An Independent Farmer’s Weekly Owned and. Edited in Michigan MT. CLEMENS SATURDAY, DECEQER 17,1921 . + RESIDENT HARDING rendered the , American farmer a distinct serViee When he appeared before Congress last week and bluntly told them that the farmer had sufiered most from the burdens of re- would give him partial relief. “Something more than tariff protection is required by the American tanner, ” said the Pasadena “Thei'e is acthal; depres- sion in our agricultural industry, While ag‘ ricultural prosperity is absolutely essen- tial to the general prosperity of th? country.” Very, very slowly the people of the United States have arrived at a true ap-. preci'ation of the condition of the farmer and its efiect upon all business. But for the President of the United States to em- phasize‘ this condition m a public address must certainly result in a keener realiza- -tion of the situation and the speedy adop- tion ot‘ measures of rte-lief ‘ subject the President said: . "Congress has sought vex? earnestly to pro— vlde relief It has promptly given such term porax'y relief “this been possible, but the can is Insisomt for the permanent solution. It is Inevitable that large crops lower the pribes and short crops advance them. No legislation can ours that fundamental law. But there s - refit told; ("and to ' supported, that. ’3 raised on Arnerican worth more to’ them-educate than {8 .000, 009 halos would hasi been. Equally M118 is milieu would bring them more also 1; bushels. We: those statements are not _ ' statements.- In a world where ihmmtensdmfiflonsmneedfoodand Wag Which they cannot get, such a condi- Evelyn-operation“- ' , of Milton EFF “”5581?er of , Europe. ~ lty has become a recognized bulwark of law adjufiznent and pleaded for measures which Speaking at greater length upon the, , 11 year will actually be , the statement that 790,090,009 bushels of" agement should be given to the co-operativo .markcting programs. These have proven very helpful to the cooperating communities in In Russia, the co- -operative commun- and order and. saved individualism from en- gulfment in social partisanship. Ultimately they will be accredited with the salvation of the Russian state. "Thole is the appeal for this experiment. Why not try it? No one challenges the right of the farmer to a larger share of the consum- ers' pay for his product, no one can dispute that we cannot live without the far-mm. He is justified _in rebelling against the transpor- tation cost. Given a fair return for his labor he will have less occasion to appeal for fipan- clal aid; and given assurance that his labors Shall not be in vain, we reassure all the people of a production sufficient to meet our national requirement and guard against disaster. “The base of the pyramid of civilization Which rests upon the soil is shrinking through the drift of population from farm to city. For a generation we have been expressing more or less concern about this tendency. Economists have warned and state'sment have deplored. We thought for a time that modern conven- iences and the more intimate contact would halt- the movement, but it has gone steadily on. Perhaps only grim necessity will correct it, but we ought to find a less drastic remedy.” Wants Flexible Tariff President Harding warned Congress against the adoption of a tariff which would shut out all imports. Acknowledg- Thig the need Of a tariff Which Will apply '\pr6tect our , * , hopes, that a way will be found to l‘make for flafian-ity and elasticity, so that rhtes ' they be adjusted to meet unusual “productive activities,” he and changing conditions Which cannot be ac- curatbly anticipated”. ‘ "There is a manifest difference of opin-' £10117” 11,9 mad, “about the American valua- tion. It is no radical departure 1n view of the varying conditions and the disordered state of money values, to provide for ‘ Amer-rem valuation, but there cannot be ignored the danger of such a valuation brought to fie level of our own production costs, making our tamili’s prohibitive. It Farm . Bureaus Plan Co-opcrahve Marketing Exchange in Detroit calves, aso potatoes and apples where same does not interfere with farm bureau market- dnct an egg pool for Which adequate stor- ‘89 militia Will be provided. “By t‘h ‘f'means, " says \ Mr Carmichael, 9 Far Bureau x‘neu‘nbers Will not be com- . 3d,,se11hedr eggs during the produc- d the 'sngg, but W; to enab- rdmg Plea, s for Relief Of American Farmer Tells Congress Right to Organize and Buy and Sell Co—operatively Must be Clearly Given might do so in many instances Where im- ports ought to be encouraged. In. this pro- posed flexibility authorizing increases to meet conditions so likely to change, there should also be provision for decreases. A. rate may be just today and entirely out of proportion six months from today. If our tariffs are to be made equitable, and not necessarily burden our imports and hinder our trade abroad, frequent adjustments must be necessary for years to come”. Other Recommendations Other outstanding points in the dent’s address are: Recommended Congress consider amending Constitution to prevent further issues of non- taxable securities. Dissatisfaction with recent tax bill is ex— pressed and intention of submitting future recommendations for further tax revision an- nounced Denunciation of commercial treaties order- ed under the Jones Shipping Act would bring chaos in trade relationships. Presidential authority for fixing variable tarifi' duties with assistance of United States Tariff Commission requested. ‘ Prompt passage of foreign debt refunding bill urged. , “Unreservedly, I recommend the appropri- ation necessary to supply the American Re— lief Administration (in Russia) with 10,000,- 000 bushels of corn and 1,000,000 bushels of seed“ grains. " Of the Arms Conference Harding said: . “A most gratifying world accomplishment is not improbable.” “The.r‘ight of labor to organize is just as fundamental and necessary as the right of capital to organize.” Urged establishment of an industrial ro- lati-ons court to protect the public against warfare between capital and labor. a Recommended reclamation legislation make available arid, swamp and cut-over Presi- lands in West and South, to provide more homes and to aid err-service men. Called for “general policy of transporta- tion, of distributed industry and of. highway construction” to restore balance be‘tweeii cit- ies and. farms. Every proper encouragement given to eta—operative marketing program” should be “This project is 100 per cent farm bureau without beln affiliated or connected in any way with the agricultural division of the Detroit Board of Commerce; it will be known as the Farm Bureau Produce Exchange and operated entirely along co—operatlve lines. The service In Detroit will include in addi- tion to cold storage, generaL delivery to the retail trade.and a staff of salesmen to look after the indiyidual lines. It is calculated that the details can be worked out to start business not later than March let.” An almost identical project is being ‘ ,_«premoted byC AcBiIlghsm, madame ' . misaldivimonofthaDmtBonde ' The wannabes-y, ”of that the board ii). to,“ .fl. to move the 1921 pool to mar- , a satisfactory rate. Last; ~ the pool disposed of another ,300' pound block of wool to an in mill Fifty thousand pounds the clothing wool brought 26 . a pound and 50,000 pounds of -blood clothing wool brought 25 ts a pound. Nearly, 2,000,000 “8. .000 pounds were pooled in 1921. The 1920 wool pool has been paid The last, of the 18, 000 checks in final settlement were dispatched y last week. The department is taking care of adjustments here There and is urging growers with nstments on hand to write in at seed. seed. 'The, 1921 pool is still open and “X31 is"coming in, subject to the 'h' advance made last summer, "bivalent to half the market value the graded wool on the day of ding. Farmers are shipping di- rect to the farm bureau wool ware- house at Lansing. The emergency taflfl is barring foreign wools and is strengthening the general market, according to the wool department, INSURES FUTURE SUPPLY OF ALFALFA SEED 8E CO—OPERATION between northewestern co—operative as- sociations of alfalfa and clover seed growers and members of Mich— :' i'g‘an Farm Bureau locals and co—op— erative associations should material-. 'ly relieve any shortage of good stocks of alfalfa and clover seed' fl‘vwhich may be felt next spring, says the State Farm Bureau seed depart- alfalfa Iced next spring. Drought at home and abroad made great cuts in_the I? * the United States‘th pur- chase are about 120 .000 000 pounds"- of red clover seed annually. Today ‘. there are about 62 4100.000 pounds. ‘of clover seed in sight to meet the requirements, says the Farm Bureau quoting the Bureau of Market’s ures. Little seed will be exported to the United States; howeve;J that is considered a small loss as very lit? .. tie of the imported seed is adapted to Michigan conditions. The corn belt states movement to grow mace clover and less corn is also expected to have its eifect on the clover seed supply. There is- said to’ be practically no carry-over of old Michigan produces little, Most _of that is from the northwest where ideal al- falfa seed producing conditions are said to exist in a climate far more rigorous than that of Michigan. assisting that northwestern alfalfa seed producing region to meet Mich- igan requirements with respect to pure and-genuine seed, the Michigan Farm Bureau has developed supple- mentary seed resources for Michi- gan that should relieve any short- age that may be felt in Michigan. Michigan farmers early that the Northwestern alfalfa, clover producing States of Utah, North and South Dakota and Montana were the proper sources of _" supplementary stocks of clover seed for Michigan. Last summer the State Farm Bur- eau seed department loaned Vaughn Tanner to the unorganized Grimm al- falfa seed growers of Idaho, for several months. suit was the Idaho Grimm Alfalfa Growers’ Association, numbering 165 producers, said to produce about 90 per cent of the world’s supply of genuine Grimm alfalfa seed. and fig- : alfalfa shipped in In agreed and Idaho, Blackfoot, The re- : (i213: and richer milk is well worth try- g fo'r. It means more money on the profit side of dairying. And it is far '13an there are certain cows that are not yielding up to capacity, just because of some noedvitnlity of genital or digestive or- from being just a dream. In every‘ ~and a better gm dc of milk/ ‘Penn , Prevention.” - m' cheapest health in— mm various aflmems. and (amen-um Amount,“ fruit juice drinks. = year. club at. the pecunty fair, but did not tion with plats showing the location * of their Grimm fields with relation” to "all other crops grown. on their, -. respective farms, and every member 'of the association has absolutely proved the genuineness of his stock of Grimm. They also have a rigor- ous inspection service. Today they are cleaning, scarifying and ware-- housing their seed in e.‘ plant that! handles nothing but Grimm. The Idaho growers have made the ‘Michigan State Farm Bureau their ' eastern headquarters and have as-' sured Michigan farmers first ’call oh all Idaho Grimm stocks while they: last in recognition of the services given them by a Michigan co-opera- tive association. The northwestern growers are working with eastern co-operative associations in a co-‘op- erative relationship. The State Farm Bureau seed de- partment is new the greatest co-op- erative seed concern in the country as a handler of general seeds, and is said to handle a larger volume than . any private concern/in the middle west outside of such centers as Chi- cago and Toledo. —-a————————— ’ ‘ FRUIT MEN WAR ON FAKE FRUIT JUICES RUTH-IN-FRUIT’ juices legisla- tiOn is to be pushed by. fruit growers of the nation, now up in‘ arms over the wholesale manufact- ure and'sale of chemical fruit'juicee in place of the natural product, ac— cording to the Michigan State Farm Bureau. President James ‘Nicol' of the State Farm Bureau, promin— ent fruitngwer is a hearty,support- er of ‘such fruit legislation. .Mr. Nicol is chairman of the Fruit Grow- ers’ Marketing Committee of 21. The public is helpless at present in the matter of chemical fruit julic-' es and fruit growers of the nation are being imposedi upon. Gum ar- able and other ingredients are being used to make artificial drinks “cloudy” so that they will resemble The consumer cannot tell the difference. Often— times the thing is helped along by a display of real fruit at stands where the questionable fruit juice drinks are sold, and the advertising concern- ing them is so adroitly,worded that the consumer is led to believe he is drinking fruit juice instedd of a chemical preparation. Fruit grow- ers are determined to protect their industry by putting an end to such deception. . ....._._; EATON COUNTY’S PIG CLUB CHANEPION W0 YEARS ago last spring the first pig clubs ”in Eaton county were organize‘l by County Agent '1‘. “A. Farrand. In the time since they have been going, the work ac— complished by the club members 'has ’ won them some of the most coveted honors of the hog breeders of Mich- igan. One in '“particular, Sidney B. Phillips, leader efthe Brookfield Club of near , arlotte, has not only developed some prize—winning pigs, but has also‘piaCed well in the State Fair judging bontest, winning the highest all-around honors in j,udg-. ing and first place in judging-dairy cattle. By .winning these centests he earned two trips, one to Chicago to the International, and the other to the National Dairy Show at Minne- apolis. » ‘- Sidney was one of the first to join the clubs which were organised in. 1919. Four clubs were started that Three of them chose Poland-I China’s, but Sidney tool: up Duroc— Jerseys. He bought his pure-bred pig and that fall he exhibited her with the rest of the pigs from his rises. He kept h ‘ she gave birth M - t ._ , , They have furnished their assoCian‘ .which he has- done . awarded a free short course schol- arship at the M. A. C and expects to. ~(Great Britain) in 1920. ‘7 “back to acreage of 19. 069, 633 in 1921, 3(- , ,345. 659 were under cnops and 1.- wheat harvest at 174,424, 781111181!- ' m average of 14.9 -, . the eats yield is 131.733. ,3 from, 4.333 .90.":er ‘ ~ -i sing "the county fair he‘s his pigs, this unit mi and two bears. One of the gilts of the best breeders in the state. ,walked off with first prise W a V I l ' field of 37 others entered by some But the winning of them”. .3, ' not the only thing which Sidney done. He has the foundation of a fine herd of Duro'cs which should yield him considerable and income in the years to come. In enjoyment ‘ recognition of the splendid work attend the college soon. He gives credit for his success to hard work,‘ determination, “pep,” , and the fact that the people of his county realise the value of a. cou'iity club leader to boys and girls of the county—.4111 'Johnson, M. A. C. Correspondent. OROI’ YIELDS POOR IN GREAT BRITAIN BEAT BarrAm's grain crop for . 1921, from present appear- ances, seems to be the worst for many years. The wheat crop is the only one of which it is possible to speak with satisfaction. Of oth- er crops. barley, which usually aver- ages 32 bushels to the acre, is ex- pected to fall considerably below that . figure. The oat crop will be very poor. The hay crop is said» to be ridiculously low, although. where harvested the quality is good. Yields of 11 to 20 hundredweight are ex- pected against 40 hundredweight .(Ireland and 26 hundredweight Potatoes are a varied crop as regards yield and some farmers have obtained no greater weight ”than the seed they planted. The crap must be describ- ed as a bad one on the whole. The root, crop is stated to be the least successful of all. Against yields of 40 to 60 tons of mangolds to the acre ingood years, the highest yield so far reported is 29 tons (South Wales) which is nine tons more than the average of that district, bu 'in most canes mangolds have yieded ' from practically nothing to 20 tons per acre. In consequence of crop failures, considerable decrease] in farm wages is expected. In the south farmers declare their inability to' pay more than 80 shillings a week; those in the west 35 shillings a week; and in the north, 40 shillings. he has been a The price or live stock has also fall-3 3 en, in some reported cases. Cattle, which brought 35 pounds a ‘head in the spring ‘were sold after the sum-. .mer‘ for 21 pounds a head. Bollocks bought at 50 pounds realized only 40 pounds sterlings after the sum- mer ’s fattening. . ~ The potato yield in Scotland is estimated at from 6 to 15 per cent above the normal and in some cases .5 to 25 per cent below Berwick, turnips are estimated 40 per cent below normal and swedes 20 per cent ‘ ' below. In Roxburgh, turnips are reported 50 per cent below the nor- mal and swedes 10 other districts an average yield is ex- paired. m preliminary returns of ‘tiic in... d ,of Agriculture for Soot- land in 1921, recently published, re— fleet considerable progress on the ” policy. 