An Independent. Farmer’s Weekly Owned and. Edited in Michigan MT. CLEMENS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1921 $1 PER YEAR "k AS THE 1920 wool pool a mistake, and were the managers of these pools in the several states responsible for the crash in prices and the recent unsettled cnoditions in the market? These questions have naturally arisen as a result of the bottom, dropping out of the wool market almost simultaneously with the opening of the Farm Bureau wool pool in eleven states and the subsequent difficulty encountered by the Bureaus in selling their pool and their delay in making the final payments to the farmers. I Whatever the theory may be as to the cause, the fact is that twool prices did not decline in much greater proportion than the prices of other farm products. The crash came at about the same time and hit all farm products nearly alike. And whatever the theory may be as to the farmers’ reac- tion as a result. of the manner in'~which the 1920 pool was conducted, the fact is that ‘the 1921 pool is more than double the 1920 pool and that nine states which did not pool last year haVe done so this year. Last year the Michigan wool pool had in it 3,500,000 pounds. This year the total exceeds four million pounds. There is no evidence so far as Michigan is concerned that very many farmers are dissatisled with the 1920 ex- periment.‘ In 1920 a total of 14,750,000 pounds of wool were pooled. This year the total is 27,093,466. The states in the wool pool for each year, with the amounts pooled by each are: 1920 1921 Pounds Pounds Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2,000,000 500,000 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,000 1,200,000 Cost of Preducing Winter Wheat Placed at $1.50 to HE COST of producing winter Wheat ' I in 1920 showed about as high an av- erage as in 1919, according to a prelimin- ary report on farms surveyed in 10 counties in the winter wheat belt just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The range in cost for the bulk of the crop (80 per cent of production) on 216 owner farms surveyed in 1920 was found to be $1.20 to $2.50 per bushel as compared with $1.30 to $2.50 for the bulk of the crop pro- duced on the 284 farms surveyed in 1919. V In 1920 about 46 per cent of the operat- ors held their costs down to the average ($1.80) or lower; in 1919, with an average cost of $1.87, 47 per cent of the operators kept their costs within that limit. 7 With costs almost as high as those of the previous year, and with a declining mar- ket, many of these farmers sustained heavy losses on their wheat. In eight of the, 10 ‘cjounties surveyed only 10 . to 20 per cent 'oi the Wheat was hauled direct from the achine to the elevator. On that part of . Eet operating ex. per acre. , Net cost per acre, includ- eludin‘ interest [7. . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 500,000 508.931 Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9,536 Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 500,000 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000,000 2,000,000 Brody Stays with Bureau CLARK BRODY Retained as General Mgr. Farm Bureau After Ap- man, who takes Brady’s pointmcnt to College Bd. place as Secretary. J. ROGERS Farm Bureau Committee- TO CONFORM with the requirements of the Michigan State Farm Bureau constitution which states that no officer of the state organization shall hold elective or appointive public office, Secretary Clark W. Brody, upon receiving the appointment to the State Board of Agriculture, resigned his position and was immediately engaged by the executive com— mittee as general manager of the State Farm Bureau. In this position Mr. Brody is author- ized as in the past to have general supervision over the state farm bureau business depart— ments and organization work, according to the executive committee action. Mr. A. J. Rogers, of Beulah, an executive committeeman, was appointed secretary to look after the nominal duties of that. office, without any increase in compensation. Mr. Rogers is a successful farmer and has been connected with the State Farm Bureau since its incep- tion. ' Acre Cost of Growing Wheat ] MissirlLri lNebraska. Item I 1 Car- l l . ]I’ike ],rol-1 ]Gago](.‘.lay ]"Co. ] Co. 1 Co. ] Co. Avg. yield per acre (but-1).. [13.5 ]17.6 ]21.5 ]l3.1 _- __ ._ __ Labor (prepare land, seed)] ] ] ] blan labor cost . . . . . . . . . ] 1.99] 1.94] 1.7 ] 1.57 Horse labor cost . . . _ . . .. ] 3.69] 393] 3.30] 8.08 Contract labor . . . . . . . .. ] .33 ] .06 Labor (harvest and market) ] ] Man labor cost . . . . . . . .. 354] 4.81 4.83] 3.83 Horse labor cost . . . . . .. 1,64] 1.91] 1.82] 1.45 Contract labor . . . . . . . . . .08] .08 .06 Seed . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 2.86] 2.65 2.73] 2.57 Binder twine . . . . , . . . .. .30] .32 .41] .38 Manure and straw . . . . .. .95] .39] .36] .20 Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . .. 2.65] l Threshing _ . . . . . . . .. 1.61] 2.80I 2.28] 1.75 Taxes and insurance .51] .54 .96] .73 Special crop insurance .. .09l .16 .20] .27 Use cost of machine 2.87 3.00 2.52] 1.51 Loss on abandoned acre“, .69 .08] 1.33 Overhead . . . . .. 1.93 1.92 1.76] 1.49 Total expense per acre.... 25.40 24.78]23.08|20.22 Credits ... . . . . . . . . , . . ..l 1.09] .71] .48] .19 I24.31]24.07I22.60]20.03 ]‘1.8l] 1.38l 1.05] 1.54 . ] 8.25]11.30]14.64]13.57 Net operating ex. per bu... Interest on investment 1 l I ing interest . , . . . . . . ]32.56]35.37l37.24]33.60 N at cost - per bushel, in- l I I I ...] 2.42] 2.01] 1.731 2.57 co- ‘ Michigan Ranks Second in Largest Wool Pool Over 2 7 Million Pounds Placed in 1921 Pool 1) y Farmers in Tw‘enty-on‘é States Michigan ... . . . . . . . . . 3,500,000 4,006,850 California . . . . . . .130,218 Minnesota . . . . .. 200,000 122,274 Missouri . . . . .. 1,000,000 Montana .. . . . .4 . 3,500,000 North Dakota 500,000 500,000 New York . ... . . . . . .. 500,000 500,000 Ohio ... .... . . . . . . . . . .. 3,000,000 6,000,000 South Dakota . . . . . . .. 1,000,000 500,000 Texas . .. . . . . . . . . .. 800,000 Utah .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,000,000 W‘ashington and Oregon . . .. 2,040,657 Wisconsin ... . . . . . . . . . .. 250,000 200,000 Wyoming .. ... . . . . .. 2,000,000 West Virginia 75,000 According to C. A. Fawcett, director of the cooperative department of the A. F. B. F., market value on domestic wools of bright character are as follows: Dclaine, 32@35cts. ; fine clothing, 25@27 cts; half blood staple, 26 to 28 cents; half blood clothing, 25 to 27 cents;'thrcc-eighths staple, 24 to 26 cents; quarter blood staple, 21 to 24 cents; quarter blood clothing, 20 to 22 cents; three-eighths blood clothing, 21 to 23 cents; low’quarter, 17 to 19 cents; comnflon and braid, 15 to 16. The wool market has had a more healthy appearance for the last tWo weeks. Last week about 1,750,000 pounds of pooled wool were moved and the week before 2,000,000 pounds. Most of these wools were of the 1920 clip, the range of values being about steady. The market of the medium grades appears to be slightly higher. Mills are run- ning at a high percentage of capacity, con- suming at the rate of 500,000,000 pounds an- nually. The cloth market seems to be at about pre-war volume. With the importa- tion of foreign clothing wools reduced to a minimum by reason of the 15 cents per grease pound duty imposed by the emerg: ency tariff, and domestic consumption in- creasing, surplus stocks will be reduced. $2.50 per Bu. this wheat which was sold immediately the operators got the benefit of the prices that prevailed before the slump soon after the 1920 crop began to come on the market. The survey in question, conducted by the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics, yielded figures on labor and material requirements that should be of vital interest to the winter wheat grower, as indicative of what may be expected un— der conditions approximating those that, prevail in the counties surveyed. The ac-' com’panying table shows the average net cost per bushel and per acre for two of the several counties surveyed. ’The results of the survey serve to stress the importance of yield per acre as a fac- tor influencing the cost per bushel. It was found that the operators having costs of $1.20 or under per bushel could boast yields ranging from 12 to 31 bushels per acre, While those so unfortunate as to have Wheat costing $4 or more per bushel had yields from 3 to 7 bushels per acre. _ —-.._.-.-‘_.. ..... ‘ i 2 O (your ad. today. El fi/ l”! (3 Be your own top maker and save N A New Top for your Ford $5.65 one-half hour’s time Think of being able to put a new top on the old car for only $5.65. And it is a strictly high-grade top, made of a. fine quality of genuine Jansen extra heavy rubberized top material the same that you will find on many high-grade cars. cut to exactly fit the old bows, all ready for you to put on The rear lights are in. Even the tacks and the finishing binding are furnished. All you need is a hammer and a screw driver, and about a half hour’s time to make your old top look as fine as it did the day you drove your car away from the dealer’s store. This price is only possible because you will be buying it from one of the largest and best known top makers in the country. The big production of this company has made it possible to sell this stand- ard Ford top for this low price Ten to sixteen dollars is the price which the average dealer would charge you for recovering a top, Now you can have a new top for less than half \ this amount. Why go through this Fall and Win- ter with a. shabby looking top, when you can haVe a. new one for so little. Send your check or money order today and the top wil lbe sent you immediately. Money back if not thoroughly satisfied. Jansen Manufacturing Co 1040 14th Street DETROIT MICHIGAN _—_——-_———_ Jansen Manufacturing Co. 1040 14th Street Detro’ ’Am enclosing $5.65 Jansen Ford Top Cover. 3- ichigan for one Name OIDOIOOOIIIOOOOJOOO o a c o no IS YOUR FARM FOR SALE? “' Write out a plain description and figure 100 for each word, initial or group of figures fo rthree insertions. There is no cheaper or better way of selling a. farm in Michigan and you deal direct with the buyer. No agents or commissions. If you want to sell or trade your farm, send in Don't just talk about it. Our‘ Business Far‘mers’ hange gets results. ' the Michigan Business ' Adv. pent... M Clemens. NEAR EAST GRAIN CALIPAIGN UNDER WAY 0RD FROM nearly every coun- ty in”"’Michigan in which the county grain campaign has been organized tells of the desire of the farmers to give of their grain and money to help feed the starving children of the Near East. A large number of letters have been received by the Business Farmer fro-m its readers asking to whom donations can be made. The plan of local organization which has been followed is this: In each county there has been or is be- ing organized, avcommittee of repre- sentative farmers. consisting usually of the county agent, a representa- tive from each of the local farm or- ganizations, and a representative from each township. Each township has its own committee which is sup- posed to visit every farmer in the township and solicit a gift of grain or money, for which a receipt is given upon delivery to the receiving station. The receiving station dele- gated is usually some central ele- vator where grain can be handled. In cases where the total amount of grain received at any such station does not make a full carload, the state committee suggests that the elevator purchase the grain at the current market price and the money be sent to the headquarters in De- troit, where grain will be purchased in carload lots. This is done in or- der to save freight and handling ex- pense. In cases, however, Where the local committee insists that the grain itself shall be moved the state committee will comply, but prefers to follow the previous plan in order to save expense. Some farmers have asked, if, after they have given the grain. the ele- vators, mills, railroads, etc, are go- ing to be willing to do their part gratis. The answer in most cases is “yes.” Every elevator thus far has agreed to handle the grain With- out charge and a number of mills have agreed to mill it without charge. The Grand Trunk railway has agreed to haul Michigan’s en- tire quota. from Detroit to seaboard absolutely free of charge, and Di- rector Spillane of the State Commit- tee has been trying for weeks to get the local Michigan roads to trans- port grain from up-state points to Detroit without charge. A number of counties have already returned their quota, Otsego being the first. Some have reported much above their quota, and it is apparent that with continued co-operation on the part of the farmers Michigan’s entire quota will be subscribed with- out difliculty. In case any farmer has not yet been given an opportun- ity to help he should get in touch at once with the county agent who will advise him as to the disposition of his gift. In talking with the editor of the Business Farmer, Director Spillane voiced his deep thankfulness for the spontaneous and generous manner in which the farmers are meeting with the appeal. He feels that if every state in the union can do as well as Michigan that the campaign will be a tremendous success and that the thousands of little child- ren in the Near East may be fed without difficulty the coming winter. .DEPARTMTE NT OF AGRICULTURE DEFENDS CORN FIGURES HE U. S. Department of Agricul- ture has entered a general de- ' nial to the charges recently pub— lished in a series of advertisements by an eastern paper that its statis— tics on corn acreage were overesti- mated and that as a result corn pric- es were being unfairly depressed. The basis of this assumption was in a. comparison of the Department's figures with the census figures for the year 1919, the census figures showing an apparent difference of about 13 million acres below the acreage estimath by the Department. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture C. W. Pugsley, explains the apparent discrepancy by pointing out that the Department’s estimate covered corn planted for ALL purposes, while the Census figures were only for corn “harvested for grain.” Had the acreage planted to corn for other purposes, such as silage, forage, hogging down. eta, been added, says Mr. Pugsley, the census figures would probably have been higher than the Department’s, but taking into consideration the different in- terpretations placed upon the census questions by enumerators and farmers, “it‘is probable that the two sets of figures would be almost identical." BOYS MAKE GOOD PROFIT BAIS~ ING LAMBS R. GEORGE H. KIMBALL, Jr., secretary of the Boys ’ and Girls' Clubs of Oakland county, relates a very interesting experi- ence of the boys of that county who belong to the clubs. He states ten boys from one club each purchased a ewe from a breeder of thoroughbred Shropshires and gave his note for the price, the amount ranging from $28 to $48. A bank at Fenton band- led the paper for the youngsters. An agreement was made by the breeder that he would buy back from the boys all lambs they raised, pro- vided they reached 100 or more lbs. in weight, paying 20 cents a. pound up—which is said by Mr. Kimball to be the usual price for thoroughbred Shropshires. Of the ten boys one lost an ewe by improper care. One single lamb and a. pair of twin lambs died from improper feeding. Four pairs of twin lambs and five single lambs sur- vived, however, and were sold back to the breeder. One boy who gave his note for $28 for an ewe sold two lambs which weighed over 100 lbs. each and received $80 on his invest- ment, still retaining the ewe. Only one boy failed to qualify his lamb for sale. Profits on this club's activities, Mr. Kimball said, are proving encourag- ing to other clubs of boys Who are entering raising of sheep or pigs. FARMERS’ VIEWS WANTED AT A. F. B. F. ANNUAL CONVENTION N ACCORDANCE with a request from Secretary J. W. Coverdale of American Farm Bureau Feder- ation, the Michigan State Farm Bu- reau, through its general manager, Clark L. Brody, is asking Michigan county far-m bureaus to get sugges- tions from their membership as to what they want done at the third an- nual A. F. B. F. convention at At» lanta, Ga., November 21-23, where the national program for 1922 will be outlined. Mr. Brody is asking county farm bureaus to have their suggestions into the State office not later than November 1. Secretary Coverdale makes it plain that suggestions from any member of the American Farm Bureau Fed- eration will be welcomed. Through the county and state meetings the . U. S. SETTLES WOOL DEAL I desire to thank you for leading the fight in the wool deal. Just received check from Washington for $16.86, bal- ance on 1918 clip. Was hOp- ing 1919 might be in it, too. Iwishtodonatemymite to those worthy Armenians. Who shall I send it too?——Draton Summons, Lapeer 00., Mich. (Editor‘s Nata—Tho Business Farmer was probably not entirely responsible for those refunds being made on the 1918 wool deal, al- though it was the only farm paper which followed the matter and in- sistod that the government should abide by its original agreement and force wool dealers to return a part of their excess profits. The Business Former received and for- warded to Washington a largo number of ololms from Michigan wool growers who believed them- solves entitled to additional :9. voting delegates to .l the annual meeting should be carefully instruc- ted as to acting in a representative capacity in the annual convention. the national secretary advises. The Resolutions Committee of the con- vention has stated that it would be glad to have suggestions on what should be Written into the resolutions. “The Farm Bureau is a represen- tative, democratic organization," Secretary Coverdale said: “The of- ficials, state and national, will do what the individual members want done. As rapidly as possible we are providing means so that the mind of every individual member will register in making up the mass mind of the American Farm Bureau Federation. We are prevented from conducting a referendum to the . membership previous to our third annual meeting by the expense in- volved; eventually we hope that our budget will provide for at least four referenda or questionnaires each year, reaching every member of the organization. That ideal is obvi- ously impossible of accomplishment at this time, but we are working to- ward it as rapidly as finances per- mit. We now do the next best thing, and through the states ask the coun« ty farm bureaus to send us their or~ ders concerning the American Farm Bureau Federation program for work for 1922.” Through the 45 state farm bureau federations more than 1,500 county farm bureaus are afiiliated with the national federation. FARM BUREAU NOTES AMES NICOL, president of the Michigan State Farm.Bureau, is to preside at the first meeting of the National Fruit Marketing Com- mittee of 21 at Atlanta, Ga... Novem- ber 19, just preceding the annual convention of the A. F. B. F. The fruit marketing committee was ap- pointed by President J. R. Howard of the A. F. B. F. to develop a na- tional co-operative marketing plan for fruit. ‘ Mrs. John C. Ketcham of Hast- ings, Michigan, has been appointed by President J. R. Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation to the Woman’s Committee of the Federation which will meet in Chi- cago October 26, to determine what position women shall occupy in the farm bureau and to outline a pro. gram for their activities. The rec- ommendations of the committee will be presented to the annual farm bur- eau convention at Atlanta, November 21-23. Other members of the Wom- an’s committee are: Mrs. A. E. Brig- den, of New York. Mrs. Izetta Brown of West Virginia, and Mrs. Vera Bu- siek Schuttler of Missouri. The com- mittee was originally scheduled to meet October 21 but a conflict of dates made necessary a postpone- ment. MORE LOANS BY U. S. FINANCE CORPORATION The War Finance Corporation an- nounces that it has recently approv- ed, under Sections 21, 22v and 24 of the Act, the following advances: To co-operative association of fruit growers in California, $1,250,- 000; to a South Carolina bank for the purpose of financing cotton, $300,000; to another South Carolina bank for the purpose of financing cotton for export, $100,000; to a bank in Indiana which had made loans for agricultural, purposes, $30,000; to two financial institutions in Kansas which had made loans for live stock purposes, $77,000 and $25,000. ._.___.