.1“. _ .. «a. V. _ a: \m $L PER YEAR I 24th ___ é .\ 1 th- to 1921 7 5 811 1) ga n R ER E 113 008m i 0V Owned and ch N 3 k1 M’i’ AY ‘MT. CLEMENS, SATURD t n e. d n e p n i . Inde Farmer’s Wee Edited An .10 , {NO IX Vol x x a; Kslxn‘?\.\&19xhxxsh my”, - its size by approximately , WOOL POOL GROWS ISBU‘RSEMENTS or the State Farm Bureau's 1920 wool, pool checlt‘s in. final settlement to 18.000. Michigan wool growers on the returns from that . pool had readied a total of about $125,000. October 26, the Farm Bureau said at the close of last week. Chocks con- tinue to go out at an average rate oi 400 a day, the Farm Bureau said.‘ Since the close of the local pool- lng and grading campaign'Septem- her 1,,the 1921 pool has Increased 250,000 pounds of wool. Calls have been numerous tor graders to make addi- tional trips to localities where wool was graded last summer. Several of these late gradings have brought several thousand pounds of wool each into the pool, said the Farm Bureau. At one point the grader found 30,000 pounds awaiting him. Wool growers continue to ship mailer lots into the central grading ware-house at Lansing where the wool is graded and the grower receives the same fifty per cent cash advance on the value of his graded wool that was a feature of the summer grad- ing campaign. Bast week the wool department took a slice off the remaining half of the 1921 pool when 100,000 pounds of short wool was sold to a Michigan mill at what was said to be a very satisfactory price; ELEVATOR EXCHANGE REPORTS PROGRESS TTAINMENT of a position of recognized standing in the ~ grain trade, expansion from 75 to 97 elevators, assurance of power- ful credit resources from the banks and changing the dumping of goods by locals into direct sales to whole- salers, millers and exporters on 97 per cent of its entire business were features of the Michigan Elevator Exchange‘s report of progress for the past six months, delivered to the board of directors at their quarterly meeting, held at State Farm Bureau headquarters in Lansing, October 25. Resignation of Jacon Landis oi Freesoil as a member of the Elevat- or Exchange board of directors was accepted and L. C. Kamaioski of Washington was named to succeed him. Mr. Landis said that he ex- pects to spend the winter in the south and preferred to be represent ed by an active director. ~ Delegates from member elevators interested in beans and members of the state board of directors who are also interested in beans will meet at Saginaw, November 7 to discuss methods‘ior handling picking stock. ALFALFA SEED AND POTATO SEED LACKFO-OT, Idaho, is to become an important place to Michigan Iarmers who grow Grimm al- falfa says the State Farm Bureau seed department in announcing dis- tributing connections with the Idaho Grimm ‘Growers’ Association, which will give Michigan farmers a direct line on the tiny spot which produces most or the world’s supply of genu- ine Grimm Alialta seed. The connection, says the Farm Bureau, practically assures Michigan farmers of a constant supply or adapted genuine Grimm aliens... Most of Michigan’s Gfimm' allelic. seed comes from the northwest. ‘ A patch of lidsho about five long and 25 miles wide embraces the Idaho Grimm Growers' Association and is the section where the great volume of the "world’s supply of game Grimm is grown. it in mid. R. V. Tanner, of East naming. ' M161..- is representing Associa- tion east of the Emmy}, with l' . fill‘oflioes in is new assisting members of the Michigan Potato Producers' Associ- ation who grow certified seed pots- toes "in disposing of their stocks in and out ‘01! the state. ' ' Pennsylvania farmers” are also par-r I tial to Michigan certified seed pota- toes it is~claimed. Experiment sta- tion work there is declared to haw shown that Michigan certified seed} potatoes of certain varieties are right for Pennsylvania and are superior to New York, Maine and iv'vestern seed stock. , Michigan Crop Improvement As- sociation growers of Hubam clover seed at their meeting at the Michi- gan Agricultural College, October 18, voted to dispose of their 1921 crop through the State Farm Bureau seed department and the Michigan Crop Improvement Association. HUBAM CLOVER GBOWERS MET MEETING of 150 growers of Hubam sweet clover was held at the Michigan Agricultural College on Tuesday, October 25, for the purpose of discussing the-best methods for selling their seed pro- duced this year. Hubam is the wonderful annual sweet clover de- veloped by the Farm Crops Depart- ment at M. A. C. This year much 1111‘ terest has been shown in it and con- siderable has been grown for seed. The growers have not been organize ed to handle their seed and the meet- ing was held to decide on the best methods for disposing of the, seed.— C. E. Johnson, M. A. C. Correspond- ent. ‘ NATIONAL LIVE STOCK MARKET- ING REPORT o RGANIZATION of a great na- tional livestock producers asso— elation builded around an eiti-' cient livestock marketing will be one of the measures that the Farmers’ Livestock Committee of 15 will rec- ommend to the national livestock producers ratification conference on the committee’s marketing plan. ,- The Ratification Conference is called to meet in the LaSalle Hotel, Chica- go, November 10. The Committee of 15 completed its report on the livestock industry, October 22, at the end of its seventh session, which lasted five days. The " state are "Bureau seed department “command was ' 7 T - v .. men-t an. flower of the Am . I harm Bureau Federation, ~ "i ' of great livestock producers asspd- ., a . In "addition ' to the organisation ~atlon, Ethe'committee urged! ~ "ta-bmhment, at terminals of pro-j_ '7 ‘ ducers “livesth commission as tion with allied stacker and feeder companies; the strengthening of the local cooperative. livestock shipping association movement; the working out of an orderly marketingprogram by the board of directorsot the na- tional livestock producers- associa-,- tion; the establishment by the same agency of a transportation deputaf .ment to co-operate with the Amerlr. ‘ ' can Farm Bureau Federation and the state farm bureaus; the interpreta» tion at livestock statistics. and 00-09- eration with the American Farm Bur- eau Federation, in extending the mar- ket for meat. ‘ ’ .. ASKS MORE MONEY FOR TUBEBe‘ CULOSIS ERADICATION , ,HE FEDERAL allotment of the Tappropriation made for cattle tu- berculosis eradication this year already is exhausted in Illinois, Iowa, New York, North'- Carolina, Maryland, . Texas, Vermont and Vir- ginia and bids fair to be gone in Michigan in another tow months. The state federations in these states together with the American Farm Bureau Federation, are seeking to have congress appropriate more mon- ey for the continuation of the work. The Bureau of Animal Industry es- timates that $900,000 will he neces- sary to conduct the‘work during the remainder of the current fiscal year. The federal money is allocated among the states on the basis of $1 to,th $3 spent by the states. The total federal appropriation for indemni- ties for the year was $1,300,000. The Bureau 0! Animal Industry re- ports that there are more than 15,- 000 herds oi cattlewalting to be tested, and the list would be much greater had the veterinarians not discouraged dairy'men from making applications too far in advance. The total number of herds tested and de— clared free. from tuberculosis and registered as accredited herds is 9,963, representing 230,000 cattle. The total number of herds tested long; is 7 2,000, representing 848,000 e , . Farmers Want Higher Tariff on Peas I T‘THE instance of Mr. Edw. E. Evans of West Branch, Michi- gan, who is said to be one of the largest producers of seed peas in the United States, the Business Farmer has been instrumental in arousing g the interest of both Michigan sena- headquarters [at mulls:- ~ , tors in an effort to secure a higher tariff than provided" in the original tariff bill. Mr. Evans complains that the bean growers, through organized effort, were able to secure a tax-ii! of $1.75 per cwt., while that on peas was put at 75 cents. Mr. Evans claims, and investigation bears out his statements, that the pea growers‘ are in need of as high a tariir as the bean growers, alleging that the competition of the Orient has raised havoc with the domestic market and price. ~ The following _ communications tram our Senators indicate that they try to secure a higher tel-iii: “I have your courteous favor of the as I find modal! users-l ‘ \ » enue Bill is disposed at, but you may rest assured that I shall bring your sugges- tions to the attention of the Committee. With the request that they be given every consideration, and I sincerely hope my efforts may be helpful in the direction ‘ indicated by you."-—JI‘ruman H. berry. Later both Senators sent copies of letters received from Sen. Pent-one, New~ chairman of the finance committee, ' in which assurances were given that thematter would be called to the at- tention or his committee, and sug— gesting that someone appear beiore the committee and present the case of the pea growers. In forwarding this letter Sen. Townsend said: so‘cla- " - tion to attend the meeting in ‘the ‘ Imus fertilisation: ore-ebofins .. and ‘ cold em Correspondent, . a the Mann's melee and to. : emflm’am tantalum . " uthv 6 . the. sea , > Building, whfi acids or V .5 1 g be crowdedto With... V hittfsv- . eling around the staid he notes: nummmmw.f "a; __ a “is , The-program or __o,meetlng__ , . 7 coer am. . slithe' ‘ imblsms‘ofproduc-_ den and" mar" W, Which .. the trait graves; today. ; artisan. - ~ be '* discussed are orchard mall. r . assumes dusting. and the control of inset peso and The officers of the society recom- , mend that a low standard varieties be selected to:- planting'and the rest I or the growers standardize on these few varieties. v '_ _ A reduction in rates for at-l tending the meeting will probably 7 i befigrsntedrby the railroadsa—«C. E. Johnson, M. A. upcorrespondont. moraines mam g " ‘GHIGAN potatoes-haves again ' demonstrated their superiority so yielders in a {So-operative ,teat'carriedon hyagronpottsrm: ,. ers in Pulaski county, my. mom: . i n grown potato seed 1 lights-grown seed were pm eleven representative under the direction of County Agent 1. J. V Matthews. The weights of M3» - are produced team a hundred bills were compared were computed 1mm fliers figures. the v rotary o! the ‘ ers’ ' ‘ Michigan seed produce from 8 to 114 bushels more per..me than the Indiana the V average of the plantings being 88.8 bushels more, per acre in favor of the Mich- igan potatoes. 1 .. » In Writing to Mr. Moore, County Agent Matthews says: f‘Tvo things have been proven to my satisfaction. Ono-0t them is that Michigan grow- .»ers are ' stock. and the other is!“ «our r folks can. increase their yield ‘mm 65 to 70 bushels per also by the simple expedient oi We . ' seed."—-—.C'. :E. Johnson, -- C. g , xi. OMEN delegates term W bureau states are to decide ,at was Farm ,Bnreau, Federation laceration .91“ , ganizetion oi women is to ' be enacted, according to the W04 man’s .Qommittee otjthe ‘ “ American « Farm’Bnresn Federation, which held. as first meeting at Chicago, Octob- er 2’1. x Mars. John C._Ketchani ‘ ' oi » Hastings. Mlohlganjil a menisci-for ~ the woman’s-committee.“ Each firm assessors; and ‘ ” a. Winth Home. delegate to ~ on one or the tin-ea, " ‘ atternoonssotithe mm ,_ ‘ the ‘ will bovootruidoto the visiting to moot ‘ AW Immn.' \ finally . 'j' if" cided interest in' the pram tion and marketing problems. v. - . new area have signified their intone : *. i -. in 3 mt discusses. ‘f'the. probable trend of inter- , that we are seen to ‘witnéés*'a_dee1im~'in__.them ’- .. ' 2 . ' -. hbnclusion Dr. Friday . ;; 3‘»; ._.onters‘7.extensivelyr into the field of; financial ' ' $51684 briei‘ history anaemia .-.“::id€V-€Iolilfiis.tlt ewes? 'sfiéstsl .nPdn. interest- ?“ ‘ 1 in; '.,detai1l,_ the forces. l- i r.” ~_.Opel.‘~fiiei.on.-feapitalwmarkefig”. " ‘ Interest But fa. Price,.., ' _ Dr Friday shows that is but the "price Which'people pay-fertile use of money. And asthe pricefvofgone”'cominodity sooner or . . ‘hte‘r the. price of another, so are the g prices charged for money ' aflected' by the ‘fifluctuations in other prices, .Supply and de— regulate. the'prices of all commodities, j mega-fin order to v the probable . trend interest rates, we~ must ferecast the. ' U probable course- of "the demand for capital I ' and“.,the probable Supply of capital at difl’er— ' of inter, ".1 " y " -1 - . ' ~ I y . While anample supply’ofj money tends for a. "time to depress interest, rates it does not. f. insure a long} period of low in- ~ Example: When in 1915 and 1916 4 sent America almost one billion dol— 1m, in gold, which was, added to the bank of, the; country. - This increase kept "file low for .a‘ period of two "Years , _. a despitefthc‘ demand for loans “But”, ’ .‘."-continues.the author,; " ' , ' p " world has never had halfthe moneyiand * ,cre’dit'ebetore'ithat-it has now: and has not for a .7: why an increase.- in - the quantity at “money «cannotlong keep‘interest rates low is that it is 7 falWays accompanied. by’an incréasd'lh' the level " of,.pr-ices.~ Since-stile j-b'orrowers desire not mon- ’ cabal: goods, they must borrow a larger quan-. , my. at money funds than "before in Order to "buy , .. _ ' 3, it'thev'same’amount oi capital 300113., As soon, v f I j' p- therefore, as thexincrease-ln money'Thasyenocted ~ " ; an increaso'ingprlce, the demand for money funds a. as prapiklyms' the “prim-and interest , rates are as sigma: before." , < ‘ I 7 heauthor then,;reviews the period of «low demand 'ior‘moncy rates .on' same ‘ g“ thed'ocade 'endm' fig 19:» ~ 'when;_'the ~ ’1 * choicest investhxents yielded-i less ,8f‘~per ‘7 per. cent-and when four per cent ' the ' i ‘a swarm: a ‘ 7- Rum. . has purchased 60 hea‘df‘ofé“ ‘ 2 g (50 doesfand 10 been) at 175 bucks. stead. “Therein arrive here-some fire in Febmydirwt Norway is oi. ‘ ' who will nurse the _. to be to - 2‘ . ital! decade seen such high» interest rates. The rea- " “not ~ "sexy - * was, Rates ‘ Are Due for Fall , IntereStRates and Predicts Decline in Near F uture highest goal of the investor. There was little industrial development during this period. There Were no wars, except at the very. last off’the period, to ,devour accumulated savmgs. Money Was ample for all. legitimate purposes, demand moderate, and interest rates con- sequently low. ~But the next ten years saw a veritable revolution in the staid money mar- kets. We began to feel the effects of the SpanishiAmwcan war. . Than came the costly. Balkan, wars, the Russo—Japanese war, - the ,Warand minor struggles, all of which ,cost the combatants enormous sums oi. money 3 and put a big dent in the world’s supply of , capital. In the same period came an astound- ing industrial development in this country. Billions were spent in extending railWay hues, telephone and telegraph lines, to say nothing of the new ‘mdustlies which sprang up, among them the automobile, and petroleum industries VWhich soon reached a development hitherto undreamed of. And then, the great war Which absorbed “practically the entire excess of production over consumption while it» was going on”, and in the case of Euro- pean nations, also‘ “encroached upon the previously created capital as we ”. “All, of these forces working together to increase the demand for capita ”, says Dr.'Friday, “had raised the rate of interest by almost one-half between 1904 and 1914. , What of the Future? :What_ is the outlook loathe immediate future? v Tlfo the extent that the rate of interest ,Michigon Traffic League Seeks V Rate Adjustments I BE ORDER of the Interstate commerce , - Commission reducing western freight ’ g y _. rates has given Michigan shippers heart to demand rate adjustments in this state. The Michigan Traffic League, it is said, has filed a complaint with the Interstate Com- merce Cohmission and the Michigan Public l Utilities Commission charging that rates in this moist offline with those in oth- . that they are too high and that system is Wait. The Traffic league thanked by the Michigan State Farm Bu- its petition for lower rates, and will «ghavb its :mpresentatives present with a 1 great mass of testimony when hearings on - serve note liabilities was 42.8 per cent. ,rv . ’ ,. théselcreatures. Michigan swamps and woods ,.have anliab'u’ndant mpply‘of the kind of food they thrive on; they will have plenty 'o-f care and at- tention, shelter and protection. The most seri- ous menace to their well—being will be the hot ‘ men the idea of securing reindeer tor Mich- iSan first advanced; an attempt was made to" secure a small hard from Alaska. This, how- ever, did not succeed. Not only are the federal authorities anxious to keepevery reindeer be- longing to the-immense herd of the north con- fined to Alaska.;bu't such animals as they could altered {at the prohibitive price of men. and then\it would have been neces- to Mean equal number or does and bucks. ‘ on“ this . new, routine, James stilesedai says; ' - “war purchase price, the Nor- >--=tsja cums-ted and will eat hay ‘ id ‘ 'estlcihbi‘se:._whilo exports ' ’states from Alas- ; ., their a?! plyio'ff’tundrs moss ‘ ‘fe’ n' my and grass. lite: remember * means the bank rate for short-dime loans, it has fallen even now and seems due to fall further in the near future. Here the demand is for money, and the banker’s lending power is determined primarily by the state of banking reserves. One year ago the ratio of the reserves of the Federal Reserve Banks to the deposit and Federal Re— . In such a situation the additional lending power of the 'member banks Was rapidly approaching extinc- tion. On. June 29, 1921, the reserve ratio stood at 60,8. It bids fair to memoirs tn the immedi- ate future. In part, this increase in reserve ra- tio has been brought about by a decrease in loans of member banks followed by a decrease indo- posits, which in turn led to reduced reserve re- quirements with the Federal Reserve Banks, and to a decrease or approximately twenty per cent in the volume of Federal Reserve notes outstand- ing since the high point of last December.” It is the belief of the author that the de- mand for capital to be used in the promotion . of new business enterprises Will be compara- tively light during the next two years. He also warns us that we must distinguish be- tween the desire for capital and the effective demand. For, , “The hungry boy outside the candy shop has an enormous desire for the shopkeeper's product, but his wants do not constitute effective demand. So there will be many promoters of business ven- tures who‘desire the capital of the investing pub- lic, who will not be able to present an. argument attractive enough to convert their want into an n efiective demand." Europe is another case of the small boy. Europe will need a great deal of capital but there is a question of her ability to satisfy the American investor as to the value of her security. . Building and bonds will demand a certain amount of capital as previously, but this demand Will be nothing but a drop in the bucket to the six or eight billion dollars which the American people save nearly every annum. Therefore, “Taking-the situation as a whole the outlook is for a demand, both for bank loans and for long time investment capital, much below that which we have witnessed during the last five years.” “Upon the whole, it is most likely that the sup- ply of capital for well-seasoned securities will equal the demand by a rate of interest decidedly lower than that which now prevails. We will not return for a long time to the low interest rates of twenty years ago, but it seems entirely likely that we will work well dbwn to the level of 1913. Liberty bonds, unless some unforeseen event arises, should be at par within three years; and all high-grade investment securities of long maturities should rise accordingly.” to Import Reindeer from Norway killed with a peck of oats after he has been brought to the corral with a. lariat. My opinion is that this animal will flourish here as it has in Norway, where it. Is used as domestic beef, a beast of burden, speeder, etc., as well-as being a game animal to the woods. It should be quite a fpod help in time." ._ . Predicts Failure for Venture “Directly contradictory to Mr. McGlllivary’s opinion'is that received in a letter from E. W. Nelson, chic! oi! the Bureau of Biological Sur- vey, which has charge of the reindeer service in Alaska. Mr. Nelson says: " ‘In summer reindeer feed on a great variety of grasses and herbage, including willow browse. . In the winter, in the north, they feed mainly on lichen, commonly known as reindeer moss, with a certain amountof willows and other available plants. different, from..those in which the reindeervlives in Scandinavia that I' am inclined to doubt their thriving here. Michigan'is not 'well adapted to these animals. northern hare-b ' ) The conditions in Michigan ,are so very ' Formerly. there were caribou in ' i " Maineand northern. but they, thereto nous-lye: cults - "\ . HE 'p or- " gani z e d farmers of Al- berta won a_ sweeping vic- ’tory - in. t h e provincial el-' ection l a s t July when 39 o f their 44 candidates were‘ elected. There are 61 constitue ncje ‘ s in the pro-y- vince. T h e farmers have ' a working ma-‘ jority, a, 11 (1 Alberta ‘today has a farmers’ .‘government. The contest brought out two significant facts—the loyalty of the farmers « and confidence of the electors in the U. F. A; ' , and the splendideorganizatiOn of the associa- tion. - ' In Order to understand the political organ- ization, a brief history of the parent associa- , Q-tion—the United Farmers of Alberta—is de- ._”'sirable. ' , _ In 1909 two farmers’ associations were in ‘ existence in the province; one known as the .Alberta Farmers’ Association, the other as ‘7‘ the Canadian Society of Equity. Their aims 7 and objects were similar. Both were working . ‘to improve rural life. Many problems faced _ the associations. Questions of markets, trans- “ portation problems, roads, and more branch railwaysr All these matters and many more ‘were taken up with varying results. The two associations often overlapped in their cf” 1 “ forts, and misunderstanding and friction re- " sulted. It was scon apparent that much more could be accomplished if they united. After much discussion and many meetings the two associations amalgamated and became the ,. United Farmers of Alberta, taking “Equity” '_ as their motto. This was in 1909. . Self-Governing Locals IThe plan of organization is to have a num— ',.ber of locals scattered throughout the rural districts and a central executive. Each local W is self-governing. It consists of ten or more " farmers who agree to meet together at least once every month to discussways and means to overcome rural problems. Any farmer can ' join a local. The local becomes the community , center of the district. Once a year, in the ~ month of J anuany, a convention is called at a central place in the province. Each local is .entitled to send one delegate for every ten members. This convention elects a central ex- ecutive, and agrees on the -W0rk ,of the association. The locals deal with local affairs, the Annual Convention withsmore HERBERT GREENFIELD" . .- Alberta’s Farmer Premier OME FARMERS think they have the legal right to market their products co- Operatively, but they haven’t. True, they. are doing it right along in some states, but if sonic pin-headed politician or middleman wanted to make a complain he 'could stir up all kinds of trouble. Witness the persecution of milk producers in Chicago and elsewhere. They. sought to defend a right which they believed they enjOyed underthe “Constitution, but which they soon. discovered iter ‘they had been hailed into jail and be- ed to them by the Sherman‘A 'ti-Tru'st' \ . ~ L ‘. ‘é Sherman Trust law pr b at 1 : Thirty-Nineiof Peshawar mér Cafid‘l" constitution and _ disgruntled ‘ ere- picayunish judges that this, .ri ht, was, . 5 Gray Silver, Washington' representafifi; _f‘e American Farm ‘ Bureau Federation,» ‘_ led-pout in a recent statement, the authors; . a a -By one. L. Rornnnnm far reaching problems. The locals“ pass resolu- _,tions "on matters ‘which they want discussed, , at the conVention.) The convention lasts five days and has become Parliament. I ,V The U. F. A. has made, such rapid progress that today it consists of, over eight hundred ‘iknovVn "as the Farmers’ ' locals having a. meinberShip of more ; than; thirty thOusand. As the U. F. A. grew, its influence became a power in the land., In pursuing its policy" of making the farm a better place on which to live, the. association found itself lined up against the railways, the banks, the elevator companies, and manyother "fortified institu- ‘ tions. Delegates were “sent - to Edmonton and Ottawa asking for legislation to give the, farmers their alleged: , rights. These ‘, dele- gations were usually politely received. . A banquet was given in their honor and the delegates sent home with gushing promises that rarely materialized. Farmers Decide to Enter Politics It was soon realized that if permanent re- forms Were to be made the farmers would have to enter the political field. The history of all farmers’ associations show that whenever the farmers entered polictics their organizatiOn fell to pieces. It was therefore decided to take no risks. Politics would be kept separate from busi- ness. The U. F. A. Political Association should be a separate organization from the parent 'U. F. A., made as democratic as pos- sible. ‘ This was the plan that was followed. When twenty per cent of the locals in a cdn stituency petitioned the central office, a con- vention was called .of representatives of,all the‘locals in that particular constituency. ,Representatio/n was allowed at the rate of one delegate for every “ten members. ‘This polit- ical convention made up entirely of the dele- The‘ United Farmers of Alberta HAT IS the U. F. A? Farmers’ organ; ization solfing farmer-5' problems and battles; 800 locals; self governing; annual convention; Canadian Council of Agriculture. _ - Objects: Moral, intellectual and finan cial improvement of rural life. ~ How Attained: Entertainments, concerts. socials, picnics, lectures, etc: developing local talent; studying and preparing legisla- tion; making the schoolhouse the commun- ity center; libraries, short papers, debates; developing public spirit and power of ex- ,pressron. ~ \ 1 Financial: Co-opcrative trading, buying and selling. V Which ,means better farmers, better bus- iness men, better citizens. gantic corporations/in their efforts to secure ll'llOIlOply and restrain trade. But the law- yers tell us that its provisions reach outand - Wi‘ E 1 i'l‘r' n Bsi ' ‘P ‘ ".l‘ga‘tésdéc‘idf-d’ _ . ( r tten xc us ve y . or t e u iness :Farmer) a :political action-01,111,325 If it wasfdecided_.,m I: p ,' the ailirmative anplatform was_‘Ad1:gyvn’ up, an . tions i'nSteadof the old autocrptic party‘- con— ‘Bonnyville; One local received notice of the . wished to wage the conflict. Another Fiéht'l’endiné on Bill ‘to Legaliie (lo-operative Marketing ' "v touch the farmers and that farmers must be I careful about “getting together” to get a. [living price for the thiggs they raise. ’ )g To overcome this situation the Volstead— Capper bill was written. It'clearlyv defines the right of farmers to engage in cooperative gmarketing. At the last sessiOn ~of‘ Congress the. House passed» the bill, but its usefulness merits. Was Tdestroyed by senate committee am'end-_ .The bill? was: reintroduced f at ‘- the 1 'prw t- session, again passed the House and ' 3%, - . ' the‘bfil iahd f . rhy; .‘Siiliterp'tlmélijei ~' ' the ' lithe hands .of unfl‘i’endlsy;$éfigtej ' I I V . ' H i ’ ‘ almost-a legionint hl ".thelnstates 'l ' ' An announcement appeared_,ip7 the I press . V ._ that the election would notitake. place until; » ' ; l the fall. . A few daysdaterthe-@roclamation _ .x appointed delegate saddled a hbrse and started ater arise competition from production'jn that .the “yield varies as [mucn as 17 ‘per cent, and ail-5', 4' ethe iii the are; into executive appointed, and a—candidate, nomin- ated to c’onwst the election. The): nventi'ons acted, entirely on their ow‘h .initia,-ive?.',.,2jThpy financed and Organized their. own‘eetepaign. Therefore, in‘the recent "election, [Whereqfortys four~ U. A. candidates .Weref'plabed _in_'the g: / field, there would be forty-four“ separate ,,,j‘U.-’ ' V F. A. Political Associations Supporting them , " ;~ v —Offspring of the parent U. F. A. g The big -' ‘ point here is that the candidates were n‘om- inated by the farmers at .farmers’ conven- I ventions controlled by; 'politica1¢,-boss.‘ , . , _ ‘ .Farmers. Outwitfl’jolificali-Enemies — 3 was, issued calling'the, election :on'July7 19th. H The farmers were takehj'by surprise. (111633?" i " ‘ meetings were called.’ The plow Was left in the furrow to prepare for“ the contest. , h We will take the St. Paulde Metjs’ constit- uency ’as an example to show how the election f r ,, , was fought. "As soon. as the proclamation ap- ‘- peared the farmers 'TCalled a convention ‘at, convention late" on Saturday night. Sunday morning saw the farmers of they district breaking the Sabbath by holding a. meeting to appoint.the delegate. In the afternoon'the ‘ ' A on a sixty-mile ride to be at the convention the following. day. Fifteen locals were rep- resented at this meeting. Laudas 'Joly was - nominated to contest the election as U. F. A. Candidate. Mr. Joly gave his written res-3" ignation to the meeting as evidence of good faith. __ His campaign fund consistcd’ Of. a cheque'for one hundred dollars, being ~ his month’s salary as secretary-treasurer to the rural municipality. His opponent, a mem- ber of the late Liberal Government Was said to have a fund of over‘thirty-fivc thousand ’ dollars. When Mr.rJoly finished his tour of the constituency he still had the hundred dole lar cheque .uncashed. Why? U‘Bccause the) farmers would take nothing for their work.' He. was "their candidate and they considered it to be their privilege and duty to workfor, board and transport Mr. Joly wherever he ,, ‘ u [The Liberals put up a hard fight against , the farmers’ candidate.’ They used every _V tactic known to them. Road gangs were set l at work all over the constituency; polling di- visions were overlapped; the names of elec- tors appearing on twO or more voters’ - lists- and camouflaged polls were advertised to be held in bush regions far’from settlers. But the day of reckoning " came, the day when the people cast their votes which‘, re; sulted in a sweeping ‘1 (Oonttnued’on page 17») ,. A An 5.1.: PHI—Id make a stateine’nt which shows ignorance of con- ditions surrounding preduction. of ’co-operation,’ and .the economists of marketing including the almost infallible law of demand and supply. It the farmers should endeavor to form a. monopoly of any particular product there would immedi- rb ts Fae-ash” saw-u. section or some other part ,ofthe country or some foreign country. for that matter. An equally as? strong factor is.the wider fluctuation of yields dueyto the vagaries of weather. For instance the-acreage of potatoes one'year and- another only, "varies two to three, per cent, but mestial‘l of this “fluctuation of yield can: beat- tributetl to. weathereorn the ravage- of l.1nsiéct',or'. 