0f the total 883, ‘97 under permanent grass, as compared with 1,858, 809 acres in -1szo.. ” Crop returnsa’ from the Province of A Saskatchewan; Department of Agri- per cent. In» ' culture, based upon reports from 1:1,: 129 correspondents, els from 11, 651, ‘39 0WTHATtwmthirdsofflh1921gfiin Ncropisoutof/thefarmers’ handsthe U. SGrainGrowers’ IncgwantstheFederal 'll‘r'ade Commimon to investigate the reasons why prices have gone down so drastically. This is an excellent idea It gives the Grain Grow’ers, 1m, and the Farm Bureau a chance to get a little favorable publicity ate hmewvhenitwill come in handy, butso far as doing the farmers very much good, it comes ninety days too late. However, the Business .Farmerisforitandeveryfarmermghtto behrigandifhereadsthisarticlethrough to the end hewill find out how he can help bring . This pubheathn was one of many which wasfooledforatimebythem'yof“talling uporis”asm1excuseforfallmgprices. But not for long. It made a. little investigation on its own account and discovered that farm products were going out of the swuntry at a tremendous rate. So while other farm papers and farm. organizations were bewailing the lackofexpondemandmdimploringthere- birth at the War Finance Corporation, the Business Farmer published the facts, and showed in its August 27th issue that grain exports for 1921 were exceeding all records In that issue we saidzI 1 ‘If anybody tells you that the exports of Am- erican food products are dropping off, and there— fore prices must,'go lower, don't believe him. This caution: is given because certain specu- lative interests who want to see grain prices go lower are trying to lead farmers to believe that the export business developed during the war hasbeenshattered. Itistruothatthereisa t decline is‘thé quantity exported this year certain food products as compared with those of last year, but , see are more than offset by the huge increase“ 1 exports of wheat and corn." How strikingly similar art the words of PreaGustafsonoftheU. S. G. G., Ina, three and a half months later when he says:" ‘ “At the same time “that whe’at prices are be- ing hammerbd down to the dollar mark and grain growers are being léd to believe that a weakened fereign demand will not require a normal ax- State Hunfing Laws Tell When, What and How Wild Game May be [filled ACH SESSION of the legislature makes I certain important, and usualb wise changes in the laws governing the protection ofwfldgameinthestate. Itisdimcultfor pemonshi pursuit of ‘IfringeupOnsomenew w,runinto arms ".ofagsme'wardenandwfindthemselvesin court. Ignoranceofthelawisnoexcusefor ififldafimmitisbmtobeinformedand avoid breaking laws, and suflering penalties; , That there is wide-sproad ignorance of the ,lowmdarealdesu-etoobservetheletterof thelawmshownbythenumberofm es recenedrecentlybytheBumness Farmer up on when, what and' how wild game may be filled. Some of thwe questions with fish meulnhedbelowforfliesakeof ,II,1the many who 11111111213355qu 1 about the investigation. ,- 'certain kinds of owls, or English sparrows .Vmissioner Gram Growers seek Reason for Price Declines. Senate Resolution would Authorize Federal Trade Commission to Make Investigation l How Our I Wheat Exports Have “ Declined ” The followhrg official U. 8. Department of Commerce reports are for the first ten months of each year named: Average exports, 1909-14 __ 60,588, 884 I 1 60, 348, 814 1132021 255,806,737 portable surplus, we find that more wheat has actually been exported than ever before ” Responsibility for the bearing of the mark- et with false statistics and stories is laid at the door of the grain" exchange and those who specul to on the market. "On November 3rd,” said Mr. Gustafson, “when wheat sold at 99 cents a bushel in the Chicago market—the first time in five years that wheat fell below the dollar mark—the price was driven down during a hectic day of wild trading. James A. Patten, grain king, stood on the side lines in the Chicago Board of Trade. A newspa- per reporter interviewed him. “Wheat won’t stop at a dollar,’ Patten said. ‘It will go down much further. There isn’t any consumptive de- mand to bolster up the market—nothing to hold up the price. European credit is shot—so poor .that we cannot look for an export demand to hold up the market!’ "That Is the statement that has been repeated again and again by the market makers, copies in grain trade journals and market reports. “Grain exchanges held up the same bugaboo of decreased exports after July, 1920, and of- fared it as an excuse of rapidly declining prices of grain during the harvest period of that year. When the year was done the official government figures show that a total of 307,394,- 000 bushels of wheat and wheat flour were ex- ported in 1920, as compared to the average ex- ports of 227,998,600 bushels of wheat and wheat flour for“ the five war. years of 1915-1919 in- '* elusive. If the ratio of 1921 exports are contin- ued to the close ‘of therear, the total exports of wheat and wheat flour will exceed 350,000,000 bushels." Gustafson charges that the present market is a “one-man market” influenced to a large extent by an operator who, “in addition to be- ing a buyer, is also an elevator warehouse- man, a shipper, a manufacturer of grain food is killing their chickens? Do you know of anyone who has ferrets for salelL—Oid Subscriber, Hillsdale, Mich. The object of a bounty is to encourage the de- structionof certain animals. Therefore, there is no restriction upon the method you may employ to hunt and kill anhnalspn which there is a bounty. You do not have to have a license to hunt weasel, rats, woodchucks, crows, hawks, No matter how you kill them or under what circum- stances you are entitled to receive a bounty which will be paid by the clerk of the township in which you reside. The bounty on wea’sel is twenty-five cents; on rats, ten cents There is no bounty on mink. The mink is a protected an- imal w ch cannot lawfully be killed from and including the first day of April to and including the thirty-first day of October. A mink hide is ' worth from $2 to $5 depending upon size and quality. It is lawful for any citizeii to hunt upon his own premises (on which he resides) any non- protected animal without a license. {kill a protected amimal during the elated season every t- ough it is destroying property unless por- mitted mtfi mo, fish and forest fire com- o. is authorimd to index a parinit for" such killing upon receipt of proof that- the ask. and is destroying orIIi's liable to d oy his prop- _ ' mm of h ”male hken\undor permit I1Who can provide this requested to write his senator and congress- He may not " opertotho state' we, fichand :‘bocrd shall missio' ' vote of the people at the next regular , I- and a majority vote will decide the QWII products. a miller and an exporter.” In support of his contention that the market has been a manipulated afiair this year to say. nothing of previous years, Mr. Gustafion quotes as follows from a letter alleged to have passed between a man on the "inside" of the . market and a prominent grain dealer: “There was no reason except the ‘smashin‘. process’ to break the December option in m ' cago in two weeks from $2. 75 to $2.06 became I‘ all the while, every day, more wheat was being sold to Europe than was being bought from the country. The export sales were limited only a: prudence on the part of the exporters.” In view of these alleged facts Mr. Gustaf son believes that the Federal Trade Commis- sion should conduct an investigation. g, lution was introduced in the Senate on ugust 16th to authorize such an investigation, but ‘it got buried in a committee. This rwolution - provides that "The Federal Trade Commission be and hereby » is authorized and directed to investigate, begin- ‘ ning with the harvest of the 1919 grain crop, the. margins between farm and export prices; the freight and other costs of handling; the profits or losses of the principal exporting firms, and corporations and their subsidiary or allied com- panics and firms; all the facts concerning mare ket manipulations, if any, in . connection with large export transactions or otherwise; the or- ' , ganization, ownership, control, interrelationshipO'. foreign subsidiaries, agencies, or connections of " the firms engaged in the export of grain, includ- ing the extent of their control of the facilities used by them; the organization, methods of op- eration and agencies, used by foreign buyers of grain in this country. ” How Farmers Can Help I For a. long time we have been curious to know what “happens in the dark” after pro- ducts have left the farmers’ hands. Now is our chance to take a peep. But it will take- some preswurewto, get the resolution through congress, so every farmer who wants to see the “inside” of the grain trade practices is; man to nee their influence to secure an im- mediate vote on Senate Resolution, No. 133. ' ground full of holes Has A any right- to let B come in and catch these rats by destroyingCI their holes if he , doos not wish to do it himself?—~W. ,Lapcer, mm. Section 359 of the compiled game laws provides ‘ that it shall be unlawful at any time for any per- 3 son to destroy, disturb or molest any beaver. , ’ skunk, muskrat or rabbit house, hole or other excavation which may be used or occupied by __ such game or fur-bearing animals, or at any time set any trap within six feet of a muskrat house ; ’or hole. To kill a muskrat during the closed. ~ season which is the same as for mink one must prove that the muskrat is doing damage or is liable to do damage to preperty and secure a per- mit from the state game, fish and forest fire 001m 1, missioner as described in a proceeding paramllh. , When Ferrets May Be Used Is it a fact that a township may decide by Vote 4 whether or not it shall be legal to use ferrets tn hunts If so, how should one roceed to bring the question before the votersH—G N., catur. man Yes, section 367 of the compiled game laws for“ 1921, provide that “it shall be lawiul to make use? of a ferret or'Ig guinea pig or any other rodent for the purpose of hunting ' ‘ ‘ rabbits in any 1 . ship in this state,Iwhere in a majority of " electors ‘ ' ” so decide. Upon the filing ‘ titIiIo'ns signed by not less mmtwenty vo the township with the clerk of the township, order the question submit 1 -ll'_u‘niers mg also use fer-retain!" ’ ‘T An Ind depend“: ' .‘ act's Wee“ wn'e'do‘ad ' Edited In \x {Eugen SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17. *- Published every Saturday by THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. Inc. Mt. Clemens, Mlchlgsn Represented it?! New York, Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis by 19:1 " GEORGE M. smoUM ...................... UMBER Irons P 9. f... l (-1 Associated Farm Papers Incorporated .‘ EST A. Loan ................. 1. ........ mron . ASSOCIATES: l fin!“ 1L Sehdck ................. Anitent Business Maser L . R. Welter ........................ Circulation Menu“ . M. D. Lsmb ...................... . ............ Auditor ‘ “9an F. Hipkins ........... . ...... Plant s-mdmdan l M11011 Gflnnell .. . ........................... Mom . 1 Grace Nellie Jenney ............. arm Hem?K €333! . .................. i 3*“ r William EC kBm ............. 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In say:"Iss'.vyonrs dvterflsemen mino- Farmer!" It 'wlll guarantee honest .3 Entered as second—class matter. at post/office. Mt. Clemens. Mich. (scum Milan. War Referendum 'PEAKING at Indianapolis on Sept. 4th, . 1919, President Wilson said: “If there had been nine days of dis 'on Germany would not have gone to War. If. there had been nine days upon which to bear the opin- ion of the world, the judgement of mankind upon the purposes of those governments, they never would have dared to execute those purposes”. In other words,» there would have been no war if in every nation concerned the people themselves had been given an opportunity to express themselves This is the thought which has ,promptcd Sen. Ladd of North Dakota to introduce a resolution for the amending of the Constitution depriving Congress of the power to declare war except in case of actual invasion, without the ex- pressed approval of a majority of the voters. Sen. Ladd predicts himself that his reso- lution will not be adopted The congress of the United States is still a slave to tradition. The more suggestion of taking away from them the “privilege” of declaring war is in the opinion of many congressmen quite too . impertinent to merit serious consideration.“ 3. But what is there so startling or imprac- bring an end to warfare why should they blind themselves to the most obvious methods of doing it? It is safe to say that if the kings and kaisers presidents and potentstes, states- -- men, military autocrats and others who do- Clare war and keep alive the war spirit had to bare their own breasts to the swords of the enemy, there would be fewer causes for war and less actual warfare. It is a magnificent thing to fight for a principle, but the ap- praisal of the principle and the zeal to de- fend it are usually 1n direct proportion to the sacrifice which its defense incurs. And how strikingly true this is When it comes to war; The world will never be entirely free of in- ternational disputes. Every nation .must needs have its diplorhats to write notes and arbitrate and peaceably adjust it possible its difierences with other nations But even the passion and when their failure at peaceful ad- jficficsfim leads the nation which they repro- 'sienbto the 'brink of war, it is then cm for nme for dolibérafion arid power to co.- tical about such an idea? If the nations are, really sincere when they say they want. to. , sactcd. Otherwise the wisest of statesmen are prone to mistakes and. peoplotostep in andrevrewthemdoneo' My, many tunes in the past woald’“ . have been averted had the people been .1: ', can service on these rm thousands of farm folks who depend upon them for tram 1(C'lportatmn of farm products» The Pere arquette quite properly in- s1sts that it should:' not be forced to run its lines at a loss for an indefinite tithe. For a governmemt to impacts such conditions upon- private capital would be the very height of numeracy On the other ma these who were attracted by the trans adored by these lineso railways to invest their money in farms and other business on— terprises in the sections served are entitled to consideration. .It would be as much an in- fringement of their rights as American citi- zens to destroy their avenues of transports-i tion as it would be to compel the owners of such avenues to conduct them at a loss. . In this situation we. find the most potent argument for g0vernment ownership of rail ways, upon the each for all and all for each theory of popular government. 3 govern- ment, being of and for. the people could not discriminate against. one section of the country in favor of another merely because the roads lost money in one and made money in the other. The principle is eractly the some which is recognized in the universal service of the postal department, of post roads, schools, etc. 