___. I WEB WORMS MAKE THEIR Arm * PEARANCE Several farmers of Cass county res port the appearance of the web worm in newly-sown alfalfa fields. Many fields have been entirely destroyed so far by this pest. It is said that by going over the field with ar-roller while the worms are at work this post can be destroyed as the roller ", crushes the worms and doesno'lhsrm; _ i to thorium: ~‘ o Volume Ix \ a - «u ‘ 7229.21507di a BUSINESS FARM ER October 22 1921 Little Chance of Paying Oil Wells in Michigan > ‘ Geological Survey and Experimental Wells Show Possibilities Are Limited OR MORE than fifty years Michigan has been the object of attention at the hands of the oil operator but thus far the State can- not boast of a single commercial well. This has not been due to lack of drilling enterpris- es nor to wholly unfavorable geological condi- tions. The consistent failure of drilling en- terprises has been largely due to the haphaz- ard unintelligent or misguided efforts. Most of the enterprises have been started as stock jobbing propositions, on false promises and without regard to geolOgical conditions. A few oil projects have been carried through with intelligence and with some results although unsatisfactory from a commercial standpoint. Stock jobbing enterprises formerly were common in Michigan but for some years these nefarious schemes have been practically ab- sent from the State. Generally the enterpris- es are now started in good faith but unfortun- ately most of them on false notions as to the manner of occurrence of oil and in ignorance of local geological conditions. The State Gre- ological Survey is constantly in receipt of the reports of the discovery of surface signs of oil and gas such as rainbow colored films, bubbles of gas, topographis or surface features, pecul- iarly colored waters, presence of certain min- erals, etc. In nearly every case these reports prove to be Without foundation. Therainbow films are generally due to iron oxide and the gas is merely marsh gas, or at best surface gas. Such signs are of little significance in Michi- gan so far as indicating the presence of com- mercial quantities of oil in any particular 10- cality. The major structure of the rock strata or layers in Michigan is unfavorable for the oc- currence of extensive fields of oil and gas. Local structures in the rock, however, are known to occur in Michigan and it appears more than probable that some of these struc- tures will be found to contain oil in commerc- ial if not large quantities. There are a num- her of oil formations in Michigan, chief of which are the Dundee and Trenton limestone formations, but there are other formations which a 0 appear to have possibilities, such as the Trave formation. All of these forma- tions have yielded small quantities of oil 0r gas, or both. At Port Huron oil was produced for many years but at barely commercial quantities. Recently the land in this city on which the oil properties were situated became so valuable for building purposes that pro- duction of oil ceased. In 1914 oil was dis— covered at Saginaw in no less than four hori- zons, but the quantities did not prove to be sufiicient for commercial operation. Similar quantities were discovered many years ago in a number of wells at Allegan. Small show- ings have been encountered in wells in the vicinity of Niles, and Muskegon. In 1920 oil was struck in a well northeast of Deerfield in Monroe county but as yet drilling has not resulted in commercial production in this 10- cality. At the present time there are several wells contemplated or in progress. Some of them have definite possibilities for the dis- covery of oil or gas. In Sanilac county the oil formations are known to be present at comparatively shal- low depth. It is probable that in southern Sanilac county the Dundee limestone could be tested out «at depths between 1,000 and 1,500 feet, depending upon the locality. The depth, however, increases to the north and west. The bed rocks in th'm part of the county v are entirely concealed and nothing is known as to the presence or absence of folds By R. A. SMITH State Geologist have been approached by representa- tives of oil-drilling companies and ask- ed to sign a lease of the rights to the gas and oil which may be found upon their farms. At the present oil companies are signing up leases in the vicinity of BrOwn City, Sanilac county, and in other sections drilling is actually being done. Copies of these leases have been sent to us with the request that we examine them and advise Whether or not they should be signed. Ex- amination has shown that all such leases are the standard oil and gas lcasn used in such state as Oklahoma, and‘ providing the farmer can stand the annoyance of having his farm dug up there is no reason why we should not Sign the lease and take the chance of oil being found in paying quan- tities. That there is oil beneath the Mich- igan sod no one doubts, but Whether it ex- ists in paying quantities is another matter. “70 have, therefore, asde Mr. R. A. Smith, the State Geologist, to prepare for us an ar- ticle upon the subject, which he has kindly done. If you have the “oil” bee in your bonnet, read his article.—Editor. FROM TIDIE to time farmers in this state or structures suitable for trapping and re— taining oil and gas. A number of deep wells have been drilled in the county but these furnish very little definite information. The region is what may be terme< “rank wildcat”, and there is nothing to guide the prospector in determining where the more favorable lo- calities occur. Contrary to the common pop- ular notion, the surface features in this part of the State are in no way related to struc- tures in the underlying rocks and are there- Our “Guess” on the Future of the Potato Market ‘ OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR APR. MAY JUNE JULY HE ABOVE chart shows how the Bus- iness Farmer thinks the potato market will act for the next ten months. The line in— dicating the upward trend was not placed there entirely by guess-work, however. It is based partly on the law of averages and partly upon pure speculation. By going back over the potato production for the last twenty years and taking years in which the production was comparable with the current year’s, it was discovered that prices for those years followed the same general trend. Factors which pre- vent the laying down of an absolute rule are changes in the population, business depression and severity of the Winter. A sudden change in business conditions or weather might, for instance, cause the market to fluctuate more rapidly at these particular periods than shown by the chart. The estimated trend is based on thexDepartment of Agriculture’s October 1st estimate of 345 million bushels and upon the average price to farmers of 90 cents a bushel the first week in October. ‘ fore of no significance so far as oil and gas are concerned. As a consequence a single hole would have little chance of striking a pool of oil should it exist in Sanilac county. Several wells, how- ever, properly located would have much larg- er chances, but these on the basis of present evidence are not sufficient to raise such an 011 project out of the class of a pure speculation or gamble. Only those who can afford to take the inherent high risks should invest money in such enterprises. Michigan Takes Third Place in Collegiate Judging IN SOME respects Michigan was “out of luck” at the National Dairy Show held in St. Paul, Minn, last week, while in others she did not fare so badly. ’In the boys’ club stock judging contest she was accorded thirteenth place among sixteen aspiring states. North Dakota won first honors and Nebraska second. Wm Peters, of Homer, a member of the Michigan judging team, was given fifth honors in individual scoring. In the colleg- iate judging contest, Michigan fared better, her team consisting of Thomas and Sweet- man of East Lansing, Harper of Middleville and Carter of Elsie, won third honors. This same team won first place at the Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo, Iowa. The team was coached by H. E. Dennison of the M. A. C. Competition in both events was very strong and while the poor showing made in the club contest was naturally a disappointment, the club leaders are not discouraged by any means. The decision has simply given them new incentive to work harder for the honors at the International and a better showing at next year’s contests. The Dairy Show, advises Mr. R. A. Turner, state boys’ and girls’ club leader who was present, in a special dispatch to the Business Farmer was one of the best ever ‘ held, the exhibits of dairy cattle having come from the four corners of the United States, denoting a sustained interest in the dairy business despite the discouragements of the time. One of the most striking exhibits was staged by the greatest dairy state of them all, \Visconsin, showing the progress that hail been made in fifty years of dairying. Michigan was represented at the She v by II. II. Halladay, commissioner of agriculture. Geo. W. Dickinson, secretary-manage" of the Michigan State Fair, Milo D. Campbell of Goldwater, Mr. Wigman, H. W. Norton and E. E. Kellogg of Lansing, and Prof. Reed, Mr. Balzer, H. E. Dennison and 1». A. Turner, all of the College, in addition to the judging teams. Yes, All Are Welcome N ANSWER to the many who are asking the I contest manager if the entire family, their whole school, Ladies’ Aid or other farmers’ or- ganization can compete in our $500 “S” puzzle contest, we say “YES”. Any number can help make up the list which must be sent in one person’s name and the same rules and regulations apply as ' to the individual contestant. We are reprinting the picture again on the back cover of this issue, so if any of you have not had the fun of making up your list of objects which begin with “8”, now is the time to try. V [5; I, ,. . we: #51. .1 . , L- V , , ' '7‘. An lndependenl ? ‘. *"v hrmer's Weekly Owned IM \fi . 7;, ' ha'eflfitfi ESS v . _.., Edilcd In Michigan SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1921 Published every Saturday by THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. Inc. Mt. Clemens, Michigan ' Represented in New York, Chicago. 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(260 Issues) $3.00 The date following your name on the address label shows when m" "bscflmon expires. In renewing kindly send this label to "0“? mismkefl. Remit by check. draft. money-order or registered lea"; Stamps and currency are at your risk. We acknowledge by mt'ch” "mil Ellery dollar received. Advertlslng Rates: Forty-five cents per agate line. 14 lines to (- column web. 772 lines to the page. Flat rates. le0 Stock and Auctlon Sale Advertising: We offer sDeCinl 10" rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry: m“ “';__ RELIABLE ADVERTISERS We will not knowingly accept the advertising of any person or firm who we do not believe to be thoroughly honest and reliable. Should any reader have any causs for complaint against any adyertlser in these columns, the publisher would appreclate an immediate letter bringing all facts to light. in every case when writing say: "I saw your advertisement in_'I‘he Michigan Business Farmerl” It will guarantee honest dealing; Entered as second—class matter, at post—office. Mt. Clemens, Mich. That Wool Pool HE FINAL payments which have just been made to the 16,000 farmers who consigned their wool to the 1920 W001 p001 marks the conclusion of the first attempt to pool farm producs On a large scale in this state. The venture is worthy of some study to ascertain in what dcgrcc if any it was in- strumental ill stabilizing the market and re- turnjng to the farmer ll, larger price than he might otherwise have, received. In certain rc- spccfs the outcome of the 1920 pool is hardly a fair criterion to follow. The pool was cs- tablished in what, as was soon discovered, was the most unsatisfactory period of recent times. It is hard to conceive of a. set of conditions more dbcouraging to vcnlzurcs of this kind than those which obtained from within a short time after the pool was started. Yet for all that the wool was successfully graded and stored, and finally sold or manufactured, and final returns made to the consignors on a high- er basis, it is claimed, than the farmer would have received had he sold to the trust. Naturally, not all the farmers who pooled their wool are pleased with the manner in which the pool was conducted or the returns received. A number of communications have been received by the Business Farmer upon the subject indicating a certain amount of dissatisfaction. Typical of these complaints was one received from Mr. J. S., a prominent farmer of Van Buren county, who is a mem- ber of the Grange, the Gleaners and Farm Bureau. Writing in answer to the editor’s query in a recent issue, “by what line of reas— oning can the Farm Bureau be held in anyway responsible for the farmers’ losses on wool,” he says: "The managers of the wool department are responsi- ble for getting the 1920 wool into high-pricod storage which was bound to eat up the value in a short time. They paid about four times the commission necessary to handle the wool after it was assembled, and they did not, as has been claimed. ‘rclicvc the market by holding the pool,’ because they did not hold it. They were seized with a panic and began to try to force the wool on the market as soon as they got possession of it, and finally dumped it for what they could get at a time that was sure to ruin the market for the 1921 crop. I am not criticizing the principle of pooling or co-operation or farm organization but I am criticizing the high-paid officers who managed the pool.” This criticism was referred to the Farm Bureau with the request that ’the charges be citll'er denied or confirmed, to which Mr. A. J. Hankins, manager of the wool department, replies as follows: “The Michigan State Farm Bureau at the time of starting the wool pool only anticipated getting a. small lot of wool, possibly not to exceed a million pounds. It was figured that the warehouse at 221 North Cedar St... would be available and would take care of all the wool that was brought in. We stored here over a. million pounds and the wool still kept coming in as you realize the buyers in Michigan stopped buying and this threw the wool all into the pool. The result was that we had to avail ourselves of any storage we could set. We do not admit paying extremely high prices, but we had to pay the price asked as suitable wool storage was very hard to get. It was either a. case of renting storage or refusing .to buy wool. “Statistics show that it cost the farmers usually 7d per pound to get their wool from the farm to the mill, and even though we carried the wool fourteen months ourextrelne charge is only .04650. \ Further. our woois x: 7 ‘ fARMER as: not start ' the fact that there, Wasjno. market from June 1920 until. February 1921-. .- Oto‘ourse, we have gained considerable knowledge from last year's experience, and it is esti- mated now,that the cost of handling wool this year will be, out down close to 60 per cent from last year. This is due to a better system. better facilities for handling, etc." . To the average person, who knows nothing about the intricacies and consequent cost of receiving, assembling, grading, and otherwise handling and storing three and a half mil- lion pounds of wool for fourteen months the aggregate of nearly $150,000 for this service looks high, and the criticism of J. S., in this respect seems justified. However, there seems to be no argument about it. Mr. Han- . kins admits it is high and estimates that the cost can be cut fifty per cent on the 1921 pool. It would, therefore, seem both wise and fair for all farmers to withhold their judgment on the poolng idea until it has been given a more thorough trial under conditions more nearly normal. The government has sold most of its surplus stocks accumulated during the war; the emergency tariff bill is discouraging im- ports; there is a. pronounced revival in the clothing business; and low prices have driven many farmers out of the sheep business which means a lower production. The current season promises to be much more favorable to the pooling of wool and the several State Farm Bureaus ought to have no difficulty in producing concrete cvidenccrthat this method of marketing the American wool crop is far superior to the old. England a Friend. 0 NOT the ficnd'sh propagandists ever rest? "\thn they have tired of paint- ing Mexico in the blackcst colors of their art, they spread a flame—red picture of the Jap- anese menace upon the canvas and as soon as that has done its devilish. work they turn again to their ncwer pastime of poisoning the American mind against the British. The incident of General Pcrshing’s huff against the British government because of an alleged slight was played to the limit by American anti—British papers, and when the smoke of distrust had cleared away it was discovered that the hitch in the program which was to take Pershing to London was entirely the fault of the American authorities. The day the editor left Copenhagcn'for Ber- lin, the English people unveiled a statue to George “Washington in Trafalgar Square, London. All the Rotarians in England in- cluding myself had been invited by the British government to attend the ceremonies but I was unable to do so. But I am sure that I could not have been more greatly impressed with the friendly and magnanimous spirit shown by this mark of respect had I been present in person and witnessed the placing of the tribute. It was an unheard of proced- ure, this erection of a monument among Brit- ish national heroes to a man who, in the words of President Henry Louis Smith of the Wash- ington and Lee University, “had forsaken Great Britain’s flag, rejected her sovereignty and fought against her King”. In accepting the statue, Lord Curzon paid a high trbutc to Washington ’9 (love of liberty, his independence, his nobility of character. He voiced the wistful hope that America and Great Britain might always be friends. “We can never fight again,” he said. “We ought never to quarrel again. “If anybody got up on a platform and suggested it in this country he would be booted from the place”. Such is the spirit of England today. May it also become the spirit of America. Interest Rates IN FIXING the rate of interest to apply on loans to banks for agricultural pur- poses, the U. ’S. Finance Corporation appar- ently overlooked the fact that 1nterest rates are due for a fall. Bankers are charged five and one-half per cent and are allowed a commission of two per cent, making the cost to the farmer seven and one-half per cent, which is a half of one per cent above the average rate charged by most banks,“ in the lower half of Michigan, but less than the prevailing rate in more sparsely settled sec- " " ‘a,;--j..govemment ‘ u agenCy cannot loan money , t i as low " an in- terest ‘rate as banks is “something we cannot - understand. Cooperative associations which are still able to borrow their require- ments from their local bankers will hardly find it to their advantage to borrow through the finance corporation. \ The Agricultural Bloc ALL STREET doesn’t like the agri- ~~ cultural bloc. It is contrary to a repre- sentative form of government. It substitutes rule by class for rule by party. It emphasiz- es class distinction, and so forth and so on. But the most nefarious thing it has done has been to wrest control of legislation from the hands of Wall Street, where it has reposed for 10, these many years. Wall Street knows no code of honor unless it ,be the honor traditionally supposed to ex- ist among thieves so long as she is in complete control of the situation. With her hands on the nation’s purse-strings and her mighty power dictating the laws of the country, she cares not what her enemies may say about her. She is safe. But when her power is broken, as it has been broken in Washing- ton by the agricultural bloc, she raises her bleary eyes to heaven and babbles piously about the Constitution, the Golden Rule, and the evil consequences that are sure to follow this disregard for party lines. The “bloc” is nothing new either in Con- gress or state legislatures. If it is not defin- itely organized it exists by tacit understand- ing in nearly every session of our law-making bodies. Any number of times during and following the war, party lines were entirely disregarded and a certain group of men com- posed of both republicans and democrats voted solidly together to defeat or assist proposed legislation. The only difference between the, agricultural bloc and other blocs is that the farmer legislators operate publicly, while those who act under orders and in the interest of the “malefactors of great wealth,” work in secret harmony. The first is a visible gov- ernment; the second is an invisible govern- ment. Which does the public prefer? Attention is called to the menace of the “labor bloc” which was active during the war and succeeded in putting across some leg- islation of a nature alleged to be harmful. As a warning to the agriculturists stress is laid upOn the untimely end which came to the labor legislators and the power of their .con- stituency. To that comparison one can only reply that if the agricultural legislators make the mistake of embracing unfair and vicious legislation they should and they will meet de- feat. Otherwise their insistence that agricul- ture must have a square deal and their or- ganized efforts to insure it must meet with the approval of those who recognize the im- portance of the agricultural industry in its relation to the nation’s welfare. The Governor and the Farmers ll‘ GOVERNOR Groesbeck has left anything undone to please the farmers of the state we do not know what it is. During the last session of the legislature his door was always open to the farmer legislators and» they got his support for almost everything they want- ed. True, his approval of the proposed in— come tax was a little belated but it finally came. In the reorganization of the Michigan State Fair, the Governor gave agriculturally- minded men a majority on the Board. In his appointments to the State Board of Agricul- ture he has recognized the principle that a farm college should be run by farmers and has been so guided in his choice. His ap- pointment of Brody is a notable example of his desire to give the farmers the recognition which is their due in the management of state affairs. It has been along time since Michi- gan has had a Governor who has taken so keen an interest in the farm population. We can; not, therefore, refrain from joining with the, H Governor ' Farm Bureau ‘in thanking beck for th‘srecognition; Owfiflficddmnmfi-huv \\ (continued from last week) HALLONER, who was a newly appointed factor of the Hudson’s Bay 00., had pitched his camp at the edge of the lake close to the mouth of the creek. There\\was not much to it—a battered tent, a still more battered canoe, and a small pile of dunnage. But in the last glow of the sunset it would have spoken vol- umes to a man with an eye trained to the wear and the turmoil of the forests. It was the outfit of a man who had gone unfearing to the rough edge of the world And now what was left of it was returning with him. To Ghalloner there was some- thing of human comradeship in these remnants of things that had gone through the greater part of a year’s fight with him. The canoe was warp- ed and battered and patched; ‘smoke and storm had blackened his tent until it was the colour of rusty char. and his grub sacks were next to emp- ty. Over a small fire the contents of a pan and a pot were brewing when he returned with Miki at his heels, and close to the heat was a battered and mended reflector in which a bannock of flour and water was be- ginning to brown. In one of the pots was coffee, in the other boiling fish. Miki sat down on his angular haunches so that the odour of the fish filled his nostrils. This, he had discovered, was the next thing to eat- ing. His eyes, as they followed Chal- loner’s final preparatory movements, were as bright as garnets, and every third or fourth breath he licked his chops and swallowed hungrily. That in fact, was why Miki had got his name- He was always hungry, and apparently always empty( no matter how much he ate. Therefore his name. Mild, “The drum." It was not until they had eaten the fish and the bannock, and Chal- loner had lighted his pipe, that he spoke what was in his mind. “To—marrow I'm going after that bear," he said. Miki, curled up near the dying em- bers, gave his tail a club-like thump in evidence of the fact that he was listening. “I'm going to pair you up with the cub, and tickle the Girl to death.” Miki thumped his tail harder than before- “F‘ine,” he seemed to say. “Just think of it," said Challoner, looking over Miki's head a thousand miles away, "Fourteen mon~ths——and at last we’re going. home. I’m going to train you and the cub for that sister of mine. Eh, won’t you like that? You don't know what she’s like. you homely little devil, or you wouldn't sit there staring at me like a totem-pole pup! And it isn't in your stupid head to imagine how pretty she is. You saw that sunset to— night? Well, she’s prettier than that if she is my sister. Got anything to add to that, Miki? If not, let’s say our prayers and go to bed!” Challoner rose and stretched him- self. His muscles cracked. He felt life surging like a giant within him. And Mi‘ki, thumping his tail until this moment, rose on his overgrown legs and followed his master into their shelter. . O O O 0 It was in the gray light of the ear- - Ry summer dawn when Challoner came forth again, and rekindled the fire. Miki followed a few moments K later, and his master fastened the ' end of a worn tent-rope around his neck and tied the rope to a sapling. Another rope of similar length Chal< loner tied to the corners, of a grub sack so that it could be carried over his shoulder like a game bag. With the first nose-flush of the sun he was ready for the trail of Neewa and his mother-Mm set up a melanchol wailing when he --fonnd himself leg ' ' flhalloner looked .‘fi Nemsssfgg/hejear I \ AwsroiiY OF THE GREAT‘ eureoqghs‘f' 129 JAMES OLIVER CURWOO Michigan? Own and Amonce'gniorgngit 0F 695. Wild UFO Romance ersaultinrg at the efiE of his rope like a jumping-jack. For a quarter of a mile up the creek he could hear Miki’s entreating protest. To Challoner the business of the day was not a matter of personal pleasure, nor was it inspired alone by his desire to possess a cub along with Miki. He needed meat, and bear pork thus early in the seas-on would be exceedingly good; and above all else he needed a supply of fat. If he bagged this bear, time would (be saved all the rest of the way down to civilization. It was eight o'clock when he struck the first unmistakably fresh signs of Noozak and News. It was at the point where Noozak had fished four or five days previously. and where they had returned yesterday to feast on the "ripened" catch. Challoner was elated. He was sure that he would find the pair along the creek, and not far distant- The wind was in his favour, and he began to ad- vance with greater caution, his rifle ready for the anticipated moment. For an hour he travelled steadily and quietly, marking every sound and movement ahead of him, and wet- ting his finger now and then to see if the wind had shifted. After all, it was not so much a matter of human cunning. Everything was in Chal— loner’s favour. In a wide, flat part of the valley where the creek split itself into a dozen little channels, and the water rippled between sandy bars and over pebbly shallows, Neewa and his moth- er were nosing about lazily for a breakfast of crawfish. The world had never looked more beautiful to Nee- wa- The sun made the soft hair on his back fluff up like that of a purring cat. He liked the splash of wet sand under his feet and the singing gush of water against his legs. He liked the sound that was all about him, the breath of the wind. the whispers that came out of the spruce—tops and the cedars, the murmur of water, the twit-twit of the rock rabbits, the call of birds; and more than all else the low, grunting talk of his mother. It was in this suanather sweep of the valley that Noozak caught the first whiff of danger. It came to her in a sudden twist of the wind—the smell of man! Instantly she was turned into rock. There was still the deep scar in her shoulder which had come, years before, with that same smell of the one enemy she feared. For three summers she had not caught the taint in her nostrils and she had almost forgotten its existence. Now, so suddenly that it paralyzed her, it ,was warm and terrible in the breath of the wind. In this moment, too, Neewa seem- ed to sense the nearness of an ap- palling danger. Two hundred yards from Challoner he stood a motion— less blotch of jet against the white of the sand about him, his eyes on his mother. and his sensitive little nose trying to catch the meaning of the menace in the air. Then came a thing he had never heard before—a splitting, cracking roar—something that was almost like thunder and yet unlike it; and he saw his mother lurch where she stood and crumple down all at once on her fore legs. The next moment she was up, with a wild whoof in her voice that was new to him—a warning for him to fly for his life. Like all mothers who have known the comradeship and love of a child, Noozak's first thought was of him. Reaching out a paw she gave him a sudden shove, and Neewa legged it 'Jildly for the near-by shelter of the timber. Noozak followed. A second shot came, and close over her head there sped a purring, terrible sound. But Noonkdid not hurry. 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It has satisfied or three generations. It is guaran- teed to please. Try LILY WHITE and you’ll understand wh it is “the flour the best cooks use.’ w VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN “Millers for Sixty Years” \ 4 i L . H H ~ ,3 TI .. \{ “ \ ‘ f ' .: 9" \ e a '3 ' J CLOVER SEED CONTAINS BUCKHORN Can buckhorn be successfully removed from clover seed? Is clover seed used for any other purpose than seeding down? —T. G.. Melvin, Michigan. The seed department of the State Farm Bureau, Lansing, Mich., and the leading seed companies of the state have special equipment that succesfully removes buckhorn from clover seed. To our knowledge clo- ver seed is not used for any other purpose than seeding down. Reports that it is being used for the manu- facture of dyes are not well found- ed.-—C. R. Megee, Associate in Farm Crops. M. A. C. RAG WEED ALONG HIGHWAY Rag weed is growing in our county. In many places thickly along the highways. Is there no law to protect the country from this pest! Our commissioners pay no attention to it. In what way can we take action to have the weeds destroyed? —J. D.. Williamsburg, Michigan. Follow the method pointed out in Act 66 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended in section 1, by Act 73 of the Public Acts of 1921. With reference to the refusal of the com- missioner to act in the matter I call your attention to section 8 of Act 66 of the Public Acts of 1919, where it provides that such neglect is a misdeameanor; and, upon convic- tion, subjects him to the liability of a fine or imprisonment in the coun- ty jail. If you had some justice of the peace that wanted the duty at- tended to the commissioner might find himself in jail for neglect of such duty—Legal Editor. SOLDIER BONUS BONDS Why did the state make the soldier bonus bonds of so high a denomination, (1.000)? Thousands of farmers could have bought these bonds if the denom- ination had been lower, but as it is only banks and rich men can afford to buy them.-T. J,, Wayne County, Michigan. The offering of the Highway and Soldier Bonus bonds have been so large that the Administrative Board have not felt they could be sold to individuals even though the denom- (A Olearlne Department for farmers' every day troubles. Prompt, oat-eful attention elven b all complalnts or requests for lnformatlon addre nod to tnll department. We are here you. All lnqulrloa must be accompanled by full n ame and address. Name not used If so requested.) to" inations might be smaller than $1,000. In October ‘of last year a part of an issue was reserved to be sold to the individual investor and we still have some of these bonds on hand which we have been unable to sell. It has been the opinion of the Board that it is much better to ask for bids on the total amount of the is- sue to be oflered—Hoyt Woodman. Deputy State Treasurer. SHOULD HAE AGREEMENT IN WRITING Am the owner of a Wisconsin farm on which a mortgage is about to become due. Have asked the agent thru whom the mortgage was negotiated about renew- ing it He advised against renewal, say- ing it will be alright with his client and suggests that I merely continue paying interest as before it became due. This advice seems unsound to me and I am relying upon you to advise me in the matter.——Subscriber. Whllaee, Mich. As a. business proposition you should have an agreement in writ— ing from the mortgagee extending the time or he may commence fore— closure any time. If they have ‘a foreclosure by advertisement you may not know of it and lose the title to the farm. You should have a written extension.——Legal Editor. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES 1. Has the county a legal right in building a trunk line and county roads to fill up a natural water course out of a field and thereby spoil crops? 2, Have they a legal right to let 80 rods of water in your field and spoil crops? 3. Have they a right to dig a. ditch three feet deep where you drive into your barnyard and not put tile in?——A Subscriber. Howell, Mich. As to the first you are advised that it is the duty of the municipality constructing the road, when it be- comes necessary to grade 32,076 the ‘ contour of the soil, to take care of the surface water by the use of culverts so that the natural water course will not be interferred with. In reply to your second inquiry, you are advised that it‘ would not be (Continued on page 12) 1. Decfbased production. over a decade. we a WHAT ARE YOU III THE MARKET FOH ? . . . ll be In need of one or more of every reader 0' M B F WIou are Interested In. mall It to us and we will ask dependable Cheek hem, m. I .er llterature and lowest prlees free and wlthout any obllgauon season manufacturers to send you the the followlng USE THIS GOUPOII ! Items thl: on your Dairy Food Hos Feeders Shoes Aummslpl'rl: Dynamlte insulation Pu"... u lles Endlaao Cutter ‘ um or I: sInspiiranco Fanning Mlll nghtlno Plants seeds Supplies Fertlllzor .Llohtnlno a ll Baskets Fur Buyers .Jmostono. Pulvorlnd Iillo Supplleo Farm Lands Manure Spreader Spray Mata-lab Ford Attachments Motomolec Tanners Furniture Mllklno Machine Thresher Feed Gutter Mantel Lamp Truck Furnace Nursery Stock Tractor Gas Englno Oils and Lubrleolm Tank Hector: m Poultry Suppllu Veterinary Reinedlee Grain Drlll Pumps Winona Horse Collar: Palnt our System Harrow: Flown Washlno Maohlno Harvester: Potato Mschlnor! Mndmlll Hay Rake- Rooftna WIN Fencing lllxer Hay Presses Sawing Machinery Wool Buyers Hoa Ollera Stock Food (Write on morale below anything you are Intomtod In not Ilated above.) 1. Financial stringency. line. ties arranging credits. they are now. cial situation. sell are marketing their crop. slowly thereafter. The Bean Situation at a Glance “BULL” FAGI‘ORS The total U. 8. old is laced at 8,890,000 bushels, including all varieties. yi p 2. Decline in production and imports of Japanese “kotenashis”, which have been a. depressing factor for last two years. The report is “very few kotenashis grown this year.” Emergency tarifl' of $2 per cwt., which virtually prohibits impor- tation at present low level of prices. Unemployment and business depression, resulting in Increased consumption. Restaurants, hotels, canners, retail and wholesale grocers, Jobbers, elevators,—all concerned in distri- bution of beans and bean products agree that the public has returned to the lowly been as a. favorite article of food. Lose harmful speculation and a greater desire on the part of the Jobbers and elevators to secure a good price for the farmer to encourage a larger acreage. Michigan elevators are feeling keenly the falling 01! of production in this state. “BEAR” FAQTOBS Many farmers are obliged to sell in order to meet banking obligations. There is. constant danger that the flood of supplies may over-burden and‘ demoraljze the market. ‘ 2. Lack of export demand and credits. France. Italy and Great Britain have formerly importh considerable quantifies of American-grown beans. This year they have bought very few. Spain is the only European country which increased its purch- ases here this year. It is said that Germany will require large quantities of beans this year, but is having the usual diflcul- CONCLUSIONS: The chances are about ten to one that beans will be higher than How much higher will depend largely upon the finan- _ It seems improbable that the price can advance very - rapidly within the next thirty days while farmers who are forced to They will probably not reach‘anywhere near the war level One man’s guessisas goodas mother's.- Our guessis that the “high” on the 1921 crop will be somewhere between $5 and $6 percwh,withchancesbflght6fitreachlngthelawerflgum Thatwill bringthepriceto9or100entsperpound ‘ probably be willing to pay that price with. potatoa around $2 bushfiandflourstflldOperWMpro—w. _ " This is the smallest crop in The same is true all down the Prices will probably advance very to the consumer, who will 5904 met-urn aid—am .r.-......-.. 5* fig” 45“. REPUBLICANS DENOUNCE FORD- NEY TARIFF BILL. HE ABOVE heading, conspicuous in M. B. F. Oct. 8, attracted our attention. and gives rise to a few questions and thoughts in re- view. I judge this article is an open statement, in which M. B. F. is not committed for or against. I quote sketch sentences from the article as items of review. “The source of the opposition to the Fordney bill is of singular weight." Please explain “singular.” They are Chicago As- sociation of Commerce, Chicago Tri- bune, New York Journal of Com- merce, importers of foreign prod- ucts in general. Did anyone ever hear of one of these “sources” manifesting any de— sire for good of the farmer, except to cling to his back in proper para— sitical form? v “It is prophesied the importer would stop importing." Quite a calamity to the importer; but seem— ingly not so bad‘ for the American laborer who might then be enabled to produce all these articles needed, and receive for them a living price at home, and pass the price along to the farmer who produced his food. “Our only market for surplus is abroad.” Who gets the profit off that exported surplus? The farmer gets less than it cost him, all profits of any nature and kind go to the transporter, the exporter and im- porter. Might it be better for the farmer if a home market was creat- ed for this surplus. rather than ship someuof it abroad to be converted and sending the rest of it abroad as a gift to feed the poor devil abroad. who converts it and ships it back to us; the transporter, the exporter and the importer levying toll upon the American farmer, going and com- ing? To my mind this attack upon the For-dney bill is more largely a per- sonal matter than an economic sense of importance. In black and white, disrobed of all its-tariff connections it is the question of shall the Amer- ican laborer at loom and forge, and the American farmer of the field be longer held as pawns to Win castles for international importers and ex- porters? Before any American laborer or farmer writes his representatives an endorsement of this Chicago-New York fiasco he better think twice. Some none too honest in their gen— eralities are specifically honest in not caring to publish a freak and not name it in truth. It would not be elegant to entitle something as false doctrine the name by which we once knew deceit, so “propaganda” has been coined; it is much more mysti- fying and briefer than deceitful doc- trine. Some factions of metropoli- tan interests are not above propa- ganda—J. E. Taylor, Ionia County. 'I am inclined to disagree with you. friend Taylor. The United States can- not possibly consume the surplus crops which our farmers are now raising. We must elther,have an export market or a fourth of our farmers must quit produc- ing. What would we do this year with our 200 million bushels of surplus wheat. our half billion bushels of surplus corn, our billion or so pounds of surplus cot— ton, our surplusages of live stock, dairy products, etc., were it not for our for- eign markets? Our farmers would sim- ply go into bankruptcy, that’s all. 1!! 1919 the total value of exported farm products was nearly TWO BILL! Y DOLLARS. We need a protective turn, but we don’t need a tariff so high that the domestic manufacturer can put his price so high on the things the farmer buys that the farmer can no longer of- ford to buy. We cannot shut our gates entirely to foreign goods. We must im- port some commodities for two reasons. The first, is to prevent monopoly by American manufacturers, The second is to help foreign countries pay their debts to us, which now number into the bil- lions. They have paid us most of their gold. Now they must pay in goods. And when they pay in goods they not only reduce their debt but they increase their ability to buy American food products. Probably the motives of the importers are as selfish as you claim. But regard- less of their motives. their argument is Sound. It is to the farmer's interest to see that the tariff bill now pending does not entirely destroy foreign competition. A reasonable tariff which eq-ualizes the cost of production abroad with our own Will protect the American standard of liv- ing and give employment to all at a fair wage, An excessive tariff will place the great consuming public. and the farmivr in particular, at the complete mercy of the American manufacturer and destroy the farmer’s export market. You don‘t want that to happen, do you?——Editor. A WORD FROM IDAHO N YESTERDAY’S mail we sent you a copy of the Idaho Leader, which featured the real facts about Wm. Bouck’s dismisml. In reading your last edition we stumb- led onto a little note by the ediitor saying he thought perhaps they would get him finally. They got Bouck all right. I used to be state master of North Dakota Grange. I agree with the late 0. B. Kegley that the National Grange management is the best oiled, greased, slipperiest, smoothest, cheapest political Republican ma- chine at the head of any farmers’ organization in America. I take off my hat to the Michigan State Orange in its rebuke to the reactionary pol- icies of the National Grange man— agement—Ray McKaig, National Non—Partisan League, Boise, Idaho. The copy has been gratefully received. it may be of help to us in our discus- sions of the National Grange convention which meets in Portland, Oregon, next month, and which will officially decide the fate of Master Bouck.—Edit0r. AN ERROR IN FIGURES A printer’s error occurred on the “What the Neighbors Say". page of Oct. 8th, in the editor’s comment to a communication on road building policies. It was stated in the com— ment that the assessed valuation of the state was “$4,500.00.” As the reader probably understands the last 3 ciphers were emitted by mis- take. The amount should have read $4,500.000,000. HEY THERE, YOU FORD OWNERS N0 car like a “Henry” for everyday, get—there-and-back use, is there? Well then, why not give Lizzie a new bonnet to keep out the rain and snow this win- ter? “A new top costs too much!” you say. Look on page 2-"of this issue and see for yourself what $5.65 will do. We know the Jansen folks. When they say "money back if not thoroughly satisfied” you are taking no chance in ordering direct from their ad_, and we guarantee the deal if you just say “I read your ad. in my Business Farmer.” GOOD WORDS FROM OUR FRIENDS Please send me your paper for one year more, as my subscription has just run out. Enclosed find one dollar to help the good work along that you have done for the sake of the farmers.