1 disease; . , , g -, "Cop-Operative; marked; Jab swear _. t . HAT IS declared to be the most in— tensive drive against bovine tubercu- losis evere attempted in this country is being carried on in Hillsdale county by the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry, in co-operation with the state and county authorities. The work is being done by twenty—eight federal veterinarians who have been Called in from other states, under the joint direction of Dr. 'J. A. Kiernan, chief of the division of tuber- culosis eradica- oulity Wars on Bovine T1113 Twenty-Eight Federal Veterinarians Sweep County to Wipe Out Last Vestige of Dread Disease it wasn’t fast enough to suit some of the farmers on the, “waiting list”. Accordingly, it was proposed that the federal government be asked to send in enough veterinarians to do the job up within a couple of weeks, and that is what has been done. When the twenty- eight veterinarians finisji their work the last of this week or the first 0f next Hillsdale county will have the proud dis- tinction of being the only county in the United 'IiG'iA’N'i B‘USIN'Ess MFARMER , .(157) 5'5 erculosis ; for the week, the 'balance of the week being spent in examining the cattle. Prcv10us tests in this county show only 2 per cent reactors ’ which is considered very low. ‘ Under the law the appraisal limit on grade cattle is placed at $70 and on pure-breds, at 3200. The state pays 50 per cent of the ap— praised value, and the fcdc’al government pays one-third of the difference between the appraised and the salvage value, but not in tiOn of the U. S. Bureau, Dr. T. S. Rich, federal inspector i n charge of this work in Michi— . excess of $50 p e 1' animal. The owner also gets all of what- ever the carcass will salvage for. The results of \ i I y . ported article arrives in 9article. gan, and Dr. B. t h c drive in J. Killham, state Hillsdalc coun- vcterinarian. t y are being The question watched W i t h may be asked, interest by dairy “Why pick on and sanitary au— Hillsdale? Is it thorities all over because Hillsdale the country. It: has ‘more tuber- is generally be- culosis cattle lieved that what- than other coun— ever the cost has ties?” On the ' been to the coun- contrary the per— centage of tuber- culosis in this county is lower“ than the aver- age county of the country. The real secret is a progressive live stock breeders’ associa— tion, a live county agent, Mr. J. M. Sims, and a broad—minded board of supervisors. Last spring the Hillsdale County Breeders’ Ass’n joined hands with the Farm Bureau and dc» clared for a county clean-up. ,The anrd of Supervisors was favorable and ap}:)i'op1"iat:ed $3,500 to hire a veterinarian who could give his entire attention to the work of eradica~ tion. Sinee then practically all the dairy and breeding cattle in four townships have been tested. But rapidly as the work was done, Groups of Federal Veterinarians. their chiefs. and live stock men who are wiping Bovine Tuberculosis in liillsdule County. t-ltatcs which can say to purchasers of breeding cattle: “(lonie here. Visit any herd you like. liuy any cattle you l'ancy. You take no chances for our herds are free of tuberculos— is”. And the same assurance can be given to those who drink the milk of ilillsdalc’s dairy herds. Two Per Cent Reactors The work of testing was begun promptly on Monday morning of last week, and by night 2,500 cattle had been injected with the tuber— culin. Tuesday 3.000 rattle, were. treated. \Vednesday completed the work of inJcctio'i out the lust vcstige of tV 01. to individ_ ‘ ual farmers it will be more than made up by a better demand for cattle andbv the higher prices which tuberculosis—l'rce cattle should bring. If the iesults in the llillsdale clean-up come up to expectations, similar methods may be follow- cd elsewhere. It: would be a. fine thing, now that the Wedge has been so effectively entered in this state, if all the other counties could band together and secure a, state—wide clean- up. Michigan would then hold a position unique among Ell the states of the Union, and buyers would come, from the four corners of the country to buy her breeding ‘attle. Howard, Farm Bureau President, Opposes Tariff Valuation Plan HARGES have come from some quarters J that the attack which has been made by Chambers of Commerce and Republican news- papers upOn the American valuatiou principle embodied in the Fordney tarit‘l‘.’ bill, is in reality a veiled thrust at the schedules on :l'arni products. This, however, is vigorously ldenicd by those who are seeking to destroy ithis feature of the bill and substitute the for— ‘JYICI' method of basing the tariff. t The aim of all previous tariff bills has, been to devise a'tarilt' which would equalize the cost of production abroad with the cost of pro- ,duction in the United States. Under he (American valuation plan, however, the tarit’ is not placed upon the cost of producing the article, but upon the domestic selling price of other articles of like nature the day the im- this country. In other words, the higher the price of the do- mestic article, the higher will be the tariff and consequent selling price of the imported It is claimed that this feature of the. bill wipes out competition and leaves the American consumer at the mercy of domestic manufacturers who are at liberty to put their prices where they please without fear— ing foreign competition. It is asserted that this will destroy our commerce with other nations, by making it impossible for them to either sell to us or buy from us. The motives of importing firms who are opposing this plan have been brought into question. Probably, these men are fighting this bill for their own selfish interests and not because they care a straw what happens to the farmer, but the arguments, they raise seem sound. Solong as the farmer produces a sur- plus he must have an export outlet, and he cannot have this 'Outlet‘ unless those who and“; " t ' can-lat saf‘ 's an axiom of commerce which the Forncy bill cannot abrogate. J. R. lloward, president. of the American Farm Bureau ltlederation. has been asked to express his views upon the subject, which he has done in the, 'l’ollowing letter to \V. G. Campbell, eXecutive sccl'ctary of the Agricul- tural l’ublishers’ :‘xss‘n: “I have your letter this morning inquiring re- garding the attitude of the American Farm 3111'— eau on the American valuation Fordney tariff bill. feature of the “As you know this American Valuation plan was new to most, of us when it. was sprung out. of the House Committee. We have had. however, ,_,sell to Shim. ._ Metal Cribs Save Grain (See stone .on.pa.ge 21) _... (i. for some weeks a corps of four to five specialists at \Vashington working for us 011 this tariff bill, and last week I went. over with them very carefully the American Valuation features. The general feeling of these men was that: it would be very detrimental to the agricultural interests of the country. Our danger, as farmers. is in get— ting duties so high as to much more than offset any possible advantages we may get from any agricultural schedules, by making us pay higher for the things which we buy. Thus, while we are insistent- on agricultural schedules, we are forcing objections to any features of the bill which will not create a, balance between agri; cultural industry and producer and consumer. “The American Valuation clause Would bring about an uncertainty on the part of the import- er, in that, prices might. materially change be- tween his purchase of his commidity in Europe or elsewhere and its delivery here. He would have to buy or sell on a sufficient, margin to guarantee him protection. It is somewhat comparable to the claims which business men make regarding the excess profits tax, that not knowing how much their tax would be they put their price inordinately high in order to make sure, it was covered. Understand, I said this is what: they claimed they did rather than what I actually believe they did do. “I pointed out yesterday to Arthur M. Evans, of the, Tribune that, we must have at, this time a free exchange of commodities; that the farm market. is the large market; that the farmer must have building materials, lumber, food and cloth- ing it he produces, ‘and his ability to buy those depends upon his market. “The American Valuation featurewill make tariff walls higher under the same schedule than they would be under the old valuation plans, and V. the higher the tariff, the less the farmer will be able to buy of the commodity. Imports will be limited because of it, and if imports are. too much restricted, the market, on our surpluses of our agricultural products is badly hampered; for Europe, while needing our agricultural surpluses. can only pay for them in goods, and we must help make a market for those goods in order that world readjustments may‘be brought about.”— American Farm Bureau Federation, J’. R. How-' ard,.Pre§ident. ,_ _ Hue“ W . .. ,r. 3 . | a». My... ie'VoésY” -. ' Harding - American Farm Bureau F ederation Seeks Petitionsfro‘m t i. 7 i ‘i HE FARMERS are to be given a chance to express their views upon dis- armament and permanent peace, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation which is seeldng the signatures of 2,000,000 farmers to a petition upon the subject. Each state farm bureau and farm paper in the country has been asked to co-operate in se— curing the signatures. Representatives of the four leading for- eign nations are coming together at \Vashing- ton to discuss with representatives of the United States government this universal problem of war. It is the hope of the world that this conference will be able to agree upon 8 practical prog 'am of disarmament. Never before has such a thing been at- tempted. Heretofore nations have looked ‘. My)" a. This is Where the Money Goes. A digest of national expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1920, the latest available reveals the following situation: Expenditures arising from recent and previous . wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,855,482,570.60 War and Navy Depts. 1,424,138,676.57 Primary government func- tions, executive, legisla- tive, judicial, etc . . . . 181,087,222.41 Public Works . . . . . . . . . 186.203.557.46 Research, educational and development ._ . . . . . . . 57,093,660.93 upon huge armaments as necessary insurance against war. They have finally discovered after countless centuries that preparedness * r 9 3. ii 1 does not, guarantee peacebut actually ' war. - -' ‘ So they are going "to try another plan to prevent war. Many military authorities say that it is impossible; that disarmament is a dream. Others say that: it canjbe done. " ' . We are interested in the viewsofvour dip: lomats and our men of War. But we are in- finitely more interested in the views of the people who fight the battles and pasr the costs of war. V ' i ’ Diplomats. the world over have shown that they know how to make war, but they are bunglers when it comes to making and insur- ing peace. This. is to be" a “peace” confer- ence. It is necessary to delegate the author- ity,,to negotiate to a~ few men in Whom we have confidence. But it is not necessary to delegate to them the privilege of doing ONE WAR WOULD DO IF APPLIED TO PEACEFUL PURPOSES { WHAT THE MONEY SPENT ’ON our thinking. What do the farmers think about dis- armament? — What do the fathers and the mothers [Copyright : 1921: B: The Chicago Tribune] whose first and second and third-born cw 3'." ' ’// "a It would cuss-cross the continent Nth boulevards. It would irrigate and reclaim all our and spaces. It would supply free education of the highest and most modern type. lay in soldiers’ graves think about it? What do the young men of war age in the nation think .about it? i It is the opinion of THESE own and every other country which should direct the conference. Already there comes from Washing— t0n the word, “do not expect too much from this conference”. Is that to pre pare us for the failure which is doomed to follow any disarmament program ex- cept that which actually disarms? If it be the WILL of the people of , V, ’5, '-' Lakes and the St. Lawrence. - psi. . i I ,. -. I: , M ‘ t 1/ fl - r 4 ‘u.l.l “ ~.-;'- I NEW YORch.” ‘ [12:21?“ II ' :.-\§_}J _- s-.~.. ("in i: ‘1“ m TEN HOUR T“\INCAGO \zu ' '_'_j. *9 Ll I .14": :/ I “‘— n; nun/Vanni It would electrfy all railroads the United States and of their repre- sentatives that this conference he a dis- armament conference in fact as well as in name the decision will be for actual disarmament. Nations will cease spend- ing their billions on dreadnaughts and the maintenance of hugestanding armies. Whatever is the WILL of the confer— once to do, that it will do. And it will be the WILL of the con- ference to draft a real disarmament It would supply every farmer with It would I tractor which will plow 50 acres plants capable of supplying the na- the country and have them owned tion with power.. 1 day. It would give us a self-supporting nnot be independent. body. It would eliminate the slums and :rchaat marine, without which we afiord wholesome housing {or every- nation with the best of hospitaIs and build hydro-electric by the government. the Gulf of Mexico to the Great and give them the speed of the mod- program if the people of the United em interurban systems. States so order_ All eyes are turned to Washington. Men are praying that the conference may be successful in ridding the earth m of the fearful burdens of armament and " . I the terrible consequences that follow. K : 3316 It is well to look toward Washington ' {lllmgg- gal . ’ {g 51,; A To" and it is well to pray, but the most pow— ‘49‘3 '~"':}.4黧";'-f" crful influence that the American _ peo— ple can bring to bear upon that confer- ence is the influence of their spoken con- victions and their written orders. It is for this reason, that you are asked, dear reader, to make your wishes known, in the following manner: .v v.4 “on. » . promote anti-disease research. "‘1‘ FOR DISARMAMENT (Note: The reader is requested to do one of two things. The first is get up a petition of hll own on foolscap paper, using the form printed below and secure the signatures of his neigh- hoped that he will at least have the coupon [in- ed out. Both coupon and petition should be mailed at the earliest possible moment to the Business Farmer. The petitions will be pre- sented to Pres. Harding on Nov. 11th, so do not delay. D0 11‘ NOW.) - ---—~ClipThisOoupon—-————I TheBPresident, Washington, D. 0. Dear Mr. President: We, ‘the undersigned farmers and mun ' a u would provide every mpm Itwouw build India; was at will a deep and well hat- mooring planters tun:- ofshqit;¢jcrrhts. " ” It would provide old age insur- ance. which would with: creeping citizens of . . . . . . . . . (state) approve your action in calling the world dis- armament conference. The repre- sentative's appointed by you have our full confidence and Support. We request our own nation thru its __ representatives to take the lead in dish” armament {glut permanent World-wide peace may be established. ’ , ‘ Nme ,‘.-onc-a-cpoa.:00905bioh’rolof Mm ‘A.o dilto,‘ 0:056: r I I I I I ‘I l ,.I I I l l I I I11 in our bors. If he has not the time to do this, it ls . a...-..-_—.-.——-— _.v igfimflfifi'Mdanu.nmmmains... Panoramic view of Bergen, Norway, which lies‘ln same altitude as southern Alaska. To the4~lLand offlle Hardy Norse \ Forty-Eight Hours of Pitching and Tossing in the ' ‘ ' ' . ‘ [Midst of the North Sea " (Being the 6th of a series of articles. on' the Editor’s European Travels). ROM THE day I learned in my history book of the heroic ex- ploit of Eric the Red, who set forth from the-shores of Norway in the year 985 and in the course of his daring journey across unknown wa- ters discovered Greenland, ‘the out- lying post of the western hemisphere, - I. have had an unbounded admiration for “these Vikings of the North and a. determination to some day ‘visit them in their native haunts. That was one of the reasons why Inturned' my back against the pleasures of London in-the month of June last and my face north and eastward to the land of the “midnight sun." I had traveled 3,000 miles across the Atlantic without 'the slightest feeling of seasickness. -By the time I, reached Edinburgh I‘prided myself “ that I was a seasoned traveller. Noth- ing could daunt my spirit." I was prepared to gowherever the foot- steps of man had trod pr upon what- ever waters he had set his bark. It was, therefore, with a feeling of the utmost assurance that I arrived at, Newcastle-on-the-Tyne on Saturday afternoon, June 18th, to embark upon the steamer Irma for Bergen, Nor- way. I sauntered down to the dock labout an hour before sailing date. There were two‘boats at. the dock, the size of which made me think of the old nursery jingle, “rub-a~dub- dub, three men in a tub,” g I con- cluded that the Irma hadn’t come .in' yet, so ,I impatiently pace-d up“ and down the dock hoping she wouldn’t delay too long as I was anxious to reach Bergen the following night. But no heat came in, and as passen- gers began to board one of the little boats at the dock I got suspicious and Walked over and took a squint at her how. My heart Sank. “I-r-m-a” was the word painted there. Was it 'possible that this tiny vessel, which was not more than one—fifteenth the size of theboat I had rode upon in such comfort across the Atlantic, rcould weather a five hundred mile journey across the most turbulent nose in the world? I made inquiry. My ,worst‘fears were justified.» It was the boat upon which Iliad en-‘ gaged passage and she would leave invone hour. I may as Well confess that my courage sufiered a _shock right then. I wasn’t quite so sure as I had been a few moments earlier that I was a reckless globe-trotter who could go through any experience without flicking an eyezlashn I went aboard, The steward lug? ‘ ged my’bagstoa Corner of therdin- ing,saloon. .“But. where's my state- room?" I asked.““This it," he said .in bfekaniEnslishL *‘1295“You->m9sn in, 1 , say 1. smite, sleep herein the (11111113.. dining salon. But how I envied my fellow‘lpassengers the smug privacy and convenience of their state-rooms. I did not realize until some hours later that the trick fate had played me was a kind one after all. For that night nine out of ‘ten passen— gers who were confined to six by tha'blsto . . ~ Wing. ‘dfiy- “3112‘, Ir' '-Wh9§9 lumbers" Were refreshed all night , long by the invigorating atmosphere ’ of the roomy dining salon, arose the next morning as chipper asa bird and tripped heartlessly to the bath— room to dress, passing on my way many state-rooms in which I vision- ed pajdmined persOns rolling in the agony of seasickness. I neglected to state that the in- stant we left the mouth of the River Tyne that little bbat set up a mo— tion exactly like that of a rocking horse in thevhands of a seven-year- old boy. At'times I thought it was going to keel over backwards like a rocking horse some times doe-s. One second it stood on its nose and the next it reared up on its tail. It never stood still or even deviated from that motion during ‘ the nearly forty—eight hour journey from the Tyne to the mouth of the Bergen fiord. But to return to the bath-room. I had put on some of my more inti— mate garments and was about to pull on one of my shoes when suddenly I felt a feeling in the region 0 my stomach which was a total stranger to me. I can’t describe it. It was something like that strange uneasi- ness which follows a boy’s first smoke. Then it slowly began to rise. I was dumfounded. :Was it possible that after all I was to finally suc- come to meals»; \ where I had spent such a peaceI-h 419- 3.; id nausea. .seasifleness.,.1 ic' ’uldn’t beli‘ev , .- and _ fumbled“ again (with myg’, ‘sh' But it was “no use. That too n kept tickling at the )ase ofp. ' throat and although I swallow desperately hard it refuse-d to' down. I took no more chances. Lik, John, -I. “beat it”, back to my din 55 ing salon, with “one shoe off and on shoe on,” clothes dangling fro every part of my person. By this time my chamber was in the ban. of some buxom Norwegian who were busily engaged in Benin: the breakfast tables. But I car), not. I fell onto mynarr‘ow couch“ night. stretched myself out at ’11:le length and felt better. a * In the course of time I succeeded in quieting the disturbance in my; l’gastric regions, finished my dress-.,, , ing, shaved and sat down to breaks-5‘ fast. Some of my old pride and as- surance came back to me when I- observed that I was one of only eight passengers out of about eighty : who ate breakfast that morning. The others consisted of six Norwegians who had probably spent the major}; part of their lives on rocking horsesfi‘ and two Englishmen who had- beer: around the world several times. Af- ter breakfast I went up on deék,- wrapped myself in a rug and spent“ most of the day examining the cold grey clouds which scurried incess- (Conm‘nutd on page 20) 1n! lutlllnnrjlu xlirjlll lllmll-lllll 1mm IllK-lllrllll Ill! JlII Infill In determining these prices, the Com- pany has made a careful study of mar- ket and labor conditions and has based the price reductions on the loweSt pos- sible raw material and production costs that can, under most favorable condi— v L tions, be forecast for the season of I922. At the new prices, a grain binder can be bought for $50 to, $60 less than the price of Ian. lst, l92l ; and other reduc- tions are in-proportion. At these prices no farmer can afford to postpone the purchase of needed ma- , chines, especially if his present equip- ment will not‘stand up under the work of} another planting and harvest. \ ' An old corn planter may crack enough 4 kernels and miss enough hills to make x its use mighty‘expensiye. A new planter 'fWiH save much of its cost the first sea- I . json. . The same is true of a drill, Your Old binder may lose grain enough in one ‘ If - ; ‘ f If you are at present interested in ” [new prices, or in looking over any individual machine, the International “Dealer in your vicinity is at your service. HARVESTEB}CQMPANY ' \ Jlll XIII IIIIIHUHKHIIIIII IIIIJIILIIIK IHI IIIIJIIIIIII IIIIJIIIIIII IIIIIIII IIII IUI IIIKIIIIIIIUIIIIIIUIHIUKIII 1 Implement Prices Down OUR I922 reduced prices on farm machines have just ' ‘ ' been issued and are effective immediately. They apply ' on practically our entire line of International Harvester grain, hay, and corn harvesting machines, plows, tillage implements, seeding machines, etc. worn-out. buys it or not." Q WELT“) harvest to make a substantial payment on a new machine. will go on for many years, saving a large amount for you each year. 1 \Economy consists not in getting along with worn-out machines but in farming with eflicient machines. You will of course continue With that part of your present equipment which is in good order and satisfactory. But it is good judgment now as always to abandon those machines which are really Where repairs have been made again and again, beyond the point of serviceability, waste and loss are pretty sure to follow. will enable. you to replace the old with efficient, modern machines. J. R. HoWard, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, has said. “The farmer who needs additional machinery and equipment pays for it whether he learning some of the ' 15,000 in the, united States lIlllrlIIIllllln / The new machine Present prices As Mr. ‘ i SA. f s‘ i (160)?" _ . “‘ §illliii"!"f-"‘*‘ ' D ‘1 RAMS MUST BE SIGNED EFORE M'E lies an inquiry from n farmer asking advice in s controversy he has had over "a. crop of beans raised on shares. He wants an immediate reply by mail, and signs his name "reader." We have all the inform- ation he needs ready to send to him, but though we have rapped on wood as hard as we could in hopes the spirits would reveal his identity to us. his name remains as much of a secret as ever. He is worrying because he hasn’t heard from us. and we are worrying be- cause we know he is worrying. And all because he failed to sign his name. All communications to the Business Farmer, no matter what deputment intended for should be signed by the writer's full name and address. Otherwise, we cannot render them the prompt and efficient service we would like to. Beaders’ requests not to print full name and address are always respected. So sign your name and spare both yourselves and us needless worry.———Edit0r. OVERSEER NEED NOT GIVE RECEIPT I would like to know if I have a lawful right to do my road work on the high— way in front of my farm, and if I do this work will the overseer be obliged to i give me a recoipt for the same? This refers only to the amount of labor which each farmer has the privilege of working out upon the road.——C. S., Re- m Michigan. The law provides that the overseer of highways is liable in case of ne- glect or refusal to keep the road in reasonable repair. It would logical- ly follow therefore that the highway commissioner and overseers would have authority to designate the place where the labor was to be per- formed, in fact under section 18 of chapter 25 of the General Highway law it specifically provides that’ it shall be the duty of the overseer to give notice to all persons who work i on the highways in his district of the time and the place where they L are to appear for that purpose and with what implements they shall ap— pear for the purpose of working on the highway. You are therefore advised that it would not be compulsory upon an overseer of highways to give a re- ceipt for labor performed or an or- der for pay for the same where the taxpayer did not follow the instruc- tions of the overseer or commission- et.-—State Highway Commissioner. DESTROYED \VILL Mother makes a will to her children, to be paid after youngest child is 21. Will made out by justice of the peace and signed by father and two other witnesses. Father did not record it. Mother died two weeks after will was made. Father said be destroyed Um will. We can get the witnesses any time. The youngest, child is now 21. Can we collect it, and what must we do?——C_ E. E, New Port, Michigan. If you can prove the contents of the will by competent Witnesses and the will was lawfully drawn you can establish it as a lost will. The father had no business to destroy it without authority of the mother. The children inherit their mother's property and can have the estate probated. The administrator can then search out the property. Ap- ply to the Judge of Probate of your county—Legal Editor. CRACKING OFF OF CEMENT PLASTEB I have a cement porch, wall and floor. The wall I plastered inside and out with cement plaster, cement sand and water, 8 and 3. They say the plaster will crack end fall off under winter freezing. Is there anything I can do to prevent the plaster from falling? I am planning to give it a coat of pure cement washI—O, W. D., Lawrence, Michigan. If the plaster on a concrete sur- face is properly applied there is no reason Why it should not prove a. permanent job and little difficulty of cracking or peeling off encount- ered. At the outset it should be stated that cement plaster adheres best, of course, to fresh clean con‘ crete. If the plaster has been ap- plied to anold surface, the old sur- face should be properly prepared by . q, , .. ’ Farmers sisting of one part of muriatic acid and nine part of water after which the surface is again washed with pure water. This will remove all the surface accumulations of dust and dirt which prevent a bond be- tween the plaster and concrete. Before the plaster is put on the well should be thoroughly wet and kept wet for some time so that the moisture will not be taken Gut. of the cement plaster as it is applied. The suction of the capillary action of a wall which is thoroughly dry is such as to take up water rapidly and this property should be satisfied be— fore a new coat of plaster is applied. If the plaster has already been ap- plied it is, of course, difficult to say Whether this trouble may be en- countered. If reasonable care has been taken it is unlikely that trouble will occur. Probably no better treat- ment can be given than to coat the wall with a pure cement wash made up of cement and water mixed to about the consistency of cream. A waterproof paint over the surface could be applied but would, of course add to the expense. A pure asphalt- um paint which is black would also assist but probably not be desired on a porch floor. It seems that the cement wash is about the only thing which can be used to safeguard against a large amount of moisture getting into the concrete and caus- ing difficulty by cracking—H. H. Musselman, Professor of Farm Me- chanics, M. A. 0. PUBLIC MAY USE SCHOOL HOUSE Can a school board prevent taxpayers from using the school house for socials and entertainments providing no damage is doue'I—A. 13.. Wilson. Mich. No. 318 of the Public Acts of 1917 provides that the school board of any school district upon the writ- ten application of any responsible organization located in said district or a group of at least seven citizens of said school district, grant the use of all schoolhouses as community or recreation centers for the enter- tainment and education of the peo- ple, for the discussion of all topics e. Collection 130 tending to the development of per- sonel character and of civic welfare. Such occupation. however, shall not seriously infringe upon the original and necessary uses of ml: proper ties. The school board shall pre- scribe such rules and regulations as will secure a fair. reasonable. and impartial use of the building. The organization or group of citizens shal”be responsible for any damages done over and above ordinary wear, and shall, if required pay the actual expense incurred for janitor service, light and heat—G. N. Otwell, Assist- ant Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion, Lansing, Mich. b DRAIN ovnrmmws AND DAM- AGES CROPS Across the back of my place runs e watercourse that was dredged out some ten or fifteen years ago. Five years ago they commenced dredging two miles west of me and that has never overflowed since, but across my place and a. mile and a half east has overflowed at every high Water time. Now they are digging a, ditch that brings water here and never came this way. The ditch is to cost $15,000, and is being dug this fall. I farm clear up to the creek. I don't care how much water runs through here if they will take care of it. I want to know if they have any right to put that. water across my land if it will do me damage, without taking care of iL——-Sub8crlber, St. Johns. Michigan. They would have no rightto bring water from another course and in unusual quantities and allow to flow unto you to your damage. It. will be a hard matter to determine whether it will overflow you or not until it has been tried—Legal Ed- itor. TALK TITLES I live in the village and would like two or three more lots, and there are some lots near me that. there ,is a. tax title against. I would like to know the law about tax titles, 50 as to know and not make a. mistakeF-J. E. Evart, Michigan. The law of tax title is too com- plicated for even good lawyers to always understand without a thor- ough review of the facts and ex- amination of the records. Do not trust yourself but consult your at- torney.