'Money that is expended by the government in the building and main- tenance of harbors is of direct benefit to only a comparatively few, but the cost is borne by the entire country. Why should not this principle of [service as against profits he applied to the railroads? ‘ The 30116 and Mortgage Company “Will you please inform me as to whether the Lincoln Bond and Mortgage Complany, a Dela- ware corporation. located in Detroit, is a relia- ble company and safe for investment? I am a school teacher and 3.111 thinking of investing Michigan. HIS 18 one of scores of letters we have received in recent months concerning the stock of bond and mortgage companies \Ve have gone to great pains to inveSiugate these concerns, ——the standing of the promot; ers, the nature of business carried on, the prospects for profit- -earning etc. In the ma- jority of cases we find that these companies are backed by men of high standing in the state and community , of the business is the purchase of land contracts, the underwriting of construction projects, and other similar objects which the banks are unable to finance either be- cause of lack of funds or the inhibition of the banking laws The only question about these firms which should receive particular scrutiny is their ability to earn the dividends promised in the sale of their stocks. In the first place; there is a considerable risk involved in the kind of business tran- state banking laws would offer no‘ objection to the banks hand— ling this kind of paper or making this kind without serious loss and inconvenience to ortation facilities: Generally the nature . flosisinthc United States atthe presenttfnm lyidied d‘uringthe currentyear. “13158“ i membepreventsdthroughthedght uIar time. . '~' ‘7 By way of explanatron- When-capital. is plentiful and banks have more money than they can loan, constructmn projects are oasfly financed. The ease with Which they- are finsnwdandt easewithwhrchrulefiats csnbebought sndsoldrcsultsmaspeaall- "tive tendency which puts prices up. The country posed mm {1919 and 1920. MilliOns of dollars have been .snnkin lahdsnd Mildmgs at'mflsted values. just such a period in When the day of reckonmg came prices went down and they are still going Naturally the purchasers of real estate and of the securities of apartments, office 1nnIdihgs,etc., find themselves in the possession of invéStinents Wallich have sumac-ed ermsiderable shrinkage in v ue. " ---- During a period of money stringency When the demand for money greatly exceeds the supply as has been the case“ the past year, bond and. mortgage companies come _ into. existence in large numbers and flourish like" -a green bay tree as long. as the strlngéncy lasts, but when money is easier again, they find it more difficult to earn their contemplat- ed profits. This view of the prospects “of tthe concerns was laid befbre Dr. Friday, . . professor of economics at Ann Arbor, who replies as follows:' ."Your a lysis of the situation of the bond and mortga’ companies seems to me to: thoroughly sound. These, companies have been able to do a large business and make confide!- able profits during the, past few years, but I agree with you that with the falling interest rates and the easier money market the field of these com- panies will be much restricted and their profits considerably lessened". These are facts which should be remem— ~— bered when anyone is approached to invest in the stocks of. these concerns y . Another Good Man Gone Wrong ILLIAM BOUCK, former master of the Washington State ,Grrauge, has been ex- pelled from the National Grange. A review of the evidence 3110st that this action was necessary in order to uphold the dignity and jurisdiction of tho Natiosifl Grange. . When we first learned of the famous Bench case we were igclined to sympathme with Bouck. He is a man of strong convictions and a fighter. He rebelled against the die, turns of the National Grange on grounds which we thought were well taken. But like; manysnothergoodman he: lost his head. Following his removal from the Washington State Grange, he, with the aid of some sym— 7 patlfmers, effected an entirely separate organ.- motion which sought to armada and dis- place the regularly constituted State Grange Bytbismovnhelcstthegeodwinofmany members, and the princrples for which he had 1 fought no longer seemed quite so worthy: ‘ Sodogoodmngpssuxyandthelrcsuse ' Sailor. Program and return are forever pey- ing the penalties: of egotlsucal, impaction! leadership. , ~ “Buy a Bush! of Health” HEAT AND wonderful work is being; done by the National Tuberculosis As- 11 3; sedation and its :state branches 1n the eradi— ‘9- cation of tuberculosis. It is estimated that there are one 1111th active cases of tuberou- and that at least 132,000 of these will ham bletofitopsytoadiseasewhichcanmluge. -.H‘l_‘L_LH" .. ' [.7m'm gene on 1.3' c. . . a“; .1 7’ 5531'“ng J ”Wild LIFO Romance 2% ' 7 efid'pf in: <2wasp’ensetxndteers “down my journey. hilt a caribou and when the wolves leave they feast on the remake. With fun 3 Elements they have a play and upon returning find two owls that have taken poxsession of the carcass Ire you; attackel by a wolf. Neewx continues to Home and «1-. the noitiihnl Igew-a, '9 use): beer-ssh. end II!- ”M- useums en a Sour-orb breeding grounds. chums e . 00.150131; camer- -fie .treeke of the bears. no has a pop. tum-1, which [mistaking toms Ulster. eudhe'deeldes lie would like to so . the only “the to. lief‘the.‘ lie" lusty” with the bears, kills Nessak and m Entertaining . ;_puts Mitt and Neewa In the front . mend . ' ’. s “gimme fives. -As they are nearing a waterfall them“ out fights-1d sell- out or. the oango. Challoncr thinks the two wnrb. Wbugufinewntohimthey trriveatthefeet ofthe falls still-Jive. (firming out on the shore they start of! through the woods. Normal~ dis era a News and Mikl are badly stung but cont! no on They are “ended by a treat owl but escape. They watch wolves ha ’5'- fast on the carcass of the caribou a-d Riki leaves him to seek fresh meat. A___. 7 lint-Continued from last week) CHAPTER TEN QUARTER of a mile away Miki had heard the clamor of the crows. But he was in no im— mor to turn ba2,ck even - guessed that Neewa was in noed~of his help. He was hungry from long , fasting and, for the present his dis- position had taken a decided turn. had be He was in a mood to tackle anything in the eating line, no matter how 2. big, bubhe was a good mile from the dip in the side of the ridge before he found even a crawfish crunched this down, shell and all. Ithelped to take the bad taste out ‘91 A V his mouth. The day was destinedto hold for him still another unforgettable event in his life. so vague as it had been yesterday, and the days before. Brain-pictures came back to him more vividly as the morning lengthened into after- noon, bridging slowly but surely the gulf that Neowa‘s comradeship had wrought. For a time the exciting "thrill ofghis adventure was gone. Half a dozen times he~ hesitated on the point 'of turning back" to Neewa. It Was hunger "that always , him one little farther. He found two more crawfish. Then the creek j’ deepened and its water ran slowly, and was darker. Twice he chased old rabbits that got away from him ' easily. Once he came wi-thin an ace ' ’2 0~12 catching a young one. Frequent- 1y 8. partridge rose with a thunder of 2~Jay’s on; many ”squirrels \ . '2 turned his way. He saw moose-birds, and All about him was meat which it was impos- sible for mm to catch. Then fortune Poking his head into the end of a hollow log he cor- wings; - pared a rabbit so completely that there was no escape Du g' the next fowminntes he- indulged in the- -1 Spots on his hide Where Oochak had 2 first squire meal he had eaten in He» Now that he was alone 2 ,_ the memory ,of his master was not drovw i . ed exit. accidental presence was a threat and a challenge. Besides, Oochak look— ed like an easy victim if it came to a fight. 80 he pulled back his lips and snarled. Oochak accepted this as an invi— tation for him to move on, and be- ing a gentleman who respected oth— er people’s preserves he made his apologies by beginning a velvet foot- This was‘too much for Miki who had yet to learn the etiquette of the. forest trails. Oochak was afraid of him. Ha was running away! With a triumphant yelp Miki took after him. After all, it was simply a, mistake in judgment. (Many two—footer animals with big- ger brains that Miki' 3 had made sim- ilar mistakes.) For Oochak, attend— ing always to his own business, was, for his size and weight, the greatest little fighter in North America. Just what. happened in the one minute that followed his assault Mi- ki would never be able quite to un— derstand. It was not in reality a fight; . it was a. one-sided immola— tion, a massacre. His first impres- sion was that he had tackled a dozen Oochaks instead of one. Beyond that first impression his mind did not work, nor did his eyes visualize. He was whipped as he would never be whipped again in his life. He was cut and bruised and bitten; he was strangled and stabbed; he was so utterly mauled that for a space after Oochak had gone he continued to rake the air with his paws, un- consclous of the fact that the affair was over. When he opened his eyes and found himself alone, he slunk into the hollow log where he had cornered the rabbit: . . In there he lay a. good half hour, trying hard to co mwchond just what had happened. The sun was setting when be dragged hiniself out. He limped. * His one good ear was hit- ten clean “through. There were bare er ah” scraped the hair off. His, bones go“ absorbed was' he in his fmt ached, his throat was sore, and 7 that he was unconscious of a new there was a lump over one eye He arrival on the Scene. ”He did not looked m1? back over the '7 hear tile- coming of Oochak the fish- er-c‘at; nor, re;- a few moments, did . , he smell him. It was not in Oochak’s nature to more a disturbance. “wss by birth and instinct. a- valiant hunter and a gentleman, and when, ,. ' he saw Miki (whom he took to be a young wOlf) feeding on a frésh kill, He» he made no move to demand a shin-o for 1111118611. Nor did he run away. ' 2 Elle would undoubtedly have contin-l . y very. soon if. Miki 2 sensed his. presence» It was no; a trail. “home" trail; Up there was Neewa. With the lengthening shadows of the day's end a great loneliness crept upon him [and a desire to turn back to. his coa'nrade. But Oochak ,had gene that way—and he did not want to meet Oochak again. He wandered a little. farther south and east, perhaps a quarter of a mile, before the sun disappeared en- ,7 7tire1y. In the thickening gloom of twilight he struck the Big Portage between the ‘Beaver and the Loon. Only at rare tervals did wandering v0yagaurs " "‘ «down from, the north make . itin their passage from one Hand-Comfort and Protection for all F arm Work 9’ THE BOSS LETHERPOM—h’eavy canton flannel with tough leather on Trade This Trade-mark idem genuine Bass Work GI Be sure 1t is on every you buy. They’re comfortable to work in. For Boss Gloves are so flexible that you can grip onto any kind of a job. And they’re tough, too—v built strong to give long service on rough, rugged work. There are so many jobs on a farm where" Boss Gloves are needed, that you can keep several pairs around, and use them all. For 1 instance, keep one pair on the tractor, another ' in the car to change tires. Have a pair in the barn to clean out the stalls, and in the ma— chine shop for all repair work. They’ll save your hands from many a bruise and out, and protect them from dirt and grease. Boss Work Gloves come in ribbed, band, and gauntlet wrlsts. Sizes for mcngand women, boys and girls. Ask your dealer for, them by name. THE 8083 WEDY-aw‘best quality, 'medinm weight canton flannel. THE BOSS HEVY—ve best quality, heavy weight canton flannel. THE 3085 XTRA HE —fineet grade of extra heavy canton flannel. THE 30 SS WALLOPER—higbest quality, heaviest weight canton flannel. rims ,fmgers and thumbs. THE 3955 ERZY—highest quality cotton jersey cloth in many colors. THE BOSS TIKMlT—roomy mittens made of ticking that wears like iron. THE 3053 ELASTO—strong canton flannel. Made by a patented process in one weighted y. - IRE BOSS MANUEACTURING CO., ‘Ke'waneeJlL “flew-ma _ I Buy your Agri- 2 cultural Gypsum now for increased yields of alfalfa and clover. Use it on manure this winter to .savc valuable nitrogen. Send for illus- trated book-.11: is free! IndustnceAssociahon was.» by the greatest land clearing experts. It _ willmenhsndrcds may- 5 be thousands of dollars g ' Enlistm income to yout Tells 0" I! over was 6 Hull.“ Ci “new. You wrists-evil“ - ll ' . last year. as you can clear. dealer or general store. McCormack Bldg” Chicago, [IL 1922 ZWill Be Michigan’ 3 Greatest Land Clearing Year Hundreds of thousands of acres of waste , cleared and farmed in Michigan during 1921.‘ 1 emy must be beaten back still further. - to increase their incomes in 1922 by clearing even more land than DUPONT V " . FARM DYNAMITE Make your plans now... Take an inventory of your land. Rie- solve to put just as many idle, waste acres to work for you in 1922 l , ' “MIA?“ (12.11 1 I stump land were But the stump 'en- Most farmers are planning Michigan has cleared more land with Du Pont Farm Dynamite than by any other explosive because its uniformity makes it the most reliable and its strength makes it the cheapest. You can buy Du Pont Farm Dynamite from your hardware For complete instructions for using ex- plosives for land-clearing, drainage andtree-planting, write for free ‘ ‘copy of Farmers’ Handbook of EXplosives. 15.1. DU PONT DE‘__NEMOUR7S/& CO, INC. Hartley Bldg, Duluth, Minn. c RAW FURS It is time to ship your furs now. Your price and grade expec- tations will be realized by shipping to Rosenberg Bros. 230 W Jefferson St... Detroit ' I Raw and Mfg. Furriers Wanted: Raw Fur Buyer We want a country raw for buy- ,er in everyxcounty of your state, to represent as this season. A big ' opportunity for those who qualify. Write at once for our proposition. CHARLES S. PORTER lNC. 1?.9 W. 27th 815.. NeW' York-gflity CUSTOM FUR TAN-NEE Manu- facturer of Com a u’ we. Bug ‘Worli on Floor Hugs. . Get our Catalog. W. W. WEAVER. . 3. brill , .. mashed 1‘01.- FUR DEPART MENT EDITED BY A. R. HARDING ' America’ s Foremost Author and Trapper QUESTION 5 ANSWERED RETANNING ANGORA ROBE I have a. very fine fur baby robe for ‘ baby lcuttcr of Angora goat that a friend, of mine washed for me shrinking and about ruining it because it is so hard and _small. Could I tan it over and stretch over. so as to make it larger?-—-Mrs. Wm. H. Moore, Antrim County, Mich. Dampen the flesh side and then apply the following: Mix together one pound pulverized alum, half a pound salt petre and twice the bulk of the two of wheat bran. Spread this evenly over the skin one—fourth inch thick; 110w fold the skin, -wool , side out, and let lie in a cool (but not freezing) place several days, the «longer the better, so long as the place is cool; say a week. Now scrape off the mixture, dry out the skin and work until soft. The work- ing is important and the easiest‘way - ~ if the skin is large enough, is to take a smooth sharp-edge board, nail it to a bench or tree, suppertlng the outside end with an upright, and with a person holding each end draw back and forth across the edge oi“ the board until the skin is dry and soft. Let the skin drya while, then rub a while; out the skin will look like an old battered can. 'In other words“ work; .work, work over the board. while . drying. 4 . . , :f g If this is not carried ' 1111;11me - » n m» MM!“ 1111151111211»: #11:?" insulfla p11» indmnpanled 1111“ YOU ARE ENTITLED TD WOOL , PROFITS ” Ii'noticed in a recentaissue of your pa.- per where some wool growers are getting returns as promised by the government on 1918 Wool that we were forced to sell ‘ at their price. Am enclosing a receipt for part of my 1918 clip whicih I sold as early as possible as I wanted to help in any. way that I could. No matter how small, and trusted that I would get final settlement. ing of the unsuccessful efforts of others I never tried to get it, thinking that i.‘ . was just andther one of those too iii-6+ quent deals wheye the farmers got‘ ‘chop— ped” and are told to take it and look ‘ pleasant l7 On the same date that this wool was sold I sold about twice as Ifiuch to Kal- amazoo Hide and Fur Co Have lost their receipt but” think I could get particulars from them now. Would it do any good? The wool that this notation covers was sold to Appledorn Hide and Fur 00. If you think anything can be done with it would appreciate it; also if you think it would do any good I will get receipt and the particulars of the other 101.. If you can do anything on this rest assured that you will get my subscription for at least five years and we will change the meaning of M. B. F. in this home to My Best Friend Needless to say we need the cash as We are like ALL farmers we know of and are not breaking our backs or soiling our hands carrying our money around. How- ever We are still eating and living and will be for some time we hope ..—-W I R... Kendall. Mich. If you sold your wool at the price fixed by» he government you are cer— tainly en itled to share in the prof- its which were m‘ade upon it. . I would suggest that you and all oth- er farmers who sold wool in 1,918 at ,the government price send a detail- ed statement of the sale, including date of sale, name and address of purchaser. amount and grade sold, and price received, to the Wool Di- vision, U. S. Department of Agricul- ture, Washington, D. C. It,has tak— en the government a long time to collect these profits, but they are now available for distribution, and those Who are entitled to receive the profits should not delay in getting in their applications. _RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cow Please advise me through your paper of the best rations for a dairy cow where there is no silo but plenty of corn fod- der, clover hay, oats and corn. My brother would like to know the ration where there is a silo. ,He also has the same feeds I have with the exception of the clover hay.