—-Bert White, Iosco County, Michigan. Your paper is the best paper that was ever printed for the farmers—T. S. Tun- ison, Charlevoix County. Michigan. Musings of a Plain F armer HE FIRST cold, rainy night in T the fall brings up the problem of stabling the yearlings. It might be termed the farmer’s baby- lon, and here at home brings out all the available talent on the place. The force usually consists of Mrs. B., the children, myself and the dog. For weapons we use whips, clubs, .stones, pitchforks. or anything else that happens to be at hand. During the heat of battle this ove- ning I became so incensed that I at- tempted to throw the manure spread- er at one of our pedigreed Holstein. I was supposed to be the captain of the squad, but on checking up after the conflict I found my confidential lieutenant, Mrs. B., had snapped every stanchion, and she did it with bait and kindness. A parental pat on the nose, a wisp of hay or a little silage, and the deed was over. The animals are resting peaceful- ly in their’stalls without any lascer- ated hides. Perhaps there is a. place in the sun where a man can succeed without his wife. But let me slip you this tip: It isn't on the farm where calves are “150d. \' \ ~AUTOMO’BILE‘E—E' IN SURANCB COMPANY The F armer’s Own Company in the A PECULIAR EXPERIENCE He had Just purchased his Buick. vestigated and secured a U. Safe.”— LJcky for him that he so protected his machine because, in turn- ing around on the avenue, he not only skidded on the ment and demolished his front wheel, accident. The damage to his machine was nominal but one of the men struck filed suit for serious farmer having to pay a $1,500 Liability Claim. bile Policy covered ALL. ARE YOU SO PROTECTED If not. don’t wait to learn Non-deductible Policy Protection, —-the positive safeguard against: Fire, Theft, Collision, Property Damage and Liability. will give you full details. Write today. he in« ‘ '« 1 “play x” Along with his license. S. Mutual Five Point policy to wet pave- but injured two pedestrians ‘Won to the extent of the But—bis Automo- injury—and won. all about U. S. 5 Point Full Coverage, Colonel A. H. Gansser Grand Rapids, Home Office, Bay City, Michigan F. F. McGinnis, Sec’y and Treas. Col. A. H. Gansscr, Director and Gen. Mgr. Executive Office COLON C. LILLIE, Pres. of whitewash and disinfectants. 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Carbola is used on thousands of farms to help put the buildings in that clean, sani- tarycondition that is such a help in avoid- losses caused by lice, mites and many of the contagious diseases that affect poultry and livestock. The dry Carbola is in: the an excellent louse powder. Your hardware, paint, seed or drug dealer has Cnrbola or can get it. If not, order direct. Satisfaction, or your money back. 10"». (10 gals. 201i». $20 gull. gals. 50 lbs. 50 20015:. (200 uh. Trial package and booklet 30c. Add 26% for Texas and Rocky Mt. States. CARBQLA CHEMICAL (30., Inc. Long Island City. N. Y. Dept, Ix _. Paints $1 .25 & potion finalizes l per $18.00 delivered ' gallon Ennw runs Shipped to us will net you more, because of correct grading and prompt payment. A good outlet for all kinds of raw furs enable us to quote fair prices and our fifty-three years' successful business ex-n perience prompts us to treat you right. Write to-day for price list by return mail. JOE HOWE’S TRADING POST, Established 1868 Bichwood, Ohio. Get factory prices on all paints. We guarantee quality. We pay the freight. FRANKLIN COLOR WORKS Dept. B Franklin, Ind. Greatly increase your profit; by reading illustrated instruo-u tive books on Trapping. Bur: ing Raising, Tanning. Free. A 32 page booklet A. R. HABDIN G. Ohio Ave” Cohanhll, 0. THE BEST BREEDERS Read the Classified Ads M. B. F‘.’s Business Farmer-8’ —m— Exchange advertise in The Michigan Business '_ Farmer. It will be worth your while to read the livestock advertisement. in every issue to keep posted on whit; they have to offer. , v ' {regard His law. Yet in His great ‘ ; . ’ W "My right eye inches, some; good'luck is near."--Dryden. I “What are these so wicked and so .wild in the attic? finial: look not like the inhabitants of the earth and yet on’t.——Shakes- pear-e. THE North of England Hal- low Even is known as Nutcrack Night; in Scotland the ceremon— ies of the eve were formerly regard- ed in a highly superstitious light. Popular belief ascribed to children born on that night the faculty of perceiving and of holding converse with supernatural beings. Hallowe'en is really the vigil of all Hallows or the festival of All Saints, which falls on November 1st. The most beautiful Hallowe’en party I ever attended, and there have been many, had for its decora- tions, corn stalks tied in sheaves, autumn branches and the Winter fruits and vegetables. The lights were dim and big pumpkin faces grinned at you from every corner. Crepe paper fancies fall far short of the real thing, are expensive and not always easy to obtain. If I were giving a Hallowe’en par- ty this year I would go right out in- to the fields and woods and procure my decorations. Your Window curtains may have witches and elves cut from black pa- per pinned upon them. It is a good plan to remove the unnecessary fur— niture from the rooms to make more effectiva your decorations. A masquerade is perhaps the most fun for amusement. Witches and ghosts and goblins can be represent- ed, also a few characters from fic- tion, which will suggest themselves as Rip VanWinkle, the Spectre Bridegroom. Ichabod Crane, etc from Washington Irving. Next week I will publish a list. of Hallowe’en games which can be play— ed and enjoyed by both old and young. For Supper Cider, fruit cakes, cheese, coffee, sandwiches, nuts and fruits. Other eatables along the same line will suggest themselves. Grape juice may be used also and wafers of dif- ferent kinds. “TRUTH SEEKER” “ RUTH SEEKER" asks for chap- ter and verse where Jesus even hints that His crucifixion was necessary for our salvation. In the first place we must know why His death was necessary for our salva- tion. "Christ is the lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” “Sin is the transgression of the law.” This is God’s definition of sin—and “the wages of sin is death.” The law of God is as sacred as Himself. It is a revelation of His will, a transcript of His character, the expression 0f divine love and wisdom. The harmony of creation depends upon the perfect conformity of all beings—of everything. animate and inanimate, to the law of the Creator. Everything is under fixed laws which cannot be disregarded. But while everything in nature is governed by natural laws, man alone is amenable to moral law. To man, the crown- ing work of creation, God has given power to understand His require— ments to comprehend the justice and beneficence of His law and its sacred claims upon him, and of man un- swerving obedience is required. Like the angels, the dwelers in Eden had been placed on probation. Their happy estate could be retained only on condition of fidelity to the Creator’s law. The intellectual pow- er of Adam and Eve was but little less than that of the angels. The tide of woe that flowed from the transgression of our first parents is regarded by many as too awful a consequence for so small a sin; but lf'they would look more deeply into ' the question they might discern their error. God created man after His own likeness, free from sin. The earth was to be peopled with beings only a little lower than the angels; but their obedience must be tested, :for God would not permit the world to be filled with those who would not to the subject. the interest taken. —Edjtor. 3! A Department for the Women Edited by nus. GRACE NELLIS JENNEY HERE HAVE BEEN many replies to “Truth Seeker” and E. H. B. In fact so many that I can not publish them all. for they are good and the writers have given much time and thot I have carefully read them all and appreciate fully We will publish two short ones this week and! more later, taking those that came first. address I will forward the other letters. They are most interesting. I Wish I could. If “Truth Seeker” will send his mercy He appointed Adam no severe test. And the very lightness of the prohibition made the sin exceedingly great. list none deceive themselves, “the wages of sin is death.” The law of God can no more be trans- gressed with impunity now than when sentence was pronounced upon the father of mankinds Behold the love of God! He gave His beloved son to die in the trans- gressors' stead that, “they should not perish, but have everlasting life.” The penalty of sin is death. and Christ was to stand between the sinner and the penalty of sin. The broken law of God demanded the life of the sinner. Since the divine law is as sacred as God Himself, only one equal with God could make atonement for its transgression. None but Christ could redeem man fro-m the curse of the law. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. That it was nec- essary for Christ to give His life for the fallen race proves that the law of God will not release the sinner from its claims upon him. The very fact that Christ bore the penalty of man’s transgressions is a mighty ar- gument to all created intelligencies that the law of God is immutable and will stand forever. When man fell by transgression the law was not changed, but a rem- edial system was established to bring him back to obedience, the promise of a Saviour was given. The sacri- ficial offerings pointing forward to the death of Christ as the great sin- ofiering were established; but had the law of God never been transgres- sed there would have been no death and no need of a Saviour. When the Lamb of God was crucified upon the cross He brought to an end the system of types and ceremonies that for four thousand years had pointed to His death. As He ate the pass— over with His disciples He institut- ed in its place the service that was to be the memorial of His great sacri— flce.’ “And as they were eating Jesus took bread and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to His disciples and said ‘this is my body.’ And he took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, ‘drink ye all of it, for this iS‘my blood of the New Testament which is shed for many for the remision of sins.’ "— Matt. 26: 26-28. Again we read 1 Cor. 11: 23-26. “For as often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup ye do show the Lord’s death till He comes.” Again in John 10: 11, we read, “I am the Good Shepherd, the Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.” Again in Luke 24: 44—48, Jesus said unto the disciples, “These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the Psalms concerning me." Thus it is written and thus it be- hooves Christ to sufier and rise from the dead on the third day, that re- pentence and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations—A Reade-r, Dowagiac, Michigan. ANSWER TO E. H. B. F WE READ the 19th verse of Revelations 22, we find it says, “If any man shall take away from the words of the book of Proph- ecy God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from the things which are written in this book.” And we cannot take our Bible and pick out a verse here and there to suit our own taste, but I think we should take it as it is and believe all or give it up. How can we keep on teach- ing our children the Bible for truth if we say Jesus is not the son of God? We know there is life for us be- yond this, for Jesus said, “In my Aids to Good Dressing for Comfort, Appearance and Economy “Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.” A Simple, Pleasing House Gown Pattern 3476 is shown in this model. It is cut in 4 sizes: Small, 32-34; med- ium, 36-38; large, l10-42; extra large, 44-46 inches bust measure. medium size will require 5 1—4 yards of 36-inch material. Dotted Swiss. figured percale, albotross, lawn, crepe, crepe de chine, flannel, flannelette and silk are attrac- tive for this design, The width at lower edge is 2 yards. A Charming Gown Pattern 3247 is shown in this illustra— tion. It is out in 7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. A 38 inch size will require 4 3-8 yards of 36—inch material for the dress and 1 7~8 yards for the jumper or over-blouse. The width of the skirt at lower edge is 1 3-4 yards. As here portrayed, handkerchief linen was used, embroidered in blue. The girdle is of blue linen cord. Crochet but- tons trim the jumper. This design is good for ratine, epouge, wash silk, cham-‘ brey, voile, gingham, taffeta and crepe. A Popular Style for a Small Boys' Suit Pattern 3378 is shown in this design. It is cut in 5 sizes: 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 years. A 4 year size will require 3 1-2 yards of 27-inch material. Serge. velveteen, cor- duroy. linen, galatea, gingham, seersuck- er,khaki, crash, and drill are suitable for this style, A Popular Style No. 3034. As here illustrated, White linen was used. with brown linen for trimming. The design is good for serge, tweed, velvet and corduroy, with braid or stitching for trimming. The blouse could be of wash material. and the trousers of cloth, corduroy, or velvet. Collar, cuffs and belt may be faced with contrasting materials as illustrated. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 3-, 4 and 6 years. Size 4 requires 2 5-8 yards of 44- inch material. 983°8- soloct'ed and arm, zed to a. d. "geld re, . , you that where! am there may my servant be also.” ' ' " If we start in the beginning we find prophecy fulfilled, so why not believe the prophecy which says that Christ shall come again in the clouds of glory in the same manner he left earth to judge every one according to their deeds. We have no reason to think of God as unjust, cruel, or a God of wrath and vengeance. but one of love and mercy for all who keep his commands. Christ did give refer- ence to His being the son of God in many places. John 14: 13-14, "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name I will do it." Matt. 10: 32-33, “Whoever, therefore shall confess me before men him will I confess also before my father which is in Heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my Father which is in Heaven.” John 3-18, “He that believeth on him is not condemned, but he that believ- eth not is condemned already be- cause he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." Yes, we should have faith to be- lieve all Jesus told us for He never lies. Remember too, that faith with- out works is dead. and the more we use our talents the more we have.— M. E. 0., Bay City, Michigan. CORRESPONDENTS' COLUMN Replying to inquiry of M. A. S. in Sept. 24 issue about preparing horse- radish for winter use. I wish to say I have had good luck for several winters by storing it as follows: Simply dig the roots any time before the ground freez- es. store them in a box or basket, cov- er with moist earth, shaking it down among the roots, and keep in cellar or some such place. Then when wanted it is easily obtained and prepared in de- sired quantitles, and will be found to be as strong as when dug from the ground. Our friend might carry the roots in a sack and store them in earth after moving. Water will revive them if they become wilted.——Mrs. W. J. M. Mrs. P. 8. would like some real good recipe for home-made mince meat and the full particulars about making it; telling about the required materials and length of cooking. I have been much interested in the discussion about the bird with the brok- en pinion. I agree with Mrs. R. O. with regard to paying the penalty in this world. Not only the one that sins, but others, often innocent people, have to suffer for the sins of others. The saying is too true, — the sins of the fathers is visited on the children,— sometim-es for two or three generations, but on the other hand if they truly re- pent and confess their sins, God is will- ing to forgive and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. God's grace is won- derful, He that is forgiven much, lov- eth much and I think he will be more humble and have more sympathy for others. we all need something to keep us from being so engrossed with our own goodness that we forget what Christ has done for us. God giveth grace to the humble so he can rise spiritually. which is far more important, and more lasting. Everything is so changeable here. Worldly honors do not last long. —qA Farmer’s Wife. Apple Butter The cost of the paper per year is more than paid by recipes. This is very nice. Peel, core and quarter 5 gallons of tart apples, add 1 gallon water, 2 tablespoons nutmeg, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon all- spice, 1 tablespoon cloves, 1 gallon su- gar. 34 cup vinegar. Cook very slow— ly for 6 hours, stirring often to prevent scorching.—-'-Mrs. N. R. The little compliment for our‘page is certainly very nice as well as the recipe—Editor. Apple Butter 15 lbs. good cooking apples, 5 lbs. su- gar, 1 pint vinegar. Cook apples, run through sieve, add sugar and vinegar. Place in oven and stew down until thick. About 10 minutes before removing from oven add cinnamon to taste and can.— Mrs. A. I. K. Household Editor: I saw a request for carrot marmalade and am sending mine, which is very nice. 8 or 10 large car— rots. peel and run through food chop- per or grate (I grate mine), cook until tender with just enough water to cover. peel and slice thin 3 or 4 lemons, cook again. measure 1 cup mixture, 1 cup su~ fizz, cook until thick enough and seal Admirers of Howard ,Pyle’s pirate pictures and pirate tales can now pro- cure at a reasonable figure his "Book of " Captain Kidd. Henry Morgan and other famous buccaneersl live in its Merle; Johnson. the * I "arr—‘- ing to ‘my desk show that my nieces and nephews are going to try and win the prize money in the puzzle contest that M. B. F. started two weeks ago. So far three girls and one b0y have sent in lists of the objects and others write that the-y are working on the “S” puzzle. All of you try it. The contest has just begun and you will have lots of fun as well as have a chance of winning some money. You all remember little Levi Gu— gel, 'who died nearly a year ago. I received a letter from his mother last week and she wrote that she thought my suggestion of publishing the pictures of my nieces and neph— ews was nice. “I want very much to see the faces of seven girls and boys,” she writes. “Those seven that wrote such nice letters to Levi and I last year at Christmas and New Years time. Not only so I can see them, but so all of the little readers of the Children’s Hour can see them, too, and know that they were the means of making a lonely, sickly boy happy.” I have a picture of Eathel Fay Sharp, but none of any of the others. Won’t the other six write to me enclosing their picture so we can do as Mrs. Gugel would like to have us do? I haven’t a list of the names, so will you please men- tion in your letter that you wrote Levi? One of the girls lives at Rose- bush, Mrs. C-ugel tells me, but she lost her letter and cannot tell her name. Only a little over a week until Ha110we’en. Remember what I told you last year. If you wish to play tricks that evening do things that will benefit people instead of injur— ing and annoying them.——-UNCLE NED. OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Ned and Cousins:-—-We take the M B. F. and like it very much. I live on a farm of 160 acres. I have a little brother two and one-half years old. I am 11 years old and would have been in the eighth grade if I could have gone to school this year. I was sick this sum- mer with infantile paralysis. but am bet- ter now. I can walk alone, Everyone thought I would have to go in a wheel chair. I will be out of school all year. I raised six canary birds this year. We have sold them all. It seems kind of lonesome not to hear them singing. For other pets I have a dog and four kittens. We have six little CalVPS and twenty little pigs. I will close with some riddles. If a white stone was thrown into the Red Sea what would it become? Answer, wet. If I saw you riding on a donkey what kind of fruit would I he reminded of? Answer, a pear. I would be glad if some of the boys and girls would write to me. I will an- swer all letters received, as I have noth- ing to do but write letters, crochet and read books. The one who guesses my second name will receive a letter from me. -—BemiCe M. Klein, Box 50, R.F.D., Fow- lcrville, Michigan. Dear Uncle Nedz—Well, here goes! Now, Cousins, and readers, don't you think Uncle Ned has a birthday once in a. year, or perhaps once every four years, if it is on the 29th of February? Well, let’s pretend Uncle Ned’s birthday is the 12th of October. Of course, we don’t know when it is, but wouldn’t it be nice if every little reader of the Children’s Hour would send Uncle Ned a birthday card, so it would be received the 12th of OIL LIGHT BEATS ELECTRIC 0R GAS 94% Inn A new oil lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas qr elec- tricity, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading univer- sities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns with- out odor, smoke or noise—no pump- ing up, is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94 per cent air and 6 per cent com- mon kerosene (coal-oil.) The inventor, A. R. Johnson, 609 W. Lake St., Chicago, 111., is offering to send a lamp on 10’ days’ FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce it. Write him today for full particulars. Also ask him to explain how you can get the agency and without experience or money, make $250 to $500 per ' ~. _ ' (Adm) October? Uncle Ned must tell us in his letter how many birthday cards he re- ceived. Now every little boy or girl who sees this letter please send Uncle Ned a birthday card. Oh, yes, I have some- thing else to tell. Will someone write to me or in their letters to Uncle Ned, tell which my name is, Francis, a boy‘s_or Frances, a girl’s name? Something like “Bob of Michigan's” plan. I think may- be “Bob of Michigan” is a girl, don’t you? ————Francis or Frances, which is it cous— ins? Imlay City, Michigan. This issue of M. B. F. will not ar- rive at any of my nieces’ or neph- ews’ homes until over a week after October 12. But my really and truly birthday wil be November 27th and I always did like to receive birthday cards. Dear Uncle Ned :——I am a girl twelve years old and weigh 75 pounds. I have dark brown eyes. I go to the Court school. which is a mile away. I like my teacher. We have thirteen scholars, ten boys and three girls, I am in the seventh grade and spelling and reading are my favorite studies. We have a nice school ground to play on. I live in the country seven miles north of Battle Creek, and on 160 acres of land. I have a. mother and father, three brothers and two sisters. I have one pot kitten that I named Tipp. I go to Sunday school and my mother is my teacher. I want other children to write to me. I like to read the Children’s Hour. I give my love to you and my cousins—Anna Case, Bat- tle Creek, Michigan. R. 7. Dear Uncle Ned:—I have been read— ing the Children’s Hour and I .think it is rather nice for the young children. I am a girl 13 years old and am in the seventh grade at school. We have a great time at school playing volley ball, We live on an 80—acre farm. We have 350 White Leghorn chickens. For pets I have 3 little white kittens. They are pretty little things. I have five brothers and six sisters. What has four eyes but connot see? Those who guess it will re- coive a letter. Ina Anderson, Rosebush, Michigan, Route No. 1. Dear Uncle Ned:——We are two little boys, aged 9 and 6 years, who wish to join with the cousins in guessing about “Bob,” When mamma read the letter we laughed and said, “We know who that ls.’ . That's a girl, and she’s not a farm- er girl, but a baker, and we’d like to ask “Bob” how’s Bobby? Now, here is another guess for someone: We say we are fifty- centers, but our grandpa is a whole dol- lar. What is his name? We are first and second-graders so mother is help- ing us to write. My name is pronounced by saying two letters of the alphabet, number 18 and 26; and my brother’s name is who a poultry—keeper keeps his hens. Can anyone guess our names?—- Two brothers, Roly and Poly. Dear Uncle Ned :—How are you and all the cousins? I wrote to 23 of the M. B. F. cousins, but I couldn’t keep writing to so many, so I thought I would write to the M. B. F. instead, so that all the cousrns could hear from me thru our own page. I think that scheme that “Bob of Michigan" has told us about is a fine plan. I think that “Bob of Michigan” is a girl. If I am right, “Bob,” write me a card or a. letter. I am also wondering if I have a twin. My birthday is June 19th, and I Will be 14 my next birthday, If I have a twin I would be very glad to hear from you.—Dorothy Crouterfleld, Boye City, Michigan. Dear Uncle Nedz—I am sure you will give some room to another farmer‘s daughter I live on a 100-acre farm With my mother, father and two broth— ers. I go to high school and like it fine. We have 12 cows, 3 horses and 7 pigs. we have a Perfection milking machine, which helps out very much. I am glad winter is coming because I like to skate and slide down hill My father takes the M, B. F. and we all like it fine. For pets I have seven cats and one dog. I wish Uncle Ned good luck, and I hope some of the boys and girls will write to me.— Anna Watson, Imlay City, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned:—Hello, eve bod ! Will you kindly move over and ge all- other farmer girl room? I am 14 years old and in the 8th grade at school, There are thirty-four pupils in our school. I live on a 40~acre farm. We have 5 head of cattle, 2 horses, 1 pig and about 30 chickens. I have three sisters and no brothers. We have taken the M. B. F. for a. long time and like it fine. I like to read the letters from the girls and boys. The Doc Dads are funny little folk, aren’t they? We had a real hard snow storm this morning (October 8th.) I wish Uncle Ned and the cousins good luck—Lethe Penhall. Kingsley, Mich. Dear Uncle Ned :———I am a girl 12 years old. I am in the seventh grade. I go to school every day. we take the M. B. F. For pets I have twa rabbits, six guinea pigs, a dog, two kittens and one dove. I live on a farm of 280 acres. We have two silos, thirteen cows and six horses. I have four sisters and two brothers.— Irene Zurich, Tyre, Box 63. Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned:—-We are having some very funny weather. It is snowing to- day (October 8.) I am trying to find how many words begin with “S.” ' I think that Madge Shangle’s middle name is Faulkner—Thelma Elofson, Reed City. 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I. . w _ u ....u.cung canes we will author“ I! you ere ooneiderin e eeie t. Clemens. Oct. 28. Poland China; 1?. 13. Put. It Louis. Mich. “WM 27 _Polsnd Chime. E. It. Leonard. Oct 28. Poland (mines. P. P. Pope. IL Phesant, Mich. lot. 2—Poland Chins; Wesley H119, m. Mich. Nov. B—Poiand Chinae. W. Brewbsker ‘ 80m, Elsie, Mich. Nov. 9—Poland China. William Rans- ddl. Hanover, Mich. Nov. 10———Poland Chin-.3. Young Bron, mob. Begins. V lie H1 1. 16. Holstein w e. y o- etego Freisian Breeders Sole Ass’n. Saginaw Omty Fair Grounds, Saginaw, Mich. Nov. 19—Holsteins. Southern Michigan Mers' Ass‘n, Fair Grounds. Jackson, Mich. Feb. 2 —— Hampshire Swine, Lenawee County Hampshire Swine Breeders' Assn, Adrien. Mich. . good 'Viy from ‘Au R. . ' W ' - seems-non. Herein ' '» oettle‘ LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEERS Andy Adams, Litchileld, Mich. Ed. Bowers, South Whitley, Ind Porter Colestock, Eaton Rapids, Mich. John Hoffman. Hudson, Mich. John P. Hutton. busing, Mich. August Miller, St. Johns, Mich. W. Lovewell, So. Lyons, Mich. . L. Perry, Columbus, Ohio. J. I. Post, Hillsdeie, Mich. 0. A. Rasmussen, Greenville. Mich. J. E. Ruppert, Perry, Mich. Berry Robinson, Plymouth, Mich. \Vm. \Vafl'le, Goldwater, Mich. HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN SHOW BULL lived by e Pontiac Anggie Korudyke-Henger- void DeKol bull from e nearly 19 lb. show cow. First prize junior cell, Jackson Fair, 1920. Light in color and good individual Seven months old. Price $125 to make room. Hurr i y Herd under Federal Supervision. BOARDMAN FARMS JACKSON. MICH. Bole'tetn Breeders Since 1908 OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD sales from their herd. We are well pleased with the celvee from our Junior Herd Sire “King Pon- tho Lunde Korndyke Segis” who is e son of ‘King of the Pontlncs" from e daughter of Pon- Iae Clothilrie De Kol 2nd. A few bull calves fol ele T W “uremic. R 2 Battle Creek. Mich SOME GOOD YOUNG REGISTERED HOL- etein cowa. Fair size, good color, bred to bulk and due from July to December. Most- 0. stock, prices reasonable and every one, guaranteed to be exactly as repre- “m J M. J. ROOHE Pinckney. Mich. TUEBOR 'STOOK FARM Breeders of Registered Holstein cattle and Berkshire, Hogs. Everything guaranteed, wnite me your wants or come and see them. ROY F. FICKIES Uhesaning, Mich. SOLD AGAIN Bull eel! int advertised sold but have 2 more t are mostly white. They are nice straight fei- sired by e son of Kim One is from . 2 yr. old den and the other is from a 0 lb. Jr. I yr. old dun. eho by a son 0 'end lengerveld De Kol Butter Boy, one o In greet bulls. .JAMEO HOPSON JR.. Oweeeo. Mien. R 2. Tsmsrrnrn HOLSTEiil BATTLE for sale. ' From calves to full-aged cows. F. E. GOODAR, Richmond. Mioh. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS irod b a son of King One. and from good groducinyg cows. Write for photos and prices. EARL PETERS, North Bradley, Mich. OR SALE—TWO BULL OALVES. A HOL- F and Durham about 8 months old. Both In. e heavy mit Not “doused. S“ ’ ' tek‘n e once. v gggACI. 8700K FARM. In!“ MIOII. IN OOUNTY PURE IRID LI'm lklng done. mama-an...- Fairlawn Herd—Holsteins “if. SIM. Embieggeerd Lilith Champion 10801? His site’s darn Colantha 4th’s Johanna. world! first 85 1b. cow, and world's first 1,200 lb. cow. The only cow that ever held all world’s butter records from one day to one year, and the worlds yearly milk record at the same time. His dam Idlith Piebe De Kol No. 93710. over 1,150 lbs. of butter from 20.5994 pounds of milk in e yur. ' milk record when undo and Michigan state record for 6 years. Only one Michigan cow with higher mill: record today. His two nearest dams average: . 0 ..............1.199.22 8m"..T‘?.??T€...............2s.515.9 Champ's soul from choice A. R. 0. dams edd prestige to your herd and money to your pm .i. F. RIEMAN Owner Flint. Mich. AM OFFERING LIGHT COLORED HOL- etein-Friesien bull 1 year old from 21.51 1h. dam and sire whose six nearest dams are 38.34 lbs. butter. Herd under state and federal sup- ision. 37w Weiiin. Wiscogin Farm, Unionvliie. Mich. 'I YEARLING BULL BARGAINS Hired by Begin Korndyke De Nijlander, e 32 lb. son of a t ce Michigan ribbon winner .her Dams are daughters of King ords 18 lbs. to 30 lbs. Priced .1; half value.- sioo up. Federally tested June 10. Write for list. ALBERT G. WADE. White Pigeon, Mich. GHOIOE YOUNG BULL READY FOR SERVICE Sire 35.89 lb. sun of King Korndyke Sadie Vale. Dam 31.40. 3 nearest dams average over 36 lbs. (‘roml individual. Price $o00. V . BRANDONHILL Ortonville, Michigan JOHN P. HEHL 1205 Griswold St... Detroit, Michigan vouno A BLUE RIBBON WINNE BULL on the 1921 Show Circuit. For sale at a low price. Out of an 0 granddaughter of Pontiac Korndyke. Sired by our SENIOR SHOW BULL Model King Segls Glista 32.37 lbs. GRAND RIVER STOOK FARMS COREY J. SPENCER. Owner 111 E. Main Street, Jackson, Mich. Herd under Suite and Federal Supervision. SIRED BY Bu liengerveki average records of his four nearest dams are 33.12 lbs. butter and 730 lbs. milk in seven days from A. R. O. dams representing the lead- ing families of the breed with records up to 29 pounds in seven days. Priced to sell. L. C. KETZLER Flint. Mich. SEGIS FLINT Lad. The BREEDING if your locality needs a registered hoiatcin bull, for neighborhood service I can fumisl one for grade cows or the best pure bred, up to 32 pound test; no cash required; wnte A. R. GRAHAM Flint, Mich. HOLSTEIN FRIESIA Funerafi grade heifers; tuberculin tested herd. Prices are right. LARRO RESEARCH FARM, Box A North End, Detroit. Michigan. SHORTHORN SNORTNORNS We are now offering two splendid bulls, ten months old. the kind that is hard to find. out of our great breeding bull Perfection Heir; also a few heifers. some of them well along in calf. Will be priced worth the money. Write your wants or better come and pick them out. W11] guarantee breeders. S. N. PANGBORN I: SON 8 Miles East. Bad Axe, Mich. SNORTHORNS FOR SALE As I_have sold my Cattle Ranch near Reed City, Michigan, I em offering for sale my herd of 50 registered Shorthorns headed by one of the boot Scotch bulls in the State, Master Model 576147. This herd of cattle are pv-‘w— gipnlly roens. Terms can be amused Time .111 be given on approved notes. E. M. PARKHURST. Reed City, Mich. OR BALE—REGISTERED SHORTHORNS and Duroc Jersey spring pigs. either sex; two red bulls. one 11 months and one 5 months old. Several heifers from 8 months to 2 yo." Scotch Top and Bates bred. Address GEORGE W. ARNOLD or JARED ARNOLD Williameburg. R 1. Michigan cows' "EIFEne. lunu offered at attractive prio- hetore January first. Will trade for good lend. Wm. J. IELL. Rose Gitl. Mloh. podimee ow a judicious m _ beet blood lines known to the breed. Wnte t JOHN LESSITER’S SONS. Ciel-listen, Mich. FOR POLLEO suomnonnsg Shropshire, Southdown and Cheviot rams write to L. O. KELLY & SON, Plymouth, Mich. GENTRAL MICHIGAN SHORTHORN BREED- ers’ Association after for sale 75 heed; all Send for new INNERITED SHORTHORN QUALITY 0111' sh ixture of the ages. both milk and beef breeding. M. E. MILLER. SOO’Y. Greenville. Mich. MILKING STRAIN SHORTHORNIS Registered stock of all ages and both sex. heeded by the imported bull, Kehnecott VII- oount 25th, 648,663. Prices reasonable. LUNDY RR08., R4, Devison, Mich. MILKING SHORTHORNS “33".? eer- vico, tuberculin tested and at bargain prices. W. S. HUBER. Gladwin. Mich. RIONLAND SNORTHORNS Herd bulls {or quick sale. Fair Acres 6001! and Collynie Cullen 5th. Both roan five year olds and tried sires. ‘ Best of blood lines and show prospects. Both quiet to handle. A real bargain. Write for particulars. C. H. Prescott & Sons Tawas City, Michigan UY SHORTHORNS NOW. 4TH ANNUAL herd test without a reactor. Some bargains in bulls. JOHN SCHMIDT & SON. Reed CItY. Mioh. TWO REAL SHORTHORN “53:233ka ‘5 mo. old and sired by Imp. Dainty Prince. W. W. KNAPP, Howell, Mich. GUERNSEYS GUERNSEY BULLS, SERVICE- able age, and calves. Dams now on test making splendid A records. I have what you want in type breeding and reduction. Have never had abortion nor tuber sis. Herd federally accredited. Prices $100 up. Write for particulars. ‘ A. M. SMITH. Lake City. Mich. GUERNSEY BULLS T150537 old: 1 yearling; 1 five months old; 1 three months old, all the May Rose strain, advanced registry. Write G. '1'. BRYCE. Romeo, Mich. GUERNSEY BULL GAL Lsngwaler Frince Charmante. . R. daughters average 416 lbs. fat 2 1-2 yrs. Dam: Lawton’s Lady Lu. A. R. 416 lb. fat class A. A. (farmers class) A. R. daughter. 409 lbs. fat D. D. Write MORGAN BROS.. Ailegan. R 1, Michigan GUERNSEYS OF MAY ROSE AND GLENWOOD BREEDING. No abortion, clean federal inspected. Their sires dam made 19,460.20 milk, 909.05 fat. Their mother's sire’s dam made 15,109.10 milk 778.80 fat. Onn spare 3 cows, 2 heifers and a beautiful lot of young bulls. T. V. HICKS, R 1, Battle Creek, Mich. 7 MONTHS OLD. SIRE, R. 4: A. 0R SALE, GUERNSEY BULL, 1 YEAR OLD. Write for particulars to ECHO LODGE FAR M R. F. D. 2, Waterviiet, Mich. REGISTERED GUERNSEY HEIFER CALVES for $125 each delivered. Bull calves for $50. Sires 5, nearest dams average 725 lbs. fat. PINE HILL FARM. R3, Howard City, Mich. JERSEYS JERSEY BULL CALVEs. Show typo. From pro- ducers. $50 and up recording to ego. MILO H. EDISON a SON,.R2, Grand Rapids. Mich. NE OF OUR MAJESTY BULLS WOULD IM. prove your herd. FRANK P. NORMINGTON. Ionia. Mich. HEIFERS 1 YR. OLD—- I Young cows in milk sired by Manet ’3 Oxford Shyioek 166.692 eiso ung bulls sire by Frolio’s Master Peril 1776 3. a grandson of Pogin 99th and Sophie 19th’s Tor- mentor, two great bulls of the breed. Write for prices end pedigree. GUY C. WILBUR. R 1. Beidinl. Mich. BULLS AND BULL CALVES sired by a son of Sophie 19th Tormentor. J. E. MORRIS A SON, Farminoton. Mich. |F THE IULL I8 HALF THE HERD, HOW much would e son of Pods 99th's Duh 8th. who bee 60 per cent blood of Sophie 19th. be worth to your herd? Let me send ou pedigrees and prices on bail calves from this ull and Sophie Tormentor cowl. , FRED HAYWAR D Scotte. Mich. HEREFORDS NEREFORDS & DUROOS Donald Yearling bulls and bull calves, Beau breeding. Also Dumc bears and gil J. O. THOMSON A SON, Perms, Mich. HI‘VAN IgRELCO. 8:0:ITHORN BREED- en Anode “d b o:- ve etoc or eele. both mill Write the secretory. FRANK IAILIY. Hartford. Mieh. Km .00!) BULL OALVE FOR SAL 3m to KeniemBidgo herd «angst. “or? home. had Benton . J. I. TANOWELL. Muesli. Miohigen- REGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE -- KINI EPEATEB 713941. and Been Perfection 827 99 heed our herd. Bulls ere sold: here some very fine heifers for eels. bred or opened, bred to our herd bulls. Come and see them: thy wii phone you. ‘ Tera . Fox, Prom, Henry Gem-hols. Rel-demon. ARION ITOOK FARM. flflen liehiemi Ti. goodones. Rickshaw eggfilizetofblood. Oomeendeee. mm " m WI“. CATTLE AND OlFOItD ’60“ she. Beth eel Ier min ’ J. A. IeIAIIO. lair. I. J. TAYLOR. Mir Isl. maroon. mom new, ' ml) * Reports -r ' autumn. hawking has begun. Late potatoes are nearly all dug, of good size and a. fair crop. Another meeting 01 the Farm Bureau was held at North Ad- ams last week to introduce the testing of livestock for tuberculosis. Cool weath- er the flrst of this week and gradually getting warmer toward the last of the week. We had our first killing frost Wednesday night. October 12.——R. J. F. St. Joseph——Lots of rain the last few days; frost last night (Oct, 13.) Farm- ers are digging potatoes and shredding corn. Everybody busy. Several sales in this vicinity. Rye is 7 0c per bushel at Burr Oak. They say potatoes are yielding "several" bushels per acre and not good quality at that. Potatoes will be quite a luxury before spring—Mrs. H. C. H. Wexford—Old Jack Frost came along and ripened our spuds at last. Corn is turning out about 75 to 80 bushels per acre, Late potatoes about 70 to 80 on old ground and on new ground about 80 to 100 bushels. Apples about all picked. Pastures are holding up well. Some farmers are plowing. Too much wet XeaJther for threshing buckwheat,—-—W. Midland—Beans are nearly all thresh- ed. There was a. fairly good yield. Boots are starting to town now. Not all o! them are ready for harvest yet—C, L. E. Sumac—Farmers are still thr beans, and they are going from 10 to 1 bushels per acre. The silos seem to all be filled around here. Potatoes are be: ing dug, some of the late ones are turn- ing out better than was expected. Havi- ing quite a lot of rain at present but not any more than is needed to make the; fal plowing good. Some plowing being done at present—A. B. Kentucky—We are having lovely fall weather here and wheat and rye are looking fine. Nearly all seeding is don. and potato digging is well under way, with not more than sixty per cent of n crop on the average. Buckwheat thresh- ing has begun and the yield is very good: the late-sowed buckwheat is yielding the best. We have plenty of pasture cattle and horses are looking exception:- ally good. One of the best—known farms in the county changed hands last week when 801 Losier purchased the Darwin Lewis farm in Excelsior township. The Percheron stallion Pom-p No. 161693, m purchased by Wm. Burnham and will be kept at his farm in Excelsior township. A great many potatoes are being hauled tAo nfiarket as soon as dug this fall.—W. Saginaw (S.W.)—We are having plan-n ty of rain. A heavy frost on the night of Oct. 12. Bean threshing about done. Most of them have gone to market right from the machine. Corn husking and potato digging is the business of the day n0W.—G. L. Leelannu—First frost October 12 in low places. Potato crop showing much shorter than expected, 50 per cent of an average. Beans fair. Weather unfavor- able—V. C. V, - Montcalm (NJ—Farmers are busy harvesting beans and digging potatoes Work has been delayed on account of much damp weather. We have had 3 kinds of weath r, winds, rain, hail, snow, with thunder a1 lightning, and cleared Up with a, heavy rost Wednesday night. which froze the grc nd some. The soil I! very w t with wa.er standing on 10' ' ltlrny of the farmers are selling . A fev. are holding them for higher prices. 1\ building be? done now, farmers too busy.——-G. B, / . Genesek—Three heavy rains have filled the ground with water so that we will have a. supply for crops, wells and oil-I terns. Some late beans still out; about spoiled in field. Growing wheat look! good. Everything as near ready for win- ter as could ever hope to have it.—A. 3. Graham. A CORRECTION N LAST week’s issue of" M. B. F. It was stated that Malcolm MacPherm , was a member of the State Board d Agriculture. This was an error, Mr. MacPherson does not. take office until January let, at which time the term 01 Mr. I. R. Waterbury who is now I. member. expires. Otherwise the list e! the members was correct as given. It is the ideal paper for the farmers e! today. Hoping for continued success of the paper, I am a subscriber for at least one more year.—-—W. E. Lyons, Hillsdale County, Michigan. STA‘EE'I‘VIENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, IIAfl- AGEMEII . CIRCULATION, ETOH REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS 0F AUGUST M 1912, of the Michigan Business Farmer, pu ed weekly atdfiount Clemens, Michigan; for 00¢.- her 1, 1921. 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, lug editor ‘end businem managers are: fisher. George M. Slocum, Mt. Clemens. R. F. D. No. 4, Mich. Ediwr, Forrest A. Lord, Mt. Glen- ens, Mich. Managing WI, Milan GrinnelL IL Mt. Clemens, (Give namm end addresses of individual owns: or. it a corporation, give its name and the rum. an'll addresses of stockholdrrs owning or holding lpercentormoreolfliototaiemountolstock The Rural Publishing Company. Incorporated, George M. Slocum, Mabel 1L Slocum, Forrut lord. Mt. Clemens; August H. and Emma Am“, Owosso; Nollie G. Powell, Oden; L. Edna Elk - m Rogers: Chas. J. Pratt, Charlemix; Fred Yoet, Bridgeport; Cod . Wolf. ltiggsville, Michifi m t older-s, mo , ' other sacrum owning or 0 cent or more of to” amount 0 . or other ‘ Slocum Publisher. 8m to end subscribed fore me this 80th by W 1921. but 15241.