-—-Legal Editor. FOR THE ’STEENTH TIME VERY WEEK or so a complaint bobs up against the Chicago Portrait Company. Here is the latest: “Three men representing the Chicago Portrait Company came to my house and offered to give away free an enlarged picture. We were asked to draw a cou- pon. One of the men raised his hand and swore that no other picture would be enlarged and no charges would be made, lie handed me what he called a receipt and asked me to Sign my name, then he took it and made it out for $15, holding it in his hands all the time. When he got ready to go. he handed it to me and fled, and come to find out it was a contract. I sent it to the company the next day but they failed to do anything about it. and today another agent came and brought two enlarged pictures for which he wanted $15. I told him I had given no such order. Have I got to pay it? The agent said he would force me to. Can they? Can’t you put a. stop to this kind of work?’——Reader, Kawkawlin. Michigan. Dear reader, why do you not fol- low the columns of the Business Farmer more closely? Had you been a rpgular reader of this de- partment you have been warned against this concern and when its agents came to your door you would have kicked them out. If the facts are exactly as you have stated, 11 the order was obtained through mis- representation, don’t take the pic- tures and don't pay the agent a cent. He is playing a pure fraud and my prediction is he does. not; dare take his case into the courts. If they make any trouble for you let us know. We have been aching for a long time to go to the mat with these people and we would like nothing better than to put the courts and the” postoffice department 'on their trail. . In fact. I have a letter from ing for copies of contracts, corres- pondence, etc., bearing this firm's name. Will all readers who have been stung by this company send in the facts, together with all corres- pondence?——Editor. INFORMATION WANTED HE FRANKLIN Tire & Rubber Company of Chicago are sending out circular letters all over the country marked "personal," in which wonderful bargains in automobile tires are offered. One of these let- ters has been sent to us by a sub- scriber who wants to know if the firm is “all right." It is not. We don’t have to know anything about the men behind it We don’t have to examine one of the tires. We don't have to put one on our car and run it; 15,000 miles to know that the firm is deliberately misrepresenting its goods and that it cannot manu- facture a tire for $9.95 which it can guarantee to give 12,000 miles ser- vice. Their “personal” letter is a. fraud and deception from start to finish. ”‘ . But. these people are going to fool hundreds of farmers ‘by their plaus- ible letters, and we can’t stop them. But Uncle Sam can. So we want every reader who has bought any tires from this concern to tell us about them. How much did they cost? How far have they run? Have they given good service? Did the company put a mileage guaran- tee on them? If this information shows that the company has used the United States mail for the dissem- ination of false and misleading statements we will put the postal authorities on their trail... Help, us. Jinyost -, ’ ” limits out“ “one will examine your herd or forum the tuberculin. It. 11 not do either. winterlfnttedseonorbeeLkiliedm it was full of tubercuis. I bus-hi! it went to the state veterinary deport- with my story, and a'eiip out from Business Farmer. how the state nkecareofseme. Theygaveme deretsnd than. was nothing to it. idhavetogettbelocslveterlnary care of same. and he ventral for from one to ten h . . Merle Beach, Mich. gérgll i2? 0 5% The state does conduct. tests of herds and furnishes tuberculin thru the Federal Bureau of Animal Indus- try under certain conditions. There are eight counties in the state at the present time, in which co-operative testing is being done. The expense of such testing is borne by'the fed- eral government,"the state and the counties in which the work is being conducted. There are also a large number of pure—bred herds in the state, which ' are accredited or undergoing the process of accreditation. The tests upon these herds have been conduct- ed by federaland state veterinarians. Any owner of a pure bred herd can have his name placed on the waiting list for such work by making appli- cation to the federal inspector in charge. The federal bureauis furnishing all the tuberculin used in the comp- arative testing work in the state, and is also willing to furnish tuberculin, in so far as the supply permits, for tests made to cover interstate ship- ments of cattle, or tests conducted upon herds which are supplying milk to cities having milk ordinances. The reason you received no in- demnity from the state for the tubercular animal which you kill- ed and buried, was because the re- quirements of the law were not met. The law requires that before any state indemnity can be paid for s tubercular animal, It representative of this department shall be present to examine and appraise the animal at the time of slaughter. If you are the owner of a grade herd and not in one of the counties in which co-operative work is being conducted as the result of appropri- ations having been made by the board of supervisors, it will be neces- sary for you to employ a local vet- erinarian to conduct a test. The price you mention for a. sub— cutaneous test is not unreasonable, when we consider the fact that such a. test requires at least twenty-two hours for completion. . We hope in a very short time to be in a position to permit qualified local veterinarians to use the lrfira— dermic test. With this test the cost will be lower, for it requires only a fraction of the time that is necessary _ with the, subcutaneous test, and is not nearly so expensive to conduct.— B. J. Killham, _ State Department of Agriculture. CAN’T TAKE DOW‘N OWN ‘WIRE Would like to know the law about fences. I rented s. farm for a year and asked the owner if I could move a ‘hog house on it and put; up a. fence. and he said I could. Now I have moved the hog house and want to take down the fence. and they have stopped me from taking it down. It was my own wire that I put up. If there is such a law, please explain as soon so you cam—G. LL, Co. ve The fence and beg house that be- longed to you when you moved them on the place are still yours if you have not agreed in same lawful way that they should belong to the own- er. You mey remove them at will if you do so before your time empires. ——Legal Editor. ‘ SIGNATURE" s NEEDED 0N Barnum v A mu replevtued some bay of mine... 'mie replevy was not signed by the man whotook the hay orby the‘iudge’ that is- _._....___ ___,.... . Chief Veterinarian, - sued it. but'the one they get is sign? ‘ ‘ bums—amnesia .; 'A true oopyfi . JH‘A-n‘uuA_-sng_u—u._- ,.A__ \ FM'BW {wormed rm -1— ‘ 'tofore-the same minimum weights for, livestock have prevailed_on cars 87 feet .6 inches up to and includ- ing 40 feet and 3 Inches, but the 40 feetvfi inch car has taken a higher minimum weight. This extra min- imum weight made it necessary for the shipper to pay for 2,000 extra pounds for three inches added to the length of his car.‘ The exception noted includes the 40 feet 6 inch car- in the general minimum Weight classificatibn. One Michigan rail- road has 629» such overlength live- stock cars, said the Farm Bureau in pointing out the savings which are possible to Michigan shippers. LOANS TO LIVE STOCK COM- PANIES ' " NEW LIVE stock loan company was formed last week, with $500,000 subscribed capital, $250,000 to be immediately paid in, eta meeting of liVe stock interests, bankers and other business men in Albuquerque,» New Mexico. This company will receive advances from the War Finance Corporation, and is expected to be helpful to the live- stock industry in the New Mexico territory. - Robert E. Goree of Houston, Tex- as, has presented t-o.-the Board of Directors of the War Finance Cor- poration a proposition to farm a new live stock loan company with a capital of not less than $500,000 to assist in taking care of the financing of the live stock industry in Texas. The War Finance Corporation agreed to make advances to this company as soon as its organization is completed, which will be carried out promptly. The total amount of new banking capital for live stock financing is being rapidly increased, especially in co-operation with the War Fin- ance Corporation. PURE-BRED SWINE ON FARMS ‘ N January 1st, 1921, there were 2,049,900 pure-bred h0g5 in the United States, according to De- partment of Commerce. The sever- al breeds among which this number was distributed are as follows: Du- roc Jersey,“810 117; Poland China, 726,503; Chester White, 191,207; Hampshire, 106,960; Berkshire, 86,- 676; Spotted Poland China, 47,512; Yorkshire, 6,170; Tamworth, 5,503; Essex, 3,313; and all other breeds, including animals reported as pure- bred with breed not specified, 56,- ,939. On the above given date there were 33,527 pure-bred hogs in Mich- igan. Classified according to breeds they were: Berkshire, 1,618; Chest- er White, 7,869; Duroc Jersey, 12,- 842; Hampshire, 1,023; Poland China, 8,739; Spotted Poland China, 249; Tamworth, 135; Yorkshire, 376; all other breeds, 6762 PLANNING FOR MICIIIGAN’B BIG- GEST DAIRY SHOW LENN OVERTON, president of the Michigan Allied Dairy As- sociation, will confer with Washington officials with a view to securing for the annual dairy show and convention in Saginaw the com- ing February, the wonderful exhibit which was staged by the Department of Agriculture at the National Dairy Show. The cost of this exhibit, was in excess of $25,000. If it can be secured for Michigan it will easily be one of the most instructive dairy exhibits ever shown in the state. In addition, exhibits will be shown by the State Department of Agriculture, the E. A. C. and manufacturers of various dairy machinery and . sup- plies. It was voted to undertake a program to speed up dairy produc- tion and marketing economics, and the executive committee was instruct- .“ to submit a program for ~ such work. Easy on the production ped- dle, gentlemen! ‘ Just now we have more mfik than we know what to do , _ H. D. Wendt, until recently in charge at the bureau or, deli-yin: of the State Department, of Agriculture, has consented to continue, on a full-. with; Association as mm, and. win be in ‘active charge of the management of the convention and show. ' MICHIGAN COPS PRIZES IN BIG POTATO SHOW ORTHERN Michigan potato growers took lion's share of . prizes at international potato exposition at Duluth, Minn., accord- ing to D. L. Hagerman, Agr'l Agent of the Penn. railroad. The prize for the best international display was taken by Michigan men who exhibit- ed Petoskey and Golden Russet po- tatoes, and the $250 in cash and the cup is now held by the Wolverine Co-operative Marketing Association of Cheboygan. Lee E. Sneathen of Charlevoix; J. Fred Brudy, of Wol- verine and E. Sutton of Central Lake took first, second. and third prizes respectively for exhibits of Petoskey Golden Russets. Sneathens exhibit also took the sweepstakes honor in this class. AGRICULTURAL BRIEFS -A Reports come from Canada show- ing that shippers are expecting in- creasing business with, and large shipments of grain and flour to the Orient in the near future. China and Japan are asking for cargo space for these commodities, while good in- quiry from India is reported. The oflerings at wool auction sales held in London, England, on Octob- er 25th, amounted to 10,871 bales. Attendance was large and competi- tion of a keen nature on all grades. Prices recently established held up well. .. President Harding turned a deaf ear to the petitions of nearly every farmers' organization in Washington and nominated “the husband of Mrs. Geo. W. Upton” to fill the expired 1‘. I r. M t ' E—‘Et'k; missiener mission instead of Milo D. Camp- bell of ‘Coidwater. Up to the very day of the appointment it was be- lieved by farm organization repre- sentatives that Mr. Campbell would be named. The wheat crop of India for the 1920-21 season totaled about 6,800,- 000 tons, including the estimated production of those areas from which specific reports were not obtained, according to the final general Wheat memorandum of the Department of Statistics, India, for this period. The corresponding total production of the 1919-20 wheat crop was 10,200,000 tons, and of the 1918-19 crop about 7,600,000 tons. Northern Michigan potato fields are yielding much better than ex- pected. Many fields which were practically given up earlier in the season are, it is said, returning as fine a crop of spnds as they ever pro- duced. England sugar refiners which have been out of the market for some time have recently placed an order for 30,000 tons of Cuban sugar. This is believed to be the forerunner of a considerable purchase of Cuban sugars, and is also taken as an indi- cation that the English believe su— gar prices have about reached their lowest levels. Japan, it is said, is also anxious to buy Cuban sugar. Exports of wool from Argentina during the first seven months of 1921 reached 189,209 bales of 925 pounds each, according to figures published by the Review of the River Plate. During the same rer- iod of 1920 the wool exports totaled 151,599 bales. The United States furnished the chief market, having taken 63,869 bales. Germany took 54,216 bales and the United King- dom 33,146 bales. , _ , . "ans-799a ' Virginian]: the Federal Trade Com- ANOTHE’R FIGHT PENDING ON BILL TO IEGALIZE CO—OP- ERATIVE W0 (Untamed from page 4) co—operatively is granted by many other countries, and outside of a few members of the Senate Judici~ ary Committee, I know of very few people who are adverse to recogniz- ing the value of co—operative mar— keting and the passage of the prop- er laws. “When we get down to bedrock arguments there is very little, if any, difference between a corpora— tion with its hundred and thousands of stockholder members, and the co- operative marketing association with its members. The Sherman Anti- Trust Law recognizes the corpora- tion but according to certain inter- pretations of the Clayton amendment does not recognize co-operative mar‘ keting associations, give them the legal standing which is necessary for them to have if they are not to be hailed into the courts and pay for expensive and tedious proceedings whenever they cross the path of oth- er business. “If the purpose of this bill are not again to be defeated its language should be restored to the same as was used by the House when it pass- ed the bill. A word to your Sen- ator may do wonders in helping the cause of co—operative marketing." This clearly defines the exact truth of the situation. Farmers who believe in the principle of co— operative marketing ought to help get this bill through. Why not write a little letter to Senators Town‘ send and Newberry, saying: “I am in favor of the Capper—Volstead bill. Will you please do What you can to secure its passage.” A few thous- and letters of that sort might do wonders. I think your paper is the best farm paper in the State Hf Michigan. My hat is oiT to the man who dares print facts, and not fancies and phraselogy to suit the middlemen. May your paper forever f10urish.——-C. H. Irwin, Tuscola County, Michigan. rm THE SIGN OF Li tion. “The Flour the Best Cooks Use” Is Backed by Our Positive Guarantee WE GUARANTEE LILY WHITE “the flour the best cooks A use” because we know it will give the home baker the most ‘ satisfactory results she ever obtained with any flour. WE GUARANTEE LILY WHITE because we know that bread made of it will be light, of rare texture, tender, whole- LW‘ ’0' "*9 some and appetizing ; because biscuits and rolls will be fluffy ROWENA and digestible, beautiful in appearance and! delightful to the “wind” taste; because it makes, also, delicious pastry, tender and on the sac]: flaky, WE GUARANTEE LILY WHITE because it has been milled under the most scrupulously sanitary methods known to modern millers; because only the rich, nutritious food values of the wheat kernels are milled, and because of the unsur— . passed color, texture, balance, flavor, ,and uniform granula- WE GUARANTEE LILY WHITE to you, and our sixty years of milling experience stands behind the guarantee. ’Ask for it at your grocer’s and be convinced. N ALLEY CITY MILLING COMPAN Y1 ’ GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN “Millers for Sixty Years” . - .. air-r . «1.. \ \ "of t g I §§$vhnl . graham OF THE GREAT‘ ourooqgs‘j,‘ l/4//' . his throat , "a JAMES OLIVER CURWCOD Michigan’s Own and Amcglcog‘ Foremost Author of: Wild Life Romance opyrlght by Doubleday. Pop l 00.) SYNOPSIS T IS SPRING and in the northland Necwa. a 2dnonths-old black bear-cub I and his mother, Noozak, who has just-completed a 4-month winternap, are starting on a journey to their feeding grounds. He begins to feel he is a grown-up bear and one evening after his mother is asleep he wanders through the woods by He sees a. black paw protruding from behind a large rock, and, think- ing that he has come back to the. place he started from and that the paw belongs to his mother, he decides to awaken her. into the paw only to find that it belongs, not to his mother, but to a very ugly His mother comes to his rescue, and, although citing adventures along the way. himself. old he-bear who pursues him. she drives the old lie—bear off, she receives a severe beating. Challoner, a Hudson Bay (‘onipany factor, He has a pup, Miki, with him, winch he IS he would like to secure the cub to give to }Ie is unable to find the cub. Ncewa, who is securely Challoner walks some distance away and Neewa happened to his mother, comes down, and his little bear when he finds his mother is dead. e suececds in capturing Neewa. Neewa and Miki become friends and spend that der :1 large root. his first attempt to win Neewa's friendship. bears and shoots Noozak. hidden in the crotch of a tree. anxious over what has heart is overcome with grief turns and after a five-minute battl the cub to his camp where night together in a hollow un Neewa has many ex— IIe,playfully sinks his teeth‘ In the meantime discovers the tracks of the bears. taking to his sister, and he decides her also. Challoner meets up with the Challoner re- Ile carries Next morning Challoner makes (U071170MWM from last week?) EAVING the cub to squirm in pro— test, Challoner went about the business of getting breakfast. Miki found a proceeding more interesting than that operation, and he hovered about Ncewa as he ‘struggled and bawled, trying vainly to offer him some assistance in the matter of sympathy. Finally Ncewa lay still, and Miki sat down close beside him and eyed his master with serious questioning if not ac. tu'al disapprobation. The gray sky was breaking with the promise of the sun when Chal— loner was ready to renew his long journey into the southland. He pack— ed his canoe. leaving Neowa and Miki until the last. In the bow of the canoe he made a soft nest of the skin taken from the Cub’s moth- er. Then he called Miki and tied the end of a worn rope around his neck, after which he fastened the other end of this rope. around the neck of Neewa. This he had the cub and the pup on the same yard-long halter. Taking each of the twain by the scruff of the neck he carried them to the canoe and placed them‘ in the nest he had made of Noozak’s hide. “Now you youngsters be good,” he warned. “\Ve’re going to aim at forty miles today to make up for the time we, lost yesterday.” As the canoe shot out a shaft of sunlight broke through the sky low in the east. CHAPTER FIVE URING the first few moments D in which the canoe" moved * swiftly over the surface of the Jake an amazing change had taken place in Neewa. Challoner did not see it, and Miki was unconscious of it. But every fibre in Neewa’s body was atremble, and his heart was thumping as it had pounded on that glorious day of the fight between his mother and the old lie—bear. It seemed to him that everything that he had lost. was coming back to him, and that all would be well very soon—for he smellcd his moth- er! And then he discovered that the scent of her was warm and strong in the furry black mass under his feet, and he smothered himself down in it, flat on his plump little belly, and peered at Challoner over his paws. It was hard for him to under- stand—the man—beast back there, sending the canoe through the Water, and under him his mother, warm and soft, but so deadly still! He could not keep the whimper out of his low and grief—filled call for her. And there was no ans- .wer, except Miki’s responsive whine. the crying of one child for another. Neewa’s mother did not move. She ‘made no sound. And he could see nothing of her but her black and furry skin—without head, without : ‘feet, Without the big, bald paws he 'Jitad loved to tickle, and the ears he "had loved to nip. There was noth- Jing.. of her but the patch of black "kin—and the smell. , But a. great comfort warmed, his frightened little soul. He felt the protecting nearness of an uncon— querable and abiding force and in the first of the warm sunshine his back fluffed up, and he thrust his brown nose between his paWS and into his mothers fur. Miki, as if vainly striving to salve the mystery of his new-found chum, was watch- ing him closely from between his own fore—paws. In his comical head fiadorned with its one good ear and its one bad one, and further- more beautified by the outstanding whiskers inherited from his Aire- dale ancestor—he was trying to come to some sort of an understand- ing. At the outset he had accepted Nccwa as a friend and a comrade— and Neewa had thanklessly given him a good mauling for .his trouble. That much Miki could forgive and forget. What he could not forgive was the utter lack of regard which Neewa seemed to possess for him. His playful antics had gained no recognition from the cub. When he had barked and hopped about, flat— tening and contorting himself in warm invitation for him to join in a game of tag or a wrestling match, Neewa had simply stared at him like an idiot. lie was wondering, per- haps, if Neewa would enjoy any- thing besides a fight. It was a long time before he decided to make an- other experiment. ‘ It was, as a matter of fact, half- way between breakfast and noon. In all that time Neewa had scarcely moved, and Miki was finding him— self bored to death. The discomfort of last night’s storm was only a memory, and overhead there was a sun unshadowed by~ cloud. More than an hour before C-halloner’s canoe had left the lake. and was now in the Clear-running water of a stream that was making its way down the southward slope of the (li- vide between Jackson’s Knee and the Shamattawa. It was a new' stream to Challoner, fed by the large lake above, and guarding himself against the treachery of waterfall and rapid he kept a keen lookout ahead. For a matter of half an hour the water had been growing steadily swifter, and Challoner was satisfied that be— fore very long he would be compelled to make a portage. A little later he heard ahead of him the low and steady murmur which told him he was approaching a danger zone. As he shot around the next bend hug— ging fairly ,close to shore, he saw four or five hundred yards below him a rock—frothed and boiling mael- strom of water. Swiftly his eyes measured the sit- uation. The rapids ran between an almost precipitous shore on one side and a deep forest on the other. He saw at a glance that it was the for— est side over which he must make the portage, and this was the shore opposite him and farthest away. Swinging his canoe at a 45-degree angle he put all the strength of his body and arms into the sweep of his paddle. There would be just time to reach the other shore before the ,bound to come of it. the rapids'he :c'hu the {sweep or , now hearth-e gerling It as at this unfortunate moment; that Miki decided to venture one more experiment with Neewa. With a friendly yip- he swung out one of his paws. Now Miki’s paw, for a pup, was monstrously big, and his fore- leg as long and lanky, so that when the paw landed squarely on the end of Ne-ewa’s nose it was like the swing of a priZe-fighter’s glove. The unexpectedness of it was a further decisive feature in the situation; and, on top of this, Miki swung his 1 other paw around like a club and caught Nee‘wa a jolt in the eye. This was too much, even from a friend, and with a sudden snarl Neewa bounced out of his nest and clinch- ed with the pup. Now the fact was that Miki, who had so ingloriously begged for merCy in their first scrimmage, came of fighting stock himself. Mix ‘the blood of a Mackenzie hound—which is the biggest-footed, biggest-shoul- dered, most powerful dog in the northland—with the blood of a Spitz and an Airedale and something is While the Mackenzie dog, with his ox-like strength, is peaceable and good-hu- moured in all sorts of weather, there is a. good deal of the devil in" the northern Spitz and Airedale and it is a question which likes a fight the best. And all at once good—humour- ed little Miki felt the devil rising in him. This time he did not yap for mercy. He met Neewa’s jaws, and in two seconds they were staging a first—class fight on the bit of pre- carious footing in the prow of the canoe. Vainly Challoner yelled at them as he paddled desperately to beat out the danger of the rapids. Neewa and Miki were too absorbed to hear him. Miki’s four paws were paddling the air again, but this time his. sharp teeth were firmly fixed in the loose hide under Neewa’s neck, and with his paws he continued to kick and bat in a way that promised elf— 'fectively to pummel the wind out of Neewa had not the thing happen— ed which Challoner feared. Still in a clinch they rolled off. the prow of the canoe into the swirling current of the stream. For ten seconds or so‘they utter- ly disappeared. Then they bobbed up, a good fifty feet below him, their heads close 0 together as they 5 p e d swiftly toward the doom that awaited them, and a choking «cry b r o k e from Challon- er’s lips. He was powerless to save them, and in his cry was the an- guish of real grief. F o r many weeks Mik i _h a (1 been his only c 11 u m a n d comrade. Held to- gether by the yard—long rope to which they were fastened Miki and Nee- wa swept into the frothing turmoil of the rapids. For Miki it was the kindness of fate / that had inspired his master to fasten him to the same J‘ope With Neewa. Miki, at three ,months 0 f age, weight. 14 pounds,— was about 80 per cen’ ‘ne and only a half of 1 per c e'nt fat; while Neewa, weight thir- teen pounds, was about 90 jolt in the‘ eye. . :chor, While .Neowa. was ; 110.311.;th an; ‘ I _ .. I 11.ge.p¢‘eserver! »' waterfall below. ‘ . ~d1e. To an extent this clinched with the pup.” ' 3 9H 13‘ H O m H” and almost? In , , E . able. ' there a yellow streak. Both were -of fighting stock, and, though Miki was under water most of the time during ,. their first hundred-yard dash [through the rapids, never for an instant did he give up the- strug- gle to keep his nose in the air. Sometimes he was on his back and sometimes on his belly; butrno mat- ter what his position, he.kept his four overgrown paws goingJike pad- helped Neewa in the heroic fight he was making to keep from shipping too much water himself. Had he been alone his ten or eleVen pounds of fat would have carried him down- stream like a toy balloon covered with fur, but, with the fourteen- pound drag around his neck, the problem of not going under com- pletely was a‘ serious one. Half a. dozen times he did disappear for. an instant when some undertow caught Miki and dragged him down, head tail, legs, and all. But Neewa al- ways rose again, his four fat legs working for dear life. Then came the waterfall. By this time Miki had become accustomed to travelling under water, and the full horor of the new cataclysm in- to which they were plunged was mercifully lost to him. His paws had almost ceaged their motion. He was still unconscious of the roar in his ears, but- the affair was less un- pleasant than it was at the begin— ning. In fact, he ,was drowning. To Nee'wa, the pleasant sensations of a painless death were denied. No cub in the world was wider awake than he when the final catastrophe came. His head was well above water and he was clearly possessed of all his senses. Then the river itself dropped out from under him and he shot down in an avalanche of water, feeling no longer the drag of Miki’s weight at his neck. How deep the pool‘was at the bottom of the water-fall Challoner might have guessed quite accurate- ly. Could Neewa have expressed an opinion of his own, hepwould have 'sworn that it was a mile. Miki was past the stage of making estimates or of caring whether it was two feet or two leagues. His paws had ceased (Continued on page, 21) “ Miki swung, his other paw around and caught N eewa This was too much, even from a friend, and i with a. sudden "snarl Neewa~ bouficed out of his nest & an- ' In neither of the youngsters fies. 1A.