~—E. C., Marcellus, Mich. I would oflfer the following as a ration for one who has no silogbut has clover hay, oats and corn. You also wish to have .a ration where there is a silo but no clover hay. The principal difference in a. ration; with silage fed as compared to one where silage is not fed 19 that where silage is fed there will be a. less amount of hay needed. Silage saves on the roughage and in addition offers a succulent food which is of benefit to the cow and aids in her digestion. ., Without ”Silage . Give thezcow all the clover hay she wants night and morning. Let her pick over “what corn fodder she wants to during ~..t,he day. For a grain mixture I would recommend the ‘following: 4 parts ground corn; 4 parts ground cats; 1 part linseed or cottonseed, meal." Feed one pound of this mixture for each four pounds of milk produced per day.~—-—O. E. Reed, Professdr of Dairy Husband- ry, M. A. C. ‘ , INSURANCE Would like to know how my tire insur- ance sholild be made out? In the spring I bought” a farm knowing all the time the buildings should be insured but ne— glectod to insure them. A short time ago the lady Ibought the place from earn 115 me and told me the insurance ’ had paid by her up to Aug. lst and then (the renewed the insurance, again feeling sure we would Spay $8 the price of the yearilns mum. , Add . memes .93 , ’ _ and leave the 11 When she owned Times City. Ignit- , \may appear. However, after learn? ‘ aged five - ered to the soldier. We never ’ Qounty, Mich insurance should state. that you are a purchaser on centract.’ In case of fire, seller would have the right to have the insurance applied in the contract if it is so provided in the centract. If it is provided iii the,” contract that the modey shall be ex- pended in replacing a burned build- ing you would have a right to en- force [that agreement. ——Legal Editor, HAVE YOU DEALT~ \VITH THIS FIRDI? . Do you know of the Nehall ’Market C0.. 2602 Orleans St, Detroit, Mich. is a re— liable firm? They sent me their prices‘ and shipping tags for live poultry I shipped .hens to Faltls Poultry Co, 54 W. Elizabeth St ,oone crate lost spring and ohe crate this f ll. My hcns Were one year old large hitc WyandOttes, aver- pounds apiece They quoted them as small hens and four of them ‘ smooth legged ones as chicks. They‘ al— lowed me 187 pounds gross weight and out of that they took 83 pounds tare. Our crate weighed 30 pounds. They allowed me 18 cents for the onos quoted as small hens and 20. cents for the four classed as chicks On the same day I shipped them the Detroit Free Press quoted large hens 26 cents and Our local buyer was paying 20 cents for large old hens. ,Last spring I was not used any better in regard to weight onpricc On the shipment I made them. Am writing this so to warn oth— ers and to get your advice on some re- liable firm. Thankipg you in advance for any advice You can give—J, C. L., Ingham County, Mich. Editor’s Note: We have had .no . complaints against this firm Read~ ers who have had dealings with them are rrequested to write their experi- ‘~ enc‘es ) COLLECTING 11111111 FR‘OM BONUS OR PENSION I wish to know whether a debt can be collected from the_proceeds--of 21 soldiers bonus or pension—Subscriber, Michigan. Neither the soldier’s bonus 1101i pension are subject to attachment or ° garnishment5 before i; ~ey are deliv- After‘ he receiv- es the money he _may place it Where - it would become subject to garnish- ment but so long as it remains dis— tinct as a bonus or pension it is sub- ject neither to garnishment nor at— tachment. —-—Legal Editor ' k PROFITS ON FARM BUREAU " BLANKETS Some of our neighbors have received . money lately for their 1918 wool Can you tell me how to get ours and who pays it? We sold 343 pounds in 1918.111 1990 we shipped to the Farm Bureau at Lans-‘ mg 295 pounds of wool. A short time ago «We received the last of our money for it, . which made us $36. 56. The Farm Bureau made a lot of that Wool up in blankets and cloth, didn't they make any money in doing this? If they did who got it, surely we didn’ t. We take several farm papers but find the M. B F. best of 9.11. ——D. B. W son, Clifford Mich Regarding the profits of the Farm Bureau .on wool products, M1. .1113. 1 N McBride of the Wool Department writes as follows: , There has approximately $15, 000 accruing to tb wool pool in the manu- facture of wool into blankets. fabrics, etc. The amount accruing frdm the season of 1920 was apportioned in the settlement The amount that is 011 band and in pro- cess of accumulation is the property of the wool pool and will be so distributed A considerable portidn of the profit . goes directly to the wool pool in the high- er price charged and credited to the wool ' grower when it goes into manufacture. For example, we can use a grade of wool in horSe blankets that is prac lly un-. saleable This Wool is strong (1 is ad— ; mirebly adopted to these purposes, but has been stained and is coarse. It would be worth but a. few cents per pound oth- erwise. 0 In this way, the profits to the Wool pool are very much larger indirectly than otherwise .—James N McBride. ’ A . ASSESSING FOR STATE REWARD ~ . ROADS @Please tell .me what amount can they mtg-real estate for state rewar roads tor st, second third and to ben— «its and benefits at large and what are the distances of first. sec‘o’hd‘. third and fourth béne fits. ~Suhscriber.' .. Hfllsdale The application/for the ' ll ll , 1'31" “mind-EST RA'rEsE'f HAVE read much, about the high ' [caster living, coi-oper-ation, cut- U ‘ ' ’ ting out' the middleman, etc., but I . as 1 yet ‘no :one seems~to offer any— ‘ ,thin'g ; better. Now. I Would like to know‘what a ; dollar ever did to create another (101-, lar. «We Will say I buy a farm, pay $19,000 down, borrow $10,000 more ‘ of a money lerfler at 7 per cent, given a mortgage back on the farm. This mortgage is first‘ recbrded then is locked up in some'vault for ayear. Then .I. have 'to pay $700 interest» money. Now I id not borrow this money to carry around in my pick- et, never even/took it out~of circu- lation, but still I am fined $700 an— nually” for it until it becomesa bur- de’fi to myself and family. And the ,chances are morethan even after 20 years of annual interest payments ' of $700 each the farm" is sold on a mortgage. Now .why ’can’t‘the'government at- " tend to all .thiscirculation of money instead of allowingx high .finance bankers, bonding and. trust compan- ies to do it? Let the government attend to all this through the post offices of our nation, at or near cost and no grafting allowed. As it is our great nation is getting into debt so fast that the'debt has been doubling about every 12 to. 15 years until I believe I am safe in saying the debt the American people are today trying to carry exceed 200 bil- , lion, ’dollars. How many more doubles do yOu think we can carry? Capital has opened up every av- enue of investment the human mind can conceive of and are still figuring. Understand, I believe any rate of interest is too high if the debt gets large enough. When it costs our 108 ,million people\12 to 15 billion dollars a year .to circulate less than 6 billion dollars there surely is something wrong. My remedy would be to let the government take over these securities and take care of them and give the people a chance to pay them and perhaps after’ a, few generations we might be free from debt.—-—Wm.~R. Smalley, Wex— ford County, Mich. / We’re‘ for anything that will cut out' the grafters and make it easier for the average man to make an honest living. Honestly, I can’t think of a single ob- jection to your scheme, only We all know that it can never, never be adopted. Not only would the great money-lending agencies you speak of spend their last dollar to prevent such a destruction of business, but you would, also encounter the ODPQSition of millions of small invest- ors who have money drawing interest in savings accounts—Editor. WAR FINANCE CORPORATION ITH REFERENCE to the agri- cultural billion dollar appro- priation do you think the farm- ers of this country can afford a prop- osition of this nature; with all it in- curs in the way of taxable expense.» Government aid always means taxes. Appropriations for the agricultural, interests me - ports and Whose duty it would be to ‘ an‘sihltimatelmthflat the manufacturers and business inter- ests will line up for their share at .the government table. " ' . Give the farmer a square deal in the way of decent prices for the pro- ducts ofl-his inVestment in“ land, time and labor. Give "him a square deal .on the buying end as well. And he'll need no paternal support from the government. . ,. , Let the Farm Bureau, the. Nation- al Grain Growers’ Association and 'all the kindred interests instituted by farmers stand as One unit na- tion—wide. Then and not‘until then, will the farmer realize on his cher- ished hopes and dreams. As Teddy Roosevelt once said, “This w1ll not be a good country for any of us to live in, unless it’s a good. country .for all of 115.” And in this connec- tion the prosperity of the farmer means good times for all. And the sooner the profiteering interests in this country read the hand writing on the wall, the sooner they’ll hast- en the day—Harvey Power, Neway- go County, Mich. There is no appropriation involved in the War Finance Corporation Law. Con- gress has simply set aside a sum of money to be used as a revolving fund, which will be loaned to farmers at legal rates of interest. Instead of costing the government anything, the law ought to yield a profit, for theintercst charged by the government is higher than the inter-‘ est which the government pays upon its own Obligations. In this case the gov- ernment gets part of the profit which would otherwise go to banks, Banks pay four per cent interest on savings ac— counts which they loan at seven. But for the funds of the War Finance Corpor- ation the banks must pay five per cent interest.‘ We would have no objection to the government lending its credit in this manner upon ample security, to any kind of business which cannot be satis- factorily taken care of through the reg- ular banking channels. The mere fact that agriculture should be in a position where it requires such a huge sum of money to finance it until another croD is an indictment of the miscrly returns ,which farmersget for their labor. The various farm agencies, working together, as you suggest, will some day find the stolution to the present inequalities.—Ed- or. . _ A. FRIEND OF THE NON-PARTI- SAN LEAGUE E CAME to Michigan 2 years for turn 19 to chip dire Sure you 'do! How‘ can , That’s up to you! All you have to do 59% . is chip to the right house. Scores of thousands of / trapper: 'all, over North America have learned $419“ to” ’ . from experience that a sure way to W a ctto an_ honest, reliable, responsible, cafe fuerouce—c house that has been util- fymg fur shippers for more than thirty-eight years—c house that will oIWaYc give you an honest grading, pay you the highest market price on every skin and send your returns quickly. "SHUBERT" is a miihty good house for you ,to do bucineu with. You take no risk—"THE SHUBERT GUARANTEE" protects you absolutely. We want furl-q- QUICK—and are payind big prices. so don't wait another minute—quick lotion mono bid “my my” GIVE “SHUBERT” A TRIAL TODAY, SHIP ALL YOUR FURS DIRECT '0 r g 1 . A. B . 9 H U B E 13.1.7.ng ms' “fogs-r way 5 m m: we (.0 DEALING new v [mg , A -ERICAN EIAW FUR W-ZW.AUIN AVE. 0:91.35 ’ DECAY is the world’s greatest destroyer. It robs you of farm profit. win. By building with Kalamazoo Glazed Tile, greater comfort, convenienCe and ever-lasting Stop deca value are added to your farm. if alamaggq Ema-AZ No chance for rats or vermin no paint tolkecp them in condition. constant and dependable service and protection. ESTIMATES“ AND BUILDING HELPS buildings wanted and receive complete estimates on cost of Kalamazoo 'tile con- struction. Let us help you. Write today. If interested in silos, ask for our catalogue of wood and tile silos. KALAMAZOO TANK 8: SILO CO. Dept. 444, Kalamazoo, Mich. FREE LDI NG TILE —-made of genuihe fire-clay—cannot decay or burn. Special block construction makes walls air-tight, wind and frost-proof. . Beautiful buildings that need No expensive upkeep, but you get it? ' get big money BIG MONEY . ForYOUR Furs ?, CHICAGO. U,-- S. A. y and you ED ago from North Dakota and ‘5 gbought then the farmer has been handed war days)‘ until the price of our land is double what it was when we first bought it. Taxes were high last year and' from watching the various appropriations to the state institu: tions, each one absolutely necessary, and the many miles of good roads made this year, absolutely necessary, too, they can not be lower. It seems that a new commission ought to be formed whose members are soil ex- the worst end of the deal (as in Dre-.l analyze Michigan soil and see if it were possible to produce these im- provement appropriations and leave a scant living for the producer. Of (Continued on page 10) 34:11". “was. , In a ,u. o: i“ fight-might, as; land here and since’ ,mmuo passage or. ignaooun‘ss‘ (rec trial. 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The company has been run on a conservative basis mid has added to the surplus each year. The officers. agents and ad- Justers have had the experience to . qualify them in assisting the policy holder when he suflers a loss. The Company is well known to the automobile theft department in De- troit, Toledo, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. . Innis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Bui- falo, Goveland, etc., and in case of ' the recovery of a Michigan car in any , of those places is promptly notified. In case of an accident in which the policy holder becomes liable for set- lons personal injury or death, the officers and adjusters have had sat- flclo'nt experience to handle the claim. On the other hand, the pub- m*mlme that in case they have a just claim that is properly brought to the attention of the company that { they can obtain prompt service with- out litigation or expense. In fact, automobile losses, as a rule, are com- plicated. The automobile owner should therefore select a company with experience, equipment and -‘ strength to take care of losses. Many of the leading men of the state, including judges, lawyers, _ bankers, business men and farmers. are among our policy holders. In fact, the company had the first pick of the automobile state. It is the object of the company to give reasonable rates and at the same time to create a sufficient sur- plus to meet requirements. If you are not insured, why not insure in the Citizens Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Howell, Michigan spmni Always say “Bayer’ ’ Unless you see the name “Ba.yor”-on tablets, you are not getting genuine ' : with! prescribed by physicians for f 12 yeah and proved safe by millions. . , ens in package. ”Ads in H. B.“ E’s Business Farmer-3’ owners of the night mm“ modicum hp: WalsthcmaemarkotBa erII'onu-r _ do of Monoaceticacidester of Bailey! “the earth has grown old with ill but-' do. of oil-o But at Christmas is always is mun". R THE centerpiece the. Christmas dinner table ono may use a plum pudding mails after this recipe. " Cut strips of cardboard about 24 inches in length and 3 inches wide and cross over each other and last- en the loose ends to a circle otcard board, forming a shape like an in- verted bowel, that is a half-Sphere. Baste all very securely, then c0ve‘r with cheese cloth‘ very smoothly. This in turn cover with cotton batt-' ing or wading.‘ When ready to trim dust well with artificial snow' and sprigs of holly, little ‘ figures 101' Santa, just a little bit of evergreen and a sprig of mistletoe. Place this in the center-ct your table and after dinner is all over lift oil the pudding and underneath find a plum for each member of your family. It is easy to pick up a little favor for each one, a tiny 'box of mints for grandmother, a little desk calendar, a pencil for the boy who loves to draw, a rubber dolly, a good cigar, a package of life-savers. These are just hints". Many other things will' suggest themselves. Much tun will be had and the whole afiair should be kept a surprise. The little pack- ages should all be done up in gay tis— sue paper, gold cord and ribbons. These puddings are sold in the city stores and bring a big price. You can make one just as pretty at a very trifling cost. One may take the top of an ever— green and make a tiny Christmas tree for the center of the table, hav- ing little packages on it, but it lacks the element of surprise that the other holds. Both should be trim- med to be very pretty and artistic. SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS ENJOY reading that which others have contributed to the Farm Home department of the. Business Farmer and will write a few ines and send them in perhaps I can help somebody along a little. When you want to remove the old putty from a window .sash heat an iron red hot and hold it on the putty and it will soften and come out a great deal easier. This fall I made a tick for my lit- tle grandson's cradle and filled it with corn husks cut into shreds with a table fork. It is coming time of the year when the farmers will butcher stock and - put away their meat for next year. Last year in January we butchered a hog that weighed about four hun- dred pounds. We cold-packed sev- enty-nine quarts, using mostly one- half gallon fruit jars and we have five cans left. It has kept just as' V T’HnUT KISSIN’ HER GOOD—BYE UNST I was mad at Maw, I don't remember why: But I ’ist‘walked right oil to school 'T'hont kiuin’ her good-bye. A big. ole lump came in my throat An’ part our made“ ll'er me and Maw ls awful friends An' allus kiss good-bye. An’ might' nw evor'thio‘ I did Went wrong, looked like to no; I stabbed my toe, and tore my waist An' fell and, skinned my knee. I M in ‘rlthmetie on' 10st ' A chollt to rate, head. 3 Ankle tho cpellh’ class I left . ‘A better out of do“ An' first 3r lump snowed u’ .I can “M i! It)" Mid die, .. 