“ - 3' weaken not. ' , 7 ‘ v ‘ MACK S NOTES A CALL TO, DIMUNIZATION ROM MANY points in Michigan F comes the information that hog cholera is again raging and hog raisers who have young hogs that are still healthy should lose no time in haVing them double treated. There is reason to believe that the present outbreak is the direct result of rank carelessness on the part of certain hog feeders who have purchased an- imals flom infected districts and have neglected'to have them immun- ized, thus scattering the infection and making of no efiect much or the good work which has been done to rid the state of this dangerous dis— ease. Nmriy all of the pure-bred herds in the state have been treated, but there are many districts in which the breeders ,01 common grade hogs who have had their hogs vaccinat- ed. are the exception rather than the rule. The Business Farmer has in the past devoted a large amount of space to warning its readers of the risk incurred by those who neglect immunization. Again the warning is sounded and to the wise the sug- gestion will be all that is necessary. Withbut doubt there will be those who will learn the lesson at much greater cost than is necessary; al— ready this season we have reports of losses which range from 30 to 50 hogs, the property of one feeder. The money lost in a single outbreak of hog cholera will often be large enough to pay the vaccination ex- . panes of a lifetime. Argonant. the thick, low-set Short- orn bull that won first in the aged all class for M. & .T. Schafiiner at the Michigan State Fair, turned the name trick at the Eastern States Expo— sition in Springfield, Mass. Again, as in Detroit, the senior and grand champion of the breed was a two-year—old bull, Shown by Carpenter & Ross, Mansfield, Ohio, Buckland Hall, Nokesville, Vir- ginia. showed the senior and grand cham- bidding was" glen cow in Pleasant Roseleaf. Miss newbird Sultan, first in the aged cow class at Detroit, stood in the same place at Springfield. When It came to the class for junior bulls, the great bull Argonant showed his supremacy by furnishing the calves that won first, second and third prizes in the hottest kind of company. The showing in the Hereford division of the Springfield fair was much the same as at Detroit, but in some of the classes the decisions were decidedly dif- terent: there, as in Detroit, Pickerings Harlequin was made senior and grand champion bull. Donna Woodford 5th, the property of N. E. Parish, Reading, Pa... was made senior and grand cham— pion cow. This decision being the same as at Detroit. Mr. Parish won first and second in Detroit with his calf herds, but the bat he could do at Springfield was second and fourth, first going to Warren T. McGray, Kentland, Ind” on young Fairfaxes. Pickering’s choice, the grand champion fat steer at Detroit. was given the same place in Springfield, Pickering's herd entry in the fat steer division was also given the gran cham- pion herd prize, a classification at was not made in Detroit. In the Shorthom division of the New York State Fair Buckland Hall made an- other great killing: again as in Detroit, this firm furnished the junior grand champion. male and female. The Vir- ginia herd also landed first-prize for aged and young herds, aged cow, on Pleasant Roseleaf, senior yearling, jun- tor yearling, junior calf and produce of The Schai'fner bull Argonant, again won first in the aged bull class, but again lost the championship, the Car- penter & Ross two—year-old entry. Calves from the bull Argonant, won everything in sight at Syracuse. In the Hereford classes at Syracuse, much of the judging was in reverse or- der from all of the preceding shows. The Pickering bull Harlequin was again grand champion but the Pickering cow Princess 11.. which has been placed sec- ond all along the line was made grand champion, and the Parish entry. Donna Woodford, grand champion two-year-old last fall at the International and grand champion everywhere else this year, was you third prize. The McGray herd of tlnnd, Ind. won a large number of first prizes at Syracuse. “.3 At the pure-bred ram sales held in con- nection with the recent States Exposition in Springfield. Mass. the av- erage for Shropshires was $31, and for 9 Southdowns 326, Two Dorsets aver- aged $17.50, and two Hampshire ewes $21. The top price for Shropshires was $56, paid by D. B. Roberts, Haddan, Conn.. and the highest price for South- down was $40, at which J. Cheney, Bol- ton, Conn.. and A. B. Harris. Shelburne Falls, Mesa. each made a purchase. The top price for Hampshires was 845, paid by B. B. Patterson. Huntington, Mass. There was plenty of interest. and the ' ’brisk.‘ In the boys’ and ale on tat lambs’the top price to a pound. and the range 11 MASTER JONES, 1917 grand champion.) service will be provided. Write Hillcrest Farm, at the farm, two miles southwest of HOPKINS, and eight miles northeast of ALLEGAN, MICH. The offering consists of tried sown, fall yearlings, 35 Spring Kfltl and a few choice boars that will make extra large herd sires. As a special attraction, we are listing for sale the OLD FASHION by HILLCBEST BOB by BIG BOB (one of the greatest progenitors of the big (the first hour shown actually weighing over 1100 lbs.) and the grandsire of a $50,000 hour, and a $17,.000 sow. We will also sell a few choice fall yearlings by BIG out of dams by MLASTODON To accomodate thoso coming by train or internrban, Kai amaze o, HILLCREST FARM WILL SELL BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS Tuesday, Nov. lst, 1921 MICE. great type breed) ; WONDER free PUT DOWN THE DATE, AND BE SURE TO BE AT THE SALE. Mich. for free catalog. F. B. LAY, Kalamazoo, Mich. Den BIeyker Bros., Allegan, Mich. dam by GRAND SMOOTH (sire of the HEAD now auto ANGUS BARTLETT’SPURE IRED unencum- ANGUS CATTLE AND O.I.0. Swine are right and are priced right. corn- Ipondence Iolicited and inspection invited CARL BARTLETT. Lawton, Mlch. PREMIUM BEEF PHODUOERS Sired by Black Rosegay, third at Mich. State Fair and grand champion at Bay City. 1921.. Young stock {or sale. ANGUS HOME FARM Davlson. Mlch. The Home of Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny Probably The Worlds’ Greatest BREEDING BULL Blue Bell. Supreme Champion at the Bmli'hfleld Show. 1919, and the Birming- ham Show. 1920, is a daughter cl Edgar of Dalmany. The Junior Champion Bull. Junior Champion Female, Champion Call Hard and First Prize Junior Heifer Calf, Mich- Iun State Fair. 1920. were she the at of Edgar of Dolmeny. A very choice lot 0! young bulls—sired by Edgar of Dalmcny are. at this time, oflered for ulo. Send (or Illustrated Catalogue. WILDWOOD FARMS Orion, Mich. w. E. Sol-lope, Prop" Sidney Smith, sum. DODDIE FARMS ANGUS of both sex for sale. Herd headed by Bardell 31913, 1920 Inter national Jr. Champion. Dr. G. R. Martln a Son. North street. Mloh. REGISTERED AlERDEEN - ANOUHULLS, Heifers and cows for sale. Priced to move. Inspection invited. BR08.. Merrill. Mlchlgan RUOSELL TWO REGISTERED ABERDEEN- ANGUS BULLS, one six months old and the other 3 years. They are from the best herds in the country. Address GEORGE D. STUCK, Otsego, Mlch. RED POLLED is now offering to a few splendid young $65 each. ninhed in purchaser’s name. W. B. SHEPPARD, West Branch, R 1, some ready for service. RAVENSWOOD STOOK FARM deliver anywhere in lied Pulled bull calves for Mlchi gan Papers fur— Prop. Mich. AYRSHIRES bulls and bull calves, Also some choice cows. FINDLAY BROS.. R 5. Vassar. FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE heifers and heifer calvn. Mlch. GALLOWAY REGISTERED GALLOWAYS. JAMES FRANTZ & SONS. The beef, cream and rolls breed. Stock of all ages for as.) B. Bluffton, Ohlo -( SWINE POLAND CHINA FOR SALE, LARGE boar pigs. Michigan’s by Smooth 1920 lot double 192 0 Gr. Buster Jr. Yearling Boa IPOLAND OHINA Sir-ed by F’s Clansman 391211, Champion boar, 395823. treatment. Priced in eon. Write or see them. Free livery to visitors. A. A. FELDKAMP Manchester, R. R. No. 2 Mich. TYPE—- and Michigan's r. Immune by herd, at a reasonable price. Expenses paid if not so represen In service: L's Big Orange, Orange I'rice W. E. LIVING8TON. HERE'S SOMETHING GOOD THE LARGEST BIG TYPE P. c. IN MIOH. Got a bigger and better bred boar pix from my Come and In them. ted. Th.“ boa rd Chums: and L’s Long Prospect. Parma. Mlch. Big ’l‘ypv Poland (‘vhinna ready. The ‘ past ten years. WALNUT ALLE boars hand that has made good for vvilu now the nml A. D. GREGORY Ionic. Mlehlgan LEONARD'S BIG TYPE P. at weaning time, 825 with pedigree. Satisfaction or write E R. LEONARD. R 8 O. BOAR PIGI from Mich. Champion herd Call guaranteed. . St. Louis. Mich. Central Michigan Sale Circuit CHECKERS. Sale at farm- Cholera-immune. logue write P. P. Pope. before advertised. Wednesday, October 26th HART, FULCHER and CLINE sell 40 head at the feed barn at St. Louis, Mich. sired by Harts Black Price, Right Kind Clan, Mich. Yank, Cline’s Bob and Leonard’s Big Bob. Write for Friday, October 28th Pope,Bros., at Francisco Farm, Mt. Pleasant, sell 50 head sired by MICH. MASTODON, MICH. CLANSMAN, Orange Clansman, Hill Den Clan and out of dams by Moors Great Giant, Gersdale Timm, Black , Jumbo Lad, Harrisons Gersdale, Hill Den Clan. Smooth Halt Ton, Mich. Mastodon, Harts Black Price and Leonardo Giant. NOTICE Chas. Wetzel and Sons will not hold their sale in this circuit as war. Wm. AUCTIONEER. A June gilt sired by For catalogue write F. T. Hart, St. Louis, Mich. Thursday, October 27th E. R. Leonard. at his farm near St. Louis, Mich., sells 50 head sired > mostly by Orange Clansman, Grand Champion at Bay City Fair 1921, lst at West Mich. State Fair and 2nd at Detroit. Many of these gilts sell with breeding privilege to LEONARD’S LIBERATOR, the tallest, longest and heaviest boned pig in Michigan. catalogue. For Cata- t. LTP’OSISZO 25 We are offering our 1921 fall crop of pigs at 51’0" prices. They am sired Ho. Price and Right Kind Clan. ' F T HART. 8L LOUIS, MIGI‘L L. 8. P. C. BOARS AT FARMERS’ PRIOEC» H. O. SWARTZ Schoolcmft, Mich. LARGE TYPE POLAND OHINA For sale, boars and gilts sired by B's Clans- mnn. grand champion at 1921 Mich. State Fair, End by F‘s Clansman 1920 grand champ! Prices reasonable. Visitors welcome. Free livery from Pal-ma. Uormspondm answered. N. F. BORNOR. R 1. Farms. Mich. BIG BOB MASTODON Is sired by Caldwell Biz Bob. champion 0! the world. .Hls dam's sire is A's Mastodon, mud champion at Iowa State Fair. some ing. Peter A Fan is my new boar sired by Peta; Pan, he by Peter the Great, Glover & Frank D. Winn herd, Kansas City, Mo. Bone been left sired by Big Bob. Priced low I guaranteed. 30 choice fall pigs, either sex. 0. E. GARNANT. Eaton Rapids. Mlch. BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. M “I M sale sired by the 1200 lb. boar Mm 818 Bob 327,623 and of Clansmsn. Giant B and Yankee breeding. Ready to ship now. hogs double treated. Priced right for quick n10. Write or come and see them. CHAS. WETZEL a SONS. ithaca. MIMI. FARWELL LAKE FARM “"3 7'" P' _ 0. Have 8 line Iohof spring pigs. Come and see them. Been in servme. Clansman’s Image 2nd, W. B. Ont- post and Smooth Wonder. Don’t forget the November sale. W. B. RAMSDELL Hanover. Mlch. BIG TYPE POLANOS‘SPQEE, $33 and HTOWIIW. Host of bInmI lines represent/3d. Write or call. W. Caldwell 8. Son. Springport. Mlch. both IG TYPE P. 0. SPRING PIGS EITHER SEX from large growthy dams and sired by choice herd boars. Come and see our stock, prices reasonable. L. W. BARNES & SON, Byron, Mlch. BIG TYPE Poland Chlnu BOARS AT HALF PRIO bred in the purple. sired by , A Giant and Butler's Big Bob. No better breeding. A big rugged, big-boned boar for service, registered, for $25.00*330.00. c. BUTLER, Portland, Mich. FRANOISOO FARM POLAND OHINAS Size—Quality——Popular Breeding. THAT’S 08. A square deal—satisfaction. THAT‘8 YOURS. PubIIo Sale—£0 Head—Oct. 28, 1921 POPE BROS- 00.. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. FIVE CHOICE BIG TYPE POL and China spring boars, Sire Mr. Jones No. 134557. Dam Miss Bob Buster No. 289442. They are priced to sell. Inquire of F. J. STING. Bach, Mlch. L TYPE P. 0. TWO SPRING BOARS, ONE COW $25.00 each. Registered if sold this month. PLEASANT HILL FARM Evert, Mloh., Route 3, Box 89. ERE l8 SOMETHING GOOD. BIO TYPI Poland Chime. One extra good large Ion. big boned smooth gilt bred to Howley'e Clans- man. Price 3100. Also younger cilia $30 to $50.00. . HOWLEY BR08.. Merrill, Mloh. SPO'ITED POLAND CHINAS l Am Odorlng Large Type Poland Chlno Iowa. bred to F’s Orange at realonabls prices. (all pigs. Write or call. CLYDE FISHER, R 3. St. Louls, Mlch. Large Type Spotted PoIand China: Some spring pigs at $15 and $20. SAME Pride of Mecosta. Satisfaction guaranteed. papers with pigs. Phone or write J. B. FULLER, R 2. Reed Glty, Mich. DUROCS DUROG BOARS at $20 to $40. These are good and guaranteed satisfactory. Inspection invitl ed. sired by Michigan Orion Sensation and by Michigan Demonstrator. Mlohlgana Farm Ltd.. Pavlllon Mich. Kalamazoo County. FOR SALE—FINE MARCH AND APRIL PIG. Sired by Gladwin Col. 185995. “Hits us your wants. HARLEY FOOR 8. SONS. R 1. Gladwln. PEAGH HILL FARM TRIED sows and gilts bred to or sired by Peach I'll Orion Kins 152489. Satisfaction mfi‘ MIMI. anteed. Come look ’em over. Also a few open gilts. INWOOD BROTHERS Romeo. Mlch. AM OFFERING 80MB HIGH OLA” SPRING DUROO BOARS at reasonable prices . A few gilt: bred for Sep- tember inrrow at bargain prices. W. o. TAYLOR Mllan. Mlch. FOR SALE —-— DUROC FIGS, 2 1~2 to A month: old, either sex, big bone. prolific strain, superior individuals and breeding. 0 re; 12 to 15 dollars. A few March slits. Sat- isfaction or money back. WEST VIEW FARM. Hlllsdale, Mlch. Klee. Prop. runs-am nunoc JERSEY Hoes} We usually have good boars and sows .0! my ages for sale. Reasonable prices. LARRO RESEARCH FARM. Box A North Enc Data-alt, Mlchlgan. a IIIIROO JERSEY BOARS-BIG ONES! . to mono them quick. DAVIS, Ashley. Mloh. SPRING. FARROW. ‘ Wonder and Sensation hr];I “I, ,cdmm.‘ ; ‘ ,_, OHASLEN FARMS. MINING. flip]!- a it» a? ,r ’ I ‘I w Priced VIRGIL (1'31") » if rt'l Black I All. , i312) . ROG JERSEY IOARI. Boers of the II!“ heavy-boned type, at reasonable prices. Write. better, come and see. KP. J. DROD‘I’. R 1. Monroe. Mich. FOR BALE:—-—REG. DUROO JERSEY SWINE. A few real bear and sow pigs by Michigan Grand Champion Boar and from prize winning dams. Also a. few {all pigs either sex, sired by 5th aged boar Detroit and 2nd at Saginaw. All stock double immuned exoept fall pigs. Satisfaction guaranteed. F. HEIMS s SON, Davisen, Mich. uroo Jersey Bred Stock all Sold. Orders taken for wentling pigs. 1,000 pound herd boar. J08. SCHUELLER. Weidman, Mich. .FOR BALE—DUROC FALL GILTS AND BRED sowsfi One Duroc Boar from Brookwatass breeding. Choice spring pigs. Louis R. Elsentrsger, R 1, Linden. Mich. assures PREMIER cmrr > Herd Boer—Reference only—No. 129210 ' 1919 Chicago International 4th Prize in Yearling BOOKING ORDERS FALL PIGS AT ‘25 BLANK A POTTER Fotterviiie. Mich. DUROO JERSEY BOAR, 1 YR. old. Rd. West Michigan. Price $60. Several good spring boars and gill: after prise winning stock at reasonable prices. FREY BROS., R 1, Caledonia, Mich. FOR SALE—BROOKWATER PRINCIPAL 83rd 2239 ymrs old, right in every way. J. E. MORRIS a. SON, Farmington, Mich. lCHLY-BRED DUROCS. YOUNG BOARS and gilts sired by Brookwater Demonstrator 27, 2nd prize aged boar, State Fair 1921. H. E. LIVERMORE a. SON. Romeo. Mich. DUiiilcs gigggngmrou wear at 0- L. rowan, Jerome. Mich. REG. DUROC SPRING BOARS, good breeding, prices right. JESSE BLISS a SON Henderson. Mich. uroe sows sno gilts "'0‘! to Walt's King 8294. who has sired more prise winning pigs at the gtate fairs in the last 2 years than any other DI- goc boar. Newton Barnhsrt. Rt. Johns. Mich. urocs. Hill Crest Farms. Bred and open row! and gilts. Boers and spring pigs. 100 head. rm 4 miles straight 8. of Middleton, Mich“, Grstiot 00. Newton A: Blank, Perrintcn. Mich. E OFFER A FEW WILL-BRIO IELEOT. .ed spring Duroc Boers, siso bred sows ell Glits in season. Call or write McNAUGHTON O FORDVOE. It. Leuls. MI“!- 3 FIIIE SPRIIIG BDARS BROOKWATER BREEDING will go 150 lbs. $25.00 each. Registered. SCHAFFER BR08., R1, Leonard, Mich. OR SALE: ONE OUROO IOAR FROM Breakwater breeding stock. Choice spring pigs. JOHN CRONENWETT. Carleton. Mich. o. I. o. D I 0 AIID DHESTER WHITE swine. Spring boars at reasonable prices. Choice Aug. & Sept. Pigs to be shipped at 8- 10 weeks old. Prominent Bloodlines. Write CLARE V. DORMAN, Snorer. Mich. . I. C.'s. SERVICE IOARS, SPRING PIGS st Farmer's prices. CLOVER LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe. Mich. O. I. C. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAINS THE blood lines of the most noted herd. Cal Innis! his stock at "livo and let live" prices. A. J. GORDEN. Del-r. Mieh.. R I. HAMPSHIRES r60 Head Registered Shropshie Ewe m Rem lambs. else yearling rams of nail e gist RAYS given satisfaction since 1890. .e O. LEMEN, Dexter. Mich. HAMPSHIRE SHEEP A few good yearling rams and some rem Ismbe left to offer. 26 ewes all use for Isle for fall delivery. Everything guaranteed es unscented. ICLARKE u. HAIRE. West Drench, Mich. $2 FOR GOOD YEARLING DELAINE sums. Write or come and see them. CALHOON BROS.. Bronson. Mich. REGISTERED RAMBDUILLET RAM Breeding and Individuality. Ranging from one to four y rs old. ROBER J. NOON, Jackson, Mich., R 9. mos. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE offers for sale rams and ewes of the Shropshire, Hampshire. Oxford and Rambouiilet breeds sheep. For informafion write DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, East Lansing, Michigan. REGISTERED B & I) TYPE American Delaine Sheep both sexes for sale, at farmers' prices. F. H. CONLEV A SON Maple Rapids. Mich. REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE RAMS. All lies. Bred and priced right. Also registered ewe all um W. W. CABLER. Ovid, Mich. T BARGAINS, REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE lambs. yearlings, two-year—old rams, ewes egm. Suckling, two«year-old Shetland ponies. HARRY GARMAN a. SONS Route 8, Mendon. Michigan. FDR SALE BLACK TOP DELAINE RAMS. FRANK ROHRABACHER. Lalngsburg, Mich. TD IIIDREASE TOUR RETURIIS sheep, breed Registered Rambouillets. F r sal b o a P.’1 c. FREEMAN .e SON Phone 54-8 or 240 Lowell, Mich. HAMPSHIBES, ,ggggmnggss Make your selection now for later shipment. re few good ewes. mefp’M. WILLIAMS. North Adams, Mich. APLE LAWN FARM, Shergpshireswrenla fand is be t choice bre ng. ooe rem postman bug‘s. A? E. Bacon 8: Son, Sheridan, Mich. FOR SALE - HAMPSHIRE EWES WIFE @fi?”§anéfiifimpfl'fl Wt“. ’33:“? KELLEY, Elsie, Mich. STOCK A . on SALE, FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS. DOEI, breeding age, . Three months old pair, 35. Registered does 312 each. Stock pedigreed. Qnsi‘ renteed. v mi. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater. Mich. FOR SALE—FEMALE HOUND, PART FOX Ho part Beagle, two years old. Fine hunter, splendid mo AMPBHIRE H008 ARE THE MOST POPU- lsr hogs of today. Spring and fall boar pigs. at a bargain. A fewcpen gilts. 9th year. JOHN W. SNYDER, R 4, St. Johns, Mich. An Opportunity To Buy Hampshires Right We are offering some good sows and gilts, bred for March and April (mowing. Also a Is! choice Isl] pigs, either sex, Write or call GUS THOMAS, New Lothrop. Mich. BERKSHIRES EVERY’S BERKSHIRES Winners at the International 1920, State Fair 1920-21. Choice large type spring piss, eithe sex. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. H. EVERY. Manchester. Mich. WSHEEI’ SHROPSHIRES °§m°”£;§i.‘.'. L193? DEWITT . PIER Evan. Mich. A FEW WOOLY RAM LAMBS PRICED TO SELL DAN BOOMER. R 4. Evan. Mich. 0R SALE REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE ewes bred to lamb in March or April. ARMSTRONG BROS., R8, Fowlerville, Mich. WILLOW SHADE SHRDPSHIRE Ewes and rams ot the best breeding. Prices reasonable. O. W. SOBER Fowlervlile. Mich. GRAND VIEW FARM MERIN08._ B A 0 two- Prices right. R1, McConnellsville. 0. H. H. A: J. E. RICHARDSON, ther. RIVERVIEW FARM, Vassar, Mich: lg. Our Best Offer We will renew your subscrip- tion for 5 years for only $3.00. This is not only a substantial saving of money but also saves you the annoyance of renewing frequently and the possibility of missing a copy. Better send your renewal order today before you forget it. MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER Mt. Clemens, Michigan 87 —1f your money 18 0 bringing less write ggz—the publisher for full partic- ulars regarding the 8 per cent preferred stock in The Rural Publishing Company, which pays 4 per cent twice- a-year. You can invest as little as $100 for ten shares! If you have some spare money earning less than 8 per cent write, Publisher, Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens Mich. Iiiilillllliililiiiliiillilililiiiiiilliifliil BREEDERS ATTENTION! Ifyousreplanningonaselethisyear, writensnow slid i,‘ CLAIM THE DATE! his service is free to the live stock industry in Michigan to avoid conflicting sale dates LET “THE BUSINESS FAR-HER” CLAIM EOUR DATE! , +5 V as“ HIGHWAY ~00NSTRUCTION ’ PRACTICES ‘ (Continued from page 6) Proper to let 80 rods of water or any'other quantity of water into an adjoining field and spoil crops. It is the duty of the municipalities when constructing highways, to see that surface water is taken care of and the law makes provision for the highway commissioner or the board of county road commissioners or the state highway commissioner to petition the county drain com- missioner for an outlet for surplus water which cannot be taken care of by the gutters along the high- way. In reply to your third inquiry, you are advised that the law does not impose any obligation upon the municipality constructing the high- way adjacent to any farmer’s prem- ises to put in tile or culverts in front _of driveways. You are fur- ther advised that it has always been the pol-icy of this department and of most county road com-m‘isioners to supply abutting property owners with driveway culverts, where re- quired. but as above stated it is not mandatory. — State Highway Com— missioner. ~ DIVISION OF PROPERTY The deed of our farm is in my hus- bands name. We have one child. In case of the death of both husband and child what share would I hold and who would get the remainder? Also what would be my share of personal property?