-._.x.. DON’T GIT SCARED HAT AN awful howlin', ravin’ . an’ roarin’ the grain an’ pro- duce dealers are puttin’ up nowadays about the Farm Bureau an’ what it’s doin’ fer the farmers. Not only are they shoutin'~ them- selves hoarse, individually an’ col- lectively, but they’re buyin’ space in newspapers to tell what an' awful thing the Farm Bureau is. An’ they’re willin"to pay good prices fer space too, ’cause the Farm Bur- eau, through its sellin’ an’ buyin’ departments, is cutfln’ into these tellers business somethin’ scand’lus -——the farmers are gittin’ some of the profits that have been comin' into their hands an’ jest natcherly they don’t like it. You know if‘you’ve got a nice big corn on your toe an’ somebody steps on it, you’re quite apt to hol- ler right out so’s folks'll know you are hurt. Well, the Farm Bureau is the corn that's hurtin’ the produce dealers an' it’s gittin’ so it hurts real bad, too. Where any business can’t live on honest competition—when the bus- iness has to go to the newspapers an' pay for the space it takes to tell the people how honest an’ fair that business is, there’s somethin’ wrong with the methods—there’s a good big nigger in the woodpile some- where ’cause when any business is conducted on the square, people know it an’ the newspapers don‘t charge fer space to tell about it— they’re glad to print such stuff as an interestin’ piece of news. ‘The grain an’ produce dealers have raised a fund of over a quarter million dollars to pay fer space in newspapers to spread propaganda that is intended to put the Farm Bureau out of business. Where did this quarter of a million dollars come from an’ why are these tellers tryin’ to kill the Farm Bureau? Well, the quarter million is a small part of the money that has been squeezed an’ pilfered from the farmers. Remember that under the very benevolent manipulations of the grain an’ produce dealers, 35 cents out of each dollar the con- sumer pays fer farm products, is handed back to the farmer that pro— ,duced it. Jest think of it! Thirty- five cents in real money comes to you an’ the poor down—trodden commission men an’ the retailers get only sixty—five cents fer sellin’ the stud you raise. Of courseevery body should ort to know that it costs a good deal' more to sell the stuff than it does to raise it—why, farmers. you have all summer an’ sometimes all the year, to raise your stuff an’ all you have to do is work an' furnish the land an‘ seed an’ everything a'n' plenty of time to do it in. The poor commission men have to git up at nine o’clock in the morn- in’ an’ hustle ’round till nearly three o’clock in the afternoon an' answer teephone calls an’ chat with their stenographers an’ smoke good cigars an’ dress nice an’ book or- ders at big profits for the stuff you work only 16 hours a day to raise, an’ they only git sixty-five cents out of each dollar your stuff brings. An' now the Farn‘1 Bureau pro- poses to do their own sellin' an’ buyin' an’ relieve These tellers of some of the burdens they’ve been carryin’so long, an' the unreason- able guys don’t seem to take‘ kindly to the schemee-they see their easy money slippin' away from 'em an', goin’ into the farmers' pockets— where it rightfully belongs an’ this is the reason they’re willin' to spend a quarter of a million of yourdol- lars to kill the thing that is hurtin' their business. They will tell you all kinds or things in the able an’ masterly art- icles that will be printed in all the leadin’ papers for you to read. These articles will be "written by highly paid writers of that son at stat They. will tell you of. the big salar- Ml!" Spinachsfi season where the trapper realized .equare mile. 01 course there are . finals. ,where the catch of mtiskrat, mink or ’.:;>gents’ u: g g 7 f ' I ' on» ‘- ~ (T9 013,001!»th ‘1 , . ,./' w r ‘ I“? E ° " {on} G- won't mention the big profits they hava been makin’ nor the prices they will pay the newspapers fer space nor what they pay the writers of the stuff that will be printed. It is not a part of their plan to give any .insight into their methods of graft nor large profits, but they will set themselves up as philan- thropists whose only aim is to aid the far_mer. Wise farmers will take no stock in the piffle that is bein' printed ’cause they know beforehand why an’ by whom this stuff is print- ed. The Farm Bureau may make some mistakes—it would be very unreasonable to suppose it would not—but the Farm Bureau is work— in' for the farmer an’ is a good thing an’ no matter how much it hurts the fellers that have been fattenin’ off’n the farmers fer many years, its the thing fer the farmers to stand by an' work fer until they get the sellin' an’ the buyin’ partv‘ of the farmers business, where the farmers themselves will' have some- thin’ to say about the price of the stuff they raise or have to buy. Remembr this, paid propaganda that you read in the newspapers, is printed an’ circulated in the inter- ests of those who pay fer the space. It is put out as a money maker for them, else it wouldn’t be printed. Nobody pays for Space in newspa— pers unless they expect to gain by it. Its expensive business but brings big returns an' if these fel— lers can kill your Farm Bureau, which is now their greatest menace, a quarter of a million dollars will be a small amount to pay fer the ser— vice an’ its your money that’s pay— in’ fer it anyway. Cordially yours. —UNCLE RUBE. Fur Department Edited by A. R. Harding, America’s foremost author and trapper. Questions Invited. THE TRAPP] NG INDUSTRY ICHIGAN HAS long been known as one of the best fur produc— ing states both as to quality and quantity. Forts or trading posts were established in various parts of the state nearly two centuries ago and in most instances are the sites of flourishing cities today. The fur trade, however, did not pass with the growth of cities and the cutting of the forests. True, beaver, otter. bear, fisher, marten and Wolverine are found in limited numbers com- pared with the early day. It is the skins of muskrat, mink, coon, skunk and fox that bring in most of the money for these animals are much more numerous and have been for years, than those first named. More than three-fourths of the value of Michigan's fur catch is now includ- ed in the five articles named above. Suppose the average catch for a number of years is only worth $20 a season for each square mile, the total would be $1,100,000. This es- timate is made on 55,000 square miles as 2,430 is deducted for De- troit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Bay City, Muskegon, Lansing, Flint, Cad— illac, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jack- son, Mount Clemens and a few other of the larger places. Neither is the 1,485 square miles of water includ- ed where tens of thousands of musk- rat and hundreds of mink are caught. il‘his estimate is probably much too ow. When fairly good coon pelts bring $4.50, mink $7, skunk $2.75, musk- rat $1.75, red fox $8 it does not take many furs to bring $20. In fact there were many catches made last $60 to $100 and even more for each various localities, even outside cit- Res, where there are very few fur an- Agnin there are localities skunk'is worth $20 to each hundred acres; ’ - ' W I 1.}; 5".“ I: M v v “l, , a . ' lit“ » ' Democracy Telephone System. No telephone subscribers. anywhere in the world. toward Better Service ll«'«~ l “' lit -" " 'l '. “——of the people, by the people, for the people" People of every walk of life, in every state in the Union, are represented in the ownership of the Bell People from every class of telephone users, members of every trade, profession and business, as well as thousands of trust funds, are partners in this greatest investment democracy which is made up of the more than 175,000 stockholders of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. 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Should any reader have any cause for complaint against my adverfibe! in these columns, the publisher would appreciato an immediate letter bringing all facts to light. In "@317. case when writing say: "I saw your advertisement in The Michigan Business Farmer!" It will guarantee honest dealinz. Lntered u secondelass matter. at post—0mm, Mt. Cllmone. Mich. Food in Storage ' ISIBLE supply of any product, we are told, has an important beating on the market. A large visible supply means, as a rule, a depressed market; a small visible sup- ply an active market. If this be true, and to a certain extent it sounds logical, it might pay the farmers well to keep themselves in- formed as to the changes which take place from time to time in this supply. Visible supply is that supply which is stored in country elevators, warehouses, terminal ele- vators, warehouses, terminal elevators, cold storage plants, etc, upon which an account is periodically rendered to the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture. Visible supplies of grain are reported al- most daily by many newspapers. But little is said and consequently little is known by large numbers of farmers of the visible sup- ply of other products such as frozen meats, poultry, lard, apples, butter, cheese, eggs, etc. Yet, undoubtedly the size of these hold- ings has a material effect upon the market, particularly if they are very much out of line with the normal holdings. At present the visible supply of all kinds of frozen meats is less than it has been for some years. On Oct. lst the supply of frozen and cured beef, was ‘ the smallest ever re— corded. On the samc date stocks of frozen lamb and mutton were the smallest of any corresponding date since 1918, stocks of dry salt pork were the smallest since 1917, and of pickled pork were under the five-year aver- age. The decrease of lard stocks during the September was the largest ever recorded in any single month. Stocks of creamery but- ter, cheese and poultry all show a substantial following off both from last year and the five- year average. There is food for thought in this situation and the only conclusion that can be drawn from it is thatpmore active markets and bet- ter prices are to result from the inroads that have been made upon our reserve food stocks. Save the Eyes TWO IRISHMEN had pa’rtak'en a little too freely of Scotch whiskey and were debating with each other whether they were drunk or sober. Pat proposed that he should walk ahead and Mike should report if he failed to walk straight. So Pat started off and called back to Mike, “Be I walkin’ shtraight?” “Yez are,” said Mike, “but who ’s the guy Wit you 1” _. Intoxicated people are not the Only ones who do not see straight. 'A large percentage. of sober pecple, including both children and adults, see crooked all the time and don’t know it. ’ ' 3W1“ rig FARMER' ‘ rm is W031, 811109,? children in the public-chock. Very mogul; 'dW " ' ’3‘“; turity their eyes am fly pled and they are obgfiled rest of 'lhcir lives; ‘ ' forever of troublesome glasses? Defectiye eyes in children can often be corrected with- out the use of glasses. Sc, fathers and moth- crs, look to your children’s eyes, have them tested occasionally by someone you know is competent and spare them the headaches and the. spectacle nuisance of later years. “It Can’t Be Done, But He Did It” HEN HENRY Ford introduced indus- trial democracy into his plant, his en- emies cried, “It can’t be done”. When,he announced that he would smelt his own ore and make his own steel, the steél magnatcs said, “It can’t be done”. When he spurned Wall Street ’3 offer of a seventy-five million dollar loan at a ruinous interest rate and told the financiers that he would work out his own salvation, they said, ,“It can’t be done”. His offer to buy Muscle Shoals and develop it was met with incredulity. uBut the crowning ev- idence of his impracticality was his purchase of a railroad, and when he announced that he would increase wages and still make money, the railway magnatcs shook their heads and said, “It can’t be done”. But what couldn’t be done, he did it. Ev- erything of a business nature to which he has set his hand has succeeded, and many and amusing have been the excuses of those who said, “it couldn’t be done”. The reason Henry Ford succeeds whcre other’s fail is be- cause be totally disregards business traditions and follows the most obvious course. He has no strikes and no loafing on the job because he treats his men in a way to make them want to work for him. Because he is a child when it comes to questionable financing he has no such worries as do many concerns of having to earn dividends on watered stock. He em- ploys no staff of high-salaried attorneys to keep him out of the courts because he does nothing that would take him into the courts. His crccd is simple. “Our faith is that ser- vice will pay”, he says. “Finance does not come first. Work comes first”. A good many people have reached the point where they believe Henry Ford will ac— complish any job he tackles. If there’s some big job in this period of readjustment which can’t be done, give it to Henry Ford. He’ll do it. ' Live Stock Loans IT IS a wonder that some live banker, farmer or farm organization in this state doesn’t get busy and organize a live stock loan company to help use some 'of the funds of the War Finance Corporation. There is scarcely an important western live stock state in which one or more live stock loan compan— ics with a. capital of from a half to a million dollars has not been formed. The War Fin- ance Corporation encourages the formation of such companies and has millions of dollars to loan through them to feeders and breeders of live stock. We are not informed as to whether our livestock farmers are meeting with any unusual difficulty in securing loans but it would be most surprising if they are not. The War Finance Corporation offers an easy method of financing this class of loans. Why not take advantage of it? . “The Truth About the Railroads” (C EAD THIS”, says the railroad mag- nate. “It is the truth about the railroads”. “Read this”, says the labor of- ficial, “it is the truth about the railroads”. You read. The statements don ’t jibe. Some— body has lied. The public has learned that it can place no credence in the claims of either the railroad. employer or his employe. And it is useless to go to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The principal truth about. the c raikbads i8. and We don’t have to go to any, the information, they are in bad.” find if somebody don'tfljdo , about it pretty soon we’ll have e um ‘ 'i Who wouldn’t give half he Possesses. to be rid; new era of extension wor ”. The secrétary then explained how he thought the extenSion. work Which, is now conducted in many counties by three distinct leaders working among the men, the, women, and the boys and girls re- pcctively would eventually be done under a ‘ Lsingle head. The Secretary is right. A change is coming soon in the extensi0n policy, but it will prob- ably not be confined to the lines suggested by Mr. Pugsley. We look for a radical change in the duties of the county agent and the method of paying him. We need the county agent, but we need him less as a. pro- duction expert and more as a marketing ex- pert. The farmer can when necessary se- cure all the information he needs on production from the agricultural colleges and the depart- * ment of agriculture, but no government bul- letin or long-distance advice can point him the way to economic freedom. This requires sympathetic, and intelligent leadership by men who know the A B C of economics and are willing to consecrate themselves to serving the farmers. These men should be paid by farm- ers and the farmers can afford to pay them. They will take no orders from Washington‘or the seats of the agricultural colleges. They will be entirely representative of and respon- sive to the wishes of the farmers who employ them. When they meet together in county, state or national assembly they will re resent the composite views of the farmers nd no, one else. And if they are as bright and keen and eager to do as the average county agent of today they will find the key to the complex problems of agriculture. Harding and the Black Race T MUST have taken some powerful con- victions and a heap of courage for Pres- ident Harding to stand before a southern audience as ho did recently and declare for racial equality. Few people Of the north who have little if any prejudice against the color- ed race have any conception of the deep-seat- ed antagonisms of the white south against the cnfranchiscd negro. It is no wonder that as the President spoke twothirds of his audi- ence “sat in silence”. What the President urged was not social 1, equality. He recog- nizes that, the blood of the two people must nexer mix and that there can be no common social bond between them. Forever and inex- orably must the two races be kept apart in these respects. But hatreds must be softened and destroyed, and the black man, brought to these shores by the ancestors of the people who even now would consign him to eternal bondage, must be extended the same political and economic opportunities as the White peo- ple enjoy. Lincoln freed the black man from physical bondage but he is still oppressed by the prejudices of the south. We know of no finer thing that President Harding has done than to utter this second “proclamation” up- on the rights of the colored race. _ A Lot of Money IN TWO years the state highway department has spent over twenty'million of the state ’3 fifty million dollar bond issue. u In addition to this huge sum it has also expended in large part the» money derived from automobile li- ccnses, and the various townshipsand countid have spent many millions more. And still it seems that we are as far as ever from realit- ' ing our dream of a complete highway system. Most of the trunk line roads are still uncom- pleted; and it seems that very little has been done-ion the great majority of “farm-to-mr—' ket”-roads. This is no criticism of the high- way department. It has probably spcntf'the money as wisely and Wellies could be done. O . .MW- . ‘ of? tary A} ‘Agriciil. ..t‘1,>ugsie'“ ‘ 'y ton-om cuten- eion‘ workers recentlyg'é‘we. are entering a '. i .r . r ‘ . ,jrg.‘ .. ‘-. But it does give. rise to grave auto ‘ l ‘ mil * ‘ A‘ WORD TO THE POTATO '. ' GROWER E HAVE watched‘the potato sit— ‘L nation ever since planting time .. and. although the crop has im- proved some with the September rains in some instances the hot weather or the leaf hoppers have caused thousands of acres to wither and die in early september. We also know that many low ground fields have lost 80 per cent of their crop by rot during the past six weeks and although' the October report showed a. gain we believe that when the potatoes are all harvested and the Noyember'report comes in it will not show any gain over. October, but rather a considerable falling off. It is true that Maine has fed the market too heavily and caused a thing off in prices owing to certain localities 'of 'that section being obliged to sell‘early on account of poor storage facilities but the re—- maining ones are sitting tight for a price that will be fair to the produc- er. Michigan also has dumped a large amount of green stuff from their low grounds onto the market to keep from losing them by rotting thus helping to put the price to the present low mark but those who have none of these conditions to worry about are also holding firm for a fair Moe and it is our belief that it will be only a matter of a short time un- tfl the potato market shall be read- justed and the remaining spuds will bring a price of which no one will need be ashamed—Dan Richards, Osceola County, Michigan. Agree with you. Dan. Do not look for any increase over October estimate. _ Think prices too low now, and expect , higher levels soon.——Editor. EDUCATION FOR FARMING Y LETTER published in the Michigan Business Farmer of October lst was too concise to be clear. This postscript is respect- fully submitted. ' If" the high school were in the country, remote from the city, the city would not be content with this provision for high school education. Few city boys and girls could leave home for four years to have the ad- vantages of the school. The city would not use the school. No b0y from my neighborhood is - in high schbol. Consequently no boy will be prepared even to begin the typical course in agriculture maintained by the state. Observa— tion of almost any farm neighbor— hood will indicate that typically Am— erican farming is done by men with- out higher schooling and that change in this condition for the next gener— ation is not in sight. Farming and our standardized higher education do not connect. Building high schools in the coun- try will not remedy the situation. At best, their remoteness from most arms will preclude attendance. If I standard high school could be main- tained near every farm, connection with farming would still not be made; for typically our high schools .lead toward the white collar class. The war revealed to us that a tourth of the young men of Ameri- 03 can not read. The Bureau of Ed- ucation says "that the city child's chance to enter a high school is six tunes the chance of the country child. _ If farmers accept poverty and ignorance as their lot, they be- come a peasantry, a. sertdom. The Farm Bureau and other organiza- tions are. trying to keep farming from leading inevitably toward pov- erty. Our compatriots of cities give u the good counsel that farmers must solve their own problems. If , on: educational system is for the and leads toward thofcity. farm~ .. us, have here also aprohlem“. ~ ‘ 'g'he‘New’ Republic’saysthat “The negate“ problem’ot education today of- brtn‘gingutho outside world - nouns. room. at tying up the into the outside world: on the farm, the theory of. books may be tied up with the reality of actual events. When John Smith's father buys a tractor a competent tractor man comes out to the Smith farm and shows John how to run the tractor. It takes a day or two. It is not nec- essary to build and equip an expen- sive building for the process, to pay anything for examining John Smith or his teacher, or to pay anything for keeping John Smith orderly and at work. There are many tractors in my region; all are run by men who began in some such way. They do not learn everything in a day or two. The field supplies “actual events" that could never be brought into a. class room. John Smith gets experience. He studies his book of instructions and other books. He is getting some education, but no school is giving him any help what- ever. He would like to have help from a school, but the school is too far away. if the school could send a man here for a fortnight, John Smith and a few like him could work with a dozen tractors on a dozen farms. The boys would enjOy it, they would learn, and their learning would go straight on afterward through life. Judged by ability to run and repair tractors, John Smith and his class- mates would not be inferior to those who had studied tractors in class rooms. Boys who wish to learn steam engineering for farm purpos- es can learn in the same way, where steam engines are running thresh- ing machines, silo fillers, and p0rt~ able sawmills. Boys’ clubs and girls’ clubs have proved sufficiently that the way works, that education - by those who can not leave it. (165) 13 ‘ and farming may be connected by building the education not on stand- ardized high schools but on the foundation of farm life. A Tractors and steam engines are practical, sordid things. Those who like country life are not seeking es- cape from what is practical and sor- did; t-hat is one reason why country life is wholesome for bodies and souls. But if the practical and sor-' did is to be all of country life, Am‘ erican farming will be done solely When good bulletins on landscape garderb ing have been published, they have found response. This indicates that farm folk seek spiritual things as other people do. We ought to make our countryside the most beautiful in the world. It is where we live; what it expresses is our life. Farm (Continued on page 19) secure the best results. Simply sign and mail the coupon. RApids, ‘\ . f§\>‘\\\ \3 _- «V/ * m“ l), . . Extra Pf 1 I ram Hens ‘ ONE dollar extra per hen per year, is the record of poultrymen who keep hens under electric light a few hours in the winter mornings and evenings. Dclco—Light provides the means for lighting poultry houses at little cost. An inexpensive automatic switch turns the light on and off at the right time. Think of the extra profit Dclco—Light will earn. More eggs in the winter when prices are high! this same Delco—Light plant will furnish li ht for. the house, the barn, and the farm yard. It Will [ power to do the chores and pay for itself in a short time. Mail Coupon for Booklet E have prepared a booklet on the lighting of poultry houses. I: is called “The Miracle of More Eggs.” It contains the reports of experiments of Cornell University, Washington State Agricultural College, and some of the largest poultry raisem in the country. It ex— plain: in detail how and when the hen houses should be lighted to DELCO—LIGHT COMPANY DAYTON, OHIO DISTRIBUTORS ‘ M. L. Lesley. 49 E. Elisabeth 8t... Detroit, Mich. Fringe-Matthews 00., 18 Fulton St... West, Grand , errag . 5‘ ., ' < // r 2/ r" v. xv are c s ,x v I r / .7 i A . it And rnish the A copy of this booklet will be mailed to you Without cost or obligation. MG , $250 up f. o. 1). Dayton, Ohio “Delco—Light has increascdmycggyicld tomchan cxtcntthatitwillpzyfor'm- sdf this cam—that is, in six Hmtha' timc.”—C.has. W. Scones, Cobury, Ontario. “Nov. and Dec—we received 24,215 eggs—2n increase in prufitof ovur $850.00, chhlcftquiheabahmx above the cost of Dulce—Light hmlh— tion."—.E. M. Van Inwagcn, 02k Corners, N. Y. “Hmarcourrcsults: 1920 Feb., 34 dozen; March, 4.6 damn; 1921 lights), Rh, 5: dozen; March, In dozen. Izmputtingzoo laying hens unda- Delco-Ligbt this Winter. "—F. A.Joncs, Wankoc, Iowa Read These Letters WISE AND OTHERWISE v, 'HEREAS, the population of St. l, Petersburg before the war was ‘1 \ 1,000,000 people, today it has .~b.ut.790,000. ~ . ,[Wan murder, suicide and death brought about by lack of common ' comforts are responsible. So much for Bolshevism. An advertisement for a patent medicine, none other than Lydia Pinkham’s, peace to her ashes, shows a middle—aged woman of forty- ‘ five years, sitting in an arm chair, 2' feet on a foot stool, shawl on her shoulders, amusing herself by do- ing a pink poppy on a white doily. _ As the man said who saw a six- legged calf at a fair, “There ain’t no such animal." The woman of forty- five today is forty—five years young, not old, and bears a substantial load of responsibility on her shoulders, instead of a shawl and for amuse— ment drives a car or addresses a meeting. Th need a new artist. Once in a whie we hear in the dis- tance a long, low rumble of fore- boding that woman’s right to vote and interest in the activities of the day, otherwise than mending and cooking, is going to disrupt home life and rob the children of a moth- er. I have been watching with in- terest the women I know personal— ly and through our department and read about and I have yet to change my opinion that we are still just modern Eve’s. Liking most of all to make some one man happy, re- joicing in our homes and finding the voices of our children the sweetest -- music in the world. A shoe advertisement reads, “The new trend of fashion toward com- fortfi’ it has not always been true. We for a time journeyed far away from the Greek idea which was a free and untrammeled body. \Ve pinched our feet andgirdled in our waist lines until to feel comfortable and act natural was not the mark of a lady and as far as owning up to having two legs! Impossible. 1 well re- member when to use the word leg in polite conversation was considered very coarse. These are false stand- ards and there is nothing so false as false modesty. Above all let us be natural and comfortable. ’ SOME NEW IDEAS‘ TURN WITH much interest each week to “Our Department," and only wish we might have two en- tire pages. literally crammed with letters and helps from the many readers. If our editor was deluged , with mail each week. perhaps extra ,/ space would be provided us. Have been watching for letters on “Eliminating Drudgery from House- work” but from the small number of letters decided that, like myself, not many have succeeded. It seems to me, one must be able to have all the labor—saving devices and conveniences possible or leave many things undone, not being able to have the former. I choose the latter, deciding a little dust in one’s house, might be preferable to cob- webs in one’s brain. I have no washing machine but use a washing powder. which I have found a wonderful help. I never rub my white clothes only the loose dirt in the men’s underwear and the towels they use. I always boil my clothes and usually have my wash- ing on the line by 9:30 in the warm weather: I am able to do this by putting the white clothes to soak, and having my boiler, filled with water on the back of the range the night before. . In the morning I wring out my first boiler of clothes and get them on before breakfast. It is not dif- ficult to plan your work this way, after getting accustomed to- it. Whep my clothes are dry, I fold the sheets towels, underwear (gauze and evepéhing I possibly can) off . the line, [a d lay them away. I'bake very little pastry in sum- mérj Or any other time for that mat- ter. We have‘strawberries and red a'spb’erries for our own use; when they are gone a melon patch is lib; raisin furniShing dessert. rustarch, tapioca and gelatin .a foundation for many taste- ’ hick “may be prepared , r The strange part of it is that _ ‘ my EAR FRIENDS: This is letter thus furnishes. food for her mind ment for our bodies. books. Edited by MRS. GRACE NELLIS JENNEY will enjoy hearing from each other, so the page is yours with an ' exception or two and I will take time to answer the many per- sonal inquiries that lie upon my desk. First you will find the letter of S. 0. 8. not a. danger call either; as might be judged from the initials, but a. letter from a reader not only of Our Page, but of many pages. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to discuss the new I wonder what S. 0. S. thinks of Main Street? How many of you have read it? . Many 0f us live upon it. not consist only of cleaning, clothing and Cooking—Editor? week on On;- Page. I belive you She reads as she works and which is as necessary as nourish- You know life should ' . some time before serving. A pie— shell made beforehand may be eas— ily filled if unexpected guests arrive. Date tapioca is delicious. Make a plain pearl tapioca pudding, cooking in the double boiler or removing from the fire, let partly cool. Add a cup of chopped dates, turn into a baking dish, cover with a meringue made from the whites of two eggs, sweetened slightly, brown in a hot oven. Has anyone ever tried a chocolate pie, making the filling without eggs? Then cover the top with marshmallows cut ‘in halves, sprinkle with cocoanut and set in oven until marshmallows puff up and are slightly browned. I for one should greatly enjoy art- icles on home decoration by our ed- itor and others. My bedroom floor being without a covering, this spring I finished it with a coat of ground color and a coat of dark oak stain. It is certainly the easiest and cheap- est way possible to care for bedroom floors. Have enjoyed the discussion on “The Bird with the Broken Pinion” but as that subject must be nearly exhausted, wouldn’t it be interest— ing to discuss some of the late books concerning small town and country life and people—for instance, how many have read “Main Street,” by Sinclair Lewis; “Alice Adams,” by Booth .Tarkington or “The Brimming Cup” by Dorothy Cansfield? Or is this going too far from the real pur— pose of our department? My read— ing and housework are intermingled. I could not live without books. I enjoy so much the poem published each week. Will close with some favorite verses of mine. I wonder if the editor knows them—they are by Kingsley: See, how the autumn leaves float by decaying, Down the wild swirls of the rain-swol- len stream. So fleet the works of men, back to their earth again Ancient and holy things, fade. like a dream. Nay See the spring blossoms stel forth zthaying, I a Clolhmg ‘with tender hues, orchard and glen; So, the old forms pass by, ne’er shall their spirits die, Look! England’s bare boughs show green leaf again—S. O, S. CORRESPONDENTS’ COLUMN Keeping House Plants in Winter We have been readers of the M. B. F. for a long time and it is the only farm paper I really enjoy, especially our page. I have never written before. but since I have had so much help from it, I feel like giving a little, too. If a lady from Hesperia could come in my k1tchen she would think herself in her own, as I have USed so many of her plans in helping me in my work. I never used to seem to get through with my work and after I took her meth- od I have lots of time for my babies and hubby. , A young girl wrote in a recent issue about keeping house plants. Well, I would say to just keep them in a warm room if you have stoves, and in any room e if you have a furnace,‘as the must not 011111, If they are to be re-pgtted go to the woods and get some nice leaf mold for the pots, as ground like that has plenty of fibre and they do better in it. If you haven't that take barnyard man- ure, well rotted, and put just a little in the bottom of each pot and some good ground on top, and with plenty of water, rainwater is best, you will have fine luck, Most plants with the exception of ferns, do best in a sunny window on‘the south or west s1de.