1 her good-bye. " - ‘ cookies, 11111131 in a I aloe as fresh meat from the. store, ' and only one can showed signs of mold. We will use the cold pack process again this year. It is a great ring or labor and fuel and we have résh meaLon hand 11 can be prepared for the table on short notice the whole year through. We packed the side meat in‘ brine made ot-rock salt. The process of cold packing has been described so many times in the papers that it is not necessary to repeat it here. we do not hear so much about the high cost of living now as we did a. year or two ago but most of the farmers are feeling rather sore ever the losses sustained as a result of the rapid decline ofprices. as then in order to bridge over those' losses. ‘ Some of our most successful farmers have gone down to ruin as a result of the low prices received for crops or stock that cost more than they got for them, but the greater portion are holding onto their homes. I noticed that calicoes and per- caies that had polka dots or figures. always wore out first; holes came where those spots were. I bought ~ plain calico and found that it wore nearly twice as long as the figured goods and looks just as good; plain navy blue is my favorite color. As this article is getting long I will bring it to a close, wishing all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ——-Mrs. R. G. M., Bronson, Michigan. CORRESPONDENTS' 00m In answer to the letter of Mrs. R, H., of Kent County, -.-I know of no attachment for hemstitching that is entirely successful. If any one else does we would be glad to hear from her. ‘ The big machines are efficient but very expensive. , W. J. B. of Adrian: The answer to “The Bird with the Broken_Pinion” which you so kindly sent me, was , published during the early summer. When the poem was discusSed at some length, You are right, the decision rests with someone higher in love and wisdom. I am glad to keep the poem and it may sometime be called for again. The little story we will publish. Mrs. D. F. “7., Minneapolis: I think that numbers 3551, 3442. 3306, 3&34. 3625' and 3700 would be attractive, and perfectly suitable made up in serge. Be sure to have a long, loose waist line. “ Molasses Cookie. I would like recipe for soft molasses recent issue. Thanking yo -——-Mrs. W. M. . ' Do you wish the recipe that sug- gested the dough to be mixed up the night before? There have been sev- eral recipes for molasses cookies. o m the Study Club As I am an interested reader especial- ly of the Farm Home Department for the women of the Michigan Business Farm- er I would like. to have you answer these questions or give me more information. I belong to a study club entrain mull-.0 Kite a papa-on onthe. origin Y. It is' just as essential to economize new, "braiding designs Which may of _l(oth_er‘s’ 1n. ”.5. send. 1, pound. . m and sad 4 herons cook Will keep m‘ 3911 twist: hot or' cold.—.—Mrs.f'3.. , 1 \ ‘ r I x ‘. . French cram: 'm’ ~. cream: White—at one “my doll-31 tyofmldwater stirtnXXXpOw set: an to m ako into mam fingers. walnut m balls. upon it a walnut carefully picked (to: 311.311;ng bail flat on top ”and “bott Any kind of null an be used. V ‘ ‘33.: mm.“ an, m gran milk lied With butter, not melted. 1 Mr- spoonful vanilla. Stir? m a has!!! 11011:th again Cook about 26 mum make into- d a 577 orconiectioners' sugar until you biog; .. ' or until it turns a‘ light brown. Pour out on buttered tin and dwhen‘ partly cool- ed mark 01! squares with a Ila-mp. knife. Hickory In M ' 1 cup hickory nuts. 3 cups swanl 1-! cup Water. 3011’ sugar and water 1mm thick enough to spin“ a with vanilla er lemui. as in cold wu- tor. stir qfiickly untibwhite.‘ then stir in mite—gut into tins. _ cut in squares. 2 cups granulated mm, 1-2 m cream or rich milk, 3 squares unsweetened olate, butter size 01' egg, vanilla Melt ingredients together. boil hard for just £01m minutes. fmmfhoandbeatmtflthick. Pouriuto buttered tin. Divinity Candy 3 cups—granulated sugar-,1 cup Kan Koree syrup, 1 cup hot water whites M 8 eggs. beaten light. 1~3 pound nutmeats cut in pieces. Boil sugar. syrup and hot water until brittle in cold water, really hard. Let cool for 2 minutes, pour grad- ually over the beaten whites. ~Bat until still enough to form' in pieces when dropped from spoon 'Stir in nuts. Drop an waxed paper. Turkish Delght‘ 1 ouncesheetgelatlue (Sshoeutp'ons ounce), 1 cup cold water. 2 cups 3113113 1- 2 cup water. Boil, add gelatine. b slowly 20 seconds; add juice and 1 orange and 1 lemon. boil up. then pour) in tins, when cold out in strips roll» in powdered sugar and cut in squares. .May be colored pink or great. AIDS TO GOOD, DRESSING For Courier-t, Appearance and Roomy ,Au patterns cost 12c. . Catalogue 2511. Please address orders to» Pat-_ tern. Department, care Mrs. Jennoy. Keep the date of your order and if your pattern is not received inside of ten days notify me at once giving date of order. ‘ _ In a week or two I will publish Ordered through this department. - There have been merry requests ’ for such designs, these have been chosen because they are artistic and m not difficult. 1am sure you will like them. A Popular 8010 2918. Here ‘ls ow model not 18 Se!” vleoable for spring and 13.11.1111; collar]: may be rolled high, down to- 101 mane. satin silk. velvet and cor- duroy eou-ld be used for this model. '«Itis'cutinssius: W: mu!" nearly cold ' 1-: teaspoon Let you.” be_ ‘; Wmmnwm‘m. oath minus: 2 "kW-.ou‘eurth,‘ good will to men 1" ' m Mata-chin? birthday combs arm. ‘ nanomnnnmiz Little do most of 118 think orknow when ~_we » {greet fiffland or relatlye with. “Heavy Christmas“ how. aid those iwe’ were; are; how much they mean and how". many times they have been sold. Therese wonderful words and I wish to send- this greeting to you all, to the poor and rich people of 3101‘ng countries; in fact theentire World; But there are many who will not have a“ merry Christmas. They do- not only live in the devastated crop areas of Europe but there are manymin our own country, in our 'oirn neighborhood and I hope you will all otter a prayer to God on, Christmas morning that such condi- wfions will that. be“ endured another Christm s," that 1922 will be a year of-plen :7 so that all oil the children of God may have a. happy Christmas next year. , . ~ Want to have some fun Christmas ‘morning and at the some time give pleasure to others? Alright. Gath- er the crumbs from the breakfast tableaud place them out-doors where the birds will find them, then, sit .by the window and watcblthem enjoy their Christmas breakfast. The lit- tle birds will be very grateful tor the - crumbs because-everything is frozen, and they have a hard time finding encugh to out. during the winter. _ When I told you last week about the birthday cards I received I had mislaid one and did not find it un- til alter the paper was on the. press. This card was from Lloyd. and Louis Gugel, EXT/art, ”Mich—UNCL'E- NED. OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Ned—I have been reading the Children’s flour for many. months and . finally could not resist writing. I. live on a ism-acre farm. five miles from Goblev‘tlle. My father has forty-five head of registered Holstein cattle. I am thir- teen years old and am in the ninth grade and have a birthday February 3rd. Pearl . Dam of Kendall must live quite near me, and her birthday is the same. day as mine. -1 lf-I have a twin, please let me know. I have two brothers younger than myself, both. in the fifth grade. I lived in South Haven three years bet moving here. It seems to me. a.- lot more girls write than boys. I think’they‘re just a. little timid. don"t you? I have a riddle that I. simply mun tell you: - didn‘t they play cards on Noah's Ark! .Answer: Be- cause Neah sat on the deck. -I can hard- l‘ywaflforthesurprisetbeboo Dads Vmbringus. Good luck to nll.——-Georgia E. Brow, B. 1, Gobleville, Mitch. DearlUncle Ned—I an: a. girl ten years old and inthe sixth grade. I have a- nisfer six years old. I do not know which» ’ I like better. winter or s or. Sum- mer wagotothelakesond plainsand in the winter We can’tP-Louise Lince. Box 71, anton, Mich. Door Uncle Ned—J am a. boy fourteen moldendlammtliesixthmdel like to go to schooL We live on a. farm _ at one hundred and twenty acres. ~ We MW four horses and four cows. My father goes hunting deer- evory 1311mm to Ontonagon and. he brings home a. deer} We take the M. B. F. and like‘it very well. Your friend, ‘Gny Har- dy, Turner, Michigan, \. Nedo—I' am 14 years old Uncle , “the tenemiut was and cut gj shots 3 * son, Michigan. NH. ‘ rods “Iron; Vend%'c-'o“:.brot than ,3! . . -. . Deer Uncle Ned—{am olittioglrk16‘ birthday comes the'dth. of June and I " 11’ years old last June. Myvfather' o " ' . 120 acres 5'”miles north' of‘the Augsauble ' ‘ e rivernd-berataes'quite a few-sheep. H has about 8'0 sheep .to winter‘ this year He alm'has‘some cattle... I raised afiw chickens this summer but." prlcei are 1D low_wo,ha.ve decided to eat _;the"m. finfotm roasted one for Thanksgiving and it me was good, ' We have a few turn her: but miner getting started in them... .I think they. are nice. near Christmas time I will wish- you all a very merry Christmas and a hamy New New. "I was interested - . your mu about toads. I really did not know they were so much'good. 'I wish I could soil some. tell as about more animals. —Your little chum. Vivian L. Deyarmond. B 1. M10, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—I am a boy 10. years . old. Here is a poem I made up myself: . . Winter. Time Way down in my homestead Like a. bird in its nest. I settled in my little bed And tucks, nice long rest. , I W 01 the cows in their barn: And of the sheep in the shed; ‘Itbmgmeflthechiokenshithchm And the horses to be fed. When I roe. in the running The ground Was white with snow: On a. 11111 by my window . no. children were all. aim-riding h ‘ , a row. we have 4 cows, 6 calves. 2 horses and month 196 crackers-s. I'or pets"! have I. eat and. a, dog—Leslie B. Carver. Purl; Hiding, . ‘ Dear leNeI—I urn sweet sixteen. Q How". ‘ fez your girls and. boys like good poetry? I do. I. make it a point talent-n some good poetry everyyear. I am going- to send you a. verse which I likeyaywellmdtrytoappl‘yittomy every day life. Uncle Ned is a dear man and I wish. I could talk to him. per aonally. Are you all planning to D through high- school at least? If you an .sticktoit. lumintbe mmgmdethls year I would have hem. in the eleventh but was sick and had to take the ninth grade two years, but I stuck to it am! I am very tbanlcml that I did. My birth- day is the mm at September. Have you a nickname? I have and every one calls me by it too. It is Peggy. Please write to mew—Just a. Chum, Lela Sisco, R 1. Box 9, Perry, Michigan, We have so little space this week, “Peggy," that I can not print your poem but I will be pleased to in a later issue. . , I ‘\ ' Dear Uncle Ned—How are you anyhow? .I am a farm boy ll years old and am in the-sixth grade. 1 like school very much. , For pets I have a. dog and a Shetland pony. My father takes the Michigan- Business Farmer and I like to read the Children’s Hour. I have one brother and one sisters—Conrad Wick. R 3, Wheeler, Michigan. . Dear. Uncle Ned and Cousins—How are you, all? Are we not having tine weath— ‘ or? We are planning on a. big entertain- , ment at our schoolhouse. for Christmas and we childnen started practicing for it this week.“ Who is father of the com? Answer: Popcorn—Dick Hewlett, Alan- "K Dear Uncle Ned—I'm.- pets I have a. dog,acat.mchiekengapig, acow and a horse. I have one sister. We live on an eighty-acre farm. We are forty school and .we go home for dinner. In. school I study arithmetic, teatime. language. geography. health and spelling. There are forty—four pupils in our school.-—Gilhert Proulx. Turner, R 2, Michigan. Deal: Uncle Near-I am eleven years 0k) and am in the sixth grade at school. It-I have; a. twin please have them write to rid 'My birthday is. January 4». We are going to have a Christmas program. We had a. Hallowe’en program. ‘My teacher is very good. I hope she will teach out your. too. For, pets I have a dog and a. cat—amorence “A. Coleman. R 6, Be; Q3. Ithaca, Mtcl-dgan.‘ Dear Uncle. Ned—453311 m 5...... men- ryctrcln-‘l lom'lyecriold,hovecurly m 'lnlrand'minthemagrade. Illketo go— to school and like my teacher. .We. "are getting ready for our Christmas pro- tram. I have learned; my piece—Lizzie Butler. Bellaire.‘ Michigan. . Hello Undo Ned-4 have Been a silent mambo-riot the M. B. F. and new I want to join your merry ‘bircle. May I? - I- live on a- _ funny, I have one sister , , _ ” H011. "In both older 1am. _',ni-‘I.'w knead 14 .d myt‘own ”keen 1115593116! in- peptide: Whit old and in. the third grade. utter dried and now -' War it. weklr Mercer. '~ Palms: lvaifielrmson. M " 31!de ' ' F. and think it fine We livecn a 40- acre farm.——Lester Wrisley, B. 2, Vesta- burg, Michigan, Dear Uncle Ned—I am a. farm girl, 10 years old and in the. 4th grade at school. There are 23 children going now. My teacher-is. name is Miss Bell. I live on a 4-acre farm. My brother lives on a. 160- acre farm. For pets I have 3 cats, 5 chickens, a pair of black silver foxes but they are not really pets because they bite, On the farm we have about 46) chickens ~2 horses, and 2 cows. I have one sister and three brothers. My birthday is On.» tuber 5.——Hazel Matilda. Huston, Potter- ville. Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—4 would like to join your merry circle. I go to school as much as I can. I am in the‘sixth. grade. My brother takes the M. B. F. and thinks it fine». We have seven young pigs and 1 old pig. For pets I have three cats-.— glen Wrisley. Vestaburg, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—l enjoy reading the Children's Hour. I am twelve years old and in the seventh grade. I have one mic-r. My brother died almost tlnrcc years ago. We have 20 chickens and 2 hantams, I am selling crochet and em- broidery work. I have sold $7.50 worth in three nights after school. I wonder if I have a twin- sister or brother. 'My birthday is November 13. If I have a twin any place. I would like to hear. I will answer all letters I receive..~A.nna Hart, Webberville, Box "(3, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—4. am a; gifi. ten years old and. in the sixth grade. I have two users and one brother. {We also have a little orphan baby, car-mg for it. For pets I have. a. cat and a. dog. I live- on a {ti—acre farm. And my, father owns 80 acres besides. We have 3 horses, 7 cows. 15 sheep about a hundred liens and OVer three hundred little chicks—Beulah. ‘ Ignited, R 2. Summer, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned—I am a: boy 7 years I have three sisters. I have two brothers and: ' brother—in-law. cow . co Sackett. R 1. ‘ Michigan. , omit mama's mum; . M utter-salami, Ester M L Rotten. Jacob Berstein. 'V'la‘urner: . B“ 3! 5.. . . 0- .MBad Axe; Elm-ic- Butler. B _ Helen =-B‘sr:niee. 4‘2], 30W 888838-8883”: 33m :aacmmamam of rarest Norwegian“ cod-liver oil, should be ‘ Direct to Comm" g yourlizhthrgplant up to full acity. 3.12m non. $.11 Detroit. Mich". if given liberally to the ombatverreIwith a bran new. Inlr'odu ‘ Our “ 0 0' IT AIDS GROWTH '55 I ' I Cod-liver oil contains ale-men. -" that science considers nccdful in promoting growth and sustaining strength. '\ ‘ boy or" girl who- may ' g . be ”a source of worry. Scott a a.“ -, Bloomfield. N. .1. ans 383mm 5. For Farm ng' ht Planta- latut in £33.51 at l t N tt whim-Eur Lififi’i'iaa: 4:33.133. 