—A Mich- igan Subscriber, Fowlerville, Michigan. If the child should die first you would inherit one-half of your hus- band's real estate; and his parents if living, the other half. If the par. cuts are not living then his broth- ers and sisters would inherit the other half. You would be entitled to all of the personal after paying debts and funeral expenses if the amount did not exceed $3,000, you would also inherit, in addition to the $3,000, one—half of the excess. The other half of the excess would go to his parents if living; and if not, then to his brothers and sisters. If the child should die after the fath- er you would inherit one third of, the real estate and the child two- xhirds. The personal w0uld go one half to you and one-half to the child. Then, if the child should die without children or widow, you would inherit the whole of it from the child, both real and personal.— Legal Editor. MARRIED WOlIIEN MAY TEACH Will you please publish in your paper the school law of married women teach- ing school? In my county there are many married women with families who are teaching and lots of unmarried wom- en are not able to teach school because the schools are all taken up.—M. A., San- Ilao County, Michigan. There is no restriction upon mar- ried women teaching school.—-T. E. Johnson, Superintendent of Public Instruction. STEP-FATHER VS. SON A widow has a. house and lot and mon- ey in the bank. and has one son. She marries again. They buy a farm on a Joint deed. They sell the house and in- vest the money in the farm, son of the mother working on the farm to the age of 20 years, then working out. Step- father writes letters to him for him to come home to help him on the farm, mak- ing promises to him of property on the farm for his labor. Son comes home and works on those conditions for some years, then they sell the farm on a. contract. buying a house and lot in town on a joint deed and move to town. Mother, on her death bed asks for son to some to her bedside to make a will. Step- father refuses to get son. Neighbors telephone for son. Mother dead when son gets there. Step-fataher refuses to give son any money or make any of his promises good. Son has no papers to show for promises, labor or what mother wanted him to hasve. What could son do or what Stan should eon take?—A. N., Gladwin, Mi lgan. The first step is for the son to consult a good attorney and state all the facts to him. The agreement of the mother to have i deed taken in the joint names will probably con- vey the full title of the real estate to the stepfather upon the death of the mother. If the contract was taken in their joint names it Is probable that the son inherits one- half of the contract. I would also be of the opinion that the request of the stepfng for the son to come pay him will make him liablevfor the value of such labor, especially if he has saved any “of theletters writ- ten him or can prova their contents. -——Legal Editor. REBUILDING TRUNK LINE What part of the tax does the farms! have to pay who owns farms along what is called a. state trunk line, when such road has to be rebuilt?—-Mrs. A. R... Riv-i erdaJe, Michigan, There is no law at the present time which specifies the amount of tax which any farmer shall pay who owns property adjacent to a trunk line which might require rebuilding. It might be possible to rebuild the trunk line under the road assessment plan taxing for benefits or it might be possible for the road to be con- structed under the county road sys~ term, the state paying their propor tion of the expense therefor, in which event the farm owner would only pay his proportion of the tax which goes into the highway taxes—State Highway Commissioner. s, be ' Fur Department Edited by A R. Harding, America’s foremost author and trapper. Questions Invited. BEAR KILLING SHEEP Have lost twenty-five head of sheep by bears. have traps set but do not seem to be able to catch any. Can any expern fenced bear hunter give me any informa- tion as to how to set the traps. I will board and lodge free any experienced beg./tsrapper who ‘will come at once and trap these bears—A. F. Longpie, Oecoda County, Michigan. Bears go into winter quarters in Northern Michigan usually shortly after November lst, depending upon the weather. The first heavy snow and severe freezing is usually suf- ficient for them to don up. The time therefore, is very short to get into communication with experienc bear—trappers, but a common method of trapping is as follows: Make a sort of Mosure of old logs, brush, etc.. in the form of a V, about eight feet long and two or three feet wide at the entrance. It should be three feet high, behind, but it is not necessary to have it so high in front. The bait should be fastened In the back of the pen, and the trap set in theentrance. Take a small, springy stick, about eight inches long, stick one and firm- ly in the ground, and bend the other down and under the pan. This is to prevent small animals from being caught. Always turn the loose jaw up. and work from in under, fur the salts of safety. Now drive down a couple of stakes on each side of the trap, so as to leave only a narrow passage; cover the trap with leaves or moss. It is a good idea to put a good-sized piece of moss over the pan. To cause the bear to step in the center of the trap. some trappers put sharp sticks around the outside of the jaws, others lay a stick across the mouth of the pan, about six or eight inches high and close up to the laws. In stepping over it the bear is more likely to put his foot in the trap. The trap should be fastened to a VheaVy clog of hardwood. Clog should be about six or seven feet long, and just small enough to go through the ring on the chain. The ring should he slipped on to the middle and fax-4 toned with a spike or two. This is the best method, but if you nip a bear once, you will have to try some other method, and even then you may not catch him. as they become very cunning. Do not. set the trap at the same place, but find his trail, and make a blind set; pref- erably where the trail leads through a pool of water. Of course you must be sure that no person wil travel on the trail. Some trappers prefer to hang a bait about six feet above the trap and do not use any pen. If you have several traps bait one or more with fish and use mutton at the others. Nos. 5, 15, 50 and 150 of the Newhouse pattern are all suit- able for black hear. The No. A 1-8 is sometimes usedhut larger lili ‘Alfi-Aglln I anAAA—uwmmA.—1Amm4 (00Mniwd‘ffoin'page '5): behind Neewa, urging him on even as that pain of a red-hot iron in her groin filled her with agony. They came to the edge of the timber as Challoner’s third shot bit under Noo- zak’s fe’et. -. A moment more and they were within the barricade of the timber. Instinct guided Neewa into the thiCk- est part of IE, and close behind him Noozak fought with the last of her dying strength to urge him on. In her old brain there was growing a deep and appalling shadow, some- thing that was beginning to cloud her vision so that she could not see, and she knew that at last she had come to the uttermost end of her trail. With twenty years of life be- hind her, she struggled now for a last few seconds. She stopped Nee~ we. close to a thick cedar. and as she had done many times before she commanded him to climb it. Just once her hot tongue touched his face in a final caress. Then she turned to fight her last great fight. Straight into the face of Challon- er she dragged herself, and fifty feet from the spruce she stopped and waited for him, her head dr00p- ed be-twen her shoulders, her eyes dimming more and more, until at last she sank down with a great sigh, barring the trail of their ene- my. For a space, it may be, she saw ,once more the golden moons and the blazing suns of those twenty years that were gone; it may be that the soft, sweet music of spring came to her again. filled with the old, old song of life, and that Some- thing gracious and painless descend- ed upon her as a final reward for a glorious motherhood on earth. When Challoner came up she was dead. From his hiding place in a crotch of the spruce Neewa looked down on the very first great tragedy of his life, and the advent of man. The two-legged beast made him cringe deeper into his refuge, and his lit- tle heart was nearbreaking with the terror that had seized upon him. He did not reason. It was by no miracle of mental process that he knew something terrible had hap— pened, and that this tall, two—leg- ged creature was the cause of it. His little eyes were blazing, just over the level of the crotch. He wonder- ed why his mother did not get up and fight when this new enemy came. Frightened as he was he was ready to snarl if she would only wake up—ready to hurry down the tree and help her as he‘had helped her in the defeat of Makoos, the old he-bear. But not a muscle of N00- zak's huge body moved as Challoner bent over her. She was stone dead. Challoner’s face was flushed with exultation. Necessity had made of him a killer. He saw in Noozak a splendid pelt, and a provision of meat that would carry him all the rest of the way to the southland. He leaned his rifle against a tree and began looking about for the cub. Knowledge of the wild told him it would not be far from its mother. and he began looking into the trees and the near-by thickets. In the shelter of his crotch, screened by the thick branches, Neewa made himself as small as possible during the search. At the end of half an hour Challoner dis- appointedly gave up his quest, and went back to the creek for a drink before setting himself to the task of skinning Noozak. No sooner was he gone than Ne- wa’s little head shot up alertly. For a few minutes he Watched, and then slipped backward ’ddwm the trunk of the cedar to the ground. He gave his squealing call, but his mother did not move. He went to her and stood beside her motionless head, sniffing the man-tainted aii'. Then he muzzled her jfiwl, bu-tted his nose under her neck, and at last nipped her ear—always his last resort in the awakening process. Into his whine there came a strange note, and the. out of his throat there rose _a whimpering cry that was like the cry; of a child. (Continued next week) BUSINESS FARMERS’ EXCHANGE, 50 A “'ORD PER ISSUE—3 Insertions for 100 per word. Twenty words is the minimum accepted for any ad. in this department. - as one word each initial and each group of figures, both in body of ad. and in address. fore Saturday for issue dated following week. The Business Former Adv. Dept., Mt. Clemens, Farm for sale ads. not accepted for less than 8 times. Cash should accompany all orders. Count Copy must be in our hands bo- Michigan. msuvs & smug $1000 SECURES 127-ACRE FARM WITH horses, poultry, cows, hay, grain, full imple- ments, etc; convenient R R town. advantages; rich loam tillage, 20-cow spring-watered pasture, lots Wood, timber, fruit, good B—room house, 60— ft barn, poultry house. To settle affairs oan $2000, $1000 down, easy terms. Full details page 33 Illus. Catalog 1100 Bargains. Flinn. STROUT FARM AGENCY, 814 B E Ford Bldg., Detroit, Mich. FOR SALE, RAVENSWOOD STOCK FARM in Ogemaw county. Mlch., on trunk line 70, 220 acres, all good soil, no waste land, 140 a under cultivation, 60 a pasture, balance tim- ber. 2 spring creeks, 4 good _wells; 12 room house, cellar under all. Basement barn 40x60 80x40. Natco tile silo 16135, 6 other build- ings, 2 corn cribs, large bearing orchard. Have lived on farm over 35 years. Will sell on con- tract, unable to work it on account of age. Price $65 per acre. “7. B. SHEPPARD, West Branch, R-l, Michigan. 68 ACRE FARM FOR SALE, MOSTLY ALL cleared. Fair frame house, new bum built last year, 32x46; frame granary 14x20, good well 280 feet deep; well drained, good ditches and fences; clay and black loam land; good road, mail route, schools and churches. Located in Bay county, Garfield township, Section six. With horses, cattle and implements it wanted. MARTIN Slifl'l‘li, R 1, Rhodes, Mich. —_‘._.. 80 ACRES, so TO 80 ACRES CLEARED, clay loam soil. good young orchard, 8 miles to good town, 1-2 mile to fine lake, 5 room frame house, good well, barn 32x40, good granary. 1 1-2 miles to good school. Price $3000 With 8500 down and $100 or more year until paid for. Write owner, W. F. UMPHRLI. Evart, Michlv'tn. 22 ACRES FOR SALE. ALL WORK LANDI 2 miles from Lancer, Mich. County seat, buildings. Price $1850 with easy terms. Write or inquire of owner. NORMAN STRUBLE. Orion, Mlch., R. F. D. 3. HIGHLY IMPROVED WELL LOCATED 11. acre farm. Good buildings, tiled; 15 miles from Detroit City Hall near Royal Oak. Addrul BOX K, Mich. Business firmer, Mt. Clemens. Michigan. FOR SALE, 22V: ACRE FARM '/2 MILE from town. Good land, niice large house, barn and other buildings. A nice homo. MISS LUELLA MESSENGER, Chase, Mich. BIG BARGAIN; 100 ACRES, GOOD HOUSE, SAMSON MODEL M. TRACTOR WITH heavy duty 14 inch plows. Never used. 8700. One Samson demonstrator complete $650.00. L. E. CONNER, W. Franklin St, Jackson, Mlch. $20 DAILY SELLING WONDERFUL NEW low—priced Ford bumper. Oiitsclls all others. Ev- ery Ford owner eager buyer. Act quick. WAL- LACE MCCORMICK, Streetor, Illinois. TOBACCO TOBACCO: KENTUCKY'S PRIDE, MILD AND mellow. Best chewmg or smoking, 10 lb. $3.00; 20 as $5.00. FARMERS CLUB, Msyfleld, Ky. NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO, KENTUCKY'S finest, 3 years old. Specially picked chewing, 2 pounds $1.00; 10 pounds 54.00. Smokin first grade, 3 pounds $1.00; Second grade, pounds 81.00; postmiii. HANCOCK LEAF T0- BACCO ASSOCIATION, Department 36, stes- ville, Kentucky. HOMESPUN TOBACCO 10 LBS. $2.50, 20 lbs $4.00, collect on delivery. FORD TOBACCO COMPANY, Mayfleld, Kentucky. , large burn, nice creek, on‘y $1500 " W rite for pictures. DeCOUDRES, Blooming- dale, Mich. FOR SALE, 40 ACRES SMALL OAK TIM- BER LAND. Price $500. Newang County. JOHN DAVIDHIZAR, White Cloud, Michigan. 160 ACRES GOOD LAND, FAIRLY LEVEL, some hardwood timber, new buildings, goo FOR SALE—120 ACREs_ NUMEn ONE crops. $2.000 takes all. BOX I.., Care of Mich- 13nd and best of bui1(fing5_ fruth timhen One igau Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens. Mich. mile to Dixie Highway, station, church and school. 30 miles from Detroit. Want good 256 ACRES. DO YOU WANT TO OWN ONE cvncrienced livestock farmer. R. W. ANDER- of the bust grain and stock farms in Jackson SON, Cinrkstnn, Michigan. county. Long time given, write for terms and full description of farm. E. A. CROMAN, v, MI. SOUTH AND V2 MI. EAST OF WIS-I Luke. Mich- Etlenville, 80 acrcs good sandy and clay loam farm. All good buildings and fences. Clear of FOR SALE, 80 ACRES TILL'ABLE SUGAR noxious weeds. For full particulars write or boot land. Hood buildings. Buy county on come. FRANK CHILDS, Edenville, Mlch., Dixie Highway. OIVNICII, 3727 24th Street, Midland county. llctroit. Michiczm. .509 SALE 15 3“? GRA'." ELEVPTORv SOUTH AMERICA. REPUBLIC orr CHILE, with 4 “Unis 0f mud m the “mice 0f (hll‘mjn’ 50.000 Acrcs of l'crljlc \‘ullcylanil open for b‘l‘t’ Mlch., on the Ann Arbo‘r1 It. . Attractive “My”, «Hpqmmm unmutfl “rifle, ‘V‘ V prlco and terms. May coins. or farm lll exchange. Spry-NH“. Mum“. “halt A. J. MCI lOUGA LL, Mich. Addrms owner, 1535 Dime Ba pk, Detroit, 120 ACRES GOOD LAND, GOOD BUILD- ings, 2 Burns, silo, 7~room house, 2 Wells, tools and stock is desired. I’rioe right. ERNEST \'.1\l.l“..\"T‘l.\’lI'nml.loII. FERRETS FOR SALE. PRICE LIST FREE. [look on i‘crrcls, 10c. l~'crrct iziuzzlcs 250 each. lll'lli'l‘ lil\\'l“.l.l., \Vcllinzion, ()hio. BEANS VilAl‘ITED——-WE WISH TO BUY RED \‘iilcniJnc, liountilul, :lllfl (Lililcn Wax Beans. Mail mnlplcs to b'. M. lSBI'ZIJ. & (20., Jackson. Michigan. BUY YOUR TIRES BY MAIL, 30x3 [/2 alumni/cod non Skid tire, FASHW: tubes, $1.39. Order ioluy. (I. A. liASMl'SSIJN, Mail Order Dept... Greenville, Mich. WANTED MEN TO LEARN AUTOMOBILE business. \Vrite for frcc (analog, DAVENPORT All'l‘HMH'l‘IYE Si‘llOUL, Davenport, Iowa. ... TYPEWRITERS:—~—ALL MAKES SLIGHTLY used, 9520 up. Fey psych-Hts. "rcc trial. (iiutraiitccd two years. PAYNE COMPANY. liosetlale station, Kansas ('ily. Kansas. HAVE YOUR HIDES TANNED IN THREE Weeks, into Chrome Solo Leather. (‘hrom Harness, Chronic Lace, hcst and strongest leather made. By MANIS’I‘EI‘} TANNING (0., Manistm, Mich. POULTRY BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY Advertisements inserted under this heading at 30 cents per line, per issue. Special rates for 13 times or longer. Write out what you have to offer and send it In we will put it in type, send proof and quote rates by return mail. Address The Michigan Business Farmer, Advertising Department, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. POULTRY LEGHOHIIS and Anconas Yearling Hens and Pullets—Jl‘his stock is all se- lected Pure Breed Practical Poultry, lute monit- ers and good layers. 3000 Ycarlings'; limited number Pulets. Guaranteed good practical qual- ltY- We will send you description of {owls and egc‘ records. If you want first class paying Leg- horns. write to us. STATE FARMS ASSOCIATION Desk 2. Kalamazoo. Michigan MUD WAY AUSH-KA FARM Dfl'el'l you“: stuck and a few mature breeders in White Chinese Geese, White Runner Ducks and \Vhite Wyandottes. Also 0. I. C. shrine Bilia- Writo today for prices on what you need. DIKE C. MILLER. Dryden, Mlch. OP QUALITY COCKERELS—MINORCAS, Houdans, Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons, Spanish. TYRONE POULTRY FARM, Fenton, Mlch. w CHINESE GEESE. PEKIN DUCKS, R. C. Br. I I .t. MRS. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hillsdalo, Mich. PLYMOUTH ROCK COCKERELS- Parks 200. egg strain. From stock digit from Parks best pedigreed pens. $3 ea KIRBY. Lansing, R. 0. Route 1, East Mlch. LEGHORNS INGLE COMB BUFF LEGHORN COOKER- trgiil, April and May hatched. Heavy laying n. J. W. WEBSTER, Bath, Mlch. GRABOWSKE'S .s. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS, oockerels and cocks for sale. L. G. GRABOWSKE, Merrie”, Mlch. R. 4 a. 0. WHITE LEGHORN COOKERELS, M. A. o. bred, $1 to $1.40. From 265 to 285 strain. Guaranteed. Write. ' JOHN BUOHNER. Morley, Mich. \ * BREEDERS We have a fine lot of English and Amer- ican Leghorn Cockerels for sale at reason able prices. Let us know your wants. We ship on approval and guarantee satisfaction. LORING & MARTIN C0. East Saugatuck. Mlch. \VYANDOTTE WER—ATYTWAHITEWWYANDOTTE cocx- erels, bred from prize winners at Battli Creek and M. A. L'. ltound-up Show. Good birds at $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 each. C. W BROWNING, R2, Portland, Mlch. PURE BRED W. WYANDOTTE PULLET8 M $2.00 each. Fishel strain. M Mlch. RS. TRACY RUSH, WHITE WYAIIDOI'TES Martin Foundation. A few good breeders for Ithaca. sale. No more baby chicks midyear. Order cockerels now for early fall delivery. Prices reasonable. 0. W. HEIMBACH Big Rapids, Mich. PUREBRED WHITE WYANDOTTE PULLETS, at $2.00 each. Fishel strain. No. 7, MRS. TRACY RUSH, Ithaca, Mlch. RHODE lb'LAND REDS HITTAKER’S R. I. REDS. Michigan’s great- est color and egg strain. Both combs. Writ. for free catalog and our new proposition in re- gnrd to good breeding cockerels. INTERLAKES FARM, Box 4, Mlch. Lawrence, ILL HAVE A FEW CHOICE PURE BRED R. 1. Red Cocks, hens and cookers for sale. Must act quickly if wanted. _MINORCAS S & B 0 BLACK MINDIIOA Cookercls, l’sp’s Strain. 4 months old $2.50 and $3.00 each. MAPLE VIEW POULTRY FARII'. E. Sylvandec, Coloma. Michigan. LANGSHAN DR. SIMPSON'S LANGSHANS OF QUALITY Bred for type and color since 1912. Wintofl hying strain of both Blank and White. Han some aockerels for sale. Eggs In season. DR CHAS. W. SIMPSON Wehbsrville, Mlch. OHPINGTONS umncious AND LEGHORNS Two great breeds for profit. Write today {on free catalogue of hatching eggs. baby chicks and breeding stock. CYCLE HATCHER COMPANY, 148 Phllo Ildj. OflPlIIGTOIIS COCKERELS AND PULLETO. > for sale. Bufl, VVhi Black puckerels at $7, $8, and $10. Pullets a $3 and to. Llso yearling hens $3 and $4. Hatching eggs, $6 per setting of 15. RABOWSKE EROS.. R 4, Merrill. Mlch. DUCKS ron SALE, MAMMOTH IMPERIAL WHITE Pekin Ducks, males or females, $21.00; three or more $1.75 each. Bull Ducks, $2.50 each. Also have a fine lot of English—American S. C. White Leghorn cockerefs at $1.50 each. S. 0. Brown Leghorn (‘Mtkerels $1.50; nice ones. MAPLE WOOD POULTRY FARM Wm. H. FROHM. New Isltlmoro. R1. Mlch. Benjamin Scott, R 1, Bannister, Mlch. TURKEYS TUBKEYS FOR SALE early hatched A few purebred Bourbon Red, Toms. Write for prices, etc. R. W. ROBOTHAM. Hesperls. Mlch. OR SALE: A LIMITED NUMBER OF PURE Bourbon Red Turkeys, six months old. MR8. JOSEPH TAYLOR, Bentley. Mlch. TRADE AND MARKET REVIEW ENERAL business conditions the country over continue to show ' improvement, the following de- Velopments indicating the general trend and, Withal, making a sound basis upon which to build for the fu- ture: 1. The movement of crops to market. 2. The increase in steel and coal production. 3. Decrease in un- employment. 4. The stabilization of wholesale and retail prices and the nearer approach to a proper balance in selling value between various groups of commodities. 5. The de- cline in commercial paper rates at this season of the year when advanc- es are the general rule. 6, The rise in Liberty and corporation bonds which reflects the accumulation of funds seeking investment. 