‘ Ferns do not need much sunlight, and do not chill as easily either. We only have heaters but I have never had a plant chili yet, and I have a great many plants, and of all kinds. I have painted benches the length of each Window. I have some plants on brack- ets and I have so many blossoms people tell me they are equal to hot house plants and my babies have never bothered them any. Then I have two lovely canaries, and a big Edison, and I never mind the blizzards coming or cars put away, . Well, my letter, is getting long. I will just send in a raised doughnut recipe as I have never seen one printed. First, take two compressed yeast cakes and soak them in a cup of warm milk with a tablespoon of sugar, let raise to top and then take 1 qt. warm milk, 1-2 cup shortening, 1 cun sugar, 1 teaspoon salt. Then add yeast and flour enough to make stiff. When it rises work to soft dough and not as stiff as bread dough, Let riSe again, then roll out thin L'and cut with cutter, let rise again till light, then fry in deep, hot fat, roll in sugar, and I think you will agree with me that they are line. I have other 'things that I make out of same dough. If anypne cares to, know I will tell them. And how much is your pattern catalog, Mrs. Jen- ney? I love the Styles. They are just what we busy women need—simple and lovely. “Mother of Mine,” I made your soft molasses cookies. They are fine. I al- ways like to try new things—Mrs. F. A. W We certainly enjoy the M. B. F., its cleanliness, generosity regarding others opinions, reliability and variety of up- to—date subject matter. I have read and re-read your editorial, “The Natural and the Spiritual," and I mean to secure the books you mention. Thank you for writ- ing it. I love it all except I do not like to think of my soul as really enclosed in mortal body. It does not seem clean enough, You see I am floundering—«like many others. Welll'We will all' know some time, and won’t it be wonderful? About the “Drudgery in Work,” isn’t it quite largely our state of mind and body? As a public health nurse I have seen mothers under conditions which to me would be unbearable: seemingly uncon— scious of any heroismand with a cour- age and cheerfulness I could revere. I have also seen the reverse side, or what seemed like it.——Mrs. F. K. P. The “Old Trusty” recommended but great care should be taken in selecting the eggs. It is far better not to save any eggs until after the hens have been out on grass about 3 or 4 weeks, A brooder should be pro- vided for the chicks and be sure you do not overcrowd chicks.——A Reader. I am always glad when the M. B. F. comes for I like the woman’s page. I tried the soft molasses cookie recipe and thought they were fine and also the san- itarium cake recipts and it was good also. Chocolate Cake 1 cup of sugar, 1-2 cup of butter, 1-2 cup of sweet milk, 2 eggs, 2 cups 0f flour 2 teaspoons of baking powder, vanilla. Cook the following and add to the above while hot 1-2 cup of sugar, 1-2 cup of grated chocolate, 1-2 cup of milk, yolk of egg. Bake in layers, Double Fudge 2 cups of granulated sugar, 1—2 cup , REVEREND Sir, I do declare It drives me most to frenzy, To think of you a lyin' there Down sick with influenzy, v A body'd thought it was enough To mourn your wife’s departure, Without sick trouble as this 'ere ' To come a follerin' arter. nut sickness and affliction Are sent by a wise creation, And always should he underwent By patience and resignation. Widow Bedott to Elder SnifHes And do my best to cheer 'yon up— If’t wouldn't cause surprise. ‘ It's‘a world of trouble wetarry in.) 0' could I to your bedside le. ' And wipe your weepin’ eyes. But, Elder don't despair; That you may soon be movin’again Is constantly my prayer, Both sick and well you may depend You’ll never be forgot. I _ _ By younfaithful and. aflectlonato/frlend, V ‘ Priscilla Pool Bedott. - . t 7. v L ’. v . ~ 7 , " of s," ’blespoons‘ of hm doable” , on ofggitter. Boll, seven m then g at. Spread in ygbuttered-‘ incubator is highly " cool. 2 cups of brown "sugar, 1-:2 of'cream, '1 teaspoon of vanilla. 1 cups, walnut meats out fine, butter- the size of a walnut. ‘Boil ten minutes. then beatvand pour on top of fudge already in £11m (pan. When cool out in squares,— Will you ask some reader tosend to “Our Page” a recipe for Spanish Rice also Chop Suey? I will give two cake ‘ recipes, they are be h very good and in- expensive. ' ' Plain White Cake Break 1 egg in cup, beat with egg beat- er and add 2 tablespoons melted butter, till cup with sweet milk and pour over, 1 1-2 cups*flour, 2 -teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup sugar, sifted all together. Mix well, add seasoning and a little salt. bake slowly. Spice Cake Chen together 1 cup sugar, about 1-3 cup raisins. 1-4 cup shortening, 1 egg yolk. 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves and other spices if liked, 1 cup buttermilk, soda, about 1 teaspoon according to sour- ness of milk, 1 2-3 cups flour. Icing 1-2 cup sugar, pinch cream of tartar. water to cover. Boil until it spins a thread. Pour over - white of eggs beaten until dry. Will send Mrs, R. H. W. the address of the “Old Trusty"‘“lncubator be— low. I never have used one but my sis- ter, also my husband's cousin, both, neighbors, have had very good success. Don’t know as they are the very best but are not as expensive as some. They are covered outside with metal and the tem- perature of room seems to effect temper- ature of incubator. Neither one ever run it in cellar. They might find the tem- perature would keep more even cellar, but from experience, I know it is very much more work. I cannot resist telling of my hatch last spring. Set 140 eggs (white Leghorns) tested out 9 and hatched 121. -I killed one and the last one out died, I only lost three, beside those of course the hawks have gotten We enjoy the M, B. F. throughout. I always look first for your page. Some how you do not seem like a stranger. I feel I know you a little. Address is: M. Johnson C0,, Mfgrs. of Incubators and Brooders, Clay Center, Nebraska.——Mrs. L. A. B. Mrs. C. I. S,: A canton crepe dress can be made very simply and be in excellent style. The skirt should have a tunic of some sort. Plaitings are often used on hips or back and front but require some care to keep them from becoming mussy. ~ The lines of the coat dresses in the issue of Oct. 15th are good but if used stop the waist at belt line and use asaft. broad. low girdle with long ends which may form part of the skirt trimming. De— signs 3498, 3255, 3536 and 3489 in cat- alog would also be good, Long fringes are the most popular trimming for dressy gowns and may be put on waist sleeves or skirt, ‘ Black lace has come back again and is used extensively on waists and for en- tire waists with tunics that fall over the skirt which must then be of soft silky crepe or satin. If you have a black lace scarf of your grandmother’s, cherish it. Mrs. John Weber of Minden City, B. F. D. 2 would‘ like to have a picture of yokes and camisoles done in filet as she wishes to purchase some. Will, some reader who makes these articles write to . her? ' Does Not Like “Old Trusty” In your last paper I see some lady asks about the “Old Trusty" incubator, I have two of the~165-egg variety, Have used them 2 years and don‘t like them. Neither do any of my neighbors. No- body has much success here. I consider their ventilation very bad and that the moisture conserved by them drowns the chicks in the shell. I have another 65—egg size of the name of Triumph, manufactured by Neubert of Mankato, Minn., which hatches as well again as the “Old Trusty” with eggs from the same lot. Little Brown Hen and Cyphers. are favorites here. My experience with “Old Trusty” averages about as follows: Set 165 eggs, test out from 15 to 30, hatched from 65 to 75. of which from 15 to 20 die in 2 or 3 days in spite of everything I can do,——Mrs, B. E. RECIPES FROM OUR READERS I enjoy this page very much and wish we might have more space for sugges- tions and recipes. I will enclose a. few recipes and hope the housekeepers will like them. Dutch Cabbage « Cut cabbage rather fine and cook un- til tender. Add salt, pepper, a. little but- ter and- a cup of cream. 1-2 cup vine- gar and a large spoonful of flour. If sour cream is used it improves the flavor Mock Sauer Kraut 1 head of cabbage, out fine. Into a spider put 2 tablespoons of lard or drip« pings and 1 large onion, out fine. Add cabbage and let fry, being careful if doesn’t scorch. Let fry a little while and add 1-2 cup vinegar and 1 cup of water. Let cook until tender. This should: not be too sour, just tart. pink when done. Salmon Loaf , ' 1 can salmon. 2 eggs, 1~2 cup milk, 1 tablespoonful melted butter. “Season 1 vim Minis: “.s renew: spoons 01.. baking noWder, :- v ,, It, will look . taste. - Mix all together and bake ‘ hour or untilbrown. ,1 g. ‘ s x“. ‘ L _J. ix; v m ,w .. ' A h H_§BA‘A __ '. ' spmn Always say “Bayer” Unless you see the name “Bayer” on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for 12 years and proved safe by millions. Directions in package. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Man-u- fmtéiird'e of Monoaceticacidester of Salicy- llere Are Prices You’ve . Been Waiting For ‘ V I‘ y look further for low m prices? “Kalamazoo-Di- rect-to-You” prices have hit bottom. Our savings to you are now the biggest ,c. r; mthe history of our busi- fl ‘ ‘ ncss. Prices quoted here show but a sample of what ye can save for you. Semi for New I 95 List of Prices $ -- (—a . ' ~ and See the savings you can make on articles _. p “ff-“r such as furnaces, washing 5“)!- :.,I ~ -. _ -- m ’ - iffii achines, cream separa I tors. fencing, shoes. paint. sewmg machines, and a great line of farnéand home needs. i;:’¢_“’.—‘>_\¢L1e:_:;fif_§» uick shipment. ~ ‘ ~' ’ L ‘é—w-"Casll or easy pay- ” ””” "7 ments. Send a i postal today and “C . ‘ Ask for Catalog No. 777 ' at ' ‘J Kalamazoo StoveCO. ' Mir... Kalamazoo, Mlch. A KalamaLon 'r Direct to You” l affirms that cod-liver oil is more than a mere nutri- ent—it is rich in health- promoting vitamines. SCOTT’S , EMULSION is the ideal way to utilize these elements that are so essential to the health "of child or adult. AT ALL. DRUG STORES PRICE. $1.20 and 6°C. ott ownc B ‘ 0. 10 I 1 y 9’ .o ‘ l‘o .9; ,r — Good — s Magazmes Woman's World, (Mohthly) Our Price Good Stories, (Monthly) fimgicanMWoman, (gammy; 0 er": agazine,( out 1 The F arm Journal, (Monthly) iiiii‘i ’ mom or own NUMBER 52 A, Dollar Bill will-doe—We take the rial: ' . Sendérders to h ys wh. it! ck , nmmer a r. and ” Street. cameo j. ‘. . _ . , . . . '.'.‘“.';'. 3. .'- «‘ . " .l '0 ‘ '9 "O’. 'taho‘.‘o‘o'o'c‘o-»‘ ' ‘ "'0‘" an .QP.‘ 1 ca ~‘h‘!l<}¢!.ol‘val.-" . .VAO . \ u . 3 s 1 ‘. o n a 2 L .- 3 3.. p . - . "5. “If. v .4 '0 O ‘ ' . :ssfiant.‘o‘o'o'o .p an.” r worn-z". ‘uu .‘o. . . ' ...U '4‘. ne'o'oa‘Ln‘nJ-u-l D” a O .4 to. . :vrulnt-u‘ “go. on an u flounun'lufl .. "Dacqhnuu," u. - h. a a n’. .about 8 148' hot nit. site. a; .m 1 less than ‘12- 1: 1y and r0111. ‘ Raisin Cake namon 1-2 cup shortening spoon of salt. teaspoon of vanilla, Lemon Pudding ing ingredients: 8 portions. Chinese Dumplings sof mix the other ingredients and put in. sour Cream Frosting minutes. added. Sugar Cookies 2 cups sugar (1 brown, 1 White), 1 cup shortening, 2 eggs. 1-2 cup sour cream, '1 teaspoon soda, flavoring and flour. These are all tested recipes that I have good luck with. Won’t some one send in recipes for making things for school lunches? I am sure others will like to see them tom—Mrs. R. Green Tomato Mince Meat One peck of green tomatoes, chopped fine: drain 011 through strainer, then scald three times and drain off. Three pounds of white sugar, 2 tablespoons of salt, 2 lbs. raisins, 2 tablespoons cinnas mon, 1 1—2 tablespoons cloves, 1 table— spoon nutmeg, 3 cups chopped apples, 100 worth of mixed peel, 1-2 1b, suet. Boil one hour. When making bread grease your bread pan. It will help save time. A teaspoonful of soda added to cream butter quicker. Try it, I have. 1 Aids to Good Dressing for Comfort, Appearance and Economy r “In clothes clean and fresh there is a'kind of youth with which age should surround itself.” A Smart Business Costume Combining Waist ' 3395, and skirt 3759. Plaid suiting was used for the skirt, Crepe do chine fm the waist. Screw. satin, taffeta, twill, tricotinc, and heath- er mixtures are good also, for the skirt, and linen, madras, crepe, satin or flan— nel for the waist. The skirt is in 6 sizes: 24, 28, 30, 32 and 34 inches waist meas- ure. The waist in 7 sizes: 34, 36, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust meas~ ure. The waist re- quires 3 yards of 27 inch material. The skirt requires 2 1-2 yards of 54 inch material, It is a little more than 2 3-4 yards Wide at the foot with plaits extended. This illustra- tion calls fer T’WO Separate patterns, which will be mailed to any address on receipt of 120 FOR EACH pattern in silver on stamps. A Comfortable \Vork Dress Patterns 3750 is here portrayed. It is cut in 7 sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. A 38—inch size re- quires 6 yards of 36 inch material. Repp, linen, calico, lawn, gingham, flan— nclette, poplin and gabardine may be used for this style_ Width of skirt at the lower edge is 2 yards. Patterns 120 in coin or stamps. Address all to Pattern Dep't., The Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. RECORDS LEAD THE SINGING New interest in music has become community wide in many sections of the country. The entering wedge ,for this development usually has been the community singing held in 1 the living room of some home. If j a family has a piano, an organ, a talking machine or a player piano, 4 4 \ nan ~no _ 18 inches. When baked turn out onto. damp cloth: Spread quick- 1 0119 each of raisins, sugar and cof~ fee, ,1 tablespoon" each of cocoa and cin— 1-2 tea- Bring to a. boil and cool, then add 2 cups flour, sifted with 1 tea- spoon each of baking powder and soda, 1 Into your pudding pan put the follow Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 2—3 cup sugar, 2 eggs well beaten, 1-3 cup butter, 3 cups hot water. This will make a thin pudding sauce. Into this sauce pour a batter which has been stirred up in a. separate dish as follows: 1 well beaten egg, 1—2 cup wa- ter, 4 tablespoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons. of baking powder and flour to make as thick as cake dough. This makes 6 or 1 egg, 1 1—2 cups milk, 3 cups flour, 3 baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt. 1 pound sausage, 1 can tomatoes, 8 onions. Cook tomatoes and onions and 1 cup sugar, 2-3 cup sour cream, Cook Nut meats may be before churning will help to bring the ' .’ j / '.’/ 4 Dis 1 -—light, perfectly raised, inferior leavener. Have the same assurance that the majority of other housewives have. A pound can of Calumet contains full 16 ounces. Some —___—._.——_.____.—_ baking powders come 13 ounce instead of Eonnce / . . J \\ . ' o. ‘ ' ‘ appomtments Milli0ns of housewives use Calumet Bakmg Powder because of Its de- pendability—because when they, place their baking in the oven, they know it will “turn out” all right. They are confident of results because they know that no matter what they bake—pies, cakes, . biscuits, muffins—the resultswill be the same wholesome foods. CALUMET BAKING POWDER never disappoints. Don’tprepare bakings with expensive ingredients and then have them spoiled because of an cans. ~Be sure you get: a pound when you want it. ""7 tun! [YA 11w" ALUME Con-runs 1L5 orders a the accompaniment is provided eas— ily. Some of the talking machine com- panies have prepared special records of standard community songs ar- ranged in medium keys for group singing, with a band providing the accompaniment. The player piano makers also have certain piznt rolls that are suitable for accomlmnying community singing. A guitar, ban- jo or ukelele may suffice as accom- paniment for a small group. These parlor songs held in .rota— tion thruout the community with the different families taking turn in act- ing as host provide pleasant and profitable amusement for everyone, young and old. From such smaller groups the singing idea will soon spread. That will mean shelter for larger crowds, and the opening of the neighborhood church the community center. OIL LIGHT BEATS ELECTRIC 0R GAS BURNS 94 0/0 AIR A new oil lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas or 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 month. (Adm) or school for I This syrup is ditlcrc 55¢]; .3. er t... " F 9 PI 50 S - * Safe 8 53118 For Coughs , gm! Colds; Insnst on 1t ~- by name m from all others. :l‘lcnsnnt—givcs quick l'L'llL‘f. Contains _no crimes—"good tor young and old.’ ofl’c everywhere .. p ca BROOKS, 463? Stat BR: 0 O K S ' APPLIANCE, _ he modern scientific invention, the wonderful new discovery that re- lieves ruptur will be sent on tria . No ob- noxrous Springs or pads. Has .automatic Air Cushions. Binds and draws the broken parts together as you would a broken limb. No calves. No lies. Durable.chea . Sent on trial to prove I. Protected by U. S. pat~ ents. Catalogue and meas- ure blanks mailed freeuSend name and address today. ' 0 Street. Marshall. Mich. With this new one man 4 R Saw Rig Easily moved _ opfi‘rsted .- II n \u an. N: I lb mix .. ‘ I‘OW. ,‘ l MICHIGAN UNCLE NED. MT. CLEMENS. Care of Michigan Business Farmer .birds are not such pests as EAR CHILDREN: Did you know that the sparrow, with the ex- ception of the English breed, is a beneficial bird instead of a pest? The U. S. Department of Agriculture declares it is. The Department finds that while the sparrow consumes considerable quantities of your fath- er’s seed, it more than pays for the seed by the amount of harmful in- sects it eats. It eats injurious beet- les, weevels and grasshoppers. There are over 40 different kinds of spar- rows in the United States but the most common breed is the tree spar- The greater portion of the food consumed by the sparrows is insects and weed seed with a small amount of oat seed, so you see these many people belieVe. Would you like to I know more about birds that are use- has four ma but can’t see?" “Sworn pontoon. Thom-omega mines iul to the farmer? More and more letters come to me telling that their writers are trying to Win some of the money offered in our “S” picture puzzle contest. I am glad to know so many of you are interested in it and I hope some of you will win the largest prizes. If any more of you are thinking about trying do not forget that your list fiucllgi rFeach the contest manager of . . . not later tha l 19th. 11 hovember I am publishing a letter on our page this week from Orville True- blood of Pewamo. I wish all of you that can would write to him as he is a poor, lonesome, invalid boy and your letters will give him con— Siderable pleasure. Remember how the letters sent by some of my nieces and nephews to little Le-vi Gugel brought happiness to him when he was ill.——-UNCLE NED. —__ OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Ned Knock ! Knock ! in but there w and Cousins—~Knoek‘. lbs gxcusehme for walking I . . muc excitement *0- asst 0111) thlS'WOCk I thought I woulrifin’t h ur you. I thought maybe you had tlegrdwreig‘vs o‘l'vtlie Doo Dads being back . . 8., school is mine“ ' . frost and we are all trying éur Tiegtmttg get through our grades. " am in the seventh grade this year, I would like to go to Ferris Institute when I am thru the eighth grade, but don't know if I can or not. It won't be long until Christ— mas is here and I am planning on get— ting both my mother and father a pres— ent. This Christmas will be a whole lot different than last Christmas because last Christmas I Went to Wisconsin for my two—weeks vacation. I went to 1er River, Michigan and then the mail car— rier.took us 18 miles out to Nelma. Wis- consin, in his car, I enjoyed myself very much when I was not homesick. It was the first time I had been away from home for such a long time, and so far away. New Year‘s day We started home and reached here about four o’clock in the afternoon. At Channey we waited for the freight train a very long time. When we got on the freight train it seemed as if it stopped at every pile of ties. About the first thing I, s w out of the window when the train wa coming into Sidnaw was a bunch of girls and boys skiing down the hill called Mount Pricket, When I saw them I then knew En were pulliitigkilnto Sidnaw, believe me. was some ic ed irl.—-Alma Sidnaw, Michigan. 3 Powell. Dear Uncle Ned—I saw a letter from one of my friends in the paper. I am 14 years old and in the eighth grade, I am in the same room as my friend Alma Powell. I like the Doc Dads and will be very glad when they appear in the paper again. I never did read the letters very much but now I think I will see how many times letters from my friend, Alma Powell, are in. One Sunday 8 of us went out on a picnic. We went on a motor car about 7 or 8 miles, along as if it should rain we could a inside. The ice cream we took was all melted by the time we got there. And then we girls would try to lay down with their sweaters or coats for pillows and the boys would pull them out from under our heads and once they put them almost to the top of a high .poplar tree and we had a hard time getting them. I will end by saying goodbye to all and hop- ing some Of my cousins will write to Ina—Myrtle Prodell. Box 17. Sidnaw. mammal. ‘ Dear Uncle Ned—I seldom see any let- ter! in from girls of’my age, but I that I would join the circle of boys and girls that write so many letters. I an 15 can old. My birthday is on June 8th. ; volatwinanywnercthatukolthe 1!. B. F. I just read thermal. “What The am- ' gallons.' We took a tent‘ without fear undiready to helps: IND A” five-gallon automobile ens” gine ‘oil can or some other can which will hold at least three Cut off the entire top in- side the rim by using a can opener. ‘If the can has contained oil, fill it with hot water and add a cupful of washing soda or lye. Allow this mixture to stand in the can for about an hour and then wash the can with more warm water and soap. Punch a hole in each side of the can about an inch below the rim, and then use a strong wire to make a handle, as shown in Fig. 1. Cut a strip of tin = - How to Make a Shower Bath, ' By Thatcher point to be soldered [enough to heat bottom of can. Find a shoe pasta box. wash, remove the cover, lay this on a board and use a sharply pointed nail to punch a series of small holes to make a sp'ray nozzle. Roll up another tin tube like the first, punch a hole in the bottom of the shoe paste box, place one end in the tube and solderin place. Press back the lid in place and there is your spray nozzle. (Fig. 2.) Buy about four feet of rubber hose with aninside diameter of 8—8 inch. Fit one end of this hose over the tube attached to about two inches wide and roll it around a lead pen— cil to make a tube, then, solder it to- gether. Punch a hole in the bottom of the pail just large enough to admit the end of this tin tube and solder the tube to the pail. Be sure you hold the solder— ing iron to the the pail and secure the other end over the tube attached to the spray nozzle. Bend a stout piece of wire into the hook shape as shown in Figure 3 so that the spray may be hooked in it when not in use. Your shower bath is now complete and, is ready to be painted. are Anza and Henry. I have a brother 6 years old and one 1 year old and one sister who is 19, My father works on a 880 acre farm. I wish Old Doc Saw- bones and Old Man Grouch would stop punishing Rely and Poly and come back pretty soon. I am in the B—lOth grade. l, and I think the rest of the cousins. feel sorry that Bernice M, Klein will have to miss her school this year. I have been trying to find words that begin with the letter S and have 120 now and still haven’t all of tliem,—Helen R. Dick, Ion- ia, Michigan. Dear Uncle i‘ed—I have written before and I promised to send in my picture tO' print in the M. B. F, so all the cousins who wrote me may get one. I hope it doesn’t scare you, Uncle Ned, so you won’t put it in. We just come back from a long trip and I look it too. This was taken beside our houSe in some of my flowers and bushes. You also will get a glimpse of a chicken. I didn't know he was there so you havo two live objects anyway. My pencil lead has broken so I ' very well, J Dear Uncle Ned—Here is another farmer girl that would like to join your merry circle. I am 12 years of age and am In the 8th grade at school, Regard- ing that riddle Ina Anderson put in: “What has four eyes and cannot see?" I think the answer is Mississippi. My father takes the M. B. F. and likes it The Doc Dads are unny lit- tle people, aren't they? I like to read the Children’s Hour. I will close with some riddles: What goes up when the rain comes down? Ans.: Umbrella. When was beef the highest? Ans.: When the cow jumped over the moon—Ella Weil— er, R 1, Essexville, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—I am 10 years old and take up 5th and 6th grade studies. For pets I have a dog named Bennie and a little cat named Buster. Also‘ other farm pets like doves and chickens. I live on a l60-acre farm. We have lots of stock and a large orchard. My fath- er takes the M. B. F. and I like to read the letters and the Doc Dads when I have time. I can play anything I Wish must stop.—-—Gladys Miller, Shepherd, R4, to..play on an organ—Viola. Johnson, Michigan. Hersey, Michigan, The First Month of Winter HERE. was a time when Novem- friend or fellbw in distress. You her was the ninth and not the eleventh month of the year, and then it was that it was given its name by the Romans. comes from the latin word which means "nine." "‘Wind'monath” or wind month is the name that the old Saxons gave to it, for the'win-, try winds first begin to show their strength during the November days. The top'az is November’s birthstone and it stands for friendship and faithfulness. An old verse about it says: "Who first comes to this world below _ With dread‘November’s fog and » snow Should prize the topaz’s amber hue; Emblem of friends and lovers true.” Is your birthday in November? During what part of the month does it come? There are some old super- stitions and tell us- that it your birth- day falls between the first and the twenty-second of the month you will be thrifty, always careful to save, and have very high ambitions. Have you? You should also have great strength Bf purpose and powers of endurance. Long walks in the country will not tire you, and the coldest winds will leave you un- chilled and as vigorous as you could ever hope to be. You should be a leader among your classmates, and know how to show them all the way, when playing games or undertaking any new, work. ‘ Should your birthday come after the twonty-second of November, the belief is that you should be earnest, November ’ should share alike, sorrow and joys that come‘to your friends and you should be ever ready to give of your loVe and sympathy. You should be fair in all your dealings and honest in thought and deed. Sometimes you may! act quickly and repent later, your temper may flare up easily and you may not carefully guard your words, but after reflection you will be sorry for hasty speech and you will be openminded enough to ask forgiveness when you know yourself to be in the wrong. You should be able to make up your mind quickly. You will enjOy a good joke and you will be able to say as well as do clever things. Every one‘will be glad to talk with you, for your con- versation should be sparkling and bright. Are these things true in your case? The flower for the month is the Chrysanthemum and ‘the diflerent col- ors stand for different things. The white flower stands for truth; love is symbolized by the red or pink, and the yellow blossom denotes de- jection. . November is .a month or famous ,deeds and illustrious births. The 'day most universally known in the month is Thanksgiving Day. which is usually set aside by the President of the United States in his Thanks- giving Proclamation. , The last Thursday of the month has become the day devoted by the nation to prayers of‘ thanksgiving, family - gatherings and turkey-dinners. When you gather about your Thanksgiv- ing dinner table this year, add to your prayers 01 thanks, a prenatal- ,tho continuance of peace and ended, * ,b a ‘ l tifthfjgrade w‘For'pets I“ an old‘cat anda dog. and 2'brothers. - wish would write to me. It would gladly answer. a. riddle _ WD' . I'will close -- u What turns without ---.-. Answer: ~Mi1k.—Miss Margaret Packa'. R 3, Battle Creek. Michigan. day is November to have a postcard shower to ace _ many cards I would receive. I can say how many he answered. no, will say thank you in advance, I the answer to Ina Aéldgrsltgrr’i's rid (lie ‘ Mississippi, Rely an o s gran name is Greenback. Poly’s must belief. But I. am not sure I guess I'd better close so as to lee.” room for other lettm.—-Orville H. True-w higan. ‘ blood. It 1. Pewamo, Mic Dear Uncle Ned—May I join your mm- rycircle? Iamagirltenyearsof I go to school. «My mother is my er. I go ‘to Sunday school. I am in fifth grade at school. I live on a 15 acre farm. We take the M. B. F. think it is very nice. I am trying to wk some meney in the S puzzle contest. pets I have 2 rabbits, one kitten, one and a dog, I have no sisters or bro I think the one who wrote that ion. was Frances. The boys names are Harry and Ariana—Joy Cuoles. R 3, Sand Lo.“ Michigan. ' . Dear Uncle Ned—I am a. girl 13 m old and in the eighth grade at school. I like to go to school very much. F33 night we are going to have a. box and some Hallowe’en~ exercises. _Dotn‘t you think that will be fun? We live on an eighty-acre farm. We have 4 harem, 10 cows, 100 chickens, 12 pigs, a whim Collie dog and three cats. Our dog-l name is Bonnie and every night whm she sees us coming down the road she comes to meet us.——-Charlotte M. Homer, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—‘May another fa.er girl enter your merry circle? We tab the M. B. .F. and like it fine. I go to school every’ day I can, I am in the :11 grade. My birthday is the 8th. of, 00- tober. If any of the cousin’s birthday is on the same day, write me a. letter and tell me, will you please? I have I brothers and 2 sisters. Wish Uncle Ned and the cousins all success—Emma R 1, Fountain, Michigan, Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl 11 year] of age. I am in the 6th grade at schooL I am in the Sunshine class at sunday school. I live on an 80~acre farm, folks take the M. B. F. and like it real Well, For pets I have one cat and about 12 rabbits. I have four sisters and one brother. I will close with a riddle: What are all the people in Paris doing today? AnSWer: Growing olden—Violet Marlo Olin, stanwood, Michigan. 