3 on {aging new bwhitdmmyuimlleseue the hiflbeflm banal-h made. Don’t buy any butter! until you getourprieu. Send {or run bamcullrfl. Give Inn. dfintuini- y mt “flea-day- Fm“ {mklugotherg make ear minkedueing ourfannaeed. You can do I ”denim Business I... FA RMEZ immnoinmtmrntrcuked. Norilh . .. ‘, I. “not. magnum“. Our harm , , l Scans Emulsmn Lowest Cost, Highest (la-Ht, LALLEY ucur communion m. Sample» PM 1- mixes; thertodny. DephL worm 3m comm I. WW. with v hero et :oeclsl low rates: ulz fort them. , . TSPEOIAL ADVERTISING RATES under this heedlng to honest breeders of live stocken am. out whet you have to offer, let us out It In typo, show you e proof and tell you whet It will lee of ed. or copy as often as you which. 0.15:"? tonions“: Must be received one week before dete of issue 0 ay BREEDER8 DIRECTORY. THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, c.99- Mt. clement, minim. liili'lil‘ ~ 7 am he uni on request; salm- 7am. ” for 13. 26 or ‘2 time's- Youosn change ’ Ireeders' Auction Sales edvertlsed Michigan. ‘ 7-.7 ‘ 0 To svczu wumctmg name we wlll without but. list the date of any live stock sele II Michigan. If you are considering a sole vise us at once and we will cielm the dell , for "e . Address. Live Stock Editor. M. I. ' t. clemens Jen. 4—Holsteins Fertilnnd Fianna D19- MI W_ T Bandéen, Mt Pleasant. Mich. Jan. 13—Horses—Mic’h. Horse Breeder! '1‘. A. t Mic ‘ ., Wt beb. 2 Hampshire Swine. name 9" '. (9""”liV ”"mpshire Swine Breeders' A8511. LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEERS Andy Adams, Litchflold. Inch. \ Ed. Bowers. South Whitley, Ind 1L Benjamin—Wsukes L. Porter Colestock, Eston Rspids. Mich. A. Eckhardt—Dellae City, Ill. John Holman. Hudson, Mich. John P. Hutton, Lansing, Mich. Love—Waukeshs, Wisconsin. Lovewell, So. Lyons, Mich. Mack—Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. Perry, Columbus. Ohio. Post, Hillsdslc, Mich. Rasmussen. Greenvillc. Mich. Buppert Perry, Mich Rutherford, Decatur, Mich. ry,‘Robinson Plymouth, Mich. Wm" Wsfl'le, Goldwater, Mich. B. '1'. Wood—Liverpool. Ohio. 9" F soap r52 PURE BRED LIVE STOCK AUGTLIOIIEERS was. WAFFLE J T. HOFFMAN Goldwater, Mich Hudson, Mich on the block. in the ring big and sell hos We make a specialty of selling pure bred typo Poland Chlnas. Spotted Poland Chlnss Dunno Jerseys. We are experienced. We '61!) and we get the money. We are expert Tudm We are booking dates right now for 1922 sales. We would like to sell for you. We have one price 'Ior both of us and it’s right. Select your date; don’t put “it 01!; write today. Address either of us U'IiEEB-A 113101ch1 GOMPETEIIT AucnouE-En I to insure your next mic being a success_ Employ the one Auctioneer who 11 an the bill at s price in keeping with magnum; “WW“ EED N0 CHARG— tlon GUARANT or Terms 850. 00 and 11.01231 oz- The same price and service selling Pollands, Dumas, and m reserve I 1922 date for you. HAHBY A. EGKHAHDT Dallas City. Illinois Jens F. sums LIVE srocx AUGTIOIIEEII ADVANOE’ DATES SOLICITED. ADDRESS 113 W. LAPEER 8T. LANSING, MIOH. CATTLE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN - ‘ SHOW BULL fired by s Pontiac Augie Korndyks-Henger— , volt! DeKol bull from s nearly 19 lb. show cow. First prize junior cs1! Jackson his. 1820. Light in color and good individual Benn months old. Price $125 to make Hurr Herd under Federal Supervision. ' , JAQKB‘ON. MIOH. Robbin Breeders Since 1808 HOL- Im AM OFFERING LIIGHT $10.30“sz 61 lb. ' Itch—Medan bull year 9 rom lam end sire whose six nearest dams ere 33. 34 butter. Herd under state and federal sup- ~Unl7onvIIle. Mich. 7‘ «vision Oscar wellin. Wiscocln Farm. Tums 3190K mm ”Breeders of Registered Holstein 71s and Berkshire Hogs. Everything guaranteed, write is your wants or come and see m“ . 9‘ ; ROY F. FICKmS Chesaning, Mich. _ A BLUE Bil-Bail! must a v r / ' . a ‘ Auction Sale, Dec.21931,4,192~1 \1 ,Y yearling bull, a son of this 31 lb. Place: Village 6f ’ Middleton; Mich 13 head of Registered Holstein F nesrans - 9 Cows, 4 Bulls -~ " . All cows have A. R. 0. records and all rich in the blood of the 31 lb. cow that topped, the sale held at East Lansing last spring; one the great field bull Dutchland Creamelle Korndyke Lad, a 4—year-old great grand daughter of Colantha Johanna Lad, and daughter of the 31 1b. cow Will be sold. For full information send for catalogue“ H. W. SCHULTZ, cow and all the bulls grandsons of Middleton, Mich. X BIG, HUSKY, HEALTHY, HOLSTEIN BULLS from Traverse State Hospital stock. Registered and ready for 80. Mich. rvics GEO. W. PUFFER, BUM-o GALF, BORN APRIL 20, 1921, WELL grown, well marked, very straight, and sure to please you. Sire Segis Flint He'ngerveld 14d whose ‘twovnoarest tested dams average 31.93. Boardman. The dam is s 21 1b. three year old grand daughter of King Segis. she 80 daughter. Price I($12 00 ‘ o. b. Flint. Wr'lte for extended pedigree L. c. KETZLER, Flint, Michigan. PURE-BRED BULL HOLSTEiii FBIESIA ..1...,.1.o .0... grade heifers; tuberculin tested herd. Prices are rig LARRO RESEARcI-l FARM, Box A North End, Detroit. Michigan. SOME GOOD YOUNG REGISTERED HOLP stein cowad Fair size, good color, bred to sedbulls dnefrom luly to December. Most,- from sndR' 0. stock. prices reasonable and every oneA‘ gusranMd be exactly I! repre- echoed. M. J. HUGHE , Pincimey. Mich. SOLD ASAII Bull cell lsst sdxertised sold bu hsve 2 first are mostly white They ere nice straight fel- siredby King Ons. Ono lsfron el‘i ml 2 old new and the other 1. from e an ryr. old ds'm, she is by e son of end Hengerveld De Kc] Butter Boy. the greet bulk JAME8 H°P8ON JIL. om. Mlohu FOR SALE—TING BULL CALVES, A talc and Durham sbout 8 mouths~eld have heavy milking dsme. Not registered. each if taken st once. CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mich, more one of R 2. HOL- Both 850 OLVERINE STOCK FARM REPOI” ’ ‘ sales rom their herd. We are wellp the cslve from our Junior Herd Sire "King lo. the Lundo Korndyke chis” who is s son of 'Iing of the Pontiscs" from s daughter of Pol» fisc Clothildc De Kol 2nd. A fewfbull calves for W. antenna. R 2 Battle Orrék. Mich. F airlawn Herd—Holstein: Hire Hissmz. Embinazardfl“ Lilith Champien 10801.8 Ii’re a do th’s Johanna. world! first 85 lb. cow. and world's first 1,200 lb. cow. 1'!“ only cow that ever hold all world' s butter records from one dsy to one year. and the world! yearly milk record st the sum time. His dun Lilith Pibe a De Kel No. 98710, over 1,150 n; of butter from 20. 599.4 pounds of milk in Til." ll “aim“ 3“?" 6””..‘3. 1% made an 1: gen 3 e rocor or y one Michigan cow wit h higher milk record today. His two nearest dams average: Butter, one year ..............21.199.22 Milk ..................... 8..515 9 Ghamp' s eons from choice A. B. 0. 2111.1» will add prestige to your herd and money to your ”9"“ 1. r. mrmn Owner Flint. Mich. , 1 YEAHLIIIG BULL BARGAINS irod b Ssgis Korndyke De Nijlsnder, s 32 mason ofy s‘ twice Michigan ribbon winner .her dam, 7Dams are tdsffightegl a): King P tin. s 8 lb son 0 ng c 8193:3160“ o. 80 lbs. Priced at half $100 up. Federally- tested J-uno 10. rAEthERT 02 WIDE, White Pigeon. HIUE YUUHG BULL sired by 35 71b. son of King of the Pontiau. Dam over 0 lbs. First check 8100 gets him; Also a few heifers by same sire. BRANDONHILL FARM 70rtonville, Michigan JOHN P. HEEL value. Write Mich. ’ 1205 Griswold St, Detroit, Michigan Two Holstein BullCalves Nearly ready for 3°”er A. R. 0.1131113. .Sire o of MCthan’s best bulls. Dam of No. 1 has 512 lbs milk, 23. 5 lbs. butter in 7 days at 4 yrs. Dam of No. 2 has 507 lbs. milk, 25 lbs. butter at 5 years. They are both extra good, well marked and guaranteed right in every way. $100 each. I cannot buy their equal for ' twice that amount. I A postal will bring particu- are. ~ 9W. J Gamble 606 Taylor Ave., Detroit, Mich. THREE cows AN HOLSTEIHS ma, man? "9'" strains. 8111eg or the lot. 1“A. real born M. E. OSBORNE, Sun Haven Farm Standish. Mich. DON'T BUY HOLSTEIN OALVES ANYWHERE UNT-IL VOU WRITE DGEWOOD FARMS. WHITEWATER, WIS'. REGISTERED HDLSTEIH BULLS Sired by s son oi Klng One and from good producing.» Write for photos and EARL a"PETERS, North Bradley, Mich. snoarndRN anon-m Ii‘os'r'r n - BEGISTEnEnm Jerseyolgogs and Pear'chcrgn Horses. Quality at the right price. CHASLEN FARMS. anhvlilo, SHUII'I'HUHIIS We are now offering two splendid bulls, ten months old, the kind that is hard to find. out of our great brooding bull Perfection Hair; .1115 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 guarantee breeders. S. H. PAHGBBHII 81 SUN 3 Miles East. Bod Axe, Mich. Mich. HOHTHORNS AND O. I. 0’8. Young halter. and bulls Tuberoulin tested Spring pigs sud bred gilt: cholera immune. All stock registered free and guaranteed satisfactory, .J. A. Wm 61 SON. Alma, Mich. MILKIHG STIIAIII SHOHTHMHF Registered stock of a es and both sex. Herd headed by the importedbu ll. Kolmscett Viv count 25th, 648. 563. Prices reasonable. _ ULNDV BR08., B4, Davlson, Mich. 7 m.- s11: awn“ 0.7 either goes. by Yorke Pollen Duke No. 54510 from accredil- LOUAOK 7‘7 emu on m0. 2. Mich. , Honrisonns Ann L. ‘r POLAND oumss 8 MW young stock for breeding purposes: also (brewed - . _ , SOLIEY In'os. St. Louis, lllcn HATEHLIH STOCK FARM elemdflnen’egmrtho m8ullrfrom10to227 m on Mourners. Mich. V lam ‘I'HEOD'IgITEm NiIOKpLAS, vouué auLL 0117117711197 Circuit. Fr as] at a low" 69 131m 7011‘ the 19251 0111: of 7 7o! , “ff-3% Kegmdirusnm 1 w BULL 1...... mm min s'roer sinus fiNTHAL; MIOHIGAN BHOBTHO IRIID— ers' ' tion- ole: for sale 329““; sgee.77both71‘k end 5ee’f preceding: 595!“ new ‘ 1M}! MILLEIV77§m .1 ill-confine, lick. s sum-newsman enonmm Found J res Spring either "91%? 1.1 Heaths mg? 2 fit" R0 ‘ ' ' 11' Oman find . om bred. on ousnusav_ 7777, p . ' '7 and fourth class benefits. — 'lished eclumns of facts about the Non- , appeals to us. 'misrepresentation. and we believe; t thought of the entire nation. no. we _ the’ first second, th rd /’ The matter of arriving at the per cent of benefits is left with the au- thority upon whom‘ the statute con- fore the right to mike the assess- ments. This of course iwbjoct to ' - the right of appeal as provided by the same statute. Undoubtedly the person who submitted this inquiry has conic within a class of benefits where some assessing ,1. floors con-- ceived the idea that they might map 1 out tllélr assessment districts secess- ing each district a different percent according to the distance, froln the improvement, but this is not the proper method of assessing and is be- ing discontinued by- all aSSessing of- ficers .-——Ha_rry H. Partlow, Legal Ad- visor, State Highvvay Department. SOLIDATE I have been insured in the Northern Assurance Co at Detroit for nearly five years and just got word from them say- ing they and the American Life Insurance Co.. of Des Moines. Iowa hag. consolidat- /o‘d and they have taken ov the Amer-9 ican Insurance Company’s name. They say the change does not affect the policy holders in any way. Would you advise me to have the name of my policy chang- ed from the old name to the new before I make my fifth payment which is due the middle of this month?—M. G.. North- vllle, Michigan. , make no difference when you have the change made. Consolida- ‘ tion of insurance companies is quite a regular thing nowadays and does not invalidate in any respect the policies affected—Editor. ‘A FRIEND OF THE NON-PARTI- SAN LEAGUE ‘ (Continued from page 7)9 not help to bear the tax burdens. We are believers in the Farm Bur- eau and also Non—Partisan League in North Dakota. They ought not con- flict with each other as the purpose of both is to bring relief for farm conditions—each striving for the same end. Some readers don’t un- derstand the League,7 in fact they can’t be expected to for the inform- ation they get is through the press which is controlled by big business interests that willenot permit them " to say anything in favor of farm or— , , ganization to conflict with their own interests and encourage the farmers . to organize.‘ The big business inter- ests'do so hate to give up some of their leeching jobs and let agricul— ture keep some of the money they so dearly earn by working 16 hours a day._ And some of the bankers fear their interests will be hurt while others could see that if agricultural interests were helped theirs would be also. How I hope some f the good sub- stantial farm papers like the M. B. I“. could get FACTS about the Non- Partisan League and publish them so the farm people at least could read them and have time to’ give the mat- ter a fair~judging before their minds get filled with pcison \against it from reading suCh haran ues as was printed in-the Nov. 12th issue of the Saturday Evening Post. If this, interests you enough to print it youmay do so. When get- ting subscribers for your paper I can“ truly say they are' getting their money's worth. —-—Mrs. Ada M. Ben- son, Eaton County, Mich. ‘» Where did you get-the idea that taxes assessed against farm land should bear some proportion to the productive ca-‘ pacity of the land? Perish the thought! That's asking too much of Our tax au- thorities It, doesn’ it matter whether your land produces enough to pay your taxes. That's no fault of the state. It's merely your misfortune. We have pub- Partisan League. Part of its program Part of it n’t 'We ” admire the great “$2: the lee. chats put up ago. inst the f sxof reactie'sli" had a marked influence upon the p INSURANCE COMPANIES CON- ' ‘ course, the poor corporations ought, : a .A.-_-_A-H_—AA.LHAL_-A t HENRI-,B‘QQJ 9- 70:90 a I fine-:5 » ,interes in 1 tier about unfaith- ful men—weave she knows What she’ s talkin’ about ’cause she’s met up still livig with him an is prob ly happier it ; away from him, still there’s sum . thing gone out of her life that can ’ ' "ever be put back an’ she wants to know what’s the matter with , as men any way that makes ’em act so ' ’ pestiferous—or words to that effect. _ My dear madam, I don’t know ’ my name nor where you live but“ ’t .' no matter, the question you have - asked is a question ‘many others have asked an' it’s a hard one to angyver but as I always delight in aniwerin’ hard questions I Jest ans- Wer this one by askin’ another— What's the matter with our women? Why can't they hold a man a‘fter ; . they've worked months an’ some- ' times years to git him? Oh, yes, my dear madam, women do work to git the men they love. Don’ t ever makp the mistake of thinkin' they don’ t——— they fix themselves up in allurin’ ‘ war—they are all smiles an' kitten- ish, they pet an’ flatter an' make the poor insignificant fish think he’ s 6' lost about the only he—thuig what ever wire pants. An’ the deluded . biped of male specie believes all this . honey business is goin’ to last a life- time—hedikes it an' fer a time, lives «in it——he is perfectly contented jest as long as the honey holds out. No, other woman ever has a look in on his affections, his own little wifie is the only thing in the world to‘him— there is nothin’ else to be desired— his life is full an’ complete an' he is true an’ faithful as any man could I I’ poesiblybe But in the course of time the hou- ey business sits tiresomb to the we- man in the case—~she hag other things to occupy her mind an' time an’ thinks “what's the use of wastin’ so much time on him? He's mine now an' he can't git away 'canse the law won’t let ’im. I'll Jest slack off on the lovin' business now an' I won’t need to look so nice an' neat—I’ll 'taketthinks easy an’ rest up—he won’t care or if he does it won’t matter—he’ll get used to it everything will be lovely—4e1- melf' Well my dear madam, no woman 1 . could ever make a bigger mistake. Somethin’ goes out of, than this! the man’s life right there—some- thin' is lackin'—h_e may not know jest what it is—the woman may not . notice any difference for a time, but jest the same, from that minute they begin to drift apart—the breach (Paws wider, home is not the same, he feels himself neglected he be- comes resentful an' then if some woman happens to step’ln’, some wo- man who can supply the honey, the loft words of flattery, " tlfe nothings that mean so much to most vmen, when a woman says 'em, why don’t you see why men fall for that sort of thing? A man gets lonesome "on. LIGHT BEATS : ELECTRIC 0R «GAS , BURNS '94 ems A new oil lamp that mainly brilliant, aft, Elves an white lit—ht, even better than gas or 9199.. tricity. has heed tested by the U. 8. . ‘Gove most and 36 leading univer- . sides. d found to be superior: to 10 f. ordinary oil lamps. ,It burns with- m up. is simple: clean, said; ham “percentatrmdBpermtcOI- aloe hates-am (coal-air.) . The inventor. A B? Johnson so oi” Ill..- fi.