killing
frosts are expected in northern parts
of America east of Rockies and in
middle Provinces of Canada. A trop-
ical storm will organize during the
week centering on Oct. 1 near the
equator and near the west coast of
Africa. I can not determine whether
it will strike our southern coast or
the West Indies islands. ~The hur—
ricane I expected to organize near
the same place in first week of July
took a. southern route and did not

THE WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK
As Forecasted by W- T- FOStfil' for The Michigan Business Farmer

develope much force. These danger—
ous tropical storms should be more
completely calculated in order to pro—
tect our southern states and the West
Indies from their ravages and our
central states and provinces from the
disastrous cold waves that they pull
down. If this October hurricane ma-
terializes the cold wave will begin op—
erations not long after Oct. 7. There
are some indications that October
temperatures will average lower than
usual.

I have not yet determined whether
we are to have an unusually cold
winter but I am working on it.

We have an unusual cropweather
season before us. Some sections will
not produce good corn and other late
maturing crops but will produce gooe
Wlnter grain and other early matur—
ing crops. These sections that will
produce good corn and other late
crops should not put in small grain
or other early maturing crops. In
those sections Where the early ma-
turmg crops will do best the crops
should be brought to maturity as
early as possible and in those sec—
tions where late maturing crops will
do best they should be brought to

maturity as late as possible, or as
late as the fall frosts will permit.
These are rather perplexing ques-

tions. The expected failure‘of crops
in Oceanica, latter part of 1922, also
complicates the crop questions of
Canada and America, Even the kind
of winter and spring small grain is
divided into sections.

 

 

 

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OATS

 

OAT PRICES (new) 80., SEPT. 20. 1921

 

 

Grade lDetrolt Icmcagol II. V.
No. 2 White .40I/ .09 .531"
No. 3 WM. .38 a .80 A
No. a White .35

 

 

 

 

 

PRICES one vann noo
INo.2 wnmI No.8 wnml No.4 Whlto
.64 I/. I .63 l .50

 

 

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The reader has likely noted that ‘

considerable more attention is giv-
en to a discussion of the wheat mar-
ket each week than any other mar-
ket. The reason for this is that
wheat is a world grain and its move-
ments are watched more closely
than any other commodity. Wheat
might be called the bell wether of
the cereal markets for whichever
way it goes the other grain markets
are quite likely to follow, though
not always. This is particularly
true of rye,' barley and corn, but
less true of oats.

Oats were in sympathy with wheat,
last week when wheat
prices declined. Oats went down
two cents a bushel and as we go to
press have not yet recovered. This
does not worry us in the least. It
was natural they should decline un-
der the circumstances. It is more
natural still that they should recov-
er soon and advance to new high
levels for the season. Nothing has
happened in the oat situation to
cause us to revise our earlier esti-
mates. We can see nothing but ma-
terially higher prices by the first of
the year, and still higher prices be-
fore another crop.

BEANS

 

BEAN PRICES PER GlNT., SEP. 20. 1921

 

Grade IDetrolt IChlcagoI N. V.
c. H. 'r. ...... [7450‘] 5.42'E'II 5.10 E
Red Kidneys .... |1o.5o
PRICES ONE YEAR AGO
IQ- "up-
Detroit. ..................... I 5.65

 

 

 

 

 

The advance in beans suggested
in our last issue actually took place
but prices were immediately there-
after depressed as a result of new
beans moving to market. Detroit
reports the market easy with prices
down to $4.50 per cwt. We look
for still lower prices on this crop in
the near future. We prophesize
that thousands of farmers who got
caught with beans the last two years
will lose no time in disposing of
their holdings. They Will not stop
to realize that conditions are exact-
ly the reverse of what they have
been the last two years. That the
huge visible supplies have melted;
that the new crop is the smallest in
several years; that people are
again eating beans after a prolong-
ed abstinence. These are all factors
which should steady the market and
keep prices up if there were some
way in which the bean farmers could
act in unison in a regular disposal
of their crop. Last week we pre-
dicted lower prices when new beans
came on to the market. The beans
are being marketed freely and prices
are down. They cannot recover so
long as the movement continues.
And if it continues at the present
rate lower prices are in prospect for
the balance of the year. But there-
after look for higher prices.