'Dear Uncle Ned—I am eleven year! old and' in the sixth' grade. I live very close to the school house so I come harm every noon and get a hot.dlnner. I have a bird with a broken leg, I wish sum. of the boys and girls would write to me. I am trying to see how many objects I can get that start with S. I have four brothers and no sisters—Alice Dowd Box 89, Durand, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—May I join your mob ry circle? I am a girl 8 years old. I am in the 4th grade. I have one sister and two brothers. We live on 8. 120a acre farm. We have 11_ head of cattle. For pets I lian 4 cats. We take the M. B. F. and like it very much,——Neva Web! ster, R 3, Charlevoix, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—Well, how are all my cousins and my Uncle Ned? I am thir- teen years old and in the eighth grade school. I also go to Sunday school, have four brothers‘and five sisters. Wish-i ing Uncle Ned, all my cousins and the readers good luck—Louisa A. Marwede. Uncle Ned—May I join your man- ryDgiai-lcle? I am fourteen the 19th at February. I am the twin of "Bob Michigan." I guess it must be a girl. wish I had or address so I could write to hen—Adri Rivers, R 1, Burt. Mich.‘ Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl 13 yum old and in the 8th grade at school. I live on a 120-acre farm, 2 miles from the city limits. Will close with the answer to the riddle which Ina. Anderson, Rose- bush wrote, I think it is Mississippi.— Helen M. Smith. R 4, Bay City, Mich. Dear Uncle Ned—May I join your mer- ry circle? I am 14 years of age and an in ,the eighth grade. I have tw0 broth ers and two sisters and a father. I nan no special pet although we have 9. her. that is a great pet. I wish some of the girls and boys would write to me.--Beash M Wurstcr. Box I4, Turner, Michigan. OTHER LETTERS RECEIVED W'llma Smith. Durand: Louis Girl‘st Abbottoford: Delorls Stine. R 8: On- City; Maxine MoGgWan. Climax; Jam. McIntyre. Kawkawlin; Elsie Pet yn burg, Woodville‘: V1119, LWLIN What Roly’s is. Well, ,/ JAHAHuumA-g um poi-non To In: in I‘ll bl am in: I!“ ma In "isthmus the r-r -\ :fitrUri’F. was the wonder- - ; of; railways and telephones; the? schoolhouse where the poll ._ .ther’galnca _'lifted out the ofdaman:~torp9n his vote; 7 x ' ,~-8¢ehsthey:went with himflpw- , ' “ and'at last pre- ' ' ‘- hfin before ’D B. 0. (Deputy LI. . 'ing'"0£mer)' bribe-“baht. No ‘ - _ 1,.askeduhis immune one challenged his vets. I . “Even .the‘ ranksof Tuscany . for-bear to. cheer." anuwould hays done :4 there notheen’ "‘a slight. lump. in some their-throats“ the sight. ‘ . got hisballot, but he said, to the D. R." .. “I ‘can’t get to the cur- "nldndnor stand up alone to vo " ‘ so» the two; each putting an under the old man’sjhoulder, help— .jhimlito fit"b‘ehhid,, the curtain. and M Medium frame while the » .hatbnllotr*Ca.rriodhomewiththe l-ne care and tenderness. he id “be he had done whathe 1d." jgis the- spirit that ‘ won the election, a spirit against which noth- ‘ - com prevail. » h After the election the U. ,F. A. -"Mber§ held a.meeting to select leader. ., - President Woods of declined the. honor. Her- “ _ Greenfield was finally selected. “attenuating” :13 the personnel of iGi-eenfield’s“ cabinet: '1 337-. : Greenfield. premier ' and treasurer: 1:3. Brownies, at- , turner;- era]; Perrin Baker, min- ‘ tier of education: George ’Hoadley, 'mtniater of “agriculture; F. G. Reid, 'minister or municipal affairs, and health; Vernon W. Smith,“ minister Alex Ross, acting minister Of public works; Mrs. Irene Paolby, minister to “without portfolio. . A amgfllfaolby has the ” honor to.be woman who has been a cab- were. "‘She has .heen‘president of the women'sjsec- : .- “F. After many years. - ,g'fihe liederal serum is to take place in Novem- -ber. The organized farmers are pron “Is the: following formula, ford'dry ’ to teed prominent it indicates that the hen _ as a result is taken up and deposited : Consequently the shanks fade. The Elevator Flour Mill _ " n" in A for winter for egg ' 5"“- mu‘oom, millet and 3.. Capes. men.- Leghorn pullets during thelwinterfiMash should be kept be- ‘ fore the birds at all times: 200 lbs- corn meal, 100 lbs. ground oats, 100 lbs...bran,10'0' lbs. middlings, 100 lbs. meat scraps. ‘ In the case of larger breeds of fowls where there —is a tendency .for them to B'ecome over-fat. I would put ’iust .100 pounds of corn meal to- gether ' with the (above mentioned his gradientsto form a dry mash—W. E. :NewtontjActing Head of Poultry Husbandry ‘Dep’t., M. A. C. . HIGHER PRICES FOR EGGS To all appearances eggs are going to be very .‘scarce and high this com- ing winter. Right now' it is almost impossible in some sections of the country to secure fresh eggs at any price. Detroit market authorities are warning the consumer that he may expect to see eggs reach the dol- lar—a-dozen mark before spring. It is doubtful if even the retail price of eggs’ can go that high, but it is almost certain that prices are going to "be much higher— than they were last year. It, therefore, behooves every poultry breeder to use extra- ordinary care this year in feeding. housing and caring for his egg pro- ducers. For there will be a good market for' every egg which he can produce. ’ . 4 The; poultryman who has a breed that naturally has yellow shanks has an excellent guide as to the previous egg-laying record. of his hens. It is generally safe to say that the absence ofthis yellow color in the legs of the yellow-legged varieties indicates that the hen has been a gobd layer. 0n the other hand, if this color is has not been laying for a number of weeks immediately previously. This yellow color is due to a color- ing matter in the fat. When a hen lays, this coloring matter tends to move into the blood circulation and with the fat in the yolk of the egg. more eggs laid the greater will be the iading.—-—Wa_shington Farmer. Your animals are coming off summer pastures and going on dry feed. It’s a big change. Out in the" succulent pastures, Nature supplies the tonics and laxatives to keep animals in condition. -—But unless you supply these tonics and laxa- tives to your stock on dry feed, you are not going to get full returns from your hay, grain and fodder. Besides, your animals are apt to get “off feed” and out of fix. Dr. Hess Stock Tonic ’ Supplies the Tonics—Laxaflves—Diurefics Itkeeps animals free from worms. It keeps their bowels open and regular. It keeps the appetite and digestion good. It, conditions cows for calving. It helps to keep up the milk flow. It keeps feeding cattle right up on their appetfle; Itlcecm hogs healthy, thrifty, free from worms. It means health and lhriftfar all anbnals. Always buy Dr. Hess Stock Tonic according to the size of your herd. Tell your dealer how many animals you have. He hasapackage to suit. Goodresults guaranteed. PRICES REDUCED—26 lb. pail now $2.25; 100 “lb, Drum now $8.00; 800 package now 60c; $1.25 package now $1.00. Except in the Far West, South and made" WHY PAY THE PEDDLER TWICE MY PRICE? DR. HESS & CLARK AShland, Ohio ‘ 4-o.\ Dr. lieu Poul- Pan-he“ start unsuited Kenn ' taming. HAW FUBS Shipped to us will not you more, bemuse of correct grading and prompt payment. A good outlet for all kinds of raw furl enable us to quote fair prices and our fifty—three years' successful business ex« perience prompts us to, treat you right, Write to—day for price list by return mail. JOE IIOWE’S TRADING POST, Established 1868 Bichwood. Ohio. $38 mEnMM-k. No.2}; ~'- ci ing. an cleaning. mm dur’ublo. M 3%- nAv's' last-:3 7313!“ g on: nwboroby gym . . matr:a:....“3"£3r...'°- am “mfg; s; , , ANY LIVESTOCK? “ m: ' men-nova: co.zuo mus-nu. cucu- ' _ ‘ WANT TO SELL Try M. B. F.‘s Breeders’ Directory IS YOUR FARM FOR SALE? Write out a plain description and figure 10c for each word, initial or group of figures f0 rthree insertions. There is no cheaper or better way of , ‘ 3%? smurfs-mu. selling a farm in Michigan and you a M N""""”‘ w” """'—" deal direct with the buyer. No. agents or commissions. If you want onwahmwwMM to sell or trade your farm, send in O . your ad. today. Don’t just talk v E about it. Our Business Farmers' Senator-treason page Emboqu Exchange gets results. . 1 “09 . "WWW . Address the Michigan Business ' , v. D t.. 11”" gin “Safametetl Farmer Ad ep Mt. Clemens.- ' f " Grea increase your profits Road mmmam‘msgg; . “19“?” Ad“ 'v « « FQ‘SBW mecr.’ g m Exchange Alva. Columbus, 0. “human 9 ' " m ‘ my. 0i” “W. 11!,"4they ar " t the best buyers ; L i. I if; " r I, ' cut 1in. whloohgormg“ ,ln wm_gm. . lili‘x v? J. E. Ruppert, Perry, Mich. (SPECIAL ADVERTISING RATES under this heading to honest breeders of llvo stock end write out what you have to offer, let us put It In type, show you n proof on IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII me of ad. or copy as often so you wish. Copy or changes must be received ono week hetero date .et special low rates: not for them. ‘l'o ovoid conflicting date; we will withou‘ out. list the date of any live stool solo ll Michigan. If you are considering I solo eds vloo us at once end wo will claim tho date For you. Address. leo Stock Editor, II. I. F" Mt. Clemons. Nov. 9—Polsnd Chime. dam. Hanover, Mich. Nov. 9~Angue—Mr. Mich. William Runs- E. A. Clark. St. Nov. lo—Pohnd Chums. Young Bm, Niles, Mich. Nov. 16—Poland Chime. Howley BIOS-- Merrill, Mich. Nov. 19—Holsteins. Southern Michigan Breeders' Ass'n, Fair Grounds, Jackson, Mich. Jam 13—Horses—Mich. Horse Breeders’ Aes‘n, M. A. 0., East Lansing. Mich. , Feb. 2 —- Hampshire Swine, Lenawee County Hampshire Swine Breedere‘ Assn. Adrian, Mich. LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEERS Andy Adamo. Litchfleld, Mich. Ed. Bowers, South Whitley, Ind Porter Colestock, Eaton Rapids, Mich. John Hoflmsn. Hudson. Mich._ Lovewell, So. Lyons, Mich. D. L. Perry. Columbus, Ohio. J. 1. Post, Hillsdsle, Mich. 0. A. Rasmussen, Greenville, Mich. Guy 0_ Rutherford, Decatur, Mich. I Harry Robinson, Plymouth, Mich. ~ Wm. Waffle, Goldwater, Mich. CATTLE 1 HOLSTEIN-FRTESIAN SHOW BULL Sired by e Pontiac Asggie Korndyke-Henger- veld DeKol bull from o nearly 19 lb. show cow. First prize junior calf, Jackson Fsir, 1920. Light in color end good individual Seven months old. Price $125 to make room. Hurry! Herd under Federnl Supervision. BOARDMAN FARMS JACKSON. MICH. Holstein Breeders Since 190. {; AM OFFERING LIGHT COLORED HOL- stein-ll‘riesian bull 1 your old from 21.51 1b. dam and sire' whose six nearest dams ere 33.34 V lbs. butter. Herd under state and federal sup- ervision. Oscar Waiiln, Wiscogin Farm. Unlonvilie. Mich. r; TUEBOR STOGK FARM Breeders of Registered Holstein cattle and Berkshire Hogs. Everything guaranteed, write me your wan-ts or come and see them. ROY F. FICKIES Chesaning, Mich. Write today!) enesosns' DIRECTORY. THE memos" ousmsss names. I“: Mom. Michigan. OME GOOD YOUNG REGISTERED HOL- etein cows. F‘eir size, good color. bred good bulls and due from July to December. Most- }! from A. R. 0. stock, prices reasonable end every one guaranteed to be exactly on repro- m M. J. ROOHE Plnckney. Mich. SOLD AGAIN Bull eel! int edvertlsed sold but hove 2 more lint ore mostly white. They ore nice straight fol- lowl,llredbyosonofKinxOnn. Onoisf e 17 lb. 2 yr. old dun end the other is from o! 29 lb. Jr. 3 yr. old dem, she is by e oon oI I‘riond Hengerveld Do Kol Butter Boy, ono 0 root bulls. u“.IA‘MES HOPSON JR.. Owoeoo. Mloh.. R 2. 0R SALE—TWO BULL CALVES, A HOL- Ftoin and Durham sbout 8 months old. Boga hove heavy milking demo. Not registered. 8 nch if token at once. CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich. Fairiawn Herd—Holsteins HIP. SIM. Emblsggaard Lilith Champion 1080']? His iire’s clam Golsnths 4th's Johanna. worlds first 35 lb. cow, and World’s first 1.200’lb. cog. The 0111! cow that ever held ell worlds butld’r records from one day to one year, and theron I yearly milk record at the some time. 118 1:3: Lilith Piebe De Kol No. 93710, over 1,_150 of butter from 20,599.4 pounds of milk in 3 year. World’s 2nd highest milk record when made and Michigan state record for 6 years. Only one Michigan cow with higher milk record today. His two nearest dams average: Butter, one year Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Champ's sons from choice A. R. O. dams Will edd prestige to your herd and money to your W J. r. RIEMAN Owner Flint. Mich. OHOIOE YOUNG BULL READY FOR SERVICE m r l 7' ,, 'U . S Riff. 30‘i3’...“"3?‘:’l‘o.°f Risen}; FINN? win: over 36 lbs. Hmwl inllli'l’lllill. I'l'll‘P $0) BRANDONHILL FARM Ortonville, Michigan-- JOHN P. HEHL 1205 Griswold St., Detroit, Michigan vouno A BLUE RIBBON WINNE BULL l 1021 Show Circuit. For sale at a low iificgw Out of an O granddaughter of ’ t'. . K rnd kc. “Isiah b; oh’r SENIOR SHOW BULL Model King Segis Glista 32.37 lbs. GRAND RIVER STOOK FARMS COREY J. SPENCER. Owner 111 E. Main Street, Jackson, llllch. lIerd under State and Federal Supervision. T YEARLING BULL BARGAINS Sired by Segis Korndyke De Nijlandcr, a. 32 lb. son of u twice Michigan ribbon w1nner ,her dam, 29 1-2 lbs. Dams are daughters of King Segis Pontiac, 3 37 lb. son of King Segis. Rec- ords 16 lbs. to 30 lbs. Priced at half value. $100 up. Federally tested June 10. Write is . {OTALBtERT G. WADE. Whlte Pigeon. Mich. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN PUREE’EFEBOB‘JM grade heifers; tuberculin tested herd. Prices are right. LARRO RESEARCH FARM. Box A North End. Detroit, Michigan. OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPORTS GOOD nice from their herd. We ore well pleased with tho calvos from our Junior Herd Sire "King Pork Noe Lunde Korndyke Sogis" who is e ID! of Tina ogmthe Pentium; lfir-onusf deughltler (if-Pomp; e Clo lde Do Kol n ow u as - .IITO- T. W. Snrotuo. R 2. Bettie Creek. Mush. poultry will be sent on requoot. (1 tell you what It will cost for 18, 28 or pounds in sevenI-dsys. 50 head making kind all through. Be sure to attend this sale. col. D. L. Perry, Auctioneer The Southern Michigan Breeders Sale AT THE FAIR GROUNDS, JACKSON, MICH. Friday, Nov. 18, 1921, at 12:00 o’clock of Registered and A.R.O. HOLSTEIN CATTLE This sales includes a carefully selected lot of cattle from some of the best breeders and they are selling them with all possible guaran— tees, such as 60—90 day retest, guaranteed breeders, and besides this they are giving a year‘s time to responsible parties. "‘ The females include twenty nine pound cows, 25 lb. cow, a 25 1b. three year old, a 22 lb. 3 yr. old daughter of a 28 lb. cow and many others with good records and bred to good bulls. They are the money— The bulls are all fit to go out and head good herds. two with 30 and 31 lb. dams, one with a. 25 lb. three year old dam and all with the best of sires such as sons of 38 lb. cows. For Catalog Address The Michigan “Holstein-Frieda Ass’n, Sale Mgr _Old State Block, Lansing, Mich. There are Albert E. Jenkins, in the Bat: \ Setter um, 52 tlmeo_ You on ohsngo Brooders’ Auction Seleo edvortlood .l' SIRED’IY BEGIS FLINT Hengerveld Led. The usage records of his four neorest dome ere 83.12 Ibo. butter and 780 lbs. milk in seven dtnfmmARO.domsrgreoonfln¢thllnd-‘ inshmlliesofthebreedwéedtrgcordswto29 Prl C. KETZLER Flint. Mich. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS Bired by a son of King One. end from good producing cows. Write for photos and prices EARL PETERS, North Bradley, Mich. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL. 2 YRS. 10 months old. wm. v. cuss-r, Vassar, Mich,” n 2, Box 19 S HORTHORN LADWIN COUNTY PURE BRED LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION. Hereford. Shorthorn. Jersey and Holstein cattle; Duroc-Jersey, Poland China end Hampshire hogs; Oxford, Shropshire and Hampshire sheep. . m A place to buy good breedmg stock at reason- e prices. FRED B. SWINEHART 0. E. ATWATER President Secretary Gladwln, Mich. I SHORTHORNS We are now offering two splendid bulls, ten months old, the kind that is hard to find, out of our great breeding bull Perfection Ilcir; 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. Will gimmntoo breeders. S. H. PANGBORN & SON 8 Miles East. Bad Axe, Mich. OR SALE-REGISTERED SHORTHORNS and Duroc Jersey spring pigs. either sex; two red bulls. one 11 months and one 5 months old. Several heifers from 6 months to 2 years old. Scott-h Top and Bates bred. Address GEORGE W. ARNOLD or JARED ARNOLD Williamsburo, R 1. Michigan offered at sttractive prices before January first. Will trade for good land. Wm. J. BELL. Rose City. Mich. COWS, HEIFERS. BULL. THE VAN BUREN CO.. SHORTHORN BREED- erl’ Association have stock for sole, both milk end beef breeding. Write the secretary. FRANK BAILEY. Hartford. Mich. From the Maple Ridge herd of Bates Short- horns. Calved in September 1920. 3EXTRA GOOD BULL GALVES FOR SALE. E. TANSWELL. Mason, Michigan. HORTHORN CATTLE AND OXFORD DOWN sheep. Both sex for sale. J. A. DeGARIYIO, Mulr. Mich. INHERITED SHORTHORN QUALIT Our puiigreos show u judicious mixture oi the best blood lines known to the brood. Write 1 JOHN LESSITER’S SONS, Ciarkston, Mich. run mm SHORTHORNS Shropshire, Southdown and Cheviot rilllls write L KELLY a. SON, Plymouth, Much. ENTRAL MICHIGAN SHORTHORN BREED- ors' Association ofl'er for sole '75 heed: l“ gee, both milk end beef breeding. Send for now t. MILKING STRAIN SHORTHORNS Registered stock of all ages and both sex. Herd heeded by the imported bull, Kelmscott Vib- ' . , 648,563. Prices reasonable. LUNDY BROS., Rd, Davison, MICh. MILKING SHORTHORNS mm" .31" m. vice, tuberculin tested and at bargain mica. W. S. HUBER. Gladwln, Mich. RIOHLAND SHORTHORNS Herd bulls for quick sale. Fair Acres Gooth Ind Collynie Cullen 5th. Both roan five year olds end tried sires. Best of blood lines end show prospects. Both quiet to handle. A real bargain. Write for particulars. C. H. Prescott & Sons Towns City, Michigan or s‘nonrnonns now. 4TH ANNUAL herd test without e reactor. Some bargain! .i’diih ecnmor a. son. Reed City. Mlch. L8 TWO REAL SHORTHORN "Eign'i’ha 15 mo. old and sired by Imp. Dainty P W. W. KNAPP, Howell, Mich. MILLER. Seo'y. Groenvllio. Mich. GUERNSEYS G ERNSEY BULLS SERVICE- sliie of . end calves. Dame now on test msldng splendd A. R. records. I have what you went in type breeding end roductlon. Have never had abortion nor tube sis. Herd federally accredited. Prices 8100 Write for particulars /. A. M. SMITH. Lake City. Mich. eunusn sun. son 8...- 1 two-year old ; 1 yoernng' 1 five months old; 1 three months old. ell the ay Rose strain odvanced registry. Write - G. 'r. BRYC . Romeo. Mich. REGISTERED GUERNSEY “Ii-- “59' westerns" m. Adamo. Blob... 2 crime: HEIFER we The Howell Holstein Sale ,\ HOWELL Sales Company. at Livingston county, held its eighth l annual consignment sale of register“ ed Holstein-Friesian cattle on Friqu. October 21. in the sale pavilion at the Howell fair grounds. There were 90 head in the offering, all except three be— Ins females. The auctioneer was 001. J. E. Mack. F0 Atkinson, Wis, and S. T. Wood, Live , Ohio, was in the box. The cattle were nearly all from well- known producing families and,» for the most part, good individuals; some of them were in fairly good condition but many were thin, some almost to the point of emanciation and, because of this poor condition, did not sell for nearly as much as they weredntrinslcally worth. The highest priced cow in the sale was con— signed by W. L, Meyer, Fewlervllle and was purchased by J. R, Monroe,‘ Owosso, for $365. Burr Allen, Fowlerville, fur- nished the second highest riced cow which was purchased by W. U... Hoffman, Superintendent of the School for the Deaf at Flint, for $330. Besides those mentioned above, flee following breeders consigned cattle to the sale: George Barnes, Tracy Crandall, Henry Gehringer, W. I. Griffin, McPher- son Farms 00.. R. B, McPherson, W. E. Miller, Albin Pfau, Alfred Pfau. Vin Keuren & Durfee, Chas. H. White end S. M. Yerkes of Howell; Guy W and Malachy Roche, Fowlerville; W. C. Hendee & Son, Pinckney; Fred Pleas. Brighton and Musolff Brothers, South Lyons. Those who pur based cattle at the sale are as follows: Alfred Pfau, Howell; Raymond Allen, Fowlerville: A, S. Cobb, Stockbridge; J. R. Monroe, Owosso; J. W. Perkins, Mul- ester; 0. B. Elliott, Fowlerville; Lisle mi‘th, Williamston; Arthur Bullis. Pinckney; W. L, Hoffman, Flint; Frank Renshaw, Pontiac; Frank Wellings, How- ell: John W. Worthington, Howell; R. B. Waltrous, Chelsea; W. . & F. Sexton, Durand; Earl Mead, Webberville: A. M. Glover, Fowlerville: John A, Rinke, War- ren; A. ,L_ Smith, Howell; H. E. Spauld- ing, Chelsea; A. R. Eastman, Howell; C. W Raddatz, Fowlerville; A. L, Spil- lane 3. Son, Clio; M. H. Piper, 1mm: Allen Ficther, Howell; J, L. Roche & Son, Pinckney; A. ’L, Glover, Livingston County Infirmary; L. D. Wheeler, Fow- lerviile: Mrs» M. W. Dix. Laingsburg; R. B, McPherson, Howell; E_ M. Stark;- weathcr, Northville; A. W. Copland, Bir- mingham; Milton Hartman, Northville; R. J. Robb, Fowlerville; Peter Lawson. Howell; Robert McCrory dz Son, South Lyons; E. P. Ifinney, Okemos; Wm. Gei- ger & Son, Rushton; Baldwin & Nowlin. Bennington; George Griffin, Howell: Walker Gordon Farms, Plainsboro, N, J, One of the most commendable feature. of the sale and one that all cattle sales organizations can well afford to copy was the comfortable dining room and the splendid dinner served for those who ab- tended the sale; for many years, tho dining room service at the Howell sales. has been furnished by Mr. and Mrs. John l W. Worthington, of Howell. The air, tendance was estimated at about 400 people, many of them ladies. Fine Exhibit at Mucomb County Fair The Macomb County Fair, which wt. hold at Armada, the second Week in 00- tober, was, from the standpoint of it) live stock exhibits, one of the best coun- ty fairs held in this part of the state. Tho weather was cold and' a. biting wind W the attendance down. The Show at fancy work and manufactured articla. tools and farm equipment was not large but it made up in quality what It lacked in quantity. All of the classes in II“ stock were judged by Prof. Edwards with the Animal Husbandry Department. M. A C The competition was strong In the Shorthorn, Duroc and Shropshire do: partments; in all of these classes the em- hibits were of a. quality that would have done credit to a state or district £811. The Shorthorn exhibitors were W. A. Jeffrey & Son, Armada; C. H, Parkman. Armada; W, A. Kaiser and Hebblewhlto Bros, Armada. L. C. Kelly & Son, Ply- mouth, showed Polled Shorthorns, Souths down, Cheviot, Horned-Dorset, Hm- shire and Shropshire sheep and several ‘ breeds of poultry. F, E. Simpson, Ypsi- lanti, showed Oxford, Lincoln and Tunis sheep. Mark Richardson, Pontiac, show- ed Ramboulette and fine wooled sheep. Harvey Hebblewhite also showed Shrop- shire sheep. ‘ In the Duroc hog department. 'threo herds competed for prizes; they were In— wood Brothers, Rush Brothers and H. E. Livermore & Son all of Romeo. Horses were exhibited by John Townsend Ind Harlan Townsend of Armada. Perry, Davidson, was without competh tion with his splendid herd of Aberdeen; Angus cattle, Frank Goodar, Richmond showed Holstein cattle. The Southern Michl‘m Holstein Brood- ers' First Sale The first sale of the Southern Mich!- gan Holstein Breeders will be held at Jackson, Michigan on Friday, Nov. 18. 1921, In this sale will be oflered o. class of cattle that anyone W18 to buy is alWays looking for. All of from herds under federal» supervision. the most of them fully accredited and sold with a. 60-90 day retest pr! and guaranteed breeders as well. management has’full established the ole. mint of safety for the buyer at the out- so The kind of cattle as regards and records are indicated by W that a select corn-gunman of 311th _' 00 . 9W ' In egr'h'averse' Cl Th We ' . B. Ramsey, Lansing; , » 3357315 $8 sltzibdt'wr‘sinnmmweo museum“ .._. V I A, ,‘ . t9 7 . prom, jfe 3.!) 7g interests. '. 4 _ A . u ‘ .T a: mess: rot-fin. 1'. -‘:Folnnd30hlnal , em .81; 'In‘ the“ central fl (Auction Sale Circuit were held gm asthma 271211. 3111.; first sale '" L..- s: “a ‘* camel. is: it .9 r Y . e m ‘ o - ,_ the,average"~'was a’trii'le lin- ., - fngth best-priced. animal ‘ -~ . , in ».little ’ Checkers Lady H widen. at 4 month'so‘ld: the R: {canard , Innis. Be- , , mam. Leonard, the forming tarm- ‘and breeders». purchased hogs": Cleo .' Breckenridge':ljF1-ank McClain, St. Innis: ‘Fefi'by.’ St? ‘Louis: John We Merrill; .Arthor Iles, Ithaca; Frank 'O‘bertz, Breckenridge; Fred Mar~ *1 ’ tin.» St. Louis; M. Williams, Shepherd; Fred Mailman, Breckenridge; W. H, Wescott. Sty-Louis; B.‘ F. Jackson,‘ St. . Louis; W." N. Ward, Breckenridge; 8. A. - , St. Louis; I. M. Williams, St. .Louls‘; "Bert Barnes.‘ North sun‘Susan Ber-17.81:. Louis; J, Colb , St. Louis; Elmer Wertz. Wheeler; . en'ry Suell, _ I .. Hogs were consigned to this ‘ sale in AT.-.T.‘:Hart, RayFulcher .andv‘Geo. i 5 g 5:: , ' The Leonard auction 'sale was held,on I V ’ Oct. 27th, on the term not far ‘ . “St. Louis; there were 50 animals -» sale and the average was a trifle .. m 5302* About 300 men amended this. ._ them many of the leading l 1' . 'L. '1‘. P. , C. breeding circles. ,‘ . ' ‘fieldcamp, William. Livingston. . 1 ‘ JV-;I"_..B.onor._;the Brewbakerfiroa. Arthur iv a » KB. .Itamsdell, Clyde Fisher ~ ‘ . On“.ha.nd"to 'boost‘ tor their‘ tayorite - : of phenomena highestnrica; '80. ,was- paid' by * ,' tor Queen of Walnut games- semi; w. B. Banisdell , -»~Pm3pect,”a sow . +3!!- . uvmsstom . manger-y. Ionia. bought two beau- : , Lomrof Lanme and Al'- p's fmdus F’s, Clansman. 0‘ each. Besides those mentioned . the following breeders bought the Leonard sale}: ' Doris Hover. ; E. A, =Sta.hi, Louis; Geo. W... , Alma; Char-legwwazel, Ithaca; R. Vroman, Ithaca: Floyd Street, Ithaca; .; ,1 .. Gay, St. Innis; 19., --Fenby. l- _ , ,sz. E. Holman. Ithaca: W, B. ‘ . - so. flhe herd; William Travis, St. ii i go as .2: 3% _, ‘ N t. Shed nerd Jr' SLDthS:'SJhB 'ep 3 nine! ex er. en- '.-:. nil. .lBreelxenridse: .521.- George Culver. We. ,1 altering aver- , transoth Wm’WatfleD '_ ,, " andsohnubémn «31 Hm" View ‘ in.“0314:0119?!”I a"! both. ' 7 ‘.’ _ V v , Breedersdesirmg to: purchase registefi. -- ,eQI-lnimslsdo housed as thereundan ‘- it tons herd 01,,Abe'rdeen-Angus cattle or ‘v .. G‘Type. Poland-China hogs will find 7’ in: their interest to .be, pr ' . at the , . :’ sale to held on the rm of i- r- ‘ .mdred; A. ‘Clali‘k‘filocated one unite w' " and miles north or St. Louis, Mich, m. : Clark, furnished 4 the grand “champion _ mammals at this‘lyeai’s Jackson fair, firston‘ union yearling bull, .5 g‘Iagthcwnnd-‘rdunior ,bu 1 calf.“ Mr. Clark ‘ . prlm'on Mia‘s--le calf at ~~ x thermansan State- stair. {19.21. ’ “ > A“ VI.‘::;’.> w. “ ~ . v.7 . > Burma. Mich»: 1183111le be- ” - the ' per-1.01 the fame 7T”; v i producer'insme‘herd or- . _ .7 sows may: w'illi’he’ .flwm.ma‘ e.» not -“ amen—n...- " "1. a ,‘rKnnover‘andif‘ the men he 1 ~ “ weakens our on that day" and lift as ' kl ', hard for him he did. for them last was}. should ' igan Breed-~. ; master who will i; an: r ' advent, of, . 111' on E 4&.' y‘~" est hes:th .p .. mfg: "v by}: andf'gifls weakly-learn from a , , teacher “gardening as as . from a teacher V of swine hufibandryupfln general, they have . yet seen teacher of either ~ lamest. , ‘ ,_ Education outside class rooms is not necessarily interior. Trains and .steamships can not be trusted to en- gineers who do not learn at the en- gines). .-The term is. the best'place to. learn farming. the best. and the cheapest place to educate for country life.“ Freebel. "one of the greatest of educators, long ago said that the school is an'imperiect substitute for “the home... .Possiblyfwe may yet haveflsome schooling at home. The most of'us never will go away for it. The educator" who builds farm education. on'iarm life will not lack response, support, or results. A school is not a building. Socra— tes, Plato and Jesus the greatest teachers the world has known, had 110 buildings and were not expensive teachers. They were not standard- ized, and they ,could not have done .their work with standardized pupils in standardized schools. Without examinations, diplomas or any other distractions, Denmark gives higher education to farmers. The Piney Woods county Lifé School at Brax- ton, Mississippi, shows that unstand— ardized education can make negroes an asset to our country; standardiz- ed schools are not doing it. Boys’ clubs and girls' clubs prove that the farm itself is no bad Bless room and . laboratory- More use must be made . or it, for no other class room or lab-'" oratory is accessible to American farm boys and girls. Farm educa— tion, her farming does not'fa-il 01! .con- tact with its problems. ~When it ' reaches-cyst}? farm home effectively, the bestbountry families will no longer move to the. city to educate their children. Farm life has ob‘ vious relations with many'arts and sciences. Schooling is none the worse for including and utilizing farm life., The parables .of Jesus show how it has been done—Farm- er, Michigan. ‘ « . The days or the itinerant preacher are past. whether for the better or worse we cannot say. ',Is it possible that we are homing to’ the eraaggt itinerant school- . rem farm to farm and girls and men and omen in the homely tasks o! the day? 1’ ‘ When the rudiments of the three “R's” _ are leade the fundamentals of an edu- cation one laid. Upon "these , as foundath an education. the complete. so 131' 88,1311 practical purposes are con“ corned, can be built—Editor. users can u u' Isms—Ll» camp ‘3 * ' dun. Quickly mlicvc Headaches. ub- _'.let?r;."ho my to war over. - ‘ x a Ir. Hill' ‘ .. “Mafia” 1’ rhg 1W ‘ M Alfbrmhn-Jo an.» an mu. comm. Aries-u, a . Michigan" . OF MAY R08! 3H0 assumes BREEDING. No abortion, clean. tededlv inspected. Their sires dam mdo.‘19.460.20 milk, 909.05 int. Their mother’s film’s dam mule 15,109.10 milk 778.80. (at. Get you a com. 2 heifers and a. beautiful lot. of _ young bulls. _ ‘I'. V. "IDES, R 1, But“. My mo“- FQR SALE. 'GumlCEy Bud-Ly} YEAR OLD. Writ! {617, articular-[to ' ‘ “$1.00.! 7". R. P. o. 2, Wm mt. Mlch. REGISTERED GUERNSEY HEIFER GALVEB for $125‘eech delivered. Ball at)“ for $50- Sires 5, nearest dams average ‘725 lbs. fat.“ -'JNE HILL FARM, 638, Howard Oi“. Iloh. JERSEY ducers. $50 and up according age. MILO H. EDISON AVSON. R2. Grand Rapids. Mich. us or can uussrv euLLs WOULD m. prove your herd. FRANK'I’. NORMINGTON. lonle. >Mlch. . . HEIFERs 1 VR. 0 0—— Young cows In' milk Lllred by Majesty’s Oxford Shylock 156,692 also young bulls sired by Frolic's Master Pogls 177683. a grandson of Pogis 99th and Sophie 19th's Tor- mentor, two great bulls oi’ the breed. Write for prices and pedigree. BUY 0. WILBUR. R 1. Beldlng, Mich. BULLS AND BULL OALVES slred by a son of Sophie 19th Tormentor. J. E. MORRIS J; SON. Farmlngton, Mlch. F THE BULL l8 HALF THE HERD, HOW much would a. son of Pozis 99th's Duke 8th, who has 60 per cent blood of Sophia 19th, be Worth to your herd? Let me send you pedigrees and prices on bull calves from ,thisFlaulLund SopgieDTormentor cows. Scotts. Mlch. HEREFORDS HEBEFOBDS & DUHGGS Yearling bulls and bull calves, Beau Donald breeding. Also Dumc boars and edits. J. c. THOMSON s. 80H, Parma, Mlch. ;. EGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE —— KING REPEATER 713941. and Beau Perfection 327‘899' heed our herd. Bulls are sold; have some very fine heifers for sale, bred or opened, bred to "our herd bulls. Gome and see them; ,wil please you. . Tony I. Fox. Prop» Henry Gehrholz. He-‘ ‘, Prop- IARIOI BTOOK FARM. Marlon Mlchlgln I ma LAKEWCOD HEREFOBDSmffifm. left. Tley are good ones. High class females, all sacs. Best of blood Come andrsee. E. J. TAYLOR. Fremont. Mlch. ANGUS ' The Home of Imp. Edgar of Dalmeny Probably _ - The Worlds’ Greatest BREEDING BULL. Blue Bell. Supreme Champion at the Smithfleld Show, 1919, and the Birming- ham Show; 1920, is a daughter of Edgar of Dalmeny. The Junior Champion Bull, Junior Champion Female, Champion Call Herd ' and First Prize Junior Heifer Calf, Mich- igan State Fai . 