‘ may with. one of ’em an’ that, while she’ s " h him then she cOuld be' becomes secondary, and _. little ' fit my; smoky or noise—~eo pullin- .. ionshiq ' why not enjoy it while he may? His wife has ceased to care for him an’ more is a woman who cares! He is once more flattered, is made to feel that he is a real man again. The seed is sown, it goes on an' on, the wife she, gets mad an' raves at him, this only makes matters worse, an' sooner or later the other woman takes complete ‘- possession-——the house is broken up an' three people at least, more if ‘there happens to be children, are made unhappy for life Now dear madam, I have always claimed an’ I claim now that if a woman can make herself so attractive that she appeals to a man more than any or all other women before marriage, so attractive ' that he marries her an’ leaves all the rest, then by usin’ the same tac— [htics after marriage, she can hold him against the whole world! A‘ man does not marry a woman to have a boss! He does net marry her to have a manager of his busi- ness. A man marries a woman for a pal—he wants her to be that first; next a home maker or as a helper in that effort and last, to be a moth- er to their children, his and hers, joint owuers, partners in everything and pfils in all things. When the woman ceases to be the pa] he wants her to be he begins to lose interest at once. the children ahead of him he resents it“, he may not say so but he does just the same. He wants to be what he was in the beginning, or What she made him think he was, a real he—man, as long as the woman keeps him thinking that. there is no dang- er of auy‘sucb thing as unfaithful- ness. There will never be a thought of it on the man ’3 part there could be no reason for such 21 though— men are human—they like to be flattered by women, they want their ~ wives to-love an’ pet 'em. A woman can lead a. man any way she wan-ts to jest as long as she can keep from him the fact that he’s bein’ led. No woman can drive a man to do any thing—he's not built that way? Trustin' my dear madam that this will enlighten you on the subject of unfaithful men'I'llflest say this in ‘ -closin’-—I uphold no man or nonwo- man who. deliberately goes wrong, but before I condemn either one ._ I would have to know what‘first led .to the break‘in homje relations. Cor- dially yours, UNCLE RUBE. ' . \ ‘ . NOMADS OF THE NORTH (Continued from nag e 5) ing that it might get away from him. Darkness came and he was still fol— lowing it. In the light of the stars he persisted, all else crowded from him'butrthe homing instinct of the dog and the desire for a master. At last he came almost to the shore of the Loon, and there he saw . the campfire 6f Makoki and the white man. - He did not rush in. He did not bark or yelp; the hard schooling of the wilderness had already set its mark upon him. He slunk in can—- tiously—thep‘ stopped, flat on his belly, inst outside the rim’of ~fire— light. Then he‘saw thdt neither of the men who Ohalloner. But both were smoking,. as Challoner had smoked He could hear their voices, and they were like Challoner's voice. _And the camp was the same—e fire, :hpoijham overtit, a tent, and in e r eoorse recent] cooked m 3“ Another moment or two and he ' would have. gone into the flu-slight. But on 3 had he’s been missin’\ at home, ’ If she puts’ l sxm coco s L 7‘8 Lu ro's 'OAL ‘romvthe mph Nid‘h As It)? '- turns. in 8 pt 19 20.“. «I: .‘NA’NGSWELLfn Munich. Mlchlsan. Both sex for ' J. A. DeGARMO, INHERITED SHOR'I'HORN QUALITY edigrees show a judicious mixture of best blood lines known to the breed. Write 1 JOHN LE88ITER’8 SONS. Olav-Aston. Mich. FOR POLLED SHORTNORNS Shropshire. South’down and Cheviot rams w to to L. 0. RE ELLV d: SON. Plymouth, Mic. Iho'v l.IIIIuIFI Mich. FRANOISOO FARM SHORTHORNS AND BIG TYPE POLAND OHINAS Now offering :——~Threo bulls ready for service Mute don. Clansman, Emancipator breeding in gflts bred for spring farrow. See them. POPE BROTHERS GO Mt. Pleasant. Mlohlsan FOUR R 081' RED DURHAM FOR SALE bulls frat: 8l toE 10. months old_ Also some fine female Durhams. HENRY J. LYNCH. Mayvllle, Mich. Slionl'lllllllls 3-3333. 3".55:.k.."5:t.'. before January first. Will trade for good land. Wm. J. BELL. Rose Olty. Mlch. DUROOS AND 8HORTHORNS,\ BRED GILTS. yearling: and two year olds, few good boars, bullealf 8 weeks old, good cow with heifer calf Sump] grad heifers. MILKING SHORTHORIIS vice, LUDLOW, Relllng Prslrle. Ind. Bulls old enough for ser- tuberculin tested and at bargain D 5 W. 8. HUBER. Gladwln. Mich. HIGHLAND SHORTHORNS Special offer on two white yearling Bull! from 111?. Cows and sired by IMP. Newton Champion. Also several other real Bull Bargains. Don’t overlook these bargains. C. H. Prescott & Sons Tawas City, Michigan 4TH AN N U AI. Bome bargains UV SHORTHORNS NOW, herd test without a reactor. In bulls. JOHN SCHMIDT I! SON Reed OW. Mich. TWO REAL SNORTHORN “$351133: mo. old and sired by Imp. Dainty cc. W. W KNAPP. Howell. MICh. GUERNSEYS GUERNSEY BULL on. 7 mm OLD. SIRE, Lengwater Prince Charm an.te A. R. 4 R~ daughters average 416 lbs. fat 2 1- 2 yrs Dam: Lawlon’s Lady Ln, R. 418 lb fat cla- ~ A. A. (farmers class) A. B. daughter. 409 lbs. fat D. D. to MORGAN BROS" ‘ Allegan. R 1. Mlchlcan GUERNSEYLBULL 8. BRULL GALVES from Iliims making large Records. Amrekizited herd Write for pathiculOaI-s REGISTERED GUERNSEY and???" calves $250. A choice bull. calf very cheap. J. M. WILLIAMS No. Adams. Mich. GUERNSEYS F OR SALE Several good bulls, ages from five menths to two and a half yesrav ~—-- ’ 1'. BRYOE, Romeo, Mich. » GUERNSEYS OF MAY ROSE AND GLENWOOD BREEDING. No abortion, clean federal impacted. Their dm dam made 19, 460. 20 milk, 909. 06 fat. Their mother’s sire‘s dam made 15,109.10 milk 778.80 f Can spare 3 cows, 2 heifers and a beautiful ct of young bulls. ' 1'. V. HIOKS. R 1, Battle Creek, Mich. R SALE. GUERNSEY BULL, 1 YEAR OLD. Write for rticu‘nrs to E HO LODGE FARM R. F. D. 2. Wetsrvllet. Mich. REGISTERED oussussv HEIFER cALvss for $125 each delivered. Bull calves for :50. 5 dams average 725 lbs. fat. fir-ms HILL ream. R8. Hmrd om, um. I JERSEYS JERSEY BULL GALE 2 mos. old. Sire Rom Lad. Dun has made 2.317 lbs. milk. 108. 8 lbs. fat in 60 A e cow that combing show bps and notion. Price of bull STU. eluted and , YEAR OLD REIFER bred to W “mtg Lad “us an?” ' «M “Nubian“:igoo‘nsr' ”32:000. 1 can one: has mafia": SHORTHORN CATTLE AND OXFORD DOWN '. L Also some choice cows. SHUTTL WORTH. R 2. Washlnoton. Mlc. BEG. JERSEYS HEIFERS 1 YR. OLD—d Young cows 'in milk sired by Majesty's Oxford Shylock 156, 692 also "gonad; bulls sired Frol’ics Master Pogis 17 grandson of Pogis 99th and Sophie 19m“ 'l-‘orc mentor, two great bulls of the breed. Wri tefcr prices and pedigree MI euv c. wusun. n 1. selclns. oh- . oNE 0F OUR-MAJESTY BULLS WOULD IM.‘ ' prove your her RNKA. P. NdORMINGTON. lonla. Mich. JERSEY sULLs huo BULL ovass iII-om ‘ by a son of Sophia 19th Tel-mentor. *- J. E. MORRIS A SON. Farmlnoton. Mich. “ Adi“ F rue BULL Is HALF THE 'HERD, now much would a son of Pogis 99“” Duke 8 who has 60 per cent blood of Sophie 19th. be. worth to your herdi Let me send you variances and prices outrun calves from thisF bus“ and Snphie Tormentur cowl. HAYWARD RScotti. Mlch. HEREFORDS WE WANT Beef Cattle Breeders Feed- ' T0 PROHSPER AND ,' ' MAKE MONEY. World's Best Beef Mufl at the lowest Cost. If you have a Hereford lull or herd If you would produce your own foodies “lo—- far better than you could buy. If we supply you cattle that are right. ‘ If you would feed cattle profitably. ' SOTHAM’ S EARLIRIPE BEEF PLAN insures Your Success. Our System Is the satie- Iylnu substance of 90 years 00an service to the cattle industry of America by three senor~ atlons of Sothams. GET THE FACTS. WRITE. - RIGHT Now; on WIRE. Address '1‘. F. B. SOTHAM & SON (Cattle Business Established 1882) Phone 850 SAINT OLAIR. MICHIGAN HEREFORDS 8: DUROGS Yearling bulls and bull calves, Beau Donald breeding. Also hut-cc boars and gfl J. O. THOMSON A SON. Pal-ma. "loll. ANGUS DOODIE FARMS ANGUS of both sex for sale. Herd headed by Bar-dell 31910.1920 Inter- Champion. Martln a Son. North Street. Mich. national Jr. Dr. G. R. The Home at Imp. Edgar of Dalllleny Probably The Worlds’ Greatest BREEDING BULL Blue Bell, Supreme Champion at the Bmithileld Show, 1919, and the Birming- ham Show, 1,920 is a daughter of Edgar of Dalmeny. The Junior Champion, Bull, Junior Champion Female, Champion Calf Herd I and First Prize Junior Heifer Calf, Mich- igan State Fair, 1920. were also the get of Edgar of Dalmeny. . -. ‘A very cholca lot of young bulls—sired . by Edgar of Dalmeny are, at this tins, offered for sale. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. WILDWOOD FARMS Orion, Mich. w. E. Scrlpps. Prom, Sidney Smith, Cunt. FOR SALE rwo ssolsrsnso ABERDEEN. ANGUS BULL8,1IiIe six months old and the other 3 years. They ace from the best herds in the country. Adreasd GEORGE D. STUOK, Otsego, (which. PREMIUM BEEF PHdODUGERS sired by Black Roomy. at Mich. State Fair and grand champion at dBay City, 1921. Young stock for . .. .. ANGUIS HOME FAR. Davlaon, Mlch Bacterium) ABERDEEN - ancua—JULIJ. Heifers and cows for sale ‘ Priced to move. . inspection invited. RUSSELL BR08.. Merv-Ill. Ilchlusn 1’ 2 W ’ AYRSHIRES Iron OALb—REGISTERED svnsmal bull calves heifers and heifer calm rmost nos. n 5. Van. Ilsa. ’ "r RED POLLED 25 RED ROLLED BATTLE W A s. a use}: Hen-r. was. BROWN SWISS 'oes new» new . all .. FONSALE .. :-_‘r._,.~l.oiz’i ,. . mm . won-- :1!- r- P. I ' , ‘ GALan! ._.__né u. » ‘ 'h‘e . Stock of all ages tint file. ”343:; ”film 1. sons, 3mm. om. SWINE _ POLAND CHINA I L <"bem‘bkml;aarga-{ ,. _. 1521.83.- ”Witch!“ mun ,_ imam-into CMLWII’S. m tut. cash portum" ' f’ty T6807 .1". no 6mg: '31:: bod . mica fall pies, elm noc “use? FALL Ho's tor z: "‘ ““1 er ux. .quo. a: an r—POH SALE, um TYPE”- bOflRDig‘ST Bired by F"); Clansman 391211, Michigui‘s 1‘92!) Gr. Champion boar. and - by Smooth Buster 395823. Michigan’s 1$20 lat Jr. Yenflinz‘ Bur. Immune b1! double treatment. I’ficed to cell. Writs or nee than. Free livery to visitors. ' L I. FELDKAMP Manchester. R. R. In. 2 Mich. . A8. m Lilla-op. M. J" «mamas , ’ sows. hill pigs, banal: m IRE, ”1 Hum Fan. . .Blamflsh. mall. rue: roam cm «can bred g2!“ and: 2231 Pin; nd Il'l , UVIGTOR fl. LtWKE, Mil. Mich" R1 All OFT-til!!! some mail on». SPRING 98309 MARS . A few gill: bred for Syp- ice; It rmbh prices huh: ‘ o! the leadinglbimd ‘fin MIL“. SUV“, on SALE —— ounce PIGS. I2 14' h'yl 'blg bum. prolific hudi and Prba A few Hatch tilts. Snt~ old, either ax. awn-ici- «‘ lndividmh T , mum ALLEY I Will do. A. D. GREGORY. lonia. Michigan. isfaction or now “HTS BIG BERKSHIRE: a ction Bl, limllh, Ilch. Klu, Pew. sum cum JERSH Haas} Raunnble 1311963. LARRo SIESEIM FARE. Box A lam Enc Wt. Michigan ~31! Tn” Pohnrl Cifinns. I have a few more of. then big boned. high backed, smooth sided nboau left. The kind mat makes good It one- btll their value. _Come or writ. and lot In SHEEP K. L. T. P. C. $15-$20-$25 Price and Right Kind Gian. F T HART. St. Louis. Mich. Hampshire sheep. No prices. FRED B. SWINEHART 0. E. ATVVATER President Sccflurv Gladwln. Mich. Minnie“ mama mu *Black Top. Deluine Jana. ed s, has to typ- ad sermon. - - . JOHN W. WORTHINGTO‘N, . Hawaii, Mich. - HWSHNIE EWES tered and bred, for sale cheap only 6 to all. DIN BOOMER, Evan, R SHRBPSHiflD EONIRD'B BIG TYPE P. c. ICAR- PIGS at weaning time. from Mich. Champion herd / 825 ynth pedigree. Satisfaction guaranteed. Gal] v" or write E. R. LEONARD. R 3. St. 110%. Mich. “ROG JERSEY BOIRB. hnw-bo'ned typo. it ream or better, come and see. a. DRODT. I 1. Home. Inch. Bonn o! the lam. mblo prices. Write, MIDDLE JIGED. 0R SALEM—REG. DUROO JERSEY SWINE. A few real boar and sow pigs by Michigan Grand Champion Bear and from dams. Also a. few fail 5th aged boar Detroit All stock double immuned Satisfaction guaranteed. , . HEIII‘S a. $01!, Dawson, We are offering our 1921 {all crop of pigs 31: the Above prices. They are sired by Hart's Blush F QUALITY Lush ' pigs either sex, sired by and Yearling Rama. FIER GLADWIN COUNTY PURE BRED LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION. Hereford, Shorthom, Jersey and Holstein cattle; Duroc—Jersey, Poland China and il:~mnshire hogs; Oxford, Shropshire and R SALE REGISTERED ,,—8HROP$1“RE (was bred to lamb in March or April. J" TROY“; 31208., R3, Fowler-mic. lllch. WILLGW SHADE SHROPSIIIRES Ems and rams of like best lax-Mm. Pr! uroo Jersey Bred Stock all Sold. Orders Ink-n 1.000 pound herd boar. SCHUELLER. Weidman. meaas 955mm gem Herd Rut—Reference only—No. 129210 for wentling pigs. A place to buy good breeding stock At reason- BiG BOB MASTODON Is sired by Caldwell Big Bob, champion o! the world. His dam‘a sire is A’s Mastodon, ng. Peter A Pan is my new bnm‘ sired by Peter Pan. he by Peter the Great, Glover & Frank D. Winn herd, Kansas City, Mo. Some choice boars left sired by Big Bob. Priced low and mrantewi. 30 choice fail p.128, either sex. c. E. EARNANT, Eaton Raplds. Mich. B T P G BOARS & GILTS for mic at all times, at farmer prices. M. M_ ’r xTRch, Grand Lodge. Mich. Fowlmllic. Mich. HAMPSHIRE SHEEP good you-ling runs and who run 25 ewes all ages for ule 1919 Chicago international 4th Prize Jr. Yearling fund champion at Iowa. State Fair-[some hreed< lambs left to offer. 27, 2nd prim wad boar, State Fair 1921. H. E. LIVERMORE In 80“, Romeo, Mich. FOR SALE. AT BARfiAi Uneda Model Orion, Grandson of $20,000 boar. Defender, Jack Orien. and Taxpayer Orien dams. Those pigs are making of real boars. HAIRI. 'Wcst mob. Mich. REGISTERED mmommr RAM of bmedinz_ a U B Minomu. Wu, fine 12 In. birds, IL W. MILLS, Saline, Mlchlgln‘. '6 TYPE POLAND CHINAS. Fall pigs f0! sale sired by the 1200 lb. bur Monster Bil Bob 327,623 and of Clansman. Giant Buster end Yankee breeding. Ready to ship now. 1 hogs double treutcd. Priced right for quick sale. Write or come and see them. _ HIS. WETZEL J: SONS. “base. "‘01:. tIii-ceding- and individuality. Ranging from one for i ction beof on 3y. was old. , "5"“ ° 5' p ROBERT J. noon, Jackson. Mich, a a. I- c. your sons, are nowv or BEST . “Damn, "3”,“, mm vou wrun- AT TOP DELAINE RIMS. ABMHEfl, Lalnc‘wrg. .1001. IPET STOCK' BLACK FRANK ROHR OR ‘SALE—BROOKWATER PRINCIPAL 33rd 2% years old, right in every ‘ wn . E. M03313 a son, Fat-mingle“, Mich. FEW WELL-Batu “LEGI- BIG TYPE POLAKB BHIHAS Spring pigs all sold. For fail nits, write W. OflLDWELL & SON, Springpon. Mich. L. s. P. c. norms AT rnnmsns- rmces. . H. o. swnm’z 7 Sohoolcmfl. Ilwn. \- ed spring Dnmc Bonn. McNAUGHTON I FORDYGE. 3;. Louis. lien. “u ”“1 w" M 1: SALE, FLEMISH mun incurs. non. breeding ago, 36. Three months old pair. 35. ‘ on Stock dint“. Qua} Hill Crest Farms. and tilts. Boar: and spring pigs. Newton .3 Blank. Putin n. Ind]. '“d “N ”9°" "m g HIMEBMJGH. Ooldreltee. men. uroo sow: an: 1138 we! to “lawn King 82949 "3 TYPE P. 0. SPRING PIGS EITHER SEX roasonnble. L. W. BARNES 8. SON. Byron. Mich. ._;__EvEnv j ,. BliEEflEfl ——e who he; Iired more prim winning plus 3.1: tho ' the 2 nan .41" echo: DI. Newton BernhAtt. St. Johns. Mich. UROO SERVICE BOARS from large growthy dams and sized by choice herd hours. Come and see» our stock. pricl! FOR SALE ° BOARS AT "HALF PBIG 3:52.317... h d in the purple. sired by Mich. Buster. Are Giant 1ndbuButler'sd BigI Enhed bill: bettgt breeding. A ragga , g- on 2 re; y for service, registered. for $25.DD—-$30.00. JIO c. BUTLER, Midi. .bh. TYPE P. 0. TWO SPRING BOARS. ONE 80“ $25.00 each. Regietcreri if laid 'hhis month. PLEISINT HILL FIRM Ewan. Mich" Juan 8, Box 89. Méfiis9’$‘"§‘é‘fin.€€éa’£. "Samara. Mich. Can 1186 H. B- 1‘38 - Breeders’ Directory to good advantage.“ Run your ad. and watch the returns Breakwater brandinz stock. Choice I JOHN OMEN" Mo What Have You to Offer? Vance Type, Schooimuter and Special. They m D , man cuss Puma Bums you not. Choice Ep‘n'nu xiii: Ind ' Luciano sue Nov. 18. RM“ 3'3”» ”mam. ‘ I. 1'. Pound cumas. spnum BOARS. gilt: weanling pigs. wan - tall-TIME .LEOIIRDF Aha. .Ilde. BIG TYPE WWII!!!” Bprl ' 1 both a: for uh at ,‘msomhlo . 9“ 33115231» Orange 013an ‘28?" mm rothel‘ to Man 1920 Gr. 01mm 11. h beam m. ‘ ' A eMOSE BROS.. 8t. chum, "lob. nd its B's Clans-r F“ “1‘ mm 3;. “(1.192% Bhte m. n 1929 mm! - Wilton a Curran-adage; cheerfully , -3 1. Fame. 'ma' ' mmoo’s ’ fund”. ‘m kale. write me More you buy. I can save you money. Glar- v. barman. 8mm», Mich. mm in: vou III me warm mu m ms was nor of in. B. F. Will be In need "one below the mud in lam: ‘m a: manufacturer: to and you their literature and low prlou "or“ A330 . 11 pigs. Write for prices. W .Mbkf -. .3“ much . ' ~ LARGE m5 Paula cams "1:31.th Emma“ N afi‘ff’hgmggmy -. v... , v m f and more. Is- ‘ , ‘1‘ 41m mic aid 7_ about W192; gen “ '6 "it" Beef. pogk. poultry. all, and «laid: on egg; pmovg energy; Potatoes. : com. lowd’tkttfinmrbggm 3.33 '\ mam—+4; R. Guam;- \ can..." ”an wan—auras ' weather’to' get it in. Fmfluxfifi mg com ._ Willing martin-e and “offing” ' ' ‘wood. ”about illicidc m ,muchmh'orttbckformer' ’” Wheat. earn and: oats. 