RYE

While the market was quiet last
week at Detroit the price for No. 2
rye worked upward 1c and closed
last Saturday at $1.05. A profes-
sor of the Bureau of Applied Botany
and Plant Breeding of Petrograd,
Russia, who is visiting the United
States at the present time stated the
other day that Denmark, Germany
and other European countries were
in need of great quantities of rye
and owing to the agricultural break-
down of Russia they were looking to
this country to supply their de—
mands. Even Russia, he said, which
has, always been known as a large
rye exporting Country would import
some grain this year. Such reliable

information should strengthen. the: '
farmer’s resolution to~hold his rye ’

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; run and state they, can see higher
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BARLEY
Barley tollows the trend of other
cereals as there is nothing in the
present market to cause this grain
to develop any individuality. De-
troit quotes feeding at $1.25@1.40
per cwt. and Chicago 37 @ 59c per bu.

 

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Eastern markets are well stocked
with hay and buyers are offering
what they please for new shipments.
However, with freight rates so
high that western hay can not be
shipped east without a less we be-
lieve eastern farmers are making a
mistake by unloading their hay at
how prices on a glutted market be-
cause before another spring arrives
hay is going to be a scarce article
tumult-11d 11 1'3 Hes pus
em markets are steady with receipts
not sufficient to fill demand.

 

POTATOES

There is ,,little change in potato
prices. The late crop is about ready
for harvesting in many sections, and
in fact some northern late potatoes
have already shown up on the mar-
kets. Potato digging is in full
swing in Maine and the crop is gen-
erally good. With the possible ex-
ception of Idaho no other important
commercial state shows anywhere
near a normal yield, and it isgfree-
U predicted that digging in these
states will show a crop far below
what was suggested in the Septem-
ber estimate. Despite the shortness
of the crop there is little tendency
to hoard potatoes as yet for specu-
lotion.

In twelve years time there have
been only two crops smaller than
this year’s crop. In 1913 the crop
was 331 million bushels. The De-
cember farm price on this crop was
only 70c per bushels, while the av-
erage‘high for May was $2.00 per
bushel A crop that size was a small
one for that period, but the 1921
crop promises to be still smaller and
must feed a much larger popula-
tion. In 1919 the total crop was
355 million bushels, and the high
May price was nearly $6 per bush-
el. No one expects potato prices to
go so high as that because the coun~
try is not as prosperous as it was
in 1919, but surely they ought to
strike a medium somewhat between
the two prices mentioned above.
Personally, we expect to see the
farmers offered at least $2 a bushel
long before next May rolls around.

 

LIVE STOCK MARKETS

“The falling off in cattle receipts
for Labor Day week in Chicago, was
more than made up by arrivals, last
week, that numbered 15,600 more
[than on the week before. A run of
57,000 cattle is larger than the Chi-
cage market can assimilate in one
week without shading values, some-
what. Well-finished yearling cattle
and the better grades of light steers
were fairly active and firm all the
week but all grades of heavy cattle
were dull and lower. Eastern
dressed beef markets were active
and firm for light to medium
weight carcasses but heavy car-
casses were a drug on the market
closing fully $1.50 per cwt. lo’wer
than on the week \‘before. The top
price paid for high grade yearlings
showed up on Wednesday of last
week, when $10.90 was paid; this is
the record price for the year in this
department and when compared
.wlth the current value of heavy-

A weight bullocks, shoWs how strong
‘ ' 191‘ lizht young ‘

 

oarciisse‘s 'On’ 1111' same "day that
the top price of $10. 90 was made,
1, 600 pound cattle were only worth
3'9 per cwt. Butchers cattle showed
some improvement, last week, over
the week before. Stockers and feed-
ers were strong and active all the
week, closing fully 25 cents per cwt.
higher than the week before. The
Detroit market was lower on Mon-
day of this week for all kinds of
cattle except canners and cutters
which were just about steady.
Chicago had five weeks in suc-
cession of strong sheep and lamb
markets, the activity beginning
Sept. 6 and holding up until Satur-
day, September 17. On Monday,
September 19, excessive arrivals were
the signals for a decline of about 50
cents per cwt. on nearly all grades
from the strong close of the week
before. The demand for breeding
ewes was hardly ever known to be
more active than at present, the
most persistent demand coming
from the south. The top in Chicago
last week for good breeding ewes
was $6 per cwt. Last week's Chi-
cago arrivals, exceeding 107, 000
head, were practically the same as
the week before. The extraordinary
demand for breeding ewes tended to
boost prices in the fat sheep division
of the trade. Fat lambs had the
center of the stage all last week in
Chicago, prices advancing nearly
every day and the pens cleaning out
better than on any preceding week
this year. A few “come back”
lambs, that had evidently been pick—
ed a little too soon, were slow sale
but everything else sold right off the
reel at the best values of the sum-
mer, so far. Western range lambs
were largely in evidence. The de-
mand for feeding lambs was espec—
ially active, the top price paid in
this division being $7.50 per cwt.
Hogs had another bad season last
week, but the close on Saturday was
not much different from that of the
same day the week before. Light
and medium weight hogs got the
force of last week’s decline, the
shrinkage in value from the high
time of the week before exceeding
60 cents per cwt., in some cases. An
active export demand for lard is the