1920. were also the get of Edgar of almeny. A yery choice lot of young bulls—sired by Edgar of Dalmeny are, at this time, offered for sale. > Semi for Illustrated Catalogue. _ W ILDWOOD FARMS Orion, Mich. w. E. Mops. Pro... Bldnoy leth, my”, Public; Auction Sale Wed, Nov. 9,‘ .1921 of Aberdeen Angus' cattle and Po— land Chinas, 4 bulls, 12 females. Some prize winners and champions this year, included in the sale. .1 herd boar, 3 spring boars, 3 sows, 7 gilts, 6 Aug. pigs. Come and look them over. The L. A. S. will serve dinner at‘ noon, 1 mile west, Smiles north of St. Louis, Mich. y W. H. Zimmerman, Auctioneer 7 . locust: both so: tor sale. , Burden 31910, 1920 Interv n" , , . m, is"! ".19"- JERSEY BULL OALVES. Show type. From p'ro-, PREMIUM BEEF PRODUCERS Fair; and grand champion- at Bey City. 1021. Young stock for sale. " AHOUO 7-HOME PARK unison. Mich. Slred .by Black Rosana}. third at Mich. 'Stato AYRSHIRES FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE bulls and bull calves. heifers and holler Also some choice cows. ‘ , . FllDLA’V BRO... R I. le‘. Itch. RED POLLED 25 RED ROLLED GATTLE' » Registered. All ages. E. S. CARR, Homer, Mlch. BROWlV SWISS REGISTERED BROWN 8W!“ Yearling Bull of famous breed- ing. Great grand-dam World’s Champion; grand dam 14,6472 milk, 616.45 fat; dam 12,132 $3132 538.8 fat at four years (Cow Testing 11. HERMAN HALE, Mich. GALLOWAY REGISTERED GALLOWAVS, The beet. cream and robe breed. Stock of all ages for sale; .mmas FRAn'rz a SONS, alumon, o lo SWINE hm POLAND CHINA ——'——FOR SALE. LARGE TYPE—-——-— POLAND GHINA Sircd by F’s Clnnsmzm 391211, 1920 Gr. Champion boat, and by Smooth Blister 395823, Michigan’s 1920 lst Jr. Yearling Roar. Immune by double treatment. Priced to sell. Write or see them. Free livery to visitors. A. A. FELDKAMP Manchester, R. No. 2 ‘ WALNUT ALLEY Bic Typo Poln_ml (minus. bu:er curl rrllis now ready. e kind that has made good for the past ten years. A. D. GREGORY lonla. Mlchlgan " L. T. P. C. $15-$20-$25. We are offering our 1921 fall crop of pigs at the above prices. They are sired by Hart‘s Black Price and Right Kind Clan. T HART. St. Louis, Caledonla. boar pigs. Michigan’s Mich. Mich. EONARD’S BIG TYPE P. G. BOAR PIG. ut weaning time. from Mich. Champion herd $25 with pedigree. Satisfaction guaranteed. 0% or write E. R. LEONARD. R 3. St. Louis. Mic BIG BOB MASTODON Is sired by Caldwell Big Bnb, champion of the world. Ills dam’s sire is A's Mastodon, grand champion at Iowa State “Fain. some breed- ing. Peter A You is my new boar sired by Peter Pan, he by Peter the Grant, Glover &: Frank D. Winn herd, Kansas City, Mo. Some choice hours left sired by Big Bob. Price-d 10W find guaranteed. 30 clinics full pigs, either sex. 0. E. GARNANT, Eaton Rapids. Mich. Mama POLAND cHINAs Bred gilts all sold. April furrowed boars and gilts now ready. The kind that suits at farm- srs‘ prices. Satisfaction guaranteed, if not tell me, if so tell another. M. M. PATRICK. Grand Ledge, Mich. both BIG TYPE POLAHDSTSTXQE. 2333’ and growthy. Best‘ of blood lines represented. Write or call. W. Caldwell & Son. Springpprt. Mich. BIG TYPE P. 0. SPRING PIGS EITHER SEX from large growtliy dams and sired by choice herd boars. Come and see our stock, prior reasonable. L. W. BARNES a; SON, Byron, Mlch. L. 8. P. C. BOARS AT FARMERS’ PRICEO. H. O SWARTZ School'cran. Mich. EBANGISGG FARM POLAND GHlHAS Sizev—Quaiity—Popular Breeding. THAT'S US. A square deal—satisfaction. THAT'S YOUR.» Pubilc Sale—50 Head—Dot. 28, 1921 POPE BROS. CO» ‘ Mt. Pleasant. Mich. JG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. Fall 1R“ to! sale sired by the 1200 lb. boar Monster Bit ob 327,623 and of (,llansmau, Giant Busts: aid Yankee breeding. lieady to ship now. All hogs double treated. Priced right for quick Milo. Write or come and see them. _ C SONS. Ithaca. Mloh. HA8. WETZEL & BOARS AT HALF mm: m "PE . I Poland Chino bred m the purple, sired by Mich. Buster, A Giant, and Butler’s Big Bob. No better breeding. A biz mused. biz-boned bear res for servxce, registered. for $25.00—330.00. MO 0. BUTLER, Portland. Mich. Elia" 25.791.33.25"? “m “if” . no ‘ coldthis men . ‘ PLEASANT HILL rm _Ewt. Mich0 Route 8. Box 89., flimss nun emu Sole Net. u. . v on mum“, I. ._"‘Vie§snssl- "ms. mvilxr u A from th- 0.3-. y "M. . . ms“ _. . badmflfinotiyg: mm. Ohms mm '1 A ’. We »‘ l I ' Pride of Mecostzi. Satisfaction guaranteed. I papers with pigs. ‘ 1 twin . - 9391a Ang. a: Sept. 2 V \ no | one-In. Lam Typo Pflend omn- Ian. I. '01! to F": Group. It rulonblq prices. u bin. Write or cell. CLYDE FISHER, H 3, St. LOUIS,' Mloh. {rm SPOTTED POLAND CHINAS ilafge Type Spotted Poland Chinas Sonic spring pigs at right prices. Sired Abfi Phone or write FULLER, R 2, Reed City, Mich. DUROCS J. B. ' nunoc nouns at $20 to 540. These are good Inspection invitl Orion Sensation and by Demonstrator. Michigana Farm Ltd.. Pavilion Mich. Kalamazoo County. and guaranteed satisfactory. ed. Sired by Michigan I o. I. o. MINE—MY HERD a blood mm o! the nest noted herd. you stock It "liv- und let live" prices. A. J. OORDEN. Barr. Mloh.. I I. ‘ HAMPSHIRES ~HAMPSHIRE H068 ARE THE MOST POPU- lnr hogs of today. Spring and fle boar piss. et a bargain. A few open gilts. 9th year. JOHN w. suvoen, n 4, St. Johns. Mich. An Opportunity To Buy Hampshir'es Right We ure gifering some good sows and Elite, bred for Mnrch and April farrowing., A few choice full pigs, either sex, Write or call GUS THOMAS, New Lothrop. Mich. BERKsmfiEs OR BALE—FINE MARCH AND APRIL PIGS Sired by Gladwin Col. 188995. VVriba Ill your nuts. HARLEY FOOR £5,80NS. R 1. Gladwln. Mich. PEAIIH HILL FARM TRIED cows and gilts bred to or sired by Peach Hill Orion King 152489. Satisfaction guar‘ Inteed. Come look 'em over. Also I few open gilts. INWOOD BRWOILHERS lc . Romeo. AM OFFERING SOME HIGH CLASS SPRING DUROG BOARS pt reasonable prices . A few gilts bred for Ssp< umber furrow at bargain prices. W. . TAYLOR Milan. Mich. OR SALE —— DUROC PIGS, 2 1-2 to 4 months old, either sex, big bone, prolific strain, superior individuals and breeding. l'rico reg 12 to 15 dollars. A few March gilts. Sat- isfaction or money back. WEST VIEW FARM, Hillsdalc, Mich. B. E. Kics. Prop. .- PlIRE-BRED DURCIG JERSEY HUGS \Ve usuully have good hours and sows of all ages for sole. llousonublo prices. LARRO RESEARCH FARM, 'Box A North Enc Detroit, Michigan. DUROG JERSEY BOARS-BIG ONES! Priced to more thorn quirk. VIRGIL DAVIS, Ashley, Mich. SPRING FARROW, Mostly Colonel, Long “Wilder rind Konsntion bra-ding. ORASLEN FARMS, Northville, Mich. UROC JERSEY BOARS. Bears of the large. heavyboned type, at reasonable prices. \Vnto. or better, come and see. F. DRODT, R 1. Monroe, Mich. FOR SALE:——REG. DUROC JERSEY SWINE. A few real bonr nnd sow pigs by Michigan Gmnd Champion Boar and from prizo dams. Also a few full pigs eitbcr sex. 5th aged boar Detroit and 2nd at All stock donblo immuncd CXCL‘Dt Satisfaction gnu rnntord. F. HEIMS & SON, Davison. winning sired by Saginaw. full pigs. Mich. EVERY’S BERKSHIRES Winner: at the International 1920. State Fair 1920-21. Choice large type spring pills. 81th“ sex. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. H. EVERY, Manchester, Mich. TAMVVORTH offers Tamworth Boers and Sows for sale at right prices. A low of all egos from best blood lines in the U. S. FRANK KINCH, Grindstone Cy, Mich. CHL‘STER \VHITES 6‘ pigs, 3 hours {lllll 3 sows Sired by Mnnger Monarch No, No. 144030. GIIIXSIA'I‘ \Vhito. Rcfcronce Mungcr, Mnnger, Mich. H. RADEMAGHER, Mungcr, Mich. SHEEP AMERICAN MERINO and B.ack flirrowed Sept. 6. TSHII l llzini (lily Ilnnk of FOR SAL Top Deilninc ruins. l‘urebred Berkshire boars, true to typo and ready for BI‘I‘III'I‘. JOHN W. WORTHINGTON, Howell, Mich.‘ REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE EWES AND RAMS. FOR SAL GLEN STACKHOUSE, Corunna, Indiana. 0 I MBS 5W5"In.s...5n§s.s Evart, Mich. ~o SI-IROPSHIRES LAM'RISV‘ER‘Ilggé-YTORS'EILL DAN BOOHFR. R 4. Evart. Mich. OR SALE . REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE mvr‘s broil to bunb in March or April. ARMSTRONG BROS., Mich. WILLOW SHADE SHRDPSHIRES ICwos and rnms of the best breeding. l'rices reasonable. R3, Fowlervllle, 0. W. SOBER, Fowler-ville, Mich. uroe Jersey Bred Stock all Sold. Orders taken for \vcntlim: Digs. 1,000 pound herd boar. J08. SCHUELLER, Weidman, Mich. flAKLANDS PREMIER EHIEF Herd Folr_neference only No. 129219 1919 Chicago International 4th Prize Jr. Yearling BOOKING ORDERS F‘ALI. I’IGS A’I‘ $25 BLANK a. POTTER Potterville. Mich. DUROC JERSEY BOAR, 1 YR. ‘ old. 3d. \Vcst Michig‘an. Price $60. Several good spring boars and gilts from prize winning stock at reasonable prices. FREY BROS., R 1, Caledonia, Mich. OR SALE—BROOKWATER PRINCIPAL 33rd 2% yours old. right in every way. J E MORRIS & SON, Farmington, Mich. ICHLYqBRED ounocs. YOUNG BOARS and dilis sirod by liroosziter licmmuirutor State Fair 1053 l. Mlch. 27, 2nd prize .‘IL‘IWI boar, H. E. LIVERMORE & SON. Romeo. ANYTHING 1“” rmrr's prices. 0. L. POWER, Jerome. Mich. FOR SALE YOU WANT AT REG. DUROC SPRING BOARS, good brooding. prices right. JESSE BLISS & SON Henderson. Mich. uroo sow: anu slits )red to Wait's King 8294’ who has sired more prize winning pigs at the late fair: In the last 2 years than any other Du- roc boar. Newton Barnlmrt. St. Johns. Mich. 5 DUROC JERSEY PIGS, 10 to 12 weeks old, weight 35 to 110 lbs, either sex, nil registered. $10 each. \Vo are crowded for room send check with order. Money book If they do not plmso you. SCHAFFER BROS., Leonard, MIch., R 1 PIGS sired by Unedu Model Orion. Grandson of $20,000 hour, 'Defendcr. Jack Orion, and Taxpayer Orion dams. Those pigs are making.y of rail boars. Will ship for inspection bnfnre you pay. LIDGARD, Hesperla, Mich. DUROC BOAR urocs. Hill Crest Farms. Bred and open sows end gilts. liners and spring pizrs. 100 head. Farm 4 miles straight S. of Middleton, Mich,, Gratiot 00. Newton & Blank, I’crrinton, Mich. E OFFER A FEW WILL-BRED SELECT. ‘ ed spring Durnc Boers, lilo bred cowl nd Gilts In season. Cull or write McNAUGHTON J FORDYOE. Ct. LOUII. Mich. FOR SALE: ONE DUROO BOAR . FROM Brookwater breeding stock. Choice spring pigs. JOHN CRONENWETT. enrlcton. Mhh. 0. I. C. o I 0 Ann IIIIEerII IIIIIIE 0 Spring boars at reasonable prtlcesl. . . Write Pigs to be shipped weeks old. Prominent Bloodlines. ‘ OL‘ARE V. DORMAN, 8nover. Mich. on. seamen: nouns, SPRING no. Head Registered Shropshle Ewe and Ram 60 liunbs,_ also yearling rums of a quality that have given sutlsfnction since 1800. Priced to Sci. 0. LEMEN. Dexter, Mich. HAMPSHIRE SHEEP A few good yeerling rsms and some run Inmbs left to offer. 25 (Me! all ages for sale for full delivery. Everything guaranteed II represented. Mich. lGLARKE U. HAIRE. West Branch, REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAN! ,irccding nnd individuality. Ranging from one to four yours Olll. ’ ROBERT J. NOON. Jackson, Mlch., R 9. HEGISTERED HAMPSHIRE RAMS. All ages. lin’d and priced right. Also registered ewe ull ngcs. W. CASLER, Ovid, Mich. BLACK TOP DELAINE RAMS. FRANK ROHRABACHER, Lalngsburg, Mich. TO INCREASE YOUR RETURNS from sheep, breed Registered Ilnmbouillcls. li‘dr so I o b y P. C. FREEMAN & SON Phone 54-3 or 240 Lowell, FOR SALE 011 min colt 4 months old. Good size, heavy horn, will III‘IIU‘, .1 large L. IRISH, Owosso, ~x‘ mule when grown. Mich., R. F. D, 5 A PET ‘ STOCK OR SALE, FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS. DOES. V breeding age, SR. "Three months old pair, :55. Registered does $12 each. Stock pedigreed. Qunb U guaranteed. E. HIMEBAUGH. Goldwater.'Mlch. Mich. UNDRED HUNTING ROUNDS. TRIAL AND photos. (i. O l) KASKASKUP KENNELS, Herrick, Ill. EVERY BREEDER Can use M. B. E’s Breeders’ Directory to good advantage. Run your ad. and watch the returns come in What Have, You to Offer? ' IN. 'NII: ou‘lfgl fur-Iii ou’rrnn‘ my. (Continued from page .7) ’ antly across the sky from out of the Arctic regions. At intervals one of‘ the afore-mentioned Englishmen, a. consoling old soul who puffed con- tinually upon a short clay,pipe, came my way and asked if I was still not “happy with the sea.” This old, gentleman had spent a. life time trav- eling. He had crossed thousands of miles of ice and snow on~dog sledg- ers and at other times had basked in the sunshine of the South Sea Is- lands. He could talk entertainingly upon almost every subject brought up for discussion. . Among other passengers on board the Irma, all of Whom were confined to their state-rooms on this particu- lar day were a Brazilian merchant with his little dark-eyed daughter who were trying to drown their sor- row over the recent death of a wife and mother by losing themselves in those far northern regions; an.Am- erican from Seattle, bound for Christiania on some business in con- nection with an estate of which he was administrator; on American girl and ,her mother hailing from San Francisco and bound for the North Cape inside the Arctic circle Where from the 12th of May to the 29th of July the sun shines twenty—four hours a day, and where from the last of November until the middle of January the sun never rises above the horizon. Another passenger with whom I became quite well acquaint— ed was a young Dane, representing a firm of egg exporters in the city of Christiania. He was very attentive to me and gave me many valuable po' .ters concerning both Norwegian an Danish manners and customs. I learned from him for instance, that a guest upon arising from a meal in a Norwegian home will always, if he is polite, murmur, “tak fir maelde," or “thanks for the meal.” My deck chair was quite too com- fortable for me to leave when the tom—tom beat the hour of the Sun- day noon meal. For the time being I preferred the smell of the salt—sea. air even though laden at times with a cold mist, to the smell of steaming food. But by evening I found my sea—legs steadylenough to guide me down the steep and narrow stairway to the dining salon where with the previously mentioned rocking horse experts I was able to do justice to a bountiful meal, not the least of which were some of the most deli- cious strawberries I had ever eaten, and served in extra—generous por— tions to each guest on this particu- lar occasion because of the absence of so many. I verily believe that some of those Vikings around me consumed at least two quarts of these berries apiece. But I ate with discretion. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. These par— ticular berries of which I speak were grown in England, but after I reach- ed Norway I saw growing, in a lati— tude equal to that of southern Alas- ka. and ate just as fine and liiSéiOus berries as I have ever seen. Another; night of profound sleep in the dining saloon, a few more hours of pitching and tossing and then we sighted the western coves of Norway and came into calmer wa- tcrs. What a relief it was! The rocking of the boat over, the passen- gers soon began to appear again in better health and spirit. Norway’s shore is none too inviting but upon that cold, grey morning it looked like the Promised Land to the weary travelers. And as we entered the mouth of the fiord the sun broke through the clouds. smiled at us a few minutes and then disappeared. And in a few minutes more it was raining. They say that it rains every day of the year in Bergen. I was later told that this yas a slight exaggeration, though it is true that there are between 70 and 80 inches of rainfall in that region a year. From the mouth of the fiord to the city of. Bergen was about a two hours run which gave us a fine op- portunity to study at close hand the character of the Norwegian scape. For a time all that could be seen on eitlier side were slate-grey hills of stone, rounded off as though beaten for centuries by the waves. In a little while we began to see signs of habitation and vegitatlon. mm‘ land— ' Along theshore splotches of bring'ht, ' " .s‘reén ere-1811 ~ fishermen’s'. cottages ‘ bbgcn ‘ pear._: ' As we proceeded ” th huts became more numerous and-the sides of the hills revealed garden spots and grazing "goats. All about these premises was neat and clean ‘ and fresh. The little houses were without exception neatly painted and bespoke a quiet, peaceful home life. Nothing could afford a more strik- ing contrast than these stretches of green alternating with grey reaches and giant boulders which nose out into_ the fiord or crowned the crests of the hills. ‘ Finally, after many twistings and 'turnings to avoid dangerous hidden rocks we rounded at little: peninsula and- the city of Bergen burst full upon our‘sight. \ NOMADS OF THE NORTH (Continued from page 10) to operate and he had given him- self up entirely to his fate.‘But Nee- wa came up again, and Mikl follow- ‘ed, like a bobber. He was about to gasp his last gasp when the force of the current, as it ~swung out of the whirlpool, flung Neewa. upon a bit of partly submerged driftage, and in‘a wild and strenuous effort to make himself safe Neewa dragged Miki’s head out of water so that the pup hung at the edge of the driftage like a hangm-an’s victim at the end of his rope. (Continued next week) The Experience Pool Bring your everyday problems In and I“ the experience or other farmers. Questions ad- dressed co this department are published here and answered by you, our readers. who are graduates of the School of Hard Knocks end who have their diplomas from the College of Experience. If you don’t want our editor’s advice or. an expert's advice. but Just plain. everyday business farmers’ advice, send In your question here. We will publish one each week. If you can answer the other fellow’s question, please do so, he may ans- wer one of yours some day! Address Expoh’ lence Pool. care The Business Farmer. Mt. Clemens. Mich. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Have any of the readers of M. B. F. ever heard of an internal combustion en— ' gine of the 4 cylinder type, without any ignition system, that will start on crude oil or anything in the line of oil or refuse of oil? I have one and would like to see other farmch use an engine that will start as easily in cold weather as in warm_ Last winter I would go out to mine, clean the snow and ice from the gears, turn the engine over once and it would start right off. With my Thermoil engine I can pull a generat0r_as steady as it can be done with a steam engine. This engine uses only about one—half as much fuel as a. gasoline engine. And then look at the difference in the price of crude oil and gasoline per gallon. This type of engine is very easy to operate;— M. G., Muskegon, Michigan. MAPLE SAP FOR VINEGAB Saw in Oct. 8th issue of M, B. F. Where J. G., of Mnnton, Micl1,, wanted to know about his maple sap making vinegar. In reply I would say, the sap was boiled too sweet. Add water and keep in a. warm place—M. C. S., Hubbard Lake, Michigan. ' WHO O‘VNS A PHELPS LIGHTING PLANT? Can/you give me any information about'the Phelp’s Lighting Plant made in Indiana (I think -Richmond) and handled by Morley Bros.) Saginaw? Are they 4a serviceable plant and considered as’good as any?——~N. E. G., Muir, Mich. Veterinary Dep’t Dr. W. Austin Ewalt, editor BREAKS OUT ALL OVER BODY WITH DRY SCAB Will you please advise me about my cow? She was 3 years old last spring, She had a c'lf about 7 weeks ago and seemed to be all right until about three weeks ago. She did give 11 quarts of milk and now gives only about 3 quarts. She is broke out all over her body with It dry scab. She seems to have no life. She eats good but still she is as poor as can be.——J, S., Remus, Mich. Give her Fowler’s Solution, table- spoonful 3 times a day on feed. Wash all oVer with Kreso dip according to directions on can. Do this once a day for .e. while. SHEEP HAVE BAD COUGH : . r We have taken your paper for over .a. > year“ and think‘ it is a, fine paper.'Could you please tell me what to do with sheep} that have a. bad cough—Reader, . County. _‘ . ‘ _ I 5&5553‘: I I II.£I.:.'I sass til! I. ‘2 a: "I ESE-E I I BEE . I I m i? it I 9553.: u ' ' t It ypo. send proof “, '. " oh..‘—rntes,.by‘_retur ,Iniail, ‘ 1, , 7 . , ’9 fi'fiflohit‘an i nsln'ess .‘ rm; Advertising Dophr‘tment, . ‘- m :Ohmens, Michigan. - ' trim... ’ _' ' ° 'LE‘GIIOBIIS its: . r _ I" ' ‘ ‘ A . , ., n. ., “and A ‘noonds xix r . _ v Hene' And“ ,Ppllets—éll‘hisifocknis all. see m‘m Breed, Erect-lost Poultry .let'e moulte, good-Jenna, 3000' :Year has; limited- wlhlt Palm. "Guaranteed good prac , l qual- : -. W9-‘ you descriptipn/of fowls and records:- Iruyou went first class paying Ler finite toms. ', ~ . ‘ \‘\ ‘ SflTE 'FARMS ASSOCIATION " . ;_ Dost 2. Kalamazoo. Michigan ,r.¥ \ _ ' # WAYAUSII-KA FARM " was.” ‘ms'stogeeald whit: 11%” ‘33:? tutti; ‘ lls'o‘o. 1.110. spring mu: n 31‘ prices on what you ‘oIIALITV 5-‘....cocK-snsLs—NIINoncAs, eed. gMILLER; Dryden. Mich. udsns Rocks, Beds. 0 In 113? - s nish. . .nggnoné POULTRY rand? «item/£12... . ‘ ouinz‘s‘sl asses, PEKIN‘ DUCKS, a- of . 7 Br. L‘o‘ghorns. . , , W ~lite. CLAUDIA nan-s. Hlllsdaio, Mich. » . r PLYMOUTH' ROCK \ \. _unflED Hoax COCKERELS. 'Pai'ks, 200; , 'egg "strain. From 'sto k y-frpxn liar-ks best pedigreed -pens. :3 R. KIR‘BV,‘ ' ' - .Routel‘l. Ens La'nsing, Mich. ’ ' . , LEGHORNs SINGLE coma RUFF LEGI-IORN COOKER- OII.‘ 1'11 and, May hatched. Heavy laying J. W. WEBSTER. Bath, -Mich. Ii HUSKY VIGOIIOUS , Rock» Cockerels from world's heaviest Parks direct. Age 6 months,~ weight 8 - price $3. Vigor a specialty. Money Correspondence a pleasure. 158 .Stewart Ave, Flint. r ‘ If not . satisfied. Winner HALL, Cookers]: for sale at reasou- Let us know your wants. on approval and guarantee satisfaction. """'I~.oRING & MARTIN co. East Sauntuck. Mich. .- ‘. . ., '_L_.._._.. ... __.., .___./ cockerels and cooks for GRAIOWSKE'S .S.," 'WHITE LEGHORNS, A sale. : L,-G.‘,‘GRABOWSKE, Merrlail. Mich. R. 4 , WYANDOTTE' SILVER -AND WHITE WYANDOTTE COCK- mh, . bred from prize winners at ‘Battle _ O M. A., G. Round-up show. Good . 1rd; ate..$3.00,v 84.0 and $5.00 each. - 0.. W. ‘BROWNIN , R2. Fenland, Mich. '4 J Immense . . .. socnrsrrnmcn. ; - Ivan: wmnour srrcuusr otters strictly high-grade young and old stock It .mhr prices. Correspondence solicited. ' ; WHITE WYAIIDOTTES Martin Foundation._ A few good breeders for‘ .10. . No more baby chicks this. year. cookers): now for early fall delivery: moons - ' o. W. .HEIMBACH _ _Big Rapids, Mich. ' v Order Prices PUREERED WHITE WYANQOTTE. PULLETS, at $2.00 each. Fiche strain. ‘ MR8, TRACY} RUSH, thaoa, No. 7, Mich. ' RHODE ISLAND REDS- ITTAKER'S R'. I. REDS..Miohigan’s great- ' est color and egg strain. Both combs. Write for‘trne" catalogand our new proposition in for » 9 88'!!! to gwd breeding cockerels. ' fl llTERL-A ES FARM, Box 4, Lawrence, Mich. ; " Incl. n. [Lat-:0 COCKERE’LS FROM LAYING i strain. :‘ 0w Expre 5 NOT. prepaid. E» J. ,‘OOODR‘IO, , _Ovid,, Mich. V," , ‘WI%_IHAR:V§ grew: ouolozruns earn, .. . e es, on and. k ‘7! ’l. . Must not dmcklmf' Wantiidh °c> ‘v or I v . II. noun, New Baltimore. .31. Mich. 4 ' . ,QRPIKGTQNS; * ' ' garages. .go'r erase ‘ ‘wm‘u’. today Ids.» ‘ ever,.grewn. Corn-is . maturing, so . task -house‘ the ere-p will be a difficult, ,'building, useful not~only for corn ‘ count it is a ~'IIonablc prices and quality stock -Ohicks in season. ,. , ts. a, ,1“ _ mien: .:,‘a.m_v_,_W?! ml ' 1'6 Hit! “compliani-Hee; pans"- in»; ' ‘ "I'M-"#2:?" z . Lb v , ga'hot plant and4th‘e se‘asonjwas warm. We had no early froststo interefere 'vfith we have today through- out this couhtrya fine crop ‘of corn well matured and the time forgath- ering andhousing ishere. V " It is' wise ,to pick the corn‘ early, ’and as it is welleatured there will be no danger from‘heating. Husk- ing ‘is a disagreeable job when it is 7 cold, and rain or“ snow, makes the still harder. To properly task this'year, as. storagesmi‘ce for, corn is limited. A gooddeal of the old corn was carried over and is still on hand. ' Besides this, many of the. "buildings are‘badly out of repair. Old wooden cribs are fast deteriorat- ing through decay and attacks by rats and mica, and are becoming un- fitrfor the proper storing of corn. What. is the use "of going to the ‘- trouble and expensaof‘ growing a I crop, of gathering i‘t.‘-'and then los‘-‘ ing a, large part by poor "storage? Yet" this isvjust ‘what'is taking place on thousands of our farms through- out' this country. The waste and. destructionfrom’ this source runs into a vast sum; sufficient beyond 'question to provide every farm with} a good storage for, corn. The'metal corn crib is one _which can, be quickly constructed, and is theretore at this time of the year the principal crib to consider. Good metal cribs are on the market and are made in all sizes. They have the advantage of being fireproof, ab- solutely mouse and rat proof and amply provided with ventilation so that the coin: is kept in thetinest condition. They Can easily be mov- ed from place to place, and'on this account are especially valuable for the renter. They are strong, and being of metal boltedaOn the inside and having a metal doOr, they are theft proof. The heavy galvanizing- prevents rust, and when the crib is » constructed on a cement floor and foundationhit becomes Ia permanent storage but for the housing of many Eager valuable crops and commodi- The metal corn crib is not an ex- periment. It ‘has "been thoroughly tested out- during the past five 'or six years and has‘proven to be a splendid method for storing corn. It ‘is not high in price, and when its many advantages are taken into ac- good investment—A. L. Haecker. A ~ - ' " MINORCAS ~‘ 8 a Ii c Bucxnmonci _. Cockerels. Pap's Strain. 4 m and $9.00 each. onths old $2.50 MAPLE VIEW .POULTRY‘ FARM E. Sylvander, Coloma, Michigan. . ANOONAS 3000 EARLY APRIL HATGHED FIILLY 'MATURED AN NA Bucmr Inconihfin ‘ N‘EW—~LONDON, 'OI-IIO. ' Heavy layers and show birds, none better. Rea- . is our motto. ~Can furnish Winners for any show. Ask for our late Winnings at Columbus, 0., Louisville, Ky., Cleveland, 0.. ‘ Pittsuburg, Pa., gerstown and Cumberland, Md. Cks. Hens, Ckls, Pu]. and Mate. Pens always for mle. Eggs and Baby 100,000 Incubator cit . Write us and get the best. » (am y ,, LANGSHAN I DR. SIMPSONQS LANGSHANS OF QUALITY Bred for type‘ and color since 1-91-2. Winter laying strain of both lack and White. Hen dbme cockerels for sale. 'Egg ‘ , ' OHAS. W. 'SIMPSO Webbervllle, Mich. ' DUCKS . FOR SALE,’ MAMMOTH IMPERIAL WHITE Pekin Ducks, males or females, $2.00; three or more $1.75 each. Butt ’Ducks,._ $2.50 each. Also, have a fine lot of English-Amerimn S. C. White, Leghorn oockerels at 81.50 each. S. ‘. Brown, Leghorn Cgcgerels $1.50: nice ones; > _. V'MAPLE‘-W p POULTRY» EARH « ‘aiflendamin Isoetty‘R 1,’ Bannister, loh.«'= , his “r” “W _ g ‘- ' equipment thrown . Edenville, ' Win link in Ford pick-11p ~ ' . a RJLIR'I’A,o Woodward, Eaton Road, Royal Oak. a. 'Wi‘lfi:vMIOI§;-. p I '. " yum-memes... worwmmsrawammm «- I ~ f . x has. not ' accepted and In address. A. won'n min, Issue—s Insertions for 10¢ per word. Form for use ’ for less than 8 $11,305. , ‘ wanted for ‘any ad. in this department. Cash should accompany all, orders Count as one word each initial and each group of. figures, both in body of ad. , Copy must be in our hands before Saturday for; issue dated following woek.’ The Business Farmer Adv. Dept., Mt. Clemens, Michigan. _ Twenty words In the P A I R cream etc. included '110 ACRES ON IMPROVED ROAD, horses, hay, , cows, fodder, potatoes. separator, full tools, implements, quick buyer; ‘short walk village; kets. dark loamy fields, Iii-cow posture, wood, good 8 room house. big barn, stable, garage Owner unable to farm, $2800 part cash, easy terms. Details and picture page 16 Catalog 1100 Bargains. ‘ FREE. 'STROUT FARM AGENCY. 814 B}: Ebrd Bldg, Detroit, Midi. good man .., , ‘ g | $900 SECURES ’40-ACRE FARM, FURNI- ture, horse, cow, poultry, pigs, bail. potatoes, in: good' income, security await you here; on improved road; short walk RR, close high school town; fertile loamy til- age; 8—cow, wire-fenced pasture,_woodland: fruit: attractive 5-room house, piazza, close river and bay; substantial barn. For immediate sale, $1850 takes all, only $900 needed, easy tonne. Real home providing living, security. Quick action necessary. Catalog free. ROYAL D. ROOD, B. No. 3 (Marks) Tawas City, Mich. TYPEWRlT—E‘RSk-ALL MAKES SLIGHTLY used, $20 up. Easy payments. Free trial. Guaranteed two Years. PAYNE COMPANY, Rosedale station, Kansas City, Kansas. 2-14 bottom plow and tandem disc. Used - 2 V seasons. All for $650. 0. G. HUNTLY, Eaton Rapids, Mich., R 8. . ‘ I SEED CERTIFIED IRISH COBBLER SEED POTAQ for sale. The only field of certified Irish Cobblers in Michigan this year. You'll have to hurry_ $2.00 per bushel, sacks free. aMORLEY E. OSBORNE,I Sun Haven Farm, Standish, Mich. s‘ GUARANTEED RED CLOVER $9.00 EU; 68 ACRE, FARM FOR SALE, MOSTLY ALL cleared. Fair frame house, new barn built last year, 32x46:,frame grenary 14x20, good well 280 feet deep; well drained, good ditches and fences; clay and black loam land: good read, mail route, schools and churches. Located in Bay county, Garfield "township, Section six. With horses. cattle and implements if wanted. MARTIN SMITH, R 1. Rhodes, ' Mich. MI. SOUTH AND V2 MI. EAST OF 80 acres good sandy and clay loam form. All good buildings and fences. Clear of noxious weeds. For full particulars write or come. FRANK CHILDS, Edenville, Mich, Midland county. Va FOR SALE: 114 ACRE STOCK AND GRAIN farm, 95 acres in cultivation, 30 acres grain, clay sell, good buildings, 1—2 mile from good mar- ket town, gravel road, milk route. Stock and im- plements i! wanted. For A1 stock and grain fairm write the owner. 0. C. GATES, Fountain, Mch. ‘ FOR SALE: 46' A. TERMS.’ SIX-ROOM house, good buildings, .rich soil. Fruit, spring pasture. Equipment if wanted. School across street. Gravel road, 2 miles railroad. Electric. Alfafl‘a $6.00; Sweet Clover $5.00; Grimm alfalfa $15.00; Sudan $1.75; Sacks free. zMARIE G. MEIER, Saline, Kansas. GENERAL BUY FENCE POSTS DIRECT FROM FOR- est. All kinds. Delivered prices. Address “M. M.” care Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clem- ens. Mich. .200 GOOD, BRIGHT, HONEST FARM BOYS wanted to work for me. Earn money at home, after school and on Saturdays Send stamp for particulars. H_ T. ENDERSBE, Bad‘ Axe, Mich. FERRETS FOR SALE. PRICE LIST FREE. Book on ferrets, 10c. Ferret muzzles 250 each. BERT EWELL, Wellington, Ohio. TRUNKS. BAGS. SUITCASES. WHY PAY two middlemen profits? Buy from factory di- rect. Send for free catalog. GEM TRUNK & BAG FACTORY, Spring Valley. 