7. The recent material advance in stock prices in the various markets of the country. Not nearly as much money is need- ed to finance the business of the coun- try when commodities are moving on present levels; on the other hand, our gold supply is 21 per cent great- er than when the war closed and our reserve ratio is 50 per cent higher. E. E. McCrone 00., in their review of business conditions for the week end- ing October 14, print the following interesting statistics: Nov. Now 1919 1921 Federal Reserve ratio ..46,9% 69.0% Stock of money gold... .52873 $3467 Commercial paper rate.. 8% (Si/2% Commodity prices(Dun’s)238.5%, 161.8%, Stock prices (average '20)$119.62 $71.17 Of course, the facts given above do not indicate unusual business ac- tivity but they do show the existence of certain basic conditions that did not exist at this time last year. Certain products of the steel niills of the country have been advanced $5 per ton, and in connection with these particular lines the demand is .far ahead of the production. The iron market is hardly so active as at the beginning of the current month; the recent reduction on freight rates for iron ore has exerted an adverse influence on production in this, one of the country’s most important branches of manufacturing. As not- ed‘ in this column last week, coke is accumulating as a result of increased 'production but the sales of this pro- duct have fallen off somewhat re- cently. The strongest element in the ma- terial situation is the greatly improv- ed demand for lumber and the num- erous increases in prices at which the various grades are selling. South- ern pine flooring is $20 per thous- and, higher than on August 1, 1921. The demand for hardwood lumber is greatly improved and prices are sharply higher on all grades; the supply of select hardwood finishing lumber is said to be very low. Plas: ter lath have advanced sharply in price of late, dealers and manufac- turers finding it very difficult to meet the needs of their trade. The Pacific coast is leading in the demand for certain grades of lumber and the prices current there are higher than anywhere else in the country. For V the week ending Oct. 1 the manu- facturers of flr booked more orders than for any other week in two years. A large amount of lumber, produced on the Pacific coast is being sold in eastern markets but the major part of this supply reaches the east by the water route. WHEAT WHEAT PRICES PER 30., 001'. 18, 1921 Grade lDotrolt [chloagol N. Y. No 2 Rod ....|121 l1.1s |1.1o No; 2 WM. {.24 No. 8 Mind .. 1,24 1.01 PRICES ONE VIII AGO lNo.2 Rodi No.2 wmul No.2 Mlxod Fetle .l 2.24 | 2,22 l 1.22 Substantial gains were made in the price of wheat in .t week and the tone of the market was the strongest "t. has been for over a month. How- ! v , the market was for from being Edited by H. H. MACK markets. tic cut in prices. STRIKE WILL AFFECT MARKETS. The threat of a railway strike which will tie up the entire transportation of the country has already had its effect upon the Should the strike materialize farmers may expect tem- porarily lower prices on all farm products. may approach complete demoralization. farmers not to be stampeded into a marketing panic by any dras- The strike cannot last forever and when it is over prices will again go up. Anyway, it may never take place. In fact, the condition A warning isissued to in a settled condition and price changes were sharp. Early in the week the market was helped by the bullish government crop report and later receipts were found to be drop- ping off at an alarming rate and it was learned the reserves in the coun- try were small. European conditions also showed an improvement and hard winter wheat was in good de— mand for export business. Export trading was 'good most of the week but domestic demand, with the ex- ception of the millers, was easily satisfied. Millers desired only the best grades which were hard to pro- cure. Receipts at Chicago last week aggregated 238 cars, compared with 125 the same period one year ago. The latest crop report of Michigan estimates the total production of spring wheat in this state at 348,000 bushels, or an average to the acre of 12 bushels, which is one bushel more than last year's average. The marketing of all wheat shows a con- siderable advance over last year ac- cording to the State Department of Agriculture. All markets were firm at the close last Saturday and Detroit prices had advanced 10c for the week. The opening of the current week saw lower prices owing to the threat of the railroads to strike and before the day was over the Detroit market had lost 4c and the tone was weak. Our special crop correspondents ad— vise us that fall wheat in Michigan is coming along fine and they believe it will be in excellent condition be— fore snow falls. Reports from other sections of the United States do not show the crop in as good condition, some parts of the Wheat country complaining that the seed is not ger- minating, as the ground is too dry. CORN Prices in the corn market last week were not inclined to follow the trend of wheat and at Detroit there was a. decline of 1c during the time wheat was going higher. The Chi—- cago market, however, staged sev- eral slight advances during the week owing to urgent short covering. The bullish reports of the crop and large receipts have put the market in such a condition that it will take some time for it to get back on its feet. And if farmers continue to send OORN PRICES PER BU_. OCT. 18. 1921 the country over. Prices advanced - some but nowhere near as much as those of wheat. Export demand con- tinued light and trading in general was slow. Receipts at Chicago amounted to 672 cars, against 654 a year ago. Shipping sales were 670,000 bushels. in price with other grains and the market was easy. Regarding the 1921 cat crop the joint federal and state crop report reads: “The aver- age yiel-d of 18.2 bushels per acre is the smallest yield on record for the state, and the total production of 25,680,000 bushels is the small- est crop the state has produced since 1897, when the acreage was about 60 per cent of the present." The quality of the grain is consider- ably below the ten-year average and Very little of Grade lDatrolt. ldhlcagol N. Y.v or low feeding value' Non 2 Veuow .50 4a .32 the crop is fit for seed, it is said. No” 8 Yellow .. . .49'/2 ' ' No. 4 Yellow .46 “‘1': giggles" “Ana’s—v“ . BEANS , ____ No.2 Yel|.LNro:S_Yell.gl_Jlio.4 Yell. BEAN PRlcEs PER cw1'., OCT. 18, 1921 Detroit .1 1_02'/.| "mi ” Grade lDotroll lChlcagol N. V. their surplus to market as they have c. H. P. 4-50 l 530 l 5.25 been the market is not liable to take R°d mane” 9'00 l ' on a healthier outlook until the pmcas on: YEAR nco greater portion of the country’s en- 10:1,"- L tire supply is in the hands of the Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l 4_ea speculators. Shipping demand was fair last week, amounting to about 1,400,000 bushels, but receipts were so large that the demand did not cause substantial upward turns of prices. Chicago received 3,356 cars last week, or over three times the amount received last year during the same week. The joint federal and state crop report forecasts a. total production of 64,097,000 bushels for Michigan this year. This is about the same quantity produced the past two years. According to the M. A. C. experts the European corn borer, which has been causing con- siderable trouble throughout the country this year has at last reach- ed this state, having bee-n found re- cently in Monroe county. The De- troit market closed weak last Satur- day and opened 1—2c lower on Mon- day, Oct. 17th. Chicago was also weak and lower. OATS OAT PRICES (new) BU.. OCT. 18. 192 GEES TbéiroiETohlcqcFl NT'Y‘.“ No, 2 White .38 1 .34I/2 No. 3 White .35 l .308/4l _42’/: No. 4 White ...| .32 I l PRICES ONE YEAR Ace [No.2 Whitel No.3 White] No.4 White Dotrolt .l .60 l .58 '/2 l .555’: Oats were dull last week, buying being mostly confined to speculators who believed there was some money to be made with oats at their pres- ent prices considering the small crop The bean market was firm all last week and the tendency has been to slightly higher levels. But the move- ment is still very heavy and there are some bears, both among the iob~ hers, whole-sale grocers and canners who are loo-king for lower prices and will do all they can to make them. Be prepared at any time now during the next couple of weeks for 3 tom- porary slump in this market. In the long run beans will be materially higher, but don’t look for fancy prices until the fall marketing move- ment has run its course and supplies on hand have been cleaned up. We have had some inquiry as re- gards the future of red kidney beans. The price offered is at present be- tween $6 and $7 per cwt. Our ad- vice to our readers is to sell at this figure. The market is weakening and inclined to lower levels. The production of red kidneys was higher this year than in ten years’ time, and Cuba, which takes better than 50 per cent of the red beans produced in the United States, is in no position to pay fanCy prices this year. Red kidney beans may possibly be some higher before another planting, but the question is whether the gain will be large enough to pay farmers for holding. The opening on Monday of this week saw C. H. P. advance 5c at Detroit and the market is firm. POTATOES SPUDS PER OMIT_. OCT_ 18, 1921 Foster’s Wufior Chart for OCT. 1921 Crooked Iln. tamper-tum: shove mulch! ho was. below WASHINGTON, D. C.. October 20, 1821.———My general and local crop- . weather forecasts for Sept. 15 to Oct, 10 were practically good enough, The forecasts for cold din near 3 and 8, severe storms 2 to 7 and rains first week of October were remarkably cor- rect. Now we will change the pro- gram and give you an unusually warm spell of we'ather for about nine days centering on Oct. 27, with a cold dip following it. Not much precipita- tion from Oct. 20 to 30; increased precipitation for a few days following 30. The middle of this weather period is expected to reach Michigan at near Nov. 28, western sections a. little earlier, eastern sections later. These weather periods with all their varia- tions. usually cross the continent from‘ the Pacific to the Atlantic ocean. at this season. in about five days. THE WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK AS Forecasmd by We To FOSWP for The Michigan Business Farmer An entirely different spell of weath- er has been expected to prevail on the continent during the nine days centering on Oct. 18. Severe storms and most precipitation at the begin- ning of the period, a cold dip following, a. little rise in temperature following that, and then another cold dip. alto- gether much similar to the first 12 days of this month. The center part of the warm wave ,tbf this period is expected to reach Michigan near October 19. other features following as usual, Not much precipitation last half of October and not much may be expected before middle of November. The most severe storms of Novem- ber and most precipitation is expected during the weeks centering on 14 and 28. The most severe frosts of that month will immediately follow the warm waves of these storms. One of the most severe cold waves of the fall is expected during the week cen- tering on Nov. 14. Less than usual precipitation is expected during Nov- ember. Large sections of winter grain will get less than usual precipitation during that month. Precipitation in- cludes rain, hail. snow and sleet. l Sackedfilvwilullt Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l 2,35 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . l 1.86 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . .l l 2 00 Pittsburg . . . . . . . . . .l l 2.84 emcee one YEAR Ace Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l 2.11 It is surprising that the steady tone remained in the Detroit pota- to market last week in the face of huge receipts. At Chicago the mar- ket opened steady but before many days the tone had changed to dull and dealers experienced considerable difficulty in disposing of their sup- plies. Chicago has been receiving on an average of from 60 to 80 cars of potatoes 3. day. Receipts are somewhat lighter throughout the east and the market is steady with advances made in some places. The total production for Michigan is fore- cast at 27,193,000 bushels, or five million bushels over the estimatae of one month ago. The entire crop for the United States is estimated to ho 25,000,000 bushels less than the nor- mal consumption of the country. Our crop correspondents advise us that farm‘ers of this state are rapidly mar keting'their surpluses soon as it II out of theground. On Monday, 17th, the Detroit and prices The opening of? the current week oats went lower ‘ market was 3.5 y " Mamas-rummaging 1+an 7 mar ” Markets in general are: this r week for the fit in some. time. Eastern ‘farmers have again started to flood the markets of the east. But the greater portion of the hay ship- ped is a poor grade and it is this kind of hay that lower prices are quoted on. Good, hay is worth as much as it has been at any time this tall. Standard timothy continues to be worth $19@$20 per ton at De- troit. with the best grade $1 higher. No. 1 clover also remains at’ $14@ $15 and No. 1 clover mixed at $15@ $16 per ton. Markets outside the state are from $1 to $7 higher. RYE The prices in the rye market last week made several changes and on Saturday No. 2 was 2c higher at both Detroit and Chicago than it was on Monday. On Monday of the pres- ent week the Detroit price dropped to 90¢ again, and at Chicago advanc- ed to 88@89c. BARLEY Barley continues to trail wheat. At Detroit feeding is $1.10@$1.30 per cwt., and the Chicago market quotes it at 50@55c per bu. There are no indications at present that this grain will develop any bullish tendency that will cause substantial advances. ————————-—-4 WOOL The wool market continues active and appears to be some firmer All grades are selling with the medium kinds in the lead. Reports come in that new business among the mills has slac‘kened some but it is hoped that the opening of spring lines of manufactured clothing will be well received by the clothing trade and so react favorably upon the manufac- turers and dealers in the raw mater- ..l ] LIVE STOCK MARKETS A marked scarcity of corn-fed cat- tle and an over-supply of grassy cat- tle are the dominent features of the current cattle trade; as a result of file conditions noted above, prime grain-tied dressed beef is selling at the season’s extreme high point, completely verifying the predictions of a strong October market made fre-- quently in this paper during the months of August and September. Chicago got 7,000 more cattle last week than for the week before, but at that the run was 13,000 under the figures for the same week last year. The extremely small supply of fat and tidy killing cattle leaves dealers without supplies of high-grade beef I to meet the needs of their trade. It ' new is growing increasingly hard to sell common beef as the market is glut- rbed with animals of this description. High—grade yearling bullocks have recently sold in Chicago at $12.15 per cwt. All grades of fat steers are in great request and competition re- sulting from reduced supplies is helping to elevate values and is giv-. ing shippers a chance to play even on a few old scores. The west is full of grass cattle, the owners preparing for an early shut- tn for winter, are rushing them for‘ ward onto the market without regard to conditions of supply and demand, so eager are they to get separated trom them before snow flies in the air. The feeding cattle business has been picking up of late and prices we 25% 500 higher than at the close of week before last. Only a few range lambs are show- tug up in Chicago these days and many of them are too thin to be de- Iirable as feeders or killers. Last week’s arivals in the windy city were nearly 4,000 smaller than for the week before and values saw a bulge early, only to decline later, closing at the week’s low point. Handy weight sheep were scarce all the week, and averaged 25 to 50 cents higher than for the week before; all other grades of mature killing stock were only barely steady with the week before. Breeding ewes lacked much of the activity which has features this branch of the trade for several weeks wt, the-best going ;to southern points for $5.50 per cwt.. when‘buy- ’ ., be 1‘ ' stem seam. . . a . The?! fat lambs topped the week at $9 and prime westerns at $9.35 per cwt. Feeding lambs were strong and high~ er with a $7.85 top. The packinghouse gang has been doing everything in their power of late to break the hog market, but just when they get it well started downward the market supply of live animals dwindles and selling prices recover again. The general opinion in live stock market circles seems to be discounting a sharp break in val- ues before long. Arrivals at Chicago last week showed a preponderance of heavy hogs, a condition which re- sulted in an extremely active demand for all pigs and light weights, pro- vided they were healthy and thrifty in appearance. On Saturday last Swift & Co. bought a drove of 1,368 hogs averaging 375 pounds, for which they paid an average of $6.68 per cwt. Exports of lard continue heavy but the outgo of cut meats has fallen off greatly of late. DETROIT PRODUCE MARKET Butter is in good demand and steady at 33@38c per pound for the best cream- ery. Eggs are firm and fresh candied and graded are worth 37@47c per doz. The market for live poultry is inac- tive and unchanged. Prices are) Best spring chickens, 23@24c Leghorns, springs 18c; large hens, 25@260; medium hens, 23@24c; small hens, 15c; old roosters, 15c; ducks, 24c; geese, 18@20c; turkeys, 300 per pound. Dressed hogs and calves are steady. Prices for calves are: Choice,‘ 15@16c; medium, 13c, and old. 61/2100 per pound. Hogs are worth: Small to medium, 11@ 13c; heavy, 9@10c per pound, There is not much change in the fruit market and trading is quiet, Pears are worth from $2@2.25 for Keifers to $4@ 4.50 for Bartletts. Greening apples are $2.50@2.75; Baldwins, $2.25@2.50; Spy, $2.50@$3: Jonathans, $3.25@3.50; Snow, $3.50@4 Der bushel, BUREAU OF MARKETS’ MONTHLY REPORT Shipments of produce from the middle of September to the middle of October covered the most active period of the season with a weekly movement of over 23,000 cars. Shipments reached high point a week er. rlier than last season and the volume was somewhat less than for the four corresponding weeks last season. However, on account of the earliness and active movement of many important crops, the season’s total shipments until October 1 showed an excess of 34,000 cars over the preceding season, and had exceeded the movement of the 1919—20 season by about the same amount. Potatoes Lower Potato prices have continued the down- ward trend noted last month, ranging $1.10 to $2 per 100 lbs. at shipping points and $2 to $2.50 in the cities, which is about the same as the prevailing range a. year ago. In mid-September the ranges were $1.50 to $2.25 and $2 to $3.25, re- spectively. The corresponding ranges in wAugust were $2.25 to $3.10 f.o.b. ship- ping polnts and $3 to $4 in the cities. Lowest points were reached during the first ten days of October and there were recoveries of 100 to 50c toward the middle of the month. The estimated yield of 178.9 bushels per acre for onions and 4.7 tons for cab- bage suggests a light supply of these lines, The excess of small sized onions in the crop places a. premium on the large sizes and prices have advanced an aver- age of about $1.75 since the beginning of the season in August. The average in consuming markets advancing sharpily the middle of October was then close to $5 per 100 lbs. Stock from storage sold as high as $4.75 at Connecticut Valley shipping points. A year ago sales at Con- necticut Valley shipping points ranged $1.15 to $1.35 f.o.b. Cabbage touched low point, $20 per ten, for domestic stock early in October, but . em 53 MARKET EDITORS é": MAIL BOX Have t8.me M. B. F. for years and always find good advice for farmers, the best there is. I should like your advice on the bean question. Do you think best to sell at the present price or will they advance?—R. V. 3., Bad Axe, Michigan. You are asking for advice. I’ll give it to you providing you will not hold me responsible if it turns out to be wrong. I don't KNOW what the bean market will do. Neither does anyone else. If I KNEW pos- itively that beans would advance I would buy beans at today’s prices and be a rich man six months hence. But I find out all I can about the factors which influence the price and my honest conviction is that bean prices will be higher than they are now. Whether you should sell now or hold is a question you must decide for yourself. If you need your money badly, sell. Don’t spec- ulate. A poor men can't afford to. If you don't need your money right now, my advice would be to hold. my advice. You can take it two I"! ‘ ' ‘ showed some recovery later in the month. Most of present upply is Danish Seed stock1 which sells in Eastern city markets at $32 to $40. Wisconsin late keeping stock ranges $25 to $30 in producing sec- tions and $40 to $50 in several middle- western consuming markets, {Prices of barreled apples range about 50c higher in October. Choice grades of standard seasonabale red kind ranged $6 to $9.50 per bbl. in consuming markets in July, August and September, but the pre- vailing range in mid-October was $6.50 to $9.50. Boxed apples on the other hand have been in heavy and increasing sup— ply. Extra fancy boxed Jonathans in the eastern markets have a range of from $2.50 to $3.50 per box. (my -1 MISCELLANEOUS MARKET NOTES Potatoes are going to market out of Aroostock county, 'Maine, at the rate v) ‘of 150 to 200 cars a day, and are being distributed generally over the New York and New England territory. Digging is about over and inquiry for the new crop is reported to be good. California reports bean harvest near- ing completion and a heavy yield is ex— pected. 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