'Verr.11tue,suo“"w mule, Dec. 9th. ' 3' -H 0, must—Wm Fume, now i bait had is nearly gone, but. air is qu to cold. The roads are good. Tim-e is little being done at present mung}: I did‘aeo some late bastahgoing to town the'other day: Not much banding being done. *' Farmers am,.!3a'g:¢_ a. hard time selling their WM . . 700m. mason or ”other m man—~42. 1. 3.: Doc m:- up?” man-aid and cloudy groundnu— ‘ «enlso niece who-harm com out are haul— , 1113 it in. ,20 per cent of farmers here an .. -‘ wondering where their tax money-lo com- ing tarry _Nea.rly‘1‘ 1—3 per cent. war-x time valuation on red new. slight m- : ductlon on personal. Farms for sale .81. 'D . , your own price—PC. F. L, Kalamazoo-Many or the farmers are selling grain and drawing it to market while fibers as: cutting wood forwinter use. ewea or has been very chang' e- able during the. last Week. The and is frozen too hard to plow now... r. F. H. thine of Climax. Mich... in“ put a. farm of Signer-es on the market during the last Week—H. H. F.. Dec. 7th. ShIaWasseo (El—Fine wint r weather , but the ground Is'neariy bare o s‘now‘and not from over two inches in depth. What ‘ com the}: was notput in silos is now be- . mg husked, mostly by basking machines. Quite a lot 01' fall plowing is being done. There is not much grain being held for higher prices, Very raw real estate deals are being made Just at present in this part of the county but quite a. num- ber are taking place in the north tier of townships. Not so many auctions are .p‘taking place' as the farmers sell Stock and implements with the land—D. H. 11.. Dec. 9th. ' Noam—Weather _ changeable. Field work abogt all done. The thunder ,0! T. N. ’1‘. or picnic acid heard on every side. caused by many farmers blowing a , Potato prices still going down: oats also. Consolidated schools being Kiddies all anxious for-Christmas; also so a of us older -ones.— \ that” date On Monday and Tuesday quelt, a reaction was experi- een'ts ffom the: close of tlf'e week be— fore. Wednesday’s trade _s ~ w'eak but firmed up, later, closing strong and starting th9 ball rolling for another strong week. end. ‘ outlook for we'll-finished cattle of ‘_ edlum weight is more enchant-aging. at this writing, than on as”: proceed- lug date this year; cattle, carrying extra killing quality, are far from plentiful and the prospect is that , dealers, who must have this kind will be obliged to pay a higher prem- turn in the future than at any pre- ceding date this year. / The trade in common butchers rattle continues to drag, simply, be- cause too many of that kind are com- tug just at~a time“ when the main de- mand is for holiday quality. Last week’s arrivals at Chicago were 5, - 000 head in excess of the week be- fire; the supply was all cleaned up, a fact, that was regarded as rather remarkable considering the absence fromtheyardsofmanyefthesmall— or operators became of the strike. The dressed beef trade in eastern cities was unsettled, all the week, rising toward the close show- ,in some cases, a gain ef‘38 per art. from the close of the week be- fire?‘ Choice yearling steers and heifers brought 312 per cwt. in Chi- cago last week whenever The top for choice two—year-elds was 315. Heavy cattle were dull and ne- lected, one load, that averaged 1,- 7, only bringing 37. 65 per cwt. The absence of the smaller killers . from the market acted as a damper oaths demand for the common grade of butchers cattle, bulls and can— here; canning kinds closed at about the lowest point of the season, some on the sheily order selling as low as 31 per cwt. Stockers and feeders were active all the week closing at an average gain of 25 cents per cwt. ever that of the week before; there were many sales of choice feeding cattle that looked 50 cents higher than the average of recent business. An active demand for mutton and lamb in eastern cities caused an ad- vance in Chicago of 31 per cwt., from Monday of last week to the close on Beturday, for fed lambs: the close, week. before last, was 315.45.1‘he. tops in fed lambs readily sold for; 311. 55 on Thursday and Friday ”last week. All through the fall and winter months the Michigan Bus- l; iness Farmer has been predicting a rising markot’ for sheep and lambs: me course of the market during the period referred to has completely es- tablished the reliability of the fore- casts made. ‘ We see nothing in the immediate ‘ future to change the trend of the trade in fact. the situation seems to he stronger than on any previous jets. During the last 40 days; fat hubs have gained more than 33 pr ewt. in price; it is the belief of e writer that during a like period in in. future, a further gain of 32 per ewt. will be added to current quo- has“ The gains made by mrling wethers. recently. have been nearly essenaauoaalasthoeemado by ‘ ’ofthesoasonupto“ :0“! 5nd prices eased off’ 25 t9 50f oflerod. ’ ,efutragaal‘a t " per recent low point. ’ like suck Prices The following prices were paid at the Remit Stocbard Tuesday, Dee.1 18th. Cattle - ‘ . Deaths-my steers . ...... ....3.65007.60 Zii Best handywt.’ butcher steers 36.5007.” ' nixed steers and heifers 5.506835 Bandy light butchers ....... “2'30?“ Light butcher's Boat thersoom .. .4.50 5.00 a a'se‘seeeeeoseeep‘isss2,.50@2-75 Wm e ne‘ee see-ceases LWZS Yo.)V.....”NE...........4.:o@2:g: 1m bum ......‘I.‘..~..la; o ’bulls ..................3.00 3.25 ..... .‘J... . ....... .5..50@503 ................ 6.006650 morn and springers ”45.00095.“ 5 Calves Best .....( ............... 313.00@13.00 Gulls ....... ......... . ...... 7 ”€9.00 Heavy . ...... ......... .....uomm Sheep _ Best lambs .............. 3101561130 hlr lambs ................. 3.00@10.00 Ligbtto common lambs ..... 1:3 2:: Fair to good sheen .......... Gulls and mason ...........1.00@2.00 Hogs ‘ ho ........... ......... .3130 Pig! and lights ...“........‘......,.7.75 Bought ............ . ........ .......5.75 Boers ............................. 8. MISCELLANEOUS MARKET QUOTATIONS Detroit. December 13th Bum—Best cieamory, in tubs, 880 1—80 will; ”W candied and graded, 45 .550, war-age. “@410 per doz. A reenlng, 2.7503; Bald 33.5063; Jonathan, boxes, 32- 25 3.25. tern, Dressed Begs—Small to medium. 100 11c: heavy, 507s per lb. Calves—Choice, is@15o; mo- dlnm. 106110: largo coarse. 501 Live Poultry—Best spring chickens, 25 @21c: Leghorn springs. 150170: N hell. 200220; medium hens, 196200; mall hens, 1301“: old roosters. 13o; geese. 218320 large ducks. 2’! @280: small ducks. ”@240; large turkeys, 42c W 1h- .1 Cabbage—315001.065 per bu. Christmas-Wile c031each. F MARKETING THE CHRISTMAS, . POULTRY THE first place, the grower who makes a business of breeding and . preparing animals or poultry for .market should aim to establish a reputation for high grade stock; it may be taken for granted that no bird or animal, which is intended for food, will help the reputation of a breeder or feeder that is marketed in a poor or half—fat condition. Poul- try, especially, should be well fat- toned before it is offered for sale in either live or dressed form; this is doubly true a year like this when all kinds of grain are plentiful and cheap. Birds that have been well fattonod, can be made much more attractive in dressed form than those tliht are killed without previous preparation. ' 3. Before killingrpoultry for market, the grower should make some defin- ite arrangement for the sale _of the dressed p oduct as it Will be hard to find anyt ing more perishable, in nu, sour weather, than dressed ultry. The purchaser fihould be consulted concerning dressing meth- ods as to whether he- prefers them dry-picked or scalded; with the the feathers off, only, or full-dressed. Iu‘the Detroit market, birds got the preference that are finished by scald- ing in water just warm enough )te loosen the feathers but not enough to blister the skin or to pro- duce discoloration; poultry is often made almost unsalahle by over " looking" u 35.50@6@per190—lb." Oeper hot, msadetbor consumers efthe city ommercial ratings and the general reputation for honesty of dealers. It is a well known fact that city " people have a great liking for coun- try-dressed poultry when it is de- ' livered, fresh at their homes. Farm- ers, who raise breeders that are es- pecially adapted to table use, will .find it comparatively easy to estab- lish a fine trade in dressed poultry- and dairy products with the better class of city residents. The writer of this article is not theorizing in this matter for he furnished a large circle of city customers, with articles mentioned above for a per- iod of more than ten years. It is. of course, a fact that the general use of the automobile is modifying the market problem in many localities and many poultry, butter an egg producers are able to their products right ..at home for as much as they could get, in a. whole- sale way, in the city markets. Growers, who desire to take ad- vantage of holiday demand for dress- ed poultry, will. find it to their in- terest to time their consignments so that they will arrive'in the market at least three days before the day of sale; belated arrivals are quite often severely . penalized, not so much by a lack of demand as be— cause buyers, who WOuld have pur— chased the stock had it. been on time, have made other arrange- ments—H. H. Mack. COMING POULTRY SHOWS Zeeland Dec. 29-Jan. 2, 1922. C, J. De Easter. Grand Rapids, nah. Jr. Holland, Christmas week, Edward Brouv'ver Pontiac, Jan. 18- 21, A D. J. ShimmeL R No. Chicago National. Jam 11- 17, D. 1. Halo. 349 West 66th St. GonflflSSION MERCHANT SENT- - ENCED TO LEAVENWORTH OBERT FERGUSON, who oper- ated as a. commission merchant in the city of-Detroit under the name of the Ferguson Commission Company, and who was indicted upon complaint brought against ’ him by the Business Farmer on be- half of a. score or more of its read— ers who had beef’defrauded by him, was found guilty before Judge Tut— tle last week and sentenced to three years in the federal pcnetentiary" at Fort Leavenworth. In pronouncing sentence Judge Tuttle scored Fergu- ' son heavily for having accepted pro— duce from farmers without paying for it. . - “The City business man who wil~ fully swindles, the farmer is a men-' ace to good relationship between the farmer and the city consumer,” said Judge Tuttle.‘ “The farmer as I know him is a hard working, hon- est :man who depends on the integ— rity of the city purchaser, and if this confidence is abused, the farmer can- not be blamed for lookingaskance at the bu'siness people of the city." The conviction of Ferguson will probably have a good effect upon the rest of the commission firms in the city of Detroit who have been guilty of like offenses but who have escaped arrest Detroit commie! sion business will stand a. house- cleaning, for it is crooked to the cone. The Business Farmer wants every reader who ships to Detroit commission firms and does not re- ceive hone: treatment to report the case. ms 000mm MARIE-'1‘- ma “CHANGE IN DETROIT (Continued from page 1) capital stock proposition which will ‘ pay dividends on capital stock but not upon mango. while the Farm Bureau will return an profits to tho- rs' on a patronage basis. Con- zest of the first company will be vested in far-niece, but if all the steel: cannot be sold rate them; busmoss the ' Board of Cbmmerce proposal for its primarymim the increasing of the food supply for the city and a lower price to the consumer, while the Board of Commerce fellows come back by pointing to the farmer con:~ trol of their company and the asser- tion that the produce commission, business cannot be handled success-_ fully on a pure co-operaifive basis. The farmers of the Detroit area will be solicited by organizers ,of both companies and it might be well for them before definitely commit-_ ting themselves to either to thor- oughly study the details of both and form their own conclusions as to the respective chances for success.- dispose of , Jen. 3-5, Alfred Han-1 '~.. leaves the buildings and dies. Easy Now to Rid . Your £23m of Rats Wonderful Discovery by Noted Scientist .' Kills Every Rat Within a Week‘- Timew—Not a lfolson Rats cost farmers over two hundred millions of dollars a year. through the destruction of grain, poultry and build- lugs Farmers need no longer suffer this Farm Bureau folks charge that the has loss because they can new drill at all ~ ths rats on their farm in less than a weeks time. This is possible through the remarkable discovery of E. R. Alexander, 3. Kansas City chemist, who has perfected a. virus which kills rats. mice and gophers as though by magic. This product is not a poison—it can be eaten by human beings or any animal on the farm as safely as their regular food. but means quick, sure death to cats. This ,wenderful rat virus which 3 known as Alexander Rat-Killer, is mere- ly mixed wim bread or meat scraps and placed where rats, mice or gophers can Qgettoit.W'lthinafewhou1-safterarat as eaten Alexander - a high fever and suffer-1:3 at: 211311331: email.” He leaves the barns and nesting holes and goes to the open fields in search of pure air and running water. Rats and mice aflected always die away from the barns and houses, so there is no odor. It is a. scientific fact that one rat ef- fects others and soon the whole colony And though this virus is absolutely deadly to rats—chickens, hogs, cattle or any farm :31mad can eat it and not be affected at $0 confident is Mr. exan that Alexander Rat-Killer willuklll 23:17 rat on your farm in less than a week‘s time that he offers to send. as an introductory offer, a regular 32.00 tube for only 31.00. Give, it according to directions and if at the end of a. week’s time you are able to discover any rats, mice or gophers on yon: fskrm, your money will be refunded. A ansas Ci ha Mr 1élgtlcxander istieliaxblfe gathagagtflelesdothg he 3333- ' -Send NO MONEY. Just. write to m R. Alexander, Alexander Laboratories. 263 Gateway Station. 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The Melntt“ Separaioru, ”‘- '- ”3,5,2"- 4‘4"” ”Opt .30.. 2343 We 19th 52-. “Chicago. "'5 mm, —Beiter Days Just Ahead 1” times which has already begun to tint the east. . De‘prcssions like boom-times come in cycles! which they stop. The old pendulum cannot swing always in the “same direction—tut is putting the whole history of man ’s affairs into a pat phrase AND THE It‘Atl‘illlERS7 PENDULUM OF FALLING PRICES 0N WHAT HE RAISES HAS ALREADY STARTED BACK TOWARDS NORMAL! Them me still manufacturers and dealers, doctors, lawyers and laboring men who have not adjusted their prices to normal. They are buying for $10 a. barrel Wheat flour .111; last year cost them $15, and yet they expect to sell their goods or their labor at the same old prices. One by one the peoples friend, old General Competition, isdriving this class of parasites to the wall. T does not take a prophet or the seventh son of a prophet to catch the glow of better Wethcr you believe it or not, it is a fact that the Whole world and all that is in or 1 on it are made of molecules and atoms so tiny that even the most powerful micro- D scopes cannot find them all- And these atoms are never at rest completely. They are eternally increasing or decreasing—there is never a calm—never a joint at va— Mom manufacturers land dealers, doctors, lawyers and. laboring men who think (and luck— , . ily they are to— —day in the majority) are seeing the light, although they had to wait a L long time after the fiarmers of America got hit, to see it! For instance—It will probably surprise you, as it did me, to learn that for 4,215 bushels r of wheat today you can buy four good: auto-mobiles (a Buick, Studebaker, Hupmobile and Dodge), one of each, which in 1913 would have cost you 5,058 bushels! 'l'hut is another way of saying that the farmers’ dollar will buy 20% more automobile 1 value to-GIaY. than it would in December, 1913—and things were normal than, if ever! These are the hopeful signs that you and I and all the world must see as we gaze towards the horizon of 1922 just a fortnight ahead! Mt. Clemens, December 17th, 1921. \ . December 24th, and we will send the Business Flannel-fur subscriber, and we will send aybeautiful Christmas Card come for a. year as a.- Chfistmas remembrance from you. Yo ‘ 1mhscriptinn expires by looking at the date name on the label. ,7 at the same time be doing your fivorlt‘e; OUR OWN BELIEF 1N “BETTER DAYS” 13 EXPRESSED IN THESE TWO-BIG'SUBSGKEP'EION OFFERS WHICH m 13m. 811’, ram Famous Double-Up Christmas Ofler Ranewals Send your renewal for 1 year, $1; 2 years, $1. 50; 3 years $2 or 5 years $3, before In order that every farmer may have a chance to see the mom Year to any any is dams for thou farmers of Michigan, in. 1m. Jedi-d b thatm will fonuwmulhemhmthmu‘iothmw5 u can tell whenycuz theses: $11 to: 101Make aor 10 at your £319,111:an TenCentsForfOWedtstowaSW