111. HAVE YOUR HIDES TANNED ’ IN TH RIE E weeks, Into Chrome Sole Leather. Chrom Harness, Chrome Lace, best and strongest leather made. Manistee, Mich. By MANISTIGI‘.‘ TANNING (10., CRUDE OIL FOR SALE___NATURE'S OWN remedy. Write or wire. 0. l). ARNOLD, Bry- W. H. SCHULTZ, Imlay City, Mich. “It: 1nd. FARM LANDS WITH BUILDINGS. $20 PER . THE OLD RELIABLE JOSEPH D-SEK acre up. Small payment down, easy terms. 0. 'Compa“,Y: 726 W. Randfllph St. Chicago. Farm H. HOUSE, M Pleasant, Mich. and dairy Produce. Write. me. or phone. 40 ACRES CLAY LOAM, 6 ROOM HOUSE good barn, orchard. Near town. $3200. $1200 cash, balance on time. BOX 45, Sheridan, Michigan. SQUARE 120 SANILAC COUNTY, A BAR- gain $10,000. Will accept Port Huron property or cash, $4000: terms to suit. Write or see BYRON KELLY, Applegate, Mich. FOR SALE—FARM OF 80 ACRES. PRO- durtive soil, good location. For price and par- ticulan write to Geo. Buehlcr, Caledonia, Mich. FOR SALE: 20 ACRES APPLE ORCHARD 23 years old, to anyyone buying this at $200 per acre will make presedt- of 00 acres good farm land,, house and burns. CHAS. PARKER, Traverse City, Mich, R 7, Box 8 22 ACRES FOR SALE. ALL WORK LAND, 2 miles from 'Iap’eer, Mich. County seat, fair buildings. Pubs $1850 with easy terms. Write or inquire of owner. NORMAN STRUBLE, Orion, Mich, R. F. D. 3. FOR SALE, from town. Good and other buildings. A nice MESSENGER, Chase, Mich 22 '/2 ACRE FARM l/2 MILE Land, nice large house, barn home. MISS LUELLA BIG BARGAIN; 1’00 ACRES, GOOD HOUSE, large barn, nice creek, on'y $1500 needed Write for pictures. DeCOUDRES, Blooming-- dale, Mich. FOR SALE, 40 ACRES SMALL OAK TIM- BER LAND. Price $500. Newaygo County. JOHN DAVIDHIZAR, White Cloud, Michigan. FOR EXCHANGE—WELL IMPROVED 160 acres near \Vebb, Ia: equity $15,000.00, bal- Want cheap land for equity. anco long time. BOX 121, Peterson, Iowa. .160 A. BLACK SANDY LOAM. FINE buildings, 2 .1-2 miles from Vestaburg. $10,000 part cash, bal, easy terms A. C. DIAMOND, Vestaburg, Mich. I «80 ACRES, 3-4 MILE TO ELEVATOR, postoflice, stores on R. F. .. Ben g orchard good water, easy terms. ETHEL JACKSON. Rhodes, Mich. . BARGAINS IN NON-IRRIGATED FARMS. IN rain belt of eastern Colorado. VVrito for prices. GUST \VESTDIAN, FIEQ‘IPI‘. Cn‘nrndfl. IDEAL DAIRY FARM WITH ESTAB- Iished milk trade in town of 500 population. Good 11 room house, barn 28x38 full buse- ment, cow barn 20x50 full basement“ tile 5110. Electric lights in buildings and running 'wate on farm. Can be bought for less than buxldin are' worth.‘ Write for price and terms. N. PETER, \Volverine, Mich. ggISCELLANEOIgfi MApmNEnx - , ‘ . _ - i FOR SALE—REiO SPogEg WAGgoN lgNrf A: ' ' . b , res, mo r_ e ec condition stake o y go or roadster. M 50 A. s Q'WE-r'snLL' v‘NEEDLES' A o REPAIR‘ ALL makes of sewing machines. at us is ow your ' troubles. We,can_.hel '_you. THE do, TEIGER jMUSIC-VCO‘” C “‘ens.”Mlch. I ‘ ' .’ jw nos-T BLOWER. on». “I” It; 83y ,Writ'o ‘ . . and dressed 15.9.7, ; 39-“:- 4} '. 'HOGS EATING CHICKENS. THE DOUBLE painted Poultry Protector attached to the nose is guaranteed to prevent it or‘money back. Four Protectors with printed instructions for $1.00. Send no money, Just write to THOMAS LYNCH, Jefferson, Iowa, and the Protectors Will be mmled you at once. When they arrive pay the postman $1.00. GOVERNMENT CLERKS NEEDED—(MEN- women) : 31400452000; permanent; few to travel; expense allowance. Write Mr. Ozment, Former U. S. Government Examiner. 355 St. Louis, Mo. He gives reliable information. FILMS. DEVELOPED FIVE CENTS. PRINTS regular sizes, three cents each. GUMSER ART STORE. Iloland, Mich. MORE_ MONEY FOR YOUR HOLIDAY LIVE poultry. Get our quotation before selling. GLENN AND ANDERSON CO., 40 years at 26 Fulton St, Chicago, Illinois. HONEY, HONEY, HONEY, $1.35 FOF 5 pound pail Postpaid. The best spread for your panchakes. JOHN D. DIETRICH, Middleville, c HIDES TANNED OR LEATHER SOLD DI- root. Harness tanned 35c, sole 400 pound fin- ished weight. Send hides or getprices. COCH— IIIAN TANNERY, Greenville, Michigan. PURE COUNTRY SORGHUM MOLASSES, extra good. Five gal. can S 5. 00. Sample 100 CHAS: TOBIAS, Mnfg :, Crotbersvile, Ind. MR. CATTLE FEEDER, the market for feeding cattle on shares, at once. .lOI'lN ENGLEIIEART, Curran, IF YOU ARE IN write Mich.- FULL BARREL LOTS DISHES, SLIGHTLY damaged crockery. Shipped any address direct' from Pottery, Ohio, for $6.00. Lots are well assorted and still sorviceable; plates. platters, cups and saucers, bowls, pitchers, bakers, mugs, nappies, etc... a little of each. Send, cash with order. Write us. E. SWASEY & 00.. Center Street, Portland, Maine. ‘ TOBACCO fimc K v 's FRfiEle—ITD—A—ND mellow. Best chewing or smoking, 10 lb. $3.00; 20 lb. $5.00. FARMERS CLUB, Muyfinld, Ky. TOBACCO, 1919 LEAF BEST CHEWING, 3 pounds $1; ten $3_ Chewing and smoking 10 S .50; Smoking 10 $1_50. luaranteed. PRO- DUCERS & DISTRIBUTORS, Murray, Ky.& TOBACCO, KENTUCKY’S NATURAL LEAF Smoking 10~lbs. $1.75. Hand selected chewing 3 lbs. $1.00. Free coceipt for preparing. WAL- DROP BROTHERS. Murray, Ky. j NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO, KENTUCKY'8 finest, 8 years old. Specially picked chewing, 2 pounds $1.00; 10 pounds $4.00 Smoking. first grade, 3 pounds $1.00: second gmde, 5 pounds $1.00; postpaid. HANCOCK LEAF TO-p BACCO ASSOCIATION, Department 36. Haves/7f“ ville, Kentucky. , ‘ , ‘ KENTUCKY'S FINE CHEWING AND SMOKJ" ing.tobacco. Aged in bulk. three years old. Rich and mellow. Long all lead 0 pounds, $3.00 postpaid' ADAMS BR THERS. Bel-dwell. 4. r NURSERY STOCK 100 . WELLROOTED YOUNG' JONATHA applstrees Sig; packed-free. for fallsetting on 50.0. 51st c Coneo ., ,rsperines. e p 8 ‘ miles 10 0.. - ‘ *' . GOBL‘EY INTERNATIONAL 8-16 TRACTOR. OLIVER .- ' TRADE AND MARKET REVIEW HE GENERAL domestic trade I and business situation is said‘ to be improving rapidly and men of large business experience are pre- dicting. a marked revival, next spring all along the line. The most dis- couraging feature of the present sit- uation is the bad financial condition of nearly all foreign countries, re- sulting from reckless inflation of the currency and many other loose_ financial methods that have been growing steadily worse ever since the signing of the armistice. The market for the various staple commodities of trade is steadily gaining in dependability and general firmness. The recovery in the de- mand for structural steel and iron is one of the wonders of the season; selling prices are steadily increasing ‘ in the departments referred to and, in spite of the advance in prices the demand‘ is increasing. Reviewing the situation, it now develops that the low price for steel was registered last July and that since that time market conditions and the general demand have been steadily growing stronger. In this country, steel may be taken as the business barometer; when it pmspers other staple com- modities soon begin to show signs of improvement. The talk of a mer- ger of several independent steel manufacturers into an organization, similar to the U. S. Steel Corpora- tion, proves that the “independents” have been fighting: a losing battle with their OVer-g'rown competitor and are considering: seriously 3. plan through which they hope to get a larger share of the business. The calling 0111’ of the railroad strike is productive of an easier feel- ing in business circles and Will, with- out doubt result in the placing of commitments that have been held up, pending a settlement of the labor controvnrsy. Stock market opera- tions have been largely professional of late giving very little or no indi- cation of the general trend of the market. Call money has ruled around 5 1-2 per cent; short and long time accommodation paper is r available at (i to b 1-2 per cent. \VHEAT ‘— . 3555.551. PENELPEB 3",", "0V 2" 192‘ _7V_Grarde__ {pen-on. Icnlcagoj‘in. v. No. 2 Rod 1.25 1.11 '/2 1.11’ No. 2 White 1.22 No. sinned”, 1.22” H N .99 P819353 ONE 19516911-; Flo-2 "‘i‘i' ,"9-2 Will}:3‘.,l“,°'2 W59}! 2.21 I 2.19 1 2.19 ’ifi‘tr‘fi?‘ l There has been very little activity in the grain markets following the adjustment of the strike which fail- ed to bring the improvement expect- ed. It was apparent that the trade came to the conclusion some days ,before the date set for the strike that it. would not materialize, and discounted the effect accordingly. Export business is lifeless. The the only factors which are holding market up in face of the drop in ex- ports are the rapidly decreasing vis- ible supplies and the known short- ness of the crop. At that, however, visible supplies are very large and ‘ farmers are still selling freely. A change to colder weather and the subsequent breaking up‘of country roads thereby hindering the farm—tm market movement would it is felt, greatly improve the chances for higher prices. The bears are using as an argument against higher prices the nearness of the Argentine and Australian harvests, but it is likely that the trade has already discount»,- ed the effect which these supplies would have upon the market, and while prices may temporarily sag following the movement in quantity of southern hemisphere wheat, it is- believed that this influence can keep the market long depressed. Statis- tically the wheat situation is as bull- ish as it can be, and nearly the en- tire trade so concedes it. Other factors will likely-keep prices to their present level or thereabouts for' some period. of time, but the time. is com- Edited by H. H.‘ MACK Potatoes lower than a. week ago. good demand and scarce. with advent of holidays. Ass’n. Outcome uncertain. MARKET SUMMARY Wheat strikes new low level in Chicago. and lower than a week ago. Immediately higher prices expected but market likely to ease up again when southern hemisphere movement begins in about three weeks. I Hay easy. Poultry and eggs in Much higher prices expected on these, SPECIAL: As we go to press the of the Milk. Producers’ Ass’n are making a last effort to agree with the Detroit distributors on November milk price. $2.31 with surplus clause which was rejected. They came back with $2.31 with-out surplus clause; also rejected. Producers ask- 1 ing $2.51 without surplus clause, but distributes. refuse to pay‘it. 1 Attitude of distributors indicates a desire to break with Producers’ ' Other grains weak Beans lower but firm. Distributors ofl’ered , I this year. ing when there will not be enough wheat to supply the demand, and prices are bound to rise. We are prices are bound to rise. CORN Corn was not active last week but was firm however and prices showed some grain. On the Detroit market last Friday the price was up to 550 for No. 2 yellow but on Saturday the market weakened and there was a decline of 1—20 in price. Chicago re— ported that very few dealers were free sellers last week and any drop in price brought out the speculators. Farmers were not inclined to mar— ket their surplus and receipts were the lightest at Chicago they have been for some time. Receipts at that point amounted to 2,241,000 bushels, compared with 1,911,000 "COWRN PRI‘QES‘PER BU., NOV. 2. 1921 V mmifipijbmmgpnacégkffu. v.— No. 2 Venowl'f'} "254 ' ' .43 ""433 W No. 3 Yellow .63 No. swallow v .50 ‘ painless, our: vufi'kfébiflw I No.2 Yoll.l No.3 Voil.l No.4__Yo_ll. Detroit ...1 1.00 I l bushels last year during the same week. Shipping demand was poor on that market/and only 1,904,000 bushels were shipped out. Specu- lative interests came out on any drop in prices as they believe Europe will be in need of considerable of our crop owing to her poor root crops It was rumored last week that there was some export business being done at the gulf as New 0r- leans was bidding quite heavily for corn. In general, though, the coun- try over, demand was of a local na— ture. .At the end of the week this coarse grain was weak at the— ma- jority of the leading markets of this country and prices were off. We would not be surprised to see this weakness continue during the pres- ,ent week and prices go some lower. Light offerings will hold the market from going to pieces but as long as demand does not increase prices will not show much of an advance. _ \ OATS Oats are a trifle higher and the tone is firm. Export demand is practically nil, and the domestic is OAT PRICES (new) BU.,VNOV. 2, 1921 oracle low-on Ichlc'a‘a'o;1_£:v: No. 2 Whlto .39 34% .45 ’ No. 3 wum .39. ,.31 No. 4 wma .33 ‘I-mcEs on: VEAR noo Willi/fia‘iiZfWifiBTNos will}: 015mm 1 .58 | 56% I 531/? not much better. It will be well along toward the close of the year we think before the oat market will show any material improvement. RYE Like com the rye market was de- void of attractive features last week but the price advanced, only to later decline. The, price today at Detroit is 860 for Cash No. 2.. Apparently ex- port business is not as good now as it was during the month of September when 3,712,635 bushels went out of this country, against" 2,464,422 bushels the same week a. year ago. A review‘ of the export business done shows that from Jan. lst of this year until Oct. 1st over 25,000,000 bush- els were shipped from the United States. During the same period last year nearly 44,000,000 bushels went to foreign ports. The exports for this period in 1919 were only'a lit- tle over 2,000,000 more this year while the shipments during the 9- month period in 1918 were only about one-fourth of those of 1921. Footer“ Weather Chart for HOV. 1'21 arm. Qt,» .. Win- _MW.MMH“$ hib- WASHINGTON, D, 0., Nov. 3, 1921. “A moderate cool wave is expected in the northern parts of Michigan near Nov. 6, a. warm wave near 8, a cool wave and blizzard near 11. Near these dates these weather features will cover all the northern Rockies, Pacific‘slope. western Canada. and northwestern America. Beginning with high temperatures and moderate storm forces, in the far northwest, the usual weather that proceeds a great conti- nental storm disturbance will affect the whole continent. That great November storm, with its varying Weather features will move toward New Orleans and then, grad- ually tum, moving over and along the Alleganles and doWn the St. Lawrence river. then out along the European steamer Hue towards Great Britain. Of course the last and of this great stormihe blizzard mt..- I THE WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK As Forecasted by W. T. Foster for The Blichigan Business Farmer' will interest you most. I expect the central part of the cold wave to reach Missouri not far from Nov.. 13. 1 Texas 14, Ohio 15-, Quebec and Maine 16. It will be a big cold wave and will effect the whole continent. V I have given only its central portions and they are usually the mildest part of it: the, fiercest port of these bad weather storms usually occm' northeast of the emtral parts. . But you must know something about the weather signs that are hung out above you I can not give the exact path the central parts of storms will take, but the weather signs above will indicate how the storm is moving. If you can see a. daily U. S. Weather Bureau map about that time the in‘ formation will be valuable to you, The U, 3. Weather Bureau is a success in 1 showing what the weather has been and then, having my forecasts you will be prepared for coming weather events. . This storm and that expected near Nev. 28 will bring the principal pre- cipitations of the month. But I am expecting the total precipitation of the month to be less than usual. . ’ ~ my _ The barley market continues on its way, qui‘et~ with . only slight changes in prices, and few know thin. grain is going out of the country at a great‘rate, ,shfpments forge!” tember aggregating over 5,000,000 bushels, against over 2,000,000 busha els last year during the corre‘SpOnd-4 ing week.’ Exports for this year up to Oct. 1st amounted to 20,410,870 bushels, or nearly 3,000,000 bush- els more than was sold to foreigners during the entire twelve months of 1920. Taking the past 3-year av- erage into consideration export? of barley should show a decline rom now until the first of the year but present indications are that when the’to-tal of the year’s shipments is compiled it will show that the only year to lead 192]. will be 1919 when 37,611,840 bushels were sentto for- sign countries. Detroit quotes feed- ing at $1.10@1.30 percwt. while at Chicago it 13‘48@54c‘ per bushel. BEANS - nun rmcss PER nov. 2, 1921 Grade 1mm" IGfllnngol n. v. cT'H.,P. . . . . 4.40 ‘ 5.33 ‘ 5.1: Red Kidneys . . . . a 8.63 » PRICE-s on: vnn go ' lo. {1. P. Hetrolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I too For three weeks we have been telling you that beans would decline. They have done so. Last week they dropped 15 cents at Detroit, While the market at other points was weak and showed a tendency to go down. New York growers have been selling their crop as fast as they could get it to market which is a. good thing for the farmer. As we go to press the market is steady. ,We look for the market to remain at about its present level for some eeks. There may be further declines and there , may be further advances, but we- don’t believe these will be of much consequence. An easing up in the movement, together with Colder weather will strengthen up the mar- ket again. 7 The demand is light and the supply plentiful and few look for the market to come back to the price levels of even a few weeks ago. POTATOES SPUDS PER CWT" Roll. 2, 1‘8_21_- I Sacked l BuiL 03ml: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1.73 1.18 _ .New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.08 . Pillsbury . . . . .M. . . . . . . . 2.§4fi_ PRICES ONE YEAR AGO Dotrolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, 2.06 Our chart published in the ’Oct. 22nd issue indicated our belief in lower prices for the week ending Oct. 29th. This belief was justi- fied. Prices declined last. week in nearly every important market. Simultaneously, however, the move« ment slacked up and the chances seem good for the November ad- vance which was also predicted on the chart. Digging cqntlnues to show material improvement in crop prospects particularly in Michigan, but reports from the east tell of ‘tho prevalency of rot. The movement Into primary markets shows some falling off, the total cariot move- ment last week Tuesday dropping for the first time in several weeks be- low 1,500 cars. Large quantities of potatoes have gone into store and private cellars and the demand has consequently become I“less active. With colder weather in the ' and tens of thousands of bushels in transit in unfired box cars, fear is expressed of a good deal of. damage by freezing. The first sign of cold of weather and the slightest falling off in the movement will, we believe. be instantly reflected in higher ,. omens I no for: 91149ng a demo. downfsommlggt stock in offinl ' - aged .10 {alien - have the recent government .- 'm‘ D'pdo'hfinuirwrfiafl +716 :1. existing demand. At present mess ' wand-s90: tations were $5'@5.25 for good stor- age stock; Prices on- the New. York are-also higher and the tone. of. the market is steady. Receipts one fair on the majority of the larg- er‘ markets. , Onion growers of this state btel- es - mate of the 1921 crop is too high. The government estimated the crop at 85 per cent of normal but grow- ers declare it will be about 50 per cent. ’The Michigan market is firm and buying for storage is going on freely. »_ APPLES Apples are easy at Chicago and offerings are greatly exceeding the ' the market is heavily stocked with a poor quality of fruit. Barreled stock moved slowly at Chicago last week and while on a few choice varieties, prices advanced over the week be- fore quotations in general were eas- ier. Offerings of Michigan bushel packed stock were somewhat small- er and where quotations were made, they were principally for bushels as a whole, with no distinction made as to variety. “A” grade, two and one- half inch apples sold for $1.75@2 per bushel, while under-grades rang- ed from 75c to $1.25. Quotations on the different barreled varieties in Chicago at the close of last w were: Jonathans, $8@9; Greenings, 89.5 @10; Kings $8@8.50; Spies, $8@ 8.50; Baldwins, $6@7; Grimes Golden $9-@10; Tolman Sweets $6@6.50; McIn- tosh $8@8.60; .Spitzenbergs $8; Hubbard- . stuns $7 @150; unclassified, $2.75@4,:50. IIAY The tone of the hay market has ‘not shown much of a change since last week. The market is somewhat easier at many points owing to the calling 01! for the present of the threatened railroad strike and at Detroit prices are down $1 but at New York receipts have not increas- ed and prices for geodgrades are higher. Demand is good in the east and oflerings are immediately'snap- ped up. The Chicago market rules steady but demandis less active. The decline of last ‘week at Detroit brings standard timothy down to $18 @19 per ton with the best grade $1 higher. No. 1 clover mixed closed the wee-k at $15 @ 16 per ton and No. 1 clover was $14@ 15 per ton. Man'- kets outside the state were from $1 to $10 higher. I LIVE STOCK MARKETS There is very little-information that can be gained by the student of markets, from recent daily price fluctuations. In the beginning, the apparent certainty of a strike of rail- way employee that 'Would completely tie up the lines of transportation, throughout the country, caused a rush of cattle and other live stock to market and a :big break in market values followed. Then came a fall— ing off in arrivals and a feeling, on the part of killers and distributors, that perhaps a meat famine might eventually result from a prolonged strike, as a natural result of these cenditions values hardened, some- what. Then came the announcement that the strike was all off and both kilmrs and distributors found them- selves over-stocked, with an extreme- Lv quiet trade in immediate prospect. no, net result of the whole strike episode is a big decline in. live stock values that places some kinds at the market value of the year, so In the Chicago cwtle trade, the done last Week was again rmrly down to the accent low levels in whee but this was considered a temporary condition resulting from the strike flurry. The cattle mar- kets of'th'e countrym, Mannie ,e'ycritical" condition, it is true and need "nursing"a with moderate” yemlies of native cattle—until “the. m end ofthe range run‘is market- -. t-Far too my went steers and representing, that with 30 days ,pohm‘fie'falrly we‘ll 'rip- danger. of gnocchi past. the; . ' " fitifiq . t . in the division devoted to Light-weight kill- . : ~, '- demand."~ settlement ~ook the Wind out of that market as it did in all other branches of the trade. ' When the smoke of the look- ed for strike clears nway it is. believ- ed that the cattle market will again give a better account of itself. Aside «from the temporary break in values resulting from the strike settlement, the sheep and lamb mar- ket seems to be in much better shape than at any preceding date this year. That the number of animals in the hands of feeders is much smaller than usual is universally conceded and experts in this market depart- ment are predicting much higher prices than those which prevail at present for fat lambs of handy weights. A Buffalo buyer has been visiting Michigan lamb feeders, of late, offering ,39 per cwt. for lambs on December delivery but with very few takers. It should be remember— ed that there will be no supply ,of frozen New Zealand mutton to clut- . ter up this winter’s sheep and lamb market. Another good omen, for' the sheep trade of the coming year, is the recent marked improvement in the demand for the cheaper grades of wool. . Burdensome receipts of live hogs, of late, have had a depressing ef- fect on prices and, for the present, the $8 quotation has been erased mixed butchers weights. ers have felt the break most because the supply of this grade has been ex-' cessive. Very few good healthy pigs are coming making it possible to place all arrivals in this department at higher prices than can be obtain- ed for any other grade on the list. The greatest problem facing the hog grower at the present time is how to find an adequate outlet for the surplus lard that will be produc- ed during the coming year. Amer- ican packers refuse .to accept any— thing but cash from Germany until something develops to improve the condition of that country’s finances. It is to be hoped .that some arrange- ment will be made .so that our Ger- man friends, on the other side of the ocean, can have all of our lard that they want. Live Stock Prices The following prices were paid at the Detroit Stockyard Tuesday, Nov. 1 Cattle Best heavy steers . . . . . . . . . ..6.50@6.75 Best handy wt. butchers steers 6.25@7.50 Mixed steers and heifers . . . . . .5.50@fl.25 Handy light butchers . . . . . . .4,75@5.25 Light butchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0.0@4.50 Best cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.50 ((175.25 Butcher cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.00@4.00 Cutters . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.50@2.75 Canners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,00((D2_25 Choice bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.50@5.00 Bologna bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4.00@4.50 Stock bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00@3.75 Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.25@6.00 Stockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4.00@5.25 Milkers and springers . . . . . .$45@100.00 Calves Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.50@13.00 Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.00@11.50 Sheep and Lambs Best lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,25@$.50 Fair lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.00@7,75 Light to common lambs . . . . . . .5.00ci>6.00 Fair to good sheep . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 ((03.75 Culls and common . . . . . . . . ..1.00@2.00 Hogs Mixed hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .835 Extreme heavy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7_50 Roughs . . . . . . . . ............. . . . . ..6.50 Stags . . . . . . . ..........., . . . . . . . ..5.00 Boats .....................~. . . . . ..3.00 MARKET EDITORS ‘ MAIL BOX What do you think of the prices of beef after the holidays? Would you ad- vise me to hold cattle or sell them soon? -—A Michigan Business Farmer Subscrib- er, Norwalk. Mich. Your letter asking advice about marketing cattle is before me and I will undertake the rather difficult Job of making reply to it. The cur- rent beef cattle market seems to haven strong upward trend, just now and my belief is that holi- day trade will be decidedly active. Coolers are practically bare .ofigpod ' ,beef and, in my opinion. not many cattle now on full‘ feed, will be ready , for the December market. Corn is plentiful and the prospective crop of fat low“ '~ bids fair ‘ to about equal the demand which will hardly be . es in, other years. _, I ,am i to. mar.-. cum: a: cattle. i The fer woOl ‘m'reguisi- hat week and the goods market rather slow but " conditions in general were _ healthy. . 'lWool quotations: Domestic—Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces—Delaine, unwashed 34627350: fine unwashed, 28@29c; 1-2 blood combing, 29@30c; 3-8 blood comb- ing, '26@27c. Michigan and New York fleeces—“De- lalne unwashed, 31@33c; fine unwashed, 26@27c; 1-2 blood, unwashed, 28@29c; 3-8 blood. unwashed 2%: 1-4 blood un- washed, '23 1-2@24c. Wisconsin, Missouri and average New England—L2 blood, 2369240: 3-8 blood, 2f3@24c; l-d blood. 22@23c. Kentucky, West Virginia and similar—- 3-8 blood, unwashed, 27@280; 1—4 blood unwashed, 25c, Secured basis: Texas—Fine 12 months 65@750; fine eight months, 50@55c. California———Northern, 70@75c; middle county, 65@68¢; southern, 50@55c MISCELLANEOUS _MABKET QUOTATIONS Detroit, November lst ButterwBest creamery, in tubs, 27@ 40¢ per pound_ Eggs—Fresh, candled and graded, 46 @510; storage, 33@350 per dozen. AppleMreening, $2.50@3 ; Baldwins, $2.25@2.50; Spy, 2,50@3; Jonathan, $3.25@3.50; Snow, $3.50@4 per bushel; westernu boxes, $3.25@3.75. Cabbage—~50@70c per bushel, Celery—Michigan, 25@30c per doz.; $1 per box. / Onions—Eastern, $5.50@6; Indiana. $5 @6 per 100 lbs. Dressed hogs—Small to medium, 116:1 13c; heavy, 9@10c per lb. Dressed Calves—Choice, “@150: me- dium, 11@130; large, coarse, 5@100 per pound. Live Poultry-Best spring chickens, 20 @210; Leghorns, springs, 17@180; large fat hens, 23@24c; medium hens, 20 @22c; small hens, 140; old roosters, 1.4 @150; ducks, 24c; geese, 21((0220; tur— keys, 30c per pound. Hides—No. 1 cured, 6c; No. 1 green, 5c; No. 1 cured bulls, 4c; No, 1 green bulls, 30: No, 1 cured calf, 14c: No. 1 green calf, 13c; No. 1 cured kip, Do: No 1 green kip, 80; N0. 1 horsehides. $2.60; No. 2 horsehidcs, $1.50; sheep pelts. 35c @31; grubby hides, 20 under N0. 2; No. 2 hides lo and No, 2 calf and kip 1 1—2c under N0. 1. Feed—Bran, $20.50; standard mid- dlings, $22; fine mlddlings, $25; cracked corn, $27; coarse cornmeal, $24; chop, $21 per ton in 100-1b. sacks_ CROP REPORTS Saginaw—Fine fall weather. Husking corn is the order of the day, Potatoes are all dug and were better than expect- ed. A.uction sale nearly every day: cows that are tuberculosis tested bring a fairly good price, others selling cheap. A lot of fall plowing being done. The ground is in fine condition for that work. —G. L., Oct. 28. Aflegan (E,)——Potatoes dug; yield heavier than expected but not so good as last year. Farmers husking and hauling corn and stalks to cribs and barns. Quite a few auction sales in community. Ear worm has done considerable damage to corn field. Weather fine; but one hard frost—L. B. M., Oct, 28. Hillfidule—Buckwhcat all threshed and the yield fair. Quite dry for corn husk- ing this week although we have had one rain during the week. There are several public sales advertised to be held this Week or the first of next_ The tubercu— losis testing is about finished in this county and the veterinarians expect to test the cattle in the city of Hillsdale lash—Reno J , Fast, Oct. 28. Genetics—Ideal fall weather. Corn dry enough so that what was not put in silo is being shredded and fodder put in barns. Some farmers making a few ex- tra dollars drawing gravel on roads. A great deal of fall plowing done and all work well in hand—A. R. Graham, Oct. 28th ' a: scams use. on ms cm BEARS m cm; resolves x—— it is a sign your subscription has expired according to our records, and we will greatly appreciate a prompt remittance in the enclosed envelope. IF YOU HAVE RENEWED and the date has not been changed, please advise us when and how you remitted. Or if you are re- ceiving two copies each week, send us both labels, so we can correct our error. WE ARE ANXIOUS to have you receive all copies promptly and correctly addressed, so tell us when any error occurs. MAILING DEPARTMENT The lYIichjgan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Most Liberal Exchange Offer Ii; Cub Allowance on Your Worn Out Separator in Ex- change for Newhn- proved Economy Kinr-theUptoDete ' «Separator That Gives Xou Creates . \i‘kfi / ". 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