agency that is saving heavy hogs
from taking a bad header. Ship-
ments from American ports, last

week, of frozen and cured meats and
lard equalled 71,848,000 pounds, a
gain of 12,200,000 pounds over the
week before and 11,600,000 larger
than last year. The current supply
of live hogs is far below the needs
of the trade; receipts must soon in-
crease in volume or values will be-
gin to rise, just at the time when it
was expected that the bottom would
drop out.

EMERGENCY GRAIN BOARD

SEEKS 100.000 BUS. GRAIN

FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF
(Continued from page 3)
many individual contributions by
farmers. But this is the first time
in Michigan the call has been sent
forth to farmers as a producing
class.

“We recognize that you may not
be in a position where you can con—
tribute either corn or wheat. You
may prefer to make a contribution
of money; or you may desire to con-
tribute barley or rye or beans. The
choice of your gift rests with you
Our thought is simply this:

“Every farmer in the state should
contribute to the success of this ap-
peal in behalf of these starving peo-
ple—our allies in the World war
the oldest race of Christians.

“The distribution of Michigan’s
county quotas is fair. It represents
a contribution equal to one dollar in
every $10,000 of farm value.

"This appeal, to be of any benefit
in the present crisis, must be met
before November 1, 1921, in order
that the grain may be milled, trans-
ported across the seas, and delivered
into the interior before the snows of
early winter block the roads into Ar-
menia and the Near East. This is
an opportunity for life-saving ser-
vice which may present itself but
once.

“ ‘BUT ONCE—I shall pass thru
this world but once. Any good
therefore that I can do, or any kind-
ness that I can show to any human
being, let me do it now. Let me not
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The Farmers

and the Railroads
Face Exactly the Same Problem

The farmer has a real problem. The prices of all his products have declined
much more than the prices of the things he must buy.

The RAILWAYS HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. While rates
have been advanced, expenses have increased NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH.

 

 

 

 

What has happened to the
Railroads since 1916

Increase in Revenue _
Increase in Expenses _ 1 l 0%

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High Costs Make High Railway Rates

Passenger rates are about 50 PER CENT
HIGHER and freight rates ABOUT! 74 PER
CENT HIGHER than in 1916. That sounds
as though the railways should be making

money ,

BUT the prices the railways are paying for——

Materials and supplies are 65 per cent.
higher;
Taxes are 90 per cent higher;

Coal is 160 per cent higher; and
Wages of railway employees per hour are 124
per cent higher.

THESE ARE THE REASONS WHY
RATES ARE HIGH. RATES CANNOT BE
, REDUCED tmtil the cost of these things
can be brought down.

The things mentioned—materials and sup-

plies, taxes, fuel and labor—have been costing.

from 90 cents to 100 cents out of every dollar
the railways have been receiving.

Present Railway Rates Are Caused By
Labor Cost, Not By Return On Capital.

Existing railway rates are higher not be-
cause railroad CAPITAL is seeking a larger
return, but because railroad LABOR and labor

producing things railroads must buy 15 getting
so much more than formerly.

While total revenue of the railways is now
60 per cent greater than in 1916, THEIR EX-
PEN SES ARE 110 PER CENT GREATER,
AND THEIR profit has been more than CUT
IN HALF.

EVERY INCREASE in rates since 1916 has
been intended to—but did not—meet increased
costs, CHIEFLY LABOR, and NOT to in-
crease profits.

Profits have GONE DOWN.

In 1916 the railroads earned 6 per cent.
In 1920 they earned less than % of 1 per
cent. In 1921 they will be fortunate to earn
3 per cent.

A GENERAL reduction of rates now could
not be made without BAN KRUPTIN G most
of the railways, and making business OF ALL
KINDS much worse for everybody.

The managements of the railroads are mak-

ing every effort to reduce expenses so that rates
can be reduced later.

There 13 NO OTHER WAY than by reduc-

tion in expenses to secure REDUCTION in
rates. Those who obstruct reduction of ex-

penses not only hurt the RAILROADS but

the FARMERS as welL

Association of (Railway Executives

Transportation Building
Chicago, Ill.

61 Broadway
, New York

Munsey Building
Washington,D

1‘ boss desiring further informs tion on the railroad situation can secure it by addressing the anionic! the Association

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